Nassau County Review 19020103

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FREEPORT,   N.   Y.,   FRIDAY,   JANUARY   3,   1902.
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BHiHa  Inadnat Haliaf and   Parmanant Ctw  In  AH Caaaa
aun ABBOLUTJMP tane oh udobift or postal.
D ASeaHS ITJUHLT.
Tksps II aotUng Uke Asthmsleno. Il Isriafls Instant lelM, eren in the worst casM.   It sons wben aUebw fails.
The Ra*. <X V.Wtlia.or VUIa tMge, III., ssrs •Toac trial boMlaar Asthasalaat ranlTnl in eao< jptaanita. I caaadt laU 70a how tJiankral t faal tartfcacBeSStsinSftaasH. I was a slaTs, chaintd 'wttharaWMascathtaataaSattkau for tta years ISaseaitaSafavarbaiasaaraS. I aaw joor tdTsr- llsiwial fat Iha Sara of this JwaJfal aad lormsiit. lag Missis, AtUaa, aaS lhaa|hl jroa bad orer igsasa juaimdtm, bat rttol*ad lo (Its it a Irial Te my aatsalthaMat, Iha trial actad lik« a charm SsaS OM a rall^.<isa hatUa."
Rt*. Dr. Matvtt Wtehtlor.
¦ahM ef Iht Cboe. Baal IsrssL
Nsw Yoaa, Jaa. ), koi. Oaa. Tas* ¦aos'. MaDiciaa Co.,
Oaatltataai Yaar Aalhaiatsa* Is aa sxesllcai ftaitSy fbr Aathaa aad Haj Farsr, and iu compos- Ulaa tUaaiatta tU treeMtt wblch combina with Asihwa. lit saaetat la attoalabtag and wondsrful Afttf htvlag h cartfallr aaalysad, ws can state that Asthwalaat toatalaa ao opinm, morphloa chleref oras es athsr.
Vary Iraly joara, MKV. DR. MORRIS WRCHSLBR.
Avoa Sprlofa, N. Y., Fsb. 1,1911.
I~I wrist this tasciaoaal fniM a aaaaa efdalr.ba'inK tstlad iha wonderful cftcc
 far tbt ten of Aathaia.   Mj wlfa kaa bsaa aaictad Willi spasmodic amhrni
u—¦ .. ..,j |^_ ^^1^^ ^^m ^ ^^1 ^j many others. 1 chsiiced lo le*
 ttrtti, Rtw Yark.   I at oaea obuined a bolU. of Aillima.
etaiwaatsS taklagll theat Iba sm af Nartaihar. 1 eery aoon noticed > rsdica Aftar aslag aat eatlla kat aathaia haa SiaapMsred and she Is sntlrelr free from I ftal iSatTtaa seaaiataaltr rttoataifaid Iht msdicias lo sll who srs siSI
¦adicii Yeafs tatpactfallr.
icted wilb O. D. PHKLPS. If. r
I Kastcnm Co. ^ Feb: j, 1901.
I wsa UoaUail with aathaia for ts raasa.  1 basa tried nnmeroas remedies, bnl 1 ras across year advtrtlttiatat and alartad wllh a trial  bottle.   1 found re.
J . 1—J .^.. -¦--•^—lie, sod! aa arer (ratefal.   I bare tsmily
I aia now la tbe best of health and sm doii
riiu BOTTii suT tMdiamv rau oa aEcciPT of potui.
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Rubber Stamps
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nk ena be seen at the Bctisw oflloe, or I wiU call npon reqneet.   The ap tima 80 oania, for wkieh a one-line stamp three inohea wide and \ dasp tan ba asooftiL   Flfteea cenU for each additional line.   Esti- ^^ _^^ ^   danajdwdoa spatial desifBS.  Btampa gnaranteed to be aa ordered; prompt ^ MhMr>  Also osasnppljr roa with aaytklas In the line of '> «JM(K ^tAiin. BRASS WHBBL DATBR5.   BURNING BRANDS, NOTAWAI. SBALSt POCKBt 8TAnP5. RUBBER TYPE,
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*    SflHTH  R PEARSALL
Conntr Beriew boildlng.    Loeal telephtme, 48; Ijong Dlatsnce, I
NOTARY PUBUC, NASSAU COUNTY (WITH SEAL)
ANY
HEAD NOISES?
ALL CASES OF
DEAFNESS OR  HARD  HEARING ARB NOW CURABLE
ky tar new inventlan.   Only tkoae bwa dssf trs inearsble.
'   HUD NOISES GEA8E IMMEOIATELy.
9a A. WSMPARt or BALTIMOm, CAVt 1
Bat-Tnaoaa. Md., March yt, leai. , thaaks lo yoar Ircatacat, 1 will oow five ynu
, and this kept oa (citing worse, until I lost
hat luld
    _ t B»eo»ha. without any tuctcsa, consullol a
tal phyaMaaai auioog elhata, ths laoat emioent cat apcciallst of tliia city, who iold i~ ^ an iTpenillna conia help inc.      *  '¦ "¦ ••—••¦-¦—.•—'—
y siTStwTSllna ^CTilj'*hcVr>"inc."imd e«n Ibiat only tcaiiiorarily, ihal the head uoiscs wi i ctaat, hut the hcariua la Ihc aSccted ear wouM be lost furrver.
inicit atwyaur adTcitiacaieat accMenially In a New York p.ipcr, and ordered your treat Mat.  AlterJ hau .isea It onW a few days tecordlnulo your directions, ih.	
bier, piVcir d»e"»rcilts!'n"ylioatrB'it fa Ihcdisease'd'tar has been entirely tcttorcd.   I thanit you
atanUy aad bts la naiala Very ttuly yjura. _ , ,
^ ^ |f A. WBRMAN, 730 8. Broadway. Baltimore, Md.
•    Ont tratfttnont doaa moI tntorfora with your itaual oecupation.
