The Oregon Scout.
vol. III.
UNION, OREGON, SATURDAY, AUGUST 21, 1SSG.
NO, 8.
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THE OREGON SCOUT.
An Independent weekly Journal, Issued evory
Saturday by
JONES & CHANCEY,
l'ublishors and Proprietors.
A. K. .Tonus, 1
Editor, f
J D. CiiANcnr,
I Foreman.
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GltANIl IlONDH VAM.KV LOIKIE, No. 6rt. A. F.
and A. M. Meets on tho second and fourth
Saturdays of each month.
0. 1 . Bull, V. M.
C. E. Davis, Secretary.
Union Lopok. No. 89. 1. O. O. F. Regular
meetings on Friday evenings of each week at
their hall in Union. All brethren in good
standing aro invited to attend. By order of
tho lodge. S. V. Loxa, N. G.
G. A. Thompson, Secy.
Clmrcli Directory.
St. U. Cimitcii Divine servlco every Sunday
at 11 a. in and" p. m. Sunday school at 3 p.
in. Prayer meeting ovory Thursday evening
atO:'JO. Rkv. Watson, Pastor.
PitKsnvTEitiAN Ciiuncii Regular church
services every Sabbath morning and evening.
Prayer meeting each week on Wednesday
evening. Sabbath school every Sabbath at
10 a. m. Rev. II. Vmtsox Rice, Pastor.
St. John's Ei-iscoi-ai, CiiUKcn-Scrvico
overy Sunday at 11 o'clock a. in.
Rkv. W. It. Powell. Rector.
County Ofliccrs.
Judge .A.C. Craig
Sheriff A. I.. Saunders
Clerk B. F. Wilson
Treasurer A. F. Benson
School Superintendent J. L. Hlndman
Surveyor E- Flmonis
Coroner K. H. Lowls
COMMISSIOKUUS.
Geo. Acklos Jno. Stanley
Stute Sonator L. B. Rlnehart
HIHMUSENTATIVKS.
F.T.Dick..... E. E.Taylor
City OHIcerw.
Mayor D. B. Roes
COUNC'lLMP.v.
P. A.Pursel W. D. IleMlcman
3.S. Elliott J. 11. Thomnson
.Ino. Kennedy A. Levy
Recorder M. 1 Davis
Marshal 13. I' ates
Treasurer J. D. Carroll
Streot Commissioner L. baton
Departure of Trnlim.
llegular cast bound trains leave ot n-tlOa.
m. West bound trains leavo at 4:20 p. in.
VltOFUSSIONAL.
J. II. CltlTES,
ATTOKXKV AT B.AW.
Collecting and probate practieo specialties
Oltlco, two doors south of Postollico, Union,
Oregon.
It. EAKIN,
Attorney at Law aocL Notary Pule.
Ofllce, ono door south of J. 11. Eaton's storo
Union, Oregon.
I. N. CROMWELL, M. 1).,
Physician and Surgeon
Onicc. ono door south ot J. B. Eaton's storo,
Union, Oregon.
A. E. SCOTT, M. D.,
PHYSICIAN AiVE .SntWUON,
Has permanently located at North Powdor,
wberoho wlllanswor all calls.
M. Baker. J. V. Baker.
BAKER & BAKER,
Attorneys anfl Counsellors at Law,
AND
REAL ESTATE AGENTS.
La Grande, - - Oitr.oo.v.
D. B. REES,
Notary Public
Conveyancer.
OFFICE Stato Land Olllco building,
Union, Union County, Oregon.
II. F. BURLEIGH,
Attorney nt S.nr, Btrnl I'tut:
uml Colluding; Aent.
Land Oflico Business a Specialty.
Ofllce at Alder, Union Co., Oregon.
J EPS IS IIAHDESTr,
J. W. SIIEI.TO.V
SHELTON & HARDEST!,
ATTOKMiYS AT IA1V.
Will praotire in Union, JIaker, Grant,
Umatilla and Morrow Counties, abo in tho
Huprwno Court of Oregon, to District.
Circuit and Supreme Courta of the United
States. n 41 ,
Mining uud Corporation biinnosa a spe
cialty. , ,
Olllcea in Uulou uud Cornucopia, Oregon.
