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■R aV. DR. TA LM AG E
The Eminent Divine’s Sunday
Discourse.
Subject: PlllaraorSmoke—Trial. ofTrnlir
KxpreMMMt Willi a Biblical Symbol—
The Suffarlng of tho Church ol God
powerfully Sot Forth.
[Copyright, Louis Klopach, 1839.1
YTarhihoton, 0. C.—The trials through
which the truth lias struggled are by Dr.
Talmago here set forth under a Bible sym¬
bol of great suggestiveness and power;
text, Solomon’s Hong, ill., 6, “Who Is this
that eomoth out of the wilderness like
pillars of smoke?”
The arehiteeture of tho smoke Is won¬
drous, whether God with Ills flngbr
curves It Into a cloud, or rounds It Into
a dome, or points It in a spire, or
spreads It In a wing, or, as In tho text,
hoists It in a pillar. Wateh it winding
up from the country farmhouse in the
surly morning, showing that tho pas¬
toral industries havo begun, or see It
ascending from the chimneys of the
city, telling of tho homes fed, the fac¬
tories turning out valuable fabrics, tho
printing presses preparing hook and
newspaper and all the 10,000 wheels
of work in motion. On a clear day this
vapor spoken of mounts with such buoy¬
ancy, and spreads snob a delicate veil
across the sky, and traces such graeeful
lines of circle and semicircle, and waves
and tosses anil sinks and soars and scatters
with such affluence of shape and color and
suggesjtiveness that, if you have never no¬
ticed it, you are like a man who has all his
life lived lu Paris and yet never seen the
Luxembourg, or all bis life in Borne and
never seen the Vatican, or all his life nt
Lockport and never seen Nlagnra. Forty-
four times tbs Bible speaks of the smoke,
and it is about time that somebody
preached a sermon recognizing this
strange, weird, beautiful, elastic, charm¬
ing, terrific and fascinating vapor. Across
tho Bible sky floats the smoke of Sinai, the
smoke of Sodom, tho smoke of Ai, the
smoke of the pit, the smoke of the volcanic
hills when God touches them, ami in my
text the glorious church of God coming up
out of the wilderness like pillars of smoke
In the first place, these pillars of smoke
In my text Indicate the suffering the
church of God has endured. What do I
mean by the church? I mean not a build¬
ing, not a sect, but those who la all ages
and nil lands and of all beliefs love God
and are trying to do right. For many cen¬
turies the heavens have been black with
the smoke of martyrdom. If set side by
side, you could girdle the earth with the
fires of persecution—Howland Taylor
burned nt Hndleigh, Latimer burned nt
Oxford. John Rogers burned at Smlthfield,
John Hues Hooper burned Constance, at Gloucester, Lawrence John
burned at
Saunders burned at Coventry, Joan of Arc
burned at llouen.
Protestants have represented Catholics
as having a monopoly of pirseoutors, but
both Protestant and Catlnjiio have prac¬
ticed infamous cruelties. The Catholics
during the reign of Hunnefic jrtures, were by Pro¬
testants put to the worst t stripped
of their clothing, hoisted In the air by
pulleys with weights suspended from their
feet, then let down, and ear3 and eyes,
nose and tongue were amputated, and red
hot plates of iron were put against the ten-
dcrest part of their bodieg,
George Bancroft, th6 historian, says of
the State of Alaryland: “In the land which
Cntholiss had opened to Protestants mass
might not bo said publicity, utteif no Catliclie
priest or bishop might 111 s faith in a
voieo ot persuasion, no 'Catholic might
teach tho young. It a wayward child ot
a papist would become ad apostate, the
law wrested tor him froiut his purents a
share of their property.' Such were the
methods adopted to prevent the growth of
popery.”
