j
i
Cm silver
of act"! rm"""
Krchaar ware
on trade-mat. rore
half century Jpeaaa. raras.
etc., tumped
Ham bee lo t ana irjwn
orrfect satisfaction. , T!eT
ire sold by leading dealer
hi l r For catalogue
No. iqi.of newdeiifna tend to
the makeri
INTERNATIONAL
SILVER CO.,
Martdea, Caaa.
H 1 1 n 1 1 1 1 n ; it 1 1 1 I'M 1 1 h
SPECIAL SALE
CARPETS, MATTING
RUGS and FURNITURE?
T83EU
PLETE
IT
IE
Marked attractiveness in di-siga and color and excellent quality
of labric, combined with the reasonable prices, make our caqiets
conspicuous. At this time attention is called to the new season's
r patterns of the well-known Wilton's, Axminsters and TaKstry
r Brussels. The latest effects in Ingrains. Uae Carpets in all styles
and prices.
Our stock of new FURNITURE is es
pecia y pfeasing. We also have a fine
line of baby Carriages
W. H. FELIX,
"Valley Street, Lewistown, Pa,
H-I-H 1 1 l.!..I-I.l....-I....I..1..I..l..I..I..l."l.I..H-I-I.H-l-l..t-l..I-l..t..l..l..l I M..H-M
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BUTCHERING
Is done with half the trouble and work if
you have good tools. Why not buy the
Enterprise Sausage StvifTovs
and Meat Grinders and save a great deal
of unnecessary trouble 1
9 qt. Enterprise Stufiers a id Lard Press, $4.75
H qt. Enterprise Stutters and Lard Press, 3.75
2 qt. Enterprise Stuffers and Lard Press, 3.00
ElntoriDrlso BCecvt Grinders
No. 12 Chops 3 lbs. meat in 1 minute $1.90
No. 22 Chops 3 lbs. meat in 1 minute 3.15
No. 23 Chops 3 lbs. meat in 1 minute 4.75
We also have the celebrated Lee's Butcher Knives and
Steel. Lard Cans, Hot; Scrapers, Scalen, Ladles, Skim
mers, Kettles, aud everyinsr necessary to butchering.
D. HEIiU'S SON. Sunbury, Penha.
f Aa O. CROUSE,
r
IATTORNKT AT LAW,
HlDDLBBUR. PA.
All busiuM entraated to bis ear
in reoetva orouiot attention;
a. 1. Pottiegei,
VETERINARY sUrgeoN,
VI proteaitonal baalneM entraatatt to mj ear
Sntwira prompt and careful attention.
Prof. ,D. Noling
Late with Dr. A. H. Wells,
CELEBRATED ETE HPEflALlMT
of Washington, D. C.
Iquartera at fllller House, 123
it Market St., Lewlstown, Pa.
(imitation and thorough eiamlnaUon fra
rg arery Wednesday and Saturday.
laotentiflcallyand ikillfully fitted. Alao
pwfeotloni In the eyes of children care-
examined. Satisfaction B-uaraiitoeil ol
' refunded.
ARTIF1CUL EVES INSERTED.
RUPTURE
to the MOWITAWP nurrnv -.
N.Y.. and thev will 1..11 ...'
"ItUPTUKK or Ill.ltlN A n, ,,e ONLY
they ian postibly beCi'KEI. KKKKliK
IJK-It will ooat you hut (INK CKNT
wait, you will never regret it. Apr 18-Jlt
TKI SKVF.HAf. PFiiuiivu .
nd irood reputiitioii in envh'suito (nuoiii I
limit .. i v . i
d'niunviiil NtiiiKlmir. Kulury -i vei-klv
iNNetliiesJay direct from head office
Innd nimiuro furnlnhrd, ,. tiCoe.l'
"PPIHH'I ndlllllniliLl ft- iMnh ..l.
(eicrenops, J.nclone snl -adX
UT. t'lilcngo, ' . a. pit.
turns, vmui 1. 1 nit l, ! 1 1- 1
L . nLL LiiK run
r I.uukIi SiTim. Tui i: rr,
Inlliiw. a,,!,, h, ,i,..,.,.
t t Fans.
a ICil jdu mr ffiria arc ruuumi ur
boys out tverywher. I tee they rt
Ten acting as telegraph messenger
lo Cleveland bow."
