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MOST IMPORTANT EVENTS GATHERED FROM ALL POINTS OF : = ¢ THE GLOBE. : GIVEN IN ITEMIZED FORM Notable Happenings Prepared for the Perusal of the Busy Man—Summary of the Latest Home and For‘eign Notes. CONVENTION NOTES. For the third time, William Jennings Bryan was nominated for the presidency by the Democrats. Only one ballot was needed in the Denver convention to reach this result, which came after a day and night of tumultuous enthusiasm and wild disorder. Gov. Johnson of Minnesota and Judge Gray of Delaware also were put nomination. Before balloting the convention unanimously adopted the platform. ) Two sessions were held the second day of the Democratic national convention, but little was accomplished. In the afternoon there was a remarkable Bryvan demonstration, the cheering lasting one hour and 19 minutes. In the evening, after several speeches, the credentidls committee reported, unseating eight of the Guffey Pennsylvania delegates. A minority report was made and after an acrimipnious debate was rejected by a vote of 615 to 387:.. The majority report was adopted by a: viva voce vote.

The second day’s session of the Democratic Na%ional convention at Denver was presided over by Congressman H. D. Clayton of Alabama, the permanent chairman, who 6 delivered an able address. The committee on platform, with Gov. Haskell of Oklahoma as chairman, heard arguments in favor of many planks and announced that it could not report until the third day. The committee on credentials heard contests from five states and the District of Columbia. The Democratic national convention was opened in the great Denver hall by National Chairman Taggart. Theodore A. Bell was introduced as temporary chairman and delivered the “key-note” address before an immense crowd of delegates and spectators. Bryan seemed certain to be nominated for the presidency on the first ballot, but the race for second place was an open one.

PERSONAL. ) " Thomas E. Watson was formally notified- of his nomination for. president by the Populists of the United States at a mass meeting in Atlanta, Ga. Gov. Sanders of Louisiana decided to appoint a permayent state board of arbitration to hapdle labor troubles. s William L. Wilson, who embezzled more than $75,000 of the funds of the United States Home Protectors’ Fraternity of Port Huron, Mich., was sentenced to the penitentiary. ; The president accepted the resignation of Judge William Lochren, judge of the United States court for the district of Minnesota at St. Paul, and appointed M. D. Purdy, assistant to the attorney general, to the vaFagey. #* “Chirged with disorderly conduct in masquerading for nine years as a man, Mrs. August Sieb, 36 years old, of ‘New York, was sentenced to the workhouse for five days.

Frederick Gies, foreman of a department in the pressrooms of the Curtis Publishing company of Philadelphia was taken into custody by the police s a suspect in connection with the murder of Dr. William H. Wilson. .

GENERAL NEWS. . Diplomatic relations between Amer4ica and Venezuela have been completely severed, Senor Veloz-Goiticoa, the Venezuelan charge d’affaires, having presented to Acting Secretary Bacon notice from his government that he was to quit his post here, closing up the Venezuelan legation in Washington, and repalr forthwith to Venezuela. During the fighting in Paraguay the American minister, E. . O'Brien, was fired on three times by government troops by mistake, and narrowly escaped death. Charles Taylor, a Missouri Pacific pperator at Lamonte, Mo., was arrested on a charge of manslaughter on account of the wreck near Knobnoster. A Russian torpedo boat was wreckad in the Gulf of Finland by running on the .rocks off Reval. The crew were saved. The fisheries question between the United States and Canada will be submitted to The Hague tribunal. One man was killed, a woman fatalty injured and damage amounting to $50,000 was done at Monongahela, Pa,, when a boiler in the waterworks plant exploded. . A German driving a Mercedes car won the Grand Prix at Paris. The -driver and assistant of one car were killed. » : Senator Beveridge conferred with W. H. Taft at Hot Springs, Va., and assured him that Indiana was safe for . the Republican ticket. : _Commander Peary took his Arctic exploration steamer Roosevelt from New York to Oyster Bay, where it ‘was inspected by the president, after ‘which it started for the polar regions. ~ Vandals mm{m set fire to the village of Cardinal, Ont., and a ‘number of buildings were destroyed. Albert McVay, a wealthy cattle his wife at & window of their home **”gé;f e SRR e eet SRR r SRS o g e - S zons o "@‘”‘; ‘u,‘é:ggfi T 5‘5! L e o e

