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II could tell by the old mans face
and manner that he was telling the
truth and / took his note for the
amount of the draft, which he had
spent in the meantime, and fixed the
matter up that way. He paid the
note, too, eventually"
q
W. w. Wooden, of the banking firm
of Wooden, Webb & Co., was once the
hero of an incident that involved con-
sidera bic detective .acumen. one even
ing, in an effort to obtain a trial
balance" Mr.. Woollen found, to his
dsmay, that his cash was short $1,000,
Try as he would. he could not locate
the missing amount.
The next day he instituted a rigid
inquiry among the other persons about
the bank in the vain hope that he
might obtain some clue that would
aid him in locating the money. The
messenger boy spoke up promptly
when he heard of the loss and said
II noticed yesterday, when you We're
cashing a check for a fellow that look
ed like he might be farmer, that he
had man with him, and when he
was counting over his money he
chuckled and nudged his companion
and then both of them ChuCkled a good
deal"
With this slender clue Mr. WoOllen
began his investigation. He went care
fully over the checks he had cashed
the previous day and came across one
that he believed to have been the one
in question. Going to the man who
drew the check, he asked for the res
idence of the payee. When he secured
this information Mr.. Woolen hired a
buoy and drove out into the country
several miles to the farmers place
Arrived at his house, Mr.. Woollen APP
| preached the farlmer and said alb
| ruptly: II came after that thousand
dollar bill | paid you by mistake the
| other day" The man turned red and
stammered something about not hav-
| ing any thousand-dOllar bin, but Mr.
! Woollen pressed him SO closely that he
| finally put his hand into his trousel
pocket and drew out the bill,
| u
Another story in which a thousand,
| dollar bill figures prominently in,
wolves a citizen whose sensitiveness
will not permit the use of his name
! This man was acting as a trustee
during the panic of 1898 and had the
trust fund on deposit in the Indanap.
oulis National bank. A day or tive
before the bank closed it's doors tho
man received warning that he insti,
tuition was doomed. He accordingly
FASTENED over to the bank and rev ou
the money which he held in trust fol
another.
When he received the money, which
was in bills, he rolled it up and placed
II in his coat pocket where he carried
1t for several days. one day Harry c
Adams came into his place of bushes,
and said: Have you such thing a,
a hundred-dollar bill about you?
need one right away" The mar
reached in his pocket, pulled out tn,
roll Of bills and taking off the tor
bill handed it TO Mr., Adams. "Grea
heavens!" calculated Mr.. Adams
when he observed that the bill callec
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Miscellaneous.

All Souls rnyersalist church, on Pine street,
between Adlms and Jefferson avenues. Morning
service will be omitted. Sunday school at II. 10
a. m.
Calvary Reformed Church, Monroe Avenue and
Gibson Street Rev. Marion l.. Firor, pastor
Service, 1880 a. M and 1880 p. m. Morning,
"Why Pray; evening, "vain Prayer" Chris
tian Endeavor, p. m Sunday school, HAS
a. m.
Zion United Evangelical Church, li2o Cspouse
Pre- aching 1890 and 7;30 by the pastor, Rev
!. W. Messenger Subjects: "The Man Christ
Jesus and Jesus and the Demons" Sunday
school $50 Junior Endoavor, r. m. Senior
Endeavor $3.50 PRAYER meeting 1880 Wednes.
day evening All seats free and everybody wei.
come to all services.
Plymouth Congregational church Communion
service at 03O a, m; sabbath school at II m. !.
sabbath school, sherman Avenue mission, 2. Is p.
m evening service at $50 o'clock. Rev. Peter
Roberts will occupy the pulpit morning and even.
ing.
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BLACKBOARD LESSON HINTS.
BY Rev. Robert F. Y. Pierce D. D.

