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&M ft,t9H mmi0mSbmimwatumMtmm!aetmi.imitimtmimtwiK ballot nox ORswoni). DR. TALMAGE'S DISCOURSE ON A MIGHTY INSTITUTION. Ilia ttiillnt Ilium of Hid Anrlciitn The IiiiKirtiiiiio nf tho llullot lit (lo.cru incut I liu rilii of tlm llullot IVciilt urltln nf it I'M 'lilrntliil ('nnipiilpi. I IIiiooki.yn, Nov 4 At tlio TutxriMrlo tbis morning tlio Itov T Do Witt Tnlumco, D I) , expounded some j iss.iki of Scripturo nlmilt ancient olitlcs. Ho gavo out tlio i liymti: Arm of tlio l.onl, TrisKv,watol i I'nt on Hi strength, Uio nations .tinko. I Thodoctor's textual: "Two cubits nml n linlf was tlio length of it, nm! a cubit mid n Imlf tlio brcft'lth of it, ami n cubit ntnl ti linlf UlO llClftlt of it." KxOlltlSXXXVll, I. HoMlllli Loot, nt It tlioRiicrodi'lii'Stof tlionnoioliK It wn: about ilvo foot long, time fitt uitlo mul tlirco foot lilgb. It was within ntnl out of ptiroKolil. On tbo top of It ktotxl two nugols fining ench ollior with outspiv.nl wings In t lint microti box wns tlio l.iw, mid UlC'lOWlTO In It a Rifiit many pit clous (.tones. With th.it box went tho fntoof tho iiutioii. Cnrrltnl In front of tho host, tho waters of thoJordin paitul. Divinely chiin;i'(l, cost I, pi colon;, inmuculoils box. No unholy bunds Illicit l.i) hold of It. It wns called tho nil; of tliu coven tut. Hut j ou will iiiiilcrntiiiiil It was a Imi, tho most precious box of tho iircs. Win ro is It now? Uono foruv or. Notncrjpt of ehui eh or museum of tho woild has a liagmeiit of it. Hut Is not this tuition Cod's chosen people? Hao wo not passed tluougb tho lied son? Hnxo wo not been led with u pill ir of llro by n'glitf tins this nation no arl; of the cove mint? Vcs, tlio ballot Ikix, tho sacred chest of tho nation, tho arl: of tho American cove nant. In ft Is tho law, in it is thoillvluo and tho human will, in It is tho fatoof tho nation. Can led in flout of our host again and again tho wutirsof national trouhlo hae parted. Mighty i.i li of tbo covenant, tho American ballot bo It is it very old bjx. In Athens, long bcfoio tlio art of printing, tlio jieoplo dropjK'd pchhls into it to gio ex pression to their sentiments. After that Ivans w vio dropped Into it n whlto bean for tho nlllim.itivc, n black bean for tho nega tive. After that, when they wished to oto a man out of citizenship they would wiito his iiniuo upon a shell and drop that into tho box. Tin: maiiTiNUbs or tub iiali.ot nox. 0 Council and Uroto mid Cobdcu and Ma c.iulay nudUladstouo fought great buttles in tho introduction of tho ballot Ikixcm in Kng laud, and today it is ono of tho fastnesses of that nation, it Is ono of tho corner stones of our government. It is older than tho consti tution. In it is our national safety. Tell mo what will bo tho fato of tho American ballot box, tho in I. of tlio Aiuct lean cov uiant, and I will tell ou what will bo tho f.ito of this nation. Gl o tho peoplo onco n J ear, or onco in four cm s, an opiwrtuiiity to epiess their political sentiments, nud 3011 practkally avoid lusuricctioii and revolution. Kitlier glvo them the ballot or tlicy will tal.u tlio sword. Without tho ballot lot lltcru can bo no f 1 co republican Institutions. Mil ton isiting in Italy noticed that on the bides of Vesuvius rjaideuers and firiuers weiv at work vvhllo tho volcano won in eruption, and lie asked them if they wcro r-afo. "Vcs," said tho farmers and tho gaiileuei-h, "it is safe; all tho danger is lforu tho eruption; then comes eartliipinko nud teiror, but Just us soon us tho volcano begins to pour forth lava wo all feel at lost." It is the siippicsskmof political sentiment, tho suppression of ptlbllo opinion, that makes moral earth miko and national carthipjako. Lot pub lic opinion pour forth, and that gives satisfaction, and that gives iieace, nud that gives pet nianeucy to Rood gov ernment. And Jet, though tho ballot box is tho sacred ehitt unci tho ai 1: of tho Amci icau covenant, jou know its well ns I know it has its bvvoiii (ilitagonisU, and I projioso thii morning, In Ood's namouiidns n Christian pati iot, to let I eforo jou tho names of somo of thoHwo.iieULiuicsof this uicrc.il cluiL, tU ml: ot tho Auicricnii covenant, tho lullr-i box. io.Noitv.NCi: as av uij;itn.NT i.v tomtics. Tlist, I icuiarl;, Ignorauco is a inl'hty foo. Other things U-ing ctpiai, tho mom intelli gence a in 111 h is tho lietter ho Is cm ilillc.il to exeiciso tho light of MilTr.ige. Vou huvo been ten, llfteen, twenty, thirty jean study ing Amu nun institutions, juu have can vassed .11 thogieit (piestlousnbouttariirniid homo 1 ulo anil all tho educational questions, mid evtrjthin 1:1 Auiuicnii (KilUics jou nro .ve.l aiqutiiiiidl with Vou consider jour self competent to cut 11 V oto ne.t Tuewlay, illld jou mo comieteiit Vou