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THE CHATHAM RECORD It A LONDON, EDFTOR AND PROPRIETOR Terms of Subscription $1.50 Per Year Strictly in Advance THE CHHAIsl REGOUD Rates of Advertising One Square, one msertioa h0 One Square two msertiMM $12CD One Smarts, one month $2SD v For Lacger Advertisements Liberal Contracts vr.J baroadc. VOL. XXXV. PITTSBOkO, CHATHAM COUNTY, N .G., MAY 21, 1913. NO. 41. BRIEF W NOTES FOR THE BUSY IN MOST IMPORTANT EVENTS OF THE PAST WEEK TOLD IN CONDENSED FORM. WORLD'S NEWS EPITOMIZED Complete Review of Happenings of Greatest Interest From All Parts of World. Southern. A full-blooded Indian woman 'and her husband are camping for the sum mer at Indian Spring, Ga. She is the Indian princess Neola and perhaps the first ful-blooded Indian to camp at the springs since the time of Chief Wil liam Mcintosh, from whom the spring was purchased by the whites. Her husband is Chief Eagle Eye and is an Indian in all respects except birth. He is a native of Ohio and was taken by the Indians when only seven years old and reared as their own child. The supreme court of South Caro lina rendered an opinion declaring that in the absence of specific legislative prohibition against the importation of liquor from another state, the provi sions of the Webb bill were not appli cable to South Carolina. "I'm nothing but a hobo, fellows; get this poor devil out of here and let me be," were the words that greet ed rescuers who raced to the scene of a wreck on the Seaboard at Rice's station, near Atlanta, Ga., in which Flagman J. T. Allen was crushed to death and Engineer R. B. Brooks waa scalded so that he died before reach ing Atlanta. Jack Bell, aged 17, is in jail at Sel ma, Ala., charged with killing his fa ther. It is claimed that Bell and his two sons, the younger aged 8 years, went to Boguettchitto creek to fish and while there the elder boy upbraid ed his father. Anger was aroused and the father, it is stated, attempted to get his gun, when the elder boy fired quickly, killing him. During the ex citement the younger boy fell into the creek and was drowned. With one suicide, two attempts at suicide and a mysterious death, the section around Griffin, Ga., has just turned a morbid page in its history. W. A. Goodrich killed himself with a pistol. Alexander Foss shot himself, but will recover. Dave Foster tried to shuffle off this mortal coil at Sul livan's mill by taking arsenic, but prompt medical attention saved him. When assured by a rrlend that he would never get well, Dave Perkins, a negro, who had been sick for almost two years, turned his face to the wall General The enormous growth of the tithe and mission funds of the Seventh Day Adventists of the World since the or ganization of the general conference in 1963 was indicated by the report of the treasurer, W. T. Knox, presented at the quadrennial conference board, held at Tacoma Park, Md. The total tithes aggregated $17,948,519, while the mission fund amounted to $7,765,172. Governor Carranza of Mexico issued a decree declaring that the law of January 25, 1862, popularly known as the "law of Maximilian," would be enforced against Huerta and his asso ciates when they are captured. This law provides that any person making an attempt on the life of the chief magistrate of the republic or any of his ministers engaging in a seditious uprising against the legal authorities or inviting the invasion of foreign troops shall suffer the penalty of death. Under this law Maximilian was ex ecuted. Two men and a youth were slightly injured and 26 men were arrested, charged with disorderly conduct as a result of an attempt to interfere with the operation of one of the lines of the traction company whose employes are on strice in Cincinnati, Ohio. It was precipitated, it is said, by boys overturning a large garbage can in front of a car. Twenty-five federal officers, includ ing an infantry and artillery colonel, taken prisoners during the fighting above Guaymas, were shot at a public execution by "order of the constitution alist commanders, according to infor-J mation received at Nogales, Ariz The worst typhoon experienced in many years struck the Philippine isl ands, causing many deaths and also wrecking small steamers and numer ous lighter craft. The known fatal ities at sea total 58, but the total death list from the storm is swelling ith the incoming reports. It is be lieved no Americans lost their lives. Inquiries instituted at Lloyd's in London have developed the fact that the insurance .companies are reaping a golden harvest as a result of suf fragette depredations. Business has received a great impetus from golf links and fire risks. William Crispen lowered himself 100 feet by a rope in the Pecone moun tains near Easton, Pa., in quest of eagles' eggs, and fell 200 feet to his death. Crispen had