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10 THi: BURLINGTON PUKE PRESS, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 22. 1898. THE FOES AVE EACE. THE SINS THAT BESET THE END OF THE CENTURY. Cud Comci llcforo Mini, Says Dr. Till litiign Tlio rrrvntcnro of ltlnsptiriii-. Tho Shu of City Life .inl tho I'lnnl Jmlf-iucnt. Copyright, 1SJS, by AmiTlean Prc.s Asso eiotlon.l WASHINGTON, f-ept. 18. This arousing discourse by Dr. Tulhtago will cxclto Inter est by tho manner In which It assails somo of tlio great ovlls now abroad. The sub ject Is "F.nomles Overthrown," and tlio text Psalms lxvlll, 1, "Let God arise, let lila cnomles bo scattered." A procession wns fornicil to carry tlio ark, or sacred box, which, though only!) feet 9 Inches In length and 1 feet a Inches In holght and depth, was tlio symbol of God's presence. As the. lenders ot tlio pro tcsMou lifted this ornamented and bril liant box by two golden poles run through four golden rings anil started fir Mount S2lon all tlio peoplo chanted tlio bi:tt!o hymn of my text, "lA't Hod arise, let hs eno mles bo scattered." Tlio Camoronlnns of Scotland, outraged by James I, who forced upon them reli gious forms that were offensive, and by tlio terrible persecution of IJruinmoiitl, JMlztel and Turner, and by tho opprcsslvo laws ot , Charles I and Charles II, wro driven to proclaim war against, tyrants and went forth to fight for their religious liberty, and tho mountain heather became red ! with carnage, and at Hothwell bridge and Aird's Moss and Drumclog tlio battle, hymn and the battlo shout of thoso glo-1 rlous old Scotchmen was tho text I have chosen, "J.ct God a'fsc, let his enemies bo scattered." What a whirlwind of power was Oliver i Cromwell, and how with Ids soldiers, i named the "Ironsides," ho went from vie- j Uiry to victory I Opposing enemies melted : ns he looked at them. Ho dismissed par- j liament ns easily ns a schoolmaster n 1 school Ho pointed his linger at licrkoloy , r;-,u and 1 was taken. Ho ordered Sir . Hiilph Hopton, tho general, to dismount, nr.d ho dismounted. See Cromwell marrli Ing on with hf army and hear tho battle cry of tlio "Ironsides," loud as a storm and solemn as a denthkncll, standards r fling before it and cavalry horses going back on their haunches, and armies tlyln at Marston Moor, at Wlnceby Field, at Nnseby, at Dridgewater and Dartmouth "Lot God arise, lc his enemies bo scat tered'" What Hiittlirry? So you Fee my text is not llko a compli mentary and tnssoled sword that you some times see hung up In a parlor, a sword that was novel" In battlo and only to bo 'O i ucd on general training day, but more like somo weapon carefully hung up In your heme, telling lis story of battles, for jny text hangs in tho Scripture armory, tilling of the holy wars of :i,0(iO years In which It lias been carried, but still as keen and mighty aswlien David first unshcath edit. It seem to mo that in tho church of Go.l, and In all styles of reformatory work, what wo iii'M need now is a battle cry. Wo ralso our little standard and put on It tlio name of somo man wjio only n few years ago began to llvo and ,ln a few years will cca-.o to llvo. Wo go Into con test against, tho armies of iniquity, do pending too much on human agencies. Wo uo for r. battle-cry tho name of somo brave Chrltt.ui: reformer but after awhllo that rcfor.rcrd -:a or gets old or loses hl cour age and then wo take (mother battlecry, and t'. 's time pel haps wo put the nanio of somo ono who betrays the euuo nnd sells out to thu enemy. What wo want for a battlecry la tlio nanio of somo leader who will never betray u i and will never sur render, and will never die. All respect havo I for bravo men and women, but if wo aro to get tho victory all along tlio lino wo in ti.-t take the hint of the Gldconlto-;, whe wiped out the Bedouin Arabs, commonly called Mldlanltes. Thefo Gtdeonltes had a glotlous leader In Gideon, b it wl.at was tlio battlecry witli which they Hung their enemies into tho worst defeat into which any army was ever tumbled? H was, "The sword of t hi, Lord and of Gideon.'' Put God first, who cvoi you put second. If tho army ot tlio AniJ-'can devolution Is to freo America, It t'liit be, "Thojword of the Lord and of W(ihlngVJti." If the Germans want to win tho day at Sedan, it must b' "Tho sword of tho Lord and Von Mollke." Wa terloo was won for tho I'ngllsli because not only tho armed men at the front, but tho worshipers in the cathedrals at tin rear, wero crying "The sword of tho Lord and of Wcllingtop." (ind First. Tho Methodists have gone In triumph aeross nation after nation with the cry, 'Tho sword of the Lord and of Wesley." Tho Presbyterians have gono from victory to victory with the cry, "Tlio sword ot tho Lord and of John Knox." Tho liaptlsts have conquered millions after millions for C hrlst with the cry, "Tim swoul of tlio Lordandnt Judson.'' The American Kpls copallans havowon their mighty way with the cry, "The sword of the Lord and of I HIshop M'llvnlne." Tlio victory is to thoso who put doil first. Jlut, as wowmt a bat tlecry suited toall sretsof rellglonistsand to all lands, I nominate as the battlecry of Christendom in the approaching Arma geddon thu words of my text, sounded be fore thu ark ns it was carried to Mount Ion, "Let God nrlsot let his enemies lie tcattcrcd." As far as our flnito mind cnti Judgo, It seems about time for God lo rise. Docs it not seem to you that tho abominations of this earth liavo gone fur enough!' Was there over a time when sin was so deflantf Wore there over before so mnny fists lifted toward God, telling him to come on if ho dare? Louk at tho blasphemy abroad I What, towering profanity! Would it bo posnlhlo for any ono to caleitlatu tho num bers of times that thu nanio of tho Al mighty God and of Jesus Christ aro uvury day taken irreverently on the lips? Pin fano sweating Is as much forbidden by tlio law as theft or arson or murder, yet who executes it? Profanity is worso than theft or arson or murder, for thoso crimes nro attacks on humanity; that is tin