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rat imtenrTiM mtt m *iu it iijo SAMFUW ON RKOUOST
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Peter A. Uallenbeck. a prosperous fanner of Greendale, Columbus Coun¬ ty, waa called to bis door and sbot llead by four masked ui«n, wbo tben vented their rage against tbeir victim hy riddling tbe body witb bullets as It lay across the threshold. Revenge for iToredosIng a mortgage on a relative Is eapposed to bave been the cause. Four younfe men are nnder arrest. Mr. Uallenbeck and ble Invalid wife nnd mother remained nt home while the other members of Ihe faiully. with the •'hireil man," went to the Christmas exercises In the Reformed Church, n short distance away. Not long nfter the departure of the parly a knock wns Iieard nt tbe front door, and Mr. Hal- lenbeck. nnsuaplclous of danger, stepped to the door and opened It, his form standing out distinctly ngainst the brightly lighted room witbln. No sooner had tbe duor swung back tban there wns a volley of reyolver shots. Mr. Hallenbeck fell with four bullets In his body. Mrs. Hallenlieck, the In¬ valid wife, was sitting In a chair with¬ in sight of the door, and as ber hus¬ band fell she snw four masked men flre repeatedly at the prostrate form until twelve bullets had Ijeen sbot Into the farmer's Imdy. The wife nnd the nged motber-ln-law screnmcd nnd tlie masked men turned nud disappeared In tbe darkness. Neighbors, attracted by the sound of the shots, gathered quickly nnd started to search for the fugitives. Mr. Hnllcnbcck foreclosed n mortgage on the home of Mrs. Es- telle Van Wormser, a distant relnllvc, a few months ngo. The family there¬ upon removed to Klnderhook. Sheriff Best bns arrested fonr men on suepl clon. Three of them were nephews of the miirderi'd mnn. They nre Berton Vnn Wornier, Willis Van 'Woriner and Fred Vnn VVoriucr. The fourth man Is Hnrvey Bruce, n cousin of the Van Wonners. All the prisoners are un¬ der twenty-sU yenrs of nge.
Tha I'nblle hchoola of the State. Superintendent of Public Inslructlon Cbarlea It. Skinner hns completed his stntlNlleal Inbles for the school ycnr ending .Tuly 31, lIKll. The value of school properly In the State Is esll¬ innted nt JKi.niil.ftlS for the towns nnd $70.37."i,71:h for the ollles. mnklug H totnl for the Stnte of J87.2»2.414. showing nn Increase of $.'i„')23.910 over last year's estimate. In the entire Stnte there were 1.021,087 children of school age, 1.24'2,41ll attending the pub¬ lic sebuol.i. wllh an average dally at¬ tendance of 873.1.'i7. The number nt- lendhiR private schools added to the numlier registered In the public schools gives a total roglstrntlon of 1,420.144, out of n school population of 1.021.087. The totnl cost of mnlntnlning the pub¬ lic schools of the State during the past year wns $7.<!78,120 In Ihc towns nnd $28,717,148 In the cities, making n total for the State of $3«,3n."i.2(i.'), showing nn Increase In the towns of $ir)4.221 nnd In tbe cities of $2,819,558, or a to¬ tnl Increase In the expenditures for the Stnte of S2.073.778. Of this nmount S22.84o..^''i« wns expended by the City of New York nione. The average cost per pupil for mnlntnlning the schools during the pnst yenr. Iinsed on nn nv- crnge dully altendanrc, wns for the towns $2."i.82. for the cities $40.88, au nvernge for the Stnte of I41.C8.
state Labor Conanilaalonar'a Raport.
The cnnditlons of employment nmong inemlierB of Inbor orgnnlsatlons In New York Stnte during the quarter ending September !I0, says State La¬ bor Commissioner .Tohn McMnekln In bis quarterly bulletin, were unusually good. During the third quarter of 1801) only 2.3 per cent, of tbe trade unionists were continually Idle; last yenr .').4 per cent., nnd this ycnr 3.1 per cent. SImllnrl.v the proportion of unionists Idle nt the cud of Septem¬ ber was 4.7 per cent.. In 1899, 13.3 per rent. In 1!HX) nnd (i.O per cent. In 1001. Tlie nvernge iiuarterly enrnlngs of men In 1001 were nliout $12 more Ihan In IIHIO nnd $3 less thnn In ISIX).
<!aa nnd Oil Lancia l.t03cfl.
.\ gas and oil prospecldr from the western purf of New York Stnte has leased tU'iOO acres of Innd In the town¬ ship of North Ensl, Dutchess Couuty. for the purpose of opernting for oil nud gas. Tbe Innd comprises a belt ex¬ tending from the Connecticut Stnte line to Shekemekn. The dlsoeverles mnde by the prospector hnve been kept a secret.
All Aronnd Ihe Statr.
Rollvnr Is lo bave a uew bilik liigb school building.
Bi-orkport hns n church society with n $10,000 bnnk nccouut.
Nlagarn County fnriiiers got $10,000 for their sugnr beet crop.
.\lleguuy Supervisors hnve voted $;17.S0 to eulnrgc the Jnll nt Belmont.
.Vllegany County fanni'is liiive raised Ihelr lasl sugnr liccts. liuillng the ciiip unprolltnble.
("nsper Mcmniel. the oldest Inmate of tbe Soldiers' Home ai Bntb. Is dead, 'jgi'd ulnely-elght.
t>tl(ians loTads Kuaala.
Belgians have swaniu-d into Hiiiwin dur ing the last ten years, and now they con trol there Iweiilytwo street car line* thirty seven steel and iron factories, four leon coal mines, three f.\s works and sev eral less imiiortant f.ulories, the total cap ital being iiioie than flTO.Iliiii.iKm, of whirl  14«,ngo.lliW have U-en subscnlied by He! gians. Ill ihesc various enterprises 133". Bclinsn engineers are emiiloved and niosI of the Morkiiien also hail from Belsiuiu.
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Pwhilakare
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lite is a Mflseled  show,  thia  eartb  the
ring. Our vast uplifted tent the azure sky; Time, the riagniaster, marks us with his
eye, Unfurls his lash and leta us feel ita sting. Wealth is the carpe;t the attendants bring To ease our bones; we leap and hear the
cry
Of quick approval; then with courage high We dance a measure,  draw  the  bow,  or
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We mount our hobbie.i, and we have our
falls, We pierce the papered hoops of pleasure
through; The light and music of the scene enthralls Wu love our flimsy skirts of pink and blue Yet when the monitor inaistent calla VVe   make   our   exit   through   the   canvaj
walla. —Isabel Ritchie, in the Boston Budget.
/'"V LAKA stirred drowsily nnd I / iMirtlall} lifted ber sleepy eyc- VJv/ lids. She would hnve been off ng.ilu In n moment had sbe not heard her father's voice nt the back door Just tben saying loudly;
"Where's CInra? (Jone to bed? Well, let's call her. She'd much rather see bim now thnn wait till morning. I'll be bound."
Clnrn wns wide nwnke In on Instant theu, and bad Jumped out of bed nnd was hurrying Into her clothes before her mother could wnlk half way to the bed room door. Her fnther stood by Ihe kltcheu stove wben she came out ind held something tucked up snugly under tbe ample folds of his double- breasted coat.
"Clara," he said, "If you were to be allowed to select some nnlmal (or n pet, what would you choose'/"
This question wns so uuexpected that It almost staggered Clara for a mo¬ ment, but presently she regained her wits and nnswered meekly:
"I—I don't Just know, but I think I'd rnther hnvc n zcbrn tlinu nny- Ihlng else. If It'a nil the same to you," Clnra had that day beeu looking over the pictures lu n unturnl history, and It seemed to her that of nil nnlmuls a zebra would be most deslrnble.
