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CIRCLE OF THE EARTH.
BEV. T4LMAGE DELIVERS A
SERMON AT ATLANTA.
A Biblical Intimation of the Shape of
the Earth Made Thousands of Years
Before the People Learned V hat It
Was—The History of the World
Goes in a Circle.
Atlanta, G*., Jan. 15.—Rev. Dr. Tal
mage, who is now making a ten days' tour
of the southern cities, preached here to-day.
The throngs in and around the audience hall
were beyond estimate. The subject chosen
was “The Circle of the Earth,” the text
being Isaiah xl., 22: “It is he that sitteth
upon the circle of the earth.”*
While yet people thought that the world
was flat, and thousands of years before they
found out that it was round, Isaiah, in my
text, intimate! the sha;ie of it, God sitting
upon the circle of the earth. The most
beautiful figure in all geometry is the
circle. God made the universe on the plan
of a circle. There are in the natural world
straight lines, angle-, parallelograms, diag
onals, quadrangles, but theso evidently are
not God’s favorites. Almost everywhere
where you will find him geometnziug you
find the circle dominant, and if not the
circle, then the curve, which is a circle that
died young! If it hod lived long enough
tt would have been a full orb, a
periphery. An ellipse is a circle pressed
only a little too hard at the sides,
Giant’s causeway in Ireland shows what
God thinks of mathematics. There are over
thirty-tive thousand columns of rocks-octag
ona!. hexagonal, pextagonal. These rocks
seem to have been made by rule and com
pass. Every artist has his molding room,
where he may make fifty shapes; but he
chooses one shape as preferable to all others.
I will not say that the Giant's causeway
was the world's molding room, but I do
say, out of a great many figures, God seems
to have selected the circle ns the best. “It
is he that sitteth on the circle of the earth.”
The stars in a circle, the moon in a circle,
the sun in a circle, the universe in a circle,
the throne of God the center of that circle.
When men build churches, they ought io
imitate the idea of the Great Aroi.iteit,
and put the audience in a circle, knowing
that the tides of emotion roll more easily
that way than in straight lines. Six thou
sand years ago God flung this world out of
bis right band; but be did not throw tt out
in a straight line, but curvilinear, with a
leash of love bolding it so as to bring it
back again. The world started from bis
hand pure and Udenic. It has been rolling
on through regions of moral ice and dis
temper. How long it will roll God only
knows; but it will in due time make com
plete circuit and come baok to the place
wbeuoe it started—the hand of God—pure
end Edenic.
The history of the world goes In a circle.
Why is It that the shipping in our day is
improving so rapidly! It is because meu
are imitating the old model of Noah’s ark.
A ship carpenter gives that as his opinion.
Although so much derided by small wltß,
that ship of Noah’s time beat the Majestio
and the Etruria ami the City of Paris, of
which we boast so much. Where is the
ship on the sea to-day that could outride a
deluge in which the heaven and the earth
■were wrecked, landing all the passengers iu
safety'—two of eaoh kind of living creat
ures, thousands of species. Pomology will
go on with its achievements, until after
many centuries the world will have plums
and pears equal to the paradisaical.
The art of gardening will grow for
centuries, a nd after the Downings and
Mltohells of the world have done their best,
in the far future the art of gardening will
come up to tne aboreecence of the year one.
If the makers of colored glass go on im
proving, they may in some centuries be
utile to make something equal to the east
window of York minster, which was built
in 1390. We are six centuries bebiud those
artists, but the world must keep ou tolling
uutil it shall make the complete circuit and
come up to the skill of those very men. If
the world continues to improve in masonry,
we shall after a while, perhaps after the
advance of centuries, moner equal
to that which I saw last sum
mer in the wall of an exhumed
English city, built in the time of the Ho
mans, sixteen hundred years ugo—that
mortar to-day is as good as the
day in which it was made, having
outlasted the brick and the stone. I say.
after hundreds of years, masonry may ad
vance to that point. If the world standi
long enough, we may have a city as large
as they had in old times. Babylon, five
times the size of London. You go into the
potteries in England, aud vou find them
making cups aud vases after the styieof the
cups aud vases exhumed from Pompeii.
The world is not going book. O no! but it
is swinging in a oirole, and will come back
to tbe styles of pottery known so long ago
as tbe days of Pompeii. The world mußt
keep on progressing uutil ft makes the com
plete circuit. The curve is in the right
direction; the curve will keep on until it
becomes the oircle.
Well now, my friends, what Is true in the
material universe is true in God’s moral
Sovernment and spiritual arrangement.
hat is the meaning of Ezekiel’s wheel
All commentator’s agree in saving that the
wheel means God’s providence. But a
wheel is of no use unless it turn, and if it
turn, it turns around, and if it turn around
it moves in a circle. What then*
Are we parts of a great iron ma
chine whirled around whether we will
or not, the victims of inexorable fate'
So! Bo far from that, 1 shall show you
that we ourselves start tbe circle of good
or bad actions, and that it will surely come
around again to us unless by divine inter
vention it be hindered. Those bad or good
motions may make the oircuit of many
year*; but come baok to us they will as
certainly as that God sits on tbe clrole
of tbe earth. Jezebel, the worst woman
of the Bible, slew Naboth! because she
wanted his vineyard. While the dots
were eating the body of Navoth, Elisha the
prophet put down his compass, and marked
a circle from those dogs clear around to the
dog* that should eat the body of Jezet el the
murderess. “Impossible!" the people said;
• ‘that will never happen." Who is that be
ing flung out of the palace window! Jeze
bel. A few hours after they rs ne around
hoping to bury her. They find only the
palms of her hands and the Bkull. The dogs
that devoured Jetebel and the dogs that de
voured Naboth. O, what a swift, what an
awful oircuit’
But it is sometimes the case that this cir
cle sweeps through a century, or through
many centuries. The world started with a
theocracy tor government, that is, God was
the president and emperor of the world.
