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jSt- ' " THE STEAMSHIP GEISER LOST AT SEA
'SS * ' ' * " "wrlFotl M" > f ! men In Collision tr. ' / /
{ Sgf > " " ' 'lliliivi'tttlu with Itliiitiroii * Jlftiti'n.
iSP' 'Nkw Yobk a"S10. . Tbo steamer Wei
sHpl land , of tho Hamburg-American atcanishit
jEpt Ihic , has just brought news of a collisiot
life * ' ° fl Sable Island between the Gcisorund
| ir ' Thingvalla , qf the Thingvalla line , whlcl
! * • - occurred at 4 o'clock on the morn
igjt. ing of August 14. The Geiser nanl
1EL * * in fire minutes after tbo collision ,
iW- and 105 persons were drowned. TLi
'ffls-i ' Thingvalla was so disabled that she bad tc
- , •
JN r v cput into Halifax after transferring all bei
iSfe , * ipassengera.
iBfclf- TIj8 Geiser bad eighty-sir passengen
K aboard , seventy-two ofwhom wen
jHff ? -drowned or killed in the collision , and
Kg" fourteen were taken first on tbeTbingTalls
BPC -and then on the Wieland. Tbo Geiser'i
BE * . < rew numbered fifty ; seTenteen were saved
Hp • -and thirty-three drowned. Captain Mollei
Rto ' -of tho Geiser was among those sared. The
Rfc " passengers of the Tbingralla transferred tc
| | P > * he "Wieland nnmbered 455.
j | • thi : (1EIHKK
lBl ! * e * u's ' P ° r * oa Au-,8C i hound for Stofc-
Bi. | tin. The Thingvalla was on her way tc
, § E * * ' , "this city , aud was advertised to leave he
§ • -on August 25. A heavy sea and dense %
1 | . ' -were experienced through the night anil
fs' early morning of August 14.
iSk * Storic.f differ as to wboio the liabilities
JaL aiea , if not wholly due to the fog and lieavv
! > ' -ea , " but the Tliiugvulla struck the Geisei
iHL | tn the starboard eido amidsbip' , about 4
Ka | ; • o'clock in tbo morning. The boats theu
rt -parted , and within live minutes.
, p - TIIEGUISKIt SAXK.
Ip ? ' . The crew of the Thingvalla did all thov
! H& . -could to have the Geiser'a crew .and pas-
ST- ' ' sengerd , but owing to the heavy 3ea only
Bp - - thirty-one were saved. No other vessel
ESf- "ytaa near at the time.
K > . The Wieland , on her way to tbii
; kl "port , wa3 ° m le3 away. At 11:3C
yjg -o'clock on the morning of ' the
' gjr , , 14th the Wieland was sighted. Signs ol
f | & > -distress were made by tbo Thingvalla , and
3g -the transfer of passengers began. The sea
BJT1- \ras then very heavy , but no mishaps oc-
' curred in the transfer of passengers.
p ; \ " THE FOLLOWING IS A LIST
[ y * * ' passengers who are saved from the
gg , ' steamship Geiser :
Sf * Cabin Sirs. Hilda Lind , from New
xti ' ? York to Calshara , Sweden.
flp- SteerageJobaun Larsen , from New
| p York to Kisor , Norway ; Alfred Anderson ,
k , from New York to Grimslud , Nor-
g | way ; Christoffer Eliasser , from Chicago
to l.ergen , Norway ; Peter Fohansen ,
fij - ironi St. Paul , Minn. , to Gosborg , Sweden ;
Bb- . Johanna G. Thobansen , from Iron Moun-
wg tain , Mich. , to Stockholm ; Paul Paulsen ,
EK. from Ironwood , Mich. , to Copenhagen ;
fH * Anders Wilse , from Minneapolis , Minn. ,
Wg to Christian ; John Tenwald , from Hud-
EJ , .son , Wis. , to Thondhjein , Norway , and
M\- Pred Hansen , from Perth Amboy , N. J. , to
jg . -Copenhagen ; Fens Anderson , from Phila-
§ j ? • -delpbia to Chiistiaua ; Anders G. Peterson ,
H * < * -from St. Paul to Gosborg , Sweden ; Lauritz
W . Ivomerdehl , from Lansing , Mich. , to Copeu-
m hagenJohann Alquist , from Iron Moun-
* laiu , Mich. , to Orlando , Finland.
EV CAPT. A. AL15EES ,
p- , -of the Wieland , tells the following story :
At 10 o'clock on the moruins of August U ,
-we passod buma M-recku > : e lloatin in the sea
and suspected that nu accident had
t happened tumewhero near ; us. A
little Inter wo tailed through a sea
• of oil and sighted a broken boat of the Golser.
jjf * * * - About 11:50vi ! sighted a steamer to the wind *
K "vr.ird , about eight miles oil , and &oelug alio
& r hatha Xing of distress up , we ran down to her.
St It proveu to be the Thingvalla , and Captain
* - ' X.atnb. of tlie vessel , came to us In a small
Hr. boat and liegjed us to take oil ln.s passengers
St * . and those In * hud saved from ttio Geiser
By- - - lit-said Ins owne.scl wassobaaly injurGd
Bt" lie expected nertosick any moment , ilis
HE lorward c unpartiiiiMit liad been completely
J * ' -carried away from ha.f way the deck to " •
B L Jow the wat-r line. We sent out three of our
8f . boats and the Thingvalla lowered two ol hers
HJI and in five Iiki.s wc had tran-
fej sfeired the Mivea p. sengers and crew
Bap- of the Geier , and also the 4o- >
BEs passengers of the f hingvalla. The sea was
JR"- very rough at the time , and the wok of
Brv transferring tlie pa sengera was very didicult.
C'r The immense hole in tho Thingvalla s bow
Jjg-- ' vai then patched up as well as possible and
Kf4. * he started for Htil.f.ix. The coliison , so lar
JpT' .us known , was caused by fog. "
K ? " ANOTHER STORY.
