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DOMINION OF FASHION, DR. TAUIAGG'S FOUHTH SERMON THE WOMEN OF AMERICA. TO IMMlmllnrlt) In Hip Altlrc tit llu Nexus mi Imllriilliiii if lltiotl Morals A .Mm online Wntiiiin mill it Momitiil) Mnn Ari Alllte llcpuitmtiit. WtOOKI.VK, .Inn. IW.-Tho Hov. T I If Wilt Tiilinngo, U. I).. prenrhtsl Itslny ill llio llroolyn TnWrnnclc I' fourth of I In 'i les of ''Sermons to llio Women of Anirrliii, with IniiHirtimt Hints lo Mpii." The subject ol tho mtihoii wnsi "Doiiiliiinn uf Fashion," iuiiI tho text was from Dculeronnni xxll, ot "Tho woman shall not wear Unit which er Inlneth union limn, ik'HIkt shall ii man inl on n woman's giiruifiitt for nil Unit ilo no nro nlioniliiiiiiiiii unto tin lord th) Hod " Dr. TnhiMgoMld; In till, the fourth sermon of the scries of sermons, I w Mi those who hear to hcur In inlml tlmt 1 take Into consideration not only those whom I hiivo Ik? fore ino on Sabbath ilayn, lull Hie wider iuii1Kimvoh'hiI through Iho printing press, nml while some things may not lHi)iattlcuhiily nppreprlnto for omi locality, they nre appropriate for many other localities. Ami hero I will It'll n sis-ret Hint 1 hnu inner Is'fniv told in public. About twenty ears ngn I liegun to pray Unit (lol would oH'ii to inn tin' oiKirtnnlty of preach ing through I hu Kccnlnr howpnicr press, Tho religious (tapers In win 'h no sermons had Ikvii published chiefly went to iKMlihcly religious families. Sol nsked HtMl for tlm wider field in which to prtH'hil.n tlm great truth of religion "mil good morals. In strange way Iho answer enino. Ami tlm syn dicates having charge of these matters In form mo thnl cvt'ry week there nro now ir.,1'100,000 copies of my illMtmixti pupllshcd in thifiimntrv, mid about I.OOO.IXK) In other lands, whi'thi'r English sM'tiklng countries or by translation in many foreign (ungues, I wnnt people lo understand that it In nil In nnswor to prnji'r to God that thin optor 'tmilty Iiiih foino, and I piny for gnus.) tooo cupy tlm Hold. It I not, therefore, pre sumptuous wlit'ii 1 glvo wltlo scoto to these, 'dlseouse and nddress thoin "to tho wonion of America, with Imitortaut hints to nion." Ootl thought w-omnnly nttiro of enough importation lo hnvo it discussed In tho Hlblo, l'mil tho niotl, by no means n sentimental lint, mill nceustnnieil to ilwoll on tho great themes of God mnl Iho resurrection, write about tho nrniiigcuifiit of woman's hnlrnnd '.the stylo of hor Jewelry, and in my text -Moses, his o.-irct filled with tho tliuiuicr of Mount Slnul, declare that womanly nttiro must bo I u mink cd contrast with miikonliiio nttiro, and Infraction of that law excites tho 'indignation of high heaven. Just In pro)tor 'tion as tho morals of ii country or an ago nro 'depressed is tluit law dollotl. Show mo tho fashion plntes of any century, from Iho t lino 'Of tho deluge to this, and t will tell you tho exact state of publio morals. ntiHimcrisni in IhU country ycni-s ago seemed aliout to break down this ill vino law, but therewith enough of goo in America u society to Ixsit Imek tho indecency. Vet over nud anon wohavoiui (imported from l'rauce, or ji'ihaps luvontcd on thU ultlo tho tea, a ntylo that proHsoK, ns Sav ns povslblo, to limku wonii'ii tlaws llko -nion, and thousand! of youiigwoiiiui) catch tho ukhIo, unlit uouio ouo gtKtt it Ilttlo too far In imitation of lunM'iiltnity, and tho wholo custom, by tho good fcouso of American wo . inniilux.l, Is oblltemttsl, ThoCMtuiuesof thocountiiexnradllTcrentj 'and in tho Hiimo country may ulinngo, liui tbcro id a divluoly onlorctl tllMlmllarlty Trhirh must bo foruver oUseiTctl. Any ill Tcrgoneo from thin i udmlulstrntlvo of vice and runs ngnlutt tho koou thrust of tho text, -which nays: "Tho woman uliall not wear 'that which portnlnuth unto man, neither hall n mun put on n woman's garment; for all tlmt do fo uro ubomluation unto tho Lord ithv Uod." Many j caw ago a French nuthoi-oNS, Higii Ing luivlf Ueorgu Sand, by her corrupt but brilliant writings depraved homw and libra Ties inmnncrablc, nnd was a, literary grand mother of all tho present French and Auiori can Authorx who havo written things so -much worn Hint tboylinvomiulo hor putro faction quite prooutnblo. That Fivnch nu thoretu put on masculine nttiro. tiho was ' cons.sU'iit, Iter writings and lier behavior wer iK'rfoctly nqcoitlnut. My text by Impllcutlon nbhora iiiasculino -women and womanly men. What u kickou Ing thing it is to too a man copying tho pocch, tho walk, tho maimer of a woman. Tho troublo is that thoy do not imitnto a eonslblo woman, but nomo fouialo imU'cilo. And thoy kimjior, mid thoy go with mincing Btep, nnd lisp, nnd hcivaiu at nothing, and tnkoonn langiiWiing look, nud Ixing their ihalr, and nro tho nnucAtiou of honest folki -of both soxom. Oh, man, bo a inan! You bo .long to qulto a roctnblo sex. Tho starting flguro of tho human mco waa a man. Do not try to cross over, nnd o become a hybrid, neither ono nor tho other, but a failure, half srny betwven. t Aliko repugnant nro niascnllno women. "Thoy copy a inanVi stalking gnlt and go down tho street with thostrilo of a walking beam. They wish they could mnoko cigarettes, and somo of them da Thoy talk lioistorously mnl try to sing bass. Thoy do not laugh, they roar. Thoy cannot quite, manage tho broad lrofanlty of tho sex they rival, but thoir convemntion is often a half swear; nnd if they said "Oh, Lordl" in onmobt prnyor as of ten as thoy say it in lightnes thoy