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Complete restoration to health means so much to ntb that for the sake of other Buffer ing women I am willing to make my trouble public so you may publish this letter."—Mrs. Chas. Barclay, E.F.D.,Graniteville, Vt No other medicino for woman's Ills has received such wide-spread and un qualified endorsement No other med icine we know of has such a record of cures of female Ills as has Lydia E. Ptnkham’s Vegetable Compound. For more than 80 years it has been curing female complaints such as Inflammation, ulceration, local weak nesses, fibroid tumors, irregularities, '■pprlodlc pains, backache. Indigestion amd nervous prostration, ana It Is unAgtalled for carrying women safely throifsh the period of change of life, it cosks but little to try Lydia K. FlnkhatVs Vegetable Compound, and, as Mrs Bahclaysays.lt Is "worth moun. tains of gola, to sullerlng women. The Wretchedness of Constitution C*n quickly bn octreemn by CARTER’S LITTLE LIVER PILLS. Purdy wfrtiUu Carters |JjtR kwi. Bwtjws. *cbe, jIMBBIMI •M. ud !*£***»■ Tboy do than duty. Sa»D ML SumO »«•• s "* n ' Genaln* —>-> Signature W. i/DOUCLAS H V&fe D shoes b. -nrs mm, 92.60, moo, tno. Mnu.Moo iMort 92.50, M,M.60 J yrr>“i ,e < w 1/12.00.12.50 <o MMT / E\ -9lt * Arlnrnndbcstihoefl ju C| price In America. EjAr\ F/ e the leaders every- jjHK? | 1 became they hold wPwH s shape, fit better, oetterand wear lon* than other make*. tT/ f y *« certainly the ■Ki'wl&fc/iM • >at economical ahoeo for yon to buy.l W. L. name and retail price are euiiped on «• bottom—value joaranteed. r<ut Co/.**rWrti . TANI NO AUMTITUTK! It your tutt v ““•> nuw.hr you wnu tor Mull Ordtr ctUlot. J W.L DOUGLAS, BrucLtoa. Everywhere in the world men y »h»ve with the known the world over ■" —FXRkIN‘4 I THE KING’S MARRIAGE FEAST S«rf»yliM Uum (or Stft 11, 1910 - Spelalljr Arranged for This Paper LESSON TEXT.—Mutthew 22:1-14. Mepi )ry verses 8. 9. GOLDEN TEXT.—"M'any are railed, t)Uf few are chosen.”—Matthew 22:14. TlME.—Tuesday. April 4. A. D. 3d. Three Jays before the Crucifixion. PLACE.—The Temple court at Jeru lalem. Suggestion, and Practical Thought. The Kingdom of Heaven Like a Wedding Feast.—Vs. 1, 2. And Jesus answered the unspoken needs, desires, and questions of the people. By para bles, the most picturesque method, compelling attention, but not antagon istic. Tlie enemy could not easily at tack It, while to those who wished to know It was full of light. The kingdom of heaven, the new .prder which he came to establish on berth, in which each citizen lived ac cbrdlng to the laws of,heaven. The king represented God. The son was Jesus Christ. laris feast represents allijhe bless ings xyhlch God has provided in his SOfpelSsnjoyed In lnrge meaatre here, and perfected in heaven. Tjc em phasis Is union between Chrlßt and his pe°M|| It Is the highest Ideal of lovo andjjfrlend ship. • It expresses Intimate MHiwship with God. the mutual love and <Vllght In one another, the protecting care'-mk the one hand and perfect trust on the other, the unity of purpoeo, of char acter, of hope, the abiding forever In one perfect home, all of which belong to the union of Christ with believers. The Invitation.—Vs. 3, -1. And sent forth Ids servants to call them that were hidden. Literally, "to call the railed," to summon those who had pre viously been Invited: because they had no timepieces, and the hour when the feast could be ready was very un certain. This custom Is not now ob served "very Btrlctly among the com mon people, nor In cities where west ern manners have greatly modified the Oriental; but In Lebanon It still pre vails. If a sheik begs, or emeer In vites, he always sends a servant to call you at the proper time. These having refused to come, ho sent forth other servants, who were "not merely to invite to. but to command the feast, with a view to create a desire." He boid, I have prepared my dinner: my oxen and my fatllngs, I. e, smaller, animals, as lambs, calves, specially : fed for the occasion. All things are j ready; cotne. How the Invitation Was Received ' Vs. 3-G. They refused without giving any reason, they would not come. They i »lniply did not regard the Invitation ns worth attending to. They treated ■lt with Indifference. They plead other 1 Interests Their farm duties, their | business gains, weighed more than j their king's service and good will. Others displayed active opposition. The king , was wroth. Any ordinary earthly king