SHINGLES.
Having leased the Hliine,lc mill belonging
to L. II. Rinehart, we nro prepared to fur
nish a superior quality nml make ol shin
gles ut tho following rates;
Dolivorcd at Union,
At tho Mills,
$3.25 ForM
$3.00 Por M
"Wo respectfully Kolioit. n slmro ol tlio
ntronnce. ItOBINS A KO HERTS.
A. L. COBB, M. D.,
PHYSICIAN AUD SURGEON.
Having permanently located in Alder,
Union count v, Oregon, will bo lound ready
to attend to rails in all tho vnrious towns
and settlements of tho Wallowa valley.
Chronic fi-ui'K u SiM'ialty.
SfrMy motto is: "Live and let live."
A. C. CRAIG,
Proprietor.
(Union Depot, Oregon.)
Splendid accommodations Tor commer
cial men. Tables always supplied with tho
best the market affords.
JEB-IIOT AND COLO Ml.VKltAL, lUTHS'ffiS
KENTUCKY LIQUOR STORE
AIHJ SOBA I-'ACl'OKY.
Cor. Main and I Sts., - Union, Oregon.
SJIIiKIUAN A:KIil5Y, I'rop.
Manufacturers and dealers in Soda
Water, Sarsapatilla, Giuger Ale, Cream
Soda nnd Champngno Oder, Syrups, etc.
Orders promptly tilled.
G, W. BIGB, i P.,
PHYSICIAN & SURGEON,
Union, Union County, Oregon.
Ofllccon A street. Residence thrccdoors
south ol tho Court House.
Special attention givon to Surgical prac
tice. W. R.JOHNSON,
CONTRACTOR AND BUILDER
Main Street, Union, Oregon.
Thins nnd Specifications for Dwellings.
Harns nnd Bridges furnished FREE OF
CHARGE.
Bridge Building a Specialty-
All kinds of Cabinet Work neatly execu
ted. Repairing done on short notice.
None but the best workmen employed,
and satisfaction guaranteed.
Call and interview me.
FRUIT AND SHADE
TREES
APPLE, PEAH. PLUM, PRUNE, PEACH
APRICOT. CKAHAPPLE, ( HURRY.
SHRUBBERY AND SH&DE TREES
Of well known vnrieties. suitable for this
climate. Can also furnish foreign sorts at
one-third the price asked by eastern can
vassers. I desire to sell trees at prices
that pooplo can afford to buy.
1 h. J. ROUSE,
Cove, Oregon.
r. van resiesse
132-134 TMri Mrest, Portland, Oregon
IS a regular graduate in medicine; has
been longer engaged in the special treat
ment of all Venereal, Sexual and Chronic
Diseases than any other physician in tho
West as city papers show, and old resi
dents' know; $1,000 reward for any case
which ho fails to euro, coming under his
tieatnient. by following his directions.
DR. VAN is the nmst Hiucossful ( atarili,
Lung and Throat Doctor in Amenta. Ho
will tell you your trouble uith.Mit asking
vou a single question, nnd V AUK.. i
PERM ANEXTCURK in the following cases:
NERVOUS DE1HL1TY. Spermatorrhea,
Seminal Losses, Sexual Decay. I-ai.ing
Momorv. Weak Eyes, Stunted Develop
ment. " Lack of Energy. Impoverished
Rlood. Pimples, Impediment to Marringe;
also Rlood and Skin Diseases, Syphilis,
Eruptions, Hair railing, Hone Pains, bwoll
ings, Sore Throat, Ulcers. Effects of Mer
cury, Kidney and Bladder Troubles. Weak
Hack, IturiiinB Urine. Incontinence, donor
hiua, Gleet, Stricture, receives searching
treatment, prompt relief and euro for life.
NERVOUS Diseases (with or without
dreams), DUcnsed discharges cured prompt
ly without hindrance to litisino.
ROTH SEXES consult confidentially. If
ia trouble call or write. Delays are dang
erous. Dlsonrea of tin Eye or Ear. Ulceration or
Catarrh, internal or external, Deafness or
Paralysis, Kinging or Roaring Noises,
Thickened Drum, otc, permanently cured.
