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VOLUME XX.
FRANKLIN. N. C. WEDNESDAY, MAY 17, 1905.
NUMBEK 20
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THB GRASS
Aunt Cell lives with ns, her room's the ent
uut mo nan,
And she hu laughing baby picture nsnglng
the
And growing Dear the window art tome
pretty ferns and llowera;
I don't know why It It, but thejr teem pret
tier one than ours. -:
Aunt Cella's legs are paralysed.- Why, aha
an't even atand I
Aad rainy days the rheumatism's dreadful
In her hand. . v
Bat the li always cheerful, and ah tells ns,
sweet ana low.
Bhe finds the grass a-g'reenlnf when aha
" dlga away the anow.
My mama'Vaya Aunt CVIta had a little boy
like me.
Except J'm nearly six years old, and he was
only ure:
And om time when Aunt CtHa was
a-suootblng back my hair,
Bhe called ma "Willie." My name's Fred,
but then, I didn't rare,
For ahe looked like mv mama ' when the
comes to eay good night,
And then she kissed me lots of times, and
hltffireri me tn her Hvlit
And whispered- 1 could hardly hear,
snoke so soft and tow.
she
"i ll nn
find the grass a-greenlng If I dig away
the snow.
!Te1kreT)lera1le1etslM
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" BLACKAMOOR."
Many will wonder how "1 managed
to keep order in the schoolroom and
give proper attention to the lesson
with three baby woodchucks, a turtle,
. two squirrels and a young cow about
theplace. My fellow teachers will be
Inclined to say that the children would
have eyes and ears for nothing else.
In point of fact it made little Jirter
ence after my puplH became accus
tomed to the sight and sound of these
"pets." Moreover, they were a source
of endless pleasure and, I think, prof
It for I gave little talks upon the hab
its and history of all these creatures,
and sought to inculcate sentiments cf
compassion and love toward all liv
ing things.
This was my first school, however,
and people wondered. The supervis
or also Wondered, and was skeptical.
Several of the parents, who did not
understand very well, complained to
him that I kept a menagerie instead of
A school. There were some, even, who
did not wish to have their children
taught natural history, because they
came home and asked questions. They
did not like it and deemed It quite un-
" necessary. They desired to have their
children attend strictly to their "school
. studies."
: It came about, therefore, that at the
end of the second term the position
was given to another teacher, and lor
one whole term my occupation was
(one.
Yet my former pupils lamented so
openly am miiiTi-ithn,nh,
that theii
change
J . . V . . .JT,!-
ee ma s iiiuo syne-
tiMYT on le"hg, tnat I naa spouea
the school fur" any one else. She was
a very worthy young lady, but one of
those who scream at the fight of a
spider, a mouse or a harmless snake.
"Blackamoor" came to school one
'morning in July, head downward, In
the hands of one of my larger boys,
named Wlggan Brown, who was a lit
tle inclined to thoughtless cruelty. On
the part of children. Indeed, cruelty
Is usually thoughtless. They are rare
ly cruel after they have been tBught
to think on the subject
Wlggan and his older brother bad
taken Blackamoor from a nest in the
top of a hemlock tree. By this time
the reader will have guessed that
Blackamoor was the young crow which
became one of our school house pets.
'. At first we bUilt a pen fee him' at
the farther corner of the schoolyard,
where we kept him until he could fly.
After that he was released, to stay
with us or depart He chose to stay,
. and during school hours usually sat
on the ridge of the school house roof.
At night he often accompanied me
home, and lingered about the farm
house or barns till school time the
next day. At the recesses he swag
gered and bopped about with the chil
dren at play, often cawing uproarious
ly. -
If a dog or cat approached during
school hours, blackamoor would cry,
"Har-r-r!" from the roof, and drive the
intruder away. If it was a person he
cried "Haw!" quite sharply, on a dlf
fjerent key. If another crow or large
bird flew past, he turned up an eye
and aaid "Hawh!" rather low. In
fact, he kept us posted on all that was
' going on out of doors, for we soon
came to know most of his rlgnal cries.
The boys would glance up from their
books and ' smile when they heard
him.
Blackamoor had certain highly rep
rehensible traits. He was thievish,
and we were obliged to keep an eye
on him, or he would steal d! our lead
pencils, pocket-handkerchiefs and oth
er small objects. What he took he
secreted, and was marvelously cunning
In doing it. ; ..';';."
He fell finally Into a difficulty with
a gang of Italian laborers who were
excavating for a new railroad line
that passed within a quarter of a mile
of the schoolhouse. There were fifty
five of these Italians, and they had
their camp In a grove of pines within
plain sight of us. My pupils were
afraid of these swarthy men, for they
Jabbered fiercely In an unknown ton
gue, and each one waa armed with a
heath-knife.
On the whole, I thought It better
that my boys should not go to their
camp. - But Blackamoor went there,
and Indeed became . constant visitor.
There were probably tit-bits to be se
cured about tbelr cooklug-flret. For a
time he nearly deserted the school
house for the Italian camp In the
pines, or at least was flying back and
forth a great sdeal, "hawing" and
"barring."
All appeared to go well for a while.
Then one forenoon I heard loud shouts
outside, and on going to the door, saw
a hatless Italian pursuing Blackamoor
across the pasture below the house.
."V; He was a very active young man, and
was filling the air with stones and
cries. ,
Blackadoor, however, was taking It
all easily, flying low, but keeping out
of reach, He had something In his
beak. - '
"l JKnlrnA sksV aTO forth tn nif v
. I .cr f
A-QREENINQ.
