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^p T«" FAULTS OF A NE IGHBOR iVlany People Consider Themselves Messengers of Evil. [a steady rush they follon- after their 1 TlIC Q Q f FQ^HM ieaiiers. There are 'scores and huu- ' X CLx^ k3» »J» l^l^s^«3 V/ll( INTERITATIONAL APEIL 19. I_ES30N, dreds of thousands of men and wo- I men who want to do wrong. But when they hear of tl.e shortcomings I of their fellow men. they say to | themselves: "Well, if So-and-so can x,.-«- ,-; t-v, t t. , ,j . T lezt ct tne Lesson, Eom. ziu.. sow his wild oats. I guess xe can. -, i. /-„,j -r . A , '' I, o 1 , , , 7-14. Golden Text, Scni. xiii., 10. .If -â- lo-and-.so can safoly cross the ; ' "''"*â-  â- ^'â- 'â- â- ' rickety bridge spanniui; tho river of' 7. liendor therefore to all their <Ent^red according to Act o( tue Par- , jig said that he was not so much liataent of Canada, in the year Uno ::,„,,,..„„ ,j „.i,u ,u„ .r.-.-it t-irtil wnvps Thousand Nine Hundred and Throe. : impi es&ed with the gu.it tidal waves by \Vm. Baily, o( Toronto, at mo of sound which dash^'d themselves dtios; tribute to whom tribute is due, custom to wiioiu custom. four to whom fear, honor to whom hon- death. 1 Rue.ss we can ulso trust our- selves upon the swinging span. Here goesl" "Tinder is not more apt to take Sre, " once wrote Phillips or. Brooks, "nor wa-^ to take the im- | .\lter a.s.suring us of our high and prcssion of tho seal nor paper the holy place in the love of tJod ink than youth is to follow 111 ex- through the gift of His dear Son department of Aijriculture. Ottawa.) , ^^j^jj^^^^ j,jjj ;;arrirums us tho waves amjjles." "When the abbot throws and that nothing can possibly .s.-iiai-- A despatch from Chicago says r.ev. Frank Ue Witt Talmage preach- ed from the following text ; â€" II. Samuel i. '20, "Tell it not in tiath, publish it not in the streets of Askelon." There is great e.xcitenieiit in the Davidic encampment. .\ sentinel sees a courier at full speefl running down tho valley. Coniing nearer, he calls out with panting voice. "Tid- ini?s, my lord â€" tidings for the new king I" From the dilterent tents the swarthy limbed soldiers, who were resting from the conquests over the Amalekites, swarm forth. They lead the new arrival to the young com- mand-er. There he prostrates him- self upon the ground. He announces that Saul has be\?n defeated and has \ committed suicide ; Jonathan has ! been slain. The empty throne is | now ready for its new occupant, the ! conqueror of the mighty Philistine, of the iuii;hty deep in midwinter , the dice." goes an old legend. "the heat against the HoUanrf dikes or , whole convent will gamble also." with the volume of mingled sounds, i Everywhere we find that when a as when the voices of the celestials great man does wrong his evil con- seemed to blend with the voices of ! duct is taken as an example, or the terrestrials, as he was impressed rather as an excu.se, for hundreds with the deep silence which sudden- ly ensued when the orchestra loader lifted his baton in the midst of the piece and commanded his musicians to halt. "ilethought." he wrote, 'this short interval of silence had more music in it than anv short space of time before or after it." The most I'loqueiU passages of our spiritual development may often be and thousands of similar sins. I THK ARTl.ST'S U.VSTEKI'IECE. Never give any man a chance by th.<? recital of some wrong or sin to turn his face for one instant from purity and right. When Leonanio [da \'inci linished his great paint- ling, the "Last Supper." he made a [ cujj which was a masterpiece. In form and character and in tlie lus- found when we press the golden lips iter of the precious metal this cen- of gospel silence against our neigh- , tral cup was clearly and beautifully bor's faults, when we are dumb and; wrought out. 'Hie common praise say nothing, absolutely nothing. Ooliath. What was the result ? Did . , , .