Itmnfe Bin KMnj
ImMt ni In* Snytct It
Mow To Mad Omt.
POT a bottle or common glsss with ycmr
mttr and let it stand twenty-four hour*;
/TV. a brick du»t sedi-
JjCJiJ "r_r^Q ment,orsettling,
stringy or milky
tlVyl \J appearance often
j indicates an un-
Jlj tion of the kid-
quent desire to
* pass it or pain in
the back are also symptoms that tell you
ft* kidneys and bladder are out of order
and need attention.
What To Do.
There is comfort in the knowledge so
often expressed, that Dr. Kilmer's
Swamp-Root, the great kidney remedy,
fulfills almost every wish in correcting
rheumatism, pain in the back, kidneys,
liver, bladder and every part of the urinary
pssisgn Corrects inability to hold water
and scalding pain in passing it, or bad
effects following use of liquor, wine or
beer, and overcomes that unpleaaant ne
cessity of being compelled to go often
through the day, and to get up many
times during the night. The mild and
Immediate effect of Swamp-Root is
soon realized/ It stands the highest be
cause of its remarkable tl
health restoring prop
•rties. If you need a fffaseSB p»— TS
medicine you should —g?* 1
have the best. Sold by jSMMffIMUMH
druggists in fifty-cent
and one-dollar sizes.
You may have a sample bottle sent free
bymail. Address Dr. Kilmer&Co., Bing
hamton, N. Y. Mention this paper and
remember the name, Dr. Kilmer s Swamp-
Root, and the address, Binghamton,
N. Y., ou every bottle.
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ISRAEL'S KING REJECTED.
Matthew 21 >l-17^—August 28.
"fioeanna to the Bon ot David! Bleated it he that oometh in the name «/ the l*r4l
HLTHOUGH God foreknew and' the prophets foretold that the Jewish
nation wouM reject Jesus and not receive him as their King, never
theless, everything was done as though the results were not tors
known and foretold. The prophecies were fulfilled. Today's study
Illustrates this. Jesus offered himself to IsPael as their Messlanjc Kins, Just
five days before his crucifixion, and on the eiact day upon which, as the iAmb
of God, he should have been received by them. In order that they might have
been "passed over" and. as a nation, become the antltyplcal Levltes from
amongst whom would have been selected the antltyplcal priests. Their failure
to receive Jesus at the appointed time did not at all Interfere with the Divine
arrsngmentE. for all of the Jews foutvd worthy to be of the spiritual Invitee
and spiritual Priests were selected, although the nation was# rejected. The
remainder of those spiritual, antltyplcal Priests and Levltes God has been
gathering from amongst the Gentiles ever By and by, all these, of
whom Jesus Is the Chief Priest, will be glorified on*the spirit plane. Then will
begin the great Messianic work for Israel, and through Israel for all tbe
nations of the world. Thus In duo time Israel's expectations will be realized
on a grander scale than they ever dreamed of. Abraham, Isaac and oil the
prophets shall be made princes or rulers In all the earth. Israel restored to
Divine favor shall "obtain mercy" of God through the glorified Church, ahd
shall become the channel of God's favor for pouring out upon mankind riches
of grace.
The Sabbath day prior to Ills crucifixion was spent by the Great Teacher
at the home of Lazarus and Martha and Mary. His fame bad spread by rea
son of the miracle performed upon Lazarus. A feast was given In his honor
on Sabbath night after sundown. It was then that Mary anointed him with
the precious perfume which Jesus said was an nnolntlng for ills burial. The
fragrance of this perfume has come down to us through the ages. Tbe next
morning, to fulfill the Scriptures. Jesus sent for tho ass and its little colt to be
brought The ass was probably n white one, for It is reputed to have been
the custom of the kings of Israel to ride upon white asses. The multitude who
had con*} to see Jesus, and Lazarus whom he had brought from the tomb,
filled with ndmlratlon, hailed Jesus with shouts, as "The Son of David!" TJie
Great King! Tho Messiah! Certain scribes and Pharisees called attention to
this and suggested that Jesus rebuke them. His answer was that, bad the
people refused to acclaim him, the stones would have cried out; because it had
been prophesied centuries before. "Shout, O daughter of Jerusalem! Behold,
thy King eometh unto thee. He la meelc and having salvation; lowly, and sit
ting upon an ass, with Its colt, the foal of an ass." Tho little procession
headed for Jerusalem, the multitude shouting and strewing their clothing and
palm branches for the ass to tread ui>on. as marks of honor to tho great King
whom they Imperfectly. Indistinctly, recognized—not realizing the still greater
glory and honor of his later revealing In the end of this Age, when "every
kneo shall bow and every tongue confess to him."
