Nebraska Newspapers

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Tie Two ITominecs for Supreme Judge I
Sido by Side.
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HOLCOMB Apmns IN POOR Licin
Intelligent, Patriotic, Self Reapectlng
Ill'll Ougli! to Have No MigwIvInK* u»
to tVhom They Should tote lor—
Keene the Able Jurl*t and Holcomb
the PeraUleot UtUce Seeker Compared.
From the Lincoln Journal: Silas
A. Holcomb was nominted for
justice of the supreme court after
months of individual work looking to
that end, and in u convention where
nil the machinery of the fusion forces
was brought into use to force the nom
ination, and where the influence of
those using that party for individual
advancement was arrayed against the
beet Judgment of hundreds of individ
ual delegates who desired an abler
and a cleaner man to head their ticket.
Judge M. B. Ke<: e was nominated
for Justice of the supreme court by
the unanimous vote of the republican
convention against his Individual
wishes and over his protest. His nom
ination was a call from both his party
and thousands of voters over the state
who for ten years have had it in their
r minds that he ought to be returned
to the supreme court where for one
term ho was one of the ablest and pur
est men In th<j highest court of the
state of Nebraska.
Silas A. Holcomb makes meagre
sacrifice and hopes for great gain in
accepting the fusion nomination. He
has no legal practice in the courts to
sacrifice and has had none since eight
years ago when lie dosed his office in
Broken Bow to become an ofliee holder. |
His sacrifice then was a discontinuance
of a practice largely made up of chat
tel loan business and the foreclosure
of mortgages on tae property of unfor
tunate debtors. His personal sacrifice
now would he the loss of $50 a month
as president of an insurance company
—provided he let go of it if elected
to the supreme bench.
Judge M. B. Reese elected to the su
preme court will leave behind him a
legal business in the higher courts of
the state, worth more to him every
year than the salary of a Judge. At
the call of the people of the state he
will leave his present position as dean
of the state university law school at
a better salary tnan the one he accepts.
At the call of the people of Nebraska
he makes these sacrifices. He docs
more than this, ue will take to tiie
bench a Judicial mind continuously
trained to tne law, an unuronen grow in
In the knowledge of the law and a
high mindednoss in the discharge of
his duties entirely removed from the
political passions and prejudices in
which his opponent has hnu constant
training for years and which consti
l tute his principal qualifications.
Silas A. Holcomt) for years has been
a persistent office seeker. He ran for
county superintendent in Hamilton
county. He was teaching school with
a third grade certificate and because
he failed to get a second grade one he
tried to beat the county superintend
ent. He failed In this and took his
qualifications at once Into the legal
profession. He soon ran for district
Judge and was elected. He then ran
for supreme judge and was defeated.
Twice then he ran for governor and
was elected and again he has iorced.
his nomination tor4 supreme judge.
Unlike the long line of ex-governors
in this state whom the people have
honored, after seven years of contin
uous ofilce holding he hungers for all '<
that Is In sight.
Judge M. H. Keese was first nomi
nated for the state senate, which
nomination he declined. He was three I
times nominated and elected district
attorney, this nomination coming to
him unsought. He made no personal
effort for the nomination for supreme
judge, and in the campaign, made no
speeches urging nis own election. At
the close of his term as judge any ef
fort or campaign on his part would
have secured him a renomination but
he would not leave the bench for such
work or ask an individual his support.
The vindication of his right position
has been delayeu ten years, but it j
comes tilts year in a public sentiment
that took every delegate in me repub
lican convention to his feet cheering
the nomination and gives thousands
of honest voters in the other party an
opportunity to vote both for the man
and his principle.
Silas A. Holcomb bas no respect
for the sentiment that bus over
whelmingly prevailed In Nebraska
against a candidate for tne highest
court in the suite going up or down
soliciting votes for himself und de
grading the office to the place of a
ward fracas. Lacking that element of
self-respect that would hold himself
tip to the public expectation, he takes
the office ano himseo Into the pas* ion* j
and prejudices of a personal campaign
that untile him to pass in Judgment
on the Interests and property o* the
people. It la the breaaiug In Nebras
ka of an unnrokrn line of precedent.
