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ANKLIN PRESS, n VOLUME XX. FRANKLIN. N. C. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1905. NUMBER 50 FR L J 1 3 PIGQER UP. Vths day seems to carry t burdea of we, Flager np: If Iti momenta awn dragging and terribly alow ; Klnrer op. ' For I gnets you will Bod If joa pause t ' reflect v That there's 'bont much mm u you'va right to expect ; If yua n earned something jowl, you art bound to collect . Klgger np. Oa the gnat slate of Time then arc many account Flgger up For varloua payments of diver amounts Firmer up. And we're apt to collect what la coming our way, Tho-y Us shine of the sun or gloom of the day ; If wo dance, you have heard, we the fiddler must pay Flgger up. , HER SECOND THOUGHTS. The young vicar of Drelllng came out of the vestry, and, very straight and very white face and gown knelt for a few moments, and then rose to begin the morning service. It was a tiny, unobtrusive old church; a mere dot on the territory of the great house whose pinnacles nnd windows and turrets and fretted bat tlements the work of many genera tions of architects commanded it at a distance of about three furlongs like a tiered battery of money bags. For the first time since the trouble he had not rung the bell. There was no one else to rinu it. and he It hail come to this -didn't think ii worth while. He was no coward, l"H he w.v, lired of It. 1,1ft' seemed loo rumple!" a mock ery thin tnotnin:;. Ihic fair .Inly morn ing, as he walked up the avenue ! ward the great home from the I,, dee which Hill had Ins family's . -., uii ln-,'u In stone mer ilie floor lie had met nil Olie C ept the liiilKI'keepi-r's i-hil is fs-l-ir.. the .-If lit i In ii r ho were not ,r I le ir o'nser', a in .-, ahoul holy sea-ons li Iv seized by a throttling despait. He removed his rohes and sat down He believed thai it was the unfair ness, (he astounding unfairness which hurt him most. Was he nut wounded enough in the fact thai a year ago or was It an aeon? Eve Hassell has told him that she did not love him. Where was his crime In loving her and telling hf-r so? It was afterward that Eve's fo.ther had begun bis campaign of ostracism, and there was little that money could do to forco him from Drelllng that Mr. Helton Hassell, of the great house, hud not done. He had written to the bishop about it, and the bishop had 'written to Philip, suggesting, In all Christian kindness, that if Philip could bring himself to surrender the poor fragment of his ancestral rights which remained to bim with the advowson of that little church, it might, in the cir cumstances, be best for all concerned, including himself. But he had stood firm against the bishop, even as against the mighty - power of her father's purse and the hideous sapping of his Influence in the ' little "parish which proceeded from that power.,.:--',..' ... ;., The bishop was grieved to the heart, yet duly consecrated that rival church. It was a gorgeous little church, with much gold and expensive marble to It, and its Incumbent was an able man; good man also In bis way, though without private means, and with a family which constrained him to see eye to eye with bis patron. v-': It was not , as If he had revolted sgalnst Eve's Inability to love him. He had spoken no Word to her since. Not one word. Both she and her father ' had seen to that; and he had tried "to put her out of his life, as wise men do thrust away distracting visions of the unattainable, . ? v' , . Wan there ever such rancor In a man aa this Of Helton Hassell toward him? Doubtless It was true, as the great man i of the great house had declared to him after his error.- Eve was a bride for a prince or duke; certainly not for a poor parson, who dung with sue de grading weakness to the mere ragged hem of the thousands of lordly acres which had for generations belonged to the Delmalns. . r . "'a father :? offers hi"! CluOnn (lien rt a window of the lo.lp'. ami they had hern imlr.-.l d"wn l.v in'-i'-.'-'r hand- as i ;'!n.oM n he h id n ! i ' d I their ki ring eve., and pai n d i.- The slnne lain I to tht' e.-uti'lienn bore 'he v.oi .Is Sinnd flrm " 'I i t were li e I i ol.en no. .-.I 1 u lii'.'ia i"..-i menis in 'he . Inn i h. and to . .! ii i ,; them U 'I- t!l 't l-M'lle e.,i ate!.. -n v i-1, that ' ,i:.e : Hut !i- w a -n't -'if ' h.i' : ! It K. a win,.- Ic- l I In- ! :. lion I-,. I;, ud in- -w.-i . Inn..- o. !. . Ie .ll'il'h W lilt h 'iie II' - ,,.(.: I) had t . i ; I ! T w i'l, l!,.- lot. ,-t-i, !.. -.!' i I .. I'll, ir. loll on 'o i "Mi, - i l.oil !(-' I, lie r. ad lor I,.-, mi.; him -IT f.'l' f Jjis li-.el a li'tly t-ine.l. lu.,1- ,. -loveil la-'Milen, 111'- S' rijit.llt IIO..-I I And !!,. lie l-oki i up It.. ;i I : I hind. 1' w ., . a - :f In- i . - w t" Iter mined .i. i m d.-ii.ui, e ,,f I,'- .11 She was. a . e-,,t, h -,i -1 u ' 1 1 1 ,:rl .,tli-i Ik from hi in, i ud thai was ne-n -1 n i . i 1 lier She w ,t . 'o'h, d m ri.iv ; jsaasaa the v.-llou ii itc'- "I i:1. the u l!l-l"-. !',:i',el of ;i i.-'se and ' IV 'I'l I h' 1 I -t 1 1 1- t -- 1 !, ter Ml. I ! :-n Ic . !. ..-. the pi,ii"i '.' '"! ' I Sill Sir, lid.' he sal. I I'l O 1 IMS 1 v ii I., f. rrue ni" 'i ."i . v e -me I , once f. "1, Mi - II,, . ,;; 1 will I.-,. .- n -l-iis. .. . I --I : de il.-s " aausaw He .)