Crawfordsville Weekly Journal, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, 15 April 1898 — Page 6

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FRIDAY. APRIL 15, 1898.

GEN. PALMKB, the Presidential candidate of the gold Democrats in 189G, says his party will keep up its organization and put a ticket in the field in 1900.

TACOMA follows the example of Seattle in electing a Republican Mayor. Free silver carried both towns in 1890, but the 100c dollar is now on top in the State of Washington.

GOVERNOR MOUNT recognizes the damage done to the indeterminate sentence law by the parole of Winnie Smith and will endeavor to overrule this unjust action of the board.

FBEE trade England continues to call upon protective America for manufactures of ail sort, our January, 1898, exports to the United Kingdom being 850,771,739 as against 846,491,812 in January of the preceding year under the Wilson law.

TRAVEL to Alaska has noticeably decreased, and the last north-bound steamer is tied up at the sawmill. Prospectors who had intended going to the Klondike are beginning to realize that they can have just us much excitement by remaining a little nearer the bulletin boards.

WHEN the civil war broke out Gov. Morgan, of New York, advanced 81,000,000 out of his own pocket for immediate war expenses. The legislature recently adjourned sine die placed a war fund of 81,000,000 at the disposal of the Governor to be used in case of hostilities with Spain.

A PUBLIC SPIRITED community is one composed largely of persons who give of their time and money for the common good. These are like bread cast upon the waters and return after many days in the Bhape of better business, greater comforts, lower taxes, more efficient government. There is a great deal of dormant public spirit in Crawfordsville. It needs to be aroused to activity by means of organization.

Not even the war rumorB and their depressing effect upon importations have been sufficient to prevent an increase in the receipts of the Treasury Department during the month of constant excitement just ended. The March receipts were, exclusive of the sums received from the Pacific Railroad sales, 829,307,250, or more than 20 per cent, in excess of the receipts in the corresponding month of the history of the Wilson law.

OUR prison pariloning board should remember that criminals are punished not less for the punishment it inflicts up on them than for the protection of society in demonstrating to those tempted to commit crime what is in store for them if they are detected. There was mighty little warning in the punishment of Winnie Smith. The real truth of the matter is that the action of the pardoning board in his case places a premium on crime.

WHY have prices of all farm products advanced? It has been asserted that the increase in the price of breadstufl's is due to an unusual demand abroad, but this does not answer or explain the fact that everything else has advanced. The explanation is found in the fact that the factories and the railroads and the mines and all the industries which give employment to men are busy, and that men, therefore, have money to spend for food. Whatever gives constant employment to the population increases the ready market for the products of the farm, orchard and dairy.

FOUR states have no tramp laws. In three—West Virginia. Kentucky and Louisiana—the tramp is "worthy poor." Two commit him to public labor one, New Mexico, to labor on the streets and roads the other, Missouri, sells him to work six months for the highest bidder. Pennsylvania adds the rigor of solitary confinement to hard labor. New Hampshire and Connecticut offer a reward for his apprehenion. In Nevada the District Attorney gets $10 for convicting him. Generally he is condemned to work in the Bridewell Prison or penitentiary. Illinois sends him to the House of Correction to work off a fine, but allows local authorities to employ him if they desire. England sends the tramp to the workhouse. France makes him do convict labor. Germany and Belgium put him jon penal farms.

THEIR DUTY IS IX MADRID. St. Louis Olobe Democrat: The representatives of the foreign governments who are said to be anxious to use tbeir influence with the United States Government to avert war ought to be t»Ul that the correct place to do this sort of missionary work is Madrid. This would be counsel to give the eccleoiasticB as well as the diplomats who are working for peace. Spain is the aggressor in this matter. It is against Spanish barbarity, treachery and mediaevalism that this whole crusade in the United States is directed. The concessions to civilization which Cuba and the United States demand from Spain, and which will be extorted from her by force unless they are granted without it, would be merely an acknowledgment by her that she sees this is the nineteenth century and not the sixteenth. With Spain lies the issue of peace or war, and it is on her and not on the United States that the missionaries should place pressure

TREASURY ofliciais estimate that the March receipts are from two to three million dollars less than they would have been but for the business uncertainties due to the war rumors.