Samuel Maxwell, In his long and dis
tinguished career on the supreme
bench, never descended to such prac
tice tilings II laike. whose Impress
Is abundant In t hr decision of the court,
never solicited a nomination or toured
the stale for an election Judge Am.i-a
('abb and Juoge Norval were not per
sonal solicitors for votes, or candidate*
who arrayed thei«»elve* In factional
wrangling after office Judge iulllvan,
now silling on the bene,,, was nonti
naied and elected without personal
solb nation or caminlgning on hi*
liart lie >101 not abandon nie law liu
Ineaa at Columbus lo scheme and plot
months before ike convention tor hi*
i
tng th< high uffi * whlco he hoi,u,
he made no -perches la self glorltb a
lion or begging Ihe vuRiags* ot in*
prop!*,
Juoge VI |i Me#*# In speaking lo
iU neighbor* and inend* when **«i
tor to mot ih«m la a public me-ling
In ••* honor, said, ' A gical m-av •«
r,»v friend- have wrtllen me s*stng
Vfhat are you going lo do* When
art you going stump?' Nothing I
ran conceive ot is no-re iitegueung
th*n n enndidat* ho lhis high «tt«t
running about v,*«r the stale in lath
ing matches with all v.ii-j will tart j
with him. Arraying neighbor against
mlghbor and getting on the wrong
side with the people and with himself, j
The supreme court is our court of last ,
lesort. Entrusted in its hands are the
iives. liberties and property of the peo
p'e. No one can have any conception
of the obligations devolving upon thy.
office until he has tried it. the sigi™
oi a candidate tor that office Joining
in a political fight, talking at me toy
of his voice, ror ms own Interest, is
not elevating. No individual could be
lieve that such an indiviuual could so I
change his nature after ascending to ;
the bench to administer equal Justice
in a case before bin). A judge suould
feel that he has no prejudice, political
or otherwise, to sway bis judgment, l
do not believe a man could so feei
who mixed in political fights to secure
an election."
Ilrynn ChIIhI on to Ks]il»lii.
The following open letter to William
.Tennings Bryan 18 from Wm. B. Ely of
Lincoln:
la your O’Neill speech you denounc
ed the present republican administra
tion as guilty of violating the letter
and spirit of the Declaration of Inde
pendence in attempting to coerce rec
ognition of American sovereignty hi
the Philippine Islands. Will you con
descend to drop epigram and phrase
making for a moment and give the
people of your adapted state the logic
by which you arrive at such a conclu
sion? An occasional resort to rea
soning and argument would be a plead
ing relief from the monotony ot dec
lamation.
By every rule of law recognized by
clvlifzed nations the Philippine islands
have been under Spanish sovereignty
with one short intermission, for tho
last. 400 years. Upon several occasion■<
one tribe, the Tagaloo, have attempted
resistance, but none of these revolts
has ever assumed greater proportions
than that of mere insurrection. Suc
cess, t,he crucial test under such con
ditions, when revolt ri.-ea to the dig
nity of revolution and sovereignty
passes, lias failed every time. So that
the fact remains that these islands
were Spanish territory tilj roguery 7
last, when the senate ratified the {.ea
ty of Paris. Spain had an actual sov
ereignty there to transfer and by the
terms of that treaty she did transfer
it to the United states, it appears,
then, that our legal title to the archi
pelago is beyond possibility of ques
tion.
By every tenet of International com
ity, therefore, the Philippine Islands
became American territory immedi
ately upon the ratification of that
treaty, upon the one condition that we
have the power to enforce our sover
eignty; for the ultimate foundation
upon which ail sovereignty rests is tho
power to enforce obedience.
This being accepted as a true state- |
nient of the ease, will you explain how
the principles of the Declaration of
Independence become applicable to It
at all in its present state of de
velopment? It is coneeded that, after
its establishment and .recognition,
American sovereignty might 1)6 so
prostituted as to contravene the decla
ration. But how is it possible to vio
late thp declaration in attempting to
maintain American sovereignty upon
American soil, unless it can be shown
to be of such a character, tier se, as to
be subversive, of the fundamental hu
man rights as enunciated in that im
mortal inatniment?