! ! -i, i ,--.u l. .1 I'. : rvcil f. . I hill' I .1 i " 1 , 1 ' t '., ,, ; ,1' ' I,-' IIS 1 Hill . ' t'ti- Willi ii ini;i" m-ll - to I'll s soi k . of hi the w l III, ii r.,1 and the notice here lie was Loo tack on your Ufa, though you'd much rather not ' : ' .,". Flgger np , And av, If yoi dare, that the treatment you got Figger un-r la not pretty near to the treatment you Who was the candle Incessantly bnrrfd. And burned at both ends, until wladoni n learned? Flager np. What's the use of a elgh, or the good of a whine Flgger npi--Take yonr medklnc now, a I must taxa mine. Flatter w. tl , And I guess wo may Bud on the Dig flnal sheet , , There was .tnst in much shine as of gloom for our feet. . . Or, If not, that the treatment we had was hut meet Flgger up. A. J. Waterbouse, In Sunset. for the atlvowson of that tiny church. "It's a fa.ncy price." "To get rid of me. I presume?" And Eve's father had said: "Well, don't deny II. Mr Dclmnln: and any man In my position would do the same." The lO.Oiin was increased to ,C2. 000. and that hid roused the old Del main spirit In even the viea.r of Drel- llni;. ! "I should as sunn think of sellini; t I my tatat of .arms. Mr Mas-oil ! Mr. lias: ' II had no co.it of arms at j that lime; but he had a irmpei, utid ! he was a itidii-tive i I "Well, I'll make o-i sot ry la-fore ! I've don" " Ii- s i I I And how ).- had done about h,. , on I I ,'- nd i i was e n oi 1 1, h j Tile It.-v I'hiliN I .-i ni iin. l ist nf the It ! titii i ii s of lirellhiK, thus siiiinr; in : !ii- i'.--esiald sl e-l vesny anionp the , .i -iu k : ot ih'- enoir v ho v.o'tid ii'-u-i ao::i pr.n-e the l.-rl wi'h him. w.o l-at.'ti II ,w ,.'-i!d he .e,u ii with Ki" and no So., . I e f,,; hi- i .'Ml, t itioll" This wa- the -e ond Sundsv liu,.- th , on i -1 ion ei' i h.i' o' h'-r , hti r, h of - m : i r i : " slid -I lore lie slid ;, on- i ii- r Ii i. :i- .ho.io I- re id ! i i-i I-rot-ad i. .- : l' la i.i. -1,. -i-l to I I e h : i 1". . t'. o i ' ! i . r ,,' lll'-'ll l-e I'M of l-.l-l- : -i l.v er, .it i. I. ..-a-.-1 in I lie . p.. !' . ' 1 -.' I-- I "... . - " .- .; . n:'. I !' II ('V to hlle Ii. , ,o' II. p !. n',.-.- .1 w i, ,i li. - lie h d ll.nl Ji.-I i I: - ..n a I" ' '-. p, r-I'li-'l - i ",,i - ' 'm- .i i . i Is it i i i i ' . u, ;-,t 'llllio. ';' .ind llll I ' .! I- M.. ' i . I- -.II ll.CI t 'he . ' Ti . ..u I, i ni ' 'Ml 11 111. Ill-' re, I h. d li ,i' ,1 hiru-i-lf . :''': il:.; nior, .ii. : V K-.i i II hid .1 !- I ''.- ', ' v 'i I I.. ! V 1 1 1 : 1 ! L-. torv I '.' we,:.,,r- - I'ip ,.. had banned ! h::n-ef i.f,,. i he Mo t lliKh. and b- foi c th" du a of ,j . o ,v i an e .lors, who 1 j, id been honoraid" and Irivc men I di -a many in i - for u ae ; in th.-.-. l.uter ! dm th" result of Ihc ir -.-lisc of honor ! lie srese and confronted his iunn- : uiiny wim steady eyes if flushed cheeks, and In a little while he return ed, calm aualn and no loimer flushed, to lite place front v.hii !i ho had fled. And a.naln he knelt, alone now save for the sunshine which hea.iie.I fu'l upon the spot where she had stood, and whente she had witnessed his shame. And afterward he read the whole service, with a Rrowing Bense of sdrftigth, though no deflre to rejoice in lis consciousness. He read and prayed in a low voice, for there was no mortal ear to hear him, and no other human tongue to Join his. Just himself, and the altar, which was to him the throne of mercy and all good gifts. Ro to the very end. Only when he had finished In the peace which passes understanding and was on his feet, very straight and very white again, and ready to return, com forted in a measure, to his lonely par sonage, only then did he glance once more at the place which she had con secrated In his memory for ever and ever. She was there again, kneeling, with her face in her hands. Just for a moment he stood motion less; not quite so erect now, but whiter than before. Only for a moment. And then he moved slowly to his vestry and shut the door,. - - Not now a recreant servant of his Master, he returned to the church, and went down Its narrow ns,ve. Why should he not pause and even stand where she had stood? She had left her prayer book, and that also was noble ot her. AH the other books had been taken away to that garish little gem of a new church. Only hers re mained. ' , . . , He kissed the book and replaced It reverently. In a week It would no doubt be with her ii that other church. So mucb the better for that other church, and none the worse for him or for her. And here he locked the door sadly, yet with a Arm hand, and removed the key. Tomorrow Hr. Hel ton Hassell might triumph over the key If he pleased; it should be his to do with as he pleated. But on the west side of the church, whither he turned to reach the par sonage in which a Delmaln bad lived for more than two centuries, he saw V - B)m wu tundlng by the larga, whlta mafbla croas which rtiuked where her mother lav. Mr, MeltM Hataell had lost hla wife In the firM year of hi g.-eatness u master ot Drelllng. It was before trie discrjTfl between him arid the vicar of Drelllng, and, well, of course, she lay in the old churchyard.- ; . . - She Id- W up, and at once moved toward htm, nnd there was that in her face which constrained him to wait for her. The impulse to steal away in the other direction was Instantaneous on seeing her; but so. also, was her movement toward him. He waited for her and smiled. Yes, he would give her the key, If she would take It. But she spoke first, offering him her band. "I want to say something," she said rapidly; "and I want you to believe every word of it. I you may think what you will of me, but it has got to be said. Once you asked me if I could love you, and I I was hasty, and said I could not. I meant would not. But I love you now, and you read the words just now if you still love me, I am willing and anxious to say. like Ruth, Whither thtiii Roest I will go,' and you know the rest. Philip. Ah!" she sighed hor contentment "you do love mo. I am --glad! " lmdon Answer. DREAMS THAT CAUSE DEATHS Hallucinations of the Night Sometime Fatal In Their Visitation. 