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Brooklyn, Dec. O.-Tlio Ilov. T. Do Witt
TnlinuRo, I). I)., preached today on "Our
Departed HUH Living." Ms text was Genesis
xlv,J7.!Ji "And ivliott lio saw tlio wagons
which .)osci'i had sjnt to carry him,
tho spirit or Jacob tlielr father rovlvcd.
And Israel Raid, It li enough; Joseph my
noil Is jet nllvo." Dr. Tallinn cr.'.dt
Tho Egyptian capital was tho focus of tho
world' wealth, lit Mil pa and barge, thcro
had liocn brought to It from India frankln.
eonsc, nnd ciniiniiia.i, and Ivory, and
diamonds; from tho north, marldo and iron;
from Byrln, furp'o and silk; from Uroeco,
kohio of tho finest horses of tho world, anil
Komo of tho most brilliant chariots; and from
nil tho earth that'wMch could lest plenso tho
eyo, nntl charm tho car, nnd notify tho
tnsta Thcro wcro temples nlhtuo w Itli rod
laudstono, entered by gntonnys that Were
guarded by pillars bewildering with hiero
glyphics, nnd wound with brassn contents,
and adorned with winged creatures tholr
eyes, and beaks, and pinions glittering with
precious stones. Thcro wcro marblo
columns blooming Into whlto flower buds;
thcro wcro stono pillars, at tho top burst
iw Into tb? (unroof tholotuiv.hcn In full
bloom. Along tli4avonuc3, lined with sphinx,
nnd fano, and obcllslt, thcro wcro princes
whocamo In Gorgeously upholstered jvilati
quln, carried by servants in scarlet, or o!so
wbcro drawn by vehicles, tho snow whlto
horsoa, golden bitted, and six abreast, dash
ing nt full run. Thcro wcro fountains from
utono wreathed vases climbing tho ladders of
tho light. You would hear a boltshovo, anil n
door of brass would open lll.'o u flash of tho
sun. Tho curroundlng gardens woro satu
rated with odors that mounted tho terrace,
and dripped from tho arbors, and burned
their Inccnso in tho Egyptian noon. On floors
of inosalotho glories of Pharaoh wcro spoiled
out in letters of porphyry, and beryl, nnd
llama Thcro wero ornaments twisted from tho
wood of tho tamarisk, embossed with silver
breaking into foam. Thcro wcro footstools
mado out a slnglo precious t4ona Thcro
wcro beds fashioned out of a crouclrcd Hon in
bronso. Thcro wcro chairs spottol with tho
Meek lildo of leopards. Thcro wcro sofas
footed with tho claws ot xlld beasts, and
armed with tho beaks of birds. As you stand
on tho lovel beach of tho sen on n uimmor
lav. and look cither way, nnd thcro nro
miles of breakers, whlto n(th'tbo ocean foam,
dashing shoreward; so it rccmod ns if tho sea
of tho world's pomp nnd wealth in tho Egyp
tian capital for mllc nnd miles fliuig Itself
tip into whlto breakers of marblo tenuis
mausoleum and obelisk,
WHAT Ik COXTKASTl
This was tho jilaeo whero Joseph, thoobep
henl boy, was called to stand next to Pha
raoh In honor. What n contrast bctwoon
this kcoiio nnd Ids biimblo starting, and tho
pit into which 'his brothers throw hint! Yet
bo wn8 not forgetful of his early boino; ho
was not ashamed of whero ho enmo from.
Tho litshovo?3Ic!itz, descended from a wheel
wright, covered his liouso with sxkcs, nnd
hammers, and wheels; and tho kingotHlclly,
in honor of his father, who wna a potter,
rofusod to drink out of anything but nn
earthen vessel. So Joseph was not ashamed
of bis 'early surroundings, or of his old
tlmo father, or of his brothers. When they
tamo oi p Ifrom tho famluo stricken land to
gptcorn from tho klng'a corn crib, Joseph,
instead of chiding them for thu way thoy
bad mini treated and nbttsod him, sont them
back with wagons, which I'lmraoh furnished,
laden with corn; nnd old Jacob, tho father,
in tmvvcry Mino wagons, was brought back,
that Joseph, tho fon, might boo him, mid gtvo
kitnu'comfortablo homo all tho rest of his
days.
