iOVE AND VISION OF 60D A Brilllaat SraOay Seraoa By Rev.

D. D. Mac La aril

Lave la Un Oaly laltrynlcr •( tta KJaf*

•> Htarra, at aB Ik: Salrllaaliica

"HfiooKLYX.-X. V.—Sunday momlnc. la Su John - . M. K Charcji. ibe.Kw. !*■ IXiiiLtl U MacLaurin, pastor o. the Srfond Hap!ut Church, Ko.-bc*ter.*i>rcac«cl to Uu: united congrcgatium the anal asrmoa in a aenea ot ciaht on " Jbc Urcattat .Thine m me World. Hi« a[K-cial aul>;ccl uas 1-ovc and the VUion ot »iod: or, the J>v That Seta Alt Wood era." The teat naa from 1 Corinthians jiii:12: "For noa - \ie are in a mirror, darkly, but thru face

to lare.” Lh. Maclotunu said:

Love it the on.y interpreter of Cod. We law last Sunday that to love only are d:vin^rcselation* made, and tha: _to perlect

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L'v rQ "TW I'oZV ,( Coi. ... all >u tii all spiriiuaUtie*. 1

ink thai tin* ii strange o. vc ao.tght in all our ter-, .t r analogy between the l.:« I realm and tha bvr> vnlii

t»*. Inara quickest and fee's d«,.ei:.' iiase iieia given; one with regard t urv journeying through voir b-a park; one ace* the general conio-tn. the gcuerol outline oi strert and sai field end ahmunering lake, a .d he n

that there are trees birder

and ualk*. but t

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ticguiahr* one i-ota ano.her. t-c mtea the fioe.-er» that apnng; he no;:* ml on y hie Bmf*ator>-. He »«* toe -li n.:i:-nng pond and lake aid the rc's.-.rd o e:ii .nglitg foliage and is minuteu.l to b> th rr. At the end oi the journey the la..it r-an is enriched in his mind and hear.. V, hat Las made the difference b.-i»*rn the two men? The one has beer, and i , naovtr oi nature. He ii a atud-ui o' fia-U'e because In- lores it.' And nature is Lind; nature knows her lover*, and -or make* disclosures to him that th? o.h-. r.i dots Two ecu visit the Metrupo i.an Mo.rum of Art; and let me nay to tuo-c » so i a< not hare teen tho* art tr.a.n t'- is worth a visit and mush ato y. t) ■. of these men hurries tliroucli i: in a j.-lonr-lory way. O. he notices thrr-- a.e a gc pirtv.res and small qm-*. but I. • lai n-. time for those little nits of pjin.ir » t!:a; adorn the wilie. ii thtre -s a b < m.i frame on onsjof the tiicl re*. be . 'l:.iir * it greatly, but it i» a bon-, and he hu r e. out. and wonder* why peou’c tind • . ainch in the art galleries of the Wur if. Toe other man aiacoveri in some *- all piece the product of a master, end be a _»-.da entranced before it for hour.; yen trill see his eye* *uffa»*J q\ ' *

i£ you notice you will ace h.* loua. He pays no attent'on *gbe ere* the soul of the ar'-. £ rofoandlv stirred. 1 hnv c i tears oeiore some mailt galienes of Europe: their a soul of the artist. They tet bia finest moods; they have i ' Each men come nearest : tbs Creator. Himacli: for * of men none stand l|igl«er tb JJe who can take a piece of a piece of ordinary tacrai. ' tipple like a river, make it tntghly ocean, carrying a *1: upon its bosom; a man vha

blossom into a rose, or who ran paint upon it a Little scene, prestrvir-g the her mam and valor of men; a ran who car, by color, lay before you all that u beautiful, all that" is divine ia the world, sur' stands first among the sons o; (lad. a nearest to the Maker Uiumclf in tint

is a creator.

