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PRESS, FB TTD it VOLUME XX. FRANKLIN. N. C. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 29, 1905.: NUMBER 13 ANKEIN f Thd Finn Am Ant Jf I", ciupciiiciii By Ned I 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 No other bird on wlijgs could sing like the larks or Ardmore. nut one day the heard Eileen Oge O'Ruork singing In the meadow, and they grew so JealouB of her voice that ever since then, mind you, they fly so far up Into the sky that It Is only the angels ' can hear them. ' . As for the thrush, sure, he always stopped his song entirely when he ,. heard Eileen, as much as to say: "Faith, I'm no fool to be comparln' . me voice side by side wld Eileen Oge." Ah, she was the sweet-spoken col leen! Whenever she'd go milking of an evening the cows would fight with one another to bos which of them she'd milk first, for Eileen was a great . favorite with man and beast, on ac count of her gentle ways and the friendly word Bhe had for everything. Even Thade Rafferty's awful dog, that swallowed the handcuffs the day the peeler tried to put them on his master at the pattern, would fawb at her feet as she went by, and wag his : tail that strong with joy at the sight of her that he'd lift his body off the ground, so he would. She could go past Thade's door any time in the day or night, although any one else in the village wouldn't come within a farm of the place, an? even then they would walk tiptoe and bpve their hearts in their mouths for very fear of Shade's dog, who had what you might call a boycott of his own on the biggest half of Ardmore. This made it mighty unhandy for Bryan Barry, whose blacksmith's shop was next to Thade Rafferty's farm, and more than once Bryan wished that Thade's dog was In a place hotter than the forge and where they say no bellows is needed to keep the blaze going. Well, It happened in the dusk of a winter's evening that a poor, blind piper with hair as white as the driven snow, and a big green patch on his left eye, was coming down the boreen that led into the village and feeling his way slowly before him with a stick when Thade Rafferty's terrible dog spied him and ran at him with a mouthful of a roar that was enough to frighten a scarecrow out of a corn- v&a 1 1 aiiiiu nearq me Deasi. ana king and he'd but as come along ,a the dog was mHKoa jump at-the poor blind iA-r she called out: "Bothera tion, M down there!" ' BofSferation was the name of the dog, And at the sound of Eileen's voice all the devilment seemed to go out of him and he warned his tall with Joy at seeing her, and took no more notice of the piper, who went his way, glad enough that he had a Whole skin instead of having a skin full of holes. "Now, be a good dog, Botheration! aid Eileen, patting the beast on the head, and from a howling monster he rew as meek as a kitten. It was no wonder that the boys of Ardmore adored Eileen Oge: neither was it any wonder that some of the boys of Drlmbawn, just beyond Fo chtll's TSap, in the mountain, were un der the spell of her beauty and gentle ness. It was on the day of the great hurling match between the Drlmbawn and Ardmore boys that Ulick Daroy first set eyes on Eileen.' Ulick was the greatest hurler In the country since the time of the Danes, but when it became known that he had been smitten with Eileen's charms there was an end of the hurling matches be tween Drlmbawn and Ardmore. The Ardmore boys vowed that no Darcy should ever wed Eileen. As for them selves, they were all In love with her, and she could make her choice of a husband among a score of them any day, but it would be sudden death to an outsider from across the mountain who would dare take a hand In the courtship of Eileen Oge. All this attention annoyed Eileen greatly.) If you were a girl, maybe Ink it nice to have every boy ljlage breaking his heart for ke and ready to break the every other boy that would dare tollook sweet at you ; but Eileen didn't like it at all, and more betoken he ban good reason for that same, becaus(f the more the boys liked her the mtr - the girls didn't, and . it grieved I her to think that everybody ' couldn't be as friendly to her as Thade Raffertrs cross dog. . that a the way things were in the night the blind piper put frivolity Into the feet of ble with his deluder lng music bee was in Bryan Barry's barn, the young people In Ardmore lere, some with shoes and some without Every boy present, from six. tnan to alitr. wanted to flani-a wlh Eileen;, while all the other girls were heartf dl of vexation for partners. . It ws as good as a hurling match, when tie piper was setting sal) to his pipes for a bagful of Jigs and reels, to see Uhe boys trying who'd be first to propose a dance with Eileen. They didn't want to let on that they were a bit eager, but bashful and all as they were, everybody knew what was Im everybody else's mind. -v v When Mickey Manus, thinking he was first, and feeling as proud as a new "hat, said: ' "I dance with you, miss, if you plaze," he thought he had everybody else cut out; but yon wouldn't give a farthing for the looks of him as Eileen, with her sweetest smile, replied: "I'm sorry, Mickey; but I'm already bespoke for this reel wld Tim Rogan." It was then that Mickey whispered e&rerly: "I wish you wav twins, Eileen! But Bines you're not, howld the next dance for me, won't you?" f WellJ Ardmorl came t the pea The da and all were tl i i i i i tit FSInfin fliYfi f Ul CIICCII ugci f Newcome. MMMt IMIIII tt The piper had a quick ear, even If he couldn't see, He heard