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System la Work,

Referring to the importance of habits of
regular study to the preacher, the Rev. Dr.
William NJ. Taylor, of New York, one of
the most eminent of modern preachers, has
this to say: "More than a quarter of q CEN
tury ago, met, within a short interval,
two ministers in the old country who are
known to me as having done the greatest
amount of work without seeming to be in
any way hurried or overwolked. These
were DR.. W. L. Alexander, of Edinburgh,
and DR.. John Eadie, OF Glasgow; and, on
inquiring Of each what division he made Of
his time, learned that, altogether unknown
to each other, they had both settled upon
the same plan. Neither of them was what
could be called an early riser, but after
breakfast each found his way into his study
about o'clock, and remained there at work
until l; then, after lunch, Dr. Eadie went
out for pastoral and sick visitation, re-
turning to late dinner at 6; the
evenings after that being divided between
domestic intercourse and general or discur-
sive reading, unless when something special
was on hand, in which case there might be
writing until 10 o'clock, but rarely, ii ever,
later. Ever since that time have adopted
and adhered to this plan with the greatest
advantage to myself, and have thereby been
enabled to get through an amount of labor
which otherwise would have been impossi-
BILE. Four hours in the morning given, not
to reverie or newspaper reading, but to
steady, earnest work, will make minister
independent for the rest of the day, and he
amply sufficient for meeting all the demands
of pulpit preparation; then the prosecution
of pastoral work in the afternoons will fur
nish needful Alternative and some little e1-
ercise"
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-01-26
Russian Influenza.

Almost everyone is now interested in
knowing the proper treatment for this dis
ease. According to the best authorities it
requires precisely the same treatment as a
severe cold, and it is generally known that
there is nothing better for severe cold than
Cbamberlain's Cough Remedy, taken as d.
rected. Extreme care should be taken to
keep the feet dry and warm, the body we'll
clothed and to avoid exposure, especially
when recovering from the disease, and to
keep up the vitality. Persons physically
week should take tonics to keep up their
strength. 1t is also important that the
bowels be kept regular. No ordinary case is
likely to require any further treatment than
this 10 insure a complete recovery.
Sold at so cents per bottle, by E. G.
Stucky, Seventeenth and Twenty-fourth
sts., Penn ave., and cor. Wylie ave- and
Fulton ST.; by Markell Bros, cor. Penn and
Frankstown aves.; by Theo. E. Ihrig, 3610
Fifth ave., and by Carl Hartwig, Butler ST.,
Pittsburg, and in Allegheny City by E. E.
Heck, ~ and 1914 Federal St, and Thos. R.
Morris, cor Hanover and Preble aves., Fred
H. Eggers, 172 Ohio ST.; F. H. Eggers &
Son, Ohio and Chestnut sts., Allegheny, and
II Smith6sld st., Pittsburg. - gTsu
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-01-26

the good fairy Friggs. Hedni was willful,
. disobedient boy, and caused his mother
much anxiety by his wild ways. His
favorite sport was to tease the women and
little children; and even the dogs ran
away bowling when he came in their
neighborhood. Liod, who was a year
younger, was no better than her
brother. She would never stay in the
Ehouse and spin, or rock to sleep the baby
sister, Signe. The poor mother was much
grieved on account of her naughty children,
and every time they ran away to the noun
tains she feared they would be devoured by
some wild ANIMALS or carried away by the
wicked dwaris who made their home among
the high rocks Not far from the village,
in a lonely spot, shaded bY great forest
trees was a well owned by the giant Thor,
where the women came to draw the pure,
sweet wster. A large wooden bucket, held
by q thick rope, fastened to large beam,
hung over the water. One day the chill
dren came to this well, and after filling their
pals, sat down on the grass to rest.
1.-THE well is very Deep" said Hendi;
''and were it not for the bucket we could
draw no water"
But" said Liod, ''the bucket and rope
are fastened so firmly that no one can loosen
them"
mo one?" cried the boy; 'I can do it,
and will What fun it would be to see the
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-01-26

