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t HOLIDAY Announcement Betts & Ml, -THE- MOMBOH : G-EOOERS, luo O STREET. Wlierc will nlury he found n full stock of Slnplc niul Fancy, Domestic mul Imported GROCERIES, Including uch nrtlclcs nt the illicit Olltc, Shrimp, Cntitip, Mutnnl, Jmn,l'rcerf. Edmn, Uochcfort, Sl, Llmhcrgcr mid American Cheese, Hell & Huijlo iclocl Craiihcrrlen, Mnplc Syrup nml SiiRnr, Buckwheat Flour, Imported niul Dome tic Snrdliicn, Salmon, Haddock, Oysters and Clams. Our nMortmciit Include Almond, Urn xll NuU, 1JiikII1 Walnut, Pecan, large nml unall Hlckjry Nut. The flncit line of Fine Imported Candies Ecr brought to Lincoln, put up In pack. obc pretty enough to end to the mo fnttldloui nml nt prices to milt the times. THESE AHDMAflYeOTHERTHIHGS Wc have to deal out to our trade nil of which won commend n toothsome mul ilcllclouq for holiday (call. The Old Re liable Creamery butter nnd strictly fresh egg always on hand. SOLICITING A CONTINUANCE of your kind favors and extending to one and nil a Merry Christmas nnd a Happy New Year, we are Yours very truly, BETTS & SEWELL. Santa Claus Hcadq'rs Y. A. CHEVROMT & Co.'S ui9 O STREET. Wc oiler for the holiday trade a superior line of Pure, Fresh nnd Wholesome CAN DIES, cither by box, pound or package for the Christmas tree or as a delicious present. TROl'ICAL FRUITS, FAN CY NUTS, ASSORTED CAKES, etc. For a present for a gentlemen wc have some elegant CIGARS IN IIOXES, Cig arettes, etc. Everything fresh and sold ut, bargain prices. Oysters by can, quart or count. OUR LtTNClI COUNTER Is supplied with everything usually found In a first class restaurant nnd served in quick order at popular prices. Remember the Place. U19 O STREET, (Dedson's Old Stand). OurNewBtort, which ve now occupy, about 3 acres at Floor Hpitrc OThe HUYKUB' GUIUR Is Issued Sept. nnd March, each jrrar. Sf .101 POR", 84xll4iitctir,withOTcr 3JSOO Illustrations a Whole Picture Galltrjr. GIVES WholcMle Prices direct to tontumrrt on nil Rood for personal or family hsc. Tells how to order, and gives exact tout of every thing yon use, eat, drink, wear, or 'hTe fun with, These. INVALUABLE .BOOKS contain Information gleaned tflraaa the markets of the world. A copy sent KRKK upon receipt of llOAfeta. to defray ipcnsc of mailing. MONTGOMERY WARD & CO 111114 MkWIflnn Aveimr, CMrnen. tfu ARTISTIC 4 PORTRAITS, H'4flMMpVR mr' todioi, MVIIOLKSOME HKCKKATION oiscounsc DY DR. TALMAOE in the BROOKLYN TABERNACLE. Ttm 0)tiiniii!ltmi n n Mount of Ilrruper ntliiR 31 nit lit iili.l riilc.il i:iifi ijlrn. Miulc n Source nf llllinltitln llcrrrn lion nml AtiittM'inrut. Dnooui.YN, Deo. 18. At the mbemaclo (Ids morning tho wholo congregation sang tho hymn beginning! Ttio hill nt Ion ) lcl.lt A lliulisnnil snored snccls Before wo rcncli llio lieai tily flotils, Or Mrnllc tlio K'olilcn ittveU Tho Ilov. T. Do Witt Tnhnngo, D. D., prmcheil on "Recreation, Good nnd Had," taking two toxtai I Corinthian, vll, 111 t "Thoy that uso this world, an not illuming it," nml Judges xvl, 8.1 i "And It rnmo to pas, when their heart wont morry, that tlioysaldi Call for Salmon, (lint ho may mako tit njiort. And thoy culled for Samson out of tlio prlwm homos nnd ho innilo thorn r.Hirt," -Di, Tnhnngo Midi V nro entering tho gayest Fouum of tho jrwii. Tho winter open Itoforo us tho gntos of n thoiiaand nmtiHomciitu, totito of thorn pood nnd soino bad. Ouoot my texts will how you that niiiutci'ienU may Iw dettract ho, my other text will Miow you that iitnuso-IU-miw tuny Ita under tho Dlvlnn blessing and direction. There were thrco thousand jtcoplo assent bird In tho temple of Dngon. Thoy had como to mnko sjwrt of eyeless Bauisou, Thoy