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V Part Two Pages 9 to 16 PRICE FIVE CENTS. INDIANAPOLIS, SUNDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 17, 1901. PRICE FIVE CENTS. NDAY r TO -Hold f 1- 1 1 1 ! ; ..; IffDIAffA'S GHEA ILST 0 JMIuMn Indr'biP(BarJ& JSi p It's different now. Many of those proud assortments that boasted of more than one hundred garments have dwindled to from three to a flight Gotvns f On lot of French Gown?, made of sheer- I ? est Jatnoofc and Ion? cloth, twantlfully trimmed with Swi embroideries. Valen- v ciennes and Torchoa lice, 17 and 9 c C garments that have become soiled l Choice. Q:308 Another lot, fine American-made Gowns, 2 trimmed with tucks, lace and embroidery Insertion odd garments from assort- a m - a - v i - - r m . v i $00, i and some H.50. choice ni:.iii ' nnm npr ial. mi or n rip at. mniena . daintily trimmed. Includes a num ber of gowns which sold at $75, $3.50 and 11. You choose at X.TC5 J y A fourth lot consists of Gowns recently v ) priced flJiO, tl.W and 92, nnd, except for i Lcinir somewhat mimed and soiled, they . H Displays of Stimmer ' Goods J Tticy are to be continued another week in our east aisle. Do 5 ) you appreciate all the advantages of such a textile exhibition? i ' TTT t f . ..1 J iw ucre or wncu tuuiu juu c&pccb u. saicsuiau tuiuw uu. ui your inspection between three and four hundred styles of his choicest fabrics? And that is just the kind of an assortment that you may see here any day. Ask questions if you care to, buy if you like, but consider yourself under no obligations. Your pleasure in seeing only equals our pride in showing. . Following are a few of the materials on exhibition Monday a 3) t ) morning: First "Booth Mercerized Madras Cloth twenty-five new styles at OOc a yard. Jacquard Stripe Madras, a recent novelty yoa should see. Twenty pieces of the finest quality of Scotch Madras. Sü,a yard. Lisle TlMues, ode of the season's prettiest B3c materials. In addition to the above a window dls piüy of unusual attractiveness will adorn our west window. FlanneU Hcduced ' Prices have dropped from a fourth to a. half all alono the 5 I line. 5 t Good heavy Outing Flannels, such as bring j i 10c and L!c a yard almost anywhere, are ( ' here at 9c All-wool Fancy Plaid Flannels, which have sold at upward to 50o a yard, reduced to SOo Bix colors of Tricot Twill Flannels, In 27 inch width, now priced, a yard OOo aU colors,' of 75o quality, now reduced to OOC Fancy French Flannels, finest printed, as well as embroidered effects, 85o to fl.25 qualities; also, eight colors of W-lneh Jersey Flannel that sold at fl.85 a yard choice now at 75o and OOc 'Bta.cK. Grenadine The first of the season's styles have arrived. In texture the predominating weaves are Mex ican mesh, Iron Frame and Pine apple grenadines. Plain, un adorned surfaces are fashion s' able while scattered designs, J such as bow-knots and ribbon ) effects, are equally favored. r ßf H rva f.fc a a Tins, f a VhA nAntilav nN-k qualities, at Ql OO and a A .4 . II lW l.lu ) j hiu iur lt-iucu nmiu. !S 5 Flaln Pineapple tissue, double width, In V two grades, OX-US and lfi.OOa yard. ) Iron frame grenailnes, Ol.TiStoQO. ; Mexican mesh grenadines and I oo.oo. ( C Standards il TatUmj Pure CAHN, 1 Byl Q r Indianapolis Drug Co., Dufter. INDIANAPOLIS. 1ND. Ask for MARYLAND CLVD Ans see that you ?ef ft. TEST VIST'RITllTE'RS OF WRy GOODS "RKA. "BILK JrjklLE, A bargain sale this time. When the new garments for 1901 began to arrive, all others were relegated to the rear. Nothing not entirely new was allowed to mar the freshness of this January showing. dozen pieces. The first freshness gone and the completness of assort ments broken, what's left of these depleted lots is to go for decidedly less. Moreover, all remaining lingerie of 1900 joins the sale. The breadth of choice is remarkable, the prices more so. . White TKir1s Three broken assortments of fine white cambric skirts made with umbrella flounces of lawn and variously trimmed with ruffles, lace, tucks and Insertion, were recently priced, $4.93, $0.53 and S-S-IH; your choice, now at lti.CSO Another lot consists of some of qur best Sellins cambric skirts which were formerly priced $1.75 and $1.1. There is among them a wide choice as to stylo and trim ming?, but their mussed and soiled con dition brings the price to ...Ql.lO Skirts at 9Sc, S1.00 and $1.25 regularly are such as serve almost anyone yell for second best. A lot of odds and ends In these qualities has been assembled; you choose at OOc . . 