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How Prayer Can be Answered.

One of the lions at the New Eng
land Chautauqua last year was Prof.
Drummond, of Scotland. He gave
two informal conversations, which
were very delightful. Illustrating
his manner, / may give, as well as
memory serves, a single incident.
Among the questions asked was this:
"What place has prayer for temporal
blessings in your system of natural
law in the spiritual world?"
The Professor replied by parallels.
A large, splendidly-equipped steam
snip sailed out from Liverpool to
New York. Among the passengers
were little boy and girl, who were
playing about the deck when the boy
lost his ball overheard. He immedi-
ately ran to the captain, and shouted:
"Stop the ship,my ball is overheard"
The captain smiled pleasantly, but
said: "Oh, no, my boy; l cannot stop
the ship with all these people just to
get a rubber ball" The boy went
away grumbling, and confided to the
little girl that it was his opinion the
captain didn't stop the ship because
he couldn't. He believed the ship
was wound up some way in Liver
pool, and she just had to run, day
and night, until she ran down.
A day or so afterward the children
were playing on deck again, when
the little girl dropped her doll down
into the engine-room, and she sup
posed il, too, had gone overheard.
She said: "T'll run and ask the cap
tain to stop the ship, and get my dol
ly." "It's no use," said the boy, She
cannot do anything; I've tried him.
But the little girl ran on to the cap
tain with her story and appeal. The
captain came and peeked down into
the engine-room, and seeing the doll
said: "Just wait here a minute
And while the ship went right on
he ran down the stairway and brought
up the little girls doll, to her delight
and to the boys amazement. The
next day the cry rang out, "Mar
overboard!" and Immediately thu
bell rang in the engine-room; by or
ders from the lever in the hands O
the captain, the great ship stood still
until boats were lowered and the lif'
rescued. Then she steamed on I'm
til she reached her wharf in New
York. AS soon as the ship was tiet
up the captain went up town ant
bought the boy better ball than tn,
one he had lost. "Now," said tn,
Professor, "each of the three pray
ers were answered. The little cir
received her request without stop
, ping the ship; the little boy by a lit
, tie waiting received his, also; ant
, yet, for sufficient reason, the ship wa
stopped by part of the machiner.
itself, not an afterthought, but some
, thing put into the ship when it wa
made"
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1889-06-29
SOUTHERN DARD-McMINNVILLE. TENNESSEE

more the student knows in any de-
partment ofinvestigation, the more
he longs to know. Our comparative
indifference to the Bible results from
our ignorance of it. If we will re.
solve to study it henceforth instead
Of running over its chapters and
verses, as a matter of form, we shall
soon become fascinated. in its unfolds
of truth and love.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1889-06-29
Once in a season Of yreat scarcitv a

Once, in season Of great scarcity,a
man who possessed much grain daily
prayed for those in need of bread.
Said his little son, "Pa, why don't
you answer your prayers,an give the
poor some bread~ Ifyou want the
kingdom Of God to come, why don't
you give more to sustain the gospel
ministry, to build churches, to circu-
late the Holy Scriptures, and to send
forth and sustain missionaries
The kingdom Of God within you is
"heaven and peace" The kingdom
of God in the world is the end of war,
of wrong, and most of human woes.
BE it then our prayer, our gifts, and
labors of love to say, "Thy kingdom
come."-Christian Advocate.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1889-06-29
Sunday Rfaai#s,
EDITED BY REV. F. L. LEEPER
East FALLS THE EVENTIDE.
BIZ ANNA d. WALKER.

