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ijlff * Hyuopiilti of Vt'orrfiUuim In the Semite ami
ill //iim of ltri > rvrnt < ttlrr * .
I if vJKNATn. Jn tiio soniito on tlio Htli , the
M "Chinese prohibition bill was passed with
K | < > ut division. The bill provides that fron.
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! / ami nftor tho dato of tho exeliango of
j j ratifications of tho pending treaty be
tween the United States and his imper
ial majesty , tho emperor of China , signed
v tho 12th of March , 1888 , it shall bo un-
i I \ lawful for any Chinese person , whether
: ; i'a ' subject of China or any other power ,
ll to enter the "United States , except as in
If Iho bill provided. Tho senate then pro-
; ; -coed to tho consideration of tho fisheries
! treaty in open oxecutivo session , and was
j | addressed by Evarts in opposition.
i Hodse. In tho Iioubo on tho 8th a
\ resolution appropriating § 5,000 for ex-
penses of tho committeo on manufac-
tures investigating tho trusts was
adopted after a somewhat lengthy de
bate on trusts in general and tho best
J methods of overcoming tho evil. Tho
J bouso then went into committeo of tho
} whole on tho deficiency bill , jmd debate
on tho French spoliation claims was re-
l sumed. Without action tho committeo
j rose and the houso adjourned.
y ' ( | Sinati : . In tho senate on tho 0th Mr.
11 j Palmer introduced a bill for tho pur-
| I ' cliaso of tho Portago Lake and Eiver
, improvement company's canal , etc.
i * • lleforred to tho committee on commcrco.
i i Mitchell offered a resolution calling on
; tho secretary of tho interior for infor
mation concerning his recent decision
i * in tho Ciiilford-Miller land case , affeet-
\ , i g tho title to Northern Pacific lands ,
j Agreed to. After several bills wero
• ' . < paused the senate at 11:40 : proceeded to
the consideration of the fisheries treaty
} iu open oxecutivo session , and Evarts
I resumed his speech in opposition to its
t ratification. The matter continued mi-
' dor discussion till tho hour of adjourn-
" ! ment.
i ( xlonsi : . in tho liouso on the 9th , Nel-
; • ' : son of Minnesota , from tho committee
, " k on Indian affairs , reported a bill for the
, disposal of tho agricultural lands em
braced within tho limits of Pipestone
| Indian reservation in Minnesota. A
' f ' inosaugo from tho senate announced the
- r passing 1 > 3' t hat body of a concurrent res-
/ ' < olution declaring that tho members ol
! ' | * both houses will attend tho funeral oi
[ | General Sheridan , Saturday next , and
j * that as a mark of respect to tho memory
j < of deceased , when both houses adjourn
: 1 j Friday it will be to meet Monday next.
? r Tho resolution was concurred in. The
I J Louse then considered the deiiciencj * ap-
j | propriatiou bill till tho hour of adjourn-
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} GENERAL NEWS AMD NOTES.
[ ' Iiiouteiifint J. T. Clay , champion rifle
I hot of tho United States army , is at
Saratoga , llo is a gramlson of Henry
I Clay.
.Tay Gould still suffers at Saratoga
' \ from neuralgia and d3'spepsia. Ho is
planning a fishing campaign in tho
-r i Adirondacks.
Mrs. U. S. Grant is to be the guest of
Governor and Mrs. Foraker at Colum-
I j bus , O. , early in September , during the
Grand Army encampment.
Mrs. "Whitney is now at Bar Ilarbor ,
where she will remain during the pres
ent mouth. Tho secretary will probably
join her on or near the 15th inst.
Speculations as to Inventor Edison's
i fortune are many but futile. The new-
} ost estimate , and perhaps tho most cor-
I rect , places his wealth at $ (3,000,000. (
j Chief Justice Fuller has a double in
' "Washington. His name is McMahon ,
, i lie is an ollieial in the treasmy depart-
j ment. and. tho resemblance is said to bo
s remarkable.
I The Star of Loudon claims Mrs.
J Frauces Hodgson Burnett as of English
1 i birth , though slio has spent most of life
• in America. Personally , it adds , she is
1 ' attractive , seeming on the sunn } * side of
j | 40 , with yellow hair cut short , large blue
Pg * © yes , fair complexion , a plump and well-
WM proportioned figure and extremely quiet
w\ * d gentle maimer. But it sadly mis-
' ; f ; spells her luune.
' * Mrs. Clark , wife of "William Clark ,
J living at 107 Brooklyn avenue , Kansas
I City , discovered a rough looking negro
I perfectly nude under her bed early the
-1 other morning. Mr. Clark was away
I , from the city on business. The woman
> i • made no noise but sent for a policeman.
\ | The negro , who then feigned intoxica-
• tion , was arrested for burglary. He
; gave the name of Lewis Corner.
Governor Larrabee , of Iowa , sent the
following to Mrs. Sheridan : On behalf
| of the people of the state of Iowa , I ex-
_ i tend to j-on sincere sympathy in the
i i great afiiiction which has befallen you
; and 3Tour family by the death of your
illustrious , husband , nis great valor ,
displayed so often during the recent ter
rible contest for national existence , won
* for him : i place in the affections of our
' • ) H > ople which makes his death come like
: ' , * personal loss to every 103-al citizen.
, , i The crop correspondent of the Illinois
, - ( , agricultural department made a report
• to the secretary of state August 4 , in
1 ' \ -which he sa3s that the condition of the
i ' corn crop has seldom been more proin-
r ' isiag at corresponding dates in previous
( Years than at this season. There are ,
• however , some localities in which the
j corn has needed more rain , as well as
, " ] sections in which the crop has been se-
riously damaged by chinch bugs. In a
few central counties the 3ield per acre
of winter wheat is reported better than
the average. In some exceptional cases
over thirty bushels per acre have been
threshed. The yield of this crop
I throughout the state will be less than
, mi average per acre , and the quality is
- : : % not as good as usuaL
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'I A Fatal Fire.
' . J CUATTAXOOGA , Tenn. , Aug. 10 , Fire
, ; . which broke oat in the Giffis-Caldwell
, 1 t block destroyed the entire business block
jj I besides the building of Beitzer & Bro. ,
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j Baltimore. The total loss is about $340 , -
S : i 000 ; insurance about $173,000. In
' ' 1 the exctement of the fire hundreds
* * I of citLcens rushed into the buildings
I I And eadeavored to save the goody. One
kt \ butldiBg fell in when fifty persons were in-
W I side. At noon to-day five bodies have been
i § j leeovered , and the loss cf life is conaidera-
m My greater. Two more bodies have been
diseevered , but eaauot be reached before
if wiphL It is believed E < 1. Kenger is also
1 berisd beneath the ruins , wit. , six or seven
Jf ! others. The total loss of life is estimated
k - at tea , and tour people are reported badly
' i 1 * wounded.
