—There are more than 500 missionaries, male and female, in China. In Japan there are 157.
—The Methodist General Conference, after a long and earnest debate, adopted the report against the licensing of women to preach.
—Our neighbor, the California Christian Advocate, in conformity with a recommendation of the General Conference, is to have a temperance department.
—Rev. William Taylor, familiarly known as "Father Taylor," was elected by the Methodist Episcopal Conference, on the 21st ult., as Missionary Bishop for Africa.
—The Archbishop of York says of the Church of England that "no one can now hesitate to say that disestablishment is at least a possibility, and may very soon be actual."
—In a recent lecture before the Union Theological Seminary, New York, Dr. Philip Schaff said that "on strictly exegetical and historical grounds baptism must be immersion. Without prejudice no other interpretation would ever have been given to Bible baptism."
—Through the liberality of some gentlemen connected with the congregational churches at Chicago, a mission service for Bohemians has been begun in that city. It will be known as the Lumberman's Mission. It is estimated that there are 40,000 Bohemians in Chicago.
—The English Baptist Hand-book for 1884 reports 2,593 churches, 2,738 chapels, 1,939 pastors in charge, 304,902 members, 437,187 Sunday scholars. The number of churches has decreased in the past ten years, though the number of chapels has increased from 3,172 to 3,738. During the same period the increase in Sunday scholars has been about 100,000.
—The Christian at Work says: "Since the war the colored Baptists have grown from nothing to over 600 churches in Texas alone. They are trying, too, all too unsuccessfully, to give their membership a higher idea of Christian character, and to make church membership mean something." It seems to us that 600 is a pretty high figure for the number of churches.
—The report of the Australasian Wesleyan Missionary Society, in New Britain, contains the following: "Sixty-four natives have been admitted into membership with the church during the year. The Sunday schools show an increase of 230 scholars, and the day-schools of 205, while the attendance on the public means of grace exceeds that of the previous year by 204. While the work is thus progressing, while teachers are called for on the right hand and on the left, we mourn that the laborers are few. A grand but pitiful sight we are called upon to witness—whole districts waiting for teachers, whole communities begging for teachers, and we have none to send."
—A correspondent of the Christian at Work, asks, "Is it possible that the Baptists could ever have taken the ground they occupy, in relation to baptism and the Supper, had the 'Teaching' come to light a century ago?" We answer for them (for we are Baptists, and more), most certainly. Why not? Is the "Teaching" an inspired book? Its most valorous defender has not yet claimed that for it. Well, there have been thousands of uninspired books written, many of them more than a century ago, which claimed that baptism was not necessarily immersion, and still Baptists clung to the Bible. The printing of an extra book or two, even though it were called the "Teaching of the Apostles," would have made no difference.
—A prominent religious journal, in answer to the question as to the esteem in which Swedenborg and his doctrines are held at the present day, says: "In our judgment, his teachings have gradually, and by a very imperceptible and pervasive movement, affected the whole Church of Christ, so that, to a very large extent, the old-time doctrines of the church have been modified and brought into forms which, though not Swedenborgian, partake very much of the spirit and character of Emanuel Swedenborg's teachings." We do not know of any more severe indictment that could be brought against "the church" than this, although it is not intended as such. If it be so, and we have no reason to doubt it, it is sufficient evidence that "the whole church of Christ" stands sadly in need of a reformation.
SECULAR.
—The decrease of the national debt for the month of May was $4,763,241.20.
—Snow is said to be ten feet deep on the Cascade Mountains, near Eugene City, Oregon.
—A woman and three children were found murdered, near Pleasanton, Kansas, on the 2d inst.
—Preparations are said to be under way for extensive copper mining in Yuma County, Arizona.
—A banker of Sherman, Chautauqua County, N. Y., has absconded with $150,000 of depositors' money.
—Reports from British Columbia say that, owing to continued drought, small hope is entertained for the crops.
—A fire in Red Bluff, Cal., on the 3d inst., completely destroyed the post-office and $20,000 worth of other property.
—The personal property roll of San Francisco amounts to $59,398,287—an increase of $3,000,000 over last year's assessment.
—Several "land-grabbers" have been arrested in Umatilla County, Oregon, and held to answer for illegitimate acquirements.
—It is already proposed to celebrate, by a world's fair in 1892, the four hundredth anniversary of the discovery of America by Christopher Columbus.
