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EPwoRTH LEAGUE.
Topic For the week Deginning June
10, sTntemperate FsIeaaures.1
Text, IL Tin. iii, 1T.

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Lovers Of pleasures more than IoY.
ersof God, having form of godliness,
but denying the power thereof. From
such turn away.
Every bodily sense Is capable Of Civ
ing pleasure and pain. Between silence
and the thunder crash is world OF
sound harmonious and diecordant,
pleasing or painful. As a rule that
which gives ease and satisfaction is
beneficial. The pain giving is harmful
In sight, smell, hearing. tasting and
feeling this holds true. That which Ia
good for food is usually good to the
taste, The disagreeahle Ia the danger
ogs. Vile smells and tastes are red flags
of danger. Pain is the sentinel to guard
the body from injury.
Pleasure is the signal of safety. We
are hungry. That shows bodily needs
which can be neglected only at the risk
Of life. We eat and feel satisfied. That
shows the building processes of body
are sustaining healthy action. Some
kinds Of food are very delicious. With
out cravings of hunger for food there
may be cravings of palate for the taste
of good things. Here another danger
rises. We may eat just to get the pleas
ure of tasting and with no regard TO
need of food. We make the palate mas
ter where the stomach should rule.
Woe to him who does thisl Whoever
eats for the pleasure Of eating will soon
have no pleasure from eating. Good
digestion waits on appetite and not on
taste.
So is it in every realm of life. The
coed is the pleasurable. but woe unto
him who seeks the pleasure giving for
the sake of the feeling. He viii ever
miss the good and find that even the
pleasant feeling has evaded him.
Paul gives in these seven verses
lurid picture of the character of these
pleasure hunters. They have forms Of
religion. They are outwardly correct in
ceremonies, but never realize any inner
power Of godIiness In shaping the life.
How easy it is for one to get intoxi-
Gated with forms Of religious ceremonies
and beliefs and works Some have been
enthusiastic supporters of mission chap
els in the slums, and have prayed and
sung and exhorted the tramp and drunk
ard and thief, and have delighted in the
taste of stunning" It has with some
become almost a passion, who, in BUSH
ness affairs have been capable Of closest
dealing and driving hardest bargains
with debtors.
The worst intoxication is not from
alcohol nor opium. The most seductive
pleasure is not the dance and card table
and the theater. A spurious piety, the
playing at religion for the applause Of
men and the good feeling there is in it,
is the most dangerous intoxication.
Despisers of those that are good, the
covetous, the proud, the boasters, the
unthankful and unholy, may all have .
form Of religion and take pleasure in it.
They may superintend Sunday school,
or act as president of an Epworth
League or even as pastor of church,
and delight in the work without ever
coming to the knowledge of the truth.
Serve God truly and because it is
right and you shall find peace and
pleasure. Act religiously, for the pleas
ure of it, and you shall find neither
peace nor pleasure.
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sure of other work. Rev. William War.
ren, Portsmouth, N. H., was elected,
but soon resigned, and Rev. M. s. Kauf-
man, Brockton, Mass, member of the
New England Southern conference. has
been elected to fill the vacancy.
He is man of literary ability, good
pulpit and platform speaker, excellent
in administration and a faithful pastor.
He is graduate of college and has tax.
en- postgraduate course in philosophy
in Boston university. He was five years
pastor of Mathewson Street church,
Providence, during which time an
elegant church edifice was elected In
the heart of the city, with appliances for
institutional features of work. He
writes the League topic expositions for
lions Herald. He will honor the Office
he holds
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Many school Children are sickiy.
Mother Gray's Sweet Powders FOR Chill
dren, used by Mother Gray. : nurse in Chi,
dren'a Home, New York. Break M Cod
ia "a hours cure Feverishness, Headache
Stomach Troubles, Teethiug Disprd ders, and
Destroy Worms. At all druggists, 25c.
sample mailed FREE. Address, Allen 8.
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Madam-What did you do with that
goods l bought for curtains last week,
Marys
Maly-I thought it was too gay and
loud for cnrtains, SO 1 made a golf
cape of i;.-Peck.
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We live in deeds, not years;
In thoughts, not breaths;
In feelings, not in figures on dial.
We should count time by heart throhs.
He most lives who thinks most,
Feels the noblest, aots the best.
Bailey.
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Angeline-sI will not marry him.
He is old and ugly.v
Mamma -"Augeline, did not
marry your father?n
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First District Third Vice President,
For FIVE years Rev. Walter j. Yates
of the New England Southern confer
ence had held this Office. At the Bangor
convention, July, 1898, he declined re-
election and all Office because of pres
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The best remedy for self conceit is to
get well acquainted with yourself
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There's no selecting crosses in this
world; every man must carry his own.
Perhaps we would be no better content
If we should exchange with another.
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sEnREr socIETIEs.

