PRESS,
VOLUME XIX.
FRANKLIN. N. C. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 29, 1904.
M)MHKi;;.2G
FRANKLIN
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"THE WORLD OVER."
By Charlotte
jr. Marten put down knife and fork
and glanced acrora (be table at his
wife.
"Iffi teen mud for a hull week," said
le.
"'Ben oturhter hev' cleaned tie
"wheels," she replied.
"No time for anything, Jt 'pears like,
"He's taken the other rig today; that'll
be covered like the first Is."
"An' yaller mud is so betraytn'."
Marten's head nodded affirmatively.
"There's no sech mud this side of
Oldtown, and everybody knows who
lives there," said he, wisely.
Mrs. Marten's head followed bis ex
ample, j
"Een has drove there lots the past
weeks." Of a sudden she leaned for
ward, eyeing her husoaud with keen,
contemplative gaie. "They say she's
mighty pretty; that folks all like her,
once they know her. But she ain't
much where work Is, they say, an Sue
even says but taln't fair to tell all Sue
says. You know Ben don't like her."
"Ben wants to jdo his own courtln',"
smiled back the old farmer. "Now that
other gal expects all the waltln' on
sorter a new game for Ben."
"The waitln' on, yea. He's been
spoiled considerable. All the girls
like Ben they can't help It, can they?
r-Only now he seems so awful willln" to
so to Oldtown," faltered the mother.
"She's at the bottom of a good deal
in the town, lately. Most every
youngster primps up to go past the
place. Her father died left her a
Confederate sword an' his blessin", an'
of course Dick had to take her In.
Them two are the last of their family,
so Dick told me once both prouder'n
lucifer, if they- haven't money. Do you
s'pose she fetched them fine manners
and relic gee-gaws for our cows an'
chickens to look at?" scornfully. "An"
Ben has education; his eyes are quick
for pretty things. It's ruffles an' rT
bons an' smiles as warm a man's trt
not stormy day toggery with ,eather
faces abovo them. It's kind a natural
like that Ben should take ceanest
carriage when he goes 0oidtown! I'm
not complainin' of I'
Silence followr.-"snpper WM en(led
at the Marter farmhouse. The eame
sun that rckere(1 ln the Wndows at
,,e" Pyed hide and seek in
Dick
lJunston's cherry tree. Under Its
br
.sighs Etood Phyllis, her dark eyes
Aglow, cheeks flushed, hair blown by
breexes from the flaming west.
"Isn't that enough?" called a voice
from the very centre of the tree. Ben
Marten glanced through the leaves, to
the figure below. Intervening space
Jiqttled film.
Phyllis bit cherry after cherry, wait
ing for more to follow that first con
(gamentl thrown into the hat she
held.
re having all the fun," said the
deep voice from the foliage above her.
'An injured tone crept into it The sun
was getting low; time was so woefully
"You speak not truly," answered
Miss Dunston, calmly, munching away
at an especially luscious cherry. "Be
side, you're learning to be chivalrous,
kind sir!"
,' "Chiv bef "
' "Ss sh!" she cautioned in quick in
terruption. "Of course you wish to say
something horrid. You aren't accustom
ed to waiting on ladles, are you? They
generally wait on you, do they not? In
deed, I know all about it. No wonder
. you look ashamed. You are so weighted
with self-importance and conceit that
It's strange the tree holds you."
"It won't bold me any longer, Phil
Dunston," he exclaimed. ....
- A crackling and snapping of boughs
told his Intention. But he reckoned
without her wit. In a twinkling the
ladder was jerked away. It fell with
- a crasL, while Phyllis sprang lightly to
one side, Btlll holding the hat. Ben
was left suspended from the lowest
limb, yet one so high from mother
earth as to make the drop neither wise
nor. easy.
'"You see it does hold you, after all,"
' said Miss Dunston. "It is really strong
. er than I thought Just stay vicre you
nre, please. The dominie is walking
past Mabel, too and I declare If there
Isn't Sue. Then a ripple of laughter
broke on the girl's lips. The sound
told him of further tantallzatlon and
.mischief. "They can see that your legs
... aren't quite straight you thought
them just perfection, didn't you? and
that your back Is getting all humped
up from work you believed It the
- finest back for miles around, didn't you
and that you're not one bit handsome
when you are learning chivalrous man
ners. ". " , -
"The ladder, Phil."
V Ben's voice was stern that time.
' "You should go south for true chiv
alry. They get It from the titled Eng
'" llsh ancestors of long, long ago. That
la what makes the south famed for Its
manners. If I were there and wanted a
cherry,. 'the gentlemen would rush to
climb the tree. They would never
- dream of asking if a few in bat were
enough; they -would pick and pick
until not one cherry remained on the
tree that Is southern politeness."
" "Walt until I get down." Ben eyed
the space between them once again. ,
Phyllis laughed.
. "You can't; It's dangerous. Are you
anxious for the ladder? Do yqu expect
me to wait on yonT" teaslngly. "I'm
not like the rest of the girls here If
you think that" ; : :.
-. ; "I have never thought It"
Even as he spoke he dropped to terra
flrma. Wrath was In bis heart, deter
mination also. . Phyllis turned to flee,
but ba vii quicker than she. With
lightning swiftness an arm went out
caught her neatly, effectuallyand
held ber fast The blue eyes met the
dark ones; there was challenge In the
glance.
k . "It's no use to tease me, Phil," he
said, doggedly. "No, you're not hurt.
. the least bit and never mind the hair
it looks pretty that way."
"It's psrfectly hateful of your" Phyl
lis struggled to free herself, but . In
vain. . -,-fe;
5 Ben laughed oddly? ' ' .
' "I cannot agree," he declared, "And
as for chivalry, I prefer the sort that
flourished when real knights lived and
fOilKht."
