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beyond the Harlem river in q little suburban
village, where there is church OF your
denomination. The pastor is i'll. The con-
gregation is threatened with the lack Of a
sermon on Christmas Day. You shall come
and preach it.
"I consent" replied. "and believe 1
will preach on the sin of laziness. have
felt ashamed of myself for lolling about
New York for a week. am as afraid of
incidence as any reformed inebriate is afraid
of the wine cup. He knows if ne shall take
one glass he will be flung back into in
ebriacy And am afraid if I should take
one loug pull of nothing to do I would stop
forever. So will preach for your folks. If
they wish it; and I will tell them that moth
ing is accomplished without work, hard
work, continuous work, all-absorbing work,
everlasting work. Domitian, the Roman
Emperor, for one hour every day caught
flies and killed them with his penknife;
and there are people with imperial oppor-
tunity who set themselves to some insignii-
cant business. Oh, for something grand to
do, and then concentrate all your energies
of body, mind and soul upon that one thing.
and nothing in earth or he'll can stand be-
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all. That is to say, am clergyman; and
have pastorate out in Minnesota, where
do my chosen work far away from my old
friends, but among plenty of new ones, and
SO am not complainant against my for
tune. Indeed, it is not about myself, ex-
cept incidentally that have taken my pen
in hand to write.
Let me begin by setting the fact down
that can never pass Christmas without
thinking of the experiences which accom-
panied my preparation Of three Christmas
sermons. It came about through acci-
dentally meeting Arthur Hawsley in
Broadway, while was on visit to New
York. I had gone East to be lazy during
the holidays at the end of 1881, and was
making leisurely round Of book stores,
picture galleries and art Museums, when I
encountered my old friend.
Arthur Hawslev and 1 had not met since
quitting college. He was married, he said,
and after we had exchanged the facts of our
personal history. he took me by the arm,
saying: "Now, shan't let you off You
must come and take your dinner with rs. ~
''But Mrs. HaWsley?" demurred.
"Louise?" he responded; "she will be
charmed. An old friend like you-my best
friendl She will be delighted tosee you. Be
side, will make ita matter of duty, Tive
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fore you. There is no such thing as good
luck"
"I would like to talk with you about
that" Arthur said; ''about working with a
purpose. So come right along home with
me-"
Little Mrs. Arthur Hawsley was a pretty
bride and housewife, in the cozy home
wherein 1 was introduced to her by my
friend-yes, very pretty, with her big, wide
open eyes, her fresh color. the dimple in her
right cheek when she smiled, and the fluffy
blonde HAIR hanging almost over her eyes.
When we three we're seated about the table
in the bright, cozy dining room, with its
cheerful FIRE burning ON the hearth, I felt
like calculating, ''Oh, the luck Of Arthur
Hawsleyl in spite OF what had remarked
to him about there being no such thing as
luck. The place seemed domestic paradise
We are seated at table; outside the rain is
pouring down In torrents; from the street
can be heard hurried footsteps. and the
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branches Of this she covered with green
tissue paper, and cut leaves out for its sparse
foliage. Fortunately, there were tapers at
the suffers, tor these stores, Of which there
Is one at every post, are like village shop.
where the merchant starts out by buying "a
little Of everything" and as years advanced
the old-time things are showed back on the
Shelves or put out Of sight, for there can be
no clearing out" sales on the borders OF
civilization. Among this surplus stock,
box of the old Noah's ark occupants was
unearthed, and a few of the wooden toys
dating back to the childhood OF our Oldest
officer. The stiff little trees, with their
verdant tops Of curled shavings stained a
vivid green, were not more prim than the
wooden soldiers, with the wonderful chest
development, who grasped rigidlY an old
time gun; but the little king at this reVelry
reached just as greedilY for the ramrod-like
soldier as he did for the colored glass balls
or the apples bristling with cloves which
swayed over his head.
CHEERFUL DAY.
IF one only considers that we were hun
dreds of miles from a railroad, that it was
the dead of winter, and that it was only
with the greatest difficulty, and even at the
risk of life, that our mail reached US, it
will be understood what obstacles were sur
mounted to celebrate even baby's holiday
Our universal custom was for all of US to
spend all the time we could together. All
day>long the officers were running in and
out of every door; the "Wish you Merry
Christmas" rang out over the parade ground
after any man who was crossing to attend to
some duty, and had not shown up among
us. We usually had sleighride, and
every one sang and laughed as we sped over
the country, where there were no neighbors
to be disturbed by our gayety. If it was
warm enough there poured out of gar
rison cavalcade vehemently talking, ges-
ticulating, laughing, or humming bars of
Christmas carols remembered from child
hood, or starting some wild college or con-
vivial chorus where everybody announced
that they wouldn't 60 home till morning."
in notes very emphatic if not entirely
musical.
The feast of the day over we adjourned
from dinner to play some games Of our child
hood, in order to make the States and our
homes seem a little nearer. Later In the
evening, when the music came up from the
band quarters. everyone came to the house
Of the commanding officer to dance.
With garrison full of perfectly health
full people with determination to be merry,
Notwithstanding the isolated life and utterly
dreary surroundings, the holidays were
made something to look forward to the
whole year round.
ELIZABETH BACON CUSTER.
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You ought to see their agitation when there
is a proposed reformation in the tariff.
Their nerves tremble like harp-strings, but
there is no music in the vibration. They
read the reports from Wall street in the
morning with q eoneernment that
threatens paralysis or spoplexy, or, more
probably. they have q telegraph or tele-
phone in their own house, so they catch
every breath of change in the money-mar-
ket. The disease Of accumulation has
eaten into thenl-eaten into their heart, into
their lungs, into their spleen, into their liver,
into their bones. Chemists have sometimes
analyzed the human body, and they say It is
so much magnesia, so much lime, so much
chlorate of potassium. If some Christian
chemist would analyze one Of thsse financial
behemoths be would find he is made up Of
copper, and gold and silver. and zinc, aud
lead. and coal, and iron That's no. a life
worth living. There are too many earth
quakes in it, too many agonies in it, too
many perditions in it."
There was the theme upon which COM
posed much Of my Christmas sermon, and
preached it with poor Martin Jefriea'
money in my mind.
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TRYING TO COOK SNOW.
A ChInaman Much Surprised Because the
Stuff Melted Away.