collected birds' eggs all over the country. Kingston, Mo., has sold its lock-up to obtain funds to light its! streets. It will be used as a chicken house. Robert M. Petty, defaulting ex-pres-ident of the Washington . National bank, Washington, N. J., was sentenc ed to eight years at hard labor in the state's-prison. Petty's theft amount ed to about $120,000 ' Arthur Patten, who, at 30, has spent twenty-three years in Kansas prisons, left the penitentiary at Topeka, Kan., paroled to a farm "to become a citi zen." At the age of seven Patten stole a $3 watch and was sent to the state reformatory as an incorrigible. An international naval force, com manded by Vice Admiral Secil Burney, of the British navy took possession of the fortress of Scutari. The inter national force was escorted into the city by a Montenegrin guard of "honor. A disastrous fire s sweeping the forests near Warren, Pa. Flames can be seen high above the hills miles from Warren. The fire reached the edge of Hallton, .a lumber town. A special train brought the women and children of Haltlon to Warren. Sev eral houses at Hallton have been de stroyed and desperate efforts are .be ing made to prevent destruction of the town. A businesslike bomb, addressed to Henry Curtis Bennett, the London, England, police magistrate, was de livered by a letter carrier at the Bow street police court. The package was marked "immediate," but, disliking the looks of it, the cautious officer took it outside and plunged it into a pail of water. When the package was open ed, it was found to contain a tin to bacco box, bound with wire and filled with gunpowder, shot and cartridge. A tornado which took a toll of ten lives, injured .thirty odd persons and destroyed more than a third of Se ward, Neb., occurred. Twenty-two residences were destroyed, and many more were partly wrecked, but the business portion of the place did not greatly suffer. The tornado struck the residence portion of Seward and swept everything in its path. Most of those killed were caught in the wreck age of their homes. Dr. Charles P. Neill, United States commissioner of . labor since 1995, and recently made commissioner of labor statistics in the new department of labor, resigned to take a position out side the government service. He waa prominently identified with the arbi tration of many noted wage disputes under the Erdman act. and died almost immediately. Twenty-seven thousand railroad shopmen will receive increase in wages as a result of agreements rati fied by representatives of the Feder ation of Shop Crafts and the South ern railway and allied railroad com panies and the Wabash system at the headquarters of the federation in Kansas City, Kan. It is stated that long-standing Brit ish claims against Guatemala are to be enforced soon. The sultan of Turkey, through his legal representative, was notified that in an American law court his position is the same as that of his humblest subject. The question of the sultan's right as a litigant arose in the New York' state supreme court, which has before it the Turkish ruler's suit to get possession of $10,000 insurance money on the life of an Armenian mer chant, who was assassinated in New York City. Washington The campaign for Democratic supre macy at the polls in 1914 and 1916 waa opened in Washington when the ex ecutive campaign committee of the Democratic national committee organ ized and discussed preliminary plans. The committee, agreed upon perman ent headquarters in Washington, the organization of an educational cam paign' and harmonious co-operation with the Democratic congressional committee, with a continuous mili tant party organization from now until after the next presidential election at least. Charles T. Burns, an assistant fore man' in the weather bureau, suspen ded at the time of the dismissal of Chief Wills L. Moore, was reduced in rank and salary by Secretary Hous ton, who declared Burns "guilty of misconduct in the performance of his duties." Moore was dismissed for "seri ous irregularities" and misuse of his office of which it was alleged he had been guilty in his campaign for ap pointment as secretary of agriculture in President Wilson's cabinet. The case was referred to the department of justice for investigation. Burns waa charged with complicity. Special agents of the department of Justice, officers of a nationally known detective agency and the local police have been called in by the navy de partment to investigate a leak through which, during the last four months, several relatively unimportant plans of ships and also minor documents have disapeared. Navy officers are inclin ed to minimize the importance of the losses. Senate Republicans at Washington began their first fight on President Wilson's nominations when the .ap pointment of W. J. Harris of Georgia as director of the