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ft tlL la w-iwrwjSi'K '̂ \ v, Mfe*.-. She an£ it #as 4E warm uatnjr* flttaneoaa.ai#- flwr MWt §fche bride Mack 1«p«l w*iiu /*)#Piae- atly ftlblnt jtudlous xiispoafc- gfby the sto<^p of H«vaa.«t*p- r'tiiresenee in petm* Him, th$ think- *•«ŵ toUut Whiĉ thousands , suddenly loosened* irresistible force to ?og -espntry. $f the out- Tht* gathering be­ ting | to havl a tremendous $ng from the of the flakes," ttly; but he got pulled out son#] tooeeiy down. ^ ffefhted, Ger- ^ejpWP were wide open there was no time to inerti^t *, an* was oat or the furnished .car. The bti been slowing, was [I, 'was1 quite dark •stood on the ^stepa with ..Jt but, to his wonder, he jffltat he had bfeen unaware of > •< " "i 4 ̂ tin was in one of the snow- fact. inoife of the longest !t«TJ' w»d ^ajtf^in -oaf,- nftich was shaped * ** slope of the PJervii .gasped, for"%rt(ow the cause of the frensied The train itself was not If was the snow shed. what can it mean? How on lildaspow shed take fire in " ?" he exclaimed. said a quiet voice 4 pair of black eyes . Y l3arvU. "A snow shed the forests do, from the eifclarfa. ttartts. This must hate been Wteahgii Mptte time, I should say. A» a jneii on trolleys patrol the every train to inspect It; broken out after they have The speaker pointed a long, thin finger t» the Wall of flaaie ahead of the engine, which loomed black and weird against the bright glare. Even IS m iwrwiuB oltuiiiuu Gerviu could wtbntt* •truck at the calm tone of VOiC®? his serene -Below'the two men, as they stood on £h«J|fteps of the car. t^e terror-8trlcken pai&hger* were rushing to and &o in Wil# alarm. Thera^seemedto be no- »« *PP«aS tP* Tl*e and iJiBker gased 'tielfrtesHly from their en- 'tato'ttoe banter of fire. ThAJt|ard out and sped back hose always found in •vwysm^Bhe* in case of fire. iv. I: The Jjamffs^weyg roaring an , id moreimpainent, "If this on we shaU ^ toast- shouted, & •-.%%Jiss- dawn. ile lift her out of your arms.** Ifhe stranger who had ad­ dressed Gervis ww-atfeady--jofe,the ground, his arms stretched ont ttt re- «rtve the burden Gervis held. the slight form to hba he the motto^jes* girl on the and as Gervis .spraaig dowdl' the ijagitlfeie stranger's h*a(|, »*de a tap, " -IT be a purity of his own Idden hue Chatting snraaa to And Jfould act. i t f iSBoOdof W wife, and somehow the sh<}ck to have frosen her. She is un~ 4W« to speak even. 1 fear it has af- fscied her deeply." , , "Oh, Gervis, take me away some- iW^erei" A cry cfinf from her lips. *" • •' Gla4fetyg4|coaij£ back--she was jfcier^ self agC|r, and Qervig almost wlilied* had continued. "SfrPIr H81i"«irl!" He bent down over, her,1 kneeling on the-ground to draicrfcer little .head to his shoulder. At any cost he must hide the hideous Jra&of flame from her frightened eyes, f JH^he strove ^comfort her he did flriBe tht,li||iWfi<oa the dark.^live- inoed tace that looked down upon husband and wife, ve her!" Gervis looked uip ly to say, in a hoarse whisper, Rencountered the pitiless gaze of w'You must help nie!" to his feet, "I tell laast be saved! It was 1 ITfcer Into this plight, and five my life for hers! ip#ose I rush the whole you think I could get her flames to the other sidf „ ; the open beyond?" HiliA?" was the icy r#^ reverse the engines to the end we came tm-e comes the guard > #• ^btit 'well,' I guess," wwr>-«™»>w ..