TALMAGE'S SERMON.
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'A GREAT WOMAN. ' ! LAST SUN-
DAY'S SUBJECT.
From the Text , "JSlIaha Failed to
Bbuuom , Where YTua a Great Woman"
. . 3 liliie * > Chapter InVerse Number
8 JLoclRlDB a Christian 1'rophet.
The hotel of our time had no coun
terpart in- any entertainment of olden
time. The vast majority of travelers
must then be entertained at private
abode. Hero comes Elisha , a servant
of the Lord , on n divine mission , and
he must flr.d shelter. A balcony over
looking jtho valcy of Esdraelon is of
fered him , In n private house , and it
is especially furnished for his occu
pancy a chair to sit on , a table from
which to eat , a candlestick , by which
to read , and a bed on which to slum
ber , the whole establishment belong
ing to a great and good woman. . Her
husband , it seems , was a goodly man ,
but he was entirely overshadowed by
his wife's excellences ; just .as now you
sometimes flnd in a household the wife
the center of dignity and influence and
power , not by any arrogance or pre
sumption , but by superior Intellect and
force of moral nature wielding domes
tic affairs and at the same time su
pervising all financial and business
affairs. The wife's hand on the shut
tle , or the banking-house , or the
worldly business. You see hundreds
of men who are successful only be
cause there Is a reason at home why
they are successful. If a man marry a
good , honest soul , he makes his for
tune. If he nuirry a fool , the Lord
help him ! The wife may be the silent
partner in the firm , there may be only
masculine voices down on exchange ,
but there oftentimo comes from the
home circle a potential and elevating
influence. This woman of my text was
the superior of her husband. He , as
far as I can understand , was what we
often see in our day , a man of large
fortune and only a modicum of brain ,
intensely quiet , sitting a long while in
the same place without moving hand
or foot , if you say "Yes , " responding
"Yes ; " If you say "No , " responding
"No" inane , eyes half-shut , mouth
wide open , maintaining his position
Jn society only because he has a large
.patrimony. But his wife , my text says ,
was a great woman. Her name has
not come down to us. She belonged to
that collection of people who need no
name to distinguish them. What
would title of duchess , or princess , or
queen what would escutcheon or
gleaming diadem be to this woman of
my text , who , by her Intelligence and
Jier behavior , challenges the admira
tion of all ages ? Long after the bril-
Jiant women of the court of'Louis XV.
have been forgotten , and the brilliant
women who sat on the throne of Rus
sia have been forgotten , some grand
father will put on his spectacles , and
holding the. book the other side the
light , read to his grandchildren the
story of this great woman of Shunem
who was so kind and courteous and
Christian to the good prophet Elisha.
Yes , she was a great woman.
In the first place , she was great in
her hospitalities. Uncivilized and bar
barous nations have this virtue. Juo'-
ter had the surname of the Hospitable ,
and he was said especially to avenge
the wrongs of strangers. Homer ex
tolled it in his verse. The Arabs are
punctilious on this subject , and among
some of their tribes it is not until the
ninth day of tarrying that the occu
pant has a right to ask his guest "Who
and whence art thou ? " If this virtue
is so honored among barbarians , how
ought it to be honored among those of
us who believe in the Bible , which
commands us to use hospitality one to
ward another without grudging ?
Of course I do not mean under this
cover to give any idea that I approve
of that vagrant class who go around
from place to place.ranglng their whole
lifetime , perhaps under the auspices
of some benevolent or philanthropic
society , quartering themselves on
Christian families with a great pile of
trunks in the hall and carpet-bag portentous
tentous of tarrying. There is many
a country parsonage that looks out
week by week upon the ominous ar
rival of wagon with creaking wheel
and lank horse and dilapidated driver ,
come under the auspices of some char
itable institution to spend a few weeks
and canvass the neighborhood. Let
no such religious tramps take advan
tage of this beautiful virtue of Chris
tian hospitality. Not so much the
sumptuousness of your diet and the
regality of your abode will impress
the friend or the stranger that steps
across your threshold as the warmth
of your reception , the reiteration by
grasp and by look and by a thousand
attentions , insignificant attentions ,
of your earnestness of welcome. There
will be high appreciation of your wel
come , though you have nothing but
the brazen candlestick and the plain
chair to offer Elisha when he comes
to Shunem. Most beautiful Is this
grace of hospitality when shown in
the house of God. I am thankful that
I have always been pastor of churches
where strangers are welcome. But I
have entered churches where there
was no hospitality. A stranger would
stand in the vestibule for a while and
then make a pilgrimage up the long
aisle. No door opened to him until ,
flushed and excited and embarrassed ,
he started back again , and , coming to
some half-filled pew , with apologetic
ar , entered it , while the occupant
glared on him with a look which
seemed to say , "Well , if I must , I
must. " Away with such accursed in-
dency from the house of God. Let
every church that would maintain
large Christian influence in communi
ty culture Sabbath by Sabbath this
beautiful grace of Christian hospi
tality. * * *
Again , this woman of my text was
great in her kindness toward God's
messenger. Eiisha may. have been a
stranger in that household but as she
. .foundjguttjie. had tome on a divine
mission , he was cordially welcomed.