1'eople have actually been killed by dteiiius Mo-t pet sons have suffered from iho-e terrible nightmare visions in w'lbh th" victim i- pursued by an a-s. i : in wi'h iiiua...c. Knife, or is trend, iini; on the cdue of a fearful pr.s l;,i,-c ,. jn M,'ii,. oilier Imminent , ilaiiBcr ' '' su-Men ,.. terrible death I Tile-e i'i,;i;n ;-,. .ol'imotl enough atlll ne.irlv !. s ihc sufferer awakes, thankful at:, I hippy at his escape. Hut so u, -!ii,:, s , he lio -sn't awake. Sometime- the l.nn'e tails or the s-leep-r in hi- I. Ilin luations plunges down - In I'l , , : i I h -e .sr.- the dreams lh.,i I. I, lii , i.-e. w h, re di cm, kill there is a iorT "f ' oeti;;. ! .-otio-i between the 'il'' '1)1 ,llld I h. ,!! ': e th! HIKll which '' I'h i - a, . ouipli i, , In the first :li''- i V .I' mi i u .it 1 1 1 i h" product 1 d" ' !o- d: " a .- V j,- i on rnav have Ice di-,-.i -. win. h few r asserts It 'll! "i icliw- 'h, vi-'iii in anv way ' kt.ow .,: it . ,., ,. ii,,,. i the fact : di-. lo . ,ii a fruhtftil drenni. the tlf lir-t ,- id. u . ot hurt dls.ase 'Thin '!,, fi. , i. n' -,i K- io the ni r 1 r s'-i.i iiia;i-.v;i;,-. 'he disease "y'd 'h'- l, ni is -,, weak t ti.ti one Is"! e - ho i i tii: li-nl hnirii,' deilt 11. It a p- i sii hss hi ,1 d renins It does MO' ,.-, . ..i d-, lo'iow . hov.ever. that 1.,- I. I " it ' ,n-' ,i ... 1 1 reams indn at ii"4 I s :t ,u es,. usually of a terri t mc. nature an I ndate to death (In av : '.' l..: L' th-- iiflerer will notice a v i ,e nt '.: : p t'ptt hi Ion t'ltrouic ' ' .ai,!:' i .ii'.v.i.Vv pOt-t-ifKi) Itv lniJ l, i.- di .mis mi. h a- that of Mug -oi ii. i" a hike ,, his- or being i : s-'d iii a r, ii.r.s id wreck or burred I y , ' , ! - a 1 1 : i'up: :on 9 'lite appi en h of ins.ini'.- ninv also li-' r c, , l.v i:ai).-a.-.uit dreams, or in-at'itv iiiii be hastened by such 'I -,u,- Tll'ie ii,. Tuativ i.t-e; wherp ' ' n I. i",-n drien in-ane bv a Ii aic l 'ii i ,, Tribune QUAINT AND CURIOUS. I a ! ica;i iliren .-isters are liv ing wlui-e i-oiiihiiud are 275 years. Ml have been married In New Kncland the fringed gentian is a shy. rare plant In the fields around Chicago it prows like clover. At Strohbrrk. I'russian Saxony, chess is a part of the regular school rurrl i uli, m. and every boy and girl carries a board and men. ''hp celebrated emerajd mines of .Muzo, Colombia, ore owned by the government, and are among its most valuable assets. Colombia is seeking a loan In foreign markets with which to carry on operations in the mines. It is repcrled that the director of the French school at Athens has Just dis covered at Delos three large lead vases full of old coins. The largest contain ed more than 300 4 -drachma pieces, minted in Athens tinder the Archons. They are said to be In such perfect state that they appear never to have been put In circulation. Statistics show that more people live to be one hundred yesrs old In warm climates than in northern coun tries. In Mexico there are many cen tenarians, for In towns not forty miles from the capital are not a few men and women beyond the one-hundred-year line. Germany reports 778 cen tenarians, Frwce 213, England 146 and Spain 401, and the population ot 8paln Is relatively small. The pine needles of South' Oregon are being utilized, says the New York Evening Pott. The needles are first boiled and then run between horizon tal wooden rollers, which extract the juice. This is called pine needle oil, which is supposed to possess' medical properties. The pulp Is used as a medi cated material for upholstering, and Is also Bald to be a good aubstltute for borsehald. It Is said that Insect pests will not live in furniture that has been upholstered with pine needles. ' The monks at the Hospital of St Jean de Dlen, at Ghent, have In their leisure moments decorated the walls with gorgeous landscapes, glowing with color and full of life, formed entirely by means of the postage stamps of all I be nations of thtt world. Palac-s, forests, streams and mountains are re presented, butterflies flit about' In the air; birds of beautiful plumage perch on branches, snakes and lizards glide "bout, and Innumerable animals And rjf.ces here ard there. ; The pictures are most artistic, in the style of Chi nese landscape gardening, and already between bine and ten million "tamps have been used. The sugar pine of California pro duces large quantities of seeds g cone., iiuantttU :hii lnSa twenty men' SHAMMINGMHSEASES. TRICK8 PLAYED TO AVOID WORK OR WIN SYMPATHY. Jne Man Feigned Unconsciousness for 13 Months Simulation of Insanity Often Tried, but Rarely with Suc cess Ways that are Used to Catch Fakirs. The art of shamming disease has reached a high level of perfection. This Is mainly to be attributed to the fact that the rewards of proficiency are great. Fresh in the minds of all is the recent case of a professional beg gar in the city of London, whose vol untarily paretic limbs stirred up the lively compassion of the passers-by, even of the poor, so that rharitable gifts flowed Into his ready palm. This case has excited some little at tention, says