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CHARLOTTE, N. 0., MONDAY EVENING, MAY 28, 1900.
NO. 3727
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SUN ' S FACE
Awe Inspiring Spectacle of total Eclipse.---Corona
of Brilliant White Light-r-Prof. Young
Fails to Find Line of Coronium.Famous
Astronomers, With Finest Instruments
Ever Made Observe the Phenome
noa at Vdesboro.---Instruments
and Observers
Special to the News. . ...
WADESBORO,. N. C, May 28. Hun
dreds today stood in; awe while the
dark shadow crept over the disc of the
sun and at last blotted -out . all its
light except the rays of its beautiful
corona. For days the astronomers had
prayed for fair weather, ,v and their
prayers were answered. It was as per
feet a day as -ever dawned with hardly
a cloud in the sky and a sun that was
- . V . .. . .. N
dazzling. :Y--- 1 " " .
The people of the town arose with
the sun and local dealers did a land
office business in opera and field glass
es and smoked glass At Carr's Mount,
near the town, a large crowd gathered
and from this elevation had a fine view
- of the entire eclipse. '
When the eclipse began it seemed as
if a tiny little $iece had been sliced off
the upper right hand corner. In a few
minutes it looked as if same giant had
taken a bite out of the disk, and a lit
tle later it assumed the crescent shape
of the new moon. ,
As the shadow gradually moved
across the sun's face, a strange, pallid
darkness fell upon the earth. Roosters
began to crow, birds twittered and flew
to their nests, cows. far down in. the
meadows lowed in terror. Hardly a leaf
stirred as the strange darkness and
silence fell upon the earth. Just at the
beginning of totality, a dark shadow
moved across the landscape at an angle,,
to the sun. There, .-as a brilliant flash!
as the sun hid itself -eiridfoipn.7 !
Then appeared, the beautiful coi-ona in
all its pearly radiancer The .orona-was
of pure white light and brilliant enough
to .somewhat relieve the darkness. An ;
extended radiance was seen projecting
from the upper right side xyf the" sun,
and from the lower leftf 'sid.e". At ? the
pole where many colored? 'pblar stream
ers appears, there was aprojectTonr-of
brilliant white light with,, some smailio
er stieamers beside it. For ninety secdl
onds there was darkness upon the face
of earth. The only sound that , broke
the intense stillness, was the voice of
the pendulum man, counting the sec
onds as the clock beat them out. Two
stars twinkled near; the darkened sun,
and to the left, near the horizon shone'
the queenly Venus. Suddenly there was
a flash; the edge of the sun peeped out
from cover of the moon, and the light
ran out to kiss the earth again.
The crowds that had been watching
with bated breath, broke into a cheer,
tnat rippled from height to height un
til it was lost in the distance. ' -
The. shadow fled before the rays or
the light, like some creature of dark
ness, retreating from the field of de-
if at.
Two minutes it lasted, but the time
seemed an hour, and the strange phe
nomenon compelled a sensation of awe.
It was a sight that will linger for a
life time.
WORK OF OBSERVERS.
Before day the observers - were at
work adjusting their instruments; and
when the first contact came at 7:26 the
final work of observation began. The
eclipse was calculated in 1849, and' ar
rived fourteen seconds a'ht,ad of time.
Xne period of totality arrived at.8.&o:l
(Princeton time ) and lasted not iuite
ninety seconds. The'estimated duration
of totality was 92 seconds. So both
these calculations were slightly at
fault. The astronomers predicted a
corona even more extended than "that
of the Indian eclipse of 1898, andthat
it would appear in a variety of colors.
This prediction failed, for the corona
was not so extended as usual, and its
iight was dazzling white. "'
HUNTING FOR ' CORONIUM.
Prof. Young, of Princeton, has' long
hoped to see through the spectroscope
nne 1474 of the solar spectrtam, Joeated-
m the green division,, the'linerof -coro-niuni,
the only' material supposed to
exist in the sun which has not oeen
found on earth. The composition of this
substance would have been a great disr
co very, as great as that of argon and
nelium, and it was a disappointment to
Prof. Young that he could not find thef
une. It is probable, however, that the
spectroscopic cameras recorded this
hne, and thus its existence may be :
finnly established.' . , , :
The interesting experiment of Prof.
