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spurceon Helped by an Echo.

No orator evet less needed the aids
ii art than the great London preach.
er, Charles II. 'Spurgeon. and none
ever used them less; but when nature
helped him, not only in himself, but
outside OF himself, he welcomed the
effect, as he had a right to do. One
striking instance of a sermon rein :
forced in this way is related by a
clergyman of the Church of England,
the Rev. D. A. Doudney. i ,s
Mr.. Spurgeon was holding outdoor
meetings in the county Of Hauts op-
posite the Isle OF Wight, and one af-
ternoon he preached to great throng
If people in a beautiful valley near
the market town OF Hayant.
His text was from the fifty.frst
Psalm. "Theu will I teach trans
gressors thy way" and the sermon
was Gospel invitation. The air was
still, and cloudless sun was sinking
as he approached the end Of his dis
course, while the attentive hearers
caught every word. g.
Apparently they had not noticed,
carried along as they were by the
sweep of his powerful voice, that the
valley was the home of echoes. Mr..
Spurgeon had discovered the fact. At
the close OF his last appeal, raising his
voice, he called to the congregation:
Gall things are ready! Come! The
spirit and the bride say come! and
nature herself accents the heavenly
invitation again and again. Come!
Come! Come!" III
The echoes took up the word, and
from siGe to side the breathless as:
sembly heard the repeated call p,
Come! Come! Gomez till it sank to
q whisper in the distance.
The narrator describes the effect as
"like an electric shock" 1t was as
if the preachers eloquent peroration
mad wakened supernal voices.
We have no written record OF the
fruits of the meeting, but there was 8
solemnity in the aptness OF its close
that lifted it above mere. dramatic ar
ti6ce or any of the devices employed
20 trick. Companion.
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officers have not accustomed me. The

officers have not accustomed me. The
meat is admirable. Bread for the army
is baked in Glencoe by a Frenchman
named st. Croix, some of it in the
ovens left there by the British. If
bread should run out there is Boer
biscuit, which is softer, more palatable
and far better than ours. ~ IS - -
''The Government still keeps the
men supplied with tea, coffee. rice,
potatoes and condiments; it is your
universal proyider, this Government
your tailor, ontftter, saddler, shoe
maker, and all without the slightest
!fiss, without the bother of filing up
forms. All you want is a voucher
from the field cornet, who is respon-
sible to his own conscience for the
reasonableness of the orders he signs.
"With its marabout tents, its kitchen
in the open air, its Irish stews, the
Boer laager would give the illusion of
an Algerian camp but for the enormous
wagons, drawn up in line 3or;in square; ;
the multiplicity Of animals and the
silence and calm Of the men. ;iS
"Guard duty is taken in turns by
successive groups, all night long The
tent Of the genera. the major or the
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The Afla,tab;,ity OF Our Bodies.

DR.. Carl Schlatter. Of Vienna, whc
not long ago showed that the stomach
was superauous organ by removing
that of awoman. WHO lived, and got
along perfectly we'll withoct one, has
cast further doubts on the use Of oul
internal machinery. He recently re
moved siz feet Of the small intestine
from All Italian who had been stabbed
in brawt. That intestine is believet
to play an important part in absorbing
food into the system. The italian.
however, gained in weight after the
operation. tie eighs months after leav
ing tie hospital reported thai he hat
lost few pounds, could not digest
the solid food lie had been accustomed
to, and didn't feel like working
though he was in pretty good health.
The Lancet admits that DR.. SchIat
ter's operation shows that third 0,
the intestine may be dispensed with,
but is astonished at the wonderful
powers OF adaptation of the human
body.
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is hssis paid byltime, the Chi.
'II All iis 81 b not work more than he
ca1I When he on piecework,
|aS; gfiSs hiis III afect for the almighty
ssSfa dsseleped an his race to the
{ degree, makes it his tendency
sfd acSniFf his work land very ingenious
saf be his dvviees. inthiss di-
1racf Running % machine tool
sSdta ssefn ther4fore, to be the work
MI SFding would be most effective,
ifk hen he Wants smart shop
sfoselIS ot of hissown race, TO see
HAT "a b al b cumming at an effective
fspes arsd oatters held up to their
W0fk Whsk can certainly be said at
sprasent is tat lit takes more ct him
10 do an eaaa amount of work in a
given time as compared WITH the 'Eu-
sropean.. took eleven coolies to
carry the luggage oi representative
of Engineering from a hotel to a rail
tway station, where one man and
ahandcart would have suf6ced. This
overplus eof labor and :nfnitesimal
coinage irresponsible also for the ter
Erible amount Of theft OF small loose
parts. or even fixed parts, of the loose
or fixed plant, on the railways. .-Lop-
don Globe. ~
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Monlseys and Music.

