might do for the youngsters like Curtin and fcewnfd, but he was an old man, and had a speech to make, and that, too, in the open air on a cold November day. He had been carefully put away, as it were, in rooms that felt to us uncomfortably warm, as thouch he were an exotic and needed precious care. Everett was stately, ex quisitely courteous, the hair the whitest and softest that I had ever seen, and as he talked, caressing a cambrio handkerchief, which seemed somehow a part of his elocution. He expressed but little interest In our personality; indifferent, I fancied, to the tremendous power of the press which we were supposed to wield; sat as one whose fame was in sovereign security. One of the company Wallace, I think among whose many enthusiasms was Lord Byron, could not resist the current of his thought sway ing toward the famous poet. Everett rather welcomed the interruption. It was a relief to him, kept away political and other themes of irritation, appealed to his memory rather than his observation; was, I presume, a compliment, as he went at once upon Byron. "Oh, yes, I knew Lord Byron, and can never forget his kindness in London and Venice." Think of that for an experience in our young enthusiasml To hear the immortal JJyron spoken of as though an evervday friend whom the speaker was in the habit of meeting at his club. Everett spoke a rood deal of Byron, rather in an academic fashion; nothing new as I recall it, in the ray of actual knowledge of the man, but a general recapitulation of the courtesies the Jieer had thown him, and how much the Jriendly forethought of His Lordship had helped Everett in Greece. Impression Made by the Man. The Byron talk was grateful, and we took it as from an oracle of the Olympian gods. There was some effort to bring Napoleon nd Walter Scott into the conversation, but jny impression is that Everett had missed feeing Napoleon, who was fighting "Water loo wliile he was in London. If anything useful was said about Scott it has passed away. I recall the impression made by the man rather than the conversation. The antique, courtly ways, fine, keen eyes, a voice with a singular charm, old-fashioned tones of pronunciation, perhaps only old fashioned to our uncouth ears; the soft, white hair, sunny, silken, clinsing, and that caressed handkerchief, which helped to turn to many a phrase. It was really not a call, but a. tribute a visit of ceremony, feeling as if we would bay, Oh, master, oh my king! homage and reverence duly paid, and ac cepted with a tolt, sovereign dignity. As Everett sat in the low roofed Gettysburg chamlier, to my your.5 revering eyes he teemed like some stately comrade of Adams ru J Jay, stepped out from the sacred past. This memory of him rests with me as I write. The procession from the town was a ragged affair, we all seeming to get there as bet we could. A regiment of cavalry, a regiment of infantry, a couple of batteries clattering about, added tothe confusion, and not much to the dignity of the day. Everett hod been carefully conveved in sheltered fashion. He was prudently not exposed to the vicissitudes of a crowd, and that oration impending and the sore task for a raw No vember da. Lincoln Sat nit Horse VTell. We gathered about the house where Lin eoln resided and waited led horses restless ly in attendance Tne President came to tie door, a fine nuh and smile coming over Iiis fere at the rude welcome. "Three cheers for Old Abe:" "Hurrah for Lincoln!" most heartily siven as he mounted the sad die, eitting there to appearances a perfect horseman. Lis tall form towering above the ecort. As lie rode away, Seward, half mounted, went scurrying after to find his place. Many of the Tli-tinguished guests, 0mm IcaUinir, Simon Cameron among the cumber, walked olli a brisk tramp over the country road, the most conducive to comfort ol. this cold wintry morning. It was about 11, as I recall it, when we pot under way cavalry, soldiers, statesmen, tj"vernors from other States, wounded sol diers; country folk who knew all about the bn'.tle. and teeming with narratives of its horror and glory; Horatio Seymour, then Governor of New York; Schenck. a good deal of a hero from his wound all streamed along and reached the cemetery in time. We journalists ol the party, who had work in hand, forged ahead and were in place before the procession arrived. A rude platform looked out over the battlefield. On one side the journalists sat, John C New, our Con sul ijcneral in London, among others. The eminent people had the other side, the Pre ident coming late. An Objectionable Reporter Fired. There was some little trouble over a Democratic reporter who did not admire Lincoln, and moisted upon standing near the tront with his hat on and smoking a cieax, and jeering now and then at the vwemomet. No judicious remonstrance, Lad efiect, the reporter claiming his rights' in a free country; even the rijlit to 6tand around w ith his hat on and smoke whenever and wherever he pleased. A summary proposition to treat him after the manner of Daniel, and throw him over the rails enwug the lions, adjured that incident, and there was nothing unseemly to disturb tie President's reception. There as none who made a deeper im pression than the clergymau as he arose in praver, Thomas H. Stockton, the chaplain of tlie House. Stockton was celebrated as en ecclesiastical orator; had a fame as wide us that of Everett, but which like Everett's was to pass into obscuration. He was supremely eloquent, could pro duce effects with his voice that I hav e heard in 110 other orator but Gladstone. I recall the solemnity of his "Holy, Holy, Holy, L,.rd God of Hosts," his Jehovahs and Hailujahs, that came like chants from a far off angelic choir, and such a recitation of the Lord'b Prayer as would bring tears to the unbelieving. It was eloquence in a state of tropical luxuriance. Theadjectives, tin. invocations, the metaphors, the superb incisive command of speech, the current of thought like some steady, densely flowing, ever khining stream; the winds, "the stars, the Hebrew anthology, the mythology of the Greeks, nature, the gardens of roses, v-patever typified beauty, sensibility, piety, pjoe, all came forth in the sermons of this xtraordinarv man elequcuce tumbling sud- .u! j iato metaphysics and trauscendental wii, and the intotiatious so btrangcly moving "ifolv. Holy, Holy, Lord God of Hosts, whose righteousness cudureth forever " Tut pun -a as at meridian when Everett we, and there was as much of a welcome a the sun could give on a stern November day. It w as an effort, too, this two hours' declamation, bareheaded and in the open Rir, and-we were not without concern about him. The brave old statesman seemed im bued with tiie genius of oratory. No De !'Hi,:heces, no Cicero, no Patrick Henry .v.