Ti-iii PUL'iJiT.
rA. rJZl'Di. N7VLY SUNDAY SERMON BY
lEl. ROBERT ROGERS.
Theme: Overcoming; Evil.
Brooklyn, N. Y. In the Church of
Ihe Good Shepherd, the rector, the
Itev. Dr. Robert Rogers, preached
Sunday morning on "Overcoming
Evil." The text was from Romans
12:21: "Be not overcome of evil,
tui overcome evil with good." Dr.
Jlo5Rrs said:
This is the closing verse of a rather
reia:t7kable chapter. The words im
mediately preceding my text, "If
thine enemy hunger, feed him; if he
thirst, give him drink;" "Bless them
Thicii persecute you, bless and curse
Tiot." do not sound like the words of
a Jew who was trained under the
maxims, love thy neighbor and hats
thine enemy. They have much more
the sound of tho voice of Jesus, who
saitl, "Love your enemies." It is
very impressive to think how deeply
" Jesa3 xvas able to fast?n His peculiar
teaching upon a man like Paul, who
had been trained in tho religious
'philosophy of the old schools.
Paul has lost his old prejudices; he
lias separated himself from the nar
row tenets of Judaism; he has im
bibed the spirit of Christ; he has been
lora again into a new world of moral
pMtosaj&y, end he has been regarded
as the best interpreter of the Gos
pel of Christ among the writers of the
?Cew Testament. Luther said the
"Epistle to the Romans i3 a complete
epitome of the Gospel. In our text
Paul has something to say about evil
ausfl something to say about gonJ.
lie iloss not deny the e::Ister.c3 of
evil, as some moderns arc doing; ha
iocs -not pass it over as merely "good
in the making." He says, "Abhor
That which Is evil;" hate it, fight it,
OTerrsra iL Hue while he vhus pre
ss nts tat? reality c! evil r.nd the im
portant iniuenco it has in human e::
perienc?, yet he looks upon it as
.-someihing to be conquered, to be
"Rliminalrcl from life, lie looks upon
it only a temporary condition of
things. It is not a necessary com
plement of character. He says, "Be
not overcome of evil;" therefore, a
man can be free from it.
It is a matter of very great im
poriariT to every man to be sure of
this truth, that sin is not a necessity
of his beins; many a man is in deep
discouragement because he has been
taught tho perrnansr.ee cf "this in
eradicable taint of sin," this r.eces
sarr weakness and frailty of human
nat are.
Paul has a much finer conception of
5t zotaa's possibilities. "Be not over
tome ol evil, bat overcome evil with
Soot!,-" is his message to every man's
soal, and in this he is but following
his Master, who said:" Be ye perfect
vea 2ls yocr Father in Heaven is per
fect." Thus if we follow Paul's teach
ing st trill be wise for us to know of
a certainty that there is evil in the
world, that we can know it inwardly
!y conviction, that we can know it
outwardly by its consequences. But
let ns at the same time know that we
liave the power to be separate and
.-Tree from ii znd ths ability to con--auer
3u ,
Pawl "has vClzv a philo-ophy of good.
'Good is the power which overcomes
eviL While evil is transient and tem
porary, jrood i3 permanent and
etwnal. Good comes from God.
"Wherever evil is present bring good
to meet iL Wherever hatred is pres
ent Isj-mg love to conquer it. Wher
ignorance and superstition is
-present bring truth to enlighten it.
"Wherever lust and impurity are pres
ent bring love and purity. Wherever
unbelief and recklessness are present
bring yoar faith to victory. Wher
ever despair or moral rebellion is
"jpxrspEt bring hope. Wherever strife
tit'S family are present bring charity.
tfiZiiS is Paul's philosophy of good
- zrnnr-ivsr fvil. Once set free the
fortes ol good in a man's individual
life be will be saved from wrong.
Cibcg set free and actiye. the forces of
"God in a community or city and evil
TviD bp .destroyed. This is not a mere
.system -ol theory or speculation; it
has the power of demonstration be
hind it. The experiences of life are
. .'fjll of illustrations of this fact, but
"et me especially tell you something
about .-a -vmsderful work being done
in Umaiinel Church, Boston, and
-whirl is being taken up by other
churches, and will grow more and
more widely a3 it is investigated and
its marvelous power comprehended.