the London Lancet, chief ly because the police have prosecuted hint successfully, but he Is only one of very many. It is. however, in connection with the naval and military services that the art of ninlinsery finds Its chief exponents. j In the days when its was necessary lor .i soldier lo lute nrr the end or t tie cartridge in binding his musket, it was no uncommon event for a man to have one or more teeih extracted or filed tlown so as to obtain exemption. There is an old tale. In a'l probability true, that Illustrates well the I rouble which such a man will take to escape from military service A soldier was seized with paralysis ,,f the r i n ti t arm, the loss of power mine on suddenly and without obvious cause. Malingering was suspected, but all the efforts of tl.e surmin of the ,-eimeut were tin inuilinij. no proof lould be obtained that the paralysis was feigned. The man was examiu'd bv two medici! boards and ultimately li" was given his discharge. As he went off from the barra, ks on tin lop of the coach (it ! was in the days before railways lie 1 waved a he it ty gond-hv to his com- J raib-s with h,- paialycl arm ' Piebalds- the best example of the pet si'vi-ran, e wl .- ii men will dispKy in the ail, -nipt to l"ave a service which they d' test i- to he found in a case lllldei the i, 'ire of ('line. The patient wa. i Kiitor in th" British navy, and ii is worthy of note that he was a pressed ' man He fell on his head and a slieht depression of the skull wa- produ--"d Me immediately pp-'.nii'- un, on-, lous and all efforts to ; rouse hltu failed He lay illletly in : his hmitno.-k and never moved. II" ; seemed deaf to all sounds, and at no lime uttered a word He was abb- lo swallow food, both solid and Ihinlil, and Indeed h" made ilgns with his Hps and lensue when he wanted nour- : isluueut lie was brought back to ' Kngland. but no improvement followed, ami the "unconsciousness" lasted for thirteen months Then It was resolved to raise Ihe depressed portion of the bone 'laps were made, n trephine xtTM ftfiptted' (Httr -Hh-4MJUt-vyj!8 cut through An elevator was then intro duced lo raise ihe bone, anil as the botie wis lifted up i onseiousness sud denly returned to the patient and lie spoke Ai I lie time of the operation most of the onlookers accepted the case as genuine, bill no one would nowaday., venture to support the idea that Ihe patient really lay unconscious for thirteen months, suddenly regain ing consciousness on removal of the depressed bone. Vre can be no doubt that Ihe man was a malingerer and adopted this arduous method of leav ing a service Into which he had been forced. The amount of pain and discomfort which malingerers are willing to en dure to obtain their discharge is al most incredible, but the facts are well attested. A limb has been held In a fixed position for many monthss, and not even the application of the actual cautery has sufficed to move It. Many men have chopped off some Angers and claimed that It was an accident. Mental derangement of one sort or another Is a favorite, form of mallng ery, but the results usually resemble the popular or stage idea of Insanity rather than the true products of men tal alienation. It Is not uncommon for the malingerer to combine two forms of Insanity, and this may be of value in detection. Btill, it Is often very dif ficult to be certain tuat a patient U shamming There are, however, Borne phenomena which cannot be simulated. It is Impossible for a sane man to Imi tate successfully the persistent Insom nia which often occurs In the Insane; the Im poster cannot put off sleep be yond the second or third day. Another frequent motive for malin gering is to attract attention, not for the purpose of obtaining money but merely to gain notice. Simulated joint affections are not rare and there areJ many other forma. These cases merge Imperceptibly into hysteria, and Indeed In many hysteria Is combined with the wish to deceive. It is not improbable that In some of these patients there la a certain degree of cutaneous anes thesia which renders the self mutila tion more easy of accomplishment. There are other causes for slmulatins llsease or Injury. Sometimes It is dona to avoid punishment, sometimes to wreak .vengeance on another person who la accused of having Inflicted the injury. To obtain compensation for InjuryMn a railway accident several lesions may be simulated, and especial ly those obscure and III defined con ditions which have been attributed to "spinal concussion." . - . : Bad to relate, many of the attempts to Imitate disease have led to serious and Irreparable results, and even to death Itself. A man excited aa ulcer In his leg by means of a copper coin, and later, gangrene appeared, necessit ating amputation below the knee. In endeavoring to excite hemoptysis a man swallowed a cork Into which pins "had been Inserted. He spat up blood and become very emaciated and then suddenly died from hemorrhage. At the necroscopy It wu found that the cork and ptna had lodged at the Junction of the -pharynx aad esophagus, and that he pins bad ulcerated through the eaophagal walls and had opened Into the common . carotid artery on both aides. - , The detection of malingering Is often no easy matter, and no general rule can be laid down which will be appli cable " H r?"a, Th? mer throtHen- Ing of severe methods of treatment ll sometimes successful, but frequently fails, The threat of application ot the actual cautery has cured paralysis, but cases