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Spring Place Jimplecute ■* i CARTER & HEABTSELL. PPOPKHTOES. VOLUME XI. IUX TALMAGE’S SERMON. ROYAL blqoo the subject of his DISCOURSE. Hi* T< xt tro«u Judgei vlit, 18: “Basil One Kctenblea 1 he cmiaren of a King”—A1 Hrinaantly the Children ol the Oreateet King o’ the Ual verge. Brooklyn, N. Y., Doc. II,— This morning the vast congregation, which filled every available space in the Tab¬ ernacle at the opening of the service, sang with great heartiness and evident feeling Cowyei’s well known hymn be¬ ginning: There is a fountain filled with blood. Drawn from Emanuel's veins. The subject of Dr. I'almage’s sermon was ‘ Blood Royal,” and his text; Judges viir.18 —“Each one resembled the chil¬ dren of a king.” Zebah and Z ilmuna bad been off to battle, and wtien they came back they were asked what kind of people they had seen. They answered that the peo¬ ple had a royal appearance; -‘each one resembl d the children o? a king.” I stand to day before many who have this appearance. Indeed, they are the sons and daughters of the Lord Almighty. Though now in exile, they shall yet come to their thtones, There are family names that stand for wealth,*or patriot¬ ism or intelligence. The name of Wash¬ ington means patriotism, although some of the blood of that race has become v. ry thin iu the last generation. The family of the Medici stood as the repre¬ sentative of letters. The family of the KothM-hilds is significant of wealth, the loss of furry millions of dollars in 1848 putting them to no inconvenience;; and within a few years they have loaned Russia twelve millions of dollars, Na¬ ples twenty-five millions, Austria forty millions and England two hundred mil¬ lions: and the stroke of their pen on the counting room desk shakes everything from the Irish Sea to the Danube. They open their hand and there is war; they shut it and there is peace. The House of Jlapshurg in Austria, the House of Stuart in England, the House of Bour¬ bon in France, were families of imperial authority. But l come to preach of a family more potential, more rich and more ex¬ tensive—the Royal House of Jesus, of whom the whole family in heaven and on earth is named. We are blood rela¬ tions by the relationship of the cross, and all of us are the children of the king. First, 1 speak of our family name. When we see a descendant, of some one greatly celebrated in the last century, we look at him with profound interest. To have had conquerors, kings or princes n the ancestral line give luster to the family name. In our line was a king and a conqueror. The star in the east with baton of light woke up the eternal orchestra that made music at His birth. From thence be started forth to conquer all nations, not by trampling them down but by lifting them up. St. John saw Him on a white hone. When He returns He will not bring the nations chained to His wheel or in iron cages; but I hear the stroke of the hoofs of the snow white cavalcade that bring them to the gates in triumph. Our family name takes luster from the star that heralded him, and the spear that pierced Him, and the crown that was given him. It gathers fra¬ grance from the frankincense brought- to His cradle, and the lilies that flung their sweetness into His sermons and the box of alabaster that broke at his feet. The Comforter at Bethany, the Resurrector at Nain, the supernatural Oculist at Bethesda, the Saviour of one world and the Chief Joy of another, the storm his frown, the sunlight his smile, the spring morning his breath, the earthquake the stamp of his foot, the thunder the whisper of his voice, the ocean a drop on the tip of his finger, Heaven a sparkle on the bosom of hje love, eternity the twinkling of his eye, the universe the flying dust of his char¬ iot wiieels, able to heal a heart-break or hush a tempest, or drown a world, or flood immensitv with his glory. What other family name could ever boast of sueh an illustrious personage? Hencetortb, swing out the coat of arms. Great families wear their coat of arms on their dress, or on the door of their coach, or on the helmet when they go out to battle, or on flags and ensigns. The heraldic sign is sometimes a lion, or an eagle. Our coat of arms worn right over the heart, hereafter shall be a cross, a lamb standing under it and a dove fly¬ ing over it. Grandest of all escutch¬ eons, most significant of all family coat of arms. In every battle I must have it blazing on my flag—the dove, the cross, the lamb; and when I fall wrap me In that good old Christian flag, so that the family coat of arms shall be right over my breast that all the world may see that I looked to the dove of the spirit and clung to the cross, and depended SPRING- PLACE, GA., THURSDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1891. upon the Lamb of God which taketh away the sin of the world. Ashamed of Jesus! that dear friend, On whom ray hopes of life depend; No, That when I I blush be this mysname— no more revere His name. vr Next, r I speak of tne family sorrows. If trouble come to one member of the te“th ter the y hi!