TAXES PAID BY RAILROADS. Governor Pingree's ardent effort to have a law based on the Indiana tax law, and embodying its essential features, passed in Michigan has lead to the compilation at the State auditor's office of some very interesting statistics showing the immense increase in taxes collected from railroads under that law as compared with the taxes these corporations formerly had to pay. For instance, the assessed valuation of railroads in Indiana in 1880 was 830,000,000. In 1890 it was $06,000,000 and in 1891, the year when the tax law went into effect, the railroads paid taxes on §161,000,000 of property. Since then some roads have gone out of business and some inaccuracies in valuation have been discovered, but to-day the railroads are paying taxes on 8157,000,000 worth of property. The increase from 1876 to 1890 in the valuation fixed for taxable purposes of all railroads in Indiana was 409 per cent. Under the old law what the railroads paid in taxes was a mere bagatelle. To-day of total taxes of $23,355,000 they pay $3,335,500, or 10 per cent. The officials of the State auditor's office consider Mr. Pingree's efforts a deserved compliment to the Indiana tax system, which the "potato patch" man studied carefully when he was in Indianapolis some time ago.

THE NEW TARIFF LAW. Recurring to the new tariff law. Everybody will be interested to know that even in the midst of these war rumors which seriously affect importations and business, it is steadily gaining ground. Its eighth month, March, showed again in earnings over any preceding month in its history, being 50 per cent greater than in its first month, while the customs' receipts of the eighth month were nearly 150 per cent in excess of those of the first month. The total receipts of the Treasury during its first eight months were more than $20,000,000 in excess of the receipts of the first eight months of the Wilson law. That the new law has gained rapidly as a revenue producer is shown by the following table which shows the receipts of the Treasury Department month by month since it went into operation:

Customs Total receipts. receipts.

August. 1897... .$ 0.978,702 $19,023,(il-1 September 7.943,100 21,933,098 October 9.713,404 24,391.415 November 9.830.045 25,138,095 December U,6t30,783 27,031,494 January, 1698 14,260,49:2 26,795,227 February 15,040,681 28,572.538 March!-

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15.450,431 29,307.25(

PRESIDENT MCKINI.EY is a brave man and his valor was tested on many a hard fought field in our late civil war His desire to prevent the repetition of the horrors then enacted is a proof not only of his bravery but his humanity. Ail Americana save cowards, poltroons and demagogies agree with him* President McKinley knows that a war successfully waged as this country could undoubtedly wage it would greatly popularize his administration with the raasses of the country. His endeavor to avert such a war if he can possibly do so with honor to this Nation is a demonstration that his patriotism is of the kind which rises above party success or even self.

ONE of the most remarkable evidences of the business improvement is found in theiannouncement by the Railway Aye that over twenty thousand miles of railways will probably be constructed in the United States in the year 1898. When it is considered that the construction since 1892 has averaged only a little over two thousand miles per annum, and for the three preceeding years only about five thousand miles per annum, it will be seen that the activity in this line betokens a wonderful business improvement, especially in the South, where nearly one half of this construction is promised.

IN her recent appeals to Cuban insurgents Spain boasts of the friendly feeling of "the mother country." But her uniform treatment of the children has been more characteristic of a stepmother.

THE PRIZE WRITE-UPS.

Over Thirty Descriptiong of the Trade Palace Opening Are Submitted III the Content Which Elided

Last Friday.

G. W. Graham, of the Trade Palace, this year offered two prizes to the ladies who furnished the best write-ups of his spring opening. The openiag occurred Wednesday, Thursday and Friday of last week. It was attended by hundreds of ladies and not a few of them took part in the prize contest. Under the rules of the contest, all articles for competion were submitted unsigned to Miss Laura' White, cashier of the Trade Palace. Each article was accompanied by a sealed envelope containing the author's name. Miss White after receiving an article would number it and then place a corresponding number on theenvelope which contained the name of tbo writer. Last Friday the competing articles, thirty-two in number, were turned over to a committee to pass on their merits. The committee was of course in ignorance of the names of the writers, the envelopes containing them being left at the Trade Palace and not opened until Saturday. The committee gave each article careful consideration and found that many of them possessed really great merit. A very general fault was the tendancy to use big words and in a few cases there was an iuclination to catalogue everything in the establishment rather than to give an account of the opening. Several of the articles were in rhyme, one in the form of a letter and another in the form of a conversation between members of the Smith and Brown families. The committee was unanimous as to the first prize and to the second although there were several articles of almost equal merit. The successful articles are published below.

