FRF SSIBNAL CAM!,
a l. Fiurz
A ATTORNEY-AT-LA W,
Orrion Front Koorn, Ovor Pontoffioe.
UMOMSUUHO, PA.
J"
MAIZE
ATTO 1 INUY-AT-LA W,
Okkicr. Iloora No. 3, Columman
building.
HLOOMBHUIW. PA.
Jan. wth 1888, tf.
T E. WALLEH,
ATXOIINKY-AT-LAW,
Bioounr. p. I
Office over 1st. National flank.
U. FUNK,
ATTOI IN K Y-AT-LA W.
UUXJMilCIO, I'l
O.lloo In Snt'a Uollding.
j OIIN Jrt. CL-AKK,
ATTOKN K Y-AT-L AW
AMD
JUSTICE OF THE PEACE;
ULOPMBBOKd, Pi
omc over Jioyor uroa. urne store.
1VV. YIILLIitl,
J ATTO R N IS Y-AT-L A W,
i.ilin In ll rower's bulldlng.seoond noor,room Mo. )
Illoomsbure, Fa.
ii Fit AN K ZAKK,
ATTOHNKY-AT-LAW.
Bloomsburg, Pa.
onice corner ol Centre and Slain Street. Clark
uuliding.
Can bo oonsultod In German.
( EO. E ELWBLL
IJ
ITTORNEY-AT-LAW,
Hloomsduro, Pa.
Ofllrc on First tloor, front room of Col.
human Building, Main street, bolow Ex.
cliango Hotel.
jpADL E. WIRT,
Attorney-at-Law.
office in Coltjmbum Buurma, Third roor.
BLOOM8BORQ, .PA.
JJ V. Yv7lITK,
AT . ORNEY-AT'LAW,
BLaOMSBURQ, PA.
Ofllco In blowers' Building, Snd Door,
may 1-tf
H KOKR U B. WU.TSB8TMH.
KNOKK. & WINTEKSTEEN,
A ttoi'neys-at-Law.
omce lu 1st National Dank building, second floor,
arst door to tho left. Corner of Main and Market
streets Bloomsburg, Pa.
S&rJ'cruioin and Bourxiti Collecttd,
P. BILLMEYEIt,
XDI&TliWT ATTORNEY.)
..ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.
fl01Uco over
Bloomsburg, Pa.
Dentlcr's
slioo store,
rupr-80.80.
yy. II. RIIAWN.
ATTORNEY -AT-LA VV.
Catawlsia, Pu
omoe.earner of Third and Main streets.
jyICHAEL F. EYERLY,
Conveyancer, Collector of Claims.
AND
LEGAL ADVICE IN THE SETTLEMENT OF
ESTATES, C
tarofflco in Dentler's building with F. P.JJ
merer, attorney-at-law, front; rooms, tnd Door
Bloom9Durg, ra.
I)
R. UONOKAA. BOBBINS.
Office and residence. West First street. Blooms-1
. ... ' tAVY.K.4H IT. I
uwg, ra.
fB. McKELVY, M. D.,8urgeon and Fro
J .stolan.north aide Main atret.below Marke'
n
R. J. 0. R UTTER,
PHYSICIAN A SURGEON,
Offlco, North Market street,
Bloomabure, 1
DR. WM. M. REBER Burgeon, and,
Ityslclan. omce cornorot Rock and Market
Hreot.
EXCHANGE HOTEL,
W. R. TUBBS, PROPRIETOR
BL00U3BUBO, PA.
OPPOSITE COURT HOCSK
Lam and convenient sample rooms. Hats room
Hot and cold water, ana aft modern conveniences
-fT F. UAITOIAN
BtraiaiMTg tni fqixowixo
AMERICAN IN8UItANCE:COMPANIl!
North American of Philadelphia.
Franklin, ' " "
Pennsylvania, " "
?ork, ot Pennsylvania.
IHanover, of N. Y.
(Queens, ot London.
North British, ot London,
once on Market, stmwf, Mo. S, Bloomsburg.
oct. ii. 1-
H7REA8 BnoWN'S INSURANCE
IT AGENCY. Moyer's new building, Mala street,
Idlosnuburg, Pa.
Assets
Etna Insurance Co., of ITartford, Conn ,fT,ora,gO
Royal of Liverpool 'S'lSMSX
LaieasUire.....V. 1002'S?S
Fire Association, Philadelphia i?KLS
Phcenlz, ot London 5'SK'22
Hartford of Hartford
sprlngneld Flro and Marine r.wvwu
As the aeencles are direct, policies are written
or the Insured without delay In the omce at
Bloomsburg. vOct.i8e,'l
prRE INfiURANf'K
.CH1USTIAN F. KNAPP, BLOOMBBDBG.PA,
HOME, OF N. Y.
MERCHANTS', OP NEWARK, N. J.
.l'HNTON,.N. V.
jPEOPLES' N. Y.
SlKKM'ANAMEnlOAN INS. CO..NEW YOHK.
.niivtruiuini ik'h fn., NHWvnilK.
JKIihKY OITY FIU15 IMS. CO., JEKSEY
CITY, N.J.
m,, ,,r.t rnKpnitiTinNi are well seasoned by
aje and Fia tkstkb and have never yet ihad a
,V. nv.nppjiiirtnf law. Their assets are
all Invested In solid skoositiis are liable to the
naiaraoi riKuuuij. . . .
Losaos 1-BOi.rTLY and aoniisTtTustedand
oold as soon as determined by 'Cukjstui. r.
kxirr, amcuL aoint and adjdstkb uukmsbvu,
Dn
The people of Columbia county should pstroa
ilie the agency where losses If any are settled and
P"pK6mITtJS EOU1TY." FAllt DEALING.
rir II. HOUSE,
DENTIST,
!Bloojiidro, Columbia County, Pa
Allatyles e( rk done In a superior manner, work
warraaieacs represeuMju " -id
without pain by the use ot Gsb. and
tree of charge when artificial teeth
1 are Inserted.
hutldlncr. Main street,
below Market, five doors below Klelm's
dnjft store, flrst Boor.
"to he open at all houri during, the, dH
Exchange Hotel,
UENTON, PA.
Trie uncntlinu'il has lpaMd this well-known
hoube, ami is prepared to accommodate the pubUjl
with all iheconvemenrespf b flrel-clas hotel. '
AINWRIGUT.& OP..
WHOLESALE GROCERS,
PlIlLADIUTItA, PA.
TEAS, STKUP8, COFFEE, SUGAR, MOLASSES
KIOC, SP10ES, BIOAltB B0DA, KTtt, XTO.
N, ft. ou-per Second and Arch Bta.
wr-ordsrs will reela prompt AlWBtlon.
i Hca HVonUt-rH exist to Utfosands of
1 forms, but are surpassed by LeSfl of
Invenlloiu Those who arelnnccdaf ortf
imhiAunriritiat tn be done while uving
at home should at once send it heir i address AO
Hallet A Co., Portland, Maine, and receive free,
tull information bow either hex, of all ages..cah
earn from is to tssper layand upwaniawnar.
required. Home have made over M in a slngl
O.'E.ELW:
J s
BITTEBi ND E B, p"Prleton.
J . R. .SM IT H & CO.
LIMITED.