attack on God. The Curlier Cr.neil. This country Is pro-onilnont for blas phemy. A man traveling In Kussln was supposed to bo a clergyman. "Why do you take mo to bo n clergyman!1" said tho man. "Oh," said tho IUistlan, "oil other Amer icans swear," Tlio crlmo is multiplying in intensity. God very often shows whnt ho thinks of it, but for tho most part tho fatality Is hushed up. Among tho Adiron dack's I met the funeral procession of a man who two days baforo hadfallon under a flash of lightning while boaiting utter n Sunday ot work in the Holds that ho hnd cheated God out of one day anyhow, and tho man who worked with him on tho samo Sabbath Is still living, but a helpless Invalid under the samo Hash. Yours ago Jn a Plttsburgjirlson two men were tulkrng about, tho Ulbln and Christianity, and ono of thorn, Thompson by nnmo, applied to .Tesus Christ a very low and villainous epithet, mid ns hu was uttering It hu full, A physician waH called, but no help could bo given. Aftor a day lying with distended pupils and palsied tonguo ho passed out of this world. In a cemetery In Sullivan county, in Now York state, aro eight headstones In n lino and nil nllko, and these are tho facts; In 1801 diphtheria raged In tho village, nn'd a physlolun was remarkably successful in curing his patients. So confldont did ho becomo that ho boasted that no ooso of diphtheria could stand boforo him and llnally dolled Almighty God to producu a easy in diphtheria that ho could tiot euro. His youngest child soon aftor took tlio disease and died and ono child after an other until all tho eight hud died of diph theria. Tho blasphemer challenged Al mighty God, and Clod accepted thu chul lengo. Do not think that because Clod has been silent In your case, O profano swear er, that ho Is dead. Is there nothing now In the peculiar feeling of your tongue or nothing In tlio numbness of your brain that Indicates that Clod may como to iivongo your blasphemies or Is already iivotiglng them? Hut thoso ensos I liavo noticed, I believe, nro only a few case' where there aro hundreds. Families keep them quiet to nvold tho horrible conspleu Ity. Physleluns suppress thorn through professional confidence It is a very, very, cry long roll that contains tho names of those who died with blarphemles on their Hps. Still tho erinio rolls on, up through par lors, up through chandeliers with light.? all ablao and through the pictured cor ridors of clubroonis, out through busy ex changes, where oath meets oath, and down through all tlio haunts of sin, mingling with the rattling dlco and crackling bil liard balls, and tho laughter of her who hath forgotten tho covenant ijf her Clod, and round tho city and round tho conti nent and round tho earth n seething, boil ing surgo lllngs its hot spray Into tho faeo of a long suffering God, and tho ship captain curses his crow, and tho master builder his men, and 1 ho hack driver ills hnr.n. mill tho trnvnlpr tlin stonn that hruiscs Ills foot or the mud that soils his Ph00!,, or tho defective timepiece that gets i,m too into to tho rail train. I arraign profane swearing and blnphoiiiy, two names for tho same thing, as being ono of tlio gigantic crimes ot tlilti land, and for Its extirpation It does seem as If It wero about tlnio for Hod to nrbo The Day of Drink. Then look for a moment at the evil of drunkenness. Whether yntt llvo In Wash ington or New York or Chicago or Cin cinnati or Savannah or Huston or In any of the cities of this land, count up tho ra loons on that street as compared with tho saloons llvo years ago, and seo they nro growing fin' out of proportion to tho in-crca-o of tho population. Von people who aro so precise and particular let there should bo some Imprudence and rashness in attacking tho rum traffic will liavo your son somo night pitched Into you front ! door dead drunk, or your daughter will como homo with her ehlldro.i because her iM,.iml )ms ,y BtroK llrll)U )(rll ,llrlR.ti nto a demoniac. Tho drink lleltd has dc spoiled whole streets of good homes in all , our eltie. Fathers, brothers, sons on tho ' funeial pyre of strong drink! Fasten 1 tighter tho victims! Stir up tho flames! File on tho corpses I Morn men, women and children for tho sacrifice I hot us havo , I whole generations on lire of evil habit, j , and at tlio sound of tho cornet, (lute, harp, i u.ml-lm- iioriltnl-t- mill il lll-l mor inf. nil flu, ' , ......... nllli worshln Klna Alcn- bol, or you shall be cast Into tho fiery fur- ( nace under somo politico! platform! 1 I indict tills evil as the regicide, tho fratricide, tho patricide, tho matricide, thq uxoricide, of tlio century. Yet tinder what Innocent ami delusive and mirthful names alcoholism deceives the people! It is n "cordial." It ia "bitters." It is an "eyo 1 opener." It Is an "appetizer." It Is n "digester." It is an "liivigorntov." It, is ! n 'settler." It is a "nightcap." Why I don't thoy nut on tho right liibclfi "F.s- senco of Perdition," "Conscience- Stupo ller," "Flvo Drams of Heartache." "Tears of Orphanage," "Hlood of Souls," "Scans of an F.ternal Leprosy," "Venom of the Worm That Never Dies?" Only oneo in awhile Is there anything In the title of liquors to even hint their atrocity, as in tho ease of "sour mash." That I seo ndwtlscd all over. It Is an honest nnmo i a-id any ono can understand it. "Sour i mash!" That Is, it makes a man's dlsposl-j tlon sour, and his nssoclatlous sour, nnd his prospects sour, and then It is good to mash his body, and mash bin soul, an I mash ills business, and mash his family. "Sour mash!" Ono honest name at last fo.