Bp& r The chief oflicer of each vessel was on
Kv -deck at the time of the collision. Tho
Bg | " third officer , Peterson , told much the same
K ; -story of the occurrence. Ho said :
K ; . . The fog was very dense. Through the night
pjjg ; Tain had lallen at intervals. The flr.a we
Bs > ' inew of the Geiser's approach was when eha
Bfe appeared on the starboard side right upon
HbV Us. The Geiser was btruek opposite tho
Hp , engine room amldship. The Gei-er being
K2 heavily loaded was very low In tho
Btewater , so that the Thingvalla carried away
p * ' lierown compartment. Tne upper part of
Bj \ her bow ran over tho deck of the Geiser. Tho
mp ' -Geiser's deck houses were carded away and
Hjfc the &tate rooms were smashed in aud the < > c-
BF' cupants killed. He heard tho bell rin-
b/ la the Geiser * engine room , tui
B& . -could not > ell what the order w s.
p& officer Peterson wason deck at the time , lie
Kt " then ueard the bell ring again , this time to
HR ; "back , aud the hteamor had just com-
B& , - anenced to revfrse when the Thiug-
Kf "valla struck. The Geiser 's whistle was
Bjgj : blowing at the time. Second Oflicer
mSr- Kigeasen jumped for the Tliingyalla when
S" they struck and was hauled on the Thlng-
k4 ; -valla's deck by somo of tlie latter's crew. One
E. of the Geiser's passengers was picked up with
Et k -a broken leg.
| 7. As soon as the Wieland arrived in the
K * lower bay. Captain Moller , of.tho Geiser ,
P * left tho steamer on a revenue cutter. He
§ • , -went directly to tho office of the agents of
ftr . - - tho company , where ho was closeted a
Pf few moments with the agents. He
EL , -only left word that the accident
g "was due to the weather , and leftwithout
| p -stating his destination. The rescued crew
$ p of the Geiser were taken to Hotel Dea-
L- " mark on the arrival of the Wieland.
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T Btor > c of Sumi on aud List of Lost.
5- New York , Aug. 16. Twenty-four of
f ' - "the passengers and craw of the Geiser ,
L. -nnder charge of Second Officer Jorgenson ,
-arrived a hotel Denmark. They were
f brawny fitlows , enriously attired ond but
Er iewhad either coats or stockings. Second
K Officer Jyrgenson gave a srraphic description
sk' of the collision. Ho said :
p * I whb asleep in my bunk when I heard the
| -shock and immediately went on deck. Tak-
W ing In the situation at a glance , 1 ordered all
ZL -hands on deck. Then I swung myself otl'on
W fhe bow of Thing valla and scrambled to her
• & . < ltck. The doomed crait sank
St" gracefully , stern flrst , with her bow
Bfc in the air. Mcst everybody was
| j sound a l2ep , and when she brgan to fill I
Ik. could hear groans and hearlrcndtnir tcreair s
tji -coming from below. Those who reached the.
E ; dec * made frantic efforts to cut down too
mar- boat-s. but they w ere too excited to be suc-
M , - cosiul. They finally grabbed up ditlerent
g. " pieces of wood , and jumped over the sido of
& the vessel.
% f Annas Wilse , a civil engineer , of Mlnne-
apolis. ono of the passengers on 'the Geiser ,
b said :
j
E About 4 o'clock. Tuesday morning , 1 was
E ( nwakened by a slight ehock and thinking we
P | * - iiad struck a wreck , I went
& ou deck Just as some ono shouttd
m * sho is sinking. ' * I found wo
{ s ' had been struck on tho starboard
BF + * * sido about midships. Thero ere at that
' ' time four or rive men working at the boat * .
I had a tork. jacket and felt comparathely
safe , to 1 called to lhi people down
; fetairs , and then wato.ioa the boat
' t > ink. As ha wont down I stuck to
v her and was carried down several hundred
% feet.1 believe. Soon I felt myself shooting
-up through the water , lmrolled by the cork
jacket. 1 wason topof tho water lor perhaps
| t half an hour. I climbed on the keel of a
' ' -small boat floating upsldo down and was
finally picked up.
r7 John Tenwild , a saloon keeper of Hud-
• eon , Wis. , said :
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I wa uhlcon when I hrqtM tiicirnsh , and
hurried to tho deck , wLtro I ; ound quiiou
number of mm attempting to loosen tnc
boat * . I wi\i no chiinco oi kuviiiu tnysrli
thereno I rushed oul , idekod " | it phink auU
iUtupcd oveibi > i < r.l. the son'5 , . ( .h tieart-
reiKlcring. There intiHt have i u. n thirty-live
hcadu above the ui.tcr , but one by ono they
disappeared.
LIST 01' THE LOST.
Following is tbo best list 6f the lost
which could bo obtained to-night. It is
obtained by striking off the names of those
saved from tho list of passengers as stated
in the books of Passenger Agent Jensen.
It will bo seen that the total number of
names in the list of lost is seventy-eight ,
six more than it should contain , as there
were only cighty-sii passengers aboard ,
and fourteen were saved :
Cabin pausngera ; ! * Clausen , Captain
George rff Hammer , fiorthi " 7renreU , " 4Tri.
Hilda Lind and two children , J. C. Melberr ,
Albert Oleson ; Mrs. Heehus , of Uhicnpo , wlm
of tho editor of tho Mcandlnavin ; Hilda fcivcl-
hot ; .
Htcerago paistngers Amanda M. Ander
son , Andrus Anderson , John An-
dunon , Louisa Anderson , Magmn
Anderson , Mrs. Elizabeth Ilorg and child.
Hilda Bergntrom , J. llocklund.C. Brauth. C.
Carhon , Caroline Chrliilanieu and two chil
dren , Oie Ciirlatophemon. Julia Frederickson
and two children , of ClintonIn.etortm Ga-
brlelsen , Klttlo GulllckHon , J. Gustuvt > en and
child , Jano Hanson , I'etor Hanson , Mrs.
Karen .Hanson , Madam Hanson , Andrew
lngebrlt > on. wife and child : J. E.
Jelma , Carl Jol aiheii , Mrs. Johnson and
child , . * .G. Johnson , Mrs. J. II. John-son and
child , J.O. Johnson , Maria Josophscn , Glna
iCJelda s , Christian Knudsten , Christina
Kntidstcn , Mrs. llocha ICaxtrnl and child. O.
II , H. Llo , A. J. S. Lind , William L. Junds-
trom , Astrid LunJ , Mrs. Ida Man-
gano and child , Poter Milicr , P.
H. Morstnd , of St. Paul , Ellon kelson ,
Nlcollnl , Nlmb , O. frlntidcr , II. Olsen , Mrs.
A. M. 1'etorson , E. Peterson , wlfo and child ,
H. Randbm. A. Solerholm. K. Sorensjn , T.
E. Strongberg , Mrs. II M. Sovensen and
Friend , A. Thompson , C. E. liunoberg and
wife , Mrs. Anna Wlclior and child ; officers
and assistants ten in nil ; total crew lost thir
ty-live.
Theso are tho latest and best estimates
of the lost.
The Geiser was an iron crow ship of
1,818 tons burden. She was 224 feet long ,
thirty-nino foot beam , and twenty-two feet
depth of hold. She was built at Copenha
gen in 1881. She was fitted with com
pound inverted engines , with four cylin
ders of thirty-six inches and twelve inches
diameter , and forty-two inches stroke.
THEY ARE THE FIRST IN THE FIELD.