Youths Companion.l
A little California girl, finding snow in
the piazza corners one morning, and suppos
ing it to be a. new sort Of -four, made NJ
several "patty cakes" ard gravely took
them into the kitchen to cook them.
She put them on top of the range at the
back, and went out at once for more
"dough." When she returned, her mothers
Chinese cook stood by the range with q
broad grin on his usually stolid face.
20 Sam, did you go and eat my coOkies?''
cried Lily.
'Fire eatee Lily's coOky," answered the
smiling Sam.
After the little girls mother had been
called, and had explained the mystery, Sam
told how he also had once been deceived as
to the nature of snow.
Sam had been laundryman in San Fran
cisco when he first came to America, and it
was quite natural that he should apply THE
unknown substance to the uses of his trade.
me no fndee snow a. China, all samee
here, he said. ''Me fndee heap snow down
San Fan SEQ one day. Me catchee pan full,
all samee starch! Hot wateri Starch ali
gone, all samee Lily's cooky."
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A JOKE ON HIS AUNT.

The Bad Boy Gets In Trouble BY AskinE
lmDeFtinent Quesfions.
Detroit Free Press.l
There is small boy in this town who sell
dom speaks but when he does he always
says something smart. His latest. is this.
His elderly maiden amt was entertaining a
young beau, and they were looking over
some pictures in an old book filed with
works of ancient art.
How charming those costumesr' re-
marked the aunt gushingly; Show 1 wish ]
nag nYeo IN those days when people wore
well, didn't your" piped in a shriIl
voice at her elbow, and o moment later a
small boy went to bed with tear in his
eve.
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PAGESH TO 20.

