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CAPITAL CITY COURIER, SATURDAY, AUGUST 17, 1889.
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THE CURSE OF THE NATION
DR. TALMAGE IN HIS SERMON SAYS
IT IS DRUNKENNESS.
ni Text II King x, lOi "Who Slew All
Tin's?" A Mori Iarfiil Mnssiicro Ii
Neirr GoIiik on, He Snji, Thnn In tlio
Olil Days-
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Helena, M. T Aug. 11. Tho nov. T.
Do Witt Tulmngo, p. 1)., preached hero to
day to a vat congregntlon. Taking for lilt
text, "Who slow nil thesof" II Kings x, 10, h
prenchod n jwworful discourse on "Drunken
nets tho Nation's Curso." Ho saldi
I sco a long row of bosket coming up
toward tho palaco of King John. 1 am somo
vrhat InrpiMtlvo to find out w lint Is In tho
baskets. I look In and 1 find tho gory hernia
of seventy ulnlti princes. As tho baskets iu
livo at tho gnto of tho pnlnco tho heads are
thrown Into two hcap, ono on cither sldo tho
pto. In tho morning tho king comes out and
he looks upon tho blooding, ghastly bonds of
tho massacred princes. Looking on cither
ddo ho cries out, with a ringing emphasis,
"Who slow all thesor
Wo havo, my friends, lived to seo a moro
fearful massacro. Thoro is no uso of my
taking your titno in trying to glvo you
statistics about tho devastation and ruin
and tho death which strong drink has
wrougla in this, country. Statistics do not
oem to mean anything. Wo aro so hnrd
ened under theso statistics that tho fnct that
fifty thousand moro men nro slain or fifty
thousand less men nro slain seems to mako no
positivo Impression on tho public mind. Suf
flco it to siy that lutcmpcrnneo tins slain an
innumerable coinpauy of princes, tho chil
dren of God's royal family; and at tho gato
of ovcry no'ghborhood thero aro two heaps
of tho slain; and at tho door of tho house
hold thero arc two heaps of tho slain; and at
tho door of tho legislative hall thero nro two
heaps of tho slain; and at tho door of tho
university thero aro two heap of tho slain;
and at tho gato of this nation thero nro two
heaps of tho sWiti. When I look upon tho
desolation I am nlmost frantic with tho
scene, whllo I cry out, "Who slow all
thesof" I can nnswer that question in hnlf a
mlnuto. Tho ministers of Christ who -havo
given no warning, tho courts of law that
havo offered tho licensure, tho women who
givo strong drink on Now Year's day, tho
fathers mid mothers who havo rum on tho
sideboard, tho hundreds of thousands of
Christinn men and women in tho laud who
aro stolid In their indllToronco on this subject
they slew all thesol
inn sotmows and the doom of ran dkunk
aiid. I propoio in this dlscourso to toll you what
I think aro tho sorrows nud tho doom of tho
drunkard, so that you to whom I spoak may
not como to tho torment.
Somo ono says, "You had better let thoso
subjects alono." Why, my brethren, wo
would bo glad to let them alono if thoy would
let us alono, bflt when I havo in my pocket
now four requests saying, "Pray for my hus
band, pray for my son, pray for my brother,
prny for my friend, who Is tho captivo of
strong drink," I reply, wo aro ready to let
that question nlono when it is willing to let
us alono; but when it stands blocking up the
tray to heaven, and keeping multitudes away
from Christ and heaven, I daro not bo silent,
lest the Lord requlro their blood at my bauds.
I think tho subject has been kept back very
much by tho merriment pooplo mako over
thoso slain by strong drink. I uod to bo
very merry over theso things, having n keen
enso of tho ludicrous. Thero was something
very grotesquo in tho gait of a drunkard. It
Is not so now; fori saw in ono of tho streets of
Philadelphia n sight that changed tho wholo
subject to mo. Thero was a young man being
led homo. Ho was very much lutoxicntod
ho was raving with intoxication. Two young
men wero leading him along. Tho boys hooted
In tho street, meu laughed, women sneered;
but I hapcned to bo very near tho door
whero ho wont in it was the door of his fa
ther's house. I saw him go up stairs. I
beard him shouting, hooting and blasphem
ing. Ho hud lost his hat, and tho merriment
Increased with tho mob until ho camo up to
tho door, nud as tho door was opened his
mother camo out. When I heard her cry,
that took nil tho comedy away from tho
scene. Sluco that tinio, when I see a man
walking through tho street, reeling, tho com
edy is all gone, and it is a tragedy of tears
and groans and heartbreaks. Never mako
any fun around mo nbout tho grotcsquene&s
of a drunkard. Alas for his homo!
HIS GOOD NAME MELTS AWAY.
