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“Isn’t supper almost ready '1?” mid Mr. Hunter, coming into the dining-room “I am in a great hurry toâ€"night. Mr. Clark has sent ‘for me to be around there by seven." .. “I wujust going to call yampapa; supper has been ready for sometime." The speaker, a girl of 13, smiled as llle answered the question, and then said: “Come, Robbie." Robbie put down his book and came towards the table. There were only three ofthem, the {timer and hle two childrenzl‘cur years ago God had called the dear mot.- er to be with Him. It had only been aince his Wife's death that Mr. Hume:- had given up his home in the country and moved into town, where, through Ihe influence 'of some of his friends, he opened a liquor snioon. He had not acne :hls immediately, but (ml;~ when L: began 10 think he ccuidmot make many fast enough on his farm. “11 seems.“ Mr. Hunter proceeded, wt: n the lhree were seated. u‘tlcut Mr. ('lu,k is not exactly suited with the last wine I sent him. and so he wants u.-. ....... _ i., In: to come around. It is.a very bad time. :00. Peter is sick. apd- I have no one to leave in my place, Alice.” looking up at the git! and trying to speak as if it: was 110111ng unusual, “yen will have to tend to the gentlemen while Ijam b-..“ For an instant there was perfept si- lence 51: the room; then Alice raised last earnest 9313 to her father‘s lace and said: "Oh. papa. -I cannot; please do' not ask me.” Mr. Hunteruhnd 'rimn‘by this time 813:: was putting cn his things. “Listen to me, Alice." he said. “I'm older than yr u are and him right inthis thing. 1 have my living to make as wet] as other man. You have never seen me drunk, and I do not swear not-"steal. This is saying much more than‘most men‘can who profcss more than I do. It is not my (unit if men duimk too much, any more than it is other men’s fault if théir customers buy what thty cannot afford. Each man for himself.“ Alice knew it was perfecfly useless to say anything. Her father knew what she tbcughi of his business. and never before had asked her to help him. She sat perfectly motionless after he} had 7 I A_1_.‘.. ‘u' r‘--~---.v __-, , , gone, and then bowing her head on her hands pra) ed God to help her. The mom Alice entered was I very tempting place. There was a soften- pet on the floor, and pretty @le cur- tains at the windows. which shut out the fights in the gtreets;,easy chairs Ln" (minty card tablss; a fire burned brightly in. thegmte. and pussy slept pmesfitily on the hearth. Alice drew a chair betore thefire. and began to work on one of thcge pretty little “nothings" that gills so delight to make. Kitty pun-ed her content- ment. and it was very still in the‘room till the little bird on the mantel piece pusihed open hour of eight. “Papa will be here soon.” thought “fiddle maid “and I do not beline am one is coming. I am so ghumzo glad. for I couid not have sold it » “Good evening, little lady," said some one behind her, ‘and Alice looking up new a very pleasant-faced gentleman smiling down at her. “I suppose your fatherhas just stepped .out; so as I know juslt‘where he keeps things, I’ll , spare you the trouble and will help my- 1 self and my two friends." looking to- ? wards two other gentlemen. whom} Alice in her surprise ‘had not noticed. § “Oh, what shall I do?" thought the. little girl. Then came the thought: “What n coward I am; have I not asked the Lord Jesus to help me?f’ All this ‘time the gentleman had beentaking off his things, and now he moved towards the side of the'room where can table the dainty glasses were ahnnged in nest l'm\.