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Tardy Church Gcsrs.

Il seems to require a large amount OF
grace and q few generations OF good
breeding to resist the temptation to turn
the head on hearing the church door
creak. the sound of footsteps or the rus.
tie of skirts down the aisle after the ser.
vices have begun. Some ministers, even,
are not proof against such temptation.
We have known them to follow with the
eye the late conner to q seat, but have
was from desire to see the offender com:
fortably seated or to administer mild
rebuke for the interruption. 1t delights
US the way some ministers can do this,
and it is only he who has been long in the
harness who can preach away, apparently
undisturbed by the occurrence. "You
can get used to anything"
It is generally the sister with the new
gown who comes late to church. The ut.
tention she attracts and the sisterly inter.
est manifested are sometimes beautiful to
behold. The sister with last seasons
gown meekly slips into her seat in time,
ness. The Drinking" she has to do re-
quires less time An Indifferent and in
dolent husband, father or brother is often
responsible for the tardy arrivals at
church. In more than one family the
faithful wife. mother or sister is shame
fully delayed and disturbed on Sunday
morning by these graceless creatures, who
while away the sacred hours reading the
Sunday papers, taking q stroll or enjoying
. smoke.
A clever painter chose for his subject
"a Country Congregation" why "coun-
try" we cannot tell. as city or suburban
would have made an equally good adjec-
tive). He pictured the preacher with up
lifted hands. hair erect and leaning for.
ward over the desk, holding forth in true
stump-speaker style. A late conner has
just started down the main aisle and the
congregation, by a very large majority, is
looking with craned necks or half-turned
bodies in the direction of the tardy arriv-
al. 1t is all very funny and serves to
show the power Of curiosity; also how
easily the average mind is detracted from
even 90 solemn and important duty and
privilege as worshiping its Creator.
Could the Shepherd OF Salisbury Plain
and his family of ruddy-cheeked boys and
girls be transported hither it is a question
whether their example would be emulated
or declared too Puritan.like for these
days. There was a loving rivalry between
the members of this family as to who
should be ready first for church on the
ringing Of the first bell. The good old.
fashioned custom, originating in a deem
and simple piety, of going early to church
that all might be seated anC Saiting to
welcome the pastor, is not much in vogue
nowadays.-A. NJ. Allston.
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ar. LET the hut of poverty be my dwelling

age. let the hut Of poverty be my dwelling
place, let me walk in the storm and 1--we IN
the whirlwind, when ] do good let evil
come upon me. and the shouts OF my. enc.
mics az the sound of many waters. do all
this. o merciful God, but spare me from
the death of a drunkard." ] beseech you,
II conscience appeals to you now that you
Yield at once to its teachings. Charles the
Ninth after the massacre OF st Barthoio-
new said TO the doctor. "I am fevcred in
body and mind: oh. ii had only spared
the innocent. the preachers and the chill.
dren." Rousseau declared in old age that
the sins committed in his youth gave him
sleepless nights. Richard the Third hav.
ing slain his two neDhews in the tower
would sometimes in the night spring from
his corch and touch his sword as II to
fight the demons coming up against him:
All this was conscience. In the name OF
God do not stife its voice and reject Its
warning.
/ should like to say a special word to
the boys. ! have the momory tonight OF
hoy who told me that he had leit his
fathers home and his fathers employ be-
cause he had begun to take money from
him, and the habit had 80 grown upon
him that it was impossible for him to re.
sist. 81 began" said he. with a penny;
my last theft was IS at a single time. Oh,
sir" said he, do you think God will for
give me il confess it to my father" 1t
is a mistake 10 step aside the least in
life OF sin and / call upon the boys to turn
squarely about.
I remember the man OF whom they told
me his mania was that he could not for.
get. This man could not forget nor do I
think we can forget. There is Cain with
the mark of murder. He cannot forget.
There is Plate. with the memory Of Jesus
before him and his hands red with His
blood. He cannot forget. Judas, with the
clinking of the thirty pieces OF silver, he
cannot forget. Abraham. looking down
into the depths. savs. "Son, remember"
When Richard Cour de Leon was
prisoner the people could not tell where
he was. The cry went up. Where is the
king" An old musician said. II will find
him." And SO to every penal institution
he made his wav and played the tune OF
Richard Cour de Leon. After while
there came futtering sign that Richard
de Leon heard. ] wish could awaken
the memories Of your boyhood. / wish
every man here could remember his moth.
er and father, the old minister and the
music Of the chime, Delay not. Delay
not. o sinner draw nigh" They told me
that sometimes in the minds of the poor
people who are insane there will come q
streak OF light, little prophecy of hope.
I have an idea in every mans soul there
has been such ray Of hope from heaven.
You can be a Christian If you will. God
help you to be free man.
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q. A. r. veterans In washipEton.

