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"up-tO-Dater Religion.

We have received thu subjoinct circular from
is appended it. At the head OF the sheet is pic
turo OF the interior Of the Baptist Templc-louking
from tho foyer" As another illustration of the
tangled ways of mnney-retting preaching. of which
correspondents have written to lis. it has INTEREST,"
To THE EDITOR or THE SuS-Str By lengthy and
graphic descriptions. under such headings as
Church Like a Theatre" "An Tp-to. Date Church. Z"
&c. the press has almost immOrtaliArd the new cd
c" of the First Bats Church and all of the kindly
notices have been fully appreciated.
Now am wondering IL the preaching at tho Tenn
pie might not be deemed worthy Of space and w
take IN" liberty or enclosing II specimen discourse
fureNanin ltipn.
II is the second In series in which the aim will
he to present graphic word pictures of scenes and
places Of historic and popular interest and t. draw
from them helpful moral and spiritual lesson.
Fur instance. Nov: : the subject will he I'm the
Ahhey;" Nov ~, "Voires FROM st PAUL. Cathc.
dral." Nov. ~. In Warwick Cas- L." a Thanks.
giving mon Doc. 8. The haunts Of shake
and Suffered" Sc. the srrl T. run FOR several
months aud to treat of the most suggestive places in
ENGLAND, Sc ,tland aud Frame.
These dlscuurSes WI he prepared a week in Ad.
offices here III plat" form Al Sl.O0 each. or. when
plates ar not desired printed copy will he mailed
at 30 cents each.
The newspapers mad, DR. Talmsge asa preacher
and am whA' the politicians would call a rcC-p-
tive ranl iatr f,r the high honor
Can Won not give NV work trial.
Awaiting your reply, l am, sincerely yours,
Pastors study, ~ North Garfield avenue, CnITM.
BUs ONO, Oct. "a 1899.
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As the unparalleled campaign in Ken
lucky ncars its end, two things become
very apparent The first il that GOEREL
and his fellow conspiratOrS against the
freedom Of the ballot are dcspcrat" enough
to use rclcntlcssly every advantage which
the Infamous Gocbc law gives them in the
way of dishonest count. Tho second is
that there has been great awakening of
the moral sense of the community to the
mmincncc and doadliness Of the peril that
lies before the State.
So general in these last days Of the can
vnss IL the perception of the truth of the
situation by Krntuckians who respect
themselves and the fame Of their Common
wealth, that every other consideration is
pvershadowed by the main issue In tho
view of the citizen suddenly summoned to
defend his most precious political right,
the question OF whether tho State
Government shall be in the hands OF
Republicans or of Democrats dwindles into
nothngncss beside the question OF whether
popular institutions shall be overthrow.
1t seems OF comparatively little Importance
that GoEBEL, the candidate Of the Goebel
law. is a man Of rcpulsive character, with a
branding him almost every day on the
stump ms scoundrcl and n murderer, but
the fact Of most consequence is that he las
plotted and is still preparing to murder free
elections In Kentucky.
In this spirit the great mass OF honorable
Democrats who are supporting john YoUSG
Brown for the sake of the honor Of their
party and their State, are conducting
the campaign to its conclusion. No bolt
was ever more praiseworthy; no political
cause was ever better entitled to
The anxious sympathy OF all Ameri-
cans deserving that name. The tone Of
the later speeches OF the Democratic
orators opposed to GoEBEL is extremely
serious as BELTS those who cOnfrOnta crisis
In which are all the elements Of revolution.
Mr.. BRYANs paltry arguments IA to the
regularity" of n candidate nominated by
trickcry to pcrpctuate an organized fraud
against the free ballot, received their sufIl-
,ient commentary when GOEBEL flung
after him the promise that an election
law good enough to count in G0E-
BEL in 1890 will be good enough also
to count kentucky for BRYAN in 1900.