-.Jing lor hi3 country's late, could have .. ea innre thoroughly "impressed with the -jiemnity of the hour. I sat within a few it, on the second bench of the press peo-1'- Evcrett Spoko ITithout Notes. Asd as his oration had been prepared and was in type, was not compelled to report it, but could listen, as I gratefully did, to ev - word. He spoke without notes. N and then lie would take a sip of water, and at times that white cambric hand- crchief would come into oratorical play. , (. voice was clear, satisfying, every note u tunc, 110 signs of age. H e never hesitated f-T a word, and as his oration was historical -J argumentative, with no special flights -.' eloquence, showed a marvelous memory. He was graceful with his hands. They ere never in his way, as is often the case '.it undeveloped orators. An effective. -jv of impressively raising them, and . i.ily bringing thejn together as thgy came u'jwn this I recall this and the hand- tr-hief which at times he would drop !roia one hand into the other, as I used to ec Disraeli do in the House of Commons. Everttt spoke for tvv o hours and was heard riih tiie deepest attention. There was lit tle applause no invitation to applause. I felt as I looked at the orator as it he were come antique Greek stitue, so finished, so beautiful, so chaste, so cold, the lines so perlect, the exquisite tracery of the divine manhood all there all evolved and res cued from stone the masterful art, some thing that you ever dwell upon with fresh ening memory at the capacity of human genius. But 10 coldl If It were only alive. If only some immediate trenchant thought, spoken as if it came from the very throne of God; if only some living thought could go out over these hillsides to the mil lions beyond a trumpet call and an incen tive; if only the spirit, the fury of the war, the thought in all men's hearts could come from those silver lips, and that voice of har mony and persuasion. His Oratorr Came From the Past. But 60 cold, 60 chaste, so exquisitely beau tiful, that even the mighty fact that we were at Gettysburg that we were standing upon Marathon seemed lost in our wonder at the speaker's genius and skill. The voice was from the past. This orator came from the past, even to speak to us. Not to him the abrasions and wrenchings of the hour, the mighty wars and the tramp of armed men, the noise and the fighting, the terror and fury of political passiom Gettysburg was as lar from him then as it is from us to day. He looked at it even as we might now, as one of the events of the ages, to be studied as philosophe r and historian. There were none of the "effects" of public speak ing, but you might as well have expected an cfiect from a symphony of Beethoven, or a statue of Michael Angelo. There was no ap plause other than that of courtesy and deep personal reverence for the man. The pero ration was calm. One rhetorical bit comes back to me. "Pericles," 6aid the orator, "looked upon the whole earth as the sepulchre of illustri ous men." Then pausing and raising his voice into solemn, measured emphasis, he added: "1'es, and all time will be the millennium of their glory." This, as I quote with reserve, because from memory, but with a distinct remembrance of the impres sion it made, as the one effect of Everett's oration at Gettysburg. But if the voice that might have spoken did not come from the silver lips of Everett it yet was to be spoken, and here and now upon tne rial lowed ground of Gettysburg. When Everett ceased, exhausted, excited, the two hours' talk telling on him, there was a moment of rustle, hands extended in congratulation, the President and Secretary of State among the first, then loving hands carefully en folding and wrapping him up in shelter from the insidious purposes of the cold November air. Lincoln Unfolded Like a Telescope. The music ran on a bit and the President arose. Deliberate, hesitating, awkward, "like a telescope drawing out, " as I heard some one say, the large, bundled up figure untwisting and adjusting itself into reason able conditions. I do not recall Lincoln as in appearance an imposing man but im pressive. You would turn and look at him a second time on the street. And there was that in his face when yotf looked close ly that might well give one pause a deep, unfathomable sense of power. He stood an instant waiting for the cheers to cease and the music to exhaust its echoes, slowly ad justed his glasses, and took from his pocket what seemed to be a page of ordinary fools cap paper, quietly uutolded it, looked for the place and began to read. My own personal anxieties at the moment were as to whether he would or would not make a speech. Colonel Forney had pro mised me a ride over the battlefield in the afternoon, along with Senator Coje, of Cal ifornia, and an army officer who had been in the engagement, and we were to have the story of Gettysburg. I had had an easy time with Stockton and Everett; prayer and oration in type. But what would the President do? M v outing was in the hands of Lincoln. Would he speak an hour? Would he speak from notes and memory or read his address? An extempore effort means a long evening transcribing notes, and no Gettysburg battlefield, no useful afternoon of the solemn study of a mighty drama aught else, for that matter, but close work in a dingv tavern. I am afraid I pestered Hay on the subject for an advance sight of the'manuscript, were there one; but Hay, ever generous and helpful, as I remember, either knew no more than I did or would not tell me. Only a Few Lines of Shorthand. So when the President arose there was my uncertainty. I took up the pencil and began to take him in shorthand. The sight of the single sheet of paper wa not reassur ing. It could only hold the heads or threads of a discourse a text as it were and the outing over the battlefield dissolved into the gray wintry skies. Therefore the emo tions with which I took down this immortal address were entirely selfish. To my sur prise, almost it seemed before Mr. Lincoln had begun to speak, he turned and sat down. Surely these five or six lines of shorthand were not all. Hurriedly bending over the aisle I asked if that was alk "Yes, for the present," he answered. He did not think he could say any more. Lincoln, as I was saying, when he arose adjusted his glasses, and taking out the sin gle sheet of paper held it close to his face. He began at once in a high key, voice archaic, strident, almost in a shriek. He .spoke slowly, with deliberation, reading straight on. I did not write the report which appeared in the Press, as the manu script had been given to the Associated Press. This report was studded with "ap plause," hut I do not remember the ap plause, and am afraid the a, .preciative re porter was more than generous may have put in the applause himself as a personal expression of opinion. Nor in fact was there any distinct emotion among those around me on the platform after the prayer, and when Lincoln was speaking, but one of sympathy for the forlorn photographer who failod to take his picture. This enterpris ing artist, by dint of persuasion and making interest with the crowd, had nmnaged to place his camera in front of the President. A Photographer Got the Attention. Aifd as he began to speak the workman began his work, peeping .hrough his lenses, adjusting them, dodging his head to catch a favorable position, fooling with the cloth that covered the lenses, staring wistfully at the President, in 'the hope to make him "look pleasant" in true photographic fash ion. But the President was not a good sub ject. "Whether conscious or not of the liouor thus impending, he drove on with his speech, ever holding the paper before the face, the dismayed photographer vainly hoping for one glimpse of the face. And as the President summarily turned to sit down, he desperately uncovered the camera, but in vain! The flash of sunshine brought him nothing. There was a general ripple of laughter at Ms dismay. 