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li'W RATIFIED1
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Purchase of the West Indian Islands
Approved by the Senatf.
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PRICE TO BE PAID $5,000,0C0 I
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A Tr*n*ac:ion Which Bat R?en I'mUr j |]
Cen*iil*r*tlon Since Lincoli < Admin* Q
titration CouamaitMl ? Treaty Ap- Z(
proved by a Vln Tore Vote ? Moat ji
Beceive Saactloa of DaaUh Rljulad. (i
Wa*hinglon. D. C.?Tho Sonate. af- n
, ter a little more than an hour's consul- j ^
eratiou. ratified the treaty wirli Don- ^
mark ceding to the United States for ^
* consideration of $u.00o.iXX) the isl- I <\
ands of St. Thomas. St. Jcbn and St. If
$ Croix, composing the group of the An j "
tilles known as the Danish West In- "
P
dies, and lying just east of Porto | v
. Rico. Thus, so far as tliic country is r
7 concerned, was consummated a trans- j o
action which has been under consid- ! r!
eration intermittently sincc the Ad- j J
ministration of President Lincoln. J L:
v The treat7 and the report on it were j 1
read at length, and more or less dis- ' *
cussioa of the proposition was in- j
dulgcd in. Senator Culloin. as Chair- | 11
man of the Committee ou Foreign Ke- j n
lations. made a speech explaining the : s
advantages o' the acquisition of the | ?
Islands, and Senators Bacon and Mc- \
Laurln made brief remarks, saying i *)
that while they could not indorse ail i v
t the provisions of the agreement, they !
(would place no obstacle In th? way of ; "
ratification. j *'
Senator Baoon moved to amend the ,
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treaty uy strum? out uie secimi :>ar- .
isgraph of Articlc 3 of the treaty, read- i '
ins as follows: i
"The civil rijerhts and tbe political :
status of the inhabitants of the l*laud? |
Shall be determined by th? CoD(re?*. ^
subject to the stipulations contain?:! j ?
; In the present convention."
He based hi* opposition to this pro- J<
vision on the general ground that tb? ; *j
on<stitnti;*u slould extend to the Isl- ' ?
ands when thej becatne a part of the j *
United States. He said, however, tiiat ' J
the failure to accept th? amendment *
would not. ^."vveni his voting for the ; ?
treaty, for '?? believed in the Monro? 7
' doctrine. Lnder that doctrine tbic* j ?
eountry could not permit sn.~ E.irc- t *
peaa power to n'Jaulre the islands, and :
ire could not ia fairness take this po- ; V
sition and then ourselves refuse to
bU7 theai when thej arc for sale. The
amendment was rejected.
Senator Cullom explained all th? j
provisions of the treaty and pare ado- t P
tailed account of the resources of the i *
Islands and of their trade value to the j ,
United States. He said the provisiou t
affect m? the civil rights of the inhab- '
ltants was similar to the provision on ?
the same subject in the Spanish t.-eaty *
concerning Porto Rico. In takicc the
Islands, he said, the United States J
would assume no buruOD uf debt, as :
by the terms of the agreement all
claims held by Denmark against the T
Insular Treasury would b? canceled.
^ He placed the total of theie claims at
i t2.003.000. d
J Senator Culfom explained that under p
| the terms of the treaty the United ! c
States *would take possession of the : h
Islands as soon as ratification coald \ t
be exchanged, and said that It would ' c
not be necessary to dela? tint act uu- i t!
til tlir? annrjnriatio i of mone7 ta nr.v 1 fl
for them could be made. The harb'r j t<
at St Ti?o nas Island was described a? I
one of the safest acd best in the West b
Indies, and the importance of its pos- I >
session from a strategic point of view ! c
w.x? enlarged upon. He said that the ; c
coatnl of that haabor commands the . n
i military pltuatlon as far as necewary ti
I In Cuba, and that if we are tc build a
canal across the Isthmus of Panama h
the ownership of the harbor by thr1 t:
United States is essential as ii guards ii
the approach to the canal. Senator s
Culiom's motion to ratify t'aen W3" t
adopted by a viva voce vote. c
SEASON'S WORST SNOWSTORM.
It K.,zetl Along the Coast Frek the C*ro- *!
. T. llui t? New Enclanil.
New York City.?A snowstorm that ! 0
would have ranked as a blizzard if the
weather had been colder, kept the city a
In its jrra*p all day. In the early part I j,
of the day there was a gale of forty j r
tuiles an hour, accompanied by a heavy a
snowfall At the sam > time the ther- j
aiometer was tniny aegrc?3 auove wro. i
The snowfall became lighter later 1*1 J f,
the day aud ceased lu the evening, i v
Less than ten inches of snow Cell in ! $
the city, but the snow wa3 blown In J,
drifts, which seriously blockaded a
traffic.
' There was consider-hie delay ii\ '.be
running of the trains approaching tue
city, and the mails were late. The
storm wag violent along the coast from
( the Carolina* to New England. Sound
i boats stopped and there were delays in 0
feiTy traffic. The delivery o* fright s
at the steamship piers was at- .don.'d ti
' for the day. fl
There was little suffering In the city d
' because of the absence of severe colli, ii
No accidents of importance were re- t<
ported. The snow and wind later- h
fercd with busiuOs in the city to Midi
n extent that several of the depart- f
oseut stores were Hosed. 7
iit*|wrut irum nuuwi an |iur:M hi .m-w ?
York r.nd tne N'-w England States ii
? showed that from eight inch to two k
feet of snow had fallen, and that high '
winds accompanied the storm. Country
roads were impassable.
In Eastern Pennsylvania the heavy
fall of snow impeded steam and sur- "
face railroads, but the West enjoyed *
clear, fair and almost sumuierlike ?
' weather. D
Captain Htkm'i Itllrennit
? President Roosevelt sent to the Unit- _
ed States Senate a message recom- :
mending the retirement of Naval Con- 1
tractor Ilichmond P. Hobscn. and in v
accordance with this recommendation ?
Senator (Inllinger Immediately Intro- *
duced a bill providing for Mr. Hobson*
transfer to the retired list.
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H?w fmldtat of Cotta Hi cm.
Ascucclou Esqulrel obtained a majority
of the electoral vote# in tbe elecllon
for the Presidency of Costa Rico. *
The election passed off quietly. Unknown
Men Harder Kentucky Xegro,
: Three men entered the cabin of Bell
Dooley. a negro railroad section baud. <
at Fulton. Ky.. placed a rope arouud . i
his neck, and drugged him out of the 1
house into the snow. where they shot a
him to death. There Is no clew to the t
Identity of the three men. and no cause t
(or the deed is known. t
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End of the Industrial ComnalMion. I
The industrial Commission created
several years ago to investigate industrial
problems and report on them with
recommendations to Congress has expired
by limitation of law. <
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tEPEALINGTHE WAR TAXES ]
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ae houso unanimously ras^ea iao s
Ways and Moans Bill.
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cSlcn of the Democratic Lfgiltr Mnvlag
3t? laiuttillate Pa?a;r a SurpriM
to th? Kfpnblicsu.