—The Republican National Convention was noted for two new features—a colored man acted as temporary chairman, and a Catholic D. D. opened one of the sessions with prayer.
—A society has been formed in Hartford, Conn., to provide harmless amusements for young men. Among the "harmless" things in which amusement is to be found, are tobacco and billiards.
—Prince Bismarck was publicly insulted by the populace of Friedrichsruhe, on the 4th inst., while on his way from his summer residence to Berlin to attend a dinner in honor of the Russian Czarina.
—Visitors find in some of the older houses of Nantucket, tall Dutch clocks, with holes in the cases where screws had been taken out. This was done in order to banish wicked ornaments of brass and steel.
—A London dispatch reports a violent shock of earthquake, May 19, on the island of Kishm, near the mouth of the Persian Gulf. Twelve villages were destroyed, 200 persons were killed and many wounded.
—A cloudburst on Bridge Creek, in Wasco County, Oregon, on the 5th inst., swept away about twenty houses and as many barns, causing the death of five persons, as far as heard from, and the loss of many horses and cattle.
—A cloudburst occurred in the foot-hills about twenty-five miles from Visalia, Cal., May 21, carrying away the house of a Mr. Stewart, in which were four adults and two children. All were drowned, excepting one man, and he is not expected to recover.
—The oil region in the Caucasus has been found to be of immense extent, covering an area of 1,200 square miles. Wells have been opened in this region which promise to far exceed the Pennsylvania wells in productiveness. The export of oil from Baku has increased at the rate of 1,250,000 barrels in two years.
—In response to Barnum's offer of $500 reward for the best poem on his white elephant, over a thousand specimens were sent to the committee, who decided that three had some merit, but none were good enough to justly claim the prize. There are many journalists hoping that this failure will have the effect to discourage the product of poor poetry.
—The village of Hammonton, New Jersey, is greatly excited over the discovery of the bodies of twenty-one children buried in a small plot of ground attached to a sanitarium called the "Wiveson Home," under the charge of Miss S. S. Wiveson, a middle-aged woman. The coroner's jury found that the children died from natural causes, aggravated by neglect, Miss Wiveson's improper sanitary arrangements, and the gross incompetence of their nurses.
—According to the San Francisco Chronicle, an artist in that city recently opened a studio "on the European plan"—with nude persons as models—the class consisting of ladies and gentlemen. The father of one of the young lady pupils accidentally came in possession of some of his daughter's specimens, and the enterprising art teacher suddenly discovered that "our civilization is not sufficiently advanced for that mode of study," and left the city. Artists say that "in Europe that sort of thing doesn't cause any comment."
Temporal Gain of Physical Rest.
By Editor
THE following bit of experience shows that the design of the Creator in giving man a weekly rest was a most beneficent arrangement, and that those who imagine they are making a sacrifice by observing the Sabbath, are certainly blinded by selfishness even to their own temporal loss. We give this to illustrate the point indicated in the heading, without reference to the proper day for rest "according to the commandment." The commandment itself settles that point.
"As every one knows, before the overland railroad was built, all immigration across the plains was by teams of horses, mules, or oxen, which obtained their subsistence from the grass that grew not too plentifully along the route. Having passed beyond the limits of civilization, and having left churches and religious institutions behind, the restraints of Sunday were soon forgotten by most travelers, and all days were alike employed in a diligent march onward. The company of which I was a member, however, halted for one or two Sundays. Stopping one day near where several of the routes converged, one of our company counted one hundred and ninety-seven teams that passed during the day. The idea of losing our advance position (for we had started early in the season), and week by week getting further behind, was not relished. The best of the grass, if not all of it, would be used up by those ahead of us. The absence of any religious services and other reasons were adduced against stopping, and those who were in favor of resting were in the minority. But after the day's rest, on resuming our journey next morning, we were not a little surprised at the rapid gait of our teams as compared with those of other companies. In two days we had overtaken and passed more teams than had passed us while we rested; and all the week through we added to the number. When the next Sunday came around every voice was for resting all day, and so we continued all the way through. I afterward compared notes with other similar trains that traveled every day, and learned that not only were they weeks longer in performing their journey, but that they had lost many of their cattle and horses in crossing the last desert, while the rest were disabled when they arrived at their journey's end, because in so poor a condition. Ours, on the other hand, arrived in good condition, and readily sold for good prices."
