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CAPITAL CITY COURIER, SATURDAY, JULY 20, 1S89. ft k w. A BOWKII OK BIUiNCIIES. UBJECT OF SERMON PREACHED JULY 14 BY DR. TALMAGE. The liloqiiciit llrooklyti Divine AUnpts the Words of the lllblo IW-liitlng ti ttin KciihI of the Taberunclc to thn rrcncut Thnr. Tue lUstlTONS, July 14. Tbo subject of tho Uov. Dr. T. Do Witt Tnlmngo's sermon toduy was: "Tho Bower of Treo Branches." Bis toxtwns Nohcmlah vtll; 15: "Uo forth unto tho mount iuuI futch olive branches, and plno branches, and inyrtlo branches, and palm branches, and branches of thick trees, to tnako booths." Following Is the scrmont It soeius as If Mount Olivet wcro unmoored. Tho people havo gono Into tho mountain, and bavo cut ulT treo branches, and put them on their shoulders, and thoy como forth now Into tho streets of Jerusalem, and on tlia housctos, aud thoy twist theso treo branches Into arbors or booths. Then tho pcoplo como forth from their comfortable homes, and dwell for seven ijays In theso booths or ar bors. Why do thoy do that! Well, It Is a great, fctat lluio It Is tho feast of taber nacles; aud these pcoplo nro going to celo bruto (he dewrt travel of tholr fathers and tbelr dcllvcr.iuco from their troubles, tho ox pcrlenTO of their fathers whon, traveling In tho dcscit, they lived in booths, on their way to the land of Canaan. And so then booths also bocoino highly suggest! vo I will not say thoy aro necessarily typical, but highly sug gestive of our march toward heaven, awl of tho fact that wo aro only living tempo rarily hero, as It wero. In looths or nrbors, on our way to tho Canaan of eternal rest. And what was sold to tho Jows literally may today bo said figuratively to all this nu dienco. Go forth Into tho mountain, and fetch ollvo branches, and plno branches, aud myrtlo branches, and palm brandies, and branches of thick trees, to mako troths. Yes, wo aro only hero in a temporary residence. Wo aro marching 0:1. Tho merchant princes who used to llvo In Bowling Oroen, Now York, havo passed awny, nud their resi dences are now tho fields of cheap merchants. Where aro tho men who fifty years ago owred Now York? Passed on. Thero Is uo uso In our driving our stakes too deep into tho earth; wo aro on tho march. Tho generations that havo preceded us havo gono so far on that wo cannot even hear tho sound of their footsteps. They havo gono over tho hills, nud wo aro to follow them. But blessed bo God wo aro not in this world left out of doom and unshclterod. Thero aro gospel booths, or gospel arbors, in which our souls aro to bo comforted. Go forth unto tho mountain, and fetch ollvo branches, and plno branches, and myrtlo branches, aud palm branches, and branches of thick trees, and build booths. the AtiDon or the oosrEU Well, now wo aro today to construct a gos pel arbor or gospel booth; aud how shall wo construct itt Well, wo must get all tho treo branches aud build. According to my text wo must go up unto tho mount and bring ollvo branches. What docs that mean Tho ollvo treo grows in warm climates, and it reaches tho height of tweutyor twenty two feot, a straight stem, and then an offshoot from that stem. And then xoplo como and thoy strip oir theso branches sometimes, and when In tlmo of war tho gcucral of ouo army takes ono of theso ollvo branches aud goes out to tho general of another army, what does that mean? Why, It means uusaddlo tho war chargers. It means haug up tho war knapsacks. It Is but a beautiful way of say ing Pcacol Now If wo aro today going to succeed in building this gospel arbor, wo must go into tho Mount of God's blessing aud fetch tho obllvo branches, and whatever elso wo must bavo, and wo must bavo at least two ollvo branches, peaco with God and pcaco with man. When I say pcaco with God, I do not moan to represent God as a bloody chieftain, having a grudgo against us, but I do mean toufllrm thero Is uomoro antagonism botwecu a hound and n haro, between a huwk and a pullet, between elephant and swlno, than