- an Intoxiemt! Iittr through lying la bels of many of tho apothecaries' shops, good people, who are only n little under tone in health and wanting somo Invigo ration, lituo unwittingly got on their torguo tlio fangs of tills cobra that stings to death so huge aratioof tkohttiiiau nice. Thu Iii iidly Cup. Others aro ruined by tho common nnd all destructive habit of treating custom ers. And It Is a treat on their coming to town, and n treat whllo tlio bargaining progiesses, and a treat whim tho purchaso is made, and a treat a) ho leaves town. Cithers, to drown their troubles, submerge themse'ves with this worso trouble. Oh, thu world is battered nnd bruised and blast ed witli tills growing ovll 1 It Is more and morn lntrenchrd and fortified. They havo millions of dollars subscribed to marshal and ndvanto tho alcoholic forces. They nominate and elect and govern the vast majority of tlio olliceholdcrs of this coun try. On their side they have enlisted tho mightiest political power of the cnnturlos, and behind them stand nil tho myrmidons of tlio nether world, hatanlo. Apollyonia mid diabolic. It is beyond all human ef fort to overthrow this liastlllocf decanters ''t'c-ipturethlsGlliraltarof ruin jugs. And w !iio l approvo oi an numnu agencies o: reform 1 would utterly despair If wo had nothing ch'o. Hut what cheers mo is that our besl. troops aro yet to como. Our chief artillery is In vesono. Our greatest com mander has not yot fully taken tho Held. If all hell is on their side, all heaven is on our side. Now "Let God ariso, and let his enemies bo scattered." Then look at thu Impurities of thoso great cities. Lver and anon there aro in tlio uowspapers explosions of social Ufa that mako tho story of Sodom iulto respect abl", "forstich things," Christ says, "wero more tolerable for Sodom and Gomorrah" than for tho Chonizlns and Heth.-aldas of greater light, It is no unusual thing in our cities to sue men in high positions with two or three families, or refined ladles willing solemnly to marry tho very swlno of society If they bo wealthy. Tho Illblo all aflame with denunciation against an impure life, but many of tho American ministry uttering not ono point blank word against this iniquity lest somo old libertine throw up his church pow. Ma chinery organized In all tlio cities of tlio United States and Canada by which to put yearly In tho urludlngmlll of this Iniquity thousands of tho unsuspecting of tho coun try farmhouses, ono procuress confessing In tho courts that sho had supplied the in fernal market with 160 victims Jn sis months, Oil, for fiOO newspapers In Amer ica to swing open tho door of this livzar house of social corruption 1 Exposuro must como beforo extirpation. Tim City of Slu. Whllo the city van carries tho scum of this slu from tho prison to tho police court morning by morning It Is full time, if wo do not want high American Ufa to become llko that of tho court of Louis XV, to put millionaire Lotharios and tho Pompadours of your brownstono palaces Into a van of popular indignation and drivo thorn out of vespectablo associations. What pros pect of social purification can there bo as long as at Hummer watering places It is usual to seo n young woman of oxcollont rearing stand nnd simper and glgglo and roll up her eyes sideways beforo ono of thoso first class satyrs ot fnshlotmblo life and on thu ballroom floor join him In the danco, tho maternal chaperon muanwhlle beaming from tho window on tho scene! Mntohos nro inado in henvon, thoy say Not such mutches, for tho brimstone ludl oatos tlio opposite region, Tho ovl) is overshadowing all our oltlos By somo thoso immoralities aro culled pco oadllloH, gullnutrics, eccentricities, ami aro relogiitcd to tho realms of jooularlt.i and few efforts aro being mndo again a them, God bless the "Whlto Cross" move TO BE OR NOT TO BE Tills Question Has to bo Answercil Can didly l7 Kiirlluijtoii People. What do the people of Hiirllngton think of the statement published below? fan any citizen uskfor more com hieing pi'ootof the merits claimed by the article under din eiisslouV What Is there lacking In such evidence? The most superficial Investiga tion will corroborate It. It Is Burlington proof for Ilurllngton citizens. Tlio most exacting cannot ask for anything more. Head. Tills: Miss Mary MeKonna, of ICS South Olianiplaln street, cays: "After 10 years of suffering and misery from backache, 1 got tld of It by using Dean's Kidney I'llls. I was actually tired of taking medi cine for no good resulted irom it. I worn plasters constantly for they afforded some relief. fcUoopllitr, any kind of work that required bending, In fact, was always accompanied with pain. Colds, change able weather, or mer exertion always aggiiivaiM1 It. I grew worse. I -otil(! neither Hit, stand or lie comfortably. Well, Dean's Kidney Tills wero brought to my notice and with veiy little faith in them I gtff a box at It. I). Htonrns ding store. It helped me and I got. n second, t was soon entirely, well, To a woman who had tried everything Mc I had and who was almost In despair relict such as I ob tained cannot lie adequately expressed In words." Donn's Kidney rills are for sale by dealeis. I'rlec 30 cents per box, nr i nil ' tit I by mall on receipt of price by Foster , Mllhuni Co., Dnrfnto, N. Y. Holo agents1 for the 1". 8. Henicmbcr the name Doan's' nnd take no other. nient, cs It is called an organization making n mighty assault on thiscvlll God forward tho tract on this subject dlstrib- titeil by tho religious tract societies of tho land! God help parents In thu great work they nro doing in trying to start their chil dren with puro principles! God help nil legislators In their attempt to prohibit this crime! Tim Day of Judgment. Hut is this nil? Then It. Is only a ques tion of time when the last vestige of puri ty nnd homo will vanish out of sight. Hu man arms, human pens, human voices, human talents, aro not sufTklcnt. I begin to look up. I listen for artillery rumbling down tlio sapphlro boulevards of heaven. I watch to see If In tho morning light theru bo not the flarh of descending sclni Iters. Oil, for God I Docs It not seem tlmo for his appearance? Is It not tlmo for all lands to cry out, "Let God arise, and let , his enomles bo scattered?" I got n letter asking mo If I did not I think that tho carthqimko In ono of our I cities was thu Divine chastisement on that city for in sins. That letter I answered by saying that If all our American cities got all tho punlshmonc they descrvo for i their h .rrllilo Impurities tho earth would long ago havo cracked, opening crevices j transcontinent'il nnd tnken down all our cities so far under that tho tip of our church spires would bo COO feet below tho surfaco. It Is of tho Lord's mercies that I wo havo not been consumed. I Not only nro tho affairs of this world so n-twist, n-jnnglo and racked that thoro seems a need of the Divine appearance, but thorn Is another reason, liavo you not noticed that In tho history of this planet God tunic n leaf about every 2,000 years? God turned a loaf, and this world was fit ted for human residence. About 2,000 mure years passed along, and God turned another leaf, and it was tlio deluge. About 2,000 moru years passed on, and It was tho Nativity. Almost 2,000 more years passed by, and ho will ptobabty soon turn anoth er leaf. Wiiat It shall bo I cannot say. It may bo the demolition of ail the.