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Calmage Sermoti ? By Rev. Frank De Witt Talmatfe. D. D. New York, April 19.?lu this sermon,' approprlate to spring, the preacbet epeaks emourageuunt to those who ara now droppiug into the soil tbe aced that wiil yet bear fruit in good deeds, gospel teacalag uud noble sacriflce foi' others. Tho text Is John lv. 3."?: "Saj not ye there are yet four months and then corueth harvesl? liehold. I say uuto you, Jlft up your cyes nnd looh upon the flelds, Cor they are white al : ready to harvest." If these words were truo when Jesug uttered them to his diaciples noarlv ] 2,000 years ago, how much more true are they wliou spokeu to the meu and women of the present generatlon! These niuefoen centuriea of gospel prenehlng nnd gospel sacrlnces have ( not goue for naught. The preachlng | nnd the life labors of the twelve apos- \ tles, followed by those of Polycarp' and Atbnnnsius and Augustlne and Luther and Calvin and Wycliffe and Wesley and Whitefleld and Savonarola and John Knox and David I.ivlugstone. I were not all useless. Have no harresta ' come from the myrlads of gospel sow-1 ers who have l>een seatteriug their j seetls every where lu every generatlon li Have we no hnrvests from the self' sacriflce of our modem mlssiouarles as weli as from the patient labors of the hundreds and thousands of Christian tnlnlsters scattered all over the whok World? What would we think of a man who, having endless Ufe and un limited wealth. devoted years of laboi and mllllons of dollars to a work that after 2,000 years showed no aigns of completiou? We should say that man was lu n fools' business. Weli, my brother. do you suppose God is en gaged ln any such business as thatl Do you suppose all these labors foi nlneteen centuriea have goue for naught? Nay, uay! In every genera? tlon the toilers have l>eeu cheercd aad encouraged by seeing the rcsults of their labors. The wnrd has never re? turned void. Whercver and whenever lt has l>een sown men have Maftaaad and have turncd from the husks of the world to seek etenial life. Sowlng and reaping have gone on simultaneously. The work is still ready for the worker, and we iu our day havo the additlonal ?thiiulus of seeing what our predeces ?ors have accomplished by the very nieans we have at conimand. Let us couslder this morniux what those menns are that have been effectlve In the past aud will prove effectlve in the futurc. The Meaning of the Sacrifice. First tbere are tbe fncts of the gos pei. christ Uaaaatf araataaa la a aaaa> ger. He suffcred and died and rose again aud aseeuded from Mount Ollvet for our ntotiomeut. our redciuptlon and our eon.nutioM. \\y his shed blood be has pald all tbe price for our emauci ptttion from sin. p.y his sheil blood he has made it posaiblc for us to be pure as Iie la pure, perfect as bo is perfect, and to sit upon n tbrone at tbe right hand of God. His redeomed suliits ar? at thlH bour slngiiig his prnlses ln never cudiug hosaunas amid tbe cter nal Joys of hcuvcnly reuuion, where there ls no siekness. uo pain. naflpart ings. no sin, no deatli. Though we sbouid have tbe silver tongue of the most elo.j'ient ngt^lajfrttajt far lived and all tbe mental paap of a Taul bimself, yet today we would Kive the chief pralaa for this aloriaaa expccta tion to the atoning asicriflce of Jesus Chriat. It ls tbe blood?the dlvina blood?of our Savlour shed for the re inlsHlon of sitis tbat has made all this barvest of the jrospel tields possiblo. And tliis truth is the more emphatlc because lt is just here at the ntoniug cross that the orthodox gospol minlster and all other teaehcrs scparate. Tbo cruclal question is not, ns some sup pose, as to the garden of Eden or tbe book of Joh or the expcrionce of Jouah. Tbe one great issr.e wliich every Chrls tlan has to declde is not whether Moses wrote the rentateuch. It ls not who was the author of tbe Paalms or of the book of Eccleslastes. It ls not whether the Blble Itself Is verlally inspired. It Is not as to the meaning of the Mos slaulc prophecles. It is not whether God created the world ln slx days or In G.000 years. The great question ut lssue ls still that which was put to tbe apostles, "What think ye of Cbrist?" Do you believe that he died to save men from their slns? Do you believe tbat he Is able to ghe eterual life to those who put their trust in him? Are yon willing to make liim the gulde of your life, your king who shall eontrol your thoughts and actions? Tbat is Ibe iualn point at issue, and tbat alone, for If you can believe and do believe' that aud put your trust iu him you have the esseatials of Christlan faith. and the other questions are of mlnor Importance. The Essentiais of Faith. Do you believe that Jesus was in very truth the only begotteu Son of God and that he eanae into thia world to aave us by his life and shameful deatb from our sins? This Is the vltal place where all true Chrlstians and false believers aeparate. I am not to day askinj yo'u one of the interesting fc-t unessentlal queations I might ask. I am trying to flnd out where you are In tbe gveat foundation triiths. The ccuter right, the cireiimference of your apiritual falth, will be right. What la your aiiswer in reference to the blood?. the divino blood?sbed for the remissioa of sins? Cau you