Aunt Cells lets to many torn to see hef pa
gets msa, -
And save It li a shame to hare her bothered
with fh mmA
Old Mrs. Mli her husband's dead, and she
Just cries and cries ...
And Lett Booth, who stumbles she" has
trouble with her eyes:
And poor Miss Kate Mcllemlngway, who
weara a funnj dress.
She lost her lover years ago, my mama
They rome becaiim Aunt Cella tells them,
very sweet ana low,
They'll find the grans a greening of they dig
.,, away the anow.
Last week Aunt Cells was so Tery tick our
Two other doctors with him, and I guess
they must have thought .
Aunt Cella never would get nT better, for
they ehook . . ,
Their h-sile. rn,d every doctor had a melan
choly loot. - t .
And afto Ihey'd'all gone we'd felt too had
to sav ood-bv
I'a said, lili mouth was shaking Just Ilk
mine before I err.
"I don't know what we
all should do If
My mama cried, and said,
dig away the snow)"
t'ella was to go,"
How could we
a. T. A't'SDt, l.i youth's Compoalo.
Catching sight of me In the door
way, the Italian stopped, but gesticu
lated eagerly, pointing to the crow;
and he said much that I failed utterly
to comprehend.
I conjectured that Blackamoor had
purloined something, and felt that t
must keep him from going to the
camp; but that was not easily accom
plished. We tied him by the leg, but
he tugged at the string till it was
frayed off or came untied, and flew
away.
But a crisis was at hand. The sec
ond morning afterward an alarming
commotion began, as i was hearing a
class In mental arithmetic. The house
was surrounded by excited Italians.
Stones rattled on the roof. Angry
sltouts filled the air. it was a mob.!
The children were terrified, and I was
sufficiently alarmed myself, for a panel
of glass crashed and clubs banged
against tho sides of the house.
Hastily locking the door, I peered.
out or me window. Certainly wild In
Clans could hardly have looked more
savago than did those Italians, hurling,
stones and clubs at the house.
let through it oil I hada.susjiclorlI1ncongslablyoutn.s Companion,
that the domnnatration wu directed at
uiackamoor rather than against us;
for I fancied, that I had heard our
bird say, "Haw!" a moment before
the hubbub burst forth.
Still it was decidedly alarming
while It lasted, and continued for a
much longer time than was nleasan
more prudent
great bombardment.
the outcries and racket subsided, and
with a vast sense of relief, I saw the
Italians retiring ocrosB the pasture to
their camp. As a matter of course the
children carried hone terrible accounts
of whut had occurred, and our small
community waxed indignant over what
was deemed an outrage by lawless for-i
elgners.
ino suspicion, however, remained'
with me that Blacknmoor was at the
bottom of all the trouble. I had the
boys catch him and make him fast
again, this time with a small dog
chain, which he could not bite off. He
cawed vigorously, but we kept him at
anchor for a week or more. Andfj
meanwhile the Italian camp was
moved to a point six miles farther
along the line of the new railway.
At a school bouse in the country it
Is often difficult to get small repairs
made. Early tbat season the boys
had broken a pane of glass In the low
attic window at "the front end. of the
house. I bad. been trying to get it
repaired for two months; and now we
had two panes broken. At last I
bought new glass and a bit of putty
and with the aid of Wlggan and an
other boy, set the panes myself one
night after school,
But while setting the attic pane we
made a singular discovery. In the low.
dark loft, just inside the hole of the!
broken pane, lay a heap of queer
things which caused us first to stare,
then to laugh. The like, I am sure,
was never found in the loft of a New
England schoolhouse before. I made'
a list. There were: .
The much-soiled photograph of a:
bambino.
Three photographs of pretty Italian
girls.
Four very villainous old pipes.
Many straws of macaroni.
An old felt hat
to.
A dirty stick of candy. , - 1
Five small silver coins.
An harmonica.
An odd sort of flute.
The bonnet of a oamblno.
Four soiled red bandannas.
A black wallet containing about a
dollar tn silver. -
Two tin cups - -
Two picture of contadtne. '
Two plugs of tobacco.
These are but samples'! All told,
there were at least ninety articles. It
was Blackamoor's hoard; and all the
while we were overhauling It he cawed
and hawed in great gleel
That night we talked It over, and
decided that restoration was our only
proper course. The long-suffering Ital
ians were now six miles away; but on
Saturday we procured a pair of farm
horses and a wagon with three seats
for our Journey of reparation. The
purloined articles were put in a large
basket and we set np a perch In the
wagon, to i which Blackamoor was
chained In token of punishment Af
ter this manner six of us drove to
the new camp.
When we arrived the gang was hard
a work In a cutting; but when, ohe
after another, tney caught sight of
our wagon, with blackamoor atop, ex
clamations, not of a complimentary
nature, burst forth alt along the line.
. But I beckoned to their Irish boss,
and alter showing him our basket and
explaining the circumstances, asked
him to allow each of the men to take
what belonged to Hmj
"Ah, sure!''- replied the foreman,
with a broad grin. "Here, all of you,"
he shouted down the cutting, "come
tU
M'. .... -VWWte.
finally, alter
get your trinkets what the crow
stole!" . ji ,.,
Wonderlngly, the gang gathered
round the wagon. But when they aaw
the basket and what was in It, the live
liest expressions of satisfaction arose.