WcII,U hear tho wngons, tho klng'n wagon's,
rumbling down in front of tho palaco. On
tho outsldo of tlio palaco, to wo tho wagons
po off, stands I'haraoh in royal robes; and
bosldo him IVimo Minister Joseph, with n
chulivof gold around his nock, and on his
hand n ring given by I'lmraoh to him, so
that mny tlmo ho wanted to stamp tho
royal fecal upon n document ho could
do o. Wagon nftcr wagon rolls on
down from tho pabec, laden with
com, nnd moat, ami chnuges of ralmont,
and cvcrythlng that could holp n fnm-
ino struck icoplo. Ono d.iy I bco nged Ja
cob rcatcd in I rout of his house IIo in pos
sibly thinking of his absent boys (30111, bow
over old they cot, c:ro never to a fntller any
tiuiro than boys); nnd whllo ho Is Boated
thcro, ho sect dust arising, and ho hears
wugoui ritmbllng, nnd ho wonders what is
coming now, for tho wholo land hod been
smitten with tho famine, mid was i:i tilcuco.
Rut nftcr 11 w lilla tho wngoui havo couio near
enough, and ho t ecu his 10113 on tho wagons,
nnd Loforo thoy como qulto up, they bhout:
"Joseph In yet r.livol" Tlio old man fulnts
dead mvcy. I do not wonder ut it. Tho
boys toll tho story how that tho boy, tlio
long absent Joseph, -has pot to bo tho first
man in tho Egyptian palaco. Whilo thoy un
load tho wagons, tho wan nnd wasted creat
ures in tlio neighborhood coma up nnd ask for
aliaudful of corn, and they nro rntisflod.
jAcon aoiso on inn journey.
Ono day t'.io wagons nro brought up, for
Jacob, tho old father, la nbout to go to seo
Joseph in tho Egyptian palace. You know
it is not 11 very easy thing to trauspla.it mi
old trco, and Jacob has hard work to got
away from tho placo whero bo hns lived so
long. JIo bids good-by to tho uld placo, nnd
leaves ,hh blessing with tho neighbors, and
then bis tons steady him, whllo ho, deter
mined .to help himself, gets into tho w-ngon,
fctlff, -old and decrepit. Yonder they go,
Jacob ami his sous, mid their wives, and
their children, .eighty 'two in nil, followed
by Lord nnd llocl:, which tho herds
moil .drJvo ulong. They cro going out
from famluo to luxuriance; thoy aro
Going from n plain country homo to
tho finest palaco under tho sun. Joseph,
tho primo minister, guts In his chariot, nnd
drlvcj down to meet tho .old man. Joseph's
charioteer holds up tho burses on tho 0110
sldo tbodiut covered uucoub of the end-
plain manners of tho field, Tho king, want
ing to mako tho old cou'itryman nt case, and
seeing how whlto bis tiennl l, nnd how fecblo
hi step, lookn familiarly Into bis face, nnd
iwyii to tho aged tiioiii "How old r.rt thour
Ulvothoold man a scat. Unload tho wagons;
ilrlvooutthocuttlo toward tho pastures of
(.losheu. Lot tho hIuvcs In scarlet l.uccl and
wnih tho feet of tho nowly nrrlvoii, wip
ing them on tho fittest linen of tho palaco.
From vinos of twrfutno let tho nowly nrrlvcd
bj B.irlnkled and refreshed; let minstrels
couio I'l with MittJuls of crlniiion, mid thrum
tho harjs, and clap tho cymbals, nnd Jlnglo
tlio tumboiiriiies, whllo wo sit down, nt this
groat dUtanco of tlmo and rpaw, utiu learn
tho Icuon ot tho king wngo.i).
My friend), wpf.rol'iaworldbyrl'.t famine
struck; but tlio King Is in constant conintu
nljatlo:i with us, his wagons coming and
going pjrpotinlly; and In tlio rostof my tils
courso I will show you what tho wagons
bring and what they tnko luck.
In tho tlrst pluco, llko thoso thatcamo from
tho Ejyptlnn palai-o, tho ICng's w.igons now
brlng'tis corn nnd meat, and many changes
of raiment. Wo nro apt to think of tho
fields and tho orchunls nn feeding us; but w ho
makes tho llax grow for tho linen, and tho
wheat for tho bread, and the wool on tho
sheep's back! Oh, I wish wo could seo
through every grain field, by every sheep
fold, under tho trees of every orchard, tho
King's wagons. Thoy drlvo up tliroo times n
day morning, noon and night. They bring
furs from tho Arctic, thoy bring fruits from
tho tropic, thoy bring bread from tho temper-
ntowmo. Tho King looks out, mm uosajsi
"Thcro nro twelve hundred millions of
jicoplo to bo fed and clothed. 80
many jHiunds of meat, 60 many bar
rels of flour, 10 ninny yards of cloth
and linen and flannel, so many bats,
so many socks, so many shoes;" enough
for nil, savo that wo who nro greedy
get moro shoc3 than Iwlong to us, anil
others go L'srsfoptcd. N0110 but n God could
feed and clotho tho world Jouo but n king's
corn crib could nnpeaco ho world's famlno.
