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sn OponiiifeDayl SciHoinbe.- 18th. Closing Day, December 31st, FORESTRY BUILDING. iii ii ? MANUFACTURERS' AND LIBERAL ARTS BUILDING, ??? ... PINK ARTS BUILDING. Ali 3 m Effmiikn m nfl m ret m ?s&a N? GRO BUILDING. AGRICULTURAL BUILDING. (MO?K TO ?OIAOW NEXT WKRK.) NOT IN TEXAS WILL CO ll Bli TT AND FITZ S IM MONS II AV IQ THEIR BOUT. Tho Legiclnturo Passes an Autl-Prl/.o Fight Law. A Special from Austin, Texas, Bays: Oorbolt and ?'itzsimmons muBt lind nuothor plaoo than Texas to pull off thoir light for tb o proposed cbampion sbip of tho world, i Tho legislature by a voto that was practically unanimous in tho senate and only a little lesa in Ibo house, pnss od tho bill prohibiting prizo fighting, aud thus nooomplishod thc purposo for whioh tho governor OBsembled them in special session, j Tho voto by whioh tho bill wns oar j ried furnisher! tho strongest proof of I tho h'cntiinoot of tho slate with rofor j enco to prize fighting. Tho only rally- , j ing point of tho minority wns opposi ( tion to tho emergency ola USO which ! ! carried tho bill into imiuodinte effect. ' Certain of tho members honestly rc ' garded this nu an injustioo to such of j tho citizens of Dallas as had spout i largo sums in anticipation of tho light ? aud opposed it for that reason alone. ? Their arguments woro not effective, I however, and tho vote in tho houso on I tho final passage of tho bill showed but llvo votes in opponition with 107 in j its favor. lu' tho scuato tho bill ! was carried with only ono negativo J voto in tho twenty-sevon that woro i cast. Tho sonnte uindo quick work of the measure lt bari taken a r00089 i until 8 p. m. in order that Dallas ?ico. plo might be given a lull bearing by ! tho judiciary committee. Within fifty 1 five minutes after reassembling tho bill ' was passed-. I Tho bill makes prizo fighting a fol : ony and imposes a punishment upon tho principals for every infraction of I tho law by imprisonment in tho peni tentiary for a term of not lens than ' two and not moro than llvo years. JAPAN WAN TS COTTON. Movciiiont to Establish n -Lino of Steamers to West Coast of Moxlco. Colonol John A. Cookorill, writing from Yokohama, Japan, to tho Manu facturers* ltocord, says: "Tho cotton spinners association of Osaka is now trying to induce tho Japanese government to subsidize a lino of steamers to ply between Osaka Slid Yokohama and a point on tho west coast of Mexico. Tho idea is to seouro a steamship lino wholly ooutrolled by tho Japanese government and which will connect with tho Telmantopeo railway. ^ ! "By this ronlo it is thought -tho cotton of tho southern states can be reaohed cheaper than by tho way of ! '.Pno?mty T! j inovo than 1 Uroly tl ?\ , this Qu tor pr i will bi ea rr ?ed out, roi ibo Jaj anti'. . arti gi 'vit?ie ,<. vt at O'JIOU lion to thu ? ibjrel of colonisation tu ! Mexico. i ','An?lhoiv 'company! luis beCnifoi ed rliorV \i'>h VisMuin1 i'.iuom?to ?ii its head Lo purohaso lauds in Mexico and looato th er oon somo of tho surplus population of Japan. Japan io des tined to booomo ono of tho groatest cotton spinning countries of tho world. Sho will purohaso 00 per cont of hor raw material in tho United States whon tho transportation rates aro properly adjusted." SYMPATHY FOR CUBA. MoiiBtor Mass Meetings Held at Chi cago anil Resolutions Adopted. Surrounded by patriotic mottoes, 1 with tho Amorioan flag as a back ground, tho declaration of independ ence as a textbook and tho spirit of liberty ns inspiration, 4,001) persons yelled themselves hoarse nt Chicago Monday night in tho enlise of Cuban indepondeneo. There could scarcely havo been more onthusinsm had tho meeting boon held iii Cuba it self. Central Music hall was not big enough to hold all tho sympathizers and thoro wns an ovor llow mooting in tho auditorium of tho Young Mon's Christian Association building. At both meetings tho samo