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A Story of the Prophet Hosea.
BY THE HIGHWAY AND BYWAY"
PREACHER

A Story of the Prophet Hosea.

The Prophet Hosea.-The name means
salvation" and in the personal history
of the prophet-which many of the deep
est and most spiritual Bible scholars such
as G. Campbell Morgan, of England, and
James NJ. Gray, dean of the Moody Bible
institute. consider a literal portrayal of
the prophets life-we find a type or illus
tration of Jehovah's relations to Israel.
Hosea's field of labor was Israel. and he
prophesied during the reign of Jeroboam
H., about 7S4 B. c.. down to the captiv-
ity. An outline of the book is as follows:
!. Historico-prophetic, chapters l to 8;
2. General d~iscourses, chapters to to 10:
3, Promises. chapter IA, (a) Appeal of
God, VS.. Ia: (b) Promised blessing, VS..
As: (c) Application to all, V. 9. The per
sonal history of the prophet may be di-
vided into three periods as follows: %
A Happy Cnion-The prophet marries IA
woman who had lived an impure life, but
who had reformed. t) A Ruined Home
Three children came to bless the home,
and then the wife, forgetful of obnga-
tons of Wifehood and motherhood, de-
serts her home for her former lovers. CD
Love Unfailing-But her true lover-hus-
band never loses sight of her. and at last
after she had SUM to the very depths OF
sin he buys her back so that he may re-
store her to her old place in the home.
A Ruined Home.-This period in the
prophets life is a type of Jehovah for
saken by Israel for other gods. Chapter
> covers practically the same ground as
chapter l. only more fully, and concludes
with the same vision of ultimate restor-
alton and blessing.
Scripture Authority-The Book of
Hosea, especially chapter 2.
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The Cold Morninu Bath.

The cold morning bath is recom
mended for those who can stand the
cold bath, though countless many
cannot. To prepare for it me should
hrst sponge the body with cold water
and step into a few inches of water
drawn from a warm water pipe. 1t
will not be warm or cold early in the
morning. Splash the water over the
body and wash hastily, letting the
tub fill gradually. If the salt bath is
used, do not throw the salt towel in
the laundry. Let it collect the salt.
In beauty lighthouses each individual
has a salt towel that is used countless
times, because it gets thoroughly sat
urated and is more beneficial. A cold
bath should not last longer than five
minutes.
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Fire Sale Barqains.

A new kind of bargain fiend has
been developed by conditions and the
restlessness of the feminine heart. A
table piled high with treasures accu-
mulated by one. of these indefatigable
rummagers was on exhibition to her
most intimate friends recently.
They are all fire sale bargains"
she said. Not store sales. oh. bless
you, no. These. things have never seer
the inside of a store since the day they
were bought. l got them from fami-
lies that have been burned out. For
the last six months ! have been study
ing the reports of fires and haunting
the scenes of the most destructive
ones, on the lookout for bargains that
the distracted victims were about to
throw away on the sdpposition that
they were hopelessly damaged. In the
confusion that prevails after a fire peo-
pie are very glad to realize a little
money on apparently worthless goods.
SO by exercising proper Judgment I
have picked up for next to nothing
h~rlc-a-brac, furs and clothing of excel
lent quality that can easily be re-
stored to a disable state.'
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1T SEEMED INCURARLE
Body Raw with Eczema-Discharaed
from Hospitals as Hopeless-CutI-
cura Remedies Cured Him.

From the age of three months until
fifteen years old, my son Owens life
was made intolerable by eczema in its
worst form. In spite of treatments the
disease gradually spread until nearly
every part of his body was quite raw.
He used to tear himself dreadfully in
his sleep and the agony he went
through is quite beyond words. The
regimental doctor pronounced the case
hopeless. We had him in HOSPITALS
four times and he was pronounced one
OF the worst cases ever admitted.
From each he was discharged as in
durable. We kept trying remedy
after remedy, but had gotten almost
past hoping for a cure. Six months
ago we purchased a set of Cuticura
Remedies. The result was truly mar
velous and to-day he is perfectly cured.
Mrs. Lily Hedge, Camblewell Green.
England, Jan. IL, 1907"
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Sc RMONETTE.

