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IILESBEADOFTHEAfilT
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Nominated by the President For ]
Lieutenant-Genera!. ;
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Tur PADIMCT v/ntcn THAT WAY !
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Question TV as Submitted to T'em For i
Consideration ? Young, Chaffee and
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MacArthur to lie Major-Generals ? (
Leonard Wood to Be a Brigadier .In
the Regular Service?Other* Promoted ]
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Washington, D. C.?The President 1
has sent to the Senate the nominatfon
of General Miles to be LieutenantGeneral
of the United States Army.
Accompanying the nomination of General
Miles are a large number of other
? ?" o?nnlntmonti tlio mrtct llTinor
OiUiJ a^t/tiiiuivubo, ?UV U.W. J J
tant of which is thar of Major-Gen- j
eral A. S. Chaffee, who is holding his '
-commission as a major-general of vol- '
unteers, to be a major-general in the *
regular army. 1
General MacArthur. who in the reg- i
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(Kansas "joint" smaahe
ular army Is a lieutenant-colonel in the 1
adjutant-general's department, is made c
a major-general of regulars. s
Genefal Fred Grant receives an ap
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pomtment as origaaier-generui, umi *
so does Governor-General Wood, whose s
actual rank in the United. States Army
at the present time is that of captain
and surgeon. '
A striking promotion is that of J.
Franklin Bell, a first lieutenant of cavalry,
now serving under a volunteer
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LIEUTENANT-OENEHAL SELSON A. MILES. ?
commission as brigadier-general, who
' Is nominated for brigadier-general. I
General Bell will be the youngest offi- i
cer in the list, and will be lieutenant- s
general commanding for many years \
In the ordinary course of promotion, t
cutting off General Wood from that t
rank. He gained his promotion by r
signal gallantry and ability displayed- a
in conducting the military expedition
to Northern Luzon. t
An unusual course was pursued by t
the'President with respect to the nom- t
ination of General Miles to be lieu- o
tenant-general. The question of mak- s
"lng the nomination was submitted to a
the Cabinet, and a ballot was taken t
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BBIOADIIB -GEXEBAL 3. PEANKLIN BELL. 8
(He gained bis promotion by sipual gal- "v
lantry and ability In tbe Philippines.) o
upon It. It resulted in favor of the
nomination, auu 11 was luereiure aeut i
to the Senate.
Following is the President's lis*: ' *
Battleship "Wisconsin In Commlulon.
With little ceremony the battleship
(Wisconsin, the newest and speediest ?
of fcer class, was formally turned over ?
to the United States Government at t
San Francisco, Cal. Captain George t
H. Reiter took command of the new fc
battleship.
Filipinos Kill Insurgents.
Natives have reported that the na- f
tives of the Island of Mindoro, P. I., t
rose against the insurgents and killed 3
the insurgent Governor. There are uo <2
troops at Mindoro. a
Minor Mention.
Mississippi has chosen the magnolia
as her State flower.
Porto Rico reports its largest crops t
Of sugar and tobacco.
Chicago has issued 400 'icenses to t
auto operators up to date. s
The herring catch off Newfoundland
;will be a total failure this season. b
The troubles in the Far East are be- P
lieved to be causing the prevalent
slump in the silver market. i;
The California Senate has asked *
President McKinley to remove Federal
Quarantine Officer J. J. Kinyaun from I
the port of San Francisco. e
To be Lieutenant-General of the
Vrmy, Major-General Nelson A. Miles.
To be major-generals. Brigadier3eneral
Samuel B. M. Young, Colonel
idna R. Chaffee. Eighth Cavalry;
3rigadier-General Arthur MacArthur.
To be brigadier-generals. Colonel
Fohn C. Bates. Second Infantry: Colore!
Loyd Wheaton. Seventh Infantry;
Colonel George W. Davis. Twenty
third Infantry: uoionei inraiunSchwa
n, Assistant-Adjutant-General:
Colonel Samuel S. Sumner. Sixth Cavilry:
Captain Leonard Wood, assistmt
surgeon; Colonel Robert H. Hall.
Fourth Infantry: Colonel Robert P.
Huehes. Inspector-General: Colonel
Gfeorge M. Randall, Eichth Infantry:
Major William A. Kobbe, Third Artillery:
Brigadier-General Frederick D. 1
Krant. U. S. V.; Captain J. Franklin [
Bell, Seventh Cavalry. j
SALOON SMASHER? AT WORK. |
VIrs. Nation and Other Women Wreck a '
Topeka "Joint."
Topeka, Kan.?Mrs. Carrie Nation
ind three followers, armed with
latchets, did S1500 damage in the
'Senate," the finest equipped "joint" J
n Topeka. She did more, for she 1
jained the first police co-operation giv- '
?n to her since she started on her sa- '
loon-smashing career at Wichita a 1
nonth ago. The police followed up
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NATION. I
>r and her lAisband.) '
ler raid and arrested the proprietor
>f the "Senate." Mrs. Nation was
irrested, but promptly released. s
There are? reports of plots to injure i
tfrs. Nation. It was said that several
aloon men have charged thick glass (
jottles with tremendous pressure, so <
hat an explosion will follow their be- (
ng broken. She Is not at all disturbed
>y these stories. ^
Mrs. Nation has dictated an appeal .
