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SPRING THROUGH THE COUNTRY
Spring road through the country, and
Where the blossoms are a-twinkle, the green leaves rimmed with rain;
Mockingbirds a-thrilling with song the fruitful lands,
And Love there, with his sweetheart, holding happy hands !
(Sing, birds, in blossoms,
Sweet as sweet can be,
And tell me all the sweet thoughts
My sweetheart thinks of me !)
Spring road through the country the drowsy drone of bees,
And winds that play like violins through tresses of the trees;
All the Spring's wild beauty in your sight unfurled
A spring road to lead you across the glad, green world !
(Sing, birds, in blossoms,
To every flower and tree,
And tell me all the sweet dreams
My sweetheart dreams of me !)
Stanton in Constitution.
EMPTY
And Forthwith They Began to Make Excuses, and
The Imps Rejoiced.
"Are you going to church this
morning, Susie?" asked Dr.Clark,
lying back in his easy chair, with
his morning paper. "A doctor
who is out day and night can't be
expected."
"No, I made jelly yesterday.and
I'm tired. I'm faithful enough to
stay at home this cloudy morn
ing," and :Mrs. Clark curled up
on the couch with the Bible she
had not opened for a week, but it
soon dropped from her hand. She
wasarousetiDy u miuukc vmtc
saying:
"Now, my good imps, what have
you done today to weaken the
kingdom of God?"
The voice came from a suspic
ious looking personage seated on
a throne of human skulls. Around
him was gathered a crowd of terri
ble beings, each with a crown of
fire, in which gleamed some name,
such as malice, envy, pride, hatred,
and kindred passions.
"We have been busy today, mak
ing empty seats in churches," be
gan one.
"Nothing could please me bet
ter," answered their king.
"1 persuaded one man that he
had a headache, and kept him from
a sermon that might have changed
his whole life," said one.
"1 induced one good man to slip
to his store and fix up his books,"
said another, with a horrid grin.
"Good!" said the king. "He'll
soon give up the Sabbath altogeth
er." "I was able to get one devoted
young man to visit some 'old
friends," said one imp.
Rheumatism
Neuralgia
Sprains
Hiss C. Mauonft. ft "8 K. St.,
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SLOANS
ILINIMENT
"Uagood Mnlment. Ikeepiton
hand all the time. My daughter
sprained her wrist and used ymir
Liniment, and it haj not hurt her
si nee.
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SEATS.
"I worried a good sister about
her old bonnet until she decided to
stay at home until she got a new
one," spoke up the imp labeled
"Pride."
"And 1 made several poor wo
men who were hungry tor God's
word stay home to repine over
their trials. I just said to them,
"Oh, these rich people don't care
for you; you can't wear fine clothes
so I wouldn't go where I was look
ed down upon." That way I kept
many poor people home whom the
rich would have been very glad to
see.
"That is one of the best ways to
cheat poor people out of heaven
that I know of," answered the
king with approval.
''I induced a good many men
and women to think that they were
not strong enough to go out, " said
one called 'Indifference.' Of course
all these men will be at their busi
ness tomorrow, even if they feel
worse. But they could not go to
church, where they would have
no special mental or physical
strain. And the ladies would have
been able to clean house or go call-;
ing; but I made them think they
couldn't walk to church unless
they were perfectly well."
"Very good," said the king, with
a sulphurous grin. "Sunday head
aches might often be cured by get
ting out in the air, and backaches
forgotten by thoughts of higher
things. But you lying imps must
use every weakness of the flesh
to help make empty seats."
They all smiled, for in their
kingdom "lying" was a great com
pliment. "To make ladies think that their
servants need no Sunday privi
leges is good," suggested one.
"Very true," said his superior.
"As long as we can get Christian
people to cause or allow men and
women to worK during work Hours,
e can keep many empty seats in
churches, and men and women
away from God."
"I'm the weather imp," said one
gloomy fellow. "I go around per
suading people it is going to rain,
or it is too cold, too damp or too
hot to venture out to church. It
enough to make even your
gloomy majesty laugh to see these
same people start out the next day : "Shut's the mailer, dear?" ask
in wind and weather. One would e.i ,i.e docior. "Have you been
think it was n sin to carry umbrel-
las and wear gum coats to church."
Confidentially," answered the
king, when I find a Christian who
has no more concern about weath
er Sunday than Monday deter
mined to make as much effort for
spiritual gain as he would for
worldly profit I lust give him up.
It's no use to try to drag back the
man or woman who goes to God's
house in all kinds of weather."
