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Times-promoter., 1909-02-11
GIVING OUR BEST SERVICE.
However Humble in the Light of Gods
Love 1t Will Be Glorified.

There is a very precious comfort IN
the assurance that if we bring the best
service we can to God, however hum
BILE it may seem, in their light of Gods
love it will be glorified. Our lives
sometimes seem very valueless when
we keep them for ourselves selfishly;
but when we put them in Gods hand
and see what he does with them, and
how they are transfigured and trans
formed, we are amazed at what we
behold. Let us put ourselves COM
pletely in the hand of God. II we will
do that, he will transform and enrich
our life a huDdredfold. Let us not
hold back that which 1t is within our
power to give to carry the gospel to
the heather, or lift the burden from
the shoulders Of Gods poor. Though
1t seems little in our hands, if with
loving purpose we put 1t in the hands
OF God, it shall be multiplied under his
touch of infinite love. The word OF
sympathy it is our chance to speak,
though it be as humble as the cup
Times-promoter., 1909-02-11

ting instrument could be found to rouse
the people, whose hearts had grown cold.
than one who united TO the authority of
the prophet the zeal and the traditions OK
the sacerdotal family. Accordingly. to
Zechariah's influence we find the rebuild
ing a great measure ascrlbed ezra 6lD.
Later traditions assume, what is indeed
very probable, that Zechariah took per-
sonally an active part in providing for
the liturgical service of the temple. He
and Haggai are both said to have COM
posed psalms with this view. II the later
Jewish accounts may be trusted, Zech-
Ariah. as we'll as Haggai, was a member
of the great synagogue. Zechariah is the
only one of the prophets who, speaks of
Satan.
Times-promoter., 1909-02-11
HE ALMOST REMEMBERED 1T.
Boy at Least Had Combination Some
where Near Right.

Donald had returned from a visit
to the country, and was full Of rem
iniscences Of persons and things that
had interested him. II met boy,
mamma he said, that had the queer
est name / ever heard. He said his
folks found it in the Old Testament.
1t vast was-let me see-yes, 1t
was Father William, or William Fa.
ther; I've forgotten just now which.
But it was one or the other"
But, Donald" said his mother,
"there is no such name as Father VIII
liam or William Father in the Old
Testament"
"Are you sure, mamma?"
81 certainly am, dear. I have read
1t through several times. William is a
comparatively modern name. 1t isn't
anywhere in the Bible"
well, but-oh, / remember now"
exclaimed Donald. "It was Bildad!"--
Youths Companion.
Times-promoter., 1909-02-11
CriminaIity Of Waste.

II wanted to train child to- be
thrifty should teach him to abhor
waste. / do not mean waste OF
money; that cures itself, because very
soon there is no money to waste-but
waste of material, waste Of something
that is useful but that you cannot rep
resent in money value to the waster.
There is waste of water, waste of gas
and things Of that kind. If you would
wish your children to be thrifty !
would beg to impress upon them the
criminality of waste.-Lord Rosebery,
in an Edinburgh Address.
Times-promoter., 1909-02-11
CHILD HAD SIXTY HoILs,
And Suffered Annually with Red
Scald-Like Humor on Her Head.
Troubles Cured by cuticura.

when my little Vivian was about
six months old her head broke out in
boils. She had about sixty in all and
I used Cuticura Soap and Cuticura
Ointment which cured her entirely.
Some time later humor broke out be-
hind her ears andnspread mp on to
her head until it was nearly half COW
cred. The humor looked like scald,
very red with sticky, clear fluid COM
ing from it. This occurred every
spring. I always used Cuticura Soap
and Ointment which never failed to
heal it up The last time it Gseke
out it became so bad that I was dis
couraged. But I continued the use of
Cuticura Soap, Ointment and Resol-
vent until she was well and has never
been troubled in the last two years.
Mrs. M. A. Schwerin, GA Spring Wells
Ave, Detroit, Mich, Feb. "a, 1908"
Potter Drug Chem. Corp, Solo Props. Boston.
Times-promoter., 1909-02-11
They Serve Who Patient Wait.

