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^^^^VrWENTY YEARS OF IT. ^^H^Kacl|t?d by Ulabrtei; Tortured With |^H^H Gravel and .Kidney 1'ains. j^^HrB e t,*y Souie, cobbler, of Hammonds"ills cured me eight years ago. whirling headaches, dizziness and terrible urinary disorders ran me down from 1GS to 100 pounds. Doctors told me I had diabetes and could not live. , . , , , , , , . i was wreicnea ana nopeiess wueu i began using Doan's Kidney Tills, but ?they cured me eight years ago and I've been well ever siuce." Foster-.Milbum Co., Buffalo. N. Y. For sale by all dealers. Price, i>0 ceuts per box. How a venturesome land-owner converts a seeming bad bargain into i a veritable gold mine is amusingly told by Arthur Hendrick Yaudenberg in a story entitled "A Boom in Reality" which appears in Lippineott *s Magazine i'or August. Jt is the sort of tale men like GRATEFUL TO CUTICURA For Imtant Relief and Speedy Cure of Raw ami Scaly Humor, ltchinz Day and Nlcht-Sntrjrrii For Months. "I wish you would publish this letter so that others suffering as 1 have may be helped For months awful sore? covered my face and neck, scabs forming, itching terribly day and night, breaking open, and running blood and matter. 1 had tried many remedies, hut was growing worse, when 1 started with Culicura. The first application gave nic instant relief, and when 1 had used two cakes of Culicura Soap and three boxes of Cuticura Ointment. 1 was completely cured. (Signed) Miss Nellie Vander Wiele, Lakeside, N. V." It is only bachelors who speak of marriage in a tone of contempt. Maried men do not care to speak of it at all. So. 32. Is It Klght? Is it right for you to lose $4.20 that a dealer may make 50 cents more by selling fourteen gallons of readv-for-use paint, at $1.50 per gallon, than our agent wili make by selling you eight gallons of L. ?k M., and aix gallons of linseeu oil, which make fourteen gallons of a better paint, at $1.20 per gallon? Js it right? Sold everywhere and by Longman & Martinez, New York. Paint Matters for *11 ty 1 ears. "By-law" owes the Srst part of itself to the word "b\e." FITSpermaneutlv cured. No fits ornerronsness after first day's use of Dr. Kline's Great NerreRestorer,t2trial bottleand treatise free Dr. R. H. K link, Ltd..931 Arch St., Phi la., Pa. Bu'ni work is said to be very popular now in England. Piso'sCnreis the best medicine we ever use l lor all affections of throat and lungs.?Wm. O. Exdslky, Vauburen, Ind.. Feb. W, 190d. Labor organization has until lately made alow headway in Spain. Mrs. Window's Soothing Syrup for Children teething,sorten the gums,reduces inflammation,allays pain,cure$win<l colic, 25c.a bottle a. Books were not bound in cloth until * iss. Lippincott's Magazine for Ansnust has secured .just the riyiit kind of summer novelette to suit lazy days? "Her First Elopement," by Clara Bartram. It is a highly spiced story of Newport society. enjoy tne noses. A A queer fallacy induces some peoJp pie to leave the roses unpicked with the idea of encouraging the plant. A? a matter of fact, roses should no1 only be picked as freely as possible, but with as long stems as the growth will permit, merely observing the precaution to leave an outward growing eye. or perhaps two for safety, on the stem below the cut. Where it has been found impossible to pick all the roses for use. then the plants should be gone over daily ;vt leas: two eyes below the flowers. A regular practice of this precaution is the only means of assuring some autuinal bics?:cms. in our climate from "hybrid perpetuate." Animals That Reason. A correspondent contributes to Harper's Weekly some entertaining anecdotes apropos of the recent discussion in the Weekly of the question "Do Animals Think?" The correspondent believes that animals not only think, but reason, and he tells in support of his belief some stories which, if au o thentic, seem to oner convincing proor of his assertion. He tells of a horse that learned to unlatch a barn door; of a sheep that notified a farmer ol the fact that its companion had fallen into a ditch: of a rat that concealed its gnawing of a hole by covering Itself from view with a shingle. "You may disbelieve all this." says the correspondent, "but 'the boy has not Med.'" BABY'S INSTINCT how* He Knew Whst Food to Stick To v Forwarding a photo of a splendidly handsome and healthy young boy. a happy mother writes from an Ohio town: "The enclosed picture shows my 4year-old Grape-Nuts boy. V- "Since he was years old he has eaten nothing but Grape-N'uts. He demands and gets this food three times a dav. This may seem rather unusual. but he does not care for anything else after he has eaten his Grape-Xuts. which he uses with milk or cream, and then he is through with his meal. Even ^ on