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CAPITAL CITY COUklKK, SATURDAY JANUARY 3, 1891.
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A CHRISTMAS SKRMON.
WEACHED DY DR. TALMAQE
SUNDAY, DEO. 28.
ON
An lntriirrl)' tiiti-rrntllig Itlmcnirxo liy
he HnmMjn llhlnt Tim Trl l.iihn
II, Iftl "Let Ifn Niiw (Iti Ktru Unto Helli
Iflirm" Tit Hrrmon lit I'iiII.
llmwiKI.V.N, IHo. !M.-J)r. Tnlinogn'sscr
moti today was npproprlntii In the season,
Ha subject was the Christmas .ttiblleo.
A crowd which tilled tlm Academy nf Alu
tie In every url lUtcned loll In the ni(iri).
Ing, nnil nuother enormous audience
thronged Km Now York Academy of .Mu
kIc to hear ll In the evening, when tlm doe
tor preached nnilur tlm auspices of Tlm
Christian Herald. IIIh text was l.uko II,
1R: "l't us nmv go even unto llothh-ht-m."
Atulil i thousand mercies wo glvu each
other liolliliiy congratulations. My long
established custom wo exhort each oilier
tohcallhfol merriment, lly Klf( ty Jtirlnt
mas trees which Muslim ami fruit In onu
night, by early morning surprise, by clus
ton of lighted candles, by children's proces
sions, by sound of Instriuueiitn sonict lines
more blatant than musical, we wake up thn
night nnil prolong tint day, I wish yon all
la tlm grandest, nuhlcsl ami l-st sense n
merry i;iirlstmns, Tlio event cnmiucm
orated is the gladdest of tho centuries.
Christ's rraille wan us womlerful an his
cross, Persuade mo of thu llrst anil I inn
not surprised at t lie lust. The door by
which ho entered wmh as tremendous ns the
door by which he went out.
WIIKIIK JI.HtW WAS IN KOVIT.
I wan Inst whiter at the honso where
Jesus lled while hu wan In Africa. It wax
In Cairo, Egypt, tho terminus of that ter
rible Journey which he took when .Joseph
nnil Mary lleil with Mm from llethhihciu
to Kgypt to t-senpo thu massacre of Herod,
All trailltlou, an well its all history, point
out thin house In Citiro ns the one In which
these three fugitives lived wlilln In Africa,
The room Isnlnosteps down from the level
of thu street. I measured the room anil
found It S.M feet long mid )i feet high.
Thcroaro three shelving of rock, one of
which I think wan tho cradle, of our Lord.
There Is no window, and all tho Unlit must
have come, from lantern or caudle. The
three arrived hurt) from llcthlehoni, hav
ing crowd the awful desert.
On tho Mediterranean Mcauicr going
from AtheiiH to Alexandria I met the emi
nent nchular and theologian, Dr. Ionising,
who for thirty-live yearn hint Ih-oii u rosi
dent of Cairo, mid he told me that ho had
lieen nil over tho road that tho thrco fugi
tive took from lli'thlchuiu to Egypt, lie
hvh It In u desert way, mid that t lit; forced
Journey of thu Infant Christ nitiHt liavu
lieen a terrllilu Journey, doing up from
Kgypt Or. I-ainIng met n-oplo from Heth
lelicm, their tongucM swollen and hanging
out from tho lullammatlou of thirst, mid
although his party hud hut ono uoutskln
of water left, and that wat Important for
themselves, ho was ho moved with the
spectacle of thirst lu theso poor pllgrluiH
that, though It excited thu Indignation of
hi fellow travelers, hu gavu water to tho
BtraugerH, Over thin dreadful route Jo
seph mid Mary started for thin laud of
Kgypt. No tlmo to maku much prepara
tion. Herod was after them, and what
wtro theso peasant licforo an Irate klngf
Joseph, tho hiiNbnnd and father, ono
night sprung up from his mattrvM lu grunt
nlarm, tho beads of sweat on his forehead
and his wholu framu nuaklng. Ho had
drsnmed of nmiwncresof his wlfonnd bnlio.
They must bo o(T, that night, right away.
Mary put up n few things hastily, and Jo
seph brought to tho door tho beaut of bur
den, mid helped his wife and child to
mount. Why, thoso loaves of bread am
not enough, thoM bottles of water will not
last for such n long way. IJut there Is no
tlmo to gut anything more. Out mid on.
