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ft- yi.fel..l.M.iH - .'.'Ml .ii.rii..lWliW.ii.'M.lililiVIliMlk !)&. .it.n nuaJH-Kt Hivttm' u:"),aj In . :v .v ft K il. , E GRANDMOTHER LOIS, OH. TALMAGE3 CiaHTH 8ERMON TO THE WOMEN OF AMCniCA. TliU I n llnnl Wnrttl for AViiiiirn, nnl A1 for Mm A Mother' liillnrnoa nl ImtnrtoA nml looting Iiiiiorliturn nn Unborn Oonrrullou. BnooKLTN, PcK sa Tho Hor. T. Do Witt TMmnRC, 1). D., prtncliitl in tlio Brooklyn Tnbcnmclo to-ilny tlio cIrIiIIi of IiIm eerie of "Bennoni to tlio Women of Amcrlcn, with Imjiorlniit Hint to Men." Illi mlijcct wn, "Tlio OniniliiiotluT iiihI IlerUnimluhllilron." A Tiwt conKn'Rntloii wu jirwont. Tlio 0wn lug hymn Nltn! Olvo to Dm wind Miy fonrt, llo nml tm tmillMiiiiriM; Otxl luvirn tliy MrIi ami count thy train, Clod ulinll lift up tli irnl. Dr. TnlnmR"' text ww from II Timothy, , 5 "Tho unfulKm-d fnlth tlmt In In thoo, which dwoltlliitt In thy Knunlmothur Loin." Tho eloquent jirrnchtr wvlili In thin lovo letter which l'nul, tho old mln inter, li writing to Timothy, tho young mln Ittor, tho fnmlly record ii brought out. l'nul pnctlnilly Nyi "Timothy, whnt i 'good grandmother you had. You ought to Iw bet tor than iiuwt folk, branum nut only win your mother good, hut your grandmother. Two preceding giMMirat loin of piety ought to giro you n mighty imih in tho right direc tion." Tho fact n Hint Timothy needed encoumgemvut. Ho wa In poor health, hav ing n week dtoinach, and wadypotlo. and Fnul preNcrlbed for him a tonic, "a llttlo wlno for thy ctomaoli' Bako" not much wlnn, but a llttlo, and only iu a modi cine. And it tho vrlno then hnd been as much adulterated with logwood and iitrych uino at our modern vrlno, ha would not havo prencrllied any. But Timothy, not strong physically, is en couraged vpiritually by tho recital of grani iBothorly excellence, l'nul hinting to him as I hint till day to you, that God nomotlmes gnthor up, a in a nwcrvolr uwuy back of tho active generations of today, a godly in fluence, anil then In roapoiiM to pniyer lots down tlio power upon children nml grand children and groaUgrandchildron. Tho world k woefully in want of a tablo of tatltlcs in regard to what is tho protraotedncM and im mensity of lulliienco of ouo good woman in tho church and world Wo hnvo accounts of . how much ovil has boon wrought by Mar garet, tlio inothor of criminals, who lived near a hundred years ago, and of how many hundred of criminals her dcaccndauU fur nished for tlio ponltcntlnry and tho gallows; and how mnny hundred of thousands of dol lars they cot this country In their arraign mont and prison support, ns well as In tho property they burglarised or destroyed. Bub will not Homo ono como out with brain com prohoiulvo enough, and heart warm enough, and pen keen enough to give us tho TacU iu regard to somo good woman of a hundred year ago, and let us know how many Chris tian men and womon and reformers and uso fill people havo been found among her do condnnU, and how many asylums and col leges mid churches thoy built, nnd how many millions of dollars thoy contributed for hu manitarian ami Christian purposes! Tho good womon whoso tombstones wcro planted in tho Eighteenth century uro more allvo for good in tho Nineteenth century than thoy wcro before, a tho good women of this Nineteenth century will bo mora allvo for good in tho Twentieth contury than now, Mark you, I havo no Idea that tho grand mothers wcru any better than their grand daughters. You cannot get vory old peoplo to talk much about how things wcro when thoy wero boys and girls. Thoy havo a reti cence and c non-committalism which makes mo think thoy feel thcmsolves to lw tho cus todians of tho reputation of their early com rades. Whllo our donr old folks nru rehears ing tho folllos of tho present, if you put them on tho witness stand and cross examine theia as to how things wero sovonty years ago tho llcnco becomes oppressive. A celebrated Frenchman by tho namo of Volnoy visited this country in 17W), and ho ays of woman's diet iu thaw