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The U. S. Dept. of Agriculture
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yielded in 1904 from 150 -. 300 bu. pe
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Speltz or Emmer, above illustrate<
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Per Acre
Salzer's Beardless Barley yielded 121 bu
Salzer's Home Builder Corn... 300 bu
Speltz and Macaroni Wheat.... 80 bu
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Salzer's Teosinte Fodder.......160,000 lbs
Salzer's Billion Dollar Grass... 50.000 lbs
Salzer's Pedigree Potatoes..... 1.000 bu
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arm from elbow down. He hived the
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A Formoa man Trust have a license be
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Richest American Soil.
Something frequently happens that
goes to prove the fertility of the soil i
the Salt River valley. It is nothing
unusual to hear of cutting seve-a
crops off one field in one season;
grapes frequently bear two crops an'
so do figs. The latest; however, is re
pored by James Goodwin. He has iI
his yard a tree that to the casual ob
Sserver is only an ordinary y,ear tree
it was nothing mcre than this :o Mr
~-Goodwin until this year. He had a]
ways noticed that it was of an earl;
variety, and this season along In Ma:
a crop of pears was picked. A litti
later his Interest was aroused by notic
ing the tree in full bloom again. Whit
Is still more Interesting is that at th4
present time the tree has another full:
matured crop of pears on it which are
now ripening as well as did the firal
erop.
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People Looked at Her in 'Amazement-,
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Brookiyn, N. Y., says: "I wish to giv!
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er by Cuticura. She had a severe icer,
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smooth and clear as ever."
Dog Captures a Burglar.
Observing a light in an unoccupied
house in Geneva, Switzerland, one
night recently, a policeman entered
the window and left a trained police
dog on guard outside.
Almost immediately a man pushed
past him and dashed out of the house,
but was promptly seized by the dog,
which sprang at his throat.
A terrible struggle ensued, but the
animal, althoug' half stunned by
blows from a "jimmy," succeeded in
bringing the burglar, a notorious crim
- inal, to the ground, where it held him
till its master came and secured the
captive.
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Audacity Won Captain.
In the days of frontier army posts
and Indian fighting a certain captain
was as .famous for his courage as he
was notorious for his love of liquor.
One night he thought he heard a
burglar in his quarters, so, pistol in
hand, he stepped across the hall to
the dining room door.
Sure enough, there stood an intru
der at the sideboard, where the silver
ware was displayed.
"What are you doing there?" said
the captain, covering his man with
"Getting -a drink of whisky," the
burglar answered, calmly filling a*
Iglass from one of the captain's bottles
The fellow's serene audacity ap
Ipealed to the brave captain.
-"Say," said he, lowering the pistoL,
I"make it two."
'The attack upon the divorce laws
jand upon divorce suits continue, in
the pulpit and, to some extent, in the
-press. The real difficulty with re
form Is not the unwillingness of pub
lie bodies to act, says .the Newark
-Sunday Call, but the feeling thait the
Iremedies suggested for the unhappy
jgrowth of divorce are not satisfac
tory.
.There's a world of difference be
tween faith and credulity. So. 4.
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A SERMON FOR SUNDAY
AN ELOQUENT DISCOURSE ENTITLED.
DIVINE COMPANIONSHIP."
The Rev. Charles E. Benedict Makes a
Beautiful Commentary on the Briefest
Yet Most Comprehensive Biography
Ever Written-Retain God's Love.
BROOKLYN, N. Y.-The Rev. Charles E.
Benedict, pastor of St. James' M. E.
Church, Eighty-fourth street and Twen
tieth avenue, $ensonhurst. preached Sun
day morning on "Divine Companionship."
The texts were from Genesis v:24: "Enoch
walked with God. and he was not, for (od
took him," and Hebrews si:5: "Before his
translation he had this testimony, that he
pleased C >d." Mr. Benedict said:
This is one of the briefest yet most com
prehensive biographies ever written. These
passages, containing twenty-three words.
tell us about all we know concerning this
nman Enoth. Imagine the story ot your
life told in three sentences! He walked
with God, he pleased God and he was
translated. This is the record of Enoch's
life. It roads more like an epitaph than a
biography, yet I would rather have those
first two statements true of my life than
to have the most eloquent tributes or eulo
gistic praises ever written or spoken by
men. To wall: with God and to please
Him! Do you know of anything more de
sirable?