wero nil ready for tho entertainment. Thoy Itegun to elap niul tioiiua, Itnjvttiout for tho ntnuto tucnt to begin, nnd thoy crlotl; "Fetch hltn out' Fetch him outl" Yonder I bco tho blind gl.tut coming, led by tho hand of a child Into th' very i..ldtot tho tomple. At his first np- , jHvtranco thero goes up a shout of laughter an I det i'llon. Tho blind old giant pretends ho Is tired nnd wants to rest himself ngninst , th" pillars of thohouso; sohosajBto tho lad r who lead hlint "Show mo whero tho main pillars arc," llio lad does fco. Then tho strung tnau puts his right Hand on ouo pillar and his loft hand on itudther pillar, und, with inu migiiiiesi pusti Hint mortal ever mndo, throns lilmsolf forward until tho wholo houso comes down in thunderous crash, grinding tho nudlouco llko gniKs In a wlno press. "And so it canto to pass, whon their hearts wero merry, thnt thoy sald( Call for Bnmou, thnt ho mny mnko us uport. And they called for Bamsoii out of tho prison houio; and ho made them s(ort." In other words, there nro ntnusoment that arc destructive, and bring down disaster nnd death UKu tho heads of those who prnctico thi'iu Whllo they laugh mid cheer, they die, Th thrco thousand who jierls cd that day iu Glut nro m nothing coiiijuired with tlio tens of thousnnds who havo lieen destroyed by sinful amusements. Hut the other text I ltavo road implies that thotu (su lawful use of tho world, as well ns an unlawful abuse of it: nnd tho difference lietween the man Christian nml tho lnnu un flu lot Ian is that in tho formor com) tlio mnn maxtors tho world, whllo In the latter casotha woiM masters hint. Tor whom did God inuko this grand and lienutlful worldl For whom tills wonderful expenditure of color, this gracefulness of lino, this mosaic of tho ground, this fresco of tho sky, this glowing fruitage of orchard and vineyard, tills full orchestra of tho tempest, in which tho trco br-mchos Hutu and tho winds trumpet and tho tint Uiundcra drum and all tho splendors of earth and sky como clashing tholr oyiubalsl For whom did God spring tho nrched brldgo of colors resting upon buttroaiea of broken tornt cloud I For whom did ho gather tho upholstery of llro around tho window of tho ottlng sunt Forall men, but moro especially for his own dear children. If you build a largo mansion and spread a great feast after it to colobrato tho comple tion of tho structure, do .you allow stiangors to como in und ttccupy tho place, whllo you thrust your own children in tho kitchen or tho tiarn or tho floldsl Oh, no. You say, "I am very glad to soo strangers in my man sion, but my own sons and daughters shall navo tbo unit right tlicro," Now, God has built this grand mansion of a world, and ho has preadngloilous foast in it; and whllo i thosowho are strangers to hhrgrnco may como in, J thluk thnt God sccially intends to give tit- aiivantago to ills owu children, thoso who nro tho sons nnd tho duu&htors of tho Lord Almighty, thoso who through gnuv can look tip nnd ay, "Abba, Father." You cannot mako mo beliovo that God glvec more advantages to tho world ttiuu ho gtu to the church bought by his own blood. If, thoreforo, peoplo of tho world have looked with dolorous sympa thy upon thoso who mako profession of religion, and have said, "Thoso new converts jy going dowu into privation nnd into hard kill. Why did uot thoy tarry a Httlo longer In th world, and havo somo ot its enjoy ments nnd amusements and recrcutiousl" I ay to such men of tho world, "You are grc Jy mlstakon," and boforo I get through I will vhow that thoso peoplo who stay out of the kingdom ot God havo tho hardships and elf denials, whllo thono who como in have the Joys ami tho