; THE SCKANTON TJUBITNE--SATURDAY. NOVEMBER 12, 1808. II1 ONE OP THE WONDERS OF THE GREAT WEST THE WATERS OF SALT LAKE ARE WORTH MILLIONS. The Dead Sen of tho Western llemi spheie It Wns Once Lnrger Thnn Lake Huron nnd 1,000 Feet Deep. The Ait nnd Mysteiy of Bathing In It Set Forth. l'tom the .Muiil'hl" jniiiloiUul Appuil Tho most won del fill fciituic of nil Oils wonderful land, tin- lulKhllesl umi vol of all niarvfllotu' t'lali. nn oi-c-iin of intiji-r-tlc- inyt-i-y, ilad In lieatity di vine. Is un-iit Salt Lake, tin- Aim-ilr-tn Uenil Hi a. Anions all vault's u-lt 1 vvniuleis In vimer ll lias Imt oni- ilval hi jiper tin- mltai'lfinadf jh-ii whose waves of ilooni and oblivion toll uv-i Sodom und (Intnornili, the ('lilt iiuni of foit", eentutli-H iiko. TlilnU of a Inl.i ft mil 2,r,n0 to It.OOtl Kciunie Dillon In inn. lyliiR I.Ouu miles inland, at an altitude if l,.'0U feet nl)oo the n-u level, w hnp vwitets are xl tlmeH as Fiilt as those of the ocean- and while It has no outlet, four lnt-Rr- llvi'ls liiimlliK tlulr eease-le-x Hoods of liefh water Into It. with out mlslng Ita niHteiIou.s puifnie i fraction of nn Inch, or even diminishing ho f.u- as chunileal hiiiiIvs"I can ib teiuilne. Its iiulcscillinble nultliiopx. AVhcie docs all the water bo? Wheie docs all the salt, that no ulii-nnis enn ficshen, eome Horn" Whole ale the vast saline nuiKu.lnp from which It drnws Its eveilastltiK suimlles? One niu Htunil upon Its slimes and nslc u tluiu.uiil sueh fiustlons, but no answer (nines from Its niystoiloiiK depths, atnld which death and silence reln supreme. NO LIVING Til INI! Theie Is not a flfh 01 any living thine In nil the -.'.".'JO or 3,000 i'-iiiip mlhs of lic.iutlful water, except the vc.ulv In creasing; sum mi of summer l-iitlm. Not a shall: or a tlnj-un-o to seaie the timid swimmer or lloater; not .i eral or a i-tnvrMh to nil) the toe of the wadei not a minnow oi a fioK, a tad pole or a pollywojr. Lour; befoie liutn.in lielllKH invuled this mysterious and beautiful legion or befoic the little band of .Mormons, I fter their lone niuich fiom Illliiois" and months of weaiy travel across the bat ten plains and over towctlnpr mountain lnngus. pitched their tents In the pictur esque valley adjoining Salt Lake, this wonderful body of water via- laisei than Lake Huron nnd 1,000 feet cU-ep. Its (indent Plashlngs ate sllll ph Inlv visible on the mountain benches nn I nie as easily traceable as though tiny wcie written but j, os-ti-t iluy. It Is now about 100 milch long, with all nvctaKc width of fiom L'.'i to SO mile-. It is fiom ,"0 to 0 miles wide in some places and its greatest depUi is about L'O feet. Its wuteis contain about 18 per cent, of solid matter, mostly salt and soda, with small nropot lions of sulphur, inaBiiesln, calcium, brom ide, potassium, llthla and boraclc ncid. The Asiatic Dead Sea water contains 2i per cent, of s-ollds, InelililinK less salt and soda nnd much more iiiiik-iif-la, calcium and potassium than Salt Lake. Atlantic Ocean water holds but ,1 ." per cent, of solid material, of which .ilt constitutes 2.C percent, llitiiilti-ns of thousands ot tons of mil are made bv natural evaporation along the shores of the lake, and nt one lace neat Salt Lake City n windy nlcht .never falls to pile up many tons of soda, eliminated by the movement of tin- waves. A TiiHAsnu: stori:. Compared with this vast liquid Meas ure house of i iches, the greatest bo nanza mines of Utah or of the I'lilted States dwindle to beggars' penny boxes. Take out your penill and do a little figuring. Flumes, it is said, will not He, nnd you will soon llnd yourself dumbfounded. Say Salt Lake is Inn miles long and has an aveiagc width of -' miles, that gives an aiea of 2.700 wiunie miles. Theie ale 27.S7S.400 squaie feet In a mile, s-o the lake has an aiea of 75, 271,lii0,000 i-qiuiie feet. Take 20 feet as Its iiveiuse depth: then 20 times ".", v 271,60,000 will give us I,u0."i.'',.5,000.m0 i ublc feet as the contents of the lake. Now, 1C 2-:! pci cent., or one-sixth of this, according to the analyses of emi nent chemists, Is salt and sulphate of ml.i That is, the lake contains S't-.'