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WSuN. STAND THOU STILL"

There are certain items of history or ira
dition which seem to initiate against Holy
Writ; these skeptics receive readily and re-
member long. Of ten thousand facts OF 9
different description, they treasure none;
They seem not to hear, or tc understand
slowly, or forget very soon.
If YOU will 60 to that opposer of Chris
tianity, WHO appeals loudly to the Chinese
chronology, and ask him few questions,
you will find that part of Asiat!c history
with which he is utterly unacquainted. ASK
him what he thinks when the Chinese
speak of Yao, their king, declaring that in
his reign, the sun stood still so long above
the horizon. that it was feared the world
would have been set on fire; and fixes the
reign of Yao at given Gate, which CORE.
spends with the age Of Joshua. the son OF
Nun. You will find, in nine cases out of 10,
the obector knows nothing of that part OF
Chinese record.
OF the Bible, and of ancient literature
connected with the Bible, he is uninformed {;
the cause is his appetite for darkness rather
The Latin poet, Ovid 4muses the school
bow greatly, in his fanciful narrative of
Phnton's chariot. This heathen author
tells US, that day was once lost; and that
the earth was in great danger from the in
tense heat of an unusual sun. 1t is true,
that in attempting to account for this in
cident of peril and wonder, the writer, as
is his custom at all times, consulted only
his Imagination, and clothed it all with an
active fancy. But our notice is somewhat
attracted, when We find him mention
Phaton, who was a Canaanitish prince,
and learn that the fable originated with the
Phnnicans the same people whom Joshua
fought. If you ask an unbeliever OF these
incidents, or Of the common tradition with
early nations, that day was lost about the
time when the volume Of truth informs us
that ''tle sun hasted not to 60 down for the
space of whole day." you will find that ne
had never thought on these polntS:-they
are not of the character that he is inclined
to notice. .-Dr. DaVid Nelson.
There is many Christian who feels the
irksomeness cf the duties of life, and feels
his spirit revpltins from them, ~ get ND
every morning with firm resolve to find
pleasure in those duties, and to do them
we'll, aid finish the work which God has
given us to do,-that is to drink Chrlsts
cup.
We too often become impatient for re-
suits. We want the reaping Immediately
upon the sowing; but grace takes time in
bringing about the harvesting. We must
sow in patience. beside all waters, and at
the appointed period conversions and sane
tticatl0ns will occur. As Gods workers, we
can afford to await spiritual developments.
[The Presbyterian
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RELIGIOUS READING.
THE IDEAL COUNTRY.

THE IDEAL COUNTRY.
Never soul to care awaketh;
Never plant of woe is heard;
Never moan from heart that breaketh,
Or cry of wounded bird
Never child its mother misses
Never white hands DER still heart laid ;
Never is dashed cup of blisses,
Or debt of love unpaid.
Never head with pain is throb5ing;
No eyes grow heavy with sea- salt tears;
Never voice is hoarse with sobbing,
Ola soul beset with fears.
Never storm that fair land sweepeth;
Nerer doth frost its flowers blight;
And every flock its loved lambs keepeth,
Where gathers no chill of night.
No shoulder stoopeth its burden under; ,
No hearts grow careless, estranged and
No clasping hands shall drop asunder,
Nor youthful forms grow old.
Blest country, fairer than mortal telling
Its wondrous pleasures like visions seem,
And yet its hope in our hearts indwelllng,
Is the sum of our hope and dream.
We ne'er shall find it in long endeavor,
BY journeying east or journeylng west;
And if we are worthy to find it ever
Its Ruler, He knoweth best!
Lillian Grey.
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DEAD CIR ALIVE.

Weheard of man who was absent from
home and was reported as dead. His estate
was administered and his property was
divided, when all at once to the surprise,
and possible disgust of some, the supposed
dead man turned up alive and well. and at
once set about demanding his rights and
retaining his property.
There are some people connected with the
Church of Christ, who have professed to be
dead indeed unto sin, and alive unto God
through Jesus Christ our Lord; who have
been buried with Christ by baptism into
death; and yet the first thing We know they
are found again in their old haunts, sur
rounded by their old associates, looking
after their own interests, and act ng as if
they belonged entirely to this world, and
had no interest in the world to come, .
1t is very well for persons to be dead and
buried-dead unto sin, and buried with
Christ, by baptism into DEATH, in token OF
that death; but when they have passed
through this experience We do not want to
see them around again as spry and lively as
ever, mingling in all their former worldly,
pursuits, and living their old life as if it had
never known a break or interruption.
Death means something; therefore reckon
We yourselves dead indeed unto sin, and
alive unto God through Jesus Christ our
Lord."-The Christian.
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Central Asian Singers.