If Clnra bnd been suriirlscd at ber father's question, he \<ns still more astonished nt her reply.j,
"A zebra'/" ho e.xclnlmed. "(.rent Caesar, Clnrn. where would you keep him? I'm sorry, liitle girl, that I ean't satisfy you In thnt particular, but I have somethiug to offer In his itead. This nnlmal Isn't quite so large as a zebra, I'or quite so stripi'd. hut maybe he'll do.    AVnnt to sec him?"
Clnrn nodded nnd Mr. Hnrris threw back bis coat aud set down on the Boor n very little animal clolbcil In reddish-brown fur, nud set off wllh the bushiest of busby tnlls. the shflip- tst of sharp noses and cars, nud the brightest of bright eyes. The little fellow, baviug found that the freedom of tbe whole floor wns his, darted nim¬ bly Into tlTg farthest corner and looked It Clara snuclly.
"0-o-oh!" she cried; "I never snw anything like blui before. What Is be, papa ?"
"Well, well," said Mr Hnrris, "Is It possible thnt you hnve beeu banging Dver that onlinnl book day In and day
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"UAWT LITTLE TBICKS."
out and can't tell whnt tbis Is? 'Why. It's a fox—a bnliy fox. Ills mother wns ruu lu ut the big buut today. Just as we cniue to tlif niuud-iip. I happened to lie near ber Inir wheu wns driven out. This pmir Ilttio chap was unable to keep up wllh ber. and when 1 found l.iiii he was sill lug lu n clump of wild blackberry bushes, crying for all he v.as worlh. II seems too bad to see a liaby desirted. eveu If be Is only u fox. and I felt su son y for Ihe little fellow Iliat I picked blin up nnd look liliu along. Whai shall I do with bim? Do you waul to kei'ii bim?"
Clara was ciyiug so bitterly in syiii- patby wllh the forlorn cumlition of III.' uiolbcrbss Utile d'cnluie lu Ilie cor¬ ner that she could iKt answer at Hist. But presi'Ully sbe lejaiucd control of ber voice, and "We'll call bim Ullly.' she suid, lii'ukculy.
Clara advanred n step n.w aid the frightened niiiiiial and km It down nml spoki' to, llini softly. "I'diiie. Hilly; come, Billy " Bill geutle liiiiugh lur tones and seduclive the iiivitiillou. Billy, who was iKcd to fi.x laumiage. lu which he bad piiiluili'y liccii ad¬ dressed by n niiiiic more cuiihonkuis thau "Billy," evidently did nut umler- Etnnd   nud   refused   lo   respoud.
"1 exiiect Ilial be Is biiujiry," |iiil lu Clara's praclicul niotlier at this point. 'Tut some uiilU iu a saucer. aud sec If he will drink it."
The milk was brought aud pinoed before him. aud Clara soou fouud lo her delight that Billy's slouiarh wns In till' right place, even if his heait and luiillect were a Utile out of kll ter. Like most of bis sn of » halever i order Ilf I icatlou. Billy's nfredlons weie easily w.u by catering to bis np lietlte. und as socu as he realized Ih. sincerity ot the inicniloiis ibal Iiml | been luvislieil cpon bim Ibat cveuin-; his bean warmed with grulltudi', 'lud be signified by many si~us of recon- dilation that be was arxlous to put Ihelr acquaintance on a basis of friend¬ ship.
liiily was foud ot Mr. aud Mrs. Har¬ ris  in a  wuy.   but   bis  atluibiucut  to CUra  was  uiii*.l  dcvote»l.     He  would answer  no  caU   but   hers   aud   would I eat from uo hand but bers    Ouic wheu ' tbe  w.'UI  lu  ber graodiuclbi is for a two days'  visit  Billy  fasif.l from  the | time she  went   away   uulil   she  iiiiiie ] back. iK'cause be i-ould uot bring him¬ aelf to eat the food given him by auy one else.
As the weeks passed by Hilly pcjved , to bv quite a clever little fellow. His i fame spread Ibrougho.it the conqtry ' tidr. and iHople came for miles nrouud : to tee Uw. But Billy wus thy lu tbe aoMSci at (VUftn. asd when caiud I
upon to show off bis cbarmlng ways and perform tbe many little tricks Clara bad tanght him be would run aud bide under the bam, wbicb was his favorite retreat In time of danger. It taxed Clara's persuaslre powers to the utmost to coax bim ont on aucb occasions, but be always relented fln¬ nlly, and crept fortb in response to ber gentle "Come, Billy. Come, Billy." Theu be would cuddle down lu bei arms and caress her with bis little red tongue, giving all the while bis sbort, quick barks of anxiety, and altogether ivould conduct himself so admirably that visitors would go away charmed with the exhibition. At sucb times ns these Clara thrilled with mortlflca- tlou to think tbat sbe bad ever beeu eo base ag to choose a lebra for a pet lu preference to Billy.
And Billy was not only cunning, be was good as well. He wisely refrained from catching chickens, wbicb Is the besetting sin of bla race, and he did uot bite people—as a rule. Indeed, the only person be ever fastened big sharp wblte teeth npon witb malevolent In¬ tentions was the county treasurer, wbo drove all the way over from Batavia to see bim, nnd then dared to presume 80 fnr upon his Importance as an office¬ holder, as to twist Billy's tall—a fa¬ miliarity wblch Billy very properly resented.
For four months or more after Join- lug the Harris family, Billy slept In a bed made expressly for bim In a coruer of the sitting room. Tbere ean»;> a dny, however, when Mr. Harris de¬ clared that Billy was too big for so much coddling, and tbat be must sleep la the bam with the other animals. The drst night of bis banishment Billy cried constantly, and Clara, bearing him, wept and walled In sympathy. Tbe second night he rested but Uttle better, nor yet on the third night nor the fourth. A week passed, and Bil¬ ly's dnys and nights were oue long period of mourulug. Clara pleaded, but Mr. Harris was obdurate. "He might as well be brukeu lu uow as any time," be said, decisively.
Clnra made plans ot ber own then. "You poor little darling," she mur¬ mured tenderly Iuto Billy's ear, "you're dead for waut of sleep, that's wbat you nic. I'll llx you. I'd be afrold to go clenr down to the barn for you after dark, but If you'll keep reni still I cau put yon In the kitchen well curb. Nobody will think of looking for you there. They'll think you've run awny, and when they've quit lokolug for you nnd gone lo bed, 1 cau slip out and get you nnd tnke you lu, nnd tbeu you'll get one night's rest, nnywny."
The kitchen well curb wns a grent wooden frame nbout tour feet high, provided on Iho Inside with a trnp door, which was nlwnys put down when the work ot the evening was over. Clnrn wnlted until bedtime drew uear, then sbe slipped out Into tbe twi¬ light, and nfter giving Billy a reas¬ suring hug and kiss, she reached over and dropped him Inside the curb. She waited a moment after throwing hIra In, expecting to hear his soft body^ fnll on the trnp door with a little thud.' The thud seemed a long time coming, aud wben It did come. It wag not a I hud nt nil, but a faint, far-away splnsh.
