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It was exactly three Years to a
day sinco'ilarry Morton had set foot
In the village, and the notes of hie
return sprend quickly amongst the 1'a-
habitants, Tho wildest rumors wear,
of course, afloat in next to no tine.,
and ho progressed from ahsaluto beg-
gary and failure to the Very ltoigl.t
of affluence and prosperity (and the
reverse) in that brief winter's auto -
000u.
The simple truth, that he leas
neither rich nor pour, but that he
had just managed to save a few hul-
dreds and take a 000 house, would
never have satisflecl the goteip-begbee
villagers, to whom e. voyage 10001
Australla was such a stupendous af-
fair that no man in his senses would
undertake it otherwise than und••r
great pressure.
It was getting ]ate in the evening
before the news reached as far as
WiJJowlca Farm, which lay some
miles away on the outskirts of the
village, and that it has not lost any-
thing in travelling was only to be
expected.
"They do say," remarked Mr
Marsden, as he settled himself down
comfortably in a capacious chair at
the fireside, lifting his churchwarden
from the mantel at the same time
"they do say as how young Harry
Morton's comp back."
"Young Harry Morton back?" cried
bis wife incredulously, "Why—"
A crash of breaking china in the
scullery (which led out of the kiteh'n
In which they were seated) cut short
the worthy lady's sentence.
"Whatever aro you doing now,
I•Ietty?" she cried. "I declare you're
always breaking something or au -
other."
There was a muffled expression 0,
regret, followed by a rapid accelera-
tion in the speed of the duties being
performed, and tho farmer and his
wife took up the thread of their in-
terrupted
terrupted conversation.
'Why, it's only three years since
he left," Mrs. 'Marsden said, "and if
he's come back the sante as he went,
then all I can say is that it's a bad
Joh for his poor mother."
"Ah! but he's not," .suckled the
farmer; "he's come back, so the/
say, with a big fortune, made up on
tho golc Llelds of Austenly-, and as to
its being a bad job for his mother
I never could see any harm in the
lad—a bit wild, perhaps, but nothing
worse."
Mrs. Marsden shook her head
mournfully.
•'You've changed your tune lately,
Fred, that's all I can say then," she
retorted. "Why, look at the tiu•u
you chased hien across the spinney,
and found when you laid hands upon
hint that he'd got his coat simp'y
lined with hares."
"And maly's the time I've done
the same," he chimed in sententious-
ly, "only-, of course., I ilidn't tell
young Harry so—that would never
have done."
"And then his carryings -on with
the girl up at the 'Mitre,' and—but
there, that doesn't matter now. I ,1
tell you what, though; 1 don't be-
lieve a word about this fortune of
his. Ile's not the sort of chap lo
put money by—it's easy come and
easy go with lime to any way of
thanking."
Mr. Marsden did not trouble to a-
gue the point with his wife; but, like
the good-natured mean he was, allow-
ed her to have the last word.
"Iletty!" he cried. "Como hero.
itetty. I want you."
She came into the kitchen at his
call, her face as white as 0 sheet of
paper.
"Why, lord sake alive! whatever
ails 111e child?" exclaimed her moth-
er, "you look as though you'd seta.
'•a ghost. What's the matter with
you?"
With a knowledge born of long ex-
perience, Iietty threw herself down
on the rug 0t her father's feet, mum-
bling ords to the effect that her
head was aching, and the good man,
with a irown and a shake of the en -
ger at his wife, Put his mouth down
close to the girl's ear and whispe:-
ed:
"Have you heard the news, Ilett;?
Young harry Morton's conte home."
110 had expected to see her raise
her bead and a bright sparkle to
come into her eyes; but he was grins
ously
rin-
ous]y 'disappointed, for she obylle-
ettely kept her face averted and Otto' -
c(1 merely a mechanical:
"Ohl lies he?"
"Yes; and he's come hack as el ill
as a—as rich as a--"
"Oh, fudge!" interpolated the pale -
Heal Mrs. Marsden; "don't you be-
lieve what he's saying, itetty—It's
only idle village talk."
"But ho is really back?" hazardr3
Pretty, feeling that some re110(10
from her was called tor. "Isn't hoe"
"Back? Yes," cried her mother,
"'and—well, bless ray heart, if that
isn't 1138 knock—I should know it is
a tbousaud."
She 0011 and opened the back door
-•-the front one 1008 only used en
state and ceremonial occasions—re-
turning half a minute later followed
by Harry Morton.
1lotty had risen hurriedly from her
Mat upon the floor, as red now as
elle lead been white before, and st10d
shrmlc back into the shadow until
'filo congratulations between her par-
ents and the visitor were over. Then
—there was no help for It—she ad-
vanced timidly, yet with a certain
Mr of defiance, and put out law
hand.
un took it quietly, lith a frith
look Into her eve and a sudden ilttsjl-
ing of colo' into his bronzed cheeks.
You haven't changed a bit
:FIotty, he said; and she, laughing
now, assured him that if his name
had not been announced she would
never have recognised him at all.
