Nebraska Newspapers

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OLD KENTUCK IN LINE
Ml cold democrats select
1DU THEin DELEGATES.
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| ' C Clfflit Tliindrml In Convention 'With Col.
jhB/l Jlreckenrlilgn nil tlio Main Orator His
BtjW Itcapp uraiico In Public Ute the Occa-
kni H | Ionfor One at Ills llest Oratorical
1 Efforts The Delegates Selected at
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fczj H Kentucky Sound Money Democrat * .
K K Louisville , Ky. % Aug. i2. Ken-
| P H lucky Democrats who arc not in sym-
VJ m v • pathy with the Chicago platform
H H Taiscd their standard yesterday , and
[ t * ! H tne lourbon state- will lead the pro *
K rtak -cession to Indianapolis. The conven-
fyJ B' tion which met at Music hall con-
Ik' flr taiued some 300 delegates , who filled
PV R. * ko central portion of the hall set
i TH aipart for them , while on the stage
| I' Hp "were many of the men who have
I i K [ -fought Democracy's battles in the
jpBL 'State for a quarter of-a century. Two
Sjflfef.sessions were held.
lSi m * n ue afternoon temporary organ-
Kji * ew\ ization was effected. The selections
mfiuL " ° l tnc various districts for committee ,
LSe electors and delegates were presented
wS and an address was delivered by Col-
Ea& onel W. C. P. Breckinridge that
Bf , aroused a whirlwind of enthusiasm.
HwVsM The eloquent colonel's reappearance
R jSt into public life was the occasion for
B ] S one of his best efforts , lie pitched
* K into the Chicago platform with might
U and main , and declared it was the
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n& jL duty of Kentucky Democrats to com-
Wtv\w pass the defeat of Bryan and Bewail ,
WTiwtof whose election , he declared , would bo
DgiH the greatest calamity that could be-
KljflB fall the people of this country.
HRmn The platform , which was unani-
Kir as * tnously adopted , aroused frequent out-
ursts ° enthusiasm It was a severe
Hr
H&y9Lvarraignment * of the Chicago platform ,
Kkfi P which was declared to be ' 'revolution-
B'SMmary and destructive of Democratic
KillS principles. " The candidates were de-
IUsH * nounced , Mr. Bryan as a Populist and
IflSji Mr. Sewall as a "subsidized ship-
B iSh , builder , and a high protectionist. " It
ssPraYJ contains a strong presentation of the
ff lfU principles to enunciate which the
IjrftjsS gathering was called , namely , the
B % T3ru maintenance of an honest and stable
BjWlt -currencj' on a gold standard ; a tariff
JnsPv * or rcvenue only ; low taxation and
IwlaBV' ' economical expenditure , civil service
IjfijSk reform , the duty of the government
BfcS > to protect the citizen and property
H ljXf from lawlessness , an independent and
ssssfmfTi unintimidated judiciary , the condem-
B ' .y \ nation of "special privileges , sumptu-
Htfvr ary legislation , governmental favorit-
sPff-I'lsi V ism , bounties and other forms of pa-
vWIV * ternalism and Populism , " and a
sEarcflr hearty indorsement of the national
ytj 'JHp Democratic administration. Every
rcpfjK mention of Cleveland or Carlisle dur-
Ja Mskl * n * ne afternoon or evening was
w rrf greeted with an outburst of applause ,
pfcjw The delegates at large are Gen. S.
W&MWB. . Buckner , A. J. Carroll. W. P. C.
lyU ) Breckinridge and W. F. Browder.
UB 5 SENATOR BACON'S VIEW.
