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DUT what connection has the near
ID sighted Christian to the words of our
text2 Much, because the Christian who
frets at the success or prosperity Of evil
doors. or who is tempted to meet evil
with evil, or trickery with trickery. or
questionable shrewdness with question
able shrewdness. is the nearsighted
Christian The whole thirty-seventh
Psalm is splendid eyesalve for this dis
ease OF Observation-Disclosures. Our text Is the
urgent admonition which introduces to
the rest of the Psalm. The Psalmist IN
folds in great richness and fullness and
clearness the reasons why the Christian
should not be near-sighted Doubtless
in Davids day there were a good many
people afflicted with this disease. In one
IF the Psalms ascribed 70 Asaph-the
seventy third-the troubled and per-
picked and near-sighted poet exclaims:
But as for me. my fee, were almost gone:
Ny steps had wel,-nigh slipped
EDr / was envious at the arrogant.
WuCu ] saw the prosperity Of the wicked
For there are no bands i'm their death.
But their strength is firm
They arc not IN trouble as other men;
Neither are they plagued Ike other men.
tt-4 .'t - -'~ 80 o. 81 NA'.'''' tthbNi tlI.Aa
neck;
Violence covereth them as "a garment
Their eyes stand out with fatne-s.
They iav. more than heart cOu.g wish
TL-y scott and in wickeiness utter OPP
preston,
They speak Ioftiiy
They have set their mouth in the heavens.
Auo .heir tongue va.ketn through the
earth.
Therefore his people return thrhcr.
oF 90
Uy thrm.
AND they say, How doth God know?
And Is there knowledge In the Most H'gh d?
Behold. these are the wicked.
AND being Away at ease. they increase Ir
riches
Surely 10 vain have I cieansed my heart.
And washed my hands In innoccncy.
For all the day long have been plagued.
And chastlued every morning
IL ] had said I Will speak thus.
Behold / had dealt treacherouslv with
the generation Of thy children
When ] thought how I might know This.
10 was too painful ior me.
And il he had looked nowhere else than
upon the picture which ne has painted in
the preceding lines. surely his feet would
have wholly slipped. but he goes on to
tell us:
''f went into the sanctuary OF God.
And considered their latter end
Surely thou settest them in slippery places.
Thou easiest them down 70 destruction. %
Asaph's r-sightedness was cured by
a glimpse of God and His large purposes
and ultimate triumph. and so may the
near-sightedness of all Christians be so
cured. The thirty-seventh Psalm un-
folds the part God plays in human af-
sairs, and supplies the reason why the
:. Christian should not fret because Of evil
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condemns chamberIaln,a pofiou

Ottawa, Ont. Oct. i0.-1he Allied
Trades and Labor association at is
regular meeting Friday nignt passed a
resolution strongly condemning Joseph
Chamberlain's imperial preferential
trade policy as being inimieal TO Cana
dian manufacturers.
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Erance and snain

Berlin. Oct. ct is officially an.
nounced that the negotiations between
France and Spain will take cefsaim
ports on the coast OF Morocco and
France will have a free hand else.
where In Morocco. German coSzmer.
.clai interests in Morocco appear TO bs
-nHllY guaranteed.
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Rmsslan Evhibit at Wortt,s Ealr.

st. Petersburg, oct 10.--M. Pleske.
the minister OF finance. has decided to
advocate the appropriation OF an adJi.
tional $4,000 to defray the expenses
Of the Russian exhibit a. the ST. Louis
exposition
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WashinFon. Oct. i0.--Chief w1Ikfe.
of the scrct serviCc c. announces tho
iiscove.y of a new counterfeit go ma
,ional bank note on the First natlonaIl
BAN of Mayfield. n Y. This counters
'sIL is a plain. Eacoiored. paotogla ph.
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New York. oct Sir Thomas lin.
ton. who sails for England Friday on
board the steamer Cedric was the
guest OF honor at farewell dinner
Thursday night given by George T.
Wilson. OF tnis city.
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HIS RESIGNATION ACCEPTED.
Assistant Attorney General For this
Post Office DEPARTING Quits.

Washington. Oct l0.-Mr Christian
cys resignation. which was filed with
Postmaster General Payne July IL
last, was accepted Friday. Mr.. Chris
tiancy was assistant attorney general
for the post Office department. Dur
ing the recent Investigations in tho
post office scandals no evidence was
adduccd impugning the honesty OF Mr..
Christiancy. MIR. Christiancy has been
on leave without pay since last April.
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Two Killed. others seriousIy Inlurea.

