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 see, Fla, there stand two tall but simple shafts of Italian marble marking the last resting place of an exiled prince and his beautiful princess, who was daughter of the sunny south.
 The remains of the prince have been resting there beneath the sod in that quiet, but picturesque, city of the dead for the past 60 years, while 20 years after his death his princess was laid by his side, and there together in this quaint old cemetery they have been the same inclosure where lie countless others.
 This old Episcopal cemetery contains many monuments which are today rap idly crumbling to dust on account of the weight of more than a hundred years resting heavily upon them The old cemetery is dotted here and there with stately live oaks and flowing magnolias, many of the former being more than a hundred years old. From the far reaching limbs of these mighty oaks long sweeping punches of gray moss wave to and fro with the passing breezes, while climbing roses have en- twined around the bodies and branches of these mighty old semi-tropical trees.
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, know him. He was fired out by tn reform
 board, kept his mouth shut, took his meo- icine an came back with you Had to be rewarded, so you make him waru
 man and he makes tn graft. SHOCKS is
 a snake. all right, all right
 T don't believe like this cigar, saio 1 the Chief.
 Have another" said Mickey, while l | change tn tune. You know the civil service rules?'
 "Sure"
 "Well, accordin to one of 'em," Mickey said, ''promotions for conspicuous cour- age goes without examination.
 "Ain't forgettin that farmer on tn docks, are yer" asked the Chief.
 "No," said Mickey "I'm comin' back to him, but ye needn't be worried about him. He's always on post, "Ah, g'wan. Sweeney" Sweeney went on: "Now there was lots of good fellows caught it hard and heavy from reform that had to be rewarded for not hollerin' on their captains, but there was no way to provide for 'em all. There stood the civil service rules against em. They had to pass examinations ano-tney couldn't. It looked pretty tough, ye re- member. till some station house lawyers rim onto tn rule about conspicuous cour- age Not many of 'em had tn kind of conspicuous courage meant, and those that had it was off post in. liquor stores SO much they missed chances t show it.. You know how 1t was, Chief. But say, do you know how tn fellows worked it?' DO you?'
 yep: they bought rescues." said Mick
 ey and he waited for the Chief to make some comment The Chief stretched him. self in the sun, so Mickey hurried .on
 .orhe fellows ye wanted to promote paid
 s1O to $50 down to tn man that made a.
 rescue, an took tn credit. Then they
 got their promotions. But see you know all about that. Also ye know that
 sometimes they just stole tn credit, and
 saved tn ten"
 "Where did McKeever come inP the
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for the exigencies of his theory require this exegesis, if he has the least tincture of geology. Or, if on the other hand, an expositor be innocent of geology, and can believe that this world was made in six ordinary days, then there is plain sall- ing. But to an intelligent Christian who cannot believe that the world was made in so short time, and who cannot stretch the language to fit his geology, the difficulty looks serious.
 "But," says some advocate of plenary verbal inspiration. If you hold that the world was not made in six ordinary days, and if you believe that the days" of Genesis mean ordinary days, you con vict the inspired writer of an erroneous statement
 This seems to bring matters to an is- sue, and upon this issue we may reason thus: It is no more a falsehood to say that the world was made in six ordinary days than to say that Joshua caused the sun to stand still. As popular and phe- nomenal language-not scientific and technical language-is used throughout the Bible, we surely have no reason to believe that science, and especially tne science of the nineteenth century, was revealed to the duluOlS Ol ehS9c e'iiNAeA books. Plenary verbal inspiration m wolves the theory of the infallibillty or the inspired writers-infallibility at all points-and if 1t be proved that any one of these writers expressed erroneous views about any matter-scientihe, chro- nologfcal or otherwise, this theory De- comes untenable I cannot think IL Wlse to enter fortress which must be sur rendered at the first assault; or to rest the claims of the Bible upon the scientllc accuracy of men who wrote before tnere was any science to speak of.
 We need not share the fears or those who tremble for the truth of God, When- ever certain notions of their own are called in question. Why should any ra- tional and devout soul desire to believe anything but the truth? Should we not be- Iieve that, if we seek the truth honestly and in the fear of God, all will come rlght in the end? And one of the prime con- ditions of successful research Is that we must not be afraid of the truth.
