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CHRISTIAN FNDEAVOR.


Topic For the Week beginning Wow.
Io-Comment nv Rev. :. II. Doyle.
ToY1c.-Iif,sr7y and l5ve.-Rom- Ky. Ia "A
tsmperanc~ a,eet4aEJ
In tins chapter Paul treats IF the
duties Of Christians toward enc anoth-
er. in things not binding On the con
science. In the first - verses he points
out that Christians who are oveT~cru-
pulou,. who have weak con>eiences. are
not to t. h.-=a.s udemned bat - be
kindly tr..-zd Ia the remaining part
Of the CHAPTER r. Gi~co1rsas mon the
manner ia which Christians who are
strong in III faith should 80 their
Christian ll#afts. pointing 5at the fact
that their liberty sAoud not h. used n
way that would prove al INJURY T.
eshers; that thsash thaF a=f free ana
thould live IN freedom Yet tha.- free
oam should Ez Become a stlI ~
block in tA= So 4 others Ia otler
words Paul declares that Ebe--v should
be tempered w5th love: thai va should
not insist IN doing al that W. have
right T. d., hut ta governed ly the
effects Of oar actions upon others. Paul
had perfect right to eat meat e red
to idols, but i the use Of his liberty in
this respect injured q brother. fa- whom
Christ died Pail was willing + sur
render his liberty for the sake # his
weak brother
Pau not only lays down this rrinci-
pie of liberty and love in the Christian
life, but gives many reasons To support
his position / Because Christ died Cor
the weak as vel as the strong. De
stroy not him with thy meat for whom
Christ died Il would be extremely
preposterous for any one TO claim the
right TO use his personal liberty in a
way that would make Christ death on
the cross Of no effect. 2. Because Of the
reputation Of Christianity Let not
your good be evil spoken OF. = Liberty
L. good it Is desirable, but If used in
way that results in evil it would cast
reflection upon Christianity itself If
Christianity gave rs right . do that
which Injured Others, this would be a
serious reflection upon it 8. Because
Christianity IS not meat and drink.
but Righteousness and peace and joy in
the Holy Ghost. p" To refrain from eat
Ing meat or using drink does not violate
any principle Of cur religion. for it con-
sists in internal graces rather than in
outward ohsarvances 4. Because il is
morally wrong . do even what Is law
ful in itself II II injures Others. lit is
good neither 10 eat flesh nor 70 drink
wine nor anything whereby thy brother
stumbled or Is offended or Is made
weak The moment that which we do
Injuries another that moment it be-
comes morally wrong for us L do IT, no
matter how iE6ffensive the thing itself.
considered alone, may be,
The application q this subject 10 the
Temperance question Is easily made, To
drink wine OF intoxicating drinks mod
eratelv (if we can may be orr righe,
but + 10 do 50 means 10 injure ou-
brother 1t IS unchdritable, unwise, IN
Necessary for rs 70 do it, and not only
50, b1t morally wrong.
Bible Readings. -Ps cxix. 45; lisa.
Ii. 10; Jer xx1iv, 9, 10; Math. xviii,
ii; xxi. 1913: Rom. XII. 9. 10: xiii,
10; Cor. viii. 9-13; xiii. lib; II Cor.
VI lilo; Gal V. /. 1915; Pet. ii. 10,
3e; II Pet. il, 17-19; John ". Is
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Dear ". 3. Friends.

Dear NJ 3. Friends
"A Farmers Wife" has started ques-
ton which many are glad to see under
discussion IN our column. Janet opens
up the tject in her own inimitable style
and it viii do Us all good to read her
thoughts on pocket books, even Il we have
not cent 10 our names.
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The CAlsi- SC boomer III. F. Eaton" went
ashore sunday at Campohello. and is a
total loss. She MAS i3i toas register and
had on board 8 foil cargo OF coal. The
Eaton ws- rebuilt in is9i. aud her name
changed from Ann ;. Murehi
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Anything new since | was here:" in
quired the political tourist. wal, yes,
stranger, drawled Amber Pete; "tt .
boys that used to carry horse pistols are
now carrying horseless pistols,
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GRAND! GRAlN.0I