1 have read many narratives of the scenes, ot the emotions produced by the President's address, the transcendent awe that fell upon every one who heard those most mighty and ever living words, to be remembered with pride through the ages. I have read of the tears that tell and the solemn hush, as though in a cathedral solemnity in the most holy moment of the sacrifice. Nor am I in sensible to the power of oratory, nor to the rapture that came from hearing Gladstone and Phillips and Castellar. There was nothing of this to the writer at least in the Gettysburg address. Nor were the condi tions such as to invite it. Not lie cause lie Could Not Speak. Mr. Lincoln was an orator. Even as I re member him, there were no flights of ora tory to which he did not and might not ascend. But he needed to warm up to his subject. This impression was confirmed by what was said to me in late years by a very dear Iriend, who had followed Lincoln and Douglas in their famous debate of 1858, hearing and reporting the speeches. "Lincoln," he said, "never began to be an orator until he had been talking a half hour, and then he was great, especially if any one interrupted him." . At Gettysburg he only spoke three or four minutes. The long oration of Everett had made people restless. Bits of the crowd had broken away and were wandering off toward the battle scenes. We were tired and chilly, and even the November sun did not take the place of heavy wraps. Lincoln, as I said, began at once in a high, 6trident key, as one who had little to say, aud would say it so as to be heard and seen. The two emotions of that memorable scene were first the wonderful prayer as chanted by the chaplain, the rich Hebrew phrases and intonations reverberating like organ music and the dismay of the poor ar tist, who failing to outline the President's picture was fain to bundle up his tools and take his barren journey home. JOlCf BUSSEIiL YOUNQ. EXAMPLE OF PETER Is Bather to Be Followed Than That of Judas, the Traitor. THEIR SINS. WERE ALMOST EQUAL, But There Was Much Difference ia Their Subsequent Conducts. EET. HE. HODGES ANSWERS A LETTEB rwBITTEN POK THE DISPATCH. 1 These two sentences are set down close to gether in St. Matthew's record of the first Good Friday: "Peter went out and wept bitterly." "Judas went and hanged him self." Each of these men had a chapter in his life which contained the story of a black sin. Between the man who betrays his Master and the man who denies Him there is a difference, but not a very great differ ence. One is about as bad as the other. In deed, there has been more said in defense ot Judas than of Peter. Judas, some people think, made a mistake in judgment. He was in a hurry; couldn't wait; whatever was going to happen, wanted it to happen now. The Kingdom of Heaven was coming, Christ said, coming in its own good time. But in the opinion of Judas it was not com ing fast enough. Sometimes it seemed as if it were not coming at alL Day by day the cause of the Prophet of Nazareth seemed to be losing ground. The Apology for Judas. Judas saw that plainly. It was as incom prehensible to Judas as it was to Christ's unbelieving brethren that anybody who de sired, as he did, to win the world should not show himself openly to the world. Judas wanted a great, spectacular, faith-compelling miracle; and he conceived the idea that if the Master were once set in such a posi tion that a choice was necessary between death and a public declaration of His King ship, there would be enacted such a sign and wonder in the eyes of Jerusalem that all opposition would be silenced and Christ would be set upon the throne of the nation. So he consented to play traitor. So he gave up his Master into the hands ot His enemies. And the faith-compelling miracle aid not nappen, ana tne uecisive worn was not spoken, and Judas found that, instead of that, was shame and insult, and spitting and the scourge of the cross. And he flung down his infamous wages upon the temple pavement and went and hanged himself. Les to Be Said for Peter. It is not by any means certain that the apostles defended Judas after this fashion. He betrayed his Master, and he went 'to his own place" wherever that was and beyond that the apostles tell us very little. We can onlv hope, in charity, that tnis ex planation ot that black sin may have some light of truth in it. Anyhow, it is the best that can be said tor Judas. And it is more than can be said for Peter. Peter was afraid. The soldiers got about him in the guardroom with loud threaten ing voices, and the man was scared for his lite. And he declared with the emphasis of an appeal to God, taking his oath upon it, that he was no disciple of Jesus of Nazareth, had no connection with Him nor care for Him, and had never as much as looked into His face belore that night. And Jesus came out from the presence of His enemies, and heard that speech, heard His own friend, one of the three whom He had taken closest to Hisheart,cast Him out, reject Him and deny Him. Pontius Pilate was a better man that day than Peter. Even Judas did not betray his Master to save his own life; had no use for his life further when he learned what his betrayal really meant Peter Didn't Hang Himself. Judas went and hanged himselfc That was more than Peter did. Peter went out and wept bitterly, felt very bad about it But there is a good deal ot difference be tween putting a handkerchief to one's eyes and putting a rope about one's neck. Ought not Peter to have imitated Judas? The question is, what shall a man do who has committed a great sin? Shall he go out and weep bitterly, and then try to make up for his offense and be a decent man again? or shall he go and hang himself? A man can hang himself without a rope. He can imitate Judas without getting buried in the potter's field. He can go hanged through the rest of a long life. That is, he can make him self absolutely miserable, torture his soul, put his conscience in the rack every night and break his heart on the wheel. He can com mit moral suicide. Novf, which is the best example, the apostle with the tearful eyes or the apostle with the broken neck? The alternative is between hope and despair. The Story of a Letter. That such a question is not a needless one, nor far removed from the common life of living men, is testified by a letter which came to me the other day; a letter unsigned and undated, the writer of it wholly un known to me. The letter asks this ques tion: "Can one sin," my correspondent wants to know, "one sin, the result of a fevered and diseased mind, committed by a person, whose entire life up to the time'of its com mitment had been one of earnest labor and care for others, and whose life since has been one long severe struggle to root out the memory and live an earnest life can this sin be forgiven so that even in this life some gladness may come? Can an act committed under the aboved mentioned circumstances be called a sin? If not, why is there no way in this world of proving it so that the lite may not be a perfect wreck to the one who has so sinned?" "Can some light and comfort be given on this subject in the columns of The Dis patch? I find nothing in my Bible that exactly touches this case: or, if I do, I can not comprehend it. My heart is slowly dry ing up and my mind becoming paralyzed as I grope in the dark. I shall look, oil so anxiously, uutil I find in the sermon some thing to comfort me, or teach me what to do." Answers of Peter and Judas. It seems to me that this is exactly the same question which was in the mind of Peter and of Judas when they came to realize the fearful meaning of betrayal and denial. They had each of them committed a sin no doubt a thousand times greater than that which is referred to in this letter. And they said, each of them in the depth of his heart: And now, what shall 1 do? Is there any pardon for my sin? And one answered yes, and the other answered no. Everybody must see which answer was the right one. Peter found out presently that Christ was most infinitely forgiving; and