The Weekly Call (Topeka, Kan.) 1893-1???
September 27, 1891

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Vol. I. 9 lE’ SHOULD SMILE I At the Early Bird way “THE ODD” J Right at the start of the season .y^^ECuts nn GOOD Prices 011 Klothnig! Re- A Knee Pant Suit for $i 25. Men’s Stout Suits at $9 and SB. Boy’s Knee Pants at 30 cents. ber The best $2 men’s Pants you ever saw. Will save U 20 per cent, over Avenue prices. You ask why is this possible Low Rent Small Expenses And the winning card of all THE Disposition to give VALUE! I OTHER Man’s heavy Undershirts, 35 cents. OOOD A 75C never-rip Overall for 50 cents. Neat styles Hats, 50 and 75 cents. 1111 IN uo. A four tone whistle with Boy’s Suits. HUM IN 2 120 East Sixth, st. j solid made ^J\ School Shoes. Misses, Pebble grain, Button hole, or ’WI Spring heel, 11 to 2 $1.25 it Youths, Button worked, Button hole, 11 to 2 $.1.25 to $1.50. al Boys, Button worked, Button hole, W f I 3to 5 $1.50 to $2.00 Mens, Lace or Cougress Shoes, $1.75 to $3.00. B. M. PAYNE CO., 705 Kansas Ave. Perkins' Cash Store, Atchison. WE WANT YOUR TRADE: Peerless Steam Laundry. Telephone 332. 112 West Eighth St., Topeka, Kas. FRANK COUSSO, I 1 ini Fine t Confectionaries, i Cigars*and Tobacco. Ice Cream Parlor No. 632 Kansas^Ave., Topeka, Kansas.

^The Topeka Call.- Look Out For your Nickles and the Dollars will take care of themselves 75 cents will buy you as many goods at Perkin’s Cash Store as SIOO as any other store in the City Buy your goods at Perkins where your dollar is as good as anybody’s dollar. It is cash that talks at TOPEKA, KAS., SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1891. CITY NEWS. Edward Carr has returned to the City. Mrs. B. Bigbee is visiting friends in Kansas City, Kan. Ernest D. Lynwood returned from Kansas City, Tuesday. Mrs. Deßost, of Argentine, re turned to her home, Saturday. Harry Adams left, Tuesday, on a flying trip to the Abilene fair. The hotel waiters of the city have organized a base ball club. Rev. Reevely filled the Shiloh Baptist pulpit, Sunday, during the pastors absence. Mrs. Maggie Rolling is in our city visiting friends, she is from Kansas City, Mo. Rev. H. B. Parks returned from conference, which was held at Ft. Scott, during the week. Miss Lulu Wood worth, who has been visiting friends in the city, has returned to Lawrence. James ^fott, Andrew Smith and Jessie Cooper left last Monday for Oklahoma on legal business. Rev. J. A. Stewart departed last Tuesday for Dallas, Texas, to at tend the Baptist Association. Issam Turner has returned from New Mexico, where he has been superintending construction work. Miss Ella Sanders fell off the ‘merry go round” last Friday at the fair grounds, and was seriousiy hurt. Mr. Davis, of Kans: s City, Mo., who has been in the city a few days in the interest of the Immaculate Band, returned on Friday. Miss Willie Phillips of Rock Creek, who has been very ill for some time, was in the city last week attending the fair. Miss Alice Williams arrived in the city last Saturday, the 19th inst. from Texas, where she has been visiting her mother, and enjoyed a pleasant summer’s vacation. Wesley Davis was tried in the district court, Monday, for assault with intent to kill. Davis tried to kill his wife and commit suicide about five weeks ago, but both were a failure. His wife is inproving as her wounds were not serious. His case was continued. There was a grand surprsie par ry given by Miss Callie Tulloss in honor of MissJ.eanett Brown, Sat urday evening, September 26th. The time was spent in various en joyments. There were about twen ty- five or thirty couples present, they all enjoyed a delightful time, and returned to their homes at a late hour. The following programme was rendered at Brown’s Chapel on Friday evening, Sept. 18th., 1891: Recitation by D. Hope; Decla mation, E, Ridley; Select Reading, Miss Fredonia Nevels; Paper, R. N. Wade; Debate, Resolved that man would go farther for money than woman. Affirmative, N. R. Terrel, Ed McNeil and Mr. Fraizer. Negative, John Thomson, C. Chiles and Chas. Woodlan. It w r as decided in favor of the negative. A large gathering was in attend ance. The proprietor of the St. Nich olas restaurant charged a young colored gentleman one dollar for one meal. Mr. Grant of Leaven worth was the victim of this mean proprietor, it seemed, and he said that he did not go into the St Nich ols restaurant to be acting bigity and if he had known that they did not want his patronage he would not have cared to trade with them. Now Mr. Forbs we advise you not to try this again or you will be brought before a court of justice. Quite a number of guest’s made a surprise visit to the residence of Miss Mattie Reed, No. 711 East Tenth street, on Tuesday night, which was spent very pleasantly. After partaking of the elegant re freshments, supper was served, then they spent the remainder of the time in various enjoyments. Those that responded to their invi tations were as follows: Misses Maggie Hollaway, Rena Hollaway, Jeanette Brown, Jane Payne, Mat tie Johnson, Annia Burnett, Mattie Carter,' Fannie Cantrell, Nannie Fox, Katie Reed, Lucy McMary, Lula Payne, Mary DeFrantz, of Ft. ^cott, Kansas, Qullnil Barton, Ida Barton, Lizzre Simpson, Minnie Brantley, Cora Wilson, Ella Hard ey, Kizzie and Delia Buford, Mr. and Mrs. Drain, Messrs Stokes Black, William H. Cabbell, A J. Randsome, Jas. Steele, B. F. Cab bell, Geo. Thomas, J. L. Childs, of Canada, O. P. Roundtree, Chas. Wilson, Frank Warren and A’ Pope. The program of the literary society of Rev. Bank’s church for Wednesday will be as follows: Duett by Misses Buford. Reading by Genetta Brown. Declamation by H. R. Farnell. Music by Star Quatrette. Paper by Mary De Frantz. Recitation by Jenire Bell. Essay by Lizzie Buford. Music by Star Quartette. Address by Geo. Porter. The United Order of Immaculates celebrated Emancipation day by a musical and social entertainment at Metropolitan hall on Tuesday evening. Speeches were made by Col. J. M. Brown and Judge W. F. Jamison in keeping with the occas ion. The attendance was except ionally large and the order excellent. U.O. I. lodge meets the first and third Wednesday nights in each month. E. D. Clark. N. C. Ezekiel Ridley, R. S. Miss Grace Smith, who has been quite ill at the residence of her grandmother Mrs. M. Bird, is convalescent. Invitations are out for a banquet by the Eastern Star Tabernacle at Metropolitan hall on Wednes day evening, the 30th. Miss Susie Perkins and Mr. Isaac Kimbro were united in marriage on Wednesday evening. Mrs. Hattie Parks, of Hennessy, Oklahoma, left Saturday after a a visit of a week to her mother Mrs. Mary Nichols. Miss Watts of Atchison, is in the city the guest of Miss Mollie Law son. Mesdames M. Dorsey and Jennie Givann of Junction City, are the guests of Mrs. Sarah Bell. Mrs. Sarah Bell is improving in health quite rapidly. Mrs. Maggie Dorsey left for Lawrence Friday. J. W. Thomas, of Omaha, passed through the city Wednesday en route to Oklahoma. Mrs. Lulu Patton returned from Denver Tuesday. Rev. Whitman, of Lawrence, was visiting in the city during the week. C. P. Procter has returned from Kansas City. Concert at Brown’s Chapel. There will be a grand concert at Brown’s Chapel Tuesday evening Sept. 29th, under the management of Mesdames Hardy and Handy. Everybody is cordially invited to attend. Admission 10 cents. North Topeka. Rev. Halford left for Rock Creek Wednesday. Rev Watkins has returned from Valley Falls in the interest of the U. O. I. Miss Martha Jones, who has been visiting Mrs. Harris on Har rison street, returned to St. Marys. Abilene. Henry Adams, of the Adams House, Topeka, is in the city at tending the fair. Mrs. Bud Hoover, who has been on the sick list for some tine, is out again. Douglas Simpson, of Sumner field, is attending th£ fair. Rev. Lee of the A. M. E. church, is attending conference at Ft. Scott. The Republican convention held a few days ago resulted in the nomination of S. J. Ellison for Sheriff. Mr. Ellison has been our deputy for four years and his past record is a guarantee of his effici ency. T. L. Valley Falls. Miss Cynthia Williams has re turned from Lawrence. Miss Florence Brown left for Ok lahoma- Miss Alice Roberts has returned from her pleasant trip. Quite a number of Oskaloosa folks were present on the 22nd. Mr. Ewing Hudspeth was at Os kaloosa as a representative of the colored voter, in the convention. Rev. Cranshaw preached at the Baptist church. Emancipation day was appreciate