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The Russellville Democrat., 1890-01-23
A DELICIOUS pRlAK.
How Japanese Gentlemen Prepare Tea for
 Their Guests.

One of the delightful features of an entertainment by Japanese gentleman is the way he makes the tea with his own hands. The ware and the hot wa ter and the tea may be brought by the servant, but the host reserves to himself the function of preparing the tea. It is simple process, but the result is de- coction totally unlike any thing that Americans know as cup of tea.
 It is very simple process, indeed. Say two persons are to drink. A small handful of tea is thrown into a teapot. Then the boiling water is poured out into two cups, The host leisurely pours these cups of hot water from one to another, until the water is cooled some degrees below the boiling point It is so cool that an American housewife would consider it entirely unfit for making tea, as the general rule with us is to pour on little boiling water first to draw the tea. The Idea of cooling the water, the Japanese say is to avoid extracting the sharp, scrid taste that is often noticed in tea. When the water is sufficiently cooled 1t is poured upon the tea all at once, and allowed to stand but few moments. Then 1t is poured off and is ready to be drunk. To use milk and sugar would be sacrilege. The decoc- tion is delicious, smooth and peculiar ly aromatic liquid, nectar of the gods. It IS, of course, very expensive way to
 make tea, but when it is made 1t is a drink to Do remembered. IN. '. Star.
The Russellville Democrat., 1890-01-23
Danger In the Pillow.

Most people suppose that feather beds, feather bolsters and feather pillows con tain feathers, and sometimes they do. The kind that are manufactured for sale, usually, do contain some feathers, and it is proper to believe that some manufacturers make their pillows and bolsters what they profess to be. But a woman who has worked in such factory has told medical journal that the prac- tice is very general of stdffing quanti- ties of dirty rubbish into so-called feath- CT pillows, bolsters and beds. More posi- tive evidence is found in the fact that such articles have been cut opersand found to contain scraps of dirty, black serge, apparently parts of coat sleeves, pieces of dirty, greasy silk dresses, old worsted braid, soiled linen rags, and col ored calico, " and other filthy substances. Of course, such things easily carry dead ly diseases The safe way is to buy your own feathers and stuff your pillows yourself-unless you can depend on your dealer. Louisville Courier-Jour- nal.
The Russellville Democrat., 1890-01-23

the SutI hnC oD4tb4apu hurleu the terrS.. up to the city. An earthquake strack under the foundation of that beautiful home. The piano closed, the curtains dropped, the laughter hushed. Crashl go all those domestic hopes, and prospects, and expectations. So, my friends, we have all felt the shaking down of some great trouble, and there was a time when we were as much ex- cited as this man of the text, and we cried out as he did;
 What shall do? What shall do?"
 The same reply that the apostle made b him is appropriate to ns;
 Believe on the Lcrd Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved.
 There are some documents of so little importance that you do not care to put any more than your last name under them, or even your initial, but there are some documents of so great impor- tance that you write out your full name. So the Saviour in some parts of the Bi- ble is called "Lord," and in other parts of the Bible He is called Jesus and in other parts of the Bible He is called Christ, but that there might be no mistake about this passage, all three names come in together-"the Lord Jesus Christ"
 Now, who is this being that you want me to trust in and believe in? Men sometimes come to me with credentials and certificates of good character; but can not trust them. There is some dishonesty In their looks that makes me know that shall be cheated if I confide in them. You can not put your hearts confidence in man until you know what stuff he is made of, and am l un- reasonable this morning when I stop to ask you who that is that you want me to trust in? No man would think of venturing his life on vessel going out to sea that had never been inspected. No, you must have the certificate hung amidships, telling how many tons It carries, and how long ago it was built, and who built it, and all about it. And you can not expect ne to risk the cargo of my immortal interests on board any craft till you tell me what 1t Is made of, and where 1t was made and what it is. Whom, then, ask you who this is you want me 70 trust Tn, you tell inc fle Mas a very attractive person. You tell me that the cotemporary writers describe Him, and they give the color of His eyes, and the color of His hair, and they describe His whole appearance as beins resplendent.
 Christ did not tell the children t' come to Him. Suffer little children t come unto me, was not spoken to th' children; it was spoken to the Phari sees. The children had come withou any invitation No sooner did Jesu appear than the little ones pitched iron their mothers arms, an avalanche O beauty and love into His lap, ''Sutfe little children to come unto me" Ina was addressed to the Pharisees; not [ the children Christ did not ask Johi to put his head down on His losom
 John could not help but put his hea
 there. Such eyes, such cheeks, such
 chin, such hair, such physical conditio and appearaucS--why, it must bay
The Russellville Democrat., 1890-01-23
y-seyen Guilty wretches.

