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Lucknow Sentinel, 1891-01-09, Page 3) -•r. v ➢ORALE GREEMYTHEOLOGY. From t ;W a °'tion' .and in 1846 W 1 r.� but•nectatl f `i)ublisbed. # A REBUKE TO SELFISHNESS. S&gial Belatihns whish O1 rigt Never Eecognisad• THE 004.0E1111A.N'llt SABBATH. n•rlas„qs;rn-n- 1""..'LY'':"--'�`'��-W u:ie!'cYne,pl `v;y'�.u„P s .,,y=esse{,...e,,,,",y�- A. man's ahlef end is to giants God and enjoy Rim forever. -Westminster Catechisms. It must be deemed unfortunate that, hop. summary of religious doctrine from wpioi so many human beings have received their fires distinot notions of God'e government and maws duties, the printery and most important truth should have been eet forth so vaguely and obscurely. How many of neeneseneeeeesox znesonessoseeenee any olear perception of what is meant by either question or answer But.dieeipate all obscurity in the etete- ment of the problem lend its eolution, and the matter is still aerionely, objeotioneble: The exietenoe of esoh .individual le made to have two purposes or aims -first, God's glory ; next, • his.. own enjoyment. He is called into being to gr tett'. two Selfish endo -one she Creator -1a, the other hie own. This most be wrong. God hoe not created in to the end that He may be glorified, tear with any each parpoee, but in obedience to ehe diotatee of Iia infinite` benevolence. He has given us being in: order to inoreaee the infinity of good. whish pervades the universe. He hea,. endowed us with reason and •ooneoione- nese, not commanding ne to glorify Him, not bidding ne enjoy Him, bot exhorting no 1e omit no opportunity of doing good -of diffusing true knowledge, wisdom, happi-" nese, blessing. In' short; God has not erected us to eubeerve any seitish end of His own, nor will He hold ns, guiltless if we pantie only ouch ends as one own. Am I wrong in assuming. that our ethical and olerioal teaohere are generally deficient in...their_ inanlcatiope. on • shirt head -that their point of view is insufficiently'eleveited and their regnieitione too scanty ? Is not the vulgar notion that to refrain from doing' Elio our neighbor is virtue, somewhat eoantenanoed by the usual tenor of moral eekortation ? Does not the oommandment-' keeping squanderer, on his own luxurious appetites, of ens AVERAGE SOWINGS or THE HUMAN wittiest Where sem vee only served, others nest , THE BELLS TEII. rb �TQIrE. . generate into the there instruments of dread o•d. "` Oonfel�fon�'Bin� t�ilit from the Okuirtai rr tie ,,,.o tt en m. p$EMa TU suarletS OV'o'ruzit avl[ttj s>Gutft. . H,Sr. THAT HAS 141143 leAX HIR41 needs be n1 `ley enryeltP.; WHern 1.9! 4, Pre a ` 0 f1 lAil!> fl► AT04ed 9rbarp 1),449,# dolt g t.t f qti rf ;gy m hirigsai whe Bbl► o i&hi a t spppose(f, $nloyrlprent is ,; ra c... tolls oonifortable riebeist,anoe, Mend repays shoes services otherw,iee Shan by tlervioe in (Philadelphia Record.) turn ; whenever a family ie divided into Physioiene often have curious ideas ae to two or more olaseee, holding reepeocively the relative rights' of eiok persona and superior and inferior poeitione, so that their of healthy persona. Not long ago at e reciprocal oll•Iigatiolpe differ wholly iln kind medical gathering in New England sl t, and•idegreet, so i� iaf one otaee, atioir eoeioroe -doctor read .,a paper abnaing she news• ilivetein,00nstant•dreddof ienarringthedisc papers fpr prl�nting' detailed aeconnts of pleasure of the other, or, other, of incur• the haves wrought by cyclones and grealt .tI ,or. Flif1 irtlrina�lF 1$,,, rha,t.. !e len of 0,0ii r.r �:d"t -aT r^ ,nay. .r,. ... ,: •..t .:.r _" iia ., ^.. a. ,.� . ,., .. kJ .,. , d�. _ �. .. .. i._ Ytt1 L's,1``f3riti�-`}i'.a'�7'u7�.....