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VOL. IX.
PLYMOUTH. N. C. FRIDAY, MAY 27, 1898.
'NO, 36.-
BERRYING.
r
My Love went berrying
Where brooks were merrytng,
And wild wing3 ferrying
Heav'n's amethyst;
The wild flowers blessed her,
My dearest Hester,
The winds caressed her,
The sunbeams kissed.
I followed, carrying
Her basket ; varying
Fond hopes of marrying
With hopes denied ; ,
Both late and early
She deemed me surly,
So bowed her curly
Fair head and sighed,
"The skies look lowery ;
It will be showery ; "
No longer flowery
The way I tlnd.
No use in going !
'Twill soon be snowing
If you keep growing
Much more unkind."
V
COUSIN
i
To awaken at a second-rate Lou
don hotel with a splitting headache,
knowing you have cyme to the end of
your resources through folly and ex
travagance not a pleasant reflection.
And Morris Seymour sighed, but
could blame none but himself.
He waa an American, well educated,
28 years of age, a sturdy, good-looking
young man, whose chief fault was too
much generosity, which his London
acquaintances took every advantage
of as long as his money lasted. After
a light breakfast Morris proceeded to
a newspaper office.
One of the clerks (with whom he
was slightly acquainted) advised try
ing advertising. This suggestion was
not only acceptable, but put to the test,
. and it did not take Morris long to
write out the following:
"Situation Wanted By capable
newspaper clerk, whose many qualifi
cations include honesty of purpose and
strict attention to business where em
ployer's interests are concerned.
' Apply ."
The clerk affixed the number T 830.
XT UXlUtUUll V uuuu iijo jjgav
: Morris presented his ticket at the
newspaper office.receiving one answer.
' Judge of his astonishment when he
read the following:
"XYZ: Meet me tonight at 8
o'clock at the entrance to &t. oatner
ine's docks. Fail at your peril. This
is to our mutual advantage."
Examining the envelope he discov
ered that it was addressed "T 320,"
but the figure 3 looked more like an 8.
.. .j.i t. - ij i
DO It was a imsiab.e; ne uau ueeu
given some one else's letter. Out of
mere ' curiosity he made a copy and,
procuring an envelope, correctly re
addressed it, putting it in the basket
on the counter.
Looking through the personal col
umns of the paper, he came across the
following:
X. Y. Z. Where can I see you? Answer
at once to T 320.
So here was the solution. Morris
ha,, heen so meoccumed reading this
communication that he had not no
ticed a young lady standing by the
counter, who waa visibly surprised
when she noticed the envelope he had
placed in the basket; she then pro
duced a ticket and this same letter
was safely placed in her pocket, while
now, standing unobserved in an is-
i-j.-,. f nffir'A aha n'99 wntnl...
iag him in a peculiar and expressive
manner. '
He was too much disappointed to
notice anyone and felt like giving way
to despair, so tried to walk off his de
pression and must have gone a con
siderable distance, for, looking around,
he found himself in the vicinity of
Russell square. While meditating
whether to return, a young lady who
was massing gave a faint cry and half
Bunk.to the footpath, evidently over
'"" taken by illness. Morris hastened to
her assistance.
"Would you help me home?" she
said, in weak voice, indicating one of
the largest houses.
"Certainly," and,taking hold of her
arm he half carried, half led her
.-0, a Via amnavfl to the nalatial man
sion indicated, giving a vigorous pull
to the bell. The door was immediate
ly opened by a footman, who called to
a trim maid, r.ejuesting Morris to
wait a few moments, usheriug him
into a small apartment. The room
was magnificeutly furnished, there
'being an abundance of old china,' val
uable curios and beautiful oil paint-
- He was not left long in suspense.
tsn i rrentlemen entered quietly, care
r' ' - 'nt the door. He was trem-
r.citement and, holding
- rer, exclaimed :
ye 'you caused me
perfectly iuno
' ,.of this worry
"-it ion now.
forgotten,
nly son
pres
to. 'k?
y?"
l at
r
Bhe said It tearfully ;
And I, all fearfully,
Replied,- Bight here fully
Will I explain:
I love you dearly,
Yet look noteheerly
When all says clearly
I love in vain."
