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April 18th, 1909.
(Copyright, 1008, by Hev. T. S. I.inscoll, D.D.)
The Conversion of Saul. Acts Ix:
1-20.
Golden Text He fell to the earth
and heard a voice Saying until him,
Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?
Acts lx:4.
Verses 1-2 From experience, phil
osophically, theologically, psycholog
ically, or any other way, how do you
account for the bitter hatred of Saul
for Christians?
After his conversion, did he .show
tho same hatred toward those who op
posed Christianity?
Does history justify the statement
that, zealous religionists, who have
not known, nor experienced the love
of God, have been exceedingly cruel
and bitter men?
Verses 3-4 What was the nature ot
the light that shined around Saul?
(See Acts xxli:6, xxvi:13, I Cor. xv:ll.)
Whose voice was It that Saul heard?
What reason is there to believe that
this was a real voice with outward
sound?
Is there any sinner so bad that Je
sus does not call him to repent?
Had Saul actually been persecuting
Jesus? (See Matt. 25:40.j
If we hurt or help a Christian, is that
actually done to Jesus?
Is there a sense In which a Chris
tian is the actual Christ?
Verse B Did Saul know from the
first who it was that spake to him?
Does it always consciously hurt to
fight against God?
Does wrong doing always hurt
whether done in Ignorance or not?
Verse 6 What makes sinners al
ways tremble when God reproves them
for their sins?
At what stage does God forgive a
convicted sinner?
When was Saul actually converted?
Why did not Jesus tell Saul there
and then, what he wanted him to do?
Verse 7 Why does the supernatural
always frighten people?
Verses 8-9 What had blinded Saul?
How did Saul spend the days that
he was without sight?
Did he fast because he had no de
sire for food, or was it a religious
fast?
Is fasting of any use In these days
as a help to spiritual life?
Verses 10-12 May the ability to
hear God speak, be acquired by all
true Christians?
Have you any experience of God
telling more than one person the same
thing, so that when they came to
compare experiences, God's message
was confirmed?
Will God always prepare us for our
work, and prepare the work for us?
Verses 13-16 Is God pleased, or dis
pleased, If we do not accept what he
says, when It Is not clear to us?
Verses 17-18 Did Saul at this time
receive the Holy Ghost, or at the time
of his conversion, and when do Chris
tians generally receive him? (This
Question must be answering In writing
by members of the club.)
Versos 19-22 Do all genuine con
verts like Saul, commence immediate
ly to get others converted?
What was the power in' Saul which
gave him his great zoal, and is tho
same power available for every Chris
tian? Verses 23-25 It a person feels, or
acts, in a bitter spirit toward one of a
different faith, is that proof that he
is not in touch with the true God?
Verses 26-30 Are Christians Justi
fied Is being cautious In rocelvlng
strangers?
What is the best way for a young
convert to show he really is a Chris
tlon? Is a true, earnest, aggressive Chris
tian as liable to give offense In these
days as. was Saul?
Lesson for Sunday, April ?5th, 1909.
Tho Gospel In Antloch. Acts xl:19
30: xll:25.
Dust Automatically.
Even the enterprising housewife has
failed to find a method of keeping the
dust off the window shades. It settles
on tho upper portion of the shade, be
ing very perceptible when the shade is
pulled down. She hates to get at it
With a duster, as that requires the aid
of a stepladdcr to reach It A Cana
dian inventor offers an excellent solu
tion of the problem in tho automatic
duster for window shades shown in
tho accompanying Illustration. The
duster Is constructed as a part of the
KEEPS TOE SHADES CLEAN.
roller on which the shade revolves. As
the latter is allowed to go up or down
the duster automatically wipes off the
surface of that part of the shade pass
ing over the roller. As the shade is
generally raised or lowered, at least
once a day, the shade Is given at least
a dally dusting. This attachment
should prove of great value where
white shades are employed, keeping
them clean and thus prolonging their
usefulness.
Newer Than Post Cards.
Tho sadly overworked picture postal
has blossomed out in a new guise
which is really worth while.
It is made of fine white card of ex
cellent quality, and instead of tho
nsual picturo on the back there is a
selected quotation or motto beautiful
ly printed and hand Illuminated,
The postals are attractive enough to
be given the dignity of a frame and
would often solve the problem of a
valentine gift, which represents small
money value.