Peter was a good man, and a helpful man, and a happy man all the rest of his life. Judas did not wait to find out, gave up at once in absolute despair, and went out and hanged himself. The question of forgiveness is a question between the soul and God. Whether God will forgive one sin, or a hundred sins that a man has done, depends partly upon the man and partly upon God. llo w Hoses Learned of God. So far as forgiveness depends upon God, we can judge as to God's willingness to for give by learning about God, about His character, about His disposition toward us. And we can learn something about that by studying our hearts. Because God made us like Himself. The best that is in man is a true revelation of the character of God. The prophet, Hosea, made a great discov ery once about God. Hosea had had the unspeakable misfortune to marry an un worthy wife. His wile left him and went off into all manner of abominable living. At last, one day he came upon her in the most abject poverty, set in the market place to be sold as a slave. And Hosea bought her and took her home. And when Hosea looked into her heart, he found that after all he loved his wife. In spite of years of pain and shame, in spite of all-her sin, still TELE PITTSBimG ' DISPATCH,',, SUNDAY, JOLT. Hosea loved his wife. And then It came to him, like a 'revelation out bf the sky, that in looking into his own heart, he was look ing also into the heart of God. For was he better than God? If he loved his sinful wife, did not God also love His sinful peo ple? A Great Truth in roetry. There is a poem of Eobert Browning's, "Saul," which teaches that same true lesson. Be sure that God's love is more patient and more tender, and God's for giveness wider and deeper than any man's. For the love of God Is broader Than the measures of man's mind. And the heart of the Eternal Is most wonderfully kind. We learn still more about God by study ing the revelation of Him in the life and words of Jesus Christ Christ taught ua that God is our Father. Make that a test of all theology. Nothing iB true which contra dicts the Fatherhood of God. God will never do anything which he cannot reconcile with the wisest and most tender fatherhood. God never thinks one thought about the most abandoned sinner which the ideal father would not think about his wandering boy. The parable of the prodigal son con tains the Christian revelation of God. Tt'dcome Waiting Upon Repentance. Christ tells lis over and over, in parable aud miracle, in prayer and sermon, of the love of God, of the longing of God to have all who have turned away from Him turn back, and of the perpetual and instant and abundant welcome which waits upon repent ance. Is there not more joy in heaven over one sinner that repentetn than our ninety-and-nine persons that need no repentance? Did not God so love the world that He gave His only begotten son that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish? Christ's whole mission, from Bethlehem to Calvary, what was it but a declaration of God's love for sinners? He came to bind up the broken-hearted, to make hope out of despair, to assure us of the forgiveness of God. It is true that there are certain classeB of persons to whom forgiveness seems to be denied. The measure of God's forgiveness is the width and breadth and depth of our own forgiveness of our neighbors. A man comes, in a parable, who, like the writer of this letter, is burdened with a great debt He asks that his debt an enormous sum may be forgiven him. His Master listens and forgives. The Sin of Kef osal to Forgive. The case is exactly such a one as is sub mitted to us, only worse. And the offender is forgiven. Then he goes out and refuses to forgive a little debt which his brother owes him, and the Master puts him into prison. It seems as if God were willing to ibrgire almost any sin except the retusal to forgive. There are also the self-righteous people, who are not at all worried about their sins, but are disposed, on the contrary, to thank God that they are so particularly good. Against these people Christ said words of strong indignation. Uhnst was always very tender of sinners who realized their sin, but .he found notliine. in common withPharisees and hypocrites. Ahe people wno are set on to the leu ot the great white throne, in the Lord's picture of the Day of Judgment, are those wno say, when did I ever do anything wrong? There is never a word of threaten ing lor a man who knows his sin and is sorry lor it Something ought, perhaps, to be said here about the unpardonable sin. There is one sin w hich is a sin unto death; no use pray ing for such a sinner; no forgiveness await ing such a sinner either in this world or the next Every conceivable sin may be par doned and done away, save only this. The Unpardonable Sin. Now, what is this unpardonable sin? It is described as being an offense against the Holy Ghost The Holy Ghost is God speaking in a man's conscience; sin against the Holy Ghost is sin committed against a man's own clear knowledge of the difference between good and bad. It is a deliberate, considered and willing choice of known iniquity. It is the act of a man who calls good evil, and evil good. It is an actual preference of darkness for light. More than that, it is this sin persisted in, and never repented of. For the promise to repentance is absolute and unconditional. "Him that cometh to Me I will in no wise cast out" The man who commits the un pardonable sin makes it unpardonable by never seeking pardon. He has no desire for pardon, no regret, no stirrings of an un easy conscience. The conscience of the sinner of the unpardonable sin is dead. No body who has the least longing to escape from sin has fallen into the unpardonable sin; for that longing is evidence that the Spirit of God is still persuading him. But the spirit of God has no longer any word to say to the sinner of the sin without a pardon. "What Is Necessary to Forgiveness. The writer of this letter does not belong to either of these three classes in whose case forgiveness in in doubt. If the man who owed 10,000 talents could be forgiven, if the prodigal son could take his place again in the household, if Peter could be numbered again among the apostles, there is surely no reason for despair. So far as man's part in forgiveness is con cerned, all that God asks is that the man turn back, ba sorry and amend his life. Whosoever does that needs no sign out of the sky to assure him of the pardon of the Father. He is forgiven. All that he needs now is to Bet that sin absolutely behind him, as a part of the dead past, and go on. A good many people are like the rich man's brothers in the parable. They want some body to come back from the dead, or some other very wonderful or unusual thing to happen, that they may be assured of the truth of the word of God. But God .does not grant that sort of wish. God has told us in the person of His Son, and it is writ ten plain in His holy word that He is our loving Father.ready to forgive, forever wait ing to be gracious, asking only that we love Him and do His wilL Tho Sin Has Been Forgiven. Every repentant sinner is forgiven. The answer to tne letter is not only that sin can be forgiven, but that it has been forgiven. If it came out of a diseased mind, God knows that, and sets the boundaries of re sponsibility and makes all possible allow ance wider than we make. And though the mind had not been diseased at all, save with the disease of sin, the sorrow after ward and the amendment would have brought divine forgiveness. God has for given you. That is the end of that Follow