Thanksgiving Day he refused ttirkey and all the good things that make Br up that great dinner, and ate his dish of Grape-Xuts and cream with the best results and none of the evils that the other foolish members of the family experienced. "He is never sick, has a beautiful complexion, and is considered a very handsome boy. May the Postum Company prosper and long continue to furnish their wholesome food." Xame given by Postum Co., Battle Creek. Mich. There's a reason. Read the little book. "The Road to Welivilie," in ft ery pkg. " 1 HAVE GOOD WITNESS j OUR REGULAR SUNDAY SERMON A Feeling Discourse by Rev. St. Clair Hester. Snlijfft: The AViinms of Coail Wnilit, lJrooklyn. X. Y.?At the annual Guild I service in the Church of the Messiah the rector, the Itev. St. Clair Hester, preached on "The Witness of Good Works."' For the text he chose 1 1'eter ii: 11: "That whereas they speak against you as evil doers they uiay by your good works which they shall behold glorify God.*' Mr. Hester said: The value to Christianity of the evij deuce of good works cannot he gain| said or withstood. It speaks for itself j and with a power and effectiveness no woras can nave, in me presence <u such a demonstration of its truth, argument. advertisement, exalted claims, eloquent commendation are beside the work, are not needed, are of small use and minor importance. A groat ship steams in troni the sea and we may view her as she lies still and quiet in her berth, but upon lier decks and sides there are signs of the rough voyage. upon her prow and funnels is the salt thrown there by the high breaking waves. Men may say oi' her she is too large, badly 'proportioned, improperly constructed, her machinery is not of the latest pattern: they may crtieise and accuse ami point out defects, bur ihere is no denying that she has plowed the surface of thousands of miles of deep water and brought her precious cargo of freight and passengers safe and undisturbed to their destination. This symbolizes in a way the position of the Church of Cod in the world today. And it describes after a fashion, too. the singularity, the unique prominence of the Christian among the all sorts and conditions of men constituting what is known variously as society, tlm niililic the hoilv nolitic. Never mind what the world may have or tind | to say against you. my Christian I friend. if you do well, this weil doing [ disarms suspicion, gains the mastery ! over falsehood, silences misrepresentation and supplants enmity with good will. If your works be good you do not need to have recourse to eulogy, notoriety-seeking or noise: the world has need of them: men have an instinctive respect and appreciation of everything conducive to the common benefit, they will win their way, they will secure their place, they, the works, not you. will exact deserved recognition. A tree may be despised and spoken evil of. but if the fruit be healthful and sweet, pleasing to the taste, a change in the estimate of it is sure to come. By their fruits ye shall know them is a true principle which calumny and envy cannot down, and from whose righteous judgment there is no appeal. St I'eter in this text was writing to Christians ami churches existing in Centile or foreign countries and among peoples of heathen religions. Their lot was anything but pleasant, their safety anything but assured. The Christians of those early days were commonly accused of being disturbers, innovators. mischief-makers, of being lawbreakers and traitors to Caesar, of being atheists and blasphemers of the popular idolatry. Because the popular hatred of them they were compelled to meet secretly, to exclude outsiders from their places of worship, and this led to reports that they indulged in wild, obscene orgies. Because of the phrase "drinking of the precious blood" I used in connection with the coinnntn; ion service, it was said that they killed I infants and drank their blood in their i private assemblies. They were under I constant suspicion and surveillance. Their enemies were ever on the alert seeking to discover faults and inconsistencies. to uncover them in some wrongdoing. Sr. Peter hopes and be- j ' uiai iijis i'kim' ju^ci \ a n\?u vi the lives or the followers of Christ may load to the undeceiving of their enemies as to their true character, and that from this better uulerstanding there may come a disposition to investigate. to come closer, and. dually to embrace their holy religion. IIo is contident that prejudice aside and knowledge in i,ts place can result in only this ?its glad and willing acceptance. What .