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THE SUNDAY SCHOOL. LESSON VIII, FOURTH QUARTER, IN TERNATIONAL SERIES, NOV. 21. Tit of the Lmmb, I ph. , 10 to Mem ory Vfiufi, IMI-oldn Text, Kpli. vl, " 10 Commentary by the Uev. D. M. St ear us. 0. "Finally, my hrethrcn, ho strong In the Lord "ml in the power of Ijs night " Tlw fliel ttaee elMpters set Forth ,)Ur ial ration, or rather Bta salvation, In 'l its fullness. Then we are taught In b fallowing chapters what our walk In the Lord, CH our dully life. should be, atxl now in 'lie VCfMi Of our lesson we Bfl tHiiuht how to io it and to adorn the doc trine at Ood our Saviour in all things (Titus ii. i") My reader and hearers must be very ramiuar witn spa. ii, i, hut nnh JHKt eonies to me now to a-soei;it, with it Titus ii, in. Thank the Lord I'm the RMOoiatton. May tlio words grip us with power! 11. "Pat Oil the whole armor of Qod that ye may he able to stimd against the wilesof the devil. '1 here is a reiil per lODal devil, I lie enemy of ( iod and man, at present the prince of the power of the air. the prince of this world, whose prison will goon ho the bottomless pit and hi final it hod o the lake of fire and brimstone (John liv, 3d; Kph. ii, 2; Kev. xx, 2, 3, 10). 19, "For we wrestle not against flesh nail blood." The demons who do the dovil's work aronot all visible In the form of men or women. The air is often full of them. Thoy come at ns when we are weak and nlono and fairly storm us with their evil thoughts and lies. They come at us in the honso of Ood, nnd when we read His word, and even when on otir knees in prayer. How shall wo know them? They nre the opposite of nil that is of God Righteousness and pea no and rest and quietness are all of God and His Spirit through Christ. The opposite must be of the devil. IS. "Wherefore tako unto you the whoh armor of God. that ye may ho able to withstand in tho evil day, and, having done all, to stand. " One of tho first and greatest things is to understand that us we are saved freely by His grace (Kph. II, H; Horn, iii, :.'!), so we stand continually In the same grace (Kom. v, 1, 2) or nude- Forved favor of (iod. Unless wo sec clearly that all our salvation from first to last, is wholly undeserved on our part, and is ours only in and through JaODI Christ and His finished work, satan will get many an ad vantage over ns. We are not worthy, but Thou art worthy, O Ixird. On that let us stand firmly and continually. 14. "Stand, therefore, having your loins girt about with truth and having on the breastplato of righteousness." Our Lord aid, "lam the Truth," and He is also made unto us righteousness (John xiv, o; I Cor. i, .'10; II Cor. v, 21), so that when we have learned to see no one but ".Testis only," to "run with patienco looking unto Jesus," and ever to consider Him (Math, xvii, 8; Heb. xii, 2, I), we have learned tho secret of standing firmly. 15. "And your foet shod with the prep aration of tho gosjM'l of peace." The feet shod also takes us back to the Passover verse (Kx. xii, 11), for wo can do nothing and nro asked to do nothing till we are safe under the blood. We aro also remind ed by Isa. Iii, 7, "How beautiful upon the mountains aro the feet of him that brlng eth good tidings, that publishcth peace. " The first thing Is to be made nigh by the blood of Christ, "for He is our peaco" (Eph. II, 13, 14). Then have tho mind staid on Him in perfect peace (Isa. xxvl, 8). Then carry tho tidings of peace through the blood of His cross (Col. I, 20) to every sreetura 18, "Above all taking tho shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able tmpieneh '11 the fiery darts of the wicked one." Many trials are very fiery, but none t ho Ian precious as tokens of His approval who gives us fellowship with Himself (I PH. iv. 12, 13). Ho has not promised to keep us out of the fire, but to be with us In it, even as with Daniel's friends (la, xliii, lan. iii, 2.r), and if He can be better seen in the fire with us shall we not praise Him .Vrn for that? Hut .as to these fiery darts of the devil which he hurls at 01, then is not one that need touch us to harm us, for all may he quenched by a quick and firm "I believe Qod" (Acts xxvii, 25). Confidence in God and reli ance upon His word will do it every time. 17. "And take the helmet; of salvation, and tho sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God." In I Thess. v, 8, it is writ ten, "For nn helmet, tho hope of salva tion." This Is the completion of our sal vation nt His coming, which Is every day nearer than when wo believed (Kom. xiii, H). Tho blessed hope that purifies (I John HI, 8), for then wo shall lie liko Him, even ns to our bodies, for we shall see Him as Ho is (Phil, ill, 21; Rom. viii, 28). From first to last all the knowledge and comfort of this como to us through His word, which is forever settled in heaven and true from tho beginning (Ps. cxlx, 80, IfiO). 