EZRA GOES TO JERUSALEM.
faternatlaaal Saaaar Bek! Laa.aa I
for October 2a, IHM Tost, Kara
Hi21-33 Maaaarr Varaaa, BUSS,
A LOTIATIC ITFTT TSARS A SO.
Advtntnn of a Marcaant la .tbt Day
Whan Insane PaapL Wtrt Chained Up.
Within the memory of people now
tiring lunatics and weak minded peo-
lRpfr!a!lyArranedfromPeloubefiNot.J ale In country district were confined
UOLDKN TEXT. The hand of our Oad q the houaaa of their relatlvea, aom
la uion all thtm for good that a.k Him - tlnje!i chained to the wall. A story la-
IfKAbhaptara 7 and I: IS ! Tolvl.n CM f tn, kiu 5?. Tear
TIME.-Kara l.rt Babylon In March. r l related by a New Tori mer
C 4'- and n a eh ii J J.ruaalem four aaoalba 1 chant.
hater, In July. It waa 71 yeara afttr tka i Ma made his at art In life by travel
er caraTan of return, under Zerubbabai. ! ing through tha country district of
?hw y"" a,Ur th eUv,!rance ,hnub j Pennsylvania taking ordera for and de-'i,I.ACE.-Babylonla
and Jerusalem. llvorluc gooda of varloua kinds from
Itl'I.KKS. Artazvrxes I . railed Long the CitPaS, He Is now over 70 years of
tuinua, the Longh.ndeii, king of Persian ' age.
mplr". son of Xerxea. Earn, tha aorfbe, ' -.. -4am m ..m ?
jtavVrr.cn- of Judea. I n flne afternoon, ha aald. I
EXi'I.ANATORT. called at a farmhouse to look for ord-
I. The General Condition of tha Jews ers for goods from etores In Phlladcl
at iTanualam when Ears left Itahylon
M his niifcsion. SevcntyMightyearshad
paaai since the first caravan of the ex
alt's had returned to the home land, 80.
000 mrting. The tt mpla had been built,
Lnt the oppoaltion had been to great
tlint the walla had not liecn restored
iuui t hf rubblah still uro.se In long
stretching mounds. The vialon of sud
den glory tind greatuess had faded
away. Laxity, Ignorance and Indiffer
ence followed. The spiritual life de
clined the Ideals faded, the Babbath
as desecrated. Ezra needed three
tiiir.f.rs "men, money unci authority."
The kinr gave the latter two, and per
mitted tha men to volunteer, llisde
crte l yivtii In Ezra 7:11
J). The Journey to Jerusalem. Va
21-.-;'. The starting point wai (v. s
"at Hie river Ahava." The place is un
known, )ut it was probably one of the
raj'tls ni'ar Babylon, Rowing into the
Euphrates. The assembly consisted of
abrut 1,700 persona, including heads of
fajui'ie.s and tJieir retainers (Esra Sti
ll,, priests, Levltca, and 220 Nethenim,
or the servatnta who assisted In the
worh about the temple, so tliut the lx
ritea could assume the higher position
a religious instructors of the people.
The Fast, "Then I proclaimed a
fai." Fasting, as a religious act, would
nam to have its basis In (l) a grief over
sin so deep ami Intense thut all desire
for food la taken away. (2) In the aid
? ill vol ion furnished by a body unbur
dened with food, so a.i to leave the mind
a.d heart In their moat active and free
condition, (3) It is the natural expres
sion of deep Sorrow for sin. It is
not enough for the heart to fed deeply;
it needs to express Its feelings, though
the proof that the. Ousting is sincere lies
in forsaking the sin repented of and
doing deeds of righteousness.
The object waa (1) "that we might
aJlljet ourselves Iwfore our God." It
a as un expression of repentance for
sin, of casting out all obstacles from
wrong motives or disobedient hearts
which would render it impossible for
Uod to give thetn success in their jour
ney. It meant submission, consecra
tion and repentance. (2) "To seek of
XUra a right way:" The faatlng was ac
companied by prayer (v. 23) and waa
ased "as the means of intensifying reli
gious fervor in prayer through the re- m
straint laid upon physical appetite.
Prof. Davidson. It waa also the nat
ural means of clarifying their own
minds ao that they could receive and
recognize the wisdom God would be
eton upon them.