~. Alice watched him prepare the ghsses and give them to his friends. but they were too interested in mite!» ing the girl to touch the wine. for Alice had risen and; going over to the table. looked up earnestly ot the gentlemen and mid: HOW ALICE TENDED BAR. “Please sir, do not drink \ our wine.” The man paused. before drinking and aid: “Why, my little fiflend, this is an old comfort of mine and has cured niany a fit of the blues." Still the girl did not take her eyes 03 his face. nor did she brush away the tears which had begun to overflow the soft blue- gyes. The gentlefian was beginning to feel an- 130312.] at the gentle but steady gaze. “Come, Foner,” said one of his friends. “do not take it'now if the lib tle lady‘objects; sit down and wait til] her father comes in.” ' _ .. n' .. mu.- ._._i, V “Oh, no, do not wait for him,"'said Alice, “-1 did not. mean that. I mean that I do not, want you ever to touch It; It has domain much harm and has made so 'many people miserabhe. And'dh!" Did It So Bloch-II! “‘1 II. Enabllnhsd n Sweep“; ‘ Belem. his door and cooed the was pal-fee? ly useiesa “What makes you want 1’5 up?” said Mr. Foster. 100““ ear next 13.. said the‘girl, trying hard tc voice, “why do you I“ drin “Because." she answered you never get drunk, man; They are not able to stop v as ynuvafe. 0h, Mnroster, “What man we do, , Bu! Foster. looking at the man oourtesy to Alice. had told )3 you his drinking till Mr. H~ " “It wou!d be hard work," nnswered. “very hard; and just how “*1: could manag afraid I couljd not.” ‘ ' This is whit the strong u made his nonunion Ye “Could not.“ Via, you Could." mid Jufis' help." ”Supposé you ask Him to 3:! was Mr. Brown who asked f a voice launded low and ch'okf; 'Vl‘v‘v -vu-cu... -_ V W 80 she knelt just kin-e sf :‘Wag’nnd the three men bowed then“ ends rev: erently as the girl prayed (I? fit the Lord Jesus wedld keep them {mug- 2m: dread- ful ski of infiemperahpe. “I am sonfy 1 was kept a? Air. Hunter. ‘ “Kora. is Alkali other room?" The 30‘; nodded her head as Mr. BL“; towards the saloon door. g on the thrsshold. though, 1‘ spectacle met his astoniaji Three men with bowed! he! link: da‘ug‘hXer kneeling in' and praying. The man '1; long time his conscience ‘3 troubling him, and now _~ pmyer, simple though it. v1 him his sin inns new Light; _'.~ “Papfié’ Mice s-aid “do 1:,= ér two deci (is. You nilln them, will you?” Luv”; _“Andv:plense make papa ~ insg wrung in‘selling it. A]; Then she fiose; and as ch; her fangs-r agandfing in theq u-Should he promise, and' spoil the prospect of making a 3 bd a”! of mama? Mr. Hunter hesi, fad“. “My child" he saE,d kissing .' r gently, “30m brawl-3' to-night Names me. (:émlemen.” turning to , be others. “God helping me. I will nf fiver OCH nor dunk another drop of l‘q ior. Come. giw m3 lithe girlfiour phi ge. too" And (hey did. both of t3 5m shaking hands with her h;artil3'.â€"% Grace Babâ€" bitt, in National Advocnt , PRIEST SAYS wow; DRINK. “Considerable commengj; has been made lately‘concerning i'éthe dri‘nk habit among society wmf’en and the danger v of thy? growflg‘ custom amongother women. tfi‘g‘cOrding to competent authority. (trig-ting is de- creasing among men. lug-,5 increasing among women and amotgg‘ women of the wealthier elasses. E‘t 'iu to be regretted that women wt;- nre lenders fin society imitate the (g’inking cul- to‘ms of English soétety QM that the old American ideas‘of I pectability in this matter are fast appearing. It is to be hopedthnt Ca? 1013c women will not be brought t1: adopt ti. , dangerous drink fashion: II Addres- Some Inn-prising statergifintl were made at New Haven; Cong-3; the_other day' at the state convemfrion of the Connecticut Catholic ' 'I;-{tni Absti- nence union by Rev. Wu??? Shanley. ’the president of' the orglqiution. in his annual address to th. assembled ‘C‘elegates of the state soc: flies. The priest talked on the pro c! of tem- perance in the suite up said that he regretted to state thug while hub- Itual intemperance amok: ;- men was decreasing alcohofism inf @vomen was becoming more cammomgigfle said fin part: 54 '- -- t"1___ L..