Four months ago—on April 24th, we passed over tho historic road from Beth
lehem to Jerusalem, thinking the while of tho grent Incident of this lesson.
The road sweeps around the side of the Mount of Olives on n reasonable grade
until suddenly a turn of the road and the shnrp declivity of tho Valley of
Hlnnom (Gehenna) brings Jerusalem Into fall view In a moment. Time and
again wo walked over part of the road apd noted where the Master halted the
little procession nnd wept over the City, saying. "O. Jerusalem, Jerusalem,
tbou that killest the prophets nnd stonest them which are sent unto thee, how
often would I have gathered thy children together, even ns a hen
her chickens under her wings [for snfety], and ye would not! Behold, your
house Is left unto you desolate. For I say unto you. Ye shall not see me
henceforth, till [that day when] ye shall say, Blessed Is ho that cometh In the
name of the Lord."—(Matt. 23:37-30.>
Our heart went out In sympathy for the Jewish people. Wo recalled how
they have been natlonnlfy "left desolate" for eighteen centuries, nnd have beeu
persecuted, even, alas, by those who have named the name of Christ! We
specially rejoiced to think that "tho time of Jacob's trouble" will soon bo
"over—that (lie time wii'eii they" will onttVfTOTTTTTie TV ew Crrronrrnlr rntrTttimßblp
with God will soon be at hand. (Jer. 31:31; Horn. 11:27.) \V« rejoiced to think
that soon Irrtmnnuel In the glory of his Kingdom will bo revealed, nnd that all
flesh shall behold the glory of that Kingdom. Their the Lord will pour upon
Israel the spirit of prayer and of supplication nnd they shall look upon him
whom they pierced. (Zecli. 12:10.) We rejoice to think that "that day" when
they shall say, "Blessed is he that oometh In the name of the Lord." Is nigh ot
hand. But, we reflect, correspondingly, tho time of special fuvor to spiritual
Israel must be drawing to a close.
That spo*- where Jesus stopped to prophesy Israel's future was tho same
one over which, a little later, the nrtny of Titus marched to the destruction of
Jerusnleni, and, amidst famine, finally accomplished the destruction of tho
city, taking, according to records, ninety-seven thousand prisoners. One
million, one hundred thousand, were said to havo'perlshed through famine and
war. Tbe ground around the City of Jerusalem tho Uonians planted thlcU
with crosses, on which Jews were crucified until there was room for no more,
snys history.
The Great Teacher's entry Into Jerusalem caused considerable commotion.
He went directly to the Temple nnd ordered from it the monoy-ohnngers and
dove-sellers who had no within Its hallowed precincts. Thus was ful
filled the prophecy, "The zeal of thine house has consumed mo." The poor,
the blind, tbe lame, again had his ministries. Again the chief religionists of
the time were vexed qnd considered him an Intruder upon their arrangements
nnd were displeased with the multitude's shouting his praises as the Messiah,
the Son of David. They rebuked the Teacher, who answered, Scrlpturally,
"Out of the mouths of babes and sucklings thou hast perfected praise."—Matt.
21:10; I'salms 8:2.
Geological History of River Beds,
Undoubtedly at one time most of the
rivers ran In fuller streams than they
do at the present time, but It Is alto
gether Improbable that the present
beds of the Ponce and Athabasca riv
ers were filled to their banks. These
river beds have been worn to their
present depth in most Instances by the
erosion of the waters. In former
times the courses of many of these
streams were marked by rapids. Tho
action of the water has worn the beds
from the high levels that make ths
rapids to the present more uniform
level. It is claimed that the edge of
tho falls at Niagara was ot one time
much nearer Lake Ontario than at
present. The water Is gradually
wearing away the rocky front of tho
river bed at the falls. The same ac
tion has undoubtedly taken place in
most of the rivers with deep beds and
high banks. The opposite effect U
continually occurring in tho case of
rivers with low banks and sluggish
current, as, for example, the Mis
sissippi. There the bed is being grad
ually filled up with a deposit of noil
brought down from the tributaries,
such as the Missouri.
~ Manufacture of Sandpaper.
Old-fashioned sandpaper was made
with selected sand—hence the name.
