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School Lesson for October 23.
Isaiah Called to Service,
ISA, VI, 1-13.
1 PENNSYLVANIA DAY AT OMAHA. I
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Features of the Visit of the Keystone Commission to $
. the TraiiG-Mississippi Exposition. . .
THE SCRANTON TRIBUNE- SATURDAY. OCTOBER 22. 1898.
BY J. E. GILBERT, D. D., LL. D.,
Secretary of American Society of Religious Education.'
If the truth must bo snlil, Tcnnsyt
vnnla Day at tho Omaha exposition,
though entirely successful, oa far
m It vent, was not nil that
It should have been. The people
of the Trans-MlsMsslppI roKlon hud not
been ablo to understand why the srent
state of Pennsylvania, In which many,
of them had been born, and which thov
regarded as tho mother of liberty and
of expositions, had taken so little In
terest In this vast undertaking of their
own that It not only hud placed no
state or private exhibits on view but
was tho last stato in the list to respond
to Nebraska's Invitation to bo rejm
scntcd at the biff rhow by a commls-i-lon.
These blu-hcarted and procres
slve western people, used to dolnff
things on a slant scale, found some dif
ficulty In understandlnc tho question
able economy or tho Indifference, which
ever It was, that kept the second com
monwealth In the union from expend
ing a penny as an earnest of Interest
In the prosperity of hor children In the.
new empire, of the middle west: and
therefore, while their welcome to tho
Pennsylvania commissioners was cor
dial enough from tho Individual stand
point to satisfy the most exacting, It
was easy to perceive that collectively
things might have been different.
A LIBERAL EDUCATION.
To at least one of the commissioners
the visit to Omaha was a liberal edu
cation In the extent, tho resources and
tho go-ahead spirit of tho territory di
rectly represented there. Knough per
haps has been written and read In way
of formal description of tho Trans-Mls-slsslppl
exposition. Its twin epcclnl
tles which distinguished It above all
previous undertakings of Its class, tho
Chicago World's fair not excepted,
that Is to say. Its Impressive architec
ture and Its fairy-like electrical Illum
ination have been exploited over acres
of paper and In barrels of printer's Ink.
No reader of the Illustrated press needs
to be told what Its court of honor re
sembles, or Informed as to the plc
turesqueness of its central lagoon
around which the stately white build
ings, nine In number, are arranged in
quadrangular fashion with arched via
ducts and arbored passage ways giving
the Impression of nn ellipse. Nor do
we need toMwell in detailed descrip
tion on that fakirs' paradise, the Mid
way, one-third longer and it &ccmed
fully three-thirds noisier than at Chi
cago, nor of the ten state buildings or
the big International building at the
beginning of the Midway, In which the
"and other" exhibits are grouped under
one roof. Any cno who reads has long
ere. this also read bettor narratives
than the preffnt writer can give of the
Indian congress, where over COO repre
sentatives of tho original American
race. Including Sioux, Omahas. "VVinnc
bagos. Sacs nnd Foxes, Chippewas,
Kickapoos, Mnudans, Crows, Black
feet, Cheyennes, Flathead, Sheeppat
ers. Bannocks, Noss Porces, Yaklmas,
ITtes. Arraphoes, Shoshones, .Mutes,
Zunts, Moquols, Navajos, Apaches,
Diggers, Mojaves, ITmatllln, Creeks,
Chickasaw s. Chnctnws, Semlnoles,
Cherokee, Osngo, Otoe?. Tonkawa,
Klowas, Comnnclies. Poncas. Tow-as,
Quapaws, Delaware. Knws nnd heaven
knows what other sub-divisions of tho
noble red man, aiv collected in an eth
nological exhibit larger, more varied
nnd more lnteiestlng than nny hereto
fore attempted or than nny likely to be
possible hereafter.
WESTERN ENTERPRISE.
But the present narrator feels that
he must, even at risk of following In
beaten footsteps, offer his tribute to
tha superb creative energy nnd daunt
less enterprise which In a territory just
recovering from a long siege of unex
ampled business depression that closed
banks, emptied store nlsles and coveted
the old homestead with blanket mort
gages, conceive 1 this monumental un
dertaking, the greatest save one ever
completed In the United States, and
carried It through In spite of a dis
tracting war to a flattering educational
and financial success. We In Pennsyl
vania evidently did not realize what
was going on out there at the "gate
way to the Pacific," else wo should not
have turned to It an unintentional cold
shoulder and theieby Inflicted upon
these sons and daughters of the east
who thought to earn the apniobatlon
of the older section a sensation of
slight and neglect.
