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Is also full and finely assorted comprising all the fads
and fances that make little one jump for joy when
he sees them WE ARE STILL GIVING AWAY
with every $500 purchase in this department one of
those Ideal Dime Savings Banks just the thing for the
little folks to save up money for Christmas or the
Musical Bell Toy :: :: =: :: :: ::
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prof Charles A. Briggs ia North american Rcpfetr
The chief struggle between Biblical criticism
and the traditional dogma is about the question
Of iuewancy, No word of Holy Scripture no
sentence of historic creed, makes this claim for
the Bible. It is a theory Of modern dogma
ticians. Biblical criticism finds errors in Holy
Scripture in great numbers. These errors arc
IN the circumstantials, aud not in the essen-
tias. They do not disturb any doctrine: they
do not change the faith and life of the Chris
tan Church. The great refOrmers, Calvin and
Luther, recognized errors I'm the Scriptures;
Baxter and Rutherford were not anxious about
them; the greatest theologians of modern
Germany, Van Oosterzee. ThOluk, Neander,
Stier Lange, Dorner, Delitzch do not ignore
them. Where is the German scholar of any
rank who denies thcm2 British scholars such
as Sandy, Cheyne, Driver, Gore Davidson,
Bruce, Dods, Biaikie; American scholars such
as Schah, Fisher, Thayer Harper, Smyth,
Evans ii. y. Smith, Francis Brown, aud hosts
OF others, frankly point them out. il may be
regarded as the consensus Of Biblical scholars
that the Bible is not nerrent; and vet the
dogmsticans insist one error destroys IFS in
spiration. They battle in death struggle for
thcir dogma because their Bible shares Ia its
defeat They risk their whole Bible on asingle
error. One error in citation, one error In natu-
raj history, In astronomy. in geology, i'm chro-
nOlOgy, destroys the whole Bible for them. 10
Is now gonorhilN admitted that there are errors
in the present text, but it is claimed that the
original autographs as they first came from
their authors were inerrent But how can
they prove thisY il is pure speculation in
The interest Of their dogma. Criticism does
not find the number of errors decreasing; they
rather increase We work our way back IN the
study Of manuscripts, versions and citations,
and advance IN the critical analysis Of the liter
stnre liz dscredits the entire work Of criti-
cism TO speculate as 10 another text than the
best one we can get after the most patient and
painstaking study. Biblical criticism pursnes
Its work in a purely scientific spirit. IL will
detect recognize aud point out errors wherever
il may fnd them in Holy Scripture II the
Rclormers and Puritans, the great Biblical
scholars OF the past, have maintained their
faith in the Bible Notwithstanding the errors
they have seen In il, ID is improbable that the
Biblical critics Of our day viii be disturbed by
them. IL anyone is disturbed, IL will be those
who have been misled by the dogmaticians 10
rest their faith on the doctrine Of inerrancy.
These will ere long find the doctrine a broken
reed that viii give them severe fall and shock
10 their faitl, II il does not pierce them 10 the
beart with the bitter agony Of perplexity aud
douH
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MAKES MEN BRAVE.
A Veteran Tells Why Men Don't Ran Away Whel
4 Bdar Fire

