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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Advocate, 1895-9-6, Page 3GLORIES OF HEAVEN. REV. DR. TALMAGE TQ THE BER- EAVED AND FAINT HEARTED. life Glowingly Pictures the Attraetious of the '1Verld aseyonel:—The Mesita, the Splendors, the Reunions and the Sores * Heaven. New York, Aug, 2I.—For the bereaved and faint-beaMed there could be no words of strOuger consolation or °tomer- agetnent than those of the sermon pre- pared by Rev. Dr. Talmage for to -day. His subject was "Surpassing Splendors." With inimitable touth be has pictured the glories and attractions a the world. beyond, the skies in a way to bring joy to believing souls and to fascivate even the thoughtless and indifferent. The text chosen was, "Eye hath not seen nor ear board," 1 Corinthians li., 9. "I am going to heaven ! I am going to heaven Heaven 1 ReaVen 1 Heaven 1" These were the last words uttered a few clays ago by my precious wife as she ascended to be with God forever, and is it not natural as well as Christianly ap- propriate that our thoughts be much directed toward the glorious residence of which St. Paul speaks in the text I have (Mann? TIM city of Corinth has been called the Paris of antiquity. Indeed, for splendor the world holds no such wonder to -day. It stood on an isthmus washed by two seas, the one bringing the commerce of Europe, the other the commerce of Asia. From her wharves, in the construction of which whole kingdoms had been absorb- ed, war galleys with three banks of ears pushed out and confounded the navy yards of all the world. Huge handed machiery, such• as anodern invention can- not eqoal, lifted ships from the sea on one side and transported them on trunks across the isthmus and set them down in the sea on the other side. The revenue officers of the city went down through the olive .groves that lined the beach to collect a tariff from all nations. The mirth of all people sported In her Isthmian games and the beauty of all lands sat in her theaters, walked her porticoes and threw itself on the altar of her stupendous dissipation. Column and statue and temple bewildered the beholder. There were white marble fonntains into which, froru apertures at the side, there rushed waters everywhere known for health -giving qualities. Around these basms,twisted into wreaths of stone, there were all the beauties of sculpture and architecture, while stand- ing, as if to guard the costly display. was a statue of Hercules of burnished Cor- inthian brass. Vases of terra cotta adorned the cemeteries of the dead—vases so costly that Julius Caesar was not sat- isfied until he had captured them for Borne. Armed offlcials, the "Carinthia- rii, " paced up and down to see that no statue was defaced, no pedestal over- thrown, no bas-relief touched. From the edge of the oity a hill arose, with its xnagnificent burden of columns and towers and temples -1,000 slaves awaiting at one shrine—and a citadel so thoroughly im- pregnable that Gibraltar is a heap of sand coinpared with it. Amid all that strength and magnificence Corinth' stood and defied the world. Oh, it was not torustics who had never seen anything grand that St. Paul utter- ed this text. They had heard the best music that had come from the best in- struments in all the. world, they had beard songs floating from morning porti- coes and melting in evening groves, they had passed their whole lives away among pictures and sculpture ana, architecture and Corinthian brass which had been molded and shaped, until there was no chariot wheel in which it had not sped, and no tower in which it had not glitter- ed, and no gateway that it had not adorned. Ah. it was a bold thing for Paul to stand there amid all that and say: "All this is nothing. These sounds that come from the temple of Neptune are not music) compared with the harmony of which I speak. These waters rushing in the basin of Pyrene are not pure. These statues of Bacchus and Mercury are not exquisite. Yon citadel of A erocorinthus is not strong compared with that which I offer to the poorest slave that puts down bis burden at that brazen gate. You, Corinthians, think this is a splendid city; you think you have heard all sweet souods and seen all beantiful sights; but I tell yon "eye bath not seen, nor ear beard, neither have entered into the heart of man the things which God hath prepared for them that love Him." You seamy text sets forth the idea that however exalted our ideas may be, of heavea. they come far short of the real- ity. Some wise mon have been calculat- ing how many furlongs long and wide heaven is, and they have calculated how many inhabitants there are on the earth, how long the earth will, probably stand, and then they come to this estimate— that