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Washington. D. C.?After sharp par? , t
aucutary sparring over the adaption J v
f a special rule reported by Mr. Dnl- | j
fll (Rep.. Fa..) for the Committee on j <j
lules. the War Revenue Reduction I
ill. wipinjr out the taxes levied to t
leet the extraordinary expenses of the <
'ar with Spain, parsed the House J
nthout a dissenting vote. The re- j t
u!t was a surprise to all the seasoned j t
lepublican leaders, as they were not j
jrewarned of the Intention of Mr. I f
llchardson (Dem.. Teun..) the minor- | p
y leader, to ask uuanimous eensent I c
ar th susi?ension o" the rules and to j r
ut the bill immediately on its passage ] c
rithout deitate. It was after tl^fc
k ?-4:? hn/1 i?iin)r t rlo?l . 3
'i'UJUCl a l IV irnucio uuu ?uiMt^ ?..?? ?
btain a modification of the spec'al ! |j
ule reported I?y Mr. Dalze'.l. fixing th? | _
me for closing the debate at 4 o'elork j {,
He following afternoon, that Mr. ' o
lichardson. obtaining the floor on ; e
3nit' pretext that did not appear plain J 8
rcn to Speaker Henderson, announced | *
tiat his side unanimously favored the | J
epeal of all the remaining war taxes, j v
nd that, as a protest against what he j
ailed t'je "gag rules" of the House. \ t
e nio-ed that. without further pre- j r
iniuaries the b!U at one? be put ta a < t
ote. ; t
Mr. Richardson's motion ca".?ed a j ?
vely conia'ction ou the Republican ' *!
Ide of the chamber. Messrs. Payne. ' ?
irosvenor. Cannon. Dalzeli and other u
Mders quickly gathering in front of j i
lie Speaker's desk and holding htir- ?
led consultations, while the Temo- ; ?
rats applauded Mr. Richardson's j *
harp'tuove. The astonished Republian
leader.) consulted Sneaker Hen- | r
erson frequently while the confusion j ^
isted. and as nobody offered i?ny oS- : 1;
action to the remorratlo leader's re- j ii
uest for unanimous consent for the (J
ill to'be placed on its parage, the j 4
oil call call on Mr. Richa.dsnn'a mo- | "
Ion was ordered without r>or? ado. > *
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.verj member ?n ins scar?_?a ;u an- y
egistered bis vote for the bl!l In a j t
eice that ran;: cut resonantly. The ; n
acideui was ou* of the uio?t remark- : *
ble in the reeent history o* Congress j c
bill that lops off froru the publk* rev j *
nne more than $75,000,000 passed th* ; j(
louse without debate or division. and , t
mid a silence. after t"?? Hons? recov- i u
red from it* surprise that wac oppres- j li
ive. When this hail been accoiu- | *
lisbed the House Immediately ad- . *
turned. leaving the bewildered cpw'- I *
ltots in the crowded calleries wonder ! (
what bad happened and what it j v
11 meant. The members tiled out 11
>isnrely. the leader.? of the two side.1 i i
ood naturedly i'halTnz one another. 1 d
s if each palitical par.y had achieved J *
great victory. j ?
EARTHQUAKES KILL THOUSANDS. | *
crrlbla KortiUt; la the Sktuki Di? ; c
trlet, Tra Caucasia. i ^
Baku. Russian Trans-Careasda.?'The 11
Islrict Headman of Shautaka tele- I r
rapbs thfct the t.wn is now almost ! s
ompletely destroyed, enly a dozen . 0
ouses beinjr left standing, and that j
b? loss of life was very jrrei;t. Tb< i1
hurch. tlie mosrue. the barracks, and j,
ie treasury wo destroyed. Twenty. , J
vo thousand inhabitants are without . j
jod and shelter.
To add to the terrors of the neigh- ! t
oriioou. a volcano near me vn aKi- m : v
laiasy. eastward of Shamaka. broke Ja
at into active eruption. A great . ?
revasse has appeared. whence im* j *
icase flames and streams of lava wore? c
iirown out. j i
Hundreds of the bodies of victims j a
ave l>een recovered. It appears cor- j 1
tin tint hundreds of bodies tre buried 11
j tbe fissures and debris caused by tiie \1
Siccks. Among tlie dead ar? many j J
ramea. who. at the time or the prin- c
inal shock, were congregated in the . i
ariou:- bathhouses. j I
1 he pile* of wreckage, however, are ! i
a vast that the search necessarily is *
low. Most of tbe victims were Mus- j
ulmans. The survivors are encamped J
utside the ruins of the city. j j
Eattalions of guards and detachments | j
f cappers, with tents, were despatched j c
3 Shamaka to aid in the work of j
pscue. The Ued Cross is active in i K
deviating distress. 11
Berlin. Ccrmany.?It is re|>orted here j ]
ror.i Baku that thousands of persons :
r*?re k'lled by the earthquakes in the J I,
H-.-l? W * I.. I_? , r
Ill'.i'.iaxa (Iisirui. 11 is lUiii (lit- ; 5was
arc! village for twenty versts !
round I'hamaka suffered severely.
YELLOW FEVER ALL CONE.
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billing Infected Mosquito** Ha? Worked
Wonder* In XlnYaim.
Havana. Cuba.?Major W. C. CTorgns.
ihief Sanitary Officer, nays he lias rea- ;
on to believe Havana has been ae- *
ually purged of yellow fever for th? j,
ir?t time In 100 years, the dlseasi* ! %
isappenrlnti with the Uilllug of the ,
iifeeted mosquitoes. Siuce Ia3t Sep- j
ember not a single case of lb? feve.* t
an been reported. f
The average deaths from the disease )
or the part forty-five years has hern c
51. On March 1. 1901. the plan of .
lllinc infected mosquitoes was pnt I
nto effect, with th?* result that only .
ix persons have died from yellow x
ever since. 1
Child Bnrned lo Uenth.
Mamie Atkins, seven years oid. liv- <
tic near Laurel. Del., has been burned i
o death. She was playing around an J
pen hearth when her dress caught ;
ire. <j
Found Guilty of Wife Harder. j
The Jury in the case of William H. <
*ratt. who has been on trial at WVst i
'hester. Pa., for murdering bis wife. 1
rho w?* fonnd with her throat rut ami j
i bullet throuTh her head on July 1M. J
irought in a verdict of guilty of mur- j
[er in the first degree. The uiost dam- |
ging evldeuee against Pratt was given <
iy hi3 eight-year-old son. j
Crime Increasing la Russia.
Crime in steadily increasing in Bus- <
ila. In every 100,000 of the population <
22 crimes were registered last year. '
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lamed HI* Sister to l)?ath. !
John Xowak. the three-year-old soa <
>f u ti: email in the employ of the '
Standard Oil Company at Hammond. '
ind.. struck a match ai\d deliberately j
tet lire to the clothing of bin baby sis- .
er. who was burned to death. The 1
nother of the children was ou her way <
o a grocery at the time. The boy '
itood and watched the baby burn to j
leach.
flT?-Mut?d Schooner Lannrhtd.
Th? Ilve-masted schooner J>*nuie R.
Du:>oi* has been launched at Mystic.
Uonn.