People got tired of a theocracy. They said,
’•We don’t want liod directlv interfering
with the affairs of the world, give us a
monarohy.” The world had a monarchy.
From a monarchy it is going to have a lim
ited monarchy. After a while, the limited
monarchy will be given up, and the re
publican form of government will be every
where dominant and recognized. Then the
world will get tired of the republican
form of government, and it will have an
anarchy, which is no government at all.
And then, all nations finding out that man
is not capable of righteously governing man,
will cry out again tor a theocracy, and sav,
“bet God come back and conduct the affairs
Oi the world.” Every step—monarchy,
limited monarchy, republicanism, nnareby,
only different steps between the first theoc
racy and the last theocracy, or segments of
the great circle of the earth on which God
sis. Hut do not become impatient because
you cannot see the curve of events, and
therefore conclude that God's fjovernnient is
going to break down. History tells us that
in the making of the pyramids it took two
thousand men two years to draft oue great
stone from the‘luarry and put It Into the
pyramids. Well, now, if men short-lived
can afford to work so slowly as that, cannot
God In the building of the eternities afford
to wait,! What though God should take
ten thousand years to draw a circlet Nhall
we take our little watch, which we have to
wind up every night lest it run down, and
hold it up beside the clock of eternal ages?
If, according to the Bible, a thousand years
are iu God’s sight as one day, then accord
ing to that calculation the six thousand
years of the world’s existence have been
! only to Gqd as from Monday to Saturday.
But it is often the ca? that the rebound
is q uicker. and the circle is sooner com
pleted. You resolve that you will do wbat
good you can. In one week you put a word
of counsel in the heart of A Sabbath school
child. During that name week you give a
letter of introduction to a young man strug
gling in business. During the same week
you make an exhortation in a prayer meet
ing. Itisallgone; >ou will never bear of
it, perhaps, you think. A few years after a
man comes tip to you, and says. "Youdon’t
know me, do your” You say, “No, I don’t
remember ever to have seen you.”
“Why,” he says, “I was iu the Sabbath
school class over whlchQvou were the
teacher, one Sunday you invited me to
Christ; I accepted the offer you see that
church with two towers yonder!” “Yes,”
you say. He says, “That is where I
preach,” or, “Do you see that governor’s
bouse? That is where I live.” ()De day a
man comes to you and says. “Good morn
ing.” You look at him and say; “Why,
you have the advantage of me; I cannot
place you.” He says: “Don’t you remem
ber thirty years ago giving a letter
of introduction to a young man—a
letter of introduction to Moses H.
Grinnell!” “Yes, yes, I do.” He says:
“I am the man; that was my first
step toward a fortune, but 1 have retired
from business now, and am giving my time
to philanthropies and public interests. Corns
up and see me." Or a man comes to you
and says, “ I want to introduce myself to
you. I went into a prayer meeting in At
lanta some yen rs ago; I sat back by the
door; you arose to make an exhortation;
that talk changed the course of my life, and
if I ever get to heaven under God I will
owe my salvation to you.” In only ten,
twenty or thirty years, the circle swept out
and back again to your own grateful heart.
But sometimes it is a wider circle, and
does not return for a great while. I saw a
bill of expenses for burning Latimer and
Ridley. '1 ho bill of expenses says:
One load of firs fagots 3s. id.
Cartage for four loads of wood Vs.
Item, a post Is. id.
Item, a cnains 3s. id.
Item, 2 staples fid.
Item, 4 laborers 2s. Bd.
That was cheap tire, considering all the
circumstances; but it kindled a light that
shone all around the world and aroused the
martyr spirit, and out from that burning
of Latimer and Ridley rolled the circle
wider and wider, starting other circles, con
voluting, overrunning, oircumscribmg,
overarching ail heaven—a circle.
But wbat it true of the good is just as
true of the bad. You utter a slander
against your neighbor. It has gone forth
from your teoih; it will never come back,
you think. You have done the inan all the
tnisohief you oau. You rejoice to see
him wince. You say, “Didn’t I give
it to him!” That word has gone out, that
slanderous word, on its poisonous and
blasted way. You think it will never do
you auy barm. But lam watching that
word, and I see it beginning to curve, and
it curves around, and it is aiming at your
heart. You had tHitter dodge it. You
oannot dodge it. It rolls into your bosom,
and after it rolls in a word of an old boo i
which says: “With what measure y* mete,
it shall be measured to you agaiu.”
You maltreat an aged parent. You be
grudged him the room iu your house. You
are impatient of bis whimsicalities and
garrulity. It makes you mad to hear him
tell the same story twice. You give him
food be cannot masticate. You wish he
was away. You wonder if he is going to
live forever. He will be gone very soon.
His steps are shorter and shorter. He is
going to stop. But God has an account to
settle with you on that subject. After
a while, your eye will be dim, and voor
gait will halt, and the sound of the grind
ing will be low, and you will tell
the same story twice, audyur children will
wonder it you are going to live forever,
and wonder if you will never be taken
away. They called you “father” once: now
they call you the “old man.” If you live a
few years longer they will call you the “old
chap!” What are those rough words with
which your children are accosting you!
