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We may build this “everlasting'doning God and into which all the nmcmbranco.” “5 my text styles it, lmusic and all the prayers and all km the supernul existence of those'the sermonic considerations of this to whom we do kindnesses in this‘day are trying to introduce you world. You must remember that‘through the blood of infirm and treacherous facultyl THE SLAIN LAMB. h we now call memory is in the Oh where is oblivion now 9 From .' t - - ' -‘ meufiggmgtgf, crilgigifitbfi'ati'c: per, .the dark and overshadomng word hing will slipnthe stout ri :oihhat it seemed when I began it has ’ g p ' ‘become something which no man or t celestial iacultv. Did ou h I l widow pay her ° rent 7 yDid :0: l woman or child who loves the Lord for that man released from rigâ€"lined .ever tear. Oblivion defeated. a place to get honest work ?pD1-d0blivmn dead. Oblivnon sepulchred. pick up a child fallen on the . But I must not be so hard on that tone and b a stick of cand devouring monster. for into its grave in his hand 1:top the hurt on hi: i go all our sins when the Lord {or knee ? Did you assure alChrist's sake has forgiven them. . man swamped by a), str‘m‘JMt blow a resurrection trhmpet of the money market that over them when once oblivion has would alter a while he better ? ’snapped them down. Not one of you lead a Magdalen of the ; them rises. Blow again. Not a stir into a midnight. mission, ramid all the pardoned iniquities of the LorJ said to her : "NQF:‘ lifetime. Blow again. Not one of do I condemn thee. Go and tin ; them moves in the deep grave trench- Iore 7” Did yon tell a mares. But-to this powerless remrrec- montage-d in his wayward. , tion trumpet a voice responds, hall ”34 hopeless and plotting sui- i human, hall divine. and it must be “a“ for him was near by a port man and part God, saying, ‘t which he might wash, and ”Their sins and their inlqnitiu will: .0 -0...-| Ls..-_;___ «- _-._-__.L_.. __ ..._..- n ms.-..|_ n-.- lr cradle a. misfortune and their \‘c a. boon. Tins world Was hard- u comfortable place to live M be- the lniddlc ot the eighteenth tury. So many things have come .- the world that were not fit to in we ought to be glad they put out. The waters of Lethe, lountaiu of forgetfulness, are a. lthful draft. The history we have be world in 03; s past. is always sided and cannot be depended on. tory is fiction illustrated by a h straggling facts. mm: s: all the bunks. ma lived that-my “1"395 3" It was a” "m“ “S ‘0 wm' rvvr written and printed and say: I cannot open My hand to puldlsllml 2’ 'l‘lzc llln'ul‘igs‘ Would by .hc'p’ hat I think 0! you' I cannot. tlmlr immvn. Ly lmyl- obstructed ingsproad abroad My hands to bless, h-Ifml-lzn- um! made all research innâ€"l BUT I THINK OF YOU- I" “wide. The total epidemic oliWherever I go up and down the hen.- lnMss' was; a mentilul epidemic. vans, I take these two pictures of Malls-V 4)! NH) stall) and national lib-‘you with MC. They are so inwrought raarirs lU-(lély are only nlnl‘Q‘llcfl. in into My beil‘lg that I CflnIlOt 1080 which «lead books are waiting: Ior‘thcm, As long as My hands last, the Inlnv one to corro mul recognize ,memory of you will last. Not on the them. What it all the people that'back of my hands, as though to an- haul been born were still alive ? Welnounce you to others, but on tfl'b would have been olhowed by our anâ€"lpalms of my hands for myself to tenors of ten centuries ago. and . look at and study and love. Though people who ought to have said their 1 hold the winds in My list, no cyâ€" lust Word 3.000 years ago wouldtcyonc shall uproot the 3”. marl M "9. ‘flylflg 30! your name and your face, and "WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?" though I hold the ocean in the hol- There would have been no room toilO‘V 0‘ My hand, “5 “"0“" shall urn around. Some of the post gen-.110t “11315 0‘“ the record 0' my 1‘0- uullous of mankind were not WortthlCmbl‘anCc- “Behold, I have grave!) mbering. The first useful thing . thee on the palms o! my hands !" at many people did was to die," “hat joy. what honor. can there Yet oblivicm (lacs not ronm‘m or swallow everything that had better not be rcnmvm! m' swallowL‘d. The old monster is welcmne to his meal This world would long ago “we teen vvc-rc’rowdml if not for this merciful n-muunl of nations: and generations. ""0' thing is consumed. It is a (iii-gel Another defeat of oblivion will be which ‘all orchestras play and it found in the character of those :period at which everything stops. ,2whom W9 rescue, “PU". 01' save. It is the cemetery ol the human race. ’ (:haracter 18 eternal. Suppose by a It is the domain of forgetfulness. T18." 3330011“ We aid in transform- Oblivion 2 At times it throws a me a bad man, Into a good man. a shadow over all oi us, and I would “9‘0'0‘5 man into a happy man, a not pronounce it toâ€"day il 1 did not disheartened man into a CO‘WWW’ come armed in the strength 0’ the. man, every stroke of that work done eternal God on your behalf to u"shrill be immortalized. There may tack it, to rout it, to demolish it. ,ncver be so much. as one line in a in some old lamily record a de- newspaper regarding it or no mor- lcuidant studying up the ancestral till tongue may 0"" whisper it into line may spell our name and from human ear, but wherever that soul the faded ink with great eh‘ort and shall so your work on it will go, 1.