-n opportunity tlun in view ol these circumstances and what an inducement to live exemplary lives? that others, even their bitter enemies and severest critics, might be brought to know th? only true Cod md Jesus i Christ, whom Ke did send. The n;;osI tie's counsel is to this effect?be true to thy cause and to thy God, be good and do good, not merely because it gives you peace of mind and joy of soul, not merely because it is to your highest and best interest?this would be looking on the side of self only?he eliminates all seltisli taint from his counsel by putting emphasis upon the ciimatijVe effect of Christian conduct upon the sentiments and convictions of hostile and heathen neighbors. This is your chance, lie intimates; this the Iiip.-ms?vonr srood works?imoress them, win them, help them, in this way. by this means. All these considerations, this motive, these means are of present moment, of up-to-date interest anil may be of present application. Though living in a nominally Christian age and land, practically the Christian is still surrounded by an envious, evil-sneaking, backbiting world. They who are not with us are as critical, as watchful, as eager to find wherewith to accuse, embarrass. expos? as ever in the days of the apostle. Not only our own souls, not only our morals and principles are in our keeping, but the safeguarding and growth of the church, the purification and moral uplift of society, the putting down of iniquity and sin and yes. verily, the Cbristianization of the home, the family, the community, the city, the salvation of the world. Every Christian is as a city set on a hill?not to be hid?and men will be won to Christ in proportion as each ai.il every Christian feels a responsibility for the unchurched masses, for those not in the Good Shepherd's fold, and just in proportion as each and every one comes up to the mensmc of his responsibility. Translated into modern application. tlie apostle's meaning t~> you and me is tills: "You Christians, so regulate your desires and take account of , your ways that your life will be becoming "-" d worthy of your calling, and ; thus the heathen, the indifferent, the i estranged and prejudiced pimple around you. prejudiced against Christ, will be I prepared to receive the Gospel when j it is urged upon them." We may try n a thousand ways to reach them! to i nterest them in religion, to Christianj ze the masses, the institutional church, ho finnnn! dinner or reCCDtion. the 1 rhurcli congress, the revival and tent ; ind out-of- loor service, the musical ; service, ornate ritual, eloquent dis| courses, scholarly essays, novel fea; :urcs ad infinitum, but the things that j J ?ount more than any of these, than all J :hese in impressing the world and : gaining adherents, in making converts^ ' s the example, the daily life and con? j versation of the individual Christian. I Gospel preaching must be supported j ind attested by Gospel living, church | joing by Christlike service daring the ' V ~ " -- - . <vork days. The ungodly often set up i higher standard for the Christian than the Christian for himself. It is the world's unconscious tribute to holiness. This standard exacts exemplification of righteousness, self-mastering, kind consideration for others, self-denial. self-sacritice. They watch with an eagle eye for any infringement upon or deviation fro n tins standard. When the Christian goes wrong there is a triple wrong done to himself, to the cause he represents and to those who look up to him for an example and a leading toward a godly life. And by a godly hfe I do not refer to a mere negative form of goodness?i. e.. abstinence from all the sinful desires of tb> flesh?only this and nothing more. We must endeavor to make our conduct attractive and winning, espeo.ally when we take into account or have dealings with those who are unfriendly to Christianity. We oftentimes have to do with Christians who are curt, crusty, severe, unkind and disagreeable in word and manner. We should not be surprised to hear the rep* irk. ana wo cannoi mu sympannzo wnu ji when made with rofmrnce to such cases: "If this he Christianity. I pray thee have nie excused. I want none of it." In order to do our part there must he not merely a refraining from what is unbecoming and contrary to the Christian profession, hut there must he a positive showing and shining forth in kindness and love of the divine life we feel within. Not only correct lives, hut beautiful deeds. In accounting for what had impressed and convinced and converted the world we must give high rank to beautiful deeds. The history of the Christian Church literally terns with them. When the pagans deserted their near relations in a plague and left the afflicted ones to die like dogs. Christians came and ministered to the sick and dying. When the pagans left their dead unburied after a battle and cast their wounded into the streets, the Christians hastened to relieve the suffering