 Again: If a man believes that the Scrip lures are the only and sufficient revela- tion of the way, and of the fact of sal yation; that they are a safe and satis- factory guide in faith and practice; that in all matters in which they were in tended to guide us, they are trustworthy
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THOUGHTS ON INSPIRATION By J. C. Hden D. D.

wh en asked what they believe about inspiration, can give no consistent account of the matter. They cannot believe in the "mechanicaln view: they will not believe with th rationalists; and where to find com fortable standing room between tho straight-out mechanical and the straight-out rationalistic views-tbat is the question.
 No small part of the difficulty arises from the fact that the Bible has some how come to be regarded as one book and the writers of the Bible have thus come to be thought of, and spoken of as class. And thus we fail to recog- nlze them as free, living, thinking men-each having his own place in his- tory, h1s peculiar modes of thought; his own character. moulded largely, as IS that Of every impressionable human soul, by the circumstances of his birth ms early life, his opportunities, his surroundings of every kind.
 Sensible men discuss the question whether the writers of the Bible were learned or unlearned men; forgetting that the writers of the Bible" Is Q large expression, embracing many men--known and unlk nlknown-preachers "'seers," prophets, kings, statesmen. warriors, fishermen shepherds, priests, poets, herdsmen. A general statement, made about the intellectual, the moral, the religious status of all these men, Is apt to be loose and inaccurate. There is no rational doubt that many of these writers were men of large cul- ture. The proofs of this culture are manifest in the style of their compo- sitions; and no real critic ever failed to recognize such proofs. If Prof. c. II. Toy, for example, had written such @ book as "The Acts of the Apostles" we should say, judging from that alone. that he was a cultivated man, an ex- cellent observer, and one of the best story tellers extant.
 I may say here, that I know of no discrepancies" in the Bible which cause me to doubt the integrity of any one of the writers, nor do I know of any that require me to doubt the in spiration of any canonical writer; but there are various statements, made in our canonical books, which shut me up to the rejection of what I understand to be the "mechanicaf theory of in spiration; and I am constrained to re- gard this theory as altogether unten- able.
 This theory as I understand it, re-
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Chief asked, cynically. "Dld he sell or was he robbed?"
 He didn't sell" said Mickey. "He didn't care. They offered to buy one act of his, a beaut; but he smiled and walked off Snake Snooks sold tn rescue to Brady. an waited. They're a little afraid O McKeever down there But he never peeped, so they watched him an every time he fshed out a drunk 'SnaAes was by and some friend of yours was pro- noted for tn good O tn service"
 The chief threw away the cigar half smoked as 1t was. Don't like tn story" he said. But how did you get onto tn deal?"
 'sWhen tn horse was rescued
 ''Whatr' The chief was astonished.
 Yep" said Mickey, who saw that at last he was telling the chief something he didn't know. 'Yes, sir they turned that horse into a lady an you made Don egan a sergeant of police for the saving of her life"
 The chief had been growing redder and redder in the face-with mirth-as Mickey told this, and now he burst into roar of laughter. That's one on me!' he said. That's one on me!' Then he spit and drowned. "I'll wiring Donegan's neck, he said, "or was it 'Snake'?"
 "Snake," said Mickey vindictively.
 'Well what of it?" the chief said. serious at last, and sharp, too. What of 1t, eh?'
 "This," said Mickey, sliding down off the rail- to accept the challenge. T hap pened to witness that horse rescue, by accident, as l said, and after l heard what came of it l saw l had a scandal to beat tn band"
 "So ye rubbered?" the chief sneered.
 "so I rubbered," said Mickey, steadily. q went down to see if l couldn't get McKeever to give me an interview that would expose tn whole business"
 And he give up?"
 There was a threat in the way Sullivan said this. Mickey paid no heed.
 .'I had deuce of a time findin him.
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well, McKeever, he saws wood and nobody knows 1t. Can't leave him on good post because he'll report gamblin', ;, saloons open an all that. Obeys orders that ain't meant to be obeyed. You know tn sort"
 Saw wood, Mickey, or me cigar won't last"
 That's tn spirit" said Mickey, solemn ly. Well, anyhow along the river front and round the station house he gets quite a name for tn realSthing; none O yer nerve but genuine courage, see? Why, once I seen him rescue a horse that fell overheard with delivery wagon. Me- Keever jumped right into the tangle with a knife an he cut tn horse loose, but not till they'd drifted way out In tn stream. Then he swam back leadin' tn horse to where some fellows with der rick could heave i'm out. An ye see, Chief 1t wasn't just tn rescue l liked. McKeever was good to tn horse. The poor beast was winded. so McKeever swan slow back with him; didn't urge him; and it was cold; whewi Then when tn derrick fellows got mad and in hurry, McKeever called up to 'em to take 1t easy CT he'd make 'em. Besides that, when they got tn horse out, tn driver kicked about tn wagon bein' more val uable, and tn cop says to him, Mister he says quiet and straight, l wet my clothin' for tn horse, not for yer prop erty. see? Just like that"
 "Thats tn stuff." the Chief exclaimed. Straight goods delivered free. McKeever eh?"
