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Milford chronicle., 1902-04-18
aTALMAelsMs."

As an editorial writer DR.. Talmage
was versatile and prolific, and his
weekly contributions on an immense
variety Of topics would fill many vol-
umes. His writing was as entertaining
and pungent as his preaching and
full Of brilliant eccentricities-"Ta
magisms," as they were called. He
coined new words and invented new
phrases. If the topic was to his liking.
the pen raced to keep time with the
thought. 1t was the same with his SER
mons. Once conceived in the busy
brain, the committing to paper was
swift and exciting. Still. with all this
haste, nothing could exceed the scru.
pulOus care he took with his finished
manuscript. He once wired from Gin.
cinnsN to mis- publisher in New York
instructions to change comma in his
curren&sermon to a semicolon. He had
detected the error while reading proof
on the train.
His phenomenal memory was never
at Il loss. He had spoken or written on
thousands Of topics, and he>Semember-
ed almost everything he had ever
preached. In prepaNng his twenty
volume, series of sermcl Die used only
500, or lessNban half the total number
he had preached. In addition to a.
least a thousand sermons Of 1000
wordSSeaeh, eade sermon different
from the othdS> tbA vast pulpit reNefe
tory aggregating NpfSlj ShIa q. 100000
words. he was the autl0rNSNa number
of lectures, the most popularS being
"The New Life Of the Nation" "Grum-
blers." Our New Home" big Blum
ders1~apQ -aAiEEhe Bright Side Of Thugs"
Originality iift-tbings was perhaps
the most pronounced~frait Of DlS-TaI-
mage's character. In his literary work
he scOrned to borrow. though his own
unique phrases and ideas were the
prey of many petty plagiarists. AL
though his fame will rest chiefly upon
his sermonic writings. his treatment Of
lighter topics was brilliant and clever.
But his finest work was not among the
shadows. His pen could go deeply into
the secrets of the heart and soul, and
such was his rare gift that with a sin
gle sentence he could move multitude.
Some Of his volumes written in the
early part Of his career show rare vi
vacity and wit and give a clew to his
wonderful success as an entertaining
lecturer in maturer years. Among the
periodicals to which he contributed at
various times were the New York
Weekly, Hearth and Home, The indie
pendent and The Christian at Work
About thirty volumes of his sermons
have been published, twenty volumes
appearing in a single series in 1900
His other works besides those already
mentioned include Crumbs Swept Up"
Around the Tea Table" SPARKS From
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EXCLUSION Bill PAssEp
House Agreed to Measure to Keep
Out Chinese.

House Agreed to Measure to Keep
Out Chinese.
Washington, April S.-The house
yesterday passed the Chinese exclu-
sion bill after Incorporating in it sew
eral amendments which increased the
drastic character of the measure. The
principal sne not only excludes Chi
nese by birth and descent, but all
Chinese of mixed blood. The chief
struggle was over an amendment to
prohibit the employment of Chinese
sailors on American ships. An amend
ment covering this proposition at first
was ruled out on point Of order, but
subsequently was modified to evade
the ruling, and was adopted, 100 to "A.
AS passed, the bill practically re-
enacts all the existing exclusion laws
and incorporates with them the exist.
ing treasury regulations. 1t extends
these exclusion laws to the Philippines
and the other possessions of the Unit
ed States and forbids Chinese laborers
in our colonial possessions coming in
to this country. The Philippine com
mission, by the terms Of the bill, is
directed to adopt proper measures fol
the enforcement of the provisions Of
! the bill in the Philippines.
Milford chronicle., 1902-04-18