Johnstown. Pa, Oct. tO.-The break
ing Of "dilly" rope in the Sunshine
mile OF the stinemsn Coal Co. al
: outh Fork late Friday. caused the
leath Of two men and the serious and
perhaps satal injury Of Ave othera
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ANY Christians are
afflicted with near
sightedness. The
natural eye may
be perfect and per-
form its functions
W 1 I h unerring
faithfulness, b u I
I h ey are near
sighted neverthe-
less. They may
be able TO see the
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Stock sxchanae seat Transfer.

New York. Oct "a stock ex-
fhange seat was transferred Thursday
for S52.6OO. which is $500 below the
lIst recorded sale and about $40 900
below the high record, price at which
yeats so'6 q year or more ago.
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Az the Gouernorahin.

Chicago. oct. 1O.-Col Frank o.
Lowden. son.iu-law OF the late Geo VI.
Pullman. the palace car magnatc. has
formally annc"nced his candidacy for
the republican gubernatorial nomina
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sglnries of mountain of woodland. of
meadow, with waters shimmering and
splashing in the sunshine. and birds
sailing in the blue vault OF the heav-
ems. but notwithstanding the keenness
OF the natural vision which enables
them 10 drink in the beauties OF ma
lure, they may be woefully and dis
tressingly near-sighted. The spiritual
vision is defective. The eyes of the
soul are not trained to see beyond the
present moment, or circumstance. or
condition, or need. There is no look
ing of TO the distant triumph and
blessing of the Lord. for the eyes are
holden by the stress of present circum-
stances, or the glitter of present gain.
IL Is as though the Christian used the
llttle end of telescope when looking
nj the things of God. and reversing 1t
and nagnifying and bringing nearer
objects when looking at the world.
Jesus charged His disciples with hav-
ing eyes and yet seeing not. and the
type Of the near-sighted Christian is
not extinct He is met with on every
hand. Yea, perhaps we will not have
TO go very far at the present moment
TO discover such an one. Almost all
Christians are afflicted with spiritual
near-sightedness at times. while with
others the condition is chronic. This
is a disease which is distressing to the
Christian and limits his efficiency in the
service of the Lord The Christian
who permits this disease to- 'fasten
itself upon him is handicapped. both
as to his personal relationship TO his
Lord and his relationship to the world.
There is confused uncertainty attend
ing his movements and he is unable
TO see far enough 10 appreciate his op-
:. aFtunities and blessings. Take for
illustration the person who is suffering
from near-sightedness of the natural
eye. and whose defect has not been
cured or corrected by properlyftted
lenses. What a great disadvantage he
labors under. He is never quite sure
of his footing, and everything is con
fused and misshapen before his imPer-
feet vision. And it is so with the
Christian who suffers from spiritual
near-sightedness. He is not able to
look FAR enough ahead to walk with
any certainty or courage. and his eff
cheney in service is curtailed or even
wholly destroyed. because of present
stress or difficulties or present pleas
ures and hope OF gain.
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A ND in the second pace Christians are
~ fretted into the doing OF evil when
they adopt questionable means in dealing
with or combating evil They reason
that you must meet the enemy on his
own ground and with his own weapons
if you would conquer They lose sight
Of the fact that God is planning the bat
tie. ana that carnal weapons in the hands
OF the Christian are dishonoring to God
and dangerous 10 himself Even though
they seem TO succeed for the time. uti-
mately they will react and STRIKE back
after the manner of the boomerang.
Gods warning: Fret not thyself in
any wise to do evil" is forgotten when
evil assails. and the chafing spirit
piunges into the conflict regardless OF
Christian dignity or the principles OF
righteousness. When the enemy resorts
to sharp double dealing. attempt is made
to retaliate in kind. Trickery calls forth
trickeryS But the Christian never vet
won permanent and enduring advan-
tage or victory through conduct or
methods which were contrary to God s
standards of righteousness and truth.
often the individual Christian. often re-
ligious bodies. come face to face with the
temptation Of securing an advantage By
a course which will not stand the search
ing glance OF God or secure His an
proyal Human wisdom ard reasoning
would declare that II was the right course
to pursue because Of the advantage Il
would secure. but departure from the
pathway OF strict integrity or righteous
ness brings its penalty.
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That which Is good TO be done cannot
be done TOO soon; and. If it is negld;ted
20 be done early. 20 viii frequently hap
pen that6tnt ~ so. e at all -Rasb.
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strictly honest. and the Christian al
lows himself TO be influenced by such
declaration. and a low standard comes
20 rule in the life. Christians. who
would consider il dishonest to cheat
their neighbor out OF I'VE cents. con-
slider they have done a wise ana COM
mendable and right thing when they
CHEAT the railway out Of fare II has
earned. Christians. who know that a
lie is an abomination in the sight OF
the Lord and is the stepping stone tn
other evil doing. believe or try to be-
iieve that the white lie. as IL is called
white with the leprosy OF sin. per-
haps). is admissible and right 1t times
And all this is an indication. a sad in
dication. of the growth OF lower stan
dar6s.
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Near.Sighted Christians
Distressing Condition from Which Many Of God. Children Suffer
Copyright. 1898. by ]. N. Eds,n.
Chicago. Sunday. DC

