IS A BRAVE SOLDIER COL JACOB H. SMITH A BRIG ADIER GENERAL. On* »f (lie Mml Capable Officer* In the Army —Won Distinction at Santiago and in the Philippines—Romance of War. Col. Jacob H. Smith, who has Just been appointed as brigadier general of volunteers at the earnest recommenda tion of Gens, Hall, Kent. Wheeler, Hates and MacArthur, with whom he served in both the Santiago and Philip pine campaigns, is one of our most capable army officers. Oen. MacArthur, in urging Gen. Smith's promotion, re called an incident of the latter's great personal gallantry at San Juan Hill, for which he was promoted from the rank of major to that of lieutenant colonel. MaJ. Smith prevented a stam pede by his wonderful presence of BRIO. OEN. JACOB SMITH. mind in coolly putting his men. two battalions of regulars, through the manual of arms while under a galling fire from the Spanish trenches. It was one of those decisive moments which sometimes save a battle. The Seventy first of New York, brave but doubtful Htnld the rain of lead, recovered Its presence of mind at the extraordinary spectacle of men being hit with Span ish bullets, but continuing their evolu tions as calmly us if on dress parade. Gen. Smith has secured some notable triumphs in the Philippines. In No vember, with two battalions of the Seventeenth infantry, he captured Ma galong, taking a number of prisoners and a lot of insurgent transportation. And in the latter part of April Gen. Smith distinguished himself by the capture of the well-known Filipino leader, Gen. Montenegro, with 180 of ficers and men. Montenegro was sent to Manila to be presented to Gen. Otis, and is now “amigo.” One ad venture of Gen. Smith had a rather larger element of romance and per sonal danger about It. The president of Alcala, in the province of Pang asinan, Luzon, Invited the colonel to his barrio for a fiesta, intending to have the house surrounded and the colonel captured. A Filipino amigo gave warning. But Colonel Smith ac cepted the invitation, danced with the ladies, and even feigned drunkenness. His men, concealed near the house, gave the capturing party a warm wel come when they arrived, killing 12 and capturing 30. Gen. Smith was born in 1840. and was a first lieu tenant in the Second Kentucky in fantry during the civil war. He par ticipated in many of the battles of that war, and was severely wounded at Shiloh. For gallantry in this engage ment he was made brevet major, anil later appointed captain of the regular army Gen. Smith carries a Mauser bullet in his side, received during the first day’s fighting around Santiago. LABOURCHE ON COCKFICHTS. Why lie L>e*|>i*e» ft Is Very Fhsln to he Meet!. There is no word so often misapplied aa “sportsman," says London Truth. A man who owns a racehorse is called one, although he may never have rid den a horse in his life. A man who hacks one man to pummel another, who knows the rules of the prize ring, is called one. And now Mr. Herbert Vivian aspires to become one of the fraternity by reviving the noble sport of cock-Hghtinj. It Is evident, how ever, that he is not aware of the law A rock Is held to be a domestic animal, and he would bring himself under the cruelty to animals act of 1*49. Hut he would also come under the clause In that act that Imposes a penalty of £5 on any one who keeps, uses, or acts In the management of any place for the purpose of baiting any bull, bear, badger, dog, cock, or any other kind of animal, whether of domestic or wild nature, or shall permit any such pla »* to be used as aforesaid. I'nder this clause there have been a good many conviction* and it has. moreover, been held that any one who encourages or a»aiat* at a cock fight is liable to im prisonment for cruelty to a.