Barnard who hoped with the bolometer
ascertain if the corona radiated any
t 1 also failed, owing to the failure
ot the galvanometer to record correct-y-
The goyerment bolometer worked
Perfectly however, and measured the
tterences in the heat of the light and
"ark parts of the corona. -. .
MQVING PICTURES TAKEN. '
.stronomer Maskelyhe, of
Londo,
j. tug
omematograph
apparatus in
BL OTTED 0 UT.
charge and took a complete serisof ,
moving pictures oi tne ecupse. it tnese
develop well, the Wadesboro view of
the event will be on exhibit all over the
world." This is said to oe the only se
ries of moving pictures taken in the
line of tatality,
SHADOW BANDS MARKED.
A party of young men from Prince
ton devoted their attention to the
shadow bands, marking their number,
direction and velocity. They fourd that
the bands appeared 1:45 befor!5 total
ity. They moved-at the rate of 3l to 40
miles an hour, and appeared to wave
decidedly, and distinctly v diminish as
they disappeared. This settles the fact
that these shadow bands are not opti
cal illusions though their agitation
might have been - only apparent and
caused by the great speed ' at which
they were traveling.
t STARS VISIBLE.
Astronomers have long looked for
ward to'this eclipse in the hope of find
ing Vulcan,, the .planet supposed to be
the star nearest the sun; so near that
the sunV light prevents at being seen.
But the. corona radiated so much light
that Vulcan was not observed. Mer
cury shone brilliantly just above the
sun. Aldebaran was also visible and
just above the. horizon Venus glowed
like an evening star.
MANY PHOTOGRAPHS TAKEN.
Hundreds of photographs- of every
part of the eclipse were taken by cam
eras of almost every size and quality.
Some of ' these' are expected itoV show
new discoveries or throw vivpw light n
things known. :Most these will be
developed this ;week !?sad the,result an
nounced. Tne o beery ers are. : ousy at
thisibur, looking dyer;; the ifleld and
making the' intricate .calculations re
quired to prove the exact results of
their experiements. -
-Prof.- Magie and Mr. , Russell, of
Princeton,' made excellent ' drawings
showing the radiances of the corona
and the brilliant lighi "at the pole.
The 1 '. prominences. -,y could be seen
plainly? "even "tlirowgfcdtfJarriaTy field
13s! and ; throghr. j (the, larger tele-
Scopes
let.
they-r: appeared a., brilliant scar-
The present eclipse was not1 so beau
tiful nor the corona so large as that
of 1869. Prof. Caldwell, of Wabash Col
lege, tells me. He observed the eclipse
of that year, and has numerous draw
ings of it. The shadow was much aeep
er amd 5yore,sudden than it was today.
Miss Gertrude Bacon of England,
who observed the eclipse, in India in
1898, says the corona was "more extend
ed in that year, and this eclipse was
in several respects different from the
Indian, eclipse.
Mr. Riley and others took numerous
photographs of the crescent , shaped
shadowsr cast by the sun when it was
nearinjf the period of tolality. Some ot
these are very curious and beautiful.
The next total eclipse of the sun will
.take place in 1901,. but: will be visible
only m Sumatra. .
The next-eclipse visible in the Unit
ed States, will take place in 1918, and
the belt "of totality will extend from
Oregon tolorida. J. W. J.
QATHlRINO of famous
Some of the World's Most Noted
Astronomers The Wonderful
Instruments used in Observing
an Eclipse.
Special to the News.
WADESBORO, N. C, May 28. Never
since astronoaners began to': observe'
eclipses have such elaboratereparWi
tions been made for the event as f6r.
