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sAcREp cRocopILEs.


me Famous shrine and the LADY
Ftnth9 IN EEyDf.
The crocodile. one of the most sacred
animals of the east, has given its name
to several ancient sites. OF the various
cities Of crocodiles the names Of which
have been handed down to us by He
rodotus, Pliny and Strabo, perhaps the
most striking was the "CrOcOdilopolis
Of the ancient Egyptian province Of
Fayum, which. according to tradition,
was built by that pharaoh who made
the lives of the children OF Israel bit
ter with hard service" This province
lies within an almost complete circle Of
hIIls-a little oasis in the midst of the
desert, where roses and grapes mingle
with figs and olives and Iuxurfant palm
trees grow almost into forests. Its cap
ftal Is AIedinet, and n little to the north
of the city are number OF Irregularly
shaped mounds. Beneath these are the
ruins of the pharaoh built "CrocodiIOp-
oils the CITY OF Crocodiles," later
called Arsinoe ard the shrine of the
sacred crocodile of the neIGhboring
Lake A1oeris, which was then 400 miles
in circumference. This lake held the
sacred crocodiIes, and as each died in
turn it was buried in one OF the 1,JOO
underground sepulchers OF the world
famed labyrinth" at hand, side by side
with the embalmed bodies OF success
sive pharaohs.
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No wool. over His Eyes.

Uncle Abe. n grizzled old negro. WIS.,
lied geological garden. He stood fas-
ciLated before n cage containing n
chImpanzee and could not be induced
to move. After awhile the animal
came to the front OF the cage and I'm
Gle Abe spoke TO him.
''Howdy ~ he said. ''HOwdy2"
The cbfrnpanzee not making any re-
Spouse. Uncle Abe chucISIed and
winked at him knowingly.
Oats right; dHt's de way ter dot
Donn' you nebber gin ter talk. Ef you
does white man put er hoe in yer ham
en- meek yer wukT' he said arper's
Weekly.
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HOLY Saturday In NapIea.

Naples celebrates in a curious man
ner Lent and the end of Passion week.
Ropes are stretched from house to
house across the streets in the ancient
districts on the day of the carnival,
and dolls made OF rags. wearing the
traditional NeapolItan costume and car
rying dIstaf and bobbin, are sus-
pended from these ropes. At the feet
of the spinner Is attached an orange
containing seven feathers, correspond
Ing to the seven weeks of Lent. Each
week one feather is piucked. so that
only one remains at Holy Saturday.
Then, as soon as the cannon of Fort
St Elmo and the church bells announce
the noon hour and the resurrection Of
Christ, firecrackers, which have been
tied in long strings to the orange at
the dolls feet are lighted, and the
QuaresIma figure expIodes amid the
cries OF the crowd, wherein pIous for
muIas and profane phrases alternate.
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TABLE NAPKINS.
rhey came INTO Gshefal Use IN tho
Fifteenth Century. s'"-.

-
rhey came INTO GeheFal Use In tho
FiftSenth century.
curIously enough. that article, now
considered almost Indispensable. the
table napkin, was FIRST used only By
children and was only adopted by elder
members OF the family about the mid
die of the fifteenth century. In ETH
Iuettc books of an earlier date than
this among other sdge pieces of advice
for children are instructions about wlp-
Ing their fingers and lips with their
napkins.
1t seems that the tableclOth was long
enough to reach the floor and served
the grown people ia place of napkins.
Whea they did begin 70 use napkins
they placed them first on the shoulder,
then Oh the LETT arm and finally tied
them about the neck. A French writer
who evidently was conservative and
did not welcome the napkin kindly re
cords with scorn:
1.-THE naptin Is placed under the chin
and fastened IN tine back. as II one
were going to be shavel. \ person told
me that he wore his that WY thht he
might not soil his beIutIful fills"
1t was Il difficult ,SIt;c- u tic the
two corners In the back. ana 1t Is said
that thence originated our expression
for strnitensd circumstances. Hard to
make both ends meet. This custom
led to the habit of table walters carry
ing napkin on the left arm.
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Tenpy.on,. ASTRONOMY.

