RBBHbnE
THE prrTBBTJRG DISPATCH. MONDAY, NOVEMBER
7,
A MODERN BABYLON.
Talmage Paints a Gloomy Picture of
American Politics for
VOTERS TO FONDER TO-MORROW.
Briber rampant, and-Moral Corruption
Etalks in nigh flaces,
ILL MENACING THE GREAT EEPCBLIO
reriCIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DISFATCn.
Beookltk', Kot. 6. Dr. Talmge chose
for hii text to-day Rev. xvhi-10: "Alas,
alas, that great city Babylon, that mighty
city! lor In one hour is Thy judgment
come."
Modern scientists are doing a splendid
work In excavating the tomb of a dead em
pire holding in its arms a dead city, mother
and child of the tame name Babylon.
But is it possible this is all that remains of
Babylon? a city once Ave times lamer than
Iiondon and 12 times larger than Sew
Yorkt
Great capital of the ages. But one nisht,
while honest citizens were asleep, but all
the saloons of saturnalia were in fall blast,
nnd at the King's castle they had filled the
tankards for the tenth time, and reeling and
guffawing and hiccoughing around the state
table were the rulers of the land. General
Cyrus ordered his besieging army to take
shovels and spades, and they diverted the
river from Its usual channel into another
direction so that the forsaken bed of the
river became the path, on which the besieg
ing army entered. When the morning
dawned the conquerors were inside tho out
side trenzhes. Babylon bad fallen.
But do nations die; Oh, yes, there is great
mortality among monarchies and republics.
They are like individuals in the tact that
they are bm n, they have a middle life, they
have a decease, they have a cradle, and a
prave. Some of them are nssassiuated,some
destroyed by their own hand.
America May Go the Same TTay.
It is no unusual thing for a government to
perish, and in tho same necrology of dead
nations and in the graveyard of expired
governments will go the United htates of
America unless there be some potent voice
to call a halt and unless Govt in. his mercy
interferes and through a purified ballot box
and a widespread publlo Christian senti
ment the catastrophe be averted. This na
tion is about to go to the ballot box to exer
cise the right of suffrage, and I propose to
set befoie you the evils that threaten to de
stroy tho American Government.
The first evil that threatens the annihila
tion of our American institutions is the fact
that political bribery which once was con
sidered a crime has by many come to be
considered a tolerable virtue. There is a
legitimate use of money in elections, but is
there any homunculus who supposes that
this vast amount or money now using raised
by the political parties is going in a legiti
mate direction? The vast majority of it will
go to buy votes. Hundreds and thousands
of men will have setbetoro them so much
money for a Republican vote, and so much
money for a Democratic vote, and the
superior financial inducement will decide
the action. You want tc know which party
will carry the doubtful States day after to
moriow? I will tell you. Tho party that
spends the most money. Tills moment,
w !!'- i fcueak, the peddlers carrying gold
:rora Wall stieet, gold lrom Third street,
cold from State street and gold lrom the
Brewers' Association are In all the political
headquarters of the doubtful States dealing
out the ininmons inducement.
There used to be bribery, bnt it held its
head in shame. Now, political bribery de
nes you, dares you, is arrogant, and will
probably decide the election next Tuisday.
The Evils of Geographical Politics.
Another evil threatening tho destruction
of American institutions is the solidifying
of the sections against each other. A solid
Xorth. A solid South. Ir this goes on we
shall, after a while, have a solid East against
a solid West, we shall havo solid Middle
Mates against solid Northern States, and
Me shall have a solid New York againsta
solid Pennsylvania. Tho difficulty will
never be ended until each State of the na
tion is split up into two or three great po
litical parties. This country cannot exist
unless it exists as one body, the national
capital the heart.