In this story of the personal
life of the prophet Hosea we
have a portrayal of what is but
too common to-day-the disrupt
ing of the home through the vio-
Iation of the sacred marriage
vows by n or both of those
who have entered into the union
which none but God should have
made, and which nothing but
death should have severed.
II is a case where vanity and
love of pleasure were permit
ted to so dominate the life as to
obscure everything else.
How much of domestic un-
happiness and how many dis
rupted homes can be traced to
these causes? Vanity-self-Iove
and self-exaltation make one an
easy victim to the enticements
OF sin. Love of pleasure is that
door through which the soul hav-
ing passed, finds it but too Easy
to cast off all restraint and ut
teriy give up the life to the base
qualification of the flesh.
There is no more beautiful or
sacred relationship in life than
that of husband and wife, and
there is no more dark or helIish
tragedy than that of violated
marriage rows and disrupted
homes.
But the disrupted home was
better than sin condoned and
covered up. Love was Iong-suf-
fering, and we catch the yearn-
ing and heart-throb of the proph-
ct in the second verse when
he cries to his children to
plead with their mother that
she turn from her evil ways.
But she would not listen.
She must drink to the full of
her sin and be brought low be-
fore he could lift her up. She
must be abandoned to her own
w'liful way. And that is lust
the way God deals with US. He
sees our hearts set upon the
evil course. He pleads with us
and besets our way with him
ORANGES, but when he sees we
will not listen nor heed his cry.
then it is that he gives US up to
u w way. Hosea was merci-
full in his severity, and SO is God
as he permits the wilIful heart
to drink to the bitter dregs the
cup of SIM.
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THE STORY.

CHE had gone! That was evident.
- Hosea sat in the d~esolate home,
anger struggling with the feelings of
sorrow and regret over the conduct
of the hayward wife.
Conner was with her lovers. She
had chosen them in preference to him
and the three children which had come
to bless the few brief happy years that
had marked their early welded life
How tenderly he had pleaded with
her. How patiently he had striven
to turn her paths from sin. She was
willful and headstrong. She resent
ed his interference and refused to
listen to his words of warning, and at
last he had realized that to shelter
her in his home longer was only to
make the pathway of sin easy. If
she was going to violate the vows of
wifehood and motherhood he could no
longer give her the protection of his
name and his home under which to
cloak her sin. If she would not turn
from her sin he knew only too we'll
that she must be cast adrift and left
to drink to the bitter dregs the cup of
pleasure which she had chosen for
herself.
But the day before he had pleaded
with her, and then he had sought to
stir her heart with the ~pleadings of her
children, but all to no avail. She
seemed fairly intoxicated with the fas-
cinations of the gay life into which
she had been drawn, and no word he
Or the children could speak seemed
able to get beneath the surface and
touch her heart.
Then it was that he had spoken the
words that had forced her to choose
between her sinful pleasures and the
home which had sheltered her. And
she had made the choice! The home
was desolate!
AS he sat there Hosea struggled
with the conflicting emotions that
surged through his heart, and at last
when he had stilled the turbulent
thoughts and had eliminated self in
considering the problem that con-
fronted him, rs he had long since
learned to do, he turned with a re-
lieved sigh toward God, and. lifting his
broken heart in prayer, he cried:
"Oh, God, help me to learn still
the lesson of life, aud to know
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Bartenders Do Not Drink

Chicago has a novel organization in
the Bartenders and Saloonkeepers'
Total Abstinence society, which is now
said to have 1000 members. Many
saloon keepers in the windy city, it is
reported, are bound by an agreement
not to employ men who drink. While
New York grog sellers have no such
society and no such agreement, SO far
as the public has ever heard, all the
better class of drinking places strict.
ly enforce rules against employees
drinking while on duty, and there are
scores of bartenders in this city who
never drink a drop of the liquids they
dispense.-New York Tribune.
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WAS TOO MUCH FOR PAPA,
Childish Questions Were Becoming
Entirely Too Personal.

There is a member of the faculty of
George Washington university, who,
to use the words of a colleague, lis
as rotund physically as he is profound
metaphysically," says the Philadel-
phia Ledger.
One day the professor CHANGED to
come upon his children, of which he
has a number, all of whom we're, to
his establishment, engaged in an earn
est discussion of the meaning of the
word absolute"
Dad" queried one of the young
sters, can a nan be absolutely good?'
NO"
Dad" put in another youngster,
can a man be absolutely bad?"
mo"
Papa ventured the third child, a
girl, "can a man be absolutely fat?"
Whereupon the father fed in
continently.
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Critical Eve for Babies.