Nono but n king could tell Low many wngoni
to send, nnd how heavily to load them, and
when they nro io start. They aro coming
over tho frozen ground today. Do you not
bear their rumbling! Thoy will stop at noon
at your table. Oh. If for o llttlo whllo they
should cease, hunger would como Into tho
nations, as to Utlca when Humllcar
bcslwrod It. nnd ns in Jerusalem
when Vespasian turroundod It; nnd tho
nations would bo hollow eyed, and fnll upon
each other lit universal cannibalism; mid
skeleton w ould drop upon skeleton ; uud thcro
would bo no ono to bury tho dead; nnd tho
earth would bo 11 field of bleached skelotons;
and tho birds of prey would fall dead, flock
after flock, without any carcasjcj to devour;
nnd tho earth in silence would wheel around,
ouonrcat black hearsol All llfo stopped be
cause tho King' wagons nro stopped. Oh,
thank God for bread for bread I
jacod iicaus oonu newr.
I remark again, that llko thoso thatcamo
Trom tho Egyptian palace, tho V'lug's wngons
bring us good news. Jacob had not heard
from bis boy for n groat many years. Ho
never thought of him but with n heartache.
There was In Jacob's heart n room whero lay
thouorpsoof his unburied Joseph; and when
tho wngoni came, tho king's wagons, and
told him that Joseph wns yet alive, ho faints
dead uway. Good news for Jacob! Good
nows for us! Tho King's wngons couio down
and toll us that our Joseph-Jesus is yet ullvo;
that ho has forgiven us liccauso wo throw
him into tho pit of suffering nud tho dungeon
of slinmo. Ho boa rlsou from thetico to ctnnd
In a mlace, Tho Bethlehem shepherds wcro
awakened nt midnight by tho rattling of tho
wocoiis that brought tho tidings. Onr
Joseph-Jesus scuds us n messago ot pardon,
of life, of heaven; corn for our hunger,
raiment for our nakedness. Joooph-Jesus is
still alive,
I go to hunt up Jesus. I go to tho vlllago
of Ilcthany, and eay: "Whero docs Mary
llvor Thoy say: "Yonder Mary lives," I
go in. 1 seo where sho sat in tho sitting
room. I go out whero Martha worked in tho
kitchen, but 1 find 110 Jesus. I go into Pi
late's court room, nnd I find tho judges nnd
tho police uud tho prisoner's box, but ik
Jesus. I go into tlio Arimathouu cemetery;
but tho d:or is gone, and tho shroud is gone,
and Jesus is gone, lly faith I look tip to tho
King's palace, nud behold I havo found hiral
Joscph-Jcsus is still alive! Glorious religion,
a religion mado not out of death' heads, and
cross bonoa, and undertaker's scrow drivrr,
but 0110 bounding with life, nnd sympathy,
and gladness. Joseph is yet allvol
I know that nyr Redeemer Uvea;
What comfort thlj cured wnteiica rjlresl
Ho tires, ho Urea, who ones waJ dUl;
Ho lives, my ever living Head I
mice, intho first rush of our emotions, what
wo shall do 1 cannot Imagine. Oh, tho over
whelming glory of tho first sixty seconds In
heaven! Mothluka wo will just stand, nud
look nud l(M!t nud look.
Tho king's wagons took Jacob up to seo his
loot loy, nnd so I rrnlly think that tho King's
wngouMwIll tnko usupto seo tmr lost kin
dred. How long Is It since Joseph went out
of your household! Mow many our Is It
now List Christmas, or tho ltth of next
mouth! It wns n dm k night when bodied,
nnd n stormy day It wns nt tho burial; and
tho clouds wept with you, nnd tho winds
sighed for tho dead. Tho bell at Green
wood's gate rang only n fow moments, but
your heart lias tcc:t tolling, tolling, over
id'.ico. You havo been under it delusion, llko
Jacob ot old. You havo thought thntJosepli
was dead. You put hi mtimo first lnthoilr''i
iwordof tho family ftlblo, and then you put It
In tho death record of tho family lllblo, nnd
you hnvo been deceived. Joseph Is yet nllvo.
'lie Ismoronllvo than you nm Ofallthotlx
tcoulhousitid millions of children that statis
ticians say havo gone Into tho future world,
thcro Is not 0110 of them dead, nud tho Klug'ii
wagons will tnko you up to sec them. You
often think how glad you will bo to seo them.
