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UPORTASft OF THE COlVi
Rer. Forbes PUlIllps Cites Disastrous
Resolts of Misplacing It.
The Rev. Forbes Phillips, in Answers
Early in the world's history,
philosophers urged upon their
generation the necessity for con
sidering small things. The comma
is about the smallest; thing in
practical life, but it is far away
from bsing the least important
In a domestic difficulty, where a
husband and wife quarreled and
sought separation, a legal gen
tleman wa3 kind enough to try
and patch up a peace. He rec
ommended overtures from the
husband, and suggested that he
should write to his spouse the
simple and touching , message:
"May Heaven cherish and keep
you, from your affectionate bus
band John. " This John duly dis
patched on a picture-postcard.
but he omitted the comma, and
the message ran: "May Heaven
cherish and keep you from your
affectionate husband John. "
The misplacing of a comma in
volved two big commercial houses
in a lawsuit. A memorandum
was sent: "Can let you have the
hundred pieces at sixteen and
nine, thousand mire at same
rate " When the message ar
rived it read: "Can let you have
the hundred pieces: at sixteen,
and nine thousand more at same
rate.", A careless clerk had
transposed a comma.uncoascious
of the part it was desired to play.
Clerics are fond of quoting the
proverb "For one point Rayn
hard lost his priory.". The story
goes, that in pre-reformation
days, a good and holy prior. Cle
ment, ruled over his religious
house with great wisdom and lib
eralitv. Over the entrance to
the priory he caused to be writ
ten up:
ce open evermore, u tnou my
door,
To none, be shut, to honest or to
poor."
This free invitation was gener
ously interpreted by the mendi
cants, and people came far and
wide to honor it.
When the good Clement died, a
very different man was appoint
ed as his successor, a priest' of
the name of Raynhard, who was1
as niggardly as his predecessor
had been lavish. The sign; oarer
the entrance of the priory' id
not interpret his sentiments or
his outlook on life. His mean
ness could not tolerate it. nor
would it permit him to go to the
expense of a fresh motto. He
simply changed the meaning by
altering the position of a comma,
which made the couplet read:
Be open evermore, 0 thou my
door, -:'.'. ',yv.vv:-
To none, be shut to honest or to
pqor."
At a dinner in New York a
well known man gave the toast.
Woman without her, man is a
brute." A paper reported, Mr.
A- as saying, "Woman with
out her man is a brute."
Most people have heard of the
message ' Don't come too late, ",
which by the insertion of a com'
ma became, I'Don't come, tool
late." Then there was the barber
wno aaveruBeuoB wa sign- ooara :
"What do you thinV-V'': ":'V
7 I'll shave jou for notmht 4 '
' And 'give you a drink.'V;
;,Qf( course, there wa9 a rush of
customers at once, but the ' bar
hers renderipg'was: , ,, v
Vhatr
'rll shave you for nothing . ;
' And give you a drink r' - , '
Care has to be exercised in no
ticing the comma when reading.
There, Is (be case of ; the .orate
who had to give out the , notice.
"A Bailor, going to sea, his wife
desires the" prayers .of the con
gregation." But when the ner
vous curate gave out the notice,
the congregation was startled by
being informed that "A sailor
going to see his wife, desires the
prayers of the congregation "
Intemperate Temperance Leaders.
Greensboro News.
The national Anti-Saloon lea
gue in session in Ohio, took oc
casion to pass resolutions con
cerning a political fight in Ala
bama, for no better reason than
that one of the candidates'-has
been charged by his opponent
wiih being a tool of the liquor
inCTesta. The fact that the man
thus condemned is one of the lar
gest figures in American states
manship today, that there is no
blemish on his record of 20 years'
service, and that he is conceded
to have one of the biggest brains
and one of the strongest chame
ters to back it in the country, had
not the weight of a feather a
gainst the fact that his opponent
had made prohibition speeches
Hobson was endorsed, and the
Anti-Saloon league struck a stag
gering blow at its own reputa
tion. . We have no hesitation in say
ing that one of the great obsta
cles to the cause of temperance
in America is the intemperance
of some of the socalled leaders
of the movement. Temperance
consists in far more than mere
abstinence v from intoxicating
liquors. Intemperance in the use
of the tongue, for instance, has
done the world much more hurt
than intemperance in the use of
alcohol.
Moreover, a cynical world will
be slow to believe that the nat
ional leaders of the Anti Saloon
league had studied the political
situation in Alabama closely en
oujrh to be able to render an un
biased verdict. The endorsement
savors more of political manipu
lation by the henchmen of Hob
son than anything else, and the
suspicion that it can be manipu
lated in favor of any political
candidate will do a great deal
more damage to the influence of
the league than all the attacks
of the liquor men.