"O-o-oli!" wnlled Clara, wildly; "tbe trap door was o-o-open. He's gone clea-en-eur dow-ow-own. Hc-e-elp! Ue-e-elp!"
"I meant to put Billy to sleep, I felt so sorry for him," she sobbed In cxpla- nnllon, when ber fnther and mother nnd Mr. nud .Mrs. Butler came rushing out to lenru tho cause of her frantic screams. "He's In the we-e-el. Oh, Billy, denr, dear Blllyl Did I hurt you? Get bliu ou-ou-out, somebody, quick."
Long lines nnd grnppling hooks were brought In bnste aud tbe angling for Billy wns prosecuted tirelessly nnd uncenslngly. About midnight they fetched lilm up from tlic depths of the clenr, cold wnter.
But Billy hnd been asleep for severnl hours then.—Emma E. Wise, In the Chicago Ilecord-Uerald.
CLOSE RANGE SEA FIGHTS
ErPECTIVE   DISTANCE   IS   UNDER   A MILE  AS  OF   OLD.
CHESTERBPOOK.
now a Blue Grass Stock Farm Wat MaUa In FaanajlTanla.
It seems odd thnt In Eastern Pcnn- sylvanln there should be a tarm so Ihorougbly nnd luxurlautly set lu blue grass as to excite the envy of Ken- tucklanR:yot more than one son of thnt splendid Innd of fnir women and flne horses hns enst covetous and lingering eyes upon tbe richly verdant turf of Chesterbrook. the stock farm of Alex- nudir .T. Cnsantt, President of the rennsylvnnia llallrond, which Is lo- laiod In Cliester County. Pennsylvania, uveiity mills west of Pblladelphln. It rovers au nren of TO) acres, every ncre of which, except six. Is permanently set iu grass.
Tho nelds were first set In blue grass twenty yenrs ngo, wheu Mr. Casaatt nciiulriHl the property, and nearly all lit tbom have remained unfnllowed since. But it has required much per- sovornnie nnd unremitting labor to Pioduco tbe ningniflccnt turf of to¬ day. Kvery year since tbat date ono lield has been tienlod to a sowing of Mvo qiiaits of timothy, one quart of alsiko and oiio quart of red elover per acre. This Is fown broadcast on tbe snow in Into Keliruary, or enrly Murcb, Just us tbo pores of the earth nre opoiiiug -wllb tbe first thaw. Wben the turf Is froo of snow the chain har¬ row Is passed over It to loosen the grass, aud then It Is rolled. A top- diessing wilh the mnnure spreader Is ndmiiilslered every spring uud fall, and evoiy fonr yenrs nn application of forly bushels of lime to the ncre Is iiiiuio. Tho grnsF. both lu qunntify mill quallly Is Improving each senson, ll yli Ids about one nnd a half tons cf imy i»er acre, and nfTors grand pas- inrauo n week after tbo hnrvest. Two linndiod nnd sixty-seven tons of hay Were- housed fronl a portion of the farm this season apart from the pas- lurage affcirdod over 200 horses, 150 slic^p. forly cows nnd fifty bullocks.— Couutry Life In America.
tollable MouralBK.
Sadie had tied a largo red hair rib- Wiu al'out her arm. bad hung au old plum colored veil over hor crimson ninsbroom hat and had wrapped ber- si-lf in a cust-oCf shunl of a hue to uia Icb.
Hor small brother lotiked at her with scimo curiosity. "What are yuh doln" th.nl for?"
"I'm a widow, and I'm lu mourning for iur husliaud what's dead."
".Vli. but yuh silly, yuh- people don't Wear ri>d when they're iu muumlugr'
That "stumii»-d" Sadie for some time. Sbe spent the next five minutes sweep¬ ing up au.l down the room with a sol- ou;uliy that was hotly tinged wllh In¬ dignation. Bot finally a sudden beam of Inspiration shone forth npon ber fare. "Hub! mebbe yon wouldn't think yonraeU ao smart !f I telled yon what my husband died of."
".ih. what'd he die of?"
"He died of scarlet ferer." — Kew Tark CoDunardal A4Tsrtlaaa-
Basalt of IOO Vears af Progreat la Gaat and Armor -. Naval Architect Bays tha Plghtlne DIttaaat at 'Waadsa Vassals Most Come Baek la Modem Comhal.
Nnvnl progress of the last ten years Is summarized by J. F. Meigs, ot tbe Americnn Society ot Navnl Architects and Marino Engineers, as follows:
To sunimsrlze results It may be said that In the pnst ten yenrs by Ibe use ot lietter mixtures, by Improved hent trentment ond by very marked Improvement In fnce burdening, the power ot armor of a fixed thickness to resist penetration has been Increosed nbout forty per cent., while Its power to resist cracking has been Incrensed In even greater degree. This bas been taken advantage of In large measure In a reduction of the thickness of ar¬ mor plate on a ship's side. The totnl weigbt of armor carried Is not less than formerly, nnd, Indeed, It Is per- Imps greater than It was, but It Is more spread out. and, while the pro¬ tection on tbe vital parts Is as good nnd iierhnps better tban It ¦was, there Is now some weight lu armor left to cover parts that formerly were with¬ out protection.
Oun steel nlso—and In speaking of gun steel wc may Include the steel for shafting ns well—bas beAi materlnlly Improved In the period under review. The shutting steel now going iuto ships Is very much stronger than tbnt which WHS used teu years ogo. It Is, Indeed, perhaps quite seventy or eighty lier cent, stronger thou the former material. The advance In guu steel has not been so marked, because ten yenrs ngo tbe purchasers ot gun steel wnuted on elastic strength ot alwut lO.lWO pouuds, whereas ouly 28,000 or 30,000 pounds was asked for In shaft¬ ing. Now they botb run 50,000 pounds or even more. Tbe noted advance In the strength ot guu steel has not been followed by a reduction In the thlek- uess ot gun's walls. Indeed, tho gun's thickness Is rather greater perhnps thnn It wns, aud the Incrensed strength serves only as nu nddltlounl guarautee agnlust disoster.
When we come to whnt mny be called the tactlcnl nspeets ot guns nud ormor, we flud nlso mnterlnl changes. The qunlily ot the gun steel and of the armor, ns Is sinted above, hns nd- vnuced by perhaps forty per cent., aud full ndvnntnge bns been tnken of this lu design. Tbo modlllcntlous lu de¬ sign which have como about hnvc been uunierons. The armor Is more dIstrlliutiHl. It hns come to be recog- ulzcd that unprotected guns hnvo no cbnuce. nnd thnt (i-luch nnd 12 Inch guns should be protected respectively, by iMncli nnd ri-lueh nrnior.