Toe wboit genius of this great
work liES ira lie power of good over
casting evil. The two clergymen in
that church are curing men and wom
en ol such evils a3 drunkenness, drug
liabits, gambling, kleptomania, mur--Toas
irspnlse, despair and morbid
rjrexs, leading to suicidal mania, and
Kjmtal prostration. A young woman
ttzj recently cured of the habit of
lying and impudence to parents and
teachers, a Tery grievous affliction
tvkich seemed impossible of cure by
the brsi skill and advice. These are
.a type ol a hundred other evils which
.yield to this new method of treat
ment. Yob will notice that each one
t.a.3 its 335!5 in moral disorder of
some Kind, and I have no doubt what
erer that every moral delinquency is
remediablo in the same way.
The xrvpihod by which this moral
liealin- is accomplished is plain to
-every student of psychology, but it
is not easy to explain to others. The
poit of sreat interest to you and
mo, ordinary people, is this: There
:seema to be. in every human being
-what is called a sub-consciousness, or
sob!iTVI self. In other words, a
snbatr&tnm of morality a foundation
moral naturp. It is to this funda
mental moral nature that these heal
ers spiral. When the man afflicted
-with, thp cursed habit of drunken
ness apples for relief, he is put into
a jbypitutic sleep, which frees him
from lite ordinary cares of everyday
n perienc?. While i-j this state of
sleep, this mora! rature of which I
have !' n speaking is awake and is
appealed to, strengthened and in
;strted The drunkard is told of the
-sooiispss of God, of His desire to re
tiectrt a man from his evil habits. A
nnml stamina, an appreciation of the
beanty aad power of God's righteous
mera ii put into this sub-conscious
seir. And the result Is that this good,
irapIaBted, overcomes the evil. The
victim govs, out into life with a new
ijowcr, his moral self strengthened.
and he is cured of hip debauching Bin,
whatever it may be.
A verv marvelous and astounding
! thought in connection with this meth
od of influencing men througn tnis
sub-conscious self is that some of the
most learned students say that it is
impossible to influence men to do
wrong or immoral things while in this
state. They may be made to do fool
ish or humorous things, but rebellion
is encountered if a wrong or evil thing
is suggested. It is this which leads
me to call this state of sub-consciousness
a man's moral nature. What a
wonderful revelation this is, to know
how we are guided and guarded
against evil, if we will listen to and
obey the advice which God has put
I within us.
It is important for us to note well
why this very subtle method of in
ducing a hypnotic state is necessary
before men can be cured. Why can
not the moral nature of persons af
flicted be appealed to in the ordinary
vay of teaching and advice? The
reason seems to be that in moral de
linquents, this substratum of moral
nature is so buried iu bad habits, is
i so separate trom tne ordinary
thoughts and acts of life, that it is
practically lest, and therefore this
hypnotic means is necessary in order
to drive from the field the ordinary
consciousness which is associated with
I evil. It is very important to see that
a person may be so taken up with the
1 physical affairs of Hfe that the moral
I foundations are based so deep as to
I be practically non-existent. This is
a sad state for a man to arrive at.
Now, as you think of this new
1 method it is simple to understand at
least in a general way. It is forcibly
building up the moral foundations in
a man God's sovereignty, father
hood, goodness; awakening in man
the consciousness cf tho nobility of
his own nature; that his purpose in
life is to love Go:l, love his neighbor,
love and respect himself. When this
is accomplished in a man's soul he
has a new vision of the power and
glory of human nature under God.
He sees the hideous face of sin and
its blighting consequence: on life; he
understands the power of good over
coming evil. Thus it is that in a re
ligious and moral clinic the evils and
immoralities of life which crush men
are overcome by implanting goodness,
which drives out the demons of evil
from the soul. These men in Boston
say that fn a year's treatment of
about 5 00 cases there is not one fail
ure to bo recorded. Now, I hope we
are all very rnutih interested in the
principle involved in this illustration
or demonstration of the truth con
tained in my text from St. Paul. It
teaches plainly that where evil is
present and controlling you in some
habit of life which you know to be
bad, it is because good is absent, be
cause your moral nature is submerged
and not allowed to do its work in
your life. In order to be free from
evil a man must build himself up in
the moral foundations of God. Happy
will we be if this work was begun in
childhood and continued all along
the years. I once quoted to you
Evangelist Hadley's statement that he
had never known of a fallen man or
woman to make a complete recovery
of himself unless he had been trained
in the Scripture truths in childhood.