H swR ' Uepnhllcaus Arming : With Argument ,
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iu Hut Silver Sentiment Unchanged
RlsHCT Washington , Aug.22 United Slates
KfK Senator Bacon of Georgia , who has
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PW" \ just returned from the Pacific coast ,
jTm& was at Democratic headquarters to-
JKSp j day. He said that as the sentiment
PPrpW j now existed in the country Bryan
I aSS "would be elected , but that Bepub-
LfllBj licans had tola him that the senti-
K L ment of the people would change be-
KgB * ere e cctJ ° n- e failed to see that
ffiQB | the sentiment of the country through
| | jKv which he had passed had changed , but
, s | j ' * Ji "was inclined to think that the money
Mg. 5 which the Republicans were put-
agfry : ting into the campaign would
M K have its effect. He did not mean
mjjW by this that the voters would _ be
Hfijlr bought , but that the Republicans
19k i would get their literature more largely
jjRjJE 'circulated ' , would have more speakers
SffjR and would have more and better in-
'K formed men at many places who
nl [ > would be able to defeat the Demo-
Egny ? crats in argument. He noticed at the
IBflsfi stations and other places where there
BfjjfV were groups of men arguing the silver
rafJEt question , that it was a general thing
IByK the Republican was better informed
H l\ an ( could array his argument with
4 - more effect , and when he got the betH -
H -vJ k ter of his Democratic antagonist he
K y was likely to carry the crowd with
K % him. This he attributed to a large
HftC ' circulation of literature and special
K % work of the Republicans , who were
B flb posting men everywhere. He thought
Krx& ? that this was the only feature where-
mEiv in the Republitans were sueceedinjr
HH B and said he had no doubt that all this
WPji would be counteracted by the Demo-
KSS' k' crats.
Bfr8COLORADO DEMOCRATS.
HCp ; \
nt Vv , State Ticket Earned , Subject to the
BM& . Action of the Populists.
KKX Pueblo , Coh , Aug. 22. Colorado
HBg f Democrats expressed their choice
Hn \ among Democrats for candiop.tes for
W & \ * • the several state offices yesterdays sub-
tf9k 3ec"to l e aet on ° a conference eom- i
L jp tnittee of eleven of the most prominent
Bnd | Democrats of the state , who are to
Hnfj § ) endeavor to arrange a fusion with the
HK | Populist and Silver parties. In the
H HBlr event of a combination , candidates for
Bfjni the offices apportioned the Democrats
HrapY w l D0 those named by the conven-
MJUF j tion for the positions. On presS -
S ' fi S idential electors a fusion ticket was
Hfc ljf | nominated , one Populist , one silver
P"jf Republican and two Democrats. _ _ If
H ' 'Jr\ xusion is not effected the full ticket
HuLct will stand.
H x At the Second district Democratic
BrS congressional convention John C. Bell
Hk of Montrose < ( Populist ) was indorsed
| V | for renomination , subject to the action
H ftj of a conference committee of seven ,
IbBbE the policy of the state convention be *
B l Callers Upon Cbatrman Haona.
H * fc Nkw York , Aug. 22. Chairman
Hk - 5j Banna's callers at the Republican na-
KA ? fAf tional headquarters to-day included
H % ui ex-Congressman G. C. Hazieton cf
BfcJ ' Washington , William H. Parry , city
y fr1- comptroller of Seattle , Wash. , ComB -
B < Me > missioner F. S. Gibbs of this city and
V pji ' "Wilbur F. Wakeman of the American
K . "jM Protective Tariff Association. Mr.
H ls Hazieton has just made a tour of New
B' : ifj | England , where he found , as he told
H > - W Mr. Hanna , that farmers and artisans
Hv ifa were generally with the Republicans
N on ch currency issue , and would vote
for McKinley and Hobart.
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STREET DEBATES.
IndlanapolU'- Folios Jnrtce Holda ThaO
Orators Muit lie X.ot Alone.
Indianapolis , Ind. , Aug. 22. A
Cfreat crowd has collected each day
for ten duys on the postoffice corner
ilscussing the financial question.
This frequently lasted until midnight.
As fast as one speaker wearied another
filled the gap.
The police made numerous and fu
tile efforts to scatter the disputants
and finally made several arrests. Two
cases came before Judge Cox of the
city court and the last time , with
much impatience , be discharged the
defendants , holding that there was
no decision by any court , high or low ,
where it was held that a man violated
the law by discussing politics
In the street "On the contrary , " he
continued , "all of the decisions are
the other way. The right of
free speech is fundamental in our con
stitution , and must not be denied. No
police force can stop it It is the right
of American citizens. This is a time
when perplexing questions are puz
zling the people. They are questions
of vital importance to the common
people. It is only by ample discus
sion of the questions that confront
them that they can learn properly to
exercise their right of franchise.