Itis throe years of rough life ha.:
certainly wrought a woitdrons change
in lllm, Mal there wore nose a dad -
Sion and lnan:iless t. itis bearing, a
Jlrfnnss in his strelig mouth, and a
will and purposo iu his keen, grey
oyes which contrasted favorably lith
his soli as she had formerly tenet 11
it.
Ratty had not as et trusted her-
self
v v c
c full
ti e nd
sal to a1 aa
view of him, her sidelong glance
!raving been sufficient, to cause her
heart to beat rtrpid]y and her oyes
to become dins and misty.
What a little foal s110 1(ad been not
to accept hie otter of three years
back, when they stood together that
night at the gate of the farm.
01 have always loved you. 'lIeliy
darling!" he had said—and oh, how
1010 and tender Ids yoke had been!
—"and if only you could luso me in
return just n little bit--"
And she had swept his deelaraton
aside with a laugh, spurning the of-
fer even at the very moment when
her own heart 10015 palpitating with
Passion. Another word from 111181,
and she would have confeeeed het
love; but. he had t.ureed angrily meta
his heel, and gone at a raped pare
clown the road. Once she had culled
11in1 back; but her voice was chul.ia1
with sobs and he diel not hear her.
and, with a coldness of death nt her
Mart, she had staggered into 11,0
house and thrown herself in a pas -
8100 of rage and tenderness—the two
strangely blended—upon the bed.
A week later, lfarry had gone on
his long trip to Australia without
so Much as a word or a line of part-
ing, and she had n0'er forgotten
that hopeless, dreary winter's dal,
on which she heard the news, with
its long succeeding night of bitt- r
tears and agony of remorse. Jlow
she had loved hind And be was lost
to her for ever—he would never conte
back—oh, how she cursed the feral o-
'no folly anal light-heartedness whlc;l
had prompted her to refuse lies manly
declaration!
11'.
Harry's hone -stay was limited to
one month, and the days sped swift-
ly by.
Heti.—her hope increased now ten
fold—lived in a perfect frenzy of at-
ternating hope and fear, at 000
monlelt declaring herself the unhap-
piest mortal alive, at another confi-
dent that all would be put right
before he went away again. That
he still loved her was certain, Con-
ceal the fact how he might, and she
judged by the strength of her o,va
feelings that it would be impossible
for lain to lenvodher, perhaps for ever
this time, without a word.
Three weeks paused—four! In tw''.
flays more his ship sailed, and it
would be neeesSary for 11111 to ]001.0
home overnight in order to be in
London in tilnc to reach the docks.
She had gone into the village that
day, the last, to melee a few pm -
chases, and just as she emerged in'.•+
the open country he had came ep
with )ler.
"1 ala just in thee," he said, tak-
ing the heavy bag from her Maj.
"Why, what a weight for you to lug;
hone by yourself."
"oh, I nm used to it," she smiled
faintly, "and you know I am pretty
strong."
"I have something to tell you,
1Tctty, something. that has been upon
my lips ever since I returned. 1 (1,1
not know that it will concern you
much; but—"
She was looking up nt him in won-
derment. Not concern her much?
IIacl ho not guessed a thousand
tines how matters stood with the
poo', pitiful, little heart? Had not
her every wistful glance, her every
timid response, ler every p100(11ne.
compliance with his lightest wish --
had not these revealed to him hoer
passionately she loved hint?
"I am married, lIeliy. I—"
She nave a low cry, like some af-
frighted, %rounded euimai, and shrank
helplessly away from him, restrained
only by his ]told upon her baud, .
"Yes, I was married a year ego in
Australia. I found life. right back in
the heart of tho bush was intolerably
101101Y, and—but what is the matter,
Metty—you are crying?"
She felt she could not answer his
question had the world been laid at
her feet for so doing, but she crush-
ed bacic the deadly sickness at her
heart and said in a low voice;
"It is very silly of 111e, but I Have
not been very well lately, and—oh!
do please let us berry hone,"
No further word was spoken 1111111
they reached the gate at which they
had petted three ,yeers ago; end here,
dospito her efforts to escape, he re-
tained her.
"Do you remember the last time wo
stood here together?" he asked.
She strove to disengage her hand,
but he was too strong for her.
"Do you remember how you laugh-
ed at me, and let me walk off down
the lane with lover a word—"
"I called you—"
The words had escaped her laps
unconsciously, wrung from her In the
keenness of her agony, and he loohe 1
at her in emazemeut.
"You called ono?" he asked. •
"Yes," she retorted defiantly, cast-
ing shame and reserve to the winds,
"I culled you back anti you would
not come. I did not moan what 1
said, and-0hl but what is the use of
talking like this?" she cried passion-
ately/. "It's all over and past naw,
and I wish I was "dead and away
from everyone."
IIo had released her hand, and s11
stood leaning against the gate, ler
fel buried in her folded arms, her
tears flowing unrestrained.
IIo touched her lightly and pit.y1ne•-
ly np011 the shoulder.
"You must not cry so, relay,"
Ile said. "It has ail been a hovrirl
mistake—I cal 8co it now, and," sl,o
felt his breath upon her face, 'if `I
were to ask y011 the sante (UCStloo,
would you—'
Sho turned 1,r tear -stained face
upon dila.
