VOLUME XIX.
LITTLE WHITE 8HOON.
Little White Shorni, vmi nre dniuty and
Film
As you Hit o'er the bnllroom floor;
Worthy are you for 1111 artist to limn,
A poet to fij inn mill iidorc.
1 (?azo in a ilium at vour frolicsome
fllRlit,
As a wijrlit by enchantment be
witched Dut what do you rare as you trip It
tiMilftht?
You piinre that the Pixies have
stitched!
Little White Simon, like twill liuttci
Clos That eircle a garden n-lilow.
With rapturous sihs and lovc-linlen
eves
I follow wherever you (to.
'Neath put in ti-pliiiunier you glimmer as
pay
As-lily buds wet with the dew
Jf 1 mix up my similes, pardon mi', pray,
Filch liioiue'iit 1 in wildered anew.
Little White Simon, you have gallants,
a sirc.
Around you they sigh and aspire,
Ami into your ear vapid eniupliuieiils
pour
Unmeet for the grace (hey admire;
Hut melody springs from iuy lyre, for
its strings
AN UNPRECEDENTED LOSS.
By A. B.
Jeanne Prentice, only daughter of
Doctor. Prentice, the old rector of St.
Jude's, was gazing abstractedly at a
sweet fare before her in the looking
glass. Jeanne was thinking. As she
rested her elbows on the.dre6ser, sup
porting her dimpled chin with her
hands, the expression around her
mouth settled itself into unbecoming
dissatisfaction.
Out of pure wilfulness she had quar
reled with, and was now parted from,
the man she loved. Truo, she had re
pented immediately, for Jeanne had
meant to do nothing more than tease
Bob Marsden. But Mr. Robert Mars
den had Been fit to take her acceptance
of attentions from the new. curate.
Renwick Krecting. In a more serious
manner that Jeanne had intended.
After a reception at the church dur
ing the winter, at which the tall young
curate had monopolized Jeanne's time
more than Bob liked, he had remon
strated. Jeanne had laughed at him.
That was all. .,
Just then, Dannie, the boy who
pumped the organ us;d (tor the Sundr.y
school, came with a mes3o of import
ance from one of the members of the
firm with which Bob waiassoclated,
and he had gone off hurrledlAand cold
ly. The next afternoon she hM sent a
repentant little note over to nob's of
fice, by John, his father's
THE
Are a-ipiiver because you are near,
And when you have vanished, like all
lovelv things,
The world of your beauty shall hear.
Lit tle White Hhoon afar from the rout,
What f alleles are blent with my
dreams !
As you pit-a-pat, pit-a-pat gleaming
about,
1 catch the sweet ripple of streams;
The went of the wild rose a-sway in the
wind,
The song of the shv forest bird,
The glamour of moonlight withshadows
entwined,
III my dreaming are felt and are
heard.
Little ' bite Shoon, the night s ebbing
fust,
The Kast's growing pink with the
morn;
The fairer the vision the quicker tis
past
Alas, must you leave me forlorn!
The Vellos are breathing a ttnal refrain:
Muv vour beauty ne'er wither or
"blight.
And soft be the touches of Borrow and
pain;
Little White Shoon, good night!
-Samuel Minturii Perk, in Life.
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SCUDDER.
Jeanne sobbed herself to sleep In re
morseful sorrow, and. came down la
the morning with pale cheeks and
heavy eyes.
Her father, quick to notice the tone
of her voice as she wished him "good
morning," said gently,
' Are you well, dear?"
"Yes, father, quite."
But the doctor, still doubtful, said
"Perhaps you had better not g Into
the church this morning."
"Oh, yes, I must. You know I have
a solo to Elng for you. I shall be all
right."
But she wondered, as she wearily
took her place in tho choir, if she
would be able to sing with such an
aching head and heavy heart.
As Jeanne stood up her eyes wan
dered from her music to the crowded
church below. Yes, there he was in his
old seat, and for Just one second his
eyes looked straight Into bers.