They have a right to discuss the ques
tions and the court will protect them. "
The court also criticised the policy
of the police in interfering with these
street corner talks by using the ord
inance against sidewalk obstruction
as an engine of oppression. He
warned the officers that further ar
rests would be useless , as the defend *
ants would not be punished.
CAUSE OF SUNSTROKE.
New York Scientists Discover That Heat
Evolves a Blood 1'olson.
New York , Aug. 22. The cause of
sunstroke has been definitely discov
ered , according to the claims of offi
cers of the state pathological institute.
They have made investigations which
show that , instead of the sun's rays
being the direct cause of sunstroke ,
as has all along been bclievod by the
medical profession , the internal chem
istry of the body and its secretions
are so modified by atmospheric condi
tions of excessively hot weather that
some of tles2 secretions become ab
normal , either in quality or quantity ,
and are absorbed by the blood antl act
as virulent poisons.
On the first day of the recent heat
plague , Dr. Ira T. Van Gieson. direc
tor of the State Pathological institute ,
assisted by two physicians , Degan in
vestigations. The conditions were
peculiarly fortunate for the success
of the prosecution of their work. A
record was kept of all cases and ex
periments were made on acute cases.
Animals treated with an infusion of
blood from living cases just after they
had been sticken by the sun had con
vulsions within an hour and a half
and usually died. The physicians are
convinced from the results of these
experimraents that sunstroke is teally
blood poisan qg.
FORGERY CHARGED.
Depositors Getting After the Argentine
IJank Cashier.
Kansas City , Mo. , Aug. 22. Crimi
nal proceedings were threatened to
day against Cashier G. A. Taylor of
the defunct Argentine bank , on sev
eral charges. .1. F. Frankey , the dep
uty county attorpey in Argentine ,
said this morning that he expected
to issue a warrant ou complaint of
one of the depositors before noon , and
J. F. Steele said that he would swear
out a warrant for Taylor 's arrest as
soon as he could get to see the ' county
attorney. He will charge Taylor with
forgery and with receiving money
xvhen the bank was known to be in a
failing condition. Steele says he
signed for SI.000 on the security bond
given to Wyandotte county when the
bank was made a county depository ,
and that Taylor raised the amount to
sin nnn
RUSSELL'S MISSION.
Crged by Both Fartles in England to
Promote Good Feeling.
London , Aug. 22. Commenting
upon the address of Lord Russell of
Killowen , Lord Chief Justice of
England , on "International Arbitra
tion , " before the American Bar
Association at Saratoga , N. Y. , the
Times says editorially : "It is an open
secret that Lord Russell was encour
aged to accept the Saratoga invita
tion by statesmen of both political
parties because it was believed that
his presence there would have a ten-
3ency to promote peace and good
will between the United States and
England. His address makes for
peace , and it is welcome because it
resembles the calm summing up of
the judge , rather than the one-sided
statement naturally to be found in
the argument of a lawyer. "
DEMOCRATIC QUARTERS.
The Auditorium Annex Finally Selected
Illinois Democrats Disappointed.
Chicago , Aug. 22. Chairman Jones
of the national campaign committee
has changed his mind as to the loca
tion of headquarters , and the Demo
cratic national campaign will be con
ducted from the Auditorium annex.
The state committee will continue
its work at the old stand in the Sher
man house , though it was anxious to
conduct its campaign m Illinois in
conjunction with the national cam
paign , and Secretary Nelson and
Chairman Hiarichsen had been in
hopes that the headquarters of both
committees would be located in the
same hotel.
Ll JIans Chang's Formal Titles.
Southampton , Aug. 22. The Amer
ican line steamship St Louis , which
sails for New York to-morrow , will
carry Li Hung Chang , who is de
scribed on the passenger list as "Am
bassador , senior guardian to the heir
apparentt , prime minister ' of state
and carl of the first rank , with the
title of suy. "
Dinsmore Renominated.
Eureka Springs , Ark. , Aug. 22.
Congressman Hugh A. Dinsmore of
Fayettcville , Ark. , was renominated
for his third congressional term by
the Democrats of the Fifth district ,
IRISH FACTIONS BITTER.