Peter and not Judas. The best and happiest part of Peter's life was after that sin. So it may be in your life. All stirring up of that old memory, all trans ferring of that unfortunate past into the living present, I will tell you what it is like : It is like a soldier who has stumbled on the march, sitting down and spending the rest ol that day lamenting that stumble, in stead of eoine on and fightine better to make up for it It is like a disobedient child, who is sorry afterward and repents and his lather lorgives mm, ano then the child spends a whole week moping and mourning over that forgiven sin. Doubting the Depth of Love Why, doesn't that look as if the child doubted the entireness of the father's par don and the reality ot his love? You don't want him to go about day after day, with tears in his eyes do you? Neither does our Father in heaven. God wants us to remember our past forgiven sins only as reasons for carefulness, and as reasons for gratitude. He doesn't want us to go about with hearts drying up, and minds par alyzed, groping in the dark. And if we really believe what God says, we won't do that. "Come unto me all ye that are weary and heavy laden, and I will give you rest "When the wicked man turneth away from his wickedness that he hath committed, and doeth that which is lawful and right, he shall save his soul alive." "If we confess our sins, God is faithful and just to forgive Us our'sins,andto cleanse us from .ill unrighteousness," "And their sins and their iniquities will I remember no more." Let us forget what God in His mercy has long since forgiven and forgotten. Geokge Hodges. All lovers of delicacies use Angostura Bitters to secure a gooddigestion. ttssu THE MUSIC WOELD. Ko More 01 an Offense to Hiss Than' Applaud a Performance. THE LATTER IS PERFUNCTORY Kowadays and Doesn't Express Muoh to the Intelligent Artist. AN INTERESTING BUDGET OP HEWS During the first English performance of the operatic comedy, "Miss Decima," which took place at the Criterion Theater, London, last Thursday evening, one of the principal singers evoked a storm of mingled applause and hisses. How he did so ia not stated in the cabled account, which con tinues: The applauders, upon hearing the hisses, redoubled their efforts, and consequently the hissers did the same. In fact, matters wore becoming quite interesting, especially when It was noticed that one or two of the audience In the pit wero particularly promi nent in leading the hissing. Finally Mr. Charles Wyndham, thelesseo and manager of tho Criterion Theater, climbed over the rail dividing the stalls from the pit, unno ticed by the majority of the audience, until he shonted: "Where Is tho coward? Let me at mm. xnecmei onenuer m tne hiss ing distuibance was eventually elected from the theator, after much tussling and scuff ling, whereupon the pit cheered Mr. Wynd ham. The Incident suggests two questions. Why, in the first place, cry "coward" at the man who, it would seem, was boldly leading the minority in expressing its dis approval with the majority against them? Sometimes a man may try to pay off some Erivate, personal grudge against a singer y hissing him in public. That would be mean and cowardly. But it is far from likely that a number of persons would join in hissing with such animus as that, and in this story there appears no hint of a cabal against the singer. As far as the account goes, the ejected hisser, as well as the other hissers, were simply expressing their sin cere disapprobation of the performance as appropriately and as warmly as the ap plauders were expressing their pleasure. Nothing more. Then, why speak of "the chief offender" and "the hissing disturbance?" Is it, in fact, any more of an offense and disturbance to hiss than to applaud? Here lies the gist of the whole incident We have all suflered from the encore fiend; a half-dozen of hira have often compelled per formers to give him twice his money's worth, while hundreds of people with better taste sat by disgusted at having a poor number repeated, or a good programme thrown out of balance, or a dramatic situation inter rupted, or some other of the countless an noyances to which the remorseless encore fiend is wont to subject his victims. But has anyone ever heard of a man being ejected for applauding, no matter how un timely, vexatiously aud persistently? And yet, on the rare occasions when a cheated and justlv indignant auditor ventures to ex press his feeling in a mild hiss, he is called a disturber at the least, and, if he hisses loudly and persistency, he is usually ejected. There Is no reason for this gross discrim ination, except the irrational and absurd dictate of mean custom. The voxpopvli, on which artists and managers stake their fame and fortune, has become by custom a half choked, deceitful and misleading voice. What hosts it to arouse applause, when the habit of applauding has become perfunc tory, indiscriminate, and therefore meaning less? Custom has reduced the audience's ex pression of its opinion to the some degree of worthlessness as that of a pretended critic unwilling to say anything adverse and whose monotonous praise has been cheapened by indiscriminate and inappro priate use. Who could set any store by such criticism, so-called? Appreciation Without Demonstration. As a matter of fact the clapping ot hands, stamping ot feet, "bravo" snouting and all the rest of the noisy manifestations of de light are naturally and appropriately called forth by only a very few of the countless effects known to musical and dramatic art For a great many of the most appreciated effects of art it is the moistened eye, the unconscions sigh, the quick-drawn breath that form the most expressive tributes of praise. Many other fine points cause a del icate titillation of the senses, or a gentle moving of the emotions, or a keen satisfac tion oi the intellectual faculties. None of these call naturally for any noisy physical signs of pleasure. It is only the broader, coarser effects of art that can be appropri ately recognized in this way. The finest, keenest, deepest and most genuine delights that music or drama can give are best appreciated in perfect silence and bodilv quietude. These, too, are the delights that linger longest in the memory, while the "hurrah" spirit is the creature of the moment and most likely to evaporate. Yet, in this department of life, senseless custom, not content with reducing all ex pressions of delight to the common, low level of noise and gesticulation, goes still further. Reversing the maxim, it makes silence imply dissent, dissatisfaction and disgust. The people themselves have come to leel that that their silence would discour age the artist and so they have fallen into the habit of applauding to show their ap proval, even when that applause of itself puts an end to the deep, quiet thrill of emo tion which it was the artist's aim to cause and which itself ought to be his greatest re ward. The right and propriety of hissing ought to be recognized, if for no other reason, be cause it constitutes the proper mode of ex pressing disapproval, and the general recog nition of that fact would permit people to enjoy a refined artistic effect to the full and in silence, without having that silence dis torted into disapproval Other reasons need not be adduced at length. It is, of course, just as proper and desirable for the audience to express its displeasure as its pleasure. Indeed, artists (like other people) are truly helped along the path of progress more otten by having their mis takes and shortcomings pointed out, than by having their