THE SCR ANTON TRIBUNE-SATURDAY. JULY 9. 1898.
tCJU
PAST METHODS OF
' RESTORING PbAlfc
Some Precedent. Which Mlu Be Uie
lul to Spain.
RECALLED Hi -UK DCUi:t THAT
SHE IS SEEKING TO INITIATE A
l'EACB SIOVEMENT-NO V1XUD
1'ROCEDURE UNDER INTERNA
TIONAL LAW-INTERESTING FEA
TURES IN THE NEGOTIATIONS
WHICH FOLLOWED OUR FORMER
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New York Commercial Advertiser.
In view of the growing belief thnt
i Sputn la seeking to Initiate n peace
movement, the precedents bearing on
peace negotiations are being jooKea up.
They disclose many Interesting fea-
tures In the negotiations following wars
In which the United States has en
gaged. The peace negotiations closing the
Revolutionary war came about In a
. romantic manner. Franklin and Jay
were living In Tarls at the time, hav
ing succeeded In enlisting the active
I assistance of France. Among Fran-
lln'a neighbors was a Mine. Brltton,
with whom Franklin had formed a fast
friendship. Mmo. lirltton spent the
summer at Nice, where she met several
English noblemen, among whom were
Lord Cholmondley. The latter on
learning that she was a friend of
Franklin asked for n note of introduc-
tlon to him, saying ho would call and
drink tea with him at Pnssy. The let
'tcr was given and Franklin and Lord
. Cholmondley were brought together
on friendly terms. His lordship said
that he was an Intimate friend of
( Lord Shclburnc, who had lust become
the ruling figure of the BritWn minis
try, and It was suggested that Frank
lin write n letter to Lord Shelburne,
which Lord Cholmondeley undertook
to deliver In person.
Acting on the suggestion, Franklin
wrote a brief letter expressing the wish
that a "general peace" might be
brought about. But he was careful to
avoid betraying any anxiety or hope
that the peace would Immediately take
pin.ee. Franklin felt sure of his ground,
as political conditions In the United
States were much disturbed. The let-
ter was very welcome to Lord Shel
burne, as It arrived Just after a serious
upheaval In the British parliament.
The ministry of Lord North, which had
conducted the war, narrowly escaped
to vote of censure, and It gave place to
a ministry favorable to the recognition
of American Independence. Lord Shel
burne had not wished to Initiate the
movement, but Franklin's letter paved
the way and, as n result, formal nego
tiations were opened between Frank
lin and Lord Shelburne, leading to the
recognition of American Independence
and the conclusion of a peace with the
American colonics.
' MORE FORMAL.
Thi peace negotiations after the war
of IS12 were more formal in character.
Soon after the war began President
Madison took the first step toward re
storing peace, and In a message to con
gress on Nov. 4, 1S12, he said: "Anxious
to bridge the evils from which a stuteof
. lvat cannot bo exempt, I lost no time
fitter It had been declared In convey
ing to the British government the
terms on which its progress might be
arrested." The terms proposed by
Madison were that Great Britain va
cate the Orders In Council on block
ades and on the Impressment of Ameri
can seamen. The movement came to
naught.
The emperor of Russia took the next
step to restore peace. He made a pro
position to John Qulncy Adams, our
minister to St. Petersburg, suggesting
that he would act as mediator. The
proposition was made also to the state
department at Washington through
the Russian minister here. It was ac
cepted by the United States and
Messrs. Bayard, Gallatin and Adams
received Instructions on April 15, 1SI3,
to proceed to St. Petersburg. Their
Instructions began: "Your first duty
will bo to conclude peace with Great
Britain." The terms of peace were the
same as Madison had previously speci
fied, but these were Indispensable con
ditions. Great Britain declined the
overture, however, and Lord Castler
elgh wrote to the state department
suggesting direct negotiations. Ac-'
cordingly Henry Clay and Jonathan
Russell were added to the peace com
mission, receiving now Instructions
Jan. 28, 1814. British commissioners
were appointed and the commission
met at Ghent Aug. R. The British pre
sented four points; the Americans
three. Among the British points was
that relating to the maintenance of a
warship on the Great Lakes, which has
since Decome an established practice.