and give the corpses decent interment. We have had some very conspicuous and very sad examples recently of men high in position and the confidence of the community, placed there largely because they were Christian in name and by connection, proving themselves to he utterly deficient in such a fundamental and necessary virtue "s common everyday honesty. Bank presidents and cashiers and even boards of directors have not hesitated to specu late "with other people's money inrruseed to their keeping and they have been found out only because they had lost all they could beg. borrow and steal. Because of the frequency of these defalcations the Controller of the United States Currency felt impelled to speak in the plainest terms to the National Bank Cashiers' Association, at its meeting the other day. He declared that outside speculation was the cause of the greatest number of bank failures, and he characterized speculation as the greatest financial evil of the day. He asserted with great emphasis that no man should be allowed to hold a managerial place in a national bank who engaged in outside enterprises for profit to himself rather than the bank. He intimates that the temptation to double dealing in such a case is hard to resist. Why if the impression becomes general that a Christian is not to be trusted, instead of breaking down the prejudice that exists in evil minds against Christianity and the church, it will be added to and there will be not only prejudice but detestation and denunciation and what's more, it will be deserved. The stress and strain and endeavor seems to be only for money and power and position and worldly success, as if these were the only things needed, as if getting these means getting all that is wanted. But. men and women of Christ, be not deceived or diverted from the things more necessary and more desired. The world's need, the longing of every man. woman and child on earth, the longing of your heart ?nd mine, is for love, sympathy, kindness. The Christian is the only one professing and obligated by his vov.* to minis, tor to the universal human need. The world, however evil-speaking, men, however distant and eritical. look to us. expert us to help them. If we. the servants of the Most High, fail them, 1here is no help. In the name of the Lord Jesus, beloved, let lis do and do our best, to build tip the good and the beautiful and the true in the hearts ami lives of men. and thus transpose the enmity, hatred and seorn of the world into a higher and sweeter key of praise and glory to God. It will mean joy and * ? lifo nn?l rrfl PC* jriauness xo uuunut, .... ...... to others -\vlio know them not now. and honor, high and worthy honor, to tlie Father in Heaven. Whet Wf All Need. Woman's most pressing duty is to endeavor to utilize the waste ?waste time, waste opportunities, waste of all kinds?for there is nothing more sad or tragic in this world than the waste that goes on all around us. I do not mean waste of money?for waste of money is one of the smallest kinds of waste?but waste of life, a* hieh is far more important. To use one's life: to use it to the full; to make the host of it?in the old phrase, to be a faithful steward; that surely is the great need for us all, whether we are men or women.?Scottish Reformer. Arrears Fall Through. Sufficient for each day is the good thereof, equally as the evi!. We must do at once, and with our might, the merciful <Iee<l tli:i: our nana nuueui u> do, else it will never be done, for the band will find other tasks, and the arrears fall through. And every uueonsummuted good feeling, every unfullilled purpose that His Spirit has prompted, shall one day charge us as faithless and recreant before (led.?J. II. Thorn. Fritz Wanted to Know. Fritz was the meekest looking office boy that ever put glue on a bcokkecp per's stool. He worked ror a lawyer, and one day the lawyer had a woman client, whose brute of a husband had beaten her and for whom he filed suit for divorce. A week later the husband. C feet tall and broad in proportion, came into the office drunk, announcing his intention of whipping every one there. Every one was too busy, to see him and he was loft to Fritz. Fritz held conversation with the man and listened to his troubles. Finally the man declared loudly: "I've burieu three wives, two of them in this conn* ty." "What county buried the other one," inquired Fritz. HAVE BEEN WORSE DEFEATS. "Rojestvensky needn't feel so bad." remarked the citizen who is always sorry for the misfortunes of others. "Why not?" "Well, Togo lost a small torpedo boat. Dewey didn't even do that." W f" ; CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR NOTES ! SUNDAY, AUGUST THIRTEENTH. The Building of Character.?2 Pet. 1: 1-11; Jude 20: 21. As the