°-L,c 9� , sennas lied a moet'barm!'nl t`fr1 o on e r recog- nized, ao P Which t nev r ' a relation h lob O there is g nized, and whish all his seedlings. tend to. .rightenin their) end patting them in many peroses of a nervone temperament, oondemn and overthrow. ,' . : ; • I do nos know that I km more strongly .terror of owe iwtnl a.ilieaster upon the moved by any ordinary epeotaole than by !hawses or evenaoach of ant' oo nedpheric a wordseturbanweto denote that of the assembling for worship of a tbe ecnliar nervous a itetion of sec, fashionable and wealthy congregation inp g It r one of our great ci t>tea' d oereonu. And now here comes along a - ®e the. rich an •, , - • , . ' bladelphta ,doctor who say a that she pees in moiety as a>zftl'iiooeilitelsndi-often-as an exemplary man ? ' It seem° evident that a radical reform in the popular s apprehensions of religiose teaohing, if not in' the teaching itself, is here needed. Since she,eartbly pilgrimage of the Divine Man of Sorrows, we have had few preachers who said frankly and point- edly, " How hardly shall they that have riches enter into the Kingdom of God l" " !sell ntrthat-thou-hast-givenootbe_poor then Dome and follow Me, „ eto., eto. Do we realize that these were not the exaggera- tions of petulance or asceticism, but the simple, natural conditions of spiritual health, illumination and progress ? What he required was the disencumbering of , .the aeal of clop whish embedded it and bore it heavily earthward. What Christ said of wealth, its influences and 'proper uses, heed ne mere local or transitory significance.. It is as true in New England as it was in Palestine -as true in 1846 as it was in the year 1. In truth, wealth employed only or mainly to snbserve personal ends is in its nature incompatible with a true lite or with the parpoee of such a life. The man of sub- stance who regards his riches as means of luxury, of elegance, of power (other than the power to relieve and bless), or of con- tinuing aeon advantage to his dgiecendente, is inevitably, palpably beclouded as to the very purpose for whish life wee given him. His alms are selfish and grovelling, bis understanding darkened, hie faltering, evading, feeble •efforts at goodness are tainted by 'the ein of Ananiaa and Sap- phire. Hie fealty to Mammon • EVER CLASH WITH ere DUTY TO GOD. The true disciple of Christ regards him- self but dB the steward of whatever worldly goods Providence has planed in his hands. From these he is to satisfy the neoeseitiee of those dependent upon him; ell beyond belongs to hie Master, and is to be die- pensed according to His plain directions. Not that he is compelled to divest himself to -day of the means of relieving want to- morrow ; that would be noting the part of a prodigal and thoughtless steward; bat he is to disponee or reeerve whatever has been confided to him with simple reference to the highest good of all. All that he has being the rigntful prop-rty of his Creator, in to be diepeneed according to the model ever before him in the dispensation of rain and ennehine. Hewhose sympathies or benefioent efforts are circumscribed by any boundary of family, sect, neighborhood or nation, is moat imperfect in hie obedi' once to the Father of Lighte. He who ie content to enjly the finite of other's toil, rendering mankind little • or no positive service in return, can be but a very distant, . follower of the Divine Redeemer. On no one point is error more oommon or more vital than on this. A life devoted mainly to what is deemed innocent, though selfish enjoyment, is not meetly regarded as inooneietent with a Ohr;etion profeeeion. The wealthy disoiple may devote half hie time to a round of visite, dinners, tours and entertainments wirnOur FEAP. OF REPREiilNSION FROM THE SACRED DESK . and with little danger of reproach from his own drugged oOneolenoe, yet it would be difficult to say wherein each a life excelled that of the leen depravei heathen of our own or ancient times. He that lives m4inly to himself and his kindred cannot truly be [laid to live to God, no matter whether he pray with his face to Jerusalem, Mecca, Rome or the sky. There is no Savor of real Godlikeness in a life so devoted. The abounnod innoeenae of e, life of pomp and luxury will not bear a searching. examination. Is it not possible that snoh a life may be lived innooently, no matter bow liberally it may a garnished with tithes and prayerB. "he man of pub - 'Armee who lives ih hix 'y cannot fail to render the lives of o er ' human beings merely auxiliary_ to'+ own ,enjoyment is grose and humbler ehoflie in on foot and take the lees desirable seats, leaving she worst of ail to the aruebed children of Africa, whose understanding, it woolel seem, ie deemed go,ao a that they need not hear more then hall the service to' comprehend