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AN IPERlMENT IN LIBEHTI "Well Amy, toll N a pleasant ior- "Ditto, dear old 'iladya. Fancy our meeting her*, too, of ,!! the place* ID th>' world!" "Y*i; but we always had a spire of Independence In our respective composi- tions. So our both happening to join this club was nothing so Terr Improb- able, after all. Ar* yoa living In town?" "Yes; my husband U at tb* Bar, yoa know." "Ah I I wa* T*ry Interested to read th* announcement of your marriage in the papers. Yon always used to say tbat yoa would never marry if you remember. " "80 did yoa. And yet yoa lost no time in following my example. It seems." "True: I was like th* man In th* 'Honeymoon,' my dear: 'I made a very silly TOW Bat was not quite so foolish as to keep I*.' ' "Do yon uni natrimony agree wltb youf" "Ob, ye*; capitally. I go my own way bit, of coarse. I'm not an absolute lav* t*) Bay husband." "No more am 1. I put down my foot from tbe first. Koberl wa* Inclined to fee absurdly exacting." "Did he make a fus* about your JolB- Ing this olnbr" "Bather I Bat I insisted on having y own way. Did your husband raise hje< tloni?" "PUnty. How*T*r, I overruled them 11." "That's right. In fact, It utrlkes me, Gladys, tbat though we are both married, we are, nevertheless, doing full credit to or early principles." "Just so. After all, th* being married *r not married is a mere detail. It U tb* b*lng free, or not free, that really Batters." "And If on* was not married, on* eoold not belong to this v*ry excellent iobr" "No. And what a miss that would bel Oh, thank goodness! Here cosses oar lanrhoon. " Tb* two ladles engag*d ID th* above dialogue were leated at a smsll tahl* In th* dining salon of 'he Aipasla Clan, Kvwybody ha* beard of this Institution, which I* one of tbe nnwest and must suc- cessful of ladles clnb* In Louden. It wa* especially founded to encourage and fostci tbe freedom of married women; and so matron* only ar* eligible for elec- tion. It* motto Is desorlptlvs and char- acteristic: "Liberty, Equality, Matern- ity." And the principle* which It uphold* ar* th* most advanced principle of wifely emancipation Nor ar* tae** prin- ciples a mere matter of word* -a simple question of theory. Tb* conditions of Bi*uibershlp are stringent, and ar* rigid- ly *oforo*d. Th* founders of tb* club bad no belief whatever to faith wlthoat work*. They required tbe member* of tb* Aspaska to show their faith by their works to act, not merely to subscribe to, their creed of emancipation. I'ur-uant to this requirement each member agreed to perform at least one* In tb* month somu decided act of wifely independence; and such act she w* bilged to record In a book of blank forms provided by tbe club for th* pur- pose and at the month's end to send In her form to tbe secretary, duly signed and filled In wltb particulars. If tb* Mcretnrv did not onuslder that tb* aot, or ecu, recorded were sufficiently asser- tive of wifely liberty, she submitted tb* Inrm to the committee, who. If nt satis- d, would call upon the defaulting mtiiber for an explanation. It will thus be seen that a very strict eye waa kept by th* As|iala upon Its members. "How long have you been a member f th* olub.tiladysf" her friend. Inquired, as they dlecussed their luncheon. "<mi> a fortnight, dear. How long fc*vo youV "Knthitr less than a month." "And have yon done your llrst task, B enjntued tiy the regulation*}" "W.il yes, I did It only last even - g." "And what form did It take, dear?" "I went alone to tbe Indian Kxhtbltlon after dinner." "Uy tbe piper, (iladvi (*zpl*tlve* were rather encouraged than otherwise In th* Aspasla Club), what a vary extraordinary thing." Amy exolalmad, wltb a half laugh. "It Just show* what kindred plrlta yon and I are. I did my task only three night* ago; and I went alone to the Indian Kxhlbltlon sfter dinner." "You don't *ay so. And bow did yon get onF" Amy hesitated a minute, and looked rather embarrassed. "I I" *he began. "At least well, I may a* well confess to you, Gladys fly my vllt resulted In a rather un fortunate occurrence, " "What was that*" Inquired her friend, looking interested. "Why why " said Amy. lowering her volre, "I wa* quit* alone, yon see, and and " "Vesf yes?" "I I didn't know my way abont wry well, and ami I happened to ask > a (tentlemen If he would kindly direct tn* to Kly-luni. [I* said that h* wa* lining In that direction himself, and that h* would act as my gulds. H* h* waa quit* a gentleman, and teemed very agreeable and and nice looking. And anil I could not very well refuse als olvll offer." "Go on go on," Interjected Gladys agerly. "W-w-well, h* walked by my aid* a* tor a* Klvslum, and waa most polite and pleasant. I I couldn't very well help talking to him, you know, and and " "Of course not. Hut what happened? I am dying to hear." "He b* kept with me fur quite a> long time; and he was really verv nleo looking and amusing, and I had lunnil H rather slow by my-o'lf. and and al- together I saw tin hum.. ' "Why shmiM you, i..v dear* Hut how 4U It *ndr" "W* w* ntn-lli' I ahnnt I- Iv-nnu for arly an hour, and well, then < said I h* must be going He be began to I to talk dr-dreadf ul nun nonsense than ' i.lil he'd n*ver apprvclttted th* usm ; l.lrslurn before, and as h* wlibed m* K '.I nliiht, h* pnt hi* arm around my t, and ob, Uladys! he he kissed n.e. " Amy spoke aim o" -.is whisper. H*r ' rlieek* w*r* thu ri..r of u geranium. "What cheek of him!" ejarulatd liladyi, who :ao* gav* the Impression that she wa* full ot a certain suppressed i xclteiuent. "And y*t," she added, "It will look very well in th* report, especi- ally tbe kiss." "I I It may have been weak of mt, hat but I iiuin t pal M*> MM la Us report." faltered Ainv. "Look here," exclaimed Oladyi, wltb great eagerness. "This Is a most extraor- dinary thing. It I* the moes extraor- dinary thing I have ever heard of. I may as well Mil you I myself had a a vry similar experience when I went alone to the Indian Kxhlbltinn. A a stranira man (tot Into conversation wltb m*. H* was very nice looking and agree- able, and and it ended tb* earn* way a* your experlsno* did. " "Did b* kins youV Oladys nodded. "And wa* your man fair, wltb bin* yes and a flaxen