THE GARDEN OF THE CHURCH.
Dr. Talmage Continues His Se
ries of Rural Sermons on
Summer Topics.
Christ's Chosen Flower Plot
Full of Spirit Blossoms
of Every Variety.
Bome of the Kinds of Plants to be Found
in the Lord's Garden.
Special to the Kansas CUy Times.
Til Hamptons, July 11. Continuing Ills
ecrlcs o "Ilural Sermons "entitled "Voices ot
Gardens anil Fields," tlio Rev. T. Do Witt
Talmage, D. D., to-day preached from tho
Bong of Solomon, v. C: "I am como into My
garden," he said:
Tho lilblo is a prcat poem. Wo havo In it
faultless rhythm and bold Imagery, and start
ling antithesis, and rapturous lyric, and sweet
pastoral, and instructive narrative, and devo
tional psalm; thoughts expressed in stylo
more solemn than that of Montgomery, moro
bold than that of Milton, rnoro terrible thau
that of Dante, moro natural than that of
Wordsworth, moro Impassioned than that of
Follok, more tender than that of Cowpcr, moro
weird than that of Spenser. This great poem
brings all tho gems of tho earth into its coro
net and it weaves tho flames of indlgmcut Into
its garlands and pours eternal harmonics into
Its rhythm. Everything this book touches it
makes beautiful, from tho plain stones of tho
summer threshing floor to tho daughters of
Kahor filling tho trough for the camels ; and
tho fish pools of Ilcshbon up to tho psalmist
praising Gou with diapason of storm and whirl
wind and Job leading forth Orion, Arcturns
and tho Pleiades.
JMCH OAlinnXB OF THE WOULD.
My text leads us Into a sceno of summer red
oicncc. iuo worm una nau a great many
Dcauwui gardens. Charlemagne added
tho glory of his reign by decreeing that tl
bo established all thromrh thu ri'nlm tire
Ing even tho names of tho flowers to ho planted
there. Henry IV., at Montpcller, established
gardens ot bewitching beauty and luxuriance,
KaiiicriDg jnio mem Alpine, rryenenn and
rcncii plants, onoot tho sweetest spots on
earin was the garden of Shcnstonc, tho poet.
His writings havo made but llttlo Impression
on mo worm; um ins garilen, "Tho Lea
bowcs," will bo Immortal. To tho natural ad
vantage or that place was brought tho nortec
tlon of art. Arbor and terraco and sloix) and
rustic templo and reservoir and urn and foun
lam ncrc nnii mere crowning, unu ami yew
mm uuzei pm jorui ineir rieuest roiiuge.
There was no life moro dlllcrcnt. no soul morn
ingenious than that ot Sheustone, and all that
uuigcnca aim genius no urougut to too adorn
ment of that ono treasured spot. Ho gave JC'IOO
for It; ho sold it for .17,000. And yetl am to
icii you w-uay oi a ricnur garucn man any 1
UHtU AIJCUUUUCU.
CJIHIST'fl CIIHIIIBIIED FLOTOBH SPOT.
It is the garden spoken of In my text, tho
pardon or tho church, which bolouus to Christ.
for my text says so. Ho botightlt, He planted
It, Ho owns It, and He shall havo it. Walter
Hcott in ills outlay at Abbotaford ruined his
fortune; and now, in tho criuiBon flowers of
tnoso gardens, you can almost think or im
agine that you see tho blood of that old man's
broken heart. Tho payment of tho last
JEIOO.OOO sacrificed lilm. ilut I havo to tell
you mat (jurist's llfo and Christ's death were
tho outlay of this beautiful garden of tho
cnurcu, ot which my text speaks. O, how
many sighs, and tears, and pangs, and ag
onles I Tell mo yo women, who saw Him hamr
Tell me, yo executioners who lifted Him and
let Him down I Tell me, thou sun, that didst
lildo; yo rocks that fell I "Christ loved tho
church and irnvo Himself for It." If tho gar-
uen cu mo cuiircii neiougs to jurist, certalnlv
Ho has n right to walk In it. Come, then, 0
blessed Jesus I to-day; walk up and down theso
nlsles, and pluck what Thou wilt of sweetness
for thyself! Thu church In my text, Is ap
propriately compared to a garden, because It
Is a place of choice Mowers, of Fclcct fruits.
and of thorough Irrigation. That would bo u
Btmngu garden In wlilcli there were no ilowcrs.