guaEe. ne WouI1 PROBABLY have become
a missionary like his brothers, but he
had no knack of acquiring strange
tongues. so he stuck to the plain An
glo-Saxon and to such purpose that his
sturdy utterances have been translated
into nearly u score Of foreign Ian
guages. When he visited Athens in
$780, he was presented to Queen OLGA.
who told him that she "had the pleas
ure Of reading his sermons in her ma.
tive Greek in her own capital in the
columns Of a weekly publication"
Through such means he doubtless
reached much vaster audiences in for
eign lands than any missionary could
ever hope to reach. When he was max.
ing his round the world trip, he found
his sermons read in so many places
that he afterward used to say ocular
ly. 81 felt on that trip as though was
making u round of pastoral calls"
Speaking of the secret Of his own
powers. DR.. Tdlmage once said; 81
take the subjects that are interesting
people all around me every day and
particularly at the moment. lot down
my notes in a little book and ALWAYS
try to get down the precise point l
wish to make. Then take alFavaila.
bic sources of information on that
point ard sift them thoroughly. avoid.
ing beaten tracks. suppose 1 have
preached more sermons than any one
living OH texts that are overlooked bv
other preachers. / revise my work and
boil it down, making it as pungent and
epigrammatic as possible, and then die
tate it to get the OratOrical effect. I've
found my subjects in odd, out Of tbe
way places. in a locomotive train. on n
hotel piazza, in patent Office report. in
a rainstorm. never had more than
three lessons in elocution, but | recall
an early experience that helped me.
When u young man, | belonged to a de-
batting club. 1t was a rule of the club
to devote one evening u month to ex-
temporaneOus addresses on a topic not
to be announced, even to the speaker.
until the moment Of delivery. None of
us knew what we might have TO talk
about, but we were expected to get
up and say something anyway without
hesitating about it. One night it came
my turn, and when the president an.
nounced, 'Mr. Talmage will now ad
dress US on the influence of the moor
upon vegetation felt as though
had been struck with a baseball bat
But rose, pulled up my collar anC
made a speech. l don't remember
what said, but it was as full Of seri
Gus, fine spun resounding phrases al
though had been a scientific professor
fresh from the study of the subject
and it passed muster. After that ex
perience." he added. laughing, Il fel
/ quite equal to speaking O1lhand Of
anything"
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they were busy years. they still left
him some leisure. In the summer,
which he usually passed at his beauti-
full country home at Easthampton, N.
Y. he did an immense amount of liter
airy work. He was a most agreeable
host and could recall with photograph
ic fidelity scenes ard events long pass
ed, delighting his guests with such
"reminiscences. He was the personal
friend Of many leading Americans Of
the preceding half century, and his rec.
objections of presidents. statesmen, au-
thOrs and other eminent people were
full of interest Few men possessed
the ability to tell a story so entertain
ingly. He had the keenest sense Of hui
NOR and frequently set his audience in
a roar by his droll wit and comic MINI
icry. But it was always good humored,
and his wit, like buttoned foil, had
point that hurt nobody. A master of
invective, he was kindly at heart and
never QuarrelsOme. Once when he was
asked why he allowed attacks upon
him to pass unheeded he answered
WIN a NAAeAA e4GAGAAolAE SlOIIs
THE FATE OF THE FLY.
when l was preaching my first ser.
mon, on hot summer Sunday, had
just given out the text and had hardly
opened my mouth for the first SEN
| tence Of my discourse when in ponred
by. / could near him hopping around
in my mouth and huzzing like all pos
{ cnucoT A
over me. / felt him back in my throat.
! glared at the audience. They were
] looking at me expectantly. / felt that
the crisis of my life had arrived and
that must act at once. Through my
hot brain flashed the thought, Shall /
gag and spit out the intruder and make
a spectacle Of myself before these peo-
pie who are waiting for the sermon
and thus very likely spoil the effect of
it and ruin my reputation at the out
set of my career or shall / take the fell
low down and wrest victory from the
enemy? My mind was made up on the
instant. | gulped. Down went MIR.
Fly. to be converted into flesh and
bone and muscle. and | plunged into
my sermon and went through it with
such zest and earnestness that the rows
of people who met me at the door to
shake hands declared it was the best
sermon they had ever listened to. And
I've been swallowing flies ever since,
he added, with droll twinkle of the
eye. whenever one attacks in the
paper or elsewhere. / simply say to my
a.
down And down he goes. find it the
best way to avoid quarrels and to over
come trif1ing obstacles which would
only be magnified by opposition"
"INsPIRED FROM LID 10 LID"
DIR. Talmage's doctrine was of tn
old fashioned orthodox type, but it Eel
with new ATTRACTIONS from his elO0uen
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consumntlon caused snio1de.