would be angry nt the Insult, and Indignant at the fol ly of those that refused, and would feel the- necessity of punishing those who openly rebelled in the act of re fusing There was no uther way of preserving his kingdom. God's "an ! gor" Is never passion, never desire to j harm even the worst of beings, hut a burning Indignation against wrong Go yet therefore into the highways Or, "the partings of the highways," the cross-roads, the places where | great numbers meet, "the broad, well j trodden ways of the world J Gather together all both I had and good, whoever was w illing to j come and by that very net showed ' | that they wanted to be good, j The fullness of the time had come. | I The preparations were complete. Everything was prepared for the re- j J domptioh of man—heaven, love, the ! atonement, the strongest motives, the. power of the Holy Spirit. The world ! was In the best condition for the com-1 Ing of Christ Never before or since [ has there been so titling a time —one j government, one language, peace, ' roads, synagogues of the Jews every where The slaying of the animals Is an allusion to sacrifice. Only when ; the Lamb was slain on Cnlvnry were nil things ready for the mnrrlage. The long preparations for the Gospel were 1 completed: the forerunner had don*' his work; Jesus himself had come from Heaven, and had tAught the lews the divine message. The leading Jews had very much at stake—their country, their holy city their temple, tholr synagogues, their rank nnd wealth, their leadership ol the people They were so busy with these, they were so afraid they would lose them If they accepted the humble Ngiarene as their tencher, and obeyed his precepts, that they were unwill ing even to consider his claims The kingdom of Oral wns trans ferred from the Jewish nation to the Gentiles. The Jews henceforth. Instead of being tho people nnd kingdom u! God. would b« a mere Semitic nation allty Many of them then anil since I belong to the kingdom of the Messiah The Messlnnlc kingdom Is toduy the mightiest power on earth. There has never been a king or earth with a tithe of tho power and l Influence, and of tho number of sub I -Jccta which King Jesus today pos ! losses. The world Is still full of excuses fot not coming, many of them mere ex cuaes, but we must look much deeper for the real reaanna. And we should be far more careful to understand and romove tho reasons than to try to an swer their oxcuses. It Is for this rea son that much of tho arguing with Ir religious men Is so useless. It Is like scraping the furred toDgue, but leav ing the fever. AS IT (???) HER Mrs. Otlrfcha Think Much of MrjH^^HKrning capa^mr Mrs. Herman Oelrlchs, ,the best dressed woman in Newport, criticized very pertinently, at a recent: dinner, the new dinner gowns of Paquin and CalloL These clinging and flltny gowns are Chiefly remarkable for the V-shaped back that they possess. The V—lt Is Incredible, but it Is true—opens all the Divining Rod 200 Years Old. Winslow W. FI field of Medford. Mass., owns a metallic divining rod brought from England more than two hundred years ago by one of his an cestors. The rod. Bays Mr, Ftfleld, has been used successfully all over New England and In the western mining districts. It Is attached to whalebone handles 12 Inches long and weighs two ounces. The handles have Inscriptions on them which are almost obliterated by age. Tho person who brought the rod to America was Isaac Greenleaf, who set tled In Massachusetts. The rod became famous as a finder of water. After mark.ng the place of many springs the rod was used In California, Colorado and North Carolina for locating by men In quest of gold mines and other met als. One person who used It with par- Hoodwinking Clergymen When a small clique of men put up a scheme to harness the clergy of America and Induce the ministers to, In turn "hitch up" tho members of the churches, we should all lake notice. They couldn't harness the preachers In a bad cause except by deceiving ; thpm. Ministers of the gospel ore essen ; dally and fundamentally honest but. | like all men who work for the public good, they are at times mislead by false statements. Trust them when they have exact ; truth to speak from. Now for the story which should In terest every one for we are all either receivers of wages or we pay to wage earners and the freedom of each In dividual Is at Issue. In various papers the following , statement has been printed. Read It carefully at