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1 TO 8 OAttfAKUn. - ' I' - f- -. i 4 Xi I r ? i r ! . Ti ' 1.' '4 If : ' If: .1', ; !f - 1 . ; ' 1 ! i-4 i-t't T ft Br- x JiETWKEX THE II A VS. &twa the days, the weary days, Hm drops the darkness and the dcws; Onsr tired eyes His hands He lays, Aad strength and hope and life TTfefcak God for rest between the days! VSLs rbo could bear the battle stress. Or who withstand the tempest's shock? Wko tread the dreary wilderness Among the pitfalls and the rocks? Caxne not the night with folded flocks? TTh white light scorches, and the plain Stretches before us, parched with heat; Out, by and by, the fierce beams wane; Aad lo, the nightfall, cool and sweet, With dews to bathe our aching fet! XTcr He remembereth our frame"; Even for this I render praise. O, tender Master, slow to blame The falterer on life's stormy ways, Abide with us between the days! British Weekly. PtWCTLAMTY. (In substance, these words were spoken by the late Bishop O. P. Fitz gerald at the chapel service In Van derbiit Unlrerslty on Wednesday. September 29. 1809.) The topic for this talk Is "Punctu ality." Its motto is: "Qlre diligence to make your calling and election sure." (2 Peter 1:10.) The word "punctuality" is not to be found in the Bible. It means, according to the dictionary, "seasonable," "time ly," "prompt." I do not claim espe cial ability to treat this subject, though my convictions concerning It are strong. Of a preacner, with whom many of you are acquainted, it was said by his landlady: "He has one virtue, namely, punctuality at his meals." That might mako him some thing of an expert in this matter. Punctuality is promptness. In the full sense of the word, promptness is diligence, and diligence is timeliness. These words run together, according to the dictionary. The lack of this grace of punctuality is the fatal de fect of many lives in all sorts of call ings and for both worlds. If I "could persuade one of the persons here pre sent to turn over a new leaf, to make a fresh start oa a better lis froa this boar, 1 should hope that I aad not spoken In vain. Lm as consider what punctuality will do for it pos sessor. First, It will be promotive of sif mpect. The weakling who drifts this way or that without definite purpose or method Is a poor creature, and he knows it to be so. He may yield to the weakness that make him uncer tain In his movements and untrust worthy in bis behavior; but if there is within him a spark of genuine manhood, be cannot be satisfied with himself. Punctuality is the price that must be paid for self-respect. Secondly, punctuality is the condi tion of securing and retaining the confidence of the persons with whom we have dealings in any of the rela tions of life. The student who lacks this grace takes a low rank with his instructors, his fellow-studenu, aad all other persons with whom he comes in touch. The most brilliant talents are shadowed by this cloud. Stupid ity itself is made by it to look still uglier. The lack of ability is pitied; the lack of punctuality is despised. And it is justly despised. An artful dodger in recitations becomes more and more likely to bear false wit ness in his own behalf. He is apt to be delinquent in the payment o' debts and in the fulfillment of all oth er obligations. If he goes on in this false way, he will awake at last to find that he has sacrificed his life by yielding to this subtle enemy of all true manhood and nobility of charac ter. Thirdly, punctuality Is a grace that pleases God. He is a God that loves truth la ta taward parts. Ta ea pa actual xaaa l&eka this truth la th laward part. The Holy Spirit will rot lead tfeow bo ar aimless as to where they are going aad why. The highest Joy of humaa soul is the con scious favor of God. That joy is forfeited by the soul that reject heavenly guidaaee. la that Jouch there is a Joy unspeakable aad full of glory. That God may give this touch to all who have this day listened to this friendly voice U the prayer of my heart. SOMK NOTED BOYS WIIO BEGAN WORK EABXY. As a general proposition, the boys of .this world who became much a men began work very early in life. They had no lazy bones In them, and as soon as they had strength and kowledge to do something helpful they wished to be up and at It. At six years of age Benjamin Franklin was dipping molds for can dles. Ht wrote In his after life: "It was uncomomnly hard work for my age, but it kept me busy, and I was content with it." At the same age Ellas Howe, who was to given the sewing machine to the world, was sticking wire teeth through leather straps used for card iag cotton. He earned the first mon ey for his education In that manner. At six Peter Cooper, one of the greatest philanthropists the nation has known, began earning money by pullig hair from rabbit skins. John Ericsson, who invented the monitor type of fighting ship, from which the modern submarine boat has been evolved, before he was elev- a yars old, with a file, staW aad jatkkalfe as fcU caly tooU. had made m miniature aawtaUL ti was a marvel of iagesuily. II s4 an old watchfpria for a saw blade, while a broken bit of a tia tpooa turned ih crank. Thomas Edison was a newsboy a the trains when he was twt!, rar old. Daring the hours when he was cot oa duty he fitted up a small lab oratory in the corner of a bagjrag ear. and there made his earliest ex periment. He was reading and di gestisg at the same time that pon derous but valuable work. freM-alus' Qualitative Analysis." Philip D. Armour aad George M. Pullman, afterward to become great factors in the world of work and in vention, were polwboys at tea years of age. each working hard oa a New Tork farm. The Stanford brothers started their business careers at six years of age, digging horseradish and selling It- They also scoured the woods for chestnuts, and made quite a revnue out of the sale of these. M. M. Atwater says of this kind of boys, the boys who must be working because work is good: "It is in the red-blooded youth of health and ani mal spirits and cheerful, buoyant op tica is n that our Interest lies the boy who works to help his people at home, who works to buy a suit of clothes, who works to be able to spend a little money and to save a little. "For the boy who has begun to feel there is no place for him in this world, who has the false notion that everybody is against him, who thinks m at . Ua bar w0T. :.; lets ht c uu ;Vi w VAIXK OS f orin Th 2r: aftrr . 4iU4. lvp slowly d;aftJxi,i , raise of fort ... " t -1. 1 ? t. era. TfDfi!st. . boars' kp b?r " ter than for ii....- . 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U Mly-Wyiie 1 jk JEWELRY COMPANY IW Jolly-Wttnc This high-grade Shoninger Piano has won the exalted position it occupies in the estimation of music lovers hy reason of an unequaled combination of beauty of tone and touch and durability secured by use of best material and most skilled workmanship. It was purchased through Darnell & Thomas, the oldest and most progressive music dealers in the old North State. I; if T. 1 Don't Hesitate, but Nominate Yourself or For further information, write or call on There are four districts and two district prizes shall be tfiven in each 1. . O" district. The first district prizes will be an Eight Stone Genuine Diamond Cluster King, set in a 14 kt. Solid Gold Mounting. 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