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A Doctor aad a Lunatlc.

"Doctors have strange experiences
sometimes, I" said a we'll known rhy.
sician the other night. mot long ago
l was called upon by an old man who
asked me TO go to his house aud see his
son. The latter, who was carpenter,
had been upon prolonged spree,
which lad ended in delirium ire.
mems.
when we got to the house, we wen
up stair , aad as we did 80 we heard
someone singing and also a queer
humping noise. Upon entering the
sons room We found that be had lifted
the heavy door of its hinges and, hold
ing it in front of him as if it were a
partner, he was waltzing around the
room with it to tune lie was singing.
l did not care to get too near him for
fear he would let the door fall on
me.
However, l filed my hypo dermic
syringe with morphine and watched
my opportunity. He seemed en- tireley
oblivious to our presence and paid no
attention to US, but continued his
waltzing.
"As he passed with his back toward
me suddenly jabbed the syringe into
his arm. With loud yell he fell back
ward on the floor with the door on top
of him. As be did SO, his father and
myself jumped on the door and held it
down on him. while I reached under
it and jabbed the syringe into his arm
again.
sIn a few minutes he became Qniet
and we lifted the door off him. As
we did SO he sat up and said quietly: 1
feel very sleepy. think I'll go to bed.
With that he fell over unconscious.
We put him to bed with difficulty as
he was very heavy man, and in
few days he was all ;ght again.
81 never hear a waltz played now
that L do not think Of the delirious
waltzing around with door
for partner. New York Tri-
bune.
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Causes ofDeath. .

Almost all persons die of disappoint
ment personal, mental or bodily toll q
accident. The passions kill men some
times even suddenly. The common e.
preston ''choked with rage'' has lit
tie exaggeration in it, for even though
not always suddenly fatal, strong pass
ions shorten life.
Strong-bodied men die young, and
weak men usually live longer than the
strong, for the strong use their strength
and the weak have hardly any to use
the latter take care of themselves
tue former do not.
AS it is with the body, SO it is with
The mind and the temper-the strong
are apt to break, or like the candle
run; the weak burn out.
Man of all animals, is one that sell
dom comes up to the average. He
ought to live 100 years according to the
physiological law, but instead of that
he scarcely reaches an average of foul
times the growing period. The reason
is obvious-man is not only the most
irregular and most Incorporate, but
the most laborious and hard-working OF
II animals.
He is always the most irritable, and
there is no reason to believe, though we
cannot tell what an animal secretly
feels. that, more than any other ami
NAL man charishaa wrath tn kaan II
warm, and consumes himself with the
fire Of his own reflections.
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rraDsrato.s of the English Bible.

TraDslators ofthe English Bible.
/. Adhelm of Sherborn-A Psalter,
7G6 A. D.
2. Egbert of Tidisfoi m-The Four
Gospels. about FOG.
8. Bede finished the translation of the
whole BibI. Dto Saxon, 735 A. D.
4. King Alfred-The Psalms and
create, part of New Testament, 900 A.
D.
5. John Wycli6e-The whole Bible
into English, 1850 A. D.
6. William Tynd aIe-The arst prin-
ted copy OF the Sculptures into English,
1886.
q. Coverdale-The Great Bible, en-
ished in London, 1889.
Z. William Whittingham -Genevan
Bible, 1860.
9. Archbishop Parker-The Bishops
Bible, 1850.
10. A Roman Catholic version Of the
New Testament was published at
Rheims, 1852, and the Old Testament
at Duuay, 1916 1919.
IL. King James vi. commlssi oned
forty-seven learned men who published
in 1G11 the Authorized Version.
-. DR.. Blyney, 1869, revised pune.
tuation, added references, etc. This
edition, from its accuracy, is called the
Standard, is used for the multiplication
of correct copies for public use.
13. The devised Version, prepared
a. Westminster Abbey, 1870, by the
reatest Bible scholars of the world.
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Remarkable Rescue.

Mrs. Michael Curtain, Plainfeld, Ill.
makes the statement that she caugh
cold, which settled on her lungs; she
was tire ated for month by her
family physician, but grew worse. He
told her she was hopeless victim of con-
sumption and that no medicine could cure
her. Her druggist suggested DR.. Kings New
Discovery for Consumption; she bought
bottle and to her delight found hersel,
benefited from first dose. She continued
its use and after taking six bottles, found
herself sound and well; now does her own
housework. and is as. well as she ever was
Free trial bottles of this Great Discovery
at DR.. II. Vaughan's Drug Store. Larg
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zangwill,s Front Name.

Israel Zangwlll, the Hebrew critic
and novelist who visited Chicago lately
answered pertinent question and con-
veyed some information 10 the ques.
tioner at South Side literary club
some nights ago.
0ue women seemed particularly in-
terested, and she piled him with all
manner Of questions. She asked him
about his family, about himself and
himself and about his opinions, TO the
exclusion of several other people, who
were trying to get 10 a word with the
distinguished man.
"What is your Christ ian name, Mr..
ZaDgwilll" the inquisitive member fin
ally asked.
81 have no Christian uame,n was the
cool reply. my given name is Is
rael.n
During the laugh which followed
Zangwill escaped her. Plttsburg Dis
patch.
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No Biblical Precedent.

The old-fashioned Texan had by some
strange apportioning Of fate been put
in a room at crowded hotel with a
divinity student from an eastern college
and they soon established converse
tional footing between themselves,
though the Texan couldn't quite UNDER
stand why the young man wouldn't
stake a Zip for nighteap." Before
they slept the talk turned upon the
customs and morals of Texas, as exem-
plifed in lynching, Che young man
arguing against it.
"Gee whiz, don't reckon we oughtn't
to hang holse thief, do you?' the
Texan exclaimed in tones of horror,
but without profanity, out of Difference
to the character of the other side.
"Most assuredly not.'
''But what ought we do with himP
Not let him git loose?"
"Let the law take its eourse.n
''Mebbe it'll miss fire and the cuss'lI
git away"
'sThat is not your fault. If the law
says he is guiltless you must accept the
decision and forgive the sinner"
"They amt no authority for that, is
thar?"
1.-THE Bible"
''Thar's nothin' thar that covers the
ground"
''Oh, yes, my FRIEND" said the stu
dent, warming up his zeal; "even the
thief on the cross was forgiven"
For some reason the Texan seemed to
choke minute, till he caught his voice
again.
"Aw, here, young fellow,n he ex
claimed in tone of expostulation; ;"tha
wasn't no boss thieE"-[Washington
Star.
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our Highest Maintain

lt,might be supposed that we had
done with finding big things in the
United States. But here comes an Of
fetal exploring party from Alaska with
the report that they have discovered in
Alaska mountain much higher than
famous Mount st. Elias--a mountain
with an elevation of more than 10000
feet. This discovery was named at
once "BulIshae," that being the eSprs-
sion of an Indian guide upon beholding
the peak. The public is left to conjec-
ture whether this is the Indian name
for the mountain or whether it is mere
ly word indicating the Indians ap-
probation of its size. In either case it
may be assumed to be appropriate, end
may well be retained out of compli=
ment to disappearing race, as the
names of SO many Of our rivers and
Streams have been
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burned. And tnou shalt say to him !.

burned. And thou shalt say to him
Thou hast burned this roll.
Therefore thus saith the Lord of
Jeho' akin king of Judah; be shall have
none to sit upon the throne of David;
and his dead body shall be cast out in
the day to the heat, and in the night to
the frost. And / will put ish' him
and his seed and his servants for their
iniquity." But thhy heaIkened not.
How vain TO Eight against Godl "Why
do the heather rage and the people i'm
sgine vain thingP The kings of the
eirth set themselves, and the rulers
take counsel together ag inst the Lord
and against His annointed saying, "Let
US break their bands asunder, and cast
away their cords from us. He that
stitch in the Heavens shall laugh.
The Lord shall have them in derision
Blessed are all they that put
their trust in Him.
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Mark Twain and the Kaiser.

Hon. William Walter Phelps, who
was the American Minister to Ger
many when Mark Twain first met
William l., said that the incident. was
striking one. 1.-THE Kaiser" said
Mr.. Phelps, twas then on speaking
Terms with but one American author,
Fen more Cooper. Now, royal person.
ages usually have a series of set
speeches ready for emergencies. But
William opened the conversation with
a reference to The Last of the Mohi-
cans or its author. A thoroughly
welldrilled man of the world would
have listened to His Majesty's remarks
with gravity becoming an apostle of
wellbred boredom, and in that case the
Kaiser would have done all the taking
throughout the evening. But not SO
Mark Twain. He told His Majesty
that he had come across copy of THE
Pathfinder quite recently, and that it
had stuck him as the funniest thing
out.
"And then he went on to speak of
the moccasined person treading into
the tracks Of the moccasned enemy and
thus hiding his own trail, and the mas
ter Of woodcraft who had always a
pr1fusion of dry twigs ready on which
somebody stepped, thereby alarming
all the reds and whites for some hun
dred miles around. He led His Ma.
jesty in the track of cannon ball
across the plain through dense fog,'
and invited him 10 try and steer his
yacht Hohenzollern in gale for a par
ticular spot on shore, where he knew
of an undertow that would hold her
back against the gale and save her, as
one of Cooper's shippers professed to
have done. Then His Majesty forgot
all about his fine set phrases and his
desire to impress Mr.. Clemens, and
gave him self up to the enjoyment of
American humor, its extravaganza. its
daring. Kaiser and humorist talked
together the whole evening, " conclud-
ed Mr.. Phelps, sand the rest of the
company received very little attention
from either of them. Ladies' Home
Journal.
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martial, and from what know of you
| record, together with Vando's report
the only thing 10 be done is to pro
nounce and execute the sentence Of the
court. Bind him to that treel'
Two stalwart Cubans dragged the
Spaniard to tree and quickly bound
him 50 that he could not move.
"This is MURDER" said the prisoner,
land you will suffer for it."
"War is bad thing" remarked the
general softly, with sad look in his
big black eyes, "and mulder is part
Of 1t. [ lie awake nights mourning
over the terrible things we find it neces-
sary to do, but they have to be done all
tie same. Any messages, captain9"
mo. curse you. / would not tust
a message to you'll" was the excited an
swer.
"Hear himp said Gomez, turning to
bis comrades. This man is evidently
not gentleman. He is unpaIdonablv
rude Would you like to pray, captain"
The prisoner pulled at bis bonds and
broke out with torrent OF :ofanity.
''Rope or balletP" snapped the Cuban
grimly.
ssBullet, curse yoaP'
Every well, just to please you; but
you deserve the rope" said the other.
"My bodyl" interrupted Lopez. "Will
you see that it is sent to Havana?"
81 beg your PARDON" said Gomez,
shut you are asking too much. We
must leave this spot at once. Times
up. Adiosln
The general stepped aside with
wave of bis hand. The Spanish captain
held his head erect, facing his fate,
scowling and defiant.
The firing squad which had been de-
tailed for the work stepped forward,
and when their rifles rang out the pris-
oner's head fell back. Every bullet |
had pierced his heart.
The Cubans brought their horses from
The surrounding bushes and mounted |
In some haste.
''Shall we bury himP' asked Vando.
''Did he bury The murdered Red
Cross nurse?'' was the question asked
10 return by the commander.
mo, general. He left her body TO
The vultures."
"What deVill'' the other muttered.
Forward, menl Here we gol" end
,he raiders rode of th. ough the forest,
leaving the corpse Of the guel: lila tied
TO the tree waiting for the vulturesl-
Wallace P. Reed in Atlanta Constitu-
lion.
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Shake Into Your Shoes

Allen 'sFoot-Ease, powder for the feet
cures painful, swollen, smarting, nervous
feet and instantly takes the sting out of
corns and bunions. It's the greatest COM
fort discovery of the age Aliens Foot
Ease makes tight or new shoes feel easy. It
is certain cure for sweating, callous and
hot, tired, aching feet. Try it to-day. Sold
by all druggists and shoe stores. By mail
or 2Jc. in stamps. Trial package FIRE.
Address, Allen s. Olmsted, lie Roy, New
York.
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International Sunday School Lesson for
Dec. II, 1898. Trying to destroy
Gods Word. Jer. 36:20-32. Read the
whole chapter. Golden Text -"The
void ct es eff eeHFF G ed shall staHa forever. .,
lisa. 40:S.
This prophet Jeremiah had been con-
fined in the prison yard for publishing
Gods word, AID the word of the Lord
came to him again saying, write all
the words that have spoken unto thee
against Israel, and against Jrdab, and
against all the nations -. It may
be that the house of Judah will hear all
the evil which 1 purpose to do unto
them; that they may return every man
from his evil way; that may forgive
their inlquity and their sin."
Then Jeremiah said to Baruch the
scribe, 81 am shut up, cannot go into
the house of the Lord; therefore go
thou, and read the words of
the Lord in the ears Of the people 10 the
Lords's house upon the fasting day; and
also thou shalt read them in the ears of
all Judah that come out OF their cities.
It may be they will present their suppl
cation before the Lord, and will return
every one from his evil way, for great
is the anger aud fury that the Lord
hath pronounced against this people. y
. And Baruch read in the Book the
words of the Lord in the Lords house
on the fast day, And when Michaiah
heard the words Of the Lord out of the
Book, be went down to the kings
house and declared them 70 all the
princes, who sent for Baruch and the
Book, and commanded him, .ait down
now and read it in our ears,'' and when
they had heard all the words. they were
afraid and said, ssWe will surely tell
the king of all these words"
When they told the king, he sent for
The Boob, and commanded it to he read
to him and to all bis princes. Now the
king sat in his winter house, and there
was q fire burning on the hearth and
when three or four leaves had been read
to him, he cut Il with his penknife,
and cast it into the FIRE, until the Book
was all burned. "Yet they were not
afraid, nor rent thsir garments, neither
the king. nor any OF bis servants that
heard all these words.n
Nevertheless some had made inter-
cession to the king that he would not |
burn the Book; bat he would not hear
them. He commanded to take Raruch
and Jeremiah. but the Lord hid them, |
Then the word of the Lord came to
Jeremiah saying. take thee another
roll, and write IN it all the foImer
words that were 10 the first roll. which
Jehoiakim. the king Of Judah hath |
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lions Eva ,o:a.lst.

One evening in San Francisco Evan.
gelist Moody sat in hisro at the ho=
tel playing game of cards with Mrs.
Moody and two friends, when mess
enger came in with a dispatch. Asthe boy
stood waiting for a reply Mr.. Moody
suddenly asked; "Won't you sit down,
my lad, and have game of authors,
with usPn The boy declined and soon left
the room. Hardly had the door closed
when Mrs. Moody said: "Why, Dwight
what made you think of inviting that
boy 10 sit down and play with us2''
"My dear replied Moody, "don't you
see, if / bad not called the boys atten-
tion TO the fact that we were playing
authors all the morning papers would
certainly have announced under big
headlines that y. i. Moody had been
discovered in San Francisco hotel en-
gagged in game of spn-Pittsbulg
Dispatch.
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A Narrow Esca ne.

Thankful words written by Mrs. Ada e.
Hart, of Groton, s. d. '.Was taken with q
bad cold which settled on my lungs; cough
set ia an finally terminated in Gonsnmp.
tion. -Four Doctors gave me up, saying Il
could live but short time. gave mysel
up to my Savior. determined IL could NOT
stay with my friends on earth, would
meet my absent ones above. Ny husband
was advised toget DR.. Kings New Discovery
Tor Consumption, Coughs and Colds. u
gave 4 trial. took in all eight bottles
IL has cured me and thank God am saved
and now we'll and healthy woman Trial
bottles free at De Il. yanshan's Drug Store
Regular sizs SOC and $l.00. Guaranteed or
price refunded.
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500 Reward s1oo


The readers of this paper will be pleased
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Cattarrh Cure is the only positive cure
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being constitutional disease, requires a
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Balls Family Pills are The best.
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Had 1,rouhla Enonul,.

Il have had trouble with my sto mach
and at times would be very dizzy. In the
morning ! had bad stas;s in my mouth
and felt woin out. 1 bought a bottle oi
Hoods Sarsapaiilla and afer had taken
it I felt much better. ! am now entirely
well, thanks to Hoods Sarsapari:la. y
John A. Fisher, Eakles Mills, Md.
Hoods Pills cue nausea. heaGache.
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SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON.

International Sunday School Lessor
for Dec. 4, 1898. The Book of thl
Law Found. Kings %: $40
Read 2 Chron. 81. Golden next
BLESSED are they that keep his testi
monies, and that seek Him with the
whole heart.n Psalm 49,: Q.
The boy king Josiah in the eighth
year of his reign began 10 seek after
the God of David his father; and in the
twelfth year he began to purge idolatry
from Jerusalem. In the eighteenth
year, after purging the land, be .epair-
ed the house Of the Lord. He sent
money that had been collected to- pay
the carpenters, builders ard masons,
and TO purchase mate. ials; but there
was no reckoning made with them OF
the money that was delivered into their
hand. ecause they dealt faithfully.
Aid HiIkiah the high priest, who
summed the monev. found in the Lords
house the Book of the law of the Lord
given by Moses. Then they carried
the Book to the king and read it to him
and when he heaid it be rent his clothes
for fear of the wrath of the Lord that
was contained ia the Book.
Then be commanded Hilkiah and his
servants "Go ye, and inquire of the
Lord for me. and for all Judah. con-
cerning the Goid ds OF this Book that is
found, for great is the wrath Of the
Lord that is Eindled against US, because
our fathers have not heaIkned unto the
words of this Book" And theylwent
to Huldah the prophecies, and CON-
muned with her, and she said 10 them
'1'hus saith the lIold, BEHOLD 1 will
bling evil upon this place and upon the
inhabitants theJ eof, even all words of
theGook which the King Of judah hath |
cad, because they have forsaken Me. %
But the Lord lent word to the king, |
BE ause thine heart w.s tender, and |
thou hast humbled thyself befor th |
Lo d.. also have heard thee |
thine eyes shall not see all the
evil which 1 will bring upon this
place."
The King went up to the houSe Of |
the people, great and small, and he |
read in their all the words of The Cook |
And the king made a covenant before |
the Lord 10 follow Him with aIIh is |
heaIt and soul. and caused all that were
present in Jerusalem and Benjamin to |
stand by it. And he took away all the |
out of all the countries |
that peItained to the children of Israel |
md all his days they Departed not from
'ollowing the Lord, the God of their
fathers,
! 1.-THE Lord is merciful and gracious,
low to anger, and plonteous in mercy. r
He hath not dealt with us after ou,
ins, nor.rewarded US according to our
His book declares to His |
children: II any man sin. we have an
Advocate with the father, Jesus Christ
he righteous; and He is the propitation
or SINS" And this Advocate declares
n the Book: 81 am the Way, the
Truth, and the Life: no man cometh
into the Father but by Me-"
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Tue Sure La Gr,ppe Cure.

There is no use suffering from this dread
full maIady, ifyou will only get the right
remedy. You are having pain all
through youe body your liver is ont of
order, have no appetite, no life or ambi-
ton, have bad cold, in fact are completely
used up. Hlectric BitisFs is the only remedy
that will give you prompt aud sue relief
They act directly on your Liver, Stomach
and Kidneys, tone up the whole system
and make you feel Ike new being. They
are guaranteed 10 cure or piioe refunded
Fore Sale at Dl. H. Yaughan's Drug Store
only so cents per bottle.
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"We're getting up club at our
SCHOOL,,
What fora's
TO hit the ianitor withlp
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treaty will be signed in time to enable
the President to get as many of its de-
tails as it is deemed expedient to make
public in his message.
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President Mckinley finds it dificu 1t
to repress smile when some prominent
caller begins to tell him the reasons
the same old reasons that he has heard
a thousand times-why the U. S. should
not take the Philippines. The Presi-
dent never cont adicts them. on the
contrary, he expresses the heartiest
agreement with number of these rea.
sons. After his anti. expansion callers
have exhausted their reasons and argu-
ments, the President usually says some
thing like this: ''Some of your reasons
are excellent, but there is one glaring
weakness in your position; you do not
provide satisfactory way in which
the Philippines may be disposed of.
Everybody admits that We could not,
with justice, not mention humanity,
turn the islands over to Spain again;
the natives are in no condition to main
tain an independent Government. Now
1.-THE U. s. doesn't take control of them,
please give me your opinion of what
ought to be done with them, bearing in
mind that to attempt to transfer them
to any European nation, other than
Spain, which is out of the question
would almost precipitate great war;"
Up to this time none of the anti-expan-
sionists have suggested satisfactory
way TOT us TO escape ttl6 responsibility
of Philippine control, and only few Of
them have made the attempt.
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There is no uneasiness in administra-
tion circles about the ratification of the
treaty of peace by the Senate, although
several Republican Senators ? nd num-
Der of Democratic Senators are talking
against ratification. The onlv thing
that the opposition can d, is to DELAY
ratification by preventing vote at the
coming session. 1t would be better, of
course, that the treaty should be pfomt-
ly ratified, but ioasmuch as we shall
have everything in our own hands, and
as there is no intention to govern the
newly acquired territory in any other
way than by military rule, for at least a
year, the delay will make no material
difference, even if it extends to the end
of the coming session Of Congress. The
President can easily call a. extra sess-
ion of the Senate. which will be strongly
Republican after the fourth of next
March, to ratify the treaty, and he can
be sure that it will be speedily done.