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CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR.

| Topic For the week Beginning ApriI /
23-COmmert by Rev. s. II. Doyle.
ToPIo.-How Christ makes use Of common
lives. The man with the ritcher.-Mark xiv,
| 12-1S.
The topical reference tells the story
of Christ's arrangement for His last
Passover. He sent Peter and John into
Jerusalem, telling the11 they should
meet a man, bearing a pitcher, whom
they should follow, and request of his
master room in which Christ should
celebrate the feast. The master of the
house to which they were thus directed
was probably John Mark
The bearing of the pitcher in the in
cident was not without its meaning. It
was solemn religious act preparatory
to the Passover. The act itself, however,
would not be considered very exalted
one. Itwas performed by humble per-
son, a slave. 1t was an insignificant act
in itself, and yet Christ used it for the
help of His disciples, to manifest His
own power and glory, and perhaps to
teach His disciples a very important
spiritual truth. 1t was the faithful per-
formance of a humble duty of life, and
yet Christ made very important uses of
it.
1. Christ used this humble act of a COM
mon life to manifest His own power and
glory. That Christ should have been
able to describe the man whom they
should see must have added to His glory
h. 60 o& 4Iook IT,
know beforehand that they would meet
such man must have testified to them
of His divine character. Christ may
often use common lives to attest His di-
vinity and to manifest His glory. The
faithfulness and fidelity of those in low
ly and humble positions in life must
often convince men that there is di-
vine power in their religion.
Q. Christ used this humble act Of a
common life to direct His apostles in
the discharge of more important duty
Fidelity to Christ in little things may
often be used by Him for the benefit of
others. The faithful discharge of un-
pleasant and undesirable duties may
often be the means, in the hands Of God,
of inspiring others to fidelity in Chris
tian duty, or of leading them into larger
fields of usefulness.
8. Christ may have used this humble
act of common life to teach an i'm
portant religious truth-namely, that
cleanliness must go before Christ. The
water typif1ed cleansing, and was to be
used as symbolical of publication. It
therefore may teach us this lesson
cleanliness must precede Christ The
house, the heart, the life into which He
enters and abides must be clean and
pure.
The uses that Christ made of this
humble incident should encourage us
to discharge faithfully every duty of
life in whatever station in life God has
placed us. No life is common if it is
consecrated to God.
Bible Readings.-Ex. iv, 1-5; Math.
v, Is; K, 42; xvi, 7-13; Luke xvi, 10; |
xix, 1926; xxi, IA; John vi, 1-14; |
Cor. K, 81; Gal vi. o; Col. iii, II;
Rev. ii, 10.
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Nf,w nOn1t.

Don't snub boy because he wears shabby
clothes. When Edison the inventor of the
telephone, first entered Boston he wore q
pair of yellow linen breeches in the depth
of winter.
Don't snub boy because his home is
plain and unpretending. Abraham Linz
coins early home was log cabin.
Don't snub boy because of the ignorance
of his parents. Shakespeare, the worlds
poet, was the son of a man who was unr
able to write his own name.
Don't snub a boy because he chooses a
humble trade. The author of Pilgrims
Progress" was tinker.
Don't snub boy because of physical
disability. Milton was blind.
Don't snub boy because of his dullness
in lessons. Hogarth, the celebrated painter
and engraver. was stupid boy at his books.
Don't snub any one; not alone because
some day they may outstrip you in the race
of life, but because it is neither kind, nor
right, nor Christian.
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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
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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 Hun
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Send for list of Testimonials.
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Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
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COMMODORE PHILIP.

ment. Captain Philip of the Texas was
not better prepared for his duties by
thorough naval training than byihis
Christian faith and practice. Heabe-
ieved deeply and implicitly in God. It
was magnificent act and grander!be-
cause unpremeditated in form, the call
ing Of his men to return thanks to God
for the victory while their guns were
still hot from the battle
One Of the strongest safeguards. of
any nation must ever be found in, the
godliness of her armed defenders Cor
rupt officials will never be wholly alb
sent from government circles, but we
need to thank God that Christianscap-
tains on sea and land are not'lacking
vat
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A Swift Bird.

