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THE FALLS CITY TRIBUNE , FRIDAY , JULY 28 1905. Christian Living. Assuming that t h e young Christian has been properly led into the church , his next great purpose is to live faithfully the Christian life. How is this to be done ? He must have wholesome food , pure atmosphere and health ful exercise. i-'oon. The spiritual life , like the nat ural or physical , can not be strong without a sufficient supply of nutritious food. Christ is the bread from heaven on which we arc to feed. How shall we get this bread ? 1 By bible study. Occasionly some advanccd ( ? ) preacher cries out against "Bibliolatry" , the idolatry of the liiblc. He seems to have met people who make too much of the bible. Perhaps there arc such people , but I have never met them. I would like to meet them. I would go a long way to sec them. I would like them for neighbors. All the people I know make too little of this book. They do not read it enough. It is through a proper study of the Bible that we find the Christ. Look at the gas. "Whence its light and heat ? You answer , "From the coal. " The light and heat of the gas are the ancient light and heat of the sun , shining on the earth millions of years ago. The trees imbibed the light and heat , and locked them in their soft libers ; they were submerged and transformed into coal , but they still retained the light and heat with a firm grip ; and in the twentieth cen tury , science emancipates them from their prisons of millenniums. And devoutly studying Holy writ , we see its light and feel its heat ; we grow warm and lumi nous. Whence the light and heat ? They arc ancient light and heat of the Sun of Righteous ness. "My words , they are spirit and they are light. " But how shall I study the Bible ? ' , says one. There arc so many helpful ways of studying it that I am at a loss to attempt in a few words to answer vour question. But you should study it "systemati cally. " Some read it daily. Perhaps at night they read wher ever it happens to open. Good conies from such a course , but not the greatest good , It would be far better to read it "biograph- ically , " following the life of Adam , Abraham , Joseph , Moses , David , Paul , etc. , much as we read French history in connec tion with the life of Napoleon. Or read the Gospels , then the Acts , etc. We should read it "temperately , " not overloading the stomach , and destoying the digestive organs. Only read as much as you can appropriate anil turn into spiritual food. Seeing great piles of money in the banl < docs not crontu wealth , It must V ours before we are rich. We must read "regularly. " Feast ing f9r twp 9f three days , fol Well by ft filti will destroy tin health and body. To cram 01 Sundays , and fast all the week ineuns poor health and premalun death. Study it "discriminately.1 An eminent lecturer was dininj with a friend , who asked : "Ar youaChristiau ? " "Yes. " "Doyoi believe the Bible ? " "Yes. " "Ar there not a reat many things ii it you do not understand ? " "Yes , was again the response. "Wha do you do about them ? " "La them aside as I do this sha bone , " said the lecturer ; "andcr joy the meat after the bone i gone. I cannot give up shad fc an occasional bone. " A finite bi ing will not be able to fully con prebend an infinite revelatioi The ocean cannot be poured inl a tea cup. But the cup can I filled. And if we devote ou selves to things that are plain v ill be too bus ) ' to stumble ovi eming difficulties , and so 01 \city will be increased , at n contain more of the va > f wealth and love. Sin Brings Christ close to u \ mother draws ne y through her lett ars her words \ comfort and warning ; he feels he magic touch of her hand ; he ooks again into her loving eyes ; he power of her life is imparted o him and he becomes a better toy. 2. By reading good books- > apers and magazines , and by 'aithful work in the Bible school cither as a teacher or scholar , and jy hearing the Gospel preaching. 3. By the aid of the Lord's supper. Sitting perhaps with closed eyes , lest other objects at' ract his attention and mind , the soul looks on the scene , and is filled with gratitude , and the ife is consecrated anew to Him vho died that we might live. Jaul , speaking of some who did tot appreciate this holy feast , ays , "For this cause many arc veak and sicklv among you , and nany sleep. " (1 Cor. 11:30. : ) The onverse is true. The proper use of the supper will give trength and health , and save rom spiritual death. ATMOSI'IIKKK. A child may be well born , well fed and well cared for , but if the lir it breathes is bad , the health can not be good. This atmos- ) herc represents the associations of life. "If we live with the ame we learn to halt. " We are lot only known by the company we keep , but we are often marred > y that company. One sick man can infect a thousand well ones with his disease , and this infec tion is like the sting of an insig- lilicant insect , unnoticed at the inif. but later it develops into 'atal poison. Let me name a 'ew of these malarial districts. 1. Godless clubs. The world s running wild with the club dea , and this craze has no re spect for sex. Formerly it was confined to men , but now it in cludes women also. Man- , many of them are bad. Speaking of the bad ones , Beccher says : "They destroy more than moral principals they wreck manhood , liealth , high purpose and self- respect. A young man can enter such a club , but no man comes out of it. Manhood evaporates under the organized pressure of vice , and leaves something fitter to crawl than to walk. " 2. Ballrooms. Cicero is ex treme when he says , "No man in his senses will dance. " Terence blunders when he says , "They who love dancing too much , seem to have their brains in their feet. " I have no unkind feelings for the young who are drawn into this fascinating pleasure , and no sarcasm to vent at their expense But I wish to say with all the emphasis of 1113 * power , that the ball room is not conductive to spiritual growth. It will not make you love the Bible School more , or the Endeavor work bet ter , the prayer meeting etc , but it will tend mightily to wean you from ulC'.U ) : i > d from all things Grutibiiug Dens. Cotton saya 'The gambler is a moral suicide.1 Mie tendency to gamble is strong n American blood. It unfits u or every good thing. Its life h ilways bad. It robs the laborer ol elish for work. It destroys do- uestic happiness.Yhen once 'ully initiated , all else is vapid f not disgusting. Like the sail or on shore , a few days suffice \ iihe returns to the wild life ol vind and wave. But the sad lest and most astounding an < nest inexcusible feature of all i that in modern society life th taste for gambling is created How mothers and wives can b blind to this fact in a marvel t ' " me. ' * 4 Bad Books. A man read ° ing up for a book in a librar felt a sting like the pricking c a pin. lie paid little attentio to itBut soon his hand bega to swell , then his arm , then bed and he was soon dead. A poisoi ous reptile had bitten hin Many Iwoks are full of reptile more deadly , which destroy ( souls of men. 5 The Saloon. I need not te you to avoid this awful sourc of sin. It is , perhaps , of all tl i leviccs on earth , the worst , and > reeds and cultivates more e-vil linn all others combined. We should shun the assoiation of these , and should seek the as sociation of pure and good. "He hat walkcth with wise men shall be wise. " ( Prov , 13:20) : HXUHCISK. But one may have good food , good atmosphere , and yet if he Iocs not exercise he will die of he gout. In the Christian life , t is as in nature , Do or Die. The mused arm withers ; the idle jraiti looses its power of thought. LMie Jordan waters , as they come lown from the snow capped Le- bannon's are clear as a crystal , ) cautiful as diamonds and full of ife. But when they enter he fatal sea and become inactive hey die. The master life was one of acting. At twelve , he aid , "I must be about my fath- rs business. " In the midst of lis ministry he said , "I must vork the work of Him that sent lie , while it is day , the night omcth when no man can work. " Peter summing up the life of Jlessed Master in a sentance , said. "He went about doing good. " There will be but two classed at the judgement , those vho did , and those who did not. The supreme need of the church is workers , active , tire- ess , consecrated and strong ; who can be relied upon in the hour of emergency. She needs Christians not only built on the "Rock , " but of" the "Rock , " The task committed to her is nothing short of the salvation of a lost world. A gigantic undertaking. To bring it thus far , it has cost the blood of an army of martyrs. Let us pray and labor for more power for his undertaking , this subline work for God and the world. A little child was asked why she desired to be a painter ; she replied : "That I may lielpGod paint the clouds at sunset. " God wants no such help. In arching the sky , in piling up the moun tains , in painting the rainbow , and a thousand other things He needs no help. But in the great est of all work , the saving of souls he honors us by making us co-workers. Sermon preached Lordsday morning July 23. EUJJCK J. CKONKNHKKGKK , Minister , Cliristian Church , Falls City , Nebraska. Tales of the Town. The special train of the Par ker Amusement Co. arrived in the city Sunday evening , the wagons were hauled up town in order that an early start might be gained the next morning in the matter of getting the various attractions ready for the crowds that were expected. The usual number of Sunday evening strol lers were on the streets and they all came down town to take a look ai the wagons and &o during the early hour of the evening Stone street presented an animated appearance. The faces of old and young alike were illumined by the light of anticipation and he ruling passion of human cur- osity more than once asserted tself. If there is any thing thai s potent to work on the curious strain of human nature , it is : carnival or circus wagon covered with canvas and hidden , for th < time being , from the gaze of etv quiring eyes. The majority of Richardsoi county farmers are optimisti and look on the bright side o life. That is one of the reason : why Richardson county is one o the best counties in the state and , as far as that is concerned one of the garden spots of tht world. If Richardson count was populated entirely by pesiti : istic farmers its fame would nc be worth a hundred dollars a acre and its towns and citie would be mere hamlets strugglin for a place on the map. Aston comes along and when it ha passed , the farmer goes out int his fields and finds a great dec of corn blown down and his cro prospects injured to that exten But as a rule he dosen't complain about it. He notes the size and number of the ears on the stalks that remain standing and then he goes and looks at his sleek herds grazing on the hillsides and when he comes to town he brings with him a message of cheer and goes up and down the main street of the town with a smiling countenance that inspires confidence in everybody. Rich ardson county is fortunate , not enl ) ' in the kind and character of its soil , but in the optimistic na ture of its farmers. "Have you noticed , " said an observing man the other day "that the sight of a lawn sprink les in operation is somewhat of a curiosity in Falls City , and that notwithstanding this fact the lawns about town are in fine con- ditition and present a very pleas ing appearance ? The' fact is that for several years the use of lawns sprinklers has been aband oned. It used to be that nobody expected to have a nice lawn with out resorting to irrigation , so to speak but of late years the natur al rainfall has been sufficient to keep the grass in excellent shape. We remember that when the water works S3'Stcm was first in stalled Alex Wherry had one of those old fashioned whirling fountains and to the people liv ing along North Stone street it was one of the wonders of the world. Everybody who passed stopped to look at it and in the evening the children of the neigh borhood lined up along the iron fence and laughed to see the whirling spray and antics of the birds that came to take an even ing bath. In those days a dry summer was to be expected , but Nature seems to have changed the order of things and now furnishes plenty of moisture to make the Falls City lawns the prettiest to be seen anywhere. As the time for the carnival drew near , many a business man began to realize the horrible pos sibility of a merry-go-round being situated near his place of busi ness. Then a general protest was raised and not without rea son , either. Perhaps the most disreputable thing on earth is the merry go-round organ and the fact that this instrument of torture is necessary to secure patronage for the steam swing is one of the evidences of the idiocyncrasies of human nature. Nevertheless , we wish that we had the money that was made by the men who brought the first merry-go-round to Falls City. Matter of Stripes. A small boy from the north ho was visiting a relative in one of the southern states where convict labor is employed in publio im provements became interested in the men in their bhick and white striped clothes. One dny he went to u cit-cue and for the first time In his life saw a zebra. "Oh , rtnntie , " he cried , "look at the convict mule ! " Lippincott's Magazine. Congratulations. ' When Ethel cabled to her father from London her engagement to the duke of Manchester , he re plied simply : "Congratulations ; " and when , a week later , she cabled that the engagement was off again , he answered with cheerful reiteration : "Congratulations. " Reader Magazine. Remarkable Wooden Pavements. The city of Hull , England , has 13 miles of wooden pavement , anc is gradually substituting sucli pavement for the granite blocks hitherto used. It is as smooth as asphalt , but less slippery. Aftei many experiments with wood ! from various parts of the world the city authorities have settlec upon the jarrah and karri woods from western Australia as tlu best for the purpose. They an s of a dark mahogany color. Tin blocks are cut to the size of largi bricks , and are carefully laid upoi a foundation of cement sevei inches thick. Some of these pave mentB , laid from seven to tei years ago , are not yet in need o repair. Youth's Companion. If's reel ! . pk-astri to mi-iid an article with mejit. If you have a corn or a bunion and want to rid yourself of it , we recommend Illuc-jay a pains taking plaster. Next time your corn hurts , don't swear , say : " Blue-joy. " , -Price , 1 Oc. 3 > rn Hasten * THE KING PHARMACY BRAIN COMPARED TO HORSE Possesses Marvelous Powers of En-i durance and Will Work Until Completely Exhausted. "The brain of a mental worker , " remarked n scientific writer , "is like a race-horse. It is sensitive and delicately organized , yet it possesses marvelous powers of endurance , and will , so to speak , run till it drops. "Us resemblance to a high-met tled steed is heightened by the fact that it will not brook abuse. It responds at first to whip and spur , but if the lash is laid on ( no severely it balks , and refuses to proceed. It must be well nour ished with good blood , but few things dull its power like an over fed body. "Its healthy activity makes for long life. The mental work ers live longer Hum those \vlio work only with their muscles , and this is not only because brain- workers lead more protected lives. It is because they have more interests in life , and because the brain is very intimately con- nectcd with the vital forces. Be tween the man of high intelli gence , delicate though lie may srem. and his ignorant , but burly and muscular brother , there is often the difference between fine steel and cast-iron in the matter of endurance. " Why Heat Reddens the race. The effect of radiated heat on the nerves which control the small blood vessels of the skin makes the fiM'p ( lush. Thou ? tiny v < is Hs , which are normally in a state of moderate contraction , under ex posure to the heat relax and be come distended with blood. In re gard to exposure to direct heat the reddening of the skin , together with the uncomfortably warm feeling accompanying it , may bo looked upon as one of the useful little "danger signals" by which we are surrounded. When from any cause a person has lost this susceptibility , as in some forms of paralysis , he may expose a limb to heat until serious injury results. The face thishes when near the the becanse it is directly exposed to the rays of heat , while most of the body is protected by the cloth ing. Besides , the nerves of the face are particularly sensitive and the skin there is most abundantly supplied with blood vessels. N. Y. Herald. SEEING LONDON IN A FOG : Efforts to View English Capital Are Almost Useless as Most Days Are Murky. He knew his London well , de- chart's the .National Magazine. W < ' went forth in a fog that was of a pea-soup variety. It seemed use less to wait any longer for it to clear oil1. The days were all alike and were darker than twilight ever dared to be. I clung to Mnl ford's coatsleeve , for I knew if he were once to get beyond my reacli I could never hope to find him again. We groped blindly anionjj the streets , wiiere the atmospheri was only less palpable than tht houses that walled us in. At in tervals we inquired where w < were , for otherwise we could nevei have known at all. We had to fee ! our way carefully and take sound ings at intervals. "Here , " saic weed would point upward , and the crab would become a rock with a tuft of seaweed growing upon It , well calculated to deceive the oiost observing enemy. JAPANESE MAILING CARDS. The War Now Furnishing Striking Subjects for Their Illustration One Card's Beauty. Pictured mailing cards , made in Japan , nowadays present manv striking scenes of the war. One , t-ard , for instance , lately received in this country , has upon it two pictures of the army review held in Tokio November 4,1004. There is also reproduced on this card , running across the larger of the two pictures , a bar of inu- sir , presumably an army bugle call. There are legends in Japan ese characters on each side of this card , and the title explaining thp pictures is printed also in Eng lish. Another Japanese mailing card with a war picture for its illustra tion has likewise legends in Jap anese charcters on either side , one of these inscriptions being printed in gold. The title of llu picture as printed in English un der a line of Japanese is : "Our Combined Squadron Steaming Toward the Enemy. " The picture on this card also is a reproduction of a photograph , of one evidently taken from the after deck of a war vessel , a sec tion of which appears in the fore ground of the picture. As shown on the card the vessels , with a bat tleship in the lead , are coming toward the observer in column. The broad wake made by the turn ing screws of the ship from which the photograph was taken shows plainly in the picture , as do the waves made by the bows of the battleship following , the lead er of the column of ships seen in the picture , which is moving through a broad and quiet sea. stretching away , with no land in sight , to the distant horizon. The figures of the ships as shown in this picture are small , heightening the effect of the broad wakeexpansebutthe figure of tin1 leading battleship comes out very clearly , as does the great cloud of rolling black smoke rising from its funnels , while similar clouds can be seen rising from the fun nels of the ships following atinter- , vals in line , the last of which is on the distant horizon line. SSH Burlington Bulletin. OF ROUND TRIP RATES. Chicago and return , on rule dally , . $20. $20.St. St. Louis and return , on sale daily , Slfl.23. Portland , Tucoina and Seiiltlu mid return , ono way vlu California , on fi > Jj > July 12 : G 7-8 10-1M2-13-25 2U-27. Ant ; 0 to 14 , SJO. San FiMiiuUco and Los Angeles and return , $5(5 ( On sale July 1-2 I ! 0-7 S-10- 1M2-13-252027. Aug. 0 to 14. On fill ? Au ? . 7 to 1. " ) , $50. Denver , Colorado Springs and Pueb lo and return , on suie dally , $17.SO On sale August 12 , 13 , 15 , S15. On sale August : (0 ( to Supt 4 , $10.75. Salt LaVe and Ogden und return , on sale dally , * 30 50. Yellowstone Park , through and In cluding hotels and itage , and return , on sale daily , $73. Cody , Wyo. , Black Hills and Hot Springs , Jv D. . approximately half rates all summer. Milwaukee and southern Wisconsin points , Michigan resorts on Lakus Michigan and Huron , Canada , Maine J and New England , St. Lawrence and Luke Camplain regions , very low tour ist rates dully. If you will call or write , It will bo a pleasure to advise you about ratesi train service , to reserve you a berthi und to try to make your trip a com fortable one. G. s. STEWAKT , 7U-5 A gent C. U. & Q. Ry.