^ , , David tell his followers to exult ' Ph^si^o .scandals, i^andalsare Did he sav ' ^'''-'* loud voiced. They publish arm : "Good over the fallen king ', to his companions in for Saul 1 His defeat servtd him right. Divine justice has avenged my wrongs. He had no business to try to kill me to satisfy his jeal- ousy. He had no right to drive me into exile. He should not have be- come an apostate and detied the divine power which had anointed him king of Israel '.'" No I I'avid had the silver tongue of speech. No psalmist ever sang sweeter than this sweet singer of Israel. But David had the golden lips of gospel silence. He lifted his hand in warning. He practically said this : over your fallen king. Do not vertise his faults to the world the unciecumcised Philistines which was iir>rt hoard from e'. ery lip was this: "How marvelous is the art displayed in the wine cup.:' This eulogium so incensed the great Ital- ian artist that he took a great brush and blotted out the splendid cup as he said: "I meant the face of .Jesus Christ to be the only and ., , . ^ , I the central and the most impoitant them.selves. As I speak some one , ,^^^^ ^j ^f,^^ picture. Whatever fitting m a pew has been saying to ^j^^^.^ ,^^^.^^. ^^.^ ^.^.^^ ^,. ^^e beholder nimseit : "Is it not right to di SCANDALS rUULISH rHKM- SF.LVKS. The golden lips of gospel silence i should remain closed because, as a rule. it is not uecessarv to em- I al- 1 nounce other people's faults '? Shall wo not warn our friends ,-tgainst these sins 1 troiu .Vnd that must be blotted out.' so wliatpver draws awav th. thoughts and the desires of our -Shall we not point out . ^^d puritv and love must be blotted men s errors as well as their virtues:' bearers and companions from truth Did not Paul write to young rimothy ^^^^ .^^j ,„a,.k vou this, mv bro- eiiioining hiin to rebuke as well as to (her. in iiinetv-nine cases out of a exhort, to reprove as well as preach . (,„n(jipd no man is as good a man after hearing the reheai-sal or a scandal or a sin as he was before. the word''" Ves. that is true: but, as a rule, when a man sins lie does not lind a very great lack of rei'rovors and robukers. while there is general- ly a groat scarcity of exiiortors and Do not exult "•''"^'^"'""*^'-''''* when he does right. Do not ad- 1 ""^ clean heart instinctively tinds jj,j.(. ' some good in every man's nature. ,.^,.jA honey-bee always scents the night 'ITiere may be exceptions. There may bo tiinos when people, by illus- tration, ouglit to have the red light of warning flashed before their eyes. Uut in ninety-nine cases out of a hundred a man's spiritual life is de- veloped better by hearing oi the vir- ioice. Do not sneer at God's an- ' """''^''- ^^ '^ ^'^"-' '""oily of tho night tues and .self saciitices i-.nd I'hn.-tian ointed Let his faults be buried in > ^^'^'^' loves to light Ins little lantern : purities of hi..; fellow men tlian by his tomb. Onlv remember and talk!"'"' ^"^ '^""' f^"" ^Ite creeping vermin wallowing in the mud of scandal and about his good qualities. Toll it.'" ^he quagmire and in tho disease; of sin. not, in Gath : publish it not in the j '''â- '*'-'^"'^' recesses of the miasmatic streets of Askelon." Would that we. h'''^"'"!^- •'^" "'^l and yet a very and all. might be as charitable h,"'?"'*-'^*'^''-' ^tory goes thus : One coumieiits upon those who I ''"^ '^ "â- '"SO'' "''is driven up a coun- i try road lo iroiit of a Pennsvlvania and wronged us as ; one in our have sinned David was with Saul. Would that we might talk only about the good tiualitios of those with whom we tome in contact and not examine a nan's faults with the magnifying jower of a microscope and studv his cirtues with the minifying power of the inverted end of a telescope. GOLDKN LIPS OF SILENCE. Th.is harsh criticis?n \vhi»'ii we ir;ay utter against our neighbors always has a bail reactionary effect uj>on those wlio make it. Therefore if wo want lo ha\o a great inlluonce for gooil it i.-; very os.-iential for us. for the most part, to talk onlv about the virtues ami the good qualities of those with whom we come in con- tact. THE FOl.LY OK S.VMSON. Blind Samson tuir.blod down th.o Hagoii temple upiui tl'.o b.oa is of ii:e Lf.liOO I'hili.stines. Ih.t u hon Sam- svin liostroxod the eremies oi his peo- ple he al.