HENRY WATrERsoNs pitiful appeals in
the Courier-Journdl to "eXpedirncy" lose
their force in the presence Of his own decla-
ration, made not twenty months ago in n
moment OF clearer vision and more stall
wart patriotism, that the Democrats of
Kentucky have not sunk to the level OF
the shameless effrOntery and uncOncealed
ieformity" of this worst Of force bills.
There is vet some grace wrote
WLTsrERsoE i'm Frbruary 1898 "lpft in tho
manhood of Kentucky to rise in its might
and say to this wicked attempt to steal its
birthright Of freedom in open day and be-
ore its eyes, L forbid!'"
We believe it, and therefore We have hope
Tor the vindication of Kentucky's manhood
and honor
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THE SITUATION IN SOUTH AFRICA.

As accounts OF Gen Yule's retreat from
Dundee como in. it becomes more apparent
that tho Beers lost the first great chance OF the
campaign in Natal. Sir George White was not
in sufficient strength at 1adysmtth to detach
any considerable force toward Glencoe TO
create n diversion in favor OF Gen. lulc. Tor
sudden advance oitha Free State burghers from
Testers ON the Van Reenen's Pass road would
nave seriously compromised the whole situa-
ton. Had the Boers been more alert at Dundee
and followed up the retreating British with a
mounted force with light artillery. they could
have retarded their march sufficiently to allow
n part of their main body to come up and com
pei Gen. lule to fight n rear-guard action In Il
situation In which dcteat meant disaster inc
opportunity. however was lost. The British
concentration was effected, and the Beers
have now to face the problem OF how to force
the British across the Tugela before tho re"n-
forcements from England arrive. II indeed 1t is
possible under the new conditions brought
about by their initial error in not pursuing
their advantage at Dundee.
The force now under Sir George White at
I.adysmith il stated at something like 10000
strong This seems ample to meet the emer-
geusy should he elect to remain on the de-
fensive. and might even enable him to strike
decisive blow at one Of the wings OF the Boer
army while holding the other in check. force
F.I,, ~ nr,a ~ ul " "
trn.i, ,ur. md n r,orr,ni, h,tt,rv has
ha,r Ja,,rL.I IA Iorbord,s Kon ahout four
All o,o-h,It r,,los ror,ha,st of LADY,
.,,ib Ero, this roint IL commands
th. N.un,s,la n,d Mammalian road.
d h,. ito ,ropt cover.d nv the Mod
d.rsrrmi, rndsr the changed oiroum-
stances. it seems Ehardly probable tnnt the
re-. ,,iII rtsL n d,rnct assault on the british
ro,ition, ,-hioh hny. hoo, ssI,ct.d soasto pive
an ,,ax g., ,Iir .,n,rori,v In cavalry an ,rr,
o. uhtoh ia paora go doecio,t IN, onnear
oro, ~ can 1n,hort,s f,rco on tbr Unlnm,
Ln,- r,od n,,coo sir Ceorrs White for tho
,,o,,,,,,,t bo,v,er tho two virrs of tina Boer
orro, 10 I.,, v,,ro tbrs,terin,, his conmuni-
o.,ion. i'm pi,,.,morityhurc Eor this
raa.on ,,.a nav Io,L ,or thn mo.t sorious ryht
in,, ~ ,ot. nIac. on tL,t siJn of Iadvsmi,h
rh,r. o,ar,st, l.. nm arror ~ Incnlt,v in ths
boI,,.d ,.i.,r,,,s rror, p,II,w,vo in which n
ia ..id TINT iout Ilnw.ivp.s man war. hold
-; H. po.ra IL oh.ol, ro,, I nL.tsi which ia
! aLo,,, ,or,y-Ovs ,,il.s rorth ~ N,fskipo II
| u,s ,,r,ur,,,d mora than tar DAYS o,,n TINT
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Not long ago IL was reported that n treaty
had been concluded between Great Britain
and Portugal whereby the former power
was to acquire that part OF the Portuguese"
possessions in East Africa which lies be-
tween the Komatj River on the north and
the frontier Of Tonga Land, which is n
British possession. The strip said to have
been coded includes, OF course, Delagoa Bay,
tho Importance of which has been pre-
viously recognized and is emphasized by
the present war. Even il such treaty had
been concluded, it would not he valid I'M
less ratified by the Portuguese Cortcs, and
experience has shown that such ratification
would he doubtful As matter OF fact,
whatever incOncluSivo negotiations may
nave been carried on, Deagoa Bay remains
Portuguese property, and the Lisbon Gov
,rnmcnt has consequently issued pruca-
mation of neutrality.
