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THE SABBATH SCHOOL
INTERNATIONAL LESSON COMMENTS
FOR SEPTEMBER 12.
Lesion Text: "Christian Urine" Homans
- xlL.9-21 Golden Text: "Be Not Over
come of tH, Bat Overcome Evil Vlth
Good,' Romans xll., 21 Commentary.
9. "Let love bo without dissimulation.
Abhor that which is evil. Cleave to that
which 1$ good." The B. V. eays, "Let love
bo without hypocrisy." The Holy Spirit
' through John says, "Let us not love in
word, neither in tongue, but in deed and In
truth" (I John ilL, 13). The title of our
lesson Is "Christian Living," which is else
where defined as "the life of Jesus ma-ie
manifest in our mortal flesh." The thir
teenth chapter of I Corinthians deerlbes
tno love that was manliest la Christ as
never in any other, and He will manifest
that love and that life in us in proportion
as we present to Him our bodies a living
10. "Be kindly affectioned one to another
with brotherly love, . in honor preferring
;one another." This is the love that seeketh
not her own; not our own profit, but the
profit of many, that they may bo saved (I
Cor. x., 33; ill!., 5). The "therefore" of
verse 1 of our lesson chapter takes us back
to the "justified freely," "justified by
faith," "no condemnation "freely with
xllim all things," etc., of Horn. Hi., 24; v., 1;
viii., 1, 82; and because of all this it Is
i surely a reasonable thing that we should
let Him have our whole being, that He may
by renewing our minds transform us into
His own image (Rom. viii., 29).
11. "Not slothful in business, fervent in
spirit, serving the Lord." The R. V. says.
"In diligence, not slothful," and in the
margin says that some manuscript give,
"serving the opportunity." The latter
would suggest tner simplicity of I Sam. x.,
7, "Do as occasion serve thee, for God is
with thee," and the former would be in
the line of Col. iiL, 23, "Whatsoever ye do,
do It heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto
men."
12. "Rejoicing in. hope, patient In tribu
lation, continuing instant in prayer. I
think we are safe in saying that the hope
In the- New Testament generally, if not al-
ways, refers to the second coming of Christ
ana tne events therewith associated. See
R-om. v., 2; viii., 24, 25; Titus ii., 13; I John
HI., 3. The tribulation that worketh pa
tience is our privilege all along the journey
(Rom. v., 3; John xvi., 33; Rev. i., 9; Heb.
x., 36, 37), and the attitude of increasing
prayer is our great privilege as well as
necessity (I Thess. v., 17; Heb. iv., 16).
13. "Distributing to the necessity of
saints, given to hospitality." If one should
be asked why ho worked so hard early and
late at his daily toil, and should reply,
"That I may have to eive to him that
needeth," he might seem to be a little uS
balanced In his mind, but he would be talk
ing, as well as living, according to scrip
tures (Eph. iv.. 23).
14. "Bless them which persecute you;
Mess an l curse not." Now this is easy
talking, but the practice of it is not so popu
lar as to have as yet become the fashion. It
is, however, the plain teaching of our Lord
(Math, v., 44), and He always practiced
what He preached. If His life is to bo mada
- manifest in us, this phase of it Is surely In
eluded. It was beautifully manifest la
Stephen when he in the midst of their per
secution looked like an angel and acted
like the Lord Himself (Acts vi., 15; Til., 60).
15. "R?joiee with them that do rejoice,
and weep with them that weep." The unity
of the body of Christ is such that when the
members are abiding in Him if one member
suffers all suffer with that one, and If one
member be honored all the members rejoico
with it (I Cor. xii., 26). This is as it should
. be, but where Li it seen? Whatthen, ails
the body? Is it as in TMl. ii.. 21. "All seek
Christ's?" If so, how can the body expect
the blessing of the Heal? Let each ask
himself, Am I a healthy member of His
body or a grief to Him?
16. "Be of the sam? mind one toward an
other. 3Iind not high things, but conde
scend to men of low estate. Be not wise La
. your own conceits." On the second clause
the margin says, "Be contented with mean
things." The margin of the B. V. savs, "Be
carried away with them that are lowly." If
we will allow ourselves to be carried away
with Him who is meek and lowly, who made
Himself of no reputation and humbled Him-
self unto death for us. He will surely take
possession of us and manifest His life In us.
17. "Recompense to no man evil for evil.
Provide things honest in the sight of all
men." Not rendering evil for evil, but,
contrariwise, blessing, knowing that ye are
thereunto called that ye should inherit a
blessing (I ret. iii., 9). Providing for
honest things, not only in the sight of 'the
Lord, but also in the sight of men (II Cor.
viii., 21). Whatsoever things are true, hon
est, just, lovely, we are to think on these
things (Phil, iv., 8).
