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The School Marin.

Oh, School Marin!
Thou who teachest the young idea
How to scoot, and spankest the erstwhile
Festive small boy with hand that taketh
the trick:
Who also lammeth him with a hickory
switch,
And crowneth him by laying the weight
or ruler upon his shoulders,
Obi
Thou art daisyl
Thou makest him the national emblem
Red, white, and blue
Thou furnished the stripes,
And he seeth the stars.
Oh, School Marin,
We couldn't do without thee,
And we don't want to try!
Thou art lovely and accomplished
Abuve all women, and II thou art
Not married, it is because thou art
Too smart to be caught that way!
All school marms are women,
BIT all women are not school marms,
And, angels pedagogic,
That's where thou hast the bulge on thy
sisters!
Oh, School Marin!
Thou mayest not get much pay here below
But cheap education is national speciality
The only drawback being that thou stayest
there
When thou goest after it, and we,
Who remain here below for our reward,
Miss you like thunder.
School Marin, if there is anything we can dc
for You
Call on US!
Apply early and avoid the rush.
Office hours from A. NJ. tot 7. NJ.
We were schoolboy once ourSelf,
And can show the marks of it.
{ -Wushinqt0n Critic.
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Temperance Notes.

When a man habitually takos his
"whisky straight" he is quite apt to
walk crooked.
Francis Murphy, the temperance agi-
tator, is having great success in the in
terror towns of Ohio.
The SUBJECT of temperance was the
most important considered by the recent
conference of Connecticut Baptist minis
ters held at Waterbury. The resolutions
adopted declared that the question OF
constitutional prohibition ought to be
submitted to popular vote. The Hon.
Francis Wayland, OF New Haven, was
elected President Of the association.
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RELIGIOUS READING.
A PRAYER.

o, Saviour Christ, their woes dispel;
For some are sick aud some are sad,
And some have never loved Thee well,
And some have lost the love they had.
And some are pressed with worldly carr,
And some are tired with sinful doub',
And some such grievous passions tear
That only Thou canst cast them out.
And some have found the world Is vain,
Yet from the world they break not free; :
And some have friends that give them pain,
Yet have not sought Friend in Thee.
-Henru T1Dells.
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BE Kind to tho Aged.

The loneliness of age! How few think
of this and treat with due tenderness
and consideration those who have out
lived their generation, and whose early
companions and friends have been taken
from theml Unable to engage in the
activities of life they are no longer
brought into contact and sympathy with
those around them, and no tie of com.
mon interest and mutual dependence
binds them together. Their views and
tastes have naturally grown apart. They
share little in common with others. The
future of this life has nothing to inspire
their ambition or excite their hopes.
What calls forth the energies of Others
has no inspiration from them. They
necessarily, to q great extent, live
in a world of their own, with
which those around them are not fa-
miliar. The communings of their hearts
are WILL lu6 6CCucS VI IAC paoS ehSA onS
companions of other years who have
long passed away. Lover and friend
have been taken from them, and their
acquaintance laid in darkness. The
forms they admired and loved arc gone,
the eyes that looked into theirs with the
tenderest affection are sightless, and the
voices that cheered and stirred their
souls have long been silent. Their early
world of hope and life has become des.
olation, and they sit in silence contem-
plating the ruin that has been wrought.
They have but little to interest them in
this world. Who would not do what
he can to cheer the loneliness of age, to
smooth their pathway, and comfort
them in their declining yearsl-Aetho-
dist Record.
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Licruor COMPENSATION.