'to the children of the high schools ?
>f the United States" in which she '
lrged children everywhere to smash
jarroom windows with rocks.
When Mrs. Nation appeared in court 1
0 answer the charges of "disturbing
ue peace" and "smashing a joint" I
he first charge was dismissed, not- 1
vithstandlng the crusader demanded t
1 trial, and hearing on the second
charge was set for Thursday, the j
>risoner being released without bond. ]
Mrs. Carrie Nation is an excellent t
ype of a woman with a mission. Sho
s not only a reformer but a smasher,
ind she strikes first with her tongue,
ind follows it up with blows from hei
latchet. Her particularly strong point
s "joint," or saloon, smashing. She
iays that her right hand is the hand
>f the. Lord and that she has been
tflvised of God to destroy the rum
raffle in the United States.
Mrs. Nation was horn in Kentucky,
ler maiden name was Moore. Her
oother died in an asylum for the inane,
her hallucination being that she
vas Queen Victoria. Mrs. Nation's
lome is now in Western Kansas. Her .
lusband is a lawyer and she is a
ihyslcian. She is of medium heignt,
ind her hair is becoming gray.
Mrs. Nation helieves?and her bus>and
so advises her?that the proper- .
y used in a "jo;nt" is used contrary
0 law, and that to destroy it is not
inly right, but lawful, and therefore
he proceeds to break It up. She hag
1 belief that only through her death
?y violence at the hands of the liquor
eller will the Nation be so aroused as
o put an end to the traffic.
Mrs. Nation is a good platform
peaker. a woman of more than ordnary
ability, and has a fair education,
oupled with the knowledge derived 1
rom extensive Bible reading. Hex
ame is extending beyond the borders
if Kansas, and gold badges and
latchets are brought to her by every
rain.
Falling Off In Pressure of Gus Well*.
The annual report of the State Geoogist
shows a falling off of thirty
)ounds pressure in the Indiana naturil
gas field in the calendar year of
L900, the greatest falling off in one;
rear since gds was discovered in the
5tate. He says the supply will ba
jractically exhausted in four or five
rears.
Dead at the Age of 108 Years.
Mrs. Julia Armstrong, aged 10S j
rears, a resident or Minnesota lor
ilxty years, Is dead. She vvas the
vidow of the late Thomas Armscroug.
if Winnebago Falls, N. Y. \
President Sig^ng Army Law.
President MoKinley has signed the
Irmy Reorganization law.
Son Disappeared Klghteen Years Ago.
By the tiling of John Lacy's will at ''
s'ew York City, leaving $100 of his '
300,000 estate to his son Jules, it has
>een learned that Jules vanished eigheen
years ago, and has never been
leard from since. 1
Third Pair *f Twins In Four Tears.
Twins born to George Rector, a
armer, near Terre Haute, Ind., were i
he third pair since his marriage, four
'ears and three months ago. The first
lied in infancy, and the second one? ,
ixe fine babies sixteen months old.
Doings of State Legislatures.
A bill to restore the death penalty
las been introduced in Maine.
A bill to abolish the death penalty
ias been introduced in New Hamp
hirp
The Delaware Senate has passed a
iill abolishing the whipping post and
illory.
The Minnesota Legislature has voted
a favor of the popular election of
7nlted States Senators.
The lower house of the Teunessee
legislature has adopted a resolution
xoresslns: sympathy with the Boots.
THF NEWS EPITOMIZED
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WASHINGTON ITEMS.
The War Department ordered the
discontinuance of the sale of beer,
wine, and intoxicating liquors on all
military reservations and army transports
Special Committee of tho House on
the St. Louis Exposition voted to re- (
port favorably the hill appropriating
85.000.000 for the Louisiana Purchase
Exposition. j
The Army Appropriation bill provides
$118,000,000 for the next fiscal
year.
Secretary Hay wns advised by Minister
Hunter, stationed at Guatemala
City. Guatemala, of the suicide of
Sidney E. Everett, of Massachusetts.
Secretary of the American Legation. t
A colonization project Is under way I
In Southern California. This is for
Hie purpose of colonizing a portion of
ihe Texas rice fields with Dunkards. 1
sf whom there are a considerable i
jnmber in Southern California. I
The animal transport Oopack sailed (
'rom San Francisco for Manila with ^
ro.? horses and mules on board for
irmy use. These are said to be the j
inest animals ever shipped to the J
Orient. ;
Boyd Wallace, who killed Robert
Stafford in Washington in August last, ]
ivas sentenced to be hanged April 12. ]
The output of United States postage J
stamps at the Bureau of Engraving i
ind Printing during January was the
largest in the history of the GovernTient?$31,020,558.