Each seised bit own.
I had) the foreman say to them how
rery sorry we were that our bad bird
ha given them so much trouble. Then,
followed, In response, as pretty a bit
of politeness as I have ever wit
nessed. The Italians took off their hats and
bowed all round. One of them then
made little speech, which the Irish
boss tranalated after his own fash
Ion, somewhat like tbla:
"It's all right, they say. Tou are
most good. They thank you with all
their heart. They are sorry you have
had to come so far. Tou are a very,
very kind slgnorlna."-
The foreman grinned apologetically.
"They want to sing you a song," he
said.
I said that we should be delighted.
Immediately four of them stepped
forth together and sang. It was an
Italian song, concerning a Countess of
Naples 'Whose lover was killed In
Abyssinia, and had a refrain so plain
tive that I often catch myself trying'
to hum it.
"Now, then, get back to your work,
men!" shouted the boss, and so this
odd little episode ended.
Yet it was not wholly ended, either,
for In October, as the gang tramped
back along the road-bed of the railway,
going home with all their packs and
bundles, one of those who had sung
came up to the schoolhouse and laid
a little bouquet of frost flowers and
red autumn leaves on the door-step.
Catching sight of me through the
window, he nodded brightly, pointed
to the bouquet, nodded again, then
hurried on after bis fellows. I went
to the door, and when they saw me
there, half a hundred old bats were
raised and hands were waved In to
ken of farewell.
I thought of our previous fears and
of the hard things that had been said,
and was ashamed. Again the truth of
that humane old proverb came home
to me:
"Almost everybody Is a good fellow
if you treat him right"
And Blackamoor?
A few days later Blackamoor desert
ed us. A large flock of his wild kin
dred was mustering tn the vicinity for
the autumn migration. We concluded
that he had Joined his tribe and were
8TORY Of tjHE PIANO.
What te Great Master Have Plsyed
en In the past.
The pianoforte todaji? forms part of
he furnishings of nearly all our
It Is a necessary feature of
tottse musloi om. and In
Jce oviJ wide
of this generatii
all grades or men in
of each continent It adapts
the performance of the concert artist
but not less to the jingle of the dance
and to the familiar melody of the
hymn tone, which draws together the
family in the winter Sabbath evening.
From time to time we hear of "time
wasted," of "better learn to cook than
to play the piano," nevertheless the
number of Its students ever grows,
and somehow or other time Is found
both for the piano and for the cooking
school. Does It often occur to us that
It has taken civilized men just 500
years to produce the modern piano T
Bach generation. In turn, has kept
alive the history of the Instrument up
to its date. It is rather a laborious
than a difficult matter, therefore, to
mark the many stages of Its develop
ment
Even to this day one may see and
try the clavichord and harpsichord on
which Handel played the "well-tempered
klavler" for which Father Bach
composed his preludes and fugues;
the spinet used by Marie Antoinette
and her maids of honor in old Ver
sailles, the harpsichord made tor Fred
erick the Great, the first examples ol
the "plan e forte" user by Moiart and
Beethoven.
. Nothing Is more impressive to the
musician than, the contrast between
the. admirable and often Intricate mu
sic of those great master and the poor
and to us rudimentary instruments on
which their fuges and gigues, pastor
als, suits and sonatas were per
formedgenius triumphant over ob
stacles. :
It may be possible to set out In sim
ple language some Idea of the stages
which have led up to the pianoforte of
today. The first stringed Instrument
played by the striking on keys of
which record remains Is ttte clavichord
of 1484. It was a light box In which
the strings of equal length, 39 In num
ber, covering three octaves - in all,
were strained over a bridge obliquely
set which controlled the pitch of the
note. The keys moved levers upward,
in which pegs or quills were fixed, to
strike or grate against the strings. In
the original form there waa provided a
means of "fretting" or scratching the
string, as the strings of the violin ae
set tn action by the bow. But about
the year 1700 the fretting was discard
ed and Independent pairs of strings
substituted, and for ; this "well-tempered
klavier" the preludes and
fuges ot Johann Babastlan Bach we're
Written.
Another ancestor of our pianoforte
was the spinet This resembled the
clavichord In form and in Its three-octave
compass. The upward movement
of the "Jack" or block caused the quill
set In the "Jack" to strike the
stretched string In passing. The
spinet belongs to the literature of the
16th century. In the England of
Queen Elisabeth one finds frequent al
lusions to the "verglnals." another
name for the spinet The oldest spin
et extant Is In the Parts Conservatoire,
and Is dated Veronal, 1628. Samuel
Pepys, the chronicler of the common
wealth, note In his diary that on July
11, 11, be bought his "Bsplne'tte"
from Charles Haward and paid 5 fot
It
This Instrument is now set on Its
own legs, and there la quite a look ot
the modem grand piano In Its shape.-
Portland Oregon Ian.
Black potatoes, from South Africa,
are the fashion tn Berlin, .
Potato Blight
Potato blight, or the dying of the
leaves and vines before the crop Is
mature, Is commonly thought to be en
tirely due to diseases which attack
the top of the potato plant. We have
not found It so In Colorado. Spray
ing experiments with Bordeaux mix
ture did not materially , lessen the
blight, and the microscopic plants
which cause these leaf diseases are
not commonly" found associated with
this trouble. We conclude, therefore,
that the premature dying of the pota
to vines Is usually an evidence that
the underground parts have been sev
erely Injured by the fungus In ques
Ion.