The Mexican road runner has only
two short legs, but be can beat horse.
a hound or an electric carriage and give
them handicap start.
Speed is not his only recommenda-
tion. He eats as he runs, or rather as
the things run away from him. Snakes
are the principal part of his diet, big
and little. His crop is as elastic as his
legs are swift, and when he wants to
prepare for long journey he coils up a
rattler or two inside Of his neck and
sets out across the Mexican desert with
a swiftness that makes it look like a
bunch of dust on record breaking tour
around the world.
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The Largest Trees In the world.

The largest tree in the world is to be
seen at Mascali, near the foot Of
Mount Etna, and it is called "the Chest
nut Tree of a Hundred Horses. Its
name rose from the report that Queen
Jane of Aragon, with her principal no.
bility, took refuge from a violent storm
under its branches. The trunk is 204
feet in circumference. The largest tree
in the United States, it is said, stands
near Bear creek, on the north fork of
the Tule river, in California. 1t meas
ures 140 feet in circumference. The
giant redwood tree in Nevada is 119
feet in circumference. Ladies Home
Journal.
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Remarkable Rescue.

Mrs. Michael Curtain, PIainfeld, H.,
makes the statement, that she caught cold,
which settled on her lungs; she was treated
for month by her family physician, bnt
grew worse. He told her she was hope
less victim of consumption and that no
medicine could cure her. Her druggist
suggested Dr. Kings New Discovery for
Consumption; she bought bottle and to
her delight found herself benefited from
first dose. She continued its use AM 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 VapghaT's PAar-
macy. Only 10 cents and $i.0O, every bottle
guaranteed.
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The Need of the Republic.

The essential failure of our Democ-
racy hitherto and its supreme danger
for the coming of time are that oppor-
tunity is SO far closed to the best wis
dom and strength; that its representa-
tive places are SO largely filed by the
cunning and passion which but ape
these great qualities; that politicians
WELD the weapons and sway the forces
OF statesmen. The prime need of the re-
public is revolution which shall open
the way of fitness to all leadership and
close the way to unftness, which shall
link opportunity inseparably to wisdom
and strength. Charlton T. Lewis.
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EPWoRTH LEAGUE.
RDpic For the Week Beginning April
23, 'sThe Man With the Pitcher"
Text, Mark xiv, 1916.

Women are the water carriers in the
east, and for man to be bearing a
pitcher of water would be so unusual a
circumstance as to attract attention
and serve as a guide for the disciples
That Jesus should know those whom
He was sending to Jerusalem to prepare
the Passover feast would meet such q
man seems a remarkable evidence of
supernatural knowledge on His part.
The lesson for the thought of the League
lies, however, in a different direction.
The occupation cf the man with the
pitcher seemed undoubtedly to him
and those who saw him menial if not
worse. He may have felt sensitive at
being compelled by force of circum-
stances to appear publicly doing a wo-
mans ordinary work, but the very
fact of its unusual nature served as
mark by which he became guide to the
disciples and the Master.
No one knows what simple act of
daily life may at any moment serve to
point one out as special messenger for
divine service No honest act is igno-
BILE. No occupation is shameful if it be
morally pure. False shame and mock
modesty should never prevent the faith
full discharge of plain duty, however
irksome that duty may be.
Not long since three men were can
didates for the presidency of one of our
state universities. Their qualifications
were SO evenly balanced that the trus-
tees had much difficulty in choosing.
The question turned on personal pecul-
iarities at length. 1t was noted that
one of the candidates in sitting did not
cross his legs. 1t was simple thing,
but it marked the gentleman, and that
little item turned he balance in his fa-
vor. He had been unconscious Of any
popularity in his action, but had acted
naturally to himself.
Each person should so cultivate the
right spirit that all acts flow spontane-
ously in right channels Then they will
become guides at all times safely to be
followed by the messengers of the Mas
ter. Garry your pitcher faithfully and
leave the rest to God.
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Preaching and Practice.

