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Henry Ward Beecher Repudi-
ates the &" Hell Doctrine"

1t was said Adam was created perfect.
1t was also said that Adam sinned, and
that, in consequence of that sin, the
whole human race fell. The numbers of
the human race were actually beyond
computation, and for thousands and
thousands of years they had been born
into the world, had lived and struggled,
and finally died, and gone-wheIe? II
you tell me they have all gone to heaven,
my answer viii be that such sw, eping
of mud into heaven would defile its
purity, and | cannot accept that. II
you tell me they have gone to hell, then
| swear by the Lord Jesus Christ, whom
l have sworn to worship forever, that
you will make an infidel of me. The
doctrine that God has been for thousands
of years peopling this earth with human
beings, during a period, three-tourths of
which was not illuminated by an altar
or church, and in places where q vast
population of those people are yet with
out that light. Is to transform the
Almighty into a monster more hideOus
than satan himself, and l swear by all
that is sacred that l never will worship
satan, though he should appear dressed
in robes and seated on the throne of
Jehovah. Men may say, You will not
go to heaven" A heaven presided over
by such demon as that, who has been
popping this world with millions of
human beings and then sweeping them
into hell, not like dead flies, but without
taking the trouble even 10 kill them, and
gloating and Laughing over their eternal
misery, is not such heaven as want to
go to. The doctrine is too horrible.
cannot believe it, and l won't. They say
the saints in heaven are so happy that
they do not mind the torments OF the |
damned in hell. But what sort of saints
must they be who could be happy while |
looking down upen the horrors Of the /
bottomless pit? They don't mind
They're safe; they're happy. What !
would the mother think of the Is year /
old daughter who, when her infant was
lying dead in the house, should come /
dancing and singing into the parlor, and |
sxclaim, cob, I'm so happy mother, 1 /
ion't care for the dead in the coffin ~
Would she not be shocked And so with
this doctrine. And, by the blood of
Christ, denounce it; by the wounds in
His hands and on His feet, I abhor it
oy His groans and agony, I abhor and
lenounce it as the most hideous night
mare of theology.-Froala recent sermon
n Plymouth church.
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The Coming Light.

In respect to providing artificial light
the advances made within a very brief
period are enormous. From week TO
week new successes with the electric
light are recorded hundreds of in
ventive minds are set at work upon the
problem; simply to keep tally of the
improvements, as they are announced, is
becoming difficult.
Not many weeks ago the "electric
candle" capped what was then the
climax of these inventions. 1t was
shortly followed by the discovery of
means of dividing the light into smaller
and numerous portions, the equivalent,
/ for ordinary use, of separate gas burners.
If the light can thus be wholly SUBJ
divided, and the small burners do their
work well, the problem must be nearly
solved; at all events, long stride has
been made in the right direction. One
of the very latest improvements consists
! in arranging electric candles in a series
on a chandelier, so connected that just
before one of them is burnt out another
is lighted automatically, and thus the IL
/ Illumination is continuous. Hitherto the
1 services of an attendant were required to
replace the carbons, perhaps every three
hours.
The most surprising thing about the
electric light is its cheapness in proper
ton to the amount of illumination.
The figures given by a correspondent OF
the London Globe, who is evidently an
expert, seem almost incredible. He says
that the cost, including the running OF
a special steam engine, with the labor OF
a stoker, is only tenpence sterling per
hour for light equal to $50 gas burners.
Surprising that this light could be sub
divided without additional expense, the
result would be equal to supply OF
ordinary street gas at liz cents per
thousand feet-less than one-twentieth
of what our citizens are now paying for
light. If these atmosphere figures arc at
all near the truth, .he days Of street gas
are numbered. With margin Of l.SOO
per cent. profit TO work upon, there
should be no trouble in overcoming Cd
structive details. But even If we brush
aside such estimates-which, in truth,
seem vision-and suppose the cost equas
to that of gas, the electric light wouid
be preferable because it IS Clearly, can
not vitiate the air, ard does away with
the dangers of escaping gas. In PAN.
wherever that light has been substituted,
the rates of insurance are redueed.--M
y Tribune.
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HOW TO MANAGE HIM.