good points praised. They ought to be enabled to learn just what the audience really thinks of their work, and not be deceived by an applause that is too often empty and meaningless. We need more chance for silent enjoy ment of the good and unmistakable disap proval of the bad, for the sake of auditors, artists and art herself. Jlore ADont Sounds From America. After reprinting with an- appreciative credit (thanks!) The Dispatch's article of two weeks ago with reference to Mr. Frank E. Saddler's successful orchestral work, "Sounds from America," the highly esteemed Musical Cririer appends the follow ing paragraph of good-humored indorse ment: Mr. Sadler, about whose work we know nothing of, except that which The Dispatch tells us, is only imitating Gottschalk in drawing on native sources for his inspira tion. Tho Creole pianist found a wealth of original melodies soutli of Mason and Dixon Hue to which ho cavo most elegant settings. John Broekhoven, of Cincinnati, has taken crcolo themes lor his well-known suite and the immortal Dave Braliam, but wait, no; Braham thinks his melodies out in street cars, so says a recent interview, and there they stay as a rule (i. e whistled in the front and back plattorms). By all means let tho American couipober go digging for indigenous melodies, nor should we turn up our critical noses at even such a melodic mess as "Shoo Fly,"whieli, if properly devel oped, would be a themo worthy ot orchestra tion. (The theme should enter with bas soon, triangle and viola, syncopated rhythm and lots ot color in the tympani. Mr. Bern stein is now working at tho arrangement.) Let the good work go bravely on. Mother Goose and Itheingold. Mr. Henry T. Finck, of the New York Evening Post, recently penned this interest ing paragraph: A very curious resemblance exists be 26, 180L tween the expressive smithing movement In "Bheingold" and "Siegfried" and part of the musio to the "Death and Burial of Cock Hobin," In "Mother Goose's Hurnory Rny mes and Nursery Songs," by J. W. Elliott (Rout ledge & Co.). I cannot discover the exact date of its publication, but it has been in my family over n generation, and seems to havo originated about tho same time as "Bheingold," if not earlier. Here is tho passago In question, which in melody, rhythm and harmonv is strikingly like Wagner's motive: "Who saw him die? I said the fly, with my little eye. I saw him die." Perhaps Mr. Eow botham of London, who lately -pricked tho Wagner bubble" and made it burst (to tho tune of 1,100 performances Inst year) will find in this resemblance a new cause for at tack. Indeed, it is not at all improbable that someone- in tho twenty-flfth century will try to prove on the strength of this pas sage that Mr."Bacon" Elliott wrote Wagner's works. .. Production of Choral "Works. A floating item of happy portent: The American Composers' Choral Associa tion, organized for the production of choral works by native and resident composers, has adopted as one of the articles of its con stitution the following, viz.: Two gold medals as prizes shall be offered yearly. The first medal, of the value of $100, to the composer ofthebest cantata with ac companiment, not to exceed 15 minutes in duration. The second medal, of tho value of $50, for the best part song. All compositions to be sent in anony mously, with a motto, accompanied by a sealed envelope containing the composer's name and address, addressed to the Presi dent Mr. Charles B. Ilawley, Metropolitan College of Music, 19 and 21 East Fourteenth street. New York, before September 20. The two successful pieces will be sung at the first concert of the season '91-92, by the association, and also some of those standing next in merit. The ludees will be announced In due time. . The Teachers' Association. The following, from Philadelphia JUiais and Drama, shows the association feeling in the eastern end of the State to be still alive, and. indicates a possibility that the City of Brotherly Love may yet wipe out that debt in time for the Pittsburg meeting: At the meeting of the Philadelphia Musio Teachers' Association, held at the Utopian Clubrooms last Monday afternoon, it was decided to have meetings with a programme, prepared by the committee, on the first Tuesday evening of October, January, April and July, with Informal meetings on the first Tuesday evening of the intervening inontlid. One feature of these informal meetings will be a query box. Mrs. Mary Gregory-Murray's offer to give her lecture-recital No. 2, the proceeds of which shall be applied to the liquidation of the debt of the State Association, was ac cepted. Quito a number of renewals of member ship to tho State Associatien were received, and a goodly number joined the local asso ciation. Much Interest was shown at the meeting and this local association promises to be of great benefit to the Philadelphia, teachers by tho promotion of fraternal feel ing and the interchange of ideas. Crotchets and Quavers. Mb. SAiKT-SAEifS has Just returned to Paris, bringing with him a somewhat elab orate piece for piano and orchestra entitled "Africa." Clemehttice De Veiie has produced a very fine impression in London and has been offered an operatic position In the Italian company, which she declined. Tue popularity of the Handel festival at the London Crystal Palace is shown from the attendance, stated as follows: Behenrsal, 16,507rMonday. 20,637: Wednesday, 21,433; Fri day, 22,219; total, 0,793. Tne good people of Milan, despairing of ever witnessing Mr. Boito's long-promised "Nero." are. to be consoled by another opera of the same name by Mr. Riccardo Kasori, which is announced for production next autumn. The complete and reliable reviews of the Bayreuth performances that have been cabled to The Dispatch show that the open ing week of the great festival has fully real ized the predictions of unprecedented suc cess both artistic and pecuniary. The mod ern leaven is working in the world. Mas. Lillian Nohdioa's American tour for next season ia now being planned by Mana ger C. A Ellis, ho of the Boston Symphony Orchestra. Mrs. Nordica has not been heard in her own land for a number of years, hav ing been in constant demand abroad, es pecially in London, where she has long been a prime favorite. W. H. Gladstone (son of the Grand Old Man), who died the other day, was a highly cultivated musician, and, if be had cared, ' might have achieved some distinction as a composer. He devoted- much attention to sacred music, and composed a number of hymn tunes. Every week hymns aro sung by numberless congregations to tune3 com posed by the son of the Liberal leader. A good story of Sig. Arditi, the tireless conductor of Italian opera, has cot into print He ia said to have been visiting Mme. Valeria, who took the genial director to many points of historical interest When they arrived at Stafford-on-Avon the com poser of "II Bacio" w as very tired. He, in fact, entirely failed to display the necessary enthusiasm in regard to tho Shakespeare Monument. "Shakspearel Oh, yes. Sliak- speare!"he murmured, wearily; and one of the party volunteered the hint, "You recol lect. Maestro, 'Amletto,' 'Borneo e Giuli etta.' " Tho popular conductor then began to be interested. "Ah, yes," ha replied, "I quite understand, Ze librettist!" Altrio opera troupe, exclusively com posed of negroes, is expeoted at Hamburg, from where it will proceed to Berlin. Ono of the Bingers, Maria Selika, ha3 been called "tho black Patti." The company consists of 50 artists. A German paper writes: "It will, be interesting to learn the repertoire, if only to know how the operas