In Tcnnyssn's Palace OF Art occur
the lines:
She saw the snowy poles and moons OF
That mystic field of drifted light
In mid Orion. and the married stars.
This at first looks lilHe n literary par
aIlel to SwIrt's well known fOrtuitous
forecast of the discovery of the Mar
tian satellites, and ]. S. Stevenson,
writing from BlaIravon, Norwood,
CeyIon, points out that Professor H.
II. Turner quotes 1t in Modern !Astron-
omy" as having been written In 1885.
This, however. appears mot to have
been the case, for Mr.. Stevenson on
reference to the biography Of the late
poet laureate by the present Lord
Tennyson has found the note: The
Moons of Mars is the only modern
reading here. All the rest are more
than half century old" Scientific dis
covery was thus not anticipated by
Tennyson in the mention Of Marian
sateIlItes.-Nature.
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80 e cEUss
10y -I7II7I . lIlo. So go q
IIsl7 GoniiSl,s..

~
n tte early days Of eerfests q,
This country they. were. he'd annually
The flifrd "a retfe & held 10 New
Yofiy r. Is.52. ana many Newark Ger
mans dttended Below are given ex-
tracts from the SeWark Daily Adver-
tiser, printed at the tlmes
June 10. 1852. - The German glee
clubs Of New York win eelebrate the
third annual festival IN New York
this year on the 18th TO 22d OF June
The New York Journal Of Commerce
states that the ,gIee clubs from abroad
viii be received by the New York
clubs and honored with t0rchlight
procession The principal performance
win take place at the Academy OF
Music, Fourteenth street. when the
choruses viii be sung by over loo
male voices. accompanied by an or
chestra Of 100 pieces on the Ped will
be held picnic on the Bloomingdalo
road, opposite Strikers bay.
June 22-Thfrd 1uslcaI jubilee OF
German singers Saturday TO Tuesday.
10Th to 22d. The execution OF the
Magic Flute" overture by 1900 voices
was very uncommon and surprising by
the New York clubs and was received
with great applause. The Eintrachts
Of Newark sang ''WalIlsIseher Schif-
fergesang" In a distinguished manner.
Rut the most marked performance was
Martin Lutber,s Elm Feste Burg Ist
Unser Colt" arranged by Finke. We
felt Immediately what religious music
really is-how grand. solemn ana sub
lime such a hymn Is when performed
by a large orchestra and hundreds Of
voices 1t was something to be re-
membered long. Kossuth was present
during an intefmission ana was cheer
ed--Newark News.
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In Good season.

In n place in New Jersey the town
Officers had Just put some fire extin-
guishers In their big buildings. One
day one OF the buildings cnught fire.
says the Philadelphia Ledger. and the
extinguishers failed TO do their work.
A few days later ut the town meet
ing some citizens tried to learn the ren-
son.
After they mad freely discussed the
subject one OF them said, Mr.. Chair
nun. make a motion that the fire eS-
tlnguIshers be examined ten days be-
fore every fire."
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etenhen GIrnra. IIero.

A tablet lin commemOration OF the
courage and humanity displayed by
Stephen Girard during the epidemic OF
yellow fever in the year 1893 in
Glrard college in Philadelphia discIoses
Ia phase OF character in the philan-
throp!st not generally understood. Dur
lng the fever epidemic be gave up his
business and his luxurious home and
assumed the superiutendency OF yell
Iow fever hospital He took up the
work others recoiled from and did the
work because IL was his duty.
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FEvELE1 N PERFUME6


