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The Great Responsibility Resting Upon Each of Us. A despatch from Washington says: wlkv. Dr. Talmage preached from the “flowing text: Job. xxxviii. 31. ‘ (,‘unst thou bind the sweet. innuen- (x30 0! Pleiades?” What. is tm mcamng of that quea- ?ion which God put. to Job? Have we all our Ines been reading it, and arv most 0! us ignorant. of its beauty (Had power and practical suggestiveâ€" - A "Andaman 0335an O! nuss?rv A meaningless passage 0! ' Scripture many thought it to be. but the telescopes were busy age al- ter age. all astronomical observa- tions kept on questioning the skies until the meaning of my text comes out lustrously. The Pleiades is a constellation of seven stars appear- ing to the naked eye. but scientific instruments reveal more than 400 properly belonging to the group. Al- cyone is the name of the brightestl star 0! that group called the; Pleiades. A Russian astronomer obâ€" served that Alcyone is the centre of gravitation of our solar system. Hugh Macmillan says that the sun and its planets wheel around that centre at the rate of 422,000 miles a (lay in an orbit which it will take 19.000.000 years to complete. The Pleiades appear in the springtime and are associated with flowers and gen- m warmth and gOOti Weather. The navigation 0! the Mediterranean Was (rmn May to November, the rising and the setting of the Pleindes. The priests of Bolus noticed that rising and setting zumo YEARS BEFORE CHRIST. "Iow, the glorious meaning or my _I!_... 'l‘l‘ Jl‘l VII‘I priests of'Belus noticed that rising and 80.3.")! 1?.000 YEARS BEFORE CHRIST. I"low, the glorious meaning or my iuxt. is plain as well as radiant. To giw Job the beautiful grace of hu- mility God asked him. “(fanst thou hind tho swoct influences of the I’lvgiadcs?" Have you any power n‘.’l‘l' the laws of gravitation? Can you modify or change an influence wioldml by a star more than 400,000 "Uhâ€"35 aWay? Can you control the winds oi the springtime? (fan you mll out the flowc-rs‘.’ llow little you know compared with omniscioncc‘? How little you can do compared with omnipotence' A - --.. . .n, ,L 1...}. had nnuupuuuun- The probability is that Job hadi? been tempted to arrogance by his! vast attainments. He was a metal-E lurgist. a zoologist. a poet. and shows by his writings ho had know- mine 0! hunting. 0! music. of has-g bandry. oz medicine. of mining, of; zusu-onomy and perhaps was so fari ahead 0! the scholars and scientists? of his time that he may have been somewhat puffed up: hence this inter- Iwgation of my text. And there is. nozhinrz that so soon takes down hu-f man pride as an interrogation point' rightly thrust. Christ used it :ziizthtily. Paul mounted the parapet of his great arguments with such a battery. Men of the world under- s! uul it. Demosthenes began his spin-0h to the crown and Cicero his nix-"Hon against Catiline and Lord l'halham his most famous orations won a question. The empire of ig- numnco is so much vaster than the empire of knowlmige that after the -. "‘stl‘flt‘d and elaborate disquisi :ioa upon any subject of sociology or theology the plainest man may ask so (ilit'fillon that will make the wisest spuncllloss. After the proloundest as- sault upon Christianity the humblest disciple may make an inquiry that would (failed upon. as we art.- at times. to defend our holy religion instead of argument that can always be an- hWt‘l'IPd by argument let. us try the ‘ “' _,ALL n"\l‘_II -.y uv-q-‘-- - pow “r of interrogzition. We bucht to be leaded with at hast half a don-n questions qua always ready. .4- -....- :‘nl' {'1}! I_'ll ‘1"‘h'v' and when Christianity is assailedg and we are told there is nothing in it and there is no (led and there never was a miracle and that the Scriptures are unreasonable and cruel and that there never will be a judgment day take out your port.- ahle armory of interrogation some- thing like this: “What makes the con- ditiun of woman in Christian lands better than in heathen lands? Do you think it Would be kind in God in turn the human race into a World without any written revelation to o-xpl._.in and encourage and elevate and save? And it a revelation was made. which do you preferâ€"the Zen- da-Vista of the Persian or the Con- tm‘iun writings of the Chinese or the Koran of Muhammed or our Bible? H (Y mm is not a divine being. What did it‘. mean when he said, “Refore Abram was. I am?" If the Bible is a bad book. what are the evil results 08 reading it? Did you see any de- grading influence of the book in your father or mother or sister who used to read it? I suppose one of the greatest sur- prisms of the next. world will be to see what wide. {arreaching influeoce Im- good or evil we have all exerted. l mu speaking