The Russian General Annenkof-who,
it seems, is practiscd in the art of music
rs we'll rs in that of war-has collected Il
curious choir of seventy natives of Tur-
kestan, Northern Afghanistan and Box
hara, which, under the direction of a
famous Asiatic singer, boasting the utter
ly unpronounccablc name of Ak-Jouch-
lai-Ogli, proposes to give choral concerts
at St. Petersburg and other European
capitals, in order to raise funds to found
schools and hospitals in Russia's new
Asiatic dominions. If they ever reach
England, amateurs will be able to gain
auricular experience of the Eastern mus
ical scale. London Ne,os.
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MAKE SINNERS UNCOMFORTABLE.

1t is not enough to attract, to draw, to
amuse, to please. The Holy Spirit is sent
to convict the world of sin and righteous
ness and of judgment, and if we are to do
effective work for God, we must labor on
the same lines and work in harmony with
the Holy Ghost.
There may be many who prophesy smooth
things and say peace, peace, to those who
ore living in sin, regardless of the warnings
salvation. Such persons are not likely
to be convinced of sin and rendered uncom-
Portable in their sins by such preaching. The
watchmen who see the sword coming, must
warn them of their danger. They need the
trumpet of the law to be blown in their
ears, and the fear of the Lord before them,
by men who know what God has
spoken and are not afraid to repeat it;
and the wrath to come unreservedly pro-
claimed, that they may be aroused from
their sleep of death, and run like Buryan's
pilgrim from the city of destruction, before
the storm of wrath and judgment shall bury
tin ruins.-The Christian.
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GIVE A KIND WORD.

Do you know heart that hungers
For word of love and cheer?
There are many such about US;
1t may be that one is near.
Look around you. If you find it
Speak the word that's needed so,
And your own heart may be strengthened
By the help that You bestow
1t may be that some one falterS
On the brink of sin and wrong,
And a word from you might save him
:. Help to make the tempted strong.
Look about you, o my brother,
What sin is yours and mine
If we see that help is needed
And We give no friendly sign.
Never think kind words are wasted,
Bread on waters cast are they,
And it may be we shall find them
Coming back to us, some day.
Coming back when sorely needed,
In time Of sore distress,
So my friend, let's give them freely;
Gift and giver God will bless.
-Ep1n E. Rerford, in the Housewife.
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CONVERTED ATHEISTS rElr1MoNY.

Mhegard, professor Of philosophy in the
university of Copenhagen, has until recently
been the apostle of athei SIN in his country.
He has, says the Ssmeur Vdudois. just put
lished second edition Of one of his works,
and this is what he says in the lntroduc-
ton:
"The experience of life, its sufferings, and
griefs, have shaken my soul; and have
broken the foundation upon which | for
merly thought could build. Full Of faith
in the sufficiency of science, I thought Il to o
contingencies of life. This illusion is
vanished; when the tempest came
which plunged me in sorrow, the
moorings. the cable of science broke like
thread. Then / seized upon which many
before me have laid hold of. I sought and
found peace in God. Since then l have Ger
tainly not abandoned science, but have
assigned to it another place in my life"
Happy are they who learn to build upon
a sure foundation before the final storm de-
scends when the hail shall sweep away the
refugees of lies, and the waters shall overflow
the hiding-places Of infdelity and unbelief.
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CURIOUS FACTS.