Catholicism, ns we!; as Protestantism, if
has had its martyrs. It does seem as
when any one sect got complete dominaucy
In any land the devil of persecution and
cruelty took possession of that sect. Then
see the Catholics alter the Huguenots. See
the gentiles after the Jews in Touraine,
where a great pit was dug ami fire lighted
at the-bottom of the pit, and 160 Jewish vic¬
tims were consumed. Seethe Presbyterian
parliament of England, more tyrannical
in their treatment of opponents than had
been the criminal courts. Persecution
against the Baptists by Piedo-Baptists, per¬
secution of the Established Church against
the Methodist Church,' persecution agnlnst
the Quakers, persecution against the Pres¬
byterians. Under Emperor Diocletian
141,000 Christians were massacred, and
700,000 more ot them died from banishment
and exposure.
Witness the sufferings of the Waldenses,
of the Albigenses, of the Nestorians. Wit¬
ness St. Bartholomew’s massacre. Witness
the Duke of Alva driving out of life 18,000
Christians. Witness Horod and Nero and
Deeius and Ilildobrand and Torquemada
and Earl of Montfort and Lord Olaver-
bouse, who, when told that he must give
account for his cruelties, said, “I have no
need to account to man, and ns for God I
will tako Him in my own hands.” A red
line runs through the church history of
1900 years, a line of blood. Not by the
hundreds ot thousands,but by the millions,
must we count those slain for Christ’s sake.
No wondor John Milton put the groans of
the martyrs to on immortal tune, writing:
Avengo, O Lord, Thy slaughtered saints
whose bones
Lie scattered on the Alpine mountains
cold.
Tho smoke of martyrs’ homes and
mart'yrs’ bodies eclipsed if rolling the noonday up all at once and
would have sun
turned tho brightest day the world ever saw
Into a midnight. the “Who is this like that pil¬
eometh up out of wilderness
lars of smoke?”
Has persecution ceased? Ask that young
muu who Is trying to be a Christian in a
store or factory, where from morning to
night he is the butt of all the mean wit¬
ticisms of unbelievingemployes. Ask that
wife whose husband makes her fondness
for the house of God and even he kneel¬
ing prayer by the bedside a derision and
Is no more fit for her holy companionship
than a filthy crow would be fit companion
for a robin or a golden oriole. Compro¬
mise with tho world and surrender to its
conventionalities and It may let you alone,
but all who will live godly in Christ Jesus
must suffer persecution. Be a theatre going,
card playing, wine drinking, round dancing
Christian and you may escape criticism
nnd social pressure. But bo an up and
down, out and out follower 'of Christ, and
worldling will wink to worldling as he
speaks your name, and you will be put in
many a doggerel and snubbed by those
not worthy to blacken your olddst shoes.
When the bridge at Ashtabula broke and
let down the most of the carload of pas¬
sengers to instant death, Mr. P. P. Bliss
was seated on one side of the aisle of the
car writing down a Christian song which
lio was composing, and on tho other side
u group of men were playing would cards.
Whose landing place in eternity you
prefer—that of P. P. Bliss, the gospel sing¬
er, or of tho card players? the thea¬
A great complaint comes from
tres about tbe ladles’ high hats because
they obstruct tbe view ot the stage, and a
lady reporter asked me what I thought
about It, and I told her that if the indecent
pictures of actresses in the show windows
were accurate pictures ot what goes on in
rnauy o( the theatres night by night, then
it would be well If the ladies’ hats worn a
mile high, so as to completely obstruct the
vision. If professed Christians go to sueli
places during the week, no one will over
persecute them for their religion, for they
havo none, and they are the joke ot Chris¬ hell.
But let them live a consecrated and
tian life and they will soon run against
sneering opposition. Christian character
For a compromise
an easy time now, hut for consecrated be¬
havior, grimace and oarioature. For tbe
body, thanks to the God of free America,
there ere now no swords or Aery stokes,
hut for the souls of thousands of the Rood.
In n figurative sense, ruck and gllibet Hint
Torquemada, The symbol of the suffering domestic
and eoolnl and private and public
of u gront multitude of God’s dear dill,
dreu, pillars of smoko. What an exciting
scene lu India when, during the sepoy re¬
bellion, a regiment of highlanders mime up
and found the dead body of one of General
Wheeler’s daughters, who had buen insult¬
ed and mauled and slain by the sepoys.