The peace treaty was finally agreed to
Dec. 24, 1814.
OTHER EXAMPLES.
During the Mexican war, while hos
tilities were In progress, the chief
clerk of the state department, Nicholas
P. Trlst. was sent to Mexico to open
negotiations for peace. He was In
structed to demand the cession of Now
Mexico and California. The terms
were rejected by Mexico. Thereupon
the United States recalled Trlst. That
caused much agitation in Mexico, as
It was feared the United States would
adopt most aggressive steps. Trlst
had not acted on the recall but had re
mained in Mexico. He succeeded, as
a result of the changed feeling, In
making a treaty of peace, known ns
the Treaty of Ghadeloup Hidalgo on
Feb. 4, 184S.
At the close of the civil war there
were no peace negotiations or treaty
in the usual sense. Being a rebellion,
the federal government recognized no
power with which it could make a
treaty. The surrender at Appomattox
was without condition, but an arrange
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ment was made by which certain mili
tary concessions were allowed by Gen
eral Grant to the surrendering armies.
Beyond that there was no formal peaco
treaty or n'grcement.
NO FIXED IIULE.
Tho precedent of Franklin's Inform
al pence overtures suggests that If
Spain Is unable to secure the mediation
of the European powers she might en
list tho service of somo friend, who, In
nn individual rapnclty, could take the
Initiative, ns Franklin did. That of
1812, suggests that formal peaco over
tures are to be made through commis
sioners, duly Instructed on the terms
they can grant.. If tho precedent of
tho Mexican war wero followed, then
one of tho otllcials of Spain's foreign
ofllco could come to Washington and
mukc personal overtures for pence.
Tho precedents show that there Is no
fixed procedure, under international
law, toward a restoration of peace, and
that tho form adopted Is dictated
mainly by expediency without undue
humiliation of tho vanquished party.
THE COST OF WAR.
Ilostllllcs Lasting for One Year Would
Eat Up Not Less Than One
Billion Dollars.
Few outside of military, naval and
other official circles, have anv Just
conception of tho appalling cost of
modern warfare, especially when largo
naval operations nrc Involved. Our
civil wnr ccst tho nation about four
millions per day during tho last year of
the conlllct, but we had a million men
In the army and navy, or nearly ten
tiroes as many as will be employed In
the present war with Spain, and our
money was depreciated tin average of
40 per cent.
Tho cost of a first-class modern war
vessel is $4,000,000 in round numbers,
but tho cost of equipping and using
such a vessel In warfare surpasses all
general calculations. A single twelve
Inch gun costs about $50,000 when
placed on the ship ready for action.
The maximum capacity of this Im
mense wnr engine Is eighty shots; tho
minimum thirty. It Is not safe to
count on these guns flrlnr more than
fifty rounds. The Intense heat and
strain are likely to make tho gun use
less any time after thirty to eighty
rounds are tired from It, after which It
Is valuable only as old steel. Tho cost
in wear and tear In firing these guns
may be safely estimated at $1,000 for
every discharge.
In addition to tho cost of $1,000 for
every round llrcd from these guny In
wear and tear, the powder and steel
potnted miss.le with which the gun Is
loaded, cost the government $1,200 every
time tho gun is fired. It is a. safe esti
mate to say that every time n twelve
Inch gun Is fired in war, the cost is
about $2,500
Our war vessels and cruisers arc each
supplied with torpedoes and pneumatic
tubes from which to discharge them
against an enemy. They are effective
at about SO1) yards, andthe torpedo
with which the air gun Is charged is
one of the most delicate and complicat
ed machines of modern times. It Is
constructed with a revolving attach
ment at the rear, not onlv to guide it
on Its deadly mission through the water
but to accelerate Its movement, and it
is exploded by concussion. One of
these torpedoes striking the biggest
ship in any navy would entirely destroy
the vessel. These torpedoes cost $2,500
each.
