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Dr. Talmage Discourses on
Christ in the Home.
despatab from Washington eaye;
.,-Rtev. Dr. Talmage method from the :
following text; "Thio day is salva-
tion memo to this bouse,"--Luke xlx. 0.
Zaooheus was a politlolan and a
tax -gatherer, I'ie bad an honest
calling, but the opportunity for
"stealing"wes so large, the tempta-
tion was too much for him. The
Bible says he "was a elude—that is
in the public sense. How many fine
men bave been ruined by official posi-
tion i It is an awful thing for any
man to seek office under government
unless his principles of inte'frity are
deeply fixed. Many a man, upright
in au insignifleant position, has made
shipwreck in a great one. Aa far
as I eau tell, in the city of Jericho
this Zaoohous belonged to what
might be called the "Ring." They had
things their own way, successfully
avoiding exposure—if by no other
way, perhaps by hiring somebody to
break In and steal the vouchere. Not-
withstanding his bad repatation,
there were streaks of good about him,
as there Ls about almost every man.
Gold is found in quartz, and some-
times in a very emelt percentage.
Jesus was coming to town. The
people turned out on masse to see
him. Here he oomes—the Lord of
Glory—on foot, dust -covered, and
road -weary, limping along the way,
carrying the griefs and woes of the
world. He looks to be sixty years of i
age when he is only about thirty.
Zaceheus was a short man, and could i
not see over the people's heads while ; money up to the Amerle.us Bible !Dna to his family tent. May the An-
not
on the ground; so he. of S'ciely and consecrala it to God." gel of the Covenant spread his wings
up into a sycamore tree that swung ; ZACCH.EUS WAS WISE ; over each one of those tents! Gee
its arm clear over the road., Jesus ; when he disgorged his unrighteous bless you and your children! Before
advanced amid the wild excitement gains, and it was his Lire step in ten o'clock to -night, build your altar.
of the right direction. Take Ibe family i,ible lying on the
Now suppose Christ should coma in- parlour -table. Cali together as many
Ito your house. First the wife and the; of your family as may be awake. Read
mother would feel his presence, i a chapter, and then if you can -think
' Religion almost alwaye begins there. ? of uoLhing else besides the Lord's
It is easier for women to become Prayer, say that. That will do. HeaV-
Christians than for us men. They do en will have begun in your
not fight so against God. If tvoman'house. You can put your head
tempted man originally away from . on your pillow, feeling that,
holiness, now she tempts him back. 1 whether you wake up in this world
She may not make any fuss about it, t or the next, all is well. In that great,
but, somehow, everybody in the house ; ponderous Book of the Judgment,
knows that there is a ohange in the j where is recorded all the important
wife and mother. She chides the! events of the earth, you will read at
children more geutly. Her face some. 1 last the statement that this was the
times lights up with an unearthly I day when salvation came into your
glen-. She goes lath some unuccupi-' house.
ed room for a little while, and her Oh Zaccheus come down! come downl
husband goes not after her, nor Jesus is passing by 1
asks her why she was there. He
knows without asking that she has THE 1d00N
been praying. The husband notices
that her face is brighter than on the
day when, years ago, they stood at Ittxrrelses a gest tnflucnce en eke \Wosk.'e
Cwunterre.
the marriage -altar, and he knows people are accustomed Le look upon
that Jeans has base putting upon her the moon as merely a pleasing orna-
oran a wreath sweeter than Lhe ment of the night sky, bat she exer-
rars to bled, noto, She finduts the child- cisas a huge influence on the world
ran to bed, satisfied with the and itspeople.
formal prayer that they once offered If there weno moon there would
but she lingers now, and Cells them be no tides, and this country would
of Jesus who blessed little children, lose half her seaports. Thera would
and of the good place where they all be hardly a harbor that our' battle
haps to be at last. And then she ships could enter and altogether the
kisses them good -night with some- ships
enlivening commerce of the tea-
.
heavenly
that the ctienhld feels to be a tion—sea trade -would fall 50 per
heavenly benediction—a something cent.