what hap pened because Mickey was standing close beside him, and he says, so that no one else could -hear, "Mickey, why don't you get another partner T Shure, there's more than one girl in -the room." "Ah, it's lucky for you that you're not bothered wld eyesight, piper," an swered Mickey, "for if you-could see you'd know well enough that while there's plenty of faymales In the room there's only one girl, afther all, an' that's Eileen Oge.' "Misfortune is a consolation some times," says the piper, and then he played the merriest tune that ever made people tickle the floor with flut tering feet, and the dance was on. Under the enchanting spell of the piper's music Ardmore and all its cares were soon forgotten, and in im agination the barn became a palace with lords and ladies bright in it, In stead of the boys and colleens of the village. Then, between the dances, the piper played "The Snow-Breasted Pearl," and to the surprise of every body lifted his voice in melting ac cents to the words of the dear old song: "There's a colleen fair as May, For a year and. for a day , I have tried In every way Her heart to gain; There's no trick of tongue or eye Fond youths with maiden try, But I've tried with ceaseless sigh And tried In vain." After the piper's song the dance was renewed till you couldn't tell which was north or south by the stars in the sky. Then the delighted dancers, who were good and tired, took a rest, and the piper felt his way out into the cool air to limber his legs and his fingers for the rest of the program. Eileen Oge was sitting beside Tim Rogan with a party of boys and girls praising the piper's fine singing, when a small boy came into the room and says: "I don't want to frighten you, Eileen, but your mother was taken sick of a suddint, an' there's a man on horse at the dure waltln' for you to go wld him to the priest." - Eileen rose up at once with a look and, pulling her tei.tol i. j r boys in the room wanted er company; but the case rgent, and, thanking them, while tears stood In the beautiful eyes of her, she went and was helped to a seat behind the horseman, everybody thinking It must be some neighbor anxious to do a kindly service. "Take a good howlt," says the horse man in a whisper, and then they gal loped away. - Eileen said nothing. You would think her heart was filled with grief for ber mother, and that she only thought of being able to reach her in time, so that the faster the horse went the better she liked it. When it was time for the next dance to begin the boys had taken their part ners and were ready, there was no sign of the piper. "Where is the piper, at all?" asked Tim Rogan. "Maybe the poor man got lost In the dark outside," says Mickey Manus. "It's as much as a man with the use of his eyes can do to get around of a dark night like this, let alone a blind man. Let Borne o' ye look for him. There's his pipes by the chair he sat in. Sure, he can't be far off. Search was made for the strange piper high and low, but neither hide nor hair of him could be found, and the dancers wondered until nearly dawn what In the world could come over him. Some said that maybe the "good people" carried him off, but Tim Rogan declared that it could not be, because the fairies never bothered their heads with old men, and would not have anything to do with the blind. The mystery was deepened the next day when tbe neighbors called to see Eileen's mother, and found that she was not sick at all, and learned, more over, that Eileen herself had not re turned home since she went to the dance tbe night before. Then you may be sure the village was disturbed In Its mind; and there was many a sore heart among the boys who 'loved Eileen Oge. The wise ones said she was surely gone with the "good people," who were ever on the lookout for the young, the beautiful, and the good, and whose own country was called Tlr-na-nogue; because nobody ever grew old there. " Well, one evening soon after dark. while the village was wondering and sorrowing about Eileen, and bewail ing the great beauty and sweetness that had caused the good people to take tier away, a man and woman came riding down the boreen. They were on a fine black horse, the wom an seated behind the man, as was the custom in those days. Nobody took touch notice of the couple, for nobody could tell who it waa in the dark, un til, they were going past Thade Raf ferty's bouse. Then Thade's dog le a roar out of him that startled the neighbors and made a Jump at the horse as though he would eat him. At that the woman says "Lie down, tens Botheration!" and, If you'll, believe me, the dog threw himself on tbe ground and wagged himself all over with Joy at sight of Eileen Oge, tar it was she that said it AU the neighbors 'knew at once by the actions of Thade's dog that it was Eileen be saw and that it was her voice ha heard, for nobody else could command him. Soon there was a swarm of people out, for the. way the wireless news of Ardmore went around was a wonder. - The couple on horseback stopped in front of the house where Even's peo ple lived. They ' were astonished to see a crowd following after them, with all the people talking like mad, and Thade Rafferty's dog encouraging the noise with an occasional howl. " J No sooner were Eileen and her com panion indoors than the crowd cam thundering. . '' "We'll have his life, so we will, who ever he is!" shouted Tim Rogan at tue door. ' "Let me get at him first!" bawled Mickey Manus, boiling with anger. - All this while Eileen was Inside sob bing softly In her mother's arms, and making explanations, with her mother saying "Don't cry, alanna!" i "Break down the dure, let ye!" roared Thade Rafferty in a gruff vole uat was followed by the barking or his awful dog. . In the middle of this wild clamora- tlon Eileen Oge appeared at the door, all of a sudden, and you could hear a pin falling. Even Thade's dog, al though bursting with noise, grew still and fawned before her. "It's Eileen herself!" the people cried "Yes, It's me," she said. '1 am here, but me friends don't seem to be. "They are! they are!" the crowd shouted. 