.iu.VbuO. iii't) cubic feet of salt and sulphate of sodn Of this mass cine-elghtb Is sul phate of soda and seven-eighths com mon salt. A cubic foot of sulphate of soda weighs .Ml pounds, and a cubic toot of common salt 80 pounds; so we have as the contents, in nait, of this unparalleled leservolr of wealth LMS, 160.00O.0iiO pounds, or M.OSO.tiOO tons of sulphate ot soda, und 17.5'-i),'U'.i,"0u.0iii) pounds, oi S,7S0.H''J,ti0il tons of salt Al lowing ten tons to a caiload, that would lit- 7S.IOS.000 ears 6f sodn and S7S,ul6.!iiij cars of salt. Taking 20 feet as the total length of a Height cat and its coup lings, we would have a. train of soda 445,600 miles long, or neaily to ihe moon and bade, and a tut In of salt t.t)S8,730 miles In length, or long enough to leadi Hit" limes mound the earth and leave nn 8,000 mile string of cats oer on a i-ld'' Hack. Cunning 20 miles an houi and never stopping, iilght or day It would take the salt-laden train 2S ears .". mouths and 2i dajs to pass a station. oni: -step Atom: Carry the computation one step mote. The otdlnniy valuation of iilpliuti of soda is 1 cent pr pound, or 20 n ton. Common suit nl a low estimate Is wotth on- h tlf n cent .i pound ot S10 n ton, uggleirullng foi the suit nnd sodn contained In this gre-it body cf vat'T n value of $lOI,43vJ.Ow The Ii rerritliir. phitiicscitto bntiU, painted a glistening i:oiv vvlilti by heaw deiMults of salt, cctend mill s from the wnteis cl-re. 'narking with unnil-stukubli' evidence the old bed of the -tt-lit Inke Out of the uiotlon Iccs iimuuld vk'er plum niountnlns rise to an do atlon of 5,000 feet. In the summer they are lovcrcd with verdure nnd abound In exnuMte scen iv Neat the tops nuinv sjuliigs tend foitb iniic crv stul watT, which winds its ,,-ny In silver threads about lip' inoimtulu nnu, tiltfmiitelv mcetlnu oth- i v,itei, founs lart;er Ftivuins, whldi U.ip iilayfulij over ledges and makes sweil miiFie a they go dashlnrr. splashing, dnglng meiilly down tho mountain side Into the hike below. Itlch gnss lloiiilsh cveijwhei. whlb extensl'e groves of tiees lend their exqulhlte b'aul to the sc 'lie HAPPINESS VS, MISERY. l)r, (Jlmiootn loiiltTnMttU, t hour jiU Pur liliiu reiui-d , I n uiiiumitfoit cine lor tun Drink llnlilt; nluo iirrvmwaes ihuI nic-liiii. eliolveuiued hy ovepluifiileni-i-. itli Mroyj ttu Appftlti (or Alculuille mid n't liitoNiiutliiirllovur.txei, mul leiivi limn lei lie KhoJld lie. It fun lis iiiliiilninteiHl wlliidiit tint Uno'lnlo nl llif patient wlit-rci ncuFtry. end iqr iumplilot. W ni. tl. Clark ,wf lnn A ,. crntun.l'j At this sehhon of tho yenr the nioun tnlns nre snow-capped, and when tlm sun's sUtntlng rays spiend over their Immaculnte , crests they sparkle nnd Rllsten us If they were coveted with rich Jewels nnd seem to be ftowned monarchs standing sentinel over thu sleeping lake nnd white vnlley below. The lake 1ms receded from the eity inoper nhoul twenty miles. Onn of the most delightful fentutes of a visit to this legion of the gient Halt Litko Is n bath in the lake. One of tho finest nnd most Imposing pavilions In the wnild, which Is wild to have cost u half ii million ilolhus, has been creeled nn the bentttful rite known us Salt Air. Owing to thu air being so -thickly Iniptegn.tted with suit Hint It Is visible al times to the naked eye, It has received Its nnnic". i:SY SWIM ULSVL i'iovvd"il tialns urn to and from the Ink.- ni frequent Intervals during th" nttinme r months. I 'veryhody can swim In Salt Lake. People lloat niouncl In tin- vvntei like toil. In laet, it Is so heavy that It Is Impossible to sink. No suicides an- committed bore la Hi- diowniug unite. The wuter Is u ptompl nnd potent lo'ile and Invigot imt of the body nnd mind nnd Is said to vvoik mlraele-i on him or her whose tcndi-nde- lite to bjlil-h-ipledne-s. A 111. st bath Is alwnys as good as a di ctis. the bather being hh oi her own tllek mule. If yoti'ie In shallow wnt ci and endeavor to sit down nu slide out fiom ini'lei youis'if with a speed and giace that suggests hidden acto batl" ciunlitlcb. It vou me floating nnd attempt to lcenln u standing iiostme your nie as apt to land on your head ns on your fee.t Very few prisons evci dive In this wnter mote than once. At first it h tempting, hut not so much so tifiei vou emerge with youi eyes filled viirh salt. Inn nine nt n into that thicnpiu total blliidnis", wi,' e jou lenil f"i a portion ot votir bathing suit to wtp mid soothe the bllinliig menibe'-, -ind only add to youi inl-.fi y by uii'jiii 'tili'iB the suit deposit. It's a P i M! pre dicament way out In the water blind ii u bat. totally unable to leaeh our bathhouse, not a liy gaimenl any where to be had suit, nothing but suit with the uggiuvutlug picsence of thousands of fellow batheis who, It seems, could pinslblj oftei a disabled ft lend some nsslstance, some lellef, but who nie poweiless, ns their butliing i ostumes mid lingers an- just as salty ns your own. and, being accustomed to such scenes, the-j merely stnud by nnd laugh und muke provoking sugges tions. Hut the old-tlmeis know u n-m-edy ror this nllllc Hon, mid it Nn't n patent one. eltlier. It Is fice und sim ple knowledge eusllv enough arqulivd, if vou