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W. w. Reed, druggist Of Winchester,
Ind writes: "One Of my customers,
Mrs. Louisa Pike, BartoDio, Randolph,
County. Ind, was long sufferer with
Consumption. and was given up to lie
by her physicians. She heard of DR..
and began buying 1t of me. In six
months time she walked to this city, a
distance of six miles, and Is now so
much improved she has quit using 1t.
She feels she owes her life to 1t. Free
trial bottles at A. Dreiss' Drug Store. 6
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Has removed to 225 East Houston street,
next door to Charles Green, and will be
ready for business Monday morning, De-
cember 9TH. The table Will be first class
In every respect, and we shall pay par
ticular attention TO special orders. We
shall keep fresh fish and oysters, game,
ETC.. constantly on hand, and will be
happy to see all our old customers ms
well as new ones.
12-5-tf CHRISTIAN KREGRNBUHI., Prop.
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SATURDAY. December ~ 1885.
LOCAL NEWS.
Items OF Interest and Business as Heard
on the Streets.

"A special prayer meeting will be
held tomorrow afternoon, at the resi-
dence OF DR.. Scudder. No. 392 Martin
street.
The locating party Of the San An
tonic and Arkansas Pass Railway start
out this morning to complete the survey
to the coast via Beeville.
Jim Leaton and Dick Oran, the two
men who robbed the mall week or so
ago between Comfort and Fredericks-
burg. are In iail at San Saba, and will be
brought to San Antonio to day.
The FIRE alarm sounded yesterday
afternoon, and the fire companies turned
out amid the rain to discover that n
chimney had taken fire at one OF the
house Of George White, on Dolorosa
street..
Raymond Extension Roller Skates.
1l.1g.tf STEvEs ARMS Co.
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1885-12-12

Mr.. ID. |. Wilcoxson, Of Horse Cave.
KY, says he was for many years badly
afflicted with Phthisic, also Diabetes;
the pains were almost uncomfortable and
would sometimes almost throw him in
to commissions. lie tried Electric Bit
ters and got relief from first bottle and
after taking six bottles. was entirely
cured and had gained In flesh Is pounds:
Says he positively believes he would
have died, had 1t not been for the relief
afforded by Electric Bitters. Sold at 30
cents bottle by A. Dreiss.
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1885-12-12

The Ben Thompson residence at Aus
tin, Texas, Is now offered for sale. 1t Is
a handsome holse with all modern con-
venienoes attached, and is located in the
very best residence portion OF the city.
For further particulars address X. b.
Underhill, Administrator, Austin, Texas.
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Having bought from Mrs. f. Rou-
want her entire stock of elegant millin-
cry and fancy goods, l now offer the
same at great sacrifice. This Is no adj
vertising scheme, the goods must be
sold, and the best bargains in the city
can be had by calling early. An expert
enced milliner will be In attendance,
corner Of Military plaza and Commerce
street. [1l26lm1 l.. EIsNER.
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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-09-16
Perfect Faith.

A story is told of street boy in
London who had both legs broken by
dray passing over them. He was laid
away in one of the beds of the hospi-
tai to die, and another little creature
of the same class was laid near by,
picked up sick with famine fever. The
latter was allowed to lie down by the
side of the crushed little boy. He
crept up to him and said, " Bobby, did
you never hear about Jesus?' mo, |
never heard of him." " Bobby, | went
to mission school once, and they told
us that Jesus would take you to heaven
when you die, and you'd never have
hunger any more, and no more pain if
you aXed him." 81 couldn't ask such
a great big gentleman as he is to do
anything for me. He wouldn't stop to
speak to a boy like me-" But he'll
do all that if you AK him." How can
l AK him if | don't know where he
lives, and how could | get there when
both my legs are broker" Bobby,
they told me at mission school as how
Jesus passes by. Teacher says as he
goes around. How do you know but
what he might come around to this
hospital this very night? You'd know
him if you was to see him." "But |
can't keep my eyes open. My legs feel
so awful bad. Doctor says I'll die. :"
" Bobby, hold up your hand, and he'll
know what you want when he passes
by" They got the hand up. 1t
dropped. Tried again. 1t slowly fell
back. Three times he got up the little
hand, only to let it fall. Bursting into
tears, he said: 81 give it up. Bobby,
lend me yer hand; put yer elbow on
my piller; l can do without it," So
one hand was propped up. And when
they came in the morning the boy lay
dead, his hand still held up for Jesus.
You may search the world and you can
not find a grander illustration of simple
trust than that of the little boy who had
been to mission school but once.-Se-
lected,
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The Christian Sabbath.