satisfactions. V iVjm UUU II1U MtUAtUVUUUS, This morning, inthonomoof tho King o! to pawn and earth, I servo a writ ot eject ment upon all tho sinful and polluted who hav squatted on tho domain ot earthly pleasure as though it belonged to them, while , I claim, in behalf ot tho good and tho pure and tho truo, tho eternal inheritance which j God has given them. ! Il'thorto, Christian philanthropists, cleri cal and lay, havo busied themselves chiefly hi denouncing sinful recreations; but I fed wo ha v no right to stand boforo men and women in whoso hearts there is a destro for rocroa tlon amounting to positivo lioxaslty. de nouncing this and that and tho cllior thing, when wo do not protioho to givo them some thing better. .God helping mo this morning, and with referetico to my lost account, I shall enter upon a sphere not usual iu sermoniz ing, but a subject which I think ought to be presented at this Unto. I proposo now to lay before you somo of tbo recreations which aro- not only innocent, Imt positively helpful ana ad atitacroous. In tho llrst place, I commend, among In door recreations, music, vocal and Instru mental. Among tlio first things created was tlio bird, so that the earth might havo muslo at the start. This world, which began with twi'Buim "u'i """. 6u mm so sweet a Boronado, is finally to bo demol- .l 111 11. ul.. t 1 A. it.. .1. ished amidst, tho ringing blast ot tho arch' angel's trumpet, so that as thcro was muslo at tho start, thcro shall bo muslo at tho close, Whllo this heavenly art has often boon dragged Into tho usesot superstition and dis sipation, wo nil know it may bo ths moans ot high moral culture. Oh, it is a grand thing to l avo our children brought up amidst tho sound of cultured volcue and amidst tbo ranjody of musical instruments, Thcro is iu thU art an indoscrlbablo fascination for tho bouM'hold. Lot all thoso fautiles who have tlio means to afford It, havo fluto or harp, or piano or organ. Assoons tho hand is largo enough to compass tlio koys, teach It how to pick out tho melody. Lot all our young men try this heavonly art upou their nature. Thosowho have gono into it fully havo found in it Ullmltablo recreation and amusement. I)urk days. Moraty nlchts. seasons ot sick- ties, business riixAktors, will do littlo toward deprwalng tho tnul which can nlIop off over musical koyMornoar In Jubilant lay It will euro aln. It will rest fatigue. It will quell jwuilon. It will rovivo henlth It will n claim lUwitMitlon. It will strengthen tho Itn mortal soul. In tho battlo of Waterloo, Wel lington wtw tl nt tho Highlander wero fall Ingbark. Ho wilds "What Is tho mutter thorol" tlo was told that tho band of nuulo had censed playing, nnd ho culled up tho piper and ordered them to strike up an In spiriting nlr j nnd no sooner did thoy striko tho nlr than tho Highlander were rallied and 1ic1kmI to win tho day. Oh.yo who havo boon routed In tho i mullet, of llfo, try by tho force of muslo to roily your scattered bat talion. I nm glad to know thut In our great cities tlicro Is hardly n night in which there nro not concert win ro, with tho best musical Intru inont nnd tho sweetest voices, )uoplo may II ml entertainment. Patronize such outer talnmonU when thoy nro afforded you Buy season tlckotn if you enn for the "Phlllmr motile'1 nnd the "llnmlcl and Haydn" socio lien. Peel that tho dollar nnd a half or two dollars that ou spend for tho purpose of honrlng nn artist piny orslug is a profitable investment. Ict your Stolnwny halls und your ncndcmleH of nuulo roar with tho ac clamation of appreciative audience assent' bled nt tho concert or tho oratorio. Still further, I commend ns worthy of sup port tho gymnasium. This