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DH. TALMAQC'3 SUNDAY MORNING
SERMON AT THE TADGRNACLE.
Tlio l:l()iiiriit I'ronrlirr I itu Opt Imlat,
nml l.otilt forward In tlir limn Wlim
I'ltrlut Mill Net III Tlil-nnn llfltweou
Ihn Allrnlmiili'4 nml Nlrrrn .Nevittlm.
IIiidoici.y.n, April W. The Hnv. T. Do Witt
Tnluuigv, l,l preached till morning t tho
TuIhm iincln mi tho subject! "Tho Star Worm
wood, or llrllllaut IlltlvruiwN." Tim musical
exorcise were nwlstcd liy tlm orpin nml
cornet, TlioiiMitnli of voices In tlio main
auditorium nml In tlm adjoining parlor nml
lecture room mid "o'-rldor Joined In slnglngi
We'll crowd Thy giitcs with thankful songs,
lIUli ns tlio lii-rtii'in our tolccs rnl;
"Wlillo iNirtti wild her leu llioiiwtnil tongues
Hlmll llll Thy court with tummllng pnilw.
Professor llrowno rendered Miimtn No. 1 In
D minor, ly Giilllnmut, After Dr. Tnlmago
lind expounded tlm siuviwni of Elijah nt tlio
offorlngof tho llanllte, lm siko n follows!
llovolntlon vlll, KM 1 1 "There fell ti groat
tar from lion von, burning ns It worn u lump,
and It full iimn n thlnl ntrt of tlio rivers nml
upon tho fountains of waters; nml tlioiinmo
of tlio star U called Wormwood."
Patrick and Konth, Thomas Scott, Mitt
thow Henry, AlU-rt llnrno nml nil tlio other
commentator ngrco In saying tlmt tho Star
Wormwood of my text wai Attlln, king tf
tho Huns, llo was mi fulled liecmiNO Iio was
brllllnnt nun ntnr, nnd, like wormwood, ho
embittered everything ho touched. Wo hnvo
tudleil tlm Htnr of Hothlehom.nnd tlm morn
ing Btnr of tlio Hovolnt Ion, nml tlm Htnr of
Pwco, lint my subject this hour cull u to
gnro nt tho Htnr Wormwood, nnd my thomo
Wight lw called llrllllnnt llllU'rnes.
A more extraordinary rlinrnotor history
does not furnish tlian this limn rcferntl to
In my text, Attlln, tlm king of tlm Hum.
Ono tiny n wounded holfer enmo limping
along through tho Holds, nnd n herdsman
followed Kit Woody trnck on tho gross to wo
where the heifer wo wounded, nml went on
bnck, further nnd further, until ho emtio to
A iword fast In tlm earth, tho point downward
M though It had dropped from tho heavens,
nnd ngnlmt tho edge of this sword tho
heifer hint lieen cut, Tho herdsman pulled
up thnt sword nnd presented It to Attlln.
Attlln wild that sword must hnvo dropjicd
from tho heavens from tho grasp of tho god
Mars, nnd It being given to him meant
thnt Attlln should coniuer nml govern
tho wholo enrth. Other mighty 111011
hnvo been tlollghtetl nt liclng cnlled
liberators or tho morel ful or tho good,
but Attlln cnlled himself nnd de
manded that others cnll him tho scourgo of
God. At tho head of 700,000 troops, mounted
on Cappadoclan horses, ho swept everything
from tho Adrlntla to tho Hlnck sea. Ho put
bis Iron heol on Macedonia nnd Greece nml
Thrace, Ho mndo Milan nnd Pavln nnd
Fadun and Vorouii lieg for mercy, which ho
bestowed not. Tho llyrnutlno castles, to
meet his ruinous lovy, put up nt miction
nasslvo silver tables nml vases of solid gold.
A city captured by him, tho Inhabitants
wore brought out nnd put Into throo classes.
Tho first clam, thoso who could bear nrms,
who must Immediately enlist under Attlln or
be butchered; thn second clnss, tho lienutiful
women, who wcro mndo rnpttves to tho
Hans; tho third class, tho aged men ami
women, who wero robbetl of everything and
let go bach to tho city to pny heavy tax.