but have the opportunity, lie lore nur knowledge- of your skill ns a divei Impels vou to ilemonHati- your nbllitv to fellow batheis und lookeis on. It consists first of getting jour eyes sntinntod with salt water, and nt the ciitlcul moment just as jou nte iilinut to go blind und the- unsympa thetic ii-ovvd Is laughing loudest nt your sufferings mid uppntcnt helpless ness exei else n little piesenee of mind, bear the pain heiolcally, place the in dex finger of each hand well back Into the mouth, and suck them with nil the skill ucouiied In Infancy until the so lution on them is thoioiighlj' weak ened mid lemoved: don't swallow the solution, but dispose of It In the most natural and convenient waj and then, witli the fingeis thus demised gouge the eyes industriously and Ulumph antly into the eoineis. and you will find that the result Is almost us satlsfac 'tory as it would have been "had you had a towel and fresh-water bath THE MOST TEMPERATE NATION. Statistics Accoid This Honor to the United States. V . Curtis in Chlengo Kceoid. The board of Untie ol Oleut UHtiiln Ii ii lecentlj lieen collecting anil compiling stiitlsttcs lelatlng to the production ami consumption ot wine, tuti ami pli It In lii'iin,m, I'iniHi. Hit I'nlUil KIiikiIuiii and the I'uited States, and tin suminui.e Is ipilte tiiteri-stlng It "hows that tin eonsumptlim of wine in l-Viinee, with Us yb.lW,l) inhabitants. Is ten times gu-ati-r thnn In the other tlnei- countnes com bined, with their l.M.mie iiO) ot liihaliltiin's. nnd iiNn that it Is liiereasing. The tot'll In 1" was Sir.iUi gallons, oi an nvu nge per capita of SI.3I gallons. The tolnl i-onsiiniptloii In ls:i was 1 1 !7..'2f,iW or 2)."0 gallons per tupltii The eonniiiiiit!uu of wine in tiu.it 1!H tdln In 1S3 vmis l'TiiS.mvi ir.ilcns, oi o.j pi ii-Dltu The tniiil consuniption in lisi, m 1. 7T(,.0ih) oi tutu -tenths oi a sallim per capltii In tile Cnitcd States the total consumption In IS--; was KJU.wO, or u.'JJ giillitns per capita In lVi the total was pi ri"s mm. or l.SJ .'iilloni. per caiiltii lbiKe it will 1)0 se. n th it wlille the i onsiunptloii oi' wine in (In nt Hiltalu is almost ft.i tloiuiij, in Hie I'nitid States It is talllu, off. In (P mum i oniiietii statistics have not been otiniliud since ivr,, wiicn the imisuinptlon was Jlirtuie") gullnns, or 1 mi gallons per capita. It Is a curious fac i licit, although (5c .- muiiv Is itgaiiliil ns the gieal Imi dilnklng lountiv the aveiaue cuiismn Hon pel ci pit. i Is less theie' Hi m Pi (Ju-.i. Urltidii or ISclgluui. In tin lattei coun ti.v mote, heir is consumed In piopoi t m to Hie population- tl gallons per c-npllu ttiun In nnv other eountiy in the woild i-M-i pt llaviilt.i, when- tin pel c.iplt i ainouuls to in. ies Ihau ." gallons mi- mi ill). The follow hit suiteineiil will sliow a coinp.iilsim between thu four ecmnlilcs iminiil in tin consumption of lieii Tolal Kullmiy. Cil.ilt lit iu.il) ..'leVGIVKllI I'll Capita. L'7.1 l.i. l'l.S Cnplia. .W.T Kin nee ... (ferminiv . .. I'lilted Stales .. l.i';,!")! . i(JN,-J,tf H ...titi,"ie.fln'i tv.i. Tolnl if.illoiis. .i.i,n.rt"i.iiii . 1(ii.1?.'.0ih l.TSJ,C-VHl . W IBI.leni Pel (iic.it lfiituln Pinner . .. ffeim.inv l'nlted States It Hie will bi iiollieil tluit Hte i iii.siiinpllnu of I ei incieiise In is genual iliioughout the win Id Tho lueicase In i'hislaud during the last ten yinis lias been .'..0 gallons pet cupltn: in Piance. .ii gallons per ciplta; In (!nni.in.. .".." git Ions oer capita. In the Pulled Stales, .-.i gallons'. It u).i.v siuptlsi pciipli to l.imu that while tlie-ie has lie-n n gradual Incn.in In tho consuniption of illHtllled lliiuors in the grest eoiintilcs ot Ihcope. tin in bus been n decided diereusi in tin- 1'iilt-d Stutes. 't'lie ligiiics are as lollnws. lis,",. To till teillous Per Capita ou-iit liiitaiu .. .:;i.'n,i'M u.;.. ruinco p,,Kf,,M i,i,:i (Jermnu.i . . . .Tl,fAn,Oiii l ',i lilted States. ...Si.SI0.(iiiO 1 id i'otui r.illou l'ir Cupltn l.l I si tit ii. s! lile.ll lllllliill l-'r.iius ilirniaii) I'lilted Hmirs IU,07i),(W .ii.1W.ViW l'i.7u),ii'iii VI isu,iw This uliuns Hint wi an not a w hlskv- drinking people, anil. taking the Hue lieveitiaeh louethu ll will bo found that llin Pulteil Siut Is. tin most temperate nation Scene, Almost Any whet e. Amciicaii Ti.mltr Ah. theie me iiio dear old Htnis und Stripes, Honing tiom the nuiHtlieail of a snip! How inspiring the sltht! The Utlni Aiuiillean Tinvele-r Yeu, and liow scarce! Chit nun Trillin. Sunday School Lcssoi for The 2 BY J. E. GILBERT, D. D LL. D., Secretary of American .Society of Religious Education. CDNTlLXT. After the downfall of Israel the glowing power of Assyiln wns ii constant