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Calmage
Sermon
By Rev.
Frank De Witt Talmatfe, D. D.
k
I?s kmmatam, ral., June 2.- In his scr
aiou the preaeher drnws from the
iiiatehless arehlteetural skill. the pa
tlenee. Indiistry nnd wisdoin of the
??plder a materlal ns well as a spirituul
lessoit. Tlu? text Is l'roverbs xxx, 2S.
"The sphler taketh hold with her
hnnds and Is in kings' palaees."
Have you ever been through any of
the fainous roynl palaees of Europe?
Have you ever liad a guirie take you
through YVhidsor castle. where the Eng
lish kiug and queen Jive. or through
the Tuileries and Yersallles, where the
Freiu-h rulers have llved, or through
lVterhof. hullt by Peter the Great,
where the Russlan crowned head9
iived. or through the Qulrtnal, where
the Italian rulers llve. or through the
tuiperial palaees flauking Uuter den
Llndeu, where the emperor of Ger
mauy and the tneinbers of the Hohen
Kollern family live? These palaees are
souietbing more than domiciles for
kings and quoens and prlnces and prin
cesaes. They are treasurles of art and
llterature. They contaln great art gal
leries and luuseums. They are great
libraries. They are flllod with prlee
less historlcul rolies. And they are
bullt lu the midst of ltenutiful gardens,
where the tossing. tumhliug fountalns
have myrlnds of ralnlnnvs reflected
from their falling wators by day and
where the statue* earved hy the great
est of sculptors and the most exqulsite
of rlowers are revealed to the guests
by the many lights by night which
make the midnight as light as the
niidday.
King Solomon's pnlnoos wore the best
exnmples of arehlteetural beauty of his
time. Thus when Solomon was using
ln my text the symbol of the klug's
palaee he was pnietieally saying: "The
kings palaee Is n treasure house.
There eome the greatrst of arcblteets
and the most wonderful of sculptors
to work their akill In stone. Thero
eoiue the finest artlsts to paint their
pictures. There eome the magicians
of the loom to brlug their offerings of
I>aiuaseene rugs and their most ex?
qulsite tapostrles. There eome the
most wonderful hortleulturlsts to lay
out their gardous. All that wealth nnil
l*?auty nnd humnn jinwcr ran glve Is
to 1k> fouud in the kln-s palaees."
One morning early King Solomon Is
walking tlirough the rootns of his pal?
aee. Suddenly he stopg and beglns to
atudy something very cnrefully. It Is
a spiders web. Durlng the night the
splder has crawled luto the house nnd
awuug a suspeuslou bridge aud there
goue to work. I'p and down he has
erawled. IIo lowered hlmself fi?m the
eelling and elinibed up from the win?
dow sllls. lle knotted his thrend here
aud spuu his network there. Then a
servnnt eonies Jnto the room and with
a brooui he is about to Ifruah this
apider's web away. "Leave It alone,"
Solomou says. -I never studled one
l*?fore. llow mnrvelous is the W\>rk
nmnahip of this sllkeu web! Why, ln
all the spleinlois of my palaee there Is
not a greater wonder thau this splder
web." Then King Solomou tnkes out
hi* noteluxik an.l writes down the
words of my text. "The spider taketh
hold with her hands and is in kings'
INtlacea." If the wisest of all men
?-ould afford to study the splder bulld
ing her web. wureiy we have u ri^ht
to make a scrinou uihju the Iife's work
of a royal aplder.
A Royal Occupation.
In the lirst plaee, the splder has a
royal oeeupnlion. She is a threadmnk
er, a weaver. a spinner. She has the
faculty or ptodoctag a thread inside
of her own liody and drawing lt out,
the only living ereature that has the
aldllty to eonstruet with thut thread
those wouderf ully deslgned webs which
are seen in the houses and barns, on
the roads, lu the grasses and trees ev-.
ery aummer morning before the dews
have evat?orated uuder the rising sun.
The sllkworiu may l>e able to spin a
eoeoou, but the splder does more than
that. The aplder has the i>ower to
atand upou the braueh of a tree and
emlt from her Ixnly u thread;- then as
this thread grows longer and longer
lt Is earrled baekward and forward by
the wiuds untll lt touehes another
hraneh. where It Is anchored. Then
the splder. havlng conueeted the two
hranehes- by this alngle thread, as an
arehlteet bridges the sides of a rlver
by a eable strand, goes above that
atraitd and drops down and goes be
low that strand and cllinbs up and
winda around and around and around
ln elreles after she has united her
main threads uutil she finlshes the
web. Never dld a humnn weaver do
sueh symmetrlcnl and dellentely de?
slgned work as does the splder.
This work of the splder ln King Sol
oroon's time was the more marvelous
beeause it was like the human weaving
of that time, only more rapld. Then
ail the weaving was done by hand aud
in the most primitive style. lf a wo
man wlshed to make a parment, ln the
heglnnlng she had to make her own
thread. She would take a handful of
wool and streteh it out lnto a strand
about two yards long. Then she would
attaeh a bobbin to that strand and
spin It ronnd and round. Then, after
aho had twisted that strand lnto a
thread. she would wind lt up aud
atretch out another strand of wool and
spin lt lnto a thread. She made eaeh
thread alone. It took the woman in
olden times as long to make one thread
ng lt does now for a bobbin boy ln
one of our faetories to make 400
threuds. Then she would streteh the
waip threads porpendiculnrly up aud
down. Theu with her own hands she
would put in the llllings, winding
them hoii/.oidaliy in and out uutil the
eloth was made. Thus it was a weary,
tedious task to naki a piece of cloth
lu olden times. While the woman's
work would occupy days aud weeks, it
would take a spider only a few hours
to spin her web. Thus Kiug Solomon
was coinparing the makiug of a
spider* s wdi t.. the old fashioned, prim?
itive ways ln which the women of his
time wove the gurments for their hus
bands aud brothers nnd sons aud fa
Ihers.
