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A l', A WOMANS AJTSWEB. on which he begins to live! nor limited to the little results which he achieve upon this bank and shoal of time. The Living Church. The Old Doctors Drew blood, modern doctors cleanse it hence tho increased demand for Alteratives. It is now well known that most diseases are due, not to over-abundance, but to impurity, of tlie Blood and it is equally well attested that no blood medicine Is so eilicactous us Ayers Sarsaparilla.

One of my children had a large sore break out on the leg. We applied simple remedies, for a while, thinking the sore would shortly heal. But it giew worse. We sought medical advice, and were told that an alterative medicine was necessary, Ayers Sarsaparilla being Recommended above all others, we used it with marvelous results. The sore healed and health and strength rapidly returned." J.

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Price six bottles, $5. Worth $5 a bottle. Doyoaknow you hare aiked tor the costliest thing Jtver made by the hand above? A woman's heart and a womans life, And a womans wonderful love? Do you know you have asked for this priceless As a ohild might ask for a toy? thing, Demanding what others have died to win, 'With the reckless dash of a boy? Ton have written my lesson of duty out Man-like you have questioned me; Slow Btand at the bar of my womans soul, Until 1 Bhall question thee, "Yon may require that your mutton shall always Soar socks and yonr shirts be whole be hot Xreqnire your heart to bo true as Gods stars, And pure as His heaven your soul, Ton require a cook for your mutton and beef, I require a far greater thing: A seamstress you 're wanting for socks and for I look fcr a man and a king. sblits, A Ung lor the beautiful realm called home, And a man that the maker, God, Bhall look npon as he did on the first, And say It Is very good." am fair and young, but the rose will fade From my soft young cheek one day Will you love me then mid the falling leave, As you did mong the bloom of May? 3s your heart an ocean so sfong and deep I may launch my all on Us tidet loving woman finds heaven or hell On the clay she is made a bride. JT require all things that are grand and true AU things that a man shoxdd be; JJyou give all ihis I will stake my life To be a' I you demand of me.

JJ you cannot be this- a lmndross and a cook You can 'Lire, and little to pay; But a heurt and a womans life Are not to be won in that way. Selected. SALTS iCORSETerejoned With KABO FOrt SALK EVERYWHERE. Chicago Corset CHICAGO and NEW YORK. The boys who are to make our future drunkards, are the boys who know no home; and the best way to alienate him from his home, is to allow him to get the idea that it is simply a plan to procure, without price, three meals daily, and a comfortable sleeping place.

Teach the child to perform some daily task, either mentalor physical, and he will be the better for it; set the time for the task at a time most dangerous for him to be idle The boy who spends his evenings as he pleases, naturally falls into low associations, and, sooner or later, becomes addicted to cigarettes or drink. We know that the selling and drinking of liquor, ns a beverage, is a great wrong, but all cannot, or will not, see it in that light. This, however, does not excuse any parent for neglecting his child. In infancy and childhood, we assist the child over dangerous places. Let us continue, as the child grows to youth, to assist him over the more dangerous places immorality and intemperance and not calmly fold our hands, while our boy is going to ruin.

It is not the miser who makes the drunkard. Our.drunkards are made up of men of impulsive natures, free hearted, kind and charitable; but after following the drunkards career for a time, all the better things are covered up with his disgrace. Just so with the generous, open hearted boy. Having been in the habit of spnnd-ing his evenings where and how he pleases, he naturally drifts to the saloon not to drink, perhaps, but because his companions are there. Well, one of his companions thinks it will maks him appear more manly if he drinks a glass of beer, and, as the custom is in America, invites his comrades to take a social glass.

After this, the others, not wishing to be outdone in generosity, return the com pliment and the result is, four or five young men go home in a condition far below the brute. Not one of this com pany, had he been alone, would have so demeaned himself. Boys, never consent to be treated, then, from a false sense of honor, you will not have upon your head the sin of lending somebodys boy astray. Parents, as you read this, ask yonr self, Where is my boy to-night? Nomad. S.

