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A Word Of Cheer.

"And he said 60 forth and stand
upon the mount before the LOrd"-l
Kings, 10: II. The same may be said
to ali who suffer under the pressure OF
temporal trouble, sorrow, need, sick
ness, disgrace, or any other adversely.
DO the waves Of the world thus toss
YOU? Look not with Peter at the
storm instead Of looking to Him who
can rebuke it. Look not with Martha
to the grave of corruption instead OF
to Him who is the resurrection and the
life: this is OILY to imprison ourselves
spiritually in our own gloomy cave.
There can be neither joy nor peace in
doing this. Go forth! 60 forth!
stretch out tho hand Of faith toward
the mighty and outstretched arm OF
divine love; spread the wings CT hope;
stand forth upon the mount whereon
is laid the sure foundation of Zion.
Hereby you will learn something OF
the paternal heart Of Him who, though
his ways are mysterious, nevertheless
doeth all things well; and you will
gain a prospect of that better country
Where they shall hunger no more,
neither thirst any more, neither shall
the sun light on them, nor any heat;
for the Lamb that is in the midst OF
the throne shall feed them, and shall
lead them unto living fountains OF
water; and God shall wipe away all
tears from their eyes," Whatever our
circumstances may be. to place our
selves IN every occasion before the
Lord, with an open heart, without re-
serve or guile, is the grand secret of
happiness and peace while we continue
in this world.
Yes, and when the outward man
itself rerisheth, and the eye grows dim m
in the shadow Of death, the soul shall
hear a voice behind it saying: go
forth and stand on the heavenly mount
before the Lord!-F. ". Krummacher.
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A Statesman on Mntcrinlisna.

In the course of an address to the
scholars of st. James's Sunday-school,
Atlanta, Ca, the Hon. Alexander H.
stephens said:
Now, children, l want the humblest
and youngest and every one to under.
stand that there is spirit going abroad
in this age, inculcating in the minds
of tho philosophers, so-called, the idea
that man, after all, is only made up OF
matter. They are called Materialists.
These teachers-I may be pardoned
for calling the names of some Of them,
Spencer and Huxley-their whole phil
losophy is that there is no difference
between a man and horse or a dog,
and that it is all matter, and when a
man dies his existence, life, passes
away, becomes extinct forever, and
that he passes into the grave just as an
inferior animal. What I want TO i'm
press upon you, children, is that the
oracles of God, as given by Moses and
handed down from time immemorial,
teach no such doctrine Little girls,
little boys, never entertain the idea
that there is no difference between you
and the dog, or horse, or the animal
that is about you. Recollect that In
the first chapter Of the Bible you are
taught that into man was breathed a
living soul, an immortal spirit, that Is
to live hereafter. These philosophers
that speak Of are ut this time doing
more mischief, more harm to the
world, than any other class of men
ever did. They do not understand
this doctrine that I wish to impress
upon these teachers and upon this age;
the mistake they make is between tile
organization of nature and the crea-
tion of man-who was the highest
type of creation-and into whom was
breathed a living soul that stamps up
on him Immortality. 1t is the doc
.rines taught in the Scriptures that 1t
is the work of the Sunday school to
expound.
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REVOLT IN ROUMELIA,
The People Dcpose the Government
and snitc with Bulgaria.