The conventional Dower borders on
some of the cards are exquisitely tint
ed, and the quotations chosen cover a
large variety of subjects.
The Reason.
"Why do you spsak for Miles Stand
ish, John?" asked Prlscllla.
"Well I you see, I'm his social sec
retary." Puck.
Controversy.
The pen Is mightier than the sword.
It would be sad to think
That sore might ever come to flow
As copiously as inkl
Waahlncton Star.
England was afraid that French
troops would come at her through a
channel tunnel and is still more afraid
tho Germans will come on top of the
water. A wall as deep as a well and
as high as the sky seems to be the
only salvation for the "tolgut little is
land." Now Is the time to pick the baseball
team that is going to win the pennant
this year "if nothing happens to pre
vent it" The winning team will do
all the picking when tho time comi
"BOB"
MOT AT KABATHOK EVENT.
Speelal Officer Shoots Boy and It At
talked by Crowd.
New Tork, April 12. A Marathon
race In which seventeen amateur ath
letes competed waa preceded by a riot
at Celtic park, Long Island City.
While the men were getting ready
for the event boys began climbing the
wooden fence which incloses the
grounds. Among them was Thomas B.
Duly, fourteen years old. The park
was policed by special officers, and
one of them, Charles Haas, fired his
revolver as he ran toward the boys,
but claims he fired into tho air. Daly,
who was on top of the fence, fell Into
the park critically wounded from a
shot In the left thigh.
The 5,000 persons In the park at
tacked the special officers, who were
rescued by the police after being pur
sued outside the grounds.
The race was won In the fairly good
time of 2 hours 48 minutes 17 seconds
by Harry Junsen of the Pastime Ath
letic club.
ST. YVES TO EACE SHRUBB.
Flfteon Mile Contest Between French
' man and Englishman.
New York, April 12. Henri St Yvm,
the Frenchman who won the recent
International Mnratbon Derby, has
been matched to meet Alfred Shrubb
of Kngland In a fifteen mile race at
American League purk on Saturday,
April 24.
The race will take place at night and
will lie run In the glare of hundredx
of electric lights especially strung for
the occasion.
Many experts claim that Shrubb Is
the fastest man in the world for fif
teen miles, but those who saw St. Yves
run shoulder to shoulder with htm for
this distance In the Derby and then
go on aud win are confident that In
St. Yves the Englishman has found
his master at all distances in the long
distance running game.
BERMUDA 300 YEARS OLD.
Islands Begin Celebration of Tercen
tenary of English Occupation.
Hamilton, Bermuda, April 12. For
six days beginning today Bermuda
will celebrate the three hundredth an
niversary of Us settlement by Euro
peans. It was In 1(109 that Sir George
Somers, on his way to Virginia with a
company of settlers In a small fleet,
was wrecked here and took possession
of the islands In the name of England.
Preparations have been made to cele
brate the tercentenary with fetes and
sports of all sorts. In which the civil
government and the naval and mili
tary establishments will participate.
As usual at this time of the year, there
are many American visitors in Ber
muda, and they are showing much in
terest In the celebration.
TAFT TO GO TO GETTYSBURG.
President Will Speak at Unveiling of
Soldiers' Monument.
AVashlngton, April 12. President
Taft will speak at Gettysburg May 30
on the occasion of the unveiling of a
monument to tho regular soldiers who
participated in the big battle.
Secretary if War Dickinson will also
make a speech at that time.
Tho Fifth infantry, stationed at
Plattsburg barracks, Now York, will be
sent to Gettysburg, as will some of the
troops now stationed at Fort Myer. In
all there will bo about 2,000 regular
soldiers.
There Is no regular monument to the
regulars of the Union forces who were
at Gettysburg, while practically all of
the state troops have memorials of
some sort.
Governor Huohes Celebrates Birthday.
Albany, N. Y., April 12. Governor
Hughes celebrated his forty-seventh
birthday quietly at the executive man
lion and reoelved congratulatory mes
sages from friends and admirers.
Feed For Egg Yield.
