xvr
AlMoUiteiytur
OVM (MUM tOWMII CO., MVJ TOM.
KUEAMElt
Kcv. Flker, of Sandusky, Ohio,
sited relatives in this place one
U last week A.- C. Smith was
MiudleburgU last cdnosilay
. ,AV. A. Hummel who has liecn
West Virginia lor about a year,
is returned honiQ Mrs. James
;ow, Mrs. Gregory, Mrs. Hen-
icks und M rs. Oehscntord, of oo-
iifgrovc, spent Friday nfternoon
i the guests of J. F. Walter's
Lvi Walker aud wife, of W. V ir-
nia, visited relatives in town last
L-ck......Dr. Orwig ami daugliter,
rs. Geo. Wagenseller, of Middle-
kirg, tooK tea vitn d. J. Jiagcc
id sister on Sunday evening
r. llowe, a theologian of Central
enna. College, New Berlin, took
he place of Uev. Hertz, Saturday
id Sunday evenings and preached
ko very interesting sermons
C. Smith and K. F. Walter were
Sunbury on Saturday Those
ho had ice-houses to fill yet were
lisily engaged in filling theln last
leek lhe young people were
laking good use of the fine skating
mdition of the ice and good sleigh-
8-
The Olive United Kvangflieal
liurch Sunday School of Port Tre-
rton, Snyder Co., Pa., elected the
llowing officers for 1898: Su
'rintendeut, N. T. Dundore; Asst.
upt, J. E. Arnold j Secretary, G.
. jXeitz ; Treasurer, Henry Stopp ;
librarians, Maud Charles and Lena
ucker ; Organist, Clara Bingaman ;
liorister, A. N. Aucker; Asst.
honster, J. E. Arnold; Senior Di v.
kipt.. J. C. Shaffer; Junior Div.
I T TV I' 1 TV
iii)t d. u. lioirar ; rnmary .uiv.
upt., Alice Kothernicl; IlomeDiv.
apt., B. B. Neitz.
- . -
Teachers as follows: Alice Koth
niel, Jennie Shrawder, Park
lanibaeh, William Charles, Jere
iah Bogar, Adam Rife, Carrie
oiler, Dollie Hoover, J. C. Shaffer,
olxrt Shaffer, Frank Bingaman,
. II. Schrawder, A. W. Aucker,
E. Arnold. Cradle Class Com
ittec : Estella Stank, Martha Her
ild, ltev. W. C. Hoch, Pastor.
Charter Notice-
N THE rOUIlT of COMMON PLEAS for tbo
iunty of Snyder, at February Turin, IMS.
Notice I hereby irlven that an application
ill be marie to the above Court, on MONDAY,
KllKUAKYSSth. 1H1W, at eleven o'clock A. M.,
Iider the "Corporation Act of 1H74" of the Com-
mnwealth of Pennsylvania, and the supple
ut thereto, for the Charter of an Intended
rnoratlon: to be called "THK HNYDKK
klUNTY UISTOUICAL SOCIETY," the char-
terand object of which la to preserve the
idory of Hnvder County by the discovery.
bllection, prenervBtlon and publication of a 1 1
alters 01 Historical value relating to aaia
unty, and the discovery, collection and pre-
prvstlon of all materials and things which mny
anyway be ol value In preserving, record
x and Dubllshinii historical events, by means
I hooks, ma pa, papers, periodicals, itenenlojilo,
siiniinirs. portraits, enirmvlna-a. manuscriots
Iters, monuments, records, relics, curios, and
laterial data, and for these purposes to have.
pimhiss ana enjoy an tne ngnta, benents, ana
flvileirosof said Act of Assembly and its sup-
pemenw.
Middlebursh, Snyder County. Pennsylvania.
CDTumrv enrm. a. it., inw.
von. iv. miM.u,i
Jav a. Wkisbb. f Solicitors.
Denver la Leas) Than 98) Honra.
Only One Kljrht En Ropte. "The
Colorado apeelnl."
Bevlnnins; Sunday, February oth, a new train
ill be placed In service between Chicago and
enver via the Chicago. Union North-West-
rn Line, which will make the fastest schedule
ker maintained between Chicago and Colon
y's Capitol City.
