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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-09

l received the Vibrator all right; it
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heard a sound for fifty years with his
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with his right. Brain fever caused
deafness
He also had rheumatism in his right
shoulder, and it removed the pain I'M
mediately. l cannot tell all it has done
for us, but We would not be without it if
we could not get another. We don't
think we could do without it.
MRS. c. S. SMITH,
So4 West Anderson Street. Saltwater,
MINI.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-09

am seventy-two years of age. and
was never sick a day in my life until
about four years ago. when was taken
with Sciatic Trouble, extending from
the hips down to the feet. The doctor
said it was inflammation of the sheath
of the nerve About three weeks ago /
sent for one of your Vibrators, and since
using it feel better and stronger, and
it has greatly benefited me. Also since
using the Vibrator have been able to
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Greenwood. III South 27th Street.
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NJ. MILES, Redfield, S D.
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question Is shall take a page or
AS a hero Of American history,
"of course. I mean it I'm not 60
history. am I?''
Il was wondering" said Mrs. Bow
ser. after a moments reflection.
what you had ever done to be class
ed with the heroes"
Done? Humph! That's nice
way to talk about your husband!
Done? why. I ran over few wears
of my life with the man, and he
said there was material there for a
dozen pages. 1 may be no hero to
you. A husband never is to his wife,
put to the public it's altogether diff
ferent."
would you mind mentioning a
few heroic incidents in your life. Mr..
Bowser? If I have skipped them I
want to apologize. Being you have
asked my opinion
Being l haven't done anything of
the he kind he shouted as he promen-
teen mules that brayed before Caesar.
but this is too much--too much!
When the gentleman calls I'll tell
MIN that I have sent my wife to the
idiot asylum and everything is off,"
You are very strenuous and
PosiSnt man, Sue repueQ WIN
sigh. IF there are heroic incidents
in your life 1 ought to be told of
them. SO that can feel duly proud.
However, if you want to keep them
q secret until the book is out T shall
have to submit. Yes. you can get
special photo taken. and if you want
any help in getting up the article I
shall cheerfully give it to you. In
addition to that, I shall feel proud to
see you go down to history beside
such a great and good man as Lin
coin. Lincoln and Bowser; Bowser
and Lincoln; Abraham and Samuel;
Samuel and Abraham
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BoWsER AND LINCOLN.