* mala 1 east a cockfight nearly fifty years ago in Mexico, and it *e •tu -d a very brutal performance The then president was an ardent supporter of cock-tightins and he was by way of owning the best cocks in tbe country lie invited me to gu with him to >ee a light. Hvery man was betting, and hU ex ••Hen y covered All stake* set as > n*t his cocks I lost above lit* to him myself fkt H rssUI.se. AM old genii, man who is certainly « genius has stalled a lit) 1|>C- tram a of business at Atiautc city, wh It vn te*prising people might inti«*|uie in other places It t# . a lug fur ImMu at a stated MMhpea*4tf •» per but The old genitemn- has a pa v. lb mi rta gset up with a tut e! »* ig> sain, hob by hmwt Itllte hu * is and shave « pUythings v*f all 4 • nptuns and a |«w ««tf crtdWa M* h* g»« only lt< cents an hour for caring for each little one. If a mother is tired or wishes an hour or two free from watching her baby, she only has to take it to the pavilion and the old man does the rest. It is said that the enterprise is looked upon as a great boon for moth ers at Atlantic City and that It is sure to be successful. If these statements are true it would not be surprising if the baby pavilion would occupy as prominent ana important a position at seaside and pleasure resorts as the tin type gallery and the merry-go-round. HAS SURPRISED PARIS. At the gay French capital, which during the exposition Is even more productive of novelties and big events In society than In an ordinary year, a sensation is being created by the magnificent entertainments provided by an American couple, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas F. Walsh. One week it la a magnificent entertainment on one of the Seine river boats, the next some grand excursion for the American colony in Paris, or a gorgeous feast; a week or two ago it was a dinner party at Belgium, wnere the Walshes sat next the king, and after that a unique trip In a sumptuous spcclnl train of five palace cars. In short, the society of the French capital has no greater lion than Tom Walsh. That the Walshes are not endeavoring sim ply to get Into society by their lavish expenditures Is evidenced by the fact that no particular class of society at tends. All—high and low and be tween—are made to feel welcome, and In doing the honors, Tom Walsh de rives his chief pleasure. Mr, Walsh Is Immensely wealthy. His success can hardly be attributable to luck, but rather to his own hard work and enterprise. He has never had any sympathy with idleness, hav ing continually recognized the dignity and deserts of honest labor. He was born in Tipperary, Ireland, in 1861, where, after receiving a fair educa tion, he worked for several years as a millwright, lie came to America and settled in 1870 at Worcester. Mass., for a few years. Then he went to Colorado, and was a carpenter and building contractor at the new camp of Central City. He had always been interested in mining, and from this time on he began to study up the subject during his spare time. He was fortunate, and eventually struck it rich. Now he Is owner of a mine which he refused to sell a short time since for $35,000,000. His income is approximated at $100,000 a month. The friends of his poorer days are not neglected now that wealth has come to Mr. Walsh and his charity and friendly loans—or gifts—are known to many of his old associates. Mrs. Walsh's health failed three years ago, and she was advised to try a lower altitude. It was then that he concluded to go to Washington, where he purchased a most luxurious home. Kver since the public has made Itself free therein. Mr. Walsh has no “functions,'' nor "events." nor “soi rees," nor "pink teas." He hates for mality of any kind. It is this demo cratic way of doing things that has surprised the Parisian world. They open their French eyes with astonish THOMAS F. WALSH, ment and sometimes a visible shrug is manifested at the ease with whieh Mr. Walsh invites high and low to his ball or banquet. Monument I,Ike III* I link. In the cemetery at Nebraska City the other day l saw a peculiar monu ment erected by N'. S. Hardin*, un in surance agent of that place, in antici pation of a time when he may need it. A large block of sandstone, at least six feet loti*, four feet high and three feet thick has been carved by a competent artist to represent a roll er-top otn. e ileak standing open Ly tug upon it are bundles of papers neat ly hound with rubber bands, und Ink stands witii pens and pencils beside It, a sponge cup, a bottle of mucilage, a blotter and other ordinary equipments such as are found In the office of an Insurance agent. The stone affair Is a copy of the desk that bas been mo* t by Mr Harding In his insurance office for man) years Correspondence Chi cago Itecord t rested » S«s Imludr). About the mid lie of this centurv It was the universal custom in face the white keys of pianos and organs with ivory, at’d to m tk* the bit k ones of ebony Long ago ivory he attic too el Iwnelte fur alt) iliil the flnttst key 1 hoards tailuiold iikltty Its yler Now ebony also kaa silvan e-| la price, mi that a lUbeittuts for it i* n iutn | IkigAod has heeu to. i.d l > serve the purposes tierilcntly. and it r*a he statned a Sine h’a # and idled gad pol i a 144*11* It 4| l 9 44f!i«H||' b|)f|k in durability sal lyystrsirs Th* Industry of ctiliisg end astiioiig ,] Wd, cgts a ttlrtUs tree, f,.