Prompt Reply.
Some business is best done quickly
and with few words. Other business,
of 2 more delicate nature, is com-
monly entered upon in a more leis-
urely maosner. Now and then, how-
ever, a man is found who makes
such distinction .
Farmer Jones sought
with Widow Brown. He had long
prided himself upon his short-horn
cattle; she was, in her way, as proud
of her poultry and pigs.
“Widow Brown,” said he, “I am a
man of few words but much feeling
I possess, as vou know, between three
and four hundred head of cattle. [
have saved up eight hundred dollars
or 80, and 1've a tidy and comfortable
home. I want vou to become my
wife. Now, quick's the word with
me; I give five minutes to de-
cide!”
“Farmer Jones," said Widow Brown,
“I am a woman of few words—1I'l] say
nothing of my feelings. 1 possess, as
you know, between three and four
hundred head of poultry and about
ten score of pigs. 1 have nigh twelve
hundred well invested
late husband's savings and my
earnings. I tell you 1 wouldn't
marry you if it were a choice between
that and going tothe scaffold. Sharp's
my word, and
utes to
an interview
You
1.11
QOLars
my
own
I give
las #¥ ’
ciear oll I
win.
Passing of the Alligator.
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and a twelve-footer is said to be about
years old. :
Over 2,500,000, accord-
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been
as he
es from Florida,
the last dozen
ing
have
years
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DAY SERMON.
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Subject: *‘Festivity.”
Text
ready,
Home, for all
3 things
Luke xiv,, 17.
are mow
It was one of the most exeiting times in
English history when Queen Elizabeth visited
Lord Leicester at Kenilworth Castle, The
moment of her arrival was considered so im-
portant that ali the clocks of the castle were
stopped, so that the hands might point
that ons moment as being the sipgnifi-
cant of all. She was grestadtothe gate with
floating islands and torches, nnd the thunder
of eannon, and fireworks that set the night
, and a great burst of musie that lifted
most
abla
the whole scene into perfect enchantment,
Then she was introdaged in a dining ball the
luxuries of which astonished the world, Four
hundred servants waited upon the guests,
The entertaix wt £5000 each day, Lord
Leicester made that great Kenil-
worth Castle,
Cardinal Wolsey
nent ¢
supper in
entertained the Freneh
embassadors at Hampton Court, The best
cooks in all the land prepared { |
quet, Purveyors
the kingd
The time }
ing the day
that their ay
wen
ver to find spo
[he pues w
the KE
tainment. My Lord, the
quoter, Angels are the
redeemed are the guests,
love, frescoed with light and pay
and « d with unfading beauty
The harm
The chalic
filled
avery Ww
ti might
nd re
at with both hand
scallering ne
dip up thi
ladders enough to &
There are not
harps to thrum, « r
the praises of this one
thou flower of eternity
eriume of heaven! Ob,
iet all people clap their
ance! Chorus: (
cherubim Lod seraphim arebangel «all
heights, all depths, all immensities, Chorus
Roli Him through the heavens in a chariot
universal acclaim, over bridges of hosan
under arches of ronati along
great towers chi ng with eternal jublies
Chorus : “Unto Him who hath loved us and
washed us from our sins in Hisown blood, to
Him be glory, world without end?”
I have a word of five letters, but
white enough on which to write it and no
pen good enough with which to inscribe it,
Give me the fairest Jeaf from the heavenly
recorde--give me the peacil with which the
and then, with my
radi
saints and
ome
ier, i
of
IHR,
bw the
vo shot
will write It out in capitals of Jove,
It is this one, infinitely fair,
Christ is waiting |
brimming, the minstrels with |
fingers on the stiff string, waiting for the |
Waiting for you as a mother waits for her |
Oh, give me a comparison intense enough,
hot enough, importunate enough to express
my meaning something high as heaven and
deep as hell and long as eternity! Not hop
ing that you can help me with such & come
parison, I will say, ‘‘He is waiting as only
the all sympathetic Christ can wait for the
coming back of a lost soul.”