There was no doubt about her sing
ing now. Love, pride, something thrill
ed through the young girl. "I know
that ray Redeemer llveth" came In a
sw.et burst of song from her lips. Nev
er once did she falter; never had she
sung so sweetly before. Even her fath
er turned with a look rJ
his face which settlei
presslon of adoj
That note that I gave you to dell er to
him you remember tho day before hj
went away you gave It to him per
sonally?" "Yes, miss."
Jeanne's heart sank. She had not
realized how strongly the Idea had tak
en possession of her that her letter Ui
Bob had been lost also, until the man
spoke. Then It occurred to her that
John's glance was shifting; that he did
not wish to meet her eye, and her
cheeks burned as the thought came to
her that he divined the reason of hi
question.
Well, there was only one way. She
must write a formal letter to Mr. Mars
den enclosing the one he had written M
her and explaining the matter for the
sake of Dannie, as she had promised,
but she could not bring herself to ask
any explanation as to his change pi
mind after the receipt of her own let
ter. But there was no need. While Jeanne
with a dull pain at ber heart, was
trying to write, out what she consider
ed a properly worded letter, John was
walking slowly down the street In the
direction of Mr. Marsden's home. Even
After he had touched the button he
looked around as If to find some place
in which conveniently to hide, then
suddenly bracing himself for a disa
greeable duty, entered, as the maid an
swered "yea" to his question if Mr.
Robert Marsden was at home.
Jeanne's question had awakened
memories In John. That lottcr? Oh. yes,
be remembered It well. Jeanne's ques
tion also brought to John's memory
an old saying something about "honest
confession" and his "soul," but It Is
doubtful If John's soul would have
troubled him but for the fear of a
meeting and explanations between
Jeanne and Bob.
His old master's son welcomed him
warmly. After speaking of an accident
that had Incapacitated-htm for much
hard work, John with many hesitations
reached the story he had come to tell,
which was to the effect that Miss
Jeanne had given him a letter to de
liver the day before Mr. Marsden had
gone away. He stopped to see a fire
on the way over, and in getting
through the crowd had lost It. When
Bob met him on his return and asked
him if Misa Prentice had sent anything
be was afraid to tell the truth and said
"No," Intending to go back and tell
Miss Jeanne all about it The next day
Mr. Marsden having gone away he had
let the matter vbut thought now
as Bob had cs Miehad better
tell about tT wcafuo
around.
Jolv
FRANKLIN
FRANKLIN. N. C. WEDNESDAY. MARCH 30, VM)l
' MARVELLOUS URALITE.
AN ABSOLUTELY FIREPROOF SUE
8TANCE INVENTED BY IMS
CHENETZKY. It Is Superior to Anything of the Kind
That Has Yet Been Produced Will
Prove Most Urcful for Building
Purposes.
Hsve you ever heard of uralite
Probably not. for It is a new Invention.
Yet It Is well worthy of your notice,
since it is superior to anything of the
kind that has yet been produced." It is
the invention of a Russian artillery of
ficer, and chemist, named Imschenet
zky, and Its claim to distinction lies
In the fact that it Is absolutely fire
proof. Uralite is composed of asbestos fibre
with a proper proportion of silicate, bi
carbonate of soda and chalk, and it is
supplied in various finishes and colors,
according to tho purpose for which it
is Intended. In a soft form a sheet of
uralite is like an asbestos board;
when hard It resembles finely sawn
stone and has a metallic ring. Besides
being a non-conductor of heat and elec
tricity, it Is practically waterproof (and
may be made entirely so by paint),
And Is not affected either by atmos
pheric influences or by the acids con
tained In smoke in large towns, which
rapidly destroy galvanized Iron.
Moreover, It can bo cut by the usual
carpenters' or wood workers' tools; It
can be veneered to form paneling for
walls or partitions; It can be painted,
grained, polished and glued together
like wood; it does not split when a
nail Is driven through It; it Is not af
fected when exposed to moisture or
great changes of temperature, and it
can bo given any desired color either
during the process of manufacture or
afterward.
Mr. Oliver J. D. Hughes, United
States consul general at Coburg,
thinks highly of It as a fireproof build
ing material. Several tests, he says,
have been made of It, and in each case
the result has beep most satisfactory.
