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BIBLE From IPrison to 2?alac Rev. C. R. Blacka?l, D. From the beginning of patriarchal history promise upon promise was given that the descendants of Abra ham should be'exceedingly numerous and should become masters of Canaau as their divinely given possession, yet after 20Q or more years they were as strangers and sojourners; a single no madic tribe, with religious practices utterly diverse from those of the peo ple about them, kept separated by not intermarrying and holding their habi tation by sufferance. A slight combi nation against them would have pro duced extinction. Tho fulfilment of the promises must have seemed quite unlikely. Their complete removal be come necessary for their own preser vation, but no one could possibly havu realized the fact. The process requir ed more than twenty years and was directed by an overruling providence in ways that seemed at first all at cross-purposes, a tangling up of human plans and human lives and a political outcome that included the descent of the whole people into bitter bondage. JOSEPH A FAVORED SON. Joseph is 17 years old and well favored. He shares with his brothers the daily'tasks of caring for the flocks and herds. There are good reasons why his father loves him above his brothers, for he is purer in act and thought and his soul recoils with dis gust from some of their daily practi ces. Why or how or when these are mentioned to Israel is immaterial. The sunlight is not to be held in fault because it reveals corruption. There is not a tale-bearing vein of the ordi nary sorfc in Joseph's character,* his future will surely prove this to be so. For a moment note his endowment: There is gentle but pronounced dig nity, inherited from Abraham; purity and rightness from Isaac; capacity and shrewdness from his father; phy sical beauty, affectionateness and man aging ability from his mother, it is a fine combination of the most excellent qualities of his ancestors. We need not be surprised that now, while his life is yet unbalanced, there is self oonsoiou8n888 and perhaps overesti mate of his personal worth; it has always been so; reserve severe judg ment, please, until the life be more fully measured and the crop of paren tal sowing be garnered. But Israel is not wise in manifest ing decided partiality; though Joseph is "the son of bis old age." The abort tunio is deemed satisfactory for the others; why not also for Joseph? Shall he alone receive a princely dress? The long tunio reaching down to the arms and feet and marked by colored or embroidered bands seems to denote rank, and a purpose that in time Josoph shall become Sheik in place of his father. But it makes him an ob ject of hatred, so that his brothers will not "speak peacefully unto, him." No "Shalom" is uttered when he oomos to them. DREAMER AND DREAMS. It is net surprising that the favored lad has dreams that seem to him indi cative of his future, or that his day dreams correspond; it is often true that "our wishes are the forefeediog of our capabilities." Other lads have dreams and they fail of realization. Who shall say that the failure may not be the dreamer's own fault? It is sheer folly, however, to parade the drei .'8 before those who may quite naturafty be angered by their recital. Notice the style of the callow youth, as he rehearses bis dream, all unmoved by their scowling faces'? observe aow be punctuates with "my" and "loi" nd "beholdl" "Behold, we are binding sheaves in the field, and lo, my sheaf arose, and also stood upright; and behold, your sheaves came round about, and made obeioanco to my sheaf." Of course, it increases their resent ment that his self-sufiieieut stripling is looking toward headship and do minion over bib elders as his fnture destiny. But Joseph is not awed by his brothers; they are his inferiors; he believes in himself, as every right minded person may do within certain limits. But listen again to the young dreamer; is he becoming ambitious to bring the whole world under his sway? "Behold, I have dreamed yet a dream; and, behold, the sun and the moon and eleven stars made obeisance to mei" The application is pointed and un mistakable. Repeated to his father it is met by rebuke: "What is this dream that thou hast dreamed? -Shall I and thy mother and thy brethren indeed oomo to bow down ourselves to thee to the earth?" A prompt appli cation of the red might possibly lower the conceit of this vain boaster who veils his anticipations with dreams; "but bis father kept the saying in mind,''for he is wiser than his sens and waits the outcome of God's pur I poses. STORY. se?Gren. Chap. 37?4:0. Z)., in St. Louis Republic. crime op the brothers Out iu the fields of Dothan, feeding their Hocks. It is the nooning hour. A messenger in sight from home. The brothers see him "afar off," as he stands on yonder ridge, bis fig ure forming a sharp silhouette in the ! olear atmosphere. His long tunio foolishly