Textile; not thyselt because OF evil
doors Fret not myself in any wise
10 do ovil."-Ps Sal. s.
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doors, or because OF their prosperity.
Read 1t carefully and prayerfully.
Gods Children Suffer

TAKE your Bible and search Through
Its pages for the long list OF near
sighted followers of God Some suf-
fered from intermittent attacks OF the
disease. others suffered perpetually
from the distressing condition. Saul
belonged TO this latter class. His per-
Sistent near-sightedness kept him con-
unuaiiy out or the pathway Of Gods
VIII and purpose for him. He would
not see that his course led down and
away from God. And how many are
there who are running perilously near
TO the course. which Saul took to his
destruction. A near sightedness which
smut out all but the present purpose
or plan. or desire. Then there are those
VINO suffer from the intermittent at
lacks or near-sightedness There was
David. A night OF debauch and pleas
ure cost him days and weeks and
months of agony OF soul. and
distress and disgrace OF life. One
mas only TO read the fifty-first Psalm
10 know what his near-sightedness cost
MIN Sorrow and distress and trou-
Die ultimately are the lot OF the near
slshted Christian. He may forget that
mere is an accounting day coming.
Inc near-sighted Christian does not
LOOK over into the to-morrows. but sees
only the desires and attractions and
ambitions OF to-day He lives from
mana TO mouth. and gulps down any
thlng that comes along. No wonder
there is spiritual dyspepsia. that there
are deformities and monstrosities
Near-sightedness brings in its wake
distressing array of difficulties and
troubles
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a MI "hen the consequences OF near
: L slghtedness are realized what
sense of regret there is that ono has
allowed himself to fall into such error
And a new danger is encountered here
III realization of past Observation-Disclosures
is not followed by treating and chr
ing OF the disease. there is soon fur
Their cause to mourn continued near-
sishtedness. II | know that I have a
certain disease, prudence and necessi-
" demand that | take means To- cure
that disease. How foolish for mo IN
mourn the Ill effects suffered from tho
disease without taking corrective stems
TO prevent further evil consequences
And yet that is exactly the wav q,
which so many. many Christians 90
Dlunderlng through life. Their career
Is one long-continued story OF regret
regret. regret, but corrective measures
are not taken to prevent the reason fo-
regret in the future. 1t is easy 10 look
backward and realize past near-sipb,-
edness, but IL is another matter IN have
that near-sightedness cured Why 90
on laundering? Why not cali I'm the
Great Physician and seek His Aid in
effecting cure? But IL ig one thing
TO call in the Saviour and have Hin
diagnose the case. and II is quite an
other thing to take His medicine
When He prescribes more faith: moro
active, positive goodness; more ma -
uent waiting. you must take them all
II you would be cured Near-sighted-
npGG
but faith reaches up and on until the
certainties of God are laid hold of
Near-sightedness prevents one from
seeing the opportunities OF being rood
and doing good n DESTROYS the de-
sire TO do good. Spiritual near-sioht-
edness tends TO selfshness and self
seeking But let works. the hand
maiden Of faith. have her rfghtfu,
place in the life, and another long
step Is taken in effecting cure Tho
near-sighted Christian NAV he busv
saying Lord. Lord" and Withholding
the cup OF cold water which Will win
the recognition and approval OF tho
Master. And with faith and rorks
must be mixed a liberal amount Of ma
thence. The near-sighted Christian
knows not the meaning of that word
patience. He does not know how .,
wait HIS near-sightedness results in
impatience. He cannot sec far enough
10 wait for things; near-sightadness
tells him he must have AT once or no.
n all But patience must be taken a,
liberal doses. If that disease OF near
sightedness is to be cured
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THE child's copy book furnishes n,