I'm able to do a good deal with
the ladies of the congregation, j
poke up the imp labeled Fashion j
of this World." I can make some
people stay at home because the
new hat did not come, or because
their doilies are out of style, or
they have not gotten a new cloak."
"I have a belter scheme than
ihat," said another. "These peo-
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i no only bsknty ,sowdor
made from Pcyal Grape
Cream of 'mrfnr
pie you keep away are indifferent
-generally good-for-nothing folks
who are hardly worth getting into
the kingdom of his Satanic majes
ty, but I have a plan that empties
seats of workers in the church."
"That is just what we want,"
said the king.
"I make these people overwork
on Saturdays. For instance, I
make some good man the preacher
depends upon.orsome devout Sun
day school man, to make Saturday
the busiest day of the week. I just
keep him rushed with neglected
things till late at night, and then he
oversleeps or is sick the next day,
and can't get out."
"Splendid plan!" cried Satan.
"Yes, it works well with delicate
women. If they clean house, or
have Saturday company, they can
be kept at home without knowing
they have broken the Sabbath the
day before. A church party late
Saturday night helps with empty
seats."
"You are doing finely myimps,"
his majesty said warmly for his
breath was a flame (rfire.""Pre;ich
ers may work and pray over their
sermons all week, but there will
be no results preaching to empty
seats. One of the most important
things we have to consider is how
to keep people away from churches
on Sunday; Your plans are ex
cellent, but I might suggest another
good point. All preachers have
human imperfections some fault
of manner or speech. Get Chris
tians to criticise their pastor, es
pecially before their children. If
you can stir up a spirit of fault
finding against the preacher, or
among the members, it will help
empty seats. People who get mad
at eacn olher do no1 care 10 E ,0
cnurcn togetner. it tne seats are
empty, the minister may be a saint,
and preach like an angel to no pur
pose. See the result of your labor
on High-street church today. Not
only did the 200 people who stay
ed at home lose a blessing, but
each empty seat did its work against
the Lord's kingdom. The preach
er made unusual preparation, and
went with his heart on fire, but the
j empty seats chilled him, and he
1 did poorly. There was a special
collection, but the best givers were
i away, so it was a failure, it isn t
a smart preacher, nor a rich con
, gi egation, nor a good location, nor
a paid choir, that makes a success
ful church. It is the church mem
; bers always being there that draws
i in the unconverted, and makes an
! eloquent preacher. As soon as a
' Christian begins to stay at home,
' from one excuse oranother.I know
1 have a mortgage on his soul, if
he does shake off, I will foreclose
on the judgment day."
"You have none on mine!"
cried Mrs. Clark, who had
been
1 listening with bated breath; III
j go to church, if only to defeat
you."
dreaming ?"
"Perhaps so; but I'm going to
church if I get to my seat just in
time for the benediction. I'll cheat
Satan from this day out of one
empty seat." She has kept her
word, and influenced many others
to let nothing trilling keep them
from God's house; and one "down
town" church has begun to grow,
and will soon be a great power for
I God, because of no "empty-seats. '
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i Vour Home Is not Where You Lay
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The walls of a house are not
built of wood, brick or stone,
but of truth and loyalty.
Unpleasant sounds, the fric
tion of living, the crash of per
sonalties, are not deadened by
Persian rugs or polished floors,
but by conciliation, concession
and self-control.
The curtains that screen the
household goods from the eyes
of the vulgar and curious are
not woven of lace, but of dis
cretion. the food of the home is not
meat and bread, but thought
fulness and unselfishness, for
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The real drink is not wine or
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The cellar of your house is
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memory of sacred intimacies,
of little heroisms unknown to
the world, of sufferings borne
nobly.
In the attic you do not store
old trunks, letters and gowns,
but you keep there the kisses,
sayings and glances that cheer
d you when you gathered them
fresh, and are now a sweet sor
row dried by time.
The house is nil a structure
where bodies meet, but a hearth
stone upon which Haines min
gle, separate Haines of souls,
which, the more perfectly they
unite, the more clearly they
shine and the straighter they
rise toward heaven.
Vour house is your fortress
in a warring world, where a
woman's hand buckles on your
armor at morning and soothes
vour fatigue and wounds at
night.
The beauty of a house is har
mony. The security of a house is loy
alty. The joy of a house is love.
The plenty of a house is in
children.
The rule of a house is ser
vice. The comfort of a house is in
contented spirits.
The rats and mice in a house
are envy and suspicion.
The maker of a house; of a
real human house, is God Him
self, the same who made the
stars and built the world.
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Ot Qualification of Administratrix
The undersigned having qualified as
tt'lniiii'sti.itrix of the estato of L. H.
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