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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-10-28

things, acquire certain habits, be train
ed 40 as to be able TO train others Nay,
every domestic TO be efficient, must be
prepared for the duties he or she Is 10 un-
dertake. but who thinks OF preparing Tor
the solemn responsibility deyoiving ON
parent--that position second only 20 GOD
In the family circle? As rule, durlhS
their early years children do not look
beyond their parents for their estimate
of right and wrong. That mother says
it," or father does it," is quite sufficient,
and closes the argument erectualiy. 1e
cannot sufficiently estimate the amount
OF influence parents exercise over thelr
children. The actions the words ana
even the looks OF a parent, aHect more
or less the destiny Of the child Time
can tell strange tales Of good and. eeyil
wrought out under the teachings or tne
parental guides. and eternity viii reveal
several facts In connection with the same
subject. We have known holy men ana
women whose lives have been reflected
In those OF their children with q yiYidnes5
second only 20 the image % the 81
Viour mrF0red there, and whose good eH-
amples have made a bright avenue along
which TO lead their offspring ~ Cod
Christian Work.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-10-28
Cbri,ttne Workman

CBy william w. McLalne. d. d.
Christ has sanctitied and ennObled
everything which he touched. The man
ger in which he was born, the village in
which he lived, the sea upon which he
sailed. the city in which he taught
and the cross upon which he died,
became sacred and immortal in the
remembrance of men, Christ has
sanctifed human nature by reveal
ing its relation to God, its powers and its
possibilities.
Christ has sanctifed toll and labor He
was known as the carpenters son. lie
was himself called the Carpenter lie
said: MY Father worketh hitherto and
work" His work was creative, beneh-
cent, and full of blessing 10 men.
Water became wine at his word; bread
multiplied under his blessing, disease was
healed at his touch; sorrow was soothel
by his sympathy; truth was imparted
by his discourse, salvation OF others
came through his snfferinss The spirit
OF ChFists labor was love, and the ann
Of IL was the service Of men, lie maze
bread that the hungry, might be igII,
and wine that joy might be increased ~
healed that pain might be relieved, ana
taught that men might know me lrututi
Christ has thus revealed ana ILLUSTRATED
the spirit which should enter into at
production and manufacture, INTO an
teaching and healing, and INTO an IN
labor OF life. Christ the WORKMAN Is
the Savior of the workinsmeh'
Let the spirit OF Christ the work
man be received by WOrhngmen ana
thew will be satisfied and ennobied' N.Y.
work will become sacred and NOM
their self-respect, dignity ana i..,' ."t' and
mont will be increased and respect an
instice win come more and more 90 ne
Iyondcrci them by other men, Christ Is
tSn savior Of ali men. especially OF them
who believe; and the ,worhlinEiim,g I t M,p
LIZ Mil find themselves saved az once
f from those inward evils which are, me
i, o,,t tosf ills of life: and they VIII De
saved, also. more and more from ,,u,b ,GsSS
outward evils Of clrcGI 5!,i iI''g,SI,,2nd@nt
men now complain.-lhe lHu'P
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-10-28
Hone.

The difference between drudgery and
Joyful work is made by hope. II is the
most blessed Of task masters He VINO
works with hope before him knows not
fatigue, and feels not pain. He who
works without 1t Is a slave dashed to
his toll by an inexorable and tyrtnnical
necessity. The farmer> plies his hoe in
one furrOw, his boy tolls In the next
one. The work is an almost uncomfortable
burden to the boy. who is without fore
sight; II Is no burden TO the father.
for hope stands before him, and points
to vision of autumnal glory with way
ing grain and well-flled storehouses.
Hope makes the difference between the
nurse and the mother. The one tolls
in mental tasks, because her daily bread
depends upon her daily fidelity. The
other looks forward. sees the girl bud
ding into n beautiful womanhood, the
boy into a refined manhood and gladly
endures. Blessed Is the Christian VINO
works cheered by the sure hope OF ms
Masters final victory He cares little Tor
the tears now for he can look forward
to the hour when he shall come to the
harvest home, bringing his sheaVes WIN
him. He bears easily the noise ana lhe
wounding OF the battle, for he hears
prophetically the music Of victory, aho
knows that be follows Captain VINO nas
never known defeat. and that the JOY
of victory like the Joy Of harvest shdII
more than compensate for all mes weary
toll and all earth's strife and CONNECT
The Common People.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-10-28
The O1d-FashiOned Stove