Another.evil threatening the destruction
of our American institutions is the low state
of public morals. What killed Babylon of
my text? What killed Phoenicia? What
killed Home? Their own depravity: and
tne fraud and the drunkenness which
have destroyed other nations will destroy
ours unless a merciful God prevent,
lo show you the low state of public morals,
1 have to call your attention to the fact that
many men nominated for offices In different
States at different times aie entirely unfit
lor the positions tor whieh they have been
nominated. The mere pronunciation of
their names makes a demand for carbolic
acid and fumigation! Yet Christian men
nill follow right on under the political
standards.
1 have to tell you what you know already,
that American politics have sunken to such
: low depth that there is nothing beneath.
What we see in some directions we see in
nearly all diiections. When the heaven-descended
Democratic party enacted the
Tweed rascality it seemed to eclipse every
thing, but after a while the heaven-descended
Uepublican party outwitted Pande
mouium with the Star Route infamy.
A Shocking State of Low Morality,
friends, we have in this country people
j say the marriago institution amounts
rw. nothing. They scoff at it. We have
people walking in polite parlors in our day
who are not good enough to bo scavengers
in Sodom.
I vf nt over to San Francisco 10 or 15 years
no- tm beautilnl city, that queen of the
Pacific .May the blessing of God come
dnnn upon her great churches and her
noble men and women! When I got into
the city of San Francisco, the mayor of the
city and the President of the Board of
Health called on me and insisted that I go
and see the Chinese quarter, no doubt so
that on my return to tho Atlantic coast I
might tell what dreadful people the Chinese
are. But on the last night of my stay in San
Frnnci&co, before thousands of people in
their great Opera IIous.e, I said: "Would
you like me to tell you just what I think,
plainly and honestly?" They said: "Yes,
yes, yes!" I said: "Do you think you can
stand it all?" They said: "i"es, yes, yes!"
"Then," I said, "my opinion is that the
curse of San Francisco is not your Chinese
quarter but yonr millionaire libertines!"
There is enough out-and-out licentiousness
in American cities to-day to bring down
upon them the wrath of that God who, on
the 2th of August, 79, burled Ilerculaneum
and 1'ompeli so deep in ashes-that the 1,813
subsequent years have not been able to
complete the exhumation.
I want to pht all or the matter before you,
so that every honest man and woman will
know just how matters stand, and what they
ought to do if they vote, and what they
ou:;ht to do if they pray. This nation is not
going to perish.
There I Still Hope for the Country.
Hope thou in God. He will set back these
oceanic tides of moral devastation. Do you
know what is the prize ior which contention
is made to-day? It is the prize of this con
tinent. Xever since, according to John
Milton, when "Satan was hurled headlong
flaming from the ethereal skies in hideous
ruin and combustion down," have the
powers of darkness been so determined to
win this continent as they are now. What
ajewelit is a Jewel carved in relier, the
cameo of this planet.
On one side of us the Atlantic Ocean, di
viding us lrom the wornout govemmentsof
Europe. On the otherside the Pacific Ocean,
dividing us from the superstitions or Asia.
On the north of us the Arctic Sea, w hich is
the gymnasium in which the explorers and
navigators develop their courage. A conti
nent 10.500 miles long, 17,000,000 square miles,
and all ot it but about one-seventh capable
of rich cultivation. One hundred millions
of population on this continentof .North and
South ArocrIca-100.000,000, and room for
many hundred millions more. AH flora and
all fauna, all metals, and all precious woods,
and all grains and all fruits.
The Appalachian range the backbone and
the rivers the ganglia carrying life all
through and out to the extremities. Isthmus
of Danen the narrow waist of a giant conti
nent, all to be under one government, and
nil tree and all Christian, and the scene of
Christ's personal reign on earth If, aocord
iiur to the expectation or many good people,
h shall atMu.t set up His throne In this
world. Who shall have this hemisphere?
Christ or Satan?
tSrOuroantptciat tciresand tpeelal newt
tenia inU render The DUpatch dedion reform
invduaUt VTednetday morning. Order in ad
vance to avoid ditappoinbnenL
Best Men's TJnderw w " '
Bestmeu's unde
Come and see which
JosTH
in America,
i in England.
irarw advertisements.