times i "If o, premium was ottered for a regimen moat de tructlvo to health, nouo could bo duvlsed mora efficacious for theso ends than that In uso among these people" That eclipses our yN lobster talnd at midnight. Everybody talks about tho dissipations of modern society and how womanly health goon down under it, but it was worso a hundred years ago, for tho chaplain of a French regiment in our rev Tolutlouary war wrote in 17&J, in his book of American women, saying: "They aro tall and well proportioned, their features aro generally regular, their complexions aro generally fair and without color. At SO years of ago the women havo no longer tho freshness of youth. At 80 or 40 thov aro do- creptt." In 1813 a foreign consul wroto a book entitled "A Sketch of tho United States at tho Commencement of tho Present Cen tury," and ho says of tho women of thoso times: "At tho ago of SO all their charms havo disappeared." Ono gjnnco at tho por traits of tho women a hundred years ago and their stylo of dttxts makes us wonder how thoy ovor got their breath. All this makes mo think that tho oxpross rail train is no mora an improvement on tho old canal boat, or tho telegraph no mora an improvement on tho old timosaddlo bags, than tho women of our day aro an Improvement on tho women Of tho last century. But still, notwithstanding that thoso tlmea wcro bo much worso than ours, thoro was glorious race of godly women, seventy nnd a hundred years ngo, who held tho world back from sin and lifted It toward vlrtuo, and without their exalted and sanctified influ ence before this tho last good Jnlluoneo would havo perished from tho earth. Indeed, all over this land thoro aro seated today not so much in churches, for many of them aro too fecblo to come a groat many aged grand mothers. Thoy somotimos feel tliat tho world has gone past them, and thoy havo an idea thoy aro of little account Their hood somo timos gets aching from tho racket of tho grandchildren down stairs or in tho next room. Thoy bteody thomsolvoa by the banis ters as thoy go up and down. When thoy get a cold it hangs on to them longer than it used to. They cannot bear to have tho grand children punished, oven when they dotrvo it, and havo so relaxed their ideas of family disclpllno that thoy would spoil all tho youngsters of tho household by too great leniency. Theso old folks are tho resort when groat troubles come, and thero is a calming and soothing power In tho touch of an aged hand that U almost supernatural. Thoy feel thoy aro almost through with tho journey of Jlfo and read the old book moro than they wed to, hardly knowing which mont thoy en joy, tLo Old Testament or tho Now, and often top and dwell tearfully over tho family record half way betwocn. Wo hall them to day whetbor in tho bouso of Clod or at tho homestead. Blessed Is that household tlmt has in It a Qivjidrnother Lois. Whcro sbo is Mgeki nfb hovering round and Qod is iu tho room. May her last days bo like those lovoly autumnal days that wo call Indlun summer. I uover know tho joy of having a grand- mother i that is tho disadvantage of being 0 Ifca youngest child of the amily. Tlio elder members only have that bcnodlctiou. But though ho wont up out of this llfoboforo I began It, I hnvo hoard of tier faith in God, Mint brought all hor children into thn king dom nnd two of thorn into tho ministry, ami then brought all her grandchildren Into tlio kingdom, my wlf the Inst nnd least worthy. Is It not tliiin tlmt you nnd I do two things, swing open n picture gallery of tho wrinkled fmvs nnd stnoHd shoulders of tho past, nnd uiIIiIoimi from their heavenly thrones tho godly grandmothers, to gl vo them our thnnks, and then h-imiik1o tho mothers of today that they nro living for nil time, nnd that agnlnst tho sides of every crndlo in which n child Is rocked bent tho two eternities. Hero wo havo mi untried, undiscussed nnd unexplored subject. You often hear nbout your lulliienco Uxm your own children I am not talking about tlmt. What about your Inlhienco nimn tho Twentieth century, upon tho Thirtieth century, Ukhi tho Fortieth century, upon tho year SJ,(XX), iixm tho year I, (XX), If tho world lnsts so long. Tho world stood I.OQO years before Christ ramoj it is not uuronsnuahlo to supposo that It may Ktnnd ,(XX) years nfter his nrrivnL Four thousand years tho world swung oft In sin, 4.