But if Pennsylvania was derelict In
offering material encouragement to this
marvelous exhibition of Western pluck
and progress she did much to ntone for
her error when she presented as her
spokesman on the occasion of Pennsyl
vania Day, that master of oratory with
bruins behind It, Hon. Charles Emory
Smith. The postmnster general, with
Mrs, Smith, accompanied the commis
sion from Philadelphia to Omaha and
spoko for It upon Invitation when It
became known that Governor Hastings
was too busy looking after the Inter
ests of Pennsylvania's sick soldiers to
make the Journey ns he had at one time
Intended. Doubtless every leader of
this rend on tho morning following Its
deliverance the magnificent address to
which Mr. Smith treated tho occu
pants of tho exposition auditorium. In
type the address is polished, fascinat
ing and ennobling; but the personal
Inspiration which Mr. Smith threw Into
its delivery, the consciousness that he
was conveying practically tho admin
istration's first direct message to the
people concerning Its sense of the poi
Icy and duty growing out of tho terri
torial consequences of the war, lifted
It high above the ordinary level of
THE
WASHING
DUST
speeches on similar occasions nnd 1m
paitc'l to It a dignity, an earnestness
nnd an effectiveness which cannot be
described. It Is not nn exaggeration
to say that the people of Omaha and
of tho west wero literally astounded at
tho unexpected sweep, force and charm
of (his memorable, oration. It was
their first Introduction to Charles Em
ory Smith but It will not bo their Inst,
for he captured them unconditionally.
ORATORY THAT AVON.
The delivery of this oration, coming
after a brief but kindly welcome from
ex-Senator Mnnderson, and Immediate
ly following nn ndmlrable response
from the chairman of tho commission,
John W. Woodslde, of Philadelphia,
concluded the formalities of tho day.
Prior to It the commission had been
entertained fit luncheon by Major T. S.
Clnrkson, lcpresentlng the exposition
management, nnd following It tho In
dies of the commission were received
by n committee of prominent women
of Omaha.
The only other programme event of
the commission's visit to Omaha was
a basket picnic given In Its honor, on
the third day of ItH stay, In Honscoin
park, a charming pleasure ground be
longing to Omaha's excellent park sys
tem. This picnic was In chat go of the
Pennsylvania club of Omaha, an or
ganization with a membership of 3000
persons, all of whom are natives of tho
Keystone state. The president of It Is
ox-Senator Charles F. Manderson, who
was born In ' Philadelphia, but who
moved west when young, represented
Nebraska In the United States senate
for two terms, and retired to become
legnl ndvlser of one of tho big railway
systems centering in Omnha, at a sal
ary, It Is said, of $23,000 a year. Gen
eral Manderson comes near being the
whole thing In Omaha, and a more
charming gentleman does not exist in
all that western country. The vice
president, Major Clarkson, a native of
Gettysburg, Is general manager of tho
exposition company nnd a typo of
Westertvencrgy. R. C. Patterson, born
In Huntingdon county. Is tho second
vice-president. J. H. Pattick. n native
of Washington county. Is third vice
president, II. I?. Isey, originally of
Chester county, H treasurer nnd the
secretary Is W. G. Shrlver, a native
of Wnynesburg. The Omnha club Is
only one of fifteen organizations of
Keystone state prodigals which nourish
In the stnte of Nebraska, nnd repre
sent altogether 15,000 of its population,
so that a picnic and reunion of Penn
sylvnnlans out thnt wny Is no small
matter.
THE STAR EVENT.
This particular picnic was the star
event of the whole affnlr and well
worth going 3,000 miles to attend. It
was nn old-fashioned, pumpkin-pie
nnd cold-chicken affair, In which tho
mothers and daughters with Pennsyl
vania memories went to splendid
lengths to show that they had not
forgotten since their westward migra
tion the culinary excellence of tho Key
stone state. It thawed out the last
bit of reserve homesickness and even
Postmaster General Smith shoveled In
the viands without napkin or knife.
smiling nil the while In appreciation of
the familiar flavors. The assemblage
around one board of 500 or mora per
sons of nil ages nnd stations in life,
strangers to each other yet drawn to
gether by the kinship of birth nnd Interest-In
a distant state Pennsylvania
Germans, Quakers, Scotch-Irish and
plain I'nlted States, representing more
than half of our sixty-seven counties,
though many of them had not seen a
Pennsylvania face since they left the
old commonwealth years ago to seek
new fortunes In the direction of the
setting sun was a spectacle to see; but
it was ns nothing to the reunion that
followed, when after the eatables were
cleared away tho multitude turned It
self Into a big expei lence meeting,
where every heart spoke the sense of
fellowship within It.