creature dressed in white, with such kind,
tender face.
"Dear Figga, is it you p" asked the little
girl. 81 want you to help me. 1 am sure
my brother and sister are in the moon. If
they were bad, know they are sorry, and
would be good now. How can they get
away"
SIT is really true, nv dear child, ;" replied
the fairy, "that your brother and sister are
in the moon drawing water. You have been
so good that would like to help you. But
Mani will not free Hedni and Liod till some
one takes their place"
ooh, I shall CO." cried signe; "please
take me to the moon, Frigga."
The fairy covered the little girl with
white veil, and hastened to the moon, where
she left her and brought back the two lost
children. The people were greatly aston
ished when they learned that Hedni and
Liod had returned; but every one sorrowed
over the sad fate of the good little Signe.
One day when Signe had been many weeks
on the moon, Mani said to her:
"How do you like my homer"
"Oh, dear Mani" she replied, ''it is very
beautiful; but it is so cold, and there are no
pretty birds and flowers, as in my home. 1
know my parents are grieving for me.
Don't you think you could let me go to
them?'
Uunable to resist these pleading words,
Mani said: 81 shall be very lonesome with
out you; for love to hear your sweet voice.
But Frigga may take you home"
The next evening when Hedni and Liod
were sitting with their father and mother the
door softly opened and Signe entered. Great
was the rejoicing In the little cottage that
night, and the giant in the moon could not
help laughing with the happy people. And
now, every clear night when the moon is in
the sky, Signe sees the face of Mani smiling
down upon her. PAYSIE.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-01-26
Revision of the Confes.ion.

Major Robinson, of Chicago, at the edi-
torial banquet for the religious press, given
in the lake city week or two since, said, re-
ferring to the proposed revision OF the Pres
byterian confession OF faith: "We are ar
ranging for handsome front door, while all
the rest will be backyardr' Nevertheless, if a
table of Presbyteries that have pronounced
themselves on the vexed question, and pub
lished in the Interior of January 16, can be
trusted, the gravitation of Presbyterial feel
ing is strongly toward revision, with the
handsome front door and unlimited back.
yard. Out Of As Presbyteries polled, SO
favor it. To be sure, there are 211 Presby-
teries in all; but the figures quoted are sig
nifcant straw, and show which way the
wind is blowing.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-01-26

The most difficult task for q Christian,
and therefore the most difficult for church,
which is only an aggregation of Christians,
is to live in the world without being of it.
This is why Christian character is so weak.
This is why the spiritual power of the
church is SO small. There is only one
remedy-more divine power in the individ-
ual and in the church. "Whatever amount
of power an organism expends in any shape
is the correlste and equivalent of power
that was taken into it from without" This
remark, which we quote from Herbert Spen-
Ger, applies equally to religion. A man or
woman or church will put forth just so
much spiritual energy as he or she or it has
absorbed-no more. Little spirituality,
little power. Great spirituality, great
power. A writer in the Indiana Baptist
uses an old illustration to show this truth of
dependence upon the spirit of God. Sup
pose we saw an army besieglng a walled
city. "We propose, says the General, 'to
batter down those walls" Weinquire how?
He points to cannon ball. But we answer,
there is no power in that. 1t is heavy;
but If every man in the army should
throw it, each in turn, it would
make no impression. "No,' assents the
General, "but here is the cannon" well,
but there is no power In that, we say.
"Ah, retorts the General, "but here is the
powder" Well, what is powder? A child
may spill it and a sparrow peck at it.
'True," assents the General. "But I put
this powerlesS cannon ball in this powerless
cannon. ram in this powerless powder;
and now look, but hold your ears; for I ap-
ply this spark of fire. and in the twinkling
of an eye that powder is a flash of light
ming, and that cannon ball is thunder
bolt, which smites like its brother from the
sky."
So with character and so with the Church.
Add the Spirit of God and either is mighty
to the pulling down of strongholds.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-01-26
A CLOCK ON A TEAR,
A staId Old Timepiece Goes Crazy and
Alarms the House.