not perceive tbat lt ?b this doctrlne of the cross that baa been the basis of thetriumphs of Chria tianlty? The barvest of souls that baa come in every generation as a reward to the fnithful preather has been won by tbat doctrine and no other, and w? therefore go forth to preach the same docfrlue, assured that we shall have the same success. But there is another cause which haa been the means of making the splritual harvests white for the reapers, and that is separation of the church from the state. There has been ever since Jesus came to the earth an incurable tendency to build up an earthly king dom on his divine naine rather than a splritual one. They attempted lt even in his life, trying to takc him by force and make him a king. Time aud again la succeeding ages the attempt to unite the power of the state with that of the church was rcnewed. Constnntine and other potentates sought to make the church a civil power. But Chrst'a words proved irue, "My kingdom is not of this world." Wlienever the church has accepted alliauce with the state it has become feeble nnd corrupt aud haa falled of its splritual purpose. Her strength now, na in former ages, comes. as God dcclirci. "zq* hv wighj nor by power, but by my splrlt. saith the I.ord." The Crusadcrs. Tnko. for instance. the mo\emeut of the crusades. I>o you believe that the' men who followed Godfrcgr of Bouilion or Pradtrtek Barharaaaa or BJchard ti?e tiaa Baaiftad at Oaant BaJdwta of j Fkuaaara rarad ? alcajana about Christ? Do you belle\e they were siu- ' cere, earnest. mdde. self Kueritlcing Chrfstlans. or do you believe that for the most the erusaders of old were i freehooters and leuegidos aad ehlldren | of the lartaaaa or arar arha carod not whom they were flghtiiig as loog as they eoald Hve bgr eoaajaaal and fatten upon the spoils of their swords? When taa papa -sent farta his aaalaaarlai ta peddle aromid Ids 'lartahjeaaaa.'' do you think that ha carod anythlagahaat the sins of the people? Was it not rather tbat he adopted tliis means to ievy a ta.x upon tlie OTBola world to support the outrngeous extravngnnoes of Ma arraiotaotkal hlorarchjrl Doyoa believe Ilenry VIII. was coneerned aboat the purity of the ohurch when he anaaratod rroaa taa papa and aatab liBBed the Church of Knghind? He, like the aataatataa thnt had goue be? fore him. sought rrooj the chureh the help nnd streugth It might afTord. lt wns a sellish design. out of whieh God aaa brought good to the world. Wher ever you see tbe ehurch in otdea timex grow powerful lu a temporal sense. then it aacaaai tjraaakal and oppraaa ive. and If any man rafaaad to join It he was laokad upon as an enemy to his country. In otdao thnes the qaootloa of a tnan's tnoinl?ership lu the church did not turn upon whether he loved Christ and Had his spirit. but whether he believed in the teehniculitics of n aattarlaa craad arhlch had beea taa prodact of aaaaia tnajaaaitj nnd had little to do with the great parpoat of Chrlst's goapat. But there Is another fact whlrh has spllt up tlie hard, rocky soll of the aarta for the goapal harraata that is, some or the ablest men or this century have come out unequivoenlly lu their testiinony to the (ruth of the P.iblo aad the laaaaatalttjr of taa aaaL The more fully seience has gone on ln its in raattgatiaaa taa aiora the Bthla is ae Copted in its atmptlclrjr, tha more the graatast men of light and learning are ready to accept lt. This fact is not a matter of doubt; lt is suseeptlhle of proof. AiMMH t year ago the editor or a popular nmgn/.ine published tlie nn swers to a oerlca or qaaatlono arhlca ha had sent out to a thousand members of the niedical profiaitoa. One of the M'lestions be asked was, "lin you 1h> lleve ln Immortality?" Thata WON 800 aaawan to that htqatry, aad ?>r thaaa every physlcl.iii I.iit twelve ?naWSiad ln tha allinnatlve. Think or tli.il! Some or us have aapOOOod that the me.li.a! professinn w:is inade up or aaitarlallata Mra hundred and alghtr Ctght physkians out or dXl confessed that they U-lieved in the Imuiortality or the aaaL And artthoat any doabt the largar prapartlaa or thaaa bmm ahw baUarad ta tha dhrtalty <>r Jaaaa Ohrtat What is true or the ?idltal profes siou Is true or tho law. And what Is true or tha law la silso true to :i latja extent lu rereienee to students or phys leal scienee. Said a prominont COUeg* president to me some tina- ag<?. "My ninbitlon Is to give my aaHagi tha l<st course of seieiice it is possible ror it to have, ror I Ik lieve the more we 1111 derstand tho si-iences ihe more we will believe Iu the Huly ltil.lo.