Universalism in a Nutshell.
"I AM a Universalist," said C. G., boastingly, "and you orthodox are not fair in saying that our system is inconsistent with reason." "I will prove the irrationality of your system," said his friend. "You believe that Christ died to save all men?" "Yes, I do." "And you don't believe there is a hell?" "No, I don't." "You don't believe there is any punishment hereafter?" "No, I do not; men are punished for their sins in this life." "Well, now, let us put your rational system together. It amounts to just this—that Christ the Saviour died to save all men from nothing at all. Not from hell, because, according to you, there is none. Not from punishment in a future state of being; for he receives his whole punishment in this life. Yours is the absurd spectacle of ropes and life-preservers, thrown at an immense expense, to a man who is on dry land, and in no danger of being drowned."
War and Broken China
Mr. Ruskin recently said to the English people: "You fancy you are sorry for the pain of others. Now I tell you this, that if the usual course of war, instead of unroofing peasants' houses, and ravaging peasants' fields, merely broke the china upon your own drawing-room tables, no wars in civilized countries would last a week."
Moral Courage in Every-day Life.
HAVE the courage to discharge a debt while you have the money in your pocket.
Have the courage to do without that which you do not need, however much your eyes may covet it.
Have the courage to speak your mind, when it is necessary you should do so, and to hold your tongue when it is prudent you should do so.
Have the courage to speak to a friend in a "seedy" coat even though you are in company with a rich one, and richly attired.
Have the courage to own you are poor, and thus disarm poverty of its sharpest sting.
Have the courage to tell a man why you will not lend him your money.
Have the courage to "cut" the most agreeable acquaintance you have, when you are convinced that he lacks principle. "A friend should bear with a friend's infirmities," but not with his vices.
Have the courage to wear old clothes until you can pay for the new ones.
Have the courage to wear thick boots in winter, and insist upon your wife and daughters doing the same.
Have the courage to prefer comfort and propriety to fashion, in all things.
Have the courage to acknowledge your ignorance, rather than to seek credit for knowledge under false pretenses.—Sel.
Have the courage to obey the truth as presented in the word of God—without reference to preconceived opinions, personal convenience, the prejudice of friends, or the tenets of a popular church.
"IF I only had more faith," said a woman who was temporarily laid aside by an accident; "if I only had more faith, I should get well sooner." "Madam," said her physician, "patience is sometimes as great a virtue as faith." How often mountains of difficulty would as silently melt away before the gentleness of patience, as snow before the breath of summer's sunshine.
NOT to the strong, but to the faithful, is it given to achieve the victories that endure.
International Tract and Missionary Society.
By Stephen N. Haskell
The International Tract and Missionary Society was organized Aug. 13, 1874. It has furnished health and religious publications to co-operative missions and individuals in every State and Territory in the United States, and to every civilized nation on the globe. During 1883 it placed in free public libraries in this country over 6,000 volumes of standard religious books, at a cost of over $6,000, two-thirds of which was donated by other funds and the publishers. It has also placed valuable books in many libraries in England, and supplied reading-rooms with health and religious periodicals.
It has a free reading-room, No. 13 St. Marks Place, New York City, where it will keep constantly on hand Health and Temperance publications to furnish co-operating missions and branch offices on the Atlantic Coast and in Europe. William J. Boynton, manager and city missionary.
Free reading and lecture-room, 316 Fremont Street, San Francisco, Cal., from which place all ships are visited which enter that harbor. Andrew Brorsen and H. C. Palmer, city missionaries.
Free reading-room on L Street, near corner of Fifth, East Portland, Oregon.
Boston, Mass., J. R. Israel, residence Rowley, Mass. New Bedford Mass., Mrs. Anna H. Bradford, residence, Acushnet, Mass.
The ship work at Liverpool, England, is under the charge of Geo. R. Drew, 16 Rodney Street, Birkenhead, Cheshire, Eng. Eld. A. A. John, 72 Heneage Street, Great Grimsby, Eng.
Free reading and lecture-rooms at 13 West Huron Street, Buffalo N. Y., open from 2:30 to 9 P. M. Alex. Gleason, Superintendent.
Free reading-room at 219 West Madison Street, Chicago; Room 2, second floor. James Sawyer, Superintendent.