A staId Old TImepiece Goes Crazy and
Alarms the House.
Cincinnati Tmes-Star.l
The only clock that runs backward, does
two days work in one, and yells and swesrs
because it hasn't more time to spoil, is
owned by Gus. Huss, of the County Com
missioners' Office. Mr.. Huss purchased the
clock at the recent sale of the effects of the
Owen jewelry store by Deputy Sheriff
Jake Germany. He paid S11 10 for it, and
was "laYing for it" over a week. The ma
chine has mug of celluloid, is about as
large and looks like msrble mantel. He
put it in the parlor, where company would
see it took all the transoms from the doors
so the neighhors would hear it strike, and
set it going and the cathedral chimes" for
7:30 o'clock next morning. In the night q
harsh, rasping sound like an asthmatic saw
mill during foggy morning, awoke Mr..
Huss and the family. Mr.. Huss, gun in
hand, looked for burglars, but instead found
the clock raising Cain in the parlor. 1t
was grinning fendish grin. Perspiration
was rolling of its face. The hands were
running backward with lightning rapidity
and combination fire alarm, patrol call,
burglar whistle in high G filled the room.
Opposite the clock hangs a steel historical
chrome of Washington and Napoleon snow
balling each other on the top of the Alps.
When Mr.. Huss reached the room George
and Bony had Joined in an attack on
the internal clock, while wood cut of the
oemure and revered Martha Washington
wore panied expression, as though she had
loaded up with green apples on the Della
ware" Mr.. Huss called in some help and
locked the clock in the ice chest, but there
it tampered with the butter, tainted the
steaks and SKINNED the milk of its last
()cent. The clock is for sale.
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Iucreas. Of suIcIde.


Suicide is increasing, and no wonder.
Agnosticism practically dethrones God.
Materialism discredits future state. Hur-
ry and worry sap and mine the public
health. Alcohol and opium destroy the
nervous system. Hence, when human ma
ture is disguised with time and sense, being
freed from moral restraints and having no
fear of the hereafter, it makes for itself a
bloody pathway out Of life. The only ade-
quate cure is to be found in the reinstate-
ment of God. the vivid apprehension Of i'm
mortality and the training of conscience.
Thus that profound theologian, William
Shakespeare, makes Hamlet say when
tempted to end his existence:
To die;-to sleep;-
To sleep! perchance to dream:-ay, there's the
rub;
For in that sleep of death what dreams may
come
When we have shuffied of this mortal coil,
Must give us pause. There's the respect
That makes calamity of so long life.
Who would fardels bear.
To grunt and swear under a weary life,
But that the dread of something after death
The undiscovered country. from whose bourn
No traveller returns-puzzles the will;
And makes US rather bear those ills we have,
Than fly to others that We know not Off
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-01-26
A HISTORICAL SICKLE.
A Treasured Relic, Broken In an Indian
Fight 200 Years-Ago.

Treasured Relic, Broken In an Indian
Fight 200 Years. Ago.
There will be placed on exhibition in
Concord in a few days, at the Office of
William Yeston, says the Manchester IN.
H. Mirror, sickle which has been in the
possession of the descendants of Captain
John Locke for nearly 200 years. On ac-
count of its great value as a relic George
Locke, of this city, in whose family it has
been kept for many years, has had it
mounted in handsome oak case. together
with a portrait of his grandfather, William
Locke, who was the grandson of Captain
Locke, and will present it to the New
Hampshire Historical Society. The follow
ing description will explain the part taken
bv this sickle in the thrilling Indian war
fare of the early history of the State:
"This sickle was broken in combat with
Indians and presented to the New Hamp-
shire Historical Society at Concord, 1880,
by George Locke, of Manchester, n. H., the
grandson of William Locke, who was the
great-grandson of Captain John Locke This
is the instrument with which Captain John
Locke fought his last battle against eight
Indians, who ambushed themselves in his
field on Joselyn's Neck in Rye, now known
as Straw's Point. The Indians came upon
and killed him August 26, 1890, he being 20
years old"
Another account says boy was with him,
who secreted himself under bundles of grain
and escaped. Captain Locke, after being
shot, partially cut off the nose of an Indian
with his sickle. This sickle was kept in the
family of William Locke, the fourth son of
Captain Locke. Afterward it fell into the
possession of William, the great-grandson
of Captain Locke. This great-grsndson re-
moved from Rye to EPSON in 1880, thence
to Alexandria in 1908 George Locke, who
has lived for many years in this city. has
never sho Rn the sickle to anyone, and it was
not until friends convinced him of its great
value that he thought OF presenting it to the
Historical Society.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-01-26