But, in the present development of
file situation, the character of the sov
ereignty to be enforced upon those is
lands is not under consideration. Tha
position which you and your coadju
tors take is that American sovereignty
should not be enforced there at all;
that it cannot be without violation of
the declaration.
Without regard to any specific line
of policy toward these islands, which
may or may not be in the mind of the
president, we have no right to assume
otherwise than that the sovereignty
ultimately to be enforced there will
be in alignment with establisned
American institutions.
Now, Mr. Bryan, if you will show
that that sovereignty is of such a na
ture, per se, as to be •ubveraive of the
fundamental rights of the islanders
“to life, liberty and the pursuit of hap
piness," if you will prove that our gov
ernment of them will not bo “insti
tuted for the maintenance of these
rights," and the Filipinos having been
granted a voice in the government,
if you will demonstrate thut it will not
"derive its just powers from the con
sent of Hie governed” we will all agree
that your contention is well grounded.
The proof of all this is the burden
whit h your denunciation Imposes upon
your shoulders. If you are in posses
sion of all the necessary facta to sup
port it. well and good. But unless you
do produce the facts to prove your con
tention the universal verdict of the
American people and of the civilised
world will l<e that you and your coad
jutors ate "an evil brood that fouM
its own nest."
York Time*: Everybody almost
admit* that Slippery SI Holcomb U
not a *'» man for the supreme bench,
lilt own partisan* have frequently
dcHouuted him and still admit that
hi* election In itself would lie a bad
thing for the state. Still there are
democrats who. admitting this, advo
cate hi* election became Urey »ay it
may be advaniagtoua to Mr ilryan at
some future time. Thl* »«*> ms to b«
carrying partlaanahip, or hero wor
ship. to n very dangerou* extremity
Mr Itrygn h»* absorbed the democra
cy of Nebraska until he I* ail there I*
of It. and ha* awalloweq in* populist
party, but lu* people of the elate will
baldly be willing to make a* great
sacrifice* a* gre asked of them tor hi- <
rake M l a It cornea In debasing th*
-oprsm- t ■ ot tci .v In ill Win is# in 0
•at* would b> advanced by so. h d*
luiswmeni. It will b* found that the
ins « of p-opu will not agree to It
t ni iliii lpi‘ I yolirrei.*n* may d or* tt
• ad sc*k I t bring It ab< or but such
far fetib.’d and IiiifsciWs political
«».. work ratteot succeed
Mack aw r pile* h o»> * d by the
HRWMFsiiittl tkal 1‘rufme* Arthur
N March M resigned ku chair of
• MWtpnHHIve literature In Harvard uni
versify ami will go into hoatneea It
•t* partly through th* effort* uf |*»*. i
tea- • Vrr >h that the rtalr was easts
l sh*d. 1
On Account <rf Winch Mary Former Ad
herents Are Leading the Party.
SPEAKERS HAVE NO ARGUMENT
AflmonUiietl t<* Fnrtifw Mute I’oltflefl niul
Talk About I lie I'ltUlpphie War II«»l
f'omb'i !(«-< <>r<l I* Such at Nut tu Admit
of an Airing Speaker* Steer Clear of
the Oiic«t!on.
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The state house Is practically da- j
sorted these days, says a Lincoln dis
patch. The heal of the campaign has
driven the faithful few from their ,
posts at the helm of state and thov ;
have taken refuge at the popocratlc j
headquarters, where they are concert- ;
ing their efforts in tiie mighty task
of rescuing the old ship “Reform”' j
from Inevitable destruction. The!
isovement towards this point is gen
eral from all branches of the state gov- !
ernment under popocratlc control. The
popocratlc committees have called for
aid and there was a ready response. |
Even the secretaries of the board of
transportation, each of whom draw
|2,0t)u a year from the date, have put
their Bho’ulders to the wheel and are
working with their fellow reformers
to save (toe state for Bryan. The
board of transportation office, which
has always T«een a quiet place, is now
In charge of a stenographer. Secre
taries Laws a'd Edgerton were among !