18. "If it be possible, as much as lieth in
you, live peaceably with all men." This
seems Tery carefully worded. There are
' those who know nothing of peace, thev
seem born for war, and yet somehow they
get united to or mixed up with those who
are for peace, and the peaceful party seems
to bo in a good school for the cultivation
of patience. Well, we must "let the peace
. of God" rule in our hearts" and he thank
ful that He is able to subdue, for He is the .
x-nnce oi reace (Col. ill., 15; rhll. ii!., .21).
19. "Dearly beloved, avenge not your
selves, but rather give place unto wrath,
for it is written, Ypngeance is mine; I will
repay, saith the Lird." This certainly can
not mean that wfe are to be satisfied with
getting angry; but without taking venge
ance. Rather, as in the R. V. margin, give
rlace to the wrath of God. Let Him take
charge of all the wrath and vengeance
business.
20. "Therefore, if thine enemy hunger,
. feed him; if he thirst, give him drink.for in
jo doing thou shalt heap coals of Are on
. his head." This is a quotation from Prov.
xxv., 21, 22, but the last clause of that pas-
vuiiikcvi, 113 jora snau reward
thee."
21. "Be not overcome of evil, but over-
come evil with good." The ornament of a
meek and quiet spirit is in the sight of God
of great price (I Pet. ill., 4), and the meek
and lowly one who when He was reviled,
.reviled not again; when He suffered. He
threatened not, will work in us this spirit
and live in us this life whenever we are
.willing that He should. The word "trans
formed" in verse 2 of this chapter is the
same word that is translated "transfig
ured" in Math, xvll., 2; Mark lx., 2, and
"are changed" in II Cor. ilL, 18, and used
only In these four places. The last passage
. seems to me to show the only way to be
thus transfigured; therefore let us go on
"benolding Him" until we see Him face to
face, and then we shall be like Him (I
John iii., 2). Lesson Helper.
Toy Soldiers in Demand.
Daring the last few weeks a German
factory that makes toy lead soldiers
has received so many larse orders for
Turk'sh and Greek eoldlers for next
Christmas that it advertises in German
papers its inability to accent further or
ders for delivery within this year. The
makers of toy uniforms, games, pic
tures and similar toys are ak running
overtime manufacturing specialties it
lustr.iting the war. Then the textile
Industrie arc preparing to reap a gold
en harvest, and material of every Imag
inable description in Oriental and Greek
designs is being manufactured In great
quantities. Paris has begun to lead the
styles with Greek ideas embodied in
military- costume, and all other, coun
tries will naturally follow the lead of
the French caDitaL
Mrs. Snaggs I wonder what brought
on this cold snap. Mr. Snaggs Don't
you know? -Xo." "The trac-tirm com
pany has put its open cars in service.
Pittsburg Chronic!
ENGLAND1. FAVORED.
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rARIFP, BILL BINDS THE RE
PUBLICAN ; PARTNERSHIP.
British Capitalist WeU Taken Care of
Paying; Back for That 98,000,000 Con
tribution to Last Tear's Campaign
Fund Secret History,
The Republican party has enacted a
ariff that is a curiosity. The more we
xamine It, the more thoroughly we
become convinced that It is a com
promise tariff framed and suggested
by British agents. Every article pro
luced here that la high Is produced by
British capltaL Every article that Is
admitted free is produced by British
:apital. Any person can examine and
learn the truth for himself. Th,e Re
publican party has not only gofla into
partnership with English on the
money question, but on the tariff
juestlon as welL We repeat that the
Dingley tariff Is wholly in the inter
est of England. We will cite one in
stance that should satisfy any reason
able mind that there is something rot
ten somewhere. The Republican na
tional platform, adopted at St. Lonis,
June, 1896, has the following plank:
"We favor restoring the early
American (Democratic policy) policy
of discriminating duties for the up
building of our merchant marine and
the protection of our shipping In the
foreign carrying trade, so that Ameri
can ships, the product of American
labor employed in American shipyards,
sailing under the Stars and Stripes,
and manned, officered and owned by
Americans, may regain the carrying
trade of our foreign commerce."
That pargraph sounds very well. It
caught votes in plenty. But like ali
the paragraphs in the Republican plat
form, it was put there to catch vote3,
nothing more. The tariff bill has been
passed. There is not a word In it
about protecting the merchant marine,
not a syllable, and the Benedict Ar
rclds who are running this Republican
administration know the reason why.
BRITISH SHIPS ARE DOING THE
BULK OF OUR CARRYING TRADE.
BRITISH CAPITAL HELPED THE
ELECTION OF M'KINLEY. THERE
FORE BRITISH CAPITAL MUST
NOT BE DISCRIMINATED AGAINST.
So it is with the entire Dingley bill.
Wherever British capital is interested
a favorable discrimination is made.