Tho first sutTcring of the drunkard is in the
loss of his good name. God has so arranged
It that no man over loses his good nnmo ex
cept through his own act. All the hatred of
men and nil tho assaults of devils cannot de
stroy a man's godd flame, If ho really main
tains Ids Integrity. If a man is industrious
and pure ami Christian, God looks after him.
Although he may bo bombarded for twenty
or thirty years, his iutegrity is nover lost
and his good namo is never sacrificed. No
forco on earth or in hell cau capture such a
Gibraltar. Ilut when it is said of a man,
"Ho drinUs,"nnd it cm bo proved, then what
employer wants him for workman! what
rtoro wants him for a clerkf what church
wants him for a member who will trust himt
what dying man would optwiut him his
executor r Ho may havo been forty
years In building up his reputation it
goes down. Letters of recommendation,
tho backing up of business firms, a brilliant
ancestry cannot save him. Tho world shies
off. Whyl It is whispered all through tho
community: "Ho drinks; ho dritiks." That
blasts him. When a man loses ills reputa
tion for sobriety, ho might as well bo at tho
bottom of the sea. Thero aro meu hero who
bnvo their goad namo as their only capital.
You nro now achieving j our own livelihood,
under God, by your owu right arm. Now
look out that thero is no doubt of your so
briety. Do not creato nny smpiclon by go
ing in nnd out of Immoral places, or by any
odor of your breath, or by any glaro of your
eye, or by nny uuuatural Hush of your cheek.
You cannot uflord to do It, for your good
namo is your only capital, and w hen that is
blasted with tho reputation of taking strong
drink, all is gone.
HE ULbl'ECTS HIMSELF NO MOUE.
Another loss w hich tho Inebrluto sliders Is
that of self respect. Just as toon us a man
wakes up and finds that ho is tho captivo of
strong drink, ho feels demeaned. 1 do not
enro how reckless ho acta. Ho may say, "1
don't caro;" ho does care, no cannot look a
puro man In tho eye, unless it is with positive
forco of resolution. Three-fourths of Ids na
ture is destroyed; his self respect gone; ho
says things ho would not otherwlso suy;ho
does things ho would not otherw No do. When
a man U nino-tenths gone with strong di Ink,
tho first thing ho wants to do is to pcrsuudo
you that ho can stop any tlmo ho wants tf.
lie cannot. Tho PhiltstiiiM havo bound him
band and foot, uud shorn his locks and put
out his eyes, and nro maUng him grind in tho
mill of a groat horror. Ho cannot stop. I
will prove it. He knows that his course is
bringing disgrace and ruin upon him
self. Ho lvt's himself. If ho could
step l.e would. Ho knows his course
In bringing ruin upon his inmlly. He lovts
them. I would stop if he could. Ho can
l i'ir....j no could thieo months cr u
year ago; not now. Just nsV him to stop for
a mouth. Ho cannot t ho knows he cannot, '
so ho does not try. I had a friend who for
fifteen years was going down under this evil
habit. Ho had largo mean. Ho had given .
thousands of dollars to lllblo societies nnd ro- I
formatory institutions of nil sort. Ho was I
very genial nnd very generous nnd very I
lovable, nnd w henover ho talked nbout this ,
evil hnblt ho would sayt "1 cau stop any
tlmo.'' Hut ho kept going on, going on,
down, down, down. His family would snyt
"I wish you would stop." " hy," ho would
reply, "1 can stop any tlmo If I want to."
After nw hllo ho had delirium tremens; ho had
it twice; and yet after that ho saldi "I could
stop nt nny tlmo If I wanted to." Ho is dead
now. What killed him! Huml Ilunil And
yet among his last utterances was: "I can
stop at any tlmo." Ho did not stop it, bo
causo ho could not stop It, Oh, thero Is a
point in Inebriation lioyoud which, If a man
goes, ho cannot stop!
TDK TUHUIUU: CIIAVINO FOR DnlNlt
Ono of thoso victims said to a Christian
man, "Sir, If I wero told that I couldn't get
a drink until to-morrow night unless I liad
all my fingers cut otr, I would say, 'llring tho
haU'liot nnd cut them oil now.' " I havo n
dear friend in Philadelphia, whoso nephew
camo to him ono day, and when ho was ex
horted nbout his ovll habit, said, "Undo, 1
can't givo it up. If thero stood a cannon,
nnd it was loaded, and a glass of wlno set on
tho mouth of that ennnon, and I know that you
would flro it off Just as I enmo up uud took
tho glass, I would start, for 1 must havo It."
