.-PRESS,
JILL
.mjMBISK 1G
VOLUME XX.
FRANKLIN. N WEDNESDAY. APRIL 19. 1905.
FRANK
THE
THE CHILD'S
By C. B.
. "Now1 1 lay ," softly, faintly.
Cam th words from lip grows white,
While tho murmur of the river
Mounded through to silent aignv
"Down to sleep :" the ileep wa dreamless,
That wu tclln o'er her now ;
Slower grew toe flutt'rlng heart beats,
Death-damp gathered on her brow.
"I pray the Lord" the dear Lord stand
" , In, ' , .
'Alljinseen, beside her bed,
KnewTlllnmelf the pans of dying
. Hal UlmseU slept with lh dead.
"My soul to keep." Dear child, he keep It
Safely In His gentle hand:
Keens It for rises In heaven.
'Hong the shining seraph band.
SB
the Traveler's Dream.
Bj L. I.
mni 1 1 1 1
This is the tale of my friend. What
advice would you have given to him?
I had engaged myself to spend Chris
mas at Lanfair, and as I love to travel
on foot I had informed John Lanfair
that I would arrive on the 23d of De
cember, after enjoying k short walk
ing tour in his beautiful section..
On the morning of the day which I
had named I was within twenty miles
of Mr. Lao fair's residence, and doubt
ed not that I should reach It long ere
nightfall. The day came on very
stormy, bat I did not fear a strife
with the elements, and I swore that I
would not yield.
Alone and on foot I had determined
to arrive, and in no other manner
would I accomplish my Journey's end.
But I was forced to go slowly; more
than once I missed the direct road,
and night descended early, still further
delaying my progress. I .struggled
forward, But at length I was sufficient
ly candid to own that my position
was unpleasant. I had lost my way;
I seemed to be in the midst of a des
ert; I nas pretty well soaked and the
wind was almost sweeping me off my
legs as Its gusto ever increased in
violence.
I was traversing a narrow road of
the roughest description that ran
through a little piece of wood, and
that would, I hoped, bring me to some
farmhouse, when for the space of an
Instant the clouds were blown from
the face of the moon, and my eyes
could see what lay before me walls
bare, ruined walls, standing upright
In naked ugliness, and presenting in
the midst of the tempest a picture of
desolation ' that wa
moonbei
walla I
ed along
iii) sen oy my nanus,
earch was not In vain. 1
Against a dosrstep; the door
"Vtfs-tJtJfdt. ' I passed through, and at
least I Bad, a roof ocr my head. Such
shrudder as I never remember to have
ma(uI 1. a f n en chinlr m ItmKa and
UUblUU UCfVIV BHUVn IIIUU, ..M
body as I crossed the threshold o.r
this chamber ot refuge, but I heeded
It 0t
I am an experienced traveler, and I
know how to keep dry through all
weather m? matches, my tiny lantern,
and my tobacco. I lighted my lamp
and gated at my surroundings. Soon
I decided that I was in a cottage that
must have adjoined a larger house,
and that the larger housa had been
burned down, while the cot .age had
scaped; there was no pane of glass
In its windows, the door was off its
hlngesr and. the floor was covered with
the twigs and dead leaves that the
winds had strewn upon Its surface.
Happily there was fireplace In
Which ' I was able to make a blaze,
uaiag for the purpose broken bits of
wood, and1 thus I slowly dried my
damp clothing, while I refreshed my
self with some ssndwlchea which I
had brought for a possible emergency.
The tempest without roared wilder,
but the warmth stole over me, over
powered with fatgue, and at last I
dropped Into an uneasy sleep..
My slumbers were disturbed by the
most vivid dream that t ibave in, all
my life experienced. I heard a distant
clock strike three, and I felt myself
oppressed try a heavy sense of suffo
cation. I aaw the door of the room
In wehlch I lay open noiselessly, Inch
by inch, and then as I watched there
Speared In my vision the face of a
man. .
' It was a face the" live with me
till the day I ' Ah Its Mack,
piercing
mouth cJ
secrets. I
tlon Issue!
triumphal!
(matures, and a
: to retain Its
f the apparl
klng, derisive,
ted away, and
the sound! olvlng in the
lock was Ixuiuiy audible,
Audible, too, were the footsteps of
my visitor as he retreated; they were
those of one who trod heavily, and
who limped. ' I can swear that he
limped. Jhe sense ot suffocation over
came me more and more, and now 1
perceived that the room was filling
With dmoke, which poured In through
very open chink In flooring, door and
window.
, A flash of flame, and the full horror
ot my stat burst upon me. I was
about to be burned alive?
In my agony of fear 1 rushed to the
door! It was locked; tt resisted all
my efforts! ' My enemy had doomed
me to destruction in this horrible man
ner with a cruelty too coldblooded for
a fiend! -
Now I understood the meaning of
bis laugh. v I was to be awept from
his path, and hs knew that he had
achieved his murderous purpose.
I woke trembling. I struck a light
and consulted my watch. I felt no
wonder when I fosnd that It was a
few minutes after three o'clock In the
morning. I remembered that I actual
ly gaged around In nervous" alarm, lest
the smoke and flames should be pres
ent This was a chimera; still, so
painfully had my dream Impressed me
that I spent the hours that had to
elapse before the day broke In con
tinual apprehension of approaching
disaster. But nothing happened; the
storm abated, and then ceased, and
with the first glimmer of light I oy
f.;i'y quitted the cottage, expressing
srftuHI
si-em
LAT PRAYER,
Boiha.
"(f I ahold die" 'en now lb aUndetk .
On the river's rality shore ;
Only this on-croelng over.
