X
by t
hvinK bel'n pursued
MX H . . .
j (Vt.) hunt" Kn" lwo nounus
I j i in a nov l manner. 1 ho anl-
,a being
htn It d'13'16'1 n,;,',fl3 ttlG r''
fk In front of a fast movinij
"Vha fox barely simceeileil tr
F , other sldo of tho truoli
l-'S ' .!.( 1,,,..
1 !)0TS were not so fortunato
wund were so eaor for thr-ii
lat they did nt llCGt' tl10 train,
' tt w-tc killed-
A Qnr Oallor.
Ilpr in Cnssell's Little Folks
irtory of a runaway hlppopoin
itosc keeper iucceodej in reeap
.,him In an unusual manner. In
,,i when Mr. A. D. Bartlutt was
o(the Zoo the hlpponofarnm onen
,l to break out of liln home. It
ni its freedom very properly to
. , friendly call on Mr. Hartlett.
,u not pleased to sen this fcngo
a oat of bounds, and nop.t for one
elephant keepers to come nml
'., t. To this man the "hippo"
extreme dlsliks, and when
onted to It, It turned and chased
Aay flew the keeper at Iho top
) speed toward tho hippo's den
I beast In hot pursuit. Tho keop
,;ted throiiRh the gato, and boiled
(Stairs to the platform ovor liio
tank. Hero he waa safe-.
,lile, Mr. Rartlett, who had boon
it log the runaways, ha,', secuvoly
Li the gato. and tho hlpyo was
i In prison.
Knrrcil Orounil.
ground on which a forelpn lega
tands Is considered art belonging
.country whose flag floatH from
ration roof. Supposing a mcm
; i foreign legation in London
iitfil a murder, ull we could do
to "B iRRest" (a favorite dlp
c word, always used, except In
n to China) that tho offender
I be sent back to Ills native coun
,;d punislied there. Some tlmo
Then a certain gentleman, whoso
was well known nt the tlmo, was
;d Into the Chinese legation, au
tor from Scotland Yard lmme
f proceeded thither und released
-isoner. This was a most serious
a of International law, and was
fly discussed "In diplomatic clr
Slnce the Chinese legation Is
jiil parcel of China, an invasion
fflestlnl empire was thus made
ctoland Yard olllcial. Chambers'
r.il.
Ml In Tim of Hen Mater.
i ton of Dead Sea water there aro
rands of salt; Red Sia, nlncty
, Mediterranean, eighty-five; At
, elchty-one; lingilsh Channel,
v-rto; Black Sea. twenty-six:
:, elghlecn; and Caspian Sea.
lad Wouldn't Shako Mi Stove.
'(-"I hud to dlseliargo tho cook
' Husband "What for," Wife
she got too tender hearted tc
r v,ork properly." Husband
: possible?" Wife "Yes; only
trains she refused to beat the
or whip the cream."
Dally Inrrcft-n of M lurry.
estimated th.it 3,000 marriages
liily perfurmed throughout tho
ures
rm- cf a Creat Medicine
on uy Actual Merit.
we or Hood's Hurinparilla has boon
tl'H'ood It has dime to Ihoso who
'ring from illsouso. Its ouros have
'1 woojfr anil ndrnlrntlou. It luts
: UiousaaiU to rujoliui in tho enjoy
Uood heultiij u,i t wlu llo y0 t,
MJItlins done otliorn. It will ox
' jour blood nil Impurities; will
'"(food Rpptttito nud imiko you
'l vigorous. It Is just the modi
klp you mm, wliun your system Is
1 o'atonle nud luviaorntnr.
rSrsr'"A" eruption nil ovnr mv
uuruiu( mmmitlon so could
? nlglitH. iJv tnuiiii; Hood'H Sir
iu cimpitBiv ourod." .Thx.nik
,JU.O. BoxM, Oalcsville, N. Y.
Pi's Sarsaparilla
(iii'iitost, Med rlno.
iiiJF Investments
'm ato nia.la no only wbou
w jusl what to invest in-e-
Allm iug statements of gold
,(t niiucs nro put out lo online
to r,ut with their money,-
stocks of solveut and
;'J solid railroads, and some
ri:l". properly purchased, will
"f relnmg iu tho near future,
?,""mato is jUHt What the ordi-
i 'ior fails to do from lack
'J Mperioueo and ltuowl
l world.
ttiwricnco of over twcn,y
18 b"J'S and soiling seouri
tiucr has BUen us iuval
'"W'oation in vo...,i
" 'OSf0 nn.l
'"030 that aro best "to lot
la(" Of Br,vf.rl
iuiuuiu BIOCKS
n nW bo B"i'y purchased
1 'tor on nt 0 very Urg0
. uy aro as auro as any
J" " life, ovon as
'ag their i,,f. ,.
b 8 great deal more. Wo
t'T1 ,0 fur,ni" ly wail
l, also to state how
,..i , uo HBourea ior
ins the balance. Oorre-
- "uiioiied.
;lphi '"lmnSe. connecting
' ". Baltimore and Wash
' eolttbive nriAt
?Ja&Whitlock,
;;"y. New Verw,
I XhompionJi Water
REV. OrWALHABE.
TIIE EMINENT DIVINE'S SUNDAY
DISCOURSE.
.nili.lcH: l.lft I p tl, FnllnnA I'lrn Fot
Wplroinn Vnr llm I'rii.llnnl Klmlnrai
Would l.'i i liilin IMuiiy llnrnrlnimtei
Who llnve Kropiinl by llm Wnjr,
rcivrlKlit 1!xhj. 1
WARtnxoTON, l. (!. In this (llieouifln Pr.