would 'ho high up in sainthood. Withal there is an -assume! rugosity of apparel, nud thoy wear a man's hnt, only changed by being in two or throo places xmnshod in and a dead ennary clinging to tho goneral wreck, nnd a man's, coat tucked in hero ami thero according to nn unacconntablo csthotlcs. Oh, woman, stay a woman I You also lielong to a very rcsiiect- nbhi sex. Tlm second figure of the human race wns a woman, mnl sometimes a second edition of n volume Is tho first edition im- housohoiits is ntljiuteti uy what their neigh .proved and corrected. Do not try to cross lrs have, not by what thoy thoinsolvos can -over, it you ilo you will bo a failure as a -woman and only a nondescript of a man. Wn a Itrsnoili ltn. AHAimh (ti.klls..t.nl . .I TVo already linve enough intellectual and moral bankrupts in our sox without your coming over to mnko worse the deficit. In my text, ni by a pnrnble or figure of speech, it is iiunlo evident thnt Mcc, tho iu spired writer, ns vchemonUy as ourselves, reprehended the effeminate man nud the innsculino woman: "Tho woman shall not wear that which pertalncth. unto a mnn, neither shall a man put ou a woman's gar ment: for all that do so are abomination unto itlio Lord, thy Ood." My text mo sanctions fashion. Indeed, it sets a fashion! Thero Is n givut doal of sense less cant en tho subject of fashion. A wo man or man who does not regard it Is unfit for good neighborhood. The only question is what Is right fashion nnd what is wrong fashion. Deforo I stop I want to show you that fashion has been ono of tho most Kiteut of reformers and one of ths vilest of iu.urjcrs. Sometimes it hns been an nncl from lion von i and at others it bos lioen tho mother of abom inations. As tho world grows better thoro trill be on much fashion ns now, but it will 1m a righteous fashion. In tho future llfo -ivulto robes ulwayg havo boon uud always will e in tbo fashion. ' There Is a greut outcry ugalnxt this sub- mission iooo!nl custom, n though any con Miltntlonof the tastes and fis'llngs of others were deplorable; but without It Iho world would Imvii neither law, order, clvillratlou nor common ilws'iiey. Them has Us'ii a cnuoulratlou of bluutues. Thore nro nion uiitl women who boaM tlmt they can toll jou all they know and hear alxnit you, esieclally If it ho unplisisaut Homo have iiiMnken rough Is'liavlor for fraukut'sN, when the two qualities do not N'long to tlm mono family. S'ou have no right with your e(isnirleltliH tn crash In iikiii Iho wiisltlveiicvi .if others. Their Is no vliliiK In walking with hoofs over linn iiirietH. The most Jiiggtsl rtK-k Is cov ered with bloHMomlng moss The otorm that ismiex Jnt ring tlow n in thunder Mi-ows rain bow isilors iimiii t lit ky, nud Kllvery ilroM on orchard nnd meadow. Tlieiv nri lueii who pritlo thvmsclvii nil their eaNielly, lo "stick" others. They wiyi "1 have brought him down Didn't I inako hint wpilrni'" dtherit pride themselves on their m t 1m in I lli apparel They boast of Is'lng out of the fashion They wear a queer hat. They ride In uu ishl enrringe lly dint of nTH'lttiil upplleatlou tliey would mt Huadn the world that they uro ierfcctly In illireivntlo public opinion. Tliey aiu inure uiiud of U'ing "out of fashion" than others Mi-e of being In. They me utterly and uni versally ilisagrtsNiblo. Thoir rough corners have never lssn worn olT They prefer a hedgehog In a lamb. Tho accomplishments of llfo nro In no wlso productive of alTeinlnacy or enervation. (IiksI iimniit'i'H ami u resst't for tlm tastes of othem are lndlseusnbli'. Tho flood lltxik shmiI,s favnrably of thoM whonrnu "ecu liar" issiple; but that does not sanction tho tiehnvlor of queer ssiple Tlivra Is no ex cuse, iiiithV any clrcuiustauces, for not U'lng nud iK'tlng the lady or gentleman. Ilutleuesx Is sin. We have no words too anient to ex press our admiration for tho rellnemonts of society. Thero is no law, moral or divine, to forbid olcgnnco of demeanor, or ornaments of gold, or gems for the ihtmiii, nrtlstlodls plny In the dwelling, gnutifulness of gnlt iinil Isvirlng. h lite habitation or honest com lillliii'lits; ami he who IsHhocked or (iirelitlcil by these bail better, llko thu old Heythlaus, wear tigiThklns and Inko ono wild leap back Into uildulght baibarlsm. As Clirlstlniilty uilvniui'M theiv will lie U'tter npimiol, higher styles of nichltccturc, inorocxtpilslte ndoru uieuts, swtHler music, grander pictures, nioro comsjt behavior and more thorough latllea anil gentlemen. Hut there Is another story to lm told. Wrong fashion Is to bo charged with many of tho worst evils of society, and its jmth has often lieen strewn with tho Ixxlles of tho slain. It has often set up n fnls) standard by which insiplo are to Iki Judged. Ourcouunon souse, as well nsull tlietllvlno intlmatloiiHon tho subject, tench us that (KHipIo ought to 1h estisjniisl ncconllug to their Individual nud moral attainments. The man who has tho most nobility of soul should ns llrst, and ho who has tlm least of such qualities should stand last No crest, or shield, or escutcheon can Indicate one's moral ptvrage. Titles of iluke, lord,cstpiiiv, earl, viscount or patrician ought not to raise ouo into tho tlrst rank. Homo of tho meanest men I havo over known had at tho end of their name I).I)., LI D. nud F. 11. 