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The Afro-American. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1892-1899, 1895-10-19

We are living il the slosing decade OF the
greatest century Of oar era. Faith and un-
faith have contenGad iii tl5 arena for the pre-
cedence Faith has an immense backing in
her great past That past forms presump-
ton in her favor. The system which can live
through the changes and storms of eighteen
centuries must be presumed to have in it the
seeds of Immortality. What is more remark
able than this is the continuous growth Of the
cause through so many ages. In our own cen
fury the increase has been more than in seve-
raj earlier ones. 1t is the missionary century.
The doors of the nations have opened. The
area of Christendom has vastly expanded.
The Dark Continent and the isles of the
seas are extending their hands to the Lord
Jesus. Ali has not been accomplished, but
a noble beginning has been made toward
the worlds eYangelization. In these great
years unbelief has taken upon itself to pro
claim a pessimistic Gospel and the decay
and failure of Christianity. These men
have often called themselves scientists and
philosophers. Their misconceptiOn OF the
Gospel discredits their assumptions of wis
dom. Not to know the advance of the Gospel
is to assert their own blindness and narrow
understanding. The age of miracles in
new form has been renewed. In its material
interests and moral enterprises the world has
made greater advances in ours than in the
eighteen proceeding centuries, and all this
has been the creation of Christian thought
and enterprise. Christianity is the leverage
which is lifting the world to a higher plane.
Who ever speaks a word against such
scheme is speaking against truth and reason.
christianity speaks for Itself, and furnishes
its own best evidence. The Gospel has
never failed to rebuke those who have risen
against it,
The Afro-American. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1892-1899, 1895-10-19


1t is easy to think Of our neighbor dying,
but the vital instinct within us steadily re-
pels the prospect from ourselves; and it is
often necessary to summon reason to our
rescue, and to think calmly and clearly about
it, if we would actually face the thought that
the wings of the Angel of Death are hover
ing over our bed, even ours. The young are
sometimes impatient to die; the old are often
content to die; but men in the prime of life
mostly wish to live And even the Christian
may desire to live, without in any wise dis
honoring the Master, who says, when He
sends for Him. Come up hither"
1t is not that he doubts that heaven
once gained would be sufficient
recOmpense, that Christ once seen and
adored would be worth more to his soul than
wife and children and friends. But as we
grow older our sense of the preciOusness Of
life grows. There are plans we wish to ac-
complish, or books we wish to write, or
friends we wish to influence, or children we
wish to rear. To many of us health is CAPT
tai. To all of US life is a talent never to be
regained. 1t is true that, if we are to go,
Willingness to go is mercifuly given to US ; it
of life, as we'll as our love of God, fills US with
thankful joy. There will be blessed service
in heaven, but there will be no more going
out after lost sheep in the wilderness, SO far
as we know; the brightness of the crown will
be won, and our work here over, when our
feet have once been planted within the para
disc of God.-Bishop ThOrold, in con Being
Ill"
The Afro-American. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1892-1899, 1895-10-19

Water may cleanse your fine linen from
stain, but it has never the same wilderness as
before it was soiled. The injured picture
may be repaired, and show the artists skill
in its renewal, but it is not the same picture
as before The vase may be broken and
cleverly mended, but it is a cracked vase to
the end of time. And although through the
love and power, OF God, life of sin cleansed
and renewed. is used by Him for great and
noble work calling out praise at his grace
which can hus put together shattered broken
lives, able to hold heavenly treasure, yet it
can never be to all eternity the same fer us
for any one-as if we had not sinned. The
cleansed, forgiven, full grown soul is a proof
in spite of sin, of the Redeemer's love, and
power, and grace: put the virgin soul has a
beauty all its own beyond the beauty of any
other, however restored, and such souls alone
are privileged to "follow the Lamb where
soever he goeth."-Rev. J. Rocker.
The Afro-American. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1892-1899, 1895-10-19
A NEW LEASE OF LIFE,
IN GOOD HEALTH AT SEVENTY.
THREE YEARS OF AGE.
Miss CORVALLIS Wonderful Recovery of
Health Became Well in Two
Months Alter an Illness of
Six Years.