This is only another proof of the
need of moral foundations strong
enough to be vitalized at critical per
iods in order to recover a man from
destruction by evil. The unfortunate
man who has no such moral establish
ment ha3 no power in him to recup
erate when the critical time comes.
This experience has Its counterpart in
bodily sickness. The great value of
religious training is easily recognized.
The value of Eible reading is that a
man may see the moral foundations
which God has laid for hira the
value of the church and the Sunday
school, that we may be constantly re
minded and stimulated and instructed
in these moral obligations; the value
of prayer, which keeps us In vital
communion with the source of all
truth and goodness. Let God's stand
ard of goodness be deeply set in our !
lives, and evil will never find a rest
ing place. If a temporary lapse in
our moral standards shall permit
evil to take hold of us, the power of
recovery will soon assert itself and
drive off the intruder.
The purpose of God toward man is
redemption. This is the lesson of
Jesus' presence among us; the Son of
Man came seek and to save, and cer
tainly one of the great messages of
His life is to teach the truth of over
coming evil with good. Let us have
no fear of evil. Many men remain in
bondage to their sins and bad habits
by being in constant fear of them,
paying all their attention to the foes
outside and giving little or no atten
tion to the divine power within them.
To such I would say, stop thinking
of your faults and evils for a while
and begin an earnest seeking after
God, to know His goodness, His will.
Search the New Testament and know
who Christ was. Learn His message;
do the. things which He asks, and you
will find power for goodness taking
hold of you and evil will have gone.
The Value of Confession.
"Next to not sinning," says some
one, "is confessing sin." A very learn
ed man has said: "The three hardest
words in the English language are,
'I was mistaken. " Frederick the
Great wrote to the Senate: "I have
just lost a great battle, and it was
entirely my own fault." Goldsmith
says: "This confession displayed
more greatness than all his victor
ies." Such a prompt acknowledge
ment of his fault recalls Bacon's
course in more trying circumstances.
"I do plainly and ingenuously confess
that I am guilty of corruption, and so
renounce all defense. I beseech your
lordships to be merciful to a broken
reed." Pittsburg Christian Advo
cate. Threads of Gold.
Little self-denials, little honesties,
little passing words of sympathies,
little nameless acts of kindness, little
silent victories over favorite tempta
tions these are the threads of gold
which, when woven together, gleam
out so brightly in the pattern of life
that God approves. Canon Farrar.
An Uncomfortable Time.
When a minister begins to drive
home the truth, there are always
those in the congregation who would
feel more comfortable if they could
co home. too.
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Sunbati-cJcfioof
INTERNATIONAL T.FSROX COM
MENTS FOIl A PHIL 19.
Subject: Jesus Anointed at Bethany,
John 12:1-11 Golden Text,
1 John 4:10 Commit Verse .1
Commentary on the Isson.
TIME. Fridnv evening, March St.
SO A. D. PLACE. House of Simon
the lener. Bethanv.
EXPOSITION. T. Mary of T?eth
nny Unjustly Criticised by Jesus' Dis
ciples, We are now within six
days of Jesus' last passover. U might
appear from the account in Matthew
that this supppr was two days before
the paseover. but Matthew and Mark
bring this feast in after mentioning
the conspiracy of the chief priests
and elders, because the incident of
the feast led Judas to his final deter
mination to sell his Master to His
enem'es and is thus connected with
the plots of the Jewish leaders. This
l.-son throws a holy H?iht unnn home
life and the way in which Christ re
gards it. Jesus does not. forget in
these sum-erne hours of His life the
fr'ends He loved. Martha and Mary
and Lazarus. He will have for His
own heart's ioy. and still more for
the confirmation of their fath. a few
more times of communion with them.