Tnlmnitrt plfiuls for a ho.irty roiinptlnn to
nil tlion who linvo dono wroii? nod want
to Rut hunk, wlilln tho unsyinimthntln nnd
'l(-rltlifooiif nro exeorlHtod: text, latko
xv., 2M, "And ho wii.i angry and would not
Ko In."
Jinny tlmo Imvo I been naked to prnno'i
n Kormon about tlio oldnr brother ut tho
pnrnble. I roonlvml n lnttur from Rnnmlii
"yliR, "Is tho oldnr son of the punibln so
unsympnthetlo and ro cold that be Is not
worthy of recognition?1' Tho fnot Is that
wo inlnltrs imimiio the youiiKor son. You
can henrthn nnpplngs of lil.i rni?u in mimv
n snrmonlo bronza nnd the erunohlnn of
tho ports for wbldli hn wns an uiihiipobm.
fill nontentnnt. I eonfoss Hint It hnn bnn
illflliMilt for mo to train tho ennvira ob.
soiim upon tho eldnr son of tilt) pnriiblii. f
eould not got n neitntlvo for n pbotornpli.
Thero was not enouitli llRht In tb Kullnry,
or the climnliinls were poor, nr tlio slttor
moved In tho picture, lint now I think I
bnvo him; not u sldo fm:o or a throu-ipmr-ters
or tho more bust, but u full loiiptli
portrnlt ns hn iippmirs to nni. Tlio fnthor
In tho pnrtildo of tho prodiKnl hud nothlii(?
to briitf of In his two Hons. Tim nun wns n
rnko nnd tho othor n churl. I Hint nothing
ndmlraldo In tlio dlHsolutnnoss of tlio one.
nml I llnd nolhlnu nttnustlvo In th j nerhi
Hobrlnly of tlm otlmr. Tlio onn (fnn down
ovrtho birbonrd sldo, nnd tlm otlinr Rons
down over tlio starboard sldo, but Mioy
botli go ilnwo.
Vroni nil tlio windows of tnn old boino
stind bursts tho inlnstrHlsy. Tlio oor
ipinkos with tlio foot of tlio rustlns, wlioso
iliuien Is always vigorous nnd resounding.
Tho nolulihors hnvii luuird of the return of
tho yotuiKur son from his wanderings, nnd
they luivii Batliorod tognthor. Tho liouso
Is full of coiigrntiilntors. 1 suppose tho
tables nro loaded with luxurlm,; not only
tho ona kind of mont meiitlunad, but Its
unnetmiltmits. "(!lap!" go the cymbals,
"Thrum!" go tho harps. "Click!" go the
ehiilli-Hs, up ami down go the foot insldo,
wlilln outside Is n most sorry spoctnolo.
Tho sonlorson stands nt tiioeornor of tho
houso, n frigid phliigmntli'. llo bad Just
nomo in from tlio llnlds In vory substantial
nppnri'l. Hoeing nomo wild exhllaratloiis
nrouud tho old innnslon, he nsks of n sor
vnnt passing by with n goatskin of wlno on
bis shoulder what nil the fuss Is nbout.
Ono would bnvo thought that, on boarlng
that his younger brother had got bnok, be
would havo gone Into tho house nnd rn.
jolcod and, It uu were not conscientiously
opposed lo dancing, that ho would havo
Joined in the oriental sohottlsh. No. There
he stands. His brow lowers; bis faoe dark
ens; bis Hp curls with contempt; he stumps
tlio ground with Indignation; he sens noth
ing nt nil to uttrac.t. Tho odors of the feast
coming out on the nlrdo not sharpen bis
nppntlte; tho lively niuli; dons not put ntiy
spring Into his step, llo is a terrible pout;
ho criticises the expense, tho Injustice mid
tho murals of the euturtmnnimit. The father
rushes out bareheaded and coaxes hltn to
ooinoin. Ho will uot go in; bo scolds the
father; bo goes Into n pasipiinudo ngnlnst
tho younger brother, and he make the
most uncomely scoao; hu says, "Father, you
Hit a premium on vagabondism. I staid
ut homo mid worked on the farm. You
never mmlo n pnrtv for me; you didn't so
miioli us kill n kid. That wouldn't have
cost hull us much ns n calf. But tills senpe
grnne went off in Hue clothes, and he comes
back not lit to be seen, nnd what n tlmo
you mako overbiml llo brenks your heart,
and you pay him for it. That calf, to which
we hiivo been giving extra food during ull
those weeks, wouldn't be so fnt end sleek
if I had known to what use you woro going
to put It! That vagabond dosorves to be
cowuidod Instead of banqueted. Veal is
too good for him!" That evening, while
the younger son sat tolling Ills lather nbout
liis adventures mid asking about what had
occurred on the place slnco his departure,
tho sonior brother goes to bud disgusted
uud slums t he door after him. That seuloi
brother still lives. You eau soe him any
day of the wi ek. At mooting of minis,
tors in Germany some one nsked the ques
tion, "Who Is Hint olilor son?" und Krurn
rnuchor answered: "I know him; I saw him
yesterday." And when they insisted upon
knowing whom ho meant he said: "Myself.
When I saw the ueoouut of tho conversion
of n most obnoxious man, I was irrltutod."
