Tfoo Ghronicle,
WELKESBORO, N. C.
TnC NBIT DUAL ALLIANCE. ,
Baltimore Sun. . ; " -
- The' agreement or alliance, between
the two island empires,. England and
Japan, just published, is, beyond ques-
, tion the most- important eventof the
decade ih-the, field of international poli-
c tics; The alle&red obiect of the new
treaty, as of Bismarck's triple alliance,
i tri TT!Mrvft t.hft -nfiftce.' The integrity
and independence of China and Korea
are mreaienea, it is eaiu,. as are
the soecial interests Eneland and Japan
" have in. those countries, To. safeguard
7"-. fYiAdA Affoinof oorrrrriooirkr Kiritrlftrirl . Anil
" Japan individually and jointly pledge
, themselves and engage to assist- eaph
- other in case either, while defending its
"more powers. . If one of the parties, to
- power the other party is to remain neu-
- tral, but is to be on tne aiert 10 prevent
.. onit-wMitt a v-m Ki n n ti rm nf t.wn nr more
powers to bulldoze either. After Japan,
"M.J.T . -r i 5t- u: --u4 vi
Dy me Treaty; oi t onuixuxicwcu-i, un
- tained Port Arthur from jnina, jtussia,
li win De.Tecaueu, oubicu jpu u vir
tue of a combination of the. German
and Trench fleets with that of Kussia.
' " A renetition of that experience Japan
- shrewdly provides against in the terms
' of the new alliance.
; The power had chiefly in view by the
parties to the alliance is no aouDt ius
.. sia. The Czar is, at this moment en
deavoring to extort from China sweep
ing and exclusive concessions in maxx
churia, against the granting of which
the ; Washington Government, it is
Chinese have hitherto granted whatever
" , Russia asked because they were terror
' -ized.' Russia made a show Of force and
China looked about in vain for powers
willing to sustain her if she should re
" sist. But the Anglo- Japanese alliance
for China's protection alters the situa-
- rinn - r!K?o. Vm nnw. if the alliance
means anything practial, friends pledg
' ed to back with force in case she refuses
to give away Manchuria, and defies
; Russia to do her worst. So also in case
. of unacceptable demands of Germany
j f 1 1 TT 1 1 " v ...... . . w
Bngland and. Japan proclaim the policy
of the open door in the East, and in
vite the support of other powers. Ac
cording to the Japanese Ambassador in
T svnrlnn . the alliance is in the creneral
m mm ' mm w m m m m w mr m- m m m m m
' interest it has no exclusive objects
and Russia itself "would be welcomed if
she desired to become a party to it.
Only such powers as cherish exclusive
aims of aggrandizement at the expense
of China or Korea can properly object
to it. .-: , 1 4 ;
: The alliance win aoupuess oziena
some of the powers, lne balance of
power in the Far East is radically
. chanced bv the close -co-operation in
ou - uuuwku V J 7
one of which has a very powerful navy
OkUA fivuvj w j
- has a large army, well trained, well
armed, and close to the scene of opera
tions. Russia is in a position to throw
many troopsinto Manchuria, but Japan
- can throw more or can putthem there
quicker, which is the same thing.
" England on the other hand, haying the
" larsrest naw and controling all the
chief coaling stations, is in a position
to prevent the f eets of other powers
.kAMminff AffoitlVO 'in "C?Q af ATT-
waters. Japan by herself, is more than
- - M.tnk anxr rf Voi" naval T-u-aroi" in
OUnaoa aaaa nunncr tn t.hn ATni1i
lence of her new ships and the nearness
- of her base. With the help of Ehg
: land, her fleet will be overwhelmingly
, strong. . Russia will accordingly think
twice before she comes to blows 1 with
the allies. This much seems , clear
that she will now perceive that she is to
fi&rht for Manchuria if she means to
persist in its acquisition; England has,
of course. "i to "expect La corresponding
- anti-English alliance in Europe,, and
' Japan will not be able to help her
' mere. Al is xui tuc juuguou iiu wuuuci
whether they are able to withstand the
. .. "r x tb .