Wbet is known as sandpaper now is
all made with crushed glass and Is
really much' better than the old-time
produce. Old bottles, etc., are first
crushed and then ground, and tho va
rious grades of finenoss are secured
by sifting. To get the powder on
the paper hot glue is applied as It
passes through a machine nnd the
powdered glass In sifted on at the
same time. Then a wooden roller
passes over the sheet and presses
lows and smoothes the sand.
oirengtn ct Bees' Feet.
Hundreds of bieß can hang one to
another without tearing away the feet
of the upper one.
S i. • . ! ' ' t
Uoeanna in the Bighettr
Where Women Ruled.
Tho native women of Hawaii have
always boon prominent in affairs of
state, in latter days being limited by
circumstances to private Influence,
public harangues, writing for the
newspapers or lobbying, and this be
ing confined to a limited number. In
amrlent days rank of nobility de
scended from the mother, and the
characters of many chieftainesses
shine out as beacon lights in the hie
tory of this interesting people. Dur
ing the monarchy women held most
responsible positions, especially un
der the enrlier kings, as regents and
premiers, and for somo years, and un
til very lately, a woman versed in
Hawaiian customs presided as Judge
(and a most dignified judge) of the
court of private ways and water rights.
What attitude tho Hawaiian women
as a whole would tako on the equal
suffrage question cannot be determin
ed except by vote, but 1 think It fair
to presume that they would favor It.—
Columbian.
The Unreality of Opera.
There are people who still eomplatn
of the unreality of opera, who cannot
subject themselves -to its illusion.
And Indeed the Illusion of opera
breaks down if everything in It is not
kept at the same distanoe from real
ity. In that world of musicul expres
sion we must never be suddenly low
ered by any incongruous detail Into
ihe ordinary world of prose. Real
ism, the attempt to work upon the
emotionSifby complete Illusion of real
ity, is disastrous In opera. If the
scene Is a railway station wo remem
ber at once that peorlo do not sing
when they are catching trainrf.
Fresh Young People.
As some of us understand It, a fresh
.roung girl is one who lias Jost
bloomed out nnd a fresh young man Is
one who has butted In.—Dallas News.
SMITH DEFEATS BROWN.
Geocgia Chooses Man Whom She
Turned Down Two Years Ago.
Atlanta, Ga., Special.—Early re
turns from the Democratic primaries
Tuesday indicate a iiard race between
Gov. Joseph M. Brown and former
governor Hoke Smith for the guber
natorial ivorrirv&tion, with Smith in
the lead and gaining steadily ae the
toll by eoumtdes increased. As the
ft ret 34 counties reported Smith had
apparently safe leads in 20. He car
ried Fulton county, including the
city of Atlanta, by 530 majority.
The return* came ekwly, showing
numerous ur>»etfl in calculation* «f
th® campaign managers. For ex
anvple, Cobb county, the Hc-m* of
Oovemor Bro-wn, early swung into the
Smith column. Savannah reported
tihe final count in Burke county for
Brown by the extremely narrow mar
pin of 4 votes, and Mcintosh county
for tknitJi by 21.
Governor Hits Editor.
New York, Stpeeial.—A Reno, N«t.,
special says:
"Governor Dickenson, enraged by a
f*ary w.hioh app:*arel in a Reno
paper on the selection of a new
prison site, went into the office of
tlhe Carson News, which is edited
by Geo. A. Montrose, and demanded
to know if Montrose wrote the ar
ticle.
"Montrose said he did not. bat
that if he hail he would not be afraid
to acknowledge it. Dickerson is said
to have nw*de a lunge at Montrose,
iis flst grazing the editor's cheek.
Montrose, catching the Governor bv
the tUvpcait, bore hian backward, also
doMvering a H-tiff bewly blow. A
friend st7wnated them. Dickorson
refused to leave and Montrose wtait
ed to call an officer bv telephone.
I>ickerson then departed."
Lutheran ' 3 Biennial Convention
Richmond, Va., Special. TTKT
twelfth biennial convention of the
I'iv.ted Synod of the Evangelical
Lutihoran Church in the South will
1;« held in Ricihmoiwl t'lio woek bc
trifjnin-ff Monday, September In
conjunction tihere will be a me etinjj of
the Woman's Home and Foreign Mis-
Society. Probably 500 dfle
ffoteajd'ill atitend.
