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CHRISTIANITY AS TAUGHT BY CHRIST Tenth of the Stolen of Bermof« Delivered by Dr, Biadley nnd Pnhliehed by The Constitution. The fourteenth Will Be Printed Neat Monday. Subject: The JUeaaednesa of Per* mention. I Text; '’Dleagel ore they which *re perserutH't for righteousnesf’ *rtko: for theirs |h the kingdom of heaven.”—Matthew, v, 10. In th* seven forev’tii • t-.ti ingA. J®-,■<■ las Riven lie the qunlilifs of heart of th.' <■! i| man Tie has taught uh that goilll 'tees I* superior to eiivumstanceb uni) conditions'. and bless, die s Independent of what the war’d calls advantage nr food fortune. The world's d vll Is (.overt, . pain and here .cement but Jesus taught In Ills words, and Illustrated bv His Ilf. ‘hat go ll\ , hat >o*e may developed In th midst of, and even enhanced by, these ■ try things The th.st seven d«al with the funda mental and unchanging principles of the nlrttual universe; the eighth con, eras itself with the attitude of men toward persons of godly character. It Is as if Tesus had said, “f have pictured to you the perfect man. I have named his qual ities and have told you how he extract.-' sweetness, and develops strength from ’o'e's accidents, incidents and necessary vicissitudes, but T also forewarn you that you shall have to learn how to develop virtue and sweetness from the needless nnd senseless antagonisms of your felb'W -nen. You need not expect, because you 're, e the high character about which I hive been talking, that yon are going to ave soft and easy lives, that men will ore you and try to make you happy. Men from whom yon have a right to xpeet greatest encouragement and sup port will often give you greatest trouble. Your very goodness will subject you to ate and persecution. I toll you this nialr.ly, but T also tell you that you 'r. m turn their hostility to good account.'' These words. “Blessed are they which uro persecuted for righteousness' sake" are very plain, but they se.em tn hive t“*n misread by thousands of the pro •ossed followers of Je«us. One. would ■hlnk, tn read certain chapters of chut ch ■istory. that the ecclesiastical rulers- had ■nd it—“ Blessed are ye. religious men. when ye persecute, revile and say- al! u.inner of evil against those who do not pronounce the same r -liglous formula as - ourselves. Blessed are ye. religious men. when yo burn heretics and witches: wtien f anathematize men of science, and w'te slanders upon the gravestones of •m t who are ns earnest seekers after -uth as yourselves but who do not sub c ibe to your interpretation of scrlp- Tho history of our church Is red with • ie blood of men who were driven to <!■ ~th by the bigotry. Intolerance nnd •unity of those who have been loudest ■; their professions and adherence to the ■rlnclples of the gentle ami generous > 'un-t Jesus tool; no pleasure In triumphing i those who refused to believe, and • ■•11 less did He delight In their persocu oa and death. Ho had no curse for Hfs ■ mles For even Judas, who betrayed Him. lie said, nr If still thinking of w hat. w.is best for the sinner, “It were good ' >r that man if he bad never been born,'' ; ! for tha.-o who put Him to Lie cross '(■■ prayed. “Father, forgive them; they , e.w not what they do." But. In the face pt n]| this, the church • , I • Ills beatitude read. “Blessed nre tho • is, tutors," nnd so reading tb'p bound- his death, and wrote a mlslendlng . p:t:iph upon tb. tombstoim of Copernicus, '>>< •. only Htne w.<s that, tn the ptvs ' ■■ o' ro'i;;|onlsts who believed the earth I 'n ba Ihii I d the cantor of th' utllvtw- o. , '■ninth'll ,'M'si.ii w.is the center of tlm ■ i 'item and the earth made an > :r;n ’ tourney artmad it, ill, , d ar„ tb„ p, rsecutor-i." and I . pursued Br, ,o. who ntworted hi- ■ m the heliocentric theory from laud ■ i land, entrapped him. imprisoned him or :tx ven.ru. burned him alive and eat , ><l ' b< .llilui to tile winds. "Blessed U'e i p r < .mtors." nnd th-y snb.l<'cl-'l ' 'l>. ~. who proved with Ids telesoofi*' i.it Copernteuo wnr right, to Indignity ~i .iii|.-!i>niini<’iil, and. when an old man •• 70 ',.<l ■ we.lliad with dlsipß'lnt” t 1 • I worn out with labor . they tore, d ■ ■ oiii him the following iri'.int.|ii"ii: I. ■ : dll. O. b Ing In my ■• ' <’ntl<’Hi ■ ear, h< ug < prisoner and on my knees, before ir < ndr.cnevM. having betoro my eyes •In holy gospel, v tick I tomb with my ' inds. abjur*. cut re iml det. t the erior ■nd tho heresy of tho movement of tho ■ arlh." “Blot •• .1 111-, the pci .1," anl they hurled at H'lß.r iia-.m. tno q-e.it chemist nnd f ’ !’> r •>’ . x,"•iliiient.il .< i. neo. the epithets "mag'.c' in" and score. IS'." “Blessed nr. the persoeu and they de-lnred Vlrglllus to bo , heretic nnd sent him t > the flames be au • ■ h. sold that He r. W re imon the Olbri side of the earth "Hl. s~cd a'" til'- Six Books For The Sick, What • Learned After 30 Yeats. Which ;":y R shelli I;. M 4p• it - -men. I scnd? ? V.. m'.■ No money Is rr.inma. Simply select th. b ..k you need. Is my exr>erlen ... as asp. .-latist of 30 >. .r.. In the book I tel) tiow at last T Man-i .. v Io roach dlff.cnti. .1- : -ate.; .i: - '-■<■- • itals arnl at be<isi.i"s, made It jux'slble for nv to wrl'.c th(?se The t o t 11 !'--w I ■'•■rf.' •■■-d my pre - Tint ton—t>r S.j-?'■ 11-"torative How by .■■lenilfic experiments t traced out the eauiu-s hat bring ■ n ehr.-rlc ..■■•a .-a. I found invariably that v e.ere th •. • was a XVhere ih-re was .; lack of vltE'.i’y, th.-.t the • ital nerves lack-1 power. Where weak ..rgans wore found. X always fnurnJ weak nenes. yet the n. rv. 5 eoinmrr.lv t’.’