census, succeeding E. Dana Durand, was taken up in ex ecutive session. For nearly five hours the senate played " at cross purposes on the Harris nomination without ever entering into a discussion of the mer its of the case. President Wilson believes negotia tions between Japan and the United States over the alien land legislation are not in a-n. alarming stage, but that the interchange of views thus far have been along frank and friendly lines calculated to remove the appear ance of discrimination against Japan ese subjects. He believes the Webb bill will not violate the treaty. The pres ident revealed that the question of nat uralization has not yet entered into the discussion with the Japanese ambas sador, but that of coursfe underlying the bill, it was realized that federal courts not finally passed upon It. THIS STATE AHEAD L INCREASED GOLD, SILVER, COP PER, LEAD AND ZINC PRODUC TION IN 1912. M'CASKEY MAKES REPORT Gold Obtained From 22 Placers and 14 Deep Mines Bulk of Gold Derived From the lola Mine of Montgomery County. Raleigh. A special from Washing ton states that North Carolina in 1912 not only retained first rank in the output of gold among the Eastern or Appalachian States, but also increased its actual and relative production. Ac cording to H. D. McCaskey, of the United States Geological Survey, the gold produced from North Carolina placers and deep mines in 1912 was 8,030.93 fine ounces, against 3, 399.89 ounces In 1911. In 1912 the value of the North Carolina gold out put was $166,014 of the total of $22, 496 for all the Eastern States, against $70,282 of the total of 159,370 in 1911. The gold was obtained from 22 gojd placers and 14 deep mines (gold, cop per and lead-zinc.) Many of these mines, especially the placers, were of coarse small. The bulk of the gold out put was, as usual, derived from the lola mine, of Montgomery County, which had a considerably increased production. The silver output of the state, recovered as a by-product from gold milling or smelting ores of gold, copper and lead, was ,584 fine ounces, valued at $2,985, against ) 943 fine ounces, valued at $500 in 1911. Burke 43.38 $ 1,000 Cabarrus 22.98 475 Catawba 6.53 135 Davidson 241.92 5,001 Franklin and Halifax 118.57 2,451 Gaston and Guilford 2.85 59 Jackson 243.68 903 Mecklenburg 7.06 146 Montgomery ... ..7,230.37 149,465 Randolph 16.79 347 Rowan .. .. ... .. 76.68 1,585 Rutherford 184.16 ' 3,807 Stanley 6.77 140 Union 24.19 500 Total 1912 .. ..8,030.93 $166,014 Total 1911 .. -.3,599.89 70,282 Released Under $1,000 Bond. The preliminary hearing in the case of C. H. Bowlds, secretary-treas urer of the States Trust Company Wilmington, at Raleigh, resulted in the release of Bowlds under a $1,000 certified bond for appearance at the July term of superior court. The po lice justice merely found probable cause to hold him and reduced his bond from $15,000. Ex-Governor W. W. Kitchin defended Bowlds and At torney General ' Bickett prosecuted. Under practically the same evidence Dimit Lafoon, cashier of the Bank' of Claremont, was held under $500 bond. Mecklenburg Drainage Commission. The Mecklenburg Drainage Com mission held a meeting at the court house in Charlotte to hear a delega tion of citizens from the. lower part of the county who wished to confer with the commission as to the cost of draining Big Sugar creek between the Beattie & Long mill and the South Carolina line. The commission conferred with the 'delegation for some time, but could not give an answer without further invesig'ation. Camp of Instruction of State. More than two hundred officers of North. Carolina National Guard gath ered at Raleigh for the annual camp of instruction provided under orders from the United States War Depart ment, the camp including the medical department officers.- The camp is out on the Oberlin road, west of Ral eigh, with Capt. Russell C. Dangdon, of the United States army in charge, with five other army officers here un der orders from the war department as instructors. Good Roads For Poik County. As the result of petitions signed by a majority of the voters of Polk coun ty, the board of county commissioners has ordered the sale of $100,000 issue of 30-year, five and one-half per cent road bonds. The firm which bought the issue is C. M. McNahe & Co., Chi cago, and the price was par. The first road to be worked with the proceeds of the sale is the Saluda Mountain road, which. has been for a long time the barrier blocking the automobilp fcfshway between (Spartanburg and Ashev&lle. Mountain Fruit Will Be Scarce. The mbun tains, it seems, will in deed be without fruit this year. In addition to losing the greater part of the blackberries and nearly all "the huckleberries by fire, the late frosts have killed the peaches and now the apples. The peaches were destroyed in the region around Linville Falls even as low as an altitude of 1,700 feet, two or three weeks ago. Severe frosts laid all early vegetation low and it is the opinion that all apples, except in sheltered coves away from watercourses have been killed. IN METft OUTPUT WINSTON-SALEM IS UNITED The Consolidation of the Two Municip alities is Now An Actuality. 