The lover of art.rees tins. To him thi thing* are disposed, while the roan w does not lore seen little. The same is tr between men. To whom d<> you di«'lt yourself! Who ia able to interpret yo The man who hates yon! Surely not. ia always misreading yon. misinterpreting your mot.vo*. It is the man who )< yon. He interprets you. he know* yov So I think the preposition ia justified that love is the only interpreter of Cod. This brings me to the fin. point 1 deai. to bring to yon thi* morning, namely, this: That there is a time in the lift- of c man when be has no vision ot God spiritual realities. I wish you to mark that. There is a time in th: life of every man when he hns no vision oi Cod and spiritualities. It cover* *!! that, jieriod of his life during which he ia unrngencr«tc. when there i» absolutely no vlr.on of Uod and spiritual realitiei. The Apostle Haul will justify that a. wruon, for you

to* of Cod aad no vision of spiritual real-

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Let me now nolioe in the second place that there is a time when. the vision of Uod and spiritual realities m enigmatical, “for now we sac in a mirror darkly.” That word "darkly” is a translation of a Greek phrase meaning, “in a riddle.' and thus you, who has-* a revised Bible, wid fiud that the phraae “in a riddle" ia placed in the margin, lor what Haul meant i* tin*. "For now we nee in a nitrror. in a riddle." Of course, they did not lave the inipors wl-irh .we have now in toe apostolic age. Him forevermore. Hr loved, we will never all meet together .'re, but we may all meet together yon_*r. \V«r will neVr. all sec each oilier, therefore, here. Let t:a so live, that wa ail see each other yonder, when wc <-ome up. like Him, to meet th: hut:* ont of grcal trihu'ation*. it may hr, having rohe# waahed and made white in the blood of the Lamb. Tiil then, goud-liye. That which they had w^s a tpcUl po'iihnl -- no surface; soniclitm-* of stiver, hnt l,y it wav a round piece oi mr:a1 pol1 as vrell am they could da ri.to wnieh attached a handle. Now. yju can sec a mirror would not reflect t-lrarly. a* a.ilendid mirrore do, the imagi* that before it. Now it ia that iur.iiahril tlic Apoitlo Haul with tbi» striking i !u* .r*t ; on: "For now we see in a mirror, in • id He." Why. the goipcl itself, is a* a camera ohscur* tn which vre »ee reflected the tmngi Ucrnity. Wlnt we see is not the lliiuj •!f. but only the reflection e.i it. Whai air ranuot be the thing itself, but oul> reflection of it. liiut u what the go* is. The fourfold gospel doe* not give the living Christ; it only gives :he im of the living Christ. It is imperfect it far a* man has had part in k. ant Ui as . as the reflector will give oi'y an tin perfect image of the reality, and we tutuil never forget the fact that what we are looking upon in spiritual thing*.is ns: tht ihjet'.s themselves, but only the rclltc ions. Nor must wc forgot that the ileli.nnbn is nude euignuti.-, that the objeft* lo>k like ridiLrs to o» *:*o. Iwcan*- :ne rye of the soul ha* not a clear vision. What w« •. depend* on what our heart is. Hou ..ten we arc troubled by the m.*ts and fog* ting arm- from the lo.rer level* of onr lives. How often you and 1 know t it is to be lost in the fog* that self!: n upon u» as the rating yachts were the other day in their bnul reach for { oal; utterly lost, hidden thcn-seiics •.uden from all about them; aad like the •fcs'.lenger. we age apt to get on: oi fours'- and lose time in tin- race for lh^ !. So wr must not forget th.it bo in tlie ror and the ey e that aecs contribute toward tac enigmas of our life aad the img

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will find him saving in this same epistle, that "the natural man perceiveUi not things of the spirit of Cod. for tber fooi-ahnes* unto him. and he cannot kuthem because they are spiritually judged.” The natural man ia not in the rca'm in which be can interpret spiritual realities.

’ This mysterious force in the organic _ vl , „ kingdom wc call Kfg. _ \VT»o knows the or-1 ideals and your own predeterminations.

oi i century crurihed to a wooden man. Homs preacher, of roars*- herself eoasraV mg, more than a third of a century am ted her to that wooden was. I am not drawutg upon my imagination: 1 hare them right in my mind; I know them. Not only a blockhead of a man, but a man with a wooden heart. Just tlie opposite of bis wife in her aspirations, n-bnemeut and Bcsaitireness. It aas hard for me all the time I knew them not to despise him a* I would a dog. and 1 think the only son and daughter did almost despise their own father a* they would despise a cur. Now, why was that woman crucified to that "Here i

just when he is nfeded. How can wc talk of th: cousolalian of the gospel in such a case. I have not ajioken at funerals for years; I only read the word of Ood and try to prey, bearing up to God the hearts that are before me. I will nut attempt to explain what ia inexplicable to Ihyae.*.. All I van say is what Jesus said, "What I do l)-ou Lnowest not now; hut thou shall uudrrsUnd hereafter.” Ami behind that 1 stand, waiting. It is mockery to undertake tn explain to the soul in such a positiou the rnirais that appala and over

whelms her.