Tne Tttlrd I'uvly of Xebraslca Xomhtatt.i t
f. 'amplela State 'Jiclcrt.
Tlie Nobraska prohibition state con
vention , held , at Omaha on the lGth
made nominations na follows :
3''or Governor George A. Bigelovr.
Lieutenant-Governor John Dale.
SecrotiMT of State John E. Hopper ,
of Cluj' .
Aiuliolr of Public Accounts John F
Ilolin , of Oinnhn.
State Treasurer J. N. Stewart , o
"Washington.
Superintendent of Public Instruclioi
Iter. Horutins Hilton , of Merrick.
Attorney Gener.il John J. TJttrnd.
Commissioner of Public Lands anc
Buildings A. Robert , of Lincoln.
United States Senator "William G
Olliuger , of Burt.
Electors-at-Large C. G. Crowel anc
R. A. Hawley.
Electors From First congressiona
district , S. D. Fitchie , of "Weeping Wa
ter ; second district , Judge E. S. Abbott
THE CANDIDATES OF THE PARTI .
7rom the Omaha Bee.
George E. Bigelow , the candidate foi
governor , is a fine appearing gentleman ,
He is a resident of Lincoln , where he is
engaged in the real estate business. H (
was born in Ravenna , O. , in 1851 , immi
grated to Geneva , in this state , in 1873 ,
-where he built the first house at thai
place. He removed to Lincoln in 188
and has since resided there. He was t
candidate for secretary of state on thi
prohibition ticket in 1SS4 and for con
gress in the First district , in 18SG. He
has been an energetic temperance advo
cate , Douglas county being the only one
in which ho has not spoken.
John Dale , candidate for lieutenant-
governor , was born in Encland. He
came to this country when n , child. He
is engaged in the loan business in this
city.J. .
J. E. Hopper , candidate for secretary
of state , resides in Fairfieldwhere he is
a merchaut. He formerly ran the Her
ald , in tho support of the prohibition
cause , but he has lately leased the paper
\o others.
John 37. Helin , candidate for auditor ,
is a native of Sweden. . He has resided
in this country tw.enty years , seven ol
which have been spent in Omaha. He
is a member of the firm of Helin &
Thompson , merchant tailors.
John H. Stewart , nominee for treas
urer , is a well known hardware dealer
in Blair.
Rev. Horatio Hilton , candidate for
superintendent of education , was born
in Alaine. He is forty-three years oi
age. He was educated at Hamlin uni
versity , Minnesota. He is now pastor
of the M. E. chnrch , Central City.
John Barnd , the candidate for attor
ney general , is an attorney at Kearney ,
where he has resided for many years.
A. Robert , the candidate for commis
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sioner of public lands and buildings , is
the editor of tho New Republic , the or
gan of tho prohibition party in Ne
braska.
"W. G. Olinger , who wns recommended
for United States senator , has resided
for thirty-three years in Tekamnh ,
where he is engaged in farming , as also
in local preaching in the M. E. church.
He is of gigantic size , being nearly
seven feet in height.
TIia following Dlatiorm was adopted :
The prohibition party of Nebraska In state
convention assembled , acknowledging Al
mighty God as the bource of all power in gov
ernment , and recognizing tho prohibition ol
the liquor traffic as the greatest national
Isup , endorse In full the national prohibition
platfoim , and declare that
1. We demand the ropcal or all laws licens
ing or lrgallzlng the sale of alcoholic liquors
as a beverage , una demand Instead the com
plete prohibition of tho manufacture , impor-
tntlon. xportatlcn , transportation and sale
Df such liquors.
2. We arraign the democratic and repub
lican parties for their continued frubiervlency
to tne liquor interest , and .recognizo from
their constituent elements , their inability to
take up and carry to { .uccesaful Issue the
caute of prohibition.
3. Wc arraign the republican party of Neb
raska for fallinc to redeem its pledge to sub
mit In tho last leslslature a prohibitory
amendment to a p pular vote , and declare
that It has tlnro' .y forielted all claims to pub
lic confld ncr.
4. We charge the democratic and republi
can parlies with electlns to countv and mil-
nhlpal offices those who take the oath of
office xnd shield tho saloon In obstructing
the enforcement of the laws they are sworn
to execute.
5. Our duty as citizens of tho nation In re
lation to the drink cau e cannot bo circum
scribed by the narrow , selfish policy of local
option or satisfied with the brllo of high li
cense. Wc are unalterably opposed to a
baloonJn any part of the United States.
C The government 6hould not in any way
'participate In the evil of the drink cutse. We
tnercfore , favor tho removal the internal rev
enue tax on intoxicating liquors , that the na
tion may not derive a revenue from the vices
of the i cople , that themonlcd power of the
pvil may bo lestened aud the traffic de
stroyed. AjCJ
We demand that tho women or Nebraska
be admitted to the full excrciso of the rights
ot citizens , and condemn the extension of
such right to foreign-born men who have not
become citizens ol the United .States.
We favor Kovcrnmentai control of the rail
roads and telegraph.
Believing that the present h\gh \ tariff rate
tends to promote trusts and combinations ,
and increase the cost of the necessaries of life ,
-without correspoadingbeneflts , wo demand a
speedy and thorough tariir reform , and favor
the enactment of laws restricting tho impor
tation of contra-fclabor.
10. Hesblvcd , That that tho civil Sabbath
should be protected by adequate law.
11. We favor the election of United States
senators by dire-t vole of tho people.
12. Xeiotveil , That we recoznlzs In' our can-
flidates for president and vice preildcnt able
and patriotic men , and believe that their
election Is necessary 16 promote good govern
ment and avoid Eectlonal issues In politics.
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Conferring on Ordor of Business.
WASHlxaTO.v , August 15. Tho repub
licans held a conferenco this evening , at
which all bnt two or threo of tbo republi
can senators now in tho city were present
Senator Allison was authorized by tho cau
cus to make a statement to tbo press , whict
ho did verbally to the newspaper mec
who wero waiting : "Wo had a con
ference , " ho said , "on tho order ol
buslnoss , and arranged so far as we are
concerned , tbo order in which measures are
to be taken up , which ordor we shall sub
mit to the democratic caucus committee to
morrow. I can not recall the order , but
will give itto you in the morning. It
comprises all the important measures
now pending. Then we bad aa informal
talk about the tariff , but took no action.
We did not R t down to details on the
tariff. We propose to finish the fisheries
treaty right away. Any appropriation bills
which may be awaiting action
will then be taken up and disposed
of. When these are out of the
way Senator Chandler's Jackson , Miss. ,
outrage resolution will be brought forward ,
and it is likely there will be a debate upon
the elective franchise in the south gen
erally. The bills for the admission
of North Dakota , Washington territory and
Montana into the union of states will not be
in order. If by that time tho tariff bill should
not be ready for consideration in the senate
other bills will bo taken up to fill in the
interim. An opportunity will be given
the democrats to pass some bills in which
they may be specially interested. He
thought October 15 would bring an ad
journment.