^lancing uaeas|]|r Lowering' his he wetrt ital to the male passen- "Tb**laia truth is, we're id a God help us all!": •^fcen must be very near the mitlat of <Ms snow shed!" quickly ejacnlatad the stranger who had assisted Ger~ vis. vt*l»yr' hoarsrij screamed the ptm- Bcwnehow they turaaf la- sttnctlvely to this man, aa htiioiiail fl­ ings will to any true leader. * "la that case, it would ba worth WhUa to rush it," said Gervis. Re had rtrt|fcd «Mcly from the ground, and stoctd holding her close to him, care­ fully hiding her eyes with his left hand. "Well, then, let ue rush it together in the train, and Qod in His mercy help us through!" came the suggestion from a passenger. "And suppose we are burnt .pp like chips! " gloomily said anothsr. ; i And, truly, the long, fierce toaguea Of Are were gaining along the roof. Strong men shuddered, whtle aft the women were now covering their eyes, and eome were praying wildly. Here and theye a child, Withr frightened sobs, hid its little face in its mother's skirts. It was, in truth, a terrible death trap. The helpless human beings, harding together, were paralyzed. Those of them for whom their Father in iieaven was an ever-present reality eried out from their hearts for His merciful help; others were mute. " 'God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble; there* fore we shall not fear ' " The clear voice of a woman that began bravely ended abruptly in a smothered sob. The flesh was weaker than the spirit, and a pair of dark eyes criticised, with a sneer in their black depths, the speaker as she cowered down on her knees. . "It would be as well not waste the minutes In talk," said the owner of the eyes- "It's time for action now if we are to save our lives." With a swift glance at Gladdy*! shrinking figure lying in her huatpaad's arms, he strode forward to th# fifoat Gathered round the engine was a grouf of excited passengers, arguing, order­ ing and pleading with the bewildered stokers, who stwbbornly refused |«tr|s|; all'and rush the lire. (To be continued.) a • fSiM 'A vtif • • BVE'8 BCAUTY. I» Sfflltont LvniliiH* '0? IMnr Ah Al H»r Oti«htm As to the beauty of Eve, the Bibli­ cal version of her story is silent, but the Talmudists and such were well in- iCrssu. The bwutyisf Sarah <jf great reputation among these, with good Biblical warrant. "A11 women in comparison with Sarah are like monkeys in respect to men. But Sarah can no more be compared to Eve than can a toohkey be cd^aftfd *!&£!&.? Milton; whose Eve feas tjbntrMralM far more than the Yahwehlst's to tfte pop- ular imagination of her person and her mind, is not a whit behind the Talmudiats, and uses. ^>ne of his most daring idioms -to express -his • thougfete ;• ' «... h, "Adam the goodiig^t since born His afcisf th* falr^t Of hir ^auglW?r? Eve." ' •. However criticism may Impeach, thf general conception of Milton's epic, it stands abashed In the presence of his Eve, as if confronted by that loveli­ ness which Adam saw. The Milton who drew her picture was no Pnrltan ascetic. The warm blood of the re­ naissance was in his veins; Neither the primal pair nor their surroundings suffer from any stint of seamena ehaspt*.. But Miiton aiso enforces with finw i ner less God­ like than her mate.--Rev. <3Ktnf- afiWk, ta Harper» B|^ar^, it , - .v; ^ t | •; Batue at t Austarlitaî iWdbon 4* festi Austriaas and Rua<6B -̂-<80£f. Battle of Trafal»ar, H^soa sinks Stench fleet. 