-' The might i est rc-euforcemeut today we have f<>r Bible tmth is the nrt haeoiogist's ham mer nnd the geolnglst's crowbar? New taa and Pataday aad ajaaahi and Jo seph Ilenry ?ud Sir William DtWgni ami Profaaaoff hm the taadaia of .BCleuHfu? UirttrghT. all llrm Indievers In Qod aud his book. Science on Side of Religion. i want to raad Uaa powarfal testi mony Slr William l?a\vson. one of the greatest geologists of our time, gavc aaaaa tlaaa aaja bafara a baaty of ttu deuts: "1 have rcad recently?aud. I confess, with feelings of coutcuipt? discussious wasjactJai the loppaaad llmitations of the knowlod-e of Jesus. IMd he know the data of modern criti clsni? Wua he iicquulntod wltb tlie dis earaalai of aaaAara sctaataal Tba fiy allghtlng on my hand might as well atterupt to understand the thoughts passin^' through my braiu as criticism to gauge iu this way the tnind of Je? sus. To me as u student of tlfty years or uature. of tnau aud of tbe Hlble such discussions seein most filvolous Hince our Lord's knouledj;- as we have It lu his dlscourscs ls altogether nbove nnd bayaotl aajr aciaaca and phiioso phy, transeendln;,' them as DBOeb as tlie vlslon of an astronomer anued with one of tlie great telescopes of our tiina rrauscends the unalded vlslon. Chrtst vlewed things from a standpoint of bls own and through a different uiedhun from (hat of the ntmosphere of this world. His dimculty appears to l>e to eonvoy heavenly thoughts to us through the imperfect language in which we speak of heavenly thoughts." Oh, my biother, ls it not n tremendous fact that Koine of the greatest leaders of modem scientiflc thought are the firmest believers in the doetriue of the divlne lncarnatioii of Jesus Chrlst? If uieu Mke Slr William Dawson speak words like these. is it too much to say that we, the rank and lile of the bu B?aa race, are as a great white harvest field ready for the gospol slckle? And this white harvest is not coufin ed simply to our own land or to what we call civilized countries. The forest lands and the aaost rcmote people are rapidly being bfaogkl inlo touch with our nation. We are not ludepeudent of other countrios; neither are other eouutrles Independent of us. What we think they must think. or, rathcr. what they think we must think. for more aud more the people of this world are going to becorue one in religion aud one in sentlment. Work In Foreign Lands. Todny I thiink God for all the great nilssionnry nrnvoments which have tak ett place in forei-n lands I thank God that today, as wc are sending forth our ships Intleii down wltb g?H>ds. so we are sondimr fortb ships with Cbrfatlta missionjiiics traac&Bf the de.ks. I ihank (;<?d for the noblo tecd planters of the uospel who have been for J cars and years hatertaaj in these foreign lands. Data it not send a thrill of jo.v tbraaajh you to read the wonderful missiomu-v slatistics? Are you not more and more ready to pour your moncy latO the great fOflgll mission ary soci.-ties arbbfl are eaptOtiag for Qaaj (hina and Japan and Korea and Ali i. a uiiii Baotb Ameiica? Look about you. Take a worldwlde sweep. I'an you not soe that cverywlioiv the gospel hVl.hs are white with ripenlng barvaal! Rut I feel th.tt a senuonle tbeme like this aaaaatJaaaa h.ses its fotaa because we take too ?iv,it a pors|>cctl\e. \\ h?n we stand upon the inount of inspAra tion and loou off upon distant coiitl tients we are npt to forget the divlue : merch>8 and the kosjm'I opportunities | which are at our very door. And thus aa .hsus Chrlst lenda us up iu sermon : Ic llicme aud blds us look at the white gOspel BBVv&ts wlflch are strclcntng away over the tive contincnts aud over tha talaada <>r tha ati i think i henr my Lord say: "Yos, chihl. the harvest Is white every where - over lu India nnd Siam. ajrac la Snanaa aad Tahiii. over in Kougo and in the swa\ ing forcsta of Krazll lii't thaaa harvests do not con OOra you so much as those by your side. Kven the mei. nnd the women and the children by your shle whom you think do not love me aiul will nev? er eaie for me BBB ht saved ir you will raaejb rorth your haad to them." Thaaa are cnp.i'iiies lu e\ ery breast just re. ?!> ta re. elve the gos|>el ir you will preach it to them And. my brother. the more you loat for the Christ love lu the heaits or men aud womeu at your side the more you will l?e aston Ished to Bttd it planled there even in the most i;ue\pccted plaeos. Near to the Kingdom. Some time ago I was cainpiug away hack in the mouutains While there I ?raa thrown iu toueh with n rough looking man who was brus(jue of fepceeh aad erada ln nction. lle had for years booa a cattleman. 1 never km w a m.iu so profnuc and hlaspbe BKNB1 of spcech His words made me shuddor. I'inaMy he fonnd out tbat 1 was :i cleigyioan Then he came to me and apalosdaad. Then he began to open his heart to me lle said: "I had oue of the best mothers that ever llved. She was a sincerc Ch. istlan. She llved for us children And 1 know for her siike as w?ll as my own I ought to be? come a ChrlKttaa ton." And as he talk ed tlie tears just welled up out of his ajraa aad trlchJad down his ehaahn. "Oh." I aald as 1 watched him. "who would have thonght thnt sueh a man as y.-u would he so near the kingdom af OodT" And. I.clicve me. there Is hnrdly a man. woman or child near us without st,. h memorli's A way back ln the old hotnestead the gospel plowlng and aoed plantrng have g-mr* on. Those men aad wo-nen near to you may be tired of ata Believe me. you enn bring them to christ ir you will only stteteh forth the hand to laad them The pre paratorj w<?rk ror Chrtat has all baaa done. "Say ye n?