ly celebrated here at the park. There was music by the Cactus Blossom Drum Corps and Cornet Band. Speeches were made by Rev.Bratton, of Pardee, Mr. Clarke, of Oskaloosa, Mr. Metcalf and Mar tin, of Holton, and J. W. Callaway of this city. Rev. Watkins of To peka, made the opening prayer. Quite a number of strangers were in from the neighboring towns. It was noticed that most of the speeches were too lengthy and of the old fashioned political sort. The U. O. I. lodge turned out in re galia. Miss A. stewart read Lin coln’s Emancipation Proclamation. The most important event with social circles of Valley Falls, was the marriage of Miss Ida Brace to Mr. Joseph Anderson. The wedding took place at the residencs of J. W. Callaway, on Monday the 21st inst. A large crowd of invited guests were present and the choicest vi ands of the season were placed at their disposal. Music added its de lights to the occasion and the guests parted at a late hour. Cylinnus. Emporia. Rev. S. J. Brown has returned from conference. He will make his home at St. Louis during the ensuing year, as he has been ap pointed to a charge in that city. Miss Maud Smith of Denver, paid Us a flying visit during the week. Rev. W. Fox, of the C. M. E. church, delivered his initial sermon on Sunday mining. Rev. S. M. Greaves leaves Thurs day for his charge in Cameron. Quite a jolly crowd of ladies and gentlemen in carriages betook them selves to the beautiful country res idence of Mrs. Robinson, ten miles south of the cify, where they spent an enjoyable time. The Second Christian Sunday school is preparing to give a con cert at an early date. Mrs. Bettie Page left the city Sun day afternoon for a visit to Ten nessee. Two more young ladies of Kan sas City have entered the State Normal. Miss Dora Weeks and her brother Charles paid Dunlap a visit on the 22nd. Mr. and Mrs. R. L- Duncan are at home to their friends at 410 Congress. Miss Addie Reeves read an in- teresting paper before the Society of Christian Endeavor Sunday evening. F. A. Turner, manager of the Times Qb server of Topeka, is in the city on business. Rev. D. Carter is on the sick list. Miss Dolly Carter has returned from Atchison where she has been for some time. A reception was tendered Rev. W. Fox Wednesday evening at the residence of Rev. S. M. Greaves. After the usual program consisting of refreshments the following was served to the satisfaction of all pres ent. Quartette by Misses Florence Bell, Ossa Johnson and Messrs Frank Buskins and Augustus Bell, Welcome Address by Miss Ossa Johnson, Stump Speech by L- L. Duncan, song by A. Green. After which Rev. Greaves brought the entertainment to a close by a few breir yet interesting remarks. Oss. Subscribe for the Call. Lawrence. Mr. F. West of Arkansas City is in our midst for the purpose of at tending the University. Messrs. James King, W. Nelson and J. Clark visited the Capital City 1 last week. Mr. Nathaniel Langston has been quite ill for the past week, but we are glad to say he is convalescent. Miss Vina Young spent Sunday in Kansas City. Revs’ Merritt and Craigg went to Fort Scott last Thursday to at' tend conference. The State University can boast of three colored students this year and seven others attending taking the general scientific course. Mr. Grant Harvey of Blue Mound leaves Wednesday for Nashville, Tenn., where he will attend school this winter. Mr. Walker Johnson spent Sun day in Kansas City, the guest of his daughter Mrs. Mamie Bradley. Mr. B. K. Bruce and family re turned home to Leavenworth last week after a short visit in our city. Mr. Dan Stone of Kansas City, Mo., spent a few days in the city, the guest of his family. Misses Garner of Kansas City, Mo., spent a few days with Rev. Dr. Boone’s family this week. Mr. Ellis of Atchison, formerly of Kansas City, Kas., is in the city for the purpose of studying law at the University. Miss Ella Woodside returned home from her visit in Atchison last week. She reports a good time but she could not refrain from coming to the historic city once more. Mercer. Subscribe for the Call. I Patents. Inventions, Trade-Marks, Labels, and Copywrights properly protect ed in all countries. Twenty-six years experience. Prompt, honest service in all cases. Cost of patents, including Gov ernment and all fees: United States, $65. Canada, S4O. Eng land, France, Belgium, Germany, Austria, Spain, Italy, &c SSO. This is an honest offer; no “shistering” about it. Grant'of Patents Guaranteed. Send model of sketch of inven tion, with stamp, for free advice as to patentability. A ddress: Guarantee Patent Agency, 519 Seventh St., Washing ton, D. C. Don’t fail to read Dennis’ "ad.’ Every colored man bf this city, should take the Call. No. 22

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THE TOPEKA CALL. W. M. POPE, Editor. TERMS. $i A YEAR. Published Weekly. Entered at the Post-Office, in Topeka, as Sec ond-class Matter. The political pot begins to boil. Calamity Howlers will howl in vain. The coming election will decide who shall, or who shall not, hold the reins of the government. The cry is for peace, but there is no peace. The office of the Call is at No. 419 Kansas avenue. It has been said, and by parties who are in a position to know, that the negro vote will defeat the Republican nominee for County Clerk. We regret to know that trickery and polutlon have begun to show themselves at so early a date in the campaign. If these wise prophets continue at their present tricks, we shall be com pelled to publish names. A hint to the wise is suffiicient. The next victim of the adminis tration guillotine will very likely be the Hon. John L. Waller, of our state and city. He will shortly be recalled from his mission at Tam atave to receive his death sentence. We are satisfied the administration undertaken will give him a decent burial and a fitting epitaph. He is noted for doing things up brown. We have reminded the people on one or two occasions of the Jor dan’s Hall nuisance, in Tennessee town. It is about time tne people were taking this disgraceful affair in hand with a determined effort to break it up forever. If the people do.not attend to it the city should take the necessary steps. These dances are patronized by the hood lum element exclusively, and as they return from their “pow-wows” coming down the principal streets, passing the residences of respecta ble people, the vilest language can be heard at a distance of two or three blocks. Being encouraged in this they will some night make an effort to take the town, and when a few innocent citizens lose their lives or officers are forced to use their weapons at a loss of life it will be too late to apply the law. Now is the time. Politics. THE THIRD PARTY. The people’s Party and Farm er’s Alliance have had their day and ares ast passing out of existence. They lived and flourished for a short time, and died. In state af fairs they will always come in for their “hove”, but in national af fairs they are dead, and it is very doubtful if they will attempt to nominate a ticket for the race of ’92. This will never be a government of farmers and hayseeds; it will ev er remain as it has always been, a government of the people, by the people, and for the people. Capital ists must have a say as to how things shall go, the laborer must have his say, and the farmer must have his, and there need be no Third Party to meet this end, for the two existing parties can allow them all a chance without the least inconvenience to themselves. What we need is to know is when we are treated fairly and to ask for what is consistent. Where boodle is resorted to is where the people encourage it. When boodle is ac cepted it relieves the boodler of all obligation to the boodle-grabber, for both get full value. As long as boodleism is encouraged there will never be harmony in politics. When it is ignored universally, and when the people unite in their efforts to exterminate it then we can boast of a government where the farmer will receive the same protection as the capitalist.' If we must have the third party let it be the National Alliance of fair play and honest dealings. Every one should read the Call Father S. G. Watkins, Impu 12 13 2. The so-called article written by Father S. G. Watkins published in the Times Observer on the 16th inst, to the colored patrons of our schools. Said he: “I am pleased to note the increas ed attention which most of our parents are giving to the personal appearance of our children, but there are still some