“; some person by our name was wherever that soul rises your born somewhere in the nineteenth Work on it Will rise. and rcentury. but they will know no more 80 long as that soul Will last fdbout us than we know about the your work on it will 13?“ DO you lung.- 0! a child's eyes born suppose there will ever come such an ”‘31, night in a village in palm-idiotiz lapse in the history of that onia, Tell me solnething about your soul in heaven that it Shall forget great-gmnamthor. What did he do '2 that you invited him to Christ, that What year was he born '2 What year you. by prayer or gospel word, turn- did he «in: ? And your great-grand- ed him round from the wrong way mother 2’ Will you describe the style to the right way ? No such insanity of the hat she wore, and how did will ever smite a heavenly citizen. she and your great-grandfather getfilt is not hall as well on earth on in each other‘s companionship 'PkaIOWn that Christopher Wren plan- "as it blareh weather or June ?'ned and built St. Paul's as it will Oblivion .' 'l‘hat mountain surge {be known in all heaven that you ROLLS OVER EVERYTHING. iwere the instrumentality 01 building‘ Even the pyramids are dying. Not a‘ A TEMPLE FOR THE SKY. 1 ““31 [WWW but there 15 Chi-50’9" 0“ a ' We teach a Sabbath class or put a 7PM“: 0‘ that 8'"““""- Christian tract in the hand of ' . . a . o . a Why, there is only a tiust betweenJiasser-by, or testify for Christ in a" ’ . ' at: a, ' ~ ' r t . . t.m::u:hot{‘t;:il;i L int}? "3min? 'ttu "my" meeting or preach a sermon "ll will roll intomi‘t O'IQ tifsilvoii': la‘and go home discouraged as though . - . “ ' ' ~ * nothin had bee acc haul-boy 3 india rubber ball rolls . g n omplished, When . ,we had been character building with wn hill, am wh on w r d: . it a“ co min-lime?” {ht-111w?“ material that no frost or earth- gravitation with 00;" 'cridsmuake or rolling of the centuries can . ‘ . Edam o i W . they m” g” “’0’ “"d 9" m": 'l‘h‘efig isr alifo’tfiegoanfi a more com-t having nlll' memory perpetuatâ€" plete defeat for oblivio nd th t by the inununu-nt of Aberdeen . . n, a a granite in ””9 “mm, there is no is lll the heait oi (.od himself. You World in sight of our strongest telc- .have seen a.sailor roll up his 8109“) ”up” u,“ will be u 8Ul'l' pmliirc-ut and show you his arm tatooed With for any slab of emiunemuration (>1 tleliguie ‘0! a fortress where he? tlu; luet that we ever lived or died ““5 garrisoned. 0' the face 0‘ u’ at :-.ll Our “M“ is struck with dyad general under whom he fought! death. The axle-tree of the conslelâ€" ‘0" have Sm.“ many “' hand tatooedl lalim \ wiil break and let down thc'wuh the “we in a ”X“! one before; "I’I‘HLallitil'w' (if other Wm‘lik H'U'i‘ hr after lllitl‘l'lugi'. lhm “natal" off l;;l'. illlzizl' sniau‘ IXHI'UIiIllV. \l'liit‘f'ntuvlng is almost as Old as the? “n _. H. i'itll swmlmr and will .WM_.“'orld. It is some colored liquidl 1““; “mm. gdguogpo of “HMS av punctured into the flesh so indelibly g! viii-lily in it i'i‘('-t‘(i(iilc tallies chli aithut ‘nothing ca." ““311 It out" It 5‘ um! It low “I! easily as frog. iconia. Tell me something about your great-grancllather What did he do ? What year was he born '2 What year did he «he ? And you: great-grand- mother 2’ Will ynu describe the style 0! oblivion and its daleats I speak Wday. There is an old monster that swallows clown everything. It 'crunches individuals, lamilies, com- nities. states. nations, continents. ispheres, worlds. lts diet is up of years, of centuries. 0! es. of cycles. of millenniums, 01 neon. That monster is called by - oah Webster and all the other dictionaries "Oblivion.” It is a 'Iteep down which everything rolls. {It is a conflagration in which every‘ “thing is consumed. It is a dirge ‘whlch .all orchestras play and a period at which everything stops. It in the cemetery ol the human race. It is the domain of lorgetlulness. Oblivion ! At times it throws a shadow over all 0! us, and I would not pronounce it toâ€"day il 1 did not come armed in the strength of the eternal God on your behalf to at- tack it, to rout. it, to demolish it. In some old family record a deb “endant studying up the ancestral line may spell our name and from the faded ink with great effort find that some person by our name was horn somewhere in the nineteenth century. but they will know no more Cbout us than we know about the color 0! a child's eyes born loot night in a village in Patay tad Psalms cxii. 6, "The righteoils than be in_ everlasting remembrance." A despatch from Washington says : Rev. Dr. 