niutA*h*'" "No, dark and clean shaved." "Ah, then It wasn't tbe same. Bat what an extraordinary coincidence 1" "Most extraordinary. It only shows what these msn are." "Yes, th* wretches. And and did yon put down tb* kiss In your report?" "N-no. I was like yoa, my dear. I thought It read sufficiently strong with- out Bat but something worse hap- pened to me, Amy. If y experience bad had ended where y*urs did, I should not so isuoh ailad. Ko*n* on* saw my man kiss mei" "Oh, bow dreadful I Who was It?" "Tb* last person I could bave wished to do se, except my husband. On* of my own domestic*." "I say I How aid that happen?" "Well. It cbanoed to b* tb* oook'i evening oat, and by tb* most unlucky eolnridenre In th* world she waa spend- UK U at tbe Indian exhibition wltb ber youag maa. I I wa* set aware at th* tlra* tbat she bad witnessed tha the unfortunate occurrence; but this morn- log, when I complained to her abont tb* the dinner, she spok* to BM most Im- pertinently, and upon my giving her notice she told sse what sbs had w*n, and threatened, unless I withdrew tb* nolle*, to report matters to my hoc- band I I had to give In to th* woman la th* end. I wa* never so humiliated ID my lit*. And tbe worst of It Is so* till ha* It la ssr power to expose m* to to Tom." "Oh, dear! That 1* dreadful. I am sorry for you, Oliilya," "Well, it i* uiaet uncomfortable for me. Of course, yon know, I'm not ID tb* Isant afrsld of Tom; bat (till I shouldn't quit* Ilk* him to to " "Pnolwly. ll*n are so baity." "And 10 unreasonable. " "They make DO allowances." "And always believe th* worst." "That oomsi of judging other* by themselves." "Yes; but ws muni not blame thsm too much. Look at th* matter tb* othsr way round. W* should b*> right* ously Incensed, my dear, If w* found oar hunband* kissing strange girls In plaoss I public Biiiuwnieiit- -shouldn't we?" "I I should Ilk* to catch Tom kiss- Ing a strange girl In a place of puhlla ainnwmeot, or any where slse," exclaimed Gladys, bridling. "And If I caught Robsrt, he should have good reason to remember It." "B**ldm, my dear Amy, wa ooonpy totally different pncltlnn. W* w*r* kissed Involuntarily, against our wish." "Oh, of course, quit* again*! oar wish." "W* dMn'l like 11" "Simply bated 11" "Just so. Whereas, men the wretches kiss voluntarily, of thslr own Initia- tive, and well; of course, they do not hate It; else they wouldn't do 11 Tbat makes all the dlffarenoa." "To ba sura It does; I didn't think of that." "Uut, coming back to the point, I can't think what I am to do about cook. I wish yon could advise ma," "I 1 really don't know what to sng gt I I tell you what It Is. Why shouldn't you place yourself In Kobort'* hands? He'* considered very clever at the Bar, and I'm sure h* could help yon If anybody could." "Do yon think he would." "Oh, I'm certain of II" "Tbat would bo awfully kind. I d* want a m I mean *om* clever person's assistance". " "Well, look here. Come hero* to tea with me hy and by. Robert generally drop* In for a cup of tea at about 5 o'clock, and then you can see him and talk to him confidentially." "And you will back m* up, and ae- nre your husband that my my llttl* ecoapad* was psrfeotly hannlssi?" "Of course I will, lint you need net be afraid of Kuberl He Is strict tn his Idea* iU ait me, hi* wife, you know ID fact, rldlculnuhly strict; but h* U very easy-going in his Idea* about everybody else." "I'm glad to bear that th* last part of It, I mean. Very well, then, dear, I'll oom* home with you to tea." Sn *hortly after 4 o'clock tha tw* ladle* quitted the Aspaila Club and ad- journed to Amy'* bom* a flat In th* Cromwell road. They had Just settled themselves comfortably to tbe afternoon tea table, when the sound of men'* voices laughing and talking, w*i heard In th* pnssags outsldr. and just afterward tbe master of tbe Hat, accompanied by a friend, entered tbe drawing-room wbers tbe two ladles were settled. Robert, tbe barrister, was a tall, band- tome man, of Imposing anpect, with dark hair and a elean-*hav*n face. "I've brought In a friend," ha said, "who Is thirsting for a cup of your excel- lent tea. Allow in* to introduce why Hllloal Why Good Lord) any dear, Robert, th* barrister, had snddsnly turned vry pale Indeed; hi* fao* be- tokened extreme confnslon and dismay, H* stared angrily, yet shamefacedly, at (.;;...;, auU ih~< . . ..d,depreoAtlngly,to hi* wlf*. "ily dar," he v>. r,t on, "xny dear I hope you have not believed anything tbat this thin young person " liut hlM wliu was not listening to him. Her *ye were fixed, In horror-struck dl- may, upon linhcrt's frlsnd, who himself seemed by no ioeiu at bis ease. H* wai it fair mail, with blue eyes and a flaxen moustache a very prvposiesstng type of tho Anglo-Saxon. "How dare you, *lrf" cried Amy, cov- rlnij her face with her hands. "Ibis Is too loo mean and and horrid of you, whan It was all ynur fault, to come and and expose me l-likii this." "Lrl-oave me, you yon wr-r-retch!" murmured Uladys at the same moment, ber voice mullled by the sofa CUM.I m. In which she bad burled ber face. "Mow ran you d-d-dar" to rem-m-maln In my preeenM 1 . after forcing literally forcing a kis* from " "Oh, 1 say!" InMrpnsed Hohert. the bartlxter. "It's too bad of you to iiiy il. it . It Ii Indeed. Why, yon never re >i-tcd at all, and you you actually seemed to like It. " At this point Amy suddenly >trt>.-i round. The shame had alninut vanmhe.1 from her look. Kbe was full of righteous, wifely wrath. She had grasped itie tlluu- liuu. "Kobert," she demanded. In nn awful *olosi. "aoi am I to understand tbui U waa you who who tinned and carried on with iilnilys In In n public place?" .-ll, >,iu w. my diar " "Don t try tn make excu-., sir; and you, liladys (rounding ti|ion her unfortn ii..te friend), do you n.i tn to say ih.it you you let him kU* y.m, and you actually serin, d to like it*" (iladyi, however, was equal to the occasion, for shf, too, hail now graspeu tbe Hltuatlnn. "And you, Amy," she demanded. fiercely, "Tou dared to entice my l.u- tmii'l to to^" "No.no 1 my dear, not etitlcod,' ntruck In the Augln SAinn, mildly. "I cnn't > that she enticed " '('an t say that I enticed, Indeed 1 ' retorted Amy, heaving with Indignation "You knnw, you false wretch " "Am 1 tn understand, Tom JlfTklni,' thundered Knlx-rt, the barrister, at tin- point, "that yon dared to kla my wife In a public place "And am I to understand. Hoi art Pllklngton," retorted the hlucev<il Saxon, firing up, "that ynn dared u kin my wife In a public place?" "Damn It," *ald Koh.