thero Is hostility between holiness and sin. And If God is all holiness, and wo aro all sin, thero must Imj a readjustment, thero must bo reconstruction, thero must bo a treaty, thero must bo a stretojiing forth of ollvo branches. TUE I1CUAN VS. TIIE DIVINE. Thero Is a great law suit going on now, and It Is a law suit which man U bringing against bis Maker; that law suit is now on tho calen dar. It Is tho human versus tho divino; it is Iniquity versus tho immaculato; it is weak ness versus omnipotence. Man began it; God did not begin tho law suit. Wo begau It; wo assaulted our Maker, and tho sooner wo end this part of tho strugglo In which tho flnlto attempts to overthrow tho Inllulto aud omnipotent, tho sooner wo cud it tho better. Travelers tell us thero is no such placo as Mount Cavalry that it Is only a hill, only an Insignificant bill; but I persist in calling It tho mount of God's diviuo mercy and iovo, far grander than any other placo on earth, grander than tho Alps or Himalayas, and thero aro no other hills as compared with it; and I havo noticed in every sect where tho cross of Christ is set forth it is planted with ollvo branches. And all wo havo to do is to got rid of this war between God aud our elves, of which wo aro all tired. Wo want to back out of tho war, wo want to get rid of this hostility. All wo havo to do is Just to get up on tho mount of God's blessing, and euck theso olivo branches and wave thorn fore tho throne. Pcaco through our Lord Jesus Christ I Oh, it don't maka much duTeronco what tho world thinks of you; what this king, that queen, that senator thinks of you. Hut como Jato tho warn:, Intimate, glowing and over lotting relationship with tho God of tho round universe; that la tho Joy that makes a 'hallelujah teem siyjjld. AU, why do wo we waut to hive, peaeu through our Lord Jesus Christ! Why, If we had gnuu m in ten thousand year of war against Go I, wo could not havo ruptured &o much as n word or a cavalry t.tirrup. or twisted off ouo v.l tho wheels of tho chariot of his omnipotence. But tho moment wo bring this olivo branch God and all heivun como on our Atv Peace through our Ivjrrf Jk'iii CbriiT. and no other kind of peace Is woitit iiujrthlug. DON'T Q0AKJIEU But then wo must havo that other olivo branch, peaco with man. Now It Is very wury to get up a quarrel. Thero aro gun powdery Christians all around us, and ono match of provocation will sot them off. It is easy enough to get up a qunrrcL But, ny brother, don't you think you had better havo your horns sawed off? Had you not better mako an apology! Had you not better tubmlt to a llttlo Irumlllatloui Oh, you say, until that man takes tho llrtt step I will uover boat peaco with him, nothing will bo done until hu is ready to tako tho first step. You aro a pretty Christian, When would this world lo saved if Cbrkt bad not taken tho first step? Wo wcro in tbo wrong, Christ was in tho right, all right and forever right. And yet he took tho first step. Aud instead of going nud getting n knotty scourgo with jwbleh to whip your antagonist, your enemy, you had better get upon tho radiant mount wbero Christ suffered for his enemies, and I Just take an olive branch, not stripping off tho soft, cool, fragrant loaves, but leaving . them all on, aud then try on them that gos pel switch, it won't hurt them, aud It will savo you. Peaco with Dixit pcaco with man. If you cannot tako those two doctrines you aro no Christian files! In- the tie Hint binds Our hearts hi Christian lore: The follow iililp of kindred tnluds Is like to that above From sorrow, toll and pain. And sin no shall bo free; And ix-rfoct Iovo and friendship reign Through all eterulty But my text goes further. It says: Go up into tho mountain, and fetch olivo branches and plno branches. Now, w hnt is suggested by tho plno branches! Tho plno treo is healthy; It (snromatla; it Is ovcrgrecn. How often tho physician says to his invalid patlonts: "Go and liuvo n breath of tho pines. That will luvlgorato you." Why do such