The cost of ammunition for our land
forces has also been Increased piobably
tenfold. One pound of lead costing
only a few cents, would make sixteen
cartridges for the rllle used In our civil
war. Today the cartridges used by our
Infantry cost little If any less than ten
cents each. With a modern gun these
little missiles carry three miles, and at
a range of a mile they will go clear
through three men. and probably more
If they are J.ot too greatly obstructed
by boring clean holes through bones of
the human anatomy. They are much
lighter than the old cartridge, and tho
soldier will carry one hundred rounds
with the same ease that the soldier of
our civil war carried foity. The cost
of cartridges for an efficient rifleman in
action now would be about $1 per min
ute. As the war with Spain Is likely to bo
chiefly a naval war. It is well worth
consldeiing how much tho war will cost
Spain. The figures we have given as
the cost of constructing and using ves
sels In war. nrc on the gold bisls.
American four per cents sell nt about
118; Spanish four per cents sell at
about thirty-three, or one-third less
than their face.
Thus while it will cost our govern
ment $4,000,000 to construct nnd equip
a battleship, and $2,500 for every rojnd
fired from one of our largo guns, and
$2,500 for every torpedo we hurl against
the enemy, the cost to Spain Is Just
three times the amount of the cost of
the same to the United States.
Vessels and munitions of war can be
obtained only on the gold basis, nnd
every round fired from tho Spanish
twelve-Inch gun must cost that govern
ment not less than $7,500, and every tor
pedo sent on its mission of death from
a Spanish beat must cost a like sum.
Spain Is now enjoying tho luxuiy of
cheap money that Is demanded by
many dtmagogues In our own country,
and she pays for tho luxury In tre'Mlng
the cost of every shot she fires against
her foe.
The present war" with Spain will be
the most costly war of any time. How.
ere brief It may be. our comprehnnMve
preparations for It will count up In the
hundreds of millions, and If it shall
continue for a year. Us aggregate cost
will probably not bo, less than $1 000,
000,000 and may be mote. In short,
modern warfare Is the most costly sav
ager; In the history of the world.
Ready to Mil lie tho Sacrifice.
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School Lesson for July 10.
Elijah, the Prophete
BY J. E. GILBERT, D. B., LL. D.,
Secretary of American Society of Religious Education?
CONNECTION.-Jcroboam, the first
king of Judnh, believing that a chango in
religion would confirm him on the throne,
set up tho worship of tho golden calf,
which ho had seen in Egypt. (I. Kings,
xll, 27-20). Flvo kings following Nadah,
Bansha, Elah, Hlrnrl nnd Omrt resorted
to tho samo Idolatry, so that It was snld
of each ono that ho "walked In tho way
of Jeroboam," Ahab, tho seventh king,
exceeded in wickedness nil who went be
fore him. In place of tho worship of
Jeroboam's calves, ho established tho
service of Rani, built a temple and altnr
nt Samnrla nnd mndo a grove for tho Im
pure orgies of Ashtorcth. His wlfo put
to denth tho prophetB of God nnd ap
pointed 850 prophets to tho new religion
who were fed nt tho king's table. (II,
Kings, xvlll, 10). The Influcnco of tho
court and tho force of the persecution
appeared to completo tho apostacy of tho
people, although In secret plnces many
thousands refused to worship Baal. (I.
Kings, xlx, IS). Tho darkest night of Is
rael's spiritual declension had come.
Then appeared tho greatest of nil the
prophets slnco Moses, tho type of that
great preacher of repentance, the fore
runner of Christ (Matthew, xvll, 12), Eli
jah, tho Tlshblte, comes suddenly Into
public notice, without a word concern
ing his parentage. We know only that
he was a natlvo of Gllcad, east of tho
Jordan.
PREDICTION. Tho sacred penman
first mentions Elijah as Btandlng In tho
presence of Ahab. Ills earlier ministry,
which must havo been Important, is
passed over in silence. It required a
bravo man to preach to an Idolatrous
king, whoso wife, mo wicked Jezebel,
was a fiend Incarnate. The prophet's
messiige was In three parts (verso 1).
Thero was a prediction that neither rain
nor dew should fall, except according to
Elijah's words. Years would pass
(James, v. 17) during which tho land
would suffer from drought, a calamity
causing trouble among all classes of tho
people. This was Intended to bo a Judg
ment from tho Almighty for tho sins of
the king, Tho prediction did not rest
solely upon tho prophet's veracity. Ho
affirmed it in a most posltlvo manner,
declaring thnt It wns as certain of ful
fillment ns tho very existence of Jehovnh.