MILTON, Pa.,
DlMKliM IN
PIANOS
By tho following well known makers;
t
Chickcriiif ,
Knnbc,
Weber,
Hallet & Davis.
Can also furnish any of tho
cheaper makes at manufacturers
prices. Do not huy a pjano be
fpre getting our prices. '
Catalogue and Price Lists
On application.
Septs-sctf.
Bitten bender & Co..
WAGON MAKER'S
AND
BLACKSMITH'S SUFHIES.
No. 120 & 128 Franklin Av. .,
. SCRANTON, PA.
I Iron aad Steel,
aprlll-ly.
J. W, RAEDER,
SLOE BOOK MAKER,
EULER AKD BINDER,
Nos. 7 and 9 Matkl St.,
WtLpS-BjRJE, pa.
Bopln-lycAbro.
i 1
A LBUM8. JIIOTOQKArn. AI1TOORAPII AND
fx. Scran, a large and oomnleto lino at J. II.
Mercer's Uiug and Book store, Evans' Block.
ALL THE FINEST EXTRACTS COLOGNE
Rnchpta 1'nmnrlM llflli. Tk... am, linv i,nm
a( J. II. Mercer's Drug and Hook More, Evans'
,ljock, opposite Episcopal Church.
ALL I'ltOI'HIETAltV AND PATENT JIBDICINES
at J. II. ilercer'a Drue and Book store, oddo.
site Episcopal Church.
BOOKS, STATIONERY AND WALL PAPER, A
nno stock at Mercer's Drug and Book More.
opposite Episcopal Church, Bloomsburg, Pa.
PASTILLE. TOILET AND MEDICATED KOAPS
.V a full line at J. II. Vercer's Drug and Book
sjoro, upper vain treet.
COMBS OF ALL KINDS, WELL SELECTED, AND
at very low prices at J. II. Mercer's Drug and
Book Store, third door above Iron t,trert. Illnnmo
burg, Pa.
CIONDENSED MILK, COXL'S, NELSON'S AND
1 Oooner's Gelatine. Tariloca. Sniro. Arrow Knnf
and all the prepared foods for children and in-,
valldsot Mercer's Drug and Book More, rirst door
above Hess' Boot and Shoo Store, Bloomsburg, Pa.
fitANARY, HEMP, RAPE, MILLET, MAWAND
j Mixed Seed for the birds, at J. II. Mercer
Drug and Book Store, flrst door below Creasy's
Grocery store.
fiTINE WHITINO PAPERS, BY BOX, LOOSE OR
V In Tablet form, at J. II. Mercer's Drutr and
Book gjtore, Bloomsburg, Pa.
NURSING BOTTLES. NIPPLES, IIUnilERR..
ties, Teething Rings and all requisites .1 ibe
Nursery that will contribute to the bbv's arint-
nesa at J. II. Mercer's Druir and nook More, two
doors above Evans & flyer's Clothing store.
TIIIYSICIANS' PRESCRIPTIONS AND FAMILY
I .receipts carefully prepared nt all hours it
Mereer's Drug and Book Store, Bloomsburg, Pa.
rilOILET AND INFANT POWDERS, ROUGE,
1 Cosmetic and gold and silver Diamond Dust,
at J. II. Mercer's Drug and Book Store, I-'o.cs Main
street, Bloomsburg, Pa.
WALL PAPBRMAVY KINDS AND MANY
. Drtees-at .MiTcert Dnw and Hook stve.
opponltp Kplfloopal Church, Bloomsburg,.i;a.
tlQ.r, Hkln Our. and HtauLh Kradluier kfiowa
namn.ccoty,
.
PENNEY GOODS
APEOIALTY.
5oh Aoouifi IuoTk iPlfrii'i mlft
fad t.ian. KAKKlt KKM. (XV.Hoi WliuJSlo,N ,V.
Cfe ERSIAN BLOOM. iu Ccarljiiaa ifiift
Alexander Bros. Co.,
WHOLESALE DEALERS IN
ci:ars, tobacco,
FRUITS AKD NUTS.
wfjtAaixraroB
F. . APAMS t CO.,
PINE CUT
CHEWING
TOBAlCO
Sole agents of the fol
lowing Draausui
Cigars.
HENRY CLAY,
LONDRES,
NORMAL,
bOLE
IlEMtY MillLARDS
SCAN DIES.
FRESH EVERY WEEK.
Bloomsburg, Pa.
INDIAN PRINCESS,
SAMSON,
SILVER ASH.
Havo received
for tho Spring trade,
Velvets, Body
Brussel and lngra.ins,bmyrna ana
Cocoa Rugs, Cocoa Mattings,
and a nice line of
Canton Mattings.
1SLOOt$l!!JltO PENN'A.
'I unhesitatingly add my
testimony to tho jjreat ben
efits to lo derived from Sim
mons Liver Regulator. 1
was nfllictod for several years
with disordered. .11 vet, which
lesnlted in a sevcro attack of
Jaundice. I had uood medi
cal attendance, hut il failed
to restore mo to the enjoy
ment of my former henlih.
1 then tried tho most re
nowned ihynicinns ol Louis
ville, Ky., hut all to tin pur
pose, whereupon 1 was ii
dueid to try SitntnotiH Liver
Hcmijator. I found inmiMli
atu bent-lit from it- u-e. at.d
it ultimately reelored me to
tho full enjoyment of health."
A. II. Shirley, Ki hni"nd,
Kv . . ."I muht t'lieei lulu re.
ccmmeiid it In nil who ITi r
flora lidioti" at' nek
ilUeniM1 eauoed lij a '
ranged -int- of l
W. R. Bernari. Km h
Ciiy.M
CROWN ACMK
THE BEST BURNINO OIL THAT CAN
BE MADE FROM PETROUUM.
It gives a brilliant light.
U will not smoke theoiilmneys.
it win not char the wick.
It bas a high fire teat.
It will not explode.
It Is pre-eminently a family safety oil.
WE CHALLENGE CO.. PARI ON
With any other Illuminating oil made.
We Stake Our Reputation,
As refiners, upon the statement that It Is
THE BEST OIL,
IN THE WOULD.
ABk your dealer for
CROWN ACME.
MIAMSiniL HUUI.
Trade for Bloomsburg and Vicinity Supplied by
MOYEB BROS.,
Bloomsburg, Pa.
sep2-ly.
CLOTHING! CLOTHING!
G. W. BERTS GH,
THE MERCHANT TAILOR.
OK EVERY DESCRIPTION.
Suits made to order at short noiice
and alitalwas guaranteed or no sale.
O.ill and examine the largtsl and bei-t
selected stock of poods over shown in
Columbia comity
Btorc next door to First National Bank,
MAIN STREET.
Bloomsburg Pa.
PATENTS
Caveats and Trade Marks obtalned.nnd all Patent
hndnoDQ pnmlnptdl fnr MllllKll TK FEES.
mm ovfice is OPPi SITE U. 8. PATENT
nvwini' U'n hnve no sub-acenclfs. all business
direct, hence can transact patent busli ess In less
time ana ai uuni iuau muwj irmuw nw.
Washington. , ...... ..
send model, drawing, or photo,wlth description.
We advise If patentable or not. free of charge.
Our f nnf. rillA till nntpnt 14 SCCttrfd.