We have a great many books In our
day about the hardships of ministers
and the trials of Christian ministers.
I wish somebody would write a book
about the Joys of the Christian min
ister , about the sympathies all around
about him , about the kindness , about
the genial considerations of him. Does
sorrow come to our home , and is there
a shadow on the cradle , there are hun
dreds o hands to help , and many who
weary not through the night watch
ing , and hundreds of prayers going up
that Go'd-would restore the sick. Is
there a burning , brimming cup of
calamity placed on the pastor's table ;
are there not many 'to help him drink
of that 'cup , and who will not be com
forted because he is stricken ? Oh ! for
somebody to write a' book about the
rewards of the Christian ministry
about his surroundings of Christian
sympathy. This woman of the text
was only a type of thot' ands of men
and women who come down from man
sion and from cot to do kindness to
( he Lord's servants. I could tell you
of something that you might think a
romance. A young man graduated
from New Brunswick Theological
Seminary was called to a village
church. He had not the means to
furnish the parsonage. After three or
four weeks of preaching a committee
of the officers of the church waited on
him and told him he looked tired and
thought he had better take a vacation
of a few days. The young pastor took
it as an intimation that his work was
done or not acceptable. He took the
vacation , 'and at the end of a few days
came back , when an old elder said :
"Here is the key of the parsonage.
We have been cleaning it up. You
had better go up and look at it. " 80
the young pastor took the key , went up
to the parsonage , opened the door ,
and lo ! it was- carpeted , and there was
the hat-rack all ready for the canes
and the umbrellas and the overcoats ,
and on the left hand of the hall was
the parlor , sofaed , chaired , pictured.
He passed on to the other side of the
hall , and there was the study-table in
the center of tne floor with stationery
upon it , book-shelves built , long ranges
'of new volumes far beyond the reach
of the means of the young pastor ,
many of these volumes. The young
pastor went up-stairs , and found all
the sleeping , apartments furnished ;
came down-stairs and entered the
pantry , and there were the spices and
the coffees and the sugars , and the
groceries for six months. He went
down into the cellar , and there was the
coal for all the coming winter. He
went into the dining-hall , and { here
was the table already set the glass
and the silverware. He went into the
kitchen , and there were all the culi
nary implements and a great stove.
The young pastor lifted one lid of the
stove and he found the fuel all ready
for ignition. Putting back the cover
of the stove , he saw in another part
of it a lucifer match , and all that
young man had to do in starting to
keep house was to strike the match.
Where are the feet that have not
been blistered on the hot sands of this
great Sahara ? Where are the soldiers
that have not bent under the burden
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of grief ? Where is the ship sailing
over glassy sea that has not after
awhile been caught in a cyclone ?
Where is the garden of earthly com
fort but trouble hath hitched up its
fiery and panting team , and gone
through it with burning plowshare of
disaster ? Under the pelting of ages
of suffering the great heart of the
world has burst with woe. Navigators
tell us about the rivers , and the Amazon
zen , and the Danube , and the Missis-
"feippi have been explored ; but who can
tell the depth , or JLhe length of the
great river of sorrow , made up of
tears and blood , rolling through all
lands and all ages , bearing the wreck
of families , and of communities , and
of empires , foaming , writhing , boiling
with agonies of six thousand years.