If nowhere elso they would be along the bor
ders or at tho gateway. The homeliest tasto
will dletato MMiicthlug, if It bo the old-fash
ioned hollyhock, or dahlia, or daffodil; but It
them bo larger means, then you will llnd tho
Mexican cnetus, and blazing azalea, uud clus
tering oleander.
Hl'iltlT 1II.OSSOM8 OK AM. KIN'IIS.
Well, now. Christ comes to His garden and
Ho plants there soino of tho brlghest hpirita
that ever flowered upon thu world. Some of
them aro violets, uueontplciious, but sweet
as heaven, lou havo to search and find
them. You do not sco them very oiten, per
haps, but you find whero they havo been by
tho brightened face of tho Invalid, and tho
sprig of geranium on tho fctand, and tho now
window curtains keeping out the glow of tlio
Eunllght. They are, jterhapa, moro like tho
ranunculus, creeping sweetly along amid tho
thorns and briars of life, giving kiss for sting;
and many a man who lias had In ills way some
great black rock ot trouble lias found that
ttioy have covered It all over with flowery jes
saiulucs running in and out amid thu crevices.
TIicjo flowers In Christ's garden aro not ilka
Etinflowers gaudy In tho light, but wherever
darkness hovers over a soul Unit needs to
bo comforted, thero thev stand, night-blooming
cereuses. Hut in Christ's garden thero
oru plants that may bo better compared to tho
Mexican cactus thorns without, loveliness
Nvlthln men with sharp points of character.
Thoy wound almost every ono that touches
them. They are hard to handle. Men pro
nounce them nothing but thorns, but Christ
loves them notwithstanding all their sharp
nesses. Many a man has had a very hard
ground to cultivate, and it has only been
through severe trial ho has raised oven tho
smallest crop of grace.
TI10IIS8 VlTItOAJf SWEETNESS WITHIN.
A very harsh minister was talking to a very
placid elder, and the placid elder said to tho
harsh mluistcr: "Doctor, I do wish you would
control you temper," "Ah," said tho minister
to tho cider, "I control moro temper In fivo
minutes than you da in Slvo years." It is
harder for toino mcu to do right than for
other men to do right. Tho grace that would
elevate you to tho seventh heaveu might not
keen vour brother from knocking a mau down.
I had a friend who cama to mo and said: "I
daro not Join the church " I said) "Whyl"
"O," ho said, "I havo such a violent temper.
Yesterday morning I was crossing very early
at tho Jersey City feiry, and I saw a milkman
pour a largo amount of water into thu milk
can, and 1 said to him: I think that will do,'
and ho Insulted mo, and 1 knocked him down.
Do you think I ought to Join tho church!"
Nevertheless that very same man, who was so
harsh In his behavior, loved Christ and could
not speak of sacred things without tears ot
emotion and affection, Thorns without,
sweetness within tlio best specimen of Mexi
can cactus I ever haw.
There aro others planted In Christ's garden
who are ulwas radiant, always impressive
moro like the roses of deep huo that wo occa
sionally Hud called "giants ot buttle;" tho
Martin Luther, St. Pauls, Chrvsostums, Wick
llffs, I.atlmcrs and Samuel ltutherfords.
What in other meu Is a spark, In them Is a
conflagration. When they sweat they sweat
great drops of blood. When they pray tholr
prayer tawts fire. When they preach It is a
pentecost. When they tight It IsaThenno
pyllc. When they dlolt is a martyrdom. You
find a great mauy rotes In the garden but only
a few "glauts of battle." Men say: "Why
don't you havo moro ot them In tho church!''