So great was the wrath against theso
murderers that the Hootch regiment sat
down, and, cutting off the hair of this
dead daughter of General Wheeler, they
divided It among them, and each one
counted the number of hairs given him,
and each took an oath, which was execu¬
ted, that for each hair of the murdered
daughter they would dnsb out tho life of a
bestial sepoy, But ns we look over the
story ol those who In all agos havo suffered;,
for the truth, while we leave vengeance to
the Lord, let us band together in one
solemn vow, ono tremendous oath, after
having counted the host of the mnrtyrs,
that for each one of those glorious men
nud women who died for the truth an Im¬
mortal shall live, live with God and live
lorever.
But, as I alrondy hinted In the first
sentence of this sermon, nothing can bo
m ore beautiful than the figures of smoke
on a clear sky. You can see what you will
in tho contour of this volatile vapor, now
enchanted castles, now troops of horse-
men, now bannered procession, now
winged couriers, now a black angel of
wrath under a spear ol the sunshine
turned to un angel of light, and now from
horizon to horizon the air is a picture
gallery filled with masterpieces of which
God Is the artist, burning clouds of smoke
born in the sunrise and evening clouds
of smoke laid lu the burnished sepulchers
of the sunset.
HIThe beauty of the transfigured smoke is
a divine symbol of tho beauty of the
church. The fairest of all the fair is she.
Do not call those persecutors They of whom I
spoke the church. are the parasites
of the church, not the church itself. Her
mission Is tocoverthe earth with a superna¬
tural gladness, to open all theprlson doors,
to balsam all the wounds, to moss nil the
graves,to burn up tho night lathe fireplace
of a great morning, to change Iron hand¬
cuffs Into diamonded wristlets, to turn the
whole race around and whereas It facod
death, commanding it, “Right about face
for heaven!” According to tho number of
the spires of the churches in all our cities,
towns and neighborhoods are the good
homes, the worldly prosperities and the
pure morals and the happy souls.
Meet meat any depot tho world over, and
with my eyes closed take me by the hand
and loud meso that my feet will not stum¬
ble, and without my once lookiug down or
looking on the level take me to some high
roof or tower and let me seo the tops of
the churches, and I will tell you the pro¬
portion of suicides, of arsons, of murders,
of thefts. According as the churches are
numerous are the crimes few. According
as the churches are few tho crimos are nu¬
merous. The most beautiful organization
tho world ever saw or over will see is the
much maligned church, the friend Hie of all
good, the foe of all evil, “fair as moon
and clear as tho sun.” Beautiful in her
Author, beautiful lu her mis Ion, the hero¬
ine of the centuries, the bride of Christ,
the queen of the nations!
Men may desecrate it, as Cromwell.when
he stabled his cavalry horses in St. Paul’s
Cathedral; or break off the Image of
Christ, as did the iconoclasts in York min¬
ster; or hurl against it august literary an¬
tipathies, ns did Gibbon; or plot Its over¬
throw, as do somo in every community
whose pride and lmte and debauchery are
reproved by the Ten Commandments
which it thunders and the sermon on tho
mount which its breathes. But It will
stand ns long ns the earth stands, the
same unique and wonder working and
beatific and miraculous thing for
which God decreed it. Small wits tax
their brain to say things that will put
her at disadvantage, but many ot them
will send for Its condolence when dy¬
ing, and their children will bo gathered up
under its benedictions after the parental
curse lias been removed. Through her
gates will murch all tho influences for good
that shall ever reach our world. Take her
membership as a mass, not speaking of the
acknowledged exceptions, they are the
noblest, grandest, kindest, best men and
women of the ages. But for them the
earth would long ago have been a burned
out volcano. They have been the salt that
lias kept the human race from putrefac¬
tion Insufferable either to human or angelic
olfactories.
You lying and hypocritical world, shut
up those slanders about the church of
Christ, an institution which, far from being
what it ought to bo and never pretending
to be perfect, is 300 times better than any
other institution that the world ever saw
or ever dreamed of. The highest honor I
ever had and the highest honor I shall
ever receive uud the highest honor I ever
wane Is to have my name on her records
as a member. At her altars I repented.