who neglect this very impoortant matter. They should remember that cleanliness is next to godliness.” We believe that such talk will do in the school room and private lectures, but it will not do to try to impress upon the minds of the peo ple that all of our fathers and mothers have heretofore neglected to keep their children clean, and if the Professor means this he is a liar and our address 1^419 Kansas avenue. The great question is what shall we do with such self seeking leaders, they are doing more harm than good. We should put our feet on such hell' bound deceit and stamp it so hard that the angles in Heaven would sing a new song. We believe that the colored people have suffered enough from the action of such men and we intend to denounce the wrong and favor the right. God grant the time may come when every poor boy and girl that goes to school with his face and hand^s clean and his hair combed and clothed in rags may be respected as those who go in their silks, satins and jewels or broadcloths. And what the colored people will do with such men who should know better, remains to be seen. Junction. City, Kans., Sept. 17. Editor Topeka Call. The citizens of Junction City, Kansas, have come together as a people to make everything pleas ant for the Emancipation proc lamation day, on the 22d of Septem ber, we do hope to have a grand time. As times are not like they used to be, now we can improve ourselves as well as any other race if w T e will only take advantage of the opportunity that we have. Just look back twenty-five years and see how this noble race has improved, and by little care it can goon. Thepeopleof Junction City had a great time on the 22nd. We had four hundred people, visitors from other towns and they had the best of attention. Everybody was well pleased and after speaking and a good time, all went to the hall and a grand time was had there with refreshments of all kinds, and then we had a grand dance and every body received pleasure there. A good pleasant time all the way through, and the visitors all retired home happy. We will have a col ored minstrel here to-night. Trade with our advertisers. Tell your friends about the Call. Our Contest. The (All Contest. I I vote for a! Mr J As the most popular lady and gentleman in the state of Kansas. I To date the following is the standing. James Page g O. P. Roundtree Reuben Wade Thomas Weaver Will Spaulding g Maggie Montgomery 20 Ada Buckner 11 Mary Jordon Martha Buford 7 Hattie Freeman Mary DeFrantz Lena Hawkins j Jennie Nichols Fannie Cantrell 6 Clara Hunter Lula Harris g Lawrence Carrie Langston 25 Emporia P. Duncan g Ossa Johnson Atchison Fred Willis 10 Senator Brown g Santa Fe Route—Sum mer Excursions. Chicago and Return —Round trip tickets, Topeka to Chicago and re turn, $22.70, good until October 31. One way tickets’ $11.50. St. Louis and return —Round trip tickets, Topeka to St. Louis and re turn, $16.60, good until October 31. One way tickets $8.50. Denver, Colorado Springs and Pueblo —All these points on one round trip ticket, good until Octo ber 31, at $24 for the round trip. Pacific Coast Points —$80 for the round trip, tickets good for six months; with choice of routes. Salt Lake and Ogden—Round trip $54; tickets good for ninety days. Eastern and Northern Resorts Special round trip tickets at very low rates, and good until October l 31, now on sale. St. Paul, Minne apolis, Milwaukee, Madison, Mack inaw, Minnetonka, Spirit Okoboji, Clear, White Bear and Geneva Lakes, Waukesha, Winnepeg, Du luth, Beaver Dam and many other points are now in the round trip list. Topeka to Manitou Without Change —The Santa Fe has put on a new vestibuled sleeper from To peka to Manitou, Col., without change. No other line does this. Los Vegas Hot Springs and re turn —Round trip tickets good for ninety days, $28.00. Are on sale every day in the year. Harvest Excursions to all points in Texas via Purcell through Ok lahoma, and to El Paso and Dem ing via La Junta. One and one third fares for the round trip. Dates of, sale August 25, Septem ber 15 and 29. Tickets will be good for thirty days, and stop-over privileges will be granted south of La Junta and Arkansas City on go ing trip. Rowley Bros., Agents, S. E. Cor. Sixth and Kansas aves. W. C. Garvey, at depot. Arnold Stansfield, North Topeka. We are Loaded With Dry Goods, all new and seasonable. We wantyour trade and will make you low er prices and show you a larger line of goods than any house in this city. Call and see what we are Giving away to our Customers It is something every lady should have in her home: We are selling Best Blue Prints for Sets, per yard. Light shirting prints for 3 Jets per yard. Best LL Unbleached Muslin for sJcts and every thing equally as low. Please Give Us a Call. NEW YORK STORE, 831 Kansas Ave. North Topeka. Buy your Drugs, Paints Oils of A. J. KANE CO., 826 Kansas Ave., North Topeka. Perscriptions carefully put up. CARL BENZ, Butcheß, No. 243 North Santa Fe St,, Salina, Kas. FRANTZ BROWN, FOR SHOES BOOTS, Slippersand Rubbers, A full Une of SCHOOL SHOES- 014 Commercial St, Emporia. Reliable Goods at Lowest Prices AT LESLIE H, SMITH’S

Manhattan, Kansas. Mens’ Lace and Congress, Shoes, $1,75. Ladies Fine Dongola Shoes, $2.00, S. C. RUSSELL, ATTORNEY at LAW, 730 Massachusetts St., Lawrence. Kansas. A. M, THOMAS, Attorney at Law, BgUPractices in all Courts. Collections made promptly. Office 419 Kansas avenue, Rooms 3 and 4. THE DISPENSARY, 512 Commercial street, Atchison, Kansas, We keep only Pure Fresh Goods, and sell the cheapest. PUTMAN BROS, J. A. HAROUFF, UNDERTAKER Funeral Director Embalmer. KEEPS the largest stock of FUNERAL FURNISHINGS In ATCHISON Cases and Caskets, Wood, Metal and Clothand Cloth Covered, both white and black, plain and draped. Also Burial Robes and Slippers. Residence over 206 and 208 North Fifth ave. Telephone 452, Atchison. ADAMS HOTEL TOPEKA, KANSAS. Is the most famous and well known hotel in the city. Every thing first class, home like and con venient to the traveling public. Furnished rooms. Rates, $3% per week; special rates by the month. HARRY ADAMS, Prop. 312 Kansas Ave. Equal rights to all. Barber shop 413 Kansas avenue, under Church’s Newstand, De Frantz Skearce, proprietors. Shaving 10c, hair cut ting 15c, sea foam 10c, shampooing 15c. Dear friends, one and all give us a call and try our work. Satis faction guaranteed. D. F. RODGERS, M. D. Physician and Surgeon, 725 Kansas Avenue, Office Telephone 416. Residence 116. E. B. WALKER. ->DRUGGIST.«* 111 East Fifth Street. Holmes Waggoner DRUGGISTS. Prescriptions carefully prepared. 731 Kansas Ave. Toneka, Kansas. Michael Hogan, Undertaker, Embalmer and Furnisher, 109 East 3d Street. TOPEKA, KAS A Full line of Caskets, Coffins, etc. Always on hand. TELEPHONE NO. 468. G. L. Bowman. DRUGGIST, Manufacturer Bowman’s White Pine Tree Syrup. S. W. cor. 10th and Topeka Ave. TOPEKA, KANSAS. TAKE NOTICE! I keep the best grades of meats that can be had, and my prices are as low as any other Market in the city. Parlor Meat Market, H. P. HANSON, Prop. 1121 West 6th St. Telephone 182. Fire! Fire!! Fire!!! Do not neglect the fire, and call at the FIRE SALE Saturday, September 26, And lasting ten days The Great Clothing Fire Sale, Opposite the Rock Island Derot. J. RAFFEROCK, Proprietor, FOR SALE or TRADE. TWO FARMS, also Houses Lots on reasonable terms. Must be sold in a short time. Call upon or address L. CRUIAL, Cor. Topeka avenue and Curtis street, North Topeka. SCOTT BROTHERS, MANUFACTURERS OF IGE GREAM. We make a specialty of supplying Picnics, Parties, Socials, etc. and respectfully solicit a share of your patronage. 335 TAYLOR STREET. Telephone, 472. TOPEKA KANSAS. W. M. ANDERSON, Hardware, Stoves, Tinware, Pumps, Housefurnishing Goods, etc. 520 KANSAS AVENUE G. W. CHARLES, RESTAURANT AND CONFECTIONARY, 112 KANSAS AVENUE. For the best work at the most reasonable prices in, Dyeing,. Cleaning, Repairing, Pressing and

Altering, Clothing and Hats. \ou must go where they unnerstand such work unless you want your goods spoiled. CHIVERS, 415 Kansas Avenue, is the proper house to patronize, 32 years before the people. They do good honest work and lots of it not only in this city but ship work to all the surrounding States. Send to them for Price List. REMEMBER THE NAME. 1 _ CHIVERS TOPEKA KAS.