oan be per formed. It is impossible for the prima, donna Marin Selika, who might well take the role of&KAainthe 'Africaine, to take that of Mignon: '1 am as fair as Titania.' And how with Mxr&uerUe in 'Faust,' with Violetle in 'Traviata,' and with Boieldieu's 'Dame blanche? " TnE "As You Like It" performance, in spito of the misunderstanding between sing ers and orchestra that spoilt tho musical feature (what could have Induced the exiled Duke to take to tho woods with an orchestra, anyhow?), demonstrated the unexpectedly good acoustic qualities of tho forest of Ken marden. This being the case it is now in order for Manager Jenks to getournew sum mer opera troupe for his next at fresco per formance; they might appropriately givo "Robin Hood." Eetteryet, give us a produc tion of "Midsummer Night's Dream," with jUcndelssohn's exquisito music; that would offer opportunities for outdooreffectivene":. especially at night, which could scarcely bo surpassed. Opera would seem to be carried on under considerable-difficulty in Constantinople, if wo may Judge from the account of the do ings of the TurkUh censor. Tho slightest allusions to conspiracy, revoluion, disre spect to royalty, or religious topics, ancient and modern, aro forbidden. .If this official deems any portion of the work derogatory to constituted authority, or savoring of dis loyalty, tho whole scene has to be cut out. The word "King" is never allowed to be used, but "my Divine Lord" has to bo sub stituted for it. Impressaiios always haven difficult timo of it, but to produce operas that will at once pass the Turkish censor ship, and satisfy tho patrons of. thoso musi cal plays in the dominions ruled by tho Sal tan, would appear, to be a task w ell nigh im possible. It may be mentioned that ora torios are not allowed to be given undor any circumstances. So music, Tike freedom, is considerably restricted in Turkey. .London Musical Sfews. As international exhibition of music and the theater, we are informed by the "Musi- kalische Rundschau," of Vienna, is to take place In that city in 1892, in conjunction with an industrial exhibit That paper states that committees havo already been organ ized, one in England, with tho Duke of Edin burgh as Chairman; one in Bavaria, with Prince Ludwig as Chairman; dnd tho most astonishing of all information is that James Gordon Bennett is to be the Chairman of tho American committee. Georges Berger, who was tho chief of the Paris exhibition of 1SS9, is tho chiel of the French department. A large building is to be erected wherein nightly performances or. drama and musio are to be given. The foundations havo al ready been laid of this building. Wo would like to learn further particulars of this en terprise, especially as the name of James Got don Bennett is coupled with it. Musical Courier. Ieox CnVBREWKjQ CoaiPAirvr's "pils ner" is a favorite brand of beer, brewed from select materials. .On tap at best bars. The most intelligent people of our com munity have their photographs taken by Dabb, and no better proof is necessary of his ability. AI The summer is the best time for the treat ment and cure of catarrhal tronbles. The climatic conditions are then most favorable, liability of catching fresh cold being then reduced to the minimum, and the even tem perature and the condition of the atmos phere favoring the progress of the patient Drs. Copeland & Hall have decided to treat all patients, old and new, applying to them for treatment during July and August at the merely nominal rate of 55 a month, fur nishing all medicines. This applies to pa tients by mail as well as patients in the city. It is to all patients, old as well as new, and for all diseases. All patients tak ing treatment from Drs. Copeland & Hall during July and August will be treated until cured at the rate of 55 a month. WAS IT XX DI3 HEART f Complications of Catarrhal Trouble Led Mr. Sillier to I ear a Desperate Disease. "For many years I was as badly afflicted as it is possible for a human being to be and still possess a desire to live." The speaker wa3 Mr. John Miller, who lives in Merri mac street, near Grandview avenue, Mt Washington, Southside, this city. ill Mr. John Miller, Merrlmaa St., Ml. Washington "I knew I was suffering from catarrhal, troubles, but at times the disease would so complicate itself as to present many dis tressing new phases. I had pains m my head and my nostrils were always stopped up. I constantly hawked and spit, and the mucus dropped from the back ot my head into my throat My limbs ached and my stomach was all out of order. "I suffered greatly from palpitation of the heart; in fact, I was convinced that I had heart disease. In a word, my condition was very miserable and I was almost in despair. "I had tried remedies and doctors in numerable, until I was thoroughly discour aged, when my attention was called to Doc tors Copeland and HalL Shortly after be ginning treatment I noticed a change for the better. They seemed to so thoroughly understand my case and their medicines and methods were so surely helping me that I had confid nee in them from the very start. These gentlemen were so kind and cautious in their demeanor, so manifestly fair and conscientious in their treatment of my case, and I was received with so much kindness and sympathy that,besides receiving a price less boon in the relief of my sufferings, it was a pleasure to take treatment from them." - WAS IT CONSTOTPTIOHT Wbat Ten Tears of Continual III Health Led to in tho Case of II. L. Sparks, Jr. "Yes, they have been of such benefit to me that I feel it my duty to make public my troubles and how I was relieved, so that others who are suffering may know where to apply for succor," said Mr. H. L. Sparks, Jr., residing at CO Bluff street, Pittsburg. "I suffered constantly for ten years; had pains in the head and my eyes were very weak and watery. My nose was full of con stantly accumulating mucus, which dropped into my throat and caused me to be a nuis ance to myself and friends, with my con tinual and disagreeable hawking and spit ting. I had sharp pains in my chest and of fluch a nature, that I was FEARFTJTj OF COXSU3IPTHW. ' "My stomach was always out of order, and, in truth, during all these years my ex istence was one of unceasing and continual ill-health. I finally applied for treatment at Drs. Copeland ana Hall's offices, 66 Sixth avenue. They at once, after an ex amination, told me I could be cured, and they have fulfilled their promise. Not only did their treatment greatly benefit me, but the marked and sympathetic attention I re ceived from their hands was so different from what patients usually receive from their physicians that it was a pleasure to visit their offices. Their treatment I con sider scientific, and the results achieved in my cose remarkable. I am brighter and stronger to-day than ever before." Their Credentials. As has been said. Dr. W. Copeland was president of his class at Bcllovuo Hospital Medical College, New York, whero he gradu ated, tho most famous institution of its kind in the country. His diploma bears the writ ten indorsement of the medical authorities of New York, of thedeansof prominent med ical colleges in Pennsylvania. Dr. Hall's ciedential9 are no less abundant and unqual ified. He also is formally indorsed by the secretaries of various county and State medical societies. Both gentlemen, after thoiough hospital experience and practice, havo devoted their lives to the practice of thoir specialties, with what suc cess tie columns of the daily papers show. In addition to tho high medical authorities quoted above, may