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)R. l'ALMAGES SERMO
iUNOAY'S DISCOURSE BY THE NOTt
DIVINE.
nbjoct: The Work N??rr?t ?t Unntl?P
Your Itellgion Into I'ractlcc?Ue am
ful For Qoii'i Cominou ISImiIdk
B?t<dui of Spiritual Strength.
Washi.xotos, D. C.?In thix discoui
)r. Tahnage advise* u* to do our best
he spheres where we are placed and r
rait to serve God in resounding politic
ext, 1 Corinthian* x, 31, "Whether, the
ore, ye eat or drink or whatsoever yc i
to all to the glory of God."
When the apostle in this text sets for
be idea that so common an action a* t
skinif of food and drink is to be condu
d to the glory of God, he proclaims t
mportance of religion in the ordinary .
airs of our life. In all ages of the woi
here ha* been a tendency to set apart a
ain day*, places and occasions tor w<
hip. and to think thone were the ch
ealinn in which religion was to act. No
loly day* and holy places have their i
ortancc. mey give opponunuy ior ?j
ial performance of Christian duty and I
egafing of the religious appetite, but th
annot take the place of continuous ex<
ise of faith and prayer. In other wort
man cannot be so much of a Christian
lunday that he can afford to be a wori
ing all the rest of the week. If a steam
ut out for Southampton and go one d
n tlut direction and the other six days
ther directions, how long before the stea
r will get lo Southampton? It will net
et ther.'. And, though a roan may act
o lie voyaging heavenward during the ht
tahhath day, if during the following i
lays of the week he is going toward t
rorld an.l toward the flesh and toward t
[evil how long will it take him to rea
he pcaccful harbor of heaven. You ca
tot eat so much at the Sabbath banqu
hat you ran afford religious abstinen
ho other six days. Heroism and princ<
ichavior on crcat occasions are no apolo
ir lack of right demeanor in circumatanc
n?igniticant and inconspicuous. The ?
line Christian life is not spasmodic; dc
lot go by fits and start*. It toils
through heat and cold, np steep moui
ins and along dangerous declivities,
ye on the everlasting hills crowned wi
he castles of the blessed. I propose
load tor an everyday religion.
In the first place we want to bring t
cligion of Christ into our converaatic
Vhen a dam breaks and two or three %
tgcx are overwhelmed or an earthqun
rj South America swallows a whole cil
hen ;*ople begin to talk about the unci
lintv of life, and they imagine that th
re engaged in positively religious convi
ation. No. \ou may talk about thi
hing* and have no grace of God at all
our heart. We ought every day to
alking religion. If there is anything gl
bout it, anything beautiful about it, at
hing important about it, wc ought to
ontinuously dircusxing.
I have noticpd that men just in prow
ion as their Christian experience is sh
ow talk about funerals and graveyards a
ombsione* and deathbeds. The real. s<
line Christian man talks chiefly about tl
ife and the great eternity beyond and r
0 much about the insignificant pass 1
ween these two residences.
And yet how few circles there are wh?
he religion of Jesus Christ is welcon
Jo intc a circle even of Christian peop
i-here they are full of joy and hilarity, a:
alk about Christ or heaven and everythi
1 immediately silenced. As on a summ
lay when the forests arc full of life, chi
er, chirrup and carol?a mighty chorus
ird harmony, every tree branch an orelv
ra?if a hawk appear in the *kv, ere
oice stops and the foretts are still.
Just so I have seen a lively religious c
le silenced on the appenrancc of anythi
ike religious conversation. No one h
nythinp to say save perhaps some old j
riarch in the corner of the room, w
evilly thinks that something ou^ht to
aid under the circumstances; no he ni
ne foot over the other and heaves a lo
igh and says, "Oh, yes; that's so, tha
o!"
My friends, the religion of .Jesus Cbr
* * 11- aKnlit *1*11 It A r]
9 SUUICiillllji IV lain awvuv ~
ieart. It is brighter thin the sun?l:ii
)o not so around groaning about your i
Irion when you ought to be sinking it
alking it in cheerful tone* of voice. H<
?ften it is that we find men whose liv
re utterly inconsistent who attempt
alk religion and always make a failure
t! My friends, we must live religion
re cannot talk it. If a mau is cranky a
ross and uncongenial and *iard irt his de
ngs and then begins to talk about Chr
nd heaven, everybody is repelled by
fet I have heard such men Kay in whini
ones. "We are miserable sinners," "T
x>rd bless you," "The Lord have marcy
ou," their conversation interlarded wi
uch expressions which mean nothing b
anting, and canting is the worst form
typocrisy. If we have really felt the i
igion of Christ in our hearts, let us t;
t, and talk it with an illuminated coun
lance. remembering that when two Chr
ian people talk God gives special att?
ion and write* down what they say: \
" ! ? .1 ?L_. t ,1 ?
.tenI ill, it), men mrj iii.1l iuisu v
x>rd spoke often one to another, and t
-ord hearkened and heard it. and a bo
if remembrance was written."
Again. I remark, we must brine the r<
ion of Christ into our employment*. "Oh
ou say, "that is very well if a man ham
urge ?ums of money or if he have an i
ensivc traffic, but in the humble work
ife that 1 am called to the sphere is t
mall for the action of such grand, heav<
y principles." Who told you so? Do v
lot know that God watches the faded 1<
m the brook'i surface as certainly as ]
Iocs'the path of a blazing sun? And t
noss 'hat creeps up the wide of the ro
nikes as much impression upon Go<
nind as the waving tons of Oregon pi
ind Lebanon cedar, and the alder, crai
ing under the cow's hoof, sounds as lo
n God's ear as the snap of a world'.J cc
lagration. When you have anything to
n life, however humble it may socui t.> I
iod is always there to help ynu to do it.
If your work "is that of a fisherman, th
?od will help you. a-i He helped Him
then He dragged Gecncsaret. If yo
vork is dmvinj: water then He will hi
rou. as when He talked at the well cu
o the Samaritan woman. If you are <
{aged in the custom house. He will le
roil an tic led Matthew sitting at the
ttipt of CUItOliH.
A religion that is not good in one pi:
s liot worth anything in another p!a
["he man who ha* only a dav's wag.-s in I
>ocket a* certainly needs the guidance
"elision as he who rattles the key a o t
jank and could abscond with a huudr
housand dollars.
There arc those prominent in t
:hurches who sitm to be on public oc
lions very devout wb? do not put t
)riuci?le? of Christ's religion into pract:
rh<?y are tbo moat inexorable of crcdito
rhey are tbe most grasping of deal?
["hey are known as sharpers oa the ?tre
rhey Heere every sheep tbey can catch.
:ountry merchant comcs in to buy spri
>r fall goods, and he Rets into the store
>nc of these professed Christian men w
iavc really no grace in their hearts, and
4 completely swindled. He is so o.-eroo
that he cannot get out of town during I
week. He stays in to ?n over Sunday. g>
into some church to Ret Christian consi
tion, when what is iui amazement to ii
that the verv man who hands him the ??
Ix>x in the church u the one who relic\
him of his money! But never mind; I
rleacon has hi* black co:?. on now.