will tal.o jour position In tho lino of electois, jou w.U wait for join tin 11 to c'umo, tho Jiidu of election will auuoum.0 jour name, jou will ciV- jour vo'i and (i'.ss out. Well ilone. Hut 1 ijht behind jou llu.ro will conio a in 111 who ciuuot spill tho inmoiif comp tiollir, or attoiii"j- or major. II canned wnte, oiif ho can vvnto ho uses it small "1" foi tho personal prouou 1. Ho could not tell nn which side of tlio Allegheny mountains Ohio Is. IMiif.itcd can 11 j birds, educated hui sos know 111010 than he. Ho will cast his vote mid it will lulauco jour vote. His ig norauco is as mighty iu jour intelligence That is not 1 ight. All men of fair mind w ill uckuovv lodge that that is not 1 ight. I'ntil 11 man can lead tho Dici.iialiou of Imlccnil cueo mid tho constitution of tho United Htiitcs, and calculato tho iuteiist on tho Amci lean debt, mi 1 know tho diiTeicuce bo tvvcen n lopublicaii foim of Government nud II muuaichj or a despotism, ho I J unlit to ox crciso tho 1 ight of siiffi ago at any lu lot box between Key West mid Alaska. In lb7J lu Ihigland theio wcro 2,000,000 childicu who ought to have been in school. Theio weio only 1,:KXJ,000, lu other words, nbotit U) per cent., and of tho 60 per cent, not iiiuio than 5 per cent, got mij thing worthy thoiuimoof an education. Now, tal.o that forcigu ignorauco mid add it to our American ignorance, mul there will bo in Novomlxr thousand uud thousands cf jicoplo who aro 110 moioquaUllud to exeiciso tho light of suf fiago than to luctliio on astionomj. How uio tluso thJugb to boconected? l)y laws of compulsory education, well executed. 1 go iu foi 11 law uhieh, uftei giving fair warning for n few viis, tlmll uuko iguoiauco u crime 'lheio is ut excuse for Iguoi unco 011 these subjects iu this laud, whilothocoiiiiuoii schools make Lmmlcdo us flee ns tho fresh ;ilrof he.iveii. 1 would itav a it board of ex Uininatioii seated beiiidu tho olllceisof icgis tratiuii, mid let them decidw w hethei tho men wbocomoup to vote li.no all) capacity to bo mount chs iu a lmd whero wo mo all mou iirchs. Ono ef tho most awful foes of tho Auieiicnu ballot box today is popular iguor diieo. JMuc.ito tho leojile, gno them mi oppoitumty to know uud uii(U)i.t uul what they do. If they will not tal.o tlio ujuealion, deny them tho vote. Another powiiful enemy of thin encied clk.it, tho ml. ut tho Auurieuu cuveuint, tho ballot bis, (j PiuukuH votluj. lu ISiO, iu Jlioul.I) 11, there ticio u tliouwuul iiuiues ru coaled of pel suns it ho had 110 issidctico here, uud if theio view a thotianud uttemplfd lrauduVjut votcaln lh li.t i.t o 1 tho con Muout, ,'jj'jnry ugeij;tl in (iiieuot co forttinntc? What n Rrattd thliig Is tlio law of icgutrntlou' Without it elections in this countiy would honfnrcc, ilprc iiimt Ihj n fiTiitlny 011 this subject Tho law must have Lcviicst tvv 1st for the iue k of ree ttei n. Koine- ' thing more than slight fluo r.ud short Im ' pi Is-emmeiit, It Is au iitti nipt C.t tho assassin ntionof tho icpublie when it nun attempts lo put iu it spin Ions vote hi olden times when men hud unholy hands on the ml. of the covenant thej dropinsl down dead. Wit ness Usiili And when iikii rttompt to put 1111I10I) hands on tho Aiiuilc.in ballot box, tho mkof tho American covenant, thej do MtvocxtriitiluiitUm I j.NTiitiiiATio.N of Tiir ritrujvEs of con ruitAiioNH. Another jiowerful foo of this sacred ehest is Intimidation C01 porut Ions some! lines dennnd tint their empojesvo'.o iu this and tlu.t vvuj It Is hlilllfullj done It Is not pcsltlvolj In so many vvouls deurinded, but tho ctuplovo un I deiNtauih ho will bo ftozeu out of the cstab lislimeut unless ho vote-s as tl o 111 in tin. So jou can go Into v illagct wheio thoiv aro cs talilishtiHiits with buiidieds and thousinds of (luplojes, and hav 111 found out tho ki1I , tie's of tlio IiimiI men lu tho facility, ) 011 cm tell which wnv the tlectlon Is going Now, that is damnable. If in any precinct in tho United Htutes a mill cannot vote as ho PUMA'S, there Is something nw fully vvion,;. I low do jou tttut that ciuplojo who votes dilleieiith 1 1 0111 wlni t vou do? Oh, jou niv jou da not intei file with his tiht of suf ri 11 ol Hut jou cull him Into jour private ollliv, and jou Uud fault with his hoi U, mid uflir 11 while jou tell hlui tlicio is all uncle, or ii'i aunt, or 11 niece, or 11 rephew that must bnve that odtion. Voudouotsnj It Is Ins cause hovotcd this or that wnv, but he knows and (lod knows it Is. If that iii'in lun given to jou iu haul w 01 1: nil equivalent lor tho wages jou paj him, j on have no 1 ight to ask mij tiling else of hint, Ho Mild vou Ills woil:; ho did not sell Jo I his political or I eligloits principles. Hut jou know as well as I do theio issometi lies 011 that saeiod chest, tho (irk of the American covenant, a shadow cor porate or iuonipolitle. 