Vitality In Seeds.
The period during which seeds will
retain their vitality varies greatly.
It has often been, given, but is of so
much Importance that It will bear
repetition. The onion Is one of the
poorest It Is not to be tgusted after
the second year. Parsnip is no bet
ter. Corn, dandelion, chervil and sal
sify are good for two years. .Anise,
caraway, leek, parsley, peas, rhubarb,
sage and summer savory may be safe
ly kept till the third spring.- A long
list of plants show a favorable test aft
er, five years, among them being as
paragus, kail, broccoli, Brussels
sprouts, cabbage, carrot cauliflower,
cress, kohl rabl, lavender, lettuce,
melon, nasturtium, okra, radish, spin
ach, squash and turnip. Bean, beet
aud egg plant keep well for six years.
Even eight years is not too long for
keeping celery seed. Cucumber and
endive seed ten years old retains its'
vitality. Tomato, pepper, mustard and
corn salad should be good for four
years at least National Fruit Grow
r. Can You Grow Good Grain? '
It may not be generally known that
nearly all seedsmen are obliged to
have a portion of their seeds grown
for them just as many breeders of
fancy poultry engage farmers -to care
for their young stock. A progressive
farmer In New York was an expert
grower of potatoes, and for many
years grew nearly a hundred acrea of
potatoes for seed on contracts for
one ot the lareg seedsmen in another
state. This man Is now in business
for hrihself, making a specialty of
seed potatoes.
If one lexpert tn growing some
tticti!'' it will pay to con o-
"1ftble seedsmi
. L ....
la seed
for him. OenerairyiTTrrrangemeni
can be made which wil be much more
profitable than growing the same crop
for the open market. Do not howev
er, make this proposition unless you
are prepared to grow the best and de
liver it as pure as possible. In
dianapolis News.
Using the Milk Test
The Babcock test should, be used on
ivery farm where cows are kept The
milk of each cow should be weighed
and recorded morning and night
At least one composite sample of
milk should be taken and tested ev
ery month the cow is in milk. Skim
milk and buttermilk should" be tested
frequently.
The Babcock test and scales for
weighing milk enables the farmer to
place the management of his herd on
a business basts. It reduces the busi
ness to a system, lck of system
drives the boy from the farm. ,
The station will gladly co-operate
With any diary farmer who desires
further information regarding the test,
and whenever six or more farmers In
any locality tn the state so desire the
station stands ready to send a man
to further discuss Its merits, and dem
onstrate, In a practical way, the ben
efits which will follow the Introduction
of the test system in the management
of the dairy herd. I. C. Weld, Experi
ment Station, Durham, N. H.
Muslin in Place of Glass.
Considerable' Interest Is being taken
In .the use ot oiled muslin In place
ot glass In the poultry house. There
is no doubt but what this can be sub
stituted to advantage where a house
has too much glass, as many of them
have. For example, all ot u are fam
iliar with the poultry house front built
on a slant and consisting entirely of
glass and the necessary framework
to hold it. in such cases we think
every other section of muslin would
be an advantage. The house would
atlll be light enough and at ' night
would be much warmer with a smaller
area of glass.
Tin the small bouse, where one win
dow ot moderate else furnishes the
light It would not be advisable to
substitute muslin for glsss. After all,
the best use for the muslin I to place
It on poles and hang over the opening
In the scratching shed. ; It keeps out
the wind and cold and, with the help
of a single window of glass In the side,
let in enough light to make the fowls
contented and happy as they scratch
through the chaff. If one 1 In a cold
climate and the poultry bouse 1 light
ed only by-a small window, It Is sn
excellent plan to cut In a second win
dow and cover the frame with a dou
ble thickness of oiled muslin., In thjs
manner additional light Is obtained
Without exposing the bouse to more
cold. Indianapolis News.
For Preserving Eggs.
' The high prlco of eggs during the
past winter has led to numberless
Inquiries regarding methods of preser
vation. There are several plans for
preserving eggs but none gives bet
ter results than the use of water-glass
(silicate of sodaV at the drug store
which is cheap and which certainly
does preserve the eggs In good condi
tion for from six to eight months.
Just a word ot caution here, however:
It you are working up a reputation
fr strictly fresh eggs do not try to
work off eggs preserved by any meth
od as strictly fresh eggs.' No meth
od of preservation has yet been dis
covered wr'oh will preserve the rich
fresh flavor whloh the new egg ha,
and you won't be able to fool even the
novice. Used the preserved eggs at
home or sell them for cooking pur
poses after telling your customers just
What they are. ,
The method of preservation by the
use of water-glass is as follows: Add
ten part of boiled water to one part
ot the water-glass and pour in a crock,
A the eggs are gathered, see that
they are perfectly fresh, drop them
Into the solution until the crock is
sufficiently full. The main thing to
observe is to see that the eggs are cov
ered with the liquid at all times. Try
this plan of preserving summer laid
eggs for the higher prices ot fall and
winter. Indianapolis News.
Apple Trees In Dynamite Holes.
We have been setting out an apple
orchard of about eight acres, using
Baldwins and Greenings, 40 feet apart,
and Wagner, Wealthy and Duchess a
fillers, 20 feet apart
The ground was formerly mowing
ground, but the old man from whom
we bought the farm had so much land
that It rather ran away from him, and
there were quite a good many alders,
birches and hard hacks on the piece.