First, this senior brother of the text
stands for tlio self congratulatory, self sat
Ishod, self worshipful man. With the same
breath In which lie vituperates against Ills
younger brother ho utters n pnnegyrle for
himself. The self righteous miiu of my
text, llko every other self righteous man,
was full of limits. He wns mi Ingrate, for
ha did not appreciate the home blessings
whioh bo had ull those years. He was dis
obedient, tor when the father told hi in t J
oome in ho stnld out. Ho was n llur, for
he snld that the recreant son had devoured
his father's living when the father, so fur
from being reduced to penury, bad a home
stead loft, uud instruments of music, had
jewels, lind a mansion und Instead of being n
pauper was n prince. This senior brother,
with so ninny faults of his own, was
merciless In his criticism of the younger
brother. Tho only pnrfuet people that 1
have evor known wuro utterly obnoxious.
I was never so badly cheated in my life us
by a perfect man. He got so far up In bis
devotions that ho was clear up above ull
the rules of common honesty. These men
that go nbout prowling among prayer
meetings aud In places of business, telling
how good llioy nro look out for them;
keep your hand on your pocketbook! I
Imvo noticed that just iu proportion ns a
man gets good ho gets humble. The deep
Mississippi does not make ns much noise
ns the brawling mountain rivulet. There
bus been many a store thut had more goods
In the show window thau Inside ou the
shelves.
This eolt-righleous man of tho toxt stood
nt the corner of tho house bugging himself
lit admiration. We hear a great deal in
our day about the higher life. Now, there
aro two kinds of higher-life men. The one
is admirable, und the other Is ropulsivo.
The one kind of higher-lire man is very
lenient in .his criticism of others, doos not
bore prayer meetings to death with long
harangues, does uot talk a great deal
nbout himself, but much about Christ uud
heaven, guts kindlier and inoro gentle and
more useful until one day his soul spreads
a-wing, uud hu files away to eternal rest,
and everybody mourns his departure. The
other hlghordlfo man goes nrouud with a
litole conspicuously uudur bis arm,' goes
from church to church, a sort of general
evangelist, Is a liulsiiuue to his own pastor
when bo Is at home and a nuisance to other
pastors when ho is away from homo, runs
up to some man who Is counting nut a roll
of bank bills or running up a diftloult lino
of llgures nnd usks him how bis soul Is,
makes religion a doso of Ipecacuanha;
standing iu u religious meeting making uu
address, bo bus a patronizing way, us
though ordinary Christians were clear
away down below him, so he had to talk nt
the top of bis voice In order to make thorn
hear, but at the same time encouraging
them to hope ou that by climbing many
years they may ufteru while come up with
iu sight of the place where be now stands.
1 toll you plainly that a roaring, roister
lug, bouncing sinner Is uot so repulsive to
me us that higher life miilformntioii. The
former may repent; the latter never gets
over his pharlsalsui. The younger brother
of the parable came baok, but the senior
brother stands outside entirely oblivious
to bis owu delinquencies uud dollells, pro
nouncing bis otvu eulogiuin. Oh, how
much easier It Is to blame others than to
blame ourselves, Adam blamed Eve, I've
blamed the sorpeut, the senior brother
blamed the younger brother, uud none ol
tbein blamed themselves.
Again, the sonior brother of my text
stands for nil those who nro faltlilesi
nbout tho reformation of tho dissipated
and the dissolute. Ia the very tones of his
voice you can hear the (act that he has no
faith that the reformation of the younger
ou Is gonulno. His entire manner seams
to say: "That boy has oome baek for more
money. He got a third of the property,
Now he lias come bank for another third,
Ho will never be aouteuted to stay ou the
farm. Ho will fall away. I would go In,
too, and rejoice with the others It I thought
this thing was genuine, but It Is a sham.
That boy is ooallruiod Inebriate and du
bauohee." Alas, my friends, for the In
credulity In the ehurah of Christ In regard
to the reclamation ot the reoreantl You
say a man has been a strong drinker. 1
ay, "Yes, but Uu has reformed." "OH,'
yU .. My. wltu ...lliimhdoii faoe, J.' I
hops you nro not mitaunnj i nope you
sro not mistaken." You say, "Don't ro.
oloe toi much ovor his oonvorslon. foi
soon he will be unconverted, I four.
Don't make too bl a parry for that re
turned prodigal or strike the timbrel too
loud, and If you kill ft calf kill tho ono that
Is on the commons and not the ono that
has benn luxuriating In tho pnddick."
That Is tho roason whv more nrodtgnis lie
not oomo homo to their fnther's house, ll
Is tlio rank Inlldollty lit the ehurah of Qo I
on this subject.
Thero Is not a house on tho street oi
heaven that has not Iu It a prodigal that
returned nnd staid home, There oonld bo
unrolled before 4 you a scroll of 100,0)0
names the na:nc of prodigals who oamo
baek forever reformed. Who was John
flunysn? A returned prodigal. Who was
Hlcharl Baxter? A returned prodigal
Who was George Whltulleld, the thuuderer?
A returned prodigal.
And I eould go out In nil tho nlslns or
ttilsohurch to-day and find on either side
those who, onoe far nstrny lor many years,
havo been faithful, ami their eternal salva
tion Is us sure ns though they had been ten
years In honvnn. Ami yet some of you
have not enough faith In their return!
You do not know how to shake hands
with a prodigal; you do not know how to
pray for lilm; you do not know how to
greet hltn. He wants to sail Into the waroi
gulf stream of Gurlstlnn sympathy. You
are tho leelmrg ngnlnst whloli he strlkm
and shivers. You say ho has boon a prod
igal. I know It, but you are the sour, in
responsive, censorious, saturnine, cranky
elder brother, and If you nro going to
lioaven ono would think some pecplo
would be tempted to go to perdition to got
away from you.
