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OUR FATHER'S HOUSE
DR. TALMAGE TEACHES A LESSON OF
PATIENCE.
1'rrarhri aa Itnpt? ??? \ o Serntoa,
With Motlnst Day l'??r a Thrmr.
Waras l"t- \i>t to Ilc rnffrri l i? \\ Ith
Tran.itiM > i:?ir.ltlt ?.r:ei,l, ,:r.
Wasimv.*tox. April fA This dis
courso of i>r. Tatfaaaga is pcrtinent at
this tlmc of year. wtieu many ]??< BlB
arv movlnp from houso to house. and !t
teacbea lessous of path-uce and aajBB
aataa in very trytaaj etrewaaataaa-ae,
aaaa, rbalfJaiana It, 12, **1 know t?oth
how to ba abaaai, nnd 1 Itaaar bear to
abound."
Happy Pnr.i: OooJU roa really ae
coiunioihite *reaaeetf te :'ii carceaa
Bbaaeea in Bfel Ooatd you !_-<> ap wttav
out pride. ;?n<l eouhl you eoBBB OBWa
without eaaaaaaattoal Teatb taa aaaaa
lessou to us all.
We are at a soasou of the year w hon
vast popuhitiotis iti idl our eities are
ohnnpinp rvsMenro. Ba*rlag beea bora
iu n house aad haviaaj all ear Uvea 1^
ad in a house. are do not bave full ap
preeiation ot* what a hoaae Is. lt is
the ajrowth of HioaaaaitB of years. Tbe
aaaaaa raee Irat ilved i:i elefta of
roeks. the lie:ists af the fattd IBQllag
out of tbe eaveraa le brt tbe btuaaa
raee Baare Ia, The ahephcrda aad the
robhors : till li\e In envorns of the
earth. The trop"odyt? s are a raee
which to this day prcfor the caverai to
a house. Tbey are arana; they nre
large; tbey are eerj eeenfortaWe, they
are less subjeet t<> \'.>!ert eh.aiipos of
lient an?l eohl. We eorne OB BJBBBJ
dovvn in the hist-ty of the raee. Bad
we como to the lodjp*. arblcb waa a
home built out of tarteted tree braacb
es; we eomo fal tliei? mi doWB in the his
tory of tbe raee, aad we come to tbe
tent, wbleb araa a botae baltt with a
round pole i:i the e? BtCC Bad aktBI "!'
anlmnls rcachlm out in a'.l itlliaIWaaB.
mats on the ftoor.
Time passod on. nnd the world. after
much liivcntion, enino to huihl a house.
which wns a BpBCe surrounded by
broad stones, npniust Wbleb the earth
wns baaped from the o\:tsi,le. The
roof was BaaaV of eli.ilk and ajtUBUUI
and coals aiul stones aad ashes pound
ed topethor. After nwhile tho ooreh
was l?orn. after nwhile the gBba Then
huudreds of yenrs passod on. nnd In
the fourteonth century tbe modern
chlnmey wns oonstructed. Tbe oid Ho
brews had opeahajs in tbeir beaeaa
from wbleb tho eaaoke talght *?Tf if
lt preforrcd. but there araa no induce
ment offered for it to leave until the
tnodrrn chiuuiey. WoodeB keys opeti
Bd tho door. or tho keyhele wns larpc
cnouph to nllow tho tim-er to he itisert
od for tiie liftinp of the lateii or the
slidinp of it. Tbera i>oimx no alafloaa,
the people were dopciident for lipht
Upon lnttirework. over which B lliin
veii wns drawa dowa in time of aiatar
to keop out tbe ebuaeata. Wbatbrw
Bteaa was. so into as foo or 100 years
aaa. in Baajtaad and Bcottaad so great
a luxury that only tiie very wealtliiost
could affard it. a baad miii aad an
oven nnd a few leatheni botUea and
some rudo pttebBTB nnd plates made
up the aattea eojatpeaeat of tbecabaary
departmeiit.
Modrr:, IrchitcrOirr.
Areiiit?><tuie in otber daya baatad it
aelf chieily in Baaaalag aad baildlBg
trttiiiiphni arcbeaand baatltoaaaad hb>
podronies and inuusoleums and aat
unins, whilo they alloWed the peojilo
for residenee to Imrrow llke muskr.-its
in the earth. st. Bophtaa <>f Oaaataa
tim.pio. st. btark*fl of Veni.e. si. iv
ters af K.i', are only the K.iphaelod
waiis agahaei wbleb baaa tbe Bqaalar
and the pnuperlsm of many aathaaB 1
rojoiee that. Whtta our niodern BeCBaV
baeta gfee us ^-rnn.i eaplaela in arbleb to
tcptslnte nnd crond c<mrthousos in
which to nduilnister Justl.x' and gTBad
oliurchos in whieh to werahip Ood,
tbey nlso plv<? mueh of tl:eir time to
tho pianniu- ,,f eomfea*tabh) alaadea far
our naad aeawaatlea. i bave aai so
mueh Interest In the anh of Tiajau at
ltetiev?Miti:m as I have In the wtab that
nll tho BeOBjat may baTB a eomfoitaMo
Klielter. nor liave I so BsBcb hilenst in
tiie temple of .lupiter Olyaipaa at At!i
*ma as 1 have in tho hope tb.it e\ery
man may bave an altar far the worship
of tho truo Qad in his own kOOBB, BJal
1 have not so mueh Interest in ihe sci
euce of ccnunles. Wbleb pees erazy
over a twaated taaa <>r a qaaer handiod
Jup ln use :t.o?K) years apo or a jiitelier
out <?f arblcb the aacfeai [rharaoha
jiouhmI tbatr drunken (U-lianch. as 1
bave that erery aaaa bave aa bb labbi
a piate with paaaty af bealtbfal food
aad an appetite to nttaek it.
Thank Oed for your home, not moro
tg tho lioiis,- you livo ||, no\V, bBJt tho
house you arare bora tn aaa tba many
bouses you have residod iu abaBB \ oii
beaaa your oarthly residenee. When
you po Jiomo loday. eomu over tiie
iiumU'r of tlioso liouses in whieli jfaa
bave roslded. and you wtU he surprls
BdL Onco in awliile you will Bad a
man wlio llvos In tbo boaaa Wherc he
was boru and wloav his father was
twrn nnd his B^aadfatber was liorn
nnd his preat praiidfather was !,orn.
baa that is aat aae aai of a taaaaaad
<ases. i bate aat braa more pttrataba
latory than aaaai peapba, bat I was
aaaaaad when i eaeae to eoani up the
BaaaaJaar of raatdeaeea I bave oeeapledL
Tho fact is there is in tliis world no
taacb tbJaajaui peraiaaeat residenee.
A Xniiinill,' ltn<-?-.