Ilnvo you novcr thought, my brother, my
sister, how ghd thoy will lio to seo youl
Jacob was no moro glad to seo Joseph than
Joseph was to see Jacob. Every tlmo tho
door In heaven opens, thoy look to ico if it is
you coming In. Joseph, onco standing lit
tho pahicc, burst outcrying when ho thought
of Jacob afar oft. And tho heaven of your
llttloones w 111 not bo fairly begun until you get
there. All tho kindnesses shown them by Im
mortals will not make them forget you.' Thcro
they are, tho radiant throngs that went out
from jour homes! I throw n kiss to tho
sweet darlings. They aro nil well now lit tho
palnco. Tho crippled child has n sound foot
now. A llttlo lame child saysi "Ma, will 1
bo lamo In hcavenr' "No, my darling, you
won't lx Initio i'l heaven." A llttlo sick child
rays: "Ma, will I bo sick In heaven!" "No,
my dear, you won't lio clck in heaven." A
llttlo blind child says: "Ma, will 1 bo blind
In heaveni'' "No, my dear, 'you won't bo
blind In hen veil I" They nro all well thcro.
In my boyhood, for somo tlmo wo lived
thrco miles from church, nnd on stormy dnyti
tho children staid nt home, but father nud
mother always went to church; that waj a
habit they had. On thoso stormy Sabbaths
whoa wo stuld at home, tho absence of our
parent seemed very much protracted; for
tho roads wero very bad, nnd thoy could not
get on very fast. Ho wo would go to tho
window nt !!i o'clock to seo If they wero com
ing, and then wo would go nt half-past VI to
see if thoy woro coinlnj, uud at 11 quarter to
I and then at I o'clock. After a white, Mary,
or David, or Do Witt would shout: "Tho
wagon's coming!" una tneii wo wouiu sea
it winding out ot tho woods, and ocr
tho brook, uud through tho lane, nud up in
front of the old farmhouso, mid then wo
would rush out, leaving tho doors widoopen.
with many thing to tell them, nskltig them
many questions. Well, my dear brethren,
I think wo nro many of us in the King's
wngons, and wo are 0:1 tho way homo. Tho
road h very bad, ami wo get 0:1 slow ly ; but
nftcr n whlla wo will couio winding out of
tlio woods, and through tho brook of death,
nnd up in front of tho old heavenly homo
stead; and our departed kindred, who have
been waiting and watching for 119, will ruiu
out through tho doors and over tho lavu,
crying: "Tlio wagousanj coming! tlio King's
wagons aro coming I" Hark 1 the boll ot the
city hall strikes twclvo. Twclvo o'clock on
earth, aud likewise it is high noon in heaven.
D003 not tho s-ubject of today take the
gloom out of tho thoughts that would other
wiso Iks struck through with midnight! Wo
used to think that w boil wo'dled wo would
havo to co afoot, sagging down in tho mire.
and tho bounds of torror might get after us,
and If wo,goi through Into heaven nt all wo
would como in torn, nud wounded, nud
bleeding, I rcmcuilior w lieu my teeth chat
tered aud my knccs.kuockcd together when I
hcaiil anybody talk.about'duutli; but I havo
como to tlilulc that the gravo will bo tho
softest bed 1 over slept in, mid tho tiottom of
of my feet will not bo wet with tho passage
of tho Jordan. "Thorn that sleep lu Jesus
will God bring with him."
I was leading of UobvrtHouthoy, who said
tie wished ho could dlo far uway from his
friendliko a dog. crawling into a corner
and dying uuolisurved. Thoso wero bin
word. Uo It ours to dlo on n couch sur
rounded by loved ones, so that they with us
muybear tho glad, sweet, jubilant uuuouuco
uioiit: "Tho King's wagons aro coming."
Jlark! I hear thoin now. Aro they coming
for you'or mo!
tntclllernre Undermining Ttirorlci.
Tho present century lift been ono crscti.
tlnlly of liito'.K'tinl, ns writ ns material, ad
vancement to tho i;rcat middle classes, which
eoiuioso tho bono, sinew and bruins of tho
nations of tho world. Tho raising of tho
standard of education In public uud common
schools; tho enormous growth of tho print
ing press, uud the consequent dissemination
of nows from overy region of tho world to
every other region, has quickened t ho fncult les
of nnalysls, rotloetloti nnd Judgment, nnd
rendered It jvsjilblo to gain even cxoiicm-a
by proxy, while It has put tho most famous
nnrt tho most useful iirodttctlo.is of lltontturo
nnd science withlq, tlio reach of nil; nil this
has rendered It iowUftj for the nrttsatt In his
workshop, nud tho iKUxntit i:t his cottngo, to
keep hliitolf ns exactly Informal upon co:i
finpomry hlstoiy ami questions of pub
lic policy r.s tho mlulrtcr In his
cabinet or tlio l.lng tipjii his throne.
