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Points and Paragraphs of Things
Frecsnt, Fast and Future.
More than once we bava suggested
that one of the good results of the free
rural mail delivery system, will be the
tendency to make the country people
more content with their surroundings.
This we have tried to point out, will
bare the tendency to stop the moving
of so many people from the country
lo the towns and cities.
Congressman John D. Bellamy was
in Raleigh a few days ago, and being
interviewed by a News and Observer
reporter he expressed the following
opinion of the rural delivery servi ce :
"I have become an ardent advocate
of this service. For the last thirty
years there has arisen a disposition in
our country people to leave the farms
and flock to the towns. Many allege
their reason is to get the benefit oi
daily mails and better school privil
eges. Now since the educational
awakening has come over our State,
we have the schools in the country,
and now with rural free delivery we
have the dally mails, thus making the
country as desirable to live in as the
towns.
"I belieye we can look for much im
provement in the country when the
farmer boys and girls become satisfied
with their homes, which have all the
advantages of town life."
It has been given out that the fire
insurance companies have arbitrarily
raised the rate on fire insurance in
North Carolina 25 per cent. In view
of the fact that the insurance
companies have made "large
profits rom thair business in North
Carolina during the past few years,
and ought to reduce their rates rather
than increase them, there is a strong
disposition in the State to foster home
companies and thus save the money lo
our own people.
This would be wise and economical.
The News and Observer gives the
lollowiug interesting figures and com
ments :
"Let us look at the receipts and losses
in North Carolina during the past
three years :
RECEIPTS FROM PREMIUMS. -
I8DS x $ 1,006,774.5 3
1899 1,158,669.8 9
1900 1,342,2 65.2 8
Total receipts
..$ 3,507,710.10
PAID FOR LOSSES.
.? 470,096.55
..... 492,522.19
579,292.58
1898
1S99
1900
Total losses . . . 1,5 41,911.32
This leaves a clear profit (except
expenses) for three years to the in
surance companies after paying losses
for three years of $1, 965,798.78.
The losses by fire in North Carolina
have been less during 1901 than for
any ye;ir since the Insurance Depart
ment has been established. The ratio
of loss went as low as 40, whereas three
years aeo it was 60.
These fitjnrej speak Irurnpefc-tongued
against the arbitrary increa39 of the
rates in North Carolina, and they
ought to secure a reversal of ihe order
ire posing the increase. If in three
years the profits on fire insurance bmi-
nees has 1 een $2,000,000, why should
not North Carolina have more homo
companies? By encouracing home
companies the people are building
up agencies that will save them from
large increa&esNwhich follow large losses
in great Northern cities."
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PLEASANT FIELDS DF HOLY WRIT
Save for my daily range
Among the pleasant fields of Holy Writ,
I might despair. Tennyson.
International Sunday-School Lesson.
FIRST QUARTER.LESSON XI. MARCH 16
1902. ACTS VIII, 29-39;
THE ETHIOPIAN CONVERTED
Copyright, Davis W. Clark.
We may never know how the dusky
proselyte was first converted lo the
Hebrew faith. The Jews were already
scattered far and wide, especially in the
capitals and commercial centers of the
world. TheE, as now, they were
money-lenders. Perhaps it was in bis
capacity as treasurer of the Abyssinian
Empire be came in contact with some
first-century Rothschild, who was in
tent upon doing good as well as getting
a high premium on his money. Over
the bonds and consuls the Hebrew may
have peered into the Ethiopian's heart,
and, discovering its noble traits, covet
ed them for God. He may have pav
ed the way to conversation by unfold
ing the miraculous history of Israel,
in which no intellligent person fails to
be irteresled, and of whose truth few,
if any, candid minds fail to be con
vinced. Or the motives of the unknown
proselyter may have been mixed, or
even wholly bad. He may haye been
one who deserved Jesus' scatching re
buke. But whatever the incentive of
the sectarist may have been, the prose
lyte was a notable and noble accession
to the Hebrew Church.