The keeper OF the monkey house
at the Geological Gardens are dis
3ciples of Professor Garner in believ-
ing that monkeys have rudimentary
language, or at least code of signals.
One keeper declares that no matter
what the monkeys are doing pecu.
iiiarly shrill call from one of them will
Iaend the entire number to the top OF
& ca6 an panic, where they
tear and only descend
W most cautious move
hid wary glances. A long
5:cat hiss produces similar re,
filta oIbtless from their inherited
queer experiments were re-
SxH ade, upon the animals by a
street musicians who Wis
Sfef lard dens. One of them
;;playS{ 5olin, a1d the monkeys
'i9S ~ B s. 10 symptom Of delight.
They eispfay and crowded
fhS BID silsnce with heads
;;thrcWa{ 3ngly in a state OF
psrfsck snjs The shrill notes
iofsa pi6sol 81 fiy. set them in a
rage, and tE6 70 around their cages
schattsring and acfeaming and shaking
their swings until a flute player
Aounded d sfeW NOTES on his instru'
men 'sasnt That produced quiet again,
:|bnf did not eqnsi ths violin in subdu.
ssiilg sii M8lse M npnke f6eomplste attention
sfhs ml1sic. adelphia Recort'
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Tbe d Ble.,edne.s i 81 Consec ration.

1t used to, be true that public opinion
hindered many from becoming Christians,
and temporarily and locally 1t still binders
some. But generally speaking, the world
has learned toiapproys Of Christianity out
wardly. however It may tnwardly object to
becoming Chrfstlike. The day has long
passed when Christianity was unpopular in
the early sense. IL is fsltto be respectable
and becoming 60 be q Christian. He
who is .hIndered from becoming con.
yerted because he ds afraid OF what
people may say ISL poor creature.
Heneed NOT taar that hsM will go unhelped.
Christian friends Will encourage and sup
port him. Best. .oi all within his heart the
aid Of the Holy Spirit will be. given him. II
he who As face TO; face wfthsduty in the mat
ter of conversion could for q moment oc-
oupy the position Of q Christian of expert
ence. and could look back upon the interval
since his conversion, he would have reve-
'lation IN an instant OF what blessedness
there is in Christian conservation, and what
a.terrible mistake It Is to deny or neglect
the duty OF enlisting as q follower Of Christ.
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OF BAVARIA. an enormous snow
ball, and cried out with pride to his
brother:
"Look, Ludwig, I have SNOWFALL
twice as big as your head"
At these words the crown prince
fell into fury and tore the ball from
the child, vino burst into tears. The
child's tutor came upon the scene and
asked what had huppened. Otto
sobbed out his story.
"Oh, your highness." said the
tutor, ST can't. allow this. Prince
Otto has a right to his own snow
ball; you mustn't take it from him. l"
Ludwig turned upon his tutor,
his eyes glancing darts CT indigna-
ton.
"Do you mean to tell me-" he said,
"that I, the crown prince, have no
right to this snowflake"
After all, it was only a SNOWFALL ;
but later on the wise men of Bavaria
shook tteir heads and murhured.
A pleasantcr story is told Of the
prince when, at eighteen, he received
his allowance, in coins fresh from The
mint. The amount was what would
now be called o pittance. The first
use made by the boy of his ev'wealth
was to go to the court ieweler and
order for his mother locket which
he had heard her admire. The jewel
er inquired whether he should send
the account to the castle, as usual.
"No," replied the crown prince,
with an air of ineffable pride. II
have now my own allowance. Here
is my purse. Take what you want. "
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ompenses, no alterations nor coercive
measures, everything being done free
" at stated hours as o duty. Though
there is no restraint, there is never u
reprehensible act.
''The laagers have a commissariat
department that works with admirably
regularity in spite of the extreme
strain that is put upon it,
"But after oil the laagers are chiefly
interesting for the spirit that animates
them. An atmosphere Of deep relig-
ious feeling pervades the camp, which
commits everything to God-the fate
of the Transvaal, the defense of its
liberties, and the rights of its people
against the aggressor. If you compli-
ment q general be replies: God has
permitted it. The Beer, whose secret
aspirations are thus encouraged, lifts
eyes of faith to heaven. The pastors
are among the men. living their life,
present at their death, simple, like the
others, although treated with special
respect.
'Any man W no has seen the Beers,
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5 Refiectinr the plrIne Light.