'Then what's the cause of the throuble?" she asked. "We want the life of the man In side the house there; the bodagh that stole you from us," they answeied angrily. "Ah!". An' shure ye wouldn't hurt me poor husband on me," says Eileen, with a look 'in her face that went to the heart of the crowd. "Yer husband, is It?" all exclaimed In astonishment, and with suddenly changed tone, for you see the name of husband or wife was sacred with them In Ardmore. "Yes, me husband, Ulrlck Darcy of Drlmbswo." A bit, silence fell on the crowd at that, and In a minute Tim Rogan called out suddenly: "Well, he stole ypu from us, anyhow," "Wld me own consent," replied Eil een sweetly, "an' that was no stealln'. 'Tis he who was the blind piper the night o' the dance. Shure, didn't ye miss him at all?" she asked. 'An' was Ulick Darcy the blind pi per? asked Mickey Manus, In amaze ment, v He was that," said Ulick himself. sticking his head through the door over Eileen's shoulder, seeing that the storm was quieting down. Then, tak ing more courage, he says: "Boys, there Isn't a mother's son of ye that wouldn't do as I did. I knew ye'd never let me have Eileen by daylight, and so I took her by subtherfuge, as Schoolmaster Grady would say. We rode i from the dance through - Fo- chlll's Gap In the mountains, an' at peep o' day me friend Father Nam made us one, wid both' our consent, i an' now we ax your blessing instead ! - . . I oThe" cross, words an' looks ye do be glvin" us. That beln the iTelr-SBod .l i v . - m 1 11 1. rv lu uulu. ,D WUV 1 OttJ , HUU, Tim Rogan, rushing up Impulsive! and grasping Ullck's band In a hearty .... .,, , vl every man present, and all vlted in saying that Ulick was a fine boy, "even if be came from the back of the mountain, beyant," and that he and Eileen were "as likely a couple as ami'. Ai.H 4. ja. .in 11 tn 1 - - - - . - i in. 1 1 in mam inn waa wivwu 11 r juu u ii ii u in m vi i j n nam, im uidi was before the flying machines were Invented. Wben the wonderment and the words were over Ulick Darcy said: Boys, what did ye do wld me bag pipes? If ye'll find them for me I'll play for ye once more tonight an' we'll have the finest dance this side Dublin." Well, the pipes were found and Ulick soon made them sing. 'Tare an' ages, thin, who'd think It wss the ould blind piper that was In Id," said Tim, as Ulick, without his white wig or the green patch on his left eye, made the rafters ring with rollicking music, putting friendship in the hearts of the people and Jigs in their heels. His laughing Wife, Eileen Oge, joyous and happy, danced the first measure with Mickey Manus, who, at their former merrymaking, had asked her to "howld the next dance for him, because she wasn't twins." "An' to think," said Mickey, as he led his partner back to a seat near her smiling husband, "to think I towld the piper he was a lucky man not to be bothered wld eyesight, for fear he'd fall in love wid Eileen Oge!" New York Times. Table Ethics. The following general rules, the ob servance of which will reduce the chances of contagion, have been laid down by Prof. H. W, Conn, professor of biology in' Wesleyan University: Eat the right kinds and quantity of food, and at suitable times. The food should always be well mas tics ted. . No overeating nor excessive drink ing . .. ., ... .v '.:.. .. Do not eat too often nor too great a variety at the same meal '-,-. Do not take, cold liquids so as to chill the stomach, nor drink too much With fOOd. "-' ; " '-';' T- Do not spit on the floor. Do not put the fingers in the mouth. ; Do not wet the fingers in the mouth for the purpose of turning the leavea of a hook, especially library books, ln as much as book leavea are sometimes the lurking places of disease bacteria. Do not put pencils in the mouth. Do not put money In the mouth. Turn aside from others when cough ing. What to Eat . I Sheep In Spain. , There are about ten millions of mig ratory sheep In Spain which each year travel as much as 100 miles from the plains to the mountains. They are known as transmantes, and their march, resting places and behavior are governed by special regulations. riallnv from the fourteenth nnhm i At certain times no one may travel ! the same route as the sheep, which have the right to graze on all open and common land on the, way. For this purpose a road of ninety yards wide must be left on all inclosed and private property. The shepherds lead their flocks, which follow after and : around. 