-â€" on . Within, theVlasIt 20 yr} ‘rs the num- ‘ber of American and firglis‘h female physicians in Asiatic co§‘,1tries ha in- creased from 20 to 220, ; 1 ' A Chinese drink ismu; mafia of lamb's flesh, bruis‘ed with “(7%! and fer- mented. ' The ordinary beer gins is regulated b} law in Bamria and hst ho.d ex- aetly half a liter, or :fearly nifie- tenths of a pint. :3; Sandu’sky. 0.. is enfojé‘ ing a Sun. day closing ordinance. ‘3 ilne mayor .and police are- stoppin ylstreet curs, milk wagons and up In ’3' generally. The Finnish TuH’a Téuperance so- ciety at Ashtabula. 0.445 about 'to Verect 3 5111.000 templeyéfg'fin which to hold its meetings and er€f§enainmentm To my nund not all tfi: gold in the Rand or the diamond‘siiiin the De Been‘mines could'comp'éinsalte to the nation for the long It yoi'?T*.'rly sustains hv 91w immeasurable eviJ of the drink To my nund not all (1* Rand or the diamonds Beers mines could comp nation for the 10-. 1t yo by the immeasurable evig‘ tamerâ€"Lady Henry Soifi Vbrdlct of Slipl Ellie“. The naval constructo, 5 say that.“ is not impossifih: to bug H a ship that will cross the Atlanticf «31 four days. but they do not conside‘: p”! practicable to maintain that rah“ if speed; be- cause it. will cost mot-'2 than it will come to. TEMPERANCE T} )INGS. Female Physician; J: Ann. on Before Tenn»: 51an llody Aver. 'Bnblt I; 6;; ‘0qu Rapidly.» f‘ “although ofhers do. th I little, a nap.” , m 7" add bio, out of ‘m to posh Met came. Mr. Brown do not see ‘ it. I am flute.” mid mu in the gd woman t‘cr moved file paused {duty-ins! ied sight. ‘gs. and his .31eir midst. gened. A Sun! been the girl’s ’33, showed to give it g at Alice naid. He , slowl'y: hid so saw §orway ‘19 the oth- I sell it to ice, “with efp'us." It er, and his "e he in do- I! teady her What II-uonnu ll-ye to the Ital-luc- Break! the ”lack-ll. It. ls infinitely “dung the canted ofei‘vlllxatlon firm: the whence- 0! west Africa should hue been charac- terized in the first place by-ullvery. and late).- on by the expoiutlon of nrdent spirits. It in Well thlt our lteamera should carry missionaries to the dark continent, but ll it well that the cargo of "many a vessel should mainly consist of gin and gunpowder? This «no jhe me with the old' lteun- i ship Adri n, on which I sailed for the ‘ Congo in 591. In due time we ate], ruched . man. It the mouth o! the Congo river, and ! eomm'enced m flee the abominable eflecu of the firewo- ter. which in thope dnys was ID tree- ly sold. Night was mule hideous in the wooden hotel by wane- and hounds of revelry. A dozen bottles; of gin could be bought for 60 can". and the poisonous concoction; so' one of my friends infoimed me, VII war- nnted to kill at :50!) yords. The 1]- ready degraded heave: were in part pakl for their labor {h gin. and they were thus further degraded. demoral- ized. decimated and damned._ Toâ€"day the strength of the spirit! sold is greatly diluted. in its poison. one and destructive power was even for trade put-pores too serious. When ‘ tbe‘grtifieiat tute we. created. 'palm - wine. wtgdch in very slightly tntoxicat- 6 ing. mu} no longer suffice the up! um, whp were prepared to barter all i 'thetr’ possessions for the accuned ! “fire-water." I hue. often seen the. graves 0! these poor heathen decont- ‘ ed with the gin bottle! they owned' during Life. » , t It. I; a matter of profound gratitude that a restrictive tat-1'8 b in some de- gree Xes‘sening the mic on the lower Congo: but am more on we rcjoieod that combined Europe. too tardlly kind.'hu drawn («cord of protection round equatorial ~Aft-ma. forbidding the sale of spirnn beyond {certain éfeftlrrls'fldeflnéa sphgreZâ€"Harry Gut-1 tan Guinness. M.