The old-fashioned Franklin stoves, with
tnelr open faces and their air of hOSpi-
tally and good cheer, are not so COM
r1on nowadays az TO escape attention
Wherever found. Visitors to the cosey
inn AT StOckbridge, Mass, have doubt
less noticed the two there one f. the
drawing room and the one In the office
The latter has something Of a pedigree
VI STOOD Tor malt yCitS-DcrhapS eve.
tIhce 1t was turned out of the foundry
IN an old hotel at Pittsheld, known as
the berkshire House, where il finally
passed under the auctionecr's hammer
Win a mass OF other out-of-date effects
Mr.. Heaton, a brother of Mrs Plum
the present proprietor of the Stock
bridge Inn, had had his eye on that
stove for many long day, and when
the auction was announced he started
Tor Pittsfield TO buy ii: but Lhe old Frank
I'm had another admirer in the person OF
the Protestant Episc opal rector at Stock
bridge. the Rev. Mr.. AlIan-a son-in-Iaw
OF Harriet Beecher Stowe. by the way
VINO was about setting out for Pittsiield
on a similar errand. Mr.. Allen was rich
and an enthusiast. and Mr. Heaton knew
that II would be folly to attempt to
outbid him: so the two men held a con-
suItatlon and struck "A bargain, whereby
MT. Heaton stayed at home and let Mr.
Allen go to Pittsfied alone. Mr.. Allen
agreed, an his part, that in considera-
ton of being relieved of competition. he
would sell the stove 10 Mr.. Heaton at
the same price which he might have to
pay Tor II. The compact was faithfully
kept Few Of the good people OF the
nelghborhood who attended the sale had
any use for a Franklin stove, so that
Mr.. Allen bought his treasure at a very
modest price, and it passed in due course
from his hands into those OF Mr.. Heaton.
and took the place ID now occupies at the
inn.-kate Fields Washington.
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ms. the story OF his youthful adventures a

Ing the story OF his youthful adventures
and without the narrator's knowledge;
In consequence, and carrying OUT W.,
Forbes idea, the literary style ~ w.
and conversationahand speciai a,,ar'
is given TO the description OF the epp,sa,
ance and personality Of the heroes oi '"''
bloody period. .,a
Alexander H.. General skobelen, IN, tpe
Grand Duke Nicholas. Generai sIoSare,
Prince Charles OF Roumania, uie 49,,
rich. General Todlehen. 6enerm LIS. ali
and Osman Pasha. are. or course. ~
actors In the story, and the fact Una, .ne
narrator is presumed to nave -
thrown into close personal contact WIN
number of them makes the pooA INC
more fascinatingly realistic. -.
Tho materials FOR the narrative are, as
Mr.. Forbes states In note, taken tab bie
several sources; from the adtiifav
war letters" says he, written 10 tne
DAILY News" during the Russo, ,l vi nlSn
Messrs. Mactiahan and Mllet the former
of whom fell victim to its hardsnips,
from the history Of the war written ny
Captain F. V. Greene, the United STATS 5
military attache with the Russian hedu-
quarters, who was in the field through
out the war, and whose work Is the
standard authority; from Mr. Neml,,
royitch Dantcheko's interesting and NlNld
personal "reminiscences of General Sko-
beleff:" from the late valentine Bdker
PaShaS war IN BulSdlidi anu 49,.
sundry Russian narratives ana fthniht-
senses ! have, TO a considerable eAtehts
utilized some personal experiences OF
my own and have drawn occasionally OH
my experience to the Daily News.
Mr., Forbes fidelity to facts Is not AT
any point marred by those mag lhatlNe
touches which might very naturally anu
subtly intrude themselves in an effort 10
please as well as instruct his supposed
Youthful auditors. That has, IN our
Judgment. resulted only In his bringing
the principal actors in the War beioie
uersnective than does pure and simple
history. and has added to the attractive
ness OF his book while not lessenihg
its value.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-10-28
The Divine SympathiEsr