This train will be known as "The Colorado
i 1 1 1 I,, i .ii.i i . . i 1. 1
North western lt'y at KMX) A. M. every day
in i .w win nw.viiiiwu TmiHvviiiuwu
reoen Denver si iw ine following aner
1. Kaathnund, this train will leave llenver
lw U.rm U ftl anil mnaI. nklMMn S.lll .ti
lt renins, and as connections will be made
the Union Depot at Denver to and from trains
all the Colorado lines, passenirers will bs at
ari tha ... heat nnnnvtiinltlaa fiw n i t Ir
o and the west.
Train will be vestlbulei! throughout, lighted
u rinnrou Ran, ai.u w,,, vuiiaia, vi jTawnia
ia inninv t:ara urvinv s i maaia an rnuu. a
am, Wllil'll will u Hpiira-nmi ut vuuuma, la
da through theprngreaslv and thlekly sett I-
portions ol Illinois ana lows, whien nas
aver nava inrs Liiieavo id iiib aveninv.
Rollv saavloa to Denver vis The Pacific Limit-
KvarTbodjr 8aj Bo.
CascareU Candv Calliarlla. the most won-
Vtlvi!ly on kl.lueys, llvor and bowels,
,jw n u enure syhwiii, uisnet coins,
y v otaohe, lever, Imliltmil oonstlpailon
mess. PleiM buy anil try bos
Yo-duy; 10, UA, M vonl. boUUud.
Ito our ty itll UruatUU.
BLANKENBDRCS MAR
Inside Fact. Concerning the Se
lection of Wknamaker.
IMPOETEES WERE THESE.
Host of the Patriots Disappointed
0ffice8eekers.
THESE WAS MUCH PEOFANITY.
So-oallod nefbrm Movement Started
In n Raw Whlcb, Almost Ended In
Flatloufr A Cut and Dried Program
That Would Canoe 4 Profraalnnat
Politician to Blush With Shame.
(Special Correspondence.)
Philadelphia, Feb. 7. The Business
Men's League mountain has been in
labor and brought forth Its mouse.
It has nominated for governor the
traducer of President McKlnley and
the Republican party in the state and
nation.
The conglomeration of free trade im
porters, disappointed office seekers and
cheap John newspaper husksters has
held its "conference" and their con
spiracy has been bursted by the light
of the sun.
During the past week Governor Hast
ings in published interviews denounced
the attempt of Leach to connect the
state administration with the "Busi
ness Men's" plot and their preparations
for a bolt and an assault upon the Re
publican ticket. For the same reasons,
and others perhaps more potent. At
torney General McCormlck refused to
let himself be named as the league's
candidate for governor.
This cleared the way for John Wana-
maker to 'get some return for his in
vestment of thousands of dollars In
country newspapers, the silly little
Leach-Van Valkenburg slander bureau,
and costs of bribery suits on behalf of
himself and frelends.
The night before the conference the
millionaire friends of Wanamaker ar
ranged and air tight program and had
It typewritten for fear Blunderburg
Blankenburg would miscarry.
ALL CUT AND DRIED. ,
When the "conference" assembled in
the rooms of the league, as per sched
ule, Chairman Koontz, the veteran kick
er from Somerset, was handed the type
written program, which is printed as
follows In the Philadelphia Inquirer:
1. Meeting called to order by Presi
dent Deemer.
2. Motion that General W.H. Koontx.
of Somerset county, be made perma
nent chairman, by S. O. Frantz, of Lan
caster county.
8. Speech by Chairman Koontz.
4. Motion that Judge Nathaniel Ew
lng, of Fayette county, nd Major G.
W. Merrick, of Tioga coulity, be made
vice presidents, by Samuel N. Williams
of Lycoming county.
5. Motion that Captain John W.
Sutton, Indiana; Alfred Paschall,
Bucks, and , of , be made
secretaries, by Joseph M. Huston, Phil
adelphia. 6. Motion that a committe of seven
on resolutions and permanent organiza
tion he appointed, by Homer Green, of
Wayne county.
7. Chairman Koontz appoint the fol
lowing committee:
Homer Green, Wayne.
John J. Geehn, Chester.
Dr. J. A. Dale, York.
8. N. Williams, Lycoming.
Andrew H. Hershey, Lancaster.
