FHE FRANKLIN PRESS,
M)hUME xxr.
FtUNKLlN. N, U' WEDNESDAY. MAY 30, 1906.
MJMBEU 22
tWO
ffeere kn two kinds o( people on nartn
today;
Jtiat two kinds of people, no more, 1 nay.
Kt the alnner and saint, for 'tis well un-
' aerstocd . , , , ,,.
The food are half bad, and the bad are half
good.
Not tbe rich and the poor, for to count a
man's wraith
Yon must first know the state of hla con
science and bca'tn.
K0t thi?.H.?n "i H' fr ln
Who puts n vain airs Is not counted a
Kot the happy and sad, for the swIft-Oylag
Bring each man his laujhter and each man
... .. his tears,
15hQ New
A Tasmania Story.
"I dlnna want a wood-cutter," said
Moffat. "An' I dinna want a shoe
man. An' I dinna want a cook"
"You want t bullocky?"
"Aye. But I hire men tae drive
ka bullocks, an' no' half-takcd boy.
I dinnah give such-like billets tae now
chums."
"Never asked you to," said Tony,
hotly.-
: "I've driven a twenty-team on the
Murrumbidgce heaps of times"
"Harnessed tae a go-cart wi" you
tied lntae It?"
"Harnessed to a threshing-plant
with three rivers to ford, ami the lire
box alight all the tin.;," said Tcny.
Moffat looked straight at him. Tcny
was the slim-run, li.'ht-built Austral
tan breed that grows pli:ck first and
last and In between, and muscle when
It has time. Tony had not much mus
cle as yet
Moffat rubbed hi3 nose slowiy. "I'll
tak ye,' he said. "Ma men air 'gey
rough oot at the camp; but I Jaloase
ye hae a tongue tae hauli yo safe. Ye'll
need It. Vt'eel; I'll send oopward by
ye tae Robinson. D'ye Ken the way?"
!!Up to Tregellun's Cap, rouud lh
Ironstone shoulder, end follow your
nose till you strike the tramline."
Moffat grinned. "Ye has come wl'
ye're lessen weel connej. Ye'll dao
Aye; I'll send Robinson a screed, nn'
ye'll git oop theer afi re the nlctu.
Tony had tramped eight mile3 alon?
the Western Tiers (and these hold
some of the roughest country in Tas
mania) that day. He tramped lei
more before he slKhted the logging-
camp, sunkbjep ln preat Ej-eea.jdj!(ll
pws -oX he"ff7 bustC-lrad" flooded with
scarlet of the after glow that sifted
through the lulf-cles.red gun-scrub.
Twenty men loafed, smnklns. about
. the long hut made of unsqunred tree
, trunks. Tony walked straight Into the
Didst of them, and handed over hij
letter to a rei-benrdeJ, hawk-eyed
man who carried himclf as one In
authority. Robinson tore open the
envelope, grinning.
"What yer wautin', Eonnv?" he said.
He read the note through. Then he
sat down on the chopplng-block.
"Well, I am blest," he said. "Is old
Moffat gone off his chump?" Tony's
neck and ears burnt, but he stood the
Volley of stares unflinchingly. ."I had
a look at the bullocks as 1 came
through the d aring." he said.
. . "They're not a bad lot; but you ought
. to have more sense thin to keep that
aged brute with the twisted horn and
" the swelled nearfore. He's got a tem
per, I'll bet."
. ; A low-browed, bull-necked man
looked up. "Where did Moffat pick
tip that kid?" ho demanded. "It tu'.t
ns all o' ten months ter find out what
;: Buster cud do when he liked."
"The kid's a bullocky like yersolf."
said Robinson, dryly. "Moffat sent
him up ter take Cobham's place. He'll
run on tbe lines with you, Jake." Jake
heaved his huge bulk upright. But
the blare of a great cow-bell In the
. cook's two hands broke Jake's words,
and the men poured headlong Into the
hut
Under tha rattle of tin platoa and
pannikins, the shouts for tea and milk,
and the rough chaff that flew broad
caBt down the length of the unplaned
table, Tony found a place on a form,
- and stared round. The smell of the
' clean iiijuiiiiiiiMII "'nil ami the"wat
1 tie was laths very breath of the roonO
and the turn of uleedlng trees was on
the bair of the men's necks and arms.