Uood-by to tho dear home they expect
never'ngnln to Bee. Their heart break,
lb does not need that oumbonlilg house
in order to make us tiorry to leave lu
. A TKltltllil.K WAY.
Over the hills mid down through tho
deep gorge they urge their way. lly He
bron, uy Unza, through hot Hand, under a
Mistering sun, tho Imbo crying, thu mother
faint, the father oxhitUHted. How slowly
the days and weeks possl Will thu weary
three ever reach thu IwukH of iliu Nile?
Will they ever boo CAIrof Will thu t'.esert
ever endr When at lust they cross tho
line beyond which old Herod lnvx no right
to pursue their Joy is unlKuinded. Free at
lutt Iet them dismount mid rent. Now
they rtwumo their way with less anxiety.
They will find a place somuwhei-ti for shel
ter and tlio earning of their bread. Hero
tbey aro at Cairo, Kgypt.
They wind through the crooked street,
which are about ten feet wide, itud enter
"the humble house where I have been to
day, llut tho terminus of the Journey of
these three fugitives wits not as humblo as
their starting point at Uethlehem. If that
journey across the desert ended in a cellar
ititartcd from a bam. Everything humble
around that barn, but everything glorious
overhead, Christ's advent was In the
'hostelry culled the house of Clilm Ham;
the night with diamonded linger pointing
dowu to tho place; the door of heaven set
wido ojcn to look out; from orchestral
batons of light dripping thu oratorios of
the Messiah; on lowest doorstep of heaven
the minstrels of God discoursing of glory
and goal will. Soon after tho whlto
bearded astrologUts kneel, and from leath
ern pouch chink the shokuls and from
open sacks exhale the frankincense and
rastlu out the bundles of myrrh, The
loosened star; tho escaped doxology of
celestials; tho chill Decemlier night ullush
with May morn; our world a last star, aud
another star rushing down tho sky that
night to beckon tho wanderer home agalu,
hall yet make nil nations keep Christmas.
NEW UNHACKNEYED LESSONS.
Are thvro no uow lessons from tho story
not yc hackucyud by oft rcwatnlr Oh,
yesl Know In tho flnt place. It was a side
roal appearance that led thu way. Why
not a black cloud In thu shape 6f a bund or
linger pointing down to thu sacred birth
placcf A cloud menus trouble, and the
world had had trouble enough. Why not
a shaft of llghtnlug quivering and Hashing
and striking dowu to tho sacred birth
placef IJghtnlng means destruction, a
fcbattcrlng and continuing power, and tho
world wantcd.no more destruction,
But it was a star, and that means Joy,
that means hope, that means good cheer,
that mean osceudeuoy. A start That
means creative power, for did not the morn
ing triors sing together whou the portfolio
of the worlds was opeucdr A star I That
means defense, far did not tho Mars tight
la their couire ngalust Slscra and for tho
Lord's pooplof A start That means brill
iant coutinuonce, for are not tho righteous
to fhlue ni lh stars forever and everf A
start That mciu tho opeulng of eternal
Joy. Tho dny star iu tho heart. The mora
lag star of tho Hcdcemor.
vriuv vxa the mur
Tho nuutiMl appcurunce that night may
Iiavo lic( n u b'.range conjunction of worlds.
As the tivm.lt ef Voaua in our tlmo vu
f(rrtold many jrnrs ago by astronomer,
mil astronomers can tell what will lie the
coiiJuiKtloti of uoilils a thousand jrais
from now, wi theyean calculate backward;
and I'M'ii Inlldel nsirounmerii have Imm-ii
compellisl to li-stlfy that about the year
1 there was n very unusual iippearance
lit I ho heavens, Thu Chinese leeord, of
course entirely Inilepenilentof the Word of
UinI, gives as a mailer of history that
about the jear I theru wasa Htraugoaud
unarcoiiiilablu appearance lu the heavens,
llut It iiiayliao Intii a meteor such as
yuu and I haviihis'ti llash to the horlr.ou.