A book,"Ilow to obtain Patents, ''with references
to artual clients in your Mute, couni), ur uu
sent free. Address
C. A. SNOW & CO.,
uproitti' I'aient umrc, WaUlnrton, t C,
S. C. SLOAU & BRO.
HLOOMSRTTRO, PA.
Manufacturers of
CARRIAGES BUGGIES, PHAETONS
SIEICHS. PLATFCFfV WICCKS AC
"trst-Masi work always on hand.
REPAIRING VF.A11 V POS'h
$65
A MONTH ond HOARD for 3 bright
young men or ladles In each county
P. W. glKGLKUC CO., Phlladelnl.ln,
Pa. nisKdtl.
ANY O DER
FOR FBilM
will be
SUPPLIED V II
THE
LOWEST
!,!:::;. Prices,
as follows:
ORANGES,
LEMONS,
BANANA,
PEANUTS,
ENGLISH
WALNUT -
CREAM NUTS
ALMONDS,
POP CORN
BATiTiS.
QEN'18 FOR
n large olnck of
consisting in part of
Brussels, Tapestry
BLOOMSBTJUG, Ji?A., FRIDAY, APRIL 6, 1888.
, chiLpKqqW faiqIes;
When the wind comes cool rrom the drowiy west,
And tins jjn gqw down and tho sualoirs dlo,
Ami tlm sounils of tlio day aro liMhed to rest,
And tho htam are lit In tho deepening tlty,
Then Die tree twil l(ft their nickering cry,
Aim uie cncKPis ciurrup tnt ir rirciays,
Ami I think at th fliuhof a flrefly-.
ineso are mo raincs or ciiilillioou days.
Then the weird owl hoots from her hollow beet,.
Ana neriespr cnattering lata ny by, .
And tlm frogi lu tho moonlit marsh protest,
While kntytlds bicker on branches hlghj
And ovor the tree tups one may spy
ino Miimim'ring luinkie or .liver rays.
Ami llienouilianakonnd tlio great plneslgh
1 nese are tuo rnirlt"( or chllilhooil ilnjB."
Tlien thewlilinioor-wllli trlplotlielr stem liehest,
Ami ino --culprit lay," witn n Irarat his eye,
Avers that tho honest way Is the best
ConfcHslngthe fault that he can't deny I
turMlile legions of weo things Ho
In the holluwhld licre the cold stream strnj-s.
Ami leaves Ring to li-nvei as they iwk ami pi-y
iut'iw nre ino lairunoi cuuiinooii days.11
ENVOY.
Hoi Robin Gonlfellnw, your csp's awry 1
auu Kaiyiiui, near, yourviieeuaai-eablazel
But only tho whkiierlng wtiuU reply
'inese aro tno rairies or culldbood days.'
A. II. A.
IN A BLIZZARD.
I was EcttliiK ui tyno In tlieotllco of The
IlliiomliiRtrm .Spike one bright ilny In
February, 18SJ, when I lienril H voice nt
thu window saying: "Hello, Seiigrnvesl
Witti' to hold down yer claltnr" The
speaker was sneering nt mo through Ills
mlitetieil liutiils. I shook my lieail, but
lnotloneil for liim to cotuo in, which ho
did.
As lio stood licforo tlio rusty cannon
stovo I rcuionstrateil with him for Ills
rashness.
'Now. I'm an honest man. Moore. I
don't want to take advantage of anyone,
not oven a drummer for farm nmchinory.
The fact N, I'm dnngerous. Why, there
ain't a man In tills territory that would
ask me Id go out on the pralrlo wth liltn
u lie Knew my it-corn, rm sure death."
" hat uo you ineauf Explain your-.
self."
"I will. I'vo been out on that pre
emption ot initio promptly nt the end of
every thirty days ever since tho last day
of October, and every time It stormed
damnably. The flrst time it rained, the
next timo ll snowed and blowed like tho
devil imd all, and tho last time Murray
and I went out to the claims we spent
three days In his twelve by fourteen
shanty with the horses. Why, I can't go
to Heron or Ilellepluln but a terrible
storm sweep? down on tlio poor people.
Therefore the boys light shy of ino."
.iiooro was whistling through his teeth
at my yarn. Ho didn't put much 1m
p irtancp upon it.
oni l knownllnboutthat: but I don't
scare wotth a cent, and, besides, look nt
the sun shining out there. Now, you get
yer tosnery on and we'll bo ofT after din
ner, li.illey's going too. Now rustle-r-I'll
seo you later."
l his seined the matter, ana accordingly
I got things Into as good shnno as nosslblo
in the olllce, and went enrly to dinner nt
the ostern liouso. The boys nt the tablo
were also talking about going out on th'efr
claims, and cursing Sparks, of tho land
olllce, because of tho ruling which obliged
mem to no on the pre-emption once a
month, no matter what tho weather
might be.
'I guess we're about all in the same
fix," said ;Adnms; "there's IJalley and
Muore ami Shelby, myself and"
"And peatjrnves," 1 said, quietly.
"Wh-a-atl Not you, Seagravcs?"
"You bet I am."
"That tettles my hush; If Seagravcs
goes, I don't, you can bet high on that.
I'm not ready to turn jiji my toes for the
coyotes to gnaw."
(ientlemen, I'm sorry for you, but
I'm going to break my record or try a
dylmi."
And about a o'clock, behind Jlooro's
llttlo team, well nigh bnried In blankets
and robes we drew out of the main street
and headed west, amid a chorus of yells.
'f!it there, i:U! Seagravcs is sure death!
puh on tho reins;" etc.
The sleighing was excellent, and the
vast level plain, a baro as tho bosom of a
frozen sea, win sparkling under a brilliant
sun shining from a deep blue sky. Our
conre lay straight into the wilderness to
the west, a distance of nearly thirty miles
,-un easy tup It tuo roiuis are good all tho
way.
llalley and Moore kept up a lively clint
tcr over their lingo bulfalo coat collars,
and hailed every pusslng team with jolly
shouts, nnd when we were about ten
miles on our way Italley said: "Igues,
Seagravcs will escape this time."
I lifted my head and took a look at the
northwestern Bkyj then said: "No, boys,
we're in lor ll, burn,"
And wo were; for, borne on tlio wing
?f the north wind, a great fleecy dome of
cloud, slaty blue below and sliver whito
above, was rising, vast, wide as the north
ern horizon, seamless dim and noiseless,
sweeping with the speed of a shadow upon
us, Thu day was yet brilliant, but the
frost whlto edge of the cloud had already
slid ncnim the fuce of the sun, making
tho depth of the durk blue dotno more
ominous niid stern. It would be dark lu
two hours.
"Well, boys, tho blizzard Is coming,
sure, nnd there, are just tuo tilings to do
. push on as hard us we can for the claim
or turn back,"
"There's no turning to this crowd,"
Moore replied, as he touched tlio ponies
with a whip. I submitted, though with
some misgivings, I urn free to confess.
Tho road was getting worse now, as wo
were getting beyond thu settlers' shanties,
nnd beyond thu travel to and from the
town. Houses grew more and more in
frequent, tho wind began to rise, and the
sninv to sift along tho plain, softly, spas
mo ic illy, yet insidiously, and almost be
fine wis knew it the road was full ot
drifts, Wherever a "tuft of weeds or a
clump of uubnrnod grass stood, a drift
had funned, stretching out its solid bulk
ntruss our track like u huge lazy iolur
bear, over which the ponies were forced
to draw thu sleigh.
