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will# Point, Toxm.
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WILIS POINT CHRONICLE.
OlBo* in the Jonea Building, oppelte T. A P. Passenger Depot
Entered et the Foctoffloe at Wllla Point, Texaa, ea aeoond eUaa mkttgf.
VOL. XI.
WILLS POINT, TEXAS, THURSDAY, JAN. 3, 1889.
NO. 52. *
WINGO BROS,
3ASH DEALERS IN-
®tst;ple arid. 2^01x3.037-
GROCERIES, , .
WILLS POINT, - - - TEXAS.
NOIENO BUT FRESH AND FIRST-CLASS GOODS KEPT IN STOCK
Our stock of Tobacco—both chewing and smoking—i.s
full and complete and will be sold low. We have
also'a full line of fine Cigars, Cigarettes, etc.
All: Kinds : of : Produce : Bought: and : Sold.
'’Gall and be oomrinoed that we will sell you as many goods,
wad aa good goods for the same money as you can get anywhere.
It. R. TIMS TABLE.
rralat Isays Wllla Point ea foUewsi
QOINO MAST.
No. 3, Mall end Express, . . 11:07 a. m,
No. 4, MaH end Express, • • 10:07 r. M.
No.fl, Kxpreoa, Arrives, •••6:40r. M
00180 WXST.
No. 1, Mall end Express, - . - 4:18 r. M.
No. S, Mail and Kxpraaa, - - - 4:40 A. m.
No. 7, Kxpraaa, Leaves, - - - 8:18 A. m.
Tralna No’a. 8 and 4 run batwaan Tex.
arkana and K1 Paao.
Mo’a. 1 and 3 run between Texarkana
and Weatherford.
No’a. 7 and 8 run between Wllla Point
and Fort Worth.
LUM ROBISON.
t, H. GARTER.
CARTER & ROBISON,
-..-'a. ii I, i-».r-^,....«mi, t,
-DEALERS IN-
Paiily Groceries, Country Produce, Wood and
Willow-Warr Tin-Ware, Etc
WILLS P OINT.......TEX A &
Next Door to B- W. Rose.
-4th Street. Wills Point, Tex.-
--DEALERS IN-
STAPLE AND FANCY
Dry Goods ; Groceries,
Boots, Slioes, Hats,
Dress 0-ood.s, Xlosier^.
Ready-::-Made--:-Clothing,
" -FARMING IMPtEMENts,
And everything needed by Farmers and the
People Generally.
Competition defied in quality of Goods,'‘and
Prices 1___ — , '
i1 iinm
idsk
a
733 and 735 tfain street,
Dallas, - - Texas.
The Largest and Best Stock
-IN-
NORTH -> TEXAS.
Send for Prices before Purchasing Elsewhere.
Chickering,
Wheelock,
' •
Mathushek
Pianos.
Mason & HaWlin,
©stem Cottage
BklimbetU
Organs.
to
-IMPORTER OF-
A-'
MERCHANDISE.
POWDER
absolutely Pure.
This powdor net er varies. A mart'
trf purity, atrengtb :*ml wboloaemenea.
More economical lta in the ordinal'
kiada, and oannot l-e arid In competltio’
with tbo multitude of low taut, aluu
weight iilum or phoapbate powdera. Sul.
only in cant. Royal Baking Powuici.
Co. 106 Wall atreet. New York.
A. W. MEREDITH
General: land : Agent,
Surveyor and Notary
Public.
WILLS POINT, - TEXAS.
■ Y ' '' , s , - *#
Has a complete abstract of al!
lands in Van Zandt County. 01
fice in Goodnight's drug store.
OFFICE SALOON
NORTH OF RAILROAD,
GENERAL NEWS.
Shawkrrtown. ni., Deo. 83.—City
Marshal Patriok Smith’* residence and
nearly all lta contents were diatroyed
by lira. Lou unknbwn.
Sineoa Falls, Kan., Deo. 2#.—John
L. Oates, ex-justice of the peace, per-
ished in the snow storm Christinas
bight on his way home in a buggy.
Naw York, Deo. 29.—Three counter-
feiters were captured by United States
oflioers this evening in their den in
Brooklyn while engaged in their work
of making counterfeit silver dollars.
Naw Orleans, Deo. 99.—News has
been received that Paul Hopkins was
killed at Falrmount, Smith county, on
Monday by James Jones, a prominent
oltisen and merchant. Hopkins was
stabbed in the nook.
Naw Yoke, Deo. 29.—Charles De-
baum, the defaulting cashier of the
National Park Bank of this oity, arriv-
ed in custody of two detectives at polfoe
headquarters this afternoon. He was
looked up in a cell.
Denison, Tex., Deo. 29.—A desperate
enoounter took plaoe this evening at a
restuarant on main street,knoign as the
Frenoh Kitohen. The cook, named
Henry McNally was out by “Kid”Barry
McNally will probably die.
Little Rook, Ark;, Deo. 29.—Com-
pany D, 18th United States Infantry,In
oharge of Capt. E. P. Ellis, arrived to-
day from Fort Supply, Indian Territory
and hu gone Into winter quarters at
the United States Arsenal in this oity.
Soanton, Pa., Deo.29.—The Soanton
Match Company, which was establish-
ed in this oity about one year ago, was
burned this morning. Lou 928,000;
partly Insured. Seventy-live hands are
thrown ont of work.