Tho Sioux Break Loose.
Pine RinaK Agency , Dak. , Aug. 19.
Thero was a great commotion hero this
morning when it was learned that a large
band of Sioux had gone to tho Cheyenne
country on Tonguo river , in defiance of the
objections of Agent Gallagher. They claim
to be going to a sun dance , but
it is feared they have more
serious intentions. They have often
threatened to join tho Cheyenne3 and mur
der unprotected whites along tho Tongue
and Sowder rivers. Colonel Dudley , at
Fort Custer , has been ordered to send out
troops to intercept them , and two compa
nies of the First cavalry started in pursuit
this afternoon. It is believed a bloody
battle will be fought before the Sioux arc
taken back to their reservation.
The Programme in Congress.
Washington , Aug. 18. It is probable
that tho fisheries debate in tho senate will
be suspended on Monday for tho presenta
tion of tho conference report on the navy
appropriation bill. When the treaty is
disposed of it is to be followed by the
Washington Territory bill , which bus been
for some time unfinished business on the
legislative calendar. The bills to admit
North Dakota and Montana are next on the
republican programme. During the week
Senator Wilson will seek an opportunity
to speak on the Jackson , Miss. , election
riots , and Senator Chandler will make a
speech on the Louisiana elections. The
attendance of members in tho house has fal
len off to a point whero a quorum
can be obtained only with difficulty , and a
single objection is usually sufficient to do-
feat legislation. For this reason little can
bo done this week beyond disposing of the
appropriation bills. The effort to pass a
general appropriation bill will be renewed
to-morrow or Tueseay. The conference re
ports on the army and navy appropriation
bills are also ready for action and they will
be followed by a conference report on the
sundry civil appropriation bill.
The "White Caps" in Indiana.
Evansyille , Ind. , Aug. 13. Startling
revelations are biing made concerning op
erations of the white cap organization. A
detective who3o name is withheld joined
the white caps in Harrison county for the
purpose of securing evidence for the sup
pression of the organization. He says the
oath demanded of every candidate is
blood-curdling in its provisions , the penalty
for violation being instaut death. The
candidate must swear be has been necessary
to some crime , which is held over
him to prevent treachery. These stages
having been passed , the purposes " of tie
orderwere uufqided. These consist "of an
enumeration list of meek morality and pun
ishment of citizens for alleged offenses with
out appeal to law. The order numbers
about two hundred members. Among
whom ar many prominent citizens. Tho
state authorities are at work , aud startling
disclosures arc looked for.
The Cases of the Naval Cadels.
"Washington , Aug. 17. In tho cases of
tho naval cadets recently tried by court
martial for hazing , and sentenced to dis
missal , the president has commuted tho
sentences to confinement for thiity days
and deprivation ot the half-annual leave.
The president says : "The offences of which
tho accused are convicted is an unmanly
and cowardly joke , which for all reasons
deserves the severest condemnation. It
has been exceedingly difficult for me to
consider the aDplications for clemency
which have been addressed to me by the
friends of the parties under conviction , bnt
I am led to hope if leniency be shown
in theso cases , the punishment which
the offenders will still suffer , though les3
than dismissal , will suffice for their cor
rection and as a warning to their fellow
cadets. I desire it distinctly understood
the clemency cran ted in these ca es is not
to be considered as a precedent for future
executive interference , and that the
severest sentence recommended upon fu
ture convictions will be issued. "
Two Hundred Miles Through Pipes.
Chicago dispatch : At 12:10 : o' clocl
this morning the crude , petroleum ,
started from Lima , O. , three weeks ago ,
arrived in Chicago through the bis PIP9
line of the National Transit company.
The oil is now flowing into the tanks at
South Chicago at the rate of 800 barrels
per hour. Tlie oil is pumped through
an eight inch pipe from the Ohio oil
fields 20G miles away. The oil is to be
used for heating purposes. According
to the company's figures , 100 manufac
turing firms in the city have contracted
to use the new fuel , and that thev are
now doinsr so with great saving. From
this distributing station the oil will be
furnished to the mills at Minneapolis
aud factories in the northwest in tank
cars.
A Petition from Dakota.
Huron , Dak. , Aug. 14 A petition
signed by W. C. Arnold , chairman of tho
jxecutive committee for division and ad
mission of Xortb Dakota and South Da
kota , was sent to President Cleveland to-
lay , asking that the admission of the two
states bo made tho subject of a special
ncHsane to concress.
A fire at Exeter last week destroyed
a number of business houses.
Falls City's canning factory will
putup more corn this year than in any
previous season.
At this writing Thomas L. Kimball ,
general manager of tne Union Pacifio ,
is seriously ill. A consultation of doc
tors ihas been held.
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SHE3IAItflt fA SCIENTIST.
Oh , she said she'd never marry any Tom
Dick and Hurry ;
She'd wed somo famous scientist of learn
ing and renown.
But her Tom was quite commercial , and o
Agassiz and Ilcrschol
Ho was ignorant , sho said , as uny circut
clown.
So she guvo poor Tom tho mitten , and , at
meek us any kitten ,
He went tc making money and forgot hii
wild despair.
Forgot , I say ; ut any rate , ho hastened t <
degenerato
Into a sordid business man , a trifling mil
lionaire.
Bnt sho wed a scientific , and his tastes wore
quito terrific
For vnrious kinds of insects and for toadf
and other game ;
And instead of plaques and pictures , rattle
snakes and boa constrictors
He'd tukc into his sitting room to orna
ment tho same.
As a zealous * decorator he preferred tho alii-
gator
To a statue of Minerva or a bust of Henry
Cluy ;
And you ought to hear him to talk awhile ol
liis bouncing bnby crocodilo
That ho played with in his parlor just to
while tbo time away.
And his cobra di capello , n very charming
fellow ,
Through bin dressing-room and bedroom
used to nonchalantly drift ;
And an elephant's proboscis and two young
rhinoceroses
Ho presented to his children as a fitting
Christmas gift.
But ho sold his wifo's piano to buy ipecacu
anha
To fecdjiis hippoptamus to easo his stom
ach aches ,
And a shark ate up the baby , for you know
how hungry they be ,
And ho went and pawned his overcoat to
feed his rattlesnakes.
Yankee Blade.
The Stock Company.
A weak voice , piping from the inte
rior of a slow-moving covered wagon ,
described exactly the appearance of
the landscape of the portion of New
Mexican barrenness through which
the vehicle was crawling. ' 'Some way
ever'thing looks plumb discouraged ,
Jeff , " it said.