Hesly and Marphy Denounce Dillon and
the Proposed Convention.
Dublin , Aug. 20. Meetings now
being held in this city indicate no ces-
i i sation in the bitterness existing be
tween the various factions of Irish
men. At a meeting of the followers
of T. M. flealy , Mr. Murphy , a former
member of Parliament , made a brief
speech , during which he declared :
"The alleged convention called by
! j Dillon is p fraud. It is intended merely -
' ly to ensnare the American delegates. "
The scenes on the stteets were ex
citing , many of the leaders narrowly
escaping personal injury. At the op
posing meetings the speakers were
constantly interrupted by groanings ,
hissings and hootings.
ARGENTINE BANK FAILS.
A Pioneer Banking Institution Closed by
the Bank Examiner of Kansas.
Kansas City , Mo. , Aug. 20. The
Argentine bank , the pioneer banking
institution of Argentine , was closed
this morning by Myron A. Waterman ,
deputy state bank examiner of Kan
sas. The bank's liabilities are about
$193,000 , of which $122,500 is due to
depositors. The bank owes other
banks S'2.480. The assets are princi
pally in loans and discounts , which ,
the officer claims , are secured by gilt
edge paper , but which they cannot
realize on at this time. The bank
had cash amounting to $7,800 on hand
this morning. Wyandotte county had
529,795.93 in the bank. The county is
secured by a bond of SlOO.UOO.
NO FUSION FOR TEXANS.
The Democratic Managers Decline Over
tures.
Fort Worth , Texas , Aug. 20. A
commictee of three , representing the
Texas Populist party , called on Chair
man Dudley of the state executive
Democratic committee here and re
quested that he appoint a similar
committee of his party to confer on a
proposition to fuse on an electoral
ticket composed of seven Populists
and thirty-eight Democrats. Dudley
refu > ed to appoint such a committee.
The Populists now threaten to fuse
with the Republicans , giving their
vote to the Republican electors in re
turn for Republican votes for the
Populist state ticket.
Searching Out Seceders.
Chicago , Aug. 21. The Republican
managers will endeavor to find out
every Republican who intends to vote
for Rryan and every Democrat who
intends to vote for McKinley. This
will be undertutfen by Mie i'0,000 Re
publican clubs of the country. It is
expected that this canvass will cover
every county in the country , and that
when it is completed the Republican
managers will know exactly where
they stand on both the money ques
tion and Presidential candidates.
The Brown Case Again.
San Francisco , Cal. , Aug. 20. Mattie -
tie Overman , who figured so conspicu
ously and unenviably in the Rev. Dr.
Brown church affair , has made a con
fession in which she declares that she
ir. a perjurer and that Dr. Brown is
all his enemies represented him to be.
The Bay conference has been called
to meet in special session to take ac
tion , and Dr. Brown , who is now in
the East , will be summoned to appear
before the body
Topeka Has a Curfew Law ,
Topeka , Kan. , Aug. 20. Last night
the council adopted a curfew ordi
nance providing that children under
16 caught upon the streets or in pub
lic places unaccompanied by parent
or guardian after 9 o'clock at night
between March'l and " v September hi ,
and 8 the rest of the year , shall be
arrested and fined between 85 and S25. .
In summer a fire bell will be rung as
a warning at 8:45 , and at 7:45 in win
ter.
Democrats Not Flash With Cash.
Washington , Aug. 20. The Demo
cratic Congressional campaign com
mittee is confined to close quarters ,
and the work is being done by a vol
unteer force , the committee not being
supplied with money to pay. During
the day they have about twenty-five
volunteer workers , and at night the
number is increased to fifty. With
this force of men , who are working
for love , they are now getting out a
great mass of literature.
A Gold Ticket Expected.
Indianapolis , Ind. , Aug. 21. Chair
man Bynum of the gold standard Dem
ocratic national committee tele
graphed yesterday to a New York
newspaper that the national conven
tion here September 2 would adopt a
Democratic platform and nominate
Democratic candidates for President
and Vice President. It is said that
Secretary Carlisle will write the
money plank of the platform.
A Missionary Explorer.