The annual encampments OF the veterans
are conclaves climaxing every other KIND
Of o convention both in interest and in
vastress, and always n city il chosen
which shall have ample provision for the
entertainment and care OF the delegates.
Washington, the nations capital, was
chosen for this years meeting and no finer
place could have been selected. The broad
avenues are fine for the parades--the pub
lie buildings and Capitol are the mecca
for the sightseers, and the close proximity
Of Washington to the famous battlefields
make it the ideal meeting place for the u;
A. r. The New Jersey Central or Royal
Blue Route to Washington 10 itself In.
NOUS, and the service to Washington from
New York and New England points or
from Scranton or Wi!lesbarre regions Il
superb. Fast and frequent trains are run
and the country traversed is not only pic
turesque, but interesting AZ well. Low
rates have been arranged for this event.
which takes place October 8 to II, l9C2,
and II you are interested in the encamp-
ment and intend visiting Washington drop
q postal to c. NJ. Burt, G. p. A., New Jer-
sey Central, Dept. Gs0l, New York, for
. Guide replete with information and pic
tufe4.
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THE RELIGIOUS LIFE
READING FOR THE QUIET HOUR
WHEN THE SOUL INVITES ITSELF.

Poem: For Just One Day-Communiou
with God Will Bring About . Like.
ness to God-Let u Look Well to Our
Counsenances.
II ! could live to God for just one day,
One blessed day, from rosy dawn Of light
Till purple twilight deepened into night
A day OF faith, unfalterinS, trust COM
plete,
OF love unfeigned and perfect charity,
OF hope undimmed, OF courage past dis
may,
OF heavenly peace, patient humility
No hint of duty to constrain my feet,
No dream Of ease to lull to listlessness,
Within my heart no root OF bitterness,
No yielding to temptations subtle sway
Methink, in that one day would 80 ex'
pand
Ny soul to meet such holy, high demand
That never, never more could hold me
bound
This shriveling husk of self that wraps
me round,
So might henceforth live to God Away.
Susan E. Gammons.
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Prayer Kept Him From Falling.

A story illustrating the power Of prayer
to keep from falling is related of a
Scotchman employed in q great steel fac.
tory, who after many years of drinking
gave up the habit.
1t was prophesied by those who knew
him best that he would not hold out
through the hot weather, but contrary to
all prophecies he stood firm.
They asked 9s him , how b he ,s succeeded: and I'd
every hour he asked the Lord to keep
him through the hour. At the end of the
hour he made a dot at the day of the
month on q calendar near him. and
prayed for help for the next hour. So the
Lord carried him through the day, and SO
he expected the Lord to carry him through
his life,
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Fast and Superb Service to the Cities and
Resorts South.