That Mr.. Bowser had something on
his mind when he came home the
other evening was as plainly evident
to Mrs. Bowser as the snow on the
ground. He had a nervous wiggle
and an ent-minde dness about him
utes. All through dinner he was
much preoccupied. but it was
not until half an hour af-
ter the meal had been finished
that he concluded to make a full
breast of it. Then, in a half-ashamed
way. he looked up from his paper
and said:
There was gentleman in the Of
flee today. that had q proposition to
make me-" -.
"Yes?" answered Mrs. Bowser. cit
is coming along towards spring, and
1 suppose you, are thinking of buy.
ing another new mich cow
There you go, the nrSt thing
throwing out an insult! It's mighty
funny that'I can never sit down and
talk with you as other men do with
their wives
But you can, dear. I mentioned
the cow because you called out in
your sleep the other night and woke
me up saying: so, boss-hist over
You were probably dreaming of milk
ing"
1T wasn't probably doing anything
of the kind, and you know it. I was
going to tell you something and ask
your advice, but now I'll be hanged
if I dol"
you are foolish to feel that way,
Mr.. Bowser: I think the gentleman
was here this morning soon after you
left. He was tall man, with black
whfskers, and wore a silk hat and
carried cane. He asked for you and
I sent him to the office. Or course,
he had no COW to SELL
Eyes, that's the man. said Mr.
Bowser, forgetting his Indignation in
o'clock this evening. Can you talk
with me about ten minutes without
insulting me?"
Certainly dear. What is it?"
We'll. he is getting up a history of
the martyrs and heroes of America
for the last hundred years."
And he wants you in 1t? ?"
Yes. That is, he will give me
chance to come in if want to- There
is Just one place left in his book, and
that is beside Lincoln. I have got to
give him my answer this evening, as
a score of other men are anxious to
take the space"
Are you to go in as hero or as
a martyr?"
"As hero. of course. I'm more or
less martyr, as is every other hus-
fact to the world
What is his charge for a page? I
suppose he won't give you space for
nothing
of course not. It's one hundred
dollars without and one hundred and
fifty with a photo. By the way, have
got a photo around?"
Not one. The last half dozen you
had you threw into the fire. You said
they made you look too squatty.'
That's gratuitous insult, but We'll
pass 1t by for the moment. I can have
another taken for the occasion. The
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Mr. Bowser was mad all the way
through, but this salved his hurts. A
smile came to his face and he said:
"I'm glad you see the point at last.
Shall I pay hundred or hundred
and fifty ?''
"Why, the article will look better
with a photo, of course. That is, if
you can get one to please you. If
was. going into the book as a hero
should drape for the picture. 1 think
you would look well in a Roman toga,
but you can ask the man what he
thinks. That must be his ring at the
bell. Don't pay him any money in
advance until you are certain that he
is an honest man. You know you lost
fifty dollars on just such scheme a
couple Of years ago."
Mr.. Bowser flushed up and scowled
and wanted to stop and argue the
point, but the caller rang the bell
again and was admitted and taken to
the library and the door shut and
locked. Mrs. Bowser waited two
minutes and then went to the tele-
phone and softly caned up police
headquarters and was then switched
on to the nearest station. Then the
following conservation occurred:
''This is Mrs. Bowsef. or Chestnut
Place
"WelI?"
II see by the papers that man
WIZ Sdllo lllIIlSCu OdI1luS has
swindled a dozen different people by
getting money in advance to publish
their histories in a book"
Yes, mann. AS a swindIer he's
toptopper. We have been on his trail
for a month. What do you know
about him, please 2"
"Is he still wanted?'
For sure. There are men who'd
give five hundred dollars to have him
arrested"
well, he's right here in the house
this minute talking to my husband"
you don't say! Tall man, with
black whiskers?''
Eyes"
Wears a plug hat and carries a
cane, and a soft talker?''
yes"
''And he wants to get your hus-
band into the book"
Eyes"
Good. Well send up a couple of
detectives and nab Johnny on the
spot. They will be there within fif-
teen minutes and knock softly on the
front door. Thanks to YOU"
The two officers were there within
the time specified, and having obtain
ed some additional particulars they
took seats to wait for Mr.. Darling's
appearance. He and Mr.. Bowser
had a long and interesting converse
ton behind locked doors, and it was
finally agreed that the latter should
pay half cash in advance on the NOR
row, and that Mrs. Bowser should
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The Christian and missionary
alliance will meet at the Swedish
Bethel church at 522 Polk street,
Sunday at p. m.