8. Truth, honor, chnrlty, heroism, self sacrlfleo should win highest favor; but Inordinate fashion snyst "Count not a woman's virtues; count her ndormnents." "lxik not nt tho contour of tho head, but mm tho way sho combs her hair." "Ask not what noblo deeds havo liccu nccomplished by that man's hnud; but Is It white nud softl" Ask not what good sense Ih her conversation, but "Invihntwna sho dresM-dl" Ask not whether there wns hospitality nud cheerfulness in the house, but "In what stylo do they HvoP As a consequence, somo of tho most ignor ant nud vicious men nro nt tho top, nud some of tho most virtuous nud intelligent nt tho liottom. During tho Inst war wo suddouly saw men hurled up into tho highest social positions. Ibid they suddenly reformed from evil habits, or graduated In science, or achieved some good work for society? No, thoy simply hail obtained u government con tract I This nccounts for tho utter chagrin which peoplo feel at tho treatment tliey receive when thoy 1om their projicrty. Hold up your head nnild financial disaster ltko n Christian! Fifty thousand subtracted fromn good man leaves how mucht Honor, truth, faith in God, triumphant hois', nud a kingdom of ineffable glory, over which bo is to rejgn forever nnd over. If tho owner of millions should losoajionny out of his pocket would ho sit down on a curbstone nud cry I And shall n man pos sessed of overhustlng fortune wenr himself out with grlof Isvauso bo hns lost worldly treasure! You havo only lost that lu which hundreds of wretched misers suriiess you; nnd you havo saved that which tho Casars, nud tho Pharaohs, and tho Alexanders could nover nlTord. And yet society thinks differently, nud you soo tho most Intimate friendships broken up as the consequence of flnnuclnl embarrass ments. You sny to somo ono: "How is your friend I" Tho man looks bewildered nnd suys; "I do not know." You reply; "Why, you used to bo intimate." "Well," says tho man, "our friendship has been dropped, Tho man has failed.'' Proelnmntlon hns gono forth. "Velvets must go up and plain apparel must como down," nud tho question is: "How does tho coat iltr not "Who wears it!" Tho power thnt bears tho tldei of o.xcited population up nnd down our streets, mid rocks tho world of commerce, nnd thrills nil nations, trans Atlantic, nud cis-Atlantlc, is clothes. It do cidos tho Inst otUccs of respect; mid how long tho dress shall lie totally black; anil when it may subsido into spots of grief on silk, calico or gingham. Men die iu good circumstances, but by reason of oxtrnvngnnt funeral ex- pouses are well nigh insolvent iieroro thoy ' got burled. Many men would not die nt all ii inoy una 10 wmt uniu iiiey count nuoni it. Wrong fashion is productive of a most ruinous strife, Tho expenditure of ninny onoru 10 nnvo; ana me great nnxiotyis as 'to who shall hnvo tho finest bouse nud tho mrwf sfwtli tvintinTik Tlm vt'nnrvind ttcrul In most costly equljxngo. Tho weapons used in tho warfare M social llfo nro not JUnlo rifies, mid Dahlgreu guns, nud Hotchklsj shells, but chairs, nnd mirrors, and vases, uud Gobelins, mm Axmiusier. Alnny Household estnliush menu nre llko racing steamboats propelled nt. tlm lttmr.t. KTrnln nml rltOr nml inal iwm. at tho utmost strain and risk, uud just com ing to n terrliio explosion. "Who euros," say thoy, "If wo only come out ahead!" Thero Is no ouo cause today of more finan cial embarrassment nnd of moro dishonesties than this determination at all hazards to live ns wen as or ieiier man other pcopSo There are iiersons who will risk their eter nity ujion ono pier mirror or who will dash out tho splendors of heaven to get another trinket. "My house is too small." "Hut," sajs somo ono, "you cannot )ay forn larger." "Never mind that, my friends hnvo a better residence nnd so will I." "A dress of thnt stylo nud material I must havo. I cannot af ford it by n great deul; but w bo cares for thntl My nelghlior bad ono from that iut torn, and I must hnvo ouo." There nre scores of men iu thu dungeons of tho itcnitentlnrr who risked honor, business everything, in tho effort to shlno llko others. TJiough tbo heavens fall they must bo "in tho fasuiou." i in- fnmnii frauds of the iin ! i i v 'I ii i tin iiillnj. It keoM hunthvi , , i ciiuliii.' Cor their (sitnmerelnl o- ite. Tlinlnnihliils (lint Miiiiuiiritcnti Ii nt iut'aicerntvd If their luiettuy m small. . ii it Is! t.risit they CM'as nud blllltl (heir i en tie on tho Ilhlne. Men get into Jail not i IveitiNi (hey steal, but Uciiumi (bey did not Veiil enough. i A'jnlii; Wrong fashion mnkes veoplo mi- natural nud unit tie. It Is n factory from vi Inch has come foith mine hollow preteiifcs iiuiluiiuieiiuiug llatteiiesauilliypoi'risk'Sthnu ih liowell mills ever turiiisl out shawls nnd ' garments. I'ashlou is the greatest of nil f llais. It has uiaile ws'lety liislnivre. Yoil know not what to licllovc. When K'oplo ask you to come jtm do not know whether or not they want you to coin" When thoy send their regards you do not know whether It Is j nn expMwslon of their heart, or nn external i civility. We have learned to taVo almost ( everything at u illHcoiiut. Word I nont"not nt homo" when they nreuuly tuolniy tuilrvHs themselves. They sny: "The furnnco bus Just gone out" when In truth they havo had no lire In It nil winter. Tliey nxilogl7o for tlm unusual barivnuess of their table when they never live nuy Is'tter 'I hey decry their luont luxurious entertaiiiuui'its to win a shower of approval. Thoy nMiloglo for their iipH'iiruuce, as though itwere unusual, when nlwnys nt homo they look Justso. Thoy would innkeyoitlM'llevethntsomonliMsketcli on tho wnll wns the work of u