The People Dcpose the Government
and snitc with Bulgaria.
Tho populace OF Philippopolis. the capital
of Eastern Iloumala almost to man, have
risen in rebellion, seized the encouragement,
deposcd the government, and have proclaimed
union with Bulgaria. A provisional gov
ernmcnt was established. The revolt was 81
we'll plannol that no disorder or blood
she'd occurred, everybody being i'll synpa-
thy with tho movement except the govern
ment officers The foreigners in the city arc
safe, as is also the property OF foreign resi-
dents. immediately after the organization
Of the provisional government the militia was
sworn in. taking the oath OF allegiance to
Prince Alexander of Bulgaria. 1t Is goner-
ally believe in diplomatic circles that Rus
Sia arranged the programme or tho uprising
and suggested the union with bulgaria.
Eastern Roumeia was created by the con-
grcss OF i;erlin in 1873 and was given an all-
tonomic government, though forming an III
tcgra part uf the Turkish empire Ill" gov
ernor.gcn"ral was appointed 10y tho porte,
suaiect to the approval Of the treaty powers.
The Bulgarian army has bccn lnohilz"d,
and a corps has been sent to tho Rouma!ian
frontier Primo Alexander has proceeded to
Philippopolis and has appointed rs conlmis-
siuner VI. Str,lu>!;y, who Is now president of
tho Ruunrlian pr 'visiunal government.
The insurgents in Eastern Roum"!El, acting
under tie ord rs of tho provisional govern
ment. have occupied all the strategic points
on the Turkish frontier. biown up all tho
bridges which would bo Likely to he used by
L force advancing from Turkey to the relief
OF the dcposcl government, and destroyed
the wires leading into Turkey.
1t is stated that Prince Alexander. OF Bal.
gara has been assured of tho support OF
Russia, Germany AMI Austria, lie will
scnl IN army to Roumelia, and will
defy the Turks. The sultan of Turkey
has appealed to tho powers tn Ell.
force the treaty Of Berlin. 1t is not ,lieved
that Lord Salisbury will interfere. The
Liberals appiaul tho action of tho Rou-
mclianE.
This latest episode in European politics
has entirely oversIlad Dwcl othcr mootcd
uti 'Stions for tn" time being.
At roln"il OF The Turkish ministers in
ConStuDt!anplc, presided nTev l'y tho sultan,
it WAS Il: 'ilel t. appeal to the powers to
maintain the rights Of the porte i'll RoulIl"lla.
Order, hav: been iSSucl to collect a Turkish
aruly corps NJ Adrianupl".
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A WOMAN'S REVENGE.
Rehcading her Husbands Aunt
Jealousy the Motive.

RehcadinR her Husbands Aunt
Jealousy the Motive.
Sallic ONcll and her husband lived with
his aunt, Kitty Keefe in Silver Creek, Penn.
The other night Mrs O'Neill returned from
a christening in the neighborhooa, where she
had been since early morning, and where she
hal inlulscl freely in liquor. Mrs. keete
was nearly sixty Years OF age, but bcln, an
A!bino, looked younger and was sill hand
some Mrs O'Neill was jealous OF the old
woman, whom she accused of stealing her hus-
baml's affections. Sho quarreicd with her
husband at the christening ar went home
alone and found Mrs kcefe sitting Oil the door
step of their ltto o lor cabin. What followed
can only DO col. .c 'turcl. Certain it Is how
ever, that Mrs. DNeill seized Il llitchet, an /,
coming up b.hinl Mrs. kee(r, split her head,
then harkcl her face be- nd recognition.
aud finally severed the head from the body.
Then with hair flowing behind, her hands
rel with blood, she ran to neigh
bors house Tho ghastly remains lay III the
moonlight, half in and half ont of the door
way, until found some time later by two men
who were passing. They found Mrs. VNril
in the nei.hbor's house and gave the alarm,
taking the woman back to the hru'o with
them. They confronted h'r with he. hnrri-
bic work. Bre liking from them size ran ut
the corpse, and gHaSpin, it ly the heels
dragged it into the middle nf the road. Ih"n
with denioniac shrek she ran into the
house. llorriii,l at the spectacle the men first
laid tho manT.ri rem ,ins Leslie The house.
and then took tho woman iGt custody and
lodged her in jail. Her ht;shrnl. who did
not learn of the work until nelrly m hour
later, has been laznl ever SinIc. He IS of
roDl r.Inl fer.
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Total. .eo6, ,3sa 90 113, 663.3 s7,GS6, 1l4SO

The number of original homestead entries
was 59,S17, including 7,4l5,SS5 acres, from
which the receipts were S75l, ,S43. The num-
ber of final homestead entries was 220G6, in
Guiding 3,032,G79 acres, from which the
receipts were sos, 1872 The number Of
original timber culture entries was 1898, in
Guiding T. 7555, ,0O5 acres, from which the re-
ceipts were S425, APO. The number Of final
timber.culture entries was 75O, including
800 acres, from which the fees were 81, 764.
The total number Of acres taken under rail-
road selections was 3, ,55S, Oh, made up as fol-
lows fractions omitted: Alabama, 80, 1913;
Arizona, 1889: California, G,445; Colo
RADIO, II, 2j2; Dakota, TOO, ,G93; 1owa, G,0l4;
Kansas, 1885, 04i; Louisiana, 1857; Mime
sofa, 10S,2l1; Montana, 793, 459; Nebraska,
us S,039; Nevada, G0,612; Oregon, 245, 1885,
Utah, 17,l23; Washington Territory, 535, PIG;
Wisconsin, 5l,sl9.
The grand total Of disposals Of lands co.
11S, ,663 acres) includes SS1, $50 acres of Indian
lands. This is decrease in the number OF
acres disposed Of as compared with the year
1854 of 4, 535, ,65G, but as compared with the
year 1883 it is an increase OF 6S3, $50 acres.
From sales of Indian lands 1898, 4S3 was real
lied, making the total receipts from all sales
of lands s7,6S6, Ia, decrease compared with
the receipts during 1884 Of 81, 1862, and as
compared with the year 1888 decrease Of
So OSU lG1,
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A FATAL COLLISION.
Two Steamers Collide i'm tho English
lhanncl-Saycntcc Lives Lost.