'l‘almage preached trom the folimving texts, Job xxlv. 20, “He shall be no more remembered." Heavenly Satisfaction in Every Good Thing You Did on Earth. TERNAL HAPPINESS ‘I VUUU‘I 5 , lead a Magdalen of the ’ them rises. Blow ugain. Not a stir to a midnight mission, amid all the pardoned iniquitles of LorJ said to her : “Net-:3 liletime. Blow again. Not one of condemn thee. Go and sin i them moves in the deep grave trench- ?" Did you tell a mfes. But-to this powerless rmrrec- “"8800 in his waywardntion trumpet a. voice responds, hall hopeless and plotting uni-‘human, hall divine. and it must be for him was near by apart man and part God, saying, 'hich he might wash. “‘5 “Their sins and their iniquitiee will of eternal blessedneu he I remember no more." Thank God I‘ ? What are epitaph; in for this blessed oblivion. 80 you |. whet ere enlochma in see I did not invite you down into ltboeewhoeeMigh aeellaertup onathrone;noting r. whit are my. to the graveyard. to which all no- be comparable to that 0! being re- membered by the mightiest and most affectionate Being in the. uni- verse ? Think of it, to hold an evâ€" erlasting place in the heart of God ! The heart of God ! The most beau- titul palace in the universe. Let the archangel build a palace as grand as he can and then you enter this palace o! archangclic construction and see how poor a palace it. is compared with the greater palace that some of you have already found in the heart of a loving and par- doning God and into which all the music and all the prayers and all the sermonic considerations of this day are trying to introduce you through the blood 01 THE SLAIN LAMB. 0h, where is oblivion now ? From the dark and overshadowing word that it seemed when I began it has become something which no man or woman or child who lofes the Lord; i There is another and a more com- ’ plete defeat for oblivion, and that is in the heart of God himself. You .hflVO seen a sailor roll up his sleeve and show you his arm tatooed with the figure of a fortress where he Was gurrisoned. or the {ace of a dead general under whom he fought. You have seen many a. hand tattooed wrizh the face of a loved one before or after nmrriuge. This custom of {tattooing is almost as old as the :WUI‘hl. It is some colored liquid 'puncturvd into the flesh so indelibly .lhztt nothing can wash it out. It filmy have been there fifty years, but Ewlmn the man goes into his cofl‘inl that picture will go with him on hand or arm. Now, (30d says that In: has tatnocd us upon his hands. Thor-0 can be no other meaning of Isaiah. where God says, “Behold, I have gravcn thee upon the palms of my hands 3” 1'. was as much as to say: “I cannot. open My hand to help, but I think of you. I cannot. spread abroad My hands to bless, A TEMPLE FOR THE SKY. We teach a Sabbath class or put a Christian tract in the hand of a passerâ€"by, or testily for Christ in a prayer meeting or preach a sermon and go home discouraged as though nothing had been accomplished, when we had been character building with a material that no frost or earth- quake or rolling of the centuries can damage or bring down. graphics in the alcoves of a cit‘y library, compared with the IMPERISHABLE RECORDS you have made in the illnmincd mem- ories of those to whom you did such kindnesscs ? Forget them ? They cannot Iorget them. Notwithstand- ing all their might and splendor. there are some things the glorified of heaven cannot do, and this is one 0! them. They cannot forget an earthly kindness done. The kind- nesses you do to others will stand as long in the appreciation of others stand, as long as the thrOne 01 God will stand. harm-aim. .Imtbsotrubber “command: barrel witha THE “HIDE" FOUND. Nothing discouraged, a plank was secured and using it as o. battering ram they broke through a sixteen- inch brick wall at the end of the “hide" into another of similar con- struction. This was lined. both floor and sides. with soft mattresses to Mien the sound while taking her- reh In and out. It contnined four Operations were at once begun on the inner wall with a “jimmie” and after a while a hidden spring was struck, that let down a portion of the sheathing. though it had been matched so perfectly that no crack could be disCovered by the eye. Back of the sheathing was a cast steel door, secured by steel bars, {our inâ€" ches across. Opening this a. “hide" was foundâ€"but there was nothing in it. Next day the sheriff made a raid; the property next Forde's was searched, but int‘vain. until a care- ful meaguremcnt o! the inner and outer wall of the building showed that the latter was between {our and five feet longer than the former. At last it was discovered that the “wet goods” were coming in on a midnight train over the Portland and Rochester Railroad. The deputy sheriff and an assistant taking ad- vantage of the temporary absence of the “watcher” stationed at the rear 0! the restaurant, concealed them- selves in an old cellar. This was done two nights in succession before they were rewarded by seeing, in the shadowy light, a silent group of workers, stealing about in the dark.