Thus It has como to pans that tho m.iti
has become moro of n monarch, mid tho mon
arch moro ot it man, Again, It tuny bo re
membered, In commenting upon tho curtailed
prerogative of kings In tho prewnt day, that
thcro 1 not tho s-imo room for thocxcrclso of
dictatorial power an thcro wasoven n century
ago; mid that the i tiler cursed for to him It
would so proc with tho genius or n I'Tciior
lei: or n Napoleon would, If ho should at
tempt to Imitate their tactics, but make of
himself n shining mark for tho arrows of his
neighbors, nud ono upon which tho thunder
bolt would Iw sure to f.ill. Tims, tho wry
mediocrity of existing royalty, Instead of bo
Ing tho handicap under which It seems nt
tlrst sight to lalnir, may really tend toward a
moro extended pormanence. As regard n
lasting stability nnd perpetuity for tho
thrones of Europe It Is idlo to sicculate, for
the simple reason that tho iolltical history
of tlio undent world had in counterpart ot
nud boro no relation to tho olltlcal and
social conditions or tho present, with 110
precedent to go upon mi deductions can bo
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Ho Uvea to grant ino dally breath,
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lie lives my mansion to prepare,
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Ho Uvea alt Rlory to his nunc;
lio llroa, 111 Jcsoacttil thanamo:
Oh, tho iiirivt Joy t'.iU bcnteneo glrcs,
1 I.dow that my hodocmcr lives
Tho King's wagons will after n whlla un
load, and tticy will turn around nnd tbeywlil
go back to tho palace, and I really think that
you and I will go with them. Tho King wJU
not leave us in this famluo struck world.
Tho King l:ai ordered that wo bo lifted into
tlio wagons, cud that wo co over iutoGosheii,
whero there shall bo pasturage for our largest
flock of joy, cud then wo will drivo up to tho
palnco, whero thcro nro glorici awaiting us
which will melt all tho snow of I'gyptkiu
marblo Into forgotfulness.
vn wiLi. bee oun rnicxna aoaiw.
I think that tho Klug'ii wagons will tako us
up to seo our lost friends. Jacob's chief an
ticipation was not seeing tho Nile, nor of see
ing tUo long colomiadcj of crchitcstural
beauty, nor of 6colng tho tlirouo room.
Thcro was a focus to all his journeying, tooll
his anticipations, nnd that was Joseph. Well,
my friends, I do not think heaven would ba
worth much If our brother Jesus was not
there. If thcro wero two hcavcus, tho ono
iv i tli all tho iotup and icraphcmalla of au
eternal monarchy, but no Christ, r.nd tho
other wcro n plain heaven, humbly thatched,
with a fow (lalslcj lu tho yard, and Christ
wero there, I would say, "Let tho King'a
wugons tako mo up to tho old farm hous?."
If Jesus wero not in heaven, there would bo
no tnuslo there; thcro would lie but fow pco
plo there; thoy would bo off looking for
tho lost Ciirlst, crying through tho universe:
"Whero Is Jocus? whero is Jusisr1 nud cftcr
A Sulky Iliiultic.
Ho was tho engineer of 0110 of tho biggest
locomotives on tho Now York and Now Ha
ven road, nud ns tho train stopped at Stam
ford ho Jumped out of his cab ami began fuss'
lug nlwut his Iron steed. A llttlo oil hero
and n llttlo tightening thero and all tho whllo
ho waa talking apparently to tho engine. It
ccemed silly, but inquiry rovoaled tho fact
that ho was In dead earnest.
"I'll tell you what tho troublo Is," said he,
ns with a grimy hand bo patted tho glisten
ing piston rod. "Tlw old girl is balky and
sulky. You mny lauuh, but I'm telling you
nothing but truth. This is 0110 of tho best
cngluea on tho road and 0110 of tho largest,
HI10 Isn't but thrco years old and Is as sound
ns n dollar. I w ill defy nny meclmnlo in tho
world to ilud anything tho matter with her
machinery, yet sho la not working worth a
cent. Tho truth Is sho Is sulky. Last week
sho was elnngcil from her regular run to this
one. Tho Unit two days tho Itelmved nil
tight, lut tin last two or thrco sho has been
as uisty 11a inssiblc.
"I havo 0110 of tho liest firemen on tho road,
tho coal Is first class, her trains nro never
heavy, jet sho won't work worth n cent.
When I i.tart out tho steam is in good shape,
her tiros nro drawing uud everything icciiih
Just right, but by tho tlmo I get across tlio
Harlem sho begins to sulk. Her steam comes
riowly, tho Area don't draw mid sho seems nil
utof gear. Thero is but ono thing lodo,
mid that is to lay her up for 11 weeu. bho
don't need any tinkering; all tho wants Is to
bo let nlone. Iusldo of a week I can run her
out ami sho'll work us wvll as wr. Oh, no;
it's nut iK'cullar or uncommon at all. Ask
any locomotive engineer in tho country and
boil tell you tho same thing. Why, out on
tho western roads nit engineer sron't start out
with n Milky engine They havo been known
to die on the road between stutlons. An
eiigiuo is said to dlo, you know, when her
tires keep getting lower and lower, her kteain
gets soggy nud weak, mid tho first thing you
know she's fctouo cold with her (lrci out.