Baltimore, Md. April 9.-Despon.
dent because he was a consumptive,
Frank Fay crept under the trestle Of
the street railway on North street yes
terday and ended his life with a
draught of carbolic acid. Fay was
formerly an electrician, but i'll health
forced him to give up regular en-
ployment some time ago, and recently
he began to grow Respondent, because
;arious doctors told him nothing could
be done to check the ravages of the
disease.
Milford chronicle., 1902-04-18
OF A GREAT PREACHER
Remarkable Career Of the Late Rev. Dr. Witt Tamage Won
derul Influence For GOOdOw Three Of His Churches Took
= on RED Wings Of Fire Interesting Anecdotes.

mandA He retired from active cOnnec-
ton with the Washington church in
1900 and thereafter gave himself up
wholly TO editorial work and preaching
and lecturing.
The passing years served to increase
his fame. and the announcement of his
preaching was always sufficient to at.
tract vast audience. His personal
mail was probably the largest Of any
man in America outside of public office
There were thousands who wrote to
him. asking advice in spiritual things
and laying their hearts bare 10 one
whom they regarded as bearing di
vine mission and speaking with au
thority"
DR.. Talmage's home at 14OO Massa-
chusetts avenue. Washington. was a
handsome four story building. modern
in style Here in the center of national
influence and culture the great preach
er dispensed his hospitality to guests
who visited him from all parts of the
world. His study was an ideal snug
gerry. lined with well filled bookshelves
and big, inviting. leather covered chairs
and settees. Books and periodicals were
everywhere. Near by was famous col
lection of relics from eastern lands.
trophies of many journeys-rOcks from
Sna1. PEBBLES from rhe brook EIah
whence David took the stones with
which he slew Goliath), relies from the
AcrOpolis, from the Parthenon. from
Mars hill (where Paul preached to the
Athenians), from Sinai. Jerusalem, Oil
vet and even Calvary.
GREAT SERMONS AT SEVENTY.
Few men in literary life retained their
intellectual vigOr so long. Even those
who knew him best could detect no
diminutiOn in the force of his elO-
quence and no dimming of the luster
of his splendid periods though he had
turned seventy. His last sermons were
every whit as brilliant as those he COM
posed when in his prime. lis eye was
as clear, his voice as flexible and resO-
nant and his step as elastic as though
he were not nearing that border land
where burdens are laid down." Those
last few golden years were in some re-
s'1aats the h9ppiest of his life. Though
Milford chronicle., 1902-04-18
1899, Mrs. Collier OF Allegheny, VIII,
survives him.
DR.. TALMAoE's FUrEu4L
Services Were Held in the Church o
Ana R-,,.---A

the Covenant.
Washington, April 16.-Funeral
services were held at the Church OF
the Covenant yesterday afternoon over
the body of the Rev. DR.. T. De Witt
Talmage. The large church was
crowded to the doors. The funeral
ceremony began at o'clock, and occu
pied considerably over an hour. The
Rev. Dr. Teunis S. Hamlin, pastor Of
the Church of the Covenant, and the
Rev. Drs. Thomas Chalmers Easton
Of this city; S. J. Nicols and James
Demarest, both of Brooklyn, Officiated
The casket rested Immediately in
front of the pulpit, and over it was
a massive bed of violets The fora
offerings were numerous; mostly OF
lilies of the valley and white roses
including a wreath sent from the
White House by President and Mrs
Roosevelt.
DR.. Hamlin in his address pictured
Dr. Talmage as one. of the great cler
Hmen of the centuf4 He said that
Or. Talmage in his fflarValous word
pictures always bespoke-S hope and
CHEER; that he9Rined at the hearts
TNA8l enaatjQns of the lie instead Of
at thsa slleet Or. Demarest said
that Dr. Id sometimes beer
f'chals ged beng sensational. but
he was sensational because he must
be, and it was>natural. He had in, his
early college life. shown the same
marks of brilliant. meteoric genius
that won theiC way to great achieve
ments in the laNer life.
The casllet reclaimed in the church
$ntil late last evening, when it wa,
placed on %Aspecial car attached t.
the Pennsylvania Railroad train leav
ing here for Nov York at 1910 a. m
The remains We're inferred this morn
ing at Greenwood Cemetery, in Brook
Ign. after services conducted by the
Rev DR.. Howard Suydam, of Rhine
beck. N. Y.
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lips. ne believed in Il DTJie 7lmspueu
from lid to lid" and many times during
his career he came TO the front as de-
fender Of the integrity of the book of
books. He repudiated the higher criti-
cism" as a menace to the old religion
and denounced as impious the doubts
concerning miracles and inspiration.
His famous attack on Ingersoll created
something Of sensation twenty years
ago. He scored the brilliant agnostie
in series Of sermons full of vigorous
philippics. Often he chose as a target
for his OratOrical batteries the fOibes
and besetting sins Of society, and he
never spared his ammunition. He pour
ed out broadsides on Wall street, the,
saloons, gamblers, low politicians and
all who came within the range of his
criticism. His fOrceful denunciation of
popular vices was equaEed only by\,h
ability to move his audiencieto teaxs Of
sympathy when he chose TO appeal to
the emotions. No preacher in a century
could describe in such moving Ian
guage the charms of home, the moth
er's love for a hayward child, the de-
lights Of rural life or the simple faith
Of the believer in Christ and haSyen.
He was unquestiOnably within a GER
tain wide range the most vivid and pic
turesque speaker the American pulpit
has ever known, and his sermons and
writings alike were Turneresque in lit
erary color and expression. His religion
was the old satisfying corn and wine"
of the gospel, which the multitudes ap-
preciated. He was always in his best
vein when facing a miscellaneous as
semblage in the great cities. He has
frequently spoken before 10000 per-
sons. and his great audiences at the
Academy Of Music, New York; in the
Chicago Auditorium and in London
Liverpool and Glasgow have rarely
been equaled in point of numbers. He
delighted. too. in an audience of farm
ers. Such gatherings never failed to
comprehend his hOmely doctrines.
He used to say that he had long since
lived down" the frills and nonessen-
tails Of religion. AT twenty" he would
explain. Il believed several hundred
things; at fifty believed about a score.
but now. with clearer vision, as grow
older and come nearer the close of the
journey, hold only to three things as
vital-that God our Father loves us far
better than we know, that Jesus Christ
his Son. is our Redeemer and Saviour
and that am sinner, enriched by his
grace. though all unworthy"
FOND OF RELIGIOUS LITERATURE.
All his life he was inordinately fond
Of religious literature. Even in child
hood he would read Scott's Commenta-
ries. a bully volume, when he was too
small to sit upon a chair and had to
use stool instead. If he could have
mastered even a single foreign Ian
Milford chronicle., 1902-04-18
Powderly Sends In RESIGNATION,