Plenty of room for elegant sinnnr, for
Inner In vovt or satin and lace, for sin
unrs high salaried, for kid gloved and pat
silt leatherid inner, for sinners lit" I up
by halrdro'snr, pomatumed and lavendere l
and cologne I and frilod mi l crimiij I au I
"banged'' siuii"r4 ;! only of room!
Hitch wo meet elegantly at tho loir of
nur churches, and wo Invito thorn Into tho
best seats wltli.Climterlleldlaii gallantries;
wnuslier tlmm Into the bouse of G id and
put soft ottomans under their feet nnd put
agii'i oogrtii prayer book In their hands
ni l pass the contribution box before them
with nn nlr ot apology, while they, the
gouorous souls, take out tlio equlslto porto.
monnnlo mid opon it and wltn diamonded
linger push down beyond tho fill gold
pieces nml delicately pick out ns an ex
pression of gratitude their offering to the
Lord of one centl l-'orsncii sinners plonty
of room, plenty of room!
Again I remark that the senior brother of
my toxt stands for the spirit or envy mid
jealousy. The senior brother thought that
nil the honor they did to the returned
brother was n wrong to him. lie said, "1
have staid ut home, nnd I ought to have
had the ring, and I ought to have bad the
banquet, und 1 ought to have bad the gar
lands." Alas, for this spirit ot envy nnd loalousv
coming dowu through the ngosl Cain mi I
Abel, Ksuu nnd Jacob, Haul und David,
Unman and Mordoeul, Orthello and logo,
Orlando and Angelica, Caligula nnd T or
quntiis, Cmsar uud Pompey, ColumliiH and
the Span, sh courtiers, Cambysm ami the
brother ho slow because ho was a better
marksman, Dlonyslus mid riilloxeulus,
whom ho tlow because ho was a better
slngor. Jnalotisy among painters Clos
tormau nnd Geoffrey Kueller. llnds-in mi l
Reynolds, Frnncla, nuxious to see a pleliiri
ol ltnphaol, H iphaoi sends him n picture.
Frmioiu, seeing it, falls Iu a lit ot jealousy
from which ho illus.
Jealousy amoug authors. How seldom
contemporaries speak otonch other. Xeno
phon nud Plato living nt the samo time,
but from their writings you nevor would
supposo they hoard ot each other.
Hellglous Jeuloiislos. Tho Mohammedan
praying for rain during a drought; no rain
coming. Then the Christians begin to pray
for rain, nnd the rata comes. Then the
Mohammedans met togother to ueoouut for
this, and they resolved that God was so
well pleased with their prayers bo kept the
drought on so ns to keep them pravlug.but
that the Christians began to nrav and tht
Lord was so disgusted with tholr prayers
that Ho sout rain right away so He would
not bear uny moro of their supplications.
Oil, this accursed spirit of envy and jeal
ousy! Lot us stamp it out from nil our
hearts.
A wrestler was so onvlous of Theogeuos.
tho prince of wrestlers, thut he could not
be oonsoled In nuy way, and alter Thong
enos dlad nud a statue was lifted to him in
a public place his onvlous nutagoiilst wont
out evory night und wrestled with the
statue until one night he threvv It, aud it
full on him aud crushed hliu to dentil. J-W
Joalousy Is not only absurd, but it Is
killing to tbo body, nud It is killing to the
soul.
How seldom It Is you lind ono morehntit
spunking well of a merchant iu the samo
line of business. How seldom It Is you hoar
n physlcinu speaking well of a physician on
tho same bloek.
Oh, my frlouds, tho world is lurgo enough
for all of us! Lut us rejoice at tho success
of others. Tbo next best thing to owning
a garden ourselves Is to look ovor the fence
and admire tbo llowors.
The next bust thing to riding iu lino
equipage is to stand ou the streets and ad
mire the prancing span. Tho next best
thing to having a banquet given to our
selves Is having bauquet given to our
prodigal brother thut has- oome homo to
his father's house.
All, the face of this pouting elder son is
put before us In order that wo might
hotter see thoradlnnt nnd forgiving faeo
of tbo Father. Contrasts are mighty. Thu
artist Iu sketching the Hold ol Waterloo
years arter tho battle put a dove Iu the
mouth ot the cannon, Jtuphnol iu one ot
his cartoons beside tho face ot a wretch
put the fnae of n happy und innocent child.
Aud so the sour facu of this Irascible
and disgusted elder brothor Is brought
out In order that Iu tho contrast we
might bettor andurstand tho forgiving
uud radiant face of God. That Is tho
meaning of It that God Is ready to take
back anybody that Is sorry, to take him
clear back, to take lilm baek forever nud
forever und forever, to take htm back with
'a loving hug, to put a kiss ou his parched
lip, n ring on his bloated baud, uu easy
shoe ou his chared foot, a garland on his
bleeding temples uud heaven in his soul.
Oh, X full flat on that mercy! Come, my
brother, nud let us get down iuto the dust,
resolved never to rho until tho Fat bur's
forgiving baud shall lift us.
