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The RELIGIOUS LIFE
READING FOR THE QUIET HOUR
WHEN THE SOUL INVITES ITSELF.

Poem: He Will Direct AL Thy Paths
Public worship 10 Often Disappeintins
Because We Have Failed to Walt on
God-Why Hearts Are Often Weary.
'Tis written on the sacred page.
Nor leaves one path uncertain.
Until before life wondrous stage
Deaths hand has dropt the curtain.
Not only where the way Il dark
And storm-clouds thickest lower.
Your lonely path you scarce may mark,
And manifold the tempters power;
Az well in times Of peace and calm.
Through blissful days you tarry
Beneath the shade Of Films palm
Nor care nor burthen carry;
Az we'll by Marah's bitter stream;
Thy soul submerged in sorrow;
And life for you htful dream,
Nor ray Of hope you borrow!
Yea. all thy paths. through all thy days.
That 10 the promise given
Or bright, or sad, by devious ways.
The journey through 70 heaven.
Emma Louisa T,llman.
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On one occasion some years ago General
Phil Sheridan. known in war time -
Fighting Phil" was standing with anoth-
er general, an old friend. on the steps OF .
big house in Washington. watching his
four bright children get into . cart and
drive down the street.
As the children drove along. soon disap-
earring from sight, and throwing goodbye
kisses" TO their papa, Sheridan's friend
asked: Phil. how do you manage your lit
tie army Of FOUR"
Don't manage: they are mischievous
soldiers, bus what good comrades! All the
good there il in me they bring out. Their
little mother is wonderful woman, and
worth regiment OF officers, John. OF.
ten think what pitfalls are in waiting for
wish could always help them over"
Phil, il you could choose for your little
son from all temptations which win beset
him the one most to be feared. what would
it be-"
General Sheridan leaned his head against
the doorway, and said. soberly: "It would
be the curse of strong drink Boys are not
saints. We are all ssif.willed. may be full
of courage and thrift and push and kind
ness and charity. but woe TO the man or
boy who becomes slave Of liquor. Oh, I
had rather see my little son die to-day than
10 see him carried in to his mother drunk!
One Of my brave soldier boys on the 6eld
said to me just before battle. when he
gave me his message to his mother, il he
should be killed. Tell her I have kept my
promise to her. Not one drink have /
ever tasted The boy was killed. car
ried the message with my own lips TO tho
mother. She said: General, that is more
glory for my boy than If he had taken .
city,"
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The silliest and most pernicious doctrine
that was ever proclaimed in the ears Of
sensible men is that because the whisky
seller IS essentially law breaker, and will
not obey the statutes enacted by society
for its own protection. therefore the pro-
per thing to do Is to compromise with Kim.
To kneel before him, to let him have his
way in part. begging him. meaatime, to DO
at least moderate decent. Why not make
similar terms with thieves and murderers!
The thing 10 do with all who tramp!e law
under foot 10 to throttle them. TO scourgs
them. to make life so hard aad bitter Tor
them that they will cease 10 do evil and
learn to do well.-Nashvi!!e Christian Ad-
yocate
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THE GREAT DESTROYER
SOME STARTLING FACTS ABOUT
THE VICE or iNTEMPERANcE.

