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THE BLTxLlNGTON tflltfE PllESS, THU IISIM Y. .TLNB 30, 1802. 7 TALMAttE IN LONDON. WHAT IT COST TO GIVE HUMANITY THE CHANCE OF SALVATION. The I.uwly Birth of Clirbit The Trmp. lation in thn )!iernfBi flirlot UeftiM. rllHto How Nntiiro Gruiiiiuil unit Sliuil. dei'oil lit tlio Crucifixion. LONDON. Juno 130. An enormous audi- nice greeted Dr. Talmaga in this city to day, composed of people who had como from all parts of the British metropolis t hear tho famons American preacher. His reception in llnglaud hns heen mostejilhu- l..t.... ...... wt... l.l... Piasllv, Kviua iiuio unaibuii iuui from difTereut cities eagerly pleading for Visit, The doctor will liavu to preach ilvo . - . t.. t I nr IF 1 nml m.t, 1 lit MA ktilli; n utri-iv il tiu tMLULO wiium mtihII percentage of the, urgent Invitations nlready sent o him. Hu is very nmrji gratified by the extreme cordiality of li ia reception. Dr. Talmngo entitles his ser mon "The, Immense Cost," from tho text, I Cor. vi, 'JO, "Vo are bought with n price." our friend takes you through his valu able, housn. You examine tlio arches, tho frescoes, tho prassplots, the fishponds, tlio conservatories, the parks of deer, and yon sav within yourself or von say nloml, "What dirt all tnts cotr" ion see a cost ly diamond Cashing iu an earring, or you hear a costly drees rustling norms the drawing room, or you seo a high mettled bpan of horttea harnessed with silver and gold, and you begin to mnlce an estimate of the valuo. The mail who owns n hirgo estate cannot Instantly tell you nil itia wortlu Ho says, "I will estimato no much far tho houno, so much for tho furniture, so much for lay' Ina out tho grounds, mi much for tho stock, to much for tho barn, so much for tlio equipage adding up in all making this tiagiegnte. Well, my friends, I hear so much about nur mansion in heaven, about its furniture had tho grand surroundings, thnt 1 want to know how much it is all worth, and what lias actually been paid for it, I can liot complete in a month nor a year the magnificent calculation, but before I get through today I hope to give you thollg, urcs. "Ye nro bought with a prico." THK CKOAVN JEWELS. With somo friends I went to your Tower tob'okatthe crown jewels. Via walked around, caught ono glimpse of them, and hi ng in tho procession were compelled to pass out I wish that I could takothi audience into the tower of God's tuorcy and Mrength that you might walk around just once, at least, and sco tho crown jowcls of eternity, behold their brilliauco nnd esti- lanie tueirvniue, xoaro uougni, wnn a Iow it vou navo a largo amount, ol money to pay, you do not pay it nil at once but you pay it by installments so much tho first of January, so much tho first of April, so inuch tho first of July, so much the first of October, until the. entire amount is paid, aud I have to tell this audience that "you havo been bought with a price," and that that price was paid in different installments. The first installment paid for tho clear- nuce of our souls was tho ignominious birth of Christ in Bethlehem. Though wo may never bo carefully looked after after ward, our advent into tbe world is careful ly pu'trded. We como into the world amid kindly attentions. Privacy and silence are n'orded when God launches nn immortal soul into tho world. Kven the roughest of nirn know enough to stand back, llut I have to tell vou that in tho village on tin side el 1 e hill there was a very bedlam of uproar when Jesus was bom T ., ,.;ll.. -..,.,.,1.1.. . .!..! ill .V IIIIHU lilUtlUlU Ul illl IIII11111JU,III!IL; only a few hundred people many thousand jx iplu were crowded, and amid hostlers and muleteers and camel drivers yelling nt stupid beasts of burden the Messiah np penred. Xo silence; no privacy. A better adapted place hath the eaglet in the eyri hath tho whelp in tlio lion's lair. The ex- llo of heaven lictli down upon straw. Tho first ni' l t out from tiie. palace of heave Pin n in . n outhouse! Ono hour after lay in ' rsnle tho robes ol heaven, dressed m wr.iiiier of coarse linen. Ono would hav Miiitiu.ud that Christ would havo made I , iv Ju'il descent, coming from heaven f.r ' ' ulmlf way world of great magni 1 i thin to Oicsar's palace, then to n n ! ' t' castle in Galilee, then to a pr a home iu Bethany, then to a fisher- Jin n 5 hut, and last of all to a triable. No! It v as r ne leap from the top to the bottom, 1H1. MANGKII AT Iir.TIIIXIIKM. Let us open tho door of the caravansary in Bethlehem and drive away the camel Hn s on through the group of idlers and 1 jiin ers. What, O .Mary! no light:' ".No 1 -,ht ' she say.-, "save that which conies , tlii-' ui;h tin door." What, Mary! no food? " , .... . i nn..i.. .1... ...i.ii. . . put, Mir s-.i.