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Middletown transcript., 1899-06-03
Retain Your ideals,

Let each one obey what is deepest,
highest, purest in him. That is the
word, the revelation, the Adesh of God.
He that allows the consideration Of
carnal comfort. even of carnal necessi-
ty, to stand in the way runs the risk Of
losing the highest self in him. The
struggle for existence in a truly spirit
ual man points to absolute fidelity to
the ideal, while hunger and fatigue
stare him in the face. The whole ques-
tion of worldliness and asceticism CEN
tiers here. The bread that man eats is
small matter and the sure accompani-
ment of what he holds as his highest
pursuit. But he that sacrifices his ideal
to his bread finds when it is too late
that man does not live by bread alone.
Episcopal Recorder.
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Might Destroy All Life

Ina signed article in The Electrical
Review Nicola Tesla describes some of
his experiments in The line of electrical
currents of high voltage and gives de-
tails of the coil which he used 1.-The
discharges of such coil, . he adds,
"when of an electromotive force of a
few millions of volts. excite powerful
afinities in the atmospheric nitrogen,
causing it to combine readily with the
oxygen and other elements, particularly
in the presence of aqueous vapor.
$50 energetic are these actions and
SO strangely do such powerful discharges
behave that l have often experienced, a
fear that the atmosphere might be
ignited, terrible possibility, which
Sir William Crookes, with his piercing
intellect, has already considered. Who
knows but such calamity is possible7
And who can tell with certitude that
periodical cessatIons of organic life on
the globe might not be caused by igni-
tion of the air and destruction of its
life sustaining qualities. accidentally
or as consequence Of some accumula-
tive changer A lump of cosl will lie
for centuries unaffected ia contact with
oxygen, but, the combustion once start
ed, the process continues as long as
there are elements to combine "
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Pretty Strong proos.

"Well, said Deacon stubbles. "they
say your son Josh is gittin to be qrite
man up to the city.
eyes" Squire SprogIe asscnted, 'sit
pears like he was. I didn't take nc
stock in the reports till yistady.
Thought josh was jist a-tootin bis own
horn. Always did like to talk about
hisself good DEAL you know
eyes, Josh was never no hand to set
around and wait fer folks TO find out
about his good p'ints. But what hap
pened yistady. to make Jon think there
was really somethin in the talk about
gittin to be great man? Was his pho.
tograph printed in some paFcr?''
"No, 'twan't that, but reporter
come down here to asst if Josh didn t
used to be all fired lazy. or always run
min away from school. or if he WASH t
q queer sort of child that wanted to
be away by hisself and not have nothin
to do with other children. When they
begin to try TO find out whether feller
was any of them kinds Of boy, you
kin make up your mind that he's gittin
to be pretty considerable of chap"
Chicago News.
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he was Kind, but she was clever

He Was Kind, but She WAS Clever.
She is clever woman, past master
in the art Of strategy. So agree all who
rode down town Oh the street car thu
ether morning.
She got on south bound Clark street
limits train at Beiden avenue Every
seat was taken, and almost every strap
had a man or woman suspended from
it. She looked about hesitatingly fol
an instant, but every man was wonder.
fully interested il his paper. Then she
took hold Of a strap almost in front OF
q young man, a very young man, who
was blnshing guiltily as he pretended
to read.
While the young man blushed and
the wcaian thus hung her handkerchief
futterel, accidentally by all appear
ances, to the floor. The young man
l1oked up jest then and saw the white
bit of cambria. The feeling of chivalry
which he evidently was trying to stifie
would not be stiied longer.
He arose and stopped for the hand
kerchief. This was the woman's oppor-
tunity. While his back was turned she
gently slipped into his seat. When be
turned about and saw what had oc-
Cured, he almost collapsed. But the
woman did not. She took her handker-
chief out Of his hand. smiling inno-
Gently.
eThank you" she said sweetly.
"You are very kind. Chicago Jour
nal
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They Settled.

