THE FRANKLIN PRESS,
VOLUME XIX.
FRANKLIN. N. C. WEDNESDAY. MAY 4, 1904.
NUMBER 18
THE TRANSGRESSION OF PHILIP.
By MRS. EDWARDS PAINE.
"Well!" said Natalie Bridewell, as
she stood before her pier-glass, put
ting the finishing touehos to her ev
ening toilet, "If I had had the faintest
Idea that Phil Marston could have act
ed like t hat, I should have never wasted
the tlmo on him I have. But then
she continued, stepping away from the
glass to get a fuller, view of herse;f, "I
loved Phil at least, I thought I did."
Natallo was going to a "swell re
ception" given by the Apollo club in
honor of Its new members. After the
last remark her bosom heaved a sigh,
which set a fluttering of butterfly
bows, perched airily upon her saucy
puffs and curls, threatening at the least
provocation to take wings and fly
away.
Natalie was charming. No observer
would have had the audacity to doubt
that, as, with the soft clinging folds
of her evening gown outlining her
graceful figure, she viewed herself be
fore the mirror. But If any one had
ventured to call her beautiful, she
would have resented It; for, she had
a grievenre sadly at variance with her
Idea of feminine beauty; namely, a
nose strongly Inclined to tilt. How
ever, she possessed other charms, not
unknown to herself, which lay In the
glossy waves of her auburn hair, the
lustre of her nut-brown eyes, and the
baby-tint of her peach-blossom com
plexion. Besides these, she was an
acknowledged belle in society, and a
rapitrl entertainer as well, and when
taking all these things into considera
tion. It was not surprising that the
Apollo club, the fashionable club of
the city, should select her from a bevy
of young ladies to head the long line
of its reception committee.
While Natalie was adjusting her but
terfly bow to a little securer position,
she said
"I know he'll be there tonifiht. If
he is, what then? I almost wish I
hadn't accepted such a prominent posi
tion. But then, those boys just would
n't take no for an answer. And I
well, I just didn't have the heart to
refuse them, especially after I have
been away so Ions " And then, giving
the defenseless bow anorher nervous
twitch, she added, "1 guess I don't
have to talk to him' if ,1 don't want
to! '-
"It's just a year ago tonight." she
continued, "that Aliitd.Thornhlll, with
other new members, was Introduced
to the Apollo club society. Why Phil
should have gotten so furiously jeal
ous I can't Imagine. The fact of the
business Is I had never thought of
Phil In that light before. If any one
had told me he was that kind of a
man, I uuak I should have told ntm
hj
"Butitfhv Rliould he havo forced
such a position if he didn't
tct me to be courteous? Alfred
irnhill would command courtesy
under all circumstances. But Phil
seemed to object to him particularly
because he was made a member while
ho was gone. As if that made any
difference. Suppose he don't live in
tho East End and belong to 'our set.'
Does that make him any less a man?
I think it horrid to admit him to the
club and then snub him socially." And
Natalie's tilted nose rose a degree or
so in Indignation.
Thus Natalie rambled on, and In
wardly fretted, while she paced the
floor, waiting for the carriage to come
to take her to the reception.
On the night referred to, Natalie
had defended her position on the sub
ject of class prejudice which certain
would-be reformers had managed to
Btlr up In the community.
At that annual function of the Apol
lo oiub, many sympathized with Phil
Marston in his pronounced opinion on
the subject, and Natalie was not slow
In recognizing bis influence thus
brought to bear upon the attentions
due to Alfred Thornhill. This aroused
her womanly instinct In his defense,
and she manifested it by taking the
initiative and bestowing upon him all
the attention her position would allow.
In fact, she overdid the matter, and
went so far as to provoke criticism,
when one of the chaperones of the ev
ening, in all kindness, undertook to
admonish her, when Natalie "flew up"
and said
"I won't be dictated to by anybody!
I am responsible for my own acts. If,
as you say, 'our set' won't tolerate It,
why, so be it. I don't care, tinder
the circumstances I'm only doing what
I believe to be right. If the club didn't
want me to treat everybody alike why
did they put me on the reception com
mittee?" So, Natalie carried the matter
through the evening with a master
hand, and on her return home she
felt herself as highly a conqueror as
any monarch who ever sat on a throne.
But when it was all over, Phil Mars
ton, a young man of social attain
ments and financial worth, and
Natalie's acknowledged lover, was to
be reckoned with. He was bound to
have his say. Of course, the long and
short of It was, Phil was furiously
Jealous. No sooner were they seated
In the carriage than he began
"Natalie, you acted outrageously to
night!" .
"I'd like to know how you make that
out?" she Indifferently replied.
"I gave you credit for being a girl
of better sense."
"Sense has nothing to do about It,"
she retorted. "It's all a matter of
breeding. What reason have given you
toiange your mind?"
' Reason enough!" said Phil, exasper
ated at her coolness. "Do you sup
pose I'm going to tolerate a fellow like
Al Thornhill dancing attendance the
whole evening long on a girl I'm en
gaged to? If you do, you're mightily
mistaken!"
"If Mr. Thornhill' good enough to
be admitted to the Apollo club, he's
good enough to dance attendance on
the girl you are engaged to, or any
body else."
"That's , where we differ," replied
Phil, sarcastically. ,
"Then why in the name of wonders
did you allow him to enter the club
. at alir ' .-"-v
"I didn't," exclaimed Phil. "I didn't
have a thing to do about it. I was
away, and you know It. If l'dDeeu
i 1 1 1 HtHIIIIHItHWHHHIOW!'
there when his name was proposed I'd
have back-balled him sure's guns."