Spenoeb, Ind, Deo. 29.—The new
hotel, owned byWm. M. Moore was
destoved by Fire this morning. Loss
on building, 40,000; insured for 8000.
The furniture was partly saved, and
on it there was 92000 insurance.
HarbuonbOro, Va, Doo. 29.—Last
night a house in the eutern part of this
oounty, in which a number of colored
people were holding a party, was
blown np by dynamite and several of
the inmates, It is said, fatally wounded.
New Yobk, Deo. 29.—Henry Carlton,
alias “Handsome Harry.” convicted of
the mnrder of Polloe Officer Brennan,
was to-day sentenced by Judge Mar-
tine, in the Courts of General Sessions,
to be hanged on Wednesday, February
18.
New York, Deo. 29.—The Frenoli
steamer Chateau Lafite. from Bordeaux
and the German steamer Lahn. from
Bremen, both of which arrived this
morning, are detained at quarantine
on account of having sickness on
board.
Pine Fluff, Ark, Deo. 29.—At 4
o’clock this morning the gin house of
Fayette Scull, situated at the latter’s
plantation, eight miles below this city,
was burned. Twenty-five bales of oot-
ton and several - tons of cotton seed
were destroyed.
Jackson, Tenn, Dec. 29.—A few
1 day* ago, while Mr. William Burps, a
prominent citizen, was driving in his
buggy nesr Toon's Station, fifteen
miles south of this oity, his horse bo-
came frightened, ran away, thew him
out killing him almost Instantly.
Severy, Kan., Deo. 29.—Frank
Frenoh, a brakeman on the St. Louis
and San Francises railway, while mak-
I yesterday saved the life of Jailer Gu-
■ llok, was sentenoed this morning to
ton years in the penitentiary. Judge
Souddor gave him a light sentenoe be-
cause of his defense of the jailer and
will lay his oase before the court of
pardons.
Orange, Tex., Deo. ,29.—James
Flynn, a section hand, was killed at
Walla<*B station by the east-bound
tralnCh list mas night. He leave* two
children. A bottle of whisky was
found near the corpse.
TeXarkana, Ark., Deo. 98.—Bill
Parker geherlv known by the name of
“Sawdust Bill,” an old negro aged
about 78 yeaaa was run over by sn
Iron Mountain passenger train and
killed near Miudeville station, six
miles east last night. <
Grand Forks, D. T., Deo. 29.—Early
this morning the town of Auburn, north
of this city, was almost wiped out by
fire; nearly the entire business portion
of the place was destroyed. The scar-
city of water and fire apparatus made
the building an easyfirey to the flames;
loss unknown.
San Angelo, Deo. 29.—The China-
man who was out on Christmas la In a
critical condition. The deed was done
by a couple of young boys, who, when
they had lacerated him, robbed him of
what money he had. They made their
escape but are being hunted up by the
officers..
Garland Cm, Ark., Dec. 99.—Yes-
terdar twenty miles east of here, JobD
Craoker and Paul Booker, two leading
citizens had a dificnlty, in the course of
which the former shot the latter, in-
flioting a painful but not dangerous
wound. Cracker dame to town and
surrendered.
Oswego, N. Y. Dec. 29.—James
Green, a prominent citizen of Woloutt,
cut his wife's throat this morning. He
then went to the barn and out his own
throat. He then returned to the hou-e
found
i will
the cause.
E N N ESBITT
PROPRIETOR.
UFTint H'lnea, WhUkltt, and
always on baud. Call and see him.jg:
VAN ZANDT BANK SALOON.
-;0‘-
Ii. F. Williams, Prop’r.
(4th Street.)
Wills Point.
Texas.
Keeps on hand a nice stock ol
Imported Wines,
Whiskies,
» •
and Cigars.
fJtF* PRICKS THAT DEFT COMPETITION
-.<OV-
Patronage
Solicited.
Foster & Smelseb,
(North SUU of If.rt.)
CANTON - - TEXAS.
-DEALERS IN-
Fine Whiskies,
Wines, Brandies,
Tobacco & Cigars.
Polfte attention at all time* to
onr customers
OrisswelTs Market,
FOURTH 8TBEET,
Wills Point, ...... Texas
BUCH. RABUN, BUTCHER
' ' ’ -■ , ' l
KN’Keep the beat beef, pork, Button,
svalsoa, fiih and bologna sausage.
ADAM HENDRICKSON,
CONTRACTOR A BUILDER.
-:0:-
Job work a specially. I also do first-
elss* brick laying,ohlnaey flu**, osllars,
olttorns, hot bousss, sad rspalr Turns-
css. Work solloltsd. Satisfaction guar-
anteed or money refunded. Customary
Pfloss sf first-olsss workmen.
and San Francis,railway, while mak- ^eious with pain,
ing a running switch at this place this' ijor tongue m the
aft moon, was run over and instantly the skin burst,
killed. He was a single man and
only support of his mother.
New York, Deo. 29.—Ferdinand
Carotin, the carpenter who was con-
victed of murder in the first degree in
bntcherlng, with a hatchet, his wife
Bridget, at 47 Stanton street, on March
18 last, was to-day sentenced bv Judge
Van Brnnt to be Hanged on February
18 next. *
Longview, Tex., Dec. 29.—The ex-
numerous witnesses* consumed several
days. Breazale was released on 82500
bond.