- ncss in their law violating business. Four barrels were rolled into the yard, attached to pulleys and hoisted. -not into Forde’s building, but into the third story of the adjoining pre- miscs. A CLEVER CAPTURE. One. Frank 1). Ford, of Portland, a restaurant proprietor, was, during the previous sheriff’s term a notor- ious law violator. When Pierson began his (utorccmcnt campaign, Ford professed to acquiesce at once in the new order of things and dcâ€" clured himself ready to keep the law, So long as Pierson Wes administering it. The sheriff had his doubts, which were increased when Ford came to him with a purse of 82,500 sub- scribed “by some of his friends to give the sheriff a. vacation trip to Europe, lest he should break down under the work of his oflice." It is needless to say that the purse was refused and the sherifi and deputies begun a vigilant oversight of the rc:~:taurant. They were soon con- vim-ed that intoxicating liquors were being sold but were unable to dis- cover the “hide.” The place was searched every day for weeks. The walls were sounded, sheathings rip- ped 00', and floors pried up, without result. as nearly harmless as it can be and live at all. What follows Will show the desperate straits to which the out-lowed trade is reduced and also the calibre of the men who are light.- ing‘ it. The account is taken from the Chicago New Voice. ‘ Mr. Pierson Was elected by a big: majority and entered upon his work January lst, 1901. Since then he has cicared the city and county oi all open sale and driven the traffic into such small compass that it is 'l‘he liquor fraternity and sympa- thizing politicians ran a candidate whose anti-prohibition views were well known. The Prohibitionists ran Rev. Mr. Pierson, a city missionary, a fearless man, whose Work. amongst the poor had already brought him in conflict, with the law-violating offi- ciats. 'and where two generations of child- ren have grown to adult life without [knowledge of the saloon and the mis- eries it creates. The result is that .Mnine has the heaviest savings bank account of any agricultural state in :the Union, and is otherwise prosper- ions and wealthy. THE LARGE CITIES. In some of the large cities and “towns, however, enforcement has varâ€" ;ied with the political complexion of the civic authorities. and the moral ton-e ol the sherill. Under the regime ending December, 1900, the liquor sellers of Cumberland County, in which Portland is situated, have had unusual freedom. Like toad sto ls (such comparison is a libel on he appetizing mushroom) 336 saloons sprang up throughout the county; and while this number was hardly worthy of mention in comparison with counties of the same population in most licensed States, it neverthe- less greatly stirred the Temperance. hosts, rendering the Shrievalty cam-‘ paign the storm centre {or the city and county elections. :Some Very Remarkable Liquor ! Seizures. ; It is now 50 years since prohibi- .tion, by statutory law. was enacted in Maine. In all that time, with the ‘exccption of two years, the manufac- ture and sale of intoxicants has been forbidden. So greatly do the people value their exemption from the exac- tions of the trafiic, that 17 years ago they carried. by a large majori- ty, a prohibitory amendment, thus embodying in the constitution of the State what had previously been only a legislative enactment, subject to the fluctuating opinions of the poli- ticians. 1n the State, as a whole, the law has been as well observed as any other. There are whole counties where drink is unobtainable, except for medicinal or mechanical purposes, den all a-bloom with everlasting re- membrance. The frown of my first text has become the kiss of the sec-,- ond text. Annihilation has become coronation. The wringing hands of a great agony have become the clapâ€" ping hands of a. great joy. The re- quiem with which we began has- be- come the grand march with which we close. The tear of sadness that rolled down our cheek has struck the lip on which sits the laughter of eternal triumph. terialism i-s. destinqd! but into a gar- DETECTIVE WORK IN MAINE. PORTLAND’S NEW SHERIFF. N ICHT WORK. 59 ‘ The little boy picked himself out of the puddle where his rude playmates had thrown him. He wiped the mud from his velvet trousers, his silk stockings, and his lace collar, and straightened out his long, golden curls as well as their demoralized and bedraggled condition would permit. This, he said, bitterly, is what comes oi being mama's little pet. Uncle Tom, what is charity ? Charity, Tommy. is finding good excuses for. the faults of people we don't like. ‘7'- ‘â€" Two months later the grey-bearded Communist commander fell into the hands of De Gallifet. who gave him his liberty. . in agreeable remem- brance of the incident. ‘ So' the twb oflicerg wailierl wrtlieir horsas out. of range of the insurgent rifles andurejoi‘ngd gheir command. “I go," said Do Gallifet. He wanted nothing better, as his “mis- sion" was a pure invention and he was as good as a prisoner. He and the lieutenant rode away. The lieutenant’s horse struck into a gallop. ”Hold on !" cried De Gallifct. “Don’t let them think we are in a. hurry or they’ll know what's up l" A great clamour arose among the insurgents. The Communist. com- mun_dcr_ spoke up. “Go back to President Thicrs." he shouted, “and tell him it is war !" “Frenchman," he said, “listen ! Shall it. be peace or war between Paris and Versailles ? Shall we not have peace ? Lay down your arms