F iF&i&wamm???' ?:,: - mffivSSwfim yjRSTIPf THE PITTSBURG DESPATOH,,- - r RIZPAH ON THE ROCK. Lessons Drawn by Dr. Talmase From a Tvnip.il Mother's Love. I WEAK WOUAN'SSUBLIIIE COOEAGH the Entv of Children Xot to AhnsBiEer Cudjinff Affection, f UATEEXAL WATCH IXG AFTER DEATH rSrECIAL TELEGRAM TOXSIE DISPATCH. 1 Brooklyn; Dec. i.-fDr. Talmage se lected lor his text to-jjfav Second Samuel, xxi.. 10: "And Rizpato, the daughter of Alah, took sackcloth, And, SDread it for her Upon the rock,4rorn the beginning of har Test until water dropped upon tbem out oT heaven, and suffered neither the birds of the air to rest on them by day, nor the beasts of the field by night." In the time or the text those regions wore populous -with multitudes oTJncknls nnd lions, seven sons of Saul Mad been crucified on a hill. Eizpah was mother to two, aud relative to five of the boys. What had these boys done that they should be crucified? Nothin? except to baeabad father and grandfather. But new that the boys 'neie dead why not take them down from the gib bets! Io. Thev are sentenced to bans there. So lllzpah takes the sackcloth, a rough shawl with which in mourning lor her dead she bad wrapped herself, and spreads that sackcloth upon the rocks near the gibbets, and acts the part of a sentinel. Bizpah is on cuard both day and nisht and for half a year. What norves she musthave had to stand that. Jib! do you not know that a mother can stand any thins What a hard thine that those seven boys ihoull suffer lor the criires of a father and grandfather! Yes. But it is always so. Let ever one who does wron-r know that he ware not only as in this case against two generations, children and irranilcliMdron, nt a?ain!t all the ceneratmns of comins time. That is n hat makes dissipation and uncleanlinoss so awful. The Hisliest rersons Are Brought Low. Furthermore, this strange incident in Bible story shows that attractiveness of person ana elevation of position are no se curity against trouble. Who is this Kizpau sitting in desolation! One of Saul's lavor ites. Her personal attractions had won his heart. She had been caressed of fortune. Some of the w orst distresses have come to scenes of royalty and wealth. , The wheel of fortune keeps turning, mid mansions and huts exchange, aud be ho rode the chariot pushes tile barrow, and in steaa of the glare of festal lights U the simmering of the Deat-fire. and in pl.ice of Saul's palace is the rock, the cola rock, the desolate rock. But that is the place to which God comes. Again: the tragedy or the text displays the courage of woman amid great e.nor genctes. What mother or sister or daughter would dale go out to fight the cormorant and Jackal! lllzpah dul it. And so would you if an emergency demanded. Woman is naturally timid ana (shrinks from ex Dosuic and depends on stiongnr nrun for the achievement of rreat cntnrnri-es. And she is olten troubled le-5t there might no occasions demanding fortitude when she wouldfail Xoto Some of thoe w'loare afraid to look out of door after nl.rhtr.ill. and wh quake in the darkness at the lent uncertain sound, and who start at the slam of the donr, and turn pale in a tliuuder storm, if the diy of trial came would be heroic and invulnerable God h.is arranged it so that woman needs the trumpet of some gieat contest ot principle or nff-cti'm to rouse up her slumbering courage. Then she will stand under the cross the ot oppos ing hosts at chaluus to give wine to the wounded. Woman's Ileroisin at Home. I saw one in a desolate home. Her merci less companion had pawned even the chil dren's shoes lor rum. From honorable an cestry she had come down to tuti. Tne cruse of oil was empty and tho last candle gone out. Her laded frock was patched with fragments of antique silk that she had worn on the bright marriage day. Confident in God, she bad s. strong heart to which her childieu ran when they ticmbled at the stusi.eiing step and quailed under a lather's ciuse. Though the heavens were filled with fierce wings anU the thickets gnashed with rage, KiZali watched faithrully day by day sind year after j ear. and wolf arid cormorant by her God-sueiiL-tliencdann were huiled down tho rock. You pass day by day along streets whom there are beioiues greater than Joan ot Arc. .ow, I ask it mero natural courage can do so much, what may we not expect of women who nae