The sun was entirely hid soon nfter, and
occasional Hakes of snow struck the ace
like threats, whllo the wind, growing
colder, bit most savagely. The prairie
was burned bare here, and the sliding
snow ran like tongues of llnmo hero nnd
there, or spread like silver white ocean
foam upon tho side of some smooth, black
ened knoll. We passed many shanties,
hut they were empty, for tho most purt,
the owners having moved back east for
the winter. Tho further we went to tho
west, the wilder and more bare thepralrlo
jiecamoj soon WP would be outside the
lino of actual settlement. Ilaljcy wn3 In
tending to gut oil at a point about live
miles before wn reached Moore's claim.
Ills claim lay four tulles due south from a
certain corner stake, which wo were to
pass very soon, but ns wo wero npproath
lug tho btuke Moote and I determined to
keep him with us, and not allow of. his
making his venture nt night. Accord
ingly, Mooro pulled up hort,,npil we both
looked Immovably at our friend. Ualley
was a bravo man when there was any
thing depending on the venture, but ns ho
rose to his feet looktd nronnd him he
hesitated,
It was a fearful scene. As fur as the
eye could penetrnto tho stability of the
prairie seemed changed to tho furious
lashings ot a foam white waste of waters.
Great waves of snow met, shitted, spread,
raced like wolves, Joined nsaln, rose, buf
feted each Pher till puffs of tine snow
sprang lutq the air, like spray, only to fall
and melt In the sliding streams. All was
unreal, ghuslly. No sky, but u formless,
impenetrable mass ot flying Bnow; no
earth except when a sweeping gust laid
baro a long streak ot blackened sod that
had the elfect, the terrifying clfect, of a
Iiollow, fathomless trough befwecu the
ilsslng waves, nnd over, all the night nnd
empest were speeding like Uia (light ot
twin eagles,
Our companion set his teeth nnd mode
as If to bprlng out nnd set forth. ''Sit
dnwn," we shouted. "Po you Intend to
commit suicide)" And, lti a laugh at
his relieved expression, wo pushed the
ponies on toward the west,
"We must bo merclleiis now. We are
too far on to turn back, and If we are uot
delayed wo can reach the shnnty beforo
deep night," I shouted In tho car of the
driver. There were now but two Bhantles
Where we know of people living, and lioth
61 tbeso were some miles from our desti
nation, One of these we soon reached
nftr passing the corner stake alluded to.
It was a small fromo shanty, banked to
tlio roof with snow and sods Indeed, tho
roof was also of sods, laid on for addi
tional warmth. It was low and mean
looking at ordinary times, but now, as tho
door opened and tho red light streamed
out over the drifts glinting through tho
falling snow, Itjiml a singularly nttrnctlte
look. Tho housewas lull txfoverllow'lng,
vfe were told, and there were no pliices
for our horses at all; they would have to
stand out If wo stnld. "Hut wo ain't
gotn' to stay," said Moore, grimly, as he
pulled out Into tho road, now a mere trail,
to bo followed with tho greatest difficulty.
Just after turning Into this faint track
there came a team of lprses rushing to
lucct us. As they passed ua at a swift
gallop wo saw that, attached .to the ' har
ness of one, wrts a boy's hand sled, upon
vrhlcli a long plnhk was bound, nnd lastly
a young fellow lying atop, on his side, lu
tie way boys coast down hill. He had a
round, red face, on which was a fearless
laugh, and ho shook tho reins above his
npblo team and plunged Into the dark
ness of the east on his way to the settle
ment. Tho storm had steadily Increased In
violence, though each stngo seemed tho
limit of Its fury. The cold grew ever
bitterer, tho night was almost upon us,
and the snow tilled tho air, nnd we could
sto but a few rod3 In any direct ton; but
our only resource was to press on out on
tho prairie, wrapped In madly swirling
cjouds of snow, lint we were all western
born, nnd not only knew our danger, but '
how to meet It as well. Our trail was en
tirely lost, nnd there was nothing left but
td steer by the wind nnd the section lines.
For a mile or more we had beeu following
a. furrow which had been plowed nlong
tho section line, and wo must now leavo
Hint and bear to the southwest.
Therefore, taking the wind (which wo
knew to be In the northwest) on our right
sjiouliler, we struck out lu it straight lino
f9r the place where, we knew tho shanty
belonging to Moore must be. We ought
to come near enough to it to seo tt as we
passed; if not well, we didn't like to
think of that. As our course must be
made with the greatest care, Moore drove,
while llalley and I .look turns In Rigidly
keeping the wind upon the right car, und
In walking In the track behind. The track
was kept stratglit Jn this way nnd in
creased our chances of finding the house.
We wero now moving in a circle of half
light, outside of which, 100 feet away,
was darkness. Without this half light
nil wns distorted, fantastic. A sage bush,
a clump of weeds, or a tuft of grass
assumed huge proportions, nnd through
tho treacherous gloom looked like n barn
or a stack of liny In the further reach of
the eye. A bit of shlnglo not fifty feet
from my eye looked so like n cabin on tho
side of a distant swell that I called Joy
fully to my companions, that I had found
the house. It frightened, mo when, ri few
steps further on, I catno to tjio ,.wind
blown bit of wood, and my vision of the
house and the snowy hill faded out into
tho depths of the storm. The snow flew
so thickly that we could not see the ponies
at times ns they labored heavily through
the deep snow, for we were on the un
bumed prnlrlo now nnd the snow was
mid leg deep. Around me I heard
the multitudinous trampling of the
snows, the fluttering of Innumerable
wings, the sheer weight of an army of
foes pressing ngalnst us, small as units, a
terrible forco taken together. There wero
swirls here and there, which opened
vistas In which the mind put vague
pictures of battles between ghostly adver
saries, and then the snow camo down
upon ns ay, it seemed to leap up from
beneath, fall from above, as well as drive
on the level terrific blast, like sand from
a tube. At intervals we would stop, and
gp ns far ns we dared to the right and
leit, and, btooplng down, look under tho
snow to discover tho house. Our courso
since leaving the section line was so slow
and painful that It seemed ns though wo
hnd beeu traveling more than an hour,
and flnnlly Moore pulled up and turned
to me with n look of grim resolution on
his faro that told that wo had arrived at
tho same conclusion,
"Seagraves, we're in for It. Wo'vo
passed the shanty without seeing It."
"That's about my Idea. And more
than that, I will not go a single step
further In that direction. There is
nothing but a trackless prairie out
there. Our only hope now is to turn to
tho southeast and keep going till wo
strike the settlement. It tho ponies keep
up, we're all right."
"That's about the size of it, if we've
gone by the shanty, for my claim is about
the last one In the township, nnd the next
Is unsurveyed. So we'd better turn and
strike for the Norwegian settlement south
of here. But whero's llalley?"
True enough! I sent my eye around the
circle; he was not In sight. While we were
talking he had lost sight ot us, and mak
ing a detour to see the house, if jiossible
might be ahead or behind us; we could
not tell. We looked at each other an In
stant in fear, then halloed lu chorus. No
reply. If ho were to the south his cries
could not reach us; nnd If to the north
ours could not reach him. Again we
shouted, and aealn listened. No reply,
though we Btralned our ears In the steady,
ceaseless roar and scream ot the storm.