rhIs Country Needs . Great Temperance
Rsvivsi.fhe Man Who Drisks aud
Has Boon Periloas to Others Haa No
RIGHT to Touch Ram.
The horrible brutality Of Michael Lcddy,
of BROOKLYN, has sent Q shudder through
every community where accounts OF his
deeds havevbeen read. After forcing me
hungry little girl to swallow tumbertri
Of whisky this mad bekst fell upon his wiie
and Kicked out her remaining eye. the
sight of the other having been destroyed IN
the same way two years'ago.
do these acts Of wanton and ferocious cru
city are always drunk. Even men who
when sober prove kind 70 their families arc
often transformed BY drink into murder
Gus demons. When they recover from their
madness and learn what they have done
they cry out in amazement, shame and re.
morse. Yet they are aware beforehand
that drink will turn them into maniace:
And their crimes committed, they viii,
left at large. generally drink again. It u
voluntary lunacy. Therefore they are
rightly. held responsible by the law ior
what they do.
No man who drinks and has ever been
drunk enough TO be perilcus 10 others has
any right TO drink st al. Short OF being .
total abstainer, he'n dangerous animal.
and knows it.
No wonder thatsthosc who give special
attention to the effects Of the drink habit
cry out against it paaaionstely. Its rav-
ages are to be seen in al grades Of life.
Women a. well - men are its victims. Il
robs countless homes Of happiness. II de-
prives children Of their rishtfnl joys and
cheats them Of their chances in life. No
man whose childhood was spent in drum
ken home, no matter how long he may hive,
can ever shake of the memory OF the black
misery Of those years that should have
been his brightest.
Drink in tie master curse Of this country,
as Of every other in Chistendom. IL
spreads physical disease, mental inespscity
and moral blight It degrades the homes
of the rich and sends squalor, want and
bestiality into the homes Of the poor. IL
rots out the manhood Of men and the won.
aiihood OF women.
Every intelligent agency exerting itself
TO lessen the drink evil deserves the sym.
pathy and encouragement Of all who wish
well to their kind. II u easy 70 be critical
oi zeal, but too much zeal Is incomparably
robler than too little.
This country needs a great temperance
revival-the old-time mass-meetings, the
o,d-time enthusiasm. the popular pledge
signing and a revivi6cation Of the societies
devoted to total abstinence and ardent
missionary work for members. And the
churches Of the land could lead in no cause
more worthy Of their religious energies.-
New York American.
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vIilsiny Of the saloon.

The average saloen ought TO be con-
demned. 1t Is generally on . prominent
street, and it is usually ran by . sport who
cares only for the almighty dollar. From
this resort the drunken man starts reeling
10 his home: at this resort the local fights
are INDUCED in. 1t is . stencil in the nos
trils Of society and disgrace to the wine
and spirit trade. How, then, shah we de-
tend the average saloon! We answer.
Don't defend 1t, but condemn it. We must
stand abreast Of the most advanced public
sentiment; we must oppose prohibition,
but favor only decent trade; we must Of
fer society substitute for the average sa-
loon; we must ask society to join with u
in securing model license laws: we must
demand character qualifications and get
men in the retail liquor business who will
conduct their places a. drug stores, for in
stance, are conducted. We must help to
clean the Augean stables: we must lift the
business out Of the rut into which 1t has
run for 50 long q time; we must prove that
we are the friends Of law, order. decency.
temperance. - Bonforts Wine and Spirit
Circular. .
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Old Bridal Custnn,a.

There used to be q custom OF strrw.
ing flowers before the bridal couples
as they went to the church aud from
the church to the house.
suppose the way with fragrant aeros
were strewing.
All things were ready. We TO the church
were going.
Aud now suppose the priest had joined
our hands"
is quaint old verse that refers to
this custom. The Persians introduce Il
tree at their marriage feasts laden with
fruit. and 1t Is the place OF the guests
10 try to pluck this without the bride
groom observing II successful. they
mnst present the bridal couple with a
gift hundred times the value Of the
object removed. II Tuscany brides
wear jasmine wreaths. and there Ia a
legend that once re!gning Grand Duke
who ut great expense procured this
iower for bis own particular garden.
gave orders to his gardener not TO part
with any flowers or clippings: but the
gardener. who was In love. took a
sprig TO his sweetheart as gift. She.
being shrewd. planted 1t and raised
from il several small plants which she
sold to the Dukes enviCus Iei:hbors
at u grea' price. In 4 sh"rt time she
had saved enough money to enable
her lover and herself TO marry and
start housekeeping. and 80 the Tuscans
have a saying that THE girl worthy Of
wearin: the jasmine wreath IL rich
enough to make her husband happy"
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A suggestive story is that Of a poor
woman. who by reason of need. was KEEP.
fron many q service for her Matter
which she thought He might require A.
her hands, and she was dying. She va.
saying to her young daughter who stood
near the bed that she regretted her fruit
less life: she was wishing that she Inghs
have more to show the Master when she
met Him face to face. Mother" sobbed
the daughter. show Him your fingers,
No. she was no. to be saved by the work
Of her hands. but she was to be blessed
BY the ministry OF those hands.
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A MATTER OF ooueT.