>t thero ara yet four motitha aud than couietb harvest? Be botd, i say nnto you. nrt np your ayaa and lonk apoo the tlohls. Tor they are white alie.idy to the harvest." And this thonght BUggaata u gospel fact whi'ii is oven more personnl than .iny I have yet mentiotied. As those who nre nearest to us are like white barraata raadj[ ror tha gaapal raapora, so we mtrnelras are alao ready to be garaorad for the dlrlna granarles. Oh, yaa; as artth <>nr aabjhbora, so there have baaa many gosj>el seed plantings within us We have tried to WBOthar them aad pnll them out. but lu sj.ite or niirselves (hey have been steadily gTOWlOg An.l the spiritnal lorgiugs whieh we had years ago seem ta ba tugging at our hearts wltb in crensed vlgor every year Are you not ready now tj gnther the whltened har? vest of your own heart and bring lt into the gospel granary? All tbe pre paratory w<;rk luis been done ln your life. Will you just ghe yourself up to him now? [Copyright. 1908. by Ixmla Klopach] GEOMETRICAL ENIGMAS. RrltcitMia |)cj< irlii. Vrnui tli* tu (liliiUnWIi. ln s< I.Mnr. Paris. ||ga Athaaa af old, -ever seek lag aoaM aew thJag." is agttatlng taattt ovi ;?. niiKt "xtiaordiuary rontrovorsy ln the aawapapera it ta tho oM an tagaotant ,,i acleace ;""! raltgton. but thhi time it is rtllghAi taratag tha t.i blaa oq scianca and charglag it with tslting the world to baUart the "un thinkahle." lt hagan when an innneut man of ?cleace pabllahad an arttcta atattag lhal !!?? rejected Chrtatlaairj haraaaa many af it- articlos ot falth wor.-. ln tha Itgbl ot madtra scicme, ?unthink ai.ie- aad eltlag ai axaaaptaa tha doc trlnai or the trimty. traaaabataatta* tion. the laanrwttlaa of the dead, etc. To this a famous wiiicr replied by | ?ahtag, "Aiv tha most racant diseov trtat and thsartta ot aiodara scieuce anj tastet to iioderataad <>r to i>eiieve than tbOatJ ot religiouV Ib c-nlh-d at ? ta tha wonis ot eartata modern aaathaaiarlclaai as aa axaqapto! One ot thaaa wntes graraty on taa prapar> ttOt of liodics barlag more than three dlBjaaatoaa BaaiM, the liaaadar of uiodern BMthaaaattea, propaaadad us an ajttoai that uotlnng e;ui tmve more lhao three <limensions- length. luvadtb and thk Uness a iuit. |,;ts length, but noithor braadth aor tfUahaaaaj a ptaaa SUrface has length nnd breadfh. but no thlChaeas, a ^olid has length. breadtti nnd tlmkiiess. Itut this motlern man ot tcianae dtocnaaes ahjacta which may have length. hrea.lth. thiekness and some other diBWaaloa, or several oth? er dimensions, Tor he asserts that It is as <.;,Sy for jf (o |1;lV(; a|| j,imutt. uum baraaaafy four Aaafhargreat mathe rnntlcian is writing solemnly of In flnite apacaa laetaaad in other taftetta apacea, yet ?aothar traata ot the |k>s sibllity ot drawing an inhnito numl>er or bnes parallri to a atratght line throagh a gfraa point, arhilo stiii au other proves lH>autirully t?> his own sat Isfaction th.it it is Impossible to draw a line parallel to another line. "Mndern soloiiee," in whose name ? eri.iiu men rejoct the doctrines of Cbrtsdaaltj as ?unlhinkable," has no hesitation la uxkiug the world to be ii.-o surh aaeaalaajtj MaatbiakablaM propositions as those meutioned, to say aottttag of the tnarvels of wlrelesa t.'W'.uraphy and rudium, whieh a few years BgO weiv e.pially "unthiukable." The ontroversy rages back and forth, ibe men of scienee standlng bravely to their guns and the nieu of faith lamdiing ln their sleeves Mt the eontortio-is of their loarned autago nists, while the R.Mieral public is ajaf. ttsaj some mental K.vmnastics auvh us it has not had in Kenerations. -Aitlmr Banalaatoa in Naw York World. Rrnl DSjUlI* In :, l'mieli Duel. An exceptJoaal Pariataa duoi took place iccntly. For the tirst time iu foiirteen years tbe parthipnuts shot at aacb other after tafciag aftaa. The prra> cfpala were m. ii. de Breebard aud M. <J. Bertrmad de Baeavoir, the lutter a barriater of the Pariaj appeal court The forraor taob daap aaabraaja at raaaetblag said bv the latter and de ?waded aworda. BaJkad of Ihla amia bie porpooe bj a doetar*a cartlfkata that M. do Rcauvoirs heart was in a eondition tbal made violeut exertion laapoaadble, be deraaaded ptstols, with ri.^lit to aiin. Tbera were to l>e two shots, aad If only the old difciiiiK rule or tcn paeea bad beea aaaaai eoaaa thing would prol.alily have happeuod. But the men took nl.out 1 wonty-sevon yards, and a!l was well. Itut it was a strange ajflajbl none the loss. M. de P.ruchard meant mlacblaf. aml by sev eral times favsibaj his man and tben withholding his the tried to "hustle* II. Beauvoir into a llurried shot. With remarkable nerve. however. the latter in both eases stood motionless till tho challenger had shot. Once the bullot Kraaad bla coafl taiis. But ba ealaalf fired wide of his uutagonist aud went off the grouud. 'ROCK OF AGES." The Mlnl.ifr Wkt> Patfatted Thli Fav? millur ri.lur Every body almost is famillar with the padatbaaj 'Rock of Ataa." it is a liousehold oxpression wherever tbe ISaadlab lauguage is spokeu, but there are comparatively few who are awate that the artist who took tbe world by adorin forty years ago Is tbe Rev. Jo hannes Oertel. nu Kpiscopal clergy man aud the fatber of Dr. T. E. Oertel of Augusta, om? of tbe best kuowu of Qaaagfta physieians. Dr. Oertel has many pniutiugs by bis distingulshed fatber in his ottiee and nt bls home and luheiits much of the nrtistlc nbility tbat aaarta the creator of this world rcnowned work. Dr. Oertel'* fatber is llvlug in Vien ua, Va.. and thotlgb. wrouged out of the great fortune tliat should have been lfls through the salos of the copies of tbe "Rock of Ages." which were stoten from hhn by unscrupulous engravers. Is not einbittered, but looks