New Orleans boasts the largest custom
house in the world.
There is girl in France who has eaten
nothing for nine years.
Before the Revolution the Virginia
planter raised nothing but tobacco and
maize.
T. Burweil Green, of Washington, Ga,
has biscuit that was baked at Manassas
Junction in 1861.
Recent investigations have disclosed
the fact that the people Of Great Britain
swallow over $500, 900 pills daily.
The biological school of the Univer-
sity of Pennsylvania boasts of her5a-
rum of $4,000 botanical specimens.
Some enterprising Chicagoans have Sc
cured John Browns old fort at Harper'S S
Ferry, Va, and will transplant it to that
city.
Mrs. Bornemann, of North Passaic,
N. j., has brought suit against John
Parnell for painting the legs Of her rooster
green. ,.
"Garden snails wanted; one peck, is
the advertisement of a New York man,
who says he wants the snails for medicin-
al uses.
The table upon which Oliver Cromwell
signed the death warrant of Charles l
was recently sold to London antiquary
for $71O.
A colony of bees, in q normal condi-
ton, consists of about $4,000 workers,
or female bees, several thousand drones
and queen.
Coffee was introduced into England in
1911, and the first coffee-house in Eng.
land was kept by Hebrew named
Jacobs, at Oxford, in 1850.
An educated and accomplished young
woman in Michigan has split twenty
cords of wood with her own hands and
neatly piled 1t up during the past win
ter.
At a sale OF Chinese porcelain in New
York recently very small rouge box,
less than two inches in diameter, was
sold for $3.50. Its price was gained by
its delicate peach-blow tint.
Nevada cattlemen are troubled by tie
cruel trait of the magpie which leads it
to pick out the eyes of cattle. The spec
tacle of living animals with their eyes
nicLed ont is said to be q common occur
renee.
Wax is produced by the bees eating
honey, and then hanging in clusters in
the hives as lazily as possible. The wax
appears on their backs. Other bees
take it off and manipulate it into
combs.
In the time of the conquest Of Peru by
Pizzaro in 1884, the only domesticated
animal found among the Peruvians was
the llama, which served the inhabitants OF
the country the same purpose that the
reindeer does the Laplander.
The production of gold in California
began in 1S4S, the yield that year being
$4,000, 900; in the year following S4O,-
100000, and $50, 900, OOc in 1850. The
total gold product of that State to date
is estimated at 81, 1875, ,000,O 600.
The bamboo does not blossom until it
attains its thirtieth year, when it pro-
duces seed profusely and chen dies. 1t is
said that famine was prevented in India
in 1912 by the sudden Towering of the
bamboos, when so, 900 people resorted to
the jungles to gather the seed for
food
No one knows wslo invented or made
the first umbrella. They are figured in
the carvings at Persepolis, and old china
Tarc shows the Chinese shaded by them
When first introduced into England by
Jonas Hauway, about 1776, the hackney
coachmen and chairmen raised great
clamor against them, thinking that they
would ruin their business
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Indians Keeping Bachelors Hall.

The Portland Oregonian says: "Nearly
every able-bodied Indian woman of the
Umatilla tribe has left her wigwam and
gone on Il hunt for sheep pelts, which
they remove from dead sheep, bring to
town and sell. The braves arc compelled
to lower their dignity by cooking their
own meals, and mourn the loss of their
better ha,ves"
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To AN interviewer who visited him
recently, Mr.. Gladstone made the as
tonishirg statement that if the first
line of any page in Homer was given to
him as o cue he could repeat the en-
tire page, word for word, in the
original Greek. - - -
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OF the Same Mind.

Mrs. Dryson Uust returned from
church)-':What weighty discourse that
was of the minister's this morning."
Mr.. Dryson-''Yes, my dear, it struck
me as being rather heavy"
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QUEEN MARGHER1TA of Italy re-
ceives some curious letters. One epis-
tie from this country asked her to send
to the writer complete collection of
Italian postage stamps. Another
American requests her Majesty to for
ward one Of her cast-off Jewels.
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A SCOTCH printer invented the post
age stamp, which was introduced into
England fifty years ago. A year later
they were introduced into the United
States of North America and Switzer-
land, and again, few years later, in
Bavaria, Belgium and France. One
of the most important and valuable
collections of postage stamps is The
German Imperial Museum, viii
tains over 10000 postage sta1
other postal delivery devices =
THE largest and heavies
ever constructed was
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skill could not cure that body 30 drawn out
Of shape.
Perhaps they might stop it from getting
any worse, perhaps they might contrive
braces by which she might be made more
comfortable, but it is, humanity speaking, In
durable. Yet this divine Surgeon put both
His hands on her. and from that doubled up
posture she began to rise, and the empurpled
face began to take on a healthier hue, and
the muscles, began to relax from their rigid
ity, and the spinal column began to adjust it
self, end the cords of the neck began to be
more supple, and the eyes, that could see only
the ground before, now looked into the face
of Christ with gratitude, and up toward
heaven in transport. Straight After eight
cen weary and exhaustive years, straight!
The poise, the gracefulness, the beauty OF
healthy womanhood reinstated.
The thirty-eigat years case was man
who lay on mattress near the mineral baths
at Jerusalem. There were five apartments
where lame people were brought, so that
they could get the advantage of these min
erai baths. The stone basin of the bath is
still visible, although the waters have dis
appeared, probably through some CONFUSION
OF nature the bath, one hundred and twenty
feet long, forty feet wide and eight feet
deep. All, poor man, if you have been lame
and helpless thirty-eight years, that mineral
years is more than tie average of
human life! Nothing but the grave
will cure you. But Christ the Surgeon
walks along these baths, and l have
no doubt passes by some patients who have
been only six months disordered, or year.
or five years. and comes to the mattress Of
the man who had been nearly four decades
helpless, and to this thirty-eight years in.
valid said: "Wilt thou be made whole?'
The question asked, not because the Surgeon
did not understand the protractedness, the
desperateness, of the case, but to evoke the
mans pathetic narrative "Wilt thou be
made whole?" ''Would you like to get well?'
"Oh, yes" says the man, ''tbat is what
came to these mineral bSths for; I have
tried everything. All the surgeons have
failed and all the presc1 ianS have proved
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GONE TO NEW YORK.
The Senate and House Committees on
immigration Leave This Morning.