thousands of jwoplo go south every year! It Is not merely to get to n warmer climato, but to get to tho iiiQuenco of tho plno. Thero is health In it, and this pluo branch of tho text suggests tho healthfulness of our holy religion; it is full of health health for all, health for tho mind, health for tho soul. DINED DAILY WITH THE KINO. I know nu nged man who had 110 capital of physical health. Ho had had all tho diseases you could Imagiuo; ho did not oat enough to keep a child nlivo; ho lived on n beverngo of hosaiinas. Ho lived high, for ho dined overy day with tho king. Ho was kept nllvo simply by tho forco of our holy religion. It Is a healthy religion; healthy for tho eye, healthy for tho hand, healthy for tho feet, healthy for tho heart, healthy for tho liver, healthy for tho spleen, healthy for tho whole man. It gives a ninu such jionco, such quiet ness, such ludc)cndcnco of circumstances, sucli holy equiKilso. Oh, that wo all pos' sussed It, that wo iwssessod It now. I mean that it is healthy if a man gets enough of It, Now, thero aro some pcoplo who get Just cnounh religion to bother them, Just enough religion to mako thorn sick; but if a man tako a full, deep, round inhalation of theso pluo branches of tho gospel arbor ho will find it buoyant, exuberant, undying, Immortal health. But this plno branch of my text also sug gests tho simplo fact that it is an evergreen. What does tills pluo branch caro for tho snow on its brow! It is only a crown of glory Tho winter cannot froozo it out. Tills ovcr grecn treo branch Is as beautiful In winter ns It Is In tho summer, And thnt Is tho charac teristic of our holy religion; In tho sharpest, coldest winter of tulsfortuiio and disaster, It It as good a religion as It Is in tho bright sum mer sunshtuo. Well, now that is a practical truth. For if I should go up and down these aisles I would not find in this houso fifty pcoplo who had no trouble. But thero aro somo of you who havo csjicclal troublo. God only knows what you go through with. Oh how many bereavements, how many pover ties, how many persecutions! How many misrepresentations! And now my brother, you havo tried everything elso, why don't you try this evergreen religion! It is Just as good for you now as it was in tho days of your prosjicrlty; it is letter for you. Perhaps somo of you feel almost Mucklc Backio, tho fisherman, who was chtded ouo day because ho kopt on working, although that very day ho burled his child. They came to him and said: "It U Indecent for you to bo mending that boat when this afternoon you buried your child." Aud tho fisherman looked up and said: "Sir, It Is very easy for you gcutlo folks to stay in tho houso with your handkerchief to your eyes in grief; but sir, ought I to let tbo other fivo children starve because ono of them is drowned! No, sir; we maun work, wo mauu work, thougli our hearts beat llko this hammer." UELIOION CAN HELP YOU. You may have had accumulation of sor row aud misfortune. Thoy como in flocks, thoy como in herds upon your soul; and yet I havo to tell you that tnls religion can con solo you, thnt it can help you, that it can do liver you if nothing elso will Do you tell me that tho riches aud tho gain of this world can console youf How was it with tho man who had buch a fonduess for money thnt when he was sick ho ordered a basin of gold pieces to bo brought to him, and ho put his gouty hands down among tho gold pieces, cooling his hands off in them, and tho rattleaud roll ing of thco gold pieces wcro Ids amusement and entertainment. Ah, the gold and silver, tho honors, tho emoluments of this world aro a oor solaco for a perturbed spirit. You waut something better than this world can givo. A young prince, when tho children cauio around to play with him, refused to play; ho said, I will play only with kings. Aud it might bo supposed that you would throw away all other solaco beforo this regal satisfaction, this Imperial Joy. Yo who aro sous and daughters of tho Lord Al mighty ought to play only with