Quinton Heights Baptist chapel,
Rev D. w. Beanblossom, pastor. Sun
day school, 9:45 a. M; preaching, IL
a. M, and 7:45 p. m. Morning SER
mon: '"The Choked Siphon." Even
ing sermon: What Must Do to Be
Saved?'
F. e. Mallory will preach at the
Third Christian church at 10:45 a.
M, and p. m. The Lords supper
will be administered at the morning
service.
First United Presbyterian church,
]. A Renwick, pastor. Preaching II
a. M, and p. M, by the pastor. Sab
bath school, 10 a. m.
The evangelistic services at the
First Christian church will continue
over Sunday. Evangelist Cook will
preach at IL o'clock 1.-THE I'm
pardonable SIM" at o'clock on 1.-THE
Church That Jesus Built" Bible
school at 9:45.
Lowman chapel, Methodist Episco-
pal, C. E. Holcombe, pastor. The pas
tor will preach at IL a. m, on I'm
selfishness and at s p. m, on THE
Lesson of Laban."
Evangelistic meeting Sunday after
noon 2:30 o'clock at 307 Kansas ave.
nue., also Sunday night and every
night next week at 1880 o'clock. All
are invited.
Walnut Grove NJ. e. church, c. B.
Zook. pastor. Sunday school, 9:45
a. M, M. c. Naylor. superintendent.
Sermon at II a. m, by the pastor.
Subject: 1.-THE Power of Faith" Ad-
dress p. M, by John Marshall
representing the State Temperance
union.
First Baptist church, Thomas 8.
Young, pastor. Sunday school at
$3.50 a. m, J. S. West, superintendent.
Preaching at IL q. m, and p. m.
Pastors morning topic: Some Privi-
leges and Obligations Evening
topic: Foundations
East Side M. e. church. J. Wesley
Johnston, pastor. Sunday school at
9:45 a. M; preaching service at IL
| a. m, and p. m. Special music by
| the choir at both the morning and
evening service.
First Presbyterian church, Rev.
Stephen S. Estey, d. D., pastor 9:45
a. M, Sabbath school. IL a. M, morn
ing service. Preaching by Rev. r. c.
Mexican of Salina, Kan; D. M,
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Redden chapel Sabbath school: 8 p.
M, evening, service. Sermon by Rev.
F. c. Mexican.
First Church of Christ, Scientist.
Services at IL a. m. Subject: PRO
baton After Death Children's
Sunday school at $3.50 a. m.
Third Presbyterian church, w. M.
Cleaveland. pastor. Sunday school,
Es:45 a. M: preaching, II a. M;
First Methodist Episcopal church.
Rev. Frank N. Lynch. pastor. Ser
vices as usual Sunday morning and
evening. Subject for IL a. M:
Greatness Through Great Tribula-
ton" Theme for s p. M: "Medita-
ton on Summit of Pixies Peak"
Special music by the chosen choir
under the leadership of Prof. Ellen
berger. Sunday school at $3.50 a. m.
Everybody invited.
st. simon's Episcopal church, the
Rev. II: B. Brown. priest. Low Sun
day-1O a. M, Sunday school,; IL a.
M, choral celebration of the holy
e eChr;at;sn with sermon. Subject;
1ect: The Resurrection Life" All
are cordially welcome to these SER
vices.
Second Church of Christ Scientist,
Sixth and Harrison. Services IL a. m.
subject: Probation After Death"
Sunday school 9:45 a. M, at church.
Testimonial meeting Wednesday p.
m. Reading room at los West Ninth
street open every afternoon from
1880 to 5 except Sunday, where the
Bible and all authorized Christian
Science literature. both for sale and
free, may be had. Public very cor
daily invited.
Church of the Good Shepherd. Sun
ady school at 10 a. m. Morning SER
vice and sermon at IL a. m. Evensong
ana sermon at p. m.
First Unitarian church, Rev. ]. j.
Jones, pastor. Service at IL a. m. Rev.
Jones. the pastor, will preach. Sunday
First Congregational. Francis L.
Hayes, D. D., pastor. Services at IL
and 8. Morning, the pastor will
preach; the chorus under the leader
ship of Prof Look will sing 1.-THE King
of Love My Shepherd Is" and Mr..
Shirer will sing BLOW Ye the Trum-
pet" Evening, Events in the Life Of
Christ from the Nativity to the Assem-
sion," as illustrated by the famous
paintings of the great German artist,
Hoffman,, reproduced with beautiful
colored stereopticon slides.
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know nothing about it.
Then they emerged and the detec-
tives gave the publisher Of heroes and
martyrs the collar.
Mr.. Darling stood on his dignity.
Then Mr.. Darling clustered.
Then Mr.. Darling made a jump
for the door and liberty, but was
brought up like a calf at the end of
a rope.
Then Mr.. Bowser stood on his dig
nity and clustered and declared and
threatened, but one of the officers
showed him complaints from five or
six victims and he subsidized. and the
swindler was led from the house.
When it was all over he and Mrs.
Bowser stood for moment and
looked at each other. Then she quer-
led:
"well?"
"Woman.' he said in stage hiss,
'tyou have a mother?"
at have"
''She lives at Springdale? 2"
"She does"
"And by beginning to pack now you
can get away on the 1910 train in
the morning. Goodnight, to you,
Mrs dnight! Copy
righted 1908 by T. c. McClure.)
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hD{|Ri'5DRegmEs