"Doubtless you would," replied
Natalie, with a strong emphasis on
the personal pronoun. "But, it's my
opinion the Apollo club would be a
heap better off if It had more men In
It like Alfred Thornhill."
"What do you know about Al Thorn
hill or the men of the Apollo club?"
Phil asked with rising fury.
"I know enough," replied Natalie,
her Indignation rising at the blasphem
ous words, " and what I don't know
I don't want anybody to tell me. But
I can tell you, Phil Marston, judging
from some shady reports and the ex
periences I am now having with one
of them, if I had to chose a man, for
genuine, personal worth from the
membership of the Apollo club, I'd
take Alfred Thornhill every time."
"Take him then!" exclaimed Phil, In
a jealous rage, "I don't care."
"Thank you," said Natalie, ironical
ly "you've conferred upon me a great
privilege."
"Marry him if you want to." said
Phil, raging beyond the bounds of
reason. "It's all the same to me."
"Thank you," again replied Nathalie.
"Perhaps I may. Time will tell. But
it's my opinion Mr. Thornhill Is a man
of too much character to ask a girl In
my position to marry him. He's too
proud, and that's why I like him."
This assertion of Nathalie's brought
out a new phase of the situation, and
provoked Phil to sllenee for the re
mainder of the way home.
All those incidents were in Natalie's
mind while she was restlessly pacing
the floor of her own room, creating
a senso of unhappiness which she
found hard to manage.
For the past year she had neither
seen nor heard from Phil. In her hear!
she had believed she possessed a
stronger hold upon him. But the fault
was not his. She had yet to learn
that when he went to his room that
night, he bitterly repented of what he
had done. In the light of his con
science he saw that Natalie was right.
that ho had no reason for forcing her
into a position whereby she could not
be Just to herself. He saw his own
folly, and finally became disgusted
with himself for the ruthless attack
he had made upon the girl he loved.
The next morning he went to call
upon her to ask her forgiveness. She
had gone! An early train had carried
her to New York, where he knew she
expected to go through the day. There
she was to remain n few days, then
sail for Germany to study for at least
a year in Berlin.
All through that year the words of
jatr hitter nnarrcl gd nng th
fred Thornhill, he would hate her with
all the Intensity of his soul for the
misery she was causing him.
After awhile, however, he settled
down into a grim state of endurance.
He determined to master the Jealous
passion that threatened his life to try
to undo his mad act, and make himself
worthy of the good opinion and affec
tions of Natalie.
In a tone of resentment he yielded
to his last bitter feeling and said
"I'll show her there's something
good left in Phil Marston yet."
In view of all this. It was no more
than natural that Natalie should look
forward to the evening with feelings
of dread. And not only in regard to
Phil, for she also dreaded to meet
Alfred Thornhill, whom she had not
seen, either, since a year ago that very
night. After awhile a feeling of defi
ance took possession of her and she
said aloud
"I don't know but it would be serv
ing Phil right to marry Mr. Thornhill.
after all."
But Natalie was proud. Under the
circumstances, she didn't want to own
even to herself that she had a particle
of love left for Phil- She had a con
science, too, which forbade her tamp
ering with the sacredness of human
affections. So. between the two, she
felt an equal balance. She could neith
er get away from Phil's love, nor im
pose upon an innocent party for the
sake of punishment.
On this evening she had rejected all
escorts and chaperones, choosing rath
er to bo driven to the reception In her
father's carriage, that she might re
turn at her pleasure.
When Philip Marston passed the
ordeal of the reception line, Natalie
set the temperament of the evening
with the tips of her Icy Angers and, a
zero nod, which lowered the mercury
In Phil's heart several degrees below
the freezing point. During the even
ing he tried by all manner of means
to get a few moments alone with her,
but waa evaded at every point His
name failed to appear on her dance
program, and It was only In the waltz
circle that they finally met, when a
stillness crept into Natalie's heart she
dare not interpret, while Phil's palpit
ated with speechless Joy.
At last, disheartened with the
meagre results of the .evening, Phil
decided to give up the chase and go
home.
A load was" on his heart as he slow
ly, and distractedly ascended the long
winding stairs to the hat-room.
"She doesn't love me," he thought,
and, all unconsciously wandered aim
lessly Into the ladles' cloak room, and
to his amazement, came face to face
with the subject of his thoughts.
';How dare you follow me here?" ex
claimed Natalie, her eyes flaming with
anger.
But Phil, humbled with hit year's
experience, and the false position he
had accidentally thrust upon himself,
said
"I didn't follow you. It is alt a
mistake. But, now that t am here, I
hall star, at least long enough to
compel you to hear what I have to say.
"Natalie,", " he continued tenderly.
Into thrj I
.Natalie vong
realized! n8ta
said to I V
would if V
love a V
loveX
clarl 1
wlthV I
thoughrTW1 iiH i in numl;
f'iing a step toward her, "I bare
tried this whole evening to have a
word with you. You have purposely
avoided me. Now I must know, I will
know before t leave this room If there
Is any hope left for me?"
Whether from anger, or the deep
sincerity which rang in Phil's voice,
she never knew, she was speechless,
and he, encouraged by ber , silence,
continued .
"I have not forgotten the manner
in which I attacked you a year ago
tonight. But I am sorry for it, and
have wanted to tell you ever since.
But you did not give me the opportun
ity, you left so early in the morning.
Then I wrote to you, and you re
turned my letter unopened. Perhaps I
deserved It, Natalie, but I have suffer
ed more than I can tell."
"How about Mr. Thornhill?" asked
Natalie, with cold security In her
voice,
Phil winced, but said
"I appologlzed to him long ago. He
Is a worthy fellow. But Natalie," he
continued, "is It possible you have
taken the course you have with me
simply because I objected to his hav
ing been made a member of the Apollo
club?"