"It-looks that a-way , shore , " an
swered the small , light-haired , bare
footed boy who trudged along beside
the wagon and drove the skinny
mules.
Discouraged ! It seemed to describe
everything in sight. The mules
crawled along in a half lifeless way ,
and the old wagon squeaked mourn
fully. Smallwhite-headed , Jeff shuffled
his bare feet after each other in a
weary fashion , as if they were almost
too heavy to drag. Even the little
slate-colored dog at his heels trotted
along in a spiritless way , with droop
ing head and wagless tail. It was
only when Jeff stooped to caress the
small cur's head that both seemed
cheered up , as if each felt better for
the other's regard.
The sun seemed to shine in a weary
way through the haze , and the rocks ,
stunted trees and barrens seemed to
have grown thoroughly disheartened
after years of staring into each oth
er's expressionless faces. Even na
ture seemed a prey to discourage
ment.
But where tlie discouragement
reigned supreme was atTres Pinos ,
the mining camp toward which the
skinny mules and rickety wagon were
crawling.
The most thoroughly discouraged
men in the discouraged camp of Tres
Pinos were those that composed the
fcrowd in the Four Ace saloon. And
in there was one man more discour
aged than the rest that Avas Scotty
Bitts.
Tres Pinos was discouraged be
cause , in the words of old man Baw-
son , "everything that went at all
went plump dead wrong. " Its mines
had . .virtually "petered out , " and
with the disappearance of the camp's
prospects of prosperity of its citizens
and the hopes of the rest.
Th'en , too , to make the dose of ad
versity more bitter to swallow ,
Boomapolis , the camp's hated rival ,
had not only struck rich "leads" al
most at the moment that those at
Tres Pinos had "petered" but had
added indignity to the impartiality
of Providence by sending insulting
messages to the discouraged ones at
Tres Pinos , inviting them to "come
out of the wilderness , " and the like.
The crowing cause for discourage
ment had come that morning when
Lucky Ivens had announced that he
was going to remove the Four Ace to
Boomapolis.
As unenviably situated as his com
rades , with prospects of prolonged
thirst and little prosperity. Scotty
Bitts , always ill-natured , had given
up in disgusted discouragement after
his efforts to pick a fight with any
body in the room had failed , because
all were too dispirited to fight.
After emphatically affirming that
he had never before met men so lack
ing in animation , or , as he expressed
it , "so dead in the shell , " p gnacious
Mr. Bitts declared that he would whip
the first one who entered the door
way.
And as no one appeared , Scotty
lashed himself into a great rage and
seemed on the point of starting out
to hunt for a victim.
Then as he was anthemizing h s
circumstances and surroundings a
boy , slight , light haired and bare
footed , and with a small , slate colored
dog in his arms entered timidly. Be
fore the lad could utter a word , Bitts
sprang forward , and snatched the
cur , howling , from his arms.
"Yur , boys , " Scotty shouted , "yur's
a picnic 1 I'll bet I can throw this pup
as high as the Four Ace an' shoot
him three times before he strikes the
ground. "
The little dog yelped dismally , and
the boy burst into a cry of fear and
sjrief.
" " he cried "don't
"Oh , mister , ,
hurt Eii ! Dont "
"Shut up ! " roared Scotty , savage
ly ? "you make more noise than yer
blamed blue pup ! "
"But , please , mister , don't hurt
bim ! Eli is sech a good dog an "
"Yes , good for a target ! " cried
Bitts.
The small cur wriggled from
Scotty's grasp and fled to his bare
footed master , who picked him up
and huging the little slate-colored
body to his breast , started to run ,
but Scotty grasped him before he
*
could rench the door , and Biiatchec
the yelping-dog from his arms.
"Looky yere , Scotty ! " said oh
mnnltawson. "Let tho dog alone
Hain't you got no better ousinesi
than pickin' on i"
"Olo man , " interrupted Scotty
grimly , " 'tend to yer own funera
an' you won't git hurt Dip intc
other people's business an
Ho completed the sentence by tap
ping the handle of his huge revolvei
significantly. Old Bawson subsided
muttering angrily.
"Wal , what d'ye bring the dog yui
fer , any how ? " Scotty demanded o :
the boy.
"To see if I couldn't sell him. Oh
Dock , one uv the mules , has pluml
give out , an' "
"Sell himl" roared Scotty , "w'y , c
blue dog like that hain't wuth twe
whoops ! What's ho good fer ? "
"Mebby he hain 't so awful mightj
valuable ; " answered the boy , timidly
"but he's mighty lovin' , mister ,
Please let Eli go. "
' • Looky yere , Scotty , " said old mat
Rawsor , "I'll be durned if "
"Shut up , old man ! " was Scotty's
answer.
Bawson subsided again , to grow !
in an undertone to several of hij
comrades , who nodded their shagg\
heads as if they agreed with him.
"What d'ye want to sell him fer , i ;
he's so mighty lovin' ? " Scotty de
manded of the boy.
"Oh , I wouldn't if I didn't haf to , '
answered the lad , "but he's all I've
got to sell , an'I thought mebby if ]
was to tell how mighty gentle and
lovin' he was somebody'd buy him
fersump'n. ' An' , oh , mister , " the
boy added , forgetting his fear in his
desire to vindicate Eli from the charge
of worthlessness. "I've got to dc
sump'n' . Ole Dock can't go no far
ther , an' my mother's that sick she
can't talk scarcely , an' we hain't got
nuthin' to eat an' no money to get a
doctor with , an' "
"Whur'syer wagon ? " interrupted
Bitts.
"Down by the ole stunted pine tree ,
"
an
Scotty placed the whimpering dog
in his master's arms.
"Git ! * ' was all he said.
The lad hugged the small slate-col-
oreel form of his favorite to his breast
and lied from the room. A moment
later Scotty followed him. Then the
growls of old man Bawson became
audible and the assent of his com
rades more emphatic.
"Throws that pore leetlo feller's
pup up an' shoots at him , blamed il
' "
we don't
Bawson paused , at a loss for a
retaliatory measure to inflict on Mr.
Bitts.
"Throw Scotty up and shoot at
him ! " suggested a friend.
"You bet ! " was the chorus of as
sents.
Soon they followed Scotty. Before
they reached the three pines that had
given Tres Pinos its name , they
could see why the rcikety covered
wagon in their shade could not pro
ceed. Even at that distance , it was
evident to their practiced eyes that
"Old Dock , " the mule , was almost
past locomotion. Scotty Bitts was
standing on a forward hub of the
vehicle , and peering within. Near at
hand stood the boy , with the little
dog still clasped to his breast.
"Throws up that thai * dog , " mut
tered old man Bawson , "we'll throw
him ! "
"You bet ! " agreed his comrades.