the eclipse of today. Scattered all along
the path of totality from Virginia" to
"Alabama, are observing stations with
fine instruments ;and numerous astron
omers who watched every possible de
tail'. ; Wadesboro is the point selected
by tne mo&tf;ii6ted astronomers, and
here are . 1 orated the ' largest observ
ing; stations.' : . t " " ' ' :
Princeton Umiversity hag had its
station in fine working order for sev
eral days. Prof. Charles A.- Young, the
author of rtYoung's General Astrono
my' and numerousyother text books
and: the world's greatest authority on
the suri," is in charge. He has as his
assistants Professors C.v F. Brackett,
William Libbey, W. F. Magie, Taylor
Reid, McLanahan, Messrs. Russell,
Riley, Morgan, Fisher and MrsMa
eie. The eaulpment includes a pe&du-
lum for counting the seconds; an in-(
teeratins: spectroscope, which shows I
all parts of the spectrum; a five inch
equatorial telescope with analyzing
spectrosope; a spectrograph for photo
graphing the spectrum; , a. four-inch
telGSCopevto observe the corona and
prominences; a " regulation telescope
used by Prof. Young in 'observing the
first contact; a multiple
cameras for
photographing; the corona;
slitlesa
shadow bands, to ' be
marked on a
screen. -
THE BRITISH ASTRONOMERS.
Great Britain has its representatives
in the persons of the delegation of the i
British Astronomical Society, consist
itig of Rev. John M. Bacon, Miss Ger
trude Bacon, of ' Newbury; Mr. and
Mrs. Nevil Maskelyne, of London;
Geoi-ge Dixon, Mary E. Woolston and
Miss E. K. Dixon, of St.1 Bee's. They
have a number of instruments, which
were set up yesterday. They devote
especial attention to determining
whether, the light in an eclipste;.returns
more "'rapidly than U disappestrs. This
was apparently so It in" "the"- Indian
eclipse, and" they haye ; constructed a
special instrument tcT ; determine the
matter. .
THE YERRES PARTY.
NearTne location of the Smithsonian
delegation is the plant of the Yerkea
observatory, which -is located at Wil
liams Bay, Wisconsin, "but is connected
with the University of Chicago. Prof.
Barnard, who irnade himself faimous by
discevering the fifth sattelite of Jupi
ter is with this notable party, which
consists of Prof. Hale, Prof; Frost, Dr.
Isham and Messrs. H. B. Frost, Ritch
ey, Ellerman, and A. S. Flint. With
this party are also Profs. Goodwin and
Newell, of the Massachusetts Institute
of Technology. Among their instru
ments is the bolomoter, which is so
delicate that it can . register the one
millionth of one degree of heat. Prof.
Hale attempts to determine whether
the corona. raliiatesny, heat, and if so
h ow m ueh. Prof. Barnard . has' ; charge
of the large photographic camera,
which has a f oeal length 6f 61 feet,
has a 6 inch'lense and a 12 inch celos
tat mirror.
It has spectroscopic tube 15 inches
and. throws the light into a spectro
scopes. One of the unique features is a
long sliding plateholder with seven
plated mounted, which is moved along
on rollers, and by means of . which'
seven plates may be exposed in four'
seconds time.
THE SMITHSONIAN PARTY.
The 'largest party, here is . the party
from-thW Smithsonian Institute wnich
inclu'dies'lhe goerhjment experts. Prof.
S. P. iMiIey, secretary of the Smith
sonian, in ventor . of the fiyihg machine
and a noted astronomer, is the head of
the party;, Prof. C. G. Abbott is in
charge of the' party; -Prof. J. W. Smi
ley is in charge of the photographic
.department; Prof. - DeLancey Gill
who is in charge of the
equatorial camera ; Professor F. .: B.
Fowle, in charge of 40 foot tele
scope; Prof; George E. Hole, Father
Searles, Mr. Clayton, G. ' R. Putman,
C. E. Mendenhall-Father Woodman A.
Kramer, C; Smith, Mr. Little, Paul
Draper. The1 'largest instrument is the
immense camera, the largest ever
imade, 135 feet long, which has a pho
tographic l.platecthirty inches square.
The mirfote whih flect into his cam
era are;' "placed onVafolid stone foun
datiiofh! One of tnese mirrors reflects
the image of the sun through a long'
distance lehse into 136 foot camera
at the end of which tM
photographic plates are located!
The left tube of this long
camera is for- spectrum work. Photo
graphs are taken direct and reflected;
and it is expected that six ex
posures of each wilbe made during the
period of totality. The most wonder
ful of all the instruments is the bolo
meter. The instrument .used, by this par
ty is said to be the finest ever. made.