1 do not wonder at tho vehenietico of I.ord Chief Jiutic-o Holt, of Huglatid, when he said, '"hot tho people v oto lalrlv-. Intel dr dice with it mill's vote is In boh ilf of this or that jnuty. I give jou notice that If un of fender ngalnst tho law comes beforo mo 1 will chiiigo tho Jm y to make him jwy well for it," No shadow plutocratic, or inobociatJc, or capitalistic. livery man voting iu his own way (Sod mid his own eoiiscieiicu tho only dictator. I Another iHivtcrfiil foo of tint sacicd chest, j the nrk of tho American covi uunt, tho bullot box, is-bribtrj-You know Mimethlng of tho hundreds of I thousands ofdollans thatwcio expended to ' cany Indiana iu ISm) Vou inou something I of tho vast sums of mouey (eiided iu UriKil.lv n mid New Vork iu other j ears to cairj elections. JJrilwry is 0:10 of the ills gr.u-cs of this country. And theio will bo iuoiv moiiov used in lu.bery this autumn's election than Iu ury previous 1 lection. It is often tho caso tuata man u nominated for olllcowilh icferciico to his 1-np.1t ity to pro I vide iiiouey foa" tlio elections or with refer ence to his cajetcity to command money I from othirs. Vou know tho names of men I who h.tvo at different tuiicj gono into tho julici nutoi lal chair or congressional ofllco buj ing their way ull through. 1 tell j on no lien. Your pdUiotlu limit his been pained again und again with it. Vciy often It Is not money that lu ibes, but it it olllce. "You make 1110 piesideiitand I'll make vou a cabinet olllccr, jou innko 1110 goviruor mid I'll uuko jou survejor gen ual; you innko mo major mid I'll put jou on the water board; j oil glvo mo position and lUlglvoyou position." That is tho term of brllio often mid often iu tlie.-o gie it cities. 1 do not say it is iu our city, but jou know again and iigulii tliioughout tho laud these havo beeu tho fuiuiH of brilto ulTcrcd. Suit I often thocisotliatbj'thotimou man comes tonuoillco to which ho has Lcen electeil ho is from the crow 11 of head to tho solo of foot inartgasod v.ith pledges, mid tho man who goes to Albany o.- to Washington to get an ollleo is iippljiug for so'iu position which was given uwny tlnee months liefole tho elec tion. Two long hues of worm fence, ono wormfeiicvio ichlng to Albanj and the other to Washington, mid there a gie.it many citireus) astiido tho fence, mid they mo cijuallj jioisi-d, uud they nro waiting toso 0.1 w hich side thuio U most emolument, and on this sid' thej get down liut bnbcij kicks both wajs It kick', the man that of feisitutid the man that t.iU.ut. Hi'ibcr.v tcxliy jou will admit to bo o.iu of tho might' iest loo j of tho Aiuericau b illot bo.x. hOllU OK TI1C UHUITICH OF CAMf.VM.V Another li eat i ueiny of tint sacicd 1 host is deluuiation of chainctci Can jou Uud out lioui tho ue-wsp.ip,ri whc.i tt.o men mo I liuuiug for olilco w hii h is tho best? Hot. often iu tin iiuluuj i.U lections tho good man is denounced and tuo bad man applauded, lo lint juu can cuiuo t.ometime.i to 1.0 Jast opiuio'i i.s to who is tlio bit 111 in, and theio uio hundreds nud thousands ol cluluitwho i;o ui) to oto so utteily befogged they know not what the) do. lu not that u foaitul in llucuco to Lo luoujht upon tho ballot box of this country? Ithaslceii so ever smco tho foundation of this govuuuient Thomas I'aiuu writca WusUiugtou n letter, nud publishes it, hajing: "i'leachuiuiis in all privjito fiieudship uud a hjpociito iu public 11101 nis, tlio woildtull bo puzzled to know whether wo had better call jou nu apostate or an impostor, mid whether joj abandoned good inoinlj or never had nnj." That is Thomus ruino'u opinion of (Joorjjo IVaslimj ton John Qulncy Adams declautl that he was boluccd ill legaid to tho u-audiUuud the uiiatheuins iullictcd upon him bv tho fact that his fat la r, John Adams, hul to j;o through thoKimo pioccss, mid Julin (Juincy Adaui3 declaicd ho leally thought in that present election theio weio men who g.tvo thoir ciitii-o tune to manufacturing iaUo hooil in legmd to him. Mm tin Van Huieii waJidwajs pietori.ili.-.ed as a rat. Thonni II. Ht'iitou mid Afno Kendall weio nlwnjs pictoiiuliuil cs lobbcru with battel in,; inius breaking iu tho door of tho United States b ink. On tho day on which Thomas Jcffc'iso'i was iimttgltiatnl president of tlio Ul.lted htatis, Mnivh -I, IbOl, tho lollowiug uiipeiued iu Tho Sentinel of Ilostou: "Monumental in scription. Ycstuduy exjiired, deeply 10 yielted bj iiiilhons of grateful Aim rictus, and by (ill good men, tho I'ecleral iidmiuistia Lion of tbo government of tlio U'uted M ites, aiiiinstcd bj ushlligtou, Adauu, Hniuiltou, It'nos, riekeiiiig, Kclloui), Mais.hall mid modduld, nged tuelvo Jc.ti j Its death was occasioned by tho secret aits and open v 10 leuco of foivigu and dotuistic di ni.igoguea. As 0110 tllhulo of gratitude li these times this monument to tho talents and tot v ices of tho decetsed is r.ued bv Tho heiiliuel.' Under bueh di f.uuatiou us Hi it Tlioiuas Jef lerson went into clllitv My f.ithei told 1110 fi it win 11 Andrew Jackson w.n iiiuatiig for pn mo it it the United Ktutos tho wholu laud was lln ided with cotllu handbills pic'tuit of nix dead men, lu alluMo.i tovlio m; descrlcm vvlioiu Audiew Jack-rtjii had ha.l uot, uud ail tin pjtoi mil cf t ).'