least twice. "Interest In Labor Sunday. "Labor Sunday—the Sunday preced ing Labor day—will be observed gen erally this year and In future years throughout the United States. This because of the American Federation of lAbor declaration for the observ nnce of that day. The numerous let ters recently received at '.merlcan Federation of I-abor headquarters front ministers Is an assurance that Interest In the Idea of giving special attention l(i the muse of labor from the pulpit one day In the twelve months Is widespread. Our readers tire urged to try to bring about an un derstanding In their respective dls- | trims with representatives of the rherrh so thnt ministers will make addresses that may attract trade unlon- Ist* to the churches In Isrge numbers for the day. Ministers should say wbat they think on the occasion In order [ that thetr trade union hearers may i put the right estimate as to where the church stands on the question of the 1 organization of labor. The more the subject Is discussed the better will It be for labor Union ethics are sound. Amrrtrfln Ffflrra:.onilt " Observe that "Labor Union" men "are urged" to Induce ministers to make addresses thnt will attract trade unionists to the churches "for the day." "Ministers should say." etc., ami winds up with "Union ethics are sound:” observe the hidden threat. This Is clipped from the American yrdrratinnut the organ of Sam Com pere, et al. This clipping has been sent to pa pers throughout the country and the Typographical Union men In tho news paper oAires Instructed to “urge" that it he prlntod. That Is one of the ways of the "ma chine." It looks harmless so the papers print It. Hut! Lot’s lift the cover and look under. The hidden mot've Is a* dangerous to the peace and liberty of the cltl sens as a colled rattlesnake In the grnss Organization by workmen to peace fully und successfully proaenl their side Is necessary and most commend nbie. There are such organisations now rapidly winning their way to public confldence without strikos, dynamite or killing fellow workmen. (Some facts on this matter n little further ttlong In this article.) We nee here a demand on the min Isters of God, thnt they endorse and help build up the strike-producing, boycotting and violent American Fed f -atlon of Labor. Think of tho man of God who teaches brotherly love being covertly ordered to praise and help get new members for nn organization with a record tor violence, crime and murder 1 done by Its member* the like of which i the world has never seen. Think of the thousands of women made widows and ihe Increasing thou sands of children left fntherless by the pistol, club, dynamite snd boot heel of members of this Lsbor Trust. Any one who recalls the countless murders done In the multitude ef strikes Ip the past few years will agree this Is no exaggeration. Take Just one as an Illustration: There were some thirty men mur dered and over 5000 bruised and maimed In the Chicago teamster’s itrlkt way down to the waist line. At a gala performance In Paris given by the Metropolitan Opera company of New York—the most successful perform ance Paris ever saw, and one whereat 1-10,000 was gained for the Pluvlose victims—many of the beautiful Ameri cans In the S4O orchestra seats wore these daring gowni, and now at New port they are often to be seen. Mrs. Oelrlchs stared at one with as tounded eyes at a dinner, and her neighbor said: "Isn’t that new gown of Mrs. Blank's a dream? Old Mr. Blank la so de tlcular success was a blind in whose hands the rod is said to hare done marvels. A Strong Preacher. The minister’s eight-year-old daugh ter was returning with her parents from church, where the district super intendent had that morning occupied the pulpit. "Oh, father," asked the little girl, her face alive with enthusiasm, "don’t you think Brother C. Is a very strong preacher? I do.” Gratified by this evidence of un usual Intelligence on the part of his offspring, the minister eagerly In quired Into her reasons for her state ment. "Oh,” replied the little miss, artless ly. “didn’t you see how the dust rose when he stamped his feet?"