-, uiu i nub v uiuu nil- hrou.'it in the sack on tho journey." Lit the Betlleln-m woman who has come in lie re with Kindly attentions put back tho covering from the babo that wo may look Upon it. Look! Lookl Uncover your Ji id. Let us kneel. Let nil voices bo Ip-1'1 Hon of Mary! Bon of God! Child in " d iv monarch of eternity! In that esc tho glance of a God. Omnipotence h' i flwd in that babe's arm. That, voice t o lie iLirued from tlio feeble plaint to tL i .t.i th'it shall wako tho dead. Io ta t i' I' jsanna! ( riry lv tj fiid that Jesus came from 11 r mi t ) i r, that we might rise from ln"i i- to tl .one, and that all the gates up en r,l tl, ;t the door of lieaven, that in e wnn ' tins way to let Jesus out, now si inr s In other way to let us in. Let all t bfilrnin of heaven lay hold thn ropu in i in g on' the news, "Behold, I bring J i i 1 1 tilings of great joy, which shall Im t i id pi le; for today is born in the these stones, which look llko bread, Into tin uctual fcupuly of bread." Had tho temptation como to you and mo under these circumstances, wo would havo cried, "Bread it shall bo!" and been almost irn nntlunfc at tho time taken for mastication. But Christ with one band beat back tho hunger, mid with tlio other hand beat back tho monarch of durkue.vs. Oh, yo tempted nues! Christ was tempted. Wo nro told that Napoleon ordered acoatof mallmade, but ho was not quite ccrVdu that It was impenetrable, so ho said to tho manufac turer of the coat ot mull, "i'Ut it on now vourself, and let us try it," aud with shot lifter shot from his own pistol tho emperor found out that it was just, what it pre tended to be a good coat of mall. Then the mini received a large reward. Till! l.fAlil) AGAINST IKMITATIO.V. I bless God that the same coat of mall that struck back tho weapons of temp tation from tho head of Christ wo may now all wear; for Jesus comes and sayss "I havo been tempted, and 1 know what it is to bo tempted. laUo this rolm that defended me, and wear it for your selves. I shall see through all trials and I shall see you through ull temptations." "But," says satan still further to Jesus, "Como nnd I will show you something worth looking nt; and after a half day's journey they camo to Jerusalem, and to tlio top of tho templo. Just as one might ko up in tho tower of Antwerp anil loolc off upon Belgium, so satan brought Christ to tlio top of tbe templo. Somo people nt a great height feci dlazy, and a strango disposition to jump; bo satan comes to Christ In that very crisis. Standing thero nt tho top of tho tomplo thoy looked off. A magnificent reach of country. Grain fields, vineyards, olive groves, forests and streams, cattle in the valley, flocks on tho hills, and villages and cities and realms. "Now," says satan, "I'll make a bar gain. Just jump oil. I know it Is a great way from tho topof tho Tvmple to tho val ley, but if you aro dlvino you can fly. Jump off. It won't hurt you. Angels will catch you. Your Father will hold you. Besides, I'll make you a largo present if you will. I'll give you Asia Minor, I'll givo you China, I'll give you Kthiopia, I'll givo you Italy, I'll give you Spain, I'll givo you Germany, I'll give you Britain, I'll give you all the world." 11 1 to, .if if L..id a Saviour, which is Christ si Mini installment paid forum-soul's i v s the scene In (Juaranti'nia, a , i 1 1 'lull, f ull of caverns, where i lis day panthers and wild 1 r's, so that you must now i ii d " i;h knife or gun or pistol. hi, t Jeus wi nt to think and 1 , ni there that thin monster r, !y, more terrific than any r M'ied in that country satan ( I. list. . the cheek of Christ thnt i il.us, in his letter to the i . i.scriliedtoJoiits that rose ' ii petaK Abstinence from i'i ..iliiin into rtuut.i.Uii.n. A i' from food recorded in pro . . it of the crew of the ship . m, iity-threc days they had ' But thin sufferer had i i !"'l ten days b-tfore lie i ' , ..ir must have agonized ' ' t I ody aud gnawed on the 1 -ti, of d'uth. The thought '.re;,d or meat must havo 1 "ly with something like i n out a pack of men hungry hungered, nnd if they hod i ie yell they would dovour (..I, ; uifi of lmcsur thct Jctun . . ,.u;i b:.id, "Xowchr.cjj What n temptation it must havo beenl Go tomorrow morning nnd get in nn altercation with somo wretch crawling up from a gin cellar in the lowest part of your city. "No," you say, "I would not bomean myself by getting into such a contest.'" Then think of what tho king of heaven aud earth endured when lie camo down and fought the great wretch of hell, and fought him in the wilderness and on top of the templo. But I bless God that iu the triumph over temptation Christ gives us the assurance that wo also shall triumph. Having hirasotf been tempted, he is ahlo to succor ail those who are tempted. In a violent storm at sea the mate told a boy for the rigging bad lieromo entangled at tho mact to go up and right it. A gen tleman standing on tho deck said, "Don't send that boy up; lie will be dashed to distil." The mate said, "I know what I am about." The boy raised his hat in recognition of the order, and then rose hand over hand and went to work; and as he swung in the storm tho passengers wrung their bands nnd expected to seo him 0.11. The work done lie came down in safety, and a Christian man said to him, "Why did you go down into tho forecastle before you went up?" "Ah!" said tho boy, "I went down to pray. My mother always taught me before 1 undertook anything great to pray." "What is that you havo in your vest?" said the man. "Oh! that, is tho Now Testament, he said; "I thought I would carry it witli mo if I really did go overboard." How well tlio hoy was pro tected! 