. UiucJ uj i seated Jucksuti at I iki'ti hu ctlleo fiyia tw hand vf the tlvviJL I saw nt I'ut-tti liny, 0 , In n museum, n prominent piper of 18H, winch sH)ko of lien j Clnj us 11 gambler, a llhcitlno mid n murderer, uud tho mnnner In which lie was defamed nud thiMUitingcs which weiv bo'ipcd iioii him mat bo well guessed fi-oni Mr I Clay's eulogy of his native state, Kentucky lln s.tld "When 1 seemed lo bo nssulled by nil tho rest of the world, sho Intel ponsl her blond and liiiH'iietinblo shield, ivnHisI tho (loldmcd shafts that weivnluiisl for mj do ! stiuettoti, mid vindicated my good uttue fiom evriy mnllgiiniit mid iinfouudisl 11s smlon " I Defmiintlonl It is tho curso of tho Ainerl can billot box Just us soon ns lu tho giv.it ' cities a man is put up for olllce ho Is mndo the till get Tho fact that ho Is up is ptiuu fuelo evidence that he must lo lu ought down ' His public life mid his pi Ivutu life moseitill ' niisl, nud all the 1 lectin- lights 1110 tin nod 011. How often it Is tint men have gouo down nuclei Mich thing c llieverv nutiimual clivtloii tho air Is lllled with can lou ciows I scouting c.tic.issos Caw I Cuw I Caw I There mv iiewspaK'rH In the Unitisl Htutcs that iu tho gie.it iiutitiniinl elections take wild liceii'o for Illicit j They mo lllled with calumny The cdltoiinl columns of such' papers iceli with it, their columns nro stulTetl with It. 'I heii! nro liewsp,iHfs in tho United States which In tho gie.it pop tllur dictions liro.il.faht mid dine and sup on indiceiiey, '1 lie) wallow In It. tlwlue like the mire Thcv give moie foi one quill full of it than it whole hogshead of decent pio duet, 'lhcio 1110 lu lhee 1:1 eat 11t1tum1.nl ilcvlious men sitting in ulitoiinl halls who wnte with a quill, not plucked fiom the i.tu pid goose or the siibllmo eagle, but fi un a turkej hiurzaull Oil uflsl tilioulsl 'I lie) tip tho citj sewir Into theli ulilorial ink stmiils Def.iuiatlou of chin uclir Is 0110 of thectllsiM of the Amci lean ballot 1 ox toil IJ In join gtciit picsidiiitiul elections who can tell fiom what he leads who is tho man ho uught.to vote foi ? Hid men sometimes ap plauded, good men denounced Aliothn powotful foo of tho saci ed 1 best , the 111 1, of tho Ann 1 lean coviuant, (ho b.il lot box, isthoiowtlj ami ill iinki 11 caucus. Till: I'AIIT Till. SAEODN TAKCa IS I'lll.lTll'H The ballot . ox does not glvo mi) choice to 11 man when the nominations 111 1 in nit lu tho backp.irtof ngroggeij When thevlntoi cxiiues up he has to elioo-o bet ecu two evils. In some of tho cities men have 1001 to tho Ihillot Ikix to vote, mid have found both nainos such 11 scalj, gieasy ai,. steiichful crew they had no choice, Vou say v oto for somebody outside Then they throw away theii vote CliiiHti.iii men of Now Yoikaud lliooklyu, hu'ioi able men, puriotio men, go mid titkii possession of tho caucuses. 1'iist hav Ing saturaUsl jout pocket hauilker chiefs with cologne or some other disinfect ant, go down to tho caucus uud tuku 1 osses slon of it iu tho iiamo of tho l.onl (iod Aliulghtj nud the Ameiican eople, though uflir jou come luck jou should have to lung join bat and coat ou 11 lino lu the back Jiud fur veiitilitiou. Ill some of tho states olitics luvo got so low that the iiouiinissuo 111010 need good moials than thej do a bath tub. Snatch tin ballot box from suih men. Where is tho David who will go foith and In m tho mk of tho covenant line); from Kirjttli Jcaiitn? Do jou not think politics Into got to 11 pretty low ebb lu our tl ij whin a Tweed could bo sent to tho legislature of New York, mul n John Morrissey, tho prince of gum biers, could bo sent to tho American congi ess? Now, how mo these things to be iciiiidicdf Bomosny by u projierty quiilillcatiun They sav that ufter a man gets aceiialu amount of propei t j n eel tain amount of 1 eal estate ho is lluaucially inteiestetl in go il govern ment, uud ho becomes c.tutioiu mid cuusurva tlve, I icply, it propcrtj'quuhllcution would shut oil f 1 0111 the ballot box a gloat many of tho best men iu this land, hiteiai y men nro almost alwnj s jioor A jien is a good iuiple meat to make the world lietter, but It is it verj' nor implement to get 11 livelihood null um ilj 1 have known scons of litemiy men who never owntd n foot ot giouud and never will o.vn a loot of gioind until tiny get under It I'uilissors of colleges tcvicluri of schools, editors of ucwspiipcis, ministcis ol iihgion, quulilled 111 cvei) possible nay tc voto, jet no worldly succes Theix has In en many a 1:1111 who his not hid a houso ou earth who will havuu mansion lu heaven. 