1 . . f Second "Booth The Ondule Valst Fancies, in blue, pink, heliotrope and yellow stripes. A number of conflned designs In Shirt Waist Linens, best German goods, at OOo and ÖOo a yard. Printed French Llsse, in Oriental effects. .Ifficr PMj ?T sellnes, in popular plain colorings. Pllsse Stripes, In cream, pink and light- blue. i Sale of Bojc fia it one ry I it makes little diuerence what your tastes may be regarding writing paper, you'll find something to your liking here, and for a fourth less than you've paid in the pastr- Imperial wove bond, one of the choicest of 25c whlto box papers, or At 19c your choice of 23o boxes of either gray, ( blue or white Stationery, brand. Court of the Empire. Fotitard SilK? A fashion writer with a prop er appreciation of the present situation, recently remarked, s 4In 1900 the rule was, when in S doubt buy foulard, now it is re vised to read, buy the foulard and you'll have no doubts." The foulard is eminently the prop er material for a number of purposes and all women. What's morei the styles are so diversi fied and so beautiful that young 'and old may be pleased. More pretty designs here than you ever saw and a color range in taffetas to line them, exceeding any previous showing. The taffetas are rao3tly 75o a yard, the fou lards, except for novelty weaving or special printing.. t&l.OO Panne Velvet, In all fashionable spring shades, a yard.. All-silk Panne Velvets, 23 Inches wide, a yard- OO Crepe de Chine, colors or black, & yard Rye OJbisltey BELT & CO.. Baltimore, Md. old Äecsrase ft k old CO Corbet Coders Corset covers cf cambric, made with full French front and lace edged and another style that is close-fitting with trimmings of emoroidery w411 be priced instead of 50c........'. '..SOo A lot of French hand-made chemises, trim med, with Valenciennes lace offers a com panion bargain, $1.75 garments O8o übe Dratvers Drawers, that have served as samples and a number of odds and ends from 89c, 98o and $1.00 assortments have all been bunched. atone price OOo Good muslin, drawers, finished with two rows of narrow tucks, will be sold at.lOc Hair Barretts YouVe probably worn those of shell, and they are most ornamental for the coiffure. The 1i a. ! J t ! 1 1 laiusi luca, nowever, is to nave the Barrett of crold. and some oi J them are strikingly pretty. See these: Gold-plated Barretts, embossed or beaded. , , Gold-filled ones, either burnished or Roman finish ßOo Large Barretts, with pearl or turquoise set tings, QCSc; crescent enameled ones TÖo , Gold-filled Barretts, set with pearls ) Some exceedingly handsome styles of guar- i antced quality at l do ßlaclc Japanned Barretts, in newest oval foim... ioc "Bodice Pin-s Q many novel design and of really good quail i- 4 ty, tl, $1.23 and f 1.50. Your choice of any of the following brands of At 37 c 60c box Stationery: o"ld Saxony Bond White, ParlsianWove Cream. Royal Arms Blue or any of eight tints of (the popular Venetian Bond. HerMaJestjr Corbet Toputartuith Fashionable FolK. Smart dressers are devoted to Her Majesty's corset. By depressing: the abdomen. rounding out the bust and hips. Her Majesty's gives one a superb figure and makes it easy for the1 dressmaker to fit one's gowns perfectly. Prices begin at ö.Ö Princess of Wales Corset much irko Iler . Majesty's .....Qi ao I Jxiit Jale The persuasive power of low prices is clearing racks for the incoming costumes of spring. If you've a suit want that a winter costume will fill, you can scarcely do better than visit this suit section Monday. Colored and black suits, which earlier sold at from f 12 to $ IS, now- 80 73 . Black suits, which were popular sellers at rroui 519.75 to 25, choice flfc. A Range That Won't Burn Well should be over, hauled. You need It In flrstrclftss order for baking and culinary purposes. For rahse or furnace work, sani tary plumbing or chan delier work, patrons can always rely on the skill and abllltv with which all our work Is accomplished. C. ANESHAENSEL & CO. 29-33 East Ohio Street. ...INDIANAPOLIS.... Automobile and Bicycle Co. Successors to C. Q. FISHER & CO. 112 N. Pennsylvania St. AUTOMOBILES Indiana Agents for the Celebrated Mobile." H J THE LEGENDS OF CHRIST stoky op the nncixxrxo of his ri'ULIC 3IIMSTUY. llavr He AVn Made a Trlest, IVns Ilap tlicd nnd Chose His- Disciples Variations of Biblical Tale. The week that follows this Qulnqua geslma Sunday will see the beginning of Lent, and renewed attention paid to the history of Christ's public