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SAMPLES
OF the FeVered Rhetoric. the Undis-
guised SensatiOnaIism that Brook
IYn Accepts frGm the Irrever-
ent Talmage as Good Re
ligiOn.

Chicago Times: That invincible and SEN
sational rhapsodist the reverend and irrever-
ent T. De Witt Talmage, has returned to
Brooklyn greatly strengthened by a summer
vacation among the lyceum platforms of the
west He recommences his extraordinary
performances at the Brooklyn Tabernacle with
added zest, utilizing his organs of speech,
his legs and arms and body to their utmost.
At the first sermon after his return, last Sun
day, he introduced his congregation into
heaven, and made them acquainted with the
state of affairs there upon FIVE exceptional
occasions. Ever and anon something new,
something stirring, something arousing,
something extraordinary, is going on in
heaven, but there were five exceptional days
gala days, jubilee days, days of especial
pomp and ceremony. The first was that of the
worlds construction, when, according to Job,
1.-The morning stars sang together, and all the
sons of God shouted for JOY" They shouted!
the plains of heaven Ii was great day.
mo wonder they clapped cymbals of hight,
and thrummed harps of light, and chanted
in balconies of light" 1t was great day.
The second occasion of jubilee was when that
strange thing, a human soul, Abel's, made
Its appearance IN heaven.
why, all heaven broke forth at the specta-
Gle. The minstrelsy that would do for ordinary
days would not do tor that; there must be
new song and new leader. There have been
since great reception days on earth-the re-
ception of Kossuth when he came from Hun
gary; the reception of Lafayette when he
came from France; the reception of the Prince
of Wales when he came from India; the re-
ception of Lord Beaconsfeld when he came
from Berlin; but all these are nothing COM
pared with the reception of Abel, the first ar
rived, the blood-washed, In the throne room
OF the Almighty Redeemer. Why, In heaven
that day, they could talk of nothing else. 1t
was the one topic of cherublc, seraphic, an
gelic intercourse. Why they said, Abel
has come, the first sinner saved; the first tro-
ply of almighty grace gathered; the first
sheaf of an illimitable harvest garnered. Sal
walton! Ring all the bellsl Emblazon all
the walls! Spread all the banquets! Dis
play all the pageantryv Methusalah, the
oldest man on earth; Abel, the Oldest IN
heaven"
The next great gala day, one dashed with
sadness, was that on which the Savior took
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THE CHINESE EMBASSY.
The First Important Business to be
Transacted with it IS an Agreement
for the Modification OF the Treaty
Allowing Unlimited Immf-
grafton of Coolies.

