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Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1889-11-02

and its object requires. But am
unwilling altogether to withhold a
few words which may, at any rate,
serve as an indication of sympathy
with your desire to profit by the
treasures Of the divine word. | will
not dwell on the need of a light from
above, or the duty Of seeking it; of
being vigilant against the excuses of
the slothful spirit; of cultivating hui
mility; of bearing in mind that God
has, through all the long ages, had a
people whom he has led; that we are
not the first who come to the wells OF
salvation opened by Christ and His
apostles. will assume that you are
strict adherents of method III this
great study, as to make your results
comprehensive. In this view l rec
ommend you to consider whether the
table of lessons, old or new, may not
be of much use. Two things, how
ever, especially 1 commend to your
thoughts. The first is this: Christi
anitv in Christ and nearness to Him
and His image is the end of all your
efforts. Thus the gospels, which
continually present to us one pattern
have a kind of precedence among the
books of Holy Scripture. l advise
your remembering that the Scrip
lures have two purposes-one to
feed the people of God on green pas
lures, the other to serve for proof OF
doctrine. These are not divided by
sharp line from one another, yet
they are provinces, on the whole,
distinct, and in some ways different
We are variously called to various
works; but we all require to feed in
the pastures and to drink at thu
wells. For this purpose the Scrip
lures are incomparably simple to al
those willing to be fed. The SAINT
cannot be said in regard to the proc
or construction of doctrine. This i
a desirable work, but not for us all
1t requires to be possessed with NOR
, of external helps, more learning ant
good guides, more knowledge OF tn
. historical development of our relig
ion, which development is one of tn
most wonderful parts of all human
= history, and, in my opinion, afford
also one of the strongest demonstrs
tions of its truth and the power an
goodness of God.-Mr. Gladstone to
Leader of a Mems Bible Glass in Mar
chester.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1889-11-02
Luck Whines, Labor Whistles.

"Yes, it is better to be born lucky
than rich," said young lad few
days ago.
"No, my son, that is a mistaken
idea people who have failed usually
do so because they waited for some
thing to turn up instead of going
enegetically at work to conquer diff
ficulties."
What is falsely called "luck" is
usually the result of personal exer-
tion. Not long since we read a state
ment Of this truth somewhat as
follows:
eff the boy who eXclaims, ''just
my luck" was really truthful, he
would says, jusl my laziness, or ''just
my inattentiOn.' Luck lies in bed
and wishes the postman to bring
him news of legacy. Labor is uI
at six o'clock in the morning, pick
ak, and hammer in hand, laying
foundations to competency. Luck
whines. Labor whistles. Luck re
lies on chance, labor on diligence
Luck slides down to Indulgence. Labo1
climbs upward to independence"
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1889-11-02
Sunday RfaatHs,
EDITED BY REV. f. L. LEEPER.
MAKE CHILDHOOD SWEET

Wait not till the little hands are at rest
Ere you fill them full of flowers;
Wait not Tor the browning tuberose
To make sweet the last sad hours;
Rut while in the busy household band
Your darlings still need your guiding hand.
Oh, fill their lives with sweetness!
Wait not till the little hearts are still
For the loving look or praise,
But while you gently chide fault
The good deed kindly praise.
The word you would speak beside the bier
Falls sweeter far on the living ear;
Oh, fill young lives with sweetness!
All, what are kisses on cold clay lips
To the rosy mouth we press,
When our wee one flies to her mothers
arms
For loves tenderest caress
LetInever worldly babble keep
Your heart from the Joy each day should
reap,
Circling young lives with sweetness
Give thanks, each morn. for the sturdy
boys,
Give thanks for the fairy girls:
With dover of wealth like this at home,
Would you rifle the earth for pearls?
Wait not for Death to gem Loves crown,
But daily shower life's blessings down,
And fill young hearts with sweetness.
Remember the homes where the light has
fled,
Where the rose has faded away;
And the love that glows in youthful hearts
Oh, cherish it while you may
And make your home garden of flowers,
Where JOY shall bloom through childhood
hours, A
And fill young hearts with sweetness.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1889-11-02
Invested Dollar and Realized a Mil
lion.