"No!" replied Natalie, "that was a
small matter, compared to the dis
covery I made. You insulted me with
your Jealousy. I made up my mind,
then and there, I'd never marry any
man to have my life perverted by his
distorted imagination. Because you
didn't like Mr. Thornhill was that any
reason why I should insult him? You
placed me In a position where I had
to be courteous to everybody. If your
lovo wouldn't hold through that, I
didn't consider It worthy to be called
by that name."
"What you say Is true. Natalie. And
I am not trying to defend myself.
But, now that I am here, I want to
make an honest and open confession
to you, You will be content with noth
ing less.
"It wasn't because Thornhill was
made a member of the club. It was
because 1 saw you awakening In his
heart a feeling stronger thai, that of
admiration. I knew ,I1 the time that
he was a worthy fellow, and Imagined
you were comparing ns and thought
so, too. This aroused my Jealousy.
The rest you already know. But N?-
talie," he said, taking a step nearer to
her, "Is It not my first offence? II
was a phase of character as new to rue
as to you. I hate it more than you
possibly can. For, by shaking your
confidence In me, it has destroyed my
happiness. I determined while you
were away I would overcome It. And
Such a course of training 1 have put
myself through I know you are bound
to respect. If this were not so. do
you think I could make this humble
confession that I do?"
Natalie was silent. EftftW.1Tged by
this JpissJrtutrr " Tnll continued, his
e trembling with emotion
'Through it all, Natalie, 1 have loved
you, and shall continue to love you as
as I live. The hope of being re
lied In your confidence and love
the guidance of my life. Natalie,
seems years ages since we quar
ed. Tonight it seems as if I could
live another moment without you."
.till Natalie did not speak. Then
came closer, and holding out both
Is said
"Natalie, darling, can you not for
give me?"
Gradually Natalie's assumed dignity
began to subside. As Phil proceeded
she bent her head low. and still lower.
Her eyes seemed closed under th.i
droop of the long lashes. Phil guessed
her thoughts. He sprang to her.slde.
Sho gave a quick start and her butter
fly bow, fluttered to tho floor. Both
stooped to pick it up. Natalie's hand
clutched It first, then Phil's strong
palm closed firmly over It.
Hurried footsteps and merry voices
began ascending the stairs. The mu
sic had ceased. The reception was
over. Natalie realizing the scarcity
of time left her In which to reply to
Phil's question, raised her blushing
face, and looking her lover In the
eyes, solemnly, yet fervently said
"Yes, Phil, I will." Waverley Maga
zine, QUAINT AND CURIOUS.
As a consequence of the famine
times Stockholm legislators proposed
a tax upon all persons weighing more
than 12.') pounds.
A boy who was killed In New York
City recently by lightning had the
likeness of a fern Imprinted on his
body by the shock.
At Cotta, in Saxony, persons who
did not pay their taxes last year are
published In a list which hangs up In
all restaurants and saloons of the city.
A boarding house keeper of New
York City appealed to the police to
make his star lodger get a hair cut. He
said his hair and whiskers had been
untrimmed for 18 years.
Kissing is delight unknown to the
Maori women of New Zealand. WJien
they meet each other, and wish to
demonstrate their mutual affections,
they grasp each other by the shoulders
and rub their noses together.
An amateur hynotlst In Lyons, N.
Y., put asleep a lad of 14 years of age
by making a few passes before his
face. The lad continued asleep for
several hours, and was only awakened
at last by the persistent efforts ot a
professional hypnotist. '
One of the best known Instances of
churches with streets through them
Is that of St. John the Baptist's church
In Bristol. The church Is situated
right over the ancient gateway into
the city on the Avon, and the towering
spire, standing high above the neigh
boring houses and streets, Is a re
markable sight, as one surveys. It from
the roadway below, ' . "
Common Symptom Lacking.
"How did fou decide so quickly that
the prisoner was not Insane?" asked
the Judge, a little curiously,- of one of
the examining physicians. , .
"Oh, that was easy," was the reply.
"We ssicd him If there was anything
ho wanted to tslk over with the Pres
ident, and he replied in the nege tire."
Syracuse Herald. -
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Thinning Fruits.
There Is much to be said on both
sides ot this question. If a man has
a few trees In his garden It Is an easy
taattor for him to thin the plume,
peaches, pears and apples, thus secur
ing larger and finer specimens. But
what shall a man do who has ono
hundred acres, or one thousand acres
devoted to one fruit? All he can do
Is to aim by pruning to remove any
chance of over-loading the trees, and
by thorough cultivation and enriching
the soil bring the crop ns near perfec
tion as possible. If the large orchard
1st expends thousands of dollars in
thinning out his penca-a ho may find
later that thoso left upon tho trees fall
off, or something happens to them,
thus all of his I'.ie may bo wasted.
Oats and Fowls.
I consider oats one of tho best feeds
we have for poultry of all kinds and
ages. I buy oat screenings of tho oat
moal mills and moisten it with milk
for my small chicks, and nothing
could make them grow faster or de
velop Into better fowls. If farmers
would only try this feed in place of the
corn meal that they use, thoy would
soon learn that It Is much better for
the chicks: When they get a little
older I pour boiling water on whole
oats, and when cold fowl thi3 to tho
chicks. I always feed oats mixed with
corn and wheat to my adult fowls and
could not do without them. For this
purpose the heavy white oats are the
best. When feeding whole oats to
either fowls or chicks one must keep
plenty of grit before them in order tn
avoid crop troubles. If farmers would
get away from the corn tiiey feed their
fowls and give more of a variety, In
cluding oats and wheat, they would
increaso their egg yield, and have
healthier and better chickens. Sim
ply because they do not raise anything
but corn Is no excuse for feeding It,
for they could sell some of the corn
they feed and Invest in a few bushels
of wheat with profit to themselves.