basis of all material accomplishment is industry, so diligence is the basis of all accomplishment in matters spiritual. The true Christian life is never satisfied, but will always seek to add attainment to attainment, conquest to conquest. The foundation of our spiritual building is faith, its cornice is love. As in the Temple at Jerusalem, there is no sound of the hammer in the building of character, but there is throughout the building the sound of prayer. Suggestions. Xo one can build without a plan; but ;f you have a plan, you can begin to build on any part of the ground. The buildings that are to last for Inn cr limn ni-P hllllf slfiwlw I Xo building but is the gathered con| tribuiion of many minds and many i hinds ot workmen. Xo man can build a noble character by himself. The buildings in a city may touch one another, but each must be able to stand as firmly though its neighbors are taken down. Our characters must be independent. Illustrations. It often takes as long in a great office building to obtain a proper foundation as to erect the superstmcture. So in a life. ^ What the iron framework is a modern building, that a strong character is to a life. Some lives are like those edifices cf wood and erects d for the great expositions. They look like stone, but they perish in a short time. Questions. Are you conscientiously building your character, or letting it grow haphazard? Are you seeking a showy building or a permanent one? The World's Union. Most countries are now organized m Christian Endeavor Unions, with national officers, holding their own conventions in their own languages, publishing Christian Endeavor papers i in their native languages, and caring I for their own societies in the way best suited to the needs 01 each couuI try. rniiinoTii i mpiir i rccimic I crvvun i n llhdul lljuuiu i ? SUNDAY, AUGUST THIRTEENTH. The Building of Character.?2 Peter 1. 1-11; Jude 20, 21. This chapter from Peter is a colemn appeal for ths exhibition of Ahe Christian graces and diligence in bipiging forth the fruits of the Spirit. The two verses from Jude teach the same important truth. There must be a "building up," and the four elements are faith, which must be personal; prayer, which must be in the Holy Ghost: the love of God, in which we must keep ourselves; and mercy, resulting in eternal life. From all that the Scriptures say about character-building certain facts may be confidently stated. Read in connection with this lesson the la.-t part of the seventh of Mathew. The building of a character must be like the building of a house There muse be a foundation; there must be a plan; there must be proper material; and there must be strict following of the plan. All of this God has provided lor us. and his grace will help us to succeed. Whether we will it or no, we have i the shaping of a character placed in our hands. Well or ill- as we may | carry out me piau we wubi iaivc mc responsibility of our own characters. We may go up into the mount as did Moses and ret the pattern of a perfect building. We may take the matter carelessly ar.d fail in the work. But build we must, and building we arc. Thoughts are finding expression in words; words are taking shape in actions: actions are forming character: and character is the foreshadowing of destiny. It is a solemn truth that unconsciously we are daily and hourly forming those characters which determine eternal interests. Life and character must, take shape. The Only Safe Foundation is .Tilus Christ. Men are building for eternii ty on others. They will prove of sar.(L Only one rock is laid, and that is the "Rock of ages." A man who places his life and character on any other foundation will fail. Price and ambition may load us to build up certain j factor.-:, hut the "love of Christ" is the one sufficient motive for a true and veal bull ling of character. The storms of adversity, the winds ?>f temptation, will overturn our character unless founded on the rock. Wo must get upon the sure foundation if we would bu'ld safely. 'Inr only basis cf eternal safety is Jfsms Christ. RAM'S HORN BLASTS T* en<* church rsyra* A work is not to raise | ]fjr ~ ^ a dust, but to raise Y /[ t _J men from the dust. ' ^en *? ! doubt the Bible as S"0U aS lt begins t0 I effect on a I asked to pay for I f-J a ? ' what it gets in ! church. Many of us, instead of putting our burden down at the cross, carry it 011 our heads and call it a crown. A crutch easily becomes a cross. Warnings are seldom welcome. His Word makes the witnesses, i Weeds are commonly rich in seeds Much of our sorrow is but grieving at God's promotion. The man who is cruel to a dog will not be charitable to men. Some }x?opIe think their consciences are steady, because they are always slow. A virtue does not have to wait to be verified by any authority. The coming of the new Heaven waits for the coming of the new heart. , God may force us to a child's destitution that we may learn a child's dependence on Him. , . j . ' | THE SUNDAY SCHOOL INTEF.WATIUNAL LESSON COMMENTS FOR AUCUST 13. Subject: Jottlnh and the Book of the Law, II. Chron. xxxlr., 14-";8?Golden Text, I'ea. rxlx., 10?Memory Verse, ~1? Commentary on the Day's Lewon. I. llie uuuh ui me iuw uiscuicicu (vs. 14-18). 