llle l3elelstl laa H1Fe - TO- =
1le.Esee
me. use OF Flerf1ilie wa. llllItleed a
to such an eaii5lIl mt tlesEee ~ TIE
ancieht that some, % the more aseetle
men hld fglod reason TO denoullee r.
Sol6n ISSUED an edict prohibiting its
sale in Athens Julius CIesllr and In
einus. Who were Roman eonsllls n
5e5. Published law forbiddiug the
sale OF exotics IN that city, and By
tie laws or LycurEJ1s performers were
expelled from Sparta as being VAST
ers OF oil and encourages of sensuous-
ness. Clcnrchns wrote against the e17
ceSgiye use Of unguents; and Socrates
.decinimed against them n strong
terms. preserring, he said. .'tile smell
OF healthy toll and the perfume Of q
good and manly Iife. II was custom
airy at festivals to pass round to the
guests perfdmes served in aiabaster
boxes and vessels OF gold At one Of
these feasts Cynulcus, who loved 60
deride the youth for the use OF per
fumes, was made butt for their rid
icule. Some mlschieyous youth Rnoinf-
ed the cynTc with much ointment
pouring It lavishly over his head ana
face. When he awoke he exclaimed
In an angry voice: "'Wnat Is Inist Ont
Hercules. viii not some one come with
a sponge and wipe my face, which u
thus polluted with lot OF dirtT'
At the Syrian banquets It Was usual
for the slaves to come In with bladder5
fun Of B9bylonIan perfumes and be-
dew the gnrIands and walls and hang
ings and MI the halls with delicious
fragrance. In some OF the more mod
ern feasts statues ana ornaments were
provided with jets which threw out
diluted essences and attars.-I ondon
Society.
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rYaeLEsE eysIoMs.
I.SealIaF sl.iri,ss = Wet l-spesats

~
II llnEEi1Gre Art SO.
itfa 81 ia tId es ON linz
arn6n the 1yroie ding Tt6pos
slIs 81 marriage be flst time q lsounl.
man PAYS 4 visit - aFOIFed lover he
brings with him = boftie Of vine. OF
which be po1rs out q glilss and pre-
aants Il to the o55eet of his desires.
n she accepts Il the whole adaif g
settled. Very often the girl has not yet
made mp her mind. and then she wiz
take refuge "a excuses 50 as not to
drink the wine and yet not refuse Il
POINT blank. Tor thar IS eOnsideFed a
gross insult. ptoxing TINT she has been
merely ttfning with the affections Of
her lover.
She will for Instance. maintain that
the wine hooks sourr OF that wine dis
agrees With her or that she r. afraid OF
getting tipsy or that the priest has for
hidden her 70 take any-in fact, she
mikes use Of amy subterfnge that pre-
SCENTS Itself nj thht moment
The spurport OF these excuses is that
she has not come to a decision and that
the wine oRerfng Is premature
This strange custom, dating very far
according to one account. It was
known as early us the ninth century
- called Infringing the wine" and is
SYNONYMOUS with the act OF proposing.
Shy lover loath to make sure OF
their case beforehand, dnd 1t a very
happy institution Not a word need be
spoken, and the girl is spared the pain
fuI NO OF civilization
II any Of the wine Is spilled or the
glass or bottle broken It is considered
4 most unhappy omen-in fact. there is
peasants saying for an unhappy
marriage, They have spilled the wine
between them"
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London's Most Ancient Court.

The ancient court of hustings is of
saxon origin, and the name is derived
from hus. house, and thing, matter
OF cause-that Is, house or hall OF
causes. Courts of the kind were estab-
lished in all the great cities. and. as
regards London. IT Is the supreme as
well as the most ancient court and IS
the court of appeal from the sherifs'
court. In the earliest times 1t was
held weekly. but 1t is now summoned
only as occasion requires.
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Nnnnlcon,n Tomh.

The windows in the Chapel OF the
Invalides in Paris, where the great
Napoleon lies buried. are of Singh
larIy translucent amber glass. Wien
the sun shines full upon them the
rays are transmitted into gold, and
they fall like n ladder of light upon
the bronze sarcophagus Of the con-
queror until he seems slorihed from
the. skies
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Golf.