1 care not how great tho height or how vast tho depth, with Christ within us and Christ beneath us and Christ above us and Christ all arouud us nothing can befall us in the way of harm. Christ himself living been in the tempest will deliver all those who put their trust in him. Blessed he his glorioin name forever. HOW CIIlilST WAS MOCKIJU. The third installment paid for our re demption was tin- Saviour's sham trial. I call it a sham trial there has never been anything so indecent or unfair in any criminal court as was witnessed at the trial of Christ. Why, they hustled him into tiie courtroom at 2 o'clock iu the morning. Tiny gave him no time for counsel. They gave him no opportunity for subpiunaing witnes-es. Tho ruMi.nis wlio were wandering around tliroimli tho midnight of tonr-e they saw tho arrest and went into tlio courtroom. But Ji.-us' friends were sober men, were iv-pcctnhle men, aud at that liuur, ' o'clock in the morning, of course they were at home asleep. Consequently Christ entered the courtroom with the ruffians. Oh, look at liini! No one to speak a w ord for him. I lift tlio lantern until 1 can look into his face, aud as my heart heats in sympathy for this, tho best lni'iid the world ever had, himself now utterly friend less, an officer of tho courtroom comes up and smites him in the mouth, and 1 see the blood stealing from gum and lip. Oh! it was a farce of a trial, lasting only perhaps an hour, and then tho judge rise- for sen tence. Stop! It is against tho law to give sentence unless there lias been nn adjourn ment of the court between coiulcinnution and sentence; but what cares the judge for tbe law "The man has no friends h t him die," says the judu'c; and tlio ruf fians outsiile the rail cry: "Aha! aha! that's what we want. I'ass him out here to us! Away with him! Away with him!" Oli! I bless God that amid all tho injus tice that may have been inllieti d upon Us in tin- world we havo a divine sympa thiser, 'flic world cannot lie about you nor abuse you as much as tluy did Clui-t, and Je.-iis stands today in every eourt iuoiii, in every house, in every store, and s.iy.-: "('iiini','c! By all my hours of intil treatment and abuse, 1 will pioteLt tliuse wlm are trampled upon." And when Christ forgef- thut two o'clock morning scene, and thn stroke of the rnlliati on the mouth, and ihn howling of the unwa-hed crowd, then he will forget you anil me in the injustices of lifu that may be indicted Upon u-. Kuither, I remark: Tho la-t great iu Hallmeut paid for our redemption was tho demise of Christ. Tho world has seen many dark days. Many summers ago there was a very dark daywh'-n the sun was eclipsed. Tho fowl at liouiiday went lo their perch, and we felt a gloom as wo looked at the us'ronoinical wonder. Jt. was n dark day in London when the plague was at its bright, aud tho dead with un covered faces wero taken In open carts aud dumped in the trenches. It was a dark day when thn earth opened and Lisbon sank, but Mn d.lrkcst day since tho crca tion of thu inrld waB when the carnngo of Calvary was' enacted. cr.unwv or Tnn jews. It was about noon when tho curtain be gan to bo drawn. It was not tho comlnfj on of a night that tootbes and refreshes; It was tlio swinging of a great gloom nil around the heavens. Cod huu;; it, As when thera is a dead ono in the hou'se you bow tho shutters or turu tho lattice, ho God in tho aftornoou shut the windows of tho world. As it U nppronriato to throw n blnok pall upon the cofJln as it pases along, so it wna appropriate that oTcry thlng should bo somber that day as tho great bear&o ol tho earth rolled on, bearing tho corpto of tbo king. A man's last hours are ordinarily kept sacred. However you may havo hated or caricatured a man, when you hear ho is dying, sllcuca puts its hand on your lips, and you would havo a loathing for tho man who could stand by a deathbed making faces and scoffing. But Christ In his last hour cannot be left alone. Whatl pursu ing htm yet nfUir so long n pursuit? You have been ihluklng his tears. Do you want to drink bis blood t They como up closely, so that notwithstanding the darkness they rati glut their revenge with thocontortions of his countenance. They examine his feet. They want to feel for themselves whether those feet nro really spiked. They put out their hands and touch tbo spikes, and bring them back wet with blood and wipe them on their garments. Women stand there and weep, but can do no good. It is no place for the tender hearted women, It wants a heart that crimo has turned into Kranlte. Thn waves of man's hatred and of hell's vengeance dash up against tho mangled feet, and tho hands of sin and pain and tor turo clutch for his holy heart. Had bo not been thoroughly fastened to tlio cross they would have torn him down and trampled him with both feet. How tho cavalry horses arched their necks and champed their bits, and reared and snuiTed at tlio blood! Had a Homan officer called out for a light his voice would not have been heard in tho tumult; but louder than tho clash of spears, and tho witling of woman hood, and thn noiguing ot tlio ctiargers. and the bellowing of the crucillers there comes a voice crashing through loud clear, overwhelming, terrific. It is the Ei-oaniui' of tho dying son of Godl Look what a scene! Look, world, nt what you havo done! CALL TO Till! UNCONVICTED. I lift tho covering from the maltreated Christ to let you count the wounds and estimate the co-t. Oh, when tho nails went through Christ's right hand ami through Christ's left hand, that bought both your hands with all their power to work ami lift and writel When