40, 000 Population. Winston-Saleaa. Recently the two cities of Winston and Salem passed into the united city to be hereafter linked in government as they have been lined in name for a long time past. Several days ago the first may or and aldermen of the City of Winston-Salem took office and thus made effective the" union that was recently voted by the citizens of the respective communities. ' In 1753 Lord Granville conveyed a tract of choicest land in Carolina to James Hutton, as trustee for the Mo ravians, who in 1776 made their prin cipal settlement almost In the center of this tract and named this central town" Salem." In 1849 the general assembly of North Carolina establish ed Forsyth county from a part of Stokes and appointed five commis sioners to administrate Its affairs. The Moravian church sold the commis sioners 51 1-4 acres immediately north of Salem at $5 an acre, and this tract was at once divided into lots ex clusive of the court house square and sold at public auction at an aggre gate price . of $8,833.50. The new county seat was named "Winston"' in honor of Maj. Joseph Winston, a hero of Revolutionary fame. The towns Salem and Winston, then a mile apart have grown together into one city, though under separate municipal gov ernments. 'In every other respect, however, commercially, industrially, and socially they constitute one har monious people with aims, purposes, and efforts always united and the same. By common consent and uni versal custom in recent years, and now by the votes of the citizens, the community is known to the world as Winston-Salem. North Carolina New Enterprises. The following charters were grant ed by J. Bryan Grimes, secretary .of state: The Seagrove Mill and Stave Company secured a certificate of in corporation recently, with principal (ffice in Seagrove. The objectis to manufacture wheat, corn and . other products. The authorized capital of this 'company is $8,000. A certificate of incorporation was granted the How ard and Rollins Company, with the principal office located in Fuquay Springs. The object is to maintain a 'general live stock business. The authorized capital stock of this con cern is $100,000. The Regal Marble Company was chartered with principal office in Regal. The object is a gen eral mining business. The authoriz ed capital is $6,000. The subscribers for stock are Wilson M. Hardy, Ed ward C. Hume and J. H. Dillard. Shippers of State File Petition. A petition was filed with the Inter state commerce commission by the Odell Hardware Company, of Greens boro, and other North Carolina ship pers, against the Southern Railway and other lines operating in the Southeastern territory, which is the culmination of a protracted contest over rates to and from North Caro lina points. The complaint alleges that the railroads discriminate against North Carolina cities in favor of what technically, is known as the "Virginia cities" territory, and that by this dis crimination the manufacturers of North Carolina are . deprived of the advantages of the location .and natu ral resources. The commission is re requested to readjust the North Car olina freight rate structure on a basis of equity and non-discrimination. Refused to Grant Requisition. Governor Craig issued a requisition on Governor Blease, of South Caro lina for M.-B. Smith, a South Caro lina insurance 'agent, who is wanted in Union county ,for writing Insur ance policies in the Southern States' Life Insurance Co., of Atlanta, which is not licensed in North Carolina as an agent. In spite of the fact that this is a crime under the North Car olina statute Governor Blease writes Governor Craig that he does not be lieve this should be any offense and he will not deliver a South Carolina citizen for punishment under such a statute. Wanted in This State for Burglary. Governor Craig called upon Govern or William Sultzer, of New York, for William L. Dunn, alias Irish Jimmy, who is wanted in this state for the burglary of the McAden Mills safe in 1905. Irish Jimmy and two pals, Charles P. Euten, alias Georgia Mack, and J. P. Brown, alias Jimmy Young, are said to be three noted burglars and the United States government wants them badly- Irish Jimmy is ac cused of having punched open safes of the government with some success in many places. . Interested in New Railroad. An enthusiastic meeting looking to the building of a railroad from Tay lorsville to Wilkesboro was held s-ev eral days ago. The court house was filled at Taylorsville with people from the country, and large delegations from Statesville and Wilkesboro. Char lotte was also represented. Mr. 