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OFT OF DANGRR.-John E. Smith and Chas.
II. Leary, who brutality assaulted Mr.. Andrew
j. Callahan, policeman at the Capitol. about
week ago, while on q train on their way INTO
this city, from the fair grounds. had been COM
United TO jail, without ball, on account OF the
dangerous character OF Mr.. Galatians wounds.
Mr. Coyle stated TO the court to-day that he
mac received certificate from p. Il. Heller,
when stated that Mr.. Callahan was out OF
IN each case.
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CTsSEIL'S ice cream.

AUCTION sale OF building lots on the corner
OF 18th and q streets northwest, Monday MAY
10th. See advertisement for particulars
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Gen. VIM. +. Withers,

Keep Cool.
Buy clothing OF light texture from EIsKMA,
Bros. corner OF eth and e streets.
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d. WILLIAM Will hold his regular summer
opening OF Partisan pattern bonnets, suits,
novelties, etc., on Monday, May 10th.
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HowsON's ice cream IN quart tins, IS cts. Sc
adv.
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AT sILVERRERG's,
312 Seventh Street,

AT slLvERHERG's.
| 312 seventh Street.
IsS ss: Te 2, G;G 9sem :. from sss
archery IN full ASSORTMENT.
strops and Lis BIT Hammocks will bear 800 lbs, 81.
Mexican Hsmmocks, "a:
Rustic sF Ssss sss; " ss Pscc.
B ;; Kssfic stands At s. and l IS.
SILVER Plated T.bls Spoons and Forks. 81 per set.
| Fogers, Plated Forks and Table Spoons, 50.
s! f.ss ss.s ke1Sss e.
Silver Plated Dinner Casters, 81, finer grades at
Silver PLATED spoonholders. Sugars. Buffers. &C..
G ca Hair Oarriags Mats, Plush Center. 45c.
| be sold very low to close out:
B. SILVERBERG.
TOYS AND FANCY GOODS.
mil 312 9TH and 3 Is sth st.. near Pa. ave.
PREsoR1BED BY PHYSICIANS.
TR OPIC.
FRUIT
LAX TIVE.
PREPARED FROM TROPICAL FRUITS AND
PLANTS.
A Delicious aud Refreshing Fruit
Losenge,
Which SERIES the Purpose of Pills
and
DisagreeableP urgatire Medicines
TROPIC- FRUIT LAXATIVE is the best prepars-
ton in the world for Constipation, Biliousness,
Headache. Piles and all hadred Complaints It
acts gently. effectively and is delicious to take.
Cleansing the sy stem thoroughly. 1t imparts vigor
to mind and body, and dispels Melancholy, Hypo.
chondria. etc. ONE TRIAL OONvINOEs.
PACKED IN BRoNzED TIN BOXES ONLY.
Price Is and 90 cents. ssld by all
DrugRfsss. ap30-eo&v
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Shoe House viii establish a one price sysrem 10
one and all. No deviation whatever. All goods
marked IN plain figures 49l Peuna ave. norm
west, Leopold Richold, Prop. N. B.-No branch
store. I
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AlLxN's BRAIN FOOD Is the only reliable tonic
for brain and sexual organs OF either sex g..
All druggistA 6E0TT q CRoNwNL, Agents,
60 $50 Pennsylvania avenue.
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BIG BARGAINs.-90 600 yards fancy striped
Pennsylvania avenue, south side. near Ith.
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FOR gas stoves and garden hose go to Hamil
ton & Shedds, 400 9th street
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among the Newer lnventiona
S Nuns are oeStlneo TO become more popular or
Denencial than gas cooking stoves In the
cooking; washing and ironing can be done by
gas, and that. too, at moderate cost. Besides
tne absence OF heat the house is nd of the dust
tort Gas Stove, which Is sold by E F. Broeks
NO. 531 18th street, stands at the head of the
list 1t has large square oven In which two
articles may be baked simultaneously and II
Is the cleaneSt and most durable stove eXtant.
No family can afford to pass the summer with
out Retort Gas Stove.
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CafarTh