(XX) years It may bo swinging Iwck Into righteousness. By tho ordinary rato of mul tiplication, of tho world's imputation In a century your dedcendnnU will bo over COO, and by two centuries nt lenst over 100,000, ierhnp S00,000, nnd ujioii ovory ono of them you, the mother of today, will havo nn influ unco for good or evil. And if in two centuries your descendants shall havo with their names lilted n scroll of hundreds of thousands, will some nngol from honvcu to whom Is given the capacity to oatculnto tho number of tho stars of heaven nnd tho sands of the seashore, stop down and toll us how many descendants you will havo iu tho 4,000th year of tho world's posslblo continuance. Do not let tho grand mothers any longer think tlint thoy nro re tired, and sit clear back out of sight from tho world, feeling that they havo no relation to It, Tho mothers of tho Inst century aro to day in tho senates, tho parliaments, tho pal aces, tho pulpits, tho banking houses, tho professional chairs, tho prisons, tho alms houses, tho company of midnight brigands, tho collars, tho ditches of this century, You havo been thinking nbout tho importance of having the right Inlhienco upon ono nursery. You havo been thlnklngof tho importance of getting thoso two llttlo feet on tho right path. You hnvo been thinking of your child's des tiny for tho next eighty yearn, if it should pass on to bo nn octogenarian. That is well but my subject sweow a thousand years, a million years, a quadrillion of years. I cannot stop at ono cradlo, I am looking nt tho cradles thnt reach nil round tho world nnd ncross nil time, I nm not talking of Mother Kunlco; I nm talking of Grandmother Lois. Tho only wny you can tell tho forco of n current is by sailing up strenm; or tho forco of nn ooenn wnvo, by running tho ship agnlnst it. Illuming along with it wo cannot npprcctnto tho force. In estimating maternal iutluenco wo generally run along with it down tho stream of tlmo, nnd so wo don't understand tho full force. Let us como up to it from tho eternity sldo, nfter it has been working on for centuries, and soo nil tho good It has dono nnd all tho evil it has accomplished multiplied in mag nltlcont or appallingcompound interest. Tho dllftrcnco betwecu thnt mother's inllucnco on hor children now and tho Inllucnco when it has been multiplied in hundreds of thousands of lives is tho diffcrenco be tween tho Mississippi river way up at tho top of tho continent, starting from tho llttlo Lnko Itasca, soven miles long and ono wldo, and its mouth nt the Quit of Mexico, whcro navies might ride. Between tho birth of that river mid its burial in tho sea tho Missouri pours in, and tho Ohio pours in, and tho Arkansas pours in, and tho Rod and Whlto and Yaxoo rivers iur in, and all tho states nnd territories between tho Alio ghany and Itocky mountains mnko contribu tion. Now, in order to test tho power of a mother's influence, wo need to como in off of tho ocean of eternity and sail up toward tho ono cradle, and wo will find 10,000 tributaries of inllucnco jwuring in and inuring down. But it is, after nil, ono great river of power rolllug en and rolling forever. Who can fathom ltl Who can brldgo it! Who can stop itl Had not mothers bettor bo intensi fying their prayers? Had they not better lx elevating their oxnmploi Had they not letter bo rousing themselves with tho consideration that by their faithfulness or neglect thoy aro starting an influence which will bo stupendous after tho Inst mountain of earth is flat, and tho last sea has been dried up, nnd tho last flako of tlio nshes of n con sumed world shnll havo becu blown away, nnd all tho tclescoiiesof other worlds directed to tho track around which our wcrld