1805. v Mosotw buraed by the Russians to entaapNapoloon.mS. England defeated by the United States at «ea and forced to r«co|&lze by treaty the rights of American <^ti» at*sea. . Battle of Waterloo.. * Kapoleon tak- quished.1815. - Battle of Navarino, securing Greek Independence, 182?. - !, , ; Crimean war, Great Britain, France and Sardinia against jfgjlla, 1858-59. India Mutiny, in native sol­ diers massacre Engtisb men, women and children, 1857. Franco-Austrian war, 1859, followed by Garibaldi's campaign unifying Italy, 1860. j The'great civil war in America, 1861- 15. Surrender of Lee to Grant, at Ap^> pomattox, April 9, 1865. ' Austro-Prusslan war. Decisive bat- Sadowa, July S, 1866. Prussion tie, Sedan, Sept. 1, federation of German, empire. Ruaso-Turklsh war. na, Dec. 10# 1877. of mm r O - First a w •flrstii|i0KlM erwfss the Atlaptte, the Mum** Ut9. and to#,,• aapaad, l8 î'Btiltimore ft 14 *""" the f£?$|ts by ga% ftrst fx- pertinent, in L ŝdil, 1807. WW? iltto^ Pi^aert toy 9PKNI% appHê bn of :• 5 reaper invented, 1884.' - * V Howe's sewing machine, 1848. The electric tel̂ raph^Samuel l̂ . B. Morse, 1887. First line in the United States, 1844. fl»e telephone first exhibited, 18?6. "* i*aph, m%w. across tke Atlantic, 1857; . _ at S^|s(m's hctme ifSS"- "v .• ttrst experlmsnts by First suooesafnl por* 1839. ̂ jpaqfaroscope first ymA. 18tt; perfected, If59. Firat College Settlement e*t*1>l!shad, 1868. 1875-8T; erica: John C ward to the of Board - ma* ntlsaioaarles sent ot the llrst lu Londdn, 18M. Society Foreign "Itflhla Society organised, 1816. First Young Men's Christian Aaaaai- ation, satsWtohed by George Willlanis la XttnAto, 1M4. Tho Inqufsltlon abolished by the SpeniahCortes, 1820. Beginning of the «al*atfega Anay; 1865. Doctrine of Papal Infallibility form­ ally endorsed toy the Ecumenical Corn­ ell, 1870. • • Blh& Revision: New Testam«st &•> sued, 18fa; Old Testament, 1885. Organization of the first Young peo­ ple's Society of Chrlstan Endeavor, 1881. Ofgaagntton at the Order M KlaCa Daucfttova, 1666. Grmat CfAufrop̂ . Earthquakes: Caiacas, 1812; India (2,0W persons killed), 1819; Canton, H|U[ oat. What is it?*1 - • 8o lfl^jM^;%ay back a goodish bit, and f<M|pi4 worse thing behind us al- his!" He pointed to the "GMi^^e#». there*8 bin jtRow silii;li^niad on our t has smaal^lKiii^f>litO ted an«t roof. Never'aaw in the Rockies, a«t even in , ime o' year. warmfcfc t|ell ^ ̂ad 'm w» ttMeawaAowu .ijt'-it! th a ter snow the « YMw^rai Cmiu xot : As palaccfs go, Balmoral castle is Ijj no meaa# large. When it was tfrigi- liaHy built It was fntetfded to be ptit#' ly a private palace for Queen Victoria and, .her family to retire to for com­ plete, rest and recreation, There wer< to be no visitors, no lords-ln-waltiog,* and, moreover, the queen's childrea were children. Now, when her mi* jesty's family bad grown to a swarm# and it Is a common thing for her to have nearly ® do^ri' of them Maying W,<S ^ k othe* visitors. Balmfxrai coo;rt provides lp- sufilcient accdtamodations for the cptirt. It is true that the latter ,is cut down to. the smallest limits/ ^hert are still no lords-in- waiting. The tnfn- ister ift attrsilpiP, has to leave his stecretarr- bebfild." Still there is not rpi^Jpf all the guests, so they are scattered up and down in various