. Tony ; hagged himself and his eyes
shone, py the movements hazy
through the steam from pannikins and
; bot meate; by the great ripping mus
cles, and the great roars of laughter,
; be knew 'that be had come to hold his
own amobgst men.
Bullock driving Is done by the
swing of la twenty-foot whip, and the
tone of ,the voice. There are no reins
vand Juste little more harness. A bul-
- lock team can tangle itself more ef
" ficlentryjthan a kitten with a skein of
wool, wlien it likes; and it Is not so
easily picked up and straightened.
Tony knew all this. But he had the
love for': animals which Is really gen
ius, and the cool head which is the
most valuable asset of the man who
would work amongst them. He saw
Just when to strike for present victory.
Three days Tony drove his ' team
t down the ten miles of tram-line "to
' the mill By that date he knew each
animal by name,' and he knew their
characteristics. . And they knew him
. u animals do know the human -vho
loves them. On the fourth morning
Buster was sulky. He did not obey
- the wall-eyed old leader who rounded
the mob at daybreak, and Tony had to
go out for him with whip. He came,
dropping saliva from his great jaws,
' and stood, four square and unmoving,
" , as Tony yoked up. "Then he flung him
self straightway, and It took sis men
sabring him UP again. Robinson was
angry, for Jake was grinning. '.."Yon
get away, Jake," ba said. "The lad'll
want room s'posla' they starts goin'."
, When Jake bad creaked off through
.the faint light Robinson said: "Ter
goin' to leave a pair be'lnd terday,
Tony." "D you think I'm going to
la my head?" retorted Tony, crisp
ly. -
"Couldn't say. ' But" Then you
Seed n't think I'll leave Buster." Tony's
ayes were burning. "I'm not going o
CLA88ES.
No, the two kind of peopla on earth I
mean,
Art the people wbo lift and the people who
nau.
Wherever yon fo, jod wllj find the world's
manses .
Are alva.rs divided In just these two
classes.
And oddly enough, you will And, too, I
ween.
There Is only one litter to twenty wbo lean.
which clans are you? Are you easing
0( ot',e,a Hfte wn0 toll down the
road)
0f tou , ,,, wh0 le othtr, bear
Vonr portion of labor and worry and caret
-Kits Wheeler Wilcox, la Harper's Weekly.
"Bullocky."
bo bested by any brute that chooses
to play t,j with me. He'll have to go;
and I'll make him put his back into it,
or I'll know why. Stand clear there,
you fellows."
Tony knew that he was on his trial
before the whole camp, with a thous
and pounds' worth of bullocks to his
care, and danger welting at each turn
of the track.
Buster crawled Sulkily over the
rough corduroy where the grade was
level, and the weight of the heavily
laden truck steadied him. Tony
watched, light-lipped, for the steep
downward pinched beyond, grinding
down the brakes as firmly as he dared,
until the screech of the wooden tram
lines under the wooden wheels shut
out all the merry music of the bush.
Tony's hands were yet stiff on the
whip, and the cli tins chilled him as he
took the rear ones up two links at
the foot of the grade. They had come
down faster than he liked to remem
ber, and he felt sick somewhere when
he thought of the meaning of a false
step. "An' very certainly there'll be
a false step 'fore long. Biuter's mak
ing pace to blow the lot of 'em."
With a quick, clumsy "clack-clack"
they rounded the cutting above tha
Black Whirlpool, with Tony walking
partly on air and partly on any stray
scrub root available, and holding him
s "If ever beside Custer, alert-eyed and
qulrk-tongued. Below the water was
white foam and black Ink, and gray as
death. Tony looked down only once.
J iMut-wmlkPri between, tjie lines until
VTis day. ijher a frail bridge tfcey
creanea; through a swamp where tlie.
rails were greasy with slime, an
Tony ran, half-bent, sanding the
to give grip.