resolutions woro adopted and speeches woro made by men prominent in civic affairs, all of whom uncompromisingly favored tho freedom of tho litllo island in tho thraldom of Spain. Tho resolutions express sympathy for the revolutionists, oall on tho United States to recognize them UH belliger ents and ask other countries to join in making this demand. They begin willi tho best known paragraph in the declaration of indepondeneo and end with a determination to continue tho work thus auspiciously bogun. A ti Ii -11 Ii R A LD CHANG B13 HANDS. Hereafter H Will Advocate tile Coln ugo of Silver. Tho Ago-IIorald, published at Bir mingham, that has boon heretoforo run as a ainglo gold standard paper, hos chaugod hands. Tho purchasers aro mainly former stockholders of tho Doily Stato, whioh was tho loading freo silver paper in Alabama. That paper, Tho Stato, will discontinuo and Tho Ago-IIorald will hereafter bo pub lished os tho Stato IIorald and will ad vocato bimetallic dootrinos. A Missouri Bank Falls. Tho Farmers' and Mord?ante' bank, of Creighton, Mo., has mado au as signment for tho boneflt of its credit ors. Tho statement filed shows assoK to tho amount Of $124,000, and liabili ties amounting to $00,000, mostly in real CBtato papor. Tho ofllcors of tho institution say that tho nnsponsion is only tomporary and that tho deposit ors will bo paid in full. Tho cashier of tho bank,D. B.Wallis, is designated aa ussignoo. SABBATH SCHOOL. INTICRNATIONAT, hiCSSOX FOR OU T?R ICR Itt. Lesson Text: ?'Tho Triumph of Gid eon," Judges vii., 13-1?:?-Cold on 'J'oxt: Psalm xxvll., Common tory. 18. ''Ami when G (doon was como, behold there was ii men that told a dream unto lils fellow." Gideon had bcou called and en couraged hy Gio Lord to deliver Israol from tho Midianltcs, their oppressors, his princi pal strength being tho 'Lord's assurance: '.Have not I sent thoo? Rarely I wilt be with thee" (chapter vi., M, 1?). The Lord, how ever, gave bini three signs to strengthen him yet further- tho meat offering, accepted by Uro, tho fleece wot and the fleece dry. After sifting the army of 82,000 down to 8'?0 by sending home all tho fearful ones (2-2,000), and out of Ibo remainder all that loved (heir own ease (0700). Ho still furthe.- strengthens him by sending bim down to tho Midlttnlto host by night to hear what tiley talked about tn tho camp. Just as Gideon carno to tho camp om. soldier was telling another this drouin. Tho dream wits evidently from the Lord, and also the telling ol it at this time. l l. "This ls nothing ?Iso save the sword of Gideon, the son of Joash, a man of Israel, for Into bis band hath God dollverod Midhill, and all the host." Tho Interpretation of this dream by th? soldier was also of tb? Lord ns surely ns wore the interpretations by Joseph and Danlcl/Phls does not prove, bowevor, that tho Midianite soldlor was a man of God, for th? Lord ugnrt tho mouth of Balaam, and also tho mouth pf tho liss on which bo rodo, to utter His messages. 15. ''Arise, for tho Lord bath dollverod into your bund the host of Midhill." Gldoon was so strengthened by this dream mid its interpretation that ho hastened at once back to tho ?ump of israel with these wor.'s. Whatever God commands us to do Ho is ready to do also, nnd when Ho asks us to do what seems Impossible it ia that wo may see our weakness nilli trust Him to perfect' Ills strength in our weakness, for Ho giveth power lo tim faint, and lo thom that have no might Me inereaseth strength. IC. "He put a trumpet In ovory man's bnnd. with empty pitohors, and torches (margin) within tho pitchers." Thus Ho ilid with th? throe companies of 100 each. Three ls a mighty number and makes us think of the Holy Trinity and also of resur rection. Tho trumpet ls suggestive of testi mony in connection with atonement, for both ranis'horns and silver speak of atone ment, and wo overcome by tb? blood of tho Lamb and tho word of our testimony