It was a common saying that tho grass
sever grow ngnltt whoro tho hoof of Attlla's
bono bad trotl. Ills armies reddened tho
waters of tho Belno anil tho Moselle nnd tho
Rhino with enrnngo, nnd fought on tho Cnt
Jonians plains tho fiercest battlo sluco tho
world fctood, U00,000 tlead left on tho field.
On and on until all thoso who could not op
pose him with arms lay prostnito on their
faces In prnyer; nnd, n cloud of iltmt seen In
tho dlstnuco, n bishop cried: "It Is tho aid
of God;" and nil tho jxwplo took up tlio cryt
"It Is tlio aid of God." As tho cloud of dust
was blown osldo the bnimcrs of nxnforclng
armies marched In to help ngnlnst Attlla,
tho scourge of God. Tho most unimportant
occurrences ho used oa a sucrnntural re
source, nnd after throo months of failure to
capture tho city of Amitloln nnd his army
bad given up tho siege, tho (light of a stork
nml her young from tho tower of tho city
was taken by him as a sign that ho wns to
capture tho city, and his army Inspired with
the same occurrence resumed tho siego nml
took tho walls nt a point from which tho
stork hnd emerged. Ho brilliant wns tho
conqueror in nttlro that his enemies could
not look at him, but shaded their eyes or
turned their beads.
Slain on tho ovcnlngof his marriagoby
his bride lldlco, who was hired for tho as
sassination, his follower bewailed him not
with tears but with blood, cutting themselves
with knives and lances. Ho was put Into
three cofllns, tho first of Iron, tho second of
silver, atul the third of gold. Ho was burled
at night, and Into bis gravo wcro poured tho
Most valunblu coin nml precious stones,
amounting to tho wealth of a kingdom. Tho
(ravo diggers, and nil thoso who assisted nt
the burial wero massacred so that it would
never be known where to much wealth was
entombed. Tho Homan empire conquered
tho world, but Attlla conquered tho Roman
empire. Ho was right In calling himself n
scourge, but Instead of being tho fccourgo of
God ho was tho scourgo of hell. Decauso of
his brilliancy and bitterness tho commenta
tors wcro right in beliovtug him to bo tho
star Wormwood of tho text. As tho regions
he devastated wcro parts most opulent with
fountains and streams and rivers, you nee
how graphlo my text 1st "There fell n great
star from heaven, burning as it wcro a lamp,
and It fell upon tho thlnl part of tho rivers,
and upon tho fountains of waters; nnd tho
name of the star is called Wormwood."
Havo you over thought how many embit
tered lives there are ubout us, misanthropic,
morbid, acrid, snturulnol Tho European
plant from which wormwood Is oxtmctcd,
artemUla absinthium, is a perennial plant
and all tho year round it is ready to oxudo
its oil Ami in many human lives thero is n
perennial distillation of acrid experiences.
Yea, there are somo whose wholo work is to
ahed a baleful Intluenco on others. Thero nro
Attilas of tho homo, or Attilos of tho social
clrclo, or Attilas of tho church, or AtUlas of
tho state, and ono-thlrd of U10 waters of nil
the world, if not two-thirds tho wuters, are
poisoned by tho falling of the star Worm
wood. It Is not complimentary to human
nature that mott meu, as soon as thoy got
great power, become overbearing. Tho more
power men hnvo tho bettor, If their jwwor bo
used for good. Tho lens power men havo tho
better, If they uno it for ovlL
Birds clrclo round and round nnd round
before thoy swoop upon thnt which thoy are
aiming for. And If my dlscouruo so far has
been swinging round and round, this moment
H drops straight on your heart and asks tho
question! Is yourllfo toothers a benedic
tion or an emblttermont, n blessing or a
eorse, 11 balsam or & wormwood!
Homo of you, 1 know, are morning stars,
and you are making the dawning llfo of your
efclldren bright with gracious influences, and
you are leamlng,uxm all tbe opening enter;
prises of phllautbroplo and Christian en
tlaavor, nnd you ure heralds of that day of
gospellattlon which will yet flood the moun
tains nnd rnlloys of our sin cumed earth.
Hull, morning star! Keep on shining with
t'littiurngemeut nnd Christian hope.