"You mustn't nth ane," she cried,
her checks aflame. "You are—meta
vied, 811'1) 1—"
Again ho seized her hand.
"But if I were single," he mod.
"Tell me, would e•ou repulse we
again? There can be no harm in n
s3nllrlo reply, and t may 11080 a
3018901) for asking."
"But, you have no right to nSh
me," sho flamed; "it: is an 1u8u1t—,von
are taunting ate, and it is cowardly,'
There wee a steatite() light ebbling
y
in his eyes, and suddenly, e'0 the
could escapo, Ids arms wcro around
her, and ho was pressing his lips
feverishly io her hot cheek.
13he endeavored to push hint away,
with all the strength of her two
hands; but sbe w,s is 0little ch
t,
in his grasp,
and at last,worn o
at
with her ca ion . she hng, spent
anti exhausted, at his mercy.
"Tell Me," he whitlpeeel. "Tell me
and I will release you—only tell
me."
Ilis persistency had conquered, and
she gave the faintest shake of the
]lead and a tremulously muttered
"No"; and 11e instantly A(10as011 1100
to catch bee again 1110 next moment
as site 101(5 51.18105(1(1 half faulting to
the ground.
"Oh, let me go!" she cried wildly.
"You must nut -011, you must not!"
"Really," he laughed, "1 think T
may. lletty"—she shrank from the
cool incisiveness of his tongs—"when
'1 went away from here throe years
ago I swore never to set fool in the
village again; but 111y 101-e for you
proved stranger than 1031 resolution,
and I was forced to return. Since
1 Have been back I hat 1, arnt 1.0
love e-011 more and more every day.
but 1 did not dare to 00nfoa it to
you. 1 have wavered and wavered,
putting it off until this last day of
all; and now---"
SIo paused, and took her chee'18 be-
tweell his hands, forcing 11e• to look
up into his eyes.
"Now, itetty, darling! nolo you
]neve said you will not repulse me,
1 he gat"hered the necessary cour-
age, and 1 ask you—to be my wife."
Ilut—m-
"O11!" he laughed, "you need not
fear. I shall not be eonllnitting Mee-
amy. lily first wife Is a—a Piro
myth, and if you will say 'Yes'—"
She did not say "Yeti oven there
but tinder the circumstances, Per-
haps, words would have been super-
flu0ns.
The shipping company made no 0h-
jectioe to Harry's postponing his
passage for a n1011111, on the under-
standing that he would require tick-
ets for two in place of one.-1'ea1•-
son's Weakly.
SAYING TIIE GOLD DUST.
P05010110ns Token in the Manufaclur•
ino Jeweller's Establishment.
Warning machines scene all right
01)081gh 111 a laundry, but they would
scarcely bo looked for in the estab-
lishment of a malfacturing jeweller.
Yet they play an important part in
such a plant.
In a washing machine aro washed
daily all the aprons and all the
blouses worn by the workers employ-
ed in the manufacture of articles of
gold. Then the water in which these
things have been wash8) is piped to
a room where the gold contained in
it is extracted 0nd saved.
Particles of gold adhere to the
bands and faces of the workers in
the precious metal, and even get in-
to their hair. Twice a clay all the
operatives wash their hands and
faces; and the hater is, like that
from the trashing machine, piped to
the extracting room.
Here there is installed a big filter,
with its filtering section made of
canvas, and resembling outwardly
the pleated section of a giant square
concertina, as it would look partly
drawn out. All the water from. the
washing machine a1(1 from the wash
bowls in the factory is forced through
this filter; and at regular intervals.
the filtering section is taken out and
the gold removed from it.
All the floors in the factory is
covered with tar paper, .which catch-
es and holds all the gold particles
that fall upon it. From time to
time a new paper covering is laid on
the floors, the old being burned for
the gold contained in it.
By these means there are saved in
a factory annually thousands of 'dol-
lars worth of gold that without
such precautions would inevitably be
lost.
-----4.
SENTTINCI'1 SERMONS:
Faith's fervor is more than effer-
vescence,
'J'he lights of the world are not ad.
vel'tisifg signs.
Ite knows no good who boasts he
docs no Harm.
Losing the temper takes the edge
off any argument.
/To can easily be fearless who 'darn
not matte foes.
Sow the sand and you reap only
grit in your teeth.
Love's music is never perfect with-
out the chords of pain.
Obstacle is often only another way
of spelling opportunity.
No amen ever broke his back under
his brother's burden.
You aro not likely to slay the
enemy by drawing a long bow.
A nlggar'dly purse in the pookot
becomes a thorn in the side.
P10ny a man mistakes a floating
hn(lcbtednees for a sinking fund.
Teat's over to -days broken toys
1)111(1 us to to -morrow's treasures.
Many a man thinks 11e is mellowing
when ho is only getting moldy.
You cannot cure your sorrows by
inking thein out in a 1011001 chair.
'J'he fear of reputation is often
falcon for the love of righteousness.
ife who hos a good word for no
ono menet have the word of (Tod
for any one.
Many a man thinks he is virtuous
because ho feels vicious when ho
sass others hopPy.