To ndd to tho force of his words he de
clared ho stood before God; that ho was
the authorized servant and the commis
sioned spokesman of heaven. That wns
a momentous oceuslon. A proud and
wayward sovereign wns summoned be
fore tho fcovorclgn of the whole earth to
learn tho penalty of his evil doings.
PROTECTION. In those days tho pow
er of the king was absolute. Whom ho
would put to death. It was therefore at
the peril of his llfo that Elijah had gone
to Ahab. Tho character of the man and
his calling would not protect him from
the wrath of ono who, having cast oft tho
services of God, now nought to turn tho
people Into heathen abominations. But
Elijah wns nevertheless safe, because his
God would defend him. No sooner had
ho spoken his faithful words than ho
heard tho voice of the Spirit, bidding him
Instantly to leave the place (verso 2.)
He was directed to travel eastward to
tho Jordan nnd hldo himself in the over
hanging rocks of a brook that emptied
Into a great river (verse 3.) There ho
should have wutcr from tho brook to
drink, and ravens by command of God
should supply him with food (verso 4.)
There were many other ways by which
this man of God might have been pro
tected. Without doubt this was for tho
present tho best method for him. It was
at least enough for Elijah to know that
ho was not to fall a victim to the king's
anger; that a definite place of security
had been appointed where ho should be
under tho care of Him whom he served,
cldo to go to tho war? I thought you
said you could not afford to do It, on ac
count of your business."
"My neighbor's boy has bought an nc
cordeon nnd Is leau.lng to play "March
ing Through Georgia' on It." Chicago
News.
"IIUOTIir.lt JONATHAN.
Why This Typlcnl American Is Repre
sented In Queor Dress.
From tho Bos-ton Transcript.
A correspondent wants the Listener
to tell, If he can, where the conven
tional pictorial representation of
Brother Jonathan, as a long-legged,
lank man, with angular face, came
from, and why It Is adhered to. The
correspondent says he supposes It camo
from Punch of London, but he wonders
why American cartoonists follow for
ever the mistaken English notion of
Brother Jonathan, with only slight va
riation from year to year. He says
that the com entlonal representation of
the people of any race usually bears
some resemblance to the typical per
son of that race John Bull, for in
stance, being much like an ordinary
stout Englishman -but that he has
never seen men like the conventional
Brother Jonnthan In the country
districts of New England, nor yet In
Boston, New York or Washington. In
short, tho question Is. where did th'i
pictured Brother Jonathan come from?
Tho correspondent makes no Inquiry
about tho term "Brother Jonathan;"
the assumed history of It Is in every
dictionary nnd handbook. But ho
wants to know nbout the physical
type of the man and about his singu
lar costume.
The Listener Is not prepared to give
an account of the first appearance nt
the pictured Jonathan. However, tho
evolution ot tho figure seems to be nat
ural and explicable enough. Every
body knows that the typical American
is a leaner man than the, typical Eng
lishman, with a longer and thinner
face. There are lots of tall anl lean
Englishmen and lots of short nnd fat
Yankees, but the effect of tho Ameri
can cllmnte on tho English typo ha3
been, on the whole, elongating nnd de
siccating. The first requisite of a car
toon Is that It shall bo funny, and,
consequently characteristics are always
exaggerated In cartoons. Tho artist
expresses the difference between Amer
icans and Englishmen by making the
American longer and thinner than ho
need bo and the Englishman shorter
and fatter. As thJ typical Englishman
Is suprosed to bo plg-heuded and ar
rogant the pictured John Bull's faco
expresses these qualities In a high de
gree. As a typical Yankee Is 'supposed
to be shrewd and calculating (though
Kipling says he really Isn't), It Is nec
essary to exaggerate these qualities In,
his carticatured face. So far so good.