Etna , Cotopaxi and Vesuvius have
been described , but who has ever
sketched the volcano of suffering
retching up from its depths the lava
and scoria , and pouring them down
the sides to whelm the nations ? Oh !
if I could gather all the heartstrings ,
the broken heartstrings , into a harp ,
I would play on it a dirge such as was
never sounded. Mythologists tell us
of Gorgon and Centaur and Titan , and
geologists tell us of extinct species of
monsters ; but greater than Gorgon or
Megatherium , and not belonging to the
realm of fable , and not of an extinct
species , a monster with an iron jaw
and a hundred Iron hoofs has walked
across the nations , and history and
poetry and sculpture , in their attempt
to sketch it and describe it , have
seemed to sweat great drops of blood.
But thank God there are those who can
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conquer as this womanof the text
conquered , and say , "It is well ; though
my property be gone , though my chil
dren be gone , though my home be
broken up , though my health be sacri
ficed , it is well , it is well ! " There is
no storm on the sea but Christ is ready
to rise In the hinder part of the ship
and hush it. There is no darkness but
the constellation of God's eternal love
can illumine it , and through the winter
comes out of the northern sky , you
have sometimes seen that northern sky
all ablaze with auroras which seem to
say , "Come up this way ; up this way
are thrones of light and seas of sap
phire and the splendor of an eternal
heaven. Come up this way. "
We may , like the ships , by tempest be
tossed
On perilous deeps , but cannot be lost ;
Though Satan enrage the wind and the
tide
The promise assures us , the Lord will
provide. " * "
Again , this woman of my text was
great in her application to domestic
duties. Every picture is a home pic
ture , whether she is entertaining an
Eiiaha , or whether she is giving careful -
ful attention to her sick boy , or
whether she is appealing for the res
toration ot her property. Every/ pic
ture in her case is one of domesticity.
Those are not disciples of this Shune-
mite" woman who , going out to attend
to outside charities , neglect the duty of
home the duty of wife , of mother , of
daughter. No faithfulness in public
benefaction can ever atone for domes
tic negligence. There has been many
a mother who by Indefatigable toll has
reared a large family of children ,
equipping them for the duties of life1
with good manners and large intelli
gence and Christian principle , starting
them out , who has done more for the
world than many a woman whose * '
i name has sounded through all the
| lands and through the centuries. I remember - *
member when Kossuth was in , thte
country , there were some ladies who"
got honorable reputations by presenting - ,
ing him very gracefully with bouquets ,
of flowers on public Qccasions ; but
what was all that compared with the
plain Hungarian mother who gave to
truth'and civilization and the cause of
universal liberty a Kossuth ? Yes , this
woman of my text was great in her
simplicity. When Ibis prophet wanted
to reward her for her hospitality by
asking some preferment from the king ,
what did she say ? She declined it.
She said : "I dwell among iny own
people , " as much as to say , "J. am sat
isfied with my lot ; all I want is my
family and my friends around me ; I
dwell among my own people. " * * *
What I want to impress upon you ,
my hearers , is that you ought not to
inventory the luxuries of life among
the indispensables , and yci ought not
to depreciate this woman of the 'text ,
who , when' offered kingly preferment ,
responded : "I dwell among my own
people. " Yea , this woman of the text
was great in her piety. Just read the
chapter after you go home. Faith in
God , and she was not ashamed to talk
about it before idolaters. Ah , woman
will neverappreciate what she owes to
Christianity until she knows and sees
the degradation of her sex under
paganism and Mohammedanism. Her
very birth considered a misfortune.
Sold like cattle on the shambles. Slave
of all work , and , at last , her body fuel
for the funeral pyre of her husband.
Above the shriek of the fire-worship
ers in India , and above the rumbling
of the Juggernauts , I hear the million-
voiced groan of wronged , insulted ,
broken-hearted , down-trodden woman ,
Her tears have fallen in the Nile and
Tigris , the La Plata , and on the
steppes of Tartary. She has been dis- .
honored in Turkish garden and Per j
sian palace and Spanish Alhambra ,
Her little ones have been sacrificed in j
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the Indus and the Ganges. There is '
not a groan , or a dungeon , or au island , j ,
or a mountain , or a river , or a lake , era !
a sea but could tell a story of the out.-
rages heaped upon her. But thanlcs to
God this glorious Christianity comes
forth , and all the chains of this vas
salage are snapped , and she rises from
ignominy to exalted sphere and be
comes the attectionate daughter , the
gentle wife , the honored mother , the
useful Christian. Oh ! if Christianity
has done so much for woman , surely j
woman will become its most ardent ad
vocate and its subliinest exemplifica
tion.