Remember that name when you want n de-
licious, appetizing. nouri-hlng food drink to
take the place Of coffee. Sold by all xrocers
and liked by all who have used IL Grsin.O Is
made Of pure grain, II aids digestion and
strengthens the nerves. IL Is not a stimu al I
but health builder and the children as well as
the adults can drink 1t with great benefit. Costs
about = as much coffee. &c and s5c per
package. ASK your grocer for Grain-o.
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You never CAT tell what your thoughts Will Dc
n Bringing seu bate OF love,
For thoughts are things and their airy wing
Are "a ifier tlaa carrier dovez-
They follow the iaw Of the universe
Esch thing must create it, kind.
And they speed on ihe track IL 5Tiag YOU back
Whatever went out Of your mind"
Selected by fio--ie.
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advertisements.

0T>HERE everywhere who suffer almost
stantly because they bring themselves to tell
all about their ills a physician
Such women surely explain their symptoms and their
suffering by letter to Mrs Pnkha Mass oE The
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To Mutual nefit Column:

To Mutual Benefit Column:
If "A Farmers Wife" will send her ad
dress TO Box 1i2, Orono, Me, have a
pattern for mems crocheted arm classics
which will gladly send her.
0rono, Nov I. LILLIAN.
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nlutual Benefit Column.
EDITED By AUNT NADGE".
It's Motto: Helpful and Hopeful"

The purposes Of this column are succinctiy
stated in TIE title and motto-it + for the mp,
tai t.ene6t and aims 10 be helpful ard hopeful,
BEING Tor the Common good, Il y fer the con-
mon u-e-A pUuitc servant a FuryeyUr of In
formation art suggestion, a meJiEum for the 10
ierchane - % hiea-- IN this capacity IL sOlicits
communications, AHG it, success ge VeUds large
Is on the support given Il In this espect. Com
municNtiou- must lie signed, h-t the name Of
writer will not Ae printed except by permission.
Commit uicAtions will he subject To approval or
rejection by tHc editor Of tne column, but none
Nj ue rejected without good rassau- Address
q communications to
The AMERICAN,
Ellsworth, Me.
Mutual Beaeat Column.
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fdence reposed n her has never been
violated. Over a million women have
been helped by her advice and medicine.
Mrs. Pinkham in attending TO her vast
correspondence is assisted by women
only. If you are iii, don't delay. Her
reply will cost you nothing and i; viii be a
practical help as il was 70 Miss ELLA E.
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Magazine, Book and Newspaper Note

HAHHIIne, IOok ana NtWspAper NOte--
In the November magazine nun Der OF
The Outlook the strongest feature in the
world OF politics and history is the su-
thorized interview with Dir. J. q. Schur-
man, President OF the Philippine com
mission. DR.. SchurmRn in this interview
talked with considerable freedom, al
though in some points with the reserve
imposed upon him by his,oficial position.
This statement Of DR.. Schurman's views is
the most authoritative and fullest that
has been made public. Another timely
article is sketch OF the two military
leaders In the Transvsal war, Sir Redvers
Butler and General Joubert. with excel
lent portraits of both.
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a WOMAN
HELPS
WOMEN

6RENNER East Rochester, Ohio, who says Il shTuak from
the ordeal of examination by physician yet knew must
have treatment Ny troubles hackache tired
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Spain's Greatest Need.

Mr.. r. P. Olivia, OF Barcelona, Spain,
spends his winters at Aiken, s. c. Weak
nerves had caused severe pains in the back
OF his head. On using Electric Bitters,
America g greatest Blood and Nerve Rem
edy, all pain soon left him. He says this
grand medicine is W hat his country needs
All America knows that il cures liver and
kidney trouble, purifies the blood, tones
up the stomach, strengthens the nerves.
puts vim, vigor and new life into every
muscle, nerve and organ of the body. II
weak, tired or ailing you need il. Every
bottle guaranteed, only 80 cents. Sold By
). ID. WIGGIN, Druggist.
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/ have heard of women who had to nav
out of the egg money for the tobacco
their husbands used. Let us have this
question thoroughly aired. Brethren, pre-
sent your side of the case.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1899-11-15

4 number Of interesting letters from old
friends will appear soon.
Aunt MADGE.
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!, sundial; ?, ragged sailor; g. Joseph's
coat; 4, =; 5, Dutchman's pipe 6, cocks
comb Z, bachelors buttons; S, bitter
sweet; 9, soldiers plume; 10, snap dragon
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Fiossie, take your place at the head on
floral puzzles. give up beat on some of
your combinations. Come again with
Christmas pretties, and puzzles too.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-03-10
The Ruling Passion.