.nug’t t»f, but •i* •. !tfJ organ* n *•>. J • insi-b —the in isihie nerve?. This v os a r. a rLit! -.n. my r*’-ei succesb. b.rßan Th*n 1 combine iner» ci'-nts that wouh’ •trengthen- that wo-.i! ] \ italic these n-rv's. That i-iescrirJ ■ 1 .ailed a restxrntive It known the world i «w aa !>: Shoo;-. 1 ne in each hundr'd In the ,xtreni«dy diffl- •’t cases, my t. lure* : m thy; is • »: c ;i]v <-ne In each f riy treat' f ■ >;r.d • ;tn«p' ucuraMe. Cancer Is for eurgery. not tneul- Then how tn get th!s prescription to the id- - ' »?e* everywhere ’vas rny thought. ! must announce It In the vui . Bit*, bought I. v.’l! they real!/.' tin r« J truth ‘>f r.i.v <]!.-• “overy--the real ’ over >.f Dr, Shoop’s • . 'torative? Ther a w• / .nne to me—like mi I will offer it to the sb k on trial.*’ said I. T hen they will know I an- sin- • "*• ? wrote a reliable druggist in a city and 'Hae.. tn America. I got their agreement ■ 3 < >operate with me. Now by any sick one Dr, Shoop’s Kes’orative Can be Taken At My Risk. F.>r a lull month I will In you )=■ .’ntir.’- ■ £t my I’ittk S.’nd no ' -■■::< y. Ji.-t write m.- ., r t i l( . book you m—,l. Wbun I send It I will •-'I : O'i of a druggls: near you who will per mit the month'c trial. Take tlw Restorath»: a month. Then dwidc. If , u ■ y to the drug- K : ’.. "It did not help me.' that will relieve '•cv rs any expense whatever. lie will bill the cost to me. ■~...ji i S my -.ay of e’e.'.rine' your mind of all i. ■ live can do No matter how prejudiced, you cannot disrate this absolute . -uiT' I nfi'er. You cannot resist an offer like this if you are at ’! tick. If you have a weakr.. -': write m. . If -OU can’t do things 'lke yon used to do them t.-’l me al«rut It. Write in i-.-nfi.l-ii. • . As a physician I will tell you away to help. • Get mv book now—today. Address Dr. Shoop. Box 7548. Racine, XVls. Mild cases not chronic are often cured by one or two bottles. At pursot’illiMn.“ itml Hiivmuii'iilii, H.u'Voluh | ami liiii-i " luiriiml nt Hie Mult' 1 , Buu ' van w<i:> Impi’lhoiii'il, \\. bl.q rvits rlril i'Ub'd Wliitlli lil wis nxi-.'iiit 'd, Tuldtol ami Smlili ..ml Bi'lbhh arn • v nmiuiinl- i:,',losiautlc.il pride nil the agea long linn be, n running into persoeutlun. Ami th. pride of a bigot In the . liurob In ’■< bl.iim worthy as tm pride of the veriest unbrliiivi'i Tim ch’irt’hrnan who lords it over hir br< throii of hunihler riitili. and. If lie. haH the pow' r, puts to tho rack bls eoeb iastioal er., title” and unit, Hovers. Or lin king this power bet tk> s himself to .' nunelntton from hi.” pulpit nnd through partls’in i wspapers, la as wicked us tho political despot who oppress, s bls sub .;. .ts nnd puts Ids ■•notni.-u to the gibbet, fl e . Iviroh must never forget that big otry ami linobTunce aro sins as truly as drunkenness and licentiousness, though they may be In a different ent i log'm. Tim Master never pi >noune<-d t blessing upon bigotry. Intolerance or per secution. Fortunately for the world there have been comparatively f. w who have con trolled in the affairs of the church, who have abused their power. The few who have done so have hindered the good cause to such an extent that centuries will bo require,] to overcome their Influ ence. Considered historically, it is not sur prising that Jesus thought It necessary to forewarn his disciples against perse cution. for ther.? stood the record of Daniel In the lion's dor. Aristides, “rhe Just," banished from Greece, Socrates forced to drink the hemlock, Isaiah sawn asund-r. Jeremiah confined in a well and Anaxagoras locked tn prison. But, considered in the light of reason, It does seem strange that it was neces sary to warn good men. the loving serv ants of their fellows, against persecution. Why should men with the beautiful Inner spirit of the seven beatitudes have ene mies ami persecutors? XX'hy should good ness lie persecuted? Goodness makes, evil uncomfortable. Fine souls attract opposition, as lofty mountain peaks attract the lightning. Mole hills have little to fear from thun der bolts. Goodness unconsciously’ condemns hy comparison Modesty is Itself a rebuke to pride; generosity to greed; love to seitishness; courage to cowardice; virtue to vice; and purity to lust. Persecution is the answer of a fool to the. silent argument of a good life. In stead of bringing h's own life up to the standard of bls virtuous neighbor, the wicked man se. ks to bring his neighbor's reputation down to the level of his own. The next best thing to defaming the good man Is to kill Idm. An epidemic prevailed In the royal city. Thousands of ths kings- subjects were dy ing. A scientist who knew what was the matter went to the king nnd said, f> king, the trouble is that the streets are filthy and tho water has become impure.” The king became enraged. He dcnio.i that the water of tho royal city was impiioo “But," said tho scientist, “see. there, under the lenses of the niiscroseopc, is a drop of water from file public well. It ‘s lull of tho germs of disease. I.ook ' for y ourself." The king looked Ho saw the germs ■ .ami, for answer, seized n chair ami smashed tho scientist': microscope. Tho effort on the part of wickedness to suppress virtue and rlghteousties- by persecution la us foolish. "The history of p< (•nentlon is a hlstorv of ondenvota 'to cheat ntituio, It makes no dlfl’erenc* • whether the .',O, 1,0 oi l or manj, <i tyrant or ~ mob. its actions are in s.inn. It persecutes n principle; It would whip a rlgh’. It would tar and feath er Justice by Indicting fire an.l outrage upon the houses and poison-, c.f JU”t men. It resemble. the prank of boys, who tun wltli Hr. engines to put out th" ruddy aurora borealis, atr, nmhig to the at.ir- lint tho inviolate spun foievi'r turns their i.ptt„ ugiunut wrong doers The nmi tv t .