ouco swung shall discover not so much as a cinder of tho burned-down and swept-ofT planet. In Ceylon there is a granite column of thirty six square feet In sire, which fa thought by tho natives to decide the world's continunnco. An angel with robo spun from zephyrs is onco a century to uoscena ana sweep tho hem of thnt robo across tho granite, nnd when by that attrition tho column is worn away thoy say time will end. But by that process that granlto column would to worn out of exist ence boforo mothor'8 inllucnco will begin to give nwny. If a mother tell a child ho is not good, sorao bugaboo will como and catch him, tho foar excited may nmko tho child n coward, and tho fact that ho finds that thero Is no bugaboo may mnko him a liar, and tho echo of thnt falso alarm may bo heard after fifteen generations have been bora and havo ex pired. If a mother promlso a child a reward for good behavior and after tho good be havior forgets to give tho reward, tho client mnyijrop out in khuo f althlesMieta 600 years further on. If a mother culture a child's vnnlty nnd euloglzo his curls and extol tho night black or sky blue or nut brown of tho child's eyes, and call out in his presenco tho admiration or spectators, prido and arroganco may bo prolonged after half a dozen family records havo been obliterated. If n mother ox pros doubt about somo statement of tho Holy Blblo in a child's prcscuce, long after tho gates of this historical era havo closed and tho gate of another era havo opened, tho result may bo socn in a champion bias pboinor. But, on tho other baud, if a mother walking with a child boo n buffering ono by tho wnynldo, and says, "My child, glvo that ten cent ploco to that lumo boy," tlio result may bo seen on tho other sldo of tho following ctutury in somo Gcorgo Muller building a whole vlllago of orphanage. Tf a mother sit almost overy evening by tho trundle bed of a child and teach It lessons of a Saviour's lovo and a Baviour's oxamplo, of tho importance of truth and tho horror of a Ho, and tho virtues of industry and kindness and sympathy and scK-sacriflco, long after tho mother has gono and tho child has gone and tho lettering on both tho tombstones shall havo been washed out by tho storms of inuuincrablo winters, there may bo standing, as a result oMbooo trundlo boil lessons, flam ing evangels, world moving reformers, circu lating Bummerflelds, weeping Fay-sons, thun dering Whlteflelds, emancipating Washing tons. Good or bad influence may skip ono gener tlon or two generations, but it will bo sure to land in tho third or fourth generation, Just as tho Tcu Couunaudmonts, speaking of the visitation of God on families, says nothing about tho second generation, but entirely skips tho second and speak of tho third and nnd fourth generation: "Visiting tho Intqul ties of tho father iion tlio third nnd fourth generations of thorn thnt hnto ma" Parental Influence, right nnd wrong, may Jump over a generation, but It will como tlown further on ns sure ns you sit thoro mid I stand here, Timothy's ministry wns projected by his Grandmother Lok Thero nro women hero, the Mini nnd daughters of tho Christian church, who nro such as n result of thn consecration of their jrrent-irrcnt-Eraiul mothers. Why, who do you think tho Lord Isl You talk ns though his memory was weak. Ho can no easier rotnouiber a prayer flvo minutes thnit ho can flvo centuries. This explains what wo often seo somo man or woman distinguished for ho nnvolenco when tho father nnd mother were distinguished for penurlousnewi; or you seo somo young ninn or w omnn with a Iwid father and a Imrd mother como out gloriously for Christ nnd mnko tho church sob nml shout nnd sing under tholr exhortations. Wo stand in cornors of tho vestry nnd whtHjior ovor tho matter nnd sny : "How is this, such great piety In sons nnd daughters' of such iarentnl worldllness nnd slnf I will explain It to you If you will fetch mo tho old Family Blblo containing tho full record. Lot somo Fcptun gennrian look with mo clear up tho mgo of births