A Royal Weaver.
But. thongh the weaving of the gar
ments lu olden times was considered
one of the inost tedious of tasks, yet lt
was hx.ked ui?ou hy all true women
as one of the nohleat of occupations.
No true prlncess, no tru,e queen in a
royal palaee, was too high or too rich
to perlorm this duty for her men folks.
ln the last ehapter of l'roverbs an
oriental queen gives a deseriptlon of
a perfect woman. I have alwaya be
lieved that description was a tilial pic
ture of her own mother. What does
the roval author sav?_ "She aeeketh
Orool :ui.l fl.i\ and work? th ?1 ilitrv-ut ly
with her hnnds." This means that the
queen i.ud her women made the par
ments that her baobOBd wuro to hattle
aud to his klngty reeeptions. And sshe
was not the only royal personage who
BOBOtOd that the VOMD Orbo wore tlu?
royal parpla arora tho mm orqami
\\h<> wo\e their royal narmeuts. Alex
nnder tho QrOBt ih\i i ;iM a <oat tilKiut
his shoulders that was n.?t made by
his owu inothor. With prhflo ho ohowofl
the IVrslan prtBCOO who . m t,( visit
his ,ourt tho many houMtiful n.ln?s
whirh ??| tlu- rOOBlfcl of tbo skill of
Olymplas. who WM the daoghtec of a
ihieftaln. tho wil'o af a WTWlIp and
th*- BaOthOC af a eompioror. Whon the
Kiryptiau qaeOB deolrod to inake a
present to the Spartan princess Ilelen,
on w hose BCCOBBj 1110 Trojan war was
waged. she Ml to her a plBCO of her
ow n oinhroidory. Ali. ilo not tell nu>
that tho splder th.it is | strnnd maker.
a BpJa&or, a wnm, has n,,t u royal
oeeupatlon. lf the aaoOBB and prin
eesses of ohl. with all the wealth of
tho royal pahu-os. thought it not be
neath their dlguity to w.nk with their
fingers for their lOTOd ones, surely it
Is as royal au oeeupatlon for the wlves
and inothers aud daughters and slsters
of todajr to eare for the teinporal
wnnts of their dear ones In the niodera
ItOIIJes.
I artah that the royal ooenpatlons of
Queen olyinpias aB&gbt 1k? in vogue
ainonjr our women of today. I would
that tho needle ndglit eoutinue to be
one of the seeptors of feniale influenee,
l>e<ause it Is the type of feinale in?
dustry. like the splnning wlicd and the
BM ient distaff and spindle. I would
that the wives and the inothors and the
daughters of our proOOBC uonoration
Btight not feel that their intelleetual
ndvauoeinont raises them ahove the
duty of looking after the temporal wel
fare of their hotnes. Our pieture gal
leries and popular lujoks eontain por
traits of women in liortroous attire. but
I think that if we had an artist to
palnt the portrait that is dearest to our
moinory we would not ask him to find
the most llaring eolors he had, but to
paint the quiet. dnll dress that was
worn In our nurserles in whieh inother
used |o pUt iis to bed. We oan see her
now as she sat by a table on which
was plaeed a lamp. In her band would
1m> ? necdle and n darning gourd and ?
BfOChlag with a hlg holo in it. By our
mothor's side WOOH be n big pile of
clothes whi.-h she was mending, and
as we would Iook at that familiar pic
ture we would say: "Yes, she waa al?
ways sewing for us. She was always
working for uh. She was always liv
Bag for ns." May Qod eoutinue to inake
our wives an.l our dauphters like our
inothers and (jnuidmothers of old.
<|Uoons <>r the home. with the royal
?eOPtOV of a neeille.
An Eximple of Industry.
Put the ipldera are more than inere
wooron. Taoy n<?t onjy set tka iw
ple of industry t<? man and woman and
ehild. but thoy are to 1?- re.-orded
Jinion.ir tho gtealcal iK-nefaetors of the
human raoe. Thoy are the ftoOUMl of
all destroyers of laotCt life. Thoy are
the mortal f?)o of the fiy. the l'ooust
aiul tbt firasshopper. lf It were not
for the desfooytag work of the spidor
in all jirobabillty aM*l of tho labors of
the farmer and tka husb:indman would
00 for namrht. Thon tho plagBai of
Bgjpt would be here. The loeusts and
the graoaBopaoca woaM Htorallj d?
stroy all the CTtfa, Tho work <?f chvck
Ins Of koepinir down tho dnm.'?rous in
erooao of laooct Rfo by tko opldor is
siuiply inlinite In Its importame.
Darlag dn Aorkool days ,?f Boiart
Hruoos lit,.. aftOt thO klBf Of Sootland
had boea dofootod in tiv?- dlateroat
batths and dOOOItOd by all his fallOW
ers aud arkHo he hiinsolf was a fiiul
tive ohasod l.y th<' ISngUok OOldlorO, he
lay down 000 ni^'ht to alaap In a little
eave. You all ivinoinbor the lo.irondary
Htory at printod in your ehUdbood
prlmor. Darlag tho algtil bj the ?amp
lire's li-ht the nol.jost of all Seot< h
inen watohed a little splder splt: his
web over the nioutb of that eave.
Whon aOOrabag eanio a |WilOOllll 0QV04
of Enjrllsh aoldion pomd that aray.
Thoy arore anatiog for tbo fogiHve
kiny:. Whon one oT the soldiers < aino
Bp to tbo > ntranoe of that ?ave and
was alnnit to enter anothor soldier
ealled: "Xo BOOd Of gOtttg In th.-ro.