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1 ' j ' v General Sheridan's Condttion.
, | ' ' New Bedford , Ma.s. . , Aug. 3. There
1,1 , j are rumors at Nonquitt that there is some
I : ' change in General Sheridan's condition.
, * ; , . lie seems to have reached a stage in his
- / coavalescence where no change can be perI I
ceived in forty-eight hours or even twice (
I , .that period. As Jar as can be ascertained , j
1 / na iui | < foveiuent l ia uivU u aa d'lfii : he
j ' a , Urst eighteen dajs at Nonijuitt , and sine
' J then there bus been hanly auy pere * . .til ie
t ' alteratii n. He has be < - une H-.r l to the
* 7 routine of the sick room and it fatigues
f. ' him much less than previo > Iy.
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THE GREAT SOLDIER'S LAST SLEEP.
Ilia Jlemnltm Start / • M'anhtugton TT/zcro
Intvrmrnt Will Takn I'laec.
Nonquitt , Mas ? . , August 8. At 11:30 :
tho undertakers had finished thoir work.
Tho expression of tho general's faco ia verj
natural and peaceful. Ho has been dressed
In hia goneral'a uniform , tho coat but
toned closely up , with a little space open
fihowing tho white collar and black neck-
tio. Ilia riaht arm lies easy across
his breast , and tho left arm placed at the
side. Upon tho casket is placed the gen
eral's chapeau , sash and belt and sword.
The casket will bo homo from tho Sheri
dan cottage to the wharf on the shoulders
of six men , and will bo escorted by a de
tail of tho Grand Army and a special guard
of honor from the Loyal Legion.
It was 4 p. m. when tho Monohassott ,
bearing the guards of honor from tho New
BcdfordGrand army post and the Loyal Le
gion , arrived. At tho cottago the guards
wero met by Colonel Kellogg. _ They
brought from tho wharf the bier on
which tho casket was borne. The coffin
was placed upon tho bier. It was then
lifted to tho shoulders of tho soldiers
and they proceeded to the boat. The coffin
was followed by Colonel M. V. Sheridan ,
sunporting Mrs. General Sheridan. Next
followed Mrs. Colonel Sheridan , tho three
children of the general , and other members
of tho household. At tho steamer the body
was taken aboard , followed by members of
tho Loyal Legion , tho Grand Army men
benriug tho casket. Tho boat left at 4:30
n. m.
The Sioux Indian Situation.
"Washington special : Congressmen are
beginning to get disgusted with tho
Sioux in refusing to take any action on
tho question of opening tho Sioux reser
vation and sovoral senators who insisted
strenuously on tho submission clause in
tho bill are about read3r to pass a bill at
the coming session arbitrarily dividing
the reservation without reference to the
wishes of the Indians. A friend of Sen
ator Dawes said to-day that the chair
man of the senate committeo on Indian
affairs was full3r prepared now if the In
dians do not sign to draw such a bill.
He fully admits what members of tho
house claimed when the bill was under
consideration , that public policy was
beginning to outweigh the rights of tho
Indians , but thought that good faith de
manded that under the treat3' of 1878
I hu Indians should be given a chanco
to oxprcss their wishes. This opportu
nity has been given to them and if tlmy
do uot avail themselves of it the3r need
expect no more consideration except so
far as in equity and justice is due them.
There is much speculation hero as to
the causes of this hesitation on the part
of the Indians and it has been several
1 imes insinuated that the Indian agents
themselves are largeby responsible for it.
This ia denied , however , and hardly
• icems probable. It has long been
known that the best of feeling does not
exist between the Indian bureau and
tho secretary's own Indian office , but it
is not believed that an3' one in the In
dian bureau would obstruct the work of
the commissioners. Commissioner Up-
shaw favors the measure and he would
see to it that the agents keep their hands
off even though they may bo hostile to
the agreement. It is believed that Gall ,
Sitting Bull and the others aro working
under the directions of the Indian de
fense association , which is fighting the
agreement , and that the same difficulty
will bo found at ever3' agency , tho op-
oosition being led by a few chiefs.
Tho Des Moines River Lands.
Washington special : Judge Payson ,
of Illinois , will report to the house and
call up at once for passage , immediately
upon tho disposal of the general defi-
cienc3' bill , the bill to quiet title to lands
on the Des Moines river in Iowa. This
bill , it will be remembered , has never
been reported from the committee on
public lands , although that committee
three months ago placed tho bill in
Judge Paj-son's hands and ordered a
favorable report upon it. Mr. Pa3son
considered the bill privileged matter to
be called up and passed at an3r time or
to be acted upon when reported. Mr.
Parker , of Xew York , who with Senator
Evarts represents the stockholders of the
Des Moines Biver Improvement com
pany , objected and claimed that the
matter was no privilege. Cox was in the
chair at that time and decided in favor
of Parker. Carlisle had the year before
decided exactty the opposite. When
Carlisle again took the chair the case
was submitted to him , and he took it un
der advisement. He , of course , would
not change his previous ruling , and
when the bill is again reported he will
reverse Cox's ruling and give the bill tho
right of wa3 * . Mr. Payson has gotten
his report on the bill a voluminous
one printed. He presented it and
Speaker Carlisle told Parker that ho
could reserve his point of order on the
bill and asked him to allow the printing
of the report for the information of the
house. This Avas done , and Paj-son's
report , which is very favorable , was
printed. When tho bill comes up Pay-
son will move to substitute tho bill
which Senator AYilson got through tho
senate some time ago. and to pass the
f-ame. This will be done without much
dillicuhy.
The Penalty Must be Paid.
St. Louis , Aug. 8. Nothing of special
interest transpired in the Maxwell case thia
morning until the return of Mrs. Brooks
and daughter at 4 p. ni. from the final fare-
welL They entered Maxwell's cell accom
panied by a deputy sheriff , who watched
closely to prevent the passing of any instru
ment of death by the mother
or sister of the condemned. Max
well received the visitors with out
ward calmness , and during the forty
minutes conversation his face never bright
ened. The conversation was devoted to a
resume of the case , and the mother bitterly
denounced Governor Morehouse , the State
of Missouri , and the United States , con
cluding with the remark that "when Gov
ernor Morehouse makes his final appeal to
hcv.en it will go uuauswerel. " The dep
uty sheriff notified the ladies' that their
time was un. Ihe moti.er turned and
threw her arms aiound Maxwell , kis-ed
him twice , and hiding her eyes
with her hands passed out. The sister
embraced her brother and ki-sed him , but
he apparently failed to return the care s of
cither. Maxwell lighted a cigarette , and ,
tbiowing his head back , unconcernedly
parted out a volume of moke aud cooliy
returned to some manuscript he was cor
recting.