A writer in au English paper has
this to say regarding the game of golf:
"Goif is a great game. bur SILVER me
niblicss II think it comes up to It'd
iIely winks. It Is played with cou-
pie OF farms. river or so. tive or
three sand hills. Il number of imple-
ments resembling dentists tools.
strunge larRmRe much like Hindoo-
stance. any old clothes aud large as
sortment of oaths."
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They had quarrclcd again
"Perhaps you are not aware she
said that had over n dozen pro
Posals Of marriage before ] accepted
yours
He flushed
And perhaps. madam" nc rctorted
haughtily. you Rre not aware that
proposed 10 nearly twenty women be-
self"
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-10-04

If you like coffee but dare not
drink it, try DR.. Shops Health
Coffee. It is true that real coffee
does disturb the stomach, heart nrd
kidneys. But Dr.. Shops Health
Coffee has not q grain Of true coffee
in It. Being made from parched
grains, malt, ETC., it forms a whole
some, food-lilse drink, yet having
the true flavor of Old Jaws and
Mocha Coffee. s1fade In a min-
ute" Call at our store for free
sample. Sold by all dealers.
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ARE APPOINTED

AT 8 speefal session Of county
court late Tuesday afternoon cleo
ton officers we're appointed as fol-
lows for the general election the
first Tpesd IN November
Clark District
Precinct No. 1-Chas. G. Fittro,
j. I. s. Stealey and Elias r. VIII
lams, commissioners b. s. ndvis
and j. n. Rector, challenGers.
Precinct No. Clarence r.
Stout, Charles G. CoHman and
John VI. Brown, Commissioners /;
Jno. B. Smith and r. g. AltiEer,
challenges
Precinct No. IS. R. Griffin, N.
B. Terrell and W. s. Siers, conn
missioneB; Roy Alexander and G..
p. Howell, chaIlengers.
Precinct No. Ar. B. WiIlson,
j. E. Kelley and Perry G. Williams,
commissioners F. b. Haymaker
and Hugh Jarvis, challengers.
Precinct No. SIS. r. Bentley,
E. Cork and DR.. NJ. 7. Bartlett,
commissioners F. r. Moore and e.
G. Basel, chaIiengers.
Coal District.
Precinct No. Is. L. Schrader,
a. S. Strother and T. z. Reynolds,
commissioners; 3. B. Maxwell and,
"A. III. StempIe, challengers.
Precinct No. 2-D. H. Outright,
Wade Highland and FIorainus Rey-I
noIds, commissioners; John South
ern and j. O. Garrett challenges.
Precinct No. 81 NJ Hess,
Dowds and D. r. Potter,
commissioners j n. Knex and j.
Precinct No. 4E. n. Flowers,
Orie Meyers and D. Z. Reed, COM
missioners; NJ g. sperry and 9.
81. Kidd, Challengers.
Precinct No.. -P. J. Leyden,
Michael Rooney and james 7.
Drudy, commissioners Thomas
Burke and a. c. Rogers, challeng-
Precinct No. &C. B. WoIvertOn,
Riley Monroe and B. L. Cover, COM
Luke hurry and r. F.
Mason, challengers.
SlEly O46GE4GN-
Precinct No. &c. A. Thomp-
son, G. o. Swiger and Thomas s.
commissioners; J. N. Linz
Vile and S. A. James, challengers
Precinct No. PORTER Fitz-
hugh, Robert N. Coon and Thomas
McIntire, commissioners Ira g.
and T. L. Nutter, chal-
Precinct No. s-Chester L.
Pigott, Robert Ogden and Charles
P. Hood, commissioners; L. D.
and S. j. Lowe, challengers.
Precinct No. Andy Moore, B.
4. Reeder and II. t. Shinn, COM
Thomas Jarrett and
John F. Martin, challengers.
Precinct No. 5-Dr. L. s. Smith,
Chester DeYaughn and A. P. Null,
commissioners Burt Russell and
rohn B. Martin, challengers.
Elk District
Precinct No. 1-B. s. Young,
-ames N. Lanham and W. +. Bond,
Howard Martin
nd J. G. Robinson challengers.
Precinct No. 2-Nora. Williams,
J. Nutter and B. F. Mills, commits
toners; Austin Williams and John
'atton, challengers.
Precinct No. 3-John Ross, Writ
'. Wilson and Geo. A. Lewis, COM
lissioners; NJ. D. Garrison and
leo. w. Lewis, chaIlengers.
Grant District.
Precinct No. Claude DAWSON,
}. w. Cork and. Fred Smith, com
lissioners @, S. Holden and Fl. G.
lchaIlengers.
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PAGE SEVEN