-atimit bo dishonored. F.verv l.ish Intlii t.'d Is a tongue of tl.nn-; evorv I prison it more 111 U:H e>a I .ibml.-; ovotv tmrn.'d book, or h,ms.-. enlightens the world. <v.'ty suppressed word reverlmi I at," through the . ,irih from side to l ido Il I” tb" wlitppor who Is wblpp d. ami the tyrant who is outdone The bodies r.*' 1 ' ’ Di’ !! tD.iy b<' b:! in ii. hut » ven »n tlio’r ash- S- live t.iielr Wonted Ilf. s, their xolees. oven from th grave, sound in tlm thunder's mouth, tb, ir dead luind, (mil down the utronghohis ot their vnemleH amity rant: it. nibi - ~i t; K q r g| W : t-. book at .lesus.' Between two thieves. Ho bun;, in up.>n tlu» tT<»>s. Jnn<l tho I".V 11l s . Hike sc ul.n amt religious Titl'd ba’ b.lor. th:.-, ,-entmlm had I'o’ -Od. that gibbet of Pit lure nnd ln ' 'my ai upon tlm s,-ept, is. ami shown u',",i ii,. erow ii.-- ot' kings.” Bu: tlm! i.- not .ill. Jesus says that the nil,;. Wiio I- p. ut'td fur I Igll telluUSness' bukt* ..’’t.s ,i b -t’ng out of tii-' (.xperi- What philosophy underlies tho words? I’< r. •••tition esta.bll.-lies a good man in hl- good:.,’ !• causes him to reexam ine the foundations of his character and to t ik'i Ids st. mi upon the immovable end 1 n;>r.'gn ' b|.. rock. It throws him back mi 'rue s.-ls and God—the two sure things in the univers'. As the oak .-lrik"s its root” d-'-p.-r when driven by bla-'is, .-<> tlii- ."li'.si’an. under persecu tion. takes lirtner hold <m God. I’erseei.tloii driv.s a man to possess Wha t b. tor h only tightly held. The r-an wl <> suffers p iin. emlures ostracism and calumny, or risk” life for a truth or principle, eorne-. to a possession of his priz. as no man does who is not sub jected to such testing. Like tb” wind, aft,;- the flail ha done Ils work. separates th, valuable from ill- worthless. Like the lire, it not only bu-:i< up tii" dross, but purifies the gold. ,*!io day w ill!., at v.oi k in my lu.bora tol y among.”, the mi rails xvuii.’h I was rur.ilyzing and classifying, I picked up a. specimen which bad no label. I examin ed it w.ih my eye. and te:'t,?d Its weight in my Xmnds. It had the apnearam of sulplitroi of silver, but I could not be s'.ii’e. ’1 Im superficial tests were not ■ mough. I took th, hammer and broke the specimen Into pi’ee S , and. having srb'Cted n. piirtt'.’b', i dropped I, into a. cavity of a lump of charcoal. Over this I sprinkl' d sum.' powdered borax, and hav ing lit tin;- alcohol lamp. I took the blow pipe ami began to apply the '.’arm;. The spe iiu, n snapped and decrepitated. ir jump'd about in the cavity as If trying to c.sei.pe from the ini l use heat, but ! . did not stop applying the flame. Pres ently Hie specimen melted, and, through the sulphur,, is fumes which rose ftorn it. I could >-■<■, as it were, a thousand mfnia tvr. rainbows which were chasing each | other back ami forth over its surlm■it : was beautiful under suffering. But I j ik'd not stop the tlamc. I continued blow I in'.-, until all the sulphurous fumes had ; vanished and the impurities had been ! curned away. Then tT re appeared, in | the bottom of Hie cavity, a perfect gio I buie of pure silver in which my own face 1 was reflect, d. Blessed are they which j are per.-: -uted for righteousness' sake; I for the pu:e metal is relieved of its al- More than that, qualities that before were unknown show themselves tinder I persecution. It calls forth latent powers. THE WEICB.LV ATLANTA, GA.. MQNDAY. DECEMIIEB 28, 1»03. Liver and Kidneys It iw hiphly Imppi'tiint. Hurt thaie orpann hhoiilii pi'iijwly jwrforrn their fiinethuiH, When they don't, xvhirt of th# Mito nmt back, whut yallownehu of th" akin. iHuit loiiMlpiHion, bml tfiiio in th" mouth, nick h"iul,u'li", pimples and blotchiH, and lush of l ouuige, tall tlm Htory, Tlm gi’t’ut alturaHvi’ and tonic Hood’s Sarsaparilla Gives these organs vigor and tone for the proper performance of their fniwtlons, and ' cures nil their ordinary ailments. Take it. . i .... j Geoigu Wushfnffton. our greatest general. I would ptohubly never h ive been known I >ui for tho revo'uHoniiry wnr. The tin- I molest, d oyster makes no pe irls; but. win n oiu' Is wounded, when some tor i ,'ign substance Irritates the. flesh, tlm dclieab' mcnilir.iri" secrete layer a f t>>r layer of naeroous matter which mm day i finds a setting in a ncekl.’i''" for a queen. ' The finest veneers are made from tlm ; i niirb'd and twisted monarchs of a thou i md storms. The sweetest odors are * from bruised herbs. The most, useful ' branch s are from the beaten willows. All real progress Is by opposition. All | virtue comes through temptation and I ’rial. Christ,n n character is developed ; like the kite ascends, by fat ing an op . posing wind. j .Testi:', in this beatitude, assumes that I the man about whom He is talking has ' so Identified his will with God's that Im ' regards that as a ble.-'rcd thing which i furthers Hi.it wdl. Persecution does It. The blood of the martyrs is tho seed of I the church. Otten the v-ry persecution of wicked men attracts the attent'on of others to the principles for which good mon are made to suffer. Tlm Apostle Paul's conversion may h« •traceable tn the. scene at tlm stoning of Stephen, when he held the clothes of those wlin threw the missiles of death. . Paul could not have had the same mind i town rd tho Christians whom ho perse j cuto i after tlm day when he looked upon Hie fair face of tlm young man, who died rather than deny his Master. From taut : day til! tli» visfon on the road to Damas i cus his conscience was aroused and Im . continued liis persecution ns one who ! “kl.