instant later, as the captain turned away 10
give an order, his voice was drowned BY the
crash Of piece Of wood, followed after an
interval Of two or three seconds BY the dull
splash Of body falling into the water.
Man overheard 2 was the cry.
The captain ordered . boat to be lowered.
The sailors rushed toward 1t, but It had not
been let down more than few feet when the
wind seized it, tore it from their hands, and
dashed it to splIntrs against the side Of the
ship. Meanwhile, the vessel in obedience
to the tiller, turned about and presented it
self diagonailY 10 the wind. The sails
abruptly fell along the masts, and we were
left to the mercy Of the mind and waves,
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rattling of vehicles over the stones. We are
exhilarated by the feeling of comfort In such
contrast with the dreary weather without.
The dinner, too, is delicious. The servant
has just brought on some little birds, nicely
Drowned, dripping with juice, and altogether
exquisite to look upon.
"Oh, how nice p says little Mrs. Haws-
ley; "quailP
Pardon, my dearest" returned her hus-
band; "these are not quails, but squads"
'Oh, but, my dear, am quite sure -"
"No. darling, they are squabs!"
"Quail p
Squads p
So it went on. All, Mrs. Hawsley, if you
had only foreseen this moment A quarrel
within six months of the wedding day /!
She cried as if her heart would break. 1
can yet hear her despairing sobs. And
what silence there was otherwise in the
room sat dumfoundsd in my place. I
wanted to say something to act as peace
maker. but couldn't think of the right
words to say. Not much OF the unfortunate
birds was eaten, and the meal was finished
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with babes in their arms, to whose lips they
press the glass after they have inbibed OF its
contents themselves; young girls. scarcely in
their teens, yielding to the persuasions of
their ''ehaps" and taking "just dlop;" old,
toothless women, drinking fiery gin and
garnishing their animated conversation with
many ''sez I" and ''sez she." Wrecks of
manhood, wrecks OF womanhood, wrecks of
childhood, even, all are here clutching at
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PALACES FOR THE POOR.

The buildings are old, mostly small, and
certainly far from imposing in appear
ance-Eith the exception Of the public
houses. These are ornate and gay beyond
compare, and put their humble surround
ingE to blush. Their great doubie-doors
swing on noiseless hinges, the windows are
ofstsined glass, ornamented with many a
strange device, while the floors and walls
are set with gay tiles. The 'private bar"
for the refreshment of those who are
too good to mix their company
or their drink with the common
herd, the "ladies' bar, where fair creatures
rather easy as TO manners, loud as to dress
and gay as TO conversation, sip their glasses
in respectable seclusion, are furnished in
magnificent style, while even the general
bar. q sort Of common ground where all, old
and young. men, women and children, crowd
70 drown their sorrows and augment their
joys, is gorgeous with brass and gliding and
mirrors.
Il is study to note the people there.
There are 60 many types of character. Rough,
bearded workingmen taking their 'arf O.
bitter and going quietly home; rough-look-
ing men who evidently don't work much,
and whom we wouldn't care 10 meet in a
lonely place after dark; staggering young
bloodh who call the barmaids by their first
names with irresistible assurance; women
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CHAPTER II.
A STORY OF MATRIAroEY.

A year rolled around, and again was
guest at the home Of my friend Arthur
Hawsley. lie had written with much
soeiabls urgency. and had added the fatter-
ing argument that the congregation greatly
desired to hear another Christmas sermon
rom me. 1t had happened that 1 could
Withouttrouble absent myself from my own
pulpit, and so was once more at the Haws-
ley table week before a Christmas dav.
Little Mrs. Hawley, with the same dimpie
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the cup which sinks them deeper in deg
| radiation and despair. Nor is the picture
altogether without its amusing side, fol
there are those who are drunk and want to
sing, those who are drunk and thirst fol-
gore, those who are drunk and desire only
to sleep, but none of these enjoyments are
permitted them, and they are unceremo-
niouslv bundled out on the street, where q
policeman orders them to "move on, and
they stagger along with the great process
sion.
These public houses are to be seen on
every side. They are the curse of that Sec
ton. Other houses are old and shabby, but
these are bright and gay; other places are
deserted, these are always full; shops may
have no customers, the bars are ever busy.
! Why SO many of them are licensed, and
why they are permitted to sell apparently
indiscriminstely to old and young, drunk
and sober, is mystery, and one cannot
help thinking that if any place on earth
needs Judge White it is East London.
CORDIAL INVITATION.
We stroll along until crowd, principally
children, in front of little, low building
attracts our attention. There is a sign dis
played, 1.-THE Royal London Theater," and
a rusty old curtain. is draped across the
front of the house. A red-faced gentleman
in top boots, and whose voice is in the last
stages of huskiness, invites the people to
come in.
''Do not delay. good people," he cries.
'Ere's your chance to witness the grand
dramy of The Flowers of the Forest hin
three hacts, to be followed by a screamin'
fawce identified 'Three-haporth O. Cheese.
We ave just returned from tower of the
Provinces, where we heverywhere met with
hunexampled success. Hour company him
cludes Mr.. Hedward Mortimer, the world
renowned tragedian; Miss Clara Fitz'erbert,
the great hemotional hactress; hand halso,
Billy Kirk, the comegian, who 'as brought
smiles to the faces of two 'emispheres.
Hadmission honly penny; children a
'apenny. Come forward now while seats
may be secured. That you may know what
sort of a hentertainment awaits you, the
company will come to the front of the 'ouse
and give you hexibition of their powers.
The talented troupe came out and Billy
Kirk, an old man who looked about as
jovial as a tombstone, showed another MEM
Der how to "see nothing" and perpetrated
several other like Rntediluvian pleasantries
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A Cory Mishap.