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Voice of the Press. the' AFRICAN RACE. The best way to keep a man out of the mud is to have his boots blacked. I once visited England, France, Italy and Egypt, and I found that whatever a man’s com rplexion is, the same sobriety, in dustry, fidelity and knowledge that will improve one people will improve another. We are yet on trial. Some say that we have not i the capability of self-government, but the progress of the Negro must not be measured by the progress of the Anglo-Saxons. We must be measured not from the heights, but from the depths. Two hundred and forty years of absolute bond age and a long life of barbarism be hind that! There is where we came from. Then, too, when we were emancipated we were set free under the most unfavorable circum stances. We were not emancipat ed by will of our owners, or even by a settled sentiment in the coun try. We were emancipated by military means for punitive pur poses, not to punish us, but to pun ish somebody else. Fred Douglass, in Denver Stateman. TROOPS GUARDING NEGRO PRISON ERS. Montgomery, Ala., September 19. —Gov. Jones was wired this morning by Sheriff of Wilcox County, requesting twenty men of the Wilcox Cavalry, of Camden, Ala., to proceed to Furman to as sist him in protecting five negro prisoners, who are in danger of be ing forcibly taken by a mob The Govenor promptly ordered the twenty men to Furman, who started immediately to the scene, and it is thought will be in time to prevent mob law. Globe Democrat. THE OKLAHOMA RUSH. Perkins, September 19. —Ne- groes east of Langston will move in a solid body making a clean sweep and taking forty acres each. Wagons are still crowding into Perkins and many are already go ing around to the west line of the Creek nation. People are staying up all night with horses being trained hourly. Stillwater couriers are continually bringing in false reports, trying to run Perkin’s resi dents in as “sooners.” Night be fore last two officers took the Hanies of eighty-seven men already settled on clains, but the lands are how vacant and all seem willing to Wait. Kansas City Times. The first colored candidate. Special to the Call. Worcester Mass., Sept. 9. —The Prohibition State Convention was called to order this morning at 10:30 in Mechanics’ Hall, which was nearly filled. W. H. Partridge was temporary chairman and E. T. Stev ens was temporary secretary. On taking the chair Mr. Partridge ad dressed the committee at a great length, and his speech was well re ceived. At the close of the chair man’s address many distinguished Prohibitionists were invited to the platform, and Chairman Hamlin then reported for the committee on Resolutions. The platform assails the liquor traffic in the usual manner and calls for its absolute suppression; de nounces high license or any license, and demands a dissolution of the “partnership now existing between the Government (State and Nation al) and the rum power” calls the attention of the voters of the state to the fact that although the Su preme Court has decided “that no citizen has inherent right to retail intoxicating liquors,” yet a Demo cratic Executive, a Republican House and a tied Senate have made the dramshop a lawful institution; points out to the supporters of mis sions that the Port of Boston is fore most in the exportation of rum. to “darkest Africa,” and that the traffic has doubled during the past year. The seventh plank is as follows: "We deplore the degredation to which the national Department of State has descended in becoming a drummer” in foreign lands for the beer lords of this country. Add to this these other facts —the refusal to unite with other nations in a treaty for the suppression of the slave trade and rum traffic in Africa; a presi- dent who finds five kinds of wine necessary for his official banquets; a Vice-President who applies for a liquor license for his “Shoreham,” a Senate that will not banish the bar room from its wing of the Capitol, and a House that strangles all in quiry into the facts of the liquor traffic, and we have a perfect dem onstration of the complete domin a#cy of the rum power in our nation al affairs and of the slavish subser viency of our public servants to its behests.” The remedies the party proposes are stated-as follows: “The prohibition by State and national authority of the manufact ure, importation and exportation, transportation or sale of alcoholic beverages and the election and ap pointment of officials, executive, legislative and judicial who are in sympathy with and will enforce prohibition—these ends, we believe, are attainable only through a party organized for that purpose. And inasmuch as the desire for gain is the motive power of the drink traffic, we favor such arrangements for the supply of alcoholic liquors to medicinal, technical and scientif ic uses as shall divest the dealer of any pecuniary interest in the sale. We also favor the appointment rath er than the election of prosecuting officers for the same reasons that judges are appointive.” The platform then declares in fa vor of female suffrage and the strict enforcement of the civil-service law. Chas. H. Kimbal of Lynn was nominated for Governor by acclam ation. Augustus R. Smith of Lee was nominated for Lieutenant Gov ernor by acclamation. Alfred W. Richardson of Springfield, for Sec retary of State, was nominated by acclamation. Edward E. Brown of Boston, in a speech sharply arraign ning Republican politicians for their treatment of the colored people, presented the name of Wm. Oscar Armstrong of Boston for the position of Auditor. Mr. Armstrong was nominated with one or two dissenting voices, after which three cheers were giv en for the first black man ever put upon a State ticket in Massachu setts. Wolcot Harlin for Attorney General was unanimously nomina ted. For treasurer, Samuel B. Shap leigh of Boston was unanimously chosen. —D. P. Porter. Among The Sports. STOVAL IN TROUBLE. Philadelphia, Sept.2l.—Alex ander Robinson, a clerk in the sheriff’s office, was shot by Stoval, the popular and well known jockey, Saturday night on the ferry boat, Glowchester. Stoval was with two white women when Robinson made some remark which the women re sented. Drawing a revolver Stoval fired, the ball entered Robinson’s left breast. Robinson is in a criti cal condition. Stoval is in jail, public sentiment is in his favor. Lexington, Kv.,Sept. 19. —This has been a remarkable day in trot ting horse history here. At the Lexington Colored Fair this after noon, Ralph Wilkes, by Red Wilkes, dam by Mambrino Patchen, a 2- year-old colt, trotted a mile over a slow track in 2:21%, last half in 1:09. This is the fastest mile ever ’trotted by a 2-year-old stallion in Kentucky, a record unbeaten except by Monbars, 2:20, and Regal Wilkes, 2:20^. Ralph Wilkes and Mon bars meet in the SI3OOO stake here next month. Willelah, a 2-year old filly by Wilkes Boy, got a re cord of 2:30 thus making six Ken tucky 2-year-olds that have entered the list this year. Sea Girl, a 3- year old filly, by Wilton Kokomis, by Victor Bismark, and Doris, by Don Wilkes, also went into the list this afternoon. This makes twenty new performers in Kentucky this week. Moberly, Mo., Sept. 19. —The first annual meeting of the Ran dolph County Colored Fair Asso ciation closed to-day. after four most successful days. Today’s program was both extensive and attractive. A number of old people were pres ent. Everything down on the program for to-day was carried out in a way in keeping with an organ ization of much more experience. An excursion of over 200 came in from Mexico and Columbia, swell ing the crowd to 4000 people. The streets were thronged with colored visitors. The association express themselves as being amply repaid for this their first attempt with a colored fair in this section of the state. They Say He likes to keep a little “mem oranidie” of his business. You can’t bluff Uucle Sam on the old racket “I’ll pay you in the morning” you must pay cash or your mail don’t go. Drop a penny a pound postage in the slot and Uncle Sam will do the rest. They found out their talk would’nt win so they had to come up with the right stuff —“cataroon.” He tried to advertise his paper in a certain literarv club but the members objected. “Poor fellow, we feel for you but we can,t reach you.” Lacey, the minstrel comedian, is getting fine as silk, he gave some of his best work for free exhibition at the fair grounds. But Lacey does not sing with that quartette any more for it sounds like the salvation army. The waiters would have a fine base ball club if all of them could play like little “Sheeny.” He talks more about the New