It should be noted tbnt this menns. If battle ships nre to penetrate ench other, tbat ships must approach witb¬ ln 11X10 yards' rauge In combat. This brings us back to the fightiug range of old wooden ships very near¬ ly, for tbey hnd to uiiproach within ubout 000 or 700 yards; uud, wben you consider thnt n buttle ship's ti-lnch guus must bsve uoriunl Impact to perforate the nrmor protecting Ihc 0- Inch guus ot their opponents at 800 or 1000 yards. It mny be said thnt tho fightiug rnnge ot ships bos not so very mnterlnlly nltered lu the past hundred years. Whnt Is here said mny perhaps be combated, but, as 2'2(I0 feet velocity In a C-lncli projec- lllc will not, even with uormal Im¬ pact, cnrry It through 0-Inch armor, nor will 2(HKt feet carry a 12-lucli pro¬ jectile througb 12 inch nrmor under like circumstnuces. It follows, wben the vast prepondernnco of oblique Im- pncts Is considered, thnt ships must light wllhln 1000 yards.
rinolly, In closing, I want to bring forward. In order fo more definitely determine the coming rouge ot naval combat, Ibc fact tbnt there Is one of Its ruling factors which remains con¬ stant for all lliue. This Is the ac¬ curacy nud dellcncy of the flrer's eyes nnd uerves. It a man cun appreciate four Intervals lu a second, and If the firiug upparntus put Into his hnnds Is lustnntaneous lu action, be cnu bit a ship flflw'u teet high, nt a rnuge ot ubout 1000 ynrds, wheu his own gun is swinging. In rolling, nt nn angular rnte ot ono degree per second. This I'ouslderntlou, ot course, rcmnlus fixed tor nil time. Anotbor Imporinut con- sldorntlon Is wbat Is usually called the "danger" space. Wllh luedliiiu calibres, wllh 2000 feet velocity. Hie danger space Is 110(1 yards. That Is to say. Hie guu Is ludopendont of the range, ns tho trujootory Is so nonrly flat nt Ihnt dlslnnce. The uew guns uow com¬ ing ulong, having .'KKK) fwt velocity, bnvo a grentor dnnger space with ex¬ isting inigots, and nre tlierefore In¬ dependent of tbo rauge up to lUOO or l-loii ynrds.
Whother It Is better lo use a 7-luch or 7.5-luch guu on the sajuo weight ns the riO-enllbre 0-Inch guu. that Is, uliout 18.(KKi pouuds. lu the sccouduiy linltory of liaiilcHbips, Is one of the pressing iiuestlons of tbo clay. If the 7-lnob or 7.5-Inch gun has its weigbt Increased proportionately It will, of oourfo. be liottor than tbe il-lncb, ox copt Ibal lis rule of Uro will bo less from the weight ot Its shot, but. It we take the larger cnllbrod guu nud accept u somewhat lower velocity, wblle using tbe benvler nnd larger sbot nnd Ibo sume tcilul weigbt In the gun and carriage, It mny woll be ar guod that Iho Inrger gun Is tho bet¬ ter. Ou the other band, bigh velocity gives nlwnys nu Indi'iH'udonce of the range ut gvcnter disinnces. and gives nlways greater ptuotratlon. Tbe de¬ signer of uaval ships Is Ibercfore on the horns of a dlloninin with regaril to the lialtory of tho ship, ns Indeed be must be wllb regard to pretly mucb nil of her elemonls, aud he must be guided by Judgment und liy n careful linlnncing of conditions, so that upoo Ilio whole, nnd In the circumstnuces most likely to occur, tbo ship bo pro- duii's will be able to give a goul ac¬ count of herself.
Fraore the (.and of the Doc.
.\louR Wilb Uio siatomout thai the IKij.Illation of Kianco lias U'eu falliug off iu rc'.'oiil years conies anolber par- ngrapli which says that, accordlug to recent dog census of Eurojie. France hus more dogs lu proiwrtion to Ils In- habiiaiils than nuy other country un Uio com incul, the number being 2.S04.- laai This Is an average of about one aud ooe-half dogs to every ten Inhab¬ itants. wbo:eas lu (ieriuany, for in- siauie, Ibe proiwrtlon Is about one and one fourth dog to every len |x'r»ons. IM being thus long on dogs aud short oo human U'lnga France seems to be singularly untoriuuaie. ll will give a chance for her rncmles to say sbe Is going to the dogs aud tie telling tbe truth abont It. too —I.eslle't Weekly.
Tbe only ex.-rclae some people get IS wbeu they run up bills. And evea Ihen tbey don't e«crclfe tbeDtclvff Badi (beat IL
THE DROUTH IN THEWESI
Cop'ous  Rains or Snow Needed in Missouri and KansaSi
FARMERS   FEAR   CROP   LOSSES
One Etrecl or tha l>raath Is That Iht F««- l>l« Bny Neceasarias Oalj, Althonah tht Hank Daposlls Art larga—Iterchanb Complain of a Laoh ot Buslaess—Tb< Coal SllnaUon Barloas.
Knnsas City, Mo.—In parte of Mis sourl and Kansas the drought of sum mer has not yet been offset by a suf flcently large rainfall to give the farm ers complete confidence lu next season') prospect. The Weather Bureau report! show tbnt only half the normal preclp Itntlon of the yeor has fallen. Ir Central and Western Missouri anc Ensleru Kansas there bas been thf same lack of moisture. Tbe ponds anc creeks wbicli hnve ordlnarly furnished plenty of water for stock, have been dry through tbe latter part of tbe fall. Farmera bnve hauled water loug dis¬ tances. In Uic smaller towns tbe wells ¦ire low, nnd some of the larger streams are lower than ever before remem¬ bered.
The wbeat belt of Kansas ts still lu fair conditiou. Tbe wheat baaji>een pasture<l closer thnn ever before^" be¬ cause of the lack ot bay and corn. Wheat made such a good growth In tbe enrly fall that it baa been carried through witbout suffering, and there Is yet plenty ot tlraeforralns and snows before tbe crops will suffer. But the ground Is so thoroughly dry that on uuusually large amount of moisture will be needed for next season.
The effect of tbe autumn drought has been to make tbe people of the sections affected economical to an ex¬ treme degree, and merchants complain ot o lack of business. Tbe same com¬ plaint Is coming from the corn regions generally. The Inck ot cottle-feedtug Is lielng seen In such ways as tbe buy¬ ing ot luxuries, notable a year ago lu all Hues ot trade. Tbe people have money, tbe bank deposits are large, but tbey ore not spending It, except for necessaries.
COAL rAMINE IM TBR WC8T.
Fuel Supply al Law Ebb—Ballrqail Shops Closing and Enalnes Short.