The members of the Brooklyn Arion Choral society met with an enthusiastic reception in Philharmonic hall, Berlin, where they gave their first concert; rendering American and German folk songs. ; £ - The jurymen in the Humbert libel case against the Paris Matin are suing that journal for $20,000 damages on acccunt of the article printed the day after the trial, in which their verdict was criticised. - i In a gun and knife fight at a protracted meeting near Backusburg, Ky., Wayne Lawrence shot and killed Annie Bannister and was himself perhaps fatally stabbed. Forest fires in Maine burned over large areas and threatened several towns with destruction. A new bridge under construction over the Rhine at Cologne fell in and 20 or more workmen lost their lives. Two persons were Kkilled and a dozén injured by a gas explosion and fire in a Boston tenement house. The roof of an unfinished house in St. Petersburg collapsed, ten workmen Meing killed and 40 injured. Mr. and Mrs: Edmund Smith, who lived on a farm two miles east of North Rose, N. Y., were burned to death in a fire which destroyed their residence. ; Having thrown a $6OO bank certificate of deposit into a stove, Joe Walinsky, thinking he could not get the money on it, committed suicide by drowning in 18 inches of water at Moline, Hl. s The Republican national committee, in session at Hot Springs, Va., elected Frank H. Hitchcock of Massachusetts its chairman and made him manager of the presidential campaign. George R. Sheldon of New York was chosen treasurer and. Arthur I Vorys was given charge of the Ohio Republican keadquarters at Cincinnati. Fire on the harbor front of East Boston destroyed piers and warehouses and an elevator, the property loss being about $1,500,000. A waichman was reported -missing. A loss estimated at. nearly $200,000 was suffered at College Point, L. 1., by a fire which destroyed Zehden’s hotel and casipo, Dondera’s casino ®#nd a number of small buildings. -

A fire that threatened to swéep over much of Coney Island burned several hotels and other structures, the loss being $150,000. : - Armed revolutionists from Salvador, after capturing the town of Gracias, in Honduras, attacked Choluteca. The residents strongly resisted, holding back the revolutionists for three days. The two-masted schooner Acacia, owned and captained by William Simmons of Kingston, went ashore on Bull Rock point, near Sackett's Harbor, and the crew of eight was rescued by S. Gibble. Richard Alexander, treasurer and a member . of thp board of goverhors of the real estate board of brokers of New York, shot himself twice at Dex-‘ter,-Me., and probably will die. : Reports that Frank J. Gould and his wife have become reconciled were eirculated following the striking from the court calendar ‘of an action entitled “Gould versus Gould.” Count Boni -de Castellane, whose former wife was married in London to Prince Helie de Sagan, the count’s cousin, has opened what promises to be a sensational legal ‘battle for the possession of his three children, the oftspring of his marriage with Miss Anna Gould.

Three military prisoners serving from 1% to 21 years for desertion, escaped from the prison at Fort Hamilton by sawing off some of the bars. William M. Ingraham, Jr., of Waverly, N. Y., has begun contest of the will of his father, a lawyer of Brooklyn, who died June 7, leaving an estate of more than $2,000,000. Loot valued at $25,000 was secured by safeblowers, who drilled their way through a 20-inch brick wall into the offices of the Diamond Point Pen company in New York. Emil Sandoza, a well-known stockman of Pine Creek, Neb., was killed by F. E. Newman, a hired man on a neighboring ranch. - President Roosevelt and party, under the .guidance of Commander Peary, inspected the Arctic steamer Roosevelt at Oyster Bay, after which the vessel sailed for Sydney, Cape Breton. Fifteen battleships of the Atlantic fleet sailed from San Francisco on their round-the-world trip. The Nebraska was delayed by an outbreak of scarlet fever among the crew. The printers’ strike started in the job offices of Hartford, Conn., September 14, 1905, was ended because the strike benefits ceased. ~ Nicholas Cherry, 24 years old, shot ‘and severely wounded his sweetheart, }Anna Weingartz, 20 years old, at Neponset, 111., and then killed himself. Mrs. Ada Reichars of Dallas, Tex., was murdered by unknown persons at Hot Springs, Ark. The United States consul at Tampico, Mex., has reported that the oil fields between Tampico, on the Gulf of Mexico, and Tuxpan are burning and that the blaze is visible for a hundred miles on the gulf. 5o Fire in Carnegie, Pa., destroyed several business houses, the loss being $60,000. - Mrs. Arlie M. Heaton shot and killed her divorced husband, Clint M. Heaton, in his restaurant in lola, Kan. The appellate court at Chicago declared that former Judge Abner Smith and G. F. Sorrow must go to the penitentiary and pay $l,OOO fine each for conspiracy in connection with the defunct Bank of Ameriea.