It is said that a man's walk is indicative
of his career. Manner and gesture are an
index to character. It is possible to make
an estimate approximately correct of the
type of men you meet'on the street by not
ing the poise and bearing of the average
pedestrian. One walks with a firm, quick
sten. head erect, shoulders back, and you
feel instinctively that he is an energetic,
resolute. self-respecting man. bound to suc
ceed. Another shambles by with shiftless
gait. dragging his feet rather than lifting
them, and you put him down for a loafer.
A third glides along noiselessly, threading
his way in and out among the crowd, and
vou know intuitively that he is a sly.
scheming trickster. Another walks with
unsteady gait, stepping carefully, as if the
pavement were rolling and bumping against
his feet. and as with pitying glance you
watch him stagger along you say. "The
poor fellow is drunk." So a man's gait be
trays him. His walk signifies The manner
of his lift.
One is likewise known by the company
he keeps. We are largey what our friends
and companions aye. Tell me the sort of
persons with whom you associate. in whom
you confide. to whom you go with all your
troubles and with whom you share your
every joy, and I will have no difficulty in
estimating your character. To retain pur
ity of character if one's associates are base
and ignoble is an impossibility. And it
would seem equally impossible to live an
impure, vicious, wicked life if all our asso
ciates are noble and virtuous. We are in
fluenced unconsciously by the words and
actions of our friends. Like the chame
leon, we take on the hue of our surround
ings and reflect the likeness of our com
panions.
The human heart under normal condi
tions craves companionship. From the be
ginning it was so. God saw that it was not
good for man to be alone, so He gave him
a companion and heipmeet. We are so
constituted that we must have some one
with whom to share our happy hours.
some good, true friend who enters into
our experiences with sympathetic appre
ciation. whose heart aches in our sorrow
and rejoices in our joy.
The strangest truth contained in all
God's wonderful volume of truth is that
He who created the universes, the Lord
God Omnipotent. whose wisdom is omiis
cience, whose goodness is perfection. whose
name is love, that He should condescend
to become the companion and associate of
man, His creature. I said that this is the
strangest truth. Let me take it back.
There is one truth mpre astounding yet.
'Tis this-that man should refuse the
friendship arnd disdain the companionship
of Jehovah, his God.
Of all the divine humiliations what could
be geater than this, that He should seek
the friendship of mortal man and find it
not? That He should offer Himself for the
closest and most intimate relationship, as a
companion for life's pilgrimage, a comrade
for life's struggles. an associate and confi
dant amid.-all life's changing scenes, and
yet be rejected!
The trouble is and has ever been when
men have rejected God that they love the
darkness rather than the light, because
their deeds are evil. From the opening
chapters of human history until now it
has been true that man, the creature, has
been out of harmony with God, the Crea
tor.
It is refreshing. therefore, to find in the
inspired record, amid the genealogies of
ancient nobodies who lived long, bore chil
dren, and eventually died, the story of one
holy life, a man who walked with God and
who p leased God. From this fragmentary
sketch of Enoch's life, reading between
the lines and penetrating beneath the sur
face of the words which contain his bios
graphy, we may discover some helpful
truths concerning divine companionship.
To walk with God implies, first of all,
reconciliation with God. Man by nature is
not on good terms with his Maker. Time
was when the most loving intimacy and
harmonious relationship existed between
them. "Adam walked with God in the
garden in th'e cool of the day." Not be
fore Him as a herald, nor behind Him as a
slave, but beside Him. as His companion.
and I had almost said His coual. But
something came between them. They had
a falling out. As one has expressed it.
"Sin came and opened the mighty chasm of
separation, and since then the carnal mind
has been enmity against God."