In order to carry out the testsa small
brick built house, an Iron framed hnt,
lined and covered with uralite,- and a
duplicate platform were erected, and
each was then fitted with pyrometers
for the purpose of recording the tem
peratures electrically and was tilled
with highly Inflammable material.
, To the house were fixed four strong
doors, of oak, steel and uralite, and as
soon as a fire was lighted Inside they
were shut. The highest temperature
reached was 2350 degrees Fahrenheit,
est it was found that in-
ora- hi
had resl,te4Jh
Vogjjjeed"
THE WASHINGTON OF JAPAN.
General Viscount Katsuma Is Famous
for Courage.
II Is generally believed that the Jtipu
are brave soldiers, but few know who
In the bravest and greatest cif them
all. Tho Washington of Japan I;; Gen
eral Viscount Katsura, who bet onto
prime minister two years ago. He ba
gan his fighting career In 18G7. dur
ing the civil war which resulted in tho
overthrow of the eld order of things
it- the Land of the Rising Sun and tho
adoption of western civilization.
Though only a lieutenant then, he be
came famous for extraordinary cour
age. He was always in the thickest
of the fight, always the first to volun
teer to lead a forlorn hone.
After the war his government sent
Katsura to Germany to study military
matters. On his return he took a lead
ing part In reorganising the Japanese
Boldlory on the European model, and
was practically creator of tho modern
Japanese army. In 1876 when a
colonel, he was again sent to Germany,
in company of the late General Ka
wakaml, to Inspect the German mili
tary system. The two officers were at
that tlrao regarded as the most prom
ising men in the entire Japanese army.
Katsura became a major general on
hit return home and was vice minister
of the war office under Oyama. In
1891 he was made lioutenont general.
In the Chino-Japanese war he led his
army through Corea to Manchuria,
and later, under General Norzu, won
many victories. His name became
a terror throughout the invaded coun
try. In 1898 he was appointed war
minister, which office ho retained until
the downfall of the Yamagata cabinet
in 1900. He became premier in 1901.
Katsura was born in 1849 in the
province of Nagato, generally called
Choshiu, In the western part of the
main (Bland of Japan. This province
has given birth to many illustrious
statesmen and generals, among them
Marquis Ho, Field Marshal Yamagata,
and Count InouyC. The viscount be
lieves the Japanese are the best sol
diers in the world, and says he would
not fear the result If he had to lead
them against any white troops. One
thing much in favor of the Japs Is
that they are so small the enemy can't
find them. Nothing in Japan is too
gcod for Katsura. He Is the Idol of
the people. AH kinds of honors have
been showered on him. At D5 be Is
ready to take the field.
What is to be the future or Japan?
Tho Greeks and Romans built splen
did temples of stone. All architecture
was on a grand rnd Imposing scale, de
signed to last as long as the world.
8J" the Greeks are a nation of harm-rM1t,-nrWndnlessjKU195n
PRESS.
A SERMON FOR SUNDAY
A DISCOURSE ENTITLED "CHRISTIANS
OUTSIDE THE CHURCH"
The Jtev Hubert ItlacDonriTrt Expresses
the View Tlmt to lie Believer In
Christ Is Not Different From Ilelmr a
Believer In Mttn.