Home of you nro evening Mnrn, nml you
nre cheering tlio Inst days of old people, nml
though n cloud sometimes romm over you
through the imrul(iiKuixs or uiinwoiinlilo
iicjui of your old father nml mother, It Is only
fnrn moment, nnd tho star soon comes out
clear ngnlu ami Is seen from nil tlm balconies
of tlm nelghlKirhood, Tlio old oop!o will
forgive your ocfnulounl shortcomings, for
they Ihcnuclvcs sovernl times lost their
iwtloneu with you when you wero young nml
shipped you when you did not tliwervn It.
Ilnll, evening sturl Hnugon the darkening
sky your diamond coronet.
Hut nro nuy of you tlm star Wormwoodl
Do you scold nnd growl front the thrones
paternal or mnternnlf Are your children
overlastlngly ieckttl ntl Aro you nlwnys
crying, "Hush!" to tlm merry voices nnd
swift feet nnd their laughter, which ixvn
slounlly trickles through nt wrong times nnd
Is supprt'smsl by them until they can hold It
no longer nml nil tho harriers hurst into un
limited guirnw nml ciiehlmintlou, ns In high
weather tlm water has trickled through n
slight ojienlng In the mill dam, but afterward
makes wider nml wider breach until It car
ries nil lieforo It with Irresistible freshet. Do
not bo ton much nlft'iidcd nt tho uolw your
children now mnko. It will bo still enough
when ono of them Is dead. 'Then ytui would
glvo your right liniid to heaf ono shout
from their silent voices or one step from
tlm still foot. You will not nuy of you
have to wnlt very long liofore jour Iioiiro Is
stiller thnn you want It, Atnsl thnt thero
nre so many homes not known to tho Boclety
for flm Prevention of Cruelty to Children,
where children nro put 011 tho limits nml
wlinckcd nnd culTed nml cnr-pullcdnml sense
lessly railed to order nml answered sharp and
suppressed until It Is it wonder thnt under
such processes thoy do not nil turn out Mo
docs nnd Nana Bahlbs.
What Is your Inlluenco upon tho nelghlior
hood, tho town or tho city of your reshlencol
I will suppose thnt you nre n star of wit,
Whnt kind of rnys do you shoot forthl Do
you uvi thnt splomlld faculty to Irrmllnto tho
world or to mnklo Itl I bless nil tho npos
tolla college of humorists. Tho man thnt
mnkes mo Inugh Is my benefactor. I do not
thank anybody to mnko mo cry. I can do
thnt without nuy nsslstnneo. Wo nil cry
enough nnd hnvo enough to cry nlmut. God
bless nil skillful punsters, nil rcpnrteelsts, nil
propoumlers of ingenious conundrums, nil
those who mirthfully surprise us with tin
lisunl juxtaposition of words. Thomas Hood
and Charles Lamb nml Sidney Smith hnd it
tllvlno mission, nnd so hnvo their successors
In these times. Thoy stir Into tho ncld liover
ngo of llfo tho saccharine, Thoy mako tho
cup of earthly existence, which Is sometimes
stale, effervesce ami bubble. They placnto
animosities. Thoy foster longovlty. Thoy
slay follies and absurdities which nil the
sermons of nil tho pulpits cannot reach.
Thoy hnvo for examples Klljnli, who mndo
fun of tho Itanlltcs when they called down
fire and It did not come, suggesting tlmttholr
lienthon god had gouo hunting, or wns off on
n journey, or wns asleep ami nothing but
vociferation could wako him, snyingt "Cry
nloud for ho Is a god; either ho is talking or
pursuing or jierndventure ho sleejicth nnd
mutt bo awaked." They hnvo nn example in
Chrlxt, who with healthful sarcasm showed
tip tho lying, hypocritical Pharisees, by sug
gesting thnt such perfect )coplo lilto them
selves needed no Improvements, snyingt "Tho
wholo need not n physician, but they that
nro sick."
Hut whnt uso nro you making of your wltf
Is It liesmlrched with profanity and unclean
nesst Do you employ it In amusement nt
physical defects for which tho victims nre
not respouslblof Are your powers of mimicry
used to put religion in contempt! Is it n
bunch of nettlesomo Invectlvot Is It a bolt
of unjui-t scorul Is it fun nt others' mis
fortune? Is It glee nt their disappointment
and defentl Is it blttorncss put drop by drop
Itttonciip! Is it llko tlm squeezing of nrto
mlsla nbslnthlttm into a draught already dl
tnstefully pungent! Then you are tho Btar
Wormwood. Yours Is tho fun of n rnttle
snnko trying how well tt can sting. It is tho
f tut of a hawk trying how quick it can strike
out tho eyo of n dove.