The Father's heart has yearned for- rec
onciliation, but how could~ reconciliation
be made? The heart of man was wholly
estranged. An impassable gulf yawned be-4
faveent him and his Creator. H-e had
sinned against Divine Ma.iesty an,d for
feited the D)ivine favor. But
TIhe love of God is broader
Than the measure of man's mind;
And the heart of the Eternal
Is most wonderfuliy kind."
Therefore, "God, who is rich in mercy,
for' His great love wherewith He loved us,
even when we were dcad in sins." deter
mined to bridge the chasm, to heal the
breach and win back the affectionis alien
ated by sin. He sent Christ into the world
as Mediator. And He, who is our peace.
"Hath made both one, and bath broken
dowvn the middle wall of par-tition between
us. having abolished in His flesh the enmi
ty," and reconciled us unto God by His
death on the cross.
Acceptance of .Jesus Chirist is the basis
of reconciliation with God. On no other
terms can our estrangement he healed.
The trouble began when men insistid upon
turning every one to his own way. The
dilliculties are perfectly and satisfactorily,
adjusted when man is willing to turn back
into God'. way. And wheneveir one rea ches
the point of willingness to accept Jesus
Christ, then he begins to walk in newness
of life, and walking thus he mak-es a dis
covery, lHe disc-overs that 'O!d things are
passedi awaty, and all things are become
new."
Patrick Daley. of Bostoni, had the right
idea of the new birth. He wr a Catholic
by profession, but a drunkard by practice.
lie attended an evangelistie' service and
for the first time in his life heard the gos
pe!. lie made a comp:'-m surrender to
Christ. and wvas delivered from the bond
age of drink. A fewv weeks a;terward lie
approached Dr. A. J1. Gordon with a prob
lem which had perplexed him greatly.
Said he: "You see. your reverence. I know
a good ting when I get it. and when 1
foud salvation I couldn't keep it to my
self. Peter Murphy lived tip stairs in the
samec tenement with me. He was a wiorse
dr-unkard tian L. if that could be, and we
haid -'one on many a spree toget her. Wtell,
w hen I 'ot -aved and washed clean in the
bd of es(us Chr,,st. I was s-o hap)pv I
id hm what to dio withi 'my-elf. o I
v:ntu to Murphy and told hhni what I
a gor. HT- wVa- ji'st getting' oer a -pree
a'nd felt pretty sick and -oe. andl( was
-a w do any-thing I toild onm -o T I
a: one eenhm helcMp him kieep] Then i I -''-t
i on hike-' a'nd ind~e I'm -ipray ad
n-e--r -eesuch a change~ inamn 'i thr
w- in him for the iveu 1k 1 --it
watch of h-r im ad p 'e r 1hnan
helped him on the best I cou:'. an:d syer,
he wasi- a diEerent i- u. Well comCeil -un
day morning, .Joe Healev called around to
pay his usual visit. He used to come
every Sunday and bring a bottle of whisky
with him, and them two would spree it al!
day until they turned the whole house into
a bedlam. Well. I saw Healev coming last
Sunday morning, and I was afraid it would
be all up with poor Murphy if he got with
him. I went down to the door, and when
he asked if Murphy was in I said. 'No.
Murphy is out. He don't live here any
longer.' So I sent Healey off and saved
Murphy from temptation. But what I
want to know. your reverence. is this. <ud
I tell a lie? 1 meant that the old 'M rphy
did not live there any more. You know
Mr. Moody told us that when a n a'i is
converted lie is a new creature: old things
have passed away. I believe Murphy is a
new creature, and that the o:<l Murphy
does not Ive any more in that attic."