At her sacraments I believed. In her ser¬
vice let me die. From her doors let me be
hurled. O church of Godl Thou home of
the righteousl Thou harbor from tempest I
Thou refuge for the weary! Thou light¬
house of many nations! Thou type of
heaven! I could kiss thy very dust with
ecstasy of affection.
For her my tears shall fall,
For her my prayers ascend,
To her my toils and cares be given
Till toils and cares shall end.
Oh, come into the church through Christ
the door, a door more glorious than that
of the temple of Hercules, which had two
pillars, nnd one was gold and the other
emerald! Come in to-day! The world
you leave behind is a poor world, and It
will burn and pass off like pillars of
smoke. Whether the final conflagration
will start in the coal mines of Pennsyl-
vanin, which In some and place? have for many
years been burning eating into tho
heart of the mountains, or whether it shall
begin near the California geysers, or
whether from out the furnaces of Cotopaxi
and Vesuvius and Stromboll it shall
burst forth upon the astonished nations I
make no prophecy, but all geologists
toll us that we stand on the lid of a world,
the heart ol which Isa raging, roaring, aw¬
ful flame, nnd some day God will let the
red monsters out of their imprisonment of
centuries, and New York on lire in 1835,
and Charleston on Are In 1865, and Chlcngo
on Are in 1872, and Boston on lire in 1873
were only like ono spark from a black¬
smith’s forge as compared with that
last universal blaze which will be seen
in other worlds. But gradually the
flames will lessen, and the world will
become a great living coal, and that
will take on ashen hue, and then our ruined
planet will begin to 9moke, and the mount
iilnswlll smoke, and tho valleys will smoke,
and the islands will smoke, and the seas
will smoko, and the cities will smoke, and
the five continents will be live pillars of
smoke. Bat the black vapors will begin to
lessen in height nnd density, and then will
become hardly visible to those who look
upon It from the sky galleries, and after
awhile from just one point there will curl
up a thin, solitary vapor, nnd then even
that will vanish, and there will be nothing
left except the charred ruins ot a burned
out world, the corpse of a dead star, the
ashes of an extinguished planet, a fallen
pillar But that of smoke. will not interfere with In¬
your
vestments If you have taken Christ as your-
Saviour. Secure hea"en as your eternal
home, and you can look down upon a dis¬
mantled, disrupted and demolished earth
without any perturbation.
When wrapped in Are the realms of ether
glow, thunders shake earth
And heaven’s last the
below, ruins
Thou, undismayed, shall o’er the
smile
And light thy torch at Nature’s funeral
pile.
There are over 2500 traveling libraries In
the United States.
MAINE HEROES
ARE ENTOMBED
I
The Remains Re-Interred
In Arlington Cemetery. ;
GREAT THRONG PRESENT
Military Funeral Services Were Held
Over the 150 Bodies With Captain
Sigsbee In Charge of Ceremonies.
Upon tho windy heights of Arling¬
ton cemetery, at Washington Thurs¬
day, with simple religious services
and the impressive honors of war, in
the presence of the president, mem¬
bers of his cabinet, officers of the army
and navy and other representatives of
the government, the Maine dead,
brought from Havana by tho battle¬
ship Texas, were laid away in their
final resting places.
A cabinet officer, surveying the
flag-draped coffins before the ceremo¬
nies began, said; “The lives of those
men cost Spain her colonies.”
But there was no note of triumph
in the grim scene. With a touch of
sadness and solemn gravity,the nation
performed its duty to the dead and
gave its defenders a Christian burial
at home in soil hallowed by patriotic
deeds.
The caskets interred ranged row on
row. Over each was spread an Amer-
ican ensign, upon which lay a wreath
of smilax leaves.
Around the inclosure shoulder to
shoulder, were drawn up the cavalry
of Fort Myer; to the right was a bat-
talion of marines from the navy yar t .
with their spiked helmets and scarlet
capes turned back; to the left, a detach-
ment of jackies from the Texas in navy
blue; in the flag-draped stand in the
rear the president and his cabinet,
Admiral Dewey, Major General Miles
and a distinguished group of officers
of the army and navy in their showy
dress uniforms, while all around press¬
ed the throng of people who had. brav¬
ed the snow and biting cold to pay
their last tribute to the dead. Among
these were many relatives and friends
of those who had been lost in the dis-
aster.