V. 22. "For I waa aah&med to re
quire of the king." etc. There were
more dangers on that four months'
journey, particularly from "the rob
bers and BedOttlns of the desert, wuo
phla and knocked at tha door. A voice
said 'come In,' and I pressed the latcn
and found myself In the kitchen of the
house. I was confronted by a strange
looking man, unkept and unshorn, who
came forward from a place partitioned
off from the rest of the kltchpn, which
looked like a stall of some kind. He
told urn that the master of the house
was not in and that he was the only
person there Just then. I hud no Idea
that 1 was talking to a lunatic, as the
man seemed perfectly rational in splt
of his strange appearance, and before
I started to go out I asked for a drink
of water.
" 'Certainly.' said the man, 'hut If
you have no objection to cream you
can have It.'
"I accepted the proposal with thanks,
ond ' V r-.'.n said: 'flaase hand me the
key of the dairy. It Is (VK that nail
gbove the door and you arc taller than
I.' Without suspecting anything I
handed him the key. remarking that It
was a very small one. lie instantly
brought into view a chain by which
he was secured to the wall and re
leased himself by unlocking the pad
lock in less time than it takes me to
tell it. I had previously noticed that he
kept his hands behind his back while
he talked. Then I realized that I was
In the presence of a madman. I began
to back to the door, but he caught my
arm saying: 'Come with me for the
nam.1
"I first thought of breaking away,
but on second thought decided that it
was safer to humor him n little, es
pecially as he was between me and the
door. I went with him to the dairy, the
door of which was open. There ha
filled a bowl with cream and desired
me to drink It. I drank part of It and
made a move to get away, but his grasp
tightened, and muttering something
about 'cream not being solid enough,1
he brought me back to the kitchen,
where he stirred some kind of meal in
to the cream and handing me a spoon
told ms to sup It. I hesitated, when he
seized a cudgel, which I suppose had
been provided to keep him In subjec
tion and holding it up menacingly,
said. 'Sup It.'
"I mniln an attempt to eat the stuff
and after n few mouthful! sold I had
enough. He raised the cudgel again
and ordered me to finish It. A happy
thought struck me.
" "If you bring me more cream I can
finish It,' I said, without daring to look
round at the door, as he waa watching
"The madman was taken off his
guard and went back to the dairy for
the cream. I immediately darted out,
and the lunatic, hearing me open the
door, came after me with the cudgel. It
waa now a race for life with me. I ran
my very hardest, not even dating to
nse my breath In shouting for help,
but after I had gone about a quarter of
a mile I saw that the lunatic was gain
ing on me. Not a soul could I see along
the road oad though I kept my wits
aalghteaslly inflict damage upon alarge about me I could not find any lone or
caravan br robbing strngglers and har
'-j the line, of inarch." Davidson.
For i hey had a Urge amount of treasure
with them. Ern had told the king that
God waa with his people, and against
their enemies; and. therefore, to ask
think of any way of doubling on my
pursuer. When he was within about 20
yards of me I saw he waa bound to
overtake me. and I gave a cry for help.
Just at that moment several men ap
peared. They came up In time to In
tercept the lunatic. One of them hap
a guard oi soiuiers migui seem , n... pened to be his brother and the mas
king to contradict his assertions, and man rowerod and dropped the cudgel
bring disgrace on Hod's cause
V. 23. "And He was entreated of us-:"
Ezra had the u.ssurance that bis prayer
bn.T been heard.
Thx Treasure. V. "I separated
12," tc. H c immitted the treasure
Into the hands of 22 persons, 12 chief
priests and ten I.evites, of whom the
firt two are named. These men would
take special charge and be responsible
for -he safekeeping of tins treasure.
Besides, it would relieve Ezra of all pos
sible scandal in regard to it.
V. 25. "And 'weighed unto them the
silver," etc. Wa may gather from this
that the. silver and gold were, in bora
Ingots, and not in coined money.
at the sight of htm. The tirotner
apologized to me for his carelessness
and invited me to turn back to the
house and pet some refreshment, but
I had enough of It and declined the In
vitation. After that while I continued
at the business I was always chary of
entering a house where there waa only
a single occupant.
The Treatment of Cage Birds.