- this purpose, is alrtssdv giving «mp! tym*ki to a t .m d p iuIs ivat. r c* p—tpiv TALMAGE’S SEKMON. DISCOURSES ON CHRIST AND THE CHURCH. The Moat Beautiful Flowers and the Best of Fruit—Why the Saviour Ficks tho Choicest First — The Day of Salvation. (Copyright, 1900, by Louts KlopFch.) This sermon Dr. Taltnage sends from a halting place in his Journey through the valleys of Switzerland. It seems to have been prepared amid the bloom and aroma of a garden midsummer. The text Is Song of Solomon v, 1: “I am come into my garden.” The Diblc Is a great poem. We have in It faultless rhythm and bold im agery and startling antithesis and rapturous lyric and sweet pastoral and instructive narrative and devo tional psalm; thoughts expressed in style moro solemn than that of Mont gomery, more hold than that of Mil ton, more terrible than that of Dante, more natural than that of Wordsworth, more Impassioned than that of Pollok, more tender than that of Cowper, more weird than that of Spenser. This great poem brings all the geniB of the earth Into its coronet, and it weaves the flames of Judgment into its garlands and pours eternal harmonies In its rhythm. Everything this book touches it makes beautiful, from the plain stones of the summer thrashing floor to the daughters of Nahor filling the troughs for the camels, from the fish pools of Heshbon up to the Psalmist praising God with diapason of storm and whirlwind and Job's Imagery of Orion, Arcturus and the Pleiades. My text leads us into a scene of summer redolence. The world has had a great many beautiful gardens. Charlemagno added to the glory of his reign by decreeing that they be es tablished all through the realm, decid ing even the names of the flowers to be planted there. Henry IV. at Mont pellier established gardens of bewitch ing beauty and luxuriance, gathering into them Alpine, Pyrenean and French plants. One of the sweetest spots on earth was the garden of Shen stone. the poet. His writings have made but little Impression on the world, but his garden, the "Lcasowea," will be immortal. To the natural ad vantages of that place was brought th’ perfection of art. Arbor and terrace and slope and rustic temple and reser voir and urn and fountain here had their crowning. Oak and yew and hazel put forth their richest foliage. There was no life more diligent, no soul more Ingenious than that of Shenstone, and all that diligence and genius he brought to the adornment of that one treasured spot. He gave £300 for it. He sold It for several thousand. And yet I am to tell you today of a richer garden than any I have mentioned. It is ‘he garden spoken of in my text—the garden of tho church, which belongs to Christ, for my text says so. He bought it, he planted It, he owns It, and he shall have it. Walter Scott, In his outlay at Abbotsford, ruined his fortune, and now, in the crimson flowers of those gardens, you can almost think or imagine that you see the blood of that old man’s broken heart. The pay ment of the last £100.000 sacrificed him. Hut I have to tell you that Christ’s life and Christ’s death were the outlay of this beautiful garden of the church, of which my text speaks Oh, how many sighs and tears and pangs and agonies! Tell me, ye women who saw him hang! Tell me, ye execu tioners who lifted him and let him down! Tell me. thou sun that didst hide, ye rocks that fell! “Christ loved the church and gave himself for it.” If the garden of the church belongs to Christ, certainly he has a right to walk in it. Come, then, O blessed Jesus, today. Walk up and down these aisles and pluck what thou wilt of sweetness for thyself! The Church I* m (iurtlen. Tho church In my text is appropri ately compared to a garden, because It Is a place of choice flowers, of select fruits and of thorough irrigation. That would ho a strange garden in which there were no flowers. If no where else, they would he along the borders or at the gateway. The home liest