>o doslro.vod liiin.self. So when wo attempt by harsh criticism to destroy otliers we contribute to farm-house. Tho driver had all his children and goods and chattels in his vehicle. He was moving and wanted to lind a new homo. He called out lo a Quaker farmer sitting upon the porch: "Stranger. what kind of people live in the next town â€" 1 moan in that town which is just over the hill? [ want to settle there.' ,. , . , ., "Well, friend," answered the Quaker Ihe golden lips ol gosiwl silence ; f„niier, "what kind of people did nev,-r banquet upon carrion. We i thee leave in the place from whence know that a healthful physical body ] thee came"" "Dh." replied the far- has to draw its strength from clean | „,or "they were tho meanest people on lour own destruction. provender. It a piece ol meat is de-' earth. Every one of them would ' T'r composed and microscopically dis- j stab \-ou in the back if he could eased, it will make unclean any body , They wouul cheat you and cut your into which it is absorbed. What is I throat. 1 never could get to like true in reference to the physical I th.em. That is the reason I am body is also true in relcreiice to lea\ ing and trying to lind a new the mind and tho s[)irit. U we al- home. " "Friend, " answered the old low our thoughts to feed upon what , Ijuakor farmer, "thee will find the is depraved in other men's charac- i .^ame kind of people living in the ters, thou our thoughts will them- ne.xt town." Next day another emi- selves become depravcnl. If wo al- grant drove up to the same house, low our lips to revel in uttering , He asked the same question, the scandals and describing the "Friend," asked the tjualser farmer, weaknesses and tho sins of our ["what kind of people did thee leave then j ill the place from wlience thee Jo- : came".'" "Oh," answered this new arrival, '"they wore th.e kindest, the dearest people on earth. 1 wouhl never have left them, but my dear wile died. Then the old homestead became intolerable. F.very room re- minded me of lier. Every friend would oiH'n tlio blooding wound of my heart. I could not believe that neighbors or friends or enemies our own tongues will become tiled. This lawâ€" that what we lot our minds feed upon decides what our minds are to beâ€" is irrevocable and all powerful. It is so farreaching in lis results, that Jesus, in the gospel of Matthew, declares that he will condemn us not only for our evil actions. but also for our ovir<my people could ever be bo kind thoughts. "Yu have hoard that it was said by them of old. Thou shalt not commit adulter.v. Hut \ say un- to you that whosoever lookot'' 'U a Woman lo lust after her hath com- niittiKl iiilultery with her already in his heart." We are to be condeiuned not only for what wo say and do, but also for what wo think. "l)h. no." says some hearer "That is not stpiare. A man should not be condemned for what he thinks. The thought action of the brain is absolutely involuntary. We think in spite of ourselves. WV sin onl.v when we carry out our evil desires of our souls. Wo do not sin noces- sarily when we think ovill.v' .\h. my brother, you are mistaken. .\ man can indirectly govern his thoughts, as he can directly govern j never foolishly whisper sinful tales his actions. If a man allows his I into tho oars of wrongdoers liy eye only to see pure pictures and â-  which they shall try to ju.stify their infoc- as m,v old neighbors were during my late trouble." "Friend." answered j the QiuiKor farmer, "thee will find I the same kind oi neighbors in the next town as in the place from whence thee came." j SPKAK tlXLY OF THE OOOO. I Like the old CJuaker farmer. I would declare that ouch hearer can I lind good in all men or bad in all inen just in proportion us hi.s own heart is good or bad. .Vud if we , have any goiul in our own makeup it is very imjuirtunt that we have tho 1 "silver tongue of speech" in oriler to [talk al)i>ut other jvople's virtues. Let others, if they will, ailvertise tlieeirors: we will only s| cak about tho gooil. The golden lips of gospel silonco to read pooil books, his ear to hear only what is good and true in re- (eriMico to his fellow men ; it a man allows his tongue to repeat only .V good example own sins tioiis. What is true in reference to the in- toition of a good example is also that which is generous and loving true of tho infection of a bad exam and gentle â€" that man's mind and I pie. Some of the toll kwpers in gphit will bocouie