. Ob, what a God we have! Bring your
doxologiog. Come, earth aud heaven, mid
join iu the worship. Cry aloud. Lift the
palm branches. Do you not feel the
Father's nrni around your neck? Do you
not feel the warm breath of your Father
ngulnst your check? (Surrender, younger
sou! Surrender, elder son! Surrender,
nil! Go In to-day nud sit down nt the bau
quet. Takeasllcoof the fatted cair, and
afterward, when you uru seated, with one
bund Iu the hand of tho returned brother
nud the other band iu the bund of tlio re
juicing father, let your heart beat time to
the olapplng of the cymbal and the mellow
voice ot the llute. It is meet that we should
make merry uud be glad, for this, thy
brother, was (load and Is alive ngulu, Jlo
was lost aud Is found.
TIIE SAMiATII SCHOOL.
INTERNATIONAL LESSON COMMENTS
FOR MAY 13.
Eccentric Colonel Ege.
Colonel Ego. wan a famous eluiractoi'
In the curly days. Although living In
Donlplmu ('utility lie was oI'Umi Iu At
chison, followed by u pack of hounds,
llo was a high toned Southern gentle
man with a kind heart, and one day
returninj; home from this city he came
across u man whono wagon wns stuck
Iu tho inml In Independence Creek
bottom. Colonel Kgo ut once started In
to help fio ninn pry out IiIh wayou
with foil, d mils. AYlille both were
working a.va.v, Kgo liecanie angry, and
yelled to the mini: "Lift, you sou of a
gun; you are not lifting n pound." Tho
ma u picked tip tho etulgate of tho wtig
oon, and Hpllt It over Kgo' a head, lay
ing hliu up for three weeks. Kgo had
his hat off when struck, and wns so
luild before coming to Kansas that ho
was known as tho Huld Kaglo of Mary
land. Kko always curried, u pistol, and
wus always trying to shoot through
somebody's hat without hitting lilm.
One day, at the Independence Creek
ferry, he shot at a man, but nlmed
a little low, and creased him. Hut Kgo
was always a gentleman; ho took the
man to his home, nud tenderly cared
for him until bo recovered.
Subject: .Testis nt I lie 1'bnrltee's llmie,
l.iiko ll., .lu-no-dnlden Text: I.uke
Til., no .Memory Verse, 4-l-47l'ntu-liientnrv
on tlie Day's l.enoii.
It Is now quite generally behoved that
the anointing referred to iu this lesson und
the ono mom ioued In John li!:l-H, were not
the samo, but worn illlTerent event.
80, "One of the 1'harlsees." After Jesus
bad finished ills sermon (sec lust lesson),
ono ot tlio Tiirlsoos Invited Him to dine
with lil in. He seems to havo receivod snmo
benellt from Christ, nnd to hnve loved Him
on thut account, though his love was fur
from indent. Verso 47. Net down to
moat." Jesus accepted the Invitation, but
Hlinou omitted "the usual ceremonies of
respect" whioh Jesus might well have ex
pected. Jesus went with hliu to do him good.
87. "A woman. ...a sinner." Dr. Clarke
thinks thnt this expression simply moans
thut this wns a heathen woman. Although
she was a sinner thero seems to bo no evi
dence to prove that she wns a grossly Im
moral woman, ns Is generally supposed.
"When she knew." Hho had heard Him
preach, und she knew where He had gone
to dine, Hhe was confident that His heart
would bout In sympathy for her; she bad
fnl'.b ouoiigh In Christ to come to lilm for
help. She enmo III a respectful, bumble
manner. "Alabnster-box." A sort ot stone
of lino texture, nenrly allied to marble.
"Of ointment." l'robably spikenard, very
precious and odorous.
SS. "Stood nt His feet behind Him." In
taking their meals the Eastern people re
clined ou one side, the knees being bent
nnd the feet turned outwnrd bohlnd. "Jlo
gnn to wnsli Ills feet Willi tears." The san
dals were put off when llo entered the
house. "And did wipe thuui." Her hair
wus Hewing loosely nbout her shoulders ns
n slgu ot mourning, nnd with this sho wiped
His feet. "Kissed His feet." The kiss Is
nn emblem of love, subjection and suppli
cation. In l'salm 2:12, "kiss tho Hon,"
means to embrace ulTectlonately tbo olTers
of salvation mode unto you through Christ
Jesus; which commandment this woman
whs obeying, botli lu the literal nn I spirit
ual sense. "Aud anointed them." She did
not think herself worthy to uuoiut Ills
bond.
V,0. "When the riiarlsoo. . . .saw It." The
first feeling ot Hlinou was that ot displeas
ure that a heal hen sinner had ventured to
pollute bis pure threshold, "llo spake
within himself." He has dissatisfaction
nnd doubt with roference to his guost. "If
ho were n prophet." Tlio Idea prevailed
ninoiig the Jews "thnt n prophet must
know every thing secret. "That toueheth
him." Simun. If plio lind touched him,
would have said, Htnud by thyself, come
not near me, I am holler term thou; uu.l
be thought Christ said so, too.
40. ".Said unto Htm." It Is scarcely to
bo doubted that Hlinou expressed Ids dls
pleasure by looks, gestures und murmurs.
"Somewhat lo say." Those whom Christ
hath somewhat ugalust. He hath some
what to say unli'.. ".laslor, say on."
Although lint believing lilm to be a proph
et, yet ho reciigulzes Him us a teacher.
41. "A certain creditor." The creditor
1 God mid the two debtors are Simon nnd
Hie woman. Our Lord handles this subject
with great skill; Ho causes tlio accuser to
appear as witness against himself, He ox
plulns his dellclency in love, uud gives hliu
to feel Unit his sin is unforgivuu; nud yet He
is not severe in HI censure. "Five hun
dred pence." Or Denarii, amounting to
tr 75. "Firty pence." ir7.5l). In tlio nppll
cnllon tho woiiiun owes tho live hundred
pence und Simou llfty.