master painter. "It wns nu heirloom and nnco hung on tho walls of n castle; and n iluko gave it to their grnntlfnihor." l'ooplo who will not Ilo ulmut anything else will Ilo ubout n picture. On u small income wo must mnko t ho world Iwllovo that wo uro nllluent, mnl our life Ikvoiucs n cheat, u countei felt nud n shnm. Fow people nro ivally natural nud uunf fectetl. Wlien I say this 1 do not menu to slur cultured manners. It Is light that wo should hnvo more udmlrntioii for tho sculi til its 1 marble than for tho unhewn block of the quarry. From inany circles In llfo fash ion has driven out vivnclty nnd enthusiasm. A frozen dignity Instead I ton Is nbout the room nud Icelierg grinds against iceliorg. You must not laugh outright, it Is vulgar. You must sinllo. You must not flush rnpldly ncross tho room, you must glide. Thero It u ' round of bows, nnd grins, nud llattcrles, nnd ' ohs nud ahs, nnd sluiicrings, mid utimby- ' iminbylsm, n world of which is not worth one good, round, lionci.t pent of laughter. I From such n hollow round tho tortured guest ' retires nt tho closoof tho evening nnd tiNbUros his host that ho bus enjoyed himself. I Thus social llfo hns Itccn contorted nud do- J formed until, in somo mountain cabin, whore rustics gather to tho quilting or tho npplo paring, there is more good cheer than in nil tho frescoed Ico houses of tho metropolis. Wo want in nil tho higher circles of society more warmth of heart r.nd naturalness of U'hnvior, nnd not so inuny refrlgerntors. Again: Wrong fashion is Incompatible with linpplncs. Thoso who dejiend for their comfort upon tho admiration of othcra nro i subject to frequent itisjipoiutiueut. Koino- I body will criticiso their npiK-nrnnco, or sur lss them lu brilliancy, or will receive more , uttt'i)tlon. Oh, tho Jealousy ami distraction i nud heart burnings of thoso who moro in mis bowiitioivil iniuuil l'oor butterillcs! Dright wings do not always bring happiness. "Sho that Hvcth in pleasure is dend whtlo sho livoth." Tlio revelations of high llfo that como to tho chal lenge, nud tho light nre only occasional crop- pings out of dlsqulotudes that nro under neath, like tho stnrs of heaven for multitude, but like tho demons of tho pit for hate, Tho j misery that will to-night in tho cellar cuddle up lu tho straw Is not so utter us tho prince! i disquietude thnt stalks through splendid drawing rooms, brooding over tho slights 1 nnd offenses of luxurious llfo. Tbo bitterness or life seems not so unfitting when drunk out 1 "f n pewter mug ns when It pours from (ho 1 chased lips of u golden chalice. In tho sharp crack of tho voluptuary's pistol, putting mi end to his earthly misery, I henr tho confir mation tn at in n hollow fastidious- llfo there Is no caco. Again: Devotion to wrong fashion is pro (luctlvoof physical disease, mental imbccll- , it nud spiritual withering. AimwiivI uisufll- clent to keep out tho cold and tho ralu, or so ' I1111 "l0" tl10 lrson tlmt tho functions of ' luonrorcstrninert; inlo Hours tilled with ex cltemcnt nnd feasting; five drnftsof wlno t lint mnko ouo not Unstly intoxicated, but only fashionably drunk, and luxurious indo lenceare tho instruments by which this unreal llfo pushes Its disciples into valetudi narianism mid the grave. Along tho wnlks of prosperous llfo denth goes a-mowlng nnd such harvests ns nre reaped I Materia incdica hns been exhausted to llnd curatives for thesj physiological devastations. Dropsies, ran cors, consumptions, gout nud nlmost ovory infirmity In nil tho realm of pathology hav boon tho penalties paid. To counteract tho damage pharmacy has gono forth with me dicament, panacea, elixir, embrocation, snlvo nud cataplasm. To-night with swollen feet upon cushioned ottoman, nnd groaning with nehes iunumor nblo, will lie the votary of luxurious living, not half so happy ns his groom or coal heaver. Wrong fashion is tho world's undertaker, nnd drives thousands of hearses to Greenwood , and Iaurel 11111 mid Mount Auburn. Hut, worse thnn thnt, this folly is nn Intel lectual depletion. This endless study of proprieties nnd etiquette, jNittcrns nnd styles, is bcdwnrflng to tho intellect, I never know a woman or a mnn of extreme, fashion that know much. How belittling tho study of tho cut of a coat, or tho tlo of n cravnt, or t tbo wrinkle in a sleeve, or tho color of a rlb bonl How thoy nro worried If something gets untied, or hnngs nwry, or is not nicely adjusted I With n mind capable of measuring tho height nnd depth of great subjects: nblo to unravel mysteries, to walk through tho ' universe, to soar up into tho infinity of God'n attributes hovering perpetually over a now 'stylo of cloak I I havo known men reckless as to thoir character nnd regnrdless of inter- 1 osts momentous nnd eternal, exasjierntod by ' tho shnpo of a vest button. What is tho matter with that woman wrought ut into tho ngony of dos-ialr? Oh, her muif is out of , fashion I tlf . "Worse than all this folly is not satisfied until it has oxtlrpntod oyery moral sentiment and blasted the soul A wardrolie is tho rock ujwii which many a soul has been riven. The excitement of n luxurious llfo has licon tho j vortex that has swallowed up more souls than Mount Vernon mid to Gettysburg; of course ' .i. sr....i ... - x-.. ... .... ..... .. . tho Maelstrom oft Norway over destroyed ships. What room for elevating themes in a heart filled with tho trivial and unreal Who can wonder thnt in this haste for sun gilded baubles nud winged