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world’* opportunity's, and on the other side
the world’* sins. Down "ill go the sins
and a 'ay wiil go the opportunities, and
God will" say to the mes> mgers with t e
torch: “Burn t at worid! weighed and
fouud wanting!”
So God will weigh churches, lie takes a
great church. That great church, a 'Cord
ing to the worldl. *-etiniate,‘nust be weighed.
He puts tt o ' ■ i e lde the balances, and the
‘ minister and the choir an i the build.ng that
cost its hundreds of tbous in Is of and dlara.
tie puts them on one side the bilaacev. On
the other side of t e sc tie n# puts what t at
church ought ;o be. wut its consecration
ought t > l>e, what t s sympathy for the poor
ought to be, what its devotion to all go > 1
ought to be. That is on on" sole
That side c mes down. and the
church, not being able to stand the
test, lises in the halt nee*. It doss not
make any difference about vour ma tnifi
oent machinery. Acbicn is built for one
thing—to save souls, If it sa esaf*wsoul
when it might save a mul itude of so ils,
God will spew it nut of hi ■ mouth. W T eighed
and found wanting! So God estimates na
tiona. How rainy times he hi* put tue
Spanis i monarchy into the scales ad found
it insufficient and condemned it! The
.French empire was place 1 on one aid* th
scales, and G si weighed theFre ich empire,
and Napoleon said: “Have I not enlarge 1
the boulevaris? Did I not kindle t ie glori s
of the Champs Elysees! (lave 1 not ad rue l
the Tuile lest Have I not built the gilded
opera house?” Then God weigued the
nation, and he put on one side the scales the
emperor,and the boulev ird',and tiie l’uile •
ies, and the Champs Elvse-s, and the gilded
opera house, and on the other ne puts tha
man’s abuniuatio is, that man’s litiertiuis n,
that man’s selfishness, that man’s godless
ambition. This las: came down, ad ail
the brilliancy of the sc -ne vanished. What
is that voice coining up from the Sedan?
Weighed and found wanting!
But I must become raori individual and
more personal in iny addres-. Some pe ip.e
sav the} - do not think lergymeu o igut to
be personal in their religion aidra-s, bu
ought to deal with subjects in the a strae..
Ido not think that way. What w uld you
think of a hunter who shiu and go t> the
Adirondacks to shoot deer m the abstract?
Ah, no. He loads the gun, he puts the butt
of it against t.e brea t, he runs h sere
alo g the barrei, he takes sure aim, and
thep crash go the a tiers on the rocks.
And so, if we wart to be hu ite s for the
Lord, we must take -are aim and Are. Net
in the abstract are vie to treat things m
religious discussions. If a pbysicia i cjtues
into a sick room, does he treat diseases in
the abstract? No; be feels the pulse, t-.kes
the diagnosis, then he makes the prescrip
tion. And if we want to heal souls fur t is
life and the life to come, we do not want to
treat them in the abstract. The fact is,
you and I have a malady which, if uncured
by grace, will kill u -forever. Now, I wan.
no abstraction. Where is the balm? When
is the pbysicia i?
People say there is a dav of judgment
coming. My friends, every day is ad yof
judgment, and you and I to-day are bei :g
canvassed, inspe -ted, weighed. Here ar -
tbe balances of the sanctuary. They a e
lifted, and we must all be weighed. Wo
will come and be weighed first?
Here is a moralist who volunteers. He is
one of the mi st upright men in the country.
He comes. Well, my brother, get in—get
into the bala ces now, and be weighed.
But as he gets into the balances, I sav:
“What is i hat bundle you l ave along wit
you?” “Oh,” he says, “that is my reputa
non for goodness, and kind less, and char
ity, and generosity, ad kindliness gener
ally.” “O. my brother! we cannot weig.
teat; wo are going to weigh you—
you. Now stand in the scales--you, the
moralist. Paid your debts?” “Yes,” you
say, ‘‘(wild all my debts.” “Have von acted
in au upright way in the community?”
“Yes, yes.” “Have you boon kind to the
poor? Are you fai'hful in a thouiaad re
lations in life?” “Yes.” “So far, so good.
But now, before you get out of t.iis scale, I
want to ask you two or three questions
Have your thoughts always bean righi!”
“No,” you sav; “no.” Put Ilow . one mark.
“Have you loved the Lord with ail your
heart, and soul, and mi and, and strength?”
“No,” you sac. Maks another mark.
“Come now, be frank, and confess that in
ten thousand things you have come short
—have you not?” “\es.” Make ton
thousand marks. Come now, get me u
book la> ge euough to m ike the record of
that moralist’s deficits. Mv brother, stand
in the scales; and" not fly away from them
1 put on your side the series all the good
deeds you ever did. all t e kind word you
ever uttered; but on the other side the
scales I put this weight which God says I
must put there—ou the other side the scales
and oppos to to yours I put this weight:
“By the deeus of the law shall no flesh living
be 'justified.” Weighed and found want
ing. *
Still, the balances of the sanctuary are
suspended, and we are read,’ to weigh anv
■who come. Who shall be the next? Weil,
here .s a formalist. He c >mes and ha gets
into the balances, and as he gets i 1 see
that all his religion is in genuflexions and in
outward observances. As he gets into the
scales I -ay: “Wnatig that you nave in this
pocket!” “Ob!” he says, “that is West
minster Assembly Catechism.” I sav;
“Very good. What have you in
the other pocket!” “Oh!” he says,
“that is the Heidelberg Cate
chism.” “Very good. What is that
you have under your arm, standing in this
balance of the sanctuary! ’ ‘‘Oh!” ue sav-,
“that is a church record." “Very good.
"What are these bocks on your side tie
bata tees?” “Ou!” he ays, “those are ‘Cal
vin’s institutes.’” “My brother, we a e
not weighiug books; we are weighing you.
It cannot be that you are depe diug for
your salvation u- on your or.hod xy. Do
you not know t hat the creeds an i the forms
of religion are merely the scat! >ldi ,g for
the building? You certainly are uot going
to mistake the scaffolding for the temple.
Do v> u uot know t a„ men nave gone to
perdition with a catechism in their pocket!"
‘‘But,” says the man, “I cross rny-eif
often." “Ah! that mill not save you.”
“But,” says the man, “I am sympathetic
for the poor.” “l’har will not save you."