ministry by al most the entire Christian world. I have below written out the etory of the begin n'ng of that ministry as told In the apoc ryphal writers, further adorned by church tradition and a small amount of later legend. The largest contributors to this compilation have been the story of how Christ was made a priest, preserved by Suldas, the Leucian Acts of St. John, the Tohalric accour.l of the falling asleep of Mary and the letter of Lentulus. Much of Its coutents, however, are fragments gleanei' from a very large number of apocryphal and legendary sources, few of which are accessible In Knglish: Now it came to pass after the death of the eld man Joseph," at the time when Jesus abode In Judea, before he began openly to show himself and teach the peo ple to believe on Him, that ono of the two and twenty priests In the temple died. For in the most ancient times, when the temple was built In Jerusalem, certain priests were, according to the Jewish custom, appointed to minister to It, being the same in number as the letters In their alphabet, even two and twenty. On this account, also, the Jews reckoned that there were two and twenty divinely-Insrjred books. And there was a regl&ter laid up In the temple In which the namo of each of thf priests was recorded, as well as that of hit father and mother. When,- now, one of these priests died, the others assembled m the temple and chose by ballot another In placo of the dead, to fill out the number of two and twenty. It was also then re corded In the register that on such a day, such and such a priest, the son of such and such a father and mother, had died; and that in his place such and such a ono, the son of such and such a father and mother, had been chosen. Now In fulfillment of this custom the remaining priests had assembled to choos another in place of the dead. And as each one proposed the man yhom he held to bo most worthy to fill this ofilce, the oth ers rejected him on account of his lack of seme of those qualities that were nec essary. For when one was found fit In life end manners, but was( not perfectly in structed In the law and the prophets, he was declared unworthy of the priesthood. HE WAS MADE A PRIEST. ."When, now, many priests had declared their nominations, and all had been re jected, a certain one rose up, and placing himself In the midst of the ethers, said to them, "Dehold, many nave been proposed by you and found unfit for the priesthood. Listen, then, to me, and I will tell you of a man, who is worthy to be set in the place of the dead. For I think that none of you will be against this choice proposed by me." And when the remaining priests In vited him to speak h said, "I would that in place of the dead' priest there be set Jesus, the son of Joseph the carpenter. He Is, It Is true, young in years, but he is distinguished for eloquence of speech, and for his life and good morals. I main tain, accordingly, that no man is his equal, so eminent is He in these respects; and I blleve that to all of you who dwell In Jerusalem this is known, so that nothing can be said against It." And when the other priests heard these words they hearkened to the man and confirmed his proposal, whilst they said that Jesus was above all the fittest for the priesthood. But some of them averred that He was not of the tribe of Levi, but of the tribe of Judah, by which they meant that Jesus was the son of Joseph, for so was It believed amongst the Jews. For all testified that Joseph descended from the tribe of Judah, and not from the tribe of Levi; and on this account, because Jesus did not appear to be of the tribe of Levi, they objected to His being made a priest But the priest who had proposed Him, an swering them, said that His genealogy was a mixed one. For In early times ther-3 had been a commingling of the families of the two tribes, from which the family of Jo seph had originated. Now, when the other priests heard this they voted for the one proposed, and by unanimous consent It pleased them all to choose Jesus in place of the dead priest. . But as the custom was that not alone the name of the one made priest should be put down In the register, but also that of his father and his mother, some said that the parents of Jesus must first be summoned to learn from their own mouths their names as well as to ask of them a declaration as to whether this one who had been chosen priest was their son. And this was well pleasing to all. Thereupon the one who had proposed Jesus as priest &ald that