Then you havo to get another engine to pull
her In, for slio won't bo worth a cent until
sho has rested awhile," and ho climbed into
his cab mid rolled out of tho depot with bis
train and bis sulky engine. Now York Mall
and Hxpreiu.
grautu fctop on tho other. Jobeph, instead of thoy bad found him, with 1 jv!u, violcr.co
vr.ltlnsfor hiu father to come, leaps out of they would tako him and bear him through
tho chariot and juinia into tho emigrants' , tlio gates; aud i would bo Ike p-eawjt cay
wagon, thrown ms arms nrounu 111001a man,
nud weeps aloud for past memories ud pres
ent Joy. Tho father, Jacob, can hardly
think it is I1L1 boy. Why, tho craooth brow
of childhood has becomo a wrinkled brow,
wrinkled with tho cares of ttate, nud the
garb of tho shepherd boy has becomo a
roba royally bedizened! Hut r.s tho old
man finds out it is actually Joseph,
I eco tho thin lip quiver against
tha toothless guni ns ho cries outs "Now let
1110 die, sitico I lmvj been tlty few, behold
Joseph 3 yet nllvo!" Tho wagoni; roll up in
front of tho pclocc. Help out tho Grand
children r.ud tako them lu out of tho hot
Ugyptkin eun. Help old Jacob out of tho
wagon, fond word to Pharaoh I hat tho old
ihtphcrd Iiuj como. in tho roy.nl (tpartuicut
I'haraoh (.ml Jacob meet dignity ami rus
ticity tho crccjfulu;" f tho court r,mj tho
known in heaven within tlio memory of tho
oldest inhabitant. Jesus never :'. off from
heaven but once, cud ho was br. ly '.reeled
ou that excursion they will i.tv .r let him cj
again.
Oh, tho Joy cf meeting our In other, Joteph
Jesusl After wo havo talked rlcut 1:1m for
teii, or fifty, or r:vctity ycciit, f t.ilk with
him, and to clasp hautU with Hi) hero of tbo
ngeu; net crouching c uiid.ii.iis in his
preH'tic?, but as Jacob nud Jo&cpb, huj each
other. We will want semu now term by
which to clJivo blm, 0.-. earth wo cull him
Saviour, cr rrdrjmcr, or friend; but wlun
wo throw o:.r mius crouud him In overus
ing embrace, wo will want ronio now uuiao
ot culcarmi'tit. 1 can think of wlct ws
shall do through tho long closet eternity,
but what wo shall do tho lli'ft uiluuto I can
not guca. In tho first Uss'j of )ds sco.uutcn-
Tho Iliiuntrtl (Jallcry.
Tlcro Is tho mysterious haunted gallery
connecting the old "quccnVi apartments'1 with
tho royal chapel. Tho gallery Is haunted,
it is said, by tho shrieking ghost of lueen
Catherine Howard. Tho queen was n fit"
vitiating, deceitful, delightful llttlo croaturo,
who had been sadly neglected lu her youth
aud corrupted by ik'bai.in;; companionship,
but full ot tho delight of llfo uud shrinking
scusftiNcly from every touch of pain. Yes
terday sho had lieell the pelted toy of bet
el ucl husband; today she was doomed to the
fearful foiu that awaited Hand's ois
carded wives. In tho horror of her pe
tition, surrounded by rough nnd brutal
soldiers of tho king's guard, she found a
uioincntBty chance of escape, and nulling
through tho long gallery ran to beek her hus
band, who was at. that moment hearing mass
iulho chapel, tooling to his knees, to soften
with her tears that heart of adamant. Tho
guards ut their utmost speed followed tho
poor distracted creature. Just ns sho reached
tho klng'a closet thoy overtook her iud
dragged her back, Lor frenzied screams ro
sounding through tho palaco. Tho gallery is
now utcd u a kind of lumber room, but still
tho shrieks of tho agonised queen nro to bo
heard nt times. Auyhow, in Hrtiot I.aw'3
iutei lAtlau volume, ''Hampton Court in Tu
dor Tiaics," thcro is recent testimony to that
effect. Ail tho Year Hound.
fit. PcfrTsul;, hldcwalks.