institution is gaining In favor ovory year, nnd I know of nothing inoro freo from dissolution or mora calculated to rccuixTuto tho physical nnd mental cnorglca. Whllo tlicro ato a good many ooplo w ho havo employed this Insti tution thero is n vast number who nro ig norant uf Its exccllcncca. Thero aro men with cramiied chests and weak sides nnd dc tondcnt NplriU who through tho gymnasium might bo roused up to oxubcrauco nnd ox hllnratlon of llfo. Thero nro ninny Christian iiconlo ilei)Ouilunt from Year to venr who might through such nu Institution bo bono- , filed in tholr splrltunl relation. Thero aro Christian tieoplo who seem to think thnt it is , a good sign to bo poorly, and bocniifo Richard . Baxter and Kobert Hull wero invalids thoy think thnt by tho earno sickliness thoy may J como to tho snmo grandeur of character. I wnnt to toll tho Clirlstlan iiooplo of my con nrccntlon that Qod will hold you rcsnonslblo for your invalidism if it Is your fnultnndj wlien turougli rlgut oxcrtiso ami pnulcnco you might bo nthlctlo nnd well. Tho elTcct of tho lody upon tho soul you acknowledge. rut a man ot mild illspooition Uon tlio ani mal diot of which tho Indian partaken and In a llttlu whllo his blood will change its chemi cal proportion. It will bccouio llko unto tho blood of tho Hon or tho tiger or tho bear, whllo his disunion will chnngo and liccomo florco, cruel nnd unrelenting. Tho body has a powerful effect upon tho souL There nro good peoplo whoso idoas of hoavon nro all shut out w ith clouds of tobac co smoko. Thero aro icoplo who daro to shatter tho physical vnso in which God has put tho Jewel of eternity. Thero nro tnon with great hearts and intellects in Ixxlles worn out by their own neglocts magnificent ma' I chincry, capable of nroixilllng n Great East- crn ncross tho Atlantic, yet fastened In a rlckoty fcorth river propeller. Martin ' r.,,( lii- i nu Brt lT,!rlf V frn Orvl flt-af 1u-ftllcl Luther was so mighty for God, first, because ho hnd a noblo soul, nnd secondly, becauso ho had a muscular development which would havo cunblod him to thrash any flvo of his persecutors, it it had boon Christiun so to do. 1'hysical doolopmout which merely shows itself in fabulous lifting, or in perilous ropo ' iiitiitiii, vi i.ubi..onU uuwuih tira only our contempt; but wo confosj to grout admiration for tho man who has a groat soul in an nthlctlo body, ovory nervo, musclo and bono of which is consecrated to right uses. Oh, it scorns to mo outrageous that mon, through neglect, should nllow their physical health to go dowu beyond repair. A ship which ought, with all Ball Bet on-lovcry man ut mi puat, w uo uirryuig h i ten caru forcteritity.emnloylngull its men In ttontilii' up leakngesl When you mny, through tho gymnasium, work off your spleen nnd your nucrulousnoa nnd ono-hnlf of your physical and inontnl allmeuts, do not turn your back ' uon such n grand medicament. Still further; I commend to you a largo class of iarlor games' and recreations. There is a wny of maklug our homes a hundred fold more nttrnctivo than thoy aro now. Thoeo parents cannot expect to keep tholr children away from outsido dissipations un- lUKf uvy iiuiKu uiu iiuiiiunuu vm'iu uuguivr than anything thoy can find outsido of It Do not, then, sit in your homo surly nnd unsym pathetic, and with a half condemnatory look, bcoauso of tho sportf ulncss of your children. You wero young onco yourself; lot your chil dren bo young. Boca uso your eyes aro dim and your ankles aro stiff do uotdenounco portfulnoss in thoso upon whoso cyo there is tho first luster, and iu whoso foot thero is tho bounding Joy of robust health. I thank God that in our drawing rooms and