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NIGHT TALKS
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A BONFIRE OF BOOKS.
International Bible Lesson for
Aug. IS, '09 (Acta 19: 18-20).
The city of Kp.
liemis In PutiTa
day was ns full
of iiiiilcluiiH and
necromanrd'H ns
'Now York city Is
of fortune toiler.
And one of tlie
niont ludicro'.ij
ppectiicli-8 llllHg
lnuble of the at
tempt of tbe
sons of Sceva to
enst out a Bplrlt
from a demoni
nc Is recorded In
the story of to
day. They cnnie Into the presence
of the patient and went through
tliulr Incantations, pronouncing the
name of Jesus ns Paul did.
lint to their consternation the man
cried out, "Jesus I know, nnd Paul I
know; but who are you?" and he pitch
ed Into thorn tore their clothoH off
from them, ntid kicked them Into
the street. And the whole city
laughed.
Not only so, but n serious moral ef
fect was produced s!s. A conviction
noitlfd upon the whole community
that Paul was rlfjht, and tho wizards
and black-art professors were wrong.
Oa;;rlned and ashamed at their fail
ure, the dealers in forbidden arts
themselves admitted their hypocrisy,
deception nnd fraud, they turned from
it In genuine repentance, brought all
their books and implements of wick
rdiess, started a bonfire in the mar
Vet place, dumped the literature into
the flames nnd kept stirring thepi up
till the last leaf of the la:;t volume
went up in smoke. That was a re
markably thorough disinfection of the
in oral atmosphere in the streets of
Kpliesns. Those people literally burnt
u; property In the public street to t!io
timoufit of about ten thousand dollars.
First Thoughts Gest.
Now the Hist lesson is tills: When
men are convinced that reformation is
r.nc.ii' niwy they ought to act Instantly.
Many a man sits cogitating so long
over tho question of duty that the
;;gs of his resolution are addled bo
fore he makes up his mind. Wa
should not only strike while the iron
is hot but make It hot by striking. If
those Kphesian wizards had slept over
the question of destroying their books,
I very much doubt if they had done
it. To say of any matter liko this, "I
will think it over," is usually to llnd a
flood jnany excuses for not doing it.
He who hesitates is lost, (iood reso
lutions are much like rare game; the
wise hunter does not wait for the flock
to settle, but takes it on the wing,
first thoughts are best thoughts, and
need no reconsideration. One would
suppose to he'ir some people talk that
the race is so determined on doing
rlijhr, so bent and inclined heaven
ward, so liable to storm the portals
of light and stampede into glory, that
It is very essential to screw the
brakes down hard, lest we should be
come righteous overmuch. There Is
not the slightest danger in that direc
tion. .Most of us need a spur more
than we do a cheek-rein. There are
plenty of brakemen on tho heavenly
train; what we need is a few more
femen to shovel fuel and attend to
keeping the steam up.
Durn Your Bridges.
,tnd the next thing Is: Make thor
ough work of the reformation. Many
a man goes back to his old ways be
cause he makes the way of return so
easy. When God took tho children of
Israel out ofr Egypt ho put tho fled
Sea between them nnd their old home
as speedily as possible, lie got them
away from tho vicinity as quick as he
could. He knew that the leeks, onions
and garlic, would have a mighty fas
cination to the Hebrews ns long as
they stayed In the neighborhood, and
te. put them on a different diet the mo
ment they began to get hungry, a plan
which kept their attention till they
got so far away they couldn't go back.
That was a wise general, who, on
lauding his troops In an enemies'
country burnt his ships In the har
bor. The soldiers realized then that
it was victory or death, and the knowl
edge made every man a hero.
These Epheslans made It impossible
to return to their old ways by burn
ing their books. I have heard of a
woman who felt that It was sinful to
wear flowers and jewelry, and she
took all her personal finery and gave
it to her sister, No! If It Is not good
enough for you, It Is not good enough
for anybody.
for If the gambler only puts his
cards on the upper shelf, and takes
them down now and then to dream
over the games he used to play, he
will end by going back. And If the
drinking man only puts his decanter
a little farther back on the shelf, and
occasionally takes It down to hold it
up to the light, and to smell of it, he
will go back to drinking as Bure as
fate. And If the ulave of tobacco keeps
taking down hi8 pipe and mourning
over it, ho will soon be burning the
fragrant weed.