These we had cut and burned. We ex
pect to cultivate close around the trees
with plenty of fertiliser for two or
three years; then follow the Hltchings
plan. We wanted good holes, and
three of us dug eighty holes in the
first day, but the roots and stubble
made slow work and the holes were
not satisfactory, so we tried digging
by power, and found it satisfactory,
as It dug a much better hole and did
it cheaper. Dynamite was the power,
and It made digging sport, rather than
hard, tiresome labor, as It was before.
We experimented with varying quan
tity and degrees, and found that one
fourth of a stick of 60 or 60 percent
that Is, B or C grade, gave best re
sults. The cartridges weigh one-half
to three-fourths pound, and it costs 20
to 22 cents per pound, so that cover
ing cost of cap and fuse th
not cost over five cents
inserted the crowbar
and into this
fourth cartridge wl
inches ot fuse.
kick the dirt t
man cl e1"1 Dr"
20 ho ' T0Una 18
very nrf be scattered
far (fWwtde, but with the ground in
fair condition yon will loosen the earth
for from three to five feet in diameter
and one to two feet, tn depth, making
a perfect bed for the roots to grow in
and making the setting a much easier
Job than the hole dug in the ordinary
way. Some people are afraid ot the
stuff, but we have used it for several
years for blowing rocks. We are care
ful tn handling it, and believe anyone
who is not naturally careless can soon
learn to handle It with comparatively
perfect safety. If you are afraid of it
there is usually some one In the neigh
borhood who understands it and will
use It, but such men are prodigal In
using It, and we find we can do as
good work ourselves, and save lot of
dynamite. Rural New Yorker.
r . a
A Dry 8hampoo.
, "I've got to shampoo my hair, and, oh
how I dread the cold that I certain
to follow!" sighed the delicate girl.
"Do you dry It carefully!"
"Always, but It makes no difference.
I never wash my hair without suffer
ing from cold and neuralgia."
"Well, then, why don't you try a dry
shampoo?"
"NowaterT"
"Not a drop. Have several clean
brushes, an old silk handkerchief and
some good ay rum. Part the hair
through the middle and again across
behind the ears. Brush gently In
long even strokes, but firmly enough
to reach the scalp and remove all dust
and dandruff; then separate the balr
tn small strands, sbaklng each well to
dislodge any remaining particles of
dust Brush again, using another
clean brush, and finish by wiping each
strand with a clean, soft handkerchief.
You will be delighted to see how
bright the balr Is. Apply bay rum to
the scalp with a small sponge and rub
It In well with the finger tips. Bay
rum is a valuable tonic a well as an
aid In keeping the hair loft and dry.
A better preparation even than bay
rum 1 the prepared bay rum and
quinine which any druggist can put up
for you.""-
."It - sounds awfully comfortable,"
said the delicate girl. "I'll give tt a
aid tbe delicate girl. "I'll give Jt a trail
anyhow." Massachusetts Plough'
Potpl In Armenian Styfe.
An Armenian woman who runs a
restaurant tn Third avenue, near
Twenty .sixth street, is making potples
that are the talk ot the hour among
men who dine In restaurant every
night and who: prowl around town
looking ifor strange dishes. ;' Since
Thanksgiving, when she Introduced her
Armenian pies a an experiment ahe
has attracted a class ot customer who
seldom find their way to Third avenue
eating bouses.
Her potples are decidedly aromatic.
Tbe Ingredients are a mixture of lamb
or Teal, aweet peppers, string beans,
onions, chill peppers and tomatoes. The
pie is baked In a deep earthen pot put
into a slow oven. Th pot Is tightly
covered so a to retain the moisture
and full flavor of Its contents. When
ready for serving the vegetables are al
most a pulp, and the meat Is so ten
der that It drops from the bones.
A host who was giving a farewell
bachelor dinner at the Manhattan
club last week Jad' some of the Ar
menian woman's pies brought over hot
snd they proved the hit ot the evening, ,
New York Press.
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THE PULPIT.
(N ELOQUENT SUNDAY SERMON BY
DEAN F. K. SANDERS. OF
YALE UNIVERSITY.
Sobjuti rbe Most Beautiful Booh.
( Brooklyn, N. Y.-In the absence ot
Dr. A. J. Lyman, the pastor, the pulpit
of South Congregational Church was
occupied Sunday by Dean F. K, San
ders, D. D, tbe bead of the Divinity
School ot tale University. He took
for his subject "The Most Beautiful
Book in the World," and said:
My theme rest on tbe authority of
one renowned for nis literary knowl
edge, Kenan, who Is deservedly famous
as a student of literature and ot the
Bible. He declared tbat the gospel of
Luke was the most beautiful booPln
the world. No one can, ot course, test
this statement who Is not familiar
with the gospel. To the superficial
reader it Is only one of the stories of
the life of Jesus. Tbs skill, the power,
the pathos and tbe sympathy of the
writer become clearer with every re
reading of the book. An early tradi
tion spoke ot Lnke the painter, and
said he had painted a portrait ot the
Virgin. That tradition, whether true
or not, was not very far from right
It may he said that be gave ws, in a
fashion, the most beautiful picture ot
Mary of Naxareth; It stands out before
us with lively distinctness. Everything
goes to show that Luke was a Creek,
familiar with the best literature of his
day, a keen observer and careful inves
tigator. He seems to have had unu
sual opportunity for observing and de
scribing the life and personality of the
Lord. Among other things he gives
evidence of possessing tbe true historic
spirit. You will notice how he is inter
ested In tracing the Lord's active min
istry from place to place. The story Is
told in an orderly fashion that helps
us to arrange tbe facts far better than
the other gospels could. You will no
tice also that Luke is fond of following
up the physical and moral growth of
our Lord. He Is also careful to con
nect his story with the history of the
time with Roman and Syrian history.