ABLE
&
COOPER
BEST LIGHTED
FIRST FLOOR
CLOAK MM
IN THE CITY.
Our buyer has just returned
from New York, where he pur
chased for cash the entire stock
of two of the leading manufact
urers of Ladies' Misses'andChil;
dren's Cloaks. The price we
paid for them (about half the
regular price) the customers will
reap the benefit The line has
been received and are now on
sale.
FUR
GOODS.
Alaska Seal Jackets.
Alaska Seal Box Coats.
Alaska Seal Reefers.
Alaska Seal Military Capes.
Alaska Seal Coachman's (Japes.
Alaska Seal Tight-fitting Capes.
Complete Line Capes in Every
Fur.
Complete Line Fur Animal Neck
Scarfs.
Complete Line of Muffs.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
A PERFECT HUF
OF TRADE
WHIRLED INTO OUR STORE ON
SATURDAY.
We found it impossible to properly serve more than onehalf
of our eager-to-buy customers. Two dollars' value for one
dollar is not often given.
JW
FIR
mum
One-Half Inch in all Furs.
One Inch in all Furs.
Two Inch in all Furs.
Three Inch in all Furs.
We kindly ask you to inspect
our lines and compare our prices.
BLE
&
Successors to John P. Knabla
& Co.,
35 FIFTH AVENUE.
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NOVELTIES
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WALL PAPER.
The 100 patterns of fine papers that we
placed on sale at 25c, 3ScandC0c have been
Koine quite last. Tbey are very fine, some
hand made, all the popular colors, preou,
bine, yellow, terra cotta and pint. These
papers were sold from 50o to $1.50 per bolt.
The fall season is nearly over ana we must
close them out. Look around the different
stores, then call ana see these.
Get an estimate to paper your house. We
have the largest force of paper bangers in
the city.
Send for samples of Wall Paper, lent free
to any address.
G. G. O'BRIEN,
Paint and Wall Paper Store,
232 Fifth ave., S squares from Conrt House.
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OHR DOUBLE VALUE SALE
Proved conclusively that the people have implicit confidence in our advertised statements,
and not a buyer left our store who was in the least disappointed in his purchase, but, on
the contrary, sent his friend back to patronize us,
THE RUSH WILL CONTINUE
-saUHTIL WEDNESDAY NIGHTS
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UNTIL THAT TIME WE SHALL CONTINUE TO OFFER
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FOR 1VM DOLLAR SPENT III 01 SMI
COD CIC We offer a thoroughly first-class genu
rUn 4)10 inc Kersey Overcoat, Silk or Cassimere Worth Double
lined, elegantly made, trimmed and finished, perfect ie Pylrg
fitting, latest fashion
IT O.0 CIO We furnish a fashionable Overcoat in Worth Double
rUn 4)l& half a dozen different fabrics and all . p .
the new colorings; extra well made and fitting "le lce
I"ftn (t4ft We suddIv a thoroughly first-class
rUli sPlU Overcoat in such variety that we can Worth Double
please the most critical taste.
well made...
Proper in fashion and Price
CO.D CO Wc can Sivc you a thoroughly good, Worth Double
well made, perfect fitting Overcoat or
Ulster in all the popular fabrics and colorings. Late
and proper fashions
the Price.
THESE SPLENDID VALUES HAVE NEVER BEEN AND ARE NOT
LIKELY EVER TO BE GIVEN AGAIN.
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JZAny article purchased in this store and found in any way unsatisfac
tory can be returned to us and the money paid therefor will be returned
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Special values will be offered during this week in every department in our estab
lishment They are the result of Large Cash Purchases made late in the season at 60
cents on the dollar of manufacturers' cost
Solomon
and
Ruben
INVINOIBLE BARGAIN GIVERS -
SMITHFIELD & DIRMOND STS.