Then smiled she graciously ;
Spoke out vivaciously,
So I audaciously
Did then decide.
And, drawing tow'rd her,
I there implored her
I, who adored her
To be my bride.
Ah, sweet simplicity,
Charming rusticity,
Without duplicity,
. Whom love made know
In wooed and wooer,
No world is truer, ,
And berries fewer
Than kisses grow.
Madi3on Cawein, in Judge.
1
MORRIS.
fear you are laboring under some un
fortunate mistake."
"Hush; not another word," said
the old gentleman, producing a roll of
banknotes, which he thrust into his
hands. , "Put these in your pocket
quickly. Some of the servauts might
overhear us. Ah, here comes Alice,"
and the young lady, entered the room,
looking none the worse for her slight
faintness.' - -
"Alice, my dear, kiss Cousin Morris;
he is coming back this evening to
stay with us. "
How lovely she looked as she shyly
approached, saying in a low, musical
voice: "I'm so pleased to meet you,
cousin,"holding up her sw'eet face in a
modest, natural manner.
What could he do under the circum
stances! He was almost intoxicated
with the strangeness of ' the position
and kissed her not once, but twice.
He felt as though he could do any
thing for her sweet sake. How he
had scoffed when hearing of a man
falling suddenly in love, but here he
had accidentally met a pure and beau
tiful women with large, wistful, blue
eyes, who had spoken to him kindly.
Her presence made him feel a differ
ent being, happier than he had ever
been in his life before. She had a
truly sympathetic nature, and his
heart went out to her at once with a
passionate longing, an intense desire
to do something for her sake, and
Morris for the first time in his life
knew what it meant to fall suddenly
and desperately in love.
There was an awkward silence on
his part which was broken at last by
her gentle voice:
"You will come back tonight, Cousin
Morris,as father wishes,and do exactly
what he desires by letting the past be
forgotten?"
Before he could reply or think of an
answer there was a knock at the door,
and a footman appeared.
"The carriage is waiting, Miss
Alice," he said, respectfully.
"Thank you, Reuben; good bye,
cousin, till the evening. Tell the
coaehmau where to leave you, and in
the meantime I will practice some
songs for your especial benefit," and
gently pushing Morris she led the
way to the front door, the old gentle
man warmly grasping his hand, giving
him a significant glance to keep si
lent. In a half-dazed condition he en
tered the carriage, telling the coach
man to drive to Fleet street. Dis
missing the conveyance close by the
Bank of England, he hurriedly walked
to Holborn, entering the hotel and
going directly to his rooms.
"What did it all mean?" he solilo
quized. "Evidently they have mis
taken me for someone else." "Cousin
Morris" how the name seemed to
ring in his ears. Like a flash of
lightning it crossed his mind that
he had been taken for the person who
had answered the advertisement to
the persona.', and, drawing from his
pocket the copy, he again read it.
"XYZ: Meet me tonight at 8
o'clock at the entrance to St. Cather
ine's docks. Fail at your peril. This
i3 to our mutual advautage. "
"That sounds like a threat. I will
never believe that the old gentleman
aud- that beautiful young girl have
ever done anything wrong. I will
keep this appointment."
It was a cold, damp night, with
plenty of mud and fog, but exactly
at 8 p. m. Morris was standing
close by the entrance to St.
Catherine's docks. It was so dark
that he could scarcely distinguish the
faces of passers-by, most of them
being sailors and dock hands, who had
been drinking.
At last a young man, similar to him
self in height aud appearance, took iip
such a position that he. knsw it must
be the person he was looking for.
Suddenly he was startled by a great
commotion. Cries of "Stop him!"
"Runaway!" resounded on all sides,
and a horse and wagon came thunder
ing along. The man he was watching
sprang forward, attempting to stop
the terrified animal, but slipped and
was dashed aside. It was so quickly
done that no one uoticed theacciJent,
aud Morris immediately went to his
, assistance.
"Are you much hurt?" he said, '
iping him to his feet-
He groaned and in a dazed manner
said: "My arm is broken; help me
to a cab; there's a good fellow. But
who are you?" he gasped, suspicious
ly. "I had the pleasure of your com
pany on the steamship about three
weeks ago."