u[>ou the world with the cquanlmlty of tbe true ruvuut and philosopber. Tbe picture, whieb ls tbe best known of Rev. Mr. Oertel's works, was given ?o tbe world iu I8ti7, says Humau Life. nnd at once swept over the world. It has baea eopiad otu j abaaa aud mii 'lons u|>on millions of coptaa sold. The nrtist does not regard It as bls best plaea of work, but says that through lt he 'tried to glvo the world a ple torlal message of Ood's plau of ealva tlon tbat could be read by the most un learned." He sought no partlcular modcl to personate Faith ellnging to tbe crosa, the beautiful face being bls own conception. ln speakiug of Rev. Mr. Oertel's later work the magazinc says: "One of Mr. Oertel's finest palntlngs of reeont dute and now ln tbe Vienna atiidio ls his 'Walk to Gethsemane.' This ls a moonllght scene nnd depicts Christ and his dlseiples on their way, the sad garden tragcdy. The tones in this are marvelously beautiful, and Washhigton's most prominent artists. who oecnsioually visit their old fellow worker lu his aubm-hnn studlo, pro uounee lt the gem of the collection. It hau been exhibited lu many of the larger cities aud excited unlversal ad inlratlon. Much good work from bis hand Is still extant. It Is to be found in \ew York city in tbe fashiouuble Church of the Heavenly Itest, where hancs bls group of three pictures. rep resenting Christ the Hfgb Prtaat' His 'Christ' fonning the rcrcdos in Christ church, Itnyloti. O.. has hcen BaM to prosent the most beautiful face of Christ in Aiuerlcan art. 11 is 'Shad ow of a Groaa la a Wmrj LanaY which created latereat when esblbited at the Centeaafcal bxbtbtHoa at rinin delphla. ls now the pri/.cd possesslon of the t'niversity of the Sotith. His work is represented iu Wushiugtoti by a great rcrcdos oecupyiug the enliie back of fdae ehanoel iu the Chuivh uT the Incarnatioii. Some critics pro nounce this the tinest apacliaaa of Ameri. an ecCSSBlaaUcal art to l>o fouud lu the Cnited States todav." I.iaiirmi.r tanlml t Rviliiilurmiuil. No nation iu the world is so far ad vauced as the Danish as icgar.ls pul? Iie caro for those who are lu uced. Tbe Danish state aided voluntary lusur auce against aickuesa Is without n l.arallel. Dauish poor legislation is raaara haaaaaa than that of my other country and ls still prosressing in the right ilinvtion and Hcntnark's old ap paaafaai law, though not yet ideal, has attracted much attention ln dirfercnt countries. The next uiove will in all pioliahllity be an insurance law against unemployment. A speeial coui mission wblcb has been at work for some three years for the puri)ose of fruining proposals in its rej>ort on un? employment proposca to fortn unoin ployuient fuuds or societies which, like tbe sick fuuds. shall recoive public aid. The ex.-hequer is to pay one third of the amount of the calculated annual premiuin, the inunicipallties nmy eon trlbute up to one-sixth of the amount of the premiuin aud the members of the f nnd-that ls, the insured?nrc theinselves to find the rest. The ald lu eaaaa of unemployment must uot ex aaad two-thirds of tbe average wages wlthin the hraneh Jp .picstlon. Tha Moon and Mount Hood. 6i?eakhig of a recent moon effect on Mouut Hood, the Bortland Oregonian aays: reivhlug Itself for a few momeuts on the very top of Mount Hood, the blg new moon illumlned that majesiic peak at 11 o'elock last night so elearly thnt its mantle of glistenlug white, toned to a soft yellow hue. could be distingulshed plaluiy rrom Portland and vicluity. Never before, snys old time Oregoniaus. has the moon baaa observed to seale the summit so fairly and with such i>erfect balance as last night. The blg yellow dlsk apparently could uot have been more accumtely udjusted to the top of the mountain. And as It passed on upwurd the top of the MOUow drda buried itaelf ln a big black eloud. so that no great stretch or the imagination was required to flll In the picture of an eruptiou from the peaceful old mountain. From an ar tistlc standpoint the apactatls was one i-5 be hoarded in the fond memory, and thoae who saw it may reganl them selres as having been pecullarly fortu uate. Every year the moon pays a visit to the big peak, but posslbly not onee lu centuries would lt clhub to the preciae central polut on the summit aad present a picture so jvrfect. His Rich r?. Like Anthony Hope, Stanley Wey man and otber popular authors, Sli W. 8. Gllbert can look back ou several anprofltable years ln wlg and gown. *T don't suppose," 8ir Wllllam con fesaea. "that I got more than a dozen brlefs altogether, aad some of them were purely houorary. My first clleut waa a Freucbman who waa charged with some offeuse or other, I forget what Somchow I maaaged to pull him through. and his delight was so exuberaut tbat be rewarded my ad vocacy with two hearty salutes, one *n each cheek, before the whole court, and that was the only fee I got from him. Another clleut, a lady charged with plcking poeketa, was not equally grnteful, for all the fee I got from her was one of her boots, which she hurl ed. happily with poor aim, at my head as she left the dock."