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1/ T he ]\^iLLBRo0fc Rorxi) T able C C ^ S T - ^ T L Y P E V ' O T E P t o t h e I P f T E I t E S T S - O B ’ O B I V T K A - I l . e j u t o b c e s s . VOL. I. MILLBBOOK. N. Y .^ m g P ^ A Y . SEPXEMBEE 17,1802. franklin avenue . w . B . SM ITH ,' ^ General Merchandise. J. J. HOHALDSON, President, 'W r i c h a e d s c o l e s . Cashier, Town Clerk, Hotary Public. JAM E S REARDON. ■ Stoves, Hardware. Parra Machinery. C. B. REARDON, Purniture, Carpets, M attings, Trunks, Etc. MRS. J. R. HORTON, ■ ^ ^«J^»eryaadPaaoy Hoods. J- m i l t o n ~ o s S 5 m ^ ' Clothing, Hate and Caps. m . 5 . My life is b u t/easing J Between and a I may but chf« the coly He worketltcadil; PoroftHe-vyveth » Forget H And I tb^ 1 choose mffr And waf f MERRITT & COLVILL, Stoves, Tinware and Plumbing a V A N VLACK, ~ ~ - _____ Grocer. CHARLES OLIVET, Shaving a n d Hair-cutting. VALENTIN RICKES, _ ___________ Blacksmith. S. I. JACOBUS, — g £ ^ u r s u n t i l 9 A . . ^ ^ , 3 8 to 2 and 7 t o 9. HELEN BOYC e ] ~ ------------ Boarding House. G. BOEHME, W . 0. T. U. Shoemaker. Hall and Library. A S A LOVELACE, ___ b a t c h e s and Jewairy. W. ¥ T R I P P , - ------------------ _______ Jl'esh and Salt Meat. W ILLIAM GEMMILL, Boarding House and Livery Stable. f ^R o n t ~ s t r e e E ~ N. D. & O. R. R. \ l a g - g . g j g g \ . a . p „ K' J. TttirjR I cannot/t W h o s ^ d s t f « f . K “W e;. A n < lth X y s W » ‘‘*''“ 8 H p o ^ e u p p ^ lc h o o i n y t h / ““ «^;‘“ SOD. And/ait For w /p .a n d /^ U p ithatfV ’®®®- F u J l^ J se^“ A 4 i r e t f ^ Thoifeh flo7^ wreaths and garlands. M y i i f e i s / / ^ ^ ^ / IseUho>> f/signs sees H e . Then *“ patience And/\®®®' satisfled U p f \PP®*\ —ElorenfW Alt^ in Christian at \Work. ikOKEN CHAIR. W. R. THOMPSON, * ^ Shoemaker. n . SW IFT, I 5 and 10-cont Goods- P^^P‘_ J. R. HORTON, / _____ Restaurant, Ice C r e a if l^ f ^ DEAN BROTHERS, _ __________General Merckt ______ AMES rushed up ■ to- his fifth. floor. \When he reached * the last landing, ■where there were |:S V two doors, one on the left, the other on the right—he paused a moment. ) put a keyin his pocket, looked long the door on the left, heftved a great /gh, then opened the door on the right. He turned his head, again contemplated /he left-hand door, heaved a second /great sigh, and entered his own room— I at the right. Then he took a chair, placed it against ' the wall, got astride of it, lighted a I cigarette, and remained thu^ watching m gradually—by force, so to. speak, inevit ably—through the wall. James was quite sure now about the sentiment he felt for (lharlote. He adored her, and he was certain that the present fashion in which he adored her was the way he would always worship If she had allowed him to speak— and In that case if he himself could have had courage to talk—his declara tion, or rather his profession, of faith would not have been long. “Mademoi selle, I love you. Will you be my wife?” But good Heavens! To ofier his hand to a lady it was necessary to be able to put something in it. Ho was a painter —one of those artists rich in hopes and plans, but whose works do not sell, and lately his pictures were not sold at all. The boy had reached such a point that, in order to pay his rent, he had pawned what furniture he owned; there re mained only the bed and a poor wicker chair, a chair so old. so weak and so tottering, that it was a miracle that he could keep astride of it as ho did. James was always there, astride of his chair and trying to hear through the thin partition the going and coming of his neighbor. Like the blind who, by the touch alone, gain an exact knowledge of the physiognomy of objects, James, by the rnstling of Charlotte’s dress against the furniture, by the approach or with drawal of her footsteps, by their silences even, had grown to see her as well as it' standing before her. “ She is setting the table,” said ho— “ she is eating—now she has finished— she is putting things away—she has sat down—she is going to sow.” And it seems to James that he, too, sat there iposite her, contemplating her in lence. Sometimes, always astride of his chair, his observatory as he said, he closed his eyes and took to dreaming. What is she thinking about! Does she suspect that I am here close to her? she knew how l loved her I And ho tempted to call her attention to him self by an act of any kind of folly, but the fear of displeasing her always re strained him, and ho preferred fliat she modulations. Rofiiances and reveries took the place of cavatinas and dances. It was no longer thd* captivating Car men, nor the coquetie Philine—it was the melancholy Mireille, and the dying Ophelia. James, always on his chair, had, little by little grown drojipf and was now' doz ing, but in his s leev e heard the music and, in spite of himself, gently swayed his body to follow- the movement shown by Charlotte. She was very droWsy, too. Bat the courageous girl had ipsolved to complete the work commenc^ ' .She made up her mind for a sup^me effort to rise above her fatigue and■sleecpittess, and, to rouse herself, she suddenly attacked a waltz—the “ Valso d«a Roses” of Metra, ono o rthe most seductive t hat exist, to the sound of 'which all of us, whatever we are, have whirled, and which would bring % dying man to his James was d ro a m ^ now, and, doubt less, he dreamed t h ^ he was waltzing, for he followed ^ 6 movement and waltzed. But the t«aublo Was that the chair could not keepen its feet. In spite of itself it made witl its proprietor some desperate turns' t U ^ exhausted by the effort, it gave a si^iter crack and col lapsed, draggiiig it^ baffled, cavalier to thefioor. Therq ^ a terrible noise. The floor tremblcHJ The whole house was upset. As Charlotte, she screamed with fii^ t . The only one who did not cry ^ was James. This would have’»Ai^'?^ifficul6 thing for At----- s®vere cut his forehead, ^ d was entirely un conscious. - When James ,'.W morning be with compresee* o. was sitting by h this time—wat “ 'W’batl Y«d'^ “Oh, yes, sir. noise you made i t il i thing must be i id foiipd y o « ^ But it is all *1 to himself next matched on his bed I brow. A woman ut on a solid Chair , Mademokelle!” night after the ihought some- te, and I came in ' know anything It is all over, CHARLES-1. S W I F T ,; _________ Cofltractor ____ PH ILIP H. M E R R I t ; Notary*^ washinct ^ avenue . . . s. H. M A STIN, Make SILAS S. M A R /^’^’ , Coach c .'I iu n t e r T^ itographer. H. b T pott / Tailor. H. W0B*H0USE, Contractor and Builder. NORTH AVENUE. MJLLBROOE IN N CO;, Millbrook Inn. J o s e p h h o l m e s , Harness Maker. W . 0 . LESTER, Flowers, Trees and Plants. W . L. SW IFT, Engineer and Surveyor, MILLBROOK PRINTING CO., Round Table. Job Printing. SW IFT BROTHERE, Lumber, Coal, Lime, Cement, Gates. EBENEZBB EDMONDS, Grist Mill; Flour and Feed. f M therto^lw e , took a joyawa-^ pression. Somebody was stirring on the other side—“ She has come ini” he said, aloud. There was a noise of chairs and dishes— ‘She is going to dine 1” said James. And ho pressed his head yet more closely to the wall, trying to be aware of the slightest movements of his neighbor, unable to see her but happy to feel her there and to live near her. Not to see her any more—ah 1 that was heartbreaking for James. He saw her often in other days. He contrived to pass her on the stairs, Por that he waited in the street whole hours; then, when he perceived her in the distance, he went back, rushed up stairs to givo her time to arrive, and then went slowly down, as if mere chance had brought this blessfid moment. But he always felt so embarrassed to see her pass by him so grave and so reserved, ttat h e saluted her more awkardly than '^he most boorish school-boy, and lowered kis eyes without daring even to look at her. It was very fine to promise himself to be less