President McKinley will appoint
more than 300 officers to staff places
in the new army.
OUR ADOPTED ISLANDS.
Surrenders and minor skirmishes
ontinue in Southern Luzon. P. I. A
'ew insurgents have been killed,
rhere were no American casualties.
Senors Borua ana ?mim. r?pre?fuing
Porto Riean planters, will present
o Congress the protest against The J
Hollander revenue bill.
Serious labor strikes were declared
n three Cuban cities?Havana. Santa
31ara and Cardenas. The Cubans are
ighting against the employment of
American laborers. - j
Major - General MaoArthnr's mes- J
;age regarding the Philippines situ- i
ition speaks of the insurrection as j
'inflexible and chronic."
The Custom House receipts in Cuba
luring 1900 amounted to S10.0S4.370;
n 1S99. S14.S54.261, showing an increase
of SI,230,115, or over eight per
ent. J
The Administration is searching for 3
Dlaces on the Cuban coast over which I
t will retain control. t
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DOMESTIC. jj
Two hundred and fifty Chicago
saloon keepers were arrested for keepng
open on Sunday.
A S900 shortage caused the arrest j
)f Joseph Fitzgerald, employed in the j
" -' 5 Af Votv Vnvlr i
seaDoaru :\unuum uuua, ui -v? ^
3tty. I
Standard Oil shareholders on March J
15 will get a twenty per cent, quarter- t
y dividend, the company distributing 4
*20.000,000.
Fire destroyed the Masonic Temple
it Toledo. Ohio. Loss. $150,000, fully
nsured.
* The Virginia Military Academy at
Richmond. Va.. refused to reinstate :
Bradley T. Johnson, Jr.. and four I
>thers dismissed for hazing.
Starving and unusually fierce wolves j
lave appearpd 011 the streets of New J
Suffalo, Mich., and the town is' ter- j
orized.
The Couutess Boni de Castellane 1
;old to her brother. Edwin Gould,
ler interest in six pieces o? real esate
in New York City for $45,000.
Miss Sarah Small, of Nashville, Ga..
,vas so seriously burned by her dress
etching fire that she died.
With several policemen, their con- : ?
;tant enemies, in the van, 250 boot- ; <
jlacks marched from Boylston street j f
o the State House at Boston, in sup)ort
of the bill* before the Legislature ^
lllowing them to wield the brush on t
Sundays until noon.
Rosalie Fontaine was attacked by
SVarren Matthews, a negro, who was 1
iromptly lynched at Ocean Springs, 1
Miss. t
Evidence is accumulating that Miss t
~ - * ?- UMU.I A Kiih.
May Li. * OSDUrgU was UlUCU uj a uuijlar
in Pittsfield, Mass.
Conflict between missions in Schen- 1
;ctady,'"N. Y.. threatens the compact
between the Unitarian and Universalst
churches to respect the territory of
?ach other. . 1
Banished for ten years from Ger- *
21 any for duelling. Carl Dammann, '
ate a captain in the German Army, J
:>lew out his brains at Wauwatosa, .
IVis. * J
FOP.EIGN*. (
King Victor Emmanuel, at Rome, re- J
'eived Mr. George Von L. Meyer, the
lew American Ambassador, who pre- *
unfed his credentials.
King Edward VII. issued addresses j
:o his subjects in general, and those
n India and the colonies in particu- ]
ar. * .
The Japanese oil well owners are i
tn tichr the Standard Oil t
nS?""""o ?? ? o ?
Uouapauy.
A cyclone at St. Malo, Channel Isl- t
mds. wrecked the steamer Eugenie, c
ind the. crew perished. t
Emperor William has conferred upon ^
Earl Roberts the order 01 the Black
Eagle, the highest German decoration.
The London World states definitely '
that the Balmoral estate in Scotland ^
md the Osborne estate in the Isle of
Wight were bequeathed by Queen Victoria
to King Edward. These properties
are too large and expensive for j
my one except the King to maintain. t
Great Boer activity is reported from
the Transvaal, the Orange Free State
[ind from Cape Colony, and there is a
constant clamor for more British p
troops. j
London crowds cheered Emperor i
William upon his departure from Eng- t
land. c
According to a census recently taken
in Mexico, the population of that country
is something over 13,51)0.000. a gain
of nearly a million since 1805. t
At a meeting of 5000 Boer sympa- f
thizers at Frankfort. Germany, a res- '
olution was adopted appealing to Great c
Britain to stop the war in South Africa. c
The Chinese Plenipotentiaries couferred
with the foreign envoys at
Pekiu regarding the punishment of
officials, and it was agreed that a list
should be submitted by the latter
for the consideration of the former.
Sixty-five officers and 2800 men in the
Kussian service returned from China.
Addison C. Harris, now representing
the United States Government at
Vienna, Austria, expects to resign in
the spring.
The Famine Commission in the
Bombay Presidency used strong language
regarding the famine administration
of that Dart of India.
fOi MARSHALL MY"
rhe Centennial of His Taking His
Seat as Chief Justice.