 Mickey's face beamed and he paused; he was glad.
 "Go wan" the Chief commanded chew ing his cigar.
 ''Yes,V Mickey said, that's tn sort of a copper Mex eever is all alone over there on tn water front in tn dark with no friends but kids an horses an drunken longshoremen an women an citizens. Now, then, in the same precinct with him is a ward man, Snake Shocks, an you
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in, you are; always a-knockin' Knew it.''
 As the chief said this he drew out cigar, and, leaning against the rall' ne sc'hatched a match and began to shohe, while he watched Mickey, evidently get ting much amusement out oA 'ho oos . seriousness.
 Its a pretty good story, chiel' ane it?" Mickey said
 Well Sweeney" the chief answered self-appreciatively, Eye know l don't Ike good stories as well as you feliers do.
 Not after they're printed" Mickey agreed, but how about beforeF'
 The chief laughed in his hearty hoiss way.
 ssNeu I'll take it before. I notice you always make me pay for story you give to me instead of to tn paper. But nre ahead give us yer story
 ''It'll lust about last out that cigar yer smokin. Got tn timer
 "rll make tn time if you'll make 1t interestn'."
 well. Chief" said Mickey, there's certain little old farmer cop over on the docks at tn end of this street, noted Tor savin' lives. He's wonder He pretty good swimmer, but it ain't that; he's done some mighty fine work at fires, too. The trouble with him is he's all tn time sawin wood. so. of course, he gets lots O chances t distinguish himself"
 ..yvhat's his name?. the Chief asked.
 ..McKeever. down here from the woods, a.
 .sRoosevelt cop' the Chief said and he hung himself by the elbows over the rail-
 "A Roosevelt cop" Mickey assented. 'Believes what tbfeommissio,n,er useter ', tell him, that if 1efdoes his little trick like a little man hen rise. And tn com missioner kep' his word, till tn people got sick O reform an sent fer-you an that sort"
 "Go wan.' said Sullivan, splitting over his shoulder into the area.
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"Of course" the Chief exclaimed NO, you're wrong, McKeever didn't object to even that. What he licked | Snooks for was for proposing that his mother make an affidavit to a lie; they wanted her to swear that Keegan did the trick. She wouldn't; so they had to report it to you with only tn affdavits of friends and neighbors and other police.''
 Mickey rested. watching his man. The Chief frowned. a sure sign of thought in him. By and by his face straight ened out.
 Say, Mickey" he said, "did Me- Keever give 1t to Snake good, hard for fair?"
 "No." the boy said, intently eyeing the Chief. Snake hollered and I came up."
 You're always buttin' into things we've got no right to, see?p The Chief was angry. Why can't ye mind yer own business? Now I got ter go an keep Keegan waiting while I promote that blame country jay"
 Mickey grinned. He pulled sh eet of "copy" paper out of his pocket and, tearing 1t to bits, dropped the pieces on the sidewalk.
 What ye litterin' up the streets with?" the Chief demanded. still in his rage.