Middletown Council, No. 2, Jr. o. o. A. NJ.
Meets every Monday night In McWhorter's
Hall at O'Clock.
Union Lodge, No. s, A. F. 4 A. M. Meets
nrst Tuesday OF each month in Town Hall.
Good Samaritan Lodge, No. 8, /. .. 0. +.
Meets every Thursday night in McWhorter's
Hall at O'clock
Wednesday night in McWherter's Hall at
8 O'Clock.
Welcome Conclave Heptasophs. Meets
every second and fourth Friday night in e
Union Lodge, No. G, A. o. W, meets every
ID and 4th Tuesday night il NJ wi'orter's
Hall.
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RANKS.

PEOPLES National Bank. k.-Pxesident, g.. W
w Naudain; 4 Cashier, Geo. ID. Kelley Teller.
w. q. Lockwood. Bank Building on East
Main Street.
Citlzens National Bank.-Presiden Joseph
Biggs: Cashier, John 8. Crouch; Teller, f.
Davis. Bank Building on South Broad
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Alaska and Manila have Christian
Endeavor societies.
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fliddIetowu Directory

MUNICIPAL OFFICERS.
President, Ct. w. w. Naudain; Secretary,
George g. Rowe; Charles I'll. Howell, VIM. Il.
cochran, David /. Allen.
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LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS.
Volunteer Hose Company, meets orst FIJI
day night of each month in Hose House.
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Dime Gablf.
Plila. Win. and Baltimore R. &
DELAWARE DIVISION
SOUTHWARK.

On and afser Nov. 20, 1899, trains win
leave as follows:
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Text of the Lesson, Isa. TX, a-7-Mem-
ory Verses, 6, 7-Golden Text, Luke
ii, ,11-Commentary Prepared by the
Rau N NJ Sfaorus
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E6 D1EEERENT: 1t will continue TO
{ be different. Watch The North Amsrs
can and 500 Il grow.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1899-09-08
Mrs. lrwin's Donations.

A list OF Mrs. W. G.. Irwin's dona-
tions to deserving charities is given
as follows
American Relief Fund, $500; Bri-
tish Benevolent Society, $500; Ger
man Benevolent Society, $500; Por-
tuguese Ladies Benevolent Society,
$500; Strangers Friend Society,
$500; Maternity Home, $500; Chi
nese Mission OF. w. Damon), $500;
Free kindergarten, $3.50; Ladies'
Catholic Society, $500; Hospital
Flower Society, $3.50.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1899-09-08
Kick High.

The company now holding down
the boards OF the Orpheum stage
should be made to understand that
Honolulu wants high-dicking.
Fights and lots of fun. The Or
pheum audience is not even particu-
lar in regard to the amount OF
clothes used by the Star. The direc-
tors are all nice and virtuous men
but even they will know that the
taste Of the audience leans towards
display of a skirt, high-kick, a
supper and (let the curtain drop.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1899-09-08
A pelightful Wedding.