'lheiouro 111 my who thiough accidents of fortuno bnve lomo lo po it success vvhllo lliey mo profound iu then stupidity, as pio- found lu then stupidity us .1 iiuu'oflaigoj toiiunc Willi wiio n l was ironing tho oieiu, wh to'd 1. 10 ho was going t mo the djl.es of ScotliuJl hen a me ul r of u tannly asl.isl a ltdv on her u-iui.i fiom Uuiopoif sho had wen Mont lllanc.slio iiplied. ' Well, KMlly, I don t know, is that i.i Uuropel' Ignoini.co by tne snunre toot. 1'ionertv qualillc.ltiou will not do. Tho only wnv these eviln will lie eradicate 1 v ill bo Iv more thoioujli lejai dolen o of tin I billot box aid u more tluioii,h nior uli7.itio.i a d Cui'isti.tniziti i'i of tho leople. T'i it ark of tho c vurit v.ns car lied I ito captivity t ) Kujiiih ji 11 1111. butnn day tho people' hooked oen to n cut, nud 'they put t.us ml. 01 tho cait, and tho . cait v.as ttkeito Jeiust 1 iii-t'u mk of ! tlio cov cuint coining vvit'.i tho sh mting and tluuksivin,: of tho p.-oplo. And though tho Aineucai billot box, tho at : of tho Aiiieiic.fi coven int, our billed ehost, has I been cm 1 ie I aaiii mid uguin into cnptiv it j by fraud and iniquity nud Hp.uioj, voting, I belie vo it will lie brought bid, jet by pi.ijer and bj Chiisti.in consociation, and will bo sot down iu the midst of t'jo tivuplo ot Chiistinn pitiiotisiu U lioo icspousibilitj I Youis mid 1111110 A poor soldiei went to 11 hair diessir ii. I London Ilo wnuti I to get back to tho c.iiny JJohad ovciiun his ft-rlough, and wanted bouio help to git back in quick transit, 'lho money was given to tho pool sildicr, who said to tho man who had jlleud tho kind liess: "I have nothing to give y on iu iituin butthis little wciu out icceipt for luil.m,; blackin,;" lh gave it not thinking thiro And that little vote, that msiguilJe'ant vote which you tal.o out of jour pocket insignifl emt iuvour sight uud insigniUctnt iujhc sight of other may start au lull icnco thut will hist ull thiough tho proxies., of this gov eminent. bOMU CONC't.UMON-3 i:i nEOAItlt to votino I charge j on then ns Aiflei lean citizens to icMwnboi- vour icsnonsibiliiv mi tho ilmt ... . .. - - TllUMisv of .NoVt'Mbci. It nil licrlii luiiv. tlio biioit fctui in of suirrugcii. It mil mow all d.ij hiiow on until njuii, mow on until nn;lit. Thollal.ti.uill fall inner) town and v iIIjijo ami iioiglibnibooil, tho wluto llil.is 'lho tut 11,51 nu i.ui will vo no up, lis hand in milling, m.il with bpfi-luclud e)o liu will hciiiiinuo tliu voto ami ih i it and past on j Thujouiiiiiiin win h.w li on wailiii' foi hii tuno w ill Lomo up and pi on lly and Lltuli ingly dqiobit I is lint voto and piu on. Tlio ' o ipltnliot w id iM.'ue up w itli liudi imoiidid ll i gir ami tho labjir null bird lUi.nnd tin ' 11110 tu'.o v .11 bo iis t;ni.il as tli otlur Hnow storm of otiili tieo, m d lliun llupo v Into Unices Wl.l Ihi Kitluud to ' tithiT and couipjote.I into uu aval ii.cliutliul j will fln'o down in u.xprcuion of tlio will ' lho 'KHipIo Mtuidoutof tlio w.i nf itl It1 tlio 11 w till mtvcp if lUts hil uvalaUkLc ki . ..... ........ ... ...m.e, -"Stuciutill Still, 111 llllCO pot for tllO Cap, (Hid COUtlCl till who took it.l.dnotsupIpsot,,,e wai any,bl, ,ther with n gun luurel, vvhkh spial value , .. t ( but it yielded tho miu Knwi lor worm Ho could mash a IWck cf y.hotook itS'Wj.OOO. nmlwavthefountla mtM) llt time, from whl. h ho could getn tionof oneof thogieateitOitaU'siuIJu-laud I,,,,. ,,.,.1 i,nf ..1...1 .. n.. 1...1 ,..., . tl w ftttl' I rl,i , I. ,. , ..nI.tll I .1... ....... 1 polltlcnl fraud go down n tliotisatnl feet tin tier. You hnto not only n vote, jou Imvo 11 prnjer. Thopiujer mny Iw mightier than tho vote. Oh, us ciIIkciis of this beautiful city, uud of this state, nud of this nation, l I us do inn wholi'dutv Wocnnnut live 11111I1 r any other foim of government than (hat which (lod Ins given us iu thlscountij 'lhe stars on 0111 lln,; nro not tho stms of 11 thick cuing night, b it the still s sprinkled limit! tho bars of illuming cloud Wo mo going to hivooiicgovfiiitiii'titon this entile continent. let the tli'iotlsiiH of Asl 1 keep tin It feet olT tho I'liellle coist nud let Ilf tj mimics of Uutopo I. up their feet oil tho Atlantic co 1st, Wo mo going to h.tvo ono government. Mexico will follow Texin Into the Union, nud Chi Istlaiiltj mul civlliiuilio'i will stand side hv side lu the hills of tho Mouteuuus And If not lu mil day, then Intliodnvof our chlltlieii. Vuc.i tan and Cen 1 1 nl Amend will come in tin minion, while