-ks against tho pricks.” Would it bo i sayii g too much to say that Stephen lov-'-d tlm cause wdl enough to bo willing to ! die to win tlm great Apostle Paul? Persecution spreads goodness as the ' storm sprenrts tii" seeds of tho dandelion ; and cattail flag. No doubt there vr thousands of good i men, who. looking back over the!'' lives. | alllp t,-, testify that their highest | usefulness ami richest service came from ex-pcrlonces of hostility and persecution I Bunynn in Bodford tail, did more for the I e.-niso of his Master, in his confinement ' under per. cmttlou, than during all I’N | years Os freedom. Pud's persecutors ' drove him from city to elty throughout Asia Minor and parts of l-hirop". Hit i they only spread the "heresy ’ fi'i-y I honed to destroy. They th .light to s ' his nmuth ami his influence !• ' locking : him in Jails nt Cims irea and Brnnc. but 1m mi.de Ihe very dungeon a throne of newer from the Mirnmertino prison ho ' ‘'nine nearer ruling tho world than did ' Ne-o. who sat upon the throne of the .~s ’rhe very confinement gave him h i.-urn to waft many of the letters which have become n part ot the New Testament, and’ ho being dead yet ; spuMtkoth.” Ami a to tlm additional reward to Hint, in h.'iraeter. that heavenly trea.su re. Jeu sail tn s’.nd true under pers. cu tlon entitles u.' to writ" our names aloug - ide of tlm prophets on the goodly roster of God's servants'. On the edge Os the Black fOfist in Italy Hu r,' on,,’ grew, rn'ar to a group of ■ stat. Her brothers, a stunb-d nnd de formed maple. It was very ugly, 'nd old for H'l Size, for Hie ‘•"H I’l which It stood was pom Mid H' growth had been i Verv Slow t'l the long .-'ililliuer It nt'T ‘ly fnnilslied. nnd lu tlm winter It cried iloud when Hi” rough winds twisted its knottv limbi l Fvcrytldug soerneu a'.,,'iin.it tt The wild boar from tlm tor ent whetted his tusks again t ft and it ■;ro:ined tn pain. Tlm [Kiwerful illirookM mul d ft with hl- horns and again it cried. Th,- sli'pety brothers often amU ' d tli.'lns. ;, .-■- with <'i I 1 Jests It tho ugly I little brother's deformity. I One ,i.iy ;i num with tin nx mrnw ' through tlm for." ', IB’ Stopped b's'idn tb" I'.ttl" m.iple, and having removed his i . ..ni, drove his ax Into the gnarled llitla I body. Tlm tree . ried out under Hi. pain, ' but the man <lld tmt hear. "Why.” it ; wept, “does all the tr<"ibl<- come to mo. . Why do 1 hav to suffer so?” Presently it fell with a crash and its 1 poor, crook d arms wore bully broken. : But Ils troubles wore not over. Tlm i mail lioga:-. cutting again, tii time fa.r- ■ thet up the trunk and presently, having ! • ev, r, d It from t)i>’ limbs, ho placed H. j upon liis shoulders and carried it to hl« I I'.’in,'. whore, he threw ii rudely upon the i floor in the corner of hr wiikslmp ; Her" it lay tor long months, and often i it liewalled its unhappy fate and longed I for lb.- ha.iipy life of the shapely broth- ■. ra in tile forest. One day the m m ; j-iw it fr.-rn tlm orner ..nd began to ; parish it 'nor? scvcic’y than over. Ha split It. ami chopped it. and planed it. I and bent it. and bowed It. H... Joined j the together into an old shaped I iittb box. glued th in ami bound them ■ with heavy thongs. After a time he removed the thongs’. ; and. having sttetch-d strings from •nd t<> end. ib ..-. th" tipper surface he drew j across them a bow. \ ■:• -.ni’e and most delicious thrill ran Hiriiugh tiie little maple. The tiny e Ils I that had known little save (lain now be gan to 'lau, <■ for Joy They met and ki.-s- I' > » i l '.! ..iliir as if they had been long iost brother, tha’ had found <:r h other. Yoars p.iss.-d .way and Andrea Amatl. i for that was the man's, name, died and Ids lavorite violin, for that Is what Hie llttie mapb'. had . was sold to a. nr.at ni ; ;-i'';'t:.. W:ia.'. tones ii.. did bring from li.r-vlolin! H>' said that the ;-oud of • the old vi dinmakei was in .he Instru ment. I cannot say—at any rate it had moods SommJri.'- when the musician pl. .’ ed. it would laiigii iik, merry -hl!- I drer. at their gum s and a.' oilier times i it wo.'i-l sol, like a lost soul. ’ Tie -ec-md must, is n died and tile vio : 'in went to :inotlier. and sq it passed ■ from man to man and the years sped last it found itself the prize of Ole ; B ill. ;i::d th, great artist iov d the little maple as I’’ It lia 1 b 'on his own child, i though it was much older than he, ! (in.' r.ighi Ole Bull stood upon the r thei ter b< fore a vast audience of ladi- s and genii- men who had come to hear th.-- music li" could draw’ from his gr ■it - iollii. He li» 1.1 tlf. little rna|,le agaic-t his throat and while he played tho liuti d notes that had loved each other from th..- dawn of music's eternal day m-'t and wedded each other and danced in joyous harmonic maze. The at mosphere of the theater quivered and vibrated in pairing antipiional chorus. Men wept, -.voni n gr,'w hysterical and the great audier e rose to its feet and dapped its h'Shils and waved hondker- At list th" audience was gone, the lights in Hie th .'iter were •■xtfnguishe.l and the little maple, now an old violin worth If ; weight in gold, was lying tn its plush-lintd case, when the soul of Hie obi violintnaker coming lose heard tt ■ oftly wo-ping; “Why.” said Amati, "do you weep, tittle njapie, are you un -1 happy?” "No.” si.id the violin, “I am not nn ! ha;,py. 1 am very luippy, for now i am making otiio’s happy. I am not weeping i for myself, but for rny shapely brothers l who lived long ago in the Black Forest. I but m w have crumbled back to dust." ' Blessed arc they which are persecuted [ for righteousness' sake;,' •PARSIFAL' PRODUCED IN WOm. I Result. » Triumph for Direetur Con riecl—New York Treated to Most Sumptuous Presentation Wcrk Hub Ever Re ceived. New York, December 24.