18. "Praying always with all prayer and fiipplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and sup plication for all saints." Our Lord spent wholo nights in prayer. David and Daniel prayed many timos a day (Ps. lv, 17; Dan. li 10). Wo should pray without ceasing (I Thess. v, 17). it a possible to lie evor in Rn attitudoof prayer, constantly commun ing with Him about everything. He who prays honestly will oxpeot answers nnd watch for them as truly ns the boy who throws his ball into tho air watches for It to return to him. 19. "And for me thnt utteranco may bo given unto me, that I may open my mouth boldly to make known the mystery of tho Rospel." Ho said to the Corinthians, "In everything ye ano enriched by Him, in all utterance and in all knowledge" (I Cor. 1, 6)- And yet, recognizing his own weakness nnd the reality of the wiles of tho devil, he "ks prayer for himself thnt he may have utterance and boldness for Christ. Paul was very conscious of hie own weakness nd often spoke of it. 20. "For which I am an ambassador in wnds; that therein (margin thereof) I Jjjny speak boldly as I ought to speak." "he Lord's messengers with the Lord's tnessage are supposed to have no fear of nor of tho faoe of man, yet many are ry weak, and not many seem to declare, Without thought of man's frown or favor, he whole council of God. Many ministers m to know little or nothing of the mys tery of which Paul has just spoken, and Inure full i in u M1 - .... , AJ I 11.1)11, I HI, I 111' III,- - i.i .. poin the beginning of the world and spe cially revealed to Panl; that during the Postponement of the kingdom God Is gath ,rl"K from Jews and gentiles a body for 'hrl the ohurch, which shall be one th Him when He shall come In His Itary aad tabe onto Him His great power nd reign. Many eeem to think that In toad of gat boring out a body for Christ ie eeeklng the conversion of tha world, nd are therefore working and walking In aoh darkness. MENELEK'S HANDSOME QUEEN. Mtrto1 W.y..7r lonu.nc. Ow M King and it. Tate In Win... In a letter on affairs in Abyssinia the Bome correspondent of the Paris Figaro gn. de,,,,ptiou of King Menclek'H '.5 T,kil" wa spoken of recently as wanting to lead her, roups to the assault Ot akal Ie. 'Taitou' means light, or sun "gbt. .she is descended from an ancient and noble family, originally from Samlen. Sho is well formed, with regular features, except for , lUtUi fefot p Uu) ,1Hitlth which she endeavors to ooncaal when abe speaks. Her skin is a clear brown. Hat ' s are black, largo and expressive. Her foet are small, and her hands aro aristo cratic, just us ure her manners iu general. She dresses iu the Kthiopiau fashion, with a gn at deal of taste, and elegance. She wears on her neck, her wrists and around her ankles ornaments of gold, artistically worked. According to circumstances, tho expression of her eye is benevolent or cornful or fiendish. She belongs to that class of women with whom it is well to bo on good terms. Woe to him who becomes her enemy or doesn't kuow how to appre ciate hi r protection. Kven tho king him self would not risk the defense of a friend against the resentment or vengeance of this proud and stubborn woman. Wear ing all the outsida appearance of a weak and submissive crcat ure, she knows how to impose her will, and when she wishes to obtain anything she works for it with passion. She would spend days, mouths and even years In the pursuit of her object, and she always gains her point. She is thoroughly acquainted with all tho stoto secrots and insists upou knowing every thing that tho king does and everything that he writes. She gives counsel and dictates important letters. "The queen's prido and her mania for meddling with everything havo mado nu merous enemies for her, and she