The Southern Railway announces the
most excellent service and schedule for
the Southern travel for the season OF 1852
and 1908. Operating from New York over
the Pennsylvania twelve through sleeping
car lines daily touching most every promi-
nent city in the South and Southwest,
also giving high-class dining.car service on
all Of the through trains. This route 90.
crates the Washington and Southwestern:
Limited, thirty-nine hours New York and
New Orleans, connecting with the South.
ern Pacific Sunset Limited from New Or
leans to the Pacific coast. Two other fast
trains the New York and Memphis Limit
ed and the U. S. Fast Mail. To Florida,
Cuba and Nassau, the New York and
Florida Limited, operated daily and dur.
ing tourist season, the worlds famous
Southern's Palm Limited. For full partic-
ulars, descriptive matter and general in.
formation regarding the South, cal or ad.
dress New York Office, 27l and lls5
Broadway. Alex. 5. Thweatt, Eastern
Passenger Agent.
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The Mystery Of Life.

Constantly men and women of the most
serious nature and of the most devout
spirit are asking, WHO can solve for US
the mystery of life?r Some killing ex.
perience comes INTO life; some sharp up
heaval of conditions unexpected; some
sorrow we did not procure and SO have no
means of knowing its remedy, because we
had no preparation for its coming. some
unnatural death. These are things before
which we stand. There is no explanation.
The gate is shut. And it is wise and good.
discipline of life, in which we gather power
and strength, not to explore, but to be-
ieve.-The Rev. I. r. Slicer. New York.
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Eyery Mans DUTY.

Doing as we'll as we know how" 10
better than not doing even as we'll as that.
BUT doing as we'll as we know how is not
enough, unless We know just what 10
right, and then do that. Gods commands
are positive and exact. We are told to do
thu, or not to do that. God never tells
us merely to do our best, or according to
our knowledge. 1t is our duty to know
what is right, and then 20 do it. Even
under human governments it is said that
it is every mans duty to know the law.
And divine government has as high o
standard as has the human. We have q
to doing Do we realize that ?-Angelus.
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An Auto Lawn Newer.

An automobile lawn mower has been
perfected fer use where the amount Of
greensward to be clipped warrants the
expenditure. The machine resembles
a steam road roller. and the claim Is
made for 1t that three times rs much
grass can be cut with it as with the
horse-drawn mower.
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Hor Secret OF Youth.

"What a sweet face Jennie Mason is
growing to have! ! used to think her very
disagreeable in appearance. She always
looked either naughty or cross, and told
a friend the last time ! was in town that
she would soon be an old woman, the
wrinkles were beginning to show already"
The other lady smiled and looked across
the room to where pretty young girl was
STOPPING over to talk to a shy, quiet
woman. "Yes, there is great change in
Jennie" she answered, "and / could give
you the secret Of her renewed youth, l
think. She is happy now. She gave her
self to Christ last winter, and ever since
she has been trying to live like Him. She
always used to be scolding and swapping
ut every one. Now she has sweet word
and smile, and as consequence the ugly
lines that were beginning to show are
smoothing out. She is really remarkable
for living in close daily communion with
Jesus. You know there were some dis
ciples of whom it is said people took
knowledge of them that they had been
with Jesus 1t can surely be said of Jen-
ME that Christ saved her from a homely
face and from premature old age. Per.
haps that is what it means when it says,
They that wait upon the Lord shall renew
their strength She is certainly trans-
formed. New York Mail aad Express.
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Rather Cloaa.

"She's one Of the most economical
women ever saw" her nelghbor was
saying. "Why, do you know what she
did? She got married three weeks be-
fore she was ready. just to make It
possible for her husband to take advan-
tage Of the summer excursion rates on
their wedding trip. and they Were only
going about eighty miles, anyway
Chicago Record Herald.
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In Paris and Its neighborhood nearly
5000 motor cars are how In use, $500
of which have a registered speed OF
over eighteen miles an hour. The mum.
Der Of licensed chauffeurs In the
French capital il 1900.
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Your Claim,

Perhaps you keep your claim upon ren.
gion with much the feeling with which
many men pay the premiums upon their
insurance policies. Christianity is q re-
serve for times OF peril. and not a working
saying grace in q religion of fear. Love
knows no duty.-The Rev. DR.. Peters,
Baltimore, Md.
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A woman Breaks . Climbing Rseosd.