/ body 6 ? is !*■ lowered U isthecu,tom into the grave, > a f for all the relatives to come to the verge ot the grave and look down into it. First, nearest the departed come, then tatadtotottJ looked mto the t oa“ grave, & So bo, th Sh when ha 7 trou- a " ble and grief go down through the heart of one member of the family, they go down through tnem ail. The sadness of one is the sadness of all. A company of persons join hands around an electric battery; the two persons at the ends of the line touch tne battery and all the circle feels the shock. Thus by reason of the filial, maternal and paternal re- lations of life, we stand so close togeth- er that when trouble sets its battery all feel the thrill of distress. In the great Christian family the sorrow of one ought to be the sorrow of ail. Is one persecuted? All are persecuted. Do- s one suffer lo8-? Wo all suin' loss. Is one bereaved? We are all bereaved. Their streaming ayes together flow For human guilt and mortal woe. If you rejr ice at another's misfortune you are not one of the sheep, but one of the goats; and the vulture o‘ sin hath alighted on your soul and not the dove of the spirit. Next, I notice the fann y property. After a man of large esiate dies, the relatives assemble to hear the will reed. So much of the property id willed to his sons, and so much to his daughters, and so much to benevolent societies. Our Lord Jesus hath died, and we are as¬ sembled to-day to hear the will read. He says: “My p -ace 1 give unto you,” Through his apostles he says: “All are you™." What, oveiything': Yes, every thing. This world and the next, In distinguished families there are old pictures hanging on the wall. They are called the heirlooms of the estate. They are very old, and have come-down from generation to generation. So I look upon all the beauties of the natural world as the heirlooms of our royal family. The morning breaks fr >ia the east. The mists travel up hill above hill, mountain above mountain, until sky lost. The forests are full of chirp, and buzz, and song. Tree’s leaf and bird’s wing flutter with gladnesi. Honey ma¬ kers iu the log, and beak against tho bark, and squirrels chattering on the rail, and the call of the hawk cut of a clear sky. make you feel glad. The sun, which kindles conflagrations among the castles of cloud and sets min¬ aret and dome aflame, stoops t) peint the lilly white and the buttercup yellow, and the forget-me-not blue. What can resist the sun? Light for the voyager over the deep. Light for the shepherd guarding the flocks afield. Light for the poor who have no 'lamps t,o burn. Light for the downcast and lowjy. Light for aching eyes and bur ling brain and wasted caplive. Light for the smooth brow of childhood and for the dim vision of the octogenariaD. Light for queen’s coronet and sewing girl’s needle. Let there be light. Whose morning is this;. My .'morning, your morning. Our father gave us the picture and hung it on the sky in loops of fire. It is the heirloom of our family. And so the night. It is the full moon. The mists from shore to shore gleam like shat¬ tered mirrors; and the ocean, und^r her glance, comes up with great tides, panting upon the beach, mingling, as It were, fo im and fire. The poor man blesses God for throwing such a cheap light through the broken window-pane into his cabin; and to the sick it seems a light from the other shore which bounds this great deep of human pain and woe. If the sun seam like a song full and poured from brazen instru¬ ments that fill heaven and earth with great harmonies, the moon is plaintive and mild, standing beneath the throne of God, sending up her soft, sweet voice of praise, while the stars listen and the sea. No mother ever more sweetly guarded the sick-cradle than all night long this pale watcher of the sky bends over the weary, heart-sick slumbering earth. Whose is this black¬ framed, blaek-tasso!ed picture of the night? It is the heirloom of our family. Ours, the grandeur of the spring, the crystals of the snow, the coral of the beach, the odors of the garden, the harmonies of the air. You cannot see a large estate in one morning. You must take several walks around it. The family property of this royal house of