"If any man he in Christ he is a new
creation. Old things are passed away: h^
hold all things are become new." After a
man makes this discovery he becins to
learn important truths. He learns that he
must now walk. not after the flesh. but af
ter the spirit. This is by no means an
easy thing to do. I wonder how many
have mastered this art? 'Tis one that can
not be acquired in a single lesson. I
sometimes think we shall never know per
iect!y how to walk after the Spirit so long
as we hear this body of flesh. There is
much misapprehension on this point. Not
a few have been sorely per pacxed, and
some have been quite disheartened in their
attempts to make the plain facts of their
experience fit certain doctrines taught
from the Scriptures. Here is a typical cx
anmple. A younc man entered upon the
Christian life. There was no doubt as to
the venuineness of his conversion. He ac
cepted Christ intelligently. and with an
earnest purpdse to give Him a loyal ser,
ice. He had run the whole gamut of sin
ful indulgence, but the change in his life
was a radical one. He ceased to do evil
and tried to learn to do good. But lie was
hindered by old habits and tendencies
which still lurked in his flesh. The stru2
gle was fierce and he faced it heroically.
until one day more severely tempted than
usual he went to his pastor and said: "It s
no use. I might as well give un trying. I
have been guiilty of some of the same old
sins that I used to indulge in. and I won't
be a hypocrite. so you can take my name
off the record." The pastor made use of
his Master's method, and answered the
young man with a parable. It was the old
story of a farmer who was plowing in a
meadow lot. He kept his eyes fixed on a
tree at the farther end of the field. and de
termined to make his first furrow as
straight as possible. That was to be his
guiding line. and it was his intention to
make each furrow as straight as the first.
He succeeded fairly well for awhile. until
a bird flew (!1se to his face and startled
him so that he jerked on the rein with the
result a crook in his furrow. Several times
in the course of his plowing he got off the
line, but just as soon as he discovered his
deflection he pulled back and got on the
straight line again.
How aptly this illustrates the initial ex
perience of a child of God. He starts out
with the determination to walk in the
footsteps of his Master. That is the cen
tral nirpose of his heart. His new nature
throbs with a single motive of loyalty to
Christ. But in his immature condition ne
blunders. he flies into a passion perhaps,
or indulges some old sinful habit. forget
ting his new relationship with God, and
he makes a crook in his furrow. But in
the instant when he comes to himself he
repents of his deflection and, fixing his
eyes unon Jesus, he gets back on the line
and tries again. Such deviations from the
line of rectitude often dishearten young
Christians. Their blunders of immaturity
are mistaken for tokens of insincerity.
Walking with Christ in the school of expe
rience they will learn that the evidence of
their loyalty to Him in whose footstens
they seek to follow. is not found in the ab
solute perfection of their walk. The real
test lies in their immediate repentance
and turning back to the line when a de
v-iation or deflection has been discovered.
A soul-inspiring truth that one ought to
grasp at the beginning of the Christian life
is that walking with God leads ultimately
to Cud's house. A beautiful commentary
on this point was that made by a little
girl, as related by Dr. morgan, of London.
Her mother questioned her about the les
son learned at Sunday-school. She had
been studying Enoch. and told her :nother
that hie was a man who used to take long
walks with God. And one day they went
for an extra long walk, and God said to
Enoch, "You are a long way from.home.
Enoch. and you had better come in and
stay with Me."
It has been truly said that: "Heaven is
soetimes spoken of as a place,, admission
to which is gained by ::ome lenier.t act of
divine amnesty. People speak of going to
heaven as though it were a concert roori,
to enter which a ticket only is required.
Nothing could be more unscriptural.
Heaven is not a place into which we arc
admitted. but a olace into which we grow.
It is little short~ of foolish, the r'ay some
talk of going to heaven when they die.
They exclude God from their'life on earth.
They find no love in His presence here.
Heaven would be a place of painfr! im
prisonment."
The felicities of the heavenly country
will be conditioned largely upon our capar
itv to receive. And our capacity to re
cive will be determined by our ability to
serve. The service of heaven will bo a ser
vice of love. I think we should stifle in
the atmosphere of heaven's love unless we
had learned to breathe in its purity and
live in its beajuty here below. One miust
learn to keep step with JTehovah here and
now if he would enter upon the .joys of the
divine nresence hereafter. Learn to love
what God loves, and hate what God hates.
Get in step with Him to-day and let Him
be your companion for life.
