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uscd to got down on hcr knees and talk
to Him. hut ! forget what she said"
"what did shc ask Jesus for?"
'Uh, to bc good. and To make us boys
good"
"wcli, ] know what I'm going IL AJAX
Jesus for. want Him 10 send mother
back. You said We had warm break.
fasts and lots of nicc things before she
went away"
"Hut mothers Dead" said Tom; "she
can't come back"
'iou said Jesus could do any thing"
persisted Dave.
"Hes, teacher said 49," hcsitatingly.
Tom seemed to be- something ~ n skcp-
tic when II came to taking his teachers
wortis 40 literally.
swell. TIM going ~ pray" and Dave
sank On his knees nt tho chanccl rail-
and drew Tom down by his side. The
perfume VI lilics and roscs was oil abou,
them--a ray Of golden light foil upon
thcm--two ragged boys amid nil tho
beauty and grandeur of tho temple.
"Ilow did teacher begin" asked
Dave.
"TWar Jesus," said Tom. ''and then
she asked Him what she wanted"
Dave looked straight up to tho loving
faco Of She Christine did not know ne
ought to how his head-And aftcr little
pause he said quito slowly and distinct
~ M though trying ~ make some one
hear who was not very noar:
''lNcar Jesus. please make Tom AMI
mo good boys and send mother back u
NJ right on. cause We want her =.
much"
Now say amen" promptcd Tom
"tcachcr always did"
Amen" echoed Dave. and th,
strangcst prayer ever voiced In tina
house " Tod MAS ended. hut did praye
ever ascend to tho great white thrOn,
moro Quicklyr
NOW let's walt hero TIL che comcs,
said Dave.
''rill who CONFESS" asked Tom.
"why, mother. I said right o6.
Didn't you hear mes"
Tom WAS nonplusscd. lilo know wha
death meant better than navc, but VA
NJ . loss Ia make II clear Ia his hrothc
that his praycrcould not IN answered. y
he compromised by saying: We'll sta,
little while II you will b. . gVol DO,
and ~ when ask you to-"
Dave xsscnted chcerfully. Ito Ia,
perfect faith that his prayer would h
answered and quickly. too,
The Children did not know IL but the
could not have left tho church II the
had tried. The Amer door had bccI
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To DO taken carc Of by u ~bluc-coatcd
ohlcer meant but ono thing to Tom
the station In that prccinct-and tho
lad had u wholesome terror Of the law.
Tho words brought u picture Of himself
and Dave dragged through tho streets
- he had more than Onco seen viOlators
OF the law treated. There was only one
thing 70 be done, they must 70, and 90
at onco before tho family awokc.
Tom was eight years old. Dave not
much over Ave. Tom had u bright face,
kocn beyond Its years. and u self-rcliant
cir. Dave was . remarkably pretty
child, even with his tumblcd hair and
generally uncared.for appearance. And
III , boys were literally homclcss and
friendlcsa. II was tho old story-so old
chat people become almost indifferent "a
it, drunken father. . murdered moth.
or. Yea murdcrcd-not by q mcrcifully
quick pistol.shot or knifSthrust, but by
voars OF want and il.trcatment. Fol-
tho two years since hcr death the oh II.
drcn had been absolutely without care
except that given by u father who was
rarely free from tho influence Of liquo,
and by the women who lived In tho old
tenement he $50 and who had families
OF their own to look out for.
When che father walked on the dook
and ended his worthless life the boy'
were scarcely worse on. Tho neighbor'
Ravo them SOM thing 10 cat A. they had
done before whom tho father was no,
thcre. Tom, small m no u mani
tested . sort Of patcrnal care for Davs
that sometimes touched oven the heart,
Of the awcllers Of FOrd's court. II h,
earned . penny by IN crrand tho largcl
part Of tho rcd apple or the striped
candy stick went 10 hluc.cycd dave
A for Dave no had no one hut Tom. nnt
his confidence In his brothers ago ant
wisdom wss unboundcd.