I love to read Of daring deeds.
Of clash and clamoring Of war:
70 learn OF one who braveiy blceds,
Defending VIA, he's lighting for.
But South America "a much
Too mingled for my mind 10 hitch
The tang. they are IN IL such
don't know wh;,h L. lighting which.
They're sk,ppias out with treasures.
And blowing public buildings down,
And every c,ty quskes and sees
Some doughty leaders fighting frown.
The cable brings TN. thrilling new.
OF men ~ho d,c III some last ditch
To grasp it must my mind refuse
don't know whrh is sighting which.
The clang nj swords. the b,;Stered boast.
Are ringing now both night and day;
The troops are batting on the coast:
BY sea and land they run away.
I wonder ii they know the truth.
Or il to ight they simply itch.
I wonder Il they know-forsooth.
II they know which Is lighting which
w. D. Ncs6,:. IN Baltimore American.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-10-29

The British Admiralty has decided TO
break up the torpedo boat destroyer Wolf.
at Portsmouth. with the object OF discov.
ering wherein lies the weakness which has
led to so many disasters to these crafts.
The Wolf was launched in 1897 at cost
of 81, sc, 900. The steel cradles will hrst
be removed from anidships and the vessel
will be left hanging BY her ends IN order
to ascertain if the sagging strain thus I'm.
posed n sufficient to break her back; IL
she survives this ordeal the Wolf will be
hung see-saw fashion across \ cable. both
ends being left unsupported. so as to show
how she would fare II lifted amidshiPs on
the crest OF . wave. Other tests VII! te
applied.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-10-29
Doctors Incomes in England.

The British Medical Journal ventured
IN estimate OF the average ;ncom" that
might be expected by III. general prac-
titioner In England AMI pu; i; nj 5000
to $500. The estimate was copied into
several daily papers. and has produced
u large crop Of correspondence. teem-
ing with ridicule and Indignation. The
general practitioners. who ought to
know, declare that only L small pro.
portion OF their number earn SO much
even after years Of arduous work. The
competition brought about by the over
crowded state of the profession is. they
declare. 10 great that it is cruelty to
induce men. by Inflated estimates. to
enter Ii.
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,,..,,n.,.a . chiid.s Heart.

DR.. Koulatke, at Moscow. Russia. has
succeeded in his experiments in teaL'mat
ing the heart OF an infant which ne ex
tractcd from q child that had died twenty
four hours previously. The heart beat &
with normal regularity Tor ono hour. Ut
Eoulatke hopes that his discovery will AZ
stat IN termination in cases Of death By
drowning.
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r,.,., popula,ton Question.

At a meeting OF the Pari, Academy OF
Aoru Su,eure. II. Lcvasscur presented
statistics showing that since 1901 the pop1u
Iation of France has increased by only
forty.four per cent. while that OF the rest
of Europe has increased By I'D per cent.
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Ialands on Lake Huron.

Lake Huron holds the record amonS
takes Of containing over 1900 islands. The
area Of Lake Huron Is q. 400 square miles.
Its larue,. island IL over 1000 square miles.
Tough Erne. IN Ireland. has $50 islands.
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Fruit Aids Tsmpsrssce.

It In claimed that in regions where mucn
fruit is consumed there is much less de-
sire than elsewhere for .lcoho.:c stimu.
iln.s
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The total number OF iarms in Alabama
IL gwen at ~, 30. Of which l29. .l1 are op-
Grated by white farmers and A,00 By col.
ored farmers.
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400 Kinds Of HamminG Birds.
There are 400 sorts Of humming biz Ia
known to naturalists. They are found only
in America.
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To Ext4ud.