an­ nexes. Bit-kail, to the southeast of to oji¥ family; Anikyaidie and r.iAbe^sidie ntains. both to ttie north of Balmoral, are giv«j to others. The ^esjt <u*a stowed awayf in the castle itself and when the accommodation becomes c?a<j»|ed," sOBfr;|f«|p|*J*re a way' M drifting olf to sUy with the duke aad duchess of Firt at Har lodge, which is not far'dff. ^ '• * -f- ' ' ' UidlorilWi S«r»y. ' Reminiscences of "Buckshot" fwi- *ef '» brutal rule Jn li etauid are con- iared up by intelligence that the In­ habitant* of an Indian village shpre of Burt lake, nejfr Che Mich., have been put oiit erf homes by a eherUi's poase fM ̂ tt ile houses were -Wtrrtt' wasliSl a year ago to t»iii 'llcGi|b, w|*r #^a the Indians ̂ until spring to j&pa. others remained, and- these just been disposstfised and many chllirett sat tM, a|l »a« alght In a pouring r«i«^ T VIIm M Grenadier it in which served as a battalion regiment w Cifruiti "'w$ wry, THE WORLD AS Tt WAS IN 1800 AND AS IT IS THE L4GHT PORTIONS OF T&V GLOBE IN 1800 WJBRB AS Yt.f 1900 SHOWS THAT ALL THE GLOB15 HAS »BEN EXPLORED Boonbardment of Alexandria by the British, 1882, followed by the 'occupa­ tion of Egypt. If War <betW4etf t^e bhineseT and' Jaoani^ ^se.1894/' ' ' .-x • AmCrlco-Spanish wtrl Manila, May 1, 1898; &antl&gc£ luly 1/4898 Franoe ^beconaex an empire, 1804; a republic, 1848; an emplre-again, 1852; third republic. if ; " v General outhieak - of r^yoluyons captt»l of United itaterf!l870. DifGp*0*ry and Exploration. In the Arctic: Expedition of Sir John 1845;WDe Long, 1879; Greely, J88J^ P|a^Fi 3i®2; Nansen, 1894; Duke of J^|.j^bru*Ki (farthest ^orth). 1900. Antarctic: ? lEMibco©, 1831; Bal- )eny, llS8; D'Urville, 1840; Ross, 1841; W«k^ 1842: Borch®^ripk, 1898 Roentgen solids, 1896. rays found to penetrate r - 1Progr*44 and ?«<*£*. . - 4 , • #lla¥^y abolished In the l»fttUfct4o- minions, 1883. _ia.uj:. ' Alexander IL» -SS»peror ,«fet̂ #ia, emancipates twenty-three million %ertiii8«^ Lincoln's Emancip^tiop tton, 1862. . First International BfcpositiOfc In i4r 'TmiImi' IgSf; * " ' Hyde Park, London, First settlemeat A an lntiH|tlOnal quarrel by arMtratidn ittste|fj|||r war (Alabama claims of the United St&tee agalnat England), 1871. International Felice Congress sum- moned by Russia, meets at ths ^ajpxe, 1899. 'v Organization of the Red Cross so­ ciety at Geneva, 1864. ? < t Organization of the Woaip^igPhris- CLOSE OF THE CBWTCRY. IPLOiltED. THE SHADED MAP FOft :<3lSPT THIBET AND AT THE POLLS. China (6,000 perished), 1830; Calabria (1,000 persons Juried), 1835; San Do­ mingo (5,000 killed), 1842} Southern Italy (14,000 lives lost), 1852; Calabria (10,000 killed), 1857; Quito (9,000 deaths), lg5$; Mendosa, South Axae**" lea (7,000 deaths), i860; Manila (1^00 dmths), 1843; Mitylene (1,000 deaths), 1867; AreQUlps and district (25,000 deaths), 1868; 8an Jose, Colombia (14,- 000 deaths), 1873; Scio (4,000 deaths), 1881; Cassamlcclola (1,990 deaths), 1883; CbarleatmB, S. C. (prope^rty vorUi H,900,000 destroyed and 41 Ify** tost), 1917; in tha Riviera (2,0WF deaths), 1W>, J*pan (4*#0 d«ad, 5,000 wouttd- ed), 1891. Famines: Ireland, 1846; Rawf%1891; in ft^la, 1837, 1860, 1865, 1988, 1874, 1897,1899. In the last two named years there wer*, la»ge American- eoatribu- tions in money and grain through the Christian Herald. In 1897 theae con­ tributions amounted to 8409.006. In It sp