on tho 1101th Canadii will ho otirs, not bv conquest- oh, no, A met lean and Dugllsh swonls m ij never clash blades but wo will woo mil fan ucighh.r of the math, mm thou lui-ltind will say to Canada "Vou nro old enough for the lliniliiuo ihtv,"iiutl then, tin iiln will s.ij' "tllnntof the west, go take join luine." Ami then from Halibut bay to the Caiibls'iin theio will bo one gov eminent under ono II ig, with miedestlii) 11 flee, undisputed, Christ lanlod Aincilc.iu contiucul (iod site thecltj of I'.rookljn tioti snvu the commonweilth ol New Volkl (Jod sivo the Union 1 N0TC8 HLnC AND THERE. Klnco tlm war rf 'TO I'mneo lint sis-ut 7,7IO,tiW,((Kl f i mica lKliles tho "oMilnaij istlmati's " It is lelitetlofa Ntucoln, Neb , man that ho Joiiruejisl to Cibfoiuia in ordei toMiiuu old CIICIIIV executtil I'hiladelphia is to have another Industrial school. '1 lie manual tialiilii,; Njstiiu Is veiy IHipiilar iu that 1 it j A crocodile lamer is the last l.lng in the minim! subduing woild. His iimuo is I'eioi. net. Ho is a citieii of (Hers, and bo is fining to take himself ami hisciocodlles to I'm is foi tho coining season It I computed tint this j oil's corn crop. If I ended foi imlroiid shipment, would lid t! b7y,fil cars mid make a tialii that would leach 1(1,11'.) miles, or two thinlsof tho vvuj mound the woild. Christianized Chinamen aro Uvomlng nil meroiis enougli In New Vol 1. to 11111I.011 new (piarter foi themselves 1, oar Unlvt rsitv place, mid Mott stleet Is Ix'lng laplclly ubaiiiloliid to the heathen. An Atlanta book dealer keeps uiiuieioiu illoiof local piqiei-M lu ordir to supplj the do nimid for back uiiinbeiu Helluds itu luciii tlvo husinch, too, ofteutlliicH getting us iiiuuh us t'i foi 11 single pacr It Is tho fashion to cover llovver pots w it It ornamental covers made of crttoutio ovir ctiitlbom'il. Tho cretonne is sell 1 tod to look I us much as povsibie like oiieutiil china, and the observii pi 1 tends not to see tbo cloth. Several (.iiruiuu ladies enjoj" n veij good pi actlco as dentists. Among the inolo sue tesKfulis I'liiiileiii vou Dummliig, who was tralneil iu I'lu ladelpli 1 1. mul now practices lit Wiesliaditi. Aliothei, riaulelii vou Ocitzcn, praittivsin Inidon. Tho Riqu emu com toi Utah has cntcicd a llual Judgment dissolv mg I ho Mm moil ( 'liureli coipoiulion and escheating tho piopeitj to tho governiuent, Tho liofuiduiilHhuvo taken thoc.isoto the huplemo colli l of the United titates, wheio it will bo hotly contested. rrinco Hlsuiarck recently gave 11 (eto fo his servants nud tenants nt l'lledrichsriiho to celebrate tho dispatch to Hei liu of 5,000 tele griqih Kilmcut in his foiests. Hismiicl: Inn Mipplied Oeimany with 100,000 telegraph poles dm ing tlio lust ten Je.us. A Nebraska man hasoigaul.edabandcoii sistiugof a conceit ma, a tnaulc ImocIiuiih, a)i ur of cj minds ai.d a inuiilh orgu'i. Ho pl.ijs the eutiio coiiibinatioii h.iuself, and would nuke a mighty i.nm.y oigaiiizilion if ho e-jiild only airoid to lino a di 11111 iiiujor. Tho family of Admir.ilil I) imiiL ptssessos it lunch jirizcd lieu loo 11 lu tho form of r. hmI 1 bie istpui. This pin b is b -en woi 11 by the brnlci of tho family M their nuptluls for over u ceuturv nest. No ono bill u brulu o 01 beir.ng tho Dupont nnnio isulloive I to wear luu I""- vjoou iiic-u is ih-iiovoii loaecompaiiy tlio tie iter I, Stnitli, of Valdnstt, (la , his n pair of biasu "-poo.i iiidliU that woro 1 1 1 -four jours befoic theicvoluliou. '1 hev vvi ie llrst ow ued by Mr. bmith's gieat g"indfalhi'i, nud they I. ivosuiCBsively di-sce idesl dovni tho luunij line to tho p.eseut owuir 'liu uilo 11 t'iu family has beeu lor t.ie j o m3'. tt boy lo get them Who Were I lie hldlicil I: illtiont? Ol o of th" inj -to! .o.U 1 .1111 1 cities of southern North Ann 1 let is t'iu'. ..f Kiidui vu 1, near tho vvcstoi.i 1 01 it of sue 'luis was known I 1 tho eailv rp inl h etplon is, but liiunt pn&e'it foi... iu.lt-j Iroiu water it Im seldom Ikvii visile 1 A nt t.111 vcying IMity found tho lulus tj 1 of i.igmitio'm.d sulistiintiul ttouo build. i,rs, ono ol which was four 1 wet in 1 teut. i!n indication! oint t 1 lh" ft 1 im 1 cxisteuci of 1 di list popuhtioi To thi'ioutlivvaiilitastieiiiitit I iva from 0.1c to ten miles wltlo 1 11 1 1 irty t.nlei long, un 1 lho suriounding countiy is most urld mul desolate. No lust 1 iptnai, 11 1 lee 1 1 tells tlu tale of tho great city or of its fate. Ai kuu saw 'liaveler. Case nf it oun Mooimhlner. A cm ions caso of moiinshiuing v.ns tlovel opetl iu tl.o I'ltleiul tlistuct couit heio today when Hiscom Johnson was placed on tnal. Hogivo iu hisiijoi.il 17 und Kild In had I ecu limning mi independent still foi (lveje.tis without tho knowledge of his father Ho txpluintd that ho Usui n lovvdei mil foi a customers nil tholsijsof the neighborhood Tho scene of his iugi unity wis iu Pranklm county. -Atlanta Cor Clu'tao Ti ibuue. Slnrtfcl lij ii IlugU'. Tbo inittln,; o.i a fc'ioi t tuno njjo of tho fast rxtites IhiUhi'ii ndinblli-L-li mul Lomluii liu ' '?'"" '""r',J f "' ''! inlmbituiit.uiilo I ii f I ili illhinilin f.n t ...... . 