-rt, th IwrrUtcr "yon needn't get excited. I didn't know she was your w fe. And, beside*, I wa- only carrying out the rules of the Aid- bladea Clnb." "Ho was I (tarrying out the rules of the Alclbladcfi Club. ' "And I was only carrying nut tin role* of tbe Aspaila Club," said Amy, now beginning to whimper. "Jnst what I wns doing," (obheri Gladys. "Do tb* rule* of the Aspasla Club compel yon to undergo knee* from strauge men'- ii inaiuled liobert, tbe barrister, "liecatihe If so " "No, no. Not that. Only to per|>etrut some act of w-w wifely Independence, liut whst Is the AK'ibladeaClub? 1 never beard of It bofore.' quei>tlont<l Ainv, drying her tears, and again looking In- dignant and suspicions. "Well, you Kee. my dear." explained Kobert. "as you had joined tbe Annani'i a oluh whose avnwed object Is In en courage tbe lndi-|>eiulence of wives I and some other dlsgasted hnsbnndn formed a little oluh of our own to en- courage tbe lndo|<endenoe of husbands. W oall*d It the Ah Ibtade*. Ana a neoeeaary condition of membership U tbat every man In the club should kiss a pretty wimmn not hi> wife, of course, bnt If loinoiiii" eUe N wife, so much the belter at Inast onoc a week, and" "Kobert," cried Amy, with flashing eye* and panting bosom, "If you don't leave that that club at once, sir. 1 hall gst a divorce. "And If you don't withdraw your aam*. Tom, this very evening, I shall go home to mamma." threatened (Hady. "Wall, you see, ladles," aniwered Kob- ert, th* barrister. "\ve have an axiom In tbe law that no agreement 1* good wlth- oat consideration. And If we agree to withdraw from the Alclblade* for I have no dount that my friend Jlffktn* will back roe up In thin ynu must withdraw from the Aspasla. That Ii the consideration which we demand. What do yon say?" It ended In both the ladle* resigning their memherhtsp of tbe Aspasla. Jiff- kin* and 1'llklngton also threw over the Alolblades not a very difficult lUp, slnee tbe so-called oluh had never con- sisted of any more member* than tbese two. "I cay," observed Kobert, on meeting Tom a fsw day* later, "we managed that llttl* affair very neatly, didn't we?" "Prime!" assented the other, "Hut look here," Inquired the barris- ter, dropping his jocular tone, and speak- Ing rather anxiously, "nay my little woman didn't didn't really draw yon on to kls* her, did sh*?" "Not* bit of It, old man. Sh* objected trongly to the liberty. And my wife, now she (the did t't really seem seem --to -i.i like being kissed hy yon, did b*?" "'Incredible as It may appear," con- feesed Kobtrt, the barrister, surveying his comely person In an adjacent |i|r.r glass, "she did not!" Hnitn'l Mothered With Ii. ...II. Collector Thl* U the fifth time I hsv* called to collect this little bill. Anlup Is It, really? I haven't been keeping account. I HtippoM you are re- quired to keep a record *f your visit* a* a matter of b nines*. Ohio Btat* Journal PI r.l Apple Tarts. Mew the apples, sweeten th*m and fla\r vtltu UIUCH and cinnamon; add th* jinc.B and grated rind of on* lemon If 'lie applui luck flavor. Liu* pi* dlsha* ' :i |iat; fill with prepared apples, . liitkr until the tarts are thoroughly ! >ui of ] i. ti< across th* too. MH9 THE LILIES. How to Grow Theas IB the Garden ! Pots n.l For Wlater Hlao-. Lily biilbo Hhotild lovarlably be plant- ed In the fall, and si early In the fall they can be secure*!, especially In the western and southern state*. All plants ar* transplanted wltb least In- Jury during their dormant or resting eason. which with the Illy U after th* plant Is through blooming In th* an- tumn. The lily's dormant period, bow- ever. Is comparatively brief and It MOD begins to put forth Dew root* prepara- tory to the next season's growth. By Dec. 1 all lilies which bave remained undisturbed In the ground have mad* most of their root growth for tb* fot- TRI GRACEFUL LANCIFOLITM lowing year and In the spring can de- vote all their energy to tbe production of flowers. Again, while gladioli, tu- lips, narcissi, etc., have their vigor and flowering qualities Improved by an an- nual lifting and drying, the Illy suffers for even a week's absenc from tbe embrace of Mother Earth, and when exposed to the air rapidly shrivels and deteriorate*. Caodldum must be planted er potted In August or early September; Kxcel- um. two or three weeks afterward, and the others not later than the last of October, except Auratum. the gold banded Illy Introduced from Japan. Most of tbe Auratum bulbs are Import- ed, reaching here In November, for which reason It Is often necessary t postpone planting until December. Here Is a good list of Mile* for begin- nersone which Include* a pleasing variety ef color, combined with easy culture and free ami continuous bloom i Auratum, CandUlum, Elegans Incom- parable, Lanclfolltin) album. Ijtnclfo- lluin roseum, Lanclfollum melpomeDe, Long i riorum, Bnperbum and Teunl- folium. Lanclfollum, catalogued also as spe- closum, was Introduced from Japan d has proved to be one of the hard- iest of lilies, admirably adapted for outdoor culture as well as for pot cul- ture and winter forcing, though bloom- ing late. It Is one of the loveliest and without questloo the most popular of the family. Varieties are Album, white; Roseum, white spotted and shaded rese; Rubrum, rose, shaded carmine; and Melpomene, shaded and spotted, rich blood crimson. Plant the bulbs eight to ten Inches deep. 1'revld* thorough drainage, *> that water will never stand abont the bulb* ef lilies. Never allow fresh manure ear or In contact wltb the bulb*. A handful ef sand placed areuud each bulb at time ef planting Is an excellent safeguard against rot and disease. All Ulles, except Candldum. which delight* In an open, sunny location, should be partially shaded from the hot midday un. Any Illy can be made to grew well In a pot or box and will be movable for bouse or veranda location. Fill with good rich garden loam, with