glance at the map OF South Africa will
exhibit the great advantage, from mill
tary point OF view. which the ownership OF
Lorenzo Marques on Dclagoa Bay would
have given the English in their present
contest with the Beers. The port Just
named is only $40 miles from Pretoria,
while Durham, the next nearest, is 5lli
Port Elizabeth is 74O and Cape Town Is
lOiO. An advance from Lor"nHo Marques
against tho Transvaal capital would h,
child's play, compared with the cuntrm
plated movement FROM Cape Town or Port
Elizabeth Tho strategic value of DrluEoa
BAY was as distinctly perceived 10y mrI
acquainted with South Africa twenty year.
ago as 1t is now, and it Is the fault Of til,
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To THE Enron OF THE SvS-Sr. The suggestion
Washington, u. C.. the Nations capital. the Ma
uonAl Naval Museum. thus becoming tho Nations
tribute TO the ever-rCady American navy. should
not 10 construed in any way rvallng the artistic
Dewey arch IN New 20. h city.
one is national paid for hy the Nation aud con.
trollcd by the Nation the arh is Local utandel for
local embellishments CONTROL d by the municipality
and paid for nv prvAt' subscription.
"Oli lrun,!de," Is alre.dy a par. OF American
history AMI literature, male Errit hv American
preserved a. priceless r. 'aSr Of patriotic
ton cor SucCe Il ~ generations Of 4 DeUcan~ until
thu nj Of Ter can us DRY.
II has hvou stated ht boston alone oh urtS 20 TINS
glorious latr ~ "Oli II, n,li"s % rlamlu that he.
cause she was originally huIlt Ia Boston shipyarI
now lies n fo-t"n harl ur AMI being under the con,
troll %! the secretary = the navy, THIS most famous
American ship should be ONE Be-. n uruAurn'
The pntri I, ohm D. Lon, who IA Secretary ul the
Amer al Navy, ~ lie Wa cove rnur OF the STATE
Massachusetts VIII l." mos loSal 20 Boston 10y prS
scrvlnr to the Station "OId Ir,usId"s"
II II httnt tAat 'Old lruusle- b" rebuilt IN the
Iuited state, NlNy Yard at Boston; ard Boston
prndet. objection tu this from any Iuartrr bonn,
lwpIul able
hut Hra.r' OLD IronsiI".' N Bostrn, A. sopn
might llI'ai' rha claim the declaration OF IuI,-
D. 'r',, p tUsr II WIS al rptod by Americans at a
mo, NJ me-. lu Philadelphia
II Amer cans wish to preserve "Oll Iruusides
for NJ CO.. forever. they must take action and
J. .. "a tn up .drnt without delay.
JoHS WHITFIELD scorr
NV lvAL. C. -.
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From the LctciSt0n Eu.rfng journal.
Speaking OF deer shooting" said the local
nthu siast. reminds me OF the story OF the
man up Bethel way. He had pulmonary
trouble that had reduced him somewhat and
he was douhtiul II his strength would permit
him to make the journey. His physician told
him to 60 ahead. but not to tramp much. In
camp. where he arrived much exhausted. his
friends told him TO make himself comfortable
while they went out and got him some veni-
son,
He sat about camp alone until about 10
O'Clock and then went in and took his rifle out
into the omen. Here he sat down on a log and
thought Of his unhappy fate. He then fred a
shot from the rife at a Knot on a tree and hit
It lair in the bull's-cye. The sun was warm aud
bright and he moved out into it. resting his
rifle against the stump OF a pine. lie then lit
his pine and ruminated. 4 rustic in the brush
aroused him Looking up he saw n buck with
branching horns about forty Yards away. He
reached over without moving from his seat.
took the rifle. rested it on II prong OF tho
stump, drew bead on the deer and fired and
the buck fell dead.