Iooks solemn and goes home, talking ab:
"the blessed ermon." If the wheat in I
churches should be uut into a hopper. I
fimt turn of toe crank would nuke *
fluff fly. I tell you. Some of then*.* ti
*re great stickler* for gospel prea-hi
Fhey *ay: "You aland there in lunds .1
jurplicc and cown and preach?preach I
111 angel?and we will *ta?<l out here a
attend to business. Don't mix thin
Don't get business and religion in the *a
bucket. You attend to your matters, a
we will nttend to ours." They do not ku
that CJod neen every cheat they have pr
ticcd in the last six yearn; that Hci.-an 1?
through the iron wall of their firejir
safe; that He has ciunted every <lo]
they have in their pocket, and that a <
01 judgment, will come. Th^e inconsist
Christian men will sit on the Sabbath ni;
. i-- i.? ?( n?.i .. ?|?.
Ill VIIC ?/l niii^iu^ " ? '
tbc service. "Rock of agr* r!?it frtl" n>
aad then wkeu the bincthclioa u r
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Nnounced chut tbc pew door and say a* the* <
go out: "Oooh-bye, religion. I'll tc back I
uext Sunday."
I think that the church of God and the
iO Sabbath are only an armor)- where we are f
to get weapons. When war come.*. if a
man wqnts to fight for his country, ha
<loe<i not go to Troy or to Springfield to do
nt battling, but he go?* there for swnrd? nnd
te. muskets. I look upon the church of Christ 1
t and the Sabbr.th day ns only the piaco and
time where and when wc are to get armed
for Christian conflict, but the battlefield U
-* on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thura*
in day. Friday ana Saturday.
iot "St. MartinV and "Lenox" and "Old
a; Hundredth" do not amount to anything
re- unless tliey sing aSI the week. A *ormon
io, is iiselenv unrcss we can take it with u* liehind
the plow and the counter. The Sabth
bath day is worthier if it last only twenhe
ty-four hours.
ct- There arc many Christian* who My: "We
he are willing to nerve God. but we do not
af- want to do it in these sphere* about which
rid wc arc talking, and it seems so insipid and
er- monotonous. If we bad some great occa?r
sion. if we had lived in the time of Luther,
ief if wc had been Paul's traveling companion,
w, if wc could serve God on a great scale, \re
m- would do it. but we can't in this everyday
[>e- life." I admit that a great deal of the roor
mance and knight errantry of life have disey
appeared before the advance of this proc?r
tical age. The ancient temple* of Rouen
Is, have been changed into etorehoures and
on smithies. The residences of poets and 5
Id- princes have been turned into brokers' 1
ler shops. The classic mansion of Ashland
ay has been cut up into walking sticks. The in
grove* where the poets said the gods dwelt
m- have been carted out for firewood. The
er muses that we used to read about have dis* .
m appeared before the immigrant'* axe and
>1y the trapper's run. and the man ivho is ?
ix waiting for a life bewitched with wonders
he wil! never find it. There is, however, a s
he field of endurance and great achievement,
ch but it in in everyday life. There are Alps j
in- to scale, there arc Hellespont* to swim,
let there are fires to brave, but they are all
ce abound us now. This is the hardest kind
rly < martyrdom to bear.
gy Again, we need to bring the religion of
*s Christ into our commonest trial*. For
;n- vere losses, for bereavement, for trouble f
*s that shocks like an earthquake and that i
on blasts like a storm, we prescribe religious I
it- ror.sob.tifln. but. business man, for the I
it* small annoyances of last week how muck r
th of the grace of God did you apply? '"Oh." t
to you say. "these trials arc too small for such J
application." Mv brother, thev are shap- i
he ing your character, they are wearing out ?
>n. your patience and they are making you less
"il" and less of a man. t
L'? V I.- f..l l - 1.1. -t .1 I
>* - iiun, uc i.uciui in in Qiinc ux muM: ?ii*
ty. noyances no through your soul unarraigjied.
?r- Compel them to administer your spiritual
?y wealth. The scratch of a sixpenny nail
fr- sometimes produces lockjaw, and the clip
!? of i moat infinitesimal annoyance may
in damage you orever. Do not let any anbe
noyance or perplexity come r.crou your
ad soul without its making von better.
>y* Our National Government did not think
be it belittling to pot a tax on pins and a tax
on buckles and a tax on ahoe*. The indict"
vidual taxes do not amount to much, but
a!- in the aggregate to millions and millions of
nd dollars. And I would have you. O Chrissn
tian man. put a high tariff oh every annoy*i*
ance and vexation that comes through your
ot eoul. This might not amount to much in
* single cases, but in the aggregate it would
be a great revenue of spiritual strength and
sre satisfaction. A bee can auck honey even
?e. out of a nettle, and if you hive the grace
1?. of God in your heart you can get sweetness
no out of that which would otherwise irring
tate and annoy. The only way to get pre'?r
pared for the great troubles of life is to
*t- conquer the*? small troubles.
?? Ag.iin, we must bring the religion of ,
Christ into our commonest blessings. When ,
ry the autumn comes and the harvests are in ,
I 1.1 ? 1 ? ? 1
hum me gutcruurs naif.c |inicisniJiioii4, we (
ir* assemble in churches and we arc very ,
ntj thankful. Bat. every day ought to be a ,
a<* thanksgiving day. Wo do not recognize j
>a* the common merrie* of life. We have to j
no <iec a blind man led bv hi* dog before ire ,
>c begin to bethink ourselves of what a grand ,
thuig it is to have 'undimmed eyesight. \
"3 We hive to see rome wounded man nob- j
blind on his crutch or with his empty coat |
sleeve pinned up before wc learn to think ,
ist what a grand thing Cod did for u? when He <
ad gave 114 healthy use of our limb*. We are j
?e. no stupid that nothing but the misfortune* j
re- of others can rouse us up to onr bles/ings. ?
or Ah the ox grazes in the pasture up to ite s
>w eye in clover, yet never thinking who t
e? makes the clover, and a? the bird picks up j
to the worm from the furrow. n?t knonring |
of that it is (?od who make* everything from ,
or the animalcule in the sod to the seraph on j
nd the throne, so we g."> on eating, drinking j
at- and enjoying, but never thanking, or sel- {
ist dom thinking, or, if thanking at all, with t
it. only half a heart. ,
is I compared our irdifference.to the brute, )
he bat pe 'heps f wronged the brute. I do not ,
on know but that, among it* other instincts, j
th it may have an instinct by which it recog- \
iut nizcs the divine har.d that feeds it. I do
of not know but that Ood is. through it,
re- holding communication with what we call
ilk "irrational creation." The cow that star.d*
te- under the willow by the watercourse chewis
ing it* cud looks very thankful, and who
n- can tell how much a bird mean* by its
In- song? The aroma of the flowers smells like
he incense. and the mist arising from the river
he look.* liko the smoke of a morning sacrifice,
ok Oh. thai we were a? responsive! Yet who
thank* God for the water that gushes up
?li- in th-? will, and that foams in the cascade,
. " ?ui L . ??.- ?1-- 1
uitii iiijv i'?n vuw tvcrwi, aim mav ^
l'e patter* in the showers. and that claps it*
;x- hinds in the sen? Who thanki God for '
m the air, the fountain of life, the bridge of <
oo sunbeams, the path of sound. the great fan '
>n- on a hot summer's day? Who thanks God '
ou for this wonderful physical organism. this <
wf sweeti of th? vision, this chime of harmony I
He struck into the ear. this soft tread of a
he myriad delights over the nervous tissue, i
kk this rolling of the crimson tide through ar- 1
1'* terv and vein, this drumming of the heart t
ne on our march to immortality? We take all i
th?*s? thing* a* a matter of cnur?"?. '
wd But suppose God should withdraw these 1
>" common blessings! Your body would beds
coint- an inquisition of torture, the cloud
x-'. would refi:s?' rain, every green thing would
crumple up. and the earth would crack t
open under your feci. The air would cease 1
OTS it* healthful circulation, pestilence would
>ur swoop, and every h i use would become a
'P place of skulls. Streams would lirst swim
ir'' with vermin and then dry un, and thirst
S1!' and hunger and anguish and despair would
u' hit their sceptres. Oh. compare such a life
M- as th.it with tli? life you live with your
i* tniiies! Is it not time tha*-, with ever*
>cc a t .or. of your life we bcgati to ncknotrlte.