There is nothing that will increase
the egg yield like fresh cut green bone.
It should, however, be fed Judiciously,
as It Is highly nutritious, and a little
goes a good way, but as a supplement
to the regular dally grain ration Is
sure of bringing good results. It should
be fed in about the proportion of one
to one and a half ounces, per head
three times a week. It Is advisable to
begin on even a smaller amount than
ono ounce to each fowl on the start
and gradually Increase to the maxi
mum amount
ISriOKE
10 CENT
Device For a Barrel Sling.
How to make a barrel swing is sim
ple enough when you know how. The
cut represents a handy rig for cleaning
out a well or for slinging a paint buck
et from tho roof of a building. If it
la necessary to set the bucket or
nia roit well on taint ducket.
barrel down, wind the rope with wire
or string In order to prevent loosening
and slacking. As long as the bucket
hangs the rope will remain tight and
firm. The device is very simple, easy
to construct and Is quite inexpensive.
Rabbinical Wit.
Rabbinical wit Is a vital element in
the Talmud and Mldrash, entering into
the discussions of the sages and ap
pealing to the people with magic pow-
er, when dry disquisitions and homi
lies without such spice would have
driven the people away.
A preacher in those olden days no
ticed that his audience Seemed to be
asleep tf&plte his eloquence. "Once,"
he cried, "there was a Jewess who had
600,000 children." The people were all
wide awake now and demanded to
know the woman's name. "Jochabed,"
was the response. "Was not her son
Moses equal to 600,000 who came from
Egypt?" There was no lack of atten
tlon for the rest of tho sermon.
An English rnbbl waB asked by his
congregation If there was any weighty
reason against having a clock in the
synagogue. "By no means,". was tho
reply. "Have your clock, but put it
outsldo the building, and then you can
tell how late you come to the service."
Two rabbis were passing the beauti
ful synagogue in which one of them
officiated. "How I envy you!"- said the
first "You must be in a paradise."
Hold, friend!" the second exclaimed.
"In the original paradise there was
only one serpent, but in this congrega
tion aro many of them." Abram S.
Isaacs in Boston Post,
Sardou's Unpublished Plays.
Sardou's executors have found four
unpublished plays among his papers.
One of them Is a four act play written
In collaboration with Ango Galdemar
for a Loudon theater. The other three
consist of tho libretto for a comic
opera, entitled "The Feast on the
Nile;" a dramatic comedy In four acts
nets and "Mme. Talllen," a tragedy In
five acts. All theBe three works, of
which tho first will be produced dur
llng the present year, were written In
collaboration with Emllc Moreau.
New York Herald.
The Waste of Wood.
It has been estimated that the
amount of wood annually consumed In
the United States at the present time
is 23,000,000,000 cubic feet, while the
growth of the forest Is only 7,000,000,
000 feet. In other words, Americans
all over the country are using more
than three times as much wood as tho
forests are producing. The figures are
based upon a large number of state
and local reports collected by the gov
ernment and upon actual measure
ments. .
Sea Water.
Sea water analyses show tho pres
ence of about one grain of gold to the
ton of water thousands of millions of
tons of yellow wealth in old ocean's
keeping, safe doubtless. But should
any one dcslro to know this exact
wealth It may bo stated that there are
4,205,050,000 tons of water in a cubic
mile and 302,000,000 cubic miles In tho
ocean. Tbero is even more silver'' than
gold in ocean water.
HAMILTON
CIGAR.
BREATH OF SCANDAL
I Continued from last Issue.
Tommy generously loaned him his vis
itors, and one day tho'euperlntendent,
a pious old party, came In unannounc
ed and caught them shooting craps ,on
Cuthbert's cot They hdd made dice
out of lump sugar, and Cuthbert had
won 8 cents, when old Barber raided
tho gape. After that the two pals
were more cautious. Ono other vl&ttot
the Cod had was a woman who said
Bhe was his cousin, but Tommy had
other ideas. Certain acquaintances ot
hers had told Tommy that she was his
mother. At any rate, she had 'treated
him white,' as he informed mo, on sev
eral occasions and bad 'staked' him to
a much needed dollar more than once
when he was 'up agin it.'