Chicago. 111.—The shortage of bl- lumlnous coal here bns attained a seri¬ ous aspect, nnd threatens to lie up mnny of tbe rnllroads to a maN'rlal ."Xteul, It relief Is not forthcoming very sooiv. Ensleru rnllroads hnve not been able to handle conl shipped over their lines since the close of lake navigation. They hnve ni cars, nnd those they do Hnd to load ¦with eonl cannot be moved, .in nccouiit of Inck of motive power, mnny engines lielng crippled since Ibe cold weather set In. Western ronds. ns n result ot this condition, nre suffering Intensely. The coal-bunkera ill nlnng the lines are short of fuel supplies, nnd engines tnke only what Is necessary to run them on the clos- !>st margin. Cool piles nt wnltlug sta¬ tions tlirougbout the West, oud prin¬ cipally the Northwest, nre at o low ebb.
The Burlington Railway shops at .luroro. III., arc nbout to close some depnrtmeuts on nccount of no coal, ind engines that fuel there arc threat- ?nod with absolute famlue. Similar reporU nre beard from the Cblcogo, Mllwoukee nud St. Poul, tbe North¬ western, and uenrly all the other lines running out of here. The cold weath¬ er bns sont many engines on Western i-onds to rne shops, ond conl under contrnct thnt walls shipment Into the Northwest cannot lie moved. It Is ex¬ pected thnt Western rallroods will prc- vnll In body npou tbe Eastern lines to ceutre oil iMisslble efforts on sending conl forward to this city. It they can¬ uot lie persuaded to do this, there will not be a wheel turning In many of tbe mills and factories between here and MInnenpulls, and fewer trnlns will be runuiug.
Car Famlaa la North Dakata.
Bismarck, N. 1).—The car famine in North Dakota Is distressing. Eleva¬ tors are full lo the brim. On the Ureal Northern Line oil vocant buildings are fliled with wheat and flax, nnd for two weeks farmers have been unable to sell bushel groin, as elevator meu have no plnce to store It. Tbey cannot get cars to ship to mnke room.
BURCHER  ALLIES OF BRITISH.
A Mew Corpa ot Boata Being Foraaed la South Africa.
Protorln. South Afrlcu.—The forma¬ tion of II uew burgher corps, to* be knowu as Nutloual Scouts, has oroused grent Interest nmong the surrendered burghers. In view of numerous meet- lugs and applications, (lencrnl Kltcb- ouor bns uuthorlzed tbe creation uf fresh wings to operate In the Southern nud Eastern Transvaal, umler proml¬ uont Boer lenders elected by the bur- glioi's themselves.
It Is stntcd thnt much ot the receut success of tho Hrltlsh Is due to the co-opernllou of Celller's nnd Croiije's ninimauds, acting under Oeneral Ili'iic«i Hamilton.
Fluel nation In Wheat Frlcas.
Whent iirlccs hnve fluctuated within narrow limits, aud after a slight de¬ cline show little net chauge for the Hoi'k. The luovement of spring wheal lins fnllen off, und there has beeu a conlUiuance of the previously noted small oiiiflow ot winter wheat from piiiduclug Bcclloua. Kxtremely cold vvoatber lu tbe .Northwest aud the scnrclty of motive power or ot cnrs liuvc  restricted  shipments.
Slew His Mother With aa Aa.
Alio .Nolsiin. au old resident of Tay¬ lor's Kails. .MInu.. has been taken Iuto cusiody. charged with killing bis niollier. eighty years old, by spllttlug lier bend opeu with au nx. Hc was w'cnk-mludeil. but was considered linrinless. He was alone wllb bl. niotber at tbe time.
Workmen Killed by a atael Craae.
Thr(>e mou were killed and many woro Injured by Ihe tailing ot a largi sioel crane at the American Brldgt Works lu Chicago.
heaor Ijapet Uaaged at Manila.
Souor lAiptii. wbo was arretted lo Katnugns I'nivliiece for treasonable commuulcndou wllb the Insurgents, waa hanged nt .Manila. P. I. He wai a brothn- of Sixto Lopez. Agulnaldo't Kuriiiiean roproscutatlve. and a wealthy mercbaut lu Manila and Ba taugas. 	
A McKluley Menarlal Faad Waralaa.
Tbe .Mckinley .National Memorial .Association baa Issued a atatement Id dlsconragement of commercial euter prises for tue raising of funds for tb» assoclallou.
Caw Uraned Boy ta HU Paath.
Jauios I'uAer. twelve yeara uf age. was killed on tb. farm of William Keuocdy. at Engllahtuwn. N. i. Tbt Isiy was leading a cow by a rope, nuil tied tbe end of tbe rope about bla ivaist. Tbe cow took frlfbt and Iwlted, nnd  tbe  lad  was koorked down  and
dragged over aonyardt
Blver aisfhttl aataad.
The steaiurr Hnn «'aa tamed to tba waier'a etlge while lying la tbe barbor a I .Memphis, Tenn. Tbere ware llfieirn pateeocert oa board, and ttrte ol tben VtMw harpe4i to taaOk-
SHOT   DOWN   IN   A TRAIN
Rich Planter Led in the Killing of an Inoflensive Passer.gfer.
Atsallanis Held Vp Ihe EncVaaar and Ka-
caprd on theLoeoinotlTe—Caplared
Near Home of Ibe Leader.
.Memphis. Tenn.—Three men, headed by Ashley Cocke, a wcnilhy planter from Cleveland, deliberately kllle«l M. Ulica, a passenger ou a north-bound Vnzoo and .Mississippi Valley train. Just out of U'lnnd, Miss., and then compelled the engiue driver lo UU' couple the locomotive and carry them further up the road, where they hoped to escape. All were captured aeveral hours later.
Cocke was occomponled by A. M. Phlpps, postmaster at Shelby. Miss.; Tom Lauderdale, a relative of Phlpps, nnd another man named BInckman. Cocke had a revolver, Blackman and Lauderdale carried rifles and Phlpps was unarmed.
When they boarded tbe train at Le- land to go to Shelby, J. M. Rbcn, a rail¬ road engine driver, of VIcksburg, was on his way to Tutwller to take au en¬ gine. He was asleep wben Phlpps stumbled over him, awaking btm.
After a discussion the four men told Rhea that be would have to get out ot the car. Rhea sow that the men were npparently Intoxicated and started to obey them. As he reached the doot the three nrmed men flred on him and he fell, pierced by three bullets. The train then returned to Leland with Rhea's body.
Oeorge Mrf.ougblln, a conductor; went In scorch of policemen, who ar¬ rived In time to arrest Phlpps. Mean¬ while Cocke and the other two men went np to the engine driver, covered him with their weapons, made bim uncouple his engine and carry them to Shelby. There tbe three men took an¬ other train and went to Cleveland, where they were oil arrested. Indig¬ nation Is Intense, especially against Cocke, whose exploits have mnde bim notorious. Hc killed a negro only a few dnys ago.
