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likely into the open mouth Of some
hungry crocodile).

The view along the bank is most i'm
posing. Grand palaces erected by princes
and rajahs who wished to spend their
last days near the sacred stream line the
shore. Further down, however, we
passed the city and were in the suburbs
amid groves and gardens and native viii
lagos. Around one point Of land which
we turned the water was alive with
crocodiles, which were baskiug in the
sun or sporting in the stream. At other
times as we drifted along under the
shady palms and inhaled the sweet per-
fume of jasmines, honey-suckles and
%magnolias, the scene was very beautiful.
White pagodas arose about the green
foliage and grass. matched huts lined the
banks.
One of the most interesting things in
Benares is the court of Biseswara or the
golden pagoda of the holy bull. The
gateway, ono glitteriug with precious
stones, is now despoiled of its riches,
but the dome-like roof is s%urmounted by
four tall minarets, and the roof, minsrets
and spires are overlaid with the purest
gold.
The Una Poorena is larger than the
golden pagoda, less costly, but more i'm
posing. The idol which it contains is a
female figure with four arms and is a
'favorite with the women.
Another interesting eiifce is the Ma
doo-raike- dharara, Mohammedan
mosque with two slender white minarets
which rise 225 feet from the ground. Be-
fore my cousin and myself started for
Jubbulpore, via Allahabad, we climbed
the winding stairs of one of these min
arets and looked out upon the most
charming view in all India. Below US
lay the city with its red tiled roofs and
clusters of tufted palms. The court of
Bisewara with its roof of FURNISHED gold
dazed our eyes with its brightness. Nearly
directly below us the sacred Ganges
rolled its way, while away to the north
east we caught the outline of the Hima-
layas towering in unapproachable gran
deur. This, together with the hum of
thousands of voices, the tramping Of feet
and the general hubbub of the street,
made up a scene which, to say the least,
was truly oriental.
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feet free from the clods OF earth, l shall
bound the hills with gladness and break forth
in a laugh of triumph. Aha! ahal We weep
now, but then we shall laugh. "Abraham's
BOSOM means that heaven has open arms to
take us in. Now we fold our arm over our
heart, and tell the world to stand back, as
though our bosom was a two barred gate to
with folded arms but with heart open. 1t
ia "Abraham's bosom" I see a mother and
her child meeting at the foot Of the throne
after some years absence. The child died
twenty years ago but it Is q child yet.
I think the little ones who die will remain
children through all eternity. 1t would be
no heaven without the little darlings. do
not want those that are in heaven to grow
up. We need their infant voices in the great
song. And when we walk out in the helds
of light we want them to run ahead and
clap their hands and pick out the brightest
Of The field flowers. Yes, here is a child and
it's mother meeting. The child long in glory,
the mother lust arrived. "How changed
YOU are. my darlingr' says the mother.
aYea"says the child, ''this is such q happy
place. and Jesus has taken such care OF me,
and heaven is so kind, I got right over the
fever with which I died. The skies are so
fair, motherl The flowers are 80 sweet
mother! The temple Is so beautiful,
mother! COne, TAKE m6 up IL youi okino a.
YOU used to-" Oh. I do not know how we
Shall stand the first day in heaven. do you
not think we will break down in the song
from overdelight? I once gave out in church
the hymn:
There is q land OF pure delight
Where saints immortal reign,
and an aged man standing in front OF the
pulpit sang heartily the first verse and then
he sat down weeping. I said to him after
ward, Father Linton, what made you cry
over that hymn" He said, II could not
stand 1.-THE joys that ere coming" When
heaven rises tor the doxology I cannot see
how we can rise with it IL all these waves OF
d. everlasting delight come upon the soul-bl-
low of Joy after billow Of joy. Methinks
Jesus would be enough for the first day in
heaven, yet here He approaches with all
heaven at His back!
But I must close this m This is the
last January to some who are present. You
have entered the year, but you will not close
it. Within these twelve months your eyes
will shut for the last sleep. Other hands
will plant the Christmas tree and give the
New Years congratulations. As a procla-
nation Of joy to some and as a warning to
others, I leave in your ears these five words
of one syllable each, This year thou shalt
dep -
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worth visiting.