Old Fogie-The country is going to the
dogs. I'm as certain of it as ever was on
anything.
Old Keener-By the way, wharll you
sell that acre lot on the corner of Mary and
Martha streets foi2
THAT lot is not for sale. shall hold on
to it. In less than ten years it will bring
more than double what it would sell for to
day"
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AN ARCHITECTURAL PUZZLE.
Monasteries Built In a Wildly Inac-
cessib1e Locality.

cessible Locality.
The famous monasteries of Meteora
crown the SUBMITS of vast rock pima
cles rising from the plain of Thessaly.
By what strange means the first cum
ming architects of these airy perches
succeeded in reaching the scene of their
labors is matter wreathed in mystery.
The cliffs are far too smooth and per-
pendicular for any man to climb by
hand and foot, and history guards jeal-
ously the secret of the monasteries. All
that is known about them is that the
monks and wandering friars of the mid
die ages found sanctuary here when
first the crescent and scimiter ran red
with Christian blood. Visitors to the
monks abode announce their presence
by shouting until some one far above
looks out and let's the net, which is
worked by windlass, come down.
The sensation of the ascent is dis
tinctly novel. Seated on the ground in
the center of the net, the meshes are
one by one looped on to large iron
hood. As the rope becomes taut the
cords press uncomfortably hard upon
various points of ones body, and with
a strong wind blowing it swings to
and fro and bumps its human load
against the cliff. The rope, as it slowly
winds on the drum up in the monastery,
kinks occasionally, and the jerk gives
one the impression that the rickety con-
cern is giving way.
The journey, however, ends safely
ITO feet above the ground, where the
monks promptly extricate the visitor
and give him pleasant welcome.
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Photopraphic.

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 ofpictures 21x24 up to 5x7. 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., $40 W. Lake st. Chicago.
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Joining the Chnrch.

The profession of faith is what is
commonly called joining the church.
The pastor is exceedingly anxious for
his hearers thus to join the church
that is, to cast in their lot with the
people of God SO that they may inherit
and enjoy the fulillment of the prom
ises OF grace in full salvation. In the
act of joining the church there is secur-
ed the full possession of the field with
the hid treasure which cannot be had
otherwise 1t is to be in the ark Of
safety, outriding the food of sin and
danger. Reformed Church Messenger.
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A SHOOTING STAR.
What 1t Really Is and Where 1t
Comes From.

Comes From.
Sir Robert Ball, who is the world e
greatest living astronomer, told Lon
don audience recently some interesting
facts about meteorites and shooting
stars. In describing the origin of meteor
ties he said that millions of years ago,
when the earth was an infant at play
and volcanoes were giants, the meteors
were thrown upward in infant convul-
sions. Some of the earth's discarded
rocks returned at once, but those which
were flung upward at rate greater
than seven miles a second passed be-
yond the earth's gravitating influence
and sought paths of their own, no one
could tell whittier.
And then, after millions of years,
they once more came within the reach
of the world, and old Mother Earth re-
sumed her sway, took back the rocks to
her bosom and the astronomers said a
meteo1ite had fallen.
Sir Robert asked his hearers to imag-
inc wrapping of some hundreds of
miles of air round the earth surface.
Now just in the same way that gim-
let, boring its way into wood, becomes
warm, SO a bullet going 90 miles a
minute would become extremely warm
in boring its way through 90 miles Of
air.
And in the same way that bullet
became warm, so meteorite travelling
1000 times as fast as bullet, travel
ing at this speed perhaps for hundreds
of years through realms of space whose
paralyzing cold was indescribable and
finding itself at last plunging through
the warm bath of the air, became hot
ter and hotter and hotter.
1t glowed, it became white hot, it
melted, it dissolved in burst Of gas
eous splendor, and observers on the
earth cried, "Why, there's a shooting
cfor I''
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He Did.