Mission and free reading-room at 2339 Chestnut Street, St. Louis, Mo., N. W. Allen, Superintendent.
Mission and free reading-room at 21 Boyleston Place, Boston, Mass. Asa Robinson, superintendent.
Free reading-room and depot for stationery and Sabbath-school supplies, at Howard City, Dakota.
At the above-mentioned places the public are cordially invited. The society is sustained by the liberalities of friends of missions. Donations by draft or otherwise will be thankfully received and gratefully acknowledged by any of the above-mentioned agents, or Miss M. L. Huntley, Secretary, South Lancaster, Mass., U. S. A.
S. N. HASKELL. President.
THE SABBATH QUESTION.
Assorted Package No. 1. Price, 10c.
Which Day Do You Keep, and Why—Who Changed the Sabbath—The Sabbath in the New Testament—Elihu on the Sabbath—God's Memorial—Sunday Not the Sabbath—Why Not Found Out Before—One Hundred Bible Facts about the Sabbath.
Assorted Package No. 2. Price, 25c.
This package contains all the tracts in package No. 1, and the following in addition:—
Seven Reasons for Sunday-keeping Examined—The Ten Commandments Not Abolished—The Seventh Part of Time—The Definite Seventh Day—Perfection of the Ten Commandments—Address to the Baptists—The Sunday Law.
OTHER WORKS ON THE SABBATH.
The Truth Found.—A comprehensive exposition of the nature and obligation of the Sabbath of the fourth commandment. 64 pp.......................10c
Sunday Seventh-day Examined.—A critical examination of the claim that Sunday is the true seventh day of the fourth commandment. 88 pp..........10c
Brown's Review of Gilfillan on the Sabbath Question. 64 pp..........................................10c
Appeal to the Baptists.—An address from the Seventh-day Baptists to their first-day Baptist brethren, urging a restoration of the Bible Sabbath from the stand-point of Baptist principles of argument and interpretation. 48 pp....................................10c
Eleven Sermons on the Sabbath and Law. 228 pp. 25c
Vindication of the True Sabbath.—By a former missionary of the Presbyterian Church..................10c
Morality of the Sabbath.—Showing that the Sabbath commandment, being found in the midst of the nine acknowledged moral precepts, is, like the others, moral in its nature. 96 pp....................15c
Testimony of the Fathers of the first three centuries concerning the Sabbath and First-day. A candid examination of both sides of the question. 112 pp....................................................15c
THE SECOND ADVENT.
Assorted Package No. 3. Price, 10c.
The Coming of the Lord—Is the End Near—Can We Know—The Signs of the Times—The Judgment—Without Excuse—The Second Advent.
Assorted Package No. 4. Price, 25c.
Containing package No. 3, and the following in addition:—
The Millennium—The Present Truth—The Third Angel's Message—Exposition of Matthew Twenty-four.
OTHER WORKS ON THE SECOND ADVENT.
Our Faith and Hope.—A series of ten sermons on the coming and kingdom of our Lord Jesus Christ. 198 pp.........................25c
Second Coming of Christ.—An exposition of Matthew 24th chapter. 64 pp.....................10c
Three Messages of Rev. 14.—Showing the nature and character of the warning messages designed to prepare the world for the last great Judgment. 96 pp...........................10c
The Saints' Inheritance, or the Earth Made New. 82 pp...........................10c
The Seven Trumpets. An exposition of the symbols of Rev. 8 and 9. 96 pp...........................10c
Address, SIGNS OF THE TIMES, Oakland, Cal.
MAN'S NATURE AND DESTINY
Assorted Package No. 5. Price, 10c.
Is Man Immortal—Thoughts for the Candid—End of the Wicked—The Rich Man and Lazarus—Departing and Being with Christ—Milton on the State of the Dead.
OTHER WORKS ON MAN'S NATURE.
The Hope of the Gospel.—What is it, and when will it be consummated? 80 pp..........................10c
Matter and Spirit.—An argument on the relation of matter and spirit, and the dependence of thought upon organization. 66 pp.....................10c
History of the Doctrine of the Soul.—The belief in its immortality traced among all races and peoples to the present time. 186 pp., cloth................75c
Address, SIGNS OF THE TIMES, Oakland, Cal.
MISCELLANEOUS TRACTS.
Assorted Package No. 6. Price, 25c.