As they nearetl the Avagon , Scotty
descended from the hub , anel they
could see something like a panto-
mine going on between him and the
boy.A .
A moment later Bitts advanced
toward them with the small slate-
colored dog in his arms.
"Boys , " he began.
"Looky yere , Scotty , " interrupted
old man Bawson , whilethe rest ofthe
party came closer around him. "Me
an' the boys be'n talkin' this yere
matter over , an' we . "
"Glad you have , " broke in Scotty ,
half eagerly and half shamefacedly ,
"fer I 'lowed to ast you to go in ,
too. I've bought this yur leetle blue
pup , an' wal , when I got to the
wagon , the boy was inside an' I
heered him talkin' to his sick maw.
" ' I couldn't sell Eli
"I'm most glad ; ,
he's so lovin' , ' the boy said , an' the
woman's weak voice piped : The
Lord'll provide , Jeffie , ' she says ,
an' . "
"You bet He will ! " broke in old
Rawson.
"Yes , wal I bought the dog , an'
wal , he's 'most too valuable adogfer
one man to own , an' I reckoned if
you wanted to form a sort uv a stock
"
company
"The Blue Dog Stock Company , "
cried old man Bawson. "We're in ;
hey , boys ? "
For answer , the "boys" fished from
their pockets what they could spare
of their scanty stores of wealth , and ,
a moment later , quite a sum in silver
and bills were in the treasury of the
Blue Dog Company old man Raw-
sons' hat.
"Wehaint exactly got no place to
keep such a mighty valuable animal , "
began Scotty shamefacedly.
"Yere , Jeff ! " cried oldmanRawson.
"Take off yer hat ! "
The money was poured into little
Jeff's old hat and Rawson said :
"That'll buy a cheap mule , an' git
a. doctor fer yer maw. An' the Blue
Dog Stock Company don't reckon it
! dn > eeruvitspropertyso wal , take
the dog an' don't tell nobody whur
you're goin' an' when the company
> vants its property it'll come after
it ! "
As they faced about they heard lit
ble Jeff crying for very joy as he hug
ged to his heart the small blue dog.
ind they strode along , the members
Df the Blue Dog Stock Company Avere
lot half as discouraged as that num
ber of Trees "Pinos ' citizens had been
aut two hours before. Chicago Later
Dcean.
Wakes Down South.
There is a very curious custom
prevalent among the negroes of
3eorgia as to their dead. The de
based is generally put into a cheap
plank coffin and laid away in the
jrave with no ceremony whateA-er. A
fear afterward a preacher's services
ire procured and the funeral sermon
s preached amid Aveeping and wailing
md other manifestations of grief.
B * * * * * * ' ' * * * * * * BmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmammmwmMMmWmmm
' • TllOUBLE ON BOTH SIDES
Talmage's Eloquent Sunday
Morning Discourse.
The Gospol of Jesus Christ Only A slt ? You t
Climb as Jonathan Dld-CHmb Towan
God , Climb Toward Hsaveu. Climb Int <
the Sunshine of God's Favor-Up Into tlv
Communion of Salnts-Up Into the Peaoi
that Paasoth All Underatandlne-Up Infc
tho Companionship of Angels.-
BnooKi.TX , Aup. 19. The Kev. Dr. T. Do
Vt itt ' "Troubli
Talimge'a subject to-day was :
en Both Sides , " and his text : "Thero wu i
6barp rock on tho one side , and a sharp rod
on the other side. " I Samuel , ch. xlv , r. 'i.
The cruel armr of the Philistines must tx
taken and scattered. Thero Is Just one man
accompanied bj his bodjguard , to do tha
thing. Jonathan is the hero of the scene. . '
know that David cracked the skull ot thi
giant ulth a few pebbles well slung , and tha
three hundred GIdeonltes scattered ten thou-
snud Amalekltes bjr the crash of broken crocl
cry ; but here Is a more wonderful conflict ,
Yonder nre the Philistines on tho rocks.
Here Is Jonathan with his bodyguard In the
valley. On tho ono side Is a rock called
Bozez ; on the other side Is tho rock called
Scneb. Theso two were as famous In * olden
timet ? , as In modern times are Plymouth Rocfc
and Gibraltar They wero prcclpltuou ; , un
scalable , and sharp. Between these twe
rocks Jonathan must make his ascent The
duy comes for the scaling of tho height.
Jonathan , on his hands and feet , begins the
ascent. AVIth strain , and slip , and bruise , ]
snnpose , but still on and up , tlrst goes Jona
than , and then uoea his bodriruard. Bozez
on one side , Seueh on tho other. After a
sharp tug , and push , and clinging , I see the
hcud of Jonathan abovo tho whole in the
mountain ; and there Is a challenge ,
and a fight , a supernatural consterna
tion. These two men , Jonathan and bis body
guard , drivo back and drive down the
Philistines over the rocks , and open
u campaign which demolishes the en
emies of , Israel. I supposa that the over
hanging and overshadowing rocks on cither
side did not balk or dishearten Jounthan or
his bodyguard but only roused and filled
them with enthusiasm as they went up.
' "There was a sharp rock on tho one side , and
a sharp rock on the other side. "
My friends , you have bcenor are nowsome
of you , In this crisis of the text. If a man
meets one troublehe can go through ulth it.
He gathers all his energies , concentrates
them upon ono point , and in the strength of
God , or by his own natural determination ,
crocs through it But the man who has trou
ble to the right of him , and trouble to the
left of him is to be pitied. Did either trouble
come alone , he might endure it , but two
troubles , two disasters , two overshadowing
misfortunes , arc Bozez aud Sench. God pity
him ! "There is a sharp rock on the ono side ,
and a sharp rock on the other side. "
Jn this crisis of the text Is that man whose
fortune nnd health full him at the same time.
Nine-tenths of all our merchants capsize in
business before they come to forty-live years
of age. There Is some collision In commercial
circles , and they stop payment. It seems as
if every man must put his mine on the back
of a note before lie learns what a fool a man
is who risks nil his own property on the pros
pect that some man will tell the truth. It
seems as if a man must have a large amount
of unsalable goods on his own shelf before
he learns how much easier It Is to buy than to
sell. It seems sis if every man must be com
pletely burned out before he learns the im
portance of always keeping fully Insured. It
seems as if every man must be wrecked In a
linuncial tempest before he learns to keep
things snug in case of a sudden euroclydon.
AVheu the calamity does come it is awful.
The roan goes home In despair , and he tells
his family : • 'We'll have to go to the poor-
house. " He takes a dolorous view of every
thing. It seems as if lie never could rise.