of ourselves, who are ONLY ORDINARY PEOPLE. not who can fully appreciate the {arreaching good_ dqno_ by men 'Sfâ€"nniiéal‘ih "in Great Brit- min for the working classesj-Mr. _Lis- ter of Bradford. Edward Akroyd of Halifax. Thomas Sikea of Hudders- field, Joseph Wentworth and Josiah Mason nnd Sir Titus Sslt? This last. great soul. with his vast wealth prcnldt‘d 756 houses at. cheap rent for 3.000 working people and chapel and cricket ground and croquet lawn and concert. hall and savings bank. “.Iu “'"v--v v _, where they might dcpositvsome of their earnings, and life insurance for those who looked further nhend ums and lecture balls with philoso- phical apparatus. the generous ex- ample ‘0! those men of a previous t l__. --na..l In 19.1“! ggnverathn motes. making life. which would otherwise be a prolonged drudgery. an inspiration out! n Joy. Notice also in m text the influ- ence 0! other world: upon thin world. i. on full 0.. afloat which our “that b.- npon other continuum: SILENCE A VOLTAIRI-I in or one hemisphere upon the other hemisphere. Great harvest or drought on one side of our world aflects the other side of our world. The nations of the earth cable- grammcd together all feel the same thrill of delight or shock of Woe. But we do not appreciate the influence of other worlds upon gour World. The author of my text rouses us to the consideration. It takes all the Worlds of known and unknown astronomy to keep our World in its orbit. Every world de- pendent on other Worlds. THE STELLAR EXISTENCE ur is felt all through the heavens. Ev‘ a cry constellation is a sisterhood. 9' Our planet feels the benediction of '3 .Alcyone and all the other stars of sy [the I’leiades. Yea. there are two th other worlds that decide the fate of 0" tour worldâ€"its redemption or its doâ€" 3" inlOllthIl. Those two worlds are "l the headquarters of angelology and. : ldemonology. From the one world‘w leanie Christ. come ministering spir- "f ’lts, come all gracious influences. 3' From the other world rise all Satan- ic and diabolic influences. From 01 that world of moral night rose the a power that wrecked our poor world 16 six thousand years ago. and all the n: good work done since than has not?“’ been able to get our world out oili! the breakers. But the signs of dis-ibt ,tress have been hoisted and the life-'07 Hines are out, and our world's l lease is certain. The good influences l w of the consecrated people in our h. world will he centupled by the help b from the heavenly world, and thelti divine power will overcome the deâ€";b moniae. () man. 0 woman. expand'a your idea and know the magnitude g ml a contest in which three worlds late specially interested! From all g :the sewn worlds which my text calls t . the l’leiades there come no such pow- p l.erful influences as from the two it i worlds that [ am now tilt-tttitittittg.li: Lilly only hope for this world is in h the reinforcement that is to come from another world. But that isls “promised. and so I feel as sure of v “the rectification of all evil as though i . 2 looking out of my window to-day l c {saw the parks and the gardens flow- i - ering into another paradise and the t apocalyptic angel flying through the l :niidst of heaven with the news that :the kingdoms of this world would “have become the kingdoms of our 5 1 Lord. I t 1 tn l J'fifi'fil We put too much emphasis upon the‘ acidities of life. upon the irritations‘ of life, upon the disappointments ‘of life. Not sufficiently do we recog- nize the sweet influences of the wife. We men are of a rougher mold. and u our voice is loud, and our manners -- need to be tamed, and gentleness is 9. not as much of a characteristic as s it ought to be, and we ofter say .1 things we ought to take. back. It is ,3 to change this tliat the good wife 3.. comes in. The .intcrests of the m tWain are identical. That which w from outsiders wo..ld be. considered .9 criticism and to be resented recomes )rikindly suggestion. Sweet influences 3; that make us better men than we at otherwise would have been or could 9,. have been ! stl Sweet influences of friendship! If at we have behaved ourselves tolerably well we have friends. In our days of mirth they come with their con- gratulations. ln ttntes or sorrow PS. . they come with expressnons of solace. all In times of perplexity they come ”1‘ with their advice. They are with us hf? at weddings and at burials. If there 'ht is anything good in us. they find it it out. and our frailties they overlook lyyand excuse. If sot-tething appears Dd. against us. they say. “ Wait till I in hear the other side." If disaster 9T0 shall befall us. we know from whom U“! would come the first condolence. mtl Family friends; church friends; 3a business friends; lifelong friends. H‘t' In our heart of hearts we cherish “9‘ them. 4 ”PP! ‘ “ ‘ ‘J --_-I 25.. t‘l‘» .