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I ... PRESS, VOLUME XX. FRANKLIN: N. C.. WEDNESDAY, MAY 10, 1905. .n U AlliEU 19 RANKLIN TU7 OJLLr TIS THE GIRL. It Isn't th town. though yoq tblnk It Is It's the icirl. It Isn't the plume of the lartslan. bat, It'a the girl. It hurt the mnalc tbat maketh the tranc Of dell-1- la the aloriniu whirl it tba dance. It's tbe girl. It lu't the etjle-you uajt think It la ..-. that . . ir iii sin. It Isn't home InnthiB tliat rcnteth the flab it's uie gin. It Imi'Mmi hnrtle. it kd t Ihe bird. . lbat soiuPthlng anew In ymi hlng anew in your being stirred. 1H the girl. It t that yon of "Id 'aillea am fond. ir the rin. . It Isn't that lianiKa la brnnctt or blonde. It's Ibe Kill. It Isn't tbat yen rate tu strike nn wllh la A brief ccarersatlen en faihcr-ln-law . It's tbe girl. It Isn't an Idle whim stretrhetb the neck. It's Ibe girl. A Pearl By EDITH REDE BUCKLEY. She was seated by her bedroom fire deep In thought. The firelight glim mered upon the rich folds of her white satin dress. Her elbow was on her knee and her chin rested oa her hand; , she was lost In thousht, gazing absent ly upon the red glowing coals as though she wan tod to look through them and beyond them to some bright er, happier life on the other side. And the bitterest part of the whole thing 'was that It was her own fault from beginning to end. She bal been given a far larger share of happiness than falls to the lot of most people, and she had thrown It away with her own hand. She raised her eyes and gazed around the luxurious room In which abe sat; no thought and no money had been spared to make it as beautiful as possible, all the thought and care or the husband who had Idolized her and whose lore she had thrown away on her wedding day. It had been one of those misunder stndlngs and mistakes which have no real cause. She had been proud and wilful, had told him that all her love bad been given to her cousin before she ever met him, and that her marriage, ' like hundreds of fashionable marriages very year, had been a "marriage of -convenience." It was hardly fair news . to a husband cm bis wedding day, but Arthur Davenant was a man who wanted love for love, and would ac cept her on no other terms. And sd he had' given her back her freedom, only begging her to stay under his roof and bear his name that the world should know nothing of their story They had passe honnv a elefCivrt'ilfcTVim tor uilonf of a dearly loved wife. ioi nearly alyear they had lived to gether, outwardly as friends, but see ing nothing o each other except at meals or lit the . presence of guests. The bouso was usually full and she . made an lpeal hostess. He always treated her with the utmost courtesy . and consideration; and he bided his time. He was In parliament and man ' aged, his own estate was, indeed, en ' Crossed In his own life, she thought, and left no room for her! For so per- verse la woman's heart that when he let her go she would have given all she bad la the wide world to have him back. In her early girlhood she had . been devoted to a cousin who was ab- solutely. penniless and who went out to try his iuck in Virginia. No actual engagement had ever ex isted between them, and after he had - been gone some years and any hope of - a marriage was as distant as ever Ar thur Davenant had wooed her, and her parents 'urged her to accept him. He was a man few girls could have re sisted, bat ner Heart was so wrapped up in hnr cousin that stje fancied she would never have any love to give. Arthur Davenant had found ber cold - to his wooing, but he had the confi dence of an ardent lover that he would win her when she was his wife. She wui naturally very self-con-t.llaed, mod as the months went by he never guessed her secret that she was learning to love him with all the pas- ' slon of ber woman's life a love be side which the feeling for her cousin bad been a mere girlish fancy. Kind, courteous, and considerate aa he was he was unapproachable. Doubtless he bad ceased to love her; other things . bad filled bis mind. "Love Is of man's life thing apart," and it was over for blm probably, and too late she bad learned t value-the pearl she bad spurned.' The very sight of him as he sat opposite to ber at the table made ber heart throb. According to her own request he never kissed her or even touched her save sometimes to shake her hand on bidding good nlghtHow could he guess that tbe mere touch of bls.flngers made ber thrill? She would have given all that she possessed for the carelet caresses he gave to bis dog. She envied his little nephews and nieces, when they came to stay and she . watched blm showering kisses on their young races. An: ir it naa only been different, children of bis own might have climbed on bis knee her chll- " dren. -...,. .:..'