after all tbe nations had been gathered to hea yen,there will be a room for each soul, a room sixteen feet long and fifteen feet wide. It would not be largo enough foe me. 1 am glad to know that no human estimate is suffici- ent, to talee the dimensions. "Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard," nor arithmetic calaul abed. I first remark that we can in this word get no idea of the health of heave. When you wore a child,ancl you wont out in the morning, how you bounded along the road or street—you had never felt sor- row or sickness! Perhaps later—perhaps In these very summer days—you telt a glow in your cheek, and a spring in your step, and au exuberance of spirits, and clearuess of eye, that made you thank God you were permitted to live. The nerves were harp strings, and the sun- light was a doxology, and the restling 'MINOR were the rustling of the robes of a groat, crowd rising up to praise the Lord. Yon thought that you know what it was to be well, but there is no perfect health on earth. The diseases of past generations come down to us. The airs that float now on the earth tree unlike those which floated above paradise They are eharged with linparities and dis- tempers. The most elastic and volnist health of earth, coinpared with that 'Willett those experience bottle mitosis the gates bityo been opened, is nothing but sickness and emaciation. Look at that seal standing before the throne, On earth sbe was a lifelotig invalid. See ber step now and bear her voice now. Catch if you can one breath of that celestial air. Health in all the pulses 1 Health d vision; health of spirits; immotaI health. No racking cough, no sharp pleurisies, ao eoestaning fevers, no ex- hansting pains, no hospitals of wounded mon. Health singing in the air; health flowleg in all the streams; health bloom- ing on the banks, No headache:a no side - 00 backaches. That child that died in the agonies of eroup, hoar her Voice now ringing lu the eat's= I That old span that went bowed down With the lafirmities of age, See hiM vvalk maw vsitlt the step of an inunorttil athlete -- forever y000g again 1 That night when the needlowoman fainted away in the garret a wave of the heavenly air resus- citated her forever—for everlasting years to bave -neither mete . nor pain Der Weak- ness nor fatigue. " Eye bath itot seen it, ear bath not heard jt" I relearn further that we can iu this arid get no just idea of the splendor of Navel], SD. John tries to describe it. Be says, "The 12 gates are la pearls," and that "the foundations of the wall are gernislied with all manner of preeious stones." As we stand looking through the telescope of St. John we see a blaze of amethyst and pearl and emerald and sairtionyx and chrysoprasus and sapphire mountain of ligbt, a cataract of color, it BOA Ot glass and a city; like the sun. St John bids us look again, and we see thrones—thrones of the prophets, thrones ot into patriarchs, thrones of tho augels, thrones of the apostles, threees of the martyrs, throne of Jesus, throne of God. And we turn round to see the glory, and it is—throaes! Thrones! Thrones! St. John bids us look again, ad we see a. great procession of the redeemed passing. Jesus, on a white horse, leads the march, and all the armies of salvation follow int white horses. Infinite cavalcade pass- ing, passing; empires pressing into line, ages following ages. Dispensation tramp- ing on after dispensation. Glory in the track of glory. Europe, Asia, Africa and North and South America pressing into lines. Islands of the sea shoulder to .shoulder. Generations before the flood following generations after the flood,and as Jesus rises at the head of that great host and waves bite sword in signal of victory all crowns are lifted and all ensigns flung out, and all chimes rung, and all hallelujahs chanted, and some cry, "Glory to God most high," and some, "Hosanna to the Son of David," and some, "Worthy is the Lamb that was slain"— till all exclamations of endearment and homage in the vocabul- ary of heaven are exhausted and there come up surge after surge of "Amen! Amen 1 Amen 1" I remark further we can get no idea on earth of the reunions of heaven. If you have over been across the sea and mot a friend or even an acquaintance in some strange city, you remember how your blood thrilled, and how glad you were to SCO bine What, then, will be our joy, after we have passed the seas of death. to meet in the bright city of the sun those from whom we have long boon separated! After we have been away front our friend a 10 or 15 years, and NVe come upon them, we see how differently they •look. The hair turned, and wrinkles have come in their faces, and we say, "How you have changed!" But, oh, when you stand before the throne, all cares