The marriage OF Mr.. Arthur Nj
randa, salesman at A. e. Murphy &
Co.'s to Miss Sophia Nelson took
place last evening as announced
elsewhere. After the ceremony, a
reception and bountiful supper
a la Hawaiiene was held at the young
couples temporary residence on
Liliha stree, and was heartily enjoy
ed by those present, Dancing to
music furnished by the Quintet Club
was kept UP till the wee small hours,
The groom being member OF the
surpliced choir oil the Second Con-
gregation of St. Andrews Cathedral,
few of its members participated
in making the happy event more
than ever enjoyable.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1899-09-08
FRIDAY, SEPT. 8, 1899.
oRpHEuM LICENSE DECISION

We have, on numerous occasions,
referred to and criticized the vag-
aries OF our Supreme Court as de-
veloped by their decisions given of
late, especially in reference to mat
ters pertaining to the application of
American laws to this recently Am
ericanized territory, and more par
ticularly to the "now you see it.
now you don'p opinions given upon
the force of the United States funda-
mental law-the Constitution lin
these Islands.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1899-09-08

The Orpheum theatre is conduct
ed in an orderly and proper manner,
aud has proved an immense boon to
Honolulu. filling long-felt want by
providing entertainment for the
people, and especially the young
men who, before, had no place to
spend their evenings but in bar
room; then, why should point be
strained to harrass and embarrass
an enterprise which is boon to the
public, and more especially to that
large element, the wage.earners,
rather than to strain it, il it were
necessary-as it is not here--for it's
encouragement.
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subject to no restriction; thus show
ing clearly that there is a vast diff
ference between the two.

Yet, saws the Court, that in other
cases, as in the case OF "vendors Of
intoxicating liquors, the (license) fee
may be large--even SO large as to be
prohibitive of the business"--but
that under the absolutely unrestrict-
ed right to tar "the tax could not be
made so large as to be prohibitive OF
the businessp Here is common
sense and logic with vengeancel
The inferior power under restrict
ed authority can levy license fees
sufficiently large to be prohibitive
of the business, "if the business is
regarded as harmful and dangerous
in ITSELF" which the sovereign au-
thority with absolute and unrestrict-
ed powers cannot do by tax
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The Court says that the law re-
gardng show licenses sis q portion
of comprehensive act relating to
licenses" and therefore is not por-
ton OF any law relating to taxes and
taxation, and therefore, simply be-
cause it is license provision it can
prohibit, while If it we're tar it
would be improper to do so. This
may be good reasoning to the pro-
fession OF the law, but to a mind un-
educated in the finer distinctions
and subtleties of the legal fraternity
it seems absurd to say that person
possessing absolute power over a
subject cannot do as much with it
as a person whose powers in the
matter are limited.
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ROYAL DANISH CONSULATE.
HONOLULU, Sept. 9, 1899.