"They Shall See God-"
A mighty twofold fact runs to ar.d fro
through all the earth and under tI e earth
and over it high aind far. Many do not
see it or hear it and therefore do not feel
it, but nevertheless there is no other
thought so real, so vital and overwhelming
known to science or history or revelation.
This mighty fact is the immanence anid tie
providence of Almighty God. in all things,
through all things and for all things. He
has created man and put Himself under
universal and ces:len obligptions and rc
soonsibiiies to H-is creat-arcs.
'To know this is an indescribable privil
eve. but to ignore it or treat it as a myth
is the acme of idiocy om- perversity. 'lo
see the divine presence and power in all
thins that v:e see. ancd to discern Him
wheever we go and wherever we are, is to
dicen the r'evealed r.ecret that "in Him
we liv'e and move and have our continued
existence."
And so it shall come to pass that the
Kings children shall all see
'Dook~s in the running brooks
Sermons in stones
And good (God) in everything."
VIKING SHIP RARE FIND.
Discovery Near Toensberg, Swedhen,
of Great Archeological Interest.
The old Viking ship which was re
:ently discovered near Toensberg,
Sweden, proves to be of greater
archEological interest than was at first
supposed. Although not as large as
ad been expected it will be impossi
ble to transport the vessel intact to
Christiania. but it will be taken apart
nd again be put tog.sther there. The
essel, which had evidently belonged
o some great sea king, is richly orna
mented and contains a number of in
teresting articles, among which are a
loom and some splendid woven tapes
ri. reminding very much of those of
P,ycu::: a b)eautiful carved sleigh,
m anatistic implements and a rich
v ame'nted four-whieeledl carriage,
1 o v:hen tra to show. the high
tat c entue of them Norvegia
itic.Nearvy 'r'rthing, even the
aposr . wel peserve:1. thcughn
-'d me n who has char-ge o
wob "f 'diggi-:' out the ship, i
of 'e opini that the ve:-scl wa
'uil bcere he time of Harold Haa
fgr; that is to sa:, more than eleven
centuries ago.
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL
INTERNATIONAL LESSON COMMENTS
FOR JANUARY 29.
Subject: Jesus and Nicodemos. John ;il.,
1-15- Golden Text, John iii., 1G
Memory Verses, 14. 15-Commentary
on the Day's Lesson.
I. Nicodemus comes to Chris ;r:. L
2). ]. "Of the Phariste..'' A very snict
and religious sect of the .Jew;. They were
orthodox and believed in th' inmrtality
of the soul and a future state. They iaii
great stress upon their tradirion. estem
ing them as highly as they 'lid the Scrip
tures. They exp'-eted the Mesiiah wo)uld
be a temporal deliverer and in' andi were
generally looking for Him. "N cod.-mus."
A rich ruler of the Jews. a Pi;,see and a
member of the Sanhedrin. the supreme
council of the .Jewish n:ttion. All we know
of him with certainty i; re.-ord"'d here
and in John 7:50 and 19::1'. 2. ( attc
by nighmt.' The act of e:e::nsiuZng e temn
n'.e had brouht Christ into nrominence.
The plain inference i-. al.o. that He had
nerformed niracleq that are no: nmntioed
by the Bible writers. le came privately,
by night, "as an act of pridlence and dhs
crgtion." He had strenytii of character
and wa an unprcjndiced. earnest seeker
after light. "Rabbi." Thi; was showing
great respect to one who had not been ed
ueate"d in the ral:hi:ical schools. "\ teach
er come from God." Thi was a complete
indorsenment. of .lesus nt Uis work, and
now. having thu- inlotsed Him lie was
under greater obliga:i,ne to accent the
truths that .Jesus was about to proclaim.
I. The new birth rvs. .:-6). ". TJsus
answered." Not to a spoken gus:ion. but
to the deep unsnoken question of his soul.
"Vecr:]y, verily." These word, were used
to eypress the truthfulness of wh;ar was
about to be spoken and were con-idered
of equal import with the most so!emn oath.