the nails went through Christ's right foot and Christ's left foot, that, bought your feet, with all their power to walk or run or climb. When the thorn went into Christ's temple, that bought your bruin, with all its power to think and plan. When the .spear cleft Christ's side, that bought your heart, witli all its power to love and re pent and pray. Oh, sinner, come, come back! It a man is in no pain, if ho is prospered, if he is well, und lie asks you to come, you take your time and you say: "I cau't come now. I'll como after awhile. Thero is no haste. ' But if lie is in want and trouble you say. "I must go right away. I must go now." Today Je-sui stretches out befoio you two wounded hands and lie begs you to come. Go and you livo. Stay away and you die. Oh. that to him who bought us we might givo all our time, and all our prayers, and all our successes. I would we could think of nothing else, but como to Christ. Ho is so fair. Ho is so loving, llo is so sym pathizing, lie is so good. I wish wu could put our arni around hi- neck and say, "Thine, Lord, will I be forever." Oh, that you would begin to love him. Would thnt I could take this audience and wreathe it. around tho heart of my Lord Jesus Christ. When the Atlantic cable wa- lost, in ISI'm, do you remember that, the Great Kastern, and tho Medwny, and the Albany went out to find it? Thirty times they sank tlio grapnel two and a half miles deep in wa ter. After awhilo they found tho cable and brought it to the surface. No sooner had H been brought to the surfuce than they lifted a shout of exultation, but the cable slipped back again into tlio water and was lost, Then for two weeks nioro they swept the sea with tho grappling hooks, and at last they found tho cable, aud they brought it up in silence. They fastened it this time. Then, with grc.v. excitement, they took ono end of the cabin to the electrician's room to seo if thero were really any lifn in it, and when they saw a spark and knew that a me.-sago could be sent, then every hat was lifted, and the rockets Hew and tlio guns sound ed until all the ves.-els on the expedition know tho work was done and tho conti nents were lashed together. Well, my friends, Sabbath ufterpahbath Gospel messengers have come searching down foryoursouls. We havu swept the sea witli tbe grappling hook of Christ's Go pel. Again and again we havo thought that you were at the surface, and we began to rejoice over your redumption; butat tlio moment of our gladness you sank back again into tlio world and back again into sin. Today we come witli this Gospel searching for your soul, We apply tho cross of Christ Hist to see whether there is any life left in you, wliilu all around tho people stand, looking to sen whether tho work will lie done anil the angels of God bend down nnd witness, and oh! If now wo could seo only one spark of love nnd hope and faith, wo would send up a shout that would be heard on the battlements of heaven, and two worlds would keep jubilee becnuso communication is open between Christ and tho soul, and your nature that lias been btinkeu iu sin has been lifted into the light and the joy of the Gospel, CHILDREN'S COLUMN. I MIDDLEBUItf COLLEGE. Clillilren'n Day In Old Home, II. C. 17. Wo have just now been passing, In this very year of tlio building of the city, 1U7, when tlio Imnerial Augustus, emperor and priest, has conducted the splendid secular games those threo fcstlvul days that cel ebrate tho closo of an old "ago" nnd tho bcKlnnlni; of a new one. Now an "actp." or secultim, my dear distnnt Island er, as wo understand it at Homo, is a period of 110 years. Not a boy or girl of us In Homo but knew what was tlio mean- TUESDAY'S EXERCISES OF ITS 92D ; COMMENCEMENT. 4jVih II, K 3 s "IlI.'Mt US SING." lug of this festival, which no man could see twice. Wc had been told how the founders of thu republic, ages ago, had, out of pralso to the gods for blessings received and for protection granted, decreed that at tlio completion of each scculum Homo should solemnize thn event by jojful thanksgiving, by sacrifices to tho gods and by a splendid display. It was to Apollo and Diana that our especial festival, Children s Day, Hie M of June, was sacred; and (so we wero told bvour fathers and mothers and by our tutors and teachers) because upon tho chil dren of Iiomo inu-t depend, when they -hall have grown to manhood and woman hood, the future of Homo itself, its great ness and its glory, the celebration of Chil dren's Day was deemed by our priests and rulers the mo-t important, tho most glo rious and the most impressive of the three dav-' festival. Iiarkl do you hear it thu ta-ra, ta-ra-ta? It is the loud bla-t of the trumpets an nouncing thn approach of the pageant as it mines slowly down tlio sacred street 1'ollowing the ve-tals como our mothers (mine is there among them, as was my father among tho senators); you can count them as tljey move slowly along, 11" of the best and highest born of the matron of Home one for each jenr in the "age' celebrated. And now, following the Moth ersdo vou not hear us singing? here we come, tlio children of Home, the lifu anil joy and llower of this splendid Children's Day procession. At our head walks ono of tho most cele brated of thu world's famous poets and singers, Quintus Horatius h'laceus, whom all I'umu knuws by tho more popular Moutlng