At a pool beyond Buster desired to
drink. Tony objected, and then came
tbe trouble. From sulktness the brute
grew to stubbornness. Finally he stuck
In his to?s, and refused movement of
any kind. Tony tried art, persuasion,
and the merciful lash of tho whip
Duster ctcod firm; his great hend low,
his little cyC3 half shut. Then Tony
s.it down in ibe narrow gut between
the line and the chalky cliffs, and
wiped the sweat off his face and neck,
"You'll get sick of that presently,
my friend," he said. "And then I'll
take it out of you."
The day was very hot among the
tall trees hotter than it should ba
for the time of year. There was a new
tang in the air, Tony flung up his head
and sniffed. Then he came to His feet
with horror wide in his eyes. To right
of tho line the sky was smeared red,
and red glinted in the top-most gura
Icaves. "Fire!" said Tony in his throat, and
gripped his whip, bringing the but
down on Buster's quarter. The bul
locks snorted, thrusting their heads
forward with the sudden strange moan
ing that hurts the heart of those that
love them. Tony's eyes blinded for a
moment. "We've got to go through
with it, old boys if we can. But I'm
not going to leave you. And there's
no turning back. Buster If I get you
started"
Here Tony did a cruel thing. He
took the sharp-pointed bar used for
levering and other necessities, roused
up the rest of the team, and jabbed
Bueter savagely-in the tenderest por
tions of his toughened body.
As Buster Jumped forward Tony
dropped the bar and swung to the
joke, thereby saving an upset by the
Inst Inch of his weight. Then the
team thundered down the narrow
track, walled In by tangled . under
scrub and tall trees with ridden rot
tenness of foothold, and creeks to
make all thought of escape Impossible.
A smother of smoke belched suddenly
through the bush, smarting Tony's
eyes, and bringing his heart to his
lips. It lifted, and he saw underneath
one pillar of scarlet that seemed to bit
the sky. Then came the cruel noise of
it, and heat 'that make the bullocks
drip from flank to shoulder.
"This Is going to be a close thing,"
said Tony. "Must cast off tho truck it
we want to get through." He let them
pelt full speed up the next rise. On
the top even Buster was blown; and in
the minute's wait he slung apart tbe
hooks, and tbe truck' ran back to the
bottom to upset there with a crash.
Buster shook his shaggy head slow
ly. Then he pitched forward with a
grunt, making the pace unweariedly.
Tony's mouth grinned, though bis eyes
were anxious. He knew that Buster
thought he was doing unlawful deeds
by trotting where the rule was a care
ful walk. '.,..-
On the next siding the windward
bush fell away, and Tony saw some
thing that made blm giddy. All the
country that spreads from Trcgellan's
Gap far north to the Ironstone Moun
tains was under Are, deep ln the ferny
gullies, livid In the sunlight on the
faces, blood-crtmson where It ''ran
along the half-naked ranges. Fire!
The cruelest. grandest thing on earth;
a bush Are in heavy timber. It was
glorious, and powerful, and terrible
beyond words. i'-AV..-" .;i:';;;--"f::
Tony's face was white under the
healthy red that painted everything,
and the corner of his Tip bled where
his teeth had met in it He troUed
beside bis team, sweating and breath
less, and with a heartache of pity for
the frightened Wild things that passes-
truck") ' m.ck
htm. And stlli tie team slung neav
ily forward, with the dogged Bustrf
to force them.
' The road and the volleys of smoke
filled earth and sky. A spark from1
somewhere bit Tony's band, and .tbe
breath of flames fluttered In the leaves!
close beside. Tony prayed only thai
the fire might strike behind first. With1
that goad to drive them the team
might get through. A honey-suckle
ahead flushed, quivered, and broke in
to flame. Tony felt tbe pull-back of
the great body nearest, and but heart
thumped until it shook him.
' "Buster!" he yelled, and swung up
the bar again.
Buster charged In fury, bearing the
team along by his Impetus, - the
honeysuckle linked hands with a tree
across the llnei and dropped sparks
bn them as titer passed under. Tody
beat the sparks but But others Came;
fiercer, nearerj more often. Tony's
hands blistered the heated chains!
seared the flesh as the bullocks sway
ed and staggered; the hurry of the
fire grew more Insistent, and the lick
of the flames strengthened; Tony had
neither speech nor power left. Onl
he' knew that be must drive his team
forward forward until the river
should make the right flank of the
track and told the fire off by its width.
