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CITY COURIER,
SATURDAY AUGUST 15, 1891
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A POOR INVESTMENT.
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HAVE BARGAINED YOUR SOUL
AWAY FOR NAUGHT.
Dr. Talning Shown How the i'oiillili ShIi
It Slmln mnl How II My lis Item-itlai-ClirUt'a
lllootl Will liny Vim
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TorKKA, Kan., Aug. 0. Dr. TaltnnKo
reached tills city yesterday In tliu com so of
his westeru trip. Hu was warmly wbI
coined by the cltircns, who camu in Inrgt
numbers to hear tlio famous Urooklyn dl
vino, 't'hu subject of the sermon for this
week Is, "A Poor Inveitiiient," and the
text, Isaiah III, 3, "Vo havu sold younelviu
for naught, and vo shall bo redeemed wltb
out money "
The Lord's people had goim headlong
Into sin, and as a punishment they had
been carried c.iptlvu to Hahylou They
found that lnl(ulty did not pay Cjrin
Belied I) ihylou, and full so sorry for the
poor captives that, without a dollar of com
pcusatiou, ho let thum go home. So tlmt.
literally, my text was fullllled. 'Yo have
told yourselves for naught, and yu shall He
redcetned without money "
SOLD KOK NAUOIIT.
There Is enough Gospel in this text for
fifty sermons Tlieruaio persons hem who
have, liko thu peoplu of tliu text, sold out.
You do not seem to belong either to your
selves or to God Thutitlu deeds have hern
passed oterto "thu world, thu llesh, aud thu
devil," but thu purchaser never paid up
"Ye havo sold yourselves for tiiumht."
When n mun passes himself over to thu
world hu expects to net some adequate coin
peusatlou Hu ha heard tliu great things
that thu world does for a man, and he be
lieves It ilu wants two hundred aud lifty
thousand dollars Tlmt will bu horses and
houses, anil a summer resort and jolly
companionship To get It hu parts with
his physical health by overwork He parts
with his conscience Hu parts with much
domestic enjoyment. Ho parts with oppor
tunities for literary culture. Hu parts with
bis soul And ho hu makes over his entlru
nature to thu world
He does it In four installments Ho pays
down thu first installment, and one-fourth
of his nature Is none He pays down thu
second installment, and ono-half of his
nature Is gone. Ho pays down thu third
Installment, and tlireo quarters or his ua
ture aro gone, and after many years hao I
gone by be pays down tho fourth Install
ment, and lol his entire uuturo is gone. Then
he comes up to thu world and says "Good
morning. I havo delivered to you thu
goods. I havo passed over to you my body,
my mind aud my soul, aud I have come
now to collect tho two hundred aud fifty
thousand dollars." "Two hundred and
fifty thousand dollars?" sajs the world
"What do you mean?" 'Well," you say,
"I come to collect tho mouoyou owo me,
and I expect you to (ill (111 your part of tho
contract." "Uut," says the world, "I havo
failed. I am bankrupt. 1 cannot possibly
pay that debt. I bavu not for u long tlmo
expected to pay It." "Well," you then
say, "give tne buck tho goods." "Oh, no,"
says thu world, "they are all gone. I can
not give them back to you." And there
you stand on thu uonllnes of eternity, jour
spiritual character gone, staggering under
tho consideration that "you havu sold jour
self for naught.''
TIIK WOULD IS A LIAIt.