And she tasteth death no mors.
"Before I wak" that bliss ot waking
New mortal Hps ban told; -
Bong, of angels, palms of glory, ...
Harps and crowns of purest foMUj v- (
"I pray the Lord" He closer bendeth,
with a smile of tender lore;
Walts to bear that pun, white spirit,.
: To the better bom above.
"My soul to take." He take It gladly,
When no aln ean rr mar,
To that land of psac eternal,
Just beyond the evening star.
I
DESLEIGH.
98?
lit 1 1 1 1
the earnest wish that t might see It
never again.
It was not long before t met with
a farm hand going to his early work,
and by him I Was conducted to the
house of bis employer, a Jolly farmer,
who acted toward, me as the best of
good Samaritans. He fed me, and he
clothed me; he drove me In his dog
cart to Lanfair, explaining that he was
one of Mr. John Lanfalr's tenants, but
one thing neither he nor his employe
would do they would neither of them
allow me to speak of the habitation
in which I had spent the previous
night Each uttered the same tingle
exclamation when I sought to tell my
story: "You mutt have stopped at
Deadlake Farm!" and with that they
closed the subject in a peremptory
fashion. Well, Mr. John Unfair
should resolve the mystery.
It was afternoon. My host and I
were littlng In his library, with the
sun beginning to sink toward the west,
and radiating Its golden lights, when
with the following words my compan
ion narrated the story of Deadlake
Farm:
"Until some two years ago. Dead
lake Farm was occupied by a young
farmer named Blythe, who was mar
ried to a charming wife, and who
only needed children to complete his
happiness. No man in the neighbor
hood was more- liked and respected,
and no woman was more admired, In
deed I doubt If I ever lot eyes en 10
perft a type of rustic beai
Blytle, Trou
tne tlrum.
ronrsrrylla
ess satiable, but their neighbors sin
cerely rejoiced In their prosperity. How
often have I heard the remark pass
round that BIythe's presence at any
soolal gathering made the whole scene
look bright
"Then, without the least warning, tho
thunderbolt fell. Mrs. Blythe left her
home wlfi a companion Sd much she
declared In a letter but of that com
panion's Identity the husband had not
even a suspicion.
"Poor BIythe's distress was fright
ful to witness, and for a time I feared
that his mental powers would alto
gether give away; but this did not
occur, and he settled down Into a
state ot sullen, savage gloom. Then
he also quitted Deadlake, bent as It
was commonly believed, upon finding
his wife, and avenging himself upon
the man who had done him such In
famous wrong.
"He was absent for some weeks, and
on his return he was resolutely silent
about his proceedings. We did not
know then, we' do not know at this
moment, whether he met with the
guilty pair. It all a matter of con
jecture. But Blythe sow settled him
self at Deadlake,' and there he "re
sided In absolute solitude; he would
not allow even a servant to sleep In
the house, and he avoided all inter
course with his neighbors with scrupu
lous care. It la proboble that since
he cam back from his quest, success
ful or therwls, no human being but
himself ever crossed the threshold of
Deadlake farmhouse. And so matter
went on till on the night of the twenty-third
of December last year the
farm was burned down, and reduced
to the total rujn which you havt
seen,"
I started. "Whythen," I laid, "last
night wu the first anniversary ot the
fire. ,
"Certainly," said my host
"And what became of Mr. Blythe?"
"I canhot toll you," said Mr. Lan
fair, gravely; "his fate I wrapped up
In profound obscurity." "But there I
no theory' on such a question?"
"You hav observed for yourself
that people shrink from speaking of
the subject They regard It as un
lucky "But In spite of their superstition
they must entertain some opinion," I
said.
"I Imagine,' said my host, "that If
yon could gain possession of their In
most thought yon would find that
most of them are convinced that
Blythe, quit overcome by misery, re
solved to destroy the house in which
he had one been so happy, and that
the Are was hi own work." -
"And he himself perished' In the
flames?" I exclaimed.
' "Yes; but f hold tt more likely my
self that Blythe made up his mind to
leave the neighborhood secretly, and
without allowing hi future destina
tion to be suspected. A to the flr.
it may hav been intentional or acci
dental." ; -. , ;
"There 1 another possibility,"! said;
''the house may hav been fired by an
enemy, who desired Blythe' destruc
tion." y - .
My host shrugged hi broad shout
tiers. . -
"Nothing 1 known; your Imagina
tion may run riot as It pleases."
"Suppose," I continued, with the
memory of my dream recurring to me
with extraordinary vividness, ''the man
who stole Mr. BIythe's wife to be llv
irg In fear of the husband's venge
ance. Suppose him to com In the
dead of night to Inclose bis victim In
a locked chamber from which there
was no escape, and then to kindle the
fatal flames!" V.
Mr. Lanfair, for a second time,
shrugged his shoulders, and then, as
trim sa there is a Heaven above us.
then (track upon my ears the sounds
of footstep advancing, with the exact,
the unmistakable limp that had beat
upon my -ears during the preeedLAg
night -.
81owly the door ot th library
opened, and ther in th full Rood ot
the sunshine wu th very face which
had haunted mt in the Storm and
darkness. Ther were th piercing
eyes, the thin feature, and th secret
mouth; I almost uttered A scream In
my amassment I Just managed to
control myself,
"Who It It?" t asked, hut my host
did not notice my feverish agitation.
"My secretary," he answered: "my
confidential secreta7.H
And that secretary has beta In Mr. '
Lanfair' employment for yean, and
it esteemed en of. th belt of men.
Now, should I tell my host of my
strange dream?