‘ 1).. London Region: 9 Beyond (‘Mitsi_qnary Union). ' 7 "AA A-_L|- ? -â€"_v a __ r7 . As I have witnessed the unutterablo horrors of the rum trafilc of the welt coastvqs‘ well an in South Alfie-m I shall gladly embrace the opportunity to let the civilized World know some- thing of the sickening details of I‘ traffic of which it might be truly sold: Slavery slew its thousands, but the rum trafllc lo'sloylng l!- milllons. I 'traveled up ind down the coast on boat: that'were simply whole-ole liquor houaeoâ€"ram in hog'nheods. rum in cooks. rum ln hurrell. rum liken; rum in flemljohnt, rum in stone jugs; Vand the; vilest rum tin-Lever burnt it- way doivn human throats. Whnthn awful many-sided charge the vast cloud of butchered African witnesses will hm’e‘agnlnst the civil- ised york! in the day of judgment! Africa. robbed of her children. rifled _oi her treasures. lies prostrate before the rapine and greed of the L'nnnum nation: of the world. A slave pen Ind battle 'rleltHfor ages. Christian na- tions, instead of binding up her wounds, like the good Samaritan; in~ stead of paging by end leaving her alone like Levite and priest. have come toilet with 10,000 shiplonds of 'uell’q masterpiece of damnation, rum, that is atnrning'her children into hu- man cindere. that bu turned the en- tire west .cout into- one long bar- room. from which it in estimated no fewer than 2.000.000 drunken lunge- go forth to die of delirium tremens every year. “Gin. gin,” in the cry all along the west coast, Ind, nay- Jol- eph Thompson: “Underneath that cry for gin l stem to hear the reproach: ‘You see what Christiana hare made us." Africa sends to Europe fiber. paim (*1. paim kernels. rubber and cofiée. Europe sends to Africa pow- der and balls to' slaughter the body and tutu to slay the soul. â€"- Rev. Charies Satchel! Morris. South Africa. To my mind the most convincing proof of~the absolute unreasonable- ness ofi the liquor traffic in missio‘l Maids. not to say its unmitigated wick- edness. is found in the action of the Engiizh government with respect to its East African possessions. In, this, their lhtest'joquilition in the dark .continujnt, stringent regulations have been‘isvsued. and so tar as I have no- ticed have been enforced. prohibiting the safe of either liquor or firearms to the natives. When 'we consider this action in oonnecllon with her policy on the west ‘ast,'\Vhere liquor has been poured in without stint; and where the result has been seen In rebellious upridq'gs ind massacres innumerable. wells“: the Minimum; of one of the greflent nations. andrertainly the most experienced colonizing power, that liquor for revenue does not pay: that . a simple commercial transac- tlop it in whom. expenxire, crlmlnnl. 4-K”. gW. B. Hot'chkim, British' Eu! RUK’S WORK III AFRICA. IOU-utenellc'u’ rec-Hum“. Moot counterfeit documents are de- tected through somejndividull pecul- hrity of the counterfeiter of which ho him}! is not aware. to III-or... llapnM-u ct I lull to Break Up lholby'u 0'- "III...- In the sun-ere! not our ”3102" the Benn": Humid cavalry. vaun- doned It Devin Blufl. Ark. II Aug-lg “out the. fine Price was prep-ring“ nan on Id. nil! into Minourl. Shelby‘l command wu petal-balding betwm where we were tad Jacksonport. at tho mouth of Black river, Ind Sonny. (I the little Bed river. and In Ihe Id’ncclf country. gathering up recruits Myth by volunury mil-uncut and conscrip- tlod, say- . writer in tho Inflow! Tribune. A detachmeng o! the than and Elevemh lluourl avnlry and Mn“: low: cavalry. under Col. Geiger, of the Eighth. wu um “no that pt" 0! the cnuutry to intertere whh Shot 3": pro gramme. , , . -Ln_.