The SlyI0,
Blue and Black Serge Suits, EIsEMAN BROS
corner OF It'll and streets. 8
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New York styles Straw Hats.
Our buyer has Just returned from New York
with large and carefully selected stock of all
the latest and most desirable styles of gentle
OF which are novelties, not shown before: at
west. " WV WV --0 80
N. B.IPrices marked for cash trade
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Open from June LIST to as late in October as the
company win justify. UneQualled by any mineral
waters in America for tbe.cure OF acid dyspepsia
kidney and bladder troubles. uterine ailments.
govt, diseases of the skin. catarrh affections,
rheurnatism and functional heart troubles. IL Is
AN UNFAILING SOLVENT OF OALCULI. These
waters hsve proved OF great value in many other
diseases but can be more confidently relied on In
the above named than any ether mineral springs in
this country. guarantee q cure, IL durable by
mineral waters. The baths-hot, cold and shove. :.
are unexcelled anywhere. The new and elegant
swimming pool Of alkaline water. the largest In
the United States if not in the VERDI is especially
attractive. eR No safer or better place for ladies
and children to learn to swim. Plenty to M the
roads in Virginia; hundred dollars TO the nsite
expended upon them this spring. The air Of this
elevated region ID pure and Delicious. Capon
being nearer to all the cities north Of the Potomsc
than any Of the Virginia springs OF note BY an
average Of q hundred and fifty mules, claims Q
large patronage on that score; For pleasure or
health the traveller need not go further Board. by
the month, $42. $40 and $50. according TO locs-
ton: Send for pamphlets direct. OF eau on W, 3.
THOMPSON, 7O8 18th street, Washington. D O:s
for pamphlets and water. Fine music. good boat
ing fishing and hunting In season good livery.
m2- I'm ". b. SALE, Proprietor.
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EVERY housekeeper that wants cheap and
handsome Minnesota patent flour should buy
Reliance
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HuFF's black goods store has removed across
9Th street, to No. 113. and added white dress
goods ana trimmings.
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ORkNAY sPaINGs.
&. NJ. MHLLIN; Proprietor. ~

hhNGh SfoANHSs
" sHENANDoAH 90 VA. A.A
q. NJ. MGLlIN: Proprietor. &v
OPENS JUNE ~. IEs ID
, 1ne msanlhcent summer resort. situated ann,y
the mountains OF the Valley OF Virginia only geive
miles from Baltimore ohio r. H., at Mt Jack
SON. within few hours travel Of the citiee o, Bait
more and washington. 1t excels IN all the features
which make watering place attractive. Its yrest
altitude. 500 feet aboye the level of the sea- rem
ders the climate peculiarly health ul and delisht
ful The Chaybeate. Arsenia, sulphur Powder.
Iron sulphur, Healing ana Bead Waliow epcloas
Tor their Mediciua virtue and curative properties
stand unrivaled on this Continent. Fog he alth,
pleasure and good living, Orkney IL the place.
Round trip tickets issued by the different rail
road conpaDies. Passengers leave Mt Jackson
coon After the arrival Of the train, arriving at the
SprInge to early tea. after being transp orted m
Park Wagonettes over one of the best mountain
roads In the State easier and quicker reached than
any large wetering place in the two Vireiniss and
WIN perfect safety; no mountain to cross.
Board from "a to $50 per month OF 80 DAYS, &C
cordin9 to location. Special contracts made with
Iamllles or large parties Osn accommodate $50
persons. Good bathing. Fishing and hunting in
season. "
Splendid livery: charges moderate. Send for
pamphlet. mI2-lm
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BEFORE papering your rooms see Veerhoff' )
stock OF paperhangings, 9l6 18th ST.
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The greatest bargains ever offered in Wash
tnRton Will be sold Monday and Tuesday, at K
Colds chm1d's. No. SIG 7th street northwest
$4,000 fans. at s, 10 and Is cts worth from 10 tt
So etc.; so different styles of baby carriages, q,
reduced prices; spittoons In six different Colors
at 10 cts; Bohemian decorated vases, only II
cts apiece; goblets only IS Cts. per doz.; crys-
tai glass ice cream trays, only 10 cts; fine glass
Japanese fans only one cent
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WATER FILTERS guaranteed to remove sedt.
menI nom water, for sale by HAMILTON &
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"AldeFnoY Dairy Wa8OAs.0
Fresh Attorney butter Churned every morn
ing, and delivered In 1lbs "Wardn prints, $50
sweet milk &c. per at, Cream. LOG. pint
GIVING HAOHINEg-TheN Kew WILSON,
SDOMEsTIO. "; &. " No 8. and other makes
and al attachments. e25. Parts and repairing Of al
machines warranted. All kinds rented VIM
STTEBELIN0, TIT PENNA AVE. NORTHwEsr.
No Canvaeeers. SDSO-tu&etm
DECKER BROS. Grand, Upright ana Square
IL PIANOS have shown themselves to 49,
% far superior TO al Others u excellence o. mn
Of tone, and great durability, that they are now
earnestly sought for BY an persons desiring me
the Burdotte Organ. ap7
INVEST END.-Leading European hotel Of Phil
w adelphia. Chestnut below 10th. AL
Rooms. With bath. q. American plan % Per day.
@O-Am
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HAVE your carpets cleaned az Chace's,
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I'm CASES OF