For tho first time I was afraid. In buch
a ferocious tempest and in such deadly
cold a man could not Uvo long. We took
turns lu shoutiug, but no reply came', till
a lull in tho wind not only left the air
clearer, but softened the tumult lu the
ar, and w o heard n faint cry In the dls
tnnco "nelpl" It seemed so far oil
that it had no more forco than tho co
ot it kitten. We could not tell whether it
was on the earth or lu the sky, or whether
wo imagined It. but soon it camo again.
"He's nt our left," snld Moore, pulling
the horses about nnd following the cry.
At every few rods wo would stop and
shout, and listen for his cry, whch grew
-ach moment stronger, but' he was not
approaching us, ho wns waiting for us. to
coino to him. Soon we wero within speak
lng distance and he wns directing us
where to And him. It wns strange that
he did not approach us. We thought he
must have met. with some accident, when,
suuucuiy no stood oestue us, witu a
sitigloAvord, "Follow me," he started off.
the horses following him. We could not
see him, but we knew ho. was ou the
track ot something. Soon we came .upon
a small barn heavily banked with Bnow,
nnd with hoarse cheers wu shook hands
and yelled, "I told you sol" We had lilt
thu barn, and, the house was neur.by and
easily reached,
Without stopping tq talk of onr good
luck, we sprang out, and lu a few mo
meals the iwules were sufu from tho bllz
zard, their noses deep In some hay nnd
oats. After rubbing tho Ice and snow
from their conts, aud'stlrrlng the circular
tlon anew In their stiff and weary legs,
we gathered our robes and things lu our
arms aud, made for the house, which wo
reached in a short, breathless run.
It was n frame building, 18x'M, which
Moore had erected for a summer resi
dence a mere shell of a thing, with only
one tmcKness oi uoartis ou the sides,
through which the snow drifted; and as
there was no banking, tho cold air also
streamed un turoucu the floor: but rela
tlvely It was a palace. It was shelter and
light, lor there was a stovo aud some kind
ling and a box of coal, We need not freeze
for ono night, anyway. We soon had a
roaring fire In the rusty stove and a light
In nn unwashed tubular lantern. Wo also
fomul f poifef can, and soon had a cnu of
coffee sizzling on the stove, Then We took
ino time tq asK iiuuey about his advent
ure. It seems that in making n detour
he had caught a glimpse ot the barn, and
though the storm the next moment cov
ered It, yet he determined to push on a
muo luriner and make sure ot it. I.ucU
lly we did uot get quite tutof earshot,
anil th, whole ended jfprjuuatf ly,but if,
was a uiff !s to rup,, , jyv qur frozen
mince pies began, to. warm un und tho cof
fee to .send oft u fragrant steam, Moore
kuiiu, cxuiianuyi
The wind howls matt out doors,
The suow cloud hurry iait.
u iuuu u Krvuv picture as we sat
around the tvd hot stove, with our fur
Wo made a great picture as we sat
caps and buffalo overcoats on. The lan
tern threw a red light over us through Its
smoky side, and the open Jaws of the coal
stovo brought out every lino of our faces
as though wo were tho witches In "Mac
betji" huddled around tho caldron. On
our heads the sifted snow fell nt Intervals
llko showers of red flakes of gold, wlille
the frail structure creaked and groaned
In the blast, the snow lashed the windows,
nnd rushed like a pack of wolves about
the door. After food and warmth, wo snt
thus tnlking and singing till we felt
weary and sleepy with the cold; nnd then
our host led us to the Jipper story of tho
house, where the bed stood which Moore
used when he came to sleep on his claim,
and upon this we piled our blankets nnd
rones, and then crept under them.
outside the storm lashed and hissed
like ,nn ocean. There was n fluttering
roar, as of myriad wings, a rattle of dis
tant musketry, the howling of Innumer
able wild ieas.tg, and tho wnlla of women
In ngony. Thoro were vnaue sounds of
rushing, of swirling, nnd the tinkling as
of distant, fulling, driving sand. 'I re
member wnklng in tho night nnd listen
ing In nwo to the tumult, fancying tho
wind some nuge oeast disappointed of his
prey, and wreaking his rage on tho wood
of our frail retreat. He seemed to grasp
and shake tho liouso as a lion would a rat,
whllo his voice sank ton deep rnucous
snarl of convulsive fury. Wo seemed
such puny creatures, such motes In the
blasting tides of Icy sands, that I was
glad when sleep put nn end to my specu
lations nnd fancies.
hen I nwoke tho next mornlmr all
was still still ns the grave; not n sound
save tho heavy breathing of my compan
ions nnd tho occasional cracking of the
wood under tho terrible cold; as still ns
though tho snow had buried us deen Uni
der Its soft weight. And I shnll never for
get how It looked as I stepped out Into the
morning nir:
Llko an entcrnat changeless sea
Of burnished marblo lay tho plain,
In dazzliup, shoreless, soundless waste,
Horizon ght, without aetata.
The air as still; no breath of sound
Came front tho u Ide expanse;
The holo earth seemed to lie in trance,
In hushed, ex)cctAnt sllenco bound.
And oil I tlra beauty of the morning sky,
Where flamed 'h" herald banners of tho king)
And as f gazod vtth famished eye,
Lo I day caiuu on rae v, ith a spring.
No one would ever dream that the nloht
before this calm plain, had becnJnshcd
and driven by an nppnlllng tempest. The
terrible ride of the night beforo seemed
nlmost a dream. There was no receding
swell upon this ocean, ns upon the Atlan
tic; on the contrary, it looked so marble
like aud still that one could hardly Imag
ine It ever .being moved again. Tho bril
liant sun unshed from millions of lco-
poluts on the snow, making a broad way
of dazzling gold und diamonds a
royal way for the coming of tho
morning. Its glory was nlmost, not
quite, a compensation for the experience of
the previous night. That night, us we
sat around the cannon stovo In the Wam-
burger grocery In Hloomtown, Moore told
our story "with trimmings," uddlng,
among other things, the actual fact that
the thermometer was 38 degs. below zero.
The other trimmings, which were not
facts. I will not mention. .Mooro la a good
fellow, nnd undoubtedly recrets the ex
aggerations which the enthusiasm of the
moment induced. Harper's Weekly,
The Grfiek Woman. Vautty.
The most striking faults In the Greek
woman's character are her vanity, fond
ness for dress and display, nnd Jealousy of
the better circumstances of her neighbors.
The spirit of ambitious rivalry Is often
carried to such excess that the real com
forts of homo life are sacrificed to It; and
many live poorly nnd dress meanly nt
home, in order to display a well furnished
drawing room and expensive holiday
toilets to thp public. There are, how
ever,, vory domestic, mnko devoted wives,
and fond, it not nlways Judicious, mothers.
Bostou Budget.
A Crazy Quilt of Hark.
A Buffalo mnn hns a curiosity In
the
shnpo of a crazy quilt made of one seam
less piece of hammered bark. It is the
artistic product of barbarous hands, those
ot Mr. Faaflllmnlo, a bandy legged bar
barian of Australian origin. About 8x4
feet in dimensions, It Is covered ou the
one side with a diamond pattern, wrought
on with black paint. Chicago Herald.