" HeW shall manage my husband
/ will tell you my dear if | can;
he is really wonderful creature,
That troublesome animal. Man
Yes really wonderful creature
So strange, Inconsistent and Queer
But you'll soon know the secret by learning
The modus operandi, my dear!
II ne stays out too late in the evening,
Psgtaking of supper and wine,
Don't prove him a false fabrica or,
Nhen he Gomez home by asking the time;
70 be surely will tell you the town clock
9ut the mOineHt before rang out one
When il struck he bad counted il over
Just three times before il had dOnel
nd then, If his hat, in the merning,
Is SIN ller by far than his head,
Pont hint by tie merest aliusion
hat his lordship went typsy TO bed
But rather regaid the Occurrence.
A phenomenon puzzling and queer
Min strange look OF mystlfratlOn
10 Your ewes, If he's watching, my dearl
And don't fail to sew on his buttons,
And likewise his clothes mend with care;
Don t.tsase him for money for SHOPPING;
EOn't frOwn when he acts like bear;
Don tell him TOO often, my deAry.
That your poor head is aching with pain,
lest he whisper, way down in his bosom:
90! 1 wish l were single aeain"'
DON'T tell him that Mary, the housemaid,
And am, the Obstreperous cook,
Refuse 70 receive your su sgesfions
Win even so much look,
f-uH tel bin hos yeFy annay ing -
III often have found II TO be
TOE solu 20 s. Get out of the kitchen,
Anu dent come a-bothering mel"
Bus always seem cheerful and happy,
Anu always look pleasant and CAV;
Iaah irown II ere is nothing more potent
u driving ones husband away,
Asa mss YOU must ever keen striving
lou II ma II an excellent pan;
bai Whatever you do, dear, remember
mat your husband is only a man
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establish and endow denominational
colleges at Louisville, KY, and Sardis,
Miss.
The work among the Chinese on the
Pacific coast, by the Congregationalists,
has been carried on in schools with
seventeen teachers and over thousand
pupils 4 Christian association and home
has been kept up by the Chinese converts.
A school building has been erected, and
despite occasional hOodlum outbreaks,
the work progresses"
A theological seminary is to be opened
at Toxic, Japan, in connection with the
recent union of the three Protestant
missions, the American Presbyterian, the
Dutch Reformed and the United or
Scotch Presbyterian. The college
viii have permanent staff OF three pro
fessors, one nominated by each OF the
missions
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THE PARLOR RIFLE.
Curious and Interesting Tests by Dr.
w. r. Carver.


w. r. Carver.
The extraordinary challenge issued by
that crack shot, DR.. w. F. Carver, in the
Rod and Gun " column of last Sunday
Chronicle, has produced so much interest
in sporting circles here, that it was
thought worthy to make a report of tie
practice which the doctor is now making
daily in order to prepare himself for the
matches he sees in perspective. DIR. Car.
yer, in Els contests last year with Bogar.
dus, showed an excellent form in all the
fine points st pigeon shooting and glass.
ball breaking, but the NEST remarkable
part of his challenge was the offer to
shoot with any one in the world for $3.50
or $780, $50 glass balls, his adversary Il
use a shotgun at thirty yards rise, white
the doctor was to shoot with a rife, the
ball being thro Tn in the air for hint
This parlor rife is Ballard of some nipe
pounds weight, of % diameter, and We S
nesday he gave telling exhibit of Il
powers by first picking off a ground
squirrel that was peeping from its hole al
some eighty PAGES distant. In practicsrs
at glass balls the thrower is placed4
some eight PAGES distance, and he propRs
the ball Perpendicularly sons eighseez
feet high, and then, as the ball rece9S
from its highest point, nine times ouf q
ten the shooter scatters the remnants
the air. The performance is certain Il,
most remarkable one; of course, theIeI.
a knack in it, as there is in all kinds III
flying shots, but the accuracy of b
appears to De altogether unprecedented
Thus in twelve balls the doctor misssd
but one, and that was thIown almsst
directly over him. But after that Che
practice was not so good, as the gun 4e-
quires cleaning at the expiration OF abou
ten shots. He then took an oTdinar.
| Springfield rifle and broke seventeen oui
of twenty balls, and, alter this, with the
same weapon, hitthirty-tour'large stone
| thrown in the same manner, out OF forty
After exhibiting some fancy shots that
were quite interesting, he shot with tt
parlor rife three times at half dolla'
spun in the air, and hit it fairly twice
and once 50 squarely that the bullt
remained in part imbedded in the coin
and they were both picked up at some
eighty PAGES distant. 1t is certainly 8
curious exhibition, and il DIR. Carver car
exhibit the same skill and dexterity with
pigeons at thirty yards rise he may wei
be considered the champion rifle shot o
the world The practice took place q
shell Mound Park, with duh, cloudy
weather, that enhanced the dificultieI
| of the tests.-.SGa Francisco Chronicle.
1t has been discovered that lage
beer is a certain remedy Tor corns. w
believe the usual method of applying tn
remedy is let it soak into the corn from
| the inside of the foot.
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Religious.