‘Io The stories of that. world and its holy himritios come. in upon our souls sometimes; in song, smnetimos in sermon. sometimes in hours of solitary reflection, and they are, to use the words of my text. But there is one star that affects us more with its sweet influences than the centre star. the Alcyone of the I‘leiades, and that is what one Biâ€" ble author calls the Star of Jacob and another Bible author calls the Morning Star. Of all the sweet in- fluences that have ever touched our earth those that radiate from Christ are the sweetest. ‘ -- '1 ‘__ “I U VIIV -â€" Sweet influences of the Holy: Ghost, with all its transforming and '. comforting anti emancipating power.. When that power is fully felt. there‘{ will be no more sins to pardon. and; no more wrongs to correct. and no more sorrows to comfort. and no more bondage to break. But as the oldâ€"time sea captains watched the'l rising oi the Pleiades for safe navi-; gation and set sail in Mediterranean; .waters. but were sure to get back’: into port beiore the constellation‘ '.Orion came into sightâ€"the season of cyclone and hurricaneâ€"so there is a‘ time to sail for heaven. and that ng 'while the sweet influences are upon lue and before the storms overtake Ethe delay. Open all your soul to.the ”light and warmth and comfort and inspiration oi that gospel which has already peopled heaven with millions oi the ransomed. and is helping oth- lger millions to glorious destina- »,tion. Dc not no the things of -=God and eternity till the storms of - life sweep and the agitation: of a I 1â€"... “I‘ll“ ‘Pfl umn us- no not great future are upon us. Do not dare wait till Orion takes the place of tho Pleiadea. Weigh anchor now! and with chart unrolled and pilot on i hoord head for the reunions and rupture: that await all the souls forgiven. “And they need no can- dle, neither light of the am, {or the A .â€" A _‘ "A‘ ‘-‘ Lord God xiv-3th them "8M. a: they shall reign Iorever and ever. SWEET IN FLUENCES “I! I had me job to pick out," said Mr. Dooley, “I'd be a Judge. 1' v0 looked oxcr all th' others, an' that’s th' on'y wan that suits. I have th' joddicyal tlmpcramlnt. I hate wurruk. “Ivrybody else is pushed an' hur- rid in this tumulchuse age. Th' business man has to get to th' bank beiure it. closes an' the banker has to get there befure th' business man escapes, an' th' high-priced actor has to kill 011‘ more gradyatcs iv th' school iv actin' than iver he did, an' th' night editions in th' paâ€"apcrs :comes out earlier ivry mornin'. “All is rush an' worry. Kings an' Imprm's duck about. their jooties like bell-hops, th' pampered son iv lux- ury at Newport, is thryin' [’1' a mile AL, “-J .'v -vv--r-_- -__ U a minyit in his autymobili. an' th' on'y leisure class left in th' wurruld is th' joodicyary. Mind ye, Hinnis- sy. I'm not sayin' annythiug again thim. I won’t dhrag th' jeodicyal ermine in th' mud, though I haven't noticed that manny iv thim lift it immodestly whin they takes th’ pol-i lytical crossing. l have the high‘ rayspict f’r th' job that's th' alter- native iv sixty days in jail. Be- sides. me boy, I invy thim. “Somewhere a laâ€"ad hits some wan on th' head with an axe or sinds him a. bunch iv proosic acid done up to 100‘; like candy. Maybe he does an’ maybe he don’t. but annyhow that's what he's lagged f'r. 'l‘h' polis are in a hurry to get to th' peol-rbem befure the flag falls in (11' first race an’ they carry th’ case to th' Gran' Jury; th' Gran' Jury indicts him :without a thought or a suspicion iv hard feeliu’. th’ Judge takes his breakfast on the bench to be there in :time, an' charges th' jury to be fair, but not to i'rget th' man done it, an' th’ - jury myturns a vc :dict. iv guilty, with three cheers an' a tiger. Ln u “'l‘h' pris’ner has hardlx time to grab up his hat heiure he's hauled off to his funeral obsequies, an' th' on- prejudiced public feels happy about it. I don't believe in capital pun- ishment. lIinnissy, but 'twill niver be abolished while th' people injys it so much. They're jus' squarin thinn- selves f'r th' rayvoltin' details whim Wurrud comes that Judge Tamarack iv Opolis has granted a stay iv pro- ceedin's. Stays iv proceedin's is Icviees, llinnissy, be which th' high coerts keep in form. "I‘is a lagal joke. I med it up. Says Judge Tamarack: ‘I knew very little about this case excipt what I've been tol' be th' larned counsel f’r th' day- fince, an' I don’t believe that, but I |agrce with Lord Coke in th' maxim ‘that th' more haste th' less sleep. "l‘herefore to all sherifl‘s. greetin': Fen jarrin' the pris’ner till ye hear fr'm us.’ "80 th' pris'ncr waits an' dbreams he's a lightnin' rod, au’ th' public waits. and ivx'ybody waits. Th' High (‘Nng is busy in its way. Ivry two or -..rco years it IS discovered takin’ a nap at a. county seat. in ”1' corn belt, un' it, hands down a. deâ€" cision {'1' the defendant in a case ['r damages growin’ out iv th' Shay ro- billion. Thin it (liirops on‘ again. "'l‘h' Judge that, thricd th' case reâ€" tires to a well-earned job with a rail- road comp'ny, Lh' jury has ceased to look f’r their pitchers in th' pa-apers un’ th' insurance cmnp-nics insure young (iyanidc’s life f’r th’ lowest. known prccmyum. Occasionally a Judge iv th’ Coort iv Appeals Walk- in' in his sleep meets another Judge, 81' they discuss muathcrs. "110w ar-rc yo gettin' on With th' Cyanide case, Judge?’ ‘l'm mukin' fair headway, Judge. I r-rond part. iv th' vnrdict in th' Coroner's jury las’ year, an' next month wlxin th' Iishin' is over 1 expict. to look into lh’ indictment. This a puzzlin' case. 'l‘h’ man is not. guilty.’ ‘\\'011, good- by,Jud;;;c; I'll see ye m a year or two. Lm'c me know how ye'rc gettin' on. Pleasant (1111131111133 ”An' so they part. Th' higher up a court is the less they see iv each other. ’I‘hcir olficc hours are fr'm u quarthcr to wan leap years. Ye ‘1' " ' ~ â€" . tr! a lively lawyer that’s wurrukcd thLy hours a day suin' sthrcct railroad comp'nics an’ boost him on- to a. High Court an he can't. think out. iv a hammock. "'I‘h' more exalted what Hogan calls th' joodicyal station th' more it's like a dormitory. 'l‘h' years rowl by an' th’ tillygrait op'rator that's been expictin’ Lo siud a rush tillygram through young Cyanide 8008 his ohms an' his volts moldin' an’ no wurrud comes fr'm th’ Coort iv Appeals but, th' murmur iv th' Chief Justice discussin' th' nullifica- tion theory. But wan day th' deci- sion is waited down. “ ‘Th' court finds.’ it says, ‘that th' vardict Was conthry to th' law an' th' ividence. We seen this fr’m the first. It’s as plain as th' nose on ye'er face. Th' Judge was preâ€" judiced an th' jury was ignorant. Th’ ividence wasn't sufficient to hang a cat. We reverse th' decision and ordher a new thrile that full justice may be done. We cannot help re- markin’ at this time on th' croolty -"' ___ iv subjectin’ this unfortunate man to all these years iv torture an' im- prisonment with a case again him which we see at. a glance during th' Mexican War end not ethand th' test iv th' law.’ - V.- “But whin th' decision 13 carried to th' ‘pris'ncr. th' warden says. 'Who?’ ‘I’. Cyanide,’ says th' clark iv th' coort. ‘He's not here.’ say: th' warden. ‘On consultin me books I find a man iv that name left. in th' year sivinty-wan.’ ‘Did he escape?’ ‘In a sinae.’ ‘He cudden't appeal.’ 'In a way he did. He's dead.’ “So Hinnissy. I'd like to be a' Judge iv a High Coort, dhreaming th' happy hours away. No hurry. no sthrivin' afther immojat raysults, no sprintin'. no wan hollerin' “Doo- ley J. hurry up with that no oxeat." or “Dooley. hand down that opinyion befuto th' batthry given out."_ ” ”1‘1; {li' tins; lite Iv also an' gintlemualy‘ contort. "1‘13 nit till th' clouds row! by; 'tia time was an' I'm hivir impatient f’r annywan to get his joocgg.” “I don't. see," said Mr. chnossy, “why they have anny juries. Why don't. they thry ivry man before th' Supreme Ooort an' have done with it?" “I have a. betthcr way than that," said Mr. Dooley. “Yo see they're wurrukin' on time now. I wondhur if they wuddcn' t sthcp livelier if they we1c paid by th’ picco.’ A young lieutenant in a crack regi- ment was on account of his gambling propensities transferred to another regiment, as the honesty of some of his dealings was rather doubtful. Now Captain Dash of his late regi- ment, and Major lll-unk of his fresh regiment were old friends, and two days aftor the young,r oilicer's arrival in his new quarters. the Major re- ceived the following note from (Jun- tain Dash : “Dear Blankâ€"Let. mo warn you against, young F. Don't. be drawn into betting with him on any ac- count. for he has the luck of the dovil, and rarely loses a bet." 'l‘ho Major put. the note in his pocket. and thought, no more about. it. About a week after this, in the oflicers’ moss one night, the lieuten- ant began to talk and make fun of lrishmen. Now the Major was an Irishman, and was very touchy upon the sub- ject of his nationality. and as he haul a Very fiery temper few dared branch the subject. in his presence. “Major," said the lieutenant, “I have heard that Irishmcn have biack roofs; to their mouths, is it true ?" "It's a lie, sir." roared the Major. “I'll bet you fifty dollars that the roof 01' your mouth is black," said the lieutenant. The Major took the bet, and in- vited every man in the room to look in lfis ruouth, and sec hu’ thcur sol ves . Wifiéy did so, and each declared that it was red. The