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DOCTORS LAKE,
SPECIALISTS in all cases re
quiring ecientlflo and. confi
dential treatment. Dr. S. K.
Lake, M. E. C. P. 8., is tho old
est and most experienced spo
'clalUt in the city. Consult-
(Inn Vaa and ofri-irttlv Annfl
dentiaL Offloe hours 9 to 4 and 7 to 8 p. x.
C .a. m a frnAi. w Pnnanlfc thnm neraan
aUr or write Doctobs Lake, cor. Penn av.
and Fourth St., Plttshnrg, Pa. JelS-gZ-Dwlc
PO. D. LEVIS, SOLIC1TOB OP
ATENTS
131 Fifth aye., next Leader, Pittsburg
PURITY! PURITY!!
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That is the fundamental principle of our
business and on It we stake our reputation
when making the
GAIL BORDEN "EULFMIIQ
Condensed Milk. In times ot epidemics
when all foods are called into question the
public can rely with perfect confidence on
the "Eagle" brand and serve it with
the assurance that it is a food Free From
All Disease Germs. Remember- that 1
It's the food for children.
Your Grocer and Druggist sell it.
IMPORTANT TO BUYERS
DRESS GOODS.
JUST RECEIVED,
5 SPECIAL ItSTTTiMIIBIEJIRS -"5
Which will cause a whirl of excitement in our Dress Goods Department this
week. All we ask is an inspection of the goods. After that we will be
sure to sell to you.
LOT No. 1 So Pces Camel's Hair Striped Suitings, all colors, PQC
42 inches wide, made to retail at $1, 'which we will sell at QQ
LOT No. 2 5 pieces Silk Mixed Scotch Suitings, 42 inches
wide, latest shades; you can't duplicate them elsewhere under $1; PQC
our price ; Qq
LOT No. 35 pieces Fine Imported Cheviot Suitings, 40 inches rQc
wide, choice shades; former price i; our price for this sale y Q
LOT No, 4 50 pieces Imported Bedford Cords, extra quality,
40 inches wide, all colors and black, never before retailed under COc
$1, to go at QQ
LOT No. 55 pieces Fine All-Wool Black French Serge, 46 TQC
inches wide; they're the regular $1 quality, at QQ
DOUGLAS & MACKIE,
151, 153 AND 155 FEDERAL ST.. ALLEGHENY.
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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
CARPETS,
WALL PAPER.
Wilton Carpets,
Axminster Carpets,
V.elvet Carpets,
Body Brussels Carpets,
Tapestry Carpets,
And all kinds of Ingrain Car
pets. Everything new in style,
choice in color. All at
SPECIAL LOW PRICES.
Wall Paper in every quality
and style for wall and ceiling.
Special styles in choice colors.
You should see our stock be
fore you buy.'
NEW ADVEKTISE3IENTS.
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I36 FEDERAL ST.,
ALLEGHENY CITY, PA.
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Imitators and Brain Stealers
Flourish "now and then," and, as our Ideas
are copied 'quite freely, ire have room for
more in the above cage. Ever since our in
troduction to the publlo of
"VOIiTAIC DIAMONDS,"
Jealous and selfish parties, not satisfied by
belnif knocked out by the nseof our trade
mark to apply to their worthless lmitatluns,
have lately resorted to other catch-penny
names to mislead the publlo to bny their
wares. More than that hare copied our
advertisements entire. Look ont lor them.
VOLTAIC DIAMONDS are lor sale only at
my store. Every stone is warranted to last
by special guarantee. Every article has our
trade-mark stamped on it. They are the
only counterpart or the genuine diamonds
ever discovered. Send for our illustrated
catalogue tree.
B. E. AR0NS,
"Wholesale and Retail Jeweler,
.3 65 FIFTH AVE.
MONKEYS, PLEA8E COPT THIS "AD."