A ripple of derisive laughter greeted the fair advocate of women's rights as she boldly predicted the coming of tho day when woman would be mans equal politically from Maine to California. Her eyes flashed. She stepped to the front of the platform and exclaimed, in a ringing voice:
 Ut moves you to mirth, does it? Think you we shall go on forever com mitting our interests into your hands? To what trust confided to you by tho women of this country have you ever been faithful? How many men in this hall are at this moment carrying letters handed to them by their wives weeks ago to be mailed?"
 And sixty-seven men in the audience shrunk down in their seats, smiled T ghastly smile, and tried to look uncon- cerned. d.-Chicago Tribune
The Russellville Democrat., 1890-01-23
THE EARTH QUAKED.
A Sermon on the Historic Earth
 quake at philippi.
The Difrcrences Between Faith and Belief ExempIitied by Practical fiiustra- tions--The Influence of Christ's
 Death on Mankind.

Rev. T. Dewitt Talmage prepared the following sermon for delivery in Lon don on his return journey from the Holy Land. His text was:
 Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and thou shalt be saved.-Acts xvi, sl.
 .Jails are dark, dull, damp, loathsome places even now; but they were worse in tho apostolic times. I imagine to- day we are standing Tn the Philippian dungeon. Do you not feel the chill2 Do you not hear the groan of those in- carcerated ones who for ten years have not seen the sunlight, and the deep sigh of women who remember their fathers 8 house, and mourn over their wasted es- tates? Listen again. It is the cough of the consumptiye, or the struggle of one in nightmare of a great horror. You listen again, and hear aculprit, his chains rattling as he rolls over in his dreams, and you say: God pity the prisoner" But there is another sound in that prison. It is a song of joy and gladness. What q place to sing in! The music comes winding through the corri- dors of the prison, and in all the dark wards the whisper is heard: Whats that? Whats that?"
 It is the song of Paul and Silas. They can not sleep. They have been whipped, very badly whipped. The long gashes on their backs are bleeding yet. They lie fiat on the cold ground, their feet fast in wooden sockets, and of course they can not sleep. But they can sing. Jailer, what arc you doing with these people? Why have they been put in here? O, they have been trying tomake the world better. Is that all? That is all. A pit for Joseph. A lions cave for Daniel. X blazing furnace for Shad- rach. Clubs for John Wesley. An anath- ema for Philip Melancthon. A dun gcon for Paul and Silas. But while we arc standing in the gloom of that Philippian dungeon, and we hear the mingling voices of sob, and groan, and blasphemy, and halleluiah, suddenly an earthquake! The iron bars of the prison twist, the pillars crack off, the solid masonary begins to heave and rock till all the doors swing open, and the walls fall with terrible crash. The jailer, feeling himself responsible for these prisoners, and feeling suicide to be hon. orable-sinee Brutus killed himself, and Cato killed himself, and Cassius killed himself-puts his own sword to his own heart, proposino witN Nnn strong. keen
The Russellville Democrat., 1890-01-23
MARRIAGE CUSTOMS.
How the Ceremony Was Considered
 Among the NatIons Of Antiquity.

How the Ceremony Was Considered
 Among the Nations of Antiquity.
 0The Hebrews had beautiful and elevated idea of the marriage relation, the Grelxs had not. Sparta cared noth- ing for tho sanctity of marriage, and it was considered GUS tomary and reputable for men to give their wives over to their friends Aristotle speaks of mon buying wives from one another. Homer refers to the fact that the father was owner of the child until she was beyond his con trol, and was paid for her in cattle, and this was called cattle finding. A Trojan ally, who was slain by Agamemnon, had given hundred cattle to obtain a wife, and then promised thousand head of sheep and goats besides. If the wife proved unfaithful the husband could demand back the price. Under tho Roman law dover had to go with the wife
 Affinity and conssnguinity were for merly, in some countries, greater ob- jections to marriage than now. Greg ory forbade the marriage Of cousins. The Church of England does not forbid such marriages. Sc::::sssSs f ..sassT states do and some ac not. The romantic Cleo patra was daughter of brother and sister, and she welded a younger brother, according to the custom of the Ptolemies Many authorities claim that marriage to cousins is not detri- mental where there have not been such marriages in the family before.
 The marriage ceremony has differed in all ages. Among the ancient He- brews marriage began with the betroth- al, but no formality was required. By His teaching Christ became legislator on this subject, and cnnobled the rela- tion more than it had ever been in the worlds history. = Cincinnati Conner cial-Gazette.
The Russellville Democrat., 1890-01-23
THE cHINAMAN'S HADEs.
How the Wicked Heather Is Supposed
 Fare in PIuto's Kingdom.