Brooklyn, N. Y. "Christians outside
the Church" was the subject of the ser
mon Sunday morning by the Rev. Robert
MacDonald, pastor of tlic Washington Ave
nue Baptist Church. It was the li rat of a
scries of five sermons. The text was from
John x: lfi: "Other sheep I lnve which
are not of this fold." Mr. MacDonald
Mid:
So important and many sided a subject
as tiiis must he looked at from more loan
one view point. Numberless are the ques
tions to lie considered. Numberless the
opinions favorable anil unfavorable, truo
ami falec, to lie confirmed in these set--mons
or repudiated. Numberless the peo
ple intcrextul in so pract'eal and personal
a question, pome of whom love the church
hriter than life; others of whom hate the
ehurcn more than any other institution
in f.-iiMlenee; some who trace their loftiest
aspirations, their deepest motives, their'
holiest desires back to her as a fond moth
er who lives to nourish her children with
her own rich life; others who have never
received the least benefit therefrom, of
which they are conscious and boldly as
sert that little benefit to humanity ever
emerged from her portals. Some go so far
as to make the church (.yiionymous witli
Christ's kingdom, and maintain that to
be a member of the one is to be a member
of the oth-r, and consequently yield to her
fanatical reverence. Others swing clear
to the other extreme and consider the
church nothing better than the product
of a jealous rivalry for pre-eminence over
other institutions of earth, else the ex
pression in wood and stone of overwrought
sensibilities. Therefore, the monument of
a most irrational superstition. While an
innumerab'e many identify themselves
with the church because they believe it to
be a beneficent institution ordained of
God, without which the world would be
morally and spiritually impoverished, and
through which the spirit is working for
the redemption of humanity, in which di
vine strength, can ho had for the ills of
life.
T desire that our starting point in these
discussions should he in favor of religious
toleration. As love is the centre of the
Christian system, so must it be the motive
in every church claiming to be a Christian
chruch. As Christ our Master was toler
ant of and charitable toward those who
were not numbered among the twelve
disciples and for;v apostles, so must we
as His followers be tolerant in thought
word, act, to those not of our number, ana
outside our communion. There is greater
need of toleration to day than at any pre
vious eriod of the world'a history. The
church of to-day is more advanced than
the church of yesterdav. Its intelligence
is greater: its light clearer; its affinity
with the Holy Spirit more persona!; its
hold upon the crous of Christ, that power
of redemptive love, sacrificing itself even
unto death, stronger. The ehureh of the
twentieth centurr ought to be, and shame
upon us if it is not. more spiritual than
the church of the thirteenth century, or
even than the church of the nineteenth
century. ,. .
j prt Bot onjvjndewjenf yEI'r
infant baptism. Christ dealt more lovfng
lv with heretics. To Thomas He unveiled
His side and loved him into the necessary
belief. 1'harisceism, on the other hand,
crucified Christ and stoned Stephen to
deatii. Loving as brethren those within
the church; tolerant as Christians toward
those without is the ideal that should rule.
How refreshing to reflect upon such a
passage of Scripture as that which stands
at the head of this sermon. It is a plea
for religious toleration and sets before us
a standard of religious liberty it would be
well to live up to. We are so inclined to
become narrowed in our views of truth;
Ivc are so prone to live under the shejter
of some erred that the vistas of truth
stretching ahead of us everywhere become
narrowed and hidden, and before wo are
aware of it the peculiar dojmia we cherish
or the certain Tact We aTlvocate is magni
fied into identification with the truth it
self. There is at least danger here. Thus,
how needful to be often carried out into
the broad field the Gospel opens up. Look
at the scene revealed here. Jesus is hav
ing another of His oft-recurring talks with
the Pharisees: but, as of old, they do not
understand Him. He is a fanatic, or at
heat, a stubborn partisan, who, while pro
fessing to lend them into larger freedom,
seems only to break up their honored in
stitutions. So this peculiar saying falls
from His lips. As He speaks how precious
the outlook. t'here He lends His follow
ers through the old, loved fields, out under
the blue sky, their life and His identified,
bound together by a common fidelity of
truth. Rut even this freedom secins nar
row in view of what is yet to come. These
are My sheep, lie says, and for them I lay
down My life; but also other sheep X have
which are not of thia fold, and as we con
template the words, the range of our vis
ion is extended, the fie'da through which
they pass widen, the visible horizon that
hemmed us in lifts, the blue dome of the
heavens expands until we see all truth
loving souls everywhere, known by many
a different name, coming in aa the sheep
fold opens to receive them. And we turn
onr steps homeward, resolving in future to
be more tolerant for the Master's sake.