In a prlvato \(]ii?le. nnd not in a rall
?rar. from Wbleb you eaa sec bat little,
I rode from N,.\v Voik to Vonkers and
Tnrrytown. ea tho beaka af the Hnd
aaa, the lawai rtde on tho ptaaei for a
inan wiio v. aaaa to soo palatinl resl
deneos iu faactaatlag acBaary. it waa
in tho aarl* aartaa aad befare tba pen
tlemen of .N?;u York bad foae out to
their eour.tiy reatdeBCea. I rode into
the pronnds to adaalre the pardons,
nnd tbe ovorseer of the.|)laee told me?
and tiiey all told mo? that all the
hoiises had |>eon aold or that they
wanted to sell them. and there was llt
crally no azcepttOB, althcagk I eallcd
at numy phiees, fBBt adniirin- the gur
daaa aad tha groaada and tha palattal
resMenee.s. Soiiic \\;inted to sell or bad
aaU baaaaaa af Baaacad abhaTartaae or
because their uives di.l not want to
reaada in tha aaaaaaar rJaaa in thoaa
Pkaeaa BhUa their haabaada tarrlad in
town iu the Btght, aieraya bavtag some
buaiuess aa kaad keeptaa them away.
fYaaa some boaaaa tha peopta bad beaa
ahakeu out by ehllls and fever, from
some houses they had ajeaa bacaaaa
death or mlsfoitune had oe.-urred. aud
aii thosc patacaa ami maaajona had at*
ther ahaagad aeeapaata or araatad ta
chauge. Take up the direetory af any
city of gkagfaad or Aaaattea and bbb
how few people live where they live.l
15 years ago. There is aa such thing
as permanent residenee. I BBW Mob
tleello. ln Vlrginlu. 1'resident J
sou's resldenee, und I siiw on tha BBBBI
duy Montpelier. vvhieh was either llad
ison's or Monroe's roaldtBie, aml I s.-nv
al.so the White Uoiuw. whieli was Pres
Ident Tayior's raatdeoce aad Paaafdeat
Lineoin's rosidenee :ind Preaadeai Gar
Ueld's residenee. Was it a prmiBBCBl
laafloaaee in aay eaael i t<:i yoo thai
the race is Boaadlc and no aoooot getB
in one plaee than ita wants to chaage
for aaiethaff peaca or is coaapelled to
ehange for BBOthee plaCB, aod so the
raee Invented the railro.nl and ihe
ateambont ln order bbbb raphlly t.? gal
into some other plaee thaa tbat iu
Whleh It was then. A.ve, laatcad .?f
ixflng aaaaaaae, it ta hnmeauH aaarlag
?n and aaaehaj aa! Wt ahlp ap ear
horses and husten aa nnti! tbe BBb of
the front whe.d shivers oa tbe
Btone and tips aa beadlon i
grave, the only perataaaai lartl :> n .i
dence.
Tlnif For PlBJ ?r.
A day this spring tha atfBlla \.:;i In
fllled vvlth the furnllure <;u;v aml i.
i aad aaa kraaka it wdi i*-a bard
;'l be
OTaaaaadadj it arPJ i*> ? bard day for
htbarera. for thag om erertlfl I
they ~et the taaalry raraMara from oaa
B) anotlier; it will Ih- a hanl ?l.iy
for housekeviHTs lo ^< ?? their furuitu-e
BtratchedL aad their crochety brokea,
aud their >-arpets uilstit. and tbelr t'nr
niture daehed af the aaddea ahoarere;
it will Iw b bard day (off landiords; it
will ba a bard dajr for teaaata. Hape
eial graee is aeeded for Baaetag day.
Many a aaaa'a rattgtaa has BBdhaad a
i atrala bataraaa tha hour aa tiu*
BMMTBlBg af tbe 1st of May. when he
bfta BBBBBtara beeakfaet, aad tha
boar BI afght when he rolled into his
extetoportaed coacb. The furniture
?iKtinus will reeatl in the
<i" the Teti l \>ni mandnients.
There ta no more faarfal paaa than the
hall of a house where two faiuilics
ireet. oaa*Baortag out aad the other
BaaTtagtal Thaaalutatloa baapt kabe,
Baara reheaaeail than conipllinentary.
Tiie graea thai ariU ba aattVltal for tha
ist of Janoary, and tha 1 ;t of Pehro
ary, nnd the Ist oi Mareh. and llie 1st
of April will not be aaalrhal for t:-.?
Bky your prayara thai
? lag if jraa aad Botalag better to
kaeeJ down by Uaaa a eaal Beattle and
aay yoar prayera al atghl thftagk your
, oaaeai down 0:1 a paper of earpet
laeks: You will want supernntural
i:?ip it' aay of you eaore kelp in the
moralag to atart oal artghi aa tha
day'a work, batp at atghl la repaaat
Tbere will be aaaoagb aaaaoyaaeaa t>>
a Xautippe out Of a glaBCBB
BJdley QaTargaL i have agala and
agala beea in crtaaa of aaarbag day,
aud I have BtOOu ai>|>alled and ama/.od
and helpless in the ahlpBfBM ?. taking
as well as 1 eould thOBB tblBga that
Boajbed aahaaa from the breBkacaj aad
1 know bOW to eonifort and how to
arara and baaa to aacuaraga the peo?
ple; so 1 praaeb tbta practJcai Ifayday
sernion. All these trotihles will aOBB
ba gaaa and the braiaaa w-m beal, aml
the BtlBBNBBd joiiits will beeonio supple,
and your rnfllcd temper will hesinooth
ed of its w-rinkles. and order will take
tha piaeo of dtsaador, aad you will bM
dow ;i in your BfW home.
Thf ?\t Houmv.
My hrat wonl. then. in this part of
my diseourse is to all thoso who inove
out of bbbbU baaaaa tata latgaa ones.
Now. we will see whether. like the
apost'.e. you know how to abound. J>o
uot. becaaaa your aaai baaaa baa tera
tnore stories than the old one. Bdd two
Btartaa la your raalty ar make your
brlghtry pirilentfl Bllrer doorpiala the
eol'in plato to your buried huniillty.
Many paraoaa raorbag into a burger
house have Itecotne nrrogBBl and su
perclllous. They swagger where once
they aratttad; they ahasea where once
they laagbed; they go aboal arttb aa
air w hieh BBOBM to sny, "Let all small
er erafi get out of theae aralara if they
dont araai ta beraa over by ? ragolar
Cunardor." I lia\e BBOWfl people arho
arere ktad and aaalahia and Chrtatlaa
ln their BBBtlaBf house. No sooner did
they go over the doorsill of the now
than they bseBBM a gBBlOad
BBtaoBce. They arara tha tatrar of dry
gaoda clarha aad tha aaMBaaaaat of
feeryboata bsta arhkk they aarapl nnd?
if caanpetlad ta ataad a noataat, artth
eoudeinnator.v gtaaCB latBlag all the
people aaated into arhaaaahi aad con
viiis. They bagaa to baat ap tha okaa
ily eo.-w af arn:s and had Ilon eourhant
or BBleara raaapaut on the carriage
dOBT when. if they had the nppropriato
eaal or araB\ it araald kaaa kaaa n
battar Irfcla, ar i rtm bket, or i plaar,
or a irowei. Laakaad or iK-in- gka all
tha rest ?if us. made out of dust. they
araafcl have yaa think that they were
trtekled oaa af baaaaa aa a haaag of
loaf ?BBjar. The lirst thhag you know
?f them the tather win hvD in kaa
and the daughter will run otT with a
eh daaelag bbbbbbt. a waaaaa
Kpoihd by ? laar baaaa is had aaaagh,
bal ? aaaa so apaet is Bkcaaahegi Tha
biTaadered f??'t gaaa araaad s<> datoty
and so preolsc and so afTooted ln the
roll af his e\es. or the whirl of his
aaaa, or the rlliklag af the rrery kaa*
daa agalaai his fraai teeth, or iiis ef
fcininato languor. and his eotn ersatlon
?10 haaaaardad artth "Oh'ar aad mAVttT*
that ba bj t<? bm a dose af laecaeaaaha.
'Noi'v. Btjf friends. if you inove Into a
largar house thaak Qed fee more reeaa
- for Baora raaaa ta baag your ptctaraa
for naora roaai ta arbtek ta gather your
friends. for more room iu wiiieli to let
yoar ebtldraa roaap and ph\y, gw more
room for great hoofccaaaa aHad artth
good raadrag or araarcb of brtr a laac.
iiave aa larga aad as Baa i kaaa aa
yoa oaa adbrd ta have, bal da ai l
yaar kaatgtty and your ferorooB
aaaaa; da aoi kaaa you;- bahvaea; da not
ba BBaaad by yaar aaaeaa
I . ii-i In (iod.