No wonder that party organs and
those not on the inside are beginning
to shriek with rage at the boldness of
the fraud. The latest issue of the
fraud.. The latest Issue of the Ameri
can Economist says:-.
"No more practical object lesson
the than the heavy exports of Ameri
can wheat can be found to show our
absolute dependence upon British ship
ping. Congress saw fit to neglect the
opportunity for affording protection
to the American merchant marine
while the Dingley tariff was being
framed, so that another half-year
must elapse before any direct move
ment can be made tending to the exe
cution of the plank in the Republican
national platform which promised pro
tection to American shipping. Mean
time, we trust that the following ob
ject iessoiimay not ue lost upon uur
i Etlonal legislators. During one single
day in the month of July last, no less
tr.sn fifteen steamers were chartered
with a carrying capacity of 1,513,660
bushels, to transport American grain
from .our Atlantic ports to Europe.
WW tL Jil M iL . Y""l .
x ne euiior ui uie rjcunomist is " a
sincere protectionist and undoubtedly
believes that the party will yet come
to the aid of our merchant marine.
He ought to know better. Perhaps he
does not yet believe that British money
lenders contributed $3,000,000 to Me
kinley's campaign fund. The money
was paid to Mark Hanna by William
C. Whitney of New York (Cleveland
Democrat) and Mark Hanna promised
that the Republican tariff would be
framed in the Interest of British capi
tal, here and in England. Late events
prove that Hanna is carrying out his
word.
How did William C. Whitney happen
'..- act as go-between? He went to Eng
land early in 1896 in the- Interest of
the Clevelandites. The plan was to re
nominate the fat prophet at Chicago.
A million dollars were secured. But
the Democratic party would not have
Cleveland. Whitney was told tn turn
the money over to Hanna. He subse
quently secured more. One hundred
and fifty thousand dollars was spent on
the IndianapolLs convention that nomi
nated maimer and Buckner. National
Democrat.
Let Us Open the Mills.
So said McKinley on his .porch in
Canton last summer, and then the con
signment of hungry voters cheered,
and the big gold bugs and the little
gold bugs all over the Country opened
their "chops" and cried, "Let us open
the mills instead of the mints;" arvl
now, at last, that -panic breeding and
labor starving, Wilson, Democratic,
free trade, tariff bill Is numbered with
the things of the past, and again we
are protected. The long talked cf
McKinley-Dingley - Republican-labor-protecting
tariff bill has been signed
by the man that said, "Let us open the
mills instead of the mints." No more
forever can the European causer, to
tne rum or weu pam ana fell fed
American labor deluge this fair land
of ours with cheap goods. We proud
Americans want a dollar of the great
est purchasing power, but we don't
want any cheap goods. We want a
dollar that will go anywhere In Eu
rope, but we don't want It to go for
European goods. Everybody can now
mark up, money will be no cheaper,
but everything else will be dearer. The
sugar trust can mark up, the manu
facturer can mark up, the merchant
can mark up, and, and; the farmer can
he can I guess he can "chalk up,"
or "puke up;" and the fool coal min
ers who voted to open the mills In
stead of the mints are already endeav
oring to mark up the gold price of in
dustry; but they will hardly succeed
until the owners of gold conclude to
mark down, and this they are not
likely to do until the supply of money
a liltle more than equals the demand,
or the supply of muscle falls short of
the demand for labor, and there can
be no material increased demand for
productive Industry. until there Is fir3i
an Increase in consumption, and the
ability of men to supply their wants
must and will be regulated by the
price of money, and the price of
money, like everything eise, will bs
regulated by quantity, and the quan
tity of gold cannot be regulated by
law.
We now have the gold standard or
the European measure of values, and
there is no known law of trade or ex
change that will cause a grain of gold
to exchange for less of the fruits of
human Industry in the United States
than in Europe. Last fall we voted
for a dollar that was. to be good in
Europe and we got an European dollar
that is to be good in America. Under
the gold standard the wealth' pro
ducers of all countries must go Into
the world's labor market with their
muscle and bid against each other for
a grain of gold and the fellow who will
offer the most labor for the least gol4
will be the regulator of wages, and
that without the least regard for tar
iffs. For a while the protected mill, mine
and lumber owners may regulate prices
by the McKinley-Dingley tariff, but
wages will be regulated by the price
of money.
Truly are the ways of the Republic
an statesmen mysterious and past find
ing out. They want a dollar that will
go in Europe and then they enact a
tariff to keep it from going. They
want a dollar of the greatest purchas
ing power, and then enact a tariff to
keep it from purchasing so much.
They want a tariff for the protection
of American labor against competition
with European pauper labor, and then
they forget to place a tariff on Eu
ropean pauper muscle.