"Whatever station in life you may
be called to occupy, my boy" said the
father, in sending his son out into the
great world, "always do your best"
81 will, =" replied the young man,
with emotion.
He never forgot his promise. Years
afterward, when prosperous man OF
business, he did his best friend cut of a
large sum of money.
In spite Ct everything it turns out
that way once in awhile. = Chicago
Tribune.
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WrsnkIas.

Even very young women are seen
with strongly marked wrinkles in the
forehead which they have acquired
through contracting the brows A friend
tells me that these wrinkles will disap-
pear under the following treatment:
Bind the forehead at night with a
compress of new linen soaked in mix
ture of equal parts of alcohol and white
of egg. Allow the compress to remain
on all night and continue the treat
ment until the wrinkles have disappear
od
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Through Lovers, Eyes.

Clara (on the wrong side of 30)-I
am sure don't know what he sees in
her.
Cholly Well, they say love is blind.
Clara-Blindi Nonsensel never
saw man in love yet who did not see
ten times as much in his sweetheart as
l could:-Harlem Life.
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The Music From the Boo1xs.

The finest music in the room is that
which streams out to the ear of the
spirit in many an exquisite strain from
the hanging shelf of books ON the eppo-
site wall Every volume there is an in
strument which scme melodist of the
mind created and set vibrating with
music, as flower shakes out its per-
fume or star shakes out its light
Only listen and they soothe all care, as
though the silken soft leaves of poppiesI
had been made vocal and poured into
the ar.-James Lane Allen.
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Volcanic Eruptions

Are grand, but Skin Eruptions rob life
Of joy. Bucklen's Arnica salve, cures
them, also Old. Running and Fever Sores,
Ulcers, BoiIs, Felons, Corns, Warts, Cuts,
Bruises. Barns, scalds, chapped Hands,
ChiIblains. Best Pile cure on earth.
Drives out Pains and Aches. Only 25cts a
box. Cure guaranteed. Sold at Vaughan IS
Pharmacy.
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A brain Twister For Robert.

A discouraged editor asked the fol-
lowing question; "If Bob Ingerson in
lists that there is no he'll, will he state
what becomes of the man who takes the
paper three or four years without pay
ing fol it and then tells the postmaster
chat he does not want it t2"-Hawkins-
tille (Ga. Dispatch.
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A Christian Cnntnin.

Battles do not more clearly reveal
towards than they display the men Of
courage. One of the most gratifying
features of our recent war with Spain
has been the prominence given to Chris
tian courage. 1t is undeniable that the
victory Of our arms at sea was more
due to the moral caliber of our men
than to the superiority Of our arma-
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why Not a Revo1verf

A Christian warrior should always
carry his fighting Testament in his pistol
pocket. If you cannot carry around
with you double barfeled Testament,
always carry single barreled one
William Ashmore. D. D.
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Bfsmark,s Iron Nerve

Was the result of his splendid health
Indomitable will and tremendous energy
are not found where Stomach Liver, Kid
neys, and Bowels are out of order. If you
want these qualities and the success they
bring. use DR.. Kings New Life Pills. They
develop every power of brain and body
Only 25c at Vanghan's Phar macy.
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Almost a Death Struggle.

A large crowd had gradually formed
around the two fashionably dressed and
obIivious young girls, and at one time it
seemed necessary to separate them.
What can it mean?n said the stranger,
who had just come up.
ut took me- said the man addressed,
some time to learn, but as understand 1t
now, one girl has been six months in
Europe and while she was gone theother
one has learned to play golf, and they are
trying to tell each other about IT,
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In Iceland men and women are il
every respect political equals. The ma
tion, which numbers about 40, 600 peo-
pie. in governed by representatives elect
ed by men and women together.
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Merchant you had any exper-
ience in chinaware?"
Applicant-"Ye of it, sir"
Merchant-What do you do when you
break a valuable piece?"
Well-er-I usually set it
together again and put it where some GUS
toner will knock it over"
Merchant-"You'll do"
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Bisproved. They say II you tx your
gaze on the back Of any persons neck you
can hypnotize them. 2 mot SO. The other
day tried it on tandem for an hour, and
the girl didn't work any harder.
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saved.