Such was the question my friend
put to me a question I have not bee
abi to answer. New York Weekly,
' QUAINT AND CURIOUS.
, Th number Of timber sleeper on
tl)6 railway of the world Ik calculate
ed to b about 1,484,000,000, end their
value it estimated at about I900,000,
000. '
Th making of shoes for dogs has1
now developed Into quite a big indus
try and I especially flourishing In.
Labrador. The dogs attached f
sledges travel at a great speed over
the rough tee and some protection
for the feet is necessary. The shoes
are made of sealskin.
A bald eagle weighing 65 pounds
and measuring eight feet from tip to
tip was turned loose in the street Of
Hutchinson, Kan., recently by th
Hutchinsofl lodge of Eagles. A metal
band was placed around th bird's leg
bearing the inscription, "i am a mem
ber of Hutchinson's aerie of Eagles."
The Scientific American tells of an
other remarkable feat in house mov
ing. . A brick house at Sharpsburcg,
Penn., was moved to Alleghany, a dis
tance of four miles. Most of this was
by water, the house being loaded onto
a huge coal barge and floated down
the river. "It Is probablo that as In
most such cases, it cost far more to
move the house than to have rebuilt
it new.
The builders fire at work drt a stone
viaduct at Plauen, Saxony, Over the
River Syra, which contains the long
est masonry arch In the world, It
length being 295 feet 6 inches, meas-
ed horizontally from base to base.
he Luxembourg bridge across theval
sy of Petruffe which was completed a
'ew months ago, has a span of J77
GIT The nnreMUJiasonry. arch
In the United States, near Washing
ton, and Is known as th Cabin John
Bridge, Its length of span iat20 feet
P&derewskl, the famous pianist
says that his fingers are as precious to
htm as l!fc, for he could never play If
ue Ion any of the-n. He takes Insurance-
from time to time to cover special
risks, as when he la going on a long
Journey by land or sea, but apart from
theBe his two hands are regularly in
sured from year to year. He pays
$4000 annually in this way, With the
result that it anything went wrong
with one of his precious hands at any
time so that ht eould no longer earn
an Income by hit playing, h would be
paid ,50,000 cash.
An English paper tells how on on
occasion Joseph Chamberlain was In
vited to Liverpool to make a speech.
It Was to be a great celebration. The
mayor! who was to preside at th
meeting, had arranged a fin dinner
for th. guest of honor. A distingu
ished assembly surrounded the table,
and at. the right ot the host sat Mr.
Chamberlain. For a couple of hour
the company chatted over their food,
and finally, the coffee was served. It
wm at this Juncture that the mayor
leaned over and whispered to Mr.
Chamberlain: "Your excellency, shall
we let th crowd enjoy itself a while
longer;' or had we better hav your
speech?"
How Austrian Investors Speculate.
The Vienna correspondent of th
London Economist sends the following
Interesting description of how Aus
trian Investors desire a spice of spec
ulation combined with their Invest
ment In government bonds: .
"It Is a characteristic feature of the
Austrian Investor that he Is exceed
ingly partial to lottery bonds, and year
after year hopes for the prise that
nover comes. Ten lottery loans have
been redeemed during the last 25
years, and there are only nine more,
which will be amortised within tire
next nine years. They are quoted at
high price! because th public Imag
ines that th chance of winning th
chief prize, or, at least one of the less
er prises, must be very great by this
time. But one of th directors of the
Anglo bank has Just published a paper
to show how slight are th chances
of winning anything, and how prob
able It is that investors will Incur
losses. The greater the principal
prise are, the smaller must be th
sum which 1 paid when the other
numbers are called, But th demand
for lottery bonds make th price of
them rise out of all proportion to th
figure at which they were emitted."
The Orator' Shower of Microbes.
Recent experiments In England re
call th fairy tale of th princes
whose wo wis turned into toad's as they
dropped from her mouth. It now
seem i certain that a public speaker
projects from -his mouth with his
very utterance a shower of bacteria,
aud with sufficient force to scatter
them plentifully over th room tn
which he speaks. Dr. Mervyn Goriya
has shown that a loud speaker distri
butes minute drops ot his saliva to a
distance of 40 feet The presence of
these drop may be tested by means
of th speclflo microbes that they contain.-'
Dr. Oorden use tbi test u a
gauge of air-contamlnaUoa which he
regards a more trustworthy than
chemical methods for the detection of
carbonic acid. In addition, one can
not keep speculating on the possibility
that a diseased orator might thus sow
Infection broadcoast among his audi
tors. Success. ,
7 ,, . "
WITTE IS EUSSIA'S HOPE
THEORIES Of THK FINANCIAL
MINI8TER WHO DOM I
NATES THE CZAR. .
AeapDMranc ef Sergei Witt -Again"
Illustrate th Power Of Subordl'
hat Over Master, Who 0e Not
Know Hit Own Mind.
tn th confusion surrounding the
Struggle for control In Russia looms
Up the flgur of Sergei Witt. His
reappearance again Illustrates th Old
truth that subordinate who know
what ht wants can domlnat his mas
ter who knows sot hi Owa mind.
Probably th only - pilnt ofl which
Nicholas It, and all his relative agre
Is that they dislike Witt intensely,
He has no manners, they -Say, which Is
an unfortunate thing at a court
Hit successful antagonist PiehvS,
Wu a very patentable flgur Of a
man, He combined bluffness and de
ference In a Way that placed hint high
in favor of the Cjar's mother, And h
had the lawyer's readiness ill speech.
Th saturnine, plain featured financier
is wanting in all these ways, and so"
little else seemed to recommend him
in the lut two years that the official
caste, who develop to a fine point the
art ot knowing just when to dessrt a
friend, have spoken of him as defin
itely done with a fallen star.