Liverpool , Aug. 21. The Rev. Dr.
Snyder , an American missionary in
the employ of the Southern Presby
terian mission board , has just arrived
here after four years' absence in the
Congo region of Africa. He penetrated
a thousand miles into the interior , ex
ploring regions never before visited
by white men. He claims to have dis
covered a new lake.
Telegraph Operator Fonnd Dead.
St. Joseph , Mo. , Aug. 21. The body
of A. B. Carroll , an operator in the
employ of the Western Union , was
found in a badly decomposed state at
Levee and Pauline streets last evening.
He disappeared from home Friday and
foul play is suspected. A bottle of
liquor was found near by. He leaves
a wife and child.
Severe Clond Burst in Jevr Mexico.
Mogollon , N. M. , Aug. 21. A cloud
burst struck this section about 4
o'clock yesterday afternoon , drown
ing John Knight , a miner , at George
town , and an unknown Mexican , ren
dering about 100 families homeless
and badly damaging the property of
thf Colonial Mining company of - Boston
ton , Mass. , and of the Deep Down
Mining company of Kansas City. The
flood attained a height of over eight
feet m the street and lasted over
thirty minutes. Hardly a business
house in the town escaped damage.
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jTALMAGrE'S SERMON.
"A SHADOW ON THE HARVEST
FIELD , " SUNDAY'S SUBJECT.
"And When the Child Was Grown , It
Fell on a Bay That Ho Went Out to
Bis Father to the Reapors" Second
Kings 4:18 , 10 , SO.
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HERE is at least
one happy home in
Shunem. To the
luxuriance and
splendor of a great
house had been
given the advent of
a child. Even when
the Angel of Life
brings a new soul
to the poor man's
nut a star or joy
shines over the manger. Infancy , with
Its helplessness and innocence , had
passed away. Days of boyhood had
comedays of laughter and frolic ,
days of. sunshine and promise , days of
strange questions and curiosity and
quick development. I suppose among
all the treasures of that house , the
brightest was the boy. One day there
Is the shout of reapers heard afield. A
boy's heart always bounds at the sound
of sickle or scythe. No sooner have
the harvesters cut a swath across the
field than the lad joins them , and the
swarthy reapers feel young again as
they look down at that lad , as bright
and beautiful as was Ruth in the har
vest fields of Bethlehem gleaming after
the reapers. But the sun was too hot
for him. Congestion of the brain seized
on him. I see the swarthy laborers
drop their sickles ; and they rush out
to see what is the matter , and they fan
him as they try to cool his brow ; but
all is of no avail. In the instant of
consciousness , he puts his hands
against his temples and cries out : "My
head ! my head ! " And the father said :
"Carry him to his mother , " just as any
father would have said ; for our hand is
too rough , and our voice is too harsh ,
and our foot is too loud to doctor a
sick child , if there be in our home a
gentler voice and a gentler hand and
a stiller footstep. But all of no avail.
While the reapers of Shunem were busy
in the field , there came a stronger reap
er that"way , with keener scythe and for
a richer harvest He reaped only one
sheaf , but 0 what a golden sheaf
was that ! I do not want to know
any more about that heartbreaking
ing scene than what I see in just this
one pathetic sentence : "He sat on her
knees till noon and then died. "
Though hundreds of years have
passed away since that boy skip
ped to the harvest-field and then was
brought home and died on his mother's
lap , the story still thrills us. Indeed ,
childhood has a charm always and
everywhere. I shall now speak to you
of childhood ; its beauty , its susceptibil
ity to impression , its power over the
parental heart , and its blissful transi
tion from earth to heaven.