Orleans Mafia than the Italian does. He mtist be an “Afro-Italian.” He goes to North Topeka nearly every night. Some night the boys are going to make him miss the bridge. One wing is flying high if he can’t fly straight, but he is trying to roost in the wrong place. We know a fellow that will break that wing if he ever catches him there. He fights and curses the waiters at a certain resturant and goes to church and shouts so it takes three or four men to hold him. Brother, you should be more careful. The Call’s “tramp” has returned frem Kansas City, Mo., but he paid full postage before he left. A certain blue veined professor in company with a popular young lady, were walking down Harrison street, under the shade of the trees as it were, talking of the past, but more especially of the present. So close were they that they looked like a huge black ghost seeking a hiding place. Professor, next time you go out for an evening walk don’t go around the state house square, for this place has been comdemed all sum mer; this is where the Call’s ghost walks nightly. You ought to be at home with your dear wife for this “setting up a lodge” racket will not last forever. A popular widow, who makes the young girls “hustle” to hold their beaux, makes frequent visits to the Sun Flower House in hopes of meeting the man who walks with a cane, failing to find him there she casts her beautiful brown eyes fire departmentwards, and finding him there she meets- him with an “I’ll-go-you-one-better-smile.” Go ahead widow, we are with you, but don’t forget to stop. The author heard it whispered, “I am going to break his head.” They am’t going to break it if we see them first, for we will put our galvanized iron mask over it. Lamp UockLt Central Asia. Capt. Younghusband, an English traveller^ writes home from Central Asia an account of a rock which has Deen a mystery to the natives and to travellers. It is situated on the shores if a lake near one of the branches of she upper Oxus, and is known as the Lamp Rock. The account of it is pub lished in the Geographical Magazine. This rock received its strange name because from a supposed cave in its side t perpetual light shines out. Mr. Elias, who pa-sed the spot in 1885, thought the light might be a phosphorescent >ne, but he did not have time to exam ine it properly. Younghusband says the rock stands by itself about 200 feet high, and pro jects from the mountain side. High up the steep cliff the cave was pointed out to him, and sure enough there was a pale light visible. The natives have a superstitious dread of the rock, and say the light conies from a diamond in the forehead of a demon, who gnat ds his vast treasures stored in the cave. With great difficulty Mr. Younghus band ascended to the cave. A false step, in some places, would have meant certain death. He entered the cave and saw the light, which he found to be merely the unadulterated light of heaven, coming from the other side of the cave. In fact, it is no cave, hut a tunnel right through the rock. From below, the fact cannot be determined that the hole is not a cave, and the light striking up against the roof is ail that tan be seen. 'J? Im Koch Trea lu.-m u on. In the Now York Her tM. of May 6, Inder the bead of ■‘Failure of the Lymph,” it is stated th-.t John Deegan who was sent t Bur in for treat ment witl, K the furore re specting the Koch lymph. And what is that status? The oid-sehool men re gard tuberculosis as incurable. The new-school men, while admitting that it is not an ea-y malady to conquer, claim that it is not necessarily an incurable disease; that by new-school methods it is being treated successfully in a large number of cases. Koch undertook by injecting a peculiar liquid into the circulation to do precisely what new-school men are doing by the use of alterative remedies. If Koch could by a few hypodermics change the conditions which maintain the disease, he would certainly have been many steps in advance of the new school men; but inasmuch as his lymph fails to do what was expected, he must with his old-school colleagues take a back seat and still allow the new-school nen to do in a large number of cases precisely what the old-school men say cannot be done. Under these circum stances it is far better for one suffering with tuberculosis to go to the new school men, who claim that in quite a large percentage of cases a cure can bf affected, than to go to the old-schooi men who without hesitation pronounce the disease an incurable one. We are sorry that Koch’s method has failed them, but inasmuch as it has failed, we wish they would be fair enough to take some pains to observe just wnat meas ire of success new-school practitioners ire having in the treatment of consump ion.—Health Monthly. In a Hospital. A visitor to a hospital in Paris, which di eased children of the most wretched 3 lass are received, wrote home lately. ‘"Charity so often with us cold and grim in its dealings with the poor, puts merry, tender face here. The walls of on a the hospital weie gay with colored prints. Flowers brightened the wind ows. In the Oaths into which the grimy, scared babies are coaxed on their en trance floated tiny swans and ships with red sails to entice and amu-e them. 7he doctors placed dolls and bonbons on the operating-table as j rizes before ihe patients were brought in, and ad dressed these rag ,ed,blear-eyed children of the slums with the courtesy due to princes in disguise, as “Monsieur,' "Cherie* or Ma gentllle demoiselle.' They put hope and courage into the souls, as well as health into the bodies of their patients.” No wise teacher can long deal with the minds of children without discover ing the value of this system of the French physicians. Twenty years ago a forlorn little mu latto boy sat apart, one summer day, in a school for nergoes in Philadelphia. He was idle, mischievous, and as usual, in disgrace. A visitor came into the school, a woman, who, herself one of the “dark people,” possessed culture and much wisdom and tact. “What is this boy waiting for?” she aked. “A whipping,” dryly replied his teaoh ir. She beckoned the child to her side, and held hie hand whi e she heard the class recite. When they had finished, the asked a few questions about him, and then said to him smiling: “You must take your whipping, foj you deserve it; but never deserve an nother. We colored people need great men of our own race to help,us—great doctors, great preachers, great scholars. Your teacher tells me that you are fond of arithmetic, and do well iu it. Try to be a great civil engineer.” The boy became a man of influence and a help to his people. He said late ly, “Those chance words put a soul into me. I really owe to them rtuch of my success iu life.” It is not necessary to dwell upon the hackneyed truth hinted in this story. Whether a child or man be white or black, the toacn of kindness, hope and courage will often bring all of his en ergies to work, while the stern disci pline of fear may paralyze him. As long ago as when 2Esop lived the driver was told not to whip his donkey if he would win the race, but to hang a green branch before his nose.— Youth’s Companion. A Thread Worth 81,500,000. The late A. T. Stewart was harassed by a certain treasury deci-ion which rastly increased his payments of duties. His lawyer called one day about an other matter. Stewart spoke in an ex asperated way about the treasury de cision. “Let me see the decision,” said the lawyer. As .er reading it through he said: “This law speaks of ‘all-silk’ gar ments. Why don’t you have a thread of worsted run into these goods when they are made abroad?” “Will that come within the new law asked the great merchant. “Certainly.” “How much do you want for that opinion?” asked Stewart a few months, 'after. “kifty thousands dollars,” said the the lawyer. And he got it. He was modest, too, but a dollar went farther in those days than it does now. Stewart years after told his legal ad viser that the casual suggestion made that day had been worth A er $1,500,000 to the merchant So the $50,000 was not hfjh.- York Press. THE Great Combination THE LION STORE AND THE DENNIS JJTORE,

From Jackson Street, And two other large stocks have been consolidated in the CRAWFORD OPERA »HOUSE Building. This will be A Racket Store, In earnest, as we will buy all our goods when they are to be Sold at a Sacrifice, And will give our cassomirs the benefit by selling for less tha vaiue, thus DIVIDING THE PROFITS 4 With the Purchaser. DENNIS.