Two Steamers Collide i'm the English
lhanncl->evcntccn Lives Lost.
A terrible collision, attended with aserious
loss of lie, has occurred in the English chan
oel AS tho screw steamer Brenda, OF West
Hartlepooi, bound from Bassorah to London,
was coming up the channel in tho early morn
ing she ran into a paddle steamer-the Dol
phin, of London. Both vessels were seriously
damaged. The captain of tho Brenda, finding
the bow of his vessel was completely crushed
in and that she was making water rapidly,
shaped his course for Dover, where he re-
,eived prompt assistance from Lloyds'
agents, and was enabled to keep his ship
afioat. The Dolphin did not fare SO well.
As soon as tho Brenda had cleared from
her it was found she was sink
ing. and her captain. after ordering
:Le boats to be got out, headed his vessel
toward the shore, which was several miles
distant. The Dolphin Ind not proceeded far
when she sank. Most of her passengers and
crew escaped in boats and landed at Kings
own, but several persons were drowned
One of the passenger; on the Dolphin, on
Deinp interviewed, said that immediately
after the collision he found water huh-
cling UP through tho saloon floor.
Rushing on deck: lie Informed tic cap
sain. An attempt was made at onCc 10 get
out the boats, but they were laShed so firmly
that they could not he lowered for some time
One al last was launched. In IN instant the
men, careless of the five poor women on
beard, crowded i'll and filled it. An
attempt was being made to lower
liner boats, when Mr.. Phillips, the
Messenger. seeing that tho vessel was sink
Ing, seized lie buoy just before he was
swept into the waves Several other passcn
gers had succeeded in getting into the boats,
though there was fearful! confusion on board.
When the Dolphin settled and sank the Brenda
steamed away. leaving tho victims OF her
i;nprudence to their fate Seventeen ol tho
Dolphiu's passengers and crew were missing
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NEWSY GLEANINGS.

THERE aro g.. Oh organized miners and Ia
borers in the anthracite coal regions.
THE race between tho Puritan and tho lie
nes,;l created great interest i'll London.
ACCORDING to Il lato estimate there are
3Ol, ,UOO Advcntists in the United States.
TIE American mosquito, having become
accimatizcd, is said to bo doing we'll i'll Eng
land.
HIGu.BRED calves from ono $40 Durham
cow have ncttcl Granger Vail, of Reno, Now,
$4O.UuO.
BRITISH COLUMBIA Indians arc coming
into Washington Territory by the hundreds
for the annual hop picking.
THE le5atcas under tho will of tho late Sir
Moses Montcliore number nearly :.)N, ran sIng
from Earl Shattrsbury to Il COW herd.
AT b. 1iSh royal banquet tic plato on the
tables US: N amounts to 81 ,2oD,0 900 in value
This is only bout u quarter of tlle amount
kept at Windsor.
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A DUAL LIFE.
shocking Revelation Made ny @ne

shocking Revelation Made ny <he
Contest Over n Mans Will
There died III tlisor,ierly mouse i'll Boston
recently Edward S. Sanborn, an old man
who has been known to the police for many
years rs tho proprietor of various disorderly
houses. There was buried in Kingston,
n. H., thrco days later, Major E!,
ward S. Sanhocn, a conspicuous hnu
public-spirited citizen, who was widely
known IN his native State rs liberal patron
OF the caus, of education and religion. 4
Ba>t NJ dispatch says that "thc strange
story of the dual life Of this man-tor the
contrastcd descriptions truthfnlly apply to
the samc indivi,lllal-is revealed by a contest
i,lSt be sun over til, settlement Of hi larSsS,
estate. The litigation which is pm linz VIII
dnubt!c ,levrlop the greatest social sensation
New England has had for many day"
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NEWS SUMMARY.
Eastern and Middle States.