Oh, it is a sad thing for a mar. to wako up In
this life nnd feel ho Is n captive. Ho says,
"I could havo got rid of this once, but I
can't now. I might havo lived mi honorablo
llfo nnd died n Christian death; but thero is
nohopofor mo now; there Is noescapo for
mo. Dead, but not burled. lain a walking
corpse, I nut an apparition of what 1 once
was. I am a caged Immortal, licating ngalust
tho wires of my cngo In this direction nnd In
that direction, Iwatiug ngalust the cago until
thero is blood on tho wires and blood upon
my soul, yet not nblo to get out. Destroyed
without remedy I"
1 go further, nnd say that tho luebrlato suf
fers from tho loss of his usefulness. Do you
not recognize tho fact that many of thoso
who nro now captives of strong drink, oulv a
llttlo whllo ago wero foromost in tho churches
and in reformatory institutions! Do you not
know that sometimes thoy knelt In tho family
clrclo! Do you not know that thoy prayed In
public, nud soma of them carried around tho
holy wlno on sacramental days! Oh, yes;
they stood In tho very front rank, but thoy
gradually fell a way. And now, what do you
suppose. Is tho feellug of such a man as that,
when ho thinks of his dishonored vows nnd
tho dishonored sacrament; when he thinks of
what ho might havo txxm and of w hat ho is
now! Do such men laugh and seem very
merry! Ah! thero Is. down in tho depths of
their soul, a very heavy weight. Do not
wonder that they sometimes soo strnngo
things and act very roughly in tho house
hold. You would not blame them nt nil, if
you knew what tuey suffer. Do not tell such
as that thero is no futuro punishment. Do not
tell him thero is no such place as hell. Ho
knows thero is. Hois thero now I
Tnnm health ooes too.
I go ou, nnd say that tho luebrlato sufTcrs
from tho loss of physical health. Tho older
men in tho congregation may remember that
somo year ago Dr. Sowcll went through tills
country nnd electrified tho pooplo by his lec
tures, in which ho showed tho effects of al
cohol on tho human stomach. He hod seven
or eight diagrams by which ho showed tho
devastation of strong drink upon tho physical
system. Thero wero thousands of pooplo that
turned back from that ulcerous sketch, swear
ing eterual ubstlncnco from everything that
could Intoxicate.
God only knows what tho drunkard sulTcrs.
Puiu files on every norve, and travels ovcry
muscle, and gnawg every bono, and burns
with ovcry llamo, nnd stings with every
poison, and pulls ut him with every torturo.
What reptiles crawl over his creeping limbs!
What fiends stand by his midnight pillowl
What groans tear his ear! What horrors
shiver through his soul! Talk of tho rack,
talk of tho Inquisition, talk of tho funeral
pyro, talk of tho crushing Juggernaut ho
feels them nil nt ouco. Havo you ever leon
in tho ward of tho hospital whero the.so in
ebriates aro dying, tho stench of their w ouuds
driving back tho attendants, their voices
sounding through tho night! Tho keejer
comes up nnd says, "Hush, now, tw still.
Stop making nil this noise." But It is effec
tual only for a moment, for ns soon as tho
keeper is gone thoy begin again: "Oh, GodI
Oh, God! Help! help! Hum! Glvo mo
mini Help I Takotliemoir mo Take them
offmol Oh, GodI" And then they shriek,
and they ravo, uud they pluck out their hulr
by handfuls, aud bito their nails into tho
quick, a. id then they groan, and thoy shriek,
aud they blasphcmo, and thoy ask tho keepers
to kill them: "Stab mo. Smother me,
Stranglo me. Take tho devils off mo!" Oh,
it is no fancy sketch. Thut thing is going on
in hospitals, aye, it Is going ou hi somo of tho
finest residences of every neighborhood on
this continent. It went on last night whllo
you slept, nnd I tell you further that this is
going to bo the death that somo of you will
die. I know it. I seo it coming.
HIS HOME IS RUINED.
Again: tho iuobriuto suffers through tho
loss of his home. I do not caro how much ho
loves his u ito and children, if this passion
for strong drink has mastered him, ho will
do tho most outrageous things, and if ho
could not get Jr'nk in uny other way, ho
would soil his family Into eternal bondage
How mauy homes have boon broken up in
that way, no one but God knows.
Oh, is thero nny thing that u ill so destroy a
mau for this llfo and damn him for tho life
that is to comer I hato that strong drink.
With all tho eoneontrutod energies of my
foul, I hato it. Do you tell mo thut a mau
can bo happy when ho knows that ho Is break
ing his w ife'ts heart and clothing his childrcu
with ings! Why, thero nro on tho streets of
our cities today little children, bare footed,
uncombed und unkempt, want on every patch
of their faded dress and on overy w rinkle of
their prematurely old countenances, who
would huvo lieon in churches today, aud us
well clad as you are, but for tho fact thut
rum destroyed their parents aud drove thorn
into tho grave. Oh, rum! thou fooof God,
thou desnoiler of homes, thou recruiting offi
cer of tho pit, I abhor tlieol
WORST OK ALL. HIS bOl'L IS LOST.