FortWatnk, Ind., Deo. 29.—The
prinotpal bridge ever the Maumee ttv-
er, connecting this city and the north-
ern township, was set on fire by some
boys to-day and half burned down.
This will make necessary the construct-
ion of a new Iron brldgo at a cost to
the oounty of $88,000.
Louisiana, Mo., Deo. 29.—A tail-end
collision on the St. Louis Koekuk and
northwestern railroad occurred last
night between freight trains Nos. 12
and 16, near the Chicago and Alton
crossing, whioh resulted In the demol-
ition of two cars, badly orlppling one
engine and tearing up the track.
San Francisco, Cal., Deo. 29.—A
statement was issued to-day by Presi-
dent Thomas, of the California Nation-
al Bank, of San Franoiioo. which sus-
pended on Monday last, showing that
on last Saturday night the assets of the
bank were 1718,000. Mr. Thomas
places the liabilities at the same fig-
ures.
Rondout, N. Y., Doo. 29.—W. Ber-
ger, a rabbi, this afternoon obtained a
verdict for 929 against two brothers
named Kings burgh, whom he sned to
recover 9460 for saying prayers for
their dead father, writing an Inscrip-
tion for his tombstone, and teaching
the brothers to say the proper prayers.
San Angelo, Tax., Deo. 29.—Mrs.
Moursand, wife of A. W. Moursand,
District Judge of Fredericksburg dis-
trict was fatally burned day before
yesterday whilst attending to her do-
mestic duties. Her SKirt* caught from
the flreplaoe. Judge Moursand was
holding court at Llano, Tax., at the
time of the aooident.
Platts mouth. Neb,, Deo. 29.—This
morning at 9 o’clock, while Charley
Hubbell, aged 19, was playing in a
yard near the depot, he was struok by
train of three oars coming from the
He had hts right leg crushed
t the hip and right arm above the
jw, and reoeived other InjRries,
ih will result in his death.
I. Tex., Deo. 99.—Last evening
llllams killed Walter Brus on
■m of T. W. House, two miles
A Duke. Both oolored. Wlll-
elmt he intended killing Sam
LWho was standing talking with
Waites Bruz. Two mnoh liquor the
cause. A carbine rifle wae the weapon
used. > The criminal la row under ar-
C«£jkbtt,
Cooper, wh<
primary ele
oeived the nomination of oonnty «!■
urer, and who subsequently wae sleeted
In the general, failed to give the 180,000
bond .and Mr. Baker, hie opponent in
tlto
r, Tex.. Deo. 99—J. J.
io at the laat Democratic
eleotlon In this county re-
ly trees-
in mat. no uiun rtnurneu mi tno n<
and gashed it again. Neighbors ft
the bodies near together. Roth
die. Domestic trouble was the oi
Austin, Tex., Dec. 29.—The county
attorney at Waco writes Got. Ross
that he finds upon investigation that
the reported outrages of Whitocape in
McClennnn county were without foun-
dation, and tbo reporter for the Waoo
Day acknowledged to hint that the sto-
ry was an Invention of his own for his
paper:
Waco, Tex., Deo. 29.—Constable
Jenkins arrested Ed. Hood and Carl
Ueed, white boy* of teuder age, charged
with robbing an auction man’s tilt of
115. The boys wore .in the car* with
tickets to Dallas in their pockets and
an amonnt of money in their pockets
which was about the amount stolen
less the price of the tickets. ’They
weTe locked up.
New York, Deo. 29.—An investiga-
ris, the defaulting tioket agent of the
New York and New Haven railroad,
at the Central depot, shows that his
peculations amounted to 84700. Noth-
ing has been learned with regard to
Harris' whereabouts. The company
will lose nothing, as Harris’ bond for
16000 Is good. .* s
Reed Citi, Mich., Deo. 29.—Mrs.
Smartont, photographer, has been ar-
rested for maltreating her piece. She
is charged with having tied the girl’s
legs with a stout rope and then putting
in a stick and turning the oord until
the child would become almost uncon-
She would also oord
same manner until
aminlng trial of’ Wiliiam Breazale,
who killed Ed Rioe in a general fight , T"’1'
on the nlgut of the 12th, was conoluaed Ings of the State Board of Agriculture
to-day. The taking of testimony of the held here^^to-day, forenoon ana
Bismarck, D. T., Dec. 29.—The ex-
amination of James Curran, charged
with smuggling opium from Canada
into the United States, has been closed
and Curran held. Curran acknow-
ledged having shipped 4.000 pounds of
opium to Denver.. .It is believed the
examination will lead to the exposure
of many wealthy men who have been
sthuggling opium from Canada for
several years.
Lebanon, "Mo., Deo. 29.—Two meet-
wuiu IICIU UUIU wruoj, sviuuvu** nu
afternoon. At the morning meeting
speeches were made by Hon. I). 8. Hol-
man, Treasurer of the State Horticul-
tural Society, and Levi Chubbuck, edi-
tor of the Rural World, St. Loflfs. The
afternoon was ocoupied by Prof. Clark,
of the State Agricultural farm, on hor-
ticulture, and Mr. D. M. Thompson,
ex-Master of the State Grange.
ON TO OKLAHOMA.