The child's beauty does not depend
upon form or feature or complexion or
apparel. That destitute one that you
saw on the street , bruised with unkindness -
ness and in rags , has a charm about
her , even under her destitution. You have
forgotten a great many persons whom
you have met , of finely-cut features
and with erect posture and with fault
less complexion , while you will always
remember the poor girl who , on a cold ,
moonlight night , as you were passing
late home , in her thin shawl and bare
foot on the pavement , put out her hand
and said : "Please give me a penny. "
Ah ! how often we have walked on and
said : "Oh , that is nothing -but street
vagabondism ; " but after we got a
block or two on , we stopped and said :
"Ah , that is not right ; " and we pass
ed up that same way and dropped a
mite into that suffering hand , as
though it were not a matter of second
thought , so ashamed were we of cur
hard-heartedness. With what admira
tion we all look upon a group of chil
dren on the play-ground or in the
school , and we clap our hands almost
involuntarily and say : "How beauti
ful ! " All stiffness and dignity are
gone , and your shout is heard with
theirs and you trundle their hoop , and
fly their kite , and strike their ball , and
all your weariness and anxiety are
gone.as when a child you bounded over
the play-ground yourself. That father
who stands rigid and unsympathetic
amid the sportfulness of children ,
ought never to have been tempted out
of a crusty and unredeemable solitari
ness. The waters leap down the rocks ,
but they have not the graceful step of
childhood. The morning comes out of
the gates of the east , throwing its sil
ver on the lake and its gold on the
towers and its fire on the cloud ; but it
is not so bright and beautiful as the
morning of life ! There is no light
• like that which is kindled in a child's
eye , no color like that which blooms on
a child's cheek , no music like the
sound of a child's voice. Its face in
the poorest picture redeems any im
perfection in art. When we are weary
with toil , their little hands pull the
burdens off our back. Oh , what a dull ,
stale mean world this would be with
out the sportfulness of children. When
I find people that do not like children ,
I immediately doubt their moral and
Christian character. But when the
grace of God comes upon a child , how
unspeakably attractive. When Samuel
begins to pray , and Timothy begins to
read the Scriptures , and Joseph shows
himself invulnerable to temptation-
how beautiful the scene ! I know that
parents sometimes get nervous when
their children become pious , because
have the idea that good children al
ways die. The strange questions about
God and eternity and the dead , excite
apprehension in the parental mind
rather than congratulation. Indeed ,
there are some people that seem mark-
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\ cd for heaven. This world Is too poor
a garden for them to bloom In. The
; hues of heaven are in the petals. There
Is something about their forehead that
makes you think that the hand of
Christ has been on it , saying : "Let this
one come to Me , and let it come to Me
soon. " While that ono tarried In the
house , you felt there was an angel In
the room , and you thought that every
sickness would be the last ; and when ,
' finally , the winds of death did
scatter the leaves , you were no
more surprised than to see a star
come out above the cloud on a
dark night ; for you had often
said to your companion : "My dear , we
, shall never raise that child. " But I
scout the idea that good children al
ways die. Samuel the pious boy. be
came Samuel the great prophet.
Christian Timothy became a minister
at Ephesus. Youg Daniel , consecrated
to God , became prime minister of all
the realm , and there are in hundreds of
the schools and families of this coun
try to-day , children who love God and
keep his commandments , and who are
to he foremost among the Christians
and the philanthropists and the re
formers of the next century. The
grace of God neyer kills any one. A
child will be more apt to grow up with
religion than it will be apt to grow
up without it. Length of days is prem
ised to the righteous. The religion of
Christ does not cramp the chest or
curve the spine or weaken the nerves.
There are no malarias floating up from
the river of life. The religion of Christ
throws over the heart and life of a child
a supernal beauty. "Her ways are
ways of pleasantness , and all her paths
are peace. " ,
I pass on to consider the susceptibil
ity of childhood. Men pride them
selves on their unchangeability. They
will make an elaborate argument to
prove that they think now just as they
did twenty years ago. It is charged to
frailty or fraud when a man changes
his sentiments in politics or in religion ,
and it is this determination of soul that
so often drives back the Gospel from
a man's heart. It is so hard to
make avarice charitable , and fraud
honest , and pride humble , and
scepticism Christian. The sword
of God's truth seems to glance
off from those mailed warriors ,
and the. helmet seems battle-proof
against God's battle-ax. But child
hood ; how susceptible to example and
to instruction ! You are not surprised
at the record : "Abraham begat Isaac
and Isaac begat Jacob ; " for when re
ligion starts in a family , it is apt to go
all through. Jezebel a murderess , you
are not surprised to find her son Jeho-
ram attempting assassination. Oh.
what a responsibility upon the parent
and the teacher ! The musician touches
the keys , and the response of those
keys is away off amid the pipes and the
chords , and you wonder at the distance
between the key and the chord. And
so it is in life ; if you touch a child ,
the results will come back from man
hood or old age , telling just the tune
played , whether the dirge of a great
sorrow or the anthem of a great joy.