CELEBRATIONS IN MANY CITIES
[mpreselve Ceremonies In the Honae of
llepreaentatlvef ? The Freaident and
Cabinet Attend ? Addresses by Chief
Justice Fuller and Wayne MacVeagh?
Simla BarAgaocIallcns ITnnorthe Juria*
Washington. D. C.?The centennial
mnlversary of the installation of John
Marshall, of Virginia, as Chief Justice
>f the United States was commemorated
in the Hall of the House of Representatives.
The programme, arranged
by the joint committee of Confess
and William Wirt Howe, of New
Orleans, President of the American
Bar Association, was simple and diglified,
as beca^o the life of the great
Judge.
The President, his Cabinet, the
uembers of the Supreme Court, the
Diplomatic Corps and members of the
District Bar Association attended as
nvlted guests.
CHIEF JUSTICE JOHN MARSHALL.
Addresses were delivered by Chief
Justice Fuller and Wayne MacVeagh.
["he exercises closed with benediction
>y the Rev. Couden, the chaplain of
he House. In one of the galleries was
f\ Lewis Marshall, of Orange Court
louse, Va., the oldest descendant of
3hief Justice Marshall.
All over the United States Bench
ind Bar collaborated with men high
n civil government and social station
:o pay homage to the memory of John
Harshall, of Virginia, the great Conititutlonal
lawyer, Chief Justice of the
Jnlted States Supreme Court, who
ook office 100 years ago on February
k, ltfUi.
MAESHALL HOMESTEAD AT RICHMOND, TA.
All the courts of higher jurisdiction,
Mvll and criminal, were closed. Liti- ,
jatlon on commerce and trade was
suspended, and appropriate exercises
vere held by the bar associations of
he States and Territories.
The colleges and schools devoted to
:he study of the science of the law put
iside their usual routine in honor of
:he memory of the great jurist.
The United States Supreme Court
aad been In existence eleven years
ivhen John Marshall was appointed
:o preside over It. He held the office
:hlrty-four years.
MUST RAISE A NEW ARMY.
Etecraitlnc Stations Havo Been Estab
llshed All Over the Country.
Washington, D. C. ? War Departnent
officials are preparing plans for
ecruiting the regular army up to the
naximum strength of 100,000 men
provided for in the Army bill, which
las just passed Congress. The reguar
army now consists of about Go,000
nen. and 35,000 more are to be re:rulted
as soon as possible. The maters
which will receive the earliest atention
are the appointments of the
jeneral ?nd field officers and the re:ruitment
of the ten additional reginents
of infantry .and cavalry authorzed
by the bill.
Recruiting stations have been estabished
.at all the nrincipal centres of
)opulatlon, and all available officers
n this country have been assigned to
ecrultlng duty.
There is an immediate demand for
it least 5000 rccruits to meet defiilcncies
in the Philippdnes caused by
he necessary discharge of the entire
volunteer forces by the 30th of June
it the latest.
Including line and staff the Presllent
will have to appoint about 180U
tfflcers tq.jmeet the requirements of
he new law.
Large OH Strike in Washington.
Natural gas and oil are reported to
lave been discovered in large quantlles
south of Walla Walla, Wash.
Cadets to Graduate Immediately.
Orders were received, by Colonel
illls, Superintendent of the Military
Academy at West Point, N. Y., from
Adjutant-General Cor bin to take steps
o graduate the first class of cadets
in Monday, February 18.
No Hawaiian Law on Opinm.
Judge Humphreys, at Honolulu, Havali,
has rendered a decision declaring
he Hawaiian opium law unconstituional.
This leaves the Territory with>ut
any law 'to regulate the sale or use
>f the drug.
"Wife and Two Daughters Poisoned.
When the youngest daughter of
rohn Wold, a wealthy farmer, of Waren,
Minn., died a short time ajjo,
leart disease was assigned as the
:ause. As Mrs. Wold and her oldest
Laughter had died some time before
inder similar circumstances the stomich
of the youngest daughter was sent
x> Minneapolis, and it was found that
he girl had died from poison. For a
lumber of years past Mr. Wold had
jeen actfng strangely, and had prellcted
the death of each member of
lis family who has died. He Is in cus
,uuy.
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THE SABBATH SCHOOL
NTERNATIONAL LESSON COMMENTS
run r-CDMUMni it,
Subjecl : Jesus in Gethsemanr. Matt
xxvi.. 30-46 ? Golden Text, Luke xx.
42?Memory Verged. 39-41?Commentary
on tlie Day's Lesson.
36. '"Then.*' This was about midnight.
"'Cometh." After they had left the upper
room where they had eaten the paschal
supper. "With them."" There were only
eleven now; Judas was absent making arrangements
for the betrayal. "Unto a
place." Jesus oftentimes resorted to this
^uiet retreat with His disciples (John
18: 2) for refreshment, retirement, quiet
instruction and perhaps prayer. "Gethsemane."