cd?*c these every.lav mercies? "Whether
lii.i ye cat or drink or whatsoever ye do. ilo all J
of to th? glory of (Jod." Do I address a man
; or a woman who his not rendered to God
ed one single offering of thanks? i
1 was preaching one Thanksgiving Day i I
h? and announe??d my t*xt?"Oh. give thank* |
im unto the Lord, for Ho is ?ood. for His mor- )
he cy cnd'ireta forever." I d.? not know |
ce. whether there was any blessing on the #er* |
rs. mon or not. hut the test went straight to i
rs. a young man'* heart. He said to himself \
et. a* I rv.d the text: " "Oh. give thank* unto
A the Lord, for He lit cood'? Why. I have
intc never rendered Him nuy thinks! Oh. what
of in 'nyratc I have been!" Can it be, my ,
ho brother, th.it you have been fed by the ,
be ?.?ad Innd of Ood all these days, that you ,
mc have had clothing and shelter and all the .
^he never offered your h-art t.? God? Oh. let (
?es berelieier.t surronntlinp", .md yet have j
>ia- x sense of the divine go idness shown you (
nd in everyday blessings meit your heart, and
?jr if you hive never l>eiore uttered one earred
nest note of thanksgiving let thi.i lie the
the day whieh shall hear you sing! What I .
lh say tij one I nay t.? all. Take thi? prac- J
?ut lical religion I have recommended into /
the your everyday life. Make every day a .1
the Sabbath and every meal a sacrament and
the every room you enter a holy of holies. We
ion a!! Jiave work tn do; let us he willing to do
ns. it. We all have sorrows to bear; let in
itid ehceniiHy bear them. We nil have battles '
ike iu ti^h:; let u* courageously tight them. If '
i?d you want to dis "ight. you must live right. '
ig*. Negligence and indolence will win the hiss
me of everlastinc scons, while faithfulness will '
m?! i;at:%r its garlands and wave it* secptre
ow ami sit upon iU throne lon^e after thia j
at- earth hax put on ashes and eternal ages
^ k have begun their rtiareh. You iro ho;ne to- ]
oof day and attend to your litt'e sphere of d'l*
iiar tr-? i wi:i ljo noni'.* arri aiirnu i<> my inlay
ii?- Hnher? of duties. Every one in hi* own 1
cat place. .So our every ?'.ep in life shall lie a '
K'nl triumphal untie h. and the humblest foot1
??f *tool on which we are called to sit will be
e." : u coaqucror'D throne.
iro" 1 '{Copyright. 1312. L. Doosch. 1 I
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- fluiiirifti'iV jpniivi r. I
TOD'S MESSAGE TO MAN:
'REGNANT THOUGHTS FROM THE
WORLD'S GREATEST PROPHETS.
? ??
*oem: DiTvn-Soon tlir Truth Will Iliamine
All Onr IIeat-U?l'ray to Be Spared I
From Living Without Work?A Source j
of Gratitude.
riic heralds oi llie summer dawn
Are joyoux in llie dewy Held*;
["he morning wind brines up the hill
The fragrance that the meadow yields?
V mingled scent, elusive, sweet,
Oi new-mown grass and clover white
tnd locust blossoms by the brook
TKnf fy!immnp<i in Vin Mrli#
Con- all the tut in splendor shines.
The world awakrs to greet the day.
Hie quail u whittling "no more wet,'
The river mints are rolled away;
for now the sun is on the hills.
The shadows stretch across the mead?
Hie joy oi morning freshly tills
Each snre.iding tree, cach wayside reed, j
Cot so has dawned the light of truth
Upon the darkened world of thought;
Jut slowly to our waiting eyes
Has grown the gleam our souls hart ,
nought.
so. slowly growing through the years,
The blessed truth that "makes nen 1
free!"
rhe clouds of superstition still
Obscure the light that all should see. i
fet surely as the dawn unbars
The gateway of the eastern sky
[o flood the fields with radiance, 1
And all the land to glorify,
>o surely shall the light of truth
I'TJuh iui ucuvcu-uiipuinicu way
illumine all our hcarU at last.
And shine "unto the perfect day."
?Harriet Waters Forbusb.
Llvins by Dally Work.
Tliat which we earn, or which we work !
or, in worth more to us than that which I
.4 ?iven to us without any effort on our j
>art. This is in accordance with God'a '
jest dealings with His children, and all of '
nan's experience tends to confirm thi? I
:ruth. Even in Eden, before man's fall. !
nan was set to drew the garden and keep
t. He had to work for his living while yet
it hit best, and while God was caring for
lim as Hit favorite child. When later, in
he wilderness, the children of Israel were
?eing led by God. and fed by bread from
leaven day by day. they had, each ond 1
ill, to earn enough for a living by picking !
ip their needful food. When the rich
ioaz was won to an interest in attractive '
luth, the Moabitish youns widow, he did :
. _ a _ at t t_ i n_ j_.
ioc say 10 me uiiorers in nis luruiy neiai; |
'Give her all the grain she needs or .
vanta," but he taid: "Let her glean, even ,
imontc the sheaves." That wax the better |
ray for Ruth. Having what the gleaned
vas better than would have been having
vhat was given her in charity. It was the
iame in tbe new dispensation as in the
>Id. The word of the apostle was, as to
he early Christians: "If any man will not
cork, neitiier let him cat." Our highest
>rivilege is of working for our living, not i
>f living without work. Let us be grate- ]
ul that we have the blessing of work. <
Alien we have a living support in conncc:ion
with work, that is something more to ,
je grateful for. May we be spared from I
ivingwithout work!?Sunday-School Times.
Why Faw An Csllnl.