Yet be is without question an hon
est man. - He has had absolute mastery
of more millions than any financial
minister tn the world absolutely, be
cause no rived had the ability to main
tain a successful criticism of his. sys
tem, and he lives In a modest sized
White stone house on the unfashion
able side of the Neva, a house that
Would be dwarfed among the palaces
bf the fifth avenue financiers
He never tried to fill bis private
account when all the taxation of Rus
sia was under his hands. In Witte
the ruling passion was finance for the
sake of finance.
It wu the fascination and delight
of proving himself a master In the
game that absorbs the sharpest and
strongest brains tn the world. As for
the winnings, he had no eagerness to
tura the counters into cuh. It was
enough that be hsd proved he could
win.
And what is the system of this man
Who knows what he wants?
It la the practical ail round appli
cation of the Ideu of the average Ger
man transcedental philosopher who
writes about the state with a big S.
In his library, far away from the noise
of workaday mankind asserting all Its
individual ambitions, the .German
transcedentallst hears nothing u he
works out bis system of the state's
relations to the Individual. He finds it
best to eliminate the disturbing ener-gToT-fjt-Ul
individual 'Altogether It
makes the aonWtta 01 IBB ntQHtoa
philsophlcally satisfying to absorb him
Into the state.
And this is the policy of Wltie
State ownership all along the line.
In his term as minister of Finance he
strove for the state ownership of all
the gold tn the country. The individ
ual capitalist had to go. down before
him. So thoroughly did he rake in
the gold to the Imperial treuury that
he made the war with Japan, of
which he disapproved, financially pos
sible. To control the gold supply of
Russia wu a condition precedent to
acquiring th Industries of Russia.
A striking sequel to the application
of state Ownership under Witt is the
government monopoly In the produc
tion of alcohol. Previously ther
were competing distilleries, which put
their various brands of vodka- on the
market just as different Whiskies are
traded In abroad. , Some were dear
and pure, some were cheap and adul
terated. Now there is a standard
price and a standard vodka.
- Th government decides the stand
ard purity, which bad spirits being
cheaper than good is not high; but
there Is a big revenue In it-, Th rev
enue Increases according to the con
sumption, which compels th tax
gatherers to ttrg th peasants to
spend their few kopek on , vodka;
they thereby contribute more to th
state than if they bought clothe or
spades. , v
They have been so universally and
easily persuaded to drink vodka on
vary occasion as a patrlotlo proceed
ing that when they are summoned out
u reservists for th war they hold it
an outrage that the vodka shops are
closed. So long u it Is their own
earnings they are to spend the money
may go for vodka and so return to
th government money box; but when
It Is government pay It Is otherwise,
specially as vodka is not. conducive
to soldiers walking straight '
This is the application of Witt'
state ownership with which th peo
ple at large are most familiar. From
balancing advantage I that alt this
it they Judge Witt' policy. .... . ....
' He has- completed th state owner
ship of th railroads, and advocates
stat ownership ot all the shipbuild
ing yards.
It Is obvious that the first necessity
of his system is heavy taxation. What
he declares is a more than counter
balancing advantage s all that this
stat treasure can be applied to th
development of the country, for he
holds most emphatically that It Is eco
nomic development and not constitu
tional reform that is best for Russia,
He is so sure that this is what -he
want that he I not stopped by the
lamentable fact that al! this money
which he would apply to the state de
velopment of the country' resources
must be handled by the same class
of men whose open roguery Is a by
word In every house In Russia.
Witte'S great strength with -his
countrymen, and the quality that is
making htm Indispensable to the Czar,
la his Intelligence. He Is so well en
dowed with able brains that all the
Immediate lieutenants he gathered
round him When minister of finance
were able men.
A. minister of less capacity would
have filled his staff with commonplace
people, If only from th tear of being
supplanted by one of them. Indeed,
the accepted explanation for th pres
ence of most heads of government de
partments In their posts Is that they
are so stupid as to arouse no man's
envy. Wltte has none of that grovt-l-ling
view of statesmanship in his
otvriipoiltion. '
srr
. tt Is aot from sycophancy that h
hu backed the Czar In resisting any
concession to constitutionalism, but
because h hu another policy Incom
patible with that Any assemblage
with powers to withhold money or to
Oppose further Invasions by the state
with th money raised by taxation In
to industrial competition with the peo
ple wno hav to pay th taxation,
might thwart his whole program,
therefore he will hav non of it,
. Into the wider field ot International ,
Statesmanship Witt carries (he tarn
ideal,-.. :---r-
Ha tt not a friend of the French al
liance, because the French loans hav
already served their purpose. He is
a supporter of good relations with
Germany, because Russia's - nearest .
neighbor i better placed to help her
economic development than France,
His attitude to the rest of the world
(s governed solely by it usefulness
in supporting Russia's gold reserve,
New York Sua.