of tho Aamclatn Alumni, Ad- ilrens lir Hon, 1 rank Oliuroh, Clun of HO, limner, Col, Otiltuiiry Il.port, l'ri.o Speaking nnd Soclotr Keuulom An Original Poem, Minm.iciiuilV, Juno 20. Tho 92d com mencement of Mlddlebury oolloge opened at the CoiiRiecntloual church, Sunday inorn lag, with tbo ImccalBure ate sermon by Pres ldut Era Urainerd. Tho church wus well flllod. Music wns furnished by a double- quartette. Mmm.rjiiiniv, Juno 23. The preliminary meeting of the Associate Alumni of Middle bury college was held this morniug in the chupol at 1'JiUU, The mooting ta called to order by I'rof. T. K. lioyce, und Mr. L. D. Drags; of tlio class of '7a, was eleoted torn- pornry chairman. Tho following member wero appelated a committee on uumlnatlous: l'rof. 11. Sbeloy, I'rof. T. 12. lloyco und Mr. 1, 1). Drugs. The committco will report at to-morrow's tesilou, which will be held in tho chapol at 8:30 a. in. Othor busiuese wiM deposed of and tlio uieetinR adjourned uutll Hi'uO a, in. to-morrow aud proceeded to the Congiegutlnnul church to listen to a most ablo nnd scholarly address by Hon. Krank Church of Colorado, class of lbtl'J. Mu-iu was furnished by Urebruer'g orchuetra of Kutlnnd. Mr. Church choso as Us subject "Con lllct the law of dovoloniuent." An ()rli;ljiiil I'ouiii. At tho close of tho oration nn excellent poem was rend by James C. Hnrvoy of the clnss of lfcSl, of Dnubury, Coun,, entltldd "Lifo's Heroes." Thn follouiug stanzas indicate tho stylo of thu production: lllstlDKUlshml valoi" theno thu watchwords nie. i.ri i nemieH aru lurklme ovoryiiherfi : No life u iiarruw hut the chaticu Is given To in renown, to nnbly do ami dure. '1 lie liiiltlu ne-eit not he or suioko ami nro. Of hlnod st nl lied tleul und whistling shut and Klll'll it Is imuiiKh to i;n where honor calls ; htnnd by tbo rltfht nnd du your duty well Now tl.n world will not ask whut you're Koin lo do, It will usLot miu: "What huo sou done'i" And It stiinils nt, your elbow to question your ueeas From tho riso to tho set ot tho sail. :X--M Li II., 1 1.T 1 1 II 'HAIL DIANA name, "the poet Horace." And after him wo come two, three and four abreast, twentv-seven boys and twenty--even girls, thu sons and daughters o' Homo's noblest patrician families. Arc we not all proud young patriots? And why sliouiu wo not i e? i lau in .-now white tunics, crowned with flowers and waving our laurel branches we have walked in just this joyous fashion through tho Micreil street and down tho street ol Apollo, keeping constant mea-meto the song of victory and praise and supplication which was written lor us especially, and for this particular oi ca.di.u by him who leads us on the great Horace, "our poet." Llbndge fa. Brooks m V ide Awako lluw Ho Popped. Ho was about to pop tho question to the girl of his choice, and was trying to de cide how ho should do it. i'iist hu thought of thn knightly pro posal, in the style of tho Middlo Ages: "By my halidanie, fair maid, say thou wilt bo mine, and thu holy friar shnll unite us ere another sun gilds thu turrets of Windsoi castle!" Then he considered thn theatrical style: "I have long loved you in secret, ge-ur-r-I, and, though 1 am not rich, I can oiler you Ihu true and unselfish devotion of me whole liu-a r-r-t!" He thought perhaps the easy conversa tional style might do: "Well, Alicia I may call you 'Alicia,' mayn't I? every nnu thinks wo are going to be married. Ha, ha! .Suppose wo do get married just to please 'cm." But after all lie did it something liko this: "i;i Miss Alicia er excuse thu fa miliarity, hu-er er will you er Oh, by Jove!" And then bho came to tho rescuo nnd laid: "That'll do, Willie, dear. It's all right, nnd I know papa and mamma will be so phased!" London Tit-Bits. A Ntirleotcil Line of Work. Municipal governments annually devoto lnrgo sums of njoney for thu caro of tho sick, the criminal and tbo insane, but de voto no energy to investigating and striv. ing to prevent tho motors tnat are con r.tttntly nt work 'In producing those classes. Here, If ever, an ounco of prevention Is T.inl to many pounds of cure, Dr. Henry uft Chnuiu Jr. ?oiJtiIar.chmcjlonthlj 41im1'k Itn-e. A lady who was going into a picture gal iery on the avenue dropped a single ml ro-e slin held in her hand and it lay on the threshold when a thin iitsd, ragged child stopped to look nt it. "Vou can have it," said the lady, who was returning to her cam ige. But the child did not sei-m to connect the richly dressed lady with thu beautiful flower. She looked from it to tho bluo sky long aud earnestly. "Well," said tho lady, amused nt tho scene, "why don't you pick up tho rose?" "I dassn't," answered tho child humbly, not offering to touch it. "But I told you to take it, child. It is mine," said the lady. "Oh," responded tbo child, drawing a long breath; "I thought it was God's vote, aud that mobby ho dropped it there." "Vim poor child," said the lady kindly, "it i- God's ro-o, and yours and initio too." And she picked it up and handed it to thu little girl. But the child put her hand behind her and ran oil without tuuehmg the led io-c Mie i'ouiii not comprehend how u ruse could ilroii hum heaven like a star to lie at her leet, and she was afraid of a bounty thdt was of so unusual a nature. Detroit J'n-u I're-s. Tim!' tlio Way. Just a little- every day, Thai's the way Sculs In darkness swell nnd