Brown and his friend Perkins were talk
ing about investments.
.'Once | invested $1,000 in real estate"
said Perkins, land doubled it in less than
six months. That was the best investment
I ever made. Pretty good wasn't it,"
"I've done better than that" said Brown.
"Two years ago was told by all my friends
that was going into consumption, and |
thought they were right about it. had a
dry, hacking cough, no appetite, my sleep
came bv fits and starts, and seemed to do
me no good, and often there was a dull
heavy pain in my chest. ] kept growing
weaker and weaker, and at last night-SweatS
set in. thought it was all up with me then.
| had consulted two doctors and taken
quarts of their medicine, and received no
benefit from it. One day ! happened to
read something about DR.. Perce's Golden
Medical Discovery, and made up my mind
to give it trial, but didn't expect it would
help me I invested dollar in a bot
tie of it, and it helped me from the first
dose 1t helped and it cured me, and when
l compare my present good health with the
miserable health Of two years ago think
am safe in saying that my investment was a
much better one than yours. You can't
/ reckon health by any measure OF dollars
and cents; If you could l should say that
! had realized at least a million from my
800 investment The Golden Medical
Discovery is guaranteed to benefit or cure
in all diseases for which it is recommended
or money paid for it will be refunded.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1889-11-02
Cleveland the Favorite.

National Democrat
The following incident, which is
related by a Washington writer, has
caused a good deal of remark since it
occurred: One night last week at
the Notional Theatre the house was
packed, fully one>half of the specta-
tors being Knights Templar and
their ladies. In performing what he
called his stateSman's magic-boX
trick, one of the Ministries made use
of the photographs of three public
men-Harrison, Blaine and Cleve'
land. When the Presidents name
was mentioned a few faint, timid
hand-claps were heard. Blaine
called out hundred or more claps
with some degree of heartiness. But
the name of the ex-President was
greeted with a storm of applause
that interfered for some moments
with the progress of the performance
Mr.. Harrison's friends are at a loss
to explain why his name awaken'
absolutely no response from a Wash
ington audience, but other people dc
not have any difficulty in doing so
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1889-11-02
THE Sanity Self. "

Self dies hard, even when we have
made the discovery that in Christ he
has been already representatively
crucified. = Perhaps the subj
less self of all is the sanity self-the
self that asserts itself in denying it.
self and fosters a subtle, spiritual
pride in the emphatic profession of
humility. | meet with dear Chris
tan souls who seem calmly to take
it for granted that they are living on
higher plane than their less enlight-
ed fellow Christians. ave are living
the higher Christian life, and we
have such wonderful times up here
on the mountain-top; we are sorry
for you poor, dear, half enlightened
souls who are still ON the wilderness
side of Jordan, and haven't yet en-
tered the promised land, with which
we are now quite familiar" There
is a deal of dying to be done still by
those who cherish these lofty thoughts
of their own attainments. The holi'
est man will ever be the man who
| thinks least of his own holiness
Rev. w. II. Aitken.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1889-11-02
The Guide Knows all the Way.

We were stumbling along just at
nightfall over an obscure and tangled
path "a "spotted line" in the vernac-
ular of the woodsmen) in the heart
of deep and almost impenetrable
forest. Having some little desire to
test our eyesight and our knowledge
of wood-craft, we stepped in advance
Of the guide and of the rest of the
party, and attempted for little to
act as leader. For a short time
everything went well; the obscure
indications of previous footsteps
could be seen, an occasional broken
limb, or log, with its messy covering
worn away, showed where others
had trod, and ordinary quickness
Of eyesight could usually see the
blazed trees that marked the way.
But occasionally we came to an I'M
usually blind place in the trail. To
an inexperienced eye there seemed
to be absolutely no path; the marked
tree-trunks could not be distinguish
ed; but we felt perfectly at ease, be-
cause the guide was only few steps
in the rear and it was only necessary
for him to step to the front and we
were at once upon the right track
There was no possibility, apparently,
Of his becoming confused or Of his
missing his way. Every rod OF the
ground was familiar to him, and his
keen and trained eye could discover
indications of the path which no one
but woodsman would notice. i
was very simple thing to turn anc
speak to the guide. There was nj
danger, even for ineXperience, while
he was within call.
In this simple incident is illustrat
I'd to our mind the Christians conf
dence in prayer. 1t is largely an ap
pealing to the Guide for leadership
lie allows us to 60 ahead, sometime
over blind path, but He is neve
far away. A whispered word bring
Him to our side. A request TO
guidance always secures it. Wit
. that confidence in the nearness an
ever-present helfulpess of his Leader
the Christian can 60 forward with
out tremor of fear of being lost G
misguided.
1t would have been absured &c
that party in the woods, to whol
we have alluded, to be anxious
distressed in any way over the on
come of their tramp. They were
sure, even when miles away, OF SCI
ing by and by the ruddy campfire
and the light streaming through tt
chinks in their log-cabin, as Wht
close upon it, because their gulC
knew the way. There is marvelo'
comfort and content in this though
for the Christian, He may not kno
what day may bring forth, but II
Guide knows, and he knows h
Guide. He may be uncertain of Il
next step, but his Guide knows it a
1t may be growing darker and dar
er, and the way more and more Il
certain, but the Guide knows it a
and the Guide is not far Otf,-Gold
Rule.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1889-11-02