Says the man, “I sat at the ooramii ion
table.” "That will not save you.” “But,”
cays the man, “I have had my name o i tne
ohi’.ich record.” “That will not sav*
you.” “But I have been a profe-sor of
religion forty years.” “That will not
save you. Sta id t ere on your side
tbe balances, and I will give you the
advantage—l will let you have all the
creeds, all the church records, all the chri -
tian conventions that were ever held, ail
the communion tables that were ever built,
on your side the balances. On the other
side the balances I must put what God sa s
I must put there. I put tus millicn-p mn i
weight on tbe other side tbe balances:
“Having the form of godliness, but deny
ing tbe power thereof. From such turn
away.” Weighed and found wanting!
Still the balances are suspended. Are
there any others who would like to be
weighed or who will be weighed? Yes;
here comes a worldling. He gets into the
Beales. I can very easily see what his
whole life is made up of. Stocks, dividends,
percentages, “buyer ten day<,” “buyer
thirty days.” G t in, my friend, get into
these balances and be weighed—weighed
for this life, and weighed for the life to
come. He gets in. I' find that the two
great questions in his life are: “How
cheaply can X buy these goods?” and “How
dearly can I sell them?” I find he admires
heaven because it is a land of gold, and
money must be “easy.”
I find from talki g with him that relig
ion and the Sabbath are an interruption, a
vulgar interi uption, and he hopes on the
way to church to arum up anew customer!
All the week he has been weighing frulrs,
weighing meats, weighing ioe, weighing
coals, weighing confections, weighing
worldly and perishable commodities, no
realizi g the fact that he himse.f has
been weigh and. On your side the
balances, O worldling! I will give you
full advantage. I put on your side al
the banking h niaes, a.l t e storehouse-,, ad
tne cargoes, all the insurance compa les, ad
the fact ries, all the silver, all the gold a l
the m iaey vaults, all the safe and posit*—a.l
on your side, but it does not add one ounce,
for at the very moment we are congratu -
lati ig you on your and i • nouse and upon your
; princely ineom', Gd an I the anjels are
! writing in re*a and to your soul: “Weighed
and found wan ing! ’
But I must go aster and speak of the
fl ial scrutiny. The loee is, my friends, we
are moving on amid astounding realities.
Tnese pulses which now are il u n:nmg the
march of life, may, after awh ie, ali a
halt. We walk on a hair nu .g oridge over
chas ns. All arou dus are dangers lurk ng
ready to .pring ou us from ambush. Yi e
lie d’>w i at ugh , not knowi ,g whether we
s ali arise in the morning. Westart ut f r
our occupations, not Knowing whether
we shall conj b irk. Crowns being burn
ish dfirt y brow or bolts forged f>r thy
prison. Ange.s of ligut ready to shout
at thv deliverance, or fiends of dukness
stretching out skeieto.i hands to pull t ee
and >wn into rum consummate. Sud le Iv the
judgment will e here. Tne angei with one
font on the sea aid tne ot er foot on the
land, will s ear by him that ltveth forev r
an l ever t at t me shall be no longer: “B -
hold, he cometh with clouds, an l e.ery eye
snail >ee mm.” darn to tne jarring of tne
in tun.ains. Why, that is toe setting down
of the scales, the balances. And then there
is a flash a from a CiOud, but it is the glitter
of tne shining bus: ices, and they
are hoisted, and all muons are t > be
weighed. Tha u forgiven get in on
this sido the balances. They may
iiave weighed themselves a id pronounced a
Ua taring deci.i >n. The w rid may have
weighed them ad pronounced tuaui moral.
Now they are being weighed in G d’s bal
ances—the bala ices that c t i make no inis
tnk . Ail the proper y gone, all the titles
of disti iction g me, all tne worldly successes
gone; there is a s ul, absolutely nothing b it
a soul, an immoral soul, a never dying
soul, a soul stripped of all worldly adva t
ages, a soul—on one side the sea **s. On the
other si ie the balances are was and .Sabba hs,
disregarded sermons, ten thousa id opportu
nities of mercy and pardon tliat were cast
aside. They are on tne o her sid ■ t e scales,
and there God stands, and in the presence
of men and devils, cue.ubim and arcuangel,
he ann u ices waits groaning earthquake.
andcrac.il ig coniigation and judgnia t
tru upet, and everlasting s or a repeat it:
“Weighed in the balance, and found want
iug."
But, say some who are Christians: “Cer
tainly you don’t mean to say that we will
h ive to get into tne balances? Olr sins are
ali pardoned, our title to heaven is secur.'.
Cer.ai dy you are not goi ig to put us in
the balauces? Yes, my brother. We
must all appear before the judg nent seat
of Christ, a;, don that day you are certainly
g ing to be weighed.
U follower of Christ ! you get into the
balances. The bell of tne judgment is
ringing. You must get into tne bal
ances. You get in on this side. On tne
otner side tne ba ances we will place
all the opportunities of good wuich you
did not i .prove, all tne attainments in
piet/ w lien you mig t have Had, bu- which
you refused to take. We place them ail on
the otner side, l'uer go down, and your
soul rises in the scale. You cannot, weigh
agui st a 1 those imoerfections.
Well, then, we mint give you the advan
tage, aud o i your side of tue scales we win
plane all the good deeds you have
ever done, and all the kiud wo ds
you have ever uttered. Too light
yeti Well, we must put on your
side all tue consecration of your life, alt the
holiness of your life, all the prayers of your
hie, all the fait i of your curistiaii life.
Ton ligut yet! Come, in ghty men of the
ast, a>d get in on tha: side the scales.
Come, Paysou, and Doddridge, aid
Baxter, get in on that side
tue scales aid r..ake t:iem come
do wa, that this righteous one may be save J.
They come ad the get ii the scales. Ton
ligut yet! C > ne, the martyrs, the Lati
mers, the Wickliffes, the men who suffered
at the stake for Christ. Get in on this siue
the Christian’s balauces, a id see if you can
not help him weight it aright. They coma
and get in. Too ligh I Come, angois of
God on high. Let not the righteous perish
with tie wicked, t hey g-jt in on tuis side
the balances. Too light yet!
I put on this side the balances all the
scepters of light, all the thrones of power,
all the crowns of glory. Too light yet.