Purcell, I, T., Dec, 29.—Indian
scouts, under Lieut. McComb, visited
Oklahoma station and arrested all in
that vicinity, compelling them to hitch
up their wagons and take everything
with them and go to the soouts’ camp-
The soouts disarmed the men and drove
them like so many hogs. Many of
those who were arrested were men
who had been engaged In teaming f
the government. Others had be<
f, imary. has been ' appointed
rer by the commissioners' court,
and ha* qualified a* suoh.
99.-
for
sen
railroad employos who were tem-
porarily without work and who ex
pected work soon. The people of Pur-
oell are very indignant, supposing it to
ho a scheme to oapture the town site.
Somo of those who have authority at
tho station have small houses built on
runners. This Is a new and the latest
style of architecture, but it may pos-
sibly be very convenient where one has
sovoral masters.
ANTI-MORMON LEGISLATION.
Portland, Ore., Deo. 29.—The leg-
islature of Idaho, now In session, Is
considering a measure looking to the
overthrow of the infiuenoe of the Mor-
mon ehuroh In territorial polttos. The
prosont election laws require voters
when oastiug their ballots to take an
oath that they are not members of tho
Mormon ehuroh- The object of this
law was evaded at the last elsetion by
the Mormons permitting themselves to
he excommunicated from the church
with the understanding they would be
reinstated after the election. It Is now
proposed to psss a law requiring eaoh
voter to make an affidavit that he has
not been a member of the Mormon
church within two years preceding the
election. j
ATTACKED BY AN RAOLK.
Bridgeport, Conn, Deo. 89.—Fred
R. Hubbard had a battle with an eagle
last night, and after a sever# struggle
captured it. Hnbbard was walking
afljguafcjteawu;
bird, which lighted on hts shoulder
end burled Its telous In his flsth. He
grabbed the bird, which then fastened
It* huge beak in bis hand. Inflicting a
severe wound. After e lively tassel
the bird was overcome. Hubbard he*
three wounds end a live eagle.
WASHINGTON NEWS. TOLD WITH A VIM.
Washington Deo?, *8.—Secretary
Whitney to-day reoeived a eablo mes
sage from Rear Admiral Luce, in oom-
mandof the United States stoamer
Galena at Kingston, Jamaioa, saying
that the American Steamer Paytien Re-
public, reoeutly seised at Port au
Prince by the Haytlan authorities, had
been surrendered to him on demand.
Quarters hav* been engaged at the
Arlington hotel for Gen. Harrison and
party prior to ths Inauguration cere
monies next Mareh. There will be lu
the party Gen Harrison and wife, Rus-
sell Harrison and wife, Dr. McKee,
wile and two children, ex-8enator
Saunders of Nebraska and wife
(parent* of Mrs. Russell Harrison), E
VV Halford, private secretary, wifi-
and d uightor. T e distinguished
nests will arrive hare about a week
fore liie inauguration day. The}
will he located in the Johnson annex
on H street and be served in a private
dining room. On the morning of Inau-
guration they will g.> to Willard's ho-
tel on Pennsylvania avenue and ocou-
py a pur lor ou the second floor, where
they 'will View the procession as It*
forms. In accordance with established
usage and observed by every president
lull two since then, President Cleve-
land will call for Preiidonl-eloct Har
rlxon at Willard's and escort him to
the oapitol.
As already indicated in these dls-
Tha Rev. Talmags Entrances His
Congregation by His Vlviq Dis-
course—-His Sacred and Ex-
planatory Sayings Fully
■ Appreciated.
"Bamlike Birthplaces" the Brooklynites
Subject—He Pisces It Before His
Andienoe in a Grand Manner.
Brookt-ts , Dec. 80.-,In addition to con
gragatlonal singing nt the Tabernmcle to-
day, Mrs. Florence Klee Knox snug two ap-
propriate solos. The Kev. T. DeWitt Tal-
mage, D. D, preached, taking for his sub-
ject; “Barnlike Birthplaces.” His text
was: “Ye shall find the babe wrapped in
twaddling clothes, lying In a manger. And
suddenly there was with the angel a multi-
tude of the heavenly boat.”—Luke II, 12,
18.
At midnight from one of the gallerioe of
the sky a chant broke. To an ordinary ob-
server there wae no reason for such a celes-
tial demonstration. A poor man and wife^-
travelors, Joseph and Mary by name—had
lodged In an outhouse of an unimportant
W. W. KttVliS, M. D.
Wills Point, Texas.
frasnon Fomrth street, et J. F. Oreeer't «ra*
Cab be found at oflee «U1 11 o'clock ea
Wednesdays end Betnrdays. Calls • heals to
left el residence on eoath Fourth street.
newt of reiwntant souls. Angels above the
world. Angel* under the world. Augels all
around the world.
Rub tho dust of human Imperfection out of
our eye* and look into tho heavens and see
angel* of pity, angel* of mercy, angel* of
pardon, angle* 'of help, angel* crowned,
ungeta charioted. Tho world detruded by
“Ukcl", girdled by angels, oohorted by angel*
-cloud* of angels. Here David cry out:
“Tho chariot* of God aro tweuty thousand.
Even thousand* of angels.” But the might!
est angel stood not that night la the cloud*
over liothlohsm; the mightiest angel that
night lay among tho cattle—tho angel of the
new covenant.
As the clean white linen sent In by Kite
motherly villager was being wrapped around
the little form of that little Chili! Emperor,
not a cherub, not a seraph not an augei, not
a world but wept and thrilled and shouted
Oh! yea, our world hus plenty of syropa
village. The supreme hour of aolcmnity
had passed,and upon the pallid forehead and
aheek of Mary God had set the dignity, the
granduer, the tenderness, the ovorlusf
and divine signtllcanre of motherhood.