Don't you so?> a splder has spun his
web over the entrame to that COTOl
No man would *o n there without
breaklnjr It down." Thus Roboii
Bruee's life was saved by a spider's
web. But I want to tell you that the
splder Is Just as mmh the sa\ lor and
proteetor o* man today as be was sup
pose*l to 1k> In times of old in Soottish
bistory. Over every treo bramb. In
every lTower jrarden. alnnit every rteld
of jrrass ?n<i rrop of wi,oat IUc sp|,iors
every UgM and day are agdaatag their
prote?ninj; v.ebs. There they gay to
the laOOCt bordoo whioh are trjinjf to
deatroy them: "Stay ?>ut or I will slay
you. Stay out! Qod bOO sent me to
proto. t tho fiaoo and proteet the erops
and protOCt tbo feowora. Stay out! I
am Cod's sentinel and man's iruardian.
BtOJ out: Stay out: Stay out!"
A Nat For Inaects.
A spider's web ls nothlnj? more or
Jess than a not set to eateh the nies
and the locOOto aiul the j,'ias.shopi)ers,
M th" lisiiormau by the BOO of another
fclBd of not ls al.le to brinjy his food
to laml. ThOOO ?BaQjOtB' nests are con
BtTBCtod la the alr. An iMMCl starU
to rly or junm The winj? or lejj of this
inseet touohos one of the threads of
the web, whioh has an adheslve qual
Ity. Imme.liatoly that ?fbag or leg, by
bolag forkod ?>r pidletl. brings othef
tbroodO of the web Into toueh with
other parts of the body. Slmilarly a
bumau being sinks deeper and deeper
luto the (pdeksuuds with every frantic
struggle to es^aiw. The more the In
?ect tries to get away the more heip
less he beeomes. Then the splder.
which has hitherto been concealed!
hurrles forlh and deftly reaehes out
with one of her sllken threads. she
wlnds the inseet round and round untl!
be eannot move if he would. Then
whon lhe inseet is utterly helpless she
glves her vktim a fatal polsonons blte
and slays it as quiekly as the fang of
a rattlesuake <an kill the trembllng
rabblf. Thus t_ual Btacoo the protect
ing Bplder web over the vrops and the
trios. Thus (Jod ex[?eots man to plaee
his protoCtlBg BTObO over the home
and the ehuivh and the OOBBOlboaoo
and soelety at large. There are great
multltudes of satanle destroyers ready
to pounee ui>on them. God says: "Mmi,
you must gnard these treasure houses
of vlrtue and purlty and tmth. You
must gaard them. You must not only
bow the knoo and worship me, but you
must also agfct my satanle foes as
well. By the inyriads of protectlng
Bptdor webs I would teach JOQ this les
Soll."
But I was very much sun?rised as? I
began to sttaly this subjeet to learn
that tho spider was suseoptible to the
influenee of love. For years and years
I had known that the splder w*as a
cannlhal. Just the same as the savage ?
tribes of the AfMoOB Kongo would go
forth and battle OgOlBOt the BOlghhUi
BBJ trfbOO and thon CO000 bOBM with
rOloklBO :nd kill and eat thoir BfiOOBr
crs captured in war, so spiders will not
only eat spiders of other families. I.ut
they will also etit their own brothers
and slsters and fathers and mothers.
That Is the renson splder sllk cann-<t
be devclopod and made mnrketable
like the threads or the sllkwonns.
Many years n?n> the Koyal academy
or Iran.e trh-d to dcvclop the spider
silk bi.iustr.v. The silk thread with
Which the spider surrounds her oggs
Is or n beautiful eolor, almost as strong
as that made by the silkwonn. \|
Wfom of I.amruedoe mnuufnetured nrtl
cies of waartag apparal out of the
spider's web. lhit the mduxtry had to
be abandoiK'd because the spiders
would dostroy one another uutil ev.-ry
one of them exeept the higgest and
the ttrouveal <?r than had been shdn tn
their cells. Thus the spider used to be
to iu.? the symbol or ingratitude, feroe
Ity and hate. He was the symbol of
all that was cruel nnd loathsome and
repulsive. I thouirht God gave to the
spider his hideous physioguomy. his
rows of u'leaining eyos. his bloatod
iKHly trunks adheriug togetlier by a
small eouueetlou, as werj the two
bodles of the Slnmese twins; his many
Joiuted, disproportionate legs. whlcii
make It posslble for him to travel ln
any dlrectlou he would wlthout turn
iug around; his poisons whi.-h are se
creted nt the innndible tips nnd his
enunibnlistie tendencies which compel
him to live a hcrmlt life, because God
wanted every one to turn rrom the
spider in complete dis^ust. But after
l went ou iu my luvestigations I found
that even this low, vile, repulsive forin
of life as found ln the spider is sus
ceptible to the intluence or love.
An Ancient Tradition.
An ancient tradition states that when
St. 1-Ylix of N'olan was being puvsued
by the pagans who wlshed to put him
to death he tled lnto a enve. and the
spiders t<Mdv pity on him and covered
the eutrauce of the ? ave with a per
fect web. There he livod for six long
mouths, safely proteeted from his
would be destioy.rs. That Is a mere
legend. But hlstory is full of Incl
dcnls where men have made pets out
of spiders. When IVlisson was cou
llned for many months in the Bastille.
the famous Ereneh prison. his only
eompanion was n splder which he do
mesticated. When IVlisson phiyed ou
a muslcal Instnunent the spider would
eome regularly to eat fiies out or his
hand. lt was written hy Slavoley that
? ceitain l-'reiwhinan tamed over B00
dltTerent apldora, whi.-h would eome to
him n l>e l\ 1 as a iot of ? hi.kens will
run to tha rall of the faiftll'l wife
when she is oboal to fee.l them.
Thoagh tha aplden aeana to ha caaafr
bais, jrei the aattrrral k?ro of ? spider
for her yocir; is very strong. It Is
like th? love of the eagtc for her
aaatllaga, Bht win aarcety batttt for
her 9?M? befort they are hatchtd.