Adolph 8. Levi, a St. Louis jeweler, was robbed of $9OO and $15,000 worth of jewels. Four hundred buildings, including the courthouse, jail and arsenal, at Port Au Prince, Hayti, were destroyed by fire. g Mrs. Nathaniel B. Treat of Monroe, Wis., wife of Capt. Treat, a widelyknown state politician, capitalist and banker, jumped from a runaway hack and was so badly injured that she died. g Nine balloons which started from Chicago al! descended, without loss of life, though the occupants of one were ‘nearly drowned in Lake Michigan, another fell in Quinte Bay, Lake Ontario, lud others had thrilling experiences. for the ng-San Antonio, which landed at ‘l!-abm 895 alles. -

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WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN - AND JOHN WORTH KERN

Democratic National Convention at Denver Makes Its Choice of the Party’s Standard Bearers During the Coming Campaign.

Denver, Col.— William Jennings Dryan of Nebraska is the nominee of the Democratic party for president for the third time. The Denver convention put him at the head of the ticket about three o'clock Friday morning, the first ballot giving him 8921% votes, to 46 for Johnson and 591 for Gray. The nomination was made unanimous. The vote by states follows: : Bryan. . Gray. Sewete | 0w T Arkansas ......... 18 25 v California ......... 20 % o Colorado .......... 10 % o Conneetient ....... 9 5 o Delaware ......... .. Sk 8 FlovMa .......... 18 i GeOrEln ... i % 2 20 IGehe . .ivii i @ e o Illinois ~......... 54 -t .y IMGIRER [iiveviiss DD e e Wwe . .. 8 oo e Kansas . ......... 20 S - Kentucky ......... 26 4% <5 Louisiana ......... 18 .o .o Malne . ii..ii004+:720 ¢ 1 A M.rylfl-d Ceusetesns % 9 . Masachusetts ..... 32 e - ‘Michigan ......... 28 i, a MlDmEsetß .. ...« ;- 22 i Mississippt ....... 20 i . Ml-otnrl 83 e e OntADAR ... 00000 .o N #ebri&a L IR ve o Newada ....:i...... @ s e New Hampshire.... 7 1 3e New Jerseéy........ .. F 24 New Y0rk......... 78 o 5 T North Careolina..... 24 i x 4 North Dakota...... 8 A% i OMe .. .iiiviviviai B e o Oklahoma ......... 18 .o Oregen . ii.i..iv. 8 $a N Pennsylvania ..... 49 1-2 3 9 1-2 Rhode 151 and...... 5 3 b South Carolina..... 18 id i South Dakota...... 8 ol e Tennessee .......,.. 24 . o, HOERE ..ivisscvens DO e oe Utk . alilc. iy 8 o e Vermont .......... *8 i o Virginia .......... 24 i A Washington ....... 10 " i West Virginia .... 14 N i Wisconsin ......... 26 . s Wyoming ......... 8 .l ¥e AR Jiidiveiiaes B . i Avitea ... 8 .v District Columbia.. 6 . K Huwell oiii... i 8 ii i New Mexic0....... 6 e Pl Porto Ric 0......... 6 S i ‘Totals ..........802 1-2 46 0§59 1-2 *One not voting. i » Clock Is Stopped. Leading up to the nomination were hours that began with picturesque enthusiasm, which grew -into uncontrollable disorder. The nominating speeches were made amid scenes akin to panic at certain stages. At 12 o'clock midnight the convention clock was stopped, so that con--structively the nomination of Bryan would take place at Thursday’s sessicn of the convention. Will the Friday hoodoo be overcome by this tech:| nical evasion? is a question that was! in the minds of enthusiastic Bryan Demaocrats, as they wended their way from the convention hall in the early morning hours. | A wilder demonstration than that