Washington, April S.-The resigna.
ton of Hon. Terrence V. Powderly, as
commissioner general of immigration,
has been placed in the hands of the
president. Mr.. Powderly is to be sue
ceeded in office by Frank P. Sargent,
but as the latter does not expect to
take hold for more than month, the
present commissioners resignation
probably will not be accepted by the
president until that time.
Milford chronicle., 1902-04-18

Newark, N. j.. April 16.-John
Droughton, a machinist, returned to
his home here yesterday after long
trip in the west. He went into a sa
loon last night. and a dozen men who
were in the place shouted a welcome
to him. Among the men was James
Shelby, who extended his hand in
greeting. when Droughton exclaimed:
"I'll teach you to insult my wife, and,
drawing revolver, shot Shelby
through the right eye. Droughton then
returned home. passed his wife on the
stoop, and. going upstairs. shot him
self in the head. Both men are in the
same hospital. and the physicians
think they will die.
Milford chronicle., 1902-04-18

Speaking of matter which is Of vital in
terest to many hereabout, Mr.. Elias Ham
mOnd of within, Ind, says: 81 would not
under any circumstances do without Ra.
mons Liver Pills and Tonic Pellets. They
are undoubtedly the best ever saw, and !
free
Milford chronicle., 1902-04-18

We would not have a sufferer from liver
complaints and the like contound Ramon's
Treatment Of Liver Pills and Tonic Pellets
with the ordinary liver pills. Day and night
are not more different. RamOn's treatment
makes provision for laxative condition OF
the bowels for time to come, lsures a good
appetite, perfect digestion and strong nerves.
Milford chronicle., 1902-04-18
&C" With a Tail.

The &C" with a tail is the trade.
mark of Cascarets Candy Cathartic.
Look for it on the light blue enameled
metal box! Each tablet stamped
c. c. c. Never sold in bulk. All
druggists, 1oc.
Milford chronicle., 1902-04-18
ICE NOTICE.
INVEST YOUR MONEY IN

