VOLUME XIX.
AT EVENING
?it huso ot evening tell on me
thousaad mlks from land,
Taa sea put forth thai mjstlo powat
1 feared to understand.
Wares, laughing, dancing all tbe day,
Foam kissed 'nitaih skies so (air,
0h (Illinois of the night wrapped all,
Baddaalrg It everywhere)
And pitiless as orul Fate
The gruyiwa elcsl on me,
Dladlng my besit with Icy chains
lha cbaiis o( Destiny.
Qone war my hopes, vaulshed my dreums,
And torturing my fears,
Ttoe evening w, a9 is my life,
A misty realm of Tear.
THE COURTSHIP OF BUBBLES.
A Poetical Interlude in the Life of One De
voted to His Profession,
from fAs
My friend, Bobby Bubbles, the repor
ter for the Daily Steam Whistle, baa
never had anything to Bay in praise
Of poets. He, a practical newspaper
man, who tecs things as they are and
then simply photographs with his pen,
so to speak, has eo use for poetical col
oring. But since the affair with Dora Potter
he absolutely hates poets. For the poet
Crane Is to blame for the whole mis
fortune according to Bubbles' view.
" In began iu a most harmless way,
just like the Chicago fire and other
disasters. On one of those moist, sticky,
summer days Bubbles was sitting in
the restaurant of Mayer & Mayer de
vouring his luncheon. I purposely do
not say he ate his lunch. He did cot
tbut devoured, because l.c was al
s afraid that something might be
pening somewhere without his
knong it.
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voice riWii'"1' T"" allow me?
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Thus I stood, bereft ot Hope,
A Hunt came from afar,
I'neertaln drat it shone on me
The first faint Ivealng Star.
Cb, little star of bop and lore,
Aicendant in the sky,
tending your message pure and swtsij
To wanderers such aa I.
The moon rose from her silver oouch,
1 be grayneas pasd away,
1 he path across the realises sea
Vim clar as In tbe day.
The star baa bid me trust again,
And bow beneath tho rod.
'I he moonlight shows the road la roa
Ihat leajs tbe way to God.
-Maude M. C, Ffoulkca.
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"Yes, tfiat I dlfl. What was I to do?"
Soon the three returned to the city.
Bubbles resigned bis position, to the
disappointment of his employer.
"However." said the business man
aged of the Steam Whistle, "If you evi r
alter your decision you will be welcom
ed by us. Hope you will enjoy your
honeymoon."
So they parted.
Dora was radiant. She becamo ar
dent. When she embraced Bubbles he
gasped for air,
"Oh, I love you better every day,
Bobby, dear," aaid Dora one Sunday af
ternoon, when they were sitting on the
tola.
And Bubbles asked himself anxiously
what would become vl him if that were
only the beginning of her love. Would
be net burn lo ashes?
Just as the ardent Dora prepared for
nnother embrace the tharp gong Of the
fire engine sounded in the Btreeti Bub
bles pricked up his ears.
Ire!" he cried,
I uico uinnvu uu ilia cui&
J'JmPclf I "TMt-nt " I. a nylBJ .,,.t-.SaSS"
A SERMON FOR SUNDAI
A POWERFUL DISCOURSE ENTITLE?
" hIDDEN TALENTS."
the Her. fit. tlrnry Ci ftwentaet Draws a
S Lelaori Fronj the Parable The
line Talent tian Should Not Pose as a
Person With a' Grievance.
Brooklyn, N. Y. Dr. Henry C. Swent
rel, lector of St. Luke's Church, preached
r-imday morning on "Hidden Talents." He
Join his text from St. Matthew xxv:18:
'He that had received one talent went ttnd
dipped in the earth, and hid his lord's
money." Dr. Snentzcl said:
God holds the cornucopia of infinite and
omnipotent love. With opedhanded gen
erosity He dispenses the gifts of Ilia
boundless wealth throughout th length
and breadth of the whole ereatiort, From
myriad pulpits nature preaches eloquently
of the divine philanthropy. The universe
is not only a vast workshop, but a mag
nificent pleasure house for enjoyment.
1'lverv field is designed for A harvest, all
the forests resound With symphonies and
oratories; everywhere are mines of riches
awaiting the toiler. God's plan includes
r.ll the best things for the multitude, and
lie who nerves his mission may well say,
"i have all and abound."
And jet how many are almost persuaded
to protest against the doctrine of the lib
era. ily ; the heavenly Father's provisions.