"I remember you now. I wish
now that I had never left New York
city."
Morris hailed a cab, and they were
driven to a boarding house at Black
Heath, and it was found that a severe
ly sprained arm was the full extent of
his injuries.
"Supposing I stay for tonight.
There are two beds, and you audi are
not strangers, both hailing from New
York," said Morris.
His offer was thankfully accepted,
and after half an hour's chat the band
ages were carefully arranged, the
sleeping draught administered to allay
the pain, and Morris had the pleasure
of seeing him sink into a deep slum
ber. This is just what he desired aud
thought it no harm to make a careful
examination of this individual's pa
pers aud effects.
In an hour's time he had possession
of the true facts of. the case. This
irnposter was formerly a bank clerk,
whose correct name was Robert Moore.
The president of the institution, one
Ebenezer Burton, had persuaded his
brother to sign a bill of exchange for
15,000 as an accommodation. A for
gery had been perpetrated, the figure
having been raised to , 25,000. In
the meantime the bank went into liqui
dation. The president committed sui
cide when he discovered that his son,
Morris Burton, had committed the for
gery. This young man then attempted to
m kehis uncle, Erasmus Burton of
Russell square, London, pay the full
amount of this forged bill. A number
of the true facts coming to light dur
ing an investigation, the nephew ab
sconded to parts unknown, but wrote
a letter charging his uncle with the
full offence.
This communication was never sent,
being in the possession of Moore, who
in some manner secured all these doc
uments and came to London to act the
part of the nephew and endeavor to
get a large sum of money from Eras
mus Burton".
In the morning Morris made very
short work of this imposter, who, being
threatened with speedy arrest, gave up
everything. Later in the afternoon
he drove up in a cab to Russell square.
Alice met him at the door. She looked
worn out, and there were traces of
tears on her sweet face.
"Cousin Morris, you never kept
your promise. We had almost given
yon up, aud father is seriously ill."
"May I see him, Miss Alice? I
could not come before. "
She glanced at him shyly and, with
out further comment, led the way to
her father's chamber.
The old gentleman wa3 in bed,
seemingly ill aud careworn, but, seeing
Morris, cheered up wonderfully.
At last he had told his story, every
minute detail was gone over and the
papers handed to the old gentleman,
and Morris prepared to depart.
Alice was softly crying tears of joy,
while the old gentleman grasped his
hand in a vigorous manner, more ex
pressive than anything he could have
said.
Needless to say, Morris stayed the
remainder of the day and in a few
weeks secured a splendid position.
Six mouths later he married Alice,
his first and only love, who often
laughingly remarked: "Ah, Morris.I
examined you thoroughly in the news
paper office the afternoon I fainted,
you silly boy), and I told father that
you were not a bad man; you were too
good-looking and gentlemanly."
Chicago Daily News.
Couldn't Quit Gambling.
Driving a cab in the streets of Lon
dop is a young man who has literally
thrown away $400,000.' The son of a
wealthy family of Yorkshire, he went
into the army, but soon became dis
tinguished by his gambling propensi
ties. He ruined himself and had to
leave his regiment.
A short time ago, while living in a
garret, news was brought to him that
he had been left $400,000. There was
a condition attached to the legacy
that the money was to immediately
pass to another person, named in the
will, if the legatee was ever found
gambling. A detective was set to
watch the ex-captain, and saw him en
ter a well-known club one evening,
where he lost the sum of $1500, which
he had raised on his expectations.
He forfeited his 100,000 before he had
ever laid hands on it!: Tit-Bits.
A letnrn Shot.
Mr. Boarder Mrs. Carter, let me
tell you that if you w ant to be up to
the times you'll have to get a side
board. Mrs. Carter And let my tell you,
Mr. Boarder, that if you ain't more
up to time in your payments you'll
have to get outside board. Boston
Courier. '
Hurv tvmg Tennyon.
xbere are .hree lennysons of the
late poet laieate s family and genera
tion yet Uvig two sisters, the youug-
est in her trsrlity-hrst year, and Arthur
leaiiT '-out nearly 84.
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ARCJADY.