We followed his advice aud were we'll
repaid. Upon approaching the city the
view is wonderful. Tall white nina
rets, golden domes of mosques, temples
and p%rincely palaces rose before us, while
at u feet the sacred Ganges rolled its
mighty flood. This view which lay be-
fore us has thrilled the soul of countless
millions. What Jerusalem is to the
Christian and Mecca to the Mohammedan,
Benares is to the Hlndoo-the hottest
spot on earth. Many a pilgrim from
the remotest province of India, measur-
ing his weary way by prayer and penance
through months and years, upon behold
ing those cleaning spires has been
thrilled with unspeakable joy. Paradise
was before him. The Ganges was to
him the river of eternal life.
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TEMPERANCE.
THE ROSY APPLE.

e H. . -
.Ah! here's an apple, bright and red
Said Johnny, sitting upin bed,
Upona Sunday morning;
"'Twas sweet mamma that left you nero
So near my mouth, 80 very near
I'll have to eat you up, that's clear;
SO now, you may take warning.
'You grew upona pretty tree.
Out in dear grandpa's orchard, sea
You little rosy fellows
Out where the rain, and sun, and dew,
Could ripen you all through and through
And give you such a pretty hue,
And make you nice and mellow.
Much better now to eat you up.
Than drink you from q cider cup.
So now, you may take warning.
I wish all apples red and fair
Were scattered here and scattered there,
That every boy might have his share
On this bright Sunday morning y
Mrs. MA Kidder, in Youths C~o1apdnton
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JaDanese Virtues.

The japanese possess SOM virtues
which it would be we'll for us not to dis.
turb in our efforts to %civilize them. Sir
Edwin Arnold says: "If a man asks you
for charity in Japan, give him what he
wants, for he is starving; begging is not
practiced there, as the poor are supported
by their relatives" The Japanese are
Just emerging from a state of military
feudalism, and this is one of the remnants
of it. The charitable minded japanese
thus have their good works that many
Americans waut.-Roston Journal.
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EVE HUNpREp poLLARs REWARD,

A newspaper paragraph states tha. Arch
deacon Farrar, OF London, offers $500 for
the proof of any one case, either In the
church or out Of il, where drunkenness has
been cured without total abstinence.
The archdeacon doubtless means to say
that no drunkard can quit drinking to ex.
cess and drink moderately for along period
without relapsing into tntemperance. For
the proof OF one exceptional case he Is WILL
ing to pay the sum offered.
To many readers 1t may appear that til
it3 Think the matter over. How many
men do You know who, after years Of drunk
ennessl braced up AND, for ZEN or twenty
years afterwards, limited themselves to from
one to three moderate drains every day
without o~verstepping the limits OF sobrietyt
Not many, and very likely not one.-At
Elanta Constitution. Geys
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M~yoccupation 10 gone, ard hencsfofth Il
must seek some other whereby to orovide to-
the few years that are to come. Thanks for
your kind consideration. Thanks for the
enjoyment. ! wish 1t were 50 that 7 deserve
ed the eulogy that was given to the poet
Thompson:
tsNot one immoral or corrupted thought,
One line while dying he could wish to biofe
BILL ARR, In Atlanta Constitution.
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with TWO distinct heads. There Is no
malformation, the body and neck OF the
reptile being perfect and'the heads being
each of full size and development. Each
head has two eyes, and the snake when
aroused darts its forked tongues from
both mouths, simultaneously at times,
and at others using only n tongue.
The reptile is a little over a foot long
and belongs to a harmless variety.-'san
Francisco Chronicle.
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A WONDERFUL CITY.
BENAREs, THE SACRED CITY OF
THE HINDOOS.
The Mecca of the Hindoos-Where
Monkeys Are Cared FORBIDDEN
Pagodas-The People
at Their Baths.