Wh-Mi th? e::;s are hat.-hed. oht will
allow the yonii" spiders to cllmtl upon
her bactc, and tha win carrrjr thetn for
long dlataaeaa. That by tha Itaaoa of
the rapldar are caa ttatrt that even iu
the most dapmved and fero* ious and
cruel and Mtttf and slnlu! forms of
human life there lies tQBMWhcrc lu
the heart the germ seeds of love. If
this crude forai Of love ? an only be
renched iu the rfght Way for <;.>d. it
can ht developed lnto a true. pure.
sj>otless forin of riuisil.-iu life, even
as the love of a apMof through the
rnaakal aotaa of ? niltaua caa make
this repnistve aahaal taawer to the
calls of love.
But there Is still a more wonderful
fact about these spiders than any I
have as yet nnniioned. It Is the
gaaat womiertui rrjnahal or gospoi
rattoratloa trhtrh lg to ht found ? tha
spider rrapcadactag one of its hrohaa
liinbs injure.l in battle. lt is the -,.s
pei ayaihol arhteh taya, Thoagh ? aaaa
has sinued seventy times seven?ayo,
though he may have slnnod seven huu
dred times seven hundred aud has
taataed to naaah aU his aarthty gaapal
usefulnoss forev er yet by the gra.e Of
Qod that ?taaor may lx? spiritually re
etaatai aad aa rallaaf aarrko for the
Ifaatat bafora ht dlaa.M
A More Wanderful Fact.
Now. a spider has a marvelous power
of raeraatkM Ia many waya. Wonder?
ful Ia tha spider's ahtlity to flx n bro
ken web. If on account of the rain a
falling stonc suaps tOBM of the threads
aud entangies them like a snnrled inass
of twine, the spider walts patiently
until the stonn ls over and falr weath
er la at haud. The spider cannot af
ford to waste any of her preclous
thread. but she always has enough
thread to do her legltlmate work. Like
the manna In the wllderuess, there la
always enough food for eaeh day, but
not enough food for two days in the
one gatherlng, so as soou as the clear
waathor eoraiti the rapMar gets to work
to repair the brokeu web, and one of
the best signs of clear wenther is the
aetivity of the spider at work. Won?
derful also ls the eleanliness of the
spider. When the whuls sweep the
du*t in great t louds over her web at
once she goes to house cleanlug. The
spider knows what a good mnny house
wives ?lo not know-that it is important
to keep herself eStaa as well as a elean
home. With all her hideousness she ls
as particular about her looks and as
neat as a kitten which is eontlnually
waahlrag tha far with hartoragaa as she
pms hy tha kltchaa stove. but more
wonderful than all is the splder's abili?
ty to reproducc an injured member of
her botly. ir one or her legs Is snapped
off in battle she immetliately proceeds
to grow another lcg. The new leg mav
not be as lon? and as strong as the lost
leg, but still it Is a leg, and with it she
ls al.le to ?o on and live her life and do
her life work. oh, that men and wo?
men who have been worsted ln the bat?
tle of sln coiild reallze that when they
are save.l by the graee of God Christ
will necreate them and reuew them,
and at once they can nnd iuust go
forth In tht Master's servlee and do
somethlng for him.
i ht ataehaofaj group. to which the
spiders holoag. ean 1m? trneed bnek as
to their name to a (jreeian mytholog
Ital inalden Ar:tchne. She was of mor
tal birth nnd was known far and wide
for her WOaatTfaJ sklll Iti weaving and
embrohlery. Orat day she chnlleiiKed
Minervn, tht- ptdioai or wisdom, to a
trtni of tha Hbaral arta. iflBorrt. in
the gulse of an oM w??man, trled to
dissuade her In vnln. The goddess
th?'u threw off her dlsgulxe aud the
competltlon btgaa. Kaster and faster
went the llngers Arachne, ln her
pride, wove ln her cloth a plcture of
the failurcs nnd the helplessuesaes and
the slns of the gods, aa some of ua
try to faattfy our sius by eomplalnlng
of tho Injustlce of our hard lot Miner
va, angered by Arachne's presumptlon,
changed the tauntlng maldcn lnto the
form of | spi.hr, so that, desplsed of
all manhlnd, site mlght go on spinning
and weaving forever.
Oh, ls that to l>e our fate? Shall we
blaspheme agalnst nnd turn our backs
upon the ?artoat't pleadlngs for the
higher Hfe nnd have him sny, "iK'jmrt
from me, ror I know you not?" Or
shall we l>e like a splder which taketh
hold with her hnnds and is Iu kings*
palaees? shall we not dwell in the
klmr's oalaees of God'a love? Shall
we not . t< i> thrtog la tho darh < evora i
of ahil sh i] a.- .;.%,;] tn the i
pahaCOO ? I I ,\ i..uis BtOBOBMBt
where be Orfll OBffd OO and bless us
nnd keep i foi ?rec arlth hhal it
? r \vi;h us w bara OJe sliall
dw.l! thrOBgh etorruty. For today the
IMvir.o KlBg Mdl ns eOBM and dwell
with htm in lii-^ i-aiihly and !iea\only
pah.
[Oopgn ? ' I:. by baahi Kfteaaefe 1
Biamarck's Hatred of French.
When replrlng the othar day to the
new l"i-.'i.|, aTuihaKsador's crcdei
addreaa, the kalaor apoko la Oetaiaa,
while II. CUahOB had ajao DOOd his
native toagOa Forineily KrOBCb was
the ex< laalva langaago of dlpbaaacy,
oo i tlu had be u before it. but Bb>
marek Bgaiust this tyranny of
the Krench toogoe. aad oaco be rotatafl
with to how he had hroagM
M. Thlers t> hl< senses during the
peace negotiattona by eaddeabj ad
dressing liiin in QetBUUa. After tho
war Ettaiuarck laid it down us a rule
that a eoauonalcatioa from aay bmob
ber of tho diplomntie eorps other than
the Frenoh ainbassador, if couehed In
Freneh. should be replled to lu the
same langunge. but that otherwlseany
cotmuuniention lu the native language
Of the wiii.f should be nnswered in
Qanaaa. Tho empefor appllea the same
rule, tl for as pooslble. in his Inter
eoarse wltB tho oianaeoortorf
Over*Work Weakens
Your Kidneys.