We all love birds, but few know how
to rare for them properly. Every one
owning a bird Will therefore be In
terested in a book containing over 160
engravings and a lithographic plate
Showing all the different kinds of
fancy canaries In their natural col-
Tbe Persians had coined money at this 1 wa. it nv ' """"
time, but the treasury kept the liUik ul
Ha stores In bam (Herod III.. '. i'ul
pit Torn. The weighing implied aceu-
accounting. Mich as always ahould
be secured for public money.
V. 26. "Six hundred and fifty talents
of silver:'' A talent of silver wa about
$!,.. "Of fold a hundred talents:"
aold ia usually worth about to time as
much as i-ilvtr. The whole treasure waa
Bnvrth W,j0,00 W fiMOOrJQO.
V. 27. "Drams:" Danes, worth about
ah English sovereign, or five dollars.
V. Vs. "A freewill offering unto the
Cord God:" The money was for re-
breed thvn for profit. Hints on the
treatment and breeding of all kinds of
raze bird, with descriptions of their
diseases and the remedies needed to
cure them. All about parrots and how
to teach them to talk. Instructions for
building and stocking an aviary. The
most complete book of the kind ever
published, irrespective of price Mailed
to any address on receipt of Ue, by the
".Associated Fanciers." 400 N. Third
street. Philadelphia, Pa.
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JAS. M. WHEATON, Secretary. COW. B. R03IN& Treasurer.
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Company.
5TILLHAN CLOUdH, Capitalist, Lowell, rtow.
F. M. SPAULDIiSO, Boston, Mas.
C. T. CWOSHY, fUnufactnrer, Lowell, Mass.
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i in NBrrii a i i .
Pot over fifty yi um Mk, WlMLOW! POUTA-
pro Btruf hM baj n nttd by BMillMtR for their
children while teething. Are you disturbed nt
flight nml bl4)kMI of your nnt by a nit-k chihl
NiifTerinv and cryiiiK with jiuin of cuitinic toflthf
If no wnd t ODOfl niid ct hottlt- of "Mr. Win-
lows Sootbinf Syrop" for Children TeMhinu.
It vahii- Ll lnOlcttlblt, It will relieve the poor
little nii Merer iininediutely. iH'pend upon tt,
Tiiothern. th-re ll no mintake atmut ll. It eurea
thai rhu'ii, regnhitei the Stomiu h and liowel.
cnreH Wind Oollc, oflAni the GtllM, rediicOH
Ititlaiiiiiiiktioii, und Kivt loM and energy to the
whole ftyntem "Mr. Winalow'e Soothinjc y
rup" for thlldrsn lecihini Ii ptoMMil to the
tji-tr and U Ibfl preneription of one of the obi-e-t
and LmmI ftOMali phyttclMMI and nurNCMlnthe
1 ' in tod State- and ii for sale by all (JniKsifltoi
IhroOffhool the irorld. Price, twenty-five cent"
httle. He Mr and 'Miw, WORMW!
BOOTJUVO Svitl'P." VH-ly.
tp to the peopli at Jerusalem as vrtU ' ay long, will expfsrlenc a wondrfu!
a smooth the way of Ezra V) the need- toning up of the musrleH of the affected
tA reform. i partfl by bathing them with the H. H.
The Journey. V. 31. Mlpartd . . . H. Medicine, and then mbbiftg briskly
mm twelfth rJar of the first month :m 1 with the hand, for several evenings.
Vuaii, about the time of the PaoTcr. A small 25-cant bottle is large nough
md of our God: HU power. DM ......., nnft.ir ., ,h.
ii i r i - y
an a Kuarant of Itx '(iiality. What
remains over fan I uivrrl tn rellT
rhnjmatlm, neuralirla. lanDMM, iUir
nAH, iwelllnex an1 npralns, for which
purpe It baa no equal. A hottl will
r"pay th aufferer a huri'lrad fold IU
rjti In th aavlog of aufferlnn. which
It effect.
Th- farm nt CMrora. . C. ka aa
Ii..-.. . 4vanta In any market, aa th.
harv. aaaon. nr t th llm. of faar
wturf) prlcaa ar. vary hinh Thwa I. na
"fn petition, tor "truck" la markatad ha
fqr. ormptltton I. poaalbl. All Itra
atok atar llv. In IM4. taa raar round.