Joseph, the father of Jesus, was dead and that only His mother was living. All agreed, accordingly, that His mother should be brought into the council to learn of her whether she was the mother of Jesus and to hear the name of her husband to whom she had borne him. THEY CALLED HIS MOTHER, So they summoned the mother of Jesus and said to her: "AVhercas, such and such a priest has died, the son of such and such a one; and we desire to make Jesus, thy son, priest in his stead It is the custom to record the names of his father and mother. "Tell us, therefore, whether Jesus is thy son, nnd whether thou hast borne Him, and the name of His father, to whom thou didst bear Him, In order that the name of Jesus and thy name, with that of the father to whom thou didst bear Him, may be written in the register." Now when Mary heard these word3, she answrered and said to the priests: "That Jesus is my son, I testify, for I have borne Him; and the men and women who met me when I bare Him, will testify for me, that He has no father upon earth. Receive this testimony from me, if it please you. For when I was a virgin and dwelt in Galilee, the angel of the Lord came to me, in the house where I wa, whn I was awake and not sleeping; and he announced to me that I should boar a son from .the Holy Ghost, and commanded me to call His name Jesus. As a virgin had I this vision, and conceived and bare Jesus, remaining- a virgin unto this day, even after bringing forth." When the priests heard this they had trustworthy mldwivcs come and charged them strictly to examine whether Mary were really still a virgin. And these testi fied from tho examination that she was yet a virgin and confirmed It. There came also those who were present and had seen It when she brought forth, who testified that Jesus was her son. Then the priests wcro amazed at that which Mary and the witnesses testified concerning the birth of Jesus. And they said to her: "Tell us truly whose son He Is in order that we may hear It from thine own mouth and so record iL For whatever parents thou namest to us these and no others will we record." Then Mary an swered and said: "I have indeed borne Him and knew no father of Ills upon earth, but from the angel I have heard that He is the son of God. He is then my son, who am called Mary, and the son of God. And I am still a virgin as if I had not been mar ried." When tho priests had heard this they brought the register and wrote there in as follows: "On this day died such and such a priest, the son of such and such a father and mother, and in his place, by the unanimous choice of all, Jesu3, son of the living God and of the Virgin Mary, was made priest." And Jesus ministered with the priests in the temple. WHEN HEROD WAS KING. Now it came to pass in the fifteenth year of Tiberius, in the consulship of Albanus and Nerva, when Herod was king of Judea and Caiaphas high priest, that John the Forerunner became thirty years of age. And they said of him that he was of the priestly family of Aaron and tho son of Zacharias and Elizabeth. And John went to every city and village, preaching temperance and the baptism of repentance. His food was locusts, the red ones, and wild honey, tho taste of which was like unto manna, like a honey cake steeped In ell. He had a dress of camel's hair, and a leathern girdle was about I1I3 loins. And John the Baptist, like the moon, had thirty disciples, even as Christ tho sun, had twelve. John appeared before Christ, therefore, as the herald of His ap proach, and preceded .Him In the way of baptism. And as he baptized unto 're pentance In the River Jordan there wen: out to him to be baptized the Pharisee and all Jerusalem and all the Jewish re gion. , Behold, then, the mother of the Lorl, and His brothers said unto Him, "John the Baptist baptlzeth for the forgive ness of sins; let U3 go, that we may b? baptized of him." But the Lord said to them, "What have I sinned that I should be baptized of him, unless perhaps this very word which I now speak is a sin of Ignorance?" So Jesus was, by His mother, Mary, almost unwillingly brought to the receiving of the baptism of John. And He was baptized on the 6th of the month Andy naeus or January, at the tenth hour of the day, in the consulship of Ruf us and Ru bellio, as He came to be about thirty years old. But when Jesus ascended out of. the water, the heaven was opened, and He saw the Holy Spirit of God, like a dove, descend and come upon Him. And there was a voice from heaven which said: "Thou