But a little time passes , and he says : "Why ,
I am not so badly oil after all : I have my
family left. "
Before the Lord turned Adam out of Para
dise , he gave him Eve , so that when he lost
Paradise he could stand It. Permit one who
has never read but a few novels in all his lire ,
and who has not a great deal of romance In
his composition , to say , that if , when a man's
fortunes fall , he has a good wife a good
Christian wife he omrht not to be despond
ent. "Oh , " you say , "that only Increases the
embarrassment , since jou have her also to
take care of. " You are an incrate , for the
woman as often supports the man us the man
supports the woman. The man may brinjr all
the dollars , but the woman generally brings
the courage and the faith In God.
Well , this man of whom I am speaking ,
looks around , and he finds his family Is left ,
aud he rallies , and the light com es to his
eyes , and the smile to his face , and the
couraerc to his heart. In two years lie is quite
over it He makes his financial calamity the
lirst chapter in a new era of prosperity. He
met that one trouble conquered it. fie sat
down for a little while under the irrim shadow
of the rock Bozez ; yet he soon rose , and be
gan , like Jonathan , to climb. But how often
it Is that physical ailment comes with
financial embarrassment. When the fortune
failed it broke the man's spirit. His nerves
were shattered. His brain was stunned. I
can show j-ou hundreds of men In New York
whose fortune and health failed at the. same
time. They came prematurely to the staff.
Their hand trembled with incipient paralysis.
They never saw a well day since the hour
when they called their creditors together for
a compromise , ir such men are Impatient ,
and peculiar , and irritable , excuse them.
They had two troubles ; either one of which
they could have met successfully. If , when
the health went , the fortune had been retain
ed , it would not have been so bad. The man
could have bought the very bast medical ad
vice , and he could have had the very best
attendance , and long lines of carriages
would have stopped at the front door to in
quire as to his welfare. But poverty on one
side , and sickness on the other , are Bozez
and Seneh , and they Interlock their shadows ,
and drop them upon the poor man'3 way.
God help himl "There is a sharp rock on
the one side , and a sharp rock on the other
side. "
Now , what Is bucIi a man to do ? In the
name of Almighty God , I wili tell him what
to do. Do as Jonathan did climb ; climb up
into the sunlight of God's favor and con
solation. I can go through the churchesand
show you men who lost fortune aud health
at the same time , and yet who sing all day
and dream of heaven all night. If vou have
any idea that sound digestion , and steady
nerves , and clear eyesight , and good hear
ing , and plenty of friends , are necessary to
muks a man happy , you have miscalculated.
I suppose that these overhanginc rocks only
made Jonathan acramble the harder and
faster to eet up and out Into the sunlight ;
and this combined shadow of invalidism ' and
financial embarrassment has often sent a
man up the quicker Into the sunlight of God's
favor and the noonday of His glorious pro-
raises. It is a difficult thing for a man to
feel his dependence upon God when he has
ten thousand dollars in Government securi
ties , and a block of stores and three ships.
"Well " the to himself "it
, man says , Is
silly for me to pray 'Give me this
day my daily bread , ' when .mv pantry
is full , and the canals from the West are
crowded with bread-stuffs destined for my
store-houses. " Ob friends if the
- , my , com
bined misfortunes and disasters of life have
made you climb up Into the arms of a sympa
thetic aud compassionate God , through all
eternity you will bles3 Him that In this
world "there was a sharp rock on the one
side , and a sharp rock on the other side. "
Again that man Is in the crisis of the text
who has home troubles and Outside persecu
tion at the same time. The world treats a
man well Just as long as it pays best to treat
him well. As long as it can manufacture
success out of his bone , and brain , and mus
cle it favors him. The world fattens the
horse It wants to drive. But let a man see It
his duty to cross the track of the world , then
every bush is full of horns and tU3ks thrust
at him. Thry will belittle his. They will
caricature him. They will call him generos
ity self agerandizement , and his piety sancti
moniousness. The very worst persecution
some lime come upon him from those who
profess to be Christians.
John Milton great and good John Milton
so forgot himself as to pray , in so many
words , that his enemies might be thrown
down into the darkest and deepest gulf of
hell , and be the undermost and most de
jected and the lowest down vassals of perdi
tion I And Martin Luther so far forgot him
self as to say. in regard to his theological op
ponents : 'Put them In whatever sauce you
please , roasted , or fried , or baked , or stewed ,
or boiled , or hashed , they are nothing but
asses ! " Ah , my friends , if John Milton or
Martin Luther could come down to such
scurrility , what may you not expect from
less elevated opponents ? Now , the world
sometimss takes after them ; the newspapers
take after them ; public opinion takes after
them ; and the unfortunate man Is lied about
until all the dictionary of Billinescate Is
exhausted on him. You often see a man
whom you know to be good , and pure , and
honest , set upon by the world , and mauled by
whole communities , while vicious men take
on a supercilious air in condemnation of him ;
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1
" ,
as though Lord JoiTrer/i / sbnnld write an c say <
on eentlcncss , or Henry VIII. talk about ;
purity , or llcrod toko to blowing little chll- f
drcn. I
Now , a certain amount of persecution j
rouses a man's dellnncc , stirs his blood for
magnificent battle , and makes lilin fifty time * }
more a man than ho would havu been with- i ]
out tho persecution. So It wns with tbo great i
reformer when ho aald : " 1 will not be put i
down ; I will bo heard. ' ' And so It was Willi $
Millard , tha preacher , In tho tlmo of Louts
XL When Louis XL sent word to him that |
unless ho stopped preaching in that style he I
would throw him into tho river ho replied :
"Tell the king that I will reach hoaron soon
er by water than ho will reach It by fast
horses. " A certain amount of persecution is
a tonic and inspiration , but too much of It ,
and too long continued , becomes the rock
Bozez , throwing a dark shadow oyer a man's
life What Is bo to do then ? Go home , you
say. Good advice , that. That is Just the | |
Elace for a man to go when the world abuses j *
Im. Go home. Blessed be God for our quiet
and sympathetic homes. Bat there Is many
a man who has tbo reputation of haying a
homo when he has none. Through unthlnk-
Ingness or precipitation , thero are many
matches tnado that ought never to have been
made. An officiating priest cannot alone
unite a couple. The Lord Almltrhty must pro
claim banns. There Is many a home In which
there is no sympathy , aud no happlnois , and ' \
no good cheer. The clamor of tbo battle may ! i
not have been heard outside , but God knows ,
notwithstanding all tha playing of tbo
"Wedding March , " and all the odor ] !