kings. Tho hill of Zlon yields A thousand sacred sweets, Before wo reach tho heavenly fields Or walk tho golden streets. .THE IIO.N'OIIED PALM TREE. But my text takes a step further, and it says, "Go iuto tho mountain, and fetch ollvo branches, and plno branches, aud palm branches." Now tho palm treo was very much honored by tho nucients. It had three hundred aud sixty different uses. Tho fruit was conserved; tho sap was a boverago, the stems wero ground up for food for camels; tho baso of tho leaves was turned Into lints, and mats aud baskets, and tho leaves were carried in victorious processions, and from the root to tho top of tho highest leaf thero wai usefulness. Tho treo grow elghty-flvo feet ia height sometimes, and it spread broad leave! four and fivo yards long; it meant usefulness, and it meant victory; usefulness for what it produced, victory bocauso It was brought luto celebrations of triumph. And oh, how much vo want tho palm branches In the churches of Jesus Christ at this tlmo I A great mail v Christians don't amount to any thing. Yet have to shovo them out of the way when Vie Ixrd's chariots como along, W? don't vnnt any moro of that kind of Christians :i the church. Tho old naxlm says: "Do not put all your eggs into Qim baskot;" but I have to toll you In tills mutter of religion you bad better give your all U God, aud then got In yourself. "Oh," say somo ouo, "my business is to sell silk and cloths." Well, then, my brother, lull silks and cloths to tho glory of God. And soma ouo says, "My business is to raiso corn and carrots." Then, my brother, ralso corn and carrots to tho glory of God. And somo ono says: "My business is to manufacture horsesboo nails." Then mauufacturo horse shoo nails to tho glory of God. There ti nothing for you to do that you ought to dc but for tho glory of Ood. Usefulness It typified by tho palm tree. Ah, wo don't waut In tho church any more peoplo that aro merely weeping willows, sigh ing Into tho water, standing and admiring their long lashes in the glassy spring. No wild cherry, dropping bitter fruit. Wo want palm trees, holding something for God, some thing for nngeU, omethlng for man. 1 am tired and hick of tills fiat, tamo, Insipid, satin illpiwred, uaniby-pamby, hlghty-tlghty ro llgionl 1 1 1 worth nothing for this world, nud It U destruction for eternity, IVAHTED: TKUE IlELIQION. Give mo five hundred men and women fully consecrated to Christ, and we will take any city foi God In threo years. Givo mo ten thousand men and women fully up to tho Christian standard; In ten years ten thousand of them would tako the whole earth for God. But when nro wo going to begin. Lcdyard, tho great traveler, was brought Mora the I5oographlc.il Society of Groat Britain, nud they wanted him to make somo explorations In Africa, and they shotted him all tho peril, and all tho hard work, nud nil tho exposure, and after they had told him what they wanted him to do In Africa, thoy wild to htm: "Now, 1xlyanl, when aro you ready to start r" Ho said: "To-morrow morning " Tho learned men wcro tutouUhcd; they thought ho would tako week or mouths to got ready. Well, now, you tell mo you want to Ikj earnest for Christ; you want to bo useful In Chrlttlnn service When aro you going to licgln! Oh, thnt you havo tho division to say, "To-dny, now." Go now Into tho mount and gather tho palm branches. But the palm branch also meant vic tory. In nil nges, In nil lauds, tho (aim branch inenm victory. Wo aro by nature tho servants of Satan, Ho stolo us, ho hat his eye on us, ho wnuts to keep us. Tho word comes from our Father that If wo will try to break loose from this doing of wrong, our Father will help us; and somo day wo rouso up, and wo look tho black tyrant In tho face, nud wo tly nt him, nud wo wrestle him down, and wo put our heel on his neck, and wo grind him In tho dust, nud wo sny, Victory, victory, through our Iird Jesus Christ! Oh what a grand thing it Is to havo sin under foot and n wasted life Milnd our hacks. "Ules-Med Is ho whoso