U6mA FROM OlueFenB SouTCoBs
LEISURE is time for doing something useful.
-FfdnkLfn.
DEATH will be the funeral Of the Christians
evils and the resurrection of his ioys.-MGson
THERE is no greater everyday virtue than
cheeEfulness. IT'S among men. like sunshine
in nature, the fountain Of health and happi-
ness.-Epfctetur
THE more diamond is cut the brighter it
sparkles and in what seem the hardest deal
ings God has no end in view but to perfect His
peoples graces.-Guthrie.
No SOUL can preserve the bloom and delicacy
of its existence without lonely musings and
silent prayers: and the greatness of this ne
cessity is IN proportion to the greatness of the
soul.-Cdnon FdrTdr.
BAD company is like a nail driven into post,
which, after first second blow. may be
drawn out without much difficulty but being
once driven to the head, it can be drawn out
only by destroying the wood.-Anon.
THE Bible is great flower garden filed with
fuchsias, and with daffodils, and with anna
ranths, and with evening primroses for the
close of life's day. and with crocuses at the foot
of the snowbank Of sorrow, and with hearts
ease for the troubled, and with passion flowers
at the foot Of the cross.-T De Witt 7dln1Gge. >
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ALCOHOL WITH MEALS.
Very Potent Argument Taken From the
Squared Circle.

Squared Circle.
New York SUM-
A great many people drink wine with the
meal, and end up with pony of brandy or
liqueur and cigars 1t must be plain to any
observer that these people are a comfort
looking lot so long as moderation prevails.
But, suppose two great fighters matched for
10000. Suppose it was learned that one
fighter took a single glass of whisky day.
How would the sports put their money. AS
matter OF business they refuse to back man
who drinks hard stuff while training. AS u
matter OF fact no fighter is ever allowed to
drink hard stuff while training. A little
malt liquor-say ale-is all he gets, and he
commonly does not get that.
Now here is q man who wishes to live
long. What shall he do? Abstain totally?
That depends. Ii there is any danger what
ever of his going to excess he had better let
it alone. On the other hand, light wines,
good and cheap, as American wines are,
should not be condemned offhand. Good
wine in moderation promote good feelings.
If the difference between a dull, ipid
dinner, and one that is bright and cheerful,
consists In little sherry or claret, it is a
foolish thing to avoid the wine unless for
conscience's sake. Good cheer lengthens
lie, and a hearty laugh gives strength to
the constitution.
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How TO Reform,

Lest year the New York Observer invited
a number of clergymen to suggest in its
columns ways and means for reaching the
people. Many responded; among the rest
the rector of the most active and aggressive
Episcopal parish in New York, who said:
think our Professionalism errs widely in the
whole matter of its efforts to reach nOn-chureh
going folk. As rule, it puts its strong churches
where they are least needed and its weakest
where the field is hardest and least productive.
You cannot preach the gospel through tele-
phone. We need the clergy and ordained wo-
men living among the poor; call them sisters,
or call them deaconesses, they must live there
and give up their life to the work. We want
the beautiful churches and the strong preach
ers in the slums.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-01-26
THE GIANTS WELL.
ADAPTED FROM THE GERMAN.
WRITTEN FOR THE DISPATCH ]

people, she had never been seen by any of
them. Signe knew that on the evening of
every Mayday, when the maidens were
dancing about the Maypole, Frigga visited
their homes to examine their spinning, leav-
ing rewards for the industrious and reproofs
for the careless.
Now" thought Signe, 81 shall spin
very diligently, and on Mayday evening
shall slip quietly into the house and watch
for Frigga."
Finally the day came when the little girl
was to await her fairy guardian. The
evening seemed very long to the lonely
watcher. She could hear the shouts of the
merry children around the Msypole, and
wished she could join in their merry songs.
But when the great round moon arose Signe
forgot herself in her anxiety for her brother
and sister. "Frigga, Frigga," she cried,
"please come and help me-"
"Who calls?" sounded q sweet voice, and
Signe saw standing in the moonlight tiny
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-01-26