nnd marrlnges, nnd tell mo who that womnn was with tho old-fashioned nnmo of Jemima or Uotwy or Mehltnlwl. Ah, thero sho ii, tho old grandmother or great-gmnd' mother, who hod enough religion to saturate a century. There sho M, tho dear old soul, Grand mother Lois. In our twautlful Greenwood may wo all sleep there when our work is dono, for when I get up in the resurrection morning I want my congregation all about mo Iu Greenwood thoro is tho resting placo of Goorgo W. Bothuno, onco a minister of Brooklyn Heights, his narao novor sjiokon among intelligent Americans without sug gesting two things eloquence and evangel ism. Iu tlio sani4 tomb sleep his grand mother, Isalxtlln Graham, who was tho chief inspiration of his ministry. You nro not surprised at tho pootry nnd pathos and pulpit powor of tho grandson when you read of tho faith and devotion of his wonderful ances tress. When you rend this lotter, which sho poured out hor widowed soul in longings for a son's salvation, you will not wonder that succeeding generations havo been blossed: New Yonic, Mny 80, int. This day my only son lcftmoln bitter wrinRlnKn of heart: he is nfcaln huiucnetl on tho ocean, (tod's ocean. Tlio Lord saved him from shipwreck-, brought him to my home, and allowed inoouco worn to IikIuIro my affection over him. Ho lias been with mo but a short time, oiiil III havo I Improved It; ho 1 gono from my sight, and my heart burets with tumult uous grlof . Lord havo mercy on tho widow's son, "tho only son of his mother," I olc nothing In all this world for him: I repeat my petition, savo his soul nllre, gh o him salratlon from sin. It Is not tho danger of tho sens that distresses inoj It h not tlio bardshljw hu must undergo: It I not tho dread of uorrr seeing him moro fn this world: HIi becauso I cannot tllsccrn tho fulfillment of tho promlso In him. I cannot discern tlio now birth nor Us fruit, but ovcry symptom of captilty to Baton, tho world and self will. This, this, is what dUtrcsMW mot and In connection with this hit being shut out from ordinances at n dlstnnco from Christians; shut up with thoso who forget God, profane hU namo and break his Bab lain: men who often live and dlo like beasts, yet aro accountable creatures, v. ho must answer for every moment of tlmo, and every word, thought and action. O Lord, many womlcrs hast thou shown mo; thy ways of dealing w Ith m and mite havo not tieen common ones; add this won der to tho rest. Call, eouiert, regenerate and es tablish a sailor In tho faith. Lord, all things are posslblo with tJieo; glorify thy Bon and extend Ids kingdom by sea and land; takn tho prey from tho strong. I roll him over upon theo. Many friends try to comfort mo; miserable comforters' aro they all. Thou art tho Clod of consolation; only confirm to ins thy precious word, on whMi thou cnusedst mo to hopo fa tho day when thou saldst to mo, "Leave thy fath-rleiui children, I will preservo them nth o." Only let this llfo Is) a spiritual Ufa arid I put a blank in thy hand as to all tcmpoml things, I w alt for thy salvation. Amen. With such n grandmother, would you not havo a right to oxxct a George W. Bcthunoi and nil tho thousands converted through hit ministry mny date tho saving power back to Isabella Graham. God till tho earth and tho heavens with such grnudmothorsj wo must somo day go up and thank theso doar old souls. Burely God will lot us go up nnd tell them of tho results of their inllucnco. Among our first questions in heaven will be, "Where 1 grandmother!" They will point her out, for wo would hardly know her oven If wo had seen her on earth, bo bent over with years onco nnd there bo straight, so dim of cyo through tho blinding of earthly tears, and now her oyo as cloar as heaven, so full of aches and pains onco and now so ngilo with celestial health, tho wrinkles blooming into carnation roses, and her step llko tho roo on the mountains. Yes, I must seo hor, my grandmother on my father's sldo, Mary McCoy, descendant of tho Scotch. When I first spoke to an audlcnco in