The death of Bishop Marvin, of the
Methodist church, south, will necessi-
tate the election of three bishops by
the general conference, which meets in
Atlanta
A Methodist minister in Georgia
walks thirty miles in each week in order
TO fulfill one OF his appointments, and
works two days out of each week in a
brick-yard for corn to feed his family.
Bishop Miles, of the Colored Metho-
dist Episcopal church, is about to starr
out On lecturing tour to raise funds to
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What kissing Really Is.

He was fresh from over the range. and
had just stepped in to get the latest news.
He listened attentively to jim while
relating his experience the night previous
with his solid girl ! +" at a kissing frav.
when, with sneer of derision, he opened
his mouth and said oh! talk about
kissing! Go away l have kissed in
the north l have kissed in the south. 7
have repeated the soul-stirring operation
east and west; l have kissed in Texas
and way down in Maine; / have kissed at
Long Branch and at the Golden Gate
in fact, in every state of the union. in
every language and according to the
manners and customs of every nation 7
have kissed on the Mississippi and all ito
tributaries; but, young man, for good
sound kissing, give me a full-aedced
Caribou girl. When you feel the PEG.
drawn right through the soles of yonr
feet from your boots, that's kissing. tba.
is. Dencer COLI Mirror.
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There are, it is said, no old maids in
Russia except the nuns The public
sentiment is 50 decidedly against female
celibacy that when woman reaches the
age of twenty-five, aud sill pines in sim
Gle 1essedness, she find it best TO 60 of
on journey in search of husband, and
usually returns, after someleDgth Of time,
and announces that she is a widow.
Russian etiquette, which positively for
bids any allusion 10 the husband in the
presence of his widow, is very convenient
Tor the purposes of those ladies.
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Interrupting Table Talk.

The other evening the Rev. Mr.. Phil
cate sat down at the table with very
thoughtful air, and attended TO the wants
Of his brood in very distracted man
lner. Presently be looked up at his wife
and said:
"The Apostle Paul"
"Got an awful lump on my head
safternoon," broke in the pastors eldest
son, playing base ball. Bat few out
the strikers hand when l was umpire,
and cracked me right above the ear, an
dropped me. Hurt? Golly" and the lad
shook his head in g dismal but excessive
pantomine as he tenderly rubbed lump
that looked like a billiard ball with hair
on it. The pastor grayeiy paused for the
interruption and resumed:
"The Apostle Paul"
Saw Mrs. O'Gheminie down at
Greenbaum's this afternoon" said his
eldest daughter, addressing her mother.
She had on that old everlasting black
silk, made over, with a vest Of tilleul
green silk, coat tail basque pattern, over
skirt made with diagonal folds in front,
edged with deep fringe; yellow straw
hat with blue flowers. She's going to
Chicago"
The good minister waited patiently,
and then, in tones just a shadow louder
than before, said:
" The Apostle Paul"
Went in a swimmin' last night, with
Harry and Ben Pope, and stepped on 8
clam shell" exclaimed his youngest son
''cut my foot so can't wear my shoe
and please can't stay home tomorrow?
The pastor informed his son that ht
might stay away from the river, and Their
resumed his topic. He said:
The Apostle Paul says"
"My teacher is an awful liar, ;" shouted
the second son; he says the world is as
round as an orange, and turns around all
the time faster than circus men can ride,
l guess he hain't got much sense"
The mother lifted a warning finger to.
ward the boy, and said" Sh?" and the
father resumed:
"The Apostle Paul says"
"Don't bite off twice as much as you
can chew" broke out the oldest son, re
proving the assault of his little brother
on piece of cake. The pastors face
showed just trihe of annoyance as he
aid, in a firm, decided tone:
." The Apostle Paul says"
There's fly ia the butterl" shriekeC
the youngest hopeful of the family, anc
a general laugh followed. When silence
was restored the eldest daughter, with al
air of curiosity, said:
Well, but, pa; l really would like t.
know what the Apostle Paul said p,
Pass me the mustard" SAID the pas
tor absently.
Then the committee arose and thu
senate went into executive session, snC
soon after adjourned Burlington Ha,ek
eye.
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-" Even the boot which lifts a SEWING
machine agent off the front stems NAV
contain stocking which on Christine.
morning will overflow with blessings from
loving friends" ''Oin
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going to do with them he Bays: Go
ing to make tracks with 'em; because
Lives Of great men all remind US
we can make our lives sUbiime
And depaIt ting, leave behind rs
Eootprnis on the ands OF Iime.n