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DR. TALMAGE’S SERMON. THE DISCOURSE DELIVERED AT ELMIRA, NEW YORK. The Subject Rendered Appropriate by the Fact That They Are Holding an Inter- State Fair There—Text of the Sermon, GeneHtß. xxix, 8. Droves at the Well. The Rev. Dr. Talmage preached In Elmira, N. Y., to am immense multitude that had gathered to attend the New York and Pennsylvania Exposition. His text was Genesis xxix, 8, “And they said, we cannot, until all the flocks be gathered together, and till they roll the stone from thp well’s mouth; then we water the sheep.” Thqre are some reasons why it is ap propriate that I should accept the invi tation to preach at this great inter-State fair, anti to these throngs of country men Und citizens—horsemen just come from their fine chargers, the king of beasts, for I take the crown from the lion and put it on the brow of the horse, which is in every way nobler—and speak to these shepherds just come from their flocks—the Lord himself in one place called a Shepherd and in another place called a Lamb, and all the good are sheep—and preach to you cattlemen come up from the herds, y«ur occupa tion honored by the fact that God him self thinks it worthy of immortal re cord that he owns “the cattle on a thousand hills," ‘•lt' is apbrdpriaie that I come, because I was a farmer’s boy, and never saw a city until I was nearly grown, and, hav ing been born in the country, I never got over it, and vyould not dwell in cities a day if my work was not appointed there. My love to you now, and when I get through I yvil 1 give you my hand, for though I have this summer shaken hands with perhaps 40,000 people in twenty-one States of the Union, all the way through to Colorado and North and South, I will not conclude my summer vacation till I have shaken hands with you. You old farmer out there! How you make me think of my father! You elderly woman out there with cap and spectacles! How you make me think of my mother! And now, while the air of these fair grounds is filled with the bleating of sheep, and the neighing of horses, and. the lowing of cattle, I cannot find a more appropriate text than the one I read. It is a scene in Mesopotamia, beautifully pastoral. A well of water of great value in that region. The fields around about it white with these flocks of sheep lying down waiting for the watering. I hear their bleating coming on the bright air, and the langh terof young men and maidens indulging in rustic repartee. I look off, and I see other flocks of sheep coming. Mean while, Jacob, a stranger, on the inter esting errand of looking for a wife, ccmes to the well. A beautiful shep herdess comes to the same well. I see her approaching, followed by her father’s flock of sheep. It was a mem orable meeting. Jacob married this shepherdess. The Bible account of it is, “Jacob kissed Rachel, and lifted up his Voice and wept.” It has always been a mystery with me what he found to cry about! But before that scene occurred Jacob accosts the shepherds and asks them why they post pone the slaking of the thirst of these sheep, and why they did not immediately proceed to water them. The shepherds reply to tue effect: “We are all good neighbors, and as a matter of courtesy we wait until all the sheep of the neigh borhood come up. Besides that, this stone on the well’s mouth is somewhat heavy, and several of us take hold of it and push it aside, and then the buckets and the troughs are filled and the sheep are satisfied. We cannot, until all the flocks are gathered together, and till they roll the stone from the well’s mouth; then we water the sheep.” “Oh, this is a thirsty world! Hot for the head, and blistering for the feet, and parching for the tongue. The world’s great want is a cool, refreshing, satisfy ing draft. We wander around and find the cistern empty. Long and tedious drought has dried up the world’s foun tains, but nearly nineteen centuries ago a Shepherd, with crook in the shape of a cross, and feet cut to the bleeding, ex plored the desert passages of this world, and one day came across a well a thous and feet deep, bubbling and bright, and opalescent, and looked to the North, and the South, and the East, and the West, and cried out with a voice strong and musical that rang through the ages: “Ho, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters!” Now, a great flock of sheep to-day gather around this Gospel well. There are a great many thirsty souls. I won- der why the flocks of all nations do not gather—why so many stay thirsty; and while I am wondering about it, my text breaks forth in the explanation, saying: “We cannot, until all these flocks be gathered together, and till they roll the stone from the well’s mouth; then we water the sheep.” If a herd of swine come to a well they angrily jostle each other for the prece dence; if a drove of cattie come to a well, they hook each other back from the water, but when the flock of sheep come, though a hundred of them shall be dis appointed, they only express it by sad bleating—they come together peacefully. We want a great multitude to come around the Gospel well. I know there are those who do not like a crowd —they think a crowd is vulgar. If they are op pressed for room in church it makes them positively impatient and belligerent. Not so did these oriental shepherds. They waited until all the flocks were gathered, and the more flocks that came the better they liked it. And so we ought to be anxious that all the people should come. Go out into the highways and the hedges and compel them to come in. Go to the rich and tell them they are indigent without the Gospel of Jesus. Go to the poor and tell them the aflluence there is in Christ. Go to the blind and tell them of the touch that gives eternal illumination. Go to the lame and tell them of the joy that will make the lame man leap.like a hart. Gather all the sheep off of all the mountains. None so torn of the dogs, none so sick, none so worried, none so dying as to be omitted. When the fall elections come the whole land is scoured for voters, and if a man is too week or sick to walk to the polls a carriage is sent for him; but when the question is whether Christ or the devil shall rule this world, how few there are to come out to seek the sick, and the lost, and the suffering, and the bereft, and the lame, and induce their suffrages tor the Lord Jesus. Why not gather a great flocK? All America in a flock; all the world in a flock. This well of the Gospel is deep enough to put out the burning thirst of the four teen hundred million of the race. Do not let the church by a spirit of ex clusiveness keep the world out Let down all the bars, swing open all the gates, scatter all the invitations, “Who soever will, let him come.” Come, white and black. Come, red men of the forest. Come, Laplander, out of the snow. Come, Patagonian, out of the heat. Come in furs. Come, panting under palm leaves. Come one. Come all. Come now. As at this well of Mesopo tamia Jacob and Rachel were betrothed, so now, at this well of salvation Christ our Shepherd will meet you coming up with your long flocks of cares and anxieties, and He will stretch out His hand in pledge of His affection, while all Heaven will cry out, “Behold the bridegroom cometh; go ye out to meet him.” You notice that this well of Mesopo- And there are aged people to-day who tamia had a stone on it, which must be are feeling just such a pang as that. I removed before the sheep could be want to tell them there is perfect en watered; and I find on the well of sal- chantment in the promises o* this Gos vation to-day impediments and obstacles, pel; and I come to them and offer them which must be removed in order that ;my arm, or I take their arm and I bring you may obtain the refreshment and life them to this Gospel well. Sit. down, of this Gospel. In your case the im-I father or mother, sit down. See if there pediment is pride of heart. You cannot is anything at the well for you. Come, bear to conje to so democratic