Mirrors reflect the raysi into the in
strument, which measure's and records
the variations of heatito tlieteny mil
lionth of one degree.Ut is claimed. The
wire that holds the needle of this del
icate instrument is the finest ever cre
ate?!. It was made by melting quartz,
tipping an arrow with the tmaterial
and shooting it. This drew the quartz
out to such fineness that the wire is
actually invisible except in certain
lights. After repeated experiments a
wire was produced so fine that a spi
der cannot climb it. One of the profes
sors tells me that the light of a candle
five miles away, if reflected on the mir
rors will perceptibly affect the instruv
ment. It is enclosed in a board paper
house built inside a wooden house. The
man in charge records the varying
Jjeit of the light and dark bands of the
P0THER PARTIES ON THE GROUND.
' The professor of astronomy at the
Citadel, Chiarlesjon, has Islass of
22. here. Prof. Randolph,ri6t$ie College
of Charleston, is accompanied, y" Prof.
Reid, - Messrs. Brawley, "Adams, tJraw
leyi Bull and Silcox. Mj Thomas Lind
sey, of the Toronto Astronomical So
ciety; Pres. I. A. Lowry, of Eureka.Col
lege, Illinois; Prof. J. L. Campbell, of
Wabash College Crawfordsville, Indi
ana; Prof. 'F. P. Venule, of the Uni
verstiy of North Carolina; Prof. J. A.
Holmes, State geologist, and, many
others .are here to observe the eclipse
on their own account.
Miss Mary W. Whitney, the noted
woman astronomer-of Vassar College
is here with Miss Caroline E. Furness.
Every available point around the
town is occupied-by a. crowd of obser
vers, watching with intense interest
every feature of the eclipse
The northern newspapers are repre
sented by Mr. Raymond, Chicago Trib
une; M. A. Lane, Chicago Times Her
ald; Ralph' D. Paine, Philadelphia
Press ; Max Foster, Miss Bacon, New
York Journal, Charles W. Tyler, New
York Sun, N - t u u : 'r ;.
JOHN WILBER JENKINS.
HLLED STEP FATHER
Mose Jaggers, of Nevin, Put Hot
Shot in Charles Mur
dock. "
MUR0OCK LIVED TWO HOURS
tie anil His Wife, Were Quarrel
ing .When Jaggers ,3hot Him
With an Old nuslcet- Jagers
FledCoroner Rendered Ver
dict To- Day.
-Charles Murdock, colored, was shot
and killed at his home near Nevin Sun
day morning about 2 o'clock, by his
step son, Mose Jaggers. Mose. and his
brother. Mved across the road from
their step-father. The old man and his
wife had been to town to take in the
Midway. They returned home about 10
o'clock. Mose had also been to town
and got home a few . minutes before
them. The old man and woman got in
to a fuss which continued after they
reached home. Family rows,' it seems,
were not in frequent, the Jaggers
brothers resting the manner in which
the old man treated their mother.
nere had been threats and counter
threats, so the evidence' before the
coroner's jury developed this morning;
Jaggers had said a week ago that ne
was going to kill , Murdock if he did
not treat fiis mother better. When the
row between the! old man and the old
woman- was at white heat Saturday
night, Jaggers left his happy home,
musket, irihand, and walking over to
Murdpckfslfpuna him and his wife in
the!yard Jls: came around the house,
insightl 'Murdock picked up an axe.
Jaggers ffaa a gun-an old army rifle of
the - vintage of 1864 which he turned
loose. Th oad went into the old man's
side, - and! Be died in two hours. He
talked tor those about him before he
died. He sid ne did not intend to use
the axe on Jaggers. Jaggers fled as
soon as hie .shot Murdock, and has not
been capfLired. The coroners jury to
day, which Kvas composed of Messrs. L.
A. Catheyf 3. A. Davi, J. T. Night, W.
B. Gooding, W. A. and S. A. Todd, re
turned a verdist that Murdock came to
his death from a wound made by gun
used by Moses Jaggers .... . '.
SOClAt.
Several Events to Interest Socie
ty This Week.
Several functions will mark the so
cial calendar this week.