They are the echo of the very words you
used in the ear of your old father forty
years ago. What is that which you are
trying to chew, but find it unmasticable,
aud your jaws ache, and you surrender
the attempt! l’erhaps it may be the
gristle which you gave to vour
father for his breakfast forty years
ago! A gentleman passing along the street
saw a son dragging his father into the street
by the hair of the head. The gentleman,
outraged at this brutal donduct, was about
to punish the offender, when the old man
arose and said: “Don’t hurt him; it’s all
right; forty years ago this morning I
dragged out my father by the hair of his
head.” It is a circle. My father lived into
the eighties, and be had a very wide experi
ence, and he said that maltreatment of
parent* was always punished in this world.
Other sins may be adjourned to the next
world, but maltreatment of parents pun
ished m this world.
The circle turns quiokly, very quickly.
O, w bat a stupendous thought that the good
and the evil we start oome baok to us. Do
you know that the judgment day will be
only the points at which the circles join,
the good and the bad we have done com
ing back to us unless divine interven
tion hinder—coming back to us with
welcome of delight or curse of condemna
tion.
O, I would like to see Paul, the invalid
missionary, at the moment when bis influ
ence ootnes to full orb—his influence rolling
out through Antioch, through Cyprus,
through Lystra, through Coriutb, through
Athens, through Asia, through Europe,
through Amerioa. through the first century,
through five centuries, through twenty
centuries, through all the succeeding cen
turies, through earth, through heaven: and
at last, the wave of influence having made
full circuit, strikes bis great soul. O, then
I would like to eee him. No one can tell the
w ide sweep of the circle of bis influence,
save the one who is seated on the circle of
the earth. I should not want to see the
countenance of Voltaire when his influence
comes to full orb. When the fatal hem
morrhage siezed him at eighty-three years
of age his influence did not cease. The
most brilliant man of his century, be had
need all his faculties for assaulting Chris
tianity : bis bad influence, widening through
France, widening out through Germany,
widening through all Europe, widening
through America, widening through the one
hundred and fifteen years tbet have gone
by since he died, widening through earth,
widening through hell; until at last the ac
cumulated influence of his bad life in
fiery surge of omnipotent wrath will beat
against his destroyed spirit, and at that
moment it will be enough to make the black
hair of eternal darkuess turn white with
the horror. No one can tell how that bad
man’s influence girdled the earth save the
one who is seated on the circle of the oarth
—the Lord Almighty.
“Well now," say people In this audience,
"this in some respects is a very glad theory,
and in others n very sad one; we would
like to have all the good we have ever done
come back to us, but the thought that all
the sins we have ever committed will come
back to us fills us with affright.”
My brother, I have to tell you God
can break that circle, and will do
so at your call. I can bring twenty
passages of scriptures to prove that when
God for Christ’s sake forgives a man, the
sins of his past life never oome back. The
wheel may roll on and roll on, but you take
your position behind the cross anil the
wheel strikes the cross sDd is shattered for
ever. The sins fly off from the circle into
the perpendicular, falling at right angle*
with complete oblivion. Forgiven! For
given! The meanest thing a man can do is,
after a difficulty has heen settled, to bring
it up agaiu, aud God will not be so mean as
that. God’s memory is mighty enough to
hold all the events of the ages, but there is
one thing that is sure to slip his memory,
one thing be is sure to forget, ami that Is
pardoned transgression. How do 1 know it!
I will prove Tr, “Their slos and thslr
iniquities will I remember no more.” Come
into that state ibis morning, iny dear
THE MORNING NEWS: MONDAY, JANUARY 16, 1893 —TEN PAGES.
brother, my dear sister. “Blessed is the one
whose transgressions are forgiven.”
But do not make the mistake of thinking
that this d' -ctrine of the circle stops with
this life; it rolls on through heaven. You
might quote in opposition to me wbat St.
John says about the city of heaven. He says
it “lietb four square.” That does seem to
militate against this idea. but you know
there is many a square house that has a
family circle facing each other, and in a
circle moving, and I can prove that this is
so in regard to heaven. St. John says: "I
heard the voice of many angels
round about the throne, and the
beasts and the elders.” Again be says:
“ There was a rainbow round about the
throne.” The two former instanoe* a cir
cle ; the last, either a circle or a semi-circle.
The seats facing each other, the angels fac
ing each other, the men facing each other.
Heaven an amphitheater of glory. Circum
ference of patriarch and prophet and apos
tle. Circumference of Sc tch Covenanters
and Theban legion and Albigemes. Cir
cumference of the good of all ages. Peri
phery of splendor unimagined and inde
scribable, A circle’ A circle!
But every circumference must have a
center, and what is the center of this heav
enly circumference? Christ. His all the
glory. His all the praise. His ail the
c owns. All heaven wreathed into agar
land round about him. Take off the imoe
rial sandal from bis foot, and behold the
scar of the spike. Lift the coronet of do
minion from bis brow, and see where was
the laceration of the briers. Come closer
all heaven. Narrow the circle around his
great heart. O Christ, the Navlorl O
Christ, the man I O Christ, the God! Keep
thy throne forever, seated on the circle of
the earth, seated on the circle of the heaven.
On Christ, the Bolid rock, I stand;
All other ground is sinking sand,
BANKHB CLEWS’ VIEWS.
The Financial Outlook as Sean From
Wall Street.