The name means oil press, an emblem
of trial, distress, agony. "Sit ye
here." He left eight of the disciples at
the entrance of the garden. ."Pray."
Christ frequently went alone to pray.
37. "Took with Him." Further into
the garden, to a spot more retired. "Two
sons of Zebedee."" James and John. The
three disciples Jesus took with Him had
been witnesses of His transfiguration and
slory, and were to behold His humiliation
and agony. "Began to be sorrowful." To
oe penetrated with the most exquisite
sorrow and overwhelmed with deep anguish.
"Very heavy." Sore troubled; a
stronger word than the other.
38. "Even unto death." My soul is so
dissolved in sorrow, My spirit is filled
"""l. nnH nnorllisll that if
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speedy succor be not given to My body
death must be the immediate consequence.
"It was an agopy that would destroy His
life if it continued." This sorrow He felt
for the sins of a lost race; Isaiah 53:4 explains
it. The agony became so great that
His sweat was great drops of blood falling
down to the ground. "Tarry ye here."
Spoken to the three disciples. "Watch
with Me." It was not a sign of human
weakness that in such an hour as this
Christ sought for human sympathy; this
desire for fellowship in hours of darkness
and of sorrow is strongest in the hearts in
which love is the richest.
39. "A little farther." About a stone's
cast (Luke); 150 to 200 feet. There were
now three divisions to the little company?
the eight, the three and Jesus alone. "On
His face." This was the ordinary posture
of the supplicant when the favor asked
was great, and deep humiliation required.
The head was put between the knee?, and
the forehead brought to touch the earth.
"My Father." In all our addresses to
God we should eye Him as a Father?as
our Father, and it is in a special manner
helpful to do so when we are in an agony
"If it be possible," etc. This has been
generally explained in a way to make it
appear that Christ was fervently asking
the Father, if possible, to remove the cup
of His coming death and sufferings from
Him. A more satisfactory explanation is
that Christ was asking the Father to remove
the present cup of intense suffering,
which was done when the angel came
strengthening Him. Jesus knew that it
was the divine purpose that He should
come to the cross, and it was in harmony
with this plan that He asked that the
death agonies of this hour might pass
from Him. Christ prayed to have the suffering
that threatened His life there in the
garden relieved in order that He might go
on and finish. The great horror of Jesus in
the garden arose, not from fear of Calvary,
but from fear of failure, through physical
suffering, to reach Calvary, and thus to
lose all for which He left heaven. "Not as
I will." Jf it is Thy will that I t-hould die
here in the garden instead of dying on the
cross, as foretold. I submit. He was entirely
resigned to His Father's will.
40. "Cometh unto the disciples." He
did this three times during this awful
hour. He apparently desired communion
with them and the sympathy arid comfort
which they could give. "Asleep." Luke
sa3's they were' sleeping for sorrow. And
yet we cannot help feeling that'if thfey had
had a deeper sympathy with Christ and a
fuller realization of the crisis they would
have kept awake, and not have been found
sleeping on guard. Christ's gentle reproof
implies this. "Unto Peter." Peter had
just made loud professions. "With Me."
He was suffering for them, but only expected
that they would watch with Him.
"One hour." Sometimes Christ continued
in prayer all night, but He only asked
them to watch with Him one hour.
41. "Watch and pray." A testing time
is coming, and you will need to watch carefully
and pray earnestly. The Christian is
kin danger of falling a prey to the ivorld,
the flesh and the aevil. The person who
fails to watch opens the door for the
tempter to enter. We should guard every
avenue of approach and see to it that the
enemy does not enter unawares. Eut
watching and praying go together. Prayer
without watching is hypocrisy. "Into
temptation." The enemy was near at
hand; they were about to undergo a very
severe test. Would their faith and courage
fail them? God is able to keep us
from entering into temptations, even
though we may be in the midst of temptations.
"The spirit indeed is willing,"
etc. They desired to watch with Him and
thus show their sympathy and love for
Him, but their bodies and minds were
weak.
42. "The second time." His g?ing the
second and third times shows hoV great
was the burden, and Hia intense earnestness
and perseverance. tVhat an example
is this to us? If it were necessary for
Christ to pray three times, how many
times ought we to pray?
43. "Their eyes were heavy." They
could not keep them open; they were not
able to resist drowsiness. Mark tells us
that they knew not what to answer Him
when He aroused them from their slumbers.
They had no excuse to offer.
44. "The same words." They best expressed
the desire of His heart. It is certainly
right for God's people to use the
same words in prayer again and again,
when they come from hearts filled with
strong desire.
45. "Sleep on now." Jesus had gained
the victory. The hour for watching was
over, and now they could take their rest.
But how is this to be reconciled with the
command to rise (v. 4G)? Some think this
was spoken ironically, and should be read
in the form of a question. Do you still
sleep on? But probably there was a short
period of time before the command came
to rise.