"Well, 1 guesa they didn't hare ti
run rery hard to run the boyt out in
that ease." Chicago Record-Herald.
Aa Evldcae of Coaadeaee.
"Da you regard marriage aa a fail
ure?" ,
"How can you aik auch a quertiou?"
exclaimed Mrs. Forrunderd. "If I re
garded it a a failure, would I have
married my fourth husband?" Wash
ington Star.
Billy aneratltloa.
Gus de Smythe Those new hoots of
yours squeak awfully; perhaps they
ain't paid for yet.
Johnny That's all nonsense. If
there is anyth'ng in that, why don't
my coat and vest and mr trouwri aud
my hat squeak, too? Tit-Rita.
Of a Literary Tarm.
"John, dear, doesn't your business
bring you into contact with publish
ers?" askedthe innocent little wife,
"Yes," John replied, hesitatingly.
"But why do you ask?"
"You were talking in your sleep
4 bout bookmakers." Tit-Bits.
m in m i ii m ii n in mm-
1ST CO
i
A FREE PATTERN
(yoar owa selection) t srarr sub
scribar. Only SO caais a year.
' MS CALL'S
MAGAZINE
A UDIES' MACAKNf.
A rtra; baautlful calorid ''! klaM
laantoni; 4rM.ni.klnf KaolM ifaacy
awrk ; huu..ho!4 hinll j ftclloa, tM. ft. he
erlba ia-4.r ar, Mn4 je. lot latt.1 aaay.
La4y agania waatal. ma4 for lataia.
8tyllh, Kellabla, Slmpla. Ul
data, Ecoopmlcal and AbarHatal;
Parfect-rittinf Paper Pattarna.
MS CALL
era A -v ja I
Patterns
All Srami Allowed wid Perioral lont ibo
the Sttthii Md Sewing Ihte.
Only to ind t cents each nont hlshcr.
Aik lor Ihem. Sold in ntaily ivcty UI
and town, of by mail from
THE MoC ALL CO..
1I3-IIS-II7 Welt 31st St, NEW YORK.
BY WAY OF COMPARISON.
All Scottish estates are owned 1m
8,240 peopWv Kn-rlaiid has 15-1,77
owners of farms.
Wiilo Britain has 10;!,n(lO familic!
classed as rich, Italy lias but 31. '.''
nntl Spain 25,1'IM only.
0"y live in each 1.000 ICdis!. i
plo own land. In liussia 140 out
every ijiuu are. landowners.
The death rale of infants undi r v.!
months in Kir.'i.:nd is 35 per rent.: in
Scotland VI per cent.; in Ireland 11
por cent.
Only four in l.noo British people io
into hospital in the course of n ve:i:
Twelve out of 1.0D!) French people audi WtI' the manure in proper condition
15 per 1,000 Spaniards are ndniittcd w,u'n thc "t0, is Put in the crop se
to hospital iu a yea.' cares n good start.-
SOFT COAL FOR E3G3.
Writ of Thla Art ele Caaalalat It
a AlatMt r't. e Prueallvo
f awlne- I eaue,
Ily hogs arc UC s t ci.ni V 4,1'ai
dsily through the su ukitr, ai auoul
ail they wi.l eat, which would le tur
prising to some farmtrs vho never
teed it in the amouu. a hig win eat.
Crowing pigs a . rhuatb like a rn-
lion of coal as rtgularly as they Co
of corn, judging from the avHity in
which-they take to it. In winter do
not think it necessary to feed it so lib
erally, yet would fear no harm in sup
plying them with all they will eat at
ail times of the year. My herds will
average upward of 123 head of all ages
for the year, and I calculate that no
less number of bushels of coal slack
will justify their needs. With a daily
supply of coal, fresh water, a balanced
ration and good sanitary surroundings,
there is little danger of cholera or any
other disease affecting them seriously.
A mere handful of coal thrown two
or three times a year to your hogs can
not be considered a guard against dis
ease, any more than one or two unor
dinary meals wou".:l induce hialth to
the human system i.n a rest rioted kind
of food for the same length of time.