New York, Jan. 14,—1n connection with
the prospects of silver legislation a report
comes from Washington that an attempt is
being made to effect a compromise by a re
turn to the ooinage of 12,000,000 per mouth
—the situation existing previous to the pres
ent Sherman law. It is not, however, im
probable that tome such half-way measure
may be introduced, nor that it might gain
considerable support from the numerous
party trimmers in congress. At first sight,
such a reduction of the purchases might
seem l etter than continuing the full present
amount: but wbat would be still better
would be a suspension of the present
silver act for at least odo year. Nothing
short of some such action. until satisfactory
international co-operation is seoured, can
meet the demands of the present exposed
situation. It has become a very grave
question among competent judges whether
we may be able, under certain circum
stances, to keep our curreucv at par in gold,
with the present law continued; aud it is
the misgiving on this point that has caused
the recent timidity in the higher financial
circles. This doubt is much more pro
nounced in Europe than among ourselves,
and it is not easy to say what derangements
in our foreign financial relations might not
result from strengthening aud perpetuating
these doubts. Our press, our leading finan
cial opinion, and our delegates to the Brus
eels conference have given Europe to under
stand, In very positive terms, that if
Europe rejected international free coin
age, we should promptly stop our
purchases of stlvsr and throw
upon other countries the whole onus
of our new supplies of the metal. Europe
has defied our oballeuge; and uo sooner has
tke aot been done than we i egiu to talk of
doing half of wbat we have threatened.
Such a course would wholly discredit us
with the European governments and place
us at an incalculable disadvantage in the
renewal of negotiations this year agreed
upon by the conference. Moreover, the
difference between our professions and our
performances could hardly fail to renew
the distrust of foreign investors in our
securities. For a compromise of the sort
suggested would be tantamount to a con
fession that we have not a body of public
sentiment strong enough t> protect us
against the dangers connected with our
silver situation, and our virtuous professions
would be treated as merely so much irre
sponsible brag. The danger would therefore
be no trifling one of Europe repeating the
procees of sending homu our securities,
under which we have been so severely tried
for the last two years. Such a possibility
is a matter not to be lightly treated. The
same sort of influence has deprived us of
one hundred millions of gold since the
passage of the Sherman act; and if we were
to nontinue still winking at the dangers of
trifling with silver money, our folly might
easily cost us another huudred millions.
The situation would thus be made worse at
both ends; if we continue to increase our
stock of silver and decrease our stock of
gold. Until Europe is ready to unite for
the maintenance of international free coin
age—the prospect of which seems far from
hopeful—our position before the world
must be that ot “no more silver,” and be as
firm as a rook.
One very manifest effect of the Brussels
conference has been to cause Europeau
financiers to take a much more serious
view of the silver situation, as respecting
their own countries; and the main fact con
ducing to that result appears to have been
the piain intimations of our delegates that,
in the event of the conference failing of any
deflnite result, the United States might be
expected to suspend the purchase of silver.
The effect of this is seen in a large curtail
ment of acceptances by the London banks,
in connection with England’s foreign trade,
especially with India. A represeutative of
the Rothschilds, in addressing an influen
tial meeting in London, oxprev-ed the fear
that, lu the event of the United States
stopping their purchases of stiver, the In
dia government would find it necessary to
aba ulon the free coinage of silver.
The fact that, largely owing to these
causes, the rate of discount in the open
market at London is 15* per cent, is in
favor of the New York money market and
ought to teud toward restricting our ex
ports of gold, whilst it may have sorno con
nection with the somewhat liberal demaud
for our securities whioh still comes from Lon
don. The dangerous condition of French
politics, and the possibility that the govern
ment of that country might seek a diver
sion from domestic troubles in a war with
Germany, are also possible factors of much
Importance; which, though they might at
first derange our foreign exchanges, yet
would ultimately create a demand for our
investments, and especially would this be
the case should congress suspend silver pur
chases. That is the hinge on which, more
than anything else, turns the possibility of
serious financial complications in Europe
and the certainty of the situation in this
country beiDg protected against any serious
difficulties.
Fortunately, our own investment market
—barring the “industriais”—is in a sound
and strong position. The supply of good rail
road stocks is exceptionally low; few new
issues are being put out, aud the amount of
recent Issues and second and third-class
railroad stocks seeklog buyers has rarely
been so light. At the same time, the gen
eral prosperity of business may be expected
to afford the support of a good investment
demand. It is mainly owing to these fac
tors that the current raids of the “bears’’
produce so little effect upon prices and that
they are followed by quick reactions.
But notwithstanding theso favorable feat
ures id the situation, the delicate position
of finances and politics in Europe and the
undecided fato of silver in this country give
rise to many uncertainties and suggest the
wisdom of prudence as applied to large
speculative transactions. It is apparent,
however, that there will be a buoyant mar
ket during next week at least.
Mrs- Thornton Wheatley Dead.
America t>, Jan. 15.—Mrs Thornton
Wheatley died to-day of paralysis She
w*s one of the most prominent aud popular
ladies of the city. She was the only child of
Mr. and Mrs. hindrick. She leaves a bus
band, two daughters and twoaons. She was
a leading lady in all charities and iu the
Baptist church.
THE SCARLET SPECTER.
HE MAKES HIMSELF TOO MUCH AT
HOME IN A HOMES Tit AD.
A Disagreeable Ghost—As the Occu
pants of the House Are Strangers to
Him He Tries All He tan to Make
Their Lives Miserable.
From the Philadelphia Times.
Cedar Rapids, la., Jam I. —Loveridge
Mason and bis wife are much concerned
just at present over a ghost that Is making
itself too much at home in their domicile
and resenting their presence in various
ways more or less disagreeable to the
Masons. This ghost, Mr. Mason says, is
that of a man dressed in a rod uniform re
sembling that worn by a sergeant in the
British army. He is usually seen at dusk
entering or leaving the house, though he
gives evidence of being about during the
day, but remains invisible to the human oo
cupants.