the first to volunteer their services to
the campaign committee and Secre
tary Jim Da hi man In performing faith
ful service for the democratic ma
chine in Omaha. Across the state
house corridor in the office of Land i
Commissioner Wolfe, there was also
a icady response. Deputy Nelson, who
asked for an Increase in salary last
year because he was overworked, did
not hesitate to throw off the burdens
of state to accept the eccretaryship of
the populist eoemmittee. The trcasui
er's olfke is represented by Charles
DeFranee, who has been appointed of
ilcial press correspondent for the pop
ulist committee. H. G. McEntee of
Governor Poynter's staff of statesmen
has engaged apartments adjacent to
the populist headquarters in the Wind
sor hotel and is devoting his lime to
the work of the committee. Henry
Blum, another of the chief executive a
clerks, is taking an active part in tie*
campaign ami on dull days puts In
his time In the interests of the “re
form” ticket in Douglas county. At
the Kearney industrial school the boys
of the printing class are enjoying i
vacation while tneir Instructor, C. M.
Farris, is working for the cause in
Lincoln.
The lusicn inacntne is m>i v.uinuih
to perfecctlcn for the reason that a
great many of the war horses who
helped to build up the populist party
now refuse to get into the harness.
1- or some time Chairman Edmlsten has
been addressing frantic letters to obi
time populists asking them to go out
and stump the state. One of those
most sought after was O. A. Abbott
of Richardson county. Abbott made
speeches over me state for several
years and in -1S!>8 was a member of the
platform committee at the populist
state ^invention.
It seems that Abbott does not take
kindlj to the new stylo of reform. A
letter which he recently wrote to Ed
mistei hus been seen, and reads in part
as follows:
What shall our speakers say to the
voters thin fall? It will not do to point
to the rotten fusion record at the state
house, with the systematic plans for
for holdups and the raids on tue
treasury. Lawlessness runs rampant
there md the free pass curse knows no
end. In defying public sentiment our
present state house gang heats all re
publican records. Meserve even made
a statement to the legislature that ho
proposed to do as his predecessors
had done.
We sent one man np mere wnom we
knew could be trusted. He protested
manfully among that crowd for two
years and did his uost to have thlng.i
go as they should. Hut every crook
and the entire tree pass gang tried to
break him down. Every one of you,
from Janitor up to the highest offi
cer, helped to persuade Llchty, and
the entire 100 of you rejoiced when
he was filially driven from the capltoi.
Uy no means allow any of your
speakers to talk state issue*. The rec
ord of our men in power forbids any
such thing. Tell your men to talk
about the Philippine war and keep the
minds of the voters ou the other side
of the earth. That is ull that is left
for the “hold up" guug and the free
pass grabbcis to do.
And why don't Borne of you take
a good hi> kory club and knock out
v hat little brains old Buck Tibbies
bus in bis bullet shaped head? 'the
Independent used to be a nedltabl)
party weekly and opposed rottenness
among our leaitem. Hut for the last
eight months the editorials in that pa
per have been a shame to the party.
It is now simply laughing stock In this
county. Sincere populists despise a
man who takes money front our lead
er* to defend their crookedness.
91m It*••**-»«I fur Itul mUii.
Wahoo Wasp It la a source of in
ronsoiable grief to the fusion managers
that the returned heroes from the
1‘hlilpplnes have not set up n whins
against the government and about the
treatment th« y have reeelved while lu
the employment of t'ncle Mam The
buy a have steadily maintained iM
saute soldierly and dlgnltted bearing
that has sver characterised their de
meanor all through the period of their
enlistment They have shown far
none sense than their versatile celt
constituted proviea who haee heeu
weeping and watting from the begin
ning and refuse to be comforted Ev
ery r*»-“<rve h->s b- > n eihsusted in an
attempt to create fie*'*i**i end Ntat
ec lat ton In the watup on the held
and at home out the gallant boys
have refn-*>4 to hearken unto the v> Uv
uf hypea ties The) Will Bill dim the
Matte cf their gtocHuie records one
beta to gratify the unholy amidttun of
unsetupulvus fuillkisac whvee usu
guide In life Is nn Insatiable greet;
| for place and power.