timid, to study graceful bows, to invent pretexts for conversation, imagine skillful declarations; all his plans were wrecked a t the psychological moEjsat, and every time that the adored one passed, James saluted h er more and more awkwardly—once he even dropped his hat. So, despairing of ever being able to conquer his timidity, and trembling lost he might impress her unfavorably, ho had preferred to renounce seeing her. In that way, he thought, if I do not succeed in pleasing her, at least I shall bo sure of not displeasing her. Aud James, therefore, arranged his life, tdking precautions never to go out nor come in at the same hours that his pretty neighbor did, ajnd contenting him self with living beside her, for her and by her—without her suspecting her ex istence to him. However, in order not to see her he had learned about her. She called her self Charlotte, She worked every day, early and returning late. And that t m sal, side her. When shA OOSU is always half open; she can see there is a light in my room. She is curious like all women. She’ must ask herself what I am doing, why I never go out.* Perhaps she has noticed mo in ipito of my awkwardness—on account of my awkwardness—who knows? Pos sibly she has divined that I love her. She waits for me to declare myself, and seeing that 1 flare not begin, it is she who will take the first steps. One day (everything la possible with women) she will quit her work, cross the landing, aud merely opening the door of my room, she will enter as if at home and say to me: ‘Since you do not come, it is I who come.’ Yes, but it may be a long time before she comes. What ay is there to hurry her!” And James, always astride of his chair, sought the best means of bringing Charlotte to declare herself. Slip a note under her door? Ah! how long ho had dreamed of doing that; but would she read it? And supposing that she began to read, at the first burning phrase she would tear up the paper. Get her to speak through a third party? But whom? They had no mutual friend. No; decidedly all those ways were bad or impracticable, and the only course for James was to wait. But how long must he wait? Matters went slowly at present—^very slowly. Charlotte, in her room on the loft, made her needle fly. She had de cided that she must finish that very night the work begun, no matter how- late she had to sit up—and to keep awake better, while she worked, she sang. James, on the right, sat up too, of course, always in the same posture, listening and mechanically makiug his body follow the movement of the rhythm indicated by the singer. While it was a slow air all wont well. But when the strains grew more lively the game became truly dangerous, and the poor shaky chair found its{ ’' jected to gymnastics beyond thA m a InyHhs femsUd's heart. The first step was taken, the ice was broken. It was only to let things go. And the young people talked from dawn, till breakfast. James and Charlotte are married to day and happy as it is possible to be. Charlotte does not work now. The sale of her husband’s pictures gives them a sufficient support. They live in a plain flat, comfortable and furnished taste fully. They are so happy that people seek them and are made welcome. Two things only have astonished and still astonish their friends. The day of their wedding they had the organist play the “ \Valso dea Roses,” and in the mid dle of- their parlor, in the place of honor, they have placed a shocking wicker chair, so old and so broken that, to make it stand up, Charlotte has been obliged to fasten it together with ribbons.