And departing, leave behind rs
Footprints on the auds of Time"
As l said, Mr.. Twain, you are the
fourth in twenty-four hours-and I'm
going to move-I amt suited to lite
rary atmosphere"
1 said to the miner. "Why, my dear
sir, these were not the gracious singers to
whom we and the world may pay honl-
age; these were imposters.'
The miner investigated me with calm
eye for q while, then said he, "Ah!
inposters, were they?-are you? l did
not pursue the subject; and since then I
haven't travelled on my nom de pune
enough to hurt. Such was the remiuis-
cence l was moved to contribute, Mr..
Chairman. In my enthusiasm I may
have exaggerated the details little; but
you will easily forgive me that fault,
since l believe it is the first time l have
ever DETECTED from perpendicular fact on
an occasion like this.-Bost0n AdUertiser
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Through the prosperity Of its tobacco
industry Lynchturg, Va, now po~siu
population OF 1900, properly 1870 ,',,.,,s
ton Of sc, 530,476. and many nanu s.
buildings in what used 70 be snpufp'.
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down on Lin and erposher him r ~
quiet on the Potomac, you y. ZEN
They were pretty how. coInesgs-so no':s
and. they begun to blow. Emerson sagsy
.eThe bulliess thing ] ever wrote was
Barbara Frietchiev Sey1 Lopgteglow,
1T don't begin with my l;igloT Paperr. 2
Says Holmes, Ny Thanatopsis lays over
'em both" They mighty near ended in a
fight. Then they wished they had some
more company-and Mr.. Emerson point
ed at me and says
Is yondef sqiial.d peasant AL
bat this proud nursery eoald pffedf
He was whetting his bowie on bis
boot, 50 / let it pass Well, sir, they
next took it into. their heads that they
would lie zv,nc music 50 they naadene'
stand up and sing When Johnny com -
marching home' till dropped, a -
this morning. That's what I've ~
through, my friend When weks $
they were leaving, thank goodness
1Ir. Longfellow had my only bsots, Is
and. his own under 2lis arm We '
sfsse.sus1 Z >. Is z
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eide withont stating the f,cpcaticn.
s,rtaiaht ago ) Dsdae0gf IN Sam J,i6
.cals sboa hifarelf alter school hcsr
( ~ 1Sts ~ ht'l e'ltf ~ ~
blackboard TIE wofiis ~ Wy sfsis' s01tea.
the problem"
All, love-" she muflnured a. they
wandered through The moonlight abs,
dearest, why DO the summer roses fade y
re happened TO BE young chemist of a
practical turn Of mind. and he replied
that it was owing 70 the insuficiency
Of oxygen in the air.
"A Philadelphia paper is moved to
inquire why, if druggists by mistake
poisons TO persons, causing death, are
prosecuted. those who sell explosive
burning fluids, and cause the death Of
people almost daily, should be allowed
to go scot tree.
She used to keep bits Of broken china
and crockery piled up in a convenient
corner of the closet, and when asked her
reason for. preserving such domestic lum-
Der, she would shoot a lucid glance at
her husband, and merely remark, He
knows what tbem's for"
Is my breakfast ready ?" said an
impatient young man who was trying TO
get his breakfasy at a beer saloon.
Don't know" said the waiter, III
whistle up and see." Heavens no,
don't do that. ordered sausage, and Il
you whistle you'll have the whole lot
down"
A mathematician got drunk in View
Haven the other day, and went TO play
ing poker When his hand was called
he said he held pair, and being asked
A pair of what he sang a lager rymthm
and replied, A pair % Telegram"
Now wasn't be rhum bold to give such
a conical answer as that. ResPec-
tifully referred to Prof. Newton. Of Yale.
Answer required on the blackboard
.."Ah," said Brown to his friend
Young the other day, Gust been 70 the
BARRIERS see" ''Yes, answered Young,
whose mustache had just been artist
cally colored fine glossy black. Your
BARRIERS must be good fellows. but they
can't live long, 1 judge" continued the
perplexiug Brown. "Wby not2" Be-
cause, whom the gods love dye Young
you know" A quart bottle Of Mumm
in the back parlor settled it,
If calico dress is washed carelessly,
starched stiff, summed a day or two, and
half ironed, it is not very comedy sight.
But if quickly dried in the shade, very
thinly and evenly starched, and ironed
on the wrong side 50 that it will not
shine, it will look like a new dress for a
long time. Many pretty blue prints and
cambrics fade when washed in the usual
way. If they are washed the first Time
in strong salt and water or water to
which a little beefs gall is added, the
colors will be set 30 that they will be a.
handsome as at first, aud can be washed
yer after like other goods.
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some asne $40 the ritzpfper
responaeuts ~ 10 sersf,ie nc M
tse es.s roent has 10. hi,w4 ~ sca,
~ Spanish iilustnne 'elpef y
tsreefensd with prosecuiiln ~ 4tlish,
INC soytrAi6 81 IRE lr Ntftedes,
sae dsuibed BRIDE 81 Kiht Alphonso the
5orsait beingb 10 sgstserine.
poor man reilap ihat TIE Only
advaBtaos he Gefs t0m cispisalis~ ~ 4
i've piship ~ hconie whtfias Sc
dliicssfy AZ q periences .olive sftheat
an income
A scboolmaster csnoct commit -
eide eithous Stating The .'ppcsi,iop ~
sortaisst ago, pedaeo IN sau Jtia
.cal. sbok hisnself after school ho1rf
q u 1SUs - btl e1Ief ~ ~
blackboard tie woras ,lfiiy shls s5fteb
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This is the forest primeval.
Says Mr.. Emerson
Here once thu embattled farmers stood,
nd rod tho shot hoard rourd tEa.x-,~ y