a plentiful mixture ef sand, but DO manure. Plant the bulbs deeply, so the base Is four er ve Inches below the surface. Water moderately, but thoroughly and Mt way for the winter In a cool, dark, protected place where the temperature la low, but where there 1* n* danger of freezing. Kinds best adapted for winter bloom- tag are Harrlall, Candldum, Lougl- orusu and the Lanclfollum*. The treatment Is the same as for pot or box culture, except regarding the time of removal from tbe dark cellar er frame. Llllum barrlsll potted In August and brought to heat and light by the mid- dle of October will bloom at or be- fore Cbrlstnia*. If brought In from Nov. 1 at Intervals of tw* *r three weeks, the blooming season can be ex- tended to Eaiter and afterward. The ether lilies require from twe t* four week* more of growth thai Uarrlsll before blossoming. Tbe feregolng instructions and Illus- tration *re selected from an Interest- ing article In Texas Kara aad Ranch lilies and their culture. Flwerla th* frMslsi. Te have ftveslas In flower M ooo a* possible, The Florist*' Ex- change recommends te plant tbe bulbs bs flat* as soon as received. Give geod watering and place then under tfee bench U cool greenhouse, cover with a cloth or several Inyer* of news- paper and keep covered until they tart Into growth; the* place the ilatt In a good light as near th* glass M possible, and keep the houee moderate- ly coot Wheat te, Pim Hurdr Pereal*Ja> Eta. Hardy herbaceous perennial*, such a* pblox, digitalis, hollyhock, oelnmtilne. etc., should, as a rule, be planted In September. The same U true of moat bulbous plants. Including the croco*, hyacinths, lilies, tulips, etc. Tha glad- lotus Is usually set In spring. BOVINE TUBERCULOSIS. Prevent tatsie ( Knowledge Cosk- rrrnlna" th Dlaeue. Tbe Ohio experiment station hag minle Kpeclal study of bovln* tuber- -i ODI! states that tbe present tatus ut knowledge concerning th* ii -.i may be summarized as fol- lows: 1. The disease 1* caused by th* growth within the animal tissues ef a vegetable organism, Bacillus tuber- :'. Tbe bacterium of bovln* tuber* ruin-is has not been specifically differ- entiated from that producing tuber- culosls In the human subject. 3. Tuberculosis is produced IB the) lower animals by Inoculation wltb tu- berculous material from human sb- Jects. 4. Tuberculosli has been produced In man by Inoculation wltb tb* tuber- culous material from cattle. 5. The development of tuberculosis In human subjects has followed In M uiatiy cases upon the use of tb* meat or uillk of tuberculous cattle that there) Is no room to doubt that the disease la transmitted from cattle to man In thl* manner. i>. That tuberculosis Is a germ dis- ease. caused as surely by contagion of Infection as are smallpox and aieaslea, l confirmed not only by tbe Innumer- able cases In which It ha* ipread tu rough herds from slngl* Infected aal- uials. but also by tbe fact that assay herds of cattle remain exempt from It, and this fact demonstrate* th* po**t> blllty of entire eradication ef th* 41s- ease. 7. In view of the experience ef ether states. It would seem that the rational method of extirpating bovln* tuber- culosl* lies not In the wholesale and Immediate testing of all the cattle of the state an. I the slaughter of all re- acting animals, but In lucb municipal action as will control tbe sale of both milk and meat within municipal limits. II II > In i; ion. When w* were buying cow* ecca*le*>> ally, says tbe Boston Cultivator, II was not much satisfaction te u* te) have th* one who waited to sell a cow tell us she gave so many quart* a day "In tbe best of tbe season." We bad handled cows and milk for years and In selling milk would have been willing' to have obtained considerably less tn the flush time If we ceuld have got more In the worst of tbe season. We had owned two cews standing side by *'-le In the barn and running la the s.uinr pasture, one of which gav* IS to 20 quarts st her best, while the) other never excelled 14 euart* a day. The 18 quart cow received the meet grain, but shrank to 12 quart* a* soea as the other and to six quarts before) tbe other did to eight, while trbe weat dry nearly a mouth earlier sad did net keep In as good flesh. We think If th* milk had been weighed every 4ay th* 14 quart cow would have had the beat record for the year. A test made three or four months after calving and another tw* moat ha later give a much better Idea ef the) quality ef the cow than a test aiad* wheu she Is fresh, but tbe weighlBg ef tbe milk for the year tells tb* whole tory. Six thousand pounds ef milk, er nearly 8.000 quarts. I* a good r*cera. It Is aa average of about alae quarts a day for 11 months, ud a cow wblab give* 20 quarts or more wbea freak eught te reach very aear that Many times when they d* out It Is not the fault of tbe cow. Tbe drying np of pastures and no green foed ready to give to her; an unwllllugneM to feed any grain la summer, with the Idea that It Is not needed, and but little la winter, because she does not give nougb te pay fer It; no shade la sum- mer to protect from tbe heat aid a toe) well ventilated barn, which does not protect from the cold In winter; Irreg- ular hours of feeding and milking aad a lack ef proper care generally may re- 4uce a 0.000 pound a year cow to two> thirds of that amount dally. The man who exchanged cows wltfc the old Quaker to get one which would give more milk derided at last that he) should bave swapped pasture* Instead f cows, and perhaps there were some ether points In their treatment wblcb, he could bave changed te hi* advan- tage and that of the cow. . One pint of milk, one pint of BOOS, three eggs, one salt ( ,(,on of salt; separ- ate the egg*, beat tl ,., light; mix with tbe milk, stir In th tUnir gradually; beat It well; whisk th* ,hite until stiff aad dry: butter small ,. U ps, fill half full, bake In a quick ove n , and send to th* table hot. Kat with wine or nun's butter. A newspaper ediu, r | n Tsxaa bas mar- ried 1,000, 000, and . aorrowing broth** Ad*. "Pleas* az*h% . Rv. Dr. Talmage Says They Keep Watch Over Mortals. "THE ANGEL DID WONDROUSLY." japtraal K.i,.. Mho Ulv w*rul.