-o mon strosities of turpitude and tho establish meat ot righteousness In alt tlio earth. Ho can do It, and he will do it I am as con fident as If it were already accomplished How easily ho can do It my text sugge-t''-It does not ask God to hurl a great thun derbolt of his power, but just to riso from tho throun on which ho sits Oul; that will bo'neecssary. "Let God arlsol" irilcmptloii. It will bo no exertion of omnipotence It will bo no lading or bracing for a mighty lift. It will bo no sending down thu sky of tho whlto homo cavalry of heav en or rumbling war chariots, lie will only rise Now ho is sitting in tlio ma jestyaud patience of his rolfrn. Ho i from his throne watching tlio mustering ot all the forces of blasphemy and drunkoniicss and impurity and fraud and Sabbnth breaking, and when thoy havo dona tholr worst and are most, surely organized ho will bestir himself nnd say: "My enemies havo denied mo long enough, and their cup of Iniquity is full. I have given them all opportunity for repentance. This dis pensation' of patience Is ended, and tho faith of tho good shall bo tried no longer." And now God begins to rlso, and what mountains glvu way under his right foot I know not; but, standing in tho full radi ance and grandeur of his nuture, ho looks this way and that, and how his enemies aro scattered I Illasplieiuers, whlto and dumb, reel down to tholr doom, and thoso who havo trafficked In that, which destroys the bodies and souls of men and families will fly with cut foot on thu down grado of broken decanters, nnd tho polluters of society that did their bad work with largo fortunes and high social ppliero will over take In their descent tho degraded rabble of underground city Ufa as they tumblu over tltb eternal precipices, and tlio wurld shall bo left clear and clean for tho friends ot humanity and tho worshipers of Al mighty God. Tho last thorn plucked off, tho world will be loft a blooming roso on tho bosom of that Christ who canio to gar denize It. Tho oarth that stood snarling with Its tigerish passion, thrusting out its raging claws, shall lie down a lamb at tho feet of tho Lamb of God, who took away tho sins of the world. And now tho host thing I can wish for you, and tho best thing I can wish for my- soir, is that wo may no found his worm and undisguised and cnthuslustla friends in that hour when God shall rlso and his enomles shall bo scattered. Modcrnltlne Ufa Metnphor. A farmer wbo hud lost a son in tho war rmploycd thovllhigo poet to writoan obit tiary, which ran as follows: Ho for his country flt on font Until Death blowcd his candlo out. "That won't do," said tho bereaved ptir out, "kazo thoy don't uso caudles now Tako another whirl at It " Tho poet squared his jaws and presently produced tho following: Ho fit tm font witli Kim an knifo Till Death blowud out tho gun of llfo. "That's better, now," oxclnlmod the (urmer. "I'vo blowud out tho gas myself n many a tlmol" Atlanta Constitution, Au Kdltor'i lUfiliuii, A rccent'lsam of tho Hnrdomnn (Tenn,) Froo Press contained tho following pura' graph i Wo wish t&Vlcxplain our lock ol editorial this week. Wo was down to Mom phis, and it smart Alco at tho tavern put train .oil on our greens and said it was Vinegar, Of course wo woro horso dew sombnw for tbfeo days, and now that wo aro nblo to talk our lungutigo is not at tm publication." ., VICTORY IN DOUBT. CHAMPIONSHIP CONTEST WHICH WAS NEVER ENDED. Qitlnn nnd Kelly, Itlvnls Though Thry Were, Knjoj-eil TIiciiibcItcs Throughout, but tlin Honorary ltefcrro Dretncd tho Mntcli Off Color nnd So Mniln Trouble. Tho question of tho Identity of tbooystor eating champion of Harlem must remain In doubt. It was not settled tit tho recent championship contest, though two candi dates very nearly wero. Patrick Qulnn is a hearty, broad shouldered workman. Ho says that be has been eating oysters for i!0 years and that it, la n habit that will stay with him as long as ho lives. Ho cats thorn during every month of tho year, re gardless of the rule that, thoy nro not as palatable 111 tho summer as In tlio winter. "That's all a bluff," mild Patrick. "Open mo somo morn." Walter Kelly Is tho fnvnrllo tnlddlo welglit plo enter of the district. Ho ban won several medals at bin specialty. Tho two men got Into an argument on tho otlilcs of eating chnniplonf-hips. "Any chump can cat pie," sneered (Out mi. "Any idiot can eat oysters," Kelly ob served. "I can do It myself." "I'll cat you for tho gato money," Qulnn offeied. "I'll eat you for nothing," Kelly replied hotly. After this cannibalistic talk, with blood In their eyes and hunger in their stom achs, they rcpolrcd to tho oyster stand of George Vladliae, n Clvcek, who has a poi't ablo pluro of business, which for th'; noiteo was stationed at Out- Hundred and highly sixth street and Ainstctdam avenue. They conlldcd to lilin tho 'crins of I ho contest and asked Mm to lie- is honorary refereu. "Sure," said he, rubbing his hands. "You nro dead gamo sports. These ojMer eating matches nro tho sportiest things out, mid there ought to bo mora of tlieni." He began opening thu oysters. Kelly devoured bin with vinegar, at which Qulnn sneered. "Why don't you put