ComDinea arms 01 Ausuia auu jd niuce,
with-Germany in a doubtful attitude or
' hostUe. ' They risk a great deal in takr
ing at last a new and decided stand
which is bound to offend . certain
' powers. A uegrtw ua uuiuuch ib caiuit
" ifail in tn?a lafsf "mnvfl wbicH Tier' re
:. t - tntaamon : liova tint orviiaf nmnl
. .. "
the world to expect. - r
A Nesro for Orator. .
jk2iJULiEt , net!., x'cw. xi. J.110 ocicv
"tion of Booker T. Washington as com-
' monAmonf. ta.v nm.tnr'fnr trie TTrriver-
. sity of Nebraska next June was an-'
nounced ; this evening by Chancellor
- Andrews. The : invitation . was 1 sent
; Washington by the faculty : and his
HWCyuuiw noo i wci luui uaj o ' agKj.
: A number of members ; of . the senior
- class which has a voice in the. choir of
to the selection of a negro and . may
make a protest at a meeting of the class
called for to-morrow - to discuss - the
matter. Chancellor Andrews says no
expression, of dissatisfaction : has - been
- J IlUtUC W U11U. - '
. is repoixea maijair. ana Mrs. ueo.
. rf p . -w ya AWVLAU AOU '
Ville durine the i cominer summerr at
" least not for a long stay; and that they
contemplate an early trip to Europe; Mr.
"IT ' v ... Mi. o . nil - f y
some at their New. TTork residence, but
they only give dinners and musicals.
They never give dances. . ' , -
J "Now, sir. Have you been married?
- fI think so wunce.".. . '. I
-'What do you mean, sir once?
T Whnm Hi1 vrn tiomr9" "...
."Awamman." 1
"Ccmej come, mow, sir; don't trifle
wiw4 , jie uuuxi. - kj. course u was a
woman; Did you ever hear of anybody
counsel.) 7
DILL ASP'S LEXTEIX.-
Atlanta Constitution. : - - -
' "I knew hinrweli, Horatio.' , A man
of : infinite ; jest and most; excellent
fancy." : -
It has been years since I met my
friend, Mark Blanford. T I see " by the
press dispatches that he is dead died
in'Colurabus last week; It grieved me
for a time, although he was old enough
to die. Eighty years is a good old age'
if the man is good. - Jfivery time one
of' these t)ld trees - falls ; it shocks : me.
lieoree Uarnes died not long ago in
Augusta, and I was grieved, ior I loved
him and 1; unconsciously 2 wnispered,
"Next I- Only three of 11s left of ; the
senate of 1866. - There were forty-four,
but the old' reaper has cut down all but
our Chief Justice Simmons, our 'chap
lain Brother Yarbrough, and myself
and I am sick . ' 1
vi But I was ruminating - about Judge
Blanford men called him Mark we
who -knew him best. - He was, as Ham'
let said of Yorick, a man of infinite
iest and most excellent- fancy. .When
the spirit moved him he could venter-
tain his friends most pleasantly and it
was our delight to. get him and Judge
Underwood and , Judge Buchanan
tofirether with Evan Howell as a teaser
and spend the evening hours "during
the session of the supreme court when
Mark was one of the judges. - During
the court hours Chief Justice Warre
was sitting there as serious and solemn
as a resoy tenan preacner unnxing in
the record and digesting the law of the
case, while Mark took in the surround
ings and absorbed the humorous side
of everything. He was a good lawyer,
but jumped to conclusions like a woman
and never saw mucn airxerence between
the plaintiff and defendant unless one
of them was a woman or a widow. One
night we visited Mark in hi3 room and
he regaled us with "his experiences in
justices' courts when he was young and
devilish. The old time justice court
was a good school for a young lawyer.