The reason some aro not wedded
to one. bad habit is because they aro
courting AO many.
When folks got to fighting over
creed the plumy takes his`forces to
another part of the field.
When you have to do with those
who aro blatantly honest It is time
to buy more padlocks.
'elle next best thing to the oppor-
tunity to take a college course is the
ability to forget most of it.
Cheerfulness is a virtue lnatrd to
headier, when 7081 persist in Indnl-
gence in late 5Upi1C1•5 and =entree -
(meet "boppiness.il.
It would be wrong to send some
people to heaven; they 81011111 miss
so 8011(11 the chance to worry over
the wildness of their neighbor's
eh Huron.
11 isn't alweys11dvisnble for n sten
with a. sandy complexion to 0ngnge in
the sugar business,
MYSTERIES OF OCEAN BED
TUE STRANGE LIFE SEEN IW A DEEP
SEA DIVER.
Gh a e. r
t 1£1 ; in Forms of Fish at Great
t
Depth --- Giant Crabs and
Devil Fish.
The disaster which' bnppened to the
French vessel Sully not so very long
a e l 11
!ru v1 h 1! it wont to tea soften no !
fl'o11i Saigon has 011011hxl, 50318 iho
elenitll.l American, the divers !Mewl -
0d wilts examination of the submerged
shill oppnrtunilive for making ethane•
tiro end important exploraliuns of the
110110111 of the sen. In these fields of
suit -aqueous oxplora(lon special dia.
aih1hetlononghlectlues' na110011med won byP14017,
ung nav-
De10110 by
the aid of nn apparatus of his own Ir.-
veniton, succeeded 111 reaching a deglll
of ever( more than 330 feet ---a depth
watch ha=1 never before been attained.
De Plumy has Invented a land of met-
al 11111111 which affords him every pro -
(00(10n, while by moans of a special
retention! combination resph'ullon is nu-
lomn(ically provided for. 'Plantes to
Ila:, lie les already made more than
113 most. dariflg (110001118 ells pMee,
safely. lie has thus been able to dis-
cover a most 1110.0000110Uf world, hither-
to seen by no eye but les; the sen bed
le a sc0nn of marvels combined with
no small amount of tragic horrors.
1°The first sensation experienced,"
said this intrepid diver at a recent in-
terview with an Rattan journalist, "is
something like that which is felt on tic-
scwnd1ng 10(0 n mine, but you soon get
0 011slnmed to it. At a depth of about
nine feet me.(1115m began Lo he found In
large quantities. Seen through the
water, everything appetite; magnified,
and they are apparently of
ENORMOUS. PROPORTION.
Allrecollecllan of the protection af-
forded by the glass front of Iho helmet
is forgotten, and the first impression is
that these masses of horrid flaccid and
slimy medusae will adhere to your face.
"Just a little lower down, and a sein-
filleting multitudinous shoal of small
fishes is encountered, shimmering like
so many strips of shining copper, cr
other metal, 111 a slate of continuous V1 -
bra lion.
"At a depth of about 102 feet thick
masses of seaweed are traversed; some
of these are hairlike vegetable growths,
with 810118 from twenty to thirty yards
in length, which, with a ]clad of hor-
rid vitality, wrap themselves round ev-
ery part of the body. These nlgm con-
stitute a grave danger, as they can
easily paralyze the diver's movements
and by rising up above a1(1 around
him. can weigh hint down with a
weight amounting to several hundred
weight—sufficient to break a rope a'
lifeline w11011 hauled on,
"Bolos 102 feet there are small snake-
like fishes of about three feet In length,
and also other denizens of the deep
resembling dolphins. These letter hurl
themselves violently against the diver.
If. as already remarked, be is some-
what.
omawhat. young at the game, and has for-
gotten the protection afforded by his
110111101, he is still filled with a merle!
areal lest they simnel succeed 118
splashing the gloss front of the helmet
despite its four inches of thickness. Of
e011r80, should (hat occur, death would
be almost instantaneous.
'Still other and worse monsters ere
the polypi nr devilfish, who wrap their
slimy tentacles round the bold explorer;
but although repugnant, these mon-
sters are cowardly, and immediately
renounce their attack in coming in con-
tact : with the unfamiliar feel of the
metal armor plating of my diving dress.
There are also equally horrible, (01(1
much more intrepid, giant crabs. Some
of those I have seen have measured as
much as
THREE FEET IN DIAMIETER.
Due to their strong shells and formid-
able claws, they constitute a continent
menace to Ilio safely of the diver wllialh
hs by no means to be despised.
"Titl5 is oboe. n11 that can be said en
the score of the deep sen fauna. The
deformation of flsh is not very notice-
able at such a small depth; by defor-
mation i mean. 1101 only change of
fntel, but also of ohmmeter. T1118
lichee place at a depth of alma 1,091
yards; here their nature changes en -
11101y, and they assume the forms end
ccnslliullon0l modifications necessary
1.1 enable them to bear the enormous
pressure in whir.]) tlicy are subjected,
and have their being.