But such scenes hud often occurr
i ting
m occurred In
had a star
uuu*«u, ut u«u » ...iton of light mursli
over the hills winged orchestra. If there
had been such brilliant and mighty recogni-
tion of an advent In the house of I’huroh, or
nt an advent in the house of Caesar, or the
house of Papsburgs, or the house of Stuart,
we would not so much have wonders!; but
a barn seems too poor a centre for suoh detl-
cato and archangello- circumference. Tho
stage seems too small for so groat an act,
the muslo too grand for suoh unappreciative
auditors, the window of the stable t
to be serenaded by other worlds.
No. sir. No. madam. It is ray ]oy this
Bethlehem, yet never before had a star been
unfixed, or had a baton of light marshulod
Inged orches
ilhant and m
arshuled m;
If there thi
patches, the probabilities are strong
that Blaine will be secretary of state.
In prominent political circles here a
number of reasons are given for the
prospective appointments, but the
most important is that Blaine has no-
tified Mr. Hirrisonhe will aooept no
nt her presidential appointment. From
this it is now reasoned the new presi-
dent cannot afford to have the aggres-
sive Maine statesman in the “sulks” at
the very beginning of his administra-
tion. It also thought certain that
VYanama er will be in the cabinet, and
the cuuidates for speaker of the hous
say that McKinley of Ohio will be sec-
retary of the treasury. At all ovents,
they are auxious for the appointment
so that McKinley may be taken out of
;he speakership race, in which he is
making a dangerous antagonist.
Ti e president to-day pardoned John
L. Sullivan of the District of Columbia
convicted of manslaughter and senten-
ced June 8, 1808 to one year's impris-
onment at Albany and »50 find. The
execution of the sentence was suspend
ed by tho court.
The array officials are not very much
excited over Gen. Siauley's arrest, and
have taken no action in the premises
beyond referring to the attorney gener-
al tor advice. It is considered that Gen.
Stanley knows how to manage the
mattor, and hence no special instruc-
.----r--■ - - v . _, „ lions have been tendered him. The
tiou of the accounts of Edgar G. Har- jaw oflioers of the government will de-
-i. ,i.i-» .tot., ’fend the general if necessary.
The president has grautea pardon in
the case of Bishop A. A, Kimball, con-
victed at tho September term of the
first district court of Utah of adultery
and sentenced to eight months' impris-
onment. The piesideut's action is
based upon tha representation that the
p Uoner U in an advanced stage of-
con-umptlon and that he would not
long u.tiveln his present su round-
inks.
1 he remains of Gen. John A. Logan
were t i-day removed from the Hutch-
inson vault, in Rook Creek oemetery,
where they were placed a week less
than two yoars ago, to the new Logan
chapel, in the national soldiers’ home
cemetery.
The chief of the bureau of statistios
reports the number of .imigrants-ar-
riving at the ports of the United States
from i ho principal foreign countries
except from the dominion of Canada
Oh I yes, our world has plenty of sympa-
thiser*. Our world Is ouly a silver rung of
a great luddur, at tho top of which is our
Father’s house. No more stellar solitariness
for our world not a friendless planet spun
out Into space to frooio, but a world in tho
bosom of dnvine maternity. A star harnes-
sed to a mungcr.
IV. Again, I remark that that night born
In that village barn was the offender a hope.
Somo sermonizers may say 1 ought to have
projeoted this thought at tho beginning of
tho sermon. Oh! no. I wanted you to rise
toward it. I wanted .you to examine the
Cornelian* and tho jasiier'sand the emeralds
and the clu-.vsults before 1 shewed you tho
Kohlnoor—the crown )ewc) of tho ages.
Oh I that jewel had, a very poor setting.
The cub of hoar is born amid the grand old
lillurs. (if tho forest.,— the whelp of the
ion takes Its first step from the
Jungle of luxuriant leaf and wild-flower,
tho kid of goat is bom in cavern chandelier
ito.
ist nativity was tbe oft
the door of heavon are written thi so words:
“None but the sinless may enter here.”
“Oh, horror,” you say, “that shut* us ail
uL”. Nu. Christ cams to the world in one
tho kid of gout is bom in cavern chan
od. with stalactite and pillured with stalag
Christ wus bora in
n in a bare bam. Yet
offender’s hope. Over
door. He came through the door of the
ger, and Ho departed through tho door
"ire, and His ono business was
iway our sin that one seoond
end there will tx
ah
that is
manger, and He departed
of the sepulchre, aud His i
so to Wash uway our sin
after we ure dead there will be no more sin
the eternul God.
about us than about the etornul (......
1 know that Is putting ltstrongly, but that
is what I understood by full remlssiou. All
erased, all washed away, all scoured out, uil
gone. That undcrglrdmg and overarching
and Irradiating and impurodlsiag i>i ssibllity
for you, and for me, and for t tie wholo race
was given nn that Christ urns night.