it thoroughly. The same equivocal compli- ment is paid to the deorepit, the deaf, the euperannuated, it they happen to be hope - lest ly poor. BUT THE GREAT MAN'B.COAOHMAN is not even supposed to hear at all. Were he at liberty he would not venture to`pre- sent himself at then door of tilde fathily. pew. Subh a stretch of presumption would peek him him .a leott re, , on manners, to superiors, . and very likely his means of subsistence. His bueinese in that solemn, hour is not to worship God but to take Dare of horses. While he assidu- ously f u!file Ibis 1unotion in the shadow-ot the church outside, and' the gilded prayer books, are in requisition within, half a 'dozen other humanp .impleneente'sre buoy at home preparing the sumptuous uveal. For these, Sunday shines no holiday. Is hardly witnesses a relaxation of their lsbore. They may haveaoma vague idea that the obligations, duties end hopes of religion are divinely intended for all, but ell , the atmosphere, the daily - nixie:whin of their life condemn enoh"a notion. IT MAY BHTHEIR MASTER'S DUTY TO OBEY GOD ; °fie r oh y e sane pews; d`jy fefei' tartan OUT A fEADACHB. A Vern Eimpt+e Way of Driving Off Wonasn'a Corse d2nit'y nervone he adaobe will be gr sly, relieved lend in, many, ,oases egtirely cured by xemoyieg the waist of onn a dress, hnptting she he high up on the head one of the way, and while leaning over a bases, plaoing a sponge Awaked in water' as hot as is can be borne on the bank of the neck.. Repeat this many Simon, also applelog the sponge behind the ears, and the strained ninnies and nerves that bave caused so. much miserywill be telt to relax and smooth tbemeelvee out deliciously, and very fi,egtreatly the pnirx prtempely vas- lobee in eoneequence. EyerY Womanan knows the oohing f as_ e an d its4nnegv3a33_tlxyLettcenC_n.tecJori a day's ehopping or from a long round of salla and afternoon teas. She regards with intense dissatisfaction the heavy lines drawn around her eyes and month by the long attain on the. faoial mneolee, and when ehe mast wry that worn counte- nance to some dinner party or evening's ble effsot upon sink persona, causing them she moat acute eoffering. The • tinkling little belle of the street oar horses bave already been banished,on Sundays, an Ibis physioianwwould, •ad' paeently, have the ohuroh belle hushed •also, so that on the Sabbath a deep religions silence would brood over the city like a cloud. • THEY BREAS THE MONOTONY. •This ie a view of ohuroh belle that will be 'novel to -most personae, {Fronesiemnsioat etandpoint it may* be admitted that all ohnroh bells are not everything that might be desired, but most of thein are musical enough. The ohuroh belle, of ,Philadelphia ,ape mush toward breaking-- the-dreedfnl monotony of its Sunday, and their sonorous slanging is a pleasant indication of some lite stirring.' To the poetic mind ohuroh belle tell eltories both sed 'and gay, end one poet. bas even read their creeds in their different tones.' Doctors and sink people should look upon oberoh bells as George We Bnngay does in his "Creeds of the,Bille," in whish he Saye: - Bow.sweet the chime of the Sabbath bells! Each t ne ire greed in music tells In..tope._t?tert.•float upon the air As soft as Bong, as leu. a as prayer ; And I will put in simple rhyiue • The language , f the g Iden chiline; My happy he•rt in rapture swells Respoueave to the belle, sweet bells. THE. EPISCOPALIAN RING. it is theirs to obey their masters, and' ib this service conscience is well nigh super flaonei, end would often be anemb'errasB- went a nd•obatl?notion. 7 hue, they, wear -otic- their-li-toe--in-niers-brutiehnee0,-end serfdom, with no more mental exercise or- development than the enimele who 'are, their fellow -servants and daily companions.__. How many families con- tribute annually to send the Gospel to the heetben without ono° reflecting that their practice and example make a great many more heathen' than their money will ever' convert ? To insure the apeedy diffusion and tri- umph of allriefi"anit-y throughont-the-wor-ld- it needs but to be carried folly and fairly into practice by a part ot'its present adher• este, eo.ae to be fairly observed and under - steeds . Were a•aingle country' thoroughly Christianized in all its institutions, laws, polity, usages, the world could not resist its noieelees appeal for universal ' con- formity to:gite order, juetioe,.harmony and happiness. :It is beoinse' Christians are content to differ so little from pagans, ex- eept•perhaps in theology, that groes dark- ness still overspreads nine -tenths of the habitable globe. 