"Humanity" Martin, of Gnlway.
Apropos of Mr. Bergh and his noble
work, it may interest tho readers to know
that the founder of tho original society for
prevention of cruelty to nnlranls wns un
Irishman. His namo wns Dick Martin,
and ho was a member of both parliaments
from tho county ot stones and handsome
women Gnlway. Martin wns a perfect
specimen of the Irish gentleman of a cen
tury ago wild, generous, witty, wnrm
hearted and determined. His "bulls"
convulsed the house, nnd so did his fre
quent nssertlon that he could drive thirty
miles between the entrance guto nnd en
trance hall of his estate. This was true,
but it yielded him so little that he wns
never known to have 100 at one time In
his life.
Humanity" Martin, as ho wns known,
had uo iiolitical Influence. Nevertheless
ho, wns the first man who dared to pro
pose legislation for tho protection of ani
mals. He was met by n storm of derision
and ridlcnle. His proposition was con-
Idered a death blow at the free bom
ilshtof an Kngtlshman the right to do
what he liked with his own. "Tho next
thing you know they will lmprlsou a mnn
tor pounding his wife," remarked a noble
lord. With difficulty the brave Irishman
mustered a meeting to petition parlia
ment. It wns. held at Slaughter's colleo
house, in St, Martin's lane, June 24, 1824.
The society was formally organized, nnd
though tho meeting was thin, It was en
thusiastic. Colonel Martin's stanchest supporter
was a Jew, Lowls Gompertz honored be
bis name and he was the only other
present who even professed to believe that
parliament would turn any but a ileal ear
to the petltlou. This was openly de
clared, nnd Martin responded, with n
voluminous oath, involving his eyes, Hint
he would "make 'em do It," and he did.
In a country where conjugal privilege lu--luded
the right ot a man to bent his ten
det est half with a stick no bigger than his
thumb, the difficulties the boclcty found
In protecting horses und dogs mny be 1m
igined. New York Press "Every Buy
l'nlk."
Ilu.ala'a rolltlcul Omindera.
When a criminal In Russia Is judicially
condemned to a term of penal servitude,
or "katorga," the sentenco of tho court
nrrles with It deprivation of all civil
rights. Tho political olfendor who Incurs
this penalty; ceases to be a citizen aud
loses at onco not only all the privileges
and Immunities that appertain to his
rauk or social station, hut also all control
over Ills property, his family, aud his own
person, and all right to claim tlio protec
tion ot the laws, even when his lifo Is Im
periled by the treatment to which he Is
submitted. He Is virtually outside the
pale of the law, and may be dealt with by
the officers of tho stato It he were a slave.
The fact that tho terra of penal servitude
to which he has beeu condemned Is a short
one does uot lessen tho toico ot this secu
lar excommunication.
A hard labor sentence ot four years di
vests (he criminal ot all his civil and po
litical rights as completely as a sentence
to penal servitude for life. Tho property
which was his before his condemnation
descends to his legal heirs ns It he wero
dead, or Is sequestered by tho state. Tho
family ot which he was the head ceases to
belong to him, nnd tho stato may assume
tno custody of his children,, inoexomp
tlon from liability to corporal punish
meat, which he has previously enjoyed, Is
taken away from him, and ho may be
(logged with tho "rods" or tho cat.
Filially, during what ts officially known
as the i 'period ot probation," which lasts
from a year and. a half to eight years, he
Is not allowed to have either bed, pillow,
blanket, mouoy, books, writing materials
or communication with relatives; his head
It kept half shaved longitudinally from
the forehead to the nape ot the fieck; he
must wear thu coarse gray convict dress.
must live on a convict's rations, ami must
i wear a chain and leg letters weighing live
I pounds, Goorgo Kcnwm In The Century,
wear a chain nnd leg fetters weighing live
THE COLUMBIAN, VOL. XXII NO 14
COLUMBIA DEMOCRAT, vol III, NO 1
PROFESSIONAL MEN.
ADVICE TO THOSE PURSUING
SEDENTARY OCCUPATION.
Synopsis of n Lecture by rrofe.aor Tran-
cla Jllnot What la jliullli by Statis
tic. Orljrln of Ilea.s Itritln Work
nml Health.
Professor Francis Mlnot lectured re
cently nt tho Harvard Divinity school on
the health ot professional men. The lect
ure Included three topics: Tho actual
condition of the henlth of professional
men; their peculiar disease, and tho best
mode of doing professional work. Under
the term professional men, wo Include
physicians, lawyers, clergymen, writers.
scientists nnd teachers.
Dr. Mlnot said the health of nrofes-
sonnl men ought to be ns good ns that ot
other people, for they hml good shelter,
good rood, and wero not exiwsed to ex
tremes of wenther and noxious surround
ings, and were not tempted to dissipation
and excess. This Inference wns Rhowu to
be correct by statistics. longevity wns
not always intended by good health, but
old age wns generally the reward of a
healthy life. Statistics of tho nge nt
death uf over 200,000 pcoplo In Massachu
setts showed that, while tho averngo ot
nil wns about 02, tho averngo age of pro
fessional men wns n little over 02, Includ
ing nctors nnd photographers. Ot real
professional men the average ago was
itbout 01); of judges, CO; of clergymen, CO;
of professors, 08; of physicians, 07; of
lawyers, over 00.
A DIFFERENT RESULT.
Statistics complied In Englnnd showed
n dlllercnt result, for while clergymen
were there also longer lived than lawyers
or physicians, pliysicinns were the short
est lived of professional men. During
three consecutivo years tho death rato
ntoong physicians was 20 In 100; nmong
lawyers, 20, and much less among the
clergy. This dlllerence wns remarkable.
It could not be explained by tlio irrcgulnr
life, lack of rest and overwork of medical
ujen, for those conditions applied to Amer
ican pliysicinns, and was probably duo to
tne met tnnt many I'.ngusu doctors spend
yfars in India, whence they return with
liupalred health. There wasa general re
sqmblnnco In the mode of living ot law
yers and physicians; they were obliged to
exercise more aud there was more variety
lu their lives than in those of clergymen
nod professois. The great longevity of
ministers must be attributed to modera
tion, temperance nnd freedom from anx
iety ns to pecuniary matters.
Dr Mlnot then reviewed briefly tho orl-
gtn of diseases in trenernl. nnd gaiil tnnnv
of them would disappear as soon ns their
cquscs becnino known. The danger to
tne neniin or proiessionai men my in their
sedentary life. They should warm their
stiidlos nnd offices with ppen ilres rather
than with furnace heat, nnd Bupply less
oxygen in consequence of greater rareflca-
tipn of tho air. Good hygienic conditions
in! their houses was next In Importance.
Bad drainage caused typhoid fever, pneu
monia, diphtheria and blood poisoning.
Nb drainage or sewer pipes should havo
Indirect communication through other
pipes with the Interior of sleeping rooms:
Next to drainage tho care of the person
was of greatest importance. Sponge baths
every mornitig,werejidvantage.ous Jo those
wiioiii ino pnicuce uiu itjoi injure, nnu
daily moderate exercise ..was necessary.