Five times the beasts would hav
stopped. Five times the unbroken
strength of Buster bore them on. Tony
saw by the madness ln his eyes that
there would be danger to the man wbo
tried to stop him, and he grinned with
stiff lips.
"Good for me I took you, you old
savage," he said.
That evening Jake, his eyes sore
With watching tbe fury of the Are that
had passed two miles off, said to the
group about him:
"Seems like Moffat'U hev ter git an
other bullocky an' another team," ba
said. "There ain't must as 'ud be like
ly to come alive outer that."
The slow clank of chains came up
the one street, and the dry clack of
split hoofs. The whole crowd cam
out to see eighteen bullocks crawl up
to the door and stand, leaning each on
the other. Jake gasped,
"Tony's lot," he said. "My sakest
Tony's lot! But where is the kid?"
Something stumbled out of the dark
that smelt of burnt flesh and singed
hair.
"1 lost the leading couple," Bald
Tony, in a voice that no man knew.
"The smoke smothered them, I think.
Buster pulled tho others through.
Don't unyoke him, you chaps. He's
got enough left ln him to poke a
hole through you yet I told you bs
was a 'dlnny-alser.' "
then he pitched forward at Jake's
ad faint They picked him
on Buster ain't the only
dinny-aiser in this lot" he said.
Young England.
QUAINT AND CURIOUS.
The Rev. 0. W. Goodrich, of Alpha,
Iowa, is cutting his third set of teeth.
Ho Is 90 years old.
Chicago has 1000 hewBboys and 30
girls under 18 years old selling news
papers. These facts are made public
In a report submitted by H. A. Burt
at the Industrial school for girls, in
Kvanston, 111.
Persimmons without a pucker are
Bow being grown by the Department
of Agriculture, Washington. The de
partment Imported some Japanese
persimmons and crossed them with
the American product
In a test case made by the Gold
smiths' Company, London, a court has
decided that gold and silver watches
are not "plate" and the Imported
watches do not require the hall-mark.
An appeal has been taken.
Here Is an extraordinary coinci
dence: The Island lying between the
American fall and the Canadian fall at
Niagara Is called Goat Island. What
Is now called Livingstone Island at
the Victoria falls ln Africa Is called
Kempongo by the natives, and this
signifies "goat Island."
Mrs. John Bean of Mitchell vllle, N.
Y., aged 65, has given birth to twins.
Her daughter, who lives in the neigh
boring township, presented her hus
band with twtat the same evening. Be
fore congratulations were over, Mri.
Bean's grand-daughtur sent word that
Bhe lUid Just become the mother of
two healthy children.
Besides the unique craft used by na
tives on the Nile, good weather sees
hundreds of graceful, white-winged
boats flitting over Its surface. Some
times there are so many sailboats that
it Is almost (impossible to steer a safe
course through the mase. The effect
of seeing modern pleasure crafts sil
houetted against a background of an
cient temples is one of the attractive
features of a Journey up the Nile.
The strange death of Charrere, a
wine grower, of Aosta, Italy, may in
terest tbe drinker of Italian wlnea.
Each season while the new wine was
warm from fermentation Charrere was
accustomed to take a bath in the froth
ing Juice, with the object of securing
a year' of prosperity for himself and
family. This year he entered his cel
lar as usual. His sister followed Mm,
some time later and In a search found
bim unconscious id the wine. In an
endeavor to rescue him she was also
overcome by the fumes, and both died
before assistance could be summoned.
The Fault of the Clock.
" Pat and Mike were playing a game
of cards In a saloon, and Pat kept
looking at the Clock. Mike said, "An 3
faith ,wbat are you looking at the
clock tor?" "Every time that clock
tick," Pat replied, "J. 0. Rockefel
ler makes $10." Mike dropped bl
cards and Jumped ; on the table.
"What in faltb are yob going to dot"
asked Pat "I am going to stop tbe
clock," answered Mike. Dally Tele
graph, . - r ' .
:'.' ':;- , : - .' . ' ;S-?;"::V
Australia Is emulating the United
States in wholesale and Stanton de
struction of animal and bird life. Pot
hunters . are 'exterminating the
mous black swan, :
Judgment Needed.