1 he tithe is et hand when the significance whioh once dwelt in the disciples' washing each; other's feet (end not those of each otheronly).iri their -office of deacons in the Lord's supper, shall again be apprehended and realized. Christianity bas been preached, expounded, end moralized neon. long enough ; it is yet (by the mass of its professore) to be really lived in the ew age now dawning upon humanity ; the Christian slave -trader and the Christian living in idleness and luxury will stand on the'esme platform. • The profaner who lives sumptu- ously on the unrequited toil of hie slaves, and he who consumes largely without him• self laboring to add anything to the earn of human comforter Will be regarded ae neighbors ; while be who requires service, bat renders none, will be deemed a most unfaithful enbjeot of the great Law of Love. In short, living to self or to any ends which do not embrace love to God and the highest good of mankind will be deemed the one great departure from reatitude, drawing after it all essential corruption and vowel transgressions. 4.3 amueetnent, it robe tier of all the pleashre to he had is ie. 'Qoaouetioe are not the onre, nee ::roTi.-e°_.i ...i..��,.�.,,;� .t._.• - to be had at the drug shop. - Ude the sponge and hot water again./. bathing the face. in water as hot ae 1t can po_s_e;<biy be borne ; apply the sponge over and over again to she templee, throat and behind the ears, where most of the nerves and mueol. a .of the head centre, and then bathe the face in water running sold from the fennel. Color and emoothneee of out- line some back to the faoe, an aetoniehing freshness and comfort ie the result, and if a nap cif ten minntde can follow, every erects of fatigue will vanish. The same remedy is invaluable for sun- burn, and the woret nee of this latter effiiotion of skins will enooamb so the hot. water treatment. The oold douche should not follow in this oaee ; instead, a light al plication of vaseline or oold Dream, whioh prevents peeling of the skin ' as .the hot water prevented inflammation.' Noticing so good for tired eyes hag yet been discovered as bathing them in , hot water, and•.neuralgia in nine cane out of sen will .yield to applications of sloths wrung out in hot water in which the hand cannot be borne. In this exalted frame of mind the doctor or invalid, who h.eare the • ohirne.naaster at St. Stephen's or -St.. Mark's Bpieoopal Ohnrohee thumping ons a tune on Sunday sitenteoen-si:fonl-1 fancy -that -ache -belle -are: esying to him :.• In deeds of love excel t excel! This is the church not built nn sande, Emblem o1; one not built with hands I e ,forws-and sacred -rights revere: Come worship herecome worship here I In rituals and faith excel! A BAPTIST WAR/31E0..__. The •bell of the Tabernacle Baptist Church, or of any other Baptist church Messed with a bell, Says this to the sym- pathetic mind : Ye purifying waters, swell! Though faith alone in Christ can save, Men must be plungedbeneath the wave To show the world unfaltering faith In what the Sacred Scriptures smith. 0, swell I ye rising waters, swell! 4 Economy of Space in New York. One of the moat striking evidences of the value set upon space in New York to the not infrequent use of narrowhalls leading, to stairways as plane of business. There are perhaips a. dozen ,shoe shope thus attn- atod. The door serves es a window as well, and, peeping through its dingy panes, one sees two or three shoemakers in the front bending low over their lasts, while the Bloom of the rear is filled with leather and refuse. One such place in Third avenue calls iteelt the " little shoe shop," end proudly announces that it has no conneo- tion with any other ebod"etore,-New York Star. The sale of the horses of the late Augnat, Belmont's stable to -day promisee to be the turf seneetion of the season. Meeere. T.O. Patterson, A. Bolt and Robert Davies, of