But jus at that point, Jesus, the Son of
God, comes up to the oala ices, and ha pus
one of his scarred feet on your side, and the
b dances begi i to tremble from top to bot
tom. T uen he puts both of u.s scarred fe t
ou the bala .ces, and the Christian’s side
comes down with a stroke tn it sets all the
bells of heaven ringing. That Rock of
Ages heavier than any other weight.
Buts .vs the onristian: “Am I to be
allowed to got oif so easily!” Yes. If
someone should cme and put n the other
si lo the scales all your imperfections, all
your envies, all your jealou-ies, al. your
inconris.enci -s of life, they would not
budge the sc ties with Christ on your side
tho scab's. Go free' There isnocoudem n
tion to them that are in Curist Jesus.
Ch tins broken, prison hou-es opened, sins
pardoned. Go free! Weighed in the
balances, and uot dug, notmng ' anted.
Ou! what a glorious hope. W ill you ac
cept it this day? Curist making up for what
you lack, Christ the atonement for all your
sins. Who will accept hi n? Will not this
whole audience say: "la n insufficient, lam
a sinner, lam lost by reason of my tra re
gressions, but Christ has paid it all. My
Lord, and my God, my life, my pardon, my
heaven. L >rd Jesus, I hail thee.” On! if
you could nly understand tie worth of
that sacrifice which 1 have roprese tied to
you u der a figure—f y >u c>u and understand
the wort i of that sacrifice, this wh do audi
ence would this moment accept Christ and
be saved.
We go away off, or back into history, to
get some illusc atiou by w.iich we may set
forth what Christ his done for us. We
need not go so far. I stw a veaide bahi id
a runaway horse dashing through tie
s.reet, a mother and tier two children in the
carriage. The horse dashed along as
though to hurl taern to deith, aid a
mounted police nan with a sh >ut clearing
the way, and the horse at full run, a
- to seine those runaway horses and
to save a oalamitv, when his own
horse fell and r died over him. He
was picked up half dead. Why were our
sympathies so stirrel! Because he was
badly h irt, aid hurt for others. But I tell
you to-day of how C lrist, tue son of Go i,
on the blood rad horse of sacrifice came for
our rescue and r >da and wn the sky a id rode
unto deat i for our rescue. Are not y >ur
hearts touched? That was a saerifi is for
you and me. Oh thou wno dids ride on the
red horse of sacrifice! onus this hour ad
ride tbrougn this assemblage on the w bite
horse of victory.
Tbe Greatest Fighter in the World.
The Man About Town of the St. Louis Repub
lic was iu a book store ou Franklin avenue last
week examining some literature when tiis at
te tion was attracted to two Irishmen who were
examining various pictures hanging on the wall
and talking in a loud tone of voice. After
closely studying the faces of some of the
American generals and Irish heroes they came
across the picture of the r ival family of Ger
many. Naturally they were not as well
acquainted wit i originals of the group as they
were with the martyrs of iheir native isle, and
it took them some time to name each one.
Their eo iversatiou was so interesting that the
Man About Town gives It here, word for word:
“I knows Imperor William by his side
whiskers," said one
“And I reootn.zes Imperor Friderick in the
wan wid the full beard,’ said the other.
“That’s the young imp ror wid the mus
tache.”
“And is it Prince Bismarck, this is, I wonder?"
asked the first.
“It is,” replied his friend, “but who in the
divil is this wan here?” he inquired, laying his
fln er on the face of Von Moitke.
“Don’t y>n know him? Wny, that is Von
Moitke. the great -it fighter in the wurruid.”
"Fighter, is he ?” replied the o her in a tone
of dis ust.. “Phat show doyez think the lollies
o’ him woul I have wid a man like JohnL. Sooii
van ? Fighter, indale!”
Justifiable Homicide.—" How came the jury
to acquit the prisoner?’’ a- ted the astonished
stranger. “Tha e/id -nre all went to saow, did
it not, that ie tillad the ma if”
“fes,” repli -n i the jury nan, “but It also ap
pear and in evi e ice, b "tors yo i ca ne in, that
the man he k lie 1 ilvtyi ps-sisted in saci ig
‘ls that so!’ vhenever an.b idy told him a bit
of news,”-- Some, viUa Journal.
TIIE MORNING NEWS: MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1889.
AMONG SWELL TAILORS.
STYLES FOR MEN IN FULL DRESS
AND BUSINESS SUITS.
Cutaways the Current Thing for Busi
ness Purposes—Broadcloths Rele
gated to Waiters’ Uniforms —White
Silks and Black Satins and Highly
Embroidered stuffs for Vests—The
Two Styles for the Swallow Tail-
Novelties That Suit All the Varieties
of Form That Span the Gulf Between
Hercules and Apollo __ _
(Copyrighted.)
New York, Aug. 31.—Masculine circles
of fashion are beginning to be agitated re
specting the styles which the divinity of
sartorial art has prescribed as the correct
thing to be donned by the gilded youth dur
ing the coming fall aud winter season. Ere
long autumn will temper t e solar rays with
a touch of increasing chilliness, aud those
incarnations of elegance wnica are the
happy result of a combined and harmonious
effort on the part of nature aud the tailor,
must perforce shed the breezy apparel of the
sweltering dog days for the heavier gar
ments adapted to the season of fading flow
ers and the sere and yellow leaf. No wis the
accepted t ine to prepare for the pref ce of
winter, and n > ie.thetn> duty of upper
dom is discharged with a heartier zest
o a more profound conscientiousness. In
the latest and -grees of fashion th > styles will
be found to be varied and unusually artistic,
a id fort is reason must prove wonderfully
adaptive to those innumerable varieties of
form and figure wnic i span the gulf be
tween Here lies ad Apollo. The inviting
prospect renders the favorites of fortunes,
who are blessed with fl >shy pocketboooks,
more than ever e iger for ai early inter
view with the tailor. A stroll among the
artists of the a venue aid a talk with tie
sartorial “litterateur,” John J. Mitchell,
enables the writer to present a sum nary of
this mt interesting theme, which may
bear the s.amp ot accuracy and authority.
OVERCOATS.
