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14 THE ALLIANCE - INDEPENDENT. The River of Rest. A beautiful stream la the River of Rest; The still, wide waters sweep clear and cold, A tall mast crosses a star In the West, A white sail gleams lu the West world's gold; It leans to the shore of the River of Rest The lily lined shore of the Rh r of Rest. The boatman rises, he reaches k hand, Ho knows you well, ho will steer you true, And far, so far from all ills upon 1 1, From hates, from fates that pursue and pur Bue, Far over thejlly lined River of Rest Dear mystical, magical River of Rest, A storied, sweet stream is this River of Rest; The souls of all time keep its ultimate shore; And journey you East, or journey you West, Unwilling or willing, sure-footed, or sore, You surely will come to this River of Rest, This beautiful, beautiful River of Rest. James Russell Lowell's Trotcst. The worst kind of religion is no re ligion at all, and these men, living in case and luxury, indulging themselves in the amusement of going without a religion, may be thankful that they live in the lands where the gospel they neglect has tamed the beastliness and ferociousness of the men who but for Christianity, might long ago have eaten their carcasses like the South Sea islanders, or cut off their heads and tanned their hides like the monsters of the French revolution. When the mi croscopic search of skepticism, which has hunted the heavens and sounded the seas to disprove the existence of a creator, has turned its attention to hu man society, and has found a place on this planet ten ntiles square where a decent man may live in decency, com fort and security, supporting and edu cating his children unspoiled and unpolluted a place where age is reverenced, infancy cared for, manhood respected, womanhood honored and human life held in due re gard when skeptics can find such a place ten miles square on this globe, where the gospel has not gone, and cleared the way and laid the founda tions and made decency and. security possible, it will then be in order for the skeptical literati to- move thither and ventilate their views. So long as these men are dependent upon the religion which they discard for every privilege they enjoy, they may well hesitate a little before they seek to rob the Chris tian of his hope and humanity of faith in that Savior who alone has given to man that hope of life eternal which makes life tolerable and society pos sible, and robs 'death of its terrors and. the grave of its gloom. her of the fact. In these telegrams he never failed to mention the name of the little 4-year-old, and the despatches usually ran as follows: 'Tell Arthur I shall sleep with him to-night." The baby boy was very proud of these telegrams, "which his mother would read over to him, and he con sidered "teledraf" a great institution. The other night when the fever had lone its work and the mother was sob bing out her anguish, the little one turned calmly in his bed, and said: "Don't ky mama I sill s'eep wiv Dod rx know. Send Dod a teledraf, and tell him I s'all s'eep wiv him to-night." . But the message went straight up there, without the clicking of wires or the rustling of wings. Exchange. Largest Fires on Record. Chicago sometimes brags that it has had the largest fire in history; but it seems that Moscow, in 1814, had a bigger one. in which 30,800 buildings were destroyed, valued at $150,000,000. The loss in the Chicago fire of October, 1871 was $125,000,000; the buildings de stroyed 17,450. The buildings de stroyed by the great fire of London, 1G6G, were 13,200 valued at $55,000,000. The great fire of Boston, 1872, destroyed $50,000, 900, burned over sixty-five acres and consumed or ruined 776 buildings. In 1870 Constantinople had a conflagra tion of $24,000,000 and 800 buildings. In 1851 San Francisco lost 2,500 build ings, valued at $17,000,000. In 1S52 Hamburg had a fire which consumed 1,747 of the finest buildings in the city. It is hardly to be expected that any fire hereafter will burn more than thor.e at Moscow and Chicago. I S'all S'eep Wiy Him To-Night. Sometimes I believe the little ones say the best things after all. I know a little family in Detroit who are heart-broken and sad this Saturday night. There were three last Satur day but to-day only two are left. The I tie that bound them more closely than that which the clergyman drew, has lately been loosened, and the light of their lives went out with the red win i ter sun only the other night. The father is a railroad man, whose duties cjilled.hinLaKitfrora..homeaearl a eco J thlog wUea they m it I A Railway Mystery. It has been noticed that on railway lines running north and south the eastern rails wear out the fastest. But this point, we think, can be explained by the motion of the earth as it turns from the west toward the east. Motion tends to overcome gravitation. A a pi J skater flies over the hn ice without breaking through and a train at nig.i speed has been known to leap a bi'oken bridge unharmed. Momentum over comes gravitation, and the greater the speed the less the weight on the rails. Everything that has free motion is dragged after the whirling globe; every wind that blows and everything that moves feels the influence, and our train going north or south is pulled over to ward the east, and naturally presses the eastern rail most heavily. It is also noticed that the wheels that ran o. the eastern rail wear out first, and we can but think that this earth motion is but the true cause. The practical side of this is that eastern rails and wheels should be stronger. Not Quite Synonymous. Some time ago, upon the occasion of a visit of the Lord Bishop of the Lon don (Can.) diocese to a friend here, the Chicagoan gave his children a prelim inary course of instruction in etiquette before the arrival of the distinguished guest. "Now, remember, children," was the last and most emphatic admonition, Mthat you are not to speak unless the Bishop addresses you, and if he speaks to you, you must answer, 'Yes, milord,' or 'No, milord,' but be sure to add 'milord.'" After dinner the bishop suddenly turned to little 5-year-old Johnnie and remarked: "I suppose you are a good little boy, aren't you? Do you go to Sunday school regularly?" There was a moment of silence, the child being too terrified to speak. After vainly trying to recall the phrase which his father had sought to impress upon his mind, the youngster shouted, "O my God, yes," burst into tears and W. J. WROUGHTON & CO., Cambridge, Furnace Co., Neb., IMPORTEKS Of SHIRE, CLYDE, BELGIAN, PEUCHERON, (JEltMAN COACH FRENCH COACH. YORKSHIRE. COACH AND 1 LEVELAND BAYS. We Handle More Horses than all Other Firms in Nebraska Combined We import our own Horses thus saving the customer the middle mau's profit. 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