and all will be well. If you persist, it. is war to the death ! Frenchmen, choose !" De Gallifet proceeded to ride at. a slow not, towards the insmgents. Presently the Communist command- er, a man with a White bea1d, evi- dently not. a soldie1 by occupation. stepped out and called : ‘ ‘What do you want ‘2” Then De Gallifet proceeded to make a speech in a somewhat. grandilo- quent manner. He pretended that he had come on a mission from Pre- sident Thiers, at Versailles. Presence of Mind of General de Gallifet. General de Gallifet. the late French Minister of War, possessed presence of mind in a high degree. During the War of the Commune he once found himself at a bridge in Paris surrounded on three sides by the insurgent. National Guard. He was accompanied by a lieutenant only. Escape was impossible. Over 3,000 National Guards had their guns aim- ed at. the breasts 0! the two officers. ‘Z‘We shall never get out. of this alixfg _!” said the lieutenant. "Well," said De Gatliféfif'fipcrhaps not, __but. I think We shall. Follow Much comment has been made up- on the fact that during the recent strike of the carpenters, masons and plumbers, lasting nine weeks, there was not a single act of ‘iolence, ev- en of a trivial character, committed by the strikers. The connection be- tween this peaceable condition and the absence of opportunity to secure liquor cannot be denied.-â€"( Mrs.) lim- ma. Waterson. Ont. Prov. Press Supt. in W.().T.U. ABOUT DISCOURAGED. Portland dealers are about tired of the struggle, indeed would have abandoned it long ago but for the pressure of the Massachusetts brewers and distillers. The lines imposed on Cumberland County liquor violators have this far this year aggregated nearly $9,000 some $4,300 of which is already paid; the remainder will be due shortly. The county is now practically “dry." Mr. Ford was very cheerful when the search began, but before its close he was wearing a somewhat weary expression because of the fact that :he is under heavy bonds for his ap- pearance upon two search and seiz- ure cases; these and the destruction of the “hide” and the damage done his building by the deputies follow- ing his pipe. will, it is estimated cost him 81,000. ANOTHER SHARP TRICK. In August another seizure was made where the “hide” was almost as ingenious as Ford’s. Ingall Bros. bottlers of “soft drinks," have two stables adjoining each other, but se- parated by a 14-inch brick wall. In the second story of one they built a grain box 4 feet wide and 8 feet long. On the other side of the wall long, built in the grain. box. The mantle piece in the hostler’s room was over against the grain box on the opposite side of the wall. Ap- parently there was no connection be- tween the two rooms; really the man- tle piece was the concealed opening into a hide 2 feet wide by 8 feet long, built in the graifi box. _ The pictures, crossed fans and other de~ corations on and about the mantle, and the two feet depth of grain in the box would have deceived any but an expert detective. 'l‘he "hide" contained $100 worth of liquors. HOW WORKED. Here it'was connected with a. fau- cet of very ingenious contrivance. Opened as a. faucet ordinarily is, it gave “Uno” or Lithia beer” (ad- judged non-intoxicating by. the courts), drawn from the cellar: but by inserting a small wire nail into a scarcely discernable slot and pros- sing it in the right direction, straight ale would flow from the bar- rels in the third story or the other building. pug. This pipe the deputies followed wi axes. saws and“jimmies" in their hands and delight in their hearts. It was to -six feet in length and was laid i a groove hol- lowed out of the double flooring, so that there was a. hard wood floor resting on it above and a soft one against it below. with no indication of its existence from either above or below, thus effectually hiding it, ev- en should the ceiling of the room be- low be torn out. In this way they followed it to the. chimney, down a groove beneath the sheathing there, along the sill of the building to a counter and up a post that support- ed it.. AN OLD STORY REVIVED. THE REAL THING. v--- jcd at her earnestness. and called her Ia. little Puritan ; in later times he had raged at her as a hypocrite. ‘Do hypocrites look like thug? What did it matter what he called her ? Hie one wish now was that she should know that. he died blem- ing her. With infinite difleulty he iound his pocketbook and wrote her we on the dyleal. His head trem- bledzbeionthepeneildipmdtmn ‘U-v man who had- no: .zondescended to accept her good wishes. In the old days he had otten smil- That is that she said at parting, and he had pretended not. to hear. He saw? her {main praying for the Were there tears in her eyes “I There were tears in his. “I will pxjey for you." _â€"â€"â€" ww'." on the table-nothizig escaped his notice. Eva. was there. she had on a. gray dress and a gold chain round her neck. The victory was with his menâ€"so much he knew before he tell. And now, patience. They would find him by and by. It not, then the and could not be far 03‘, not very far. Patience. The stars flickered and faded. He