SO whom he wax awakened II WAS with
unques&iOning obedience that no dresscd
and left tho house with Tom. No on,
was astar. for II was Sunday morning
and the occupants Of tho toncmcnt h0us,
slept late.
II was . bright Sunday, lato In April
Faster Sunday, though tho homeless
boys did not know that. Although tn,
sun sh0ne there was q chill In tho air
and Dave soon complained VI being cold
A h~0rse-car station offered u temporar!
shelter and the children wore unmo
Tested for y long time. There was
lunch counter In tho room, and from th,
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OUT IN the STREETS AGAIN.

rear came the appointing smell OF coffee.
Dawes lip quivercd. no was 10 hungry,
but Tom comfortsd him by bidding him
wait little while. Tom was hungry,
too, but there was . sturdy i~ndepend.
once about the little lad that forbade
begRius. At last the csr-starter told the
boyo 70 gO-not unkindly-for they
were 20 small and 70 quiet he could nnd
no fault with them.
Out iat0 the streets again went the
homeless boys-strcets that wei" Allied
with people now on tho way to church
lmAuy With tho desire u display their
Eastas nnery; sOme with . sincere love
~ The Nssscr who had burst the bonds
OF ~ tomb and whose followers g
.peomlsaA that because lie lived they too
~sAosJd I'VE. The chimes rang Out ~
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DAWES EASTER PRAYER.
How Il Was Answered In q Worry
Unexpected Why.

AVE was sleeping
MI soundly I u I
Tom hated TO wake
him he looked 80
pretty. too, with
his flushed face and
yellow, %curling
hair--b Mrs.
Brady's words Of
tho night before
still rang In Toms
cars.
II will speak 10
Officer williams to-
morrow. Those boys
must bo taken % r
Of.v ShN had Snid
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w W. s.sN y
wear the bonnet
by the mirror she will don II,
And I'll see her smile 81 triumph
A. she, blushin9. turns 10 show
Nc that lovely Easter TREASURED;
How her eyes will dance with pleasure
A. my ease VI admiration
And the praise I shall bcstow.
Then Til walk beside that bonnet
CHANGING, o, so proudly On u,
Up the aisle on Easter morning
With the dearest one on earth,
And I'll notice the attention
(Which ] afterwards will mcntion)
That the other women pay II
For It's beauty and TIA worth.
q. all worthy 81 u sonne
1s tho dainty little bonnet
That TIL Easter must he hiding
All rs glory on q shelf;
hut the sweetest thing about u
I~s-thOugh other husbands doubt y
That my wife. 10 save my pocket.
Planned and made II all herself.
HI. G. Dodge.
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swung noiselcssly 70 BY the ssat0n. who
had not thought ~ looking In, then ho
had locked the outside doors--the boys
were alone In tho church.
Dave gave n more look at tho cross
Of lilies and the Christ in the window,
then walked up tho aisle q little way
and went into one OF tho pcws. First he
sat down and then no lay down. and 30
comfortable q bed did the soft cushion
make for the tired child that he object
ed 10 being disturbed when Tom sug.
gcstcd going. so Tom. who was tired.
too, sat down on q footstOol and put his
head On tho cushion beside Dave.
There was . rustic Of skirts. q low
hum Of voices. A committee Of ladies',
to whom had been assigned the chapel
decorations for the childrcn's service
that afternoon. were discussing what
flowers could best DO spared from within
the chanccl.
Tom was Weakened. but Dave still
slept soundly.
A young lady who had boon detained
In the chapel camc hurricdly up the
aisle To join tho group. and though Tom
shrank closer in his corner. she saw him.
and her exclamation brought the half.
dozen ladies to her side.
Dave slept on, and u pretty picture he
made, the gold Of his hair brought out
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Tho Waited States. Liberia Vsvt1,
IN" Argentine E"rahls,. t~sus;esrsla Asd
>rAtn ra, sdgtv IN tsSks Evesy osAsg
aa:.Sa Adults ItcI FREQ
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AN EASTER BONNET.