The five-year-old daughter of a
Brooklyn man has had such a large
experience of dolls that she feels her
self to be something of a c%onnoisseur
In children.
Recently there came a real live ba-
by into the house.
When it was put into her arms the
five-year-old surveyed it with a criti-
cal eye.
isn't it a nice baby" asked the
nurse.
Eyes, it's nice answered the young
ster, hesitatingly. It's nice, but its
heads loose."-Lippincott's.
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WONDERED WHY
Found the Answer Was "Coffee."

Many pale, sickly persons wonder
for years why they have to suffer so,
and eventually discover that the drug
-caffeine-in coffee is the main cause
of the trouble.
II was always very fond of coffee
much flesh and often wondered why
l was always SO pale, thin and weak.
about five years ago my health
completely broke down and 1 was con-
fined to my bed. My stomach was
in such condition that / could hardly
take sufficient nourishment to sustain
life.
During this time I was drinking
coffee, didn't think I could do with
out it.
after awhile I came to the con-
clusion that coffee was hurting me,
and decided to give it up and try
Postum. didn't like the taste of it
at first, but when it was made right
boiled until dark and rich-I soon
became very fond of it.
I'm one week I began to feel better.
l could eat more and sleep better. My
sick headaches were less frequent, and
within five months I looked and felt
like a new being, headache spells en-
tirely gone.
my health continued to improve
and today I am well and strong, weigh
s148 lbs. / attribute my present health
to the life-piyinp Qualities of Postum
There's a Reason"
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Creek, Mich. Read, 1.-THE Road to Well
ville," in pkgs.
Ever read the above letter? A new
one appears from time to time. They
are genuine, true, and full of human
Interest.
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TRAINING of ROYAL Children,

Most of the royal children of Eu-
rop are brought up much more simply
than American children of the
weather. classes because they have
none of the party engagements and
school affiliations that take up so
much of the time of American chill
dren. The Russian children are
brought up according to the English
customs, living much of the time in
the open air, and are said to be a
strong, jolly tot of youngsters, the
small boy who is the crown prince
imperial being an especially pre-
cocious youngster.
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Beyond EXPRESSION.

G. W. Farlowe, East Florence. Ala,
writes: For nearly seven years l was
afflicted with a form of skin disease
which caused an almost unbearable
itching. l could neither work, rest or
sleep in peace. Nothing gave me per-
manent relief until l tried Hunts Cure.
One application relieved me; one box
cured me, and though a year has
passed, | have stayed cured. l am
grateful beyond expression
Hunts Cure is a guaranteed remedy
for all itching diseases of the skin.
Price SOC.
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To Sufferers from chiIIs G. Fevers

no matter how severe. SEND to your drug
gist for a soc bottle of Johnson's Chill &
Fever Tonic, if it doesn't relieve you he
has our authority to return your money.
Thousands of unsolicited testimonials tell
us that Johnson's Tonic cures when every
thing else fails. Don't poison your diges-
ton with %quinine. If your druggist does
not keep it send soc under guarantee to
Us and we will send you a bottle. johnson
Chill & Fever Tonic Co., Savannah, Ga.
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Very FIiQhty.

I'm dreadfully afraid that Cousin
Toms wife is an awful gad-about,"
said Mrs. Rural to her husband, after
a visit to her wealthy relatives in Lon
don.
why my dear?" asked the old man.
well she has her name printed
on cards, and in the corner it says
Tuesdays l asked her what it meant,
and she said that was her day at
home. Think Of 1t, John! Only home
one day in the week!"-Cleveiand
Leader.
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bloated to twice their normal size.
Doctors did not help, and l was fast
drifting into the hopeless stages. I
used Doan's Kidney Pills at the criti-
cal moment and they really saved my
life"
Sold by all dealers. so cents a box.
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
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Have You ChiIIs7

It cured YOU Pa and also your Ma
Of chills in the long ago and it will
cure you now. 1t has been tested by
time and its merits have been proven.
We guarantee one bottle to cure any
n case of Chills. If it fails your
money is cheerfully refunded-and it's
name is Cheatham's Chill Tonic.
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ALL the Difference.

Wrathy Constituent-What do you
mean by %betraying our interests this
way, and voting for the corporations
all the time? You said on the stump
before you were elected that you
would fight predatory wealth"
Wise Legislator-Yes, l did then,
but I've got some of it now.-Balu-
more American.
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One Bottle or Less.

Malaria is easy to contract in some
localities, and hard to get rid of-that
is, if the proper remedy is not used.
Cheatham's Chill Tonic frees any one
from it promptly and thoroughly. 1t
is guaranteed to cure n kind Of
Chills. One bottle or less will do it.
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The Comparison.