Years BgB we were tbe gBCeta' In 11:1
Bagllab aaaaea The ?tataary, tha fcro
aaaaa tha hataatcal aad bortJcaltaral
geelaa af tha plaee had daae aU they
eould ?lo t,. BaBke the plaee attraetive
i'or gaaaaratkBaa there has beea aa
aiaaaalag af ptata and eaattj aairoBBd
baga, At balf j.ast ;? o\-h,?-k La the
niorniui; the pioprletor of the ?-state
had the beO naag. aad some go or 10
manservants nnd mnlilservants eame
in to prayara The progrlater of the os
tate read the S.-riiitures, gaaa out the
hyaaa, bhi daaghterat the organ atava
ed tbe ?BBBGj aml tiien, the musir over.
the paoaclater of the aatate teootad
dowu aiul OaBBBBBtdod all his ^'uests.
all his fainlly. all his employees, to the
Lord atBitgkty. Qod aaa trval stu-h a
aaaa as thai with a larga aalaiB. He
knows how to BbOBBd. Ile trusted
Qad, aml (Jt>d trusted him. And 1
eould eall off the roll of r,o menl.ait
prinees as mk'hty for Qed us they an
Bkigbty in woihliy .su,-(-,-ss<s. Aii, my
frlaada, da not ba paffad up, by any of
tho Kueeesscs of this life; do not ba
aaagad by the aaaahar of Haarted
eaaehaaBB that may Bhaj nt your door
or the aaraap of the laag trafJ aereaa
the raaaaated rapaatijl Many of thaaa
who aaaaa to your house are fawalBB
paraanea. ihey nre aat so mueh in
love With yea as they are in love with
your aaaaa aad your succo.ssos. you
tnove ilj.wn mxt year to gSQ l?o\v WaV
tor Mark street and seo how mnny of
their eaiTaaTBaB will lialt at your door!
Tbaoa ot* Atdaaaa was a waaltby lord,
and all tho niiphty men and aOMHB of
the land eaine and sat at his hanquet.
proad to sit there. and tbttj drank deep
to his liealth. They sent him eostly
peaaaatia. Ba sent caatoat praaeuta
bacfe apain. nnd there was no man In
all tho laml so admirod as Tlnion of
?tbeaa, tiie waedthy lord. Hut after
awblla, thWIOgb lavish hospltality or
throuph bctraynl. lie lost everythlnp.
Then be sent for help to those lords
wbom be bad baaqastad and to a*baaa
he bad gfrea bnaje aaaaa of money.
LocnUaa, Lueius. Sempronlus and Ven
tldlaa?<iid those lortbi Bead any help to
hiinV Ob.BO'J l.ueullus said. when bo
was appUed to: -Weii. i tboaabt that
Tinion would eorne ilmvn. He was too
bivhab. Lot him aaffer for baa reckiess
ness- I.ueius said, "I would be very
piad to help Tinion, hut 1 have made
lnrpo purehases. and my inoans nre all
nbsorhed." And one lord sent one ex
eaaa, aad aaeiber bad aent aaa-rtbec ea>
euso. I'.ut, to tho nstonishmeiit of ev
erybody. after awhile Tbaoa proeiaim
ad aaother feaet Those brdb said to
themselves. "Wliy, oithor Tinion has
had a faad turn of fortnno or ho has
been dee.-iviiur us. testinp our lovo."
And so they all Moeked to tho banquot
apuio-etir f,,r Beeaahaj lakawaaaaaaam
The puests Wara all sc.it od :it tbe taV
ble, ar.il Tinion ordered tbe eovors lift
od. The eovors lifted. tliere was noth
inp naller them l?ut smokinp bot water.
Then TlBBUa BBtd to his puests. "l>,.-s.
hip. hip, dops!" And mider tho torrltie
baatj tbey tled tbe room. while Timon
pirsued tbeaa with his aaartaanaa, oali
inp them fools of fortuiie, dostroyors of
Impplnoss umlor a mnsk. Imrlinp :it the
aaaaa Uaae tbe pifabara Bad tbe ebatflcee
after them. ffli. tny frleuds. I wouid
not araat to Batha yaa oarecaaayieftaeBi
Iu the day of your stieeess, but 1 wunt
yon to understand rtght well UBB
betah aa tha aaaariartty
of Timon tho BaaagBaaaa aml Tlaiaa
tha unfortuiiate; 1 want \ou kO
\ast aBBaaraaea in the aa
of aaagda aaa adaahra a man arhaa ha
is going up and the BBBBber of Ba eala
who a?lmire liim when he Is gOBBg
'!? arak
Satl ('baiiam.
BBB I must have a arOBd with those
who in thai Mayday ttaae aaera out of
r reaadeaeaa bata aaaaaar. Beaoe
rJaaeo the pathette reaaaa is that the
faniily has dartadtad in si/e, and so
aaaeh raaaa is aat reqalred; so they
aaaaa om mu? aaaadl bpbHiiibI
Ifarrlage
has t. ; BO nieni'
famiiy. deatk baw takefl other bbbb*
bara of the faatlty, aad after aarhlla
father and motlier wake up bj
their famiiy just the s:/.e it araa arhaa
they atarted, aad they aroald ba kaaa
some and leet in a btrga house; heuce
they inove out of it. klortag da;
graal aadnaaa to aacb if they have tha
law of assoii.-uion doiMinant. There
are the rOOBBl BBBWd after the difTor
eat Uiemlaam Of !!.?? famiiy. I BOppOBt
It is so in a':l your houseludds. I
l:i niine. We nanie the rooms after the
peraoaa arbo oceapy them. And thaa
there is tbe diatBg hall whciv tho fes
tiviti.s taok pl.-.ee. the boHday !?
ties; there is tbe BlttlUg room where
the famiiy niet Baghl after Blght and
there is tha raoaj aaerad becaaae there
a Ufe atarted or a life atopped th(>
Alpha and the OBBBgB of BOOBC aa
exhrteace. Bceae or BBiatlBg aad paurt
bag. of eoaayratatatloa aad iBiortbraai
every doorkaoh, every fTBBCO, every
mantel. rvery threshold. BWBBlBg more
ta ii",i thaa it cbb evet- naraa ta any
one else. When inoving out of a |
1 have araraya beea in the habtt, after
arerythtag was gaaa <?f going into.
eaeli room and btddiag it a mute fare
well. There will b.? tears ruuniti- doa B
many cheoha in the Maytime inoving
thai the ear men w:ii uot be able ta
understand. It is a s.demn :<v.,\ a
loarhtag and aa oterwhahBlag thing
lo leave ylaeos forever p!ae< s where
va have Btraggtad aad tafJed atni wept
j.od sunR aad prayed nnd BBJdoaaty
amleaad aad agaalaad. Oh, life kaBoca
a atraaga Bdztare of baaey and of gaii.
arcddlaga aad banrhtta, ntdaaaa aad
nldnlghl daahlagl Brary home a llgbt
kaaaa agahaat arhtcfa tha baaai
many BBBB tumlde. Tl.ank Qad that
aach chaagea are not alaraya going ta
eontinue; othrmloa tha tierv.s would
give OBl and the brain would fourider
aa ? deaaeatifl Hha that of m?g Lear
wh n ids teoghter COrdelia cai
niedieine his ,:
How lo Ba Happy.