LOST MANHOOD perfectly restored.
CANCERS AND TUMORS permanently
removed without the Vnifo or caustic.
Medicine compounded and furnished to
nil patients at oflico strictly pureaiid vege
table. Guaranty of kuma.nknt cures in
nil cases undertaken. Consultation free
and strictly confidential. All correspon
dence promptly attended to; medicine sent
by esprws to any nddrrm free from expos
ure. Call or address Private Disrwnsnry
No. 1311-13 J Third St.. Portland, Oregon.
Terms strictly ciieh. Olllce hour 8 . m.
to 8 p. m.
DEPOT HOTEL.
W. CAPPS, M. D.,
Surgeon and Homcopatliic Pliysicia?,
Union-,
OituooN.
Will go to any part of Eastern Oregon
when Molicited, to peiform operations, or
for consultation.
Medicine l'-trtilli'il M Itliotit Kxtrn
Charge. M
ODlcc adjoining .Jones llros.' Store.
Gi:o. M'nioiiT,
President.
W. T. Wkiout,
Cashier.
UNION,
OREGON.
Does a General Ranking Rusiness. Ruys
nnd sells exchange, and discounts com
mercial paper.
Collections carefully attended to, and
promptly reported.
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Oove 0!?8Qse Faefory.
JAMES PAYNE, Proprietor.
Having procured tho services of Mr. M.
A. Sickles, a cheeso maker who has had
many years' experience in the largest fac
tories of Wisconsin, I feel confident that J
can supply my patrons with a quality sec
ond to none on the market.
Jter- Orders promptly filled. Address,
Ja.mi:s Payne, Cove, Union County, Ore.
Tonsorial Rooms
Two doors south of Jones Uros.' store
Union, Oregon.
J. M. .Toii.VHOv,
PltOIMIICTOIt.
Hair cutting, shaving and shampooing
done neatly and in tho best style.
CITY v MEAT v MARKET
Main .Streot, Union, Oregon.
15K.NSON Uno.'s Pjioimiiutoiis.
Keep constantly on hand
H KEF, PORK, VEAL. MUTTON S YU
SAGE, HAMS, LARD, ETC.
CENTENNIAL : HOTEL
Union, Oregon.
Dan. CiuNDi.Kit,
Pjioi'iiiCTon
Having recently purchased this hotel
and refitted it throughout, 1 am prepared
to uccomniodate tho hungry public in first
class ntyle. Call and bco mo. LauokSah
ri.K Rooms (or the accommodation of
oiumurtlal travelers, ,
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GOD'S WARNINGS.
Dr. Talmage on Bolshazzar's
Foast
Tho Wild Revelry Turned to
Woe in an Instant
Sin's Pleasant Banquet Followed Fast by
Doath.
Tho Handwriting on tbe Wall Always
Most Plaiu.
tijxeial to the Kansas City Times.
Monona, Wis., Aug. 8. A great outdoor
meeting was held here to-day. Thousands
attended It from the city of Mndbon, which
Is only .i few miles distant. The Rev. T. Do
Witt Tnlninge, D.D., lectured here yestcrdny,
nnd to-diiy he preached to uncounted multi
tudes. The subject of the sermon w as "The
Midnight Revel," and the text was Daniel, v.,
!50: "In that night was llelshazzar, the king;
of the Chaldean, slain." Dr. Tahnage said:
1'castlnp; has been known in all ages: It
was one of the most etclthu; times la Eng
lish history when Queen Elizabeth visited
Lord Leicester ut Keullworth castle. The
moment ot her arrival was considered so
Important that all the clocks of the castle
were stopped, so that the hands might point
to that one moment as being; the most slnlll
cant of all. She was irreeted to the gate with
floating; Islands, and torches, nnd the thunder
of cannon, and fireworks that set tho night
ablaze, and a great bur.it of music that lifted
the whole scene Into perfect enchantment.
Then she was Introduced hi a dining hall the
luxuries of which .astonished the world; 10 J
servants waited upon the guests; the enter
tainment cost $5,0J0 each day. Lord Leices
ter made that great supper In Kenllworth
castle.