Bow the kee snd kise the Son,
Come and welcome, sinner, come,
Again, the Holy Spirit is ready. Why is it
that so many sermons drop dead--that Chris.
tian songs do not get their wing under the
~that 80 often prayer goes no higher
han a hunter's “hollo?” It is because there
is a lnk Wanting-- the work of the Holy
Spirit, Unless t spirit give grappl
hooks to a sermon and lift the prayer an
waft the song, everything is a dead fallure,
That spirit is willing to come at our eall and
load to eternal life, or ready to seme
with the same power with which he unhorsed
Baul on the turnpike, and broks
down Lydia in her fine store, and lifted the
8000 from midnieht into midooon at the
Pentecost, With that power the spirit of
you
5
| employs for man’s conversion?
Theres was a man on & Hudson
{to whom a tract was offered,
| tion he tore it up
River boat
and threw it overboard.
and he saw on it the word “eternity,” and
i he found no peace until he was prepared for
| that grost future, Do you know what pas
| sage it was that ennsed Martin Luatherto ses
{the truth! * Hye by faith.”
Do you know there is just one
sage that broncht Augustine from a life of
dissipation? “Put yo on the Lord Jesus
Curist and make no provision for the flesh
to fulfill the lusts thereo!.” It was just one
passage that converted Hedley Vicars, tha
great soldier, to Christ
Christ cleanseth from all sin.’
Do you know that the Holy Spirit used
one passage of Seripture to save Jonathan
| Edwards? “*“Now, the King, eternal,
{ immortal, invisible, the only wise God, our
{ Baviour, be glory.” One vear ago
Thanksgiving Day I read for my text, “Oh,
give thanks unto the Lord, for He is good,
for His merey endureth forever.” Aud there
is a voung man in the house to whose heart
the Holy Spirit took that text for his eternal
redemption, I might spsak of
will tell you I was broughtto tha pe
gospel through ti
sto Christ, “Even
™ .
[he just she
ane Peis
unio
On
case, |
r of th
Phoenician woman's
the
mvown
at of
or's% table
Do vou know the
FAYE Uses
Srmons never
spirit al &t
Eloquent
minister sor
worn out
ondasted Lan
hefors the th
with their wings, while
God Almi
David ses thousands and
not angel slay 155.600
aheribh 6 ara
shied hares
There i= a
angels rea
reach {ron
holy is the Lord
na
i¢ #
ine Of
hing to bh
here fo the v
an sudien
ship the air is fall of th
you has a guardian ang
tinls theres are here! Thes
they hover, they flit
Look, that
throne! A uo
and heard the
Look! Bright, immortal, what news from
the golden city! Speak, spirit The
response comes melting on the alr, "Come,
for all things are now ready I”
Angels ready to bear the tidings, angels
ready to drop the benediction, angels ready
to kindle the joy. They have stood in glory
they know all about it, They have felt the
joy that is felt where there are no tears and
no graves ; immortal health, but no lavalid-
ism ; songs, but no groans ; wedding bells,
eyes that never weep.
hands that never blister, heads that never |
faint, hearts that never break, friendships
+ ia sescmnt
erowd the place,
about, they
fre
rejoice
: mm the
gt ood before Christ
the glorified,
Come
of
Yo |
blest
Ready, all of them! Heady, thrones, prin-
cipalities and powers! Ready, seraphimand
Ready, Michael the Archangel!