.;;:', t Two years before be had volunteered for the front rib often wondered how she lived through those years. He wrote to ber kind, affectionate letters, but no word of love; Just the letters a brother would write to a sister; It was i Bhe who had forbidden everything else. And now she sat by her flro thinking, thinking, til) her brain felt bursting. One week ago he had come home from South Africa, brown and lean" and care worn, with two years' sufferings and hardships marked on his strong face, and she wondered Jealously if some thing else "had marked -his face, too. 8be had looked at him when she could without observation. The house was fu.l of guests; many of them were bis relatives who had come 'to welcome him home. She had not bad Ave minutes alone with him since his return. She burled ber face in both bands. "Yes, at any risk," she cried to herself, "I rqiLrt ask bis forgiveness, beg blm for ' pity, If love be dead." Bhe repeated "If love be dead.'' God help her then, f words but loud again and again If love be dead and she rad killed it It Isn't' philanthrope draweth tba check, It s the girl. It lent the fear of the soo dawning sun That Ifsveth Ihe (aid ere tba gam U " quits done. It'a lb girl. It Isn't the Innermost lore of the play, It's Ihe girl. It Isn't that foa hire two nvera, I say, It's the girl. . It Isn't the plush of the opera box That brlngeih divorce of your puraa from your rocks, ., . It's the girl. 8o would yon tbo all-potent mainspring of man, . Seek the girl. . ' And If suirht goes wrong with sonj well ordered alan, i : , Keek the girl. , . , For man ruleth earth with a grip tbat la grim. . ... But It you would know who la ruler of blm, Seek the girl. J. W. Folrg la A" l'or rimes. Necklace. She had denied him love, denied htm everything, Might he not have taken her at her word and put ber out of his life altogether? She had played with edged tools, and her fingers were bleed ing. She had Juggled with her own fate, and the car had passed over her self. "God help me If his love Is dead." She got up and paced round the room. Tomorrow, this very morrow, she would beg for an interview and tell him everything, and ask him if she had come too late; beg him on her knees for a crumb of love, she to whom a rich feast had been offered. "And now," she cried, "I would rather he struck me than Ignore me; I would rather he were cruel than any one else in the wide earth were kind. Oh, love is a terrible thing when it comes like this." She wore no rings but her wedding ring, and as she glanced down at her clenched white hand she thought what a mockery It was to wear that. She sr.nk back again In the chair and swayed herself to and fro; tonight her heart felt breaking. She had learned to love her husband before he went away, but those two years of sickening anx iety had magnified her love till it had grown beyond ell bounds. It was like the seed in the Bible parable that had brought forth fruit a hundred-fold. There was a knock at her door. She thought It was the maid whom she had smlssed returning for something, and without raising her head she said, "cft" The i f am and was rqom to b lly hiilK flamed up Into he n lnnkftri nn and mw He was looking unusually bMWrV. T.n.Q innloki anil thAM. ,, n tni-.ln- light In his eyes as he glanced down at her quickly lowered head. He car ried a blue velvet case in his hand. He took up his position with his back to the fireplace quite close to her, and looked down In silence for some min uteslooked down on her bowed head. thinking that It was bent in cold in difference, little guessing the passion ate longing that was surging within her heart. She wondered if he could hear her heart beat; It. seemed almost that he must In the absolute stillness. The little carriage clock ticked; a coal fell upon the hearth. She clenched her hands together, but she dared not look up. At last he spoke. "Mabel, I thought you would forgive me for coming to your room so late, but I remembered It was your birth day tomorrow and I wanted you to ac cept my present when we were alone and we never are alone, are we? Not for five minutes since I came back." There aa a ring i f almost entreaty in bis voice. "Do you mind?" "Mind? Oh, no." Her voice sounded cold even to her self, but she could scarcely control It from trembling. "It Is so good of you to remember," she added lamely. "Good?" He opened the case and displayed a row of the most exquisite pearls with a diamond clasp lying on a pale blue velvet lining. She got up and stood close beside him to examine the necklace; her eyes were clouded and a lump was rising In her throat tbat almost choked her. She put out her hand and touched the pearls with a little caressing touch for the mere Joy of knowing that he was holding the case. By a great effort she controlled her voice. . The tears were blinding ber; she dared not look up. "Mab!" he had never called her Mab since their Ill-starred wedding day. "Mab, will you let me put it on?" There was a tremor in bis voice; she was afraid he would see her tears. '"Yes.1' It was only, a whisper. He moved to lay the Jewel case "on the dressing table. She had turned and faced the fire, and looking Into the glass above tbe mantelplege she could tee bis figure reflected, and she watched him take the necklace In his strong brown hands and then press it to his Hps, never realizing that ahe could see him. Then he stepped back, to the fire place, and standing behind her he very gently laid the pearls round her neck. She was conscious that bis warm band trembled as it momentarily touched her neck. Perhaps the clasp was a little stiff, and be lingered a second in fastening It; she could never tell: she only knew In ode lighting flash that the crisis of ber life had come. Before 3he realized what she was doing, for getting all the preparatory speeches that she bad rehearsed, forgetting everything excepting that be was close beside her and that she loved blm more than anything In earth or heaven, she turned and threw her arms round his neck with one low sob, and laid her' cheek, wet with tears, against his. 