A few weeks ago an attendant upon our
ehureh, a lover of truth, a believer in
Christ, but who had never made an open
profession of religion, asked me what I
thought constituted a Christian, and if I
did not think it meant to be a church
member, and a Baptist Church member. It
was that earnest question that called forth
these, sermons. What constitutes a Chris
tian: No progrrss can he made in our dis
cussion until we settle that question. Is it
to be a communicant of any church? Is it
to subscribe to any creed? A hundred
times no! All trustworthy -jourees make it
to be a believer in Christ. What do
you mean by belief in Christ? Well, what
do you mean when you tell a person you
believe in him, that you believe he is a
good citizen, a faithful husband, a loving
father? You may believe in him M all
that, yet not be willing to trust him with
a dollar out of your sight, or open your
home to him as a friend. You honor him
not most unless willing to trust him with
money uncounted, your good name, the
very secrets of your henrt. A belief that
does not txpresa itself in confidence does
not count for much. All else is cold, im
personal opinion. You roust not offer
Christ less than you would your friend. A
beli . f in the historic Christ only never
saved a soul, any more than a belief in
Caesar or Luther or Washington, even
though you believt Him as more than a
teacher sent from"God, more than a pro-
Shet, even the vey Saviour of the world,
uat as friendships more than an inte!!ee-
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God which taketh awsy the sins of th
, world." Who knows, Jesus Himself may
say, "These are they for whom I died
These? These? These are they who came
I up through great tribulation end hurt
! washed their robes and made them wbiw
in the blood of the Lamb!
Gema of Thought.
To cultivate kindness Is a valuable part
of the business of life. Johnson.
Great effort from great motives i the
best definition of a happy life.- -Channing,
We can hardly learn humility and ten
derness enough except J)y suffering. .
George Eliot. 5 . . ' .
Skeptics are generally seady to believe
anything, provided it is Snly sufficiently
improbable; it is at matter of fact that
such people stumble. Von Knebel.
The best time to give up a bad habit if
before you begin it, and the next beat time
is when you have discovered that it is a
bad habit. United Presbyterian.
No man can pass into eternity for be is
already in it. The dull brute globe moves
through its ether and knows it notr even
o our souls are bathed in eternity, and
we are never conicious of it. F. V.,Far
rar. The humblest man or woman capf live
splendidly! That is the roval truth that
we need to believe, you and I who have no
"mission," no 'great sphere to move
The universe is not quite complete without r
my work well done. W. C. Gannett. ,
"What does it signify whether. I 'go to
the bottom or not, so long aa I didn't
skulk? or, rather," and here the old man
took off his hat and looked up, "o long as,
the Great Captain has His way, and things
is done to His mind?" Ueorge Macdonald.
If you wish to know whether you are a
Christian inquire of yourself whether, in
and for the love of God, you seek to make
happy those about you by smiles and pleas
ant sayings. Are you corafortab' per
son to live with? Are you pleasant to
have about? Gail Hamilton.
Reeds That Will Urow.
The soul of man is the great masterpiece
of the great Master Builder. J. Ritchie
Smith.
He is building on the sand wh makes
the opinion of others the ground of his
conduct. United Presbyterian. ;
It is a noble sight to see an honest man
cleave his own heart in twain and fling
away the baser part of it. Charles Reade.
The capacity of our sorrows belongs t
our grandeur, and the loftiest of our race
are those who have had the profoundeat
sympathies, because they have had the
profoundeat t"Trows. Henry Giles. '
Life is wh, wt are alive to. ' It is noi
length, but breadth. To be alive onlr t
appetite, pleasure, pride, money making,
and not to goodness and kindness, purity
and love, history, poetry, music, flowers,
stars, God and eternal hopes, is to be. all
but dead.-Malthie D. Babcoek.
None but the fully occupied can appre
ciate the delight of suspended, or, ratter,
of varied labor. It is toil that creates holi
days; there is no royal road yes, that is
the royal road to them. Life cannot b
made up of recreations; they must be tar
den snots in well farmed lands. Mrs. Gil-,
bert Ann .Taylor. "
If thou canst not continually recollect "
self, yet do it sometimes, at least ones a
day, namely, in tm morning or at night,
examine thyself what thou hast done now
thou hast behaved 'thyself in word, deed
and thought, for in these perhaps thou has
oftentimes offended acainst God and thr
neighbor. Thomas a Kemiiu.
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