—Judge. There Is seldom a day passes but somewhere In oar country from one to s score of our fellow men are aasault- I ed or murdered by members of this band. Then remember the homes blown up or burned The families hounded, the rioting, burning of street cars, wrecking of trains and attempted or successful killing of passengers. The general disturbance of Industry nnd the thousands of dollars forced from t u payers to pay extra police, sheriffs and militia to protect, even In a feeble way, the citizens from the mobs of members of the American Federation of labor. Then you will realize why the great peace-loving majority of over 80 mil lion Americans protest against the growth of this crime-tainted organiza tion romprising perhaps one and one half million men, of which It Is esti mated at least seven-tenths are peace loving cl'lzens and are members by coercion and are not In sympathy with the three-tenths who have gained con trol and force their methods. We find thnt a few designing men have seized control of the American Federation of Labor, Just as some shrewd capitalists have secured con trol of some railroads and other in terests and are now twisting and turn ing them Into machloes for persooal profit and fame. These men cunningly plan to force workmen to Join and pay 25 to 76 cents a month in fees. Various methods are used to “In duce" workmen to Join. First, they talk of the "tyranny of cnnltal" making slaves of workmen. Then they work up enthusiasm about the “brotherhood of man" nnd nther talk which experience has shown excites the emotions of work men and they are Induced to Join and pay fee* to the leaden. The 5000 workmen In Battle Greek are, as a rule, free from the dlctntee of the great Labor Trust and still get the highest wages In Michigan. If they had yielded to the smooth talk of the agents of the trust and Joined, they would psy In fees from 11250.00 to J 2000.00 a month to the big trust and be subject to strike orders any time. Now they save that and put the money Into homes and family com forts But the managers of the American Federation of Labor have worked hard and long to harness them. The trust has sent small bales of money and last winter 18 "organizers" to tie up Battle Creek. They hired halls, gave picture show*, smoker*, etc., as an Investment, looking to rich returns when they succeeded In hav ing them tied hand and toot. But they failed and the last of these “organizers" left Rattle Creek on May Ist saying "It's no use." The workmen knew thp record of this great trust and formed their own association to protect their rights snd also to protect them from the big I-abor Trust In Philadelphia some 4000 Indepen dent street car men, who mainly had families, had their own union and re fused to Join the big trust, preferring to ne free to work or not ns they plenscd. But the trust planned to force them Into the fee-paying ranks, so a strike was ordered to compel the traction company to kick out these men and hire only Labor Trust members. It was not a question of wages or hours but to push the free men out of their positions where they were earn ing good money to support their fami lies The strike was ordered, not to raise wages or reduce hours, remem ber, hut solely to throw out members of nn Independent union and make places only for I-abor Trust members, and thns show (be Independent men they could not earn a living unless they first paid fees to the trust man agers. Incidentally the people of Philadel phia must submit to no car service, rlntlng and bloodehed with mllllane In Ineeee while theee fee-hunting, noto riety seeking trust letders were leech ing (he world that Indnetry cannot be carried on except by workmen who first bend the knee, bow the head and psy fees. How theee men as strike leaden love to soe thetr name* la the papen voted. They say that everything he makes goes on his wife's back." Mrs. Oelrlchs, her eye fixed on the gown's terrible V. said with a smile: "Well, he must be making very lit tle, then." Practical Matching. 6 What the little girl with the 15 cents In pennies wanted waa some red rib bon of a particular shade for her moth er. She knew the shade, but she couldn't explain it and all she could ssy was, It wasn't that, no, nor thatji It was deeper than that, and not stf The Counterfeit Southerner. Of course, there are many coutw felts. A moat amusing lmltatlor#* one that often passes for the ejp l southerner in New York. This sds e >- mouthed braggart Infests the # fes and demands attention by his Jping the waiter for offending his .