Henry Landgrof , who is to be executed 1
on the same gallows with Hugh M. Brooks ,
passed his last day in an uneventful manj j
ner. He says ho Trill die like a man , but
does not seem to realize as yet that he must
die in a few boars.
fwentv-four Men Urnwned.
Valparaiso , via G.uvt.ton. Aug. 7. - |
During a • 'norther" hist uight two largi'
barks , one English and the other Frem h ,
sunk in the harbor , after having been in
collision. The crew ot the English vessel ,
consisting of seventeen men and seven of
the French crew , were drowned. Five :
vessels were blown ashore and dashed.to
niuegs.
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BY THE TELEGRAPH AND MAIL
James O. Williams , a farmer living
four miles northwest of Wathenn , Kan. ,
J was killed by being thrown from his wa
gon by a runaway team onto a pitch
fork , which entered his back. Death was
almost instantaneous.
Tho cast-bound passenger committee
of the Central traffic association has do-
oided to adhere to the agreement here
tofore made , when it was resolved to
mako no special rates to Now York on
tho occasion of tho Blaine reception.
This leaves tho Chicago & Atlantic with
out a competitor with its rato of S18.50
for tho round trip from Chicago to Now
York.
Tho latest estimates for crops at the
Iowa state agricultural office aro very
favorable. Early in tho season oata
promised a ver3' largo yield. Tho storm
of July 4th did great damage to oats , but
it is thought now that tho crop will be
about an average one. Wheat is looking
fine. Tho hay crop is onormous and
corn promises to bo tho largest crop in
eight j'ears.
There was a triple drowning at Motor ,
Bix miles below Elkader , Iowa , last week.
Charles Bay and Mary Swales , an af
fianced couple , and a young boy by the
name of Martin , in whoso family they
wore visiting , wero bathing and wading
in tho shallow water when suddenly they
stepped into a deep hole over their depth.
Ba3' , who was a good swimmer , was seiz
ed by tho 3'oung lady and was unable
to savo him-self , her or tho young boy ,
so that all were drowned.
Professor Elisha Gray of Highland
Park , 111. , has obtained letters patent
dated July 31 , 1888 , for a combination of
instruments called tho telautograph ,
consisting of a transmitter and a re
ceiver , and designed for transmitting
messages by wire between distant points
by tho sender in his own hand writing ,
thus doing awa3r with skilled operators.
The invention is based on tho discovery
of a new principle in controlling tho
electric current , whereby a pulsatory
current is produced.
A Yankton special says : Two-thirds of
the grain crop of southern Dakota is in
the stack and a small portion has been
threshed. Oats , flax , wheat aud barley
averago a larger yield than ever before
in this part of the territory. In a few
places it slight trace of rust is apparent ,
but it is scarcely worth mentioning.
Noav wheat markets here 3resterda3r and
to-day wero rated No. 1 hard. Corn is
rapidl3r maturing and is in splendid con
dition. The new crop is the largest for
3'ears. Wild lauds will 3rield nearly two
tons per acre.
It is reported on good authority that
Isaac II. Vincent , ex-state treasurer oi
Alabama , who is now serving a sentence
of fifteen 3ears for the embezzlement of
$223,000 of the state's money , will soon
make a full confession. Since the dis-
coveiy of Vincent's shortage four years
ago it has often bem rumored that sev
eral prominent persons were implicated
and had received a considerable amount
of tho money. _ _ It is said Vincent has
confided to a friend that ho was prepar
ing a full statement of tho whole affair ,
in which he would publish the names of
the parties implicated and the amounts
they received.
Appointed General Manager.
Chicago , Aug , 7. Benjamin Thomas ,
general superintendent of the Chicago &
Atlantic railway , was to-day appointed
general manager of the Chicago & Western
Indiana road.
A meeting of representatives of Illinois
roads was held to-day , the object being to
take steps toward ad-ancing rates between
points within the state. The day was con
sumed in discussion of the interstate rates ,
the fact biing appaient that unless rate3
were advanced to and from eastern points
by such lines as the Wal ash , which con
trolled a share of the bus ' uess botli east
and west of Chicago , it would not be ad
visable to change Chicago rates. No
agreement was reached , and the meeting
ndiourned until 10 o'clock to-morrow ,
At Washington.
Washington , Aug. 8. General Sriio-
fleld arrived here to-night for tho purpose
of pefecting arrangements for Gener
al Sheridan's funeral. Tho military
guard of honor will consist of a
detachment .from the regular army and
a detail from the Loyal Legion. Tho
funeral procession will be a strictly mili
tary one. No place will be made in the
line for members of the G. A. I ? , or the
Loyal Legion , or any of the other military
organization. This course has been adopted
at the request ol Mrs. Shericlaix
Declared Aaainsl Harrison.
Indianavol'is , Ind. , Aug. 7. The state
federation of trades and labor unions ol
Indiana held its fourth annual session to
day. Thoy took action regarding the
political issues of the day , declaring
they could not support the candidates
of the republican part } ' for president and
vice president , because both of them are
wanting in sympathy for the laboring
classes. Tho resolutions charge General
Harrison with commanding a company ol
soldiers during the strike of 1S77 to shoo !
laboring men down after having refused to
attempt a settlement by peaceable means.
Big Robbery on the Missouri Pacific.
Jeffekson City , Mo. , Aug. 9. It was
learned here yesterday that a bold robbery
was committed on the Missouri Pacific road
between this city and St. Louis August 4 ,
in which $17,000 was stolen. Two farm
ers near WashingtonMo. , were approached
by a suspicions looking man on the high-
w.13when he became frightened and in at
tempting to flee dropped a large package ,
which , on investigation , was found ro con
tain plunder from a mail robbery. Detect
ives are at work on the case.
The Troubles in Kansas.
Liberal , Kan. , Aug. 7. The troopa
Bent out by Governor Martin to restore or
der in Stevens county , " arrived at Hager-
town Sundaj' evening. The soldiers were
Didered to disarm the inhabitants of the
town. Very few arms could be found. Tho
fame measures were taken by the troop3 to- I
3ay at AVoodsdale and with about the same
results. Monday the United States mar-
shall arrested Sam Kobin'on , J. B. Cham
berlain aud six others. It is reported that
the prisoners will be brought here to-di.y
* nd taken to Topeka for trial.