The house In which the Masons live is an
old one, built nearly seventy years ago. and
was owned for fifty years by an old couple
named Brewster, who sold it about a year
ago to the present owners. On the ghost
making its appearance, aud the phenomena
attending it arousing suspici >n ns to its
nature, Mr. Masou called on the Brewsters
to know if they knew anything of the red
coated phantom, when Mrs. Brewster, turn
ing to her husband, said:
“Why, he means our soldier. Yee, sir,
of course we have seen and heard about the
rooms the thing you are speaking of, but it
never molested us in any wav, nor did wo
bother it. Indeed, we got so used to it that
we ceased to notice it.”
Mr. Mason then related the ways in
which he and his wife had been annoyed by
the phantom, and Mrs. Brewster declared
that “it must not like the change. I sup
pose it bad got used to us. and uot knowing
you is put out.”
Mr. Slason says that they had only heen
domiciled a few days in the house, which
was put in thorough repair after the Brews
ters left, when one evening at dark and
just as be was ascending the porch steps,
a man pushed past him, up t e steps
and into the house. Mr. Mason followed
quickly, thinking it someone making en
tirely too free with his premises, but found,
to his surprise, that the street door was fast
locked, obliging him to ring to gain ad
mittance.
He inquired of his wife as to who had
just entered the house, when the lady m
evident surprise declared most positively
that no one had opened the door, which was
in plain view from the room In which she
was sitting, and that furthermore she had
unlocked the door herself for his coming.
She could not believe that her husband was
in earnest, and half persuaded him that it
was all fancy • n bis part. The next even
ing the s raDge visitor agaiu made his
appearance, and Mr. Mason caused the
entire house to be searobed for him, but
nothing was found, although with his own
eyes the gentlemen had seen the man enter
the street door and pass into the house.
M s. Mason, however, still protested that
no one had crossed her vision as she sat in
the sitting ro m, and was still rather dis
posed to sot the whole thing down to a f, eak
of her bus aud’s imagination until the fol
lowing day, when passing along one of the
upper halls, she saw just ahead of her a man
in a re l coat, who waiked as if at home
and went slowly inio one of the
rooaiß, closing the door after him.
Mrs. Mason, who is a woman of intrepid
and determined character, held onto
the outer knob of the door of the room and
called for the servants to aid her in captur
ing the inti uder or burglar, whichever it
was. But on opening the door in the pres
ence of the household the room was seen to
be empty. As it had but one window, which
let out upon the street, a distance of thirty
feet or more, and os there existed no other
exit from the apartment the lady was non
plused and the servant* *o frightened that
several of them left the next day.
Then began a scene of remarkable occur
rences in the house, all attributed to the
ghostly inmate. Bells were rung at all
hours of the day and night, the water
turned on into basins and bath tubs, the
dog was whipped out and severely beaten
by invisible hands whenever he attempted
to re-enter, and the plants and shrubs wero
pulled up by the roots. The maids wore
often startled at their work by having the
windows violently let up and down, and
by seeing the jed-coated figure push past
them in the halls and kitchen.
A little niece of Mrs. Mason visiting from
Boston was able to see him at any hour of
the day, and seemed to be rather a favorite
of the ghost, who appeared to hang about
the child, who never realized that her
friend was uot of the same make as herself.
She would run to her aunt and relate how
the pretty man in a red coat had caught
and tossed her up in his arms. It was
thought best not to tell the child the truth,
as it was feared that it would startle her,
so she was left to consort with her extra
ordinary friend, though an effort was made
to keep her away from him, but owing to
his invisibility to others this was difficult.
On one occasion, the little girl, who is
only 5 years old, came running to her aunt
complaining that the “man iu the red
coat” bed kissed her, and that his mouth
was cold, so “cold that it had made Annie
shiver.” Fear at once suggested that this
death-kiss boded ill to the child, and she
was at once sent home, and, though no
harm came to the little girl, the specter was
to be seen roaming about the house as if
looking for l et.
The cat seemed to be a favorite of the
phantom, too, aud will often rise when a
door blows open and walk forward to rub
and arch Itself against someone of whom it
ia fond.
Beyond the door of the house the gpocter
is never visible, but suddenly appears just
in front of the steps leading to it. It pushes
up these as if in haste, enters the house and
disappears to be seen here and there about
the place at certain intervals. He hang3 his
head until the chin touches the breast, and
beyond a large grizzled heard nothing is to be
soon of his face, a sort of forage cap hiding
the upper part The Brewsters say that this
figure has haunted the place over -ince they
cau remember, and that Mr. Brewster’s
father and mother, from whom he inherited
the place, often spoke of him as “the
soldier,” but paid as little attention to him
as they did,
Mr. Masou is puzzled to know what to do
with a tenant so unwelcome and who will
not be ousted. He had prayers said a few
weeks ago for the repose of the dead, and
while the clergymau remained in the house
the phantom was not seen, but on his visit
ending “the sergeant” came back aud Is as
noisy and mischievous as ever,
PLAYED DOCTOR
a 5 Year-Old Fills Up the Baby on
Morphine Pills.
Chilucothe, 0., Jan. 15.—Mrs. N. West
left her 5-year-old daughter Celeste in
oharge of the baby, while she went away
on an errand. During her mother’s absenoe
Celeste found some pills, and undertook to
play doctor by giving them to the baby.