Washington special to the New York
Herald: At the cabinet meeting to-day Sec
rotary Evarts announced that Mr.. Bartlett,
the Euglish-speaking member of the Chinese
legation, had informed HIM that the embas-
sy would not be here until early in Septem-
Der. The mission of the embassy then be-
came the subject of conversation, developing
the fact that the first important business to
be transacted with the Chinese minister is an
agreement for the modification of existing
treaties with China, especially so far as re-
lates to unlimited immigration of Chinese
iabOrers. It will be remembered that at the
last session of congress JOINT resolution was
passed, urging upon the executive the i'm
porance Of giving this subject immediate at
tention. The recent threatened troubles In
San Francisco also pressed the subject very
closely upon the attention of the administra-
ton, so that the sentiment expressed at the
meeting to-day was not unexpected. Members
Of the cabinet favor Immediate consideration
OF the subject, and the presence in Washing
ton of Minister Seward will enable the Presi-
dent and state department to proceed intelli-
gently in the matter. The main proposition
cnntemplates a speedy abrOgation of so much
Of existing treaties as allows free immigra-
ton. and proposes to restrict the relations to
those strictly OF a commercial character. The
government on the other hand, is to protect
the Chinese laborer already in the country so
long as he may choose to remain In the
L aited States. It IS expected that the new
minister comes fully prepared to treat upon
this Important question, and the understand
ing is that the Chinese government will cheer
ully accede to our expressed wish to cut off fur
& or demand for cheap labor from the Celestial
empire. On the other hand, it is also expected
that the Chinese government will as gra-
ciOusly aceede to the suggestion of improved
commercial relations between the United
states and China. Whatever may be the de-
mands made upon US. the President is re-
solved 10 make the first demand upon the
Chinese government for a dscoutinuance of
Chinese emigration to our country
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Allen and Voorhees,, can point TO nothing IN
their platform that is stronger for greenbaeks
than those two paragraph. But tins Is not
an In 1870 the Democracy Of Tennessee,
in convention in Nashville, adopted plat
form. OF which the following Is a part:
EsHs{yr That We deuounce the present tarn. Is
well as the slbs tute lately introduced In the house
a. representatives from the committee OF ways and
means, as gigantic rOhOsry OF the LABOR anu lnIus
try Of the county; that they solely desisned 10
ADVANCE the interests OF a few monspollsts;
bca,tfeff. That the power Of the Federal govern
rrt 70 collect and assess taxes the bonds OF the
United States is clear and unquestoned and We de-
Eerd OF cUurs - that share OF taxation equal 10
q far average Of the amount levied IN each state on
money loaned shall be assessed and collected from
| an Investments IN bonds.
Rsdi.,gf That We are opposed TO the system Of ma
ttOua banks and urge the immediate repeal OF me
| OF such banks. the treasury notes OF the United
| states shall De substituted
| Again: In 1874, two years before the nation
al convention which nominated Tilden, the
| Democracy Of Tennessee adopted platform
| In which the following will De found as part
| Of the concluding paragraph:
. That we favor the abolition OF the present obi
| ous national banking syst IN, and the payment OF
the bonds OF the government oy ths Issuance OF its
airing teTest notes according to the contract
OF such obligations and repeal OF the present op-
pressiye Federal tariff and tue enactment OF b law
solely with view OF raising the necessary revenue
| The Nationals were not yet beeotten when
| tins was sent broadcast to the world as part
| Of ne faith Of the Democrats of Tennessee.
| Bot this is not all The State convention of
| $50. held after the National convention ad-
iouned, in a platform adopted unanimously,
after indcrsing the platform and nominations
Of that convention, reaffrmed the greenback
planks Of 1863, 1870, 1872 and 1874. in the
following words:
I. We condemn the characterization of silver, and
favor the restoration of the silver dollar to its for
mer legal tender standard.
;. We are utterly opposed TO the Republication of
any obligation justly due 10 the creditors OF the
state or national government
n. We declare ourselves aligned with the national
Democracy as to the duty OF the Federal government
to redeem Its pledges and meet all It's obligations as
soon as may be consistent with the business inter
forced and unwise contraction.
Here we have a condemnation of the de-
monetizatiun of silver, opposition to repudia-
ton and a desire to meet all the obligations
of the country without forced and unwise
contraction. Thus we have indicated the
Democracy against the AUalanche's charge
Of changing every principle held dear by
them within the LAST fifty years, and have
proved that the platform on which the Ma
tionals now stand is only part of that which
the Democratic party, in its National and
Stale TENNESSEE platforms has reiterated at
a,-ary, copyarf;op hold eipca 1898
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HIS departure from the ramparts OF heaven to
redeem the world The towers and battle
ments are full of the angelic hosts who come
TO see Him off. Some endeavor TO dlssuade
him. But He goes. 4 great jubilee day Is
that of His return.
"Heavea presses out toward the banks to
welcome Hin. The batteries of God boom
out their greeting All the bright craft of
heaven push out toward the mouth OF
heavens harbor. Jesus is coming, They
wonder how he will look after so much vlo-
leBce, and so much exposure, and so much
hardship. VIII He come emaclatedF See
the hotilla rounding in, bringing our King
and Conqueror. Millions at one instant
carch a glimpse OF Him, and they cry, Hail!
hail! Jesus disembarks amid the JOY and ae
clamation of all the nations of the saved.
Those whose tears He had wiped away, those
whose sins He had pardcned, those whose
dead He had raised-they crowd around Him,
they lift Him on their shoulders, they place
Him on the white horse that st. John saw in
apocalyptic vision-all heaven following him
on white horses, while at every turn they cry,
| 'NictoryI Ride on, Conqueror; on under
triumphant arches, not such as were lifted
for Titus, or Caesar, or Alexander, but such
amethystive arches as heavens masonry only
Gun build. On, by CLASSY sea; on, by pearly
| gate; on, by eternal columns; on, COW
| cred with the scars of Golgotha; on, until He
reaches the palace gate. Lift up your heads,
y
| Glory come in, cry the heraIds, as they swing
their swords of flame to the prophets who
| keep the gates. Lift up your heads. They
| lift. The way is clear. The torn and bleed
/ ing feet that went up the nights of Calvary go
up the stairs of the eternal throne; and on
the forehead once cut with twisted thorns is
| placed the garlands into which are woven all
the coronals of universal dominion. Down,
all heaven, at His feet. Prophets and mar
| tyrs and apostles and confessors-down.
Some on your knees and some on your faces,
down. Cherubim and archangel. down! All
heaven, down. And He shall reign forever
and ever. Hallelujah."
The browning scene is the day of juda-
ment, pictured in Mr. Talmage's best ejacu-
| latory style. Then the population of the
earth, according to Mr.. Talmage's calcula-
tons, will be forty two hundred million souls,
and rs they all crowd to heaven there will be
great doings. This feveted rhetoric, this un-
disguised sensationalism, gsrnIshed IN the
delivery with extraordinary physical contor-
tons, is accepted in Brooklyn as good re-
ligion, and the only rival of Talmage's Tab
ernacle Is the circus.
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III LONDON WQ6u the sun was not.
They mingled In pewter pot
Yankee cocktail with lot
OF Ice-sir, melting rapidly.
But London saw another sight,
[Go on brethren. j Graphic.
Well, we don't mind singing in a verse:
But London saw another sight
when the sweat poured till dead OF night
Commanding Tophet,s fires to light
The darkness of each GROCERY.
Then rushed the boys to seaside hurried,
Then sank the nose In tumblers buried,
And Sweeter than the cObbler Sherried,
Deep sank the bright mint-julepTy.
With fan and nlght-shirt thin arrayed,
Each wOuld-be sleeper tossed his head,
And furious the mosquito played
In fierce and dreadful reyelry.
IT'S morn, but yet yon Iurid sun,
Next. l-PhiLddeLptid Bulletin.
All right, here you are:
IT'S morn, but yet yon lurid sun
His daily trip has scarce begun,
When out slides each dry SOn-Of-a-gun,
For his morning snifter, hurriedly.
And now the gorgeous orb of day,
Proceed. l-SdtuTIdy Night.
Well, here goes:
And now the gorgeous orb of day,
As through the sky he wends his way.
P0urS down his fiery rays till they
These men-are hot, internally.
Again their Threats are aWf'ly dry;
They look around and near they spy
A beer hall. into which they fly
And Schooners gulp down speedily.
Sol's disappeared, and sable Night
Keep 1t up. Cincinnati Times.
Listen at our machine:
Sol's disappeared, and sable Night
Has drawn her curtains closely tight,
Disguised at the maudlin sight
OF beastly drunk humanity.
But ere the morning dawned again,
TKaan Grinding I
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The Trouble Between Houk ana Rule

