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Middletown transcript., 1899-04-15
CHRISTIAN ENDEAVoR.
Topic For the Week Beginning April
16-COmment by Rev. s. III. Doyle.
TOPIC.-The eternal morning and rnoder,

Topic For the Week Beginning Apri
16-Comment by Rev. s. H. Doyle.
ToPIC.-The eternal morning and moder,
missions.-Isa. lx, 1-l2.
This chapter is a song of triumpl
upon glorifed Zion. 1t is a magnificent
picture of the church in its glory anc
beauty after the light of God has shone
upon it, and may be looked upon as 6
picture Of the ideal Zion after the re-
turn from captivity or a picture of the
New jerusalem or heaven. Three char.
acteristics of this eternal morning are
prominent darkness, moral and spirit
ual, in the church is to disappear
many of the nations of the world are to
be gathered into heaven; the nations
that will not serve God are to be de-
stroyed.
The bearing of this passage upon the
subject Of modern missions is clearly
evident.
1. In the light of the eternal morn
ing modern missions are seen to pay.
Modern missions have two specific pur-
poses, (1) to dispel the spiritual dark
ness of the world and replace it with
the light of God, and (2) to lead the
gentle nations to God through Christ
and to eternal salvation. The picture
OF the prophet in its application to
eternity proves that both these results
are to be accomplished. The darkness
of the church is to be dispelled and the
light of God is to shine upon it, The
nations of the world are to flock to the
church of God and are to bring their
wealth and consecrate it to God. These
facts prove to US that mission work is
successful; that it does pay. The cry
that missions are a failure should be
forever silenced by this picture of eter-
nifty as given to the prophet by God
Himself. 1t gives US view of the result
of missionary efforts, and it is one that
should encourage and inspire all who
are interested in this great cause of God
to increased zeal and earnestness in the
cause.
g. In the light of the eternal morn
ing we see the necessity of modern mis-
sions. Darkness shall cover the earth"
except where the church exists. How
important therefore that the church of
Christ should extend over the whole
world, that this glorious light of God
may be worldwide Again it is said
that at that time the nation and king
dom that will not serve God shall per-
ish; those nations shall be utterly vast
ed. But how can the heathen nations
serve God unless they first know God |
And how can they ever know God ex-
cept the church of Christ sends them |
the knowledge Of God2 The responsible
ity for the salvation of the world is
upon us. How will we meet itP De-
pending upon God for strength and en-
couraged by the assurance of success,
let us rise to the full measure of our
responsibility.
Bible Readings.-Tsa. xix, 2O-23; lii,
II; Nah. i, Is; Math. xviii, 10, 90;
Luke XIV, 10; Acts i, 1-S; xiii, 1-3,
t4-49; xvi, $40; Rom. K, IA, is; Rev.
vii, 8, 10; xxi, 1924.
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500 Reward, 500.

The readers of this paper will be pleased
to learn that there is at least one dreaded
disease that science has been able to cure
in all its stages and that is Catarrh. Halls
Catarrh Cure is the only positive cure now
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being constitutional disease, requires a
constitutional treatment. Halls Catarrh
Cure is taken internally, acting directly
upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the
system, thereby destroying the foundation
of the disease, and giving the patient
strength by building up the constitution
and assisting nature in doing its work.
The proprietors have so much faith in its
curative powers, that they offer One Hum
dred Dollars for any case it failzto cure.
Send for list of Testimonials.
Address. FL CHENEY & Co., Toledo, O.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
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The Life within

All as God wills, who wisely heeds
To give or to withhold
And knoweth more of all my needs
Than all my prayers have told!
Enough that blessings undeseryed
Have marked my erring track:
That whereso'er my feet have swerved
His chastening turned me back.
That more and more Providence
or love is understood,
Making the springs of time and sense
Sweet with eternal good.
That death seems but a covered way
Which opens into light,
Wherein no blinded child can stray
Beyond the Fathers sight.
That care and trial seem at last.
Through memory's sunset air,
Like mountain ranges overpast,
In purple distance fair.
That all the jarring notes of life
Seem blending in psalm
And all the angles of its strife
Slow rounding into calm.
And SO the shadows fall apart,
And so the west winds play,
And all the windows of my heart
open to the day.
John G. Whittier.
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THE STORY OF KISS.
How Gallant Colonel Enriched an
English Charity,