From the Register, Nelo HaUen. Conn.
In this rapid age OF ours when so many
men and women are old at fifty, one who
has lived three-quarters of a century. and
then, after debility and suffering, regains
health and ytgor, must be regarded with &
feeling akin to wonder. A New England
lady has been found who has had this re-
markable experience
In the family of Clarence Williams. a Che
shire farmer on the Meriden road, Cheshire,
Ct.. lives Miss Cornelta Cornwall. a ladv
seyenty-three years of age For several
years Miss CORVALLIS health has been de-
Ginning very rapidly, caused by general de-
biIity. Her friends feared that the respecte |
lady had not long to live; but kind PrOvi-
dence directed the aged lady, and in a news
papeE advertisement Miss Cornwall read
about DR.. Williams Pink Pills-a few boxes
OF which she procured at once, and with the
result that is best told in her own words.
About six years ago." Miss Cornwall be-
gan, 'tn1y health commenced to fail. l suf
fered from loss of appetite and pains in diff
ferent parts Of my body. Ny condition
gradually grew worse until my limbs were
apparently unable to bear my weight, and
could no longer go up stairs without the as
sistance Of some one.
~ consulted physicians who prescribed
medicines for my blood. These 1 continued
to take for several months. but without any
effect. The sense of feeling in my lower
limbs seemed to be leaving me- and began
to fear that it WAS hopeless to look for a cure.
81 was still suffering terribly from the pains
throu8h my body. when I CHANGED to read
the story Of a cure that had been effected
with the use of DR.. Williams Pink Pills for
Pale People. I discovered that the town
druggist here had none on sale, so ] sent
Immediately to the headquarters in Schenec-
tady, N. Y, and secured two of the boxes Of
the pills.
Last December I commenced using the
pills regularly, and. 4 month after had been
taking them, felt greatly benefited by their
use. The feeling in my limbs came back
again, and in two months l was able to go
about the house as had been accustomed 10
year hefore. Now, as you can see. I am
enjoying good health. The pallor in my
face was removed by the pills. number of
my friends in the neighborhood were COM
planning of symptoms somewhat similar to
my own, and | recommended that they take
DR.. Williams Pink Pills. They did So and
they tell me that they have been very much
benefited by their use. [ still continue to
take the pills, though there is not so much |
necessity for them at present. As a purifier
OF the blood, l consider the DR.. Williams |
Pink Pills wonderful medicine." al
Pink Pills are sold by all dealers, or will be |
sent post paid on receipt Of price $50 cents a |
box or six boxes for $2.5O-they are never |
sold in bulk, or blythe 1907 byaddressing DR.. |
Williams Medicine Co, Schenectady n Y. |
The Afro-American. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1892-1899, 1895-10-19

He was giant in size, the picture Of heath
and strength, with iron muscles, famous
athlete. He pursued his training excessively
to hold his fame, and doubtless trained too
much. With all his exercise the man was
nervous, restless and sleepless, and then
rack1ng pains took hold upon him. He could
had set III when he thought himself in per-
feet health. So in all conditions twin fake
hold OF the nerves They had be en- enfeebled
in his case, and they are eIlfeebIed in a
thousand cases in as many diffefenb ways.
He was Well advised and followed al etions
OF experienced people. Soon f4fs neIves be-
gan to be toned and Quieted and in short
time the pains ceased altogether. He had
used ST. Jacobs Oil freely and cure fol-
lowed, ana so will it follow in all cases and
conditions.
The Afro-American. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1892-1899, 1895-10-19

Now comses4r s1sffaa s Az fba+ - 49,.
Ing to have steamboat lnaC win cross
the ocean in three days. Gracious; are
we not getting across fast enough now
The rash win soon be to 60 by the slow
steamers. It's the ocean voyage that
so many people like; and, then, think
of 1t, only three days sail from New
York to Southampton If they would
stop there II rouId be all right; but,
then, turn it around, it is only three
days from Southampton to New York.
1t isn't the people who go over there
that worry me, but it is the class of peo-
pie that are being sent back to us; not
the people who come of their own ac-
cord, but the ones that the various gov
ernments are anxious to be rid of.
Think of dumping them here every
three days, Wish the good Lord
could make it thirty days, or three
years. Our great extent of unoccupied
territory is our danger. England only
a few hours across the channel from
Europe, get the continentaIs have never
been able to make much impression on
her. The Agricultural portions of Eng
land haze always been held by Eng
lish han rid somehow or other, the
continenfals have never been able to get
a foothold there. But with us-in ter
ritory we have so many Englands-
there's certain to be room for all, and
England, together with the rest of Eu-
rope, sends her surplus here.-Boston
Herald.
The Afro-American. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1892-1899, 1895-10-19
It'd Progress in Civilized Countries
ia Simply Marvellous.