" Missing Will in Old Book. f A curious story of a missing will comes from Paris. ° | In 1906 M. Frossard, director of the Mont de Piete at Dijon, a bachelor, died without heirs, leaving a fortune of about 100,000 francs. He had previously announced to his intimates that he intended to remember them in his will, but on his death no will could be found. The fortune then went to three distant relatives. g During the last few days a German book collector passing through Dijon bought a lot of old books which had formerly belonged to M. Frossard. In one of them the collector came across the lost will, in which one of the oldest friends of the dead man was appointed residuary legatee. . i The Female Form Divine. “You ought to be very proud of your little wifie,” she said. “I bought a ready-made suit to-day, and they didn’t have to alter it at all. They said 1 had a perfect figure.” : e ~ Which jarred hubby so that he had no come-back ready when she m aside the corset and bustle and four

over the first mention of Bryan’s name on Wednesday followed the concluding word of the speech of Ignatius J. Dunn of Nebraska, which formally presented the name of Democracy’s champion to the convention. An hour and seven minutes, against the one hour and 28 minutes of the day before, marked the cheering and tumult, but the densely, overcrowded auditorium made the confusion worse confounded. ) : Johnson and Gray Named. Gov. John A. Johnson of Minnesota and Judge George Gray of Delaware were placed in nomination along with Bryan. Small as was the following of either, in comparison with that of the Nebraskan, the scenes of confusion, owing to the uncontrollable size of the crowd, were approximately great. Gov. Johnson was placed in nomination by Winfield Scott Hammond of Minnesota, Connecticut. yielding to the gopher state. L Judge Gray’s mame was presented by Irving-F. Handy of Delaware. Mr. Handy felt how sadly he was in the minority when, after he had . talked awhile, the crowd attempted to choke kim off. . Seconding Speeches. Seconding speeches for Bryan were made by Senator Gearin of Oregon, Gov: Glenn of South Carolina, and Gov. Claude Swanson of Virginia. Gov. Glenn’s, speech created much excitement,/l&eing devoted largely to a defense of Bryan against attacks branding him as a Socialist. At the conclusion of his remarks, which were not in accord with the spirit of the convention, Permanent Chairman Clayton, who at the day session has superseded Temporary Chairman Bell as wielder of the gavel, exclaimed that William Jennings Bryan needed no defenders, and elicited tremendous applause. The opening session lasted three hours and brought about the completion of the permanent organization of ‘the convention, with the -resounding address of Congressman Clayton of Alabama, permanent chairman of the convention. When the session opened at night, every formality of organization had been accomplished and the decks were clear for. the supreme work of adopting the platform and naming the candidates. . Clayton Delivers His Address. . The address of the permanent chairman, Mr. Clayton, proved to be a caustic arraignment of the failure of Roosevelt policies, and an enunciation

Practical Sympathy. A gentleman was one day relating to a Quaker a tale of deep distress, and concluded by saying: > “I could not but feel for him.” - “Verily, friend,” replied the Quaker, “thou didst right in that:thou didst feel for thy neighbor, but didst thou feel in the right place? Didst thou feel in thy : pocket?’—Democratic Telegram. > ; ‘ ‘ Brief But Pointed. “We had put you down on the program for a short talk on spelling reform,” said the chairman of the entertainment commattee. “Well,” replied the home-grown orator. “I can give you my idea of spelling reform in one sentencé. Just leave ‘me’ off the ‘program.’ See?” Sultan Takes Backward Step. The sultan of Turkey has practically dented to Christian churches the right they have enjoyed since 1874 to purchase and hold real estate in their own names, one case in point being that of an American who held land in Cesarea, which he was forced to deed to the sultan on the purchase price being U AR LR s o LAI DU xR SR SRR T SR A fp i