—1 n spite of tsuccf isive legal oompHc-attons, a small storm of pulpit protest, and sumo enorm ous practical dlfflcultles, Richard Wag ner’s sacred music dranui, or dedlcatorlal festival play, “Parsifal," was produce 1 at tho Metropolitan opera house this evon- J Ing before an Immense atidlftice. Tho production takes tank not only as ! the most c nsational event In American I operatic history, but. it has a vn,rld-wide I importance mi Hie first public perform ■ j nnc.' of the inucb-discussed drama out of I Baireuth, and as a serious blow aimed at I the so-called Ireuth Monopoly," I which "Parsifal” by its restriction to that stage has largely created and main i tained for the Wagner heirs. To give the work has meant the com plete rebuilding of the Metropolitan stage, tlm purchase of most elaborate .mechanical appliances ami lighting a<>- ■ paratus and a ransacking of tho musical I centers of Europe to secure a corps of exp'Tts for every department, competent I to direct the details of the drama as it | is given in Baireuth. , The results as summed up In tonight's ; performance amount to a signal triumph for Director Gonrled. In the opinion of every one who has made the “Parsifal pilgrimage” to Baireuth, New York was reated to the most sumptuous mounting the work has ever received. Never has "Parsifal” ben given so superb a scenic dress, never a more thoroughly adequate musical Interpretation. That It should have failed somewhat to produce hi full measure the profound impression which | accompanies its performance abroad may I be accounted for by the conspicuous lack ion busy Broadway of that "atmosphere” I which belongs peculiarly to the quiet lit ! tic town in the Bavarian hills. This was Ito be expiated, although every care was taken to realize Baireuth conditions in the theater Itself It is safe to say that no such huge au dience ha-- ever b en compressed within i the tour walls of the Metropolitan op ra I house, nor can even an "old timer” recol- I lent one of such brilliance and ixprcsenta -1 live ehaiactur. Boston, Philadelphia, ! Washington, Baltimore, Chicago and other cities sent p rtf ” of enthusi.'sis i nn.) almost every one well known in art, ' liter..turc or music throughout th” I eountrv could be met In the Jostle of the lobbies and corridors. For weeks every I seat from the footl.ghis to th" roof had ’ been sold t<.d could have been resold a score of times. Th., performance was begun punctual ly at 5 o'clock, the opening ot the ' d'r.ima and that of each of its acts being herald'd, after Baireuth custom, by trumj, tors upon the main staircases. Tho tits t act, ending .it about 7 o'clock, was followed by a ’■■ i'ss lor dinner, the pet formauc,' was i lined at a quarter be fore 9 o’clock and concluded at about half-past I I o'clock These arrangements, coupled with th> total darkening of the house, present.': society with Hl." pr ic ilcil pr'ibh'ins "Where to illnc” ami i ”liow to dress' inasmuch the curtain 'arose before tii < . >ui at which evening ■ dr s.’i. recording tn social canons, is per* ; missibio. So ttlod them in a va- lr|,-ty of way: W'tUc one it.'-cd the long Intermls.-dnn b < re horn", ns a rid" din ner was taker t the principal re I.':it r intu nearby. ..■. s t w hich had ' ivst'rved to '.pii.c A.! -orts of solutions of the dress problem were to bo seen. Opium, Morphine, Free Treatment. Painless bom,' cure guaranteed. I'Yee trial. Dr. Tucker. Atlanta. Ga. ♦ I SAYS HF. IS SON OF LONGSTREET Man Arrested at Boston on Charge of Stealing. j Boston. Mu ■ l>''cenib.-r 24. ,Sp, . 101. l I Tile roltce bav, in elm.rm' her. n chap ! of about 24. and claiming b> bn "Harry | West," who hill be'ti having a gay lime !in mlli’a 'Mid .-'■'ml cite’, sln pm 'ng as an alb'grd soti of the i;r<at il I.ongsti • ’ For nerve th, B<’.-t> n policq I think Dm prisoner I- th" limit, lb wm I ■ ire-L'd tod.it for Stealing a ■ ■mple of I rilles and a ri" elver from tlm rav il i '.ts lira Iqu.ii’t, r ■ He v'C'-’itly bur- I tmw.'d II ”'lOl rrnnt’i••:•■” uniform of a ! t'nlted Slates naval "I'H' I r .-ta.tmm d a 1 <•1 nl.ston, getting I' th, claim of I. Ing the son of the famous ex-eontisi if,-. )n this he ptit'Uded at hotel caleu mlllt irv re-orts mid borrowed mon :■ right nnd left- M’bo Im rmilly l“. what j»,. to.i’H pDlb'o Ilk’* !>• kn<»v.. No Respect for the Dead I ClticnK”, D'cembi.r 24 Sc.iHilm: <HH- I ,'lsms of persons who have disturb.- l fit -1 m rai processions In I'idcago wore made ,-y the grand iury, which t*-p iled to I Judge t'lilford todej. The grand Jury M"’ ! . riiiel: ."I "irresp >nslbl<; organization" for i creating disorder and defying the lav; _ ’I'll” t'l'ort. which was drawl bi ,'m jom'l Janus XV. Nye.. Hi- foreman, i.iy: "We tlnd that for .averal months Ir- I rn-ponsibl,' orgaadzatlons have been cro i ntliig disorder In this county, de.itr' ylng , property and defying the l.i.w. XX ■ have found that ordinary subpoims and s-d>- penas duces tecum make 'forthwith' laud issued by tills court, have been ! evaded. ' “It is public report that at present It, I this eit’’ houses of worship ami houses of mourning arc made the scenes of dls orde.- by men calling th "tn-'. Ives union I pickets, and that tho lies ot Hi. iloac. i are dose.'rated. W*' bollex’* licit th'" ' con ' ditl’oas Jns’ify enofnl examination and v.o : respectfully suggest that tin- conditions we Im'. ' recited be made a sped .1 sub- IJ” of inquiry by the January grand | jury." « i Major Malcolm McDowell, Chicago. ! Chicago. Decemb.ir 26.