'The flocks are accompanied by provision mules, and by large, dogs .to guard against wolves. The merino sheep travel 40 miles to the mountains, and the total time spent on the mlgra. -non there ahir-v. Is 14 weeks. Waverle Mn' ' v j. A TIMBER FAMINE MAB PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT 8AY6 COUNTRY IS BEING DE NUDED OF TREES. There Should Be a National Service to Assist In Preserving American For ests Civilization's Growing Need of Wood. ' ,: '- That this country is in peril of timber famine, and that there should be a national forest service to assist in preserving forests was' asserted by President Roosevelt, in an address be fore tbe American Forest congress at its recent meeting In Washington. In the course of his remarks the pres ident said: "The producers, the manufacturers, and the great common carriers of the nation had long failed to realise their true and vital relation to the great for ests of the United States, and forests and industries both, suffered from that failure. "But the time of indifference and misunderstanding has gone by. ' Your coming is a very great step toward tbe solution of the forest problem a prob lem which cannot be settled until It is settled right "The great significance of this con' gress comes from the fact that hence forth the movement for the conserva tive use of the forest is to come main ly from within, not from without from the men who are actively inter ested in the use of tbe forest In one way or another, even more than from those whose Interest Is philanthropic and general. The difference means to a large extent the difference be tween mere agitation and actual ex ecution, between the hope of accom plishment and the thing done. "Tbe great industries of agriculture, transportation, mining, grazing, and, of course, lumbering, are each one of them vitally and immediately depend' ent upon wood, water, or grass from the forest. The manufacturing indus tries, whether or not wood enters dl' rectly into their finished product, are scarcely, If it all, less dependent upon the forest than those whose connec tion with It is obvious and direct "Wood is an Indispensable part at tbe material structure- upon which civilization rests, and civilized life makes continually greater demands upon the forest. We use not less wood, but more. "For example, although we consume relatively less wood and relatively more steel or brick or cement in cer tain industries than was once the case, yet in every instance which I re- ca" wnlle tne relative proportion is laaa t Via a rti n 1 Initraacra In fha amniint aunt) vuu hvvuui iiivi ao s u iu j of wood used is very great. ..1u8..ule con-umpuou 01 wooa .n "Ti-MJSiP Building is far larger than it was , V. , . . T' ? , T V7jV.. ...hI. more shins are bulltrsLarger siiaal'es . K..IIJI.. 1 of building lumber are requiJ dVT rectly or Indirectly, for use In the con struction of the brick and steel and stone structures of great modern cit ies than were consumed by the com paratlvely few and comparatively small wooden buildings in the earlier stages of these same cities. "Whatever materials may be substl toted for wood In certain uses, we may confidently expect that the total de mand for wood will not diminish, but Bteadlly Increase. It is a fair ques tion, then-, whether the vast demands of the future upon our forests are likely to be met. "No man is a true lover of bis coun try whose confidence in Its progress and greatness is limited to tbe period of his own life, and we cannot afford for one instant to forget that our country is only at the beginning of its growth. Unless the forests of the United States can be made ready to meet the -vast demands - which this growth will Inevitably bring commer clal disaster is inevitable. "The railroads must have ties, and the best opinion of the experts Is that do substitute has yet been discovered which will satisfactorily replace the wooden tie. This Is largely due to the great and continually Increasing speeds at which our trains are run. 'The miner must have timber or he cannot operate his mine, and in very many cases the profit which mining yields is directly proportionate to the cost of the timber supply. "The farmer, v east and west, must have, timber for numberless uses on his farm, and he must be protected by forest cover upon the headwaters of the streams he uses, agalnBt floods In the east and the lack of water for Ir rigation in the west The stock man must have fence posts, and very often be must have summer range for his stock In the national forest reserves. "In a word, both tbe - production of the great staples upon which our prosperity depends and their move ment In commerce , througbout the United States are inseperably depend ent upon the existence of permanent supplies from the forest at a -reason able cost , "If the present rate of forest de struction is allowed to continue, a tim ber famine is obviously Inevitable. Fire, wasteful and destructive forms of lumbering, and legitimate Use, are together destroying or forest resourc es far more rapidly than they are be ing replaced, r ' v : V "What such a famine would mean to each of the industries of the United States It is scarcely possible to Imag ine. And the period of recovery from the Injuries, which a timber famine would entail would be measured by the slow growth of the trees ..'