46. "Let us be going." To meet Judas
and the soldiers. Jesus is ready, and He
knows what is before Him. Without hesitancy
He turns His face toward His terrible
sufferings of the cross. He does not
flee from danger, but goes willingly to His
death, for for this cause came He into the
world.
I)RTO?s:e(? by TJghtnln?.
The United States Weather Bureau began
the first systematic attempts in 1898
to ascertain the amount of damage done
by lightning in the United States. The
statistics collected for 1899 have just been
published in the Monthly Weather Review.
The number of buildings damaged
or destroyed by lightning in 1899 was
5527; in addition to these. 729 buildings
caught fire as a result of proximity to
other structures that were fired by lightning.
The report says that a conservative
estimate of the total loss by lightning during
the year would be $6,000,000.
A Lincoln Relic Dentro.yed.
The house where Nancy Hanks olighted
her troth to Thomas Lincoln has been destroyed
by tire. It was the first two-story
residence erected in Boyle County, Kv.,
and was over a century old. It was built
by Jud^e .lames P. Mitchell. Here it was
that Nancy Hanks, a frequent visitor to
the Mitchell family, accepted, in the winter
of 1805, the hand of Thomas Lincoln.
Railroad Earning* In the United States.
From returns of 181 companies, covering
163,214 miles of railroad, tne gain in earnings
of the entire mileage of the United
States is estimated at $125,000,000.
Production of California** Cretmorles;
The total value of the productions o|
the daries and creameries located in Cali
fornix and their by-products is e3tiinate<
at $15,500*000.
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GOD'S MESSAGE TO MAN. T
PRECNANT THOUGHTS FROVI THZ g(
WORLD'S CREATEST PROPHETS.
Thft Spnnnrl PI urn TIim Oh^link and ill* >pi
Well? L>aily UoIiik ? i-arbnarHiicv ol
the Holy Spirit?>pirllual suaieitauc*
? A Pool of ISethettlu.
Unto my loved ones have I given all? V
The tireless service of my willing A
hands,
The strength of swift feet running to W
their call,
Each pulse of this fond heart whose "
love commands
The busy brain unto their use?each
grace, V
Eacn gift, the flower and fruit of life. W
To me ^
They give, with gracious hearts and
tenderly, "
The second place.
Such joy as my glad service may dis- W
pense, _
They spend to make some brighter "
life more blest; T
The grief that comes despite my frail
defence,
They seek to soothe upou a dearer
breast. J
Love veils his deepest glories from my **
face: "
I dimly dream how fair the light may
be "
Beyond th<5 shade where I hold, longingly,
The second place.
And yet 'tis sweet to Know tuat,
though I make y<
No soul's supremest bliss, no life shall tt
lie . cr
Ruined and desolated for my sake,
Nor auy heart be broken when I die. ti
And sweet it is to see my little space 5
Grow wider hour by hour; and gratefully
it
I thank the tender fate that granteth cl
me ,l<
The second place. J'j
?Susan Marr Spalding.
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Tile Obelisk and the Well. pi
There is an Oriental story of two a'
brothers, Ahmed and 'Omar. Both ,
wished to perform a deed whose mem- j|,
ory should not fail, but which, as the
years rolled . on, might sound their fa
name and praises far abroad. Omar, ^
with wedge and rope, lifted a great q,
obelisk on its base, carving its .form in tl
beautiful devices and sculpturing many
a strange inscription on its sides. He di
set it in the hot desert to cope with its vi
gales. Ahmed, with deeper wisdom and ea
truer though sadder heart, digged a tc
well to cheer the sandy waste and P(
planted about it tall date-palms to ^
make cool shade for the thirsty pilgrim
find to shake down fruits for his huu- a
ger. . ' H
These two deeds illustrate two ways "
in either of which we may live. We ft,
may think of self and worldly success ^
ana rame, uvuig 10 mase u uuun- spieu- (.j.
did as the tall sculptured obelisk, but |1;
as cold and useless to the world. Or j['
we may make our life like a .well in the ei
desert, with cool shade about it to give gi
drink to the thirsty aud shelter and i*e- ti
freshment to the weary and fairit.' er
Which of these two ways of living is B
the more Cliristlike, is easy to decide.? tl
Kev. J. It. Miller, D. D. si
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Dally Doln . ^
Let us day by day do all the good we
can. The apostle was intent on beneficent
action, and day by day he sought S*
strength for such action, and looked for 01
renewal through it. He did not put his m
faith in the periodical doing of great
deeds, but in the faithful pursuit of a
daily helpfulness. In one of her letters
Miss Ilavergal writes: "The bits of co
wayside work are very sweet. Perhaps tj,
the odd bits, when a!l is done, will w]
' lly come to more than the seemingly
greater pieces!?the chance conversa- re
tioos with rich and poor, the seed sown 3a
ia odd five minutes, even the tables w<
d'hote for me, and the rides and/friends' w<
tables for you." This doing of good in sa
a small way at every opportunity makes *v<
many rich. Said the painter of antiq- of
uity: "No day without its line," and so j"
one by one his masterpieces came to ,1C
perfection. Let our motto be: "No en
day without its beneficent deed, al- en
though that day may be simpJe and ob- Jjjj
sctire," and we, too, shall turn out mas- P'
terpieces which no mere artist can rival.