FATALITIES   FROM   FLOODS.
Blen   Lose  Their  Lives  in   OeorgIa   a»A Virginia—FaUl Train Wreck.
Philadelphia, Penn. — Reports from nil parts of Enstern Pennsylvania showed thnt the rivers and creeks which became greatly awollen os a re¬ sult of two days' continuous rain hnvc fallen. Although considerable damogc has beeu done, the losses will not bo great, most ot the flooded areas lielng low Innds along the Upper Schuylkill. Lehigh nnd .Susquehanna rivers. In the nnthrnelte coal district a few ot the mines wore flooded, causing o sus¬ pension of work for the day.
Atlnntn, On.—Four deaths bave been c-nuRcd by violent rains lu Georgia, .Maliaiiia and Tennessee and portions ot North Caroliun, nnd much serious damnge to all kinds of property bas resulted. Three persons were drowned nt West Point, On., wblle attempting to cross tbe turbulent Cbattohoochee nnd Thomns Russell, nn engineer, was killed In tbe freight wreck caused by a wash-out n<*nr Notnsulgn. Wnter In the streets of West Point wns from one to flve feet deep. Many of the people spent the night lu Fort Tyler. Railroad trnflic wns considerably de- loyed.
Pnrkcrsbui'g. W.Va.—Two men were killed, one badly Injured, on engine and four cars at tbe foot ot nn ero- linnknient, two other cars wrccke<l nnd KK) feet of track torn up as the reault ot the collision of a west-bound freight trnin against a massive rock nt No. 3 Tunnel, nenr I-ong Rnn. The engine siruck the rock Just oa tbe train cnme out of the tunnel. Tbe two men killed nre Fireman A. R. Hlle and Brnkemnn A. B. Pulnnm, liotb ot Graf¬ ton. Henvy rnlns loosened the rock, which fell across the tracks from the hillside.
MURDERERS   LEFT   TO   DIE.
Tied to Trees aud   Kept Tbara All Mlghk In a Fleroa Btorin.
Vancouver, B. C—A brutnl murder followed by quick vengeance took place nt McNalr's camp In tbe outskirts ot Vancouver. Burnjl Karaburu, while talking with a friend, was leiced by two Japanese, while another sank an nxe Into his skull, kllllug bim Instantly.
The camp wns oroused and the three murderers tied securely to trees and left In the mauntalns all nigbt until tbe police could be sent for. A flerce storm sprang up and In the morning one had died of exposure ond the others were dying when tnken In charge by the po¬ lice. The deod man, Ikobu Snburo, was the one who struck the fatal blow.
OBSTINATE    WIDOW   OUT   OF   JAIU
Her    Imprlsaanatat    For   Contampt   off Canrt Conies ta aa Kad.
nrldgcport. Conn. — Mrs. Mary B. Wright Smith, who was adjudged in conlempt ot court nnd committed to Jail three weeks ago, bavlng refused to reveal Ibe wheicnbouU of $300,000 wiirth of Oovernmeut bonds owned by her. hns beeu released.
The court proceedingsIhrough whicb Mrs. Sniltb wss declsred In contempt were brought by counsel for Orrin K. Palley. of New York (,'lty, wbo sougbt to locate her Government bonds In or¬ der to attach tbem to satisfy a Judg- inoiil nf S3(KI. Tbe terms of her release are not made public.
Assurances From Oermany.
Oermany gnve assursnces that the the .Monroe Uoctrlue sball not be vio¬ lated In Its attempt to collect clulmi from Venezuela.
Gale Sweeps Mawfaaadlaad.
Kurlous gales swept the coast of Newfoundlnnd and wrought much de- .itrui'llon umoug the shipping nud Ash¬ ing properties nt Bay of Islands, where lovornl Americnn vessels were acek- iiig cnrgocs of herring.
Dssparate BaeoaBlar Wllh nilplaoa.
Company F, Twenty.Urst Infantry. has had a desperate hand-to-hand en¬ counter lu n gorge six miles south of Snii Jose, Batnngaa, I'. I. Two Amer¬ ican soldiers were wounded and twen¬ ty.two ot the Insurgents were killed.
Lakar World.
Numerous lubor controrersles have been 'ettled lately, and tbe rate of wagos Is at llie highest point ever ob- inlued.
At Wilkesbarre, Penn., the traction compauy motornien and conductors have accepted an Increaae of flve cents a day. Tbey had demanded ten cents.
Cnlted Stales Senator Mitchell bas Introduced a bill fixing f2 a day os Ibe minimum rale of wage* to be paid to women In tbe employ of the (Goveru¬ meut.
Ijilior men In Colorado are agltatlag for tbe adoption In Uiat State of tba Australian land tax law and an eigbt¬ huur law.
Half a million persona aie witbont work In Uennaa/. Many tbonaands of foreigu workmen bare been dla- mltaed  from  German  factorta*.
It baa beea announced at all labor union meetlnga at Bt. Louia. Mo., tbal no non-nnlon labor wUl be eaployad on tbe wurk of tbe World'a Fair.
Tb* Bute Labor Caiinlaalomr re¬ porU tbat tb* Smelter Trvat. by \m- portlnc mtt from Chile ta Oolerado. has tbrowa 0000 C»l«va4« a^aatt est ot wotk.
THE  SABBATH   SGHOOL
MTERNATIONAL LESSON COMMENTt FOR  JANUARY  9.
a«W*«ti 1»* FraMlta aT Pawat, Amtr 1., I-l«.aaldaa Ta«l,Atti l» a —KMaaey ' Vartat, a a Cawitaliar wt tka Itagr** Lasaaa.
1. "The foraMT trtatit*." Th* ,_ *f Luke. Luke wat alto th* aathor ol L_ AeU. "O. TbK^hit." Nothfaia ia known ol this pcnoa, bat h* wa* ae (uabt t penon of rank and perhaps a Koaaa oncer who had beta coavtrhid to Chri» tianity. '¦Began." Th* aa*p*I is aat a niitory of all that Jctna (Bd, bnt ealy aa account of the foandationt whMi H* UM snd on which the charch tho«M aflar> ward bt built. "To do aad taaca." A T«ry imporUnt ttateiatat, diridiaf Uw work o( Chriat into two mat braaeh**; the one embracing Hi* won oa aaith, tlw other Hit •ubatqnait work ttam Im*t*b} th* one in Hit owa ptnon, th* etk«r hp Hit tpirit; th* on* t^ beginaiat; tM other th* continaaae* of th* saaM w«(k: the one compht* wh*n H* aat dawn aa th* right hand ot Hi* Fath*r, tha etkw to eontinu* until Hi* tccond appsoriaa.