Ono of the most extraordinary thliigsnbont
Bt. Petersburg is the unevenness of tho side
ralr.s. It must surely ba accounted for by
a reaction tiQainst tho prevailing flatness of
Hunsln. I3V2U in leading thoroughfares tho
sidewalks, Inrtead of being made, us with us,
as tcvsl i-i ov.Jb)c, abound in tho most
treathero-.u tips rnd downs. Ilowdruukcn
men survive n walk through tho streets Is
to itio an unsolved mystery. In Mlddles
borough it used to bo profanely said that tho
Quakera, who laid oat tho town, purposely
tlevate.l Hiocldowalkn couple cf feet above
tho roadway Ij touioof Iku ttreots in ord"r
to break tha nc.i'.i of druukards. Tossibly
u eliuilci Lvcvo'uut motive prompted tho
ccuetrr.itlou r t the Irottoirscf tko'ltutslan
capital I'eoiili r.ct wid to anything, and
lifter n ucclt in thoiityyou Lccomu so cc-cuito-.i'd
tsi t;.o ruiMfn eliifthigs of cradicut
r.s l.;.i('.ly fi r.ctico their esictcscc Con
tcuif.ci.U'y lteviotv,
Tho U'orlil'H ropnlatliii).
Hero aro somo interesting facts about tho
peoplo w lio coin poso tho poptilatina of tliu
world:
Thero nro JJ.Oftl languages In tho world, anil
its iuhnhiuuita profess mure than 1,00 J re
ligious. Tho number of men ii nbout equal to tho
uumlicrot women, Tlio average of llfo is
about !J3 years. Ono quarter dlo previous to
tlio ago of 17. To every 1,000 persons only
0110 leuchcj 103 yearn of llfi To overy 100
only hix reach tho ugo of ("i, nud not moro
than ono in MO lives to bO jeara of nge.
Thero nro 0:1 thoeiuth 1 ,000,03J,000 itili.il)
tatits, of iIium) OD.tJ.Utl dlo every Jear,
Ol.ttJI every ilay, !!,T!1J overy hour mid OJ
every mliiuio or I oviry tccoiid.
Tho mat lied nro longer llvo-.I than tho
slnglo, nnd tiboo nil thovo who observe a
sober uud ludmtrinus conduct. Tail men
live longer than short ones. Women havo
morochaiicc3of llfo in their favor previous
to fit) jeara of ugo than men have, but fewer
afterward.
Tho number cf marriages Is in tho projior
Hon of 7." to every 1.C00 individuals. Mar
riage uro moro fivquent ufter ispilnoxes
that in, during tho mouths of June mid Do
cemlK'i. Thoso liorn lu nprlng nro generally of n
111010 lobust constitution than others. Itlrtlis
aro moro frctpieut by night than by day;
.also deaths.
Tho number of men capablo of bearing
arms is calculated at oiio-fouith of tho popu
lation. Chicago Journal.
Wd Pulp,
. Tho wcodq used for tho pulp making nro
tho inphr, cottonwood, tprucor.nJ Ur. Wood
pul.i mill cro now located In twenty-four
different vtatos, nud they employ capital to
tho amount of r,t leaM r0,C00,0CX).-San
rraccUco Chronicle.
Ho Woro III Old Hut.
SiicukJngof Joseph Ilalbster nsouoof tho
oM merchants ot Ilostou llfty years ago, ro
calls an incident ho used to rclato himself.
Ho wusa man punctilious in muttcrsof du-sn,
nud csiKcIally obn'rvunt of nny lock of neat
ness in others. One day ho invited to dine
with him, r.s was his wont, ono of his old
captains, just returned from u voyugo. Mr.
ilallister wns to drive tLo captain out to his
beautiful country residence in Dorchester.
At the iippoiuted hour tho guctt nppcuicd at
tho couu'.lug homo of Ins hoM. As they
walked uptStato stiis.'ttho merchant observed
hia fricud'u well worn as well ns well brushed
hat Reaching tho head of tlio thoroughfare,
Mr. HalliLtcr said: "Come, my friend, Ictus
go into lthodcV, whero 1 will treat jou to a
now bat." Having lelectol the "l)caver,"
tlio U-nefnctor wild: "Noiv, captain, havo
your old hat irnt to jour lodging place,"
"Oh, no," said dipt. I'., "I hao Juot bought
n now bonnet for my wife, mid 1 II scud my
now hat to tho milliner' to lie put in tho
samo bandbox." Ho Mr. Ilallister put bis
piido in the plaro whence ho hud taken his
bank bill, r.ud drove his guest out In his old
fashioned chaiko in 110 belter headgear than
before his call ut Rhodes'. IlouU.ii Uuasttc.
Tho ntitnie.7 hickory of tho Arkansas re
gion I said to bo t'.io stro. (jest wood lu the
United Ktater, mid tho weakest It West Julia
Ikhv'.i. TI;o molt elastlo Jj tho femarack,
and tho least irii).llnhUtthJ I'tcui nttivn.