THE English yacht Genesta, although de.
feated by the Puritan in the international
Yacht race, does not retllrn to England with
out victory III American waters III forty.
mile ocean race off New York the Genesta
easily defeated q whole fleet of schooners,
sloops and cutters. The prize is silver cup,
valued at 81, ,OG0.
ADAM BRABESDER, the aged cx-president
of tho Erie County PENN bank, found
guilty of confederating with his cashier, Reu-
ben fettit, to wreck the institution, has been
sentenced to five years solitary imprlson-
mont Brabender was once tho pillar OF his
church. the superintendent of one Of Fries
first Sunday. schools, and an honored citizen.
banks funds in the grain and oil markets.
THE various temperance organizations and
several OF the religious denominations of the
country have been celebrating for week the
one hundrrdth anniversary OF temperance
reform. a numbcro of sermons were delivered
in New York, Brooklyn and other cities
against the evils of drink.
In the New York county clerks office has
recn fled certificate of incorporation of the
Grant Guards OF tho State of New York" {"
made up of the colored men leading the
Ecrscs attached to General Grants cataIalQue
at his obscquicS in the metropolis.
HENRY TARBoN, youth of seventeen, was
shot and killed at G.cnwood, Penn, by
man Eamcd Hudson. The latter
became enragcd because he had becn thrown
in wrestling contest by young Tarbox.
The American Forestry congress has been
in session ut Boston. 1t was shown by sta
ti,ti,,s that The forests wcro being rapidly de-
stroyel.
"A TORNADO struck Barnums circus during
a performance ut Titusville, Penn. The tents
ami si:la shows were wrecked and many per-
SONS seriously injured.
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FIVE MEN LOST.
A Barge Goes Down I'm Galvcaton
HarbDr with All on Hoard.

A Barge Goes Down In GalveatOn
IIarbor with All on Hoard.
The tug Ranger, having in tow the bnrge
Orient, laden with 800 tons Of coal, from New
Orleans, arrived outside the bar at Galveston,
the other morning, and in rounding to, part
cd her tow line. The barge cast anchor, but
there being running, heavy sea, the anchor
chain parted and the Orient was soon driven
aground. The Rangor was unable to reach
the barge or to rescue her crew of Hve men. A
lteboat was Immediately manned by five e1-
pert seamen and started for the Orient. When
they reached tho barge the sea was fast
wrecking her. The lifeboat drew close to the
barge, when one of the imperiled seamen
jumped into tho boat and cap
sized it. Three of tho heroic seamen
who went out in the lifeboat came ashore
near the Beach Hotel, floating on their life
prescrvers. Tho two other men Of the life
boats crew also came ashore later, the last one
getting in about s o'clock at night. The
names Of the barge's lost crew are Thomas
Olstrom, Fritz Johnson, Henry Jackson,
Fred johnson and Thomas Wood
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RELIGIOUS READING.
The Butterfly.

Frail beauty OF the spring and Summers sum-
Thou dost a noiseless path pursue through
air
Alighting on some pretty flower with ca:s,
Sweet juices from its nectary TO steal
As goody food for thee. Thou dost lcveal
In silence to the thinking mind, n power,
And goodness great, Divine. But i'll an
hour,
Thy dust will gathered be; and all in vain
Will brightest sunbeams shine for thco
again,
Thy brief and sunny course will then DO run:
Thy golden wings betray thy life SO short,
o! that could The youthful hands cxhsrt
10 leave thee to thy pleasure sweet which
mono
Can give thee back when It's forever gone.
F. Peel in the Gutter for .dugua.
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At one of the stations on the Chicago
and Northwestern railroad recently an
anxious inquirer came up to the door of
the baggage car and said: els there
ANYTHING for me7" After some search
among boxes and trunks the baggage
master rolled out kcg Of whisky.
"Anythiug morc?" asked the wet grocer,
"Ycs." said the bagaageman, "therc's
cravcstonc that goes with that liquor"
The countenance of the whisky man
assumed a wrathy but thoughtful ap-
pearance, the door was shut with slam,
and the train moved on.-Union Si9nat
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The following figures of the digesti
bility OF certain substances is the result
of certain experiments. that Of heel
being assumed rs 100: Veal, s., NUT
ton, 50; chicken Qight meat, 81:
ch cken dark meat, 81; salmon, SO:
mackerel. sc: haddock, 81; trout, 81;
lobster Oarec frmale), 70; lobster, QarSc
male), 50; fresh cod, 72.
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Drink and Crime.

The Ioua State Register says: "The
relation between whisky and crime was
never more apparent than since the su-
preme court affirmed the constitutionality
of the proceeding by Injunction. The
active enforcement of prohibition since
that decision was announced has been
followed in inverse ratio by the decrease
of crime. In many places where the
saloons have oil been closed the criminal
calendar has scarcely had an entry. In
Brooklyn the city council have concluded
that with the closing of the saloons there
is no occasion to maintain police force,
and so they have abolished the Office Of
city marshal, giving the mayor police.
power should it ever be needed. If the
criminal expenses directly or indirectly
traceable to liquor-and that means
three-f -fourths of all the crime-are not
almost completely wiped out in the
greater part of Iowa, prohibitionists can
charge the result upon their own remiss-
ness in enforcing the stringent and sweep
ing prohibitory law they now have"
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Always n Poison.