- c Wk Kvil Apiiiu*. u.. N.ii to '. Th.f Couir.l ib. Uo.tiij ui tb. Ma Washington, Oct. 29. Th* bril- liant beings supposed by some lo ba Unaijmtwy ur* by Ur. 'lalm.^u in lus eariuon ahuvvn lo be ruul aim to buv* Biuch to du vsuli our evei^nay ai Tb* text ia Judges xui, IV, Ai.u Ui vngel did wuiiUrou.sl> ." liir* built on u I-..CK. Manoah and his wife had there km.lird Uiu lUiuu-a for sacriuce in pr.ii>.- <>i i,...i ., n ,i u. honor of a gueai u iumi they sup- posed to b* a Ulan. Llui u me iluma rose higher and Lith.-r tl i .. guest Bieppcd into in..- li.-uu u:ii hy one red leup ascend. <1 uiio Uiu Then they knew that \\u iui of the ixjrd. "The angel did elrously." Two hundred and forty-eiuiit times doe* Uie Ui Lie refer to Uic a. y*t I never heard or reuil a h. on angulology. The \\hole MI! relegated to thu realm m>ilui-al. weird, spectral and unknown. .-,..;. adjournment i* un-.^cript urul and wicked. Of their hie. their cli. tar. their h.iLiiU, ih,-ir aciyoi,. iln-ir velocities, the It. hi.- L-IM-* us fuli Utiglh piirtruits, und why this pr.i- lenged untl absolute silunce concern- ing Uiein.' An^'.-lol.iK.v ia my Uieinc. There are two nuiion* uf and they are ho.siilu ii. eucii o.h.T-- the nation of j;,,, ,d a:, els and the na- tion of bud j f Uie iorm. r 1 chiefly speak t.-d.ij. The-r '^ipital. Cieir headquitj-ti-rs. their grand ren- dezvous, is heuven, liut Uvir .-mpir* U the universe. They are a diatinct race of creature* ea\n *v*r joia their coi irau-i Th* little child v. In. In the Uabl.uih echool *ins, "I want to be an un- gel," will never luixe her wish yrati- Bed. The>' are superhuman, Lut Uiey are ef different t;rad, s and ranks, not all on the same ;..-, .-i O r the same height. They have their au[HTii>r* and inferior* and equals. I propose Be guessing on this Mii.jecl, but take the liible for my own authority. Plato, th* philosopher, guessed and divided anuels inu. siiperceleHiuil, ce- leetlal and suliceli-sual. Diorysiu*. th* Areopagit*. guessed and divided them into three classes, the supreme, th* middle and th* last, and each of these Into three other class?*, mak- ing nin* In all. Philo said that an- gel* war* related to God, a* th* ray* to th* *im Fulgentlu* said that th*y w*r* composed of body and spirit. Clement aaid they wcr* In- corporeal. Augustine eaid that they had been ID danger of falling, but new are beyond being tempted. But the only authority en thl* eubject that I respect sajs they ar* divided into cherubim, seraphim, throne*, domination*, principalities, power*. Th*lr commandnr-in-chief la Michael. Daniel called him Michael. St. John ailed him Michael. These supernal belngi are mora thoroughly organ- ized than any army that ever mun-h- ed. They ar* *wifter than any cy- elon* that *ver *wept th* lea. They ar* Dior* radiunt i-han ojiy morning that *v*r came down the iky. They hav* more to do with your destiny and mine thin soy being In th* unl- *r* except Ood May the Angel of the New Covenant, whe la the Lord JeeuD. open *ur *yes and touch our t.ngue and reuse our soul while we *i>*ak of tnelr deathles.iness, their in- talllgenc*. their nurnberm. their strength, their achievements. Yes. oathlee*. They hud a cradle, but will never have a grave. 'Hie Lord remembers when they were born, but no one hall ever se* their ey* extinguished or their momentum low up or their existence terminate. Th* oldest of them has not a ivrlnkl* er a decrepitude or a hindrance, as feung after 8.0OO year* ns at the elo** ef their first hour. Christ eald to th* good In hcav.-n. "Neither can they die any more, for thny are ]iial ttnte the angels." Yea, deathless are theee wonderful creatures of whom I peak. They will gee world after world go out. but there shall be no fading of their own brilliance. Yea, after the last world has taken It* lait flight. th*y will be ready for the widest circuit through immensity, taking a quadrillion of miles In on* wee* as easy aa a ritteon circle* a dovecot. They are never .lc ; j. They are never exhausted. They nivd i.o sleep, for they are never ilr^l. A i Oed's enmmand they smot w'th death. In one night, IRri.otm ,,f K-n nachsrlb's host, hut no fit.iilty can mil* them. Awake, atrile. un/ii|.o- tent, deathless, immortal' There is only one thinif tht puts them to their wit*' end ,,n| tint BlbJ* says th*y hav* to *tudy that. Th*y have been stud> ing It all through th* ages, and yet I wornuit th*y have not fully grasped It the wonderr, of irt'l-iiptlon. The** w/.n- der* ar< > i l d !i, so deep. ..i ^rand, s'ut.ndous. o magnincent, that ren the Intelligence of angelhood Is confounded before It. The (poMe my*. "Which thintr< the angel* \1e- Ire to look Into " That Is a *ub- Jeot that earcltcH K>i[^isltlren*a* on their part. That is a th*m* that trains their faculties to the utmost. That Is higher than they can elln-ih. de*per than th*y can dlv*. They hav* a rieelr* for something too big for th*lr eemprehension "Which th* angsls do*ir* to look tar ** " rot ( their lnt>-l!iirerce No one but God himself can fully ti-iderstanii the won- der of red- nipt ion If all heaven hcnild study it f. ,r .",0 cwntitrlee. thev would get no ftirtlcr thin the ABC ef that Inexhaustiblo subject. But nearly all other r.nlms of know; they have ransncUcd and exj and compassed. No one but. Cod car tell them nn\ tlii-ng they do not know They have read to the last word ol the last line of the lnt page, of the List volume of Invest igatlon. and what delights me most I* that all th*lr Intelligence is to b* at our dia- oaal. and, coming Into their prea- er.cc. they will tell u* in five mlnutea ini.ro than w* can learn by 10O year* of earthly surmising. A furti.. - >:teri8tic of these Immortals is their velocity. This the Dlbla puts SOIIH-: lines under tha Ilg- ure of a (lowing garment, sometlm iHider the figuru of naked feet. As thi-se superlimtuins are without bod- lea, these expressions are of course figurative and mean swiftness. The I! i bin tells us that Driniul was pray- ing and liuhnel flew from heuven and touched him before he got up from his knees How far. tlicn. did the angel <;abnel have to tly In those moments of Daniel's prayer? Heaven ia thought to be the canter of th universe. Our sun and It* plum-'* only tho rim of the wheel of worlds In a iiiom.m the angel Gabriel Hew from that center to this periphery Jeaus told I'eier he could Instantly have 60.' present if he call- ed for them \\hat foot of antelope or wins of albatross could equal that velocity? Law of gravitation, which grips all thifi: s no influence upon angelic momentum. Immensi- ties) before them open und Bhut like fan. That they are here Is no r- wl 'v the not be quintillion of miles hence the next minute Our bodies hinder us. but our minds can circle the earth in a minute.. Angelio beings are bodiless and have no limi- tation. God may \\iih hla flngi point down to some world in trouble on the outmost limits of crea.tion, and instantly an anodic cohort Ii ii to help- It, or H, .inn celestial may be standing a.t the farthermost outpost of imnieii i;.