worn at such a time is suffi- 1 cient to identify him. His shrill, jolly whistlo and call re-echo among th? hills. The meal waits the ooming of Reuben, and is not in welcome of the younger brother; they only sayj "Behold this dreamer comoth!" It is an opportunity, effectually to dispose of him and nullify his dreams. Which one is it that advises so hotly? The scheme matures like a flash, sudden and Bwift: "Slay him, cast him into one of the pits?say an evil beast hath devoured him," and they chuokle over the murderous suggestion as they re call his dreams. Reuben appears. Usually hard hearted, even to ferocity at times, lie deolares against th? plan, intended to save the lad and restore him to his father, hence advises that Joseph be oast into a near-by pit, or dried up well. Joseph is now at hand. No pleasant "Shalom" greets him; in stead, there is rough usage. Verily his day of doom seems to have come. He pleads in vain for mercy, for their ears are closed to his beseeohingB. No princely ceremony now in handling that hated long tunic, but stripped and maltreated, with acoompanying vile words, he is thrown into the pit, there to die, and so end his absurd dreaming of superiority. Then these dastardly brothers "sat down to eat bread." If any plaintive cries reaoh them from the pit they heed them not. Joseph has good reason to think that everything is against him. A caravan comes into sight, on its way to Egypt. Judah suggests a new plan, born of some ten derness of heart. There is present gain by the transaction and no blood shed, so Joseph is lifted out of the pit and sold as a slave to "the Ish maelites for twenty pieces of silver," and thus against his will he goes to Egypt. borrow and mourning. Reuben is horrified at the absence o? Joseph, when he seeks the pit with i purpose to save him. He rends hit?, juter garment in sorrow, crying aloud: "The ohild is not, and whither shall r gol" The truth is kept from him. Then the hated ooat is dipped in jlood and sent to their father with -he added heartless lie: "This have we found; know now whether it is thy ion's coat or not." Naturally Israel at once concludes ,hat Joseph has been killed by some avenous beast. He weeps and mourns md wails through many days; clothes ?iniseif in sackcloth; sits in ashes; efuses to be comforted; declares that le shall go to his grave in mourning. Joseph's romantic career A brief resume: Sold as a slave to !shmaelites and taken to Egypt; lought by Potiphar, an officer of Pha aph, and speedily plaoed in charge of 'otiphar's affairs, which are adminis ered with fidelity andsuooess; falsely harged with erime by a vile woman, nd cast into prison, untried and un efecded; winning such abundant.fa or with the prisonkeeper that the ntire management of the prison is cBtowed upon him. Two of the ling's officers, imprisoned for cause, avo dreams, wM?h arc oorreotly in erpreted. for the outcome is precisely s foretold. Two more years of prison ife, forgotten by those who might ave brought deliverance. Dreams y Pharaoh-, whioh the wisest of his ion can neither understand nor inter ret; recalled .to mind by the King's utler; brought before Pharaoh, Jos ph modestly and deferentially ex lains the dreams, and the future is nr?lled. Prison life suddenly ends. !he prisoner is exalted to the place of ower next to the King. A Good Recommendation. "I have noticed that the sale on lhamherlain's Stomach and Liver Ta lets is almost invariably to those who ave once used them," says Mr. J. H. Veber, a prominent druggist of Cas ade, Iowa. What better reoommen ation could any medicine have than ?r people to call for it when again in eed of Btfoh a remedy ? Try them >hen'you .feel dull after eating., when on have a bad taste in your mouth, sel bilious, have no appetite or when roubled with constipation, and.you re certain to be delighted with the rompt relief whioh they will afford, or sale by Orr-Gray & Co. ? A lady never swears?and the mu who steps'on the hem of her drt and catches her vye can readily nderstand that she doesn't have to. Priokly Ash Bitters cures the kid sy s, regulates tVt liver and purifies ie bowels. A valuable system tonic, vans Pharmaoy. Reclamation of Criminals: In an address before the Saturday night ohxb Rev. W. H. McGlauflin, D. ! D., interested and instructed those j present, his subject being "Modern | Penology." AH present felt that we I have muoh to learn and that our treat ment of oriminals, especially the most debased, is not in harmony With the most advanced thought. I am able from memory only to give a synopsis of an address whioh I am oertain oould be repeated before a lar ger audience with profit and pleasure to all. The salient suggestions were these: Offenders should bo sent to jail or to prison, not for a stated term, but for treatment until oured. That is our method in dealing with the siok or ill, when we send them to the hos pital. "Wo agree with the advocate of ancient methods that protection