might be on objoct of pity if tho king should dio be fore her, because in that event she would bo in danger of being stoned to death. She knows this very well, and as a pro. cautionary measure she has accumulated immense riches in tho country of God jam, where sho intends to tako refuge in case she becomes a widow. She likes most European liquors, especially French cham pagne, but doesn't care for the sweet wines of Italy, which were brought to her by Makonneu on bis return from Koine. Sometimes she takes too much, and in such cases she might perhaps bo more charming to her husband than to her out side admirers." HE LACKED EXPERIENCE. And Didn't Seo How tli Right to Vote Would Affect Women. "After all," said the man with his feet on tlio window sill oracularly, "woman suffrage makes no real change in the com plexion of political affairs." "I agree with you iu that," returned the little man who was smoking a meer schaum pipe. "It merely doubles tho vote,' continued tho man witli his feet on tlio window sill. "That's about all, ' ' acquiesced the Of) her. ' 1 1 practically amouuts to giving mar ried men two votes." "What's that?" asked the little man, suddenly straightening up. "1 say it's about the same as giving married men two votes." "I should judge from your remark that you aro a bachelor," said the little man. "I am," responded the other. "I thought so. You see, you lack ex perience, and a man who doesn't speak from experience naturally makes many absurd mistakes." "liut you agreed" "I agreed that it merely doubles the vote Without affecting the result, but I didn't say whoso vote it is that is cast now." "Hut tho man casts it." "yulte right, but if you had been mar ried as long as 1 have you would know that ho really only acts as tho agent of woman in any matter in which sho is at all interested. This full woman suffrage scheme, sir, is merely a movement to give married women two votes instead of one. That's all, sir, as 1 have reason to know." Chicago Post. Cheap Toothbrushes. "Those are 20 cents and as good as any I hove," said the druggist, handing out hiilf a, dozen toothbrushes that looked like all tho other toothbrushes in tlio showcaso save for some small Japaneso characters on tho handles. "Yes." said tho druggist, ' they aro madu in Japan, and they compete success fully with tho French toothbrushes. I've plouty of tho latter if you like them bet tor. 'Iv, nt v cents, as a matter of fact, is no longer a low prico for a toothbrush, save perhaps at a drug store. Knowing folk, esneciallv women, buy such articles at tho largo department stores or at special shops, but never at drug stores, ii usou 10 u tliiit, careful nersons thought 35 cents rather a dangerously low prico for a toothbrush, and many persons habitually paid 60 Cents. Good looking toothhruslies are now soiu at 10 cents, and some that persons accus tomed to use good articles do not hesitate to Im v aro sold by the halt dozen as jow as 7 cents each. You may buy trench toothbrushes at seemingly very low rates, aud prices of all kinds seem to have fallen, nerhiins through Japanese competition, perhaps from other reasons. The Japanese havo closely imitated too rreiicn ioom and are sending great quantities of tho article to this country New York Sun. Yorkshire Was All Might. Tm a market town smokcroom some farmors were having their evening glass. Among them was a Yorkshiieman, known he a terribly keen hand at uriv ing a bargain. As the evening wore on he got a oh iv ii r n.d " and one of the company took advantage of this to make an exchange of horses with him. winch, was. however, only effected after a lot of bagging "the horses to bo taken over exactly as uiey are, with all faults." As soon as tho deal had been ratified by shaking hands and each man standing drinks around, all tho company joined heartily in the laugh against the "tike" when the other man said: 'Sam, I've dono yon this time. My horso Is a dead 'un -died this morning I ")h. no. vou haven't." replied the Yorkshlrcman, with a knowing look. "I know all about that My horse died this afternoon, and, what's more, I ve taken off his shoesl" Lmdon Answers. Favor It Names. An English paper which has been tak- li ir a hnllot on tho subject of fnvorito names for boys and girls received 4,000 replies). A list of 81 boys' and 83 girls' name was