We can never know a sorrow lnto
which the Son OF Man cannot enter;
and we can never understand the depth
and preCiousness OF his sympathy till
we come to need It. . / have had
a very deep wound. the trial has been
very severe. but how should | have
known Christ as a brother born FOR
adversely without it?-Lady Powers
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-10-28
FOOD FOR REFLECTION.
GATHERED FROM THE RELIGIOUS
AND GENERAL PRESS.
Words Of Wisdom o. Religious and Moral
From the Thoughtful.
Our Refuge.
II there had anywhere appeared in

II there had anywhere appeared in
space
Another place OF refuge where to fee
Our hearts had taken refuge in that place
And not with Thee.
For we against creations bars had beat
Like prisoned eagles. through great
worlds had sought
Though but foot OF ground to plant
our feet,
Where Thou vert not
And only when we found In earth and
air.
In heaven or hell that such might
nowhere be
That we could not fee from Thee any
where,
We fled to Thee.
R c. Trench.
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The Nur,ery Of the Chpreh.

The family should be the nursery Tor
the church. Every father ana inotier
should be a home missionary. laborlng
zealously among their little ones, SOWING
the seeds OF righteousness, and ehminat-
ing the weeds of sin with all tendernt So
and care. Very few people comparatively
speaking. prepare themselves as a serious
duty for their positions as parents. a
Tutor or governess must learn certain
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-10-28

SO just one month your loved endured.
And yesterday you did not turn
To wave your scarf before you spurrcd
Your horse an Ong the yeliOWing corn
Bid Love begOnc when snaps his spell.
| VII not ask the boon OF tears
Though bot ont month YOU loved, It's we'll.
Such months are more than many years
Pail Mall Budget"
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-10-28

Twenty years ago Irish maids in Cen
trail Park, New York, were calling their
little charges Jennie, and Mamie. and
Lettie and hundred other diminutives
are calling their little charges Phoebe and
Dorothy. Ruth and Elizabeth, and the
little folks are lisping pretty infant
French.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-10-28
Preparation Of the Spirit.

When Christ comes We must be found
not stripping of the ornaments FROM
our person, but the censorioGsness from
our tongues, and seltshness from our
hearts.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-10-28

Character is made up Of small duties
faithfully performed, Of sef-dcnials,
self-sacrlices, OF kindly acts Of love
and duty.-Smiies.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-10-28

Among the pupils at one OF the public
schools In Georgia Is negro woman
forty-three years old.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1894-09-15

whatever is getting in front OF US. And
be careful your boat don't get knocked
"a the bottom of the river before day
light"
Our it'll, craft was covered nearly
all over " i'm cotton bales, The river
was vrry wide and out OF its banks
everywhere: the night was dark.
Whatever the enemy may have thought
OF the l,ttlc puIfs OF steam far out on
the t.ar,.. rapil water, we got down to
the sea unframed. A feet ocean
steamer ut once carried me to Virginia.
Grant was in li;tl, log cabin ut City
Point. and when an officer was an
nounccd with dispatches from Sher-
man he wac delighted. lie took me
into II back room. read the letters I
ripped out Of my clothing. AMI asked
me many questions. Then Gen. Ord
entered.
Lock here" said Cen. Grant, de-
lighted NJ Chilli. Look here. Ord.
nj the news from Sherman. lie has
beaten even the swgnps of the Caro-
linaS."
II am 80 glad" said Ord, rafting his
big spurs: II am So glad. was get
ting little uneasy"
Il not Bit" said Grant. II knew
Sherman. knew my man. ! knew
my man." he gravcly continued, al
most to himsclf--S. A. NJ. Payers, in
McClure's Norn7ina
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1894-09-15