'Arthur Arthur, can you ever for give me? Can you ever believe me? Have t strained your love too far, my dear my dear?" Mabel!" only her name, but In It was the pent-up love of a lifetime. Mab, Is this really time; has It come at last?" - There waa a world of tenderness In his voice as he put her gently from him that he might have the Joy of look- trig In her face; then he framed her face In his two hands and looked down Into her eyes. ; . , v "Mab, la thli a dreamt" His vole was very low and hoarse from the In tensity of his emotion, ... . "No," Ihe whispered, "it it life. Oh, Arthur, Arthur, can I ever make you believe how I have learned to love you, now I have been hungering for youf love all these years, how I love you a myriad times more than t can ever express? "Arthur, can you? Tell me, have I come too late?" He only , folded his . arms tightly round her. drew her slender figure close to his breast, and whispered two words, only two, but they changed the whole world for her forever. "My wife," and then he laid bis Hps on hers. London Tatler. COLOR BLINDNESS. Every Ont Is Afflicted l'n This Way In Certain Sense, Not long since the motormen on an elevated railroad were on the verge of) a strike because the officers of the company Insisted upon an examination of the men's eyes to determine wheth er or not any of the men were color blind. '. ,',:,:',-:, ti.::-,. The necessity o( such examination is plain In the case of railway men and sailors, upon whose ability to distin guish green and red, the safety of hun dreds or even thousands of persons often depends. - Every one Is colorblind in a certain sense; that is to say, no human eye is so perfect as to appreciate every shade of color in .the solar spectrum, every difference In the 'number of ethereal vibrations which constitute tolor-tm-presslons; and between the marvelous color-discrimination of Chevreul, who was once the director at the Gobelins works, and the chromatic dulness of another chemist, Dalton, who was the first to describe accurately this defect, from which he himself suffered, the gradations of color-sense are infinite. An arbitrary line has therefore been established, separating those of so- called normal color-perception from the color-blind. This limit Is the ability to distinguish the seven primary col ors of the- spectrum violet. Indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange and red. The degree of color-sense Is doubt less based primarily on the physical condition of the eye, but It Is modlfld greatly by education. Just aa a per son with perfect eyes may not be able to read because of never having been taught, so In a lesser degree, one with normal color-vision may lack the pow er of color-dlscrlmlnntion .through tribsT "Vie gta 1 -UU a result of diseaseor Injti the abuse of alcohorortobacco; hence the need for frequent reexaminations of tho eyes of men whose color-sense Is important, such as sailors, railway employes and motormen. The tests are made by matching akelns of wool, by naming the colors of pieces of bunt ing seen at a distance, and by Inter preting lantern signals made under conditions similar to those which sur round a railway engineer In his ac tual work. Youth's Companion. QUAINT AND CURIOUS. The longest article In the new sec tion of the Oxford dictionary is on the verb "pass." It takes up 16 columns. At a recent conference of the trade In Leicester the president of the In stitute of Carriage Builders said that practically the whole of the wheel making Industry of England had been captured by America, The National Union of Telephone Operators, formed by English hello girls, has won a great victory. The National Telephone company threaten ed with a strike, has consented to al low the . members to wear colored combs and beads and shirt waists oth er than black. ' . Few people know that other days of the week than the first are being observed as Sunday by some nation or other. The Greek observe Monday;, the Persians, Tuesday; the Assyrians, Wednesday; the Egyptians, Thursday; the Turks, Friday; the Jews, Satur day, and Jhe Christians Bunday. Thus a perpetual Sabbath is being celebrat ed on earth. . ; i. ' , More double stars bave been discov ered and measured at the Lick obser vatory In California. The latest bul letin issued by the university . con- tains an account of another hundred new double stars discovered and meas ured there. They are ot the same character aa those previously discov ered at the Lick observatory. Nearly all would be difficult , objects . to observe under conditions less favora ble than obtained at Mt, Hamllto. Tbe National Society for tbe Pre vention of Cruelty to Children has a remarkable museum, where within a glass case, is a collection of Imple menta of torture. Straps of every de scription are there, sticks, clubs and ropes with the knots still In them, that once held childish wrists fast There are also twisted hooks, bamboo canes and a chain with a padlock by which an Imbecile child waa for yeaH fastened to a post. Hanging by Itself Is a straw basket two feet long and a foot deep In which twins were found on a baby farm. ::':.f;,":jj't;j:.