14. "Brought out the mono}*." It would seem that the hook of the law was found by the high priest In the treasury where the money was kept. "Found." This expression indicates that the allusion is to something already known, not to anything that had come to light for the first time. "Book of the law." The name given to the five books of Moses. The hook of the law cannot mean anything else, either grammatically or historically, than the Mosaic law, "the Pentateuch," so designated in Chronicles, Ezra and Xehemiah. The temple copy, I deposited, according to Deut. ."1: 20. hy ! the ark of the covenant, which had j heen lost under the idolatrous kings I Manasseh and Anion. "(liven hy Moses." This statement has led many to believe that it was the ancient autograph copy which came from the hand of the great lawgiver. This, Kitto thinks, was one reason why its discovery made such an extraordinary impression. lo. "Delivered the book." Shapliau was the private secretary of the king and had charge of his hooks and records. The l>ook found was a parchment roll. Books were few and precious. 10. 17. "Brought?word back." Be* fore Shaphan delivered the new founfl book to the king he reported to hipr concerning the business on which he had been sent at first. He told the I king That they had faithfully performed the work committed to them and that the money had heen properly paid out. 18. "A hook." Shaphau lm#1 nlramlv riin<t flip hfiok Or DOrtiOUS of it (2 Kings 22: 8), and no doubt fully understood its character, but he did not tell the king that it was the book of the law: he spoke of it as a book and allowed the king to form his own opinion as to its importance. "Read therein" (It. V.) That is, Shaphan read portions of the book. Of <-our.se ho read at the king's command. Josiah was anxious to know the truth and the nature of the law he had been trying to obey. II. The effect on the king (vs. 10-21). 10. "King had heard." Those who hear God's word so often can scarcely conceive the effect the reading of the law would have on this yomg king as he listened to it for tL first tim% "Rent his clothes." Brought face to face with the awful curse of God, pronounced nearly a thousand years before on the nation, for the very sins which had characterized the reign of his father and grandfather, amazement took possession of him. He rose from his throne, rent his clothes, humbled himself before the Lord and wept (2 Kings 22: 19). He rent his clothes partly in grief and horror, like Reuben (Gen. 37: 29) and Job (1: 20): partly in repentance, like Ahab (1 Kings 21: 27). 20. "King commanded." The king appointed a delegation of five to inquire of the Lord. This was a truly honorable and imposing delegation, and was infbVntlve nf the kine's DrofotHid earnest ness and anxiety. 21. "Go, enquire." The king saw that this was a matter of great importance, and he desired to know from Jehovah Himself exactly what to do. He felt a deep anxiety for ; himself and also for Ills people?the j ten tribes as well as the two. "Great ?wrath." He heard its distant rumblings like the coming of a liery lava flood, in the hoards of the Sythians. enforced by the prophecies of Jeremiah and Zephaniah. "Our fathers." etc. Anion and Manasseh had led the people into gross sins. In the light of the law he had just heard read Josiah saw tliat the nation was doomed. III. Hnldali's faithful message (vs. 22-28). 112. "Huklali." All we know of this celebrated woman is recorded here and in the parallel history oC Kings. But this short narrative lias immortalized her name. Probably the two prophets, Jeremiah and Zephaniah, were absent from the city. But God is not straightened in Ilis instruments. He can use a woman to speak ! for Him as well as a man. an humble j person as well as an exalted one. Hul! dnh had the full prophetic gift, and j spoke as boldly, confidently ami I promptly as would Isaiah or Jeremiah. "Keeper of the wardrobe." There seems no doubt that the robes here alluded to are the robes of the priests, j which are called by the same Hebrew word in Exod. 2S: 2-4 and many subsequent passages. "In the college." "In the second quarter." It. V. This refers to a part of the city of Jerusalem which was known by that name. 23. "Tell ye the man." Her answer to the deputation was fearless, and seemingly abrupt. 