To-morrowMrs. Percy M. Thompson
gives an afternoon tea, and euchre at
night; in honor cf her guest, Mis j Moor-
mah 'The ? Invitations to the tea in
cliide about 200 matroiis and maidens.
The eiiehre-circle will be, mailer.
-The Misses Hutchinson, of North
Ti'y o&r steety -gi Viea .e,ucire, . . to-morrow
nigat ittiionor:? of- thirtwo charming
kihswsdmeni:, t blisses i Addie and Mary
Moof e,rdDf M-hgusta r v The affair will be
one of the brightest and most recherche
of May events.
On Thursday "afternoon a delightful
set of society women" will assemble at
Mrs. A. C. Hutchison's on West Trade
street to enjoy an afternoon Which she
gives in honor of Mrs. E. WP Stitt;j
Mrs. Stitt's bridesmaids and about'sO
or 0 young' married women wiH oon
stitute the crowd.- ' r M
AS SEEN HERE. '
. The' eclipse began here at a quarter
to 8 o'clock. The totality was greatest
at a quarter to 9. The "sky was filled
with mystery;" the light was weird
and uncanny. The shadows were
chesent shaped. The eclipse was seen
through thousands of pieces of smok'
ed glass, and was watched with intense
interest. '
The Seaboard special took 350 peo
ple from Charlotte to Wadesboro to
see the great astronomical event. The
special left at 5 a. m., and returned at
12 o'clock. . "'.
WILMINGTON. WANTS CHARLOTTE
. FLOWERS: it '
Wilmington has caught the' floral pa
rade fevers -TMr. W. -P. bnro'Sssfs
tant chief of -the fire L depnit;
writes Supt. CamDbell that jth'ey' intend
having a" floral parade during the fire
men's tournament! and want3 to buy
the flowers that Charlotte r used. Mr.
Campbell therefore asks all' parties to
whom" flowers were given to return
them to-morrow and Wednesday to the
city hall so he can dispose of them to
Wilmington- and thus help to pay
Charlotte's floral debt. ' The flowers
will 'be shipped to Wilmington as soon
as -they are sent in.
NEW .DEACONS. . .
'-At a congregational meeting at the
Second Presbyterian church yesterday
morning after services, . the following
named were elected deacons: John F.
Jamison, John W. Todd, John.M. Har
ry, J. Arthur Henderson, Jame3 T- Por
ter : - ';. . . ' ' ' J, '. ' .
' ACARD.
Veterans for Louisville will meet at
the city.hall Tuesday morning at 8:45
sharp. l J - . . ' -'-7- : ": .
By order of the Commander. ?
JNO. R. ERWIN, Adjt.
the raceof ufe.
Dr- Chreitzburg Tell the Firemen
How it is to be Run.
The first sermon that has ever baen
preached to the firemen of the city, was
preached last night in Tryon Street
church by the pastor, Rev. Dr. Careitz
berg. The audience was large and rep
resentative. All felt that Dr. Chreitz
berg would Mave-something interesting
to say, and realized their anticipations.
The speaker took as his iexXL "Know
ye not that they which run in a race
run all but one receiveth a prize?
So run that ye may obtain." The ser
mon was ; based in its Illustrative
points on. the firemen's ra bs of last
week, and in its application had to do
with the christian race. " En
trance," "said the speaker, "is
easy enough if one comes up to the re
quirements. The racer must not over
look the things necessary to the suc
cessful running. -He must not eat too
much, must sleep and exercise. He
must test himself daily. With refer
ence to -the races of .last week, e?.ch
man had his place. Inline squad each
men depended oh the -other. ' If one
failed all failed. The . Bible Oias its
Christian rule. ;In it as in the Gre
clan races" ox old, the first' requirement
is "Temperance."1 The racer cannot in
dulge in the things of flesh" and sense,
if he would run. Neither can the
Christian allow his animal nature to
get the advantage of his spiritual na
ture. As the racer in the tournament of
last week divested himself of every ves
tige of extra clothing in order not to
be trammeled in the race, so must you,
my brothers, in the christian race, lay
aside any sin that doth easily beset
and hinder you from obtaining the
prized The races of last week were as
object lesson.