There was a tender appropriateness
in the fact that Captain Sigsbee, who
was in command of the Maine when
she was blown up, bad charge of the
ceremonies in honor of his men, and
that Father Chiawick, who was chap-
lain of the Maine, was there
form the last rites. Three others who
lived through that awful night in Ha-
vana harbor were at the side of the
graves of their comrades—Lieutenant
Commander Wainwright, who was ex-
ecutive officer of the Maine and who
sunk the Plutou and the Furor at San-
tiago; Lieutenant F. O. Bowers, who
was assistant engineer of the Maine,
and Jeremiah Shea, a fireman on the
Maine, who was blown out of the stoke
hole of the ship through the debris,
escaping injury most miraculously. |
Slowly, solemnly, the full marine
bazd broke the deep hush, putting
forth the sad, sweet strains of the
dirge, “Safe in the Arms of Jesus,” I !
and there were twitching of lips and
wet eyes as Chaplain Clark, of the
Naval academy at Annapolis, came !
forward and took his place under a
canvas-covered shelter in the open
space in front of the dead. The Prot-
estant services were held first and
were very simple. Chaplain Clark
read the burial service of the Episco-
pal church and then gave way to
Father Chidwick, the Blaine's chap- j !
Iain, who read a memorial service ac-
cording j . to . the ,, rites of c the n ,,!•
church. , i
A detatchment of marines, in com-
maud of Capt. Kormony, then marched
to the right of the graves and fared
three volleys over the dead, and in the ,
deep stillness that followed the crash
the clear, silvery notes of a bugle rang
out the soldiers’ and sailors’ last good- (
ni S bt -
With the sounds , of , taps , the ,, cere-
monies ended. Ihe president ana his
party and the other distinguished
guests, the military and the crowds
withdrew
ALL CAIN HARRY.
Catholic Custom In Philippines Rele¬
gated By Gen. Otis.
General Otis has issued a decree au¬
thorizing the celebration of civil mar¬
riages in the Philippines. He cabled
Secretary Boot, to that effect Wednes¬
day and the secretary pro ;y ap-
proved the action, Heretofore all
marriages were celebrated by the
Catholic church, so that Protestants
and non-Christians were prohibited
from marrying.
The decree does not interfere with
the Catholics, who may be married ac¬
cording to their own rites, but extends
the privilege of civil marriage to those
who desire it.
RAILWAYS COHB1NE.
The F. C. & P. Joins Hands With the
Southbound Railroad.
A meeting of the stockholders of the
Florida Central and Peninsular rail¬
road company was held at Jackson¬
ville Wednesday. Resolutions were
passed authorizing the consolidation
of that company with the Southbound
railway, the consolidated company to
be known as the Florida Central and
Peninsular Consolidated Railway com¬
pany.
platonic friendship.
Philosophical View of the Advantage! ol
American Lore Making.
Since the emancipation of woman,
especially In the United States, the re
lations of the sexes havo gained new
intellectual aspects. The better edu
cabed youth of both sexes now use tin
word “friendship’” to cover lnvestisa-
tions in love. It allows ampler ev-
periments. What was once comprom¬
ising Is now but introductory. In some
lands to Invite a girl to a solitary walk
is equivalent to a proposal. With ut
a hundred strolls, full of discussion,
may end In a negative conclusion thal
will bo without bitterness. In othei
days marriage was an estate that had
to be purchased on a distant view.
Now many of its pleasantest groves
and avenues may be visited at leisure.
“He who sees a woman’s heart may
take it,” said one of the older school.
Not only that; he was morally bound
to take it. To-day she may read spec¬
imen pages to a score of men before
she chooses the Anal listener.
Tho advantages of the new system
are mainly for the intelligent. Many
girls will fall to comprehend the high¬
er flirtation, and proceed in the same
old way, and men will Ignorantly
marry the piquant face and vivacious
manner. But to the marrlnge of true
minds Impediments have been remov¬
ed. The freedom of our education de¬
velops platonic flirtation to its noblest
uses. If American men make the best
husbands the reason is related to tho
training they have in meeting, on
terms of equality, with many women.