Bal there are otbera arbo wiii raaaa
out of brge reatdeccea Into amailer
threaajk tha reeeeaal of fertaaa Tha
property must ba aald or tbe baHIS wiii
sell 11. ar th:* ineome is less and you
caaaot pay tha boaoa h at i Lrsl or
all. sueh pereOBB should understand
that our happtaeaa is not depeodeat oa
the si/.e of the house we live ln. I have
know n people eajoy a small hoa\
two reaaaa aad otbera aaffer a p
moniuju Iu 30. TbetB ;s Ba UBcb hap
piness ln a small hOBBB a- i-i a birge
house. There la as naacb aatlafactloa
under tbe llgbt of a tallow ean-ile as
under tho elare of a chaBdellar, all the
baraari al fali bhvaa. P/ha was the
bapplar lohu Baayaa in bedford Jaii
or rhdahaaaar ha tha aataraallal Ooa
lentnient B MBaathhag yoB OBB neither
rent iinr purehaso. lt is not eztrloatc;
it is latrtaate. Are there faarar rooms
in tha house to arhSch you motbI goa
will have less to take eare of. Is It to
be aaaaa laetaad of faraacal am the
doctora igy tha ?aodera aaadt
warmln- huildin-s ara BBhealthy. Is
it less niirrorsV L. | s temptation to
yaar raaMy. is it old farhtaaad tothr)
Bkataad of water DlpoB all khrOBgk the
keaaal Laaa la fra< aa aad baraf when
you eaaaal gei a ptaaabar. is it hss
earrtagal More room for rol.ust e\er
clso. Is it less soelal posltion? IVwer
Beopla arbo araal to drag you down by
their JaaBOBBBBl. Is it BBB fortune to
leave In your last will and testaiuent?
Less lo spoil your ehildivn. 11 it hss
aaoney far tha BtarketJagl Laaa temp
tation to rata the haaltb af yaar fam?
iiy with praaapplaa and ladigaatible
aeJada. is it ? uttla daafl Not beer
ing s,? many disa-roealdos.
I meet fOB tl;ls sprlnvftime at tho
door af yaar aear baaaa, and arhOe l
batp yaa lift the Mntbaataaakal over
the baatatara aad the oaraaaa is ^et
ting rad in tha raee ba trytag to lraaa>
Iiort thai artiele of furniture to some
aaar daatlaattaa i eaagraraiata you.
You nre gahtg tO li.tvo a better time
this yaar, aoaae af you. thaa you aaaa
had. Vou take <;o,i and tha Chrtatlaa
rellgion In your home. and you will 1h?
graadly bappy. Qad bi tiit> parlor?
that wtntaaactlfy gmnr aaetebUltJea;
Qad in the aaraery -ehat artn protect
your cbltdrea; God iu tha dbxlag baO -
that will make the plalBBBt BBBU an
lainerlal baaqaati Oad in tha Bworalag
- that wtn bkaaeb the day brlghtly
froiii tha drydocaa; Oad in the eTenlng
?that wiii stiii the day aaeeHj into
tha barbor.
Onr Fattier'a |4onir.
And pet Jej, aae and all of you,
whethi-r you movo or do BOt movo;
pet joy out of tbe tboasbt that wa are
aaaa all poinp to have a graad movinp
day. De you want a pieture of tba
now house into which you will movo?
Here it is. wroagbl with tho ham! of u
master: "We kmov that, if our oarthly
beaaa of tbit taberaacle were dJeaorr
od. wa have a l.uildiup of Cod. a liouso
not made with Iiamls, eternal in the
hravana." How maca reat arffl wo
have to pav for it? We are fOBkg to
?>wn It. How mueh must wo Bay for
ItV BOW mueh. cash down, aad how
mueh left ea taortgajpel Onr Patbar
is Batag to give it as a free gtft w baa
nre wa aabrtg to movo tate Itl We are
movinp now. o? BKrrlag day beada af
faimhes are very aaa t,? atay ia tbe oid
beaaa aatll tbey bave aaaa Brarythlag
off. They atmd abead tbe eblldrea, aad
tbey BBBd abead the trcase.res nnd tiie
ealoaMea. Tbaa after awhlle they wtU
eeeaa taaaaatvaa. i retaeaiber ran
woii in the eeaatry that in boyhood
movinp day waa a JaMaBtteo.
Ou Bhaoai tba irst load we, tbeeaft
dren. were sent on nhead to the aew
house, aad we arrieed wltb aboat and
lauphter. and in ao boer wa had ???.?....
ed tbreagh every raom m the boaee
tho bara aad the geaaary. Tawaad
aigbt, and perbapa la tbe last wagoa
fatber and motiier w-ouid eoene, took
bkf very tlrod, and wa w.uld come
down to tba fbOt ot the huie to nieet
ti-ei i aa,! te|] tbeaa of all tho woadera
we dbtearered iu tho new plaea, and
then. the htai wason iraloadtod, the eaa
dlea Ujrfated, our neiphhors N, i,() bad
helped aa to more?for in those tlaaaa
neiphbora indped eacb other- aat dowa
with i;s al a lal.ie OO Which there was
every luxury they eoald tiiink of. Well,
my dear Lerd knoara that smn? of aa
bave been movinp u eood wnO* Wa
bave aaaa our ebtldraa abead, wa bave
sent many of our valualdes nhead,
Baaa many tieasures nhead. We ean
not po y;t. There is work for us to
do, bat after awhOe it wtU he toward
Bifbt aud we will he verv tired. aad
tbaa we will ctari rot our new homo.
nnd tbeaa who aaeaj gaaa nhead .
they will s.-e OBT nporomdi, and they
will come down tbe i:i;ie to nieet us.
aad thej wiii bave naxb to tefl us of
what tiiey have diseovored iu tho
'?house of many WBTOloae*' and af how
'arpe tba reOBM are BBd'of how brlpht
tho fomitains. And then, tbe last h.ad
naloaded, tbe tabtt wiii i?,- apread, nnd
aat eeaaaual aeigbbefa wm eaaae in to
slt down will, on- reunited families,
and tae ebalkea \\ di be fuii, aot with
The wine that BWaata in the vat of
onrthly intox!, at ion. hut with "the n.-w
wine of the kli-pdoat." And there f?r
?he tiist time wa will r.ali/.e xvlmt
faaah* ,' w hon we foared
be aaa haa taaaad aaa eaty
'" be tbe > .1 Baaatha* house
Into n I tho oxehanpo >.r
a pnepi-r'- | ?,--s e.istle aud
tbe 1 a frean a Bahaaabaa
iarlor. t> house
af ?;,hI e.<; .??.. . aritb baaada, eaaaaal
%? Loaaa KlapaehJ
MAINE'S WOODCHUCK MAN.
Ke Baaaa to Blaaa Kvcry Vnll and
Sleei>a ua t ulll Sprlna.
"ir 1 (oiii wake ap before aaa baaa>
1 ? > rea Browa aa tbe
Dee. 13, p-...). "hura a taateh
aader 1 .1 aaedle in
aty arms. 1 waal to be oal Ia tho
- by the time . <s ta raa
nins.**
Mr. I. ? >w;i lueally as t!ie
"woodehmk !i:!ii." bo eaiied bat aaaa
he baa Bftepl contlnuously Uuroaah tbe
wtatei 1 for the pr.ai 11 -reara.
itng lalal 1 10s nap U?fo**e tho mid
dlo of Ceeoiidiii nnd eotUinit out about
btarch -o. in- *? aearlv SO years oi.i.
aud ui.t 1 be waa blt ia tbe beed by a
falling timb wbUe worklng bj taa
woe.ds in tbe wtatcr of 1889 be had
been b rery rol aai 1 aa. He was fell
bag h,^s aa a tat Beene d1etant**e freea
eainp, aad wbea ba dld not ceaae ia to
Bapper men weat oat aad fonad bha
lytBg setiseless uuiler I'alleti limh with
a acalp aroaad aa tbe top of hbl head.
After tjrlag in a eomatooe caadltlea
far thtree daya he waa wrapped in
warta hlaaktrta aad pat in a bocBbead
lilled with BtraW N> he cariiod BO iniles
t?> tbe Baareal raHroad atatioa. Bvaey
hody expected that he would be dead
when be reaebed bome, bat thero was
aa appareet ebaaae Ia his eoadtttoa
He remained in a dej.thhko sleep a!l
winier. Ahout oece a wrreb he nvok a
hatf ptnt of hrandy and roar raa
nnd theo lell Bklecp a-.ii:i as if it wv.s
ly tkinj; for him to do. The <io,
taCB Who visited him tried many cs
perimetits in the hope of w.-.kinp him
up. i>ut wtthowl any aaceees.