I say! "Why don't vou havo lu tho worjd
moro Ilumlmldts ami Wellingtons!" (Jod
gives to somu ten talents, to another oue.
SNOW DltOl'S IN TUB CIIUUCH.
In this irardeu of the church which ClirUt
has planted I also llnd the snowdrops, Imuu
tlful but cold looking, seemingly suother
phase of winter. 1 mean those Chilstians who
are preclm In their tastos, uuliniwtiioued,
pure as snowdrop and as cold. Thev never
sbed any tears, thoy never gut exeltod, thoy
never suy am thing rashly, they never do any
thing inYclpltately. Their pulses nuvcr tint
Ur, their nerves no w twiU-li, their ludtgua-
tlon never bolls over. Thcv live longer than
mostcoplc, but their life Is in a minor kc
Fn
They never run up to C above thn staff.
their muMC of Hie they have no staccato pas
t-aec. Christ planted them in the church.
and they must be of somo service or they
would not be there; snow drops, always snow
drop".
Hut I havo not fold you of the most bcautl
fill flower In all this garden spoken of in tho
text. It you see a century plant your emotions
aro started. Yau say. "whv this flower litis
been a hundred jenrs gathering up for ono
bloom, and it will be a hundred years more be
fore other petals will como out." Hut I havo
to tell vou of a plant that was gathered up
from all eternity, and that nineteen hundred
years ago put forth Its bloom never to wither,
It is the passion-Plant of the cnwil Prophets
foretold ft; Hethlehem shepherd looked upon
in tnc mui; inn rocus shook nt us nursi
ing; and the dead got up lu their winding
sheets to sec its full bloom. It Is a crimson
flower blood nt tho roots, blood on the
branches, blood on all the leaves. Its per
fume is to fill all tho nation". Its breath is
heaven. Come. O winds from the north, and
winds from the south, and Minds from tho
cast, and winds from the west, mid bear to all
mo eartn mo swcet-smciiing savor oi (jurist,
my i.oru i
His worth If all tho nations knew
Buro tlio whulo enrth would lovu Him too.
rilflTS Of I'llEi: CIlltlSTIANITV.
Again, the church may be appropriately
compared to a garden, because It Is a place of
select fruits. J'hut would bo a htninge garden
which had In It no bcrrlc?, no plum?, or
peaches, or apricots. The coarser fruits aro
planted In tho orchard or they are set out on
tho sunny hillside: but the choicest fruits are
kept In the garden. So In tho world outside tho
church Christ has planted a great inanv beau
mill tilings patience-, cnariiy, generosity, in
tegrity: out no intends tue cuoicesi iruus to
bo In tho garden, and If thev aro not thero
then shame on thu church, iicllgloii is not a
mere flowering sentimentality. It Is a practi
cal, Ufc-glvimr, healthful fruit not posies, but
opples. "0." savs somebody, "I don't see
what your garden of the church has yielded.
Where did jour asylums como from, and your
hospitals, and your institutions ot mercy (
Christ planted every one of them; Ho planted
them lu His garden. When Christ gave Bight
to llartlmeiis ho laid tho corner-stone of
every blind asylum that has ever been
built. When Christ soothed tho demoniac of
Galilee ho luid the corner stono of every luna
tic asylum mat lias ever been established,
When Clmst said to thu sick man. "tako up
thy bed and walk," he laid the cornerstone of
every Hospital me worm mis ever seen. vnen
Christ said, "I was lu prison nud yo visited
me," he laid the corner stono of every prison
reform association that has ever been formed.