II
|. Long before the war General Butler.
who was then struggling young law
yer, lived up in Massachusetts, manu-.
| featuring town. He had displayed abil.
ity at college, but had to wait the usual
number Of years. for his first case. Al
| last young girl who had worked in q
cotton mill came to him for redress
against her employers She had been
discharged without wages, and on re-
quest for three weeks wages was un-
ceremoniously thrust from the door.
The case looked blue, for the firm was
q very rich one, but she needed money
badly. She. offered Ben one-half to col
lect it.
The next morning, while on her way
to look for employment, she came upon
a great gathering at crossing. She
inquired what was the matter and
learned that the factory she had left
had shut down for the first time in 80
years. Wondering what could have
brought about such state, she passed
on and presently met Butler. He was
leaning against a lamppost whiting a
stick.
Tsall right. he called, waving his
knife with a jaunty air. 'Tsall right.
I've got 'eml"
"Got who2" ventured the young
lady.
why, those old skins up at the fac
tory. went to 'em right after I saw
you yesterday and demanded the bill.
They told me to hustle. then got out
an attachment on their water wheel
and shut up the shop. You own $15
worth of the entire machinery. Oh,
they II settle by noonr' And they did.
Cincinnati Enquirer.
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The Mystery of sausage.

The composition of the sausage is moi
only complex, but it is often obscure.
In this country the preparation of this
(as it should be- useful article of food is
confined to the employment of minced
beef and pork The only exception
probably is the so called "black pud-
ding" which is made with pig blood
and perhaps some heart and kidney.
Abroad, however, the sausage is com
pounded of a much wider range of sub
stances. These include brains, liver and
horsefesh. The last substance is gener-
ally considered repugnant, while, Of
course, il is fraudulent to sell sausages
as beef or pork containing horsefesh
Occasionally, however, sausages do not
contain meat at all, but only bread
tinged with red oxide of iron and
mixed with varying proportion of fat
The remarkable feature of horsefesh is
the high proportion Of glycogen which
it contains, and this fact enables the
presence of horsefesh to be detected
with some amount of certainty. The
test which depends on color reaction
with iodine has recently been more
carefully studied and with more salts
factory results, so that the presence of
5 per cent of horsefesh In sausages can
be detected.
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Il Mns supremelx Emmy.

''Haw, haw, haw." laughed the Eng
lishman. Funniest joke I ever heard. I
"What is it ?" asked the American.
"Why, man got up one morning
and couldn't find his alarm clock, so he
asked his wife what had become of it,
and she said it had disappeared at
o'clock.
Il don't see anything SO very funny
about that"
'tDon't 'tyou9 Why-why-neither do
] now. Thought it was awful funny
when ! heard it too. l.. Oh. yes, now
I know. She said it went off at 9
O'Clock. Haw. haw, haw"- Chicago
Post.
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He Returned the Compliment,

A young man and young woman
are leaning over the front gate. They
are lovers. It is moonlight. He is loath
to leave, as the parting is the last. He
is about to go away. She is reluctant to
see him depart. They swing on the
gate.
'T'll never forget you," he says,
'.and if death should claim me, my last
thought will be of you.
"Ill be true to you, she sobs. tI'n
never see anybody else or love them as
long as / i've"
They parted. Six years later he re.
turns. His sweetheart of former years
has married. They meet at a party.
She has changed greatly. Between the
dances the recognition takes place.
'tLet me see, she muses., with her
fan beating tattoo on her pretty hand,
twas it you or your brother who was
my old sweetheart3''
"Really I don't know" be says.
Probably my father. Exchange.
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CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR.
ropic For the Week beginning june