 "The notes for a good story
 'Pd like-say I'd like to have you pulled for that" the Chief said, but Mickey went off ginning across the street, so the "big fellow" turned to go to his office
 But you bet I'll send him to Goat ville." he called back; and he did He made McKeever a roundsman, and as- signed him to a precinct where, as he put 1t to Mickey. There ain't no water to make rescues out of an no tene- ments to burn." But Mickey was satis- fed and so was McKeever. McKeever wasn't even surprised. He took his promotion as a matter of course. 1,
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FEW YORK, January 25-On Mon NJ day afternoon New York will Wit ] ness the celebration of another

FEW YORK, January 25.-On Mon
 M day afternoon New York will Wit ness the celebration of another ,,,+orrot;onal marriage; this time the bus. taod was purchased abroad at cost or $5.oO0.o0 a,oa for weeks .,;th descriptions of Miss Vanderbilt a.,ssaau and details of the coming cere-
 ,,sr Count Szechenyi has been minute- T., aesorihed by pen and photograph; so ,,ch so by the latter that he gor his aasda,. nm the other day and caned a ,,hotooranher who tried to snapshot nm nd Mis hride-to-be in the street. dlre colo ,,;+x, was ayerted, it was said, py Inc dinlomacy of Alfred G. Vanderbilt
 Evervthing in connection with the Weo- dine tends to excite the curiosity or the mob. even to the unpronounceabie names of inc count's shipload of relatives Who were brought over for the event. A Mari- horoueh. a Manchester or craven Were too much like ordinary speech to excite that feeling of mystery suggested oy names that sound like the popping or soda fountain. The one feature or the ar rangements that will be most disappoint- ing to the mob is that there Will pc no church wedding.
 Remembering the weddings Of the Duhe of Marlborough and the Earl of craven at St. Thomas and Grace church, when the mob in a true storming-the-past style burst into the sacred edinces anu almost captured the ly-weds-thlnkihg of these painful scenes, when everyt1Rs in sight and movable was carried away souvenirs. the family of the bride or
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| looked all over for him. It was his tour. but he wasn't on post. Oh, found him. Where dye think l found him?'
 Tn a liquor store," suggested the chief.
 That's right" said Mickey. That s where I found him."
 The chief looked surprised; he hadn't expected that, and he was curious But he waited, and Mickey waited. It was the chief who surrendered.
 Well, go oh," he said at last; what was your reform cop doin' off post in there?'
 He was lickn' tn stuffin' out O Snake Snooks"
 'Whatl" The chief looked as if he were watching a prize fight, and, moreover, he looked as if he had bet on the winning man. But doubt crossed his mind. "Ah, git out. What ye givln' me?" he said, backing off.
 That's right" said Mickey You re- member that fire, night before last, down that way? Detective Officer Keegan hap pened to be over there an rescued a sick woman from tn top floor of tn tene- ment?"
 Yes, and fine act it was, too." the Chief asserted challenging denial.
 Mighty fine" said Mickey. DO you remember the woman's name?"
 Less see," the Chief said. trying to recall it. Nope"
 "It was McKeever," said Mickey.
 "His wife?" And the Chief was ready to roar out another of his big laughs. But Mickey spoiled 1t.
 "No," he said, "it was his mother"
 The Chief was as anxious as Mickey now. "Well?" he said.
 "The man that saved her was Me Keever. Keegan wasn't within mile of tn place, but Shocks was. an he hadn't tried to go into the house. Me- Keever rushed right past him and saved his own mother. And"
 "And?" the Chief repeated, standing straight.
 "Snooks tried to steal the credit O that for Keegan, but"
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\ HICKEY SWEENEY was sitting on MI the railing in front of police head 1V1 quarters waiting for Chief sulli- van. The other reporters were loafing In one of the rooms across the street ana the boy believed his chance had come to see "the old man" casually, yet alone The only doubt lay in the probability that the chief would drive up; then the others would hear the cab. If he walked
 The chief walked slowly into sight, around the corner of Houston street into Mulberry. He was a pleasant person to see. if you did not know him. stout. put red and jolly; a bold rascal, but good fellow" As he came along toward Mickey he scaid:
 "'Lo, Mickeyr'
 .nIo' chief;'' the boy answered, without moving.
 The chief was passing, but he kept his face turned to Mickey's and there was a twinkle in his eye. They knew each other well, these two; for they were old enc mics. so old that they had a queer sort or Irish affection for their feuu. 50 ioW' though Mickey remained percned on the rail and gave no sign of his wish to speak to the 'sbig fellow" Sullivan understood. He halted, hesitated, then turned back
 "Out with itr' he commanded, humor- ously. It's your playl What ye got in yer hand?"
 Then Mickey spoke. Say. chief" he said you know all those recent promo tions for bravery?'
 "More knockin', eh? What promotions for bravery? Which ones?"
 "All of lem, but especially those three friends of yours-Brady. Cutts and Done gan."
 "Well, what about 'em?' The chief was playing; the boy was hard at work.
 "Rogus!" said Mickey Fraud, fake"
 "Whats fake, tn promotions?"
