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The Children Of the Good.

It is frequently a matter of remark
that the children and successors OF
goodly people do not manifest the
fervent piety and love which marked
their fathers. And people sometimes
inveigh against this manifestation OF
the degeneracy of the times In which
we live, says H. l.. Hastings, in an
article on apostasy and degeneracy.
But 1t is possible that they overlook
one fact, which, If recollected, would
fully explain the evils of which they
complain. The one vital fact bearing
on this question is, that righteous
ness or piety is not hereditary. No
man, however good or gracious his
parentage may have been, Is born so
we'll that he does not need to be born
again. Religion is not transmissable
by descent. Hence, the entire work
of regeneration, conversion or renew
ing of heart and life, has to be re:
peated with each successive genera
ton. It was vain for the Jews to say,
"We have Abraham for our father"
It ~ equally vain for US to boast of
pfUus ancestors. and sanity fathers
and mothers, when the only thing
that can save the children of the best
parents Is a thorough conversion to
God and a personal acquaintance
with the Lord Jesus Christ.
We are not therefore to think It
strange that the children of good peo-
pie go wrong, orthat they fail to man
ffest the fervor and faith Of their pre-
decessors. We are to look to God for
the renewal and salvation of our or
spring, knowing that unless they re-
pent and find salvation they will sure
ly perish as though they were the
children of the yilest sinners that
ever lived. /
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Strange Coincidence in Deaths.

, A strangely pathetic tragedy has
been revealed by the death of a mar
in the casual ward of the Tonbridge
workhouse. The man arrived there
in the prosecution of his search for
his wife, from whom ne separated
many years a~o, and he died through
breaking OF a ulood vessel.
He told his story to the workhouse
master, who L.ade inquiries and as
certained that on the same day a
woman had died from a precisely
similar cause in the same workhouse.
1t was the missing wife. Both bodies
are buried in one grave to-day
London Globe.
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CHAPTER XIX.

The scene that presented itself to
Lord Wartlebury and Dr. Mansell on
entering the ladies' saloon was very
inexplicable. They could see at a
glance that something had gone
wrong there, but there was no sign
Of violence, nothing to account for
the scream.
Miss somers stood in the doorway
Of her cabin, her plain, benevolent
face full Of CONSERVATION; Gertrude,
in evening dress-as they all. we're
stood in the middle Of the saloon, her
hands pressed convulsively to her
breast, her eyes staring, her cheeks
pale, her lips still parted as when she
uttered that one cry, gazing like one
ho~rror-stricken at Mr.. Lawrence
Soames, who had apparently stag
gered up against the woodwork OF
the ship, and was leaning there as
if for support, with a face no less
pale than Gertrude's, and a bewilder-
ment about him difficult to depict.
He was, however, the first to re-
cover himself. 1T seems" he said,
turning to Lord Wartlebury, there's
been some mistake here"
Lord Wartlebury looked at Ger
trude for an explanation.
THAT man." she gasped, as not
my-husband!"
"Oh, what does it all mean" Miss
Somers exclaimed, coming forward as
she spoke.
well, it MEANS Mr.. Soames said,
sarcastically, shaking himself together
and lounging away from the wood
work-"it means, so far as 1 can
make out, that I've got among a set
of staring-lunatics."
Hereupon Lord WaTtleburyinstant-
ly recovered himself also. Il am
afraid there has been an unfortunate
mistake" he said, with his usual dig.
nifed precision. u think, sir, if you
have no objection, we had better ask
the ladies to excuse us. ] have an
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IrresOIution.

In matters of great concern, and
which must be done, there is no surer
argument Of a weak mind that irres-
olution; to be undetermined where
the Ease is SO plain, and the necessity
so urgent. To be always intending to
live a new life, but never to find time
to set about it, this is as If a mar
should put off eating, and drinking,
and sleeping, from n day and night
to another, till he is starved and de-
stroyed.-Tillotson.
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aaron Bear by Bride.

r. J. rson returned to Denver,
Col. frs honeymoon with both
arms iung. Three weeks ago he
marriees Blanche Phillips, Of
Laramie, and they went on a.
huntins near Kalispel, Mont.
Eckers,unded a she bear which
had TVS, and there was trouble.
The boom dubbed his rifle
for a between man and bear.
His w1rried to the scene and,
placip muzzle of her rifle to the
right ser Of the bear, pulled the
triggerall was over. Mrs. Eek
erson ! her bleeding husband to-
camp cove him back to KalisDeL
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oer in Honduras.