-K.v;;';;;:.i.r--,' A curious custom has Just been celebrated at Kllm, near Moscow. All the marriageable girls in the town lined up in the principal street, deck ed out In their simple finery, many of them also having with them the stock of linen, household and per sonal, which forms part of their dow ry. Tbe young men " contemplating matrimony then walked down the ser ried ranks of beauty as they moved toward the church and selected the girls of their choice. A formal vlstt to tbe parents to arrange details was then made In each case and a date fixed for tbe ceremony. It Is believed that fchonv will thrive In certain parts of California. FIXING UP MANUSCRIPTS INTERESTING CORNER Of ,THt LIBRARY, OP CONQRBS8. ' Nice Work bone In Patching Up, Mounting and Binding Old Records -Material for Study In Old Docu ment Vandals In the Library. .: tJnless properly Introduced, you will miss the most interesting feature ot the Library of Congress, writes the Washington correspondent of the New York Post.. Behind a screen In the reading room of the division of manu scripts, where sit all day studious men poring over records Of the past, Is a door which opens on a narrow, spiral staircase.'-If Mt. Lincoln, the assist ant in charge, gives permission an en tertaining, hourgwatts the visitor who climbs tbe stairs. At the very top ot the building, is a large shallow room flooded wtttrthe north light sought by artists. It Is furnished with tables such as draughtsmen use and occupied by five persons, two men and three women, They are repairers of manu scripts. . Their' skill has mads it pos sible to use for purposes of research some of the priceless Old manuscripts (hat have come into possession of the government .: Tile curious thing is that none of them have served the long ap prenticeship that one would think necessary before undertaking such del icate work. Mr. Berwick, the chief re pairer, was detailed from the govern ment printing office. He and his as sistants now do such work as Is done only at the Vatican. Some manuscript repairing 1s done In New York, but only here and in Rome, so tar as is known, Is such work being done con stantly.," The repairers handled nearly 4000 pieces last year ranging from the per fect document (requiring little atten tion beyond flattening, to the most del icate and exacting task of Inlaying and re-enforcing. Tlie old Virginia records obtained In the Jefferson Library and dating back to the Seventeenth cen tury have been Inlaid as rapidly as suitable 'contemporary paper could be obtained for them. One volume Is completed and another is well la hand. The royal and vice-royal decrees ob tained from New Mexico, which bave been described in this correspondence, have been repaired, mounted, and bound in two volumes, and some vol "times ot the Jackson, Thornton and Tazewell paper have been finished. Tbe ancient records from Guam, se cured at the time of test as the Vlrgiuiim. They will not dent until the be avW -gfpjliant' which grew only In the islands renalrifarw. I nlch now form the Japanese empire, r ..m, ,ito lfle P'80 'a ouesilon was slso reported In repairing, each paper or collec tion of papers requires Bpeclal treat ment but the general process Is the same. The manuscript Is first damp ened gently, with a sponge so that smoothed. The nicest care must be smoothed. Tthe nicest care must be taken to smooth no crease which was unnoticed by the writer, lest legibility be sacrificed. The manuscript is then dried between boards and submitted to heavy pressure. This prevents the re appearance of the original roughness. The period of pressure necessary to secure a permanently smooth surface Is about 24 hours. Where the quality of ink will not allow the manuscript to be dampened It takes a longer time. The manuscript Is now ready to be repaired.' For this purpose paper of similar color and texture to that of the original must be obtained. In many cases, owing to the age ot the manuscript, this is no easy task. In deed, It is the hardest problem for the repairers to solve. They are con stantly in search of old paper, and the 1 government Is always ready and anx ious to buy when any is found. Hand made paper is necessary, and no bit of such paper Is wasted. Sometimes lit collections of manuscript that come to the library several blank pages are found. These are eagerly seized upon and preserved. Pieces no larger than a twenty-five cent piece are saved as scrupulously, as whole pages. In re pairing an effort Is made to find a patch that will match the watermarks of the original manuscript, so that af ter the work Is completed t'ie naked eye cannot discern where the new and old Join. SOme marvellous specimens ot the skill ot tbe repairers are shown. ' After the manuscript is prepared a patch conforming In size to the bole In the original is cui, the edges ot both bole and patch carefully bevelled and scraped, and the patch held In place with a thick flour paste. The manuscript Is against , submitted to heavy pressure. When dry the line ot union between patch and paper is again delicately sersped, and tbe first stage of the work ot repair is com pleted, but tbe manuscript is not ready for use. ' ' Although no attempt Is made to sup- ply words which have been torn from the original manuscript It Is protected against further loss. A covering fine silk veiling (crepellne) Is us Formerly a thin tracing paper used. This gave firmness to the ms uscripi, dui impaired legmiuty. t;repe- Ilne was first used by tbe repi nrers at tbe Vatican;. ' and was soon after Udopted In the library. This cohering Is paated on both sides of the manu' script, tnat me tendencies or ttte paper to ourl may be neutralized, when di the manuscript is again pressed mounted for filling. After the repairs are completed the manuscript Is stronger