gazed on the great sacrifice, and who are urged forward by all the voices of grace that touud from the Bible, and all the noies of victory that -speak from theskj? H ar you not the howl of that awtul storm or tumble and sin that hath tossed 10,003 slmcred hulks into the breakers! Know j ou not that the w bole earth is strewn with theshipuiecked? That there are wounds to be healed and bioken hearts to be bound and di owning sonls to be lescued? Some have gone tlown and 3 ou come too lute, but others aie clinging to the wreck, are shiver ing with the cold, aio strangling in the wave, aie crying to you for deliverance. Will you not, oar in hand, put out to aay lor the lighthouse? The Tower of Maternal Lore. Again, the scene of the text impresses upon us thestiergth of maternal attach ment. Xot many men would have bad courage or endurance for the awful mission of Kizpau. To date the rage of wild beasts, and. bit fiom Jlay to October unsheltered, and to watch the corpses of unburicd children, was a work that nothing but the maternal heart could have accomplished. It needed more itieugtli than to stand be fore oponeU batteries or to walk in calmness the deck of a louudcring steamer. There is no emotion so completely unsel fish as maternal affection. Conjugal love expects the return ot many kindnesses and attentions, linal lore expects parental caieor is helped by the memory of past watchfulness. But the strength ot a moth ei's love is entirely independent of the past and the future, and is, of all emotions, the pure-t. 1 lie child has douo nothing in the pust to earn kindness, uni in tho future it may grow up to multi-eat its parent; butstill Iroiu the mothri's Ileal t there goes forth inconsumable affection. Abuse cannot of lend it, neglect cannot chill it; time cannot efface it. death cannot destroy it. For harsh words it has gentle cuiding, lor the blow it lias beneficent minlstiy, lor neglect it has Incrca-inj watchfulness, it weep at the 1)1 ison door over the Incarcerated prodigal, nnd pleutu for pardon at the Governor's lect. ai d is lorccd away by compassionate Iricuds fiom witnessing the struggles of the gallows. On, desmse not a mother's love! If Iiere toloie ou bavo been negligent of such an one, and y ou still bare opportunity tor rep aration, make naste. Ii jou could only Just look in lor nu hour's visit to ber, you w oubl rouse up in the aged one a whole world of blissiul memories. Abuse Not a Mauler's Kindness. What if she does sit without talking much; she watches you for many months when you i.new 1105 now to taiK atau. tv nac 11 sue lias many ailments to tell about. During 15 j ears you ran to her with every little scratch and bruise, and she doctored your little finder as carefully as a surgeon would bind tho worst iractuic. You say Bhe is childish now; I wonder if she ever saw you when you were childish. You have no pa-tie-ice to walk with her on the streets, she motes sosioaly. I wonder i: she remem bers the time when you were glad unoftgh to go sloly. You complain at the expense of liroviding for hor now. I wonder wuat your financial Income was fiom one year to ten ears age. Do not begrudge w hat you do lor the old folks. I care not how much you did for tbem, they have done more lor you. But from this weird text ot the morning conies rushing in upon niv soul a thought thnt overpowers me. This watching by Kizpau was an after-death watching. I wonder If now there is an atter-deatli watching! I think tbeie is. There are llizpahs who have passed death, and who are still watching. Thev loo down from their supernal and glorified state upon us, and is not that au after-death w atchiug! Oh, this tremendous thought of my text, this atter-death watching! What an uplift ing consideration! And what a comforting thought! Young mother, you who have just lost our babe and who feels the need of a iiearer solace than that which comes from ordinary sympathy, your mother knows all about it. And so lot us walk as to be worthy ot tho supernal companionships, and if to aov of us illo on earth is a hard gtind let us understand that if wo watch laitluuily and trust lully our blessed Lord there will be a corresponding reward in tho Land of Peace. Toixet Lauoline, extraordinarily activ, remedy to relieve the Itching: 'n measles scarlatina, chicken-pox. IJ remedy against heuorraoid. Aikfo