When the hunters who went out after veni-
son Tor the tnva lid came home. he said, What
!urkY oh. We'll have deer meat for you be-
fore we go home Didn't get any to- az but
we saw signs llow's this Tor a sign? said
the invalid, and he led them M to a q O-pound
buck. and they broke the profound silence to
remark. We'll. I'll 10 darned.'"
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EDISON PICTURES OF THE KLoNDIKE.
kaleidoscope Views Which He Will Send to
the Paris Exposition.

ORANGE. y. j.. Oct. %. A remark able colsc-
tion o. films for a moving picture machine is
now being developed at the laboratory OF
Thomas A. Edison in West Orange. The pic
lures are from the Klondike and are Intended
for the exhibit Mr.. Edison is to make at the
Paris Exposition. All tho films which have
been developed have been successful. The
entire series will show actual life in the Klon-
dixie as 1t has never been shown before,
The photographing party started for the
KloHA4Ee in June. 1898. Thomas Graham and
Il. Il. -iJnine. the latter Mr.. Edison's personal
representative, being at the hoad OF the party.
Mi, Bonnie had previously visited tho region
Ar q was in charge Of the route and the selec-
tiOn Of the views to be taken.
Mr.. Ellison made n machine for the eXpedi-
tiOn which took pictures nine times the size
OF the ordinary ones. In order to use tho larger
film it was necessary to reduce tho speed Of
the machine from fOrty-hve to twenty pictures
a second. The reduction in speed has resulted
in gain In cleRrness.
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MURDER or NA7IOSIL OFFICERS.



In the western district OF the United States
District Court for Virginia it is said that about
twenty officials OF the Federal revenue or
courts have been killed while In discharge Ct
their duties within the past fifteen years. This
is not remarkable when there Is no capital
penalty for murder committed in resisting n
Federal officer. and fine and Imprisonment
have little effect in restraining the lawless ee-
ments that nfest our southwestern mountains.
In sentencing certain man recently. Judge
Paul. at Abingdon, said from the bench:
That for murder no higher punishment
can be inflicted under tho Federal statutes
than Imprisonment for a limited period at
hard labor. is a reproach to tho federal Gov
eminent.
TT 10 tho only civilized government in tho
world that sends forth its officers to execute
its laws practically without protection. and
when they are murdered in obpyng It's man
dates provides no adequate pun ishmont for the
crime. The Marshal OF this district in at
TEN ptng to execute a warrant OF arrest for a
violation OF the Postal laws. may be shot dead
and the only penalty provided by the statutes
~ the United States for the perpetrator Of the
crime Is an insignificant fine and paltry term
OF imprisonment under the statute for OBJ
structing process or assauking an officer.
THE judge OF this court. while pronouncing
this sentence. light by some one in this audi
ence be assassinated. and the only charge that
could he brought against the murderer would
be under the statute intended to prevent the
obstruction OF tho due administration Of JUS
toe. The chief Justice Of the Supreme Court
Of the United States ia by law one Of the Circuit
Judges OF this circuit. We're he holding the
Circuit Court here. and some Dissatisfied liti-
could b" found under the United States laws
for The murder OF the CHEST judicial officer in
the Government would be an Insignificant fno
Er nj al
both, ior impeding the court in the discharge
OF its duties
This is curious oversight or remarkable len
ity IN Congress. In the case which cal ed forth
Judge Paul's commenta. Henry Strouth was
arrested in Russell county as moOnshiner
but escnred during the destruction OF the still
Pursued by Druuty Collector George RatliIe
and another officer, Strouth succeeded IN
reaching friends. and one Of these, William
Strouth, shot RatIife at close range.