He not only practiced , law in it, but the
arts of oratory and could use big words
with impunity," for neither 1 the old
squire nor the jury knew their mean
ing, but were impressed with their
learned length and lingering sound. I
still remember the Pretman case that
Mark fehearped that night. A yankee
school teacher from the. Nutmeg state
had sued Jim Jenkins for $18 worth of
schooling for his twd boys, Troup and
Calhoun. Jenkins wouldn't pay it be
cause the two little nullifiers hadn't
Jearned anything hardly and they told
jhim that Fretman gave powerful long
Tecesses and carried on with the big
'girls amazing, especially with Sally
Amanda Jones. Fretman was a good
looking yankee, with pink cheeks and
I winning way, and was popular with the
girl scholars. Sometimes Salamander,
as they called her, diden't go out at
recess, but pretended she had some
sums to do, and wanted the teacher to
show her how. Troup said he heard
.her squeal one day, and peeped througbj
the crack and saw Fretman squeezing
Ol : ' .J I -1
01 ner. one waa a reu-neauea gai. -
Old Phil Davis was the justice court,
Mark's plea was that Fretman wasent a
scholar, and not fittin to teach, and
ithat he couldent read writin nor write
xeadin nor spell all the words in Daniel
Webster's blue-black spellin . book, and
pe made a motion to put him On the
stand and spell him. Fretman's law
jyer fought it, but the old squire Said he
must spell. Fretman was scared. He
trembled all over like a cold, wet dog.
"Spell Phthisic," said Mark, and he
ppelt it correctly. He then: spelt him
right alohg on all sorts of big words
! 3 1" All 1 JM 1 1m I
nu uiuo -wwiuis auu wurua, ana
terwordsi but Fretman never missed
til finally Mark says, "Now spell
Onipompynusuk. ' ' Fretman ; drew i a
ong breath and jsaid it wasent in the
k. But Mark proved by an old
ireachir that it was in his book, and so
Id Phil spoke up and said: "Mr.
retman, you must spell it sir." He
as then sweating like a run-down filly.
e took one pass at it and missed.
You can come down sir," said Mark;
'you've- lost your case. " And sure
lough old Phil gave . a ludgement
igainst him and he had the cost to pay.
Jut he was good grit, for he stuck to
lis school and his Salamander.
At the next court Mark moved to
onsuit a doctor who had sued afeller,
nd he filed a plea of mal -practice and
emanded a profert ; of his diploma.
The doctor said he had one ; at home,
jeind begged for time to go after it. Old
ml gave him time, and he rode 1 6
ilea and back as hard as he could lick
t; and shook it in Mark's face tnum-
hantly. Mark smiled and said : f 'Now,
doctor, please take the stand and trans-
tethis furrin language into English,
that his honor may know whether it
s a diploma or not. It looks to . me
ike an old revolutionary grant of land."
31 course the doctbr couldent -translate
t, and he lost his case in a jiffy. I
on't beheve we have as good anecdotes
ow as we use to have : I: don't know
nybody who has taken the : place - of
owell Cobb and Charles J. McDonald
nd Cincinnatus Peoples and ; Hope
ull and the others I - have already
amed. I am writing about them now
ecause I am sick and it cheers me to
hink of them.- -If is were not for the
right little grandchildren who come
to 8de. me I should go to bed and give
bp the ship. For two weeks I have had
he grip and am a nuisance blowing
and coughing and sneezing and wheez
ing, ; my head : a fountain and mine
eyes rivers of tears and nobody - cares
very much, but they dose me with
buimneand bromide and calomel, and,
at last - prescribed castor oil and tur
pentine. I rebelled, but they brought
hie something in a cup that they said
was the white of an vegg- and sherry
Wine, and so ,-1 ; gulped it down and
bund it was castor oil. - My head
aches, I want a dozen holes bored in it
.and a dozen corkscrews to pull the stuff
but. Sick as I am, my wife laughs at
me and Bays if I expect to rate as a gen
tleman I had better' be more careful
how I expectorate and she made me an
old-fashioned honeyvstew and I'm try
ing that now. - It's the .weather the
horrid old weather that has flopped over
on us from yankee land. - -r
: Every old veteran who has the '. grip
in bad weather ought to . have some
body to tell him stories or some chil
dren to play around and cheer him up
with their merriment. The old Persian
monarch, Harun al Raschid, was -: kept
alive,. by .listening. , to the beautiful
stories in the Arabian Nights. Certain
it is ;J don't hanker -after serious or
mournful company. I've coughed until
I am' almost . a coffin. I'm like that
bad boy, who got to saying damn it and
his father whipped -him for it and so
one day he asked his father if there was
any harm in saying "cofferdam."