gone from the face, all marks of sorrow disappeared, and feeling the joy of that blessed land, methinks we will say to each ott er with an exultation we cannot now imagine "How you have changed!" In this world we only meet to part. It is good -by, good -by fare- wells floating in the air. We hear it at the rail oar window, and at the steam- boat wharf—goocl-by. Children lisp it, and old age answers it. Sometimes we say it in a light way—"good-by"—and sometimes with anguish in which the soul breaks down. Good -by! Ah That is the word that ends the thanks- giving banquet ; that is the word that comes in to close the Christmas chant Good -by! good -by! But not so in heaven. Welcomes in the air, welcomes at the gates, welcomes at the house of many mansions—but no goo' -by. That group is constantly being augmented They are going up from our circles of earth to join it—little voices to join the anthem, little bands to take hold of it in the great home circle, little feet to dance in the the eternal glee, little crowns to be cast down at the feet of Jesus. Our friends are in two groups—a group on this side of the river and a group on the other side of the river. Now there goes one front this to that, and another from this to that, and soon we'll all be gone over. How many of your toyed ones have al- ready entered upon that blessed place? If 1 slabuld take paper andpencil, do you think I could put them all down? Ah, lny friends, tho waves of Jordan roar so hoarsely we cannot hear the joy on the other side where their group is augment- ed. It is graves here and coffins and hearses there. A little child's mother had died, and they comforted her. They said: "Your mother has gone to heaven. Don't ory" And the next day they went to the grave- yard, and they laid the body of the another down iuto the ground, and the little girl came up to the verge of the grave, and looking down at the body of )ler mother said, "Is this heaven?" Oh, we have no idea what Maven is 1 It is the grave here, it is darkness liere, but there is merry-makin,g yonder. Methinks when a soul arrives some angel takes it round to show it the wouclers of that blessecl place. Tbe usher angel says to the newly arrived: "These are the mar- tyrs that perished at Piedmont. These Wen torn to pieeee at the Inquisition. This is the throne of the great Jehovah. This is Jesus!" "I am going to see Jes- us," said a dying negro boy. "1 am go- ing to see Jesus." And the missionary said, "You are sure you will see him?" "Oh, yes, that's what I want to go to beaven for." "But." said the IlliSSi011- ary, "suppose that Jesus should go away from heavon—what then?" "I should follow him," said the dying negro boy. "But if Jesus wont down to bell—what then?" The dying boy thought for a moment and thou he said," Massa, yeller° Jesus is there can be no hell 1" Oh, to stand in his presence! That will he heaven 1 Oh, to put ner band in that band WhiCh was WOUIlded fOr US MI the cross, to go around amid all the groups of the redeemed and shake bands with the prophets and apostles and martyrs ana with our own dear, beloved ones— that will bo the great reunion. We can- not imagims it now, our loved ones seem so far away. When we are in trouble and lonesome. they don't seem to come to us. We go op the banks of the Jordan and call across to them, but they don't seem to bear. We say, "Is it 'well with the chil d, is it well With the loved once ' And we listen to bear if any voice cones back over the waters. None 1 None 1 Unbelief says, "They are dead and ex - that forever," but, blessed be God, we bave a, bible that tells us different. We open 15 ana find that they are neither dead 001` ; that they never were much alive as now; that they aro only waltieg for our corning, and that we shall join them on the other side Of the river. Oh, glorioos reunion 1 We eabhot grasp it now, "Eye latth not seen, nor ear heard, neithee have entered into the lamet of man the thiegs which GrOfi bath prepared for them that lona him." L.esssissasss,s I remark again, we cen in this WOrld gee no idea of the song of heaven. Yen knew thdre la nothing more inspiriting Shan ntusio. In the battlo 05 'Waterloo the Higinauders wore giving Watt end Wellington found out that the beetle Of 'nude bad ceased playing. He sent a tailek despatela telling the men to play with utmost splint a battle ineroli. The meat started. ited the Highlander$ were rallied, stud they dashed on 1111 the day was won We appreciate the power of secular music, but do we appreciate the power of sacred song? There is ea - thing more inspiring to me than a whole congregation lifted up on the wave of holy melody. When we sing soine of those dear old psahns and tunes, they rouse all the memories of tbe past, Why, some of them were