'Wil liam Wallace of Statesville was elect ed chairman and Messrs. C. H. Cowles of Wilkesboro, R. Don Laws of Mora vian Falls and J..P. Babington of Tay lorsville were elected secretaries. ALIEN LAND BILL AS YET UNSIGNED BRYAN ADMONISHES REPORTERS ABOUT THE STRAINED RELA TIONS STORIES. ARIZONA'S NEW ALIEN LAW Secreary of State Has Long Confer ence With President, But Did Not Discuss Relations Between the United States and Japan. ; w'asliington. The Japanese nego tiations over thp California anti-alien bill have not advanced much and there is no expectation at the state department or at the Japanese em bassy that there will be any develop ments in the immediate future. Gov. Johnson has not signed the bill, so far as official Washington is advised and that appears to be the necessary condition precedent to the resump tion of the negotiations. The officials are doing everything they can to discourage sensational stories of strained relations between the two counties and Secretary Bry an again admonished newspaper call ers against speculating1 as to the gov ernment's policies. Ma. Bryan had a long conference with President Wil son, but it was said the relations be tween the United States and Japan were not discussed although it was presumed at first that the conference was for this purpose. Arizona's new alien land law. is not regarded here as seriously complicat ing negotiations with Japan because the act does not contain the same di rect bar against Japanese as the Cali fornia act. It is expected, however, that be cause of its adverse effect upon Mex ican land owners in Arizona, a pro test will be forthcoming from the Mexican Government, even in view of the rather irregular status of the diplomatic relations between Amer ica and Mexico. With both the American and Japanese governments waiting on final action of Governor Johnson, the possibility of postpon ing the operation of the proposed California land law by invoking the referendum is again being discussed in official circles. Tariff Condemned In Frantee. Paris. The Undrw.ood tariff bill, as far as it relates to French indus try, was energetically condemned at a meeting of the National Association of industry and Commerce. Deputy Georges-Gerald expressed the objec tion to the bill's aministration clauses, which, instead of relieving the great hindrance's which he de clared exist in trading in the United States, increased them arbitrarily. When Mr. Underwood and his friends say they are only applicable to pro fessional defrauders, said Gerald, "this affirmation is not sufficient for French exporters, who already know too much about the administration of the American tariff." Florida to Cuba Flight Successful. Key West, Fla. The first success ful flight from the United States to Cuba from Key West to Havana, over the Gulf to Mexico, was made by Domingo Rosillo, a Cuban aviator. A prize of $10,000 was offered for the accomplishment of the feat which was unsucessfully attempted in 1911 by Aviator McCurdy. Rosillo left from the terminal of the Florida East Coast Railroad here in a gale. His machine was not equipped with pon toons. This fact, in addition to the unfavorable weather conditions, ren dered the flight extremely hazardous. The Range Rifle League. Washington. The short range rifle league of the United States, composed of 38 rifle clubs from Maine to Cali fornia, was organized. It is the larg est organization of rifle clubs for lea gue shooting ever attempted. A New Treasury Order. Washington.- National banks no longer will have to hold reserves against any deposits of the Federal government. Acting comptroller of the currency notified the banks that the treasury department would not require reserves against any money deposited by officers of the govern ment upon which interest is paid. This action is the result of Secretary McAdoo's order charging two per cent interest on government deposits and it probably will release $1,000,000 now tied up In reserves. John N. Anhut Convicted. ' New York. John N. Anhut was convicted of attempting bribery by the jury before which he has been on trial in connection with- an at tempt to free Harry K. Thaw by al leged illegal means. The young law yer will be setenced by Supreme Cohrt Justice Seabury. The jurors deliberated less than, two hours and a half. They found that Anhut was, guilty of offering Dr. John W. Russell, former head of the Mattewan Hos pital $20,000 for the release of Stan ford White's slayer. NEWS OF NORTH CAROLINA Latest News of General Interest That Has Been Collected From' Many Towns and Counties. Morehead City. J. C. Helms, of Morehead City, shipped recently from this city thirty barrels, of new Irish potatoes. Canton. At a meeting of the new board of aldermen