Anne capitalists contemplate
workirconcession of 5000 acres
of hard timber in Honduras.
Twentes Of railway, with spurs,
are tc constructed. Shipments
will tde to the United States.
Az tbd is cleared, rubber, Da'
mana ocoa will be planted. !,
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Supreme Art of, Living.

To grow old. patiently, bravely,
even joyfully-that is the supreme
art of living. And If you and I are
to ever learn how, we must begin now
when life is strong and full of vigor,
Impotence and fretfulness now can
hardly eliminate later in serenity and
content.
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Tile Prayer That Prevails.

Much so-called supplication Of God
has such a metallic sound that it is
evident the lips are but an %articulat.
Ing prayer machine. The whole being
should be under tribute in the wor-
ship of God. THE kingdom of heav.
en- suffereth violence and the violent
take it by force. It is the fervent
prayer of i righteous MA thai avail.
eth uch.-Philadelphia Methodist.
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Unwise and UnIOyely.

If you desire to confess your own
faults, do so humbly, but it is an
unwise and unlovely thing to con-
denim or scold others.
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An IInpossibility.

You cannot expect men to rever.
ence a religion when they cannot re"
spect its followers.
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Sc
5m7oaEScKool
INTERNATIONAL LESSON COM.
AIENTs FoHANUARY 5

Subject: The Ascsion Of our Lord,
Acts 1:1-14iolden Text, Luke
24:51-Comt Verses s, g.
Exposition ole Lesson.
TIME.-Thursd, May 18, "a. d.
80. PLACE.-Jesalem and OIiyet.
EXPOSITION. I. The Risen
Christ, 1-5. "Thformer treatise,
is the gospel Of lie duke: 1:1-4l.
The subject of ttgospel was what
Jesus began" to and teach. The
subject OF the Bo Of Acts is what
Jesus continued Ito and teach az
ter His ascension! Just before His
ascension He hadven the disciples
commandments (SMatt. 28:19, zoo;
NIX. 16:15-19; LIE z4.45-49; ch.
1o:40-42). He h;giyen these COM.
mandments, afteHis resurrection.
In the power Of tfioly Spirit. Whist
an honor this pi upon the Holy
Spirit, and how Emphasizes the inn
portance of His VIZ (cf. Ii Cor. ga:
l Thess. 1:5). JUS was taken up
into heaven" (Ls24:51; Of. Pc
ter 3:22). Thel-suficient proof
that Jesus rose what Heswas seen
through forty daIafter His suffer-
lngs and death. showed Himself
aliye by many prs. Forty days.
IS the period thorough testing
eDeut. 9:9, 18;yK. 1873; Matt.
4:z). During tlforty days thepe.
was one subject conversation, "the
things concernin:he kingdom of
God. AS the 8 of communion
with the risen CIT drew to q close
Jesus laid a solerEharge upon them
not to take upe commission Al
worldwide eyaIizatfon thsf Ha
had laid upon Ia until they had
received the alIential fitting Tar
the work, "the mise of the1 Fath-
er." the baptismEh the Holy Shirt
Tvs. 4, S; ct. le 24:49). They
were toistay righere In Jerusalem
and wait until .dued with power
from on high" n!
III. The Asding Christ. GO.
luke 1880, S The mention Of
rthe promise of Father" seems to
have suggested the disciples the
restoration OF fael, SO they ask
Jesus If He is 5ut to restore the
Kingdom to IsI His answer I'm.
plies that the fdom is some time
to be restored Frael Get. Is. I25r
~; 80; Jer. 2, s; 33:I5-26slEz.
36-23s28; 3738; Hos 34s 81
Joel 1851; a9:11-l5l. But iii
the most emphlway He tells them
that God has srved the knowledge
Of times and SINS to Himself (cf.
Matt. 24:36; M3;32. How vain
and presumptU then for any maj
to try to fguT1t the time OF our
Lords return ut. 29s2S}. Jesus
turns their alton from the vain
attempt to disc times and seasons
20 tnelr own pnt duty OF witness
ing LOT Him. a they Shoulders
eeiye the kinaE He does not dis
siosei wnen tnnouia receive pow
sr ne ooes alss ": ~. Ihis pow
er lWouid De Is Wnen q Holy
Taose nau eoEpon lnem w:
iney Woulo nave power until
tnen. HOW IN tnen o US TO try
60 WORK iortrisI until we nave s.
sought M ope me baptism with
the Holy enc Inc power OF the
Holy Ghost not merely Tor the
purpose OF mg them happy, but
TOT the purpo: making them Wit
nesses. Jcf. 4:8-l2, 81. 33; 81
81; SLY, 20They were to. begin
their witness right where they b
were when Holy Ghost was re-
ceived-in Jeiem1 They were to
go next to Immediately s1rround-
ing t~erritoryhen to the nearest /
neighbors, tlespised SSamaritanss
and then on on unto the utter
most part OF earth. true re-
Lhsse
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Dean Leaves More Than S1,O00,000.