—Major Malcolm McDowell, widely known as an iron and I steel expert, is d'ad at the age qr 75 ! years. H - war- the ! the late Major trenoral Irving McDowell, who commanded the federal troops at i the first battle of Bull Run. .Major Mc : Dowell was aidc-do-camp on ills broth : or's staff during that battle. Decansedl ; was an intimate friend of Generals ' Grant S'tmrinnn and Logan and of Prcs i ident 'Rutherford B. Hayes. -■ w Wind Storm Hits Indiana Town. i XVashimiton, Ind.. December 25.—The i most torriilc wind storm that ever passed I over tid. vicinity occurred this afternoon. I There was much damage and possibly ■ fatal injuries A new five-story building of the <’fn cinnati Heating Company was levelci to the ground and If is possible that lives were lost in the debris, and many visit ors were in the building in the afternoon. The storm was sudden and il is probable INVESTORS Who desire to procure a weekly Income on funds employed in .< conservative, manner, and to whom H es:. ;• t.y of capital ts a prf | nary consideration, will be interested in our I proposition. Il pays investors a mueh larger return than can be s Fure.l irom sai'mgs banks | or ordinary mediums of investment and af fords a most excellent employment tor file I fund”. The investor's funds are at all times 'jader his control and a handsome competence I '.-in !>■ obtained from a comparatlv.lv small I investment. Detailed partlciil.n-s and refer ences furnished free on request. METROI’OLTTAN CO X! MISSION CO., ; Hot Springs, Arkansas. SISTERS OF CHARITY Woly Upon Pe-ru-na to Flflfht O<r.’“ vi! r <i, Coughs, Catarrh and Orip. 1 i * i i t ’W>\Y & * : IgWMlWfe® '■ ? w. • * JjQ fcaBiWII il • i iTW j «* . g v**-r**i* e ••J*€► j interesting Letters from CathoSic Institutions. Tn every country of the civilized world • the Hieters of Charity are known. Not. I only do they minister to ; the spiritual and Intel- : lectual needs of tha j charges committed to ' ' their care, but they also ■ THE SISTERS’ 0' 0 > WO ?K I minister to their bodily needs. With so i ; many children to take care of and to i I protect from climate and disease, these ■ xvlso and prudent sisters have found Pe- I runa a never failing safeguard. j Dr. Hartman receives many letters . : fr"m Catholic Sisters from all over the , I I'nitcd States. A recommend recently ■ ; received from a Catholic Institution In . Detroit, Mich., roads as follows: ; Dr. 3. B. Hartman, Columbus, Ohio: Dear Sir:—“The young girl who j used the Peruna xvas suffering from laryngitis and 10. of voice. The result of the treatment was most sat- jIT regard of SIO,OOO has been deposited in the Market Exchange Bank. Columbus, Ohio, as a guaranies, that ths aboits testimonials are genuine/ that js hold in our possession au thentic letters certifying to the same. &Psryone of our testimonials are genuine and in the yjord: of the one whose name is appended. Ask Your Druggist for free Pe~ru=*na Almanac for 1904. . the people remained In the building for , protection Chief of the Fire Deputt- j iiti'nt F. Eagans is searching to learn If | tiny lives were lost. The Its- to the ; imihlli'g 1. ’20.000 and otlu-r d.im'u:' ' .it suited. Ti'li-piione and telegraph wires I I ai'i- down. . s'c. iimur also reports damage by the I storm. Guesses That Didn't Hit. (From Th Balttmoi' Sun.' There I' much complaint of wli.it ire 1.- lb .I the ”gu.' s" of ihi' .- tatlsti. .il Im ■ H-aU of the ngi'i 'ult"t'al department, pur- Iti ularly In reg: rd to cotton, on the ground : dial tiie bureau's vstluiati's ot coming I crop., .ire i"■;• • • r.t Ily wron't. ■ mbarra .dr,, i tt.tdo and i.ui ii;'; tnlsttik- it price niove i n.i'tits. 'ln matlut" of tin kind,” say j The New Y rk Journal of Commerce, ' it I Is th-.' govotnment's b.t: lues • to turidsli , i onlj tact., no' gues” ' ati:-l I'" tint ■ I uniat' If definite l.n t ' ”■ pre-ente.l I tlm public i.'.m do its own guessing; I!, ti im.it"; having the government lull'd eonm i With a ecrtnl'i authority not possessed by ■ t ;,,, private persons, with tile result, when wrong, "f doing a great deal of I I h.irm. That tiny are. often wrong it is j easy to show, in 1899 the gov.-rntir ”t S igti.' s of the probable extent ot the eot- I too crop was 536.416 bal"S bebw tin >■ Ito H vie’.'l. In he following y. ar it w ■-( 283.422 dal" ”h..;t, and il 1901 the gm L i nim nt's 'Stlmate wa ■ over 1 .000.000 I boles below the final figure. Only last. ■ I th- aetunl notion ■ *"P w.- 310,559 Ibrles l.'irger than the i rgri ulttir.il d- I j.artmcnt’.'' ‘ Olm:it<'. With ti’B re.'ord ot | failure. the d. p.irtnT'nt. It Is b-ld. ongat hereafter to abstain from propbe v pand ; r. strict it elf to ascertained facts. A. Canal Convention ; Wr. in Tho Slircx’eport Times.’ j There is considerable talk 1” southi'in ; . bu: iue.-s circles of constructing a Florida ship canal ns an auxiliary to the pvo- | ! posed isthmian passageway, '"he Atlanta ; ; Comiiit'itiou proposes a busini.’.; coin'”- tion foi the purpose ot" discussing teas ' Important coinmerci.il l. Cur con- J tenip.ir.iry has evfden .’y g.x ■ a the sub ject mature thought, tor it declares that ■ rough calculation of tin the canal route to and Imhu Galvcsiou, : ’ N'-w Orleans. Mobile and I’ensa-'Ola, ■ shows that Hi" co t of ii.s co: s;ru< ti'.;i i would lie paid in t-.. years >t tiie savings I I tt. would produce.” Th' ic can be no t ’ doubt of the feasibility of the Florida I ship ca■ 11 pr<lt would ■ up 1 j to the maritime commerce many pros- t t perous shipping points which are now ■ ! exclud' d from the benefits of ocean traf- { : However, th’ proposed ship catial j !Is a gigantic undertaking, and it will i take ? • ars of patient labor to impress : It!:.- Am.-rican peopL with i prop, r sense ; lof Its importance. Wlv n that i.. a ■<--nn- . I plish; da <i < ided step in the diret t ion of I I tho consummation of the scheme will I ; have been taken. Tho first thing to be i dorai is to call a ship canal <-.