Tho church of Christ Is a glorious garden, and
it Is tun oi unit. 1 Know tucro is somo poor
fruit in It, I know there nrc somo weeds that
ought to be thrown over tho feuce. I know
thero aro somo erab-applo trees that ought
to bo cut down. 1 know tliaro arc somo wild
grapes that ought to bu uprooted; but are you
going to destroy the wholu garden because of
u llttlo gnarled frultt lou will llnd worm.
eaten leaves In Foiintulnhleau, and Insects
that sting In the fairy groves of the Champs
Klysces. You do not tear down and destroy
tho whole giirdcn because thero aro a few
specimens ot gnarled fruit
OltANI) EXAMPLES OF llELIGIO.Y,
I admit there uro men and women lu tlio
church who ought not to bo there, but let us
bo just as frank and admit the fact that thero
aro hundreds and thousands and tens of thou
sands of glorious Christian men and women
holy, blessed, useful, consecrated and tri
umphant. Tucro Is no grander collection In
all thu earth than tho collection of Christians,
Thero are Christian men hi this houso whoso
religion Is not u matter of psalm singing ami
church going, 'lo-morrow morning that re
ligion will keep tliem Just as consistent and
consecrated lu their worldly occupation as It
ever kept them at tho communion table.
Thero aro women hero to-day ot a higher typo
..r .. l. t. ... l M..-.. ,.f mm
ML tlltll till, 1 1111.11 Ul JlUillllll 1111, IlUt
ouiy sit at mo lect u i nrisi, nut nicy go out
into tne Kiienen to ueip .Murtiia in tier wonc,
that she may sit thero too. There Is a woman
who has a drunken husband, who has exhibit
ed more faith and patience and couragu than
iddicy in tne lire. Jiu was consumed in twenty
minutes. Hero lias been a twenty years' mar
tyrdom, louder Is a man who has been fif
teen Years on Ills back, unable even to feeil
himself, yet calm and peaceful as though ho
lav on ono of (lie irieen banks of heaven.
watching tho o.n.Miien dip their paddles lu thu
crystal river I Whv, It tieeins to me this mo
ment as If St. Paul threw to us u poiuologlsts
catalogue ot the fruits growing in this great
garden of Christ love, joy, peace, patience,
cniiritv, brotneriy Kindness, gentleness, mercy
glorious n un, eiiougu to mi as mo uasiieia
of earth and heaven.
the men tiiei: of .MEiiev.
I havo not told you of the better treo In this
garden and of the better fruit. It was plant
ed Just outside Jerusalem a good while, ago.
lien (nut tree was planted It was so split,
and bruised, and barked, men miM uothluir
would over grow upon it; hut no sooner had
mat tree been plumed tnan it budded, and
blossomed, and fruited, and tho soldiers'
spears wero only tho clubs that struck down
mat mm. aim it leu into muiapot mu na
tions, and meu began to pick It up mid cut It:
and they found In It an antidote to all thirst,
to all ihiIsoii, to all slu, to all death thu small
est cluster larger than tho famous one of Ksh-
col, which two men carried on a stall between
mem, ii mu ono appiu in r.den Killed l no
nice, this one cluster or mercy sliall restore It.
Again: 'iuo cnurcu lu widen my text Is
appropriately called a garden because It Is
thoroughly Irrigated. No garden could pros
per long without plenty of water. I havo seen
a garden lu tlio midst of a desert, yet blooming
aim luxuriant. All around aro deartn and
L.1,1,,,11, Pa, lull, iiii iu urn' I'lli n, fliMl.llMl in,
reaching from this garden up to tho moun
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tains, aim uirougii moso aqueducts tuu water
camu streaming down and tossing up Into
beautiful fountains until every root and leaf
and flower wero saturated. That Is llko tho
church. Tho church Is a garden In tho midst
of a great desert of sin and sulferlug, hut It Is
well irrigated, tor "our eves aro unto tho hills
from wlicnco coineth our hela" From tho
mountains of God's strength thero flow down
rivers of gladness. "Thero Is a river, tho
stream whereof shall maku glad tho city of
our God."
PUKE WATEItS IN THE CIIUUCH.