Christinas Dny.
For 1,400 years Dec. 25 has been set
apart by Christendom ns the clay on
which shall be celebrated , with devo
tional exercises and great rejoicing , " i
the birth of Jesus Christ. Learned
men have disagreed for ccntui'ics regarding - I
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garding the actual day. or even sea
son , that the Savior was born , but |
custom has fixed upon our "Christj j
mas" as the "birthday. " | | '
With the spread of Christianity this ,
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greatest of all Christian holidays took
the place of more ancient festivals , i
The Romans had long celebrated June j I
21 , the longest day in the year , as a '
midsummer festival , or "Saturnalia. " j
Then the masters served the servants
and the Romans gave themselves up
to feasting and revelry and misrule i I
generally. From this celebration
many of our Christmas customs took i
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their origin the custom of decking
the houses with laurels and evergreens - ,
greens , the custom of giving presents
and the practice of engaging in lively
games and sports.
In the north of Europe semi-barbar
ous peoples kindled huge bonfires in
honor of the gods Odin and Thor , and
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the Druids gathered mistletoe , then a
sacred vplant , particularly if found
growing on the oak. These customs
were adopted as part of the Christmas
celebration.
The early Goths and Saxons cele
brated Dec. 21 , the shortest day of the
year , as the time when the sun ceased
to look coldly upon the earth , and ' i
when the days began to lengthen v/ith
the approach of spring. Then was
cut the "yule log" for the season was
called Jul , or Yttletide. In later years
the yule log was placed on the hearth '
on Christmas eve and .iiowed to burn
till bedtime. Then it was . -arefully
pulled out of the coals and placed In
the cellar for use in lighting the yule !
log of the following year. It-was be
lieved that the preservation.of this' '
charred log protected the house from '
fire during the subsequent year. In i
this custom originated the one of pre
paring the Christmas yule log , so popular - :
ular in England. * , \
So , when -you play "snapdragon" . i
and a host of other Christmas games , i
or if you act with unusual license tmi
der the mistletoe , or sit around the ;
yule log and tell hobgoblin tales wbllo '
the corn pops and the coal cracks , you '
may remember that you are doing '
somewhat as did the old Romany , and i
as did the barbarous nations of the \
north long before Christ was born. '
f OR BOYS AND GIRLS.
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SOME GOOD STORIES FOR OUR
JUNIOR READERS.
"Tula Qaeer Ol \Vorld , " a Sent How
Chandler Became a Member of , the
Loyal Temperance Legion Gen. SUerl-
dan and Ills Son.
Thta Queer Old TV'orM.
j It Is queer how things go by contraries
j here ,
j 'TIs always too 'cold or too hot.
And the prizes we miss , you know , al
ways appear
To be better than those that we've
got ;
It is alwas's too wet , or too duaty and
dry ,
And the land Is too rough or too flat.
There's nothing that's perfect beneath
the blue sky ,
But
It's a pretty good world for all that.
Some people are born to dig in the soil ,
And sweat for the bread that they
eat ,
While some never learn the hard
meaning of toil.
And live on the things that are
sweet ;
A few are too rich and a lot are too
poor ,
And some are too lean or too fat
Ah , the harships-are many that men
must endure , '
But
It's a pretty good world for all that.
The man who must think envies them
that must be
Ever pounding and digging for men ,
And the man with the pick would be
happy if ne
Might play with the brush or the
pen !
All things go by contraries here upon
earth ,
Life is empty and sterile and flat ;
Man begins to complain on the day of
his birth ,
But
It's a pretty good world for all that.
Ilowr Chamlar Uccamo n Member. -
In far-off India lived a man and
woman who had two children , a boy
and a girl. The parents were proud
of their son , but did not appear to be
very fond of their daughter , simply be
cause she was a girl. They thought
the gods must have been angry with
j i them to have given them a girl instead
( of another boy , and when strangers
would ask their father how many children -
dren he had , he would reply : "I have
one child , a darling boy , " not thinking
the girl worth mentioning ,
One day the missionary came to
their home and requested that little
Chandar and his sister be permitted to
attend school in the neighborhood.