taste will dictate something, if it lie only the old fashioned hollyhock or dahlia or daffodil. Hut if there he larger means then you will find the Mexican cactus and blazing azalea and clustering oleander. Well, now, Christ comes to hts garden, and he plants there some of the brightest spirits that ever flowered upon the world rfome of them are violets, inconspicuous, hut sweet as heaven You have to search ud Bod them. You do not *-■« them lery often perhaps, hut you Bud where *hey have been by the brightened fare of the invalid and the sprig of geran ium ou the stand and the new window curtains keeping out the glow of th>< sunlight. They are p-rbnp* more like 1 the ranunculus ere. pm* sweetly along amid the thorn* and brier* of life, giv ing kl-s fur sting And many a man who ha* b.wl In hi* wav some rreat i •tind night bimimtng *w*-so##« lint | In t hil-l * garden there are yl ill that n.ay Iw better * nip-vi* •! t * ib* \t *!• tn .actus ih* m* without i. . I.e. 4 within n ett mi h harp point • f iharnur Tkmv wound almto* 1 eVtiP owe that lunches tk> >w They | *r* hard tw bat oil M-'t proiio- aw i them nothing but thorns, but Christ loves them, notwithstanding all their sharpnesses. Many a man has had a very hard gro ind to cultivate, and it has only been through severe trial that he has raised even the smallest scrap of grace. A very harsh minister was talking to a very placid elder, and the placid elder said to the harsh min ister, “Doctor, I do wish you would control your temper.” "Ah,” said the minister to the elder, "I control more temper in five minutes than you do in five years.” It is harder for some men to do right than for other men to do right. Tho grace that would elevate you to the seventh heaven might not keep your brother from knocking a man down. I had a friend who came to me and said, “I dare not join the church.” 1 said, “Why?” "Oh,” he said, "I have such a violent temper. Yesterday morning I was crossing very early at the Jersey City ferry, and I saw a milkman pour a large Quantity of water into the milk can, and I said to him, ‘I think that will do.’ And he insulted me. and I knocked him down. Do you think I ought to Join the church?" Nevertheless that very same man who was so harsh in his be havior loved Christ and could not speak of sacred things without tears of emotion and affection. Thorns without, sweetness within, the best specimen of Mexican cactus 1 ever saw. There are others planted in Christ's garden who are always radiant, always impressive, more like the roses of deep hue that we occasionally find callol "giants of battle;" the Martin Luthers, St. Paula, Chrysostoms, Wycllffes, l^atimers and Samuel Rutherfords. What in other men Is a spark in them is a conflagration. When they sweat, they sweat great drops of blood. When they pray, their prayer takes lire. When they preach, it is a Pente cost. When they fight, it Is a Ther mopylae. When they die. It is a mar tyrdom. You find a great many roses In the gardens, but only a few "giants of battle." Men say, "Why don’t you have more of them In the church?" I say, “Why don’t you have in the world more Humboldts and Wellingtons?" God gives to some ten talents, to oth ers one. In this garden of the church which Christ has planted also find the snow drops. beautiful but cold looking, seemingly another phase of winter. 1 mean those Christians who are pre cise in their tastes, unimpassioned, pure as snowdrops and as cold. They never shed any tears, they never g t excited, they never say anything rash ly, they never do anything precipitate ly. Their pulses never flutter, their nerves never twitch, their indignation never boils over. They live longer than most people, but their life is in a minor key. They never run up to “C" above the staff. In their music of life they have no staccato passages. Christ planted them in the church, and they must be of some service or they would not be there; snowdrops—always snowdrops. Host ItcHatlfnl Flower. Hut I have not told you of the most beautiful flower In all this garden spoken of in the text. If you see a century plant, your emotions are start ed. You say, “Why, this flower has been a hundred years gathering up for one bloom, and it will be a hundred years more before other petals will come out." But I have to tell you of a plant that was gathering up from all eternity and