Knoxville Tribune: The friends of Rule
claim that the delegations appointed to the
congressional convention, leaving Knox out of
the count, stand about as follows: For Houk,
Roane, 5; LOudon, s.. Blount, 6; Sewer,
AZ; Jefferson, IL; Union, 2; Campbell, a.;
Anderson, l.; Scott, 2; Morgan, 2; total, 49,
For Rule-Monroe, 4; Roane, 3; Sewer, 80
jefferson, *; Union, 2; Anderson, 8; total,
%. Knox will cast eighteen votes. 1t will
take thlrty-eight votes to nominate. Rule
lacks fifteen votes without Knox and Houk
lacks FIVE. So the whole matter rests upon
the settlement of the quarrel between the
Knox county factions. Rule has enough out
side, with the Courthouse delegation" to
nominate him. Houk has enough with the
mulberry tree delegation, to nominate HIM.
Houk's outside majority can admit the ''mul
berry delegation" and make all things love-
ly. But Rule is pledged to run, according to
his card, if he gets enough votes outside of
Knox to nominate him, counting the court
house crowd, and it seems he will have enough
for that purpose. Houk is pledged to run if
the mulberry tree" crowd Is ignored. So,
clear the track and let the band begin to
play.
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New York POST
A FABLE OF THERMOMETERS