.them selves. ; "Fortunately, the , remedy Is a sim ple one, and your presence ' here is proof that it la being applied. ft is only as the producing and commercial interests of the country come to realize that they need to have trees growing tip in the forest not less than tbey need the product of the trees cut down, that we may hope to see tbe permanent prosperity of both safel secured. ""-' " .; - "I want to add a word as to the cre ation" of a national forest service. which I have recommended repeatedly in messages to congress, and especial ly In the last. I mean the concentra tion of all tbe forest work of the gov ernment In the department of agriculture. "As I have had occasion to say over and over again, the policy which, this administration Is trying to carry out through the creation of such a service Is that of making the national forests more actively and more permanently useful to the people of the west end I am heartily glad to know that west- era sentiment supports more and more vigorously the policy of setting aside national forests, the 'policy of creating a national forest service, and especially the policy of Increasing the permanent usefulness of these forest land to all those who come in contact with them. "With what Is rapidly getting to be the unbroken sentiment of the west behind this forest policy, and with what Is rapidly getting to be the un broken support of the great Industries behind the general policy of the con servative use of the forest, we have a right to feel that we have entered on an era of great and lasting progress. "I ask with all the Intensity of which I am capable, that the men of the west will remember the sharp dis tinction! have drawn between the man who skins the land and the man who develops the country. (Ap plause.) I am going to work with, and only with, the man who develops the country. (Applause.) I am against-- the land skinner every time. (Ap plause), "Our policy Is consistent to give to every portion of the public domain Its highest possible amount of use, and of course that can be given only through tbe hearty co-operation of the western people." DIAZ A8 A MAN OF DE8TINY. Relation Betwsen His Life and the Date of Mexican Independence, "If ever a man was a living proof that our fates are predestined' said a mining man from Mexico, "It la President Diaz. "He was born at 11 o'clock at night on Sept IS. That is the anniversary moment of Mexican independence, al though Sept 16 is celebrated as the national holiday. 'The revolutionary conspirators had agreed on Sept. 16 for the outbreak and were to open the ball at the ring' lng of a bell on the plaza of Guana Juato. Bue Hidalgo, the. Mexican Washington, learned that their plans were known, so he rang tbe bell and started things going at 11 o'clock on Sept. 15. "That was in 1810. Diaz was born Sept. 15, 1830. 'That is a matter of common know! edge and superstition In Mexico. What Is not generally known Is that every one of his many children, legiti mate and illegitimate, was born either on Sept. 15 or on the anniversary of one of his big military or political vic tories. I have it from a member of the Diaz household that there Is not a single exception to this rule. ttvery year on oepi. itL-UrS-Bconls fitter OB ttfryCTiTTthe city of Mex ico. Diaz comes out on a balcony above them sharply at 11 and rings the old Mexican Independence bell, which has been brought up to the cap ital. That Is the signal for beginning the independence celebration. "Diaz, you know, considers himself a man of destiny. His life has been one long fight against enemies; In trigues, secret plots, open rebellion. "He has beaten them all and estab lished a good government where there had been only tyranny or chaos for 300 years. . Tbey say that he has grown superstitious about It all, be lieving that he is under a lucky star, and that he takes these coincidences of birth as a mark of heavenly favor." New York Sun. QUAINT AND CURIOU8. E. M. Fowler, who recently died at Pasasdena, Cal., started life as a day laborer In a Michigan lumber camp. But before he died be managed to save 135,000,000. The Rue de la Republlque at Lyons Is paved with glass blocks eight inches square and placed so close together that water cannot enter between thorn. Tbe paving Is said to be quite satisfac tory. Keeping a tobacco shop In Franco is a position greatly coveted by gentle women in reduced circumstances. The sale of tobacco being a state monopoly the government generally bestows tbe right to keep a bureau de tabac on the windows. , There was a fashionable fox hunt near Philadelphia recently, and - in some way the riders caught up with the fox, which had probably fallen asleep. Anyway the fox bit one of the hunters, and now fox hunting is class ed as a dangerous sport In the City of Brotherly Love. A remarkable dinner wss served recently by a farmer near Xult, Col. The table was set for 11, and the menu consisted of one 6 1-2 pound potato, one 15-pound cabbage, one 10-pound chicken, one six-pound turnip, one two-pound onion, and three plea made from a 1 1-1-pound" apple. A singular Instance ol tenacity In the digestion of fish Is reported from Sheffield, England. The fish, a ling four feet long, had what appeared to be an abnormally hard liver. But the cutting-up process revealed some-, thing far stranger. Tbe supposed hard liver turned out to be a piece of stout netting over two yards long and 14 Inchts Wide, which bad been pressed Into -the form of a football The simple ordering of a Joint of beet for dinner involves pulling the strings of an almost Incalculable num ber of different trades, which, It every one gave up beet as an article of diet, would cease to exist The butcher of 1904 could make no profit out of the beasts he kills were he not to use up every atom -of the ox's body besides that fit for food. Thus you are en couraging the making of buttons, of toothbrush handles, of blllard balls, of. mattresses, of mouthpieces for pipes, of chessmen, of isinglass, of gelatine, of rennet; also of many valuable oils and medicines, such as thyroids, thy mus powder, glycerine and neatsfoot oil, as well as of that terrible poison. known as cyanide of potassium, THE PULPIT. AN ELOQUENT SUNDAY SERMON B1 THE REV. W. M. BRUNO ACE. ; Sattjeolt Tra Mluloa of th Church Brooklyn, N. Y.