The first prize fell to Mrs. A. E. Ruffner and the second to Mrs. G. W. Peyton. On the recommendation of the committee a third prize was awarded for a paper written by Miss Josie Imel, it ranking almoBt on a parity with the second paper. SPRING OPENING OF THE TRADE PALACE.

Last evening closed the Spring opening of George W. Graham's Trade Palace. It was an event unparalleled in the trade annals of this city in point of magnificence of display, and was a complete exposition of the success that the Trade Palace has achieved by tair dealing and progressive business methods. The opening lasted three days, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, and during this time the immense store, which occupies more floor space than any other business enterprise in this city, was a scene of extraordinary beauty and attractiveness. Rare orchids, palms, foliage plants and sweet smelling exotics were in evidence everywhere and added much to the occasion by their prodigality of bright blossoms, fresh tints and the rich perfume they exhaled. At the entrance to the m&zanene floor to the rear of the store a full orchestra discoursed sweet strains of music, inspiring dainty feet to terpsichorean achievements, and entrancing all with the loveliness and charm of the opening. Multi-colored incandescent lights cast their irridescent hues from every conceivable coign of vantage, harmonizing the floral display with the elegant costumes of the ladies and the rich array of merchandise exhibited. The large force of smiling and polite employes were every where present and took much pride in showing the large crowds in attendance the mammoth and complete stock of goods carried by Mr. Graham. Deft fingers displayed the lustrous bolts of silks and satins to us to bring out the opalescent tints of warm color that lurked in the diaphanous folds of the costly fabrics—gems from Oriental looms—in a manner calculated to bewilder the feminine mind with their translucent sheen and shimmering brightness. Then came filmy laces, delicate and airy as the hoar frost, yet strong enough to stand the wear of years. In lavish profusion were piled high the more modest henriettas, serges, novelties, cassimeres, and the dainty dimities, swisses, organdies and mulls, harbingers of ethereal Spring, blue skies and the Crawfords ville summer girl, than whom there is none lovelier or sweeter, or more tasteful in attire. Flanking these were the substantial, snowy muslins, ginghams and satiny table linens, the fruits of patriotic American labor, inspiring the good house wife to smile with satisfaction and pleasure. Masculine visitors were attracted by the tasteful display of suitings for spring, comprising the latest styles and patterns in worsteds, cheviots, serges and plaids to suit the most fastidious dresser. In another department were shoes in handsome variety and modish lasts for the multitude. In draperies and lace curtains, the artistic buyer had a collection to select from superb in design and qual ity, from the tapestry of antique figure to the gleaming silk madras and lace of gossamer texture and fineness. The large room to the south, with its polished hard wood floor, was filled to repletion with carpets, rugs, and mat tinge, comprising everything from the unobtrusive ingrain up -to the velvety moquette rugs and fleecy Axminsters,

as soft to tired feet as a spring zephyr to a maiden's cheek. And the millin1 ery department! Words fail UB as we attempt to express in cold Anglo-Saxon the mad riot of color, the variant hued rainbow ribbons, the flowers rivalling nature's handiwork so near to perfec tion were they, these finished creations of the milliner's art each composite pattern a poem of color, a symphony in headgear. Here it was that femininity ebbed and flowed in a continual throng, and the murmers of delight from the visitors was sweet music to the ears .of the clever artificers who had produced the fascinating effect. Tiie scene as a whole was one of harmonious coloring acid was a skillful blending of languorous melody, fragrant flowers, beautiful women and business perpicuity which reflects much credit upon Mr. Graham for the pleasure furnished and the opportunity presented to buy from a stock of goods equalling those carried by the stores of the largest cities. Too much can not be said in praise also of the efficient corps of assistants who have aided Mr. Graham so materially in the arrangement and conduct of his vast establishment, and he has been unusually fortunate in the salection of his coadjutors.

THE TRADE PALACE GRAND SPRING OPENING. Customers and visitors at the Trade Palace during the grand spring opening were treated to a display never equaled by one house in this city. In the evening the beauty of effect was enhanced by the light shed over the fair scene from numerous incandescent lamps, and music-loving ears were regaled by sweet strains from the full orchestra. Many potted palms and blooming plants, with the red, white and blue of "Old Glory" gave an additional touch of artistic splendor. Affable clerks were on every hand, ready to answer questions or exhibit goods. Everywhere immense piles of elegant and well selected goods met the eye. Poorer qualities displayed in such tasteful arrangement would have made a delightful array: but, given, the difference in values, the result was magnificent. Down the long vista of the commodious room arose arch after arch supporting fine fabrics, novelties, ribbons, laces, gloves, etc., showing decorative skill as well as business tact, and suggesting the rainbow in form, and often in beauty of tint and color, making the Trade Palace lovely as a dream of fairyland, reminding one of the illusion of his childhood, when he sought the end of the rainbow to find the hidden gold. What he missed then he may have the opportunity of finding now—for, money saved, is like money found.