 Fare in PIuto's Kingdom.
 The sixth court of hell is situated at the bottom of the great ocean north of Wuchio Rock. It is a vast, noisy ge- henna, many leagues in extent, and around it are sixteen wards or ante hells. In the first ward the sinful soul is made to kneel for long periods on hot iron shots; in the second they are placed up to their necks in filth; in the third they are pounded till the blood runs out; in the fourth their mouths are opened with red-hot pincers and filled with needles; in the fifth they are inclosed in net of thorns and nipped by poison ous locusts; in the seventh all the flesh and bones are crushed to jelly, all ex- cept the head; in the eighth the head is denuded of skin, and the flesh beaten on the raw; in the ninth the mouth is filled with fire; in the tenth the pounded flesh of of the body is licked and roasted by sulphurous flames; in the eleventh the nostrils arc subjected to all loathsome smells known to their tormentors; in the twelfth they are to be butted by rams, oxen and buf- faloes, aud at last subject to crushing pressaae by being trampled by horses, Tn the thirteenth the heart will be taken out and skinned, in the fourteenth the skull will be rubbed with sandstone un- til it has been entirely worn from the ielly-like mass which was once the body; in the fifteenth the body will be separated in the middle and carried with the bare, bleeding ends sitting on red hot plates to the sixteenth ward, where the skin will be removed, dried and rolled up, after having written upon it all the sinful deeds done by the soul while an inhabitant of the fieshy body; after that the body will be consigned to the flames. St. Louis Republic.
The Russellville Democrat., 1890-01-23

You have confidence in that -.s..,~I ask you to have the same conf- dence in the Lord Jesus Christ. He says:
 "You believe; take away your sins" and they are all taken away.
 What" you say, before I pray any more? Before I read my Bible any more? Before cry over my sins any more?"
 Yes, this moment Believe with all your heart and you are saved. Why. Christ is only waiting to get from you what you give to scores of people every day. What is that? Confidence. If these people whom you trust day by day are more worthy than Christ if they are more faithful than Christ, If they have done more than Christ ever did, then give them the preference; but if you really think that Christ is as trust worthy as they are, then deal with Him as fairly.
 s0h,r says some one in light way. "I believe that Christ was born in Bethlehem, and believe that He died on the cross"
 
 your heart? l will illustrate the differ ence. You are in your own house. la the morning you open newspaper, and you read how Captain Braveheart on the sea risked his life for the salvation of his passengers. You say; What a grand fellow he must have beenl His family deserves very well of the coun- tryn You fold the newspaper and sit down at the table, and perhaps do not think of that incident again. That is historical faith. But now you are on the sea, and it is night, and you are asleep, and are awakened by the shriek | of
 "Fireis
 You rush out on deck. You hear, amid the wringing of the hands and the fainting, the cries:
 No hopei We are lost! we arc lostl"
 The sail puts ont it's wings of fire, the ropes make a burning ladder in the night heavens, the spiritof wreck hisses in the waves, and on the hurricane deck shakes out it's banner of smoke and dark ness.
 Down with the life-boats." cries the | captain. 7ltOWu NlbH the Ailc~DodbSs
 People rush into them. The boats are about full Room only for one more man. You are standing on the deck be- side the captain Who shall it be? You or the captain? The captain says;
 You.
 You jump and are saved. He stands there and dies Now. you believe thal Captain Braveheart sacrificed himseii for his passengers. but you believe il with love. with tears, with hot and long-continued exclamations, with grie at his loss and joy at your deliverance That is saving faith. In other words what you believe with all the heart and believe in regard to yourself. .OE this hinge turns my sermon; aye, thu salvation Of your immortal soul.
 You often go across bridge you knoy nothing about You do not know wh' built tho bridge, you do not know wha material it is made of; but you come t it, and walk oyer It, and ask no ques tions And here is an arched bridge
The Russellville Democrat., 1890-01-23
4 Representatlye Amerlcan InstItutIon..