It Is worse than foolish to give a
tnilch cow the same kind of food that
you would use for fattening a steer
and vice versa. Use a balanced ration
having it made up In such a Blander
that It will be exactly suited to tha
purpose for which It was intended, v
Whirl te Breed Sews.
The age fof breeding young sows
has been demonstrated by the Missis
sippi statldri. Young sows should not
be bred unlit bne year old, for a bow
cannot make a litter of pigs and grow
at the same time, according td thelf
report. Our early-maturing breeds
mature at eight and ten months old
when properly fed, and are more gen
erally bred before a year old; but
breeding too young injures tho stam
ina. Dust Baths.
A dust bath is something that each
and every hen will greatly appreciate,
and really such a thing Is of very
great Importance. Have a box to be
used for this purpose so that the hens
can easily get at it, and you will
soon see them taking advantage of
your liberality. Some people make
It a practice and It Is a really good
one too to sprinkle a small quantity
or some good lice killer In the dust
bath.
Culling Live Stock.
A great many breeders fall to achieve
the results at which lltey aim simply
because of their reluctance to discard
an occasional anlmAl which Contains
a slight blemish, Wanting the best
they use what they know is not per
ect to produce It, hoping Nature will
kindly gloss over and ndt reproduce
the dpfect. Such a policy is suicidal.
The breeder who would enjoy the
highest success must not be afraid to
cull. Let every animal which can not
be rated as first-class and strictly so,
be matured and sold. Breed from only
the best and on no condition or con
sideration let your flock deteriorate
through failure to reject the imperfect
E. B. Rice.
Care of Moulting Hens.
It. Is time for the hens to be out
Jw the moulting period, butaaijjere are
nhv it.a"!r?A lrrtt-1?n-n-fUtAlaWs es
sential that they should havo the bcsBJit',- cover . her with a bushel basket
Of care and nlentv of stimulatlne food. let hef set The next tilght re-
of care and plenty of stimulating food
They should have wheat and corn and
oil hieal, and if they afe given soft
feed once or twice a week that has
been liberally peppered .It will do
them much good. A meat ration also,
once or twice a week, will be advant
ageous. The drain on their vitality
is quite severe and they must have
good rare to assist them in growing a
new coat of feathers and begin laying
early In the winter again. There is no
time of the year when good care is
more necessary than it is through the
moulting Beason. Farmers' Home
Journal.
Pigs and Clover.
Some farmers keep but few pigs and
.alee only enough for home consump
tion, but where a clover field can be
used to advantage for bogs It will pay
to keep a number of them and sell off
the surplus when the pigs neigh about
160 pounds eacH. Small hogs brin?
better prices and sell more readily
than very large ones. The farmer
who raises a few pigs for his pork
barrel may couut the cost and affirm
that pigs do not pay, but when a few
pigs are raised they will consume a
large amount of material that would
be of no vulue except for their use.
When the pork barrel Is full the far
mer Is at least fortified for the winter
With meat and in many places where
ho pigs are kept there Is a waste of
material that could be utilized with
the aid of at least one or two porkers.
Of course, most farmers would not
think of trying to get along without
pigs but occasionally there Is one who
does hot have them because he be
lieves the cost of raising a few is
greater than the value of the pork.
Although that Is not true In any case,
the clover patch will solve the problem
for him in the right way. Agricultural
Epttomlst.
Geese and Ducks.
. Geese and ducks may be hatched at
almost any season, provided that they
are sheltered from the heat until a
week or ten days old, and they given a
shelter of some kind to go under
when so disposed. They must have
plenty of water at least to drink. Bet
ter for them, It grown on the farm to
have water to swim in and keep them
selves clean and in good, healthy con
dition. Ducks will withstand indif
ferent treatment much better than
will chickens, turkeys or geese; ducks
will prosper where geese will die. At
the same time, ducks will do very
much better if well provided for than
they will if neglected. The greatest
drawback In growing ducks is the
careless water supply. The young
ducklings are peculiar feeders. They
will take a mouthful or two of food
and then run to the water for a drink.