Glasgow, Scot land, nnd felt Bomowhnt diffident, being a stranger, I began by tolling them my grand mother was a Scotch woman, nnd then there went up a shout of wolcomo which mndo mo feel as easy as I do here. I must wo her. You must see thoso womon of tho eurlv Nineteenth century and of tho Eighteenth contury, tho answer of whoso prayers is in your wclfnre today. God bhs nil tho ngod women up and down tho land nnd in all landsl What a happy thing Fomjionlus Attlcus to say when making tho funeral ad dress of his mother: "Thouch I havo resided with her slxty-6ovon years 1 wns nover onco reconciled to her, becnuso thero nover hnp ponod tho lenst discord between us, nnd con sequently thoro wns no need of reconellln- tlou." Mnko it ns easy for tho old folks as you can. When they aro sick get for them tho best doctors. G I vo thorn your arm when tho streets are slippery. Stay with them all tho timo you can. Go homo and seo tho old folks. Find tho plnco for them in tho hymn book. Novor booshamedif thoy prefer styles of apparel a llttlo antiquated. Nover say anything that Implies thoy are in tho wny. Mako tho road for tho last mllo ns smooth as you can. Oh, my I how you will miss her when sho is gone, I would givo tho liouso from over my head to seo mother. I havo so many things I would llko to tell her, things that havo happened iu tho twenty-four years Blnco sho went away. Morning, noon nnd night let us thank God for tho good influences that hnvo como down from good mothers all tho wny back. Timothy, don't forget your Mother Eunice, and don't forgot your Grandmother Lois. And hand down to others this patrimony of blessing. Toss along tho coronents. Mako religion an heirloom from generation to gen eration. Mothers of America, cousecruto youroelvos to God nnd you will help conso cratoull thongcH following! Do not dwell so much on your hardships that you miss your clmnco of wielding an intluenco that shall look down upon you from tho towers of un endless future. I know Martin Luther was right when ho consoled his wife over tho death of their daughter by saying: "Don't tako on so, wlfo, remember that this is n hard vorld for girls." Yes; I go further nud sny: It is a liard world for women. Ayo, 1 go further and say: It is a linnl world for mou. But for all womon and men who trust their bodies and Kmls in tho liaud of Christ tho shining gates will soon swing ojeu. Don't you seo tho klcklyiwlloronthosky! That is tho pallor ou tho cold cheek of tho dying ulght Don't you eo tho brightening of tho clouds! Thnt Is tho 11 ml; on tho warm forehead of tho morning. Cheer up, you nro coming within sight of tho Celestial City. Calio, capital of Egypt, was called "City of Victory." Athens, capital of Oieeco, wns called "City of tho Violet Crown." Bnalbeck was called "City of tho Bun." London was called "Tho City of Masts." Luclan's Imagi nary metropolis lieyoud tho zodlna wns called "Tho City of Lanterns." But tho city to which you Journey hath nil thoso in ono, tho victory, tho crowns, the masts of thoso thnt haolx-cn harbored nfter tho storm. Ayo, nil but tho lanterns nnd tho sun, becnuso thoy havo no ueeil of any other light, sluco tho Lnmh is tho light thereof, atnriit lliilslruit'ii Curious Dritnm. Yes, thoy say thnt tho rcputablo nnd promi nent jieoplo of this city who bellovo in Spiritualism nro numerous. When Mr. M, llnlstciid, of Clnclnuntl, who I known ns Flold Marshal Halstead, was heron week or so ngo ho nud some friends wero talking ou this subject, Tho grent editor didn't bollovo In spirits, KX)h poohed them out of cxlstenco entirely. Nevertheless ho snld ho hnd had a curious dream onco when hownsiu Kuroiio. In his dream n respoctablo procession of Ills dead friends enmo inarching up to him headed by Floms II, l'lympton, formerly ono of his editors ami nn unfaltering Spiritualist. Mr. l'lympton looked ns ho hnd npponrod In llfo, ami so did tho led eyed Kontucky Colonel nnd so did old Jim. Ono of tho members stepjied out from tho ranks nnd said: "Here wo all aro, Halstead; wo'vo