" Zscoheus, oome down 1 Dome down 1
I notice that this tux -gatherer ac-
companled bid surrender to Christ
With the restoration of property that
did not belong to him, Ho says, "If
I have Laken anything by false ncou-
talion, I restore fourfold," That is, if
I have taxed any man for ten thou -
Band dollars, • when he had only five.
thousand dollars of property, and put
in my pooket the tax for the lastfivc
thousand, I will restore to him four-
fold. If I took from him ten dollars,
1 will give him.forty doil:rra. If Itook
from him rorty its, I wLl give ltim
one hundred and sixty dollars,
Exodus xxii,; "lf a man shall steal
an ex or a sheep, and kill it or sell
it, be .hall restore five oxen for an
ex, and four sheep Tor a sheep. 1f a
thief be found breaking up, and he
sm:iiten that he die, there shall no'
blood be shed for him. If the sun be;
risen upon him, there shall be blood'
shed for him, for he should make full'.
restitution; if he have nothing, then
he shall be sold for his theft. 1f the
theft be certainly found in his hand'
alive, whether it be ex, or use, or
sheep, he shall restore doable. If
a man shall rause afield .,r vine-
yard to he eaten, and 8h011 put in his
beast, and shall feed in another man's
field, of the bast of his own field,
and of the bast of his own vineyard
shall he make restitution."
You say, "I cannot make restitu
Lion. The parties whom I swindled
are gone." Then I say, "Take the
om pauele Ile seen ec numb to linger
on. Hie voice tromblee, Neerytlting
IS 00 strangely new to hitt., They
kncol•••-that Is, the tether and moth-
er do; bat the children oome clown
one. by ono. Tbey do not know that
.bey must. It is some time before
they all get dawn. Thosenbenees are
broken. The phrases are. ti little un-
gr'ammatisal, The prayer begins
abruptly and ends abruptly; but, 110
far as I can understand what they
metier, it is about thls; "0 Saviour l
help ue. Wo do not know how to
pray. Teach us, We cannot live
any longer 1n the way wo have been
living, We start to -day for heaven,
Help us to take these children along
with tts, forgive ua for all the past.
Strangthen us for all the future.
And when the journey is over, take
us where Jesus is, and. where the lit-
tle babe is that we lost. Amen 1"
'drat: sight there is a rep et the
bedroom door. "Who is there?"
cries the father. It is the aldest
child. "Whet is the matter? Are
You sick?" "No; I want to be
saved." Only a little while, and all
the rlr:l iron are broe.;ht into the
kingdom of God. And there is great
joy in the Mouse.
If you leekeel out of your window
and saw me going. up your front
stops, yon wool I not watt, but go your-
self to opal tae •:toor. Will you keep
Jens standing on the outside, ,ria
locks wet with the dews of ibe night?
This day is salvation come to thy
lkeuse, The great want of your house
is not a new careen, or costlier pic-
tures, or rick furniture -
1 Jl'S TS!
I was
in the nrtsy a little while,
During the day, the soldiers drilled,
and at night they all went to their
tente. Ser, to -night, I look on this aug-
ust assembly as a great army. We
have been drilling to -day. Now we are
about to break ranks, and to go, each
THE SURGINLI CROWD.
The most honorable and popular men
of the city are looking on, and trying
to gain his attention. Jesus, instead
of regarding them, looks up at the
little man La the tree, and says,
"Zaccheus, come down. I am going
home witb you-" Everybody was
disgusted to think that Christ
would go home with so dishonorable
a man.
I see Christ entering the front door
of the house of Zaccheus.. The King
of heaven and earth sits down ;
and as he looks around on the place
and the family, he pronounces the
benediction of the text; "This day is
salvation come to this house."
Zeochats had mounted the syca-
more tree oat of mere inquMitive-
nese. He wanted to see bow this
stranger looked—the color of his
eyes, the length of his hair, the con-
tour of his features, the height of
his stature. "Come down," said Christ.