THE child's copy book furnishes us
L an illustration here which is point
cd and emphatic. The first word writ
ten under the perfect copy furnished
at the head of the column is excellent
and very like the perfect original. but
as the child proceeds with it's task and
uses as pattern that which II has but
previously written. the last effort 1T
the bottom OF the page is sadly unlike
the perfect copy from which the start
was made. Unconsciously that child
has departed step by step from the
well-formed letters OF the copy until
II is startled at last when IL lifts its
eyes from the word at the bottom of
the column and sees how unlike II il TO
that at the top The irregularities
which crept into the first transcription
and which were hardly perceptibIe
have been intensified until the aIteri-
ton has become decided and striking
So IL is with principles. rules and GUS
toms. and even laws Man has been
busy for good many years cutting his
forms of rules Of conduct and govern
ment from the patterns which the pre-
cedinS generation has furnished. until
principles and conditions have come TO
prevail which would not have been cor
ceived of or tolerated years ago. Take
the present attitude towards divorce
and many OF the laws relating there
TO. as an illustration. Take the scien-
tihc nonsense met with on every hand
regarding collaborating, the rearing
and control of children. and the life
and atmosphere of the home. Take
the Sunday question-Sunday thea
tiers; Sunday newspapers with ,hei:
villainous humor. and their >ensa-
tional features, which deaden the reli-
gious sense of the adults and blast
the budding germs of piety in the
young; Sunday sports and outings
Take the spirit which largely rules in
legislative bodies, and in the commercial
and industrial worlds. one must admit
that here has been a departure from first
principles.
The Alaska prospector., 1903-06-04

KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAs CLuB-W. A. Rystrom, Pres, w. k. Bouschor. Sec. Meets lst and 3d Monday of each month in club rooms over Shaw X Williams.
The Alaska prospector., 1903-06-04
Marriage at Kayak

KAYAK, May 24.-On May Sd a marriage ceremony was performed under the skies, in front of the Commissioners office. The con- tracting parties were Jacalo, an In- dian from Chikat, and Florence, an Indian woman from Yakutat. It is more or less of romance. It seems that Florence was one of the three or four wives of Chief Johnson, of Juneau, and when the edict was proclaimed in Juneau an- nulling the marriages of all but one of the polygamus Johnson's wives.
 The present Mrs. JacolO was one of them. She emigrated to Yakutat, and during her visit there she met her husband. In the meantime an old and decrepit squaw at Chilkat
 wanted Jacolo to jump the broom stick with her, but as Jacole had met Florence it was all off with
 the Chilkat representative. The bride and groom stayed on the is- land for q week, until the wrath of the centennarian had somewhat |abated, and then returned to their home across the bay. This is prob
 ably the first marriage of any kind that has taken place in this district.
The Alaska prospector., 1903-06-04
Criticixing Moral Wave.

Being ignerant-and, moreover, undoubtedly wicked, since I ques- tion the morality of the wave which has recently swept ever the coun- sil, sesulting in the election of Q police judge, and the drafting of tue ordinances as published in the RRespRCpeRI would like to in- suire if any ef ths misdsmeanors enumerated in these ordinances are not also misdsmeanors under the Alaskan criminal code, ard if any ease tried. befere the police judge eeuld net Be tried before the U. $. Commissioner at this placeg Is there any arrest that could be le- sally made by the city marshall which. could not as legally be made by the. United States deputy marshal stationed here? + believe not If such is the case why sad ale the city, already unable to pay it's sunning expenses, with an use- less expenditure ef at least $175.O0 per month, when the same moral effect would be obtained by any member of the council, or other person making complaint, to the Commissioners 0; the offences com Nitted-
 It is true that in such a proceed ing the fine, if any. imposed upon the offendesr would sot go inte- the city treasury Is it possible then, that the moral wave has a financial aspect? That the judge and mar shal are expected to earn net only the salaries paid them, but 8 sur plus to go into the city treasury? If this IS tnuey it is evident that the sporting classes against whom shis moral wave is principally di- rected, are expected to contribute, at stated periods, so much per head , not as a license fee, for tlnt would not be moral, but as a punishment for their sins, and,. incidsntly, to improve the city.
 S believe that majority of the citizens would prefer the money for the improvements be raised etherwlse.. A VOTER.
The Alaska prospector., 1903-06-04
Edison Gold Saver