Cardinal Wolsey entertained the French
ambassadors at Hampton court. The best
cooks la all tho laud prepared thu banquet;
purveyors went out and traveled all the king
dom over to Had spoils for the table. The time
came. The guests were kept during tho day
lumting lu the king's park so that their appe
tites might he keen; and then in the evening,
to the sound of the trumpeters, they were In
troduced lido a hall hung with silk anil cloth
of irold and there were tables aglittcrwlth Im
perial plate and laden with the rarest of
inent, anil ablush with the costlIet wines;
and when the second course ot thu feast eamu
It was found that the articles of rood had been
fashioned into the shape of men, bird nnd
beasts and groups dancing and jousting par
ties ruling against each other with lances.
Lords anil princes and ambassadors, out of
cup tilled to tho brim, drank the health, first
of the king of England and next to the king
of France. Caiulual Wolsey prepared the
great supper lu Hampton court.
Tin: i'i.-ast or nni.niAZZAit.
But my text takes us to a more exciting
banquet. Night was about to come down apon
rSabylon. The shadows of her 1150 towers be
gan to lengthen. The Euphrates rolled on,
touched by the llery splendoisof the setting
sun, and gates of brass, burnished and glitter
ing, opened and shut like doors of flame. The
hanging gardens of Babylon, wet with falling
dew, began to pour from scarlet flowers nnd
dripping leaf a fragrance for many miles
around. The streets and squares were lighted
for dance and frolic nnd promcniulc. Tho
theaters nnd galleries of art Invited the wealth
nnd pomp and grandeur of the city to rare en
tertainments. Scenes of tho riot nud was
sail wero mingled lu every street and god
less mirth and outrageous excess and
splendid wickedness came to the king's
pnlacu to do their mightiest deeds of dark
ness. A royal feast to-night at tho king's palace 1
Rushing up to the gates nro chariot! up
holstered with precious cloths from Dcdnn
and drawn by tire-eyed horses from Togar
mah. that rear nnd neigh hi tho grnsp of tho
chnrlotccrs, while a thousand lords dis
mount, and women dressed In all the
splendor of Syrian emerald, and the color
blending of ngute, and the diastolics of
coral, .and tho somber glory of Tyrlun
purple, nnd piineely embroideries brought
from ufur by cnineU across the deseit and
l ships of'Tnrshlih acros the sen. Open
aide the gates and let the guests come In I
The chamberlain and cup-bearers aio all
ready, jinric to me rusiie ot tue siiks ami
to the carol of tho musle! Seethe blaze of
the jewels 1 Lift tho banners I Pill the
runs I Clap tho cymbals! Blow tho
trumpets I Let the night go by with song
and dance and ovation; and let that Baby
lonish tongue he palsied that will not say:
"O, King Helshuzzar, live forever!"
ooitor.ous.vr.ss or thi: n inquet.
Ah, my friends! It was not nay common
banquet to which these great people came.
All parts of the earth had sent their richest
viands to that table. Brackets uud chan
deliers Hashed their lights upon tunkurds
of burnished gold. Fruits, line and lus
cious, In tiaskets of silver entwined with leaves
plucked from royal conservatories. Vases In
laid with emerald nud ridged with exquisite
traceries, filled with nuts that were threshed
from forests of distant lauds. Wine brought
from the royal vats, foaming In tho decanters
tud bubbling lu the chalices. Tufts of
cassia and frankincense wafting their
iweet nets from wall and table,
tiorgeous hauliers unfolding fn the
breeze that came through the opened window,
bewitched with tho perfume of hanging gar
dens. Fuiintulm rising up from liiejosures
of Ivory In Jets of crystal, to fall In clattering
rain of diamonds and pearls. Statue of
mighty men looking down from thu niches In
the nil 1 uK)ii crown and shields brought fiom
iiibdiied empires. Idols ot wonderful work
itandlug u))ii pcdastnN of precious stones.