Toronto, will attend the event, and some of them will most likely lend a fast one for Toronto. Potomac eeerne to be ° the horse desired by patrons of theturf everywhere. A table giv'n a list of the 3' -year-olds whish captured 5,0 an type purees during the period from January Int, 1890, to date, includes fortysflve per-, formers, against twenty-three in 1887, thirty in 1888 and forty-one in 1889. In 1887 the twenty-three above mentioned won a total of 155 rases and $354 740, and she thirty named in 1888 landed 211 renes and $417,505, while in 1889 the' forty-one lucky ones captured -261 rases and 0521,249 in stakes and parses. ' It will thus be Been this year shows -an inoreaee-of-$-226;11-1- FAREWELL TO THE WORLD. There is a stern tone about Presbyte- rian bblle, especially on a Sunday. The poet hears them say to him : Farewell l farewell I base world, farewell ! • Life is a boon to nit rtals given To fit th'e soul for bliss in heaven ; Do not invoke the Avenging rod, Come here and learn the way of God ; So to the world, Farewell ! Farewell ! A. JOYFUL CLANG. Methodist ohnroh belle generally heve a loud vigorous tone. They " about in eostaoiee," according to poet Bnngay : To all, the truth we tell 1 we tell Cornwall ye weary wanders• s, see - Our Lord has made salvation free! Repent, believe, have faith and then Be t-aved, and praise the Lord ; Amem ! Salvation's free, we tell! we tell ! THE CATHOLIC BELL. A different etory is told by the belle of the Cathedral, of.St. John's and she many other Catholic churches which call . their message to the faithful "All hail, ye saints in Heaven that dwell "Close by the Cross,!' a bell; "Lean o'er the bat,lements of blies, And deign to bless a world like this; Lot, mortals knee before this shrine— . Adore tits water and the wide! .All hail, ye saints, the chorus swell!" Claimed in the Roman Catholic bell. THEY CRY DOWN HELL. The Universalist bells, whish are not numerous enough in Philadelphia to get their tones mixed up, peal out this creed In after life there is no hell! t i. holyd heaven h L. ok up to 9• Where angels wait to load the way; There are no fires, 00 flenmis to blight • The future lire; be just and right. Nohell l no,hoil, ;Ind hell This is the way in which' people ehonld hearken to the, church belle and interpret their meaning. Heard thus by the faith, fol the bells would doubtless) often have as mush healing effect npon the sick as many dobtors do. Their harmful effeete mein all probability imaginary. " Just Like a !Ilan." Fangle-What did you bny for a Christ. mas present for your wife, Cameo? Cnmao 'A box of fine cigars. "She doesn't smoke, does she?" " No, but I do." -Epoch. A California paper announced that " A lady who was to sing in the choir of the emboli(' Cathedral, of San Francisco, on New Year's Day, would be well worth hearing, as she was one of the greatest sinners in the world." . In the next issue the unfortunate editor explained that he had written " singers," and offered the most profuse apologies for the mistake, whioh he regretted the more because it was the lady's first appearance in their oity.-Australian Star. The workingmen of Dundee, having returned two off their number to the City Council, have raised enfioient fends to stay the wages of the two representatives for three years, the period for whish they have been elected. By this meet% tbe ooanoil. lora will be ,enabled to devote their whole time to municipal matters. The Handsomest of all Coins. A Boy's iiother. (Javan Whitcomb BSley.1 r,�p 9etiber-sheesoeteodsorale t I wait good se,1'conld'be, amide eldu'e be as stood; no sir! Can't any boy booed as her! She Inveseq.0 wbenTm esker mad; . B She lov s We when I'm good embed; ,An', what's.* sunniest thing she says 8helover me when she punishes. 