A Receptablc for Plants.
Tho following is a "handy" manner
of providing receptacles for plants to
be started in the house, like tomato,
cabbage, etc. "Take a 3-pound fruit
can and melt the rim off the o,)cn end
and remove the label, then with strips
of heavy manlla paper four or five
Inches wide and long enough to reach
twice around the can, and a hall of
cord, you are ready to -rabidly, make
as many sccd-nnts asywiK'ed. v
the panM ilifJfTtho can and knot.
itssfSd sllfl t the can. Fill these pa
per potB II good soil and plant your
tomato sevjs, or any other seeds, fcr
which such contrivances are needed.
They could be set close together on a
board and bo kept Indoors, or set on
the ground In a cold frame, or any
where for protection. Thin the plants
to one (or more) and when ready to
transplant have a furrow about the
right depth; lift these pots with a trow
el a shingle answers tho purpose
and set them where they are to stay.
Draw the earth close around and a
little on top, and there you are no
disturbance of roots, no chock to
growth. Treated this way, it is a
smart plant that will ever know It
has been transplanted. This Is not
patented, but It Is just as good as If
It were."
Cultivating the Orchard.
One of the greatest errors of a hor
ticulturist to make is planning more
work than he can reasonably perform.
Aside from anything else, proper
cultivation of the soil during certain
periods of the year is Just as essen
tial In a large orchard as a small one,
and It should begin and continue from
the time the trees are set out through
out their life. Before they begin to
grow In the spring, all manure, trash
and grass on the surface, should bo
plowed under so deeply that they will
soon decny. and the land at once har
rowed and smoothed down.
Keeping the surface level, well pul
verised and free from weeds and
grass, Is what should be striven after,
for shallow level cultivation forms an
earth mulch of the utmost value for
conserving soil moisture. To destroy
weeds, break up the sui.'aco soil and
leave It level, for the most part, Is
better than a one-horse five-toothed
cultivator such as can bo adjusted to
do nearly any kind of work and oper
ate well In narrow spaces. There aro
several kinds of disc harrows, how
ever, that do good work and leave
the soli In an almost ideal condition,
If the land is level. Some makes of
cutaway harrows may llk wise be used
to excellent advantage, provided there
are not too many weeds and the like
ground. Unless the soil Is exceedingly
on the loose or gravelly, a roller and
drag are of little value, but there are
several kinds of spring-tooth harrows
which suffice well as surface cultivat
ors. An orchard should certainly be
cultivated after each rain to break the
crust and prevent the soli from bak
ing, and assuming, that It has to be
stirred with a heavy cultivator, tho
common straight and slant-toothed
harrow should follow for smoothing
down the surface. It is recommended
that cultivation begin In" early spring
and continue until late in the summer.
The Epltomlst.
Treatment of Barb Wire Cuts.
The treatment best suited to such
cuts, which are of frequent occur
rence In horses Inclosed with barb
wire fences, will vary, of course, with
the nature of the wound. If the wound
causes the loss of much blood, the first
tint of the owner should be to stanch
the bleeding. The ease or difficulty
attending this part of the treatment
will depend very largely on the loca
tion and character of the injury. In
some Instances It can only be effect
ively done by the veterinarian. In
other instances, however, the owner
may do much toward staying the flow
ot blood.' Where' a thread or string
can be tied so as to compress the rup
tured vessel above' or bolow the
wound, according s the flow comes
from a vein or an artery, the object
sought will be secured. The blood
flowing from an artery is scarlet tn
tolor and. frequently comes In Jots,
while that coming from veins Is dark
er colored and oozes from the wound
rather than coming In spurts. Where
the bleeding Is less copious. It may
sometimes be stopped by applying an
astringent preparation, such as pow
dered alum, which becomes effective
through contracting tho tissues, which
has the effect of closing up the blood
vessels. In other instances flour, cob
webs or dust have been used, and
while thoy may prove effective In stop
ping the flow of blood, their presence
may work injury and hinder healing.
Of course, searing with a hot Iron will
also be effective, where the blood flow
is not so copious. When the bleeding
is stayed the wound should be washed.
If of a character to Justify It, It should
be stitched together, and If not no
further treatment Is required. Heal
ing will be accomplished more quickly
in the absence of applications than In
their presence, although in some in
stances an application may be helpful
if it has the effect of keeping fllos
away from 4ho wound. Tho Farmer.
Poultry Notes.
If your poultry houses are warm and
dry, the hens will not havo the roup.
Pullets intended for laying should
receive special care. Feed on dry
feed and keep away from male birds.
Iilght feeds of thoroughly parched
corn is good for chickens, old and
young. Charred corn Is also good for
them.
The floor of tho duck house should
be rais-d above the surrounding
Rrc.mid and kept well l 'tered with dry
chaff or straw.
Tims far, no breed has been found
which lays uniformly dark or light
eggs. Sistors from the same setting
of pggs may lay eggs one light and
another dark. Cochins and Brahmas
usually lay dark eggs.
For quick-growing market purposes
Plymouth Rocks rank very high. Leg
horns are among the best laying and
Cochins the best sitters. Tho Ham
burgh and Polish nre among the hand
somest. Taste and association has
much to do with ono's choice.
One reason that some flocks breed
tip sn slowly Is that the chickens are
hatched from immature stock. Only
the og:s from the best layers should
b- s- t. Some pullets lay at four
months old. They should be put In a
pi n by themselves, when mature, and
tl'.Mr c.qg'i set.