And so many people, in this day,
get up into the tree of curiosity or
speculation to see Christ, 'they ask
a thousand queer questions about his
divinity, about God's sovereignty,
and the eternal decrees. They specu-
late, and criticise, and hang on to
the outside limb of a great sycamore.
But they must come down from that
if they want to be aaved. We cannot
be saved as philosophers, but aa lit -
tie children, You cannot go to he has become a roan forty or fifty
years of age; for there is sc nothing
in a geed, loving Christian mother's
kiss that fifty years • cannot wipe off
that shall held an to the. boy after
heaven by way of Athens, but by way
of Bethlehem. What matters it who
are elected to be saved, when we
know that unless we believe and re-
pent we shall all be damned? Why the cheek.
be perplexed about the way sin came Now the husband is distressed and
into the world, when the great quos annoyed and almost vexed. If she
tion is how we shall get sin driven would only speak to him, her would
out"bl,w her ulr" He does not like to
of oar hearts? How many spend
This Is assuming that there were no
moon. If the moon, on the other hand
were to suddenly disappear, soma hun-
dred millions of dollars worth of ships
now in dock would be worthless—they
could never leave dock again, for deep -
draught vessel can only enter dock on
the top of the tide.
Modern scientists have also proved
that the finest fruit is that which
their time in
°ritioLem and religious say any mg about It, but he I ripens about•the time .of full neem.
speculation! They take the hose of knows that she has a hope that he There is an Increased vitality about the
Sharon, or the Lily of the Valley, has not, and a peace that he has not; atmosphere at that time which is prob-
pall out the anther, scatter the car- and he knows that, dying as he now ably the cause, for mare oxygen—the
la, he cannot go to the same place. the life giving element of the airs— ie
He cannot stand it any longer.
Some Sunday night, as they sit in
chnarob, side by side, the floods of the
soul break forth. He wants to pray,
but does not know how. He hides
his face, lest some of his worldly
friends see him; but God's Spirit
arouses him, melts him, overwhelms
him. And they go home•-:htr.sband
and wife—in silence, nail they get
to their room, when he cries out, "Oh,
pray for me l" And they kneel down,
They cannot speak.
THE WORDS WILL NOT COME.
But God does not want any words.
Ile looks down and answers sobs, and
groans, and outgusbing tenderness.
That night they do not sleep any for
talking of all the years wasted, and
of that Saviour who ceased not to
call, Before morning they had laid
their plans for a new life. Morning
comes, gather and mother descend
from the bedroom. The children do not
know what is the matter. They
never saw father with a Bible in hie
hand before. Ile says, "Come, obit.
droll, I want you all to it down
whale we read and pray." The chil-
dren look at each other, and aro al-
mast disposed to laugh; bub they see
that their parents' are in deep tarn -
eat, It is a short chapter that the
father reads, He Is a good reader at
elle, and say, "Is that the beautiful
flower of religion that you are talk-
ing about ?" No, flower is beauti-
ful after you have torn it all to
pieces.
THE PATH TO HEAVEN
to so plain that a fool need not make
any mistake about it. and yet men
stop and cavil. There is no need of
bothering ourselves about mysteries
when there are so many things that
aro plain.
Dr, Ludlow, taught me a lesson I
have never forgotten. While putting
a variety of questions to him that
Were perplexing, he turned upon me
somewhat In sternness, but more in
love, and said, "Mr. Talmage, you will
have to let God know some things
that you don't," We tear our hands
on the spines of the cactus instead'
of feasting our eye on its tropical
bloom., A great company of people to-
night sit swinging themselves on the
sycamore tree of their pride, end 1:
try to you, " Zanchous, come down!"
Dome down out of your pride, out of
yens iquisitivenese, out of your. spe-
culation, You cannot ride into the gate
of heaven, with condi and four, pastil-
lion ahead, and lackey behind,, "Except
ye brooms as llttIe children, ye tan
bot enter into the kingdoze of Gad."