Jesus is so great that we must take several walks to get any Idea of its extent. Let the first walk be around this earth. All these val¬ leys, the harvests that wave ir them, and the cattle that pasture them—all these mountains, and the precious things hidden beneath them, and the •rown of glacier they cast at the feet of the Alpine hurricane—all these lakes, “TELL THE TRUTH.” these islands, these continents, are ours • Iu the second wa ik go among che street lamps of heaven, and see stretching forth on either side a wil- derness of worlds. For us they shine, For ns they sang at a Saviour’s nativ- ity. For us they will wheel into line, and with their flaming torches add to the splendor of onr triumph on the day for which all other days were made, in the third walk, go around the Eter- nal City. As we come near it, hark to J® ding nl,1 peal \ 0t of f tt its r great Cbari ° towers. te ’ and the The wed bell - of heaven has struck twelve, lcis high noon. We look off among the chaplets which never fade, the eyes that never weep, the temples that never close, the loved ones that never part, the proces- sion tout never halts, the trees that never wither, the walls that never can be captured, the sun that never sets, until we can no longer gate, and we hide our eyes and exclaim: “Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered mto the heart of mao, the things whi;h God hath prepared for them that love Him!” As these tides of glory rise, we have to retreat, and hold last lest we be swept off and drowned in the emotions of gladness, and thanksgiving, and triumph. What think you of the family pro ■- erty? It is considered an honor to marry into a family where there is large wealth. The Lord, tho bride¬ groom of earth and heaven, offers you His heart and His hand, saying, iu the words of the great canticles: “Rise up, my love, my fair one, and come away;” aud once having put oa thy band the signet of His love, you will be endowed with the wealth of earth, and all the honors of heaven. Almost every family looks back to a homestead—some country place where you grew an. Vou sat on the doorsill. You heard tile footstep of the rain on the garret roof. Vou swung on the gate. You ransacked the barn. You waded into the brook. You threshed the orchard for apples and toe neigh¬ boring woods for nuts; and everything around the old homestead is of interest t*> you. I tell you of the old home¬ stead of eternity, in my Father’s house are many mansions. When we talk of mansions wo think of Ohats- worth, and its park, nine miles in cii euruforence, and its conservatory, that astonishes the world; its galleries of art, that contain tha tiiumphs of Chantry, Canova, and Tho”waldsen; of the kings and the queens who have walked its stately halls, or, flying over the heather, have hunted the grouse. But all the d willing places of dukes, and princes, and queens, are as noth¬ ing to the family mansion that is al¬ ready a waiting our arrival. The hand of the Lord Jesus lifted the pillars, aud swung the doors, and planted the parks. Angels walk there, and the good of all ages. The poorest man in that house is a millionaire, and the lowliest a king, and the tamest word he speaks is an anthem and the short¬ est life an eternity. It took a Paxton to build for Chats- worth a covering for the vonderful flower, victoria regia five feet in diam¬ eter. But our lily of the valley shall need no shelter from the blast, and in the open gardens of God shall put forth its full bloom, and all heeven shall come to look at it, and its aroma shall be as though the cherubim had swung before the throne a thousand censers. 1 have not seen it yet. lam in a foreign land. But my Father is waging for me to come home. I have brothers and sisters there. In the Bi¬ ble I have letters from there, felling me what a flue ptaee it is. It matters not much to me whether 1 am rich or poor, or whither the world hates me or loves me, or whether 1 go by land or by sea, if only I may life my eyes at last on the family mansion. It is not a frail house, built in a month, toon to cruinble, hut an old mansion which is as Arm as the day it was built. Its walls are grown with the ivy of many ages, and the urns at the gateway are abloom with the century plants of eternity. The tpeen Sheba tath walked its halls, and Esther, and Marie Antoinette, and Lady Huntingdon,and Cecil, and Jeremy Taylor, aud 8amuel Rutherford, and John Miltoni and the widow who gave two mites, aud the two men from the hospital—these last two perhaos outshining all the kings and queens of eternity. A family mansion means reunion, Some of your families are very much scattered. The children