Professional men often suffered from
what was popularly known as bllioty.ne.ss,
which was due to insufficient oxerjcifjo.lu
tlie open air; .from this ill lavr'yors niid
physicians vcro.freer than clergymen and
writers.
WORK AND RELAXATION.
From work professional men gained
their livelihood and their happiness,. nnd.
tlio question was, How can one do tin
most work with the least Injury? The
work should be uniform us regards hours,
with intervals of relaxation, durlm: which
thu mind should be completely withdrawn
from one s work. There wero many In
stances .ot the beneficial cifects of this
alternation of employment. Sir Johu
Lubbock was nn nctive bunker nnd mom
ber of parliament, )mt bfCfin'ie famous
from his avocation us n nnluvallst. A
distinguished Massachusetts Judgement
iu ueuuifc;a uequepiiy iu laming ln
satlonal novels. An hour at whist hot.
only afforded a posjtlvp gain as regards'
health, but an Increased capacity for
labor. A complete vflciitlop at leatpnpo
n year was advantageous'. 1). It; Curtis
6ald he could do his year's wprk In nlpq
months, but not lu twelve. Kvery luo-
fessionni man, except the country doctor.
could generally take a vnra.lfqn In .tho
summer, and the country doctor shotild
taKo a journey, particularly a lunruey
across tho ocean.
Professor Mlnot did pot believe thaf;
brain work was bad for health, h.isjarJ.CfS
ot the effects of over brain work were
nearly all duo to the neglect of hygliUo
rules .pr to" hereditary diseae.. llriu
workers often lived long and lalmjlvus
lives.' It was n natural Inference .whenn
professional man died of apoplexy that ho
died of overwork, but npoplexy wns ns
liable to be caused by physical overwork
as by mental. Tho professor closed with
three examples of the effects of the rules
he had laid down: Darwin, who by regu
larity performed an enormous amount of
wprk, In spite of ill henlth and intense
pain; Dr. Little, whose rule ot life In
cluded the twenty-four hours of tho day,
and ho generally worked uutll-u in the
morning and roso nt 8, look a vacation of
one month every year, and lived to bo
nearly 60; n distinguished London phy
sician, Dr. Bird, who nt 40 hud built up
a practice worth 70,000 it year, but who
died soon after, broken down by over
work. Bostou Advertiser.
Working for Other Men.
All honest men are working for other
men. If a man works exclusively for
himself, he Is a counterfeiter, or a forger,
or a sneak thief, or perchance a high
wayman. All love of industry, all love
of integrity, nil love of kludred, nil love
of neighbor, all love of country nnd nil
love of humanity is expressed In labor for
others. For this servico thus performed
a right to a reward Is required, and he
for whom thu servico Is performed has
Imposed upon him tho duty to render
the reward, nnd the service Is rendered
in tho hopo of the reward. Everywhere
In civilized society men are thus work
ing fur others.
Kvery man, In all tho years of his labor,
tolls for Ills. fellow man, and the, practice
Is universal .ninqng pjl honest clyllized
men, upd'.lat.from generation to genera
tion; and universal practice Is gradually
becotiiingcryUUi'dlntojmlviTSnlhalt.
Ono man Is tryllig to make better houses
for bs neighbors, another mnn is trying
to makp bitter shoes for bis neighbors,
another mauls trying to make bettor laws
for his neighbors, and another man Js try
ing to .make better books for his neigh
bors. Kvery innn is tlms forever dwell
ing upon Hie welfare of ids neighbors,
and making his bt't endeavor for their
good; and thus tho habit grows from gen
eration to geucratlpn, until at last sumo
men forget that, tboio Is reward for serv
ice, npd labor fpr their fellow meu bo
causo they love their fellow men, MaJ.
J. AV. Powell.
Itinera of Kxpenalve Periodical..
"Tho steadiest buyers of tho more ex
pensive periodicals," bald a Stato street
stationer, "aro not Vfnltby people, but
those In uiodernto circumstances. Men
nnd women of means come In and buy a
lot of Mult at it time, picking up whatever
strikes thulr fuuey. But it Is the people
with a good deal Jess inqney who buy
right along. They ahoy tho most dis
crimination, too, and read tho best maga
zines. Some of them I suspect can't
really nilerti the purcuasos tney maKo.
Some of tho clerks in Stale street ajprcy.
whom the parngrnphfr Mints ihla aar
cast la iiencll at, art! lavish luiycrs. The
most expensive art psparsT-bgnie of tbcm
costing l,60n copy aro bought by young
men on salaries. Who are theyr Tho
employes of the lltogruphlng, engraving
und artistic print in: establishments.
Some of the youngsters on it sal v of f ")
or t(25 nie ml $u or (8 ot It for u-1. papers
every week," uuicago iribuuo.
CHRIST'S LAST WARNING.
LESSON II, SECOND QUARTER, IN
TERNATIONAL SERIES, APRIL 8.
Teat of the Leiaon, Matt. xilll 37-30.
Golden Text, 1'aalma 11, 10 M?innrlr
Veraea 37, 3A and SO Comment by Iter,
If, 6. IforTmAtt.
(From tsson Hetror Quarterly, by permtiislqn of
II. H. lloqman, lTiuadeipbla, publlalier.
Notes. V. 27, Hypocrites, ticrsonswhoact
a part not their own. Whlted sepulchers,
whitewashed, from respect to the doad and to
avoid legal defilement. V. SO. Tombs, re
paired out of pretended respect, garnish,
ecornto, nenuiify, v. x Fin ye up, J emu
Id not wish them to bo on In sin. but he
kiiew they would go on and may refer to
their plots ngalnst lilm.-elf. V. S3. Serpent,
ipers, like snakes In cunning and deadly
malignity. Can ye escape? Implies certainty
of their doom. V. 34. I'rophets, .Inspired
teachers. Wise men, men of natural wisdom,
like Bolomon. Scribes, thoso who copied and
taught the nlmlom of others. V, Si. Zach-
arias, see It Chron. xxlv, 20-,'li, or Zech. 1, 1.
V. 80. Ueneratlon, aeo. V. 117. Jerusalem.
city stands for Its jieoplo. V. 88. Desolate,
was laid waste by lloinans A. V. 70.
V. 27. The sternest words of condemna
tion, that ever fell from Jesus' 111 are re
cirjed in this chapter. They aro worse than
any curso from Kbal or menace from flery
pfophet He spoke not iu anger, but in grief,
that goodness nnd love had benn so 111 re
qoltcd and abused. His holy wrath was now
kindled, tlnco they sinned beyond the limit
of God'a own mercy. He Is our worst enemy
who once wns our best hiend. The bitterest
drop In tho cup of eternal woe Is "the w rath
of the Lamb" of tho loving Saviour. Ills
wprds are stern and uncompromising, for
they were founded on Justice, preceded by
mercy nnd love.
,Tho Pharisees as a party date from the
time, of the Maccabees. Literal obedience to
tlio written law and tradition was thoir ruling
principle. Tho founders of the party were
genuine reformers, but their descendants de
generated Into that which was false and mil.
Their hypocrisy prevented their rejwntance.
'inerjcribes as a body were organized In
tho timo of Ezra, they wero learned hi and
wero teachers of tho law, and wero employed
as judges, transcribers nndexpoundersot the
law.