1 "'"'". vji uKu, nun uuo 1 t tlu'so alltvi tli.it bo i-in iiiiMiiher win n 110 tiiini for IMinliiiih ttm t.ittol by n li'lgloplajin.: "I'd Ik-ii luitti'ilh " 'IIiojiiu Kiitr tali wh ns mull lil.n Hugo fuicbcs as ijibli, I 11 lu.'giii'i! wiui.imtd 1 1I11I on tu)aiidllio -u..i.li tat liUu din.r on top llUO. -lllUOi.l) 11 HllLjl . lio Wl.lild (n Olillcr. Mr Odstiil.o (tal.iu bis i n to lUoii'S (am mi lor n lii.t luiuli u!ui tho plav, Uio'iiU'S lu. foi mi r fnu In inn 111 tin' pel u 1 1 tho .uUr tint s ivu lu n -Ah, U ilium, I . 11. j on I Willi Iti..t'i. mis. liiiuus k iiij bluo 1 h iln; j, plonto U illiain ailu.ua i.ii'idoUh , I u: with tbo old ti'tiotiuriluf h'.iaIi ncti i. 1 1.1 Miall I I fli tlivin up in tho loIiI luu ins, ir tho il 1 1 liatUcrr-l'iUubmj Hi'iU in. ,-...v ...... .. ...... ... .......m, .1,' HUH llll IU9 NEW SPRING STYLESI JUST ARRIVED. Ami n v ii'.uh foi insi'tiion :u John Morrison's AM the Finest Uu.-ilitiVs niul Liit.tst l'iittctns in stock. I have the fines' cutter in tl e cits ami ni.ii.-inlec salisfattion. Call and see my k'ootis antl woik. 121 North Eleventh street. BOOKS, THREE Tli rollimniff Iih.k nr( ( nhlitlif .1 In iifrtt I rtpff un I iimny nf ilirm imn Uunifly Itinaiinipif Ilitifil in miv Un.l i r i-ihuun-j nnd Inrttiiti t i ti lllftntmo of tlm ilnv nl i n nicitn(lin 1 11 vu lltnei tho rho nt nli li ti.fjf kiu Ik i it ( I ii. unilrr nf lltn nrll, N ti mi mn Onm ( lh t ll It Ml I tl llfl of 0 ! l M ) nilii I nt nt I it tii t t inipil in l iimi i 11 aii.li fra ..P lliii k. ii I iU ill II . .. nil mi t Iwiiii( I t ini it tin 1 tl li I iimu 1 1 an. w uh l't.IIV-V ..u-vii ,..T- r. . i n1 q. it- fi-iftKn iti i i mi I'li.miir I rrtltiti. imtt (Mlirr Mttrhr t1' J iimi Am Atl ll.it ii liittMliu rtiut "'"," ' '.''..", '" ' ' '" ",, -i I lii uiil Kirtnli I ii m r. ( ( i m ti mn and ll. H ,t t m tit H MllniUnrliiMi, l h -Inftnr itu r i ml I i UI w III II i hrUtniH Miirli i l t it tn liimitk V hllna rtti'iiitr ii im in ii. i( iiiMin in n m kiiiimi li Cvtrrit at hi frrw t- irlllvl t l nttr l i im trip KtMMI I (111 I trill II ( I iHMi A 1 k Ml Imlrff It I Ulff I, fiiMlmt rn I t t MM w I lk M I m lpnlnr Id i tl tt 1 1 iilii u ml IHiitntitit , Ittimormtt Itmn ItOftllll tlrll il i4 All tl r Ulr-il lnimOp vl t , tr 1 Im i IT iiiiitli l ii nf MimIi rn 'I I mi . Miiitiiift p r lift it m 1 I I r t ' t-u lit fit tut tft Aiiiflhtlil fltilii II tlitm t I ruk t l lln itttnt I ntnl lln r ) nut nl I mi I i tAtnlnt 0 rilln trt 1 fttitl rvr H i( niftiiv t rt-iifnitt rtitt hiitallnf ah I luinnii tt n A t iti h i ' i n iic l.ntf I ITi lii Nrtr nrl. A tUt nf tltl 1 1 ttt Irturti hi nln Id Uik ti Ip ri . I i l K"ftt r(l llluttrttt I llirltiHttl In mil ti. N I m ivi-ittPinr ' if frill m tli irli'v ti ti n vnk t 'i11npr ' l ft r ti ,(rl l Mtftv i k t tMllt ta I Ilf mt I li tlrtllf tttm Mtimlriit l'iiiiiliir hiitiu, niinitiiui ititttlt t.tf ttili It lit ti k ii i Ii Uti i lira nw mi 1 1 1 1 Hie Norl". Ilrlr A N "I II M lit A imi Pi vmmi Alliirftrr.l I ITi. IN irl lit tlm lttMn An Olil 3lii Hh.rlllrr. A Nutil Hy Hi Ann n TiTWn will fii nttr rtnr Mho Rtntr l(M((ntif Html imii ri I iim trr tnr nitly I i rnt nn) tm fir Kit rittatiu ytvrjifv fr lur f.O i ina I tin fhl in Iitti tOI t oKtifnr 1ft i ml i tlir 1 1 lit ltl IhhiiiiI III lrill lllirlotlittitk fop Hi t4l, 1liM-'ilieutitritl'ttKmn i n tmok R CTrr M n .1 i tm I r nil lot kr mrMlilnirtnf IL tlliirMcn vtiiriiPifrr.il r uio nru rrftitt.tfil I'o'tictt fnitmi UVwi (ur frnrlintunf l tliilUr A a liitmr t-llit.lllf , rffr M . lif iit-ntpHirr I ul llthrtl in New i-rk iktHir t H n t'ltniiii trt -1 AtffMt tf AH orilrm nllfJ by rniuall AOJrfipllletlvtii 1. M. I.Ur'iON.I'iililUhvr, .No n:i Aim rv Klrrrt. Nnvf V-trl. Union - The Overland Route. JS Slioitest ami Quiikcsi Colorado, Utah, California, Montana, ailHil Kra t ii .1 Wm Xy r i IH Ym In? fzMr 1nl! HiriiVcrliitiil lljcr mul Kiivt' nut iliij In nil I'licllli cniint iolnls. Itnniiiiii; Into I'iiIoii DfpiiN iiiuIkiiiiii rllnir ullh lho fust llmllnl trulim nf nil lliif lor nil pnlntwi'ii, lHirth mul niiiilli 'I lirmiuli lli'lti Ih mi iikhIi rn ilny mucin m. Hhkuiiiii' i'Iim knl (lifoiiMli Im)i kI I nut ton fmin nil h.uIs i iih! In lln I nlli il stnti t mul I'niiiiilii. .Slcc)cr .iccoiiuiH .l.itinns icsi-tvi.il in tliidiili I'ulliimti I'iiIiilu card f i out tlio MtHtourl ill ii In (In P.u tin mast i:. THOS I. KIMI5AI.I.. AitiiiK (ii'iicinl Miiuai'i' UNACQUAINTED WITH THE uLu UIUII VALUABLE INI'oHMATION I . - ppJjJMLfa.1 mmmmu I n I w 1 1 r M j I . - VWAiklS E iliull C.l -v ( TTT'V. -v.