 "Nope, tn bravery"
 "Ah what ye givin' me? Always knock
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TT Is to be feared that a large propor-
 ton of Christians in this country 4 would be more or less scandalized by any discussion of the subject of in spiration, if such discussion were con- ducted with freedom in the investiga- ton, and with candor in the admission of the facts in the case. It is the ob- Ject of this paper to present some of the facts which claim the consideration of any candid Investigation; and to co-ordi- nate if not to reconcile, under some general principles, some of these facts which have given us special difficulty
 Itrust that the discussion will do good rather than harm; for it is exceedingly de- sirable that Christians should learn to look to their proofs, and so reach more in- telligent and therefore a more spiritual view of the revelation in which they pro- fess to believe. The Psalmist was utter ing great truth, as well as a fervent prayer, when he said, Give me under standing and shall keep thy law"
 Traditional and mechanical views upon this subject are deeply rooted in our average Christian education, and any attempt to uproot such ideas is venture some. Still, until somebody ventures, little progress can be made.
 few years ago distinguished profess sor in a theological seminary asked me, 'does John A. Broadus' book on preach ing advise young preachers not to preach on the text Lord, what wilt thou have me to do'?'' (Acts 9:6). replied. Tt has been a good while since I read the book, but have no doubt that he does so ad- wise, because he ought to- ''Why?" asked the professor. Because the words are spurious I innocently replied. The professor was greatly shocked, and grave ly asked, Do you mean to say that there Is anything spurious in the Bible ?'' Astounded at such a question from such a source, l, of course, replied affirma- lively. He then said, q don't believe that there is, in our received version of the Bible, one word that was not put there by the Holy Spirit
 Now, this view, however, absurd, was consistent. It involved the recognition of inspired collectors, transcribers and translators, as -well as of inspired writ CTS.
 Probably a majority of educated Bible readers in this country.
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To those persons who are always dream ing of war, the knowledge that the dis patch of the Atlantic fleet to the Pacific has left the eastern seaboard practically stripped of naval defense may be dis dressing. Yet we can truthfully say that the fleet we could muster should sudden occasion demand it, would exceed in strength the one with which we vanquish- ed the Spanards. But in the general up- sweep of naval progress the significance of the statement is lost. What might have been a formidable fleet in those days would not be classed as such in these. And even in the smol1e-blown days of 9S the ships which we then possessed were formidable only in relative degree. Hs- tory has shown that they were more than a match for the ones which Spain pos- sessed but history would have told an- other story had the war been with most any of the first rate powers which hold pretentions to naval rank
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a strict party measure unless there Is democratic opposition there which they respect or fear. This question Is of far greater importance to the south than MT. Bryan's ambition or anybody else's ann bition, and just so far as southern lead CTS discourage the rehabilitation of the democratic party fin the north, just so far are they inviting the deluge."
 The Spectator company has compiled a list of more than 55O0 persons who carry policies on their lives ranging from s50,o to $4,0O0,000. The list shows that President Roosevelt has insured his life for $s5.o0o. Rodman Wanamaker, of Philadelphia, son of John Wanamaker, is worth more to the insurance companies than any other American. He carries policies amounting to $4,O0000O. His father is insured for $1,- 50o,OOO. Here is a list of some heavily in
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Foolish Wise Men.

From the Portland (Me.) Express.
 Low shoes and fancy socks continue to fill, the hospital at Harvard with learned young men.
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are some heavily insured southern wo- men:
 Mrs. M. l.. Ackers Louisville, Ky .s100,000 Mrs. IT. M. Beckwith, Baltimore. 50,000 Mrs. J. s. Carr, Durham, N. C..... 250,000 Mrs. B. N. Duke, Durham, N. C.. 35S,000 Mary S. Williamson, Elan College
 N. c. ........................ 100000 Mrs. T. M. Mordecai, Charleston,
 S. c. ..................... 100000
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SACRED
 To the Memory of PRINCESS c. A. MURAT
 Widow of Col. Charles Louis Napoleon
 Achille Murat And Daughter of the Late Col. Bird c. Willis
 of Virginia Who Departed this Life on the 9th of August, 1867, in the 64th Year of Her Age. A Kind and Affectionate Wife
 ar Sister A Sincere and Devoted Friend None knew her but to love her None named her but to praise This Monument Is erected to her Memory By her bereaved Brother
 and Sisters"