trniugresMon Is forgiven, nud whoso sin Is covered," "Hut," says the man, "1 feel so sick and worn out with tho ailments of life." You are going to Iw more than conqueror. "But," says tho man, "I nm so tempted, 1 am so pur sued In life." You are going to lie moro than conqueror, "I who havo so many nil incuts nud heartaches, going to bo moro than conqueror'" Yo, unless you aro so self con ceited that you want to manage all tho af fairs of your llfo yourself Instead of letting God ui'iuago them. Do jpu want to drive and have God tako n back scat! Oh, no, you say, 1 want Ood to Iw my leader. Well, then, you will bo more than conqueror. Your last sickness will come, nud tho phy nlclnns In tho next room will hu talking about what they will do for you. What difference will it mako what thoy do for you! You are going to bo well, everlastingly well. And when tho spirit has fled tho body, your friends will bo talking ns to where they shall bury you, t hat difference does It mako to you whero they bury you! Tho angel of tho re surrection can pick you out of tho dust nny where, and nil tho cemeteries of tho earth aro In God's caro. Oh, you aro going to be moro than conqueror. Don't you think we had better begin now to eclobrnto tho coming; victory! In tho old meeting house nt Bum mervillo my father used to lead tho singing, and ho had tho old fashioned tuning fork, and ha would striko it upon his knee, nud then put tho timing fork to his ear to catch tho right pitch aud start tho hymn. But, friend, don't you think wo had better bo catching tho pitch of tho everlasting song, tho song of victory when wo shall bo moro than conquerors! Had wo not better begin tho rehearsal on earth! "They shall hunger no more, neither thirst uny more; neither shall tho sun light on Mum, nor any heat. For the Lamb which is hi tho midst of tho throtio shall feed them, and shall lead them to living fountains of water; and God shall wlpo away all tears from their eyes." City of eternity, to thy bridal halls Troni this prison would I Hue; Ah, glory I that's for you aud mc. WE HAVE A IIRAWNY CHIHSTIASITY. My text brings up ouo step further. It says, go forth into tho mount and fetch olivo brunches, and plno brandies, and myrtlo branches, and palm branches, nud branches of thick trees. Now, you know very well thnt a Itooth or arbor maduof slight branches would not stand. Tho first blast of tho tem pest would prostrato ft. So, then, tho booth or arbor must havo four stout poles to hold up tho arbor or booth; nud hence for the building of tho artior for this world wo must havo stout branches of thick trees. And so it is in tho gospel arbor. Blessed bo God that wo havo a brawny Christianity, not ouo easily upset. Tho storms of life will como upon us, aud wo want strong doctrine, not only love, but Justico; not only invitation by warning. It Is a mighty Gospel, It is un omnipotent Gospel. Theso uro tho stout branches of thick trees. I rcmomlwr what Mr. Finney said Ilia school house in this state. Tho village was so bud it was called Sodom, and It was bald to havo only ouo good uiuu iu ull tho village, and ho was called Lot; and Mr. Finney, preaching, described tho destruction of Sodom, and tho preacher declared that God would rain destruction upon his hearers unless thoy too repented. And tho pcoplo In tho school houso sat and ground their teeth In anger, aud clinched their fists hi Indignation; but before ho was through with his sermon they got down on their knees and crlod for mercy whllo mercy could bo found. Oh, it is a mighty Gospel; not only an invitation, but a warning; an omnipotent truth, stout branches of thick trees. We, my friends, I havo shown you hero Is tho olivo branch of pcaco, hero is tho pluo branch of evergreen gospel consolation, hero tho palm treo branch of usefulness and victory, and hero aro tho stout branches of thick trees. Tho gospel nrlor Is dono. Tho air Is aromatic of heaven. The leaves rustlo with tho g a lness of God. Como Into tho ar bor. I went out at different