>d may ay "Com*!" and instantly It 1* In hi* bosom. Another remark I have to make concerning these illustrious Inynor- tala is that they are multitudinous. Their census : r been taken and no ono but (iod knows ho* many they are. btit all the Bible ac- counts *uggest their imnien.se num- bers compamo* of them, regiuie.nl* of them, armies of them, mountain, tops haloed by thorn, skies populous with t betn John speaks of an i: els and other beings round th* throne a* t.-n thousand time* ten thousand. Now, according to my calculation, ten thousand times ten thousand an 1OO.OOO. 000 But. tbese are only th* angels In one place. 1'u.vlsl counted 20.0OO of them rolling down the sky In chariots. When (,,.,j cam* away from th* riven rocks of Mount Hinai, the Bible says he had the couiimn- lonship of 10.0OO angels. I think they are In every battle. IB every exi- gency, at every birth, at every pil- low, at every hour, at every moment, the earth full of them. They out- number the hiiamn race In thl* world. They outnumber ransomed plrlta In (lory. When Abraham had his knife uplifted to slay Isaac, It waa an an- gel who arrested the stroke, crying, "Abraham, Abrnham'" It waa a talrway of angels that Jacob law while pillowed in the wilderness. We are told an angel led the host* of Israelites out of Egyptian serfdom. It was an angel that showed Hagar the fountain where she filled the bot- tle for the lad. It was an angel that took Lot out of doomed Sodom. It was an angel that shut up the mouth of the hungry monsters when Panic! waa thrown into the caverns. It wa* an angel that fed Elijah under tha Juniper tree. It was an angel that announced to Mary the approaching nativity. They wore angels that chanted when Christ was born. It w a* an angel that strengthened our Saviour In his agony. It wns an an- gel that encour.-iit.-il Paul In tbe Mediterranean shipwreck. Tt was an angel that burst open the prison, fate after gate, until Peter was lib- erated. It was nn angel that tirrd the pool of Slloain. where tha sick were healed. It was an angel that John saw flying- through the midst ef heaven, and an angel with foot planted on the *ea. and an angel that opened th* book, and an angel that ounded the trumpet, and an angel that thrust In the sickle, and an an- gel that poured out the vials, and an angel itnnelng In the sun. It will be an angel with uplifted hand wear- Ing that time shall be no longer. In the great, final harvest of the world the ron pers nre the angola. Yeas the Lord shall ho revealed from heaven with inn- 1 ]. Oh. the num- bers and HIM miivht and the glory of these stipernals fleets of them. s'lii.-idrons of them, host beyond hot, rank above rank, millions on mll- lioi-s, and nil on our side If we will have them 1 TMs leids me to speak of the offl- cf* of these supernnls. To defend, to cheer, to rescue, to escort, to give victqry to the rijrht and overthrow the wrong that is their business Just as alert to-tiny and efficient a* when In Hible times they spread wing er unsheathed sword or rocked down penitentiaries or filled the mountain* With horse* of firo and driven by relnmen of fire. They have turned your (tap* a hundred time*, and you knew It not. You wet* on the way to do *om* wromg thing, and they hanged your course. They brought erne thought of Christian parentage er of loyalty to your own home, and that arrested you. They arranged that come one should meet you . t that crisis and propoae *oniething honorable and elevating, or they from your pocket toine tickol to ,-\ 1 amusement, a ticket that you i found. It Waa an angel of Cod. and perhaps the very one that guidml v..u to this service and that now M. waits to report aouie holy impression i > i.e made upon your soul, tarrying w^th on* foot upon the doorstop of your immortal spirit and the other "foot lifted for ac>nt into Uie SKU>S. Hy some prayer detain him until he can tell of a repentant and rans.<uifil soul! Or you were some time borne down with trouble. bereavement, persecution, bankruptcy, sickness and all manner of trouble* beating their discord* in your heart and life. You gave up. You said: "I cannot stand it any longer I beliave I will take my life. Where is the rail train or the deep wav* *r tho precipice thut will end tin* tormnnt of earthly ex- istence''" But suddenly your mind brightened. Courage cam* surging Into yeur heart like oceanic tides. You said, "God I* en my side, and all these adversities he can make turn out for my gooel." Suddenly you felt a peace, a deep peace, the peace of God that pasaeth all una*r- tandlng. What mad* th* change? A wee* and mighty and comforting an- gel of th* Lord met you. That waa II Men and women of all circum- stance*, only portly appreciated or not appreciated at all. never feel Jonely again or unregarded again! Angels all around; angels to approve, angels to help, angels to remember, while all the good angels ore friend* of the good, there is on* special angel your bodyguard. Thia idea until this present study of an- gelogy I supposed to be fanciful, but I find it clearly staled In the Bible. When the disciples were praying for 1'eter's deliverance from prison and be appeared at the door of the pray- er meeting, thev could not bellev* it was Peter. They sii.il. "It is an an- gel." So the*e disci] !. lo apecial nearness to i.'hnsi . evidently believed that every worthy a*uil has an angel. Jesus said of bis followers, "Their angels behold tbe lace of my Fa- ther" Elsewhere