>nv< ntlou I ' and It is to ho hoped that the efforts of I i The Constitution to secure one will meet I j with success. Seismic Jars Fast and West. Ogdensburg, N. Y., December 25.—A ; ' distinct earthquake shock was felt here ■ today. Telephone reports show that it I . was noticed all through St. Lawrence : county, being severest along the St. Laxv- ; rence valley. Buildings trembled violent- i j ly at Madrid, 16 miles east of here. Tiie ' earthquake was accompanied by a noise ’ resembiing thunder, which was sufficient- i I lv loud to awaken people. ! Los Angeles, Cal.. December 25.—A. ■ i severe earthquake shock, lasting about ; eigtn seconds, occurred here at 9:45 ' o clock this morning. The big buildings l in the business center swayed for an in- | stant as though they would fall, and i people rushed into the streets, thinking j some explosion had occurred. , Clark G--ng- Around the World. i Boston. December 25.—Rev. Francis E. j Clark, the founder of the Christian En- i deavor Society. left this elty today on a trip around the world. Dr. Clark was 1 accompanied bjr his daughter. I isfactory. She found great relief, , and after further use of the medicine ' xve hope to be able to say she is en i tirely cured.”—Sisters of Charity. I This young girl was under the care of ; thy Sisters of Charity and tired Perxrna I for catarrh of the throat, with good re- I suit as tha above letter testifies: Fro-- a Catholic institution in Cen ’ tral Ohio comes the following recom j mend from tho Sister Superior. > “Some years ago a friend of our insti ■ tutlon to us Dr. liar 1 , man's ; Peruna as an excellent remedy for tho i Influenza of which we then had several ! cases, which threatened to be of a serious i character. "We began to use tt and experienced I such wonderful results that since then : I‘eruna. has 'become our favorite medi | cine for influenza, catarrh, cold, cough and bronchitis." Another recommend from a Cath olic institution of one of the Central States written by tiie Sister Sujierior rends as follotvs: MESISSiPPI IS SFTER KOBE THIES. Packing Houses and Ollier Corpora tions Owning Rolling Stock Op erated on Mississippi Rail roads Called on To Pay Taxes to State. i Jack on. Ml--!.. D'cembc" .??. -(Spcd.-H.) m it.: Ri'vt nu" Agent \\irt \danr hm> I “prung another surprise on a. largo nurn- I her of prominent corporations tn the I : ihapo of claims 2>r back taxes. ! The suits nre chioflv tmainst, the big | , i I packing Imuses <>! tho country -wning rolling st.i.-k which i” oj'or.ito 1 on th" ; vi:r:cus railt ’.'iJs of the st >.te nn ! which : • iT'retofore bar es.-apcJ taxation, not I'-' | mg in nny way involv' d in Hie a inenta >' th., virions ra'lro.idn by which I they arc iiandled and the r-v.-mie agent , I belicvv.” that th -s a’" equ iiiv liable to i taxation ~■■ tho railroad roil’ns’ stock I Tho assessment sell- dules for tax-”: duo th- county of Hinds have been filed i with Shc.'tfl' Harding and for taxes I the city of Jackson are tiled with Hie city I ea-rk. Schedules will also be ti!"d !:i "Ven j I other counties of the state. Adams, XVar- I r n, Washington, Leflore, Perri . Lauder- ' : dale and Lowndes, the ]me king house.-.’ ; i having branch offices In these counties. I The assessments are from 1890 to 1902. j inclusive.'■Several largo oil companies aje ■ ! also Involved. ' Tib claims are filed, agi.lnst tho follow- l ling companies ami the amounts named: ■ ’American Cotton Oil Company. Neu I ' Y irk. $1,200,000; Jacob Doid Backing ' ; Company, Kansas 1 -Uy, $140,000: I'nion i Cottun Oil Company, New Orleans, | $1,260,000, Cudahy racking Company. [ Omaha, $1,600,000; Eagle Cotton Oil j ‘Company, Meridian, $210,000; Hick; Pal- I | ace Stuck Car Company, Chicago, $84,000; { Swift racking Compaa;. St. Louis. ■ | $1,400,000; Standard Icciining Company, '. I New Orleans. $210,000; Union T nit Line ! I Company, vv ainiig, ind., $1,260,000; Ar- : inour l acking Company, Chicago, $1,400,- 1000; J’lankington Ba-l;.:ig Conip.iny, j waukee, $140,000; Armour Backing Cotn i pany, Kansas > 'ity, $1,400,01)0; Kling- ■ i man e; Co., Indianapolis. S 40.000; Henry i Drug Backing ’. ompany. Si. Jo.- ph, Mo.. | ! $40,000, Louisville Backing 'Company. ‘ Louisville. $40,000; N. K. Fairbajuxs | (.'ompany, Chicago. $225,000; Boyd & I i l.annam, Cliivago, $40,000; John Morrell ! Co., Ottumwa, $40,000; Nelsor Mortis i ' Co., t'blcago, i 100,000; ri ;liv'aizscfnld & ’ {.Sulzberger Company, Chicago, $200,000; | { Nation'll Refrigerator Transportation j Company, Chicago, $500,000; Libby Baek- i Ing Company. Chicago, $40,000. The tax' ” claimed are from S3OO to i SSOO on each car owned by the defen- : ; darn companies and It is understood that ; they will make a vigorous fight in the ■ j courts to prevent tho enforcement ot’ pay- j ' merit. » i Abe Lincoln and John Morgan. j (From The Baltimore Herald.) An old Washington gentleman tells a ■ ! story which he overheard President Lin- ’ | coin repeat, and which ha believes has . I not been published. I During one of his busy reception hours, j ' when the president was talking first to ’■ I one, then to another of die many who i { filled the room in the xvhlte house, a gen- ; i tieman asked if any news had been re- I i ceived from John Morgan, whose confed- j crate cavalry were raiding Kentucky and Ohio. | “WeTl catch John some of these days,” replied Lincolti. “I admire him, for he is a bold operator. He always goes ; I after the mail trains in order to get in- i formation from Washington. On hie last | ”A nwmbw of ywe ago out an ntlm. w*a ovllad to Dr. Hortnuin’s Perun*, and •Iru.e then wo