Here, ngaln, Charles Emory Smith
stormed new citadels with Ills elo
quence and In a speech of exceptional
felicity and warmth called up memories
of the mother state which caused more
than one eye to moisten In sympathy.
The season of speechmaklng lasted un
til the available fund of reminiscence
nnd eulogy was exhausted and then
tho whole company adjourned to a
neighboring hillside and was photo
graphed In mnss.
OMAHA.
A word about Omaha. It reminds
one of Scrsnton. only It Is more so.
Founded In 1SJ4. nnd shortly before the
stamping ground of savages, It today
ts the roniniercl.il .mil distributing cen
ter of Ih'i cenlr.-'l west, has 150.000
population with as many more coming;
Is laid out on common sense lines, with
great, wide streets and plenty of elbow
room; has 07 miles of well-lighted, well
paved streets, COO miles of graded
streets and U'O miles of sewers; hns a
fine water supply, 50 public nnd paroch
ial schools and eleven colleges, 120
churches with a Sunday school attend
ance of 00.000, a public library with
r." COO volumes, a splendid art gallery
and n convention hall seating 12,000
perhons; Is the third largest live stock
mtirl'ot In the United States, a pack
ing center with an annual product
valued at J75.000.000 and the site of tho
largest smelting nnd refining plant In
iwricn, annual product $12,000,000 to
$2()."ii)1,000; has SCO acres of public parks
nnd ..' miles of well-conducted electric
car lines nnd Is reached by fourteen
in'lways running 80 passenger trains a
diy Omaha has two good newspapers
BEST
P0WDE
INTRODUCTION. Isaiah, the evan
gelist among tho Hebrew prophets,
made a three-fold Introduction to tin.
magnificent book that hours his name.
Ills Jlrst introduction, chapter 1, and
his second, chnptera II to V, were doc
trinal, setting forth certain fundamen
tal truths which mado tho appearance
of a prophet necessary. Tho third In
troduction, chapter VI., now to bu
studied, is historical, nn account of his
call to the ofllee. As Dr. Nnegelsback
remarks, quoted by Dr. Schaff, "Tho
entrance of this great and wonderful
man Into tho prophetic office was ex
traordinary, that he needed such a
method to convlnco his readers that he
wos Indeed entitled to speak for God."
Tho student Is therefore urged, before
beginning the study of the lcs3on, to
read tho five chapters preceding. Isaiah
camo at a lime when the wuy was pre
paring for tho Immcdlato relation of
theocracy with tho great workl-powera
by which Its ruin was threatened.
VISION. The first intimation to
Isaiah that he was to be engaged In a
holy service came In tho form of a vi
sion. (Verses 1 and 2). This Is the
method which God promised to employ
In selecting prophets, (Num. XII. C)
the method' which He did employ,
(Dan. VIII. 2,) one therefore which tho
people might expect. As the term Im
plies the vision was such nn unusual
Illumination of the mind as enabled a
mm to see what would otherwise bo
unknown, hence a disclosure of the un
knowable. lEalali saw Jehovah on a
throne, exalted above all dignitaries,
surrounded by seraphlms. These had
wings for flight, faces denoting Intelli
gence, feet to walk, waiting to do the
bidding of their Lord. It Is worthy of
note that the scmnhlms are mentioned
nowhere else In Scripture. This vision
was granted In tho year of Uzzlah's
death, B. C. 768. the king eternal ap
peared as tho earthly king passed
away.
WORSHIP. Thlc remarkablo spec
tacle, a display to the sense of sight,
was sulllctcnt to convlnco Isaiah of tho
existence and glory of Jehovah, tho
first religious truths that ought to en
ter tho human mind. (Heb. xl: 6.) It
was Important that he should also
know the esteem with which heavenly
beings cherish the Almighty. To that
end Isaiah heard tho voice of praise
nnd worship. "Holy, holy, holy, Is the
Lord of hosts," they cried (verse 3), nn
nscrlptlon not unlike that which John
heard In Patmos. (Rev. Iv: S.) It Is
generally believed that the repetitions
were recognitions of the three persons
In tho Godhead. Then followed a re
frain. "The earth Is full of His glory',"
that is, the globe, the material handi
work, displays to heavenly beings the
wisdom nnd power of tho Mnker. (Rom.