como to assuro you thnt this thing of living nfter you nro dead Is true. You nover bellovcd It. Well, tako a look at us, ono nnd nil, nnd seo if wo nro not tho samo old follows that you know In tho flesh." When this gpoakor rotlrod anothor stood forth nnd harangued a while, And thoy re ferred to so ninny things in tho past, and wcro bo circumstantial and convincing, "that, bless mo," said Mr. Halstead, "If thoy didn't mnko mo feel confoundedly uncom fortable" Thinking at last that ho would scatter thorn by ths tlms honored means of tho ready revolver, lin pointed a six shooter nt thorn nud clicked nway But the porverso thing only snapped nnd wouldn't go off, whereat tho spooks laughed, mado fnecs at him, and ridiculed him with undisturbed good nature. Then, bowing with mock hu mility, they left him to his unbolief. Now York Press "Every Day Talk." A Loniled Cako of Koap. A customs Hnwkshaw: "Smugglers must Ho awnko nlghbi trying to cvolvo new scheme to ovndo tho paymont of duties. At least I imnglno thoy must from tho number of now schemes I am constantly obliged to bo on tno lookout for. No sooner do wo begin to watch for passcngors with tho thick soled shoos, mado by European shoemakers to accommo date tho diamond smugglers, than wo "hnvo to keep our eyes open to detect tho womnn with a bonnetful of Jewelry. Wo soizo enough, heaven knows, but not a fiftieth part of tho contraband goods brought into this country aro over detected. "Tho articles which seem to bo most favored by tho smugglers uro diamonds, Jewelry nnd watches, although silks and costly dress goods aro by no means despised. Diamonds, however, hold first rank, becnuso of tholr iwrtnblllty und tho smnll space which they occupy. Search In tho most unlikely places has often revealed a mine of wealth. Only a few days ngo in tho traveling bag of a tourist just arrived was a very iunocent looking plecoof toilet soap, which would never havo been given a second glance by tho lnsjicctor if It hnd not been for tho evident anxiety displayed by tho owner of tho bag to get It back. "Almost ashnmed of himself tho officer pulled out his pockofkulfo nnd nttemptcd to picrco thnt cako of soap. Tho traveler's jaw fell and tho officer's knlfo bind,, inok ,, nii. structlon nt nbout tho nimo tlmo. There wcro just fu.vw worth of rubles nnd dia monds insido of thnt partly used cakol" Jowolors' Weekly. Vliero llus tho Water Oonc? From OlKtCrVntloilS tnniln n1nnrlin.,nl. chain of hikes tho startling discovery has Ural iuuuu umu mo surmcooi all tlio great inland sens has been lowered nearly a foot nnd a half during tho last year. Tho atten tion of vessel men was first drawn to tho fact thnt tho water wus going down lust fall, when numerous and Inoxpllcablo caws of vessels grounding were ivportcd. From tho mlddlo to tho closo of tho last season of navi gation owners nud masters of tho larger class of boats on tho lakes wcro troubled by the low stngo of tho water. Henvy bills of cx jrenso iu relensiug grounded vessels nnd con quont costly delays wero borno by owners. Complaints wcro mndo of insufficient dredg ing nnd government engineers expressed doubt iu soveral cases whcro vessels touched bottom, esjieclnlly iu tho Detroit river aud In Lake St. Clair. Tho causoof this remnrkahlo statoof af fairs is a mystery. Whether somo immenso Buhtcrraneun outlet has suddenly Ix-eii af forded for tho vnst body of water or whether tho tributary streams havo been afrected by drought is a mutter for scientific men to de tijrmlno. Tho opening of navigation will bo looked forward to with interest. Cleveland (O.) Cor. Philadelphia Press. Tlio Wicked Advertiser's Way. Tho British publisher is no longer content mcrclv to defaco thn Inslrln rt l,la luvl-. .. in. advertisement Ho now defaces tho outfilde. no nas tor homo tlmo past taken great Ubortles with tho cheat) railwnv volume monnt tn iu. read nnd thrown nwnv TTmlM ti.n ... - 'J w ... tU IMllllU with somo of tho shilling volumes of standard literature, not meaut to bo thrown away. Now ho has gono a step further, nnd stand ard books of rofcronco bouud In cloth aro handed over to tho wicked advertiser to work his will upon. Tho book I hnvo before mo is "Dod's Feemgo," published by Messrs. Whit taker & Co. Ono sldo of tho cloth cover is stamped oil over in big gold letters and big gold pictures of bottles, nnd a big trademark, which looks llko a griffin trying to rim: a boll.