Ings ana, with strict eye to military
propriety, had forbidden the contin-
uance Of their friendship. The thought
troubled him greatly. and he grew mo-
rose and reserved In his intercourse
with his comrades. II was believed by
his associates that the sting of the dis
grace of n court-martial had left pain
full wound. and they did all they could
to show him that in their eyes his
honor was unsullied by the act of as
sault and its penalty.
1t is a custom at military posts Of the
west that after each days service on
guard duty the cavalry soldier, should
he so desire. is given ''hunting pass"
and is permitted to take his horse and
go In quest of game. In his perturbed
state of mind sketching had lost It's in
terest to Brown. and after each guard
service he would secure official permits
sion. mount his horse and speed away
toward the base of the Magdalena or
San Mateo mountains to hunt ante
lope.
One afternoon while returning from
a hunt he rode slowly down n draw or
depression in the plain. his thoughts
busy with Alice Sanford. II had be-
come quite apparent to him that her
failure to meet him us of old was of her
own connivance. else why. in such
lovely weather. had she discontinued
her daily gallops down the river? lie
chidcd himself for ever having had the
assurance to think that he. n private sol
dier. might aspire to the love Of the
daughter Of the commanding officer Of
one of the most important military
posts in the west. lie began to think
that II would have been better for his
peace of mind had he never met her.
Riding from the draw onto the level
of the plain two moving objects caught
his eye mile distant. travelling in the
direction of the mountains. Hastily
taking his ficld-glass from saddle
pocket he lcveled 1t upon the objects.
and his heart seemed to grow cold and
u great lump came into his throat when
he saw Alice and Lieut.. Vandever
riding slowly along side by side. ap-
parcntly engaged in deep conversation.
Here. he thought. was an explanation
of why the girl had avoided him. She
had become on friendly terms with the
lieutenant. OF course he had painted
his assailant in the darkest colors. and
Alice now looked upon her former sol
dior ff.iand rs one unworthy of her mo-
tice. Perhaps she had even been led
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1894-09-15
NEWS ~ BRIEF.

Miss Ella Larson Id her lover,
William Hunt, ut Niol'rara. Ncb., he
having assaulted her Scr refusing 10
marry him.
The Sixth Maryland district Irpub-
lican congressional convention n0mi-
mated Hon. Geo:ge L. yelling ton of
Cumberland.
V. ID. Markham, nom nee of the
Democratic state COW nti OF Colo
RADIO for supreme judge, has gwen no.
tice that he will decline to accept.
Governor Mckinley of Ohio adj
dressed the old soldiers at tn Cayuga
county. New York, fair Wedn ,sday.
His speech was non-political In char
acter.
At Saybrook, Conn, Miss Marion
Glendcnning aud Kittic kentz Of
brooklyn, n. V. age - and -. were
drowned ut the mouth of the Oyster
river
A reward of 500 has been offered
for the discovery of President Ken
needy of Amity college at College City,
Iowa, who mystcriously disappeared n
month ago.
CONGRESSMAN w. L. Wilson, the
Trainer of the Wilson tariff bill. sailed
for Europe Wednesday on board the
steamer Paris. lie goes solely for rest
and rccupsration.
The Western Democratic league
convention, cIllcd by Congressman
Bryan and other Nebraska Democrats
to meet in Denver this week has faxed
so materialize.
The Populist convention of the
Ninth Tennessee congressional dis
trict ut Union City, has nominated w.
ID. Pierson to make the race against
Congressman Mcllcarmon (Dcmocrat.)
Minnesota forest fires have spread
to the Can ,dian side. and are burning
the entire country along the Rain
river Mrs. Gamsley ana four chill
dren are reported 'urned to death
near Winnipeg.
The Russian thistle has gained q
foothold in Colorado. Specimens
have been found near Denver, ana it
Is believed recent mysterious deaths
among stock in that vicinity were
caused by eating that indigestible
plant
Mayor Hopkins has issued n procla-
nation calling on the people of Chica-
20 10 contribute to the relief of the
forest fire sufferers Lib ,ral contri-
buttons are expected in response to
thu nrnenl
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1894-09-15
FRO lie CONTINUED
Bailard's Snow Liniment.