Tho bcavksit wo-;d U tho bluowooit of Tcsna,
Pomeroy Coal Co.,
WHOLESALE
RETAIL DEALERS IN
COAL
Oflicc. corner 12th and O Sts. Yards, 9th and .f tli Sts
J. R. LEMIST, Agont.
Wc arc always ready to talk of the Merits of the-
ACORN
psTovesnyyg
MES
Acorn Stoves
And RANGES
To be found at
230 S. 11th St.
F. E. NEWTON'S Old Stand,
W. B. WOLCOTT.
1222 O ST. 1222 OST.
CAPITAL
Steam Dye and Cleaning Works
S. R. MANN, Proprietor.
Ladles and Gents' Clothliifj. Cleaned, Dyed nnd Repaired on Short Notice. Twcty
five per cent dUcottnt on nil flushes, Velvets and ScnUklns .Steamed
for the next Sixty Days.
1A sPqlsAMI
UNACQUAINTED WITH THE OEOOnAPltY or TIIE OOUNTnY, WILL ODTA:
MDlJH VALUABLE INronMATION TUOM A STUDY OV THIS MAP Or THE
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CHSCAC.O, ROCK ISLAND & PACIFIC R'Y.
Itn central poaltion and oloai oonnoctton with Eantorn llnoa at Chlcnia
nnd contlnuova llnce nt tannlnal jiolnta, Woot, Nortliwout, und South,
woot, mako It tbo truo ruld-llnl: In that trnnucontlnontnl chain or stool whtcb
unites tho Atluntlo nnd Pacific. Itn main linos and branclioa inchido Old
encro, Jollot, Ottawa. LaSallo, Peoria, Oonouco, Mollno and Hock iBland, hi
IllinolB! Davonport, Muscnttno, Vaslilncton, Fairtlcld, Ottumwa, Oukuloosa,
Woutlilborty, Iowa City. Don Moines, lndiancla, Wlntorsot, Atlantic. Knox,
vlllo. Audubon. Unrlan. uutbrio Centra nnd Council IllufTo. in town.! acllnitn.
Tronton, CumoiH.!, St. Josoph and Knnsne City, in Missouri; Loavonwortli
uiiu vnuiuouii, in jviiunuu: xuiiiiiuaiiuiiu aim 01.. ui. in n.nnc30tu : wrttor-
I., UtI.IUit, UU.UIt' VkllUU lltM WlMtlJtl AJlLlltU, 111 J
ion.1, St. Josoph nnd Knnsne City. In Missouri;
1. in Knnnaa: Mlnnonnollu and Bt. a uul. in h..nt
town anil Uloux Fulls In Dnlcota, and many otbor prospermia townunno' cities.
ItalsootloraaOUOIOBOPnouTEOtoanclfromtho Paoltlo Const and Fntor-
muuiuio niucuB, uaKinif nn irunuiorn ut union cicpotu. laHt Trains or una
DAY COACHES. olo(?nnt DININQ OAU3, macnillloont PULLMAN PALAOFt
BLEEPING CAIIB. and (botwoon Chiintro, St. Joocpli. Atclili. a and Kaneaa
City) rstful UEoLlNINQ CHAIR OARS, Boatn KnEQ tc tioldora orthrou
llret-clnea tlckots.
THE CHICAGO, KANSAS & fERASKA R'Y
(CREAT ROCK ISLACIR RO'JTC'
Extonds wost and uouthwost from Knnsrj City nnd Bt. Josopb to Fair,
burv. Nolpon. Horton. Tonaka. noriiirfton. Ilutclilimcii. Wlnliltji. r-ni.iTirr.il
and all poluta In GoutUorn Nlirtltr. Interior IZsnoaa ojid boyond, Entlr!
nacsonffor oqulpmont of tbo colobratod Pullman mcnur.cturo
inutou irucK oi iioavy stoci ran
and modern improvomonu. Commodious,
kuiiib 1 uuuiiut bittiu iiiiiry iwuuraui
Iran und otono biidirc:
ivoll-bullt station!
Solidlv hall
AU Biif jty npnllnncor
s. Colority, ooiv
THE FASVSOOS ALBERT LEA ROUTE
Is tbo fnvorlto botwoon Chicnrro, Rook Island, Atchison, Kunoua City, und
Minnoupolluund 'l Paul. Tlio tourist routo to ull Ilortborn Summer Rosorts.
Ita Watortown BranoU travorjaj tho moat product lvo landn ofthoprcn
"wlioair.nd dairy bolt" of Nortnoni Iowa, Soutbwo3ta-.i Minnesota nd East
Control Dakota.
, Tlio Sbort Line via Soncca and Kankukeootroi-n otipotlor mcllltlos to travel
botwoon Cincinnati, IndlunupolUi, Lutayotto, and Council DlutlB, Bt.Josorli,
Atobloon, Lcavon ortli, Konsiui City, MlnnoupoMa, r.nd Bt. Paul.
For Tlckots, Maps, l'oldors, or miy dosirod Informatibn apply to nny Cou
pon Ticket OiUjo in tho United Staton or Canada, oraddrous
E. ST. JOHN, E. A. HOLBROOK,
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