have been recorded where mal ingerers hsve endured cautery on sev eral occasions. A man who simulated blindness was placed on the edge of a Jetty and told to walk straight forward. He stepped out ond fell Into the water, for he knew that those who were test ing him dared not let him drown. In another case, however, a man who seemed to have paralysis of an arm al lowed the amputating knife tq he placed close to it without flinching, but when thrown Into the river he struck out with both arms and swam. A very useful methods of detection Is the suggesting of new signs and symptoms to the patient. The surgeon remarks, says, in the case of a para lyzed arm, In Ihe hearing of the mal inger that It Is strange that the little finger Is flexed it ought to be straight. In all probability at the next visit the little finger will have assumed the sug gested position. The more outre nnd Irregular the fresh symptoms suggest ed by the surgeon, the more definite is the detection. In general anesthesia we possess a valuable means yf dis criminating in certain cases between true and false paralysis, or contrac tures. While the patient is going tin der or recovering from anesthesia the "paralyzed" limb may bo seen to move freely. SERVANTS OF YORE. Help Problem in Olden Times Even More Vexatious Than Now. That the servant problem was even more vexations in the early history of this country than it is now is evi denced by the written and printed rec ords of I hose limes. In Ihc old days many of Hie housemaids were Inden tured to their "masters" for a term of years, and this deprived both parties of the joy of "giving notice." This indenture was sometimes found to be as inconvenient nnd as unsatisfactory as a three-year lease of a house which has proved undesirable. If a wife found she had a bad servant she could not discharge her until the contract lime was up. In the year 1717 John Wlnthrop and his wife were In possession of "help" in the shape of a spirited young Celt who had been indentured to them for four years Her "goings on" would seem to Indicate that history simply repeats Itself In the conduct of the housemaids of ihe present time, for we find Wlnthrop writing thus of his domestic "treasure": "It Is not convenient now lo write the trouble and plague we have had with this Irish creature the year past, l.vlng and unfaithful; would doe things on purpose In contradiction and vexation lo her mistress; lye out of the house anighls and have contrivan ces with fellows that have been steal ing from our master; saucy and impu dent, an when we have taken her to task for her wickedness she has gone away to complain of cruel usage. I "can truly say we have used this base creature ,'Uh a great deal of kindness and lenltyrShe would frequently take her mlstresi rapps and stockings, hankechers, etTTTrti'iresse herselfe and away without leaveaiWtng her com panions. I may have said sBinethlng or other when she has been In falrltJ that she was flit to live nowhere but in Virginia, and if she would not mend her ways I should send her thither, tho I am sure nobody would give her pas sage thither to have her service for twenty years, she Is such a high spirited, pirnlclous Jade. "Robin has been run away neare ten dayes, as you will see by the Inclosed, and this creature knows of his going and of his carrying out four dozen bot tles of cyder, metheglin and palme wine out of the cellar among the ser vants of the town and meat and I know not what. The bottles they broke and threw away after they had drank up the liquor, and they got up o'r sheep anight, killed a fat one, roasted and made merry with It before morning." All this goes to show that Madame Wlnthrop and the housewives of this day have a good deal in common as re gards domestic trials. The maid eager to "run nights" Is by no means of a type common to our day alone, for It is now more than two hundred and fifty years since one of the first comers to our country wrote home to England about his housemaid: "We can hardly keep her within doors after we are gonn to bed except we carry the kay of the door to bed with us." Not even the carrying of the "kay" of the door to bed by the master kept -some of the "Jades" from "traipsing" o' nights. This particular maid was so shiftless that she would go to bed at night without taking the trouble to "pluck off her clothes," and her Indo lence was so great that we are told that she became "fatt and soggy." Maids who would and did run all the time Ih these days brought upon them selves the unenviable reputation of being "legtrapes," but they were prob ably so dead In trespasses that they cared little for the name. New York Tribune. ' Bernhardt May Be Knight. Sarah- Bernhardt'! nam has been proposed by the minister of public In struction and fine arts for ihe Cross ot Knight ot the Legion of Honor. The grand chancery of the order, with which tht flnal decision rests, la now considering the list ot nominations. . Every one hopes that the decoration -will be conferred on the famous ac tress this time. It la an open secret that she hat been more than once be fore proposed for the Legion of Honor, But the minister's nomination In her favor has been each time rejected by the Grand Chancery which, strange as It may seem in that land of dra matic art entertains Old World preju dices against the stage. '- ,, Hitherto not one French actor or oc trees has been decorated as an actor or actress, but In every case as professor at the Conservatoire, or else for charitable work. - Alphabet. . .' The number of letters contained In the alphabets of the different lan guages la given here: Russian, 25; English, 28; French, 25; Italian, 30; Spanish, 17; German, 26; Latin, 25; Greek, 24; Arabic, ii; re'stnn, 3?; H?urew, f; Bsnserlt, 44. THE (PULPIT: ,N ELOQUENT SUNOAY SERMON B7 THE REV. C. L. PALMER. Subject : Ancient Worship, Kingston. N. T.