42. "Nothing to pay." Simon, the
1'harlsec, was la debt und without the
means ot paying, llo could no more pay
bis llfty pence t ll nil the pour woman could
pay her live hundred, und It both be not
freely forgiven by Divine mercy both must
perish. "Forgave '.lieui both." No right
eousness of ours can merit Ills pardoning
love, salvation Is tho gilt of God. "Will
lovo 1 1 i in most." Neither of them would
bvo Him toil ore lie had forgiven them.
Au insolvent debtor, until hu is forgiven,
does not luvo, but shuns bis credit or.
4:1. "I supposo." With greulor modesty
than that with which he had just mur
mured iu secret does ho give ills opinion,
und Jesus proceeds to turn his answer
immudliili ly us a weapon uguinst him.
.lestls asks tho privilege of speaking, puis
HI reproof into a parable, und thus makes
Simon administer his own reproof. "Whom
Ho forgave most." Tills ono would bo
under greater obligations than the other.
It. "Scost thou tills woman." Allllcted
nnd distressed nnd burdened with sin, but
longing to bo delivered. Do you see tho
teuderneis mid nITec! iiiiiate regard she is
niuuire.sllng toward Me.' "I entered into
thy house." As a guest, by your invita
tion. "Mo water for .My foot." Simon wns
greatly dollclunt in not performing tlio
common civilities to Christ. The custom ot
providing water to wash tho guests' feet
was very ancient. It was "one of the rites
of hospitality." "Willi tears." Tears of
sor'oiy for sin and ot lovo for Mo her
Saviour.
45. "Gnvost Mo no kiss." A kiss on tho
cheek from the master of the bouso, wltn
tlio Invocation. "Tbo Lord be with you,"
conveyed a formal welcome. A kiss was
uu expression of a hourly and ulTeolloniito
welcome to a friend. "Hut this woman."
Thnt you consider so far beneath you.
"Hath not censed." Hath again and ngalu
lu a most humble manner kissed My tout.
4li. ".My head with oil." Anointing tho
head with oil was us common among tho
Jews us washing tho face with water Is
among us. Sao 1'sn. 2.1:5. To anoint the
head of a guest was another murk of hos
pitality. Simon had omitted nil ot these.
"My foot with ointment." This woman had
not forgotteu nnyot these marks of respuct
thnt worn generally shown to guests.
47. "Her sins, whioh nro many." If wo
comoto Christ lu tho right spirit, confessing
our fins. He Is as willing to forgive many,
as He Is only a few. "Are forgiven." What
precious words! Thoy are all forgiven;
nuver to return; tlio Lord will remember
thoin uo moro, forever. "For sho loved
much." Or, therefore she loved much. Her
great love was tho effect ot her being for
given. "To whom little Is forgiven." A
man's love to God will belu proportion to
tbo obligations be feels himself under to
thebountyof bis Mnkoi. "Lovoth little."
Tlio otie who thinks his debt Is small feels
but little gratitude when It is forgiven.
43. "lie said unto her." Jesus now tolls
the woman what Ho had already told Si
mon. While the I'liansuo murmured the
poor penitent rejoined.
49. "Who is this that forglvoth sins." Wo
need not credit them with unbelief; they
were nmnzed at a claim which doubtless
many of them soon camo to see was fully
justified.
00. "Thy faith had saved thee." Christ
ascribes to faith those beuollts whioh are
due to Himself as the meritorious cause.
Faith Is the instrument ou our part by
whioh His beuollts are supplied. "Go lu
peace." Literally, "Into peace" tho stele
of mind to which sho might now look for
ward. Peace Is one of the marks of pur
doulpg grace, . Koto. 5:1.
Ills Rarcasm.
"nniddern nnd slstahs," sternly said
good old purson Woollmon, after the
rolleetlon had been taken up on a re
cent Sabbath morning, "before-the hat
was dono parsed I expounded the re
quest dat the congregation contribute
nccawdin to dclr means, and I sho ex
pectorated dat yo' all would chip In
magnanimously. But now, upon ex
nmlnln' de collection, I finds dat d
concocted amount contributed by ds
whole entire posse ob yo' am only
de significant and pusillanimous sum
of sixty-free cents. And at dls Junc
tion dar ain't no 'caslon for yo' all to
look at Bruddor Slewfoot, what dona
circumambulated de hat around, In no
such auspicious manner; for, In de fust
place, Brudder Slewfoot ain't dat kind
ob a man, and, In the second place,-1-
done watched him like a hawk all del
time muhself. No; sixty-free cents was
all dat was flung In; and I dees wants
to say dat, In my humble opinion, In
stead ob contrlbutln' accttwdlng to yo'
means, yo' all contributed accawdln'
to yo' meanness. De choir will now
favor us wld delr rog'lar melodious
ness." Harper's Bazar.
THE SMALLEST SHEEP.
It LIt In Ilrlltney and Is No nigger
Than a Lap Dog.