?Loudon Tlt Blta. Yellow Jackata a Fruit Paat. Yellow Jackets are provlng a great pest to fruit growers thia year iu tha terrltory trlbutarj to Tucoma, Wash. \ They flrst attacked red raapberrles in a ravenous way. and then as the uum. I bers increased they t>egau devourlug blnckl>errie8, says a Tacoma corre spondent of the Portland Oregonian. Now they are worklng on apples and: plums. One man said he counted nlne yellow jackets on a single plum. It has beeu suggested by some that the absence of tlowers during dry aeasons compels the yellow Jackets to seek their matarial for food supply ln fruit ' DEATH PENALTY IN MEXICO. Pabllc Srn tlm.Mit |a dni-rslly Avrrae tv Itn t:\ccutl.in. Unlesa there occurs some eheck iu the growth of the feeling of revulsion i against capital punishment the next generatiou ln Mexico Is likely to glean all lta inforu.atiou regarding that lu terpretatiuu of justice that demandx a, life b>r u Uga from history or from re ports of executious ln other countries. In Mexico City lt has been thlrteen years since the legal execution of a prlvate citizeu has takeu place. In Mouterey it has Ik'OU ulue years. In other states years have elapsed since men paid the penalty for their crimes with their lives. Iu the courtyard of Belem the wall ngaiust whieh the con. iaaaaad meu were stood is senrred with bulh-t Bauha, but prisoners have ceas e<l to rogard it with the terror they once might have fejt nnd prison offlcials have fallen Into the bablt of regardlng lt more or less as a curiosity rather than as a part of the workiug machin ery of the instltution. The last time a prlsouer was stood before that wall was following the fa? mous assault of a hand of robbers on a jewelry store ln IMateros street. The place was lootod and the proprietor, an old man. was murdered at n time when tbe street was erowded. One of the robhers was Bruno Murtiucz. His ex ocottoa was prahabtjr oue of the most sensatiomil as weli as the last that was ever witnessed lu Mexico. He had se cured a knife nnd at the hour of his death ran amuck. wounding the chief of detectlves and ereating ahnost a panie before be was Hnally overpower ed and forcad to receive the bullcts of the firing sqund. Merely taking ndvautngo of the op portunities offered by law serves to en alde tbe condeinued man ln Mexico to> aacsps death for ninny months, but after every appeal bas been taken it isj a question of eonimtilation or execu? tion. I'ossibly no man coiuh-mncd to death can ros! with nssurnncc that hy cxercise of ollicial eleinency he will es eapa death. but it is doabtfnl if there is au attoruej- iu the country who would (0*1 alniost eottfldant that in tbe end he aonM ohtala for his cheal a eoaaaaata tlon of the sentence to twenty years' Imprisonment. This eondition of affairs is due large ly to the feeling in the matter enter taincd by tbe ehict OXOCalive, but a few years ago there was issucd iu this coun? try a Bood of literature giving tbe ar gtunents against capital puulshinent. These works were widely r.-ad. and the sentimeiit thus n-eated has doubtless done much loward re.lucing the uinu ber of capMal punishnieiits. As long as eapJtaJ paalahaaaal is au tbori/.ed by the laws of the country it Is prohuhlc that tbe method ot' e\.-<n tion will be shooting. This meth...l ,.f legally s.nding a soul into eternlty is oue that causes the people of other countries to shriek with horror. but after all there probably has never b. ? ,, suggested a more bumaue ?'nmiis of ?adJag the life or a man. If there can be assuranee (btt tiie men with the r::::i aabafl straighl there can be uttla douht that death will be as nearly in stantaneous as that preseribed by any Other method. Certululy at the time Mexico adopted the method of shooting it was an im provement over tbe garrote. a device not worse and aot betier than hauging if a aaarettol exeeutionor stood behind the post. But not every executionor in Ihadaja when the garrote llourished was a mereiful being. It was the gar? rote the Spaniards brought to Mexico. As long as they rotainod their |)o\ver here it was the roinmon machine of ex? ecution. On the retirement of the Spaniards the Uring s.pia.t tOOh the place or tha executioner and their ri'les tbe plaeo or the garrote. Executious of soldiers for infringe ment on military discipline are still not uneomnioii. but even executious of this class are nioro rare now than they oiu-e taara, aad it is not imnrjaalliai that the day may come when it must |,e an cx caadtagty graro and ataotloaa trlata that wili bring for the parpatrator, whether eivilian or sohlier, a heavi.r sentence than that which can he given within the prison walls.?Moxican Her ald. Often Tlie Hidneys Are Weakened by Over-Work. Unhealthy Kidneys Make Impurc Blood. It used to be considered that only urinary and bladder troubles were to be traced to the kidneys, but now niodern science proves that nearly all discascs have their baadaaaiaa in the disorder of these most important organs. The kidneys filtcr and purify the blood? that is their work. Therefore, when your kidneys are araak or out of order, you can understand liow quickly your entire body is affected and how every organ seems to fail to do its duty. If you are sick or "feel hadly," hegiu takiag the great kidney reinedv, Dr, Kilmer's Swamp-Root, because as soou as your kidneys are well they will help all the other organs to health. A trial will convinee auyone. If you are sick you can make no mis? take by first doctoriug your ki>lne\ s. The mild and the extraordinary effect" of Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root, the great kidney remedy, is soon realized. lt stands the highest for its wonderful cures j of the most distressing cases, aud is aokl on its merits by all j druggists in fifty-cent I aiul one-dollar size j bottles. You may I have a sample bottle Home of Sw*n?p-Root. I by mail free, also a pamphlet teUing you how to find out if you have kidaey ?