It is stupid in men or women to lack
the instinct for flirtation; but this in¬
stinct, like so many others, can be
turned to the deepest or tha emptiest
uses. To make yourself attractive,
comprehending £l»id sympathetic Is the
way to draw out another nature and
obtain full knowledge, and to condemn
all coquetry Is like recommending
swimming and forbiddding water,
Sentimental people fear Intimacies
which do not end seriously; but the
Increase of knowledge and security is
worth some hearts broken before mar-
riage Instead of after. Few objects
are more readily mended, and few im-
prove so mueh through injury and re¬
pair.
Platonic flirtation Is one of the safe¬
guards of the human race. As one af¬
ter another my friends have passed
through this gate to the altar, I have
been tempted to declare that most pla¬
tonic friendships end in matrimony;
but a calmer memory recalls number-
I less escapes, through this probation,
from Impending wedlock.—Atlantic
Monthly.
11ow News Mill Travel.
“While on a visit to the south re-
cently I obtained a box of your Tet-
terine, recommended for all skin dis-
eases, I find it to be a marvelously
good thing. I wish to get some more,
and would like to establish an agency
here for its sale. Please let me know
the price of ono dozen boxes. W. C.
McCall, Granville, Ohio.” At drug-
gists or by mail for 50c. from J. T.
Shuptrine, Savannah, Ga.
, t Took Time to s .. W hoa?”
„. ^ f „ unny story t that , I could not help
bu t lau « b at was tald traveling
salesman , at a local hotel,” sa d the
maRdibout-town “It happened dur-
bis vl * ]t ‘his city. He ar-
at the Reading terminal and
hailed a hansom. The driver, who
see “ ed t0 be » good-natured chap,
'vas tongue-tied and stammered badly,
“ course that was no fault of his
ihe drummer told him that he wished
t0 *» to the Contmenta Hotel,
andthedriveranswered using his
hands and emitting all sorts of noises:
r * ’ 8_s " s r '
“ The pieman stepped in and , off
be * went. After driving some time
\ h f hansom ca “ e to a standstill ho
“ver jumped from his seat and the
'' isitor st ^ ed ° ut Lo okln S about
he noticed +i that they had , , gone some
distance beyond J the hotel, ’ and he re¬
marked , this .. . to the driver. rr The , driver , . „
nodded his head and answered: ‘I-It
t k a . a . aU thig d . dis .
^ _ s w-whoa.” - Phlla-
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All goods are alike to Putnam Fadeless
Dyes, as they druFS color all flbers at one boiling,
BoW a11 1 * 18 .
Found the Perpetrators.
.. Mamma „ exclaimed Iohnny tearing
, ,
into the house in wild excitement, ‘‘isu’tthis
**vwii, i ^ led Indians hismotller . brought it!
saw the that
They’re over at tho railroad depot right now.”
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Next Eclipse of t|ie Sun.
The next total solar eclipse will be May 28.
1900. The duration of totality ranges Portugal from
one m nute thirty-six seconds seconds northern in Africa. to
one minute six in
Attention is called to the very useful
articles contained in the premium list of the
Continental Tobacco Co.’s advertisement
of their Star Plug Tobacco in another col¬
umn of this paper. It will pay to save the
“Star” tin tags and so take advantage of
the best list ever issued by the Star Tobacco.
Piso’s Cure for Consumption relieves the
most obstinate coughs —Rev. D. Buchmukl-
LER, Lexington, Mo., February 24, 1894.
Condensed Milk.
“Yes,” said little Amy’s aunt, “you shall
come to the country and see me milk the
cows.”
"What’s that, auntie?”
“Why, that’s how we get milk for our cof¬
fee for breakfast.” “we do it with
“Ohl” openerl” said Amy, knowingly,
a tin
Cold Recovered from an Old Hulk.