Rev. j. W. Sproull, in recent address,
delivered at the annual meeting of the
Allegheny County (Penn.) G. T. A. A.,
referring to the subject of liquor COM
pensation, says:
"Compensation for WHAT For refus.
ing to allow class of citizens to con-
tinue in business that makes sober peo-
pie drunkards, innocent and virtuous
men and women premature!y old and
hardened in crime and sin9-for refusing
to allow them to 60 on amassing wealth
by making wives widows and children
orphans?-for refusing to allow them to
continue industriously sowing the seeds
of death and worse than death, not only
destroying the bodies, but also running
the souls of their fellow men9-for refus.
ing to allow them to do all possible not
merely to prevent this world being
brought into subsection to Jesus Christ,
but also to convert it into a very hell-a
class of citizens who, in spite of entreaty
and warnings, persist in carrying on this
accurscd business, doing all in their
power to extend it; building mammoth
establishments, and who are determined
to do so until compelled to desist' Com
pensation for refusing to allow them to
engage in such business, business
conceived in sin and the whole course of
which is stained with the stain of sin
and crime2 Compensation for suppress
ing such O blsiness2 Who ever heard Of
a proposition more unreasonable' What
do they take US for that they dare thus to
insult our intelligence and our sense of
right2 Do they think they can bribe or
intimidate or blind us2 Do they think
We are willing to voluntarily close our
eyes against the light or to try and bribe
them2 Why dare they thus to trifle
with us2 In the name of what justice,
we demand, dare they to ask for COM
pensation9
"One would think these conspirators
against the welfare of society ought to
be satisfied that they have been allowed
to 60 on so long unpunished preyiug on
those about them like wild beasts; that
they are not compelled to disgorge their
ill-gotton wealth and undo the damage
they have done"
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PITH AND POINT.

A mean temperature Ten degrees be-
low zero.
"This beats me-" as the egg remarked
when it saw the spoon. Butfe-
tin.
The lions share of anything is usu-
ally the name portion of it.-Merchant
IaGoeler.
Silence may be golden, but it doesn't
necessarily make millionaire out of q
mute.-CaN.
A fashion item says shoes are the same
as in the spring. They are little more
worn, however. r.-LoweU Courier.
It is said that the coming COW will
have no horns. In that case the coming
man will take none.-Ptcayune.
There is no oleomargarine about a
goat. lie is genuine butter every time,
and gives tull we:ght.-Drake's Aaga'
zine.
"Nerve Food" is advertised in differ
ent papers. We suppose it forms the
chief diet of book-agents.-Phh and
Point.
elbow many women marry a good,
sensible man2" asks Kate Field. Only
one, if the man can help it.-North
american.
A fashion journal says there is knack
in putting on gloves. Come to think OF
it, that's so. You have to get your hand
in, as it were.
A Vermont farmer who invented a
cow-tal holder lost twelve quarts of
milk and the skin of his ankles on its
first trial.-PucE.
A new Western poet speaks of the
"unwinking eagle" This is nonsense.
The eagle is always wing king
Washington Post.
"Every lassie has her laddie"
To whisper words of love-
But every lass:e has daddy
To knock on the floor above.
Life.
A Western farmer has had his infant
son christenel with twenty-six names.
1t is seldom we hear of man cherIshing
such bitter enmity against his offspring.
-Graphic.
Whene'er the small boy makes q racket
She is sure to say she'll warm his jacket,
Though she always warns his pantaioons.
-.Iudgc.
Men often say that they were the
architects of their own fortunes, but you
never hear man admit that he was the
architect of his misfortunes. .-PhiLddst
phia Cau..
George Gould says he has discovered
that marriage is serious matter" re-.
marked Hobbs. II could have told him
as much long ago." remarked Fobbs,
sadly.-Rambler.
SYMPATHETIC -"Hello, old boy, how
are you feeling to days" "Oh, I'm i'm,
proving, but slowly-very slowly"
''Ihat's excellent. I'm delighted to heai
it."-P tsburg Dispatch.
Irate person-s'See here, did you call
me an "old celibate' in your paper yes
terday2 iditor-"No, 1 called you IAN
old reprobate.' Irate parson-"Oh,
that very different. ."-Lye.
Why do we always talk about putting
on coat and vesti Who puts on coat
before the vest2 We also say shoes and
stockings. What's the matter with US,
nyhowf-Philalelphia Call.
Kate Field says she is tired of the
world, and would like to live apart
from the fashionable bustle." Why don't
you take it off, then, Kate, and give it
to the hired girl9-Ainneapotis 7ribnns
That the oyster is nutritious,
Quite exquisitely delicious,
| Is statement that can never be denied,
But he suddenly grows vicious;
Toward your stomach quite malicious,
When he's fried.
-Merchant Trdre'er.
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fsracaIasR Giants.