He is careful to place the life of Jesus
in Us larger environment and to show
what Jesus was in relation to the world
about htm, and We shall see why It was
that that point ot view laid such hold
upon bim. This was natural to a cul
tured Greek, and It was necessary If
bis purpose was to influence his cul
tured countrymen.
What Is it we may ask, that consti
tutes a beautiful book, and does this
third gospel possess those attributes iu
a supreme degree? It would seem to
me that a beautiful book ought to have
In the first place a noble conception,
which in some way awakens and dom
inates the soul, and it ought to have a
skillful, but simple plan of develop
ment rightly grasped and enjoyed.
There must be good taste and right
Idjjll'lfrment in the choice of the material
"miijpa us to grasp oetaus ana
rjroiamg wnicn tue
Ana there
ill mn torvflnn
lhe'1tlielrWfThe ' active life of Jesus,
and It Is tar more than that; it is the
broad life which He lived with others.
Luke loses no chance to show how out
siders sought opportunities to come in
contact with Jesus and always evoked
a response. We see His parents, disci
ples, friends aud casual acquaintances
with entire directness, and yet it was
not Jesui tbe man tbat Luke tells
about, but the Lord Jesus. Luke never
forgets tbat those to whom he refers
are now the risen Lord and the apos
tles of tbe church. A famous critic
said: "Luke ever spares the twelve, es
pecially Peter." He omits many little
details even regarding our Lord, such
as the agony in the garden, nnd many
about the apostles, especially Peter,
which are given In Matthew and Mark.
WbyT Apparently because he did not
think it was worth while. He was
studying the work of the Lord in rev
erent fashion. It was not his purpose
to simply put down facts, but to show
those facts which would bring out the
explanation of the fact that Jesus was
the risen Lord of humanity, and that
the twelve were tbe "glorious company
ot the apostles." It was not even just
that but to show Jesus In all His pow
er, and greatness, and holiness, nnd
grace, the friend of all who were In
any kind of need, tbe Saviour of hu
man kind, the one power to whom the
whole world ought to bow. Tbat seems
something like the thought that was in
the mind of Luke.
But to go to tbe plan of development.
It Is extremely simple. Mark's gospel
consists of a series of scenes which
bring out the lite of Jesus with start
ling realism. Luke and Matthew are
not like that. Luke seeks to give the
historical association, a plain and sim
ple view ot the development of the life,
and It is unique tn Its simplicity- He
has two chapters devoted to tbe in
fancy and boyhood of Jesus, and in
the last two verses he shows the thirty
years of growth of Jesus. Then two
chapters serve to bring us to the point
when, In full maturity, and with abso
lute command over Himself and His
purposes, He was ready for tbe work
which opened before Him. So three or
four chapters give u the preparation
for this public ministry, tell ns of John
the Baptist bow Jesus came to bim,
tbe details of the baptism and tempta
tion; then follow tbe genealogy, and
we are prepared, for the actual story
of toe active work of Jesus. Then
comes the story of His ministry, from
Galilee to Jerusalem, and tben the last
week In Jerusalem, the Passion, and
lastly the resurrection and ascension,
easy te follow and comprehensive.
Luke adds six out of twenty miracles
and -eighteen out of twenty-three para
bles and a great deal of choice mate
rial. In the third place Is tbe exquisite
taste and sympathy. Luke's gospel Is
a universal gospel. He emphasises tho
fact that the ministry ot Christ was
tor all. Dante called Luke the writer
ot the story ot the gentleness of Christ
He alone tells tbe stories ot tbe good
Samaritan, the prodigal son, the great
supper, the Pharisee and the publican,
the dinner In the bouse of Simon, and,
lastly, the ttory ot the repentant rob
ber. All is a part ot his great theme.
Nor was it accidental that Luke show
ns so many types of women and iflves
them honor, a strange thing In his day.
Hi remsrksb! delineation of Mary,
(lie toother of Jesus, with her strong,
deep womauliness, gentle, trustful and
pure, resolute aud self-controlled; how
Is it done? Just' "n word here and
there. - Truly we rail his the gospel ot
womanhood, but It Is only ft part of
that broader vision of- the true pur
poses of Jcsuaand His work. : v
Perbap the most direct proof of the
quality of Luke's pospel is In Its charm
Of expression. : Where rau you find
anything more exquisite than the story
of the birth at Bctlilebem, or of the
scene in the synngojiue at NazRreth, or
than the pathetic story of the widow's
son, or of the woman "that was a sln
iin ?" Wo should need to tnke a whole
In . In ma l.e sn, h profound liupres-
wstap. of
slons. The stories of Mnry nnd Mnr
tha and of Kucheus of tlint walk to
Knimaus how Impossible to read It
without having our hearts burn within
us also! Luke wna truly n portrait
painter. .An ancient legend said Luke
wits the founder of Christian art.
Now the last and finest test of per
fection is unity, Passages in the book
of Luke are like gems In a royal crown.