-For tbe first sermon ot nis pastorate of tbe Unity Unitar ian ChurcH, the Rev. W. M. Brnndage took for bis subject Sunday morning "ine True Mission ol tue Uhurch.' The text was from I. Timothy ill: 18: "The church of tbe llvinir God." In the coarse of a strong sermon, list ened to oy a laree audience, he snid From the conditions which prevailed a lew centuries ago, when the church was without a rival to contest its au thorlty, to its present condition, when it must contend with numerous com petitors for tbe very right to exist. humanity has tnken a long stride for ward. Freedom has come to be more than a mere name. Multitudes of peo ple have seriously begun to tblnk and act for themselves. Less and less is tbe church able to lire upon Its record in tne past; more and more has it be come manifest tbat It must Justify its continued existence by the work that it docs, by the service tbat it renders to society. Unless our churches of every name can be brought into vltnl and helpful relations to the real life of tbe people, they are doomed to per ish. Tbe traditions of the past cannot save them. Their service In the past great though it has been, cannot Jus tify their present existence. Do they minister in an essential manner to the best life of to-dnv? An nfflrmntlvn an swer to this question constitutes their1 only Justification. Brotherhoods, clubs, philanthropic associations without number are competing with them; li braries, newspapers and periodicals,' and educational institutions are doing much of tbe work wblcb they once did, work that was formerly left ex clusively to them. We find nothing In tbe origin of the church that entitles it to claim a divine right to persist, It it persists It will be because it does a better work for society than any other Institution can do. What Is this work that the churches are qualified to perform better than other institutions? Can they feed the hungry, clothe the naked, visit and comfort the sick and sorrowing, enre for those who are In prison, minister to the orphan and the outcast, in fine. engage in all sorts of strictly philan thropic activity better than niultl tudes of existing benevolent Institu tions? Certainly tbe churches will continue to do such work as this, be cause tbey are organizations of thosd who love and serve their fellowmen. But clearer and clearer does it becoind manifest that other Institutions can do most kinds of philanthropic work as well as, If not better than, the churchesj On the whole, the great fraterni ties everywhere established in our times can do It better. Tbe organized charities of our cities, the prison re form associations, tbe humane socie ties and others can do It better, more economically, more effectively. Can the churches, however, continue to maintain themselves ns centres for the propagation of great dogmatic sys- maTotr-W tbe other band, as centres of mere p-"p" ipi'"t: t h e dogmatic systems of the pa it? LfB not believe tbat they can. The forum for tbe dis cussion of such systems Is being rap idly shifted from tbe pulpit to the press. Tbe great magazines and re views and religious newspapers of our time afford a more favorable field for their discussion, while the masses of the people care less and less tor tnein. Incidentally the churches will continue to urge upon their people what they believe to be a true philosophy of God, of the universe and of man, but this work alone cannot Justify their con tinued existence. Neither as purely sncramentarlan In stitutions can tbe churches loug retain tbelr hold upon any large number of the people, because with the growth and extension of kw knowledge tbe claims of sacramentnrlanism are rap idly becoming discredited. What is called "tbe high church reaction" bo widely known is after all but a reac tion and cannot be permanent In Its influence. It Is but a return to tbe childhood of religion, and the thinking world demands the religion of a man. Can the churches, however, continue to maintain themselves as social clubs, as organizations ot congenial people who come together to enjoy one an other's companionship? But when there are so many social clubs In every community, membership in which can be restricted to people of congenial tastes and kindred pur suits as membership in even tbe most exclusive church csnnot be, I do not believe tbat the churches can long Justify their existence as the mere com petitors of these .clubs. Has the church then outlived its use fulness and Is It about to pass away? Certainly not If It arouses itself and. becoming conscious of its true mission, resolutely devotes itself its dis tinctive work. Tbis, I believe, is what the churches can do better tban any other Institution they can and do, in multitudes of instances, act as great inspirational centr i ministering to the life of the spirit to the life of tbe ideal, to the life of God In the soul of man. Tbey come Into vital md helpful relations with the people n Just so as they inspire to high thinking and feeling and loving, in Just so far as they inspire and quicken the religious life of the community. 