1 said a moment ago, for I must not leave you under a dark cloud; I said « moment ago, of this woman who was crucified for thirty years, that ahe wa* ime of the saintlint a-id noblest w otreti I have ev« known, and wha! I hue said of her ia true. One of the mo-t faithful in the church, loyal to the pastor. forenro*t in missionary work and one of the nio.t noble »oula 1 knew, and I am no; sure but tost there i* • *,f vnou- and effect. .Is not , .

I*e of the beauty I Such lot hi* imperfec-

tion of nature, hi* coarseness, driven that i.ml to ramtnanion with Him who i* the chief among ten thousand ami the One al together lovely! And ha* not her contact with lii* transformed her into His iikenw*. nhaia she loves, not having seen! May u not he that we grow in spite ol onr wcijht*. and that these dejirivatiaas. thi *r affljrtiou*. this hard disposition, ' r

THE SABBATH SCHOOL

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Sshjscl: Th* Cores of ttraai Driafc Frs* xx. I; ixML ajl. 2*ai-0#M«s Text, Prev. gs. I—Msreary Verso, xiUl, W. 12— Csuwstary ss tbs Day's Lesssa. T. Strong drink rau*e» poverty (r*. 1, St), 21). L "A mocker.” llakher, a scomer. The thing is personified in its victim. The svisrner. appear as a class of defiant free thinkers in contrast to the "wire. They are proud, self-sufficient, and have a contemptuous disregard for Cod and man (Prov. 21: 31). It I* impossible to reform them, for they hate reproof and will not

seek for wiadom they —

C). It is folly to gMie 'Lem (9: 7. 81 They are generally detested (21: 9). snd in the interest* of peace muat he banished from society (22: 10). Divine judgment* are in store for them, and their fate t* a warning to the simple (2: 34). “* de-ceived—en-etli." "Heeletli.” "Not wise. It is the height of folly for a man to degrade himself by u-ing strong drink. 2U. 21. "Winebibbers." Much of this chapter is spent in giving direction* concerning eating, drinking a'nd mterlainmenta in general. The reasons for giving there directions were. 1. The danger ol contracting irreguiar habits and of being induced to lead a voluptuous and effeminate life. 2. The danger from bad company. 3. The waste of money and time. ' C.uttonoua eater* " Eating more than is nei .-s

sary.^ '•Di

i that si

Let i

life's riddle sett. No'

k for a moment or two at s. they relate to Cod Himvc a deal of sympathy for

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the multitudes of min who fiud see Cod. They hear trora the pu.pit ot •■God's omniwience. His omnipresence. Hi* eteriity. He blU immeuaity. Cod is spirit." Now. what sort of an tdia can a man get from thr.ie descriptions of the Eternal! And in- hears, "You mast lore Cod," that of the gospel in a word, so , .j coneerusu. i* thi*, "Thou shall love the Lord thy Cod with ail thy he.-rr. an.l with a') thy soul, and with all thy mind.” And he say* to us, "How can I -ovc Him! He iMOConceivable to me. I cannot f irm an image of Him. I cannot *e-- Him t.i know Him, to loveTfim." Now Cod understand* this a heap better than many theologians do. Bo He said, the •‘Utterance of Cod." the Word, shall come into huttSIn relations; He shall take on Him. the nature of man; He shall descend the ladder of divinity, emptying Himself, until He reaches the lower runj o: humanity, until He shall movr valley of human life so that men rHiro. so that men can hear His »uior. that men can look upon His face and in hearinc Him and in touching Him and in seeing Hun. they shall bear and touch and

aee the living Cod.