The very smallest of nil kinds of
sheep Is the tiny Breton sheep. It la
too small to be very profitable to raife,
for, of course, It cannot havo much
wool, and, as for callus, why, a hun
gry man could cat almost a whole one
nt a meal. It Is so small when full
grown that It ran hide behind a good
Blzed bucket. It takes Its namo from
tho part of France where It Is most
raised. But, If not a prolltablo sheep,
It Is a dear little creaturo for a pet, for
It Is very gentlo and loving, and, be
cause It is so small, Is not such a
nulsanco about the house as was the
celebrated lamb which belonged to a
little girl named Mary. Any little girl
could find room In her lap for a Breton
sheep. Ono of this little creature's pe
culiarities Is Its extreme sympathy
with the feelings of Its human friends,
when it has been brought up as a pet
in the house, and has learned to dis
tinguish between happiness and un
happiness. If any person whom it
likes Is very much pleased about any
thing, and shows It by laughing, the
little sheep will frisk about with every
sign of Joy; but, If, on tho contrary,
the pprson sheds tears the sympathetic
friend will evince Its sorrow In an
equally unmistakable way. Stray
Stories.
Keeping- on the Sara Hide,
Miss Pasae furchly) "How long dc
you think a man ought to know a girl
before proposing?" Mr, Clublelgh
"All his life!" SomcrvlIIo Journal.
mi
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The derangements ot
tho female organism that
breed all kinds of trouble
and which ordinary prac
tice does not cure, are the
very things that give way
promptly to Lyttia Cm Pink
ham's Vegctablo Com
pound. Uterine and ovarian
troubles, kidney troubles,
ulcerations, tumors, un
usual discharges, back
aches and painful periods
these aro the ills that
hang on and wreck health
and happiness and dis
position. Lydla E. Plnltham'i Vegetable Compound
lists a vceiderfut record
of absolute cures ofthaso
troubles a constant
series of successes for
thirty years. Thousands
of women vouch for this.
Their letters constantly
appear in this pzpor.
'.k Tone Dealer For Allen's Font-Kane,
A powder lo rhnkn Into vonr sboi-st rests
Hie feet. Cures Corns, llunlons. Swollen
Sore, Hot, nlloii". Aching, Mvciillng Feet
mid Ingrowing Nails. Allen 'oui-Kuo
makes new r tight shoes ens) . At ull drug
gifts nnd shoe stores. '' els. Knmple mailed
iia.L. Adr's Allen S. Olmsted, i.ell.iy, N. V.
Wi'fdrnllu Is the eii!y Australasian colony
thnt puvs iieiihi r the ineinl ers of III" L' gls
lutiM) ( untieii nor those ol thu Legislative
Assembly.
I'tTTNAM J'Apri.l.HS lv,s ll.) lint ofll'n
tho hnn. Is or po. the kettle. Sold by ml
druggists,
rortlnnd, Ore., exported ti..',0.l,0en bnsbnls
of wheat (luring the Inst Igbt months. .More
than half of this was raised in the Malo of
Washington,
7'he Kent I'teserlpthm for bills
and Kerer Is a botfli i.r Ukovk's Tasthi.jm
Clin I, Tonio. It Is simply Iron nn.l 'piintne in
a tusteteoa form, .n euro no pay. 1'ilccrsK;.
I'aderewskl gave two concerts In Mexico,
nnd tho result to him wns the neat sum or
111,000.
t r. Wlnslnw'eMNithlnir Xvrnpfor ehlldrei
trrthlng.Miiiens the gum, reducing I minium v
lieu, slut) pain, i ures wiudi-oUu.io. a uolLln.
Joseph Jefferson closes tils New York en
gagement tills week.
M. L. Thompson Co., Druggists, t'oiidersr
noi-f. I'll an v 1 1 1. ll'- ri.....i. i ...... ,-i U
uud only sure elm' fur cutmrli they ever soul.
'i iiKKmLb sell 11, ,ue.
Mrs. I.nngtry Is to net in a new trnuslation
of "The Oueen's Necklace."
FITS pei inii neu 1 1 y cured. .Noiltsnrnervou ..
liessnliei- llistdav's use of lr. h line's (ileal
Nerve Hcstoi-cr V.'H'lil hot tie anil treatise free
1'u. II. II. Ki.ink, I. id. ,iui Ami rt., I'hiia., 1'a.
Arthur Finer.) Is writing a piny for Olga
Nethersole.
rise's cannot bo too hlirlilv sunken of ns n
cough cure. J. W. O'liuu:, :2 Third Ave.,
.iiiiincnpiiiis, sunn., Jan. , I'.imi.
ItoL'tnn the lll.l,li.lr..t..i I ,..,'-
Northwestern provinces' mounted police, Is
a typical prairie city.
To Cure n Cnld In Ono Iar.
Sli I AX ATMS :nll OflNIVI! limM All
rtuirgl-ts return) l'i. in ,ney if t tails to rure.
i. . uKuvv s tnuuuimo is uu ra.-u tiui. -jo.
The missing Line.
Bobby was writing his r'sular week
ly "composition," for It w.i.4 In the idd
days when compositions and (i'vl.una-
tlons formed a part of tho school ex
ercises every Friday afternoon. "Tlio
subject of Bobby's easily was "Trio
Manhood," and ho wlsheil.ro end it
with a poetical quotation, lie gnawed
his penholder, scratched his head uud
looked at tho celling, but the quotation
would not come. Then he t'lrued to his
older siHter. Rachel," he said,
'what's tho lino that comes after this;
Honor and shame from no condition
rise? I know," spoke tip his
younger sister, nnd she promptly quot
ed: " 'Vinegar never catches fllcH.' "
crop can
grow with
out Potash-.
Every blade of $
Grass, every grain
of Corn, all l'ruits
and Vegetables
must havo it. If
enough is supplied
you can count on a full crop
if too little, the growth will be
" scrubby."