1 . - . Let toe cnurenes. therefore. cea regarding themselves as authoritative ecclesiastical . institutions, . authorita tive sacramentarian or dogmatic in stitutions, and become free democratic religious ti'Mletles for the propagation cf pure andtrndefiled religion, for in spiration to high and worthy ideals, for actually helping men "to do Justly and' love mercy, and to walk humbly with their God," The churches tbat are most truly and profoundly religious forces will best Justify their existence tn tbe twentieth century. To roster and develop the distinct ively religious life of humanity, this is tbe true mission of the churches. Tbey must be llgbt-glrers and llfe glvers. They must be spiritually alive in order that they may impart life, for life Is what most counts. The outward activities of the churches must be the natural expression ot what tbey are. ' . The methods for the expression ot this religious life will be varied be cause tbe dispositions of men vary. This or tbat particular form of activ Ity Is unessential A longer or a shorter ritual ot worship is unessential. provided tbe light and power of relig ion are present. Faith, worship, as piration, loving human service, these are the essential elements in religion and tbe forms tn which they embody , themselves will be vital. -I Tbe living, inspirational church that Is saving men from worldllness and practical materialism, that Is ihelplng them to see the unseen and eternal, ; that Is helping them to worship in the ooblast sense of that word that Is, to sttrlbute supreme worth to the lofty ; Ideals of Justice, truth, love, wblcb are only another name for Ood, to lovo nd revere these ideals, and to devote themselves with perfect consecration to their realization in human society such a church Is fulfilling its true mis sion, by whatever name that church may be called, and Is In no danger of being discredited in our modern life. In such a church there will be no distinction between classes, between the rich and the poor, no lingering caste spirit no recognition of a difference of rank and dignity between ministers and people; In tbe conscious presence of the All Father there will be perfect equality between the worshipers. ' In such a church there will be no spirit ot solemn gloom miscalled rev erent awe, an Inheritance from a prim itive religion of fear, but a spirit of radiant hope, of abounding Joy, of genuine humat. sympathy, the spirit of a larger home. Tbe themes of the pulplfof such a church will be closely related to tbe actual needs of tbe people, selected from every quarter, but selected solely that their consideration may minister most effectively to personal and so cial righteous character. Membership in such a church will be unrestricted, free to all who share a common spirit and are seriously working toward a common ideal end. In such a church there will be no Jealous rivalries between the members, but in place of these a generous spirit of emulation to serve one another and the common cause. As I said before, the practical activities of such an In spirational church will not be artificial and forced; tbey will be the perfectly natural expression of the vigorous religious life of minister and people. In Wiser Bandi. A lady, who bad been three or four years away from ber childhood's home and settled in one of her own, was taken seriously ill. Her mother, with all a mother's solicitude, was anxious to be with her daughter at once, and hastened to her bedside. She found skilful pbyslcans In attendance and a trained nurse In charge; there was really nothing for her to do nothing that she could be permitted to do. Day after day she msde brief, silent visits to the sick room (even her pres ence could not be allowed long) and went away powerless to aid. The ministering was In wiser, more efficient bands tban hers, and she could not be trusted with It would not have dared to trust herself with It. "But it seems strange," she said, sadly, one day, "that even I, her mother, can only stand aside and do nothing. There never before wasn't a time when 'mother' wasn't tbe one to help and comfort; it seems as if it ought to be so still, and yet I would be afraid to do anything but keep bands off and trust to a knowledge and strength that is greater than my own." It is the same In many a spiritual crisis through which we see our dear ones pass. We long to lift the burden, to lighten the trials, to bestow the covered gift; but the Great Physician holds the precious soul In His hands, tho hands that will make no mistake, and we can only stand aside and trust Him. Forward. ..I I w -r i I ' Perambulating Barber. A' perambulating barber, shaving customers on the street, is no unusual sight in the side streets ot Manila. Knew Where He Was Safe. The small boys sublime trust In his friend, the policeman, is no more marked at times than a common street dog'ii recourse to the same em bodiment of authority as Its only ref uge. An amusing case occurred the other day at Chestnut and Juniper streets. A thin, dirty white mongrel of the regular "hoard-yard" type had taken its station for protection at the feet ot a very large reserve who was directing traffic. As the dog distracted his attention somewhat he waved his stick at it . . . ..'