B. BRETT, BOOKSELLER STATIONER, AND NE WSgDE AIeTT: 715 Kan. Topeka, Kan. day the Court (decided against her, and now she must either go to prison or marry this man?" Bo you think she will marry him? No. I think she will go to prison; but if she does she will lose friends, she will lose caste, she will lose all, all.

And Sunder Bai, who could bo well understand what this loss meant, seemed distressed at the misfortune that had befallen her friend. The next day we went to see Rukhma-bai again. We found her the same as before, quiet and self-possessed. After tho greetings were over I asked, eagerly: Well, Rukhmabai, what will you do? will go to prison. Then you will lose all? cried Sunder Bai.

Yes, I will lose all, she replied, quietly; but I have lost much already. If by suffering myself I can help Hindu women, I am glad. She went on then to tell us about this young man who had caused her so much trouble; how ns a boy he had seemed promising, and how her father had given him money to go to school, as he was poor; but, instead of spending it for the purpose intended, he used it to buy himself costly jackets and embroidered turbans. When the time came for the second marriage ceremony, and for Rukhmabai to go to his home, her father, seeing what a worthless youth he was, did not insist on her obeying the law. If my father had lived, she continued, sadly, this man would never have dared to sue me; but his family urged him to do it, for they want my money.

Were you always fond of study? I asked. Yes, ever since I can remember, even as a little girl, I used to say I did not want to marry young, but I did want an education. Now my little sister, nine years old, is different. The other day I heard her ask my mother if it was not almost time for her to get married, and Rukhmabai laughed; but I was never so. Do many friends come to Eee you? asked Sunder Bai, as two native women appeared in the doorway.

Many Parsee and Mohammedan women; but I have scarcely one friend a-mong the Hindu women. I longed to say something to comfort her, to put my arms around her and tell her of Christ, the great comforter. But every time the subject of religion was broached, she adroitly evaded it As we drove away, Sunder Bai said to me: I think it will be impossible to make a Christian of Rukhmabai. Whenever I speak to her about our religion, she acts as she did to-day. She is pleasant and does not argue, but will not let me talk to her.

Soon after leaving India I wrote to Rukhmabai, expressing again my sympathy, and asking if I could do anything to help her. In her reply she thanked me and said; I should like you to help me by advocating my cause and trying to gain sympathy on my side by telling people wherever you go about the true facts of the case and our state in general, and by being my friend forever. LINES FOB AN AUTOGRAPH ALBUM. Jain would I write upon this leaf, A word, a phrase, or sentence brief, That will in coming days, or years, When danget threats, allay thy fears; When toil appears to be in vain, And seed long sown, hath hidden lain, Or sorrow comes, intense, severe, 3n time of need, a light appear To point thee to the Lamb of God, Who will, if trusted, bear thy load; In darkness be to thee a sun; In danger be a perfect shield; Give ample grace till work is done, And glory when lifes book is sealed. This promise I will write, alone, 'Ask what ye will it shall be done.

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Rukhmabai is the young Hindu woman whose recent divorce case in the India Courts has attracted so much attention, The interesting article in The Christian Advocate a few weeks ago, by Miss Jennie M. 'Bingham on Hindu Womanhood, in which she referred to Rukhmabai, brought vividly to my mind the sweet, refined face of this young woman, as 1 saw her a little over a year ago in Bombay. Rukhmabais home was included in the list of zenanas visited by Miss De Line and her assistants. As this was a place where special tact and fitness were required on the part of the visitor, Miss De Line gave it in charge of Sunder Bai Power, herself a young Hindu woman of accomplishments and culture and sweet Christian character, whose family were descendants of the Rajpoots or royal caste, a pedigree of which Sunder Bai was justly proud. Early on our arrival in Bombay a pa-latial looking house was pointed out as the one where Rukhmabai lived.

