THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
lESSON XII, FOUHTH QUARTEH. INTER
KATICNA'. SCP.ItS, DEC. 0. , '
Text t the i.an, 1 Kir.)f! s. 11
ant! Mntt. It, 1-12 Jluiwry V.thoh.
I KiuKs X, ;-!; Mntt. I!, ip-U-Q 1,1
... cn Texl, Prov. nU. S, usd Matt, 1.
Si toaiuentarr Prepared l- iter.
D. St. Stearin. ' '
i'oprrtsM. 1303, by American Prosi Assoou'ion. 1
As wi have a choice cf lossons for
wee k, or, bettor still, two gooil U
ons which nicely run toseU-W. we pur
fos? giving, a, summary of each. In
each lesion we aw the great ones of
earth coming from far eouuti'es to
worship the Lord, the Kins of Israel,
and to bring lllm gifts, pointing us on
irard to the time when Isa. lx. 1-3. 10,
tt. ami tho whole chapter ns well as
all the prophecies concerning Israel's
furtive glery shall be fulfilled In the
on of David, the Son of Abrahum.
As to the lesson in I Kings x. con
cerning the queen of Shebn. the fact
that this visit is fully recorded both
ere and in II Chron. ix, and that our
ton! Jesus Himself referred ta it
IMatt. xii, 42) niafks it iis an event of
iore than ordinary importance, and
nr Lord's reference to it points to a
time? and fulfilment .vet f uture. It was
aot the fame of Salomon, but the fame
f Solomon concerning tlie name of the
Lord, that led her to visit Jerusalem,
nd she looUed upon Solomon ns king
for th Lord his God, sitting on Ills
throne (II Ch'rnn. Ix. S. She 'brought
a:ncft gold arid precious stones and j
abundance of spices, hut King Solomon i
yave hor all her desire, whatsoever she
isfc.nl. in addition to that which ho!
gave her of las royal bounty. She al6 i
wamuirK-d with Jiim of all that was in I
Her Lt ait. and by bis Uji! given wis-j
iom he, told her nil her ;':istioiis. She :
tunir l-Mlm wlth presents for the far
fsmd king and po!!ily thinking a
good deal of herself, but she eoaft .wd
that the half of Ids glory hnd not been
till hrr, and rf:e r .,tu;-i d to her own
land cuptiwl of self and laden with
lis jfavors. A sight cf the glory of God
to the face of Jesus Christ' will :cffec
tualiy bllud. us as to. the Importance of
?If and the attractiven-ss of this pres
ent World. See Acts vIL 1-5: xxvl, 12
20; Job xliL 5, C; Isa. ri. 5: Datr. s, 8.
. Wfcmi His word l our guide. Ill glo
ry our aim. His will our delight. Him
silf our all lu'aiKwe shall be blind to
a:f -.el e. , In . v"v.Jani she had
ttrord of Solo! rycH his
God (verse Ci- mt
Save borne a- t vk xv -a-'ii
MIXED METAPHORS.
The industrious Mr, Lucy has
lately been' collecting a bundle of
mixed metaphors, Irish and others,
4 which he. has heard from his high
perch in the gallery of the house
of. commons. The Chronicle has
one quite Worthy to be utlded to the
collection, for it says that "Mr.- Bal
four s snc-ep . hoped for bread, but
he gave them a stone." Tho image
of .a hungry Southdown sniffing at
a loaf in the hope of finding it edi
ble and then breaking his teeth on
a geological specimen is full, of pa
thetic beaut,. Bat really all dis
turbances of style in the discussion
of the fiscal qi:e,stion are only symp
toms of the disturbance of inintl
and spirit 'which Mr. Chamberlain
has caused, and the immortal Mrs.
Lirriper herself, no bad hand at a
confusion of metaphors, might have
truly said that his bombshell has
"bred fruitful hot ..water for all
parties concerned." Manchester
Guardian. ''
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He Kmw What He Was. .
There are times when the most
tactful of men are taken aback by
sorae unexpected retort. Such an
experience befell King Edward of
England in connection with the vis
it of the South African contingent
of colonial troops to London at the
termination of the Boer, war. , One
of the Cape 6couts was an unmis
takable mulatto, with a magnificent
record for gallantry, however. The
king was reviewing the men, walk
ing down their extended Rne, and
occasionally speaking to one of
them. Opposite the colored pan he
Stopped. " ' ,i
'And who are you, my man?" he
asked. '
"I'm a nigger, yoiiah majesty."
The. "most tactful ruler in Eu
rope" nonplused by ths nn'ook
ed for reply, but'.hrrnamiged to say:
"Good !" Then remain so, my brave
fellow." With th'U he passed on.
Success. . ' -
Plants 'That Shcot Arrows.
The arrows- cre crystal needles of
oxalate, of lime of tnicro.scopie di;
mensions and are shut from minute
capsule shaped bodies found in" the
tissues of such plants as the Indian
t;iro,: Dr.
Women as Wall, as Men Are Mads
" ; faille by : Kidney and
Bladder Trouble. r
Kidney trouble preyi upon thcinind,
discouragesandlessensambition; beauty,
vigor anq cneertm-
vK- . r? nss n disappear
wnen the kidneys are
out of order or dis
eased, v '
Kidney trouble has
become so prevalent
that it is. nnt nnrnn.
born afflicted with
weak kidneys. If the
child urinates too of ten, if the urine scalds
the flesh, or if, when the child reaches an
age when it should be able to control the
passage, it is yet afflicted with bed-wetting,
depend upon it, thecause of the diffi
culty is kidney trouble, and the first
step should be towards the treatment of
these important organs. This unpleasant
trouble is due to a diseased condition of
the kidneys and bladder and no(t to a
habit as most people suppose.