When the mother returned the baby was in
a stupor, from wbioh she could not be
aroused. A physician was summoned, and
it was ascertained that the pills were mor
phine. After considerable effort the baby’s
life was saved.
ZIMMERMAN COMING SOUTH.
He Will Winter at Brunswick: to
Train for His Races.
Brunswick, Ga., Jan. 15.—Arthur Zim
merman, the champion amateur bicyclist of
the world, will winter in Brunswick as a
guest of Manager Warren Leland of the
Oglethorpe. Zimmerman will train here
for his coming races In England next May.
He selected Brunswick out of many south
orn winter resorts on account of the superior
shell roads the e unty affords. Brunswick
has thirteen mile* of' tne finest enell roads
in the south, and Zlmmertnau will te able
to tram properly on them.
GhIEVBD BY A WIFE’S RECOVERY.
An lowa Man Disappointed After
Making All Preparations for Burial.
Waucoma, l a., Jam 15.— This city har
bors an individual who will easily capture
the world’s fair prize when the trophy for
eccentricity shall be hung up. Fred Ruih
more is about 60 years of age and a carpen
ter by trade. For some weeks bis w ife has
been very sick, her case becoming so criti
cal Friday night that physicians said she
could live but a few hours. Saturday the
grief-stricken husband waited on the
undertaker, ordered a coffin and in
structed that it be trimmed at once.
A dressmaker was given an order for
the shroud, which was made io a few hours
and by the husband placed upon bis wife.
Pipes, tobacco and refreshments were then
prov ided for the ceremony following disso
lution, and nothing remained but for the
patient to pass away. To an intimate
friend this unuatural husband confided his
one wish—that b;s wife might regam con
sciousness for a moment, as there was SIOO
about the house somewhere and only she
knew its biding place. Monday an im
provement was noted in the woman’s con
dition, and she has steadily gained ever
since, with excellent cha ices for recovery.
The husband is burdened with grief, that
he has so much invested in undertaker’s
supplies.
A BEAUTIFUL SPOOK.
Canton, 111., Mystified Over the ip
p>arence of an Alleged Ghost.
Canton, 111., Jan. 15.—There is a
ghostly mystery pervading this city that
has been occasioning no end of excitement
for a month past. A sheeted form, sup
posed to be that of a woman, has been seen
walking the streets at different hours after
midnight, and all efforts to solve the
mystery have proven unavailing. The
spook, for such it is believed to be. confines
its appearance largely to the Fourth ward,
and is occasionally seen on First ave
nue. Several well known citizens have
gotten a glimpse of the apparition and
describe it as the form of a beautiful young
lady, whose features, whilo bearing some
reseuiblanoe to a former resident of the
city, now deceased, are not fully recogniza
ble. A curious feature of the apparition’s
appearance is the beau iful halo that sur
rounds the form. This light is e >*ily dis
tinguishable at a considerable distance, and
especially on a dark night it is observed
with unusual brilliancy.
Reputableoitizeus have, as alleged, seen
this strange apparition. Regularly organ
ized crowds of men are now on the "lookout
nightly for the apparition, and the police
are also instructed to watch for the strange
visitor.
WARFARE ON THE DIVORCE LAW.
Bishop Hare Leading the Crusade
Against South Dakota Infamy.
Sioux Falls, S. D., Jan 15.—The min
isters of South Dakota, uuder the skillful
leadership of Bishop Hare, are waging re
lentless warfare against the existing divorce
law. Copies of the petition tube presented
to the legislature have been mailed by the
bishop to every- minister in the common
wealth, regardless of creed, with the request
that they be presen ed to th ir congrega
tions for signers. Along with the petition
is an address to the people of tbe state, pre
pared by the bishop, who is exceedingly
caustio in his remarks aud intimates that
those opposed to amending the law are in
fluenced by money which the undesirable
influx of the inismated brings to the state.
H teikeepers and others who favor no
changes are greatly alarmed over the
bishop’s crusade, bat still ci. ng to the hope
that po.itical leaders will avert tbe threat
ened cutting off if a lucrative branch of
trade. Tbe consensus of opinion is that tbe
la* will be amended to make the period of
residence six months instead of uinety days.
CHRIS 1 IAN ENDEAVOR.
Interesting Services in the Christian
Church at Augusta.
Auousta, Ga., Jan. 15.—T0-day was tbe
last and best day of the Christian En
deavor convention. The Christian church
was filled at all the services to day and to
night was packed to overflowing. Bome
excellent speeches have been made during
the convention, and the session was not
only full of interest but profit for all. It Is
expected to do treat good among the
chucbes in this city and in giving impetus
to the endeavor work ii Georgia.
Rev. W. F. McCauley of Dayton, 0., a
delegate to the convention, will addres the
.Savannah local u ion at the called meet
ing ou Tuesday night next.
MEDICAL.
L Mi
Mrs. William Lohr
Of Freeport, IU., began to fail rapidly, lost all
ippetite and got into a serious condition from
rjucnpncia She could not eat ve s e ’
JopCpOlfl tables or meat, and even
toast distressed her. Had to give up house
work. In a week after taking
Hood’s Sarsaparilla
She felt a little better. Could keep more food
on her stomach and grew stronger. She took
3 bottles, has a good appetite, gained 22 lbs.,
does her work easily, is now in perfect health.
HOOD’S PILLS aro the best after-dinner
Fills. They assist digestion and cure headache,
SPECIAL NOTICES.
CITI/.EXS’ TICRKT.