English Charity.
The London Daily Mail tells this pretty
story of a kiss sold at auction: A fascinat.
ing actress, whose name need not be mem
toned, being anxious to assist a certain
charity in the provinces, offered a kiss to
be put up to auction. The bidding was
brisk and had advanced in three leaps from
two guineas to thirty, when without furth-
er parley the round sum of $500 was offered.
There being no higher bid, the kiss was
knocked down by the auctioneer to a col.
onel in one of our line regiments, who
came forward 10 meet the blushing Young
lady.
But to the surprise OF all present, the
colonel introduced dear little fair-baired
boy, explained that it was his grandson's
fifth birthday, and that he had ACQUIRED
the kiss as a birthday gift for him. Where
upon Miss took the child in her arms
and discharged her debt with interest. The
charity local one, in which the colonel
took keen interest was the richer by $500
for the granddad's generous whim.
But little bird whispered afterward that
at the colonel's dinner party that night he
ned one also ION the strict @. T."
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The Pledge In ENGLAND.

The pledge that is generally used by
Endeavorers throughout Great Britain
is the original one, with the introduc-
tory sentence, "Relying on the Lord
Jesus Christ for salvation, and trusting
in God for strength, 1 promise Him. %
No one seems to know who composed
this introduction. The theologians think
that there is confusion of persons in
the Godhead in the phrase. They ask,
"To whom does the Him refer2"
Some societies, especially the Irish
Methodist, have adopted the American
revised pledge. 1t was agreed by the
British National council, at its recent
session, to adopt, after the phrase, 81
will pray to Him and read the Bible
every day, " the words, "that will sup
port my own church and its services in
every way in my power. This is to be
the form suggested for ordinary use.
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Pure Water a Poison,

By chemically pure water we
usually understand perfectly fresh, dis.
titled water. Distilled water is a danger
GUS protoplasmic poison. The same
poisonous effects must occur whenever
distilled water is drunk. The sense of
taste is the first to protest against the
use of this substance A mouthful Of
distilled water, taken by inadvertence,
will be spit out regularly The local
poisonous effect of distilled water makes
itself known by all the symptoms of a
catarrh of the stomach on small scale.
The harmfulness of the process, so much
resorted to today, of washing out the
stomach with distilled water is ac-
knowledged. National Druggist
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Faith In God.

In view Of the prevailing and abid
ing love of Him in whose hands all
power in heaven and on earth is lodged
what folly seems our unbelief and
what sin and shame our worry! We
have but the duty of the present. The
provision for the morrow is our Fathers
care, and because He cares and wills
that we should have the help that never
fails His trusting children in their hour
OF need we can put our whole strength
into the moments work, assured that
the morrow's task will never be allowed
to pass beyond the morrow's strength.
-Oongregationalist.
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Stress @.r:.s szcak Eyes

What il SD to- ;.a excellent lotion
for strep@fheEsng "s'"+ eyes is as fol-
lows lani te;.s."ovEi OF horacic pow
der and i';l.t of h"i.ifg water Put
the powder in in. and poar the water
over it sli' Until GE:I, dissolved. then
put the solution !!.;a !; E..ttle and keep
well eorEc'! i3::t.I reg''i;el When re-
quired. add q i;tt!s h,,i:ng water to an
eggcupful with III w.tiiout the addi-
ton of tsTn oa<lcnnfnis Of laurel or
elder tioT@' wat AMI hGthe the eyes
frequently with this using a soft rag
or fine si.on e for the purpose. New
York Trib@ne
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EPWoRTH LEAGUE.
Topic For the Week Beginning ApriI
16, "The Eternal Morning and Mod
ern MissiOns"-Text, lisa. TX, 1-12.