Hut I will chnngo this, nnd I will gupposo
you nro n star of, worldly prosierlty. Then
you havo largo opportunity. You can en
courage, thnt artist by buying titr picture.
You can improvo tho Ileitis, tho stables, tho
highway, by introducing higher stylo of
fowl nnd horso nml cow nnd sheep. You can
bless tho world with omologlcal achlovo
inont In tho orchards. You can advance
arboriculture and arrest this ilouthful icono
clasm of tho American forests. You can put
it pleco of sculpture into tho nlcho of that
public academy. You can endow a college.
You can stocking a thousand bnro foot from
tho winter frost. You can build a church.
You can put a missionary of Christ on that
foreign shore. You can help ransom n world.
A rich man with his heart right. Can you
tell mo how much good a James Lennox or n
Georgo Poabody or a Peter Cooper or a Will
iam E. Dotlgo ditl whllo living, or is doing
now that ho is dead! Thero is not a city,
town or neighborhood that has not glorious
specimens of consecrated wealth.
Hut suppose you grind tho fnco of tho poor.
8upioso when a mnn's wages are duo you
mnko him wait for them liecauxo ho cannot
help himself. Supjiose that because his
family Is sick anil he has hnd oxtra expenses
ho should politely ask you to raise his wnges
for this year, nml you roughly tell him If ho
wnnU a better plnco to go nnd get it. 8up
poo by your manner you net as though ho
wcro nothing nnd you wcro everything.
Supposo you nro selfish nnd ovcrliearing ami
arrogant. Your first name, ought to bo At
tlla, nnd your last name Attlla, becauso you
nro tho star Wormwood nnd you hnvo em
bittered ono-thlrd, If not three-thirds, of tho
wntors thnt roll ast your employes and
operatives and dependents and associates,
and tho long lino of carriages which the un
dertaker orders for your funeral in ordor to
mako tho occasion rospectablo, will bo filled
with twlco as many dry, tearless eyes as thero
aro persons occupying them. Tho clumsy
pall bearers may mnko tho gates of your
sopulchor quako by striking your silver
bundled coflltt ngnlnst them, but tho world
will feel no jar as you go out of it.
There is ait erroneous idea abroad that
thero aro only n few geniuses. Thero nro
millions of them; thnt is, men nml women
who havo ospectnl adaptation and quickness
for some ono thing. It may bo great, it may
bo small Tho clrclo may bo llko tho clrcum
ferenco of tho earth or no larger thnn a
thimble, Thero aro thousands of geniuses
hero this morning, ami in somo ono thing
you nro n star. Whnt kind of a star are
you! You will bo in this world but a few
minutes. As compared with eternity tho
stay of tho longest life on earth is not moro
than a mlntito. Whnt are wo doing with
that minute! Aro wo embittering' tho domes
tic, or social, or political fountains, or are
wo llko Moses, who, when tho Israelites in
the wilderness complained that tho waters
of Lake Maruh wero bitter nml they could
not drink thorn, their leader cut otf the
branch of a certain tree and throw that
branch Into tho water, and It beenmo sweet
and stakod tho thirst of tho suffering host!
Aro wo with a branch of the tree of life
sweetening all tho brackish fountains that
we can touch! Dear Lord, send uu all out
on thy mission. All nrmind us embittered
lives, cmbltterisl by jiersecutlon, embittered
by hyiiorerltlclmii, embittered by overty,
embittered by nlu, embittered by In
justice, embittered by sin. Why not
go forth nnd sweeten them by
( simio, ny inspiring wonis, iy iieno
, fnctlous, by hearty counsel, by prnyer,
1 by gosH'lled bohnvlor. Let us remember
tnni it wo nre wormwtKxi to others wo nro
wormwood to ourselves, nml our llfo will Is)
bitter nnd our eternity bitter. Tho Gospel
of Jesus Christ Is tho only sweetening power
thnt is sulllclent It sweetens the tllosl
Hon. It sweetens tho manners. It sweetens
life. It sweetens mysterious Providences.