| A.- ‘n ‘1‘- 5| nun-5‘.- ' 0:: up second 6? third day our ad- vance guard came up to n and! and 6f Johnniel sitting eating watermel- on. The; paid no utentlon to the guard as they adv-need. thinking. It we: some of their own men; they at there enjoying their melons until the boy. were right on them. and had then“ ‘covered with cabinet. OI hearing the order to surrender. one of then. look- lug up Ind taking In the mutton. ex- claimed: “Sold. by â€"â€"." They "new up their hud- Iud surrendered um- ont any ceremony. ' ' - - ~4‘_-J -A The following night we camped at the cage of 0 mm town on Whlu river, culled Grind Cine. We were very well supplied with hdrdteck. but mmehow newer coulfl get meat enough In our havermkl to last may dose; cou- srquentEy we bid to depeu‘d llrgely on ‘he country for me“. After teldut care of my horse. I started one to lor- age some for my meet. A: we 1}] hid pretty good mouth: for chickeh. I thought I would see what could be 'done in thu line. Al I did not filth to dieturb the quiet and rent of Ihe arm-en. who I knew were very “red. I went tot-he further side of forum eamp. and. u it was nearing etude... spied some nice-looking fowle going to roost in I poultry-home. I made straight for it. climbing'over the lence ruther than going out of my "yin pass through the front gate. There er»__s ml- l’ "" x: ,v was n ImaII boy In the back you! who seemed to understood from my Ihbve~ menu «In: my Intentlon “‘0. Be very InconsIdcnter ran Into the poo}- try home. urIngIng his arm: vIoIeMIy and shouting. excitedly: {Sign out 0! here. everyone of you.“ forgunntely for me. they were all rusMng for Ike door just I: I stepped Inside. Imbbed two chickens In one hand and a turkey In the other and started 'for camp. eluted with my lucceu. Sudden"; I heard a rustling behind me. 0!: mn- lng 1 tax horrified to see an armed fe- male within ten loot of me with weapon raised ready to strike the "flu! blow, bu‘ by quickening my step I wu en- abled to keep out of the way of the broom, with wlflch ché wu just may to hit. ,Beelng um I was out a! nap of that weapm. the opened fire unit), a weapon of Longer rangeâ€"her tongue-â€" and kept‘ up flu fulfil-dc and made it hot {or me an!" I was quite out o! sight. A Gama; would not have been in it for rapidity 9! fire. Mus X0: 1 shied sumptuously thlt night on chicken and ‘urkey, with plen- ty of. dumpllnflrlinadf of hardtaek. Vtotomh nu.- hm Queen Vlc‘oflb rule- over morph. homctanl than the sultan of Turkey. over more Hebrew: than ‘hereJre in Palestine. Ind over more negrou {halt any on)" nteteign who is not I no- the of Africa. I!“ Int I. Could. A vetenn who wu bonting o? u- prove“ during the civil wu- In a-tkgd: “How many of ‘he enemy dd vou H ‘1. nnywav?" “How many did! ile" repeated the \nenn. glowly. “Wall 1 don't know exact-h how many. but. I lulhd as many of then u thy did at me.”â€"-Chlcqo mun. sou wn mcmnm. AN ARHED FEMALE. euing ”uraci- the con-a- Mub- la mad- Iutam unetbdagagulmph of thta rack! climb“.- The db eatery baa now been made that there are certaia luau“ which have such a reapect {or Ira. Grundy. and are en- dowed arm: such an Innate love of neat- neu and order, that not even death. or rather decapitatton. can prevent them from making one gram! Iaal toilet. which la clearly defined to give then a aedale and mpectable appearance after death. ‘ -_.J‘ :llllll'unl vn .m'w." 3 sect nw’ey. I pinned it on the hock of my ‘hnnd and indolently wntehed it. For home seconds the innect remnlned no- tionleu. but then. to my unbounded surprise. it moved its front legs for ward to the piece where the head should hnye been. end. utter it hnd rubbed lhena nervously together. or pnrently in anguish, it began to hint: its body and to smooth its wings filth its hind ten. Under the gentle pree- enre at these "ah: the body grodnniiy becune extended.