-The following eru dite and eloqtieut sermon on "Ancient Worship" was preached Sunday In the r.eformed Church of the Comforter by the pastor, the Rev. C. L. rainier. Dr. rainier said: History discloses .lint Ihc worship of the New Testament is not the crea tion of Hie later dispensation, but is the result of a long and complex pro cess of evolution. All we know re specting the time of Its Inception Is that It Is as old as the human family, which confirms the belief that religion nnd life ave inseparable. Three principal elements constitute religion, worship, doctrine and life. Worship is the attitude of the Individ ual or nation toward its deity. Doc trine Is the abstract formation of truth into deliultiotis and conception. Life is the conduct that is presupposed to conform to one's belief. Which shall be more prominent is determined by the spirit of the age. Since religion is both natural nnd su pernatural we must look beyond the former for the channels of revelation. All creation is one harmonious doxol ogy to the Creator, but His works do not give us nil the information re quired for the true worship of God. Accordingly God has appointed certain ones to communicate His will. The prophets were a class chosen to In struct the people In the character nnd requirements of God. Their teachings are called the "word" of God. Sages uttered proverbs, riddles and dialogues while priests gave instruction in the form of law. which recognized no dis tinction between civic and religious life. Notwithstanding forms and habits have undergone many radical changes, there are certain features of worship that remain essentially the same. There has always been a certain place dedicated to the service of God. With us It Is the church, but in the early times It was the temple, syunsntic. tabernacle, altar or grove. A certain number nf nipn are dedi cated to the work of the Christian min istry, but In the earlier days there were priests and prophets who labored for til e elevation nf mankind. At n still earlier time the father of a family or head one of a tribe or clau conduct ed the worship. Sncriflcial offerings have been dis continued among Christians, because the Lord .lesus Christ has been sacri ficed ence for all. It was not so in Hie distant past. It was then be lieved that the fellowship between Gotl and His people was fostered by sacri fice. The occasion was not unlike a social meal in which the god of the clan or family partook of the repast with Its members. While the original Idea of communion with the deity was paramount, sacrifice did not assume Its full religious significance until per fected In the temple ritual. Other acts of worship, such as prayer and the vow, have ever occupied an im portant place, as well as music, and at times dreams, sorcery and dancing. Worship presupposes a time for the service of God. In the remote past when the people lived a wandering life. It was not possible to have a par ticular time nnd place, but when they settled down to agricultural life three feasts were instituted, one In the spring, another in the early summer and the third in the autumn, corre sponding to our modern Easter, pente- Lcost sod thanksgiving. worship wltnont hymns and songs is inconce!v"avble. If we were deprived of some of om?"filJorlte hymns It would destroy one of theT&estpotent motives of worship. The psalmSsiere Just as precious to the ancients as theodern hymns are to us, and exerted the sfftROJ innuence. The most reliable scholars sre of the conviction that the legal code of the Old Testsment was not the result of n single authorship, but the work of a redactor who compiled existing tradi tions and documents. This Is more In harmony with tbe method God em ploys to accomplish His purpose, and is certainly explsnatory of the way that our Bible took form. It should be borne in mind that It is not my purpose to present the Ideal worship of tbe New Testament, but to study the course of religious develop ment that culminated In tbe service of the Christian church. In so doing we shall encounter many things that are very much below tbe Christian stand ard, but we may not on that account ignore them, since tbey ore necessary to illustrate tbe progress In which we bsve now occasion to rejoice. The evolution of worship is too vnst a theme to cover in one discourse, we shall therefore confine our atten tion to its e rllest phases. I. Tbe ancient Semitic worship. This antedates the religion ot Israel, r.nd contains practices that would not be endured by tbe church of Christ, though we must not forget that the now unchristian land of Arabia was the mother of religion. Tbe Semitic family has given the world the two earliest known forms of civilization Egyptian and liabylonlsn aud tbe three highest faiths, Judiasm, Chris tianity and Mohammedanism. In tbe earliest period belief and life constituted a very Insignificant psrt of worship. Then the emphasis was upsn the forms. The amount of one's reli gion was estimated by his devotion to ceremony. It was not until a very much later time that doctrine and practice were given the attention tbey