Tie only uafe course, the only radi
cal and thorough course, is to imitate
fie example of tho Epheslan converts
t ad make a glorious bonilre of the
tUrss tt w!:Uli yc.i would, bo flee.
KILLED IN HISMVE THEM;
William Hicks, Amateur 8howman,
Cuts Live Electric Wire and
Drops Dead.
Kansas City, Mo. Tho boyish ro
mance that goes with tho digging of
a envo turned to tragedy here when
William Hicks, II years old, was
killed by a shock from an electric
wire which he was endeavoring to
never with n pair of nippers. It had
been a summer of much Interest for
William and his threi! playmates,
Nathaniel fletnlng, Dan Davidson and
Otto Smith. There wad nothing to
do except play and live, without the
thought of grammar or gcogrnp'ty.
The boys were Interested In eiect.i,;
lty, a nickel fnotlon picturo show bo
lug the Inspiration.
Tho boys began operations In a
barn In the rear of Fleming's bouse,
operations that were a thin;; of mys
tery to the other kids of the neighbor
hood, and about which tho four hoys
told little but hinted much. Then
opening day came. The "mystery"
was a magic lantern show with an ad
mission fee of six pins, nnd with all
the Improvements of any of the "ave
nue" theatres. There were electric
lights, which the boys h:id wired
there, and tho slides were shown by
the same, process.
Iluslness was so prosperous that
the boys decided they needed an "of
fice." An Idea of a cave was roman
tic and suggestive of coolness, aud
with spade and pick the four worked
hard in a vacant lot until the cave
was made large enough for their
needs. Then came tho question of
Illumination. An electric light would
be Just the thing. Wires were strung
from the barn, and the work of Illumi
nating the cave began. The wire
needed cutting, nnd, believing tho cur
rent had been cut, young Kicks en
deavored to sever It. lie pressed tho
nippers against the deadly copper
thread nnd penetrated the Insulation.
A scream followed, tho boy's hold on
tho wire relaxed and he fell to the
floor of the cave. The ottier boys ran
for aid, but when Dr. Z. Nason reach
ed the cave the lad was dead.
TRIPPED BY HIGH HEELS, SHE
! FALLS OUT OF WINDOW.
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MiKouti ui sneer suk nearly cost .Mrs.
A. W. Tecle, wife of n well-known
public accountant, her life. During
Tripped by High Heels,
the night she went to the window of
the music room of her home, No. 42:2
West End avenue, to pull down the
blinds. Tbe sill of the window was
only n foot above the floor, and as
she leaned over, her heels slipped out
from under her on her kimono and
she fell headlong to the sidewalk.
Mrs. Teele's head struck the con
crete pavement outside, and her phy
sicians, Dr. H., Lyon Hunt,, Dr. W.
O. Koag and Dr. Hoy Baum, feared
that her skull was fractured.
Mr. Teele, who assisted District
Attorney Jerome in the Metropolitan
traction Inquiry, and was the chief
aide to Comptroller Fitch In the ex
posures which marked Mayor Strong's
administration, was In Washington
when his wife was hurt. He returned
early next morning.
RHEUMATICS GO UNCURED.
Police Refuse to Allow the Afflicted
to Walk Barefoot on Oiled Streets.
Chicago. Walk on freshly oiled
streets in your bare feet and cure
your rheumatism. This is the latest
fad in Oak Park, but it struck a snng.
Several of the residents who ob
jected to the presence of the unshod
on the thoroughfares registered a
complaint at the police station. Po
licemen were stationed at Beveral
corners and the barefoot folk were
told gently but firmly to go to their
homes. They were also told that oil
ed streets did not possess curative
properties for rheumatism.
Dr. A, f. Storke, the village health
officer, received many inquiries dur
ing the day regarding the fad. To
all he answered that there was no
healing power in the kind of oil used
on the streets of Oak Park.
8ays Ministers Will Anoint with Oil.
Chicago. "In about three years,
perhaps, ministers will be given au
thority and orders to anoint with oil,"
said Bishop Fallows a few nights ago.
"It is true that some ministers would
probubly not be as efficient as others,"
he added, "but we see this difference
in skill in the men who follow all the
arts and professions. The cures
which have been, effected by anointing
with oil have btxa Marvelous."
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