The front counter presented a dazzling effect of glint and gleam of glimmering. Silks, shiney 6atins, 6oft velvets and filmy chiffons, representing all the popular styles of weave and fashionable colors, with a full assortment of desirable garnitures in ribbons, braids, laces, embroideries, spangles, etc. The woman of expensive tastes could revel in rich silks and all the fine new dress fabrics in wool, wool and-silk, etc, The summer girl could find every requirement for her most elaborate toilet or daintiest simple frock. Beside these there is exhibited a full line of fine ginghams and other washable goods that may visit the laundries and retain their freshness and beauty of color. The woman who delights in fancy work could see at a glance all the materials used in her art. Spring, wraps, jackets, capes, silk waists, all new styles, range from simple elegance in design to elaborate and fanciful decoration.

Scarcely less interesting to the provident housewife is the carpet, wall paper and drapery department, showing high grades of lace curtains, portieres, rugs, etc.

The new shoe department claimed no small Bhare of attention for its new styles and newest of ne'.v goods. A limited vocabulary cannot hope to do justice to the millinery department of the Trade Palace. It offers such an unsurpassed variety of tints and textures, colors and combinations, shades and shapes, that no feminine taste, from that of the tiniest tot to that of the most dignified dame, need go ungratitied. The brilliantly gorgeous profusion of (lowers suggests a California llowere fete. The selection ranges from the dainty forget-me-not and lily of the valley to bouquets of full-bloom roses, graceful groupings of gay colors. The array of trimmed millinery appears to represent originals rather than copies of the ravishingly beautiful creations of the famed Parisian patterns.

To conclude this meager description —best of all—this mammoth stock will be disposed of at prices which are not the least attractive feature of this grand opening—so 6ays the genial and courteous proprietor, Mr. George W. Graham.

How'g This?

We oiler One Hundred Dollars Reward for any case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure

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Hall's Family Pills are the beat.

Death of Mrs. Ann Webster. Mrs. Ann Webster, the mother of Mrs. Sarah G. Willson of this city, died at her home in Indianapolis Sunday morning at 0:30 o'clock, being in the eighty-first year of her age. She was stricken with paralysis on March 29 and never regained consciousness afterwards. The funeral occurred from the residence in Indianapolis Tuesday morning at ten o'clock, tho interment being at Ladoga where Mrs. Webster for many years resided and where are buried her husband and five children. Of the large family Mrs. Wilson is the only surviving one. Mrs. Webster was well known in this city and the many friends of the excellent Christian lady will be saddened to learn of her death. Her life was one of great usefulness and her memory will always be a very beautiful one. She was a devoted member of the Meridian street M. E. church of Indianapolis and her life was in keeping with the professions which Bhe made.

A Tip to Tux Payers.

Section 2150 R. S. Whoever when required by the assessor, State, county or municipal or anv of his deputies, fails to give a true list of all of his taxable property or to take or subscribe to any oath in that behalf as required by law or shall fix a fraudulant value when an oath is not required on such property, upon conviction shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars nor less than ten dollars.

First Tlme iu Ten Years.

Ladoga Leader: W. B. Walkup, county superintendent, spent yesterday visiting the Ladoga schools. It was the first time in ten years that the county superintendent has honored us with a day's visit. Mr. Walkup is filling the office in a very satisfactory manner, and is keeping the schools of the county abreast of the times. He works hard himself and expects his teachers to do tne same.

Harry Maxwell's Position.

Harry Maxwell has signed a contract with Dwight L. Moody, the evangelist, to sing for him a year.

ELECTRIC TANDEM.

Cycle With Speed of Fifty Miles ail 11.mr. New \ork. April 11.—Ilenri and Victor Jalluu, the champ:on cycle team, with their electric tumlem, arrived here oil the French steamer La Gascoguc. They have been booked to appear on various bicycle tracks by the International Cycle Track association. The electric tandem has a speed of 50 miles ail hour and has been u«ed successfully in pacing the leading French riders .last year. The .iallau brothers will go to Chicago this week to meet their father, who lives there.