Mrs. Fannie Bullock Workman. OF Wor
cester, Mass. has broken all climbing rec
ords in the Himalayas by making the 40
cent of Loongma Glacier. The feat has a..
founded the British authorities, who did
their best to dissuade her from the at:
tempt. Mrs. Workman is the wife oi
William Hunter Workman, traveller and
author.
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the SURGEONS knife
Hrs. Eekis Stevenson Of Salt
Lake City Tells How Opera.
tions For Ovarian Troubles
NAY Be Avoided.

"DEAB Mrs. PINKHAM:-I suffered
with Inflammation o; the ovaries and
womb for over six years, enduring aches
and pains which none can dream G. but
those who have had the same expe-
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Throw or the Harness.

ThryM of the harness of your daily
lives, get from beneath the hammer that
beats the life from out your souls. Go to
the smiles of our great mother earth. and
up from them look for the smile Of our
great Father-God-and the dull thud OF
your sluggish pulse will bound with new
life, and you will see, not flower and sky,
not beauty and summer, but the great i'm.
minent Spirit OF them all-Him in whom
you, as they. live. move and have your
being.-J. +. w. Ware.
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An Early Piece oI Printing.

Am
A fragment Of q calendar. the earliest
piece Of GuttenberS's printing that can
be proved. has been discovered at
wiesbaden. The astronomical calcula
tions show that il was intended for the
first four months of the year 14iS.
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Eagles in Wales.

Although the golden eagle has disap-
peared from Wales. white tailed eagles
are still to be found in North Wales
and Shropshire.
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The great bulk Of chalk Is composed
Of eight different species Of tiny shells,
but nearly 800 kinds have been found
I'm chalk.
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If q man has a new story. better let
him tell 1t. and get 1t over with; he
win not be satisfied until he does
Atchison (Kan.) Globe.
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ForeiRnera In Germany.

Foreigners In Germany.
Among the foreigners residing in Ger.
many there are only sixty-eight women to
every 100 men.
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RTrspermanently cured. No Ats or nervous
ness after firse days use OF Dr.. Kline's Great
NerveRestorer. t3shal bottle and treatiseiree
fJr. r n. KLINE. Ltd. .9Sl Arch St., PhilR. Pa
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Control Yourself.