of Democratic doctrine. The ringing voice of the orator and the emphasis of his gestures stirred the listening thousands to frequent demonstrations | of enthusiagtic approval. | At 2:30” o’clock the platform committee was not yet prepared to report, and the convention took a recess until evening, so that all remaining differences of detail on the platform could be reconciled and the document be ready for adoption and the presidential nomination be reached before the adjournment of the night session. = It was 7:50 o'clock when Chairman Clayton began to ¥ap for order, which he secured within the minute. Pending the report of the committee of inquiry, Thomas P. Ball of Texas ‘was invited to address the convention. After his speech came talks by Senator Grady of New York, Judge Wade of lowa and Champ Clark of Missouri. “The secretary will now proceed to call the ‘roll of states for nominations for the office of president of the United States,” shouted Chairman Clayton. / “Alabama,” called the clerk. . The chairman of that delegation aroSe and was recognized.. “Knowing that Nebraska will make no mistake in nominating the right man,” he said, “Alabama yields to Nebraska.” i) “I. J. Dunn of Omaha will speak for the Nebraska delegation,” announced the chairman of that state, while the cheering which followed the first statement from Alabama continued unabated. . : Dunn Nominates Bryan. Mr. Dunn, who was to: make that speech of the convention in which the greatest interest was felt by the delegates and the spectators, is scarcely of. middle age. His clean-cut, deter-‘mined-looking, clean-shaven face is surmounted by dark brown hair, which owing to the emphatic manner in which he emphasized his speech with his head, was soon touching the center of his forehead. He spoke clearly and with a pleasing manner ‘of delivery. As Mr. Dunn proceeded, almost every allusion he made to the character of Mr. Bryan was enthusiastically applauded, although he had not yet mentioned the name of the Nebraska candidate. When Mr. Dunn declared that his candidate was the chivice of the militant Democracy of the country the convention broke in with wild cheers. The ever ready flags were tossed aloft and a roar of applauseé] swept through the hall. b Big Demonstration Starts. | Mr. Dunn brought out the name of “William Jennings Bryan” with intense dramatic force, and the reaponse from the great 6 throng was electric. The delegates sprang up, the galleries followed suit, and the demonstration was under way in a manner thu\promised to rival Wednesday’s exhibition of enthusiasm. :

A few moments after the cheering began an immense oil painting of Mr. Bryan was lowered from behind a monster American shield which had reposed over the chairman’s desk ever since the convention began. The appearance of the picture raised the pitch of the outburst, and the enthusiasm was still instence when the convention adjourned until 1 o’clock Friday afternoon. ' KERN FOR VICE-PRESIDENT.. Convention Names Indiana Man as Running Mate for Bryan. Denver, Col.—At one o'clock Friday afternoon, the hour to which the convention had adjourned, not one-fourth of the delegates were in their seats, and they were coming slowly into the hall. The heat was even greater than

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~ Figures on Germany's Franchise. In the last Prussian chamber of. deputies, chosen in 1903, the large landed proprietors, together with the higher grade officials and the retired army officers, commanded 225 votes, or eight more than a majority. It has been calculated that out of Prussia’s total population (37,300,000) the owners of landed property and their families number at most 100,000 persons. This infinitesimal fraction of the inhabitants elected in 1903 no fewer ‘than 111 deputies, or over one-quarter of the whole number, and of these 111 deputies 96 were conservatives. About half, also, of the representatives of the farmers belong to one or the other of the two conservative parties. These figures explain why 324,000 conservative voters returned no less than 143 members of the chamber, while 314, 000 socialist votes had no spokesmen therein. , S School Edits Newspaper. 2 “Newspaper day” has become a pop~ular institution in the Australian primary schools. On that day of the week the ordinary text books are put aside, ‘and each child in the upper classes