"What do you mean, Bon Marten?"
i m i i i 4
R. Van Woglum.
"They yielded no rights, those chiv
alrous knights of old. I've waited for
mine longer than I've cared tQ.Now I
demand payment Give it to me, Do
you hear?" His arm drew her closer
to him; she realized he would not be
played with longer. "- ;
'"Only ..the one sort?" she queried,
more to gain time than for any other
reason. , .
He was becoming quite unmanage
able; Mis sternness subdued all previ
ous fun.
"Only the one," he rejoined. "You
know what thit is; t told you last week
and I'll tell it again If you"
, "But marriage is such a serious mat
ter, Ben." Her voice was sober by that
time; the dark eyes became troubled.
She had not thought he would take
things so to heart.
"It Is!" decisively.
"I expect so much; my, ideals are so
high."
"Cant they be dropped a bft and you
make me fit theru?" v
She wiggled loose from his clasp and
stood glancing up Into t(he earnest
face bent above hers. A curious little
throb made her heart felt for tha first
time.
I might try," replied she after that
moment's hesitation.
"Will you will you. Phil? he r.i,
with eager entreaty. "If yon nnlv
would try, just a little. 'There' no oth
er fellowis there? nohoi , ,w i
that wonderful country o vnnr.
everybody is so polite?", fa ,aat a wt
jealously. .
She laughed, bu .' .
die . qut-n4 jtttm its place,
w uier .tr,,i
"Perhag u wouI(J be w6er to et th
matter
rest awhile."
Y
.ou said that last week."
How Impatient you are. At least I
shall not marry until you have your
answer. I'm soon going to the city and
after my return "
"You couldn't give it before you
go?" wistfully.
Ho dared not press too hard. To
lose the ground already his would in
deed bo grief. So he abided by her de
cision, fearful of being turned down
completely.
"No, I really cannot &tve it sooner. It
is far too grave a matter to be hur
riedly settled. I'd no idea you cared
for me this way. My unawer can on
ly be decided upon after the very
calmest deliberation. It shall bo ex
tremely deliberate."
"When may I bear the outcome of
this calm deliberation?" he asked in
rather sarcastic voice. Inwardly his
heart was sore; he could not bear to
let her go from him in so unsatisfac
tory a manner.
"Friday night)" she replied. "That
Is surely a little while to wait. I could
visit longer, of courso, but auntie
need me by that time
rnyuis qtajipt cCBWWe the sentence,
InRteanfijiCinBr further away from htm.
er face clouded as she noted his evi
dent disappointment. It was quite too
bad he must spoil their merry friend
ship as he had done so abruptly that
last week.
There were good-bys when at length
he left, but of the most formal kind,
she would yield no point to pleading,
and he refrained from making It too
stern, lest she refuse outright. That
was Saturday. On Monday she left
Oldtown.
It was with lntonse pleasure she
reached the city and started in for
three days of gayety. Novelties charmed-beyond
expectation; her cousin re
joiced to have her; not one moment
was dull. The big department stores
were visited, likewise several friends
of school days those who had married
and moved away from former localities.
She decided, too, It would be an excel
lent opportunity to study marriage
views from points other than her own.
The subject, however, was thrust upon
her without any self-encouragement, in
fact very abruptly. She- met Dora
Brant on the street, so changed she
scarcely recognized her. Both halted.
Dora with llghtedeface and hand ex
tended, grasped her on the aim.
"Phil Dunston!" she exclaimed ex
citedly. "Now this Is a surprise. You
look pretty as ever. Have you been
here long? why yes, didn't you know
Lester's health is poor and so I look
after the store every afternoon while
be takes a little rest a whole year
the doctors say not a moment to my
self work and worry stick close to me
since my marriage but then yes, Les
ter must be chc3red, not discouraged.
How lucVy you are to be free from
worry and cares come and see me to
morrow all right"
Phyllis pondered as she walked on.
She felt sorry for Dora. She had been
one of the prettiest girls at Mrs. Ive
on't school. It Was all very sad In-'
deed.''-''-'""-""" ii.,.,..-,...,
On Tuesday a dinner Invitation
claimed Phyllis. It was a beautiful
home she went to, perfect ln every ap
pointment, with a hostess charming as
Id girlhood days and exquisitely gown
ed. V- -..
"Run right upstairs', Phil?' said
Lena Everdel, warmly, -giving the girl
a vigorous hug and kiss. "Just make
yourself at home now how foolish
Ernest Is seldom home didn't you
know? Dear me, I supposed every
body knew that It Is drink!" Mrs.
Everdel laughed oddly,' almost with
sadness. "He goes his way and I mine,
because because oh, do not pity me,
Phil. I should atr have married.
My1 dear, go slow go slow, when you
think of such a thing yes, fs It not a
beautiful pieces of tapestry brought
from Europe genuine, every thread.
Now do hjirry and fix -yourself and
come down to the drawing room.". .
. Again did Phyllis ponder, that sec
ond time more deeply.
On Wednesday, en route to the the
litre, she met Maria Tessley ln the trol
ley car, , Maria beamed upon her de
lightedly and took the seat beside her.
"For land's sakes, Phyllis Dunston! '
Wherever did you drop from?' asked
Mrs, Tessley, meanwhile pushing four
scrambling children Into various va
cant seats and then settling down be
side her friend. "It seems ageB since
I've seen you. What Jolly times we did
have and yes, four. It's hard scratch
Irs. keeping up appearances, too Just
itmdrul not a -cert for anything but
butchers and bakers and grocers and
cobblers and tailors matinee t
haven't been to on In years nowhere
at all tied down the whole time do
you think them pretty? they're real
smart In school head of their classes
my poor corn, Juliet Gracious!
Can't you come to see me good-by
iuie Heienr-come - along Tommy
It's our corner,. Jack good-by -"
Phyllis settled Into a reverie that
lasted until the theatre was reached.
Next day was Thursday. She decid
ed it would be wrong to omit seeing
Alice, and so hunted up that friend.
Alice herself admitted her.