| Topic For the Week Beginning June
| 4-Comment by Rev. s. HI. Doyle.
ToPIc.-Wheat and tares.-Math. xiii, E24-50
In the parable of the wheat and stares
a field is sowed by the husbandman
with good seed. But before it springs
up an enemy steals in in the darkness
of night and sows tares, very noxious
weed resembling the wheat, with the
wheat. Both spring up. The servants Of
the husbandman inquire if they are to
pull up the tares, but he, realizing that
in SO doing they would endanger the
wheat also, replied, f3Let both grow un-
til the harvest. Then the separation
could be safely made. According to
Christ's own explanation, the field is
the world, the sower of the-g good seed is
the Son Of Man, the sower Of the tares
is satan, the wheat represents the chill
dren of the kingdom of heaven, the tares
the children Of the devil. The harvest
is the end Of the world, when God will
separate the good and the evil.
What does this parable teach9 It
seems to declare against all discipline
in the church, but this cannot be its
real significance. Discipline is clearly
taught in other portions of the word of
God, and Scripture does not contradict
Scripture. 1t must certainly therefore
only intend to declare that there should
be spirit of patient forbearance and
tolerance in the church and in Christ's
kingdom, because of the impossibility
of having perfectly pure church in
this world and because an intolerant
spirit is calculated to do more harm
than good. With this as the key to the
solution Of the parable several impor-
tant facts are set forth.
/. Good and bad will always be found
in the church and world. Wheat and
tares will ever be entirely separated in
this life. The perfect state is Utopian
dream. The ideal church is in heaven,
mot upon earth. The old dispensation
had its false prophets as well as it's
good. The apostles had their Judas and
the early Christian church its Ananias
and Sapphira. It will always be SO in
thisilife.
| 2. Rash, intolerant attempts to. root
up evil at any cost do more harm than
good. How many blackened pages of
history prove the wisdom and truthful
ness of Christ's wordsl Jealous reform
.ers in state and church might profit
well by a frequent, prayerful study Of
this parable.
!, 8. The harvest will come when God
will make the.separation. Then it will
'be done withoutinjury We need never |
sanction or condone evil, but in the |
spirit Of this parable, which is the spirit |
Of Christ, we can patiently tolerate and |
endure until God Himself decides the
issue, whether He do it now or postpone
it till the day of Judgment.
Bible Readings. job Xxx, .4-9; DAN.
xii, 2, 8; Math. vi, II; wi, 1-6; xiii,
1888; 4xxv, 31-46; John v, 2s, 80; vi, /
66-71; Acts v, iii; I Tim. ,iv, 1-5; I
Pet. Ii, 1-3; Rev. it'll.
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Helm a Little.

A kind word will oftensreachlasheart
seemingly closed to all good. influences.
1t is impossible to tell by, outward ap-
pearances ALA PERSONS feelings. The
most hopeless and hardened, as we
think them, may, after all, be.accessi-
BILE. Our carelessness and, disregard are
often as much in fault as their hard
ness. A touch of sympathy shows a
brotherly heart, and this viii thaw and
warm soul disheartened and almost
discouraged. It costs you some eeffortsto
break through your reserve and ap-
proach another. It is hard to s.talkIre-
igion, /" but if you will try it little
you will find your own interest grow
ing and heart becoming enlisted in the
work. For your own sake, for the next
ones sake help little. Not the big
things at first, but the little things. of
kind greeting and helpful service; are
your task,
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A Street Hustler,

"What's your business2" asked the
police magistrate of a man who was be-
fore him for abusing his wife because
supper was not ready.
"I'm street hustler" was the reply
Explanations showed, says the New
York Herald, that the man represented
large number Of fellows in New York
who have no regular occupation, but
nevertheless manage to make q good
living. particularly at this time of the
year. They loiter around the streets
until they see vanload of furniture
going somewhere. Then they follow the
wagon, oftentimes for miles. The wag-
on drivers do not take kindly to these
men and will not let them ride.
Men who are ''handy with their
hands. as it was explained to the
magistrate, have no difficulty in get
ting job laying carpets, cleaning win
dows and furnaces or hanging out
clotheslines. 1t is a poor wagon chase
that does not net from So to 81 load,
Sometimes, when two or more men are
following the same load, competition is
keen. The wagon driver whips his
horses, and the prize falls to the man
who has the feetest foot and the great
est wind power.
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Remarkable Rescue

Mrs. Michael Curtain, PIainfeld, Ill.,.
makes the statement, that she caught cold
which settled on her lungs; she was treated
for month by her family physician, but
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
hrst dose. She continued its use and after
taking six bottles, found herself sound and
well; now does her own housework. and is
as well as she ever was.--Free trial bottles
OF this Great Discovery at vaughan's Phars
macy, Only so cents and s100. every bottle
guaranteed.
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EPWoRTH LEAGUE.
Nopic For the Week Beginning June
4, ssWheat and Tares"-Text,
Math. xiii, 24-3O.