measure our faith by our service Ahraham's faith
and 1--we were tested when God asked " him the
sacrifice Of his son Tho central truth Of the les
is tho test of faith" The entire lesson is
a prophetic parable IN action lsaac meekly led
TO the altar is type of Jesus the Lamb Of God
led to the sacrifice. Isaac carrying the wood for
the sacrifcal fires prcNguros in some measure
our Lord Jesus carrying Ills cross TO calvary
Isaac laid the altar foreshadows Jesus on the
cross, the eternal sacrifice for the redemption Of
the world.
Make blackboard sketch having two altars
one marked ABRAHAM. on which he laid his
best and dearest treasure, freely given in obed'
cncc tn the commands Of God. on the second
altar write your own name. God calls to You
for saCriice in His name. First of all We asks
for your heart and its love 'Son, daughter,
give me thine heart" Then lie asks for your
service, and your time and talents, and your
treasure, all for His glory aud your exatstion.
Isaac was as literally surrendered to God as
II his life had been taken by the ohndent al Il
faithful father. Ak the personal, present, rrac-
tical question: What sacrifice am | wiling to
make or God?"
Remember that the crown OF life lies ley ond
the altar Of sacrifice.
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portunity. Already there are distinct
I've colors for the fire alarm and mail
boxes; and it has been proposed in
London that each parish have a color
of ts own, as have the different SER
vices of the city.To all this there are
the futterng flags to be added, and
the many colors of the vehicles on
the public way. There are the arms
of the city, to be embazoned on mu-
nicipal structures; and the city flag,
to fly in gay contrast with the nation
al ensign. We have lost the pictur-
esque bright raiment, and must watch
with care the painting of facades; but
we need not fear that civic art will
not put again the witching touch of
color on city streets. Art and beauty
for the thoroughfare cannot stop with
a mere regulation of design. Color in
exterior decoration has been made a
feature already in the later exposi-
tions, and eXpositions create popular
ideals.
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PLAYS AND PLAYERS.

Mr. Kyrlc Beew will probably terminate his
long Journey from Australia 10 England on
Thursday OF this week, journey by sea aud
land Of not less than seven weeks duration, On
saturday last, Miss Harriet Ford, the dram.
atist sailed on the Umbra for England with
the complete manuscript 70 "A Gentleman OF
France with which play Mr., Belew is to
open his starring engagement in America, Mr.
Bcew will not have seen the completed manu-
script Of the play until Miss Fords arrival in
London, although he is familiar with the seen.
ario, and the first and second acts had been
forwarded him, II was thought best by Lieb-
Ter & Co., however, that Miss Ford should meet
him in London, so that any slight alterations
desired. IL any should he desired, could have
prompt attention. Mr.. Bellew ia a diligent stu
dent, and he is naturally anxious TO get TO
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35th National Encampment g. A. r.,
Cleveland, Ohio, September 10th to
l4th Inclusive.

For the above occasion ticket agents
OF the Lackawanna railroad will sell
special round trip tickets to Cleveland
and return at one way fare for, the
round trip, tickets 20 be on sale good
going September Sth, 9th, 10th, llth and
18th, and for return up TO and including
September 18th, except by depositing
tickets with Joint agent at Cleveland
on or before noon OF September IS, re-
turn limit will be extended to leave
Cleveland not later than October 9Th
on paylNent Of so cents extra Stop off
at Buffalo will be permitted on the re-
turn trip by depositing tickets with
Joint agent at that point and payment
Of one dollar, provided the. same is
used within the lnal return limit. Chill
dren between the ages of 5 and IL one.
shalf of the above rate. I"
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all people Of all lands in all coming genera.
tons.
SUBSTITUTING tversrs n and iO.-we may
believe that the cords we're quickly unloosed,
that Isaac was released from his immolston,
and that father and son were clasred in each
Others arms in ardent affection. Nearby bet.
ter offering was seen a ram caught by the horns
| In a thckct, Wanting for the holy service, rs
" pruvidcntially sent. This oeas; wns made TO
take IsaaCs place on the altar, and the burnt
Offering thus provided was made. An act OF self
dedication or Consecrstion II was, in which
Abraham and Isaac might unite with unusual In.
| terest and satisfaction. Both could give them
selves to God az never before, this substitution
| making an obcdient life possible and delightful.
According to an Oriental custom by which I'M
portant places become sacred (EN. iii;jD. Abra.
| ham gave name TO the place whore these
| things occurred, a most appropriate NAME borne
! for centuries, expressive Of Gods knowledge
and care.
| REFECTIONs-Loo backward over nearly
| forty centuries to this scene on the mount in
| the land oi Moriih one cannot fail Ia see what
| a marvellous man he was who could endure such
| a test, how worthy to I've the father Of new
race Various attempts have been made to ca
plain his conduct, to aualyze his secret thoughts
| and motives II has long been suggested that he
| expected all the way along that the first com.
mand would be set aside by some new message
| II has also been said that his remark to Isaac
covered the events as they at last came to pass,
| that he believed there would he Lamb suhsti.
| tuted for his son. Others hold, what is more
| plausible than either Of the foregoing. that
| hbraham expected God would restore Isaac 10
| life IL he were slain The scripture appears 20
| favor such Wow (IIeb Ni:lW, Whatever ex.
| planation is given we must see that the patrl-
| arch was supported by strong faith. and that
| he felt an obligation to obey God He became
| by this event the father of the faithful brl.
liant embodiment Of manly submission to the
Divine will
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Gen. xii: 1.14.