F.inbroldcnrs stooping about t lie windows and
rapping plllais of cedar, and drifting on floor
Inluid with Ivory and agate. Music, mliiullng
the thrum of harps and the clash of cymbals,
mil tho blast of trumpet In one wave of trans
port that went rlpnllng along the wall uud
breathing among thu garlands, and pouring
lown thu corridors, and thrilling the souls of
i thousand bauoiietiri. Thu ilguul
Is given, and the lords and la
JIe, the mighty men and
women of the land come around tho table.
Four out thu wine! Let foam and bubble
ksstherlml HoUt every oue his nip and
Jrlnk to the sentiment: "O, King Belshaz
tar, live forever!" Betarred headband and
urcanet ot royal lcauty gleam to the up
lifted chalices, a again and ugalu they are
emptied. Away with care from tiio palace I
Fear royal dignity to tatters! Four out more
wine) (ilve u more light, wilder music,
wetter perfume! Lord shouts to lord, cap
tain ogles to captain, OoblcU dash, decnu
tf is rattle. There come lu the obscene song
and the drunken hiccough, and the slavering
lip and the guffaw of Idiotic laughter, burr ting
from the )ljs of prince, Hushed, reeling,
liloodthot; while mingling with it all I hear:
'Huzza, huzza, for great Rclshnzzar!"
TIM! WHITINO ON TIIK W'AI.I.
What U that on the plastering of tho wnlll
liltusplrltl Is It a phantom! Is It Uod
The mtulc top. The gobleU full from the
ncrrclcs rai. There U a thrill. There a
start. There Is a thousand-voiced shriek of
horror, Let Daniel be brought In to read Unit
writing. He comes In. He reads It: "Weigh
ed hi the balances, and art found wanting."
Meanwhile tho Assyrians who for two years
had been laying a s"lcge to that city, took ai
vantage of that carousal and came'lii. I hear
the feet of the conquerors on tho palace stairs.
Massacre rushes lu with a thousand gleaming
knives. Death bursts upon the scene, and I
shut the door of that banqueting hall, for I
do not want to lo.ik. There is nothing there
hut torn banners, and broken wreaths, and
the slush ot upset tankards, and the blood ot
murdered women, and the kicked and tumbled
carcass of a dead king. For "In that night
was Belshuz.ar slain."
First -1 learn from this, that when Ood
writes anything on the wall a man had better
read It as' it Is, Daniel did not misinterpret
or modify the haudwiltlng on the wall. It Is
all foolishness to expect a minister of the gos
pel to preach always things that the people
like or the people choose. What shall I preach
to you hvday I Shall I tell you of the wonders
that our race has accomplished I "O, no," you
say ;"tell me the message that came from (5od."
I will. If there Is any handwriting on the wall
It Is this lesson: "Ret cut, accept of Christ
and be avul.'' I might talk ot a great many
other things but that Is the message nnd so 'I
declare It. Jesus never flattered those to
whom He preached. He said to those who
did wrong and who were ofteuslvo In Ills
sight: "Vn generation of vipers! yo widted
sepulchcrs! how can ve escape tho damnation
of hell!
sriiAKtNii Titr: TiurTii rr.AiNt.Y.
Paul the apostle preached before a man who
was not ready to hear him preach. What
subject did he take! Did he say, "O, you are
a good man, a vetv line man, a very noble
map." No; he preached of righteousness, to
a man who was unrighteous; of temperance to
a man who was the victim to bad appetites; of
the judgment to come, to a man who was unlit
lor it. bo we must always declare tlie mes
sage that happens to ciiino to us. Daniel
must read It us It N. A minister preached be
fore James I. of England, who was .lames VI.
of Scotland. What subject did he take! The
king was noted all over the world for being
unsettled and wavering In his Ideas. What
did the minister preach about to this
man who was .lames I. ot England
and ilames VI. of Scotland! Hu took
for his text .Tames I., 0: "Hu that
wavereth Is like a wave ot the sea driven with
the wind and tossed." 11 nth Latimer olluud
ed tho king by a sermon ho preached, and the
king said: "Hugh Latimer, eome and apolo
gize." "I will," said Hugh Latimer. So the
day was appointed, and tho king's chapel was
full of lords and dukes, and the mighty men
and women of the country, for Hugh Latimer
was to apologize. Re began his 'sermon by
saving: "Hugh Latimer, bethink thee I Thou
art in the presence of thine earthly king who
can destroy thy body! But bethink thee,
Hugh Latimer, 'that thou art In tho presence
oi tnc Aing or Heaven and carta, who can de
stroy botli body and soul lu hclltlre. O, king,
cursed be thy crimes!"