The eggs ere made out of the food
eaten by hens. The question of differ
ences In value of eggs for culinary
purposes depends not on the breed,
but c-.n the fond. To secure eggs of
the best quality the food must be
clean, sound and wholesome and the
water pure and fresh.
Japanese ni
Industry which
A woman living In the norl
skirts of Washington, D. C has em
barked In the business quite extensive
ly. The mice sell wholesale at the rate
of $10 per l'W. and regularly, once
every week, she delivers 50 of them to
a leading bird and animal dealer, who
sends them out to his customers in
this and other cities. In this way she
earns V every week, and $21 and $22
per week from the- other sales of her
mice. It would be hard to Imagine
easier money thnn the $5 which she
receives weekly for h?r "dwarf cattle."
The rearing of fancy mire Involves lit
tle or no work, and the proceeds are
for the most part pure gain.
She has at her home part of a large
room partitioned off, and the floor cov
ered with straw and earth. This is
ber mouse farm. It must bo cleaned up
now and then, and new Btraw and
earth put in for the mire, but aside
from this, her only care Is td feed
them twice a day nnd keep their basin
full of fresh water. The mice Increase
at such a rapid rate that by selling 50
every week she Is able to keep the
number down to about the original
limits. Indianapolis News.
Horse Sense.
My maternal grandfather, van der
Meerchaut, had a little Cossack horse
captured from the Russian Invaders In
1814. The old gentleman was lame In
ono leg, as the result of a hunting acci
dent, but withal a good horseman
when once in the saddle. 'When out
on his trips In the country on business
and coming homo at night he would
frequently fall asleep In his commo
dious Cossack saddle. The horso
would make a boo llne for home at an
easy, but swift pace. Arriving there
It would rap on the front door with
Its foot until the watchman would
open the porch and take the old gen
tleman out of the saddle. My grand
mother told me this happened almost
every week. Horse and master under
stood each other. Not being able to
walk very well, he would hunt from
horseback, tho horse following the
setters and coming to a standstill
when one of them was on a point; tho
old gentleman guiding him entirely by
pressure of the knees and' voice, and
having both hands free for his fowling
piece. The horse died at an old age
on the place, as most of our servants.
Peace to his ashes. Forest and
Stream.
A Home Thrust
There Is one story about the late
Henry Borgh which. It Is believed, is
now for the first time In print. While
walking about the streets of New York
City one morning he saw a teamster
whipping a balky horse.
"Stop that, you brute," he exclaimed,
"or I'll have you locked up Inside of
five minutes! Why don't you try kind
ness on the animal? Don't you suppose
a horse can be reached by a kind word,
the same as a human being?"
"I b'lleve ye're right, tor," replied
the teamster, a quick-witted Irishman,
who, with aJl his faults of temper was
not a bad man at heart; "an' if a harse
has feellh'e, sor. don't yo s'nose his
dfcrlver has, too? Thry a kolnd wor-rd
on th's driver. If ye plase." .
The stern lace of Mr. Bergh relaxed
into a smile, and In the better under
standing that followed the hone for
got that it was balking, and started off
in a trot , , ,: ' .
" Royal palaces In Russia are said to
be damp and unhealthy,'. Their In
sanitary condition Is claimed by some
to be the cause of tho Czarina's r-ent
Illness. , J
t skc wfist "nnnnea a im
COURTSHIP IN JAPAN.
WHEN A MAIDEN REACHES SIX
TEEN SHI IS EXPECTED
TO MARRY.
It Is as Much a Matter of Course In a
Woman's Life as Is Death and Is
No More to Be Avoided.
When a Japanese maiden arrives at
the age of sixteen or thereabouts, she
is expected, as a matter of course, to
marry. She is usually allowed her
choice In regard to whether she will or
will not marry a certain man but she
Is expected to marry some one, and
not to take up too much tlmo in mak
ing up her mind. The alternative of
perpetual splngtcrhood is never con
sidered, either by herself or by her
parents. Marriage Is as much a mat
ter of course In a woman's life as
death, and is no more to be avoided.
Tho courtship Is somewhat after
the following manner: A young man,
who finds himself In a position to mar
ry, speaks to some married friend,
and asks him to be on the lookout for
a beautiful and accomplished maiden
who would be willing to be his wife.
The friend, acting as advance agent,
makes a canvass of all the young
maidens of his acquaintance. Inquiring
among his lrionds; and Anally de
cides that so-and-so (Miss Flower, wo
will say) will be a very good match
for his friend. Having arrived at this
decision, he goes to Mis3 Flower's par
ents and lays the case of his friend
before them. Should they approve of
the suitor a party is arranged at the
house of some common friend, where
the young people may have a chauce
to meet each other and decide upon
the other's merits. Should the young
folk find no fault with the match pres-
ents are exchanged, a formal betroth
al Is entered into and the marriage is
hastened forward. All arrangements
between the contracting pnrties are
made by go-betweens, or seconds, who
hold themselves responsible for the
success of the marriage, and must be
concerned in the divorce proceedings,
should divorce become desirable or
necessary.
The marriage ceremony, which
seems to be neither religious nor le
gal in its nature, takes place at tho
home of the groom, to which the bride
is carried, accompanied by her go-betweens,
or If she is of a higher class
by her own confidential maid, who will
serve her as her personal maid In tho
new life In her husband's home. The
trousseau and household goods, which
the bride Is expected to bring with
her, are sent before. The trousseau
will contain, If the bride be of a well-to-do
family, dresses for all seasons,
and handsome sashes without num
ber: for the unchanging fashions of
ith the durable qual-
ossible
through her lifetime.
of the bride, In giving up
ter, as they do when she marries, show
the estimation In which they have held
her by tho beauty and completeness
of the trousseau with which they pro
vide her. This Is her very own; and
In tho event of a divorce, sho brings
back to her father's house the clothing
and household goods sho carried away
as a bride.