They have more than a suspicion that our
interpretation of His bounty does not
square with the facts and experiences of
human life. They are disposed to Intimate
Ihat His ways me not equal) that lie has
fettered Himself by a hard and fast doc
trine of foreordinatiori; predestination and
election: that llii counsels are marred by
wl;.it ani. units practically to unjust dis
i ..:.im:;:!o;i and favoritism. Without
pausing to i iiiiiliBsio the impiety of criti
cimm.j A'miiihiy (iod or to expose the fu
ti iiy and vanity of passing judgment upon
His program for liiiiii.inity, we ought to be
persuaded even by our surroundings that
the lord is prompted ever by a masterful
desire lo promote tho health and wealth,
tlio power ituj happiness, of His children.
If We wcrn qualified to appreciate His
plans for mankind, we Would accept the
world with lis beauties and harmonies, its
lights and shadows, its resplendent heav
ens and fragrant flowers, its overflowing
granaries, its countless picture galleries.
Us monumental glories, as parables of di
Vinc sovereignly.
Hut the man with one talent is likely to
present himself as an objector to this at
tractive and inspiring view of the Father'a
rulershipi He is dissatisfied. He has a
grievance', lie is persuaded that he ought
tdJ",Jtltef ehancti lamer nmilenes.
Tnore encour'(itig
t there are
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FRANKLIN. N. C, WEDNESDAY. FEBRUARY
talent id the esrth. In spite ot all their
worth they are stunted and impoverished
because they are "of the earth earthy."
The worldly spirit is not restricted by any
means to those who pile up colossal for
tunes or who are the habitues of Vanity
Fair. A beggar may be, and probably is,
quite aa much of a mammon worshiper as
is tho most vulgar money lover. They
who fail may be even more worldly than
they whd succeed. However that may be,
our present Concern is With the admonition
that warns tis hot id btlry1 our talent by
living solely fdr temporal goods. Every
day we are exposed td the contitgiort of
earthly domination. How easy it is td let
ourselves down to a low degree of
thought, desire and gratification. We are
kin to the elements about us. Wre belong
to two worlds to earth as well as to
neaven. witn paraongnle fondness we re
fer to our present abode as "mother
earth." t Wc came ourselves from its bo
som. We get all that wc have out of the
groundour food and t raiment, our
houses. Our books, our sciences and arts,
all the material blessings with which we
are enriched. Here renosn s'l Ihat wes
mortal of our beloved dead, and at their
funeral rites the church said "earth to
earth.' Here the great have lived, the
brave have fought for right and rights,
and royal srinls hate done their work for
tho cause Of progress, llefp Jesus spent
three and thirty years. His feet trod upon
its hills and vales. His precious blood
flowed down from His sacred body to its
soil, arid His mangled corpse lay in its
tomb. How tnucn tha earth has in it to
fascinate. Is it a marvel that so many fall
before its seductions and hide the great
and holy talent in the clay? How natural,
but flow wicked. To cverv one who buriea
the talenthis persona) force in worldli
;irs comes the sharp condemnation, "thou
wicked and slothful servant."
It is nothing less than a high crime to
centre One's being in the earth. When he
lins the power td he n sort of (iod, when he
has an equipment that should get results,
when he can be efficient and ellcctive
throughout his sphere, tvhen he Can make
a contribution to the fund of goodness and
happiness, what a sorry pity it is that he
should put such possibilities into a hole.
And yet that is precisely what so many
are doing. Pome of them are rich, while
others are poor; some have knowledge and
culture, while others are ignorant and
hard, htlt they are all alike in that they
have buried the precious gift. It matters
not whether they are lofty or lowly, wheth
er they live in a palace or a garret, they
Have erred grieveualy if they have buried
the power which alone can make life worth
living. W hat art unspeakable degradation
it is to leave the plain where God would
have us think and work and to descend to
the slavery of a vulgar ambition for world
Iv concerns. To pass one's years without
raising to the dignity and excellences of
noble manhood and noble womanhood to
go on from year td year without recognis
ing the Deity and without noting the
nviieges wnicn nnst nas sssurea to re-
jce ourselves td the level of machinery,
w a song and dance as though that
steal thing in the world is to
to a region which is not
t ns do our work and
let us also ap-
tme men
ssible s-
sion that
condition
at it is not
ial develop-
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TIIKRUG MAKERS' WORK
IT TAKES MILLIONS OF LITTLE
STRAND3 TO MAKE A MAS
TERPIECE. Wesry Years cf Labor Required to
Fix in Pisco the Wlnute Piece!'
Which Go to Build Up the Marvelous
Whole.