"f-lIthertn it has been quite impossi-
blt, to obtain living specimens of these
submarine creatures, as they rent/lied
the surface with their volume qundr'up-
led, due to the reduction of pressure,
All these creatures aro earnivorers,
and their 00pacle a maws not Infre-
quently servo es the lambs of unfortu-
nate sailors whose ships have gone to
the bottom, and (dame bodies gradually
sink deeper and claepor; while the for-
midable pressure to which they nee sub-
jected in an increasing intensity seen
smashes alt their bones, anti nanny
crushes the corpses quite gel. But
enough; 5111110e it to soy that this aw-
ful sped/nee is scarcely visible after a
(10nt.h of thirty feet.
"One curious fnet attending these
subnierine explornhions Is nffe'ded fly
the light, which forms a strange blond
of green and violet, the color being a
Mlle simile'. (o that of i.he caverns
wdli011 are to he seen in icebergs. At,
n depth of thirty-two ,yards the dight
beghos to gel more and more diffused,
and the sun viewed through the mess
of snp.ertncumhent tenter appears lice
n ra'l dish opaque globe. but—m(1 this ii
semowlint strange—when sheltere,1
from the ray.; of the stun (behind a
rock, for instance) the stars become
visible e'en at midday.
"One day, ,just about noon, I saw a
never to be forgotten sight at a depth
of 129 feel. The stns w115 right At the
20011h, 'I'he bottom upon which I
stood cen118jed et fine while. Band, and
the 1'eflection of the light upon the
snowy carpet gave me the impression of
standing upon
A PLAIN OF MOLTEN GOLD.
Al. n depth of 22e feat the obscurity 18
complete; at 327 feet the darkness is
hnponelralnle, and it is nee.eeSsary to
11a8e rre..nnr$o to electricity for purp0(-
es of vision. I (1511 electric lamps of
111,000 medic -power; but even ' (Mee
penned. diffuse. the light hnyned n rndl-
u; et ninety feet, A mast h'11µ118
171:I'?''
810 in lhrn plearnicd by 5unkon vn;.
50111, In'OkolI 1100115, 5pl111100 1 hulls,
griping decks and broken mosls."
No scans of horror can be Surpass-
ed by the awful panoramas 01 death
and disaster, which have been witness.
ea by Engineer de Pliny In the course
of h15, professional exeperlences as a
diver,
" n
n '1110 vicinity n °Blend," 1 ( t n(1 he te•
Y ,
)ales, "I was requested on00 Lo examine
the Wreck of a vessel which had sunk
not long before, This 18818 the occas-
ion upon written I was assailed by a
veritable horde of (hose giant crabs of
whiett I have already spoken. '17iey
were at the Unto busy devouring the
corpses of the dead sailors. Ono of
these monsters seized ale by tho leg,
1\'111011 would havo been crushed, as if
squec1rd by a jaw of steel, had it lot
boon protected by the powerful a'nuu'-
Ing of my diving dress. 1 had a kind
of sword in my !hand, with whlclt I
succeeded in killing two of these owe -
stars; the shells I still possess.
All objects at the bo',tom of the pen
are cover0(1 with a land of curious
gowdee, and a terrible gloom and el -
0n(0 prevails, What a scene of melee -
choly! 'She floor of the ocean is strewn
with bones, not a few of them of hu-
man origin. A very singular fact which
have observed is that the sea for it
certain period of time keeps bodies in
a perfect slate of preservation. I once
railed the hull of a vessel which had
gone down with all hands.
"The crew were mostly asleep nt 0'o
moment when the disaster occurred,
and had thus practically passed '11-
slonlaneously from sleep to death. Po
Mr they had not been bitten or gnaw-
ed by any fish, as most. of the Mich -
ways were closed. The men still ap-
peared as if asleep. 'There they lay,
wrapped in a calm and mysterio115
slumber. 1 approached, and climbing
down to the hatchways, touched one et
the corpses with my hand; the nosh
seemed to dissolve and vanish under
my hand, leaving nothing but
A GRINNING SICIILETON.
"And the treasures of iho seas! 1111 -
lions alone are engulfed not far from
Vigo. Personelle', I have never been
there, but one of my men once went
down there clad in the 01(1 diving dress.
The unhappy man died almost directly
he reached the surface again, but he
had had ifmo to see several galleons
lying at the bottom, with the masts still
standing and the timberwork stili
sound. These, of course, were some of
the famous treasure ships, but I do not
think it would bo possible to recover
them. All metals would have been de-
stroyed by rust by now, as they havo
been below water ever since 1707.
"I have seen personally the vessel
which, about 1808, was conveying Na-
poleon's treasures to Holland, but at
was Wrecked en route and salmi with
1111,000,000 of gold on board. Of tihese,
50,000,000 have been recovered, but the
remainder, as I have said, as still in the
bottom of the ocean. The Prince of Mon-
aco states that he has found near Cy-
prus
yprus a galley still full of objects of art
nt the bottom of 1110 sea. This is where
submarine boats will have such a great
future before therm, as, by their aid, We
shall ono day be able to explore un-
known deep sea grottoes, rich in un-
known forms of life, vaults full of un-
told wealth, and the tomb of many a
poor sailor:"
THE SUNDAY U AY SCHOOL
INTERNATIONAL LESSON,
JAN_ 1..