a fountain; David, the psalmist, have you anything you do not want to come with so many encouraging to offer them? “Yes,” says others. It is to you like when you are the psalmist; “They shall still bring forth dry, coming to a town pump, as com- fruit in old age, they shall be fat and pared to sitting in a parlor sipping out flourishing, to show that the Lord is up of a chased chalice which has just been right, He is my rock, and there is no un listed from a silver salver. Not so marty righteousness in me.” Come, Isaish, publicans and sinners. You want to get have you anything to say out of your to Heaven, but it must be in a special prophecies for these aged people? “Yes,” car, with your feet on a Turkish otto- says Isaiah: “Down to old age lam with man and a band of music on board the thee, and to hoary hairs will I carry train. thee.” You do not want to be in company Well, if the Lord is going to carry you, with rustic Jacob and Rachel, and to be you ought not to worry much about your drinking out of the fountain where 10,- failing eyesight and failing limbs. You 000 sheep have been drinking before you. get ti little worried for fear sometime You will have to remove the obstacle of j you will come to want, do you? Your, pride, or nevej find your way to the children and grandchildren sometimes well. You will have to come as we came, speak a little sharp at you because of willing to take water of eternal life in i your ailments. 1116 Lord will not speak any way and at any hand, and in any sharp. Do you think you will come to kind of pitcher, crying out: “O Lord want? Who do you think the Lord is? Jesus, I am dying of thirst. Give me Are His granaries empty? Will He feed the water of eternal life, whether in the raven and the rabbit, and the lion in trough or goblet. Give me the water of the desert, and forget you? Why, life; I care not in what it comes to me.” naturalists tell us that the porpoise will Away with all your hindrances of pride not forsake its wounded and sick mate, from the well’s mouth. And do you suppose the Lord of Heaven Jacob, with a good deal of tug and and earth has not as much sympathy as push, took the stone from the well’s I the fish of the sea? But you say: “I am month, so that the flocks might be so near worn out, and lamof no use to watered. And I would that to-day my God any more.” I think the Lord knows word, blessed of God, might remove the j whether you are of any more use or not; hindrance to your getting up to the Gos- i if you were of no more use he would pel well. Yes, I take it for granted that have taken you before this. Do you the work is done, and now, like orientall think God has forgotten you because He shepherds, I proceed to water the sheep. I has taken care of you seventy or eighty Come, all ye thirsty! You have an un-! years? He thinks more of you to-day defined longing in your soul. You tried than He ever did, because you think more money making; that did not satisfy you. iof Him. May the God of Abraham and You tried office under Government; that Isaac and Jacob and Paul the aged be did not satisfy you. You trira pictures your God forever! and sculptures, but works of art did not I But I gather all the promises to-day satisfy yow. You are as much discon- 'in a group, and I ask the shepherds to tented with this life as the celebrated drive their flocks of lambs and sheep up French author who felt that he could :to the sparkling supply. “Behold, not any longer endure the misfortunes i happy is the man whom God correcteth.” of the world, and who said: “At 4 j “Though He cause grief, yet will He hlive o’clock this afternoon I shall put an end compassion.” “Many are the afflictions .to my own existence. Meanwhile, I must' of the righteous, but the Lord delivereth toil on up to that time for the susten-1 him out of them all.” “Weeping may ance of my family.” And he wrote on endure for a night, but joy cometh in his book until the clock struck 4, when the morning.” lam determined to-day he folded up his manuscript and, by his that no one shall go away uncomforted, own hand, concluded his earthly life. Yonder is a timid and shrinking soul who When an aged clergyman was dying— seems to hide away from the consolations a man very eminent in the church—a lam uttering, as a child with a sore young theological student stood by his hand hides away from the physician lest side, and the aged man looked up and he touch the wound too roughly, and the said to him. “Can’t you give me some mother has to go and compel the iittle comfort in my dying heart?” “No,” said patient to come out and see the physi the young man; “I can’t talk to you on cian. Jacob, with a good deal of tug and push, took the stone from the well’s I month, so that the flocks might be watered. And I would that to-day my word, blessed of God, might remove the hindrance to your getting up to the Gos- pel well. Yes, I take it for granted that i the work is done, and now, like oriental shepherds, I proceed to water the sheep. Come, all ye thirsty! You have an un-I defined longing in your soul. You tried money making; that did not satisfy you. You tried office under Government; that did not satisfy you. You trira pictures and sculptures, but works of art did not i satisfy yo<r. You are as much discon- tented with this life as the celebrated French author who felt that he could not any longer endure the misfortunes of the world, and who said: “At 4 o’clock this afternoon I shall put an end .to my own existence. Meanwhile, I must toil on up to that time for the susten-1 ance of my family.” And he wrote on his book until the clock struck 4, when j he folded up his manuscript and, by his own hand, concluded his earthly life. When an aged clergyman was dying— a man very eminent in the church —a young theological student stood by his side, and the aged man looked up and j said to him. “Can’t you give me some i comfort in my dying heart?” “No,” said the young man; “I can’t talk to you on J this subject; you know all about it, and have known it so long.” “Well,” said the dying man, "just recite to me some promises.” The young man thought a moment, and he came to this promise, I "The blood of Jesus Christ cleanseth I from all sin;” and the old man clapped his hands and in his dying moment said: “Thai’s just the promise I have been j waiting for. ‘The blood of Jesus Christ cleanseth from all sin.’” Oh, the warmth, the grandeur, the magnificence of the promises! Coine, also, to this Gospel well, all ye troubled. I do not suppose you have escaped. Compare your view of this life at fifteen years of age with what your view of it is at forty, or sixty, or seventy. What a great contrast of opinion! Were you right then, or are you right now? Two cups placed in your hands, the one a sweet cup, the other a sour cup. A cupxif joy and a cup of grief. Which has been the nearest to being full, and out of which have you the more fre -1 quently partaken? \yhat a different I place the cemetery is from what it used ।