Women as well as men are made miser
able with kidney and bladder trouble,
and both need the same great remedy.
The mild and the immediate effect of
Swamp-Root is soon realized. It is sold
by druggists, in fifty-. fT'-..
cent and one-dollar irftASfciTSb
size bottles. VooroayEffi"Sa
have a sample bottle SjiJlgggS
by mail free, also av Boom of Swidp-Bool
pamphlet telling alt about Swamp-Root,
including many of the thousands of testi
monial letters received from sufferers
cured. In writing Dri Kilmer. & Co.,
Binghamton, K. Y., he sure and mention
this paper. Don't make any mistake,
but remember the tsajnei Swamp-Root,
Dr. Kilmer's Swainp-Roott and the ad
drew, Binghamton, N. Y., on every
bottle.- ' . ..'--,
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them. Our terms are easy,
the retail 'dealer is not in it
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lie Himself hit told
it so shine brfore men
fus our good works and
Fetter which Is In heaven
Wk 'Many amonr the hca-
fnr the first time btmr of the
of UVl and of the redemption tfuit
ii Christ Jesus for them ask. "How
tong have you known thlsr "Why did
jar! uot cone and tell us sooner that
cr fathers might have beard ltr
How can p!ople believe-1n Him of
whom they have not beard T (Boui. x.
U.I What shall we Kiy at the-Judgment
sent of Christ concerning our un
faithfulness to the trust committed to
w to proclaim repentance and remis
sion of lns In Hi name among all na
tions t (Luke xxlv. 4W8.
k. Concerning the Curislmas Tesson In
Matt IL 1-12, and the familiar etory
f the wise men who came from tho
' east to see and worsLlp the King of
. fit... Vrr fn Amntiir nillevers
ever think of Him or spak of Illm a
the one who Is yet to rule God people
Israel! (Verse 6.1 The words la Isa. lx,
"Unto a$ a child Is born truto at
mm is given." are so familiar and o
mcb said and sung at the Christmas
time, but shall we near anything of
the n-st of the passage, of the throne of
David and of Christ as sitting upon It
and of the government that" shall be
mn Ilia shoulder and or the peart
when He shall reign? (Luke L 22. 33;
lsa. xxxll, 1. 17.) If not. are we faith
ful teachers, or do we then to declare
the whole counsel of God because per-
It might offend some"? VJe may
ste to wait until "the morning" to
all we would like to about these
Bicnwbo they were, bow many
reTrere, wnai tuvy new nwui iw
Klna of tluJewe and how they knew,
what land they came f r -ra, what was
Crtt effect of their Udlngd Mpcja their
country men when they Murn-d. etc
tot they make us think of i's. Ixxu, 10,
11; Jer. liL IT, 18; Zecb. xlr. 13. as well
as Isa. lx.
That Herod and all Jerusalem should
Le troubled because of Him makes us
tMnk of Iter. tI, 15-11, wbei kings
nd mighty men and all. great or email,
chat) Jbe so troubkd that they shall
err to mountains and rocks to crush
them because f the wrath of the
ltnb. According to the custom of oar
time, these tneo should have given
gifts the one to flier other when they
nw the child, but Instead of that they
are nil to Him,
jfstnbea tlfc strordi-
ia the field
of hi iiHiToscope when the "boiubs"
contained in a drop of taro ulp be
ao; to dichare .- their arrows..
Sometimes onlv one or two needles
and : sometbies rroups of four to
ten were dicharged at once, 'the
bomb recoiling aa .the projectiles
eft it. Dr. Wilcv suggests that the
intense burning and pricking expe
rienced in chewing such plants as
thow described are due to the re-
ease and discharge of these mstal
arrows when the plant tissues are
criibhed in the mouth.
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The Blase Shah. '
The ehah of Persia, who received
loroe months ago from h'13 English
friend the order of the barter,
eaid to have the most tired appear
ance of any of the reicning sovcr
eigns. His eyea are wearid Ijr the
siirht of everv luxury. Durinz Lis
visit to England all the statuary
was removed from .Marlborough
House out of wgard for hia susccp-
tibilitics, but he Ehowed smau in
terest in his surround: ncs. One toy
did excite his interest, howe'ver, and
this was a tiny jeweled bird, which
sang delightfully. The shah shoots
excellently and has only sixty odd
wives, as compared wnb the l,7Xv
of his predecessor. Leslie's Week
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, The Enjoyable Part.
Mrs. Church Do you enjoy g
in? to the theater?
Mrs. Gotham No, I can't say
that l.do. The cars are so fright
fullyrowdcd, don't you know. ' But
I lsys cnj'iy it after I get there.
Von'kers Statesman.
Xt hare neither frarnrd 0ht
the Ckrltiuii Ummn or cr M?
on aright unU we rtch for
ourelves come to Ufynx Illtn
ft our own prrtonai . idij ring
inf to Him all . Late at
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m and it fom' .. known to
tberi.' It w..m ,h.t led Xb"M
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to Ih nHl.-rt,torea
fb atar i nm W tbe
child. tZ? u. " torn not
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