Rut my subject takes a deeper tono, and
that is, thut tho iuobiiuto sutlers from tho
loss of tho soul. Tho lllblo lutlmatvs thut in
tho futuro world, if wo aio uuforgivcu here,
our bad passions aud appetites, unrestrained,
will go uloug w 1th us aud mako our torment
thero. So that I suppose when an incbriato
wakes up in this lost world ho will feci an
iufluito thirst clawing on him. Now, down
in tho world, although ho mny havo been
very poor, lie oculd beg or he could steal five
:ents, with whirli to get that which would
tlako his thi'ist for a llttlo whllo; but in eter
nity, where Is tho i uui to como from I Dives
jould not got ono drop of water. From what
;halicc of eternal llro will tho hot lips of tho
drunkard drain his draught! No ono to
brew It. No one to mix It. No ono to pour
It, No oi.o to fetch It. Millions of worlds
then for tho dregs which tho young man Juit
uow lung ou the Mwdustod floor of the
restaurant. Miliums of worldi now for
the rlud thrown out fro,.i tho imnch
bowl of on earthly banquet. Divot
crlod for water. The Incbriato a lot
for rum. Oh, tho deep, exhausting, exax
pcratlng, ovcrhstlng thirst of tho drunkard
In hell I Why, If n (lend camo up to earth
for some Infernal work in n grog shop, nud
should go back taking on Its w ing Just on
drop of that for which tho luebrlato in tho
lost world longs, whit excitement It would
mako there! Put that ouo drop from off Ui
fiend's win.; ou tho tip of tho touguo of ths
destroyed Inebriate; let tho liquid brightness
Just tou.'h It, let tho drop lo very small if It
only have iu It tho smack of alcoholic drink,
let that drop Just touch tho lost luebrlato in
tho lost world, and ho would spring to ids feet
nud cry i "That Is rum! ahal that Is rum)"
nnd It would wako up tho echoes of the
damned: "Givomoiuuit Glvo mo rum! Glvo
mo rum!" In tho futuro world, I do not lo
llovothat It will bo tho absence of God that
will mako the drunkard's sorrow; I do not
bellevo that It will bo tho absence of light; 1
do not believe that it will bo tho nbsenco of
holiness; I think it will bo tho nbttoucoof
strong drink. Oh I "look not UKn tho wlno
when It is red, when it moveth Itself nrlght
In tho cup, for nt the Inst, It biteth llko a ser
pent nud it Ktiugcth liko nil adder."
A WOHD TO THE VICTIMS.
Itut I want, In conclusion, to say one
thing (KTHonal, for I do not llko a sermon
that has no personalities in It, Perhaps this
has not hail that fault already. I want to
ray to those who nro tho victims of strong
diitik that, whllo I declared that thero was a
Iolnt beyond which a man could not stop, 1
want to tell jou that, while a man cannot
stop In his own strength, tho Lord God by
his grace cau holp him to stop at any time.
Years ago 1 was In n room in New York
whero there wero many men who had Uvn
reclaimed from drunkenness. 1 hcutd their
testimony, and for tho first tlmo iu my llfo
there Hashed out a truth I never under
stood. They said. "Wo weio victims
of strong dt ink. Wo tiled to givo it
up, but ulwuvs failed; but, somehow, since
we gave our hearts to Christ he has tnken
enro of us." 1 bellevo that the tlmo
will soon como when the grace of God will
show Its (lower hero not only to save man's
soul, but Ills body, und reconstruct, purify,
elevate uud lodccm it, I verily believe that,
although you feel giuppllug at tho roots of
your toirguos uu almost omnipotent thirst, if
jou will this moment glvo your heart to God
ho will help you, by Ids grace, to conquer.
Try It. It isyourlastchunco. I huvo looked
off upou the desolation. Sitting under my
ministry thero aro (xxiplo in aw fill eril from
strong drink, and, Judging from ordinary
circumstances, thero is nut ouo chauco iu five
thousand that they w ill get clear of it. I sco
men in this congrcgatl m of wUom I must
make tho remark that, if they do not change
their com so, within ten years they w 111, as to
their bodlej, llo down iu drunkards' graves;
aud as to tin ir souls, lie down Iu a drtuik
aid's iierdltmii. 1 kuow that it is an awful
thing to sat , but I can't help saying It Oh,
bewuiv! You havo not yet been cap
tured, llewaro' As yo ojien thodoorof your
wlno closet today, tuny that decanter Hash
out upon you, "Hewnrol" and when you pour
tho bevcrngo Into tho glass, in tho foam at
tho top, iu white letters, let thero ho sjielled
out to your soul, "Howard" When tho
books of Judgment aro ojieii, and ten million
drunkards come up to got their doom, I want
you to licar witness that I, today, in tho fear
of God, and in tho lovo for your soul, told
you with nil affection, and with nil kindness,
to bowuro of that which has already exerted
its Influcnco tiKn your family, blowing out
somo of its lights a premonition of tho black
ness of darkniss forever. Oh, If you could
only hear this moment, Iutemcniuco, with
drunkard's bones, drumming ou tho head of
tho wine cask tho Dead Mmch of immor
tal souls, tuuthiuks tho very glance of
awino cup would mako you shudder, nnd
tho color of tho liquor would make you think
of tho blood of tho soul, and tho foam on tho
top of tho cup would remind you of tho froth
ou tho maniac's Up, and you would go homo
from this service and kneel down and pray
God, that lather thau your children should
become captives of this ovll habit, you would
llko to carry them 01 1 mhho bright sprlngday
to tho cemetery, nud put tl.un mvny to the last
sleep, uutll at tho call of tho south wind tho
flowers would como up all over tho gravo
sw ect prophecies of tho rosuncctlon. God
lias n balm for such a wound; but what
flower of comfort over grow on tho blasted
heath of n drunkard's scpulchcr!
The Way tii Keep Cool.
"Doctor, glvo mo a suggestion as to tho
best way to staud this hot weather."
"Well," replied a prominent physician,
"thero nro n fow simple things to remember.
I'll tell you how I do it. Iu tho llrst place I
get plenty of sleep. I do this by eating a
light supper, without coffeo oud with very
llttlo fluid of any sort nud but a mouthful of
beefsteak. My day's work ends w ith thoday,
nud after sunset I Just sit around without
my coat and vest. About 0 o'clock I slip
quietly Into my bathroom and soak myself
ten or fifteen minutes in a bath tub full of
cold water. Without drying myself I draw
on my sleeping garment and go to bed. My
temperature has lieon reduced and my pulse
has slow i-d up. This condition is preserved
by tho ovnjioration which goes ou for half an
hour or more, during which I go to sleep.
Try it.
"Now, for tho daytime, I eat a moderate
breakfast, with but llttlo hot coffeo or tea. I
avoid tho butter nnd anything else very
greasy. I oat my fill of bread, toast, toma
toes cold milk, etc., with a small plueo of
lean, raro steak. 1 do not smoke or drink
anything alcoholic. I occasionally take a
glass of somo aerated water, llko vlchy or
seltzer. I wear light clothes and but few of
them, nnd I am not ushumed to carry an um
brella. Tho lesult is that I suffer as llttlo
from tho ho.it as Is possible during tho sultry
woatlier." Louisville Post.
The S.ilwitlnn Army.
Tho Man Aliout Town chanced, the other
dny, ncross a prominent evangelist whoe
namo is known throughout the length und
bruidth of tho continent, and who U boyowl
n doubt iiniei-sally rgiiiiU.d as one of tho
ablest men In his profession. During the
convrs.itl m which took place the Salvation
Ariuv wumllM'iiwMMi.nud tlio evangelist gave
it us his jpuii.m ttiat while that organization
h id many i!W,;rwubio frnttirvs. ho had
gruwaio look ukjii It as one of thogrt-at
Kiwei-R for good, und that it tlllwl a purport
which liiillmig i-Im could auswer
"Thiro ar certain MiUtrat. t of society,"
he said, 'w hich it U almost impossible for us
to reach There aro undercut rents of degra
dation which w6 cannot fathom, and tho
only fuui' that seems to reach them Is tho
Salvation Army With t Ik lr crude methods
they dig down into the depths, ns we never
could, and do a work which i certainly a
grand ono in U way "St. Louis Republic
Wedding albums are tho latent f.inhlim
among Tr.uiMtluutic ladli-s. A ,jorgiMiiJy
bound volume contains tlio marriage certifl
cate Usually illuminated in mo-t artistic
stylo and photographs of tho bride and'
bridegroom, bridesmaid aud bast man, wed
ding gueCs iu their finery, and theotllci iting
clergy, with tho autograph of each under tho
corresponding iortrult. Illuminated Inscrip
tions of date, time and place complete tho
record
THE DURLINQTON EXCURSIONS.
Milwaukee, AVI,, National llnrninpiuent
(I. A. It,
Round trip ticket nt IO,4l) will bo on sale
August Ut to ','S, Inclusive, good for return
until Hepteinbor 80 under certain condition.
Tickets nro good by lako or rail between
Chicago nnd Milwaukee. Pullman slrepeis,
touilst cars nnd free iccllnlug chair "uis and
day coneher will Mill through to Milwaukee
on social train. It in Important that early
application lie ninde, ns tho number of Pull
man us well us tourist sleepers 1 limited,
Further Infoi iiiutlon nt 11. & M. depot or
city ollbv, comer O nnd Tenth stuets.
AVOVHT W.
Another ban cut excursion Cheaper nnd
better than ever. Only i'M for round trip,
Halt Luko and Ogdeii, or :)3, llalley, Idaho,
and return, good thirty days with stopover
privilege. Half lates will also bo in effect
ou above date to points In Nebraska, Kansas, i
Colorado, Montana, Utah, Idaho nud Wyom
ing. You cannot afford to miss thses exclu
sions, esieclnlly that to Salt Iiko, ns It in
eludes n visit to tho "Reo Hive" nnd "Lion
House," (the residence of tho Into Rrlgham
Young) tho great Mormon temple, tnbornu
cle and useinbly hall.
1 ho woudeiful scenery of tlio lilnck canon,
Mai shall pass, lloyul gorge, Mnultou nud
Garden of tho Clod, all of this at n rote haul
ly exceeding 1 cent n tulle. Cull ut R. it M.
depot, or city olllce for full particulars.
A. C. ClK.MKII,
C. P. & T A.
Don t Ml the Opportunity to Visit Og
deii nud Suit l.nke fit j , Utah, and
Halle), lilalio,
A grand excursion to the nbovo named
points will lcno August '.'nth via tho Union
Pnelllc, "The Ovei land Route," nnd for this
occasion the exceedingly low into of f.'H) to
Ogden ami Halt Ijike City and letilin, nud
JI15 to llalley, Idaho, nud letuiu, hns been
made from Missouri River teimlnnls.
This exclusion affords our pntions n nmg-
ulllceiit oppoittmity to visit Gai field Reach
on Client halt Lake, the llnest bathing iisort
In tho voi'lil, and also visit the llalley Hot
Springs, famous fur their medicinal prucr
ties. Tickets good thirty dujs. For further
pal ticuluis nihil ess K. K. Lotnux, Onuihu.
uonol?
Mnt. McCube, of New llrunswick, HI,,
offeis to pay live dollars to nny person
troubled with bloody Itux, wlio will take
Chamberlain's Colic Cholera nud diarrhoea
Remedy according to directions nud does not
get welt In tho shortest possible time. One
half of u 'Hi cent bottle of this remedy cured
him of bloody flux, nfter ho had tried other
medicines and tlio prescriptions of physicians
without liouollt. Mr. McCubo lspeifectly
safe In making this offer, ns mine Ihaiin
thousand bottles of this temedy me sold each
day and It lias tioxei been known to fail in
any case of colic, cholera liioibus, djKiitery,
dlnilhoea or bloody llux, when tho plain
pi luted directions weio followed. For side
by O. U Hhrader, druggist.
Harvest Excursion Tickets ntlialf rates will
bo sold at Lincoln, Aug. Oth nud ','Oth, Sept.
10th nud 24th, nnd Oct. Mil, over tho Fremont,
Elkhorn & Missouri Valley It. It. to all points
reached via that lino Iu Noithern Nebraska,
tho Rlack Hills nnd Central Wyoming. Call
on G. N, Potvsninu, agent, or write J, R. Uu
cliannn, General Pnsseuger Agent, Omaha,
Neb. tf
Thero wns n terrlblo epidemic of dysentery
nnd bloody flux iu Poie county, Illinois, hitt
summer. As many ns flvo deaths occurred
in one day. Messrs. Walter RrMhers, of
Wnltersburg, sold over USO bottles of Cham
berlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea
Remedy during this epidemic nnd say tlmy
never heaid of it's falling in tiny case whin
the directions were follow oil. It wns tho
only medicine used that did cure tho worst
cases. Many jK-rsous wero cured by it aftir
the doctors had given them up, 25 und MJ
cent bottles for sulo by O. L. Sluuder,
druggist.
.Send the names of your friends In the Fast
whom you wish to visit you, or who nre seek
ing new locations, to J. R liuchuuiiu, (len'l
Passenger Agent of the Freemont, Elkhorn
& Missouri Valley R. R. Co., Omaha, Neb.,
that he may send them Information relative to
the "One Fare Harvest Excursions" which oc
our August lith and 20th, Septfinber 10th nnd
'-Mtli, nud October Mil. octl
Fnmilles not ulrendy supplied should loose
no time in piocuring n bottlo of Chamber
lain's Colic, Cholera, nud Dlurihocu Remedy.
It Is tlio only remedy that can always be de
pended uoii forlKiwel complnlut in all its
foi ins, 25 nnd 50 cent bottles for snle by O.
L. Shrnder, druggist.
Will You Kniliirsti Our Work.
Through our representations nud assurance
of appreciation by our cltlicim we havo se
cured to Hum u competitive llrst class train
between Lincoln mid CIiU-hko.
As representatives of our lluo and ns your
follow cltUcus wo personally solicit tlio put
(image of all hoo necessities or Inclinations
duiiuiliil such scrs lee and who desire Its con
tinuance We do not ask) ou to sacrifice any comfort or
pleasure to do us a favor but Invito )ou to
accept, all tiilims considered, the best service
goliiK at present.