To bring them some further sniritual
gift He came to Bcthnny. There is
something inexpressibly touching in
those evenings at Bethany during
during the last week of our Saviour's
life on earth. Ho came for another
mirnose also, to nurture that flame of
faith that had been kindled in the
hearts of many by the resurrection
of Lazarus. "We read in the beginning
of Jesus' ministry, how, having per
formed His first miracle at. Cnna and
faith being awakened. He afterward
came back to Cana to quicken and
nourish and strengthen that faith
fch. 4:541. So here Jesus comes
back to Bethany for a similar pur
pose. Jesus did not awaken faith and
then leave it. to languish and die.
But the principal purpose of this visif
was communion with Martha and
Mary and Lazarus. Jesus Christ,
while He was "very God of very
God." was also a vpry real man. He
was our brother. The way in which
Bethany is spoken of by John is
worthy of note. "Where Lazarus
was. whom Jesus raised from the
dead." Bethany was a little village,
but it had a title of dignity: there was
a resurrected man there. There was
no one els at the gathering who
brought such jov to the aching heart
of Jesus as did Mary. Sh above all
others had listened to Him, under
stood Him, believed and loved. Out
of the """alth of her love she bad
purchased at a cost, of fifty-one dol
lars (a large sum in those days, her
whole treasure) an alabaster cruse of
ointment and put. it aside to use it
upon Him whn the nroner moment
came. She had understood what, none'
of the rest. had. that He was actually
to die and be buried. She had not
sat at His feet in vafrr (Luke 10:39).
Mary had not. stopped fo calculate the
cost of the ointment, and whether she
might not better save part of her
money for future ned3. Love never
calculates, it gives all. Mary's uncal
culating love oT Jesus proved a safer
guide to conduct than the calculating
prudence of Judas and t.h3 rest of the
disciples (cf. Matt. 26: S).
II. Mary of Bethany Commended
by Jesus Himself, 7-11. Jesus praised
when His disciples criticised. He
told the critics that they had the poor
always with them and whensoever
trey will Ihey could do them good
(Mark 14:7). Therf was a prick in
this for their consciences. He told
them further that what was to be
done for Him must be done at once.
So it must be to-day. Upon Mary's
act He bestowed the highest, possible
praise. "She hath done what she
could" (Mk. 14:8). That, is all Christ
asks of any one (2 Cor. S:12). Mary
was not looking for fame when she
performed this act, but she got fame
immortal. Jesus bestowed such com
mendation upon her as He bestowed
upon no other, and His wonderful
prediction concerning her (Matt.
2 6.13) has been literally fulfilled.
Martha was taken up with her service-.
Lazarus was in part taken up with his
enjoyment, but Mary was wholly
takeii up, with Jesus Himself. And
she is the one of whom the Lord
said, "wheresoever this Gospel shall
be preached throughout the whole
world, this also that she hath done
shall be spoken of for a memorial of
her." It would be pleasing to our
Lord if we, in this busy, bustling age,
and ttois age, too, of spiritual feasts,
were more taken up with Himself
than with our services or our experi
ences. Mary's love was utterly for
getful of itself, forgetful of surround
ings, uncalculating of cost, regardless
of criticism. It poured itself out ut
terly. The fragrance of it has filled
the world as even the fragrance of
her ointment filled the house. Whence
this love? Mary had understood a
message that apparently no one else
grasped, certainly none of the apos
tles as yet. She understood that
Jesus was about to die for her (v. 7,
R. V.). Judas was stung to the
quick by the gentle rebuke of Jesus
IMatt. 26:14). He hurries to Jesus'
enemies to strike a bargain with them
for the betrayal of his Lord. He
seeks to get back part of the money
he had lost by Mary's not putting the
300 pieces into the bag. He comes in
just as the priests are plotting Jesus'
destruction and the bargain is soon
closed. Contrast these two pictures:
.Mary spending her all to anoint her
Saviour for His burial, Judas selling
Hira fur a paltry sum of money.
130 Ilhodcs Scholars in Oxford.
Twenty-eight new Rhodes scholars
are expected to arrive in Oxford ia
October term. Last year's contin
gent numbered sixty-eight, but under
the provisions of Mr. Rhodes' will
none of the American States send
candidates this year. The total num
ber of Rhodes scholars in residence at
Oxford next term will exceed 15 0.
,ondon Chronicle.
ALWAYS THE SAME.
Nime old circus,
Same old band;
Same old sawdust,
Same old stand;
Same old bears and
Same parade;
Same old peanuts,
Same lemonade;
Same old clown and
Same old jest;
Same old crowd with
Brand new zest.