"I say unto thee." Tesus here entered
into the very heart of gospel truth. ,He
did not undertake to nreach a pleasing ser
mon in order to make a new disciple of
this "master in ];rae. but gave a per
sonal. thorough. heart-searching talk. in
which Nicodemus was made to understand
that lie was not in the kinadom of God
simply because he was a pious Jew. "Ex
cept." ".Tesus mee:s,the 'excent' of Nicode
mus.with another 'excent.' Nicodemus sars
'do;' Jesus says 'be.' We must be before
we can do." "Born again." "From above."
"anew." converted. regenerated. The one
born again has a new life, with a new na
ture. new principles. new affections, new
aims. "Cannot . e." Enior. share in. en
ter (v. 5). "Kingdom of God." The king.
dom of grace here and of zlory hereafter.
4. "How-born," etc. To be horn again
was a familiar figure with the .Tews. It
Nicodemus evidently thought Christ's de
scription of this being born again to be so
radical and absolute as to snggest and .us
tify the query whether it did not incide a
re-birth of body. 5. -Of water and of the
Spirit. ' We present three different viens
as to the meaning of the term "water:"
1. Water. washing and cleansing are figur
ative expressions used in Scripture to de
note a spiritual operation on man's heart.
It is not necessary that we should- under
sfand two different things. and this is
probably only an elliptical form of speech
for the Holy Spirit under the similitude of
water. 2. A number of expositors think
the "water" has reference to Christian
baptism. 3. The expression refers to
John's baptism. which was unto repent
ance. and was alone known to Nicodemus.
6. "Of the flesh is flesh." Like produces
like with regard to both flesh and spirit.
We are thoroughly fallen. and a clean
thing cannot come from an unciean.
III. An illustration (vs. 7, 8). 7.
"Marvel not." Do not wonder at this.
there are many things you do not under
stand. Thou canst not even understand
the blowing of the wind. "Must be."
This law is unchangeable. There is no
other way of entering the kingdorm of
heaven.
8. "Wind bloweth." This illustration
was likely suggested by the sound of the
night wind about the house. -Jesus speci
fies three points in which the Holy Spirit's
work in regenei-ation is like the wind: 1.
Independence of movement. "where it list
eth." 2. Distinctness of effect. "thou
hearest the sound." 3. Its surpassing our
comprehension as to its origin and its des
tiny, thou "canst not tell." etc. A fourth
analogy is certainly worthy of mention,
though not in point with Nicodemus,
namely-, the varieties in the power. some
times gentle as a zephyr, again raging as
a tornado. In Hebrew the term for "wind"
and "spirit" is the same. This would
make the illustration all the more forcible.
"So is every one." The laws of the spirit
ual life are unknown. We can understand
the new birth only as we receive it.
IV. Christ's words the- foundation of
faith (vs. 9-13). 9. "How,'' etc. In verse
4 his question wyas really an ob.iection, but
now he is not unbelieving but bewildered.
HIe could not appi-ehend spirirt:al truth.
10. "Art thou the teacher-' (Ri. V.) The
question is a reproof. have you stud(ied
the Scriptures so von are capable of teach
ing them without learning tiee a-tll-imopor
tant truths? 11.V "e. E dershleim
thinks that in all probabl..ity St John
was present dumring this entir-e ihter-v'ew.
"Do know." He snoke w.ithm he greatest
possible assuran'ce. No upon hearsay. hut
from per.sonal knowtledge. Ye receive
not our witnes." Th ey rce'ived His mir
aces as genuine. yet refused to accept the
spiritual truth-. He taught. Ye" is al
ways p)lural, anda is poken wth r efeirence
to'the class to whluih Nioenuk belongs.
12. "How sh'l ye beieve." Ji you do
not believe the first prin.:- cs-the begin
nings of go5p2l,tr-uth-howr shall ye believe
if I continue th*: subject further and tell
ou of the deeper- things, the heavenly
things, such as.''My divinity (v. 13); the
atonen:ent ( t 14); saiva ion by faith (v.
15) : the greattrve of God (v. h6)?"