"God heti chosen the weak things of
the world to confound the mighty." other times ; but now he does not gat
present at the height of the moon.
THE BARBER'S BRAVE 130Y.
A young officer one slay went in-
to a barber's shop at Porlsmaath,
and, seeing only the boy there,
tbought to frighten hint. Said he;
Boy, I want a shave, but be care-
ful not out me. If you do, drawing
his sword and laying it across his
knees, I shall put this through you,
Yes, six, replied the boy, calmly, as
he proceeded to his task, wh3.ah he fin-
ished satisfactorily.
You are a good boy, said the officer,
giving him. a shilling. But weren't
you afraid?
Nat at a11, sir, said the boy.
But I should have done as I said if
you had out me.
Yost wouldn't, air.
Why not 1'
Why, baoause if I had cut you at
all I should have out your bloorein'
tread off 1
A COOKING SECRET.
Mr. E. Conomto--Dis you write to
that man who advertised to Show
people brow to make puddings without
milk, and have them richer?
Mss, E. Cotsomia—Yes, and sunt him
a shilling.
What did .he reply?
Use cream,
THE S. S, LESSON.
INTERNATIONAL LESSON, DEC. 9
" ldnetlnte a Hrnit'd," Mark 00. 4 11
Ogden '1'e!4 .lark ee, el,
PRACTICAL NOTES.
Verse 40. Oahuo to Je.'ielto, Joriohc
lies en the direo't'routo from the East
to Jerusalem. At the time oe the
gospel history it was n place of .m»
po0lanee. Its plains remain as of old,
and VCR! °rope of wheat here and
there attest Lo the rielrnees of the soil;
but the city has dwihdled down to a
village of about One hundred low -roof-
ed buts, ugly and dirty, but surround-
ed with fig tree) which out apleasant
ohado, Its modern name is Elba, Ae
he went out of Jsriobo. In this state-
ment Mark agrees closely with Mat-
thew, but distigre'es with -Luke, who
placed the miracle,' "as they drew nigh
unto Jericho." : To .one who has a
wholessomo view of inspiration such
incidental inconsisteuoies present no
difficulty. ' A not very probable ex=
planation is that there were two mire
acles, one as the disciples entered, the
other as they left the oily; the pill-
er, not withoat warrant, that there
were two Jerichoe, and that this mir-
sole was Performed as Jesus was go-
ing out of one and drew nigh to the
other, is given in our introductory
note. With his disciples and a great
number of people. Already there was
arleing all over the country thatpoP-
ular enthusiasm which came to a head
on the day of the triumphal entry.
The text Implies not merely that our
Lord and his 1c'l.tnds had slipped into
one of the great caravans that came
down in quick suet' ,1 through.Pe-
rea just before the ,.assover week.
This "great number of people" was.
rather a sort of volunteer bodyguard
ur legion of bane.'. BIind lear•Limeus,
greater diatenoe, but yet olcesely
pressed by opxioattee the larger crowd
eireles around. "Our Ford terra the
discouragers bete invitees," 'I'lley
call the blind man, Eager in their
thougbtlase, shallow kindliness to do
anything the I1lastor asks,
50. He, ousting away this garment,
rose, and came to Jesus. The Greek
word le tamale stronger than the Eng-
lirsh "rose;' "leaping up" bolter
gimes the meaning, In hie' eager-
ness he throws oft his outerm'rntle,
and dashes off to the feet of Jesus.
Thus incident, as well as' the words. of
oomrfort, is given only by Mirk.
51. Whatwilt thou that I should
de. "By this question, tea on the
occasionof other miraoies, our Lord.
(ells forth a deolaratlon of faith in
his power,frone the afflicted persons;'
Thus he 'went about doing good' et
puce •to their bodies and to their
covls,'s Observe how accurately tiro,
blind man must reveal his own char-,
A AEQGRAP•IIOAL ERROR.