"No. of course - not," ' said the old
man. V Why doVou ask Y
"Because," said hef '.'the old cow
has swallowed a cob and is about " to
cofferdam head off." -
. My daughter regales mewith anec
dotes and my wife feeds me on anti
dates and so l am worrying along wait
ing for the spring, rlf I can live a
month longer I will get well.
Bill Arp.
FOR SOUTHERN TEXT BOOKS.
Atlanta Constitution. -
An effort will be made at Charleston
next Tuesday to organize a movement
for the ; establishment of a southern
publishing house for school text books.
ine project nas receivea coraiai m-
dorsements from leading educators and
piewspapers of the south. There can be
no debate about the desirableness -of
realizing the project.
The southern states, with five mil
lions of children in the schools, are
almost entirley shut up to the products
of northern publishers in the matter of
text books. They cover this section
with their agents and agencies and
swarm about every local and state board
that has to deal with the adoption of
text books for our schools. Their
books may be good enough in pedagog
ical construction and mechanical make
up, but that furnishes no argument
against the production of equally good
books in the south and the keeping at
home of the ten to fifteen millions of
dollars annually sent north for the sup
plies of our common schools.
This is not a matter of sentiment
only, but of practical business sense.
The south lags in literature and book
making because of the fierce competi
tion of the great monopolists -in these
lines that; have grown up in the east
and north. We have the men and wo
men competent to write school text
books peculiarly adapted to our needs,
and we ought not longer to be without
the mean of; encouraging their work
and build up a great home publishing
plant out of the patronage we now give
away of necessity to strangers.
It is sincerely to be hoped that -the
Charleston meeting will result in a
practical plan that will move steadily to
the desired consummation. Atlanta is
the place for the location of such an
industry and our enterprising citizens
should see to it that her bid is such a
one as the gentlemen ' concerned can
not and will hot ignore.
AlHappy Enoch Ardn.
Tampa (Fla.) Herald.
;Kome 29 years ago A. C. Teston,
then but 20 years of age, led to the
altar Julia Fillmon, in Pasco county,
Florida, where they lived for some
time, finally removing to Jesup, Ga.
Here fortune frowned on young Teston
from time to time, and 10 years later
he left his home and family, consisting
of a wife and five chilnren, and sought
the gold fields of. Calif orma to catch
Dame Fortune's smile. Years passed
by, and the wife and children heard
nothing from the absent husband and
fatherland they finally returned to
Florida, fully convinced that r he was
dead. Eight years ago Mrs. Teston,
believing, of course, she was a widow,
was married to T. C. Dormany, of Bar
tow, and since that time lias been living
with him in that city. Teston in the
meantime had heard of 1 his wif e s re
marriage, Continued to stay away, and
incidentally amassed a small fortune,
having been very successful in his
mining operations. Some 10 days ago,
however,-; he decided to return to his
old " home, and landed in Tarpon
Springs, -where ; he has a married
daughter, llis wife heard of his re
turn and they have decided to be united
again, as her second marriage is illegal,
having been contracted under the im
pression that husband No. 1 was dead.
Mr. Teston is now visiting his daughter,
Mrs. L. C. Wells, and will be in Tampa
in a few days with a view to locating
here. So delighted was he at his recon
cilliation with his wife and family he
has presented each of them with a thou-
sand dollars in gold as a souvenir of
the happy : events. Mr. ; Dormeny,
while regretting the incident that loses
to him his wife, will yield gracefully to
the inevitable. - -
: r'Por thePe ople toDeelde.1;
From Secretary Longs Lincoln Day Speech
in Boston. r. , -
This is the work not of a ay, but of
a generation. ; uui wnen . ine time
comes that the trust is executed and
the ability ' of the ' Filipinos ' for ; self-
government is assured, then the ques
tion of their political status will be for
the people of those - islands themselves
to decide Whether they will walk
alone and independent, or whether they
will walk , hand-in-hand . with us. as
Canada walks .with England, they
whoever they shall then be will de
cide. And as England respects - the
wishes of Canada in this regard, so
shall we then respect, and bught to re
snect, the, wishes of the Philippines.