In old times the wedding took place
In the afternoon, but It is now usually
celebrated in the evening. The cere
mony consists merely in tho formal
drinking of tho natlvo wlno from a
two-spouted-cup, which Is presented
to the mouths of the bride and bride
groom alternately. The drinking from
one cup is the symbol of tho equal
sharing of the Joys and sorrows of
married life. At the ceremony no ono
is pr;sent but the bride and bride
groom, their go-betweens and a young
girl whoso duty It Is to present the
cup to the Hps of the contracting par
tics. When this Is over the wedding
guests who have been assembled In
the next room during the ceremony,
join the wedding party, a grand feast
is spread and much merriment ensues.
On the third day after the wedding
the newly married couple are expected
to make a visit to the bride's family,
and for this great preparations are
made. A large party Is usually given
by the bride's parents, either in the
afternoon or evening, In honor of this
occasion, to which the friends of tho
bride's family are Invited. The young
couple bring with them presents from
the groom's family to the bride's In
return for the presents sent on the
wedding day.
The festivities often begin early In
the afternoon and keep up until late
at night. A fine dinner Is served, and
music and dancing by professional per
formers, or some other entertainment,
servo to make the tlmo pass pleas
antly. The bride appears as hostess
with her mother, entertaining the com-'
pany, and receiving their congratula
tions, anj must remain to speed the
last parting guest before leaving the
paternal root.
Within the course of two or three
months the newly married couple are
expected to give an entertainment,
" .
or aeries of entertainments aa an an
nouncement to their marriage.
The young people are not, as In tills
country, expected to set up housekeep
ing by thomselves and establish a
new home. Marriages often take place
In early life, even before the husband
has any means of supporting a family;
and as a matter of course a son witX
his wife makes his abode with his
parents and forms simply a "new
branch of the household.
The only act required to make the
marriage legal is the withdrawal of
the bride's name from the list of the
father's family as registered by the
government and Its entry upon the
register of the husband's family.
Alice Mabel Bacon. In "Japanese Qirls
and Women."
x Health on Horasback. ,
When I Brat took up horseback rid
ing, some years ago, says a writer In
Country Life In America, I remember
that one of the first things that im
pressed me was the number of practic
ing physicians 1 met who were regular
riders.-' The inference seemed to be
that drugs were good enough for their
natlenta, but when it came to doctor-
hacr
fng themselves they were firm bel.ev-
era In the precept that "the best thing
for the Inside oi man l the outside
hnme"
01 a nome. ,
'A SERMON FOR SUNDAY
AN ELOQUENT DISCOURSE BY THE
REV. OR, HOWARD DUFFIELD,
luhjeett "roohnnt Mid Horse Every
Man Hwi t Timet la His Bool a
Ilesnunillnc Cry Which Uaekona Him
la Hit High! Ueatluj.
Nrw York City. Dr. Howard Duf
field, pastor of the Old Kirat l'reithyterian
Church, Fifth avenue ami Twelfth street,
? reached Sunday on "Footmen anil
lorscs." He took hit text from Jeremiah
xii:S. Dr. Dufheld uiid:
It is healthful for in to teat our hopes
to-day a, experience ahull teat them for us
to-morrow, t-quarely, individually and im
mediately let u f:ice the challenge of Jer
emy, the prophet: "If thou rumicst with
tin) footman, and they have wearied thee,
then how eanat thoueontend with horses?"
Let u firat atiidy the pursuit of happi
ness, J tie pursuit of happiness la iiitenj-e
and universal nnd righttul
IBS PUISUlt
of happiness haa enlisted the unwearied
energy of the most of men throughout all
time, 1 Measure surely cannot be a very
hard problem to solve. Certainly it can be
no dilticult thing to win happiness. Brave
and bonny i this pleasure house of nn
earth in which we live. Dazzling bright is
this Vanity Fair of a world in which the
lot of mortals is cast. Its booths are most
alluring. Its wares are mot seductive;
skillful are its traders, and eager faced its
throngs of buyers. Behold the shimmer
ing Mash of its gems and the rich rustle of
iU soft silks! Jlearken to the sweet notes
of its music and the golden chink of iu
eom! Tiend your ear to the rhythmic beat
of its dance and the gladsome raptor -
Us revel Mark the gleam of lU tl;w m; ;
eyes! Meed the spell of its silvery lirii'
ter! The idea that this world is no. ;i
minister of happiness is hermit logic; ii
the crabbed fruit of cloistered seclusion; in
the harsh inference of Puritanic prejudice.
The siren voice of the world are ever
summoning men to a wealth of pleasures
pleasures of the palate, pleasures ot the
passions, pleasures of the intellect. The
lilaring trumpets of the world are ever
heralding the triumph of its votaries as
crowned with laurels nnd chwping the
brimming cup of its satisfaction, one and
another ascends the throne of its dominion.
Very well, point me out the happy ones.
Those smile-wmtthed bps repress n rising
nigh. Those laughter lighted eyes but ma-k
n wearied heart. '1 he glitter : tinsel, The
trappings nre fustian. Tlie ornament is
sLu;to. The mirth is hollow hearted. Do
you not know thut those men who have
tilled all ot fortune's coFvrs are the urnst
brain wearied nnd heart burdened of the
children of tho earth, in their effort to till
one more? Jlae you never learned that
the man who ha climbed the t hroue is
smitten with heart sickness because there
is some Xaboth'n vineyard unpossessed ?