- —4
lake !Wale Met Not Sent) Water Hail to
Ike l'0550 null ills latt.lrs1 cover's.
A. little lake in Central Melee, die-
covered
iecovered by Ltvingeion in hie great
journey across the continent ii}. 1851-
05, has attr'aeted much attentLon on
account of the curious statement
which the explorer mado about it. Tho
lake •is situated an a plata time, la
nearly flak. Liviligstosro said the
lake was directly nix the water' part-
ing between the Zambesi: and the
Kasai River, which is now known to
be the largest southern tributary of
the Conga. In other words, he said
the lake was so exactly balanced be
tweets Ilio two 'river systems that
from oew side flowed a stream which
jseii sed the Kasai while from 'the' op-
posite side enlarged a stream which
Jafinod the Zambesi, . All maga there-
fore,' for nearly half n century, have.
represented a water communication.
aster and hes estimate of Jesus by passing through Luke 'Dilolo and join -
what he asks. Lord, The word ing the Kasai on the north and the
in the original is'-.Rabboni, Zambesi onthe south.
"My Master," the seine as in Capt, Charles Lemaire, of the Bel -
John 50. 10. It w'aa a word ox gian Congo servioe, now says that
pressing a soxt of reverent endear- this remarkable water aoanotstlo'n be -
talent. That I might receive any iween the lake and tiro distinct
sight. His greatest deprivation is river systems must be expunged from
most: clamorous.. IJc iosd never want- the maps. Over two yearsego Oapt.
eel anything as much as sight, yet:Lemaire was commissioned to explore
probably he had never asked a man' and determine the. entire water parte
foe it before. ++ ing between the Oongo and Zambesi
52. Thy faith basalt made thea whole, system. This question was, of great
"The week of healing was always de- geographical and political interest.
pendent upon the faith of the reoipl-' Much of the contrary had never, been
oat as really as on the power of the , visited by any explorer. The water
healer," Immediately he received his parting was esLabished by treaty as
sight, and followed Jesus in the -way. the boundary between the territory of
He was a beggar, and probably had,the Congo Free State and Lha British
no family relations. In no case did possessions and the boundary, of
orientals anchor insociallife as we:muse, could not be delimited till the
do. The Jews, especially, lived so that !exact position or the water parting'
twb Or three times a year .bey could ; was ascertaimed.
readily :leave their homes and go down Capt. Lemaire has carried out his
to the capital, With a glad. and work with great thoroughness and on
way side lsegging: Bar" means "son:' grateful heart BnrCimaus doubtless •I Sept. 3 last he reached the moa hj of
The order of the words in the Greek at once joined aha caravan to Jerus-Itho-Oungo, He had started nt0 the
the son of. Timmer, sat by the high
is "The son of 'Tineas, Bartimeus, elem. An early legend of the Church,` continent at the mouth " of the, Zein
a blind beggar." This is the only case says that Bartisneus was one of the boliand he has made the twenty -
where the Ara.nia prefix, which means witnesses who defended our Lord at third messingof Central Africa, the
first crossing having been achieved by
Livingstone when he discovered Lake
Dilolo.
Lemaire says that Dilolo has no'i
connection with the Congo basin, The
water parting between the two river',
systems passes about twenty mile to
the north of the lake. A small
stream on the north side of the lake,
contributes some water to it. The
waters of the lake are sent south)
from its southern end by a stream
that falls into the Lotenabwe tribu-
tary of the Zambesi, and Lake. Dilolo'
is therefore nfeature of the Zambesi
system.
It may be that when Livingstone
was there appearances justified his
belief that the lake cantrlbuted to
both river systems. The country is
vary flat, much, of it is turned into
marsh in the wet season ands during
his visit Dilolo probably had the: ap-
pearance of discharging its "waters
both to the north and the south. But
Lemaire places Dilolo to the category
of ordinary little lakes. The false
impression the world has had 01 it
for many years is only another illus-
tration of the many blunders made
by African explorers which have
been reedited by later investiga-
tion.