A LONG TIME OFF.
The Brute "What were you
thinking of, Dorothy?"
Dorothy "I was dreaming of my
youth."
The Brute "Ah, I thought you
had a faraway look in your eyes."
St. Louis Times.
DIDN'T FIND OUT.
"So you really attended the lecturo
last night?"
"Yes."
"What did the lecturer talk
about?"
"Wei!, I'm not sure, for he didn't
say. lhe Lyceumite and Talent.
TWO VIEWPOINTS.
"Mr. Gotrox says very bitter
things about those lazy sons of his,
but his wife i3 always making ex
cuses for them."
"Yes, she makes excuses, but he
has to make allowances for them;
that's what makes him so sore."
Philadelphia Press.
QUEER.
"Funny thing about a man's
tongue," said Joakley.
"Go ahead," said Markley, "let'3
have it."
"When it's thick the excuses he
makes to his wife are too thin."
Catholic Standard and Times.
SIMILARLY AFFLICTED.
"Editor I am thirty years old and
unmarried. Several times I have
proposed to girls, but they have re
jected me. What's the matter with
me?" Henry P. G.
Answer "I don't know, but what
ever it is, I've get it, too." Denver
Post.
HER ETERNAL PASTIMLT.
Little English, Girl "Can't we go
on the Continent, mamma?"
Her Mother "We've been there
so much."
Little English Girl "I Icnow it,
but I never get tired of watching the
Americans spend their money.".
Brooklyn Life.
NO CAUSE FOR WORRY".
Wife "Bid you pay the dressmak
er this month, dear?"
Husband "Good heavens,. r.oT Her
bill; is so large I .never can pay her."
Wife; "Oh, well, don't worry. I
was afraid she wouldn't let me- have
any more clothes if it wasn't paid.
But. she did." Brooklya Life..
VERY CONSIDERATE"..
Mistress "Bridget,. I hope you're
not thinking at all of leaving me? I
should be very lonesome without
you
Maid "Faith, and ifs not lonely
ye'U be. Most-like,. I'll go whin
there's a houseful o" company for
luncheon or dinner.."
A BIT OF ADVICE.
"If Your Honor please,,'" said the
pompous young lawyer, "I should like
to make a brief address to the jury."
"Oh," said the judge, "the court
will make no objection, but hadn't
you better consult your client? As
things stand h seems to have at least
an even chance." Chicago Record
Herald.
DRIFTING.
"Well, daughter, that young man
of yours established a record last eve
ning." "What do you mea, pa?
"Your mother reported him off the
hat rack, at 10 o'clock, and he hadn't
made the vestibule when your broth
er steamed in at 12." Louisville
Courier-Journal.
WHY HE FOUGHT.
Magistrate "Pat Murphy, the
constable says you were fighting.
What have you to say for yourself?"
Pat Murphy "Well, your Worship,
Ol had a clean white shirt on, an'
Oi was so moighty proud av it that
Oi got up a bit av a row wid a man
so as Oi cud take me coat an' wescot
off and show it." Tit-Bits.
THE ONLY WAY OUT.
Mrs. Casey "I don't know what
we'll put in little Patsy's stocking,
Mike. He writ a letther f Santy
Claus axin' f'r th' rale auttymoblle,
no liss."
Mr. Casey "Shure, we'll drop a
few drops iv gassyline in it an I'll
bet he'll be thankful he didn't git
lh' rist of the machine." Puck.
NOT FIT TO PRINT.
Miss Gushly "Oh, Mr. Verse. I
suppose you poets have thoughts that
are so heavenly that they couldn't be
expressed in writing."
Mr. Verse "Well, we do have
dome that er er had better not
be reduced to writing, but I assure
you that it is not always because they
are so heavenly." Toledo Blade.
CHILDREN'S
HIE TREMBLING TIRATE AND THE
BUTTERFLY.
A. Pirate sat on a rosebush twig,
And brave and bold was he;
When along came a Butterfly, fierce and
big,
And a8 savage as he could be!
The pirate shivered and shook with fear,
He gave a despairing cry.