"Of the various reason?often contra*
lictory?assigned for the disinclination of
roung men to enter the ministry, none, it
tee mi to us." says the New York Examin>r
(Rapt.), "touches the real source of the
lifficulty. which may be summed up in a
tingle -entence?they do not want to en:cr
it. All the various objections to the
nimstersa' career that have been enumer- j
ited would count for nothing if a young ;
nan were possessed by a consuming zeal
:or that form of Christian service. The \
'act that the ranks of medicine and the ]
aw arc overcrowded <toea not aeter young
nen from entering them: nor doc* the 1
>thcr fact that the majority of the fledg- j
ing doctor* and lawyers find the struggle j
or existence?to nay nothing of success
ind a compctency?a Ions aud bitter one, i
ict as a barrier to aspiring youth. A g?n- |
imely consecrated heart would not shrink i
rom whatever hardship* the put suit of so
ligb and sacred a vocation an the Gospel
ninistry might entail, if the possessor of I
t were persuaded in his inmost being that
t was his vocation, a veritable call from |
3od to his soul. Magnify these hardships ]
is you will?and we are not disposed to ]
ninimize them, or some of them, at least? J
:hev would still he. yea. they are to many
i noble soul, but as a thread of gossamer !
n barring the way to the fulfilment of the i
ica.-t's desire." j
.Spiritual l'roxrcsa.
"We believe. withorJ. undue optimism,* '
lays the New York OlAerver (Pres.) "that
the spintua! progress of the church dur- j
ing the post year has been very encouraging?the
more so beciusc there is ao impression
among men that skepticism is ou
the increase, and that the world at large
lias settled down to a quiet, easy-going
condition in respect to crcual and doctrinal j
X'lief. Rut the general outlook in Christendom
does not bear out this impression,
rhe 'Onward, Christian Soliders' of the
rhurchly song breathe the true militant
md progressive spirit?the ark of God i# j
ufe in the land of the true Israel. li
lothing else were counted as verifying thi#
comforting outlook we might say: Behold
:he mission*! See the sacrifices made even ]
l?y delicate women in helping to spread
:hc gospel of Christ in the far corners of j
:he earth. In the teeth of f>ersecution, |
imid every discouragement, in spite of the
ndifference or hostility of the age itself.
ihe p. ogress of foreign mi*?ion* i* co-ex- i
:ensive with the drum-beat of civilization." ^
Yonr Best Work.
A timid man. a discouraged worker, a
Lid-hearted strugeler. can never do the
ie?t work of which he i.s capable. The
timid man is afraid to let out hi* force*.
The dis.-ourr.gcd man think* there i* no J
iw* in exerciiting hi* force*. The *ad- |
leartcd man ha* weakened bi* force* no (
:hnt he cannot respond to a call. It is j
iot merely cheerful ne*< in our work that j
,ve need; it i* downright faith. honc*t. ;
vho!e-*ou!cd daring. Trv to do your best j
tfith a question whether it pay* or whether
:here is any ho;>.? of suece**, or whether j
ife i* not a great, cloudy experience and |
rou wiil fail. The be*t in u* come* up I
hrough confidence, and it i* ki**ed into j
wwer by ??mile* of hope, and it i* led on |
jy shouts of victory, and crowned by l>eau- j
iful patience. "The be*t" i* born of con- I
te*t, and i* colored hy blo.xl. And it in i
ncasured in (ind'a glorious presence, not I
jy banners, or human plaudits, or sound- j
ng trumpet*, but by the amount of virtue j
jvhich has entered into it. j
UIIBcaltie* Ar? upponHDum.
Difficulties are absolutely nothing to ihb
nan who knows that he in on the mission
>n which (J.mI has md*> him. They are
>n!v opportunities for him to show ins
wwer; problems to manifest his skill ;n
heir solution; thunder doud* on which 1
:o paint the frescoes of his unrealized ten- I
lernc?i.?Rev. K. H Meyer.
A Pare and Noble Life.
There i* no: a man on earth so humblfc
>ut what he can rise and live a pure and
loh'.e life and command respect from hi*
ellow men and from l?od.?Kev. T. E.
Monroe.
83,000,000 Gift For the Crlppleil.
It is announced that I*. A. It. Widcner. |
he mul;iniil,"?n.vre tr.ft'-vi magnate. h.:< j
rdt red work lo 1>" begun on the building 1
'or the Wi.Umvi Memorial Training School
for Crippled Children. All the plan* are 1
i.innlete. The building* will Ik: at (l!d J
Vol k road and Thor|>c'-? !an?*. in I'hi!a?IoI- j
(ihta. and ui a tract of thirty-.*)* acre* I
The improvement* an;! endowment* will
represent an outlay of aln>ut SMWO.'MO hy
Mr. Widener in memory of hi* wife. At
(he institution the he;p!i>?. wili he ?-.ir?*?l
for. receiving medical and *ur<i<*al atten
liou for their deformities.
A N'nvdl In Varrlnalloa.
Frct:c!i Ijctarisl* are trying to vaccinate
>laat.-s a^t.ast parotitic daises. 1
THE SABBATH SCHOOL 1
INTERNATIONAL LESSOR COMMENTS (i
FOR MARCH 9.
inl?J??r : Tlie Iliirtplr* vji-tki, .ici> /
Till., :! I; ? Gsliirp If*I. Ai'ln vtil.. [
4?Memory Vrr?r?, " .'> ( uinnifulary j
on III* IU)'? I.rxon.
3. "S.iui nude bavock." The (ireek ' 1
word mean* to "destroy." "ravajje," "dc- j
vastrte." a? a ferocious animal would de- I
xtroy its prey. SmiiI did hi* utmost to
ruin the church. He w.is mad against the i
Christian* and set no iiuu'ids to hitt rage j
and cruelty, lie did liiii under the *anc- j |
lion of the ruler*. See Act* 22: 4; 26: 10.
Thi* does not prove tuat Stephen'* martyrdom
wai not having an effort upon
Saul. for when conscience i? awakened (
and the Holy Spirit i* pressing Hi* claim*,
then it i-? that men frequently exert them*
?elve?? against flod. ano u*e every mean*
to drive the Spirit from them. 'Every ,
houne." He searched everywhere that
none might e*capc. ^ "Haling.'' An old ,
Knglish word for hauiing. "And women."
Hid fury knew no bound*. He arreated
the innocent women and "dragged them '
forth'* the same a* the men. "To Dri?on." (
So many were arretted tnat it wa* imno**ib!e
to bring them to trial at once. The
Roman* alone could inflict the death penalty.
but the Sanhedrin could inflict any
punishment short of death. Si. Paul himself
nay* that some of them were put to j
death ichart. 20). and if thi* wa? not done
by Roman authority, then Saul and inn associate*
mu<l have resorted to mob law. |
4. "Scattered." Heretofore trie work
had been centralised in Judea. but now |
tlie persecution* drive them out. and the
church enter* upon a new epoch of expansion.
"Kveiy where." Thr^uifh .ludea and ]
Snmaria. "Preaching the word." Thews
dispersed Christian* were like so many
itinerant preacher*. It i* the "word"? ,
plain, simple. gospel truth?that reaches
the *inner
5. "Philip." The deacon, mentioned in I
ch.ip. 0. now advanced to the degree of an
evangelist. "Samaria." Our Lord com- 1
man.led them to bear wi'.ne** of Him in
Samaria after Jerusalem Act* 1: 8.
6. "With one accord." The original
word* imply that crowd* of |>eople gave
their faith and consent to the new teaching
"When thev heard." etc. iR. V.)