"Let both grow together until the
harvest
No fact is more apparent than that
| good and evil are closely mingled in
this world. Fault is often found with
the church and reflections cast on reli-
| gion because there are unworthy people
in the church membership 1t is unde-
niable that many who have at some
time made profession of religion have
fallen far away from their first faith
and are living sinful lives They do
much harm to the cause of Christ. In
many cases they should be firmly dealt
with. The same is true of some League
members. After kind care has been
given them and all proper means of
persuading them to correct the evil
course has failed such persons should be
asked to withdraw and, if necessary,
should be expelled from membership
This is not in any sense or degree as
suming the position of judge of their
future and eternal condition. Nor does
it in any manner free us from the obli-
cation to do alive can to save such
ones from their sins. 1t simply cuts
them off from the participating in the
privileges Of membership which are al
lowable only to those who desire them
sufficiently to maintain their obliga-
tions. No good end is secured in per-
mitting the openly and VIGOROUSLY
wicked to remain members of the
church or League, but much harm is
done.
To persecute sand injure those who
are evil is contrary to the spirit Of
Christ. The, promise of a world where
there is no sin is given us, but we have
no commission or warrant to try to
make this world the place by extermi-
mating those whom we disagree with
and think in error. God is still the ruler
and lets them grow. Inquisitions have
committed many murders, but they
never benefited the church nor the
world. We have not the wisdom suf-
ficient to always discriminate wheat
from tares. Doubtless, if we were to try
to rid the world Of all evil persons, we
would in our zeal and ignorance sacri-
fee some of the purest and best because
of our lack Of understanding of their
motives and work.
tits lsoquite probable that the pres
ence of the evil and sin of men helps us
by squirting US to resist in our own lives
the temptations under which we see
others fall and also develops our vir-
tues by calling out our energies tore
form our fallen friends This is not
paradise, but preparation for it, and
however we may weep over sinners and
hope for the day of salvation, we may
still thank God that we have been al
lowed to live in sinful world, since it
brought, through the Fathers love, a
Saviour from sin. Use more effort in try
ing to be good wheat yourself, and you
will have less inclination to spend time
in tare pulling.
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A Sense Of securitx

s'Eudora, said Mr.. Cumrox, 81 have
been several times annoyed by the way
you see fit to worry about my gram
mar.
IT'S awful, said his wife. "You
use commas where they don't belong,
and you forget all about your periods.
You'll lose all your friends
"Eudora. let me remind you that
have money enough to float any scheme
] take a fancy to- a man may be loose
on his punctuation, but when he en-
joys my facilities for a capitalization
he is bound to have friends that he
couldn't lose if he tried. Washington
Star.
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BE Contented.

Do not quarrels with your lot in life.
Do not complain of its neversceasine
cares. its petty environment, the vexa-
tions you have to stand, the small and
sordid souls You have to live and work
with. Above all, do not resent tempta-
tion. That is the practice which God
appoints you and is having It's work
In making you patient and humble and
generous and unselfish and kind and
courteous. -Drummond.
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Had That Right.

sT'm going TO sing at the mothers
meeting tomorrow.
II shouldn't think they would allow
little girl only years old to attend a
mothers meeting.
"Well, ! g1ess | have a right to go If
! want to. Ma makes ms take care Of
the baby nearly all the time "-Cleve-
land Leader.
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Haking the oowbox.a picture.

s.Now, said the border photogra-
pher, pulling his gun and leveling ID
across the camera at the man in the
chair "will you have the kindness to
look pleasant3''
Much amused by the cheek and the
cool nerveof the request thus conveyed.
the bold cowboy smiled broadly, and at
that instant the border photographer
pressed the button. Chicago Inter
Ocean.
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tsKnottyn History

Tying knots in handkerchief to jog
ones memory had its origin in China
thousands Of years ago. Before writing
was invented in that country, which
did not happen until 5000 B. G., memo
rable and important events were record.
ed by long knotted cords. The most an.
Gent history of China is still preserved
as told by these knots.
When Emperor Tschang Ki invented
writing, the entire system of ''knot-
ting was abandoned And today the
memory knots made by us in handker-.
chiefs are the only surviving descend
ants Of that ancient custom.
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A wonderful Drummer.