"In those days wo had a night order
ly in our ward whom I always meant
to poison, but somehow 1 never got
time. Ho wound up a career of blun
ders one night by dropping a night
lamp Into a screen, and two minutes
later ho dropped the Job of fighting
tho fire and hustled to save our coses.
Just as wo were congratulating our
selves that all were safely out Tommy
the Cod seized the night nurse by tho
neck and yelled:
" 'Where's my pnl? Where's Typh 77
'"In the Inner passage,' said the
nurse, turning white. They must bavo
taken him out the other way.'
"The first I heard of it was when
the nurse came crying to me.
" 'I tried to stop him, sirs, the little
heart case No. 15, but ho broke away
from mo and ran back into the ward.
Ho thinks Typh 7 Is in there.'
"I thought so, too, and ran for the
entrance, nnd as I reached it a wall of
black smoke rolled out upon me, some
where back -of which rose tho voice of
Tommy the Cod, who was exhorting
his pal, nnd tho rattle of a wheeled
chair.
" 'Keep yer head down, buddy. Air's
fresher near de floor. Dere's do door
ahead! Blast de chair! It's stuck!'
" 'Never mind me, old man,' I heard
Cuthbert say. 'Mako a run for It
You can send back after me.'
" 'Not on yer life,' began Tommy,
but the brave words ended In a pitiful,
strangling cough.
"Groping blindly, I stumbled upon
the chair and with a rush brought my
two patients out Into the hall. Tom
my keeled over, and we got him to
open nlr unconscious. When he came
to his first words were:
" 'Did yer get my pal?'
" 'I'm right here, Tommy,' said Cuth
bert, catching the boy's hand.
" 'Dat's all right, den,' said the Cod
contentedly. 'But 1 guess I'm done,
Dey always told me lnhaltn' wasn't
good fer kids,' he added, with a faint
grin.
"Cuthbert looked up at me appeal
lngly, but I had to shake my head.
Tommy's diagnosis was correct. Cuth
bert climbed out of his chair against
my orders and bent over Tommy.
" 'Little pal,' ho said, 'you saved my
life.
"Tommy waved the matter away air
lly. 'Dat's all right. It was up to mo,
Between pals, yer know, yer'd have
done de same trick fer me.'
" 'God knows, I'd havo tried. And
now there's nothing I can do,' said
Cuthbert, his voice breaking. 'Isn't
there anything, Tommy? Haven't you
got any relations or friends I could
help? I'm rich, you know.'
'"G'wan!" said Tommy faintly. 'Is
dat right? I fought yer was a charity
patient.' Ho pondered for a moment,
'There's dat fluffy haired loldy dat
come to see me last week. She was
pretty white to me. You might kinder
look out fer her n bit. Dey said she
was me old woman, but I dunno. Wot's
de difference? said Tommy the Cod
wearily. 'She was white to mo any
way.' And Tommy said no more.
"Cuthbert burled Tommy In style. I
went to tho funeral professional Inter
est, you know. Well, Cuthbert has
been paying his debt to Tommy ever
since, looking after the 'fluffy hatred
loldy,' as Tommy called her. She
called herself Trevannlon, I believe, on
tho stage."
"Trevannlon," interrupted Sibyl
Beach "Viola Trevannlon?"
"Why, do you know her?" asked her
cousin In surprise.
"Yes no; never mind," said Sibyl
tremulously. "Harvey, I want you to
go ashore and telegraph Mr. Cuthbert
that we that I am expecting him and
sign my name. You needn't stare so,"
she added Indignantly. Then she turn
ed and hurried below.
"Well, upon my soul!" mused Dent
as ho went over the side to send the
message. "I must have dono that un
commonly well."
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
Attorneys-at-Law.
H WILSON,
. ATTORNEY A COUNSELOR-AT-LAW.
Office. Masonic
building, second floor
Honcsdale. Pa.
WM. H. LEE,
ATTORNEY A COUNSELOR-AT-LAW.
Office over post office. All legal business
promptly attended to. Honesdale, Pa.
EC. MUMFORD,
. ATTORNEY A COUNSELOR-AT-LAW.
Office Liberty llnll building, opposite the
Post Office, Honesdale. Pa. w
HOMER GREENE,
ATTORNEY A COUNSELOR-AT-LAW.