nuiiilo sirup on 'cm at once," said he, "and show your ignorance?" At tlio samo time ho squeezed somo lemon juice on n fat oyster, and hold ing thu shell up to his mouth, poured tho oyster down his throat. It vanished with a gurgle google sort oi a noise. "Why don't you cat tlio shulls too?" in quired Kelly sarcastically. Hy this tlmo they had wolfed thrco doz en oysters apiece. An awful thought cntuo to the oyster stand manager, M. Vladhac, at that moment. "Who pays mo for these?" he asked, his voice pale and trembling with suspicion. "Pays you?" shouted Kelly. "Did you say 'Pay you?'" demanded Qulnn. "Yes, that's what I said," tho Greek agreed. "Ain't ho a hog?" naked Kelly, looking nt Qulnn In surprised disgust at Vladhao's greed for wealth. "Never saw anything llko It," Qulnn obcrvcd. Then, turning to tho poor Greek, ho said: "Why, you aro tho hon orary referee. You get thu honor." Then tlio champion oyster enters mndo a dead run for X, followed by tho Greek, who was swearing loud oaths in nervous Athenian. Ho waved his oyster knifo In thu air and called upon them to stop and bo slain. Hack tho men chased to tho oyster stand to arm themselves with oysters, and tho stand was wrecked. Then they fought their way to Ono Hundred and Klghty seventh street and Amsterdam avenuo, whoro tho main engagement was fought. Detectives Huth and MoLaiighlln, who wero sleeping near by, wero awakeiieil by the din. They captured tho oyster eaters and their enemy. Champion Qulnn had been cut in the hand. Whllo tho detectives wero examining tho wound they forgot to tlo up Kelly and thu Greek, and these two ran down tho avenue. Champion Kelly, who, when ho Is eat ing oysters, protects himself from "fouls" or Intcrfcrenco with a big revolvor, pulled tho revolver and fired at the Greek, who was leading by a lap. Tho shots wero not effect Ivo. Tho detectives captured nil thrco and nrralgned them In tho Ilarlcni police court, where the following fines wero In flicted: Honorary Oyster Hcfcrco Vlndhne, for having six dozen of his oysters stolen nnd resenting it j 00 Champion Oysti r Kater (julim, for steal ing oysters and fighting tho referee. ... S 00 Champion Oyster Ditcr Kelly, for steal ing oyHtrro, M, and carrying a pistol, ?3 10 CO "Who pays for my oysters?" Inquired tho honorary referee. "I didn't start this thing anyway. What kind of justice do you call this?" "Get out ot hero!" sold n pollcomnn, pushing him with a club. New York World. Offensive. Apology. Ferry Did you get an npology from that fellow wdio used your nanio for tho villain In his play? Hargreavcs Yes, but I can't sny I am much pleased with it. Ho told mo ho would not havo used It had ho known theru wns n man of my nanio on earth, Cincinnati Knqulrer. Sum to lln It tm Dottii. Mrs. Iloylo IJow Is it that your hus band Is never out after dark? Mrs. Doyle Do's afraid of his llfo. Thero aro so many women learning torldo wheels. Vim, Kot If She Said That. Ho I mot Mrs. Sncorwoll. Friend of yours, isn't she!1 Sho told mo peoplo nt tlio hotel think you and I aro brother and sister. Sho N-noj she's no friend of mine, Pick Mo Uu. A Clever Trick, It certainly looks llko It, but thero Is really no trick about It, Anybody ban try 11 wiiu hud uniiiu iiuun uuu il i'uk IYlancy8 Malaria or nervous troubles. 'e he can euro himself right avay by takimr tho wholo system, acts as a stimulant to the Liver and Kidneys, Is a blood purifier and nerve tonic. It cures Constipation, Headache, Fainting Spells, Sleeplessness and Molancholy. It Is purely vegetable, n mild laxative, and restores the system to Its natural vigor. Try Electrla Bitters nnd be convinced that thy aro a miracles worker. Evory bottle guaranteed, Only DOo a bottla at J,- "ty, O'Bulllvan'B aru Successful growers of fruits, berries, ;incl all kinds of vegetables, know that the largest yields and best quality are produced by the liberal use of fertilizers containing at least 10 of Actual Potash. Without the liberal use of Pot ash on sandy soils, it is impos sible to grow fruits, berries and vegetables of a quality that will command the best prices. All about I'ntadi the rcsulnnf let n by actual cx .iriiment nn the best Cirin- In ihn United Slate- i t'.ltl In n little IkwIs whlih wc publl-li ami will gladli' ma, I tree to any farmer In America uhmvlil wtltc fur it liKK.MAN KAM WORKS, oi Nn3t.ni St.. N w Wrl:. VI0LL PITCHER." Illitorj nnd Kpltnph of tho Fninons Itor nlun of tho ltcTnlttttnn. "Moll I'ltchcr" was tho daughter of a I'onnylvnuln German family, living In thu vicinity of Cnrllile. .Sho was born In IT IN, and her name wns Mary I.udwlg, a puro German r.'jlnc. Sho was married to one ." ihii 'J.-f-iicr Ilnyes, a barber, who when tlio war broko out with tho mother country enlisted In tho First Pennsylvania artillery and wns afterward transferred to the Seventh Pennsylvania Infantry, com niantlml by Colonel William Irvlno of Car lisle, with whose family Mary I.utlwlg had lived at service. Sho was permitted to nc(t,mp.my lier husband's regiment, serv ing tlio buttery us cook nnd laundress, and when at tho Itfdtlo of Monmouth (Free hold), X .1., her husband was wounded at his gun, sho sprang forward, seized the rammer and took his plnco to tho, end of tho battlo. After tho battlo sho carried water to tho wounded, and henco her pet nanio of "Moll Pitcher." Hayes tiled aftel tho war was over and sho married i second husband b thonama of McCnuley, and at her grnvo In thu old cemetery nt Carlisle thero Is a monument that bears this Inscription: ; Molly MeCantey, : : Renowned In History ns "Molly : ; Pitcher," the lleroino of : t Monmouth: '. ; Died .famuiry, 1KC1. : : Erected bv tlin (,'li7ciH ot number- t : land County, July 4, ISTfl. : On Wash I neon's birthday, 182'.', wlion Molly was nearly "II years old, tho legis lature of Pennsylvania voted her a gift of HO and a pension of 010 per year. Her counterpart in female heroism In tlio civil war, tlio heroine of Whlttlcc's poem, "Harbara Frletchlo," wos also n Pennsylvania German danio. Her maiden nnmo was Hnucr and her