crumb, or loaf, or a granary full to
bursting, just as you choose.-Dr.
Behrends.
n n
If the water be too pure, fish can
not live in it; if people be too exacting.
fellow beings can not stand beside
them.-Japanese proverb.
= n =
May every soul that touches mine
Be it the slightest contact-get there
from
Some good, some little grace, one
kindly thought,
One bit of courage for the darkening
sky. Anon.
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SEVEN SENTENCE SERMONS.

Opportunity, with ability. makes re-
onsibility.-Bishop Hunt.
y
He is great who confers the most
benefits.-Emerson.
y
There's a prayer that should be said
And a Book that sh ou1d be read
Every day. Anon.
Would that the soul could gratefully
recognize her own rainy days; could
droop, like Nature, with patient ac-
uuiescence, with wise passivity, till the
wells of strength and freshness are
storedi-A. c. Benson.
X X X
What the Bible brings to you will
depend. in a large measure. on what
you bring to 1t; you may have a
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NEWS AND NOTES.

Service is the school Of saintliness.
Any one who has looked into the face
of John G. Patton 1.-THE Apostle to the
New Hebrides." has seen that outward
shining of an inner life which Is the
surest sign of sanctity. The very fibre
and texture of his skin seemed refined
and luminous, and with his wealth of
silver hair he appeared to me like an
aureole-crowned saint. I thought of
Moses, coming down from the Mount,
and knowing not that his face shone.
The transformation which Patton was
the means of effecting in the lives of
his dusky parishioners was scarcely
more wonderful than the transforma-
ton wrought in the missionary's own
person.
The modern missionary's miracles
are miracles of grace, OF which he is
but the instrument.
Ennui is a twentieth century disease.
The efforts to escape it constitute a
great city's "pace." A few nights ago,
as I watched the great tide of elabor-
ateiy clad and richly jeweled humanity
surging down Broadway, New York
city, between IL o'clock and midnight.
I could not help wishing for those tens
OF thousands Of people a better under
standing of how to obtain a more
genuine, enduring and wholesome
good time Their craving for ex-
ClLom6nL soon ceases TO ma SAUSAGE
ton, and this pleasure quest becomes
a wearisome routine. My mind then
wandered to some men and women
know, in far distant non-Christian
lands, whose lives are anything else but
tame and monotonous and unexciting.
This line of thought led me to the
general observation. which I do not
hesitate to set down here, that the best
way to redeem life from monotony,
WEAKNESS and safety is to devote it to
some great work in partnership with
God. Not everybody who adopts this
course will have the thrilling expert
ences of John G. Patton. The excite
ment of a missionary's lot in the
South Sea islands-excitement greater
than those usually exerienced by hunt
ers after big game-can not be prom
ised to all who enter partnership with
God: but at least they will be pre-
served from knowing the jadedness
and WEAKNESS and ennui which aff1ict
the world.
For nearly fifty years John G. Patton
watched Christ work. and worked with
Christ, in the New Hebrides. I'm
&eaths Off," he yet was preserved in
zach marvellous ways that we can NOT
wonder at his simple, childlike trust
in a personal heavenly Fathers pecu-
liar care. He proved the proposition
that the way to know the doctrine is
to do it; that the proof of God comes
in putting him to the test.
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BY WILLIAM T. ELLIS.


The South Sea Islands have long
ktood as representative OF barbarism at
Its worst. There man sank as low as
1t seemed possible for man to sink.
Cannibalism was common, and 1T still
continues to be so upon the islands as
yet unchristianized. Only few
months ago a missionary was killed
and eaten by these savages. The very
cruelty and degradation Of the island
ers have made them a favorite field for
missionaries who covet a hard task. In
consequence, some of the bloodthirsty
tribes have become model Christian
communities, putting to blush, in their
habits of church attendance, family
worship and religious zeal, many COM
munities whose Christianity is an in
heritance of centuries.
~ X
When the worst becomes like the
best, then 1t is in order to look for the
of the transformation.
X n
Sometimes men speak as IL missions
were altogether sentiment, forgetting
that there exist in connection with
missions a large body of facts. These
facts. which are proved and indisputa-
bie must be considered with all the
respect which a serious or scholarly
mind always accords to facts. 1t Is
agreed among thinking people that the
person who disregards facts may be
eliminated from consideration. Now
the known and demonstrable facts of
foreign missions constitute tremen-
dous apologize for Christianity. The
other facts of history are no more i'm
portant than these contemporaneous
evidences of Christianity. What can
scoffer or unbeliever say to the fact
admitted by all who have any knowl-
edge Of the situation-that many in
habitants- of the South Sea Islands
have been changed from brutalized, in
human cannibals into gentle, brotherly,
home-loving, mutually helpful men ard
women, filled with spirit of forgive
ness and compassion, and freely admit
ting that their transformation is
chargeable only to the Gospel of Jesus?
All the social fruits of Christianity
have grown among the converts in
these islands. The genuineness of the
change is attested by the fact that 1t
has persisted now to the second and
third generation. No man can look
with candor upon such phenomena
as these without being forced to admit
that a supernatural agency, the very
power of the living God, has been at
work.
n
The missionary's message is first OF
all embodied In life.
'rworld civilizers" is a true designa-
ton of the men and women who are
making earth'sy dark places light, its
foul places clean, and5 its dangerous
places SaAe *x
Where Gods man goes. there God
goes also.
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Death was on HIS Heels.

close cail In the spring OF 1906 He says:
IAN attack OF pneumonia left me so weak
and with such a fearful cough that my
friends declared consumption had me and
death was on my heels. Then was per-
suaded to try DR.. Kings New Discovery.
II helped me Immediately, and after tax :
man again. I found out that New Dis
coyery is the best remedy for coughs and
lung disease In all the world" Sold under
guarantee at all drug stores, Zoe and $1.00.
Trial bottle free.
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A Life rs a Light.