Professor W. A. Mehard. Lawrence.
Hon. John F. Keator, Philadelphia.
8. After committee on resolutions are
appointed chairman to state that dur
ing their deliberations the meeting is
open for discussion of the situation an J
political conditions throughout the
state.
9. Report of committee on resolutions
and permanent organization.
10. Resolutions endorsing a candi
date, by John J. Geehn, Chester county.
11. Resolution that notification com
mittee of seven be appointed to notify
candidate, by William T. Tllden, Phila
delphia. Chairman Koontz appoint the follow
ing committee:
W. T. Tllden. Philadelphia.
Dr. E. W. Melsenhelder. York.
Major George W. Merrick, Tioga.
Hyman A. Slate, Lycoming.
Professor John Meigs, Montgomery.
Major Joseph W. Yocum, Lancaster.
Colonel E. A. Irvtn, Clearfield.
When the committee on platform was
named and went out It met Frankle
Leach in the hall, who tried to earn
part of his $6,000 a year pay from Wan
amaker by giving the bewildered pil
grims a type written screed, which
would make a column and a half of
newspaper print. The committee re
turned In less than five minutes with
this spontaneous outburst of Indignant
offlceseekers.
A letter from Wanamaker was then
read. He announced thafc like Cleve
land, he was oft duck shooting, but
If he had time he would return and run
for anything or everything that Blink
enburg and Leach could catch and bold
for him.
This naturally led to a howl from tbo
Stone and Lelsenrlng followers:
A HIGH OLD TIM2.
They ware promptly squelched by the
killed Wanamaker managers, who of
fered a resolution to nominate him for
governor at all hazards.
J. H. Redsecker, a delegate from Leb
anon, bitterly opposed this resolution.
"We condemn Mr. Quay and Mr. Quay's
methods," be shouted in olarlon tones,
"and now we are going to do Just wbat
we denounce htm for doing. X beg of
you not to pass this resolution. If you
do, you put In the bands of Mr. Quay
a knife with which to cut our throats.
I honor Mr. Wanamaker as much as
any man In, this room, but if you nomi
nate him now you set yourselves up as
dlotators. It Is the same as if you put
up one boss against another boss."
Delegate IMory, of Lehigh, spoke In
a similar vein. He said: "You should
go among the people and find out who
they want. If you don't they will say
you cry 'boss' when you yourselves as
pire to be bosses,"
These speeches were so manifestly
outside of the schedule given to the
chairman that Mr. Blankonburg was
constrained to call time on the gentle
men. Then Sir. Blankenburg took the
floor and said: "We are here for busi
ness." Elaborating this thought, be
pointed out that the business waa te
name a standard bearer.
J. B. Doble, of Lycoming, protestej
against the carrying out of the cut-and-drted
Wanamaker program, after
which a Mr. Moorehead, of Erie, made
a speech In favor of Charles W. Stone,
which no one listened to.
Thomas Roddey, of Crawford, Joined
in the protest against naming Wana
maker. Cries of 'Time! Time! came from
the Blankenburg corner.
This only served to infuriate the
speaker.
"Don't let us have gag law here," he
cried: "listen to reason, aayl keep on
the right track."
Senator Chris Kaufman, who made
sundry pointed offers to legislators to
vote for Wanamaker, and who is a
candidate again for state senator, then
rushed to the front, and aided by
Rlunkenburg and Ignoring Chairman
Koontz, they put the motion to the
house and declared it carried without
asking for the negatives.
PROFANITY. TOO.
This led to yells of derision and wild
disorder.
"This reminds me of a Democratic
convention! Why the devil don't you
shut up!"
Such was the angry expression used
by Charles II. Andrews, of Lawrence
county.
Delegate Redsecker, of Lebanon,
arose and protested against this revo
lutionary plan of procedure. He was
greeted with a series of hoots and
hisses, but he stood his ground man
fully. The conference then listened to a
proposition from a man named N. G.
Ayers to order the election of United
States senators by popular vote, but
this was regarded as too big an order
for even Wanamaker to fill, and the
matter was dropped, and the conference
adjourned.
ALL MISSED OFFICE.
- And now what sort of "Business
Men" and "Republicans" took part in
this assault on the Republican party?