With the permission of the Turkish
Goverupent some Greeks recently un¬
dertook to search through the hulks
of tho Turkish fleet near Chios, which
were lost In the naval battle with tho
Russians in 1770. The divers have
been lucky, and In spite of the fact
that they were compelled to divide
the spoils with Turkey, the venture
will be profitable for them. In thirty
fathoms of water they found the Rus¬
sian ship which sunk the lurkish
fleet. This ship contained great quan¬
tities of gold and silver. About $00,-
000 already has been secured; yet it
Is stated that the wreck contains
much more of* value. A Turkish ves¬
sel is anchored there, and every arti¬
cle of value brought to the surface is
examined to determine Its value. Be¬
sides the great quantities of coins,
there were found gold and silver cross¬
es, jewels weapons and the binding
covers of a large book, made through¬
out of gold and studded with precious
stones.
Prosperity for 1900.
Indications everywhere point to great pros-
perlty for tho coming year. This is an Invar¬
iable sign of a healthy nature. The success of
a country, as well as the success of an
Individual, depends upon health. There can
be no health if the stomach is weak. If you
have any stomach trouble try Hostetter’s
Stomach Bitto' fl which cures dyspepsia, indi¬
gestion and biliousness. It makes strong,
vigorous men and women.
Montreal’s Big Church.
All tbe exterior of the great Sacre Coeur
Church, in Montmartre, hue been marked completed,
and tbe scaffoldings which have the
hill for so many years will be soon taken
down. So fur the church has cost about
$t\500,000 and as much more will be needed
bef ore the decoration is finished.
FOR DOCTORS AMI) LIVEBYMEfl
s PECIAL BUGGIES with long bodies and drawers
under seat, Steel or Rubber Tires. Fancj Buggies
with stick seats. Buggies with Wire Wheels,
Pneumatic Tires and Ball-BeariDg Axles. Buggies
for everybody.
SEE OUR AOCNT OR WAITS DIRECT.
ROCKHIU.®Rk,5.V \
Factory Loaded Shotgun Shells.
“ Leader” loaded with Smokeless powder and “ New
Rival” loaded with Black powder. Superior to all
other brands for
UNIFORMITY, RELIABILITY AND
STRONG SHOOTING QUALITIES.
| Winchester Shells are for sale by all dealers. Insist
having them when you buy and you will get the best.
Malsby &
39 S. Broad St., Atlanta, Ga.
Engines and Boilers
Steam Water Heatern, Steam Pumps and
Penberthy Injectors,
£? jl
S3 is
Manufacturers and Dealers In
SAW MILLS,
Corn Mills. Feed Milln, Cotton Gin Machin¬
ery and Grain Separators.
SOLID And INSERTED Saws. Saw Teeth and
Locks, Knight’s Patent Dogs, Blrdsnll Saw
Mill and Kngine Repairs, Mill Governors, Grate
B»r» and a full line of guaranteed. Supplies. Price
and quality of goods Catalogue
free by mentioning this paper.
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TIN
YOUR TAGS
“Star” tin tags (showing small stars printed on under side
of tag), “HorseShoe,” “J.T.,” “GoodLuck,” “ Cross Bow,"
and “Drummond” Natural Leaf Tin Tags are of equal value in
securing presents mentioned below, and may be assorted.
Every mau, woman and child can find something on the list
that they would like to have, and can have
TAOS.
1 Match Box..... ...25
2 Knife, one blade, good steel.., ... 25
3 Scissors, 4>4 inches... 26
4 Child ’.h Set, Knife, Fork and Spoon 25
6 Salt and Pepper Set, ono each, quad¬
French ruple plate Briar on Wood white Pipe.............25 metal......... 60
6
7 Razor, hollow ground, fine English
eteel.................................. 60
8 Butter Knife, triple plate, best
quality............................... 60
9 Sugar Shell, triple plate, best qual.. 60
10 Stamp Box, sterling silver 70
11 Knife, “Keen Rutter,” two blades.. 76
12 Butoher Knife, “Keen Kutter,” 6-in
blade.................................76
13 Shears, “Keen Kutter,” 8-inch...... 75
14 Nut Set, Cracker and 6 Picks, silver
Base plated............... Ball, “Association,” best qual. 80
15 100
16 Alarm Clock, nickel................. best 150
17 Six Genuine Rogers’ Teaspoons,
plated goods........................ 150
18 Watch, nickel, stem wind and set.. 200
19 Carvers, good steel, buckhorn
handles 900
20 Six Genuine Rogers' Table Spoons,
best plated goods....................250 Forks,
21 Six each. Knives and buck-
horn handles................. 250
22 Six each, Genuine Rogers' Knives
and Forks, boat plated goods .500
THE ABOVE OFFER EXPIRES NOVEMBER 30th, 1900.
