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ESTHER PLEADING.
tnl. rnnllimnl Xnnilny School 1 n.ol
for October IS, !!! Tfii, Bather
Ki.1-, 10-17 Memory Vs. 1.1-17.
t?p- dally Arrar from Peloubet's Notts.
GOl.I'KN TITXT ("or.'nilt thy way unlo
the Lord; trust aim in Him. ur.d II" shall
bring It to pass. P&a 37:5.
READ Cbaptcra -: .
Tin: TIME of the .;ory. B. C. 4:2. May
-or .Tun".
PIA :: T'v p ilsce at EFhusbsn.
1 ;i :: is nim.u history.-ntweo
:h- kI!Ii and seventh chapters of Kzra.
EXPLANATORY.
I. 1): tiger Hi'' People of God. We
saw ,i our Ins I lesson !. llaman, the
prime minister of Xerxes, hod succeed
in obtaining a decree from the cm
peror for the destruction of the whole
racr nf Jews, including, of course, those
ut Jcrustilem. The whole people of God
Avrri' tn in- wiped off from tin- fare of
tin- earth. A Persli n decree once pro
mulgnted woe irreversible.
II. Queen Esther to the Rescue,
Esther had been queen fur four or five
years when notice was sent to ber by
Mordecal of the great danger which
threatened her people, with the kiijj
gestlon that the intercede with the king
fur their solvation. The mission com
mitted in Esther was one of great dan
jer and difficulty, she luul not been
summoned to the Uii:f,r fur a month.
Apparently his love for her had cooled,
tu what degree she Knew not. It was
a rule nf tin' palace that no one unsum
moned should corns Into the inner c ourt
of the palace, on pain of death, unless
the fickle monarch should hold out his
golden scepter. Prom oriental customs
it is probable that women were not al
low d in this rt at ail (Holey), BO
thai it would be doubly dangerous for
Esther to go uninvited.
Reasons Why Esther Undertook the
Task: 1. It was to save her whole peo
ple. She was patriotic. She was ap
parently the only one who could do it.
3. She w hs providentially endowed with
beauty and raised to her position as
rjueen for this very purpose, 4. She '
would doubtless have perished herself'
in the general massacre. This was not
only a ripht motive In itself, but it em-1
phaslzed all the others, enabling her to
realize the danger and the need more
clearly than otherwise would be possi
ble. S, We must keep in mind the hero
Ism in her girlish soul. The queen,
therefore, In attempting to wive her peo
ple, must (l) risk everything her po
sition, her husband, her wealth, her
life. (2) She must do it on the mere
chance that such a kitifr would look up
on her with favor. (3) "She must at
tempt, by the mere weight of personal
Influence, to reverse the decrees of an
empire that prides itself on infallibility
whose laws are unalterable," (4)
Ami she must do this against the infill-
en f the king's favorite, who had,
easiest a ss ami largest Influence w ith
the monarch, and was the most power-1
ful subject iii the kingdom ami the ene
my of her ) pie. i.'ii She belonged to
a despised race, and must reveal that
tact in tlx' capricious king.
ill. Esther's Clan. Vs. 3-8. V. 1. She j
n.ski d her friends to fast three days
in her behalf. Pasting Implies prayer,
confession of sin ami a belief in God.
This was on the same principle as
Christ's promise to llis disciples when
two or three atrrecd together touching
anything they shall ask (Matt, 18:10). I
V. 3, "Esther spake yet again:" The'
execution of Fin man did not save her or
tier people, for the decree of Hainan w as
still in force. V, 4, "The kiiif,' held out
the golden scepter:" The usual sif,rii
of his favor. V. 5. "Reverse the letters
devised by llaman:" The former de
cree Tiiust sia.ni!. The kinp could not re
verse it as Esther proposed, but anoth
er decree was Issued which practically
annulled the former one. V. "Write
. . . aa it liketh you:" The plan was I
to give the .lews permission to stand In
self-defense and repel svery attack, and
take possession of the property of these
who attacki 1! them. "King's . . .
seal."