on Thursday and the temperature imd side the hall was high and uncomfortable. The public, however, seemed to have as much interest as ever in the convention, and the galleries were packed long before any considerable number of delegates had arrived. The convention was called to order at 1:40. : The nomination of a candidate. for vice-president was ‘the only business before the convention. J. J. Walsh presented the name of. Archibald MeNeill of Connecticut. Gov. Thomas of Colorado named Charles A. Towne of New York. Thomas R. Marshall urged the claims of John W. Kern of Indiana, acd the convention cheered the presentation of the name of the Hoosier statesman. : Gov. Folk of Missouri seconded the nomination of Mr. Kern. . Y Gov. Hill of Georgia put in nomination Clark Howell. P Hill of Georgia withdrew Howell's name and seconded the nomination of Mr. Kern. 2 : Charles A. Towne also withdrew from the contest, and urged his friends to unite on Kern. : The withdrawals increased the vigor of the demonstrations in ‘favor of Kern, and on the motion that he be nominated by acclamation, which was carried, the cheering resembled closely the enthusiasm which had been evinced at the nomination of Mr. Bryan the day before. ° Wearied by the two tumultuous sessions, -the delegates left the convention hall and the great gathering was at an end. . . - : Sketch of Kern's Career. John Worth Kern was born in Howard county, Indiana, Decepber 20, 1849. He graduated from the University of Michigan-in 1869 at the age of 20 years, with the degree of doctor of laws. His first official position which brought him into the public eye was when fulfilling his duties as a reporter of the supreme cqurt of Indiana, which office he held from 1885 to 1889. For four years—lB92 to 1896 —he was a state senator. He became city attorney of Indianapolis in 1897, and' held that office for four years. A year before he gave up the office he ran for the gubernatorial chair in Indiana, and was beaten. Four years later—in 1904—he also. tried for the governorship on the Democratic ticket, and was again defeated. Later he received the complimentary vote. of the party for United. States senator.

WOULD ACCEPT BUT ONE TERM. Mr. Bryan Asserts He: Would Never Be Candidate for Re-Election. Fairview, Lincoln.—The - following statement was made by William Jennings Bryan when he received announcement of his nomination as the candidate of the Democratic party for president: “The honor is the highest official possession in the world, and no one occupying it ean afford to have his views upon public questions biased by personal ambition. Recognizing his responsibility to God and his obligation to his countrymen, he should enter upon the discharge of his duties with singleness of purpose. Believing that one can best do this wheén he is not planning for a second term, I announce now, as I have on former occasions, that if elected I shall not be a candidate for re-election. “This is a nomination as purely from the people as can be, and if elected, my obligation will be as purely to the people. I appreciate the honor the more because it came not from one person or a few persons, but from the rank and file, acting freely and without compulsion.” !

concentrates on that morning’s jour. nal. Shipping intelligence naturally suggests geographical queries; the casualty column leads to instruction in first aid to the injured, and “Situations Vacant” affords an opportunity ‘for practice in commercial letter writ. ing. It is claimed for the innovation that children are thus led to under stand and appreciate ‘“what a vast amount of useful and practical information can be acquired by an intelligent study of the events of a single day.” And don’t we remember that a great journalist once wrote an article, “Nothing in the Paper”—and found it full! , ! Aclohol Drunk in New York. = . New York city people are consuming: moré alcoholic beverages than ever before, for the consumption is increasing more rapidly than the population. Each day the city drinks about 200,000 gallons. - s it L Clrattle, He—Has your husband got used to his motor car? e g - Bhe—Oh, yes. He swears at it automatically now.—lllustrated Bits. =

Samuel Warns Saul and His People Sunday School Lesson for July 19,1908 Specially Prepared for This Paper :

LESSON TEXT.—I Samuel 12:1-5, 13-25. Memory Verses, 23, 24. . e GOLDEN TEXT.—‘Only fear the Lord, and serve him in“truth with all your heart; for consider how great things he hath done for you.”—l Sam. 12:24. TlME.—About B: C. 1094 (Ussher). PLACE.—Gilgal, in the Jordan valley; & little north of east of Jerusalem. . . Comment and Suggestive Thought. . The Scene.—lt is midsummer with clear skies. We are still present at the great ¢oronation assembly of the leaders of all the tribes, which Samuel had convened after Saul had proved himself a great general and lea@®er of armies by his victory over the invading Ammonites from the northeast. Gilgal was hallowed by many sacred associations, calculated to inspire every patriotic heart. Here was the heap of stones set up to commemorate the miraculous crossing of the Jordan. Here the-covenant had been renewed. Here was celebrated the first passover in the Promised Land. Here had been maintained a camp during the early conquest (Josh. 9:6; 10:43). Here the first king had been crowned with impressive ceremonies. o :