We oft are tempted to complain Of
the slow dull life we are forced to
lead, of our humble sphere Of action,
of our lowly estate, of our having no
room to make ourselves known, Of our
wasted energies, of our years of pa
tience. So are we forgetful Of the Fas
ther who is directing our life, or think
that God has forgotten US; so do we
boldly Judge what life is best for us;
and so by our complaining do we lose
the use and profit of the quiet years.
o men of little faith! Because you are
not sent out yet into your labor, do
you think God has ceased to remember
you? Because you are forced to be
outwardly inactive, do you think you,
also, may not be, in your years Of
quiet, "about your Fathers business?"
1t is a period given to us in which
to mature ourselves for the work
which God will give us to do.-Rev.
Stopford A. Brooke, D. D.
The man that procrastinates strug-
giles ever with ruin.-Hesiod.
Times-promoter., 1909-02-11
Has Record as Life Saver.

When commander of the gunboat
Halcyon, Rear Admiral ]. Sartin, just
yappointed to England's channel fleet,
jumped overheard to the rescue of an
able seaman when the ship was steam
ing II knots an hour in the North
sea.
Also he won the bronze medal of the
Royal Humane society as midship-
man for jumping into Besika bay and
saving an ordinary seaman; bronze
clasp was added for his leaping from
the Cockatrice at Galatz to the rescue
of one of the crew, and year later he
got the silver medal for jumping over
board from the Minotaur at Portland
to the rescue of five men who were
thrown out of a boat, and at great per-
sonal risk brought each man to the
ship. When full captain five years
ago he added a clasp to his silver
medal for gallant!y jumping overheard
at Sheerness from the Arethusa, and
at great risk supported seaman till
they were both picked up by boat.
Times-promoter., 1909-02-11
Advertising That Paid.

We have been arguing for long
time that advertising paid. Here few
months ago one of the boys in the Of
flee lost pen, necklace, locket, or it
might have been diamond stud. Any
way, he inserted an ad. in this paper
and let it run several times, and here
the other day, during the Christmas
clearing up, he found it in the cffice.-
Dothan (Ala.) Eagle.
Times-promoter., 1909-02-11

foundation walls again built ready to
begin the superstructure. Then had
come the opposition of the Samaritans
and the decree OF Artaxerxes ordering
that the work be stopped. But now
the king of Babylon was dead and
Darius had come to the throne, and
with the change had come the new in
spiration and hope that the work on
the temple would be resumed
Haggai had come with his stirring
message, and had reassured the peo-
pie with the promise that God was
with them. But now after two months
the work was tagging and gave indica-
tions of ceasing again altogether.
What is the matter?" exclaimed
Zechariah. what can be done to
rouse the people and hold them to
their tasks? 1t needs more than the
enthusiasm which first aroused the
people," he muttered to himself as
he leaned out of the open easement
and watched the stars flashing out one
by -one as the night grew darker.
What is Indifference to Gods work
but the forgetting Of God and Goe's
law?" he demanded of himself, at
last. Does not sin lie at the door,
then? All" he exclaimed, excitedly,
that is where the trouble lies. We
need Cod"
AS though by way of response,
voice came floating down through the
night and instinctively Zechariah
knew it was God speaking With up
lifted but reverent gaze, Zechariah
whispered:
Speak, Lord, thy message.
Again came the voice. saying:
"The Lord hath been sore dis
pleased with your fathers. Therefore,
say unto them, Thus saith the Lord OF
hosts: Turn we unto me, saith the
Lord of hosts, and | will turn unto
you, saith the Lord Of hosts. Be ye
not as your fathers, unto whom the
former prophets have cried, saying.
Thus saith the Lord of Hosts: Turn
We now from your evil ways, and from
your evil doings; but they did not
hear, nor hearken unto me, saith the
Lord. But my words and my statutes,
which l commanded my servants the
prophets, did they not take hold OF
your fathers? and they returned and
said, Like as the Lord of hosts thought
to do unto us, according to our ways,
and according to our doings, so hath
he dealt with u.s."
"The Lord hath told me to speak to
his people," whispered Zechariah to
himself after the voice had ceased.
"Can it be?" he exclaimed in rapture,
that God is calling me as prophet
and priest to serve his people?"
And then by way of response he
added, earnestly:
Il will speak All the Lord hath
said will l tell the people. And, Oh,
that they may indeed hear the voice
of God and turn to him. 1t is only
thus that the work of the rebuilding Of
the temple will prosper"
So it came to pass on the, morrow
that Zechariah's place upon the tenn
pie walls was vacant, but Jerusalem
had a new prophet whose voice was
sounding throughout the city the call
to repentance and urging the need Of
turning to God. ..H
Times-promoter., 1909-02-11
Look Ahead.