menace to Judith. Hnr gnn, the nmhltlotis ruler, when he had eMptuicd Snitiuiia, might have ad vanced with ease upon Joriwulcm, hud It not been for lebelllons at home. Ills son, Hcnnueheilb, n monarch us war like us his father, utter crushing Mer odtich, the king of Ilabylon, undertook an expedition against Juilali und ICgypt. iisplilug no doubt to vvoild-dom-ltiion. This wus the cilsls In the his tory of .tuilnh to prove whether the ic llglotis revival tinder Hezeklah would Inspire the people with faith 111 Hod. or vuictlier thev would seek safety by forbidden means. A stumg pnttj" fav oted nlllnnce with Kg.vpt. When. Ilnal Iv, nn nttnek was inndo on Llbtiuh, one of th" finntler towns, Hezeklnh Im mediately sought the advice of Isaiah, thu pt uplift, who vviirc then highly es teemed ns a setvuitt of tlod. While waiting foi tho reply the king was In his chanibei engaged in piayer. A N S V i: It Uezcklah's petition (veises 15 to !!) was full of humility, dependence nnd faith, the out-breath-lug of n soul that for many yearn had earnestly nought the favor of heaven. Clod did not turn u deaf ear lie could not icfuse oi dlsieguid such a sup pliant. Anil jet J lo did not answer Hezeklah illicit. He preferred lather to honor and employ the piophe-t. Isaiah suit to llezi-kiuh the wind which in- hud ieeelvc.il fiom the Lmd. Vete JO) jThere wns gient lgulfie nnce In this liiteuncdlaiy method. As shown n f. v weeks since, Isuliili was tlie- one man of Hint day who knew the counsel of (5od. At the time of his call to the ptophellc olllre (Isa. xl. 1 t.!,) he had been permitted to iue what none of his lontetnpoiaries saw, and he theicfoie stood for that laigir vl- slon In the hour ot the nation's su- pu nie peril. It wns not more itnpuit- nnt to keep Hezeklah Horn u wiong policy nnd maintain Juduli ugnlnst enemies than It vine to stiengtheii lsniah In the public favor, and this wns done by nuking him the beater of God's nnswer to the king's piajei. Uni'llllACH. Isaiah ellleeted lle.e klah to i eject in n bold mid defiant maiiuei the di tmind of Sennneheiil) to suricniler. The latter had been otTen slvc and even blasphemous in his as sumed ability to subjugate Judith, even challenging the Almighty In whom the Jews misted. (Veises 111 to 'l.) The Assyiian king. Hushed by leccnt vic tories, leelted the nehievements of Ills arms us a ground lor asserting that Jiidah must ulso fall. Hut lleekiah was instrtictnl to snj- that the viigln daughter of Xlon ilespl-cd him. Isaiah nisi) iltlecteil Ilezekf.th to wiv In Sl. nucheilb that he had insulted Jehovah in his boastful wotds. This thought Is expanded (it consldetabli- length (vein-es l"l to -'") but the wonls are omitted by the committee from our studj-. Yet ought they to be cmeftilly ie-nd. CONTItDL. The Lord bad been pleased to enfeeble und Intimidate- all the enemies which Seiinneheilb bad liltheito encottnteied. so that they fell RESPONSIBILITIES NOT TO BE SHIRKED le'uiiili did fiom 1' mi in than all of th. in und do our duty? Cm we take1 less than all un i stand by our duuactei" Tin- undisguised truth h Hint no gutter serv Ii e to hu manity nt Hie prouenl time is possible thnn a wholesale Hanstei of colonial possessions fiom incc.hn vnl Snuln to demociatlc v merle a. Spain's niedlae vnl spirit ha shn-vn no ill-uinotlon betwe-en the West Indies .iiul tlie Hast llidi s. Her nils-'oM i nm.'iit 's i os miipolli.iii. Her imprilnl oppiei-'lou compasseil Cuba and the Philippines nliki and bled slnniltii'ieous u volu tions. We- onlv ;iimed to iiboi.ac ('aba but the common mlsfoi tunes of both colonies have stinngely biought a com num leseue And the fate of the Philippines, as the fate of Cuba, usts In our c.'iieiosltj' in out llobllltj'. What ihall wo do? Shall we let the lili-ritlon of one slnud and return tin . ii r to her bond? Shall we take of '.v' Philippine" only v. hat vie need, or :..! we u-g'ild e.luo the iK-eds of mi "fmusiieii people? And what shull we miswu to iiiiuthei ileiuand of honor and wisi stnlesinan lihlp that we shall not shirk, now that the lespoiislbility nuifionts us In the Philippines, u sliaie of the bill den of opening nnd keeping open the avenue of oilentnl Hade. All Huropean hmlons ' but Knglund would dose against us ev eiy uvenue and every appioach. Ung- Inml stands alone in making und keep ing open ports. She dins this mngna iilmous woik ulotie. She now hopes Hint with the oppoitunity toicing it self upon us we will help for otn own sake, for hei sake and for the sake of mankind. We shall need open potts us math us Ilnghind does, and wo shall pioflt by them even more. Shall we in -cept nil that Ikiglaud does mid do nothing