There is no substance in its natural
state that a hog likes which would be
harmful if free access is given at all
times or at frequent Intervals. In the
mineral impregnation of coal the hog
gets a certain element that is known
better to his own instinct and compo
sition forthe beneficial results through
mastication. I may be fooled and meet
a surprise some day in the shape of
hog cholera in my herd by placing such
faith in coal, but for the present I will
make it the "battle guard" against
swine disease in all its forms until
convinced of its ineffieacy. J. K.
llaynes, in Swine Breeders' Journal.
WARM HOUSE FOR HOGS.
Farmrra Can Make So More rrnflt
able l ie of Stranr Than by Ilolltl
InK One of Them.
Straw mny be put to many uses, and
shelter and feed mny be partly com- j
bined, where used for cattle. Fine
quarters may be made for hops, but
runway should be provided for lipht '
and exercise. As a warm nest for a I
cold winter night's sleep, the straw i
t i ..i. i- rk " t,..:i.i - i. .1
hog house shown is 0 K. Build a she4 j
STRAW STACK HOCIHOUSE.
30 or 40 feet lonp, about five feet kba
and six feet wide. It can be made ol
poles oT'Othcr strong mnteriul. Posta
should be as close aa eight feet apart,
ao as to support the weight of the
straw. Hoard up tire front, whick
should face the south, and leave aa
opening in the middle large enough for
hogs to pass through; also a space
aloDg the top for light and ventilatiom
INTERIOR OP STRAW HOGHOCSK.
about five inches wide. Then cover the
top so the straw will not fall through
while stacking it on. Leave the north
side or back of shed open until the
straw ia put on, and build that side up
with straw. Start the stack 12 or IS
feet wide. Just back of shed, and build
straight up until it is level with top of
shed. The ends should be brought up
in the same way if one has plenty of
straw. Then cover all with straw and
finish as though the stack had been
started all on the ground. The hogs
rubbing' against the stack will soon in
crease their quarters and furnish them
with plenty of bedding. J. U. Stephen
son, in Farm and Home.
Feedlns; Value f A f plea.
The experience of careful farmers
indicates that apples are worth more
for feeding than the usual cider mill
price, says Farm and Home. A Mas
sachusetts dairyman who had a lot
of low-grade apples began on a large
old cow, which was nearly dry, feed
ing her in connection with her sum
mer pasture exclusively two quarts
of hard lireeuings and Baldwins at
night and the same quantity in thei
morning, gradually increasing, until
at tha end of a week she was eating
about one bushel per day. Her milk
incna.Mu jiuui four to six qunrtt, per
day. Where there are short pastures
and the necessity of giving cows some
extra food inferior grade apples may
be turned to profitable account.
K(It( nf I't'i'iiientiMl VI nnn re.
l-Vriui-iif . ,1 ina I'liro oives good re-
stllts. IIS il I-'. ft,
tcr l!i;in lii.i! v.i
Corn nun- ; '
niacin' ii. ;
poi-e i 1
s more soluble niat
b. is not decomposed,
inils because the
.e time to decom
'.'i le the )lnills Min-
ni looks veliow lie-
ture.
a:.i! I':
e:i use ill- re is an iiii.iillicietit. ntnouiit
of I'.vaik.'.iic iiili ijL,eii in the soil. Later
in the .season the crop may show n
preen tin;;'.', but it. is then too late.
ban treated
vita, riekaHar.
tatlM. k
?dy Harness
oaaet braak. A
No roach
bra to chafe
aadcat. Tit
ia
all !".
Madt by
Standard Oil
Company
She Have u nn.v pour relations?
lie Not cm tlnit 1 kiitw.
Slit All, wealthy nit''.'
He Not oa.v 1 hut Knoas inc. IlfH
re Welt.
I.rartiliiK the llaralmraa.
Strong I was surry to hrur that you
"had lost ytr job. What lire yum ilo
ing now?
Weeks Tiikinff lessons in urnl
carving.
Si rutijr Have you a fmsition in Tiew
after learrilnv the art?
Weeks Yes. M v ";ff is poinfr to
0pi;n a boaTdiii" liuiise. --Chicago Daily
xew s.
PviiikI nf Ilia Teeth.