— Prom the French, in the Wave. ■ TEMPmNCE, nr THE HOSPIXAL. In a clean, epol w a rd,. though the day y “Ajglass of wine,” -was the answer low; Poor called out, through the shadows \No winel please sing me m y temperance hymn.” The hymn was sung, a prayer was said, And the little hero, so brave, was dead; But not before, while his e yes waxed bright, He had j^said, “Good-bye, poor Tim’s all —Mrs. iil. A . Kidder,in Temperance Banner ALOOHOn AND APOPLEXY Dr. Andrew Wi'son, in a recent paper, as* serts that apoplexy \is an ailment liable especially to affect drunkards, for in them the blood vessels are weakened by alcohol, and rendered more liable to rupture.” “See that no stimulants are given to the patient\ continues the doctor, “ This is very important If you give brandy or whisky to anapopleotic man, you m ay kill him. The heart has to bo kept quiet. ToU d.on’t want an increased supply of blood to go to the brain, and you will send it addi tionally fast if you give stimulants.” THE MALIGN LIQUOR INPLUENOE. religious b e a d im THE SIN OP OMISSION. Ihe bit of heartstone counsel Thut you had no time or thought for with troubles enough of your own. These little acts of kindness So easily out of mind, Ihose ohances to be angels ,n/'hich even mortals find--. . M hen hope is faint and flagging. And a blight has dropped on faith. For life is all too short, dear, ■ And sorrow is all too great, ■^T,‘ * not the thing you do, dear, SABBATH SCHOOL; INTERN AXIONAIi LESSON FOR SEPTEM B E R IS. L e s s o n T e x t: G o ld e n I’exl C o m m e i Quarterly Review- :t; Eph. ii., 20— “There is not another power in existence which exerts so malign an influence on the human raM^asJihece liquoriquor interest.n N o t a blood due-to as the l i day passes but that its h a n d s __ ____ _____ blood. Every day brings -wife murders by drunken husbands; shooting affrays caused by alcohol, madmen and a reign of anarchy and blood du e liquor. In 1891, according ml, there were 1130 V caused by liquor ty thousand saioon K --------------------- ------orty thousand saloon keepers v irtually rule the land. The cities are controlled by them; they dictate electionelection off mayoi-sayoi-s andnd counoilmen; the o m a lice are their obedient serve ---------- 'ants” t& legi^a- il not to offend them. The itica’. aspirants and the ofil- Whera PsUtaes Grow on troes. The Parapee palm is cultivated by the lucUan aborigines of the Guianas for its fruit, which they use largely as food. They plant it about their settlements, and, where it is found apparently wild, in the forests, examination -will show that such situations were formerly occu pied by the Indians. In some seasons the fruit is produced without seeds, while in other seasons it contains seeds, the variation occurring in the fruit of the same trees from season to season. When boiled or roasted the fruit has something of the texture and taste of a dry, mealy potato. It is palatable and very nutritious. The fruits, which are individually about the size of a pigeon’s egg, are borne in bunches of from forty to sixty together. There are two or three bearing Seasons in a year.— Garden and E’erest. lelf siib- power C WELLING, ' Contractor and Builder. W. J. BEARDSLEY, _____ Architect and Draughtsman. b e a c h & GARDEN, Painters, Merritt Avenue, |A 8 D . HART, Painter and Paper Hanger. felt himself seized -with admiration tor that bravo aud beautiful girl who, alone in the woyld (she was certainly alone as no visitor over came,) knew how to re sist all the temptations that she must find in her path. How had he come to love her? James sometimes asked himself. She had moved into the house the year previous. The first time that he saw her she had seemed to him pretty, and that was all. In the beginning ho had scarcely paid Ah! H he were h&tel But he i» here! he was on the point of responding. Ho heard, too, “ Rijjoletto,”’ aud “ Lo Prophete,” and “Wmiarn Tell.” Hours elapsed and James, who had never been at such an entertainment, did not leave the concert given him. Gradually Charlotte grew tired. The song was lower, the notes were given with less force. To the grand airs, hitherto sung from the first to the last ’ measure, succeeded broken snatches, and Highest Railway in Europe. The highest railway in Europe is the \U summit of #h» I t is open to- visitors this summer. It is rnn on -the toothed-wheel system. It starts close by the shores of Lake Brienz aud winds up the mountain past Geldried, Haus- stadt and Oberst-Staffel, and the incline is one metre in four. The carriages are partly closed and partly open, and each compartment has two benches, seating four persons on a side. The asoont of the Rothhom on horseback used to take five hours. The time of the round trip by railway i| three hours.