I- 20.) To render all this the more im
pressive there weto unusunl displays of
powc. The house where Isaiah was
at the time was filled with smoke, and
the door posts moved, (verhe 4), na
ture owning her Lord.
ABASEMENT. Tho feeling of rever
ence awakened In the prophet by these
manifestations to tho senses gave
place to a sense of personal unworthl
ness. The transition from thoughts of
that sell for a nickel apiece, morning
and evening, and it raises Its school
money by licensing saloons at $1,000
apiece, disorderly houses at $40 a month
and inmates of those houses at $S a
month apiece.
WHO WENT.
The outward journey brought to
gether a congenial company. Tho per
sonnel of the party may be briefly de
scribed as follows, bonowlng from an
earlier writer's review :
John W. Woodside, of Philadelphia, the
pi evident of tho commission, Is nt the
head of tho American Snuff company;
Thomas Brudlcy, treasurer of the com
mission, is a prominent business man In
tho city of Brotherly Loe; Colonel
George Nox McCain U tho wH known
political editorial writer of tho Phila
delphia Press; Dr. J. Roberts Bryan Is
a prominent physician In We&t Philadel
phia; I. O. Nlssley Is the editor nnd pio-
prletor or tno auuuictown Press; Ulirls
tiau S. Overholt, tho dean of the com
mission in point of years, Is a retired
banker, and now lives in West Philadel
phia; Frederick C. Jettison, M. D Is tho
editor of tho Wilkes-Barre Record; Llvy
S. Richard Is editor of tho Scranton Trlb
una, Jcshua D. Baker Is manager of tho
Hotel Lafayette, Philadelphia; Thomas L.
Kennedy, of New Brighton, Is a manu
facturer; Hiram Young Is editor and pro
prletor of tho York Dally Dispatch; A.a
Packer Ulaksiee, or wauch Chunk, Is an
official of the Lehigh Valley railroad; A.
B. Dunning, of Scrunton, tho delegate to
the Good Reads Parliament by appoint
mont of Governor HastlngH, Is a civil
uud mining englnor. Tho ladles of the
purty wero: Mrs. John V. Woodslde,
Mrs. Jobeph Martin, Mrs. Thomas Brad
ley, Mrs. Charles Emory Smith, Mrs.
George Nox McCain, Mis. I. O. Nlssley,
Mrs. Frederick C. Johnson, Mrs. L. S,
Richard, Mrs. P. C. Bole and Mrs. T.
Livingston Kennedy. Tho special guest
of tho commlfflon was Hon. Charles
Emory Smith, postmaster general. E, E.
Gillespie, a Nebnisknn, of the adjutant
general's department, Washington, was
also u guest of tho commission on the
way out. The party was In charge of
John It. Pott, of Wllllamsport. district
agent of tho Chlccgo, Milwaukee and St.
Paul railroad.
OUR CHAPERON.
Of the chaperon, Mr. Pott, It re
mains to be said that he ts as well
known as any other railroad man in
the United States; has dabbled some
In politics, having recently nnrrowly
escaped becoming postmaster of Wll
llamsport; and honestly believes that
tho Milwnukee & St. Paul Is the great
est railroad on wheels. Speaking of
that It is a pleasure to agree with htm
nfter enjoying Its mngnltlccnt service,
which deserves more than a passing
word. It owns Its own sleepers nnd
dining cars, the latter conducted a la
carte, so that you don't have to pay
a cent for what you don't get; It gives
ordinary passengers the benefit of chair
cars without extra charge; It lights Its
trains by electricity from a dynamo
In the baggnge car, and It operates a
special library car for tho free use of
sleeping car patronB, where tho latest
magazines nro kept on file, a desk with
statlonry Is provided for those wish
ing to write letters, nnd a modest bar
In a separate compartment offers re
freshment to the thirsty.
Altogether the pilgrimage was one
of valuable Instruction and acquain
tanceships nnd none who has taken It
and seen the great west In Its autumnal
drees of plenty will regret the outlay
r fall to return with an enlarged com
God to thoughts of himself was quick
ly made. "Mlno eyes have seen the
King, the Lord of hosts," he exclaimed,
"woe Is md for I am undone."( Verse E).
But why undone? Because In the light
of that unearthly presence ho saw for
the first time what ho was, a man, sin
ful, frail, unworthy. He felt that he
deserved no favor, that ho was liable,
to the displeasure of God. Ho know,
moreover, that this vision laid upon
him an obligation which he was not
prepared to meet, for thero was In nil
oriental nations in nnclent times tho
thought that opportunity Implied duty,
that any man who obtained glimpses
of the supernatural was bound to make
known to his fellows what he had seen
(I Cor. IX. 1G). How shall Isnlah rise
to such mission? He of unclean lips
cannot speak such a message. He who
abides among unclean people cannot
hope to securo an audience with them.