"My dear, dear. girl!" exclaimed Mrs,
Linson in keenest delight "Is this
really yourself and not married yet?"
She made a place for Phyllis at one
end of the couch. "IU so good of you
to hunt me up. Excuse my. appear
ance, won't you?. It is hard to"do one's
own work and be dressed up much
Paul comes- home about f late din
ner, you ask? Yes, It Is that every day,
but he likes dinner best I often won
der where the day goes. What do I
ieep myself at? not so very much
compared with his dut'es. Its usually
breakfast at S.80 then the dishes to
wssh, children to dress and feed Nat
goes to school now, too then several
rooms to brush up and put In order
and of course the beds to make and
rooms to tidy some little pieces of
washing not much, you know or else
a scrap of Ironing handkerch'iefs, tow
els, odds and ends left over, you know
oh! and fee orders attended to for
meals there are so many rings at the
door baking? Yes, Just a little Paul
likes homemade things better than
bakers' articles and lunch to fix the
children must be on time, you know
and then It is afternoon. I generally
try to get at my sewing by S o'clock
then it is dinner hour before I can
wink. But Paul enjoys it so. Even
ing? I seldom have one exclusively
- fnr feMlIBthe--cimdmre put to
bed and yes. It Is the same dressTHtrw"
f lever your memory Is. Ive had lots. of
gay times in this blue serge.' A new
one would make me feel rather strange,
I fear. Somehow, all spare cash goes
Into small shoes and stockings. Style
and clothes seldom bother me nowa
days I've so much else to think about
yes. It's a very good picture of Paul,
Is It not?"
Phyllis pondered and pondered and
pondered as she went back ti her cou
sin's home, An hour later she took
the train back to Oldtown. Another
hour and she bad bunted up Jimmy
Wells.
"Jimmy," said Miss Dunston, with
the most beautiful nonchalance and a
beaming smile, "I did not forget you.
Here is the finest jack-knife made in
the city. It Is the best steel. Be care
ful not to cut yourself. Oh, and Jim
my, and you will not tell any one that
I am at home, will you? That Is" a
good boy. Friday was the day, but
well, I came today. It is one day
earlier than Friday, lsn'l It?" and Jim
my agreed thatjt was. Joy was in his
ea7tTfeia3peHUa-trJiure tightly
and scampered off. Then htTmiLex-
actly the very thing Miss Dunston
knew he would do show the knife to
his friend and neighbor, Ben Marten.
That night the doorbell rang In the
Dunston homestead. Bridget ushered
ln the tall young caller and left htm
in the parlor. Ben's heart was trou
bled but determination his. He, had
come for his answer; she must see him,
even though he broke the contract by
24 now vs.
The sound of swishing skirts on the
stairs light footsteps then Phyllis
burst in, a veritable whirlwind right
into tho arms that Instinctively opened
to receive her.
"Ben! Ben!" she breathed, joyously,
brokenly. "I'm so glad Jimmy told
you. I've been waiting to hear, the
bell ring; I was so afraid It might not
ring. Do you see the dress you like
the pink one? I could not wait till
Friday it was so beautiful there, too,
only only you've not changed your
mind have you? You still want to
marry, me, don't you?"
"Sweetheart!" His hand strayed
over tha brown head that resjtqQ
against his shoulder. It was bliss so
unexpected as to overwhelm him for
the moment.
"Because because) oh, Ben, I love
you!" Waverley Magazine. -
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QUAINT AND CURIOUS.
The velocity of the wind at the
height of one mile abote the earth Is
four times as great as at the surface.
A man worth $5,000,000 today is no
richer, as related to the aggregate
wealth of the United Stittes than a man
worth 1370,000 In 1850.
In the fortified rock of Gibraltar
there are 62 mile of tunnels. They
are stocked with an ample supply of
arms, ammunition and provisions, ln
readiness for a siege.
There was some trouble between the
(owns of New Hartford- and Harwln
ton In Connecticut untlf the original
survey of the towns laid out ln 1729
by the proprietors, who were taxpayers
of Hartford, was found, and this rec
ord will be used In making a new sur
vey. '. , ; .'," : -
The largest room ln the world, under
the roof and unbroken pillars. Is at
St Petersburg. "It Is 620 feet long
and 150 feet In breadth. By daylight
it is used for military displays, and a
whole battalion can completely ma
neuver in it By night 20.000 wax ta
pers rjlve It a beautiful appearance.
The roof is a single arch of iron. :
Coreans wear full mourning for their
fathers. The dress Is of hemp cloth,
with hempen girdle. A fac shield Is
nsed to show that the wearer hi a sin
ner and must not speak to any one
unless addressed. , The costume IS' re
tained for three' years, the shield' lor
three months. This Is! (Worn for -a
father only; secondary mourning ie
worn for a mother, and no mounting
at all for wife. The hat Is of wicker.
' The Polite Formula.
Little four-yofcr-oU Margie was a
model of politeness.
"How is your baby - brother , this
morning, Margie,?" asked the doctor
when she opened Jthe door ln answer
to his ring.
"Oh, he's dead, hank yon!" she re
nlled St, Paul Pioneer-Press.
Ornamontlng Grounds,;
- Don't feel that the farm life must
be all grind and that every foot of
soil must produce a money crop or
something - that may be used on the
home table. Use oomq of the Ilboral
space you, are fortunate ln possessing
to beantlfjr the rest. Covor the bare
veranda with vines, .In tho shade of
which you and yours may rest a
while. One dollar will buy enough
vine's of such hardy kinds as Begonia,
Honeysuckles anil American Ivy to
shade the house from ono end to the
other la a few, years. Then give up
some of 'the door yard to a few
hardy shrubs, or better still, set a
mass of them In the corner next the
roadside. A few oranmental trees,
choosing those best suited to your cli
mate, will add wondorfully to the ap
pearance of the farm in a few years,
and you will not miss the few dollars
they cost. Do these things and do
them this spring) so as to have the
benefit of them the sooner.