Do you wonder we bring flowers to-day to
celebrate such an ovontf Do you wouder
that wo take organ and cornet ami youthful
nice and queenly soloist to oelobrate itl
idee that Raphael aud Kulfeiis
sail Giotto and Ghirlnndu
my discourse accumulative and oiimateric,
I begin, in the first place, by tolling you that
that night In tbe Bethlehem manger was
bom (i!) encouragement for all the poorly
started. He had only two friends—they
His parents. No satin-lined cradle, no deli-
cate attentions, but straw, and tbo cattle,
and tbe hoarse joke and banter of the camel'
driven. No wonder tbe medieval painters
represent the oxen us kneeling before the
infant Jesus, for there were no men there at
that time to worship. From the depths of
what iioverty He rose until to-day ho is hon-
ored In nil Christendom, and sits on the im-
perial throne in heaven.
Wbat name Is mightiest to-day in Christ-
endom! Jesus. Who has more friends ou
earth than any other being! Jesus. Before
whom do the most thousands kneel in chapel
and ohurch and cathedral at thiB bourl
Jesus. For whom could one hundred mil-
lion souls be marshaled, ready to fight or
die! Jesus. From what depths of poverty
to what height of renown I And so let all
those who are poorly started remember thut
they oannot be more poorly bom, or more
disadvantageous^, than this Christ Let
them look u
have time am
Do you know that the vast majority of the
rorld's deliverers had bamlike birthplaces!
Luther, tbe emancipator of religion, bom
VOil
Do you worn
uuil Titlun am
ins
i........ uuu...... lotniujo, and
all tho old Ituliun and German palmers gave
itroke of the pencil to sketch
tho Madonna, Mory aud her boy!
Oh I now I boo wbat tho manager was. Not
high tho'glided and Jowoled and
Fredericks of Prussia. Now 1
that Bethlehem crib fed not so much the
oxen of the stall as the white horses of
Ajxxialyptle vision. Now I find the swad-
dling clothes enlarging and and em-
blazoning into an Imperial robe for
a conqueror. Now J find that
the star of that Christmas night, was only
the diamond sandal of Him who hath the
moon under His feet. Now I come to un-
derstand that the muslo of that night was
----. . ..erstand that the music
up to His example while they not „ complete song, but only the stringing
nd eternity to imitate it. of the Instruments for a groat chorus of t wo
low that the vast majority of the worlds, the bass to be curried by earthly
nations suved, aud the soprano by kingdoms
of glory, won.
, —~ ......... mu tor of religion,
among the mines. Shakespeare, the eman-
cipator of literature, born In a bum-
ble home at Ktratford-on-Avoii. Col-
umbus, the discoverer of a world, bom in
poverty at Genoa. Hogarth, the discoverer
of how to make art accumulative and
administrative of virtue, bora in a hum-
ble home at Westmorelaud. Kitto , and
Pridouusfflsvhose keys unlocked new apart
menlirWtlie Holy Ssriptnree which kus
never been entered, born In want. Yea, I
have to toll you that nine out of ten of the
world’s deliveries, nine out of ten of the
world’s messlah*—the messiahs of science,
the messiahs of law, the messiahs of medi-
cine, the mesalnhs of poverty, the messiahs
o* grand benevolence—were Dorn In want.
lsuppoae tnat when Hersehol, the great
astronomer, was born In tbe home of a poor
musician, not only ono star, but all the
stars he afterward discovered, pointed down
to his manfler. I suppose when Haydn, the
German oomposer, was born in the
if glory, won.
Oh! heaven, heaven, heaven. I shall meet
you there. After all our imiierfeetlons ure
gone I shall meut yon there. I look out to-
day, t hrough the mist of years, through the
fog that rises from tbe (-old Jordan, through
the wide open door of solid noarl, to that re-
union. I oxpect-to see you there us mi talnly
us I see you hero. What a time we sha’l eve
In high rouverse, talking over sins ii.iiii.m-
cdund sorrows eotnfortod. end battles tri-
umphant !.
I am going Im^MM
family with me,
I am getug to take ail my
i. I am going to take hll m.v
church with ine. I Sm going to take all my
friends und neighbors with me. I have so
jeh faith in manger and cross I feel sure
It. I am going to coax you in. I am go-
ing to puah you In. B.v holy stratagem I am
ftotng to surprise you in. Yea, with all the
concentrated energy of my nature—physlc-
irtal—I am go
home of n poor wheelwright, that all the
iusIo chanted over the niangi
■ment for those who a
angels of musl
On, what eneoi
ami Mexico during tha month ende
Nov. 80, 1888, and five and eleven
months as compared with the same
periods of the preceding year was re-
spectively as follows: In 1888, 26,419
oga nst 12,198 In 1887; 189,878 in 1888
■jg linst 20,193 in 1887; 498,588 in 184
against 487,646, In ;887.
HORRIBLE MURDER.
San Antonio, Tex., Dec. 28.—News
reachod-here this morning of a horri-
ble murder whioh ooourred at Post
Oaks, a small settlement In the south-
western part of this oounty, ohristniaa
morning. It appears that an old negro
named Muse Gabriel bad a difficulty
with his son George several days ago,
and afterward the son was heard to say
Oh, what encouragement for those who are
poorly started! Ye who think yourselve far
down, aspire to go high up!
I stir your holy ambition to-day, and I
want to tell you, and Inside and outside of
your oooapeuons dr protessions there may
do those who would hlndor your ascent, on
your side and enlisted In your behalf are the
sympathetic heart and the almighty ann of
One who one Christmas night, about
eighteen hundred and eighty-eight year*
ago, was wrapped in swaallng clothes and
laid In a manger. Oh, what magnificent
encouragement for the poorly started!