smj better able to endure handling tlianf when first written. Some of the pajpers that nave come to the library have seemed ab solutely hopeless when received: They were frayed at the jfdges, extremely brittle, sod full of bolee, where tbey bad been folded. Bcne of the' old Vir ginia record were exceptionally frag tie and only by usng the utmost cars were they saved. Aside rrora thfe historic value and liuman Interest: many of these old manuscripts tbre Is rl b att4jjjiLior a careful stud of the dcveljsnrot tb written frfrms of the Mt. of our alphabet, Borne of the Virginia reo vds written as late as 1622 look more like Psll text than English. Few ot the letters as formed by the keepers of the records of courts and tbe Jour nals of the provincial councils, bear the faintest resemblance to modem writing, and are wholly meaningless tp any except an expert. ; - . : The care, and the search tor treas ure through the bundles ot manuscript that come to the library is an entrano? tng and absorbing occupation, Usual' ly they are received still folded as la the days before envelopes, and without either alphabetical or chronological ar rangement, Each paper is opened and care taken to note any enclosures. Undated papers require special study to determine, If possible, their proper location. Unsigned documents,, drafts and copies must be identified, often requiring a minute comparison of quaint old hand-writing, and . names are sought and the relationship of manuscripts established. It Is like reading a well-constructed and excit ing story; one never knows what Is going to happen on the next page. The old diarists and keepers of rec ords liad some of Pepys' delightful frankness and love of detail. There are at times amazing personal flashes even In the dryest documents. It seems hardly probable that In years to come the searcher of the records of the past will find much to entertain and in the records of our present-day councils. When the land was new there was an absence of the dry for mality that marks the records ot the present day. The journal clerks ot the old days did not hesitate In mak ing their records to illuminate them with side-lights on the characters of the persona whose affairs they chronicled. MYTHICAL ORIGIN OF JAPS. A Legent thatThey Are Descended From the Pick of All Chins. One of the traditional accounts of the origin of the Japanese empire mentioned by the famous Jesuit trav eler, Pere de Charlevoix, refers to the emigration of a Chinese colony under rather peculiar circumstances. Sinosikwo ascended the throne ot China in the year 248 B. C, and at once entered on a career of cruelty and tyranny. Ho was most anxious to enjoy the privileges of his position for as long a period as possible. For the. purpose of endeavorlrje-11' n some specific agety" to be one of so .delicate structure and sensitive nature that If -not plucked with pure hands and special precau tion It would lose all Its mysterious virtues before arriving within- the lim its ot the Chinese empire. It was, sug gested that SOO young men and , the same number ot girls all of spotless physical health and moral purity, should be selected to proceed to Japan for the purpose of procuring a suffici ent supply of tbe precious plant. The suggestion was promptly acted on. The medical adviser patrtotlcal ly volunteered to conduct the expe; tlon himself, and the offer waa a ed. The expedition embarked Jls speedily aa possible for the Japai islands, but not one of its menA:! was ever seen within the bounfb of the Chinese empire again. Tbe previously unoccupied of i a Japan were rapidly populate, race more fresh and vigoroi i body and mind than the average of the land of the Celesl abltanta Itself! Tbe medical chief ot the expedition, of course, created himself king ot tbo country, and soon bad a magnificent palace erected for bis residence, which he called Kanjoku. J We are further told that the Japan ese mention the historic fact la their annals; that they point out to visitors the spot on which the medical founder of their empire landed, and also show the ruins of a temple which was erect ed In his honor. American Medicine. ' . An Acceptance Card. Tbe editor takes pleasure in stating tbat your story, entitled "Tbe Buss of of the Bustard," Is accepted for tbe Surethlng; Magazine." ; The accept ance of an article, however, does not necessarily imply that it possesses merit Any one of a number of 'rea sons may lead to Its acceptance such, for Instance,- as a specious timeliness, tbe fact that it will exactly fit an mptjy space, any kind of notoriety at tached to the Writer's name, tire pos session by the magazine of a useless Illustration, purchased by mistake, which, in an emergency, can be made mtslllustrate some of its Incidents, even temporary aberration on the part 6t tbe editor. The absence of criticism is kindly asked to be ex cuse!, owing to tbe vsst number ot manuscripts which the editor daily re turns without reading at all. Check Inpayment. tit our story will, in all probability, be sent you some day; cieanwhl'e, the editor would counsel the beautiful virtue of patience. Life, A Lonely Wedding. ! A southern planter was asking oie ot his colored servants about her wed ding. "Yes, sun," she said, "It was jes tba finest weddln' rou ever see six bridesmaids, flowers everywhere, hundreds ev guests, music an' er heap er prayln'." . - "Indeed," commented her master. "And I suppose Sarnbo looked as handsome as any of them, : I v An embarrassed pause. "Well, no not 'xactry, sir. Would yer bellevo It dat fool nigger neber showed up!" Harper's Magazine, 'Father of All Devils." The FIJI Islanders have Just dlscc ered In the first motor car to lnva their primitive home "the father i all duvils." ) ri ma Mi rfli r r tta THE PULPIT. A SCHOLARLY SUNDAY SERMON THE REV. F. F. SHANNON. BY Botajeeti th ThonsMrifoM Mao. Brooklyn, N, Y.