Fast falls the eventide: tits SO.
The words were uttered soft and low.
The pallid cheek, the furrowed brow,
The locks all white with winters snow
These, these, alas! they testify
The evening of my day is by!
] did not think at dawning day
So swift the morn would fly away;
Nor did dream at regal noon
That eventide would come so soon;
! did not even think to be
So old and helpless as you see.
1t seemed at morn so very far
Ere should reach the evening star;
At noon l still felt young and strong,
All full of hope, all full of song;
And age seemed ever far away
Until felt its whitening away.
Alas! l find small space between
The morning with its shine and sheen,
And evening with its gloomy shade,
With all its load OF hopes decayed.
All! heart, the truth | cannot hide;
Around me falls the eventide!
I've almost reached the rivers brink
The cold and dark stream from which W
shrink.
Hope promised much, but little gave;
Ny forward look is death--the grave.
But there's promise have heard
That in my need doth aid afford
A richer promise can say
That any of my earlier day.
1t soothes my heart like healing balm;
1t fills my soul; it makes me calm;
1t strengthens all my failing sight
"At eventide it shall be Light
Not like the radiant light of morn,
When day and hope are gayly born,
That fades so quickly from the skies,
We weep in sorrow and surprise;
But this will light my pathway through
Till begin life's day anew.
christian at Work.
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Love for the Bible.

David in the first Psalm saysof the
godly man, that his delight is in the
law of the Lord. In the nineteenth
Psalm he says, that "the statutes of
the Lord are right, rejoicing the
heart, they are "sweeter than hon
ey or the honey comb" And in the
one hundred and nineteenth Psalm,
he cries. "Oh, how L love thy law!
1t is my meditation all the day." By
the words "law" and "statutes'
David meant the Bible of his day.
the Pentateuch, with perhaps the
books of Job, Joshua, Judges, and
Ruth. How meagre Bible that
compared with ours And yet David
loved it. He studied it with enthusi-
asm and delight. AS with David, so
with the saints of all ages, the Bible
has been the dearest and the most
familiar of books. They have priced
it above all earthly treasures. Many
of them have died rather than sur
render it. Love for Gods word is a
sure and unfailing test of our love
for God himself. But how many in
this day and generation can abide
this test t?
Does the average professor of re-
ligion today really love to read the
Bible? Does he not prefer the news
paper? Does he not 60 over his daily
chapter from a sense of duty rather
than with delight -? Does he keeI
the Bible near him so that he car
turn to it whenever he has leisure
Does he mediate upon what he
reads? Does he feast upon it? Is he
ever searching as for hidden treasures
and finding new truths that enrich
and gladden. his soul? We fear thai
this test applied would convict many
Of spiritual declension, would show
that they are cold and formal, thai
they have left their first love.
Can we learn to love the Bible
Yes, for it is, when fully appreciated
the most delightful of all books. The
trouble is that most readers are too
superficial. They do not study the
word of God. They do not get be
yOnd the outer rind or husk into the
inward sweetness. Now, let any one
who would acquire a taste for Thu
divine book, try this experiment, =
let him take single verse in thu
morning, commit it to memory
and think about it whenever he car
during the day; let him turn tina
verse over and over in his mind unit
he realizes something Gifts meaning
thus doing, he will find food for hi
spirit. And his appetite for thi
kind of food will be quickened. II,
will go to the Bible to get Gresl
supplies of mamma. One trutl
vitalized by meditation and praye
will suggest the other truths related
to it, will awaken the desire to know
more of things spiritual and divine
and the soul will become all aglov
with interest. The Bible will b.
first in his thoughts in the morning
and last ia his thoughts at night
The enthusiast in science is not tn
fyro, but the thorough scholar. Tn
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1889-06-29

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Sad-faced tramp" Madame, ! am
a homeless man.
Patient housewife-"Well, If you
are home less than my husband is,
pity your poor wife. "-Burdette.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1889-06-29

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NeurGInic Persons

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Fout'S Budget.