evasion. Probably he meant IL as a halftruth,
that his son should be Gods lamb Possibly
his faith struggled through the details to see
what did transpire.
SACRIFICING Vcrscs D and ioy-Arrived at
at the appointed place Abraham proceeded az
he had done on other occasions to make his
sacrifice. frst he constructed an altar, tho pas.
tern Of which. handed down from earlier genera.
tiuns, was afterwards prescribed In the law "
Moses OK. NN:2i-25). Then he laid the wood in
order, and hound Isaac and laid him thereon.
II has been thought with good reason that the
son was at that time made acquainted with
God's instructions to his father. and that ne con-
scntcd to give up his life even rs Jesus be.
came a voluntary victim In the hands Of the
Jewish authorities CIohn X:lS) That supposi
tion, however, is not needed to render the pas.
sage more credible or intclhgihlc. In those
days dutiful son would not resist his father
even 10 save his life. Arrangements being thus
complete, Abraham graspcd the knife assuming
the usual attitude, and to all intcnts and pur
poses he did offer up Isaac to God Ulcb xi;
10.
Calling Vcrscs Il and l2) shall that upiftcd
knife be thrust by fathers hand into the pros
tate form ofthc beloved Isaac? Shall the bleed.
ing body be- burned with the wood as an ic.
ccptablc offering to jehovah! The answer to
these question, involves tho religious history oi
| the race for all time. voice out Of the skis
prevents the tragedy Nothing less would have
| prevented the man Of faith from the execution
| of his purpose The command 20 spare was as
| plain and emphatic as the command to sacrifice,
| and the one must he ohoyed promptly as the
! other q sam v:22l. Abraham stayed his hand
But why this change Of direction The reason
was assigned The test was complete and salts.
| factory. That had been learned which il was
| desired should be known and demonstrated that
| the patriarCh's spirit of obedience would not
| fail even though there was involved the dearest
| Of all things he possessed. The test was valu.
able to Adam to Isaac, to their postcrity, to
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VACATION time will soon be over
" and tho pastors of the city with
the clipirs of the various
churches will come wandering
home again.
September will be welcomed by many
congrega cations which have had supplies
more or less satisfactory, for as rule
people like their own pastor better than
any supply.
There is one church, however, which
looks sadly toward the autumnal home-
coming for the pastor so long a famil-
lar figure among us will soon be seen
no more in the pulpit Rev. DR.. G. r..
Robinson will he heard again in the
Second Presbyterian church, but very
soon will follow up his formal rcsigna-
ton by departure from this city. AS
oil. 5 successor
The monthly family meeting of the
Railroad Young Mems Christian assoc
citation will he held Sunday at 3.45 p.
m. superintendent G.. G.. Sanborn, of
the Rescue Mission, will speak a
cordial welcome to all friends of the
work.
Rev. Dr. D. s. Bentley, pastor of the
African Methodist Episcopal church,
Howard Place, has returned home
from two weeks vacation, and will
preach to his congregation once more.
Secretary w. W. Adair of the Rail-
road Y NJ. G. A. will preach at Grace
Reformed Episcopal church SuhdGy
IRONING at 1870 Subject: "Th2 Two
I:Hnutablc Tn.HSs,'
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for 81 600 you surely don't carry
thousand dollar bills around loose in
your pockets, do you?'
| have no thousand dollar BILL" re-
tortcd the man.
I'D like to know what you call that"
said Mr.. Adams, holding up the bill so
as to show plainly the figures 1000 on
its face.
The scene changes to the Indianap-
oils National bank. The man enters
carrying the thousand-dollar bill in his
hand. Did you find any shortage in
your cash the other day." he asked
of Cashier ReXford."
Did T." exclaimed Mr.. Rexford