a discussion of the plans for street and road work was held, and it was decided that an ag gressive road-building campaign will be waged. Salisbury. Capt H. C. Trott, chair man of the Rowan county board of commissioners states that he will call an extra session of the commission ers to act in the court house con demnation proceedings as soon as the report comes to his hands officially. Goldsboro. Dal Baker, a colored brakeman employed on the local yards of the Atlantic Coast Line, had his left foot badly maimed while coupling cars. It is stated that amputation of leg will not be necessary. Salisbury. Judge B. F. Long ad journed Rowan superior court here by sentencing Will Gardner, colored, tc 15 years In the penitentiary for burg lary in Salisbury and Winston-Salem. He was convicted on two counts. Raleigh. Commissions were issued by Adjutant General Young to Frank Walker as first lieutenant, Company I, First Infantry, and to Joe K, Cecil as second lieutenant Company A, Third Infantry, North Carolina National Guard. LaGrange. The town of LaGrange Is preparing to rise from the ashes of its recent disastrous fire. All thf property-owners who lost buildings In the big blaze, with one or two excep tions, will rebuild at once, and In every case handsomer structures will replace those destroyed. Raleigh. A delegation of Lenoir county citizens, headed by Represen tative E. R. Wooten was here, confer ring with Governor Craig as to an ef fort to secure some portion of the $40,000 that North Carolina is to have from the Federal government for con struction of model roads. Salisbury. H. R. Hughes, arrested in the state of Washington on the charge of safe-cracking in North Car olina, who escaped from Spokane of ficers by jumping from a train at Spencer was arrested In Rowan coun ty by Sheriff J. H. McKenzie and his deputies, Deputy Gray Kennerly making the capture. ' Wilmington. Jake James, until a few -weeks ago superintendent of the county convict camp, was recently sentenced in recorder's court to 12 months on the roads for shooting f negro convict in this city February 23. Both James and the convict were drunk at the time of the occurrence according to testimony. Raleigh. flans for an adequate pas senger station for the Atlantic Coast Line and the Seaboard Air Line at Pembroke-were submitted to the cor poration commission by the Atlantic Coast Line authorities and will prob ably be adopted by tne commission without delay, so that Pembroke can have a union station soon. Statesville. There will be little change in Statesville's municipal offi cial family during the new administra tion. The mayor and all but one of the old aldermen wefe re-elected and at the "first, meeting of the board un der the new. administration practically all the old officers were re-elected without opposition. Fayeteville. After 22 ballots Fay etteville's new board of aldermen de cided to postpone the election of a chief of police. Present Chief E. D Britt, D. J. Kelly and John Holmes were voted on. At one time it wai announced that there was a tie be tween Britt and Kelly and Mayor Un derwood voted for Britt, to break the tie; but it was discovered that one vote had been counted wrong, and the balloting continued. Asheville. Magistrate Creasman, who was arrested several days ago on the charge of violation of his .oath of office for releasing W. S. Adams - the detective charged with torturing a negro witness in the John Hun case was given a preliminary hearing be fore Judge W. J. Adams in superior court and was held under a bond of $200 to await the action of the grand jury at the next term, of court. Asheboro. The town election here passed off very quietly, the following officers being elected: Mayor, C. C Cranford; constable, H. H. Kennedy; clerk, A. R. Winningham; commission ers, J. B. Ward, Clarence Rush, J. H. McCain, D. B. McCrary and Arthur Ross. 1 Laurinburg. Fire destroyed the home of Caesar Malloy, colored sev eral days ago." The family barely had time to save themselves. The loss while not much in money value, repre sents the entire saving of Uncle Caes ar, as he is known to the white peo ple and falls heavily upon him. Washington Congressman Pou dis posed of all the remaining postofnee vacancies in the fourth district when he recommended to Postmaster Gen eral Burleson the appointment of Ot to K. Holding at Wake Forest, Wynd ham E. Gary at Henderson and George L. Whitfield at Franklinton. Greensboro. At a joint meeting oi the boards of directors of the Mer chants Association and chamber oi commerce, of Greensboro it was de cided to ask Governor Craig to call a special session of the general assem bly in 30 days to deal with the freight rate question. Mhmtional SHMTSOI00L LESSOTf (By E. O. SELLERS, Director of Even ing Department, The Moody Bible In titute of Chicago.) LESSON FOR MAY 