The Plan of Redemption—The Sufferings of Christ—The Sanctuary of the Bible—Scripture References—The Spirit of Prophecy—Spiritualism a Satanic Delusion—Samuel and the Witch of Endor—The End of the Wicked—The Two Thrones.
Address, SIGNS OF THE TIMES, Oakland, Cal.
"History of Protestantism."
By Editor
If it is necessary that a citizen should know the history of his country, it is equally important that a Christian should know by what struggles the light that he enjoys was brought to him. Every Protestant should study carefully the great Reformation, and not only that, but the various steps of the great apostasy that made a reformation necessary. Aside from the Bible, there is nothing that will incite one to earnestness and self-sacrifice in the cause of God, more than a study of the lives of those who stood up boldly against error, and counted not their lives dear if they might win Christ and bring others to a knowledge of him.
To this end we recommend the books above named. The set consists of three volumes, aggregating 1,900 pages, profusely illustrated and well written. When we say that the Rev. J. A. Wylie, author of the "History of the Waldenses," is the author of these books, no other commendation is needed. The historical details are given with a freshness that compels attention. No one who reads it will complain that reading history is dull work. It is just the thing to place in the hands of young people to get them interested in the great themes of which it treats. Price, three vols., $15.
Camp-Meetings for 1884.
By General Conference Committee
WISCONSIN, Baraboo..................June 17-23
MINNESOTA, Mankato.................." 19-24
NORTH PACIFIC, East Portland,..........." 19-30
DAKOTA, Madison....................June 25 to July 1
CANADA, Waterloo...................." 26 to " 1
NEW YORK,..........................Aug. 14-26
NEW ENGLAND,.......................Aug. 20 to Sept. 2
VERMONT,..........................." 29 to " 8
MAINE,.............................Sept. 4-15
Various Matters.
By Editor
A LETTER from the president of the New York T. and M. Society contains the following: "The camp-meeting supplement is indeed very neat, and we shall probably want a large supply. Please give us your best terms on ten thousand of them."
THE Republican Convention at Chicago last week resulted in the nomination of James G. Blaine, of Maine, and John A. Logan, of Illinois, as President and Vice-President of the United States. The nomination is generally considered a strong one, and much enthusiasm is manifested over it throughout the whole country.
WE have no words to fitly express our admiration for the masterly manner in which Wesley handled the law. We believe all our readers will agree that in the extract from his sermon on the law (p. 354 of this issue), we have given them a treat. In our younger days we sometimes read novels; but we never yet found a novel that charmed and fascinated us more than this. There is more of the same kind, from the same source, which we promise for the future. We are sure that all our Methodist friends will be delighted with the selection. We believe, though, that to many of them it will come as a new revelation.
WE wish to call attention to the advertisement of "Sunshine at Home," in this paper. The book is rightly named, for it is as bright as sunshine, and cannot fail to carry sunshine into every home where it is received. It is a book for old as well as young. The beautiful pictures that adorn every page will amuse the very small children; while the descriptions, historical anecdotes, etc., cannot fail to entertain and instruct the older members of the family circle. There is nothing trashy about the book.
By the way, there is nothing with which an agent, especially one who is just gaining an experience in canvassing, can succeed better than with this book. It recommends itself everywhere. One agent in Fresno County has just ordered 100 copies; another, in Humboldt County, orders 200; several others ordered twenty-four to thirty each. Send for an outfit.
Encouraging to Workers.
By Editor
FROM a business letter from the State of New York we take the following item:—
"One brother over seventy years of age has taken over 200 short term subscriptions to the SIGNS (none of them for less than two months) within the last four weeks, and he seems to be renewing his age. This, too, in what is called by those acquainted with it a hard field."
We are not surprised to read in the same letter that the prospects of the work in the East are better than ever before. Why should it not be so? The Lord is in the work, and when young and old consecrate themselves to it with zeal and energy, what can hinder its progress? One by one every excuse is being taken out of the way, so that no one can have anything to plead as a reason for not engaging in the work. Who is there that cannot do something?
To Our Missionary Workers.
By Editor
WE are nearly every day in receipt of letters that read something like this: "Several copies of your paper have been sent to my address; I have not subscribed for the paper, and do not care to take it." Many are not so mildly worded, but accuse of dishonesty, and of trying to force the paper upon them that we may collect the subscription. Of course the note that appears in the Publishers' Department every week, explains the matter, but many do not read that.