art my beloved Son in whom I am well pleased," and again, "To-day have I borne witness to Thee." And the Holy Spirit with full stream came down and rested upon Jesus, and said to Him, "My Son, In all the prophet3 I was waiting for Thee, that Thou shouldst come, and I might rest in Thee. For Thou art my rest. Thou art my first born Son who relgnest forever." And immediately there shone round about the place a great light, and a fire was seen over the water. And when John saw that, he said to Jesus, "Who are Thou. Lord?" And again there came a voice from heaven to him, "This is my dear Son, in whom I am well pleased." Then fell John, down before Him and said, "I pray thee, Lord, baptize thou me." But Jesus prevented him end said, "Let It be so, fcr thus It behooves that all be fulfilled." i THE DEVIL TEMPTED HIM. Now when Jesus went up from the River Jordan, the devil came and tempted Him, oven so far as to say to Him, "Worship me." And Christ answered him, "Get thee behind me, Satan; thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and HIra only shalt thou serve." And Herod, hearing that John was be yond the Jordan baptizing, sent for him and questioned him, saying, "Art thou John, the son of Zacharias? KnoweSt thou not that thy life is in my power?" But John boldly said to him, "I am the son of Zacharias, whose blood thou didst pour out in the temple of God, which cries out con cerning thee, thou lawless one. Be ashamed, because thou tookest the wife of thy brother Philip, and didst not fear God." Then Herod scourged John and threw hlra Into prison. And when Jesus heard that John was cast Into prison He departed into Galilee. , ' After this It came to pass that Jesus was walking by the sea-of Tiberias, near Caper naum. Now, Andrew, the brother of Simon Peter, and son of Jonas and Johan na, of the tribe of Naphtall, had heard from John that Jesus was the Eamb of God. And h was moved through wonder at this and at the appearance of John, so that he went hastily to his brother. "And when he had told Peter of Christ he per suaded him that he should go with him to see Jesus. Now, they were by craft fisher men of the village of Bethsaida. And they were upon this day on board the boat mending their nets, for they went about the lake to catch fish. And there were with them Evodius and Alexander, their kinsmen, . and Rufus also, aiding them, for the bqat and nets were Peter's and the others were under him as work men. And as the Lord Jesus came by. He called unto Peter and Andrew his brother, saying, "Come, follow me, and I will make you fishers of men." And when they heard the gentle voice of the Lord calling them, they stayed not at all, but bade farewell to everything, and to the boat, and came to the shore, and followed him. Evodius, Ru fus and Alexander, also, departed no more to their fathers, but went and followed their fathers, the apostles, and ministered to Christ in all that He might command them. CHOOSING THE DISCIPLES. Now Andrew was unmarried, but Peter had taken to wife the daughter of Aristob- ulus, who was a brother of Barnabas, who afterwards became an apostle. And by her he had a son, and a daughter named Petronilla, who was a paralytic and very fair to look upon. Now Peter's name was formerly called Simon, but when the Lord called him, he added unto him two other names, Peter and Cephas, so that his names became three. And when Jesus had chosen Peter and Andrew He came to John and his brother James, who were also fishermen of. Beth saiaa. Now they were in a ship with their father, Zebedee, who was of the tribe of Zebulon, and their mother was Salome, the daughter of Joseph. And Zebedee had wished his son John to marry, but Jesus prevented him by the heavenly call. For Jesus said unto John and James, "I have need of you; come unto me." Then James, hearing this, said, "John, what would this child have that called to us upon the shore?" And John said, "What child?" And James said to him again, "The one that is beckoning to us." And John answered, "Because of our long watch which we have kept at sea thou seest not aright, my be loved James. Seest thou not the man that standeth there, fair and comely and of a cheerful countenance?" But James said to him, "Him I see not, brother; but let us go forth and we shall see what it meaneth." And so when they had brought the ship to land they saw Jesus also helping along with them to settle the ship. Now when they departed from the place, wishing to follow Jesus, again He was seen of