Again, your kindred in glory are all ready |
for your coming. 1 pronounce modern |
spiritualism a fraud and a sham, If John
titon and George Whiteflald have no better
business than to crawl under a table and rat- |
in glory. While I believe that modern spir- |
itualism is bad because of its mental and
domestic ravages, common sense, enlight-
ened by the word of God, teaches us that
ofr friends in glory sympathize with our re-
demption,
The Bible says plainly there Is joy in
heaven among the angels of God over one
sinner that repenteth, and if angels rejolos
and know of it shall not our friends stand-
ing among them know it? Some of these
spirits in glory tolled for your redemption.
hen they came to die, their chief grief was
that you were not a Christinn, They sald,
‘Moet me in heaven,” and put their hands
out from the cover and said, “Goodby,”
Now, sup u should cross over from
a sinfal life to a holy life, Bappose you
should be born into the kingdom. Su
Proll O decotful
oe iTO hrist, help me or I per.
ise, i belfeve Thy word.
1 enter Thy » »
Suppose you should say and do this? Why,
u should now say : *
i ’ , mv sin! Fie upon
ish! I take my
| “He is coming!” and
| higher in the air would
“He is coming 1”
line of light from
the angel poising
shout it upward,
and it would run ail up the
wing to wing and from
trumpet to trumpet until it reached the gate,
and then it would flash to “the
many mansions, ' and it would find out
kindred there, and before your tears
petensnes had been wiped from the
| aud before you had finished your first pr
your kindred in would know
and another heaven would be added to
joy, and th id ery “My
answerad other ved one
{men harp with which to
Baved! Baved! i!
If 1 hay
§
your
yf re
aok
Ayer
of it,
their
glory
prayors
{rive
the joy.
sn ved
strike
hown you that *‘all
ready, that Christ is re
is rendy, that the church is ready,
that the angels in glory are read that your
’ hundred a iy, then
concentrate amphasis of my
things are
the Holy
that
reaay’
responsitiaiity upon
get into the
1 do
subject throws the
yourself, If vou don
banquet it is bhecsusn ¥
invitation, You importunate
invitation, Two ar down from
the cross soaked in SH om w to
finger tip, two
Huisn, 19 §
King's
not accept the
y the most
tide Toke
SRY
weeny
wandering s
He will
, that
own thy
+ hax fad
aE Jed thes
put
nn break
blasted ho
BAW
know
ne
Christ
He
ing thy
thes
night
taken to pieces so
would weigh
more
It wes serewed to-
six-inch
(ht portable disapp
{ train, could
taken apart so that no portion
in five minntes, A
= Siege
more than three tons, ten hours being
required to mount it. A six-inch naval
five rounds in sixty-nine sec-
each time at a different range
A plute of special steel
shield received rifle and
firo at 100 yards range
without a single penetration, while the
plate hitherto used was penetrated at
every thot, the Gatling gun almost
cutting it in two. —Chieago Herald.
Horace Greeley and His Bride,
“When Horace Greeley was firs!
married and brought his wife home on
a visit a sugar party was given in their
honor on a neighboring farm. All
the guests had arrived, and we were
looking outy watching for the belated
bride snd groom. At last we saw
something appearing in the distance.
As this same object came nearer, we
discovered it was the old white horse
of the Greeleys, slowly pieking his
On his back
sat the bride ina brilliant yellow frock,
her, wrapped in his famous white over-
coat, sat the already famous editor. It
I re-
member,” concluded my informant,
laughing again at her recollection,
“that I simply lay down and rolled
upon the floor in a spasm of mirth.”
r. Greeley came home every year,
and after a day or two on the farm,
would start to walk miles and call on
people. He was never known to knock
at a farmhouse door. No matter
whether he knew the inmates or not,
he would push open the door, walk
right in, sit down by the fireplace and
fall to discussing crops and other
topics dear to the farmer's heart,
Everybody was glad to welcome this
gentle, brusque intruder. Press and
nter.
The huge guns of modern navies can
only be fired about seventy-five times
before they are worn out,
Baking
His Case
office-seeker
eX-AS
for a place
partment. “What did
Quincey?” asked a Sen
the office-
lack of
“] told him
had done for
election,” replied
1] “You did, el
Hopeless,
An
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