This invaluable remedy is one
that ought to be in every household
II will cure your rheumatism. neu'
ralgia, sprains, cuts. bruises, burns
frosted feet and cars, sore throat
and core chest. II you have lame
back il will cure you. II penetratee
10 the seat of the disease. II will
cure stiff joints and contracted mus
cles after all other remedies have
failed. Those who have been crippies
for years have used Ballard's Snow
Eminent md thrown away their
crutches and been able to walk ae
well as ever. 1t will cure you. Prica
30 cents. Sold by G. g. Gregg.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1894-09-15

able, upright man, our equal In birth,
education and manly instincts, we must
not recognize him while he Is In the
ranks, yet were he TO be to-day freed
from the service letters we could ex-
tend to him the hand of friendship, and
welcome him as IN equal into our so
cial circles. The gem loses its value
when 1t falls from its setting into the
gutter. Isnot your argument little
shnliy, Mrs Colby?r
"Ai;ce, my dear child, you force me
n palmer worsls. and ] must talk to
You Us II were your own mother. In
my conversation with Brown to-day I
several times mentioned your name,
aid when did 30 could read him rs
en- open book. Every time your name
fell from my lips new light came into
his eyes. his face Rlowed with increased
animation and e. mo time ~ un'''ia-
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1894-09-15
CHAPTER Y.

Days passed, and save at distance
Brown saw nothing Of Alice. Day
after day, when not on duty, he re-
paired with his sketch book to his
usual haunts, but she had either dis
continued her daily rides or had chosen
q new field for that healthful recrea-
ton. He could not understand 1t, and
the clinging fear came upon him that
her father had learned Of their meet
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1894-09-15
What Is . Quarantesr

1t is this. II you have a cough or
cold, tickling in the throat, which
keeps you constantly coughing, or
IL you are afflicted with any throat,
chest OF lung trouble, whooping
cough, &C. and you use Billiards.
Horehound Syrup as directed, Civ
ing Il fair trial, and no benefit Is
experienced, we authorize our ad-
vertised agent to refund your money
on return of bottle. II never fails
to give satisfaction. IL promptly
relieves bronchitis. Sold by @. 9.
Gregg.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1894-09-15

Operations on the Delaware ant
Hudson canal arc suspended for lack
of water. All boats are tied up where
they happ .ned TO be. Several hun
bred are stalled between Housdale
aud Kingston. aud cannot be moved
until rains fall. The water has not
bseu so low In nanv years
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1894-09-15
a.. sc=na Liver Makes q We'll Man.

Are you bilious, constipatcd or
troubled with jaundice. sick head
ache, bad taste i'll mouth, foul breath
coated tongue, dyspepsia, indigest.
ion. hot dry skin, pain in back and
between the shoulders, chills and
lever. &c: II you have any of these
symr tome, your liver is out of order,
aud you are slowly being poisoned,
because your liver does not act
pro- .rly. lIcrbine will cure any
disorder OF the liver, stomach, or
bowels. 1t has no equal az liver
medicine. Price IS cents. Free
.rial bottles az G. G Gregg's Drug
store.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1894-09-15

One word describes it--'PerfectiOn.
We refer to De Wits Witch Hazel Salve,
cures obstinate sores. burns. skin diseases
and Is we'll known cure for piles. Nc
Fadden & Price.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1894-09-15
.hs eD,ry xpsdition.

CorESHAeES, Sept 6.-The Peary
relief expedition has been heard from.
The Danish vessel Tjalfe. commanded
by Captain Brick. has arrived here
from Greenland. and the captain re-
ports that he met the members OF the
expedition mt Godhavan on July IL.
ALI were we'll
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1894-09-15
GRANT KNEW HIS MAN.
How Gen. sherman Sent Important News
to His Chief

HOW dens Shtrtuun rent AuPortuht NtWn
to Ills Chief
While we were eating whistle blew.
II was from little tugboat that had
steamed its way up the swollen and
dangerous river from Wilmington. 1t
passed the enemy hidden on either
bank. II was the first sound from the
north heard since the army left the
ocean. No one in the north knew
where Sherman's army was. Rumors
brought from the south said 1t was
II oundering AMI perishing in the
swan,ps of the Carolinas." That day
the general directed me to board this
tugboat, run down the river in the
night and carry dispatches to Gen.
Grant In front OF Richmond and TO
President Lincoln ut Washington.
Don't say much about how we are
doing down here" said the general, as
Ire put his arm about me and said fare
well that evening down at the river
bank. Don't tell them In the north
that we are emitting any great swath
here. Just say we are taking care OF
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1894-09-15

All the talk in the world will not cen
vince you so quickly as one trial OF DE
Wits Witch Hazel Salve for scalds. burns,
bruises, skin affections and piles. McFad-
dan a Price
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1894-09-15
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