Dean Leaves More Than S1,000,O0O.
John z. Dean, a retired capitalist,
who died on November 10, left an
estate valued at S1,270,000, accord
Ing to a petition for probate filed in
Chicago. The personal property is
valued at $1,000, OOO. The testator's
son and four daughters inherit the
greater part of the estate, the widow,
Mrs. Susanna Ella Dean, being al
lowed only $4,000 and the income
on $4,000.
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Norway's seaweed, useS as fuel.
Yields a greater revenue than do the
fisheries of that country.
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Freedom from prudence is no eyi.
dence of faith in Providence.
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Belgium Takes Congo.

Belgium has formally assumed cen
troll OF the Congo Free State.
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AllAo oOCo hoI yOI uAoCt 5Iduu. IL
does not mean that Jesus did these
mighty works In His own strength
and Of His own knowledge. Il can
of mine own self do nothing" He
faid, but the Father that dwelleth
in Me, He doeth the works"
And the number of thinking men
who hold this belief is fast increas-
ing. not through an increase of faith
by itself, but through an increase of
experience. The metaphysical world
Is yielding up her secrets one by one,
and we are discovering that there is
a relationship between the seen and
the unseen OF which our fathers only
dreamed. Miracles are daily taking
place through human agency Cooper
ating with the laws Of God. And 1t
Is because we are coming to better
understand the INTERPOLATION of
forces and the amazing consequence
of certain causes, that we TURF to the
Gospels and read with deeper insight
and larger faith of the mighty works
Of Jesus.
But l call your attention this morn
ing not to the miracles themselves,
but to their cause; not to an analysis
of their accomplishment, but to the
discernment of that which called
them forth, the compassion of Jesus.
Often the crowd gathered about
Jesus and demanded some marvellous
work, = sign from heaven. He re-
fused them. Men came to Him seek
ing to enlist His power for their sell
fish gam, but they always departed
ccdder and wiser men. Nothing
could tempt Him to make a show or
win the crowd through the marvel
lous. But when He saw people in
need or in sorrow. or suffering. when
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1908-03-23
CLEVELAND FRIEND or CANE.
FsvOrs Bill Prohibiting Spring shooting
OF Certain Fowl.

BosroN. March 22.-Former President
Grover Cleveland has written a letter to
the legislative Committee on Fisheries and
Game in which he expresses approval Of a
proposed bill prohibiting spring shooting
OF migratory birds and water fowl Mr.,
Cleveland says In part:
Il have received your letter Of the 5th
inst, inolosing House bill 5O7 prohibiting
spring shooting Of migratory birds and
water fowls within your State. / am I'M
q~ualihedly in favor Of the legislation, Moth
ing could be further from the fact than that
| an In favor Of spring shooting, which ]
regard as unsportsmanlike. terribly de-
structive and tending directly to the eI-
termination Of our game birds.
IF | remember rightly the old law used
to permit the shooting Of shore birds after
the middle Of July, and | have sometimes
during my summer stay in Massachusetts,
availed myself Of the lawful privilege OF
shooting certain shore or beach birds after
that date. / never could quite understand
Why so early a date was fixed for such
shooting. and | should be very glad to zee a
bill passed which makes the first day Of
September the earliest day on which they
can DO killed. II cannot be possible that |
have ever said anything which would allow
me to be quoted as being in favor Of an
earlier date"
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NORD ALEXIS INTERVIEWED.
Ma More Trouble in Haytl, says President.
Who Is 90 and q YOudOO MOrshIpper.