Has it never been told you that a man may
wear the jeweled tokens of a king's favor
and yet writhe under the pang of disap
pointment because some beggar Mordeiai
stands in the palace gate? If not, let me
put in evidence the testimony ot competent
witnesses. Listen to th.it pampered pet of
fortune, bedecked with the insignia of
Knglish nobility, and standing upon the
pinnacle of earth-given happiness. In the
swiftest swing of pleasure's whirlpool, in
the very heyday of hie, upon his thirty
sixth birthday. Lord Byron wrote:
''My days are in the villow leaf,
'I he flowers nnd hints of line are gone,
The worm, the canker and tlu gnu
Are mine alone.''
liccall the words of Chesterfield, who
reduced the pursuit of hanninefis to a fine
nil-, una iiiiu itiKeii v
! mason i
men
the peev
gifted poet, critic am
in liia f4iiirw "Wkat Ii
ttt.it it. hiiuiiiMta mv lic:ill) ia I run If nilt nf
golden goblets and in the best of wine, if
, mvself, separated from all the joy of tin
vtorid, can only moisten my lips with the
physician's potion? What lists it to me
that enthusiastic youths and damsels
crown my marble bust with laurels, when
on my real head a blister is being clapped
by my old sick nurse? What lists it to me
that the ruses of Shiraz glow and smell
never so sweetly? Alas, Mnraz is bH) inilcs
from Hue l'Amsterdain, where I get noth
ing to smell in the meiancholy solitude of
my sick room but the aroma of warm poul
tices." Behold the trophies of the world
are wetted with a rain of tears! The re
verberating plaudits which greet liie
world's successes only serve to waken lin;
wailing echo, "Vanity uf vanity, ii all is
vainly."
The works of earth are frail. Its jewels
lose their lire. 1 he luster ot its go!l ui.l
tarnish. Its garlands will wither nnd their
bloom and Iragrance will vanish uu ay.
AYhat f.h:ill thill man do who laiinot i istu
delight in the midst of his pleasures, when
the lights of the revel begin to grow dun,
and sorrow as with a harpy's hand, sweeps
bare the banquet board, and nnnd the
gathering shadows the lingers of destiny
begin to write doom sentences upon the
wall? What is that man to do who cannot
pack a single hour with untilloyid plea-urc,
when he crosses the threshold oi a long,
long eternity? Do not blink the question.
Meet its thrust fairly. "If you uuinot run
with footmen how will you contend with
horses?"
Aoolv another teat. There is a deeper
longing in many minds than the thirst fopf
pleasure, it is the craving for trutfi.
Ihere is genuine grandeur in the achieve-
men Is of the intellect, i he coronet of em-
ture is brighter far than a kmg diadem,
J. he robes of mental royalty nre more lm
perial than the mantle of Caesar.
It would seem as though the mind mon
arehs of the present age had realized that
dream ot the Hebrew boy in l;:e oldei
time, when sun and moon and stars boWc
down to do obesiance. It would seem a
though the princely thinkers of the pres
ent day wore the signet ring of Solomon,
in obedience to which all elemental powers
yield ready response. They say to the
genii of the electric fluid, "go," and they
render a ready service. They beckon to
the coal and to the iron, to the silver and
to the gold, and from the secret caverns of
the earth they hasten to do their bidding.
They say to the veriest vapors, "do this,
and they do it.
But, after all, what is the sum total of
human knowledge? "Behold we know not
anything?" We have mapped a few square
mues oi space, aim immensities ne arounu
)Y have numbered a few odd centime, of
t finui anil .t.mihn. li Wnnd W h.M
garnered a stray stalk or two from the
mighty harvest iielrta of fact, and illimit
able aheaves are noddintr in the breeze un
aickled. Within the horizon of observed
fact we only know how things appear t
re, not wnar, ininga are. vve Know nc
where the light dwelleth, but only he
certain light rara affect us. We cann
tell what atmosphere is, we have only d
covered some of the offices which atm
there render us. Our vaunted knowlei
arselr constats of shrewd mieawa conce
ing surface uppearances. The last res
of culture u the coronation of ne.cie
Ita proudest achievement is fixing the
it of thought. The most sinewy K
cannot ecaie inm adamantine oar
that convert reason i highway into a.
inorougnnre. mere are nuca oi
which the stoutest blows of the ha:
head of human knowledze fau to
There are Gordian knot of thought
turn' th edge ot to most nntly tei
blade of human research.
Nineteenth century intellect, the
mind. In that age when mind toucj
meridian is not able to tell tn ami
little lichen that dings to th ator.
wall, "root and all and all in an
then, (hall human wisdom answd
t&ose SWIUI questioning, nim
snd duty and destiny wmcn j.
nA flinff. ainnine and suffer!
and immortal, mast know? Vtj
man will unveil to me the face '
tJod, my maker, and roll bad;
that enwrapa His throne? I
.What mechanic akill will si'
XJfreemasonry of huv jJVk "I have
ihmdthe n ftljhej U
Oil UUtiawiB. a
11 llTuTfcs. lrtMl
If
t
1
1
1
J 7wh" h 7. iMo 7
rienee! What acholar, tW
, drunken at evary 0tali.v
tread with me the brink of t.
peering down into that al
I night give mt ny aauraici
raveling the dread secret of th)
dust swill rise resplendent in some resur
rection morning? What pupil of the most
cultured Gamaliel ca.i ait by my bedside in
the hour when heart and flesh are failing
and act one tingle star of hope aglow in the
dark midnight that gathers around me?