One of the conspicuous figures In the
gathering was Major E. A. Hancock,
who was not made collector of the port
and who now has a grievance against
President McKlnley and the entire Re
publican party: James Eckersley, an
amiable young man who aspired to the
postmastershlp, and whose aspirations
have been rudely shattered; J. Lever
ing Jones, who might have been a
cabinet officer If Delamater had been
elected governor; Samuel J. Randall,
Jr., the Republican son of a Democrat,
who adored the hem of Quay's toga
until that gentleman refused to recom
mend him for chief coiner of the mint;
Robert R. Deardon, an unsuccessful
candidate for postmaster, assistant
postmaster and several other things;
that eminent reformer, "Sam" Losch,
of Schuylkill county; Joseph M.Huston,
who seconded Honey's nomination in a
recent combine convention and who be
comes a state delegate by the grace of
David Martin; August Donath, of West
Chester, a standing and unsuccessful
candidate for the olflce of public printer
at Washington; Charles Heber Clark,
the humorist; Chris Kauffman, who
will shortly be defeated for state sena
tor In Luncaster county.
Andrew H. Hershey, of Lancaster
county, Is a defeated candidate for na
tional delegnte to the coventlon that
nominated McKlnley.
Ex-Legislator A. C. Baldwin, of Lan
caster county, was defeated by the peo
ple for renominatlon.
R. S. Conklln, of Lancaster county,
is a clerk in the agricultural depart
ment, appointed through the influence
of Senator Chris Kauffman.
Thomas B. Cochran, of Lancaster
county, is a defeated candidate for
clerk of the senate after serving sev
eral terms.
Major J. B. Yocum, of Lancaster
county, was a candidate for recorder
in his county, and defeated.
Hon. James S. Blery, of L.hlgh, Is
an ex-congressman who was turned
down by his constituents.
MORE OF THEM.
W, J. McK night, of Jefferson county,
Is an ex-senator whom the people re
fused to return.
Charles A. Snyder, of Schuylkill coun
ty, is a candidate for county controller.
Arthur L. Shay, of Schuylkill county,
was a disappointed candidate for Judge,
to fill the vacancy caused by the death
of the late Judge Morris Weldeman.and
is the pronounced candidate of Senator
Sam Losch to succeed Judge Pershing,
in the event of the death of that dis
tinguished jurist.
B. J. Moorehead, of Erie, was former
ly a clerk in the auditor general's of
fice, but not reappointed under the
present Auditor General Mylln; was
alBo only lately a disappointed candi
date for collector of the port of Erie.
Representative Sam Crothers was a
member of common councils in the days
of the "old ring."
Ex-Representative Frank Comley, of
Montgomery, was defeated by reason
of an unsavory legislative record.
Representative Bob Smith is employed
as a clothing salesman in the store of
John Wananiaker's brother.
General Lei per is a clerk in the office
of Receiver of Taxes Roney, and was
also an unsuccesful candidate for pen
sion agent in Philadelphia.
Amos O. Gotwalls, of Chester, is an
ex-office holder who was turned down
by the people of his county.
II. A, Mackey is a young lawyer
whose name waji mixed up In a "pecu
liar way" as an attorney for Ed Van
Valkenburg In the bribery cases.
Charles Fulmer, of Philadelphia, Is
an ex-maglstrate who was turned
down for renominatlon.
M. T. Watson, of Indiana, has been a
Republican "ready to kick" ever since
his congressional aspirations were not
recognized by the people of Indiana
county.
J. Hampton Moore la ex-chlef clerk
of the city treasurer's office, and not
reappointed under Colonel McMtchael.
W. S. Smith, of Crawford, recently
distinguished himself by aiding in the
defeat of Judge Henderson, the Repub
lican candidate, at the polls.
Dr. Mahard, of Philadelphia, has
always been an earnest advocate of free
wool.
. J. W. Johnson, of Lancaster county,
Is a defeated candidate for district at
torney, K Thomas Roddey Is a disgruntled poll"
ttolan and persistent seeker for office
in Crawford county, always repudiated
by the voters of the county. ' ........
VALUE OF THE SOUL.