«>cate sense of honor. "I hate a nigrtf suh,” he loudly proclaims, which If senti ment that one never hears P those to the manner born. He Junta the theaters and parades the since It Is poor fun to practise# gentility In private. ff He wears a wide blac J at . mounts the table and yells whe«er the band plays a southern melons Such a pre tentious caricature wdf he harmless enough, but for the dpule he brings upon the south. UriVunately, popu lar authors seem to #ept him at face each morning! It'a meat and bread to their souls. Then think of the lordly power, and don’t forget the steady flow of money squeezed from the workman's hard earned pay enevelope. But when these leaders "tie up" any. Industry no man can hold a Job who refuses to pay fines even on trumped up charges, and steadily pay fees whatever they are. . The workman la absolutely mercy of thlß band of men secured and hold oontroL ?’ Many and many an honest wonpßan has raised hts voice and appeaflft to his fellows to rise and throw oft the yoke of Gompers, et al. But, qa One writes, "At every convention of the American Federation of Labor, strong opposition comes up but at the crit ical moment the Impassioned orator appears and most dramatically puts the spot tight on the leader and covers him with a mawkish film of 'martyr dom' and the emotional delegates yell In delight, forgetting the Instructions of the peaceful workingmen at home who desire to free themselves from the odium of membership under the great advocates of strike, boycott, vio lence and bate.” So we see the unequalled Insolence with which these trust leaders pro pose to "Induce” ministers to pull their chestnuts from the fire by preaching modern aggressive and vio lent labor trußt methods. There ie a better way to secure Jus tice (or workers, as will appear furth er along. Just a little diversion here. 1 am charged with having first brought to the attention of the public some years ago, the name “Labor Trust” A trust Is a combination of men or organizations for the purpose of sell ing their product at s profit and re stricting production to effect IL We will say a large Oil Company gathers In smaller ones and thus con trols production. The Labor Trust "gathers in” local trade organizations and thus has pow er to say bow much work each man shall do. Tbe Oil Company then fixes prices. The Labor Trust does likewise. Tbe Oil Company may "use meth ods” to force an unwilling dealer to Join. The I-abor Trust men go further Bnd slug the Independent man If be tries to sell bis labor without paying fees and “obeying orders.” They are both exactly alike la purpose, which, In both cases Is entirely selfish to gain power and money for the leaders. Certain Labor Trust members do not heßltate to use violence, dyna miting of property, burning homes of Independent men and even murder to force obedience. Tho Oil Company doesn't go so far. Both art' extremely dangerous to tbe welfare* of people and communi ties, for power placed In the hands of a few men either representing Cap ital or Labor is almost always abused anu the public suffers. Remember, reader, that your safety lies In strenuous opposition to all trusts which try to ride over and dic tate to the peopltta Only by opposing their growth can you retain your p^oEaT~llberty.' -now to ministers. * The average congregation Is mads up of about 90 per cent, of free citi zens and much leas than 10 per cent of members of tbe Labor Trust. The free dtlsen wsnm to hear words defending the rights anOudependence of tbe common man, IreMtrom the ar bitrary dictates of anyMelf-seeklng organisation either of Capital or La bor. V-, The merchant, lawyer, school teach er, doctor, clerk, farmer and work man rebels against any forcible stop ping of trains, boats, street A cars, or factories, for tbe prosperity M the community is entirely dependwt on •teady continuance of theee thldfii. Men don't like strikes, boycotts, In jured workmen or burned cars and factories. A famous dlvln* says: "These men may bate capitalists but their hate for other laboring men burnt like a flame, eats like nitric acid, It malignant be yond all description.” Then we remember cases of acid throwing, eyes gouged out, children pursued, women stripped, homes dt (???) and so on. _‘.on was looking hopeless ' when tV nl ? »he darted from the shop a passing gentleman pleaae come Into this shop wlufneT' she asked Innocently. jZrtanly, my ’Chickabiddy," he re pjp, T I can b«;.of any use. What the little girl replied not, but led f wondering stranger to the counter. F"There, miss!” ahe said, trinmphant y. "Mother wants some ribbon the olor at this gsajtlem&n’s nose.” value and exploit him In novels or plays where' * "southerner” Is a uo essary part of the stage