married, and went off to St. Louis, or Chicago, or Charleston; but perhaps once a year you come together at the old place. How vou wake up the old piano that has been silent for years! (Father and mother do not play on it.) How you bring out the old relics, aud rummage the garret, and open old scrap-books, and shout, aud laugh, and cry, and talk over old times, and, though you may be forty-five years of age, act as though you were sixteen! Yet soon it is good-bye at the car window and good-bye at the steamboat wharr. But j how will we act at the reunion in the j old family mansion of heaven? It is a i good while since vou parted at the door ! of the grave. There will be Grace and ’ Mary and Martha and Charlie of’your and Lizrie, and all the darlings household—not pale and sick and gasping for breath, their as when you saw them last, but eyes bright with the luster of heaven and their cheek roseate with the flush of celestial smn- mer. What clasping of hands! What em- braciugs! What coming together of Up to ,lip! What tears of joy! You say: “1 thougut there were no tears in heaven ” There must be, for the Bible says that: “God shall wipe them away;” and if there were no tears there, how could He wipe them away ? They cannot be tears of grief or tears of dis¬ appointment. They must be tears of gladness, Christ will ”oine and say: “What! child of heaven, is it too much for thee? Dost thou break down un¬ der the gladness of this reunion? Then I will help thee.” And, with His one arm around us and the other arm around our loved one, He shall hold us up in the eternal jubilee. While 1 speak some of you, with bro¬ ken hearts, ean hardly hold your peace, You feel as if you would speak out and say; “O bletsed day, speed on Toward thee I pres i with blistered feet over the desert way. My eyes fail for their weeping. 1 faint for listening lor feet that will not come and the sound of voices that wld m t, speak. Speed on, O day of reunion! And then, Lord Jesus, be not angry with me if, after i have jest once kissed thy blessed feet, 1 turn around to gather up the long lost treasures of my heart. Oh, be not angry with me. flue look at thee were heaven. But all these reunions are heaven encircling heaven,heaven over¬ topping heaven, luaveu commingling with heaven!” I was at Mount Vernon, and went into the dining-room in which our first President entertained the prominent men of this and other lands. I t wa,s a very interesting spot. But, oh! the banqueting hall of the family mansion of which 1 speak! Spread the table, spread it wide, for a great multitude are to sit at it. From the tree by the river eatner the twelve muuner o f fruits for that table. Take the clus¬ ters from the heavenly vineyards, end press them into t/ie golden tankards for that table. On baskets carry in the bread which, if man eat, he shall never hunger. Take all the shot-torn flags of earthly conquest, aud entwine them among the arches. L r -t David come with his harp, and Gabriel with his trumpet, and Miriam with the timbrel; for the prodigals are at home, and the captives are free, and the Father hath invited the mighty of heaven and the redeeu edof earth to come and dine! Twenty Men Drowned. New York, Dec 12,— The Tribune’s Haverstraw dispa' eh says: Twelve barges loaded with brick, towed by the Cornell Towing Company's steamboat, Townsend, coming down the Hudson, when opposite Croton Point was upset at about 9 o’clock this evening and about twenty persons drowned. When at Croton Point the wash of the river was so great that the tug was compelled to round to, thus forei ng the barges to ride each other. Being loaded and the tide washing high, they immediately upset. There were sixty men on the twelve barges and only about thirty have come ashore. The accident is attributed by many to the carelessness of the pilot of the tug. A New Market tor C t oa. Charleston, 8, C., Dec. 7.—The cot- ton farmers of Greenville county in this state have adopted a novel mode of rais- ing the price of cotton. At a mass mect- ing held yesterday the following resolu- tion was adopted: Resolved. That we. the cotton pro¬ duoers of Greenville county, and other thereof, agree to assign all cot- £ be SSS'SShS? cers to elected bv the voters of the county, and will deliver the same at such place in the county as may be di¬ rected by s&ia county commissioners, provided the said couuty commissioner or other officers pay for the same in cash or county bonds at 21 cents a pouad.i’or middling by and less or more for other cot¬ ton class or grade, 1 cent a pound to be reserved for expense, etc. The county commissioner referred to is the fiscal officer of the county, and