submitted, ana tne voting showed Harold and Dorothy to be the two OLD SHOES. How much a man is like old shnsal For instance, each u soul nay lose. Both hnv betm tanned, both ure tight My WObbUfS, both Bje4 left and right, Both need a mate to lc complete. And both are made to i;u on feet. They both need healing ; oft are sold. And beak, in time, turn all to mold. With shoes tlie last is llrst ; with men The lirst shall ho last, and when The shoes w ar eat they're mended now; Vha men w.'nr out, they're men dead too! They both an trod upon, and both Will tread on others, nothing loath. Koili have then ties anil both incline, Wheel polished, in the world to shini-. And bath V'H out. And would uu choose To bts a in. in or be his slioesV Weekly Press Sifting. AT THE JAPANESE LEGATION. There Are Home Peculiarities lu the Menu, Though Not Many. Tho menu of a dinner at the JafeUiaae legation in Washington differs little from that of a well appointed American table. There is usually a scarcity of beef, which is not especially liked in Japan, and a total absence of mutton Sheep aro unknown in Japan. They cannot live there on ac count of the moist ure of the climate and the consequent tendency to foot rot. l'oul try and game of all kinds are served in abundance, and lisb especially so. Dut one peculiarity of the banquet, fish soup not chowder, but a soup simply made of lish presents a novelty to which Ameri can palates And It rather bard to accustom themselves. Chickens, too, ure served in a peculiar way. They aro cut up into small squares, fried and then dressed with asaucecallcd "shoyu," which the Japanese say is tho origin of the so called Worces tershire sauce. Vegetables are much the same as in this country, with tho exception of potatoes. These aro generally avoided because of their cousinship to the sweet potato, or yam, which, forms the food of the poorer classes only In Japan. The table service is European in every respwt no chop sticks or anything of that kind but much beautiful china and glasswure and iorce lain. The costumes also are those of the east ern nations. Japanese women of the up per Claeaee have followed French fashions for many years Kven in court ceremonies tho national costume was dropped by I he reigning empress somewhere back in tho eighties after she had held out sometime against the emperor, who had lor seeral years previously received in a uniform modeled alter European tashion. Min ister lioshi appears on till occasions in the streets winter and summer in a "plug" hat Of American make, but of sin h an alti tude as to be almost as conspicuous us the horsehair hats of state which tin- Koreans were at lirst accustomed to wear, but have lately laid by, except for extreme OOCtV sions of ceremony. The members of his staff give preference to the modern and more comfotablo "derby, " ami dress in all PJthcT respects as would any well bred American. New York Tribune. Kvcentricitlen of a t. A slender black cat in the Hoston post office building has developed a number of traits that make her a most Interacting study. Sho is fearless ami independent and yet quiet and tame as a lady's pot. The sie or appearance of a dog has no terror for her, if she is disposed to attack him, and she walks among tho people in the building and outside us unconcerned as if she knew them all. More remarkable still is hr-r way of get ting round from one place to another. She has a im min i' of places iu the building to visit, particularly on the third floor, where there is a young lady whom she likes to call upon at frequent intervals, and in stead of running up and down the stairs, as other cats naturally would do, she takes t an elevator. With an air of iuqiosing dig nity, she takes up a UQCltlOU among the rest of the passengers waiting for the elo vator, and when she gets on hoard the ele vator she looks earnestly through the door as the car ascends. Lacking means to sig nify where she intends to get off, she re mains in the car until it stops at her de sired destination, and even force, unless it is irresistible, cannot make her leave the elevator till it readies the floor where ) she wants to go The elevator men know her habits so well that if she happens to bo the only passenger going up they gen erally offer her the third floor first. As she returns from a visit, sho again avails