h«vo used rt with wonderful rc-auttji for grip, oougho. cold* and oatarrtial dlaensM of too toad arid ■tomauh. "Fo* grip and winter catarrh ••pez fall/ It l>«* boon of great nai-vlca to Ui>» uunataa ot thia institution." SISTERS OF CHARITY AU Ov«r the Unftad States L'w Pe ru-na. for Catarrh. A recommend recently received from a Cathollo institution In tho ■outhwi’’ reads aj, follows: A Prominent Mother Superior Says; “I can tietJfy from oxpertenon to too efficiency of Peruna n* orw of the very i boat medlclnee. and tt gives me pleasure {to add my praise to that of thriusnnda Who have ueed It. For yours 1 suffered with catarrn of the otomach, till reme dies proving valueless for relief las* e-irinr I went to Colorado, hoping to be benefited by a chnnge of climate, and while there a frltnd advised me to try ! Peruna. After using two bottles I found | myself very rnizoh timpnoved. The re { mains of my old disease being now so I slight I consider myself cured, yet f- ' ;a while I Intend to continue the use ' Peruna. J am now treating anoth»r i patient with your medicine. She has I been sick with malaria and trouble i with leticorrhoea. I have no doubt that ; a cure will be speedily effected." i These are sample of letters re- { ceived by Dr. Hartman from the va- I rious orders of Catholic Sisters ' throughout the United States. ■ The names and addressee to these let ters have been withheld from respect to tho Sisters, but wiil be furnished tn request One-half ot the diseases whltxh aft :rt mankind are du® to some ratal rrha! <!< , rang.mient of tho mucous membra; . i lining some organ or passage of t‘ 1 body. ! A remedy that would act Immediate! ■ upon the congested mucous membra.-.- I restoring It to its normal state w j consequently cure all these disea. ■ ■ 'Oatarrh 1» ciaitarrh wherever locate | whether It be tn the head, throat, lun), i stomach, kidneys or pelvic organs. A remedy that will cun? it in one locat"".; will cure It In al! locations. : If y-.s:i do not derive pre-mpt and srß: : fartorj- results from the use of Pen;- • write at omv to Dr. Hartman, giving full statement of your case, end he. be phased to give you hl.- valuable ;■ i vice gratis. i Address Dr. Hartman, president • | The Hartman Sanitarium Golumb' • i Ohio. mid he opened some mail ba'-s and possession of the official correspond ':: ■ "One letter ."i'm t: ■ ■ ■ | merit to n lii'uL'iuini in < : : arm.. him. R. '.lit und« ;'nc s.'-n.ituie of A ’ Lincoln the aud.ici" .Morgan wro:<' \. :>niv.'l, John Morgan.’ and - nt. th ■ mission on the xvay. Si the:''' ’ " . boars mv signature wit,it tho npp: >v i! that unn devll rebel raider. Senator Honr.s Wife Is Dead Washington. I s-i'ember 24. R'.it:'. M..'. ’ Hoar, wife of Senator Hoar I otitis- Its. died sudd.'llly tonight at het home In th:.-- city f nngln.i p.'<-1■ .f'.-. 8 untor H'-.ir. tho f inily phy . ’ and Miss Batterson, ;t tri-n l. « ' • " her xv'.n'u bh< tll« J Mr II'M ‘ ; • l:rij t\>v<‘rnent hi Ir r <’ondit h hud i ■ net'd rrcri'tiy ur.d h»r sudd'.. : • ■ frirndH. ’rile h'dy will tnk* - w ' ' cost* r i»>niorn»\v tor burial. N•• •> <1 • .•••rvlceH will hel<] ir ib - . it> V I Hour prh’r (<» her m irr .1 ’• ■ ; I Ruth \ . Miller. :hb r ->f ■ ■ i.iindy. : v.. . v •• Building's to go High in At X'»'w Vork. 1 •••'»■>mhr- 26. -I :• . j h ' buiMintf <>ii t .ir‘h ‘s to b « . i T'Wer l’.r<i tdw.i>, jf p . '(’.■juried out. With tlv* su'rl»\.- , stre<( ;< \ri forty merles ;h • ' ‘ lltranct t«» the ten floor ir.j m;' ; : ue v wiU ,’ foi l] ] • 615 *. .4, ■ • ' j ns tho Elat ]rim bultdir.y and • ♦all again as the Park R- 1 ' ; -. •which at present holds t’b i re • : j This budding would ex’eu.'i <■ . . v 'block hi Broadway and lr> ■ ' Tug . Tt- will r» H'h $10,000,000. . i.-. said to hav. bner .nd f>■ I‘•'ornplet Inn of the building withiu v' ; year Ls promised. ♦ I aval Squadron of Or. i Washington, Decem , 26 R ; mfr'il Wise. C'mm.ltl'din" H ‘ j squadron, has been orde."' ! to : i ;• I squadron from New Ovl ■ ins t Pen in exercises. The work >f - I has been interfered with by t'e r- ■ ■ festivities tn which It has pi: 1. ‘ and for this reason it has tie-,”: :’■ -1 I necessary to decline th Inv.fi lan a ; tho City Os Galveston for the - ; i nori's visit there In January. Wages Cut for New Year. Sharon, Pa.. December 26 - T’. St ’ ■ Steel Hoop Company has .”tno-.;nc"'l a re duction in wages tn become effective fTio first of the year. The cut wfi ■ j about 10 per cent, but only tho”- wages are not governed by the Amaku ■ mated scale are affected. The Steei Ho-.p Company employs about 1.200 nt i fed Hie company Is independent of the I’nit' d I States Steel Corporation. Little Girl Acted Cupid I Cincinnati, Ohio. December 26. —t'Spe I clal.)—At luncheon given trits after I noon at the St. Nicholas hotel tl; • ‘ gagement of Miss Gretchen McGurdy Gallagher, a society belle and talented i violinist of this city, to Professor John Morris, of Athens, Ga.. was announced i In a novel way. A little girl, naked. <x- I ceptlng slight drapery nnd gauze wings, : representing Cupid, told pf the coming i marriage. Ho Fed His Old Friends. ■ Springfield. Ohio, December 23.—Former 1 Mayor O. S. Kelly celebrated his seventy ninth birthday here tonight by giving ■ : dinner to 121 of his old time friends, all i over 7o years old. a, Fine Score of the Cheap Hat. (From Millinery Trade Review.) I "Yes, It is a pretty bonnet.” said tha i prospective purchaser, “but the price ' shows that It ts not a real artistic crea tion. It is only $11.66.” "Pardon me. madam,” suavely Mid tho ; milliner. ' The price card has carelessly l been Inverted. It should be thus— s99.l I." j "Send it home today/' ordered tha cuz- . I tomat. 3