tLano"- Chickerlnc Pianos. Uhlekerlag rhinos. Mellor Home, 77 Fifth Avenue. In Chlckerlng pianos the productions of the present year are the finest pianos that have ever been offered the public, and represent both in exterior finish and quality of tone the highest excel lence in piano manufacture. We solicit lor thoin the critical examina tion of tbe musical Profession and the public A magnificent line of dicker ing grand and upright pianos in the richest mahogany, oak, walnut and other woods alwai s in stock. llSLLOR & Hobe, Founded K3L. Wareroomg 77 Fifth avenue. Holiday Goods Now Open. We have thought it best to have no "open ing." but are now ready with the largest and finest assortment we haveever shown of fine fancy goods in leather, porcelain, china, bronze, etc.: calendars, albums, toilet cases and numberless small articles. Early cus tomers have every advantage of freli and complete stock. Jos. Eicbbaujt & Co., 48 fifth avenue. Musical Christmas Gifts. Washburn mandolins and guitars. Klebeis' specialty banjos. Higham's celebrated comets, fine old violins. Musical wrappers and cabinets. 100 styles of mandolins and guitars from $5 up. 25 styles or banjos from $3 up. Mermod's muMo boxes. Vocal and insttnmentil folio. At U. Kteber & Bra's. 506 Wood street. Fine Fancy Goods In Bewildering Profusion impossible to enumei ate come and see them now open plainly marked nt moderate price. We are satisfied you will find something to Dlcase you. Come now and avoid tho rush later on. Jos. Eichbacm & Co., 48 Fifth avenue. Dk Witt's Little Early Risers. Best pill for biliousness, sick headache, malaria. Rip Van Winkle Awakening. Z " Why, bless my.soul.are you -still' usngi Kirk's Dusky Diamond Jar Soap? That was thejfavorite brand twenty "-years" ago if Kirk's White Russian"5oap;.bestsoapfor tlannels HEALTHY CHILDREN- "OarlStEteajni. ,.., 8 Give a three months old baby 10 tq 12 parts HOLIDAY HINTS DRY GOODS. Irish Tweed Dress Patterns, SL35. English Cashmere Dress Patterns, SL90. AU-Wool Cheviot Dress Patterns, 8L92. All-Wool Striped Camel's Hair Dress Patterns, 53. Fancy Suiting Dress Patterns, 3.43. All-Wool Surah Serge Dress Pat terns, ?4.50i All-Wool Henrietta" Serije Dress Patterns, 56. All-Wool Novelty Dress Goods Dress Patterns, 57.S0. All-'Wool Imported Dress Patterns, $10. 00. Bememler, the above prices are for complete Dress Patterns enough to go around ior any dress. Kaufmann's. FANS. "What suitable articles for Christmas presents 1 Hand-painted and Spangled Gauze Fans, 98c each. Lace and Gauze Hand-painted Fans. SL25. Ostrich Feather Fanr, to match Any evening shade, $2.25. Handsome Lace fans, 53.73. Ostrich Feather Fans, to match any evening shade, 54.50 and 55.50 each. Silk Crepe Fans, beautifully decorat ed, pearl sticks, 59 each. Duchess Lace F'ans, ivory sticks, 59 each. Keal Lace and Ostrich Feather Fans up to 530l Kaufmann's. Our Baby Was a beauty, fair, Blump and healthy. Bu when two years old Scrofula Humor spread over nor ucuu, jicum. aud forehead down Into her eyes, one great sore, offensive and dreadful, causing such Itching and burn ing that ire had to tie ber hands to; prevent scratpUIug. For 3 years she suffered ter riMr. The first benefi .tun ma xreUai cial effect from Hood's Sarsaparilla was that she began to show more life and have an art petite. Then the humor soon began to sub side tho Itchlns mid bnrnint: ceased, and the sores entirely healed up. 8he is now per. iectiy well, and so different from before tak lng Hood's Sarsaparilla that she seems like another ohlld." 1. W. Frederick, Dan forth street, near Crescent ,nZI. TTIH nivul'lvn V. V. llfft. W1UCD'""'' vw j , nnnns tll.T.S enrn fl.ll TUver Ills, bil iousness, nansea, slcK headache, indigestion THE ONLY REASON For the continued Increase of THE DISPATCH adlets is that they give satisfactory returns. Joe Jeffeysori4 Vf.vv.cm I55iii& Are a 'great blessing. All children will be perfectly rugged and healthy if raised on the GAIL BORDEN 'EAGLE' BRAND Condensed Milk, for it is the most nourishing, rich and natural food for infants that can be found. Re member the "Eagle" brand. Your Grocer and Druggist sell it. water to one of "Eagle" condensed milk. rr -Km BLACK DISS GOODS. .Holiday Sale of Dress Patterns. English Cashmere Dress Patterns, SL90. All-Wool Cheviot Dress Patterns, 53.7a All-Wool Serge Dress Patterns, 