Inthe British art exhibit at the Columbian
exposition there was a remarkable picture
of bIaaksmith's shop. ALI the homely
details-the smoky walls and rafters, the
lurking shadows, the. forms and faces oil
the men showing in the balf-lights-
were pourtrayed with singular fidelity. But
the greatest artistic triumph appeared in the
marvellous reflection. upon boys face.
OF light from an unseen forge. The ruddy
glow, illuminating theN sturdy figure and
honest features OF the rugged fellow busy
with his work, was simply wonderful. No
need to picture the red flames OF the forge
beyond: their existence was distinctly evi.
dent. The bright reflection proved their
presence and their power. So 1t is always
4 vivid reflection ia invincible proof Of light
somewhere. While hands are busy with
common work, lives may shine with ra-
diant reflection. and the quiet life may be
illumined il the worker Will keep near &c
the Divine source.
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''alonga slope, boggedssin the mire or
sdrenchsd in the flooded fields, they
vii keep vigil or sleeR under the
southsrp ak offering lives in
Continual SsacriBse to their country.
''No man who has seen them in bat
tie, their eyes ever on the alert, their
deadly magazines rifles in their hands,
quick to change their position or to
strengthen a weak point, inaexible,
and yet at the same time generous,
stopping their fire as soon, as it has
produced its effect, refusing to pursue
after the enemy has been put to,aight
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Lieutenant Orlebar, OF the Nineteenth
Russars, during the siege of Lady
smith. He was acco mpanied by an
orderly with white flag, and when
he reached the Boer outposts he was
blindfolded and conducted to the
General, the orderly being left be-
hind in charge of thespicket. His
eyes were not uncovered again until
he was inside the Generals tent,
which was sumptuously furnished,
there even being big bed in it.
When General Burgers answer was
ready, the Lieutenant was again
blindfolded and conducted d back to
the outposts.
There are rufians on both sides,
but on the whole the war seems to
have been conducted as humanely as
war car. British and Boer doctors
and clergymen have combined to do
all that science and religion can to
soften the hardships and mitigate the
horrors of battle.
A Dutchman gives an interesting
account of visit he recently paid to
the Boer camp. He made a short
stay at the tent of General Joubert,
who at the time was engaged with
his secretary and the telegraph wires,
while close at hand and under the
same canvas his sturdy spouse was
placidly peeling potatoes as if no fatal
issues were hanging in the balance.
The rites of hospitality were observed
by the Commaudant General ordering
the native wench Eva, who has &C.
companied him and his good spouse
through many q fierce campaign, to
bring the national beverage, coffee.
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upper stories are each smaller in di-
ameter than the, one below. On top
of the thirdzstory. is staff, crowned
with glittering ball. The lower floor:
is divided into three, rooms; each re.
semMing in shape a slice OF pie.
Along the wall of one roomis 9 narrow
stairway to the second story.
One Of Babcook's troubles is to get
his furniture to fit II his beds and
tables and chairs and sofas were
round he could arrange matters with
less difficulty. ~ Ss j5
Babcock will complete his house by
building circular porch around it..
His home is in West Guthrie and COM
mands pretty view Of the Cottonwood
Valley. Babcock drew his own plans
and is proud of his architectual pro-
duction. He said that he built the
house Just to have one, different from
any other.
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The rerii Of rejecting Chrisr.

In oidinarylfte We feel more keenly the
smiling, courteous dismissal OF one who
waves us aside, refusing to pay us any
heed. than the criticism OF him who disa-
grees with and condemns US. It may be
that, the heart Of Christ is more sorely
5grieved by neglect even to listen to His ap-
peal, on the part Of those who are well dis.
posed toward, all goodness but will not
trouble themselves to-, think seriously
enough about their relation TO, Him tc
lapprehend 1t, than even by the open
ill Will ;of Sarowed enemies. 3. The peril
S6f rejecting Christ without actual. intent Is
very real in our time. In the days Of our
grandfathers, when people lived more
quietly, when life was simpler, and when
religion was relatively more prominent. II
was less difficult than now to fix attention
on the affairs OF The soul. It was less easy
to be misIed into the belief that 70 be well
disposed toward goodness was to be good.
$ He who points out the real. radical differ
ence, and dinsistsguponsft kindly but firmly,
does real seryiceiin such.a period as that
through which We are now passing.
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TIe Bible Is Gods Word.