Spare me!' pleaded the trembling
captive, falling upon his knees.
"Fefy wei, rsp.iei the eanribal.
with grin ~ Vii size f<u fof my
Sundst d.isl,y Ne. isgs .i...e.;i
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General superintendence.

We occasionally hear the desire; ex-
pressed that our bishops may be dis
tricted and given charge over specified
diocese so as to become better known to
the people and more efficient in caring
for the work. To such wishersiwe COM
mend study of the map of our church
territory and the movements of our
bishops in supervising our worldwide
work. Bishop Warren is in South Amer
lea. He visits the western coast, crosses
the Andes to Buenos Ayres and the
eastern stations, and goes thence to Eu-
rope. He surveys the continental field
of South America. Bishop McCabe has
been carefully experimenting and lin
specting our missions in Mexico Bishop
Walden returns to Europe for second
years round of the conferences in Italy,
Switzerland, Germany, Bulgaria, Swe-
den, Norway and Denmark. Bishop
HartzeI is touring Africa from Liberia,
Kongo, Angola, Rhodesia to yInham-
bane. Bishop Thoburn is ever:busy in
India. Bishop Cranston has gone to the
orient for two years Of hard labor'in
China. Japan and Korea
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Dnngern In nIercury.

Mercury is foe to life. Those who
make mirrors. barometers or thermom-
eters, etc, soon feel the effect of the
nitrate of mercury in teeth, gums and
the tissues of the body.
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Dear Charlie, If I marry you, will you
get and make the fires in the norning2n
Darling girl, We will get married IN the
summer. Before winter you win get used
to the idea Of making the fires yourself. 2
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Egotistical as men are, they are all will
ing to admit that their wives can beat them
at building the fire in the morning,
If men would carry out one-tenth of
their marriage VOWS there would be an imr
mense increase in the feminine smile crop.
Would man kiss his wife if she chewed
tobacco?
1t would scare some men to death to
bring In scnttle of coal for their wives.
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General conference in May, 1900, is
to meet in Chicago. The Auditorium,
the finest assembly room in America,
has been secured for its use
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Did you disperse the enemy2 inquired
the general We did. Il" replied The Span
ish ofiieer, firmly They couldn't follow
us without scattering in all directions.n
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The Epworth League, Christian En-
deavor and Baptist Young Peoples Un-
ion are all now using the same topics.
This began with Jan. /, 1899.
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The League is fully committed to the
forward missionary movement. Great
results should be reached if our chapters
use the means at hand to know more Of
our missions and their work in saving
the people and consecrate their money
to the work.
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Indianapolis Epworth League con-
vention is set for July 1924. It will be
q great tine and a big crowd
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A philologist estimates that of every
100 words in the French language 1s
are superfuous.
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..1rnon ,ul,aL hasia did van rat uni,r ID,

sion, Jarley2 You weren't in the war.
we're yon7n s'No; but had to walk all
the way To Canada to escape service, and
it ruined my health
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'NEW MONEY FOR OLD.
IN EXCHANGE FOR MUTILATED AND
WORKOUT BILLS.

TfcIe snnl's Redemption Bureau and
lRe work of Its Experts-Ru1es of
slic. Department and Schemes For
Cheating the Government.
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Tardanier Stands.

dI udIllCI OtdilNoE
Hall Stands, Hanging Hat
! - Racks.
Easles in Bamboo, Oak and
H White.
Mirroors o, for Mantels and
Ebony and Oak Book
II Racks.
Dugs in all sizes Of Smyrna
N and goat skin.
tands-Card, Umbrella and
~ Parlor.
nttomans and small articles
" for ornamentation.
New Novelties in Furniture.
Window Shades. Carpets by
sample.