It sweetens nllllctlous. It sweetens tleutli.
It sweetens everything. I hnvo hennl people
nsketl In soclnl co'iipnnyt "If you could havo
three wishes grntiflcd whnt would your three
wishes Ih)I" If I could hnvo Ihreo wlnhes
met this morning 1 tell you what they would
Ik). First Mora of tho grnco of God. Sec
ond Mora of tho grnco of God. Third
Moro of tlm grnco of God, In tho door ynnl
of my brother John, missionary lu Amoy,
China, thero Is tt tree cnlled the ciiiiert)r
tree, tho two chnractcrlstlcs of which nro
thnt it nlwnys grows higher thnn Its sur
roundings, nml Its leaves take tho form of n
crown. If this cmieror trco bo (limited by n
roso hush It grows a llttlo higher thnn tho
bush, nml sjirends out ubovo it a crown. If
It lie planted by tho side of another trco it
grows n llttlo higher than thnt trco nml
spreads nbovo Uncrown. Would God thnt
this religion of Christ, n more wonderful
eni)cror tree, might overshadow nil your
lives; nro yatt lowly Ih munition or clrcum
stance, putting over you Its crown; nre you
high lu talent nnd position, (Hitting over you
Its crown. Oh, for moro of tho wiccharino
In our lives and loss of tho wormwood!
Whnt Is true of Individuals Is true of tui
tions, God sots them up to revolvo ns stars,
but thoy mny fall wormwood.
Tyro tho ntmospheru of tho desert fra
grant with spices coming lu caravans to her
fairs; all sens cleft Into fonm by tho keels of
her lnden merchantmen; her markets rich
with horses nnd camels from Tognrmnh,
hor bazaars lllled with upholstery from
Dedan, with emeralds and coral nml ngnto
from Syria, with wines from Hellion, with
embroidered work from Ashur and Chll
mad. Whoro now tho gleam of her towers,
where tho roar of her chariots, where tho
mnsU of her ships! Lot tho fishermen who
dry their nets where oneo sho stood, let tho
sea thnt rushes upon tho lnurenncss where
onco sho challenged tho admiration of all na
tions, lot tho barbarians w ho set their rutin
tents where onco her palaces glittered, an
swer tho question. Sho wns a star, but by
hor own sin turned to wormwood and bus
fallen.
Hundrcd-gntcd Thebes for nil tlmo to bo
tho study of nntlquarlan and hleroglyphlst;
her sttiieudous ruins spread over twenty
seven miles, her sculptures presenting In
figures of warrior and chariot tho victories
with which tho now forgotten kings of Egypt
shook tho nations; her obelisks nml columns;
Carnnonml Luxor, tho stuiemlous temples
of her prltlo. Who can Imugino tlm greatness
of Thebes lu those days, when tho hlpKxlromo
rang with her sports and foreign royalty
bowed nt her shrines and her avenues roared
with tho wheels of processions In tho wnko of
returning conquerors! What dashed down
tho vision of chariots nml temples nml
thrones! Whnt hands pulled upon tho
columns of hor glory! Whnt ntthlcranrai
defaced tho sculturod wall nnd broke obelisks
mid left her lndierlbnblo temples great
skeletons of granite! Whnt spirit of de
struction spread tho lair of wild beasts in her
royal fcepulchers, and taught tho miserable
cottagers of today to build huts in tho courts
of her temples, nnd sent desolation and ruin
skulking behind tho obelisks and dodging
nmong the sarcophagi and leaning ngulnst
tho columns nnd stooping under tho arches
and weeping in tho water which go mourn
fully by, as though thoy were carrying tho
tears of all ages! Let tho mummies break
their long silence nnd come up to shiver In
the desolation, ami (olnt to fallen gates nnd
slmttored statues nnd dofneed sculpture, re
sponding! "Thebes built not ono temploto
God. Thebes hated righteousness ami loved
sin. Thebes, was n star, but sho turned to
wormwood nnd has fallen."