Unhcalthv Kidneys Make Impure Blood.
All the blood in y.-i.r body passes through
yo-jr kidneysoncc eviry three minutes.
'1 he kidneys are your
biooa purifiers. they fil
ter out the waste or
impurities in the blood.
If they are sick or out
ot ordcr, they fcxil to do
their work.
Pains, achesandrheu
rn come fiom ex
te*8 tf u.ic acid in the
blood, due to neglected
kidney trc:ble.
ley ttc:ble cius&s quick or unsteady
and makes one feel as though
tri :-.ublc. becau^e the heart is
DVer-working ui pumping thek. kidney
po -cn^J blood through veins and arteries.
I; u?cd to be cor.sidered that only urinary
troubiss wers to be traced to the kidneys.
but now rnodfrn science proves that nearly
al> ccnsticuhor.al discases have their begin
ning i i kidney trouble.
lf vou are sick you can make no mistake
by f:rst docto-ing your kidneys. The mild
and the extraordinary effect cf Dr. Kilmer's
Swamp-Root, the great kidney remedy is
soon realiz;J. !t stands the highesf for its
wonderf ul cures of the most distrcssing cases
and is sold on its merits
by all druggists In fifty
cent andone-dollar siz-|
?s. You may have _
sample bottle by mal iion.c of s^*n?>R.?t.
free. also pamphlet telling you how to find
out if you have kidney or bladder trouble.
Meniion thispapcr when writingDi. Kilmer
& Co.. Binghamton. N. Y.
Don't mak.?iinv mfatako, but romcrabei tho
namo. ^w?mij Root, Dr. K i Imcr'n B wamp-ltoot
and the Hddr<>?8. Uinnharuton. N. Y? ou ovorv
bottlo. *
HENRY MURR'S
CELEBUATE1)
BALTIMORE IGE CREAM,
MAMIFACTITRED AT
421) HANOVKR and
?2l S. (HAKLES STS.,
BALTIMORE, MD.
Attontlon ta called to Henry Murr'a Ice
tir:Mn. Ho OoaeoCthaoMeM nnd most ro
ii.i .l<- manufacturera or leo Croam now lu
ttaiUnore. He uaea nothinjr but the pureat
tiiareJlenta.iDd It iaalwaya kept up toa htah
deg-roo or eicellonco. All ordora met with
promptattoatlou.
FOR SALE.
Smoke StacK, 22
feet long, 15 inch
ea in diameter.
OWEN'S RAILWAY,
WEEMS, VA.
Rappahannock
Marine Railway Co?
WEEMS, VA.
Now cqulpped f >r lmullng
aud repatring all classes of
boats in thtfe waters.
We also have a competent
force of carpenters.caulkert
and rlggert. Terms roodei
ate; satlsfaclion guaranteed
We also hate a nlcc line
of moulds for launches and
yachte. Call and cee ua.
IF ABOUT TO USE
WALL PAPER OR PAINT
Write us for samples and prices.
We have a limited number of
bundles of Wall Paper, 15 as
sorted rolls to bundle, for 25
cents. Add 25 cents for freight.
ADAMS' BOOK STORE,
FREDERICKSBURG, VA.
B. Goldsmith,
Wholoaaleand RetatlDealer in
Mea'g, Boyg' and Ihlldren'g Readj
Made Clothing, Uents' Farnigh*
iBaf Uuods, Trnnkg, Valigeg
and I'mbrellag.
Market Corner, Fredericksburg, Va.
CHESAPEAKE STEAMSHIP fO.
"CHE8APEAKE LINE."
BLEGANTPASSENGFR8TEAMERS"tOL
1 MfllA" AND "ADGUSTA."
For t?ld Polut Comlort aud Norfolk. Va.
Meamera leave Ualtlinoro dally texcept
Bundajrl at ?;:*) p. m.. and arrive Old Point
Comlort at. 6 a. rn. and Norfolk at 7:15 a. m.
wuerc conn?>ction is made with t he Rail Line*
for all polnta South and South west.
??YOUK KIVER LINE."
ELEGANTPASSHNGEU8Ti:AMERS"IlAI^
TIMORK" AND "CH ARLOTTB."
For Weat Point ?nd Richmond. Va
Stoamera leave Halttmoredaily (pjcept Son
da>) at h p. m., aud arrive Weat Point at 7-45
a. in., and Richmond at V: 0 a. m.
StoaiiH-M leavlnjr Ilaltiinoru on Mondays
vt <-<lneaduya and Fridaya. an<l IohvIdr Weat
i oiot on 'luea<:ays,Thuradaya and Saturday*
call at Glouccster Point. Clcmcnta and All
inonda; ?md atwamera Icavlng- Baltimore ud
1 uciidays.Thursday*and Saturdaya.and \Ve*t
Point on Memlay?. WennoHdayx Hnd Kriilayii
call at Vorktown and Clay Jlank iwtutlier
purmlttinK).
STKAMBRfl LEAVE 11ALTIMORF. FROM
PI ERS 18 AND 1U LIOHT ST. W HARF.
ThroiiRh tickeU to all polnta may be ae
eurod, biiKKHKO checked and atatcroonu r?
aervod from tlieClty Tleket Ollioes. 119 R.Bal
timoro St? ARTHTR W. ROHSON. a?rcnt. 127
R. HaltimoreSt., orthoOeueral Ollioea. Lijrht
and Leo St., lialtimore. Md.
RKi HEN FOSTKK. K. J. CHISM,
t uSZtPa&SW*: ??nP*???nKerAacnt.