He showed the genuineness of his
conversation by the long journey,
which he took at his first opportunity
to the seat of his newfound faith. It
was some three thousand miles to Je
rusalem and back. Yet this happy
convert, to whom tradition" gives the
name of Judich, hesitated not at the
toil and expense. As his chariot rol
led along the banks of the Nile, under
the tapering shadow of obelisk
and pyramid, and by len-'ple
and treasure-city, no doubt he
thought, it he did not exclaim : ''This
is that Egypt where God did thofc
wonders lor his people, and for which
he delivered them with an outstretced
arm v
Another evidence of the dpth and
sincerity of his interest was the length
of time he tarried in Jerusalem. He
had gone up to the Feast of Pentecost,
but we find him staying on through
the martyrdom of Stephen and the
conversation of Samaria not, how
ever,, that he was concerned in these
events, even if ha was aware of them.
Still a stronger evidence : He pur
chased a copy ot the Hebrew Scrip
tures ; and it cost him a email fortune
no doubt. Jt was to be no center-table
ornament in his Nubian palace, either
It was for use. Indeed he could not
wait until he reached home ; but, in
his jolting chariot on that rough
Judaan road, he was reading, not sel
fishly to himseif either, but out loud,
so that his charioteer and whole caval
cade might have the advantage.
There goes the Bible-reading Ethiop
ian. But now another person breaks
in upon the scene. How strange
unreasonable, in fact the providen
ces of God olten appear ! The revival
in Samaria was at its height. Its gen
uineness had been confirmed by the
apostles in the bestowal of miraculous
gifts. It seemed as if no one conld
shepherd the converts so well as the
evangelist who had first brought them
to Christ. But the Spirit called Philip
away , and that, too, not to another
populous city, but to a desert way. '
In this incident it is as if the cur
tain were lifted, and wo could see the
band of God shaping events according
to his will. The paths of these two
men the devout and inquiring noble
man and the holy evangelist are
made to converge. They come into
actual conjuclion at the precise mo
ment when the nobleman's eye is on
the passage which, more than any
other, contains the gist of the gospel.
And the Spirit said to Philip: "Go
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Frostbites, Danp, Sweating, r.l:en
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near and join thvsell to this el t.
The man who, the day before, h2d giv
on instant obedience to the unaccoun
table command of the Spirit, and had
exchangel the stirring scenes and op
portunities of a great awakening for
a solitary post on a road through a
desert, did not hesitate now, though he
could plainly see tfiat the traveler was
a prince and a foreigner.
There was a witticism, a play on
words, in Philip's address to the
Ethiopian, which is lost in the trans
lation. He said : "Do you know what
you know?" The -wit of Philip was
the edge of the wedge that opened the
Nubian prince's heart wide to the gos
pel. The question anticipated a negative
answer, and recelyed it : "How can I,
except some man should guide me?"
The Ethiopian Is a lovely example ol
the sincere inquirer after truth, No
penknife of a destructive critic was in
hi3 hand. Nor was he asking with
Pilate's cold superciliousness, "What
is truth?" He had become a little
child docile, loving, trustful, of whom
Jesus said, "Of such is the kingdom.
He bade the chariot stand still. He
took up the tramp, coyered with the
sweat and dust of his long and hasty
journey afoot. He seated him upon
the gorgeous upholstery of his Egyp
tian chariot, and, oblivions to the fact
that the eyes of all his attendants were
upon him, he bent over the old yellow
aeptuagint manuscript with the un
known and wayfaring man. The place
where he was reading was, "He was
led as a sheep to the slaughter," and
his utter confusion of mind wae betray
ed by the question, "Of whom speak
eth the prophet this of himself or of
some other man?"
Then Philip opened his mouth, tak
ing that very verse as a text, and (liter
ally) "declared to him the glad tidings,
Jesus." The Ethiopian saw, believed,
was baptized. That chariot was trans
muled into a car of salvation. On it
rolled, with its load more precious
than the ivory and gold of a continent.
It. rolled a thousand miles up the Nile,
and carried the gospel to the heart of
Nubia, where, in spite of the unfriend-
liest environment, it has remained in
trenched ever since.