Now we think that all this misunderstanding, causing an extra amount of needless work to the office, and resulting very often in the loss of the paper, might be avoided, if all our friends who do missionary work by correspondence would pursue the proper method. In every case when you send papers to an individual, you should send a letter or postal card with the first number sent, telling him from whom the papers come, why and on what terms they are sent, and asking if he is willing for you to continue sending them. We repeat, this should invariably be done.
We do not make this statement merely for the sake of saving a little trouble at the office, but in the interest of our common cause. That which is worth doing at all is worth doing well, especially if it is in the cause of truth. Work done in a half-way manner is wasted. Besides this, if you do not hear of the result of your work, you are apt to become discouraged, and thus the cause suffers a double loss. In all our societies those who have adopted the plan above recommended, meet with the best results. Will not all the Tract Society officers take a little extra pains to bring this point to the attention of all their members?
Bible-Readings.
By Editor
MANY of the subjects presented in the Bible course at Healdsburg College last winter, were, at the close, put into the form of Bible-readings, for review. In accordance with the express wish of the students, and many others, these, after having been carefully revised and re-written, are now printed. They form two pamphlets of 57 and 44 pages each, and cover, besides the principal prophecies of Daniel, The Sanctuary, Law of God, Sabbath, Second Advent, Resurrection, Immortality, State of the Dead, Punishment of the Wicked, Spiritual Gifts, Tithing, etc. They are printed on heavy paper for general study, and also on thin paper for convenience in holding Bible-readings. Price, per pamphlet, 25 cents. Address orders to Pacific Press, Oakland, Cal. Those who have changed their address since ordering at Healdsburg, will please drop a card to the office, giving their present address, so that the order may be filled without further delay.
Overreached Themselves.
By Editor
THE Sunday-School Times contains the following item:—
"When the payment of a one-thousand-dollar license fee became an annual necessity, the saloon-keepers of Monmouth, Illinois, concluded that unless unlicensed competition were stopped, the liquor business would go into a decline. So they secured a stringent enactment against the unauthorized importation of liquors in bottles and jugs. Presently prohibition succeeded license in that place, and now the saloon-keepers mourn that they have closed against themselves the only gate through which they might have smuggled in their poison. For to use the so-called bottle system is now a very serious offense against local law."
This is the only instance we have heard of where "high license" helped to diminish the amount of liquor sold and in this case it was only by means of a prohibitory law secured by the liquor men themselves. It was rather a roundabout way of securing entire prohibition, but it was sure. We would recommend this course of action to all communities: First, allow no one to sell liquor without a license, and second, allow no one to have a license.
Practical Hints about Canvassing.
By Editor
THIS is a 16-page pamphlet—in a neat cover—embracing a thorough drill in canvassing for the SIGNS, Good Health, and the "Way of Life." Prepared by Wm. J. Boynton, Eld. W. C. White, Eld. N. C. McClure, and Ira A. Wheeler, and used in the canvassing classes at Healdsburg and Oakland, Cal. Canvassers who have not had the benefits of class drills, will find in this little book that which, if thoroughly learned, will give them success in their work. The "Hints to Canvassers" should be read by every canvasser and colporter. Sent post-paid to any address for six cents.
THE TRUTH FOUND.
By Joseph Harvey Waggoner
THE NATURE AND OBLIGATION OF THE SABBATH OF THE FOURTH COMMANDMENT.
By Eld. J. H. Waggoner.
The title of this little book sufficiently explains its character. It contains more Scriptural information in regard to the Sabbath than any other book of twice the size, and yet it is so simplified as to be easily comprehended. The author quotes the opinions of many learned men concerning the Sabbath, and their conflicting theories are strongly contrasted with the clear, straightforward teaching of the Bible. 64 pp. Price, 10 cents.
Address, SIGNS OF THE TIMES, Oakland, Cal.
EARLY WRITINGS OF MRS. WHITE.
By Editor
Comprising "Experience and Views" and "Spiritual Gifts, Volume One," bound in one volume. This makes a neat and attractive book of nearly 200 pages, and should be read by old and young. The matter and the style in which it is presented are so interesting that no one who has read one chapter will forego the pleasure and profit of reading the remainder. Price, 75 cents.