T. li. MoDANNKL. Aaa't Oou'l Pasa. Aaont.
M ' ^^ J. K. Hellowi., See y-ManKr.
me Lancaster Lumber & Building Go., ?*,
OCRAN, YA.,
MAMJFACTUdEKS OF AND DEALER8 IN
Sash, Doors, Blinds, Mouldings, Brackets, Ceiling,
Flooring, Siding, Turned Work, Iland
Haile, Balusters, and Building
Material in (ieneral.
Also Boxes and Box Shook.
CONTRACTOR8 AND BUILDERS.
Edtimates Furuiahed. Plans made.
TO THE PUBLIC:
We are too busy to write lengthy adver
tisementa or to describe special articles in
stock, but sitnply say we have the best aasorted
stock of Dry Goods and Notions ever offered in
Fredericksburg, at the right prices. Write for
satnples or send us your orders. If goods are
not satisfactory we will refund the money.
J. T. LOWERY &. CO.,
Cheapest Dry Goods House in Virginia.
CHANCELLOR & RAWUNG3,
FARMERS' SUPPLY STORE,
Commerce Street, FREDERICKSBURG, VA.
SuperiorDisc and Hoe Drills, Steel Lever Hand
Outtmg Boxes, Clover, Timothy, all
kinds Seed, Wagons, Open
and Top Buggies,
And, in fact, everything can be had of Chancellor & Kawlings,
Farmers* Supply Store, Fredericksburg, Va.
REFRIGERATORS,
Car Load of high grade
Refrigerators direct from
factory.
Baby Carriages, Furniture, Carpet,
Hammocks, Freezers, Matting.
E.C. NINDE, FREDERICKSBURG.VA.
R. A.
Send for
banning, srar
12 E. tOMBARO ST.. <*'? o.t?? ??.. BAITIMORE. MD.
Wholeaale Manufacturer of '
Carriages, Road Carts,
Wagons and Daytons.
. . Dealar ln . . . .
Carnage- and.
Wagon-Makers* SuppliVs.
Rfat always lowest In prlce, but eheapest becaase the best
The Wooldridgc Orchilla Co/s
STRICTLY HIGH-GRADE
BONE STOCK FEBTILIZERS.
Orcliilla. Guano,
The great Soil Enricher
And Grain Grass Grower,
An Unadulterated Natural Bird Deposit,
Rich in Phosphates and Alkaline Salts,
Imported cxclitsively hy ;ta, mul told at a lowcr
pricc than ever bofort owiug to the fact that
WE PAY NO PROFIT TO THE "M1DDLE MAH."
) Fumish Fertllizersfor all crops, nia.'.e from Strlotly First Claaa Afatcriala
VOuarantee Ihe Analysee, Quallty and Con.litlon ln Evtry C'hkc
) Bell Our Fcrtilizera Under Our Own Name and Uraud Exclusively.
<JOOI> aajBMTfl WANTKI).
WE
t OKUl.SlM?NI)KNCK SOMCITKI).
FARMKHS who waut the origioal and only GENUINE ROBERT A.
WOOLDHIDUE PtrUllaan sbould aer.d their orrlera to at direet or te
Bomeone of Ol' R Agenta. Do not be persuated lnto huylng "CopyUat1'
Imltations, aud euhstitute goods which are fnlsely rcpresented lo be
Robert A.Wcoldildce's Fertfllzera whrn in rcality thvre ianooneby the
name of WOOLDH1DGE conoectcd with them in any way or tnaoner.
THE WOOLDRIDGE ORCHILLA
No. 7 COMMERCIAl WHARF, BALTIMORE, MD.
CO.,
ROBKKTA.UOOLDRIDCK,
I'resideiit and b'eiiernl Manager.
THE ONLY WOOLDRIUUE Who ia
nnvv or ever was in the Forlilizer
tatlaaat in haltimoke.
SURETIES and BONDS.
WE WILL BOND YOU.
UNITED STATES FIDELITY AND GUARANTY CO.
(Home OHiee: Itult imore, Md.)
Cnpitnl l\il?l in Caali,
$i,r?0(Mioo.ou
Otticinls aud others needing to be bonded enn be placed iu
a reliable Security Company at low rates by applying to
W. McD. LEE, Irvington, Va.,
Agent for Lancaster aud Northumberland countlca
FIDELITY. COXTKACT. JIDIC1AL.
Judicial bonds executed without delay. Correspondence solicitod.
Jr vi i 1 e s
Anti-Pain Plll
Cure Headache
Almost instantly and leavo no bad effectr.
They also relieve every other pain, Neura -
gia, Rheumatic Pain, Sciatica, Back:u-h<-,
Stomach ache, Ague Pains, Pains from in
jury, Bearing-down pains, Indigosiion. Di;
ziness, Nervousness and Sleeplessnoss
Prevent
All=Aches
I*y taklng one or two Dr. Miles' Anti-Pain
Pills when you feel an attack coming on.
You not only avoid suffering, but the weak
ening influenee of pain upon the system. II
nervous, irritable and cannot sleep take a
tablet on retiring of when you awaken.
This soothing influenee upon the nerve*
brings refreshing sleep. ,
2$ doses, 25 cents, Wevet soW lo b'ulk.
"A Remedy
af Merif
The one
remedy sold and
guaranteed to cure Colds,
Coughs and Lung Diseases.
Its wonderful curative qualities are
recognized after taking the first dose.
Try Indian Tar Balsam for your next
cold; you will be surprised by its prompt action.
It never fails.
On sale at best general stores and druggists.
PRICE 25 CENTS.
Indian Tar Balsam Co.
BALTIMORE.