After much persuasion the father gave
permission for Chandar to go , but said ,
in regard to Maharani , "She cannot
learn , she's only a girl. Besides , it Is
not according to our customs here in
India for boys and girls to attend the
same school. "
Then spoke the Memsahib , "If we
start a girl's school may she attend
ithat ? "
"Yes , replied he , reluctantly.
Accordingly , the next Monday the
children started to their respective
"Madarses. " Ere long it was discov
ered that the sister , though the young
er , was really learning the more rap
idly ; in fact , it greatly surprised her
father , because she was only a girl.
She had a beautiful voice , and sang the
Christian hymns , much to the gratifi-
cation of the mother , if not the father.
One day both children came home
greatly excited , saying that the mis-
slonary lady had told them she desired
to organize a "Fouji" ( society ) and
wished the pupils to ask their parents
if they could join.
"What kind of society is it ? " inquired -
quired the father.
"It Is one that does not allow us to
drink or smoke , " answered little Ma
harani , sweetly.
"Stuff and nonsense , what harm can
tobacco do ! " exclaimed he. "You
know well enough that everybody in
India smokes. Girls as well as boys
use the hooka from the time they are
two years old. You need not think you
can join any society where you have to
promise not to use it , either. Of
course I believe it is all right not to
drink , but there is no harm in smok
ing. "
The little girl said no more , but
Chandar came close to his father , and
sitting on the ground by his side , said :
"Won't you come to the school tomor
row and hear what the Memsahib says
about it ? "
"Yes , I will go if you wish it , pride
of my heart , " was the reply ,
He was much interested in everything -
thing he saw and heard , especially the
rending of the Bible. Toward the close
of the session Mrs. Parker spoke again
of the Loyal Temperance Legion , and
read to them the pledge :
' 'God helping me
I promise not to buy , drink , sell , or
give
Alcoholic liquors while I live.
From all tobacco I'll abstain.
And never take God's name In vain. "
Then turning to Chandar's father
she said , "How do you like it , sir ? "
"I like it all but the fourth line. I
do not drink nor believe that others
should ; neither do I swear. We Hin
does worship many gods , yet would
never dare to take the name of one of
them in vain. But I cannot , for the
life of me , see how you can object to
tobacco. If you will show me wherein
its use is harmful I will give it up , and
let the children join the society. "
And while Mrs. Parker is telling- him . '
the evil effecta of tobacco with which
you are all familiar , . I will tell you
something of the "Madarsl. " The
schoolroom was on the flat roof of the
house. The whole house , aa well as thereof
roof , was made of mud , but it was
hard and smooth and neatly white
washed. The pupils were all seated
directly on the roof , as the natives of
India scarcely ever use chairs. Thejf
slates were made of wood , painted
black ; their pencils were also of wood.
These Ihey dipped in , a preparation of
earth and water , which , when dry , pre
sented a clean white mark. This "in ! * '
was held in small earthen vessels ,
which they had themselves molded by
hand.
While the missionary was talking to
Chandar's father about the harm of
tobacco , she also told him how much
better it was to love and reverence the
one true God than to worship idols ,
and asked him to become a Christian.
She gave him a copy of the New Testa
ment , which he promised to read. As
he was about to depart , he said , "Well ,
I do believe you Christians are a very
good set of people , and 1 you are will
ing to teach my children for nothing
and feel that it is a good thing for
them to join the society , I will give my
consent. "
He took the Bible home and read It
faithfully , often going to the house of
the missionary for advice and explan
ation. The result was that In a few
months he became a Chi'istian , much
to the joy of his wife and children.
General Sheridan and Ills Son.
Two grave , quiet-looking men stood
on the steps of a big house in Wash
ington some years ago. They were
watching four bright children get Into
a cart and drive down the street ,
throwing back kisses and "gcodby" to
papa and papa's ! friend , the general.