This country is bounden TO extend the
kingdom OF Jesus Christ. both in its own
borders and throughout the wor!d.-The
Rev. DR. Wylie. New York.
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Manual m orsels.

We should never be satisfied with our
attainmcnts. but should ever press on.
The way to make progress is to forget
the things which are behind. and stretch
forward 70 things before.
We never reach the limit OF possible
growth sodward. No matter how high We
climb. heaven keeps above US.
True growth is growth in patience. IN
long suffering. in peace, in love. in gentle
ness. in the spirit Of helpfulness, in snb'
mission to the will of God.
Some Christians seem to think it unren.
sonablc that they should be expected to
grow. They try to shirk new duties: they
want to stay just where they are. The Re.
suit is inevitably that they 60 backward
and decay takes the place OF growth.
There is no place where We cannot grow
for God. We see trees striking their roots
into the clefts Of rocks: we see blades OF
grass coming up between the stones OF
the pavement Is there no lesson Tor III
in such determined growth!
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The average life OF London houso =; :
tirnated at 200 years.
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Character.

Character 10 your real self. the essence
Of life. You cannot stop its progress for
good or evil unless you stop life itself
Hence how necessary it becomes that we
add to character all that shall make il a
grand. glorious and noble temple. and Of
which angels even shall rejoice over.
mute circumstance. not the product Of
one art. Even the smallest act adds or
detracts something. be it little or great.
from the noble structure. There are many
stones in the arch Of character. such a.
faith. knowledge, goodness. power. pa.
thence. meeknesa. ETC.. but the keystone
must be love. This is the motive which
runs rs q golden thread. and as the beau
tiful arch spans the river over which YOU
may cross in safety. so the beautiful area
OF character is the span between this life
and the next over which we may cross IN
safety.-W. II. Morchouse.
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us. There j. always vision straight up
into the skies Do not look at your faith
or your feelings. but away to the promises
of God, especially such one as my text.
He shall give His angels charge over thee
To keen thee in all thy ways" Has he
ever Jailed. are the planet, overdue. DO
the seasons ever forget to come, has he
ever tailed to keep His word with any. one.
is there any reason why He should begin
with you: God is faithful! and vii! not
Tor sake u<.
The aascl OF comfort. Genesis q: i+2l.
And Abraham rose ar early in the morn.
inc, aud took bread and bott!c OF water,
AMI gave it unto fiagar, putting 1t on her
shoulder. and the child. and sent her away.
And lhr departed and wandered in the
wilderness OF Beersheba. And the water
WIS ,pent in the bottle. And she cast the
child under one OF the shrubs. And she
went and sat down over against him o
good way Off. IS IL were bow shot; foS
she SAID. Let me not sec the death OF the
child And she sa, over against him and
hit up her voice and wc?t. And God heard
Kin. Voice OF the lad: and III. angel OF God
called to Hagar out Of heaven, and SAID
unto her. What aieth thee. Haear, fear
not: for God hath heard the voice OF the
lad where he is Arise. lit up the lad. and
hold him N thine hand; for will make
him a great nation. And God opened her
eyes. and she saw vel! of water; and
she went and filled the bottle with water
and gave the lad drink. And God was
with the lad: and he grew and dweit in
the wilderness and became an archer. And
he dwct in the wilderness Of Paran; and
hi> mother took him wife out OF the land
ri Egypt" This ia sad story OF Hasa-
and her cnild. but there is many a mother
whose heart is just as heavy. 1t may be
because of sickness, possibly because of
trial undoubtedly because Of the sin Of
some one. The 10Th verse is most striking:
The angels showed Hagar q we'll OF water.
The Bible is q we'll. for all who are op.
pressed. prayer is a well for all who are
cast down. the church il such a we'll.
s,sop down and drink this morning and
90 away refreshed
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1902-01-09
YELLoWPLUSH AT NEWPORT
Eastern seaside HcsOrta Attract
Many Domcstic Employees
in summer.