saw a room, with pale pink walls, flowers, a work basket. Under the cold star lit. sky he had lain for hours. The fight. was over. In the distance he could discern the figures of the wounded and the dead. He ran back hastily and knocked. There was no answer. So_’much the better. He entered the room and seized his property. Turning to go. he heard the rustle of draperies. She was there. standing on the spot where he had left her, with her hands clasped to her face. of temper on his part. Arrived at.8 the bottom of the stairs, he missedl his hat. Had he left his purse or; his watch in that. room no power on earth would have sent him backâ€"' but. his but. i His hand was on the lock. Someâ€" thing else she said. her voice was al- most inaudiblc, “I will pray for you." ‘ He shut the door quietly, there should be no melodxjamqtic; display .1 A __.- Considering {fieir former intimacy. this was barely the farewell that good manners demanded, nothing more. At the door she stopped him. "Do you startâ€"to-morrow ‘2" IGYCS " “Goodby. We, that is Ella and I. wish yo_u a happy return. ” (Ella was the younger sister of whom he haul so often been jealous in those forgotten days. ) ”Allow me to congratulate. " He bowed and turned to go ; the interview was a farce “There are changes in our family. Ella is going to be married ; the en- gagement is very sudden, it was only settled this morning." There was a brief silence, then she said : “Yes." she said genujz, “it. was because of that friendship that I wrote. I had a favor to ask you. Nowâ€"it. is not necessary. 1 am sorry.” “1 should be glad to think well of any lady." he said at last, lightly. ”more especially of a lady who once honored me with her fricndship." He stood bolt upright, speechless. He was struggling with his pride ; in his heart of hearts he was long- ing to take he: in his arms. to tell her that. to: him she was the only woman in the world, with all her faults. Her faults. They were unpardon- able. “1 cannot explain. If you knew how it. all happened you Would per- haps believeâ€"you might perhaps think a little better of me.” thousand times no. V It. has been suggested by latter- “1: you did your best, Miss Ausgduy sanitarians that. the plan of all tin, may 1 ask what. your Worst) houses in the future should include would have been '2" [one room especially for use in illness She moved quickly, almost as ilkâ€"3} hospital room. It. is urged that he had struck her. ltlns could be done without. any “1 cannot, explain, If you knew great additional expenditure of 1110- how it, all happened you would per-£110}! or loss of space, because such a haps believeâ€"you might, perhaps room could be user! as an ordinary think a little better of me.” ‘beo’room until the time came to He stood bolt. upright, speechless..ull‘ll it, into n sick-room. Toâ€"day, as he stood in the parlor of the hotel to which she had sum- moned him, he had so far overlook- ed his determination to forget her cxistmce that his anger was waxing fierce against her. Why had she brought him here ? To be made a too! of a second time ? No, and a thousand times no. Captain Humphrey travelled many. miles to demand an explanation of his emanced wife. He was refused admittance. his letl‘ers were return- ed unopened by her sisterâ€"Eva was] ill and could not write. The truth stared him in the {ace ; in plain Engg lish he had been hopelessly jilted. Then he vowed to forget Eva Aus- u’n's existence and congratulatedl himself upon his freedom from de- mestic tics. I ' V". -v-a-Vv One day, a iew months ago, she me, I shouldn't, but I can’t bear to had written to break of! her engageâ€"twink that you are still misjudging ment. 3. short letter which Was it her " masterpiece of polite reserve and ' " ' ' ' ' feminine cruelty. She regretted it “Will he pull through, doctor ?" she had caused him any pain-0h, asked a young omcer that night. He yes, regrets cost nothingâ€"she was, it was who had found the captain conscious of the honor that he had and. brought him into shelter. paid her ' ' ' she wished to remainl "Pull through ? YES. now his his friend ’ ' * she returned his mind’s at rest.” ring, - “What's he been worrying about?" Captain Humphrey travellml many “What do we all worry about, eh?" miles to demand an explanation of The officer did not answer-he his amonced wife. He was refused wasn't going to tell his secrets to Last spring he I“ thought him- sell one o! the ”Nest men alive. engaged to be married to this girl, Eva Austin ; he loved her passion- :1me and believed her to be the ideal type of womanhood, high principled, truthfui. gentle-4n fact, almost faultless. “Yes. I know. Forgive me. 1 mognt to do my best.” He frowned aiyd his expression was not. good to see. “Hbr best." And this is what. she had done. 1y." “Nothing." “Why did you send for me ?" A flush of red rose to her face. “I thought yesterday, when I wrote, that I had something to say, but. nowâ€"" “You have changed your mind Miss Austin ? That is a woman’s privil- ege and you have used it ruthless- “What have you got, to say W mild know that. he died bleu- Mrs. J once, was that trained