Nothing adds so much to person
al attractions as bright, clear COM
plexion, and a soft skin. Without
them the handsomest and most reg
ular features are but coldly impress
sive, whilst with them the plainest
become attractive and yet there is
no advantage so easily secured. The
regular use of properly prepared
Soap is one Of the chief means but
the Public have not the requisite
knowledge Of the manufacture Of
Soap to guide them to u proper Sc
lection, so pretty box, a pretty
colour, or an agreeable perfume too
frequently outweighs the more i'm
portant consideration, viz The
COMPOSITION OF THE Soap ITSELF, and
thus many a good complexion is
marred which would be enhanced by
proper care. FOUT'S.
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and Parkersburg, houses we're unroof-

and Parkersburg, houses we're unroof-
ed, buildings destroyed, and many
persons injured. The greatest and
saddest damage done by the cyclone
was at Reading, Pa. After causing
vast ruin in the west OF the city, it
finally struck the Reading silk mill.
Here were employed It's happy girls.
It went down with crash, and near
ly 200 human beings were buried in
the ruins. The scene and misery fol-
lowing was horrible. Human tongue
can never tell the terrible scenes of
that hour. The walls gave way, the
floors fell down, one on top of the
other, and carried their great mass
of human beings to the bottom. 1t
was a moment that tried mems souls,
and almost simultaneously with the
fall of the building came the awful
cries for relief. Girls with blacken
ed faces, bruised and broken limbs,
their clothing tattered and torn, drag
ged themselves from the ruins. So
probably IS to 100 escaped or were
dragged out by their friends. All is
chaos and confusion around the MILL
The managers are missing and the
correct number of dead is merely
guess work. 1t may not be over forty,
and, then again, at this hour, there is
q likelihood that it will reach sixty,
or even eighty. The loss on build
ing and machinery is estimated at
$4,000.
How thankful we should feel here,
where the force of the wild wind is
broken by the mountains. The only
danger to us, in this particular, would
be from storm coming down or up
the valley.
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West Virginia's Fight.

CHARLESTON, w. Va, January g.
The situation here is growing in COM
plexity, although the Republican
leaders are more confident than ever
of finally coming out victorious. The
Democratic members of both houses
held a consultation to-day and agreed
upon plan of action to be followed
during the gubernatorial contest.
The effort is nothing more nor less
than to bind every Democrat who is
to sit as a judge upon the contest to
act as the counsel for the Democratic
candidates dictate. 1t is a proceed
ing held here to be unheard of in the
history of the West Virginia legisla-
ture. A party caucus was never be-
fore held on contest case in which
the members of the legislature are to
act q judicial body. The action is
condemned by all fair men of all par.
ties. 1t has made the Republicans,
if possible, more determined than
ever. They now have taste of
Democratic fairness, and are pre-
pared to fight the battle to the end.
1t is understood that at least two
Democratic members of the legisla
ture will refuse to be bound by the
caucus, and will act on the guberna-
torial contest as reason and con-
science, and not Democratic politi-
clans, dictate. These two with the
Republicans form clear majority of
three, and can easily secure General
COTS election. Two Republican
members of the Senate decline to 60
into the caucus, or organization, on
personal grounds. One of them is
Carr, the Labor man from Kanawha.
No serious trouble is anticipated
from them, however, and both will
vote with the party on every party
question. Carr will be made presi
dent ofsthe Senate. The Republi-
cans ofsthe Senate and House both
held their caucus lost night. Harmo-
ny prevailed.
In the Senate no nomination was
made for president, with the under
standing that this position will be
filled by Carr. George j. Walker,
Of Jackson, was nominated for clerk;
G. G. Calvin, of Braxton, for SER
geant.at-arms; ard James p. Madi-
son, colored, Of Parkersburg, for
doorkeeper.
The Democratic House caucus was
also held j. j. Woods, of Ohio
county, was nominated speaker, and
/ John NJ. Hamilton, of Calhoun, clerk.
Both are strong Camden men, and
were opposed by anti-Camden men.
The fight waged hot between factions
and the defeated parties are swearing
vengeance. 1t is expected that some
Of them will refuse to 60 into caucus
| for Senators.
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COUNTY COURT PRocEEDINGs.-A
special term of the County Court
was held on Monday last.
B. M. Kitchen was elected Presi-
dent of the Court, in place of Jacob
M. Seibert, whose term expired with
the old year.
The first Monday in March, June,
September and December was fixed
as the time for holding the regular
terms of the Court. During the last
four years these terms have been held
on the second Mondays in the same
months.
G. w. Doll, S. II. Martin and VIM
Mckee were appointed as the Court
House Committee.
u. S. Grant Pitzer was appointed
a Commissioner of Accounts for the
County Court.
On application a certificate was
granted L. De Witt Gerhardt, author
ling him to be examined for license
to practice law.
George Kilmer was re-appointed
Stewart OF the County Aims House,
for the year commencing April, LIST,
1889, at salary of $3.50. The name
of no other applicant for this posi-
ton was before the Court.
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Great Destruction at Wheeling, W. Va.