The missionaries told me her story, for her case was then before the Courts and exciting great interest, and promised that the next time Sunder Bai paid her a visit I should go with her. I did not do so, however, until my return to Bombay four months later. Rukhmabai with her mother and sister had in the meantime moved into a smaller house for since her fathers death, a year or two before the family has been in less affluent circumstances. One bright, warm morning in March our zenana carriage rolled under the arched gateway and up the garden drive to the pillared portico in front of the door. The house was two stories high, plastered on the outside, with the usual wide verandas and a hall running thro the center.

The bare floor and dingy walls of the hall gave it an unfurnished appearance, but this is not uncommon in the homes of the wealthiest natives, whose ideas of comfort seem very crude to a foreigner. At the head of the stairs Rukhmabai met us. She was simply clad in a blue cloth the graceful dress worn by the Hindu women of Southern India. I noticed the striking absence of jewelry, with which the women and girls are usually so burdened. Her chief ornament was a gold chain, that she afterward explained was put on her neck at her betrothal, and had never been removed.

She took us into the front room, which was furnished in English style, and offered us chairs with all the grace of a cultured lady. The apartment, though simple, had an unusual air of refinement There wefe several DOOk-cases filled with English books. I noticed standard works on science and general literature, a large history of America, and a Websters Dictionary. There were a few pictures on the wall, a bit of statuary at one of the windows, and a center table with writing materials on it. From a survey of the room my eyes went back to Rukhmabai, who sat opposite talking with Sunder Bai in Hindustani.

Her fine intelligent face had a tinge of sadness in it, and her manner, though cordial and pleasant, was very quiet. She had a womanly dignity that was very different from the ordinary zenana woman, whom I had grown to look upon almost as a child, and to treat as such. I had gone to her house intending to question her freely about herself, but I felt embarrassed by an unexpected delicacy and reserve. Yet she seemed pleased at our interest in her, and very willing to tell us all we wished to know. It was a delight to hear her speak English, her use of it was so pure, and just fluent enough to be pretty.

It was bookish English, but on her lips the long, unconversational words sounded quaint and charming. She said she had learned to speak our language chiefly from an English lady who came in often to talk with her, and she added, It has been a great help to me to read the English authors. I am now reading Goldsmith, and find him very interesting. I spoke of her published articles on Hindu Widows and Child Marriage that had brought her such fame, and said I should like to see them. She 3miled brightly, and going to a drawer took out a black covered scrap-book, which she told me I might take home and read.

Besides the letters referred to, it contained numerous press comments and articles upon her course in the divorce case, written by native gentlemen and Englishmen of distinction. There were also many clippings on subjects of general interest, though referring chiefly to the unhappy condition of Hindu women. As I turned over the leaves of the scrapbook that night in my room, I seemed to be having a little glimpse into Rukhmabais heart, and forgot for the time she was a Hindu, and a native of a heathen land, in my interest in her as a utoman. Several weeks later, on retaining to Bombay from a visit to the country, Sunder Bai met me with a troubled face, exclaiming: Poor, poor Rukhmabai! What is the matter? I asked. Why, havent you heard that yester- It is well to know the exact facts as to the effect of high license on the liquor-trade, and the following from the Western Presbyterian shows the situation in Nebaaska; The people of Nebraska have made a fair trial of the Slocumb or High-license Law.

It has proved to be a failure and a delusion. It is a Dead Sea apple turning to ashes upon the lips. Urn der the pretense of regulating the traffic in liquor, it gives it encouragement and sanction. It has effected no material reduction in the number of saloons, but under its operations the saloon interest has grown strong and defiant. It has made Nebraska a Botany Bay for Iowa.

How long will sensible people temporize and compromise with a business like this? It is an unmitigated curse. Why noj deal with it as with other curses, such as robbery, lecheey, and murder? It does seem as though the country would soon reach a determination to do this. It can doit; it ought to do it: surely it will do it. ester Chr. Advocate.