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Forbearance of the Holy Spirit. [y:
Yon meet with persons whom it is
impossible to comfort, reminding one of r"
the man who locked himself up in f*kters
and threw the key away, so thafc [V*
nobody could unlock him. I have found frj
some in the fetters of despair. "Oh, I j
am the man," say they, "that has seen |a]
affliction; pity me, pity me, O my ;0
friends!" and the more you try to com- Qe
fort such people, the worse they get:
and therefore, out of all heart, we
leave them to wander alone among the
tombs of their former joys. But the
Holy Spirit is never out of heart with hit
those whom He wishes to comfort. He as!
attempts to comfort us, and we run to
away from the sweet cordial; He gives lot
some sweet draught to cure us, and we fai
will not drink it; He gives some won- o\\
drous potion to charm away all our th
troubles, and we put it away from us.
SUH tie pursues us; auu uiuuku ???.- ?uj
that we will not be comforted, He says ye
we shall be, and when He has said, He '
does it; He is not to be wearied by all
our sins, not by all our muraiuriugs.? Pr<
Spurgeou. ]
Spiritual
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We cannot always sit at the com- do
munion table. We partake of the feast '
not so much as a luxury?though it is '
that?but to give us strength to work ye
We think our Sabbath services, our '
prayers, our Bible reading, are our re- '
ligiou. It is not so. We do these things '
to help us to be religious in other ]
things. These are the mere meals, and ed
a workman gets no wages for his meals.
It is for the work he does. The value
of this communion is not estimated yet.
It will take the coming week to put the 1
value upon it. In itself it counts little: [?<
we shall see what it is, by what we shall ?
be.?Drummond.
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A Pool of Ijj
If I desired to put myself in the most pj,
likely place for the Lord to meet with
me, I should .prefer the house of prayer, fj,
for it is in preaching that the Word is |;j]
most .-blessed; but still I think I should
equally desire the reading of the Scriptures;
for I might pause over every
verse, and say, "Such a verse was /
blessed to so many souls; then, why ^
not to me? I am at least in the Pool '
of Bethesda, I am walking amongst its
porches, and who can tell but that the >n*
angel will stir the pool of the Word, !,a(
wiiiisi 1 ue neipu'ssiy oy me siue 01 it,
waiting for the blessing?"?Spurgeon.
Many of us feel that we never can l>e i
trusted long with happiness. There are \
soula which- are soon heated and hard- tji<
ened by sunshine.?Bishop Thorold. (
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Boy Fall* From Bed and Die*. rWhile
participating in a pillow fight r.< \
his home in New York City. Robert A tj,j
Page, the eight-year-old son of Arthur A ,
Page, a stock broker, fell from the bed
and died two hours later from a fractun 3tl
of the ekull. The three children slept in '
the same room, and they began to romp qu
around on the bed, assaulting each ot.hei >
with pillows. Durinsj the fight Roberl j|1(
fell from the hsd to the floor, and he wai
picked up unconscious.
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EE GREAT DESTROYER
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OME STARTLING FACTB ABOUT
THE VICE OF INTEMPERANCE.
lie Drunkard ? Frightful Nightly Aier*
age of Bloody Crimes ? The Liqnof
Traffic to Blame For More Than Half
of Them?Facing the A\rfal Facts.
Tliat left him void of reason and control?
chattering, idiotic shape? A ruined ;
soul? .<
/hat drove the sparkle from those eyea?
What loosed that maudlin tongue? r
fhat caused that hectic flush to rise,
That hectic flush and nerve unstrung?
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fhat banished pity from that breast?
fhat lulled that'conscience to Its rest?
fhat kindled out to waste that'brain?
What quickened but to clog the mind?
^hat dyed that cheek to leave the stain?
Of guilt and shame behind?
fhat fanned the latent fires of hate
o fury's maddened state?
fhat aimed the deadly bow
The helpless hand must strike?
he blow that fell on friend or foe,
On friend or foe alike.
aith. Hope and Love. The Solemn Vow*
las! Alas! Where are they now?
/'here are the safeguards of the soul?
Why must those life stars sink?
fho shall answer? Call the roll.
Who shall answer for the curse of Drinkf
?NeVv Voice.
Thrpp Mnrrl?r? fin TTAnr.
Ten thousand people are murdered every
>ar in the United States, fully one-half
le victims falling at the hands of liquor*
azed criminals.
One murder every twenty minutes for
le period between 8 o'clock at night and
o'clock the next morning.
While this is an appalling xjatementyel
is but a moderate estim$?v, and in*
udes only the actual reports murders,
)ne of tne many crimes that are never
ported or investigated being included.