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For explanatory pamphlet,
address, 81 Nassau St., N. Y.
Milford chronicle., 1902-04-18
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Milford chronicle., 1902-04-18
copyright. 1902. by Louis Klopsch.l

copyright, 1902. by Louis Klopsch.1
"% HERE is but one man in
America who can draw and
hold and thrill every Sab
n bath the year round an au-
dience Of thousands and
who breaches the gospel every week to
100000. but one man who thinks in
pictures and paints with a large brush
in cOlors that burn and glow, and the
nations gather around his pictures and
feel an uplift and u holy thrill" This
was said by a celebrated orator ten
years ago of Thomas De Witt Talmage.
tie farmers boy, whose remarkable
career has just ended. Yet there was
nothing in his boyhood home or early
surroundings from which an augury
could be drawn of the worldwide fame
he afterward attained. On a little farm
in the New Jersey village of Bound
Brook. the youngest son of family of
twelve children. the future pulpit ora
tor first saw the light seventy years
ago His parents tOiled hard and lived
frugally that they might give their
children an education. The eldest broth
er at the close of his college career
went TO China as missionary and
won renoWn there Another became a
minister. and De Witt the youngest of
all, chose the profession of the law
After graduating with honor from the
University of the City Of New York he
spent year in special studies. But his
parents never ceased to hope that he
might become a preacher. Their hopes
were fulfilled. and in 1853. at the age of
twenty-One. he entered the College of
New Brunswick to prepare for the min.
istry.
AS student he was eccentric rather
than brilliant. He set the laws of pull
pit oratory at defiance and with bold
originality spoke the thing that was in
him in current phraseolOgy and in his
own way. you must change your
STYLE" his teacher said to him. 10th
erwise no pulpit will be open to you"
But somehow the people listened to
the during young preacher whose doc
trines. while familiar and orthodox,
were explained i'm novel and uncOn-
ventional language and illustrated by
figures and events Of the ordinary
daily life.
Milford chronicle., 1902-04-18

III 100 .Uf. 1dlmage uccepted Tor q
time a pastoral call from the First
Presbyterian church in Washington,
which is known as 1.-The church of the
presidents many incumbents of the
White House having worshiped there
in former years, Among his parishion-
ers were President Cleveland, many
cabinet members and other high Off
Gals He was the most popular minis
ter at the national capital. and his
church waH crowded to the doors. But
urgent calls from other quarters were
multiplying and he finally decided
though not without reluctance. to give
up local pastoral work and devote him
self exelusyelR TO answering these de
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1902-12-05
OUR COAST DEFENSE.
Navy Board Makes Plans for Rem
dering 1t More Effective.
Believe That In Some Particulars the
Army Forth cations Are Not
EnouHh-Some DnnESr of
Friction laid to Exist.

The general board OF the navy. OF
which Admiral Dewey Is president, has
been discussing the plans of coast Of
Tense and defense to be maintained by
the navy in conjunction with the land
Notifications, and Rear Admiral +. II.
Cooper, who il now on waiting orders
at Morristown. y. j.. has been GesiG-
mated as the officer who will prepare
the coast line from Chatham light,
Cape Cod, to Barnegat light, in New
jersey. This new duty will require 4
good deal Of travel along the coast line
embraced in the district. and he il au-
thorized to incur all necessary sx-
penseE on such trip.
1t is not the intention of the naval
general board To- interfere with the
plans OF defense contemplated by the
army coast Notifications. but the plan
ofthe naval board probably will arouse
the artillery officers 81 the army 10
some objection against what they may
regard rs al interference with the
legitimate duties Oh the army.
There has always been more or less
rivalry between the two services in the
matter Of defending the coast, but Ad-
mirnl Dewey and his associates on the
general board believe that the coast
forts do not provide all the defense
which Ia necessary. In Chesapeake
bay. for instance. there are no FORTH
cations which would serve to keep out
MI enemy's vessel. and much the same
condition prevails in Delaware bay and
Long Island sound.
The board has made a report 10 the
secretary OF the navy suggesting in
general terms that the department
posses itself OF n plan Of offenSc and
defense which shall contemplate the
movement OF naval vessels Of all
classes. from the smallest torpedo boat
To the largest battlcships. taking into
consideration as We'll the use OF the
submarine torpedo vessels. II is with
the idea Of preparing a plan in detail
along the coaS from Chatham light
TO Barregat light that Rear Admiral
Cooper has been designated. His let
ter of instructions will br regarded as
confidential matter. but it is known
that in general terms he is specially
cautiur"" not to oyerstep the line
which. divides the naval from the shore
system OF defense. Nevertheless the
artillery officers are likely to regard
the incident OF Rear Admiral Cooper'E
detail aa an encroachmsnt on the tuuc-
tion of their arm.