Second Another lesson that comes to us:
There is a great dlflcrence between tho
npetilng ot the banquet of sin and Us close,
l oung man. If vou nail looked In upon the
banquet lu tho first few hours you would
have wished vou had been Invited there
and could sit nt the feast. "O, tho grandeur
ot lieisuazzsrs least," you woiiui navosaiu;
hut you look la at the close of the bauouet
and your blood curdles with horror. Tho
king of terrors has there a ghastlier ban
quet; human blood Is tho wiuo and dying
groans aro tlio music, am lias maito ttseit
a king In the earth. It has crowned Itself,
It has spread a banquet. It Invites nil the
world to come to it. It hns hung in Its
banqueting hall the spoils of nil kingdoms
nud the banners of nil nations. It has
gnthcred from all music. It has strewn
from its wealth tho tallies ami floors and
arches. And yet how often Is that banquet
broKeti up ami now nomine is us emu
Ever and uuon there Is a hand writing on
the wall. A king falls. A great culprit Is
arrested. Hie Knees ot wiclceiluess Knocli
together. Ood's judgment, like an armed
host, breaks hi upon the banquet, ami that
uignt is lieisiin.zar tuo King ot tuu uuaiuean
siaiu.
HIS'H OI'KNINO ANI IINDINQ.
Hero Is a young man who says: "lean
not see why they make such a fuss alnait
the Intoxicating cup. Why, It Is exhilar
ating. It makes mo feel well. I can talk
better, think better, feel hotter. I cannot
seo why people have such n prejudice
against "It." A few years pass on and ho
wakes up and llnds himself lu tho dutches
of un evil habit which ho tries to break and
cannot; and ho cries out: "O Lord Ood.
help mo I" It seems as though Ood would
not hear his prayer, and in an agony of
bodvuiid soul ho cries out: "It biteth like
u serpent ami stlugeth llko an udder," How
prigiit u was ai tuu biarw now macicnwus
at (lie last I
Hero Is a man who begins to reai French
novels. "They nro so charming," ho says: "I
will go out and see for myself whether all
these thhiL's are so." Ho oim-iis tho irute of a
sinful life.' He goes In. A sinful sprite meets
J 1 1 in with her wand and It is ail cucimutmcut.
Whv It seems as If the angels of (lod had
poured out phials of tierfumu In tho
atmosphere. As he walks on ho finds the
hills becoming more radiant with foliage.
nnd tho ravines more resonant with the
fall ng water. O, what a charming land
scape ho sees I But that sinful sprite with
her wand meets him agalu: but now she
reverses the wand and all tho enchant
ment Is gone. Tho cup is full of poison
The fruit returns to ashes. All thu leaves
of tho bower ure forked tongues ot hissing
scriH-nts. Tho flowing fountains full back hi
a dead pool, stenchful with corruption. Tlio
luring songs become curses and screams of
demoniac laughter. Lost spirits gather about
him and feel for his heart and beckon him on
with: "Hall, brother I Hall, blasted spirit,
hall!" Hu tries to get out. He comes to thu
front door where he entered and tries to push
It back, hut the door turns against him; uml
in the jar of that shutting door he hears these
words: "This nltrht Is Belshazzar tho king of
the Chaldeans slain," Bin may open bright as
thu morning; It closes dark ns the night.
IlKATIt AT TIIK llASOtHT.
Third I learn further from this subject
that denth rnmetlme br nks In Usin a ban
quet. Why did he not go down to tho prisons
In Babylon! There nro people there that
would like to have died. I suppose tlieru
were men and women lu torturo In that city
who would have welcomed death. Rut hu
comes to the palace, nnd just at thu time
when the mirth Is dashing to tho tip-top pitch
death breaks lu at the banquet. We have oft
en seen tho same thing Illustrated. Here Is a
voting man lust come from college. He Is
kind, lie Is loving. He Is enthusiastic, lie
Is eloquent. By ouu spring he may botiud to
heights toward which many men have been
struggling for years. A profesa'on opens
before him. Hu Is established lu the lan-.