CLEANSING. But there Is a way
by which even a sinner may bo a
mouth-pleco for God, and that method
was quickly employed In tho caso of
Isaiah (Verses 6 and 7). One of the
Seraphlms, leaving the presence of God,
took n, coal of fire from tho altar and
placed It on Isaiah's lips. Here tho
vision borrows from the custom of the
earthly sanctuary (Ex. xxv. 38), where
tho tongs were used in lifting coals
from the nltar of burnt offering. Fire
has a purifying, warming nnd Illumin
ating power. Placed by tho Seraph
upon the prophet's lips, It signified
that his sin was purged. From the
very- place that occasioned In him the
painful feeling of uncleanllncss, came
the remedy, so that the man might
be ready to do the Lord's pleasure.
This Is but the symbolic presentation
of God's plan of mercy. Isaiah had
repented and confessed. Forgiveness
and cleansing must come from God (1
John 1. 9). But that must be from
the altar, a recognition of that atone
ment mado by the death of Jesus
(Rom. v. 1).
COMMISSION. It was nn eventful
moment In tho life of Isnlnh when he
knew that his sin was purged. Im
mediately attentive, ns every forgiven
soul will be, for a further message,
he heard the Lord soliloquy, "Whom
shall I send?" Good needing a mes
senger. The prophet Instantly offered
himself, saying "Send mo" (Verse 8).
That was n beautiful response. When
called Moses disputed with God (Ex.
III. 11). Jeremiah thought himself too
young (Jer. I. 6). Exeklel wus reluc
tant (Ezck II. S), and Jonah was re
bellIous( Jonah 1. 3). But Isaiah was
llks llttlo Samuel (I Sam. III. 0), who In
the night time responded to the call
of God, a glad and prompt volunteer.
Then came the commission to speak
to Israel, with tho assurance that tho
people would not receive or heed his
words (Verso D), but on tho contrary
they would be hardened by them, their
ears would be heavy, their eyes blind
(Verso 1C). Why then preach, why
labor, If no good Is to be accomplished.
LIMITATION. The InMructlon re
ceived was Involved in deepest mystery.
Isaiah might have gone forth to do his
duty, comforted by the thought that
he had been sent, Indifferent to results.
prehension of his country's magnitude
nnd resources. L. S. R.
THIRTEEN LEOS.
Nine of Them Lived Before the Nor
man Conquest.
From tho London Skotch.
Thirteen In number have been the
Leos that have filled the chair of Peter,
and of these several have been popes
of eminence. The first of the name
early obtained the appellation of
"Great," leaving less honored titles for
those who might succeed. His ponti
ficate In tha middle of tho fifth century
lasted over twenty years, and a fine
early printed edition of his "Sermons,"
with ft magnificent Illuminated Initial
Icttury, had but a short reign; Leo
II In his llvod toward the end of the
seventh century, had but a short reign;
Leo II In his twenty years of rule had
the honor of crowning the greatest of
tho mediaeval Caesars, Chutlemagne;
the fourth Leo was an exemplary pon
tiff, If nothing more; the fifth, sixth
and seventh wcift but transient figures
early In the tenth century, and tho
eighth was one of the anti-popes. Leo
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But, truo to tho promptings of the hu
man heart, he earnestly desired fur
ther Information, that ho might bo a
more Intelligent and successful worker
In executing the Dlvlno plans. There
Is a meddlesome and officious curiosity
which ought to bo suppressed, (John
xxl:22) but there In also a yearning
after tho fullest light In order to the
largest usefulness, and that ought to
bo cherished. (John xvls. 13) "How
long," cried Isaiah (vll) must these peo
ple forever remain In their blindness
and the Judgment of God rest contin
ually upon thorn? Tho Lord's answer
(verse 12) was not altogether Intclllg-
Llble, yet sufficiently bo. The cities
should be wasted, the land desolate,
and the pcoplo carried away. Here Is
a plnln prediction of the captivity of
Israel m 721, nnd of Judah In 600, an
nounced to Isaiah that he might un
derstand tho purposo of God.
PROMISE. This Is not, however, a
sufficient basis for the prophet's work.