24. "Bring evil." The judgments of God. "This place." Jerusalem. "All the curses." See DeuL 27: 14-26; 2S: 15-68. 25. "Have forsaken Me." This was iio trict- nf their nfi'ense. the thing that was unpardonable. Against this were all the chief warnings in the law (Deut. 20: 23-2S, etc.) and the prophets (.Tudg. 10: 13: 1 Kings 9: 0; Isa. 1: 4; Jer. 1: 10. etc). It was not merely that they broke the commandments, but they turned from God altogether, and "cast Him behind their back." "Shall not be quenched." For such a state of things there is "no remedy" (2 Chron. 30: 10), and this was the state of things reached by the Jews. 20-28. The prophetess In these verses sends a personal word of comfort to the king. Because he had humbled himself and in a true spirit of repentance had wept before the Lord because of the wickedness of his people: therefore the Lord would show mercy upon him, and .lie should be gathered to his fathers in peace and not see the evil that was soon to come upon the nation. Wolf Too Anxious to Fight Dogs. John F. Brown, residing on the Dobbin farm, a mile east of the city of Godfrey, recently brought to the citj eight gray wolf pups, which were caught in his hog pasture near a pubI If/* mart It was noticed for several days that an old mother gray wolf would run out to the road when wagons passed followed by a dog, and she unmerci fully whipped several dogs. On Monday Mr. Brown stationed his boy near the road with a gum When the old wdk ran out to the road to attack the *st dog the boy shot her, but failed tomnfllct a mortal wound. She was traded by the trail of blood to her nesjj^where eight pups were found and captured.?Fort bcott ' Republican. Keeping Event3 in Order. By an unusual kink in the course oi events the town of Stratford, Conn., is credited with three births, three marriages and three deaths for the month of April. I ! FEAR FOR N1AUAR.4. | I/MMENSE VOLUME OF WATER D|. VERTED FROM FALLS. j CominPTcisl Enterprises Are Making Henry Drains on This Kmnont M* ?wFlare-ltt Trmientlous Klcclrlcal Eow rr tlin ImlnceiiHRl. Niagara I'nlls, August 7.?The volume of water being diverted from the historic Niagara Falls is reaching such proportions that the people of the State are trying to pass laws which will prevent the possibility of a practical wiping out of this sublime natural spectacle. Water sufficient to devnop nearly five hundred thousand horse-power r-mitiiuimtcl v f xvoiitv.fnnr hours liCf (lay, for industrial purposes, is now being taken from the river above the Falls, and further developments requiring more water are contemplated. Probably The largest user of tlip electricity produced by the waters of the mighty river is the concern which by the five or six thousand degree heat of the electric furnace brings lime and coke into unwilling union, thereby producing what is known as Calcium Carbide. Dry calcium carbide is Ufeless as so much broken rock, but in contact with water it spriugs into activity and begets anundantly the gas Acetylene. The light resulting from the ignition ^f acetylene is the nearest approach to ^unliglit known. These facts, though of comparatively recent discovery, were soon seized by men with an eye to the commercial possibilities and to-day calcium carbide is being shipped everywhere and used for dispelling darkness in buildings of all descriptions, from the ordinary barn of the farmer to the country villa of the wealthy, as well as for lighting the streets of a large number of towns. Acetylene can be easily and cheaply Installed, and the manufacture and sale of acetylene generators has become a business of recognized standing, has assumed large proportions and is steadily growing. Local Prida. A Kansas City man who was In Omaha not long ago was in a railroad ticket office there while two women from the East were buying transportation to Denver. "We have four hours to spend here," said one woman to the ticket seller. "Are there any 'Seeing Omaha' cars here?" "No, ma'am," was the reply. * "Well. I guess we'll have to see the town on foot then," said the woman. "A man on the train said we could walk to any of the limits of the city from Paxton hotel In ten minutes." The clerk became somewhat roused. "I'll bet," he said, showing some heat, "that that man was from Kansas City. Why." he added a moment later, "an expert walker couldn't reacn rne city limits from the Paxton in a bit less than twenty minutes."