mo more laudanum for our
babies" All mothers unite in pro-
nouncing DIR. Bulls Baby Syrup the
best soothing remedy now sold. 1t
is free from opiates.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1889-11-02
The Study of Che Bible.

Ii is wholly out of my power TO re-
ply to your letter in the manner
which its purpose would recommend
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1889-11-02

EVERYBODY SATIsFIED.-W the
81, 900 exhibitors ut the Paris exhibit
tors, %, 900 get awards.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-10-14
yn.ucc...fuI Attempt at Suicide.

In 1882 a general in the French army at
tempted 20 commit suicide by plunging head
first from a tall building In Paris He only
succeeded, however, in crushing the third
vertebrate Of the neck, or, as IL is known to
the surgeon, the third cervical vertebrate.
When picked up his head fell on his breast or
rolled from side 10 side in manner grotesque
and horrible. To a casual spectator the gen
eral had succeeded in Kidding himself of the
incubus OF life. He was carried 10 hospital
and placed on a cooling board, an act some
what premature, rs subsequent events attest
During the first day and night the breathing
OF the patient was almost wholly abdominal,
n sign recognized by experts as one portend-
ing approaching dissolution. Within three
days, 10 the surprise OF all attendants, the
breathing had become regular and natural,
but consciousness did not wholly return until
after the end Of the twelfth day. The body
was more or less paralyzed for six or seven
months, and some OF the limbs, especially the
tips Of the fingers, did not regain their nat
ural feeling for over year. The general
fully recovered In course OF time, and was
often twitted by the other officers Of the
army, who told him that man that could
live with broken neck was not born to be
hung John W Wright Ia St Louis Repub
lie
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-10-14
THEY KISSED "oLD GLORY"
A Sunday Performance OF the sociaii
nf ChieaCo.

A Sunday Performance of the Socialists
of Chicago.
CHICA 10, Oct 14-When the stars and
stripes we're raised at the Socialist mass
meeting IN Voor waert's Turner hall yester-
day afternoon, the lag was greeted with
Kisses, which were succeeded by burst OF
applause when the red flag was unfurled and
fastened on the opposite side of the platform.
After this demonstrat ion Martin Schmied-
niger, chairman of the meeting, introduced
Sergius Z. Shevitch, of New York. who
poses as the leader Of the radical, Simon
pure Socialists OF America He spoke in
German, and secured the sympathy of his
auditors at the start by declaring the hang
ing Of thu Anarchists to be tue gravest crime
ever PERI etrated in America This statement
and ever statement of the sort that he ut
tered wa loudly spplauded. He said he was
proud OF the city in which that ex scution oc-
CURED, lecause he felt that one day it would
be the Paris-the city of rev olution-oi
America
Philip aappaport, of Indianapolis, was the
next speaker. He spoke in English, and
confined himself to the exposition of Social
list ideas
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-10-14
Poetry - n soother.

The testimony Of John Bright to American
poetry and poets Is eminently worth repeat
Ing. He averred that he owed his quickness
Of imagination TO habit he had long pur-
sued Of reading little poetry before going
TO bed No matter what the hour or what
he had been doing through the day, he took
his morphine powder OF poetry. IL had In
his case n sedative and genial influence,
tending TO sleep. The anodyne Is possibly
not new discovery; but no public man has
ever before announced his use Of It. Mr..
Bright added that he always selected Ameri-
can poets-as more clear, Ineligible and
unconventional. Whittier, Lougfellow and
Lowell he classed rs always clear a. n run
ming brook. as bright a. sunshine and re-
frcshing rs breezes, while the English poets
aim ut subtleties. This criticism will un-
doubtedly stand the decision Of history
St Louis Globe-Democrat
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-10-14
800 Reward 900.