It is said, "He shall glv* bis angels churge aver thee. to keep thee in all thy way*." Ani_.'l sin. -Mod. am:. -I protected, an- gel guarded, angel canopied. art thou! No wonder that Charles We- ley hymned these words Which of the pe'ty kings of earth i 'an boast a guard like ours, Ei icm-li-d from our second birth With all the heavenly power*? Valerius and Itudnus were put te> death for Christ's sake In the year 2S7, and after the day when their bodies bad been whipped and pound- ed into a jelly, in the night in prison and before the next day when they wure to be executed. they both thought they suw annul* (landing 1 with two glittering crowns, saving "Be of good cheer, valiant soldier* of Jesus Christ! A little more of battle, and then thase crowns are yours." And I am glad te know that before many of those who have passed through great suffering* la this life vome angel of God ba* held a blazing coronet of eternal reward. Yea, w* are to have such a guarilinji angel to take us upward when our work Is done. You know, we n re told an angel conducted Lazarus to Abraham's bosom. Thu.t shows that none shall ba so poor In dying he cannot afford ar;vllc escort. It would be a long way to go alone, and up path* we have never trod, and amid blazing worlds swinging In unimaginable momentum, out and on through such d stances and across such Infinitudes of space we should hudder at tha thought of going alone. But the angelic escort will come to your languishing pillow or the place of your fatal accident and say: "II.ill. Immortal one! All Is weil. God hath scot me to tak you home." And without a tremor or lightest sense of peril you will away and upward, further on and farther on, until after awliilo heaven heaves In sight and the rumble nf chariot wtieels and the roll of mighty har- monies ar* hoard in the distance. and nearer you> come, and nearer still, until th* brightness is like many mornings suffused into one, anil you ore inside th* amethyst In* walls and on th* bajika of the jasper sea. forever safe, forever free, f<u well, forever railed, forever united, foruver happy. Hot bars, do no 1 , think your little children go alone when they quit this world. Out of your arms Into nnRello arms, out of iokns into heiil-h. out of the oradlu into a Saviour'* bosom! N'.'t an Instant will th* darlings h* alono between the two leases the last kiss of earth and th* flr*t kiss of heaven "Now, angel*, do your work I" aried an expiring Christian. Yes. a guardian angel for each one ef you Put yourself now In accord with him. When he suggest* tbe fight, follow It. When h* warn* you against tb* wrong, shun It. Bent forth from Ood to help you la thl* great battle against sin and death, accept hi* deliverance. When teinpt- ed to a feeling of lonellneee and m*- heartenment. appropriate the prom- toe, "The angel *f the Lord eneamp- th around about them that f*ar him and dell vereth them. " Paul had It right when h* *uld, "W* wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against power* , againat the rulers of tbe darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places." In that awful fight may God sand tea mighty angelic re-enforccmenti We want all their wing* on our Hid*, all their (word* on our side, all their chsriou on our Thank Ood that those who are for u* ar* mightier Hum those who ur* against us! And thnt thought mitlrji .'.ihint as to tho final irnn iph. .mil, you know, was t.tio Imtil.w , ground of England and Krincn Yea. j IV'lniuin more than once waa ihn lat- | tleground of opposing n.itions. It no happens that this world is the Bel- gium or battleground betw<-en the chael, the comnuu-iiler 'ii-chief. on one I. the couimamtcr-in-chicf, on one | side; Lucifer, as Il\ ron cnlls him, or Mcphistopheles, ns (.oethe calls him. um, as Hie liil.lu calls him, the conmiander-in chief on the other side. All pure angelhood under the one leadership and all abandoned anu'cl- [ hnod under the other leader iluny a klrmish have the two ar- mies had, but the great and decisive battle is yet to be fought. M while the battle is being sat In ar- ray, and the forces celestial and de- moniacal are confronting each oilier. Hear the boom of the great cannon- ude already opened* ( herublm, cera- i phltn, thrones, dominations, princi- palities and powers nr beginning to rid* down their iocs, and, until the werk is completed, "Min. tand thou till upon 'iilieon. and thou, moon, In th* valley of *****+******,-***.* 4 * * L ST. JACOBS 0!L. ST. JACOBS OIL. Cures Rheumatism Neralgia Lumbago Viatica Sprains Bruises Sor-ness Stiffness Backache Muscular Aches * * * THE METRIC SYSTcM. What Mr H.nri . .! I.tbn.ir ar> .4 I ii- FrliM.d -I \Vniiif n. A Canadian editor, Iwini; ot<ked If he hint i l.alil hi-a<:.-it wo- man, re]ihe<l : "No; we never did. Nor hav<- we ever seen a woman wtilt/ing iinnim! town in her shirt sleeves, with a rigor ln-tween her teeth. W Inive IICMT seen a woman go atishing with a 'ioitle in here hip jxioket. -it on tin- damp ground all day, and then JM homo 'trunk at night. Nor have .en a wo- man yank off her enat ami swear sh* oould lick any mnn in town. God blew her! She un innlt that way." r The metric system is a I present .iv all civili/.ed n. 11 inns, urn "l.u \ception of dn-iit BiiUun, lliu l-'mu- cd stales and KIU>SIU. Indira lions point to iu ourly adoption in the United Stages and lin-at HriUiiii. pur'ly bccauss of its superior!!;,- and partly out of necessity for Uiu pre* servalion of tlicir foreign trade, which is handica;.|.iid In cumi with foreign munuiacturery, who de- rive considerable advantage by the use of wui|>ht.s anil measures with, which tlieir customers arc familiar unit under which tliy run no special risk of mi.sUiio We must gnidiiailv prepare for the adoption of 111* meiric system 11 uda. If we compare Ui two \ve KII. ill >oon Und out how much th< mcirlc system of weight! and mea- sure* is pr.-f. ral'lu to our presei.t coniiisud and . -,-. 'in.. as W'K found sum* years ago how much easier It r, as to calculate in dollar* and cent* than in pounds. i.irs and pence Th whole in.- tric n.vs:em is bused <>a a sini(le unit. tin- i;.