They heard what had been done in other <
place* and ?aw what Philip wa* now doing. <
7. "Unclean *pirit*?came out." Hence i
it is evident that these unclean spirit* I
were not a species of disease*. as they are |
here di*tingui*hed from the paralytic and
the lame. There is nothing more certain <
than that the New Testament writers
me wi real dialiolic possession* by tiie terms j
unclean spirits, devil*, etc. <
K "(Jrfat iov " Tlii* iov arose (P. frbm t
| the fart that a large number hilt) been
healfil. and (2) that the gospe! had been ,
preached to them. A revival of religion ]
I always produces joy.
9. "Simon." Much ha* been written re- j
gnrding this man. although little i? known
about him. He in usually spoken or at
Simon Magus. ''Sorcery.' He practiced
magic, "exercising the arts of the Maui or
magicians, hence the name Simon Magus."
If). "Tbev all." Both old and young
were carried away with hi? deception*.
| "The great power of God"?Sec K. V.
I here. They believed him to be the one invested
with the power of God. ?uppo?inz
that the wonder* he informed evinced
hi* ;>os*e**ioR of great supernatural gifts.^ (
11. "Had regard." "Clave heed." R. V.
In the hope that he might be the deliverer
for whom they had long been waiting.
"Of long time." His birthplace wis in Samaria.
and it i? moat probable that he
had livod there a great part of his life.
12. "Believed.' Where God's truth
arise* the kingdom of lie* must wane.
I When they saw the true light they turned
from the feeble, worldly light. Philip'*
teaching inct their needs and brought salvation.
hope and joy. "Good tidings'' (R.
V.) Philip preached the 'gospel." which
means "glad tidings." "Kingdom of God."
Defined by Paul (Kom. 14: 171 as being
j "righteousness and peace and joy in the j
; Holy G!io*t." It is a spiritual kingdom |1
which Christ set* up in the hearts of Hi* {
j followers. "The name." They believed |
that ("nrisi was the Messiah of whom there j
was some exportation even among the Sa- i
marilans. "Were baptized." Thus they I
made a public profession ot tlieir faith in j
j C'brint. __ ^ j
13. "J iien. ftimon simpiy >irmeo wim
! the p ?pu!ar tide. Men often prole** reli|
gtt?n in order to gain a better standing in
I the community. "Hinuelt lielieved " It
j would appear to be a great triumph to
have :lie leader of the opposition speak
out boldly in favor of the truth, but the
narrative shows (vs. 18-21 > that in* heart
I was untouched by divine grace. He perI
hips believed that .lesu* had wrought miracles
and was raised from the dead, 'out he j
[ had no thought of renouncing hi* vorrery.
[ "He likely looked u;?on Philip as a ?upcj
rior sorcerer of whom he might learn. I^eft
! without follower* he thoucht it bc*t to join
| the man who had fairly out*trip|?ed
' him." "Was baptized " Here is a strong
| argument against what is called "hantixI
mal regeneration." Afcer Simon had been
( b.ipitted by Philip ? and whatever the
\ mode it must have been the correct mode
; ?Peter tells him he is in the "gall of bit
j terness." V. 23. Surely baptism cannot 1
[ wash away our sin*.
14. "Sent Pettr and John." We gamer
i from this that there wan no special preI
eminence a*signed to any among the apo*>
; tie* in those early da vs. They were sent i
j to a*sist Philip in the great work that I
I had so iptickly opened up before him The |
"harvest" the Saviour saw lJohn 4: 35) i
I was be:ng gathered. The apostles had I
i greater authority thin Philip and the re- i
\ stilts sho that they were es|>ecia!ly need- |
> ed a', tins time.
I.j. ' Prayer for then;." Instead o: at |
| once exercwnj: tneir own iu-.ii<ini> >.n-j j
;eek direction from <5o?f. "Miztil re- |
reive." They at once le.nl the new can*
I verU into a deeper C'hri?(i.i:< experience.
16. "Wan fallen." Thi* exorvMon i? j
several time* to the Holy Spirit, j
ft mean* that lie came from heaven. and j
denote* tii?* rapidity and ?(; ! leir.iem. of I
Hi? I'uniinx "In the na:??e." "The name' j
of Xmk Chriot mean# the im-- a* -fcHin
t'hrnt
I", "Hand# on them *' The Weiuinc*
came from <io?l ll1r.uv.4h i'ic a?i >i?f !?.**. "Ri**
reived rh<- Holy lihiwi." \Y< hive here
a? at Carorea icbjp. !-V 44-4S? and at
i Kpluwu* i? hap. Tt*: Hut. t mtn-atiire IVn*
' tec?>' While a*, tli.s time r.rtraordinarr j
Endowment-* were in* <ioiib; i mferrcd. by i
I which tliOM.' n|?o:i wliaiu the aii.i?i!e? laid
their hand* may hav? ken aide to uneik |
i with !o!i2;ie-? and |?enonii miracle*. it i* |
oU<> eotully tni" that ilicy munt have received
tpiriiua! oleoimr-. a.* v. el!. The I
}Iolv Spirit woaid purify 'chip. 13: 9), I
nrirli, rn'uhten and fullv c-iuip them for I
(? !. the events of life. ji>Tinj{i:ig liieni ;nio j
Klir,w?Bip wr.n in uriii-" 11 .v|iai?K*i w? ,
j race."
American Pralt Abroad.
The value of th." Paris Kxjuvntion to the
fruit grower* of thi* country by reason of
the exhibit they made there, may bo seen
from ihe increase in the export of apple*
wilhin the pa*t two year*. The Unite.!
State* exnortcd in 1S99 about har!
re!*, worth a million and a quarter dollar*.
In 1WW the export wa* upward of SiW.flOrt
barrel*. valued \'. a million and a half dollar*,
and in l!*)l it wa* more than Si?.in)"
barrel*, valued at upward* of two million
dollar*. Thi* substantial increase may, i
without doubt, b^ attributed to the fine
*hnwinz mide by our grower* at the Kxpoxition
of 1000.
Imi(rf Fonml In Kgjpt'* Tomb*.
Rev. Dr. William (\ Window. of llo*ton,
j M ia*., V'ice l'renident of the Kgypt Exploration
Fund, ha* received 700 fitjurine*
I 1 t-?. Po?rio ll lKi? tiUMIU rtf
| lU'MHI l?J I i'Mrwn i iv.it- ... ...? I
Al?ydo?. The*e image*, rolled I Tslialitin.
I or respondent* for the diTWuod in the
| other world. range from alwiut two in six
niche* in length, ami .ire from the ninej
teentli to the tweniv-th:rd dynasties in
I age. Th ey will We iriven to various *ubI
3cribcrs to the fund in America.
New Gey Mr In THIowttoiie Park.
Major John 1'itcher. I*. S. A., Superintendent
m the Yellowntone National I'ark,
reiH>rt? th.it there w a new exhibition of
Voiron ie action in the Porcelain Itasin. and
that it h.'.fi been chrintened the Twentieth
Century s-syner. It in situated |.t| feet ea?t
! of *.he Constant gevH'.jr. Its erater m
I tnehea wide and 1! inches in length.
liili. wifr'' .. ? ?
rHE GREAT DESTROYER , |
SOME STARTLING FACTS ABOUT
THE VICE OF INTEMPERANCE.