The Senate and House committees on immi-
grafton and naturalization left Washington for
New York this morning. Charles b. Reed, act
ing assistant door keeper of the Senate, was in
charge Of the party. which consisted of the fol-
lowing persons:
Senate committee on immigration-william
+. Chandler Of New Hampshire, Eugene Hale
of Maine, William NJ. Evarts Of New York. Wat
son c. Squire OF Washington, Richard F. Petit
grew Of South Dakota, Daniel W. Voorhees, of
Indiana, John r. Mcpherson of New Jersey.
John W. Daniel Of Virginia, James B. Eustis of
Louisiana; Clarence johnson, clerk. House
committee on immigration-Wm. ID. Owen of
Indiana, Mark s. Brewer OF Michigan, Herman
Lehlback Of New Jersey. Jno. ]. De Haven Of
California. James W. Covert of New York.
James T. Cobb of Alabama, Herman stump of
Maryland. Vim. c. Oates of Alabama. Mr.
Ricketts,, clerk: Thos Cavanaugh, deputy SER
geant-st-arms Of the House. From the Treas
Hy department-Assistant Secretary Tichenor
Maj. Gen ]. NJ SchofeId Navy department
Commodore Folger, chief of bureau of ordnance.
This evening they will receive informally a,
the Fifth Avenue hotel those persons who
desire to advise the committees respecting
the location Of the proposed immigrant
landing station Tomorrow they will visit
Governors Island, Bedloes Island, Ellis Island
and Castle Garden. As the steamer Belgravia,
now en- route to this country with LOO Italians
aboard, Is likely to reach New York Monday
the committees will remain in that city and
observe the operation Of debarkation at Castle
Garden
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Transfers of Real Estate.

Deeds in fee have been filed as follows: r.
Portner to Elizabeth B. Collier, sub 1872, So 2O4;
$500. Emily J. Clingan to L. A. Littlefield,
e. Il 2 and s, 50. %; e. Fred. A. Schmidt to
Lizzie A. Walkup, part 1o7, D. & LIS sub Mt.
Pleasant; S1,717.10. Cora v. Etzler to H. A.
Griswold. lots 1853 and 164, Chichester; $780,
ID. ]. Hartigan to G. Payne part 57,W. W. $500.
G. +. Whitney to G. NJ. Blackboard, lot 10, blk.
4, Widows Mite; 3. G. r. Repetti to James
A. Repetti, part 4, SO. 9O4; S1OO. Mills Dean to
Henrietta Stewart, sub. II, SO. 258 s.. Anna
NJ. Offutt ct al. to Julien II. Miller, sub g. So
SIS; =. John Cammack to W. G. Pond, sub
sc, SO. 1874; $500. +. W. Miller to o. Broder-
son, lot 80, Bellevue; S1,OO42l. John E.
Beale to c. V. N. Callan, lots 4, and 9, block
2, Fairview Heights; 8. Ella s. Bunker to L.
c. Wood ct al, subs % to 80, SO. 1857; g. r.
W. Darby to G. H. Tickling, part 1876, B. and
H.'s ad. to West Washington; $4,000. ]. A.
Goldstein to G. s. Fellows, subs 40 to 46, 80 and
S3l; block %, Long Meadows; g. I. A. Fitz-
patrick to 8. E. Allen. sub D, SO. Sol; s425. w.
]. Acker to g. H. Mckay, lots 10 and IA, block
q sherwood; s2,4OO. H. NJ. F. Won Stamp to
z; p. Calvert, lots L and a. So. 1929, and /. 2,
L. Meany, part 9, SO. s.; e.
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LOOK FOR 1T.
Saturdays Mammoth Star and Its
Features.