thistle down men mid women should tumble into mint Tho travelers to destruction nre not all clothed in rags. On that read chariot Jostles against chariot; nnd behind steeds iu harness golden plated and glittering, thoy go down, coach nnd four, herald mid ostilion, racketing on tho botnvenieut8of boll. Clear the truck! Ha zaars hang out their colors over the road; nud trees of tropicnl fruitfulncss overbranch tho wn No sound of woo disturln tho air, but all is light) mid song, uud wlno mid gorgeous ness. Tho world comes out to meet tho (Uu: idtng procession with: "Jlurrnhl hurrah;" Hut suddenly there is n halt ami an outcry of uiiiiiuy, auu mi overthrow wirso t.mn tlio lied sea tumbling ujion tho Egyptians. Snadow of gravestones upon ilnctt silkl Wormwood squeezed Into lmpoarlcd goblotsl Dt itli with ono cold breath wihrl tho l.'UMwntid frisfiug tlii fountains Iu tin wild tumult of the last day th moii'it. ilns falling, the heavens Hying, the thrones uprising, tho unUerwj iiHsembling: nuilil tho Ikkiiii of tho last great thunder siil ami umlerthe crackling of a buniing world what will becouieof tho disciple of unholy fashion I Hut watch tho career of ono thoroughly artificial. Through Inheritance, or js'rhnps his own skill having obtained enough for purpoes of display, he feels himself thor ought) established. Hosits nlisif fioui the coinmou herd, mid looks out of his window Uh)ii thu tsxir mnn and says: "Put thnt illily wivteli oir my steis Imunsllatelyl" On Kabbnth day he llinls tho church, but mourns the fact that bo must worship with so many of the Inelegaid, mid nis: "Thoy uro jer fectly nwfuU" "That man that you put lu my hjw hail a coat on his back that did not costf.V Ho struts through llfo iinsymNi thetlu with troublo nud says; "I cannot Is' bothered." Is delighted with some doubtful story of 1'nrMan life, but thinks that there are some very Indecent things In the ltllile. Wnlks iirin iu linn wllh the successful man of the world, but does not know his own brother. Loves to Iki praised for his splendid house, nnd when told that ho looks younger than ten yours ago, says: "Well, really; do you think wif Hut tho brief stmt of his llfo is about over. Ust,ilrshodles. No nngel wings hovering nbout lilnij no gospM promises kindling up Ihodnrlcness; but exquisite embroidery, ele gant pictures, nml u bust of Hlinkesjicnro on tho ninntel. Tho pulses stop; tho minister comes into raid of tho resurrection, thnt day when the dead shall como up lmth ho that died on tliolloornndho thnt expired under princely upholstery Ho is cnrrlcd out lo burial. Only n fow mourners, but n great nrrny of i-nrrlnges. Not onocommon mnn nt thefuncinl. No befriended orphan to weep n tear on his grave. No chll 1 of want press ing through the ranksof tho weeping, saying: "Ho Is the last friend I hnvo, nnd I must see him." What now II.i wns a groat man. Shall not eluirloti of salvation como down to tho other side of tho Jordan and escort him up to tho pnlnco? Shall not tho nngcls exclaim: 'Turnout: A prlnco is coming." Will tho bells chime Will thero bo harpers with their harps uud trumjicters with their tnun 1 lets J Not mil not There will Iw u shurlder its though a calamity bad happened. Standing on heaven's liattlenient, a watchman will see uomotliing shoot piuit with fiery downfall, nnd shriek: ' Wandering star, for whom is reserved tho blackness of darkness forever I" nut sautier yet is uio closing or a woman's llfo that hns been worshipful of worldliness.nll (ho wealth of n llfctlmo'sopportuulty wasted. What n tragedy I A woman on her dying pillow, thinking of wli.it sho might bnvodono for Clod nnd humanity, nnd yet having done ' iiDthlngl Compare her denilso w Ith that of ' n Harriet Newell going down to jicncefullv die in tho Islo of France, reviewing her life time sacrifices for the redemption of India; or nt tho Inst hours of Elizabeth Hervey, , hnvlng cxclinnged her bright New Eng lnnil homo for a llfo nt Hombay nnild Stolid heatheiiisni. tlmt. Uu, mlrrl.t ln,....i.... i. saying iu her last moments: "If this Is tho dark valley, It has not a dark spot in it, nil is light, llglitr or tho exit of Mrs. Lennox, fnlllng under sudden disease nt Smyrna, breathing out her soul with tho last words: "Oh, bow happy" or tho departure of Mrs. Sarah D. Comstock, spending her Wo for tho salvation of Hurninh, giving up her chil dren that they might como homo to America to tw educated, nnd saying, ns sho kissed them good-by, never to soo them nguln: "Oh, Jesus, I do this for TheoP or tho going of 10,000 good women, who, in less resounding spheres, havo Uvcd not for themselves, but for God mid tbo nllovlatlon of human suffer ing. That was n brilliant tceno when, iu IIS', iu tho campaign for tho capture of Homin, Queen Ellrnlietli of Castile, on horseback, side by side with K ng Fordlnnnd, redo out to review the troop... As sho in bright nrmorrodo nion;? tho lines of tho Spanish host, nnd waved her Jeweled bntitl to tho warriors, nml over nnd anon uttered words of cheer to-tho worn veterans who, fa? a way f rem their homes, were risking tlieii lives for tho kingdom, it wns a spectacle that illumines history. Hut more glorious will lw thoRccno when that consecrated Chrlstinn woman crowned In heaven shall rovlow tho souls that on earth sho clothed, and fid, nntl metlloinod, nnd ovnngollzed, and then Intro duccd into tho ranks celestial. As on tho white horso of victory, side by side with tho king, this queen unto God