THE TEACHER'S LANTERN
Special proyidence and missions
The"historic summer shower and the
'hay-stack prayer-meeting," in which
the American Board of Commissioners
for Foreign Missions had its origin.
The conversion of the Wyandot In.
dians under John Stewart. Tne
opening of the zenanas of India "by a
woman's needle." (See Pearson's "Cris
is of Missions."")
Contrast the probable expensiye
ness of the Ethiopian's Bible and the
cheapness of Bibles to-day. The scar
city of Bibles then ; present abundance
of them.
The use and limits of wit and humor
in the pu'pit and in Christian work
Wit a characteristic ot the pioneer
preachers, and the greatest possible aid
to them in their frequent emergencies.
The missionary cause of to-day is
the perpetuation of Philip's effort. It
transmutes the chariots of commerce
into cars of salvation, freighted with
priceless wares of grace, and sends
them rolling toward the heart of great
continents.
"He arose and went." In the quad
raugle of those four words is compress-
a world of obedience, leith. courage.
The Ethiopian had no disposition to
be a clandestine follower even of the
despised Nazarene. No motives ot pol
icy control his action. He does not
question, "What would my royal mis
tress eay : "How would this affect my
tenure of office?" He put his light on
the lamnstand offthe palace. In its
shining his queenly mistress and all
her subjects may have found life.
Last time I ever taw Bishop Simp
son was on a train, returning (rem a
session or a Conference, lhecar was
crowded with preachers. There was the
usual fusillade of wit and argument
The bishoo was obliyious to all.
Turned toward the window, and under
cover of his student stoop, he was
reading a little, well-worn Bib'e. The
Bible is the bett ot traveling compan
ions. . . - The expression, "join
thyself to this chariot," has had a
special significance to me since, In the
south of Daly, a inedicant mons put
his hand upon the fonder of my car
riage aud half supported'his weight as
ho ran alongside begging. In seme
such manner, but with a nobler pu r
pose, Philip joined himself to the
chariot
Pyny-BalMm Stop tly TtflMlng.
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ABOUT PEARL?.
How to Find and How to Value
Them.
Copyrtcght 1900, by HERMAN MYER,
Pearl Expert of 41 and 43 Maiden Lane, New
York City.
Section IV.
Pearls should not be carried loose
in the pocket, or in a paper or tin box.
The best way is to fld (not roll) them
in a piece of good strong tough paper.
If tissue paptr can be easily obtained
fold fine ones separately in il first, and
then in a tougher paper. Tough
paper is not necessarily thick, but
paper hard to tear. They can then be
sent by ordinary registered letter or by
express in a good tough envelope to
any part of the United States with the
utmost safety.
Pearls are a life-study in themselves,
and a man must handle many hundreds
daily in order to be fully conversant
with their value.
In pearls, as well as in any other
thing in commerce, a man shojuld at
tempt to reach headquarters as far as
possible, and the man who sees pearls
every day, from all localities, and who
thoroughly understands the market
and the fashions, is prepared to do
more for you by advice and by price
than the men who only handle a pearl
occasionally.
Now just a short resume : Only
good shaped pearls which are bright
have much value. Those which are of
good shape and medium bright have a
.little value. They are found in the
flesh ot the mussel or fresh water clam,
inside the live shells. They should be
carefully wrapped when sent by mail.
To get the best value you should send
them to a man who makes a specialty
of handling pearls. Pearl work can be
done at odd times, and it pays about
three times as much as any other form
of labor, provided that you have the
courage to slick at it for a few hours
until you get your first good pearl.
Remember, perseverance wins. Keep
at it ; you are sure to be well rewarded.
We should feel proud of our belov
peculiar to women, severe bearing-down
pains, and continual headache.
"After using five bottles of Peruna I
was as well and strong as ever." Miss
Millie Baker.
Mrs. Nellie Blyler, 670 W. Twentieth
street, Chicago, 111., President of the
Ladies of the G. A. R., has the following
to say about Peruna :
Gentlemen "I recommend Peruna
especially for women as it promptly
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MRS. NELLIE BLYLER.