Miss l'risiu Duit't 1ft yotirtkig bite
me, little boy.
Little IViy He hoiiI bite, ma'am.
Miss Prism-Hut lif is sliowitifr his
teeth.
Hoy (Tlh pride) - Vrrtainly he is,
ma'am; atul if yint It at! as good ti'eth
ns he hat you'd sho. 'em, tm.). Tit
Hits. (tulle n ftief.
Lady of The House suspit-rously)
What, goml will olive iil, vinegar and
a pinch of "pepper do you?
l'erumbnlal ing Pete -Well, you see,
lady, the party nt the las' house gim
me, some rold potat?s; so, If you'll
be generon, 1 enn fix me trp a little
potato salad. lirooklyn Kagle.
Thr l'art of 1 ladom.
Bronco UiJl Tuke a little advice,
stranger, and don't pliy poker with
none o' tli' boys 'round here.
Tenderfoot I suppose I'd be sure to
lose.
Bronco Bill Well, yo woull if 7011
rai wise. Pack.
It is a sad thing to see fine
fruit trees spoiled by the blight.
Vou can always tell them from
the rest They never do wch
'Itcrwards but stay small and
sickly.
It is worse to see a blight
strike children. Good health
i s the natural right of children.
Cut some of them don't get
their rights. While the rest
jrow big and strong one stays
small and weak.
Scott's Emulsion can stop
that blight. There is no
reason why such a child should
stay small. Scott's Emulsion
is a medicine with lots of
strength
strength
in it the kind of
that makes things
grow.
Scott's Emulsion makes
children grow, makes them cat,
makes them sleep, makes them
play. Give the weak child a
chance. Scott's Emulsion will
make it catch up
with tlie rest.
TM.) picture r.preents
t'10 Ti:uIj it' Sett's
idiitil !o; and ii o:i 1 1 i
wrapper of Lry Ij.itdj.
ucr.d tcT fr?c s'.'.v('.!c.
I'.OYVNT,
Ne v Y
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mihum
aalTjieer jlJ
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: LEEiILH. DVE RTSING
ADMINISTRATOR 8 NOTICE. Lrt
truf Administration In the
u.e w. Jouaihfta Ulciruirt. UU ot Waahlrglon
v I Snyder Co, fa. dee'u, kavlna beea arautad
v .La nbdcratKaad, all araaa knovlna thaui-
vaa ladabtad to aald aalalo are raqaaatod
ae laiuiedlata aaDI. while tboee bating
t. oill iraeDi tbatu duljr autbaatlaaud !
- uudorslaned
JUI1N W. BICKIIAKT.
kmer, ra., OCUM, I9vl. Adminlatmtoi.
ADMIHISTRAT0R3' NOTICE. It
tarn at Admlnlatmtiun in the rotate ut
Trail, late ol Monroe towimliip. n
t ouiity, I'a., deieaned, liaviiiK leen Krantii
.1 e umlrraieiied all Mrtiiia knowlnir lliem
ten indebteu to anttl eatate are requested Ui
1 1 Immediate ayineiit, while tlioao harii.
nik ag-tinM the mII eatatv will prvaei't tliiu-
autiieiitfcated to the undeniigned.
A I'KL W TKl'iT,
JAalKS I). WEKTZ, AdminUtrator.
I.19UI.
ANTEI SEVERAL PERSONH C11AU
I at d ituod rrputalinn la rwh ntale tu-ie in
ounly requlied) to reprenenl and alvt'r.
old ealalillalia i wrallliy iHialnvaa liou-f ..f
t iiiiaiiL'iai atJinuiiiK .i.ry 11 . . .
exiMTiiaea aalditlonal, all payable in ou-U !
Mmlneailay direct fioin hrad onic4 1
:r and earriiire fiirnUtied, when neran y
leiu-ea hnvltwa aelf adilreai,el at.kir p-,l
oe. Manager, ll& Canton Uuildinr, I In-
V-U" I t
Ill'TOH's NOTIOK NotUft Ik herrl.y
viii that lettrrn Uataineninry upon tlm
of . olin Mcnelc, lute ot I'crry Tuwn
Hnyilfr t ounty. I a , deti'amMl( have
H,ued In due form ot law to the under
.,ttwhom all indebted Ut said titntu
tiiake linnieiliate iiaymcnt and thoai'
claims against it ahould preavnt tliem
i.tlienticateil for aettlemeiii.