Snma ard whoso name Is not glvci
in liai tnld the story of tlie oriental
.ii; and hn.n:;!nir 0 story tbnt ii rw
:1 lii-t rat l by nn Armenian in I.os An
;'it"i who pnliciilly weavt'3 ills rug
ach day In t'm wiudow of ono of
iro?dway's stores, relates the Tim03
f that city. It is a story full of inter
st. replete wlt'i life lessens and one
which will delight those interested
in the rare and beautiful products of
tlie Orient.
E"cn as you read It you may be en
sconced In the oriental corner of your
home, Its allurements showing Indis
tinct through the fascinating subdued
light that comes from everywhere ypt
seems to comr from nowhere and to
reach Its peaceful depths and bury
yourself In Its Innumerable cushions
you must pass over the big rug which
deadens tho sound of your footsteps
and adds Its full aharo to the glory of
the room.
It Is a splendid work of art, thij
nig all Its colors so beautifully har
monized and blended, Its design Intri
cate but perfect. Many times It has
gladdened your artistic eye but has
your mind ever counted Its cost? Have
you ever wondered how its millions
of pieces were grown, gathered, col
ored and finally woven to make the
work of art that you crudli beneath
your feet? Do you know what part of
a lifetime y.is, what part of a life
went Into that rug?
Years of a lifetime weary years of
patient, painstaking work with minute
pieces, each fixed in Its appointed
place to build up the marvelous whole.
In the far-off hills and vales of Ar
menia the rug maker's sheep graze,
and from them he gathers the wool to
weave Into his masterpieces. From
the plants which he finds on the broad
acres he distills the dyes which give
to the fabric Its distinctive and artis
tic colors, Spinning the rough
threads and coloring them, he clips
them Into millions of 'nieces between
an inch and two inches long.
Then for a time the artisan glvoa
place to the artist fori thetrug maker
must be a designer of ""'VweH
as a ci-aflxiiiii'1' land
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praslbly billions of pieces required
to make one of the large silk rugs.
10 . iii also figure how many, many
weary years ft takes to finish one ot
these masterpieces.
A COLLECTION OF MANGERS.
One of the Sights In the New Bavarian
National Museum.
The great charm of the new Bava
rlaa National Museum at Munich per
haps lies in the fact that Its collections
were made first and Its building after
ward. This method, has resulted in un
usual harmony and surprises at every
turn. The architect has planned arches
to be borne by stone columns from
early Roman Bavaria, and rooms to
be ceiled by genuine panels from the
Middle Ages; he bas cut doorways to
fit the worn doors at bis command, and
has built a vaulted chapel to hold the
wealth of ecclesiastical treasures.
' Among the many Individual collec
tions of the museum, by far the most
original Is the so-called "Krlppen
Bammlung," or collection of mangers,
To the ears of Protestant America this
expresses little or nothing, and seems
to be a more appropriate department
for a county fair than for an art mu
seum. But tbe Roman Catholic church
in its constant appeals to the eyes and
ears of its followers, has, through long
centuries, Invented some very beauti
ful methods of teaching little children,
as well as those children ot an older
growth, the unlettered and the Un
taught Thus It Is that the Holy Sep
ulcher Is still built on Good Friday In
many foreign churches, while on
Christmas eve the story of Holy Night
is represented to the eye by a group of
little figures gathered about a manger.
Whoever has happened on such a
scene at ChrUtmas time In a Catholic
church In our own country has doubt
less been more impressed with the or
iginality of tbe method than wtth any
artistic merit In the figures; but, in tho
land cf artists across the sea, much
skill and beauty have been wrought
into the little Christmas mangers.
These have been a part of the equip
ment of churches and monasteries for
centuries, but In times of disestablish
ment and poverty many of them were
scattered abroad. About a thousand
have been gathered Into this 8chmeder
collection at Munich, which represents
German. Austrian, Neapolitan and Si
cilian workmanship, and for variety
and Interest leaves nothing to be de
sired. Imagine, If you can, hundreds of
little figures dolls if you choose, but
rather miniature men and women, for
most of them are carved with a skill
which amounts to art. So full of life
is every line and feature that one half
expects to see them move. Some are
ot wax, but most of wood or bisque,
ajre only -two or three Inches
'"n-r jjorlty are from elr "'
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The Burden of the Tree.
Unfortunately a tree on a farm Is of
ten a convenient place for tying horses.
Into it nails are mercilessly driven. In
the crotches old hinges, horseshoes and
old iron of various kinds are deposited.
These are often grown over and are
found later Imbeddtd In the wood.