MeaatlBM his body had teraed to a
Chalky white eoJor, and his tempera
turo bad fallen to near tho froe/.inp
potnt, Oae ddcter who had eeene on
from New Hnmswjok to seo him told
his famlty thai be wns dead beyaad
oaeetloa aad that this fatat aattatkai
thal eoatd be feit over h;s beart was
no neee tbaa ? reaai acttoa af tho
amacloa. a eaffba was ardered, nnd
tbe barial roi.es were Baada raady
when bta hoily heat hepnn to ga up. It
raee twa or three daajreee dnrtag tbe
day aad feU bacb a negree or ie?s ln
tbe ahjbt; bat tboagb tbe |abi wns
smaii. it waa in the rlgbt dlrectton. so
the famiiy poetpoaed tbe faaeeaC
After the aabaal heat (a his body
bad n acbad 70 deajreee pahnttoaa were
feit in his wrtaia. aad bta ebeet roaa
aad foii from \-j t.? 1.-, Umea aa baar,
iadlcating thal rewpltratJoa bad sot in.
Tbe coffla araa pat oat of Btght, aad aa
llarcb 21 tbe sick man opeaed his eyee
aad eaJled for food. He ate a bearty
meal, Btept three daya baBfjer aad tbaa
got ap and areat aboat his work as ir
aothlag bad haaaeaed. Bvery
etace then be baa drepped oir to ateep
at the bt-tctaaing of aettled eeld weatb
cr aad baa not awakaaed aattl tbe enr>
ly aprtag btrda come aartb. Ia tba
waraa weatber ba Beeaai as aetfee and
viporous as he ever was. attbongb his
aiemory has faBed or btta, nmi at Haaee
he eocapamlaa <>f haaeaehea. The doe*
tera give m> Baaaa ta tbe aaalady, i?ut
say that it is dae to a terpM eaadltloa
of the body whleh is allled te tba hi
bernation or anhnals. KOr want of a
better tttle the people bave aaaaed bba
tbe woodehuek man. Baaghj I.ake (Me.)
Latter ia New Torh Baa,
\ l.miil Tlilnu to < li?-rl?b.
Paraaer Uovarnor Bradbarg <>r .\u
pusta. for Boaae tbaa Halaea eblef ea
eeatlra, ta BtUI Uvtag in his oid boeae
and, nithou-h Bearty a ceatary oid. is
bnla aBd bearty. says B Washinuton
corre*pondeai af tbe New. Torh Trlb
aaa tVbea aafced tbe atber day if be
bad alwaya been well. tbe toraralbr
said:
"No; Wbea 1 was | younp man. 1 had
to leave eellage baeaaaa of II] bealtta,
and my disonse was thotipht to be ln
earabaa.**
?'Well. povernor." said the* hiterloeu
bar, ??you Bjeat have bad ralaabb
parlaatB in ?atttag aad bcaaiag w-oii.
YY h.it would you advise to iiisuro loti
aavltyr
?To pat an Inearabhi alhaent ta your
youtii." reapoaded tho oid Baathaaaa,
amilinp. "and nurse It uutil your
<leath."
Kt-pt III. Yoiv,
The late Itishop Williams of ConiMvt
leut was rmoarflak aad geaaraaa in the
extreuie, being ospeeially liberal lu
glfts af money for the assistam-e of hia
stmiints. Oaee, when aaaaa one rea*
tarad to aaajgaat to the btabap that ha
was glvlng to too many poor people, m
people rapraaanHng thamaafiaa to be
poor, he took up h!s prayer ">ook and
raad from it rhe last aanaaaaa wbteb
was put to him before hamls were laid
on his bead at his eonseeration to the
episeopaie, "Will you BBOW yourself
gentle and be mereiful for Christ's sake
to poor and needy people aml to all
atraagara daatltate of help?" -i wiii
so show layaalf, by GeeTa behV He
had kept his vovv.?Hartford Couraut.
Tbe I'oetry Trnat.
At this the poets laraiad a trust.
"Hencefartb," they aBaaaaead flrm
ly. "the price af al! paatry will be $10
per agate Itaer
Only tho rieb eould atTord i>oetry
now.
As for the imor. all tho poetry was
taken out of their llves and much of
the daggerat
The agTartana arara furious. aud
there was more talU than ever of au
nrmed invasion of New Jersey.?De
troit Journal.
Tiie Polnt bf VIimv.
au trreHgloaa aad aoaaaarhal eyaieal
eorreepondeai aanda tha retftearlag ta
the New Vurk Tribune: -Don't you
think The Tribune ought to rebuke the
Fiftli Avenue ITesbyterinn ehureh peo?
ple for raeardlag tha faet oa amenm
rlBi taldet that they think themselves
weii ,-id of good etd Dr. Baira preacb
"y. A!,,r ii'ferring to his fuithful
service of :U years the passage Is quot
ed. "Tbere raiiaalaakh, therefore, a iest
to the people of (bal."
Held the Duke'a nnaKORc.
His arace tha Dake af Veragna hns
been aaaoyed by aaoaay nattera again.
He was paaalng throagh Parla an his
way back from Berlla, aftor delivering
the laslgnta of the Oo4dea Pleeco to
tbe Gennaa eroara prtoee, when a
i-renei, credltor levled execatkai aa his
baggage. The duke In 1.xn?> undertook
to bolld a ball rtng i? tha BoladeBoo
logne, but the Bpecalatloa proaad a
f.nhii-e. and tbe eontraelors reinnined
unpakL Oaa ?.r these beerd of tha
duke'a preaeoce la Parta and thaaght
ba had caagbi bha. The Bpaaadi aa>
baaeailor loterveaed, however. with the
atati mcni that tbe duke was on a dh>
lomatk mlaaJoa. aad the baggage was
releused.
B7eM I'nld W.,l,.wa.
The Bngllab parUaaaaat aakhaa iii?er
nl allow-anees to the women of the roy
al famiiy. A quceii dowager's annual
toeOBMl from thai souree is $o<)0,000;
that of a doaragar prtaeaaa of Waies is
8300,000. Other widowsoi* rayal prhaeea
reeelve ?::o.umi. The tlram'l Uuehess
of Meeklenhurg-Strelitz. granddaugh
ter ?if Qaorge 111, rerataee $ir>,ooo year
'y
D'wfy'i Rank.
Bara is a eaaaadrBBi frequontly ask
ad at dhaaaraarrjaa Boeradaya:
"iiow was AdBdral Daway*B navni
rank redaeed arhaa he got married?"
"iie baeaaaa Mrs. Peaafa aaaaaal
mntj\" Chieaga ateejard,
BLIZZARDS AT SEA.
Tfcer <"*??? tb? ?lr: fcabaaBB B??t?#?*ai
? ??<: ?;.:.ooo ? !>?>.
m eeraag to tha aa>
? t.ips of eecen at -arnHhrpe
d like thai ol ?
tnvotved, bartag ?-o aaaay faetara and
many of t! BBB BBb a the pure
? st. tbal aa aeearata aarlaaate is
: laapoaathle. .vs a aaataa* af baakkaap
Itig it Is tloiibirul if the eolnpanies
thetuselves ean figure their BBBBB to a
dollar.
There nre Bome-elcuionts, givun quan
i tities in tha probleui, however. whieh
are kaeera ta every one. Itgaarlag aa
| the basis af these. we e.in lmderM.md
how a. larga ttner ean eaatry laaa be
tareaa 8U000 aad $2,000 a day by detay.
Ooal must ba burned aml food BMBri
ismaed. Tha wear and t. nr af
the ship aad, aaara laapartaal yet. the
aaa pt other reaaala If tretghta ara
brisk are other fneiors in the eomplex
prnbtaaBL The aragaa af tha odkera
and erear on some thaaa would aol
eount. as the ofacera racaiae itated bal
krtea and the men are paid by the trip.