But within these requirements thero
Is n good deal of latitude. Somo car
icaturists, nu doubt animated by patrio
tic motives, try to flatter Brother Jona
than and give him a noble and senti
mental countenance. They only mako
him and themselves ridiculous. Thoy
take all the fun and all the point out
of the representation. Sometimes
Punch makea John Bull similarly and
grandly ridiculous. This kind of pat
rlotlo flattery always misses Its mark.
The type of the Incarnated national
I Kings XVII: 1-16.
whoso causo was dearer to him than llfo
Itself.
RETIREMKNT.-Elljah obeyed tho
voice of God. Ho made for himself an
abode In tho quiet retreat set npart for
him. He went thero nlone, no mortal
was permitted to bo with him, or to know
tho plnco of his hiding. No ono was al
lowed to bring him supplies for his bodily
needs. (Verses 5 and ti.) Ho was left ab
solutely alone with naturo to minister to
him. His drink enmo from the brook,
tho clear mountain stream that supplied
him with tho best beverage. Tho friend
ly birds with wondrous Intelligence and
kindness, directed by divine care, camo
twice a day with bread anil meat. Cher
Ith becamo to the good man a parlor, a
kitchen, a dining room, a chamber of rc
poso; what meditation, what sweet com
munion, what enlargement of purpose,
what clearer vision, what abiding faith
marked tho days passed In that solitude I
This was tho way to a better preparation
for future Eervlco nnd struggle. So men
nro called npart from the world for a
time when they are to do great things for
the world. (Mark, vl, 31.) Thero was
danger, however, In this retirement. Eli
jah might bo content to remain and for
get his dependence on God nnd his futuro
duty. To prevent this, tho brook that
supplied his drink, dried up. (Verso 7.)
SOCIETY. Solltudo is prontablo for a
time Indeed It is sometimes necessary.
But It ought not to be protracted with
out limit. Thero Is danger of melancholy,
of morbid Introspection and of languid
Indolence. Thero are somo virtues that
nppear when tho soul Is nlono with God,
but other virtues grow only under the
genial Influences of other souls. (Gene
sis, II, 18). Elijah was ordered to change
his abodo from Chcrith, a lonely spot
in tho wilderness, to Zarephath, a Phoe
nician town between Tyro and SIdon.
(Obadiah, 20). To reach this place, which
was beyond tho jurisdiction of Ahab, ho
needed to travel ono hundred miles In a
northwesterly direction, and If ho fol
lowed an Irregular way ho may havo
nearly doubled that distance. (Verses 8
nnd 9). It was Into that Bame region that
Jesus went during one of tho darkest
days of His ministry. (Mark, vll, 21).
Elijah was Informed that at Zarephath a
woman had been nppolntcd to care for
him. This was tho new surroundings by
which new lessons wero to be learned.
In a distant seaport city of Canaan, be
yond tho Institutions of Judaism, In tho
house of a widow, ho should find shelter
nnd protection nnd companionship for
other days until called again to the min
istry of God in his own land. If this
seemed unfavorable thero was much pos
sible good in It.
POVERTY. Tho prophet went on his
long Journey. On reaching his destina
tion, even beforo entering tho city, ho
found his hostess, made known to him
probably by somo Impression of the
spirit of God. (Verse 10). But now a
new element entered Into tho trial of his
faith and the dlsclpltno of his character.
Tho woman was in poverty. She was In
such humble circumstances as required
her to gather up tho looso wood outside
tho gate, with which to build a fire in
her dwelling. Wearied with the Journey
ho requested a drink of water and a mor
sel of bread. Then ho learned her ex
treme destitution. Sho had no food nt
home, nothing but a little meal In a bar
rel, and a littlo oil In a cruse. (Verses 11
nnd 12). And that sho had intended pre
paring for herself and son, and, as their
store would then bo exhausted, they
would die. Poor prospect this for a min
ister! Strange Providence it was thnt or
dered this journey! Why had he como
so far to be a burden in a home where
already want had crushed tho heart, and
death grinned for its victim? And yet
that was God's appointment. Ho was
caring for His servant, nnd what was
ity may change slowly, and evolve In
years Into something different from Its
beginning, but a considerable degree of
adherence to a conventional form Is
absolutely necessary. This principal
explains tho costumes of Brother Jona
than and of John Bull. The practlco
of incessantly making pictures of
Brother Jonathan date only from the
time when tight trousers, with straps
passing under the hollow of tho foot
to prevent them .from working up,
were worn; when rolling coat collars
were In vogue, and bell-crowned, fuzzy
tall bats were in fashion. Such wa
the cut of the original Jonathan's gar
ments, simply following the fashion of
the time, nnd such the cut of them re
mains with the slight variations. As
to the starry and striped material of
the garments, that is, of course, a
little satire on the undeniable Ameri
can habit of vaunting the flag on all
occasions. Nothing In the whole range
of caricature was ever more pat and
proper than the dressing of Brother
Jonathan in the stars and stilpes. The
patriotic American bourgeois has so
superstitious a regard for his flag that
ho otten values the symbol above tho
thing tympollzed; in fact, he some
times forgets tho tiymhollzlng thing
altogether. Brother Jonathan dressed.