2. "UntU th* dav." TbajSkSaSriar after Hi* rerarrcetioa. "Taranaa tka Holy Ohoat." Ood gar* aet th* Baiiit by meatuie nnto Rim. John I: M. Jaaa* who ¦««* annolatad with the Hobr Oboal (Luk* 4; Matt. M). ia th* vomtt et tka Holy Gho*t gar* comatandnMata ta tM MKMtle* to be Hi* wita*****. "ABMka. Th* twelve gcneralb ealM diadph* ia the iratpelt are in to* Act* cnokaa ot aa apottle*. or "thoae tsat forth.
S. "Passion." 8uflerin(t oa th* eroia. "Infallible nrool*." Th* ain^ On*k word, traniuatad "iafalliU* prooCi,*' d*> notes th* strtmgest prooii 01 waieh a nh- Ject is capable, an irrt*i*ttbl* nroot. Taa proofs h*re meant are Christ^ n*iikiaai
Slp^SaTt-
walking and eating with Hit i ,	
tcr Hit re*un*«tlon. 'Torty 4wi." At different tin** dariaf a parioa of feriqr days. "Th* Mngdom of Ood." laia as- pretsion ha* sevetal elanUlcatloM, nm htre. at in Mark li 1«, it indnde* lb* whole-f^ristian dispensation, it* n****M,
Srogv- and economy. The nwoaiac is, etutt^^Va them iaatnetions aboat th* organintion, *pre*d and cdificaUon ol Uit church.
'Atsembled with thtm."   ProbaUj
Commanded thna. by   Oa
on ascension day. The last commandm*nt givta Lord to th* apostle* directed them to await the gift of th* Holy Qho*t ia Janf lalem. "Not depart from Jcnuakas.'* The coming of th* Spirit waa to b* at Um next great (cast after th* eruclfixlM. Ja- rutalem waa th* centre ol tl*wi*h inlla- ence. aad at that tim* strannr* weald b* icachcd from all part* of th* wnrld. They w*re not qualified to ge until aft** the baptism of tht Spirit camo npoa them. "Wait," Many run too aooa., Promitt of the Father." Thfondi tka gift of the Snirit had bam pioinised by tie Fsther.   See Ita. Mt .8}
prophets the' gift of the Snirit
Sroinised by tie Fsther.   See Ita. Mt Si oel 3:  38._»>.    Compare AcU i: ll,,!*.
Heard of Me." Tbi* promite is (onndta John 14: 16: IS: 38. Reference i« aba mad* to it in Luke 34: 41. Th* Hebr Ohoit wa* promitsd to the chureh thronth Christ.
5. "John." The Baptist, th* foieiva- ner ol Christ. "With w*t*r." John'* baptism was, 1. A btDtttm unto npant- snce. 3. A type of the baptism of tM Holy Ghost. John pointed to Chriai wkn should baptire with the Holy Ohost and with fire. "Shall be baptittd." Thif WM th* promite ol tht Father, it mnM BM l»a. "With the Holy Ohott." The Hahr Bpirit wat about to b* giM* tMaa, te greaUr lubies* thin ever bcfor*. At thi* time th*ir hearU would ba cl**a**d and they woald be filled with love.
B. "Were com* together." At tM Mount of Oliv**. 8** Luke S4: OS. "Poat thou at this time." etc. (R. V.) Is thia the hour whea th* Roman yoke M to b« broken from our necks and th* kiafdem of the Metsiah esUblished?
7. "Not for you to know." Christ eM- stantly avoided giving His ditciplc* a di¬ rect answer to questions which could only tstisfy thtir curiosity and be ol no partic¬ ular benefit. "In His own power.". "Au¬ thority." R. V. The word r*nd(r*d new¬ er it not the sam* at th* one *o iMdned in tht neat verae. It should b* n*t*d that Jetut did not dittpprov* of th* qiMtlM aiked in ven* 8. bul. as Lang* san, "Bar rather confirmsd It by dtclarlag that tb* Father hsd fixed the timt."
8. "Shall receive power." Th* cneM of the Holy Bpirit wat to bo given U them. It was not tbe power of Mgie or eloquenrc, hut "the power of a living unioii with a living Qod." "Is come unon you." The Holy Srtii'it gives. 1. Knowledge and nndcrtUndiiig. 2. Fnith. 3. Holiness. 4. A tpirit ol prsyer. »• ^CoV"^* Stcadlattnest. 7. Zeal. "Shall be wit- nttiet." They shall not merely bear wit¬ ness, but be witnestci in their own per¬ sons. They were to be witnesses to a «ju- cified, a riten snd a coming Christ. In Jeruttlem," etc. They wor* to begin at home, with the .lews, and gradually ttaM out until the glorious gospel reached th* .whole human race. ..,..._     „   , ,
9. "While thev beheld." Th* ditelpl** did not sc* Him rite out ol tht grave, be¬ cause   Hit   reiurrection   could   bt   easily
§ roved by their teeing Him afterward, ttt tbey tnw Him return to heaTan, W there would be no other way to nroe* tl, "A cloud." Perhapt It wat like the SWTi cloudy pillar, the wildemct*.             ,
10. ''Were looking" (B. V,) Wpndff Ing whnt it all meant. "Two m*n." An¬ gels in the form ol men. "WhiU appar- el." Bee Matt. 38: 3. The white garmanU were an emblem ol parity.
11. "Shall *o come." Th* tccond or final coming. Tliit will not be In obcene; ity like Hit flrtt coming, but "H* wiU come in power tnd glory, io the eXtmia, and with Hit holy nngeli with Hna." Mntt. 34; 30,41: 38: 84.        , ,. ,   ^^
12. "Olivet." Frcnuentlv called tha Mount of Olivet. "Sabbath dty's jour- nev." About thrce-fourthi of tn EniUah mile.
IS. "Come In." Thnt is. Into th* citf Irom the country. "Into the vpp*r ehaa- her" (R. V.) Probably the upper .roan which had been used by our Lord ana Hia ditelplcs lor the psatovtr neat. "Where abode." "Where they w*f* abid¬ ing." R. V. Thit doet not BMaa thai this wat their pcrmsDcnt habitatloa, bat lined there lor the d(*c*nt of tha
they remained Holy Spirit.
14.    "Continued; they waited
During th* Ua dan With on* accord,'*   With
oae mind. There wert no schinas, M dl^ vided interesta. nn discordant narpmwa. "Stctdfsstly in prtyer" (B. V.) Tfc*» prayers were earnest and pertWaal. ''With the women." Thit probtbly rtftn to the women who fnllowed Him Iron Oal- ilce, but it may mean merely that wonM were present. "Mary." Thi* is th* Iaal mention in Scripture ef the notbwr ai' Jetut. "Hit brethren." The brcthrM jM Jetut at flrtt rejected Him (Joha 7i PU but now thev believe in Him aad SM ptm cnt It the Ftntccott outpouring.
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