ourselves" Could we do that suit of tiling and be a really great people? IV SAPi: HANDS. Tlie decision of these questions ests with the president. I confidently leave It in his hiindb. Tho honor of the na tion and the claims of an unfortunate people are safe with Jilni. Tin fair lights of Spain heivelt, whldi ought to be saved by the victoiy of a nuigiinn! inous nation, I believe, the piesldent will faithfully loncede-. On oui own account we need n tea snniible foreign terrlloilnl eiitlpment for lonvtnlcuie- In Hie hugei mlngllm, of our i atlon with the- nations ot the wotld, which I am happy to believe Is to be un Important element of a gient national lire, mid in holding in Intu nutlonul life Hie distinguished place to which her powel, her Idea), and her re sponslbllltlt s enlltlu iiei . Tho grcnt on. mis, the gieat Issues of international life- cannot spate either her povui, her character or her example. Hut It Is not war that calls Ameilca Into the uicnn of tho wnt Id. It is puiee. It Is not roiuiuesl, but co-operation. Her Inter ist Hits in civilization, not In ehtiosi She will be wluiever she goes vvlint she Is at home, tho exumphii of fien government, the hope of social pio Bies nnd the povvettul ft lend of th oppressed, I envoi tot my country her Noveinte ll Assyrian! Imivasflomi. Kings, XIX. 20-22, 23-27. befoie him like gi iss. Ills stitius was tln-refoii no deiided pioof of ex tram dliimy povvi-r, and he lmd no reu son lo vaunt himself. Knowing bis tcrret thnughts ns well ns his under tnkliic. the l,oi il now proposed to show the Assyrian King hln weakness, especially as Hezeklah bad dared to icslst lllin, U-cnllse of Ills Implae-nhli-enmtty agulnst peifectlons, nilthoiltv, nnd vt oi ship of the Al'iili-.htv It be came necessary to mmlsh his bias pheniies and aircst Pis e nurse -The Lord wns ubotlt to denl with the Im pudent Inviuler as with mine avng beast, or utitraclabte mule or hoise. Hi- would fasten i 'took In hie nose, mid u In Idle in hit mouth, und turn him back low at d his home, making him to know thpt H'cie wns r-ne, In-ltnlt'-lv libove him lvere S, ubb- to eontiol his actions and to thwatt his plans Uan., IvlT), l'ttUDlCTION.Thus far the winds of Imlah coming fiom the Lotd wei designed lor Senimcheilb, the King of Assvilu. The piophet now iiioceeds to di'llvei- his own message to Heze klah This Is in two pails. First, lie giver i sign that tho Assyrian nimy shall be evpellcd from the eottntiy (Vr.e .'!!). Dining the er of the tempniury ou.upancy tin- food supply would he onlv thiu whldi gioweth of ltrelf: In the second yeai taete would be gathetcd flint which sptingcth up fiotn seed of the (list "ur; luit the lliitd j-c-ai shall h one ot rowing and reaping, the endnv having departed. (Second, Isplnh opens up In brief what he had leeeived In the vision nt th 1 lime of his cull (Is i.. i:10). He lets I Hezeklah p.-ntlv Into the seciet of Ju lian's cnptlvlty mid return (verse :',o). rand ot the iibsei,uent lm teas' nnd I tiioEix lllv of Hie innnuut brouirht back t loin inptlvitv lvcr--e ;:i). This .statement be rests upon the fnlthful-iK-ss and poii-r of (!od for Its fill Jill -I ment. lKI"r-:NSi:.Contliiulng his lenimks lo llezoklnh the -nophet Infoims him that Hod will d"fond the elty auiilnst the Assyilnns. Thcv -lutll in-t come l-ltn it. nor in ton- it. They sb ill not caet n bank nrmn'-t It. that Is to tlnow up emtbwutks for the purpose of a siege. Hut thev shall return lo thell- own e-i-untiv. The Lmd lilmself will defer il the- phu e (veisis :!L' to '!0 and It will not depend upon tin valor ol Jewlh soldiets Tln-r. t;i ded.iied the motive that limniit." Jthovuh in thus pi olec this. Jeiusalcm It was for David's sake shewing that Hie gieat king vi hose, long and piospeious lelgn so lioitJi-eil Ood, was i.ol yot foi gotten. The- e-ovi-iintit mude v.lth Iilm looked j out Into the Hit. iu (1 Kings, . u'-isi, i '"'' ,lul 1101 l'emit tin- c ty to no over ' ""own. a puipose in ine- counsels oi i ne- Aimisn -eiiioieu us cM&ience i Hezeklah wvs usuied that he would not be distill bed because of tint pla pose. Vast designs lire eenten d in certain slintcgic' points in 'the woild's geogrnphj. SLAl'C,HTi;i:. We can now see why Isaiah was emplojed to untold (Sod's v. Ill coneii nlng Assjila nnd Jtidah. llghtful position among tin nations. 1 covet foi Ameilca and the American Pilllle tile llglltflll lespect of nil tile win Id. I want the win Id to imdeis-tnud mil powei, but want 11 to also under stand out ihaiaetir. That Hie power end the t hniat tcr will go hand In hnnd let no man doubt, und It Is our spiend! I in lv llege- to know that however our national horizon mav expand It will never outgiow the developments of oil) deiuociaev, the lllcU'.ise of our love of peace antl our expanding fidelity to the ideals of humun piogus. Tlie Conventions Maul Task. 11 om Hie i eiilli i-.louin.il. It Is lelnle I that in the 1 itir -Ws, on the eee nt a l)t nn c lath stutt eoiiM-ntion m Albuiy, X. V l)ein Itldiniotnl und Peter Cagger vieie in eoiisiiltallon Soinetliliig like lids Was tlie ill ilns'in he t ween he two tos..i s "Whom sli ill we put up fur governor"' tiskeil Klilmn ml. Si ynioiir will do. lb 1& iilik-, uspect- able, poniilnr i ml will lender In tkket And Sev- iiiMilclbii " imswiied e agger. moiu's u.imi wint iloun "Who fo- iitioriiiv-Kiini.il' IC1 liuiond "Oil Th ni.ii i, lb is t tut of Hi In' pi sides wt w.nii 1 1 1 1 1 in 1 1 tin ttn Inst V un l'nr Sale bv .Matthew--, Hio-,. tinlj ii piophet could have made thes-j things plnlu. The two kings, Senna iheilb mid Hezeklah. hud u-cclved fiom luiiniin lips, mes-ages of overtluow on flic one side, nnd of protection on the other. If tho pi edict Inns mo fulfilled the prophet'ti claim will be strengthen ed mid the clause of lellglon advanced VI Kings v. S). That night the Lord mude bate Ills mm of power 'verse 35). An annti went thiough the Assyiian t'ti in p. It was the old method of attack employed In Hgypt (Hx.. xll. 29), and on other occasions. When the morning came 1S5.000 of the enemv weio found dead, to tho utter amazement of those left alive. This slaughter tvems to us nt first to be Inct editable It Is use less to speculate concerning the mode of execution. The Being who innde Ihe tinlveise. In whose bunds nre the Uvea of nil men, suiely ha" the power in n moment of time to de u v the lives which He gave und which He has sustained. ItmiCinK-Sennaehcrlb, followed by a leinuant of his mights atmy whom the Lord had spared, hastened to his home in Nineveh (verse 36). Ho wns not only deprived of power to do harm to Judnh but lie vvnp humbled I In sphlt under the power of Clod. Like till o' lentil monnuiis, who believed that the untunes of the war wcie de cided bv the Mtpoiuntutnl beings who rule the win Id, lie evldentlj' concluded that he had In some- way offended the god of his eountiv. He thetfoic pro cede to vvotshlp In the gieat temple seeking doubtless to proplate Nlstoch. Hie national dlctv, that he might, be ing lestoied to favor, icgnln what he had lost (veise ,'!7). Hut that was a d ly of liencheiy and blood. While thus engaged he was uttatktd bv his two sons, Ailmmmeleeh and Sburczer. mil They may have thought thai their father, 'who had met such culiimlties. nieilted deuth. Yet. because of the pun ishment due to such a et lino they fed to Aimenia. nnd n third son, Kzmhad don, telgncd (Kzia lv.: .'). Thus tlil boastful heathen uilei paid the penalty for his blasphemy. CONCi.lTSION The guilt dm It Ine designed to be taught In this lesson Is that (lod i tilts among Hie nations of the earth for the establishment of Ills own klnsdcm (Kzk. xxl.: 7). Sen lmchei ib's advance Intel been a con tinued victorv from the dav he left his capltul. Nothing has been able to stand liefoie him. liven his mightiest l Ival on the banks of the l'uplirates had suriendeied. Hut. behold, when be comes to the bonier of Judnh, befoie any niniv nnpears to give him battle, In n single nlKht, his victorious wai liois are stricken down by nn unseen hand, nnd he Is lotnpeileil In dlsginee to i et) eat to his palace and to llnd comfoit und seek Instiuctlon In the house of his God Theie Is but oni po"'ible explanation for all thl. The railier vlttoiles were- allowed by Him who 'nistrnted the- later plans. Tim Pi-prciuo Ituler put limits upon this King of Assyiln. piospered him ut thst und humbled him ut last. The tlttth ought to have been known und heeded In both nation". It ought to be legard ed In all nations and in all times. HlUi 11 llltlllelUI m due and duwn went it "Who lor Hit hnioiut i re tui v of state ii loth -'Van Ni s" lb Is cap idle and lespeit. able, and W" want Hie inlliienci of the Knlekiitiockeis. anyhow " and down wi-n Vuu Ne-s. And so it was until tin ticket was conipleled. witli tlie exception of au P Hnienileiit of cilm atlon. "Pettr, whom shall wi n.in.e loi tli.it.' There ire tli-ee or four candidate!. 1 never luaid of eltliei of tlun beluit- ' said Kb hmoud. "Oh, d It.' ii tin in il Cuggei, "Ii i ihe i omentum Humiliate the ciiudltlnti fur s'lpi-tlnlendent of public ediii atlon," i.ui down th it Willi, too. The following d.ij tilt luuventinu put thiough tlie shite so constructed hi less than two hours-. It leipihod more than ivjo cI.ijm to nonilnnte tm . uiiellil.it. lor superlnieiideiit of education Another Victory. Watts Wl at' You rlrlnkltin' agatii ' 1 though uii lol. I me ni hul im ,i -. u . lory over alcohol .' I.uslifoith Sp(hle).inlsh vbtor.v. oli 1. 1 lei. India nn polls Journal. The Blockade Lifted. Ii.- I would kiss ou If I imreil Sv cdi. don t be nlnld. I wouMii t i weak defiii-ekss ni.ili Chlincu slllkl Ni w s DEADLY CATARRH h.n fastenril ns ii-lenlluM (Kip upon some member of nearly every family in the land Competent authorities estimate that from eighty to ninety per sent of the entire poj ubtlon of this continent suffer from somelonuof this repulsive and dangerous nia'ail) If vou or any of your family sutler enner uom recognized calami or fronitheilingenng colds vtliicli mark nsi-jriy stages uont (rule with it. It is the precursor of consumption and death Dr. Agnew's Catarrhal Powder neier f.Uls. It is the remedy of all remedies, endorsed bv Uie meat ex perienced arid t nunent noseand thi oat tperialuts of the clac, and having a record of n niultitiut- of ndical, per m.inrnt cares of chronic cases whldi had U-en drclarrrl Iceumble. It alio cure com in urn new, mtluenra, tuy fever, loss of smejl, deatnrji. toit; throat, tonsilitts. aiitrnna and all sun l.er diMSisei, It is ejcligiuful to u.e. "Ihae lud chronic catarrh fur s'nta Ilia c ar " savs J.C.Tajlyr, of ji. e union nr, irriuoa.n. j. I lua ilinaired of eter belne rurid I umi! thrfo boielfsuf l)r Arnew'n Cjt.rrLiI Iondt and my caurrliru entirely If fc inr ir) . r.. YYUiii;ninii,rriUrol Tf M.tlliew brlseopal Church, lUmilloii, Out,, was a err.it kutlen r. He used Dr. Aunew's Catarrhal Powder, and nor.-pro-ilulms It a tifr, umplr and cciu.o curr. Th" I.ori Uishci' -it Toronto, Tan., re commends ibo remed) mi- his on H(iuturc, bold by dregghts, Dr Agnew's Cure for the Heart relieves lu-art disease in so minute Ir Agnevi s I.iM-r 1'ilU iw. for 40 no'.ek nre 1110 nesi in. vgneu s Onilinriit relieve in n day eczema if tcr and all skin tlUenipj, ( riii piles in a to 5 nlgliu. 35c. & kI V. T, Clark. 1 ,1.... .. laMii i.i....i....n, .... i,..a,. ... a .a.f.". il - (---SjM JVu- -T ArcBctabIcPrcparationror As similating ihcTood fltulllctfiita llng the S tcuatixhs ondBowcls of Promote s Bigcsli on.Chcct ful ness cSnd Rcst.Contalns neither Opium.Morphinc norlHricrtiJ. Not NAitc otic. Kttvt afoMn-swaznirusn Iunftim StJm stlxSenn sinist Std iftrmnt s JH Cart mab Self ll?nJtt Ancrfcct Hcmcdv forConslir-a tion. Sour Stomach.Diarrhoca, AYorms .Convulsions.Fcvcrislv ncss and Loss of Sleep. Tac Simile Signature of NEW YORK. VQjniiiIjJlidTK2TijjjjjjjH BLESSING H- N GASTORl lTllvpnii,'?--Ti,' lirr.,'.i;'n,",".i-n-.-! 1 1 1 1 CXACT C0Fy OF WBAHPCB. "'' -'" THE MISSES BELL'S COMPLEXION TOHIC ABSOLUTE PROOF OF ITS WONDERFUL EFFECT READ THE FOLLOWING UNSOLICITED ENDORSEMENTS I'liilailellihl.i, I'.i "' I!' l"',v! The MliiH'n Hi'U ' I'lfth Vvinui . 1 Di'.u- Lailles -I'm sinful .vi'.if my lui wiii (uvi-riil vltli a inn-"' plmnl'" ami I lilai-klu-ailH. Two mum! 11 ko I pin- cliait-il 11 luiltli- of vmir i-iiniiH'xlnii lone , from I'nrtrlilKi' . Itli I1.111I11111. f tli,u cltv: I liiiv- nnvv uul In ill 'hnf lint tit- ot'tlu- Tiinli, anil I luivo imt 11 nlKH "f " plmpli- or liliii-klK-.ul mi inv tin i-. I fan tii'Vi-r tliniiK iui Miiuiieiiiiv nn nil- Kii-ni servlri' nur nmiilv lins ilnni nn-. PT I hail utiniit ili-sp.ilri-il I ilmll in.'i)mi:uuil vour ('omplcNlim Tonli vvlii-iu-v -r I --i-au oni- ntniotril ux t vwi" (diKiuly out -. Hi'.ulln.-, I'.i (! li1'. Tin- .Vlls'-tK Holl. TS I 'II til Avtnue, N. V. Dour I-ailUs". s'Ik -t'-ar. iiro 11 bnvil.lnj out uppcartil ut inv IIiikh- mW A few montliH luli-r this h.imi- lin-aklnir out ap pear il nn inv tnci Tin- ilui-tor pin noumtil It cczi-mii, uinl eavi nn- both In-ti-inul uiul fxti rn.il trciitiiit'iit. At tinn-i I ilioimlit I ni-tfcti-ii -iniiu ImpiiiM iin-nl ' but tin- illi-oai-o uoulil iikuIii lnotik mil with iinowiil vIkoi I. it Mnrili Mi ' B.inipi, 11 patron of juui-t. Iniluml mi- to 1 tiy vniir Coinplrxlon Tnuli . I uhoiI mmii I runi'ily htr.ulllv until AiiHitr-t 31 when mv 1 (.mi. n'nil IihihN wiio fn Horn nnv ills- 1 enoi- 1 hnvi not um.i1 tin- fuinpli-xlrn Tonli- hIiu-i that il.iti uiul thi-i- Inn. In-i 11 no ittiun of tin- ec7.inm My lualltiulu too ilfi'P lur wiirun aoii 1 uopo 111,11 jou will lie blesieil tor the KH it mioil you ate cluliiK. OrntPtullv join-., i Virv tiul i)Uis. T1II3 .MISSBS nHl.l.'f ('OMl'J.I'.MON TONIC Is an ixti-iiuil Mpplli-atlnti vvhleii wlii-n upiillnl to the skin h:is n inoht 1 Nhllurnttiu iffeit upon the 1 ui'c-U. ahiothlin mul cairjlni; olf nil linpurllks, vvliii-li the biooil bv lis n-ituiiil aetlon Is uitiMuntly fori Invr to tin-mi fan-of the skin. It N to the skin what