A soft wind murmurs through the waving
wheat,
The lowing cattle gather on the lea,
The peaceful bleatings of the gentle sheep,
Wake the faint echoes of sweet Arcady.
Above, a heron slowly wings its flight,
Slyly a fox slips from its hidden lair,
An antlered stag upon the mountain's
height,
. Raises his head, and sniffs the summer air.
The sun sinks down behind the distant hills;
The shadows lengthen in the afterglow;
And with the sighing of the whip-poor-wills
Comes curfew's tolling from the town be
low. Nature has sunk into the arms of night,
And in the lowlands over marsh and fen,
Will-o'-the-wisp displays his elfin light,
Hiding a moment to appear again.
The faint stars mirrored in the broad la-
goon
Lighten the blackness of night's sombre
shroud,
As slowly o'er the mountain tops, the moon
Bursts into beauty from behind a cloud.
H. A. Webster.
HUMOROUS.
People who take offense usually find
that there is plenty of it to be had.
Ethel You will not accept that con
ceited fop. Gladys No; I love an
other. "I thought Scribbler'3 doctor for
bade him doing any brain work."
"Well, he's only writing a society
novel."
Miss Oldmayde J ack Busteed made
me a marriage proposal last night.
Miss Pert When does the marriage
take place?
Jack (sentimentally) My love for
you is as pure as the snow. Jennie
(practically) I hope it will last a bit
longer though.
Little Clarence Pa, what is the dif
ference between firmuess and obsti
nacy? Mr. Callipers Merely a mat
ter of sex, my son.
Brown(readingthe news from China)
How would you pronounce this
name? . Jones Liao-Tung? I guess
you don't pronounce that you yodel
it
Ned I met Miss Up-to-Date yes
terday, aud I didn't find her so incred
ulous. She swallowed everything I
said. Jack What did you say? Ned
Ice cream soda.
Erie Central Confidentially, Tom,
how much does it cost you a year to
live? Tom Ticker Well, my life in
surance premiums come to about two
hundred dollars.
Bluster What do you mean by
coming into my office uninvited and
leaving the door wide open? Pedlar
I wanted to see if you want to buy
a "please-shut-tbe-door" sign.
Bilks Hello! where are you going
with that door mat? Gilks Taking
it to the assay office. A friend of
mine, just returned from the Klon
dike, called on me and wiped his feet
on it.
Mrs. Skinflint Here is a ha'penny
for you, my man; tell me bow you
came to be so poor. Mendicant Ah,
mum! I was like you too fond of
giving large sums of money to the
poor!
"Yes, grandma, when I graduate, I
intend following a literary career
write for money, you know." "Why,
Willie, my dear, you haven't done
anything else since .you've been at
college."
She It is very good of you to say
you will come so far to call, but be
sure to send word when, lest we
should be out. He Oh, I assure you I
shouldn't in the least mind if I found
you not at home.
Mrs. Bowers (angrily) Before we
were married you said you were not
worthy of my love. Mr. Bowers
(weakly) Yesh, m' dear. Mrs. Bow
ers Well, I see no necessity of your
trying to prove it.
Chollie I cawu't understand why
Miss Cumlately got so indignant when
I asked her to sing that song about
er mawble halls, you know. Yabs
ley You doleful idiot, her father
used to drive a wagon for a stoueyard.
Paha I did the Count an injustice.
I thought be was a chump. Mamma
Aud you have changed your opin
ion? Papa Yes, indeed! You should
have seen him kick when I tried to
work off some worthless railroad
stocks as part of the marriage settle
ment. The Elephant You impudent little
scamp! You ought to be an organ
grinder's cashier instead of a circus
performer. The Monkey Well, the
manager doesn't seem to thiuk so.
You'll notice that my name ou the cir
cus posters is in larger type than
yours.
"Here," roared the old judge to his
son, studying law with him, "you
told me you had read this work ou
evidence, and the leaves are not cut."
"Used X rays," yawned the versatile
son; and the judge chuckled with de
light as he thought what a lawyer the
boy would make.
A New Instrument.
There has been discovered among
the Ute Indians of Colorado a sort ol
clarinet which is a sweeter and more
plaintive tone than auy of our orclies
tral instruments. The effect of its
sound, wafted up the mountains from
the Iudiau villages, is described as
being magical.