The darkest hour in the history of
any young man. is when he sits" down
to study how to get money without
honestly earning it. Horace Greeley.
ifiTIIB TWENTT-TQiaO PSALM. -
Tne might of God's enfolding arms my foes and
, fears alike will daunt; - . - '
His mercy brims my cup; He is my. shepherd
. , and I shall not want. -r t
E'en thongh my bread be- but a crust, my roof
v 1 be mean, my fire burn low, V - "
His love will fill my soul with peace, my heart
; with a diviner glow. - : - '
Through pastures sweet with scented bloom His
- presence leadeth me; -.
In running brooks and waters still His unremit
ting care I see. S,' . "-.
Yea, when I walk within the vale where death's
- - - black shadow glooms the way,
I shall not fear; the Lord my God will guide my
" feeXand be my stay.
Beyond that vale no heart is torn, no eye with
tears of anguish wet;
His word it Is the solid rock whereon my house
of hope is set. ...
O long and long the way He leads His children
. v to their destined place; : '
A-manysuns must rise and sink ere we . may
look upon His face: ; ;
But sometime, belt e'er so far, the way will lead
to His door, - 4 ' ;
And we will bide at' His dear side forever and
forevermore. 1: t
Frank Putnam, ia National Magazine.
Don't Depend Entirely on Cotton
Georgia Home Journal.
.. Houston farmers haye learnei by-
personal experience that they cannot
secure profit if they produce cotton
with which to buy corn, meat Or any
other farm product needed. -
They have also learned that Ihey
sell many things that a few years ago
they thought were unsalable at profita
ble prices. -----
Kecently hay by. the car load, meat
by the wagon load, cows by the drove,
sirup in barrels, corn and peas in large
quantities -have ..been sold in Macon
and other cities at profitable prices.
: Having learned these things, Hous
ton farmers have prontedLand will con
tinue to do so by means of this experi
ence.
.. Just now it seems that circumstances
and conditions are conspiringto .curtail
the cotton acreage and increase the
provision and provender crops. At
any ra.te, our farmers are determined
that there shall be plentiful crops of all
products needed on the farm, and some
to sell, if their efforts and the seasons
can be satisfactorily assimilated.
A Georgla'Sor on Spring.
Atlanta Constitution.
Spring is the most pleasantest season
of the year, 'cept Christmas an Fo'th
July. It is then that Ma tells Fa to
take down the stovepipe an' the stove
pipe breaks in two or three pieces, an
the sut falls on Pa's head an' runs
down his neck, an' Pa says darn the
stovepipe an' Ma stops her ears an
saye he'll never git to heaven if he
don't keep his mouth shut. In spring
time Pa takes me fishin', an' says the
best way to carry bait is in a jug, as
the bait might wiggle out . of a can.
Then he tells me tqlish, while he keeps
the flies-off the jug, and when evenin'
comes, an' its time to go home, Pa
says he's so tired that he wish I'd run
Home an' tell the hired man to fetch
a wheelbarrow for him. An' when he
gits Home he tells Ma that he reckons
he's boss of that house; an Ha takes
him by the ear and-leads him to bed.
Yes, spring is the most pleasantest sea
son of the year.
His Definition of Eternity.
Washington Post.
' 'The best illustration of arhat eternity
is, with its endless flight of; time," said
a Western member of Congress the
other day, "was one I heard given; by
a preacher who was conducting a re
vival at a Colorado mining camp. Hie
revival had been well attended, but
there was a poor harvest of souls, and the
rough old preacher depicted the joys of
heaven and the tortures of hell with dis
couraging results. One evening he
announced that the revival would close
with that meeting unless the sinners
showed a desire to repent. He then
depicted the sufferings of the lost, and
in telling them how long' it would be
fore they would be freed from their en
vironment of brimstone and hell, he
said:
' ' 'You will suffer for aU eternity. Do
you know what that ' means f I'll telr
you. If a little sparrow "was to dip his
bill in the Atlantic ocean and take one
bop a day and hop across the country
and put that drop in the Pacific ocean
and then ; hop back to the Atlantic,
one hop a day, and if he kept that up
until the Atlantic was dry as-a bone, it
wouldn't be sun-up in hell.'.'
"It isn't necessary to add : that
mourners came to the bench that night
and the meeting continued for some
time." - ..
Up to the Limit.