MRS. WILLARD'S ASHES.

in Her

They Wero I'uried Wslerday Mother's (iruvp. Chicago, April 11.—The remains of Frances E. Wiilard were buried at Rose Hill cemetery yesterday afternoon. The body of the late temperance leader was cremated Saturday and previous to the ceremony yesterday, a small metal box, wrapped in white and containing the ashe-, was placed deep in the grave of Mrs. Willard's mother.

WERE MISERS.

Aged Wealthy Woman and Her Son St:irve to Doalli. Sellersburg, Pa., April 11.— Mrs. Bickiev, To years eld and ail adopted son, about 50 years of age, have been found dead in their dilapidated home, three miles from here. Every evidence points to death by starvation although the old lady was quite wealthy. They lived a miserly existence.

Slu nmrri .Minos.

Shelburn, Iud., April 11.—Th« i»n chine runners at the Shelburn mine were idle last week on account of the basis on which the company demanded the machine work done. The company wanted the work performed by the day, -7 cnts making a day's work. The machine runners refused this proposition on the grounds that tho comprny could not furnish tho desired power to make the cuts required. A settlement has been reached and the men have returned to work,

Tivciily Inning liali Game. St. Louis, Mo., April 11.—All records of the National League were broken yesterday at Sportsmaus Park by a twenty inning game between the Browns and Milwaukeo. St. Louis wou. Cross scored the winning run. The gama was sharp and spirited and characterized by clean playing on both sides with very little hitting. The score was 12 to 11.

Christian Science Didn't Save iler« Fairbury, 111., April 11.—The death of Mrs. Elizabeth Moore without medical ^attendance and while receiving Christian Science treatment has caused quite a stir in this city. She was a highly respected lady, 70 years of age and an early settler. She was taken seriously ill Saturday, Christian Scientists were called and she died.

Kentucky Fruit and Tobacco. Frankfort, Ky., April 1.—Commissioner of Agriculture Moore has thoroughly investigated the result of the recent frosts. He says that the peach, cherry and pear crops of the state are completely killed, and that all uncovered tobacco beds were ruined.

Girl Held as an Accessory. :y Fairbury, 111., April 11.—Miss Winnie Rogers who was in company with Joe Ellis when he shot and killed Earl Hanna, a popular young citizen, has been placed in charge of Sheriff Read by ordor of the coroner's jury as an accessory to the crime. Ellis is still at large.

THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.

LESSON III, SECOND QUARTER, INTER-

NATIONAL SERIES, APRIL 17.

Text of the Lesson, Math, xvii, 1-9—Mem-ory Verses, 1-3 Golden Text, John i, 14 Commentary by the Rev. D. M.

Stearns.