Mrs. Meserve-I'm sure heard pistol
shot, and (as her husband appearS) -hel-l-lpl
mur-r-rderl (partially taints.)
Mr.. Meserve-Don't carry on 80, Emeline.
was trying your new tomato ketchup, and
bottle burst in my face.-Judae.
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THRICE
HAWSLEYS.
The Lights and Shadows That Fell on the Manu-
scripts Of Three Sermons.
WRITTEN PITTsBURa DISPATCH
REV. T. DEWITT TALMAGE and MARION WHITE.
Talmaga
HAWSLEYS.
WRITTEN FOR THE PITTsBURa DISPATCH
TALMAGE and MARION WHITE.
CHAPTER I
BY THE


Talmage
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or hardly a twig of green; still, the fond
mother somehow seemed to believe that
should anyone 60 far enough they would
either find an evergreen, or else, by some
necromancy Of the nineteenth century,
withered tree would be made to put forth
foliage especially for her boy. The child's
"paternal" sent detail of men from his
company in every direction, but no signs of
green could be found in that desert land.
Then the commanding officer, now deeply
interested in the cause. sent another detail
Of men for q radius of 40 miles around the
post, but with no success. The soldiers,
tired of the tedium of their confined winter
lite in garrison without drills. parades, or
scouts, undertook even more than was re-
quired of them, but the search was hope
less.
Still undaunted, the dOting woman
thought out way. Down BY the river the
skeleton of what had been green cotton
wood sapling in the summer was cut the
proper height, and fastened upright in a
box standard in the sitting room. The
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-05-31

IT HAS been ascertained that the tax levy
in New York state this year will be 3d.,
$780, 600 more than last year, the tax being
about forty per cent. higher. Two items
cause this increase. One is s., 242, 600 for
canal repairs and the other is Sl,000,0O0 for
the support of state convicts in idleness.
If the convictS were put at work on the
canals, they would not only support them
selves, but would reduce the repair appro-
priatiOn fully fifty per cent. But then that
would deprive some voters Of work on the
canal, and row would follow. Men are
so unwisely generous that they work hard
and at low wages in order that thieves,
robbers and burglars may live in idleness,
being fed, clothed and housed at the eX-
pense of the public. So-called statesmen
increase taxes forty per cent. rather than
offend the voters who prefer to work them
selves rather than permit convicts olabor.
American politicians are peculiar, to say
the least.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-05-31

a WASHINGTON telegram, last week, said
In consequence of the climate of theiI
Montana home not agreeing with either
Mrs. HARRISON or the baby, the former
suffering greatly from hemorrhage of the
nose whenever exposed to its influence for
any length of time, Mr.. RUSSELL HARRISON
is seriously considering the ACCESSIBILITY of
taking up his residence in New York for a
permanently The temper of the people
of Montana, it is thought, has quite as
much influence in this matter as the eli
mate. Son RUSSELL is anything but pop
ular in the territory which he undertook to
control politically with the assumed con
sent and backing of his notorious pa AS a
boss he was failure, disgusting Republi-
cans and driving many of them away from
the administration. 1t would be as UNI
pleasant for him as unhealthy for his wife
to return to the young state.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-05-31