The more we honor this divine insti-
tuition, the greater glory we may bring
to the Master. There are many infiu-
ences combining for its Dissertation.
Multitudes would rejoice in its abroga-
ton. Under all possible pleas and ex-
pedients its sanctity and helpfulness are
assailed Infdelity, skepticism. formal
ism and worldliness are waging war
against it. The effort will fail. The
day is the Lords. He has honored it
most signally, and will prosper its OBJ
servance till the final triumph of the
heavenly rest. Never consider the
Christian Sabbath a mere negative
abstaining from worldly pursuits. 1t is
to be sanctified to God--the day of all
the week the best-the time for the
service of the sanctuary, preaching,
prayer and praise, drawing in the
wanderers, helping the needy and af-
tiicted. The more we truly love Christ,
the more shall we cherish his day
.MOrninq Star.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-09-16
BE Honest with God.

No man can succeed who is not hon
est with God and true to the deeper
convictions of his own soul. God and
truth never measure our duty by what
others do or what is convenient
for us to do. Christ gives us no
privilege of going with the many for
the sake of company. 1t requires
no small degree of moral bravery to
pioneer any great reform; but the
peace and strength which come to
every noble, God-fearing soul in doing
what is right for its own sake is of in
comparable worth. The popular notion
concerning the keeping of Sunday is so
loose and indefinite, and no-Sabbathism
has so poisoned the public conscience
that it will cost the leaders in true Sab
bath reform something to break away
from former habits, and perhaps asso-
Citations, for the sake of keeping Gods
Sabbath and obeying his law. But one
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-09-16

with God is majority, and he who is
true to what God demands is a king
among men. Now that the truth has
come to you, and you feel God calling
you to obey it, to honor his law and
hallow his Sabbath, we beg you confer
not with flesh and blood, but obey at
once the voice of the Spirit in your
own heart. The trial is half past when
you determine, with Gods help, to obey.
He will grant you support, and open
paths for your feet when you least ex-
pect them. We know something of
the struggle it costs to obey, and of the
surprising satisfaction of being true to
ones deepest convictions of duty.
Listen to no hattery of temptation
which promises you better place or
more influence by continuing to do
what your heart tells you not to do.
Heed the voice of the Spirit in your
soul, and obey. Duties are ours; re-
suits are Gods. Obedience is better
than sacrifice. The church is being
overwhelmed with the tide of no-Sab-
bathism and revelry. Gods law is the
only foundation on which the edifce
can be rebuilt. Somebody must lead in
the work of recalling the people of God
to the law of God. You, my brother,
are called to this work. Be true to your
self and honest with God, and his
blessing will not fail you.-Christian at
WorE
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To Every Man His Work.

Remember, God gives a special mis-
sion to one and to another special work,
and each is serving him. One he sends
out to active service abroad; another to
evangelize at home; another he sends
into his study to prepare works for the
church. Think of the man who COM
piled the Concordance of the Bible.
Many thought, | suppose, that he spent
too much time in writing, and yet how
useful work he was engaged in for the
whole church. A man may not be
working in our line, but he is all right
if he is following Christ, who gives
every man his work. Now don't let us
be 4" turning about to see what this
man and that man is to do, and to find
fault with them; but let us look to the
Lord, to receive our orders from him,
and from him only" Follow thou me.n
Then let us remember he addresses
the words to each of us-he addresses
you, he addresses me; and, after all,
each one will be called before God per-
sonally and individually, and some day
you will hear-perhaps sooner than you
think-the words whispered into your
ear, L" The Master is come and calleth
for thee Not the church, not the ma
ton, will appear before the Judgment
seat of Christ, but you will. You will
have to die, you will have to be Judged
as to your work by yourself. If you
wait for others to do their duty before
you do yours, you will wait forever.
Fancy an army, when the commander
would say Forward, march!' and
every one of the soldiers were looking
to the right and to the left, to see if the
others marched before he did himself.
-IHeOdOre MOnOd.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-09-16
Difficulty on the Inside.

That which is outside of man is al
ways of less Importance to his real life
than that which is inside of him. The
same earth, the same air, the same
sunshine, nourishes the deadly night
shade and the juicy grape; it is the ma
ture of the plant that makes all the
difference. Good tools will never of
themselves make good mechanic; and
good mechanic was never yet spoiled
simply because he had not the best
tools. There is material for thought
in this truth for those who claim that
their good intentions are always spoiled
by their outward circumstances. Per-
haps the difficulty is rather in the in
side than the outside; perhaps if all the
difficulties were removed from the in
side there would be found to be no
difficulty at all on the misunderstanding
School Times.
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The True Vine.