Al 10 usual on Saturday tomorrow paper
viii be issued in twelvs-pags form, and the
vhols reading population Of Washington know
what that means 1t means that they will be
served with q literary banquet in twelve
courses that will be more than pleasing to
every one. II means that they viii have paper
Of twelve bright, newsy pages to read, each
page With seven columns and every column
we'll worth the reading. It means that all the
accessories Of great modern newspaper will
b called into play to furnish them with all
the very latest news "from the Gsnges to the
icsbergs." There will not be an event Of real
moment occurring in any part Of the globe
but what the readers of TEE srAR will know all
about it Two press associations and . corps
Of able special correspondents will keep the
reading public Of this city well informed Of
the daily history Of the world through the
agency Of TIE STAR. A large staff Of local
reporters, active, energetic and reliable
workers, will give all the news Of the city and
the immediate neighborhood, besides furnish
ing . number of special articles on subjects of
local interest There will be matter to suit
every taste. Young and old, grave and gay,
rich and poor, will all find that tomorrow's
SrAR will fill all their wants. The people of
Washington are cosmopolitan in their tastes
TEE STAR is the paper Of the people. There
fore keep your eye on Saturdays STAR. The
following are some Of the features Of tomor-
rows paper:
WHERE BUILDERS MEET Qllustrated).
The rapid growth Of the recently organized
exchange.
NEW NATIONAL BANKS Qllustrated).
Recent additions to the citys financial insti-
buttons and the men who manage them.
AT RIFLE PRACTICE Qllustrated).
How the national guardsmen are trained to
shoot
THE EMERGENCY HOSPITAL Qllustrated).
The new building to be erected for Q worthy
institution.
WHOSE WAS THE HAND? Qllustrsted.)
Another chapter of Miss Braddon's interest
ing story.
DAGUERRE's MONUMENT Qllustrased).
The memorial to be erected in the Smithson-
ian grounds.
HOW TO MAKE A FLY Qllustrated).
Some simple points to amateur anglers.
THE DARK SIDE OF THE NAVY.
Why it is not all fun and frolic at sea.
ABOUT BODY AND BRAIN.
Valuable discoveries by doctors during the
year.
ATTRACTIVE HOMES.
Many vernal fancies in violet and pale green.
REAL ESTATE GOSSIP.
What is going on among the builders and
dealers.
NEW YORK NOTES.
What is taking place in the busy metropolis.
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SHOOTING STARS.

WHERE WAS THE OTHER w1LIIAx?
When William turned old Bismarck down.
And shook the country and the town
From heel-tap to imperial crown
Say, where was William Walter Phelps?
When Europe trembled at the knees
Az William said with grace and ease:
III run this thing, as darn please
Say, where was William Walter Phelps?
When Won Caprivi took the reins,
Grown weaker by their constant strains,
Albeit they resemble chains
Say, where was William Walter Phelps2
When all the bells Of Berlin rang,
With deep, discordant deadly clang
To boom the bold imperial gang
Tink, tink! PUNK, PUNK! loom. toomi Ker
Bangl
Say, where was William Walter Phelps7
The Blair bill is no longer unfinished bust
ness"
The Washington real estate men who have
bought 1900 acres of land along the Gunpow-
der river must be expecting boom.
A gentleman named Cruel was lynched near
Cynthiana KY this week for defrauding citizens
with bogus checks, and Kentucky journalists
are going wild in their attempts to get off an
Sin the soup" joke on the late lamented Cruel.
A popular song in one of our leading SUBJ
urbs is this:
She's my Annie, I'm her Joe;
She's my sweetheart, I'm her bean;
Soon we'll marry, never TO part,
Little Annie Costa is my sweetheart.
As every sailor on board the Enterprise was
tar, why shouldn't Commander McCalla be q
tar tar?
pension is q monthly dividend on patriot
ism.
P. g. Or ought to be-