of the orange-blossoms , and tho benediction ]
of the officiating pastor , there has been no i
marriage. |
Sometimes men have awakened to find on ono 1
side of them tho rock of persecution , and on S
tho other side the rock ot domestic In felicity. i
AVhat shall such an ouo do. Do as Jonathan ! |
did climb. Get up the heights ot God's ' '
consolation , from which wo msiy look down l1
In triumph upon outside persecution and I
home trouble. While good and great John
Wesley was being silenced by the magistrates , I
and having his name written ou thu board- J
fences of London in doggerel , at that very f
time his wife was maklnir him as miscrablo ) ;
us she could acting as though sho were pos
sessed with tho devil , as I suppose she was ; '
never doing him a kindness until the day sho
rah away , so that he wrote In Ills diary theso
words : "I did not forsake her ; I have not
dismissed her : I will not recall her. " Plant
ing one foot John Wesley did , upon outside
persecution , and the other foot on homo
trouble , he climbed up Into the heights ot
Christian Joy , and after preaching forty
thousand sermons , and travcllug two hundred
and seventy thousand miles , reached tho
heights of heaven , though In this world ho
had it hard enough "a sharp rock"on tho
ono side , and a sharp rock ou the other. "
Again , that woman stands In the crisis of
the text who l > as bereavement and a straggle
for a livelihood at the same time. Without
mentioning names , I speak from observation.
Ah , It Is a hard thing for a woman to make
an honest living , even when her heart Is not
troubled , and she has a fair check nnd the
magnetism of an exquisite presence. But now
the husband , or tho father , is dead. The ex- .
penscs of the obsequies havu absorbed all L
that was left in the savings' bank ; i
and wan and wasted with"weeping j ;
and watching , she goes forth a grave , f
n hearse , a colllii , behind her to contend for i *
her existence aud the exfstence of her chll-
drcn. When I sec such a battle as that open
I shut my eyes at the gastllness or the specta
cle. Men sit with embroidered slippers and
write heartless essays about women's wages ;
but that question is made up of tears and
blood , and there is more blood than tears.
Oh , give women free : icces3 to all the realms
where she can get a livelihood , from the tele
graph office to Hie pulpit. Let men's wages
be cut down before tiers are cut down. Men
have iron in their souls and can stand It
Make the way free to her of the broken heart
May God put into my hand the cold , hitter
cup of privation , and give me nothing hut a
wsndowless hut for shelter for many years ,
rather than that after I am dead there should
go out from my home into tlie pitiless world
a woman's nrm to light the Gettysburg , tho
Austerlltz , the AVaterloo of life , for bread.
And yet how many women there arc seated
between the rock of bereavement on the one
side , and the rock of destitution on the other ,
Bozez and Seneh Interlocking their shadow
and dropping them upon her mis Table way.
"There Is a sharp rocK on the one side , and a
sharp rock on the other side. " AVhat arc
such to do ? Somehow , let them climb up In
to the heights of the glorious promise :
"Leave thy fatherless children ; I ill preserve
them alive , and let thy widows trust in Me. "
Or get up Into the heights of that other glor
ious promise : "The Lord preserveth the
stranger and relleveth the widow and the
fatherless. " OI ye sewing women on starving
wage" . OI ye widows turned out from the
once beautiful home. O ! ye female teachers ,
keot ou niggardly stipend. O ! ye desparing
woman , seeking in vain for work , wandering
along the docks , and thinking to
throw yourself into the river last
night Ol ye women of weak nerves and
aching sides , and short breath and broken
heart , you need something more than human
sympathy ; vou need tlie sympathy or God.
Climb up into His arms. He knows it all ,
and he loves vou more than father , or moth
er , or husband ever could or ever did ; and In
stead of sitting down , wringing your hand-5
in despair , vou had better begin to climb.
There are heights of consolation for you ,
though now "there is a sharp rock on the one
side , and a sharp rock on the other side. "
Again , that man is in the crisis of the text
who has a wasted life on the one side , and an rH
Illuminated eternity on the other. Though a
man may all his life have cultured delibera
tion and self-poise , if he gets into that posi
tion all his self-possession 13 gone. There
nre all the wrong thoughts of his existence ,
all the wrong deeds , a. 11 the wrong words
strata ahove strata , granitic ponderous , ever-
shadowing. That rock I call Bozez. On the
other side are all the contributions of the
future , the thrones of judgment , the eternal
ages , angry with his long defiance. That
rock I shall call Seneh. Between these two
rocks Lord Byron perished , and Alciblades
perished , and Herod perished , and ten thou
sand fines ten thousand have perished. O !
man immortal , man redeemed , man blood-
bought climb up out of those shadows.
Climb up by tlie way of the Cross. Have
your wasted life forgiven ; have your eternal
life secured. This morning just take one
look to the past and gee what It has been ,
and take one look to the future and see what
it threatens to be. You can afford to lose /
your health , you can afford to lose your prop
erty , you can afford to lose your reputation ;
but you cannot afford to lose your soul. That
bright gleaming , glorious , precious , eternal
possession you must carry aloft in ihe
day when the earth burns uu and the hcayen3
burst
You see from my subject that when a man
pioes into the safety and peace of the Gospel ,
be does not demean himself. There is noth
ing in religion that leads to meanness or un-
manllness. The Gospel of Jesus Chrht only
askes you to climb as Jonathan did climb
toward God , climb toward heaven , climb Into
the sunshine of God's favor. To become a
Christian Is not to go meanly down : it is to
lome gloriously up up into the communion
3f saints , up into the peace that passeth all
understanding , up into the companionship
jf angels. He lives up ; he dies up.
O ! then , accept the wholesale invitation
Kblch I make this morning to all the people.
Come up from between your invalidism and
financial embarrassments. Come up from
between your bereavements and your destitu
tion. Come up from between a wasted life
and an unilluminated eternity. Like Jona
than , climb with all your might , instead of
sitting down to wrine your hands In the
shadow and in the darkness "a sharp rock
) n the one side , and a sharp rocc on the other
side. "
Why a Kitten Hates a YoungMau. .
Insliuct in animals sometimes rise3
to the level of reason , and often it is
somewhat difficult to draw a line be
tween the two. as in a recent case
where a family in town owned two pet
kittens about six months old. One of
ihem being especially bright was
taught ail sorts of tricks , and when
mxious to call one'3 attention to him
ivould go through the entire vocabulary
antil you were obliged to cater to his
ivants. Eut the other cat was stupid
beyond endurance aud never learned
: o go through with even the simplest
ivitliout a balk and finally the fiat went
" orth that he must die. Yesterday
norning a malo member of the family
juietly dispatched him. When the ex
ecutioner returned to the house the liv-
ng kitten manifested the most abject
: error at sight of him. Jt rushed upon
md under the tables , skulking behind
: hairs and finally made a rush through
l closed window. This fact was all
the more surprising as the .man had-
been an undeniable favorite with tho
kitten , and it never lost an opportun
ity of displaying an affectiou for him.
So far , the kitten has kept a proper
ilistance between him and the sla. er
of his brother. New Haven News.
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