Babylon with her SAO towers nml her
brazen gates ami hor embattled walls, tho
splendor of tho earth guthercd within her
(Milnccs, her hanging gardens built by
Nebuchadnezzar to pleaso his brido Amylttas,
who had been brought up in a mountainous
country and could not endure tho lint country
round Babylon, thoso hanging gardens built,
terrnco abovo terrace, till at tho height of
100 feet thero wero woods waving and
fountains playing, tho verdure, tho follngo,
the glory looking as If n mountain were on
tho wing. On tho tip top a king walking
with his queen, among statues snowy white,
looking up nt birds brought from distant
lands, and drinking out of tankards of solid
gold, or looking ofr over river ami lakes u
on nations subdued nnd tributary, crying,"Is
not this great Babylon which I hnvo built!"
What lmtterlng ram smote the walls! What
plowshare upturned tho gardens! Whnt nr
my shattered tho brazen gates! What
long, llerce blast of storm put out this
light which illuminated tlm world! What
crash of discord drovo down tho muslo
that poured from pnlnco window ami gar
den grove, nml cnlled tho banqueters to their
revel nml the dancers to their feet! I walk
upon tho sceno of desolation to find nn an
swer nnd (ilck up pieces of bitumen nnd
brick and broken (lottery, tho reinnlns of
Bnbylon, nml as in tho silonce of tho night I
hear tho surging of that billow of desola
tion which rolls over tho sceno, I hear tho
wild waves saying, "Babylon was proud.
Babylon was impure. Babylon was a stur,
but by sin sho turned to wormwood and hns
fnllon."
From tho persecutions of the Pilgrim
Fathers and the Huguenots in other lands
God sot upon thoso shores a nation. Tho
council tires of tho aborigines went out in
tho greater light of a free government. Tho
sound of tho war whoop was exchanged for
tho thousand wheels of enterprise nnd pro
gross. Tho mild winters, tho fruitful sum
mers, tho healthful skies charmed from other
lands a rnco of hardy men who loved God
and wanted to bo free. Before the wood
man's nx forests fell, nml roso again into
ships' masts nml churches' pillars. Cities
on tho banks of lakes begin to rival
cities by tho sen, Tho land quakes with
the rush of tho rail cur ami tho
waters are churned white with tho
steamer's wheel. Fabulous bushels of western
wheat meet on tho way fabulous tons of
eastern coal Furs from the north pass on
tho rivers fruits from tho south. And trad
ing In the same market is Malno lumberman
ami South Carolina rico merchant mid Ohio
farmer mid Alaska fur dealer. Ami churches
and schools and asylums scatter light ami
lovo and mercy and salvation upon 00,000,000
of (icople.
, I pray that our nation mny not copy tho
crimes of tho nations that havo (icrlshcdiid
our cup of blessing turn to wormwood and
llko them we go down. I am by nature ami
by grace an optimist, and I ox(ect that this
country will continue to advnnco until tho
world shall put on millennial era, ami that
when Christ comes ngaitt he will set lilsthroiie
somewhere between tho Allcghanies and tho
Sierra Nevodaa. But bo not deceived. Our
ouly safety Is in righteousness towurd God
nnd Justlco townrd mnn. If wo forgot ttK
goodness of tho Iinl to this land, nml brenk
HIsHnblmths, nml Improvo not by tho tllro
disasters thnt hnvo ngnln nml again como to
usiisit (icople, nml wnleuru n saving lesson
neither from civil wnr nor raging tpldemlc,
nor drought nor mildew nor scourgo of locust
nnd grnsshopiicr, If tlm political corruption
which hint K)ioneil tho fountains of public
vlrtunniul lellined the high places of nuthor
Ity, making free government nt times a hiss
ing nml n byword lu nil tho enrth; If tho
drunkenness nnd licentiousness Hint stngger
nnd blaspheme lu tho streets of our great
cities, ns though they wererenchlng after tho
fiimo of a Corinth nml n Sodom, nro not re
IKMitcd of wo will yet seo tho smoko of our
uiitiou'rirulu; the pillars of our tintlonitl and
stnto cnpltnls will fnll mora disastrously
than whon Kamjivm pulled down Dugou;
nml future historians will record iiku tho
pngo Is'dowcd with generous tears tlm story
thnt the free nation of the west nroso in
spl'indor which mndo tho world stare. It
had magnificent KsslhllitlcK. It forgot God.