1 don't like her to punish me; That dou't.hurt, bit it- hurts to see Ser eryyin:; zee I CrY; au' nen We both ern andbe good again. She loves me when she cute and sews My little cloak and Sunda* clothes; An' when my pi, coneee home to tea Bee loves him, most as much ps me. She laughs and toile him all Ieaid, b tbead an' a An' grabs pats my r y'dn `cove him suit"nt h inhvri 5e ea . SEE HET/4 MigriPilaSl8, *IL.I.EK *en Need a Support f••r the Bhonidors awed Cheap. More than coop eminent physician fro► advocating the wearing of ooreets by men. Not steels, Miff whalebones and strong seamind them that natnre intended them to stand etreight, and that they should ley claim to a suggestion of a Waist line. Nowadays, when the average man gets to be 30, or .more, he goes all to pieces in looke, unless he ie made of uncommon material. " About that time," flays waiter on,ietie subject, " his eh' alders shat were firm and egaare take on a pethetid droop. " The coat that: was buttoned up with so mnoh pride and showed off the symmetries' back and waist in such fine 'thee is apt to Swing open, the smooth • front becomes a wrinkled nonentity, and that waist line, that was so symmetrical, is lost in what is palled a stomach. I know some m•en take great pride in that comfortable looking stomach. It does show that lifeie worth• living, but it also proves that a man is getting on in years, and each year adds several inches to the waist measure, andit isn't graceful it itis comfortable. "Now, a corset or band, say eight or ten inohee wide, made with heavy ` cords./ stitched in solidly to give firmness, in the front several pieces of silk elastic tape, and -the back provided with buckles and straps. would._.noi, be unoomfersable to wear, and would be a support for the stomach that cstnnot stand • too much bomtort without a eeorifioe of eymmetry and grace.' "-Neto York Telegram. KINDLIEST OP THIS KIND. Appreciative Summary of the,Qnalitles •f a Girl W e All Know. `a over in stakes There is a t e o sir a every �j likes. The New York Sun itemizes eon- oerning her: She is the girl who is not "too brigbt 'and good " to be .. able to -findjeer andpleasure all all over the world. She ie the girl who appreciates the.fact that she cannot always have the first ohoioo •of everything in tbe world. She is the girl who ie- not aggressive and does notlifind &joy in inciting aggressive -people. • over 1887, $1163;346 over 1888 and $59,557 over 1889 in money won. The races won elect outnumber those of other years, there being 130 more than in 1887, seventy-four - more than in 1888 and twenty-four more then in 1889. • . In 1887 the largest winning 3•year•old was Hanover, who won twenty ranee and $89,827. In 1888 Sir Dixon, with six races and 137,920 to his credit, headed the diet: Last year Salvator led all 3-year•olde in money won, hie seven wine enriching his owner $71,380. The combined winnings of 2 and 3 -year-old winners of $5,000 and over this season comes to the snug sum of $1126,533, an increase of $526,075 over 1887, $359,375 over 1888 and *116,384 over 1889. When a 3 year-old with eight wins can capture the money, Tournament plaoed to the credit of Senator Hearst it becomes by no means foolish for a man to pay $35,000 for a colt of the promisee of Bolero. Tne total winnings of the forty five horses which won over $5,000 each amounted to $580,851, the • leader, Senator Hearet'e Tournament, winning $89,755. It is a strange fast that Salvator, the greatest 4 year-old, or the most wonderful horse, for that matter, that was ever on the turf, won but $25,000 this year, $10,000 of whish' was from the match rase jfisb Tenny. Numerous horses, much inferior to Salvator, have won double that amount. • This proud distinction is generally con- ceded to the United .Suttee' twentydollar gold pieoe, a marvel of beauty to design and finish The loveliest of God's handiwork is a handsome woman, if inthe bloom of bealih ; if ehe is not, Dr. Pierce'° .Favorite Prescription will restore her. Ladies who use this peerless remedy orb unanimous in its praise, for it sures those oonntlees lila which are the bane of their sex—irregnlari- ties, draping down pains, ii,flammation, hyeterie, eleepleseness, and the " all gone " sensations whish bnrden their daily l;vee. A tonic and nervine, without alcohol. Sir John Popo Hennessy, who is now playing so prominent a part in Irish poli- ties, is the original of Anthony Trollope'° character of " Phinette, Finn," the Irish member. The richest man in the woriil,'if he lives to inherit his patrimony, w •ll be the young Vieoount Belerave, grandoo1 01 the Duke of Weetminster. By the Qfree he ettaine bin meierity it ie eetimet ld that hie in• come will be between $10,00 