herself of the elevator service, whether she wishes to go up or down, for it is a mutter of course with her to complete her round In the upper part of the building while she is up that way. Hoston Transcript. A Reminiscence of Holme. The last time that 1 saw Dr. Holmes wtis at the .Museum of Fine Arts a few months before his death. He was wander Ing through the sculpture galleries, and I asked him if ho had seen some largo photo graphs of wonderful Qreeh reliefs lately discovered. He was interested to sco them, and I showed him where they hung. "I have an old man's eyes," he said. "I can not see them distinctly." On leaving the museum I was careful to keep very close at his side as wo came down tho steps, but did not offer to sup port him. As we readied the sidewaik ho turned to me and said: "You are very thoughtful. You did not offer mo your arm. An old man appreciates that. He docs not like to bo reminded of his weak ness." Then ho went on to tell me about old Mr. , a well known Hostonian of a former generation. He was very aged, and a young friend OMCOflhfed his arm to help him into a carriage or something of the sort, but the old man drew back and hit tho young fellow a blow in the chest that nearly knocked him over, saying that he would show that he was strong enough not to need that kind of assistance. "Hut now, " said tho doctor, "I want to cross the street, and if you would give mo your arm till I get over it will lie a real help, for which 1 will thank you." Time and the Hour. A Costly Chicken. Tho most expensive chicken on record le probably one that tho once famous Lady Anne Clifford extorted from one of her tenants. Hy old custom, the tenants of her lordships of Skiptonnnd Appleby paid a tribute of 800 boon hens In addition to their rent. A rich clothier among the ten ants refused his assessed contribution of one hen. Lady Anno "lawed" him at York assizes. Sho got the hen, but it cost ber 200 and tho defendant probably a good deal more. In the soda water business in this coun try there is $60,000,000 Invested. It was John Manners of Now York who originat ed in 1832 the idea of charging water with carbonic acid gas. The name of that great benefactor of mankind presumably a woman who first suggested the Idea of dropping some ioe cream into a glaae of soda water baa not been preserved for hU-tory. EPWORTH LEAGUE. Lesson Fnr the Week iu ginning Not. 21. Comment hy K v. W. J. Yittea, A. M. Topic, The I ... s of the C'hnreb. BcKii-ri'HK ii aiiim, - -Kph. vi, 10-12. Jesus gave His followers warning of perils and afflictions which they might expect to encounter, und tho day has never since dawned when the church has been freed from the attacks of ene mies. "In Ihj world ye shall havo trib ulation, but bo of good cheer; I havo overcome the world. " The greatest dan ger does not arise from open and violent persecutors. In the ten grout persecu tions which swept tlie church in the first 5100 years after Christ tlio power of Mm Roman empire was exerted to crush out the rising religion. Death in its most cruel forms was inflicted on tho hated people. Kvery device was tried to NOP the spread of the Christian faith, lut all was in vain so long as tho bodies of tho believers only wt re made to suffer. The more they were persecuted the more they clung to tho promises of (iod and hxiked for heaven ly reward and eternal life. Fur every one put to death tv seemed to be add ed to the church, converted from the ranks of her foes by tho spectacle of tho heroism and faith of the martyrs, "Tho Mood of the martyrs became the seed of the church. " The very sufferings of tho disciples appealed to tho sympathies of their enemies until ixTseeutions mado the church powerful. Timidity and hypcx-risy were killed, while courage and virtue of every kind flourished. Tho foes of the church most to be feared have never boon flesh and blood. Poverty and jM-rsiK-ution havo rarely hindered her progress. Spiritual apathy, indifference, lukewarmness, half heart cdness, a Kpirit of doubt and debate, contention for honors and privileges, suspicion and enmity, bickerings and divisions, all these strike powerfully at the life of piety and hurt t be church. Whatever prevents a strong faith in ((sl and His immediate presence and checks the fervor of loving fellowship affects tho life of the individual and tho