-tSundny morning, in Grace M, E. Church, the pastor, the Rev, .Frederick F, Shannon, had for his subject "The Thousandfold Man." Tbe text was from Joshua xxllhlO: "One man of rou shall chsw n thou- land: for the Lord your od, He t Is um i nguieiu ror yon, tig He spakd onto you." Mr. Shannon said: f? t ' World building is not so interesting as man building. Some' philosophers held that tasks are Interesting In pro portion as they are difficult to perform. If this be good logic, then swinging worlds Into space must take secondary rank to building a man In time. We bare no intimation that Uod had any trouble stringing planets along the path ot His power. Yet the centuries unite in the verdict that God has had much trouble In producing the divine style of hinnhood. Therefore, it is safe to conclude that (Jod never un dertook a raster plan than, to build a man. Worlds play out His purposes in tbe harmony of gravitation.' They spell out His plans in the law ot obe dience. But mau of ttlines thwarts those purposes and . destroys those plans by setting his own will over against tbe will of God. Thus he wanders, a kind ot lost human plnlad, through the space called time, always and ever coming to himself, but never wholly arrived. Yet mau Is God's bumnn world greater than any star-world twinkling In space, because be thinks, loves, feels and wills. Now, some men ex ercise these functions more largely than their fellows. Tbeu we label tliein with that ancient degree called greatness. After conferring the' de gree, we Fpcnd tho rest of our lives musing over what such men did when they got together. They niny have been great thinkers, grent lighters, trreat talkers, grent writers, or great frlonds. But in the Inst analysis, the greatness men adore is the ndoratlon great men have given to Uod. This Is why we never tire of studying the friendship of Moses and Joshua. They are two links In the golden chain which moors this old world to the throne of God. Napoleon said that his tory is a fable about which men are agreed. Rnther say history Is a stream flowing out from the Eternal Heart. Sitting along Its shores, like deathless sentluels, are tbe meu Uod raised up for handing His uaiue aud truth down tbe ages. our text asks for a consideration of 01jousandfold man, and the reason '"Itlplled power. "One man ot a thousand!" More hardly knock ellect. T) Ing ui e helps capable appreciation of their True dimensions. It is so with mm. and it is so with the great objects in nature. Just so a great sentence like tbia, pregnant with large thought. Is not stripped of its treasure by a second or third rend iug. It is a thought centre round which the mind may revolve with In creasing profit. Strictly speaking, then, what Is meant by one mau chasing a thousand J Does It mean tbat one man, by bis physical prowess, can drive a thou sand men before blmt You wonder at the folly of such a question. Still some people re so fond of measuring life and men by the yardstick of physi cal bulk that its absurdity may mock them Into a better view. Physical things never did run smoothly on a spiritual track; and they never will,, because It la Impossible. The thou sandfold man, according to Joshua, Is the man In league with Uod, bousing Uod's purposes and co-operating with Uod's plans, awaltlnir Uod'a slimsla and answering Uod's voices, watching Uod's strides In history and bearing Uod's truth, dropped in golden num bers, from "the harp of Uod's eternal years." He is the man with bis feet on .he earth, his bead among the stars, and bis heart located In heaven, be cause hearen is located In his heart. He Is the son of yesterday, tbe man of to-doy, tbe helf of to-morrow grate ful for yesterday's goodness, inspired by to-day's blessings, and rejoicing in to-morrow's hopes. And he is all this because be Is in league with Uod, and knows It; because he is In love with Uod, and feels It; because be Is living In obedience to Uod, and wills It. Moreover, tbe thousandfold man is the man Uod waits for. It has ever been "oue man of you" who has opened the largest doors ot opportunity and achievement In the history of tbe world. One man and Uod tbey are absolutely unconquerable. Grasping tbe tangled threads of history, they bave tied them into one solid knot of divine purpose. And tbat purpose for ever stands tbe pledge of a better world and a nobler race. . Do you wonder that even Uod can afford to watt for snch a man? Then let your wonder give away before this mighty fact: Uod has to wait, so long as the world remains constituted as It is, for a man to come forward and say, "Here am I use me." Uod answers back, "I bave to use you, because 1 haven't anything else to use." When a man comes out like tbat from the littleness ot self into the largeness of Uod, that moment he stands forth in Uod's uni verse a thousandfold man! Chasing a thousand becomes the business ot bis life. Chasing a thousand tempta tions, chasing a thousand sins, chasing a thousand civic wrongs, chasing a thousand social evils! But does be stop there? Never! Chasing