Preaching the irosnel Is ono ot theso aque
ducts. Tho lilblo is another, ilaptlsm and
thu I-ord's sumier aro auueducU. Water to
slack tho thirst, water to wash tho unclean,
water tossed high up In thu light or thu sun
of righteousness, showing as thu rainbow
round tho throne. O, was thero ever a gar
den so thoroughly Irrigated! ton know that
tliobeautvot Versailles and Chatsworth du-
licnds very much uihhi tho great supply of
water. I canto to thu latter place, Chatsworth,
one dav when strangers mu not to bo admit
ted; but by an Inducement which always
seemed as applicable to au i.ngi simian as an
American. 1 got In, and then tho gardener
went tar up above tnu stairs ot fctouu ami
turned on thu water. I saw It gleaming ou
tho dry pavement, coming down from step to
step until it camu so near I could hear thu mu
sical rush, and all over tho high, broad stairs
It came foaming, flashing, roaring down, un
til sunlight and wave lu gleesomu wrestle
tumbled at my feet. So It Is with tho church
or uod. I'.verythlng comes from above: par
don Irom above, Joy from above, adoption
from above, suneltllleatlon from above. O,
that now (lod would turn ou thu Maters ot
salvation, that they might flow down through
this heritage, and that to-day wo might llnd
this very place to tio "Kllm, with twelve wells
of water and three- score uud ten palm treesl"
Hark I I hear the latch ot the garden gate,
and I look to m ho Is coming. I hear tho
voleo of Christ: "I am oomo Into Mv garden."
I fuv: "Come lu, O Jesus I wo have Wen wait
ing for Thee; walk all through thu paths
Look at tlio How its; look at the fruit; pluck
Uial which Thou wilt for Thyself."
ciiiiist ik ins uiiKvr (iauhek,
Jesus come Into the garden and up to that
old man, and touches lilm, and says: "Almost
home, father; not many more aches for thev.
I will never leave thee; tako courage a little
longer and 1 will steady thy tottering foot
stcjw, and I will soothe thy troubles and give
thee rest. Courage, old man." Then Christ
goes up another garden path, and ho comet
to a mill in trouble and says; "Pence I alii
well. I have seen thy tears. 1 havu heard
thy prayer. The sun sliall not smite thee bv
day uor the moon by night. The Lord shall
preserve theo from all evil. He will preserve
thy souh Courage, 0 troubled pir(u" Then I
see Jesus going up another garden path, and I
see great excitement among the leaves, and I
hasten up that garden patli to ree what
Jesus Is doing there, and lo! He is breaking
oft flowers, sharp and clean from the stein,
and I say: -'.Stup, Jesus, don't hill those beau
tiful flow ere."' lie turns to me and says: "I
havo como into mj garden to gather lilies,
tnd I mean to take these up to a higher ter
race, for the garden uround my palace, and
there will I plant them; and In better soli uud
(u better air they will put forth brighter leaves
nud sweeter redolence, and no frost shall
touch them forever." And I looked up Into
His face and said: "Well. It Is His garden and
He has a right to do what He will with It,
Thy will bo done I" the hardest prayer a man
ever made.
pickivo the pest or AI.I
It has seemed as if Jesus Christ took tho
best; from many of your households tho best
ono is gone. You know that she was too good
for this world ; she was the gentlest in her
ways, the deepest In her affection: and when
at last the sickness came you had no faith in
medicine. You knew that tho hour of parting
had come, and when, through the rich grace of
the Lord Jesus Christ, vou surrounded that
treasure, you said: "Lord Jesus, take it It Is
tue oesi we nave; taite it. inou an wormyi"
The others In the household may havo been of
grosser mould; she was of the finest. Ono day
a man was taking me from tho depot to tho
village. Ho was very rough and coarse, and
very blasphemous: but alter awhile ho mel
lowed down as he be;au to tall: ot his llttlo
son whom he had Joit. "O. sir," he said,
"that boy was different from tho rest of us,
ilo never used any had language; no, sir, I
never heard lilm use n bad word In mv life.