in our parlors tlicro aro innumerable games-and ports which havo not upon them tho least taint of iniquity. Light up all your homes with innocent hilarities. Do not sit down with tho rhoumatlsm, wondering how children can go on so. Rather thank God that their hearts aro bo light and tholr laughter is so free, and that their checks aro so ruddy andthnttholr oxpectntlonsnro so ra . xusv ..w ,..D.. ..... w - . v.Vw0 1 and tho henrtbreak, and tho pang, and tho diant. Tito jilgtit win como soon cnougn, desolation It will como soon enough for the door children. But whon tho storm actually clouds tho sky it will bo tlmo enough for you to haul out your reef tackles. Carry, tliM. I..,.-. r.), ImmM nnf. nnltf ili.t ImiiUvmf ports and games which aro tho ln cntlons ot our own day. but tlio games which como ! down with tho sportfulness ot all tho past' ages chess and charades, ami tableaux and 1 battledore, and calisthenics ami lawn tennis anu an inoso amusements wmcu 1110 young . .. .. i ,-!., poop'o 01 our names Know so win uow ui . contrivo. Then thero will bo tlio parlor soci alities groups of pooplo assembled In your I homes, with wit and mimicry and joviality, ' filling tho room with Joy from tho door to tho mantel nnd from tho cnriict to tho cell-' log. Oh! Is thero any oxhllnratiou llko a score of gonial souls in ono room, each ono adding n contribution of his own individual .merriment to tho aggregation of general uuamyr I Bunnoso you wont to go abroad in tho city, then you will find tho panorama und tho art gallery and oximlslto collections ot pictures. You will find tho Motrojwlltan musoum and tho Historical socioty rooms f ul of raro curl - , TvvT , TT V IT 7 . , . plainly tho tcstof what Is right ami wrong in flniimAninnid VAII tlMll fl tWl i tt lAf 1 1 rlnff osiues, aim scores or ptacos wmcu can swna muu.uyu". u ..... "-"-'" ix) hero, and rrom that uour wo win roviow hall, which has been honored by tho nanus tbls Uuy-S proceeding, It will bo n solemn of Agassi lit natural history, Doremus In bour If from our U(snth pnuwohavoto chomlstrj', Boynton in geology, Mltchol in i loot back and fee a llfo spent in sinful amuso astrouomy, JohnD. (Sough in moral rofonn, i mont thcro wU a thnt m Btrlko and scores and hundnxls of monwlio hayoi tUrou u ovjr gimrpcr tlian tho duggor poured their wt nnd gonlus and Ingenuity i through that particular channel upon mo hearts and consciences and imaginations of mon, sotting this country fifty years farther in advanco than it would havo been without tho lecture platform. I rojolco in tho popularization ot outdoor porta. I hall tho croquet ground and tho fisherman's rod and tlio siwrtsman's gun. In ourcltios life Is so unhealthy mid uuuntural that when tho census taker represents a city at having 400,000 inhabitants, thoro aro only 1300,000, since it takes nt least two men .o amount to ono man, so depleting andunnort lag and exhausting is this metropolitan lUo. W want more fresh nlr, mere sunlight, mow of tit nbiii 'ton of Hold sport. I cry out for it In bonnlf of tlio chunh of Uul as voll as in bohalf of secular Interests. I wish that this wintor our kiiIs nnd our rivers and our Cnpltollno ground might tio all awnko with tho honl nnd tho shout of tho swift skater. I wish that when tho warm weather cornea tho graceful oar might dip tho stream and tho evening tldo bo resonant with boatman's song, tho bright prow splitting tho crystalline billow. Wo thnll havo tho smooth nnd grassy lawn, nnd wo will cnll out peoplo of alt occiiatlons nnd profession, nml nsk them to Join in the ball plnycr' ort. You will como back from these outdoor exercises nnd recreations with strength In your arm, nnd color