true and good. If New Zealand have trained sheep, his mind becomes pure, then his which. for n small consideration, thoughts and his desirt-s will liocoiuo they let out to the sheep drovers to pure, as well as his actions. i lead their flocks of sheep acro.ss the I bridges which span the rivers or th« When the sheep. golden lips of gospel nienco never intentionally speak a harsh word against a smiul neighbor. Uh\"' â-  Their owner l<nows that in the sight of Ctod he is a sinner and that as a lost shoe[i ho has erred and strayed I'ar from the divine pasturage. The better a Christian is tho more he realises the enormity of his own sins, the more inclined ho is to bo I lO-ss harsh upon the sins of lUhers, ; When Paul lirst had his blind eyes o[ionod by tho good .Vnanias. he was able, to some extent, to see his own faults. He wri'lo, "I am the least of the aiHKstles. â- â-  Then Paul wont on in his spiritual growth. He saw his past blacker and blacker in tho eyes of God. Then he wrote. "Into mo. who am less than t!;e least of all tho saints. " Paul wont on growing higher and higher in s|iirit- j iial life until al last, just before his : martyrdom, ho could cry out in rafv [ turo. "This is a faithful saying and: worthy of all acceptation â€" that I Christ Je.<us came into tho world to . save sinners, of whom I am chief." j Oh, my brother, by prayer and con- j .^iM'ration ard by grace cannot and | will not you come so near to t!od i that vou will cease to condemn your lollow men".' Coa.so bocnuso, like ' Paul, you can feel that \ ou are the chief c<( sinners? ! When we hoar people harshly cri- ' tici/e<l. may wo. in the name of Christ. say nothing or only, if lie- ' cessary. speak up in their behalf as ' Christ would have us .s)<eak. May 1 we loarii this lesson lot by stand- ' ing before tho picture of an earthly hero, but by the tomb of a niar- tvred Lord. I'Al' W.\S .V SlPKllOAKD. iioss I'or tht wlui w orkl still both in iho wicki d one (1 .lohi v. I'.'i, Holiovors i iro ch ildn M of tho ligh! anil of ll 10 I av (l Thi .SS. \ . •') and Waiting or tho d av lo d. iwn. tor onlv l\ on will iMll lull sai\ at ii-n coino. t v> M â- hich Wl a re ilrawmg nearer i'\ erv day. as '.late 1 in I he or any kind of a sinner except by the blood OI Christ apart from any works of ours ( lium. iv. 5; Tit. iii. .â- >>. so the life that is o.xpnate<l from us cannot be lived by us, but must l)e lived by Christ in us without our help. We \ leld ourselves to Him, and He lives the life and works the works (Gal. li. -i): Phil. ii. 13) Whatever is done, it is His working in us His good pleasure (Col. 1. 2y; I Cor xv lO: II Thess. 1, 111. that God in all things may iH' gloruied through .Jesus Christ, to whom ijo praise and dominion for ever and over. .Amen ' il Pet iv, 111 ate us therefrom and tolling us in chapters i.x to xi of Gods unchang- ' ing pur])ose concerning Israel, lio then entreats us from chapter .xii on- ward to lot God liave our whole be- ing that by a righteous life which He will live in tho.-^e who are yielded lo Him He may make Himself known to others. -•Subjection to the pow- ers that be. chcer:'ul'\ jia.ving inbute and taxes, roitderi.;;; lospect as for- eigners would in a coixntry where ti ey are temporarily abidingâ€" those things Christians .should gladly do because they are citizens of heaven and thus command the country to which they belong. S. Owe no man anything, but to love one another, for he that lo\oth another hatb lullilled the law. .Some one has said that love i.-; the law itself in manifold action, an ob- ligation rover fullv discharged. Love is seen poriectlv only in Christ, nev- er in sinful mortals. If any tiiink that they have seen it poriVvlI.v in some redeemed one, K"t them consid- er such in the light of I Cor. xiii, -1- 7, and alsx) consider one of Mr. Spurgeons delinitior.s of sin as an\ - thing that the Lord .lesris woulj not think or say or do or blos«. If one should ask. Where, then. ;s the per- fect love which casteth out ioai "' i I .John iv, 1,-s) one answer would lie, 'Plieie can be no fear wliilo abuimg in His perfect love. '.I, 10. Thou shalt Io\o I'l.s" r.eigh- bor as thys<df. Love workolh no ill to his neighbor: therefoie hive is the fullillirg of th.o law. These commands deal with our troaHiier.l of our noigiibor. for wo can prove our love to God ithe s:uu i>f the lirst four coiumaiidmonts. Matt. xxii. :ii.i, ;'>7 ) only by our love to our neighbor, "He that Uneth :;ot his neighbor, whom he hath seen, how can i:o love God. whom ho hath not .