He said, "I could brave a Buccaneer,
But I'm scared of a Butterfly! "
The Pirate's teeth were chattering fast,
The Pirate's blood ran cold;
He thought each minute woidd be his last,
As he watched that Butterfly bold.
He quiverpd and quavered and quaked and
quailed,
lie whimpered and whined and wept,
lie shook in his shoes, and his visage
paled,
As the Butterfly nearer crept.
NW I've told you the tale as far as I' can,
For I'm sure I do not know
iVhat became of the poor little Tirate man,
And his fierce, ferocious foe.
Carolyn Wells, in St. Nicholas.
ON THE TOP FLOOR.
There was great commotion in the
work basket; it was a tall, three-1
storied structure, and the tenants on
the first floor were annoyed by the
Donstant disturbance above them. The
tenants on the first floor were very
exclusive, being usually bits of fine
white work, or fancy silk, or rare old
lace or embroidery, which had found
its way to the work basket for some
light treatment. They were for tho
most part soft and refined, and often
very beautiful, and it hurt them to
hear the noise and contention of their
less refined neighbors. But on this
special occasion they actually shiv
ered and pressed close together in
their terror. The second floor was
bad enough; It was used entirely for
stockings, who were quite inoffensive,
and though they were very much out
at the heel, they had evidently seen
better days. But the top floor, and
the exclusive ones below shuddered
at the strange noises which floated
Sown to them.
On this special occasion it was en
tirely the thimble's fault. She held
a little girl by the hand, and was
guiding one fat finger across a seam,
when she made a fatal slip, and the
needle held by the other fingers
pricked the soft white skin till the
blood came. This was not all; that
one tiny drop of blood fell upon one
of the tenants of the first floor. The
thimble saw it, but went on with the
little girl to the end of the seam as if
nothing- had happened1. "When she
was safely at home, however, on the
top floor, she got very angry.
"I don't see," she said, turning" to
the emery bag, "why ft is you make
your needles so slippery; that was the
cause of all the trouble.. We will
hear from the tenants, on the first
floor; they are always complaining;
and though I pretended to take no
notice, that drop of blood fell on a
piece of white satin, and poor little
Elsie, I'm afraid, will be blamed for
It."
"Serve her right T"" snapped the
emery bag, red with wrath. "Elsie
Is never allowed to come here, and I
won't be blamed for other people's
raults. I can't help being thorough;
give me a needle, and I'm bound to
polish it."
"All the Eame," said the thimble,
tvho was- always trying to push things.
Bat the big scissors cut her short.
"What's the use of an argument?
The thing's done, Isn't It?" ,
"I think," said a plum piece of
French chalk, "that I might venture
below and offer some assistance to
Mrs. White Satin."
"That spot will have to come out,"
said the scissors sharply.
"All the same " persisted the
thimble.
"Look here," said the emery bag,
"you might just as well fix the blame
on that little fat cushion over there.
That's where Elsie found the needle.
If you must know."
"Indeed!" exclaimed the thlmbh?,
"I'll have it out with him at once,"
and he went over to where the inno
cent looking cushion was quietly re
posing. She gave him a smart rap
3n the head the thimble was always
giving smart raps but the cushion
took no notice. The thimble thumped
md thumped, but It made no differ
ence. The scene grew Interesting;
the emery bag rolled over to see the
fun and so did the darning egg; even
the tape measure edged nearer inch
by inch. Finally a crowd collected,
while the thimble, getting excited,
thumped harder and harder; still the
.'at cushion made no sign. The thim
ble grew visibly tired, and two or
three balls of darning cotton and a
aig roll of white tape volunteered
to do a little punching while she
rested; so they flung themselves with
some force upon the enemy.
Then suddenly the cushion seemed
to rouse himself, for the attacking
party retreated with groans and cries.
"Oh, oh, oh!" exclaimed the balls
3f darning cotton, as they pulled
several sharp needles . from their
iides. "The cushion is carrying con
;ealed weapons; he must be arrested
it once."
"Put him out, put him out!" called
.he thimble; . "he's not fit to live
imong us," and they all made a rush
.oward the fat cushion. K
But at this moment all the tenants
eceived a shock; the three-storied
itructure was caught up with no
DEPARTMENT:
gentle hand and moved to Lhe other
side of the room. y
"There now!" said a voice, "herei
work for an hour at least. The top
of my work basket is in terrible con
fusion; straighten it out in your
finest style, Elsie, and when It is ia
order I'll give you a little box to hold
all the needles you can squeeze out
of the fat cushion; you have no Idea
how many are hidden away there."