II. Again, I hare to tell you that in that
village bam that night was bom good will
to men, whether you call it kindness, or
forbearance, or forgiveness, or geniality, or
affection, or love. It was no sport of high
heaven to send Its favorite to that humilia-
tion. It was sacalfloe for a rebellious
world. After the calamnity In Paradtso,
not only did the ox bogln to gore, and the
adderto sting, and the elephant to smite
With his tusk, and the lion to put to bad
use tooth and paw, but under tho vory tree
concentrated energy or my nai
al, mental, spiritual and tmmor H 9
lng to compel you to go In. I like you~ao
well I want to spend eternity with you!
Home of your children have already gone.
Some time ago I buried one of thorn, and
though people passing along tho
seeing white crape on the doorbel
ff: “It is only
fat
he would kill bis father when he had a
chance. The opportunity offered itself
at a Christmas jolllfioatlo ■ at a neigh-
bor's house whioh was attended by the
not only did the ox begin to gore, and
lertrt . .. * -
and the lion to put to bad
nd paw, but under the
from whioh the forbidden fruit was pluck-
ed wore hatched out war and revenge and
malice and envv and Jealousy, and the wholo
brood of cockatrloos.
L-ono I set tbo Bethlo-
*■ “Bless rather
•milt »
But against that so
hem manger, which sayi
than curse, endure rnthi
ier than asiutul
street and
ioorbell may have
said: “It is only a child," yot whon the
broken-hearted father came to solicit my
service ho said: “Come around and comfort
us, for though she was only fifteen month*
old we lovod her so much.” Ah I it doo* not
take long for a child to get Its arms around
tho parent’s whole nature.
Udiat a Christmas morning it will make
when those with whom you used to keep the
holidays are all around you in heaven f Sil-
ver-haired old father young again, and
mother who had so many aches end 'pains
and decrepitudes well again, and all your
brothers and sisters and the tittle cnee.
How glad they will be to see you!
They have been waiting The laat time
they saw your face it was covered with
tears und distress, and pallid from long
watching, aud one of them I can imagine to
day, with ono hand holding fast the shiulnx
gate, and the other hand swung out toward
you, saying:
••Kiefir this wav., father, •tear strideM far ms.
Ht-ru safe in iiesven I sm wsltlna far then.’
Oh I those Bethlehem angola, when they
wont back after tho oom-ert that night over
the hills, forgot to shut the door. All the
secret Is out No more use of trying to hide
from us the glorias to come. It ts too late to
shut the gate. It Is blocked wide niien with
4K(. ...... ____I U-ll.nl..
old man. The quarrel was renewed as
soon as the son enterod tho room.
George threatened and finally caught
his aged father by the throat. Others
prcivtit interfered, and Miles Wilson
another negro took the part of the eon,
und drawing a pistol fired point blank
at Moss Gabrie., who Instantly dropped
to the floor pierced through the heart.
George Gabriel then drew a long dh-k
aud |K>unced on his father’s prostrate
body hacked and mutilated him in a
shocking inann er.
WASH1NQTON TERRITORY STEAM
br dsastkr.
Seattle, W. T., Deo. 98.-t-The steam-
et I-lef Erickson burned at Alkl Point
five miles west of this city, at 5 o’clock
this afternoon. She ie a total loss.
Seven lives were lost. Miss Annie A.
Tolnerof Sydney, Mason county; J. H.
Nottrse, Manager of the Nourse brick-
yard company, Sydney T. Smith, of
Smith, Taylor A Co., Colby, and an
unknown man and wife are among the
number lof^, __
a HOT DEAD.
Jackson, O., Dec. 81.—Wesley Nail
was shot and Instantly killed by a
woman into whose house he was try-
ng to foroe himself. He was intoxi-
cated and had been refused admission
and was trying to break down the door
when the woman, whose name ts Troy,
shot through tht door and klllsd him
Instantly.
. ARRESTED
New York, Deo. 90.—Pedro Dlnarve,
ee Italian brigand who robbed and
murdered the Marquis Glulio Sabduxsl
e tiveness. It says:
teries. turn the wsr-sklp Consl
carried shot and shell, into a
ho your sword,
hat-
ancl that Christmas night put* out
“Sheatl
us, d
- shi]
•Mi ■■
take food to famishing Irolnii
ie pli
dismount your guus, dismount you
ie war-ship Conslellath
t and shel
fi
■ftt” hosannas marching this way. aud halielu
vtndio- jahs marching that way.
sword, What, almost untnans me is the thought
on,that
grain ship to
id, hook your
cavalry horses to the plow, use vour deadly
gunpowdor In blasting rocks and in patriotic
celebration, stop your lawsuits, quit writing
anonymous letters, extract tho sting front
your sarcasm, let your wit -coruscate hut
never bum, drop all tho harsh words
out of your vocabulary— ‘Good will to
men.' ’’
mo is tho thought
provided for such sinners as you
-o been. If It had boon provided
______ _____thought
and a|K>kcn right and acted right, you
have had no Interest in It; you
ANTI-SLAVERY CAMPAIQN.
Rome, Deo. 28—Tha Catholics are
secretly organising associations
ras throughout Italy which, conjolnly with
md similar associations all over the world,
for killing Miohael Hkokatn will raise fund* for • vigorous anti
a club at r#rth Amboy, and who slavery campaign
met..