Kansas City Journal. .
Several years ago a Southern Kansas
politician who had an excellent reputa
tion for not paying his debts found him
self a defendant in a lawsuit. He em
ployed Archie Williams, now general
attorney ior the Union Pacific, to de
fend him . . Williams won the ; case.
After the verdict ior the defendant was
returned, the politician asked Mr. Wil
liams the amount of his fee. - -
"It is $200," said Williams. ' '
"Great Scott, Archie," said the poli
tician, "that isn't enough. ' Why, you
earned $1,000, and you must make out
your bill for that amount." -
"No, 1 won't do it, replied 'Wil
liams. "I am too poor a man. Two
bundred is all I can afford to lose." "
Are vou roine to marrv when vou
grow up?" asked a visitor of 5-years-old
Bessie. : -'"' " .
"No." was the reDlv. "I'm croiner to
Ka a widow, because thev alwavs have
such pretty, black clothes and look so
happy." 1
- : A W J w it
Mexico, intends to retire within " six
months and : that General Beyes will
succeed him. z - ' "' :
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
LESSON VIII, FIRST QUARTER7 INTER
. - NATIONAL SERIES, FEB. 23.
Text tne I.e..on, Act. X-l.
Memory Ve. T. 8-Golden Text,
Matt, x, 2S-Comnentary Prepared
I y Rev. D. M. Stearns.'
Copyright. 1902, by Amerin Pre 'Association. J
1, 2. wIt Is not reason , that we should
leave the word of God and serve tables.
This was the decision of the twelve, when
there began to Be some murmuring among
SeSes concerning the daibminis.
tration of things temporal. As the num
of the diSples multiplied , it could
hlrdly be expected that in these newborn
Sabes there would ot be .anlff
phases of the old nature, some of the
IVrkB of the flesh, such as wrath, strife
surgings and such like (Gal. v 2- n
Peter. James and John mtght remember
ouite a number of things in their own
SvS even after they had been a year
twowith Christ, which were of the Aesh
S ot of the spirit; so it to behoped.
that- while they- determined that ; they
could not take time to see to these seem
ingly unspiritual affairs they were patient
with the murmurers. ; . . . -
0 4 We will give ourselves continu
ally to prayer and to the ministry of the
word." They would not serve tables, bu
they would pray and search and teach
the ' word. They recognized j the impor
tance and the difficulty of attending to
the daily ministration; for they saw the
necessity of a committee of honest report,
f ull f the Holy Ghost and wisdom. -;
5, 6. They chose Stephen, a man full
of faith and of the Holy Ghost, and
Philip." The other five are not men
tioned again after this verse, which is not
necessarily anything against them. Philip
is mentioned sixteen . times and , Stephen,
Who became the first martyr for Christ,
is mentioned seven times. If the mind
of the majority is a correct guide, then
the appointing of this committee was
the proper thing, for the suggestion pleas
ed the whole multitude. There was some
thing in those days in the laying on of
hands tl Tim. iv. 14: II Tim.!i. 6), but it
was not confined to the hands of the
apostles (Acts, ix, 17; xiii, 3), The lay
ing on of hands in our day-is not unhk
the shaking of hands"; sometimes there are
life and inspiration and sometimes a chilL
Barnabas, the -son of consolation, waa
like Stephen, a man full of. the Holy
Ghost and of faith (chapter xi, 24). There
is no reason why each believer should not
be so filled: - ; ( ,
7, 8. "And Stephen, full of faith and
power, did great wonders andi miracles
among the people." The word of God in-,
creased, or, as in xii, 24, "grew and mul
tiplied," and in xix, 20, "grew ' mightily
and prevailed." The number of the disci
ples multiplied greatly in Jerusalem, . and
a great company of the priests became be
lievers. It was truly a great and mighty
work of the Spirit of God and '"was ; not
confined , to the apostles, for Stephen,
willing to serve tables, was greatly used,
God working wonders "and miracles by
him. The gospel is the power of God
unto salvation to every one that be
lieveth (Rom. J, 16), and as the word is
preached the Spirit works, convincing of
sin and ; righteousness -and :- judgment.