We "ii firm, arul . ru-.t houa. at Chl
evra aa Ua InatalBtent plan, far atapa.
ciroular aad uUar Infarmaalua. addraaj
D. U UUktf. Ui . Taatfc aueal Pallila)
Diamond f all Cement
Is tis4-l for I'lasU-rinjr Hmimch.
It is a new discvery
Guiininteed to last longer
than any other plaster. It
is preferred to Adamant.
For !irti:iil:ir CU 00 ortOj&fMI
D. A. KERN MIDDLEBUBRH. PA.
rav-.
V. 32. "And we came to Jerusalem:"
Oa ti flrat dar of the fifth unti (7:
) in July.
PKACTICAU
Tirf! world progrreaaea In morala and
rUtfion throuirh hard work, peralatxt
rtrtP. ttotirinf teal, complete conae
exauos, in apite of many obataclea.
TWrc la more than on way of e
jTf 7 our cooftdence In God- Krra
reraaed to aak for aa armad fnard for
hU y 5ebemlh, with aqual
faib. did accept the coBroy. Ho Mullcr
alwrwvd kit faith la UoS for hi orphan -ajr'a;
the frcat ruia.Ior.ary board
ual faltk,k7 prUDf otner
I To PITEITSoid Idnt
may b. aatnrad by
oar aid. Addraaa,
THE PATENT HECOBO,
akacrtpUoa to Th. ruant Baeora tut) pn aoauat.
JAB. O. CBOUHB,
atTOBOBT AT LAW,
MlPObSBUR. 'A.
All baalnaaa oDtroaUi to his Mr
will reeolvo prompt attautiou.
faaj nrink . niln-o
after you have concluded that you
ought not to drink coffee. It ia not
a medicine hut doctors order it he
cauHo it ia healthful, invigorating
and appetizing. It is made from pure
grains and has that rich Heal brown
color and taHttm like the finest grade
of coffee and costK about as much.
Children like it and thrive on it Df
cause it is the genuine food drink
containing nothing but nourishment.
Ask your (trocar for Grain-O, the
new food drink. IS and 200.
r.n.i i.f a Baaaaa.
Anrelia (anxiously) Ban jou neen
George this evening, MM? U prom
iaeil to eull.
Papa Ves, he did Call, nml I enter
tainM Ma for un hour before you OUM
downntnlrs.
Aurelia You entertained Mm, piipn?
Pupa Yea. I gaTe lilm a liat of all
the new ciretmrs you had laat year, ami
the coKt of each. I never saw a man
more interested, yet he left very hur
riedly. Tit-Hit.
Coollna.
They were aeuted at tha ice-cream
table.
"Oh, dear!" aald the aweet girl, fan
ning her cheek, "I'm melting."
The young man aaw an opportunity.
"I knew it waa rather warm," he Mid,
"but I didn't think it waa aa hot a
that."
"What do yon mean?"
"Why, hot enough to melt pure gold."
Chicago Daily News.
i a
l DanCSr. Asm Wilk T?
Tf nnf Hrink flntin.O made from
pure grains. A lady writes : "The
lirst time I make Graiu-0 I did not
Id e it t after using it for one w eek
nnlhinn u ...M i.iiliwe m A to IO back
to coffee." It nourishes and feeds
the system. The children can drink
it freely with great benefit. It ia the
....,.. linn in 7 anhalanfla of Dure
grains. Got a package today from
roar grocer, follow the directions in
making it and yon will ba?e a delioi
ous and heaithful table beverage for
old nod young, ioc. ana oc.
IBfVJi
RIPANS TABULES
are intended for children, ladies and all
A who prefer a medicine disguised as con-
f fectionery. They may now be had (put
!' up in Tin Boxes, seventy-two in a box),
t price, twenty-five cents or five boxes for
a 11 ..1
one dollar. Any druggist will gettnem
if you insist, and they may always be
l.t..! ,1 1... .wm4.4 f rir. lf j
uuiauicu i)y iciuiiiiu pi iv. w jMVgj
a!Ma
The Ripans Chemical.
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rniuiiUTiua iast
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X una paper, who will fire aU
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rU rssslvs prostat ass ssrsfal aUaaUOB.