A diabolical murder by Chinese
macks is reported from the mouth of
: he Frazer river. An Indian girl , 1G
fears old , was taken sick. Three Chi-
lamen , who were parsing , claimed to
> e doctors. While one guarded the
loor the other two entered the house ,
loured an inflammable liquid down the
rirl's throat and tore the lingual artery ,
; wo small arteries in the throat , and two
reius over the navel. The " uirl bled to
leath. The Chinamen fled , but two of
: hem have been captured.
Captain Dolaney and crew , of tho
Vlarylaud , from New London , saw a sea
serpent off Port Judith. The creature
tiis seventj * feet lon r , as big nronud as
1 barrel , with e3'es as big around as
1 crown of a hat , and its jaws five feet
ong and studded with six-inch teeth.
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THREE MEN WERE KILLED OUTRIGHT.
A Tevrlhla , tjj\tlr at Stirnauthialt , Iowa
Sevrral I'vraons Killed.
Chicago , 111. , August 12. A Times
special tells of a sanguinary conflict lato
last night at Shenandoah , la. , in which
three men wore killod outright and several
wounded , one of whom will dio. Tho re
port saya : Frank Gallup , tho member of a
rather tough family , began beating
his aged father , A number of
citizens interfered , when young Gallup
fired Into tho crowd , killing F. K. Pine.
Tho unexpected shot and dire consequences
following it threw the citizens into con
fusion , bnt they soon rallied and made an
advance to tho bouse , into wh ; h Gallup
had retreated. The young desperado soon
appeared with two revolvers , and opened a
fusihulo with deadly offect. The first man
to fall was David Campbell , who was fatal
ly wounded.
THE NEXT VICTIM
was Bird O. Rico , shot through tho heart
and dying instantly. T. H. Winfrey was
the last man to drop , with a bullet through
his leg. In the meantime old man Gallup
was shot through the shoulder , but it is not
known bvwhom. . Young Gallup returned
to the house and began makin"
preparations for escape , when Mor-
ney Fletcher fired a shot from
a rifle which , it was subsequently ascer
tained , went through tho desperado's two
arms and body , killing him iustantli * .
This letter fact was not known tho crowd
until Gallup's wifo cried out to the crowd
to stop firing , that her husband was dead.
The citizens fearing treachery called her
out , and giving her ju rope , told her to
fasten it
AI50UT HER IIUSHAND's
neck. This she did , and tho wholesalo
murderer's naked body was dragged
through the atreets until it was frightfully
mutilated. It was finally deposited on tho
floor of the city hall , where it was viewed
by hundreds of citizens during the
day. Old Aran Gallup aud hia wifo wero ar
rested and lodged in jail. Tho two dead
men. Pine and Itice , as well as the wound
ed , were prominent citizens. There is no
chance for Campbell's recovery and bis
death is expected momentarily. Pine's
body has been taken to * Galesburg 111. , for
interment.
Shenandoah is tho town in which the
night before Frtd Phillips outraged the lit
tle G-3ear old daughter of Pine , the man
who lost his life , for which he was treated
to a coat of tar and feathers by an angry
populace , and finally strnug up to a tele
graph pole until he confessed his crime ,
lie was then ordered to leave the country.
SnENANDOir. Ia. , Aug. -Shenandoan
is ablaze with excitement. The streets are
crowded wiih men discussing the terriblo
incidents of Saturday night. Gallup , tho
double murderer , was buried to-day amidst
tho execrations of the inhabitants.
Bird Rice's body lies in the Odd Fellows
hall , which is draped in mourning. Ho
will be buried to-morrow by tho societies
of which he was a member. He was shot
through the heart.
Mr. Pine's body lies in the front parlor
of his residence on Wheat street. Tho
brute , Gallup , got in his devilish work by
shooting this gentleman through the heart
also.
Campbell and Winfrey , who were
wounded in the affray , will probably dio.
The Gallup family aro tho toughest outfit
here , Hank being the only decent member
of the gang. Tho terrible murders were
tho outcome of a Gallup family row.
Frank and Charley wero beating the old
man in a brutal manner. Pino and some
citizens went to interfere when Frank Gal
lup , without a moment's warning , shot
Pine dead. In answer to the call of Sheriff
Skinner , Captain Mount armed company
E and surrounded the house. The mother
of tho murderer of Pine endeavored to
entice the militia into the house ,
professing to know nothing about
Frank's position. Finding this useless
this female fiend and her son issued forth
and commenced firing , the woman Gallup
supplying her precious offspring with am
munition.
The yard became a regular shambles.
Pine la3 dead outside the fence ; Bird Rice
received his death wound and fell to the
ground , at tho same moment discharging
his rifle at Gallup , but missing him. Gal
lup rushed louud an angle of the house
and was shot dead by a plucky young
member of company E named Marino
Fletcher , the bullet passing through the
body and lodging in the wall of the house.
To-day the walls and floors of the
porch denote the horrible butchery onacted.
Blood on the lence and sidewalks make a
spectator sick at heart. Old man Gallup
and wife werehustled , out of town Satur
day at midnight by the sheriff. There is a
rumor that they will bo brought back to
testify before the coroner. If thoy aro
they will surely be lynched.
At this writing the streets are filling up
and excitement runs high. The jurjhas
not yet concluded their investigation.
Pine's body will be sent to Galesburg , 111. ,
for burial. Mount and his men are highly
commended for their behavior , Private
Fletcher particularly for his pluck.
Pine , the man killed , was tho father of
the little girl assaulted tho day before. It
was at first reported that the two cases had
lome connection , but this is not true. The
tragedy is the bloodiest in the history of
western Iowa.
To Attend H s Brother's Funeral.
.Kansas Cit3' special : John Sheridan ,
the brother of the late Gen. Philip H.
Sheridan , passed through this cit3' this
morning on his way to Washington to
attend the obsequies of his brother.
Mr. Sheridan came from the Indian
Territoiy and is connected with the Lee
& Fimnison Indian supiuy aenc3' , but
his home is at Somerset , O. In per
sonal appearance he resembles his
brother very closeby , but is much more
portly. He said that he had not seen
his brother for two 3'ears , and would
not have remained aw.13 * during his se
vere illness had he not been advised of
his continued improvement.
Death of a Noted Lobbyist.
Drrr.oiT , Ang. 7. John P. Harmon ,
proibly the best known democrat
politician and lobbyist of thiB country ,
lied suddenly last night. He was born in
1819 , in Portal county , Ohio , anil came to
Detroit in lS3d. He was mayor for two
vears. and during President Pierce's ad
ministration was collector of the port
Four People Burned to Death.