Justoneatar beam to tell me that beyond .
the cloud and darkness are the many man
sions of an eternal home, that yonder
waita a father's welcome to love, and light
and joy ineffable? Most majestic are the ,
acliievementa of intellect
' Greek tragedy tella us how King Edipua
at the close of life heard a cry a strange,
weird, imperious summons, far off, yet
near, in some distant world, yet close at .
hand; a voice that drew like gravitation.
So docs every man. in virtue of that royal.,
nature which allies him with heaven's,
throne, hear at times jint such a cry re- ;
sounding from some distant sphere, even
from that spirit realm which is his true
fatherland, yet near, within his very soul, '
that beckons him to his highest destiny.
"fill, soul of man, awake, awake, shake
olf the chains of spiritual slumber and
sloth. Escape the earth-bound life. Heav
en-born and heaven-aspiring, live for God!' ,
, The llin.ln ukf a..ul .ilk ks
, Huu,la BWcnf out to brood in the wil-
H i . . . . V
(UTiiem. iiepLiiH over its mysterious mean
in i. TImmp accents flouted nrer the land
of Pallas Athene, and in academy and por'
tiro there gathered groups of thinkeri that
sought tn follow its leading as the. wis
lien followed Mie Orient slur. Every ;
dweller m 'hrintian hinds hears that cry
more plainly. It is borne tn him in the
quiet peacef'.ilnen of the Sabbath that
whispers to his toil-worn spirit of that rest .
that remainetii when the toil of this work
aday world is done. It comes to him f rom ;
the open church door that tells him of
1 .... :,.r. -.i.... ! .,.,,,. a.M.J Tt
I kfl to him frnm the s.-npture, where it
n, the Vendors of the Christ.
; tlM,area that ucu i the glorious imago
which Ood has planned to reproduce in
him now sullied and sickened with sin...
Jtut where, in nil the nge, is the man that ;
girding himself .it this signal call has won -in
the race fr holiness? .Arc we not some
times glad that thoughts fire not audible? ',
that motives are not visible? that we are .
not breastplatcd with transparent gliM,
through which the workings of the inner .
life might lie open to the curious eye?
Are we not plad that it is some times s (
function of language to conceal, as well as
to convey thought? If our struggles after
holiness be as honest hearted as that o(.v
the old pagan seekers after God, we will
iinhevil;itingly et ho their sad arowaJ,
v.iied by (Hie of that highsouled but dis- k
(o.traged company, "I approve the better -'
("iirscw. but I follow the worst." And if -
ir nun Icarl. sin-darkened and sin
uiii pi'd, condemn uh, how can we meet the
scrutiny of Him who is greater than our. .
h .".irts ami kuowelh all things?
"If thou contender with the footmen,
and I hey weary thee, how canst thou eon
tend with hor-es?" There is but one .'
method by which this problem of the He-.;i
brew prnphet can be wrought out to an -'iii'tiui:iLiMi
MliiLioii. Let its terms be W"
verted, iieiid the formula backward.
the horsemen could be conquered firswho
would waste a thought upon footmen? It
we could meet the mightiest foes and over
ride them there would dc little difficulty ,
in outmatching lesser needs. If we could
run with horses and outrun them, we ;
tdiould hhake the dust of a sandaled scorn
in 'Jie face of the footmen. Such a solu
tion is hinted at in scripture. Turn the
liihle page. I'ut the apostle against the ',
prut diet. Ueply to the challenge of Jere
miah with the triumph shout of Paul, g
1 can make money in the market place.
I can obtain pleasure in the playhouse, I
an wm culture in the school room. But
the remission of my sins I can secure only "
upon Calvary. Christ is the solitary Sa L
viour.
W hen the sin want is appeased all want
met. When this is righted all is right.
VJtl, ,rrt1 rnlioa nf filth tonilanPfUl ffO
t ii " i if- "' ,i i .. . i : . i .... . . m
matter to a test of 41
Z UHU IIIV UIUUSIU V M
.-nnn;n...a anA nn if it is nnfc aft. A
ne that every one in this assenv
ChriHtian; that each one ot ue
the week's work as a saved soul.
I !,,,.,( n.rLnv with i liriiiitlT Slllcndor than
go I on li to-morrow morning juui
i the glory-bath with which sunrise floods ,
the earth. "The W'ht of the knowledge or J
the glory of (iod as it shines in the lace oi
Christ." You go down-town, not knowing
what the hours may be bringing to meet
you. Kvery footstep carries you into
realm untrodden. Kvery clock-tick swings
v.iii into a mysterious future. But you
know some things now. You know that
.lesus died for you; that (lod loves you;
that, as far as the netting of the sun is
from the rising, so far has your sin been
carried away from you. Toil begins. Jesus
worked. Trial approaches. Jesus suf
fered. Your truest words are twisted,
vuur noblest acU are misinterpreted, tor
your manliest endeavors mean wioutwii!
KUggested. Jesus drank the samft-WUer
eup. He who told Capernaum tisner tout
to launch out and ca. t net calls you tj
take up the cn or the plane or the Tftrd-
I stick or the needle or the loom. He who
said to Peter "Keed My lambs" has said to
you: "Sit by the cradle si.- anu no nuiw
ery work." He who saiu to Matthew
"Take up the enws and follow Me" has '
said to vou: "Come after Me into the lone
ly pavilion of pain, keep midnight Vigil
with Me in the shadowed paths of Goth--nemane."
Evening tide draws on. HomS
shelter beckons to rest. Fireside reunions,
with their heart deep satisfactions, whispet
to you of another borne that waits beyond
the toil of earth. Kmpty chairs and van
ished faces stir your heart with the glor
ious certainty that the Saviour is placing
chair for you where the horns ctrcio is
forminff. never to b broken. Bo s hte ot
work resolves
So the days.
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Khali hasten
draw on
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