forever shall ride list tho lines of thoso in whoso salvation sho lioro n iart, tho 6ceuo will surpass any thing over witnessed on earth In tho llfo of Joan of Arc, or IVnolope, or Sciniramls, or Aspasln, or Mnriuiuuo, or-Mnrgaretof Aujou. llldoon, victor I Too Much I'recnutlon. After tho great catastrophes nt tho Opera Comiquo nnd other places of amusement, tho precautionary apparatuses gained such n pre domlnnnco lu tho theatres of Paris, Franco, as to causo n great deal of annoynnco nml in duce tho press to editorialize against "trop do precaution." Tho other day tho Iron cur tain nt tho Comedlo Frnncniso refused work ing, and on tho fireman's attempting to fojco the machinery tho cistern broko, inundating tho stage, the box of tho administration, ho orchestra, nnd n consldcrnblo extent of tho pit. During tho performance of "LoCnpr.co" nnoiiior evening, mo niarm nen began peal , ing without any provoeatory cnuso, render ling tho actors quite inaudible and narrowly failing to occasion another panic. And tho performance of "La Souris" wns interrupted 1 for somo ten minutes by tho captain of tho t fire brlgndo setting Ills forty men to g'o through their ovolutlons in marching mid i climbing, etc., tho discussion between him nnd tho manager of tho pcrformanco regard , ing the relative imxrtnnco of the two branches of tho service being of a rather lengthty mid acrimonious nature. Chicago Nows. j The Ancient Artillery Compiiny. I Tho Ancient nnd Honorablo Artillery com pany of Boston proposes to havo n great time next summer, when it will celebrate thu aV)th anniversary of its organization. A lot of iiersons are expected to come from Enc- ln...l. 4I...MA ...III 1... n ,.!.. n Stn,.t.t ... Uiero win ix) a trip to ow York ami a sail around tho w'nterways and up tho Hudson to West Point, and then all will go to Iloston to amuse themselves as best they may. Chi ' cugo Herald. Hot -Water hihI Cold, Tho 150 )olleo who wont to ovlct David Foloy, of Hnllykerogue, on tho estate of Cob Tottenham, County Wexford, took n fire en gine with them. After thu cud of thu liouso bad been battered in tho defenders drove back the police with garden syringes filled with hot water, Tho hose from tho fire en glno was then turned on mid a stream of cold water sent into the building for mi hour, nt tho cud of which time thu drenched uud thlveriug defenders surrendered. Chicago News. A farmer nt Now Garden, Pa., has n sheep whoso wool luudo nineteen yards of cloth a yard wldo. PARAGRAPHS ABOUT PERSONS. Col. T, W. HlggliiMin, tho author, is n great out of doors man, nnd Is devoted to the trie cle and tho tolsiggnu. Lord Wolwley thread us to take nwny tho Iliehlntitl's soldier's kilt, ami tho Highlnml soldier threatens to mnko n row In return. lllclmrd Henry Htoddnrd, the ioct, write thus dlsaraglugly of somo brother bards: "Mr. Itowell knew when ho had written enough lu the dialect of Nw England, Hnynrd Taylor In tho Qunkcr dialect of Pennsylvania, nud John Hay lu the dialect of 1'iko county; but rhymesters of tho stamp of Will. Carletou, Mr. Adams and Mr. Hruco are less wise, or iikii o nvitl for money than reputation, for they uro still grinding stupid tinislo out of their rustic hurdy gill-lilt's." ICnshlii Nnth is tho name of n Hindoo as trologer who astonishes Eurocnu visitors. Ho told n imlitlcnl oltlcer that Hcinilla would die such n day, ami dlo Kclmlin did. Ho has even testimonials from lieutenant generals ami members of c.iuncll, who note two extra ordinary things about him first, thnt ho can tell "tho present, past, nnd future of man's llfo by looking nt his face merely"; nnd, M'cond, tlmt ho Is "above (iccunlnry views." A story conies from Honolulu that after Queen Knpiolaui nml her daughter got homo from their recent trip to Europe tliey caused to lie put up in shop windows pictures of themselves taken in London lu tho superb court costume that they had bought iu Paris. A native mob passed resolutions denouncing this breach of Sandwich Islands customs ns to plothes, visited nil tho shops where tho plctuicswcro displayed, destroyed tho por traits, nnd thou went to the palace nnd de manded tlmt tho costumes themselves bo dc liveiod to them. Tho royal ladles had to yield, and saw tho triumphs of Worth torn to pieces by the mob. A pronilo wns then exacted that tho queen nml princess hereafter would wenr the uattvo costume, uud tho mob broko up. The Earl of Derby, whoso sent is in tho suburbs of Liverpool, is a pronounced klep tomaniac. His grace's particular weakness Is for old silver, mid tho greater its antiquity nml beauty tho more certain it is to find its way Into his pocket. There is u story to tho eifect that while kneeling nt tho communion table only the ready hand of tho rector saved tho quaint old wlno cup from (sliding up tho carl's sleo o. It Is the duty of his valet to exnmlno ItLs masUi 's clothes every morning when ho hns dined out tho night before. Whatever is found Is taken to the countess, n beautiful mid good woman, who returns it to tho owner with u pretty noto of apology. Tho earl is quitonwara of his unfortunate weakness, and has struggled ngnlust it in vain. No fear of detectives or exjiosuro makes heavy his light lingers, nud It is said he will not trmc himself to go ulono to a public salo where old silver Is displayed. Ituclni; Hull lii I'm i lee. Ill Franco there Is n breed of cnttlo called tho LandniRo. These animals nre ioeullnr to tho department of Luudcs, where tho grass is