His friends cheer him. Eminent men en
courage him. After awhile you may see him
standing In the American senate, or moving a
popular assemblage by his eloquence as trees
ure moved lu a whirlwind. Some night he
retires early. A fever Is on him. Delirium
like a reckless charioteer seizes the reins ot
his Intellect. Father and mother stand by and
see the tides ot llfu golug out to the great
ocean. The banquet Is coming to an end,
The lights of thought and mirth and eloqueuco
are being extinguished. The garlands are
snatched from the law. The vision Is uoue.
Death at the banquet.
Wo nw the same thing on a larger scale II
lustrated at the last war In thU country. Our
whole nation had beta sitting at a national
banquet north, south, east and west, Whit
grain was there but we grew Una our bllksi
What IsTCHtlotu was there but rur rivers must
turu the new wheel and rattle the strange
shuttle! What warm furs but our traders
must bring them from the arctic) What fish
but our nets must sweep them for the mark
ets! What music but It must sing in our
halls) What eloquence but it must speak lu
our senates) Ho! to tile national hauquat
reaching from mountain to mountain, and
from sea to sea 1
Tin: nation's jot r.xns in won.
To prepare that lunnuct tho sheep folds and
thu aviaries of the country sent their best
treasures. The orchards Piled uu on the ta
bles their sweetest fruits. The presses burst
out with new wines. To sit at tjnit table came
ino jcoinanrv oi ew iiampuure, ami me lum
bermen of Maine, and the tanned Carolinian
Irotn tlio rice-swamps, and the Harvesters ot
Wisconsin, and the western emigrant from tho
pines of Oregon, nnd wero all brothers broth
ers at a banquet. Suddenly tho feast ended.
nat meant inose mounds tnrown up at
Chlckahotulnv. tfhlloh. Atlanta, Cicttvsburg.
South Mountain) What meant those golden
gram iienis turned imo a pasuirmggrouuu tor
cavalrv horses) What meant tlio corn-lloldi
gullied with the wheel of the heavy supply
train i mint, meant inose rivers oi tears,
those lakes of blood! (lod was angry. Jus
tice must come. A handwriting on tho
wall! The nation had U-eu wanting and
found wanting. Darkness! Darkness I Woe to
the north! Wop to tlio south! Woo to tho
east! Woo to the west! Death nt the ban
quet! Fourth I have also to learn from the sub
ject that the dcstiuetlon of the vicious and of
those who despise Ood will bo very sudden.
Thu wave of mtrth hud dashed to thu highest
point when that Assyrian army broke through.
It was unexpected. Suddenly, almost always,
comes tho doom of those who despise God
uud defy the laws of mm. How was it at the
deluge! Do you suppose Itcanio through a
long northern storm, so that people for days
before wero sure It was coming! No; I sup
ix)se the morning was bright; that calmness
brooded on the waters; that beauty sat en
throned on the bills; when suddenly the
heaven's burst, and tho mountains sank like
anchors Into tho sea, that dashed clear over
tho Andes and the Himalayas.
OOP'S AWI'UI, SrilOKN JCnOMENTS.
Tlio Red sea was divided. Tho Egyptians
tried to cross It. There could bo no danger.
The Israelites had just gone through; where
they had gone why not the Egyptians! 0, It
was such a beautiful walking place! a pave
ment ot tinged shells and pearls, nud on cither
side two great walls of water, solid. There
can be no danger. Forward, great host of
Egyptians I Clup tho cymbals and blow the
tru'm)cts of victory I After them I Wo will
catch them yet anil thev shall he destroyed.
But the walls of tho solidified water began to
tremble. They rock. They full. The rushing
waters! Tho nhrlek of drowning men I The
swimming of the war horses In vain for the
shore! The strewing of the great host on the
bottom of the sea, or pitched by the angry
waves on tho beach a nattered, bruised and
loathsome wreck 1 Suddenly destruction
came. One-half hour before they could not
have believed It. Destroyed and without
remedy.