53.79. All-Wool Storm Serge Dress Patterns, 55.85. All-Wool Chevron Dress Patterns, $5.50. All-Wool Fsplengeline Dress Patterns, 56.87. All-Wool Silk Warp Henrietta Dress Patterns, 57.00. All-Wool Silk Finished Henrietta Dress Patterns, 56.90. The Above Prices Are for Full Dress Lengths. Kaufmann's. L About two millions of them here. Do you comprehend this vast auantity? Tied together they would mare a line 400 miles long, or reach about 75 times higher than the highest mountain on earth. Think! Pause! Wonder! And this world of handkerchiefs em braces everything wanted for a big hol iday trade. k Linen and Bilk, in plain, embroid- " ered and initial Irish Point, Duchess Lace, Crepe, etc., etc. Here's a sam ple: . One-half dozen fine Shetr'Linen Ini tial Handkerchiefs (each half dozen in a magnificent Christmas box) at only 51,50 per box. Kaufmann's. IE US NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. CARPETS, WALL PAPER. Wilton Carpets, Axhiinster.Carpets, Velvet .Carpets, Body Brussels Carpets, Tapestry Carpets, And all .kinds' of Ingrain Car pets. Everything new in style choice in col6r. All at SPEC! 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. GEO. I. Sill 136 FEDERAL ST.,' ALLEGHENY CITY, PA. api-xwv Blowing ana bragging "don't so" with the people or Pittsburlr, Of course, yon can bay Tinnaro at a clothing store, but uuyjewelry nt a Jeweler's. Yon hare all hart vour sliare of "Trlmmlns Store" Jewelry. We buy only from manufacturers ot fine goods, who are compelled by their word and bond to sell only to legitimate jewelers We have an Im mense stock of Watches, Jewelry ana Silver ware at n6n-competitlon prloe. So look ont! Bny Christmas presents with "ARONS JKWELEU" STAMPED OA EVEIJY.PACK AGE. 'Wind, My Son, Wind!" j Are too well known to need any praise. They defy experts. The nearest approach to the centime diamonds. Unequaled for bril liancy and Darduoss." Warranted to retain their lnster by special guarantee. SKND FOB ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE FBEE. B. E. ARONS, Sole Owner, Wholesale and Betall. 65 FIFTH AVE. dei-xwTSu , GOLD SPECTACLES, $5.00. GOLD BYE GLASSES, with chain,$5.00. PEARL OPERA GLASSES, $5.00. Telescopes, Microscopes, Barometers, Thermometers, Locomotives and En gines. Tbe largest and finest assort ment at low prices. J. DMOND, OPTICIAN, BPS: A beautiful souvenir given to every purchaser. de2-53-MWT1 Silk Dress Patterns'. ' $9.80 For a full length Dre Pattern (10 yards) of our regular 51.50 Heavy Gros Grain Silk, -wear guaranteed; 21 iriohes wide. Can anybody think of a finer and more welcome Christmas gift? Only a limited number of these. Come quick. Kaufmann's. Ladies' Gloves. Any girl'willbe pleased to receive one or several pairs of gloves. We put them in handsome Christmas boxes (no charge for the boxes). Kaufmann's Warranted Kid Gloves, in shades to match any dress (blue, green, brown, tan, black, canary and all evening hades) at 51, 5L50 and 52 per pair. Ho wonder our Glove Department enjoys so wider a popularity. Kaufmann's. MotS.'teDiSt. - - "iafs Hie, IK" HOLIDAY PRESENTS' if " 1 1 B-aaBaau-j ALL THIS WEEK YOU m JS W THIS OFFER INCLUDES all our fine foreign Cassimeres and Cheviots, Fancy Worsteds, Clay Worsteds and scores of high- grade fabrics made in Sacks, Frocks and Prince Alberts of latest style and elegant make and trim. This is a fair and square chances. The best will go first IN BOYS' We shall offer unusual inducements to economical parents. AMONG THEM: Several styles of all-wool worth at the very least A line of Cape Overcoats for boys between the agesuof 4 at '.... . All forms of competition vanish intoin air com pared with the values we shall offer all this week. 300 TO 400 MARKET ST. DON'T know of another such.store. The popular pulse is touched by our Matchless Made-to-Measure Suits $20. You neecln't go higher for an Every-Day Busi ness Suit- Of course $25 to $35 is worth every additional dollar. In addition we have added Ready-to-put-on Overcoats. Look over the city you'll fjnd none like, ours, from $15 to $45. Handsome Storm Coats. 