Saul had returned in triumph, “every inch a king.” The people were now enthusiastic over the splendid-looking man. Every tongue of opposition was silenced. It was probably the last opportunity Samuel would have of ‘meeting the nation as a whole, flushed with victory, and rejoicing -in the- king that Samuel ‘to his own cost, had presented to them. , : - The account has almost the form of a dialogue. Read it. -~ ' Samuel goes on to say that although the people seemed to fear that God would not continue to save them as of old by judges, and thus showed a lack of faith, yet God had proved, by the victory their new king had achieved, that he would be the same to them under the new regime as under the old. The One Eternal Condition.—l. Positive. V. 14, “If ye will fear the Lord,” etc. - Samuel proceeds to name five things the king and nation must do, if they would win God’s favor . and maintain their own safety: they must (1) fear the Lord; (2) serve him; (3) obey his voice; (4) not rebel against his commandment; (5) continue (persevere) in following the Lord. ‘“Then shall both ye,” ete. A better translation continues the condition: “And if both ye and also the king that reigneth over you continue following the Lord your God.” 'The conclusion, perhaps “It shall be well with you,” is ta be supplied, as in Ex. 32:32. “Samuel piles up one upon another the conditions of their happiness, and then from the depth of his-emotion breaks off, leaving the blessed consequences of their obedience unsaid.”—Dean Payne Smith. : : iy

2. Negative.—V. 15. “But if ye will not obey;” etc. In stating the alternative Samuel names only two out of the five conditions .just laid down; but these are the most important. Indeed, the one word, obedience, would include them all: “Then shall the hand of the Lord be against you,” not from hatred, but of necessity. Just as a stream is -against an oarsman that pulls up it. ( : - Samuel was to be no longer- chief ruler of the nation, but was to continue his moral and religious work for many years, as the chief religious factor in the development of the nation. Hence, he gives his farewell message from his political vantage ground. , 1. Fear Not.—Rest assured of the forgiveness of your sins. ‘; 2. Serve the Lord with all* your heart, turning not aside to any idol anything that pretends to help you. For all things outside of, or contrary to, the service of God are “vain things,” (v. 21), mere “nothings,” “emptiness,” “bubbles” that burst with a touch. !

3. Trust God; “for the <Lord will not forsake his people” (v. 22). .You can trust him to the uttermost. 4. Realize your destiny, your purpose and work in the world, to which God has set you apart. This is one of the great sources of strength; when we realize that we are doing what:God made us for. ; 5.~ Serve God because you shall 1113,"9 the continued help of the prophet. S : ‘ (a) Samuel would pray for them without ceasing. And they had just 'seen how the prayer of the righteous availeth much. o (b) He would continue to teach them the good and right way.” lastruction and devotion, teaching and prayer are the need of all men. 6. Feel the force of the great motives, which will be a perpetual inspiration. (a) Gratitude for what God / had donge (v. 24). : > - (b) The certain consequenees of wrongdoing (v. 25). ! To realize this fact is not abject fear, but a reasoning, common sense judging of any course of action by its consequences. o i ““Practical Points. : “If we fill the corner where we are with light, we shall sooner or later be set on a candlestick high enough for the light that is in.us.” : Self-seeking is a root of all evil, the curse of politics, of businsss, and of society. 2 e Samuel was a good man. The investment of his saintly character has vielded large dividends. = - . It often requires some heavy calamity, such as the loss of friends, or health, or possessions, to dethrone our pride and make us see that happiness and success depend on God alone. 5 Test on French Railroads. = Some.tests bave been made on the Northern railway of France to determine the economy of using one powerful engine instead of two smaller ones. The tests extended over six months’ time, and ‘covered over 12,400 miles. Both trains were of the same weight—--950 tons. The cost of fuel, oil, maintenance and wages for the six months. was $761 for the one and $1,041 for the two engines, or a saving of $2BO. The first cost was $23,280 for the single engine, and §17,900 and 12,220 for the Lt em s G ”*”"’«fi%fi v ey