The readers of the DAILY ARGUS will
be pleased to learn that there is at least
one dreaded disease that science has
been able cure in all its stages. and that
is catarrh. Halls Catarrh Cure is the
only positive cure now known to the
medical fraternity. Cstarrh being q
constitutional disease, requires consti.
tutional treatment. Halls Cstarrh Cure
is taken internally, acting directly upon
the blood and mucus surfaces of the sys-
TEN, thereby destroying the foundation
of the disease. and giving the patient
strength. by building up the constitution
and assisting nature In doing it's work.
The proprietors have so much faith in its
curative powers, that they offer one hum
dred dollars for any case that 1t fails to
cure. Send for list Of testimonials. Ad.
dres. F. ]. CHENEY & Co, Toledo, o.
Sold by druggists, 75c.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-10-14

Hon. Joseph Medill, the veteran editor
Of the Chicago Tribune, recently travelled
through England. He studied the tariff
question, found out what the Englishmen
had TO say, came home and delivered
himself Of the following:
When 10 England last summer l was
astonished Ia travelling over that island
from Manchester 20 Birmingham. and
Leeds TO London. not 70 meet any Eng
lIshman who was In favor OF material
reduction Of the present American tariff
Formerly they were all anxious TO have
our tariff reduced. Il was alleged that
they sent gold over here 10 bride con-
gress to reduce our tariff Q was charged
with getting some Of that British gold
myself for saying that the tariff ought to
be reduced.) But found in every town
visited, aud every man with whom
talked. In newspaper offices. in the cars.
In the hotels, 10 the shops, at social par
ties. the Englishmen made one universal
reply to nv inquiry. to this effect: I'VE
care nothing about your tariff; we don't
want IL cut down; we regard IL as more
protection to us than to you. Your high
tariff and dear manufactures keep you
out Of all the other ports of the world.
and we have a monopoly of them; but II
you made tariff like ours your goods
would be cheap. you would invade our
markets and compete with us in every
foreign port for the sale Of your fabrics
We could not put any more OF our goods
In your country than We do now. and you
would crowd our goods out Of q hundred
ports where we now have the absolute
control" That Is what they said TO me.
I'VE have been over in your country in
the last few years" said some of them,
looking at your natural resources. We
ind you have cheaper raw material than
we can possibly get in this country, you
grow II YOURSELF you do not have to i'm
port IL; you have more iron ore, mo-
nopolY OF cotton, abundance Of wool. and
leather. and lumber; you have cheaper
c5Sfvrt vNily more Of II than we; you
have n cheaper food, aud = superiority OF
IL; you are a country OF overwhelming
natural resources; but you have artih
cially walled yourself out Of the markets
Of the world. and we hope you will con-
tinue to do IT," said to some Of them.
Suppose we should get our eyes open,
and reform the tariff. what would you do
about it9' They replied: Then we
would have only one thing 10 dO-trans.
fer our capital and manufactures, and our
artisans 10 your country. and do business
under the stars and stripes"
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-10-14
EMBERS AND ASHES
All That Is Left of Talmage's
Tabernacle.
THE GREAT PREACHER ASKS HELP.

Low by Fire-The Cspricious Electric
Light Wire the Probable Incendiary-
Fifty Million Feet OF Lumber and a
Town In Ontario. Canada, Go Up in
Smoke Kentucky Village Swept
Away-Othsr Fires.
BROOKLYN, N. Y, Oct 1.-THE famous
Brooklyn tabernacle, of which the Rev DIR.
7. De Witt Talmage is pastor, has for the
second time in its history received its bap-
tism Of fire, and for second time been to-
tally destroyed. The fire was discovered at
2:45 Yesterday morning by a policeman. The
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-10-14