For Mayor.
R, F. HARMON,
Fop. Aldermen:
JOHN SCHWARZ,
THOMAS SCREVEN,
HERMAN MYERS,
W.J. WATSON,
R. CUTLER GORDON,
GEORGE A. HUDSON,
THOMAS BOWDEN,
JOHN F. LUBS,
H M. COMER, JR .
WM. H RAT.
WM. DUNCAN,
MARCUS S. BAKER.
For 25 Cent*
Cures all aches.
Cures all pains.
Cures all diarrhoea
Cures the cholera
PUNJAB BALSAM
ROWLINSKL PHARMACIST.
He still has the prescription
Books of Butler's Pharmact,
and is tbs only one a bo can
repeat the prescription*
MEDICAL.
ATOrJ
Unfailing SpcciSe far Liver Disease.
It acts with extraordinary efficacy on the
LIVER,
KIDNEYS,
and BOWELS.
AN EFFECTUAL SPECIFIC FDR
.Malaria. Bowel 4'ompiaints,
Dyapepala, Pick Headache.
Constipation, Biliousness.
Kidney Affections. Jaundice.
Mental Depression, Colic.
Has our 7. Stamp in red on front of Wrapper.
J H Z' li-IN A- CO , Philadelphia. Pa.,
Sole Proprietors. Pries 81 00.
FUXKRAI, INVITATION*.
DWELLS.—The friends and acquaintance of
Mr. and Mrs. Chart.es Dwells and Mr. and Mrs
G W. Dwelle are invited to attend the funeral'
of the former from No. 7a New Houston street
THIS (Monday) AFTERNOON at 3:30 o'clock.
LYNES.—The friends and acquaintance of
Mrs. F. D. Lycos and Miss M. Watts are re
quested to attend the funeral of Emmie, eldest
daughter of Mrs. Lynes. from her residence, 14
Macon street, THIS (Monday) AFTERNOON at
3:30 o'clock.
SAGURB.—The friends and acquaintance of
C. A. Sagurk are respectfully invited to attend
his funeral from his late residence, 82 Price
street, at 3:30 o'clock THIB (Mouday) AFTEK
NOON.
MKETINOe.
OGLETHORPE LODGE NO.
The members of this Lodge will assemble at.
the Lodge room THIS (Monday) AFTERNOON
at 3 o'clock sharp, to pay the last tribute of re
spect to our deceased brother, Charles Dwelle.
from 79 New Houston street. Bv order of
W. C. TRAVIS, N. G.
Davis Freeman, Secretary.
GOLDEN RULE LODGE NO. 13, I. O. O. F.
A special raeetio e will be held at 3 o’clock
THIS AFTERNOON for the nurpose of paving
the last tribute of respect to our deceased
brother, C. A. Sagubs.
R. M. LARCOMBE, N. G.
J. S. Tyson, Secretary.
ATTENTION, TAMMANY.
The Club will meet TO NIGHT at 8 o’clock
sharp, at Library hall, to consider the report of
Committee on Aldermanic Ticket. Every mem
ber must be present. By order of
W. M. BOHAN, President,
W. J. Fitzpatrick. Secretary.
CITIZENS’ SANITARY ASSOCIATION
A meeting of the Citizens’ Sanitary Associa
tion of Savannah will be held MONDAY, 10th
inst. at 8:15 o’clock p. .
Medical Director LeHardy will read a report
on cbo.era, suggestive of precautionary meas
ures immediately nece-'sary to guard against
the invasion of tbo disease during the coming
summer. DENIS J. MURPHY.
Secretary.
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I’t.LIAL. NOTiOOS.
On and after Feb 1. 1890, the basis or meas
urement of all advertising In the Morning Nswa
will be agate, or at the rate of $1 40 an Inoh for
the first Insertion. No Special Notice inserted
for lees than Si 00.
McDonough ticket^
For Mayor,
john j. McDonough.
For Alderves:
GEORGE J. MILLS.
GEORGE S. HAINES.
MERRITT W DIXON,
HERMAN MYERS,
WILLIAM G. CANN,
WILLIAM I. O BRIEN,
DR. R. B. HARRIS.
DAVID WE LS,
WILLIAM M. BOHAN.
thomas h. McMillan,
THOMAS A. FOLLIARO,
DR. WILLIAM DUNCAN.
A CARD.
Fellow Citizens: Owing to business engage
ments I will te unable to be a candidate for
Alderman at the ensuing election, and respect
fully ask you to comply with my wishes ex
pressed at the meeting Friday night, and I ask
your support for Col. R. F. Harmon and hla
ticket. Respectfully,
JOHN SCHWARZ.
NOTICE.
All bill* against the British steamship PO
CASSET, Blyth master, must be presented at
our office by or before 12 o'clock k. THIS DAY.
Jan. .6, or payment thereof will be debarred.
A. MINIS' SONS, Consignees.
WM. P. HARDEE,
EXPERT ACCOUNTANT AND BOOKKEEPER.
Office with W. R, Leaken, Esq.,
GARDEN HEEDS.
A large supply of
PEASE, BEANS, ONION SETS,
—and—
ALL SEASONABLE SEEDS,
From the most reliable growers, at iewest
prices.
SOLOMONS ,b CO.
NOTICE TO eUB-CRIBEHH SOUTHERN
BELL TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH
COMPANY,
Subscribers to the Telephone Exchange are
advised not to purchase any “Resonators" or
“Whisperphones” for use on Telephones, as the
company di,approves the use of all Irinds. Any
recommendation purporting to have been given
by an official of this company is unauthorized.