Ho used to j-.ay his prayers, mid wo laughed at
mm; but lie would Keep on saying Ills prayers,
nud 1 often thought; 1 'can't Keep that child,'
and l said to my wife; '.Motiicr, we can't Keen
that child.' Hut, sir, the dav he was drowned.
mm tuev urougut mm in aim lain nun uowu
on tlio carpet, so while and so bcatitltui, my
Heart broKc, sir. 1 Know wo couiiln t Keep
nun."
i'ho heaven of vour little ones will not bo
fairly begun until you get there. All the kind-
ue.-t-et shown tliem by Immortals will not
make them forget you. Thero they aro, tho
radiant throngs that went out from your
ics. I Hi row a kl,s to the sweet darlings,
I hey uro all well now in the palace. Iho
crippled child has a sound foot now. A llttlo
lame child says: ".Ma, will I be lame In
heaven f" "No, my darling, you won't bo
lame in heaveu." A little sick child eays:
'.Ma, will I bu sick In heaven i" "So, my dear.
you won't bo sick In heaven." A little blind
child says: "Ma, will I be blind lu heaven V
"No, my dear, 3011 won't be blind in
heaven, 'ihey aro all well there."
the miuii'h 1'hcb men to am
1 notice that the flue cardens sometimes
havo high fences around them and I cannot
get In. It Is so with a king's garden. Tho
only glimpse iou ever get of suclia garden Is
when the king rides out In his splendid car
riage, it is not to witu tins garden, mis King's
garden. I throw wide open the gate and tell
ou nil to eoino in. jno innnonoiv in reiir'inn
Whosoever will, may. Choose now between a
desert mid a garden. Many ot you have tried
mo garden ot tins world's delight, lou havo
loiiiid It has been n chagrin. So It was
with Iheodoro Hook. Ho mado all tho
world laugh. Ho makes ua lauirh
now when wo read his poems; but ho could
not inauo ins own heart laugh. While in tho
midst of his festivities he confronted a look
ing-glass, and ho saw himself and said
"There, that is true. I look just as I am, dono
up In body, mind and purse," So it was of
Sheustone, of whoso garden I told you at tho
beginning of my sermon. Ho sat down amid
those bowers and said: "I havo lost my road
to happiness. I am angry and envious and
frantic, and dcsplso cvervtlilmr around mo
Just as It becomes a madman to do." O, yo
weary souls I come into Christ's garden to-dav
and pluck a llttlo heart's case. Christ is tho
only resL and the only pardon for a perturbed
spirit. Do you not think your chance has
almost eoiiiol You men and women who have
been waiting year after year lor somo good
opiKM'tiuilty in which to accept Christ, but
havo postponed it live. ten. twenty, th rtv
years, do you not feel as If now your hour of
deliverance and pardon and salvation had
cornel O, man, what grudge hast thou against
tnv poor som mat mou wilt not let it be
saved! I feel as If salvatiou must come to-day
in some oi jour ucaris.
THE PATE OF MANY MOKTALS.
Some years ago a vessel struck on the rocks.
They had only one lifeboat. In that lifeboat
tlio passengers and crew wero return.' ashore.
Tho vessel had foundered and was sinking
deeper and deeper, and that one boat could
not take tho passengers very swiftly. A little
girl stood ou thu deck waiting for'her turn to
tret Into thu boat. The boat came uud went.
came and went, but her turn did not seem to
come. After awhilu sho could wait no longer.
and she leaped on thu talTrall and then sprang
Into the sea, crying to thu boatman: "Save
me next!" O, how many havo gone ashore
Into (lod's mercy, and yet iou are clinging to
thu wreck of sin I Others have accepted tho
pardon of Christ, but you are lu peril. Why
not, tins moment niaiio a rtisn ior your mi
mortal rescue, crying until Jesus shall hear
you, and heaven and earth ring with tho cry:
day of salvatiou 1 Now I Now I
1 Ins sabbath m the last for somo ot vou
It Is about tosall away forever. Her bell tolls:
the plunks thunder back lu the gangway; sho
shoves off: she floats out toward the treat
wean of eternity. Wave farewell to vour last
ciiauco lor heaven. "(.). ,ierusalem. Jerusa
leml how often would 1 have gathered theo as
a hen gathereth her brood under her wings,
and o would not I Heboid, vour houso is left
unto you desolate." Invited to revel In a gar
den, you dlo lu a desert. .May God Almighty,
boioro it is loo late, breaK that intaluatlo" '
FABLES FOR THE TIMES.