Towne-Yes, my wife is able to
dress on comparatively little money.
Browne-Oh, come now! Compare
lively little?
Towne-I mean a little compared
with what she thinks she ought to
have.-Philadelphia Press.
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lust Sunnose-

Gust suppose" said Brother Dickey,
heaven wuZ n big watermelon
patch, an it wuz de Fo'th er July de
year roun!"
Go long, man." said Brother Will
liams, "you almos' makes me want
ter go dar!"-Atlanta Constitution.
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Il Keeps Them OF.

They are pretty bad this year-no
mistake-and they bite viciously. w
refer to Mosquitoes, but a little Hunts
Lightning Oil applied to the irritated
places takes the sting away. 1t keeps
them off if used in time.
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His Mark.

Hewitt-Gruet can't write his own
name.
Jewett-I know it; whenever he sees
a man showing another man how to
make a cross on an Australian ballot
he thinks he is forging his signature.
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disease started with
slight ~irregularity
and weakness and
developed into dan
gerous dropsy. / Le-
came weak and Ian
guild, and could do
no Homework. My
back ached terribly.
l had bearing down
pains and nv limbs
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The Leisure Glass.

docs youah leisure claws in this
country follow the hounds at all, Miss
Pepprey?' asked the visiting British
nobleman.
No" replied Miss Peppery, the
hounds usually follow the leisure class
here. We always try to keep the
hoboes on the move"
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Hicks capudine Cures Women.

Periodic pains, backache,
and headache relieved Immediately and
assists nature. Prescribed by physicians
with best results. Trial bottle 10c. Regular
size 25c and soc at all druggists.
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Waste not the remnant Of thy life
in those imaginings touching other
folk, whereby thou contributest not to
the common weal.-Marcus Aurelius.
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Since 1t is reason which shapes and
regulates all other things, 1T ought not
itself to be left in disorder.-Epic-
tetus.
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If Your Feet Ache or Burn
get a 2c package of Aliens Foot Fla Sc. II gives
quick relief. Two million packages sold yearly.
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Mrs. Windows Soothing Syrup.
For children teething, softens the gums, reduces In
nammation, allays pain, cures wind collie. Csc a bottle.
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v AT THE CRISIS.
Delay Meant Death from Kidney
Troubles.

Mrs. Herman Smith, 901 Broad
Street, Athens, Ca, says: kidney
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Be careful not to stumble over you,
own bluff.
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A coat of arms doesn't always hide
the family skeleton.
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c FOR SICK WOMEN,

For thirty years Lydia E.. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound, made
from roots and herbs, has been the
standard remedy for female ills,
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ton, dizziness ornervous ~prostration.
Why don't you try it?
Mrs. Pinkham invites all sick
women to write her for advice.
She has guided thousands to
health. Address, Lynn, Mass.
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important To Mothera-

Examine carefully every bottle Of
CASTORIA a safe and sure remedy for
infants and children, and see that it
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This woman says she was saved
from an operation by Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
LenaV. Henry, of Norristown, Ca,
writes to Mrs. Pinkham:
81 suffered untold misery from fe-
male troubles. My doctor said an opera
ton was the only chance / had, and l
dreaded it almost as much as death.
Zone day l read how other women
had been cured by Lydia Z. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound, and 1 decided to
try it. Before l had taken the first
bottle 1 was better, and now l am en-
tirely cured.
Every woman suffering with any
female trouble should take Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound"
Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-23

note to this happy. cosmopolitan life.
Here Is the Bourgeois and his sweetheart
out for a lark, making d meal of boiled
lobster and beer. There are wealthy
merchants, lawyers, doctors and their
families forgetting the more serious
things Of life. Everywhere are we'll
groomed officers eating without thought
of expense and their debts. Besides the
many Germans, there are foreigners Of
many nationalities. Luncheon over, the
great crowds surge up the boulevards,
tarrying before the shops, where are dis
played a great array Of fnery. None is
able to pass the old museum without
taking time to gaze at it in admiration
because Of its design and splendid proper
tions. Towering above the museum is
the old castle, large and impressive,
made more stately because of its splendid
dome. Beautiful as this building is when
viewed from near, its real beauty is seen
from the Kurfursten Brucke, southeast
Of the old palace. This bridge is one of
the handsomest In Germany. It is made
OF stone with massive pillars, while the
buttresses are carved with exquisite care.
From here the water front OF the old
castle comes into full views with the