DR. TALMAGE'S SERMON.
SUNDAY'S DISCOURSE BY THE NOTED
DIVINE.
An Appropriate) Topic The Great Need ot
Reform Churches Mast Change to
Work For Good Religion That Will
Blake a Revolution lu the Family.
Text: "These that have turned the world
upside down are come hither also."
Aots xvil., 6.
There is a wild, bellowing mob around
the house of Jason, in Thessalonica. What
has the man done so greatly to offend the
people? He has teen entertaining Paul
and bis comrades. The mob surround the
house and cry: "Bring out those turbulent
preachers! They are interfering with our
business! They are ruining our religion!
They are actually turning the world upside
down!"
The charge was true, for there is noth
ing that so interferes with sin, there is
nothing so ruinous to every form of estab
lished iniquity, there is nothing that has
such tendency to turn the world upside
down as our glorious Christianity. The
fact is, that the world now is wrong side
Up, and it needs to be turned upside
down in order that it may be right side up.
The time was when men wrote books en
titling them "Apologies for Christianity."
I hope that day has passed. We want no
more apologies for Christianity. Let the
apologies be on the part of those who do
not believe in our religion. We do not
mean to make any compromise in the mat
ter. We do not wish to hide the fact that
Christianity is revolutionary, Hnd that its
tendency is to turn the world upside down.
Our religion has often been misrepre
sented as a principle of tears, and mild
ness, and fastidiousness; afraid ot crossing
people's prejudices; afraid of making
somebody mad; with silken gloves, lifting
the people up from the church pew into
glory, as though they were Bohemian
glass, so very delicate that with one touch
it may be demolished forever. Men speak
of religion as though it were a refined im
becility, as though it were a spiritual
chloroform, that the people were to
take until the sharp cutting of life were
over. The Bible, so far from this, repre
sents the religion of Christ as robust and
brawny ransacking and upsetting ten
thousand things that now seem to be set
tled on firm foundations. I hear some
man in the house say, "I thought religion
was peace." That is the final result. A
man's arm is out of place. Two men come,
and with great effort put it back to the
socket. It goes back with great pain.
j.nen it gets wen. uur world is horribly
distorted and out of joint. It must come
under an omnipotent surgery, beneath,
which there will be pain and anguish be
fore there can come perfect health and
quiet. I proclaim, therefore, in the name'
of my Lord Jesus Christ revolution!
The religion of the Bible will make a
revolution in the family. Those things
that are wrong in the family circle will be
overtbfown by it, while justice and har
mony will take the place. The husband
will be the head of the houeshold only
when he is fit to be. I know a man who
spends all the money he makes in drink, as
well as all the money that his wife makes,
and sometimes sells the children's clothes
for ruin. Do you tell me that he is to be
the bead of that housohold? If the wife
have more nobility, more courage, more
consistency, more of all that is right, she
shall have the supremacy. You say that
the Bible says that the wife is to be subject
to tbe husband. I know it. But that is a
husband, not a masculine caricature.
There is no human or divine law that
makes a woman subordinate to a man un
worthy of her. WThen Christianity comes
into a domestic circle it will give the do
minancy to that one who is the most
worthy of it.
Again: Christianity will produce a revo
lution in commercial circles. Flnji me fifty
merchants, and you And that they have
fifty standards of what is right and wrong.
You say to some one aOout a merchant, "Is
be honest?" "Oh! yes," the man says, "he
is honest; but he grinds the faces of his
elerks. He is honest; but he exaggerates
the value of his goods. He is honest; but
he loans money on bond and mortgage,
with the understanding that the mortgage
can lie quiet for ten years, but as soon as
he gets the mortgage, he records it and
begins a foreclosure suit, and the Sheriff's
writ comes down, and the day of sale ar- .
rives, and away goes the homestead, and
the creditor buys it in at half price." Hon
est? When he loaned the money he knew
that he would get the homestead at halt
price. Honest? But he goes to the insur
ance office to get a policy on his life, and
tells the doctor that he is well, when he
knows that for ten years he has had but
one lung. Honest? . Though he sells prop
erty by the map, forgetting to tell the pur
chaser that the ground is all under water;
but it is generous in him to do that, for be
throws the water Into the bargain.