The most popular overcoat for fall or
winter use will be a shapely fly front sack
of moderate iength, made of light material
with lapels 1% inches wide and roll 5
inches. The side seams of the back are bat
slightly curved aud for persons of average
hight, the length varies from 30% to 37%
incues. The sleeves are moderately large,
though shapely ou the inside, and finis ied
with a veat and bottom stitching. For
winter wear, the length ranges for the
average hight from 38 to 40 inches. The
lapels are about 2% inches wide, and the
seams of the velvet collar are la , ped a id
stitched wide. The fronts to tne end
of collar are faced with plain or
quilted silk, aud the edges piped >' ith vel
vet with a single row of stitching ab ut %
iuch back of it. The ample sleeves are fin
ished with imitation cuffs closed with two
b ittons. In other i espects tnere is no dif
ference between the two overcoats, both
being finished as soft as possible, and when
thrown open, the fronts roll free. The in
dications are that toe box overcoat will be
worn more than usual. It would doubtless
come into more general use but f r the cir
cumstance that it is a garment that
few can becomingly wear becau e
it is a coat that looks well only on those
wao know how to wear it. To do so is la
knack that only few possess. it may he
added that the “box” is a garment that
every tailor cannot make with success. If
it is not evidently large aud loose it is not
what a box coit should be, but if it appears
baggy in the back it is a monstrosity. The
cape ulster will con inue to be a favorite
and the style in ut in favor will be a m >der
ateiy loose, single-breasted sac.t, about 48
inches long for the average bight, with a
capo reaching nearly to the bottom
of the sleeves, having but little
drapery extending in front to just
back of the crease of the coat and detacu-
able. Tue collar will be from 3to 4 inches
wide, and the roll 5 inches deep. The side
pockets will nave wide in or out flaps, and
two broa t pockets will be stitched in. The
fur-lined and trimmed overcoat will be
more in vogue than ever, and will be an
ample sack made of kersey or smooth
faced goods In blue or brown, double
breasted with wide sleeves, with raw ,-dges
double stitched, and witu lapped seams, ine
collar will be of the shawl form, about 7
inches wide at the bac t, and the cuffs
will be as deep as the c -liar is wide. Sea
otter and tue mink will bo the most popular
furs for this purp >se. The “inverness”
will be chiotiy used f >r wear over an even
ing dress bef ro especially adapted to this
purpose ou acco ,nt of its amplitude, and
the ease with which it can be put on or
taken off. Usually it will be made of
roughisu suiting of modest pattern, though
dark choviots will be preferred.
It i> to be noted as special features of oil
coats, that the shoulders are cut moderately
wide, wmle tue slee es average 16 inenes
at the elbow, and inches at the bottom.
Tue fronts of ail coats are made toft to roll
free.
FULL DRESS.
It may be stated briefly that the materials
used for the court and trousers are softer
and finer tha i heretofore; white and deli
cately ti ited silks and black satins, rictily
and elaborately e nbroidered or embossed,
will be in great favor for vests; the low
roll silk faced sack, variously designated
the “Cowes” and “Tuxslo,” and t le dross
sack will bo very popular for certain occa
sions where the stereotyped evening suit
was once indispensable.
I'he peaked-lapd and the shawl-collar
swallow-tail are the only coats proper fo
eve mg dress, although t e dress sack i
correct for stag parties with 1 .dies in full
dress in lht> billiard rooms and for informal
evening vi-its. The waist length for either
style of swallow-tail should be 18}-,'inches
for the aver ige hight, and the full length
shoulder 35 inches. The skirts are narrow
at the bottom, with the corners very
sligh.ly rounded for he peaked-lapel ad
boldly rounds 1 for the shawl-collar style.
The peaked-lapel is silk faced to the lapel
scam, and the c >llar of the other stylo is
silk-covered to the edge.
Whether the vest be of the same material
as the coat or of white silk or black satin,
it closes with three or four buttons, opens
to correspond with the coat, has a light
collar, and has the crease curved smartly at
the lower part of the opening. A pleasing
effect is to have the crease of the vest peep
out beyond tec case of the coat, running
parallel with it to within t hroe inches of the
end oi the c dlar, where it curves suddenly
to the front
Trousers for evening dress are made more
shapely than for any other style, and haven
tnfl > more sp ing. The average size at the
k oe is lS'k inenes, and fro i 17 to 17v a '
i cues at the bottom. The side seams sre
finished plan, though a narrow welt or flat
braiding of different width is correct. An
effec ive novelty is a natural stripe woven
in the goods.
Broadcloths are )es< and less used from
season to season. 8 >ft sickly finish of cer
tain worsteds, their lightness, elasticity and
tneir deep, rich lus eriess black, make them
decidedly preferable for evening wear. In
this connection it may be noted, as a sug
gest! nof Mr. Mitchell’s, that it would >e
an excellent idea to establish the custom of
making the waiter’s uniform of broad
cloth and doe skin ad the gentle
men’s e'ening dress suit of worsted,
in ‘order to avoid confu ion and
prevent cases of mistaken identity.
The dress sack is vari >usly male of
worsteds, thitiets and chevi ts, and has
neither buttons nor ou sidi pockes, while
the roll is long, ample, and silx-iaee 1 to
the edge. For day dress ad -uhl--breasted
fr ck or any style of momin; c a made of
dark 0010 ed worsted with aves of the
same or of delicately tinted material, and
light colored trousers of dark pattern is
correct.
Fur semi-dress am! genteel business suits
the and üble-bre isted frock has b*n dis
placed by tie cu away. .heth ee and four
buttoned cutaways are alike in all r*s acts
except the number of buttons, and a slightly
, lower roll for the former. The average
| le g ns are 13% and 33inc .e> and the fronts
are cut away below the lower button
to the side nf the eg. The one-button
cu’away will be a favorite witu corpulent
and short, stout men. The sleeves of
ell coats are finished t imitate cuffs closed
with two buttons. Thee cu -awavs have
a outside poctet finished with a welt, bit
do not have side flaps, unless intended for
strictly business wear. The vest is some
times of the same material, and sometimes
of a fancy vesting. The trousers are al ' ays
of fancy material, strhies predomi iatm.7,
with checks fairlv popular. Tney should
be lig iter in color than the coat, with a.i
average width fl9to 20 inc es at the Knee
and of 17% to 18% inobesat the bottom.
Tne one, three and fur-buttoned cut
a - ays will be the favorite for the busi less
purposes. They will nave the sin *v.-s fin
ished with a vent from 2 to 2% inches deep,
closed with one button and stitched around
the bottom.
