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hearts full of love to Jesus, and con
sciences alive 10 God and the be
nighted heathen, have placed this
holy book within her reach, and ear
nest, consecrated missionaries have
taught her to read its glowing pages,
What has transformed our grand and
glorious America from a wilderness,
that echoed only the howling of wild
beasts, and the yell of savage Indians
to a mighty nation, which, in refine
meat, civilization and intelligence
ranks second to none upon the fape
of the globe! Was it not the infill
ence of this precious volume? Yea,
verily. Indeed, it is the grand cor¬
ner stone of our national govern
ment.
The advantages accruing from the
companionship of the Bible are be¬
yond measure or calculation. That
man who takes the Bible for his guide
and companion never suffers from a
sense of loneliness. You may place
him where you will—lock him in
some lonely cell, shut out from all
human sounds, or place him on some
lone, desert island, where no foot
man has ever before trod—still, here
or there, he would find company,
for in either place he would erect his
temple oflove and adoration, and
from its lofty observatory would look
back upon the ancient world and
gaze with admitation upon the ven
erable forms of the old patriarchs as
they trudge the Arabian plains, or
climb the steeps of Judea’s hills; or
will ponder with silent awe upon the
the thrilling prophecies, written with
the pen of divine inspiration, dipped
in the burning indignation of an an
gry God against the wicked, on the
one hand, and in his melting tender
ness of his bve for the good on the
other; or, perchance, his heart is
melted by the moving strains of music
flowing from the heart and lips of
Judea’s Shephard boy; or it may be
his thoughts wander farther down
the age of t.me and pause with won
der upon the threshold of the Chris
tian era, rnd he sees a company of
shepherds reclining upon the plains
of Chaldea, watching their flocks by
night, looking upward into the star
lit heavens. Infancy, he watches
them them as as their ears catch the the sound sound of of
music upon the midnight air; he sees
that celestial band floating in the far
off sky, and hears them proclaim to
the enraptured shepherds the “Glad
tidings of great joy.” Wei may he
exclaim: “Ah! wonderful Book of
books;” for indeed, it is replete with
poetry, history and biogtaphy.
Where do we find comparisons
more striking than the brilliant para¬
bles of Jesus Christ ? Where is his¬
tory more exalting than that of the
sacred Scriptures? Where is biog¬
raphy more enabling? In whose
poems do we find more beauty and
pathos, or more sublimity than in the
Psalms of David ?
The Bible is the foundation of all
Christian principles. It teaches us
how to live, and how to die. It‘arms
the f hristiau in a panoply complete.
It snatches from death his poisoned
arrow, from the graves her boasted
victory, and point the soul to its
crowning glory, a blissful immortality
in the world beyond. r i his holy book
is replete with promised blessings,
which are unmingled and consum
mate, uninterrupted and immortal.
The Bible proclaims the gospel
not only to us. bnt to the uttermost t
parts of the caith. With bright an¬
ticipations* and splendid visions of
prophecy, it has kindled a fire, from
the alter of God in heathen lands
which, ^ like the last conflagration
j willcontinne to blaze, until the ele
ments of corruption shall “burn with
, fervent heat,” and everything un
holy shall be punished, every idol
in the heathen world shall be con
sumed, till the* celestial voice shall
solute our ears: “Behold the taber
nacle of God is with men, and He
will dwell,with then and they shall be
his people, and He will be their
God.
Already multitudes, who live in re
gions far remote, even teeming mil
lions of Africa, are seen pressing for
ward to the hallowed courts, bend
ing in the semetuary, offering praise
and thanksgiving to the Giver of
this book, the great Jehovah, who is
King in Zion. Thus the precious
truths of the Bible shall continue to
spread until the Light Himself shall
shine revealed from heaven, and one
tide of glory, one unclouded blaze
shall flood the courts of the holy
temple.
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Dr *£ "T^Td'"' J. W.
MitchelI hav ,. fornied a copartner
ship l for the practice ' of me dicine and
ten der their service t0 those who may
be afflicted with any of^the ills inci
, H n H f h
been a resident of' Hamilton but a
short while> but he has been here
, ong enough for us to know that he
Serves the renutation ^ as a success
ful and falthful . which .
practitioner
preceded him. Dr. “Jim” Mitche 1
was born and reared here and he has
won a reputation in the practice of
medicine that does him and his birth¬
place good credit. He is a hard stu¬
dent of the medical books as well as
of the cases of sickness and diseases
that come under his eye, and is a
young physician of promise, The
ailing and public profits by the com¬
bination is to be congratulated upon
The editor’s absence will excuse
shortcoming-, this week.
“PNEUMONIA.”
Why not Call this Terrible Scourge by
its Rightful Name!
[New York Telegram.]
Many a strong, well-bui't man
leaves home to-day; before night he
will have a chill and in a few hours
will be dead !
This is the way the dreaded pneu¬
monia takes people off.