The United Synod was oz:r.inized at
Uoanioke in 188t> and f«nsa«ts of
eilfht district synods, as follows:
North Carolina, Tennessee, South
Carolina, Virginia, Soulsiw»tern Vir
ginia, Mississippi, Georgia and Hol
s-ton. The total membership of the
I nited Synod is 47,831. These i.is
! iict synods cover the Slates of Vir
ginia, "West - Virginia, Tennessee,
>ILLL-tl_-J2amlma. Sninh Carolina.
Otc-pyia, Alabama,,
sippd, Texas and Ixnusiana. The
delegates to the convention will be
the representative ministers and lay
men from these various States.
Nothing Seriou3 at Staunton.
Staunton, Va., Special.—The paves
now excite onily treusual interest.
Strangers stopping off for business or
pleasure visit t&e srenc and pay a
contraltos 10 cents to go on a brHge
aewH* one of the caverns and look
down rit ft narrow stream of muddy
water that measures 100 feet.
The contractor wiho is undertaking
to save tueao building's has installed
ft pump and will pump the water out
of his cave, and necessarily all the
eaves, sufficiently to enable him to
work on the solid roek which has
been covered' by the rise, in the
water.
The city under direction of geolo
(fists and engineers, is boring a sye
t«ni of holes to ascertain the char
acter of t'he ground and the ootime
of the eaves. Several .holes have
been bored; all showing solid roek at
dopt ha ranging from 15 to 30 feet.
Banks Form Currency Associations.
Washington, Special. National
batiks of Louisiana have formed a
currency association, such as is au
thorised by the Aldrieh-Vreeland
act of 1908 and reported its organiza
tion to the treasury. Currency as
sociations have been reported pre
viously from six other cities and
banks and 20 more are in corespon
denoe w.ith the treasury department
preparing for organization.
Seventh Day Adventista in Storm.
Kittle Creek, Mieh., Special.—
Shivering in their night clothes,
nearly 1,000 campers at the Seventh
Day Adventest vamp meeting here,
savol tJieir rents from deitrafrtkm in
a terrific rain and wind s>torm by
sitting JtihroiMp'i llCic storm *>n the
heavy ropes of their temporary abode.
Lightning illuminated the strange
scene while the crowd sang hymns
and quoted Scriptural passages. The
rtcirm blew down the Jauditotium
tent, twe young people's tent and
several private tents.
Chauffeur With a Record.
Albany, N. Y., Special.—The state
of Now York has given Thomas J.
Langton, of Irving-on-the-Hudson, a
rating of 100 per cent in his examina
tion for a chauffuer's license under
tifie Calian law. He is the first chauf
feur to achieve that honor. Langton
is chauffeur for Miss Helen Gould
and swears that he has driven auto
mobiles more than 300,000 'miles, the
enduranee record as far as chauffeurs
examined in this state are concerned.
Langton hae been ia the employ of
Miss Gouid 11 years
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falling hair. Cures irash.:* aad eruptions at scalp.,
Glycerin. Soothing, healing. Food to the hslrhutu
(luinin. A Strong bStic. antiseptic, stimulant.
, Sodium Chlorid. Cleanfing. quiets IrrHatioo of scaly.
Capsicum. Increases activity of glands. "" >
Sac*. Stimulant tonic. Domestic raredy of high merit {*
Alcohol. StlmaUiit, antiseptic Wale* Perfume.
Show this formula to your doctor. Ask him If there U a single injurious Ingredient.
Ask him if he thinks Acer's Hair Vigor, a* made from this formula, is the best> prepa
ration you could use for fatlhrj hair, or for dandruff. Let hhn deckle. He knows.
. .-* J. C. Arsrn Cintruri. Lowell. Unas.
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I Are you one of the thousands of women wool
I suffer from female ailmentsf If so, don't be discour- ■
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B CarduL On the wrapper are rull directions for use. I
Djiting the last half century, Cardui has been I
■ established in thousands of homes, as a safe remedy ■
H for pain which only women endure. It is reliable, I
H contains no harmful ingredients and can be depend- I
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Mrs. Charles Bragg, of Swectaer, Ind., triad Oardtrf. She I
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I would work awhile and lie down. I shall always give praise to your H
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MO nONKY RKQUIkKD until you receive andapprova oi your bicycle. We (his
to anyone, anywhere in the U.S. wit Mont a ctnt deposit in advance, freirkl, ana
allow XKN LIA VM' KUEK TKLAL during which time you may ridetae bicycle iod
put It to any teat you wiih. .If you are that, not perfectly utilised or do not wish t*
keep the bicycle ahip it back to ua at our expenae and yon will net be out on* ant. .