JUMPING AT %' CONCLUSION. Marriage Did Not Follow the Nineteen E Year’s Courtship.: ; In.the amiable way of villagers, they were discussing the matrimonial affairs of a couple who, though recently wed, had begun to find tae voke of Hymen a burden. “’Tis all' along o’ these hasty marriages,” opined one caustic old gentleman, who had been much to the fore in the discussion. /They did not understand each other; they’'d nobbut . knowed each other for a matter o seven year.,” . . € . “Well, that seems long enough,” said an interested lady listener. “Long eno'! ' Bah, ye're wrong! When a body’s coortin’ he canna be too careful. ,Why, my coortship lasted 2 'matter o' 19 year!” - ““You certainly were careful,” agreed the lady listener. ‘And did you find your plan successful when you married?” : “Ye jump to conclusions!” said the old man, impatiently. “I understood’ her then, so I didna’ marry her!”— Tit-Bits, :

ASKING FOR ONE. P 2oL - \.'\k < ) o"_f A X : t’ ’%%i& N : ¥ 2V —Z \ Sk 3 o ha {:’\\‘_—_ He—lf we were not in a canoce I would kiss you. She—Take me ashore instant’ly, sir? DOCTOR; SAID “USE CUTICURA" In Bad Case of Eczema on _Child— Disease Had Reached a Fearful ’ State—His Order Resuited in Complete Cure. “When Il was small I was troubled with eczema for about three months. It was all over my face and covered nearly all of my head. It reached such a state that it was just a large scab all over, and the pain and itching were terrible. I doctored with an able physician for some time and was then advised by him to use the Cuticura Remedies which I did and I was entirely cured. I have not been bothered with it since. I used Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment but do not know exactly how much was used to complete the cure. I can safely say that Cuticura did a lot for me. Miss Anabel Wilson, North Branch, Mich., Oct. 20. 1907.”

; A Cold Lunch. The pupils of a distinguished professor of zoology, a man well known for his eccentricities, noted one day two tidy parcels lying on their instructor’s desk as they passed out at the nooh hour. On their return to the laboratory for the afternoon lecture they saw but one. This the professor took carefully up in his hand as he opened his lecture. : “In the study of vertebrata we have taken the frog as a type. Let us now examine the gastrocnemius muscle of this dessected specimen.” : So saying the professor untied the string of his neat parcel and disclosed" to view a ham sandwich and a boiled egg. : “Put I- have eaten my lunch,” said: the learned man bewilderedly.—Lippincott’s. ~ ' His Death Due to Freak Hat. A" Merry Widow hat has caused the tragic death of an innocent man in Paris. He was sitting opposite the hat, which was worn by a lady going to the Bois de Boulogne. As he gazed at the amazing construction it annoyed him more and more, and as he gazed he grew red in the face. Finally, he could stand it no longer and ventured Jo remark to the lady on the size of her head covering. The lady resented the criticism, and at her retort the man fell in a fit and a few minutes. later was dead. Apoplexy had carried him where it is to be hoped Merry Widows cease from troubling. @

WIFE WON i : i Husband Finally Convinced. Some mexp are wise enough to try new foods and beverages and then generous enough to give -others the benefit of their experience. A very ‘“conservative” Ills. man, however, let his good wife find out for herself what a blessing Postum is to those who are distressed in many ways, by drinking coffee. The wife writes: : : “No slave in chains, it seemed to me, was more helpless than I, a coffee captive. = Yet there were innumerable warnings—waking from a troubled sleep’ with a feeling of suffocation, at times dizzy and out of breath, attacks of palpitation of the heart that frightened me. “Common sense, reason, and my better judgment told me that coffee drinking was the trouble. (At last my nervous system was so disarranged that my physician ordered ‘no more coffee.’ “He knew he was right and he knew I knew it, too. I capitulated, Prior to this our family had tried Postum, but disliked it, because, as we learned later, it was not made right. “Determined this time to give Postum a fair trial, I prepared it according to directions on the pkg.—that is, boiled it 15 minutes after boiling commenced, obtaining a dark brown liquid with a rich snappy flavor similar to coffee. 'When creamr and sugar were added, it was not only good but delicious. iy < “Noting its benefi*tal effects in me the rest of the famiiy adopted it—all except my husband, who would not admit . that coffee hurt him. Several weeks elapsed during which I drank Postum two .or thréee times a day, when, to my surprise, my husband said: ‘I have decided o drink Postum. Your improvement is # apparent—you to give credit where crsdit is due” And Bow we are coffeeslaves no longer.” ~_Name given by Postum Co, Battle Creek, Mich. Read “The Road to Well, Sl R R e R 1—,,;3;&3,“» A