Cod ranuot tv seen by any eye: there i« no mifror largr enough to reflect Him. and even in that which is "the express image of His person." the Christ I have been talking about, we have been arcing, as I said only a moment ago. only the reflection of Him. We do aot see Jesur; we only see the image of Jesus in this fourfold or fivefold mirror, the New Testament. I am saying this in ord-r to relieve skeptic mind* of real dif&cultirs. I am saving this to relieve Chri*tian* of real difficultie*. Thr one thing we need to cultivate above all else is sioceritv. We should not say that we aee God when w# do not. We should not pretend to have larger visions than ifo possess. W'hen it is impossible for us to have a clean, clear cut definition, we should simply wait and realize with tbs Apostle Paul that what we aee i* really in a mirror, and makes it look like riddle* to

ns very often.

Wc are puzzled over the mvstery of the in carnation. How could God come down and clothe Himself in an infant ot day*. Our tin«-aligii lined friend* are trying hard to eliminate the miracle of the incarnation from theology. They had better realize their limits; there arc line* in the image we cannot sndentand. The mystery of the Trinity. Who can comprehend that august doctrine! We must simply wait. There arc so many things we cannot compass that if wc try to we shall find oureelve* hopelessly landed in the foe*. Wc just want to remember that what we have, even in the Bible, is only a mirror in which we see. as only in a riddle, the realities. Now let u< notice again life's riddles as they relate themselve* to ourselves. What strange creature* we are. What strange things you and I sometimes do! How un- "' we sometimes act! What rid-

to ourselves! Can you undertook a given course the step aside from your own

—, - — — that they

IVlight* intended to deve.op n* into lorjsrr manhood and the greater nobili

of the .uni! Look at .Ie*u* Christ ine .imv in brief i« the incarnation, is the nintstrv. is UFthsemane. is the cross. is the grave. Would Jesus ever have become tt-e world's Saviour had He not known Celh.-emane and tlie agony of the cro*»! Could He have touched Hie heart, the sonheart of the world, had He not gj*tj* n down to the very lowest depth* and feli

again and again the ' - '*

It m»v be. fellow sufferer,

gentle woman, that vour drorii .

vour losses, .your heart disappointmentwill minister •“ ' ''••'•formation ami

a His sensitive

die*

stand why yoi other dsy! Yc

we know it weaves bodies i: dwells; that it ia a miracle anil forma miracles of transformation. W

acquainted with it., They would not call it it miracle were they to know what it is. When life is busy, it is performing these transformations, put the atom cannot understand the results of life force*; they are foolishncas unto it. They are utterly con-

. , aland why y._

*t I other day! Why vou were so blind _ it per- do those-things! How often men have said

“I cannot undco.tir.rl myaclf; I do a-mfmnjt u-l.«- T 1 that tnma Wha

it know* of the operation in its

n Now, do you know there is another kingdom! A third kingdom, which is above th* organic and in which all higher life force* dwell; a thirdTSn-dom whose force is the spirit of the living God. And until a man has come into the life of that kingdom everything that we aaf transpires in it is foolishness to him in the natural kingdom, just as Paul says, “For the natural man rcceireth not the things of the K t of God, for they ore foolishness unto

and he cannot know them, for they

ore spiritnally judged.” He has not entered that third kingdom. He does not know it* law. He does not understand it* likenomena; in tael, he doe* not soeithcm. Which things! “Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither oave entered into the heart of man. the things”—What things. Paul! "The things that God has prepared for them that lore Him.” So tl— *- * time when there is abaolntely no God. and no vision of spiritual realities,

and it is vastly valuable that me- ' the church and out of it shall

11 recognias

that great fact. Hod men out of the church discovered that great fact T they would hare been oared from many failures, os Bobby Bono in another connection Bays: "It wad free tnooy a binder free us, •r.d iouUsh notion." Not until a man ha* been touched by the Singer of God will hia ear* be opened to the harmonise of the third kinrlom; not until Ida eyas have had the riaou of tint kingdom aad his heart made capable , <i! receiving that kingdom- «ot mi til these ransfrirmatioua have come to bin-, can Hum know spiritual realities at all. Fo . alhlm that there is a time in'th. Ufa of every man when there is ahumutely an Vi*-.