The word that the Sabbath School
teacher will this afternoon whisper in
the ear of the class , will be echoed
back from everlasting ages of light or
darkness. The home and the school
decide the republic or the despotism ;
the barbarism or the civilization ; the
upbuilding of an empire , or the over
throwing it. Higher than parliament
or congress are the school and the
family , and the sound of a child's foot
may mean more than the tramp of a
host. What , then , are you doing for
the purpose of bringing your children
into the kingdom of God ? If they are
so susceptible , and if this is the very
best time to act upon their eternal in
terests , what are you doing by way ol
right impulsion ? There were some
harvesters in the fields of Scotland
one hot day ; and Hannah Lemond
was helping them to gather the
hay. She laid her 'babe under a
tree. While she was busy in the field ,
there was a flutter of wings in the air ,
and a golden eagle clutched the'swad-
dling band of the babe , and flew away
with it to the mountain eyrie. All the
harvesters and Hannah Lemond start
ed for the cliffs. It was two miles be
fore they came to the foot of the cliffs.
Getting there , who dared to mount the
cliff ? No human foot had ever trod it.
There were sailors there -ho had gone
up the mast in the day of terrible tem
pest ; they did not dare risk it. Hannah
Lemond sat there for awhile and look
ed up and saw the eagle in the eyrie ,
and then she leaped to her feet , and she
started up where no human foot had
ever trod , crag above crag , catching
hold of this root or that root , until she
reached the eyrie and caught her babe ,
the eagle swooping in fierceness all
around about her. Fastening the child
to her back , she started for her friends
and for home. O , what a dizzy descent !
sliding from this crag to that crag ,
ctaching by that vine and by that root ,
coming dov/n further and further , to
the most dangerous pass , where she
found a goat and some kids. She said :
"Now I'll follow the goat ; the goat will
know just which is the safest way
down ; " and she was led by the animal
down to the plain. When she got there ,
all the people cried : "Thank God.
thank God ! " her strength not giving
way until the rescue was effected. And
they cried : "Stand back , now. Give
her air ! " O , if a woman will do that for
the physical life of her child , what will
you do for the eternal life of your boy
and your girl ? Let it not be told in
the great day of eternity that Hannah
Lemond put forth more exertion for the
saving of the physical life of her child
than you , O parent , have ever put forth
for the eternal life of your little one.
God help you ! * * *
There is not a large family , or hardly
a large family that has not bent over
such a treasure and lost it. In the
family fold is there no dead lamb ? _ _ I | [
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have seen many such cases of sorrow. 11
There Is one pre-eminent In my mem- | l
pry as pastor Ccovlllo Haynes McCol- | l
lum. The story of his death has brought 11
hundreds unto God. He belonged to my | | l
parish in the we3t. A thorough boy , III
nine or ten yeare of age. Nothing mor- II
bid , nothing dull about him. His voice | l
loudest and his foot swiftest on the Ul
playground. Often he has come Into pi
my house and thrown himself down on * | { l
the floor In an exhaustion of boisterous 1
mirth ; and yet he was a Christian , con- 5 -1
secrated to God , keeping his commandsm
incnts. That Is the kind of childish fl
piety I believe In. When the days of 11
sickness came suddenly and ho was told ! I
that he could not get well , he said : j I
"Jesus alone can save me. Jesus will \M \
save me. He has saved me. Don't cry , \M \
mamma. I shall go right straight up \M \
to heaven. " And then they gave him a 11
glass of water to cool his hot lips and f I
he said : "Mamma , I shall take a ?
draught from the water of life after gfl
awhile , of which if one drink he shall | l
never got thirsty again. I lay myself II
at Jesus' feet and I want him to do | fl
just what he thinks be3t to dowith M
me. " In those days , "Rest for the | l
Weary" was a new hymn , and he had > M
learned it ; and in a perfect ecstacy | l
of soul , in his last hour , he cried out : | fl
In the Cl.rMIan's home In ctory | l
Then * remains a land of rest ; !