a thou sand lost men toward Uod. chasing tbem Into fellowship with Jesus Christ rbaslng them up from their haunts of tin teward the splendor touched peeks of a pure and radiant manhood! That it the mission of. the thousandfold man, And In these days the mission Is crying as with the Hps ot God. Where Is the man? ! ' - v Furthermore. If history teaches ont lesson It Is this Uod has His waits and pnujcs. And for what? Why, V some umu to lay bold of His pur vs sni fitrry them out. Uod bai been waltlnpr, and still waits, for men in the everyday walks ot life to be true to Him. O, men, that means yon and that means mol Uod calls a few men to carry on great reforms. He calls alt men to carry on a reform with in their own lives. And it Is tbe man ,who will do this In Uod's way, and iu the spirit ot Jesus 'ChrlsV4ba't be comes tbe thousandfold nine.; He IS the determining factor In this world's progress toward universal righteous ness. He holds the balance ot pewer which will usher' In tlie millennial llnwn. (Jone forever .the man fearing spirit. One f..wver t "t MnM itwiif fei'i'in'O. ... ' tt f.is.t ii;t t r pocketbook. Be lives for Cod. He talks for Uod. He gives for Uod. . Consider, also, one ot tbe two reasons for the multiplied power ot the thou sandfold man: "For the Lord your Uod, He it is that figbteth for yon." Any man Is braver for tbe battle if be knows tbat Uod Is' bis champion. He may bave been ready to show the white flag, leave the Held In defeat, steal away In disgrace. Then let blm lay vital bold of tbe truth tbat God Is fighting for blm. Instantly every In gredient of cowardice will vanish from his nature, Sqmethtng akin to omni potence begins to play along the nerve ot his arm. The soul's battlesongs ot victory began to swell the rising har monies in bis heart Championed by Uod, be knows that, though tbe worlds may fall, be shall not meet with de feat. Camping along the path of his destiny is tbe Sleepless General, who holds tbe stars in His band, and the Interests of His child in His heart What magnificent music for the soul to hear, as we go out to life's battle: "For tbe Lord your God, He It is that flghtetb for you." Let us give tbe truth its proper set ting In our lives. We hear so much o fmen fightlns Uod's battles. And we rejoice tbat this is so. But let not the lesser truth obscure the greater that God Is flghtlug our battles. And do we not sometimes get so busy fighting God's battles tbat we forget that Uod Is flghtlug our battles, which is of much more importance. It may be that God could get along without our reinforcements, after all. But If Uod's troops fail to come up, a spiritual Wa terloo awaits us for certain. Let u make room for this neglected truth In our creed. It will make us better sol diers of the cross. It Is one of the silent forces which builds tbe thou sandfold man. But some man ssys, "How does Uod fight for me? I want to know." Uod Is not In the bablt of doing things as man does tliein. Therefore, it is safe to conclude tbat Uod does not fight for us after the manner of men. His methods are not man's methods, and His weapons are not carnal weapons. Briefly, here are a few battlefields whore God has fought for you: On tbe Judenn plalus shepherds are watching their flocks by night. Sud denly the heavens nre musical with choirs of singing angels. Then oue great golden star, as If driven out. ot Its course by the linger of Uod to signal the shepherds, trembles above tbe manger. Coming to the spot, the; find tbe bnbe wrapped in svr clothes. Tbat was tlie beet, Uod's greatest battle for, battlefield was a Babe increased doin. He retv manhood k, as a tea Ureni ury ness of the tomb. on Mount Olivet, when ChiiA taken up, the glory of His ascendiag body throwing a shilling splendor over the track yours will go. In countless ways, tbe Lord your Uod, He It Is that figbteth for you! He tights for ynu In tbe blessings He rains upon you day by day. In your home. In your business, in your society. In every privilege you enjoy, God fights for you. Uod's battlefields are smokeless, but they are victorious I We discover the second reason lor the multiplied power of the thousand fold man in the last clause of my text: "As He spake unto you." It is Josh ua's way ot telling us that God always keeps His engagements. . "O," says some one, "be is talking about God's promises now and they are old." Yes, let us admit the promises are old. But In growing old they have kept their youth. What sturdy young sters they are! We can't afford to rule them out on account of age. Mont of tbe best things Iu this world are old. The sun is old, tbe stars are old, the ocean la old, tbe mountain Is old, love is old, music is old, father Is old, mother Is old, our dearest friends are old. But we are not ashamed of tbem on that account. So God's promises are old. But tbey have grown old to gracefully that we ought to be proud to walk life's pathway, keeping step to their mighty music What would we do without tbem? Certainly this world would be a very lonely place, if the old promises didn't now and then steal into our hearts and bush their fears. A man's spiritual exchequer is worth something when be knows it is backed by promises as changeless as God Himself. "I will never leave thee nor lorsake thee." That promise alone la enough to make a man a spiritual millionaire. But, remember there are over 33,000 iu Uod's Word that sing the same tune. Tbe thousandfold man makes much of the old promises, be cause they have made much ot blm. Smnoaette. - God keeps a reward for the man who who does right. ' It Is-a lopsided religion tbat leaves the coachman at the curb. Tbe best evldeuoe of your own salva tion Is your Interest In that of others. - When Uod takes our hand He asks ns to take the hand of another. There Is no comfort in Repose when Its head is pillowed on an aching heart... -' ':-'.