One of the most popular preachers OF
the day, and one especially blessed to
young men, is the Rev. Thain David
son, of London. Preaching from the
giants of the early days (Gen. G:G he
says:
<"It is q grand thing, no doubt, to
have stalwart frame, robust physique;
but there is just a little tendency in
certain quarters to worship mere animal
force, and to 60 in for what is called a
muscular Christianity. A gymnasium is
an excellent thing, but it won't do much
for the soul.
"You want to be developed all round.
A broad chest, tall figure, and a
stalwart arm are excellent in their way;
but I have in my minds eye certain
young fellows whose ambition seems to
reach no higher; and, therefore, T. think
it as we'll to remind you that, amongst
the biggest giants that have trod the
earth, have been some of the most
depraved and unmitigated scoundrels
ever known.
II want to know what those giants of
the olden time did for the human racea
In what respect was the world the bet
ter for their existence2 What memorials
have they left behind them on the earth
to awaken our gratitude2 L know of
none. Where mere corporal magnitude
and animal strength have been wor.
shipped, there has generally been u cor
responding short-coming as regards men
tai and moral proportions; even as tho
tabled Titans of Grecian and Egyptian
mythology were not more distinguished
for their stature than they were for their
imbecility and cruelty.
"'Were so tall to reach the pole,
Or grasp the ocean with my span,
Imust be measured by my soul
The minds the standard Of the man"
'sBehold Goliath of Gath, with ter
rife form and swaggerng mien, step
ping forth to defy the armies of the iiv-
ing God: and 10 a pebble hurled by a
shepherd boy lays the monster low.
Fling but stone, the giant dies And
then look at Paul, little feeble man,
pale and puny in physique, but grand in
moral majesty and intellectual strength,
causing the Roman Procurator Felix to
tremble in his presencel
saul of the Old Testament. the first
king OF Israel, was man of goodly
physical proportiors-standing head
and shoulders above all his fellows, he
must have had a portly and command
ing presence. Yet who can read his
history without perceiving that in
character, in all that constitutes real
manhood, he was a poor weaklingf
Jealous, pusilanimous, and irresolute,
he was kingly in nothing but in bodily
figure. Why, little zaccheus, of Jericho,
turned out better man than he.
t.Now the Christian church should be
mandatory ofmen. Here all the ele-
ments of a true and noble manhood
should be developed. The normal type
of manhood can never be reached except
in Christ Jesus. ! assert that no man
can be man in the full sense of that
splendid and magnificent monosyllable,
who is not "a Christian. Till you come
to this you are dwarfed, you are pinched,
you are bclittled; only from the moment
of conversion do you really begin to
grow up toward perfect men, and the
stature of the fulnes, of Christ"
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Total Abstinence.

Total abstinence is not virtue of
modern origin. Even though it be not
commanded upon all in the Bible text,
| it finds frequent illustrations there in its
obvious advantages. A ten days trial
of it in the palace Of Babylon showed
its superiority over wine driaking as a
means of restoring the freshness and
vigor of the travel-worn captives from
Jerusalem, in the days of Daniel. And
from that day to this, travellers in that
! direction have had similar proofs of tho
gain of water over wine, in the East as
/ we'll as in the West, when they were as
rigid and sensible in their diet as Daniel
and his three companions. So, again,
! in the days of the early Christian Church,
the advo :ates of total abstinence gave
! proof in their lives of the gain of their
practices
Clement of Alexandria, writing at the
close of the second century of our era,
refers to Panl's counsel to Timothy to
use "a little wine" as purely medical
prescription; and be adds, from his OBJ
servation of total abstinence, that even
as a medicine, wine needs to be used
with carefulness. ~ therefore admire" "
he says, ''those who have adopted an
austere life and who are fond of water
the medicine of temperance, aud [who]
fee as far as possible from wine, shun-
ming it as they would the danger of fire.
It is proper, therefore, that boys and
girls should keep as far as possible from
this medicine; for it is not right to pour
into the Burning season of life the hottest
of all liquids, wine; adding as it were,
fire to fire. ."-Neuton Usnn.) Reasoner.
The Final Conflict.
The North Carolina Prohibition'st says:
"From every quarter of the land comes
evidence that the final conflict with the
rum power has begun, a conflict as in
evitable and irrepressib!e as ever was
that between eedom and slavery; a con-
flict which is but another form of that
war between right and wrong which be-
gan with history and will only end with
history. Good men will differ respect
ing the methods by which this fight
should be conducted, lust as good men
have differed respecting the conduct of
every campaign against sin. But the
fight is on, and we are in it; we cannot
dodge it nor remain neutral, though we
may greatly pro.ong the struggle and
add to its inevitable consequences Of
pain and sorrow by ignorance or willful
sinfulness. That the right will conquer
in the end is as certain as that God e1
lists,
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What q fearful contrast is shown in the
charge of Archbishop Jeffries, who, after
spending thirty one years in British
India, says: For one really converted
, hristian as the fruit of missionary labor,
the drinking practices of the English
have made |. 900 drunkards.
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The political philosophy taught
liquor saloons is the Jugglcry of vice and
corruption under the guise of personal
liberty and opposition to sumptuary
laWs,-Denorest.
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1t is noted that the number of insane
persons in Massachusetts has increase d
80 per cent. since 1885. while the
increase in population is scarcely sixty
per cent. It is also estimated that nine.
tenths of these patients are incurable.
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There is an artesian we'll 1000 feet
deep in Aberdeen, Neb., that throws out
numbers of fish that look like the ordi-
nary brook minnow.
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TEMPERANCE.
The Coree.House in America:

The New York Tribune comments very
scnsibly on the proposal to open coffee
houses in New York, TO loving the plan
which has been in operation for some
time in London. If the movers in this
project only design to provide places
where coffee and cakes can be bought
cheaply. the aim in view will be little
advanced. To break down the custom
OF the saloon the cofTee-house should RI
val it in comfort and attractivcness. An
experiment in this direction would be
we'll worth trying, and would be cordi-
ally sustained in Boston as we'll as New
York. k.-Boston Adreytislr.
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tion and free agency; light abolt OaptlSIn' !
fight about the bishopric; fight about gown
and surplice, and the religious interests OF
your children will be left dead on the field.
Of Burgundy, who in battle lost
q dia nond worth a nation, for You
will in the battle about church differences in
your household. lose tn, prize Of salvation for
your own entire household. OF course. say
nothing against your advocacy OF your own
belief. That is right. Gather all telling
illustrations, gather all denoastratiye facts,
your theories are the right theories,
but let there be no acerbity, no
stinging retort, no insinuation, no
superciliousne S, as though you were right
and everybody else wrong. Take hint
fro astronomy. The Ptolemic system taught
that he earth was the center and the worlds
turne1 around the earth. The Copernlcan
system cams and taught that the sun was
the center. and the worlds turned around
! that The bigot thinks his little lief is the
sun and he wants every hing to turn around
him: while the large sou:ed Christian says
the Sun of Righteousness is the centre OF his
theology and all ii ne aud all etern ty turn
aroundi it. Over the tomb of William Stan
lev in W W,stminster Abby is inscribed the
passage Of Scriptu Q: THY monument IS e1.
ceedins broad" Do not, therefore, crowd
US on to q very thin PAIN uNe tue
the bridge over which, the Mahommedans
say, must 60 all the souls into glory
il they get there-this bridge thinner than
the web Of starved spider, thinner than
| the edge of q razor or sword-and over
that brid 20. reaching over hell into plra1ise.
all must 60, or not go at all ana 1ne
Mahommedans say many fall down
on that edge. While our way to Heav-
| en- is not so wide that we can take in all our
sins with US, am glad to know it is 50 large
| that all Christians OF all faiths and OF all be-
hfs may march in perfect safety to
q glorious heaven, An abundant en-
trance, not crowding through, but an
abundant entrance into the KINGDOM
of our God. Beware, my brothsr,
| how you make sound creed the foundation
Los Angeles daily herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1884-1890, 1886-04-09

TOMBSTONE, April s.--A man named
Miller, jast arrived from Hermosillo,
brings the particulars OF the kiliingof a
well known mining operator, Charley
Benham. at that city. While in Tucson
a short time ago Benham engaged a
hostler named Fred Sweet to take care
of his horses in Sonora. Yesterday
afternoon Benham took his wife out for
a drive around Herm osillo in buggy.
He had a shotgun in the buggy. Arriv-
ing home at the hotel he told Sweet TO
take the team and put it up. Instead
of this Sweet drove it all around for an
hour or more. Benham happened to
meet him and asked him why he had
not done as he told him. Sweet replied
that he would put up the team when he
got ready. They had a few more words
and Sweet then said: "You - -i
Don't you speak to me any more; | will
kill you" Immediately after he raised
the shotgun and shot Beaham in the
hip. The latter fell to the ground and
Sweet again shot him as he lay. Ben.
ham was carried into the hotel and lived
about half hour Sweet was arrested
and lodged in iail.
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nnte. Aaunneaa