that 1,900 years ago put forth its bloom never to wither. It Is the passion plant of the cross. Pro phets foretold it, Bethlehem shepherds looked upon It in the bud, the rocks shook at its bursting and the dead got up in their winding sheets to see its full bloom. It is a crimson flower— blood at the roots, blood on the branches, blood on the leaves. Its per fume is to fill all the nations. Its breath is heaven. Come, oh winds from the north and wind3 from the south and winds from the east and winds from the west and bear to all the earth the sweet smelling savor of Christ, my Lord! His worth if all the nations knew. Sure the whole earth would love him too. Again, the church may he appropri ately compared to the garden, because it Is a place of fruits. That would be a strange garden which had in It no berries, no plums or peaches or apri cots. The coarser fruits are planted In the orchard or they are Het out on the bunny hillside. Hut the choicest fruits are kept In the garden. So in the world outside the church Christ has planted a great many beautiful things—pati ence. charity, generosity. Integrity. But he Intends the choicest fruits to be in the garden, and if they are not there then shame on the church. Religion is not a mere flowering sentimentality. It Is a practical, life giving, healthful fruit, not posies, but apples. I ItrUt r*k« « I he* H« *l llnwrrt. It bus seemed as If Jesus Christ took the lx st From many of your house huids the be»t one is gone. You know that she was too good for this world. Hhe wraa the gentlest In her ways, the deepest In her affection, and when a last the sickne,s came y.,u had n<> faith In medicines You knew that the hour of putting hud come, and wheu. through the rich grace of the l.ud irtiu Christ, you aurrend* red tbil tr» .iS'ir • you s«ld *'lmum hoid may have been of gross r mid | .She Was of Ike g»e t The heaven i f your lltllc ones w, | Ail the kindnesses shown them hr lie mortals will tun make fhent forget I you f Hr e lk»t fire, the fs Him i Ikn n,t that went out Iron* yo r ! t , op* rain,us ta other j, vrts of the w irid Puma fbiietlan ,*fv-d In Asbantt ih*» h,- dan amt i her i.tM|wlrht, 1‘fiuif k’«v.,aJ»r of In t did good work In Matatrelelan t, ,i ml his li ulIn r, Pi in e i voc.w wtv - d .i a i. slu In the Feipt au wit of j jf iv while Foam iP vhen r «,g |k|f( 19 *#f dll **? IN * I, 199* THE SUNDAY SCHOOL. LESSON XII. SEPT. IG. LUKE XII.. 13-33. f Holden Text: Whut Shull It Profit a Man. If He Gain Ilie Whole World, and luxe Hli Own Soul?—Murk 8: 30 —Life's Great Gifts. 13. “One nf the company." Not a dis ciple, but one of the hearers who had lis tened untouched by the solemn discourse of Jesus (Luke 12: 1-12). "Said unto him." P Perhaps interrupting the discourse. "Speak to my brother." He does not ask Jesus to arbitrate between him and ills brother, hut to give a decision against his brother. "That he divide the inheritance willi me." in the East there is compara tively little wealth in the easily convert ible form of coin, and Investments so fa miliar among ourselves are absolutely un known, but a man's property Is estimated very much ns In the days of Abraham, liy • he number of Ids Hocks and herds, and of his household goods, as changes of rai ment. H. "And he said unto him, Man.” As In Horn. 2: 1, 8, the form "O man” was one which expressed grave censure and Indig nation. Was It for thlH thut men came to hlm,^ Instead of seeking for the kingdom of God? "Who made (appointed) me a judge.” A public officer of a worldly kingdom, whose business was to examine and decide tile cases that came before him. "Or a divider," 1. e., umpire, arbi trator. one who separates Into parts, to carry out anil execute the decision.—Pro fessor Kendrick. IB. "And he said unto them." The crowds of people he was addressing when the man interrupted him. "Take heed." Look out. Have your eyes fully open to a this map, and to the danger which besets ™ you all as it has 1dm. Jesus points him out os an example, "Beware of covetous ness.” Guard yourselves from covetous ness, It, V., "Keep yourselves from nil covetousness,” that Is, from all forms of covetousness. "For a man's life con slateth not in the abundance of the things which he posseseth." i. e., "it does not follow, because a man has abundance, that his life consists in wealth. Life de pends for its value upon the use we make of possessions."