“ the enmity curved. while the wing: gradual!)- chnnged their natural position and let? .the upper part of the body exposed. Melnn’hlie the hind leg: continued to bruh each other tron time to time. Xatnrnliy I watched this extraordin- ,nry sight with [rent interest. and. in 1 order to eee the finale. I took the ineect into my study, there it lived on entire dl)‘. mending the time at the ungreteo {nill task at making it. own tuner-1 to et." Dr. Bunion. 0 MM “team. has discovered an remrknbk ‘1th. us: the New York amid. “During one of my new: horseback fldn." i0 “51. “I frequently caught one of those large am witch annoy cattle and bone- no much. and I pun-put got rid of It by crushing in head. On any. lutndlol “mowing flue mum-ted in- sect uny. I placed it on the back of my 5 nu '_‘r .---.v- '1 from ours. Kc all: doubled M- (are. stationing In. "Idle" 9. the rocks which gun-DIM“ as milk“ all um mmewhu peculiar. I syn! on of (be me. to at if h‘plmd the and; for on protection; HAVE [1311131008 HABITS. new bloat. Con-lilo: Gill-ore ‘ Int-ed Ito-'Imlllo- In (to Pluluplnoa. {have always beljcvcd (In! the II”- tenant‘s refusal In obey «don-ad ex- ecute m m due to the chat pro- duced In his mind by n lnddcnt which Jud occurred c night or' two «flier. At one 0! our um u had M" It a crucifix. which he wore hunt” I fibbon around Mu neck. and all Go me: “The ‘Ancrium' 5:! no‘ Orto- “on." For the first time since we had been on the Inn-ch. n31 meutenut Com- mander (“than in XuChn-e'u. the Filipino lieutenant «pp-rated his cusp ,,L-,_u Ll- m-J “So.“ I’ll his laconic newer. Soon afterward he can: him-ell 'to our camp. Ind through an Interpreter calmly unturned In that he had or- den, prgeumlbiy Iron Gen. The. to execute II In the'moululu. Here la a little genealogical prob. [ell whlch perhpa some of the rend- era can solve. A man writes to the Liverpool l’oat toying: “l have. like the rest of human beluga. two parâ€" enta. They in turn Ind each two. These four pandporentu had each itwo. and no on. Now, I! we take on I an average lou- generetiona to a cen- tury. a: generation- in. panned aw-a) since the tllne of Willie. the Con- queror. and by the simple 'probeaa of mnltlplylni two by fuel! 33 than I iind that at the duo of the Norman conquest I must have had 8.599.93i.682 anoeatoro 01' that generation. But thla in eight“ nine tlmea the total - population 0! the globe at the prev Iant day. and must- 4:. fully m or 60 l times the total number of human he- lnga living in the eleventh century no that there neat be a fallacy in my calculation «nowhere. Can anybody tell me.” to ash. “what the tab lacy la?” “Oh. yea.” I upfled. “All the Anet- lcana are Chrktiana." ‘ “But; you newt-wen an: cam-lam.” I opened my jacket and allowed him my breaat. A crucifix had been ht- tooed there years ago. when I waa a midahipmaa.‘ “0313a! leaped to his feet with an exclamation of aurpflee. He Instantly creaaed hinaelt. macs-es neatly started out 0! Ma head. 1 ex- plained to hlm that anyone could buy a crucifix and hang“ around Ma week. but that I had endured pain to have my crucifix prleked In the flea‘b. and that. as he could ace. it muat always heir!“ ;9. There in: I lurked 31:11:39 in his manner toward m attu- thlt. . Prohlc- “It I. Damon-I a. ll.- lhh flue-t a! Gone-Imâ€" A "but Fall-e1. THE TATTOOED CRUCIFIX. PUZZLE!) ABOUT DESCEIT. , 59.. posted that that b “u u. more dill“, . 13 Old? per-anal habits the extreme 9“” ‘mch .m~t-xu 2» "W" Wu HK