John as having a head rather bald, but a thick and flowing beard. But to James he appeared as a youth whose beard was newly come. They were, therefore, per plexed, both of them, as to what that should mean which they had seen. And as they followed Him both of them by little and little became more perplexed as they thought upon the matter. Yet unto John there apptared this, which was still more wonderful, for he would try to see Jesus In private, yet he aever at any time saw Ills' eyes closing, but only open. And often times He appeared to John as a' small man and uncomely and then again as one reach ing to heaven. THE BELOVED DISCIPLE. Also there was In Him another marvel. When John sat at meat, Jesus would take him upon His breast, and John would con sider with himself; and sometimes His breast was felt of him to be smooth and tender; and sometimes hard liko stones, so that he was perplexed in himself, and fcald, "Wherefore is this so unto me?" And another glory did John tell. Some times when he would lay hold of Jesus, he met with a material and solid body. And at other times again when he felt Him, the substance was Immaterial, bodiless and as it were not existing in any wise. And often when John was walking with Jesus, he wished to see whether the print of Ills foot appeared upon the earth (for he saw Him raising himself from thfc earth), and he never saw it. And when Jesus was come into Caper naum, He entered into the house of Si mon, who was surnamed Peter, and said, "As I passed along the lake of Tiberias, I chose John and James, sons of Zebedee, and Simon and Andrew, and Thaddeus, and Simon Zelotes, and Judas Iscarlot, and thee, Matthew, Iv called as thou wast sitting at the receipt of custom, and thou followedst me. You, then, I wish to D3 of my twelve apostles for a testimony unto Israel." Now Thaddeus, who is also called Judas and Lebbaeus, was the brother of the Lord according to the flesh and had received the baptism of John. Simon" Zelotes, who was also called the Canaanitc, and Nathanael, was of Cana, of Galilee, his parents being Alphaeus and Mary, the daughter of Cleophas, of tho tribe of Asher. And these It was who bade Jesus and His disciples to the wed ding feast. And he whose very name is not worthy to be uttered, Judas the traitor, was the son of Simeon and his wife Cyborea, of the tribe of Gad, who dwelt In Jerusalem. Now, his mother had dreamed before he was born that the son she brought forth should prove the destruction. of their whole race. And on this account they put him In a little boat and set hlm afloat upon the sea. .But the waves brought him to the city of Iscarioth, from which he was called Judas Iscarlot. And here he was found and brought up by the Queen of that coun try. But Judas murdered the Queen's son and fied to Jerusalem, where also he killed his own father and married his own moth er, not knowing at tho time who they were. And when he had discovered what he had done and was bemoaning his sins he came to Jesus, who made him His discfple and set him over His affairs. And he bore the purse, but ho was a thief and stole that which was given Jesus and the apostles. THE OTHER APOSTLES. Matthew the publican, who was also called Levi, was descended from the tribe of that name. His father was ealled Ru fus and his mother Chlrothea, and they dwelt in Galilee. And the other four apostles were Bar tholomew, FhiHp and Thomas, with James, the brother of the Lord, who was also ca?Ied the sen .of Alphaeus. He was a stonecutter by trade. Bartholomew came from Endor. He was by calling a herdsman, and his parents Sosthcnes and Urania, were of the tribe of Issachar. Philip was from Bethsaida, being a fel low-countryman of Andrew and Peter. He was by trade a coachman, and his parents were Phillsanon and Sophia, of the tribe of Joseph. Ho had a sister named Mar iamne. Thomas, who by the Lord was named DIdymus, came from the city of Paneas In Galilee. Ills father was Dlophanes and his mother Rhoa. He had a sister called Lysla, and his parents were -of the tribe of Ben Jamln. And besides the twelve, Christ had other disciples who were seventy in number. And the Lord himself baptized Peter, and Peter Andrew, and Andrew John, and they James and the rest. And the dress which the Master gave to His disciples was a mantle only and a linen cloth. Now some said of Jesus that His form was without eminence, yea, deficient In comparison with the ordinary form of men; that He was little, ill-favored, ignoble. Yet Lentulus, president