-con"'* il John iv, HOi, I,ove is alwa.vs ki:id. stuiiies to plea.se. cannot injure, seeks not its own welfare lii-st, but rather tho welfare of otiiers. th.orefore cannot engage in an\ pu;-suil or busir.o?.- which would imiiovensh others whil.' ourujr.ng ils».'lf. 11. And ih.at, knowing the tiu'.o. that n"W It is Iv.iiii tiiuo to awake iiut oi sloop I'O'i" inns is o ;r salva- tion nearer 111. ill vvi.en wo 1 o'.ie". oJ. I'l-o ,;'i.-tlos are written to beIio\- ors. tho.sj' vvlio liv fauh in Ciu"i.*t a:o ?-aved, have passed iroiu doaih to life and .vet s> em to bo asleep and talk in their sleep iLsa. xmx. 1i\ Ivi, 111 niarginl. 1" c tonolonc^ oi liolievers to >loop. both under l:;o i::os; glorious and tho n;o,~i, aw fiil liicuuislairces. is scon m roior. James and .lo'on on t'lio Mount of Transiig'uaiion aid in Gothsemano {\M'ko ix. :V2. xxii. I.'). li;i. sliowing how utterly foreign, even to rodoeniod people, heav- enly thin.gs are ami how uiial.de we .iro to grasp them Samson askvp 111 tlio lap of PoliUih sh.ows b-nv tho slivngosl are ai't to be overcome by iho things ol this world, and .Jonah asKvp in tho siorin while tho hoath- on cai'laiii and sailoj's calU-d upon their givds is a vvon<lerful picture of tho church. asleep to such com- mands as Mark xvi, 1,".. while itio blind /.oal of the. heathen should j'ut us to ihamo. V2. Tho iiiglil is I'.ir spon;. the day is at hand. Lot us therefore cast olV tho works of d.irkn.'^s .iiul let us put on the aniior <n light It seems strang\' lo tlio.so who boast of tho progress of the century lo speak of this h.ing still t'e world's night, but il is even so. and the day vvill not dawn till the morn- ing star appears ami then tlio sun (Ko\. xxii. Ki; Alal iv. lii. Wlioii He said, "Ye are tho light oi tho world"" I Matt. v, in. II.- cori.iiiily meant that the worlil iioodi-.! sight and was thoroforo in darkness Tho IM-ogress is like that of Cam and i:J not i>rogross in or toward i-iglitooiis- af-l RKACHING FOll LOtTY H1F.ALS. . j^^,,,,^,^, The golden lips of gospel silence which arc often just as important for onr|,„nrkct, spiritual development as the silver [ bridges tongue of spwch. Joseph Addison, j not go the groat English autlior and critic once gavo a description of his feel are being driven to coiiio up to these they are frightened and will over. Then these trained sheep come to tho head of the (lock and lead the way. When the lin- ings when listening to a master- i trained sheep see that some of their piecs rendered hy a noted orchestra. I number can cross th<» bridge. with .Vn Irishman wont lo a foundry lor work. When he arrived he found anc>thor man there on the stune errand. The fot email came, and Pat. being unaccustomed to asking for work, stood back, with the intention of hearing how th.o other fel.ow went about it. .\fler the man hail asked, the I'ore- man said: "What trade aix> yoirV "I'm a ilres>x'r, " replicrl the man. "Come to-morrow. " said the fore- man: • I'll start you." 'nirning to the Irishman, the fori^ man as.ked him what he was. •Be jabois. sorr," roj lied Put, "Oi'm a sideboard!" lusl verse 18. 11 Put yo on the lord .los^ s Christ and make not provision for the Hesh to fultill tlio lusts thereof. Tho believer is saiil lo ioceive Christ (John i. l"J) anil also to put on Christ (Gal. iii. '271 and to be iin Christ (I Cor i. IW) . but in t whatever wa.v our ivlation to Christ , is siHikeu of the fact is roeogiii7».>l thtit the old man. Ihe self life. is ; still in us and is to be persistently reckonetl dead or put olT t Honi. vi, 1 1: Eph, iv, •2-2. 2i: Col iii. !>. 10: :il Cor. iv. 10. il) We ari< to have no conlidence in the llesh. to wor- f sliip God in the Spirit and ivioico in {Christ .lesus (Phil, iii, ."<>. Wo ar 1 to have trS "miml lU" Christ .les and. as Ho never pleased Himso 'so we, if Tilled with His .Spirit. ni^t live unto ourselves in any so llish way (Phil, ii, .">: Honi. xv. ."