The list of notable men who are
its victims is appalling.
It sweeps over the land like a
scourge and destroys poor and rich
alike.
Everyone dreads it. Its coming is
sudden, its termination usually
speedy.
What causes it?
Pneumonia, we are told, is invited
by a certain condition of the system,
indi ca ted if one has occasional chills
an( ^ ^ evers > a tendency to cold in the
throat and lungs, rheumatic and nue
ra ^ c pains, extreme tired leelings,
short breath and pleuritic stitches in
side, l° ss appetite, backache,
nervous unrest, scalding sensation, or
sca ut and discolored fluids, heart
flutteriiigs, sour stomach, distressed
l°°k> puffy eye sacs, hot and dry
s ^ n > l° ss of strength and virility,
I hese indications may not appear
together, they may come, disappear
anc ^ re-appear for years, the person
not realizing that they are nature’s
warning of a coming calamity,
of her words, if pneumonia does
not c ^ m as a victim the persons
living such symptoms some lesssud
de n ( l u ^ te as ^ ata ^ malady cer
I a ^y will.
A celebrated New York physician
told the Tribune that pneumonia was
a secondary disorder, the exposure
*" d ?°‘ d sim P ly ^ agent which
de ^ lo P s tbe disease, aheady dormant
tbe syste “. bec » u « the ltrdneys
have been but partially doing their
dut y. In short, pneumonia is but an
early indication of a bright s diseased
condi '; lon - This impaired action may
ex,st f ° r years wlthout the P a le " 1
suspecting it because no pain will be
felt in the kldne y s or their vicinity
and often it can be detected only ' by
and microscopical obs rV a
.
t tions.
Nearly 150 of the 740 deaths in
New York city the first week in April
(and in six weeks 781 deaths) were
caused by pneumonia.
The disease is very obstinate, and
if the accompanying disorder is very
far advanced, recovery is impossible
for the kidneys give out entirely, and
the patient is literally suffocated by
water.
The only safeguard against pneu
monia is to maintain a vigorous con
dition of the system, and thus pre-
vent its attacks, by using whatever
ladicaliy and effectually restore full
vitality to the kidneys, for if they are
not sound, pneumonia cannot bepre
vented. For this purpose there is
nothing equal to Warner’s safe cure,
a remedy known to millions, used
probably by hundreds of thousands
and commended as a standard specific
wherever known and used. It does
not pretend to cure an attack of
pneumonia, but it does remove the
cause of and prevent that disease if
taken in time. No reasonable man
can doubt this if he regards the per¬
sonal experience of thousands of
honorable men.
When the Physician says his pa¬
tient has either bright’s disease or
pneumonia he confesses his inability
to cure, and in a measure he consid¬
ers his responsibility ended. In
many instances, indeed, persons are
reported as dying of pneumonia,
heart disease, apoplexy and convul¬
sions, when the real cause of death
and so known by the physician is this
kidney consumption. Thousands of
people have it without knowing it
and perish of it because their physi¬
cian will not tell them the facts!
The same fate awaits every one who
will not exercise his judgement in
such a matter.
Harris county was represented at
the democratic state convention by
Col. J. M. Mobley, Judge A. A. Al
len and Messrs L. D. Hutchinson,
W. N, Maddox, B. H. Wiliams and
J. L. Dennis.
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Is Consumption Incurable ?
Read this: C H Morris, Newark*, Aik ,
says, “Was down with abscess of lungs,
and friends and physicians pronounced
me an incurable consumptive. Began
taking Dr Kings New Discovery for Con¬
sumption,am now on my third bottle and
able to oversee the work on my farm. Is
the finest medicine ever made.” Jesse
Middiewart, Decatur,O , says:“Had it not
been for Dr Kings New Discovery for
Consumption I wduld have died of lung
troubles. Was given op by doctors* Am
now in the best of health ’’ Try it. Sam
pie bottles free at Cook Brothers.
Don’t Experiment,
You cannot afford to waste time in ex •
penmenting when your lungs are in dan¬
ger. Consumption always seems at first
only a cola. Do not permit any dealer to
impose upon you with some cheap imita¬
tion of Dr. King‘s New Discovery for
Consumption coughs and colds, but be
sure you get the renuine Because he can
make more profit he may tell you he has
some hing just as good, or ju t the same.
Don’t be deceived but insist upon getting
DiKing’s New Discovery which is guaran¬
teed to give relief in all throat, lung and
chest affections. Trial bottles free at Cook
Bro<. Large Bottles One Dollar.
A Proud Woman’s Airs.
W T hy is a proud woman like a music
box? She is ufll of airs. And if they
blow on her, cough «Dd cold must follow.
D-» not neglect a eo d. but take Taylors
Charokee Remedy of Sweet Guui aDd
Mubein.
Nothing better than Dr Bull’s Baby
Syrup can he used for the diseases of
bahybood. Price ooly 25 cents. Sold
by Druggists.