When you make mistake, don't
look back at 1t long. Take the reason
of the thing into your own mind, and
then look forward. Mistakes are les
sons of WISDOM. The past cannot
be changed. The future is yet in your
power. Hugh White.
Times-promoter., 1909-02-11

The Prophet Zechariah.-He was the
son of Berechiah, and grandson of lido,
and was probably of the tribe of Levi.
He was born in Babylon, and like Haggai,
came to Jerusalem with Zerubbabel. He
seems to have entered upon his mission
when quite young Czech 2:D The foun-
dation of the temple had indeed been laid,
but that was all ezra 5:16). Discouraged
by the opposition and the long delay Of
IA years in the building the Jewish colony
were slow to take up the work again
even when the letter came from Darius
sanctioning the work. and promising his
protection. At such a time no more fit
Times-promoter., 1909-02-11

of Doan's Kidney Pills and began us.
ing them. One box made me stronger
and freer from pain. l kept on using
them and in three months was able to
get out on crutches, and the kidneys
were acting better. l improved rap.
idly. discarded the crutches and to
the wonder of my friends was soon
completely cured"
Sold by all dealers. 80 cents box.
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
Times-promoter., 1909-02-11
THE STORY.

TT WAS two full months now since
l the stirring message of the prophet
Haggai had aroused governor and
people to again take up the work of
rebuilding the temple. Much had
been done in that time, for the people
in the first flush of their enthusiasm
took hold of the task with WILL But
the work completed seemed nothing
in comparison to what still remained
to be done, and Encouragement
and doubt began to dampen the ar
dor of the people. Fewer came to
labor on the task, and those who did
come labored half-heartedly.
That very day Zerubbabel the gov
ernor had sent out appeal for more
workers and had sought to arouse
those who were at work to more en-
ergetic efforts. But apparently to no
avail.
Zechariah had been among those
who had responded to the first call
of the governor for workers, and every
day since then he had been at his
selfimposed post of duty. But as
has been said, the work had begun to
lag and the appeal of the governor
that day had met with no response,
and as Zechariah wended his way
home that night his heart was heavy
within him.
Belonging as he did to the tribe
of Levi, and being the son of devout
parents who had trained him reverent-
ly with the thought of his ultimate
place among the priesthood, he had
early wholly given himself to God and
was an eager student of all the won
derful history of his nation and
Gods dealings with them.
He recalled that night during his
walk home how eager and joyful he
had been when the caravan Of re-
turning Jews had set out from Baby
Ion. All through that long journey he
had pictured himself the future glory
of the beloved Jerusalem. How the
temple would be rebuilt and the city
take on much of the old life and activ-
ity which had marked it in the days
of its former glory.
And now he contrasted the pictures
which his enthusiastic young hope
had drawn with the realities of the
present, after Is years of struggle and
waiting.
What has been Gods purpose in
bringing his people back to Zion if
the temple is not to be rebuilt?' he
asked himself, as he reached his mod
est little room and sat down on the
low bench and watched with a far
away look the sun sink out of sight in
the west. ..-..-, .......
His frugal meal was forgotten, and
he was unconscious Of the gathering
darkness. His whole thought cen
tered around the history of the return
of the Jews to Jerusalem and the evi-
dent failure of the highest hopes of
the movement And he went on to
cateehise himself as to why such
things could be.
God has spoken of great blessing
to his people at Jerusalem unused
Zachariahz WAS it not his promise
that after 70 years he would return
the captivity and establish his people
in Zion? Had not Daniel searched out
these promises given by the prophet
jeremiah and had not they found full
fillment in the return Is years be-
fore? Had not the return been with
gladness, and had not the manifest
blessing of God rested upon the
movement"
With what joy, he thought, had they
begun the rebuilding of the temple in
order that God might have a dwelling
place in their midst. And the work
had progressed to the point where the
ruins had been cleared and the
Times-promoter., 1909-02-11

Directed toward the enjoyment OF
the senses, the strong will may be q
demon, and the intellect merely its de-
based slave; but directed toward good
the strong will is king, and the intel
lect is then the minister Of mans high
est well-being.
Times-promoter., 1909-02-11
sERMoNETTE.