When a servant of Christ preaches the
word of God, he has a right; to believe
that it will accomplish His pleasure and
never return to Him void (Isa. lr, 11).
We may learn a lesson of assurance from
the devil In this matter, for when he
sowed his tares he seems to have had . nti
anxiety about their growth, for he. went
his way.- sure that ; they would grow
(Matt. xiii. 25). Let us hare faith in God
that He will" take care of His own word
and that' no word from God shall be void
of power (Luke i. 37. R. V). . -
9,w10. "They were not able to resist the
wisdom and the spirit , by ; which - - he
spake." The Lord Jesus had; promised
a mouth and wisdom which no adversary
could gainsay or resist-Luke xxi,: 15),
and this was a fulfillment of His promise.
The wisdom was the wisdom of God and
the spirit was the Spirit of GodAs with
the Lord Jesus the words and. works were
all the leather's, so in these Spirit filled
men the Words and works were all the
Lord's (John xi v, 10; xviC 13). We think
of the night in. Gethsemane when, in re
ply to their saying thatThey sought Jesus
of Nazareth, He simply said, "I am,"
and they :. went backward and fell ; tothe
ground. - It was the ; same word that
healed the leper, cast out demons, rebuk
ed fevers and all manner of disease, still
ed the storm and, away back in the begin
ning, created all things. What do we
know of the power of His word in us or
through us, or of the experience of Paul
in these words: "Striving according to
His working which worketh in me might
ily? (Col. I. 29.) .
11, 12. They caught him and brought
him to, the council' The adversary can
stand ten thousand ordinary believers of
the Laodicean ' stamp and be not a whit
afraid of them, but let a Peter or a
Stephen, filled with the Spirit, stand bold
ly for Christ and the resurrection, and the
devil will do his best to stop theml ; The
power of God in Stephen was more than
Satan could put up with, and so he stirs
up the rulers and the people to iie about
him and to arrest him. -
13, 14. "And set up false witnesses."
So Jezebel did to Naboth, and so these
same rulers did to our , Lord J Jesus. It
was written concerning Him, "False
witnesses did .rise up; they laid to My
charge things that I knew not." They
that hate Me without a . cause are more
than the, hairs of Mine head; they that
would? destroy; Me being Mine enemies
wrongfully, are mighty". (Ps. ; xxxv, f 11;
Wx, 4). We must; if we follow Him
fully, expect the same treatment He re
ceived," for all that wiU live godly in
Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution" (II
Tim. Hi, 12), and He Himself said, "If
they have persecuted Me, they' will also
persecute you" (John xv, 20). .
15. "And all that sat in the council,
looking steadfastly on himsaw his face
as it had been the face of an angeL" He
was no doubt ihlnkiDg of the Lord Jesus
and ail that Christ had endured for him.
By faith - he saw Christ and 1 not these
wicked witnesses or rulers, and the glory
of Christ was seen upon him. We are
apt to think It" very hard when people
wrongfully accuse us and lav , to An.
charge things, we know not, but we should-
consmer it as blessed fellowship with
Christ, remembering His own words,
"Blessed are ye when men shall revile
you and persecute you and shall say all
manner of evil against yon falsely for My
sake; rejoice and be exceeding glad, . for
great is your reward in heaven" '(Matt,
v, 11, 12). : Some associate this angel-like
appearance of Stephen with the time of
his martyrdom, but it was before he gave
his address to.the coundL Maywe ever
so see Jesus that ' we shall reflect His
glory. . T - -
CVEB1T FACliLTY SnOUlD IIAVfi
Adam S. Desmond in Success.
Many people stprt in life greatly
handicapped. They do not fit into
their surroundings, or else they have
not taken into account their heredi
tary tendencies and the effect of their
occupation upon some of their consti
tutional" weaknesses. ..They are in
some way placed at great disadvant
age in the race for success.
A youth, for instance who has a
riaturally weak heart engages in an
occupation which , necessitates' severe
muscular exertion, or great mental
strain, and, of course, he fails.
vV-M en who have a tendency to com
sumption where the air is hot and
close and nearly: always impure, or
where z they; are exposed to a con
stantly, wet or damp atn osphere, and
are shut off from the light-giving sun
light; -ISuch people should avoid, as
much as possible, working ib. cellars.