NAVAL SlDl OF THE WAR.
r)4w Torpedoes Mlneti Big 6unS tnd
ArmSr Hav 8hoWn Uo.
til regard to purely naval lesson)
the war hat been somewhat barren up
to the present time, although doubtless
we Shall icaru more when the history
Is written and material Is pieced to
gether by the competent naval critics
who have followed events, more or
less, on the spot It has been held
that the Inefficiency of the locomotive
torpedo has been proved; but, if so,
almost the same thing might be said
of the naval gun afloat, for the de
struction ot the Russian Ships' from
the land positions at Port Arthar can
not be considered a naval feat At
any rat the torpedo first opened the
ball by putting out of action two Rus
sian battleships, and though the cir
cumstances were undoubtedly excep
tional, it is always wise to make al
lowances for the chances of war. It
was, however, in the menace ot the
torpedo that Its chief effectiveness wu
found. Admiral Togo had to keep his
ships at a distance, finding refuge at
a distance from the port he wu block
ading, and doubtless it wm the ene
my's torpedo craft he had chiefly In
mind, for. nothing would have suited
him better than for the big Russian
ships to have come out to try conclu
sions. A result that was unexpected, how
ever, wu the small damage done When
tne toi pedoes did get home, cdmpared
to what had been anticipated. It ha
been generally held that a square
blow from a torpedo was hardly to be
received without moral damage, but
the vessels struck on the night ot Feb.
8 were both repaired, and came again
Into the line of battle. Thst they were
In smooth water and close to port
must be born In mind.
facMI
pairs were 01W"VU1 imperfect nature
at Port Arthur, if report! ar to b
credited.
If, however, the locomotive torpedd
has often failed to score, as la un
doubtedly the, case, its more luert
brother" the mine, has proved a potent
means of destruction. The mechanical
mine is, however, apt to be as danger
ous to friend as to foe, and may be
equally u destructive to neutral ship
ping. Whether the Powers will, on
the latter account rule it at inad
tnlstlble, and pronounce It tn act ot
hostility against all nation to tet
mines afloat remain to be seen. At
any rate mines hav destroyed of the
Russian deet besides the Petropavosk,
one cruiser, A mine vessel, th unfor
tunate Yenesel, three gunboats and
some torpedd boats or destroyer,
while the battleships Pobleda and Se
vastopol, and the armored ehUisef
Bayan were seriously Injured. Th
Japanese lost by mines the Hatsuse,
the cout defence ship Hel Tea, two
cruisers, a gunboat, and a torpedo
boat -
The failure of the gun to do more
damage wu owing to the fact that
the operation were carried on at long
range, which gave an advantage tc
armor. Engineering.
Any Nam Satlsfltd Him. '
The average office boy who enter
the employ ot dally newspaper is
promptly christened with name. The
name is usually the first on that pops
into th head of the first man who
sees him.
. A short time ago a scarlet haired
youngster, went to dork In a local
newspaper office. "Brick" was the first
nickname that the little fellow re
ceived. Another employe ot the paper
thought just plain "Red" would be bet
ter. "Rusty" came Into use later, and
then "8carletB - A new man on th
force thought "Vermilion" would be a
good name, but this fell Into disuse on
account of its len&LV "Pinkey" cam
Into use later, anil then th discovery
was made that the youth carried a
middle nme, which was Michael,
"Mike" and "Mickey" then came Into
use, as did "Speck," in deference to
the boy' freckle. Finally th hore
editor thought "Sorrell" a proper nam
for th hoy, and later he was dubbed
"Sandy." He now answers any nam
that has either a cardinal or a freckled
turn to it nd appears satisfied with
any of them. St, Paul Pioneer Press.
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' Th Girl and th Judge.
"Th story that Judge Duffy Was
wont to tell about th girl who, when
asked If she was born in wedlock, re
plied, 'No, sir, in Hoboken,' reminds
me of a reply a young woman made
who was up before me tor theft," said
Judge Davenport, y
"When she was about to be sworn,
I ssked her why she held the Bible
upside down. .
'I am obliged to, Your Honor,' she
replied, 'because I am left handed.'
"When a wretchedly misspelled let
ter she had written was brought forth
tn evidence and shown to her she
said she hoped I would overlook th
mistakes, as she wu not -used to writ
lng with a stub pen."
1 Secrets of the Deep.
As a result of the recent tidal-wave
on the eut coast many pieces ot an
old-world forest have been cast on the
beach, between Walcot and Happls
burgh, Norfolk. One of these Is a
huge fossil bone five feet In length.
It was found Tialf burlod In the sund
B ii 1 pp!i'!tr3 to t.ft tli" h Ix.rte of a
khi.i .Si, Lou.l.iB Tiii-nmph.
THE PULPIT.
A SCHOLARLY SUNDAY SERMON BY
THE REV. ST. CLAIR HESTER.
asdaetl "Chart and Vaml:
Brooklyn, N. Y,-The Rev. St. Clair
Hester, rector of the Church of the
Messiah, preached th fourth sermon1
in the special series under the aus
pices of the. Men's Guild Sunday.
His subject was "The Church and the
Family." The text was from Ephe-.
slans v:25: "Christ loved the church
and gave Himself for it." Mr. Hester
said: . , . .. .; ..:. '
It Is evident to sny due reading tiie
ccounts Of the life and Word of Jesus
Christ while ou this earth that it was
His desire and purpose to found a so
ciety to represent Him, to preserve His
memory, to make known end carry out
His will, His mission" wit not intend
ed to be meteoric in' character flash
across the horlson of man's vision as
tonish aud pussle by means of miracles
and wonders, and then - disappear,
leaving the darkness 1W it was before
He came. His coming' and being In
this world was Intended to make and
actually did make a difference, a great
difference, iu tho view and hopes and
motives and lives of those who came
Under His Influence. And He planned
that th moment He inaugurated tbe
Work He atartml, should not com to
rnd when He withdrew from th
world, and Was no longer present in
the flesh to direct and superintend its
extension. Furthermore, it was in Hit
mind that His society was not only to
continue, but also to grow, to enlarge,
until it should be world-wide, until all
men should have opportunity to enter
its ranks. Therefore it is that we And
Him solemnly addressing His disciples
and dedsring that upon their con
fessed fsltu in Him as the Son of God,
having power to plan and execute as
God, He would build His church and
that the gates of bell, the combined
powers of evil, should not prevail
against it. They have combined
against It and attacked it again and
again, they are still in bitter opposi
tion to it, but there is no sign ot yield
lng.