A Veteran Tells Why Men Don't Run Away When
Under Pirr.
"When run across a man who saws that be
has never known what fear is remarked an
bOn0red veteran M a recent Campfire gather
ing, know that that man is an unmitigatcd
b-aggart. He might just as well tell me that
he has never been hungry. Fear is simply the
product Of tho instinct Of solfpreseryation
which is implanted in oyery man.
OF al The stories Of battle i like best that
told Of an officer on tho field Of Waterloo, who.
when q companion taunted him with c9wardice
and callod attention 10 the psllOr Of his face
replied, IL you were just half rs frightened
as ! am you would have run away long ago.
ID Is pride that makes men brave or IL YOU
like 70 pat II ~ another way, the fear Of being
thought towards by their companions A man
who Is totally Indifferent 10 what other people
think OF him many people think that they are,
bat they arc not would certainly run away the
Grst time he is brought under ere.
+" know that i am accounted a brave man
but whatever reputation have for courage
owe 70 pride aud nothing else. But for that
should have displayed tho most arrant COW
ardice. Take the first thing that gave me a
lift on the ladder Of fame A feint attack
was 70 be made on the enemy's outlying
fOrtihcatiOns TO mask moro serious
movement. A message had 20 be conveyed
10 the officer IN charge Of the men ia the rifle
pits, 50 that he might know what we were up
10 and not withdraw has men when we retreat
cd. To get 10 him one had 20 pass over 300
yards Of level ground which was exposed 10
the 0nemys mnsketTy Gre ! volunteered 10
do ~, not because j had any liking for the Job,
far from ID, but because i wanted my comrades
70 think that ] amounted 10 something give
you my word for IL that when ! came 20 that
level stretch and the bullets began 10 whistle
around me, and realized THAT there were a lot
UI men who were trying 10 pot me, and
whether got through alive or not simply de-
pended on the accuracy Of their shooting my
hair fairly stood on end with fright aud my
knees played bone solo. Thank God, said
70 myself there's nobody close enough 10 see
how scared j am. IL / could have done il
without anybody ever knowing il but myself.
j would have turned tail aud bolted at once.
But j knew that my Colonel had his field
/ glasses on me aud that all the mon in my CON-
pany a. least were watching mo, SO / simply
kept on. Aud j said 10 myself Now, IL / run
GcrOss this stretch they will think that am
afraid, therefore I'll ust walk across SO kept
on walking until i was out OF danger Then
when j had delivered my message ] walked
back, aud had the same sensations over again,
only II possible ] was a trile more scared be-
fore.
" But when got among my own comrades
again, aud my Colonel, ia the hearing Of all OF
them, said that he had never seen a man risk
lls life more c00lly and other things equally
complimentary, why felt that ] wOuldn't
mind being twice AS badly frightened for the
same reward"
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rade Stephenson, and believe I am justified In
saying that no Order has more striking relic
OF the period OF It's formation.
OTHER MATTERS.
The Headquarters fag which has been In
use so many years, having been substantially
worn ont in the service, a new flag has been
procured, pursuant 20 vote Of the National
Council, which is made in conformity with the
regulations now existing, and will be used for
the first time &C the Silver Anniversary En-
cRmpment at Detroit.
Many Posts Of the country are engaged in
procuring a biographical sketch Of each of their
respective comrades. Such sketches will be a
valuable acquisition, and the example which
some Posts have SET in this regard should be-
come the rule throughout the Order.
To the Department officers, especially my
brethren Of the Adiutant- Generals Depart
ment j wish TO make the fullest acknowledge
ment for countless oourtosies extended, and for
overlooking all faults Of this Office, but too
well realized by me, though sometimes unayoid-
able. Few others can conceive Of the Order as
it is, OF as il might be made TO be, but TO you,
Comrades, ono aud al, / tender my sincere
thanks for the great assistance you have
rendered me in the discharge Of my Official
duty.
q. MGen. John Taylor, with whom have
been IN almost daily communication, j have
ever found alive TO the needs Of the Order
Judge Advocate Gen. Lochren and lns. Gen.
Burst have boon prompt and ready in matters
referred TO them by this Office.
To you. Commander-in in Chief with whom IL
has been my privilege TO serve rs Adjutant, as
Assistant Adj tant-Gcneral, as well as in this
Office, can only say that each recurring period
oi service has made me the more sensible Of the
honor conferred upon me, and Of your high
qualities rs a Commander cOmrade and friend.
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Converted Methodist. into Baptists.
[Exchange.I