Poem: Pilar Off Tour F*tto?-Tbuk? It
tti? Long; noil Ksrautt Craaad* tlW
Consumption of tfplrlts la This CoueIry
Grows Loss aad Lm.
3r?ther?, awaken! Intemperance is im> \
tafl
Eouse all your energies, quickly prepare;
though our great encmys hosts are aUn*
ing,
Fear not, determine to do and dare.
Rouse ye! No longer be dreaming aad do*
ing;
Roll up your sleeves, there is work to to
done;
Sird on your armor, no weak potato ?S?
Onwarcf, the victory yet max be woof
rrulv, intemperance needeth opposing,
Countless its crimes and its cruelties U9%
rear off the mask, all its evib exposing,
Publish its deeds tod its doing afar.
Hundreds ou hundreds are listlessly lying
Helpless in ruin's lap, oh, what a sight!
Hundreds and hundreds in darkness nit
dying.
Rouv; them and bring them to life and to
light.
Forward! Oh, forward! on God's help ro?
lying. 3
Waver not, falter not, earnestly on!
Onward! atill onward! defeat still defyfafc
Rest not till you hare the victory woo.
Oh, ye enslaved ones! friendless, forsakes,
Save by the few who would gain your ro?
MM.
Prom the indifference that wrap* yo? tl
awaken.
Sign ye the pledge and our nambers i?>
crease.
Looser remain not inert and inactive;
Lioerty linger* yet. let her not flee.
(Year not the tyrant s yoke, trembling aaft ..jj
tractive;
Fling off your fetters and dare to be frstu
Boom Crapwattn totonsn. VI
A writer in the Fortnifhtly Review, lift
John Holt Schooling, has presented soma
comparative statements concerning drink
in the United States, England, Franc* and J
Germany. These statements, which an
based upon a careful study of available sta?
titties, will do much to dissipate current
errors on this question. They yield ths
louowing results: in rrucc toe ww w s
sumption of beer, spirit* and win* foe
drink in the rear 1900 wai 336 gallon* fat
every ten of toe population; in toe United
Kingdom, 332 gallons; in Germany, XV
GJlons, and in the United 8tates, 147 gal?
na for every ten inhabitant*.
The great difference in the drinking hah*
it* of these nation* is seen in their rcspee*
tivc consumption of spirits and fermented .
liquors. A further analysis of the stati* i,
tics shows that the consumption of wine faf
France was 294 gallons to every ten inhabj
itants, of beer 62 gallons and of spirits'X
mllons. In Germany the account stands:
Fifteen gallons of wine, 275 of beer and It
of spirits. In the United Kingdom: Four
gallons of wine, 317 of beer and 11 of spii? 1
its. In the United States: Throe gallons
of wine, 133 of beer and 11 of spirits fot
every ten inhabitants.
The figures show that while the Francfc
consume more wine and spirits than any o(
the three other nations, much the lowest
drinking consumption is in the United
States. The American total ts less than
half the consumption per head of the otbef
three countries. Formerly the French used
to sneer at their English neighbors a*
drunken savages, but now the table* ar*
turned. Oia drinking baa declined in Eng>
land, r.nd consumption of the vicious absinthe
has terribly increased in France. It
is suggested that the superior sobriety of
American workmen gives them a great ad>
vantage over European workmen who art jj
muddled with beer or unnerved by absinth*
But the superiority of the American p*?
pie in thin respect u what accounts for
great deal more.
The American people applying their in* %
telligence to this matter an finding out .
tlut the drinking habit is not good foe
them. In France, since 1900, soma important
temperance reform* have been effected.
not by coercive legislation, but by
abolishing the octroi or municipal tax of
Paris on wine, and by other measures foe
discouraging the consumption of absinth*
and brandy.
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A New Way to Keform.
B. F. Stevick, of Council Bluffs, Iowa,
has caused to be published in all new#papers
of that city this notice addressed ,
to the saloonkeepers:
"My downfall and domestic troubles an
all caiucd by drinking. I have said **w
eral times that I would ouit, but I newt
did quit. Now my wife nas filed suit for
divorce, and I realize what a fool I hav*
been. I have notified all saloonkeepM*
not to tell me liquor, and hav* told tnem
I would prosecute them afterward if th*v
did so. When my friends ask me to drink
?1- 1 1 1 :lt ?e u u*
UU"! uaru::iuri wiu hiun >v ry
uife has consented to withdraw her anil
and I intend to brace up. The saloon*
that sell mc liquor will hare a damage ami
on their handa."
Ths Coat ot Cria*.
Mr. Eugene lynith, an authority on criA
inal statistics, in a paper rentier read before
tlte National Prison' Association at Clevoland,
presented an array of figure* that
should certainly arrest the attention oi
every sincere patriot.
He declared the first coat of crime is
taxes upon city, town and county for mere
policing criminals is about $200,000,000 an*
nually in this country. Besides there u the
coat of 250,000 professionals in crime who
reap an average gam by their profession ot
91000 each year, or $400,000,000. a loss ts
the community. This makes a total ol
*600,00n,0W, exceeding the entire value ol
the cotton or wheat crop of the United
States.
TVs Can Abolish It.
It is nonsense to say that we cannot
abolish the liquor traffic. The Americas
people can do what they will, and if eveqp
man who has been disgusted with and U
to-day personally in rebellion against the
saloon's infamy. *|>oke his mind and did
will tli,. traffic would be abolished in a
day.
Wholly \Vcrtbl*M.
Men who had standing in chemistry and
medicine before Atwater had been though!
of by the imblic, declare Professor At,
water's conclusions with regard to the food
value of alcohol to be who!!/ worthless,
and assert that hi* experiments have demonstrated
no new or pertinent fact in th*
matter.
Ths CraMtl* la Brlsf.
Generally speaking the drunkard is 4
responsible person given over to self-indulgence.
Never lias public opinion been so rctooo?
sive and so strong in iU demand for drastic
steps being taken to suppress the drink
evil.
The right-minded people of the country
will have to luht the battle all over again
in behalf of temperance instruction in th*
chooU.
The itanclion of college beer drinking by
the authoritic* of Harvard and the Bo*
ton Polytechnic Institute u not patting
unchallenged.
The *aloon U anti-American bccauje il
is anti-human.
I'rotciwor Atvrater'# latent venture into
the arena on beiia'f of hi* food value o(
alcohol hobby n;e.?t* the npontancou* ap?
probation of the liquor pruw.
Il beyond <pie<tion that there u
i-i nu>r itit?-i .1 i>i)n,crted nlaii for the pur*
jm?>o of ?Iiw reditiug and repealing the temperance
educational Iiw* now in force ia
almost all the State.! of the I'nion.
There i? an ever deepening interest being
nunifcHtv.l !>y the younger generation in
the teni|M'rati<-c qiMtion, an in evidenced
by the denire of young |n?ople to make
theiuaeiveit conversant with the subject,
and by thtir growing rMernp** to lutca
to temoeraace advjcitsj.
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