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"HOW FOOLISH"
SOME Dealers . are to
think they can hoodwink the
people forever. Fire sales,
bankrupt sales, job lots at 50c
on ihe dollars, fakes, hum
bugs, catch penny advertise
ments may run for a time,
but the purchasing pubic will
not be slow to find out and
keep shy of such places. We
are engaged in a legitimate
business. Our policy lias
been and ever will be to give
you the biggest dollars worth
for a dollar. Our home
made Clothing has proved a
success. Our printed guar
antee is a safeguard against
any damage our clothing may
receive in one year's wear.
For your own satisfaction ex
amine our lines of Suits at
$10.00, $12.00 and $15.00
out of curiosity. See our
lines of Overcoats at $8.00,
$10.00, $12.00 and $14.00.
You can lose nothing by com
ing in and seeing them. We
are positive you'll be the
gainer.
WMSm
954 and 956 Liberty St,
Star Corner.
Clothing to measure at pop
ular prices.
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AETIST AND PHOTOGEAPHEB,
:6SIX1HSTBEET.
Cabinets, S3 to 4 per dozen; petite, at
pcrdoMD. Tele thone 1781. ap3-f iotwysa
ACTUAL RESULTS
Show DISPATCH adlete to be
most profitable to adYertlsers.
Try them.
KAUFMANNS'
Must W Must
SELL GOODS AT ANY PRICE,
In order to extricate themselves out of the dilemma in which
the delayed completion of their new
building has placed them.
Men's
A a II P .bitI
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Clothing
FOR ABOUT
HALF THE
COST OF
MANUFACTURE.
This offer is unprecedented
simply unprecedented, and we,
at least, pray not to be called
upon to ever furnish a parallel
It's tough to sell the finest
grades of Suits and Overcoats
for about half what it cost to
make them, but circumstances
compel us to make the sacrifice.
Read This
Deluge of Prices
W f For the self-same and identical Suits and Over
l coats advertised last week by other clothing
' houses as "big bargains" for $15.
W - "X For the self-same and identical Suits and Over
1 Iff coats advertised last week by other clothing
fr - - houses as ''big bargains" for $20.
W -4 For the self-same and identical Suits and Over
1 I J coats advertised last week by other clothing
- " houses as "big bargains" for $22.
Y A P For the self-same and identical Suits and Over
VL I coats advertised last week by other clothing
JJ houses as "big bargains" for $30.
Boys' Clothing.
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P.FST& CO
(Lilliputian Bazaar, New York)
Celebrated Suits, Overcoats, Ulsters
and Reefers, expressly made for the
finest New York City trade, and sold
according to quality and beauty of de
sign, from 9 to f, will be offered
by us at
$5
FOR
CHOICE
$5
THESE FINEST GOIOS
Cannot all be mentioned here, but the following few examples will give
you a fair idea:
pPQX O pA 'O Boys' finest Scotch Cheviot
ULw I Ot wU W Double-breasted Suits; reg-r A n. (Jr
ular prices $11 and $xa, rUll 33
nrCX 0 Pfl 'C Boys' finest black and blue
DkO I & uU. O Ish Frieze Suits regular CflD CC
prices $10 to $13, run D0
DrC"T" 0 Pft C Boys' finest blue, black and
DLO I Ot llU. W green Velvet Suits (all new
styles); regular prices $11 THD (TP
tot 1 3, lUn 4)0
DFCT 0 Prt 'C Exquisite Scotch Cheviot
ULv I & bU W Kilt Overcoats, with Astra
khan fur trimming; worth PAD (TF
i2.oof run 30
nPCT O PA 'C Boys finest English Chin
btw I Cfc bU. O chilIa Melton and Irish
Frieze Ulsters and Storm PAD CP
Coats; worth $1 2, jYi 4U
Boys' finest Melton, Kersey
nrO't" o nn 'C
Htj I Ct LU. O and Chinchilla Box Coats
and Reefers; worth $10
and i2,
FOR $5
KAUFMANNS
FIFTH AVE. AND SMITHFIELD ST.