S@@s@ AEOe ~ SAA III @AEHA4X0u Countries
IA Simply Marvellous.
The progress which the bicycle has
made and is making in the leading
civilized countries Of the world Is sim
ply marvellous. In fact, In every land
where civilization is at its height the
tWo-Wheeled system Of self-propelled
locoInotion is considered an established
institution, says the St Louis Repub-
lie. In america alone more than ] ,000,-
600 men, women and children are own
ers of their wheels, while another half
million of the population well under
stand the art of riding the delusive
bike" During the year 1894 upwards
Of 100000 bicycles were made and sold
In this country, and the estimate for
1898, made by conservative men, is
100000. is it any wonder that the liv-
eryman sees only dark future for his
business, and that the industry of
horse-racing is anxious?
In Europe the bicycle craze is even
more Virulent than it is in America. In
London and Paris thousands of infat-
uated Wheelers plum madlK about
the streets from dar I'd
o'clock in the mornlf itain
has 100000 cyclists ltaIDf
f75,0OO,O0O invested 4action
of bicycles and tricycles actor
les In which such machiN IRE manu-
featured give daily employment to ~
600 men.
The census returns Of France enumer-
ate 1921 cycles which are used solely
for pleasure. Those used by tradesmen
in any Of their business transactions
are not taxed. On that account the
above figures fail to convey anything
like an accurate idea Of the number Of
wheels owned in that country.
In Belgium, Holland, Germany, Aus
tria and Italy the bicycle ia fast super
seding all other means Of locomotion,
especially where pleasure and health
are the objects sought. In short, the
bicycle has, within a very few years,
become a very necessary adjunct to
modern civilization.
The Afro-American. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1892-1899, 1895-10-19
INsURRRCT1ON IN KOREA.
The King Deposed and Japanese sympathiza
in Power

Inc Alng Ueposed and Japanese Symp afhiz8rs
in Power
The Paris correspondent OF tie London
Standard says that the Herald's Seoul dis
patch reports that the japanese troops were
at the gates OF the palace during the butch
cry incident upon the uprising of the anti
foreigners, headed by Tai Rom Kin, father
OF the King Of Korea. 1here was nothing TO
show that the Japanese minister was aware
OF the plot. The King is prisoner, and his
father has been proclaimed dictator. A new
cabinet has been constituted of Japanese
elements. The Q 'eens officials have fed.
The Japanese Soshi has been arrested for
the murder OF the Queen.
a Shanghai dispatch to the London Times
says that her maiesty's cruiser, Edgar. has
suddenly been ordered to Chemulpo. where
she will land force OF marines.
1t is reported from Pekin that some OF tbs
hohammedan rebels in the province Of
Kansu have captured the city OF Ian Chau.
the capital Of the province.
The Afro-American. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1892-1899, 1895-10-19
SUNLIGHT AT LAST.

Do not believe that God offers himself as a
guide in his providence and guide toward a
holy life by his spirit, and yet will leave the
places Of truth in the hope of his aid How
ne can aid it is useless to ask; but that he
can aid, who is truth itself, and has sure ac-
cess to minds and hearts you must not doubt.
He may move in all silence. he may act on
the soul and so on the mind indirectly, he
may cau7e-ds often happens-external
things to illustrate truth in some remarkable
manner. But be assured of this that if in
obedience and hope you wait on him, he will
bring you to sunlight at last And then the
rest. the peaca Of having passed through and
left behind you the wilderness of doubt will
6e lifelong enioyment.-T D. Woolsey.
The Afro-American. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1892-1899, 1895-10-19
Slept Twenty Years in a CONN.


It is seldom that a man dies in a
coffin but that is exactly what old Bar
ney Frickers, Of Alliance, Ohio, did
when he finally gave up the ghost In
the fall of 1890. For more than twenty
years "Old Barney" had been haunted
with the idea that he was on the verge
of the grave. Every evening he de-
clared that he would never again see
the sun rise. He constantly bro0ded
over his queer hallucination. and never
allowed himself to go to sleep without
being carefully prepared for death and
burial. Every night he robed himself
in his grave clothes and solemnIy laid
down in his coffin and passed the night
firmly believing and probably hoping
that for him the day would never dawn
again. Finally death came, but, grim
and sly as he was, he did not find "Old
Barney" unprepared The coffin in
which this queer old character had so
often awakened disappointed was of
his own make, and was said to have
been a curiosity in itself, being liter
ally covered with all kinds, patterns
and sizes Of aIlegorical paintings.
The Afro-American. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1892-1899, 1895-10-19
FOUR MEN DROWNED.