family moved from Lancaster to Frederick, Md. It is strange that thesa two solitary fo ninlo military figures, tho most conspicu ous slnco Joan of Arc, were both Pennsyl vania Germans, but it is truo. Harris burg Commonwealth. CHANCE MEETING IN BATTLE. Tv7o Men From Oppoilnt; Armies Ituili Into Hack Other' Arms. Get nn old soldier started, and ho can reel thorn off by tho yard. This ono is from tlio samo source: "During Stonewall Jackson's first val ley campaign and the day boforo tho bat tb of Cross Keys I was standing," said nn ex Cotifedcrato ofilcer, "with several other ofiiccrs of IClweH'H division under tho shado of a clump of trees in au old field overlooking a deep cut In tho road through which tho troops wero marching. Sud denly 1 observed Major Hob Wheat, the famous commander of Wheat's battalion of Dick Taylor's Louisiana brigade, look ing Intently forwurd at a lot of Federal prisoners npproachltiB under cuord Wheat was a most magnlfleont specimen of man hood, and, guided by ills Intcn'.o guzc, I root) singled nut among tlio prisoners tho object of it, a man of like proportions to himself. In a moment moro Wheat had rushed down tho bank with outstretched arms, exclaiming: " 'Oil, yes, you! I thought that was you giving us so much troublo.' 'Tho prisoner opened wldolils nrnm nnd rushed to moot Wheat In un cnibraco which showed to us onlookers how tender must havo boon their relations in thu past and how great their friendship still. After n long embraco Wheat told his friend to march on to Hichmond, nnd ho would sco that ho was well cared for and soon ox changed. Then, turning to us, Wheat ex plained that thu Federal ofilcer wos Col onel W indham, an Kngllsliuian, who had sewed with him on General Abusauu's duff In tho Garlhaltllan struggla for Ital ian fraction). "Old civil war days wcru famous for pleasant meetings llko that." Philadel phia Times. Cut by HU Ovru Do-. In James Freeman Clarko'a "Nine teenth Century Questions" occurs tho fol lowing mousing dog btory: At onu tlmo my 1I03 wan fond of going to tlio railway station to sco tho people, md I always ordered him to go homo, fe.-.rlng ho would bo hurt by tho cars, lie easily understood that If ho went thoro It was contrary to my wishes. So whuncver ho wns near tho station, if ho saw mo coming, ho would look tho other way and pretend not to know mo. If ho met 1110 nnywbero olso, ho always boupded to meet mn with great delight. Hut at tlio tatlou It was quite different. Ho would pay no attention to my whlstlu or my call. Ho even pretended to bo another dog and would Jook me right In tho faeo with out apparently recognlzltiB mo. Ho gavo mo thu out direct in tlio most Impertinent manner, tho rrn.on evidently bolng that ho knew ho was doing what was wrong, and did not lll.uto hu found out. Possibly ho may havo rolled a little on my near alBbtivinc!.3 Mi mannivor. Ills I'lclc I11 tho Klondike,, Kngcr Inquirer Aro thoro any good mining locations still open up there? Returned Kfondlkcr I should say so. Vou can go thero and tnko your pick. Kagcr Inquirer Great Scottl If I can go and take my cholco Hoturned Klondlkcr I didn't sny that, I said you could toko your pick, but you'll buvo to uso it in bomcbody's elso'e aiggings, ICagor Inquirer -Oh (Chicago Trn) aim. A Mixed Advertisement. A mixing up of tho Kngllsh word "olmmplon" nnd tho French word "ohnm nlgnon" (mushroom) rosultod In tho fol lowing romnrkublo advertisement in tho Notio Sanrbruoko .el tun g: "Groat billiard tournament between Hcrr Aloys Krommor ot this town and tho Ilavarlan mushroom." ' Two million Americans suffer tho tortur ing pangs of dyspepsia. No need to, Bur deck mooa uuters cu cures. At any tlrugr store, Ono Minute Cough Curo cures quickly, That's what you want, j. w. O'Sulllvnn, W. P. Hall, i Henry Parker, City Drug Btorei 13. Gosscltn &. (jtro;., '-. it. uranaau, wiuooski, T4HEY WERE ENGLISH. Ani That Is Why They Dcllcvcd Mrs. llatliorlneton's 1'alry Tnlc. "Tnko Gordon into tho smoking room with you, Oaorgo. I'll go out hero on tho porch and finish tho book I began about a week ago," Saying which Mrs. Hot her lngton seated herself on thu broad piazza of a certain hatcl In Mount Clemens. Gordon Hothorlngton is 0 yeurs old nnd ns bright a llttlo chap as you over saw. Mis. Hotherlngton knows his overwhelm ing admiration for lijs father, and sho likes it. Shu doesn't foist tho youthful Gordon over on'tho paternal sltlo of tlio houso to get rid of him sho is too good a mother for that but simply becauso sho knows thu child had rather hu with his father than with her. Hut to rcsumo. Mrs. Hutherlngton sat In 0110 of tho big porch rockers just out-1 sltlo tho smoking room window. Sho could seo Gordon Inside with his father, tho latter pulling lustily at a black brier plpu and playing with thu child. 1 A llttlo way from Mrs. Hcthcrlngton pat two women. 'Their eyes him u density of oppression nnd their faces 11 rigid con- ' tour that showed they wero not vegeta rians. Thoy woro stiff and woefully proper In their ijulot deportment, and beforo 1 opening her book Mrs. Hcthcrlngton ob-1 served thum keenly. Sho motioned to Mrs. Green, who sat tt llttlo way otf and called her attention to them. Mrs. Green smiled ns though shu understood and whispered , uno word. Mrs, Hotherlngton Jnndded. ' After half un hour or so tho two long faced women roso from their chairs nnd 1 turned to enter tho hotel. The ono in ml vnncu caught sight of llttlo Gordon Hcth crlngton in tho smoking room. Her jaw dropped, and with horror depleted on her fncu sho pointed hlmout toiler companion and said: "Just think of It! That child In such an ntmosphuro of smoko and vul garity I 1 would no moro allow n child of initio to enter that room than I would cut my hand tilt. It Is shocking What can his parents bo thinking to allow him to sit in such n place?" Mrs. Hotherlngton heard, and, lowering her book to her lap, sho turned toward Mrs. Green ami with a half concealed sinllo of uiisflilovousiifs-. on her faeo said: "My llttlo Gordon does so llko to frequent smoking rooms