a.N"E 81 TN.
er6 NJ eldr'es LadFie
m AZ ln Elorn
1llllnl sl1refs Il on 4 8 SIN t . II
~ eh9iisn
fion listriC
PreeInc NJ 5
James G. Yard md A. 81. G6fld
daffeE, eon1nissioners Quinn Mn
ter and joseph npbell
lensers
Precinct No. S-Ja1nes Casey
G.. Morris and Ehud StarkeY,
comm lers; y. a. Corder ana 3
Lee Kelley haliengers.
Preeinct No. red 81. St1Ezi
Allison Bartlett 1d ~ q. Hall
commissioners Thomas Morrison
and George M. MeYels, I'll myers
Simpson District
Precinct No. John Robinson
Jesse g. lawson and james H
Hurry, commissioners A. D. Fitz-
hugh and G. 81. Warner, chaIleng
ers,
Precinct No. "a. Al. Lang, 3.
NJ. Carr and John Q. Harrison,
commissioners e. w. Eakin ana
n. Z. Lang, challengers.
Precinct No. 3-William KelIi-
son, Oscar L. Fortney and n. 81
Hardesty, commissioners Charles
Powell and R. R. Powell, ehaIleng
Eagle District.
Precinct No. IL. d. Forneyr
A. o. Brooke and I. p. Bogges
commissioners; D. A. Hardesty and
j. II. Madden, cha1iengers
Precinct No. 81. W. Hess e.
h Berry and II. e. Richardson,
commissioners; w. d. Cunningham
and J. W. Miner, challengers.
Precinct No. 3-R N. Rogers
q. G. Robinson and A. ,. Michae
Commissioners; Geo. NJ Martin and
Lafayette Swiger, challengers.
9f9Ez Tenniie District
Precinct No. III acob Ash, Il E..
williams and Thomas b Pepper,
commissioners; Howard Randolph
and W. 3. PARRISH challengers.
Precinct No. Pr. T. Gordon
r. G.. Davis and s. Broadwatery
commissioners; a. J. Watson and
Festus Orr, challengers.
Precinct No. Clyde Bailey
John L. Haney and NJ. J. Holden,
M. Z. Nuzum and
Lihu Shahan, challengers.
Precinct No. Nv. F. Meredith,
T. A. Rumble and Hiram Lynch,
G. f. KimmelE and
Charles DaISin, challengers.
Precinct No. 5-H. d. Lynch, s.
[. Ritter and John Harbert, com
nissioners n. L. Williams and
Amos Carter, challengers.
Sardis District.
Precinct No. IL. NJ. Haggerty,.
R. B. Swiger and Blackburn g.
Swiger, commissioners A. L.
Iustead and Chas. Gerard, chaI--
Precinct No. 20. W. swiger,
Al P. Bennett and Samuel Ritten
louse, commissioners W. A. John
on and L. d. Whiteman, chaleng-
rs.
Precinct No. IN. K. Baker, T.
}. Bennett and +. J. Smith, COM
nissioners; F. 3. Robinson and vs.
T. Holden, challengers.
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The invention of the purse was
doubtless contemporaneous with thar
of money. The purse Is mentioned In
Old Testament history as a part Of
Travellers outfit When the disciples.
spoken Of In the gospels, were sent
forth to preach they were command
ed to take neither gold; NOR silver nor
hrass In their purses.
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Many words OF most august sound
prove to be of quite commonplace an
eestry when traced to their origins
Enhance Is really only settling up"
Literally, 1t is just ending and was
formerly used Ia that very simple
sense in the English Language. Then
L came TO signify settling up with q
creditor and acquired the special sense
IF ransom.
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II n man has n, quarrolsome tenn
per. let him alone. The world will
soon find him employment. He will
soon meet with some one stronger than
himself who will repay him better than
you can. mum may fight dueIs all
bis life II he Is disposed to quarrel
Cecil.
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He climbed down from the pay car,
with his months wages stlll in his
hand
sure, We must be fcelin' rich. Pat,
with all ye have there" said a by
Stunder.
And what does this signify to meg"
answered Pat Just two looks. wan
whin get it aud wan whIn l give II
to. the ould woman!7'- Life,
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Ported.