Az such a place nR Newport there Is,
of course, much driftwood. and queer
social notsam and irtsam ind their
way there 4 curious instance is the
number Of Walters buffers, second
men and dome-tics Of all kinds who
are not reguarly employed These
do not 90 Go Newport in the hope of
securing "a permanent position They
do not need it They give up good po-
sitions for the advantages Of The sum
mer.
The caterers and other providers are
always In uocd OF extra mon, mud "a
frstcluss butlcr for luncheon or "a
dinner commands % very high price
There ARE many ut these who take
these transient positions md who find
Newport very profitable bon the SUM
mcr. II BE- the buhcmia of ih, domes-
tic cmploy,, nud there u not but
Ter In one of the large houses who
has not q list Of men available for any
emergency,
a burroom near bellevue avenue,
says the New York Times. is really the
walters club Of the place. and as tho
rooms upstairs are mo-, unoc,ut ot
the green cloth or the turn ui the rau-
lettc wheel th's resort correspond, to
the Gcntlcmeu's club Of Tho,kccay
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1902-01-09
A peep Mystery.

1t is mystery why women endure
Backacbe. Headache, Nervousness,
Seeplessness, Melancholy, Painting aud
Dizzy Spells when thousands have
proved that Electric Bitters will quickly
cure such troubles. 81 suffered for
years with kidney trouble" ," writes Mrs.
Phebe Charley, Of Peterson, Is. "and a
lame back palnod me so / could not
dress myself, but Electric Bitters wholly
cured me, and, although 70 years Old, |
now am now able TO do all my house.
work" It oyercomes Constipation, i'm.
proves Appetite. gives perfect health.
Only SOC at DR.. Kremcr's drug store.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1902-01-09
BRIGHT'S DISEASE

The largest sum ever paid for q prt-
scription, changed hands iu san Fran
cisco, Aul. 80. 1901. The transfer iu.
volved In coin and stock Sli2.5Ol o aUd
Nas paid by partv OF business men for
aspec'hc Tor Brigh,'s Disease aud Dia.
oeteS, hitherto incurAhle diseases.
They commenced the serious investi
cation Of the specific Nov. Is. 1000
rhcy interviewed scores ut the cured
and tried it ont on It's merits bv putting
over three dozen cases ON the trrA, meut
sni watching them They also got ph,
'icl ms to name chronic, iucurah'a cssas.
'u' administered it with the physicians
'or Judges. Up to Aug. p, 81 DER cent
II ne test cases were either well or
Nr'rrosslng lavorably.
There being but thirte.n per cent oi
Nt'ptes, the parties Wers salsdsl and
closed the transaction. The p.ouJedins.
Vt 'he investigating rommiitec and the
'htlsal reports Of the test cases Wer,
ru',i-hei and sill be- mtile.l ire. on
,pp.ra'iNn. Address JouN J trtroN
'oVrA>Y, l20 'on'gnmer, 50. san Etau.
les 10, Cal.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1902-01-09

A writer says that typical southern.
ers very rarely have gout in their low
er eNtrCmities, and he explains hi,
statement as follows: "1hc moment
one sits dowr. he looks about for som,
object upon WI ch to elevate his feet
usually resting them on chair or win
dow sill b indoors or the bumstrade ii
ON the porch or piazza. Now, the lo
caiuu of guut being simply question
of specific gravity Ii does not descend
To- the feet because Of this habitual
elevation, II it should get there II
would I've obliged {, climb The small.
ness Of ihe southern foot is account, d
FOR iu the same way thatis. OF course.
the southern mans foot The women
never elevate. Euclishmen hav,
whopping big feet. which they keep
plastcred right down ON the ground OF
door at an times, as II afraid OF let.
ting something Sei away from them
They have gout in their feet in consc
qucnce. y. Y. Press.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1902-01-09
The Latest Yarn.

A Pittsbnrg drummer tells this yarn,
always carry bottle Of Kemp'a
Balsam in my grip. take cold easily
tnd few doses Of the Bslsam always
makes me we'll man. Everywhere |
60 speak good word for Kemp !
take hold Of my cus,omers-l take old
men and young men, and tell them
eoniidcntially what do when take q
cold. At druggists, 25c. and Doe.