of the people of Jeru salem, sent this letter concerning Him to the Roman Senate and people: "There has appeared In our times, and still Is, a man of great virtue named Christ Jesus, who Is called by the Gentiles a prophet of truth; whom His disciples call the Son of God, raising the dead and heal ing diseases. Ho Is a man of lofty stature. handsome, having a venerable countenance which the beholders can both love and fear. He has wavy hair, rather crisp, of a bluish tinge and glossy, flowing down from His shoulders; with a parting in the middle of the head after the manner of the Naza rcne. His, forehead Is even and very se rene, and his face without any wrinkle or spot, and beautiful with a slight blush. His ncse and mouth are without fault; He has a beard abundant and reddish, of the color of his hair, not long, but forked. His eyes are sparkling and bright. He Is terrible in rebuke, calm and loving in admonition, cheerful but persevering gravity, has never been seen to laugh but often to weep. Thus, in stature of body, he Is tall, and his hand and limbs are beautiful to look upon. In speech He Is grave, reserved and modest, and He Is fair among the children of men. Farewell." And Luke, who was one of the seventy, and afterwardä wrote the gospel, painted a portrait of the Lord, as well as another of Mary, His mother. J. DE Q. DONEHOO. Copyright, 1901. lnlerewskt FInKer. New York Commercial Advertiser. The girl who practices the piano may find some use for the following recipe, given by Faderewskl. for keeping the fingers supple: "The n!ght before I play I turn my hands over to my valet," says dear Inare, "and he rubs my fingers until they tlnKle. Then he takes one finger after the other and turns and twists It In the palm of his hand, always turning the one way. This makes the tinkers supple and keeps the knuckles in ko1 working order. Laft he ruba the palm of each hand very hard as hard as I can stand it. Just before I go on the plat form to play I have a basin of hot water brought to my dresylnjr room. In this I immerse my hands. Hot! I should say so! Just about as hot as It is possible for a man to stand it." All of which is very like the debutantes' cure for "self-conscious hands." THE WHIP FOR CRIMINALS A sri'itHMR Jtnr.r. rnr;i:s it as ax ATIDOTi: l'Ult LY.N I'll INC. He "Would Vc n Leather Strap In the Cell of n Jail, and Supplement with Intended Imprisonment There !s a form of murder called lynch ing. Instances of It are common In th South and occasionally at the North. It is a disgrace to our civilization and a re pioaeh to our laws. There must be soma deep cause for it or it wculd not be .up rvrted, as It too often is, by public senti ment of the community in which the crlmo eceun. Cannot this cause be discovered and removed? The man lynched is put to death, In the great majority of cases, be cause it is believed thU he has been guilty of the crime of rape, and that no suffi cient retribution for the offense will be In flicted upon hiru In the ordinary court of law. What ground is there for this distrust of our system of criminal Justice? It resu tartly on the delays of the law, but more on a ropular conviction that the penally which la provided Is an Inadequate ona Ibis penalty Is generally imprisonment fcr a term of year3 In the penitentiary with a possibility of release during the term oa parole or by a pardon, and a certainty of a considerable reduction of time in ca of good conduct while In confinement. Tho iir-prlsonmcnt ought not to be for life, nor should capital punishment be allowed. If it were, rape would generally be followed by murder. It may be that the possibility of release on parcle Is not indefensible. 11,1s particular crlmo Is one which xnoy be committed upon a sudden impulse, under the bitlucnce of extraordinary temptation through a momenta! y lapse from the habiU of a lifetime. JJut is mere punishment, even for a Ions period of years, an ade- Quato punishment for euch aa offense? It gives the guilty party comfortable heiter, board and c'othes at publl expense, with labor enough to cccupy his time and in sure him against ennui, without at all over burdening his strength. If, aa Is generally ihe case, he is a poor man ho Is not un likely to be better housed and fed than h otherwise would have been and no harder worked. All anxiety as to his means of support is removed, and during his spate hours he is given seme opportunity fur reading by a prison library. A FUNDAMENTAL QUESTION. Is the father or