Thos- A. Edison has Q ss3eos for extracting the untela S2sssas of dollars westh of gs3d that lie ia the immense alow grade" gravel quartz beds m Lower California, New Mexico, Arizona and Northern Mexico. They cannot now be worked because the cEd fashioned placer hydraulic system is larking snd the gold runs in toe small a quantity to the tea to- make min- ing profitable under other systems.
 An air blast is employed by Mir. Edison in his solution of the prob- lem to separate sRs gold from the mass.
 The system, it is claimed, has now reached a working basis. Ex- periments on the desert near Santa Fe, by Floyd NJ. Chapman, one of MT. Edison1s assistants, have en- abled NIT. Edison and MT. Chap man to produce machine which they declasc will reclaim 90 per cent. of the gold from the gravel. In hydraulic mining it is thought remarkable if 75 per cent. of the gold was washed out.
 One man, it is claimed, can run scores of separators. The gravel is first dug out of the ground with a steam shovel, coaveyors then carry Fit to selves that separate it into particles of uniform size and the gravel is automatically distributed to the hopperof its proper machine. | The gravel falls through nar- TOW slit before a rotary blower, which drives a fulI blast of air .against the falling gravel The gold, being heavier, falls to the bottom of the machine, but all the lighter gravel and sand is blown into separate compartments
The Alaska prospector., 1903-06-04
Ataska,s Official Directory.
GovernOr-John G. Brady.

GovernOr-John G. Brady. Surveyor General and Ex- Oficio Secretary Wm. l.. Distin. Chief Clerk-Geo. Stowell. US, Judges-Melville c. Brown. Dist. No. l, Nome; James WickersAaEs, Dist. No. 3. seat at Eagle.
 us. Attorne5S-E. A. Friedrich. Dist. No. I; F. Griggsby, Dist No. ?; N. Y. Harlan, Dist. 8 Clerk-Disrriet No. |. wJ. Hills, Dist. No. 9 Geo Rorsehenins, Dist. No. 3. A. R. Heilig. US. Marshals-James N. Shoup, Dist No l; Frank L. Richards Dist. No. ?; G. C. Perry, Dist. NO-3.
 Commissioners-Edwsrd de Groff, Sitka; II. l.. K. Woodward, Unalaska; P. Gallagher, Ko- diak; J Rogers, skagway;c c EClaypool. Circle City; L. B. Shepard, St. Michael; scl Riyinsky Haines Mission: E. Stack pole. Eetehikan; C. NJ. Irwin, Douglas; J. II. BrownlOw. Sunrise; John Lyons, Valdez, Carl N. Sohsnson, Eagle; S. M. Graf, Forty Nn~. J Lindley Green, Rampant D. A. MekenzA., Cokifoot; C. II. klegg, Nush- agak; James R. Saunders. Chisna.
 U.. s. Land Oficers-Register, John w. Dudley.
 ReeeiveE-P- Mullen.
 Deputy U. Marshsls-Dist. No. T. special, W. H. MeNsirr J. w. saook, skagwxy; J. P, Campbell, sitks: F. '. Kelly. Juneau: Wa. D. Grant, wranxel; w. Hill, Douglas Island |; Kodiak; Peter Mason. Porcupine; A. shoup. Ketchikan; J. P. Reynoldson. Eagle. Zubon. Kiilisns'. John Richards. unalaska
The Alaska prospector., 1903-06-04
A Denial.
AFoGNAK, April 2s, 1903

AFoeNAK, April g, 1903. VALDEZ PResPECroR:
 In one of your papers is printed the following communication: "A Russian priest of Afognak was called to answer before ths Con- missioner at Kodiak, a charge of selling liquor to natives without a license"
 As there is no other priest in Xfognak, SO the given statement applies to me. To re-establish the truth,- l count my duty, to an aounce that the above cemmuaica- tiOn is false.
 Two years age en my arrival at Mognak, l right away instituted a temperance society, of which, at present. there are thirty members including myself and family We dc not use iquer of any kindy and do aot keep it in the house, nor effer it to anyone. It is against the rules of the society.
 On the 24th of January, 1903, shere was, indeed, s suit against me in Kodiak at the Commission SITS, but it was net en account of "selling liquor without license" The case was this. Mir. MacDen- Ael made complaint about a pay Ment of s7OOO for my travelling eA his schooner from AfOgnak te Kodiak and back again. Anyone can be convinced of the above M they examine the court record. At 10 other time have been in court. With the great confidence that any letter for the establishment of tssth will be published in your paper, am, sir,
 Yours respectfully,
 REV. BASIL MARrYsH.