lieutenant Was the last to look and to get a better view, he gently took hold of the Major's chin with one hand, and the tip of his; nose with the other, pressed them apart, and looked in. LIEUTENANT WON HIS BET. He stepped back and admitted that he had lost, the bet, and after apologizing to the Major he left the room. Two days after thist the Major reâ€" ccixcd a. letter from Captain Dash, as. follows : “You fool. I cautioned you 9pc- ciully against betting with 1“., and now I am in a. good fix because you have done 90. Before he left, here, he bet. mo 85,000 that. he would pull your nose in the presence of the whole mess. and not be court-mar- tiallcd for it." Thou shalt not go away from home to do any trading. nor thy sou not thy daughter. Thou shalt patronize thy home merchant and thy home printer, for yea, verily, doth thy home printer spread over the land glad tidings of thy goodness and greatness and they shall patronize thee. ‘ III. Thou shalt employ thy own me- chanics that they may not be driven from their homes to find food for their little ones, thou shalt consider him as thy neighbor, above them that dwelleth in a strange town. ’ I-V. Thou shalt not ask for credit as the goods cost much money, and the merchant's brain is burdened with Ibills. Thou shalt not ask for reduced pri- ces for the “influence." for behold guilc is in thine heart and the mer- chant reudcth it like an open book. He laugheth thee to scorn and shouteth to his “ha, hut" VI. Thou shalt do whatever lieth in thy power to encourage and promote the welfare of thine own town and thine own people. VII. Thou shalt. not. sufl‘er the voice of pride to overcome thee, and if other towns entice thee. consent thou not. for thou maycst be deceived. VIII. Thou shalt spend thy earnings at home that they may return from whence they came and give nourish- ment to such as may come after thee. IX. Thou shalt not bear false witness against the town wherein thou dwel- leth, but speak well of it to all men. Thou shalt take these command- ments and teach thegnAto _t_hy child- vâ€"vâ€" v- ren to the third and fourth genera- tion that they may be made to flour- ish and grow in plenty when thou art laid to rest with thy fathers. According to a. consular report just issued. the serene island at Sarawak must. be almost. 9.11 ideal place to live , ._AII may DIV “Du-v”- â€"-- __ in. The lower classes am; all in well- to-do circumstances, a. beggar being unknownâ€"and this is a. country with - nnnnlntinn of 600.000. The rich- “5.an vv .â€" a population of 600.000. The rich- est. peOplo are to be found among the Chinese, and also the poorest. The advance of the country during the been very great. competition greater. the country hav- ing nttrnCtod the attention of well- to-do Straits Chinese. There in n steady volume of immigration - into gnu-nix; chm «Chinese. burr mo NEW TEN COMMAND‘M‘ NTS. WITHOUT A mean. II. In all history there is probably no one episode that inspires an interest so great and unfailing as that fierce and final struggle for supremacy in India which in 1857 took place be» tween the natives and the English. who for more than a hundred years had been steadily absorbing it pro-il Vince by province. writes Aline; Shaneâ€"Devin in the Chicago Record; The process of absorption, had not‘ gone on peacefully; many and bitter were the attempts of the brown sons _of the soil to arrest the march of white invasion. but they all sink in- to insignificance before that supreme effort which. beginning in February of 1857 and ending only in April of 1859, focused itself around the two cities of Lucknow and Cawnpore. and is always spoken of simply as |“The Mutiny." A9 with us of to-day the tragic vi- olation of international honor ,by the Chinese last year has forever bracketed the names of l’ekin and 'l‘ienâ€"Tsln in common obloquy. so in all the years that have passed since 1857, or that for many generations shall pass, Lucknow and annpore shall stand as synonyms for person- al treachery, deadly cruelty and dim revenge. Both towns are large and populous and of considerable commercial im- portance, but the outside world nev- er thinks of them except as the then- ter upon which was enacted a series of most. bloody tragedies; a sham- bles where brave men. helpless wo« men and prattling children were stricken down by the hands that only yesterday had been extended in apparent nmity. ___._-.