cradle songs in our father'S bouse. They are all sparkling with the morning dew of a thousand Christian Sabbaths. They wore sung by brothers and sisters gone now, by voices that were aged and broken in the muSie—Velees none tbe less as sweet because they did tremble and break. When I hear these old songs sung, it seemS as if all the old country meeting -houses joined in the ehorus, and Scotch kirk and sailors' bothet and western cabins, untirthe wbole continent lifts the doxology, and the scepters of eternity boat time to the musle. Away, then with your starveling tunes tht chill the devotions Of the sand- s-1mm and make the people sit silent when Jesus is coming to hosanna. But my friends, if anusio on earth is so sweet what will it be in heaven? They all know the tune there. Methinks the tune of heaven will be made up partly from the songs of earth, the best parts of all our hymns and tunes going to add to the song of Moses and the Lamb, All the best singers of all the ages will join it—choirs of white -robed children, choirs of patriarths, theirs of apostles, morn- ing stars clapping their cymbals, harpers with their harps. Great anthems of God roll on, roll on, other empires joining the lummony till the thrones are full of it and the nations all saved. Anthem shall tenth anthem, chorus join chorus, and all the sweet sounds of earth and heaven be poured into the ear of Christ. David of the harp will be there, Gabriel of the trumpet will be there. Germany, redeemed, will pour its deep bass voice into the song, and Africa will add to the music with her matchless voices. I wish we could anticipate that song. I wish in the closing hymns of the churches today we might catch an echo that slips from the gates. Who knows but that when the heavenly door opens to -day to let some soul through there may come forth the strain of the jubilant voices until wo catch it? Ob, that as the song drops down from heaven it might meet half way a song coining up front earth! PEARL FISHING. A New and. Profitable Industry Suggested In the Rivers. Recent investigations by those versed in the subject bave made it evident that the rivers of Quebec teem with pearls. Though the fact is not generally known, it appears that for some time past a few individuals have devoted ranch of their time to inland peer] fishing in this provinae, with very satiefactory results, though they may not have become wealthy at it. Fine stones are vermrare, though some are ocasionally found of the right color, and as large as a good-sized pearl and perfectly round. But the loss valuable kinds are very numerous, pearl -bearing shells being common in all the streams below the eity of Quebec and in ninny of theta above it. The shells themselves are of beautiful colors. A fine collection has been taken from the river Nicolet, near Montreal, and if people who really knew something about the habits of the pearl -bearing mollusks were to go into the business here it is possible that a profit- able business might be established. Some of the richest pearl rivers in the province are believed to be those in the newly -open- ed up Lake St. John district, which are now so mnch frequented: by American anglers. Remarkably fine specimens have recently been taken out of one of the trib- utaries of the Peribonea. Fishing for them is not an easy tasle,as the good shells generally keep themselves in pretty (loop water, and are only distimmished with difficulty from the others. Even after ob- taining the shellesthe search, for the pearl Is a long and delicate one. I5 may be hid- den in the body of the mollusk or broken in too violently opening the shell. Japanese Moralizing. An English teacher in a Japanese school discovered, by giving out subjects tor com- position, that the pupils had been trained to find a moral in everything, animate and inanimate. Mr, Hearn, in his "Glimpses of Unfamiliar Japan," gives a few Wet - MODS of the moral ideas evoked from the native students by subjects for English composition. One boy thus wrote on "Mosquitoes." "On summer nights we hear the sound of faint voices, and little things come and sting our bodies violently. We call them kee—in Refinish''mosquitoes.'' I think tho sting is nseful for ns, . because if we begin to sleep the lea, shall ccmie and sting us, uttering a small voice. Then we shall be bringed back to study by the sting." To another popil was assigned the botan (Japanese peony) for a composition., and he wrote: 'The botau is large and beauitful to see, but it has a disagreeable smell. This should make us remember that what is only outwardly beautiful in human so- ciety should not attraet us. To be attract - ted by beauty only may lead us into fear- ful and fatal misfortune. The Preservation ot wood. Common pine CT even