Shade for Poultry.
Whether the fowls must spend their
time this summer on the range or in
partial confinement, having only a
yard In which to run, shade Is ueces
sary to their successful growth. To
say that shade cannot be provided is
nonsense. There may be no trees
that can bo utilized, it is true, but
every one can plant some vino or even
corn near enough to the poultry-yard
fence where It will cast shaip, or
erect a cheap lumber sheds so ar
ranged that its roof will supply shade
during a portion of the day, and one
end the rest of the warm hours, leav
ing it open on two sides at least for
acTWrclretlon air.
a ....... .iru.-u,,- -
mem, can De ercciea on me ruiiKe-t-i
the fowls must not be permitted In
the orchard for any reason. Then,
remember that during the warm days
of summer, clean, fresh water In
abundance is also essential, no matter
where the fowls and chicks are run
ning. Thiuk of. these things now and
get them ready,' so that when the
warm days come, the fowls will not
need to suffer for even a single day.
Autumn Colts.
Some men have a horror of having
a colt come in cold weather. I don't
think the weather has so much to
do with the poor stunted colts as the
feed. Where thoso stunted colts are
found you will find the small dish
with a small quantity of grain ln it.
The farmer concludes the mare has
nothing to do all winter but Just
suckle that colt, and consequently
doeB not need much grain. Here let
me give the new beginner a word of
wanting. Bo sparing of the oats for
the first ten days after foaling. After
the colt is an hour1 or two old give
thofiHrrsflJice warm Bran masn,
say, one gairon"bfJlIsrand for one
week after that give no grSULpf any
kind. Then try one pint twice a
and gradually Increase tho ration so
that when the colt is two and a half
weeks old the mare will be at full
feed. But to go back to the small dish
with the small quantity. To my mind
tho proper measure to go by is the
capacity of tho stomach. By careful
ly welching your animal you will find
out what amount It will do best on.
and that is tho best measure obtain
able. Good liny and oatB are not all
that is required for the mare and
foal. A bin of crushed oats, with an
equal part of bran, should be tho
mainstay while the colt Is suckling,
and It should be fed four or five
times a day. When tho foal is four
or five weeks old a box should bo
placed in the stall with the mate,
but out of her reach and on a level
with the colt's breast, Into which a
handful of dry oats can be thrown.
The colt will soon begin to nibble at
them. When fairly started to eat a
little bran may be added, and as the
colt grows older, say, at two months
old, substitute crashed oats for
whole ones. I will leave the foal eat
ing crushed oats and bran at two
months old, and will tell of future
tieatment at another time. T. E., in
American Cullvator.
Pruning Peach Trees.
Of ail the orchard trees, tho peach
stands in greatest need of regular and
severe pruning. If left unpnlned, the
trees make a good growth while
young and produce a few crops of
fruit Each year, however, the fruit
la -farther removed from the trunk
of the tree, tho wood becomes weak
er, the twigs near the body of the
tree die, leaving ' long, straggling,
weak limbs which bear fruit only
at their very . extremities, are liable
to break when heavily loaded, and do
not shade and protect the trunk of the
tree." The gathering of the fruit from
these .high limbs li expensive and the
fruit Itself Is of Inferior quality.
The object in pruning Is to keep
the tree low, compact in form,, with
new fruiting wood as near the trunk
of the tree as possible. -
. Under normal conditions when
peach trees have passed the winter
safely, and promise to produce crop
of fruit, they should be pruned eatm
winter by cutting back - the main
limbs, so as to leave one-half or two
thirds of the new growth. , -
-When the fruit buds have been win
ter killed, the opportunity may be
seized H- cut back the main limbs
more severely,- thus securing more
compact trees, and avoiding the for
mation of long, ' straggling limbs
which the trees hav a tendency to
(orm. If they are not cut back.
Tbe amount of cutting back depends
upon the fxtent tel which, the trees
have been Injured. '
- If only the fruit buds have been
killed and the wood of the tree la un
injured, trees Of compact form, if they
have been annually prunedi should
have, their main limbs shortened, so
atl to leave only a few Inched jf the
new wood. If, however, the limbs are
fretting long and straggling they may
bo cut back Into two and even throe-year-old
wood. Before severe cutting
is done the gnrwer should be certain
that there ore not enom;h lituls left
,to product: fru'i. TV' p-oH tt"tn rwh
percentage
escsped injury there may be still
enough to produce a paying crop of
fruit,
Good Management.
Great care should be taken ln se
lecting the right kind of a brood sow)
and In breeding to the right kind of a
male, as a great , deal depends upon
starting right In anything we under
take. About 15 days previous to far
rowing, the sow should be fed ft ra
tion of mill feed and oats, and should
have plenty of salt ashes and slack
coal) where she could help herself at
any time. Three or four days before
farrowing she should be put in a far
rowing pen with just enough good
bright wheat straw tor her bed. When
the little porkers arrive great care
should be taken with them until all
are perfectly dry, as at this time
many farmers lose a great maay of
their pigs. The sow should then be
left alone for 24 hours, except to give
her a drink of good pure water, about
12 hours afterward. She should then
be fed a mixed diet of mill feed and
ground oats. ' She should be fed
lightly at first Increasing eachv day,
until about three weeks, when she
should have full feed. At three or four
weeks old the pigs should be fed some
sweet milk, wtlh corn meal or shorts.
At first they eat a small amount, but
soon learn to like It and will run to
their trough and scramble to lee
which can get the most. "
Their trough should be where the
mother cannot eat with them. They
should be given Just what they will
clean up two or throe times daily.