Qnania! OpoVrldl IHUliUO f l Plain ” Star ” Tin Tags (that is, Star tin tags with no sunll
stars printed on under side of tag), are not good for prevents,
....... .....ii—. ....... but will be paid for in CASH on the bast* of twenty cents per
hundred, if received by us on or before March 1st, 1900.
Mr~BEAftt IN MIND that a dime’s worth of
STAR PLUG TOBACCO
will Fast longer and afford more pleasure than a dime’* worth of any
other brand. make: the: test j
Send tags to CONTINENTAL, TOBACCO CO., St. Louis, Mo.
UUKtS wntnt Syrup, ALL tLSt tAILS. Use
Beet Cough Tastes Good.
in time. Sold by druggists.
CONSUMPTION
. '25 9—; CTS. 3
N O grow crop with- can
out Potash.
Every blade of 1
Grass, every grain
of Corn, all Fruits
and Vegetables i
must have it. If
enough is supplied
you can count on a full crop
if too little, the growth will bo
“ scrubby.”
Send for our books tubing »1I about composition a)
fertilizers best adapted for all crops. They cost jro*
nothing.
GERMAN KALI WORKS, gj Nassau St., New York
GOOD SHOES
Are cheaper than doctors' bilist
School Shoes
Should be Durable
and Procurable.
ROB ROY and CRACK PROOF
Are all solid and at reasonable
prices. They do wear. Ask
for these brands. Made by
1. K.ORR SHOE CO,
ATLANTA, OA.
TAO«.
23 Clock, 5-da 7 . C,lend»r, Thermom- 500
etsr, Barometer....................
24 Gux case, leather, no better mede. 60Q
Revolver, automatic, double action,
32 or 38 caliber......................
26 Tool tools................................. Set, not playthings, but real 660
27 Toilet Set. decorated porcelain, 800
very handsome..............
28 Remington Rifle No.4, 22 or 82 cal. 800
99 Watch, sterling stiver,full handsome jeweled 1000
80 Dress »uit Case, leather,
and durable.......................1000
31 Sewing Machine, first class, with
all attachments..................... 1600
32 Revolver, Colt’s, 36-caliber, blued
steel.......................... 1500
33 Rifle, Colt’s, 16-shot, 28-caIib .1600
34 Guitar (Washburn), rosewo >od, in-
laid 2000
35 Mandolin, very Handsome .2000
36 Winchester 12 gauge..............................3000 Repeating Shot Gun,
37 Remington, double-barrel. h&in-
ruer Snot Gun, 10 or 12 gauge 2000
38 Bicycle, standard make, ladies or 2500
gents................................
39 Shot Gun, Remington, double bar¬
rel, hammerloss..................... 3000
40 Regina Music Box, 15 H inch Dlso. .6000
Your Dealer
-FOR-
W &H l ST
TOBACCO
It’s no Joke,
YOU GET THE VALUE IN TBE GOODS.
The Best Chew on the Market to-day.
FOR SALE 5,000,000 HARDY
OPKN-AfR GROWN
CABBAGE PLANTSI
Following Varieties: HKNDERSON SU<’-
CESSION, EARLY SPRING, LARGE TYPK
W akefield. 1SHBALDHKAD."AUGUSTA Ex early jerseywake-
FIELD,"DaN EAR TRUCKER Plants in the
; Y grown
open air, and will withstand extreme or*la
weather without injury. Price 1 1.50 per V Oft.
fi,0U0 to 10 000 $1.25 per 1000, 10,000 nnd GERATY, over $1.00
per 1000. j Send all oro^rt* to Wm, U. TOWLIi^
Formerly of GERA1Y and
YOUNG’S ISLAND,». U.
MENTION THIS PAFER&S%*S9