basswood may he rendered almost indestructible, it is said, by soaking in a solution composed of one part blue vitriol and twenty of water, A French railwaY oontraetor announces a method of treating planks, oto., that greatly enhances their value. Ho piles the lumber in a tank and then covers thickly with quicklime. Water is slowly addeii till the limo is Slacked. In about a week the wood becomes impregnated, and is ready for use. Timber prepared in this way has been used in mines and other ex- posed. oonstruetions with good results. Dr. Fouchwangor gives an account of the ex- periments made by him for the preserva- tion of wood. He says that wood boiled nIrst in lime water and then coated with silicate of soda, or liquid glass, will last it Very long time. The mixtere is 15 per cent alkali and 10 per cent pure sand. athe Cow tiros Pry.. A Macon g.irl s ittat back front the country'. While them she asked of a farmer; "Why don't you milk that Mita?" pointing to one in an adjoining "$ecause it is dry, Miss," ."Dry "Yes, lAiss, She's been dry for two woks." 'You cruel wretch." she'ex- el:aimed, "why don't you give hersome, natter r piut the man turned hie face terWarde the eOW .house and shook with emotions he could not suppress, - MURDER OEEM1N PASHA STORY FROM THE LIPS QF THOSE WHO KILLED HIM. The (mature of the AssassIDS Mid Their Story of the Deed ai Bxtracted rrem Thom hy Bolted States Agent Malmo— Details of the Crime. Tbe dettlitS of the uttirder of Emi n Pasha stirred the whole civilizee world, The story is told by R. Dorsey Koltun, United States agent in the Congo Eree State. Two of the murderers of Hann Pasha were dis- covered by Mr. lVfohun's Sergeant, who had been a member of Stanley's expedition far the relief of Brain, They were arrest- ed, and a confession was drawn from them by Mr, Mohun. The murderers were hanged last May. The leading points in their confession are as follows: Ismailia began by stating that he had been in the service of Enain Pasha, having been toasted to 11101 by Said to take (shame of his caravans 00 the march from the Un - hero. I Asked him if he had beeu well treated on the road, and if he had any cause of compnunt to make against Emin Pasha. He answered that he hada-Ione; that he had always been treated with the greatest kindness, and that the Pasha had frequently given him pieces of cloth for himself aud for his three women; that he liked the Pestle very much, and had no feeling of batted against him. Mamba 'broke in, saying that ne also liked the died. Pasha, and that he was very sorry he had Mamba then turned to me and said: "I did not want to help kill the Pasha, but I knew that Kibonge 'was a much bigger chief than My master, Said, and thab if I did not obey he would probably kill me; so Iertdoelid deIs.mo ailia that 1 would do as I was Ismailia, continuing said: "I then went back to Kinena's, and on the veranda of the chief's house Emin 'Pasha was seated,. surrounded by et few of his soldiers. He was writing at his table, and many birds and bugs were scattered around. These he had caught coming from the Aruwimi. The first letter,whichMantha had brought, was in front of him, and be was laughing, and seemed in cheerful spirits at the thought of leaving next morning for Kib- onge. Kinena came up with a few men, Who were carrying guns. Kinena had in his hand the letter which I had given him. He stopped near the Pasha, and began reading to himself. When he had finish- ed he said: 'Pasha, as you are going to leave to-morrowmorning for a twelve days' march, don't you think you had bet- ter send your men into the plantations, and get bananas, manioc and peanuts for the long march which you have before you? Tell your men to get all they wish; and I hope that you won't think of paying me for them, as it is my present to you, and is in return for the many little things which you have given me and my women since you have beeu my guest.' The Pasha look- ed up, and thanked Kinena very much. He then told one of his orderlies to have the bugler call the men, which was done. "When they arrived Kinena said: 'Tell the men to leave their arms on the side Of ' the veranda, because if they go into the plantations carrying guns the women working there will become frightened and run away.' Thereupon Emin's men,nutn- bering thirty or forty, placed their guns on the veranda, and departed. The planta- tions were an hour's walk from the house. During the time it took the men to go to the plantations Kinena talked to Main, expressing his ',egret at his departure. Mamba and I were standing next to the Pasha and at a sign from the chief we seized by the arms as he was sitting in his chair. He turned and asked what we meant. Kinena looked at him and said, 'Pasha, you have got to dial' Emin