- ;.. ' The circumference of Influence de pends upon tne man at toe centre or tbe circle. By the prayerful study of the Scrip tures comes tbe knowledge of the di vine will. : Many a parent has entered tbe gates of pearl because the hand of a little child was on tbe latch. L'ulted Pres byterian. . , Broken Vaee. The problem consists In putting all the parts of tho design tORother In such a way tht t!:cy tnnUe a vase of (lower. .!! not cut the paper. Sim- V'y f.il.i It. ST V ' - h o . A JOKE ON SOMEBODY. falling on a maid on veslns In tbe aeaaoa of food cheer, .. - William aa green deroratloa Hanging oa tbe cbaodeller, : - William waa a bit near-sighted. But you couldn't call blm ilow: And he thought he knew hit btulner When he sighted mlatleto. Thn he nn and tinned tbe maiden. Klened her for an hour or two. But ahe merely imlled demurely As abv maltlena often do. "Tell me why von nralle?" he aiked ', When they farted In the hall. "Really, can't you guent" ahe giggled- "That's not mlatleto at all r Yonktn SratfuM. JUST FOR FUN Dyer I took a ride In an automobile last week. Duell Where did you go? Dyer To the hospital. Town and Country. Little Willie Say pa, what Is meant by "courting danger?" Pa Why, er any kind of courting, my son. Chicago Dally News. - , "Are you sure that this baby food is all right?" "Absolutely. Why, It contains an inexhaustible lack ot nourishment." Life. Diner I've been watting half an hour for that chicked I -ordered Walter You have an uncommon amount of patience, sir. Judy, Brother You can't think how nerv ous I waa when I proposed. Sister You can't think how nervous she was until you did. Town and Country Giles Cleaver the butcher Is a para doxical chap. Miles How's that? Giles Why, everything he sells be gives a weigh, Chicago Dally New4. She They -" fnr thougl this twlc Phlj f vases. His pride iuIBehVot course, i Is quite fatherly they're his offspring, ' I as It were." "Yes; but bis fatherly In- I terest leads to the hoe that they'll all I be hung." PhlladelphlsLedger. J "What! fifty cents foV a box of strawberries!" she exclaimed. "Exof; J Ditani: uesiues, tuey re uau rictju. "I know, ma'am," replied tbe dealer, "but they ain't enough in a box to hurt yer." Philadelphia Press. . - The Preacher I waa surprised to see your husband get up and walk out ' of church while I waa preaching! The Wife Oh, don't think anything of that. You know he's troubled with somnambulism! Yonkers Statesman. ... "You wouldn't sell your .yotewouM-, you?" "No, suh," answered "Mr. Eras-, tus Pinkley. "But if a gemmen what's . runnin' for office waa to give me two dollahs, common gratitude would make me vote fob him." Washington Sta";- . "I understand," began the large; -scrappy-looking ward politician, , "dat youse bad a piece In your paper callln' me a thief." "You have been misin formed, sir," said the editor, calmly; "this paper publishes only news." Cleveland Leader. J .. Mrs. Hiram Often How long were you In your last placet New Servant Jlat a month, ma'am. Mrs. Hiram , Often Indeed? What was the trouble? New Servant Tbe trouble was that I got sick an' couldn't l'ave no sooner. Philadelphia Press. ; ! - ' Mother Oh, doctor! I'm so glad you'vlSme. We have Just bad such a scardO-'e, thought at first that tbe . baby baTswallowed a, five-dollar gold piece. Doctor And you found out be hadn't? Mother Yes; It was only a quarter. Washington Life. . "Don't you want to do something to -which you can point with pride when you get out of Congress?" "No," an- swered Senator Sorghum. ."This am . bltlon to point with pride has beenrtbe means of getting too many people out ot Congress," Washington Star. Mrs. Caller So Rhymer's baby la dead! What was tbe matter with It? Mrs. Neighbor Writer's cramp. Mrs, Caller Ob, you must be mistaken. Urs. Neighbors No, I'm "not : The poor little fellow chewed up a poem his father bad Just written. Chicago Daily News. ; "V - Tibbies How do-you expect to hear what tbe party at the other end of the line says unless you hold the receiver to your ear? Baker I don't want to hear. It's my wife I'm talking to, and it isn't often I get the chance to do all. the talking and none of the listen ing. Boston) Transcript 4 "Did you enjoy 'Parsifal'?"' asked Mrs. Wade Parker. "Not very much," answered Mrs. Justin. "And I don't tblnk it would have been at all suc cessful tf the man who wrote It hadn't advertised It so cleverly." "Advertised it?" "Yes, don't you knf'Ke'9 been all over the country tnlklng speeches about "The Simple Life." Cleveland Leader.. . ':' Friend Well, your ol dlove hss mar ried your rival, I see. Discarded Suitor (fiendishly Sheath! : I've got et.a with him! They will quarrel the flrst week, fight the second, and separn'g forever In the third. Friend Gr- t snakes! Whst have you done? I -carried Suitor I presented the brl.M with one of those fluffy red-eyed, s"ul Irig, barking pet dogs. New York Weekly. The coeds of the university of C .,! Ifornla decided recently to go. fcer-.. headed In the campus and hi t Htre-'i'), rc-.!r J"8 of w- ' - -1