Those who have a strong rheumatic
tendency engage in business where
Kav tirn iFxnosed to th a wt. anH .Um..
w T C . . w - uu v. ua UI
as iii the army, or- else they follow
the occupation, of a policeman, or
bostrhan, etc. People of very delicate
physiqu? s often expose themselves to
great extremes of heat and cold ; n s
for instance,' in marine engineering,
or in manufacturing w'nich requins
exposure to 'high temperature.
Statistics show that printers, shoe
makers, tailors, chemists, druggists,
railway employees, coachmen, etc'
have high mortality, especially when
they have inherited weaknesses which
are aggravated by these occupations.
It is said that the death rate frcm cir
culatory diseases;! is especially high
among grocers and shoemakers of low
vitality and weak heart-action.
- A young man with a de icate, con
sumptive constitution, who studies
medicine, takes a Erreat risk, ite-t 'until
of the irregular hours, the exposure
and exhaustive duties of a physician.
Clerkships are dangerous q Is j for their
tendencies to stooping and lack of
exercise; The occupation i f a printer,
a cutler, a tile-maker, or a brakeman,
is said to be especially dangerous for
those who have a consumptiye tendency.-
Those , who . have weak digestions
should avoid occupations where irreg
ularity of meals is unavoidable, and
where loss of sleep and coarse food
are necessary, or cannot be avoided.
Young men with Weak wills, who
nave very little self-control, should
avoid occupations which involve great
temptation, as in selling spirituous
liquors or working in hotels, etc.
Commercial travelers are especially
open to very great temptations, as
they have no homes, and stop here
and there in places along their routes.
.The clergy: are' the longest-lived
persons, even longer than the farmers.
This is. due largely to their healthy
occupation, good food, and, as a rule,
the absence of all the wearing and
grinding and annoying things which
whittle away a business man's
life. Furthermore, high ideals and
good moral living are conducive to
longevity.
Dr. Ogle, a great English authority,
says that the lowest mortality is not
only experienced by the clergy, but
also that tms mortality is still tend
ing -to decrease. It is noticeable,
however, he says, that the mortality
of Catholic priests is very high; per
haps celibacy affects the proportion.
No parent would think of advising
a son who has lost one arm to engage
in an occupation which requires the
use of two; hf wou"d think it ridicu
lous to' advise him tn work on a rail-
roaa as a civil engineer, no one wouia .
think of advising a son who. has lott !
one eye, or who has defective eye -sight,
to become an engraver or un
dertake any work which requires
especially good eyes. But these
same parents' do not hesitate to
recommend a son who has not the
slightest idea of logical distinctions,
or of legal accuraen, to choose the
profession of laW, or to advise a weak
and delicate s n to take a clerkship
behind a counter, or else to work at
obliged tQ be out of the sunlight, i
A barber told me, recently, that
his ambition and taste pointed toward
music, but that his father had taken
from him his violin which he had
bought only after ; great self-denial.
His father would not allow him to
study or practice the art which haunt
ed his dreams and which spoke in
every fiber of his being.
Hnnirry Ulan Dies After Eating a meal
N. Y. Sun.
- Shivering with the'cold and in want
of something to eat, Patrick Bean, 65
years old, of 531 Myrtle avenue, Brook
lyn, called yesterday at the home of
James P. Kearney ' of 893 Kent avenue
and begged for; food After eating he
was.taken ill. A hungry call was sei t
to the Williamburg Hospital, but Bean
died before the ambulance came. It is
thought that his stomach was so weak
that it was unable to" assimilate the
food. -
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!: ; Jllrs. martin' OpptnnIty.
Tld-Blts. 41 : -
Mr. . Martin was talking at the din
ner tablet in his usual clever manner,
about the inconsistency of women.
"These young ladies who protest that
they are never going to marry I" he
broke out "Everybody knows they
will belie their own words at the veiy
first opportunity."
; He-paused, and evidently hoped that
Mrs. Martin would come to the rescue
of her sex ;;but that discreet woman
held her tongue.
"Why, Mary," he continued, "you
remember how it was with yourself. I
have heard you say more than once
that you wouldn't marry the best man
"Well, I didn't," said Mrs. Martin