The New York Central X Hudson River Railroad is today recognized by the travel ing public, and also quite generally by it's competitors, as being in many respects the representative Trunk Line leading from the Atlantic seaboard. The merit of this distinction rests largely upon unsurpassed natural advantages, Supplemented by a liberal and progressive policy.
 1t is the aim of the Central's management to provide for the patrons of this line the best service attainable, and to this end all the resources of this great company are in telligently directed A splendid roadway, admirable train service, and magnificent equipment, are features which place the New York Central in the foremost rank among the railroads of the United States.
The Russellville Democrat., 1890-01-23

TurRr is probably no article made TOT T, Ino rubIir which so nearly sells usc!f as Shaiieh- bor,,c,'s Anfidote for Malaria. Every pottl9 psea makes . permanent friend and neraln .lIs..,, for the medicine In theseday 'aI,ertisne Mno ss;s edirine only needs to be known to SCI, m ou'} Its merits. few doses will destroy as Malaria in the system Sentby maliior on' dollar. I,ocbastar PA
 pr. Al T. SnAILESBERoER, tsoehesuoi' :"
The Russellville Democrat., 1890-01-23
-opossums abound on the outskirt.

-Opossums abound on the outskirts of Canton, Md. The electric lights there seem to attract the animals at night. Numbers of them climb the electric light poles, touch the wire, are killed by the shock, and in the morning their dead bodids are found and carried away by workmen.
The Russellville Democrat., 1890-01-23
lRusTY.
Be Charitable

he other, Bryce, year s-~ two sturdy little fellows-did what the could to assist their mother, which was not enough to keep them from being very poor
 They moved into the house with a marked diStrust of Old Crusty. They had heard much against him, and their impression of tho old man when they saw him confirmed what they had heard.
 He was in his own rooms most of the time, however, and manifested some de- sire to be friendly when he met the boys, but they would have none of him.
 T despise a miser," said Bryce, stoutly, ''and don't want any thing to do with one"
 Soon after they moved into the house the widow scraped enough money to- gether to buy half q ton of coal at once. The coal was put into the shed side by side with Old Crusty's coal, only board partition separating the two bins.
 You don't s'pose he would take any of our coal, do you?" asked Walter of his mother
 No" she replied. "I never suspect persons of doing wrong things until have cause"
 Don't you think our coal goes pretty fast?" asked Bryce one cold daya week or two later.
 Yes" replied his mother, Out it has been so very cold we have had to use great deal of it."
 Its my honest opinion that Old Crusty helps himself to a hodful of our coal once in awhile" said Bryce to Walter day or two later.
 'I shouldn't wonder. Misers will do any thing rather than spend money. What makes you think he takes our coal?n-
 Well he's out there so often, and nearly every night hear him there aft CT dark shoveling coal. He knows very well that we could see him in the day time, because there's Window right in front of our bin."
 The result of their confidence was that the boys decided to watch Old Crusty. The very next night, just be- fore they went to bed, they heard their landlord leave his room and go out. Then they heard also his coal-hod strike against the wall as he walked along.
 He's after more of our coal. I'm sure of it.' whispered Walter to Bryce. Their mother had just gone to bed, and the boys slipped out unobseryed It was clear, moonlight night. and they could distinctly see Old Crusty through the cracks in the building. They watched him steadily until he left tho coal-shed.
 When they came into the house their mother called out Where have you been, boys?"
 ''oh, just out to the coal-shedl" re- piled Walter, in strangely subdued tone.
 What were you doing out there at this time of the night?''
 'Oh, we werewolf we were watch ing Old Crusty," said Walter, who al- ways told the simple truth.
 What was he doing?"
 Well, he-he---the fact is, mother. he was shoveling coal from his bin into ours, that's what he was doing-the generous old fellow! don't see what makes people tell such yarns about him! After this I'm not going to believe all I hear. Youths Companion
The Russellville Democrat., 1890-01-23

THEW is no key to these dark letter ings; we can not trace them through our blinding tears; here we have only par tial links. But God has the whole chain unbroken in His hand, and this we know it is enough for us; nothing comes wrong that comes from Him. M. c. Dvtf
The Russellville Democrat., 1890-01-23
nan.nmntlon eureIr cured.