understand why I did that tning. Why, really. I cannot explain it." You cannot, .ved pereor. you cannot explain why

there u a availing for you an endlea* life of blisa. Now*, would you no| think that such alternative*, "a kingdom or wreth," open to yoi. you would settle the great question? Why, some of you hare Ifvsd for .-ear* with the greatest problem ia ivrrse (till unsolved. It hat been my privilege to deal with a great many, men who had livad until they were thirty or forty or fifty years old; and -many of toem have said, I cannot understand why I did cot yield before. What riddle* we are to ourselves! How strangely we act! How often men fail io their stronge.. point! Why. you would say, for instance, that an Elijah would never b* found at quaking coward, whining under a juniper tree; a man who could defy tho king and, what ia worse, defy the woman, the “ of the king, falling down and asking he might die. Elijah ia not th* only Borne mm that you know bare failed, whoa they foiled, in tl ' * ‘ - 1 -*

What an enigma

more to know my own self than beside, save Uod and Jesua Christ. But look at thegnioma of so many Irirea. Take, for instance, the problem of personal Buffering. Why foit that there is so mnefi. suffering! Why ia it that sotoa of the best people are crectfiod ao awfully! Why is it that some of the most refined souls have the arrow* driven furthest into their —*-

ering heart*! Do .you

ouli bring poverty and rags, “hich it ia sure to do. but will unfit a person for work. »o that he cannot lie trusted, and be wilt be no longer reps ble of providing for himself and lor those

who may be dependent mum him. II. Strong drink destroys happiness 'v*.

29,30). 29> "Who." A divine coniBii*«K>n to every man to investigate the prevailing cause o’f woe and strife, and tbn* be deterred from taking the wrong course in life. Robinson call* thi* !e»*on the dninkthe ) ard'a looking glasi, set before those -shone — face i> toward the drunkard'* habit*. *o that they may aee what they will be if they go on. "Hath woe." \\ hat space would be needed to record the name* of all who could truthfully say "1” to thi* question! "Who hath sorrow." The Hebrew mean*, first, poverty then miiery. The drunkard ha* sorrow of hi* own making. “The cup contains more than one woe; a single sorrow i* not all. Theae are mJ numerous a* to call forth a eonitant and long continued & ' cry of anguish.” "Who hath contention*.” ay _ l>e I Those who responded to the first two i. tb«i I questions will also respond to thi*. Nme-

i.ient- : tenths of all the brawl* and fights, quar-

isiu -u traniforraation and ^1, » n d misunderstanding* are traceable „ final exu'-Utior. until you skal! to drink. "Who hath babbling.” This reje in sptrtiusl stature able to stand even | ( f r* to the tendency of strong drink to .boulder to shoulder with the Man who foolish and rocrenant talking, revealing »esas acquainted with sorrows and grief*. (-rets, vile conversation and noisy oemonNow-, in conclusion, there is s time com- strstions. which are common in different nir when we ahall have the perfect vuion. stages of drunkennes*. "Wounds without •>? — — ■ mirror darkly, but, cause.” Wodnd* received m wholly un-

ofitable disputes, such as come of the

awls of drunken men. Drinkers are especially exposed to accidents and diseases which "temperance would have prevented. "Redness of eyes.” Bloodshot, blurred or bleared eye*. The traveler in the drunkard'* broad road to death bear* a great bundle of woe*. Among them are losses of time, of talent, of purity, of a dean con-

rnee. of self-vespect, ot honor, of rehgi. of the aoul. .*■ „ . ». "Ther that tarry long. Thu aner* the above quertioni. He who begin* drink continue* to drink, tarrying often

a whole night, and from that to day and ight. "They that .go." To place* or moug people where intoxicating drink* .rr made or stored or used. "Slixril wine. 1 Spiced, drugged, medicated wine, the intoxicating power of which i* increased by the infusion of drug* and spices- Such

men drink the cup of a costly death. III. Stroffg drink ruin* character (v*.

31-35). 31. "Lqpk not.” Thi* prohibit* moderate drinking. Do not put yooreell in the way of temptation. He who go« free.y into temptation i» already more than half fallen. r 'When it is red.” The bright color of the wine give* it an attractive look

and odds ti ' 1 J ~~

"Its color.' brightness.