THE ANTI-TEMPERANcE people Of Pennsyl-
vania are going to take advantage of an
old law of the state on June IS next, when
the vote on the proposed constitutional
prohibition amendment occurs. The law
dates back TO 1889, and reads: IF any
person not qualified to vote in this common
wealth agreeable to law Except the sons
of qualified citizens) shall appear at any
place of election for the purpose of issuing
tickets, or of influencing the citizens quail
fed to vote, he shall, on conviction thereof,
be fined not less than 500 or more than
$500, and be imprisoned for term not less
than three months or more than one year. ="
The ~~uen, who are interested in the sue
cess - The amendments, were arranging
to attend the polls. peddle tickets and So
licit votes, but the opposition announces
that it will see to it that there is strict
enforcement of the law, If every woman in
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-05-31

IT Is understood that a scheme is on foot
to put in the proposed constitution of Idaho
a clause to allow the chartering of a lottery,
the idea of some of the statesmen who are
back of the project being that lottery
would materially increase the state reve-
nue. 1t seems that everything possible
will be done to prevent the admission of
the territory. With lottery clause and a
provision DISTINGUISHING Mormons on &C
count of their religious utilization, in tie
constitution, Idaho would stand about
as good a chance of getting into the
union as it would of skipping of to Mars
when the cold weather sets in.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-05-31

THE Northwestern RdilrGy advances a
theory and presents some estimates which
are interesting, if nothing more. 1t figures
that the 30 coo locomotives in North Amer
lea send out into the atmosphere each week
5O,O00000,0OO cubic yards of vapor, or
1,OOO,OOO,OOO cubic yards day. This is
sufficient to produce a rainfall every
twenty-four hours. The other nOn-con-
densing steam engines produce eight times
as much vapor, the total mass discharged
approximating 41GO0O,0 ,OOO cubic yards,
all of which must come back in the form of
rain. Now, if the publication named can
make the facts conform to its theory, the
world will be better pleased.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-05-31

LIST OF MEMBERS:
F. NJ. BISHOP, III Main street.
T. j. BLUE, %; Main street.
T. L. BOWMAN, "a W. Second South street
]. FRED. CORKER, 251 Main street.
W. H. Cassidy, "a w. Second South street
W. r CRONIAR, "A W. Second South street.
c. S. DESKY, 12l Main street.
C. DRISCOLL, 43 L. Second South street.
B. A NJ. FROISETH, 76 E. Second South street
w. FULLER, 40 Main street
]. K. GILLESPIE, 2G w. Second South street.
H. N GREENE, pa Main street.
O. GROSHELL, cor. Main and Second South st
A. J. GUNNELL, Room % Scott-Auerbach Blk
H. HARDY, II! Main street. ...
F. G. HEATH, $50 Main street.
NJ. E. HOPKINS, 237 Main street.
J. F. JACK, 235 Main street.
E. F. JONES, 161 Main street.
E. B. KELSEY 230 Main street.
G. H. KNOWLDEN, 251 Main street.
J. L. LAWSON, 267 Main street.
VIM. ]. LYNCH. 262 Main street.
C. E. MITCHELL. 245 Main street.
]. A. MORLAN, 143 Main street.
NJ X. PARSONS, 235 Main street.
b. G. RAYBOULD a w. Second South street.
A. A. RICE, 237 Main street.
A. 7. RILEY, 43 E. Second South street.
+. p. SEARS, 245 Main street.
d. A. SMILEY, cor. Main and Second South ST.
c. ID. ST. GEORGE, 23l South Main street,
S. b. WESTERFIELD, 262 Main street.
A. j. WHITE, "a T.. Second South street.
r. B. WHITTEMORE, 81 w. Second South ST
RIM. WILKINSON, 262 Main street.
A d. WOOLLEY 1873 Main street.
G. YEADON, $50 Main street.
Parties desiring information in regard to Salt
Lake city and territory, can obtain the same
free of charge by addressing any Of the above
named persons.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-05-31

II Is said there has not been a libel suit
against a newspaper in Italy for fifty years.
The people believe the newspapers tell the
truth. and when a paper is mistaken, a
frank statement of the fact satisfies the
Italians. This proves two things-that the
Italians are more reasonable than Ameri-
cans, and that there are no shysters in
Italy who bring libel suits for blackmail-
ing PURPOSES
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-05-31

the state has to be arrested on election
day. OF course this is ungentlemanly and
will be denominated ''real mean'' on the
part of the bad men, but it is the law and
the women. dear creatures, viii have to
submit 1t viii be bad for the amendment
also. as without the influence and solicita-
ton Of the ladies good many fellows who
could be won over will vote against prohi-