He makes terrible mistake who forget:
that the Bible is Gods word today as truly
as 1t ever was. Theories Of interpreta.
ton, and even OF inspiration, differ. TSlt
the great fact that the Bible Is Gods
message to men--given for their spiritua;
guidance and uplifting, to tell them oil
their only Redeemer and to help them a.
nothip. Else can toward their salyatioa-
abides. Throughout all Christian history
the Bible has served the spiritual needs ol
men successfully. And whatever changes
may occur in the future, there is not lha
slightest reason for supposiug that iss'Spirit.
ual suf1cienry will fail to be recognized.
Distrust of the Bible should not be allowed
TO hinder any one from giving himself &c
Christ.
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THE KENTUCKY CONFLICT
Governor Taylor Pardons Officials Ac-
cused Of GoebeI's Murder.
DECISION IN FAVOR OF BECKHAM.

Kentucky's Republican Secretary Of State
and tho Capital Policeman Forcibly
Taken From q Train in lexington
Beckham Forming State Militia
Judge UphoIds Democratic Contention.
FRANKFORT, Ky. (special). l).-Accordtug to
n statement made, by Governor W.s. Tay
Ior Sunday he has granted pardon to-
each Of the persons for whom warrants
have been issued charging them with being
accessories to the assassination Of Goebel.
In his statement, Governor Taylor charges
the Democratic contestants for State off,
ces with conspiracy to obtain control OF
the Government, declares Goebel was
assassinated by some person whose identity
Is unknown and charges that conspiracy
was formed to fasten "this. heinous crime
upon all or some OF the State officers
to obscure and cover the ,politfcal robbery
and to terrorIze In the Assembly all op-
position" He continues: - -
"In order to carry out this foul consptr-.
acy, they procured an act approprtattn&
s100 600 ostenslbly for the purpose Of de-
tecting the criminals, md have employed
a lawyer whose course in the criminal pro-
ceedings was 80 odious as to cause riot J
resulting In the destruction OF the court-
house and the loss OF over forty lives.
Following this an emplove OF the CIn-
cfuuati ENQUIRER has made afldavlts eharg-,
ing that Hon. Caleb Powers. Secretary of
State; his brother John Powers, q captain
Of a company OF State Militia; W. b. Cul-.
ton. q cIork in the auditors office; Hon.!
Charles PInlay, former Secretary Of State,
and Captain John ". Davis, policeman o1
the State House grounds. consplred, aided!
and assisted In said assassination.
"For some cause, or without cause, our
,ourts, composed entirely OF Democratiot
Judges, have become 80 partisan that 1t Si
practically, II not absolutely, imposslbfeE
ior any man not OF their;persuaslon to OBJ
saln fair trial. As organized the. courts
are courts OF conviction instead OF courts!
Of trial.
"Under this state OF affairs, believing
that each one OF said persons Is Innocent
Of any completely In said crime, and fur
ther believing that the enormous reward
will secure the conviction OF these men,
however innocent, I deem 1t my solemn,
duty to issue psrGons to them. In ordeE
that the political conspirators might NOT
De enabled to deprive them OF their linerty
Or their life. The guilty men should be-
punished, but designing men control nnG
che court should not be- enabled to shed
the blood OF innocent men, and X It Is ~
nv power to prevent 1t, pledge myself IN
the name OF God and humanity that te
shall not be DONE" \
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ARREST OF REPUBLICAN OFFICIALS
EorcibIy Taken From q Train While At
tempting to Escape.