E were told at
Singapore by an
English army Off
cer,writes a Wash
ington Star cor
respondent, that
if we wished to see
The most interest
ing city of British
we should
go to Benares.
This vast city, said
he, is one of the
most ancient in
tan,an is
worth visiting.
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SHOULD BE MADE oDroUs.

Intemperancs. like treason, ought to be
made odious In the lan1, and there Is very
close similarity between the two. The
reasonable man en1eavors to dethrone thss
rightfuI sovereign, and temperance DEF
thrones the reason from her throne; and
reason is the presiding spirit OF our SOU, ths
ruler of our souI.-CnrdtndE Gibbons.
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If all the Locomotives in the United
States were coupled together they would
rake a train 200 miles long.
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Two "bunnies" paused the other day,
To gossip long in idle way.
They chided faults in other folks,
And rallied at friends with silly jokes.
So fast their tongues wagged on ahead,
1t drowned the noise Of hunters tread.
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One of the best telegraph operators In
Boston, Mass, is totally blind.
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Ninety working women have formed
a labor union in Antwerp, Belgium.
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va "@eASA ~
ready"
know not what our last words may be.
Lord Chesterfield prided himself on his po-
likeness, and said in his last moment, 'Giye
Dayrolles a chair" DR.. Adam, a dying
schoolmaster, said: at grows dark. The
boys may dismiss" Lord Tenterden, sup
posing himself on the bench of Il courtroom,
said in his last moment, "Gentlemen OF the
jury, you will now consider your verdict"
A dying play actor said: Drop the curtain.
The farce is played out" l would rather
have for my dying words those Of one greater
thar Chesterfield or DIR. Adam or Lord Ten
terden: II am now ready to be offered, and
the time of my departure is at hand. l have
fought a good fight, l have finished my
course, I have kept the faith; henceforth
there i. laid up for me a crown Of righteous
ness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge,
shall give me-"
The sooner the last hour comes the better
if we are fitted for entrance in the celestial
world. There is no clock in heaven, because
it is an everlasting day; yet they keep an
account Of the passing years, because they
are all the time hearing from our world.
The angels flying through heaven report
how many times the earth has turned on its
axis, and in that way the angels can keep a
diary; and they say it Is almost time now
for father to come up, or for mother to come
up. Some day they see a coac-t leaving
heaven, and they say, 'Whithsr bcnnd?'
and the answer is, ITO bring up a soul from
earth;'' and the question is asked, what
soul?' And a family circle In heaven find
that it is one Of their own number That is to
be brought up, and they come out TO watch,
as on the beach we now watch for q ship
that is to bring our friends home. After a
while the cohort will heave in sight, flying
nearer and nearer. until with q great clang
the gates hoist, and with IN embrace, wild
with the ecstacy of heaven, old friends
meet again. Away with your stiff, formal
heayenl T want none Of It. Give me a
place Of infinite and eternal sociality. My
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~sixty-ive days into two parts, what can you
do in one hundred and eighty-two days?
What, by the way Of saving your family,
the church and the world? You Will not
through all the ages Of eternity in heaven,
get over the dishonor and the outrage Of 60
ing into glory, and having helped none up
to the same place. It will be found that
many q Sabbath-school teacher has <
into heaven her whole class; that
Daniel Baker, the evangelist, TOOK
thousands into heaven: that bod.
dridge has taken in hundreds Of thousands;
THAT Paul took in a hundred millions How
lmany will you take in? X you get into
heaven and find none there that you sent
land that there are none to come through
under some seat in the back corner and
never come out lest the redeemed get their
leyes on you and some one cry out, I is
1.-THE man who never lifted hand or voice for
the redemption of his fellows. Look at
him, all heavenr' Better be busy. Better
Iput the pillow in deep. Better say what
you rave to say quickly. Better cry the
alarm. Better fall on your knees. Better
llay hold with both hands. What you now
leave undone for Christ will forever b
lundone. "Hhis year thou shalt die"
In view Of the probabilities mentioned, ]
advise all the men and women not ready for
Ieternity to get ready. If the text be true,
lyou have no time to talk about non-essen-
ltiels, asking why God let sin come into the
iworld; or whether the book Of Jonah is in
'spired; or who Melchisedec was: or what
about the eternal DEGREES. # you are as near
eternity as some of you seem to be, there is
no time for anything but the question,
"What must l do to be saved" The drown.
ing man, when a plank is thrown him, stops
not to ask what sawmill made it, or whether
it is oak or cedar, or who threw it. The
moment it is thrown, he clutches il. II this
year you are to die, there is no time FOR any
thing but Immediately laying hold to God.
It Is high time to get out Of rour
sins. You cay, II have committed
no great transgressions." But are you
not aware that your life has been
sinful The snow comes down on the Alps
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A WORD OF EXPLANATION.