St. Paul says: "Christ loved th
church," What is the proof, the evi
dence, that this assertion is true? He
founded and established It a man does
not build a house unless be thinks that
it will be worth something. He se
lected and trained and appointed offi
cers to be His successors and as His
parting instructions bade them go into
all tbe world and preach His gospel to
every creature. He Instituted aud or
dained sacraments as pledges of His
tore, ss continual reminders, as means
by which the souls of tbe faithful
might be fed snd refreshed, Finally,
as St. Paul says. He gave Himself for
It; as St. Lukn says, He purchased it
with His own blood. This is an abso
lute, -conclusive demonstration.' .Great
er lore hath no man than this that he
lay down his life for his friends, and
this Is what He did for His church.
Oh, yes. He loved it; Of1 this there are
nd infallible proofs. But now
about 6uTSlvj-vr love, yours and
mine? It suffeiViywmUW!'tfvTi-l C
your feeling for tlmchureh of God be
described by any such words ss lovef
It It not the truth that there Is indiffer
ence, cold, callous indifference, on th
part of mauy and positive disbelief and
opposition on the part of many others
In their attitude toward the church 1
Any one ot us could name a dozen il
lustrations of It. We must admit It.
Thousands never enter a sacred edifice.
Other thousands only occasionally a
curiosity or whim moves them. There
are some here to-night who, so far as
any church connection is concerned,
may be described as Irregulars and
neutrals, onlookers snd outsiders.
TJet me ssk you in sll seriousness,
can you imagine that this venerable
society, established at such a great
cost, even the life blood of the Lord
Jesus Christ, has no claim on your al
legiance? Tbe church is tbe institu
tion, the organization of Jesus Christ
is it putting it too strong to say that
to reject It is to reject Him T People
who think at Set in this way do not re
flect or they do hot realise th benefit
and blessing Christianity is to A coun
try, or the church to the family. No
nation or society of people have ever
existed on the face of the earth with
out some form of religion. Statesmen,
sovereigns, empire builders, economists
hare admitted and recognized Its pow
er, Its value, have promoted it by
every means st their command even
when, in some instances, they did not
believe in it because they saw the ne
eeslty of It ns a civilizing, refining nnd
Improving conserratlug element iu hu
man society, Now. religion conld not
live and do Its needed work among men
Without an organization to keep It
alive and carry on the activities, Yoa
Will understand and grant the impor
tance of honesty and honor in our
bu!c:s? and Industrial life. Dishon
esty, if the general ru(e, would mean
the wreck of onr VhOl flnanclal sys
tem, the failure of banks', the' breach
of trusts, the refusal of credit, defal
cation and distress. , Yod understand
and will grant the desirsbleneu of
high character, of personal and social
purity, the great benefit ot- goodness
on the heart ot citizens of sny country
or community. We know what tt
means to have desperadoes, cutthroats,
adulterers and thieves the controlling
element In a town or city. Yon muler
stand and grant that It is vital to
people of a state to be able to get jus
tice In tbe courts, to be protected In
their property rights, and vital to, the
existence ot a state thrft ther should
be patriotism. Industry and fidelity on
the part of those who constitute Its
eitlsensbip. All these things, all these
fundamental virtues we need snd
must have In order to llr together in
peace sntl prosperity, I the eburch of
God is deslgnttu aud persistently en
deavors to produce. The church is the
.actory If I may put It that way,'
whose output is virtue, honesty, purity,
kindness, fidelity, principle, Impressed
and built into the characters ot her
members, producing these things st
well and as abundantly as our com
mercial factories and mills produce
steel billets, cotton cloth or tin plnte.
In order that these moral necessities
msy exist and continue to bo present
and to affect our social, industrial,
political nnd family life there must be
an organization to create and train and
bring them out. There citn be no suc
cess without organization. Kvery suc
cess is organized bi'foro it la won.
Th success of the Japanese at the
Islu stiver and Port Arthur was per
fected in equipment, training, supplies
before It was accomplished on the field
of battle, Our civilization, culture,
morality, high sense ot honor, public
rplrlt, refinement of taste represent
aud are tbe flowering and fruitage of
seeds sown broadcast in the churches
is Christ's organization. Now no or
ganization can live or do Its work with
out members. If you are In favor of
and ,raut to ee multiplied these.vltal
vI'Mes and principles for which the
elii n h slmuls s-e j-pti not duty bound
MeiiiiT life felil, enlist In her ranks
' I - 1 j-iiir ii ,1 In -i. r . , out her
f The . church's value to civilisation
can be shown by a reference to bls
, tory. - Her triumphant march down
the ages is tne wonaer or ail bistfy.
Feeble as an iufant in tbe land of her
birth, she grew and thrived In spit
of opposition and bitter persecution,
driven Into hiding tn tbe catacombs
and caves under the earth she emerged
st length with , doubled strength to
take her place with kings on their
thrones until to-day she Is the might
iest single power on the face of the
earth, mightiest because a moral aud
spiritual power. Though mighty as an
army she Is harmless as a dove seek
ing only to help, to Improve, to save.
For 1900 years she has been iudentlfied
with and given Impetus if not birth
to tbe greatest movements and most
notable referms for the welfare of tbe
human race.
And next let me ask for what Is the
family under obligation to the church?