The sow should have some corn fo
keep up animal heat. Also the run
of a good clover pasture. The pigs
will begin to crack corn at the age,of
three or four weeks. The tevyag
place should be at least 100 jfix&B,
from the bed in order thatGey get
plenty of exercise as this
Isentlal to the health
of Ufe hog,
ners wean.
pigs at
from six to 10 TC8kJa,lI- But we
prefer to let the motn-wean them
which sho does In good tlmet-Wfiu8e
b good grado sow and a thoroughbr)
male. My husband has taken yaur-
v,l,.-,l,.u t, lh o.rd ,
valuable paper for eight years and we
have been benefited by It much. Mrs.
E. A. N. in Indiana Farmer.
Farm Notes.
Apple trees will not flourish near
a black walnut.
Now, let's not get Into a fright lest
our neighbor gets ahead of us in the
$lrin& work; ho may be ln too big a
hurry and yet will get left.
Grinding grain and mixing it with
cut hay Is of benefit, since the animals
spend more time in chewing the food
and reducing It to a more favorable
form for digestion.
A hedge fence of osage orange that
is open at the bottom can sometimes
!( made "hog tight" by cutting a few
p the lower branches half through
and bending them down into the gaps.
Three tilings to keep well oiled
the wheelbarrow, the clock wheels
r.iul the grindstone. Three things to
bIwavr readv for Instant user
tho ax.-ttw-gnn and the lantern.
Hash.
Let us make up our minds that
, , , .
come what may, we will remember
how much better off wo are than
many other folks. This Is a first rate
salve for all bruises that ever will
come to us.
There have been several thousands
of patents issued on churns, and "the
beat" churn I" yet open for Invention,
though there are good churns made.
Tho wotk of producing good butter
docs not depend wholly on the churn.
The proper temperature for churning,
the ripening of the cream, and the
mode of handling the churn when the
work Is being performed, are matters
which affect the quality of the butter.
.. South American Catacombs.
The cemeteries prevalent through
out South and Central America con
sist of a wall 'eight to ten feet thick,
honeycombed with niches for the re
ception of eofflns, and surrounding a
plot of land which is never used for
burial purposes and is usually ln a
neglected condition. The cemetery
Is run. by tbe municipal authorities
and the niches are rented. The pay
ment required upon the sealing of one
of these holes In the wall Insure an
undisturbed resting place from that
time, according to the particular cus
tom of the locality, tflen an annual
rental must be paid for- a period of
twenty-five years, at the end of which
time the tenant gets a title In perpet
uity. But how fow ever find a last
resting place ln one of these niches Is
shown by the fact that, despite the
tremendous Increase In ' population
since It was built two or three centur
ies ago, the cemetery at Havana has
never, been enlarged, and there are al
ways plenty of vacancies. Upon de
fault' of payment of the rental, the
bones are raked out of the niche and
It is ready for the next occupant Tbe
bones are; placed In one corner of the
cemetery, and there, at least, they He
undisturbed through .the passing
years as the pile constantly grows
larger.
,.. Pedicuring an Elephant.
- The tools for trimming .elephant's
feet are a carpenter's drawknlfe and
a rasp for the soles and a horseshoer's
knife and sandpaper for tbe toe nails.
The operator places a beet keg or a
strong box behind one huge hind foot
lightly prods the thick ankle with his
elephant hook and commands the
brit to "Hold up!" ' Up comes the
mighty foot, slowly and heavily, : but
obediently as the velvety paw of a
kitten, the fot Is rested on the box
or the keg, where It remains while the
expert works on it much as a horse
shoer pares the hoof of a horse. Great
slivers of the horny sole are sliced
off until It is cut nearly to proper
thickness, when the rasp Is used to
smooth off. Similarly: the toe nalM
are ireafed with the knife and tile
sandpaper, while the . big pattjnt
stands with swinging trunk and in
occasional wag of tin ear, too full 6f
satisfaction. or utterance. When the
turn of the forefoot conns, the grfat
beast Is made to lie down on its ajde
and the hoofs nrn propped up 0!ut
SERMON. FOR SUNDAY
A STROKC DISCOURSE ENTITLED,
"WHAT CHURCH OWES CHILDREN,"
thm Bv. Howsnt Mriiih Talfci Whole
oairijr en tha Promlie of Keclutrlah
to HI DUconraied Cunntrymen
Man's Thirst For lllilitcoainui.
Brooklyn, N. Y. "What the Church
Owes the tihildren" the iubjeet of a
tronc sermon preached by the Hev. How
ij Aiehsh, rector of the Church of the
Holy Trinity. A number of request fo!
Its publication ha been received and it is
herewith given. The text was from Zeclia
riah viii:S: "The streets of the city shall
be full of boys and girls playing in the
streets thereof." Mr. Melish said:
Zechanoh gave this promise as a word of
encouragement to his discouraged country
men when on their return from their exile
they were trying in the face of enemies
nd treat obstacles to, rebuild Jerusalem.
Tbe time will surely come, he bade them
believe, when ths city shall stand once
more on Mount Ziou .'n til its former
strength and splendor, blessed with that
greatest of all life's benedictions children
at play, "'"lie street of the city shall be
full of boys and girls playing in the streets
thereof."
; On of the wonderful stories which our
last census told was the phenomenal
growth of the American city. Briefly, the
story is this: While the population of the
country in the nineteenth - century was
multiplying itself fifteen times the popu
lation of the cities and towns, was multi-
f living itself 130 times. Whereas the popu
atlon of the farming community has been
multiplied by two in fifty years, that of
cities has been multiplied by ten; in 1S0O
one man in every twenty-live lived in a
city. To-day it is one man in every three.
The tremendous concentration of men,
women and children in our cities is one of
the most significant and slartllng tacts of
our times.
Th city is built! The prophet's promise
hai been fulfilled the streets nre full of
boys and girl. But what a fulfillment!
They are playing in our streets because we
have built our cities in such a way that
there is no ether place Cot theni to play,
In our tenement districts especially the
houses stand so closely together that there
is scatcely space for light and air to enter
room, not to mention courts, back yards,
play grounds and small parks. Within a
hiirt walk of where we are today nre
hundreds of families living in one or two
small rooms to a family, rooms often
S'.oomy at mid-day. Of course, the i-hil-rcn
are in the streets.