“Oh!” you say, “I can’t exorcise it; I
won't exercise It until they apologize; I
won’t forgive them until they ask me to for
give them." You are no Christian then—I
say you are no Christiau, or are you a vory
Inconsistent Christian. It you forgive not
men their trespasses, how can you expect
your Heavenly Father to forgive you? For-
give them if they ask for forgiveness, and
forgive them anyhow. Shake hands all
around. "Good wjll to men.”
Oh, my Lord Jesus, drop that spirit Into
our hearts this Christmas hour. 1 toll you
what the world wants more than anything
else- more helping hands, more sympathet
io hearts, more kind words that nevor die,
more disposition to give other peoplo a ride,
and to carry the heavy vind of the load and
give other people the light, end, and to as-
oribe good motives Instead of bad, and to
find our happiness In making others bnpp.t
Out of the ltethlohom crib let the he*
and the Uou eat straw like an ox. “Good
will to men." That principle will yet settle
all controversies, and under it tho world
will keep on Improving- until there will Bfl
only two antagonists in all the earth, aiul
will sido by-aide take the Jubilant
i-ride intimated by the prophet when
d, “Holiness shall lie. on the bells of
the horses.”
III. Again, I remark that Porn that
Christmas night In the village bam was
sympathetic union with other world*. The
only skeptlotsm I have ever had about
Christianity was an astronomical skept icism
whioh said: “Why would God out of the
heavens amid tbe Jupiter* and Hatum* of
the universe have chosen our llttlo bit, of a
world for tlui achievements of His only be
gotten Son when he might have had a vaster
scale and vaster worlds i” But my skeptic
ism Is all gone as I come to the manger and
watch lta snrroundlngm. Now I see all t he
worlds are sisters, and that when onea*ee|
ep, ana when one sings
that it Is
and 1 hnvi
only for those who hail always
right, and spoken right and acted r
and I would have had no interest ii
and 1 would have stuck to the raft in mid-
ocean, and let t he ship salt tty, carrytng per-
fect passengers from a i-erfoot life on earth
i a perfect life In heaven.
Oh! I have heard the commander of that
lip Is the snme great and glorious und synt
pathetic One wpo hushed the tempest
around the boat on Gallllee. and I have
heard that nil thepassengers ou the ship were
saved by grsoo. *A!id so we hall tho ship,
and It bears down this way, and we come
by the side of It and ask the captain two
questions; “Who art Thou I and whence!”
und He says: “I am Captal
and I am front the mn
Christmas morning of
and He says: “I am Captain of Salvation,
id I am from the manger." Oh! bright
m.v soul’s delight.
Chime all the r “ .........
iming of mv soul’s
bells. Wreathe all (ho
lands. Rouse all tho anthems. Hhak’-
In all tho congratulations.
Merry Christmas! Merry with
ght
of
gnr
and*
trry Christmas: Worry with tho
thought of sins forgiven, merry with tho
Idea of sorrows comforted, morr; with tho
rapture* to ram Oh! lift thut Christ from
thomangcrand lay Him nil .
heart*. Wo may not bring to Him as costly
a present as the Magi brought, but, we bring
to His feet and to the manger to day the
Incense
the kls
of onr worshlit
tears, tho kiss of our
nnr
our
o, the prostration
tauger to-day
frankincense of our Joy, the pearl* of
t our lov
thii).
Down at Hi* feet, all churches, all ages,
all earth all heaven. Down at His feet the
fnur-and twenty elders on their faces.
Ihm-ii thn “irma
H multitude that nd man
can number.’’ Down Miohael, the arch-
Down, the “great
W.” Do mi imuunoi, 11— -11:11-
angel! Down all worlds at HI* feet and
” - • ■ 1J - - .
■Glory to God In the highest, and
on earth peace, good will to men.
worship,
th
MARRIED AND SUICIDED.
Princeton, Ind., Deo. 80.—Miles
Jobson, e wealthy widower of this
plaoe, who wae married on Chrlstma*
day, hanged hlmeelf last night.
ipematt
_____nr Beth
trains that mil
that our
gloriously and n
The meteors are wT)
ran to point down
heavon* are with *
of our redemption t
tho mid night shrt'
Oh!)
mu.v
ronrtM !
note eaylng he had
iromiae not to marry
first wife oi> her de “
he oonld not end
Ills oonselepoth
sick.
nr worltt
we have
a child 1*
> It dim angels
~I bends
nr* angle* up
breaks angels
iltal to
A Oliver.od Kansan.
Marion Ingalls, aged 9,who has been
for some years a democrat, to the greq*
sonndnl and regret of her fathorV**™'
lly, has recently undergone e«’™f<»*nd
change of conviettonsar^f UO* **'"
IngaHarrtaoi. flaJSf™** nl»h»^
*t— complete
■ the news by hang-
MTO^UflflSer he" up In the hall, with
out the deor to be pulled by a
bor in case of victor ‘ ‘
h boy tumbled over t“
irely snd tho result
ixt again, while M
gWuoilatlon. But when the
rrlvmf hUrtoMUn the morning Anally
«* unable to eltaS|iiLwith Kriot and
rallied, but ooirioTnfiliiJtill^k*'11"'' ®*e
untUial opinions appoar
light, and she has Abandoned !™,
and raised her republican colors
only,” dm explain*, “In oase tbe r*Dub.~
llcans ovtdown the surplus at men."
pledged hie word—New
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