; docs not include supposed suicides, the
illing of those who nave mysteriously
isappeared or the deaths of scores anc{
jrhaps hundreds of tramps and other* ,
)out whom nobody cares to inquire.
During the last ten years the number
t murders in the United States has stead*
y increased, almost annually, until at
i-escnt the yearly average of 10,000 is a
.ir estimate?and more than one-half ol
lis vast number of murders are, beyonq
lestion, the direct or indirect result of
ie liquor traffic. I
Eminent criminologists believe that mur?
?rers are largely afflicted with hereditary
ce. An investigation made by a Chi<
igo physician regarding the iamilVp hi84
>ry of one murderer sentenced Vo th$
enitentiary last year seems to bear out
lis theory.
It seemed that he came from a respect*
ale family of workingmen. The mothe* *
i the murderer was an industrious womj
1. His brother was a clerk and bore a
>od reputation. His father drank heav*
y, but was not criminally inclined. On
irther investigation the physician learned
lat the criminal had had two uncles who
id died in convulsions when quite young,
he murderer's grandfather on the motn?
's side, had been an epileptic. The
andmother was sound and normal. Both
ic grandparents of the murderer's moth*
were normally and mentally sounds
ut the murderer's great-grandfather,
irough direct paternal line, had been a
licide. On going further back, and by
riting to the murderer's former home in
Massachusetts, the physician learned thai
ie murderer's great-great-grand fathet
id been a confirmed drunkard, and in 4
; of rage had killed a man. This great*
eat-grandfather was hanged back in Rev?
utionary days. Since then three othel
urderers have descended from his familyi
The Ram Demon at "Work.
Medical men and sociologists are beming
alarmed over the great increase in
e number of persons suffering from
bat- they are pleased to call alcoholism,
early all the N'ew York City hospitals
ceive such patients from time to time,
ys the Rev. John Jo3iah Munro. The
jrkhouse and the almshouse on Blackill's
Island are full of them, and the inne
pavilion on Twenty-sixth street, at
ill as Ward's Island Asylum, have scores
men and women suffering from this contion
of disease of body and mind. Alco lism
is the last stage of chronic drunkness?nature's
danger signal that the
d is near. You may call it delirium tre*
ens or insanity or any other name you
ease, but the sad fact is that it is a sure
rerunner of death.
Some" men and women are all right
lien sober, but after each periodic spree
c body and mind become more parazed
until death quickly ends their suffings.
It is strange, indeed, but true,
at many of those who suffer from alcoilism
have the kindest and most genial
tures. They suffer eternal ruin from
e unintentional goodness of their
iends which they are unable to resist,
have known so many of them. They are
rge hearted, generous persons, and make
fcial companions, but this is their weakss.
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It Sounded Awful.
A temperance lecturer was preaching on
3 favorite theme. "Now, boys, when I
k you a question you must not be afraid
speak up and answer me. When you
>lr nrrtiinrt llnH SPf> all tVlf>SP fine hoUSCS.
rms and cattle, do you ever think who
rns them all now. Your fathers own
em, do they not?"
'Yes, sir," shouted a hundred voices.
"Where will your fathers be in twenty
ars?''
'Dead," shouted the boys.
'That's right. And who will own this
Dperty then?"
'Us boys," snouted the urchins.
'Right. Now tell me, did you ever in
iug along the street notice the drunkjs
lounging around the public house
or waiting for some one to treat them?"
'Yes, sir; lots of them."
'Well, where will they be in twenty
ars from now?"
'J)ead," exclaimed the boys.
'And who will be the drunkards then?"
'Us boys."
Everybody was thunderstruck. It soundawfully.
It was awful, but it was true.
What Each Gets.
From a bushel of corn the distiller gets
ir gallons of whisky,
hich retails at $16.80
- c 25
ie U. S. Government gets 4.40
,e railroad company gets. l.OO
;e manufacturer gets .15 ' \
e Tetailer gets 7.0ft
e consumer gets Drunk
e wife gets Hunger
e children get Rag*
A Proper Sequence.
\.t the New York automobile show there
,s an amusing suggestiveness about the
ctaposition of three machines on the
tin floor. Ranged in a row there was a
; truck bearing the word "Champagne"
large letters, and the brand next to it
d ambulance and next to it a police pail
wagon.
The Crusade In Brief.
\!cohol diminishes the vital forces.
jnless the liquor traffic be destroyed
; home will die.
Jnless the liquor traffic be destroyed
* church will die.
rhose who tipple are apt to topple.
Unless the liquor traffic be destroyed
is nation will die.
rhe suppression of the liquor traffic i?
II "n:irjimount issup."
L'he North American Indian was con*
ered largely by the aid of rum.
The discussion provoked in England by
e discovery of ar6enic in cheap Deer ha?
veloped the fact that the same
mce has also been found in the mor$
stly brews.
Ihe Government officials of Mexico art
iing interest in the newly inaugurated
nperancc movement, and the Board of
:alth is giving encouragement to th*
nperance workers, for the vice of alco
lism is reported to be growing there.