Coatrol Youraelf.
The time to control yourself is when
some one else will control you II you
6on't-New York Press.
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The fellow who marries q deaf muts
should make her unspeakably happy.
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Some men spend all their lives looking
for opportunities through club windows.
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Johnson's Happy Fl arellsmanu iactured
ythe Happy Ne 1icine Co. Borough Of Rich
nond, N. Y. City. They are highly recon-
mended for malaria AID chills and fevers.
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Torquay has 5000 people, Of whom there
are 1000 more women than men.
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We are apt to ride our own hobbies and
deride those Of our neghbors.
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Large oil lamps have power Of 1900 can
dies; the electric arc gives the light Of mil
lions of candles.
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PUTNAM FADELEss DYES are fast to
light and washing.
The Mexican lapdog 10 the smallest
known variety Of dog.
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We will give 600 reward for any case OF
oatarrh that cannot be cured with Halls
Cstarrh Cure. Taken internally.
FL. CHENEY l. Co., Props, Toledo, O.
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Mrs.. .winslow's Soothing Syrup for children
teething, soften the gums. reduces inhamma-
tion, ,sllays pain, cures wind collie. 25c. bottle
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Piso's Cure cannot be too highly spoken Of
q q cough cure.-J. w. O'BRIES, 322 Third
Avenue, n, Minneapolis. Minn.. Jan. 8, 1900
Most men feel that they have more
hrains than mopev
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In baseball the pitcher is the power be-
hind the thrown.
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A honeymoon is often calm before a
storm,
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ward him until at last they saw him lift
himself out Of the water and then throw it
as far as he could and 60 down beneath
the waves. He was an insane man, hav.
ing escaped from his keepers, but the man
who rejects Christ, it would seem to me,
from the only cure Tor sin and rejected the
only hope Of heaven.
LII.
There is beginning to all of this. Have
you heard the old liable of the ring. valu.
able because of its geld. to be sure: 6u. but
stepped step ed wrong rom the ring pressed his finger
and he would step right again. It was a
fable Of something that is true. That ring
| is conscience. There is many man in
my audience whose consciousness OF sin
FIVE years ago kept him from evil. Mac.
beth, one OF Shakespeare's characters.
having committed murder says: Wv i'll all
great Neptune's ocean make these hands
clean" And. lifting them up, cries:
"These hands will make the very sea red =
speak to come young men in this
church whose conscience is still working.
and there is before you the face Of o
sweet mother, who said TO you: My boy.
| it is q very wicked world. / am afraid
| for you without mothers presence"
You have a memory Of that mother. Your
consci .nce is saving. "You had better give
up that SIM" God keep you from it.
There are special sins which should
like to suggest this evening in closing.
need not speak OF the sin Of drunkenness.
You have heard Of it this evening: John
B. Cough used to say, God forgive me,
I do not speak it boastingly. Five years
| of my life were dark blot. know what
| the burning appetite for stimulants is. l
| have felt its woes and ] have seen it in
many men who have died the drunkard's s
death but as God is nv witness, ! say.
] take away from me the friends Of my old
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Z Want your moustache or heard a
beautiful brown or rich black7 Use
|Buckingham'sD
0r MH. Thinks He Has.

Scots. Of drvgslst,os r. p. Hail q Co, Nashua. N n
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1902-05-03
THE ANACONDA BONDED.
An important Mine Deal Reported from Red River
Taos County.

Special to the New Mexican.
Red River, May 3-George B. Pax
ton and a number of Pittsburg capital
lists have bonded and leased the Ana
conda mine on Copper Fill, just across
the river from the postoffice. As depth
was reached in the mine the copper in
dications disappeared and gold ore has
taken the place. Three shafts have
been sunk, one 42O feet deep, which at
a depth of 235 feet, has lead Of quart
zite and porphyry that averages $40 a
ton in gold until a depth of 420 feet was
reached Mr.. Paxton says that this
large body of low grade ore can be
treated by the cyanide process for 50
cents ton. The second shaft Is down
300 feet At 1876 feet it cut the lead,
which is composed Of tellurium
quartz, ten feet wide and averaging $40
to the ton in gold, with trace Of sill
yer and of copper. The third shaft Is
down $50 feet. At depth Of 105 feet
the Anaconda lead was cut carrying
$2.75 in gold, a trace in silver and In
copper. At depth of 210 feet another
lead was cut Of fine looking quartz
which has not yet been assayed but Is
over 50 feet wide. The company will
not be troubled with water except sur
face water from the river.
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A SURPRISING DISCOVERY.
New Mexico Apachss Speak the Same Language as al
Indian Tribe Near the Polar Circle.

An interesting chronological discov-
cry has just been made as a result of
the observations of Father Jette, So
ciety of Jesus, son of Sir L. A. Jette,
lieutenant governor of the province of
Quebec, and published in The New
York Sun. Father Jette is a missionary
among the Nulato Indians, whose hab-
itat is near the polar circle. He has
made careful study of their language,
and in writing to some of his colleagues
in New Mexico, he quoted words used
by the Nulatos. To the great surprise OF
those who received Father Jette's let
ter the Nulato words We're found to be
identical with the words in the Apache
tongue. The result was further corre-
spondence, and ultimately the discov-
cry that these two tribes of Indians,
now living thousands of miles apart
and in vastly different climates, have
the same language. From this fact, the
deduction has been made that the
Apache Of New Mexico originally came
from the far north, thus tending to
confirm the theory of a common Asiat-
lie ORIGIN 90.