'tArise, shine; for thy light is come
and the glory of the Lord is risen upon
theel"
Other ages have seen marvellous re.
ligious revivals and reformations, but
no age has seen such vast changes
wrought by single religious system in
such widely separated parts of the
world and over such multitudes as has
been effected by Christianity during
this present century. Not to speak of
the Old Testament revivals, which were
national, the most strikingly aggressive
religions have been Buddhism and Mo
hammedanism. The first may be called
the Professionalism Of the orient, as it
was reformation of Brahmanism and
the previous heathen systems of the
east, which had grown corrupt Moham-
mechanism was reform movement of
vast Importance and a wondrous ad-
vance upon the old material religions
which it supplanted. At one time it
threatened to overrun all Europe and
divide the world with Buddhism. But
neither of these systems has lifted any
nation into advanced civilization and
neither fulfills the requirement of
universal religion for all men.
The advance Of Christianity for the
first 800 years was marvellous. From
obscurity and contempt it came to the
seat of power in the Roman empire.
Its conquest of the barbarians who over
turned the empire is one of the marvels
of history. Most fascinating is the story
of the conversion of the northern ma
tions of Europe and the subsequent de-
velopment of the Greek, the Roman and
the Protestant churches.
The deepest interest, however, centers
around the work of the church during
the present century. This is the era of
societies, Bible and tract
societies. Since this century began
more Bibles have been made and dis
tributed than in all previous ages.
To see clearly the advance of the gos-
pei one should take the map as it was
in 1900 and compare it with the world
now. All the Pacific islands, Japan,
Korea, China, India, Africa, South
America, Mexico and the Indians of
America have been reached with the
Bible and pure religion, and whole ma
lions lifted from vilest barbarism and
aeathenism into peaceful, progressive |
civilization and religious purity. /
Surely the light has come. Earth sees
ler Redeemer as never before. |
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A Thousand Tongues

Could not express the rapture of Annie
E. Springer, of 1125 Howard st, PhiIadel-
phia, Pa. when she found that DIR. Kings
New Discovery for Consumption had com.
pletely cured her of hacking cough that
for many years had made life a burden.
her no help, but she says of this Royal
Cure-- lit soon removed the pain in nv
chest and can now sleep soundly, some-
thing can scarcely remember doing before.
i feel like sounding its praises throughout
the Universe So will every one who
tries DR.. Kings New Discovery for any
trouble of the Throat, Chest or Lungs.
Price SOC. and 800. Trial bottles free at
yaughan's Pharmacy; every bottle guaran-
teed.
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The Capital Of HoIIand.

A gentleman-to to thebest of our recol-
lection a retired linen draper-went
into school one day with the intention
of putting the fifth standard through
their facings in the geography of Eu-
rope. He began, "What is the capital
Of 'Olland2" "Capital H." was the
crushing rejoinder from the smart boy
of the class. The ex-linen draper did
not pursue his geographical inquiries
further.
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Robbed the Grave.

A startling incident, of which Mr. John
Oliver of Philadelphia, was the subject, is
narrated by him as follows: "I was in a
most dreadful condition. My skin was al
most yellow, eyes sunken, tongue coated .
pain continually in back and sides, no ap..
petite--gradually growing weaker day by
day. Three physicians had given me up,
Fortunately q friend advised trying .Elec-
trlc bitters; and to my great joy and sur
prise, the first bottle made decided i'm
provement. / continued their use for three
weeks, and am now a well man. / know
they saved my life. and robbed the grave of
another victim.nT No one should fail to trvs
them. Only so cts, guaranteed. al
Vaughan's Pharmacy. s
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HIS FIRST THIMBLE.
Inventor John LoEtIng Made a For.
tune From 1t 200 Years Ago.

| AuhC ECtB SsOU i cars Ago.
There is a rich family named Loft
ing in England, said dealer in fancy
articles. 1.-The fortune of whose house
was founded by so apparently insignif
cant little thing as the thimble
'The first thimbles seen in England
were made in London less than 2OC
years ago by metal worker named
Johu Lofting
''The usefulness of the article recon-
mended it at once to all who used the
needle. and Letting acquired large
fortune and great fame in the manufac-
tUre OF the new accessory to the needle
workers art
The implement was then called the
thumb bell and was worn on the thumb
The clumsy mode of utilizing it
was soon changed. but when and why
the name tlimhle was given the article
do not appear
Lettings thimbles, and. in fact, all
thlmbles were made of either iron or
brass. and specimens of them extant.
many of which are preserved as heir
looms, are crude and clumsy looking
things compared with the commonest
thinlbles Of today. although their cost
was many times as much.
To-day gold. silver. iron, ivory,
steel. sometimes glass and even pearl
and celluloid are utilized in making
thimbles Since art needlework became
fashionable thimbles of elaborate work
manship and great value, to accompany
the rich and costly implements and ma
terials wealthy needleworkers affect.
have found large sale
"Solii - thiulhlcs. carved and fire.
quently set With diamonds have been
found none too good for some people.
Thimhles made to order with the mono
gram or initials of the person for whom
they are intended set in precious stones,
are not b. &ry iIeans unknown. -
Philadelphia Press
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Inferioritx of Nature.