[Copyright, 189S. by D. M. Stearns.] 1. And after six days .Tesus taketh Peter, .Tames and John, his brother, and bringeth them up into nn high mountain apart." Luke says, "About an eight days after these sayings" (Luko ix. 28), doubtless including the day of tho promiso and the day of the event, whilo Matthew and Mark only mention tho intervening days. Mark says, "He taketh and leadeth them." How very beautiful I Does not your heart say, "Lord fake mo and lead me, and I'll go with Thee all the way?" Well, bo suntil at you mean it., and do not question Ilis love if Ho leads you in the valley. Tlie..e three were with Him when He raised the little girl and when He was in tho garden. Wo cannot go with Him unless wo u.e willing to go apart from the many who follow Him, and wo will not enjoy His fellowship unless wo have something of His spirit of prayer, for Luko ix, 28, says that He went to pray. As we learn to live alone with Him and for Him, wo will find ourselves increasingly given to communion with Him 2. "And was transfigured before tliein, and His face did shine as tho sun, and His raiment was white as tho light." Mark says that His raiment became shining, exceeding white as snow. •Luko says that tho fashion of Iiis countenance was altered and His raiment was white and glistering (Mark ix. 3 Luke ix, 3!)). It makes one think of Him as llo afterward appeared to John on Patmos sotno CO years after His ascension (Rev. i, 12-17) It is to me very interesting to observe that the word translated "transfigured" is used outside of this record in tho gospels only in two other places—Rom. xii, 2, and II Cor. iii, 18 In the one tho translation is "bo transformed" and in the other "aro changed," but in each ease it refers to the believer and our being changed more and more into tho image of Christ. In Romans it is shown to tie a work from within, by the renewing of our minds, and in Corinthians it is said to be accomplished by beholding His glory in the glass or mirror of His word. It seems to mo that the beginning and development and consummation of the Christian life has but one secret, and that is "beholding Him." When in that fair morning wo shall indeed seo Him, then we shall indeed lie like Him. 3. "And, behold, there appeared unto them Moses and Klias, talking with Him We know that Moses died and was buried in tho land of Moab(Dcut. xxxiv. 5, (S). over 1,400 years before this, and Elijah was taken to heaven in a whirlwind and probably in the chariot over 800 years before, the only man except Enoch who lias as yet over been excused from the appointment of death (Heb. ix, 27). Yet here they are alive and well and talking with Christ of His death, or decease, or uxudus, which He was about to accomplish at Jerusalem (Luke ix, .'!]), Whether tho believer dies or is translated, in either cruse it means instantly with the Lord in such a life and such bliss as we cannot imagine (Phil, i, 21, 23 iii, 20, 21), but all the blessedness and reality of that life are wholly duo to the work which our Lord Jesus finished on Calvary 4. Then answered Peter, and said unto Jesus, Lord, it is good for us to bo here. If Thou wilt, let us make here three tabernacles—one for Thee, and one for Moses, and one for Klias." I think wo may conclude from Jade ix that Moses had his resurrection body. If so, then he represented the risen saints, while Elijah represented those who will not die, but bo translated at our Lord's coming, the two representing the whole heavenly company of the deemed in the kingdom when it shall have come, while Peter, James and John, thron righteous Jf ivs, represent all Israel, a righteous nation on earth in tho kingdom, and this revelation is what our Lord promised in "hapter xvi, 2S. 5 "While he yet spake, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them, and, behold, a voice out of the cloud, which said, This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. Hear ye llim." lie is the true tabernacle aid temple and pillar of cloud. He is the fulfillment of all that Moses waste Israel or wrote for them. He is the end of the law for righteousness to everv one that bolieveth. He is the Prophet of all prophets, the Messenger ot Cod as none other eve was or can be, and tiod said to Moses concerning Him, "Whosoever will not hearken unto My words, which lie shall speak in My name, 1 will require it of him" (l)ei.\ x\iii, 18, it)). This is tinsecond time that the Father testified from heaven as to His delight in His Son, but now He adds the command, "Hear ye Him." We are not to hear what men think or say about llim, but, to hear Him. an that is to hear God Himself, for tho father told llim what to say (John xii, -lit). fj, 7 "Anil when the disciples heard it, they fell on their face and were sore afraid And Jesus came and touched them and said, Arise and be not afraid. So Ho or

His angel did to Daniel, and He Himself surely did to John on Patmos Dan. viii, 18 x, 8, IK Rev i. 17) He gives His people no eauso to Iear Why is it that we have so many fears'/ How we must grieve Him! He says that lie will never remember our sins It shows great lack of coniideneo in Him for us to fear or to think that He will. Me says that wo are blessed with all spiritual blessings in Him. It is surely dishonoring to Him for us to ()i!cstion it. He tells us that since lie so loved us as to give Himself for us He can therefore withhold no good thing Faith just believes it, and is happy because He says so. 8. "And hen they had lifted up their eyes they ssw no man save Jesus only. What a powerful life word this is, and what peace and victory to see Jesus only in redemption, and in sanctiiication, as wo will seo Jesus only as the center ol' all the glory of heaven I In redemption and daily life our temptation is to see feelings and experiences and people, but thus there is no rest Wo must see that His linisned work is all that God asks and thai, we need, and His word all the assurance that is necessary, and learn to sing always "Behold, God is my salvation. 9. And as they came down from tho mountain Jesus charged them, saying, Tell tho vision to no man until the Hon of Man bo risen again from tho de.» Even if we may not fully understand, wo may be sure that there was some very good reason for this charge (Ezek. xiv, 2£). It is not always for us to understand, but always to obey (Isa. i, 19). The other disciples at tho foot of the mount with their difficulty is suggestive of many difficulties that shall not be 6olvcd till He shall come but more faith might solve more. Meantime wo must pay taxes cheerfully leBt we give offense.