. . . , , . , out wane it croucnea buouiwsbivoi i his feet at this sign of displeasure it would not go away. As people passed It and nearly trod on It It would sneak out ot their way In a peculiarly help less manner and kept continually get ting in danger ot being run over by trolley cars, oabs and wagons and on occasions the complication of tralfld became so great that the dog had to flee for Its life to the pavement - But to the acusement of every one who noticed the little comedy as soon a it could It would return anxiously to the feet ot tbe reserve, for tn spite of fa la stick and his stern look some how In Its doggy brain ft had worked It put that here indeed was a friend and by his side was satety from all the annoyances that beset the atray dog la a city street Philadelphia Press. Punk Punishment, - - i - " In- Japanoso schools a mischievous boy Is made to stand and hold a slen der stick of lighted punk till It burns out If he Is caught breaking off the lower end of the stick a second pun tshroent Is added, i x ,r"i7"-sw rrf m a J 1 1 a n ( U ) f ' AN EARLY RISER. " , Uncle Eiry Wsttrs wss a master hind to Birds 'ud still b sleeping whea he'd pn up hii eyei; Had th' stock all fed before the slightest streak o' dawn-, Long before the sua wss up he'd St Us meal tn' gone ; Ue'd come home for dinner while siost , folks was moeiln' on. . , "Nutliln' nined by sleepln'," Uncle Esry ' uaed t' ttf ; 'N hour 'fore the sunrise's wntb th rest . of spy dy." Bo he kep' a rlsln' leetle sooner right Ions: Going out to labor with his lantern bnmln' strong ; . . ' Comln' back to dinner 'for th lark begta hla song. Getting' old and cblldlA, Unci Eiry, by and by. Couldn't stand to stay In bed and let th momenta fly ; Uaed to clamber for bis clothes 'long at one or two ; Bustle out and milk tbe cows; roan the chorln' through : - - Then he'd wait for aunup, an' he'd stew an an' atew an' atew. Uncle Bary'a gone away to a better dime: He don't wait for aunup now : it etart up all the time. r ; He waa only alzty-flre killed himself, they aald ; -? Pined away for lack of aleep craay In his bead. Eiry got to llttln' up before he went to bed. Council Bluffs Nonpareil. JUST FOR FUN "They say he lives like a lord." "Yes; he lives on his wife's relatives." Judge. Mrs. Blbman When my husband came home last evening I saw that he'd been drinking, and I gave him a - good scolding. She Did you love me the first time you saw me, Henry? He I loved you before I saw you at all; I have loved you ever since I saw your father's rat ing tn Bradstreet. ' ' Kate Did Fred ask you for a klssT a klssT. Nancy No, Indeed! Hs toobashful for that. Kate Too bad, wasn t Nancy Oh, ii-. You see, he kissed me without asking,. Nellie Harry is such an Impulsive ' creatre! He takes one's words right out of one's mouth. Aunt Jane Oh tbat was what he was doing as I came through the hall last evening! I thought he was kissing you. Fond Young Mother (with first born) Now, which of us do you think he is like? Friend (judicially) Well, of course, Intelligence has not really, dawned In his countenance yet, but he's wonderfully like both of you." Punch. "I understand," began tbe large, scrappy-looking ward politician, "dat youse had a piece in your paper calltn' me a thief." "You have been misin formed, sir," said the editor, calmly. "This paper publishes only news." veland Leader. vr. ' say" the reason why. the In scription In the Egyptian tombs have been preserved so long Is that no air . has reached them." "Then I suppose that four thousands years from now the 'ads.' In the subway will be as " fresh as ever." Life. "I must say I enjoy a spice ot dan ger," said the man who affects brav ado. "Is that why you gave up your automobile?" asked tbe sarcastic friend. "No; that's why I goVon foot In the streets, where other peoptarun automobiles." Washington Star. VV Short Hello, Long! Where are you going? Long I'm on my way ov er to the postofflce to register a kick against the miserable delivery service. -Short What's the trouble? Long Why, that check you promised to mall "' me ten days ago hasn't reached me -yet! Chicago Dally News. Irate Employer See '. ntfreTHsTSra-- young Rip Van Winkle, I only hired, you yesterday, and I believe, on my - soul, you've been asleep here ever since! . .Sleepy Joe That's what I thought you wished, sir. Here's your advertisement: "Wanted An office ; boy, not over sixteen; must sleep on the premises." New Orleans Times Democrat Judge You are charged with marry- ; ing Miss Greene when you were al ready married to Miss Black.- Hftus you anything to say In extenuation of -your conduct? Defendant Yes, your ' honor; I hadn't seen Miss Greene wben I married Miss Black. Judge In oth er words, you entered upon a contract noon insufficient information? Defen dant That's It your honor. Judge ' Next time remember to look around be fore you commit yourself. The man who takes the first thing that is of fered, either In the matrimonial or t the dry goods market, may make a fair husband, but he never can be commended for his bslness qualities. -..r iv , .'. . Russian Ministers Salal. The salary attached to the post minister of tbe lnterlorSJn Russia 1. the same as that received by all the other Russian ministers namely 18,- i 000 roubles a year a rouble being 44 cents but a further sum ot 200,000 roubles Is annually put at the disposal of the minister of the Interior, of wbloh be ia not called on to render any account Tbis Is In addition to the ordinary secret service money, the amount of which la practically unllm - lted. Another minister who receives an addition to bis salary ia the min ister of finance, who'is paid a percent age, sometimes amounting to 60,00 roubles a year, on all unpaid tax and debts to the Crown which he rm auceed is. recovering during his tm ot office. It is noteworthy that g a minister should hold his portfolio only tor SNfew months his salary la paid to him for life. Waverley Maga slne. .. A Drtam. " I found I have saved up a thousand dollars without pinching myself," "Without pinching yourself?" "Wlthonut pinching myself." "Then how did you know you wers awake?" Puck. , All the Ave planetary satellites ri covered since 1840 have been f. ! by Americans. They Include liiin. the seventh satellite of Saturn; i and Phoebus, the little niouns of and Phoebe, the ninth moon of .,:.. .V