turned and exclaimed rather angrily: 'What do you mean? Is this a joke? What do you mean by seizing 100 111 this manner? What are you talking about my dying for? Who are you that you can give orders for amen to die?' Kinena replied: 'I do not give the orders. I receive them from Kibonge,who IS my chief; and when Kibonge gives an obeyeniat''s men came and as- ord,TerhtroeemeeiI Kin sisted us in holding Emin, who was strug- gliug to free himself and to get at his re- volver lying ou the table; but his efforts were fruitless, and we foreed him back into his chair. Then Emin told Kinena that it was all a mistake, as he had just received a letter from Kibonge that morn- ing saying that he should have safe con- duct to his village, and that the letter was on his table in front of him. Kinena re- plied, 'Pasha, you read Arabic, don't you P' 'rei: read this,' holding the second letter close to Emin's eyes, as the Pasha idiltidh.e letter and saw that it wa,,sEtntelainrlyreba was true. Drawing a long breath he turn- ed and said; 'Well, you may kill me but don't think that I am the only white man to this couutry. There are many others who will be willing to avenge my death; and let me tell you tbat in less than two years from now there won't be an Arab left in the entire country now held by your people." I asked Ismailia if Emin showed any signs of fear, and he said that he showed none; but when be spoke of having care about his child, Is - taken of his daughter, 2 years of age, he child is not bad, she is tre Jawbh1 eactl (sag ay m 44-liae?e"ati.da:s k,ely good. Send her to Said Ben Abedi ItIna b oltet,zed EetesInetliiiid: ,A ittsiletoloe,kt asign out efornheLe'n' Ismailia : Klemm tbe Pasha was lifted out of his chair and thrown fiat apon his back. One man held °itch leg, one man each arm, and I held bis head, while Mamba cut, his h tlrloaantib"a here put in a vigorous protest, saying he had not out his. throat. But Ismailia stuck to his stateasent and swore that it was Manibe wbo had acted as axe - Outten ea Mambi . said it was another slave, but that he stood. by and watched the mum exrsilnmai atl. c estead; "Emin made no ef- fort at resistance. His head was drawn back until the skin across his throat was tight, and With one movement of the knife Matriba eut the head half off. The blood •spurted over tts, and the Pasha was dead, We held to him or a few moments; then we arose titci left the body where it was. Afterward Mamba, severed the bead front the body and Kinetia had it peeked in a smell box and sent to the Inibengo, to show that his orders bad been obeyed." The Veason, it appeats to ine, for 'Oben- ge's having sent the head to Nyangwe was that he desired to show Munie-Mohara, who bad almost tie much infinenot as Tip. poo Tib, that he (Kibonge) was as big a, chief in his owit countty and eetild kill a white man as well as Munie-Mohara, who had ordered the destruction Rodister's expedition,-!-Century4 ri;_t=e1=11!!!FimmaniaRgingssiglIMINENNIOM ,222. V:4 ,SeemAn. `t•thettanVaal,Onta.Ant:sizatte5&t&ma,:tn,($4,aatta.,...eseneetshte tseet, for Infants and Children. OTHERS, Do'You Know that Paregoric, Batenuta's Drops, Godfrey's Cordial, many so-called Soothing Syrups, and most remedies for children are composed of opium or morphine Do You Know that opiumed morphine are stupefying narcotic poisons? Do You Know that in most eountries druggists are not permitted to sell narcotics without labeling them polsoes Do You Know that you should not permit any medicine to be given your child unless you or your physician know of what 11 58 composed? Do Yon Know that Castoria is a purely vegetable preparationand that a list of tts ingredients is published with every bottle? Do You Know that Ca:aerie is the prescription of the famous Dr. Samuel Pitcher. That it has been in use for nearly thirty years, and that more Castoria is now sold than of all other remedies for children combined ? Do Yon Know that the Patent Office Department of the United States, and of other countries, have issued exclusive right to Dr, Pitcher and Ids assigns to use the word " Castoria" and its formula, and that to imitate them is a state prison offense 1 Do Yon Know that one of the reasons for granting this government protecteonwas because Castor's had been proven to be absolutely harmless? Do You Know that 35 average doses of Castor% are furnished for 35 cents, or one cent a dose Do You Know that when possessed of this perfect preparation, your children may be kept well, and that you may have unbroken rest ? Wells these things are worth knowing. They are facts, The fae-simile signature of 1,44zz is on every wrapper. Children Cry for Pitcher's Castoria. Atva Grewsome The photographed hand of a friend set under glass as a paper weight makes