ready to lay down our byes for Him (Hov. xii., ll). The torch ls suggestive of a constant life, for "the life is tho light." To bo II good soldier of Christ thoro must bo a good testi mony anil a consistent life. 17. "Look on to mo and do likewise. As I do, so shall yo do." Tho secret of victory is to soe Jesus only (Math, xvii., 8: Heb. xii., 3, 2), and follow Him fully, walking as Ho walked (t Pet. il., 21; I John ii., 0). "Do as I have done unto you" was part of His ad vice to His disciples (John xiii., 16), and there is no per.oct example but Himself. Wo mnylwell say, "Who is sufficient for such n lite/" But Ho answers, ".My grace is suffi cient for thee." "Our sulllcioncy is of God" II Cor. H., 1G? HI., C; xii., U). 18. "Blow yo tho trumpet and say, Tho sword of the Lord and of Gideon." Tho sound from tho mouth suggests tho two edged sword whioh proceeds from tho mouth (Kev. h. 16), tho word of God willoh is sharper than any two edged sword (Hob. iv., 12). thesword of tho Spirit, which istboword of God (Eph. vi., 17). This victory accom plished by tho Lord til rough Gideon, Gideon's part hoing simply that of a visible and obe dient partner. It was so with all the ptophotfi" tho'word VT . Ibo T bul Gie mouth was (ho prophet's, fe?Gn ll yam. will., 2;, Joiv i. i). liven O'lr Hud Jean* w'vc$ Ills I'iii Kop i/ied.!! < .al' Ul vfo'xa* abel work* "V (john v11., * i; \)\.( v)). 'e. "AH 'ie- throe ooinPobjaS blew '.!.<< '.'...;: .,<:(!. (md bftijfjti tho pkchois and held Hu- bunni Iii their loft hnpds arni tko Un.np.d ' i:; Ideir fight bunds (o blow, and i li wy or i ?il, Thu owimi oi Gio Lord nnd of Gldoou," I do not kn,ow just how they mnu agod with two hands to accomplish those thrio things all at once; but someday Gldoon will toll ns how they did it lt wo ask him. Tho.principal Itom lu the story is their cry and its results. The strength of my lifo and tts joy and penco Istho partnership with Him who "does all tho work-, suggested by tho pbraso, "Tho Lord and Gideon." It is God who worketh in us both lo will and to do (Phil. ii.. 13; Heb. xiii., 21). Tho Lord could as easily have delivered Israol without Gideon, bul Ile saw flt to uso Gideon. So with hs, Wo aro none of us essential to Him, but II? is willing to ns? us if wo aro willing to bo used by Him as II? shall pienso, 21. "And they stood overy man in his place." I believe from Eph. il., 10, that God ?ins ii place and a work for each of His re deemed (seo also Mark xiii., 81; Math, xx v. , 15). and that, as ono has said, a Godly man is God's man in God's place doing* God's work In God's wav for God's glory. As in the tabernacle and temple, neither Moses nor David nor Solomon hail any say in tho plans, but rcceivod all from God and bad only to be obedient, so I believe it should bein all the work of the church and In tb? individual lifo of ?very beltover. Wo have th? promise of thoughts, words, slops and tuitions, all controlled by Him who says, "Behold I mako all things now." Let our motto, then, bo "Not li but Ohrlstj who liveth in mo, Ibo Son of God, who loved mo and gavo Himself for me" (Ga!, il.. 20). 22 "Th? Lord HOI overy man's sword against his fellow." So it "was In I Snm. xiv., 20, and in II Citron, xx., 23. ' lu tho later ens? the people wont out praising tho Lord as limy went to tb? bal Go for tb? vic tory that th? Lord was going to give thom, for they believed God. In the storm at sea Paul was of good cheer because of tho de liverance promised, though Ibero seemed, humanly speaking, no possibility of deliver ance, but he believed God (Acts xxvii., 35). lt ls safe to keep right on as God directs and trust Him to m inago all our enemle.i, our reputation mid all elsie, "Do not afraid. Only believe." 