srect1' Clbf Dstpateh 10 THs SuS.
PORT NJ PRINCE, March 22.-The CORE
spondent OF The Sun interviewed President
Nord Alexis at the palace here to-day.
The building ives guarded by p regiment
and a half Of brilliantly uniformed troops.
A large staff Of officers and the members Of
the Cabinet we're present in the amazingly
gsuiy but dilapiiatei reception room in
which the President received the oorre-
spondent. Gen. Alexis sail:
There will he no more trouble and
there is no necessity for the warships re-
msining here. When they depart the coun-
try will be very peaceful. Beyond the pun
ishment Of disloyel soldiers there will be
no more drastic action taken by the Gov
eminent. The men who sought refuge IN
the legations and consulates are at liberty
10 60 TO their homes when they want. l
have taken no measures that we're not
necessary 10 protect the Government from
revolutionists believe thoroughly that
in the future tranquility will prevail and
every one will be safe
President Alexis is in many respects a
wonderful man. He is over % years Of
age. and his appearance Is typioally Afri-
can. He is a believer in v%oudooism, which
spreads it's baneful influence everywhere in
Hayti. Despite his years he is alert and
active, and dominates everything.
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THREE ADRIFT IN THE HUDSON.
Members OF Audubon Yacht Club Rescue
Young Men From Overturned SkIn.

murray Tyler, "a gears old, his brother,
Ray II. Tyler, II, sons Of Robert H, Tyler
Of lls West li5th street, and Mortimer c.
Seaman, Jr., 20 years old, Of 1924 Shake
speare avenue. The Bronx, went rowing
yesterday afternoon in the Hudson River
in a fourteen foot skif.
The three young men W the boat and
were taking it TO Inwood to be kept for the
summer. They got along all right until
they reached Fort Washington Point.
In trying to round the point the boat cap
sized and started to drift downstream with
the three occupants clinging TO the bottom.
They drifted down the river until oppo-
site the Audubon Yacht Club, when their
cries for help were heard by some Of the
members who we're at work rigging up
some Of the boats for the summer, Com
modore Cornelius Tisney called 10 Frank
Thomas, John Murphy and Frank Boyd,
members OF the club, and they lost no time
in getting into two boats.
Commodore Tisney and Thomas were
the first to reach the young men, who were
80 exhausted that they had to be hooked
and then dragged into the boat. They
were taken ashore to the yacht club and
then removed 4 the Washington Heights
Hospital. They had been in the water
nearly an hour and we're suffering greatly
from exposure.
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GOV. GUILD rs WORSE.
SUFFERS sinking Spell and Falls TO Regain
His Condition OF Saturday.

Boston, March 22..-Gov. Guild was re-
ported tonight TO be worse.
The hrst bulletin ssued this morning
by Or. Winslow said that the patient had
passed a favorable night, that he took
nouishment and that his condition was
the sape as yesterday and the preceding
day.
Between 10 O'Clock and 1880 the Governor
had a sinking spell from which he did not
fully rally. At 1:45 DR.. Winslow o N
frmed the reports that the Governor was a
trihe worse when he issued a bulletin, which
said. The Governors condition on the
whole is not quite so favorable, but there
is no marked change
At O'Clock the bulletin was the same, and
at 7:SO tonight Dr. Winslow said:
THE Governors condition is about the
same as II was at noon but not quite 90
favorable as yesterday. Still he has held
his own since the noon bulletin"
At 1890 tonight DR.. Winslow summed
up his patients condition by saying:
The Governors condition is not quite
as good tonight, but there is no very
marked change. He has failed slightly
During the day scores Of cards we're left
at the Governors residence and numerous
kilograms Of sympathy from the Governors
ma ny acquaintance were received by
Mrs. Guild.
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FIFTY YEARS 4 PATROLMAN.
james Farley Celebrates by KeepIng the
Public Peace In 81. MAry'S PArh, ~ Usual.