The fraudulent man piles up his gains,
bond above bond, United States security
above United States security, emolument
above emolument, until his property has
become a great pyramid; and, as be
stands looking at it, he thinks it can never
be destroyed; but the Lord Ood oomes, and
with His little finger pushes it all over.
You build a house and you put into it a
rotten beam. A mechanic standing by
says: "It will never do to put that beam
ia; it will ruin your whole building." But
you put it in. The house is completed.
Soon it begins to rock. You call in the
mechanic and ask: "What is the matter
with this door? What is the matter with
this wall? Everything seems to be civinir
out." Says the mechanic: "You put a
rotten beam into that structure, and the
whole thing has got to come down." Here
is an estate that seems to be all right now.
It has been building a great many years.
But fifteen years ago there was a dishonest
transaction in that commenital house.
That one dishonest transaction will keep
on working ruin in the whole structure un
til down the estate will come in wreck and
ruin about the possessor's ears one dis
honest dollar in the estate demolishing all
his possession. I have seen it again and
ngain; and so have you.
You have an old photograph or the signs
o your street. Why havethosesigns near
ly all changed within the last twenty years?
Does the passing away of a generation ac
count for it? Oh.no. Does the fact that
thereare hundreds of honest men who go
down every year account for it? Oh.no.
This is the secret: The Lord God has been
walking through the commercial streets of
our grat cities; and he has been adjusting
things according to the principles of eter
nal rectitude.
The time will come when, through the
revolutiouarv power of the Gospel, a false,
hood, instead of being called exaggeration,
equivocatioir, or evasion, will be branded a
lie! And stealings, that now sometimes
go under the huad. of percentages and
commHsions, and bonuses, will be put into
tbe catalogue of State-prison offenses.
Sooioty will be turned inside out and up
side down, ami ransacked ot God's truth,
until business dishonesties shall come to
nn end, and all double-dalintf; and God
will overturn, and overturn, and overturn;
and commercial men in all cities will throw
up their ht.nd.'.. crying out. "These that
have turned the world upside down are
come hither."
The religion of . Jesus Christ will produce
a revolution in our chnrches. Tbe non
committal, do-nothing policy of the Church
of God will give way to a spirit of bravest
conquest. Piety in this day seems to me
to be salted down just so as to keep. It
seems as if the church were chiefly anxiout
o take care of itself; and if we bear of
want, and squalor, and heathenism outsido
we say: "What a pity!" and we put our
hands in our pockets, and we feel around
for a two-cent piece, and with a great
flourish we put it upon the plate and are
amazed that the world is not converted in
six weeks. Suppose there wer a great
war and there were - three hundred thou
sand soldiers, but all of those three hun
dred thousand soldiers, excepting ten men,
were in their tents, or scouring their musk
ets, or cooking rations. You would say:
"Of course, defeat must come in that
case." Is is worse than that in the church.
Millions of the professed soldiers of Jesus'
Christ are cooking rations, or asleep in
their tents, while only one man here and
there goes out to do battle for the Lord.
I saw in some paper an account of a
church in Boston in which, it is said, there
were a great many plain people. The. next
week the trustees of that church came out
in the paper, and said it was not so at all;
"they were elegant people and highly
conditioned people that went there." Then
I laughed outrisrht; and when I laugh. I
laugh very loudly. "Those people," I
said, "are afraid of the sickly sentimen
tality of the churches." -
Eevolutlon! The pride of the church
must come down. The exclusiveness of the
church must come down! The financial
boastings of the church must come down!
If monetary success were the ehief idea in
cue cuurcu, tuen j. Bay mat lue present,
mode of conducting finances is the best. It
it is to see how many dollars you can Rain,
then the present mode Is the best. But if
tc is tue saving ot eouis iromsm aniiueam,
and bringing the mighty population ot our,
cities to the knowledge of God, then I cry,
Revolution! It is coming fast. I feel it In the
air. I hear the rumbling of an earthquake
that shall shake down, in one terrific
crash, the arrogance of our modern Christ
ianity. The talk is, whether Protestant churches
or Roman Catholic churches are comlnir
out ahead. I tell you, Protestants, this
truth plainly: that until your churches are
as free as are the Roman Catholic cathe
drals they will beat you. In their cathe
drals the millionaire and the beggar kneel
side by side. And, until that time comes
in our churches, we can not expect the
favor of God or permanent spiritual pros
perity. , .