nurse r. With infinite difficulty ho I sent. you help“! ? his pocketbook and vi-oeo her Oh. yes. doctor; Mr. Jones gets )1: the nylon. His hand trem- mad ot her .0 often out his circu- bel’on the pencil dipped from lotion in improving right. along. by [16 was over. seem the and the i I I I menâ€"so tell. And find him' the and very fun! red andi There was a bread smile on the {ace of the board. but the soldier got the Cross. When summoned before the board of officers the soldier thought it was {or the breach of discipline in hav- ing broken the manner. and before a word could be said he spoke up and volunteered a plea of "guilty, with extenuating circumstances." A gunner in one o! the campaigns in Egypt was serving his piece, when he was surrounded so closely by‘ Arabs that he had to use his ramâ€" mer as a club. He repulsed the ene- my and saved his gun at the expense of a. broken rammer. and {or his bravery he was selected {or the Vic- toria. Cross. 'i‘iie British soldier is a first-class fighting man. but now and then his mental attributes make us smile. Numerous anecdotes are told of the simplicity of his ideas, and the fol- lowing is, perhaps, one of the best:â€" } Finally, if one is suddenly called to take charge of u sick-room, it should never be forgotten that there is no illness to which fresh air is a men- ace ; that the more freely it can be admitted by day and by night. without blowing directly on the bed. the more chance the patient has of a good recovery. It should be remembered also that a damp cloth. as a cleansing agent, is worth all the brooms and feather clusters ever invented. and that a little common sense is better than much paraphenalia. EXTENUA'I‘ING CIRCUMSTANCES Where such a room is out. 0! the ‘question it. is not a diflicult matter 'to prepare a hygienic room for sick nursing in the average house or 'apartment. if certain necessary con- ‘ditions are borne in mind. i In the first, place. the best room, [in the sense of best. lighted and ven- tilated. should be reserved for this purpose. 1L should gm. direct. sun- light. for some part of every day, and Ithere should be provision for free in- gress and egress u! air. It is important to remember that utensils should never be emptied and cleansed in the sick-room. They should be taken outside, and before they are brought back a little clean water, to which has been added some antiseptic solution, such as carbolic acid or chlorides. should be poured into them. The new sanitary wallâ€"papers are good in design ; a simple painted wall need not be inurtistic, and walls that will bem mashing do not imply bare desolation. A haidwood 11001.01 11 common stained one, can easily be wiped each day with a damp cloth mun:r out of a weak sclution of bichlmide of meieurv ; plain chairs and tables and the metal bed can be treated in the same manner. All rugs should be carried away, and felt shoes should be worn it the bare floors cause noise. The next consideration is tha doing away with draperies and upholstery. In a case of severe acute illness, fevers and the like, it is most im- portant that there should be no dust-catching, stutl‘y materials about; the bed should be of metal. the ne- cessary articles of furniture should be Washable, as also the floor. and, it possible, even the Walls. “Will he pull through, doctor ?" asked a young officer that night. Be ,it was who had found the captain .amerought him into shelter. the wily doctor. "The first night he wanted to risk his life writing or dictating letters home. Now. 1 think he's satisfied With the news that toâ€"day's mail brought him. Look at him."-- 'whispec ; “and say. doctor, he’s ot a letter tucked away under his pilâ€" low.ll “He's asleep." saidfltl’féâ€"B'ther is a “Eva wanted to put. things right between you and me : that is why she sent for me before you left. Didn't. you guess ? She found out her mistake before you came and took an the blame on hersel! to shield me. You will never forgive me, I shouldn't, but I can’t bear to think that you are still misjudging her " me as you can. Eva sacrificed her- self for me. I told her that I cared {or you, that is why she wrote that letter. Afterward, when she was ill. I sent back your letters without her knowledge." Tho lines jumped up and down be- fore the sick man's eyes ; he read on : One Room Especially for Use in “Now that. I am happily married I must free my conscience and tell you our secret. ArThink as badly o! The orderly brought a bundle of letters into the‘shed which had been hastily converted into a hospital. The men crowded eagaly round him ; even Captain Humphrey, who was "dangerously" wound-d. turn- ed an anxious {ace toward the mea- sensor! The captain recognized the shape and color of the envelope that was brought to his bedside ; the hand- writing, 1100. was familiar. It was Eva Austin's. his grasp he scrawled lecbly. "God bless you, Eva." REFLEX HASSAG E. HOME HOSPITAL. â€"‘r wvv lovely! "IIâ€"(rt? lb. "rhino“ at suing a. man (or v‘ll he owed no. I mainhurou, I ”99030 you have nothfilg to do since your wife went. away, said Cum. Haven't I ‘I replied Cuvkm'. I'm kept. busy shipping things that. sh. forgot to pad: in her trunks, and ant she writes for by every mail. That. use: me mind. said Calm-r- inc. and God bless yer rivcrcnw. There's the ticket, for your hat. 1 2316?