Ailt'HAKL K. MKN'M.K, )
(iKOKtlK A. MKMil.K, ( Hicculore.
unaiil Mills, l'a.. Ihjc. JO, 1SU1.
tTKIX'S NOTICK.-Notlre is hi-ret-i
n that letters teMtamrntary upon the r.
allluel lih-khnrt, Inte of Wusliintoii
i ydvr Co., I'a., dee'd. have Im'oh Insum!
I i in of law to the undemigned. to whom
I trd to said ratnte hoiild muke Itnine
n nient and thorn? having cliiintn ngiiiti.t
tl prvaent tlii'in duly authcntic'iiu-il for
,1 t. HKNItY S. Iii KIIAKT,
fKTER S, HUKHAUT,
'I'Ol. KxecutorH.
AilNlSTHATOK'S .NOTICE Let
1' 1 - of Adiiiiiiistration iu the
rat le ,,1 V illlam We Irk It lata of Centre twp.,
inyd. 1 01 nly, I'a., dee d, having; bci-iiur 1,1,1, ,
lo Hi,- in d raiKne. I nil iM-iunii, knowiiiK tin-in
idvo ii del tvd to aaid mtnteare reiUi'nled ti
m ke 1 ini'iliatu i;iyincnt. lit lo llumr liavin
niiiin will prrapnttheiiiduly aiithentUutcd Ii
'lie 11111H raiirtied.
MI' IIAKL A. WilKICK, AilinlniHtnitor
tni ToMtanii'iitn Anticxo
Ml. I r. ue, Att'y.
I'i-C. ', IMll.
The Nonrril to It let.
ftlntr There froes Smith's vidow.
See bow bad she looks? l'oor Smith
hiis been tlead to months now and
Ins widow dues nothing else but weep
f'nm uiiiruitir I ill nifht! That's what
1 vail dfTDtlon!
Pyre-Devotion? Why. man, that's
"hat 1 vinild cal! perpetual mot ion.
.Indpe.
A Itnnarer Nrnal.
You lui-e Kit a.roueli and you 'lon't unrry.
Itnll't Villi kl.oW H t I, UK II IN MlHIIt'tuillK ll'l r llll' "
rt lenili. tooiinuinitioii mid I'liiimiiiiiittiin kil ,
lloliMOild1,. Hetti-r i-ure filit eolith, ln-tti-r run
C iin-kly. i.rt 11 '.'.' rent liottk of .tirximii
1 tuiKli s ii No other ri-iiii'dy so nue to Ink .
aiiimi'lliliiir Cnoit.
Sn ninny iroto tlietrdrii.ulNNiii. nn-rely ni-k
or 'H.init-aviiiK Kood" for i-ooith r cold ' Now
it Hip iliiiirKit liai, Mny, nil reiiH dlen he eerttiln
'. y will mdlalie one tluit doen not rout iiiiich
when you tin to i liu ntore, liuiter kiiow
'W'hnt you annt. Auk fur Mrxicun oituli -viiiii
1 ( you want tho nii'i'11 mid ii krt coiitih cm,.
twentj-flve rents ill l.uy. 'lake no other.
NnaMenlinjc Nefllrhie.
It is cruel to irlve ii"r child wn -medlrine that
aHtea naNtyCn oure tlieHi of a entiii or t-old A
gileaaant and effective remedy l,a iwrv tliroai.
areak luiiKa.ilivoiiclilal nftet-tioiia mid coiikIiimk
uella Ik MrElean t'ouicb Syrup, ami flense do
Hint forKettb.it it only c.Kta US irntw.s... aa .
Brlirr llenllh.
Better hrarSi always fat lows a mil Mexieim
iioot llll. airnply heemme they cdehtmu the
pyatem nf akikeninK and effetr aiattter ho
ti:oroiiKhlv aaid eoiepleUAy. It in 11 hiii to re
main oiiHtiaaud when Mexican 1x4 1 illHoiily
aorta !iA eeuls. Mm
it i a ptir.