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covered in South Africa proves to be every
whore ellicacious.
FIFTY n Week.

This is Col. BRYANs busy week. To-day
he will speak to eight Nebraska audiences;
tomorrow to ten; Wednesday to four;
Friday to eleven, and Saturday to fifteen.
Fi,ty spccches n week is an excellent aver
M, even for this most illustrious orator.
He has damnabIc iteration, and il n con-
tiuuOus performance can win the hearts
of Nebraska, his fortunes are safe.
II is evident. however, from the violence
with which he il speeding and spouting
through his State that he Is nervous.
Fusion is hard to keep together. The Ne
braska Popuists have started TO grab
nearly all the Offices, to the grief Of the
Democrats The Fusion State Administra-
ton has been thing to laugh at. Most of
all, the farmers are said to stay away from
Col. BRYAN's meetings. They seem to be
too busy Just now to go and hear how
unfortunate they are.
II Is noticeable that good many OF tho
Populsts in Kansas, which used to he the
main Populist power house, are expansion
lists II their brethren in Nebraska are of
the same opinion, Col. BRIANs selection Of
anti-cxpansion as an ovcrshadowing issue
was not well made
Dc lHc tl'N'o ldi ~ VI 'h"i't anu '' INV
Coloncl's issue samples satisfactory or
not, he can still cry to the Nebraskans
Help mo or l sink" He must carry
Nebraska. Good-natured Ncbraskans will
be expected to help him in his peril. But
it is possible that Nebraska may have be-
come little weary OF him. All his pre-
dictions and theories have turned out to be
nonsense. As a military hero he provokes
the world to grin. AS public man he is too
frequent and doesn't know how to make
himself expected. Still, he will he happy
this week, whatever uncertainty hangs
over election day. If he could always have
a chance to make fifty speeches a week he
would be content to live forever.
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THE sIMPLoN TUNNEL.
Third Outlet Through the Alps Begun and
to he Finished in Four Years and Half.


Third Outlet Through the Alps Begun and
to He Finished in Four Years and Half
Ah,ut n thousand man nre now engaged in
ax,.xotirr tina Sinnlon tim nel which il to give
Ero,cs ,n1 svitzerI,nd direct communication
NV rail with Milan. the greatest distributing
point in italian trade. The work is being
puabsd dov ,nd NIGHT. and there /. every pros
nos, ,b.t ~ vuI Ls cnmnIeted in the four and
n half venr, rrmaining To the Jura- Simplon
railroad Comunnv under its contract. Tho
corp,ny has avery incentive to carry out the
work. II POSSIBLE. in less than contract time.
for IL will receive an extra thousand
dolI,ra for everv day II saves while the
s,me amount will be deducted from the
nrine m no maid for the tunneI for every day Of
dolav h.vond the stipulated time The work
will dirrsr from that Of the Mount Cents and St
Gotthard tunnels ne thero will be two tunnels
ono reach limo ftrack the tunnels being nifty
eipht feet anort and cnnnected every 2GO feet
nv rross.cuttinps, tne nresent work, however
concentrates ths conn letiop OF only one tun-
mel and n gallery through tho otb.r. the gallery
being used to return cars loaded with material.
into the tunnel while the debris of excavation
ia rcmoyed through the tunnel itset
Excavation Is in propress both at the Swiss
md Italian ends and the work com Melted in
tho first six months amounted to 4O4S feet
ohout tvo.tbirds Of which was on the Swiss
aid. The statistics for the second half yenr
endinp this month will show an important
increase I'm the rate Of progress The tunnel
tv.Ive md n half niIes long will h. "A fourtb
lonper than ct. Gotthard md nearly n half
IonUer than Nount Ccnis hut with the inn
rrovsd metbods Of tunnellinc and the better
machinery now in usc the cost and the time
corauuel will NOT IA. commensurate with Il.
gre,tsrIe nutb
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SPAIN CLAIMS CAPTIRED PROPERTY
Demands Guns and Munitions of War
Taken Mt Cavite by the Navy.