Years ago an aged and eminent man
said IF there is particle of depravity
in mans heart glass of brandy will
find it out and stir it up" And what is
true of brandy is true of alcohol in every
shape. From the time Of Noah till this
day its effects have shown that it has an
affinity for the worst parts of our nature.
Hence we cannot be too careful in guard
ing young people against it. Strong
drink is everywhere and always poison.
Let us firmly resolve that we will have
nothing to do with it.
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OVERLOOKING RIVERS.
LO.s of Life and d:rcat Destruction
OF Property In Spain.

OF Property in Spain.
Heavy rains have prevailed in the south
eastern part of Spain. The rain came down
il torrents, AMI soon tho rivers overfo~ed
their banks, can ling immense destruction Of
propcrty anl tho los; Of many lives. The
SSeEllra river and tho Lorca canal, which
runs bv Cnrtagcna, roso rapidly. until the
water was seven fctt deep around the walls
oc the citv. Houses trees, and dead animals
ar, being carried out to seq by the raging
iIrnl
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PRAIRIE FIRES.
The Crops Oi NUmcroUs Farms IN
III

Tho CFOpH Oi NUNCrOUS THs"$ III
Dakota Ruined.
The devastation by prairie fires from Fargo
to Bismarck, Dakota, far surpasses the do
structon of any previons year hundreds
of wheat crops have been swept out OF ex-
i-tcncc. The amou/ OF wheat hurnot IN
North dakota is immense. 1t is cStlIilhtel
that fin. entire CROPS OF ln0 farms between
Jnmrs.own AMI Bismarck havo Gcen tie
stroyed.
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THE PUBLIC LANDS.
Receipts from their Sale During
tho Past Fiscal Year.
More than Three Million Acres Alb
sorbed by the Railroads

Commissioner Sparks Of the United States
Land office, has prepared statement Of the
disposals Of public lands and receipts there
from during the fiscal year ended June 30,
1885, from which it appears the disposals were
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TEMPERANCE TOPICS,
Monetary Wisdom.

The Canadian Monetary Times prints
at the head of its column OF 'Insuranct
Notes" the following.
"The price, each day, of q single beer
Will ray insurance through the year;
And one cigar day the less
Insures your life and happiness"
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IN California hundreds of tons OF p!ums
and other fruits have been allowed TO rot
upon the trees this season. There IS such Il
gtut that the price will not pay the picking.
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THERE arc nine new opperettas by Vienna
Composers in preparation for next season,
amons them Strauss "Gipsy Baron,p Mil
ls,ker's "Vicc- Admiral" CzlbuIda's "Huat.
ing Page" Louis Roth's ..Somnamballst,
and Suopc's "Bel!man." Patti is engaged
lur twenty-five rights at the Grand Opera,
Paris, in February.
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AGE.

How can welcome age,
Or behold without dismay
The beautiful days 60 by,
And the great glide away9
Lightly l hold the world,
But look upon children and wife,
And though l dread not death,
They make me in love with life.
j. T. Troubridge.
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A FEW days ago there were three deteateo
presidential candidates in Neutrality-suspicious.
eral Butler, Belva Lockwood and Governor
St. John General Butler was in the city to
argue law case Belva Lockwood was one
of the listeners to the argument, being inter.
cstcd in the same cose, representing some OK
the parties to the suit Governor st. John,
with his wife, called and paid his respects TO
President Cleveland.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1885-05-14
A GAMUT OF COLOR.

Urah TIMBER sat in a brown study
before his easel. He had laid the foun-
dation color for his sketch, but his eye
was fixed on vacancy.
"What beautiful eyes she had," he
said; and what delicate pink and how
luminous were her cheeks. Oh if |
only knew who she was | might
but pshaw! What's the use of poor
fellow like me thinking of such a ex-
quisite gem of beauty as she. Here,
Ochre, we must get on with some
work"
Ochre was q yellow dog which Uriah
had found one day in an ash barrel and
brought home with him. Although
gaunt and hideous, the poor animal man.
aged to exist on cats and whatever his
master couldn't eat. He was now the
principal lay figure in the studio, and
might some day bay the moon in the
masterpiece which Uriah might pro-
duce.
Notwithstanding his poverty Uriah
was happy and often sung while at work.