When looking out for the Interests
of the plutocratic manufacturer, they
swear that :America must be ruled for
the benefit of Americans, and when
looking after the Interests of the plu
tocratic money lord, they send a com
mission to Europe to consult the
crowned heads a3 to the manner oi
regulating our finances. When advo
cating a protective tariff for the bene
fit of a few plutocrats, they curse free
trade and rave like mad bulls against
cheap things; and when kicking against
the free coinage of silver and cheaper
money, they urge the superiority of
gold because of its greater purchas
ing power. As advocates of a protec
tive tariff, they want higher prlcer,
and a3 advocates of the gold standard,
they want low prices. Cheap goods as a
result of free trade, according to their
view, is a very bad thing, but cheap
produce as a result of dear money is
an excellent thing. Henceforth v:o are
to have two regulators of value the
gold standard to regulate wages and
the value of farm- products, and the
McKinley-Dingley tariff to regulate
the value of the productions of tho
mills, mines and factories. On the
shoulders of the farmer the latter Is
to ride, and the ridden Is to be bene
fited by the rider. It won't work.
Jim Cockrell, in Marion County (Ind.)
Democrat.
"Overproduction.
The Johnstown, Pa., Democrat man
has been doing some thinking on his
own account. He says: In the states
in the west farmers burn corn for fuel
because there is too much coal. Miners
go hungry in Penpsylvania because
there is an over supply of pork and
beans. Men, women ana children a
clothed in ; rags Decause too many
clothes are made. Children go hare
footed because of an overproduction ol
hides. There is no lard In the work-
man's hovel because of an overproduc
tion of hog3. Too many streets are
unpaved because of an ov rsupply cf
brick. Millions go hungry every dpy
because there is too much bretd. Fun
ny, isn't It?
The Republican party, she won't take,
no backward step at this important
point in their progress. Mark Ilanua'i
Toledo speech. Simply becauso she
be on the run and knew that the Demo
"crats be close on her trril.
A beautiful behavior Is better thai,
a beautiful form; it give.s a his3e
pleasure than statues or pictures; t
13 tho finest of the fine arts.--Emer
son.
1 NT HOUSES IN AUSTRALIA.
Mounds in Which Millions of the In
. sects Live In Perfect Amity.
One mound "In particular, a groined
columnar structure, was eighteen feel
high. This was not far from Port
Darwin. The discoverer believes that
originally the mound was conical Ir
6hape. The sides were smooth. It hai
evidently been in use for many yean
and the columnar effect noticeable, h
believes, is due to the fact that th
ants incessantly traveling the , path
ways up and down the mound produe
ed the grooves that are seen and re
sulted In giving the effect of a colum
nar formation. - The entrance to thi
mound, examination showed, had var
led in location, for there was distinct
evidence that apertures of this sort
bad been walled up in several ix
stances.
The Interior of the mound referred
to showed as much as anything the re
markable instinct of the ants. It wai
divided up very much after the fash-
Ion of the tall buildings which are now
becoming so common, with an Immens
court within the structure Itself thai
is, there were Vundreds cf tiny cell;
built In from galleries which were ter
raced one above the other. The gal
leries were connected by paths or stair
ways, each of these being constructed
with architectural exactness. The
cells were almost uniform In size, and
reminded one, the explorer said, of the
cell of a monk. The earth in each In-
biaure was as uaru ana smootn at
marble and bore evidence of long-con
tinned usage. A portion of the ground
floor, or basement, of the mound had
been divided up Into storerooms, and
here It was evident the ants had care
ruiiy packed away the provender
which they had secured from various
points about.
While naturalists and students of the
intelligence of insects and animal?
have long been Inclined to believe that
the ant exceeded in at least keenness
ef instinct all other creatures of Its
kina, it has never been conclusivelv
mown until demonstrated by the Just
uaae announcement of Mr. SaviUe-
Kent. San Francisco Call.
"I hear you have fitted up a little cot
tage of your own and are going to set
married next month! exclaimed Jones,
gayly. "No; my fiancee has thrown me
over for another man, hopelessly
sighed Brown. "He has a tandem!
Brooklyn Eagle,
DEFINITION OF-MONEY
SHOWING
IT A CREATION
OF.
LAW.
Geld Is the Money of tba Bondholder
la Timet) of Great Emergencies
Bth Metals Disappear Ten Time'
More Debt Than Money. ; I
What Is money? A creation J of law.
Would either gold or silver be money!
if there were no law making them
such? No; they would no more be
money than lead", iron, paper,! or any
other commodity. j
IX neither gold nor silver were used
as money In any part of the world,
asks the Silver Knight-Watchman.;
would they be worth the same; as they;
re now? ' No; neither of thtm would
be worth five per cent of their1 present;
value. With fifty years of supply on!
hand the demand for them for other
purposes would not make them worth
ten cents a pound avoirdupois.
What does ths stamp on gold or
eilver or paper which passes as money
signify? It signifies the will of the
sovereign power of the government au
thorizing the stamp or superscription
which appears on the gold, silver or
paper, and also designates the number
Cf units or parts of units of account
which the particular piece of gold or
silver represents.
Did any country ever use any gold
cr silver in war where the existence of
the nation was involved? We know
of but one Instance where such was
the case. Germany in the Franco
Prussian war continued to use silver
supplemented by paper and did not sus
pend specie payment during the war.
Was gold ever used as a medium of
exchange during any great war of any
of the great commefcial nations of
Europe? It never was. Every great
nation has been compelled, with the
single exception of Germany, in the
Franco-Prussian war which used sli
ver, to suspend specie payment and
used paper to designate the will of the
sovereign power of the nation.
If the nations in great emergencies,
such as war, are compelled to stamp
the. fiat of the government on paper
to prevent dissolution and destruction,
why may not that be done in time of
peace to rescue the country from uni
versal distress? There would be no
difficulty in the exercise of the sov
erelgn power, of the government to
create money In times of peace as well
as war if money dealers and usurers
did not get control of all governments
in times of peace.
For whose benefit is the United States
confined to the use of one commodity,
gold, upon which to stamp its para
mount authority designating it as
money? For the sole and exclusive
benefit of those who own that commod
ity and those who have bought bonds
which are gold futures and require the
delivery of the commodity gold.
Is it true that the gold combination
has a corner on the gold of the world 1
It Is most emphatically true. That com.
binatlon has induced the monarchies oi
Europe to purchasee more-lhan half the
gold of the world and hold It in reservi
for military purposes. The other hall
Is either held or controlled by the com
bination."
un what terms and conditions car
those who have no gold obtain it? Upoc
such terms and conditions as the own
ers of gold may prescribe.
How much gold have the people ol
the civilized world agreed to deliver
that is to say, what is the amount ol
their gold obligations? This questlor
cannot be accurately answered. Th
amount is variously estimated from oni
hundred to one hundred and fifty thou
sand millions.
How can the people obtain gold to de
liver to their creditors, in other words,
to pay their debts? They must buy II
from those who have it, and if they cat
not get it in any other way they must
be sold into slavery as the Romans
were when that grand civilization was
decaying and falling into barbarism
Why do the Republican party want a
conference in Europe to decide what
laws shall be passed in this country 1
Because they know that legislation in
this country for the benefit of America
is deprecated by the crowned heads ol
Europe, and they desire to please the
sovereigns on what they term the most
civilized nations, however much It may
displease or injure the American peo
ple.
How long has the United States been
sending delegates to European mone
tary conferences to ask permission tc
legislate in this country? More than 20
years.
Do the people of the United States
think it a wise thing to allow European
Jurisdiction over our domestic affairs!
Some of them do. The banks, the gold-
bug politicians, and the gold-bug press
have preached loyalty to Europe and
our dependence on the smiles of mon
archy so long that they have converted
the weak and vain and caused them tc
look to Europe and not to this country
for law and governmenL
What excuse do the advocates of for
eign aid in our legislation make for de
parting from usages of the early days
of the republic? They have several
excuses. One of them is that all the
world must have the same kind oi
moner.
Did all the world ever have the same
kind of money before? Never ut once.
In 1863 France, Italy, Switzerland, Bel
glum and Greece agreed to have the1
same kind of money and formed a
union called the Latin Union.
Is it true that international trade has
been carried on during all the centuries;
without the same 'kind of money? It
certainly is.
Is It the policy of the .government to
export its money? No; the export of
i money is an unmixed calamity. It pro
duces contraction and financial ruin at
home.
Why do the goldltes say that we want
money that is good In Europe? Because
they want the United States; to make
all its money out of the commodity gold
on which Europe holds a corner.
Is our gold money good money in
Europe? No. it is not money at all any
more than our wheat is money in Eu
rope. It Is simply a very dear commod
ity which Europe has cornered to make
us sell our commodities for less than
i the cost of production to obtain it. '.
Could civilization exist if the govern-
WPflt stirm?! ! Its avaMttrn fftTTin
- vuvum j u l iu) ov i vi & y
upon anything besides gold and make I
it a full legal tender? Yes, the govern-
ments of th world hare existed ' for
thousands of years and they never ware
confined to the use of gold alone until
the dealers In money and bonds con
spired to deprive the civilized world of
the right to use silver as well as gold.
THOUGHTS BY YOUR UNCLE.
Unci Bam Reflects Upon ladnstrial aad
Political News.
London has an army of 100.090 pick
pockets. Now If some one will only
tell us how many useless officeholders
we have, born of political necessity,
we can compare notes and Inform Lon
don how many pickpockets we have.
The 50 cents a day a man Is offered
as a wage In the truck raising portion
of this state is almost enough to keep
any man from engaging In "honest
labor, and now that a negro has been
killed by lightning, attracted by tho
hoes he was carrying, the incentive
to work Is still smaller. It Is hard to
tell whieh is the most deadly light
ning or wage slavery.
The Tribune of Scranton, Pa., says
the presence of 20,000 alien paupers In
that state is a good reason why con
gress should pass laws to prevent ad
ditional ones from coming in. This
would bt a beautiful theory to work
upon were it not for the sad truth
that these aliens have been made
cancers since they came V this
country.
A girl out in Indiana was struck on
the foot by lightning the other day
She was stunned, but soon recovered,
the only injury being the raising of
several small blisters on the soles of
her feet There are about 3,000,000 men
in the United States who can show
similar Injuries. They were not caused
by lightning, however. They got them
tramping around after that Job they
were promised last fall If McKinley
were elected. Cumberland (Md..) Un
cle Sam.
Original Sin.
There was once a prosperous city, in
which poverty, disease, crime, prodigal
ity and parsimony were almost absent.
Their state was said to be too millen
nial to last.
This city had a splendid water sys
tem, bringing abundance of pure water
from the only available source. This
had become a commonplace, so that
the people hardly ever even mentioned
IL Therefore, nobody ever dreamed of
stealing water.
Now a conscienceless company, hav
ing acquired a monopoly of the springs,
and wishing to assert their claim and
to put a price upon It. suddenly cut off
the supply. Within 24 hours, water
was the only subject mentioned In the
city. Everything else sank into Inslg
nlflcance. Everybody tried to secure a
monopoly for himself, and the people
began' lying, fighting, stealing and
murdering for water. They became
diseased, Insane, and died for lack of
water. Hundreds committed suicide to
escape the pangs of thirst.
"This." said the directors, "is the
natural result of the growth of popu
latlon."
Those who had no water stored up
m
sold themselves body and soul to those
who had secured a surplus of the life
giving fluid.
The teachers and preachers lost eon
trol of the people and warned them in
.vain against neglecting the gods and
drinking, foul and poisonous liquids
The water company said: "This Is f
Indeed a dishonest and anarchic city.
We must hire police and courts and
soldiers to protect our water rights
from these robbers.'
The president and stockholders said
that was Just, so the company raised
the price of water to pay for the ex
pense. Bolton Han, with acknowledg
ments to Mr. Edward Irving.
'He who aids In Increasing landlord
ism in this country hastens the over
throw of the republic, for free srov-
ernment will not long survive when
a few own the land, and means of sup
port, while the many are tenants at
will." Wm. J. Bryan.
. Wars Ci rowing Shorter.
With the exception of the I-'ranco-rrusslan
war, the greatest war which
Europe lias seen since the days of Na
poleon was the Crimean war, which
took place more than forty years ago,
and lasted about two years. Tlx? cam
paigns of Napoleon.of course.whlle they
were considered short as compared
with come previous wars In Europe,
were certainly long as compared with
the wars of the. past few decades. A
distinct movement in the direction of
the shorter duration of wars Is to be
noticed in the past few centuries.
The campaign in the Spanish Nether
IhoJs lasted forty-two years. Then
followed the thirty-years' war in Eu
rope, ending In the peace of West
phalia. Civil war in England lasted
from 1C42 to 1GG0, although hostili
ties were not In progress' all that time.
The wars of the Spanish Succession,
of the Austrian Succession, the Swedish-Russian
war, and the Seven
Tears war followed,, averaging about
ten years apiece. The Napoleonic cam
paigns covered nearly fifteen years.
The Crimean war lasted from 1854 to
1S50. Iu the war of the rebellion. In
this country, the world saw the latest
war which extended over f aar years of
time.
Since 1SCC, with the general IntrrAae
tlon of the telegraph, the electric cable,
and the modern system of railways.
war has become a matter of a few-
months at most. In ISGC Prussia de
feated Austria In seven weeks. Prus
sia defeated France in about two
months. The war between Russia ami
Turkey began la April, 1877, and was
practicaily finished by the close of that
year. The war between China-and Ja
pan began about midsummer, 1804, and
ended in March, 181)3. The present waj.
between Turkey and Greece seems to
be practically ended In about four
weeks from the outbreak of formal hos
tilities. It seems to be shown by expe
rience that two Important civilized na
tions In these days of telegraph and
railway cannot conduct wars for any
lencth of time unless the contending
countries are separated by the ocean
or some other natural barrier.
! A Plenty Needed.'
Terry ratettic Uv coarse Td take a
bath If I took a notion.
Wayworn Watson That's about
what It would take, I cues.
"What's about what It would take?
An ocean.'-rOtndnna tiEnfluirer.
S&r-MMWiil 111
An EnlUh "New Woman.-
r.-" ruinA flreen. of Birming-
ham, England, a woman doctor, has
been appointed a medical officer of
the Lincoln County Asylum. AUss
Green defeated her male opponent for
the post by twelve rotes to his seven.
They Made the Thousand Dollar.
The
women
of Elgin. JH., wno
ran" the trolley cars ouo u-j
June, for the purpose of raising a debt
f ftinnn on the Sherman Hospital in
that city, report that tne resui ww
financial success, ana me uirew
the trolley system hare given them
sixty per cent, of the receipts. They
sold advertising space on the outside
of the cars, had picnics, baseball
cames, horse races, shooting matches,
rilla And other attractions at mo cu
of the different car routes, and showed
much shrewd business sense in devis
ing schemes for turning nimbi pen
nies.
. Z Powder and Patches Again.
Women who are never satisfied with
the color of their hair will no doubt
be glad to learn that powdered hair w
again to be in vogue. Not, of course,
for daily wear, but for dinners and all
mAnner of dressy functions. The
effect is one that women have always
liked to emulate, and its appearance in
1897, together with a host of other re
vivals, will be hailed with delight.
Patches are, of course, the natural
accompaniment of powdered hair, and
they have not been forgotten. The wo
man whose white locks are piled coquet-
tishly on top of her. head plans a
pretty contrast by scattering half a
dozen little black patches over her
cheeks and brow. The effect is still
further helped out if she chances to
have dark eyes and eyebrows that are
slender dark curves.
Sightless Woman Farmer
There lives in Oak Hill, Texas, a
blind girl who has from a few acres of
tand, cultivated by herself, cleared
about 200 each season for several
years by the growing and sale of
vegetables. She began with no capital
and an unfenced piece of uncultivated
land. There is now r. neat fence about
her domain, a well and pump in the
center, and she has, in addition to
purchasing these, paid fori a piano and
hack to take her vegetables to the
market, which is twenty miles from
her home. Every evening during the
dry season she waters a certain num
ber of plants until she has gone over
the entire pieca, when she begins and
goes over it again in the same way.
Insect life she detects from her acute
sense of hearing, and grass and weeds
are 'easily distinguished from plants
by the sensitive fingers of the blind
gardener.
How Queen Victoria r.-opoJel.
It may not be generally known that
royal etiquette forbids any royal per
sonage of lesser degree to propose mar
riage to a female sovereign. Accord
ingly it became necessary that Queen
Victoria should ask Trince Albert
whether he would share her lot. For
young woman this was naturally an
awkward and rather delicate duty, but
the most trying ordeal was when the
Queen had to make the announcement
Df her wedding to the privy council.
At one time there was a possibility
tuat the marriage would not take place,
jwmg 10 me aesire oi tne iaeen tnat !
she should not be married too early.
In 1839 Prince Albert confessed that
he came to England with the intention
Df telling his royal sweetheart that if
she could- not then make up her mind
3he must understand that he could not
wait for a decision as he had done at a '
former period, when the marriage was
or st talked about. It at Winilsnr
at a hall, that th Onppn limao ih
J - WMwaf.-vV-k bUV
Bowers from the bouauet she carried.
ind her boy lover, understanding the
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signincance of the gift,, and being
ightly buttoned up from waist to
- cci uuuorm, mane
tut u tuuiu juofc buotb me neart
j ia. a " -.i. ..
auu puk me uuwers wuuin 11. xne
next day the Queen put the critical
question, and the contract was sealed
from that moment. London Tele.
graph. .
Smart Oatlng Salt.
Mohairs, alpacas and . brilliantines,
though not so popular as last season.
are liked by many women because of
their light, wiry texture and the man
ner in which they shed the dust. The
fashion so much liked for etaminea.
canvases and other semi-tranmarnf
materials; that is, the taffeta lining is
uuu- tu. a oup saur, ana tne outside
is attached to it only at the belt. They
are gored in the usual manner, fitting
loosely at the waist, with only a little
fullness in the back and flaring to a
width of four yards at the foot, where
mey are nnished with a three-inch
nem. .
The suits are comnleted with
blazers or jackets, personal preference
deciding the choice as much aa an
thing else, althono-h tWo ku.
disposition either to relegate the jack
et to the most negligee of outing cos
tumes, or to reserve it for dressier oc
casions. Coats are of two styles
tight fitting and very short, with
regulation coat revers and velvet-faced
collar, or half loose in front f
under a fly and a trifle longer. Blaz-
ers are of the same length, hnt W
more variety in the cut of tha frt-
and the shape of the revers." rw
sometime. ILL tJ5f?
above the bust, and again not
and are cut with square or rounded
corners, and flare away sharr,!-, J.
only enough, to disclose the blouse
iront ine question of sleeves has
regulated itself by common sense and
trusuo lasxe. and vow i , , .
I a j , -Z. . Yei7 one should be
satisfied. For all tailor gowns the
modified gigot is the regulation style,
and it is large enough to be becoming
and comfortable, and small enough not
to be intrusive. Demorest'i
zine.
For the Summer Bath.
The daily bath should be al-rati
taken at exactly the same hour.
summer, in the morning immedialt
on rising or in the afternoon just be.
fore twilight are the most propitiotu
times. Never take a bath iiniaeJiat.
ly before eating, and unless directed
to do so by your physician, neTer
take a hot bath. Never bathe imme
diately before or after undergoit
violent exercise, and remember to
dry the body thoroughly if joa
time, or not at all if you are ia a Tast
hurry.
Careful persons should make th
temperature of the water about tart
of the surrounding air. This U w
excellent preventive against taVhi
cold, and if the bath is taken after i
long, hot journey or in the moraing
after a sleepless night, no greater
tonic can be found than that of pour
ing slowly down the back from the
base of the neck to the -end of tie
spine a pitcher of truly cold but not
icy water. This soothes an.l Ftimu
lates the nerves exquisitely. It helps
to redden the lips and cheeks of p&!e
women, and revives one as does a can
of strong coffee.
In summer bathing, beware, Low-
ever, of lying long in the tub if hot'
and weary, or of too frequent use of
cologne. To lie still in fresh water
brings about weakness and pallor,
while cologne dabbled often on the
face produces curious fine wrinkles.
When traveling in summer always try
to carry a bottle of pure alcohol and a
sponge. Especially in making long
journeys by rail sponge off as well as
you can with the alcohol when a good
tubbing is impossible, anl when at
sea and sick, take as much of an alco
hol 'bath every day as you can.
Excessive perspiration can be ,
checked by using borax iu the water,
dabbing it on the sensitive parts, and
letting the air dry off the moisture, or,
for very moist hands, a spoonful of
pure alcohol rubbed between the
palms with a pinch of bismuth will
aid in keeping the skin cool an l ory,
or a basin filled with cold water and i
spoonful of aromatic ammonia, or toilet
vinegar, applied gently with a sponge
is equally useful. . But whatever the
bath, its invariable adjunct in sni
mer must be a little .talcum powder.
Violet talcum powder, cooling and
fracrrant, comes in small boxes with
perforated tops, and those who are
sensitive to heat or dust una it moss
refreshing. American Queen.
Shown on Dry Goods Connleri.
Blue and white cotton nigs.
Gray mohair for midsummer weir.
Wash silks in stripes of nve shales.
Long sashes and collars of nilk mul
Gray Swiss for cool-looking ilreset
Coat3 and suits of linen crash for
men.
Embroidery hoops held by a felt
band.
Fichus of all kinds for the Victoria
revival.
Pompadour striped silks for even
ing wear.
Large bastiste collars coveretlia
embroidery.
Neckties and accordion-plaited hot
and a band.
Cheap figared taffeta for liain trans
parent gowns.
' Sailor hats without P"mber and
without price.
White silk, lawn, cheviot, iss ana
dimity, waists.
String ties of light effects iu Romas
striped taffeta.
I , i
1 ably low prices
i - - i
Gloves having hooks, buttons
I snan fasteninsrs
pieca lace ia clany patterns for
.g and yestg
i . . . ... , i;r
I Hcotrh antl fancv r aiu irac
Scotch and fancy
rugs and wraps.
Flexible woven negligee unJerwust"
ttr warm weather.
Leather purses with buttoaeJ -
for the handkerchief.
Tiny ruches in black or white w
lging lace insertion.
Soft-finished taffeta silk ia dark a
brilliant Roman stripes.
Printed silk gowns trimmed w
- Whit hat irlmmed with black a
I v;fa nnnin an A r?a
i-nMies finis!
with rows of tiny satin ribbon.
Waists of silk and cotton g
showing alternate openwork stri?-
Revived silken gowns trimmed
black lace ruffles over white ones.
Blue Japanese silk having
dots of various sizes for fcbirt
Boys military suits oi f "
Kina.,, rtMh and brass button
I . , . . str
I y-"c v.1 ,
with yellow roses and black i-
' Tl.it linen - SwiSS 3
batiste with self embroidery lor v
ming.
witi
Yellow organdies trimmea
black lace and black satin
11. '
sash an
Negligees, petticoats and dre
. JL :Jv Hn- white and g3
' , . oA ith
Organdie gowns trimmed I
?rfa8io .of lac blaC r
T , -lt muli neck
I Long lawn and sdk mull nee a
cded a f al1 01 CTe&m
wmte M coloTS' a ens
Collarettes of mousseline
i Vmttnns.
Vltn rninestone duiw. . fc
an edging of white ostrich feather
" w 3;fl
The University of Berlin ha '
pressors and instructors.