Plainly stated, our train leaves Lincoln
dully at 0:30 p. m inukes the run to Chicago
Iu seventien and one-half hours, carries a
through palace sleeper from Lincoln and n
dlnlni: car from the river. Hy this train pa
trons reaih Pittsburg In tlilrty-no and one
half hours, llullluioro nud l'hlliidelphln In
fort) -six and a iiiarter, Washington, (oil) -soon;
New York, forty-eight nnd a half;
llullnlo thirty-six and Huston In lift) -two,
which is soerl hours less than lu othir
Hues. Hlfcpcr aeeiiiiiiuiidatluns ritcrwd Iu
ndvanco to destination points.
G. N. FiiliKHMAN. Audit Northwestern
I Line, P., V. ,V M. V. it. It.
A. h. l'lMiiiNii, City Ticket Agent, in
South Tenth Mncl
.Nut lie.
To Kplir'um K. Miners, non-resident de
ui.tlaiit. "1 ou 111 tuke uotl'V 'tint on the 17th day of
Jul). !). Kntoeii N. liivln, pl.Wntur. riled
his poiiiKin lii Hie d.siM-t court, Laiu-jisti-r
( omit), N4liinka ngulnil you, John K. llnrr.
J. Prank Tiurr. Annie lttr, A.l J tar r and
William ll.'iiry Smith, --lliirreliilinlnn to
In- sunt) f" ).'! and uld John K. llnrr,
and to (-stab, i)i his righ 'i a ei-rtalu assign
ment of a ,u uiiii nt ihmIi to him l' the
Hollies NiiUm.U Hunk nl ijJUii), Illinois., in
an in linn in r Lv" district wart of Lnmasur
i omit), N( tji-islia, lien Hi 'ho ijuliu) Na
tional Hank v. i. iiulnlt't ,oid onrsilf mid
Julio K Hail ) uliH-ii s !'ot In were di fi ni
iints. and loivtnMlsh ln iUii of s.i.i judg
ment w hlrti ho paid iu si oh surety upon and
iigiilust nt ii.ee, ten an I tliNcn, II, Jl) ami 111
In tiliK-k l4i'.'y-nlue, i and '.ots fle, thlr
ticii, fourU'Hwim! striiticu, i 13, llnndlTi
In hl.H-krii.-ni) -six, jii all In Klrst Addition
to Ws Lincoln, mid also lots ono, seven,
clphiuii' u'.uc, I.T.miiiiIU 111 block two, i
111 In loirs Addition to the elt) of Lincoln,
and Uo lot time. 3, In Mock light) -eight,
I u ihe city of Lincoln, ami the wist half
(.f the south-wist ipiartir ol seetliin nine, ti
township eight, Sifuupe si-M'U, T all In l.iin.
asler County, state of Nebraska, to sell said
rial estate and lots according to law, to pa)
said Judgment, interest and ist, ami claim,
and right of said Pntvln, and to apply the
priH'ieds thereof to the pajlilcllt of plulntlll"s
lien, claim nud right.
You nre reo ill red to answer Ihe said peti
tion on or hofore tbe'.iith day of August, If'!'
Lincoln, Neb., July InIssV.
KAlilUX H. POTVIN.
11) POUND .V lll'RK,
TOHt. Ms Attorneys
Forepaugh
AND
TI-IR
3 TIMES THE Bia&EST SHOW ON EARTH!
Moo Men ami Horses!
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Mil I imurliiK if t ht I'uhl If l'.t.rwlii;rol ll I.lnr. of Truvi-I Crowded! Helmuts DlsmUsedl
Wnii. U'iseil' MM; , ?luil Iinwnt ll lluslness Muspciidcdl A (leliernl Holiday Cvcry
wlufo! H Million Dollars Inxeited! Dally i:xpcncs I'ortuiml
Tho Most Mngnlfloont nnd Stupontlous Amusomont Com
bination tho World Hns Evor Soon I
inn iini'i mi mini ti iTinsr iinviisi rM'itiiuu
" CUSTKll'H LABT lhLhff
A Holiday for Town and Country!
Linsrcoi-jisr,
i !.timiviUw ivn mipMiMn t'l'
JSSSjl
FOREPAUGH SHOW
t I t il'Uil 11 I ' 14 l111VI 1 I
Its -llth Minual Tour, and has now Jollied with it tlio nalloiial and patrlotlo
wild wEer
nximirrtuN, and first hijahon in ampru a op tiii: ohp.atly (iuand
PARIS HIPPODROME 1
With nit Its charming, dashing uud daring
French Female Charioteers, Riders and Drivers 1
3 COLOSSAL CIRCUS COMPANIES I
In three Hcpuruto arenas, Mammoth inenngerlo of
W&Sf&fJ '6TANO Dw'ffML"
Lions, Tigers, Hippopotamus, Giraffe, Sea Lions, Polar Bears, Etc.
All In ifraiid eoiiihlnntlon with tho nnowfied. roiiiautlp reallstle WILD WKST KX1II
lllTION, with all Its thrilling and reiiuirknblo features Illustrative of civilization's march
across tho plains and Biippleiiientid with the reiisntloual military frontier spectacle.