The n bb est sack is double-breasted with
lapel cut square at top, rolling some 7
inches, closing with three buttons and with
the front boldly cut away from the lower
butt n which is opposite the ticket pocket.
The vest is usually cut the same as for
the more dressy suits, although it may ba
made without a collar to close moderately
high with six buttons. The trousers should
be rather larger than for evening dress,
good proportions being from 20 to 20%
incues at the knee, and 18 to 19 inches at
the bottom. George J. Clarke.
A M AD3TONB.
It is Baid to Have Drawn Poison In
jected by Mad Dogs.
Cincinnati, Aug. 31.—A madstone was
applied to five children and a woman yes
terday in the hope that they might be
saved from the horrible tortures of
hydrophobia.
About three weeks ago J. M. Sanders, a
farmer, who lives two miles outside of
Lynchburg, 0., wasaroused at night by the
barking of a big mongrel dog that belonged
to his neighbor, David Runyuu.
The dog kept up such a racket around
Mr. Sanders’ house that he went down in
his nignt .ttire to drive him away, armed
wit i a club.
No sooner had he opened the door than
the dog sprang upon him.
A DESPERATE fight
between ma i and brute followed, and the
latter gradually gained ground and forced
Mr. Sanders into the house. He fortunately
escaped the animal’s fangs. The next
morning the dpg was still around, and as
soon as Mrs. Sanders appeared attacked
her. Mr. Sanders, who was armed with a
gun, ran to her assistance, and the dog bit
the dust.
An examination showed that it had been
suffering from rabies in the worst form.
Mr. Runyun has two children—Ollie, aged
8 years, aud a boy, Louis, 4 years old. Tney
had as a pet a shepnard dog puppy.
Tne brother of tie puppy was o wned by
Mr. Sanders, woo lias t .ree children, lua,
aged 12 years; Essie. 10 years, and Lee, a
fat chunk of a b >v, 4 years old.
When it was found tuat the dog had been
mad, a careful watch was put on the pup
pies, bu: for several days they did not show
any
SIGNS OF THE RABIES.
The watch was related, a id the children
allowed to play with t iem as usual.
Between last Saturday and M ndav all
the children, except little Lee, complained
that the puppies had bitten them ou differ
ent parts of the body. But little heed wus
given to them, as blood was drawn in but
two instances.
Little L uis Runyun was bitten over the
left eye, ad his sister on the forearm. The
Sanders children showed abrasions, but
that was uot considered as a bite.
Air. Runyun, who makes a living by run
ning a traction engine aud threshing on
neighboring farms, was away from home
and did not return until Tuesday.
Scarcely had he got home when the puppy
showed signs of the rabies, and he penned
him up. The dog died that night
IN THE MOST HORRIBLE AGONIES.
At the same time the puppy belonging to
Mr. Sanders showed undeniable signs of hy
drouh bin, and was promptly killed.
Then the parents became terribly alarmed
about their children, and all the horrible
stories of death from h dropliobia ware re
called. In the midst of their trou le they
wer told that Moses Wainsley, who lives
about two miles south of Cleves, ha t a mad
stone, whicn, on being applied, would draw
all the poiso i from the system.
Early yesterday m ir .in< the entire Run
yun and Sanders families came to Cl lcin
nati on theC., VV. andß. railroad and went
to Cleves on the Big Four hue. A reporter
accompanied them. When the croud ap
peared at the Wamsley home they were
aken in, and old Mrs. Wamsley brought
out a goblet of lukewarm water. In the
bottom of the gluts lay
TWO SMALL PEBBLES,
one about the size of a thumb-nail and tri
angular and the other much smaller. They
were as clear as crystal and of very close
texture. The pilgrims could not realize
that t ey were what they sought, Mr. San
ders remarking that he thought it was about
as big as a griudstone.
Little Louis was the first to have his fate
tried. Mrs. Wamsley lanced a tiny slit on
the back of one hand, and as the blood came
forth she wiped it away until the hemor
rhage ceased. Then she placed a fiat side of
the stone down on the fresh wound and held
it there for perhaps half a minute. Tnen
she turned the h md over.
THE STONE STUCK.
The boy bad been bitten by a mad dog and
the poison from its saliva had permeated his
sys cui.
Mrs. Runyun burst into tears, but was
speed !y c mforted by the information that
since 1853, when Mr. Wamsley bought the
stone ii Ke tucky, having tested its merits
on his own body, she had applied it to over
400 persons whose systems had been simi
larly poison -d, a id that uot in a single case
bad t he peculiar qualities of the stone failed
to perform all s .e claimed it would.
The stone was then applied to Ollie Run
yun, and with the same result. Again the
sto e stuck. The whole party became down
cast, and the three oth .r children were put
through the same ordeal as soon as possible,
but the stone failed to stick, end it was de
clared that they
HAD ESCAPED INOCULATION.
It was then stated that only in the case of
the two Runyuc children had blood been
drawn by the bites.
When the dog attacked Mrs. Sanders the
annual had bruised one of her fingers with
his teeth ass e struck at him. The stone
was tried on her. but without effect. The
e tire p .rty stayed at tho Wamsley house
last nignt, and tue two children on who,
tie stoue stuck will remain until the stone
refuses to stick.
Tbe action of the stone is curious. When
placed on the fresn cut on the two children
it stuck as fast as if it had been glued thoro.
Gradually it assumed agree ush tint. The
sests yeste-day were too short for the stone
to get full of the poison w iich it sucks from
the bl tod, and which gives the g eeoish
hue, but w ten left on tue wound long
enough it will •
ABSORB SO MUCH POISON
that it becomes decidedly green, and then
rises from the wound. It is then placed in
lukewarm water and allowed to re nai i
there for about fifteen minutes. W ien
take l out it is as clear ns crystal. YVhile
i is in the water the poiso i can be seen
bubbling out of it, the action being the
same as when a lump of sugar is placed in
water.
A writer in Murray's Magazine gushes over
the Carnots, l hey hare been men of character,
he savs. if nit of geni is. They are the pick of
the Burgundians. M. Sa li Carnot, the French
presi lent, is Incorruptible His conception of
duty is “io d-fend and protect th* law and to
resi.t all attempt* to attack it.” “Constitu
tional law is incarnate in M. Carnot, and in is
and -fen there is nothing he will not do." The
! r neh president is ably secon led by a wife (of
fe.ngl.sh descent on o ;e side), wh .. to all the
domestic virtues, adds tue distinction of being
j ‘one of the five or six best dressed women in
I the slvAzed world.”