It hntet! Justice. It hugged Its crime. It
hulled on Its high inarch. It reeled under
tho blow of culiiiulty. It fell. And ns It
was going down nil tho tlcsotlsuis of cnrlh
from tho top of bloody thmiiM began to
shout! "Aim, so would wo hnvo It," whllo
struggling nml tippii-ved jieoples looked out
from dungeon birs with tears nml groans
nml cries of untold ngony, tho scorn of thoso
nml the woo of these uniting lu tho oxclnmn
tlom 'Look yonder I There fell tt great stnr
from heaven, burning 11s It wero n lamp,
find Itfell upon tho thlnl part of tho rivers
nml tiKn the fountains of waters; anil tho
nnmo of the star Is called Wormwoodl'1
MEN OF NEWSPAPER NOTE.
Wlmt tho Tress Snys In tlio Wily
of
(lol llituri'stlui; I'lirneniplis.
Henry Bergh wrote four (days in his youth.
Tho Prince of Wales' favorite author Is
Mncnulity.
Glailstouo Is snltl to hnvo got X2.V) for n
magazine article.
Tho sultan went Into mourning for Em
peror Wllllnm, although it Is contrary to
Turkish custom.
Bronson Howard recently mndo tho witty
remark that ho would rather bo plnyrlght
thnn bo president.
Gen. Von Moltko says thnt Gen. Boulnngcr
"knows something." From such a pessimist
ns Von Moltko this Is high praise,
A peer of Englnml, who Is somo whnt hard
uji financially, has accepted nn eugngemvnt
ns traveling man to well known firm of piano
tinkers.
Oscnr Wildohn's hnd his tllnlng room nnd
nil the furniture in It painted white, for the
reason thnt "dead white Is tho only buck
ground ngnlnst which n man looks plctur
csquo In evening dress."
In nn intervlow between Henry M, Stanley
nnd n uows(wicr corrcsjiondent the distin
guished explorer snltl: "I hnvo been in
Africa seventeen years, nml I hnvo never
met n man who would kill 1110 if I folded my
hands."
Mr. Lnbouchcro says tho prlnco Inqicrlnl of
Russia Is so weak, both mentally and physi
cally, that In less oxnltcd circles ho would lo
rognrded as being within measurnblo distance
of congenital idiocy.
Enqieror William was chivalrous toward
woman of all degrees. He kissed the hands
of ladles who wcro of his clrclo when he met
them in private, and, llko Louis XIV, ho
would stand nsido to let a house maid go
past him. .
Tho great Hungarian patriot, Louis Kos
suth, believes that his llfo Is nearly ended.
He has been residing for tho Inst U.A years
at Turin, Italy, engaged lu completing his
biography. Ho is Hearing tho bUth year of
his ngo.
Although Robert Bonner tins owned tlic
fastest horses in tlm country, nnd Is ever on
tho alert for now acquisitions, It is snltl thnt
ho rarely goes to wltnetM 11 horso nice nnd
never bets on one. He never drives u hoiu
on Suudny, and nover Hermits ono of lit
horses to tie driven on that tiny.
M. Hnpst, n Paris jeweler, in n recent lect
lite alleged thnt tho sacredly glial dctl baton
of Chnrlemngno Is nothing more than a mil
slchinV. baton, ami that underneath tho red
velvet surrounding tho hnmllo nre engraved
tho wordsi "This baton Is my projierty,
, singer in Notre Dame, H&0."
Count Znng, who died in Vienna recently,
mndo a fortune of $S, 000,000 by tho sale of
Vienna bread. In lSI'J ho opened tho llrt
shop in Paris for tho production of Vienna
bread, nml tho bakery still exists on the Hue
lUchcllcu under the uama of tho MaUon
Zang. Znng wns sometimes spoken. of iu
"tho well-bread count,"
It is a somewhat singular fact that Ad
miral Porter, tho bend of the navy, should
receive a higher salnry than tho commander
of tho armies. Ho is paid $10,000 n year,
whllo Lieut, Gen. Hheridnu receives only
(11,000, although the latter U allowed a com
mutation of (100 a mouth for quarters and
forngo for four horses. Gen. Bhcrmnu, as
general of the army, and Gen. Grant also re
ceived tl3,000.