There mjr Savior's emit' lwfore mi il
To fulfil mr soul's request ; | l
There Is rest for the weary , II
There Is rest for you. | H
Bins. O sine. xr heirs of Klory , \M \
Shout your triumphs as you go ; | l
Zlon's Ralei are open for you. il
You shall find an entrance through. \M \
There Is rest for the weary. 1
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The brightest light that can bo kin- m
died. Christ has kindled. Let us , old I
and young , rejoice that heaven is gathering - | l
ering up so much that is attractive. M
In that far land we are not strangers. \M \
There are those there who speak our | l
name day by day , and they wonder * l
why so long we tarry. If I could count ;
up the names of all those who have ' 1
gone out from these families Into the jl
kingdom of heaven , it would take me I
all day to mention their names. A I
great multitude before the throne. You lM
loved them once ; you love them now ; M
and ever and anon you think you hear 'M
their voices calling you upward. Ah , *
yes , they have gone out from all these 1
families , and you want no book to tell I
you of the dying experience of Christian - I
tian children. You have heard it ; it I
has been whispered in your ear , O father - < |
or , O mother , O brother , O 6ister. .1
Toward that good land all Christians 'I
are bearing. This snapping of heartstrings - I
strings , this flight of years , this tread 1
of the heart reminds us that we are I
passing away. Under spring blossoms , I
and through summer harvests , and I
across autumnal leaves , and through I
the wintry snow-banks , we are passing I
on. O , rejoice at it , children of God , I
rejoice at it ! How we shall gather them 1
up , the loved and the lost ! Before I
we mount our throne , before we drink I
of the fountain , before we strike the I
harp of our eternal celebration , we will I
cry out : "Where are our loved and 1
lost ? " And then , how we shall gather I
them up ! O , how we shall gather them I
up ! ]
In this ilrrk ivorla or iin ana pain I
W'f only mf-et to part again ; J
Put when ue reach the heavenly bore I
We there shall meet to part no more. J
The hope that we shall sec that day I
Should ehcie our present KrieN away ; I
When these short years of pain are past !
We'll meet before the throne at last. 1
Trne AmrrlcanNni. I
In the coming campaign let the presumption - j
sumption of sincerity and real desire
to serve the country lie with all who
have not forfeited their claim to it ,
and when the president shall have been
elected let it be insisted on by all true
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patriots that he is the head of the na- j
Lion , not the instrument of any party , '
and his good name and fame are in the
keeping of all loyal hearts. Rev. B. F.
McDaniel.
FOR WOMEN ONLY.
The dainty , pretty , and generally be
coming fancy waists appear to be just
as popular as ever.
The latest hats are charmingly light
and bewitching , with their brims encir
cled by full box-plaitings of the filmi
est tulle.
The tan shoe is not as popular as it
was last summer , and when worn it is
of a dark russet shade.
Among the newest fancies of fashion
are the bright green belts of alligator
skin.
Every variety of flower that nature
has produced , and many others , which
must have originated in the fertile
brain of the flower maker , are in con
spicuous evidence , and flower bonnets
are shown among the newest hats.
Straw hats with rows of plaited tulle
around the brim are among the pretti
est fancies , and the plaitings are some
times wide enough to stand up around
: he crown with a twist of velvet or ribbons
bens between.
Vails which are designed to enhance
the loveliest complexion and improve a
poor one are made of black Russian
net , spotted with chenille , and lined
with the thinnest pink tulle.
The closely fitting sleeve is fast gain
ing in popularity , and in thin material ,
such as chiffon , net and muslin , it is
aften arranged in puffs , with insertions
of lace between , with narrow black vel
vet ribbon drawn through the lace.
The skirts of heavy cotton and linen
gowns are made without any lining ,
and five yards is considered ample ful-
nes at the bottom , unless they have the
broad box-plait effect In front , which
some prefer.
A mo3t sensible fashion is the one of
making street gowns to clear the
ground , and some of them are even
shorter In the back than in front , so
the skirt which trails even a little bit la
altogether out of fashion. . .
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