"can you repeat the Declaration of
lndependence?'' she asked.
II used to be able to-" he replied.
but about all ! remember of 1t now
9, TO be or not to be-that is the ques-
sion. Judge.
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SWEET MELODY R1oUR.

An astonishing number Of prom
inent Democrats devote most Of
their energies to accusing one an
other of trying to disrupt the
party.
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FIatter--Your boy, hear, Is a deep
student Popley-He's always ut the
bottom of his class, If that's what you
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swEsr AnnoDg E1oUn.
Advice 70 Housewives.

No home is SO pleasant, regard
less of the comforts that money
will buy, as when the entire family
is IN perfect health. A bottle of
Orino Laxative Fruit Syrup casts
so cents. It viii cure every menu
Der of the family of constipation,
sick headache or stomach trouble
Sold by Sturm & Wilson.
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INrom I'D Woo1n.

A popular soprano Ia said to have q
voice OF Zine tiInbre, awlIlowy figure.
sherry lips chestnut hair and hazel
the lum her region.
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Popular.

Hes q popular poet"
Dear mel Why, thought he hadn't
written anything for yearsw
HE hasn't; thnt,s why he's so popu-
lar"
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SWEET MELODY FLOUR.
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SWEET MELODY rnoUn-
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Clarksburg Fuel Co.,
Fifth floor.
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Bairnont 8 Clarksburg Traction Co
Room 534, Fifth floor.
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Pittsburg & Fairmont Fuel CO.,
Fifth floor.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1906-01-25
INCREASING
INTEREST.
Full Houses Every Night to
Hear the Great Evan
gelist.
NINE PROFESSIONS.
The Third Week More Fruit
full than Either of the
Other Two.
NINE PROFESSIONS. ;

Las Tuesday night was a great
one of the revival services which
have been going on for three weeks
at the Methodist church-in fact it
was the greatest of all.
Rev. P. H. Davis chose for his
theme, almost Persuaded" and
delivered a most powerful and con-
vincing sermon. The audience was
spellbound and seemed to be forget
ful of everything but the subject
which was so skillfully and logically
handled by the preacher. Mr.. Davis
was intensity in earnest and spoke by
the inspiration of the Holy Spirit,
which seemed to have taken possess
sion of the entire assemblage.
When the evangelist called for the
unconverted to come toward the con-
gregation arose and stood in holy
awe and expectancy for half an
hour. 1t was most solemn moment
and it was evident that there would
be great manifestation of the pow
of God. The hesitancy which had
for awhile kept back many from re-
nouncing sin gave way and nine went
forward and made profession of reli-
gion. Tears of Joy were shed bvpa.
rents and friends over the victory
won after weeks Of prayer, and a
holy atmosphere spread over the
great audience.
When one of the leading members
of the church was asked yesterday if
there was any talk about closing the
meeting, his face beaming with joy,
he replied: mo; the meeting has
just begun" Greater things are
yet expected, and the meetings will
continue Indefinitely.
Mr.. Davis has had every encourage
ement from the start. Denomina-
tional lines have altogether dissap-
peared and the different ministers
have manifested their love to the
Masters call and been faithful in
their attend ance and shown their de-
sire to take part in the work when
they are called upon. The morning
meetings have been unusually large
ly attended and all indications point
to a great blessing upon the church
es, building them up in strength and
arousing an almost unknow enthusi-
asm. Many who were supposed to
be Indifferent as to their SOULS sal
walton have been aroused from their
stupOr and made public profession.