Tlio human faultily are ixone in awn. I'uiii
in thejointn, In the niuaelei. hcadnerie. hai-k-aiMi.
rheuniatiMii, crampa, etc, certainly innke
life mtneralde. 'licn-forc it ih a pity iliiit any
audi siilTererM hesitate to eif'id 'l o'litH for
lulrk Itellcf, the jilwuya sure eatcnm! An well
aaiulernol cure. aw
Fllea,
Va oiiKht to tluuik tlod you do not suffer
fruii ulta. Inward or external, aore or bleed
inir julm are awful. Tell your friend who nuf
fer tut Pile ine la Kuaratitced torureor aaoiiey
rcfuatdol.
Cettlnar the Facta.
"IIow far is il to the next town,
j friend ?"
"It's a riffht smart, piee."
"How many miles?"
"Hain't never counted 'era.
"Well, how many yards, then?"
"Well, they's my yard, an' Neighbor
Jones' yard, an' the Widder Scott's
yard, and"
"Xonsenne! How much ground will
I have to cover between here and
there?"
"Well, they use to call H ten acre or
so, but it's my opinion it ten au' a
half!" Atlanta Constitution.
Kllll Another Way.
"I'm lonklnc for my wife," he alfl.
As by her side he tarried.
"Tour wife!" she cried. "I didn't knnw,
Nor dream, that you were married."
"Who said I was? Not I. Indeed :
But won't you end my search?''
And then, of courie. rhe raw the point.
(It's colng to he In church )
-Philadelphia ilulletln.
Tliirty.fl
Ilaynrr l
Tlila whin
Mull qua
It e (lid
- I w i er f, H
four full 1 1 it rt
theae tin-1
''iirti ii'ur iu liiic
nouncement in thin i,ne.
Ills Fortunate I,o.
"She ha.s her I'nele ,Iitirlelierry'j
nose."
"Then her rueli" .linyK -v- i
pluyiiif,' in great luek!"--T)vn To;
Ics. llnlllU "I' I!
"Do you iv 1!!.
mist, "that tliei-t
the I'liifd .:!a: -
"Wei!." :n.-u, :
"it ain't tin f.iu.i
t to l'a- etit II.
V 1111 Id
"lnii.rc
11'.. 1 fa or 1
'Ye... So
f l I-1 1 ! I MM to
iU In 'I !.
r.uee
1
I, ill.
i t'V
Iu-n 'lime 1 011 tin ?l,..
llt-ttli I l!nw l' ; ,' - - !' 1
' ' - .-.
iiidui'siii','? Uruokiv 11 biic.
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL,
LeaaB la tk lalaraiaiiaaat rl
tea- Jaaaary IS, llMia The Praaala
f Pawer Fall.Hed.
IPrepMd by H. r. I 'MngtonJ
THE LESSON TI NT.
(Acli 2.1-11
1 And when the day 01 I ntecoM waa
fully come, they were all u.,nont cord
In one place.
1 And suddenly there can - i oni torn
hisven as of a ru.-hlnr 01 -;' : ri4
It fl.led all tha huuta hit lu y t .l
tlritf. X Anl there appoarid ut then- .vea
tongues like ss ut lire, ar.d .; at u; c
of tin 111.
I. And thry were all flllrri with th- Italy
Ct.ost. aid bgnn lo tpc'k "h het
turgues. a the Spirit Itav. II m u'.i ar c,
& And them trr dwi'll.l t. at Ji i alria
J' vs. d' Voul mm, out ofv,i iidt.on un
d r heuvt n.
b Now whin thin n nuUnl alinuil. the
multitude -inie loH''lhr. ji.d n con
fuur.dril, Imause that i-vi ry m.ui heard
tli. in spruk in his own l.ii'.ui: w
And tin y tri! .ill am i.. 'I urd mar-
vi i il. nayiiiK one to ui.nth 1 ll-s "I, art
Dot all tin se whli h n;ik 1 . .: .'