mow. Tiny blades push through thubuow. rtuwr any lamer nt .nay Leaps to blossom In a burst, fclmvly slowly ut tho lirut. That's the way! Just a little eiery day. Jutt a llttlo every day. That's 1'uo wa I Children luiirn to rend nnd writo, lilt h hit mid uiltu by inito. Never any owe, I tuy, Leapi to know ledue and Its powor. Slowly nlowly hour by hour, Thut's the way! Jutt a little every duy. -ElU Wheeler Wlloox Iu St. Nicholas. An Inconvenient Oninn. Kent Do you ever piny tennis with your big hi other? Neely Sometimes; but I dou't like to, because when a ball gets lost ho sits down and smokes whllo I look for it. Harper's ioung People. Obituary Ke purl. Since tho last meoting of the alumni of tlio collegu Inst year, tbo following ineuibarn havo died: IJr. J. O. H. Hitobcock, Kv. Irn I). Harwell, David Lcnvitt Hough, William Hudson Show, Daniel D. Gorhum, John A. ritcb, Edgar l'rindlo ndhaim, LL. 1)., L'phralm II. Knrrar, Hev. Joseph Addison llaiinoy, Hov. Osborn Myrick, Hev. Elbrldgo Uerry. Hov, Albert Irn But ton, Wolli H, Utley, Asa Heiuonway, Rev, Merit Harmon; Hon. hlins H. liurtou, Hev. Jonathan illnnchnrd, Norman Freemau Wright, Willinm Smith Hopkin, M. D, Dr. J. (j, b. Hltcticnck was born at Han dolph in lb"J!j. After cruduuting from Mlddlebury college in loll bo went to Har vard nieilleul school uuil rcceivoa the degree of M. D. iu lbfiO. Ho was a member of the Mabsachusotta Medical society. Dunn; the war ho served as surgeon mid at tbe close w ns appointed surgeon in tbo pension sor T1CC. Itev. Charles D. liurwell of Sfixtou' Iliver, Vt., died suddouly of la crippe. He was a llaptht minister aud was horn at Kridnort in lb.U. Ho graduated from tbo college in '47. David L. Houcli, tbo son of Rev. John Hough, for tuuuy years eminent professor ot hineuages in Middlebury collego. wus born In Middlebury iu 1818. Ho received his diploma from Middlebury collego iu 18u"J. William Hudson Shaw graduated in the class ot lb78, after leaving college be tuugbt at Mecbtiuienville, Ii. . llo was prlncipul of tbe Wellington, Vt,, school from lbSO to '84; acting principal of the Rutland High school, and ilvo years principal of tbo graded school at Vergennos. Daniel D. Uorhnm was born m Rutland in 1817, and dlod at Northampton, Mass, Oct. 20, 1801. Although he had passed tbo throo-score-uud-teu milestone), I'rof, Our bam had. until within a fow mouths of bis death, continued iu activo servic". John A. Kitcb died in Higbgnto of ty phoid fever. Mr. rltcb was born iu Sheldon iu 181W, and graduated from Middlebury collego iu 1802. llo chose thn legal profes sion und locutud iu Higbgute. llo kervod in tbo war for tho Unlou, as sergeant, m company A, 12th Vermont Volunteers. He represented bis town Iu tho Legislature hi 1880, and berved ns cbuirmau on tbe com mlttea on gamo and fisheries, and ou the commltteo on highways, bridges and ferrl-s. He wus nn eminent Mason. lit. Rev. l'klgnr l'rindlo U miliums, LL.D., bishop of the diocoso of Odeusburg, died on tbo Oth of Doeember, lo'Jl. Ho was 71 years old, and hud boeu in poor health for some time, llishop Wadlmms was born nt Wndhnms Mills, N. Y., iu 1817, and gradu ated ft on) tbe college hi lb'.iS. Ho was tbo son of lion. Lumnn Wadhams. Lpbraiiu 11. rurrar, who graduated from the collogo In 1831, died at Malone, N. Y., nt tho advnnced age of 83 years. Hov Joseph Adduon Rauuey, D. D. , of Kalnuiaaoo, Mich,, a minister venerated throughout thd BynoJs of Michigan, Il linois and Indiana, passed to his reward, December (i, 18'Jl, tie was born at West minster West in 1817. Ho was converted when olcht years old. He graduated from Middlebury iu 18'J'J, Rev. Osborn -Myrick died nt his home In Rutland ou tho 15th day of January. Ho attended church on Sunday und wus ou tbo streets Tuesday morning, but in the oven ing wns tnWen Hick and from tbuttlmo failed riinidlv uutil bU doalh. Ho wus born in Mnssnehusetts, and gruduatod from Middle bury collegu hi 1812. Hov. i.ldrldgo uerry wus n member oi thu class of lo02, und graduated with credit. Afterward ho spent three years of diligent study iu thu Theological seminary at Audo- ver, Muss., graduating tliera in iBlm. lie returned to West Randolph, and in IPOS, murrlod Miss Lucia Church of that place, aud Immediately nfterward", having received au uppointiiieut by tho Home Missionary sccioty ot the cougregntiouni caurcu, uu nnd his wifo went to Oreeou, where ho spent four years ns pastor of a church of that socioty in uregon, no prencuoa in many of tho Kusteru towns, und last De cember quietly passed away ut his homo In West Raiidolph. Albert Ira Dutton died nt his home In South Farinlngtou, Ma.s,, la February, at tho age of Ul. After llulidiiug his course In Middlebury oollego iu 1832, ho graduated from Audover Theological seminary. Ho wus pastor of the ConKrugatlotial churches in tho following places: Bbirley, Mass., Knit Louguieadon-, and Ruyaltou, Vt. nud nt South Furmlugtou. Wells n. Utley, the uotod pollticlau, died suddenly ut his home ut l'aiious, Kunsae, January"!, Tho deceased was born hi Munehester In 1813. Hu was a scholar of the highest order, graduating from Middle bury collego In the class of '7i). Hv. Asa lleininwur was horn In Shore- hnm In 1810. Ills preparation for college Was at Bborebntn acadsmy. Ho gradunted from collge In 181I5. Tho same year ho on terod Andovcr Theological