hard and scanty, nnd w hero the agriculture Is rudo Indeed. On many of tho farms these cattlo are fed by hand. Thero nre openings with wickets lu tho wall of tho house, whirl' faces on tho court where tho cnttlo nro kept. Members of tho farmer's household take their places by these openings nnd feed the cattle from within. They hand out mouthful after mouthful, but so slowly that tho ntilmal puts Its muzzle to tho owning and has every straw cnreftOly tucked in between lt Jaws. Hour after hour Is consumed In this kind of feed ing. Sometimes tho cow tires lieforo it is considered sho has had enough. Iu that case a piece of turnip or cholco wisp of hay is offered. Tho jwor brute raises her bond to tho ojieulng only to bo fooled nnd havo tucked down her throat another bunch of coarse straw. It is said to bo astonishing bow little is required to keep tho Landaiso thrifty by these methodical methods of feed ing. Tho Landaiso cows, as well as tho oxen, uro worked hard in tho Holds and on tho roads. Somo of theso animals nro highly prized for their speed, mid tho most exciting features of tho programmes of tho fairs in Luudcs nro tho bull races. Tho consul who sent home a picture of n Landaiso racer said tho agility was extraordinary. These anl mals take ft trot without being blown. Thoy often make long trips, covering forty-flvo and fifty miles lu a dtry. At tho games in Lnmlcs thoy nre turned loose in n ring, nnd the ath lete wins tho plnudlta of the spectators by tensing nud dodging ono of these bulls. Tho performer's greatest feat Is to advauco with n cigarette lu his mouth. Tho bull charges with lowered horns. Tho nthlcto nicely cal culates tho distance, nud Just ns tho bull reaches him ho pluces a loot between tho horns nnd vnults over tho bull's back, being aided iu tho Jump by the upward toss of the animal's head. St. Louis Globo-Democrut. A Curious and Vnlunhle I look. Perhaps tho most singular curiosity in the book world Is n voluino that belongs to tho family of tho Prlnco do Llguo, nnd is now In Franco. It is entitled "Tho Passion of Christ," nnd is neither written nor printed. Every letter of tho text Is cut out of a leaf, nnd, being Interleaved with bluo iaier, is as easily read as tho best print, Tho labor and patience bestowed ujwn its composition must havo been excessive, especially when tho pre cision nnd tho minuteness of tho lotters nro considered. The goneral execution in every respect is indeed admirablo, and tho vjlhim is of tho most delicate and costly kind. Ru dolph II, of Germany, offered for it In 1010 1 1,000 ducats, which wns probably equal to 00,000 ut this day. Tho most remarkable cir cumstnnco connected with this literary treas ure is that it benrs the royal arms of Eng land; but when it was in that country, and by whom owned, has never been ascertained. Tho Hookwjmi. Witches In the Crcum. I A most peculiar cuso of superstition exists : in York township, O. A well known farmer ' named Milar has always kopt a lino lot of ( cows and made a great deal of most excellent butter. Of Ir.to years he has had what ho terms It, "Witches in tho cream," givliig ' himself nnd family a great deal of troublo and grent loss. It hup)cns ubou'w every two weeks when they put tho cremn in tho churn it begins foaming over thu top and refuses to gather. No amount of churning ha nuy effect toward gathering tho butter, nud tho ' cream Is taken out and throw u far away. Tho family attributes tho troublo to witches 1 brought on through the agency of a woman iu tho neighborhood through splto. It is u strange case. Chicago Herald. Ten (irnwliiK In Ciiiinilu. Professor St. Andrews, of tho Central Ex )ierimeiital farm of Canada, projioscs trying somo oxjiorihionts with u hardy variety of tea grown In Jiquui, and which, it is hoped, may provo Miecihsful iu tho Dominion, as tho northern p irt of Japan bus a climate about as cold as tlmt of tho Ottawa vulloy. Chi cago News. Doesn't I.llie Utile bnlillers. Queen Victoria, like Frederick the Oroat of Prussia, cannot abide Ilttlo wildlers. Sho admires big six or seven footers. If sho bad h-rway nil tho men In her nrrny would bo eight fjt high -Now York World. ITEMS FROM THE EXCHANGES. IntrirntliiK lilt of Ootid Itrndliig " All Nurls of HiiIiJpcIs. In Uhodo Island n man must register by Dec. HI If be wnnts to voto tho following year. Tlio New York Press club Is talking of erecting monument nt the grnvo of Hornco Greeley. Convicts confined iu tho Eddyvlllo (Ky.) prison nro jieriiilttod to glvo public negro minstrel shows. A cabman in Uingbninton keeps n small oil stove lu bis cab, nud rends his in)M'r In comfort when wnltlng for a fnre. Tho crazy soclnblo is n form of winter rec reation down iu Maine. Wherein It (Hirers from other sociables Is not set forth. There nre more than 160 travelers who sell cnrjH'ts for Now York houses nlono. Sir cntsago l'JOdid tho business for tho wholo country. Tho young ladles of Whlto Cloud, ICnn., havo resolved to nltaln from chowinggum nml slang, mid they expect tho young men to do tho same for corn juico mid tobacco. An Irish terrier belonging to Gcorgo Gas kin, of Habbacombo bench, England, watches for mackerel from a high bluff near tho hotel nml barks and points when u school uppciirs. Tbo last )K'iiny of tho $100,000 which Huf falo projioscs to glvo as n prlzo to tho mnn who invents a fenslblo method of harnessing tho immense water power of Niagara has been subscribed. Street enr tickets ns a medium of