IV. The Deliverance. Vs. 1M7. Th
rest of the booh relates the result of
this decree. The .lews stood up in self
defense and large numbers of their ene
mies were slain, Including the ten sons
.if Hainan, who may have thought to
revenue fhejr father's ileath on the
.lews. The king told Bother what had 1
been done, and asked her what more !
vhe desired, and she asked another day J
of the same, and that Hainan's sons lie '
hanged up before the people. The de
liveronCC was a wonder of prov idential
interference). The nation was saved.
.Mordecal was exalted to Hainan's place.
The feast of Purim was instituted with
great feasting and joy, and has been
celebrated annually ever since the 11th 1
if Ailnr (February-March), one month
before Knster.
LESSONS FROM ESTHER.
The man or the woman for the enter .
rencv is forthcoming, becaiiKctiod, who
Ion-sees the emergency, makes ready
for it.
One of the most interesting studies
In the story of Esther is to trace the
ways of Divine providence and sec how
tod mnkcH all things work together for
the pood of UiH people.
The religious note in the book of
"sther does not sound so clearly as the
patriotic note, liut patriotism is a les
wm we all need to learn, and its mean
ing should be clearly understood. Suf
fering, living, working for our coun
try Is as true patriotism as is fighting
for it.
SHAMTYTOWN DIES HABD.
Persons familiar with the topofrrapby
of New York, or of so much of New
York as is included In Manhattan
Island, are aware that In the region of
uppor Itroodway from Forty-aecond
to Fifty-ninth street, bedrock Is about
12 feet below the surface, whereas
north of the southern loun lary of Cen
tral Park the rock formation was
originally, in most placea, higher than
the present street grades, requiring on
the whole west side of town repeated
and general blasting. Before tha
Riverside section became a favorite
residential part of the city the terri
tory to the west of the Park hore the
name of Shantytown. especially so
much of the west side nH waa between
Sixtieth and Ninetieth streets. By de
grees the whole surface has been
cleared, or very nearly cleared, but
here and there houses remain perched
upon the rocks, squatters' homes, the
habitat of the Harlem goat and the
abiding place of the Bloomlngdale pig.
From time to time the announce
ment is made that this or that relic of
Shantytown has disappeared mil very
recently the pari to go was the squat
ter's residence at the rocks in One.
Hundred and Twenty-fourth street,
near th. Boulevard, now Broadway.
The tenants were forced lo move to
allow the erection Of flat houses. Al
though Shantytown has been disap
pearing on the Installment plan, de
tached portions of it still remain in
those western sections of town which
have not yet been utilized for resi
dential purposes. The original resi
dents of Shantytown were Irish immi
grants, who, familiar with rural life In
their own country, settled on their
arrival here In the unoccupied part of
town, building for themselves cheap
wooilen dwellings and paying either a
nominal rent or no rent at all.
The last considerable section of
Shantytown to withstand the upward
march of improvements was in the
neighborhood of One Hundred and
Tenth street, between Columbus and
Amsterdam avenues, but the public Im
provements thereabouts have com
pletely changed the character of that
neighborhood, notably the new Episco
pal Cathedral, St. Luke's Hospital,
Columbia University and the improve
ment of the road connecting the north
end of Central Park with the crest of
Amsterdam avenue at One Hundred
and Tenth street. For many years to
come, it is probable, New York Shanty
town will continue to disappear. But
it hasn't all gone yet.
Instant Relief frrm Toothache,
can often be obtained by placing in
the hollow tooth a small piece of cot
ton saturated with the famous H. H. H.
Medicine, Sciatica, that painful dis
ease of the sciatic nerve, extending
from the hip down the leg, producing
great agony. Is best treated by the vig
orous external application of the H. H.