Where and when will that Revolution be
gin? Here, and now. In your heart and
mine. Sin must go down, our pride must
go down; our world. mess must go down,
that Christ may come up. Revolution!
"Except a man be bora aj?ain, he can not
see tne Kingdom of God." Why not now
let the revolution oegin? Not next Sab
bath, but, nowl Not to-morrow, when
you go out into commercial circles, but
nowl
Archias, the magistrate of THebes, was
sitting with many mighty men, drinking
wine. A messenger came in, bringing a
Ittfr in form I nc him nf a nnnanirncv to find
his life, and warning him to flee. Archias
Jook the letter, but, iusteadof opening it,
put it into his pocket, and said to the mes
senger who brought It: "Business to-morrow!"
The next day he read it. Before he
opened the letter, the Government was
captured. When he read the letter it was
too late. To-day I put into the bands ot
every man and woman, who hears or
reads these words, a message of life. It says:
"To-day, if ye will hear His voice, harden
not your heart." Do not put away tbe
message and say: "This business to-morrow."
This night thy soul may be reauJred
of thee!
CARE OF ARMS.
Order Issued to .the Army by Genera
Miles.
General Miles has issued a general order
to the army giving detailed instructions to
govern the arming and equipping of vol
unteer troops called into service under the
President's proclamation and providing for
the proper accountability of arms and
equipments served to these troops. When
a regiment has bven mustered into the
United States service the commanding
officer will detail a lieutenant to perform
the duties of acting ordnance officer. The
Governor of the State in which such regi
ment or organization has been mustered
will invoice to the ordnance officer or th
commanding officer of the organization
all the ordnance and ordnance stores which
are furnished the organization by the State.
The acting ordnance officer on receipt of
the invoice will then make requisition to
the chief of ordnance for the necessary
ordnance and ordnance stores to complete
the armament and equipment of the regi
ment or organization. This requisition
will state tbe numbeiof men, the total of
ordnance and ordnance stores required,
the ordnance and ordnance stores received
from the State and the difference, or the
stores to be furnished by the chief of ord
nance. These ordnance and ordnance
stores are to be turned over to each com
pany or troop commander and- properly
receipted for. The company or troop com
manders are . held accountable for the
property thus turned over to them, and
will make tne usual returns to the chief of
ordnance. The chief of ordnance is re
quired tokeep theexact amount of all these
stores, with a view of making provision for
future settlement with the various States
concerned.
THE DEBT STATEMENT.
An Increase for the Month of April of
89,716,301, Dne to War Expense.
The publio debt at the close of business
on April 30 was $1,018,432,652, an increase .
for the month of $9,716,301. This increase
is due to a corresponding decrease In the
cash on hand, which is accounted for by
the heavy expenditures for war purposes.
The cash in the treasury that day was:
Gold, 217,190,835; Silver, 512,894,2H'J;
paper, $70,526,048; bonds, disbursing offi
cers' balances., etc., 30,507,3.)5; total. is31,
117,802, against which there are outstand
ing demand liaPtlitles amounting to 615,
307,210, leaving a net cash balance of
$216,810,623. The receipts for the month
atfsjresated $33,012,943, and the expendi
tures $44,314,062. This deficit of over $11,
000,000 is caused by the increased expendi
tures on account of war.
A&einder lt Uyinic.
Captain D. L. Brainerd and Oeorg
Ruhln. U. S. A., of the Government AliskaJ
relief expedition, have returned". They saj
that the herd of Government reindeer It
dying rapidly in Chilkoot mountains, and
not more than one-half of the original herd
survives. The expedition has proven
oomplet? failure, owing to the lack of uat
ural food for the animals to pubsist on.
y,t Wheat to Jie Kxportert From Kunaia.
The Russian Government has forbidden
the holders ot wheat to part with theii
stocks, A lare number of British ship
are hi the port here vainly waiting to. ob
tain grai a cargoes.