WASHINGTON. Oct. ~. - The Washington
officials have been called upon to decide
whether or not the guns and other munitions
Of war in the fort and arsenal at CavitG are
public property OF Spain. to be handed over
to tho Spanish authorities in accordance with
provision OF the treaty OF peace referring to that
subject. \ demand has been made by Spanish
officials upon the United States naval author
files in Manila for possession Of the property.
alleging that it ia covered by the terms ot the
treaty The naval authorities have refused to
yield to the demand. on the ground that the
property came into possession OF the Unite
States as a result Of the battle OF Manila Bay
and the surrender OF CavitG to the forces under
Admiral Dewey. They contend that the turn
ing over OF this property or other property
similarly conditioned. was not contemplated
BY the treaty of peace.
\ decision Of tho question has been referred
to tho officials in this city. Upon this decision
hangs n large part OF the claim for prize money
made 10y Admiral Dewey in behalf Of his OIL
GERS and men The arsenal at Cavit was well
stored with guns and materials. and If they ar @
not to he included in the spoils of the battle
the awards to the claimants will be materially
reduced.
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African Dutch Additions to the English
Language.
From the London Daily Mail.

From the London Daily Mail.
Possibly the bcst.quoted word just now OF Dutch
South African origin is Utlander sometimes written
"Outlandrr" Newcomer or outsider" ia per.
haps the nearest that can be got TO this In translA
tion; and the word il pronounced as nearly poss
bic like eight lander. The name of the President OF
the Transyaal Republic IL written Kruger (mors
properly Kruger, but IT is neither sounded as
Kroojer nor Krowger, but-as near as be ind-
Gated Kree-er. Tho word Transvaal 10, literally
across the yellow tor ycllOwish brown river
Rand short for WitwAtcrsrAnd. is pronounced as IL
spuIt rant. The word veli-the FINAL 1t" is some.
times Attachments field or common. and is pro-
nOunCed felt "
Kopjr-a hillock. or piece Of rising grounds
neither kup-jay nor kup-jCe but koppy. Dr. Leyds's
patronymic Is pronounced Ltdes, The Boer Parlia.
ment House is called the Raadzaal, and tho Parlia
ment ths VolksraAi. the 'v" being sounded like
20" Berg is mountain the plural being formed by
tho addition Of ""u" after the g" 4 drift il a
ford an dorp town, or village. Thus We have
krugersdorp. Leyd~dorp. &c.
stad also means town; and winkel-pronounced
Vinklr-A store, whore almos; everything is sold.
FOutSin, AZ the name implies. means spring and
krant, u cr or pr"c.pic'. Bo-chVeld pronounced
huShfclu l. an open PLAIN covered with bush. To
trek IL to travel. vportrekkers meaning pioneers
A Ylei day is pool OF water, mostly formed in
the rainy season. Rooinek is the term OF CONTEMPT
applied to Britshers. and means "rcd.neck"; it ia
not lnfrcQuently pr"hNcd by the adjective "ver.
domde" GerdomdyJ. KoohAatjeI IL Cape Dutch for
Tommy Atkins" or redcoats. A stoep pronounced
stoop) is a raised platform in front OF house
something like yerandah-on which the Boer loves
to take his weed.
Nrouw meaning housewife is pronounced
"frow." Slm-oftrn applied to zen. Pet Joubert-
s cunning. Artful or, Slanglnglv speaking "Hy. ="
"Kerel' is chap or fellow. BaAs-pronounced so
is master. and haas op, boss up. To inspan is to
harness or Their horses or cattle; to utspAn is to
unhArn,ss. tit,pau is also Appli, to the resting
nlAre u he nILInAla NnrlnY La