—B( tu r e s a r e c a i . . ________ ____ parties, the political aspirants and t oials aro all afraid of the 240, COO freebooters who proy upon the country. They dare not raise their little Anger to forbid their plun- ' de.” qu^te^oung, ^ I in a^moreor less into^cr^d asserts that he has held of lote^an hmreas- Ingly large number o f inquest* \non women, many comparatively young, due to alchp'.iff.^ M as adfaswa than a vk>#.- Spso- k i MOTidew will b* n i a k for «»oj« who •re n o t a b k to pay for treatment and main tenance.—Picayune. THE ALCOHOLIC DANGER. Alcohol is, in an emergency, a conspicuous factor of danger to the individual and to the community. A recent significant recog- nitiv/D of tbis fact occurrea a t Homestead, Penn., at the critical juncture of the contest between the Fi kerton men and the strikers. The local offlcials wnro confessedly power less to control, and for the time being the affairs of Homestead were under the direc tion of the le.ad«rs o tthegreatstriko. Thou- ■ of workmen were unemployed and ing thTs great e saloons were or military assumed comraana, ana eue lumiB- diato danger of conflict was lessened, the saloon surveillance was relaxed and_ the usual drinking of intoxicants began again. The experience of our own. and other counti-ies in cholera visitations of former years, has demonstrated conclusively that those who use intoxicating beverages are much more predisposed than abstainers to cholera infection, and that i t is much more likely to prove fatal in such cases. It is true that we aro separated from the present cholera-stricken districts by thousands of dies of water, ’ \ - - - - - • changing passengers and\ ttieir effects, in a single week. As “la grippe\ developed in all countries, so also may the cholera. The prudent thing to do As to avoid the con ditions which invite it. One of these con ditions is alcoholic poisoning. It ought n o t to iio necessary to suggest to thoughtful, intelligent people at least, that anything which, in a great emergency, as at Homestead, must be prohibited as a matter of public safety, or specially avoided, from prudential considerations, as in. the cholera epidemic, ought not to bo used ad all for beverage purposes. Neither ought the State to legalfee and protect the making and vend ing, for beverage use a t any time, of such a commodity.—National Temperance Advo- TEMPERANCE NEWS AND NOTES. rt is Tighter and the pursa is heaver. In an attempt to defend the moderate use of alcoholic stimulants a prominent English physician readily im lots it, for he says: “Mix all liquors with fo )d which shields the tissues from its contact and aids itsa.afe pension through the circulation.” that th than ti WHAT IS TRUTH? 3 of Christian life, and vet liiake denial of essential truth, or, by to It, saoriflee the deare^ SrtSK aching to you on Christianity, and ylng’to present to you the essence of realizothVfchristiM^^^^ It deserves any enduring place, i f it has any exceptional claims, If it brings any word of ■pomAirt, if it has anv voice of authority, ^e^ts upon the doctrine that Jesus Christ was delivered of our oifences, and raised again for our justification. It is not true that Christianity is a life and not a doctrine. It is a life becausoit is a doctrine, A religion that sees only the human side of Christ always calls him Jesus: the religion that looks oiilv upon ethical states and Idles only the moralities -------------- >9 tiiiu