Tried to Cross the Patapseo in q Rowboat,
Which Capsixe1.
-Four men were drowned by the capsizine
OF pleasure boat il the middle branch:ol
the Patapsco River, near Baltimore.
All the men we're residents Of Baltimore
and with two companions attempted to cross
the river from Ferry Bar to Meters Pavilion.
in Anne Arundel county. a strong east
wind made the water very sough, and when
D out hall way across the boat bsgaa to "a
The men becana Ightened, and ID
momept Il gent over leaving
The Afro-American. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1892-1899, 1895-10-19
When Nature

Needs assistance it may be best to render IL
promptly. but one should remember to use
even the most perfect remedies only when
needed. The best and most simple and gentle
remedy is the Syrup of Figs manufactured by
the California Fig Syrup Co.
The Afro-American. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1892-1899, 1895-10-19

He-This is the last season 1 shall
own a yacht The Unaffected One
Why Mr. Sayler, thought you were
perfectly in love with sailing. $50 I
am, but it's too much work to get nv
friends to gowith me. They say thew
have to give up too much in order to do
It."-Brooklyn Life.
The Afro-American. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1892-1899, 1895-10-19

Liliuokalani, the deposed Queen Of Ha-
wall, had good many Curious characters
tics, one Of the most pronounced o. which
was q perfect passion for the collection Of
ropo knots made by sailors Of different
nationauties who visited her domain.
The Afro-American. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1892-1899, 1895-10-19

We should find great peace if we would
Undue ourselves with this thought-that we
are here solely 10 accomplish the will Of
God. that that will is accom- plished from day
to day. and that he who dies leaving his
work unfinished is just az far advanced in
the eyes of Supreme Justice as he who has
leisure to accomplish it fully .-0zanam.
The Afro-American. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1892-1899, 1895-10-19

BY local applications, as they cannot reach the
diseased portion of the ear. There is only one
way to cure deafness, and that is by constitu,
honal remedies. Deafness is caused by an in
famed condition of the mucous lining of the
Eustachian Tube. When this tube gets in
famed you have p rumbling sound or imper-
Deafness is the result, and unless the infiam-
nation can be taken out and this tube re-
stored to- it's normal condition, hearing will be
destroyed forever. Nine cases out of ten are
caused by ca tarrh, which is nothing but an in
famed condition Of the mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for any
case OF Deafness (caused by catarrh) that can
not be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure. Send for
circulars, free
F. j. CHENEY & Co., Toledo o.
~ Sold By Druggists, 75c.
The Afro-American. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1892-1899, 1895-10-19
Poor Prospect.

a pathetic thing, II one looks ne II
from an indulgent point Of view, u the
haste of certain young men to possess
a beard. An undergraduate at COLLEGE.
who was quite innocent or any sign of
beard, grew confidential one day WITH
the barber who ~ eutting his hair. 4
Don't you thih going 10 have !
pretty good baa the young man
asked.
"Ah, Tell-perhaps so, said the bar
Der, seeing no reason to commit him
SELF
well" the young man went on, lyon
know my father had splendid beard y
so he did," said the barber. "Rut IA
you know, I've always noticed that Won
resemble your mother more than van
do your fatherw
The Afro-American. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1892-1899, 1895-10-19

"You say 1t was a runaway match ?''
"Partly. He tried to run away, but
she brought him to time by threats of
a breach of promise suit "-Indianapo-
lis Journal
The Afro-American. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1892-1899, 1895-10-19

The Havana correspondent Of he london
Times ii convinced that Captain General
Campos II preparing for detailed Ocenpa-
tlon OF the Island Of Cuba to last for year
or longer
The Afro-American. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1892-1899, 1895-10-19

Dr.. Kilmer's AMp-RooT cures
all Kidney and Bladder troubles.
Pamphlet and Consultation tres.
Laboratory Binghamton. N. Y.
The Afro-American. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1892-1899, 1895-10-19