WELL worthy Of . sen,
net
Is tho dainty little
bonnet
That my wife will wear
on Easter
When she goes 20
church with me;
Flowers, ribbon, lace
and feather
Blcnding prcttily 70.
gcthcr
Make o poem most OK.
quisite
Aud a work OF art 20
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AMERICAN BAPTIST PUBLICATION So
GETTY.

The new article in regard TO
membership ia this society IS, as
foll9ws
ARTICLE IIl.-This Society
shall be composed ol Delegates,
Annual Members, Honorary Life
Mcmbels, and Life Managers.
Any Baptist Church, III union
with the denomination, and con.
tributing TO the Society, may ap-
point one annual delegate. Ifthe
sum contributed during the fiscal
year amounts to one hundred dol
lars, the church may appoint a
second delegate, and an addition
al delegate for every one hundred
dollars contributed Any Dis
trlct OF State Associaton reporting
contributions Of one hundred dol
lars or upward, to the Society,
during its last fiscal year, may APP
point one delegate. Each dele
gate must present 70 the Secre
tary Of the Society i certificate
Of appointment signed By the
Clerk of the Charch Or Assocla-
ton appointing him. Any mem
Der Of = regular Baptist churcn
may become member Of this
Society by paying annually the
sum Of fifty dollars. Oae hun
dred dollars, paid in sums Of not
less than twenty dollars yearly
shall be requisite t. constitute g
member for lle-: aud two iun-
drei doiias pai.. at onelunc, shd
prerequisite to constitute an Hon
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HoEINe AND PRAYING.

Said Farmer Junes in whining tone,
70 his good Old nelghbor Gray,
I've worn my knees throngh 20 the hone,
But it ain't no use TO pray.
'Yourcorn looks Just twieeas good asnlinc,
Though YOU dom pretend To be,
A shiuiu' light III the church to shine.
An tell salvations free.
I've prayed to the Lord a Thousand times
For to make that 'ero corn gIow;
An why yourn boats it 50, AN climbs
Id gin deal to know"
said Farmer Gray, to his neighbor Jones,
In his easy, quiet way,
when prayer yet mixed with lazy bones
They don't make taIinin pay.
''Your weeds, l notice, are good an tan,
In spite Of all your prayers;
You may pWytOr corn until the heavens
fall,
Ifyou don't dig up tue tarcs.
i mis- iny prayers with little toll,
Along in every row.
An ! work this mixture into HE soil
Quite vigrots With q hoe.
.An' Tvc discovered, though still in sin,
As sure rs yOn ave horn,
This kind VI compost well worked in
Makes pretty decent corn.
So While Fin praying use my hoe,
An do my level best,
10 keep down tle weeds along each row,
An the Loud, lie does the rest,
Its well for TO pray, both nightMu morn
AS every farmer knows;
But the place to pray for thrifty corn,
IS right between tie rows.
"Yon must use yonr hands while pray
ns, though.
II an answer you would get
For payer-woru knees an rusty hoe,
Nogel raised Il biz crop yet
An 50 | believe my good friend,
II you mean to win the day,
lr0m plowiug clean to the harvest's end,
T You must hoe ls weil as pray
header
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wuMAN SUFFRAGE
Talk About lis Being Put in the Con.
sttution Of Misslssippi--Argu
mant and Ridicule.

Rev. j. B. Gambrell writes TO the
News; / notice some of
the papers since Capt. Fewell
il the convention his
to enfrancalse the III.
telIigent, propcrty-holdlng WON
en- of the State, are having a
great deal Of the old-time fan
over woman suffrage. Evidently
they arc seeking to accomplish
the defeat Of the measure by
ridicule. Arguments they have
none, and no doubt they are act
,ng on the principle OF the two
apostles at the gate OF the temple,
"Sllver aud gold have we none,
but such as we have give we unto
thee" Those who are bound to
speak and have nothing but
rldlcule ought to be allowed 10 use
that. But the days when ridcult
will affect the question are past
The procession has gone by thai
point and the explosion Of fire.
crackers 10 the rear of the column
will not eyen create a diversion
1t Is sheer waste of powder.