In your cheek, and n llnsh in yonr eye, nnd courngo in your heart. In this great buttle thut is opening ngninst tho kingdom of darkness wo want not only a consecrated pound, but a strong .inn nnd stout lungs and a mighty musclo. I bless Clod that thero nro to many recreation that havo not on them nuy taint of Iniquity; recreation In which wo may engage for tho strengthening of tho body, for tho clearing of tho Intellect, for tho Illu mination of the soul. Tlicro is ntlll nnothcr form of recrcnthn which I commend to you, nnd that is tbo pleasure of doing good. I havo seen young niou weak nnd cro-ts nnd sour mid repelling in their disposition, who, by wo heavenly touch, have wakened up nnd liccomo bless.! and buoyant, tlio g.-ound under their feet und tho Bky over their bonds breaking forth into music. "Oh," says soino young man fit tho liouso today, "I should llko that recreation nbovo all others, but I havo not tho moans." My dear brother, lot us tnko an account of stock.this morning. You havo n largo citato, If you only ronllzo it. Two hand. Two foot. You will havo, jicrlinps, during tho next year, at least ?10 for charltablo contribution. You will havo twonty-flvo hundred cheerful looks, If you want to employ them. You v, ill havo flvo thousand pleasant words, if you wnnt to speak them. Now, what an amount that Is to start with. You go out to-morrow morning ana you sco a cam of real destitution by tho way. slda. You give him two cents. Tho blind man hears tho pennies rattlo In his lint, and ho Rays, "Thnnk you, Blr; God bless you." You pass down tho street, trying to look In different; but you feel from tho very depth of your soul n profound satisfaction that you mndo that man happy. You go on still farther, and find n poor boy w 1th a wheel barrow, trying to get it up on tho curbstone Ho falls in tho attempt. You say, "Stand back, niylad; lot mo try." You push it up on tbo curbstono for him, and pass on. Il wor.dors who that well dressed man was that helped htm. You did n kindness to tho boy, but youdldagrent Joy to your owu souL' You will not get over it all tho week. On tho street to-morrow morning you will soo a sick man passing along. "Ah," you say, "what can I do to mnko this man hnppy f Ho ccrtaluly does not. want monoy ; ho is not poor: but ho is sick." 0 lvo him ono of thoso twenty flvojiundrcd cheerful looks thnt you havo gar- norod un for tho wholo vcar. Look lov nnd hopefulness into his soul. It will thrill him tfjrough.'aud thero will bo a reaction upon n..M ... ..1 nnl..H 1I.il.. ..,!. .... ... .... your own soul. Going a Httlo farther on you will como to tho store of n friend who is em barrassed in business matters. You will go in nnd say, "What n flno store you, havol I tulnk uusincM will brighten up, nnd you will ltavo moro custom after nwhllo. I think tlicro is coming n grcnt prosperity' to nil tho .country, uoou morning, xou-iiassout. xou havo helped that young mnu, nnd you havo helped yourself. And that night you go homo; you sit by tho flro.you talk a little, you sing n Httlo, you laugh allttlo; yousayj i "I really don't know wha'.is tho matter with ' nto. I never felt so splendidly in my Ufa" ' I will tell what is tho matter with you. , You spent only two cents out of tho f 10; you uavo COlliriblUCd ono Ollt 01 twenty HV0 ltUU- drcd cheerful loolaj you ltavo given ten, fif teen or twenty of tbo flvo thousand pleasant words you aro going to speak during tho year; you havo with your own hands helped tho boy w 1th tho wheelbarrow, nnd you fool in body, mind and soul tbo thrill of that recreation. Which do you think was tho happier Col. Gardiner, who sat with his elbow on a tablo spread with all