Hubby—I do wish that baby next
dour would keep quiet. Its yelling is
a terrible nuisance.
Wiley—Why, John, that's not tete
Smiths' baby. It's ours, in the back
room.
,Hubby—Is that so? The dear little
darling 1
Young Man—Sir L have oome to
demand the hand of your daugh-
ter.
Banker—Sir? What do you mean
you young—"
Young Man—Her hand sir, is the
prise of my silence.
Banker—My I My I This insolence is
unbearable. George °all a police-
man 1
Young Man—One moment. Sir, you
don't understand. I know twining of
your affairs. so do not for one mo-
ment imagine that I infer that, you
have been guilty of any wrongdoing.
The silence I alluded to is of another
sort. I am the young man who prac-
tises on a creast in the boarding-
house next-door,
Banker -Oh I Take her, my sou, and
be . happy.
Judge—Have you anything to say
before the senienae is passed?
Accused --One thing, my lord: con-
sider the youth of my solicitor. Re-
member how hard be tried, and show
what consideration you earl for him,
Do you rattly love: me, William,?
Coarse I does, Think I been welk-
in' slat mikes a week ter see you fur
the las';. year 'canase I hated you?
She—i wonder why they hong that
picture
tic—P?erhaps they couldn't catch
the artist I
"son,'" is combined with a Greek
name.
47, \\Then he heaecl that it thus
Jeeus of Nasaroib. Elis sensitive ear
distinguished sounds unlike the
.,aunils of the familiar caravans;
cheers, doubtless, and songs and
yodels, various indications of a tri-
umphal parade; and the inquiring
beggar learned that the naan thus
honored was Jesus. This was a
name well known to the populace of
Palestine; a man, who for three
years had come to ba generally re -
his trial.
BRIGAND DEFIES AN AN ARMY.
Exploits or s'Allan DcsneraAO NOW At•
[tools Allen atoll Throughout Purnp2.
The doings of the Brigand Mus-
solino are now attracting attention
through the whole of Europa, thanks
to the extraordinary fashion in
wbich the Italian authorities are pro-
°eediing to work, says a London let-
ter. Something like tee iihotusand
soldiers are quartered in the district
garded as a great healer, an mune_ sm addition to hundreds of gendarmes
parable teacher, a prophet, and, and pollee, and a general is in com-
stranger than anything else, a friend mend of the operations. The effect of
of the common people. His name !all this has been to increase popular
was linked with that of Nazareth, sympathy for the brigand, and render
his early home, because of the con- even more diffirtuult the task of laying
venienca of thins distinguishing him him by the heels.
from other mon of the name of Jesus, The soldiers and police are all
of whom there were not a few. He treating the inhabitants of Reggio
begun to cry out. It was his only Calabria as accomplices of Mussolino,
chance. Thou son of David, have tend are maltreating them, in an
mercy off me. The fust part of this abominable manner. Honest peas -
pathetic appeal throws emphasis on ants and farmers hare been arrested
the character of Jesus; "'Thou whom by wholesale and•r eight when -
our fathers hoped for, of the lineage over there is the slightest resistance,
of that king of Israel to whom the or even protest, offered. In the
premise Ives given, Psa, 132. 11,; thou meantime, the main force is besieg-
who art come to establish the ever- ing a rooky ordnance . at the sum -
lasting covenant between God and mull: of Mouwnt Asspromonte, under the
man, 'even the sure mercies of David; delusion that Mussolino is hiding
Lea. 55. 3.. observe me, misery and re- there. Officers say that it is impos-
Neva lee( In the second clause the Bible to carry the place by assault,
emphasis naturally falls on the word which means that they know their
ms—as Dr, Daggett suggests; "Feel- meas have not the courageto get to
ing the disadvantage of a blind man close quarters with the brigand.