When such political thinkers Al
Gladstone, Lord Salisbury, JOIN
Bright of the mother country, anC
Fewell, George, Lee, Calhoon
Harris, Chrlsman, Featherstone
etc, adopt the principle, the sit
uation begins to look practical.
Apropos to the matter Of pre-
/ iudhco agains. the ever-widenin;
sphere OF woman's activity AM
usefulness, am reminded of
blt of French writing upon whic
stumbled not long since. Th
writer liyed 200 years ago, an
he was treating OF women ; learn
lug to read. He drew a dlsmi
picture of a reading housewife, o.
over her books, her children neg
lsctcd and the dinner Pot boIlin
over, emp.ying the hopes Of til
/ family INTO the fire. The ridicuI
was superb, could not be beate
by any Of the writer's nineteenI
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PECULIAR CHAPTERS IN THE BIBLE

There are chapters, like books
and verses, IN the Bible that stand
out like bright stars in bright,
blue sky. Some Of them we
name: The Bottomless chapter is
Ephesians 3; The Character chap.
ter is Job %; while Wisdom IS
Che name Of the 2S Of the same
book. The Rest chapter Hebrews
4; Resurrection chapter is ! Cor
inthians IS, and victory is well
described in Romans 5. For Duty
read Ezekiel 33, and Wclk 10
james 2. Courage in Joshua l..
which wl.h the Covert's chapter,
Isaiah II, forms harmonious
duet. Psalms l2l Is for the Tray
eler, while 81 is for the ProdIeal.
Luke Is Is the Lost and Found
chapter. The Ministers chapter
I is Ezekiel 81, while Charity is the
beginning and end Of | Colin-
thians l3. For Atonement read
Hebrews 3, and then Leyitlcus Is,
( None win know how to part unuI
they read Isaiah 5S, nor can
Promises be found that reach
higher up or 30 further down
than in John IA. Tie Blessing
chapter is Deuteronomy 2o, ano
where is heaven spoken OF so
beautifully as In Revelations 2ll
When Que feels his feet slipping
he should 90 to the Rock chapter
Deuteronomy 32. "Come' is thu
key-word Of Isaiah 55 anC
"Gitts'' of Corinthians Il
Baptist Courier.
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ALONE


For tie Magnolia Gazette
iii alone, while the zcphyrs Of heaven
Gently stir the sleeping flowers,
They bring TO my mind things ofthe past,
Aud thoughts Of many happy hours
They tell me tale Of "long ago,
When lite III all its beauty shone,
OF cherished thoughts, of fonfest hopes,
Alas! they all have quickly gone.
On the wings Of time they have speedily
flown,
TO thc abyss Of eternity that awaits
all things.
And on earth we shall know them never
more,
only when memory fondly brings.
They tell me, too, lifc's morn has dnwned
Brightly, as tie stars in midnight skies.
And when it's noon to evening wuucs
TO have it pure rs it now lies.
They whisper oftly- Life is real,
Ana to all who make IL grand,
This transient shblunmy Journey
VIII be like the march ofan angel band,
And, at last when She good Shepherd
Kin lily gathers MS Al home.
May we hear the welcome plaudit,
Good and faithful onc'-"Well done. =
NELia
Sept . 1850.
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orary Manager fol lite The sum
named, ia the case Of tic Church,
Association, Annual Member,
Life Member, aud Manager, must
be paid during the fiscal year end
ing tue 3lst Of March next pre-
ceding the meeting Of the Society.
Associations and Conventions
20 avail themselves ol this desira-
ole provision must appoint their
delegates 1T the Annual Meetings;
and. through the Clerk, give each
delegate Il certificate Of appoint
meat
Itls hoped that every associa.
tlon viii appoint delegates.
3 GRlrFIru,
Sect Y.