to be! Once it was to you a grand city j improvement, and you went out on the i pleasure excursion, and ran laughing up the mound, and you criticised in a light way the epitaph. But since the day when you heard the j bell toll at the gate as you went in with the procession, it is a sad place, and there is flood of rushing memories that suffuse the eye and overmaster the heart. Oh, you have had trouble, trouble, trouble. God only knows how much you have had. It is a wonder you have been able to live through it. It is a wonder your nervous system has not been shat tered and your brain has not reeled. Trouble, trouble. If I could gather all the griefs ot all sorts from this great audience and could put them in one scroll, neither man nor angel could en dure the recitation. Well, what do you want? Would you like to have your property back again? “No,” you say, as a Christian man; “I was becoming arrogant, and I think that is why the Lord took it away. I don’t want to have my property back.” Well, would you have your departed friends back again? "No,” you say; "I couldn't take the re sponsibility of bringing them from a tearless realm to a realm of tears. I couldn’t do it.” Well, then, what do yon want? A thousand voices in the audience cry out, “Comfort, give us com fort.” For that reason I have rolled away the stone from the well’s mouth. Come, all ye wounded of the flock, pur sued of the wolves, come to the fountain where the Lord’s sick and bereft ones have come. “Ah,” says some one, “you are not old enough to understand my sorrows. You have not been in the world as long as I have, and you can talk to me about my misfortunes in the time of old age.” Well, I have been a great deal among old people, and I know how they feel about their tailing health, and about their departed friends, and about the lonliness that sometimes strikes through their soul. After two persons have lived together for forty or fifty years and one of them is taken away, what desolation! I shall not forget the cry of the late Rev. Dr. De Witt, of New York, when he stood by the open grave of his be- loved wife, and after the obsequies had ended, he looked down into the open place and said: “Farewell, my honored, faithful and beloved wife. The bond that bound us is severed. Thou art in glory, and lam here on earth. We shall meet again. Farewell! Farewell!” To lean on a prop for fifty years, and then have it break under you! There were only two years’ difference between the deaths of my father and mother. After my mother’s decease my father used to go around as though looking for some thing; and he would often get up from one room without any seeming reason and go to another room; and then h« would take his cane and start out and some one would say, “Father, where are you going?” and he would answer, “I don’t know exactly where I am going." Always looking for something. Though he was a tender-hearted man, I never saw him cry but once, and that was at the bruial of my mother. After sixty years living together, it was hard to part. And there are aged people to-day who are feeling just such a pang as that. I want to tell them there is perfect en chantment in the promises o* this Gos pel; and I come to them and offer them my arm, or I take their arm and I bring them to this Gospel well. Sit. down, father or mother, sit down. See if there is anything at the well for you. Come, David, the psalmist, have you anything encouraging to offer them? “Yes,” says the psalmist; “They shall still bring forth fruit in old age, they shall be fat and flourishing, to show that the Lord is up right, He is my rock, and there is no un righteousness in me.” Come, Isaish, have you anything to say out of your prophecies for these aged people? “Yes,” says Isaiah: “Down to old age I am with thee, and to hoary hairs will I carry thee.” So I come to your timid and shrinking soul to-day, and compel you to come out in the presence of the Divine Physician. He will not hurt you. He has been heal ing wounds for many years, and He will give you gentle and omnipotent medica ment. But people, when they have trouble, go anywhere rather than to God. De Quincy took opium to get rid of his troubles. Charles Lamb took to punch. Theodore Hook took to some thing stronger. Edwin Forrest took to theatrical dissipation. And men have run all around the earth, hoping in the quick transit to get away from their misfortunes. It has been a dead failure. There is only one well that can slack the thirst of an afflicted spirit, and that is the deep and inexhaustible well of the Gospel. But some one says in the audience, “Notwithstanding all you have said this morning, I find no alleviation for my troubles.” Well, lam not through yet. I have left tile most potent consideration for the last. lam going to soothe you with the thought of Heaven. However talkative we may be, there will come a time when the stoutest and most em phatic interrogation will evoke from us no answer. As soon as we have closed our lips for the final silence no power on earth can break that taciturnity, but where, oh, Christian, will be your spirit? In a scene of infinite gladness. The spring morning of Heaven waving its blossoms in the bright air. Victors fresh from battle showing their scars. The rain of earthly sorrow struck through with the rainbow of eternal joy. In one group, God and angels and the redeemed —Paul and Silas, Latimer and Ridley, Isaiah and Jeremiah, Pay son and John Milton, Gabriel and Mich ael the archangel. Long line of choris ters reaching across the hills. Seas of joy dashing to the white beach. Con querors marching from gate to gate. You among them. Oh, what a great flock of sheep God will gather around the celestial well. No stone on the well’s mouth while the shepherd waters the sheep. There Jacob will recognize Rachel the shepherdess. And standing on one side of the well of eternal rapture your children, and standing on the other side of the well of eternal rapture your Christian ancestry, j you will be bounded on all sides by a joy so keen and grand that no other world has ever been permitted to experience it. Out ot that one deep well of Heaven i the Shepherd will dip reunion for the bereaved, wealth for the poor, health for 1 the sick, rest for the weary. And then all the flock of the Lord’s sheep will lie down in the green pastures, and world without end we will praise the Lord that on this first autumnal Sabbath of 1891 we were permitted to study among the bleating flocks and lowing herds of this fair ground the story of Jacob and Rachel the shepherdess, at the well in Mesopotamia. Oh, plunge your buckets into this great Gospel well and let them come up dripping with that water of which it a maa drink he never again I shall thirst. Blushing Girl—Yes, Dick. My heart is in your keeping. Young Baggageman—My own darling! I will give you a check for it. Great Reduction in Prices at the FIVE CENT STOW Baby Carriages without regard to cost. Mason Fruit Jars, per dozen sl.lO Stew Kettles, worth 25 cents, .18 10 per cent discount in all heavy glass ware. Lamp Chimneys 4 cents. Decorated Toilet, 10 pieces to the set 2.65 All goods at reduced prices. Call and see for yourself. Remember you can save 25 per cent by trading at 423 KANSAS AVENUE. Church Notices. Congregational: Corner of King, preaching at 11:00 a. in. and 8:oop. m. Sunday School 2:30 p. ni. B. F. Foster, pastor. Episcopalian, 7th st. near West ern ave., preaching 10:30 a. m. and 8:00 p. m. Rev. Green, pastor. M. E. Vanßuren street North Topeka, preaching 11:00 a. m. and 8:00 p. ni. Sunday School 3:00 p. in. C. Holford, pastor. Baptist; Ist street near Jefferson, preaching 11:00 a. ni. a d 8:00 p. ni. Rev. Johnson, pastor. Baptist: Corner Clay 7 street, preaching 11:00 a. m. and 8:00 p. m. P. Barker, pastor. Methodist: A. M. E. 7th street, and Topeka Avenue, preacing on Sunday 7 at 11:00 a. m. and 8:00 p.m. Sunday 7 School 3:00 p. m. H. B. Parke, pastor. C. M. E.: 14th and Vanßuren, preaching 11:00 a. in. and 8:00 p.m. Rev. Tyler, pastor. Mt. Olive M. E. Church, 1182 Buchanan street, preaching every Sunday 11:00 a. m. and 8:00 p. ni. Sunday School 3:00 p. ni. S. W. Hawkins, pastor. Brown Chapel, Sunday services, i i:oo a. m. and 8:oo p. m. Sunday School 3:00 p. ni. Rev. N. T. Gamble, pastor. Second Baptist Church, Corner 13th and Washington Avenue, Sun day services 11 00 a. ni. and 8:00 p. m. Sunday School 3:00 p. m. Rev. Banks, pastor. Primitive Baptist Church, Sun day services 11:00 a. m., Thirteenth and Chandler. Rev. Peter Rucker, pastor. Second Primitive Baptist Church Corner King and Buchannan street, Sunday services 11:00 a.m. Shiloh Baptist Church, Sunday services 11:00 a. m. and 8:00 p. m. f Sunday School 3:00 p. m. Rev. J. A. Stewart, pastor. x St. Marks Chapel, North Topeka Sunday services u;oo a. m. and 8;oo. p. m. Sunday School 3:00 p. m. Rev. White, pastor. First Presbyterian Church, North Topeka, Sunday services 11:00 a. m. and 8:00 p. m. Sunday School 3:00 p. m. Rev. P. Price, pastor. 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