Again. on many lines. while tiie wages
are paid after every voy.ige they are
npon a monthly seale.
Kearly ererybody kaaara tbat good
ateamlag eaal ia Kbkgland aml on the
eoattaeal eosts abool 88 a toa. la the
Boatlag first etaaa kokala, whieh aii tha
baat luaera are. it eosts at leaal 83 a day
to cater to tha ordlaary aaa apperlte of
every pass.nger. and this whether the
trave'.er appears at tablo or stavs
aaray.
Tt is BOW aaaj to make a simple e*ti
aaate. The Parta dacked receatly three
days late. Her average e.-al ennsunip
tion iu fair areather is ;:ik? toea pac day.
in raajgh areatber it wouhi he radaead
at least one haif.
The eost of maintaining seeond cab
ta poaoeagera may he compated at
BUO or J?:: a day and of Btaaraga pas
aeagera at t."? centa a day. Bhe broaghl
106 sah.on. 88 aacoad eabtfl aml 108
steerage passengers. The table would
thus laok like this:
Coal. 150 tons. at |3.J450 00
n |,.i-?n^iT*. at .*3.
h '*<d. <"><; amaal cnl.in px-vnjfprs. at ?J_ UB 00
Food, 103 stccrapu paaarni-crs. tt 75c. 77 25
Total loss (or one day.$,,77 05
Cumputlng the wear and tear. tho
laaa of tha aaa of tha ship aad other
expeaoea, af arhteh tha Ibjibbii kooara
nolhing. it ean be readily BOOB how the
loss would foot U]> |o 82,1 00 a day.
A ste.-unship man who spent n life
time In the business estiniates tbat the
delay af the Parta and the Ktruria in
the blfanard of 1808 coat each of thaaa
ahtpa between 88.009 and $i.<mm> ? day.
a ship arfateb baraa only ~>o tons "of
eoai la hraadatrong areather, ejchaga la
3S saloon and HZ'. steerage passengers,
would expend Bbaat 8888.'J."> per day
for tha items detaltad. A week's delay
would entail a loss of 8?708.78.
The Baanagara af kaa ?teaiaahlp com
paalea thaaaaalfea aay they do not
hl'ow low mueh they lose.
ln osthnating tha hBBBB by tramp
ataaunera it should ba baaaa in mind
that ateamlag eaal for some eakaaaa af
ships ean l.e praCBTad iu Lngland for
88 and evei, S1..MI per ton and that a
BBtBiaa or atokar ean be snpported ftir
a shilling n day.
Th.> less of u eharter through unex
pacted delay is a distinet eoiisid.-ration
ln the prabtBU and would not eonie un?
der general dlseussion.
If the sul.jeel ,,f protlt and loss to
oonsignees of o.-irgo |,e oonsidored. the
question has many rainiiioations, which
invoivi- BBdhaa Bgartag aad aaaaragfag.
in eaaa of aaarctty <?r a eeaaaBadity tha
eaaafgaaa gataa by datay. but bi eaaa
of a gim the eaaaagaaa losses through
n prolonged trip of his frelght.?Ilan
gor fhted News.
VlnoKar DetaaBwee ln Kmui,
It is raported iu aaa of the suialler
clties not far from Kansas t'lty that a
good many of the people there are be
eoming vlnegar tlouds. They bejeun by
taklng the vlnegar as a preventive of
smallpox. dtiaktag it three times a day.
The lyataau aaaa aaaaaed to daaaaad it.
and the doses were lucreased untll, as
a lacal paper puts It. the rkatlBBJ lmag
lneif they n .piirod their vinegar. just
as the lusher does his periodieal drlnks.
One wimaii who hns beeome addieted
to the habit drinks a plnt of vlnegar a
dajr. Kansas t'lty .Tour'jal.
BAD
BLOOD
"Cabcauet** ,io ?ti dained r?r them
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iiall. Ii) laaearota. SinootakliuMtiem.nl
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PTO-'OU *K*adarfiill-r and 1 r*el rouob bctfertnew ry
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FREDERICKSBURG
IS THE PLACE,
Now is the Time to rniy at the lowest Karket Prices,
Furniture, Chin.i and Glassware,
House Furnislniig Goods, Etc,
From W. E. LANG, Main St., P redericksburg, Va.
Dealer in all kituis of Furniture, Kfattinje, Wimlow Sliad, a, LYfri-rer ntors
fcolid Oak Botta of hurniturent 114.75. I'nttv parlorSuita al
Hedstca.l atid Mattress for $4, Six Good Chaira aml a Dockina Chair for
KWO. Matting, yartl vvide, at .V., 10c, R>*e. and I5c Mr v.-mi, m rv cheap
liefri^erators and Freezers, liaby Carriagta at |4JM>, $0,'^, ftt and 110
bend me asainple order. ' v
Two car loads of solid
oak suits and extra bed
steads bought before the
advance.
Oid prices on China,
Glass, Carpets, etc.
Merchants write for
prices.
Write for cuts and prices of Air Tight Hcating Stovcs.
E. C. NINDE, SarpaS SSS^and
FREDERICKSBURG, VA.
SPRING OF 1900
Come and see what we can sell you,
We have the goods and can sell you as low if not lower than
any other house in the world: so come or write for atioea
1011? tons best Bteaa Batbarire; RO one-, two- and (i.n, horse
('lirown ) wagons; 150 open and top Bagviea: Bpriag
Wagona; Corn plunters; Furmer's Friend and Eoreka plant
ers; 200 kega Wire NailBJ 300 kegs Cut Nails; Plowg, K. F.
JSO. 11 D.xie; PloB Castiuga for all ot the leading plowa;.
Uover Seed, Orchard Grass and Timothy Beed; Flour (Mjer
Jirulles); and ia fact any and everything can be had'at
k
J'redericksburg, Va.
; M aa 1 Pii.
We have in operation (besides our newspaper
department) a magnificent Job Printing Depart?
ment, and are prepared to do work equal to any
that can be done by any offlce in the state of
Virginia.
Our pricoH are rock bottoni and based on
city rates*
Oall and see us, or write for our prices.
Best Materials. Besf Workmansiiip.
P?!ftTI&& U 1 OLOKS A SPEiULTY
Cards,
Bill Heads,
Letter Head3,
Note Heaits,
Statements,
Envelopes,
Posters,
Circulars,
Books,
Invitations,
Oatalogues3
Pamphlets,
Shipping Tags,
Programmes,
Beports,
Distinctions,
Warrants,
Deeds,
tn fact, all work in the Job Printing line executoi
tfeatly, Cheaply and Quickly.
:, Va.
Does Yo'
BoaesAclie?
YOHN'S
Rheumatic Elixir
iI::fal!ib:oCurofor
Rheumatism,
Lumbago and Gout
whcre cxternal romcdios fail.
U is a scicntific combina
i ot* variooa remediaJ
enta*. the efheacy of which
l b ta been proven by years of
? experienee in the Leading
) .ho*.pitalsof the country and
> in private practice.
25 Cefits Per Boltlc.
Al.!. DRUOOI8T8*.
VOBN" CHEM1CAL CO.,
BALTlWOF.iE, WO.
K?e GenulnaVVnhouUhi'S.gwitors
SAKDERS & STAYMAN,
heading Music Hoaao,
Cor. Clmrbs and Fayellc Streetg,
HALTIMOKK. aaaX
KMI.yon<;.\NS. lttinicaj.iinil.lv st.'xrlor
thers. Ovei aoaow made and sold. \v,.
h.'\V " '?'"*?;?? t toauppljr taa public acaook
ol Italtimorc !,?:- ti\ e \- ira
i stki( I'lANoeacreaaaaaeaaa. Thonamc
a euarantee.