to society is tho primary ob; cot in con fining prisouers, but we go farther and our nest effort is to reform and return to society a useful member. And here we ask calm, unbiased judgment by those who have examined into the result of our effort. In one institu tion, the new comer is placed in an intermediate grade wearing ro sttiped suit; he can by good conduct riso to a higher grade with greater privileges; or by idleness and bad conduct he may fall to the lower with greatly ourtailed condition. In each grade he receives credit marks for his work, and is charged for the oost of his sub sistence and other things. After passing successfully through the upper form, he is released upon parole, subject to good conduct. It is pleasant to learn that more than 60 per cent ore returned to society; and this after only a few years of experi ment. The doctor told us that it is the opinion of men who have made close study of the subject, that there is no auch being as an "incorrigible," that every human, being can be reached and helped by the power of human sympathy and kindness. This is the conclusion of one who speaks after having given stud}; and who is com petent to speak. Will the world accept this truth? Possibly, but not to-day. Modern penology discards the idea of ven geance or of retaliation in dealing with offenders; that is where we differ from ancient usage. Justice Simeon Baldwin, of the Supreme Court of Connecticut, has a different view than that briefly out lined above. I will endeavor to con vey it to your readers! He wishes to restore the whipping post for some offenders. I find that in all he utters there is no intention of applying the lash to the more reputable ola s of de linquents, only to those who having never had opportunity in life may safely be left to the whipping boss for inal treatment. In justice to this advooate of old forms of discipline, wo observe that tie favors private whippings instead >f publio; he says of Delaware, where t is publicly applied: "No Slate in ;he union is more free from rogues of ill kiuds." Where do they go? A Connecticut . nan was onoe told that wooden nut negs were made in the State. I guess hey did make a few but they had to ;o out of the State to sell them." So t would appear that after the work cf eolaiming offenders was begun in Delaware it had to be completed else where; possibly under another ay a- , em. The judge is especially interested n the proper treatment of wifebeat rs, and favors toe laeh; here he has , aany supporters, but if the State is to etaliate in kind, and whip wife whip ters, what disposition is to be made f wife poisoners? If our logic holds ood they must be poisoned by the Itate. The judge refers to one pris ner who in New Haven has been ailed 120 times. Tho suspended sen ence without limit would meet such ases. Here is another reason given: "Jail r prison life, in modern institutions nd under modern conditions has bo ome almost attractive, to the confirm d offender. In jail it is often the ase that the prisoner gets better ood, lodging and clothing, and pleas nter employment than he is accus omed to outside. This is doubtless rue and if the confirmed offender can e retained uutil he is reclaimed, so iety will do well to make effort to nprove conditions for those outside. One more quotation from the judgs: Flogging is the cheapest method of dequate punishment that has been evised." All of this is in sharp contrast to lie thought advanced by Dr. MoGlau in. The judge quotes St. Paul aa ivoring discipline by magistrates, ' ie blessed apostle only escaped un pplication by claiming tobe a Roman tizen. He says furthermore: "Of ie Jews five times received I forty ,ripes save one," yet I doubt if he ^ ould agree with Judge Baldwin in is wish to restore it. On the whole we may safely dismiss j te judge and discard Jiis suggestion, odern scientific penology has shown ! i a better way which is in harmony 1 ith all that is taught in the religion P ! the Christ, as well as of the wisest 1 ;w 5 > and best iu - U ages; those who wish to sot tho clock back for a hundred years or more must bo checked aud a better practice must prevail. The unskillful surgeon in his hasto cuts off the limb of his patient, but the more intelligent operator restores, although his method is neither the cheapest nor the quickest, but it sure ly is the better way.?William Riley Boyd, in Atlanta Journal. Not so Cool as he Thought. "I had flattered myself for a long time that I would be a cool hand in the face of danger," said tho drum mer, "and when a fire alarm was sounded in a hotel one night, I did not find myself a failure. I turned out of bed as quietly as you please, got into my clothes without undue haste, and looked out iuto the hall with contempt for the guests who were falliug over each other and fainting away. My grip was open, and i wait ed to replace everything and lock it, and then 1 walked out to the nearest fire escape and dropped my grip to