Tho Peoria journal, staunch Re.
publican paper, propounds series OF
questions for certain Democrats to
answer, this being one OF Them;
Can You name q single manufacturing
city IN free trade England where tho host
skilled mechanic owns the roof over his
head2
We care nothing for tho political
aspect OF the question, but viewing the
matter from strictly economic stand
point will make few remarks regard.
Ing II.
10 attribute tho "homeless condi-
don" Of the people OF England to free
trade, which tho question does by I'm.
plloNion, Is to mislead and misrepre.
lent. The NEWS Is not partisan for
either Zee trade or protection, neither
ia 1t nm Rpologlst for or upholder ofany
political party US such; we pre-
feut az matter oi history
and statistics that the skilled
English laborer i5 more prosperous
II late years than formerly; that is,un,
dor taril schedule which Is 30 very
limited and light as TO amount to
nothing practically considered, his
wages are higher and bis general con.
iitlon more improved than Whun Gus.
tom houses were numerous ami nearly
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AS 40 SILVER.

Those monometallists who lmpute
to reproduction the continued do.
cline OF silver, are tperhaps not with.
out some knowledge OF the iacD per.
petratlng u decided sAleclam. They
profess an entire willingness to let the
silver dollar circulate freely alongside
the gold dollar, demanding that the
only difference between them be ia
weight and appearance; that In, they
must possess equal value. But n the
quantity OF silver ON hand and that
being taken out OF the earth have been
the means OF reducing the value NJ the
white metal, how is It to be placed on
a parity with gold and kept there? Ao.
cording TO tho single standard peoples
protested idea, enough OF silver
valued at its market price In gold
bhould be put into dollar to make il
NJ company for the other, which OF
course means the market price Mt the
present time; but, as II further pro.
fossed, 1t IL not the design to ruin OF
cripple the silver industry and thit
going ahead as now would room furthe,
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reduce the price as gaugci by gold and
then few grains more woul have To
be added to the white dollar to koep up
Its respectahility; then further IN.
crease hi production wouli have TO he
met In the same way, aud 70 ON, tae
Gin being enlarged In proportion TO
lhs enlarged qnantity OF silver oh.
tained, until at last II would become ~
big and clumsy that II would not be
ugcd nj all. Yet this mouomelallist
aim' al stability" Ia our currency
And Ia furthermore willing 10 concedo
that silver lie royal metal, more use.
ful for money than anything else, but
II must be made and kept on an
equality with gold-by constantly de-
baslng It's function and driving It at
Last Into practical dislsel
Silver possesses most OF the at,rl-
buies Of gold. II Is enduring, mat
leable, duc,ile, flexible, iucorrupt.
iblo and really more beautiful TO look
upon than the other. That gold Ia
more valuable argues nothing against
silver, for tho intrinsic qualities OF
either are the merest conventionnlism
"A fiction OF mankind and nothing
else. Qualities are all that make real
value IN men or the things used by
mon. and that being the case, there Is
no jus, reason for the continued de-
graduation Of silver; that It Is obtained
in more places and more plentiiully as
rule should amount 10 nothing more
than making 1t 80 much less In demand
and less valuable only TO n certain
limit, or we might as we'll completely
demonetiEe II Mt once rs already shown.
This would necessitaie tho establish
ment OF ratio which once fixed
should remain, unless the unlikely
should happen and vast mountain
Of either gold or silver In Its pure con-
dltlon be discovered; this would OF
course render the metal no found mere
merchantablc commodity like coal aud
iron, and IL would then naturally
enough be- forced out OF It's position OF
royalty into one Of servility.
AZ things are OF present and promise
to remain for a long time at least,
there is no probability Of more gold or
silver being mined than can DO rs.
simulated ms money by the human
family. Nature has guarded her
treasures very we'll aud scattered and
thlnnod them 90 that only 30 much
can DO obtained. A great deal Of both
metals goes into the arts and Ia con-
sumed by the sciences, while n
gooily quantity 10 constantly bniRg
lost In various ways-everythlng be-
fore and after discovery thus tending
to equalization and limited supply
What Is wanted 10 n double standard,
each metal having fixed one for
itself and not dependent on the other;
they would thus become interchange.
able n. will and the vexed question
would then disappear.
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AND STILL THEY CONE.