the proposition to pay for tho cotton by ssumg county bonds is novel. The same meeting also adopted reso¬ lutions looking to the inauguration of a movement to secure from the general government the restoration of $(30,000, 000 iu taxes collected on cotton just af¬ the close of the war of secession. The amount collected in this state in taxes in cotton aggregates $5,000,000. It is proposed to invite the aid of all the southern states in this effort to get con- gross to refund this tax. THE CURRENT TURNED ON A WIFE MURDERER MEETS DEATH IN THE ELECTRICAL CHAIR. Tire Witnesses Ketose tc Talk The Whirr of the Dynamo aid the lttslug of the Death Ftair the Only sign to the Outside World— The via-liTurl ed o«i at 12:3 p.m New York, Dec. 8 —A special from Sing Sing says: Martm D Loppy,the wife murderer, lias been executed. The sig¬ nal announcing that all is over has just been run up on the ilag staff. It was preceded by a buzzing, indicating that the dynamos had been set at work. The caowd of newspaper men and curious people waited in front of the prison gate for the witnesses to come out. How Lop¬ py died could not be known till then. He was executed at 12:03. witnesses wouldn’t talk. After the portions who had witnessed the execution had signed their names to Warden Brown’s certificate, they came out of the warden's office, One after the other they quickly entered the hacks and drove rapidly to the depot. None of them would give any information ex¬ cept to say that Loppy had met a pain- ess death and that the execution was perfectly successful. The doctors who held the autopsy were equally non com- mital. While waiting at the depot for the trains to take them to their homes tbev were plied with all sorts of questions for the purpose of ascert aining whether the disagreeable features which were con¬ spicuous in the execution of Smiler were repeated in the killing of Loppy. All the doctors evaded these questions and said they had given their word not to re- veal any information. The utmost that could be got from Warden Brown was that the execution was carried out the same rh that at the time of the Wiling of the four men in the same chair in July last;. The warden refused to give any information except to say that the law had been carried out and that the exe¬ cution of Loppy had been a success, KILLED AT NOON, The observation of the reporters who saw the Hag hoisted which announced the death, differ slightly, but the cur- rant was undoubtedly applied from three to five minutes past noon. This hour was chosen because at that hour the ma¬ chinery in the workshops would be stopped, the convicts at dinner and the entire power of the machinery availa¬ ble for the dynamo. The only evidence on the outside of the prison of the tragic event in the death chamber was armed guards patroiing their posts. At 1 o’clock the convicts resumed work in the shops just the same as though nothing unusual had occui red. Look* Llkti Jinstncas. Washington, Dec. 12 —Secretary Tra¬ cy today issued an order detaching the Newark from the squadron of evolu¬ tion and directing Admiral Walker to proceed at once with the Chicago, the Atlantic and the Bennington to the South Atlantic station and assume com¬ mand. The order assigning Admiral Benham to the command of that sta- tation is revoked, and he will probably remain in t. e United States on waiting orders. The Newark will, it is expect¬ ed, be placed in Admiral Gharardi’s command as part of the North Atlantic squadron. Admiral Walker’s command will com¬ pose five vessels—his flagship the Chic¬ ago, the Atlantic, the Bennington, the Yantic and the Essex, and with head¬ quarters at Montevideo. He will have an effective fleet, ready t for immediate service in either tho South] Atlantic or the South Pacific, A Mod ament to Whitney. Augusta, Dec, 12.—At a meeting of the citizens to-day, active work toward the erection of a monument to Eh Whit¬ ney, inventor cf the cotton gin, was be¬ gun. a subscription Lst was started ani resolutions were adopted calling on the multitude, whose labors are made light ai d pleasant, whose capital has been increased and whose homes and surroundings made happy and peaceful as directly resulting from the invention to join in crecting.Jin Augusta on the scene of his first toils and successes, a lasting monument to his honor which shall appropriately testify the world's appreciation of one of its benefactors. A committee has been appointed and an active canvass of the cotton manu- factoring centers of the United Shires wifi he inaugurated at once. It is de¬ sired to have the monument erected at once and unveiled at the Augusta Inter¬ national Cotton