I am lust setting forth a fact which you
have noticed as well as I. Ananias comes to
the apostle. The apostle says: "Did you sell
tho land for so much!" lie says: "Yes."
It was a Ho. Dead! As quick as that!
Supphlra, his wife, cutno In. "Did you sell
the land for so much!" "Yes." It was a He
and quick as that sho was dcadl God's
Judgments aro upon those who despise and
defy him. They come suddenly.
Thu destroying angel went through Egypt.
Do you suppose that any of the people knew
ho was coming! Did they hear the flap of his
great wings) No! No! Suddenly, unex
pectedly, ho came.
Skilled sportsmen do not like to shoot a bird
standing on a twig near by. If they are
skilled ' they prhlo themselves on taking It
on the wing, and they wait till It starts.
Death Is an old sportsman nnd bo loves to
take men flying under the very sun. He loves
to take them on tho wing.
I'Uisi'ahino roit Tin: i.oun's feast.
Aro thero any hero who aro unprepared
for the eternal world! Aro thero nny here
who have been living without God and
without hope! Let mo say to vou that you
hud better accept of the Lord Jesus Christ,
lest suddenly your last chance be gone. The
lungs will cease to breathe, the huart will atop.
The time, will comu when you shall go no more
to the olllco, or to thu store, or to thu shop.
Nothing will bo left, but death, and judgment,
and eternity. O, fleo to (lod this hour! If
thero ho ouu hi this presence who has wander
ed far away from Christ, though ho may not
havo heard tho call of the gospel for many a
year, I Invito him now to come and bo saved.
Fleu from thy sin I Fleo to tho stronghold of
the gospel.
To-day I Invito you to a grander banquet
than any I have mentioned. My Lord, the t
King, Is the banqueter. Angols are tho cup
bearers. AH the redeemed are the guests.
The halls of eternal love, frescoed with light
and paved with jov and curtained with un
failing beauty, are iho banqueting place. Tho
harmonies of eternity aru tho music. Tho
chalices of heaven aro the plate: and I am one
of tho servants coming out with both hands
tilled with Invitations, scattering them every
where; and of I hat for yourselves, you might
break the seal of tho Invitation and read the
words written In red Ink of blood by the
tremulous hand of a dying Christ: "Come
now, for all things nro ready."
After this day bus rolled by and the night
has come may you have rosy sleep, guarded
by Him who never slumbers I May you awake
lu thu morning strong and well I But O, art
thou a desplscr of God! Is thu coming night
the last night on earth! Shouldst thou he
awakened lu the night by something, thou
kuowest not what, and there bo shadows
floating lu the room and a handwriting on the
wall, and you feel that your last hour Is come,
and thero bo a fainting at the heart, and a
tremor In the limb, and a catching of tho
breath then thy doom would be but an echo
of the words of my text: "In that night was
Bclslmzz-ir, tho king of tho Chaldeans,
slain.
A Kara Avis.
"Are you in nood of nny curiosities?"
nsked n lady addressing tlio proprietor
of it dimo museum.
"We nro nlwtiya on tho lookout for
curiosities," ho replied, "nnd willing
nt nil timed to enter into negotiations
for tlio exhibition of anything extra
ordinary. What hnvo you got? A
giant; dwurf, u monstrosity? "
"A rnro curiosity," tmswored tlio
lady, "in short, I hnvo u servant girl
who is not only neat nnd tidy and un
derstands her duties, hut is also polito
and lady like in speech and manner,
and does not ask for moro titan a night
in a week."
(iood gracious, mndami you don't
say so J Why, sho will bo n prlwj for
us! prize! why, thero is nothing like
Iter in tlio country, jRrlng her along at
oncu and aha ''etui namo her own
salary. "o4f .Courier.
A little girl lately wrote to her friend;
"Yestorday a littlo baby slater arrived,
ami papa in on a journey. It was but a
piece of luck that mumiua wm at bora
to take care of It."
Never g( "Ml Tbe eeoWHwMaH bo-