25. JOSEPH AND BENJAMIN. T.TroarTr ttp-vt nan 10 93.91 GOLDEN TEXT "He. that loveth his brother abldth in the light." I John 2:10. Jacob's plaintive cry as uttered In verse six of this chapter touches the heart of any father, but God Is work ing out his plan unknown to Jacob. The brothers must have been im pressed by Joseph's words that they should dare starvation, and their fa ther's grief and anger, rather than re turn to Egypt without their brother Benjamin. Judah, who before had sought to de liver Joseph, now offers to become surety for Benjamin. Thus it was that Jacob was persuaded, but to make as good an impression as pos sible with this strange Egyptian ruler Jacob directed that in addition to the necessary funds a present also be pre pared (43:11), and remembering the strange return of the money before, that this time a double portion be taken. Two words will serve to di vide the lesson. Fear and Feasting. Sought His Brother. I Fear, w. 18-25. Ordinarily such an invitation to Joseph's house would be considered a great honor, but in this strange land and possessed by guilty conscience we read, "And the men were afraid." They who so carelesslv sold their brother into sla very are themselves fearful of becom ing "bondmen." Joseph did seek an. occasion against them but it was that he might secure his brother Benjamin, (the others were only half-brothers), to abide with him in Egypt. Notice how eagerly they explain the matter of the money in their sacks to the steward. The steward seeks to reas sure them by telling them that, "your God, the God of your father hath giv en you treasure In your sacks." In deed God had, but he gave them their blessing through another. ' Even so we through grace ( are blessed by means of another who Is our Joseph. Christ is constantly seeking to reas sure our hearts. II. Feasting, vv. 26-34. In last week's lesson we beheld these broth ers bowing before Joseph even as his dream had indicated (37:5-8) and now a second time they are on their faces before him. They had bragged that it should never be so, "we shall see" (37:20) and indeed they are now see ing. That man who says to God "I will not" in the end is always com pelled to do that very thing he in his pride said he would not do. Those who now mock our Joseph will In the end be compelled to do him obeisance, Rom. 14:11; Phil. 2:10. It was that Joseph might gain his brother Benja min that he made all of these delays in revealing N himself to his other brothers. - As we have seen Benjamin was Joseph's only full brother 30:22 etc., and had had no part in the con- spiracy against Joseph, hence Joseph's heart went out in great love for Ben jamin, vv. 29-31. Joseph's tears were no sign of weakness - but rather of strength, John 11:35; 2 Tim. 1:4. Such, a manifestation of emotion ought never tb be suppressed. ' Bold Pretense. ' Joseph knew full well how to con trol his emotions (v. 31) till the prop er time. Joseph (v. 27) is fearful that his father might have passed away yet his question does not reveal his iden tity. We wonder if there must not have been some suspicion in the minds of these Hebrews when their Rsrvntian host told tho erart order of . - their respective ages, v. 33 (see also 44:12), and that perhaps Joseph might after all be alive. Doubtless their guilty consciences were again aroused when they beheld their youngest brother singled out for such manifest partiality (v. 34). They, however, made a bold pretense and "drank largely," R. V., making merry to cover their confusion. If their drink caused Intoxication we do not know. Any how they are not held before us as an example in this particular, nor does the biblical account demand that we defend them in this matter. This was a strange feast. The sight of Benjamin recalls to Joseph the memories of home and mother and caused him to retire from the pres ence of hi3 brothers lest he reveal Lhimself throfigh his tears. Return ing he restrains his emotions while at the same time his brothers are la boring under the constraint of their fears. What differing emotions haunt ing memories recall. Joseph's mem ories fill him with love and tenderness while the hrnthers are filled with hiih- piclon of the entertainment they are receiving. The golden text as applied to Jo seph reveals the secret of the strength of his character. To abide in the light is to be always true to God. It means to reveal ultimately the mean ing of the darkness. All of this comes out more clearly when Joseph at last fully reveals himself to his brothers'. To walk in the light alone will enable us to keep the golden rule for "Love is goodness in action." This is a ten der lesson to relate to the young and for the older we might discuss such, At yt . li j n.iii quesuous as uiinuuuu anu n.eugion. What is it to walk in the light, The inq '.ellect and emotions.-