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SPECIAL PKOVIDENOE. There is no middle ground between the Catholic truth of a personal, loving Father and the dreary agnosticism which claims to know that we can not know anything about, nor have any personal relation with, the supernatural. Either we must believe in a God who loves us and cares for us and does all things well for us, or we must believe that we are insignificant units in the vast total of a mechanism 'Which has made and takes care of itself. Which belief is more Which faith is more consistent with our rational institutions and with the environment in which we find ourselves? It is just this debasing of the theistic idea which has developed snoh a wide-spread skepticism concerning special providence. Even many who still cling in Borne sort to prayer as a subjective exercise have no faith in it as a means of obtaining from the Heavenly Pather any needful blessing.

Under the domination of these materialistic conceptions they can not see that the love of God is as far-reaching as his law, and that law is not iron necessity, but only the instrument of love. The discoveries of science command our wonder and gratitude, but if with a wider knowledge of the correlation of forces the world is losing the sense of a loving personality, present and acting in the operation of every law, science has given its children a stone when they asked for bread. There aro doubtless devout minds that are troubled on this point, though having no conscious bias toward materialism. Considering the insignifi cance of human affairs in comparison with the universe in which uniformity rf law is essential, they can not conceive of the possibility of exception or variation in behalf of any individual or creature that has made. At the same time, however, they themselves are making exceptions to this uniformity, and they owe many of the blessings of life( even the continuance of life, to the suspension of natural law which has been brought about by human instrumentality.

May there not be unseen as well as visible agencies, angelic as well as human powers, that do, with limitation, direct or divert the operation of natural law for our good? Is the uniformity of law so broken as to make discord in the universe when the lightning is diverted jfrom its natural course and silently conducted to the ground? It is a baseless assumption to hold that the uniformity of Gods law is endangered by its wise adjustment to contingencies. Without such power of adjustment it could not be administered under its governing element of Jove in a world where the contingency of mans free will is a controlling element. The apparent insignificance of human interests should have no influence upon our estimate of this question. Man was made in the image cf God, and humanity has been crowned with glory and honor by the incarnation and ascension of our blessed Lord. In union with God, humanity is forever exalted to the throne of the universe.

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The Christian Citizen -AND I HE So much has been said on the subject of intemperance that there seems to remain nothing which can be added to the subject. We will not, at this time, say anything to those who have become thoroughly addicted to the habit, but will talk more especially to the boys and youth, and to those having them in charge. In the first place, we would ask parents If they know where their boys are from supper time until bed time? With whom they associate? What is their conduct while absent from home? These questions, in our mind, are of the highest importance, and should not be carelessly thrown aside. Parents, this is your business, and cannot be transferred to others, no matter how well qualified they may be. A boy or youth who spends his evenings at the billiard room, lounging about the stores or streets, "will acquire a habit not easily gotten rid of, and which will cling to him through life.

His associates are not of the better class; he unwittingly falls into the ways of those with whom he associates, and then, sooner or later, we awaken ourselves, and come to the conclusion that our boy is on the road to ruin. Now, what shall we do to avert this? In the first place, make home agreeable. Allow them to play harmless games at home; invite in their companions to enjoy their sports; and allow them, in turn, to visit at the homes of their mates, but stipulating that at a certain, reasonable, specified hour games must cease, and preparations be made for rest. Except in rare cases, a boy cannot have better company than that of his mother. The simple presence of a mother tends to hold in check any outburst of anger, or low, slangy conversation.

For twenty-five years we have watched this matter closely, and we say without fear of successful contradiction, that the boy who has no love for his home, and cares nothing for it except as a place to eat and sleep, is to be pitied. And we say further, that the parent is responsible. Be kind, but be firm. Weekly Cipital i ONE YEAK, For Two Dollars This Splendid Ott'er is Tor Cash in Advance- Ask your dealer for TOPEKA MOVE REPAIRS, they fit all Cook Stoves, are the best and most easily Fitted of any. Satisfaction Guaranteed.

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