times with a fowler to tho mountains to catch pigeons; aud wo mado our booth, and wo sat In that booth, aud watched for tho pigeons to come. Aud wo found flocks in tho sky, and after a whHo thoy dropjiod Into tho net and wo wero successful. So I como now to tho door of this gospel booth and I look out, I seo flocks of souls (lying hither and flying thither. Oh, that they might como liko clouds and as doves to tho window. Como into the booth. Como Into tho booth. Hubert Ilrownliip' Social Life. Robert Brownlnij goes out a great deal in society, and has an especial weakness for dinners. Hois fhort and stout, with'whlto hair and a glow of ruddy health. lie wears his hair quite long ntxi has n tuutne!io and goatee. Ho eujiit the !nt of healui and has an almost boyWh flow of animal spirits nud enthiiiUasni. Society is his life and hu is al ways en evidence. Ho dines out nearly every night aud loves balls aud receptions. Most agreeable In conversation, of course ho Is well postod on every subject, nud his friends num ber tho great men of tho entire world. Ho Is a groat lllrt anil very proud of his conquests. Of course all bow down to tho Browning name, ono of the grandest in literature, much sought after by all classes of society. His presenco is thought to put a most learned and distinguished stamp on nny reunion. Iondon Lotter. Tho Idea of a telephonic church Is being carried out at Tunbridgo Wells, England, whero the pulpit of a Congregational church Is couiwUm with ftxteen subscribers. We are told tt-nt "these Included doctors and npotheearici. clerks working m various parts of tlie town, nu Invalid lady ho has been obtaining o insolation from the telephone for severnl months, and some lazy club men, who went Into the thing pr-umably more from a spirit of experiment than devotion." ODDS AND ENDS. Iceland a six nowspnper and periodicals. Ho who Mines up to hit own idea of great noss must always havo had a very low stan dard of It Iu his own inliid. Hazlltt. A Nureiiibiirg manufacturer has Invented pencils in blue, black nud brown for writing on the hum-in skin, Thoy nro for uo In nil ntomlcal and chemical dcuiouttnitions. Ocorgo Augustus Bala, tho Journalist, Is re ported to havo docllutHl nn offer of knight hood from Ojiecn Victoria. Only tho refined nud delicate pleasures thnt spring from research aud education can build up barriers between different ranks. Mine, do Stncl. The coin and slot dovlco has boon applied to children's savings banks. When onco not for action a regulated numlier of coins must bo dropied In tho bank beforo It can bo 0)10110(1. Bo it true or false, what Is said about men often has ns much liilliiouco upon their liven, and esxclally iqion their dcstiuloo, ns what they do. Victor Hugo. A curious featuro In ornithology is reported from Ecklngton, Yorkshire, England, whero a hen has hatched two chickens from ouo egg, both chickens lietng in n perfect stnto except that they nru Joined together on ono sldo of tho membranes of tho wing. Beyond this thoy walk about and feed in tho usual man ner. He who nets iu all things openly does not deceive tho less, for most persons either do not understand lilm or do not bellovo him. A mail who llvoi near Piatt, Sullivan county, Pa., claims to havo nscheuio whereby ho can mauufacturo shoes with movnblo soles, so that when ono solo wears out tho old one ctiu lio replaced with n now ono without any trouble "Ma," shouted a Plerpont street loy, "tho old russet hen has laid." "Well, It's about time. Whero did sho lay!" "In thorond, and n wngou run over her nud sho's dead." A Ban Francisco firm has built tho largest wine cellar In the world. It is capable of holding :l,000,000 gallons of wine. Its cost was $'.0,003. This is ouo Indication of tho rapid growth of wlno production on tho Pa cific coast. No mail over sank under tho burden of to day. It is when to-morrow's burden Is added to tho burden of today that tho weight Is moro tiinn n man can bear. Georgo McDon ald. A camel conch Is to ho tried in