WHEELING, w. VA, Jan. 9.-No
lives were lost in this city or vicini-
ty to-day by the storm, but there is
great destruction of property. Many
buildings were unroofed and some
demolished, with many narrow es-
capes. The loss will be especially
heavy in the county, where farm
houses, barns, etc, are badly wreck
ed. In this city the air was at times
thick with falling bricks and flying
boards. signs, shutters, &c, making
pedestrianism dangerous. Thous-
ands Of panes of glass we're broken
by the force of the wind and solid
buildings rocked to their founda-
tons.
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THE STORM.

Wednesday afternoon a terrific
storm swept through the East and
North, leaving desolation and death
in it's path. The wind howled sol
emn dirge and tossed houses to the
earth, with the might of a tornado.
At Pittsburg s persons were killed
outright and 80 more seriously injur-
ed. Montreal caught the full blast
Telegraph communication was de-
stroyed, trees uprooted, aud railroad
tracks are impossible. at Wheeling
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e)lCavpico.

In Hagerstown at the Episcopal Rec
tory, on Jan. 9th 1889, Mr.. M. w. Fore
man and Miss Hal Zimmerman.
The happy couple arrived here on
same day, happy as bugs in a rug.
Nit left for Cumberland, where his
wife will JOIN him about April LIST.
They make handsome aud pleasant
couple, and we presage for them a
life of ioyIand contentment. Congrat-
Nations.
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A LOT of cars on the run between
New York and Washington have
been named after Democratic states
men. People should stay off of them
and avoid "wreck Of matter and a
crush of worlds" They're not safe.
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THE POLITICAL WRANGLE.

Wednesday and Thursday have
passed into the records of the legis-
lature without anything being accom-
pllshed, save the organization ofthe
House. In the Senate, balloting oc-
Cured each day for a presiding Off
Ger, without any one obtaining ma
iority of votes cast. Mr.. Carr, the
union-labor representative, has been
receiving the votes of the democrat
ic members, whilst he has been con-
tinually voting for the republican
nominee, and the republican nominee,
Mr.. Minear, has been compliment
inc Mr.. Carr with his vote. It is
claimed by reporters of the daily pa
pers that there will not be any organ
ization of the Senate until the guber-
Material question is entirely removed
from the courts. The last move in
the courts has been adverse to the
republicans. The Supreme Court of
Appeals issued a writ of prohibition
to Judge Guthrie, of the Circuit
Court, and rule that he appear
Friday and satisfy the Court why
he had created a conflict of jurisdic-
ton by issuing the writ of mandamus
to compel Secretary of State Walker
to do that which Judge Campbell
had ordered him not to do. The eff
feet of the writ and rule is to over
rule the mandamus and continue the
injunction against counting the Ka-
nawha county returns.
This complexities matters, and has
created in Charleston intense excite
ment. 1t is to be regretted that such
a middle exists, and to be hoped
that the peaceful methods provided
by law will be adhered to, and that
order and proper solution of the con-
test may yet be brought out of the
chaos. With battle in the courts,
involving the rights of the Judiciary,
a battle in the Office of the Secretary
of the State, and battle in the leg
islative halls, the outlook for the in
terests of the tax-paying citizens is
not pleasant. Virtually, however, the
republicans hold the key to the situ-
alton and can turn the lock at any
time. The injunction secured by the
democrats prevented transmission OF
the Kanawha county returns to the
legislature. This would give Elem.
ing majority and enable them to
declare him elected. The republi-
can leaders have met the move by a
refusal to organize the Senate. This
prevents any meeting OF the two hou-
ses and declaration Of the election
by the joint assembly.
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"The Boston Herald, a leading
"Mugwump" organ, has Topped over,
and is now a straight-out Republican
journal. "-Er.
While the light holds out to bnin,
The vilest sinner may return.
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CHANCERY.
Personals.
Mr.. Willis Hoke is home.