0EhMONEi <.
. No permanent work of reform
can be accomplished until there
} is change of heart.
Hageai, the prophet, had sue
ceeded in arousins governor,
priest and people to pitch of
J enthusiasm where the work of
rebuilding the temple was taken
up. And after the first burst of
enthusiasm interest began to
lag.
It needs more than outward
enthusiasm to keep any reform
movement going. There must
be depth of conviction, and con-
secration of purpose to give the
long, hard, steady pull that viii!
lead on to successful completion
of the work.
And the work which Haggai
had so spIendidIy begun, the
young man Zechariah was raised
Up to complete. His was a deep
er work, a work which was to
get below the surface and grip
the heart for the long pull and
the hard pull, and the pull all
together. s.
The success of any movement
does not depend so much upon
the crowd who are ready to take
up the shout of the multitudes
during the popular excitement,
but, rather, upon the few into
whose hearts there has come
the deep conviction of the right
eousness of the cause in which
they have enlisted, and who are
ready in the face of the most
dscouraging circumstances and
opposition to press forward.
To bring such people to the
support of the governor in his
great temple building enter
prise was the task to which
Zechariah was called, and his
first message was one of warn
ing and appeal.
The sad history of the past
was recalled that the people
who would listen might under
stand how sin had taken the
people away from God and that
the sin had been followed by
punishment.
But if now the people would
turn to the Lord he would turn
to them. They must get right
with God before the work of the
temple building could prosper.
So it is with any work to
which God calls his people to-
day. Those engaged in the
work must get right with God
before the work of the temple
building could prosper.
SO it is with any work to
which God calls his people to-
day. Those engaged in the {
work must get right with God
before they can do consistent
and persistent and efficient
work. ..
To the builders of the king
dom of his Righteousness to-day,
God is saying as he spake to the
temple builders: "Turn ye unto
me, and | will turn unto you"
Times-promoter., 1909-02-11

of cold water" that Jesus blesses, be-
comes great thing when the low
ing countenance of God shines upon
it.-ReY. Louis Albert Banks, D. D.
Times-promoter., 1909-02-11
s;mnIon Tunnel Construction.

The Simplon tunnel was begun Nc
vember IS, 1898, and the Swiss and
italian boring parties met at 1920 a.
M, February "a, 1905.
Times-promoter., 1909-02-11

It takes lot Of nerve to enable q
Young married man to enter store
and purchase dozen safety pins from
n former sweetheart
Times-promoter., 1909-02-11

paralyzed me and
affected my kid
neys. My back hurt
me terribly, and
the urine was bad.
ly disordered. Doc.
tors said my right
kidney was practi.
cally dead, They
said I could never
walk again. / read
Times-promoter., 1909-02-11

J Let every mother thank heaven that
she doesn't always know what her boy
is doing
Times-promoter., 1909-02-11

For coIds and GrIpp-Capudine.
The best remedy for Gripp and Colds is
Hicks Capudine Relieves the aching ana
feverishness. Cures the cold-Headaches
also It's LlQuid-Erects immediately-lus
25 and soc at Drug Stores.
Times-promoter., 1909-02-11
ALL OF ONE KIND.

"Have your poems been read by
many people?"
"Certainly-about twenty publishers
that I know Of"
Times-promoter., 1909-02-11
ONE kidney GONE
But Cured After Doctors Said Thsr,
Was M Hope.

SylYanus o. Verrill, Milford, Me.
says: Five years ago a bad injury
Times-promoter., 1909-02-11

The man that procrastinates strug
giles ever with ruin.-Hesiod.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1909-02-20
Bird and Train Collide.

An eXpressman on Connecticut
railway had broiled partridge. for sup
per the other night, and he did not
hunt for the game. The 4 p. m. eX-
press was a trife late and was run
ming at full speed to make up lost time
when a partridge essayed to cross the
track in front of the locomotive.
Both the bird and the engine were
following the sides of an acute tri-
angle to its apex on the railroad line
but the partridge underestimated the
speed of the train, which reached the
apex a second in advance.
The bird struck the car in which the
expressman was sorting his goods, and
went through the window in the side
door with the momentum of bullet
So swiftly it sped that it cut clean
circular hole in the pane, almost as
neatly as if the job had been done
with diamond. Splinters of glass
fell in a jingling shower, and as the
expressman Strengthened himself uI
in dumb amazement, the bird fell dead
at his feet, mass of feathers and
broken bones. That is how he came
to have partridge for supper.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1909-02-20
CAN NOT JUDGE BY TITLE.
Railroad Nomenclature Is in Great
Measure Misleading.