The book Is a tribute of a reverent dis
ciple to the Lord Christ, showing His
relationship to man and striving to
convey tbe Impression of His personal
ity. As if Luke should say: "Cannot
you see that He embodied the univer
sal ideal of a perfectly God-like life;
tbat He over-passed ntimnn possibility
and gave in His life tbe evidence of be
ing, divine!" To be appreciated the
book must be constantly and reverent
ly read until It Is fixed In the memory.
Tben It will do its constructive work in
our souls. It will encourage us, that
gospel of Lnke, to let tbe whole Bible
have its right of wsy in our lives, and
it will suggest tbe way tn which tbe
Bible can become, in our hearts, the
source of genuine and constant upbuilding.
SAGS DROVE BARGAIN
IN LOAD OF HAY
The Economical Millionaire toad
Neighbor Pay For Ride In Work
of Hired Man.
Ilussell Sage has not squandered very
n.uih on clothes and personal luxuries
during his long life, still be has spent
some pretty large sums on horses, his
love of which bns amounted almost to
a passion. Some time ago he paid $10,
000 for a team ot trotters for use at
his country place on Long Island, and
the first time he was to drive them he
asked Frank Til ford, who was a neigh
bor of his, to go with bim. How Uncle
Russell made the rotund TUford pay
for his outing is still told with great
glee throughout tbe countryside.
' After driving a little way a team was
seen approaching drawing a load of
salt hay out from the meadows along
the shore. Immediately said Sage:
"I am pnj lug too much money for
bedding for my horses. Now we'll see
what tills man wnnts for his load of
hay."
So the stranger was stopped and the
aged financier begau negotiations.
"What do you want for that load of
hay?"
"Five dollars," was the reply.
"Five dollars?" said Sage, "why it Is
not worth n cent more than three. It
does not cost 7011 anything; all you
have to do is to cut it."
"Well," replied the farmer, "It takes
a good half a day's work and the use of
my horses nnd wagon."
But Sage would not pay 5, si a com
promise was made on $4 for the load
:ered.
CS-erfrkl icave it?" said the
farmer.
"At Frank Tilford's," said UncIJ-BjUi.
sell, and turning to Tllford, as'they
drove on, bn said:
"You see, Frank, if he knew that
hay was for Russell Snge ho would
not let It go for less thnn $7, And by
the way, when he leaves it at your
place, juRt let your man bring it over
to my barn."
WISE WORDS.
Joy is not in things, it is In us.
Rev. Charles Wagner.
Formal creeds "are but cloaks for
man's splritu' 'gnorance.
The anguls- of longing is prefer
able to the fullness of SRlety.
The Intellectual culture which ster
ilizes the heart is a crime against
nature.
Industrious wisdom often prevents
what lazy folks think inevitable.
dtmmons.
Bar the lobby the bane of every
legislative body! Governor Mickey, of
Nebraska.
Our civic progress depends largely
on tbe provisions of education. Mayor
McClellau, ot New York.
Nature has decreed that nothing
fraught with life shall escape the bit
terness of nature' strife.
Many a man's reputation would not
know his character if they met m the
same street Elbert Hubbard,
I prefer a less great name In mili
tary annals to having 80,000 lives on
my conscience. General Stoessel.
Fate never wounds more deeply the
generous heart than when a block
bead' Insult points the dart-Johnson.
To make knowledge valuable, you
must have the cheerfulness of .wisdom.
Goodness smile to the last Emer
son.': Of all the cants in this canting
world, though the cant of hyposrlte
may be tbe worst the cant of crit
icism is the most tormenting. Sterne,
The liar generally passe his time
boasting of bis hatred of liars, think
ing thereby to cover bis own defects;
but be neither hoodwink others or
himself. Levator.
Test el Frleadshlp.
There la no truer test of friendship
than one which will understand, the
Hence which Often tall between peo
ple. You are sitting with friend,
talking interestingly, suddenly the
conversation lags, - stops altogether,
and the two of you sit silent possibly
for halt an hour, without a word be
ing spoken. And yet neither missus
anything, the calm content and sere
nity ot spirit which pervade all the
surroundings prove the sympathy
which exists that makes understand
ing complete. That Is the real friend
ship which respects moods a. d de
mands nothing which It is not willing
to bestow In return.
Hardly Appropriate. '
, "Well pshaw! thebouse Is packed!"
aid an Arkansas swain, who bad
come a little late to the funeral, ac
companied by the lass ot bis choice,
"Don't you reckon we could squeeze In
there somewhere by tho door?"
I reckon you could," replied the
good old brother who was-rllclatlng
as usher. "But, looky here, yxung fol
low; can't you Just as well put it off
for a spell! I don't think, myself, that
a funeral Is just the properest place la
the world to do your siueezln' at-spe-dally,
tbe funeral of the kind of
mast that Peacon Grimsbaw .wasj"i
THI SIA-CROW.
noted ornithologist, upon an ecsas trip,'
Waa keenly Interested in the crow s-nest of
the ship ;
Be great hla curiosity to view the sea-crow S
Be summoned up his courage aad, he shin
Died up the stays.
"Now blarst my bloomln tarry wig!" th
lookout there spoke free
"And shiver all my timbers, bat I ain't no
crow I" ears be :
"And I'm the only thin up here, so far ss
1 have beard,
But buns my bally deadeyes! I slo t so
dicky bird !" ,
The ornithologist clum dowa sod songht th
t captain's ear 1
Th cantata said : "Tbe sea-crow's ways I
know too well, I fear
tlost conscientiously it lays an egg then
every day,
But rats run op the ratlines, sir, and bear
j 'em all away."