V. 23-29. Jesus makes a distinction be
tween the appearance and reality of godliness.
Tlio pharisccs jiouored the prophets by deco
rating teir graves but would not observe
their teachings or Imitate their lives. What,
a ravesty of religion I
,V. so, l hero is no need of assuming that
thp Pharisees did not mean what they said,
but their lives crave the lie to their wnr.ts
There Is a tendency of each generation amid
its own sins tq condemn the wrong doing of
tho past.
Y. 3L The rhariseos were reproducing
tlio same evjl traits, pf character of their,
fathers, whom they condemned. They were
ready to kill the Christ of whom the prophets
bflu written, i hey were la heart one with
their fathers, walking in thoir footeteps.
aiiu yet io cover ineir and tuelr lather's
wickedness liwiutillud the tombs of the mur-
d'3-ed prophets. Thoy wero felf convicted
hypocrites. (Sin is hereditary, and our daily
acts nnd wonts betray our soushlp.
,v. Kvery merciful menus exhausted.
tho Jow ish fioople are consigned to their own
ays. 1 hey aro left of Uod left to them
selves. i hen the hour of divine abandon
ment comes to a soul, it goes on to fill np tho
measure of Its Iniquity, The language Is of
terribla import. They had committed in
iquity upon iniquity, Ood had left them.
Their committal of ono more ghastly crime,
arjd there was nothing left for their country
but destruction, and lor themselves, "ser
peaits, vipers" as they had provod themselves
to, be, but tho "damnation of hell." Tho
severity of our Lord's language is a prece
dent for rebuke, but no precedent for mob
nuthorlty nnd power of rebuke. He had a
divhio attribute to see tho character ns it
was, and a divine authority to pronounce its
nature, and a right to inflict punishment
which no mere mortal has.
V. 34-83. Christ undoubtedly had In mind
hero the treatment he was eventually to re
ceive from the Jews.
V. 30. There is a cumulative forco in sin.
The final punishment at last succeeds the
long scries of sins. Men by sin can make the
guilt of past ages '.ir own. Josephus gives
most hcartreudi.ig account of tho fulfill
ment of this prediction, how 000,000 dead
bodies were carried out of tho gates of Jeru
salem, and how "the Area of burning houses
weroquencued witn human blood."
V. 87. Tho thundering "woes" give way to
a plaint of tenderest emotion for tho doomed
city. The Lord deeply regrets that they had
spurned the offers of mercy made them, not
only by himself while in the flesh, but in all
ages by his servants. "How often," implies
tue irequent oirors oi ms pardon and grace.
I would," is tho dlvmo side, and "ye would
not," is the human side. The whole scheme
of salvation, tho coining of Christ, his min
istry among men nnd his death for thuin.
show that God desires their salvation. The
reason that they are not saved is that they
win not como to nun. ihe bitterest Ingredi
ent In tho cup of tho wicked Is that they de
stroyed tuemseives.
. Sa. Jesus left tho temple on this occa
sion never again to enter it, Onco it was
called "My house," "lly father's house," now
he speaks of It as "your house." A temple
without Jesus' presence meant desolation for
it, dispersion of the Jews aud tho ruin ot
their land. Julian, the apostate, nttempted
to rebuild and restore the templo, but failed.
Its doom Is sealed till Jesus comes again.
y, SI. Our Lord now closed his publlo min
istry among them. They saw him no more
hi his Messiaic work nnd operation. After
his resurrection he apieared only to chosen
witnesses, ino sutteinent is made that he
will not bo seen ngaln till his second coming
lu glorious majesty, when tho restoration of
Israel shall take place. When their conver
sion has taken place, then shall they hall Mm
as their king. When the Lord came to Jem-,
salem, tho Jews did not use the words
"Blessed be ho that cometh," etc., but asked, ,
")Vho Is thisi" "The Jews will yet own Chrifc
ai their Messiah, and yet shout their glad '
hqsannns to him. Tho rejected Christ shall
yet be welcomed.
Ilou.pkerplng 111 toudon.
"Keeping house In London," writes a cor-
resjiondeiit, "is accompanied with conditions
very different from American housekeeping.
It Is tho tenant, not the landlord, who pays
all taxes (except the property tax) iu Eng
land, and consequently tho deluded Ameri
can who thinks he has got such a dear little
house so cheap is horrified to find at the end
of tho quarter that ho Is In for vestry rates,
poor rates, lubnbltvd house duty, water tax,
iucxlne tax, local charities and lords nnd
commons know what besides. These bring
the rent up to a figure he never dreamed of,"
Boston Transcript.
Thine. Are Not What They Seem.
This Is a contradictory world. The forger
always appreciates tho vnluo of a good name.
ooston uazette.
Ijiruf.t Collection or Clippings,
Hornco Smith, nn old tlms crony of
Edgar Allan 1'oe, has In all ' probability
the largest collection of newapnperjfcllp
plngs In the world. He began, when a
boy of ten years, and has been clipping
for fifty yeurs on every conceivable sub
ject. His collection is Indexed and alpha
betically arranged In envelopes. It would
take a furniture van to hold what he hns
nuw, although ho has sold thousands and
thousands of slips. Now Orleans Times
Democrat. When big Ideas get into little minds
something is bound to spread. His usually
the mouth
All nurta or Polaaa
Mr. W 1'', Daley, Adveiti-mg Ag'nt if
the Ctnoklyn I'.tui.itcl lUiln.jil, writes;
'Inthiiiimutory rhciiuistixm weted my
leg. and aim to twice (hull uulutnl alzn
1 buffeted eirruciatiug punt Vuur won
del till 8 8. 8 , IiiuiIh a complete turc.
Major Sidney Herbert, editor ol tho
iiifirrti Cultivator and Vuic Futmtr,
Atlanta, Ga., w rili ! ' I huvv iully U.ti d
the Hi tne. ol Swift's Specihc, both as a
rheuinuti.iii cure and a tonic ll lu. done
even mora limn its proprietor, claim fur it.
Mr Miilmi-.l Long, Ji , with the Stic
bridge Llthographl! Cn , CiniUiuati, Ohio,
write. "1 ul!ei-d let two yeata with a
terrible Milling snd painlul wirca on tny
neck, arms, Imnila and lingem No phy
sician could help me H, 8. 8 tulit vul
me prills lly and 1 In I lite a new nisn
Mra. Aiuundit lni:ir. ol Ua. Inula, N C,
writra "My luhy. when four mouth,
old, developed .crntidM flu hud ln ae
vert rUing. aud Miriam, fhe neck. I sent
for our dually phyii'ian, wliu pimioiiutrd
it wmtul.i, end pri'M ntu'd B. 8 S for it.
I gave the Imhy B H 8 . and it a "n pit
the disease under eontinl The wnea ale
henhsl, und llin Mj U well and liinltliy.
1 knnn S 8 8 fated II. lite, mid I told
our diKtm so. HhIm ,i regular physiituu,
aud piisi ril.sl 8, 8 8 Lu the Imby ua .nun
a. hesuw it had wintuU
TiiatiMi nu lihxal nnd 8km Di.eaeca
niitlltd tree Tni' sin bruiric Co,
Drawer a, Atlanta, Ua
ua at tnia wonc. au suumo.
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