Lesson 11. The Wise Alen Find Jesus.
Golden Text, Prov. 23. 29.
LESSON WORD STUDIES.
Nola—Tho text of the revised version
'1; used as a basis for these Word
Shldies.
Glad Tidings to the Sews.—That Jesus
of Nazareth was of a truth the long -
looked -for and eagerly expeelod Mes-
siah of the ticbrow people, the Son of
David and the Saviour King of Israel,
is the burden, though not the son total
or the first evangelist's message to his
fellow -Countrymen, who, having believ-
ed on Jesus for his work's saute, yet
needed for the strengthening of their
faith just such a seting forth of his life
and work in 1110 light of the Old Testa-
ment prophesies which in hien found
their complete an(1 only fulfillment. 'Tire
author's purpose being argumentative
rather than biographical, Ire does not al-
ways in his na'rativ'o observe the ex-
act chronological order of events for
which the gospel of Mark is a better
guide. In addition to endeavorin, to
strengthen 1110 [filth of Jewish Chris-
tians 111 Jesus as the Messiah, he sought
also to enlarge the vision of those for
w10n1 he wrote by molting plain that
the kingdom established by Christ 18(18
universal in scope, embracing all na-
tions and all peoples and thus abolish-
ing all narrow Jewish limitations.
Very catty tradition uniformly ascribes
the writing of the first gospel to Mat-
thew, one of the less conspicuous of the
apostolic group. But the book itself
does not mention the nacre of its au-
thor, al(1 there are many able and con-
scientious scholars who believe that
Ibis tradition in its earliest form means
snnply that the substance of the gospel
message, though probably not the form
of the narrative, is to be ascribed to
the apostle whose none the gospel
beers. There is, however, no positive
proof for this contention, the problem
resolving itself rather into 0 question
of the interpretation of the rather trtea-
ger data available. Wo aro therefore
justified in assuming that the ea4lest
tradition concerning the authorship of
the gospel is correct—that Is, that Mat-
thew, the apostle, did write the gospel
bearing his name and that he wrote It
in substantially the form in which it
line come clown 10 us. Concerning the
chile and place of the composition of
Matthew's gospel nothing definite is
known, though 1110 data avaflnblopoinls
to the ,years 08.70 as the approximate
time and to Palestine as the probable
piece of its composition.
Verso 1. When Jesus tuns horn --Our
present system of chronology, accord-
ing to which we number y'ea's for'war'd
and backward from the birth of Chris(
(A.D., Anno Domini, year of 1)00 Lord,
mid B.C., before Christ), dates back
only to the middle of the sixth 00n -
eery, nhnut which time 01 Romero allot,
Dlonysin 1"sxtgml5, is reputed An have
been instrumental In ineugmrn(1ng (he.
system. (1(11 in fixing the rima Of the
1,11'(1 of ,Jesu,s which wn5 to an lie
starling point of (11e 11018 orae' of Woe.
lotion nn oro' was made by l:xiguee
rind 111s co -laborers, the date of the Na -y
Ilvily being placed several years later
than it should ]lave been. From the
gospel narrative we know that Jesus
teas born shortly before filo death of
Ie
fled the Great But 11 • Med t I t t ud dt c in
r
the year l h1 of lune 7�U-7fi t • or' -
lime 1 \lith t to
J
7
5) ands to the year which We naN dl'S•
ignale as B.C. 4 to 13. C. 3. Ilene
Jesus was 110111 0.1 101181 as early as
B. C. 4, But allowing for seine mouths
to elapse between the bl'tl of Jesus
and the slaughter of the boles al
llclhlelelal by Herod, and again be-
tween this event, and the death of the
king, during which time Joseph with
Mary and the young child sojourned hl
Egypt (cool. Matt. 2. 1, 10, 10), the
11010 probable dale becomes 13. G. 5 to
B. C:. 4.
Herod the Ring—Son of Antlpatee,
governor of Mumma (Mom), the terri-
tory south of 1110 Dead Sea where dwelt
1111 descendinn's to Esau; founder of the
Horatian family and dynasty, and
known inlet' as Herod the Great. Soon
after Syria old Palestine became part
ef'(he Boman 01lpire, at the lime .i
the invasion of Asia by Pompey the
Great, this hlunman family became
prominent in Palestine affairs. In 13.
C. 37 Alarlc Autony, the friend and
avenger of Julius Omar, placed Herod
oft the throne of Judoo. Jnsophus
enumerates eight wives of Herrod, and
he Is known to have had two others;
he had eight sops and six daughters.
A cruel, unscrupulous, and ambitious
tyrant on the throne, he nevertheless
seems never to have indulged 111 religi-
0111 persecution, and on different occa-
sions proved himself a good friend of
the Jews. Ills life was surrounded by
Plots, suspicions, and intrigues, and
this doubtless accounts for the Memos -
al cruelly, as well as for the fear and
misery of his old age.