One mo.e victim to tho iconoclaslic
Juggernaut. That ride Of General
Sheridan TO the battle OF Winchester
feat which has been lmmortalized IN
prose and poosy aud been used land
abused In many casesl on the tostrum,
in the schoolroom and on the stage
never took place In the manner and
form set out at all, 1t seems. After de-
CAPTIVATING poor old Barbara Fsitchie
and by 70 doing plucking leaf from
S,onewall Jackson's laurels, the idol
wrvckors prepared US for almost any
thing, even TO the extent Of hearing that
General Sherman's march to the sea
wis planned and carried out by sub;
ordinate; but we haven't got to that
yet. The thing In order now Is putting
T. flight the glories OF that famous
ride, which IL .ilecIually accomplished
n tho following, from the 81. Louis
GLOBE. Democrat, 10 TO be relied on:
"'I once had talk with Gen. Phil
Sheridan about his famous Winchester
ride said Judge o. ). Stoddard 10 tho
"Reminiscences Club that was holding a
aeancO ut the Southern. 1t was imme-
diaioly amer tho appearance OF the poOm
celebrating that thrilling event. 1 read
IL through TO him, and lac stood for fow
moments switching his boots with u
sprig OF hazel bush, then said slowly:
Il think II the vorsliior had seen that
stood AS black NJ tho sieeds Of night, and
know how / had to spur and whip tho
old crow bait 10 get II 10 20 over tho road,
he would not have had the attack OF hys-
terra ofwhich that poem IL the offspring
once my famous charger stumbled, aud
l came near going over his head Into a
mud.puddlo. Instead u his plunging
with mo into tho thickos, Of tho fray he
played out completely, and l had to take
mo mount Of an orderly. The rhymstoTs
arc blessed with very vivid. iinagina.
tons ,"
After this, all there is left for us to
do II to lay back and walt for the next
development. In view OF recent
events In this line, we shall certainly
not have to wait very long.
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either Priesthood or people, are
In "a scheme" to secure elm
mediate statehood" The Mormons
arc 10 much better satisfied
with their surroundings and circum.
stances today than with those which
have preceded them that they are
quite willing 70 leave well enough
slonc. They are not inviting any Ia d.
creased burdens these hard times when
taxes are high enough already. They
will not OF course reject the respDnai-
bilitics Of statehood and lis added ex-
penses when they come, but thoy are
contented to wait until every body feels
that they ought to come. Whatever
move toward statehood Ia bsing male
at present, II any such there really is,
comes from other than Mormon
sources. Aud when the boon 80 we'll
deserved In nj last bestowed, 1t will be
found that other than Mormon inHu.
ences have been brought to bear 10
bring II about.
We say, therefore, gentlemen Of the
Liberal party, disn, 81 you fears uTou
this subject We sp,sk emphstlcally
and ndvisedly when we ssy that the
Mormon Church. its Priesthood or ils
members do not desire the admission
Of Utah M state under present
conditions and with present feelings;
and We announce Tor them that until
such conditions arlse-as they un.
doub,edly will arise sooner or later
that the admission Of Utsn twill b. as
desirable to non. Mormons generally a.
It is to the Mormon people, the Nor.
mon people viii no, urge statehood, nor
take step b socur cit.