HONOLULU, Cept. " looJ.
TIE UNDERSIGNED, CONSUL FOR
Il Denmark for the Hawaiian Islands,
calls the attention Of Danish born resi-
dents in this Consular District to the pro-
visions OF the Danish Law of March 10,
1898, according to which, under certain
conditions, the right as q Danish born sub
ject will be forfeited by uninterrupted
domicile abroad for the term Of ten years !;
this law came into effect on April z, 1893
Such forfeiture, however,, cannot take
place before ten years after the last named
date. However, a declaration made in
writing before this Consulate, expressing
their wish 10 reserve their right as Danish
born subjects will interrupt the said term
of ten years. When making this declara-
tlon before the Consulate, Danish subjects
will be required to produce evidence show
ing that they are Danish born.
H. r. MACFARLANE,
1299-3t Consul.
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We have often intimated that
policy, not law, had great deal to
do with the solemn conclusions
reached by our trio Of solons, to
which they have committed them
selves in writing and Thereby consti-
tuted the law of Hawaii nei We
have also called attention to the
want of logic and the manifest con-
tradictions in these decisions" but
for want OF logic and direct contra
dictions the decision OF August 14th
last in the case of the application Of
Mr.. Desky for writ of mandamus
against the Minister Of the Interior,
concerning the Orpheum license,
caps the climax, as can plainly be
seen by any intelligent person even
though he be not 'learned in the
law" as it's authors are supposed
to be.
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The Court says that such pro
hibitiue license fee can be imposed Gin
cases where the business is regarded
as harmful or dangerous in itself and
not merely by reason Of the manner in
which ii is carried on an particular
cases"-iD other words even such a
prohibitive charge can only be made
where the business itself is harmful,
and could not be imposed where the
manner of carrying it on is harmful
or dangerous. II business in it
self, no matter how carried on, is
harmful and dangerous to the COM
munity should it not be absolutely
prohibited by the Legislature and
are they not morally bound SO to do7
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If that body has seen fit to license
liquor selling or any other business,
have they not by that very act mega
tived the idea that it is harmful and
dangerous, and why should court,
in the face OF such action, undertake
to declare that it is injurious-is
this not an indication, indirect, it is
true, that the Legislature was too
cowardly to directly declare their
views as in duty bound, but endeav-
ored by imposing a ridiculously
high money penalty to "whip the
devil round the stick7
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We reproduce small portion of
the decision as published in the Ad-
vertiser of August 23d:
"There is marked distinction be-
tween license fee proper and tar
upon an occupation. The former is
imposed in the exercise OF the police
power and in general must be limited
By the ertent TO q0hich regulation is reG-
sonably required. The latter is imposed
in the exercise of the power to tax
aud is subject to no such restriction.
The question whether fee has been
imposed for purposes of regulation
or OF revenue has generally arisen
under ordinances passed by munich
pal governments acting under pow
ers delegated by Legislative bodies.
In such cases construction Of the
statute delegating the legislative
power has often been necessary in
order to ascertain the extent to
which the power has been delegated.
If a municipality Is giueaa pover merely
to license or to regulate occupations, ii
of course cannot TAX them. II can i'm
pose fees for the purposes Of regulation
only and mast be limited to such rea-
ionable amounts as the purposes OF
regulation require IN the particular
cases. Such fees may cover the cost
of the issuance of the license, the ex-
penses OF necessary police supervi-
sion and inspection and the Incl
dental expenses to which the public
may be put by reason of the exercise
OF the occupation. In some cases
any more than a nominal fee might
be excessive. In other cases, as in
the case of Vendors of Intoxicating
liquors, the fee may be large,-even so
large as TO be PRoHIBITIvE OF THE BUsI
NESS, if the business is regarded as
harmful and dangerous in itself and
not merely by reason of the manner
in which it is carried on in particu.
lar cases. On the other hand, if the
municipality is given the power to
tax it may impose fees without refer
ence to the question OF regulation
the amount of aohich is q matter aCithir
the discretion of the power imposing
them, subject of course to constitu'
tional restrictions, and of course III,
taG could not be made so large as TO b,
PRoHIBITIvE OF THE BUSINESS, for thai
would defeat the purposes for which
the grant OF power to tax was made.
This decision says that there is I
marked distinction" between |
''license fee" and "tax upon al
occupation" and declares that thu
license fee must be limited to tn,
.a.aonahIn rannlnI;nn nf tha hnai
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Every article, genuine bargain
at l.. b. Kerr's Departure Sale.
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This decision says that there is a
"marked distinction" between a
''license fee" and "tax upon an
occupation" and declares that the
license fee must be limited to the
reasonable regulation OF the bust
ness, while the amount Of the tax is
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-07-11
LACKAWANNA OFFICIALS.
Passed Through This City Yesterday
Afternoon After Their Tour of
nspection-They Enjoyed a
Very Fast Run.

The party of Delaware, Lackawanna
aud Western officials who have been
making an inspection tour Of the road
since Thursday, passed through here
yesterday on the return trip to New
York. The private car "OwC%O" ON
which they made the trip was attached
10 No. +, which leaves here at 3:33
7. m.
Accompanying the party were a num-
Der of western passenger agents On
route to Their convention in NtW York
They Wera met at Buffalo and Travelled
as the guests of General TraHic AlaE-
ager Caldwell who vas chairman Of
their association before assuming his
present position with the Daicware,
Lackawanna and Western company.
The new LaCkawanna officials were
highly pleased with the trip, especially
as it convinced them that they are
officials Of no mean railroad.
Just by way of Indicating that in the
matter of roadbed and equipment, the
LacKawanna is not so few, Supcrlnten-
dent Cf Transportation DAILY arranged
for fast run from Iath to East Buff
falo on the trip outward sunday after
noon.
ordinary passenger locomotives. was
hitchcd on To the special car and orders
were given to Engineer john Evans Ia
'let her out little" An even hour
and n half after tho word was given the
party landed in East Buffalo The dis
tancc is 10t miles, which makes the
rate Of running 4 fraction less than
seventy miles an hour. And this was
done, Nj DAILY says. with no especial
effort at reC0rd-making, every precau-
tion being taken in regard 10 safety
such as slowing up at crossings and
| going through yards.
The fact that No 6 with its big train
| heavily loaded with summer travellers,
| and carrying an extra ear was making
| its time to the second from Buffalo
! was another cause Of felicitatiun to the
! LaCkawanna people as it was very
| desirable that the party Of western
! passenger agents aboard should b.
given a good impression
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THE BODY OF A MAN.
Found by a Woman Who Was Berry
ing on the West Mountain.