New York , Aug. 8.r Early this morn
ing a four-story tenement houso at 1020
Avenue A burned. The family of Guitar
Berg , consisting of four tersons , who lived
on the top floor were burned to death.
1 jjiww ni'nimnuf ' ijwujijjiini iiuwibbkihwip w awwwwwfitwawjiim
CHAMBERLAIN REPLIES TO PARNELL.
What tho I'ormrr Has to Say to the tatter's
lttcent Letter.
London , August 12. Chamberlain's ro
ply to Parncll'a recent letter is published
thia morning : Chamberlain says : " 1 un
derstand tha Parnell denied that O'SIiea
had any authority to ruptcscnt his viows.
and that ho repudiated all responsibility
for the scheme of national council submitted
to me by O'Sbea. " Chamberlain proceeds
to stato that the scheme attributed to Par
nell appended to this letter was the subject
of conversation with O'Shoa , from the end
of November , 1881. "It was brought to
me in writing by O'Shea , January 18,1835.
Parnell's letter proves his authorship and
also that O'Shea was a confidential exponent
of hia views at the time. These points ,
however , are not disputed in Parnell's let
ter to the Times. " The correspondence
also corroborates Parnell's etatoment that
he did not intend the proposal as a substi
tute for an Irish parliament. Chamberlain
says : "I understand the proposal was of
fered as an acceptable settlement , though
I felt that no statement made
even by Parnell could bind tho Irish peo
ple in the future , and though I believed
then , as now , that a large and safo exten
sion of local government would remove all
practical grievance. Tho wholosubject was
fully discussed with ny colleagues , and wa3
not finally rejected till May J ) , 1 35 ,
when the new government was tormed. 1
tried to learn whether Parnell adhered to
his proposal. In tho middle of July
O'Shea informed me that , in view
ol the altered stato of affairs , and
Lord Carnarvon 's speech , Parnell doubted
the polic3r of incumbering the Irish qiie-
tion with a larger extension of local gov
ernment to Ireland than to England. The
question of the renewal of tne crimes act
was discussed siniultaneousby. "
Cliambeilain proceeds : "In tho spring of
1SS ) O'Shea brought me Parnell's revised
coercion act of 1KJ2. Parnell had no seri
ous objection to the then clauses 4 and . " > ,
tho first being altered by transfer from
clause 1 of definition of offence , exclud
ing , however , treason and treason felony. "
Chamberlain says that iu a subsequent
conversations ho told O'Shea he was of the
opinion that no government could dispense
with some provision against boycotting
and intimidations. "I understand that it
tho act was limited to a year , Parnell
would consent to more slrinnent provisions
if extended to three 3-ears. I there
fore pressed thia limitation strongly
upon the other membersof the government.
I may saj' that neither at this time nor
subsequently has it appeared to mo that
there was an3thing in these communica
tions of which Parnell has cause to bu
ashamed. I believed he was sincerely
anxious to see the end of the dangerous agi
tation that had so long distracted Ireland. It
was with these objects that I understood ,
him to propose a compromise between the
views of tiie separatist party and the exist
ing system , and I readily accepted tht
statements made of his attitude as eu-
tirely consistent with what I know of
it myself , and especially with hia offer
to Gladstone , after tho Phienix 1'aik
murders , to retiro from parliament
and abandon * politics. I have
always entertaiued the conviction that one
of tho most serious difficulties in the gov
ernment of Ireland has been the isolation
of the castle and want of confidential inter
change of opinion between tho Purnellites
and the government , aud I must express
my great regret that this difficulty has been
rather increased thau diminished by the
experience of myself and others , who have
in recent years endeavored to overcome it. "
Deserted His Wife and Large Family.
Des Moines special : Miss Ada
Ehoades , daughter of a well-to-do farm
er , Louis Ehoades , living four miles east
of Woodward , Dallas county , eloped to-
d 3r Avith Eev. D 0. Wood , a United
Brethren preacher liying in Iowa City ,
but who has a call to Woodward. Miss
Addie got her mother ' s consent to spend
the da3" with a neighbor , but instead of
goinir to the nlace where she had asked
permission she was seen to get into a
bugg3 * driven by the Eev. Wood , and the
two drove rapidly to Madrid. Aftfr the
daughter had left Mrs. Ehoades discov
ered a note in tho girl's room addressed
to herself and conve3iug the informa
tion that she had gone a\va3T to stay.
Mr. Ehodes was immediately notified ,
and he started in pursuit and reached
Madrid six hours behind the elopers , but
nothing further has been heard of them.
Eev. Wood is about 50 years old , has
a wifo and seven children living at Iowa
City , and , so far as known , has always
lived happily with them. Miss Ehoades
is 23 3-ears old , good looking , with n kind
and gentle disposition , seemingly con
tented with her home , and was highly
respectod by all her acquantances.
'
Serious Fi ro at Lifchficld , Conn.
Waterbuky , Conn. , Aug. 9. Litchfield
this morning suffered the loss of a largo
portion of her business blocks. Atl o'clock
this morning flames were discovered break
ing from the roof of the Beach block. This
building was entirely of wood , and burned
so rapidly that no attempt was made to
save it. The flames spread to a building
directly cast occupied by a harness maker ,
thence to a tin shop , and from this to a dry
good. * and grocery establishment and shoe
store. Hopes were entertained of being
able to save tho now court house , but it
burned to the ground in a short time. The
flame3 were finally checked. Everything
is in a state of confusion in the center of
the village , and the exact loss and insur
ance cannot be ascertained.
Infant Murders in Washington.
Washington dispatch : In an article
on the subject of deserted infants , to
da3's Capital says the police record
shows that during the 3rear ended June
30 , 1888 , ninety-six dead infants wen
picked up within the boundary of the
city. Sixteen of these were white.
There were twent3one in the first quar
ter of the 3Tear , thirteen in the second ,
seventeen in the third and twent3'-sevei
in the la > t. These figures do not b3T an3
means measure the number of infanti
murdered in Washington in twelve
months. The police say that many art
doubtless buried at niirht , and perhapf
the sewers sweep away to the river mor <
than all that are reported. No effort
seems to be made to investigate these
murders.
The Socialistic Acquisitions.