Sot l it for tli<* Hi nett.
Now York Times tlnd. Deni.).—Ne
braska, according to the last election
in that state, was populist by a plural
I ity of 3.422 in a whole vote of 189,984.
' In 1897 the tusion of Ropullstu and
Democrats carried tin state by 13,019
; in a whole \<>i • of 194,251. According !
i to the reports of the department of
agriculture, Nebraska's corn crop In
189H was 298,599,638 bushels, valued
: at )35 890,009. in 1897 the erep wai !
one of 241,268,4*3 bushels, valued at
| |41,00(>,000. The crop or 1898 was 158,
i 754,666, valued at 83-1.900,000.
\V«> do not undertake to maintain !
j with positiveness that the apprema
I tlon of the value of corn since 1896
' fully explains the changed attitude of
the voters in Nebraska. It is appar
ent that in three years the corn of
which they raise such superb crops ad
! van cod from about 13 cents a bushel
to IS cents, and in 1898 was valued
' In the state at aoout 22 cents. It is
also apparent, according to political re
ports that are undisputed, that the
Populist or fusion vote in Nebraska
has fallen off as corn and otner agri
cultural products increased in value.
Nebraska is promising to gather a
crop of 300,000,000 bushels of corn this
year. This Is to ue tier contribution to
the- enormous aggregate of 2,500,000.000
bushels expected from the whole coun
try. If this corn is as valuable to
Nebraska for consumption, for the de
velopment of beef and pork, as corn
was a year ago, It represents aoout
$80,000,000 of money to the farmers,
or twice as much money as the corn
crop of 1897, waen attachment to the
party of calamity began to wane.
Colonel Hryan's opening speech In
the Nebraska campaign, spoken at
O'Neill, seemed to us to breathe ail
unwarrantable spirit of dissatisfaction,
a somewhat lrrationahle disposition to
promise disaster In the tare of pros
perous conditions, and to Invite sup
port upon thp theory that when the
existing conditions have changed his
fellow citizens of Nebraska will oe
willing to admit that he was guessing
right and to nelp him to he president
with some purpose of averting disaster.
We have already remonstrated wltn
Colonel Hryan for misleading the
faj-piej-s of Nebraska In this same
O'Neill speech hy stating that failures
were more frequent immediately fol
lowing the election of McKinley than
they were before he was elected. It
was not good policy to make such a
statement to farmers who can read
and probably do read newspapers, and
who can verify Colonel Hryan's state
ments, or prove them unveracdous, hy
government publication. If “honesty
is the best policy, he should have told
a diametrically contrary story, even
I If It were likely to Increase confidence
In the other party.
Reports from Nebraska leud us to
believe that there are other grounds
in that state for satisfaction than a
good corn crop. '1 no people are em
ployed; they have something to give
for the money they desire to have,
and instead of being borrowers to a
man, it Is intimated that they have
money to lend. Colonel Hryan is a
pcpuiar man In the state. His elo
quence charms the people when he
addresses them. Hut It seems to us
thut he would be justified in looking
for a better harvest of votes tor his
party If the corn and other crops had
been smaller and less valuable this
vciir.
ItrjHii In III* Own Piute
Hartford Times: There is only one
thing, probably, that eon prevent tiie
success of the republicans in Nebras
ka this year. That is the effect of the
tulk of the returned soldiers of the
Nebraska regiment who liuve been in
the Philippines. McKinley's glittering
generalities about ‘‘the flag are
laughed at by these men, who declare
that the project of acquiring the Phil
ippines is a most foolisli one ana that
the best tiling to do with those islands
and their people is to let them alone.
Mr. Bryan, with his three Nebraska
parties in one, Is appealing strongly
to this sentiment, and it will natural
ly be of some use to him. But Nebras
ka was carried by a very slight ma
jority for the fusion ticket in 1888.