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NV YoRK LErrEn.
IN 81. Il.sal-r -. nnnl3-.


New York. Sept. AT a time
when centests between Capital ANA
Labor seem to rise ny and confront
MS on every hand it is quite ap
propriate that the workers should
have 4 day like this set apart in
winch they can call public atten-
tion to their side or the controversy
and the progress thoy are making.
If Judge rightly, the sentiment Of
all fair minded people is that the
observance Of Labor Day should
be universally encouraged, as it is
III keeping With the spirit of the
nation 70 tighten the load Of the
toilers and allow them m least one
day which they may call their own.
When the professions ofwOrkers
I'LL our streets and avenues today
none bat sordid eve can look
upon them begrudgiugly. i is not
All army Of destroyers, but 4 mul
titude of foIgers and builders.
Their weapons are not gtisteninS
bayoncts, but implements OF toll;
and these peaceful demonstrations
should be looked upoL as SAFETY
yalycs ana outlets for the feeling
Of the great masses Of population,
The several strikes, &c. above Ill
luded to will no doubt serve to
greatly augment the demonstra
tion Of today, and the prospects
are that a magnificent and orderly
turnout viii BE the result
Sporting circles this week are
fairly carried away with joyful eX-
citement OH account OF the fast
time III racing which has been re-
corded att Mammouh Park, and
especially by the race OF Salvador
against time. Thc latter achieve
meat is, without doubt, the great
est Of its kind ever attained, the
horse having covered q mile in the
extraordinary time OF 1859. Not
only is this the best record ever
made by about seconds, but the
race was III every way one Of the
grandest performances ever wit
messed on the turf On AL hands
Salvador is declared to be the peer
/ in looks, in breeding and in per
I formance Of amy race horse III the
world. The record of Zen Br0eck
/ l.393, has stood unchallenged for
13 years until last week Salvador
smashed it. His speed equalled
that OF fast limited express and
was four times as great as the
! speed Of Il train on the elevated
railroad.
The fact that an enormous
amount Of Western dressed beef is
shipped from New York 60 foreign
ports has induced some New
Workers to organize q company to
compete with the Western com
panies by new scheme. III is in
tended to establish Il slaughter
house within Il short distance o.
the grazing lands Of Texas, and
thus save the expense of transpOr
tation to the Chicago abattoirs, thC
fatigue to the cattle, and the re.
shipment Of the dressed material to
this city. The company has pur-
chased a plot OF ground at Fort
Worth, Texas, containing ID acres
and has erected large plant, Will
facilities for killing and storing zoe
head OF cattle daily. A contract hal
been made with q London com
pany which provides for ui.e de
livery OF 300 tons weekly Of drcsseC
beef to the steamers Of the Lon,lol
company at New York. lhecOman.
will be known as the Dehlmar
Dressed Beef Company, and bas /;
capital oi 81 100000.
EDWIN ARLINGTON.
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century descendants. But women
have nearly all learned to read,
and the worlds homes haye inn
proved parl passu with the mtel-
lectual development of women.
1t is not vet 100 years since
women writer's in England were
melclIessly rldiculed and were
compelled to defend themselves
against wholesale charges of mas
cuIinity, or patiently wait aud
endure the contumely till men
could grow high enough to catch
the rays Of the rising sun which
is to illuminate the day of the
worlds perfect emancipation
flom the thralldom Of medieval
darkness, superstition and prcjn-
dice. Every advance in our own
day has been along road cut
out with slalwart blows by the
pioneers Of human progress.
Women have become a prodlglous
force in this foremost uaiion of
the world; ia industries. IN teach
ing, in writing, and in every
sphere Of lie She IS taking her
4 place side by side with hei broth
ers, a helpmcet to them, as God
ordained III the beginning. And
contrary to the long line Of
prophets, running back INTO the
middle ages, INSPIRED by the
monastlc spirit of that time and
the spirit OF the harem Of this
time, women have adorned and
advanced whatever they have
touched Meanwhile the women
! themselves have become more re.
| fined, more self-relIant, more
| helpful, and home, her stronghold /,
has been elevated beyond all
words to express II.