And what nliceg the streets are for thes
little ones! Iook over the paged of o.ir
.... I.. :iL .1. - t.:'.l
papers u u( uny nun me atiuutu in
mind and you rend the smi story oE t,i
little child crushed by a car, of that one
HWUjned for life by some wagon. Go into
the TSuldren' ( ourt aud see boya of
twelve tud fourteeu nrrested for crimes
which woai'l 'end men to the penitentiary
for a lona lieriod of yea.s. Between tho
crowded tenetnents nnd these injuries,
deaths and rries. there is the relation of
cause and eff'ct.vl'he tenements drive the
bovs into the sttts, and there they aro
forbidden bv the !ice and prevented by
traffic to play games!,lch kept, me, and
my boy friends f roiusSlS. to '.ue "V.
No! 1 don't mean v "Ct,on' ,ihs
good Hod won't let tlX 3LYe .n0'ie
bovs. Tiiev mav hecJnfT?WhJ,ujaPnt
Criminals, and die like tbe hardened Uu?
UU IIIV ciuns, uui i-Uiiuibiuits uaj,iu mem.
and God will give them, in my heart of
hearts, I believe, a new chance to become
like Him in tha; new city, Jerusalem,
which is not built by men's hands. And
yet true it is that in our cities boys who
are denied the healthy amusements of boy
life drift into the crap games and form
street gangs which terrify neighborhoods
and brutalize ooys and turn the spirit of
mischief into the demon of crime. Jacob
R.iB has told us that between the tenement
and the penitentiary I e has found a beaten
path, traveled by the feet of hundreds of
our boys every year.
It is obout this somewhat new ayirf very
serious situation of the children of our
.i u... l:,: m uAm
streets that I want you to think with me
, ,n' "?5',, .
At church assuming this responsibility,
he 'ho"b' on. mission to preaeh
the gospel, and I want to say at the start
that th; pilrpose 0f lne church has never
been more correctly defined. The gospel
" the mfage of the good tidings that
find esres tun .en. that God i love. Once
j let a man accept that message and let it
I sink into n:s soul mat it Decoraes me pun-
' f hi. V.ta .n.l MM tlimlttll (l llVPJl
ciple of his life, and even though ne live
in a badly ven ilated house in a crowded
district, surrounded by evil influences, yet
he will be a good citizen, son, father, hus
band and friend. Yes. and once let a land
lord receive the gospel in his heart and he
will transform hi tenement into decent
abiding places if it .. is him half Ins in
come. For the gospel of ths Son of God is
h i-ioeneratinir nower 111 the world which
! makes all things new. Tpreach it clear
ly, with consecration and power, is tne su
preme, all important, never-to-be-forgotten
mission of the church of Christ.
But how : the gospel to be preached in
our crowded cities tp-dtyf It ss im
portant to know ,the way ft the destina
tion when one i trying to reach a definite
point in the world. Some men fancy that
the city needs nothing more than a coun
try village a preacher and a building te
have the gospel preached with power.
There was a famous test ease of that
preaching on tbt East Side tn Manhattan.
I A man ol ability determined to preach the
! vnniffl vrv Kunrlmr and do nothinz else.
I believing that people would come as they
did before the city became wnat it is to
day. After several year he gave up the
work a a proved failure. He wa a John
the Baptist crying in the city wilderness,
but unlike John's experience the peopl
did not come out to listen to the voice,
And I believe it is because they were wait
ing for the Christ. Not the voice in the
wilderness, but the man to go about doing
good, healing, strengthening, encouraging,
inspiring, bermons, services and prayer
meetings are preaching the gospel and do
good. Many of us could not live without
i inem. jut tney ao nc muuuuuiue uivavii
1 --- it.. .1 T nnfurnn. k
lOlf Um gUSPTI. J-MU u uv ,,uuiim v
preach and teach f The ehurch need to
learn anew the message of the incarnation,
the truth that life is imparted only through
a life. We are Christ' body. May we
prove it by going, as He went, into the
highways and back alleys, doing good!
bringing hop to the discouraged, lifting
up the fallen, taking little children into
our arms, and so assuring them as Christ
assured the world that love reigns en
throned above thi world of pain, sorrow
and hardship. When the church is a man
ifestation of Christ among men, as Jesus
wa of God, not merely by speaking and
singing and communion, but by living,
working, helping in tb world the gospel
Of Christ will be truly preached.
Ix-t me specify. One man may stand in
a pulpit by telling of God's love, give hone
to some poor mother who is almost in de
spair over her boy. Another man, ani
mated by God's love, may furnish a club
room where young men may spend their
evening apart from the danger of the sa
loon, and by so doing give hope to ths
mother whose boy goes there.' Both preach
the gospel of hope, on in word and ths
other in deeds, A preacher gives a strong
ermon against the saloon and hi healer
say b is preaching the gospel. . A man
tart a cooking elass where women learn
to make food so wholesome that their hus
band and sons do not longer have the de
sire for drink. Are not both preaching the
gospel of the more abundant life? You
eo what thi mean. The church is
preaching the good tidings of love through,
tverv saeiicr which gives hop to men, and
makes thei: feel their brotherhood smong
men tnd the Fatherhood in God.
- Yon know thft wav tlta rhurrhpa hare
hirked responsibility for this kind of
preaching, toe kind that is effective m our
crowded district. It is one of the saddest
chapter in the history of -Christianity.
Churches smong our tenement, with few
splendid exceptions, have sold one and
moved un town, with their wealthier mem
bers leaving their poorer members as sheep
witnout shepherd in me cny -wilderness."
One will hunt far before finding
more un-('hristian spectacle than the eo
lm of the t4:H-han chmvhe lionl the te?-'
rment (litrj:'i wht ie the Imrvec is r"-iiv.