--__ -‘--n--‘-‘-‘A I, ‘ Although there was at this timcl lgreat unrest throughout. the wholel of India, the storm spent itself‘ mainly in the provinces of the north- west and in Bengal, Agra. Allaha- bad, lielhi. Meerut, Cawnpore, Luck- now. each in turn or altogether re- ceived their baptism of blood, but it is the two latter cities that are so replete with tragic memories of that great struggle forty-four years ago, that though the lips may say Cawnpore. Lucknow, the mind cries “Mutiny." “Treachery." For one of the saddest featurea in connection with that. uprising was the absolute. the touching confidence felt by the white men in the good faith and loy- al attachment of the brown. THE FIRST ()U'l‘BREAK took place at Dalmmpur, the burrack town nearest Plasscy, whore the Nineteenth Regiment, Native Infant- ry, were stationed. In March the Thirty-fourth Reg'inwnt, Native In- fantry of Burrnckpure followed suit, and on May 3 the Fifth Oudh Irreg- ulars rose at Lucknow. In each case no uthvr punishnmnt was inflicted on the rcl‘cllious regiments than that, of disha nding them “I W‘ v“‘--- British troops had been withdrawn g! for use elsewhere until the native 3‘ contingent outnumbered the foreignâ€"3. ers six to one. Arsennls and treat-1. suries were guarded by the Sepoys,i and even after such evidence as one 5: might think would convince the: most credulous. Sir Hugh Wheeler? accepted the safe conduct of thei smooth-tongued Nana Sahib and marched the remnant of his littlo‘ garrison down to the Sati Ohaura (:hat, thenceforth to be known as! Massacre Ghat, where it was promct ‘ised boats would be waiting to take: 'them to their friends in Allahabad” They went down to the fatal landing ‘ place. 450 men. women and child-z ren; they entered the beats. a bugleE note rang out loud and clear, canon! belched from the shadowy under-' growth across the river, a blighting‘ hail of bullets was poured upon them by the Sepoys who lined the hither bank. and then, lest some should escape, the assassins sprung into the water, waded out to the boats, which, abandoned by the row- ers, were still aground. and with their knives continued THEIR BLOODY WORK. The morning that I stood on the spot made infamous by the awful crime of June 27. 1857, was one of those days when it seems good just. to be alive. The sun was shining in an almost cloudless sky. :1 soft breeze came down the river, break- ing the brown waters into countless ripples, and gently stirring the leaves of the dark forest on the opposite bank; the broad Ganges flowed peapc- â€"-~-‘ he wâ€"vvâ€" into the well below. on the :7 HH‘U IUI DJ |\'\-. ‘v v.-â€"â€". ~_ gh the lips may say t‘ltUSIIING IT 'I‘U-MORRUW lq (now, the mind cries Dropping where they might for an ‘ d ~achery," For one of hour's rest. up again at the call and c tures in connoCtion‘pressing on. Keeping this up for t inf-I W88 the absolute. weeks with no change of clothing i .nfidence felt by the nor even the chance to lay aside t it) good faith and 10)“ ‘their accoutrenwnts, and at the end l 3‘ the UFOWIL to stand at the brink of the Well 9 shad been Withdrawn;whcrein lay the mangled bodies of E here until the native :those they had come to save; to t mmbered the f("'eigll"o:'nter the room where these had met I - Arsenals 811“ ”Cu-idea“); to look at tho crimsonedtt Irded by the Scpoys. gwans, utt- bloodâ€"incrustt-d floor; to t such evidence as one‘sec here a long broWn tress of \\'oâ€" 1 would convince theimnn's hair, there a. soft little. yel- s . Sir Hugh Wheeler ' low curl. yonder a tiny shoe stained ‘1 8M0 conduct Of Umla hideous red, and along the walls. M l Nana Sahib and ‘just a little Way abate the Hoot" i‘ :mnant 0‘ his little , the bloody prints of tiny hands that. 4 to the Satf Ohaura ' marked the hopeless flight. of wound- .‘th to be kn0'll ltS‘td. frightened children. Was it any « . where it “'09 lll‘Olll' ' wonder that sights lilte these drove“ id be waiting ‘0 “1‘“? 3men mad. that their groans turned: friends in Allahabad. ito curses. that the unshed tearsl n to the fatal landing 'drit-d in their burning eyes, and that: en. women and Child-=sorrmv itself Was swallmved up in'v 'ed the boats. a bugle 5 a Wild craving for E'mgt'am‘e ‘? i loud and clear. canon? 'l‘o men in this :uod t-vou General! the shadowy “lid?!" ; Neill's terrible schzme of punishnwnt i the river. a blighting ‘ would searcely setm inadequate. for; L8 was poured “Wm there come times in men's lives when i 50905'9 who “fled “‘0 they sufl'er relapses into the barium», and then, "’5‘ 801110 ism from which the}' sprung. _And. ”10 assassins sprang this was the British general's """i f. “'8de (“It to the lapse. Any native known to havel Rbilfldénod by the VOW‘ aided or abetted in the murder ofi 1 aground, and With these English women and childreni antinued should be compelled to kneel on the" BLOODY WORK. floor of that awful room and with{ P that I stood on the his tongue clean up a Sqtlurc foot; infamous by the awful of the bloody filth, then he taken 27. 