The Nebraska people have had a year
of increased prosperity. If they do
any thinking cm political subjects they
must realize that the arguments wnich
led them to vote for Mr. Bryan In 1888
were erroneous. Of course, Mr. Bryan
will have to retirp from the presiden
tial field if he fails to carry his own
state this year.”
Dales for Republicans.
The following dales have h'*en as
signed for republican speakers:
12. H. Hinshnw and Rev. James Mall
ley will speak at Pawnee City on Oc
tober 21 and not October 20.
Ex-Governor Cronnse--Valentine,
October 16; Ainsworth, October 17;
O'Neill, October IS; Htanton, October
15*; West Point, October 20; Scribner,
tletotier 21.
S. P. Davidson and D. J. Flaherty—
Grafton. October 12; Exeter, October
13; Strung, Oetoncr It.
Corporal Robert G. I king Urn, Com
pany A, First Nebraska Blue Hill Oc
tober 10; Bladen, October II; Cowles
October 12; Guide Bock, Oc tober 13;
Bed Cloud, October 14,
II.- C. Bussell and B. G. Douglas -
Fusils, October IK; FI wood, Octolier
17: Bertrand. October Ik; lammls, (k -
tolier 19; Atlanta, October ft; Funkt.
Oc tober 21.
Frank Martin -Falrbury, tk tober 2k.
W. H Hummers and II G Whitmore
Wayne. Octobsr Ik; Ponca. October '
17. Emerson. October 19.
.... ■ I.
Itene lierenger, president of the *•■ |
let! commute* of the French senate,
empowered to conduct the pfclllutli.o > i
eta ml hat ions of the persons accused I
of conspiracy to rhsuge the foita of '
•overament attempted t > > tmi na
\nitre Buffer vice president of the 1
Young But site! league and represen •
tStlVS uf the political bureau of the j
1 duke of ftrteaa* In Parts The alleged 1
c inspirator however dec bled to re
writ his explanations uf his conduct
lor the public •tiling uf the setts'* I
sllttag as a high court,
•
In Pan lu**o county Cal and It Is
said lu he the largest tn the world It
was begun la itw when |7u acres
*er* pin a ted gad It has heea annually 1
added to alii It has leached Its p(*9
, mi Siam ,
Ol li BUDGET OF FEN'. 1
SOME COOD JOKES. ORIGINAL.
AND SELECTED.
A Variety of .lokn. Cll>p« and Irnnlo*.
original and Selected- Klotham and
Jetsam front the Tide of Humor—
Witty baying*.
S .
Thfl Idltlo 1litii£4«
"Consider little thing.-," ;>-'w
His father need to gay;
"Renumber 'tbs thi mitt* that brings
The Uige return y< ue way."
Ah, little did lie lieed
The truth Ills fatlier taught;
He heard the precious words indeed,
But very soon forgot.
Until one day he rose.
As if on spreading wings—
A wasp had stung him; now he Knows
The power of little things,
i
And sadly thinks of what
His father had to say—
It was a mite, but it had brousht
A large return Ills way!
_ _
Wliut Hid Mm lilt'Hti?
He nr! I hope we shall enjoy our
walk to the ruined castle this after
noon ?
Hose- On! I think fo; I always like
to go out with an object!—Ally Bloper.
Wliy She W'u* An*loin.
He had been out for a day's fishing,
and ns he proudly displayed the con
tents of his basket to his wife, she ex
claimed:
"O, John, aren't they beauties! But
I've been so anxious for the last hour,
dear."
"Foolish little one." said John,
caressingly; “why, what could have
happened to me?"
"O, I didn't worry about you, love,
but it grew so late I was afraid that
before you got back to town the fish
shops would all he shut.”—Philadel
phia North American.
II«* Spoke Out.
"What I like," she said, "is a person
who is frank—one who says just what
he moans, without beating about the
hush."
"Well," lie replied, “I'll be straight
forward. There Is something I wanted
to tell you for an hour or more,
but-"
“Yes,” she urged, with suppressed
excitement, seeing that he hesitated;
"what is It?"