Had .the instruction ended here he
would have had no motive to hpeak
savo that ho was commanded. Who
shall go with good, spirit to a pcoplo
who will not hear, who will be worse
for the approach, who are to be carried
Into captivity, whoso land Is
to bo desolated? A further dis
closure was thercforo necessary.
God did not proposo utterly to
destroy. He had not forgotten His
covenant. A tenth part of Israel shall
be saved, as seed from which to raise
a new nation. (Verse 13). This fact Is
stated figuratively. As a tree, whose
top has been cut off, will sprout and
grow again, so Israel after Its captiv
ity may return and rebuild. This has
been God's plan all through the cen
turies, an election of the few for the
sake of the many. Noah and his fam
ily, Abraham and his seed, Judah from
among tho tribes, David of the house
hold of Jesse thc30 wore tho selections,
and now a handful, a holy seed shall be
brought back from captivity. Such was
God's word to Isaiah, tho last thing the
prophet needed to know In order to put
himself Into his mission.
SUMMARY. Brleily. the call of
Isaiah to bo a prophet, may be stated
In these particulars he saw God and
the seraphlms; he heard ascriptions of
praise; he felt his unworthlness; he
received pardon; ho offered himself for
service; he was instructed concerning
his work; he wondered at tho terms and
learned more of Gods will. This Is
substantially the manner by which ev
ery true minister comes to his place
a vision of God; a sense of Ill-desert; a
cleansing and acceptance; a desire to
do for God because of the needs of Ills
cause; an open Held with a distinct
offer of work, sometimes without re
turn; a further view disclosing an out
come. Tho Christian worker should be
sought, humbled, forgiven, filled, In
structed, prayerful, with eyes turned
to the future. In every age, when God
Is working out some vast design, he
lays before some man a clearer view of
Himself, takes that man Into His coun
sels, sends him to his countrymen,
makes him the herald of the present
and the prophet of tho time to come,
and through him sends forth Influences
of permanent and far-rcachlng good.
IX, one of tho house of Hapsburg, to
ward tho middle of tho eleventh cen
tury. Illuminated tho world with his
learning, and was canonized.
Four hundred and sixty years elapse
before we come to another Leo, tho
tenth of the name, Giovanni de Medici,
Illustrious for his fostering of the re
naissance and celebrated, In a different
manner for his Inability to check the
Lutheran heresies. Had he been less a
patron of letters and a courtier and
more of nn anchorite tho reformation
might have been stayed, If not actually
effected within tho limits of the church
itself. Another Medici, though not of
the then reigning house of Tuscany oc
cupied the holy seat for a few weeks
In 1605 as Leo XI. Again a gap of
more than two hundred years beforo
we arrive at Leo XII, elected durln;r
the thirty years' peace, when Europe
was slumbering between tho Napoleon
ic wars and the days of '48. Last of all
comes tho benign and venerable Leo
XIII. who is passing his closing years
as occupant of tho Vatican and ns
mediator between tho sons of men. It
Is curious Indeed that nine out of the
thirteen llvod before tho Normans con
quered "this little Isle set In tho silver
sea."
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SUFFERERS
sufferings is added Uie gainful lutcnrUdgp-
almostinrtantiuioous iel umtartsun al
the continent hnve come grateful, enthusU
despaired ol ever brta? tttcr,,Utf vtna were
use of the catarrhal powder. Here axe a.
Maishll'Et, PhllJriphls, tay By merr
W. T. Clark.
Tho Kind You llavo Always
iu uso for over 30 years,
. nnd has
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AH Counterfeits, Imitations nnd Substitutes nro but Er
periments that triflo with nnd endanger tho health of
Infants nnd Children Expcrlcnco against Experiment.!
What is CASTORIA
Castorln is n, substltuto for Castor Oil, Paregoric, Drops1
nnd Sootldng Syrups. It is Harmless nnd Pleasant. It
contains neither Opium, Morphino nor other Narcotic
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Colic. It relieves Teething Troubles, cures Constipation N
nnd Flatulency. It assimilates tho Food, regulates tho
Stomach nnd Bowels, giving healthy nnd natural sleep.
Tho Children's Panacea Tho Mother's Friend.
GENUINE CASTORIA .ALWAYS
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THE DISCOVERY ,',;', ABE
A WOflAN WAS THE INVENTOR.
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THE MISSES BELL, 78
The Misses Bell's Complexion Tonic, Complexion Soap, Skin Food
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MARTHA R. SCHiriPFF,
317 Lackawanna Avenue
lj
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Lager
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Manufacturers of
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QPruoo otroot.
Bought, nnd which 1ms been
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Signature of
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