LvnueriJV'»3 V* _ .Jgion pi whlch^ the^best that^ou can sa;^ ciirisUanit.flivlng, while it lays the the root o f the tree which bears them Nowlsay, l i i - ----------- ” ' that men would choose b ^ w e c d l that ChrkiianMT Ton cannot llvaj Ilia* lu?lw 1 ^separates it from all the religio If you are in earnest, m y friend, and you want to know what you shall do to keep question without delay. You believe in God. Add to your tbci.sm iho incarnate Christ, and you have found the truth. The pitched battle of unbelief is here. It is history ver- SfUle y our history, or w h ether you \vill ither you ' iilosophy. ^ Superintendent o f Plowei nioBS for the West Side Woman’s Chr: Temperance Union, and her comm Thousands o f bouquets have been rec from friends in the country and huv^een (distributed among the sick. FruitsIiiH jellies Jiavc also been very freely won. The Woman’s Christian Temperancfl Union of the South is building a temi^Ant Waynesville, a favorite summer resofti in the grand mountain reiion of North Otlrj. lina. Land valued a t 44000 has been dpnAtoii and the building will cost about 410,0(n There will b e fourteen rooms in the tem j](«’ which will serve as homes for the workilrs' and a large auditorium. Tha whole will H r irmounted by high towers that will be bb. irvatorles for -^idor -views in more Wiyg make theory? This is the crucial q-jcstion of thcnioaical debate, not the inspiration of the Scripture nor the authorship of the Pen tateuch. Young men of the senior class, you lately won a liattle in athletic games j then remem ber that ordinary events in life arc often parables to us. There are battles we li.ave to fight rmd victories we hope (0 win through life. Iou know h ow you did it. Yon know llic patience, you know the training and the faith that entered into it. Self-confidence is Ihel egiiiningof great acts. A' qu contested (hat YOU might win an earthly crown; but do not forget, my friends, that there is a crown of riglitcousiiess that fadeth not away. Go forth today In the strength of Christian character, stand like true soldiers •111 the battle-field, and fight your hardest.-^ [Baccalaureate Sermon, Princeton Univer- -ity, in the Treasury. begin th e day - with g od . One h our of the morning is commonly ,o r th two boms of t^o evenin^^^^ A max, of ’ his exi much to do ivitli t '^''fho eycsThat°open after a night’s slmn- ber should turn heavenward. “ I n tlie p«almjst He begins the day unwisely who ' . ....... ' ''•* « ‘\'^crefc con- [idcr the pal“ ' ............... of p'ace” _______ vis P A. If - • ■' utgoing o f his brow, a livingCliristii m u te when God cause mornings to rejoice. N o pressure of houi business should crowd c les the oiitgoi isehold duties or^of 5 S m e t h t Acts, entire, c< ___ ^ __ aassages of the Quarter. L esscn I.—Topic, “The Ascens Dhrist” (Acts i., 1-12). Golden ------- ” !se thing up, and sight” { ; Jesus began h .teach; the A cts tell -what H e con tinuedtodo and teach through His apos tles. They were to rely upon the Holy Spirit as their only power, and their one business Was to testify of Jesus, Their joy w aathat the same Jesus would return in due time-to restore the kingdom to Israel. Ho w ill edme'®lJ»i'son, His saints w ill meet Him on the wa-y and retuim with H im (I These, iv.. 16. 17; hi,, 13; iv., 14). L esson II.—Topic, “The Descent o f the Spirit” {Aobsii., 1-13). Golden Text, “ When Be, the Spirit of Truth, is come, H e will guide you into all truth” (John xi-y., 18). They prayerfully and expectantly -waited from day -to day for the promised Comfort er. See J o h n liv., 16, 26; x v ., 26;x-yi., 13. If Jesus had not ascended. H e would not hayecom e (John xvl,, 7), aud the disciples m ight have labored in yain. But when the Spirit of God works or speaks then work is done and -to some purpose. Our -wisdom and power is nothing, but H e who a t crea tion brought light o ut of darkness and order and fruitfulness instead