THE BAGGING CONTROVERSY.
An Important Letter From Bremen,
Germany.
From the AVu- Orleans Picayune.
The following translation of a letter, re
cently rece.ved fi om th? Breme i Cotton Ex
change, is in response to tne circular of the
New Orleans exchange, issued in the latter
part of May last, d-Ciariug in favor cf an
equitable adjustment of the bagging ques
tion, to as to afford proper opportu litv f< r
competition of the different fabrics for cov
ering cotton bales, without prejudice to
buyer or seller of the staple. It is
of special tnt-ren in view of the ap
proaching convention of American ex
ban. es:
To the .Yew Orleans Cotton Kxch anae:
Gentlemen— l b-g to acknowledge receipt of
your valued favor of 23d May, inclosiug your
circular, entitled “Cotton Bagging,” the con
tents of which have had careful attention.
Tiie committee of the Bremen Cotton Ex
change has uu objection to present to the pro
posed introduction of anew covering for cotton
hales made of cotton itself, provided, that
thereby, through the adoption of a heavier stuff
a baggiuc may be secured which will completely
cover the bale and, besides protecting the cotton
agai.ist country damage, decrease the risk from
fire, an end which is unquestionably desirable.
Last season several sty ies of bagging were
used, the character of some of which was not
altogether satisfactory, but tuis committee
does not doubt that you will be successful in
securing a cover wnic i will in -et all require
ments as regards durability and strength, in
which case the new c ivering would be gladly
welcomed as a great improv -meat.
According to your com uun cation the new
bagging will be over 2 per cent, lighter than the
old. an its introduction is, therefore, likely to
meet with difficulties, while cotton continues to
be sold by gross weight without regard to the
weight of bagging used. It becomes necessary,
th -reftire, to secure the adoption, as far as pos
sible. of the “actual tare” rule in selling Ameri
can cotton.
As long, however, as this rule is not generally
recognized, it would seem advisable, in the opin
ion of this committee, to mate a distinction be
tween the lighter and heavier covering when
offering cottou C. I. F., by, for instance, allow
ing only 4 per cent, for lo s in weight on the
cotton covered bales, while deducting 6 per
cent., as at present, ou those wrapped in the
heavier material now in use.
As soon as this committee shall be advised of
the adoption of the proposed changes it will not
fail to lay tne matter immediately before tha
members of the exchange aud acquaint you
promptly of their decision on tue subject of
altering or amending the form of contract now
in use on the Bremen Cotton Exchange. Very
respectfully, G. B. Bracer. President.
That Awful Elixir.
From the Chicago Iribune.
“Bolivar, you are acting strangely to-night.
What is the matter?”
The fair young girl spoke with a tremor of un
easiness in her voice.
“Do I seem unusually exhi arated, Bueua
vista?" replied Bolivar Fyke, paling slightly'.
“You act as if you were under the influence
of—”
“Not of Milwaukee beer or Cincinnati whis—”
“No. Bolivar,” she broke in, “nothing of that
kind."
“Thanks!” he murmured brokenly. “In my
present state of mind 1 think I could not bear
to be suspected of indulging iu those—but par
don me. You w'ere about to say—”
“I have not suspected you of being under the
influence of anything alcoholic, Bolivar You
must he aware of th it. I have not observed
you chewing coffee grain or popcorn for
months. But you act as if under the spell of
some strong and uncontrollable excitement and
were trying to conceal it from me. Whai is it
Bolivar?”
Suppressing a hasty exclamation that rose to
his lips and decking hi . self by a powerful
effort, when appirently on the point of lower
ing his head and making a rusli for the window,
the young man respon led tenderly:
“It is nothing, my darling. I—l—Buena vista
McCorkle, lookout.”
A frightful change had suddenly come upon
him. He got down on all fours and leaped
madly about the room like a wild animal.
Strange noises came from his lips. He kicked
out wildly in all directions, pawed the carpet
with Jiis lists, and bolted hea i foremost against
the tete-a-tete, kuockirg it flying.
“For heaven’s sake. Bolivar!” screamed the
terrified young woman, who had taken refuge
on top of the oeuter taole, “tell me what you
mean by this? Are you mad?”
“Baa-a-a!” roared Boliver, still on his hands
and knees. And he lunged desperateiv. head
first, at the table.
But the paroxysm had spent its force. Buena
vista’s wild scream brought Mr. and Mrs.
McCorkle to the scene, and when they came
flying into the room Boliver Pyke was reclining
nervelessly on a lounge, and Buenavista had
tainted.
“What is the meaning of all this, sir?” sternly
demanded the father.
“Mr. McCorkle,” feebly replied Bolivar, “my
actions tuts evening have been rather eccentric,
perhaps, but the Brown-Sequard elixir acts
strangely on some people. I’ll never meddle
with it again, so hell) me George William Cur
tis!"
By some strange mistake the local physician
had administered to th youug man a dose of
elixir )ire pared from the 10-year-old patriarch
of a herd of Southdown sheep.
medical,
Tates.
The Chief Reason for the marvellous suc
cess of Hood’s Sarsaparilla is found in the fact
that this medicine actually accomplishes all
that is claimed for it. Its real merit has won
Merit Wins a popularity rsl sa.o
greater than that of any other blood curificr.
It cures Scrofula, all Humors, D ‘■oepsir,, etc.
Pre* M by C. I. Hood * • rss.
I'RiN I Kli AND BOOKBINDait,
QET TOl’B 11I.ANK BOOKS '
BETTER THAN THOSE MADE BY j)
jq-ICHOLS. HE HAS THE BEST PAPERS J
JN STOCK, AND YOU
(NAN MAKE YOURSELF AND HIM fjl
JJAPPY IF YOU WILL
QNLY GIVE HIM AN ORDER FOR A SET.>^
LOTS of banks and business housesq.
QEND TO HIM FOR THEIR BOOKS. 93
' BAY ST.
RALLBOADB.
SAVANNAH & TYBEE^rTr^
ft CHT .DULE in effect Sept. 2d (Standard time):
Trains leave Savannah daily 9:30 a. m.,
f : 2x p * M - Returning, leave Tybee depot 12 m.,
*’• ~ p * M - Train* leave South hind 15 minutes
earlier than above scuedule.