"What shall I
profit a man, if b
gain the wliolt
world, and lose hit
wn soul? or what
shall a man give u
exchanirn for lib
ouir-Mark 8:3G ;
J7. I
1 have to say that the world Is a verj j
gri!ml proHTty. Its flowers are (Jod't ;
:.;K'its lu bloom. Its rocks are Uod't !
t!. n.lits In stone. Its dew drops ur
CiMm thoughts In pearl. This world:
ti CiiiI'm fbilil n wavu'nril I'blbt. 111.
!t has wandered off through the
lu isvens. Hut nearly two tliousaud
;ti.;s :i;:o. one Chrlstnius ulght, tioti
.- ill out n ulster world to rail thai
v. . :!i-ivr back, and It huug over Beth
'. !' nuly long enough to get 111
i . i. life of the wanderer's return: nml
- m that loKt world, with soft feet ol
: -:.(. ccues trending hack through tin
-.veiiii. The hills, how beautiful
t:..y mllow tip the eil-e i.f the wave
v :i,ie v rth foam of crocuses! How
I ':'.v.;iful the rainbow, the urchetl
iVo'uu which heaven nud earth
. . i nml l:ilU to em h other In tenrs.
i.ier liic Monti is over! How uiinliU;
e reel .f the lanip-lighters that In a
i' w minutes set all the dome of the
: : i:t nl.laze with brackets of lire!
i?..w bright the oar of the saffron
'. i:.l that rows across the deep sea ol
. vra: How beautiful the nprliitf.
ill bridal blossoms lu her hair! 1
... :.,lcr who It Is that bents time on a
u. morning for the bird orchestra,
l.uv gentle the harebell tolls Its fra-
inn, mi th sir! There limv lip
.-milder worlds, swarthier worlds,
li.rrrr worlds than this; but I think
i'.ii.t this Is a most exquisite world
a TiilKnoucttc on the bosom of Imuicn
Itr!
"Oh," you say, "take my soul! give
me that world! I am willing to take
'.' In exchange. I am ready now for
tne bargain. It Is so benutlful a world,
ro sweet a world, so grand a world."
(.eulogists tell us that It Is already
on fire; that the heart ef the world la
one givat living coal; that It Is Just
like a ship on fire at sea, the Haines
not bursting out because the hutchea
nre kept down. And yet you propose
to palm off on me. In return for my
mil . world for which. lu the first
place, you can give no title, and. In the
second place, for which you can give
no Insurance.
"Oh." you say, "the water of the
oceans wll wash over all the land nnd
.iu uui. me Ult.
Oh. no. There ore Inflammable ele
ments In the water, hydrogen nnd oxy
gen. Cnll off the hydrogen, and the At
lantic nnd the Pacific Oceans would
Maze like henps of shavings. You
want me to take this world, for which
.you can give no possible Insurance.
Astronomers have swept their teles
copes through th sky. and have found cary's wash cools It; but a soul off the
out that there have been thirteen track, unbalanced, no human power
worlds In the last two centuries that , vnn readjust It. With one sweep of Its
have disappeared. At first they looked , wing It circles the universe, and over
Just like other worlds. Then they got ; vaulm the throne of Cod. Why. In the
deeply red-they were on tire. Then hour of death the soul Is so mighty
they got ashen, showing they were u throws aside the body as though it
burned down. Then they disappeared, ; were a toy! It drives back medical
showing that even the ashes were scat- skill as Impotent. It breaks through
tered. And If the geologist be right in the circle of loved ones who stand
his prophecy, then our world Is to go around the dying couch. With one leap
on In the same way. Aud yet you it springs beyond star nnd moon and
want me to exchange my soul for It! ,m, UIl,i chasms of Immensity. Oh. it
Ah, no. It Is a world that Is burning S ft soul superior to all material
now. Suppose you brought an lusur- things! No ures can consume it; no
ance agent to look at your property for h.khIs can drown it; no rocks can crush
the purpose of giving you u policy It; no whIIs can Impede It; no time can
upon It, and while he stood In front of exhaust It. It wants no bridge on
the house he should say: "That house wuleh t0 cross n chasm. It wants no
Is on lire now In the basement." you plummet with which to sound a depth.
coum not get any insurance upon it.
Y'et you talk about this world us
though It were n safe Investment, ns
though you could get some Insurance
upon It when down ln the bnsemvut It
is on fire.
I may also add that this world Is a
property with which everyltody who jut of ten thousand things? Aud yet
has taken possession has had trouble, all the Joy It has here does not test Its
Now, I know a large reach of land that capacity. You are lu a concert before
Is not built on. I ask what Is tho mat-, the curtain rises, and you hear the In
ter, nnd they reply that everybody who ( strumeuis preparing the sharp snap
has hod anything to do with that prop-; 0f the broken string, the scrapings of
erty got Into trouble about It. It Is ; the Ikjw across the viol.
Just so with this world; everybody that j "There Is no music ln that," you
has had anything to do with It im a i av.
possession has been In perplexity. How It Is only getting ready for the mu-
was It with Lord Byron? Did he not!
sell his Immortal soul for the purpose j
of getting the world? Was he sutlsued
with the possession? Alas! alas! the
poem graphically describes his case
when It says:
Drank every crip of Joy,
fleard every trump of fame.
Drank early, deeply drank,
Drank draughts which common mill
ions might have quenched.
Then died of thirst because there was
no more to drink.
Oh, yes, he had trouble with It; and
so did Napoleon. After conquering na
tions by the force of his sword, he
lies down to die, his entire possesslou
the military boots that he insisted ou
having upon his feet while he was
dying. Or the even greater sorrow,
perhaps, of having to retreat from
Moscow, his army defeated, hlu hopes
shattered, and his pride of achieve
ment humbled.
So It has been with men who had
better ambition. Thackeray, oue of the
most genial and lovable souls, after
he had won the applause of all lutein
gent lands through his wonderful ge
nius, sits down ln a restaurant ln
rarls, looks to the other cud of the
room aud wonders whose that forlorn
and wretched face Is; rising up after a
while, he finds that It Is Thackeray in
the mirror.
Oh, yes, this world Is a cheat! Talk
Ing about a man gaining the world!
Who ever gained, half of the world? Lnd th(? othtr arm noids a cruU.h- Ag
Who ever owned a hemisphere? WhoiD nmmU the platform, oh. the eu
ever galnod a continent?. Who ever tnlls,asul of tue &udiencc: They say:
owned Aslaf Who ever gained a city? .Tuat man foURht fot U8 aud implied
Talk about gaining the world! No umn ;al8 life for ,., an(1 i.ow Wna the
man ever gained, a or the hundred- 0UJaa taat to:.owt huzzaJ Wlwu tbo
thousandth part of It Tou are de
mandlng that I tell my soul. Dot foi
the world, but for a fragment of It
Here Is a man who has bad a largt
estate for forty or fifty years, lit
Ilea down to die. You say:
"That man is worth millions anc
millions or dollars!"
Is he? You call up a surveyor, wltt
his rompoKs anu chains, and you say
"There Is a property extending throj
miles In one direction, nud three In an
other direction."
Is that the way to mensure thn
man's proMrty? No! You do nut
wnnt any surveyor, with his compiist
mid chains. That Is not the way yn
want to measure that man's proper!
now. It Is an undertaker that yob
! ",'',, wln "H'"' ,n,, P"1 Mm'
,n 11,8 v,st Pocket, and take out a tape
inn-, nun iie win ineitHiire nve reel
nine Indies one way. nml two nnd a
half feet the other wny. That Is tht
man's property. Oh, no; I forgot; not
ro much as that, for lie does not own
,'v, n I'll,,,p ln w,ll, h ' '" 111
'''ery. The deed to that belong'
tH Mecutors and the heirs, oh.
, w,,,,t a l'r'P'rty you propose to Klve
! Im for ni-r mnV-
If ) "HI a lilll of pxnls .voti pi
!' ' '"K room and say to your
I Irttier: "Do you think that man In
P'""1 for ,,,ls Can he give proper
; security? Will he meet this puy-
i ''"
Now' wl"'n 'ou ,,,T,'r,''' ,hl wort.l
, n" a r'e.slon. I want you to test
,1," mn,,,,,r-. do, Dot w,,ut to nsk
n,l,out ,,," J"1"' "but tI"' l'Tui. e.
' n '! , w'"""'r n,n linve ever had any
roul' w'"' n,Km whother you can
j nho"t Hot Ii. i- you can get nil,
j " t,u t-iniiNnnilth. or one hundred-
Now let us look at the other property
the soul. We cannot make a bargain
without swing the comparative value.
The Hold! How shall I estinmto the
! value of It? Well, by Its exuulslte or
ganization. It Is the most wonderful
piece of nieehanlsm ever put together.
Machinery Is of value In proportion ns
It Is mighty and silent ut the same
time. You look nt the engine and the
machinery In the Philadelphia Mlut,
nnd, as you see It performing Its won
,1.,-ral iv...t- ...Ill 1... -i i .
. '?.' '"u "u
1 V " 1M,,, "lmTy
, h 1 nn? tmr ou, aXrn k;
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,,,lve' - u ' ih.n
1 f UUI ' w,,h fll ' tremendous facul-
t urn ii iiHitrn III nllf-nrt. J UUKHM'Ul,
; without any racket, fiftlng it Kals;
i memory, without any nolso, lr.t.tflnn
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Velocity,
, majesty, might; but silence silence!
You listen at the door of your heart,
i You can hear no sound. The soul is
j all quiet. It Is so delicate an Instru
1 incut that no human hand can touch
It. You break a hone, and with spllnt-
its and bandages the.surgeon sets it;
the eye becomes Inflamed, the onthe-
8oul so mighty, so swift, so silent.
must it not be a priceless soul?
I calculate the value of n soul, also,
by Its capacity for happints. Hw
much Joy it can get In this world out
of friendships, out of books, out of
clouds, out of the sea, out of flowers.
sic. And all the enjoyment of the
oul lu this world, the enjoyment we
thluk Is real eujoynient, is only pre-
purutive; It Is only the first stages of
the thing; it Is only the entrance, the
beginning of mat which shall be the
: srchestrul harmonies and splendors of
! the redeemed.
j You cannot test the full power of the
I wul for happiness In this world. How
: much power the soul has here to find
enjoyment In friendship; but, oh, the
grander friendships for the soul ln the
skies! How sweet the flowers here;
.but how much sweeter they will be
there! I do not think that when flow
ers die ou earth they die forever. I
thluk that the fragrance of the flowers
is the spirit belug wafted away Into
glory. iod says there are palm trees
lu heuven aud fruits lu heaven. If
so, why not the spirits of the dead
flowers? In the suuny valleys of heav
en shall not the marigold creep? On
the hl!W of beaven will not the amnr
inth bloom? On the amethystine walls
Df heaven will not the Jasmine climb?
'"My beloved is come down in his gar
den to gather lilies." No flowers lu
heaven? Whre, then, do they get their
garlands for the brows of the right
sons ?
Christ Is glorious to our souls now,
but bow much grander our apprecia
tion after a while! A conqueror comes
back after the battle. He has beeu
fightlug for us. II comes upon the
!,(,,. it0 haa one arm in . siino-
i
Lord Jesus Christ shall at last stual
out before the multitudes of the re-
'deemed of heaven, and we meet UJm
j face to face, and feel that He wfcs
wounded In the uead and wounded tm
, the hands and wounded in the feet apd
, wounded In the side for us, methlnks
; we will lie overwhelmed. We will sit
some time gazing In silence, until some
leader amidst the white-rotted choir
. t-hall lift the baton of light, aud give
the signal that it is time to wake tin
sonirof Jubilee, and all heaven wlO
then break forth into:
; "liisautia!hosanna!hosaiiii:i! Worthy
Is the I.ainb that was slain."
I calculate further the value of ihr
'mini by the price that has b. en pahl
for It. In St. Petersburg there Is a
il hi nxiiid for which the Oovernment
paid $':no,ooo.
"Well," yon say, "It must have 1ht
very valuable, or the Oovcr.uiicnt
would not have paid 1200.000 fur It"
I want to see what my soul is worth,
lid what your soul Is worth, by seeing
what has ls-cn paid for it. I'or llmt
Immortal soul, the richest blond thnt
was ever shed, the deepest t:r':iti that
was ever uttered, nil the irrlrfs of
artli compressed Into one tear,
ill the sufferings of earth gathered In
to one rapier of pain ami siruck.
through His holy heart, lines It net
Imply tremendous value?
1 argue also tJie value of tln soul
from the home thnt has licen titled nj
for it in the future. One would hove
thought a street of adamant would
1 have done. No; It Is a street of gold.
Due would have thought that a wall of
LTMiiite would liavs done. No; It is
the (lame of sardonyx mingling wltb
the green emerald. One would have
: thought that an occasional iloxology
would have done. No: It Is a perpetual
wing. If the ages of heaven marched
In a straight line, some day the last
regiment, perhaps, might puss out of
ight; but. no. the ages of heaven do
not inarch in a straight line, but in a
circle around nlmut the throne of Hod;
j forever, forever, tratip, tramp! A soul
to bought, so equipped. So provided for,
must be a priceless soul, a majestlr
4otil, a tremendous soul.
I was reading of a tailor who had
lust got ashore, and was telling aliout
; Ills l;it experience at sea. He wtid
that the last time he crossed the ocean
they had a terrific time. After they
had hem out three of four days the
nuehincry got disarranjed and the
Men m began to escape, and tie cap
:a I ii. gathering the people and the cre-.r
in deck, said:
"I'nless some one shall go down and
ihut off that steam and arrange that
machinery at the peril of his life, we
oiust all be destroyed."
He was not willing ta go down hiro
elf. No one seemed willing to go.
' The passengers gathered at one end
f the steamer waiting for their fate.
The captain said:
i "I give you n lust warning. If their
is no oue here willing to Imperil his
i lfc and go down nnd tlx that machlo-
I ry, we must all be lost."
! A plain sailor said: "I'll go, sir;"
jmd he wrapped himself In a coarse
' olece of canvas and went down, and
: ivas gone but a few minutes when i..e
scaping team stopped aud the nu-
I :hlnery was corrected.
The captain cried out to the p:wsen
rrrs: "AH saved! Let us go down be
w und see what has become; of the
ooor fellow."
They went down. There he lay dead.
Vicarious suffering! Died for all!
The time came when our whole raiv?
must die unless some oue should cd
iure torture aud sorrow and shanw.
Who shall come to the rescue? SluUI
't lie oue of the seraphim? Not one.
Shall It be one of the cherubim? Not
ine. Shall it be an Inhabitant of some
Dure and uufallcn world? Not one.
I'hen Christ said: "T.o! I come to do
:hy will O Ood." Oh. the love! Oh,
:he endurance! Oh the horrors of the
laeritlee! Shall not our souls go out
oward Him, saying:
"Lord Jesus t'hrlst, take my soul!
Thou art worthy to have it. Thou hast
lied to save it."
Old-Line Lead !:! la.
We call certain useful Implements
"or writing by the name of lead-pencils,
md then we have to explain to children
.hat lead-pencils are not what they
leem that In reality they are not lead
it all. The material employed in our
cedar-wood pencils and our pencil
:ases whether of gold, silver, or caout
:houc Is graphite or plumbago, not
ad or any other metal, but a ub
ttance which is almost pure carbon,
tike the diamond and charcoal. It is
rery difficult to turn, and at one tim
inly large pieces could be oed for jtm
tlls; then small pieces and dust were -:emented
together with sulphur,
hough the result was unsatisfactory,
s'ow, by great pressure, these are made
nto cakes for the Immense demand,
from its use for pencils, plumbago got
he name of blacklead. All this points
.o a Urns when lead was really used)
for the purpose of making marks oa.
taper, wuat tne leau-peocu was waea
t was ln fact, as well as in name, a
oencll made of lead, may be seen ia
n dating back to the fourteenth cen
j'.ury, and preserved in a musum Id. '
: Prance. It is a stalk of solid teat Qlttd.
0 a point, and having a large circus,'
lead or handle. This head is highly'
'trnamental and shows a religious use.
3n one side is a Madonna and Child,
jind on the other what Is apparently a
I nonk, outlining with his pencil the de
signs he is to illuminate in a book,
i )ur modern artists would find the pen
' til cumbrous, unhandy, and unsuitable,
tut with nothing better, the old lllumt
tators traced tho beautiful works
shlch are so much admired.
In speaking of his nationality the
ther day, James Whlteomh Illley
aid: "I'm IrlBh from tho word go.
thow it ln my tastes, I show it in my
bee, and I show it In my namo. Who
tver heard of a man who was not Irish
loing business at tho old stand under
he name of Riley?"
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