suddenly thrown fipon a bed of severe sickness; indeed, all one aide was totally pan sirred and she waa stricken into almost total blindness. Her fltaily physician, after making a very careful examination, aaid to 'the sorrowing friend*. "She has seen her be»t days- child." And this laughtei ig maid responded. “Doctor, now that t true; my best day* are to come worn ill sesathe King in Hi* beauty. And beloved, our best da}* are to come. Your beat day. and mine, the day. when gfl the miita have roued away, when all the cloud* hare been dissipated by the shining of His face, the day when all t-z enigma* of life shall bo solved, the day when we shall see the King in Hu beaotv. Joun savs. "Beloved, now are we the children of God, and it » not ret male frst what-jre shall be. We know if He shaB be manifested We shall h; like Him. for we shall are Him even as He " i and I to be like Han who needeth be told about man, for He knew what was in man. You and I to be like •Him. who was independent of gravity, ol ill material substances and fore**?. Xoil usd I to be like Him who on the Mount ol 't ransfiguration shone ao that the ducipitt were dazzled even of the sp.endor of Hi* garments? You and I to be like Hun whom John aaw in that divine theopany recorded ill the last book of the Bible, vonder in glory. You and I to be bka Hun who ha* overcome ond is now sitting on the throne of the universe. That U what He ha* said. "He that nvercoroeth will I give to sit with Me on My ‘hrone. even as I also overcame and am ret down with My Father on His throne. We shall see Hun. We shall see Him face to face. Erenr nrob'.em will be solved. We shall be wiJi Him forevermore. _ ,, Beloved, we will never all meet togethex here, but we may all meet together render. W* will never all ace each other, therefore, here. Let us so lire that wo ■hall all see each other yonder, when we hare come up. like Him. to meet the hosts out of great tribulations, it may be. hav ing our i—be* washed and made white tn •*•* blood of the Lamb. Till then, good-bye.

Troth.

Many men are false who never tell lie*, _i the ordinary acceptation of that term. Their whole l&c may be a lia, they may never breathe anything but fofoebopd, and yet they could defy the judges of the land to convict them upon the charge of ever having told a lie. Truth is a matter of the inward parts; truth relate* to *P>r>t. purpose, what we would do if we could: and nan knows what Ti* wauJdTTlo H be I. W« ere the victim* of our own ir see; we cannot retnsure ourselves. A ahall say. “I know A should never do " He may be talking the language of a fool; the adequate temptation has new* assailed him, be ha* never been locked within the environment which mean* faBing in that particular direction. Truthfulness is a matter of tone as well as a matter of words; vocal color maj tell a Jie without the word* themselves being false. What ” truth! That is the old snd ewr-preaei.-and deeply penetrating question. Men laugh lies, shrug lice, atBtodinte lire, suggest lire. A man may tell lira to himself. Where is thi* perfect man who needs no gospel, no divinity of mhnetry, no »PP*»' from heaven, no tragic croes? — Joseph

Parker.

Alone Wtn» Oo«.

Your life and mine, tbs life of every man and every woman, however different they art from eae another, they are all in

Art by Weight. Mr. Nenricb had mingled in politic* and am lived wealth in the shoe trade. Hr at last reached the point of eminence where h teemed to Mr*. Xewrich that a life-size statue of him would be a wise and pleasing gift to his native city. She went to sec a sculptor w hose work she had heard highly praised, and asked his price for the Mattie. "I should wish UMSee your husband first, before making any arrangement/ vaid the busy sculptor T don't sec what difference that would make about the price," said Mrs. Newrich. irritably "I've told you 1 wanted it lifesize, and I've brought all his measures for the statue, and it mutt weigh from two hundred and ten to two hundred and- fifteen pounds. He varies a little, summer and winter, so I shouldn't be so particular about that.” ' Not His Fault. They had been married only a few tnonths. and the wife stood by the side of her husband looking into one of the department store w indows. A handsome tailor-made dress took her. fancy, and she left her husband to examine it more closely. Then she went back to him, •till talking. "You never look at anything 1 want to look at any more." she complained. You don't care how 1 dress. Yon don't care for me any more- Why. you haven't ki*sed me for two weeks." "Indeed. I'm sorry, but it is not my fault." said the man. Turning, the lady looked at him and gavped. ‘ She had taken the arm of the wrong man.

YourHair

“Two years ago ay hair waa falling out badly. I purchaacd a bottle of Ayer's Hair Vigor, and soon ay hair stopped coming out. ’’ Miss Minnie Hoover, Paris, 111.

Perhaps your mother had thiiWiair, but that is no reason why you must go through life with halfstarved hair. If you want long, thick hair, feed'it with Ayer’s Hair Vigor, and make it rich, dark, and heavy.