In anything but his starry and striped
garments would not bo Jonathan at
all.
The John Bull picture seems to havo
crystalized into Its present shape as
tho result of the skill of John Leech and
Cruikshank or possibly some carica
turist just beforo them. John's cos
tume Is practically that In which Mr.
Pickwick w.i3 clad. Indeed, John Bull
is Mr. Pickwick made a littlo moro
canny and a little less amiable. The
flat, stiff hat nnd the other articles of
dres3 now conventional with John
Bull were actually worn by Englishmen
early In the present century. Of course
tho use of that term John Bull ns a
personification of the English nation
goes back Into tho Eighteenth century,
but the practice of cartooning was not
common and Incessant enough then to
crystallzo the form and costume. Punch
arid John Leech did that. Once cryatal
Ized, the typo remains, which Is proper
enough. "We could not spare any detail
either of John Bull or Jonathan.
But the Interesting fact remains that
practically no other people caricature
themselves in Just the way that the
English and tho American people do.
Frenchmen, Indeed, picture a great
many kinds of ridiculous Frenchmen,
und Germans make absurd Germans
In largo variety, and so on. French
men not Infrequently depict tho Gallic
cock, and give us representations of
tho idealized France in female guise,
as wo have Columbia nnd Brlttannla,
But Frenchmen do not reiKllly adopt
our Johnny Crapaud ns tho type of
tneir race, nor do Germans take kind
ly to our modernized Ciambrjnus as
their proper representative. The Anglo-
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more Important, Ha was caring for His
cause. Many Irssons of faith nnd hope
and love, of gentleness and patience may
ho learned In tho homo of this widow.
Tho Intercourse of tho thrco shall bo
blessed to tho good of each.
PROMISE.-Tho heart of the prophet
did not fall In this hour of trial. Ills
experience at Cherlth wns sufficient to
strengthen his faith. It required no ef
fort to bellovo thnt In somo way "tho
Lord would provide." Immediately his
mind was Illuminated, nnd ho was per
mitted to sco tho method by which his
wnnts would bo supplied. Tho scanty
store of mcnl and oil, under dlvlno bless
ing, should bo adequate for the littlo
household, himself a member, until the
drought be ended and copious showers
wero sent upon tho earth. So ho de
clared to tho poor mother who had been
distressed at tho prospect for herself and
son. Sho had but to tnko In tho guest,
and, dividing whnt sho hnd with him,
would havo dally Increase. (Verses 13
and 14). The boldness of his promise,
approaching even to rashness, was re
lieved somewhat by the assuranco thnt
ho had received such word from the Lord.
Wherefore Elijah made further demand
upon tho woman's faith by ordering hei
to serve him first, as nn act of courtesy
due to his station, and then to prepare
for herself and son. That might seem to
somo an unreasonable demand. It ap
peared to bo giving away to a stranger,
upon his mere word, the last of tho food
in the little home, expecting moro only
through a miracle.
FULFILLMENTS.-Tho woman's faith
was equal to the demand made upon It.