Terse Comments on the Uniform Pray
er-meeting Topics of the Young Peo-
pies Standardization Endeavor,
Baptist Young Peoples Union, Ep-
worth League, etc.-for April 26, Is,
Foreign Missions: Patton, and Mis-
sions in the Islands," Acts 2S:1-10-
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First United Presbyterian church,
]. A. Renwick, pastor. Preaching II
a. M, and p. M, by the pastor. Sab
bath school, 10 a. m.
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CHURCH NOTICES.

The Christian and missionary
alliance will meet at the Swedish
Bethel church at 522 Polk street,
Sunday at 3 p. m.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-04-25

F. E. Mallory will preach at the
Third Christian church at 10:45 a.
M, and p. m. The Lords supper
will be administered at the morning
service.
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First Presbyterian church, Rev.
Stephen S. Estey, D. D., pastor. 9:45
a. m, Sabbath school. IL a. M, morn
ing service Preaching by Rev. r. c.
Mexican Of Salina, Kan; D. M,
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The evangelistic services at the
First Christian church will continue
over Sunday. Evangelist Cook will
preach at II o'clock on 1.-THE I'm
Sin," at o'clock on "The
Church That Jesus Built Bible
school at 9:45.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-23
HEALY WITH GOMPERS.
Believes Labor Should Rebuke Re-
publican Party at Polls. :.

NEW YORK. July 23.-The open decA-
ration for Bryan by Samuel Gompers,
president of the American Federation of
Labor has caused much discussion in la
Dor circles in the city, and a red-hot time
is expected when the leaders meet next
Sunday.
The delegates are said now to be about
evenly divided on the question. There
was surpris when Timothy Healey, inter-
national president of the Eccentric Fire
mems Union, a republican. came out
openly for Gompers and declared that he
would GO all in his power to secure the
election of Bryan.
MIR. Gompers is right said Healey. Il
was present at the meeting of the inter-
national presidents of labor organizations
at the conference held in Washington
prior to the holding of both conventions
and we empowered Mr.. Gompers to at
tend both political conventions and get
what was due to labor
The republican party gave US a stone,
While the democratic party provided the
bread. and we are therefore with the
democratic party. 1t is the duty of the
labor organizations to get together and
support those who benefit labor. l am
confident of the election of Bryan.
Edwin Gould of the International Team
sters's Union, said:
Admitting that Gompers does mot con-
troll the labor vote of the country. he has
nevertheless right to his personal poll
tical opinions. and if he feels himself i'm
PEELED to make Recommendations to Dor
he should be all means make them in his
capacity as president of the American
Federation of Labor.
Labor will consider his recommends
lions. and If they are considered prac-
ticable they will no doubt be acted upon,
and vice versa. The working people can
judge for themselves"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-23
COMES TO TALK OF REVOLT.
Mohammedan Leader Travels il
Storage, Then Admits Power.

NEW YORK. July 23-Traveling in the
steerage of the Cunard line steamship
Campania, Abd-El-K adir, about twenty
one years old. who is said to be high in
power among the Mohammedans in Sa-
nussi. Africa, arrived yesterday. Through
him and a passenger travelling first class
1t was learned that his mission is to get
the sentiment of the American people in
case of a revolution in that country.
James De Conlay was the passenger who
Travelled first class, and on the trip he
passed as war correspondent" and the
Arab as his man servant. When the
steamship locked De Conlay said that he
was travelling for his health and that the
Arab was not his servant. Then the story
of the proposed revolution was told.
Being high in place, the Arab, De Con-
lay said, was sent to this country to get
the sentiment of the people in this coun-
try. The sheik. ruler of Sanussi. has sent
trusted officials to nearly every country to
learn the feeling in case Of revolution.
In India and Africa, De Coniay said,
there were about 100000. 900 Mohamme-
dams. and of this number there were only
SO.OOO,O loyal to England. The Moham-
medans, he said. were opposed to the
Christian faith getting foothold in India
and Africa, and this was one Of the rea-
sons of the revolution.
The war correspondent said that he met
the Arab in his travels in Sanussi, which
is about 500 miles south of khartum on
the Nile.