I tell jou tho world is u liar It does not
keep its promises. It Is u cheat, and it
llcccus everything it can put its hands on
It is a bogus world. It Is a six-thousand
year-old swindle. Even if it pa)s tho two
hundred aud titty thousand dollars for
which you contracted, it pays them iu
bonds that will not bu worth anything in
a little while. Just as a man may pay
down ten thousand dollars in hard cash
and get for It worthless scrip so tho world
passes over to you tliu two hundred and
tlft.v ttiniis.mil fliilliii-4 iti rJuit nhniit. u-liipli
will not tin unrtli h fnrtliini t w.u i
thousandth part of a second after you are takes a man of more than ordinary coin
dead "Oh," you say, "it will help to bury ago aud tight mindeduess to do a thing
me, anyhow " Oh, my brother! you need
not worry about that. Thu world will
buiyjou soon enough from sinltarycon
siderntions
Postmortem emoluments aro of no use
to jou Tim treasures of tills world will
uot pass curtentiuthu futuiu world, and
If all tliu wealth of thu U ink of Kugtiiud
weru put lt tliu pocket of your shioud and
jou In thu midst of thu Joulan of death
were asked to pay threu cents for your fer
rlage, you could uot do it. There comes a
moment in jour existence beyond which
nil eaithly values fail, aud many a man
has wakened up in such a tlmu to llnil that
hu has sold out for eternity aud has uotli
iugtoshow for it I should as soon think
of going to Chatham stieet to buy silk
pocket handkerchiefs with no cotton in
them, as to go to this world cxptUiug to
II nil any permanent happiness It has tie
eel veil aud deluded ovciy man who has
ever put Ids trust in It
Nor iituK iiAri'ixtss
Histuij tells us of one who resolved that
ho woulil havu all his senses ratiHed at
woulil have all Ills senses rattlied at
and thu buiuu time, and hu expended i
iisands of dollars on each sense He
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thuusai
euteied a loom, and theiu weiu thu Hist
musicians of thu land pleasing his ear, and
thete were lluu piituics fascinating his
eje, ami there weru costly aromatic-, regal
iug his nostrils, aud there weiu thu richest
meats aud wines and fruits and loufec
Mods pleasing tliu apputitu, and there was
h soft couch of sinful indulgence oi. w lilch
ho reclined, and tliu man declared after
ward that he would give ten times what ho
had given if hu could havu one week of
such enjoyment, uveu though hu lost his
soul by Itl Ah! that was thu rub! He did
lose his soul by itl Cyrus thu conqueror
thought for a iittie while that hu was nmk
lug a fitiu thing out of this world, and ji t
beforu he camu to his grave lie wrote nut
this pitiful epitaph for his monument "I
am Cyrus I occupied the I'eislau empire
I was king over Asia. Deurudgu me not
this monument." Uut thu world in after
years plowed up bis sepulcher
The world clapped Its hands and stamped
Its feet iu honor of Charles Limb, but
what does iiu saj 1 "I walk up and down,
thinking I am happy, but feeling I am
not." Cull thu roll, and bu quick about iu
Samuel Johnson, thu learned I Happy r
"No 1 am afiaid I shall somu day get
craiy." William lliizlitt, thu great essay
Ibtl Happy? "No. I have been for two
hours aud a half going up and dow u Pater
noster row witli a volcano in my breast."
Smollet, thu witty author! Happy!1 "No.
1 am sick of praisu and blame, and I wish
to God that I had such ciicuiiistiinc.cn
around inu that I could throw my pen Into
oblivion." Huchanau, thu world reuowtitd
writer, exiled from his own country, ap
pealing to Henry VIII for protection)
Happyf "No. Over moutitalus covered
with suow, aud through valleys Hooded
with ruin, I comu u fugltlvo." Moliere,
tb popular dratnutic authorl Hitppji
"No, That wretch of an actor Just now
recited four of my Hues without thu proper
ctcut nud geniire To have the ihildreu
tntoof cotilusiou which reminded tne of
a skating rink afler tho skating cram
had played out. Chairs and desks and
piles of boards and heaps of carpets and
rugs were thrown about topsy turvy
And what do you suppose were upon tin
top of the desk nt which Mr. Heed wield
ed tho gavel with ho much vigor las
winter? A dozen huge, unsavory cuspl
dors. Roger Q. Mills, of Texas, was it
Washington tho other day, and, haviu.
soino business nt tho Capitol, ho wan
dered Into tho hall of tho houso to e
what tho old placo looked liko. Win i
ho saw thojo cuspidors hu turned uvvnv
in disgust, and it was surmised that it
cured him of his ambition to bo speukct
Mr. Mills may or may not lw speaker ol
tho next house, but ho will always In
ouo of tho best aud most lovable men ii
the world do has a quick temper, an I
if ho doesn't like a man ho won't shalc-
hands with him, and U a man has dim.-1 then uxpul thu air suddenly through the
what Mills considers mean thing In- month and repeat tho process. Tho po
will walk several blocks out of his w u rlod of holdimr tho hieuth should not he
to get a chance to tell him so, but u hi i
ho makes a mistake or does somo one at
injustice ho can't sleep till he has mini,
u cortectloh or offered an apology lien
is a story in point:
Tlireo or four year ago, when Mr Cat
lislo was s;e,ikor, ho called Mr. Mills t
tho chair ono day A point of ordei
arose and was discussed pro and con at j
sumo length, as points of order are likolv
to bo in a body tilled with great lawjer
who know it all, and who live with a
dally and hourly yearning to tell the
biggest pa at of It, As thu discussion
went on it was plain to bo seen by those
who were watching mat teisprettycloseh
that Mr. Mills was ready to decide out'
way His mind was madu up, and all
tho talk on eaith could not change him
Among those who saw this was Mi
Heed, then plain Tom Reed, of Maine
With tho best of intentions Reed walked
up to the speaker's place and saidt
"Mills, I seo how you are Intending t
rule on this point You are wioug I
know you want to do the light thing
and as I chance to seo the point aud wii
afraid you didn't I thought I would tell
you."