A celebrated musical critic was re-
Gently married in church, and after the
ceremony, as the wedding procession
marched down the aisle, the organist
played the wedding march from "Lo-
hengrin." When neal the door, the
bridegroom stopped in the march and
addressed the wondering assembly thus:
II know ! am committing a breach
of etiquette as we'll as propriety in do
ing this, but / am not to blame. 1t is
my mental organization which has be-
come ineffably sensitive by reason Of
the critical nature of my duties"
Then he drew from the pocket Of his
dress a Q we'll thumbed copy Of the
score Of "Lohengrin. Opening it at
the march, he went over to the organist
and said:
"What offended my ear was the fact
that in the seventeenth bar Of the da
capo passage you f1atted very badly,
and in the andante movement you
slurred the appoggiatura. Now" put
ting his finger upon the passage, "let
US try that again"
Once more the organ pealed forth,
and this time the player, conscious that
the great critic was listening to him,
accomplished his duty with credit to
himself and to the great satisfaction of
the critic. Pick Ne Up.
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Kirghix Music.

One Of the Kirghiz came into my
tent. and, squatting down, began to play
the kanmuss, q three stringed instru.
ment played with the fingers. The
music WAS monotonous and Of a melan-
oholy cadence, but it harmonized we'll
with the surroundings and the moods
they inspired. In a word, it was typic-
ally Asiatic. / sat and listened to it
with pleasure, giving my imagination
captive to the music, the soft moaning
of the night wind, the gentle crackle Of
the fire. How many and many a night
did ! not spend thus during the long
years that followed listening to the
dreamy sounds Of that primitive Kir-
ghiz instrument!
How many a dark, solitary winter
afternoon did I not while away in this
foolish fashion! In course Of time /
grew accustomed to the kaumuss and
derived as much pleasure from it as the
Kirghiz did themselves. In fact, I grew
fond of it. Its soothing music carried
my mind away into the fairy realms of
day dreams. My thoughts few far away
to my home amid the dark pine woods
Of Sweden. Sven Hedin in "Through
Asia"
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Hope Of i Disturbance.

He had been tossed about uncomfurt.
ably for 80 years. He had agentle, con-
templative, book reading disposition,
was fond Of pretty things, good man
ners and repose. But he had had to
work hard at things which ruff1ed his
spirit. ''InColerab,e'' was the word most
frequently on his lips. But now he has
an easy, salaried position, congenial
work, and for the time is comfortable.
The other evening he sat in his cheer
full apartment, with a warm dressing
gown about him, and talked to a friend
about how the troubles of life had fallen
away from him, how at last he had ar.
rived in tbs haven. His friend told him
that he was just in the condition to ex.
perience a new disturbance, deeper than
all the others; that this rest was only a
lull in the storm.
"What do you mean?' he asked.
The reply was a connter question.
"Are you as much resolved as ever
to live alone?" this friend asked.
There was a pause. Then the contem-
plative man said slowly, As an alb
stract proposition marriage doesn't seem
as disagreeable to me as it did,"
His friend smiled. "You will find
that you will be deeply disturbed again
before very long," he said.-New York
Commercial Advertiser.
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!. Lifeboats Of the World.

The lifeboat service is one Of the very
noblest of philanthropic institutions,
and many civilized nations pay special
attention to these means for the rescue
of perishing mariners. England's life
boat service is a voluntary one. The
Royal National Lifeboat institution,
which controls the bulk Of British. life.
boats, was founded in 1894. It now has
over 800 lifeboats OH the shores of the
kingdom, and has been instrumental in
saving nearly 80, 900 lives. The French
]ifeboat service was established in 1865,
and has SO stations, while it has been
the means Of saving over 900 vessels
and 1900 lives.
The French service has one great ad-
vantage over ours. It is that the public
board Of works always builds the first
lifeboat house at each station as it is
established, consequently relieving the
service Of q. great outlay. The German
service was established in 1865, and
has lO4 lifeboat stations. The United
States has gag lifeboat stations. The
cost Of the United States service is
about e290, 600 a year. London Tit
Bits.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-03-10
Conan DOYLE ON Golf.

"My dear sir, writes Conan Doyle
to an English friend, "pray present my
compliments to the Ormeau Coli, club
and wish them from me a very happy
evening. I am myself an intermittent
golfer, getting very violent attacks at
regular intervals. It usually takes me
about two months to convince myself
that l shall never be any good, and then
Igive it up until a fresh burst Of en-
ergy sets me trying onoe more. / played
in Egypt until they told me that exca.
vators had to pay a special tax. l in
augurated q private course in Vermont
also, and the Yankee farmers asked ne
what we were boring for. If ever the
Ormeau club should wish any part Of
their links returned, l could undertake
in . few games to clear away any sod
now existing"
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-03-10
A Postal Joke.

A west slider recently approached a
certain %postofice official. His face was
serious; SO was his voice.
"Say," he said, Il don't think it's
right for you to make your letter car
riers do double duty"
What do you mean?' exclaimed the
official. !.
"Why, we've got a carrier over our
way who is at it day and night"
SAT WHAT"
"Why, he carries mails all day. and
then has an extra male to carry at
night"
The official looked puzzled.
"That's queer, he said. 'tI'll inquire
into it, Then his face frightened up.
"Hold on he cried. "What does
that night mail weigh?"
"About nine pounds" said the citi-
zen with a hoarse cbuckle.
The official grinned.
"Guess he'll have to stand it," he
said. "It's just a short route, you
know. "-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
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Convictions. Indeed!

"What a whip likes says Mr.. La
bouchera in London Truth, sis a sheep
chat never opens it's mouth and which
submissively goes into the pen to which
the whips finger points. Years ago I
remember once voting on some very
trifing issue against Liberal official.
dom. The next time I met the chief
whip he glared at me as though I were
a monster of iniquity and asked me
whether I could give any explanation
of my conduct.
II modestly replied that I had thought
that the Other side was right. He al
most had a fit and gobbled at me like
an irate turkey. I asked him whether I
was to vote against my own convio-
lions. 'D-n your convictions!' he said.
"A pretty pass things are coming to
when n of our lot talks about convio-
tions!'
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-03-10
The Flying Fox.

The flying fox is a very curious in
babitant of the forest near Moreton bay.
In east Australia. It lives in f1ocks and
moves generally toward the dusk Of the
evening, and the noise produced by the
aeavy Tapping Of the SO called wings is
very singular. The flocks like quiet
places, where there are large araucarian
pine trees. with an underwood Of scrub
and creepers. The foxes hang in vast
Luinbers from horizontal branches Of
the pine trees.
When there is q clear space among
the trees, an enormous number Of the
animals may be seen, and their noise
can be heard, for directly they see any
thing unusual they utter q short bark.
something like the sound made BY young
rocks. Often every branch is crowded,
and the young foxes are seen either flap
ping their wings and holding on with
their hind feet and with their heads
downward or snarling and fighting for
places.
Suddenly the whole take to fight
and flap their furry, winglike sides and
wheel around like heavy birds. Many
fly with their young holding on to them.
The creature lie not a true fox, and
there is q fold Of skin which reaches
from the fore to the hind legs. This is
called the wing, and it enables the
pteropus, as the animal is called, to
float and turn in the air.-Philadelphia
Press.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-03-10

In Austria q Christian witness is
sworn before q crucifx between two
lighted candles, and, holding up his
right hand, says, 81 swear by God, the
Almighty and All Wise, that / will
speak the pure and full truth, and moth.
ing but the truth, in answer to anything
I may be asked by the court"
Jewish witnesses, while using the
same words, add to their solemnity by
placing their hands on the page Of a
Bible on which is printed the third
commandment.
A Belgian witness swears to be vera ,
cious in these words, II will speak the
truth. the whole truth, and nothing but
the truth; 80 help me God and all the
saints"
The Spanish oath lie more elaborate.
The witness, kneeling on his right knee,
places his hand on the sacred book, and,
being asked by the judge, "Will you
swear to God and by those holy gospels
to speak the truth to all you may be
asked?:' answers, Eyes, swear"
Thereupon the judge says. 'Then. if
thus You do God will reward you, and
if not will require Of you" In some
parts of the country the ceremony is
different. The witness forms q cross BY
placing the middle Of his thumb on the
middle OF his forefinger, and, kissing
his thumb-a practice which would
probably be very familiar to some Eng
lish witnesses-exclaims by this cross
] swear!"-Law Notes.
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Not So BAD.