Sfivl f. our tMk fllinij all about rore position of
frriilien, bent adapted lur all crops, Thtjf coat jrou
nuil-ing.
CKRM N RAM WOKKS(i)3Nusaiittt.,N York.
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WILLS PILLS BIGGEST OFFER EVER MADE.
r milv lO f YnlM w will nei.il to unv I'. ). ml-
tin , lo'ilitvV tr-itiiH'.il ot t h.) .hl nit'liftti n
.'nvtli, mnl put you on tlm tnn 'It how ti niak .lloti
ry rii-lit at voiir h-m. Ailtlrin all onb-n to Tlu
It. II. tlU .Icdirlnr 4 iiinpiiiiv, 2 t Ulu
Im iIiSi., Hiik-TmIiiwii, ,ll. Ilritni h Olllci'ni
.': IIUltllllH .IVi'.i W llHlllllHllMI ii. i
si: I Ki:i ou
Fee Refunded
I'niimt itilvt-riisHit
1'rtM. Iri-n ml.
vim nn lo piili'iittili.llty. Son. I .r lnvfiitnrV
Pnuwr." run.. .H..o . MTI-.VKNM tV CO.,
fcSUh., lHH-j. Sl7 I I ih sr., .iNli.iii.i.ni, l. c.
UratK'tifH. t:hlcai;.j, Cloviani una Uuiroit.
nt? fl PR V NEW DISCOVERY;
ckne lit. uf Utttiiuouiaift anil 10 daya' trittuu
afam. Ilv It. M llul 1 M'aaiiua n n ...
PATENT
11 N L' 1 1.
laawMiH-nannaHaBignnM '
Save th Labels!
and write for hnt nf prfrnturot offer
frvo lur tbem.
-- r summer I
w,
3
. L. DOUGLAS
Se. 3.5Q SHOES 'n'on
TEJVVorth $4 to $6 compared
x wiin oinur manes.
f imioriMMl iv ovpr
I i,(MHi,()t)0 wearer.
tmZ Dmiu... n.ima anil itrlii
i llil UnprH on bottom. 'i.ikeiCl,
V ZTl ,m ubiiiute ...illicit to be
VHfi a jnoii. our dealer
V 1 fi.il. uim will a r n I a naif X,..-l TT1
rtvript ni price ana -i-ic.
,i lor r.uruKP. .Mate lend ot lea trier,
;tnd width, plain nr can to. Cat. iretr.
cotMCYEurs w- L DOUUUS SHOE CO., Brockton, Maas.
i t.A.
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IP YOU OITK TIIKM I1KLT.
Von rnnn.M ln thin unlc. yon un(AMtantt '!
nl know limv in i hIit In Ihrlr n'tjiilrirncnta; !!
yiMi i-iimiol m-ii,i vi-iir. nnil iliiltnrs liuirniu. by er
pcrli'ili'i.. Moynu must Imy thn lfBinvlnli Miiitlrwa
by otliers. We ulTei- IU to yu for only Jb couu.
uuiito n utile ill tut i Alia. 133
I!C3t miull fc; . lip. 'l'ult-Hiiim!. Uso f-1
In IIMIIV Hol'l hv iln,!.,.!.., l?l
YOU WANT THEM TO PAY THEIR
OWN WAY
pTin If you merely koop them a diTarttlon. In or
der to 1 1 (im. k- KowJh Judittouftly, you mint kiow
-melh(ii4 ftitoilt them, lo inert thin warn wear
n'lliiiK n iHtok Klvhik tho t'Xprumre j 4MH j)CM
ot a finotuol poultry riwr lor lUlllJ aVwCa
iwinty-llH ycum. H wan wrltien by ainan who put
all In ft mln.i, und lime, and money to makkiK a uo
.HKot etiu-kfiiruHlux not a a pant! mo, ui aa a
tiioOnenH and If you will profit by hta lwuty-ltv
years' work, you ran ac mutv CbioKf annually,
ami mnktf jour rowl rarn dolittM lur yuu. Tin
pot ut In, Hint you w.u Iki alilo lo detect troublo In
the Fonllty Sard u hoon us H aptM-jr, tuid Ituovv
bow tfi rt'inedv It. '( hi hnoie will tench you.
It tel. how to dele.-t mi l cure d!"up to food for
fifKMand hIko rnri.iiunlni;; which fowta lotiuvefor
breed mi; pttrp'Mi; anil evrmhin , IndotHl, yo.
fthonld know on chU suujet-t to'm:.k tt rroiluihla.
bout (MiHipalil ior mi'nt llvti wnu ia wtaiupa,
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Spring Body
Every spring you clean the house you
live in, to get rid of the dust and dirt which
collected in the winter.- Your body, the
house your soul lives in, also becomes filled
up during the winter with all manner of
filth, which should have been removed from
day to day, but was not. Your body needs
cleaning inside. If your bowels, your liver,
your kidneys are full of putrid filth, and
you don't dean them out in the spring,
you'll be in bad odor with yourself and
everybody else all summer.
DON'T USE A HOSE to clean your
body inside, but sweet, fragrant, mild but
positive and forceful CASCARETS, that
work while you sleep, prepare all the filth
collected in your body for removal, and
drive it off softlv. centlv. but none the kss
surely, leaving your blood pure and nourishing, your stomach and bowels clean and
lively, and your liver and kidneys healthy and 'active. Try a JO-cent box today, and if
not satisfied get your money back but you'll see how the cleaning of your body is
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ALL
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