If jour druggist ranaot supply you, cod os ons dollar sod vre win express rou* bottle. Be aaio snd gus tb* name if vour nearest expraMomre. Address J. C. A YEB CO., LaweU. Mass

Imported Precious Stones. The value of jewels and precious •tones imported into the United States .* often said to be tlie best barometer of the country’s prosperity. If this be admitted one must acknowledge that the fiscal year which ended with the first half of 1903 was the most prosperous in the history of the country, for the value of the precious stones imported during that period was far in excess of anything previously recorded. According to the compilation of the government officials which has just been completed, diamonds and other precious stones of value exceeding thirty million dollars ere brought into the United States be.een June 30. 1902, and June 30, 1903. snd even this enormous total is probably below the actual value, for figures ire taken from the invoices of the imoorters, who are not likely to overvalue packages on which they must pay a high import duty.

t* fascination and it* danger. Literally, ite eye. the clear -r the beaded bubble*, on

hich the wine-drinker look* with pleasure. “When it goeth down smoothly. This veree pictures the attractive aide ol wine, when it seem* perfectly barmlew to alp a little, when it is bright and inspiring, thrilling the nerve* with delight, promising all jov and freedom. It ia the shining aide

of evil that is *o dangerous.

82. "At last it biteth.” The pleasure will be attended at U*t with intolerable paisa, whan it works like ao much ooison in thy veins and cast* thee into disease* •as hard to cure as the biting of a serpent. Its effects ore opposite to ite pleasure*. It* only beauty i* when it sparkles in the cup. It can only harm the one who venture* to enjoy its pleasure. Then it bites; (ends ite poison beyond your reach. It* only end and purpose is ruin. Ite sting is the sting of death. „ , . ■ 33. "Eye* ahaU behold.” The loving wife will be forgotten and her goodne** de-

' vil desires spring up to fill her

„then*. or to go from her with others who have fallen into the same pit oi drunkenness. Homes are broken up. The tears and pleadings of the devoted wife are spurned, and the dance hall is Bought, where women are dressed to atnt the eye* of wicked men, where natural dHectioo is overthrown and cruel lust rules. “Utter perrer** thing*.” When men or women indulge in the use of strong drink they let down the bar* to every sin that follows in -thrtndc— : —:— r -* r : ~~ 34. “In tbr midst of thr sea." To make one* bed on the warp* of the ae* would be to be swallowed up in death. ’ So. is the drunken man. Or a* a pilot who has gone to sleep when his ship was in the trough* of the sea, allowing the tiller to slip out of his band, and his ship to be swamped with the wares which he might have outridden. “Top df a mast." The drunkard is utterly regardless of life. He is a* one falling asleep, clasping the masthead, whence in a few minute* he must either fall down upon the deck and be dashed in piece*, or foil into the •*« and be drowned. 35. “I was not hurt.” With conscience* seared and self-respect gone the drunke.rd boasts of tha things which should make him blush with shame. Because be did not feel the hurt of hi* wounds be caret for the scar*. 'U felt it not.” Angry

shall I awake? I will eeek it again." Rather, when 1 shall awake I will •eek it again. Self-control ia all gone. .The drunkard is a Hava to appetite. He 1* as srsS'vK £ the beatings of his oomcadee when he is de-

A Story About Shelley, the Poet. The poet Shelley called one afternoon upon Mrs. Southy and was offered a cuf of tea, which he accepted. Then a plat* of tea cakes was handed him. but these he declined. A slice of bread might have beer, welcome to the Spartan youth, but hot tea cakes, heaped up in a scandalous pro- - fusion, blushing with currants, shocked him. He watched Southy. who was hungry and liked tea cakes, clearing His plate with evident enjoyment, and at last said : "Why. Southy, I am ashamed of you! It is awful to see such a man as you greedily devouring this nasty stuff.'" Mrs. Southy listened in angry amaze"Wha: riglu have you. Mr-Shelley, to call ray tea cakes, which I made myself, nasty? You ought to be ashamed of Mr. Shelley immediately took up a cake and, finding it good, began to eat as greedily as Southey himself. Mrs. Southy was pacified and promised the recipe to the poet, who declared that he intended to have hot tea cakes every evening "forever.*'

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