“ it up in the lobby and mum- t. NB. no,‘ Catherine. You are past. me now. I have nothing more to dqmwith your marriage. Certainty not. Catherine. No max: can put you asunder. Could you not do it yam". fath- er 1’ Could you not spoil the 2mm rinse? Well, your rivcnehco. I Would like to know it this marriage could not be spoiled now ‘P Anything on your mind, Caller- mg ? said the mum It was given, and she sped forth on the delicate mimion of raising a. marriage foe out of pure nothing. After a short interval she returned with the sum of money, and the 00-- remony was completed to the satis- faction 01 all. When the parting was. taking place the newly-made wife memcd- 1} little uneasy. Give me lave. you} rlverence. said the blushing bride to go and get. the mpney. ;' A poor couple living in the Emer- ald Isle went to the priest for war- Pm. and were met with u dc-nmnd for the marriage fee. It was not forthcoming. Both the consenting parties were rich in love and in their prospects. but destitute of {in- ancial resources. The father wu obdurete. No money no marriage. Seldom has there been a more per- sistent wooor than Alexander (Jruden the eccentric bookseller and author of the faunous "Concordance." For unwcaried years he made love to Miss Almcy. an heiress. following her about sluvishly and writing to or calling on her daily in spite of her almost contemptuous indillerence to him. He even went so far, whenever she went on a journey. as to distri- bute circulars inviting congregation. to pray {or her safety. But. alas! she was obdurate, and rotused to be known as “Mrs. Cruden." MOST HEARTLESS FASHION. His success, too. with hls beautiful countrywoman. Margaret Wellington. was no greater, although he remaine‘ her loyal lover to the last. It is well known that Joan Bap- tiste Bernadette, when he was n pri- vate of Marines, was indignanti.‘ re- fused by a girl of very humble rlmk who thought herself ”much too good to marry at common soldier." What. her reflections were in later years. when the despised private was the powerful King Christian XIV. 0! Sweden and Norway, history doe. not record. had more than one love dluppolntr mcnt. His first infatuation was for the daughter of a small publican. "whose dark eyes fired the blood 0! the young Irishman"; but after co- quetting with him {or a time she jiltcd him in the men. tell ovci head and cars h; lav; with Miss Daley. the bountiful sing- er,_”she pnly laughed at his ardor. and nude “men at. him behind his back"; and yet he used that eloquent. and subtle tongue of his to such pur- pose that he actually ran aWay with her to a French nunnery, and mar- ried her after fighting several duel. with his rivals and her persecute“. When Burke, (he grcxit politician and orator, was a, student u Trini- _ty College, Dublin. he is said to have When ' Sheridan. {allowing the ex- ample}! many pthgr armorouc young few numb: luier. having thought better of his suicidd threat, he sought to console himsell by paying court to Him Harriet Grove, a pret- ty cousin. she was so alarmed at his heicrodoxieo that. she sent. him very decisively about his business. "PANGS OF REJECTION." After he had been expelled (mm ()x- iord and went to London with hil iellow culprit Ho“ to live. he tell violently in love with hie landlady' a daughter. _who bore the unromamie name of Eliza Jenkins; but Elia. even though he threatened to commit suicide in his despair. reinsed to have anything to do with him; and when . Even Byron's future unhappy wife rejected him decisively when he first asked her hand; and only after long resistance consented to receive let.- tors from him. Shelley. too. almost on handsome and no gifted no Byron. knew, tron: more than one experience, the her maid: "Do you thlnk I could care anything for that lame boy?" "This cruel speech," he dterwards said, “Was like a. shot through my heart. Although It was late and pitch dark. I darted out of the house and never stopped running until I reached Newshound." But Miss; Clmworth treated all tho boy's shy advances with laughter and contempt. and. although he was "sun'cring the tortures ol the losl." lor her sake, mlused to take him oeriously. But the crownlng blow came when. from an acumen? room. Que overhggrd {use Chaworth any to Been new. ‘ It may be some consolation to the rejected lover to number that many ‘of the greatest men in history have suffered equal pangs and survived the same ordeal to find married happi- ness elsewhere. Even Byron. that most beautiful and gifted of men, had more than his share of refusals, and one of them at least was accompanied by word. which left a sting till his last day. He was only a Harrow schoolboy of sixteen when he fell madly in love with lliss Chaworth, of Lanes-Icy. a young heiress of some beauty. who was two years older than himself. Some Celebrated lea Who Hen HIS MARRIAGE l-‘EE. FAMOUS 3 OVEBS. adâ€"I saved a)“. o! > Mrs. fluâ€"M h KEP'T BUSY.