of chaos and empti ness can shine in men’s hearts and g iy e the knoweldge of God (Gen. 1., 3; 3 Cor. iy., 6; L esson IIL —Topic, “The First Chrktian hnvnh” /Acts ii.. 87-47). Golden, Xext, ■ ’ lily^cl Adam. Then the marriage o f the Lamb, and after that the kingdom (Rer. x ix). K \ s S s . s s : : S made this man strong” (Acts uL , 10.’) Jesus, though absent in body and in-yisible, ha« all power in heaven and on earth (Matt, xxviii,, 18), and is pleased -by His Spirit iu His people to show H is power on behnlf Of our bodies as well as our souls. Observe that again Peter preaches a risen Christ (verse 15). ^L esson V h^wv^ givMi among m en whm-^by -wq n_... bs saved’ tAotB iv ., . The jireaohliig of thereBurrecslonof Ja.o5»o enraged tiiere- _ _ _ believers and told them sfory, Tke rfoaH was prayer and praise and anothsr m ighty baptism of the Holy Spirit and increasM testimony to a risen Christ. L esson VII.-*Topic, “Ananias and Sap- phira” (Acts v., 1-11). Golden Text, “Bo not deceived, God is n ot mocked; for what soever a man soweth, that shall he also reap” (Gal. v i., 7), W e have thus far seen the power of the Holy tfpii-it, the S pirit of Truth, in holy aud true men who -were faithful witnesses; but now we see the de- ceitfuiness o f the human heart in a man and his wife who thought they could deceive God and not be found out. Keeping baoi: part o f the price, lack o f whole-hesrted con secration to God, is the great hindrance in the church to-day. 1 L e s s o n -YlII.—Topic, “ The Apostles Per seouted” (.Actsv., 2E-4I) Golden Text. “ We ought to obey God rather than men” Acts V, 29), So many mighty works were wrought by the apostles that the rage of Satan again caused their imprisonment, but the Lord by an angel set them free in th« fiisht, and told them to keep on preaching. They are found In the temple a t their woi-t, are arrested and brought before the council and again testify to a risen Christ. The council are ready to kill them; Gamaliel ad vises moderation, so they are beaten and let ^°L e : ■ jj; , Lord, lay not this s (Actsyii., 60). Out of seven men, full faith and tho Holy Spirit, who werechos- to see to the temporm, affairs of the church, Stephen so spake and^wrought rniracles a that what the anairs o i tuo uuuicu, ___ wrought miracles and ____________ ___ eil of the murder of Jesus, that what they thought to have done to Peter and John they actually did to Stephen, and stoned him to death, Saul being a-wit ness t o the deed and cons enting to it. L esson S . —Topic, “ Philip Preaching at Samaria” (Acts viii., 5-3-5).' Golden Text, “And there was great joy in that city’’ (Acts viii., 8). The command o f Jesus was to tesitify o f Him in Judea, Samaria and un to the ends of the earth (chapter i„ 8), but done SI sent from Jerusalem that the believers might receive the gift of tho Holy Ghost. Then is revealed the heart o f Simon tho Sorcerer, who thought that money could buy the g ift. Compare this with the sin of An- He tiuuu u lasting life’ from the g: desert and ___ __ _____ Jesus. Our business as servan is not -to seek great things for ourselves (Jer. xlv., 5), but to obey Him and follow where He leadeth. W’e cannot estimate the value o f one soul, aVid as wo are laborers 1 , not ho with us. He m u st have full F bank O otbo , Of San Francisco, haa added to a long list of reasons for indulgence In suicide. He tried to k ill blmselJ because lie was single . and desired to spare some woman in tho dim future the agony of becom ing suddenly a widow. A m an of such intellect should ha-ve been able to secure a poison more than potent enough to p roduce nausea. A n enterprising space-writer hfls been asking famous millionaires If it pays to be rich. Some of them confess th a t they are no happier than when they were poor, h u t no one is record-, ed as expressing a wish to get r i d of his wealth and try poverty agai/ Their testimony -will not go f a r /