In CASES OF
CHOLERA,
BROWNS GINGER DOES coon.
FREDERICK BROWN,
m2-5 PHILADELPHIA. 1921.
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Forty Years. Experience OF In Old
Mrs Windows Soothing Syrup Is the pre-
scription of one Of the best female physicians
and nurses In the United States and has been
by millions OF mothers for their children. 1t
relieves the child from pain, cures dysentery
and diaIrhoea, gripping in the bowels and wind
collie. By giving health to the child 1t rests the
mother. Price Is cents bottle. m,w,s
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DOCK ENoN SPRINGS AND BATHS, Va

OPEN JUNEl SR2
Telegraph in the hotel. delightful lssl
home Tor families. No Bar
For circulars and terms apply to
A. q. PRATT, Proprietor,
mll-3m 4O1 9th street. Washington n
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TRUNKS FOR LONDON.-Bef0re shipping to
London we invite the public to call aud exam.
Inc the finest trunk ever sold In this city, made
to order for Prof j. w. Gangee. Largest and
best assorted stock of trunks, bags, harness,
&C at the factory and warerooms OF j. S. Top
ham, 425 It'll street, east side.
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NNHE PABK HOTEL. 4.

HNHE PARK HOTEL, 4. a
Il WILLIAMSPORT, PA, NAV
80 to Sl5 per week. lts.5 IL
y Inc Hotel and surroundings are very attractive.
GROUNDS handsomely laid out with flowers aud
fountains shaded by grand old forest oaks-do-
mesticated deer add to their beauty. A cooler and
pfettler home for the bot months, cannot be found
in the mountains. A farmhouse freedom, with
an abundant supply OF the farm produce. combined
WITH anberal M arrangement makes the Park Hotei
very desirable place to spend part OF the SUMMER
or on your journey to Niagara Falls or Saratoga,
per ~ O. Il, W., break your trip at Villa nsport.
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(,APE MAY OF MARYLAND. a..
RIVER VIEW HOUSE. OXFORD, MD ia:

Now open for the reception of CHESTS The most
delightful summer resort in the state First class
recommendations at moderate rates. Saltwater
Datnlng, boa ing and fishing. Steamboat, railroad
and tel. graph communication, Special rates for
families SEND FOR CIRCULAR.
m1l-1m CLAkENCE PETERS. Pronrietor
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THE
TUE
"sANITARY. HKATER.n
NO DUST, GAS OR BURNED AIR.