bo montioneda Pittsburg medical authority, which is by no means to bo depreciated. The diplomas of both gen tlemen bear tho formal written indorsement of the Western Pennsylvania Medical Col lege of Pittsburg. FROM EEPIIESEXTATIVE BESTDENTS. Well-Known Men and Women In Pittsburg Make Remarkable Statements. MR. J. G. TRAZIER, Architect, 5710 Klrk wood street, Pitt9burg: "I am pleased to give mv hearty indorse ment toDis. Copeland & Hall. Their treat ment of catarrhal troubles is advanced and scientific, the results obtained simply won dei ful." MR. GEORGE KEPHART, residing at 7 Grantham street, Pittsburg: "I suffered for years from catarrhal com plaints. My condition became worse and vi orse. I was advised to go and see Drs. Copeland & Hall. I am another man to-day. You can't put it too strongly. I know by experience that Drs. Copeland & Hull are wondertullvsk llf.il and successful." J1K. J. O.MOORE, Restaurateur, U09 Car son street, S. S., Pittsburg: "What do I think of Drs. Copeland & nallT Why, I think they are the most satisfactory physicians in the city and that tho good they are doing the people of this city and vicn itv cannot bo estimated." MR. W. GOLDIE, salesman for Dllworth, Porter & Co., and stopping when In the city at the Soventli Avenue Hotel: "I have been a sufferer from catarrh for a great many years and state that six weeks ago I began treatment with Drs. Copeland and Hall and have received great benefit from their treatment. I can cheerfully recommend thee gentlemen as courteous and skillful physicians." MR. BENJ. KOEGL, 33 Chestnut street, Allegheny: "Drs. Copeland and Hall are in person gentlemanly and courteous; in practice, ad vanced and scientific; in results accom plished simply marvelous." MR. F. HENNEMAN, 126 Madison avenue, Allegheny: "I have absolute confidence in Drs. Cope land and Hull, riersonallv and professional ly. Indeed, some of their wonderful cures i nave almost suggested tne miraculous." "I have found Drs. Copeland and Hall to be the most conscientious and courteous of gentlemen, ns well as the most skillful prac titioners in Pittsburg," said Mr. Michael Smith, 2S22 Harkins street, S. S. "A patient of theirs has the satisfaction of being told honestly as to his condition and the possi bllitv ot a euro being effected." MR. JOHN STAIB, 195 Manhattan street, Allegheny: "Drs. Copeland and nail are pre-eminently the most successful physicians in Pittsburg to-day. Further, I have found them always scrupulous and kind." MIL F. F. McDERMITT, Luna St., E. E.: "I must say that Drs. Copeland and Hall's treatments are the most successful I have ever been acquainted with. To me they aro tho only physicians." . MR. SAMUEL ANDERSON, 63 Stephenson at.. Pittsburc: "I indorse Drs. Copeland and Hall as thai I most successful physicians and courteous gentlimenlt has ever been my pleasure to meet." MR. THOS. MAYBURY, 28 Thirty-ninth gt, Pittsburg: "Drs. Copeland and Hall are gentlemen and physicians worthy of anyone's patron age. I speak from personal experience. I have taken great pleasure In recommending a number of my friends to them, and they have cured them. This is certainly the best of all testimony. If I myself ever need a physician again I shall most certainly con sult them." SIR. W. F. HENSHAW, Prospect, Pa.: "Drs. Copeland and Hall's treatment proved highly beneficial to mo; as gentle men thev aro kind and courteous." MR. W. J. ADAMS, 4 Main st. W. E., Pitts.! "I can heartily recommend Drs. Copeland and Hall's treatment. I found that they ful filled all their promises, and more, too. These gentlemen enjoy my most implicit confidence, both personally and profession ally." MR. J. O. NICELY, Deny station. Pa.: "1 must acknowledge Dre. Copeland and Hall's treatment as pre-eminently success ful. PersonaUy I have found them scrupu lous, kind nnd sympathetic." SIR. J. BUCHER, 62 Vista St.. Allegheny: "I can say nothing but praise in behalf of D s. Copeland and Hall. As physicians I consider them at the head of the profes sion." MR. R. MoDOXALD, Duquesno. Pa.: "Their claims are just; they promise noth ing that is not fulfilled. Drs. Copeland and Hall stand at the head of their profession; personally thoy havo the confidence of their patients." MR. ADAM ALTER, Cramer way, Mt Washington, Pittsburg: "Their treatment of catarrhal affections Z consider remarkably successful. As gen tlemen, Drs. Copeland and Hall wero always pleasant, kind and courteons." MR. JOHN ROHE, 1630 Howard street, E. E-, Pittsburg: "Drs. Copeland and Hall nave worked a wonderful cure in my case. I consider their treatment of my troubles both masterful and wonderfully successful." MB. GEO. BROWN, Murphy street, Pitts burg: "From the time that I was examined until I felt cured Drs. Copeland and Hall always enjoyed my perfect confidence. Their treat ment is scientific, skillful and successful." MR. WILLIAM MAWHINNY, 19 Overlook street, Allegheny: "I cannot praise Drs. Copeland and Hall too highly. As physicians they are among the foremost rank of tne profession: the re sults attained from their treatment ara highly successful." MR. JOHN GILL, 261 Penn avenue, Pitts bure: "Too much credit cannot be given Drs. Copeland and Hall lor tho benefit they afford their patients. As gentlemen they are truthf unconscientious and painstaking?' Testimony of Ladies. MRS. ANNA MANGOLD, Bntler, Pa.: "I suffered for years. I grew so bad that I had lost all hope3 of ovor regaining my health. I treated with Drs. Copeland and Hall and my rapid recovery was astonish ing. I grew perfectly well under their judi cious treatment, and heartily recommend them." MISS NORA FITZGERALD, 333 Highland avenue, E. E., Pittsburg: "1 cannot speak too highly of Drs. Cone land & Hall's treatment. 1 consider the re sults accomplished in my case remarkable. As physicians they stand at the head of their profession." MISS TILLIE SATTER, 61 Nineteenth street, S. S.: "Drs. Copeland and nnll successfully treated me for my trouble, and I consider them skillful physicians, worthy of tho highest praise. I can recommend them to all persons who aro afflicted with any of thoso diseases of which they make a specialty." MISS ANNIE SMITH, S33 Ella street, E. E.: "I consider Drs. Copeland nnd Hall thor ough gentleman and accomplished physi cians." MIS3 MAGGIE DEVINE, 15G6 Friendship avenue, E. E.: "Drs. Copeland and Hall relieved me suc cessfully of all my troubles. I consider them as standing at the head of their pro fession." MISS ELLA AGNEW, Turkcrs Landing, Pa.: "Drs. Copeland and Hall enjoy my highest esteem. In mv case they worked wonders." MISS IDA H'OLMES, Leechburg. Pa.: "I gladly add my testimony in lauding Drs. Copeland and "Hall's just merits. They achieve marvols and besides- are perfect gentlemen." MISS CARRIE COULTER, Monongahela Citv, Pa.: "Drs. Copeland and Hall's treatment of catarrh is the only thing that benefited me. Their conscientious and p-iinstaking treat ment is worthy of everyone's esteem." Drs. Cotelaxd and Hall treat succossf oily all curable cases at (G Sixth avenue. Pitts burg. Pa. Office hoars, 9 to 11 a. m.,2 to 5 r. x. and 7 to 9 p. M. Sundays 10 a. si. to r. st. Specialties Catarrh and all disease's of tho eye, ear, throat and lungs, chronic diseases. Consultation, $X Many cases treated successfully by mail. 'Send 2-cent stamp for question blanV. Address all mail to DRS. COPELAND & HALL, Jy25 66 Sixth avenue. Pittsburg, Pa, DURING THIS WEEK WILL BUY ANY OF OTTR $30 Merchant Tailor-Made Suits, A PERFECT FIT GUAR4NTEED. Next to Mellon's Bank. ivl-su OIL WELL SUPPLIES. 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