Ex-COngressman Gambler, of Georgia, who
was born and reared in the mountains of that
State, tells the following GOOD story, and is
willing to wager an entire railroad which he
owns that it is true: During the war, and for
several years afterward, the Southern darky
could talk about little else than Emancipation %
aud religion. A Methodist darky and Baptist
daTky would get together on the shady side of
a house or tree and argue for hours An old
planter. who lived on the banks of the Chatta-
hochie River, employed a number of negroes,
and one cold day, when they were log rolling
and clearing up piece of new ground, they
began to discuss religion. The planter was q
second edition Of Bob Ingersoll, and became
tired Of the discussion. He pOled the men as
to their religious beliefs and found IL Baptists
and nine Methodists.
Now" he said, q" ! am sick and tired Of this
eternal arguing. and as the Baptists are in the
majority the rest OF you must go down into the
water" and he ordered them into the river.
They unwillingly filed into the river up to
their necks. and as they stood with ehatterng
teeth the old man would yell out:
Are you Methodist or Baptist?"
The freezing water soon brought the Metho-
dists 10 the Baptist belief, and as the last con-
vert walked on shore the planter remarked
that he hoped il would be long time before it
would be necessary for him to have another
baptizing, and it was.
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real hair, long eurly golden hair very much
like Fannies; and her dress was most beauti-
ful-pink and white silk trimmed with mar
now silver lace. She looked ike a Princess, so
Fannie called her Victoria and just now she
was brushing Victoria's hair with the br ush
that had come in Victoria's trunk.
Mamma and Papa and Aunt Fannie. and all
the other children were so busy talking in the
next room and looking at their own pretty
things that they did not SEQ Fannie lust then,
nor hear her talking to Victoria. Only brother
Julian, lying on the lounge near by, looking at
Christmas book heard her say:
"Such a darling Princess dolly SO tired,
coming 80 far from Santa Claus's cold country
shut your eyes, aud you shall sleep tonight in
Minnehaha's nice bed 4; Mnnehaha will let you
sleep there il j ask her, won't you, Minnehaha2 ?
Oh. she says, No, / won't!'"
5Iinnehaha's nose is out Of joint" says
brother Julian.
"Why no, il isn't" says Fannie. anxiously
examining the dingy and battered face Of Min
nehaha; you see If it is" and she goes TO
brother Julian with Victoria in one arm, and
dragging by the hand Minnehaha, very slowly,
as if even Christmas could not keep her awake
much longer.
You see if there's anything the matter with
her nose, Julian" and Minnehaha comes up
from the floor with jerk by her one arm.
"Oh, what a guy" says Julian, laughing
holding her out before him; her nose is safe,
because it's gone entirely, and one Of her eyes
has followed it,"
" Her other eye is pretty" says Fannie, look
ing disturbed; only she doesn't look very
nice because she was lost in the field, and when
found her, her dress was torn"
"Oh, Sweetness!" says Aunt Fannie Sweet
ness was Fannie'5 other nameJ what an old
dud Of a doll 10 come to a Christmas tree
Why, she's lost one arm :"
Z" It was trOdden of by the cows" says Fam
ME, scramblng upon the lounge to reach Min
nehaha from brother Julian.
And her hairs not the least bit curled,"
says Aunt Fannie, and she, too, is laughing.
Z" Let's cut of her head :" says Julian, taxi
ing out his penknife; and that will cure her,
curls and nose and eyes and all"
Oh. dou't!" screams Fannie "oh, my dar-
ling MinDehaha She's the Ioveliest doll in
the world :" and she drops Victoria. pulls down
Julian's arm, catches Minnehaha by her torn
aud draggled dress, and runs away, half crying,
TO save her darling. Mamma, laughing picks
up Victoria, lying forgotten in her splendor,
and carries her upstairs, for Fannie aud all
must go to bed.
And when Aunt Fannie looks in the nursery
TO say goodnight, she sees Victoria covered up
warm and snug in Ninnehaha's bed, but poor
old Minnehaha is hugged close in Fannie's
arms, and all are sound asleep, dreaming Of the
Christmas tree.
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I'M FATAL THRusT.