The younger man , the father , was
Gen. Phil Sheridan "Fighting Phil , "
as he was called in those days. The
general , the old friend , said :
"Phil , how do you manage your little
army of four ? "
"Don't manage ; they are mischiev
ous soldiers , but what good comrades !
All the good there Is In me they bring
out. Their little mother is a wonder
ful woman and worth a regiment of
officers , John. I often think what pit
falls are in waiting for my small , brave
soldiers all through life. Iwish I
could always help them over. "
"Phil , if you could choose for your
little son from all the temptations
which will beset him , the one most to
be feared , what would it be ? "
General Sheridan leaned his head
against the doorway and said soberly :
"It would be the curse of strong
drink. Boys are not saints. We are all
self-willed , strong-willed , maybe full
of courage and thrift and push and
kindness and charity" , but woe be to the
'man or boy who becomes a slave to
liquor ! Oh , I had rather see my little
son die today than to see him carried
in to his mother drunk ! One of my
brave soldier boys on the field said to
me just before a battle , when he gave
me his message to his mother if he
should be killed : 'Tell her I have
kept my promise to her. Not one drink
have I ever tasted. ' The boy was
killed. I carried the message with my
own lips to the mother. She said :
'General , that is more glory for my
boy than if he had taken a city. ' "
A Untqno African Tovrn.
Beira is a town in Africa which is
little known , but it holds a unique po
sition in the world. An astounding
sight meets the gaze of the traveler
who happens to light on the town , for
he will behold a city built entirely of
zinc.
zinc.The
The governor's residence , the public
buildings , the barracks , the arsenal ,
the shops , the hotels , the houses , and
their outbuildings are all made of zinc.
The unpleasant effect produced by this
prevalence of zinc is difficult to de
scribe ; and the knowledge that human
beings have to live in such houses in so
burning a climate intensifies the pain
ful impression.
Millions of tons of galvanized iron
have been sent out from Great Britain ,
France and America , and this quantity
has been used to build up ttie town a
feat accomplished in six months. Ow
ing to the fever of speculation , and the
demand for cheap and hastily-found
lodgings being so imperative , the city
been constructed of this material.
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hat nothing may be wanting to the
triumph of iron a railway , with wagons
and trucks composed of zinc , traverses
the city from end to end. Indeed , it is
so all-pervading that not only is it
used to cover roofs and build up walls ,
but even stretchers are composed of it.
Should an inhabitant fall ill or meet
with an accident , he is carried away to
the hospital on a sheet of zinc torn
from one of the fences or buildings
nearest to the scene of the catastrophe.
Should he die , he is cax-ted to the
grave in a zinc coffin.
Owing to the scarcity of natural pro
ductions the food of the entire popu
lation consists of tinned meats , for no
other food can be procured at any
price. It is altogether a most curious
place , for , in addition to the houses of
zinc , the streets are littered everywhere
with empty meat tins of all shapes and
eizes.
-The dreary monotony of everlasting
zinc is only relieved by two stone
houses which have recently been built ,
and compose the residence and depot
of agents of a French factory. fha
houses were constructed at a cost of
$30,000 , and , although far from worth
[ t , are objects of envy to the inhabit
ants of this desert land where the la
borers earn $5 a day , yet can barely
manage ' .o make both ends meet.
Many noted men are lost to sight
after an election.
Through the generosity of Mrs. Col
lins P. Huntingdon , of New York , the
Tuskegee Normal and Industrial In
stitute is to have a new dormitory for
girls. The new building will cost about
fiO.OOO. Both Mr. and Mrs. Huntington -
ton have Ions : been interested In the
remarkable work of Booker T. Wash
ington , and in the last ten years Mr.
Huntington has given the Institute
about ? 200,000.
When a woman's cold feet make her
husband shiver she thinks he is thrill
ing at the thought of how warm her
heart is.
Senator Simon of Oregon has been
taking banjo lessons. "Are you im
proving ? " Borne one asked him re I
cently. "Either that or the neighbors
are getting more used to it. " he re
plied.
m
A catalogue of 300 prizes , suitable to
every taste and condition , mailed on
Inquiry. Prizes given for saving Diamond
mend "C" Soap wrappers. Address
Cudahy Soap Works , Soutb Omaha ,
Neb.
Every continent on the globe , with
the exception of Australia , produces
wild roses.