H. Medicine. The same remedy Is
equally efficacious In neuralgia, that
excrutiatlng nerve pain, which should
receive immediate attention. Try it.
and you will recommend it to your
neighbors. Internal remedies for neu
ralgia, rheumatism and headache are
all of them dangerous, and should
therefore l avoided, ('all for the
genuine article with the portrait of I).
Dodge Tomllnson, 400 North Third
street, Philadelphia, Pa., on each wrap
per, and refuse to accept worthless
substitutes.
Jack Youngs' Giraffe.
A great attraction ahead of Al. Mar
tin's Uncle Tom's Cabin Show was
Jack Youngs' pet giraffe. The giraffe
used to do the work usually given to
the billposters and distributors, and in
addition to doing that work well the
giraffe put up a mighty good talk to
the newspaper men about the Imperial.
Creole, white Hussar and Pickaninny
hands with the show. I won't tell you
the glrafTe's exact height, because I
never measured him, but when .lack
Youngs had him working In Broadway
he could reach a "snipe" into the sky
parlor windows of the St. Paul build
ing. In Philadelphia Jack got into
trouble for letting the giraffe paint
"Uncle Tom" on the hat of William
Penn statue, which stands on the city
hall tower.
The giraffe was mighty useful, too,
In placing posters above the normal
brush line. Now and then when 1 i 11
pos.ers had got over their awe for the
giraffe's capabilities, they would try
to have a Utile fun with him by call
ing him old "rubber neck." When any
remark of (hat kind was made the
giraffe was apt to lose his temper.
Once on an occasion like that he quit
the show, but Jack Youngs, by con
siderable coaxing, got him back. The
time came, howevi r, when the giraffe
got too old to distribute bills in stormy
weather, and Hu n he was released. But
in his day he was a good agent.
FRANK A HEYWOOD.
The Toy Dr. (
A copy of Mr. John iv Diehl'l latest
book 011 the Tog Don has just been
submitted to us for criticism. We can
speak of the neat little volume only in
terms of the highest praise. The
author, who was recognized for years
as an authority on Domestic Pets of
all kinds, has evidently put his best
efforts on his last production, so that
this becomes almost invaluable to al!
who admire, or Intend to ntyivlde
themselves with a Toy Dog. TlAwbook
has been published by the Associated
Fanciers, 400 North Third street, Phil
adelphia. Pa., who offer to mail it to
any addres on receipt of 23 cents, pre
ferably in postage stamps.
His Brain Bell.
"You know," said a man who writes
things for a living, "there's a bell
rings on the typewriter when you get
to the end of the line to warn the
operator that the end has been reach
ed and he must stop and take a fresh
start. I have no bell In my brain, but
1 have something there that tells ms
with no less certainty when I have
done my stunt, and it Is time for me
to stop for the day. And I sometimes
wonder if the gentle reader doesn't
think that my brain bell ought to ring
earlier."
WO want northern men to locate at Cht
3oru. 8. C. Land Is divided Into ten-acre
farms. We sell farms and build houses
thero an the Instalment plan. This offer
N recommended to thosn who want a
home In the finest section of America.
Kor maps, circulars or further Informa
tion. addn-H D. L. Rlsloy, ZU B. Tenth
treat. Philadelphia.
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JAS. M. WHEATON, Secretory. EDW. B. ROBINS Treasure.-.
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A t' tor OlSSSrt .
Flrt Reporter How did the Dslljr
Getthcre obtain n report of t he llitflinp-
Tlptop wedding? .No reporters were
idndtted.
5econd Reporter They sent a new
ihh tliere, and lie looked so scared that
all the attendants mistook him for the
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Lav. at First Sight.
The dear girl has been baiting him
sgsls.
"Doyou believe in lore at first Bight?"
she asked.
"Of course," answered the savage
bachelor. "Do you suppose if a man
had the gift of second sight he would
fall In. love?" Cincinnati Enquirer.
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