-G. W. Bmnlloy. b A HUtiirfcnl Wliulo's Tootli. W. D. Ogdou, of Jnkimo, W. T., has in his possession a sperm whalo's tooth thnt lias nn interesting history. It Is nbout flvo inches In length, nnd on its polished sides is a por trait of a Spanish lady tattooed with India ink. Tho tooth wns orlglnnlly owned by Cajit. Gray, of tho ship Columhln, and was In tho cabin of his ship when ho sailed up tlio Pnclflo coast on the voyage of exploration which resulted iu tho discovery of tho great rivor which nowMenrs tho nnmo of hisves sol. Now York Evening World. Tlio Showmen' I.ute.t Notion. A comimny Is Iwlng formed in Chicago to remove Llbby prison from Itlchmond, Va., to thnt city. It is proxkcd to tnko down tho famous building, numbering ovory brick, stonoundKhlnglo, trnnsjiortlt to tho western motrojiolls, nnd thero set It up again, with evory brick, stono, beam, JoUt, door, win dow, etc., iu exactly t jo bnino relative place it now occupies, then surround tho wholo by mother building, making tho prison tho roalu feature of an exhibition. Boston 1'rauscrlpt. CALIFORNIA'S Finest .-Production, JAR VIS WIIES and BEAIDIES, PUREST, OLDEST AND BES1 FOR i Medicinal & Family Use The G. M. Jarvis Company , Is located at San Jose, in the lovely Santa Clara Valley, and the picturesque Santa Cruz Mountains, a region that grows every variety of grapes known on the favored Rhine or on the sunny slopes of the Mediterranean. In this beautiful, fertile valley the purple, golden and deli cious grapes arc ripened to perfection, and among these deli cious harvests of vineyard products are made their Choice Port, Golden Sherry, Muscatelle and Madeira TABLE WINES. and from the Reisling Wine they distill the JARVIS' REILING GRAPE BRANDY Which is now the standard of purity and excellence in this country. We were awarded FIRST PRIZE FOR BEST PORT WINE at Illinois State Fair 1872. FIRST PRIZE FOR BRANDY AND WINES at World's Fair, New Orleans. We have taken Seven First Prizes, and have in our possession seven Gold Medals from State Fairs of California. DR. THOS. PRICE, The great assaycr and chemist of San Francisco says: "I have submitted your Brandy to a most searching chemical analysis and find no adulteration, no fusel oil. It is a remarkably pure article." ' DR. BEVERLY COLE, of San Francisco, says: "I have analyzed the Jarvis Reisling Grape Brandy, and find it pure and a genuine good article' The followinis rom the well-known Analytical Chemist of Chicago. THE G.M. JARVIS CO. Gentlemen. I have made comnlete nnnlvspc f x-r.,,,- Wines and Brandies. These tcsrs show me that they are not uiuy Muuuy pure uui mac rney contain all the essential quali ties so much admired by leading wine chemists. J. I-I. LONG, Analytical Chemist Chicago Med. Col. THESE AND HUNDREDS OF OTHERS All testify to the purity, wholesomencss and high standard of mu j.u vis guuus. j. ney are Known tne world over and have become deservedly popular for FAMILIES AM MEDICAL PURPOSE The goods are always to be relied upon; prices low for first class article and put up in packages convenient for all. Their Rich Bartlett Pear Cider s a most delicious, healthy and populardrink ever offered. Made from the Over-ripe Bart lett Pear, boiled down and filtered through charcoal. Jt wil not ferment or spoil. FOR SALE BY ALL DRUGGISTS. THE G. M. JARVIS C6 San Jose, Cal. 39 N. State St. Chicago. W. B. HOWARD, Traveling Salesman. L. L. LINDSETY, Family Supply Agent for Lincoln, Neb. nutritious, as well as the mos THE G. M JARVIS CO '.. i . v.' 1. iO '-t' .Ii r I WHwW -nititiwwwiwiwr inwmwnmirtmim0iixzzxjizm'i 'TtS ' "v " --Trr- rgrlviiar'rr;yy.rgs--t- TOTr-., , ,r r ... m.