23. "And the men o* Israel gathered thom Folves together ? * * and pursued lifter the Midiaiiites." Those mentioned lu this verse wore.such as responded to Gideon's first call for helpers (vi., 35). Then in tho next verso \v? read that Ephraim carno also. See in chapter vii., 1-3, how wlsoly Gideon appeased their anger at not being called earlier, and remember that "a soft answer lurneth away wrath" (Prov, xv., 1). May ibo fact that God sends us and ls with US be oar constant strength (chapter vi., 14-tG).- j Lesson Helper. SO UTU URN'S ACQU IsT'TION. Tho Alabama (?rent Sont horn Control.? led by the Southern. A spooial from Birmingham, Ala., says: "At tho annual ?tookholdors' mooting of tho Alabama Groat Bouth orn railroad dirootors wero oleotoil, a majority of whom aro direotors of tho Southern Railway Company. Thin places tho lattor in possession of tho Alabama Great Southern, extending from Chattanooga to Moridian, and in II position to practically diotato and control tho Qucon and Cresoont from Cincinnati to Now Orleans. Tho -kmthorn Railway Company will begin nt onoo to oporato tho Alabama Groat Southern."_ Htivry Hayward's Cnso. Tho supromo court of Minnosota has sot tho hearing in tho appoal of Harry T. Hayward from tho death contoneo for murder for Novombor 4. Mexican Waler Java, '.'. Tho Mexicans do not nee ice, bul novortholess thoro ia no country where a umn cnn got n olaas of ooo), sweet water than in Mox loo. Tho'water jars oro mado of porous pottery whioh ol-, lows tho wator to ooze through tho material of tho tnnks, and the evapor ation hoops it always Ooo!. It ia not cold like our ioo wator, but it is all tho botter on that aoconnt, ns a mun eau drink twioo as much and never fool in tho loast injured, no matter how largo his drafts. Australian ranohmon fre quently put water into ukin bottles whioh they suspoud from tho veran dah, and tho air swaying tho skins book and forth oools tho wator and rendors it moro palntablo. Koon Your Weuther l?yo Opniif Fratid loves a shining mark. Occasionally spurious Imitations i pring up of Ilo.-totter's Stomach Hltlo-s, tho gr-nt American family r m? iy lor chill- ttucl fev> r, dyspepsia, con stipation, l)lllousnj<-n, iii rvou nc>s, nouraluin, rheumatism mri kidney ?li.inr or. Thoso Imitation * aro usually llerv local luttera full pf hlyh Winos, L< ok out for thc iii m - lu un turo on toe KC ll ll i nc lab I and vlguetloof St. George nnd thu Dragon. TI UJ friend? visit us In prosperity only whon invited. When Ni?inr?> Koorta neAls'piico lt may hs host to roiv.lcr lt promptly, hut ono should rcmombor to uso even tho rnott ppvfo't lvmcdloaonly when needed Tiie bi st and most simple and gent?o remedy is tho Syrup of Figs manufacturcrt by tho Cali fornia Fig Syrup Co. A font who lias a lla?h of wit croatos aston ii hm.-nt and scaiultvl. Dr. Ki'mor's SWAMI?-HOOT euros ali Ktdnoy ami Hlartdor troublo?. Pamphlet anrt Consultation free. Laboratory Binghamton, N. Y. Reason cannot show Itself moro reasonable than to COUKO reason lacon things unreasonable Pulu lu Nat Conducive of Pleasure* espoclally when occasioned by coins. 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Ho has now la hls possosston over two h'undrod cortitV* catos ol its valuo, all within twenty mile* of Boston. 8ond postal card for book. A benefit Is always oxporioneed from the ft rat bottlo, and a perfeot miro is warranted when tho right quantity ia takon. When tho lunga aro affcotod it onuses1 shooting paine, Uko noodles possingi through thom} tho samo with tho Livor or Bowols. This is oausod by tho duets being stopped, and always disappears in ? weok niter taking it. hoad tho labol. If tho stomaoh is foul or bilious lt i?iU onuso aquoamlsh foollnga at first No ohango of diet ovor nocessary. Kat tho bust you can got, and enough ot it. Dose, ono tablespoonful in water ut bod Ume. 8old by all Druggists. jgARLV to bed, Early to rise, Bat cakes mado of buckwheat, . To be healthy and wise. BUCKWHEAT MAKES The Best Cakes;, Always . Light and Dainty? waii Baitk co. Limiten, Th? 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