>: bladder trouble. 'Mention this paper when writingto Dr. Kilmer & Co., Kng. hamtou, N. Y. Don't make any mistake, but remember the name, Swamp-Root, Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root, and the ad? dress, Binghamtou.N.Y., on every bottle. CHESAPEAKE STEAM8HIF CO. "CHK8APKAKK LINE." BLEG A NT PAS8ENG RR STRAM ERS "COl. UMBIA" AND "AUGUSTA." Por Old Point Corafort and Norfolk. Va S'caroera leave Baltimore daily texceot Sunday> at SW p. ra.% ?nd arnvoOIlK Comtort at ? a. m. and Norfolk ar 7 ui a m '?YORK KIVER LINE." ELBS a^a^asSbngeu &***nm -at I-ANTA" Kor ? EST POI \ r HJZa RICHMONl>. VA. >l *r,d Stearnera leave lialtlmoro Tuesday Thura P"T*nd ?*turday *t p. ru.. and arri'.e Weat I <dnt.at .:45a. m . and Klchmood a- w; o.. m Hfoamers call at (Uouccater Point Vl'etn aofa.J'lay Baukaud Alraond'e. STKAMRR8 LBAVE BALTIMORE KROM PIKRSlSANultt LIUHTSr. WllARK. Throuarh tlcketa to all pointa may be ?e cuied. bak-jraae checked and aUtoroomii re aerved from Miedt v Tickot Offlcea. im k ibo tlmor?8t. ARTHUR W. ROBSON. atreiV* li B. Baltimore Sf. <,r Mio 'l.-ncrai OlKcea LlVht ana Lee St., Baltimore. Md. ? KKUBRN FOSTKR, K.J.CHISM (lenerai Manttfrer. Oon PatMenaerAir'tnt T. H. McDANNKL. Aaa't Ueul IWA^."!: PAINFUL PERIODS Life often seems too long to the woman who suf fers from painful periods. The eternal bearing down, headache, backache, leucorrhea, nervousness, dizziness, griping, cramps and similar tortures are dreadful. To make life worth living, take Wine^@mui Woman's Relief It quickly relieves inflammation, purifiesand en riches the blood, strengthens the constitution and permanently cures all diseased conditions from which weak women suffer. It is matchless, marvelous, reliable. At all druggists' in $1.00 bottles. WRITE US A LETTER freely and frankly, in strictcst confV dence, telling us all your symptoms and troubles. We will send free advice (in plaln sealed envelope). Address: La dies' AdvisoryDept.,TheChattanooga MeJldne Co., Cluttanooga, Tenn. "I SUFFERED GREATLY," wrltes Mrs. L. E. Clevenger, of Belle view, N. C, "at my monthly periods, all my life, but the first bottle of Car dui gave ma wonderful relief, and now I am in bctter health than I have been for a long time." REFRIGERATORS. Cur load of Kkfkihkkatorh direct from factory Write for catalogue and prices. Wire Deor Screene, C'roquet, HammockB. Thousanda of jards of tuatiing. E. C. NINDE, FREDER1CKSBURG, - ? - - VA. Ship to the old reliable firm, E. W. ALBAUCH & SON, WHOLESALE COMMISSION MERCHANTS, FOIt THE SALE OF FRESH FISH, SOFT CRABS, TERRAP1N, GAME, ETC. Offiee and Stall, Section N Wholesale Fish Market, ftarehouse, 30 Ifiarket Place. baltimore, md. Shad and Soft Crabs, Specialties. Top Prices Guaranteed. H, ? A? Stnd for banninc, ?rcr 12 E. L0M8ARB ST.. ?** ?*** st? BATIMORE, MD . Whoiosaif Haaaiaotarar of Carriages, Road Carts, Wagona and Daytons. . . Dealer in . . . Carriage- and. Wagon-Makers' Supplies. <Jco. I.. Niitilroa, l?ro?. .1. K. afajlajaja, gjaafa gfaaai The Lancaster Lumber & Building Go., i?c. MBER. OCRAN, VA., MANL'FACTIMERS OF KILN-DRIED LUMBER. IIEALERS IN Saah, Doora, Blinds. Mouldings, Bracketa, Ceiling, Flooring, Sidiug, Turned Work, IJHnd Kaila, Balustera, and Building Material in Ueneral. Alao Boxea aud Box Shook. Eatimates Furnished. I . RCFtRXNQa: j' FIRST" NATIONAL |< BANK BALT 1*0*1?, |*b> YELL&CO. enirai Couimission, Merchants E 6 WarehoVjsf.. 4 E. CAMDEN ST i A f BALTIMORE, MD. &^^&^^^^^^S^^^SSSM SURETIES AND SONDS. WE WILL BOND YOU. UNITED STATES FIDEIDTY AND (iUARANTY CO. (Home Office: Raltimore, Md.) Capital Vaid la fjnah.$1,500,000.00 Officials and o< Oers t eeding ,o be boaaVaj cai be placed in a reliable Security Compaay at Iow ratea bj npplying to W. McD. LEE, Ixvington, Va., igent i'or Laa? aster t.nd Northumher;and countlea PIOEMTY. <:ONTltAOT. .IU1>ICIAI,. Judicial bonds xecolrrt without. delay Correapondence solicited. The one reinedy 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 fi Virginia RA1LWAY COMPANY Baltimore, Fred ? eriekslMirK, Nor *? t'olk and Itappa hannock itiver Koutea. Sebedule ln effect March BJai, 1W8 BALT1MORK TAI'PAH.\NN?)CK-FRKI)'BO Me-mera wtll leave Baltimore. Md., Plor ??^*' &?*? S""t w*?ther rermiitlruV bundH, ISnooD. Tuemtuy and Tbu.sdHy 4*0 p. Wblte Stone. Irvlnaioo. Weems Mllleubeck Merry H?lnt.<Mt.nnan. Mo-unM, llurhana Lr t??utia Mor?bk<)D. vtaterview. M b"? t,.u ?liay lort Blaarpa.Jowlera.wi.ea, WciroYd"' BaudAeld. Cartora h^tot^Tuita^t Bauoden. WVamnt. GreVnlaw., iVr? R va' Port fonwav. Husmount. Hon Yard Rat eitffea, Frederlckaburar. ? >tcMi..er U avlnir on Sm.day <1?>r? not ntop. ?,*,!' Mum,ay8stoaiuc. wi i leave Le.datuwn Ht I? |1< IIM. RALTIMoRt: IAPPAHANNO)K. ?..I.V,:^VY?U,"?m<>r,' Pu r- u*Ut ^'<r?-et woath^r petnalittaa;. Wedneeday and Fridnv* Ba m fw NOftS Bad. M:l. (?,,,!;. ?.v,*,o f?,nV uurioiiF. Crtwooa. Motaakuo ?iVhe?!t?u W?rcr V.cw ?Btoarpa. ? lappahannoclj ' ?Stearn.n.av,,,* n.,1,il?.