Office over Rett's store, Honesdale Pa.
A.T'
SEARLE,
ATTORNEY A COUNSELOR-AT-T.AW
Office near Court House, Honesdale. Pa.
0L. ROWLAND,
. ATTORNEY A COUNBELOR-AT-LAW.
Office over Post Office. Honesdale, Pa.
CHARLES A. McOARTY,
ATTORNEY A COUNSELOR-AT-I.Aw.
Special and prompt attention given to tho
collection of claims. Office over Kelt's new
store, iiouesaaie. ra.
FP. KIMBLE,
. ATTORNEY A COUNSELOR-AT-LAW.
Office over the nost office Honesdale. Pa.
ME. SIMONS,
. ATTORNEY A COUNSELOR-AT-LAW.
pillce in the CourtiHouee, Honesdale,
Pa. e
HERMAN IIARMEb,
ATTORNEY A COUNHEI.OIl.AT.i.AW.
Knha,tncJltsim!!1 V,c.,!8lo,!1 secured, office In tho
Schucrholz bulldlntr Honesdale. Pa.
PETER II. ILOFF,
ATTORNEY A COUNRET.nn-AT-T.Aiv
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RM. SALMON,
. ATTORNEY A COUNSELOR-AT-LAW
Office Next door to post office. Former!
occupied by W. H..DImmick. JloriesdaleVPa
Dentists.
D
R. E. T. BROWN.
DENTIST.
Offlro First, flnnr nlrt RnvtnrT.1nn.iU
Ing. Honesdale. Pa. '
Physicians.1
DR. H. B. SEARLES,
HONESDALE, PA.
Office nnd ( rcsldenro 1110 Church street
Telephones. Office Hours 2:00 to J:00 and
7:00 to 8:00. D. m
LETTER
To A. M, Henshaw from Wana
niaker & Brown.
Dear Sir:
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ber ot congratulations from our safes
agents upon the superb assortment of
Spring Clothes. They agreeing with us
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ever gotten together.
Ve tend forward this supplemental
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that it Is being, whispered that high
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PHILADELPHIA, PA.
TN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE
I UNITED STATES,
FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF
PENNSYLVANIA.
Ilankrupt No, 1387.
In the, matter of Krwln D. Prentice In
Bankruptcy.
To the creditors of Krwin D. Prentice, In the
county of Wayne and district aforesaid, a
bankrupt.
Notice Is hereby given that on the lGth day
ot March. A. I). 1909. the saidErwin I). Pren
tice was duly adjudged a bankrupt: and that
the first meeting ot his creditors will be held
at the office of the referee In the borough or
Honesdale. Wayne county, Pennsylvania,
upon Friday, the 2d day of April, 1909, at ten
o'clock In the forenoon, at which time the
creditors may attend, provethelr claims, ap
point a trustee, examine the bankrupt, and
transact such other business as may proper
ly come before such meeting.
WM. II, LEE
. . Referee In Bankruptcy.
Honesdale. Pa., March 17, 1908. 23w3
NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATION,
ESTATE OF
EUNICE A. FAKNHAM, late of Honesdale.
All persons Indebted to said estate aro noti
fied to make Immediate payment to the un
dersigned ; and those having claims against
the said estate are notified to present them,
duly attested, for settlement.
F. C. FAKNHAM. Executor,
nonesdalc. Pa., March 5, 1909, 20w6
DISSOLUTION OF PARTNERSHIP.
Tho partnership In the mercantile
business. In the borough of Honesdale.
Wayne county. Pa., heretofore existing be
tween Manuel Jacobson and Wm. A. Jacob
son, under tho firm name ot Jacobson & Co.,
Is this day dissolved by mutual consent.
The said Manual Jacobson will continue
said business under the firm name ot M.
Jacobson fc Co., and will settle all claims
against the late firm, and collect all debts
due to It. MANUEL JACOBSON.
,, WM- A- JACOBSON.
March 15, 1909. 22w3
WANTED In every Hamlet, Village, and
Township, energetic people, who wliluse their
spare tlmo for good pay.
Drawers, nonesdale. Pal tf