?Kansas City Times. Oh. no, Cordelia. boardiiur house chickens are not hatched from hanlj boiled ei?rs even it' they are toutrh. IsWiWRTlii ii'W*nuEaB _l i tor to*. UlUOLD bOIICIU, M9 Dtkalb it", Mr*.llj'?, vY CERES WHEUE ALL USE FAILS. CT Beit Coutfh Syrup. Tiutea Jnod. U?e F"1 la time. Sold by dru^gl-M. W sssmosBsiiaa^s i THEREIS MONEYth* CORN STALK, Write for free catalog. I. A. Madden.AUama.lia. ! gffsg Thompson's Eye Water | Truths that U Tour grocer is honest and?i 3 you that he knows very little I sells you. How can he know, \ ft ?or w] B coffee ] youexj 0j In each package of LION a pound of Pure Coffee. Insist 1 (Lion head on every package.) ^ (Save the Lion-heads for $ SOLD BY GROCER: jri w i N c R,FLE AND F Winchester Rifie calibers are loade 5the shells, supp! powder, and seat: using first-class n system of loadir Chester Cartridges excellence is mt Ei^J?? THEY SHOOT v A WOMAN'S G80EAL J DREADS DOCTOR'S OUESTIONS Thousands Write to Mrs.Plnkbam, Lynn, Maas., and Becelve Valuable ^dvlon Absolutely Confidential and Free There can be no more terrible ordeal ?9 to a delicate,-sensitive, reiined woman than to be obliged to answer certain : questions in regard to her private ills, even when those questions are asked *9 by her family physician, and many $ continue to suffer rather than submit to examinations which so many physi- ,.yi| cians propose in order to intelligently treat the disease; and this is the rear son why so many physicians fail to cure female disease. This is also the reason why thousand* s3 upon thousands of women are corr*? ' $ spondinjg with Mrs. Pinkham. at Lynn, Mass. To her they can confide every detail of their illness, and from her great knowledge, obtained from Sears of experience in treating femala Is. Mrs. Pinkham can advise womern more wisely than the local physician. Read how Mrs. Pinkham helped Mrs. T. C. Willadsen, of Manning, la. She * writes: Dear Mrs. Pinkham:? " I can truly say teat you have saved my life, and I cannot express my gratitude in words. Before I wrote to you telling you how I felt, I had doctored for over two year* steady, and spent lots of money in medicine* besides, but it all failed to do me any good. I had female trouble and would daily have fainting spells, backache, bearing-down pains, and my monthly periods were very irregular and finally ceased. I wrote to you for your ad- vice and received a letter full of instruction* just what to do, and also commenced to tak* ; < Lydia ?. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, and I have been restored to perfect health. 1 Had it not been for you I would have been i* v ray gravt? to-day." Mountains of proof establish the fact that no medicine in the world equal* Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com* jr pound for restoring women's health. GifiOUSK i "I have n??<l your valuable Cweirtti and And them perfect. Couldn't do without (hem. 1 hava 7fa tea them for tome time for tndlgeitton end bllA loatnete end em now completely cored. ltecom** mend them to everyone. Once tried, you will? never be without them in the family." Edward A. Marx. Albany, X. T? XOMQtofo CANDY CATHARTIC Pleaaant. Palatable. Potent. Ttete Oood. Do Good, Kever Sicken. Woakon or Gripe. 10c, t>c, SOc. Nevef told in linlk. The geunine tablet etnmped C C C. fln&xantecd to care or your mo.vr back. Sterling Remedy Co., Chicago or N.Y. Cos ANNUAL SALE, TEH MILLION BOXES HSBN FOR WOMEN troubled with ilia peculiar to their sex, used as a douche is marvelousiy successful. Thoroughly cleaasea, kills disease germs, stops discbarges, heals inflammation and local soreness, cures leccorrhaa and nasal catarrh. Paxtir.e is in powder form to be dissolved in pure water, znd is far more cleansing, healing, germicidal and economical than liquid antiseptics for ail TOILET AND WOMEN'S SPECIAL USES For sale at druggists, 50 cents a box. Trial Box and Book of Instructions Free, fur R. Paxton Company Boston. Mas*. OUR SPECIALTY 3 4 s Three two dollar shirts for five dollars. MADE TO YOUR MEASURE. V r : lor simples .and jue.i?u:?:ueat Uankt. MODEL SHIRT CO. Pe;.( S, I iKliaiiuMOlis. lad. So. 32. strike Home f he cares to do so?can tell about the bulk coffee he I vhcre it originally came from, was blended?or With What hen roasted? If you buy your loose by the pound, how can >ect purity and uniform quality? COFFEE, the LEADER OF ( PACKAGE COFFEES. is of k slty unilorm In quality, m th and flavor. For OYEB A I I OF A CEYTU1Y, LION COFFEE I een the standard collee In n us of homes. 1 COFFEE 1* carefully packed factories, and until opened In R imc, has no chance of being adul- I ^ , or of coming In contact with dust, Ej net, or unclean ?j COFFEE you get ono full a , upon getting the genuine. & valuable premir.n\s.) g S EVERYWHERE ? OLSON SPICE CO., Toledo, Ciio. I HE HER MSTOL CARTRIDGES I and Pistol Cartridges of all I d by machinery which sizes B lies the exact quantity of B s the bullets property. By fl materials and this up-to-date B ig, the reputation of Win- fl i for accuracy, reliability and I lintained. Ask for them. WHERE YOU HOLD!