'i ne P'A -n r '- ih ll - v('--'- ,. );-
I r- ii t-i I - j -i I - - . .
The ehurch ought to ba on the firing line
Where the need i greatest. Instead it is
t"j often found in the rear, caring for the
wounded, no di .bt, r.nd occasionally urg
ing back the frightened or forward the
stragglers. The crowded district where
the sti-cots are full of bo. i and girls are
the church's responsibility, To betake it
self to the tuburbs and leave these children
in the streets, saloons and tenements is ,to
offend God's little ones, And the Master
said about such a one that it i- bettc that
a millstone were hanged about his neck
and he was drowned in the deptu of the
ea.
The second "hing I -vnt .o think about
this morning with you is the church's op
portunity to help the children oi our
streets. . ;
This opportunity is oily limited by the
number of men and women who ar will
ing to take a real interest in the cundren,
and by the space you have to use. Give
these children a chance to get on1, of the
street and away from the bad influences
into a wholesome environment of real
warm-blooded people and good books and
amusements and fun giving recreation
and the-. will come to the church in a
stampede. Their hunger for ennobling
fnendiiliiiists 'one'of ' tire "ffioUUpa.tJietio
thing3 I have found in my miuistry, aud
also one of the most inspiring.
Oh! the splendid opportunity for you all
to fulfill your responsibility for these boys
and girls of our streets ii here. In the
boys' dubs is the chance for you young
men to preach the gospel to our lads, not
by sneaking sermons, but by manifesting
to them through your manly sympathy
and interest, your courage and your tv''
fulness, your honor and your uurightnes
the Christ you loa and follow. Christ
may be preached td these boys with the
boxing gloves, and the fencing fciis, the
carpenter's tools and the football teams
with more power than by sermons from a
fmlpit. ln the sewing school is the chance
or you young women to preach Christ', not
by words of religion, hut bv your beautiful
friendship for the little pii-la who come in
eager to receive that which their homes
ore unable to give them. In the Sunday
school is the chance for you young men
aud young women, nnd older ones, too. to
gather once' a week a little group nbout
you mid lead them through the wonderful
story of Him w ho came to earth to be our
servant and yet was King Eternal, and
then through the alchemy of the influence
of your life move them to love honesty,
purity, goodness, man. Christ and God.
Xor will I admit the older people's chance
to preach the living Christ. There comes
before me the picture of a scene in a men's
club in a certain parish house where a
professor of political economy met in a
Perfectly natural way a brakeman on the
'ennsyivania road, and both men came to
sec that great labor problem more clearly,
ond had more of the Christ tolerance than
ever before. And I know of women v.-ho
have found through the Girls' Friendly So
ciely the chance to preach the living Christ
so effectively that girls have risen up and
called them "blessed among women."
The few hours given to such work in a
single year seem very powcriess beside the
powers of darkness which walk our streets
both day and niiit, week in and week out,
in vacations as in working or school days.
13ut, thank God, a man's life is not an
equilibrium of forces, a resultant of houses
and environments. In cveiv soul is the
thirst for riahteouMirs which can be
aroused by bringing it face to face -with a
righteous life. There U a contagion in
poounens as there l.s m badne,. Aioimc
those dormant faculties iu eicry soul, and
with iChrist'a help, will counteract
nil WLaUiV,ellces of house and street.
This is tneWLr,,'tn,1ity of the church to
day in our crowdjd cities. By meeting it
the church will fit what every individual
who has so met onVrtunity find that it
nets by aivinc and
ver on the realities of t
Call such service -what vou will though
I personally hate tho trite phrase institu
tional, for I am pleading for a work alto
gether personal, tho touch of life on life
out you must believe that the church
which assumes this responsibility and
meets tills opportunity is following the ex
ample of the Master. When Chrwt came
to earth to lift men up to God lleook the
form of a common man. lie might, wo
say, have gathered the Jewish nation into
some great plain and revealed His mirsion
in the sight of all with such glory that all
must bow the knee before Him. He might
have come with angels straight from heav
en and swept men irresistibly into His
train. What He did resembled neither of
these, but pop U the way for us to follow.
He was among men as a servant. By His
life of "service, now with sermons, now
wiih deeds, but always with a life spread
ing a contagion of love, courage, hope,
manliness, sincerity, He. tho tenant, so
profoundly touched the hearts of men that
men have risen up and crowned Him King
f lungs and Lord of Lords.
ADVICI1 TO YOI7NO C0U.ECT0R91
There hi a growing difficulty In se
curing flno coplea of the early issues
of United Stales stamps. The makers
Of theso issues were not required by
tho government to ba careful ln rela
tion to the perforating of them. Ths
paper was of a brittle quality, very
easily broken or Injured by careless
handling. Tho postmasters who can
celed these stamps cared for nothing
except to thoroughly obliterate them,
so that they used unnecessary quanti
ties of ink for this purpose.
All these things combined make il
difficult to find used coplea oT the early
Issues of our country In fine condM
tlon. There were few collectors, and,
therefore not maay of these stamps)
were aved In unused condition. Tha
cocseq'tence of tills state of thlugs Is
and will be an Increasing difficulty In
securing these stamps In such condi
tion as li acceptable to collectors who
aro alt all particular as to the looks ol
their' albums.
There aro vast wumbrs of United
States stamps In poor and ordinary
condition. ThesVmany collectors take
to fill the spaces Inttu-lr albums until
they can Becure stamps of finer qual
ity. This seems, on the whole, to be
a mistake, ' for i the possession of a
specimen, even though it be a poor
one causes a collector to' neglect to
.secure another "of the same stamp., : ,:
The desire to fill spaces that are
vacant is greater thm : to Improve
those that are not properly filled. Thq
tnose mat are nni properiy niiea. aJ
best thing tor the young collector, 11
he wishes to have a really pleasing al
bum, Is to put nothing Into its spaces
but unused, lightly canceled, clean
copies of the stamps .which ha selects-
The filling of the album prop
erly will be appreciated within a fsw
years by th'se who care more for
United Slates stamps than for the Is
sues of foreign countries, since the
growing demand will make it even
more difficult than It now Is to obtain
fine specimens. From the B'amp
Paga In (It Nicholas.