Wise Men—Greek, Magi, a (isle given
to learned mets, priests, and physicians
of the Persians and Babylonians, who
were also versed in astrology, soothsay-
ing, and in the interpretation of
dreams. In Jer. 30, 3, 18 Ncrgalsherez-
er, a prince of the king of Babylon, is
given the title "Rab-rneg," chief of the
Magi. That the, wise men were three
in number, and that they were icings, is
mere tradition resting on very meager
foundation,
2. Ilis star—A supernatural phenom-
enon vouchsafed these meal to guide
them first to Jerusalem and then to
the house in Bethlehem (comp. verse 9).
Tho simplicity of the narrative at this
point is characteristic of all New Tes-
tament na5sages in which miracles aro
mentioned.
3. He was iroubletl—IIerod's reign
had been much disturbed by plots and
intrigues, and as he grew older ho be-
came doubly suspicious an(1 fearful lest
genie usurper or pretender should rob
trim on his Marone. He knew also of
the expectation of the Jews concerning
ifessinh who was to be their King.
All *Jerusalon—All who heard of the
visit and in quiry of tate win0,1110(1,
especially those in authority 8811080 po-
sition, like (hat of the king, was tiipper-
ently endangered. An example of hy-
perbolo.
4. Chief Priests and scribes—Alen
versed in the ]lebrovv Scriptures, end
who therefore might be expected to be
familiar wit11 every prophecy concern-
ing the Christ, the anointed, that is,
the elosslali. Probably members of the
Sanhedrin are referred to Isere.
11. Thus it is written—In AM. 5. 2, 1:
"But thou, Bethlehem Ephralllah, which
art little to bo among the thousands 9f
Judah, out of thee shall one come forth
unto me that is to be ruler in Israel.
And he shall stand, and shall feed -
his flock In the strength of Jehovah, in
the majesty 0f the name 0f Jello'ali his
Clod: and 111gy shall abide."
8. Sent paean to Bethlehem—in ac-
cordance with the information gained
from the priests and scribes.
9. The star . , . went before them—
They were not permitted to romotn de-
pendent upon the directions received
from the treacherous king, who was al -
reedy plotting the death of the new-
born babe.
11. The house—Not necessarily the
same in which the babe had been
born, now doubtless some days, if not
weeks, ago.
Frankincense and myrrh -1301h res-
inous gums obtained from trees fount)
in Arabia, used for medicinal pulp0ses
and for embalming, and 800y capon -
Sire.
12. Anothre way—Possibly proceeding
5081111 from Bethlehem, past Hebron,
and through ldumma eastward, or to
the nortienst across Jordan, leaving
Jerusalem to the west.
POISON IN EGGS.
Another Startling Discovery of French
Medical Investigation.
Ono by one our most cherished articles
of dint disclose deadly designs upon our
well-being under the fostering. care of
the medical profession, supported by
the medical press.
Hitherto the egg has bean regarded
as absolutely innocuous, until al least,
IL hes reached an ago which qualifies
it to Lake an active part in politics.
But now a French 'neaten! elan has
discovered a hi(1(1en clangor lurking b1
its yolk, and the dreadful intelligence
has been spread far and wide by the
"Lancet."
The yolk of the eggs of hens, clucks,
and tortoises, 110 declares, con111)11 a
substance \vhlch, when injected into
the veins; under 'the skin, or into the
general body cavity, eventually causes
depth from an acute intoxication of the
centra) nervous system. •
ileide egg yolk is less toxic than Thal
of the duck, but that of tine tortoise is
more poleon005 than either.
It is comforting to observe, however,
that the great majority of the general
public who eat eggs in the ordinary
tray are 1101 (becalmed.
NEW D1RINIi OURE.;
The authorities in Norway Have
discovered a novel Way of curing
drmlkemess.Tho "patient" is plac-
ed under lock
and key, and his nour-
ishment consists in great part of
bread (10a1cocl in port wine, The first
(Iny the drunlcat'd eat8 hi8 100d with
pleasure, all even on the second day
ho ehj0Vs it. On the third day he
finds that it Is vary monotnous, on
the 10110111 day he becomes impa-
tient, and at the end of eight days
he receives tho wino with horror. It
seems that the disgust there/tees, 1118(
that Sits care giVos good 1'osults,,
Fashion Notes.
\Vhnlever may be said of (ho suspen-
der and 5 elo o waist dress grown-
ups,
Ic l u w i 1 for
u s no one cis h tet that he fashion
p,
1 t 1 l
p
le charming for children. It Is app110-
aa,le alike to everyday gams and
dressy toilettes, leer example, a
charming little gown of red and white
foulold was maple tv'Jlh a full skirt,
tucked in groups of three 1(alaway to
the waist. The shoulder straps and filo
cross piece w111e11 made 1(1e round yoke
ofleot were tucked eIllSswt;e, the lotto
leeks laid close together 10 form a
rather solid surface, The strops were
edged with tiny quilling of silk.Underneath was worn a Muse of etn-
brolderee handkerchief linen.