n vPiiIUIiii ionic N to tin- blood nrul nenes. a kiuil 01 new life tlmt linmeilluti lv rxhlliiinti h uiul i-treni'th-iQii w-herever upplleil. Its tonli- effei t I- fi It almost Ininii illutelv 11ml It spteillly In iiWIin forevf 1 110111 hi skin li-iklis plmilei. Iil.u kin nils, moth iitihei. wiln kles llur spots iniii-'lirii ss. olllm-ss. 1 iiiptioni mul illnolniiitloui ol mi-, kind. Tho Cnmplexlon Tonli i.ui m- n-rmeiJ ut our lesldenl hki nlii, vvliosi- addiis-i appeals be low or It n hi-hud of the .Mlssi s Hrll dliert fiom their Ni w i'uik olllee. No. 73 Fifth Avenue The .Misses Hell !i.ie pl.u oil th. pileenf tluli woniluiiil Complexion Tonle at One Doll, 11 a bnttli Hid this iniiouiit ini lined In a letter 111l1l10s.11.1l to them will neilic one botlli m-uiuIv p.u ketl in plnlu wiappei b ixpiess. .sate ilelliei) kuui aiileMl The .Misses Hi IPs iilualilo liook. "riicn Is ot llenutv ' will lie mailed (o any addiisi nn itiiirxi (.tidies cull uddiois tin Mlii-n I toll mi all liiutH'ih of th coinpleNlon and lOKlene In the strli test ronflilt-iirc- nnd satlsfm tin y aihlu- will be given fp u of 1 Imrifi Address all rummillili .itli lis iml m 'id all onieis to llio .Mls-i s It II, No. T-! Klfttt Avenue Now i nrk Clt. l.mlles risnllnn hi tuls iltv inn tin 1 am ( the .Misses Hill's piop.it ttlons at MARTHA R. SCHiriPFF, 317 Lackawanna Avenue WANTED. bLiap lion. Second-! land Maclun eiv. Old Metals, etc. VVc sell sec-1 ond-hiind Boiler Tubes. Stacks, TanUt. etc.. w.ite us tor am thine in this line. 111011 SUPPLY ffi III C8. 701J Vct l.uckawannn Avcnu:. TRIBUNE WANT ADS. BRING QUICK RETURNS. lVERY WOMAN ComttlDiM neediB reliable, aoDthlr,rei;aUtlse rocdlelLe. Only hsrmltu tzi tho i.nreitiin.gnhouia tiouil. If jou wtntlhe bei,Ei - v f S-. . Tiir prempt, ( ird ctrUln In rtnlt. Tb-1 ennlce (Dr. ral't) ninr dU. no m 1. -jeiitin-wtiere, SJ.w, For Salo by JOHN H- PHELPS. Ph bPruCo strest. GASTORIA For Infants nnd Childron. The Kind You Have Always Bought Bears the Signature of You Have Always Bought. CASTORIA THe CCNTAUR COMPANY. NtW YOUR CITT. TO WOMEN Scianion. l'a.. Sept 7, 1J1&. 'Iho VII-vom l-ill ;s Filth Me. Now Vorli rit Do.) r l.ailli-1 - I'Uuif hi ml mi- oni- moixi Pottli ot Mini woiiili'iful l'oniplrlin Tonli- I cannot Hpi-nK all I think In In PIi'Im- Af ti r thu lilith of nn llrst ihllil mv iiiinpli-Mloii vvliicliliiul pievlously bi'i-ii ltDiiil, btianir callow liloioliv unit niuil'lv wllh .1 ninth patch on wiili iliui'U. M.v" pliv 1I1 tan s.iiil that thi- woulil pass av iv In 11 lit tl tlmi- hut it illil not. l'or yean I iliutiiit'il without sin'ros until chntirii nl.irul Mini iiilvi-rtlsi-nii'iit in mv hnnil. 1 Votir Compli-xlon Tonli' lias ilom- what pli.vsli'l.iin nun inUTiiai in-nimciu iniii-ii lo do; mv skin Is now us -m-ontti umi trt'tt limn uny 1II110I01 atlon 111 It was beforn mv iniiiiliiKC. I mi-ail iiovri to he vvlt'i nut iiitr Kreat li'innlv uiul vIU line It constnnlly. ii It imrecs vltli ni skin su will. vl liusliaml alhii Incloses 11 Ultcp of ilinnKx to : ou. J am Vorv truly jours. Ni-w iiuvpit. I'liiui., oit. n, jyis. The MI-sos lK-ll. ;i filth Ave Ni vv "I01M Cllv. Di-ur l.ailli--' -Kltiillv M-nil nu two iiiotn holtlis nl jour Complexion Tonic Tim tieikles vvlildi f hail from 1 lilldhooil lnvi all vaiil-iheil. uiul my hKIii ii i-o ilear than r liienils rinuiik It I want tlic.su twa 1 hottlei for a lllilul who is Kltlnir mi THE DICKSON M'FG CO., bciiiiiton mid Wilkei-lJano, I'.i. Muuiifui'tiunrs of LOCOmOTIVES.STATIONARY ENGINES Uoller.'ti Holstlne anJ Pumplns tMaclilner y, Oeiiertil Ofllee, Heraiiion, I'.i , . .mr MADE ft'lfc. A MAM AJAX TABLCTS FOSITIVKLY CUIH3 ijtL,jtrtou JH9ra$t3 railing iiem orjr, ItnixJtency, Hlseple-wneei, etc., cautJ by AbuBO or other Kxcessea nnd IndU c ret I onn. Thru uutrhltf and Murelw n-6toroLottitaUt7 la olj crroune.arul J'.ta tnauforfttmlr, hu luetuor marrlBBf. l'rf-VHjt. In-.fliiU nil ilnn"niTTr,tiiin IP tftifinTn ttioo. 'lbelraoa thowt la mediate imrroTe- Itar'tr.nd fifTnrt-i nf'UHT: wh-pm all Mht,r fall In. nl-it upoa httvin-: thu cnulna Ajaz TMet. They hftTB cured thousand aud trill cure tou. Uactva rni. itl?o written sunrnntpe toedect atuie Eft pVO la eochcAsaor refunj tho mouey, Price vU U I Oitmr raclcae; or 1e ikstxi (full tro&tmDtt tor f-IX), Uy mail, 1 irnuiutiun tor f--tJ, IJJ n rnclitof rrire, Ciioular , m -jam wrariwr iirn rncfiMot rrire, iiiouiar AJAX REA1EDY CO.. '-'-.'"'".". rot . . w micax Tor -"-atA In Scrantcn, Pu by Muttlicws liiofi und 11 ( Sanderrcn, tliugititfc. AaareurcAL -axsici-ntu),, uetfltuo. (, - srmuciit, cor. Womlntj ivenui -0)0 xfr AAif j $ The m J Kind tF
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