New Yokk , Aug. 9. At a session of the 1
emigration investigation committee this
mornini : , Iferr Moul was the first witness !
called. Witness said he had been in this '
country for six years. At the time he !
came here there was not a verlarge eini- !
gration of socialists from Germany , but a •
few years previous there had been con-id- 1
erable in consequence of a law passed by :
the German parliament. They did not
all seek America , numbers gc ag to Switz
erland , France and England as well. j
The Fever Is Contagious. !
Chicago , August 10. A series of tests '
was maugarated at tho stockards some
time ago for the purpose of determining '
whether or not Texas fever is contagious.
To-day a post-mortem examination was
held on several cattle which on July 13th ,
were placed in a pen with cattle from Texas
which had fever. Thtdi < ea-e it is thought
was soon communicated to the Illinois cat
tle , but was allowed to pro reis until to
day , when they were slaughtered. Unmis
takable evidences of fever were apparent.
The investigation was conducted for the
benefit of the Cattle Growers' Association.
TALLAGE f IN DIXIE.
A LIFE-LIKE PORTEAIT OBTAINED.
The Eldor Son of tbo Parablo at Last
Pocuscd by tbo Eminent Divine.
He Gets Not a Fraction of tho Photograph ,
But a Full-Length Caricature of tho Eldost
Prodigal A Most Beautiful and Modern
Llfe-LIko Description of tho Contrast Be-
twoen the Son3.
Atlasta , Georou , August 12. Tho Rev.
T. DeWItt T Im gc , D. D. , Brooklyn , Is In
this region. He hsi ipoken several times tt
the great Piedmont Chautauqua , and his pub
lic appearances are attended by vast multi
tudes everywhere. Preaching from the text
( Luke Ch. xv. v. 23. ) "And he was angryand
would not go In , " he said :
' 'Is the elder son ot the parable so unsympa
thetic and so cold that he is not worthy of
recognitionV The fact Is that we ministers
pursue the younger son. You can hoar the
Happing of hit rags in many a scrmonlc
breeze , and the crancblng of the pods for
which he was an unsuccessful contestant. I
confess that for a long time I was unable to
train the camera obscura upon the elder son of
the parable. I never could get a negative for
a photograph. There nas not enough light In
the gallery , or the chemicals were poor.or the
sitter moved In the picture. Put now I think
1 have him. Not a side-face , or a three-fuiar-
ters , or the mere bust , but a full-length por
trait as lie appears tome. The father In the
purabSe of the prodigal had nothing to brag of
In his two sons. The one was a rake and the
other 11 churl. I find nothing admlrabio in
the dissoluteness of the one , and I find noth-
liur attraetlve in the acrid sobriety of the
other. The one goes down over the larboard
side , and the other down over the starboard
side ; hut they both go down.
From the window of the old homestead
bursts the minstrelsy. The Hoor quakes with
the feet of the fustics , whose dance Is
alwavs vigorous and resounding. The
neighbors have heard of the return of the
younger sou fiom his wanderings , and
they have gathered together. The house Is
full of congnitulators. I suppose the tables
are loaded with luxuries. Not only the one
kind of meat mentionedbut its concomitants.
"Ulupl' go the cymbals , "thrum l" go the
harps , "click 1" go the chalices , up and down
co the feet inside , while outside is a most
sorry spectacle.
The senior eon stands at the corner of the
house , a frigid phlegmatic , lie has just cotne
in Irom the fields in very substantial apparel.
Seeing some wild exhilarations around the
old mansion , he asks of a servant passing by
with a coat skin of wine on ills shoulder what
ail the fuss is about. One would have
thought that , on hearing that his younger
brother had got back , he would h vc gone
Into the house and rejoiced , and If he were
not conscientiously opposed to dancinc , that
he would have joined in the Oriental schot-
tische. No. There lie stands. His brow
lowers. His lip curls with contempt. lie
stamps the ground with indignation. He
sees nothing at ail to attract. The odors of
the feast coining nut on the air do not sharpen
his appetite. The lively music does not put
any spring into his step. lie is in a terrible
pout. He criticises the expanse , the Injus
tice , and tiie morals of tin : entertainment.
The father rushes out barchuaded , and coaxes
him to come hi. He will not go in. He scolds
the father. He goes into a pasquinade
against theounger brother , and lie makes
the most uncomely scene. He says , "Father ,
\ou put a preiiiiiimnn vairabondisni. I stayed
at home and worked on the farm. You never
made it party for me ; you didn't so much as
kill a kid ; that wouldn't have cost half as
much as a calf ; but the scapegrace went off
iu line clothes , and he comes back uot lit to be
seen , and what a time you make over him.
He breaks your heart , aud 3-ou pay him
for it. That calf to which wc have been c'v- '
ing extra feed during all these weeks
wouldn't be so fat and 6lcek if I had known
to what use you were going to put ill That
vagabond deserves to he cow-hided Instead of
banqueted. Veal is too good for him ! " That
evening , while the younger son sat telling his
father about Ins adventures , and aud&m&
about what had occurred on the place since
his departure , the senior brother goe3 to bed
disgusted , and slams the door after him. That
senior brother still lives. You can see him
any Suuday , any day of the week. At a
meeting of ministers in Germany some one
aaked the question , "Who is that elder son J"
and Krummacher answered , " 1 know him ; I
saw lihn yesterday. " And when they Insisted
upon knowing whom he meant , he said ,
" .M\self ; when 1 saw the account of the con
version of a most obnoxious man , I was
irritated. "
First , this sen'or brother of the text stands
for the self-congratulatory , self-satislicd ,
self-wor.-hippfu ! man. With the same breath
in which lie vituper.ites against his younger
brother he utters a panegyric for h.inself.
self-righteous man of my text , like every
other self-righteous man , was full of faults.
He was an ingrate , for he did not appreciate
the home blessings which he had all those
vears. He was disobedient , for when the
father told him to come iu he stayed out. He
was a liar , for he said that the recreant son
had devoured his father's living , when the
father , so far from being reduced to penury ,
had a homestead left , had instruments of
music , had jewels , had a mansion , and in
stead of being a pauper was a prince. This
senior brother , with so many faults of his
own , was merciless in his criticism of the
younger brother. The only perfect people
that I have ever known were utterly
obnoxious. I was never so badly cheated
in all ray life as by a perfect mai.
He got so "far up In his devotions that he was
clear up above all the rules of common
honesty. These men that go about prowling
among prayer-meetings , and in places of
business , telling how good they are look out
for them ; keep your hand on your pocket-
book ! I have noticed that just in proportion
as a man gets good he gets humble. The
Mississippi does hot make as much noise as
the brawiing mountain rivulet. There has
been many a store that had more goods
in the show-window than inside on the
shelves.