well should say / did. | was short
5000 and | have lost hours of sleep ever
snce, trying to locate that shortage"
We'll you can take a little rest now"
| answered the man, for here is your
money. You paid me thousand dol
lar bill the other day" The cashier
suddenly found that he had business
outside and 1T is said that money
was put into circulation at a neigh
| boring refreshment stand, although
this part of the story is not clearly
| substantiated.
| when | used to work in the Merid-
| ian National bank, which was after
wards absorbed by the Merchants, -
| said another bank official, Il relieved
| Albert koop, the paying teller one day
| during the noon houf while he went tC
| lunch. An old farmer came up to The
| counter with a check for a hundred
and some odd dollars that he had re.
ceived in payment for some hogs he
| hau brought to the city and sold
| looked at the name of the payee writ.
! ten on the face of the check and ther
! at the man before me and said: i don't
know you my friend, you will have tC
be Identified He gave me an limo
cent stare of surprise, and, reaching
into his pocket said: How much vii
that cost, mister?'
way back in 1876, when the Civi
War revenue tax was still in force,
said NJ. h. Wilson, "a country deposit
or came into our bank in sullivan an,
asked me for some stamps saying h,
expected to have use for them prett,
soon. What denominations" | asked
Wal he replied, i am a Methods
now, but my familys all Baptists.' II,
had evidently never heard the word de
nomination used in any connection 9th
er than religious.
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a picture Of an ancient urn in whiCil fire was
carried, and sometimes used As a Ccnser What
shall be the sacrifice? Abraham gave his son,
the best and greatest Offering he could make.
No sacrifice is too good or too great for Us to
make. God wants the best we can offer.
PPLIC ALTON: God permits trials to bsfall VI,
to test our strength aud develop our powers.
Note the trials Of job God knows our strength,
but often wo do not know how weak We are until
we are tempted, tested tried. A1raham's faith
was fully tested when God asked the son of his
old age, loving and dearly beloved as a sacrifice.
We often measure our love hy our gifts. God
asks our best gilt. a heart Of love. Shall we give
10 Him all we are and all We have? Can we
write SELF on the altar: How many are will.
ing to say: IL give myself to jesus"
~ we measure our love hy our gifts So wc
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which is in very common use in some
sections OF the country. "She's always
piecing" they say Of the woman who
runs to the cupboard at irregular hours
and eats piece of pie, cake, or some
other dainty. This irregular eating is
one of the chief causes of dyspepsia
and uweak" stomach
Diseases of the stomach and other
organs of digestion and nutrition are
completely cured by the use of Doctor
Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery. 1t
increases the supply of rich, pure blood,
and gives the body vitality and vigor.
"a year ago l was feeling very badly writes
Mrs. Lizzie Abrams OF ISs Johnson Avenue,
when sat down at the table could not eat,
but would have TO go away without even tasting
the food chaneing to hear FROM a friend
who used your Golden Medical Discovery for
disease similar to mine, thought I would
give the medicine a trial, and I eau hardly
express The benefit received from il. The first
dose seemed to do me good. My appetite re-
turned and was able to eat heartily, ! have
improved so much since taking the Golden
Medical Discovery do not look like the same
psrson; Am to-day well and stIong-the result
Medical Discovery"
DIR, Pierce's Common Sense Medical
Adviser, paper covers, is sent free on
receipt OF 81 one-cent stamps to pay
expense of mailing only. Address DR..
X. " Pierce, Buffalo, N. Y.
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Religious.