Three Thermometers stood a shelf In row,
Fahrenheit. Centigrade, Reaumer, you know,
Their tempers rose fast, for the weather was hot
And each wished to prove himself best or the lot,
Fahrenheit I'm the form of a dandy was made,
He boosted he stood ninety-fiye in the shade;
On Reaumur he looked superciliously down,
Who stood twenty-eight and was dressed as clown
Poor Reaumur was painting and putting with ire,
After rising 50 high to find others still higher;
Even Centigrade, dull old professor in form.
Calmly stood thlrty-fve, as he cOOlly said 'Warm!
.'warml You would think So said Fahrenheit
pale,
'If you'd my place to keep In the high social SCALE
'Warmi" echoed Reaumur. Pm all out OF breath;
If had to rise more 1t would tire me to death.
MY friends" remarked Centigrade, TRY to keep
cool;
We are subject to law and submit to its rule.
When Fahrenheit thinks he stands higher than
We are really alike, nor is Reaumur less high.
With little of physics dyna les and states.
Would show us We all stand exactly the same;
The difference between us IS simply in name.
Professors are fools exclaimed Fahrenheit, vexed,
81 wonder what nonsense they'll force on US next.
Il always believed that the commune was right,
The professor replied: "Ah, ought to have known
That science is meant for professors alone.
Dear thermometers truly honor the rest,
men of science call Centigrade best
In thermometers, all on one grand object bent,
We excuse the mercuTial temperament,
But for people possessing a rational mind
Let us hope that our moral is not hard TO find.
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Down with Hotel Prices.

New York Times: 1t was significant sign
of the times that on the first of this month
those two vast establishments, the Fifth Ave
nue. and Windsor hotels, lowered their prices.
To do them justice. they have taken ample
time to consider the propriety of a consum-
nation devoutly desired, no doubt, by their
guests, for FIVE years have rolled away since
the disastrous autumn now spoken of as ''the
panic" Most of the other hotels had already
made reductions, and there can be but little
doubt that they will have to make more, in
view of a terrible foe at their doors in the
shape of apartment houses. These are SPRING
ing up in such profusion, that if a man
chances to pass by way which he hasn't
taken for two or three months, he is pretty
sure to find one of these vast edifices looming
up before him. The great advantage of an
apartment-house, even if the rent be high,
over hotel, lies in the fact that people can
keep up an elegant appearance, and yet, SO
far as table, ETC., is concerned, live with the
utmost economy. Hence the removal to them
OF many of the resident population of hotels
Fifty-six dollars a week, the cost Of two bed
rooms and board, at the top Of the house in
one of the big American plan hotels, is s.. 1912,
a sum which would go long way toward
keeping family of four in comfort in an
apartment
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PENNSYLVANIA.
EX-COngressman COchrane Predicts a
Gain OF One Democrat rs a Re-
suit of the NOvemberIEIec
tiOns in the Key
stone state.

Washington correspondence Cincinnati En-
quiirer: Ex-Congressman Cochrane Demo
craft of PENNSYLVANIA, arrived here to-day.
In a conversation on the political outlook in
Pennsylvania, he said: Il think there is a
chance for a gain of one Democratic repre-
sentative in Ehret's d strict, the twenty-third.
The Republicans are in bad tangle there.
COrrespondent-How is that?
COchrane-WhY, you see there is a Repub-
lican politician there named NJ Candless. who
wants to come to congress. While Ehret,
the present representative, was detained in
Washington, M'Candless set the pins up for
his own nomination. When the usual time
for holding the primaries arrived Ehret and
his friends were afraid they could not secure
The convention, 50 tie committee, which
Ehret controls pretty thoroughly, postponed
the primaries IN order to give Ehret more
time to work. M'Candless and his friends
were greatly incensed at this, and issued a
call for the primaries themselves, when they
met and chose delegates to a convention,
which convention of course nominated M :
Candies. The regular committee has not
yet issued q call for primaries, but it will do
50, and delegates will be chosen to a conven-
ton which will undoubtedly nominate Ehret
as theregular Republican candidate. NJ 'Cand-
less and his friends claim that his was the
regular convention and he the regular nomi-
nee. and he will run. This will, OF course,
split the Republican ranks, and will give the
Democrats a chance to elect their man, as the
Republican majority in the district is hardly
two thousand.
Conespondent-Have the Nationals devel-
oped any strength IN that district?
Cochrane-Yes, they are pretty numerous,
and have nominated a candidate of unexcep-
tional strength. He was formerly Repub-
iican, is popular, has plenty of money, and
is willing to spend good deal to get elected.
CorresDondent-Has he any show for an
election?
Cochrane-Well, | do not think he will be
elected, but they are very confident.
Correspondent-Will the Nationals draw
more votes from the Republicans or the
Democrats?
Cochrane-In that district they will draw
more from the Republicans.
CJrrespondept-Is there any prospect that
the Democrats will carry your old district
the twenty-fourtE.
Cochrane-No. I do not think there is
chance. The majority is too great for any
Democrat to carry it when the congressional
issue is as prominent as it will be this fall.
Allegheny, you know, is Republican strong
hold. Il was the banner Wing county, be-
fore II uvas Ranublican
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Gnnn Advice