"Alas, but that la sad Indeed V the learned
man did cry. .
"Ob, yes, 'tis sad, yet not so aad," the
captain made reply;
"For
to you do elate,
r tnauKD toe
b the rats do bear 'em off, as I
They take 'em to the hatchway, sir, and
there they Incubate."
"Ah, that la very good Indeed I" th learned
man did eay. .
"Yes, yes, 'tis good yet not so good , th
captain turned away.
And held a dainty handkerchief fot tears
that naught could check.
And ordered un a deck-hand for to swab
'em oa the deck. 1
"The rat 0' nine tails dread." he said,
"patrols these decks at night id
Also the dng watch lies la wait with fear
ful bark and bits;
These dreauTul two" hs wept anew 'eat
up the pretty dears"
He choked with sobs his hearer wept
the scupper ran with tears.
Walton Bradley, in Harper1 Uagaiine. '
JUST FOR FUN
"But, pa, what is an "die Jest'T"
"There are no idle Jests, my son; they
are all working all the time." Brook
lyn Life.
Mrs. Upmqre (in search of a girl)
Can you do wfceewSJW Girl I
dunno, mem, I've always wurrukei
flats. Chicago Tribune.
"Our stock Ib Al. Nothing better In
Burke's." "Yes, father said be had
remargined so often that he had better
buy you outright." Life.
She (at the play's rehearsal) Do
you think my husband will object to
your making love to me? He Oh, no. ;
He knows I wouldn't If I didn't have
to. Life.
She Why, Belle used to be hand-in-glove
with you. He Say, rather,
band-in-mttten.' She gave me the lat
ter and withdrew the hand. Philadel
phia Press.
Cholly Let's be two souls with but
a single thought. Maude I don't t
want to knock, Cholly, but I fear you ' " -couldn't
furnish half of the thought
Indianapolis Star.
Jorklns My dear, I wish you
wouldB't stnTtnat-aoag about J!FaWng
Dew." Mrs. J. Why not? Jorkin
It remind me too much ot the house . .
rent Cleveland Leader. "'
Harry What an Ignoramus Charley '
Is! He speaks of the woman he Is going
to marry as his "finance." Dick
That's all right. She's got lots of
money and Charley has none. Boston
Transcript
Black You take great Interest in .
that young nephew of yours, don't yout
Stone Only about 6 percent That'a
the rate I'm charging him for the .
money he has borrowed." Detroit
Free Press.
"And I suppose," said Miss Gushing
ton, "that while In London you were,
at court?" "Only once," admitted Mr.
Lushlngton with a blush. "But I wasn't
guilty, and I got off with a reprimand."
Cleveland Leader. -
"Just one kiss, darling', he pleadei
"then 111 go." "For goodness' sake
give It to htm, Maud," exclaimed a
hoarse voice from the head of the
stairs, "or he'll stay to breakfast"
Chicago Dally News.
"I have not hitherto taken a promi
nent part In politics," said a speaker
at a meeting In Glasgow last night.
"An' ye never wull," continued one of
the Irrepressible in a back seat
Glasgow Evening Times.
"Jack, you see, wa getting on so
finely as an amateur chauffeur that
father promised him a much larger machine-"
"Oh, bow splendid!" "Walt!
And put him In charge last Monday
morning ot one of the firm' big auto
truck." Puck. '
"I wish you was a good deal smaller,
Mr. Slowlelgh." "Why so, Jobnnlert,
" 'Cue tben I could put you In my
corn popper an' bold you over a hot
fire. 81 ay h'i been waiting for
you to pop for moat a year." Cleve
land Plain-Dealer.
"What do you think of Mr. Bragg,
snywayr exclaimed Teas. "What's the
matter?" asked Jess. "He told me he
could marry any . girl be i pleased.
''That' about correct, tor I don't be
lieve there's a girl living, that Be eft
please." Philadelphia Pre.
Officer ClancyAnd why did Keegan
resign from the fooroeT Officer Coo
gan Sure, be couldn't shtand the new
beat they gave him. There wa sivln
Chinese Cook, fotv Bwadea, six n
gura, two Germans, and the only Irish
cook, on the hull beat wa Keegan'
wn mother-in-law Puck,
Broker We ee some very strange
case In "the street" That eedy-loofc-'
lng chap over there used to be worth
a million dollar. Friend Oadl And
now he la "busted" I suppose? Broker
Oh, no. Now be I worth two million
dollars. It wouldn't be a strange ease '
at all If be was "busted, "-Judge. -
"Say, "Doc," Insinuated th man who
was trying to get a little free medical
advice, "suppose you had a case ot
chronlo dyspepsia, now; what'd you
consider the best course to pursue?"
"Well, sir, If I had such a caee '
I should treat tt according to my pro
fessional ability, and tben charge what
I believed a fair fee. Do I make my- . -elf
plain?" Cleveland Leader.
Applicant I see you advertise for a
window-dresser." Dry Good Ii:.t
chant Yes, air . Have you had mob,
experience? "I arranged the wiii! w
dlaplay In the store 1 worked In 1 t,
and every woman who pimm cl c I
and looked In." "That c i
like, . You're Just the mm we 1.
By the way, what line waa your f..-u
In?" "Mirrors." New York V,'"-" 'y,
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