tempting to Escape.
LEXINGTON, Ky. (SpeciaD. Caleb Pow!
e-s. Republican Secretary OF State. an6i
John Davis, policeman OF the State Caption
In Frankfort, were arrested here while at
tempting to escape to the mountains. They
were guarded by q squad OF soldiers from
Frankfort and were In uniform and carried
guns. Both ure charged with being aeees-
3orIes to the assassination OF William
Goebel.
The men had been protected In tho State
Capitol all day by Governor Taylors SOL
diers, but about eight O'Clock Saturday
evening they were hurried to the Chesa..
peake aud Ohio station as soldiers and
took the train for this city. Word OF their
escape was quickly given In Franktorf.
and ofIlcIuls here were asked to arrest
them, e. reward Of S1500 being offered t0e
their arrest. ,ai;
When the train reached this city local
company Of militia, which Is n possession
of the armory here, was drawn up at the
station. A squad OF pohce searched the
train and found the men after mucn
trouble.
Thew refused to submit to arrest, and
policerlan struck Powers over the head
With his club, cutting it badly. One OF the
TAYLOR soldiers struck Lieutenant PEACE
over the hand with gun, breaking MS.
fingers. The policemen then covered the'
soldiers with their pistols, and the fugt-
lives surrendered. They wore hurried TO
iail,
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trated London News in Natal, who was
taken prisoner by the Beers, describes
hymn service in the Boer lager be-
hind Lombard's Kop, from which the
Trausvaal "Long Tom" daily bonn
bsrds Ladysmith, as follows: "About
fifteen men, mostly about thirty or
forty years, were crowded into the
tent, which was excessively hot. Two
candles were stuck in bottles placed
on empty cases; the men squatted
around, two or three reading from the
same hymnbook. They had. laid their
pipes besides them and their rifles
were stacked about the tentpole. They
sang well in lusty, clear voices free
from any nasal twang. The effect was
strikingly picturesque, the strongly
marked, earnest faces in the candle
light thrown out against the dark back
ground of the shadows behind. Simi-
lar scenes were to be witnessed at each
laager every evening, sometimes in
three or four tents at the same time.
A letter from Sir George White to
General Schalk Burger was taken by
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GODS MESSAGE TO MAN.
PsEcNANT THOUGHTS FROM THE
WORLDS GREATEST PROPHETS.

The Two Monks-The Peril Of Rejecting
Christ - The Blessedness OF Consecra'
tion-Refiecting the Divine Light-The
Bible is Gods Word.
A worthy monk, as ancient legends say,
Planted, with care. a tender tree one day,
Thinking with joy how 1t would grow anon
And yield him profit from the fruit thereon
Pleased with his task. upon tf, spot nc
bowed,
And to himself with pious pride he vowed:
Now will pray each day, and God VII
give
Whate 'er ask to make the sapiing live"
A1d to bis credit be it written now,
No: even once did he forget his VOW;
But morn and eve he came to view the tree,
And asked what he saw Its needs to be.
He prayed for rain, and gentle showers fell;
He prayed for sun, and sunshine. came as
And when be asked for dew, there came the
For winds to blow, then grateful breezes
blew.
For storm to strengthen. or for heat or cold,
Whate'er he craved not once did God with
hold;
And yet In vain the selfish plan he tried.
For all his prayers. the sapling dropped and
died. -
Another monk his tree had planted too,
And day by day its spreading branches grew
Above the way, to shelter as they pass
Gods weary children going up to mass;
And travellers oft, aside their burdens laid,
Sat there and rested in its peaceful shade.
One day they met among the shadows there,
Just as the convent bell had called to
prayer.
"Now tell me, brother john" the first monk
~, said.
"Why your tree thrives, while mine, alas, is
dead2
pruned it we'll and tended it with care,
And twice each day Sold its needs in
prayer" IT,.
The other monk in meekuess bowed bis
head, .
While with sweet humility he said:
"My simple mind could not presume to
49,. know -".
Just what was best to make arsapling grow
And so j PIT 1t in Gods care, and left the
rest e"
To Him who made the tree, aud knows the
.ts K best. -. ...1.. ~
never asked for sun or rain or frost,
I only praved: Give what 1t needeth
MOST.
- "A. A Bragdon, in lions Herald.
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DECISION FAvORS DEMOCRATS. ),
<
Judge Field Holds that the legislature
Ia the Judge of Contests.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. CSpeciaD. decision
sustaining the contention Of the D mocratsi
that the Legislature is the tribunal destg-i
nated by the Constitution for the determl-
nation OF contests for the ohces OF GOV
ernor and Lieutenant Governor. las been
handed down in. the Circuit Court bY Judge
Field a..
The Republicans will appeal the case to
the State Court OF Appeals. and II the oe.
cision there Is against them Will Try 70 get
hearing before the United States supreme
Court.
case. md declares the line OF authority to-
the effect that ths courts cannot inquire
into the motives which induced tho aoeton'
OF the Legislature is unbroken. and must
be taken as the law.