H Aid how hi it r we ivt 11 . r n our
own tiii Km. wlnr, in we Win Imri .'
j . I'.u tiii. ii.s. and Medes. at.d I., .nltea.
and llio dwellers In .Mesoi u'.ni.i .1. U in
judr-a, and I'appaclucia, u. 1'. 1 '.u and
Asia.
l'X rhrysla. and l'umph:. i. in . pt
anl In Hie parts of l.iljja I ,.11. 1 1 . u
and atratiifi rs of Home. J w-, ,u 1. ru
ely tcs,
II. t.'retes an! Araljl;it. w do I. .1 ihi-ra
peak In our toi:fcUts the Wi.n;, I u I uurkt
ot Hod.
Gll.lll: TKST.-'lho promise la un
to you and to your children. Acta
NOTKS AND rOMMKM's.
The lesauti shniild inel.1 .'e not imlj
the Uit as Jirinted ubue, lint ai.nun
through theGth verse. Keail aSuJoel
2:21-3J. This takes in a part oi I. u r
wonderful ieriinni. The text in the
Acts may be summed up under the fol
lowing heads:
The gift of thc Spirit. Vs. 1-4.
KfTecl on city's niuititudi ?. Vn. t-U
l'rophecy (ullillcd. Vs. 14 :I.
Jesus tha Chrltt, Vs. 2Z-'j',.
The tiift of the Spirii. I'enircost
was the fiftieth day after the 1'usmiu-i
and one of the three great fcuts ol
the Jews. It has been rtinarktd that
a Jewish tradition made lYineeobt
the anniversary of the Kiviutf 'f tlte
law from Mount Sinai. It may well
have been that upon the annivt r ,ar
of thc revelation that marked the be
ginning ot the Old Testament i!i-p. n
satiun, the gift of the Holy hp rit
should mark the beginning of a new
dispensation. No longer is it tin old
Mosaic law, but the love of Christ, that
j constraiueth u.s.
1 It is to be noted that the descent ol
' the Spirit was made manifest in lliree
j signiticant symbols. In the llible the
Spirit is likened to throe things with
. out which life would be impossible 00
earth: air (or wind), lire and waler.
j The first two of these are mentioned
I in our text. The Spirit is like the wind
; because it is invisible and powerful,
I yet gentle and delicate. It is tke
1 breath of life of all things living. Ills
j like fire in that it is purifyingand gives
comfort and light. Fire worship is one
of the religions of the east, being eon-
11 ,t n't lif..
I the source of tt.l life
U a tcr
is not mentioned in the passage, but
the gift of the "piri? is further synv,
bolied in the power "to speak ". ith
other tongues," representing the chief
method of spreading the truths of the
Gospel and ils universality. All peo
ples are to hear it, all peoples, of what
ever nationality, of whatever age, of
whatever experiences, can understand
it, each in their own tongue.
Effect on the City's Multitudes.
Such great pow er became immediately
manifest not only among the few, but
among the many. Strangers in Jeru
salem from far-away nations were
surprised to hear themselves addressed
in their ow n language. The Jews, not
understanding any but their own lan
guage und seeing the coiumolioa
caused among the foreigners as well
as their own people, accused the ajioa
tles of being drunk with wine.
Peter's Sermon, The charge of
drunkenness was out of all keeping
with the facts of the case. Drunken
ness stood then as it stands now for
licentiousness. The descent of the
Holy Spirit meant directly the , 1,1.
Kite; for it came not upon the self-indulgent,
but upon those who ubiiiit
ted themselves to the Divine law f
love. The Jlible speaks of men p
aesseil of demons; maniacs they
were, defying ail law, humuti or Di
vine. So we hate come now to speak
of those upon whom the Spirit oJ
Christ has conic as "possessed" of the
Holy Spirit. Demoniacs and Chris
tians (using both terms in their strict
and derivative as opposed to their ac
quired meanings) are at the very op
posite spiritual extremes. Pet-r he
came the spokesman of the followers
of Jesus and explained to the multi
tude that had i: a the red how the J luv
nomttion was the fu-lillin? .f the
prophecies till the .Jew had loi.y ae
cept ed a mcs-ages f rom (bid, n nd t ha1
it was another proof of 'he b --;iY
ship of the .I' "- t!:ev lirtd cru':!i-!.
The proplitcv ((tinted by 1'et, r wis
that of .Joel, und the q'loialiou in
cluded J fl ::;;. The litem' fe.l
tiMment nf llii- prophecy Peter pointed
out.
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