I wiw a few jears ngo lu thu norlliern sky
a star shoot and fall with such brilliancy
mid precision that If Iliad liecn on a hill
as high as that, of llcthlchct u which the
shepherds stood, I could have marked
within a short ilUlauce thu plain of the
alighting, Tho University of Iowa ami
tho ilrltlsh museum have specimens of
mcteorlu stones picked up lu the Ileitis,
fragments Dung olf from other worlds,
leaving a fiery I rail on the sky So that It
Is not to mo at all Improbable the stellar
or tlio mcteorlu appearmet) on that night
of which we speak, I only earn to know
that It Was bright, that It was silvery,
that It Mashed mid swayed and swung anil
halted with Joy celestial, as though Christ
lu haste to save our world had rushed
down without his coronet, and thu angels
of Cod had hurled It after Mini
ClllllsriANITY A HTAII Of lllll'K,
Not, u black cloud of threat, hut a uleam-
lug star of hope, Is our glorious Christian
ity. One glimpse of that stellar appear
ance kindled up thusnulof the sick ami
iljlng college student until tho words
Hashed from his pale lingers and thu star
seemed to pour It light from his whlto
lips as Klrku Whlto wroto theso Immortal
uotds:
When iiiaikImhsI on Iliu nightly plnln
1 lie Klllletlng IiiihU IhsUiiiI tlio sky,
One nlnr nlonii of nil tlm train
('nil II x tlio sinner's nii(lcrlNee,
Hark, Imrk todmll tliiielmrns linnks
From etery host, from ctery Hem;
llut one nlonp, the Ha lour, ss'nks
UlslliuHlAroriletlileliKiu. Oiico mi Hid ritKlng sens I nxtit.
1 Mo storm unilmul, the iiIkIU ns ilnrk,
Alul Mutely lilmv the nlml thntliMMtsI my
rouuilerliig Imrk.
Dis'p hiirntr then my vllnls frnxe,
Heath (.truck, I censed the tlilu to stein,
When Hiiihleiily n stnr nrnsu
It im the Hlnrof llethleheui.
Notice also In this scene that other
worlds seemed to honor our lord and mas
tar. llrlglit star tif thu night, wheel on In
iiiiiiuoriui. -an," Mini thu star, "I must
couiu nearer, ami I must Isitid and I must
watch mid see what you dr. with ny
Jesus." Another world that night Joined
our world In worship. That, star tuadu n
Imiw of ols'lsance. I sometimes hear people
talk of Christ's dominion as though it
were to 1st merely tho few thousand miles
of the world'H circumference; but I lsdlevu
tho millions and thu billions and tho quad
rillions of worlds nro all Inhahltcd-tf
notbysiiih creatures as wo are, still such
creatures as Cod designed to make, nnil
that all these worlds aru u nart of Christ'
dominion, IsanoNuwtou and Kepler and
Hersehel only went on Columbus voyagu
tollud thesu continents of our king's do
main. AM. IN II.UIMONV HUT KAItTII.
I think all worlds weru loyal but this.
Tho great organ of tho universe. Its neilnU.
mid Its pipes, and Its keys all one great har
mony savo onu Injured pedal, suvu onu
broken stop the vox liumana of tho hu
tunn race, thu disloyal world. Now you
know that however grand thu Instrument
may be, If there ls onu key out of tinier it
spoils tho harmony. And Christ must
mend this key. Ho must restore this
broken stop. You know with what bleed
lug hand, and with what pierced side, and
with what crushed foot ho did tho work.
Hut the world shall hu attuned and all
worlds will et bo accordant. Islu of
Wight, larger In comparison with thu Ilrlt
lsh empire than our Island of a world as
compared with Christ's vast domain. If
not, why that celestial escort r If not.
why that sentinel with blazing badge abovo
thu caravimsaryr If not, why that mid
night watchman In tho balcony of lieavenl
Astronomy suriuuderud that night to
Christ. This planet for Christ, Tho
solar system for Christ. Worlds abhu.o
mid worlds burnt out all worlds for
Christ,
lulensest microscope cannot seo tho one
sldu of that domain. Farthest reaching
telescope cannot Unit thu other sldo of that
domain, Hut I will tell you how- tho uni
verse Is Isiunded. It Is bounded on tho
north mid south and east and west and
above and beneath by Cod, aud that Cod
Is Christ, and that Christ hOtxl, and that
God Is ours. Oh, doc It not enlarge your
Ideas of a Saviour's dominion when I tell
you that all the worlds nro only sparks
struck from hlsunvllr that all thu worlds
are only tho llcccy Hocks following tho ono
shepherd f that all the islands tif light In
Immensity nm one great archipelago be
longing to our klngr
TIIKY WKIIK WI8K MEN or THIS EAST.