Maryland, Delaware & Virginia
KA1LWAY COMPANY.
lial t i more, Fred
]?j* oriekslnirjr, Nor?
folk antl Itttppa
liarinock Kiv?*r Itotites.
simtijf Beaaiah?ia ? B> ?? Haveh :?;. p.<<7.
rawlll o:t\4 liiiitlmoie, Md.. weather
permittlt.K, from I'lt'i:.', Uyht Sfreet WharT.
aa follows:
Sundaya.1 i>. m.. TaaaOai at il Tliurrdav4::?i
?> m.. Inr *\\ im Innd. North Kixl. Mill t'i-eek,
WbltoStnoe, Irvinaten. Weema. Mlltoubeek,
'Mertj Po.-.t. ?ott.-mHii. ??!< ? in?. Itwrnana.
i rbanna.Mona>kon, Watt-r View. Whealton*.
? Baj Porl.Sharps, ilowlci--p, Ware*. Vtelforda.
rappahtuiuock ??>. >oa. m., Naviots, lilandtield,
Cartere. Laytou*. fLcedatown, .-aundere.
?... . BlaWS, I'cill Koyul. Coit I'oQway, May
M.uint.lio,. VMitl.Rato'.itres, Frederlekal.urir.
Mt-u'iur leavln* on aw day doe? not attip.
|On McndiiyaMeamer will leavo Leedatown
at \~i nooa.
Ijirave Baltlaaore Friday 4::>0 p. m.. for
Woatland, N?rltiKnd. MlllCreek.White Stone
IrviiiKtoii Wenu, Mtllenbevk, Iturhans,
Uurtona. Doualdaooa, Urbaana, MenaefeOB.
W healton, Mutorview.Shaipaaiid Tappahan
'?'Ti0 g^fJteBlBewjL Smday. Tneaday
and Thursday u' p, m .tide hnd weather por
?dttluB lor KatHitles. Hop Yard. HavMomit.
Port Conway. Port Royal. Ureenlawa, Saun
.V8',.!'*'1'?l8,?wn <4 a- ""??> Laytona. Cai urs.
i.laiidtleld. Naylors <B:J0 a. n>.,) Tappahau
nock ,:::?)?. in..) Welfords. Warea. Itowlera
Sljarpa feBOe. in.,) Bay Port! Whealto,* Wiit?
v,t"w? *Jpn?*koii. ?'rbannau2::?0p. m .1 Bur
bana. Millenbeck. Merry Point <xJop. m..) Ot
taman. Morana. Weenia. Irvinirtoti Wliif?
Satu'rday'^5"TU08d"y' Tbu"*?V?"l
M. amerawill leavoTappahannock 7:30 a.m.
w.-ailH-r Mnalttlnc Tuwliy Rtoppinr at
We.forde, War**, Rowler*, Sharpg. fiiy fr.rt
Whealton*. Water View. Monaakun. "rl?n ?'
PoniiWIaons, Burtom.. UurhHna, MilletYlwck'
Arrlvinir in Baltimore Wednefdav mornlnar.
Norfolk Route.
Steamer leavea Taprabannock weathur
i>ermlttln?\ Saturday 2 p ?? atotminJ Z,
WeHfonte, Vare's Itowler^ShJ.rp'^Uav^Vt1
InnaMson* Mu.t.ms. Uurhana. Mlllenb^S*
M.ny POlBf, urtomana. Morana. wZ,'
R?t..,nn,K>.to?mt.r will leave Norfolk Mon
fta>..ip m., weather |?eriMitlna-. for Tmi>i>h
l.annoek. ?to,.plnKat niDclinip. ai al?v?- ex
Port "y ,,0iM'- ?So%; Morana aVn,i BaV
3p^3?58i: ^,Hi.vc,, in Norfo,k aft"
POTOMAC RIVER ROUTE.
?OBeBale In effect March 2d. m>7.
Steamera leave llaltimore (wt-athor nmr
mlttlnjf) pler9 Li?al st.,.t.A?Vy'n.Wlav"
Tknraday and Satarday at i ,, ,,, "'i,:
rpltoarina rtrer landinin"mi ! ie?" it?^mi
nntra 'liVn^a7r*r^l-,Wi"S!f"'^^"^"^y-.
tintra, Kinaale. A..ani8. IMney Point L+nml
anltown, Abefla, Coliriima. IttoniS liah.
wood. lanoaatay, RJrwrtdTLlwSol "oint
Olymoi.t and Alexandria. A irivi,,KTn W.^,-'
WH^i.S'niVon 8,raner W'" ,oave 7th "* FiOOf.
"axiiinirton. I). C. every Sunday '"ueml?*:
an.i I hurwlay at 4 p. m.. woath..r wrm ttin/
?U.pplnirat landlngaas followa ATSndrlav
(.lymont. Mrerpool Pomi. RiveA de'euVb^
r?wn * eH"*-*U'a i CIVbr^ra8' S,on*?'- &?~rd
r , ??? ?!" A^H.>lla. Ploey Point. Adacna
|pnwr,L i.' '.VT' 4 pm- Oray-ona r, p. In..
I romes. Pjprto Melio. .;,.. ,?. ArrivltiR toBaTf
raornTnX'^ Tuc8<1*>-.??"**y ??.! BBBaBBBJ
Kr.iKht reo.lved at pier 9. LIKht 8t. Ualti
wVl ,;V.aVJ^,Uy" unlil ?::????- ">.
T M I' r i t^iH V'MSV?5* ,,-no"" M?naa-er.
1. Ml RDOCII. tiinl Krt. and Paea. AgU,
Baltimore, Chesapeake & AtlanUc
^^E^* HAILWAY CO.
Piankatauk RIver I.Ine.