Then followed the banderilleros and torea-
dors, whose duties arc 10 irritate and enrage
the bull and tire him out. This is done by
wAYING RED FLAGS
before him; by sticking into his shoulders
sharp goads with barbs and explosives attached,
which burn, aud fzz and bang. Then these
bandorilleros are deeked out with bright
streamers OF ribbon. Now came the attend
ants with spare horseSutLe team for dragging
out the dead, and Il ~ Of hangers-on all
gaily decorated. THIS cayaleade went the
round Of the arena, and then all, except two
picadors on their hOrses, the banderilleros aud
torcadors went out. aud the cato WAS closed.
Ia moment it was again opened, and a
huge black bull dashed into the ring Com
Ing into the bright sunlight from dark room,
it hcsitatcd and seemed beHildered; but in q
moment. espying one of the toreadors, il made
q run for him. and but for the little fellows
quick dive behind one Of tho fences it would
have been first blood for tho bull.
A banderillero now danced before his vision
Another charge, but by a quick jump it was
avoided, the two handerilleros were deftly
stuck into the hump Of his foTeshoulders, and
the smarting aud surprised animal rushed rap
idly around TO escape the izzings and explos-
lens which were going on so close to his ears.
EnTaged beyond endurance, he
SUDDENLY SAW PICADoR,
and with loud below rushed to the combat
The lance struck him on the neck, the pieador
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was lifted from his saddle and measured his
length on the ground; while tho bull, with a
toss Of his sharp horns, ripped into the horses
side. and the poor brute ran around the arena,
with its bowels dragging on the ground.
Assisted by two attendants tho bulls atten-
ton being held by the red cloak OF one Of the
Others, the disabled picadOr is helped out aud
his dying horse is driven through the GATE
Another picador comes in, and is closely chased
around the ring, while the pOpulaee cry bravo
torO.
The flags and clOaks waving in all direc-
tions draw him here and there, until, painting
he pauses TO rest near the center of the ring
turning his red eyes first in one direction, then
in another. He stamps upon the ground and
lashes his sides with his tail
This is the mOmentOns time. Entering the
arena, Miguel bows 20 the right aud left, ad-
vances, sword in right hand and cloak in left
until 20 feet directly in front of the bull, that
eyes him, but still rests. With quick twist
Of The arm the red cloak is shaken out and
with a hollow roar the bull dashes forward.
But Miguel is not behind the cloak, and the
bull dies by and turns. Once moro and an
other failure. Then, with his sword poised,
Miguel plants himself again. the cloak is
shaken,
THE BULL DAsHEs FORWARD
tho cloak is dropped, and with fash the steel
is sheAthed in the bulls neck and Miguel steps
aside, and with bow to the galleries turns
around.
The sword, directed by an nnerring hand, has
passed down through the neck into the heart,
and the poor brute now stands tottering, all but
gone No red flag will tempt him more; he
staggers, falls. Miguel advances, and planting
his foot on his shoulder withdraws the keen
Llade, which was buried to the guard.
Bravo. Miguel" Tesounds from every side,
and the Judge throws into the arena fat purse
Of coin. The band plays, the team enters, and
head first tho dead bull is dragged out, while
the blood is covered up.
Tho play was re-enacted with variations; a
toreador was caught and thrown, bleeding up
among tho audience; two horses were killed,
aud Miguel killed tho bull in the Same approy-
ed style. The fate of the man or the horses
did not appear 70 interest the noisy crowd in
the least.
The third bull was small, active fellow
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An object Lesson.
LB0sl0n HeTaLd.I

A man went into crowded store to buy some
stockings for his wife.
al want striped ones" he said to the clerk.
1--WE have very few stripes, sir" the clerk
replied, they are not so much worn nOw."
'Are you sure?"
"Oh, yes quite surel l will demonstrate
the fact to you"
Then he leaned over the counter and shouted
"Rats!" "Seel" be added.
YES" said the customer, give me plain
colors"
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Don't JudFe BY Appearances.

Mrs. Freshly-You just move on out Of this,
We don't feed any Vagrants here.
Old skinhint lgrimly)-l guess you'll help
10 feed me. I'm the owner Of these places
hercabouts; and as my agent 5 sick this month
I'm gathering in my own rents.
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A Larga FahiIIr.

Henry Hyer, 1st Wis. Cav, and Co. I, 9th
Mich. Cav, having seen several cOmmunica-
tions regarding large families in THE NATIONAL
TRIBUNE, desires to show his hand. He is the
father of 10 children; IL of them are single
births and one pair of twins. He is 40 years
of age and his wife is a.
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IIis Little Dodge.