WASHINGTON CITY, Oct IA The wife
of Capt. John r Thomas, of Illinois, is in
a fair way to win both fame and fortune as
a musical composer Her song, The Golden
Rod" was played by G.lmore's band at the
St Louis exposition amid great enthusiasm,
being repeatedly encored Mrs Thomas
composed both the words and music of this
song, which is declared to be one of the pref
tiest things of its kind in the world, in a sim
gle day. She also prepared the orchestration
and it was from her manuscript that Gil
more's musicians rendered the music at ST.
Tnuis
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-10-14

iALhAGh TABERNACLE
tames had gam d such head way however that
the rremen we're almost elpless, and Turned
their attention To saving the pining build
ings The church was a fine e,ifi,e an the
organ was one of the finest in the country
The Electric Ligh: Wires Work.
II was at first supposed that the flames
originated in defective fiue, the statement
being made that the fire had been start d in
the furnace Saturday night to heat the build
ing for yesterday mornings services The
sexton, however, denies that there was any
fire in the furnace Workmen had been put
ting electric light wires in the building all
day Saturday, and it is now thought that
during a thunder storm in the night light
ming surcharged the wires and caused some
of the woodwork of the interior to ignite At
a meeting OF the trustees of the church yes
terdsy Fire Marshal Lewis, who was pres.
ent stated his belief that the fire Was caused
by an electric light wire
The Losses and Insurance.
The trustees recalled the fact that the in
surance companies had settled their polrcie
Immediately in the case of the burning of the
Roman Catholic cathedral last spring. and
expressed the hope that similar promptness
would be shown in this case The insurance
dHlOuHIS 10 SlSS, 4DU, III Am srlcan ana En-
glish companies The building cost Sis 900;
organ, 500 900; furniture, SO 900; improve
ments. $4,000; ornamentation, 1900; car
pets $1,000.
Taimage Appeals for Aid.
DIR. Talmage has issued a. 'ress to the
public appealing for aid. he says the
church has never confined its WORK to its
own locality. 1t has never been large
enough to accommodate ali who came. at
is now desired to build something worthy of
our city aud of the cause of God We want
5000 which, added to the Insurance.
will build what is needed. make an APP
peal to all our friends throughout Christen-
dom, 10 ali denominations, to all creeds
and those OF no creed at all TO coma to our
assistance / ask sll readers of my sermons
the world over to contribute What we do
as a church depends upon the immediate re-
Spouse to this call ="
The Holy Land Trip Postponed.
DIR. Talmage adds that he will postpone his
trip TO the Holy Land on account of the fire.
The trustees adopted resolutions to erect a
sufficiently commolious structure, its siz e,
locality and style TO depend uponthe amount
of contributions received letter was re-
ceived from DR. Lyman Abbott, offering the
use Of Plymouth church for evening serv-
ices The trustees have secured the Acai-
envy of Music as temporary place of wor-
ship
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-10-14
Tho Fir.t Whit. uon.. n.n.

ts Mrs Wilcox, a clerk In the sixth auditors
NJ ONCE, treasury department, has history In
n tercsting 81 Tennesseeans Her father. An
~ rev jackson Donaldson, was an adopted son
u Of President jackson, and she Is said 10 have
Il, been tho only child who first saw the light OF
IN day In the White HOUSE. Mrs Wilcox Is a
q lady OF refined tastes and splendid informa.
=, ton. She has sesn many European capitals,
and has command Of Spanish and other
" languages that serve her TO good purpose in
y her present sphere. Mrs Wilcox's husband.
70 who died in lso5, was n congressman from
'o' Mississippi In the Thirty-second congress, and
vi vac ai'erwards elected TO the Thirty fourth
nd sonss@ from Texas. Ho was also a mem
q i,,.,e w Confederate congress A more
hveiy, cheerful lady "a not 20 bo found "a
IL y afe 70 any that Mrs. Wilcox sninrs nSa
anite as fully as any one. ashing,on Cor
chattanooga Times wi
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-10-14
Republicans Ginning Montana.

HELENA Mont. o. IA Col. Sslig man,
chairman of the Republican central commit.
tee, claims that ths X pubiicsns certainly
have the legislature. either by one or three
majority. The off ial returns from Beaver
Heal county elect Jam IS F. Bennett rep
to the lower house, aud Henry Blair rep
is awarded seat from Deer igs by a
majority If four. Both these seats
have heretofore b. n c,u1tet for the d IN D
Gratis. There are ail'-ei irregularities in
Silver Bow county which the Republicans
are taking advanr ag- of, aud if the decision
is as they expect II to be- two more Demo-
Gratis will lose tn air Saa :