Hut this scene also Impresses mo with
tho fact that tho wlso men of tho eastcninu
to Christ, They were not fools, they were
not I micelles. Tho record distinctly says
that thu wlso men came to Christ. Wu
say they weru tho magi, or they weru thu
alchemists, or thoy were thu astrologlsts,
and wo say it with depreciating accentui
Hon. Why, they were the most splendid
and miigulllceiit men of thu century. They
were thu naturalists and tho scientists.
They knew all that was known. You
must remember that astrology was the
mother of astronomy, and that alchemy
was thu ut ihcr of chemistry, mid because
children n.u brighter than thu mother yon
do not despl.se thu mother.
It was tho lifelong business of these as
trologers to study tlio stars. Twenty-tit o
hundred and llfty years before Christ wns
born tho wlso men know tho precession of J
mo equinoxes, and tliey had caleuloted thu
orbit and tho return of tho comets. Pro
lessor Smith declares that l.u thinks they
understood thu dlstaucoof thusuu from thu
earth. Wo Hud iu tho book of Job that tho
men of olden time did not suppo.su thu
world was Hat, as sonio have said, lint that
hu knew, and thu men of Ids time know, t hu
world was globular. Tho pyramids weru
built for astrological and astronomical
study. Then, tho alchemists spout their
lives lu thu study of metals and gases and
liquids mid solids, and lu tilling tho world's
library with their wonderful discoveries.
They were vastly wlso men who came from
the c.it, mid tradition sus tho three'
wisest cunio Caspar, a young man: Hal-
Xhiuar, a man iu midlife, and MelchlorA
uu octogenarian, xuo tnn-o wisest incut1
of nil tho century. They came to the mau-'
ger.
THE WISE MEN OT THE WEST.
So it has always been tho wisest men
come to ChrUt, tho brnluicit men come to
the mimgor. Who was thu greatest meta
physician this country ever has produced
Jouatlmti Kdwnrds, tho Christian. Who
wrj tho greatest astronomer of tho world r
Hersehel, tho Christian. Who was the
Greatest poet over prudiiccdf John Milton,
the Culstlsti. Who was thu wisest writer
on luwr l.lackstono, the Christian. Why
is 'f ih... every college a-d university in
thn laud has a chnsdr They must huvo a
placo foi thu wlso men to worship, Come
now, let us understand lu ounces and by
Inches this wholu matter. In iMnt-inortein
examination tho brain of distinguished
men has Ihtii examined, and I will find
the largest, tho heaviest, ths mightiest
Drain ever produced lu America, mid I will
nsk what that brain thought of Christ,
Hem It Is, thu brain weighing sixty thrcn
ounces, thn largest brain ever produced lu
America. Now let inn Hud what that brain
thought of Christ. In tlm dying moment
that man said; "Iinl, I helleve, help thou
mini) unbelief Whatever else I do, Al
mighty Cod, receive inu to thyself for
Christ's sake. This night I shall 1st In thu
light, mid Joy mid blessedness." So Daniel
Wel.ster eiimu to thn manger. Thu wlso
tueii of Iliu east followed by tho wise men
of tho west.
Know also lu this scene that It wits a
winter month that Cod chosu for his Son's
nativity. Had It Im-cii thu mouth of May
that Is the season of blossoms. Had hu
been Isirn lu thu month of Juno that Is
tho season of roses. Had ho been bom In
tho month of July that Ih the season of
great harvests. Had hu ln-en Isirn lu thu
month of SepteinlsT that Is thu season of
ripe orchards. Had hu been Isirn In thu
month of October that Is tho season of
upholstered forests. Hut ho was born In a
winter month.
CIIIIIHT Will, HEM' IN HTOIIMY TIMI.fl.
It was III closing December that ho was
Isirn to show that this Is a Christ of peo
ple In sharp blast, for people under clouded
sky, for people with frosted hopes, for
IH'iiplo with thermometer la-low zero.
That Is thu reason hu Is so often found
among thu destitute. You can find him
on any night coming olT tho moors. You
can seo him tiny night coming through tho
dark lanes of thu city. You can seu him
putting his hand under thu fainting head
in thu pauper's cabin. Ho re mi'iubcm how
thn wind whistled around thu caravansary
In Hctlilt-heni that Decemlier night, mid hu
Is lu sympathy with all thoso who lu their
poverty Hear tho sliuttcrs olattur on a cold
night.
It was this December Christ that Wash
Ington and his army worshiped nt Valley
l-'orge, when without blankets they Iny
down lu thu DecemlH-r snow. It was this
Christ, that thu Pilgrim Fathers appealed
to when thu Mavllowur wliarfed at Ply
mouth Hock, and lu tho years that wont
by tho graves digged were more In number
than the houses built. Oh, I tell you, we
want a December Christ, not u Christ for
fair weather, but a Christ for dark davs
clouded with sickness, and chilling with
disappointment, nnd suffocating with bo
reavement, and terrlllo with wido open
graves. Not a springtime Christ, not a
summer Christ, not nu autumnal Christ,
but a winter Christ. Oh, this sulTerlng
and stiuggllng world needs to ho hushed
mid soothed nnd rocked and lullabled lu
the arms of sytnpathotlu Omnipotence!
No mother ever with more tenderness put
her foot on tho rocker of tho cradlo of a
sick child than Christ comes down to us,
to this invalid world, and hu rocks It Into
placidity aud quietness as ho says, "My
peace I glvu unto you; not as tho world
glveth glvu I unto you."
WHY UK WAN IKIItN IN A MANDKIt.
Not Mi also a fact which no onu seems to
notice that this Christ was Isirn among
tho sheep, nnd tho cattle, ami thu horses,
and thu camels iu order that, hu might lsj
an alluvlatlng Influence to tho whole nul
lum creation, it means mercv for over.
driven, underfed, poorly sheltered, galled
aud maltreated animal creation. Hath
tho Christ who compared himself to a dove
no care for tho cruelties of tho pigeon
shootingr Hath the Christ who compared
himself to n lamb no care for tho sheep
that aro tied and contorted, and with neck
over the sharp islgo of tho butcher's cart,
or thu cattlu train in hot weather from
Omaha to New York, with no water lit
teen hundred miles of agouyr
Hath the Christ whoso tax was paid by a
fish, thu coin taken from IU mouth, no care
for tho tossing tins In tho Hsh market?
Hath tho Christ who strung with his own
hand thu nerves of dog and cat no Indigna
tion for thu horrors of vivisection? Hath
tlio Christ who said "Co to tho ant" no
watchfulness for tho transfixed Insects?
Hath the Christ who said "Heboid tho
fowls of thu air" himself never beheld tho
outrnges heacd upon tho brute creation
which cannot articulate its grief? This
Christ cunio not only to lift tho human
race out of Its trouble, but to lift out of
pang and hardship tlio animal creation,
lu thu glorious milennial tlmo tho child
shall lead thu lion ami play with thu cock
atrice only because bruto and reptile shall
have no more wrongs to avenge. To alle
viate the condition of thu bruto creation
Christ was born iu the cattle pen. Tho
Urst bleat of the Lamb of Cod heard
amid the tired Hocks of the Uethlehem
shepherds, Tho whlto horso of eternal vic
tory stabled in a barn.
AM. THE WOULD 18 IIIH.
Hut notice also lu this account the thrco
Chrlstmus presents that aro brought to
the manger gold, frankincense mid myrrh.
Gold to Christ that means all the aftlu
euco of thu world surrendered to him. For
lack of money no more asylums limping
on their way like tho cripples whom they
helped, feeling their slow way like thu
blind peoplu whom they sheltered. Mill
ions of dollars for Christ where there aro
now thousands for Christ. Hall roads
owned by Christian stockholders, aud gov
erned by Christian directors, ami carrying
passengers aud freight at Christian prices.
George Penbodys and Ablsjtt Iawrunces
and James Ienoxes no rarity. Hank of
England, Hourso of Frauce, United States
treasury, all tho moneyed Institutions of
tho world for Christ. Tho gold for Christ.
Gold not merely paid tho way of Joseph
and Mary mid thu dlvlno fugitive into
Kgypt, but It was typical of tho fact that
Christ's way shall bo paid all around tho
world. Tlm gold for Clirlit, tho sllvor for
Christ, the Jewels for Christ. Australia,
Nevada aud Golconda for Christ. Tho
bright, round, beautiful Jewel of a world
set liko a snlitalro on the bosom of Christ.
Hut I notice that theso wise men also
shook out from the sacks the in) rrh. Tho
cattle came and they snuffed at It. They
did not eat It becaute It was bitter. The
puniont gum resin of Abyssinia culled
myrrh brought to tho feet of Christ. That
means bitterness. Hitter betrayal, bitter
persecution, bitter days of sulTerlng, bitter
nights of woe. Myrrh. That Is what they
put iuto Ids cup when ho was dying,
Myrrh. That Is what they put under his
head iu tho wilderness. Myrrh, That Is
what they strewed his path with all tho
way from tho cattlu pen in Uethlehem to
the mausoleum nt Joseph's country scat.
Myrrh. Yea, suys tho Psalmist, "All thy
garments smell of myrrh." That is what
tho wUo men wrapped lu tho swaddling
clothes of tho babe. That Is what the
Murys twisted In tho shroud of it crucified
Christ. Tho myrrh. Oh, tho height, tho
depth, tho length, tho breadth of tho
Saviour's sorrowl Well might tho wise
men shako out thu myrrh.
VltASKINCENSi: MEANS WOUSIIM'.
Hut I notice also from another sack they
shako out tho frankincense, Clear Up to
the rafters of thu barn thu air la Ullctl with
perfume, ml thu hustlers mid tho camel
drivers In tho farthest part of tho building
Inhale It, nnd It lloats out upon tho air
until passershy wonder who lu that rough
placo could havu by iiccldt-ut dropped a box
of alabaster. Frankincense, That Is what
they burned lu tho censer In thu undent
temple. Frankluceusu. That menus wor
ship. Frankincense. That Is to till nil tho
homes, and all thu churches, and nil thu
capitals, mid nil thu nations from cellar of
stalactltcd nie clear npto thu nllvery raft
ers of the starlit ilomo. Frankincense.
That Is what wu shake out, fiom our hearts
today, so that tho nostrils of Christ onco
crimsoned with thu hemorrhage of thu
cross shall lie flooded with tho perfume of
a world's adoration, Frankincense, Frank
Incense In song and sermon and olTertory
aud handshaking anil decoration.
Iralsu him, mountains and hills, valleys
nnd seas, and skies and earth and heaven
cyclonu with your trumpets, northern
lights with jour llnming ensign, morning
with your ensiles of cloud, nnd evening with
jour billowing clouds of sunset. Do you
know how they used to hold thu censer lu
the olden time, and what it was tnndu of?
Hero is a metal pan and thn handle by
which It was held. Iu thu Inside of this
metal pan were put living coals, on thu top
of them a perforated cover, lu a square
Isixtho frankluceusu was brought to tho
temples. . This frankluceusu was taken
out and sprinkled over the living coals, and
then tho perforated cover was put on, nnd
when they were nil ready for worship, then
thn rover was lifted from tho censer and
from all thu other censers, and tho per
fumed smoku nrnsu until It hung amid all
thu folds and dropped amid all the altars,
and then rose In great columns of prni.su
outside or nlsivo thu temple, rising clear up
toward the throne of God. So wu havu two
censers today of Christmas frankincense.
Here Is thu ono censer of earthly frankin
cense. On that wo put our thanks for tho mer
cies of the past year, thu inurcles of nil our
pusi nves, iiiuivmiiai mercies, laniuy mer
cies, social mercies, national mercies, and
our hearts burning with gratitude send
aloft thu Incensu of nralsu townra the
throne of Christ. Hrlngon more Incense,
nnd higher nnd hlgher'lct thu columns of
prnlsii ascend. I-t them wrenthu all these
plll-irs mid hover amid all theso arches,
and then soar to thu throne. Hut hero is
thu other censer of heavenly thanksgiving
and worship. U-t them bring nil their
frnnklncetise thu cherubim biing theirs,
mid thu seraphim theirs, aud thu ono hun
dred and forty-four thousand theirs, and
all thu eternities theirs, and let them
smoku with perfume on this heavenly cen
ser until the cloud canopies thu throne of
Cod. Then I tnku theso two censers thu
censer of earthly franklncensoand the cen
ser of heavenly frnnklnceiise nnd I swing
them before the throne, and then I clash
them together In onu great hallelujah
unto him to whom thu wlso men of tho
cast brought thu gold mid tho myrrh and
tho frankincense. Messed bo his glorious
tiaino forever)
Where 1'olly Went.
Ouu summer evu Deacon Colo enmu Into
thu town of Concord, N. H., mid driving
up to tho dry goods store nt which he ni
ways traded, iu front of which there were
half a do.un loungers, ho Inquired If any
one had seen his wlfo Polly that tlaj-. No
onu had, and ho went on to say that sho
had suddenly disappeared about 0 o'clock
lu the forenoon aud ho had not seen her
since.
"Do you llgiire that she has skipped out?"
asked ono of the crowd.
"Hardly. Polly's 07, you know, and as
homely as a toadstool."
"Hut wlniln Is curus critters," observed
another citizen. "She might have gone off
to the nayburs' in a huff."
"I've bin to all the nayburs'," replied tho
deacon.
"Searched the house?"
"Yes."
"Ain't In tho garret?"
"No."
"Ain't down' cellar?"
"No."
"Ain't in the barn?"
"No."
"Nor iu tho smoku house?"
"No."
"Well, that beats me. Het j-ou ten to
ono shu's gone crazy and wandered off, or
elsu shu has got tired of j-ou and sklppud."
"What's tho fuss here?" asked a tin ped
dler as ho drove up.
The fact were given him, and ho turned
on thu deacon with:
"Why, dang yer buttons, you don't know
even u little bltl Sho fell into the well, In
course, mid you'd better hurry homo and
git her outl"
Tho deacon drove away at a rattling
pace, while tho crowd laughed at his ex
pense, but tho next day when he appeared
in town I asked him if he had any news of
his wife nnd he replied:
"Oh, yes, Polly wns in tlio well' nil right
enough, nnd had lieen standing in water
up to her chin all day; rather blamed uu
for not hearing her holler, but sliogotr.ll
over It after lielng dried out." Now York
Sun.
How One Wither Forgot.
There Is a pleasant little restaurant not
many miles from Fulton street where the
waiters add many per cent, to tho flavor of
dishes by calling thu orders down a speak
ing tube addressed in tho Frenchlest of
tones and with an ulr of demanding fur
something extra from an imaginary chef.
"Chef," Is tho cry, "a nlco tenderloin
steak and extra fried potatoes." "Chef,
seo that you get plenty of gravy on that
roast of lamb, nnd the mint muico separate,
if you please." "Oh, chef, will you kiudly
attend to that order yourself?"
It is very appetizing to hear theso cries.
Visions of a whlto rolled Alsatian in tho
snowiest nf caps aud aprons arisoattho
sound of those calls, and many a tip
doubles lu slzu for tlio thoughtful waiter
who is looking out so carefully for j-our
inner comfort ami keeping so well In tlio
good graces of the guntlenianlyurtlst do
cuisine.
Hutnlnsaudalackl tho cat Is out of tho
bag. A new waiter hns destroyed tho fond
illusion for onu customer ut least.
"Chef," said thu uow waiter in tho voice
of Stentor, "ehef, bo so good as to send up
some hlco dry toast with that steak. "
Soinu question apparently cunio up thu.
tube, to which tho now waiter lu a voice of
thunder remarked, "Yej, mu-a-am."
Where aro tho visions Alsatian now?
Whero is that whlto breeched urtlst and
his immaculate cup nnd apron. "Yes,
ma-a-aml"
I gazed about that disenchanted house
of entertainment, and It seemed ns If hor
ror had frozen every waiter nnd every cus
tomer. Thu edgu of mynpfiutlto turned
llko a razor held haul down against a
grindstone. A greenish mist camo before
my eyes, and I seemed to seo a fat and
greasy feinnlo with unwashed hands mid
unkempt hair wielding tho spoon of olllce.
I groaned aloud. I turned my faco away
aud strove to think uu other things, but It
was no use, and sick at heart I seized my
overcoat, paid my fare uud silently crept
away. Now York Herald.
A warrior
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From place to place kept dodging;
For pence of mind
lie could not find
Without a good Knight's lodging.
And he would still be wntulcrlne; nliout In Ids coat of mall some kind friend linu"
nol recommended him to cnll on A. T. Uructtcr & Co., and furnish bis room with n
selection of the'r stock of Furniture. Do likewise nnd de happy.
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A TWICE TOLD TALE !
The wise man sclcctcth the "Hur
llnglon route" and therefore starteth
aright.
He array ctli himself In purple nnd
fine linen, for lo, nnd behold, he Is
snugly ensconced in a "lower center" on
the famous vcstlbulcd flyer, where
smoke nnd dust nrc never known.
He nrovidctli himself with .1 book
from the generous library near at hand,
ndjustctli his traveling can, aud pro
ccedetli to pass a day of unalloyed
pleasure and contentment.
And It came to pass, being hungry
and athlrot, be steppeth Into the dining
i:ar, and by the beard of the prophet,
'twas a fenst fit for the gods. Venison,
Hlue I'olntF, Hergundy, frog legs, can
vasbacks, Muni's extra dry, English
plum pudding, fruits, nuts, Ices, French
coffee, verily, the wise man waxcth
fat, and while he llghtcth n cignr, lie
takctli time to declare that the meal
was "out of sight."
t occurrcth to the wise -n hat
the country through which he journey
ed was one of wondrous beauty, inso
much that It was with deep regret be
noted the nightly shadows fall. How
ever, tenfold joy returned as he beheld
the brilliantly lighted car, and the merry
company It contained. Verily, it
afforded a view of Elysium.
The wise man retlrcth to rest. De
lleiously unconcerned, be sleeps the
sleep of the righteous nnd awakes
much refreshed. Ills train is on time,
bis journey ended. He rcjolceth with
exceeding great joy, as he holds a re
turn ticket by the same route, the "Great
Iiurllngton.
MORAL: Travel by
J. FRANCIS,
Gen. Pass, nnd Ticket Agent,
Omaha.
KiminiiiKm
100 Engrayed Calling Cards
And Copper Plate, for $2.50.
If you have a Plate, we will furnish 100 Cards from
same, at $.150.
WESSEL PRINTING COMPANY.
bold
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Nebraska's Leading Hotel.
! THE MURRAY
Cor. 13th and Harney Sts ,
i STRICTLY FIRST-CLASS
All Modern Improvements nnd
Conveniences.
B. 8ILL0WAY, Proprietor.
IBA MOBY, Principal Clerk.
T"c foolish man buycth a ticket of a
scalper. In the morning, behold, he
savetb fifty cents; and lo, at nightfall lie
Is out $9.37. lie starteth wrong.
W" might and main lie hurricth to
the depot, only to find bis train four
hours late. 1 he peanut boy slzctli him
up and sellcth him a paper of an uncer
tain date.
A8 lie journeyeth nlong, lie formeth a
new acquaintance, for wliomhecashetli
a check.
Five minutes for refreshments. While
he rushetli to the lunch counter some
one btcalcth his gripsack. He changcth
cars, 16 these many times, and it strik
etli the foolish man that lie "doesn't
get through pretty fast," and be be
moanctli his ill luck.
He L'ctteth a rliwh.r In 1,1c ... ...,
A verily he sweareth and cusseth full' free.
ii lAtiiiiiigviu uirce pieces ot sliver for
a bunk In a sleeper, and nwakcth just In
time to catch an infernal nigger sneak
ing off with his boots; the Porter's ex
cuse nvalleth nothing, and the foolish,
man straightway putteth bU boots tin
der his pillow, that no man may break
In and steal.
H's train runneth Into a washout, a
hackman taketh him In to the tune of
six shillings, and the foolish man llftcth.
dp his voice in great lamentation, for lo
and behold, the tavern Is away but
half a block.
He reachctli home weary and hearts
sore; his trunk cometh next day minut
the cover and nm li.imll,. h ,..ci..i.
hereafter to travel only by the "Great
Hurllngton."
the Burlington Route
A. C. ZIEMER,
City Pass, and Ticket -Vjjent,
Lincoln.
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