-'re. a measure of luiifth on tcn-iiiilliontli part of the distance be- tu-.M-n the eiruuUir und the pole. True a slight error hint been discovered in thul m.'iisuronii nt . A inch pruv.-nts it from being- theoretically perfect. However much Una may be regret- ted it doea not. inturfere with tho special advantage* of the lyilom ovi-r all others which consists in Ms being built and entirely baaed upon that on* single unit of length, th* metri*. so that not only length, breadth and nVi'th, but weight and capacity for both liquid* and collds are all deducted from 'he metro and friictiiin.s thereof. u.'h ill* additional Improvement that all calculation* ar* on the decimal principle, both for fraction* and nn:li ijilea. SCIENTIFIC BURGLARY. A Omm Fit flu* IM.I! to Operate a -i*-i - 1'be modern burglar I* a fwtentlut and iuvantor In hl way. itecentlr a new era in iiafe breaking and other hranrhe* of th* cracksman's art ha* opened, and th* faiunux jimmy, in long rnmpnnt on tbn successful bundnr'N eoat of arm*, lit to be I superseded, by more eonTnlent labor MY- Ing tool*. In Marseille* a gang nf Ingenious rackHinen entered a banker's nfaoe armed with a steel saw nt the newimt oonitrurtlon and a handy little gas .-n- gin*. There wan DO need for tbe exercise of muscle, nor wan then any necessity for a good strong wrist at the *aw, n* there was at one time In th* annals of famous rohberlus. Tbe little engine waa starred, the raw put IB tb* proper place, and the aonneo- tioai mad*. Seating themselves *erenely upon a couple uf chairs near nt hanu, those inoitern burglars watched the true HDU rapid work of their appliance*. The big safe might have resisted for hours tbe force of human hands, but tlii Haw, Impelled by the noiilnn, It i-nuld j not stand ag.-iinnt. The stout iron safe promptly yielded up its non tents of over $4U,Uuu worth of Raid and bonds, anil In a qnarter at the time it would have taken to have committed tho robbery under the old Dominions the burglars were well ut of tbe building wltb tbetr booty. f 'MUM* unil i lT*-.r. They wore talking of a certain lady who recently took up tbe wheel. "Wbat a painful expression H!IP wears." said the llrst speaker. "I've notioad it," said the other; "what does it Indicate four?" "I hardly know. It struck mo yester- day that she looked as If Hho knew the devil was close behind bur." "Wit* sho riding nlnnef" "No, she was on the tandam with ber husband." "I see. 1 ' "Ya. I see him What hj there *e peauliur about him''" "He's the onUiirleet man alive. H* ha* started a We'll Worry All We Want To' club " Parishioner Doctor, wha ar* you going to preach your lermoa to th* wbeelBien?" Ta* R*T Dr. Fourthly Th* Brit rain/ Sunday. A T.t.r,.. "Oil yourielf a *'eran, wh* yo* 'r* n*vr out of th* country?" "W*ll a*yway, I wa* 4tor*4 H .1 TRIALS. Attacked With Kidney Trouble in an Aggravated Form. His lU^. -II..H 11,-r.iiiir. Impaired in IIU<iiMi \\.im IxHikixl I'ltim it* flop** lex- Ur. V4 11,1.1,...' IMnl. I'lll. It.-cli.re4 Him When Other Meillelnr. Kullod. From the Telegraph. Wei hind, Ont. Among the> residents of Port Robin- son there arc few better known thaa Mr. Samuel Uiflmrils, who him n-Mil- ed in that vicimtv for mime tvronty- sevnn years. Mr. Kichiirds cam* t* Canada from Illinois, anil is one of th* veterans of the Amcm-nn civil war, linviiii? heou a member ot the 7th Illinois regiment. Mr. Kichurda i* alno one of thu vant army who bear willing ami r-l r ' testimony to th* ralue of Dr. \\ 1'ink Pills for Pale People. To a reporter who re- cently interrioM-i-il him he raid: "I TWT glmllv testify to the tfreut merit of Dr. \\illinms' Pink Pills. A few yearn ajro I fell a victim to one of th* worst forms of kidney trouble. I was tortnmd with terrible paino arrows th* back. I eonld neither sit up or h* down with any ilcvrree, of ease. I con- sulted a doctor . anil he gave me. medi- cine which I took from time to time, bnt instead nf helping mo I was grow- ing worw. My digestion beraiue im- paired and I Miffereil from additional pains in tbe stomach. I would feel cold along the spum anil in the region of the kidneys . sparks would appar- ently float Iwforo my eyes, anil I would have frequent headaches. I then begau using a medicine advertised to cure kidney trouble, bnt to no avail ; it left me poorer in pocket, while I grew worse in health. I fell wny in flesh until my neighbors scarcely knew me. In my day I have under- gone, main- hardships anil a great deal of pain, having >een through the American war ; but in all this I never experience. 1 tho dreml that I now hav* when I recnll this sickness ; not even tli hour when I was raptured and dragged within two miles of LiMir prison. My sufferings were int. MINI fled by the stomach trouble. I could not eat and was bent almost ih.uble from pain, in tact I deemed rnvxelf a wreck. One .liiy K. A. Al . eral merchant, advised mo to try Dr. Williams' Pink Pills, and as be high- ly rci-omniiMiili'il them I pun-baaed throe boxes, anil bot'ore they v.-er* used I conld feel improvement. I kept on taking them until I u.sed twelve boxes and inn nmv so well ami strong that I can ilo t\\ o niivs' work in on* and weigh 'Ju'ii |HHIIU!S. My cure was a snrpriHe to everyone in the rom- mnnity, ns all thought my case hope- less. I feel so grsiiiiieil that I con- sider this testimony omi.cnsiiteB only poorly for wlmt this medicine ha* done for me, and 1 I lieve I would have been dead if I had not taken Dr. Williams' Pink Pills. The export. MI. I vi-iirs has proved that there is absolutely no tline.as* due to a vitiated cumlition of the blood or fuintt'-rcil nerves, that Dr. Williams' Pink Pills will not prompt- ly ours, and those who are suffering from such troubles would avoid much misery and nave money by promptly resorting to this treatment. Get the genuine Pink Pills every time and d* not be pm-tniaded to take nn imitation or some other reme.lv from the deal- er, who for the sake of the extra profit to himwelf. may say is "just a* good." Dr. Williams' Pink Pills cure when other medicines fail. On* Article rhnl Tome* Utah- "Yes, 1 always K<> aim. a. I to do my hopping. One can eel everything se much cheaper over I her.- " "i:\er.vtliiiiif hut husbands." Truly in that line lart;e price te one- times demanded for rery Inferior arti- cle. Chicago Poat.