TIIK TWO OVSTKItS.
Two Oysters, ono of which was sick
niul tho other woll, worn ono liny tak-
hl n walk, wlion tho healthy Oystor
Mini:
"Vou aro n miserable creature. You
aro so inlinn that vou can'tonjoy your
self, anil if an onemv wero to net nftor
you, you would bo too weak to niako
vour I'scaiu). Now look at mo: whv
ilon't you brace up anil look like this?
1 feel like au atlileto mul I havo a ill-
cos tio n llko an ostrich "
Just t lion two men cama alonr, and
each ono swallowed an Oystor. Rut
tho siok Oyster niado a supremo effort,
climbed out of tlio stomach into which
it had been forced, and mudo its escape
wlulo tlio liealtliv uyster illeii an ijj-
aomiuous deatli in a tank of gastric
juice.
Mnii.u,: I liis halm? Uiaeuus tlio su
premacy of a heroic spirit over tho iu-
ltrmitios ot tne uesn.
Till". IMl'ICUDKNT llCH SKWlKi:.
A Housowifo tried to make her Hon
lay two oiryrs a day by riving lior
double rations, but this niado tho Hon
so fat that sho unit laying altogether.
iMoit.u,: J his laulo relates to tlio
ways ot improving tlio elliclcney ot
hlgli-salarlod olUeials.
Till: MAN AXl) TUB CTCU.MHKH.
A Man was about to pull a llttlo cu
cumber from tho vino, when tho vegeta
ble, with au appealing look, said:
"Don t disturh mo yet; I am too little
to eat. Let mo grow big and then I
will nll'ord you a square inoal." Tho
Cucumber was spared, and in a few
weeks it twisted that man into all sorts
of shapes witli tlio colic.
.Mou a i.; l li;s l iitilo teaches the vir
tue of prompt execution.
Till: JACKASS ANI TIIK KVANOKMiT.
A Jackass went into a uieeting-houso
and heard an Evangelist preach a ser
mon ou "total iJoprnvity." Wlion ho
came forth he made a joyful nolso, sung
aloud, and thanked his stars that he
was made a Jackass and not a depraved
human being.
Moiiai.: This Fable teaches that I
when solf-nb;isoment becomes too
abysmal it is liable to over-reach itsolf.
j" ".1
P
WO
Absolutely Pure
This powder never varies. A nmrvcl of
purity, strength mid wholeiomencss. Moro
economical ilin.ii tho ordinary kinds, nntl
cannot bo sold in competition with tho
multitude of low test, Bhort weight alum
or phosphate powders. Sold only in cans.
icovaij Haki.su I'owdeu Co., 100 Wall St.,
CENTENNIAL HOTEL BAR.
E. MILLER, Proprietor.
Having fitted up tho Centennial Hotel
Uar-room, anil removed my stock of
Wines, Liquors & Cigars j
to that place, I am better nronarcd than
ever to entertain and regale my customers.
I keep nono but tho best of
Vuxtcrn lilfiuorN, Itlllwiiultce, AVnlia
W'al In, and Union Itecr.
Also, the Finest Brands of Cigars.
COMMERCIAL
OlH'OSlTK ClINTK.N.MAt, HOTEL.
JOHN S. KLIOTT,
PROPRIETOR.
iravinc furnished this old and nonulnr
nosieiry wun amnio rooin.'nlcntv ol feed.
good hostlers and new bucgies, is better
prepared than over to accommodate cus
tomers. Sly terms aro reasonable.
COVE TANNERY.
Adam Chohsman, Phoimukiou.
Has now on hand niul for salo tho best of
HARNESS, LADIOO,
UPPER and
LACE LEATHER.
SHEEP SKINS, ETC.
BMIC'M.AB iicii:s
Paid for Hides and Pelts.
HOT LAKE!