brother of the unhappy womac, whom this man's superior strength has enabled him to make his unwilling vic tim; likely . to think that this manner of dealing with him Is a due measure of re tributive Justice? This brings us to a ques tion of fundamental character. Is retribu tive justice the main motive and end of criminal prosecutions? Philosophers ;ik Kant have declared that it Is. Those of a different school have denied it and asserted that the only legitimate object of legal punishment is to protect society by pre venting repetitions of the offense and to re form the offender. Is it true that human government has no right to make a crimi nal smart for his crime? The common peo ple will never believe that. They never ought to believe iL The instinctive fer.su of natural justice cries out agaliut suc'j.a doctrine. Organized society is a divide agency for administering to wrong-doers their deserts so far as it can be done by human judgment and human power. Ia the last encyclical of Leo XIII he says that the world has heard Quite enough of the rights of man; what it needs is to hear more of the rights of God. May It not need, also, to look with greater care Into the rights of society? The progress of civilization tends to soft en manners, to lessen occasions for the exertion of physical force, to develop senti ments of compassion and charity. These re sults are sure to show themselves In the administration of criminal Justice. It is right that they should; but here, as with everything else, reform is something that may be pushed too far. Criminal procedura may be smoothed down and polished away to a point at which It seems to the mass of men to content Itself with remedies in sufficient to meet the evils which it Is de signed to oppose. If so, there will be a re action. It may be a reaction in the law. It may be a reaction against the law. Lynch ing is an expression of the latter. It should be met by an expression of the former. The crdlnary course of nature would seem to Indicate that aggravated offenses, com mitted by physical force and causing pain, ought to be punished by an exertion of physical force which causes pain. 'This pain ought not to be a cruel one. but it should Justify Its name; It should be ptin ful. It should be some iorra of corporal punishment which the offender will find disagreeable. Whipping Is a punishment of this kind. MANNER OP WHIPPING. During the last century the number ot offenses for which It may bo Inflicted has been very greatly decreased throughout the civilized world. This has been due to three main causes. One is the feeling that such a mode of punishment Is barbarous; another is the claim that It degrades and brutalizes; another is the proposition that it is only Justifiable as a mode of retribu tion nnd that retributive Justice belongs to God alone. The objection of cruelty is on that applies not to whipping, but to the way in which It Is done. There Is no cruelty in a father's whipping bis chl'd. He mean to have it hurt, and it docs, but it leaves no scars. "Whether whipping degrades and brutal izes,' again, may depend much on the man ner of its infliction. The public whipping post in the Jail yard ought i;ot to be re stored. A cat o r.Ine tails or a knout ought not to be used. A leather strap well laid on in the presence of a physician in the convict's own cell, or some other place equally private, would be cnoush. But a ravlsher has shown himself a brute He has degraded his victim. His brutality demands his own degradation in the ranks of society. This Is a necessary conseUenee of his conviction. That, probably, undfr the law. will deprive him of his right to vote or hold ofhee and be always receivable in court to discredit his testimony if h is offered as a witntss or uppears a a l'.Ugant. He is known, als-o, and ulways will be. as a "Ju!l-b!rd." Th e things de grade more than a private tagging can. The third objection that it Is an ttrmpt to punish rather than to reform is Its best defense. The ravlsher oupht to be pun ished, and punished so severely that such crimes will be Uss apt to recur than t,Vy otherwise might bv. He ought to be pn Jshed because he has done wrong, and the law which forbids tho woman's relatives to take summary vengeance into thfir own hands comes under an obligation to them to deal out retributive Juke. It has good warrant to assume this obligation. This Is denied by the sentimental school cf sociologists. Their articles have bevn re cently reviewed and put lu form by lrofc-