Running tUe lallroads.
From the Pittaburg Press, '
"Where's the president of this
railroad?" asked the man who
called at the general offices.
He's down in Washington,
attendin' th' session 0' some kind
uv an investigatin' committee."
replied the office boy.
"Where is the general mana
ger?",- 7,
He s appearin' before th' In
terstate Commerce Commission. "
Well, where's the general
superintendent?"
He's at th' meetin' of th'
legislature, fightin' some bum
new law."
Vfhen is the head of the le
gal department?"
'He's in court, trvin' a suit."
Then where is the general
passenger agent?"
He's explain' t' th' commer
cial travelers why we' can't-re-
duce th' fare.T ;'; v:.
"Whereja the' general freight
KentT"
. ; H'a' gone oot in 7th; conntry
i attend a meeting 6' th' grange
an' tell th farmers why we ain't
got no freight cars.'" !:'! 7;';:'7
: Who'r: running ;tbe; blame
railroad, 'any way ?" ; ';. 7; ;7
"Th' newBDapers and th' lea
islatures.'' - , H "
The Roai:oee-Chowan Ithes
ana Krvan'x Cammonev ZLCS.
HOI BABY TALI BEGINS.'
lam'MnstloctlTe Soood, Inlcb Pa
I? rem Translates Into "Mother."
"rom the Pall Mall Gazette.
I Baby language was discoursed
upon in an interesting way by
Prof. Rippmann before the Child
Study Society, Buckingham Pal
ace Road.
The child first uses its voice, he
said, ro express hunger, temper,
and feeling? of pleasure. Noises
alone suffi -e for such expression.
Then the baby utilizes its voice
ap a plavthing, and afterward as
a:reco?n''z'?d mode of expression.
.' The child makes sounds of its
own before any opportunity has
occurred to imitate. Trilling of
lips takes place only at teething
time. Gradually there is less va
riety of sound:-, as the child learns
definite associations with definite
sounds Some iitcle people can
hum tun&i perfectly, yet are too
young to pronounce the accom
panying words.
On the other hand, they are
often credited with words they
never say. "Mum" is an instinc
tive sound, not an intentional
call. Doubtless fond pothers will
protest, but Prof. Rippmann laid
it down that the child of any na
tionality when in need cries
"Mum." The mother comes. Af
ter a time the infant associates
"mum" with the arrival of moth
er and the cessation of distress.
Then it expresses the word in
telligently, but not before this
association has occurred.
Definite words, it was explain
ed, are comprehended between
the twelfth and fifteenth months.
Often one word forms the entire
vocabulary for a long time. Com
prehension of words takes place
earlier than the power to speak.
There was a great difference
between boys and girls. The for
mer were slower than the latter.
Girls were more receptive and
imitative.and spoke correcdy ac
cording to the conventional way
earlier than boys; boys, however,
seemed to be cleverer and more
ingenious in making use of the
limited means at their disposal.
Toe Negro Nurse.
Charlotte Observer.
Of peculiar interest to South
ern readers should be the story
which comFs from Chicago of a
Southern white boy taken sud
denly'' and desperately ill with
pneumonia who was hurried by
the doctors to a negro hospital
as the one most convenient. His
mother telegraphed urging his
removal to some other hospital.
It was too late for that For 36
hours continuously the nurse as
signed him fought for his life
and won. The mother while
doubtless not affected in just the
way some Northern people might
expect her to be, pays heart-felt
tribute to the qualities exempli
fled by this negro trained nurse.
She had probably known before,
as Southern people generally
know, that the negro 'woman
household nurse is the best and
most faithful in the world. She
could not have expected less of
a negro nurse professionally
trained for the care of the sick.
Very, very few ; of us who had
negro nurses in our childhood
can ever forget the debt of kind
ness we owe the negro race; - ,
"I hear your daughter married
against vojir wishes. Why didn't
you Btop the match?". :
Well, it wasn't seriously a
gainst my wishes. 1 just want
to be able to say I told her so ii
anything goes . wrong."?-Wasi
ington Herald, i
"SUCH AS I HAVE."
The little maid sat in the high
..; v banked pew.
And raised to the pulpit her eyes
of blue;
And the prayers were long, and
the sermon grand,
And oh. it was hard to under-
stand!
But the beautiful text sank deep
7' in her heart,
Which the preacher made jf his
sermon a part;
"Silver and gold have 1 none,"
read he;
"But such as I have g;ve I to
thee."
And the good old pastor looked
down and smiled
At the earnest gaze of the little
child.
The dear little maid carried home
the word.
Determined to use it as chance
might afford,
She saw her mother unceasinglv
Toil for the needs of the family,
So she cheerfully helped, the
long day through,
And did with her might what her
hands found to do.