CUSTER'S LAST RALLY;
Or, the Battle of the Little Big Horn.
2iOO GENUINE SIOUX INDIANS,
Cowlio)s, HcoiitMiind Soldiers nro brought Into requisition In tho reproduction of this traglo
and fearful frontier episode, Hr w. r Ciirxera" the Hero of the Little Hlg Horn!
Masiuny ltepreseiitiitlon of tliu Atrocious
MOUNTAIN MEADOW MASSACRE !
Vividly Illustrating tho Dangers of Karly Kmlirmtlon across tin l'laliiit Indians' Chaso
fur a Hrlde! Pony Kxiiress Hiding! A Virginia Heel on Horseback! HuckliiK
Horses and Steers! Wonderful How and Arrow Khnotlngl Iluglo Illll'a Cow
boy llrnss Hand I Hanging a HorseThlef! Wild Western (llrl Hlders!
Stttkr's Home Attueltull Port Llfo In the Far West! Cowboys
Sports nud l'nstlnusl 'Ihe PniiiiiiiN Sioux bun Dimco!
All the Crack wliots! ltobl.ery of tho Oserlnnd Mull!
Indian Klglits, Halds and Hcscues! Judge
Lynch' Court! Pemnle Sliarpsliootersl
A Western C) clone I
Largest Camp of Ileal Illnnket Indians that ever left the Plains Uncles, Chiefs, Mcdlclno
Men, SipiaMs and Paiinon-s, together with all their 1'nniphernallul
W K l.'nPli ) VI ' IF I l Wl" Introduce for tho Plrst Time Iu this city, his
AW.A.U I UUI'il A. fJ 11. IiarliiKiuul I'nparnlleled ActofHIdliiK und DrlvlliK
IIOKIir) ilmses 'llirte Tliius Around tho Huge Hippodrome Track. The rireatest Kipies
trliinlrluiiuih of the Age! He Mill alto appear with his W ihl-lleiiowned Troupe of Perfor
ming Llephnnts the (iuiulrllle. Mlislcul. Pyramid, and llleyelit-Hiding Klephants; "I'lca
nluu.v." the Clown Llephaut; "John L. hulllvan," tho Piiglllstlo Llephaut; and "Holtvar,"
tho limit of Tliem All!
BIOHDIIT, The Tight Rope Walking Horse,
And A. Forepaugh, Jr.'s, Latest nnd must Scnsallounl Nowlty,
ECLIPSE, . The . Trapeze . Horse !
A Iteiisna.t lifted Animal that Penrlissly Paultlessly, and Cirnndly Lenps from Swlngto
tswlng 'ju Pi 1 1 In the MM-Air tho most Phenomenal Lxhililtl m of Lxulne Bagoolty and
Intrepidity the World hns ever n-m?
Vm
Inrrtasid In iMrithUiK Kxeept in tho Prlco of Admission i -SK it U Admits to all
the AggngiitedntlraetloiiKof thelomlilnded Korepaughand lid West bhow, presented
under tin greatest spnadof cohmik ever eneted on this or or nny othvr eontliient. Tho
Uriiiidainl .n . t-v -.
GORGEOUS DRESS PARADE
of the MlghtrCoinMnc talus place ntlmi m dally, uiifu.dlng lo Pulilii View, freo as nlr to
iurliod).ollthodiiizltiig, sensntl.iiml, nnliUe, iifeturcjue histor.nl and suniiituous, pro
cissi.mal rininras of the tmnssAL CntifN Willi nvr, Uii'i'oMtoMi., MitNAdKHie,
IllAlMIl AMMAl.s.l'l 8TI.IH IINTIMI1 NT. KTl ,1'Tl ,.,..
8 15,t splendid seats. Adinlssi.ni, 5o edit ; ihtldrvn under nine. J-1 cents, llf served
lunula rid suits, with back and foot risU. and with magnificent Mew of Custor Hattle and
art and MnUli of Hlppodroine Itaces, extra. 8?-T' i oinpleto Lxhlhltloos Dally. Doors
open at 1 and J and s Ohtap Roond-Trip Excnriioai on ail Liau cf Travtl.-Ooniult Local Agtsts.
1'iirtheaeciiiiiiiiiHlatluniiftUoso who would avoid tho crowd nt the ticket wiiKQtl on tho
ground, tickets and reserved scots can Iki obtaliud ut
Harley's Drug Store, 0 and 11th Streets, all day of Exhibition,
at tho usual alight advance.
Exhibits nt Hastings, Aug. 24, Beatrice 26, Nebraska City,
27, and nowhoro olso In this Stato.
Wild West
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i niHieiiy rnr mi emir
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Will Exhibit In All Its Yast Entirety at
AUGUST 23
, AT a and S O'CLOCK P. M. TMU (MtP.AT
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