Summer Schedule. In affeet Aprll 21. l?07
Stoamer leavea IMrr 3. I.lirht Stroet Whaif
llaltirnorr. ,xt.ry Sun.lav a.,,1 W, 1?X
mciliMteliindliiKa aa foilowa:
U'uve Raltlraorv fi p. ro., Mila -:ai ? m
samp.ona ?:?5, Tlpera :i. Blau-kweila A
K ."nirnoea ^Sn^U^^^;*'.
arS^n^'JSf: ,,1c*.ve! ?t???tta for Raltlmora
Hn- l!l VJrn,j;:1,at" '????'??*? weatbar p*rTWit
lina. every Tueaday and Kriday. aa followa
i in i? ! ' p- ?- K,lmarnock 1, Oraco Point
1:10, "vr-lton 140. lianlinira :?::>(. HaVvey.riV
niacKwciia t!:jo, lipcra 6:15. Samnaoua S
Arrive Raltlmore early n?tn.ornlnT
Stoamer leavea Raltimor... every Mond-v
and Thursday, weather permlttlni. for Free
l.ea\e lUiltimnre ??. m.. Mila ? *i ? ?
U;eton :i. Timba :<ir, Ko^vUic "iM ilr^'.:
Point 5. llyidion Ma! Kilmariim'kB S \ "?ns
;?1J,? ?? FltVhetU.?:2S. lluarkas.:!*; WaVihouae
Hl.fcMlianJall, Arrive Freeport li 15 ^
Keturning, ateainer leavea Freeport for
BaJtlaaora and Intermedlate ianJini? every
tiiS'r^iot^ s*tu,dajr- ?SaatVK
houat- OrtMk 7:3e. Hua-ka7:45i m Kit^hetV
vnlt ?;r?.n-,-V^00n- {<"?n?rnock .??3o! p"^*,
K>nUon r2:.K>, Grace Point I ' m Klwuinw
Tlml? 4 Reislvllle !*? Mila ,\ Hl.;.kweVl. ul
SaraBaiT A"** ?? eaTly'^t
?reat Wicomico Rlver L,lue.
ofiBSS1 ,e?vo JPl?r:J. Llaht 8t?M>t Wharf
ltalt:more. every Tueaday.Thura.tay and Aat
ln turiued ate lanJln^a. ^ foilowa: *ad
Sampaona 2:45. Tlpera ? Btaekweha a"au vw*
ton .1:4 .?>. Tlmba 4, BeedClile 4:30, HaYd n-a fet*
Point .:15. ( kMM ??. arrlve Ocians '8:15
?Doea not atop on Sundaya.
Kfturntnir. leavca Ocraoa for Baltimore and
interinediate landlnic*. weatner |..?mntinV
foUow.^0n<,*y' Wedne?d*y "d ,Fridiy, ?
L*ave Ocrant 1 p. m.. Chasea l-in BTltnaa
MOO 1:45. Orac* K|?I l^M. B^tonS Hard
M* Satupaona T.arnve Baltimore aOBa iao7n
Aaturdays trlp fonlyl exteuda to: Leave
i allla 11.15. Htchelta 12 noon.
nJn?.U?*gw& L:'lj|y.'. lo*vo Wtrbetta 10 a. m..
U*15. Crlc"et Illll 10:45, Jackaona Staat
.w!o\Vi*.ht K8!M at Baltimore for abova
point* on aaillmrdaya untll ?:au p. m. "w>"
Wi,,.a,(i, Ti.omson. u?n Mana
W H. Bkovvn. Anent? Pier3.
l.MuRDtfcH. Uen. FaaaenKer Airent.
T> ICHMOND, FREDERICKSBURG A
POTOMAC R. R.
Scbedule in elTect May Mth, 11)07.
I.KAVK FRRDKRICKRBUKO NORTRWAKP.
11 " -^ dal1^ e*cpPt Sunday. Makva local
? H a.m. daily. StppaonaftrnalatOccoquaD
Ixjrton and Kraoeonla Mindaya only
S,,M Alexandrla to dlacharg, ???
? U a. m. daily. Stopa at Aloxandrla.
10 a a. m. dai y. Makea looal stopa on ?|Knal
W&?^*W~**?*V. 'atopaK*
* " ftoTi o8n"8ylK^Pt Sun'Uy- M*ke? ?^?
7 M Sn?,gSUud*>8 ?ny' Make8 l0?1 8,ops
?2 5 ''? m-Sfe' ?to?>8 at Alexan.lrln.
M Otf p. m. daily. Stopa at AU-xauuia.
LBAVR PRRDERICK8BURO 80UTHW4HD.
6 65 k. m. daily. Atlantlc Coaat Line train"
. ? ?toi-sat Doawell and Aaland.
6 " atoVoll^KuaT1 -^ ***** 'o?*'
' ''SonTiaaaUddy8 ?n,y' Mik<* loc?' "opa
10 i? a. m. daily. 8. A. L. train. stopa ai
. . ... AU,*??<lr,,tftud Milford. P8 **
I?. ?i. uatty. s. a. L. train. Stop at Al?x
andrla, Ooswell and Aahland.
arr^^in|i<1atl.?n,l,r1Hin fmra ??*??*laatOO
N.. . t n * ** m. ,U"y ?*??* Sunday.
Note:?1 nne ofarrivala and departuteaand
connectlona not Kiiaranteed. UWJ,arluu,8?n?
C.r.COX. AKeut.
C. W.Culp. Oenl. Supt.
W. P.Tatlob, Traf/ilgr
Steamer Owcn Dillard.
Mail and paaaengera toand from Whlt
Stone, Irvington, Weema, Mllenbeck
Merry Point and Urbana, daily (exceDt
Sunday). K"
* SCHRDULK:
Leave? White Stone,7 a.m.; Irvincton
7.45; Weema, 8.15; Millcnbeck. 9; Merrv
Point, 9.80; arrive Urbana, 11.30 a. m! 7
Leave?Urbana, 2 p. m.; MUenbeck 8
Merry Point, 8.30;Weema,4.30; Irvinirton
5 arrive White Stone, 6 p. a, *
PAIR OF MULES-Wagon and har
ness, forsale. Also double-horse farm
or wood-wapon (without body).
W. Mcli. Lee, Irvington.