> lt*t in H lt tvMOS. (iver lt*4.iaaj ma.l,-, a
i unparallpied.
n ? k?b posu i i "??-???*t?aalf
u-.-tit amtarwattractinir the wtdeat attention
''?"" ' ?!?? Ortrana tn.in $?;-, up!
. Mando
. \ k.Iiiis and InstrumenU of all
kititi'.. sv ,>i Muslc. Mii".,,- M,x>k>? etc
-,,MV. ?[.
.1. I'. C\n i ii:i.,,. Salwman.
VIRGINIA FIRE & MARINE
INSURANCE COMPANY.
tll.lRTKREl) 1S32.
RICHMONDVA.
Aaaata, - - $7r?o,r?oo.
WM. H. PALMKH. Preat.
WM.a. MoCAKTY.SecT.
Wedc thcmost popular Insurance
oaBaneai ia the Btaaa. When your
houseburns you get your money.
B. H. BAIRD, Agent,
WAKSAW. VA.
LIFE IS UNCERTAIN,
DEATH IS SURE.
Proetde farjaardaaaaaVaMfbaailj
in eaaa <>t death, or for aoaraalf in
Bflereeara.be laaaruagyoar life in
tha oaa aad a laaaj
WerlkweataaB atataal
141k laaaraaee Caaaaaaf*
Ciiiineneed bastaaBI IsM
Assets, July 1, 'US, over #100,000,000.
Barploa o\i r 822,000,000.
Faralahaa aafaal pralacaloa ?t laarar
cost Uihii auy other Companv.
?J. >V. CIIINN, Sr.,
Ageut for Northern Neck,
Warsuw, Va.
The Hatual Life iDsnrance Co.
OF NEW YORK.
(Tha oldest, largost and best
Oaaapeaj iu tho worid).
Aaeeoa, .$:ioi,s44,s;t7.r>i?.
Hest Kesults,
i.uwest Bataa.
Lurjfcst Gunruuteea,
Haaraat and iiv>t PlavBa.
Per kaforaaattaa legardaag its oon
tracts npply to
o. \v. 111 <;iili:tt. widka stone,
JOHN S. KFFOKl), Farnham, Va.,
W. T. MAYO, Haguc, Va.
Or write to
0. F. BRESEE * SONS, Agents,
Itooius 5, fi and 7 Tulbot Uuilding,
NOIM OLK, VA.
H. R. GOULDMAN,
MI-:iU IIANT TAILOR
?A?0 DIALIR IST?
Gents* Furnishing Go&ds,
S2i B Street, Fredericksbttrg, la.
karspocia! attention to mall order*
DICHMOND, PREDERICK8BUBQ &
LX> roTOMAC R. EL
lulc in Effcct January ltt. 1890.
TRAINS LttAVK FUEPEUICKSHURO,
noa iiiwAun:
?"> II a. m. d.iily.
i'> II a. m. Beadaya only.
10 86 a. ni. daily except Sunday.
1 -17 j). in. daily axoapt Sunday.
'?> ;i(i p. in. daily:
ruw v:;i>:
(> ::!? a. m. daily. stops oalj *t Mii
ford, Doawell aud Asld.ind week davs
aaafcaa all loeal stope Sandaay.
l ;jo p. in. dalifl except Baaday.
b W p. ni. daily. St,>p8 only at Doa?
well aiul Ashland.
<i 11 p.iu.daily. Alakcs all lecal stops.
KKKDKniChsr.l lUi & HlrilMoMlACCOMMO
uATio.N?-daii.y bxckttanaiiAT.
afacea all li.ea! atop*
Leavea l*rederteaabarf <; a. m.
Arrives at Kiclinioud M *."i a. m.
Liaves Rlcbmood I p. in.
Arrives at Frecartekebara; *M p. aa.
C, c. c?>\, Ageai
W. P. Tayloii, Trarlle Manager.
E. T. D. AlYh.ua, I'resii.cut.
HENBY MXTJtR'S
CELEBRAIt
?^?IfcTtjaaaftl N E < RKW.-aaj
?MANVJf ACTCKFD AT
521 S. Oharles Strfet.
lanrttnnara, ... Md#
AtfteotJon ta rall.sl to llonry Haurr'a *<*?
Cr. aaa. II e is CM.r theokWl ;in<l mrartreila
Duraotureraof *.?? Oeam now in Itmti
?i.,.i. . ii,. iiara nothlna but the puroat inv-iv
.S.ents. iin.l lt is Hlwiljs! e;.t Up t,, ... |,jKl *(U..
,?.?,?.? r.f oxcellouw. ShfppInK capaeltr. 600
IBlhMuiln patentairttttn tiita. *??*"?
All JrUer* mct with vrciuut atPjcUys- 2
man schkihle.
WEEMS STEAMBOAT CO..
liuHiiiiorv. Freileriikshiir^ aml
lCa|ipali:umo?k Klver BTBBBta
Nortolk aud Itappahannock
Itlver ICoute.
Oa aad after Friday, Mareh ?th.
ataaaaera Rachaaoad, Wehtmorelaud anu
? laaea Fier 8, I.lgbt Btrcet.
""?? every Taeedaa aml Friday at
in. for Piedwtckaharg and al!
arkanrea oa tha rlrer. ItctumiDg, will
Prederickabarg at Bdd p. aa. (tlda
perfaittlBg) Moodav and Tbumday,
?own at 4 .:;<> a. ,?. Tuesday and
iy f.ir Baltixa<
? Balklaaore Wednesday, at fcSB
p in . for Narlora nnd all arharrea batoar,
e\?e,,t ll:,y p?rt Ket iiruina: ?iH kaaTB
0 a. Ba. .? Tl.ursday for
ttore.
BafllBaora at bc88 a, m. Thura
daj forTaanahaaaeak and all wbarves
? xeej.t Hay l'ort. Millenbeck and
Merrj Potat Returning will leave Ta?
pakaaaoak at 8 a. m. Monday for Balti
Baore.
No Freigbt recclved for out-goiuif
ati aaaara after i P. m. on 8ailing daya.
NORFOLK ROUTE.
Will leave Tappahannock for Norfolk
nt 12 in. (noon) Friday, atopping at all
Undlage. Will leave Norfolk at 0 p. ni.
Saturday for Tappabanuocfc, calline at
aii lainlinir^.
JJKXRY WILLIAMS.Agt. Baltimore.
W I>. 8COTT, Agt., Frederkksburir.
KaTl COMFTON. Agt., Norfolk.
Potomac itiver Route.
BeglBBlag Saturday, DeceaBbei |;..]
mei Potoaaac w ill leave Fier 9, Ligbt
akreet, Baltimore, Tuesday and Satur?
day at B p. m. for tbe Potomac river,
enlling at Millers, BromeP, Bacnnr
Qraaoaa, Lrolaetta, Beadfcaa, Cowartai
Wr.laal Polat, Ooaa, Elaaele, Maadaa
Poiok. Lodge, Adams, Finey Foliit
Abells, Leonaidtnwn, Coburns, BTowaida
and Skoaea. On Tuesday ouly for Lancaa
ter, Bushwood, Kiverside, Liverpool
Foint, Olymont, Alexandria aud Wash
lagtoa.
Bcturning will leave 7th Street Wbarf,
W BahiagtOB, at 4 p. m. Tbursday. calling
at all tbe above mentioncd wbarves,
leaving Leonardtown at 6 a. m. Monday
and Friday, Kinaalc At 12 m., IVIillers at
1 p. m., Orasons at 5 p. m. and Bacona
at I p. ni., arriving In Baltimore early
I Beeoaj and Saturday morninga.
Freiitbt received daily at Fier 9. Llirht
Street, Baltimore. B
HENRY WILLIAM8, Agent,
_ Baltimore. Md.
STEFIIENSON A BHO, Agents,
.. ? ? Waahlagtaa, D. C
Waa.M. REARDON. Agent,
_ Alexandria. Va.
Baltimore, Cbesapeake & Aiian
tic Railway Company.