exchnngo hns beconio such n niilsnnco In Galveston, that n largo number of merchants hnvo signed nn agreement that henceforth they will not receive car tickets ns jiayment or wrt imymeiit for anything of vnliio. Indliina is proud because sho claims to Is) tho first state to adopt a daily weather ser vice. The headquarters are to bo nt Indian n)olis, from which 100 telegrams will bo sent out each morning curly, giving tho probabil ities for twenty-four hours in ndvnnco. Tho physicians of Louisville, Ky., nro mys tified by a case iu the hospital of thnt city. It is that of a Polish man who freely or spires blood. As far as can bo ascertained his affection is tho result of a virulent fever contracted in cspiatorial regions. At last ac counts ho was Improving. A Grand Itnpids, Mich., mnn killed 100 English s)Kirruws one day, took their heads to the authorities, and received a bounty of ouo cent on each. Then with $1.00 lu his jiocket with which to buy tho proper season ing, ho went homo nnd dressed tho birds. Thu next day hu nnd a party of his fricuds dined on sparrow potple. At Johnstown, Pn., several men got into a dispute ns to whether tho hind feet of n rab bit were larger than tlio foro leet. To settlo tho ninttcr they hit upon a novel expedient. Thoy caught a rabbit, painted its hind feet nntl then let it run through tho snow. Meas urement was mndo of tho iliited tracks, and thoy were found to bo larger than tho others. Truckee, Cnl., recently celebrated tho sec ond anniversary of tho expulsion of tho Chi nese from tho plnce. Although tho mercury was 1 1 (legs, lielow zero, a largo torchlight procession paraded the streets nud marched over thu ruins of old Chinatown. There were big bonfires, salutes from cannon, nud speeches by tho most prominent citizens of thu place. A man in Auburn, Me., went nwny from homo for a day, hnvlng nsked his wife to feed tho horso nt noon. Sho gladly complied, nnd nt noon went to tho stnblo, nntl, care fully dipping up n mensuro of sawdust from a barrel standing alongside of tho feed bar rel, gavo it to the horso. When tho husband enmo homo nt night ho found thnt tho horso hud failed to cat bis dinner. PiiUenlniui l'l-mcn oil In Hum. A strango story conies from Chester county, in this state. It Is. said tlmt tho body of Don. Pnkenham. who commanded tho Hrltlsh in tho attack on Now Orleans iu thewyir of 1810, is burled in that county nntl his grave 1ms bts-'ii found. The general's liotly wns said to hnvo been placed in a cask of rum ami sent to England. On Its arrival there, it was, through mistake, not oven opened, but shipped ngaln, this time to Charleston. Heachlng this city it was sent to McMlllen, who kept a general stock of groceries and liquore. Thero u spigot was placed in tho barrel and tho loys who hnd returned from tho wnr would congregnto nround tho store, talco Inrgo )otations of tho good old Jnmaica ruin mid tell their oxplolts iu tho war. After tho rum was exhausted tho head of tho cask was knocked out nnd tho body of a man was found therein. Tlio nuws spread llko wildfire and tho boys gathered to insjiect tho body. Several of them hnd been to Nuw Orleans nnd bail seen Gen. Pnkenham, and nt once Identified it ns lsjing no hs a corpso thnn that of tho general. Tlio liody was in closed in a collln and buried near tho store, Mr. Austin now owns tho property. Ilo lives a fow miles from Hossville, Chester county. Until recently there wore still living somo of thoso who lieljied to drink tho mm and who identified tho body. Charleston Cor. New York Tribune. A Prisoner's Wonderful Intention. Recently an electrician named 8. L. Bar rett was sentenced to the county jail for n Iieriod of twenty days for using a pistol in the county court liouso. While In jail ho In vented an instrument that ho calls a micro detector. While in working position it will warn a jailer If prisoners nre attempting to oscajio by sawing, filing, or using any other adroit means. It was tested today by a num ber or citizens, thoy jiostlng themselves in a front room In tho back part of tho prison, with doors closed. A clock was put iu mo tion. Every click could 1mi distinctly hoard iu tho room. A saw wns used gently on tlio liars, nnd produced a loud sawing noise. Tho instrument is worked by electricity on a single wire, tho various noises of tlio cells coming over it distinctly. Tho invention is considered wonderful. Houston (Tux.) Cor. Globe-Deuiocrut. To i:xilnr Ancient Itiilnn. Tho University of Pennsylvania'! prepar ing to send nn oxjiedltion, headed by Dr. John P. Peters, to thoroughly explore tho ancient city of Seplmrvnlni, whoso ruins are to lie found above Habylou, on tho Eu phrates, almost directly west of Ilngdad. The city Is lietter known under tho name of Persepolis. It has been estimated that i0,. 000 w ill bo needed to co er thu necessary ex penses of carrying on digging tor two or three years; most of tho sum bus a I ready lieen raised. Tlio time tor tlio starting of tlio ex)ieditiou has not yet lieen determined, and kOMu diplomatic communication with tho sultan oi Tut key will first bo necessary. Flank Ijcxlio's, Nnllilng I. lie l.euthoi. One of the features of the new electric light plant iu the euv of Utlca I i jo lin' Uilt con nectlng engho mid duuum t Tho leather in It required tho skins of iH) adult cows. At this rate, good dairy butter iu Oneida county promises to udNuncu iu price Nuw- York Tribune. 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