To TIE Eprrog Please inforn, your our readers that have a positive relnesN lva al,, ,l,e ahevn named disease By it's timely ,,ss r.se thanaa,,is of hopeless cases have been nermanentlv her cured. shall be glad to sen9 < two bottles of my remedy FREE io s anY s.. on vour readers who have consumption II snes ~ N will send me their express ana possr,VgnTssso rg ~ '''''' lsI Pearl street. New Iork.
The Russellville Democrat., 1890-01-23
CATARRIT.
ratarrbai Deafness--Hay Fexer--A Ne'
 Home Treatment.

Sufferers are not generally aware that these diseases are contagious, or that tney are due to the presence of living parasl.es a,,ssachian fllbes. Microscopic research; however, has proved this to be fact ana thn result of this discovery is that simple remedy has been formulated wherepy Catarrh, Hay Fever and Catarrhal Dealness @ arc nermanently cured in from ore to three simIle Applications made at home by the patient once in two weeks
 N B.-This treatment is not snun or an ointment: both have been discarded py reputable phy ysicians as injurious. A pamplr let explaining this new treatment ls sehS s,,, on raca;nt of three cents in stamps to pay hostage py A. H. Dixon 6 Son, cor. of John and King Street, Toronto, Canada.-chr's- jan Aduocate.
 Sufferers from Catarrhal troubles shonlo
The Russellville Democrat., 1890-01-23

Go to the drug store and get bottle of Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery, tho great Blood-purifier and Liver Invigorator.
 It is sure cure for the low spirits and general depression a man feels when his liver is inactive and his blood impure. It's tho only blood-pnrifier and liver invigorator guaranteed to benefit or cure, or money win be promptly refunded. It cures fndiges- tion, or Dyspepsia, and from it's wonderful blood-purifying properties, conquers all Skin
The Russellville Democrat., 1890-01-23

usRnowS,s BRoSonIAL TRocHEs' are eA, ,.e,ient for the relief of Hoarseness or sore ,Fhrnat They arc exceedingly effectiSe' IT Christian World, London, Eng
The Russellville Democrat., 1890-01-23
-. ..ssa~.r ant.

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 K the National flower discussion tne marrygoid and toddy blossoms nave psen --..-...i . s ..nerIl.tn.d Rncheafer BuQgek
The Russellville Democrat., 1890-01-23

To REGULATE the stomach liver ana f oa poW ss and nromote digestion, take one of carter 5 fit d'ittIe Liver Pills every night Try theni-
The Russellville Democrat., 1890-01-23

No a,,i,t,a in Piso's Cure for Consumption. c.,,,,,s where other remedies fail. Zoe.
The Russellville Democrat., 1890-01-23

HE who allows his notes to get aIaa over uew will soon be mist from business Hotel Gazette.
The Russellville Democrat., 1890-01-23

Ix this world not to be grieyea, rot to be afflicted, not 70 be ir danger is i'm possible Augustine.
The Russellville Democrat., 1890-01-23

A<T ~sb ~-S ~ S5s Both the method and results when Syrup of Figs is taken; it is pleasant and refreshing to the taste, and acts gently yet promptly on the Kidneys, Liver and Bowels, cleanses the sys- tenn efectually, dispels colds, head aches and levers and cures habitual constipation. Syrup of Figs is the only remedy of its kind ever pro- duced, pleasing to the taste and ac- ceptable to the stomach, prompt in it's action and truly beneficial in it's effects, prepared only from the most healthy and agreeable substances, its many excellent qualities con- mend it to all and have made it the most popular remedy known.
 Syrup of Figs is for sale in 50c and s1 bottles by all leading drug gists. Any reliable druggist who may not have it on hand will pro- cure it promptly for any one who wishes to try 1t. Do not accept any substitute.
 cALiFORNiA FIG SYRUP co,
 sAR FRANCISCO. CAL.
 LOUISVILLE. ky. NEW FORK. EE
The Russellville Democrat., 1890-01-23
N paraalsc of Farmers.

THAT opera manager performsu, ,ha quhrsv hs se ' fent who borrowed a tenner lIoli s'AS esSS Hotel Gazette.