Another little gown of light slue and
while checked silic 1111(1 the 51ch'1 trim-
med with three ruffles set wide apart,
and cots headed with a shirred band
of st111, The waist worn with the skirt
was composed al many Mlle ruffles of
Valenciennes, the elbow sleeves being
made of the same material. The sine
appeared in the furor of shaped shoul-
der capes, which were extended in
points to tho waist line. A sash of pale
blue satin ribbon was warn.
IN WHITE GOODS.
Many people dress small girls entire-
ly in while muslhls the year round, and
dressy gowns 01e0n no more !ban a little
finer material and more elaborate work-
manship. Tho sheerest of materials has
underslips of India silk, sometimes '11
pale colors, sometimes in while. A lux-
urious little gown for a girl of len was
composed of flounces of hand -embroi-
dered mull or baUsle, the embroidery a
combination of English eyelet and
French stitches, Two flounces formed
the skirt, while a third was nlrnnged os
a bertha on the law -necked blouse.
The blouse itself was plain, save for a
group of tam fine, hand -run tucks clown
the front, and similar groups in the
hack where '1)10 blouse closed. The
sleeves were two small puffs nnls11ed
above 1110 elbow with a short ruffle of
the embroidery. A soft. sash of palest
phhk messaline with deeply fringed ends
was worn, and an underfelt) of pale
pink gave the gown n warmer appear-
ance than it might otherwise have had.
SMOC1KING FOR CIIIT,DIIEN.
Smocking Is always good in children s
gowns. At some of the shops where a
specially 1s made of handsome gar-
ments, fancy smocking is done at not
exactly prohibitive prices. For tiny,
girls, the prettiest little gowns imagin-
able are made in perfectly simple mo-
dels. Tho shocking occurs in the yokes
and cuffs of the slips, which are straight
little garments something lice those
worn by Kate Greenaway picture -book
chaldron. Very simple and inexpensive
materials are used for these gowns,
gingham coarse linens, pongees and
China silks being best adapted.
Smocked Wnists,.aro very effective for
older girls, and even mature women.
The stitches are not delimit to learn,
and Clever needle women may m•nn-
ment their own blouses with little ef-
fort.. A London house famous for 11s
artistic creations !las branch houses in
at. least two American cities, one being,
of course, New York. This house makes
a specially of smocked gowns and
waists for grown-ups as well as chil-
dren. In the soft crepes, Shantungs,
and silk 71111811118 affected by the firm
these waists are unique in their simple
beauty and refinement.
IAIPORTED GOWNS
Speaking of importations, a sample
dinner gown from a famous Paris house
is worth describing. filo material was
pale mato*e mousseline de 5oie trimmed
with )heavy satin of a matching shade.
The full skirt had a knee flounce of
Point d'Alencon trimmed well ave grad-
uated bands of the satin. A band about
three inches wide bordered the bottom
of the flounce, and the bald which
headed it was less than an inch in
width. The waist was a surplice and
had a flc)lu of the, net bordered on
either edge with satin bands. Tho Holm
'8180 crossed in the front, and was cat?,
vied around to the back, where it was
lied and tell to long ends. Little
shaped ceps of the satin wore seen an
the shoulders. Tito sleeves were full
puffs whieh extended half way to the
elbows and were flnishcd with lace
ruIDes. The pointed girdle was of sit-
ver
ibver gauze, and a graceful bow knot of
the gauze trimmed the 1ov bodice. One
imagined how well a large corsage
bouquet of pale violets might lend ac-
cent to the gown.
LIGHT &ND ENERGY.
Statistics showing the enormous
waste of energy involved in the pro-
duction of artificial lfgllt aro always
interesting, it for no other reason
than that they must continually sti-
Indato inventors in the search for
better methods. Sir James Dover
recently presented these tiglros before
the Royal Institution of Groat Wi-
thin; hi an ordinaly candle the total
amount of energy transformed into
1ig111 is only 2 per cent, Oil and gas
lamps aro not more economical. The
incandescent electric lamp utilizes 8
per colt. of the energy expended; the
are light 10 per cont., and tho mag-
nesium light 15 per colt. Then
comes tllo glowworm and mocks 110
with its 00 per cent of expended
cuergy'turnod into light.
JAPAN AND Tram EAST.
•
Japan's success with its war vvit1i
Bassin, has influenced t110 Emir of
Afghantsttyn to ma100 a detailed
study of the literature dealing with
that conflict, An Indian paper cone
monis: "There can bo no doubt that
the astonishing results shown by Ja-
pan have electrified the east. The
Mnsollllnlan no less than the ITud-
dhist and the I1ind0o feels that ,Ta -
pan has indicated to him the possi-
bilities of the power. which is latent
in the cast, The 'Emir is bound to
conVinco Russia that 11e Is a po1on
to bo reckoned with."
CURE FOR INDIGESTION.
Dandcllon tea is mn(le ns follows, anil
it is Used as a tonic and 1.0 ewe hula
t10ston. Take 1110 reels of slx or eight
dandelions. having cut off the loaves,
tvbsll and serape the roofs, out them
into short pieces, porn' over a pint of
boiling water, let 51 stand for twelve
hours, then strain through niteetn, and
it is fit for 1150, DON : A whtoglnsslui.
Melte a Ires)1 supply ovary threo Clays,