tho Darling river district, New South Wales, Tho sul try climato tries horses so severely that tho manager of n lino of mail conches thinks thnt a foam of camels will answer fur liuttcr, ow ing to their ciqiacity for enduring heat and drought. Much curiosity Is felt as to tho ro suit of this novel venture In coaching, con sidering tho hasty temper of tho "ship of tho desert." Vegetables and meats aro sealed up in air tight vessels to preservo them, so that tho bacteria or mlnuto organisms which nro al ways present Iu tho air, and which would causo them to putrefy and decay, nro thus excluded. Tho Jars aro heated lieforo thoy aro finally sealed, so as to destroy nny bac teria that may already bo present In tho food. It is rejiorted that a Dr. Elsonmann, of Berlin, has Invented a piano which, by the aid of electro-magnetism, can sustain, In crcaso nud diminish sound. This has been at tempted by other exjicrts, notably Boclim, tho Inventor of tbo metal flute. Another novelty will Imj that by moving tho electro magnets tho tlmbro of tho touo Is changed; for example, from that of a violoncello to a piccolo. If truo, wo shall probably hear more about this novelty anon. On a drooping bough of a largo elm, close by a hotel, In Sunderland, Mass., two Eng lish robins havo mado a nest. Strong winds caused so much swaying as to endanger the eggs In tho nest. Tho birds havo been equal to tho emergency. They havo secured somo twlnoand fastened ono end under tho nest and tho other end to a larger branch Ixilow, thus avoiding tho danger of too much oscilla tion. Tho Instinct oxhibltcd by theso birds has attracted considcrablo attention. Tho TminyMin of Today. Tennyson Is described us Inilng very angry nt the recent throwing tixm tho market of tho MSA of somo of his earlier works, to gether with original editions containing Interlineation by his pen. That very intimato friends, to whom these wero given, should hnvo disposed of them for filthy lucro Is a queer vagary of British taste. It is said of tho Tennyson of today: "His tendency to shrink from proximity to tho madding crowd is well known. Even tho queen has not such a disliko for casual human kind as has tho poet laureuto, who, it is well known, gavo up tho loved ulxxlo of many years bocauso it was approachablo by passersby. His horror of intrusion upon his privacy Is peculiarly ovoked by tills banding out of his manu scripts, on which aro eet forth many ovldences of his innermost self communings. Ho has taken tho licst possiblo means to provont Ills memoirs lielng written, keeping no record of his correspondeuco, much less a diary. 'Wheu I am dead,' ho said to n friend permitted to Join him Iu tho companionship of a pipe, 'I will tako good caro thoy shall not rip mo up llko a pig.' "Now York Tribune An i:cccntrlc' Will. An eccentric old Kcntlcninn w10 recently died in Tyler, Tex,, left a sum of money to bo divided anion;; perilous now livinjr In the south wIiomj birth was coincident with his own May 0, l&tt. If overy person who in entitled to n sharo put In u claim thero will not bo much for each ono. There nro In tho United States at leuot 400,000 perwns who wero born in tho United States In the year 1H3.'), and of those tho number in tho southern states would bo about IM.OOU. Assuming that May 9 of that year was an averago ono for births, thero aro now living in tho United States t,IOJiersoui who wero Iwrn on that day, and 400 of them are residents of tho south. New York Suu. The Puiulou I'luy. Preparations nro now being mado for tho productiou of tho "Pa, m Play" at Obernui-mct-Raii In 1KX), that Iiir tho tenth year tlnco its last performance. Several altera tions havo lecn made. Among others tho character of Judas is to bo brought out much moro strongly than has previously been tho caso. It Is hinted thnt tho desiro to make money out of tho performance will bo moro marked than over nt t.. coming exhibition, and tho degeneracy frdm a puro though pe culiar net oi dovoiion 10 n mero inonoy mate lng enterprise