-vi' L.Ti ...1ri", -At- A' nf' I v- IF T "s . - r U.I V v S.s -& -rTiiirrvSu. - "y''V :: II . J v ,.v. At."-J. I.i S-tJU. . l ' , "A - ' MM"-" -.. -., .., ,- . , . rmr AiriiiiBiii mM nniAiiniiMi i CHICAGO, ROCK ESLAND & PACIFIC R'Y. Jt" central ponltlon imtl rlo min-wri'in with Eitntorn Hiioh at Chlcupo and rontiittio.H lln s ut t nntnul ji lint i, Voit, Noitlivvot.t. and Soutli woBt, malto it tho tnio inltl-llul: In that tiiiiiBcoiitini-ntul cluilii of otool which utiltoB tho Atliiutlc anil Purine Iu initlit luum ntnl hrunchoa Inchido Chl ciiijo, Jollot Ottiiwu. L-iSullo, Ptjc lin, Ociiojoo, Mt lino und Hoclc Islnnd, ht IJllnola. Davoitnoit, Mtiiratlnii, V'luihlnirtoii, Falriuld, Ottiunwii, OBknlooaa, vlllc, Aucuhon, Tliirliin.cJalhrli-Coiiti-oniul Council rititlJ. in Iowa: cfallatln Ti-on.on ('union i.Si JuM-pli i.nd Kunuitf Cltv . in Mlusouit. Louvonvvorth itnd AtdilHon, li; KiniHiit . Minnoupollo and 8t ..ul, in h.tncaota ; Wutor tov.;n nnd Bloux PidlB In Dakota, ami many othornro8i)".roiiBtownnand cltioa It also OllPru IL C'lIOICn OK UOIJTER to .mil f ,m tun t.w.ltl. f'r..,if ..V.,1 .. kt rUlllLII'II-V. Ill VV. IL 1 II . lll'l VII Mill H IT1I1IIII1I1U1 "J IIV modluto Dlui i-o. nmklnir nil triniHf.ri. SAVfc,gR hil!F?L ol '"r-V1 P-N'Nvl I'Mi?, trnsuia.-out PULLMAN PALACR hLKfcPINO CAIIB. and (botwoon CI l-ngo, Kt Josi ph, Atchl. n and Ktinsiii, flra'icutiu!ck"t5 NINQ CHAIK OAU aoaUi K,lJ cc I-oWom of tSrough THE CHICAGO, KANSAS & KBRASKA R'Y (CREAT ROCK ISLAr'n RO TC 1-j.tnwjH ws. and no ithwndt from Kutts. i ity und St Joaoph to Tnlr. W'iFu' V01"' r,p,&''. n rtiuun. ilttvhtiw n, Wichita, CaldwoU ami all polutb in bou In u. N 'm I- In t v y .ia,ai ,in,i beyond Entir in si niroi oqninmoiit i tl cololM-ntod Ptiilnuiit nn mif etitro Solidly bnl lu I true: nt hoaw it . lriill Item and oton. bi-u'u-. a All nafjt npnlliincoe tiSZW0' uU ---tonf Oolcrlty.ccr. THE FAMOUS ALBERT LEA ROUTE la Mm favprito bi iwii Ciitcnco, Rock It.ln.iid, Atchison, KtiiBiioClty and Mr..! unoh i. in! -. . .. il Th f id ' roi.- . .11 V r horii St nim rPpim t lnW.ft-o ,-n Un n. i -in i'., , mo iu.. i p ".. u i 'vo "limda or the riai i im ii'tvitota Tli Uhoit Line via Potior aivl K'.nkakoooit.n m unorlorfuoilitlontotravoi bniv'.ii cnnctHiaiii. ImMmupoi. Uj.li.jotn. . .u CoB Bh siJo i Au'hinon.j avo . -ir'h.Ki nmui li .Minm-apoh ...n.ist Piiul tor 1 1c kot h, M ) v ohUii a, or any d Juiitd i uorruaMon uunly to any Con pouTlci.itOiU.a intho Omtcdatutoa or Cntmda, oruodtoos " -" E. ST. JOHW, E. A. KOLBROOK, Goscrnl Mt:.t)cr. fl I It ' (l , i,t, Gra'l Ticket &rftM'rAff,nt. CENTS EACH! In iifrU lAtniMpt form rmlnl f- m pool tr.Ui 1 tj on rn-4 iiiiallHicif liipv. nri nit 1 1 n nt inn rhrArl I ik ?m ritl- i h rn in mb pi i. nm ii nun.' in h fitt li k iii ik n r 'hrr Ml rt Ittnr iitl i k4 uiiUld CU1 inttif i t i mi U (it mi itm U I Im r.tnilllnl Kultlr. A t rr t T Cuni I lil'lH.I OnLliK (.ml A r.n.l HrMll-..r..P Jl I I liii I (! I ail I ! Hi il 1 k ! Ill I I ii Jliaulli . IIIV IImIIimt AIi Hull. A N Ml li llimttiRT rinvf tin t'r I ir,. M.Mitr. ANnl Pf ftt W 1'irP. r ' I ntlrr lint I I1mi. A h ! It jr H kiiir l N ! 1 I I tin IMiitnuinl llnirtlrl A N tl tf lln Itint , W i lituii ,it 'I lit I til II r'trrrl. A Nn-rl fti It 1 f tlil !. I Im Mmh.ui I nfti if llr. JiLttl mul Kir. Iltila V H ft hf i it A hltiMiltl A v. -l tli It .AM tin lli I ii lit ultttiPlli' IMiitiiiiltiU. A Kuttl lit "T t'i 11 t turn 1 tin Mm A Nottl Tj tl ftttllitr if Urtft Tl I IfHtt tt, I I tit Mint tf llt-itrl. A f-it1 r, li I rtMirm. lln rift I urt tint an i I 1 1 miMi f shi in A I mm Inrrliiur. A H lv Mitt tliimi llht. I III tJtlllly lllttfi A vet llt Uii !. iit I tut 'I tn I'liUuii r ifthft. A N ttl li CiittMi m MiUftf Mtlltt (JtHKUI. A fci trl Hf III ll'PJHV Wltlilt. I nratllitr llu I I tit r. A K. I llfltlt AlllftPt. I'lut Miliihl'a Mitiiutilvr. A Nwttl Itfllif AftfttA Fi ni I it i it I I nlr hut I u Ur. A Nml 11 II IllUtll ttltt r ti. ull up it " l-mi I Mitt-ii'tir- i utilii. A Ntft lly Ml II V Vicrtufc. lliirinir ttlnfllnt ttnlh, A Kettl Hf Mr IUbi a hi . i init tt 'I hi UiMiiMN lUtrr. A Ktl Pf I'r J II i1oiua fit tl iM llm I iitintrnlit rttlittt. A Nnttl (if It T rifhfift Pacific Route to all points in Idaho, Oregon, Washing 'n Territory. IJ. SLOSSOX, City Tieket A-ent. Kill () Stmt, Mn'inln, .NMuiisl.ii. J H Tinilll-.TS. 1' 1, I OMAX, (it'll I'iish iiml'Ikt A.t Aks (im I' mul T Agt, Ouinlia HAiII't r fHE f ''HTHV, VJLL ( BTATIV Till M A rTUuY 1' THIS MAP Or THE Mauwr'tfMraKajr.KMCximr mnmjBianiMHiH I's&ii. tfroL" y& H U ,, -T. ' I VsK!lf l. il I o,U-u ,'vll! Tf" M .', jWT,fl"' '"Vn ' H o-sVh ikI v;......r 'A--' .l.l.lL.t . Il'lll IV flVIIinl-l TL. ... n . lu II. ' 1 .1 nnin rr.iut Tmina r.u...