"The christian racer must be dec!
ded; he must have before him an ob
ject the crown. The firemen had be
fore them the goal the touching of the
board; the throw off of water first,
They did not turn aside into Poplar
street or into--'the crowd. Why? be
cause the goal5 was not there. Press
forward, as .-Paul did toward the work
for the prize ofc-the high calling of God
in VChrist Jesus. ; , "" : ;
"Every Christian racer must be in
earnest. The firemen strained 'every
mus-cle;- the horses were' going at full
speed. r, It was a grand sight, they werp
in earnest. -So must the christian
stretch every nerve, and press with vig-
or on. , ' v ' , ' ""' .
"The Christian racer must net stop
short of the goal. A pause means fail
ure. Last week the ladderman haulted
a second and lost the race. I thought
as I looked at the races last , week, if
every church in . Charlotte had every
officer dit his place running the chris
tian ;raee-as intently as those firemen,
what would the Master say? Bte, ,wp;$d,
not nut ,'0' on the board. If a mistake
wasamade;. if the. racer nalted drijfeil,
,'Be ithou f at,ul unto deathfand.T will
giver you a. crpAn of life.' 'The crown
of life is nof tp the most learned, nor
to the most atme tic, but to the faith
ful, to him whorperseveres. ' And when
the race is run will it net be some
thing to hear the 'great Judge say:
'Well done good and faithful servant,
enter thou into the joy of thy Lord?'
After the sermon, which was one of
the "most appropriate and interesting
ever preached in the church, and which
commanded perfect attention, Mi s
Thurmond sang "There's a Beautiful
Home oh High," which was apprcpri
ate in sentiment and exquisitely ren
dered. '
MRS. ANDERSON ILL.
Mr. Campbell this moring received n
letter from Lieut. Anderson in which
he says that Mrs. Anderson i3 confined
to bed in Washington with high fever.
He expressed his thanks and apprecia
tion of his treatment in Charlotte, con
cluding with: "Both Mrs. Anderson and
I wish to again express to you appre
ciation for vour kindneiVand we cer
tainly hope to have theWportunity of
soon repaying in some measure your
great courtesy to us." A
BAPTIST SUNDAY SCHOOL EXCUR
SION.
The Sunday school of. Tryon street
Baptist church will have its 10th an
nual picnic, on June 19th. Asheville
has been chosen as the objective point,
and will be reaenad. by wayof Spar
tanburg and Saaa1 mountain This is
sir new route to Thro Sunday Wnbol and
no "doubt to many who will care to go
on the excursion.' The tariff lias not
yet- been; decided onbutwill be as
reasonable as possible" T.T'v""..: .
ADDRESS TO YOUNG MEN.'
Rev: Dr; Barron has consented to de
liver a series of four addresses to young
men, at the Sunday :afternoon' meet
ings of the Young Men's Christian' As
siciatlon beginning next Sunday. The
doctor's ability and popularity with
young men ensures a successfisl series
of services. Good music will be fur
nished by Prof. McCoy, and the Y. M. C.
A. orchestra. - . .
. CARDS FROM FLORIDA.
Mr. and Mrs. P. B. Mays-have receiv
ed cards to'the marriage of Miss Emily
Pasco and Mr. George Newton Conrad
which takes place June 6th, in the Pre3
byferian church at Mbnticello, Fla. The
groom Is the senior Senator of Florida.
" CHURCH NEWS.
Rev. J. Y. Fair left this morning for
Lincolnton! Co visit his brother, Mr.
Adger Fair. Dr. Fair will return to
Savannah to-morrow.
DR. FAIR'S SERMON.
A Beautiful Discourse on 44Si-
- - j ,
lent Influence" Before the
College Graduates.
LNFLUENCE OF PLEIADES.
Lovely Thoughts as Suggested
by a Beautiful Astronomical
Figure- in . Job An Original
Text Basis of the Sermon last
Night
"CansU thou bind the aweet influen
ces of Pleiades or loose the bands 0
Orion?" ' ;'V u
The above beautifol text from the
38th chapter of Job cud 31st verse, was
the theme for one of the most eloquent
discourses ever 'heard . in "Charlotte.
The speaker was the Rev. Dr. J. Y.