I believe Piao's Cure isthepnly modicln * ,
that -will cure consumption. Anna M.
Ross , Williamsport , Pa. , Nov. 12 , ' 95.
New Tartulnal Agent.
J. F. Legge has been appointed ter
minal agent of. the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad at Washington , D. C. , In
charge of passenger and freight sta
tions and will assume the duties of
that position on Jan. 1. Mr. Legge is
an old B. and 0. man. having been
superintendent of the fourth and fifth
divisions in years gone by and con
nected with the road In various other
capacities. He was in cha.Je of the
Washington terminals from 1884 to
1887.
The spots on a man's reputation look
about ten times larger to others than
himself.
himself.Warm
Warm Blood
Coursing through the veins , feeds , nourishes
and sustains all the organs , nerves , muscles
and tissues of the body. Hood's Sarsapa-
rllla makes warm , rich , pure blood. It Is
the best medicine you can take in winter.
It tones , invigorates , strengthens and forti
fies the whole body , preventing colds , fevers ,
pneumonia and t& grip.
* Sarsa-
S parUia
Is America's Greatest Medicine. Price 91.
Prepared by C. I. Hood & Co. , Lowell , Mass.
Hood's Pills cure Sick Headache. 25e.
WINTER EOGS
are as easily obtained xrp.\ \
as summer eggs If the food : '
13 turned Into tha proper chan-
ncL That's the secret of the
xreat success of Lee'a Tonic
Ponder. Mrs. J. J.Frankof
Cedaredge , Colo. , says"Ican-
not praise It enough for what 5
IS has done for my poultry. No
more sick chickens and the egg
basket well filled every day. "
We send a 25c. box of Tonic and
aSte. can of Lee * Lice Killer.
which kills all body lice , mites , , „
etc. , on poultry by simply palm
ing on roosts , as samples for 50 cts.
If you want lots cf eggs , fertile
eggs and strong , healthy chicks.
Cry our methods. Our C8-pape book
en "Insects" and "Poultry" free.
GEO. H. LEE CO. . Fwaarn St. , OMAHA. KSB.
Local . \prent3 Wanted.
"Nothing but wheat ; what you might
call a sea of wheat , " is what was said
by a lecturer speaking of Western Can
ada. For particulars as to routes ,
railway fares , etc. , apply to Su
perintendent of Immigration , Depart
ment Interior , Ottawa. Canada , or to
W. V. Bennett , 801 New York Life
Building , Omaha , Neb.
DR. M ARTEL'S
RELEF FRENCH FEMALE
PILLS
WOMEN Particulars and testimonials
menials In plain sealed
letter MAILED FREX.
FRENCH DRUG CO. , 381 & 383 Pearl St. . New York :
TURKISH GttlP CUKE.
Guaranteed to cure GKIP In two to three
days. Bad Colds , Rheumatic Pains and pains
in the chest cured over night. Take It now.
and prevent that DKADLY prlp and save
doctor's bills , 50c. box of your druggist or
HAHN'S PHARMACY ,
Omalia , Neb.
y. B. Write us if you have any SKIS
trouble as wo can euro you.
CATHARTIC
PEi iQHT
And we actually pay much more. Over
100 per cent profits paid to clients last
year In our Stock and Grain Syndicates. For
full particulars address
W. H. Dunlap & Co. , 134 Monroe Si. , Chicago.
DOUBLE QUICK
Writs CAPT. O'FARRELL. Pension A ent.
1.425 New York Avenue. WASHINGTON , D. C.
.HIOKISIS ,
D.C.
' Prosecutes Claims.
Successfully
,
I Tjite Prtnojoal Kxdrainer U.H. Ponnlon Uuroan.
yra la drll war , 15c < y udlcuiiiR claims , att jr since.
Dfg KaVS RanOValOl'i Guaranteed
B II i\aj va iiwuuvuiviij
to euro dyspep
sia , constipation , llror andUiilnoydlscn cs.bfl-
llousness , licadacbe. etc. At druggists ' 5c & $ i.
FAIRBANKS SCALES
Fir OII'P I linn * JJoTm ror cousns. coWs ,
Ufi Kdj 0 LUflg Dullil audtbruutdbcaso
K afflicted ere ejes with , use j Thompson's Eye Watir.