Miss Minnie Woodruff has return
ed home from Washington.
Miss a chsah Waters, of German
town, Md, is visiting Miss Ida Aler
Miss Minnie Hawk is visiting in
Baltimore.
Miss Daisy Kline is visiting in
Shepherdstown.
Miss Ella Goheen has been visiting
friends in Shepherdstown. She is
one of our prettiest young ladies.
Mrs. Blackburn Hughes is spend
ing several weeks with her parents in
Charleston, S. G.
Robt. M. Ward, Editor of the Win
chester Neaos was here on Wednesday
attending Court.
Mrs. John r. Ray, of Shepherds
town, is visiting her daughter, Mrs.
James F. Thompson.
Mr.. Willis G. Scheu is visiting in
Baltimore, Philadelphia and New
York.
Mr.. Jos. Slagle and family return
ed to their home, Altoona, Thursday
very much pleased with their visit.
Miss George Jefferson was the
guest of Miss Maud Howison last
week.
Miss Elizabeth Porter, of Harris.
burg, returned home this week, after
very pleasant visit with Miss Lo
rena Flick.
Our young friend, Hugh White
one of the promising young attor-
neys of Martinsburg, spent holiday
week with his parents here.-Moore-
field Ecominer.
Mrs. Sallie N. Shulenberger and
daughters, Eva and Rachel, Of Shell
by, Ohio, are visiting S. I'll. Martin.
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CABINET speculations are manifold
In number. Harrison smiles the smile
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hair-pullino.
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SATURDAY, JANUARY 10, 1889.

WEST VIRGINIA is bound to keep
up reputation in politics.
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cirsuit Court Proceeding.

Judge, Hon. J. S. Duckwall; Prose
cutting Attorney, Geo. w. Feidt;
Esq; Clerk, S. III. Martin; Sher-
iff, G. Ell. Miller.
The following indictments were
found by the Grand jury: State vs.
Louis l.. Miller, misdemeanor, two
indictments same VS.. Walter Nc
Abee, misdemeanor same VS.. Abra-
ham Clerigan, felony same VS.. VIM
Mallory, misdemeanor same VS.. VIM
Banks, felony same VS.. Otto Jason
Weller, felony; same VS.. George w.
House, misdemeanor; same VS. Otto
Jason Walter, misdemeanor.
State VS.. Geo. w. House. Misde-
meanor pleaded guilty, fined S25
and Is days in Jail.
Same VS.. VIM. Banks. Felony
pleaded guilty, six years in peniten-
tiary.
Same VS.. Walker McAbee. Mis-
demeanor; 500 fine and six months
in jail.
Same VS.. VIM. Mallory. Misde
meanor; three days in Jail.
Same VS.. Abraham Clingan. Eel
ony pleaded guilty, one year in the
penitentiary.
CHANCERY.
G. j. Faulkner VS. r. Bodine's adj
ministrator. Commissioners report
approved, and special commissioner
ordered to distribute funds.
G. V. & M. r. r. Co. vs.. VIM. T.
Stewart ct al. Commissioners APP
pointed to ascertain damages and
just compensation.
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