\r\. <M1 wednesday wiu oub aaapau laadiaga aaarfced.* "'"-"""y TAPPAHANNMCK-NOUKOI.K. I.ea- ? Tappahnnnock. weatfcer permlttlnir Satu.da.v-,.. It,..sr,.,.,, ?>. 8, Wellu^daTwaVrea M l,MtH-cK Mc r> p?|?.t. (ntoinan. am,""/ N\rrArk:;,v^eo;,hu?,i,.,,,L-Bco-? ?*?<*??? ^^t>,-,ur"i"sr's,,'anitr "'" 'oavcNoifolk Mon d?y .l|u?. wcHttc. paravlttaaa, tor lappa h...noca. at pclna bt iaoaluta ai abovc" 'r 2** VL*rr> r*at W'fnan. M^amlia tordaonrvtiMnt.ii.t < Maitimoreoii Tucadavs *r..|*?i. wili noi l,e r.ctived iu No " k altcirp. in.,oti8alllnjf Baya. ?oi-i..,k. FltKD-Bd-TAPPAHANNOCK BALTIMORE Leave FrederlcksburK. Sunday. Tueadav and TnutsdAv :; p, m.. tide n.,.i w..Jth.., ? * ?Ittlaa. l..r lUtciiffe", llop Y^L H.JmoSnt mont. faunders. Letdstown 4 a. tn., Laitons Carters. H|Nnne:d. Nay.ors ?:*!?. m..lao, a bannoek 7:3?a. ra.. WaJforua, Warw. Uow.et. Sharp8>.::?0a m.. Bav Por,, WhcaBon. WatJr-' vtow, Jiooaaku , Crtoaaaa InM p. in i.ur bana. Mluenbeck. Merry 1 o nt ?M n m ,,t tc,u?: . M?rjB(, lrv,nK?on" W ?^ "w'h/t1; ^;5^STuc"^ n,ursd8y and TAPPAHANNtKJK BAI.TIMOEK. Steaiueis wi.i ie?vc lappahannoek 7-? u m. wc4tl.Hr pe.mittloK. luesdav Yh..~5. H* M,.ppl,.K \V..|IOrds. H-rc uw* sLd8T' :?ay Port.Wh,,.lt,.,,. A a:VrS IMo^.YPS' ?rhanna liur.o... H.nr^^T.NSSff' ftop at rrbuiHK ana HayV.rt * l aa mmIS daTa': U '" *????? aaail 4 p. m. llnaUibc-tkbla-Bbowa tbe time at .i,,-^ boata m?} be exp.ctcd io arrli? at 1? h. paril.om t^e^vera. w.arVe bu, theu- 1' rlval or d.pa. turp -r tl.c t.m?.M ?,.,.i. , *r guara- tcc.i. n..r doea t c uuraMmhl^ nVJ reBoone.ble lorany dei?y c" anv oonU 't*elf arlaloa ttererrutB. y couaoquence WILLARL TMOMSON f;?.n..r?l Mo?? T. Ml RLOCH. Oetn SrfaaTSaftaS' IT. I>. S<()rr.AtfontFred^VcIK^u-r?.<l POTOMAC HIVEK RUUTE aalaaalifa errect satu.day. ua.rh^isr aaa naaaaai ntM wfkkiy) Th.in3if a,!(I' SaturdaV^ a1^ T'i??'8?y. (.ra?on.?. Coan. Bun.li. tJ if. ?.' '-" lo Bolio. Point, KlnaaN^A^a^n.' I'nf LVd,n?:- Mundy,, town/Abclia ^o; .^', /,^v^i"\^ K.:ieraiJc.L!vcrpoo!>,ol'?\h:^^ i. ?*.< ?**ahinrft?in. ii. c fn .t ?r -... w. ?r??tber pertnlttlna at i r, *J^ ' ,th,sIreet, Alexa...lri*.(.ij ,', 7,!" ' h" f'/'<,<>w, p?l?-s: towr. 9 a. ro., \?.', .MSV..?.^,V.n,IH,;LOa??ftrd laWS&SfifiS PortoBc.io.ip. m. '? m- Dron>c?. ArrivtiMi la Haltlraore. carly Tuwular rburada* aod baturd .v aairulS 'UPsUttr' , rr.ial.t ii'ceiv. d ai Plcr M ii,... u. Baltinjore, on salUnp d..\. uatllaSaat l?1' Baltimore, Chesapeake & Atlantic iatfaBfc HAILWAY CO. i'lHiikatank Rlver Line. Bcb?duleloeffeet April attfc aaa U>ave ItiiliiiiKirc 6 p. m.. .Mi]a ":a> n ?, S^auipsons ?;.?.-, Tipt-ra L Blackwoll.T -LV,?" BS8h5ffSaWft g^^WMHE i.m'imV-'1!'1'1,"'1"''" '"? ('i,lli-i ,':'1>. Criekett moreearly n?xt mornina; *r"^ ??*mi Htoamer eavvaPi^rS Ua*t s r.-.-t adtaW ii?.it.inor... every MoDday un.t Tnm-sdJ? woatber in-rmitliiiir ii.r K-,.,./... iiiuisuaj. medlateg di?^Vi0Uo^,Mrt ,md i,,u'r Ueave Baltiniore.l p. in. Mi|.i ??.?!? ? ?, ?.,?? &. ByratpnlM* Klffirno* Sa?V^run 5? Jackeon'a Creek 7:06, Criokett Hill -'-Vi .'.?,,;L* a PitekattaajK, ttuarka ataTwaVeaoaa^aaa! isiiiiidsii Arnw j. r?-e|M)rt 1|-1."> HeturninirSteaaMr kwvea r'rtwpnrt for 11.1 timore u.i.t nu.ri.H-.mm. laodll upie -rv W,J Unore, Saturday, April ??-,.-, i.?? *,?... "al ts MKsif^iaS5 ??"'""''-.-? GKEAT WICOM1CO KIVF.K LINE SU-amorlpivor PicraLiubt St.oet vVnarf Baltimore. every Vueadav Thiir?7i ,. -f . ?8*1urda> . w, ather aeroTlUiJ f Sr^trm. tnd l.iu-iiM.lilate laadliuta, ,w foii,?w.- 1. ?? t Baltimore ft p. ni . M li ?ui ? J u"ve r.m 1,-4 Keedvtlle 440, Mare^, fc? fcirvSta i?k O?e*pejo, ha7Vf?V?5^y(rrai3SS .V- Al,1yc BaitUao.e next tuGriiin* IIIUI0:MS. J cksons Crtek 11:15. ???^t ? Dots nol atop on .Sini J?, ^ > -aturdtj? 1 rip to:il> ) tsxtcnds to tMouuay trtp(on.v>iodvo rtiatime abie thowa th? Hir.es at wki.h buNtamay betxpected ?o arrhuaundL pu 1 1,0.1; uu, ffcve,ai wlaurrVVVbut tM,? ^Vl,,ht r<?'*"vod at Baltimore for abora polntaoi. J>uiliii?da>8 untii 4Uk? p ? _T. Maaftooa. O?. raaaaagaa Agent. OIUUMOND.FREDEltlCKSBURQ & POTOMAC R. R. S^hcdule ia effect ApMl 15}, 1908. L*AVB rftBDKKICaSBURG NORTBWARD> rt aI'tZU**11* oxceptSuadaJ- "hhai io?ai, 8 (irta. m.aaily. Stopaat Alexandria ???a.aa.dauy. MaawaMataSah ?m ?*'^,H<1f,"y- S,ops.',t AlexHDdritt. Pox?n?.ria* ?XCePt Sunda'? Bt<>P? *t A* 6 W atoTe!'*"1 ?XePpt S,,nd*i'- M?ke? loca. 7 Ifi p m. Sundajs only. Makoa local atopa 10 0? p. m. daily. Htops at Alexandla. LBAVB irUKUKUICKSlJURO SOCTHW4BD. 5 66a. m. la.ly. Atlantic Co;wt Line train*. ftopaat tkMwall a?d AahUud. aud at Miii.>ni Suodara oaly. 0 ul t. m. daily exoopt duuday. Makea local aasa ?. aaaiagaaaly. Mik??siocai mamm 10aJa.m dai.y. s. a. I.. ,ra.n. 8topa P?i SSXF a"d Asb,,4Qd' and at noaweil on 1^ 4? p. m. daily cxcepi Sunday. Makea io^al 5 i? p. iu. daily. Atlantic Oowt I.lno traln .stops at A-l,i..u.i. and at Ooswoll to Jet off pasjeiijror for CA O. Ky 6 48 p. tu. daily. M?ko loc?l atopa. 7 54 p. .... daily. 8. A. L. tralu. dtopa at l>'i.\v.-u 1111 1 Avhiand. ^ Accommo<iat!o(i traln frt>m Washlnu-ton arr vea II 0? a. m. daily i.*,-ept .Sunday Not?:?Tuneot arrlvala aud dopartureaand c .iinei'i ioiih not Kiiur.iiiie.Ml. C. ?:. COX, AKftit. C. W.Cci.p, Oonl. Supt. W. P.Tati.ob, Traf!;8gff