13. "And no^ man."- e.:. There was a
fase notiov among tihe Jews that Moses
had ascnded1 up to heaven to get the hlaw.
Jesuis in effect ~as. No. one. not evcn
Moes, hath ascendedi up to heaven to)
search otit hieavenuly thinges: but the Son
of man has dlwelt "'from a!! cternity in the
bosom of the Fatuher-., ad has come di-I
rct frotm heaven, "In heaven.' He is
omnipresent, tilling heaven. and camrth with
Ihis presence, and even row is in he.aven.
'V. T1he way 0f saivation (v-s. 14, 15).
14. "The serpent." Numn. 21:4-9. The
history of the br-tzen sarnent is a parable
of the~gosel."o of at n be lifted up."
. In Hie ruwihi:.n. '.. In THis exalta
tion. 3. In the pu-ui-sh'ng and pi-eaching
of His everlastia;. gospel. 1f.. "Whoso
ever." etc. G.etile- -a wed as Jews.
"Wo'oever' is bene fc or each one than
though lie waere caled lby name. tor the
same name nmt.ht br!Tong to another. 'Those
v.o accept Chi it as their personal Sa
viour will be se:a :romu the effects of sin.
which natiural end min ledst ruction of
the soul. and 'wib it he dn spiritual life
here and in' -he vond t come hrie ever
lasting. "Eternal life."- Eternal life is
funs cf life. joy, peace ar.n love.
NEW FEATURES AT WEDDING.
Costumes and Music Both Out of the
Ordinary
Sandals were worn instead of shoes
by the bridesmaids at the wedding of
Lady Hermione Grimston,. daughter of
the Earl and Countess of Verulam. to
Lieut. Bernartd Buxton. which was one
of the most fashionable eevnts of the
season in London. and which took
place a shc.rt tirne ago. The brides
maids, who numbered four, made a
quaint and pretty picture in their Old
Woild frocks of white silk muslin,
with floating yellow sashes and
bunhes of Allan Richardson's roses.
Their hats. of polte bonnet shape,
were tied with i)lack v-iuet ribbons
aind they wore long black lz.ce mit
tns. The hymns chosen for the
scrvice were cq-ite a new departure
in weddin.; muie,c bc'ig "-Fight the
God Fight with all Thy Might" anta
"od Be with lou Till We Meet
Aain." while during the signing of
the register the choir sang Mendels
sohn's anthem. "He. Watching Over
Tral Slumbers Not Nor S1eens."
CAUGHT BY TIi
RELEASE
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SILAS S.
UDGE
XJ.GOS
ALICE DRE
"The World
of Med iclne
Recognl:es Grip
as Epidemic
C(ata,rrh.
Medical Talk.
La Grippe is Epidemic Catarrh.
T T spares no class or nationality. The
1 cultured and the ignorant, the aristo
crat and the pauper, the masses and the
classes are alike subject to la grippe. None
are exempt-all are liable.
Grip is well named. The original French
term, la grippe, has been shortened by the
busv American to read "grip."
Without intending to do so, a new word
has been coined that exactly describes the
case. As if some hideous giant with awful
grip had clutched us in its fatal clasp.
men. women, children, whale towns and
cities are caught in the baneful grip of a
terrible monster.
Have you the grip? Or. rather, has the
grip got you? If so, read the following
letters.
These testimonials speak for themselves
as to the e1icacy of Peruna in cases of la
grippe or its after-effects:
A Southern .udge Cured.
Judge Horatio J. Goss, Hartwell, Ga.,
writes:
"Some five or six years ago I had a very
severe spell of grip which left me with sys
temic catarrh.
Jus'ice Long Asleep.
A man more than 70 years was ar
,ted in Calais, Vt., a few years ago
an indictment thirty-eight years
old, charging him with stealing a
horse.
Among those who have received the high
est award-the Grand Prize-at St. Lows
World's Fair, was the A. .J. Tower Co.. the
makers of the Fish Brand Slickers. Mn
of our readers who wvent to the Fair, wil
recall tbeir fine exhibit in which water
proof garments were shown adapted to so
many uses that almost every department
of the world's work was suggested. The
Grand Prize was a deserved tribute to one
of the oldest manufacturing concerns in
the country.