in a crowd, Bartimeus fears he may There are the best of reasons for
be overlooked." baiieVa°g that Mussolino is still
48. Many charged him that he freely roaming the country. Itis car -
should hold his peace. Luke Bays, 'tabu at any rate that at the beginning
"They which went before rebuked : of the week, when he was supposed to
him" and implies, by the original, • be at Blount Asslrromonte, he entered
that the multitude die -
was leading the the town of Seine; in open day, woy before our Lord as a guard of guised as a gendarme, partook of re -
honor. Let srs beware lest by any freshments at a cafe there, and
means we discourage those who are i wrote a number of letters, which he
seeking Christ. Ho cried the more
afterwards posted. Two were ad-
d great deal (Otis faith in the power dressed to the newspapers, Gazzetta
and mercy of Christ was stimulated to de Massenet and La Calabria, and the
greater efforts through the opposi-
third to the prefect of Reggio. In
limn ha had found, and this faith them 14fusaolino ohalleuges the world.
speaks in the words of hie address, to capture him, and warns the pre -
and is approved by our Lord's words fent that in the unlikely event of his
to him, verse 52, "Thy faith hath made capture the entire province will rico
thea whole." His opportunity at is rebellion and rescue. him„ He takes
'best would be brief; he mush make exception to Lrta wee of certain nett-
the most of it. 'Chow sou oil David, °lea in the newspapers mentioned, and
have mercy on me, This repetition of promises Lo sand contributions of his
the very words which had been) re-
buked by our Lord's would-be repre-
sentatives is a Sort of holy defiance.
He is calling to Jesus, not.. to them.,
and he oli:mbs over their interfer-
emca.
40, Jesus stood still, and command-
ad him to be called. It will help us
much to understand this story to ad
vividly as possible wo reproduce in
imagination the scene; Pere brilliant
sunshine, and the flapping germanize
the noise of the good -matured crowd,
where everyone talked at once and
no one had much, to say; the steady
forward movement of Jesus and his
disciples, while the multitude about
him swayed this way and that, in-
dividuals s'amelinies pushing before
to look baelcwurd, sometimes lag-
ging 'a little behind; the high, .shrill
cry of the beggar; and than tine sudden
silentio, while the Master stands, and
ismmediately, the diselples form close
about ham, while at a somewhat
own. He has also addressed a warn-
ing to the general commending the
troops to the effect that if the officers
value theer lives they had batter re-
fuse to do paltry pollee duties, and
clear out.
DIPLOMACY.
We must devise another punishment
for Prince Tuan, said the Empress
Dowager,
Well, answered Li Hung Chang, 1`'11
tell you kvhsat We won't let him go
automobile riding nor play golf. Both
of these sports being unknown in
China, the matter 45551 be arranged
without making the prince angry.
Jacks I say, Flo, clad says he re
members that old boy when he hadn't
ashirt to his back, and now he has
thousands.
Flo: Good gracious 1 flow extrava
gent,
Maudt And hew hot 1
I've promised to go in to supper with
someone • else, Mr. Blange°;but Pel
introduce you let a very lsanddonie and
clever girl.
But Idon'i Want a handsome and
clever girl; I Want yup,
li1NES1a THEORY OF PUNISHlMIE,NT.
IP .Inst Aa Flo Terrlllo OK to Terlatrtten
1lcll4Uera,
Even pirai:es in Obina, axolte soma-
tiling a£ compassion. Like the vast
multitudes they are probably short
of food, att.l for their offense, when
caught, they also °r'uolly punished,
In the Magistr'ate's Yemen at Cantota.
there, were three pirates just brought
down for trial by one of her majesty's
gunboats, These wretches, 'loaded with
fetters, were awaiting the certainty
of decapitation in a filthy yard ad-
joining the court. When I saw them
they had not been tortured, but an-
other was brought in who bad been
judiciously handled ; the day before,
The theory of the crlmin,al law of the
empire is that every prisoner must
voluntarily confess to his arirne be-
fore he can be punislrod.'In practice
the confession is obtained by constant
tortures, repeated day by day, or as.
often as the accused can endure them,
for they meet, at the magistrate'q
awn risk, stop short of death. This
pirate was brought in on a basket,
because the day before bis ankles had
been broken in the course of his tor-
ments, with a wooden hammer, and
lie was to be hung up again to ex-
tract a Pew more crumbs of evidence.