church for evil more, than any jxissi- blo peiaacutiuo. Spiritual vriohadlMM is the great foe to bo feared. This pOWCX can be over come only by spiritual weapons. No amount of intellectual vigor and aeute ness will suffice. Implicit trust in God and His word, simple belief and child like confidence in Him, this only will overcome the powerful assaults of tho enemy. Not our ability or knowledge, but Cod's wisdom and power, is our re liance If satan be stronger than God, wo are hopeless and helpless. If (iod in Christ be all wise and all jKiwerful, we aro hopeful and happy and safe. But this power of (iod must be in us and work out through us. We must do the wrestling. We must close in death grapple with the powers of darkness and fight to a finish. Many are captive in the clutches of some secret sin or Inst or petty enmity or ambition who should put on the might of God nnd burst their Imnds. No other strength will do We most bo strong in the Lord, not strong in our opinions or fancies, in our preferences or pride, but only strong in (iod and filled with His might. Here lies victory. .Shut In. Korea is well styled tho Hermit Nation. Until very recently sho has known almost nothing of tho great world outside her little peilllMClla She has hotel shut in literally. For long centuries sho has stagnated in all her KORKAN PALANQUIN. life without progress, similar to .lapau and China before their late awakening. Comforts of civilization, knowledge of arts and sciences, practice of Christian virtues and benovolenoes wero all un known. All this lack is well shown in the picture, which gives an idea of tho ordinary means of transportation. What cramping for the rider, what fatigue for the carriers! Tho palaeo car and steamer nre not more typical of western civilization than of tho Christian religion. The im jMiitniit blessings brought to Korea. .la pan and China by the revolutions they are experiencing aro less in material things than in tho religious realm. For long ages their spiritual life has been cramped aud shut in by inadiuato forms and conceptions of God, tho uni verse and man. Tho shut in ones aro now let out, and the way is open for rapid progress. With deepest interest the world watch es tho development of the spirit of lib erty in the orient. Our Iioagues should both in the literary and spiritual de partments keep track of tho develop ments iu these lands. Htlr It Cp. Paul exhorts Timothy to stir tip the gift that was in him. Some folks now need the same exhortation. There aro many who once offered vocal prayer in tho prayer meeting or who spoke in the class meeting who have long been silent They have no loss ability than they used to have. They may bo colder in reli gions experience or less consistent in their living, bnt all the moro they need to be stirred np and then to them selves stir up their gifts. This is the time to search for all who were once ac tive and now lack energy. Hunt them up. Lovingly lead them to renewal of seal and labor. .'-' ajj ,jV Mt,.iCr LOVE ALONE IS MONARCH. Love is a mighty monarch Whom all that live oouy. All people of all nations Are brought beneath his sway. The earth lr in- dominion. We ure Iii- subjects till. Willie there are youths and maidens His empire shall not fall. Tao ph men at i lines may scorn him And lutik'li at love, the hour Shall eeeae when they will own him And yield them to his power. bo hare I found itaee Nellie inile-i on me, for her eyes, Two iou. rfui leadetavai hold me To love a willing prize. Though I ft uhl break the bondage In which my days nre passed, I would it-. 1. 1 su. h shivi ry As tiiis should ever hut. I Ikjw a loyal subject h ton a power unseen, Wag love, I know, is monarch, And Kettle 1 1 Ins queen. But when before the altar Her hand is given to me Will 1 then be the master And she my subject be? Hay, mii In 'I Marriage gives as All rights in equal parts. For love stoJM is monarch And rules us from our heartH. New York Ledger. THE ROAD TO RUIN. It Is Paved With Smiling- and Innocent Looking; Little Sins. Nobody expects" tn pp to ruiu at one step. No man ever thought to walk so fast that he could not turn. Ho would go a few paces down tho road to ruin just to see what the road is like, but would OOtttl hack at once, and no harm would be done to anybody. But another curious thing about sin and its slaves is