It. E. COBB. Supt.
Kl>l CATION AL,.
COLLEGE OF WILLIAM ANiPmARY,
Williamsburg Va.
f^££ T S iiED !**• yvar begins Oct. 3
hi J ,\ Expenses need not exceed annually
SIU including b >o*s. board, fuel, lights and
washing. Send for catalogue.
LYON Q. TYLKK, M. A., President.
Staunton Male Academy.
STAUNTON, VmilNlA.
A Military Boarding School for Young Men
a ’ n : l tJ. ,oys - I , ltu ‘?°m Illustrated Catalogue
mailed on application. &
MEETINGS.
DeKALB LODGI \O~ *XoTb. P.
A regular meeting will be held THIS (Monday)
EVENI NO at . o’clock, sun time. Metropolitan
Hall, corner Whitaker and President Streets.
The third degree will be conferred.
Representatives from the Grand Lodge will
exemplify the unwritten work.
Members of other Lodges ana visiting brothers
are cordiallv invited to attend.
By order of U. H. McLAWS, N. G.
John Riley, Secretary.
GEORGIA HISTORICAL SOCIETY.
The regular monthly meeting of this society
will be held at Hodgson Hall THIS EVENING
at eight o'clock.
BEIRNE GORDON,
Recording Secretary.
SPECIAL NOTICES.
Advertisements insertci under “Special
JYotiees" will be charged $1 00 a Square each
insertion.
SELF-EXPLANATORY
CORRESPONDENCE.
WAYCROSB, Ga., Aug. 27. 1889.
-Ifr. J. J. Reily, 30 Whitaker street , Savannah,
Ga.:
Dear Sir—l am a reader of the Morning
News of your city, and see you advertisin' so
many Hue things that we never hear of, or see
down here, tha r lam often tempted to order,
and would, if It were not inconvenient and ex
pensive to have little thi igs come by freight.
At the first oppor-unity though I am going to
send you an order for several items, which you
can send me in one large box. How ab ut your
Candies? I see you talking very strong about
their fine quality. I often want a box of Fine
Candies to present my friends. lam a little
puzzled to kn >w where to buy, as your paper is
filled with the advertisements of several, ail
claiming to have ‘ the best Candies in the city.”
I want to get the best. Respectfully yours,
S. J. N .
JOHN J. REILY.
Importer of
Fine Specialties,
Table Luxuries,
Teas. Coffees, Spices, Etc.,
30 Whitaker Street,
Savannah, Ga.
Savannah, Aug. 29, 1889,
Mr. S. J. ,V , Waycross, Ga.:
Dear Sir— Yours ot the 27th to hand and con
tents noted. In renly, I would say, that when
ever you see fit to send in the order spoken of,
it will have my best attention.
Yes! I have the finest line of Table Luxuries
and Specialties tnat it is possible to get, and a
stock of these goods, such as cannot be found
anywhere in this country, outside of some few
houses in New York city, Boston, Philadelphia,
or Chicago.
Now, regarding Candies: If you were in Sa
vannah, intent upon getting some fine Candy,
and would take the trouble to go to each of the
houses you speak of as advertising “fine
candies,” were you anything of a judge of what
constitutes even good, pure candy, vou would
soon come to the conclusion that there are
ONLY TWO houses in Savannah entitled to
your consideration. Everyone in Savannah
knows who that other party is. He has Fine
Candies—there is no doubt about that. But in
paying this just tribute to the goods he sells,
please understand that I do not for a moment
admit that they are one tot better than mine, it
as good. For very many reasons, too, lam in
finitely better fixed on Candies than he is.
1. The house that supplies me my Candies
has nothing whatever to do with tny selling
prices.
2. My Candies do not come in one-pound and
half-pound packages, but I bring them out in
bulk (so to speak) and pack them here to order
in any style and of any kinds wanted. It is
needless to say that for very many reasons this
means quite a difference in my favor in the cost
of Candies.
3. I liave a very extensive line of all kindß of
Candies and Confections, while his stock con
sists entirely ot a few packed specialties of a
certain maker.
In conclusi m I would ‘ay that until I started
my Candy department it was not possible to
obtain any Good Candies in Savannah except
from this t arty, hence, from necessity, all who
wanted Good Candy were obliged to “go his
way ” Now, though, the situation is changed,
and almost all who appreciate Fine Candies
flow in our direction.
For these reasons, therefore, I think you
would do well to place your Candy orders with
me. Yours truly, J. ,T. RFTT.Y
ANNOUNCEMENT EXTRAORDINARY.
THE CELEBARAXED
ITALIAN QUARTETTE,
Sig. Corteze, Leader,
Will render special selections of Fine Music
AT THE
Reading room
OF—
GEORGE SCHWARZ,
Broughton Street,
Beginning THIS (Monday) EVENING,
Sept. 2. I will also, from this date on, serve
the famous
•faust beer
In the same style as it is served at the well-known
cafe of Anton E. Faust, Esq., St. Louis, Mo.
DRAWN ICE COLD FROM THE WOOD.
My friends and the public are cordially In
vited to spend an evening of rare enjoyment.
Respectfully,
GEORGE SCHWARZ.
# jM|
PILSEN BEER
I ■ -inn, iij i ulii in ii BTrTimfminiiiiLij
HAVING COMPLETED
OUR BOTTLING ESTABLISHMENT*
We are now ready to sell
OUR BOTTLE BEER,
—FOR FAMILY USE,—
—AT—
-81 50 PER BOX OF TWO DOZEN PINTS,
AND WE SOLICIT ORDERS THEREFOR.
SAVANNAH BREWING COMPANY.
MIDSUMMER COMFORTS.
AN ELEGANT TURKISH BATH SPONGE,
ENGLISH BATH OR FLESH BRUSH,
IMPORTED BAY' RUM,
GENUINE GERMAN COLOGNE,
LAVENDER WATER, TOILET VINEGAR,
—MTXRS’ CELEBRATED—
EXORA FACE POWDER,
Absolutely Pure,
FLESH GLOVES,
And an elegant line of other toilet requisites at
BUTLERS PHARMACY,
Corner Bull and Congress Streets.
Jf^^c i AL notices.