—Int. Crlt. Com. 16. "The ground of a certain rich man.” This man is represented us rich, not be cause successful covetousness is worse Ilian unsuccessful covetousness, but be cause the rich are more exposed to this sin, and to show that even if one gains all that ids covetousness desires, still It is folly. "Brought forth plentifully." His crime was not dishonesty, though we do 4k not know how he acquired his land. The ® great harvests were innocent gains. 17. "And he thought within himself." "He dialogued with himself." "What shall I do." A common perplexity of the Wealthy. He did not know how to Invest his surplus.—Abbott. He does not seem to have thought of using it for God and humanity. "No room where to bestow my fruits." All the products of his land. 18. "I will pull down my barns." He was planning for a long life, and larger J worldly resources, in modern times the parable would have spoken of Invest ments, trusts, bonds, stocks and real es tate. 18. "1 will say to my soul." His con scious self, the seat of activity, desires, enjoyment, including Ills higher nnture. He would feed even this on husks. "Much goods laid up for many years.” He count ed on a long life, and Imagined that his "much goods" could satisfy his soul. "Take thine ease, eat, drink and he merry." "More energetically in the four words of the original; r*-stx rat, drink, f enjoy."- Farrar. Huch was Ids conception ' of life! 20. "But God said." By whom his days were controlled. "Thou fool.” Literally, fool, senseless, unthinking one: So dif ferent from what the shrewd man thought he was. "This night.” Instead of his pro-, posed "many years." "Thy soul shall he required of thee.” Greek, they are de manding back from thee thy soul. "Then’ whose shall those tilings be.” it would make little difference to him whose they were, since they were not his, and couli^ no longer minister to his pleasure. 21. "So is he." A complete fool, a mis erable failure: one who has transformed' the possible riches of heaven Into coals of Are. "Layeth up treasure for him self." Not In heaven, not In humanity, not In character. "And Is not rich toward God." Klch tn those things which God loves, and which bring him near to God. 22. "Therefore." As the conclusion from the partible and the Incident that led to It. "Take no thought.” Tills translation has troubled many a tender conscience. Take thought. In this passage, was a truthful rendering when the A. V. wus made, since thought was then used as equivalent to "anxiety" or "solicitude.” Ko Shakespeare (Hamlet). "For your life, what ye shall eat.” To support life. "Make not your physical and temporal wants the special and great objects of thought and care.” I)o not let them bur den you so that you cannot give your time and thought and money to better things. 23. "The life Is more than meat.” (1) Life is the greater gift, which none but God can give. He will not give you thu greater gift and withhold the lesser. < ul In Orcun ItifctfM. New York correspondence Pittsburg Dispatch: If any proof were needed t that the Paris exposition is not In- I creasing ocean travel from America, it H was afforded today by the announce- j ment of a cut in rates by the White Star and Cunard lines. These compa nies liave reduced their charge for pas sage to Europe to their regular winter schedule two months earlier than usual. In other words, one will be able w. to go to Europe In August und Septem ber at the same cost for tickets as Is paid in the winter, when rates ure al ways lower The understanding is that the other ocean lines will out their rates, too. The matter was the sub ject of general conversation about Howling tiiecu today. Travel bus been less this summer than it was three or lour year* ago. when the White Htar is -aid to have had Its best year. There Is a great deal of sc m y maintained by the steamship companies about the business they have been doing, but It •cents as if there Is no doubt that the rates all around for passenger to rum inodatlon eastward on the Atlantic will lie nit for August and ft* Member, HMIlMNAlrt ItltMiJ m! lltift. OW nl f!t«* bhn*»i iil >,| Kntf kcr Nh bar » In X»» Yurb U Kvrrt Junara W»»'l»ll 4 mlllliiiwlrv kn.iau all mm th«* t*mr ijurlfn <>( lb* rliy •• th* I tun! I •!»«* In r* Ilf b«i a fail fur !mikl n vii'a.. * hrt> iu tk" a rat