that it does not take big sins to kidnap the slaves. As a matter of fact, the big sins would be nsunlly the loast lucky. They tire uly. truculent, coarse, and they frighten the victims. Few men could be found to travel down the road any distance in company with ouo of these. There are little, smiling, innocent, harmless look fag sins in hundreds. It is with one of these tlie journey is always begun, "They are ao wetae looking, or no Importance anyway, ona can just turn his hack upon them and walk away. It la not worth while being alarmed." It is just these barmleM Lit tle sins that do all the i a during. Their slaves are writhing in the lowest depths in thousands. They gel hold of the soul gently. They do not frighten it. Btepby step they lead it by th" hand, till all at once there starts up on the road beside it or before it the strong, coarse, hid eous, outspoken sin that has been wait ing for its eomiiiH and demands it for its own. The soul starts back in horror, often to retreat, and discovers the other horror that it cannot retnat, that it has lost the way, that there is. as it thinks at least, no return, and beaten down and despairing it yields. A man la ltd by promising ventures which just tremble on the edge of strict Integrity; by little transactions which if not exactly according to the rule are at least not iii intention dishonest; by small stretches of permitted manage ment he is led to take at last the step which makes him a forger or a thief. A woman is led by vanity, by love of admiration, by things small and harm less in themselves concealed where, however, they should be known by things apparently trifling and not worth mentioning or considering till one day she finds the meshes taygh-d aboo! her and she is helpless and lost, shuddering at the hideous thing whose slave she henceforth is and vowing she never dreamed of expecting it. Iu either case there was no intention and no belief that there was the slight est danger of an ending which was so shocking that it was supposed impossi ble)!, that if ever looked for was on the Instant scouted as a thing preposterous. And yet in each case the end is reached by a logic as strong as an iron chain. There was no point in the progress where return was easier than at anoth er, and if wo follow up the links we find that the first link determines tho whole. From the lirsi small, trifling aberration to this end. wretched and vile its it may be, there was one straight, unswerving path. Bishop Hugh Miller Thompson. I nnpril a Dreadful Death. William H. Hill of Osawatomie, Kan., had an adventure in tho Grand canyon of the Yellowstone which de serves to take high rank in the annals of narrow escape Hi' had descended the canyon to lied rock, below Point Lookout. He was still l.."i00 feet above the bottom of the great chasm. Below him an almost precipitous sloiie ran down hundreds of feet to the top of an absolutely perpendicular wall of great height. Mr. Hill lost his footing and plunged downward along the steep slope. He knew what was below him. The speed with which he approached dtal met ion was rapidly accelerating and a growing avalanche was accompanying him. With a desperate effaii be flung himself upon his back and dug his heels and elbows into the earth. It seemed to him that ho slid for miles, but he was not going as fast as at the beginning. Stones that he had started raced on ahead of him. He dug his heels and hisellKiwsin bard or, and at last, ho stopped with sonic thing that h it like solid rock under his feet For some minutes be lay perfectly still, not daCtag to move. Then slowly be raised his head. He was on tho brink of the pris ipiee 600 fret high. The little ledge under his feet was actually projecting over the edge. A rescue party aliii.