"That'll fix him," said the thimble
triumphantly.
"Indeed it will!" echoed the em
cry bag.
"Tie the emery bag to the side of
tho basket and put my thimble in its
case," was the next order, much to
their chagrin.
And so thoroughly did Elsie do her
work that with a sigh of relief the
tenants on the first floor settled down
to a life of peace and quiet. Wash
ington Star.
HE COULDN'T HELP IT.
"Why do you take so much pain3
to make that call?" asked one col
lege boy of another during the holi
days. "You know you'd have a lot
better time at the concert, and I
want you to go with mc. You know
I do."
"Yes, old fellow, I know it, and
I want to go with you; but you see,
it's this way. I promised my mother
I'd call on this old friend of hers,
and the friend is expecting me. Jrhis
i3 really the only time I can go? and
I know they will both be awfully
disappointed if I don't. You see,
they were chums when they were
young like us, and I've heard about
this Mrs. Brown all my life, and, of
course, she has about me. You see
how it is. I can't help going; and
then I always enjoy meeting my
mother's friends."
It was only a little thing for this
young fellow to lose a concert iu
order to give pleasure to an older
person, but it is just little things
that many young folks carelessly
leave undone without realizing how
much happiness the attention would
give. Home Herald.
SAILOR BOYS' DRILL.
Drill island! It makes my legs
ache to write it, for I have tramped
10,000 miles (or less) over its rocky
cliffs and sandy shores, dragging
field pieces and playing soldier like
boys on the Fourth of of July. Since
the day of my enlistment, on an aver
age of once a week wo have gone
through a drill "Equip for jveavy
marching order." Each man rijEJts to
his hammock, unlasbes, takes out
his blanket and last up again?
from his bag he takes an extra suit
of blue and one of white, with a lot
of other things prescribed, and packs
them In his knapsack, and whether
he uses tobacco or not, there must
be a plug brought along. He fills
his cartridge belt and buckles it on,
ditto his canteen, ditto his leggings.
In his haversack he pu'3 a plate, cup,
knife, fork and spoon. When ready
with guns and battleaxes and brush
hooks, he is carrying a load of about
eighty pounds. Hurrying to the
deck there i3 generally a dres3
parade, a flare of trumpets and ail
would bo over until the next time.
From "Three Year3 Behind the
Guns," In St. Nicholas.
WHAT IT REALLY MEANS.
s You all know the rhyme, but hard
you ever heard what it really means?
The four-and-twenty blackbirds rep
resent the four-and-twenty hours.
The bottom of the pie is the world,
while the crust is the sky that over
arches It. The opening of the pie
is the day dawn, when the birds be
gin to sing, and surely such a sight
is fit for a king. V
The king, who is represented 'as
sitting in his parlor counting out
his money, is the sun, while the gold
pieces that slip through his fingers
as he counts them are the golden
sunbeams. Tho queen, who sits in
the dark kitchen, is the moon, and
the honey with which she regales her
self i3 tho moonlight.
The Industrious maid, who is in
the garden at work before her king,
the sun, has risen, is day dawn, and
the clothes she hangs out are tho
clouds. The birds, that so tragically
end the song by "nipping off her
nose," the sunset. So we have the
whole day, if not in a nutshell, in a
pie. Home Herald.
THE KING GETS THE MOST.
If this game is played out of doors
a large bowl or basket full of small
pebbles will do; indoors a bowl of
small white beans or peanuts would
do. This bowl is placed at an equal
distance from the equally divided
party. There 13 a captain on each
side: He or she says: "The king ia
he who gets the most. One, two,
three!" At this the opposite captains
run to the bowl, grasp as many peb
bles or beans as he can in one had,
and dashes back to his place. Then
the next two in line become captains
and do the same, says the Washing
ton Star. After all have tried a count
is taken and those who have the most
all go upon one side. There may be
fewer upon that side, but they ought
to be the best equipped, though they
may not be at the second try. At this
bout the strength of the two parties
is decided. Philadelphia Record,