The rapid decrease in the number of kan
garoos is beginning to attract the attention
OF scientific societies in Australia. From
the collective reports of the various stock
inspectors it is estimated that in 1887 there
were 1881 $40 kangaroos. Ir 1888 that
number fell to !, ,17O, $40, decrease of ILL.,
130. The chiet obstacle to the adoption of
measures for the efectual protection Of the
kangaroo is his vigorous appetite. One
full-grown kangaroo eats as much grass as
six sheep.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-01-26
900-NUMERICAL.

Whole of SO letters is truthful poetical
stanZa:
S. a l. a. 50, 80, 6, Is, 8, rs, 81, is bottle for
holding aromatic vinegar or smelling salts.
g. 81 28 &c. rs. Sc. II, "a. 13 30 is an instrument
for measuring angles in surveying.
S8 II %. a, 58, II, 2, TO- 81, 81. is a writing
desk.
4s. q, q. T. g. 81, 46. p, IA, 81 is a shield or
coat of arms.
20 6a 50. 8S, 7a So, IS. 49, 65, As. is a short gun
with large bore
Is 81 5, 80, 10, 25, 81, 79, g. 81, is a figure of
eight equal sides.
IS H., n, 20 A., So, 70, q, 81, is a laying waste
9. 30, "A, SO, Is, Is, is a small cable.
81. 4 26 81 15, SO, is a barbarian.
65, 49, rs. 40, is an assortment OF type.
Al, 2 81. II, is knob-a raised work.
MAGIAH.
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THE LEGEND OF THE BRAMBLE.
A Curious and Interesting Bit of English
Plant Lore.

The cormorant was once wool merchant.
He entered into partnership with the bram-
BILE and the bat, and together they freighted
large ship with wool. But alas! storms
wrecked their ship and all three became
bankrupt Ever since that disaster the bat
skulks about in the dark to avoid its credi-
tors. The cormorant is perpetually diving
cred vessel, while the bramble seizes hold of
every passing sheep to make up his loss by
stealing his wool. Such is the charming
legend of the bramble told by Canon Ella
combe in his plant lore of Shakespeare.
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The Rev. DR.. DoIIinger.

La grippe has carried off many distin-
guisbed persons (death loves o shining
mark) both here and in Europe. Among
the eminences departed and now only a
memory is the Rev. DR.. Dollinger, the
leader Of the old Catholic movement in Ger
many. He was born February %, 1899, and
hence was over 80. As Professor of Church
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-01-26
Powerful Butter.

CTIdB5 A11hAS NlIINII'J 4NtWb.
A prominent stockman who lives in the
southwest suburbs OF jackson, was struck
the other day by 175 pounds of butter and
knocked through an old buggy, breaking
of both hind wheels, and ten feet further on
was found senseless with wheelbarrow on
top Of him. The butter that hit him wasn't
the kind you spread on bread. 1t wore
wool.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-01-26
Evidences of Democracy.

'There cannot be greater proof of the
democratic turn things are taking all over
the world" remarks James Payn, the En-
glish novelist, "than is supplied by the fact
that the young Emperor Of China wants to
marry girl far beneath him." Mr.. Payn
is right. Love, even when it speaks the
Chinese language, laughs at rank. The
Empress mother insists on his espousing his
cousin-but he refuses to be cozened.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-01-26
Lucky for the Architects.

Our comic cotemporary, Puck quotes the
old saw, everyone is the architect of his own
fortune, and sagely adds: "And it is lucky
for most of US that there is no building
inspector around"
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-01-26
Tha Ranner Sunday schnnl stnta.

Recent statistics snov that in Maryland
there are 1880 Sunday schools, with 3l,021
teachers and 272.563 scholars. Eighty-fve,
years ago there was only one Sunday schoo
in Baltimore; now, there are 383, and 103,-
229 members. In proportion to population,
Maryland is the banner State in the Union
in Sunday schools.