extravagant viands, looking oft at a dog on tbo rug, saying; "How I would llko to change places with him; I bo the dog nnd ho bo Col. Gardiner;" or thoso tw o Moraviau missionaries who wanted to go into the lazaretto for tho sako of attend ing tho sick, and thoy were told: "If you go in there, you will novcr como out. Wo nover allow any ono to como out, for ho would bring tho contagion." Then thoy nuulo their wills and went in, first to help tho sick and then to die. Which was tho happier, Col. Gardiner or tho Moravian missionaries dying for others! Was it all sacrifice when the missionaries wanted to bring the Gospel to the negroes at tho Barbadoes, nnd, being tienloa tlio priviicgo, sold themselves into slavery, standing sldo by side and lying side by sido down in tho very ditch of suffering, in order that thoy might bring thoot mon up to llfo and God and heaven 1 Ob, thero is a thrill in tho joy of doing good. It is tbo most magnificent re creation to which a man over puts bis band or his head or his heart. But, before closing, I want to impress upon you tliatmcroFccular entertainments aro not n fit foundation for your soul to build on. I was reading of a woman who had cone all tho rounds ot sinful amusement, and she came to dio. Sbo said, "I will dio to-uigbt at 0 o'clock." "Ob," thoy said, "I guosb not, you don't seem to bo sick." "I shall dio at 0 o'clock, and my boul will bo lost. I know it will bo lost. I havo sinned away my day of I . ". .". ? .. . . . ... f WMT U. ..I....U. AUV .IW. kUWU A UU V trfnnji II Tli. ,i r.n.... n1!.... , ucsirau to scck religious counsel. "Oh," sho said, "it is of no uso. My day is gono. I havo been all tho rounds ot worldly pleasure, nnd it is too lata I shall dio to night nt 0 o'clock." Tho day woro away, and it canto to -1 o'clock, and to 5 o'clock, and sho cried out at 5 o'clock, "Destroyed spirits, yo I Bhnllnot hnvoiuo vot: it is 110tO.it is not qi" Tho moments went by, and tho shadows hogan to gather, and tho clock struck 0; nnd whllo it was striking her soul went What hour God will call fonts I do not know whether 0 o'clock tc-nlght, or 3 o'clock this afternoon, or at 1 o'clock, or at this mo ment. Sitting where you aro, falling for- I WBn, or htandlg whore you ore, dropping 1 d ' ,vboro w ould you no to! -"Ul our uour lor nujournuig nos uireauy como nnd tUo last ll0ur of our lfo wJU eooa I . . ' - - . ... But; ou Lour for fta lournhiir has already with which Virginias slow his child. Tbo memory ot tho jwst win mauo us miauo ntto Macbeth. Tho iniquities and rioting through which wo havo jiascd will como upon us, weird and skeleton as Meg Merrilics. Death, tho old Shylock, will demand and tako tho ro malnlng lKitind ot Ilcidi and tho remaining drop of blood, and upon our last opportu nity for repentance, mid our lost chance toi heaven, tho curtain will forever drop. Thoy aro preparing for war in the oil regions. At least, thoy aro drilling con tanUy. Texas Blftlnca. Jatyta-Qlai' rostie. HOLIDAY ORACLE 111.4 LINCOLN BUYERS FOR SANTA CLAUS - -u m r READ THIS, : "'" OR CALL BEFORE OUR KRIS KINKLE SUPPLIES ARE ALL GONE:. 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IN SILK UMBRELLAS WE HAVE THE FINEST IN GOLD COPPER STICK, RUSTIC CROOKS, GOLD AND SILVER HANDLES, ETC., CURTAINS, ETC. CURTAINS, GENTS' NECKWEAR, , SHIRTS, ETC. IN THE ABOVE WE QUOTE SPECIAL LINES FOR CHRISTMAS PRESENTS. CALL AND SEE US. CARPETS. OIL CLOTHS AND WINDOW SHADES A SPECIALTY. O. 3. OAKLEY & CO., Wholesale and Retail Dry Goods, 1031 O STREET. f j. J. C. KIER,- Hatter and Furnisher. Bar5arr;5. $ 00 25 00 20 00 MAY, O'JtG O Street. ofthe Season J bvmt1?!? la mi K m f Sr4 r " 7 ililiftilft Ni mm nfMIMattVMW