deserve. - - At this time there were no states or nations. - The people were Joined to gether in families, tribes or clans. They Dsd no abiding place, bnt Jour neyed from place to place to furnish their cattle with pasturage. The god of the tribe was supposed to be an an cestor, who determined tbeir prosper. My or adversity. - Each tribe bad Its god. who could be worshiped only by tbe members ot the clan. If one united with another tribe be was obliged to do homage to the deity ot it. Nqr could tbe deity of one clau bless outside of its own territory. According to tbe most primitive con ception but little" Importance Was at tached to the doctrine ot the immortal ity of the soul. Future life bss ever been a tenet ot every religious system, but It was emphasised less than th present lire, since It wits held that no service could be rendered tbe deity beyond the grave. This explains. tbe reason tor embalming tbe dead. " Sacrifice occupied a most Important placo among the Semites. And tbero sre traces of bumsn sacrifices which under the Christian dispenratlon hsve been offered only by heathen, . Tbe Semites living In tribes or clans bsd local deity to whom tbey offered sacri fice. He sat at the table and partook of tbe slain animal. "' II. The primitive Hebrew stage. This period covers the patriarchal nnd nomadic epoch, while the people were atlll wandering about, It s not sur prlsins to liH-nver umuy points of resemblance between tbls period and tbe preceding. Tbey were Jubt emerg ing from the ancient darkness Into tbe later day. God had assigned tbein leaders whose work It was to lend them Into the truth, but they were slow to follow. Being nomads they appointed wor ship wherever they were. There was no temple, tabernacle or ark. A rude nltnr erected out of the stones of the ground was their temple. In Jacob's family were found ternphlm or bouse "bold gods. Sacrifice still retained the social as pect so that it meant little more thau a family gathering at which the local delry was present. However, by this time Jehovah was recognized as the God ot the Hebrews. Other acts of worship, such as prayer, vows and dreams were observed. There were very few it any hymns nt this time. The, law bad not been fully compiled, and a limited literature. III. This division introduces us to the Canaanlllsh state. Great changes took place during his epoch, because the people ot Israel discontinued their nomadic life and settled down in the promised land among tribes of foreign faith. We naturally find that the cho sen people suffered no little contamin ation, of which subsequent history is evidence. Sacred places increased in numbers and the worship of Baal flourished. It seems to be a time of degeueratlou, for the worship of Jehovah was cor rupted. The ark containing the two tables of stone was transported from one place to another. Images were erected to represent the deity, and the Urim and Thiinimlm were employed to ascertain the will of God. Sacrifice was regarded as communion with the deity. The burnt offering seems to haveheen used more than any other. Prayer, vows, visions were still observed, while sorcery was los ing It bold. Having discontinued their wandering life tbey observed Ihe Snhhalh, the fensts of th" moon and of harvest. It appeal's, however, that tbey were not free from corruption. Music and dancing had Its place, and It Is said of Ilavld as a later time that ho danced. There were hymns, such as the exodus sour, the song of De borah and the song of Hannah. Laws were assuming form as the outgrow th of custom. Tliry were not written by Moses, lint compiled or formulated by him. IV, The prophetic stage. Thi pe riod is fo called because of the number nf prophets who exercised a most wholesome influence on the life of the people. This was done by teaching a more enlightened conception of God. Samuel, David, Elijah. Elisha. Isaiah and Jonah were among those who raised the standard of living. The high places were still used for the worship of Baal, and at one time the worship of Baal and Jehovah were consolidated. At the time of David the ark of the covenant was taken to Je rusalem, and the temple was com pleted In the days of Solomon, which produced, n more orderly system of worship. Idolatrous practices were not, however, entirely superseded, for we read of golden calves nt Bethel and (iilgnl. The completion of the temple made the most perfect organization and de velopment of the priesthood Impera tive. To tliis time no distinction was known between church nntl state, but the division of the monarchy iu U75 produced a complete separation. The acts of worship continued nhont the same as in tho preceding period, except that certain restrictions were Imposed. Sacrifice was offered to es tablish communion with God. There was some human sacrifice. Praying to God was becoming a pleasure, and vows were made by Nazarites. Ora cles and dreams were regarded as chan. nets through which Jehovah commu nicated His revelations. Sorcery was practiced against the protests of the prophets. A hymn book was In pro ces of compilation and tho priests were compiling law, ""lic attitude of the prophets toward exlstliijr"WUii!lllons " uelp U! 1 ' predate otirTnTWCviJnii' plication. The prophets considered the high places as detrimental to the religious life of the nation. They maintained that the temple was all they required for the worship of the true God. The prophets insisted upon purity of life among the people of Gotl, espe