Ibis self-righteous man of the text stood
at the corner of the house hugging hirnseif
iu admiration. AW hear a great deal in our
day about the higher life. Now , there arc
two kinds or higher-life men. The one are
admirable , and the other are most repulsive ,
'ihe one kind of higher-life man is very
lenient in his criticism of others , does not
bore prayer-meetings to death with long
1-arangues , does not talk a great aeal about
himself but much about Christ and heaven ,
gets kindlier and more gentle and more u-e-
ful until one day his soul spreads a wing
and he Hies away to eternal rest , and every
body mourns his departure. The other
higher-life man goes around with a Bible
conspicuously under his arm , goes from
church to church , a ? ort of general evangel
ist , is a nuisance to his own pastor when he
is at home , and a nuisance to other pastors
when he is away from home ; runs up to some
mn who is counting out a roll of bank bills ,
or running up a diilicult line of figures , and
asks him bow his soul is ; makes religion a
dose of ipecacuanha ; standing in a religious
meeting making an address , he has
a patronizing way , a3 though ordinary
Christians were clear away down below
him. so be had to talk at the top of his
voice in order to make them he ir , but at the
same time encouraged them to hope on ; that
by climbing many years they may after a
while come up within sight of the place where
he now stands ! ' I tell you plainly that a
roaring , roystering , bouncing sinner is not
so repulsive to me as that higher-life malfor
mation. The former may repent ; the latter
never gets over hU pliariiaicm. The younger
brother of the parable c.une back , but the
senior brother stands out 'de cntireiv oblivi
ous of his own delinquencies and deficit' ,
pronouncing his own eulogium. 0i : , how '
much easier it is to blame others than to
blame ourselves ! Adam blamed E e. Eve
blamed the serpent , the S"rp-nt blamed the
devil , and the senior brother b amed the
younger brother , and none of them blamed
themselves
Again the senior brother of my text stands
for all those wno are f.dthless about the re
formation oi the dissipated and the dUsolii'c.
Jn the very tones of his voiceou can hear
the fact that he baa no faith that the refor
mation of the younger son is genuine. His
entire manner sc.ins to say , * 'Ihat bev hss
come back for more monev. He got a third
of the property ; now be has come back for
another third He * ill never be contented V >
stay on the farm. He will fall awav. I wou.d
go in too and rejoice with the others If I
thought this thing was genuine ; but it Is a
sham. That boy i3 a confirmed inebri < te and
debauchee. " Alas ! my friend : lor the inerc-
dudt. In the Church of Christ in regard lo'he
reclamation or the recreant. You miv a man
has been a s'rong driuk--r. I say , 'Yes , but
he lnii reformci. " ' • uh , " vnu sa , with a
lugubrious face. ' I hope you are not m s-
taken , I hope you are n t m sta'cen. ' " Vu
sa > . ' 'Don't rejoice too mncii over b-s cony.-r-
sation , for soon lie will beuncn'iver'ed. 1 fe..r.
Don't make too bi .r a party for that retu n ; I
prodigal , or stri e the timbrel too loud : aud
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If you kill a calf , kill tho ono that Is on th . -j
commons , and not the ono that has been lux- j
urlatlmr In tho paddock. " That Is the reason J
why more prodigals do not como home to a
thoir father's bouno. Jt Is the rank Infidelity ii
In the Church of God on this subject. Therp |
Is not a houso oti tho streets of heaven that -
has uot In It a prodigal that ban roturned , *
and strayed home. There could bo unrolled
before you a scroll of a hundred thousand
names the names of prodigals who came
back forever reformed. Who was John llun-
yant A returned prodigal. Who was Richard
Haxtcrl A returned prodigal. Who was
George Whltefield , the thundererl A returned
prodigal. And I could go oat In all directions
in this audience and find on either sldo those
who , once far astray for many years , have
been faithful , and their eternal salvation la
as sure as though tuor had been ten years In
heaven. And yet some of you bare not
enough faith In thoir return.
You do not know how to shake hands with
a prodigal. You do not know how to pray for
him. You do not know how to greet nlm.
He wants to sail iu the warm gulf-stream of ;
Christian sympathy. You aro tho Iceberg
against which ho strikes aud shivers. You ,
say ho has been a prodigal. I know it But
you aro the sour , unresponsive , censorious ,
saturnine , cranky , elder brother , and If you
are going to heaven ono would think some
people would be tempted to go to perdition
to get away from you. Tho hunters say that
if a deer has been shot the other doer shove
him out ot their company , and the general
rule Is , away with tho man who has been
wounded with sin. Now , I say , tho more
bones a man has broken tho mora need he has
of a hospital , aud that tho moru a man has
beon bruised and cut with sin tlu more need
he has to bo carried Into human and divine
sympathy. But for such men there Is not
much room In this world the men who want
to come back after wandering. Plenty of
room for elegant sinners , sinners In velvot
aud satin and lace , for winners high-salaried ,
for kid-gloved aud patent leather sinners ,
for sinners llxed up by hair-dresser , pomatum
ed and lavcndcreu and eologued and frizzled
and crimped aud "banged" sinners plenty of
room I Such we meet elegantly at the door ot
our churches , aud wc Invite them Into the
best scats with Chestcrficldiau gullantrlcs :
wc usher them luto the houso of God , and
put soft ottomans under their feet , anil nut a
gilt-edged prayer-book In their hand , and pass
the contribution box before them with an air I
of apology , while they , the generous souls I
take out tho exquisite iKirtemnunale , and I
open It , and with diamond-linger push down I
beyond the ten-dollar gold nieces and deli- M
cately pick out as an expression ot gratitude I
their ottering to the Lord , of one cent. For I
such sinners , plenty of room , plenty of room. I
But for the man who has been drinking until I
his coat is threadbare and his faco Is I
eryslpelased , and ills wife's wedding-dress is
Is In the pawnbroker's shop , aud his children ,
Instead of being in school , are out begging I
broken bread at the bascmcut-doors of the
city the man , body , mind and soul on lire m
with the ilamcs that have leaped from the
scathing , scorching , blasting , consuming cup I
which the drunkard takes , trembling , and I
agonized , and affrighted , and presses to his
parched lip , and his cracked tongue , and his I
shrieking yet Immortal spirit no room.