soiulunry aud wns ordnlnod in 1833. As a minister ha was successful. Her. Mrrlt Ilurmou died at tho advnucod ago of 05 at his risidenco In Ilopklntou, Iown, on April 7. He craditatod In 1827. Hon. Ullas 15. liurtou wai born nt Hupart, Vt., nnd died In Mnncbeiter, Vt., March Ul, at the age ot 70. Ho wai a lawyer by prolosslon. Rv. Jonnthnn lilnnchnrd wns horn nt Rookingham in 1811. Ho cuterod Middle bury with tho elnsi uf Mil. He, with tho aid of two olnssmatet, fouuded and issued a niasuulna which thoy callod "Tho Under graduate," nnd from which tho present college pnpor Is named. Ho was presldout of Ivtiox collego ut (lulosburg, 111. Hnvlni; closed his labors at Knox college iu 130S), he wns olTorod a professorship In tbo Chi cngo Theological seiiiinury, hut d'.cided to nccept the presidency of U'honton collego, Illluols. Normun l'reomnn Wright died Dec. C, 18'Jl, at tho homo of his daughter, Mrs. A. G. lionedlct, Clinton, N. Y. He wns boru at Rupert, Vt iu 1815. Having lluishe I his (roparatory covr.iu nt Ilmr und burton seminnry, ho entered Middlebury collego and graduated iu 18!iU. Most of his life was spent In toacbing, Dr. illlam . Hopkins, who graduated from Middlebury college in 1810, died ut ergennes on Jluy . Ho eaceivod tho do gree of M. D., iu 1810 fiom tho Cnstlotuti medical school. Ho immtillutely besuu to practice his profosalou in Ycrgouues, ami for 40 years ho was her most popular phys ician. Alumni I'.aiiuu"!. After the exorcises wero completed nt tbo church tho alumni gathered nt thu Adibsoii Houso wbero dinner wus served. Addrese3 were mndo by many prominent uliimui. I'lii llo t i Kuiip.i. Tbe annual meoting uf tho i'hl ll3t.i Knppa socioty was held in tho buseuiuiit of the Congregational church. Miss Anna Sheldon of tlio clnsi wns elected a member. In tbo eveuiir tho Ciniirregiitionul church was filled to iti ittmosl c:i.iieity to hear thu speaking for tho Puik'r and Merrill priz.es, tbo contusluuts for the foi ni' i' bing frush meu and fu.- tbo latter supbumort's. Tho judges 111 tho pri.o speaking wero K. I'. Stone, 'oil, A. W. 1. Twitcbell, '77, und J. C. Harvey, '81. Thoy awnriljd thu Hist I'uiker prize, 2-1, to Alfred M. Rowley of Tow iisend, Mass. ; second, 12, to Charles L. Leonard of Ludlow, Vt. Tbo Hist Mer rill, s'-iO, wus uuarood to Dennis J, I hues of Mtuevillo, i.j se'jond, y.'.i, to I ruul. II. Iligelow of I'rootnr. ; third, 20, to Barry K. Wells of Sandy Hill, N. Y.; fourth, ,l."i, to Stanton S. KJily of Middle bury. ( oiiilneuceniclit lit II. mill nr. Hanovkii, N. H., Juno 28. Tho gradu ating exercises of the Chandler school of Bcieucu and tho arts, wore bold in tho col lo ,;o church ut 8 o'clock this evening. The degrees will be conferred 'Iliursdny. Amherst I'rfo Mlntnn, Amiieiist, Mass., Juno 28. Prize awards for tbo work of the year wero announced at tho closo of tho Hyde prizj speaking tbi-i evoulng. ibo second lliliing.- -emur, Lutm $20, was won by Willinm R. I'orry of Now lledford, Mu?s. ihe second freshman Arm strong osay priz.j wa- won by William J, lioardman of llnrnet, Vt. IN A T.iOMCAL FOREST. Who knoweth tho Joy of nntnmod fores1 streams, ( Thnt laugh In minions ravines and disdain;, I'ho ii'hdlhi: inlnrnets with a tmllo whloh gliiuii-i Like Jeiieh lluiihhitf amid summer rain? Ko n iv Ul verduie that is born In spray, No gllsU'hiim' fern that courts thu floated, breeze, No pului that swas 111 rhythm with tho lay, No lofty loidling iimung atielent trees, (,'o thing that's routed, bound uud moored Ul place, Nor even soaring bli du, who roam to die, tiny know the joy of their tintramincled mco Who lun in cureless imuiortnlily; I wandering ou their truckltss banks am bound, My thoughts alona their llbTty havo found. W. U'i ton I'ickcrcglll iu London Spectator. v7 ii BABY FOUR WEEKS OLD. lllslrnsal ug hi, In Illsenso from lllrtK Cured In Wni'l.s. .Mudo Health und lltmtitlful by Cutlciira Ueiiieilli'i, My baby boy had ljt.cn suffering from birth with souiu -nrt ul mi uiuntlim. The doctor called it ei zi-mi'. His iiltlu nei'lv win one raw and expos-id umn uf red, i. limned fieih. HU n"!iii n: d ierosnnd under bis thigh', u I'i'ti cr tbo fat th-di made a folil, -. Li-,- ,iii!-t tbo same. ' r four weeuBHfti ? . i :i tb hu sutfiT. o v. itu th s erup . nnd nn' I cm i i tii hia Rr.MEii. II. , 'bore was iittlu -P t-p tor nnv one. In bve wtckshe wns eo-n; Itlely cured. wi s i.ino wo -k-old I'ohrn-ry 1st. nud you ought in - i f 1,1s sl.in how. mil o' a. c en and leuulifM'. tni'k and wbito color. Ho unj h. a" by hi be can bo. The UTiirm Kioi. vi.sr has irlveti him tot.e. vigor and strength, I en' Ui-u bli porlrnit. 'liwinks to Urn uiniiiun Ci rn ru i r.iim.Kir.s. 'I hov i nnnot lo spoken of too highly, tlo-y have done nil tlinl ha Oi-cu fin me u for innm. W.M. A IIAHU -.111., IM 1:, 15-dS'..cw orlc, I't-ntii toe ' of two munths my bahv ulTor ed with tbe -i Z"in,i on her l.u-ii nnd body. no. torod Mitbrmt uvnll. i seil i,UTK'Cii. I.i:mi:;ii s. rom.d tbent in every I04,wii fall-! .ei'irv. Thu e' I'd h is now d bountiful skin nm! 1- i tii"il. vi u cuLeiiully reeommeim t'ui iinie to nil 'ii'itht ri. Mil-. .!. liOrllKMil'.Kii. imi i nrsi .vo.. .. i, CuticUra Resolvent The new lilo 1 1 and skin I'o-i.li-r. internally, ai.d I Ti' i n , the grout bki'i t are, and CtTI i i ia Si'ii', nn esipu-iiii S,.in Iinuitiir. ex to! ii u.v. lu-i mtly p-lii'Mi and speedily cum cvon i.l-M" mil bum 'r of tin -iiiu. sidij ami b oo'l. u Itb lost of hair, from infuwy to iigu, lrotn puniiles to s.Tol'ulii. -old evervw bore. I'r'.c-', ' 1' rici 'i t. ;lr.; -i : :;.: Id.