with his papa. And tlo you know Mr. Hetherlngto'i Is teaching him to smoko? It makes him a llttlo sick now. He's only 1), hut my husband says lio'll havu hlin smoking a coli plpu beforo bo's I) or bo's very much mistaken. It is so funny to seo him try to 1 m IV llko his papa." Mrs. Hcthcrlngton said that loud enough for tho two horrified women to hear. Thoy gavo her ono look, held up tholr hands in utter ninazement ami with palefaces went into tlio hotel. When they hail disappeared, Mrs. Hoth erlngton laughed boisterously. "They took that spi'ecii In tho greatest serious ness," saltl Mrs. Green, "Of course they did," answered Mrs. Hethcrlugton; 'they'ro Kngllsh." Detroit Freo Press. Ho Wero That l'romlt Tramp Can you help a poro fellor, mum, who's trying to find work? Lndy Tlint's right, my man; never bo idlo. Thero's twopence for you. You go to tho woodynrd down tho street nnd tell the foreman that I sent you, and lio'll give you a job. Tramp (loftily) X01 mo! I ain't sunk so low as to accept n job as is give. When I find a jot it-lying about as don't put no body olso out o' work to tako, then I'll work, not afore. Nuggets. Tennyson's Illiiuiler. "Men may como and men may go, but I go on forever, " sang tho brook In tho 6prlng. Presently it was bncomo summer, and tho brook was dry. "Oh, go on!" shouted tho mocking bird mockingly. This fablo teaches what wrong notions mny bo got by reading Tennyson. De troit Journal Another Veternn. "When I was In the nrmy" began tho tattered wanderer. "Sit right down," said tho farmer's wife. And, handing him a hearty meal, asked, "Wero you In Shatter's army beforo Santiago or Miles'?" "I was in Coxoy's army beforo tho war," ho replied, hastily bolting his bint mouthful. Spokauo Spokesman -Ilcvlcw. Uncrurif-liig Admiration. Jones I don't know that I think tnuoh of that friend of Brown's I met tho other night. Smith Henllyl I'vo been much strttok by him. Jones I can't soo any reason. Smith Oh, I used to bo his "fng" nt school, you know. Nuggets. IlunlneM Is Hu.ltic-J. Manufacturer Havo you succeeded in perfectly Imitating Good & Co.'s goods? Suporlntuudont All of them, sir. Manufacturer Very well. Get tip n cir cular warning tho public against vilo im itations ami put 'em on the market. Nuw York Weekly. Au Awkurnrtl Compliment. Miss Antique (coquettish!)') I'm afraid you nro bored, Mr. Jones. You would sooner bo talking to soma of tho young ladles. Jones (gallantly) Oh, no, indeed I Tho young ladies don't llko mo, Now York Journal. Tho llcnst. "You'd think her husband was a beast, tho way ho talks to her." "Dearniol It's too bad sho can't shut him up." Philadelphia Hulletln. Simply Ilrutal. It's bad enough that thoy must eat mules In Havana. To nsk If thoy servo it table d'oat or a la cart seems to savor of levity. Philadelphia Times. A Compunnloimto Soul. Young Wlfo (to 000k who suffers from tootliacho) Poor girl 1 Howl pltyyoul You'd better quit kitchen work nnd go into tho collar to chop wood, so I can't hoar your crying I Fllegondo Qluttor. Dogs nro trained in tho Fronoh army to oorry ammunition to tho soldiers during a battlo. Largo Pyronenn sheep dogs are used for tho purpose, and they nro able to carry fiOO rlilo cartridges. They aro tor rlbly afraid, howovor, of tho firing, and If wounded tako good caro not to run any risk again Utile lUny l Cutting Teeth, Do euro and use that old and well-tried remedy, MRS. WINSLOW'B SOOTHINfl EYKUP for children teathlnr. It soothea I tho child, softens tho gums, ullayo all yam, vuen wmu vutiu uuu irl iiit ucti ioih dy fqr diarrhoea. Twenty-five, cents s bottle- ACCESSORIES. the Extras of tlin Modern Fnslilonnblo t'osttmio n Now Nppii. Iiong sashes of silk nr gnur.o are n juvo nllo seeming fashion nnd nro therefore very sultnblo for young girls, who may tills sonson dress very prettily nnd suitably by simply following tho mode. Slinplu gowns of tilts material aro altogether charming when finished by thesu diapha nous accessories, which may bo of whlto, lilock or a color. For evening wraps tho IjouIs Polzo capo r.ow occupies tho front rank, hut ns soon us cold weather sets In it will doubtless bo cloth nomcE. obliged to rctlro to obscurity, slnco tho fronts, so largely curved and cut ' away, leave tlio wearer much exposed to tho In clemencies of tho temperature. Mcanwhlln they nro sultnblo for autumn gaye.tles and when mado of thu smuu goods nstliu gown they form 11 pretty finish to autumn cos- ! mines when a light wrnp is required. Very narrow velvet ribbon, answering t to baby ribbon in width, Is immensely em ployed for trimming purposes. It is black 1 or of n dark color nnd serves to separate j puffings, insertions of gulpuro or laco and I to pass through eyelet hulcsoredgorufllos, and Is used chiefly on light stuffs with 1 which it forms a contrast. '1 ho sketch lllu.-trutos a liodleo of mouo gray cloth completely covered with stitched straps of the same goods. It opens wlri rovers of white surah which form coqullleii and aro edged witli whlto laco over a gulmpo of whlto tulle. Tho collar is of whltu surah, tho cravat of whlto tullo. The belt lsof whlto grosgrnln, with a jew eled bucklu. Jl'WC CHOM.r.T. BODICES AND SLEEVES. Tho Correct I-'orm ot Until A New and Fetching lint. Stretched bodices nro much worn, tho front of tho material which would ordi narily ho taken up In tho dnrts being fas tened to tho tight fitting lining In fluo plaits. Pointed corsages aro often mado In this way nnd worn without any belt, tho fullness being laid so carefully 'that 11 hlouso effect Is avoided. The lining nimt in all cases bo perfectly plain and close VELVET It AT. nnd well boned with thin, supple, tough whalebones. Thu bones nro placed nt all tho scams and under tho loft sldo of thu front. Sleeves grow tighter and tighter, tho top expanding very slightly in n llttlo fullness which widens tlio shoulders. Tho wrist Is elongated to extend upon tho hand, termi nating In a point, a round or a bell shaped cuff. Sleeves slilnod lengthwise aro seen, but tho shirring is sennt ami Is used for thin