1857, was one of out. flogged by sweepers, the low-st. ten it seems good just. caste of India. and hanged to the l‘he sun Was shining in nearest tree. So far as the Hindus mdless sky, a soft were concerned this punishment did [own the river. breakâ€" more than disgrace them or deprive waters into countlessithem of life, for it destroyed their ently stirring the leaves‘caste and so robbed them of forest on the opposite ALL IIOPE FOR THE FUTURE. id Ganges flowed pcace- And here is the record of how one feet. giving no Sign. Mohammedan regarded it in this mory of the days when ! prayer uttered just before his execu- cnt ran red with thcition: “0h, Mohammad. Prophet. he Lnnoccut. But my lmâ€"Iplcased to receive fnto Paradise the vied itself reconstruct-lsoul of thy humble servant. whose of that long past drac ibody Major Bruce‘s Mohtur police to stranded boats loadâ€"iare now dcfiling by lashes; who hats nwales with the pale been forced to lick a space of the zitives. I saw them blood-stained floor of the slaughter- l falling under the aw-house and is hereafter to be hanged id; the men Weaponless, Zby the order of General Neill. And. ving to protect them 2011, I’rolihet, in due time inspire my lie, the women throw-infant. son, Mazar Ali of ltohtuck, 7n bodies between thcithat he may revenge. this desecra- ..:....., and um trembling : tion on the general and his descend- day of July MDCCCLVII." Two days later General Ha. ‘ciock forced his way into Lucknow tOO late to save but not too late u~ av- enge his countrywomen. BLOOD CALLED FOR BLOOD. Officers and men, who. nlternatlng themselves no mercy while buoyed Up with the hope of rescuing the wives and children of their com- rades. now when they stood by the unhallowed grave of those they had striven so hard to save were not likely to show mercy to the wrolchcs who had sent them there. While in India I had the good {orâ€" tune to become acquainted with a gentleman who, as a memixer oi the famous Ninety-third Regiment of Highlanders, marched to the relief of Lucknow under Sir Colin Camp- bell. the old hero of llalakann. Al- though Mr. Forbes-Mitchell is now put 70. his memory is better than that. of many men who have not seen half his years. and his fund of rem- iniscences makes him at most enter- taining companion. lie has spent forty-{our yours of his life in India. and. as he sass. has had “at wide end varied experience of her people‘ from the. rajah on his throne to the cooly in the mines.” ile has al- ready published one book containing1 his recolhxlions of the mutiny, and is now engaged in the more ambiâ€" tious work of collating his lndian oxmriences for the benefit oi the public. Information obtained from an eyewitness is aIWays more impressive than that. which comes through "Mr. Hearsay." and i listened eagerly to all that. Mr. li‘orl‘yes-lliitrhell had to fsay of his memorable first campaign Iin India. and am glad to acknow- ’ledge my indebtedness to him lor .lnurh of the. information used here. i At, the breaking out of the mutinyl such troops of her own as England; had in India. were scattered fur and wide over its Vast territory. and it! Wax-l only by forced marches day and night. snatching now and then a few hours' rest. that they could come to: the help of their sorely pressed "lldt beleagured countrymen. But on such an errand the English soldier knows no fatigue. Rank and file were alike animated by but one desireâ€"to res« cue their comrades or avenge them ; that the latter was the more often their stern duty was their misfor- ltune. not their fault. What man could do they did, and almost more. 'I‘o-duly defeating one contingent of the enemy, to-nig'ht marching to ov- Iertake another and tiun Oll ants." Thirty years lauor a co; prayer was found on the Mutant Ali, (1 SOWar of i Regiment. Central India I “under divine commission. Thirty years later a copy of this‘ prayer was found on the person of! Muzar Ali, {1 smvur (if the Second; Regiment. Central India Iiorse. who: “under divine commission." had shot 1 his commanding oflioer, Major A. H. S. Neill, on the 14th of March. 1887, at Augur, (3.1. A new generation has sprung up since such revolting crime. called forth such equally revolting punish- ments, and few remain on either side at the actors in that terrible dream. But the British soldier oi the line has iorgotten neither Cewnpore nor Meknow. end the young men. go ,whom they are only traditions. q). :provpnpe thorouchly oi Neill'e m ruvvvâ€" - repriul u did city' 01 the gonorul'n oonwmpornrioo. Nor does ho heal- tote to express his conumpt and wonders sometime! it. under the smooth and com-nous exterior o! the Hindu. or flag cool__indmorenunn of well! m" vmmk of 003605-00 b all no; poet. (or the Anglo-8.x”. Tragic Cuetomrstill meant the Caucasus. The manners and custom: of , people of the consensus have a“ changed to a great extent since the country he. been subdued by B'- sie. One of the relics of the 330‘ old times to which the Cane-Dial! especially cling is the custom of k“- nnpping the women whom they do- siro to make their vireo. Recently a case of this kind resulted in n m- gic end. A prominent inhabitant d the little Caucasian town of Kata. hagnn. niuned Ismail ()gli Okl. trld it" kidnap the sister of his M friend's wife while his friend was she sent from home. The girl resi his attempt to carry her on. at [by her married sister. The l) 'lovor drew his sword and inf! dangerous woundx on both the dies. At this moment his friend turned. and, enragtxl at finding I had occurred. killed Ismail on spot. Then he cut oil" lsnmil's ‘,and carried it round to show ineig‘hhors what u fenflul revenge ihnd taken. In the name district 11 young uou man desired to marry the dung“ of a neighboring landowner. and I viwd the girl with her parents to grand ball given at. his castle. DI ing the evening he found an op tunity of decaying the girl into Heeluded part of the house. when she “'iLS seized by his men and pinc- ed in a carriage. The prince joined her. and in spite of the girl's en- treaties started out to drive to n place where they could be mnrrio‘ without much dt'itty. The girl's tu- ther. on finding that his host disappeared with his daughter, ‘ chase, and, being on hoi‘sebudi. took the carriage. He shot the ‘biteluull without ndo and took ”laughter home. The nobleman. ievcr, had won her heart during idrive. and the girl was now gtant to marry the nun of whom ifilllit)!‘ upprth-d, but, the stern ant insisted on the wedding place at once. The bride in the church, palo, but cool looted. During the mrcmony 1 drew a dagger and stabbed ‘ bridegroom to the hcul't- After't she committed suicide. The following article [5 cs tiuu-ly. now that unused stove. ('hininvys am: [wing put in co Hon again, and :i Stuve pipe flue that was sm- last season be unsafe {lax M'ul'. The ex of the mlvim resides partly tn fact that it applluh b0 well to homes that are lua} mid the fire (inlriarunvms, where if is: dunv tn Suva the premises it be done by those: in the house. Many fires can be subd quick persistent work with p dippers. if attacked when d icd. Take a small dish with to throw the “'nh'r, or the it. will be Wasted. If you how hand force pump, count yo lucky. Apply the water as near seat of the firv, or place wh started. as possible. Do not to the conclusion that, because house resembles a ham-curing atahlishmvnt that there is no an trying to do anything. About. ‘ time you have the fire out. ' smoke will suggest, a wnflngrau On oil “115%, use dirt, ashes. so sor even flour. for tho only effect water is to Spl't‘ud the oil with lextinguisliing it. If the fire cannot be extinct!“ endeavor to check its progreu closing the doors leading to place where it :stnrted. mlnutos can be gained in this which will prevent much dnmml simplify the work of the firem'; if no department is forthcoming. will enable you to save a larger I portion of your household u should you Care to do 80. ’worst. place in whicl a fire can iginate in the :n‘erng‘c dwellin‘ is the attic. Before a, hole on. Icut in the roof. and frequently lfore discovery, the interior to a. ‘of f launes beyond the control a! lthfng less than n woll-equi lx‘nrllnent. There is a sure ‘ive of attic fires. however, and is Looping the chimneys clean ‘well mortared. .3 Next to the inn urtance a! twin It. to do in case of fire in .. inning {u .ciliIiIs for subdu the shut. ()Ic item which not. lm fmgottcn is II long '1“ II” means lIIu'I- enough to remix any part. of yo outside ()1 inside. A single do more execution than half chI won dimming mum. I w I-zo Iccommcnd the pun-halo Hoast two good fire oxtingfli “he most comcIIlnIIt eme which are excellent tor insidl Mud may easily be handled bl It is a Immrdmns undertakl cuter a building which is on [i full of smoke, ospmrialiy if 3" not afiquaintnd “fill the arr of its interior, but. if you so. avoid suflocalion by as low as possible. Even snmkc thvm is usually a space of a few inches next turn, are now mum: in the 1« mm about twwiy inches l three inches in diameter. 1 tilled with a powder (chief! oxide) which gcnermes curb gas when it. comes into call times. They are wonderlul ive. do not damage wythlq get out 0! order and cont I Any experienced firefight! ever. will tell you that W extinguisher equal to q Take no more risk 0! fire; would of being bitten by snake. Few people ex they ought. or realm We my add. don't nth nay through 1 floor or n without a. crock. and one the [.po free play in It at Resident. in millions Btu-Ila 3.10; fig tordgn not let the carpet can It. Prevention is the Bf Dalton (- IN CASE HF FIRE