"There Is a big black streak down
one side of your nose. 1 think It's
soot."—Answers.
More Coming.
"Will you not praise Miss Dorays’
last song, baron?" asked the hostess.
"If I only thought it was ze last
song,” responded the bored nobleman.
“I would willing give ze praise with
pleezure. But how do I know it Is her
last?"
The Corn-Ce l Phll*M»opl*er.
"It is only the very young husband,"
said the Corn-Fed Philosopher, "who
hastens to tell his wife as soon as he
grts a raise of salary.”—Indianapolis
Journal.
No I ie for Them.
Servant— Plea*#, ma'am, there Is an
old man at the door with wooden legs!
Mi.trtea Tell blot *a don't want
any!
I'eMlf H>|kl.
"And Throggtn* teally wanted to
ruarrjr the yonugeat of Mr* KUhaUy a
glrla?"
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h mael‘ engage,! lo the eldeat '
lit* morteMf louet have bt<l aadly
mI*managed "
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Mt* wauagtd '*
U*»M«< WfWMglf
'b it*' do you ti|wrt t« do with nil
your money?” naked the m till mi I Hot*
alma at<itHual alt toe r "You rant
Uhe II with you where you are going "
“Yen. but 11-an,” an«u«t*d the multi
mllit a atm I am going to Muiuga."
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
LESSON V.. OCT. 20: PSALMS 85
126 THE DELIVERANCE.
Chief Text for the IJay: “They That
Sdw in Tttn Xlmll Heap In Joy”—A
Truth That In Never Kefnted in
Actual Life.
1. "Thou has! been favorable unto thy
In ml:" shown hy bringing "back the cap
tivity of Jacob," This was a most mar
vi Inns event anil not even to be hoped for
In the natural course of things, requiring
the reversal of the Babylonian policy,
the overthrow of the greatest city tn tha
world hy a power which a short time be
fore was Insignificant and unknown to
them. This gracious deliverance was a
proof that (\. 2) "thou hast forgiven the
iniquity of thy people." Canceled It, as
an account of debt la canceled, or taken
away as a heavy, crushing burden. “Cav
iled all their sin." Blotted It out of sight,
covered It with a mantle, so that they
wire in Hod's sight as those who had
never sinned.
3. "Wrath , . . the fierceness of thine
anger." Kxpnvcd In I ho devastation of
the land ami In tin sufferings of the peo
ple in their long exile. Forglveness was
shewn by the restoration to their own
country. The most important thing Is
the forgiveness Itself. Hut there Is also
necessary the expression of this forgive
ness hy outward manifestations of favor.
4. "Turn us,” or "turn to ub” (It. V.
margin), "restore us (Polychrome). "An
ger." K\pressing a mixed feeling of
grief and Indignation.” Alexander,
fi. "Anger to all generations." The lime
of trial and tribulation reemed so long—
as If there were never to tie an end.
<!. "Quicken us again." (live us new
life, us I ho fields in spring rains and sun
shine.
7. '‘Grant us thy salvation.” From sin
and departure from thee, from enemies
and oppression, from disasters and sor
rows, to holiness and hupplness, pros
perity and peace.
X. "| will hear," nr "Let me hear,"
"what God the Lord will speak." "He
would place himself In the attitude of
<altn and <iuin expectation. Like liabtk
ktik, lie will betake himself to his watch
tower and watt lo hear what the laird
will speak."—Perowne. "For he will speak
peace." "A great word which sums up
and comprise!! all else."- Perowne. "Hut
let them not turn again to folly." Tho
folly of slo, Idolatry, and all evil. For
then the peace could lint continue.