Coroner Roberts was notified late last
night by two young men residing on
Continental hill of the finding of a
dcComposcd body of man on the West
Mountain yesterday by an unknown
woman, while berrying.
The woman was picking berries on
the mountain when suddenly she en-
Countered the remains Of man who
had evidently been dead for some time
A tin pail with portions Of bread and
cake in it was found alongside the
body.
The tips of the fingers and one chcek
were eaten away by the insects. and
the body was in an advanced state OF
decomposition.
Coroner Roberts notified Detective
Loyshon and owing TO the latcnuss Of
the hour, they decided to wait until
this morning to investigate.
Undertaken Price was notified and the
body win be brought to the morSuc,
where the coroner will hold n post
mortom examination and inquire into
the details.
A description of the man could net
BE- CLEANED from the woman who found
the body, as she spoke i'm broken Eng
lish, and disappeared after notifying
the young men who informed DR.. Rob
crtS,
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much and as to the discipline generally
he thought il would compare favorably
with Philadelphia. but not with New
York 1t was not up to the standard
which he himself would set.
During all the time that Professor
Lomis was in the high school the prin-
cipal never visited his room to give
any pedagogical instructions and
never discussed with him his method
Of teaching Latin and Greek. As to
the making Of papers. the witness
said there was no uniform standard.
Each teacher marked papers accord
ing to his own judgment. Hc and
Prof Hughes, however, conferred in
the matter of marking the Latin ex-
ercises.
In answer to question from Mr.
Gibbons, Prof. Loomis said he had
heard profanity about the school and
when asked to give an estimate of the
number of times, admitted that It
might be as much as one word u week
He also admitted that fire cracker
was set Off in the locker room and that
wrestling matches between boys had
also occurred there. The best of feel
ing exists between the men teachers.
OF a social nature between the men
and women teachers and he could not
therefore pass upon the question as
to whether or not they were on friend
" terms.
The doors are locked. he admitted.
n short time after the school is called
so as to detect the tardy ones.
DISCIPLINE GOOD.
Miss Chase was asked concerning
English classes and said number
of conference had been held between
the teachers of English regarding stud
les and workings. She knew nothing
wrong with the moral atmosphere Of
the school and. as far as she could
see, the discipline was good.
Prof. Hughes said that Principal
Phillips visited his room about twice
u month and said about five minuatcs
at a time. He never heard any pro-
family anywhere about the school. The
discipline wasn't as firm as it might
be. he thought. Conferences were
held occasionally by the faculty to
discuss school work i'm general and a
meeting was held once month to dis
Cuss conduct of pupils and the like.
A uniform system of marking was
agreed upon at one of the meetings.
He thought the moral atmosphere OF
The boys locker room to be bad.
Prof. Wagner, who was next called
testified that he had charge Of the
boys locker room; that the moral at
mosphere there was bad. that he did
what he could to remedy it. but did
not make any complaint of it to the
principal He, however. never heard
any profane or vulgar language in the
locker rooms.
Thus the testimony goes on, page
after page Teachers who seldom Wis
ited the locker rooms heard profanity
there; the teachers in charge Of the
locker rooms never heard profanity
there. Some teachers thought the gem
cral discipline all right and some
thought it all wrong. All agreed, how
ever, that Principal Phillips spent very
little time i'm the class rooms, seldom
conducted pedagogical conferences and
had no uniform standard for markings.
The lax discipline in the locker rooms
was in permitting boisterous conduct
and horse play, it would be CLEANED
from the whole reading of the evidence.