and $20,000 a day. The Arizona Kicker. We apologize. The editor, owner, pub- lisher and proprietor of the thing oohed " Oar Contemporary" was driven frantic with 'jealousy because we were able to order end pay for three brin- dles of paper at onoe. -We bap. paned to pant him in Bonny'° hardware store Tuesday afternoon, where he wee dickering for a grindstone to use as a balance wheel on his " only steam press,' and he boiled over and celled us a liar. We hope be can be patched up, sewed together and saved from the grave, though the latest reports are discouraging. We didn't mean to. If he only will get well be may abase us the rest of his natural life and we won't say a word. -Detroit Free Press. , Bile is the girl who has taut enough not to say the very thing that will cause the skeleton in her friend's closet to rattle his bones. She is the girl who, whether it is warm or cold, clear or stormy, finds no fault with the weather. She is the girl who, when yon invite her any plane, compliments yon by looking het beet. She is the girl whole sweet and womanly, to look at and listen to, and who doesn't . strike you as a poor imitation of a demi- mondaine. - She is the girl who makes this world a • • pleasant plane, because she ie so ' pleasant herself. And, by the by, when yon come to think of it, isn't ehe the girl who makes you feel she likes you, and therefore, yon like her/? The Emperor of (Mina. When the Emperor of China made his pilgrimage two or three months ago to the tombs of hie anoestore he allowed himself to be seen by the people, and even son• versed with and received petitions from them. This is the'flret time in thousands of ye•irs that a Chinese emperor's lace has been seen by tb masses of his subjeote, and formerly an effort on the part of one of them to speak to the Emperor would have been cause for ,exornoiatlne torture and final death. To 'pronounce the real name of the Emperor its a capital offence even now. He is known as. the Son of Heaven. " I've here a little bill -I'd like t t present sent.to you and—'t " R,ep t, keep it, my dear fellow -I make yon a Christmas present of it. It's far more blessed, yon know, to give than to receive." -Shoe Re- order. The pnpnlat oni of ilea earth 'dou'bles itself in 260 yearn. -De Pink---Professor,in yonr experience what ie tbe most dieoonreging thing in matrimony ? Professor --A woman's no. GIRLS BEHIND THE COUNTER. Ten Common-sense suggestions as to . Store Civilities.' 1. Remember• that all the time spent in the store belongs to your employer. 2. That courtesy behind the counter wins even the moat'oaptioue customer. 3. That gossip about young men, or with them, is 'unbusiness -like and, ander the oiroumstanoes rade. - 4. Never attempt to instruct a one - tomer ; while yon may suggest, or politely question, the desirability of this or that. 6. Do not. say, " Here, Sade, heed me your pencil," to your neighbor. 6. Never say, " No, we haven't got it,'° in a 'short, crisp tone ; .far better a polite " I am sorry to say, we de not have it in stock." '7 Do not thrust a package at a customer as you would 'a pistol in the face of a high- way man. 8 Never throw down goods with an air whish seems to say, I do not Dare whether yon buy it or not." 9. Drees modestly and avoid cheap jewelry. 10. Frown down with womanly scorn the nonsensical title of." ealeelady."-hair Tannatt Woods, in Ladies' Home Journal. Death Rate in the Cities. Following is the death rate in these cities end towns for Note wnber, 1890: Q tebee, 2 01 ; Sorel, 2,07; Halifax, 1 95; Hun, 1 71:: Hentreal, 1.53 ; Shertooke, 1.51 ; Chet - ham, Ont 1.37 ; Windsor, Ont., 1.29; i Hamilton,1.28 ; Ottawa, i,22 ; Winnipeg. ; 1.17 ; Toronto, 1.14. The Yell Caught H1n,. Father -So you have decided to go to the Hard Scrabble University ? Don't you know the faculty to extremely limited ? Son -Yea, but their college yell is simply superb. What He Can't Do. Dral:l's Magazine : Man is a power in the laud, but atter all, he can't Fat ma,u,- „ without a woman's ooneent. p ^ iA What is the meaen�rr co Gn o ill when ontetretohed ? ; p °.•••„";,1 e height of 58 3 is orpee c �' 1 r.'in hie . d, 'Ste he t es se 0. • G t' Zito •aen.te se'ven tenths l stature of a being 67.7 1 the meeenr is 64,2. 9,