Fair,5 of- Savannah,' and the occasion '.
was the baccalaureate sermon deliver
ed yesterday before the graduating
class of the Presbyterian college. The
First Presbyterian church, where the
sermon was ' delivered, was crow
ded. The main auditorium,
the Sunday school rrcm and the .
gallery were. filled with fascinated lis
teners, eagff. to' catch every word 'ut- .
tered by this' beloved minister. The
speaker said that in ail creation there
was a beautiful, sweet, silent influence
that was stronger and more potent
than others. In. jnature this was true
in fact in all the handiwork of the
great Creator there was to be seen the
workings of this sweet silent influence.
In the home where virtue receives its
first schooling, there the sweet silent
influence of the godly mother U felt.
There it is that virtue receives its just
reward and- paves tihe. way for the
bright crown that will adorn this price
less jewel in the end. In the starlit
heavens the great Creator has written
on' the ; clouds the word, silence.
Across the rainbow silence is a'so writ-
,-ten. '" Ja facttbrpaghput the created
worlds God, itReeinsr ar4 ' emphasize ' '
the 'beauty ofvsilence. .-;V '
"On a beautiful marble shaiinv,th'e '
Old-Dominion one may read these
words: "Mary, the mother of Wash
ington." History gives but few such
characters as the Father of our coun
try, but what would Washington have
attained had it not been for tbe" sweet
silent influence of the godly mother in
whose memory the baautiful shaft
stands as a monument to-day. Colum
bus the great discoverer w-as powerless
t6 act without the aid 6f,a; wcmanfJt
wasthrough the-sweet jjinflvtenpe qfj, thoJ(),
Qiieenof Smln-iUj-rdwAlH , ,' !!
f 'Sfoeakina directly 'to the young ladies
Mr. Fair mid that it was well that this
season, was called the commencement
fomsjuch it was the real pommenco
mentirpf life's work. With books laid
aside; the young ladies would now en
ter upon a new and broader life. He
emphasized the , importance of the
sweet influences of home. - Make home
lovely make it the one place to be ad
mired and loved . above all others.
Assist, in so for as it is within your
power, to bring sunshine, not shadows,
into your tibme. Make the occupants
happy and at all times respect and love
the sweet silent influences thit bring
happiness on earth and heaven at last.
"WHEEL WITIHN A WHEEL."
At night1 Dr.' Fair filled the pulpit of
the Second J Presbyterian church his
former church home. The announce
ment that Dr. Fair will, at any tim?,
fill a pulpit in Charlotte, is sufficient
to pack the church. The audience
which he- faced last night was magni
ficent in size and personnel. It was a
flattering tribute to the loved min
ister. Dr. Fair is noted for
taking unusual texts and building
thereon most beautiful and original
structures in thought and word. Hi3
theme last night was "Prov
dence:" his text, Ezekiel 1:16 "A.
wheel in the middle of a wheel." The
moving wheel typified a "moving Prov
idence." The wheel turn?, revolving
on the same central axis but still it
finial of events. God's plan now i3 for
around His will, but all the while He
is uplifting; the world and making it
better. This is dene; by war and blood
shed; as well as by peace and plenty.
The "wheel within a wheel" is Goi's
special care, of his creatures. ' Not a
sparrow falletn without his kno7ledgef
God's plan "was for the world ,to move
toward the birth of Christ; the "wheel"
of the ages to move toward that great
event! the world to work toward that
finale of events. God's plan,now is for
the "wheel" to move, the world to work
toward the coming of Christ. '
The speaker . appealed especially to
the young to whom his appeals, are -never
made in vain to fall in with
God's ways of moving the wold. The
sermon was a gem. Dr. Fair'3 words
are ever like "Apples of gold in pic
tures of silver." -Beautiful thoughts
fill his mind, and. beautiful words fall
from his lips. He was heard with deep
interest morning and nght.'
AN HONEST MAN.
Mr. J. D. Collins, of the Bee Hive,
has received a letter from a man in
Morven Fn which he says: ."Several,
years ago I got in debt to you to. the
amount of three cents.,- I havei thought
of It often, and still feel that I owe it
to you. I enclose ten cents to cover
the debt" - ; - 7
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