The vine typifies the march of Christ
as mighty conqueror, stained with the
blood of his enemies. Thus we read:
% Who is this that cometh from Edom,
with dyed garments from Bozrah? this
that is glorious in his apparel, travelling
in the greatness of his strength? | that
speak in righteousness, mighty to save
Wherefore art thou red in thine apparel,
and thy garments like him that treadeth
in the wine-fat? | have trodden in the
wine-press alone; and of the people
there was none with me; for will tread
them in mine anger, and trample them
in my fury, and their blood shall be
sprinkled upon my garments, and |
will stain all my raiment." The pun
ishment of the wicked is thus described:
''The angel thrust in his sickle into the
earth, and gathered the vine of the
earth and cast it into the great wine
press of the wrath of God. And the
wine-press was trodden without the
city, and blood came out of the wine
press even unto the horse-bridles. The
vine is suggestive of shadow and repose.
What a grateful arbor, with its canopy
of green tendrils and spreading leaves,
is to tired traveller, that is Christ to a
fainting soul. In him we find more
lasting comfort than Jonah had under
his booth and higher prosperity than
Judah and Israel enjoyed in the days
of Solomon, when they " dwelt safely
every man under his vine and under
his fg-tree.n Their security was phys
ical, ours is spiritual; their rest was
that of the body, ours is that of the
soul. In the Song of Solomon the church
is represented as saying of Christ, "
sat down under his shadow with great
delight" The vine speaks to us of
rich fruitage. We think of the Eshcol
cluster 1t tells us of the character of
that country. The testimony was, Z" 1t
is land that tloweth with milk and
honey; and this is the fruit of it." So
favorably affected was Caleb that he
said, Let us go up at once and pos
sess it." The cluster that was a burden
for two is a token of the eXcellency,
richness and fulness of Christ in him
self and of the blessedness of the inherit
ance that he bestows upon his people.
The vine suggests the humility of Christ.
He does not call himself the oak or
cedar, to which the great of earth are
sometimes likened. He says, . am
the vine" 1t is not now that which
is stately and sturdy that shall best de-
scribe him; it is the clinging, dependent,
tender vine.-From the SinHhtudeS Of
Christ, by Le,ciS II. Reid.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-09-16
Private Prayer,

God ladies' the wings of private prayer
with the sweetest, choicest and chiefest
blessings. All! how often hath God
kissed the poor Christian at the begin
ming of private prayer, spoken peace
to him in the midst of prayer, and filled
him with light, joy and assurance upon
its closel AS is the fresh air to a close,
infected room, so is the keen, invigor
ating breeze from the throne of God
which peers into the narrow chamber
of the heart, stuffed with the prejudices
and passions and fancies of our own
little circle, of our own little thoughts.
whose doors have never been opened to
new ideas or bright feelings, whose
windows have been closed against all
wider and higher views.-Dodn Stanley.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-09-16
Religious 1flistellanp.
The Child and the Sea-ShelI.

1.-THE following little poem, written |
Mrs. M. L. Robbins, was published
iodey's Lady's Book in the year 1881
CHILD!
Why do you moan So pretty shell?
You look so bright, cannot tell
laugh to see your brilliant dye,
weep to hear your mournful sigh"
sHELLi
You must tell me why you weep,
Or my secret I shall keep.
Listen In your heart and hear
Are there no low murmurs there"
CHILD:
That is why you make me weep.
Sometimes, when go to sleep,
Come such murmurs in my ear,
As like songs used to hear;
What they mean cannot tell.
Whisper to me, pretty she'll
Is 1t that we love each other,
And our home was once together"
SHELL;
Little child, love the ocean
Once 1t lulled me with its metion--
And the cool and curling billow,
While slept. would kiss my pillow.
Once you had higher home,
Whence all infant spirits come,
And the murmurs in your ear
Are the songs you used to hear
If you do AS these shall say,
You will find your home one day"
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-09-16
Worked Wonders.

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a cold and pain in her lungs. Dr.. Thomas Eeiee-
tyic oil cured her in faoentt-jonr hours. One
Of the boys was cured of sore throat. This medi-
cine has worked wonders in our family" Alvab
.,lnckneY, Lake Mohopac. N. Y.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-09-16

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