Visitor (at art ore)-Here is fam
lily group, now, that illustrates what
was talking about moment ago. The
figures are correctly enough drawn, but
SO utterly stiff and unnatural that I
can't imagine where the artist got his
idea.
Dealer-My dear young lady, that is
not painting. 1t is a colored photo
graph from fe.-Chicago Tribune.
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The English For canai11e.

During the Tichborne trial, where
MIR. Justice Hawkins was opposed by
DR.. Kenealy, in the course of a discus
sion whether equivalent terms could be
found in English for French words, and
vice versa, Mr.. Hawkins was asked
whether he thought the word canaille
could be adequately rendered in our
language. He answered without a mo-
ment's hesitation. Yes, 'Kenealy. -
Cream Ra0
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PhOtopraDhfo.

The celebrated Cyclone Cameras are being
used by amateurs and professionals all over
the civilized world. The most compact
and least complicated of any in the market.
A child can operate them. Plain and
Complete Instructions go with each Camera.
Size of pictures 24x24 up to SKI. Price $3.50
up. Nothing on earth will give you or a
friend to whom presented more pleasure
than one of these Cameras. Write for Illus
trated Catalogue with full descriptions.
Prices &c.
Marsh Mfg, Co., 542 W. Lake st. Chicago.
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A Haughty Renly.

A story about William Pitt 1 read OF
heard somewhere many years ago, it is
to be feared, is not authentic, as l can
not find it in Lord Stanhope's or Lord
Rosebery's book. 1t represented a no
BILE mediocrity as assuring the great
statesman with some condescension that
he might fairly expect an earldom for
his magnificent services.
81 an earlp' was the naughty reply.
81 make dukes. - Macmillan's.
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Official LanppoHtn.

The placing Of lampposts in front O.
the houses Of the chief magistrates o.
towns is an ancient custom. We find il
Heywood's English Traveller" that
posts were SO placed in front Of sheriffs
houses Reginald says
What brave carved postsl Who knows but here
In time, sir, you may keep your shrievaltie
And be one o. tn serjantsp
From sheriffs, the practice extended
to the houses of mayors and provosts.
1t has been suggested, with some prob
ability, that the posts were at first in
tended for the afixing of proclamations
which it was the duty of the sheriffs to
publish.
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A STROKE OF GENIUS.
1t ELECTED the Unbounded Admira-
tion of the Farmer.

1t ELECTED the Unbounded Admira-
tfon of the Farmer.
Only few summers ago, among the
many others that visited the wild re.
gion adorned by one of Michigan's in
land lakes, was an artist. He had a
wealth of scenery from which to select
and chose picturesque view with a
hill of rocks and jack pines as back
ground The owner of the property
transferred to canvas did not think
much Of the enterprise or of the man
who would dawdle away his time in
such an undertaking, but the artist
paid the summer rates without muir
muir and never entered any complaints
against the accommodations. The next
season the painter was again among the
guests.
'tHow did that there picter of yours
come out, anyhow2" asked the curious
landlord
"Oh, fairly well You know that l
have my name to make yet. l sold it
for 81. 900
"No, " exclaimed the farmer excited
ly, mot 81, 900. You're chafin me-"
''Not bit of it, " laughed the artist,
II got 81, 900 for that little view before
there was frame on it. %
Shake, stranger l allus thought
was purity slick on dicker, but I'll be
doggone if you don't take the prize.
You skinned that feller slick and
clean
"How so2" Indignantly. for his pride
was touched.
"Oh, don't play innercent with me
1t won't go no further But you done
him brown. A thousand fur that spot
where you couldn' raise bean to the
acrel If the critter that bought that
picter had seen me. I'd a sold him the
hull durn farm for $275 Detroit
Free Press.
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Proud of His Dezcen+.

oBrien-And SO Phelim is proud av
his descint, is heP
McTurk-Yes, he is terribly stuck up
about it.
oBrien-Well, begorra, Olive a bit
av descint meself to boast about Oh
descinded four stories wanst whin the
ladder broke and niver shpilled a brick.
Answers
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A ForreffnI Snnnsa

Mrs. Bilkins-I never saw such for.
getful man in my life as you are. The
clock has stopped again
Mr.. Bilkins-That's because You for.
got to wind it.
Mrs. Bilkins-You know very well,
Mr.. Bilkins, that I told you to remind
me to wind it, and you forget about it
New York Weekly.
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PurifY La RnWpr

The rose, among the sweetest and
most beautiful of Gods creations, is
armed with thorns, natures sharp bay
onets for warding off attack. Purity is
the defence of beauty; modesty is the
safeguard Of innocence The severe
chastity which repels familiarity is as
absolutely essential for the safety Of the
soul as genial attractiveness is for its
beauty.-A. j. Gordon.
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Inject NhIPS

The slow Earping of butterfy's
wing prudEces 10 sound When the
movements ""4 rGfi,i. a noise is produc-
ed whlch tLrrcases with the number of
vibrations thus the horse fly, which
produces t':e sorI;t Of T, vibrates its
wings 2l,l@0 times minute or 835
times second, and the bee. which
makes sound of A, as many as 26, 400
times or 440 times second A tired
bee huns on e. aud therefore, accord
ing to theory vibrates its wings only
$50 times Il second
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Her Mistake.

"How did it happen that Miss Single
ton refused to marry the young clergy.
man2"
"Why, when he proposed to her she,
being little deaf, thought he was ask
ing her to subscribe to the organ fund.
So she told him she had promised her
money to some other mission. liar.
per's Bazar.
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NO." said the statesman. II don't ber
lieve in legislating on the drink question.
The time is coming when we win all be
either employers or employees. and the man
who drinks can't keep his wits about him
enough to be an employer, and the nom
drinking employers won't give him a job;
so the whole thing will settle itself.p
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rhe Mhn1e cnre Enr nho...,-

It is said that in Australia there is a
hotel where rheumatic patients congre-
gate Whenever whale has been taken
the patients are rowed over to the works
in which the animal is cut up, the
whalers dig narrow grave in the body,
and in this the patient lies for two
hours, as in Turkish bath, the decom-
posing blubber of the whale closing
round his body and acting as a huge
poultice This is known as the whale
cure for rheumatism.
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Last Two Tours TO Washington
Und Personal Escort

The last two of the present series of
pennsylvania Railroad three-day person.
ally-conducted tours to Washington, D. c.,
will leave April 20 and May II. The rate,
S14.5o from New York, $11.5O from PhiIa
delphia. and proportionate rates from other
points, includes transportation, hotel ac-
commodations, and Capitol guide fees. An
experienced Chaperon will also accompany
the party.
For itineraries, tickets, and full informa-
ton apply to ticket agents; Tourist Agent,
ll96 Broadway, New York;789 Broad Street,
Newark, N. j.; or address Geo. W Boyd.
Assistant General Passenger Agent, Broad
Street Station, Philadelphia.
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Before marriage she is solemn fact"
Yes; facts are stubborn things"
A FriphtfnI RInndar

Will often cause horrible Burn, Scald,
Cut or Bruise. Bucklen's Arnica Salve, the
best in the world, will kill the pain and
promptly heal it. Cures Old Sores Fever
Sores, Ulcers, Boils, Felons, Corns. all Skin
Eruptions. Best Pile cure on earth. Only
% cts. box, Cure guaranteed. Sold at
Vaughan's Pharmacy.
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More coffee is used in the United
States than in any other country, the an
nual consumption being not far from
45O, 900, 600 pounds, for which Ameri-
can importers pay about 800, 000, 900 to
the growers.
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A Bill Berry.

Crimsonbeak-Our government al
ways seems to do the right thing at the
right time.
Yeast-What has it done nowf
"Why, it has issued the new series
OF 81 bills just as the first southern
strawberries have reached our mar
kets. "-Yonkers Statesman.
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Japan's Area.

The empire Of Japan is composed of
four large and 8, 900 small islands, form
ing an arc of large circle extending
from the northeast within a few miles
Of Kamchatka, southwest about 2, 900
miles, and, with Formosa nearly 1000
miles from an arctic climate, to one of
perpetual spring and everlasting sum-
mer.-Keystone.
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A Deadly Weapon,

Bron1borough-Where are those bis
cults you made for support
Mrs. Bronxborough-Yo You don't want
to eat biscuits at this time of night, do
your
Bronxborough = Of course mott I
want to throw them at those cats out
in the bacl, yard. New York Journal
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That Throbing Headache.

Would quickly leave you, if you used
DR.. Kings New Life Pills. Thousands of
sufferers have proved their matchless merit
for Sick and Nervons Headaches. They
make pure blood and strong nerves and
build up your health. Easy to take. Try
them' Only 25 cents. Money back if not
cured. Sold at Vaughan's Pharmacy.