Respectfully, R. h. POLK.
Manager.
Savashah, Ga., Jan 10
CONCERT
BY TBE
MENDELBSOHN QUINTETTE CLUB,
Under the auspices ef tbe Y. M. C. A., at Ms
sonic hall Jan. 21. 1893. Tickets 60 cents, re
•or?ed teats 25 coots each box sheet open at
■*. A. building Jan. 16. Tickets on sale
at Dr. L. C. btrong's Pharmacy.
SKID A WAV SHILL ROAD COMPANY^
Jaw. 10, 1893.
A dividend of four dollars ($4) s share will be
paid stockholders on demand.
GEORGE W. LAMAR,
Secretary sod Treasurer.
A riLL LINE
OF
RICKSF.CKER’B COLOGNE AND EXTRACT
—.II'ST SECSI VXD AT—
SOUTH BIDE PHARMACY,
Abet corn and Henry streets.
AMTiEMENTh.
AN ENTERTAINMENT
Under the Auupices
Ladies' lid, Samoah Yolaatesr Guards,
Will be given at Catho:io Library Hall
MONDAY, JAN. 16, 1893.
AFTERNOON AT 3:30 O’CLOCK.
PKIZfZ BABY’ SHOW.
DOLL SHOW—Prize to oldest, pretriest and
ugliest doll. Enter your baby, enter your doU.
No charge for admission to hall.
EVENING AT 8:30 O'CLOCK.
Delightful recitation by a prominent young
lady. Fine solo singkg by some of society's
favorites.
Dancing. (Music by Cobb’s band). Icecream,
cak-. etc. Fortune telling
Admission to hall only 10 cents, (pay at
the door'. Dancing >aU the evening) 10 cental
Other things one dime.
Tl ITII If
OF SAVANNAH,
Capital 8500,000
Transacts a general banking business.
Maintains a Savings Department and allows
INTEREST AT 4 PER CENT., compounded
quarterly.
The accounts of individuals, firms, banks ani
corporations are solicited.
With our large number of correspondents ia
GEORGIA, ALABAMA, FLORIDA and SOUTH
CAROLINA, we are prepared to handle ooileo
tions on the most favorable terms.
Correspondence invited.
BRANTLEY A. DENMARK,
President.
M. B. LANE,
Vice Presipemt.
GEORGE 0. FREEMAN,
CASHIER.
SAVANNAH BANK
AND TRUST CO.
SAVANNAH, G-A.
INTEREST AT
4%
ON DEPOSITS IN SAVINGS DEPARTMENT.
Collections on Savannah and all southern
point*, wa handle oa the most favorable terns
and remit at lowest exchange rat on day a!
payment. Correspondence solicited.
JOsBPH O. WEED, President.
JOHN C. ROWLAND, Vice President
JAMES H. HUNTE t, Caanier.
ESTEVE& C 0.7"
X-S Hay Street,
SAVANNAH. - - GTA..
DO A GENERAL BANKING BUSINESS RFY
AND SELL EXCHANGE ON ALL THE PRC?
OF SPAI ‘ S ' FRANCE AND
DRAW ON
A. RUFFER & SONS LONDON
f PARIS.
HAVRE,
CREDIT LYONNAIS [ ROHDEAUL^
| ROUEN.
I NANTES.
„ l DUNKIRK etc.
£• ALFARO &CO MADRID
BARROSO £ CO . LISBON
ES?“Special rates paid for drafts of masters
of Spauisb vessels and for drafts drawn by
masters of vessels bound for Spanith porta.
PIIOTOGRAPHKRaI
Another New Lot of Engravings,
ETCHINGS AND WATER COLORS JUST
RECEIVED BY
Launey & Goebel,
Who are alio headquarters for fine Photo
graphs, Crayon, Pastol and Water-Color Por
traits from life or copy; alto, the largest and
finest tne of Moldings and Frames ever shown
in Savannah. Now is the time to put In your
orders for the Holidays.
N. B.—Studio now 31 Whitaker street, one
door south of Broughton.
.PRINTERS AND BOOKBINDERS.
QEO. M. NICHOLS, ~
PRINTING,
BINGING,
BLANK BOOKS.
83* St. Savannah.
MACHINERY.
McDonongh & Ballanfyne
IRON FOUNDERS.
Maobinists. Boiler Makers ani Blacksmiths
MANUFACTURERS OF
STATIONARY AND PORTABLE ENGINES.
VERTICAL AND TOP RUNNING CORN
MILLS. SUGAR MILLS and PANS.
AGENTS for Alert and Union Injector*, the
simplest and most effective on the market;
Gu'lett Light Draft Magnolia Cotton Gin, tbs
best In the market.
All orders promptly attended toi Send for
Price List.
P Al NTsTaJN DOl Ls.
JOHN G. BUTLER,
Headquarters for Plain and Decorative Wall
Paper. Paint*. Oil, White Leads, Varnish, Glass.
Railroad and Steamboat Supplies, Sashes,
Doors, Blinds and Builders' Hardware, Calcined
Plaster, Cement and Hair.
SOLE AGENTS FOR LADD'B LIME.
140 Congress street and 139 St. Julian street.
Savannah. Georgia.
NT I RsERY.
KIESLING’S^NURSERYr
WHITE UXiXTH’F' ROAIX
PLANTS. Bouquets, Designs, Cut Flower*
furnished to order. Leave orders at Sevan
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Railway passes through tbs nursery. Telephone
MOLASSES.
CUBA MOLASSES
ro* SALE BY
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