1, WANAMAKER & BROWN, HOTEL AHDEESON BLOCK,, WELL BRED, SOON WED." GIRLS WHO USE SAPOLIO , ARE QUICKLY MARRIED. TRY IT IN YOUR NEXT HOUSE-CLEANING. Silk Dress Patterns. $10.00 r For a full length Dress Pattern (13 yardO of fine all-silk Faille Francaise, in all conceivable colorings and all shades of the celebrated Bengalees. , Beautiful goods, and surely beautiful Christmas gifts. What's the matter with treat jng yourself to such a gift? Kaufmann's. fan Blankets. ' No fancy Christmas gifts, we admit, but is there anything more useful or more acceptable to some poor family? MOUNTAINS of fine soft blankets in our Drygoods Departments at ' MOLEHILL prices! We sell Warm "Wool Btankets, in ,tf hite, pink or blue colorings, or Soft Jlider Down Quilts, covered with French Sateen, from 53 to 55. Kemember, we are Blanket Head quarters. Kaufmann's. NEW THE MOST IMPORTANT EVENT IN PITTSBIG THIS WEEK WILL It will extend to every stock and department in the store and matchless values will be met everywhere. '.,., THE MOST IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT which we make in- connection with this sale will be the following: ' CAN WALK' RIGHT INTO SUIT IN THE FOB 1 offer and one that ft will pay ASmMim Cheviot and Cassimere Short Pant Suits, .g $5, for. ,.......,,;....., ....... 88 SIXTH STREET. nott Silk Dress . Patterns. $9,0Q - For a full length Dress Pattern (13 yards) of heavy black or colored Gros Grain pure Silk, never sold for less than 51 a yard, finely finished goods; goaran teed to wear splendidly. A Christmas gift like this anybody would be thank ful for. Kaufmann's. Are charming holiday gifts, sure to please any housekeeper. No need to pay a high price, either, if yoa but pat ronize Kaufmann's. ' Pink Bed Spreads, Blue Bed Spreads, Yellow Bed Spreads, White Bed Spreads, etc., at 51, 5L25, 51.50, 52 and up to 516 each. You see ws ha,ve all qualities and grades. Anything jrour purse demands. Kaufmann's. Ml- BED WADS ADTEKTZSEXEXTSt BE OUR SIX DAYS' SWEEPING SALE! OUR SUIT STOCK AND ENTIRE ASSORTMENT! JUST yo,u to investigate. The earlier CLOTHING ... . . '.-. . . ffJuJ and 14 -.'....... $1.50 Look out for our announcements day by day. They will be sure to interest you if you desire to save money. WE ARE READY For the Holiday Trade with the grandest line of IFNCY GOODS We have ever" shown. Everything from a cheap Doll or Toy up to the finest Onyx Table or Piano Lamp. Don't buy until you have tested who sells the cheapest "WE CLAIM WE DO." Come and investigate. DOUGLAS 151, 153 AND 155 FEDERAL ST.. ALLEGHENY. THIS INK IS J. HARPER BONNELL CO., GLEAMSofXMAS DRY GOODS SlDr6ssPalt6rfls.lW6ar&L. $8.00 For ft foil length Dress Pattern of the following 3 kinds of fin silks: 12 yards of changeable, all silk Surab, in all colors. 12 yards of pure all silk Fille Francaise. 12 vards of fine, elegant z Satin Rhadame. Anv of these 3 full length Dress Pat terns'for Just 58. Would be cheap for 512.00. Kaufmann's. LUNCH CLOTHS. Something that would surely be highly appreciated by any woman who takes care of a household; and qiite in expensive, .10. Lunch Cloths, plain white, 2x2$ yards, heavy knotted fringe, double aznre border, 55.50 per set. Lunch Cloths, with gold, ri"k, nlle green and other novel borders, 2x2f yards, 55 per set. Hemstitched sets, 2x2$ yards long, fancy or plain white, 56.50 per set. Kaufmann's SELECT AT PLEASURE THIS OFFER INCLUDES any suit you cari find in the stock, no matter what lis price or value,' SUITS AT $18, $20, S22 and $24. You don't haveto inquire the price, Take them for $1$ you investigate the better your Y r ALL THIS WEEK WE GIVE With every $5 or over sala of Boys-' or Children's Cloth "ing your choice of A FINE BANJO, A STAR ZITHER or A LARGE TOOL CHEST. N 300 TO 400 MARKET ST. & MACKIE, deS-Mwr MANUFACTURED -BY- rcE"W Lace Toilet Sets, 53.25 to 56.93. Laee Jabots, 5a 50 to 512. Embroidered Chiffon Jabots, 50c to 52. 50. Silk Reefers, all colors, 50c each. Hemstitched Silk Reefers, 98c. Changeable Silk and Plaid Reefers, 5L Crepe De Chein Mufflers, 51.25. Embroidered Chiffon Ties, 50c to 5L25. Silk and Lace Bows, 25c. kaufmann's.' The most vivid description would fail to do justice to the graud layout to be seen here I And what regally mag nificent Xmas gilts these cases do make I Dressing Cases, Toilet Cases, Mani enre Cases, Combination Cases, Cigar , Cases, Jewel Cases, Perfumery Cases, Photo Cases, Book Cases, etc., eta, in Plnsb, Silver, Emhroidered Leather or finely finished Hardwoods. Prices within the reach of all Kaufmann's FANCY CftSES llau.
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