goods alone, Tho trimming which decorates tho skirt anil bodice of tho gown Is often separated down the length of tho ( sleeve, nnd n ffttlu trimmed cap is placed at tho shoulder. ColbiM nro very high nnd straight for bodices, very much curved for wrnps, Tho Illustration shows u design for an autumn iiat. Tlio widu brimmed frame is plainly (overod with black velvet, ami tho brim Is fuced with shirred pink satin. A pink satin bow veiled In paler pink molts- ( sellno Is placed In front with two groups i) 1 learners, ami u lorsntinni ine pinK kiuiu and moussellnocnclrclos tho crown. Chous of tho samo materials nro placed under tlio brim on each side, Ji;iic C1IOI.LKT. Sottlcd an Old flriul;e. An old man-of-war's man took n scat In a passenger car ono day, attractlngconstd crablo attention by his dress and manner. An indiscreet nolghbor ventured tho ques tion, "In the navy, eh?" Tho snllor nodded atllrmatlvely. "Well," went on tho other man, "I nm not exactly In tho navy myself; I am a contractor that Is, I furnish oheeso to tho navy." "Oh, you are, ara you?" sold tho sailor. "You nro just tho chap I've been looking for." And arcnrdlngly ho knocked tho .tsplrout for naval honors over tho car seat snd added as ho looked around, "Now show 1110 the son ot a gun that furnishes butter." "A Mun-o'-War." Sugar la Seldom Adulterated. Nearly ovc-ybody ontcrtnlns tho opinion that a dishonest grocur has a penchant for mixing sand with his sugar for tho purposo ot gain. This Is u popular error, for sugar is hut raruly adulterated. IIKH WAY. "There's n young woman who makes lit tie things count." "How dees sho do it?" "Teaches arithmetic In n primary school," Boston Globe. Itcllorin Six lltuiiH. Distressing Kidney and Bladder disease relieved In six hours by "New Great South American Kidney Curo." It is n great surprise on account of Its exceed ing promptness in relieving pain In blad. der, kidneys and back. In mnlo or female. Relieves retention of water almost imme diately. If you want quick relief and cure this Is the remedy. Sold by It, . Steams & Co., druggists, Ilurllngton. VU THE FASHIONABLE FIGURE. A Very Smntl WuNt No Longer Consider- id ICIfgnnt. Xcurly nil fashions except thoso of tlin empire, hovo U'lided to elongato nnd do crcaso tho size of tlio waist. Nevertheless at present this tendency Is by no means exaggerated, ns lias too frequently been tho case in pint times, and thoro Is t wholesome reaction from tho taste for very tight lacing which brings tho hips nnd bust into disproportionate prominence. Perhaps nay, probibly this return to tho normal Is due to the Increase of out ot door exercises nmong women, for nobody can bicycle orplay golf In excessively tight clothes. As tho oyo becomes accustomi d to tho nntttral figure tho artificial figuro become-, mora and moro diplcuslnt;. Tlia I TAii.oi: maiik cow::, i most elegant women do not lace, bu wear , the comet jut tight enough to insuro :i i well fitting gown. I Cor-ets wh'ch are not inado to ord.T arc , almo'-t Invariably too full In front below 1 tho waist, and thus Interfere with the ' proper lit of tho front of the skirt Th defect may bo remedied by tnkln;- In 11 dart at each side of the front In the un boned part of tlio material. The tlart 1 1 , gins at nothing at tho wnl-t. lncn isli g downward until all thu extra fullness U taken up. The tailor inado gown Illustrated Is of pearl gray cloth, the shirt hoving n bins hand of whlto cloth around the foot, mi I which aro tabs of goltl galloon fastened 1 y I gold button-!. Tho cIihu hodl'v. win. h ,1 pointed In front nnd has square tali tt tho back, is trimmed to mutch, and thero Is a plaited vest of palo blue mous-ellno sole. A gray and goltl motif, with cord,, I connects thu revrrs. Jfldc C110I.U.T, THE MODE.. Hloonicrs nnd Slilrt" For Illrj-rln Wear A l'rrtty Krnltic (ioirn. Although Anierlcnn women, as a rnlf, prefer tho skirt for bicycling wear, Fp'n , woman still employ tho bloomer.' or n divin ed skirt. W Itli the former giviit fullii '--' 1 seen nt tho lower edge, which l-t M'ht r I i In nt the knee, or rather just b. low wh d I the top is rather cb'-o about the h'p.. T 1) divided skir Is ample, but does 1 t Ii I pulse tlio figuro so much as tho wear r 1 usually believes, since the slightest hn a ir even tho movement of walking is a t , M disclose- Hie peculiarities of p stru lure. Tho ordinary short, skirt, worn on r irnitpor.- of tho samo good. Is pr"t iy tho mo.it satisfactory for women whswMi to combine conventionality with entire) convenience The bolero, straight sacl: nr short eonti forms tho upper part of thocoftuiuc, wluiU ' r 5 . -tth-v KVKNINO TOILKT. Is worn over n wnshablo shirt waist, 0116J a man's tlo and linen collar. It is essential to perfect neatness that tho blouse audi collar of i bleyclo suit should bo easily laundered, for excrclto always Induces moisture, and tho articles which nro neat" tho skin becomo quickly defaced. Thai sailor or nlplno hot is worn and regula tion bleyclo l)ots or low shoes. Hleyclo exercise Is beneficial to nearly everybody in moderation. Persons having; a weak heart notion should, however, lx waro of tho amusement. Hound hats nro worn tipped down it front, but not excessively so, ns too grca an inclination has a vulgar effect. Tho cut illustrates on ovcuing gown ot whlto orcpo do chino over n lining of blua taffeta. Thero nro two skirts, ouch trim-' met! with ruches of whlto 'tullo. Tho do-, collate bodice, crossed 'in front and nt that baok, Is edged with tullo ruches, and thera aro tullo choux at thu shoulders. Tho bolt Is of black volvot. Junic Chollet. Itiickleii'n Arnloii Salvo. THIS BEST SALVE In tho world for Cuts, Bruises. Sores. Ulcers, Salt Rheum, Fever Sores, Tetter, Chapped Hands, Chil blains, Corns, and all Skin Eruptions, anil positively cures Piles, or no payment re quired. It Is guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction or money refunded. Price 21 cents per box. For sale by J, w. O'Sulll. van. OcWltt's Colic Cho.era Cure, PUuaot, tiulclc mulls. !! to use. imm, ilk;. -VI