CHICAGO, April S.--0rders were re-
ceived here this evening to advance rates
by the Atchison, Topeka & Santa FL
from Kansas City to San Francisco fol
first.class limited from IS to Sl2, making
the rate from this city $2l. so instead Of
Sl4.50. The round trip rate is thus ad.
vanced to $40. The S57 round trip rate
good for 80 days and the s94 round trip
rate good for six months still remain in
force. The second class rate from Kan.
sas City is advanced to 81, making the
rate from Chicago $l4 The Santa Fe
say that they are compelled to make this
advance solely owing to their inability
to care for any more travel than is al.
ready coming to the road, owing to the
former low rate for limited tickets.
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CONSUMPTION.

The earlier symptoms Of this disease are
| a sense of WEAKNESS upon little exertiOn, n
disposition to remain passive and idle, pc.
culiar sensitiyeness TO the effects OF cold
| and q shortDess of breath upon moving
| quickly or ascending hill or stairs, a slig ht
| hacking cough, with or without expectora-
| ton, flying pains throughout the chest or
| back, or under the shoulder blades. The
| symptoms are worse towards or during the
night slight fever in the afternoon. cold
| feet and hands, and in many cases blue liv-
idity OF the lips aud roots Of the finger nails.
The more advanced symptoms are wasting
| of flesh, diarrhRa, chills and fever. night
sweats, expectorations of yellow pus from
| the ulcers or cavities In the lungs, with or
without a depression OF the chest. increasing
weakness and at last closing mp of the air
passages of the lungs, causing strangulation
| or sutfocation OF the patient for want of
| power to expectorate the mueus from the
lungs.
Heretofore the treatment Of consum ption
| has been very unsatisfactory, alike 70 both
the physicians and their patients, but lucki-
| ly since the discovery of the Aerean system
| OF practice few years ago. thousands OF
| cases have been completely cured, where
| had 1t not been for this system of practice,
utter failure to combat the evils OF the dis
ease would have continued up to the pres
| ent time. This system is recon-
mended by the highest authorities, both in
we are enabled to dissolve the hard
ened mucus in the lungs, ease
the cough, facilitate .expectoration
contract and heal ulcers and cavities after
! all hope of cure by the ordinary method is
past Persons desiring treatment by this
| system of practice can use the remedy at
home as well as at our office, and which
will cause Inconvenience or hindrance to
business whatever. The greater portion of
consumption cases In the first stage can be
radically cured.
Consultation free and price within the
reach of all.
The very best of reference given from
those already cured.
Consultation Free and price within the
reach of all.
The very best OF references given from
those already cured.
Those-who desire to consult me in regard
to their cases had better call at the office for
an examination, bnt II impossible TO visit
the office personally, may write for List Of
Questions and circular both of which will
be sent free OF charge. Address
IN, HIlTON WILLIAMS. w. D.,
25 North Main Street, Los Angeles. Cal.
ONCE hours-From 10 A. NJ. to P. NJ.
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SANTA Rosa, CAL, April S.-A close
and exciting city election was held yes
terday. Only one straight ticket--the
Democratic--was in the field. There
were other tickets called Non-partissn
and Independent. The question of high
license was voted upon and brought out
full vote, sss votes being polled. The
following Democrats were elected:
Mayor, A. P. Overton, by majority OF
Al; Councilman. w. M. Doran, 81; City
Attorney, Jas. II. McGee, 1872; Recorder,
w. N. Seawell, sl7; Marshal, j.
J. Lowrey, Is; Assessor, John A. Miller,
1911; Library Trustees ion all ticketsl,
A. C. McMeans, NJ. L. Mcdonald; G,
A. johnson, K. Press Smith, Chas. +.
Hutton. The following are non partisan
Councilman, W. Burris. j. f. Smith;
Clerk, Chas. "A. Hotter, majority III
Treasurer, Walter S. DAVIS, $50; Street
Commissioner, w. j. Steadman, two.
High license was carried by 1873 votes.