Bpriag Behadala for Flshiug Season
to take elTect Maicli 18th, 1888;
STEAMERS 1DA AND TBED AVON.
<Jreat Wicomico Kiver Ldne.
From Great, Wicomico Uivcr, Divid
inj;. Dyaaua, ladtaa aud Antipuisoo
t reeka, for BaJttaaaia.eteaaaan will leave
landings nnnicd as follo\\>;
Kvcry Monday, Weduesday aud Friday
**}*?*?. 100 p.m.
Little Bay. 1 19 ??
Cheeee. 1 45 tt
*Ocrana. 2 (?0 "
Euhanks.2 40 "
llyrdton. 2 50 *'
Urace l'oint...... 3 00 *?
Hardingb..'. 4 BJ ..
llarveys.4 aj ..
*7imb8. I M
?R???ta. st? "
llarcums.(I "S0 "
Blackwclls. 7 00 ??
Samjisone. 7 :>o ??
Kvcry Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday
!.(,!rr?n8. 4 M p. -i:
v,,,mV9.<; ?? "
?{'"^. 0 30 ?
Arrive at Baltimore next mornJnf.
?Laudings marked * have daily boata.
I'i.tiikut.uik Kiver Llne.
Fr,.in Piankatank Uivcr aud Milford
Haven, for Ilaltimore. stcamcrs will leave
laudings named aa follows:
Every Tueaday, Thursday and Saturday
*>'rPort.10 00 a.m".
islauds.10 iq t?
Btaaapera......lt M ??
OraaaPatat.1045 *?
Conrads.|| qq m
Wareliousc Creek.11 30 ?
Huarka. P2 05 '?
?Fitchetta. 1 00 "
*CallU. X jjy .4
?Crlcketlllll. 1 4:, ..
?Cherry Point. | || ??
?Jacksons Creek. 2 30 ??
Kvcry Monday:
U11.^*111.10 00 a. tn.
!Cn! fc.10 30 "
?Cricket II ill.j0 45 ..
?Cherry l'oint ....11 00 "
?Jacksons Creek.i....U 15 ?
Arrive at Baltimore next morning.
?Landiuga marked * have four boata
per week. Note time of leaving on
Monday.
Those who dealre to ship their fish be
yoad Ilaltimore will Ue furolshed with
through rates by writtng lo Freight Aift
From Baltimore, Pier 3, Llght Street"
Biaaaaaaa leave on Alouday, Wedues?
day aud Friday at 5 p. m, goiug
l:rcct to Jacksons Creek, arriving
at 4 n. m., Cherry Poiut 4.15 a m
Cricket Bill 4.30 a. m., Callia 4.50 a. m'*
Fitchetta 5 30 a. m., Ruarka 0.20 a m !
W arebouse 0.-15 a. m., Conrada 7.15 a. m '
CJrecn l'oint 7.35 a. m., Stampers 8 10 a*
111., Blands 8 BO a. m., arriving at Free
port !? a. m.
Rleaaaai leaving Baltimore on Tues?
day, Thursday and *Saturday at 5 p. m.,
arnws at landinga as follows: Samp
sons 2 30 a. ni., Klackwella 3 a. m., Har
eaana 3.30 a. ro., Timba 4 a. a?.. Heeds 4.30
n. ni Hardlaaa a.4B a. m., Bartaya 6 a.
111., Kubauks 7 a. m., Byrdton 7 05 a. m
(Iraco Point 7.15 a. m., Chasea 8am'
Ocrans 8 15 a. rn., Little Bay 8.45 a m '
Palmera 9 a. m. '*
?Steamer leaving on Saturday will go
through to Jacksons Creek, arriving
at 10 3(1 a. m., Cherry Point 10 45 a m
Cricket Hill 11 a. m., Callia 11.15 a." Ba.
Fitchetta II noon. *
T. A. Joynks, Supt. Steamer Lines.
T. Mt iti.och, FCt and Passenger Agt.
The Washington SteamboatCom
pany Limited.
POTOMAC RIVER LANDINGS.
F,tll and Winttr Hchtdule, tn efftct Aua.21,T?>.
STEAMKtt WAKKFIELD.
I.javea Waahinrton. 1). C, foot or .st.x<.nth
?reel at . a. ni. I^eavta Alexandria, Va..toot
Mo.-Klaya for Kort Foote, Fort Waahlnrton
Maraliall Hall, 0:>mont, ?indlan Head Live?
pool Point, Cllfton Heach <8niith'a Pt.) ?Stiff.
Stuarta. Swan's (Kiveraide). Mathlaa'Point!
Dilla (Lower Cedar Pt.). Wllkuraona. Colonla
Heael., IJu.ihwood, Kock Polot (I^acttxtera)
Coltona, IJeales, ?Thompaonk, Deeh Point
Mount Holly, Nomlnl. Aliella, Leonardtuwn'
Howaraa. Oobrtuaa, .stonea. '
Ketui-nliiK leayea Coltona at 5 a. m.on Tuea
days, arrivea at Washtnjrton about lp.m
B MnnaaaJra ?pe ?Ojrt Foote, Fort Waahiiur
ton. Maraliall Hall plyniont, -Indlan Heau".
isM,T'M>U H?'."t' c'lftou !,cach <?nilthS Pt.)
?Miits .stiiarts. hwans (Kiveraide), Matbiaa
Point. I)i 1 Ta (Lower Cedar Pt.) Wilkersona
Lotonlal Beeeh, Iiuahwood, Roek Polnt <*Lan
e^wters) Coltona. I.eonardtown, Al.ell*. Uealea.
"Tbonpeona, Deep Polnt, Mount HollrTNoaa
iin. Ooan, Haines, Bundicka, Wali.ut Polnt
CowarU, Lewiaotu, Mundya Polnt, Lodate!
. l5*7H?'turi'lnk* taaeea KlnaaloonThuradaya
Inr lioakw. ?Thonipsons. I?eep Polnt. Mount
Holly, Nomlnl. Howanls. Cobrumi, Htonea
Coltona. Bushwood. Uoek Point tLancaatwra)'
Hion.ai U.a.li, W.lkeraona, Dilla (Lower
Cedar Pt.). Muthias Point. Swana (Kiveraide)
Stuarta, *8tlffa, Cllfton Heaeh iSmitha Polnt)
Uverpool Polnt. '
A n i\ iiifcf nt Washinirton Friday morninir
HHturdaja ror Kort Foote. Fort WaaBinxton
Marshall fftall, Glymont, Mndian Head Live;-'
pool Polnt,Cllfton lleachi.Smitha Pt )'*Sti?a
Muarta. Swan'a lRlven4de>. Mathlaa' Point'.
fi'L K(LIi eif Ct'd.ar,Ft)' Wllkeraona. Oolonial
Ifea.-h. lluHliwixKi hock Point < Ijtiieaatera),
Coltona "eales. ?Thompaona, Deep Polnt
Mount Holly, Nomlnl.
K. i ui nina leavea Coltona at 6 a. m. on Sun
dava, arrivea at Waahtnirton about 4 p. m.
I^iidin?ra marked thua [?J are boat.tidc, or
fair weatbrr landlnirs.
? ? *? JOHANSF.N A*t. Tth 81. Wharf.
J. U. PADUBTT. Awt.. Alaxajdrla. Va.
Steamer Owen DUlard.
Alall and passen^crs to and from White
Stone, Irvington, Weems, Atillenbeck,
Merry Point and Urbana, daily (except
Sunday).
ncnKDULB:
Leave?White Stone,7 a.m.; Irvincton
7.45; Weema, 8.15; Millenbeck, ft Merrv
Point, ft.30; arrive Urbana, 11.30 a m
L, ave? Urbana, 2 p. m.; Millenbeck, 8;
Merry Point, 3.30; Wccms,4.30; IrvlnKton
0j arrive White Stone, 0 p. ra.