Brown lived between Gray and Green.
Green was as quiet q neighbor as you
could wish to have, and 40 was Gray,
for that matter, but he had a barking
dog that was the torment Of Brown
life. One day in his desperation he told
Gray that if he would get rid of the
dog he would give him S..
"All right 'said Gray. eth do it. I"
Meeting Gray down town that after
noon Brown asked, "Have You done
what you agreed to do aud got rid Of
that dog?"
Gray-Yes, I've got rid of him.
Brown-Thank goodnessl Now l
shall sleep nights. By the way. what
did you do with him?
CRAY sold him to Green. He gave
me So for him. Not so bad, eh?-Bos-
ton Transcript.
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ADasputed Hero.

VII IAE L- ". t=E.
81 suppose that Written lie q great
hero in your community" said a De-
troiter to a friend from one Of the in
terror towns.
"Oh, I don't know!"
Don't know? Why. man, his bravery
a remarkable! l read all about it in
the papers. When his store was on fire,
be rushed to the scene, disregarded the
WARNINGS shouted to him, pushed his
way through the binding smoke and
seething flames and dropping firebrands
to his Office, dropped IN his knees in
the live GOALS before the cafe, worked
the hot knob until the combination
caused the glowing doors to open, seized
q valuable paper, rammed it beneath
his vest to protect it from the raging
element and staggered forth again from
the consuming oaldron. 1t was one Of
the most thrilling acts Of bravery I ever
heard Of"
"Do you happen to know what that
paper was for which Written risked
his life?"
"No, but it must have been q very
important document. No man would
incur such danger without his very for
tune was at stake"
you'd think SO, wouldn't you?
Well, sir, that paper was the pedigree
Of Whittem's trottin boss that never
beat 2:28 and never will. Detroit
Free Press.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-03-10
The way to Go to California

Is in a tourist sleeping car-personally
conducted-via the Burlington route.
You make fast time. You see the
finest scenery Oh the globe.
Your "a is not SO extensively fin.
ished nor SO fine to look at an a palace
sleeper, but it is just as clean, just as
comfortable, just as good to ride in,
and nearly $40 cheaper.
The Burlington excursions leave
every Thursday, reaching San Francisco
Sunday and Los Angeles Monday.
Porter with each car. Excursion man.
ager with each party. For folder Civ
ing full information call at nearest B.
q M. railroad depot or write to J.
Francis, general passenger agent, Oma.
ha, Neb. 6-26-99
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he Never Complained.

II complained" once said
Sa'di, the poet, "of my condition but
on a single occasion, when my feet
were bare and I had not money to buy
shoes, but I saw a man without feet and
became instantly contented with my
lot"
Being asked from whom he learned
his philosophy, Sa'di replied, "From
the blind, because they never advance a
step until they have tried the ground"
"They asked me-" Sa'di writes in
the Gulistan, "'Of whom didst thou
learn manners?' / replied: From the
unmannerly. Whatever I saw them do
which I disapproved Of. that I abstain
ed from DOING"
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Blind Devotion.

The blind devotion with which an
old servant did his duty was illustrated
on one occasion when his master had a
dinner party. During the dinner Henry
was very nervous and made two or
three plumbers.
His master showed his annoyance
and cast angry glanoes ut his servant,
but the poor man could not settle quiet.
~ to his work.
At last, when the dessert had been
placed quietly on the table, he stole.
timidly behind his master chair and
said:
"Please, sir, can you spare me now?
Ny house has been on fire for the last
hour and a half!'-London Answers.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-03-10
Curxon's Bad writing.

It is said of Mr.. George Curzon, the
governor general Of India, that his
handwriting became quite illegible at
one period of his Oxford career. At
this time he wrote two letters. one to a
relative, one to a chum with whom he
always discussed the faults of their re-
spective relations, and accidentally put
these letters into the wrong envelopes.
He was about to write a profound apol
ogy to his relative when he received the
following note from him, "Can't read
a word of your four pages, but guess
you want some money. you young
rascal. Inclosed was a handsome