Mrs. W. A. Allison, Assist. Matron of
Peoples Hospital, 758 Sheffield avenue,
Chicago, 111., writes :
" have had frequent opportunities
to observe the wonderful curative ef
ed country, when we remember that it
produces so liberally those beautiful
gems in such great variety and pro
lusion. The most exquisite colored
pearls in the world are found in Amer
ica, and some ol our white pearls sur
pass any other white ones. Prejudice
against home product prevents their
price equaling oriental pearls.
Pearls are the only gem given us by
animal nature, the most beautiful of
all. Other gems are the products of
mineral nature. As our sore trials
bring us good re3ults when rightly
borne, so the euffering of the poor
mussel yields the shimmering pearl.
Only two books hav ever been writ
ten cn the subject of pearls ; only on3
by an American Var.e Simmonds.
Mr. Simmonds is well known as a man
who knows how to fish for p?arls, and
how to write about them. He has Is
sued a beautiful booklet on ti e subject.
It is called "Freeh Water Pearls," and
is most interesting lo all, and doubly
interesting and useful to a pearl fisher.
Its price is merely nominal, while the
value is great.
It has been my lifelong duty and
pleasure to answer ireely all letters
from pearl men regarding pearls and
how to get them. You will receive a
prompt and courteous reply to any
letter you write me. Xo charge is ever
made for such information. Study
over these articles well, and if there is
anything that you do not understand,
write me frankly. But it woud be
much wiser to go to the river and give
the woik a good fair trial and learn
what you can, and then send on your
first results for an examination and re
port of their value and of what they
indicate is to be expected by longer
search.
Theraare no rules, regulations or
laws against fishing for the?e shells in
any manner at any lime and place you
desire. Two bills were introduced .n
the United States Congress last winter
to put a slop to all pearl fishing. But
the pearl fisherman h is always found
me to be his fr.end. Iat once dis
covered these bills3 were introduced by
fects of Peruna. It alleviates pain
and soreness, increases the appetite
and so tones up the entire system thai
the patient quickly regains strength
and health." Mrs. V. A. Allison. .
Free Homo Advice.
In view of the great multitude of
women suffering from some form of
female disease and yet unable to find
any euro, Dr. lisrtntan, the renowned
specialist on female catarrhal dls
eases, has announced his willingness
to direct the treatment of as many
cases as make application to htm
during the summer months without
charge.
Those wishing to locorne patients
should address T Peruna Medicine
Co., Columbus, Ohio.
some men who cwnel !arg numbers o
pearls and button shells an 1 wanted a
law to stoi all fishing in ordor that
their slock on band might rise in value,
as no new shells could ba lawfully
taKen had the bill passed. This bill
would have benefitted mo as well as
them, by raiding the value of my
pearls on hand, but it would have
hurt the fishermen and so would hurt
me in the end. They introduced these
bills very quietly, thinking that no
one but poor helpless fish men jva9 con
cerned, and that the law would pass at
once. I took my time from work and
money for the expenses, and went to
Washington and fought it tooth and
nail. I was ihe only man who gave
the bill an hour of work or cent of
money, etc. As I had good solid truth
to back mesnd worked hnrd and earn
estly, I won for the pearl fishermen.
You are now aa free to fish in any
stream at any lime and in any manner
as you are to breathe the air or heaven.
The pearl is a great distributer of
vio-iUh. It drains money from the
wealthiest people of the cities and
takes it to. the f.:rnur, fisherman and
laborer along the streams of our
country. Then the money is re-distri-buted
to where it will do most good.
This money, unlike all other product?,
is as good arc found ; every cent is pure
profit, and it all remains to be spent
at home For pearls require no ex
cerience to find, nor tools to cultivate,
nor land to grow, nor machinery to
produce. They are a pure gift of na
ture for ifie lining of tbe pockets of tho
people of America who live along its
water courses. You wlli be twice biist
if you S3Q IbU fac now and act upou
it nl once.
Remember that 1 shall be glad to
hear from you, one and all. Give the
work a trial now. You will always bo
glad you did. Stick at it a week and
you are sure to have line results in
cash.
Sincerely your friend,
HERMAN MYER.
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