Situated four miles west of Union denot
on Bourn suio oi tlio u. it. iM -. I o.'b raii-
rond.
In Comfortablo Rooms.
Health for tho Sick, and Rest for tho
Weary.
Especially ndaptcd for tho Rolict of Wo-
mou. is under thu supervision of ono who
lias nail thirty years experience.
S. I NEWIIARD, Proprietor.
SMOKE OUR
PUNCH"
Rest Havana Filled
5 Five Cent Cio;ar. i
Jones Bros., agents, Union.
E. GOLLINSKY & CO.
A Positive Cure.
MEN', .voiinc uiiddlc-UKcd nud old.
single or married, and all who suffer with
LOST .1IAIEMH,
Nervous Debility, Spermatorrhea, Seminal
Losses, Sexual Decay, Kailinc Moinorv.
oak Eyes, stunted development, lack of
onery, impovenslioil blootl, pimples, Im
pediments to marriage; also blood and skin
diseases, sypiuus, eruptions, imlr milium,
bono pains, swellings, soro throat, ulcors.
effects of inorcury, kidney and bladder
troubles, weak buck, minims urine, incon
tinence, eonorrhii'ii, elect, stricture, recoivo
searching treatment, prompt, rebel and
euro for life.
IloTll Si:.i:s consult conlideutinllv. It in
trouble, call or write. Delays aro danger
ous.
Call at once; 25 years experience. Tonus
Cash. Otllco hours b a. in. to 8 n. in.
DR. VAN MONCISCAR,
la-i-KM Third St. Portland, Oregon,
SPRING BLOSSOM
otriuns
BOILS, PIMPLES, BLOTCIIES
And Eruptions of the Skin. Dys
pi-psia, bicK Headache, and all
KIDNEY COMPLAINTS.
inrTOlCTTin OROHH. ntrrriLO. wrltrit
1 Dire UMta Bpriajr t
tlOD i
mlruhl
Ian
A
ooaiMer II uurqaihd.
Frioe, 60o Trial Bise, 10c
Bold toy all Druggists
ER
MITCHELL St LEWIS CO.,
(LIMITED.)
Factory, Racine, Wis, Branch, Portlanfl, Ore&onJ
Manufacturers
CARRIAGE
S, BUGGIE
Blackboards, Road Carts, Spring Wagons, Etc.
MITCHELL FARM AND SPRING WA60MS.
CANTON UTPPER TLOWS, HARROWS. ETC.
Gi: CHILLED PLOWS. AND IDEAL FEED MTLLS.
SEND FOR CATALOGUE AND PRICE LIST. FREE.
MITCHELL & LEWIS GO,, Limited.
192-191 Front St., Portland, Oregon.
KIMBALL
Pianos 8c Organs
E. M. FURMAN, Agent
WALLA WALLA,
HOWLAND
Munfncturors ot
URN
Main Street, Union, Oregon.
Keep constantly on hand a largo supply of Parlor and Bed Room Sets, Bed
ding, Desks, Office Furniture, etc.
Upholstering Done
Lounges, Mattresses, and all Kinds of
age solicited.
JONES
-Donlers in-
Groceries, Tobaccos and Cigars.
Variety and
Watches, Clocks and Jewelry-
Musical InstrunionU, Picture Frames, Bird Cages, Baby Carriages, Etc.
Candies, Nuts and Fralts, Sehaol Books, Stationery, Periodicals, Novels,
Etc., of Every description.
Orders from all parts of tho country
PHOTOGRAPH
JTon.es Bros., A.x-'tis'ts
All Kinds of PlotoraMc Work
- at
New Scenery and Accessories Just Received.
All Work Warranted
VIEWS OF RESIDENCES
of and Dealers in
S, PHAETONS
WASHINGTON TERRITORY.
& LLOYD,
ITURE
in the Best Style.
Furniture made to order. Your patron
BROS.,
Fancy Goods,
promptly attended to.
- GALLERY.
Done in a
to Give Satisfaction.
TAKEN ON APPLICATION.