rather an interesting souvenir. But the Prince of Wales has appropriated to this purpose the grisly token of a munamied hand of one of the daughters of the Phar- aohs. Let us hope a fashion so royally in- stituted may not find followers in this age of the worship of grewsome realism, or we shall see the lover sighing like a furnace over some genuine relic of this kind, be- queathed to him by his departed fair; and the widower cherishing among the papers upon his desk a touch that in life was less welcome there. None of these suggestions compare, however, with the actual experi- ence we had in visiting in London a few months ago the house of a gentleman who had spent many years his life in explor- ing many lands, and aad lined bis halls with curios of travel. 'Upon a shield of maroon velvet was a group of odd speci- mens, among them a carved wooden knife and fork and a human thigh bone. "That," said our friend, with perfect seri- ousness, "is all that is left of a capital fel- low 1 knew—a missionary in one of the South Sea Islands, who would trust to the conversion of the natives, and remained among them. After I came away they ate him with that very knife and fork. The things were sent to me by a rescuing party, who unfortunately arrived too late. —New York Herald. Sample of Modern Gallantry. This incident illustrates the sort of gal- lantry that is most prevalent in this de- generate age: As a Knox County man and his wife were passing the school- houses a flying snowball hit the wife of his bosom in the neck. He was enraged, and jus: te, :tad turning to the schoelboys slintsint.thie fist in, anger, he cried: "Ws 1 ncky for you, you rascals, that you didn't hit mel" —Bangor News. Tile Irony of Irate. Mr. Whymper. the famous mouotain- climber, was engaged recently to deliver a 1 eet t re at Birlten head on his mountaineer tg experiences, and in ascending the stair- case leading to the platform he missed his footing awl fell to the bottom, fracturing his collar bone. PROMISES. Promises aro softly spoken, Where self-interest ealls, Full as qidekly are they broken. When misfortune falls: Take the fuleome promise purely As a vane that plays— Yet the promisor will surely Keep it—if it pays. MASSAGE FOR BLACK EYES. Better Than Paint or Beefsteak for Oblit- erating Evidence of 'Natio Encounters. Those who make a business of oblitera- ting evidence of fistic encounters in the shape of black eyes by painting the dam- aged optics no longer enjoy a monopoly of 00011 business. This I was told by a pugi- listic acquitintance whose experience en- titles him to be regarded as an authority on the subject. t"Massage treatment of the region af- fected," he seal, "will beat paint and raw beefsteak all hollow, But it should be ap- plied immediately after the injury is re- ceived in order to prove thoroughly effi- cacious. It does not require an expert to do it. All that is necessary le to move the fingers rapidly and firmly over the brnised surface, toad to keep it up until the last vestige of discoloration has disap- peared. The explanation is easy. Where the blow has been received the blood becomes congested, It is the clots of bleed showing through the transparent skin that produces the black effect. The' pressure of the fingers gradually loosens the clotted blood, whieh passes off into the general current of circulation, and fresh and properly colored blood takes its place. However, as a rule, the professional "pug" does not bother himself about se- celerating the disappearance of a hineir eye, It is a sign which proolanns the faeb that its proprietor has recently filled an engagement, and as each he is a)2 obtect of envy to his less fortunate brethren. It is the man about town, whose overindul- gence occasionally causes him. to forget that discreticte is the better part of valor, who is apt to profit most by the knowledge that massege, promptly applied, will re- move the signs of mourning from att eye that has been in violent contact with SOIne ,other fellow's fist, and thus obviate the sneCessity of inventing 0 story to accouat for it, which, however ingeniolts, will be sneered at by sceptical mad incredtileue acquaintances, some of whom may halo "been there themselves." eee The Best Food For Children? is worthy every parent's study; not only what they can eat, but what gives the mostnourishment. 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If it shrank equally, a hall could be eat and pol- lobed in a few hours bat it does net, the shrinkage being greater in the direction of the width than of the length of the tat& A ball roust thus be roaghly eitaped, then kept tor a number of months, anal the shrinkage process has been completed, when the fine cutting and polishing may 1* donee—Chicago Tribune. S,