the ground. ''The fire escape was simply a rope fastened to a hock, aud I was four stories up. Tho hall was dark with smoke, and I could hear mcu shouting and women screaming, but I pledge you' my word that I wasn't a bit rat tled as I loosed tho coil of rope and backed out of the window. "I was a bit chilly, perhaps, as I found myself swinging 50 feet from the ground, but I got down without further damage than burning and tearing tho skin off my palms. "I reached terra firmato feel myself a hero: but the feeling didn't last over ten minutes. Then tho firemen got tho best of the flames, and as I enter ed the hotel the night clerk said: " 'Ah! you here? I didn't see you come down.' " 4I got out by the hall window,' I replied. " 'You did? Why man, the tire was way back over the kitchen, and there is a stairvay within ten feet of that window!. Why didn'c you take a whole week in whioh to come down iu the regular way?"?Detroit Free Press. Scrofula, Ulcers, Cancer, Skin Troubles. At Last a Cure?Trial Treatment Free. Is your skin palid, pale or blood thin ? Are you easily tired or as tired in the morning as when you went to bed ? Is there loss of strength ? Are you all ruu down ? Aches and pains in bones, joints or back ? Weak eyes or stye on the eyes ? 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Groceries, Sugar, C 'ry a Barrel of Bransford, Clifton or Sp leased. White Wine Viuegai 25c. per C. M. A Wedding Suit in the Sixties. Under the above caption Con. 91. L. Bonhatu contributes the following in teresting article to the December num ber of The Confederate Veteran : "At the ago of sixteen Clifton A. Reed, of this city, son of the late Judge J. P. Keed, volunteered in Company A, Trenholni's Squadron of Cavalry, C. S. A., and served with splendid gallan try until 1804, when ho lost his right arm at the battle of Hawes's Shop. Tho manner of his wounding was re markable. It fell to his lot to hold horses. In the height of the battle one of his comrades came out, and said to him: 'Keed, my gun hna fjot out of or der; lend me yours.' This company was armed with Sharp's breech-load iug carbines, and tho men were very proud of them. To hi* comrade's re quest the gallant youth responded: 'I won't let any man have niy gun; you hold these horses and 1 will take your place.' This exchange was made, and Keed rushed into the thick of the tight. While kneeling, and in the net of put ting n cartridge into bis ritlo, :i minie ball struck his left wrist, making an ugly wound, and then struck the ri^ht hand, ranging up through tho wrist, shattering the bones of the forearm, requiring its amputation. "The young soldier, thus disabled for further service in the Held, ctuue home, and at tho age of nineteen was mar ried. Seeing this correspondent the other day wearing a suit of homespun jeans, ho was moved to describe his wedding suit. Ho said: 'You know it was practically impossible to get any thing but homcppun in those days, and my old cavalry uniform was ragged, so my mother had woven, by one of tho women on tho plantation, a beautiful piece of jeans, which she had dyed black. Of this I had made a long tailed coat and a pair of trousers. I borrowed a white kid glove (poor fel low, he needed only one!) and a white satin veBt from Dr. Nardin (himself a dintinguished surgeon in the Confed erate service), and these, with a pair of cowhide, homemade boots, consti tuted my wedding garments.' Ono ap preciates this now nil tho nioro when one sees Mr. Keed, us he nlwnys in, dressed with care and perfect taste in these days. But he says that he never was happier and prouder than when ho wore tho clothes above described. And I kuow this is true of hi? youthful and loving bride. "Mr. Keed hns prospered iu business, and he and tho bride of those Confed erate dnyB are still living, handsome and hnppy in the love of a large circle of kindred and friends. Their home is noted for the refinement and hospi tality of its members. "When one considers that the armies of the South were composed of young men of tho stulV of which this youth was made, one is not surprised that it required all the resources of the North, backed by the whole world, an army of two million of men, four years' time, and untold expeuse to defeat them." Rich Indian Babies. Out in Oklahoma there arc about five hundred Indian babies who are all provided for in the way of wealth, for tho future. They belong to the Comanohe, Apache, Kiowa, Wichita and Caddo tribes, and the United States have jubt given to each a quar ter section of land and made them oitizecs. These sections comprise 1G0 acre? each, and because the ohildren are too young to make the ohoice themselos, their parents do it for them. By the time they have grown to be men and women the land will be very well-to-do. Some sections near which towns are building will be espe cially valuable by tho time their own ers arrive at maturity. ? 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