Who shall dcscrlbo tho workings of her
mind, by which she accepted the prophets
word, followed his direction, nnl itusted
his promise? Her's was a sub.'mt rell
anco upon the power of God, equalled
only by that of one In her own country
many centuries after, who pleaded with
Jesus for her daughter (Mat .hew, xv,
:?). She received tho prophet, gave him
n room, prepared him brend nnd minis
tered unto h'ru. tVcri 15). Ths days
passed, and tho promise was f'lr.l'ied.
A tho 1crl multiplied the loaves and
fishes (Matthew, xlv, 10) to tho feeding
of the thousand, so thero was no lack, so
each day the meal and tne oil were un
diminished, though from It was taken
what was needed for each day's use.
(Verso 16). As God sent manna to Israel
In the wilderness (Exodus, xvl, 14), so
He fed tho three Elijah, tho widow, tho
son In Zarephath, all tho days of the
famine. In many homes there was want
and sorrow. Which of tho thrco learned
most nnd which rejoiced most would be
dlflleult to say. 3
CONCLUSIONS.-Thcro aro many
points for profitable reflection In this
passage: 1. The man sent on nn errand
from God ought not to fear tho face of a
mortal. (Genesis, xv, 1). Let tho mes
sago bo delivered and tho work per
formed, assured that a good Provldenco
will take care of tho consequences. 2.
If one, through stress of circumstances,
Is driven into obscurity, lot him remem
ber that tho hidden man of the heart,
with soft, still spirit U. Peter, III, 14)
thrives best when separated from tho
world. Many men aro led a long way
to somo distant spot, there to find noth
ing which to human thought Is favorable
to their plans. What seems to men ad
verse may In the end prove to be most
fortunate. 4. They who aro poor and In
distress need not on that account refuse
to meet tho wants of others. It often oc
curs that in blessing one Is blessed (Luke,
vl, 8); that benevolence la tho way to
wealth. 5. The true minister of religion
carries Into a homo moro than he can
receive from it, for God goes with him.
That which was there beforo Increases
In quantity and value to tho Joy of all.
Saxon race appears to have a sort of
mocking self-consciousness all of Its
own. John Bull and Brother Jcnathan
are admirable developemcnts, end are
not likely to die soon.
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DRUa IN
RADWAY'S READY RELIEF.
In uslnj? medicine to stop pain, wo
should uvold Mich ns Indict Injury on the
oystem. Opium, Morphine. Chloroform,
Kthcr, Cocaine and Chlorad, etc., stop
pain by destroying the tenso of percep
tion, tho patient IosIiir the power of feel
lng This Is a most destructive practice;
It masks tho symptoms, shuts up and In
stead of removing trouble, breaks down
tho stomach for a length of time, kills tho
nerves nnd produces local or general par
alysis. There Is no necessity for using these
uncertain ngents when a posltlvo remedy
Uko RADWAVS HEADY IlKUKK will
stop tho most excruciating pain quicker,
without entailing tho least danger In
cither Infant or adult.
It Instantly stops tho most excruciating
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gestlon whether of tho I.ungs, Stomach,
Dowels, or other glands of mucuous mem
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bler of water will In a few minutes cure
Cramps. Spasms, Sour Stomach, Heart
burn. Nervousness, Sleeplessness, Sick
Headache, Colic, Flatulency, and all In
ternal pains.
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DYSENTERY, DIARRII03A,
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A half to a teaspoonful of Ready Relief
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placed over tho stomach and bowels will
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cure.
Malaria In Its various forms cured and
prevented.
inpre is not a. remedial agent In the
world that will cure Fever and Aguo nnd
all other Malarious, Bilious and other
fevers, aided by RADWAY'8 FILLS, so
nulck ns RmVAY'S READY RELIEF.
Price, 60 cents per bottlo. Sold by all
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HADWAY & CO., K Elm St., New York.
McMUNN'S
ELIXIR OF OPIUM
Is a preparation of tho Drug by which Its
Injurious effects are removed, whllo the
valuable medicinal properties nro re.
tallied. It possesses all the sedative,
anodyne und antl-spasmodla powers of
Opium, but produces no sickness of the
stomach, r.o vomiting, no costlveness, no
headache. In acute nervous disorders It
Is an Invaluable remedy, and Is recom
mended by tho best physicians.
E. FERRETT, Agont,
37 Pearl St., New York.
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