Only Furnace giving moist atmosphere similar
TO steam; More being sold now than all others
Refer TO the following Baltimoreans using them /:
ROBERT T. BALDWIN. President Mechanics
ISAAC ". JEwETT. Potomac Fire Insurance
RICHARD CORNELIUS. Cashier Farmers and
pRe7EEs. ANP MECHANICS, BANK.
SESRF T5fE SaTsi SSTRs sP Merchant
WALIAcE KING ING. Glass hiuRp Works MusAS'
COL. sYMINGI0N, Chemical works:
Rev F FAT PIpI d 81. Yincent,s Church;
JOHN y%atHinDecH: Architect
CHARLES L CARSON, Architect.
aEeR NHh T FKkpER A5fhs aSehiseo.
J. 4. wi. N Mffs6S. Architects.
J. 8. LARCOMBE. Riggs & Co., washington.
Also $50 others.
ALVA HUBBARD & CO.,
Heating and Ventilat,ng Engineers.
apr2 eo6m 81 N Howard street, Baltimore.
HAMBDRG EDGINGS. SWISS, HISu
III AND OTHER TRAININGS. &c, lower than
goods. Of which have fun atoc1 Of new Wand and
beautiful designs at Is per cent discount from my
aso III ae 81 z
Der Goods, all kinds at l2h per cent discount I
81 as put
in order to reduce stock, make the above discount
on the GOODS named
Briggs h Co.'s Transfer Papers, in two colors,
every Imaginable design for all kinds Of Braiding
and Embroidery work. This 10 the best method
for stamping ever invented. The designs will not
rub off the goods or soil the material used in work
ing; besides. this process makes q clearer and bet.
ter impression than any other.
A. II. SCHOEIELD,
1885 9TH street northwest.
MRS. ANNIE JEFFRIES,
2l38 PENNSYLVANIA AVE. NORTHWEST,
The West End Fancy Dry Goods and Millinery
Store. has fun stock Of these Transfer Papers al
lowest prices.
N. The Kensington Stitch taught hers. mlc
STBAW GOODS! STRAW GOODs!'
The attention of the Ladies is called to our i'm.
mense stock OF
IMPORTED AND DOMESTIC STRAW GOODS.
without doubt the largest and most complete as
eortment south Of New York.
AL the latest Millinery Novelties received daily.
Orders, in person or by m aiL promptly attended
to In the most artistic manner.
Mrs. M. j. HUNT,
Nos. 621 and 623 ID t.. bet. 9Th and 7th SITS
northwest ap30
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.OhDANe w: 8. SPRINGS,
eTEPHHNsoN's DEPOT p. o,
VIRGINIA,
WI De opened FIRST OF JUNE. Pam-a
and Star Office. Hou'e le:MY
m7-1m - ~ vo1.~.-
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Young Nen and others.
We send on trial for thirty days our Electro.
VOltaic Belts, Bands, ana Suspensories, to
young men and others suffering from weak.
manhood, and many other diseases. We
guarantee speedy cures and complete rest o.
ration Of manhood. Address without delay,
VOLTAIC BELT Co., Marshall, Mich.
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MARRIAGE LICENSES have been issued to Ed
ward Riley and Ellen Rudy; Benjamin SnoWden
and Margaret johnson: Robert Free, Of Mont
goInery county Nd, and Susie Barnes; Paul
Hfspr ir. and Kate Wundorleck.
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rUOHeE6 PA6TURKD-A1 % PsR MoBTH-On
III ny farm. near Bladensburg. Plenty Of grass,
ohode and water. Inquire on premises or address
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Don't Die ON the Premises.
ASK your druggists for Trough on Rats" II
clears out rats, mice. bed bugs, reaches. Only
16c. per box. 8
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No BEATING carpets at Chace's t
PRICES jewelry store received some beauti.
fll STYLES In gold and plate from 81 to $50.
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CITY ITEMS.
BUY only the best Hose OF HANrroN 4
L SHEpn OH -