james Farley Celebrates BY Keeping the
Public Peace In 81. MAry'S Parh, ~ Usual.
James Farley, patrolman Of the Alexander
avenue station in The Bronx, observed the
fftieth anniversary Of his enrolment yes
terday by keeping St. Mary's Park on its
good behavior, which has been his JOB
pretty much every day for twenty years.
Farley is the Oldest mar on the force in
point OF both age and service, He was
worn in by Andrew H. Green on March 20,
1858, when he was rs years old.
Two days ago Deputy Police Commits
sioner Bugher suggested that Farley take a
softer detail than outdoor patrolling, but
Farley declined. He has served throughout
his fifty years in some one Of the city's
parks. For twenty years he was a sparrow
COP in Central Park, and two Of the many
persons whom he saved from harm in
runaways we're Gen. and Mrs, John C.,
Fremont.
Patrolman Farley explains that he has
been too busy all his life TO study up for
promotion, but he and Mrs. Farley saw TO II
thk. their four children were well schooled.
One Of their sons, Charles, is a sergeant OF
the Alexander avenue police, and some
time, his fathers boss. The other, Francis,
Ia a patrolman downtown. The two daugh-
tiers are teachers In the Manhattan public
schools.
PatrolmAn James Farley in his time has
had one complaint against his name. In
the blizzard Of 1888 he had TO walk down
one morning from his home In The. Bronx
and was q tribe late 10 reaching his post
In Central Park,
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RECORD FOR EXCISE ARRESTS.
Special Order 10 the Captains Bears Fruit
-COOney'S Men Especially Active.

One hundred and ffty-one saloon keepers
and b%artenders we're arrested yesterday In
the entire city for excise violations "A
against III the previous Sunday, The
activity or the police was attributed TO a
special telephone order issued on Saturday
by Commissioner Bingham to the captains
direct. The arrests yesterday made the
record for this year, January 2S, when 14S
excise violators were taken, rank second,
In the East Sixty-seventh street station
eighteen arrests were made, seven Of them
by Capt. Coopey's plain clothes men and the
others by detectives from Deputy Commits
sioner Hanson's Office. The previous Sun
day Hanson's men swooped down in the
precinct and made a number Of arrests
over Cooney's head, 10 yesterday the cap
tain instructed his men not 10 stand for
side doors. However, the Central ONCE
men managed TO get drinks in eleven ss-
looms IN the precinct, and arrests were
made accordingly,
A tip went forth throughout the precinct
yesterday hat Commissioner Bingham was
touring the East Side in an automobile
and the police became unusually active.
After 10 o'clock last night n with athirst
couldn't jimmy his way into a saloon in
Capt. Cooney's command,
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Music HEADS OFF FIRE SCARE.
Ftremen Invade Meeting In Memory Of
Gregory GershunI.

There came near being panicky times in
the Grand Central Palace yesterday when
the crowd Of more than four thousand East
Siders who had f~oregathered TO do honor
to the memory Of Gregory Gershuni caught
sight OF a fireman hacking away az the
woodwork Of an upper box from which a
little whisp Of smoke was trailing. A
woman or two screamed and a couple OF
others tainted, but Just az the crowd was
getting FESTIVE the orchestra struck up
with a revolutionary air that soon had them
weeping with patriotism and quite OBJ
livious to'the sound Of the axe. The little
smudge, for which the police explanation
was cigarettes, delayed the exercises about
ten minutes. The meeting was in charge
OF the New York committee Of the Russian
Social Revolutionist party, Of which Ger
shuni was the founder, and il was attended
by revolutionists, Socialists and some
anarchists, all bent on doing honor TO the
patriot, who died in Zurich last week.
Besides the 1000 in the hall there we're
half a many more in the street outside
whom the police would not allow to enter.
The diversity Of the auditors politics led
to a rule suppressng all applause.
The police had received word that a
demonstration was planned against the
element for which Joseph Barondess, rep
senting the Federation Of Jewish Societies
Of New York, was spokesman, but Inspector
Walsh had fifty policemen in and about
the building, while Detective Rafsky Of
the Detective Bureau had any number Of
men in plain clothes scattered through the
audience. The red faggers never had a
chance TO get going. Speeches we're made
by the editors Of about every Jewish and
socialistic publication in town, and a cable
gram was ordered to be sent to the com-
mlttee which is arranging for Gershuni's
burial in Paris next Sunday.