!l. "Hurely his salvation Is nigh them
that fear him." However dark the night,
the dawn must b ric ir at hand. Halva
tlon from enemies, oppressions, sorrows
without, und from enemies within. "That
glory may dwell in our land." Gods
glory, tlie manifest presence of God
tabernacling visibly among them as of
old. This hope was fulfilled In a better
and higher sense when he who was the
brightness of his Father's glory taber
nacled in human tfi eh. and wu beheld his
glory, tlii’ glory as of the only begotten of
the Father.
ju. Mercy . . . iru'.n . . . rtgiueousness
. . , peace." These arc the four cardinal
virtues of Christ's kingdom. Where these
reign among men there must he true and
perfect felicity. Calvin. They belong to
tlod's people because they belong to tlod’s
nature. “Met together . . . kissed each
other." All the virtues are together in
harmony, as they always will be In per
fect character, tlod's mercy will come In
harmony with the truth of Ills threaten
ing* anil his promises. Ami tliero can bo
no peace without righteousness.
11. "Truth springeth out of the earth."
etc. "The earth brings forth truth as
she brings forth the natural fruits, and
righteousness looks down from heaven
like tome approving angel on the re
newed and purllled earth."—Perowne.
12, "And our land shall yield hey In
crease." As ilngga! (1: 5-11) told them
that drought, and mildew, and meager
crops were the punishment for their sins
and irrellgion, so now the blessings of
prosperity are promised as the visible re
ward and sign of God's favor.
12 "Righteousness," etc. "Righteousness
shall be both his herald and attendant."
Without lilts the blessings cannot come.
1. "When the laird turned again the
captivity of Zion,” caused the stream of
captives that (lowed to Babylon to turn
buck and (low to Zion, or as margin of
R. V., brought hack those that returned
to Zion. "We were like them that
dream," I. o., "so unexpected and so won
derful was our redemption from exile,
that we could scarcely believe It was
true, and not a dream.”—Perowne.
2. “Lalighter . . . singing were the
natural expressions of Joy at tills wonder
ful deliverance. "Then said they among
the nations." The nations that looked
on recognized the wonder, and acknowl
edged that there must have been an In
terposition of divine power.
4. “Turn again our captivity," or, turn
again to us our captives, the numbers of
their brethren who sllll remained In ex
ile. Turn the stream again from Babylon
to Zion. Open the way, and m ike them
willing. “The past has been great; make
the future great also." “As the streams
In the South." The South was the gen
eral term for that plain which stretched
southward from JcrcsaUm to the edge
of the Arabian desert.
6. "They that sow In tears." Not far
front the literal fact, ar. when the supply
of grain is so scanty that to use It for
sowing Is almost to take the bread out
of the children's mouths. "Htiall reap In
Joy." As with the slide of a magic
lantern, the malmtst puts beside this pic
ture of the rad-faced sower another pic
ture of tilt gladness of harvest. "The
valleys stand thick with corn." Tliero
are no tears now. hut only the shouting
and tin* happy faces of the reapers ns
they gather t* e full puts V. 6 is a niag
nlttcd picture of the same scene, and a
reinforcement of the same promise.
"Though he goetli on ids way weeping."
May weep every step that he goes, or
take no step "f his way without weep
ing Ho, though the new colonists were
exposed to many trials, yet a glorious
future was t* fore them.
lake nalbml * Ntcfcljr *i.»mlM.,*t.
The train* of the traus-Stbrrlun rail
way are to lie ferried across lake IUI
kal on a iteamboat. which, It la aald,
will |ioaM*K the mo*t powerful engines
employed In any veaael afloat. They
are of 411.000 horae-poarer, and a largo
ahare of tUelr Immense mergy will Im
required In break a way for the boat
through the thick Ire which cover* the
lake In the winter The engine* of the
great steamship Kaiser Wilhelm d r
tiro*** are of only S» ,Mt» hors* puw r,
I’t MOON ALIYILO.
Miaa Allre Kb -lea. IVill nhc*le*'
"later, la aa mu> h of a w. tnau haler
aa I* her brother.
\l M M VV built* •' * ' * ,tr o| l
girl, la bualwma manager of th« <11*
busy Iktlly Tlrnm-I ui<a
The l«'p„.atl*ru Ol taring lb# Ml dtl
tuieul mas is kins).I lid belongs to the
(nth* uf |*e*ou»htr*.
fit William Vernon )Uku«h mahea
l««ry vtattwr to hla country place plant
a tif before leaving.