cially the priests. It appears from the records that the sacred office was not entirely free from corruption. They further insisted upon the true worship of the heart. While admit ting the place of forms, they contend ed that tbe forms must be splrltual- Path to Victory. Goal's trials, nobly borne. In obe dience to His righteous will, are tbe paths to victorious triumph. S. A, Brooke. WALTER SCOTT'S GREAT POEM Lay of the Last Minstrel Called Most Successful Ever Wrltton. One hundred years ago Sir Walter Scott gave to the world the most successful poem ever written, "The Lay ot the Last Minstrel." The scene wsb laid In the adjoining ruin of Newark castle, the chosen residence of the first Duchess ot Buccleuch. To her, seeking shelter, Sir Walter depicts the coming .of the aged minstrel, "the last of all the race," and the old man's tale to the noble owner of Newark as embodied In "The Lay.;- According to LocViart, the poem achieved an unparalelfecr success,. ,T first edition of The Lay" waa a m nlflcent quarto ot 750 copies. . Bef the end of 1836, 11,000 copies had forth In tbe collected editions r poetical works. , In all nearly copies had been disposed of In land, and by the legitimate alono, before Scott superintend edition ot 1S30. In the hist' British poetry nothing ha f r & i- V'T. '..New equaled the le the Last Mlnst' ter'a blw?rar' hart. Fin ft'! '' r m L MR. WILKIN8. 11 r. wllklns had a dollar, so he said ha. Ktit'sHt'd he'd pay A little sura he'd borrowed from a gentle- , man named (tray ; Then tirny he took that dollar, and ha said. "It seems to ine I'd better pay that little debt I owe .to U A fee r- Then McAfee tbe dollar paid upon a bill to -Smart: By Smart 'twas pnld to Thomson, and by Thomson -paid to Hart. And so that coin kept milieu, aa a very busy "plunk." Until it paid Indebtedness amounting In the chunk To more tluin forty dollars, and It may - be rolling yet. And all bn-atme this Wllklns thought he'd : ltter pay a debt. ? For when a dollar's started , tin Its debt-destrovinK way, There liantiy Is a limit To the sums that it will pay. Mr Wllklns knew a kindness that he might have done for tirav. tin I he waxn't feline kindly, so be thought. It wouldn't "pay ;" ' Tben tirnv. not hciiiK grateful, aald, "It rrally seems to me I've Bone milli, lent favors for that blasted .McAfee ;" Then McAfee felt ugly, and he took a tvlinek at Smart. Who pnKHt-il it on lo Thomson, who passed It on In llnrt. And m no act of kindness w-rr done through . nil that day. Hut man; nn net that rankled In a most unpleasant way. 1 And ninny a soul wnn long-Ins; for the help to lit Its need. And ad because thin Wllklns didn't do s kindly deed. For s dollar or a kindness. Itule Is still the name, I say; If you wish to see It rolling. Better slnrt it on Its wny. Sun Krnncinco Call. JUST FOR FUN Tommy "Pop, what Is fret-work?" Tommy's Pop "Wrinkles, my son."--Phlladclphla Record. Mrs. Knlcker "I wonder what to do to Improve Johnny's memory." Knlck er "Don't try. He will make a grand witness when he grows up." Pncky "I didn't know you were In the choir. ' What's our position there?" "Neu tral." "How do you mean?" "I don't side with either faction." Philadelphia Ledger. "He says he cannot live without me," said the impressionable heiress. "Don't believe it," returned Miss Cayenne. "He will live. But he may have to economize." Washington Star. Friend "Did the lawyers get you confused?" Ex-Witness "Did they get me confused? Why, I testified that Jones lived next door to me, but I couldn't remember the street number." Puck. Little Girl (in church) "Why does so many people put those little envel opes on th' contribution plate?" Little Boy "Then's to keep the pennies from makin' so much noise." New York Weekly. First 8c! mean by co ond schoo when you don't and your father ol Brooklyn Life, "Do ypu believe that motes morality?" asked the inqulslu' person. "Undoubtedly," answered the cheerful Idiot; "at least It is responsi ble for a more Intelligent class of crim inals." Chicago Daily News. Polly "Mr. Greenleaf tells me that he spent three years at a German uni versity after he came out of college." Dolly "He must have been frightfully unpopular. He hasn't a single scar on his face." Somervllle Journal. OwnPJLOi-Airtefittlbllo (to chauffeur) -Have you any recoBUfdatlon from your last employer?" Chaulfel sir; but I guess I can get one In the course of a month or so." "Why the delay?" "He's In the hospital." Life. "I've been to see Bludgerly's latest painting, and It's a perfect daub. And yet you said it bordered on the su blime." "That's the way It Btruck me, old man. It is enclosed In one of the most magnificent frames I ever saw." Judge. "What do you think of the Trnsi problem?" "It is becoming more diffi cult than ever," answered Senator Sorghum, with a tinge of sadness ih bis tone. "The Trusts are growing so ' arrogant that there Is no telling whom they will put off the pay roll next." 1 Washington Star. . Ethel "Mamma, don't you think ' women should know how to cook so that they may be able to look after their husband's digestion when they marry?" Mamma "Certainly, dear," Ether Mayn't I go to the kitchen. ' then, and practice making butter scotch?" Town and Country. The Illusion of Being Busy. A ridiculous notion la common that we live in a time when there are more Important world affairs oh hand than have ever been' known before, '" and there are silly treople, both men.nnrf women,. Who expert, a useless'1'"'" ana j