She throws the arms ot her protection
about the divine Institution of mar
riage, making It. and to the extent ot
her ability, keeping It pure, honorable,
lndlssoiuabie, Bhe frees and tipurts
woman from tbe bondage and degre
datlon which are accepted as tho law
of her being in heathen and Oriental
lands, and tenches that as wife ana
mother she Is deserving of the best ad
vantages, of especial consideration, of
highest reverence nnd purest affection.
She preaches the divlueness of child
hood, that the wisest and greatest
must become as a little child In order
to euter Into the kingdom of heaven;
that the care, the education, the moral
training ot the rising generation is
that first duty of tbe parent, the chief
concern of the state, the vital self
preservation of society. She gives
herself earnestly and unreservedly to
this cause, declaring that "honor tby
father and tby mother" is a divine
commandment, that "children obey
your parents" Is sanctioned by the pre
cept ana example ot tne t'erreet Man
of the ages. She communicates a spir
it and sends forth a cheer tnat blesses
the home and pervades tbe domestic
sphere and harmonizes the hearts of
those who farm tbe household.
These things, taken altogetner, would
seem to be enough to dispose all men
to be favorable to this ancient and
honorable and useful Institution. Jesus
Christ established it; had the highest
possible Idea of its worth; gave His
life in proof of It; as an organization
it Is the greatest producer of goodness
and all virtue on tbe earth; it enters
into and sweetens and sanctifies every
human relationship; Its history proph
esies that what It has done in tbe past
it can continue to do in the future,
and yet there is bitterness and resent
ment felt toward It. Why? Because
many do not appreciate the reasons
Just named for thinking highly of it,
for joining In with It. Does anyone
here to-night share In this dislike?
What is there in tbe church of God
you object to? If there be nothing,
you are without reason or excuse for
being ou the outside. If there be some
objection, the way to reach and right
It is to come in; you cannot touch it
on the outside. Do not stand off and
accuse and criticise. Come in and do
the work for God and man toward
which the spirit prompts you. As an
otHMni nf .Twiii. Chrlst't society I ex-
lend you an Invitation,' promlSey ou
cordial welcome from fellow Chris
tians, offer you help to carry out any
thing good you desire to accomplish
and a place for meeting rent free. If
you are willing to do anything to im
prove yourself, to serve God, to help
others, you could not have a fair of
fer, a more cordial Invitation, a better
opportunity.
Tbe church and the family you have
no family? then you need the church
all the more; come In and be a member
of the family of Jesus Christ, the larg
est, happiest family on earth, xou
have a family? The church Is designed
to be In an inseparable part of It to do
a necessary work In it and for It.
A family, but no home? This Is the
condition of thousands and ten thou
sands In our streets. Then let tbe
church be your home. There is no
home complete without tt It can sup
ply much Of the cheer, comfort, affec
tion that beloi.gs to the happiest homes
on earth; It can fit us for a home eter
nal in the heavens, .
Our lives sre set in the midst of
many great dangers, trials, tempta
tions: many remedies, palliations, pan
aceas aw proposed for the evils that
confront ns, but I oeiieve tnat tne.oniy
sure relief for our troubles must orig
inate in the church of God, impelled
by what the spirit of God sayeth to
the churches. - It Is not even the gos
pel, but tbe church by means of the
gospel that is to reform the world.
In view ot whst Jesus Christ did for
His church the Inquiry becoming to
jien la not what can 1 escape or shirt
or find fault with, but, "Lord, what
wilt Thou have me to do?"
In view of His demonstration of love,
what 1 the proof in kind He ha a
right to expect of us? Is it not con
tained in this saying, "If ye love Me
keep My commandments," and this
is th fulfilling of them. Come in first
yourself and then do what you can to
bring others for their good, for yew
happiness, lor the glory or uoa, in
sign of affection for Jesus Christ.
r i i i , .
Short Meter Sermans.
:. Opposition cures apathy.. :
Faith creates the future.
Fatalism takes all force out of lite.
Rusty pipes do not enrich th water
or ire. -.' y
A man may be loud and yet not say
much..'. YY...Y; ,.... .,,,.'...
- Happiness Is never gained until It
is given.
Manufacturing sorrow Is on of th
worst or sin.
'.. Hat Bnokgh. .,
Then yon think the Judge will bt
satisfied if you uy: "Lord, I bad so
many names In my visiting book, and
so many invitations I could not refuse,
that it was Impossible for me to attend
tt those things." George Macdoualu.
RENOVATING THB BATHTUB.
To repaint the bath begin by re
moving the old paint by filling th
bath with boiling water tn which a
quantity of oda hat been dissolved,
Leave the bath for twelve hour, then
empty tt and scrub It welt with a stiff
brush and soft soap. If necessary,
repeat ther process. Then dry and
afterward rub well with pumice stone
till quit , sll trace of dust are re
moved. Now procure a tin of good
bath enamel, stir It well to that It is
ot tho right consistency and apply as
many coats ot it to the hat a ar
necessary. Pu on the enamel very
thinly and let each coat dry before
the next Is applied. When finished.
leave tho bath for ten day or' mor
for the enamel to hardest. The longer
it is lert to ury the better It will last
-Newark Advertbier.
It Is now known that lazlntss la a
disease, but we iiave nut noticed that
more than 4,JO0 patents have he-n
taken out on m-.'-lii'in. s m e.ire it.
A TALE OF" THB SOUTH SEA.
Id one of the balmy tropical Isles,
When Nature on her children smile.
Where the bright sua" shines and tbe toft
winds rati.
And the breakfast food of mankind Is1 mas,
A cannibal youth and a cannibal maid
Made love 'neath Uie palm tree's grateful
' grateful
swet o V
igh to eat I" J
snane ;
And he said, "My dear, yon ar i
sweet I
On my word, you are sweet enough I
But the maid sprang up with a auddei
v U1IUIHI, ......