machinjff-y Everybody's Magaxtne. Wasted Sarcasm. Tbe Philadelphia milk dealers who recently raised the price at their product to nine cents a quart and then lowered it again to eight appear to have been the subjects of a great deal of unjust censure. They announced at the time of the raise that milk could not be sold at eight cents with out loss. Finding that the consumers would not pay the new price, however, they are continuing to sell at the old r>l thereby qualifying as genuine philan thropists. Every purchaser of milk at eight cents a quart will doubtless hereafter feel that he la an object of charity. stroyedi, men murdered and the long, long ilst of atrocities practised by Labor Trust members on other human beings who cannot agree with the trust methods. ; Now for the better way. Workingmen are now organizing i*f| the old fashioned trades union «r "guild” way, affiliated with the Na tional Trades and Workers Associa tion whose constitution provides ar bitration of differences with agree ment for no strikes, boycott, picket ing or hateful coercion of any kind. 44 This Trade Association has evolved from thq experience of the past and la the highest order of Trades Union ism at the present day. Under Its. laws It Is not possible for the Hod Carriers Union or the Street Sweepers Union to order the school teachers or locomotive -engineers to quit work In a "sympathetic strike." If any craft flndß case Is presented to properly BelecteaWbl trators, testimony taken and theft case presented to the public tbrougla the press. Thereupon public oplnloniwu. greatest of all powers, makes TtSelr felt and curiously enough a fair settle ment la generally the result. There Is no strike, no loss of wages, no loss to the community and yet the faithful workers get their Just treat ment There are many details which have been worked out by men skilled In labor matters. It will recompense any man to know these details which can) be Becured by a postal request fort constitution and by-laws written to the National Trades and Workers As sociation, Kingman Block, Battlo Creek, Mich. Reader, look carefully Into this" great question of the relations of Cap ital and Labor and Its successful so lutlon. The new plan works and brlngß results for tho members. Pbecame so favorably - Impressed with the trustworthiness and practic ability of the leaders of thla new la bor movement that I gave the Associ ation a sanltorium at Hattie 1 Creek worth about )400,000 and with about 300 rooms, to be used as a home for their old members aud the helpless babies, sometimes made fatherless by the pistol, club or boot heel of some member of the violent "Labor Trust." Suppose you attend church Labur Sunday and hear what your minister has to say In defense of the satety and rights of the common, everyday man. Let me ask you to read again a por tion of one of my public articles print ed a few years ago. ( "The people of the world have glv en tqe money enough to spend In these talks through the papers In try ing to make better and safer condi tions for the common people, whether the Poetum business runs or not Scores of letters have come to me . from work-people and others, Borne * from union men recounting their suf ferings from union domination and urging that their cases be laid before the public. It will not answer for us to only sympathize with the poor, the op pressed, those who haven't power enough to drive off tyrants and re sent oppression, we must help them tie the hands of the oppressors. Amer icans must act Some of my forebears In New Eng land left comfortable homos, took with them the old flint locks, slept on tbe ground In'raln and frost; hungry, footsore, and half clothed they grimly 4 pushed on where the Eternal God of Human Liberty urged them. Ttwy wove for me and for you a mantlJTt freedom, woven In a loom wneiffipua shuttles were cannon bails agCTDul let* and where swords were used to . pick out the tangles In the yam. 9 These old, eturdy grandads of ours stood by that loom until the mantle was finished, then, stained with their life blood It was handed down to us. Shall I refute to bear It on my (boul ders b oca use the wearing coets me a few dollars, and are you coward* enough to hide yours because some foreign, labor union anarchist orders you tatfrip it-Riff? - 1 hnw faith that th* blood of 1778 still coursing In your veins wilt tlngUk and call until you waken. ThAP Amorloanr will Act." There's s Keu son." ’ “ C. W. POST,