BUY only The best Hose OF HAMILTON &
SHEpD, 409 9th.
Ladies'. Gents and Children's Isdfa
Gauze Vests.
2s-fnch Seersuckers. 12k cents.
Linen Lawns, IS cents.
racine Lawns, 12H cents.
Black Brocade Grenadines 81.
white Goods Of every description.
TYLER & CHEWING 9lS It'll street.
Thermometer O5.
,Upeneo tnls morning at the behest OF the
handsomely made. These suits are not interior
suit ' N so1N Ava ga PS1
Canaoa Grey Skeleton Suits made up In the
style OF the preceding, very SATISFACTORY. SIX
per suit. -"
For Summer Lounging Suits. the two styles
aoo'e quoted are peculiarly fitted. Fit perfect.
GRo. c. HRNNING, 40 7th street.
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ADJUSTMENTS.

u EC1TATlON0, by Miss MARY TUCKER
~ MAGILL. May 18th, In TT Johns Lecture
Room. "a ana Potomac streets. GEORGETOWN, which
has been rendered her by the trustees Vocal and
instrumental Music by Mr.. and Mrs. Douglas
Webb Tickets ct Mohun's Bookstore. and the
Drug stores In Georgetown. m7, l4-2t'
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Ii. SILVERBERG,
TOYS AND FANCY GOODS.
mil 3I2 9TH and l3 Sth At near Pa. ave
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hOOOQUAN FALLS.
Commencips SUNDAY. May Is. and continuing
excursions TO the ABOVE place every Sunday ana
"wednesday. Leave 1th st. wharf Sundsys al 40
. M Medr csc ays At a. m returning at o'clk
pm. Dancing down and back on Wednesday,
trip. This Steamer can be chartered at reasonable
rates. % cents round trip.
m -3m r &, RANDALL. Manager
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and tanned. Mr.. Spencer is a strong
Methodist, fond Of shouting when under
strong religious emotion, but a man OF
too much sense to think a man cannot be
q good Christian without shouting. He
never allows stranger to pass the night
under his roof without finding out wheth.
er or not ne Is praying man. Some
amusing incidents have occurred when he
has been lodging strangers. Some time
since two handsomely dressed strangers
were his guests. The old gentleman
always has family worship night and
morning. The time for worship came.
and he turned to his guests and said
:" Are you praying men?" They both
said they were. "Then," said the old
man, "take that Bible and read and pray
with u.s. They replied, ooh we never
pray in public" The old gentleman then
went through the services himself in his
humble and devout, if not very edifying
way. When he was through, he turned
to them and said: "You are a pretty set
of praying men, who wont pray for a.
poor old ignorant mountaineer, and you
learned men, too" I have no doubt but
that they. were amused with the zeal,
rather than offended at the blunt honesty
OF the old man, but it may be the occur
renee will do them good. The next time
an old Ignorant mountaineer" asks them
to pray with him they will do it.
The day following brought us to Green
brler, and parting with my kind friend,
Hendrick, l reached home in safety, hay-
ing ridden upwards of two hundred miles.
and preached thirteen times. I received
unvarying kindness from the people-not
having had to pay bill from the time /
left the mouth of Gauley, till reached
home. l am more and more impressed
with the Importance of increased minis
terlal labor on the territory. There is
also lack of female culture to give tone
to society, and to give that impulse to
the rising generation, which beginning in
the nursery, is felt along the whole track
OF human life. D. B. E.
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rusalem still enjoins it upon the gentle
Christians and upon us and that too by
divine warrant. "For it seemed good to
the Holy Ghost, and to us, to lay upon
you no greater burden than these meces-
sary things: that ye abstain from things
sacrificed to idols, and from blood and
from things strangled and from fornica.
ton; from which if ye keep yourselves il
shall be we'll with you Acts XIV: 20
Is it not then a law still binding on man
and is it not the duty of Christians tc
abstain from blood? B. H.
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For the Central Presbyterian.
Is it Lawful to Eat Blood /?