Exposition in October and November next year. Togo lot” a Receiver's Hands. Washington, Dec. 4. —Comptroller of the Currency Lacey to-day received a letter from the exaroiaor in charge of the First National Bank of Wifi mgton, N. C„ but declined to disclose its con He said, however that the bank would probably be placed in the hands of a receiver. One Dollab a Year. NO 46. Psllaa. Never let your fuchsias lack for water. Speciosa is very charming in winter if trained over the window. Eben E. Rexford says that the Black Prince fuchsia is a fine bloomer. Hyacinths, narcissus, tulips, and tub* roses are best for winter blooming. In watering be very regular. Do not let the plants go for a day without it The best place in winter for fuchsias which have bloomed through the sum¬ mer is the cellar. Put them away to rest. Houitliold Hint*. Sweet oil will remove finger marks from oiled furniture. Powdered flint glass ground to powder and mixed with the white of an egg makes one ot the strongest cements known. Gilt frames may be freshened by dust¬ ing, and then washing them with one ounce of soda beaten up with the whites of three eggs. Pure sweet cream is one of the best ap¬ plications that can be had for an irritated skin, whether from sunburn or wind. It should be rubbed in gently at night. The silk underwear now so much worn should not be rubbed on tha wasnboard, nor have soap rubbed on it, unless on specially (foiled spots. It should bo gently squeezed in the hands in a lather of tepid water. Rheumatic pains In the face and teeth may be greatly alleviated by adopting the following course: Take two tea- spoonfuls of flour, the same quantity of grated ginger, and incorporate them well together with sufficient spirits to make a thin paste. Spread this on a linen rag and apply it to the part affected on go¬ ing to bed, wrapping a piece of flannel over all, and it will effect a cure. * A Dragon Sofa Cnahlon. A very handsome sofa cushion can bs made of duck linen—which comes in a pretty fawn shade — and can be made in a very inexpensive way. The design is conventional in its character, consisting of a dragon, with claws, and a body rep¬ resenting scales. 4 lv v )V, v. 1 ,y >/,y j»»»i e ? j r/; > cv f. K. The whole pattern, including the bor¬ der, is tinted with embroidery dyes in a rich brownish shade, the design is then worked in outline embroidery, or plain outlining can be used if preferred. A brown and gold cord is put around ths outer edge and makes a nice finish. The shape of the cushion may be either ob¬ long or square, as fancy dictates; and a new fad is the addition of a pocket on the back, to hold a handkerchief ot ifcet articles. HOME MATTERS. Senionnble Sucge»tlon« and Everyday Hint* to Practical Housewlvaa. A teaspoonful of salt or spices must bt a level measurement. Rub sauces smooth with the back ot the spoon, not with the tip. To restore strong ham to its original freshness, slice and soak over night in milk, either sweet or sour. In purchasing canned goods it is a safe rule to observe whether the head of the can is concave, a bulging appearance be¬ ing indicative of decomposition. To carve a fish seems a very simple op¬ eration, and yet there is a wrong and a right way of doing it. Abroad fish knife is necessary to avoid breaking the flakes. Salmon and all short grained fish should be cut lengthwise, while haddock and other fish of the long grained sort should be cut “round the body." When buying fish remember that it is not fresh unless the gills are red, t-R* eyes clear, and the fins stiff. It is said that a lobster suffers lee* if put into cold water, which is allowed to come to a boil, than if plunged into boil¬ ing water, as it dies as soou as the water becomes warm. The flesh is also firm® if cooked in this way. Old baking powder boxes of the pound size _ are recommended by Miss Parloa to l)e used in steaming individual loaves of Boston brown bread. It is not always remembered that when baking powder is used for raising, the quicker the biscuits are popped in to the oven after they are once wet the better. Prime wheat flour should have the following characteristics: When handled, none should adhere to the fingere; if a handful be squeezed, it should not sift thro.ugh the fingers, but should clog to¬ gether, forming a little ball, which will show the fine lines of the palm for some time after release; if a little ball of flou» be dropped on a table It should even then preserve its form and continuity, at least iu large measure. Vinegar is better than water for mois¬ tening stove polish. Two or three rose geranium leaves put in when making crabapple jelly will give it a delicious flavor.