CH ALLENGE ACCEPTFij ‘
Mr W. F Hendy, P esident II BFt y
I accept vour challemrs 11 ■ Club:
ball on WEDNESDAY, Sept 4t* y f a of
side. Amount to be depositor! i, '“
President McAlpin. Condi^^^® 11 * ito
riay is that gate receipu be tum/rt “ “
Georgia Hussars to aid them in b ui l n er tr '
armory. Yours respectfully wilding th
* EDWtRDj. kj ef
—R. R. Club
DR. H. S. COLDING
HAS RETURNED TO THE CITY
AND HAS RESUMED PRACTICE.
for reliable dri gh
TOILET ARTICLES, FINE CONFECTIONER!
AND FRESH SEEDS
At reasonable prices, patronize
THE G. M. HEiryr poMPayY
NOTICE.
Neither the Captain nor Consignees of tb ,
British steamship HAMPSHIRE, Kernicb. M, s .
ter, will be responsible for any debts contracts!
by the crew.
A. MINIS A SONS. Consign^
GIVE IT A TRIAL.
I have suffered a great deal from
ment of the fiver. Tried ULMER” ,fn ft
CORRECTOR and derived great ben's* / *
Mrs. ELIZABETH S. As
Greene Count Ki*e or|t
Recommended by prominent rJ’ 'riians
awarded highest prizes over coc* ys ‘l,„ , n ;
for ULMER’S LIVER and uk
no other. Prepared by
B - F- I'LMER. M. D.,
Pharmacist, Savannah, Ga.
Price 81 per bottle. If you cannot obtain the
“Corrector” from your druggist, send your
order direct, and it will be forwarded by ex .
press, freight paid.
BL'IST TURNIP seed.
Just received, a Full and Fresh Stock of
BUIST RUTA BAGA. FLAT DUTCH, and all
other varieties of seasonable Seeds, and for
sale at lowest prices. E. J. KIEFFER,
Druggist and Seedsman,
Corner West Broad and Stewart Sts.
DISSOLUTION NOTICE] '
Savannah. Aug. 31, 1889.
The firm of MENKEN & ABRAHAMS i]
dissolved THIS DAY by limitation.
amusements!
SAVANNAH THEATER.
THURSDAY EVENIngT SEPT. 5, iSB9.
A SOCIETY EVENT! AN EXTRAORDINARY
ATTRACTION!
Asa Compliment from the Citizens of Savannah
a Grand Testimonial Will be Given by
The ITorcls
—IN HONOR OF
Mr. Lawrence Hanley,
Savannah's Favorite Actor,
—AND —
Mr. Harry Hoyle,
Everybody’s Favorite Comedian.
On Which Occasion Acts 3 and 4 (the Assassina
tion and Great Oration Scenes) from Julius
Caaear, the Very Laughable and Amus
ing Comedy, A nappy Pair, and
the Great Trial Scene from
Shakespeare’s Merchant
of Venice Will be
Given.
Tickets T sgj., 50c and 25c. Box sheet opens
Davis Bros’., without extra charge. Note-
Positively no reserved seats sold until Wednes
day 8:30 A. M.
EDUCATIONAL.
HOMESCHOOL
For Young Ladies and Little Girls,
ATHENS, GA.
THOROUGH instruction in English, Music,
Languages and Art. Lectures every rn
day. Heaitti record unsurpassed. Lars*
grounds, suitable for all outdoor sports. Loca
tion beautiful and central. Scholastic year
opens . EPT. 18, 1889.
Madams S. SOSNOWSaI,
Miss C. SOSNOWSKI,
Associate Principals.
Apply for circular and information.
ST. JOHN S COLLEGE Bs#
This College enjoys the powers of a Iniver
sity and is conducted by the Jesuit Fathers.
is situated in a very beautiful part of Je
York County, between the Harlem R.
Sound. Every facility is giyeu for the new
Classical, Scientific and Commercial Lducation.
Hoard and Tuition per yeir, £3OO. btuaiea
reopen Wednesday, September 4,1889.
St. John's Hall, a Preparatory School for
Boys from 10 fo 12, is under the same dire £ t ‘jX
For further particulars apply to Rev. Jtm.
SCULLY, 8. J,, Prea. -
TRINIT Y HALL,
BEVERLY. NEW JERSEY.
VHOME SCHOOL of the highest crier f®
young ladles. Solid culture lu L'k
Music. Art, Languages; careful training n
- mind and heart. Twenty second jea
THE OGLETHORPE SEMI@L
I”HE exercises of this institution will he
sumed on OCTOBER FIRST. 1889. £
Jones street, corner of W hitaker. Th _
pal will be absent from the city during
mer vacation, but any desired inform'd
be obtained by addressing her, care ot
Br ° wn Broß ’ A M&L e aYOtfflq- PrigggL
EPISCOPAL HIGH SCHOOL,
FOR BOYS.
Near Ale xandria, a -
L. M. BLACKFORD, M. A., Principal.
L. HOXTON, Associate Principal. ftv ft!St
With ample corps of as ®l tt , al ! t *;„ M senl
- opens SEPT, ift, 1839. CatalogugjjL--;
THE PACKER COLLEGIATE I N STIT
p IVES SYSTEMATIC and thorough^™;
V J tion in academic and colle / the institute *
study. Ti e olllcial residence f ieats . In
an inviting and elegant borne (o 8 , ie jnstitnij
quirifts concerning residence * pggAljfr
should be addressed to MR& • * yy.
SURE, 147 Montague etji e BACKUS>^ e —l
LUCY COBB INSTITUTE,
A BOARMNG
A teachers. All denomination^
Board, 815 a month. No wru i coo?
Health record unsurpassed. i“
mence. Sept. A M Rt jTHEgg^
RUTGERS coLr^S
ate course. Rev. G. wSA de ., ar tniei‘ ts T 5 j
Preparatory and boarding •.
rected with tbe college, open l
11/l Best training, thorougheduca lt „t •
[l/1 highest physical and ®
111 svstein leads boys to si:id ■ j Q d nr® !
If l'vitb terms of ’’“trance, cH AK *
by many P r o n ' in<s “', m
NEEL. Superintendent, Atlan^^^--^.
XTEW YORK MILITARV AgAP
IN wall-on-Hudson. L°P - TT Cos® and
B. 8. AM., Supt.; B I- HiAl
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