- i.vks r. -1. I'repJiad. L t.io I'lll'l I'll Dill MI LIIKMH Al. t OltrilllATK.'N, l'o-tnn. E5?"llo'V to fare Skin Ilmene." 'Upngc, ."o u.ustrutlons ,ind tu-limuuhil!., ninlle I Iree. S'-iln anil ,-ralp puri'lo 1 and benu lined by L't rn liia .-o e, Abso BABY'S lutely pur.'. RHEUMATIC PAINS. In ono in 1 ii ii 1 u tlio I'utloiir.i An. " it-r-iln I'lu ii'i' r, liovi", rbi'iiai.itla TjV - i I'll', b'.p. In- . i b'-t i"id HU13 N u'ar i ain-i 'in i oiknn-.e- ('ni'i 'V . What u Illld !igi'-t Inn Doe-. A doctor has been computing the stateof mind of a man befoie dinner and after w ho suffers from in-ligt'-Uon. Iiel'ure diiiini' the patient'.- thoughts are something o. this kind: "Vv'hatn jolly thing life is! How grand it U to hreatl'e the pure air, t.) revel in tin glorious sunshine, to laugh and be merry' With friend-all aroutul, a pro-perous fu turo before one, all one's hope-and plan tttni out well. It may saP ly be said that wo live In a good count ry, and tb.it lifu is thu most enjoyable statu itnagina ble." lint after dinner, when the salmon and the cucumber anil the lobster -alad have begun to do their deadly work, thu same man thinks -omething liko this: "Life is a fraud. Tlm-e w ho say life is worth living are humbug-. Wo go about tin1 world with a heavy load of care, and from morning till night our time i.- sjn tu in battling with new annoyanie. Hill pouriti on every sulu, failure stares Us in the lace, every cherished hope is dashed to thu ground. Hah! Ihe wholu thing ii humbug!" Loudon Tit-Hits. ITT' A IWInfultiro Volcano. One of the curio-Hies of this country a curio-it y that does not appear in the hi lories is the burning mine ut Summit Hill, near Mauch Chuuk, l'a. It lias lieen on lire since 1S5S, and no bclieme or device, though hundred- have been tried, has been abL' to -uppres-tile ilaiiies. You i an see nothing hut a hill from which steam aud gas escape at a thnii-.iiid different points. The lurk- are so hot that sutnot imes it is impo'-ible to touch them without pain, and all vegetation on the mountain has long since disappeared. How deep the llru extends theru aru no menus uf knowing, but it certainly must be a miniature, vol tiino, and millions of ton- of coal ,-inco tho fire llr.-t started havo thu- been slowly cou suiuisl. St. Louis Globe-Democrat. Illo, Inds und luiules ! hie away! Nor brook a sluglo hour's debi. It you would carry hi your mouth White teetli, and odors of thu unth. Haste, baste, nud buv a single font Of tbe unrivalled SD.OUONT. rntfeuce-trylng. I'literfumili.is forgot tbo Mullln's food, and tbe buby screami'd all night with tho colic. Cotton is the downy llbrous substance attacked to tho seeds of the various apecieb of a gunus of plunla known as inalvasoao. , Tl"3 aivisiona of species generally ra-l cognized are threo: Herbaceous, shrqtf and treo cotton, and of. theses the most important is the herbaceous, including iib it do.'S, all tho varieties cultivated for commercial purposen in the United S'.ntcs. 1 Tlio plnnt of tho upland cr shortl staple cotton ot commerce trows to a) height of 1 1-2 to 11 feet, anil bears darlq green hav-. nnd llowcrs u?ually of a puloi yellow. These (lowers dev. lop Into tri-j angular pods which nt maturity bursU open, revealing and cspoung the white) down with which they are crowded full, A Held of cotton iu this stage presents! thu Loautiful appearance ot a vast acro! ago or snow. By the process cow in uni-j vursnl use, tho contents ot every one ol these cotton ludeu pods, or bolls, must! bo removed by hand picking. It is evl-J dent to tho most inexrorioneed that nma-l chino capable of gathuritig this crop autoij mutually, with a degree of thoroughness, nnd at a rato ol lacidity tweuty-fold ial exce-,8 of the Inghtet possioilitits of thd most expert hand labor, contains, in itself! the boli.iiou of thu labor cost prcblem) involved in cotton rniaing, ' Huch a machine is ot Inr greater com- murcial value than tho reaper which hasj built hu vast fortune of thu McOornilcld pcopio. It Is ol liilhiilely grcuter vnluoj to mankind than t:u- iclephono, whicb, can nevor como into tho habitual uso at morethnn a f. action of the hsman raco.f Huch a machine exists und Is in a posi-l tion to l"vy in smiw degree triouto, upon every human being who doos. not wholly dispone with tilotliiujf.i A company tins boeu organized to placu it upon tho cuirict and stock id being rapidly sold. It gous without say-j ing than big protlts will be made nndi stock 'will enhance in vduo rapidly, Each original investment of J1U00 in V,i IT. Telugraph stock bus received jlOO.OOO in dividends, and is now represented Dy, ;5",X)0 of utock. Sl-'JU invewu iu tien iviopuouu biocic ij years ao oy u uusiuiimu him a millionaire. Jit 1b believed that the Cotton the equal of any. llostoninn hns mudo' I'icker Is! Java and Modia justly called "The Aristocratic Coffee of America." This is the Coffee served in the Japanese Garden at the Pure Food Exhibition. Always packed whole roasted (unground) in 2 lb. air-tight cans. You can get free 24 beautiful photographs oC Eastern Life. Address, CHASE Si SANBORN, Boston, Mass. 7t sell only to fie trade.