CREAM DICE.
Soak half a box of the best gelatins
In a cup of cold water for two hours.
Then add halt a pint of boiling water
and a scant cup of sugar. When per
fect! cold adil-4he whites of three
egg stiffly whittled. Beat altogether
to a perfect' froth, and then divide In
half. To one part add the grated peel
and juice of a small orange; to the
other add a littlo fruit coloring or any
flavor and rolorl'.ijt desired.- Turn each
Into a shallow ?i -mre d!sl. When
l,r,,--!i'".ic-l ii'vi r ,'t ly tn etvp cut -'.'-
AT A BATTLESHIP TEST.
AN ANXIOUS DAY FOR BUILDERS
OF THE FIGHTING MON8TERS. "
Trial of the Big Guns Nearly Every
Article In the Equipment Is Dupli
cated to Cover a Hltch In the Man-;;
oeuvrlng,
It is an anxious yet proud moment
for the builders, and designers of a
big battleship when the tests are about
to be applied which are to expose her
faults, if any, lay bear her secret fall
ings, and bring to the surface the man-.
Hold queer whims and caprices to
which vessels, like horses, are peculiar
ly prone. The skill and labor of many
months are about to undergo the or-,
deal of the most searching investiga
tion which science anrWruman fore
sight can aDDly. and fmwn Is
about to change hanj
-Tit -filrgi "--w
In view of the fact that one
most powerful battleships
launched, the ShlkiRhlma, belon
Japan, may play a very promini
in the war into which that couil
Russia are plunged. It may be
ing to review the trials whi
splendid war leviathan under
fore being handed over by the I
Shipbuilding company, to her i
ers.
A -complete staff of artifices)
ers, and a small crew of quaint
but smart and seamanlike
sailors (who were eventually
the ship back to the little in
plre ln the Far East), stood t
ders, prepared for any e
which might arise, and pre
were made for the first tr
speed. After a six hours', ru
thirds speed this test was prf
satisfactory, and, as a matte
it is the least formidable of I
in the eyes of Interested para
steering enthusiasts expertmci
the steam gear which actuates
der, performed evolutions at j
angles, and pronounced it ex
Next day, after the boilers
carefully cleaned and overht
engines were put at their toil
speed and endurance, and
during the run 10 miles
ties of the engine room -were
neither" few nor frivo
in justice to the British
must be admitted that, whl
actly welcoming difficulties!
dom happier than when
meeting them.
Meanwhile the draught off
being carefully noted, ,1
board being verified, for
armament, stores, etc.,,,
made up In water-ballast
And talking of coal, the e!
to know to a pound how bA
precious fuel, which, by
ardallylnd-pl
picked and
pressure. ,-.
The anchor trials proved very Inter
esting. These colossal masses of iron,
several of them weighing nearly six
tons apiece, were let go, to try their
holding power on the sea bottom, to -satisfy
the band of critics on deck that
everything In this department of the
ShiklshTia'a internal economy was
"well found" and in perfect working .
order. '
The auxiliary armament, as thei
smaller guns are termed, was next sub
jected to examination, and not only "
tbe weapons themselves, but ' their '
mountings had to pass muster, any de- ,
fects or suggested alterations1 being,
where possible, affected or remedied by
the staff on the spot Meanwhile the
electrical fittings, with ZwhiclTTiveTjf---
modern warship Is appointed . from
light to telephones, had been over- .
hauled and tested, and presently the
torpedo trials were due. 17 r " """ H;
The tubes from which these deadly
missiles are discharged had been pre
viously tested during the steaming tri
als by firing dummies, but now the real
thing had to meet the approval of the
experts. These tests are too technical ,
for the average landsman to follow,
but they are thorough. Truly, the offi
cer who, seated In his steel conning
tower, touches a knob and relesatvono
of these destruction-dealing engltiJ !
In the direction of aoencmy's warship
holds terrible responsibilities In his
hands.
Perhaps one of the most Important,
teats Is that applied to the big guns, ' -and
the consequences of their dis
charge, for after the regulation number
of rounds have taken place tha strength
and construction of the Shlklshroa
were mtnutely examined to see that
ever? rivet stood firm and that the
decks had sustained no damage or
strain from the terriffie shock of tho
firing. ' Needless to gay, during thi
trial the horfton wm carefully scanned
with glasses between rounds, to obvlnto
the chances of dropping projectiles Into
passing vessels. ; -v '
. The big gun trial Is a most arduous
test of endurance tot the gun crew.i
as well, for It Is a not unusual thing to
find the meni on the afternoon of thp
day following, asleep on the hard
decks, with perhP only a wooden
icoamipg for a pillow.
Battiesnip inais in iuib rouuuj
Invariably conducted almost wholly
. . wh0 nav em
ployed on4.he structure of the mighty
fabric, and they work with Wonderful
enthusiasm and unceasing endeavor tn
get the very best possible out of that
portion of the wonderful 'organization
under their charge, be It gun or en
gine." .
Nearly every article In the k1 Ii-
equipment Is duplicated, so that t!
shall be no difficulty or hitch in t
trials for want of a new part to rep
one which has collapsed under i
strain. . . - " ":- v -
The trials over, and even th t
nlcal expert satisfied, the carta i .
the new ship, who has followed
test as anxiously as the bniUbrs t h
selves, expresses his satisfaction
the official concerned In ths su a -reallnatlon
of their plans. Tl -subordinates
present a list of i
missing from the vessels Eton
stokers and engineers receive a i
(sometimes) tor their brcul
bnrs durlnit' the past i" '.v wo-t
the well-trlwd battles'- is f. i
handed over to her pui- -r.
There are now llvli
!-im In Y '
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