The Mexican dollar is disappearing from
international circulation.
Mrs. WInslow's SoothIng Syrup for children
teething. soften the gums. reduces inflammna
tion, allays pain, cures wind colic, 25e.abottle
The first U'nited States mint was estab
lished in 179'2.
I do not believe Piso's Cure for Consumn
tionhas anequal for coughs and colds.---oxns
F.ovzr., Trinity Sorin'rs.Ind.. Feb. 15, 1900.
South Africa exoorts $'26.O00,000 worth oi
diamouds to London annually.
To Cure a Cold ini One Day
Take Laxative B3romo Quinine Tablets. All
dru ists refund money if it fails to cure.
E. \ . Gro-:e's signature is on bor. 25c.
In 100' wve were Switzerland's best eus
tower.
Itch cured in 30 minutes by Woolford's
Sanitary Lotion. Never fails. Sold by all
druggists. 81. Mail orders promptly filled
by Dr. E. Dietchion, Crawfordsville,'Ind.
Vaccination was made compulsory in the
city of Madras in 1884.
Taylor's Cherokee Remedy of Sweet Gum
and iIullen is Nature's great remedy-Cures
Coughs. Colds, Croup and Consumptlon,anld
a,11 throat and lung troubles. At druggists,
25c., S0e. and $1.00 per bottle.
Apple and Anointed.
George ill, was wondering how the
apple got into th? dumpling.
"Because the policeman on our beat
prefers it that way," explained Queen
Carlotte.
F"rom that moment the King's mrind
began to :otter.-New York sun.
How'e This?
We ocaer One Hundred Dollars Reward to:
any case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by
Hall's Catarr h Cure.
I'. J. Cums~c & Co., Toledo, 0.
We, the undersigned, have known F. J.
Chney for the last 35 years.:and believe him
perfectly honorable in all business transac
tIons and financially able to carry out any
obligations made b)y their firm.
Wz'r & 'fUnAX, Wholesalo DruggiSts, To
ledo, 0,
WLDINo, KINNAN h MIARVIN, Wholesale
Druggists, Toledo, 0.
Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally, aet
Ing directly upon the blood and mucoussur
faces of the system. Testimonials sent free.
Price.75ce. per bottle. Sold by all Druggists.
Take Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
No Notion of Beal Trouble.
"I bet 1 get into more trouble than
any man in this State." volunteered
the young .fellow. "Nothing in the
trouble line overlook's me. Why, I'd
be afraid to marry"
"What' Ain't you married?" ejaCt1
lated the elderly party. "Boy, you
don't know what trouble is."-Louis
v'ille Courier-.lournal.
iat's Planters and Distributors
WE GUARANTEE THEM.
BEWARE OF IMITATIONS.
Write for Prices and Catalogue
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"A friend advised me to try your Pe
runa, which I did, and was immediately
benefited and cured. The third bottle cor
pleted the cure."-H. J. Goes.
Cared in a Few Weeke.
Miss Jean Cowgill, Griswold ra
House, Troy, N. Y., is the leading lady
wth the Aubrey Stock Co. She writes
the followi
"During the past winter of 1901, I suf
fered for several weeks from a severe at
tack of grip, which left a serious catarrhal
condition of the throat and head.
"Some one sugested Peruna. As a last
resort, after wasting much time and money
on physicians, I tried the remedy faith
fully and in a few weeks was as well as
ever."-Jean Cowgila.
Sved by Pe-ra-na.
Hlon vames R. Gul is one of the olde
and most esteemed men of Omaula, Neb.
He has done much to make it what it is,
serving on public boards a number oi times.
He endorses Peruna in the following
words:
"I am 68 years old, am hale and hearty
and Peruna has helped me attain it. Two
Better pe. M ace wapoeeds iples, er n
erresare produced whPoas
ris ieasappied to ah soil. To
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