Taking our situation as 1t is to.
day and applying the poll-taN re-
cclpt, the modified Australian
ballot and a longer residence, We
are still rlght on the danger. Ten
yeas will likely carry US over to
the wrong side again. Say What
we may the facts are before US,
aud we cannot juggle with them
In any such way as to remove
them. With the measures named
and the enfrauchisemenr Of the
intelligent, property-hold-
ING women our future safety is
assured. We will have at once
some 10000 reserved votes, and
as soon as the forces set at work
can eliminate, this reserve would
reach 10000.
While the women, as a rule, dc
not care to vote, they viii vote
on occasions Of danger, and they
would do so rather than to sec
thcir male relatives involved in
danger and the country ruined.
As to the act Of voting. under the
Australian system, L would be nc
more, not rs much as gong to
the postofice to register letter
But it may be objected, and IS
that if tie women vote they will
20 INTO the study Of politics, bu'
does anybody imagine that wom-
en- do not now study politics? So
much the better f they take great
er interest IN politics. Who mus
raise, inspire and tram the lutur,
patriots of America
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Two persons may be born AT
the same time and die at the same
time, and yet one aave lived one
hundred days more Lhanthe other.
The explanation of this riddle
turns upon tn familiar fact that
q person who goes round the
world toward the west loses Il
day, while the psrsoD who travels
IN the opposite direction gains a
day. We will suppose, then,
that the two men in question were
born at the same instant in st.
Louis, from whence trip around
the world may easily be made
once year. Que of them goe-
ALWAYS to the west, tie other to-
ward the east. One loses a day
every yeal, and the other gains d
day every year, When the mer
die, at fifty years OF age, one has
seen one hundi ed days mole thar
the piher.
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Mrs Emma P. Ewing, an authors
ity on cooking, argues that the
culinary art has a great Ilauence
on public morality. "Of the
many drunkards who die IN the
United States every year." she
asserts, ga large proportion have
the appetite for intoxicating drinks
aggravated, If not implanted, by
tho food which constitutes their
daily diet. Grease-soaked meats,
watery vegetables, sloppy coffee
and bad bread in many cases COM
pei resort to stlmulaats. Poor
coffee produces unnatural thirst
Cor lager beer. and there IS a ter
rble affinity between sorr bread
and sour-mash whisky. A healthy
stomach has no abnormal craving
for either Ilquor, cigars, candy OF
chewing gum. "
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While the surgeons are picking
the shot out Of Senator Quay,
Congressman Kennedy is being
forced to the pltllui eXpedlent of
pretending that he went off with
ost knowing he was lolded.
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T HG FIRST SYMPTOMS OF DEATH
Tired feeling da headache. pains in vari
nus u.trts of lhe body, sinking at the pit Of
The stomach. lO-s "a Appetite feyerishness,
piiut,les "a sores, arc all positive evidence Of
poisoned blumi ~ matter how il brcaine
poisousd 10 must hc purified 70 avoid death.
Dt Ackcrs English Blood Elixir has never
failed 60 remove scrOluiOn5 or syphiutic
poisous Sold under pOstiye guarantee.
For sale by John lsough
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A monument 10 the lifeboat
now stands at South Shields, said
to be the lifeboat's birthplace.
In 1889 the ship Adventure was
wrecked off the TYNE and a com
mittee was formed 10 cons der the
matter Of providing 4 lile-hoat.
The models submitted by llenry
Greathead, a boat buildel, and by
William Wouldhavc, 4 journey
man painter, were selected by the
committee lot use. Whether would
have or Greathead was the actual
inventor IS moot d point ; but
locally Wouldhaye IS looked upon
as the author Of the model. The
names of both men are given on
the memorial. The first occasion
on which shipwreckel crew was
landed by meaus Of hfeboat was
on June 30, 1890.