Cutely-iere comes CyniCus! Sec me get q
cigar irom him! lLiglts "A cigareL
Cynicus tas Cutely puhs the smoke in his
lace l-Nhew How can you smoke those
thingsH Here, take this cigar, aud throw that
AUEaVt
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close 10 the judges stand, just over the gate
way through which the performers entered.
For tho benefit Of those OF our readers who
have never seen or read description Of a bull
ring let me describe this ono, which was a small
sample Of all that ] have seen. Around an
oval Enclosure, about half as big as u baseball
field, is built heavy solid post fence six feet
high. This has but one opening and that the
gateway. Every 40 OF 80 feet around the in-
side OF this fence arc six-foot wide fences IS
inches from IL, leaving just room for a man 20
slip in between the two. Around the outside
are seats, each row higher than the one before
IL while balcony with rising seats is over this
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An Anparent SunleIener.


LSnltlh, GFuV % Coz MOnIltyI
Caller-YOur train ran into my wagon at the
crossing; killed my two horses, smashed the
wagon, killed my wife, and used me up in this
manner. Now want damages.
Urbane Otticial-Want damagesl Why, man
alive, should think you had enough damages
to last you hfetimel
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A nlnrrenne an Hearts.

lS'nfh, Gray g. Cos gOat.lyl
Aseye-les ii was big stakes, aud very ex.
citing. i had three aces, aud he was drawing
10 . Hush. My heart was ia my mouth.
Bob TaylOr-And the other lellowP
Aseye-Oh, he wasn't scared AZ all-his
heart was up his sleeve.
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THE TWO DOLLS.
How Mlnnshaha's Nose was Put In Joint.
STORY FOR THE YOUNG FOLKaI
BY KATHARINE WALTON.
BY KATHARINE WALTON.

He golden star was
slittering at the top Of
the Christmas tree. the
shining balls swung
land glisteued, the gay
cornUcOpias shone in
the gaslight. but the
Christmas tapers were
burnt out and all the
presents had been taken
Oft the tree. And now
under the tree, in her
beautiful new white
and gilt chair. Fannie
was sitting with her
Christmas toys piled up
beside her, on her Zap
the new Christmas doll.
Such a lovely doll,
She could turn her
head and open and shut
her ewes, and she had
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for about one-quarter Of the oval, half on each
side Of the gate.
Directly over the gate on the balcony but
cut of from it by fence, is the Judges box.
This balcony has a roof or an awning over il,
and the seats on the balcony and under it, in
the shade, are four times rs expensive as the
Others. This part
THE oMBRA OR SHADOW,
is also the part where tho rich, the officials and
the ladies sit. Tie seats in the sun are con-
sidercd good enough for the lO-eent crowd.
The seats are simply rough boards, except in
some Of tho larger cities whore they cover them
with cloth. The floor Of the arena is generally
packed earth with possibly little sawdust
left from the last tight; for when = bull, horse
or other is killed the blood is covered with
sswdust or dirt, and cleaned up before the next
fight
Seating ourselves in tho front row next the
fence of the judges stall, we lighted our cigars
aud watched the people gradually filling the
long rows of seats. a Spanish peasant is as q
rule not Incorporating fellow. lie has a
look of one who would steal, KILL or do almost
any bad act. Yet there is n jaunty, deyil-may-
care jollity about him that relieves his other
wise bad sum total; but when you see a really
bad fellow you discern that there is q diher-
ence.
The Spanish woman is always (while she Is
young pretty, cOqnettish, and lOvablo; some
are radiantly beautiful. In the present in
stance most OF the men were worse than the
average, while the number Of women was small.
The ombra was nearly empty, while the sunny
seats
WERE CROWDED.
There were half dozen SenOrs and SenorRs
offairly good appearance, probably the officials
of the place. OF Senoritas there were but three
aud as good. or bad, luck would have IL, they
took seats exactly behind US. Before the per-
formanco was over VIC had a talking acquaint-
ance, and found that two of the local bull fight
eTs were their best fellows.
Soon the Judge entered his Eox, aud with
him an officer in uniform. Ills arrival was
tho signal for the baud to play aud the gates
10 be thrown open. and soon the various actors
entered-the picadOrs, four in number. seated
on horses, with long lances in hand, three
nIatadors on foot. Miguel walking alone.
As he entered everyone arose, and cheer after
choor greeted his appearance. Across his
shoulder hung a cloak, black one side. red the
other. while an attendant who followed him
carried three long cut-and thrust rapiers Bow
ing in all directions, no faced the Judge and
made little speech, to which the Judge re-
piled, aud he was cheeTed again.