Nashville Banner: The first work in hand
is to very materially cut down the running ex-
penses of the State government and reduce
the salaries of county and municipal officers
10 proper figure. Then the State debt must
be taken in hand; something must be done
to stop the fast accommodating interest which
is increasing our public debt at the fearful
rate of over twelve hundred thousand dollars
a year. The debt should be settled upon
Just and equitable basis, if possible, by the
legislature, and then submitted to a vote of
the people; and if ratified by them. then
such legislation may be enacted as will carry
out In good faith the provisions of settlement.
If the high-tax element in the Democratic
party can be lnduced to yield to the demands
of the people the disruption of the party may
be avoided, but if they should resort to dark
lantern caucuses and trickery, and succeed by
such means In controlling the action of Inc
State convention, the party organization will
fall to pieces and the Democracy meet with
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MORE IGNORANCE OR MIsREPRE-
RENTATUnN

The Aralalehe IS either to be pitied for its
ignorance. or treated with contempt for its
persistent misrepresentation OF toe Demo-
cratic party. In its issue of yesterday we find
these two paragraphs, furnishing cases in
point, in an editorial on its second page:
BOURBON Democracy hereabouts needs several
things more than the TRANSMISSION OF young blood.
There is seriplnral waning against putting new
wine into old bottles The trouble is lack of public
Soeehoe IN tne sincerity OF the professions OF the
men VINO run the m chlne. They no longer hest
tate 70 abandon essential articles OF party creed.
Ihey embrace that ldAy which they de Ounced
Aesteroal. Iney reckieSsly cur loose from all OF
their party traditions and doctrines and incOt porate
IN their platform any declaIatOn-nO matter what
that can De mane temporarily available
In Shelby county the sO-called Democrats have
departed from every Democratic DrincIpis and from
gushed the organizaiion since the days OF Jeffer-
son. The enc thing left is the party name In
Ihursdays convention Il was frankly confessed 10y
taSe the National platform or ssnk into the arms
OF greed OF gold and OF defeat" Taking counsel
doctrines of a half century and like "A drogning
man grasplng at a straw swallowed the National
declaration Of principles Without a WY face.
Answering this Ignorance, or purposed mis-
representation of the Democratic party. we
quote from the platform adopted by that
party in Nashville, in 1868:
d The faith of the nation is pledged 10 the pay
meht Oh the national debt according 10 the terms of
me lass under which the bonds were Issued and not
Otherwise The time OF payment Of the bonds ongbt
hot 70 De extended the principal of the fiyetyyefy
SantsS IS 20 oe paid 10 currency, and the money
sTha " sne IlauOnal banks TO be Withdrawn.
49, Inc government bonds should be taxed in the
nsnoS Vi tne Dondhoders equally with other prop
The National party, which has recently
cropped up, taking for its platform the utter
ances OF such men as Ewing, Pendleton,
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Nerving the Suffers.

Atlanta Constitution: The Burlington
Ha,okeye intimates that Republican pro-
cession in Georgia would be attacked by the
kuklux. This can hardly be true, for there
are scarcely enough Republicans in Georgia
to form procession. The genial editor of
the Hat0keye shouldn't wander off into the
fields of romance In search of arguments to
nerve tho Iowa suffers 20 new deeds of
prowess.
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EARN EN-.

/ come from the festerin' plains of the west,
All sthrewn with the bones Of patricians,
I've KEN to the aiSt with a fierce hee-haW
To frighten yees ould politicians.
Thin Mongols must go and thin rich min must die
Don't think that Pm givin' ye blarney,
Pm a terrible, toiling, troublesome man,
Ben Buffers thrue friend-Dennis kearney.
Baltimore Gazette.
Be of We oud spalpeen, be done wild your Sphakin,
Ye air sarviu the dlvils intint,
If out of ould Butler, the haste, ye'd be maxim
The likes of a great PriSidint.
Sure a hathen Chinee's no worse than the min is,
Pilot 'ud sell the poor wOrkin' minis vote;
And ye would be doin that same Mister Dinnis,
Ye wu'd an be jaber5 ye know't
Be of wild your commune, photever that may be.
Sure Its none yell be LAYING hope;
But take the whole lot TO that bloody Pacific,
Pilot is It? Well then, bedad-sl0pe.
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