Now Reed was tho leader of tho oppo
sltlon aud n lighting man, and one wh
did not havo the reputation of uoiiu
"bout trying to keep tho other side tun .
making blunders. All this must lm
, flashed through Mills' mind, for hu tut lie
quickly and snapped out:
"When I want your advice I will sen i
for you."
"Very well." replied Reed good u
' turedly: "but if you i tile the way ymi
' seem ready to rulu ou will make a gie.it
1 mistake."
I Mr. Mills did ruloas Reed had thought
I ho would. The Republicans appealed
from the decision of the chair to the
voice of the house, and the house proui t
ly sustained the shaker pro tctiiHte
Thus tho matter was settled.
Next day Mr. Mills was in tho chait
again During the night he had l'ii
reading up on the point involved, and
had, all by himself, und without nnv
suggestion from any one, reached the
conclusion that ho had made a mistake
Hero is wiiero tho courage and uobilits
of tho man camu in Though thu hou-i
hail supported his first decision, ami
, thero was no reason why tho matter
I should bo rcoiHjued, his lovu ot truth and
right led him to rise at thu chair aud re
verse his decision of tho day before He
' did more than this, hu went to Mi
i Reed, acknowledged his error, upolo
I gied for his bruMjueues, and fruukl)
i admitted that Reed's advice had on the
previous day only confirmed him in tin
opinion which ho tliuii entertained. It
like this.
How the world doe move! I was
talking the other day with Captain
Meade, of the navy, who lupresents the
navy department iu tliu World's tail
boaid Liku all thu men who have had
an oppoitunity to get at tho inside ot
what is going on at Chicago, Cuptiriu
Meudo was enthusiastic over thu ptos
pects for tho gieat exposition. "Tlu
exjtosition," said ho, "will without que
tiou ho tho most marvelous thing of tin
sort ever seen in the world. People
thought the Philadelphia centennial a
gieat show, and so it was; but the e
position at Chicago will bo as much su
lienor to tho centennial as that wa
aiiead ot thu uvorugu statu fair. Why.
not long ago 1 was talking with Genet al
Uoshotii, who was tho director geuciul
ot thu Philadelphia lair General (in
born told mo that one ot the meat
drawbacks at Philadelphia was then in
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ability to open tliu gto
iKs "t night People
giouuds aud build
hud applied to
him by the thousands, either tu peiou
r by letter, to have tho lair open dm
iug evenings so tlmt the multitudes who
could not attend dining the day might
go after their day's work was done
'We were tinablu to comply with the-e
requests, to our great t egret and los,
naid General Goshorn. 'because there
was no adequato means of lighting the
grounds and buildings. We bad noth
ing but gas; tho electric light was then
nothing but a scientific expeiuneiit.
"Tlmt was only fifteen years ugo." con
tinued Captain Meade: "but see what
the elect lie light is now, its uses and
possibilities Tho Chicago espositiuti
will bu more brilliant aud at ti. active at
night than during thu day General
Goshorn told mo ol another incident
that made quitu an iiupiession on m
mind He said that onu day. while the
Centennial exposition was open, a man
came to him and asked permission to
stretch a wiru from ono building to an
other to talk over. 'To talk overt' Gen
eral Goshorn exclaimed in amazement
'Yes; to carry on conversation with a
person at tho other end of the wire by
means of electricity.' i tinned to this
man,' suid General Goshorn iu telling tliu
story, 'and exclaimed: "Well, you may
put up the wire if you want to I don't
see that it will do any harm At any
rate it will convince tliu ptoplo that the
fools aro not all dead yet.
Wai.ti:u Wf.m.man
The Chinese minister at Washington moVo by rubbin wouriug. The best
wears a hat in which thero is one ot tht. , way to remove euoh stains is to wash
finest opals, as largo as a pigeon's etw, thf81?,!f w tb HtU dilute muriatic
and surrounded by diamonds. The value cid This will effectually eraw th d
of the hat is stated to be fi.OOO posit tod brighten the Rlasa.
lluw to llri'iiltir l'riiirly.
Tho bieathlug should Iki slow aud
deep, ten breaths a tuinuto leing a safu
average. There is a difference of opin
ion In regard to the relative value of ab
dominal mid chest liieathlug, aud each
system has Its advantages. One of tho
best exercises for iucieasiug the capacity
of tliu lungs is to draw in a full breath
slowly mnl through tho nose. Keep tho
hums inllated ils liiiiif as iiiissihln mnl
too long at the start.
llnir in Make TimiihIii Cittmip.
Cut half a bushel of tomatoes In pieces
and boll them in their own julco until
soft. Strain aud press through a hair
sieve to separate tho skins aud seeds.
Then boil down to a thick pulp, stirring
nil tho time. Add six ounces salt, six
drains allspice, one ounce tlvo and a half
drains j ellow mustard, t In eo ounces black
pcplM-r, six drams clover, three drams
mace, two drains 'nyenuo pepper and one
gallon of vinegar Tho spices must be
all ground Hue. Let the mixture bull up
twice aud bottle when cool.
lluw lii 1'rrut t'li 1 ll rt-ti.
Childieii instinctively shrink from
lour or evil tcmiieletl Mnp1t. Tho old
adage, "We must lw ci uel to lie kind,"
does not hold in tho ptoper training of
children. Wo must only bo firm. Kind
ness and firmness aio tho two element
necessary in tho treatment of tho young
If it isdesiiablo to leluse a child's re
quest, do it firmly but kindly. When
correction is needed lw firm, but show
in your punishment that you aro grieved
for tho necessity. Such training will
make children lovu and honor you, aud
will instill in them tliu seeds of great
ness. If you aro cruel and stem, their
young untitled will resent it and their
evil passions bu aroused.
Ilmt to Milk Writing l.imk Olil.
Taku one drachm of sail run and infuse
it into one-half pint of ink. Warm it
over a gentle fire, aud anything written
with it will turn yellow and old looking.
Ilnu til Kl-I'l lllllHO llrlulit.
To make brass rails, stair roils, door
handles, etc., clean and bright Uiko one
ounce of oxalic acid and onu pint of soft
water; mix well and apply to tho brass
with u piece of cloth. WiKj dry, and
then make a paste of finely powdeied
rotten stone and tuipuntino, which can
bo applied with the hand or a piece of
old llauiiel. Rub dry with a chamois
leather and your btuss will havo lost all
stains and look as bright and as new as
when it was puichased A solution of
bichl ornate ol putussa, sulphuric acid and
watei will also btighten brass, but tliu
former is tliu most leliablo method
lluw tn 1'ievi'iit Mntiklii CliluiuuyH.
Smoking chimneys mo generally caused
by thu supply of cold air in the chimney
being out ot piopoition to the heated
air, and, in consequence, the cold air de
scends, bringing tlinsinnkoalong with it.
If the chimney is not high enough or
surrounded by btulduics or hills, tho
best plan to prevent siiioku is to contract
thu nper.it mo near tho stove. This will
insure the air being effectually heated
und cause it to riso lapidly If tho uper
turu is too lure, thu volume ot air enter
ing it is not hullieiui.tly wanned by tho
tiro to enable- it to use rupnlly enough to
cuiry oil the smoke, and thu cold air will
invariably dt-ceiid and piess the stuoko
downward. In obstinate cases it levolv- I
imrcowl is necessary to create sufficient
draft
Hum to Kri'i u (mi from IliialhiK.
Clean the but i el occasionally and cover
thu exposed poitions ot the metal with a
film of linseed oil. Fur lubricating the
lock purified olive or sperm oil is the
best. It is also a good plan to give a
gnu an elevated po-itiou in the mom
when) it is kept Tins les-etis the chance
for lusting, as thu ut.uu-phcre is warmer
and dryer at thu top of the room.
lluw in Cure I lilrt.
Snnplo thirst is a natural feeling, but
immoderate- thirst indicates the presence
of disea-u. Vegetable acids of any kind
are thu most grateful palliatives of tlHist.
But thu best thing to allay excessive
tliiist is a decoction ol sorrel leaves,
slightly thickened with gum aiabic,
sweetened to the taste
Hum to Miik lluist-ruillsli s.lllie.
Nn condiment is mote upiietiznig or
beneficial as a stomachic than good horse
radish sauce. It is peculiarly rehsliable
with toast beef. Giate a couplu of
ounces of horseradish fine; take two tea
Bpoonshil of cream, onu of olive oil, two
of powdeied mustind and one tabl.'-ponti-fill
of good vint'gai. add a little salt and
a dash of cayenne pepper, and mix all
together, und you have a royal sauce.
Hum to I'u r I fy Ylr in Sli-i-pliif Kooiim.
An excellent plan is to keep an inch or
two ot the window open from the top
Uut iu many ca-es this is impracticable,
and as an alternative it is wise to keep
iu the sleeping chamber u basin or open
vessel of water. Water absorbs all tho
impurities of the atmosphere aud keeps
tho air pure. Resides acting as a purifier
of the utmospliere, it will absorb large
quantities uf coal or illuminating gas
should any escape, aud thus render as
phyxiation from that source less liable
to occur.
lluw to Clean Olu.
It often liapiieus that glos vessels be
come stained or receive uu unsightly de
posit or crust which is difficult to re-
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