TH E EVENING GAZETTE
nrnann AT THE Posr Orrrcn IN' Noawanx
as a NEwsrapan.
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M ~ 4112 SUBSCRIPTIONS,
DAILY. one year. :3: sixfmonths, $1.75: three
- months. 81.00; one month. 30c.
WEEKLY.‘ one year. in ladvancefi $1.00; six
months. 600.: three months. 35c.
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SATURDAY, DECEMBER 19‘, 1896. g
THE WEATHER—To-day, clear and
considerably colder, the temperature
falling quite low to-night.§To-morrow
.clear and cold with slightly rising tem-
perature and onl Monday fair:to partly
cloudy and warmer.
Beautiful Old Age.
The most beautiful sight that can be
seen in this grim old world of ours, or
one of the most beautiful, at least, is
that of serene and happy old age. Such
sights are rare, and yet not so rare as
to make this influence felt and in some
degree accepted by the, passing crowd.
Who'does not love to look upon an
old man or an old woman upon whose
face is set the seal of serene confidence
and unfaltering faith in the blfi‘sed
promises of the blessed:Saviour of man-
kind 2 The white hair, the clear eyes
and the passionless face as fitting
frames for the rapt soul that lingers yet
a little while this side of the river. The
whole expression shows that the Infinity
that is the heritage of all has taken
complete possession of its‘earthly home,
and painted that home in the glorious
colors of its own immortality. Such a
beautiful old age is to be envied by all,
and yet it is certainly within the reach
of all. '
i If we commence right] now to culti-
vate the virtues, instead of the vices; to
measure our lives by the Golden :Rule,
and to love our neighbors asfiourselves;
and, above all, to follow the teachings
of Him who “spake as never man
spake,” we. too, can descend thefihill
with happy faces, and} welcome: death
with a fearless smile. We are,| in a
great measure, artists whose province
it is to limn our own pictures; and, .as
”out of the abundance of the heart the
month speakethfl so out of the flowers
of the soul come the splendid perfume
and the color that make old age so fra-
grant and beautiful in so many people
that we~see. V I
Old rigs can be made the shining
I3IIPIEES-
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golden vestibule wherein we wait with V
unquestioning faith the arrival of the
Great Physician who is to give us eter-
nal youth; or it can be made the grim-
b1rred corridor wherein we wait with
fear and trembling the summons from
some merciless jailer.
To follow Christ,'to walk in his way
and to do His work—these are the prep-
arations for-a serene and beautiful old
age. They never fail ; their power can-
not be overestimated§and their results
are swift, sure and permanent. '
The heart that feels for another’s sor-
row and troubles and relieves them,
from a spontaneous sense of kinship;
enlarges its own capability for happi-
ness, and becomes purer and better
from the knowledge that it is thus win-
ning the approval of the great Searcher
of all hearts.
The eyes that grow dim from helpful
sympathy with another’s grief, will
shine brighter than stars, no matter
how deeply the shadows of old age may
seek to enshroud them, and the hand
that is held out strong and willing for
another’s stumbling feet, will, no mat.
ter how faded and wrinkled it may be-
come, always be strong enough to hold
on to immortality.
Our souls belong to God, and if in
youth or ' middle age, or on through
life, we always obey His laws and live
the life that the Infinity within us dic-
tates, old age will be to us but a bean-
tiful dream, from which we shall
awaken in a home beyond the stars.
.0.
A Pestdmce Robbed.
ELMIRA, N. Y., Dec. 19,—The postoifice
at Horseheads, four miles north of this
city, was entered by burlgars. Nine hun-
dred dollars in stamps and $50 in cash
were taken. Dynamite was used to open
the large safe. There is no flew to the
burglars. '
Turkish Ofllclals Arrested.
LONDON, Dec. 19.——The Mail publishes
a. dispatch from Constantinople saying
that 90 arrests have been made there of
Turkish notabilities, including various
government officials and 45 Circassian wo-
{men of the sultan’s harem.
A Sawmill Burned.
SARATOGA, Dec. 19.—John A. Willard
85 Co.’ 8 steam sawmill, at Northville, on
the Sacandaga river, was burned. The
loss was $12, 000. There was no insurance.
Steamers to Stop at Plymouth.
BREMEN, Dec. 19.——It is stated that the
North German Lloyd line steamships will
call at Plymouth with the beginning of
the summer service to New York.
—Advertise in the Gamma and catch
the holiday trade.
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