Says ], go, BLACKBOARD the premises as
much as you want tot don't cost you
a cent" Well, they went on drinking.
and pretty soon they got ont greasy old
deck and went to playing cut-throat
euchre at 10 cents a corner-on trust. 1
begun to notice some pretty suspicious
things. Mr.. Emerson dealt, looked at
his hand, shook his head, says:
am the dosbter and the doubt
and calmly punched the hands and went
to shuffling for new layout. Says he:
They reckon III who leave me out;
They know not well the suhtle wavs
keep, pass and deal AGAIN.
Hanged if he didn't 90 ahead and do
it, too Oh. he was cool one. Well, in
about minute things were running
pretty tight, but of a sudden l see by Mr.
EmeTson's eye that he judged he had EN-.
He had already corralled two tricks and
each of the others one. So now he kind
of lifts little in his chair, and says:
tire of globes and aces
Too long the game is played
and down he fetched a right bower.
Mr.. Longfellow smiles as sweet as pie and
says:
Thanks, thanks 10 thee. my worthy friend,
For the lesson thou hast taught
and dog my cats it he didn't down with
another right bower Well, sir, UP
jumps Holmes, a-war whoopiDg as usual,
and says:
God help them IL the tenpe at swings
he pine against the Hal
and l wish may go to grass if he
didn't swoop down with another right
bowerl Emerson claps his hand or his
bowie. Longtellsw clasps his on bis re
volver, and went under bunk. Their,
was going to be trouble; hut that mons
trous Holmes rose up, webbing hi
double chins, and says he tOrder, gen
tlemen; the first man that draws. I'll Law
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HERE LIE I'M MAISs
EATEN BY A kAR
August 20, If7.

1t is very unheroie and eren dis
agreeable epitaph. Tha eaten by a
bear" is intolerable. Ills grotesque.
And then l thought whalan inadequate
language the English is 4 compact ex-
preston. 1t would notknswer 10 put
upon the stone simply ften,' for that
is indefinite and requireslxplanat:on /; it
might mean eaten by a kpnibal. This
difficulty could not occrll.n the German.
where essen signifies ths set of feeding
by man and fressen byA beast. How.
simple the thing would \ IN German: =.
HER LEG
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The other evening the Rev. Mr.. Phil
cate sat down at the table with very
thoughtful air, and attended to the wants
Of his brood III very distracted man
ner. Presently be looked up at his wife
and said: