Nebraska Newspapers

    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.