John p. Mofat, u. n. pastor. No preaching
service next sunday Bible School As usual at
10 m. Christian Ende1vor Young People at
620 p. m, Prayer meeting Wednesday ';oo p
m. Leader, PROT. ID. q. stone The pastor will
occupy the pulpit the iis, sunday in september
ADAMS Avenue chapel, New York street.-The
Rev James Hughes. pastor 1880 a. IN. subject,
The Power Of Gods Word; evening. 7.i5. song
service. with an address hv Mr.. Hughes on the
"InAucnce Of Music" sunday school at 0 a. m.
All welcome.
Capouse prcshytoran ohar'l-No services in
the morning; preaching at $50 by the pastor,
Rev L. r. Foster. sunday school, p M;
Senior Endca,or. ESQ y. m; prayer meeting,
Thursday evening. Welcome to ALL
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Sunday School
Lesson
for
August IS.
Abraham and Isaac.

CONNECTION. After their interview with
Abraham, as related in last lesson, the angels
Journeyed TO Sodom and entered into the house
OF Lot. The ten righteous souls required TO save
the city could not bC found, and after Lots
family had been delivered Sodom was destroyed
10y FIRE After this Abraham soiourncd in the
land of the Philistincs. where he made equiyo-
cal statements regarding his wife, as he had
done in Egypt. The birth Of Isaac followed the
child long promised through whom Gods pur.
pose was to be uufolded. That there might be
no obstacle to the proper care Of Isaac and no
division of interest in the family liagar and lsh.
mael were cast out. Tho increasing prosperity
of Abraham attracted the attention of Ahinp
loch who made an alliance with him, thereby
greatly advancing his worldly prospects. There.
after the Patriarch established his tent at Beer.
Shcha, where he called upon God, ana thence.
forward the course Uf his piouS life moved
steadily On with marks Of Divine favor.
TESTING Vcrses l and 2J.--ln those days Of
prosperity il important that the secret
springs Of Abraham's heart should he disclosed.
Was he absolutely loyal to God? Could he I've
trusted in any emergency? Had the Divine
schooling conducted for many years produced
q man who could 60 out into the future and
MI an appointed destiny? To settle this point
the Almighty determined 10 subject him 10
trial, for so the word translated tempt signin,
q Cor. MID. Abraham was commanded to
take Isaac into the land OF Morah and sacri.
flee him as burnt offering upon a mount
Thus was presented to him most trying alter.
native. On the one side was his desire to be
submissive to his covenant God. On the other
side were several considerations that might dis.
pose him To refuse complilnCe--his affection as
father for an only sor. his hope in the prom.
ises which centered in that son, his natural re.
rugnance to human sacrifice, then practiced by
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The Pennsylvania State College

An examination Of candidates for admission will
he held at the High school, Auesday. August p,
1901, beginning at a. m
Dr. f. wadsworth, for several years Direc.
tor Of the Houghton (Mchigan) College Of
Mines, has accepted appointment as Head Of
the Mining Department.
The Fall Session opens September H. 1901
For catalogue, specimens Of former examina
tion papers, other information address
THE REGISTRAR, State College, Pa.
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Episcopal.

saint Lukc's parish-Rrv Rogers Israel, rec
tor; Rev T.. !. Haughton, curate. 18th Sun
day after Trinity.
st. Lukc's church-7:20 am. Holy comn,un
ion; 1890 a. m, morning PRAYER and sermon
$50 =. m, evening prayer; 0:l5 a. m, Sunday
school and Bible classes.
ST Marks, Dunmore-s:So a. m, Holy com
rlurion;. o;3o a. M, sunday school and Bible
class. : D. m, evening prayer and sermon.
East End Mission. Prescott Avenues y. m
sunday school and Bible classes
south side Mission, Fig Street.-2.S0 p. m
sunday school and Bible classes
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Green Ridge Presbyterian churcll-MorninG ser.
vice at 1880, with sermon by Rev, l.. r. Foster
assistant pastor; Bible school at II o'clock The
other services Of the day omitted.
Nashhurn Street Presbyterian ChurCh.-Rev
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when l was banking in Sullivan,
Ind, some years ago" said NJ. b.
Wilson, president of the Capital Ma
tional bank, II had a singular exper-
fence. | always locate my stories on
the banks of the Wabash so that peo-
pie can't tell whether | am stretching
it. or not, One day a rustic looking
fellow came into the bank and handed
me a draft on New York, made out, we
will say to John Bell. was not ex
actly certain that | knew the man.
but his appearance was in his favor
and l cashed the draft. He could not
write, so | had him make his mark.
The draft was forwarded to New
York for collection and in about a
week or ten days it came back to us
with the statement that the indorse-
ment on the back was a forgery. The
letter from the NewYork bank that
accompanied the draft said John Bell,
the man for whom this draft was in
tended, is a travelling representative
for a local patent medicine house and,
while he admits that he was in the
town of Sullivan on the day the draft
was cashed he declares that he did not
get the money. Bell further, says that
he can read and write very WELL
II sent for the farmer, whose name
was John Bell also, to come to the
bank" continued Mr. Wilson, "and
when he came | showed him the draft
and the letter from the New York
bank and asked him how IL came
about that he cashed that draft which
was intended for another man of the
same name. Well he said, I'll tell
you how it was. There was a feller in
our neighborhood a couple of weeks
ago selling tickets in a lottery for a
dollar piece and bought one of them
tickets When ! came 10 town the
other day ] went to the post-office 10
get my mail and they handed me a
letter with that draft in II. lest
supposed>it was returns from my lot
terry ticket and so brought the draft
to you and got the money on it,.