1t might be supposed that railroads
which bear. unusually geographical
names would show by their titles
what points they connect, but there
are many exceptions in this respect,
and some of them are surprising. The
st. Louis and San Francisco railroad,
for instance, might be supposed to run
from st. Louis to San Francisco. Ac-
tually it runs 1927 miles west of ST.
Louis. The Minneapolis and ST. Louis
railroad would appear to run from
Minneapolis to ST. Louis. 1t actually
riiils from Minneapolis to Angus, Ia,
about half way to st. Louis. The Oma-
ha and st. Louis railroad does not run
from Omaha to ST. Louis, but from
Omaha to Pattonsburg, Mo. st. Louis
is 261 miles farther east. The Toledo,
st. Louis and Kansas City railroad Cor
Glover Leaf as it is more generally
called runs from Toledo to st. Louis,
which is the western terminus of the
road. Kansas City is 325 miles away
The Toledo. Peoria and Western rail
road does not run from Toledo to
Peoria, but from Indiana state line to
Warsaw, Ill.
Louis railroad Cor Nickel Plate, as it
is universally called) does not run
from New York to Chicago and St.
Louis. 1t runs from Buffalo to 0iica-
go, and passenger upon it coming
east and landing at Buffalo would be
more than 400 miles from New York
while passenger upon it going west
and landing at Chicago would be 300
miles from st. Louis. The Philadel-
phia and Erie railroad runs from Sun
bury, Pa, to Erie. The Pennsylvania,
Poughkeepsie and Boston railroad is
SO miles long, from Slantington, Pa,
to Campbell hall, on the Ontario and
Western. The Fort Worth and Denver
City railroad is wholly in Texas, does
not touch Denver City and does not
run into Colorado.
| These peculiarities in railroad no.
menclature are supplemented by an
other. All the coalcarrying roads
running latitudinally in the federal
states have as part of their title the
words land Western" Here are some
of them: Delaware, Lackawanna and
Western; the New York, Lake Erie
and Western; the New York, Ontario
and WESTERN the Lake Erie and
Western; the Norfolk and Western !;
the New York, Susquehanna and West
ern; the Pittsburg and Western. The
quantity of coal transported by these
railroads collectively is more than So.
100000 tons in year.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1909-02-20
Railroad Bond Issues.

Railroad bond issues authorized dur
ing 1908 aggregated 1,212 millions; the
amount distributed was 595 millions,
and those that were offered by the
larger transportation concerns were
promptly disposed Of The 245 mil
lions corporation short-term notes that
were authorized, awaiting an improve
ment in the bond market, were all is
sued, leaving a balance of 29A mil
lions from the previous years crea-
tons to be distributed; the majority
of these notes were converted into
bonds. Stock issues authorized were
1872 As millions; the distribution
amounted to 120 As millions The to-
tai of railroad securities of all kinds
authorized during the year was 1,64C
millions, and the emissions were 99OA
millions.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1909-02-20
WHY STEEL RAILS SPREAD.
Statistics Now Collecting May Help
to Settle Controversy.

The wear of rails is being investi-
gated in a very thorough manner on
the Hartman lines under the general
direction of Mr.. J. D. Isaacs, their con-
sulting engineer.
Whenever a rail breaks or other
wise falls, the section foreman who
detects the failure reports the fact at
once to the roadmaster over him on a
blank form, which, when filled out,
gives complete information regarding
the nature of the accident and all con
ditions of the track. When the rail
is taken from the track it is marked
carefully for Identification and sent to
the division terminal.
At least ten per cent. of the broken
rails are sampled by making borings,
the material removed in this way be-
ing sent to the general officer in
charge of maintenance, who has it
tested.
The information collected in this
way up to the present time indicates
that there are more failures of 90
pound rails per 100 miles of track than
of 75-pound and 80-pound rails under
Tie same lOuudS0, anu IudL dUOuI
three-fourths of the failed rails con-
tain phosphorus in excess of O.O85 per
cent. Cold weather also seems to in
crease the number of rails that fail.
The information collected in this
way is so complete in it's details that
the records of a few years may be
expected to furnish a large number
of useful facts concerning the behav-
ior of rails.
If more roads will adopt a system of
this nature at least a part of the
painful controversy regarding the
quality of rails which has been so
prevalent during the last few years
must inevitably be stopped by the
preponderance of evidence such rec
ords will afford.-Engineering Record.