Oh , If this younger sou of
the parable had uot gone so far H
oil , if he had not dropped eo low In
wassail , the protest would not have been so I
severe , but going clear over the precipice as M
the younger son did , the elder son is angry M
and will not go in. B
Oh , be not so hard In your criticism of the I
fallen , least thou thyself also be tempted. A I
stranger one Sunday staggered up and down H
the aisles of mv church , disturbing the ser- I
vice until the service had to stop until he was H
taken from the room. He was a minister of
the Gospel of Jesus Christ of a sister detioui- H
inatfou I That man Had preached tiie Gospel , fl
that man had broken the bread of the Holy
Communion for the people. From what a H
height to what a depth I Oh , I was glad there
was no smiling in the room when that man H
was taken out. his poor wife following him
with his hat iu her hand , and his coat on her
arm. It was as solemn to me us two funerals H
the funeral of the body and the funeral of
the soul. Beware lest thou also be tempted. H
An invalid went to South America for his H
health , aud one day sat sunning himself on H
tho beach , when he saw something crawling IJ
up the beach , wriggling toward him. aud he HJ
was affrighted. He thought it was a wild
beast , or a reptile , and he took his pistol from H
his pocket. Then he saw It was not a wild 9J
beast. It was a man , an Immortal man , a HJ
man made In God's own Image ; aud the poor
wretch crawled up to the feet of the invalid BJ
and asked for strong drink , and the invalid
took his wlue 11 ask from his pocket , and gave H
the poor wretch something to drlnkand , then BJ
under the stimulus he rose up and gave hi3 BJ
history. He had been a merchant in Glas- BJ
gow , Scotland. He iiad gone down under the H
power of strong drink until he was so reduced fl
in poverty that lie was lying in a boat just BJ
off the beach. "Why , " said the Invalid , BJ
"I knew a merchant in Glascow once. " a H
merchant bv such and such a name , and the BJ
poor wretch straightened himself and said , BJ
"I am that man. " "Let him that thluketh
he standcth take heed lest he fall. " BJ
A wrestler was so envious of Theogenc3 , B
the prince of wrestlers , that he could not be BJ
condoled In any way ; and after Theogcncs BJ
died , and a statue was lifted to him iu a BJ
public place , his envious entagonist went out H
every night aud wrestled with the statue un- BJ
til one night he threw it , and it fell on him BJ
and crushed him to death. So jealousy Is not BJ
only absurd , but it is killing to the body and H
it is killing to the soul. How seldom it 13 BJ
you find one merchant speaking well of a mcr- BJ
chant in the same line of business. How BJ
seldom it Is you hear of a physician speaking BJ
well of a physician on the same block. Oh , fl
my friends , the world is large enough for all H
of us. Let us rejoice at the success of others. BJ
The next best thing to owning a garden our- BJ
selves Is to look over the fence and admire H
the flowersThe next best thing to riding in H
fine equipage is to stand on the street and ad- BJ
mire the prancing span. The next best thing H
to having a banquet given to ourselves is hav- M
ing a banquet given to our prodigal brother M
that has come home to his father's house. BJ
Besides that , if wc do not get as much M
honor aud as much attention as others , we BJ
ought to congratulate ourselves on what wc BJ
escape In the wav of assault. Th' : French BJ
general , riding on horseback at the head of
his troop ? , heard a soldier complain and say , BJ
"It is very easy for the general to command BJ
us forward while lie rides aud we walk. " | BJ
Then the general dismounted aud compelled BJ
the complaining soldier to get on the horse. flj
Coming through a ravine , a bullet from BJ
a sharpshooter struck the rider , and he fell BJ
dead. Then the general said , "How much BJ
safer it is to walk than to ride ! " H
Once more 1 have to tell you that this senior BJ
brother of mv text stands for the pouting BJ
Christian. While there is so mu < * h congratt- H
latlon within door ? , the hero of my text flj
stands outside , the corners of his mouth drawn BJ
do n , looking as he felt miserable. lam B
glad his lugubrious physiognonv. - did uot spoil Bjl
the festivity wthin. How many pouting flj
Christians there are in our day Christians Bjl
who do not like the music of our churches , HJ
Christians who do not like the hilarities of HI
the voung pouting , pouting , pouting at so- HJ
ciety , pouting at the fashions , pouting at the BJ
newspapers , pouting at the government , pout- BJ
Ing at the high heaven. Their spleen Is too BB
large , their liver does not work , their dlges- HJ
tion is broken down. There are two cruets in flj
their castor always sure to be well supplied flj
vinegar aud red pepper ! Ob , come awa7 HJ
from that mood. Stir a little saccharine into HJ
your disposition. While you avoid the dlsso- HJ
iu'eness of the younger son , avoid also the flj
irascibility and the petulance and the flj
pouting spirit of the elder son , and Imitate * HJ
the father , who had embraces for the return- flj
ing prodigal and coaxing words for the HJ
splenetic malcontent flj
Ah ! the face of this pouting elder son Is fl
put before us in order that we might better HJ
see the radiant and forgiving face of the f ath- HJ
cr. Contrasts are mighty. The artist in H
sketching the field of Waterloo , years after flj
the battle , put a dove in the fl
mouth of the cannon. Raphael , in HJ
one of his cartoons , beside the face of a HJ
wretch put the face of a happy and innocent flj
child. And so the sour face of this fraacib' HJ
and disgusted elder brother Is brought out In HJ
order that In the contrast we may better un- HJ
derstand the forgiving and the radiant face HJ
of God. Th-it Is the metnlng of it that God flj
is read ? to take back anvbody that is sorry , HJ
to take him clear back , to take him back for- HJ
ever , and forever , and forever , to take him HJ
back with a loving hug , to put a kiss on hs flj
parched lip , a riug on his bloated hand , an HJ
casv shoe on his chaf ted foot , a gariand on HJ
his bleeding temple ? , and heaven in his souL HJ
Ob , I fall flat on that mere. ! Come , my broth- HJ
er , let us get down into the dust , resolved HJ
never to rise until the Father's forgiving hand HJ
shall lift us. flj
Oh , what a God wc have ! bring your dox- HJ
ologies. Come , earth and heaven , and join HJ
In the worship. Crv aloud. Lift the palm HJ
branches ! Do vou not feet the Father's arm HJ
around vour neck ? D > you not feel the warm HJ
breath of your Father against your check ? HJ
Surrender , younger son ! Surrender , eider HJ
son ! Surrender , all ! Oh , go iu to-day and flj
sit down at the banq : et. Take a slice ot the j H
fatted calf , and afterward , when you arc flj
seated , with one hand in the hand of the re- flj
turned brother , and the other hand in the HJ
baud of the rejoicing father , let your heart HJ
beat time to the clapping of the cvmbal and HJ
the mellow voice of the llutc. "It is meet 9J
that wc should make merry , and be flj
glad : for this thy brother was dead and is flj
al.ve aarain ; andas lost , and is found. " flj
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