FIPTOBV pDIAC* We furaiah the highest grade bicycles it la poaaible to make
(WIVRI raiWfci at on* aoull profit above actual factory coat. You aave sl9
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prices and remarkesba special offers to ridttr agents.
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than any other factory. We ara satisfied with Jj' ProAt above factory cot.
niCTCIIB ItKALEItS, you can sell our bicycle*. under your own guit plate at
ur prices. Orders filled the day received.
I> HAND lIICYCLKB. Wa do not regularly handle second hand bicycles, but
a number on hand taken in trade by our Chicago retail stores. These we clear out
rices ranging from 83 to S8 or ®lO. Descriptive bargain lists mailed free.
OMSTOhMAKES, of all Linda at half th* usual rttail
Oi9 HEDGETHORN PUNCTURE-PROOF »JBO
i| SELF-HEALING TIRES to /swwwt,owr
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10 MORETR6IBLE FROM PUNCTURES Rita
KAILS, Taoka or Olaaa will not lot tho
air oat. Sixty thouaand pairs sold last year.
Over two hundred thousand pair* now in use.
D£-#o»#PlW«r* Made In all siiea. It is lively
and easy riding, very durableand lined inside wit h
• special quality of rubber, which never become* '
porous and which clojeaup small!»»««»"» SJJJS"»£SE 111 Kotle. the thick robber tread
Ing theair to escape. We have hundreda of letters from aatia- d .trine "B"
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nponceor twice in a whole season. They weipri no more than K pre T int r lm outtlng. This
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Perfumed Beds.
There Is nothing very novel, the ui>
Initiated may think, about perfumed
beds, f£r every one knows how good
housewjlves have for a generation
prided themselves on their napery, and
that one of their special little fads
was to place lavender bags among the
sheets In order to add a little to the
luxury of tho sleeper. But when per
fumed beds are talked of nowadays
something Is contemplated which was
unknown to the old-time housewife.
Now between the mattress and the
sheet there Is laid a scented pad—a
thin quilted affair, which has one lay
er of cotton freely sprinkled with the
favorite sachet powder—which causes
the whole bed to smell dellclously of
roses, violets, or whatever may be the
chosen perfume.
Pillows aire also opened and sachet
powder Is sprinkled among the feath
ers. Orris makes a perfume resem.
bllng violets, and there are some peo
ple who like that of pine, which Is eas
ily obtained by gathering the needles
from the trees in summer and laying
them flat In little sacks, which are
Inserted In both pads and pillows.
$500,000,000 Freight Increase.
Washington, Special.—lncreases ii,
freight rates aggregating, according
to estimates made by tho interstate
commerce commission, $500,000,000
annually—in that part of the country
"Taorth of the Ohio and Potomac and
eftst of the Mississippi river—were
considered at a hearing Monday in
the custom house at New York.
The formal hearing of the evidence
in the case, the most important to
the people the interstate commerce
commission has yet undertaken, will
be postponed cutil September 7.
No Love for th« TurtU.
"The only living thing In this place
that nobody ever tries to pet is the
turtle," said the animal dealer.
"There are cerjdin tones of the voice,
certain pijrfs and punch«s that all ani
mals are especially responsive to. Par
rots like be rubbed at a certain
spot on the top of the head, a magpie
Is happiest when somebody is scratch
ing him under the wings, and certain
other birds have a preference for tick
ling under tho chin. The dogs, the
cats, the mice and the snakes are par
tial to a particular kind of love ma
king. and every day wo have visitor*
who know enough about natural his
tory to pet each bird and beast ac
cording to its likes —everything, that
is, but the turtle. Nary a pat nor a
punch nor a tickle does anybody be
stow upon him. Sometimes I feel sor
ry for the poor old chap floundering
In his pool in solemn loneliness.
Touched to compassion by the af
fecting picture, the visitor extended a
hesitating hand.
"How do you pet a turtle, anyhow?"
was asked.
"Give it up." said the dealer. "I
never got very Intimate with 'om my
•elt"
Retired Officers to Military Colleges.
Washington, D. C., Speoal.—A
board of officers of the War Depart
ment Iras just made a report of
United States inspection of the mili
tary colleges. It has been decided
that upon the expiration of tie de
tails of active officers now* .ditty
at the .following named institutions,
the vacancies will be filled by're T
tired officers: Georcia Military Col
lege, Gcrdon Institute ami Cle-nson
College, South Carolina. Shcnll va
cancies occur at those collegia now
having, retired officers