" 'Silver and gold have I none.' "
said she,
" 'But such as I have give I to
thee.' "
And the joyful mother tenderly
smiled,
As she bent to kiss her little child
On her way to
school at early
morn
She plucked the blooms
wayside born;
by the
"My teacher is often tired,
I
know.
For we're sometimes naughty,
and sometimes slow;
Perhaps these may help to light
en her task."
And she laid the flowers on her
teacher's desk.
" 'Silver and gold have I none,' "
said she,
" 'But such as I have give I to
thee.'"
And the weary teacher looked up
and smiled
As she took the gift of the little
child.
As she played- wth her sisters
on the grass.
She saw a dusty traveler pass
roor roan," she said. He is
tired; I think.
I'll go and get him a nice cool
-drink.'
And She hastened to fetch her
little cup,
And dip the sparkling nectar up.
" 'Silver and gold have I none.' "
said she.
But such as I have give I to
thee,'"
And the thirsty, dusty traveler
smiled
As he took the cup from the little
child.
Sweet and innocent.clad in white
She knelt by her little bed at
night.
With a childish trust she longed
to' bring
Some gift to her Savior and her
King.
So much from thee every day I
receive;
But my heart is all that I have to
": give. '
" 'Silver and gold have I none.' "
said she,
"'But such as I have give I to
thee.'"
And our Father looked down and
tenderly smiled
As he took the gift from the
little child.
Elizabeth Rosser in The Watch
man. ',-. '
. In Doubt. '
From the Ladies Home Journal. '
An insurance agent was filling
out an application, blank.
Have you ever had appendi
citis be asked. y ; v - .7 :7.7 :-. ; '
"Well;?, answered the appli
cant, "I was operated on. but I
have never felt quite sore wheth
er it was! appendicitis or prof es
atonal curiosity." t v lv' ,
VI 4m where ' an Ohio Villam
is kept awake nights by fish , that
"Yea.-I've seen the
me sort
of fish hanging over a bar at 11
p. m.M Indianapolis Star. 7 .
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THE MODERN NEWSPAPER.
No Regard tor the Feelings ol Even
toe Nan Who "Never Scratched
the Ticket."
From Charity and Children.
The time was, and it has not
been so long ago, when it was
considered high treason for a
newspaper to say a word that
could ba construed as a criticism
of party p jlicy or a party leader,
The political bo .ses were lam
basted only by the opposition pa
pers, and they were discredited
of course, by the faithful follow
ers whose chief claim to political
distinction was thac they had
never scratched a ticket. Now all
this hascnaned,and those news
papers are the modt popular and
the most influential that speak
the plain truth about men and
things and bend before no party
pressure. The party organ that
at one time was looked upon as
the proper and necessary expon
ent of party policy has fallen in
to disrepute. Its day is over. The
independent journal has come in
to its own, and the more inde
pendent and fair and truthful it
is in its editorial expressions the
larger the place it holds in public
favor. This is a good omen of
the better day ahead. We were
little better than slaves under the
old regime. We are freemen now,
and our newspaper voice the
day of the new freemen which
has come. We are beginning to
look back with horror to that
dark time in our history when it
seemed necessary to bow our
heads to the yoke, and submit to
whatever our political bosses iav
fit to put upon us. Party loyalty
is none the less binding because
the members of the party are
free to exercise their own judg
mentit is more so, because free
dom inspires loyalty where slav
ery represses it. The newspa
pers that bring us the ti dings
from the great world bey oml. tell
us the truth about our own party
politics as well as about those of
our opponents, and thus put us
in possession of the facts from
all sides, and make us more in
telligent voters. It is a great
mistake for a party or Church to
cover up the truth. If a cause
can not stand white light of truth
it ought to go down. The edito
rial pages of the modern daily
paper have become reliable and
valuable and therefore the in
creasing power and influence of
these independent journals.
Conditions of Egyptian Cotton Crop.
Consul Arthur Garrels, Alexandria, No
vember 1,
A bulletin issued by the Egyp
tian Department of Agriculture
states: 7.7
The first and second pickings
of cotton in Lower Egypt are
completed in all except the out
lying northern districts ;they are
satisfactory and above the aver
age; the third picking promises
to be very bad. The cotton in
Upper Egypt is all picked The
Minia crop is poor in quality and
yield. The late bolls have been
severally attacked by the com
mon boll worm and the pink boll -worm
(cottonseed worm) every-r
where, 7 Hence there wSl be no
third .picking; '.or. very; inferior
cotton, will be thereaultr- '::-77'
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Once upon a time a manager
asked George Ade If he had ever
been taken for a minister.
"Np."ireplied Ade'but I have
been tresited like one."
"How was that?" . :
"I have been kept waiting for;
my salary six or seven months.''
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