But flesh with the life thereof ,ohich is the
blood thereof, shall ye not eat.-Gen. tx: a.
In this age, when science shrinks not
at any innovation in her search for means
to subserve the interests of man, and pan
aceas for his ills, some of our conserva-
tive ideas are shocked, and some old land
marks between truth and error are over
thrown. We are thus forced, time and
again, to search and see if it be divine
landmark mark "blazed" of God. to
guide us along the straight road-or only
one of mans finger-boards to indicate his
idea of the line of demarcation between
truth and error. Such question is sug.
gested by the text above: Is it lawful to
eat blood, or not? We find fresh blood
pronounced cure for consumption; and
there are few consumptive blood suck
erS found in our land. And they are not
necessarily the low and brutal; but it
may be, refined Christians, who domicile
near slaughter house, driven to the re-
voting practice OF blood drinking to save
life. And it is no unusual thing for Ger
man and Scotch Presby terians to have a
y" blood pudding" In looking over Mat
thew Henry's most excellent common
tary, you will find these comments on the
text: During the continuance of the
law of sacrifices, In which the blood made
otorsenaent for the soul, blood must
not be looked upon as common thing,
but must be poured out before the Lord:
either upon his altar or upon his earth.
But now, that the great and true sacri-
fee is offered, the obligation of the law
ceases with the reason of it." Is this a
fact? If not, it is yet practical ques-
ton in our churches, and in the Chinese
field, where coagulated blood is sold in
the shambles for food.
One reason Henry gives for the enact
ment Of the law, was to prevent cruelty
to animals-cutting and eating flesh from
q living animal. That was done by some
soldiers of Braggs army in Kentucky,
and the same necessity, to some extent,
exists for the law now as then given. ~
1t is written in connection with law
that has not changed, and forms part Of
the same theme-viz., that God would
require the blood of man at mans hand.
And the context seems to imply also that
the blood of the animals 30 used, would
be required. (3) The ground of the in
junction seems to be that life ia in the
blood, and life is in Gods own power and
not in mans, who has forfeited his own
life TO God. az 1t is part of the cove
nant conditions established of God with
the human race through Noah its second
head, and not with Israel, and hence
lasts while the race lasts. (5) And hence
In the New Testament the Synod at Je-
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From the New York Independent.
A Litany of Pain.


BY MARGARET ]. PRESTON.
At times, when my pulses are throbbing
With currents whose feverish flow
Sets all the strung spirit a-sobbing.
With nameless, yet passionate woe,
question with feelings that falter,
1 murmur with lips that complain:
+" What profit to lay on Gods altar
Oblations of pain?
" Can He, in the infinite gladness
That floods all His Being with light,
Complacently look on the sadness
That dares to intrude on His sight?
Can He, in His rhythmic creation,
Attuned to the chant of the spheres,
Bear the discord of means, the vibration
Of housekeeping tears?
Would l. mere woman, foreseeing
Some anguish my dearest must face,
Not guard, at the risk of my being,
Its onset or die in his place?
And yet, can the Father, who loves me
With love that's supremer, foreknow
The soulwrench impending above me,
Nor ward off its woe?"
Be quiet poor heart Are the lessons
Life sets thee so hard to attain
That thou know'st not their potentest essence
Lies wrapped in the problem of pain2
Even Nature such rudiments teaches;
The birth lhroe presages the breath;
The soul so high destined, reaches
Its highest through death.
No beaker is brimmed without brusing
The clusters that gladden. the vine:
No gem glitters star like, refusing
The rasp that uncovers its shine;
The diver must dare the commotion
Of pillows above him that swirl,
Ere he from the depths of the ocean
Can bring up the pearl
And He who Is molding the spirit,
Through disciplines changeful and sore
That SO it be fit to inherit
The marvellous heirship in store
He measures the weight he is piling,
lie tempers the surge with touch,
There'u not be Craze of HIS filing
Too little, too much.
heart, canst thou trust Him. For sake of
Attainment the noblest, the best,
Content thee awhile to partake of
These trials SO wisely impressed
Nor question Gods goodness, nor falter,
Nor say that thy service is vain,
If He bids thee bring to His altar
Oblations of pain.
Lexington, Ia.