To enter the ye,men of a Chinese
magistrate Is to plunge deep into all
the " enchantments of the middle
age," with the addition that the Ore -
ental torturer takes'a far keener plea-
euro in his dreadful work than one
would• fain believe Gen ever have been
the ease En Europe outside the cells
of the. Spanish inquisition. Withposi-
tive delight be exhibits the ' blood
on the rattan and the bamboo, and
explains how many blows of the thick'
cane are needed to kill. Graphioallyy
he illustrates the peculiar torture of
tying n:'man ftp like a truaeed fowl, c
and than.
BREAKING HIS MUSCLES
with repeated blows, or hamstring-
ing him to keep him quiet in future,
There is no elaboration of cruelty,
which is not daily practiced in a Chi-
nese yamen, and the numbers of the
onlookers show the light in which blush
sport is popularly regarded.
It isonly fair to say that the Chi-
nese have an explanation of this •
theory of punishment. On the whole,
the country, save in a. few disturbed
districts, is comparatively free from
crime, while the police are admittedly
wanting in any sort of efficiency. The
watchman, who goes his rounds . at
night, wields his rattle and beats his
gong to warn intending maladactera
of his approaoh. Close to Pekin, do
the city of Ching -Ho, the policeman
goes still further and discharges his
old musket in the air over the prin-
cipal inns to let robbers know that
he is about --a remedy,.in itself both
deterrent and self-proteotivc. For a
moment I was at a loss to know whom
the guardian of the penoo was shoot-
ing at.
The principal value' of 'the constable
is that in default of the actual hew -
breaker he can be flogged for non-
discovery. Of far mora importance is
the universal and complicated system
of mutual responsibility among mem-
bers of 'a family and neighbors of
house—that system which has its roots
an deep in the foundation of Chinese
society andthereexhibits so much of
the earliest traces of eivilization. All
this is a great serial safeguard, but
for the determined ordminal there i$
little of check or restraint outside of
the yamen. ,.,Be may be reprobated by
his clan and his guild, but he certain-
ly has little police inspection, There-
fore, argues the apologist, the pun-
ishment inflicted must be of so terrific
a kind aa to frighten away evildoers
by, its mere atrocity. All justification
of the barbarous punishment runs on
the same lines. Besides, manifold as
is the subdivision and organization, of
Chinese life and being, you always feel
that their attitude of mind and con-
oeption of manners, differs more wide-
ly from thoae'of the sumer• unto of
the west than he esu frolm his an-
cestor of the spa°ioue times" of Queen.
Elizabeth. Yet, what were the views
of the Elizabothan man In regard to
texture, sa.niLation, and magic?
lofts. Yaauglove: John, do you know
that you haven't kissed ma for a weak?
Mr. Younglovo: Yes, darling ;I was
just waiting to see how long it would
take you to notice it.
John, it will be observed, had his
presence of mind wLth him,
Magistrate, to prisoner; You wore
naught in the dot of opening 'a bed-
room window..
Prisoner: Yes, your worship. I
believe in hygiene, and I was only
going, to open the .window an inch or
two for the bottefit of. the ,occupant's
health, It's frightfullygnhealthy to
sleep with your bedroom window coli..,
pletoly ehwt up, your worship.
IL is believed that the emigration
from Germany to the United States
will be very heavy next spring.
The Italian Radical newspapers aro
Making a campaign in favour of the
withdrawal of the Italian troops trout
ahem, declaring that ata the reseed
of Use members et the foreign, Lague
Elms at Pekin they accomplished theft
sole tasks