The tree serves as a place to rest old
rails against and to shelter old wagons
and machinery. Trees are too often
used to support wire tenceB instead
of posts. Trees in this way are seri
ously Injured and so riddled with iron
that it is impossible to saw them Into
boards in fact they are unfit even for
wood because of the axes and saws
which will be Injured in working them.
Trees are too valua-jlo to be used In
this way. The life of a treo may be
prolonged for years by giving It a lit
tle care. It is surprising the large
number of trees which are thus
thoughtlessly crippled or Injured. Dr.
J. Glfford, In Connecticut Farmer.
Roots for Hog Cholera. .
The claim has' been made that If
hogs are fed regular rations of root
crops such feeding will prevent cholera.
The statement Is too broad for, while
It Is admitted that roots will do much
to keep the hog in good condition,
preserving the animals vitality and en
abling It to fight off disease, such ra
tions would be of no avail If the ani
mals were surrounded by everything
conducive to the dread disease, such as
a filthy pen and a more filthy yard,
damaged grain for food and Impure
drinking water. After an experience of
more than a quarter of a century In
swine raising, I believe that cholera is
due wholly to filthy quarters and the
other conditions just mentioned. True,
the disease Is contagious or more prop
erly infectious, but even then few hogs
will be afflicted If they have been
properly fed and housed. Tho feeding
of roots Is advisable and by all means
practice It, but do not consider it a
cure for cholera or even a preventive.
Indianapolis News.
Trees Which Stand Pruning Well.
It Is a safe rule never to do more
pruning than we are obliged to do to
protect our trees from Injury, to render
them productive, or to shape them to
our ends. Still, whero severe pruning
bccomcsnecessary It Is well to know
what trees will best tear it. Of fruit,
the apple, pear, plum and peach stand
pruning well when young and vigorous.
Wounds on cherry treeB do not heal so
readily as on most fruit trees. The
elm, oa,k, chestnut, locust and ath
withstand pruning quite as well as
any ol our roresi troe3. wouo wu-
tows heal wounds very readily Jeir
r their
NUMBER 6.
in this way the danger from taking
cold is much greater. -
A horse should always be blanketed
when standing In a draft or in the rain, 1
using a cloth or rubber blanket as the
case may be. After a hard drive and
tho horse has become heated, do not
cover him for about five minutes, let
ting him steam. Then put on a light
blanket; allow this to remain half an
hour, then remove this and put on your
heavy one. This gives the animal a
warm, dry covering, after you have re- ,
moved the light blanket which Ib wet
from tha steam of the horse. A thorv
ough rubbing first, if convenient is
excellent
In blanketing your horse see that the
blanket la sufficiently large to cover
the animal from neck to tail; Bee al
so that the breast flaps are sufficient to
protect this sensitive part, and that the
sides and flank are fully protected. It
not do not buy it at any price.
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The Poultry Fence.
Some permanent form of fencing If
deferable and necessary about all poul
try buildings, and essential where pure
bred stock Is kept and pens are kept
separate during the breeding season. J,
Poultry netting, well galvanized and ,
seventy-two inches wide, Is the only '
satisfactory fencing material,1 and In .
order to stretch it property, a scant-
ling should bo mortised on. edge in the
top of the posts for a top rail. Posts
are best set eight feet apart, using 2x4o. -Bixteen
feet long for tops. In order to
make the fence as lasting as possible
we charred the butts of the posts and
filled In the holes with rock and Cin
ders, also put about six Inches of rock
under each post. The posts should be
sawed off five feet and a half from the
ground, and the netting burled six
Inches. This prevents fowls scratching
and getting under the rence, and also
does away with a bottom rail or base
board. ' tn putting on the netting one
end shnuld be made fast with a double ...
row of staples and the other end clamp
ed between the 2x4s with bolts, and,
with a small wire stretcher attached
to the middle, stretched up tight Tha
top wire should be then stapled on se- ,
rurely, and then by pressing down the-,
bottom wire at each post'Snd stapling. '
to the post the netting is deenjy and
tightly secured. In making gates time
and labor caif be saved by stretching'1
thb wlro on Hie fence and then setting ,:
the frame for the ato. against the ne.t-.
ting, when It can be.Btapled tq the gate
without further stretching. Montana
Experiment Station. ' '
Fighting Bjorera in Apple Trees. .
We have had a great deal ot trouble
with borers In our apple trees in this '
section. When I came on the farm, -now
almost 15 years ago, I ser out;
sixty thrifty trees from a state nur
sery. Not one of the trees died the'
year ot setting them out, but It Is. won-
derful how soon the borers began to
der
Is. in them. I followed the lnstruc-
decays very Jimctuf nu
rmmmm
ad waged