- an hour Inter found him siding there. He was prac tically unhurt. ( biiago News. Ky Way. Paterfamilias Look here, Dick, you've betm a bit wild yourself in fQtJf day, and I'd like some advice. What am I to do with Harry? The young ras cal exceeds his allowance every month. Cousin Dick Increase it. Chicago Journal. ADDITIONAL LOCAL IKWI. We sell the celebrated Sher win -Willi am paints. s. Olson. We have all kinds ofbruehee, varnishes oile. colore in oil. etc. S. Olson. Small pill, safe pill, beet pill. DeWitt'e Little Early Kiaers cure billioueness, con stipation, sick headache. Hodebuiikn IgajMin, I tig bargain in stockings, 17 cents per pair, all wool. (ientleman' white handkerchiefs, one half dozen 1 7 cents at M. Gittler's. Charles Ojala has opened a great sale in winter, hand and foot wear. He sells also whole lined German socks at M cents per pair. 447 Pine Street. Do you wish to protect your house? If so coat it with Hecht ft Zntnmack's celebrated paint. Your neighbors have used it and will recommend it. (iet it at E. Ryan's. You run'; cure consumption but you can avoid it and cure every form of throat or lung trouble by the use of One Minute Cough Cure. SODEBUUKN & SODEHGHKN. Our crockery is breakable as well as others, but the cheaper you get it the less you worry when it does break. Buy it from us and save worrying. The Savino Bank. You can't afford to risk your life by al lowing a cold to develop into pneumonia or consumption. Instant relief and a certain cure are afforded bv One Minute Cough Cure. Sooehohen & Hodekqhen. Messrs. Roelter it Hots have rented the rooms over the postoffice in Laurium where they will open a custom tailor shop and ask for a share of the people's patronage. Attention paid to cleaning and repairing clothes. Terms moderate. Lake Linden Mtae. Htage leaves Fearce's livery stable Lake Linden, every day at 8 a. m , 10 a. in., 1 and 4 p. m. stage leaves Met 'lure's livery stable, Red Jacket, at 8 a. m., 10 a. m., and 1 and 4. p. m. Thomas Peabcb, Jamks McCluhk, Proprietors. Harklen,N Arnica Halt e The best salve in the world for Cuts, Mruises, Sores, ITcers, Salt Kheum, Fever Scores, Tetter, Chapped Hands, Chil blains, Corns, and all Skin Eruptions, and posiively cures Piles, or no pay re quired. It is guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction or money refunded. Price 25 cents per box. For sale by I. T. MacDonald. Jubilee Year. , This being Jubilee Year of the Im proved Order of Red Men, the (ireat Sa chem Robert Whinery of Grand Rapids, has granted a dispensation to Red Jacket Tnhe'No. 42, to admit pale faces at almost charter feee. This is a great opportunity when you get to understand that it is a four degree order. All those who wish to take advantage of the same can do so hy applying to William H. Houoes, Hecla. John D. Rowe, Tamarack. James Oliver. Red Jacket. Moiiiethlnt; ;t liow, It may he worth something to know that the yery best medicine for restoring the tired out nervous system to a healthy vigor is Electric Ritters. This medicine is purely vegetable, acts by giving tone to the nerve centers in the stomach, gently stimulates the liver and kidneys, and aids these organs in throwing off impurities of the blood. Electric Ritters improves the appetite, aids digestion, and is pronounced by those who have tried it as the very best blood purifier and nerye tonic. Try it. Sold for 50 cents or finer bottle at I). T. McDonald'e drug store. Ike rinlauutri Mntnal Fire Insurance company of Houghton and Keweenaw counties, or ganited in 1890 according to the laws ol the State of Michigan, will Insure proper t v ot Its members. Have paid fire loeses over 4.()00 and dividends nearly S6.000 during the last seven years to members of five years' standing. On the first day of July the company had 541 mem bers, f40T.048 worth of property in sured and f 11.121.18 in treasury. For further particulars apply to the under signed. John Blomqvist, President. Alex Le in on en, Secretary. Office, 448 Pine street, upstairs dRs Jacket. The three-year-old boy ot J. A. .lohn son, uf Lynn Center, III., is subject to attacks of croup. Mr. Johnson is sat isfied that the timely use of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy, during a severe attack, saved his little bov's life. He is in the drug business, a member of the firm of Johnson Rros. of that place; and they handle a great many patent medicines for throat and lung diseases. He bad al these to chose from, and skilled pbyst cinns ready to respond to bis call, but selected this remedy for use in his own family at a time when bis child's life was in danger, because he knew it to be sup erior to any other, and famous the coun try oyer for its cure of croup. Mr. John son says this is the best selling cough medicine they handle, and that it gives splendid satisfaction in all cases. Sold by Sodergren A Sodergren, druggists. most popular appellations.