Em(ieror Frederick rises dally at 7:!K)
o'clock, when ho takes n cup of (icptonizcd
chocolate. At IhiK) o'clock ho bus breakfast,
which consists chiefly of fish, (loultry or
cavlnr. At I o'clock ho dines on soup, fish, 11
joint and a sweet. At 4 o'clock ho takes cof
fee ami nt 8 o'clock ho has n supper of meat
or (KHiltry. Tho enqicror drinks much milk,
which Is sometimes qualified with a llttlo
whisky. Ho also drinks much mineral
water, which is said to bo very beneficial to
him, but ho drinks little wine.
Now Explorer Do Brnzin turns up in Pnris
and confuses tlio rumor monger by declaring
thnt bo Is not dead, that ho has not been
lighting tho Ogowe natives, nnd that ho has
not spent In seven mouths all tho money
voted him for twclvo, till of which interest
ing items hnvo lieen uprend abroad within
tho pnt year. Tho governor of tho French
Congo snys, moreover, thnt tho tntdo with
tho Ogowo trilies lnt year reached tho rospec
tablo total of 110,000, more than double tho
amount of 18S0; that hois nt pcaeo with ev
erybody, has two steamboats running, nml is
1 getting a part of tho Congo Ivory truilo
away from the Congo State.
Count Hcrlssou, in hi recently published
elaborate defense of Marshal Bnznlne, enti
tled "La Lcgcndo do Metz," (Kiliits out that
n cruel fate hits overtaken all the principal
actors lu tho trial of that general. D'Att
tllau, tho chief witness ngnlnst him, has just
been sentenced to llvo years' Imprisonment
as a trader in decorations; tho Ducd'Aumnlu,
who presided over tbo court martini, I ex
iled; Col. I tool was shot as u Communist;
GamUtta tiled a trnglo death; Boycnvnl
committed suicide, mid Valcourt, Gumbctta's
ucretiiry, was sentenced to ten years' impris
onment for frauds committed in Belgium.
All tho generals composing tho court which
tried Bnzalno cither aro dead or have been
retired.
IHkIm-sI llnWoon Asernt.
Tho highest recorded lwlloou ascent was
by Olalsher and Coxwell from Wolverhamp
ton, England, Sept. 6, lbtU. They roso to
tho height of seven miles. According to
Gluishcr, lu :i,&00 balloon ascension only
fifteen deaths havo occurred. Chicago Herald.
CALIPOlN 1 A'S
Finest: Production.
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Jams' California Pear Cider.
This delicious summer beverage Is mndo
.................... ,, tub iii-igm ui me ripening scaiun many tons ot penrs become too
r pc for shipping or canning purposes, they can then be utallzed by pressing them Into
elder. I he fresh juice Is boiled down two gallons Into one, nnd is then strained through
pulverized char conl. This hcntlm?. condensing nnd Ktrnlnlnrrrntiini,.t.i, ,!........ ?
mcntatlon.and the cider cvsr nftcrwnrds remains sweet nml inwl nml u ,.. i,..-i.u "
nnd nutritious article for family use.
Knowing there arc many spurious ciders
bMmi.iuun nun mc cuuncm, testimonial ot
riIE G.
San Jose, California.
THE G. M. JAR VIS CO., Gentlemen: V""U't' Jmy 7l"' ,B7'
I have made mnilc n chemical examination of the sample of Jnrvls' Pear Cider
submitted to me a few days ngo, and would report these points among others noted.
xti .ilium is non-niconouc ami nns n spccllic gravity of 10.65. The total cxtrac
tlvc matter amounts to 10.25 per cent., containing only .025 per cent of free acid. The
T -7 1 , .,,""'"
ncld or foreign substance added for color or
I uclievo it, therefore, to consist simply of the juice of the Pear ns represented.
Yours truly,
J. II. LONG, Annlj ileal Chemist,
Chicago Medical College.
THE C. M. JARVIS C6 THE C. M JARVIS CO.
San Jose, Cal. 39 N. State St. Chicago.
W. B. HOWARD,' Traveling Salesman.
FOR SALE
Druggist and Leading Wine Merchants.
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In California, from very ripe mellc
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sold In this market we offer the above
rrot. j. 11. Long. Vert Kespcctfully
M: JARVIS CO., -Sole" Proprietors,"
39 N. State Sticet, Chicago.
Y ,uunu '" ,ruu juices. I nd no other
tlavor.
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