<) I There is no salvation for any sinner C0U3T-E00iI HCMOE. When th.e Lawyer Som.etinies Gets the Worst of It. The coniost betw.-vii counsel and witiuos must necessarily be an uii- e<iual one. ami ii is hitle snqn-ise that tho sym[)alhies of the public are more often with the latter than the former, or that wiionever ,» wit- nets scores a point over a bullying cr.)s.s-.'.vai:iiiior u :s hailed with de- light. "Have you ever been l.uinkrupt ".'"" a pom|>ou^i counsel unco ii.skod. in the writer"s hearing. of a provincial tradesman. "â- .\'o. never." came iho decisive an.swer. "Now. bo careful. str. how you answer this question. Have you ever stopped pavmont '" â- â€¢Ves."" " \h '" said Che barrister. wth satisfaction. "I thought we should get at it. Now. sir, tell his lordship when iliat haiipened " ".Vfter I had paid all I owed." tho witness answereii. amid a roar af laughter, m which the judge himself felt compelleil to join On iuiother occa.sion a conccitovi counsel had been cross-t.'i.\ii:u:iiiig a young woman at considerabk' length upi-'.n the age of a person with whom she professed to be vveil .icpiamted. Finally he asked her. " How old, novv, do you lake me to l>> "'"' 'The witness scrutiniA'd l;or persecutor clo.'Jely for a moment or two. ar.d then ans-x'erod. "From your aiipear- ance 1 should take you to lie sixt.v : from your questions sixtivi: 'â-  This story riuim.is one of an oqu.illy crushing answer given to an- other ccvuiisel. whii.so physical diiiuii- siotis were incommensurate wUh his sense of ir.iiH>rtanco. •â- "Did y.v;i so- this tn-e that was mentioned by t!ie roadside •?"' the barrister impiirod " ^ OS. .-i:-, I saw !! very plainly" â-  It vvas conspicuous, then "'' No . I shouldn't say it was oxaotly ci-v.^'pioiious."" tho •.vi'.nes:; â- .ir.svv i-vrti "Vou are tii;'.inc. -^ir. " coursel coiitinuod. â- If. as yon sa.v. you saw tho tree plaii:l.v. how can you say it was not conspidious ".' ' â- â- \\o:i. It's just like this."" liie un- abashid witiuss io|.|iod . "I eaii s<.v .vo'i piaini.v among the rest .>i ih.' lawvi'rs. thougli you'io not a bit conspicuous. V"! really moan to say," onco .iskod a well-know^ law ^ or. imw a judgo. â- iliat as the io>-i;li of this accident vour s,>a v,i!l ;.,.vor bo able to follow your business ' If hes not lit to bo a butcher, what do you propose lo make oi b.iii 'â-  â- Well." vvas the answor. which convulseil the court. 'if bos ii,i go.nl for owt ol.--o. Ill ma'.' .i Livv- .\ or of him" ""Vou say this Mrs Kobiiis.vi vv.is a frionii of yours â- 'â- ' a loaiinvl Q C. loioo askcii a vv it no's. â- V.'s.- • Is she bore '" "No •' I'o vo'i know vv iiorc site is '"" â- No "' "Now. s!-.^' couiisrl retorted, in a fur.v, 1 vv.irn vou to ho i.irci'il. and to roiiK'nibor thai vou nvv on v.o.ir oath. Nou say th.it. .ilthoiigli ill's woman is a neighbor and fri-^iid of yours, you d^-: not k'>,ivv whore she IS to bo fouih.1 Toll th.o court .it o:u>". sir. whoi-o she is "' 'Tli.n^s iii.ir.' than any-'.,ody knows, sir," came tho startling an- svv.u". â- ".Sh.'"s dead." Hut ivrliaps tho smartost r<>tort over ndniinistori-\l to u bullying lavv- .vor was the following .\ coiin.sel, afior vainly trying to biH-a.k down tho ov idoiico oi a witness in a mur- dor trial, so fai" forgot himself in his oxasporation as lo say. I do not believe .i word vou sa.v I can svo scoiiiKli"t liMu roi!ocl..>l iii your I'aco â-  " "Sorrv for that, sir.^' came the crushing answer 'I didnt think i:i,v face was such a good mirror " D.VN'GFK IN THK PIPE. Death, a-id a nio.-.t terrible form oi it. is declared to lurk in the to- bacco I'ipo if it is maiie of clay. Such is the startling statement made by the Iri-sh Uegi.-trar-lleneral in a siH'Cial report on cancer in Ireland just laid on the table of tho House of Commons. llie clay 'dhudeen ' is very ciiininon amongst the pea.s- antry in Ireland It is often smok- ed until the .•*h«nk Is quite short.' and then it so irritates the lips of the smoker that cancer sonietiuies supervenes. Urown â€" "'Mrs. .lones coui- ns that her baby is so hard to lage " Mrs. I'erkins â€" "Woll, she »hoiildn"t exjvect a baby to be ai ea.sy to manage as a htisbajid." '•it- i;v •â- * •'â- Â»'^> •â- *^'^'