Probably the most remarkable drum.
mer who ever lived was Jean Henri.
the famous tambour major of the EN-
peror Napoleon. One of his feats was
to play on 10 different toned drums at
the same time in 50 soft and harmoni-
ous manner that instead Of the deaf
ening uproar that might have been ex-
pected the effect was that of a novel
and complete instrument. In playing
he passed from one drum to the other
with such wonderful quickness that the
eyes of the spectators could hardly fol-
low the movement of his hands and
body.
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Photographic,

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the civilized world. The most compact
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A child can operate them. Plain and
Complete Instructions go with each Camera.
Size of pictures 23x21 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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The world passeth Ayvav.

1t is solemn truth that ssthe world
passeth away and the lusts thereof. %
The very things the world desires and
longs for fail to satisfy. They see that
change and decay are busy ever. Their
best laid plans are thwarted. Their
fountains of delight are constantly fail
ing. Men grow weary of a proftless
quest for happiness. There is no solid
assurance save as mans life harmo-
nizes with God 8 will. "He that doeth
the will Of God abideth forever. -
Christian Inquirer.
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Fair haired people are said to be be.
coming less numerous than formerly.
The ancient Jews were a fair haired
race; now they are, with fewexceptions.
dark. So it is. in a lesser degree, with
the Irish. among whom $50 years ago a
dark haired person was almost I'M
known.
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BisnarIx,a Iron 49,

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 II 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 Vaughan's Pharmacy.
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Story of a Slave

TO be bound hand and foot for years by
Tie chains OF disease is the worst form of
slavery. George d. Williams of Manches-
Ter, Mich. tells how such a slave was made
Tree. He says: Ny wife has been so help
less for fiye years That she could not turn
over in bed alone. After using two bottles
OF Electric Bitiers, she is wonderfully inn
proved and able to do her own work. 4
This supreme remedy for female diseases
quickly cures nervousness, sleeplessness
melancholy headache, backaohe, fainting
and dizzy spells. This miracle working
medicine i godsend ss weak. sickIy, nm
down people. Every bottle guaran ed.
Only 90 cents, Sold 81 Vaughan i rhaz-
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REV. 4. cARMAN. D. d.

ablest men in the denomination and
deseryedly held in high. esteem. Heswas
born in Ontario, in 1888. He is a, grad
uate of Victoria university He has
been chancellor of Albert university
and bishop of the Methodist Episcopal
church of Canada before, the consolida-
tions. He is deeply interested insthe
League and during the past season
made many addresses to chapters in
California during a trip to that state,
where flowers were blooming while his
own land was white with snow,
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Volcanic Ernntinr,s

Are grand, but Skin Eruptions rob life oI
Joy. Bucklen's Arnica saive, cures them
also old, Running and Fever Sores, Ulcers,
Boiis, Fetons, Corns, w arts, Cuts. Bruises
Burns. Scalds, Chapped Hands, Chilblains'
Best Pile cure on earth. Drives out Psins
and Aches. Only 25cts. box. Cnre euar.
anteed. Sod at Vaughan's Pharmacy.
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Wig-"This fellow Jones has been fuss
ing with his relatives again. He doesn't
notice any of 'em now.n Wag-" "Ahl that
explains it," "Explains what2' ssThe
fact that he didn't appear to know his ante
last night.
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Bennv.. Fai,ure.

Benny, the 4-year old member Of the
family. had been trained to believe in
the deep water form Of baptism. This is
believed to be the reason why he was
trying to plunge the household cat into
bucket Of water. The animal resisted.
It howled and scratched and clawed and
used violent. language. Finally Benny,
with his hands covered with scratches
and with tears in his eyes, gave it up.
Darn youP' he said. ssGo an be a
Methods if You want Chicago
Tribune.
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Inpudence.

II have just learned, she said, with
a perceptihle tinge Of asperity, s'that /
am the ninth girl to whom you have
been engaged.
"Well, !" he suayely replied. 'sthat
ought to make you glad.
.tGlad T. she exclaimed. sI'd like to
know whyf'
Don't you know" he answered,
'sthat there's luck in odd numbers f'--
Chicago News.
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The average life of theater is %
years. From 1sJi to 1867, inclusive, 1877
theaters were hurnsI down, and Is ev-
cry year sinca has been about the aver
age.