FITS stopped free by Dr.. KLrE's GREAT
NERVE REsTORER. No fits after first days use
Marvellous cures. Treatise and $500 trial bot
tie free. DR.. Kline, 931 Arch St. PhiIa.. Pa,
The Afro-American. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1892-1899, 1895-10-19

Il wish were a man! would do some
thing noble, self-sacrifcing. Propose 10 a
girl like yourself?'
The Afro-American. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1892-1899, 1895-10-19

A fisherman at Clinton, Mo-. caught a
three-foot water moccasin snake on hook
baited with irog.
The Afro-American. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1892-1899, 1895-10-19

Some people keep their nails in mourning
as If their fingers were dead.
The Afro-American. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1892-1899, 1895-10-19

:. delicate silence is the strongest protest
that one can be offered. 70
The Afro-American. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1892-1899, 1895-10-19

Mrs.. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for children
ton allays pain cures wind collie. Csc. a bottle
The Afro-American. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1892-1899, 1895-10-19

'It's good thing you married a chemist,
Nancy; you always have retort ready"
The Afro-American. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1892-1899, 1895-10-19

Il is So Easy TO Remove COrns With
Hindercorns, we wonder so many endure them.
Get it and see how nicely it takes them of.
The Afro-American. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1892-1899, 1895-10-19

The death OF John Dunn, a Zulu chief,
made orphans Of seventy children.
The Afro-American. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1892-1899, 1895-10-19

Blind Man-"How's everything this morn
ing, jerry" LeEIeSs Man-"Oh, I can't
kick. How do you tte.?" Blind Man
"Out Of sight"
The Afro-American. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1892-1899, 1895-10-19

"How do you like my new suit TIL
immense what did you pay for It p The
price" -measuredly- t45.
The Afro-American. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1892-1899, 1895-10-19

[ believe Piso's Cure for Consumption saved
my boy life last summer.-Mrs. ALLIE
DoUGLAss Leroy, Mich, Oct. 20, "a.
The Afro-American. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1892-1899, 1895-10-19
At The once

you may have sudden bilious attack OF head
ache when it is impossible for you to leave your
work. If you have a box of Ripans Tabules in
your desk a tabule taken at the first symptom
will relieve you.
The Afro-American. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1892-1899, 1895-10-19

There is Pleasure and Proht
and satisfaction in abating troublesome and
nainf1I lis by using Parkers Ginger Tonic.
The Afro-American. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1892-1899, 1895-10-19

The successor Of Prince Cantalzene as
Russian ambassador at Washington, is his
own brothpr-in-law
The Afro-American. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1892-1899, 1895-10-19

TIC remedy IS sfrengsI
SCOTS Emulsion,
adjustment of lung st
It is fighting the gerl
These tiny little droE
into the system and
Whethe succeed
q e germ
The Afro-American. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1892-1899, 1895-10-19

"Three minutes for dinner!o yelled
the railroad porter ''Good!' exciainl.
ed the editor. 1.-THE last time 1t was So y
Atlanta Constitution.
The Afro-American. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1892-1899, 1895-10-19

a Eewagk On. j. child. born with twel -
fingers, twelve Co. double Pc
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-06-01

A short time agoa young woman of
fashion in Washington went to one of
the taxidermists of the Smithsonian in
stitution and wanted favor. She had
with her bright canary bird, alive
and chirruping, and she very much de-
sired the taxidermist to kill and stuff
the bird for her. She went on to say
that she had hunted all over the city
fox bird of just this shade" because
she wanted the plumage to match in
color a new gown which she was hav-
ing made. The bird that she brought
she wanted stuffed for an ornament for
her person.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-06-01
SITUATIONS wANTE0-FREE.

Are you in need Of work? If SO. yeu are at
liberty to use these columns for assistance in
that direction While this notice appears the
STATE JOURNAL VIII publish free on Saturday,
Monday and Tuesday, for Topeka or Kansas
people. al notices of situations Wanted NOT
length Provided that all advertisements Of
this nature are handed IN previous to
ten O'Clock Saturday morning; also on Wednes-
this class handed in by ten o'clock Wednesday
morning.
No advertisements Of this nature to be started
except on Saturdays and Wednesdays. No OBJ
legation is incurred on the part of tho advertis-
er. No worthy and needy man or woman need
in business or having employment is expected TO
take advantage of It. but all others invited 70
avail themselves freely.
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PIANOS AND ORGANS.

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