And seised his war club from His.sroun'tl, I
And aimed at the youth a might's Wow-u
i. m iiiud i ouugeu iwouia nave iaia aim i
low.
"I!" sweet enough to eat?" jhe cried.- .
"I d be boiled or roasted, at wod or fried ! I
you'd add yoar bride to your bill of far V
But he heard no more, for be wasn't ther. j
Like a deer he Serf Mrmmm ha nlaln ; f
And never, never came back again.
For hessld, "Though -vers to a baehefyr j
I'll be cooked if I marry such s wife I"
new xora rress.-;
JUST FOR FUN
He Witty people make me tired!
She Um. Keeping up with thorn?
Detroit Free Press.
"I hear he is very happy as an after.
dinner speaker." "Psslbly, but It is
more than may be said for hie audi
ence. urooKiyp Line.
Bacon How is Fiefs standing
the bar? Egbert 1 don't know much
about his standing, but his lying
jch
seems all to the good! Yonkers
Statesman.
''A bllzr.ard is a big nutaance," said
Uncle Eben, "but it'B a sort o' com
fort to fin' sumpin disagree'ble dat
can't be blamed on a trust" Wash-
ragton Diar. . j
'The life of an insurance agent," J
Sighed Pwmviima' full nf WOrm-,
wood and gall." 'ladn'tnotlceofio J
wormwood," growled the victim. .
Cleveland Leader.
"What Is the chief product of th
United States?" asked the teacher in
a European school. And without hes
itation the bright pupil replied;
"Money." Washington Star.
Maudle Why did you fire your
chauffeur? Mayme Lost his nerve
after running over three people the
other day and allowed two others to
escape. Chicago Daily News.
TlgglnB I guess nobody was sorry
when Skinflint died. Wiggins Oh. it
wasn't so bad as that I heard Joe
8croggins say he was sorry Skinflint
hadn't died long before. Boston Tran
script. "Well, Jane, did you have a gdod
time at home? Was the village very
gay?" "Yes, thank you, mum. But
we.as rather "pp"fntpfl1 th .
policemen's teeVdldtft come off I" v
Punch.
Willie Pa, what does "panegyric"
mean? Pa Let me see. Oh, yes; it's
a medicine to make you sleep. I used
to have to give it to you, nearly every
night when you were a baby. Phil
adelphia Ledger.
Doctor Madam, I can never cure
you of this throat trouble If yon don't
n don't i
sr, I'm I
I r.ev..J
.a. l.n. m
stop talking. Lady But, doctor,
awfully careful what I say, and
ef use anything but tbe choicest lan
guago. Detroit Free Press.
Tt took Jim Bronson two years to
learn the trick." "What trick?" "Why,
when he wanted bis wife to do a thing
he told her so, end of course she
wouldn't do It. Now he tells her not
to do it." Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Henpeck So you consulted a tot
tune teller, eb? What did Jae tell
you? Yoongman She .toict m- I.ws
born to command and Henpeck
Ah! Sho mean's then that yon ar
never to marry. Philadelphia Ledger.
"Do you know where my poor little
ugly duckling Is?" asked th dls
tressed mother duck. "Ab, mad am e,"
replied the polite but still hungry fox,
"I have Inside Information on that
point; you will soon meet your little
one." Philadelphia Press.
Waggsby I'm going to be mighty
saving of my shrimp and minnow
next time I go fishing. Naggsby why
so? Waggsby Haven't you .noticed
how th government is watching the
line that indulge in too many ro
bs,! ts? Baltimore American.
"I suppose It's always hog-kllllng
Urn tn your town, Miss Packer?"
sneered tfte New Yorker. "01
replied "th 7aTriBlWami-incln "
natt, "but don't let that keep you
from visiting us. We always protect
our guests. Philadelphia Pros. '
- 1 was reading-today in th newpa- ....
per ot the great American desert;
what Is the great American desert?"
atkd th lady at the head of th
table. "Why, t believe thg great
American dessert ht pruneaT-" " '
th thin boarder feelingly. You
Statesman. - ' v"-
' She After six weeks of married
life, Arthur. I hav reached th sad
certainty that you do riot love me.
Arihur My dearl She If v? ;m.a
protesting; you should hav married,
some credulous, stupid girl! Arther
Well, darling, I dM my very beV
Brooklyn Life. t
: Examining Physician , (for Insur-;
anc company) I'm afraid w can't
take you, sir, You are too gruat a
risk. Applicant (resignedly) Well,
perhaps 1 am. The fact Is, that when
I get sick; I never send for a doctor. I
Just lay around until t get well. Rxam- '
Inlng Physician Eh? Um well take
you. New Y6rk Weekly.
Harry (reading aloud) "Thence
two feet to a certain point, thence six
inches to another, and thence three
feet to " Father What's that
you're reading, son? Harry It's s
treasure story, sir. Father (resuming
paper) Humphl Sounds like direc
tions for a trombone solo!" New Or
leans Times-Democrat.
A Prophat Without Honor.
"John, you'd better take your um
brella," sa'.d the editor's wife.
" Tlsn't going to rain, mother," re
plied the editor's son.
"Your father says it lools 11 Ko It."
"Yes, mothor, but yon must r-.-'i i
br that fn'linr BHid riyht S.S Into No
vember I Kit oi pi ythtin indii :ilf',l IMt
tV-i -. :Y y v. as very chive i'ili '
-( nil ('.m.n,"nlnl-Ti:Y.
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