Where Dr. Talmage Got His Tip

The Rcv. T. DeWitt Talmage, when in town the other day, said that ha owed rauch of his success in life to the' suggestion of a newspaper reporter: He was eiigaged to lecture in Balti mofe Bevéral yeara ago, and just before lie was to begin his discourse the neWspaper man, who had been sentto. report the address, hiquired, in aoj on-hand way: "Well, Dr. Talmage, are you going to eive lis miyiy points to-flight?' "Points?" ïepeated the eicipyman. "Pointe?" "Yes," repliiíd the Beportër, "you won't get much space to-morrow unless your lecture is full of good points that the paper Can't afford to leave out." "I tbought very desply over the reporter's words," said Dr. Talmage, in telling the story, "and Isaw thatthey were ruil of sound wisdom. Sincethat time I have ahvays endeavored to make my lecturea and sermona and literary work brisll with 'points' - that is to say, with striking thoughts J and phrases."- Philadelphia Pross.