êars that § WOUM like to self president, even think the time is lU jwr Wall -Pupmr at any one who is for to fee the guest of Mme, n ii. Jikely to b^xnae ed,lalfas P«r«8ula^ se,"^l||uit he m y t>«, 10. frfnueatly ' scanni t. i Ttliji' is of the receipted bitis of tb« whicll^M in a flood of on the egormOw tdai eases neees-^ sarily incurred It is force which tunate Fargo Chriatiaa Ni deSply 1 found ill at the haapitat in York. Sbet of this hastened *jTttrJt The news ef th riage of tlafie St. Lyn^i nded . in lovihwith*er, Wit was a betrothal imm Ih* decree. of separation from Dakota. Cat*'* s«iai«r. It:* Vlth petticoat gn^iurnment In g|s try.Mm ^t is a a«s ttw«g* IBostri t a of th8 Mf^ of the tweatieth of the WomMM P»«eif Lincoln elected ted, 4 u.m m' GreatBritailv B! laaL j»niideat#i t-*.; i.-- \ vf liberator at Italy> >ted.pr«mfir,U52. Louis Kopsuth dlott̂ or of im 'tSFSSlNW' ObU disootarid 1» California, la Austral ilSl; In the 1887; lil tfce Klondike, 1897. Diiunoad mines Worked in the Opening of the Mont Cenis ixb. Laat aplke of the Union road " Trans-Siberian ' rallroadj 1899. * Opening of the Sues canaV , Alaaka cadad by Rnaila to ' Urat awalon of the Parliament' of Unlta# Cwiada, 184T. / » , Tha *»stralias under one govern- ment,1900. HaxlailUan exseMsd In Mi Expalslon of '̂ ^peror \ '* *' " i"., .. Assaasfaations: Lincoln, 186S; Gajr- »ld, 1881; Emperor Alexander, 18»; Carnot,Pret4d«ot of France, Shalt of Persia, 1894; King Hut of Italy, 1900. * Expulsion of Jews from Russia, 1882- 91. . Massacre,4>f Christians In Armenia, 1895. • 'v Massacre of missionaries ami con­ verts in China, i»00. . Army draft riots in New York, 1848. Chtyroform flrst used, 1847. " . Vaccination legalised, 1803. Pasteur discovers remedy for phobia by inoculation, 1884. The Rosetta Stone furnishes key to hieroglyphs, 1841, » World's Columbian Exposition ati ChicagO,1893. Prof. Andree sails for North Pole in balloon, 1897. ? Threatened war betwieen Untt Stat»s and Great Britain, ow xnelan boundary dispute, 1895. The Inal draft dt fiay^anc fa»« to •benefits of tbe^j l Inter-oceanic Britain form a confederation like ada--1900. «SW«rf JCmCU^f and The titorms by sea alid late autumn and the beginning pit:' ter have been unusual In thfArf and in the sweep of Ocean navigation has been distal to an unnatural degree even for: tla*a of year. The steamers have verse winds and waf«i.;.anA; »•'Igjiieiasi veaiela.-'liar^ MrlotiB danger There has hatf tfsual nnmber of dliiijg lantic coast with c<»c life. The tempests on' hera. violent an^> disasttoua ^ property. In some wraokp a»d passengers were lap: fan tire season of navigation ot feaa l>«ea remaifcable for the pMraoaa drowned In ship^rr loss of life Is greater by 20 than duf-ing aiiy recent prei JMforal JFuasion /fof When the hard faet .ls that heavy penalties |& tha1 and intpri der to h< them we crime, the theory that effectively dealt with by only too a] ' m suasion may be lads citrant juveniles shoaJd ^ i d«rstand that in caste of sort will be had to the rod.--Ex. *#r Ale derer who was s^tc^ai for twilily, years Ust^the kill ward Plesal.. is a rtiatlve oip Alexander T. Stewart, the prince and finan­ cier, with whom many peqple claim­ ed relationship at his death a few years slttfefc Hrs demise ~ Was; the signal for a large! amount ot litiga­ tion, and' among the presaedtfeafaM to that the youn|.