is said to bo moro conspicuous than over. San Francisco Chronicle. Tho New rrlnripul. Miss Agues Maitland, who has boon elected to succeed Miss Shaw'Lefevro ns principal of Somervillo Hall, Oxford, Is a local impector of tho government schools of cookery, author of somo valuablo handbooks on that Mibject, and well known as a lecturer on food, cook ing, hygiene, nnd other cognate topics. Miss Maitland has also had a largo experience lu tho conduct and organization of various be nevolent movements, nnd has long tiecn con nected with tho periodical nnd weekly pren of Liverpool and London. Onco a Week. a QUICK MEAL RUDGE & 1 1 22 N ff SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT Wo bey Icnvo (o Inform our Lincoln patrons mid the public In gcticrnl Hint our Importation of FINE Novelties for Sprii.g and Summer Arc row remit1 for Inspection, We Imvc n much larger mid liner ninortmcnt than ctcr before. Call and tee our latest novelties from London nml I'nrls. Dress Suits a Specialty. guckert & Mcdonald, 315 S. 16th St., Omnha, Nob. J.F. LANSING tiniulllouclit nud Sohl, Hcimcx Pente.1. AbttrnrtH Knrnlnlu'il.TiucH Pntil for N'oii'Itcalilciita nml nil other ImMiiem pcrlalnlntf to Ileal Kutiilo promptly attended to. mai!rr JZflFfiP Where All Stills of Buggies, Carriages or Saddle Horses, Cfin he IuuI nt nnv lie, Way or Night, on short notice, I Wses Hoarded and w. - .aken care of at Reasonable Rates Call rnd sco us, io: Q street, or give all orders by Telephone 147. It lies rrntonnb e. Kvcrylhinit now nnd complete. I'ron pt tervlec nnd Iho tcit menu lu Oiiiithn. Hot iuuI cohl witter In every loom, oiilec und dlnliiK hall on flrt floor. All mod eru iiiiprntt'iueuU. I.lncolnltcs h!uiih icirltc a ord!nl welcome. Call nud see us whllo In Omiilin. You enn uet Into the cars nt depot nnd tako HAUNKV ST., CAULK LINE DIIiKtT TO Till: DOOK. Cor. Kill nnd llnrncy. litA I' Hicnv.C icrk II. HIM.OWAY, Proprietor. I'fjiHV ! mmmmm I enadc from car to car I the nitk of time, and "just strikes the spo!" H 3 111 llll vana in it m;ii muiyiv uckuiun-ii uiui yuigeuur tinuhiiig iip.imuciii, unu imuiij' u jn-.n-t- ful sleep In a bed of snotty linen and downy softness. Such Is life on the "11UR LINOTON" KOI TE. What other line or combination of lines can offer you these advantages NOT ONE. I'leatc remember this when next you travel. Information of all kinds pertain lng to Kail read or Ocean Steam ship Tickets promptly answered. G. V. HOLDKEGE, Gen'l Mgr, J. FRANCIS, G. 1 and T. A., J.. OMAHA, NEIL S 'vfl HARDWARE, STOVES AND TINWARE, Leonard Refrigerators, Hot Air Furnaces, Yan's Wrought Iron Ranges, MORRIS. Street. LINCOLN I1RANCII OF Max Meyer & Bro Who!e! tml Befall Scalers In PIANOS ORGANS (Icnernl western iikciiIi for tho Hlclii wuv. Knnbe, Clilrki'rliitf. Voe, Krnst (Inhler, llelir Ilrns., Notvby A Kvmiih, iuuI Htorllng. l'lnnon marked In plain flctiiex prices nl ways the low est for Iho grnilo cf plnnui C. M. HANDS, Manager. 142 North lltli Street. REAL ESTATE Fire Insurance and Loan Broker. ltoom iOltlchiird'ulllock.TtUfATU w.u Cor. Illh nml U Htrccti., LUltULU, nCU. FINEST LIVERY RIGS In the City nil come from the Graham Brick Stables 1027 Q STREET, THIS MURRAY Omaha's Leading Hotel. Opened Sept. 1, 16S8.I Finest Hotel in the West A BEAUTIFULLY UPHOLSTERED RECLINING CHAIR that it. the very embodiment ot eae nnd luxury; ft friendly game of WliM, a choice volume from the well stocked library, n prom- ( tht liandiomc vcttibule excluding nil dust. smoke, rain or wind, itml thus rendering the promenade n de- lli'htfnl nnd nni'l tvAAttmi. A kiimnliinus mcnl thnt mines in The quiet enjoyment of a fragrant Ha My superior advantages enable mc to ticket to and from Europe nt the lowest rates nnd to secure desirable cabins In advance of sailings. The generous patronage accorded me by prominent people of Omaha, Lincoln and other Nebraska cities attest the popular ity of this oflice. yr .. yr City Passenger and ( Ticket Agent. 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