Thus they paddle backward and for
ward from the food and the water un
til fully ' satisfied. If they cannot
readily get the water supply they do
not do so well. For this reason al
ways see to It that water Is present
when the young ducks ere fed. To
sum up, the main requirements of
summer care are cleanliness, pure food
and water, sufficient shelter from the
direct rays of the sun, and tbe remov
al of all chance of contamination.
Thus only can one be absolutely cer
tain of the. health of one's fowls and
a proper supply of healthy eggs and
meat Country Gentleman.
Peadlng Young Animate,
In foedlng all young animals, thrifty
growth is more important thwn to
fatten them, Many people suppose
that th only way to lessen fat Is to
restrict diet until near the starvation1
point But by trial they And that It
the food given contains tbe fat form
ing nutrition, restricting Its amount
makes what is given so much better
digested that the fattening process
goes on a before. A far surer and
better way to accomplish what Is
wished, is to give food plentifully,
but not Of the kind that builds up fat
and especially to give what makes
bone and muscle. It is for this- rea
son that wheat bran and wheat mid
dlings are so valuable for feeding.
They will not fatten if fed moderately
with hay, straw and roots and they
will keep young stock growing thrift
ily. It is a mistake to turn cows on ryi
or early grass before sufficient growth
has been made by the green food to
permit of its being used with but lit
tle liability of caufing scours. Cows
that are In full flow of milk will quick
ly diminish the quantity it there is a
sudden change of food. It is a tempta
tion to the farmer to allow his cows
on Ihe pasture or rye field on the first
opportunity, but In so doing cautlnn
must be exercised; thn first day only
a few minutes should suffice, the time
to be extended every day until the
animal becomes accustomed to the
change from dry to green food. To
turn a herd of cows on young rye and
permit the animals to eat as much us
they can Is to Incur n risk of low of
milk as well fls bowel disease in th
stock. The Epltcmlst.
How to Set a Hen.
As It Is the time when many want
to Bet hens, t thought I would tell
the readers of tha 1'ouluy Uulue my
method,
First, select a suitable place, where
wind and rain will not enter and
where there are no ruts. I set mine
in a large room In the loft over the
vagort hous?. For nest boxes 1 use
cheese boxes, the best thing for this
purpose. Place some slightly moisten
ed earth In the bottom of the box.
Then put In fine hay or straw, sprink
ling a good lice powder through tho
straw. I have tiled several lice pow
ders, but like i)r. Hcrs' best. After
packing tho box full of straw, put
some stale or chine eggs (6 will do)
in the nest. After dark get your sot
ting hen, dust her thoroughly with
lire, powder, place hor gently on the
move the basket and place food- dd
water in the room wiiole earn, a
dust box and grit Is all the food neces
sary. Don't give soft feed. The next
morning biddy will come off to eat and
will go back on tho uest all right. At
night remove the china eggs and place
15 or 17 eggs (according to the size
of the hen) under her, and she Will
set. I have had as many us 18 setting
in the same room and all would go to
her own nest Now, readers, follow
these directions and you will have no
trouble with your hens setting, no
broken eggs, and It Is not the hed'S
fault If the eggs do not hatch. It de
pends upon the fertility of tho eggs. I
have used this method of setting hens
for many years and find it to be the
best way. Try It Archie E. Vander
vort. Unadllla, N. Y., ln the Poultry
Guide.
Live Stock Notes.
Give your stable plenty of air and
light.
Keep your horse's mane and tail
well cleaned.
Have regular hours for feeding your
horse and give him sufficient time to
eat.
Feed your horse clean food; If your
oats are dusty, clean them and don't
feed hay full of dust or dirt
Give your stable a thorough clean
ing occasionally. It will more than
repay you ln way bt appearance and
be beneficial ln a sanitary way.
Always water your horse before
feeding. You can teach him to drink
then, by not offering water after feed
ing, thereby avoiding possible colic.
Keep a little salt where your horse
can get it at his pleasure, not throw
ing It n his feed, How do you like
your food over-salted?
Keep your horses well groomed, as
a well kept animal, not only appears
better but keeps easier, feels better
(like a man after a bath) than one
neglected. .
Don't allow your horse to go too
long without shoeing. You can train
tbe shape of the toot easier by keeping
him well shod and prevent trouble
arising from shoes remaining on too
long.
Train your horse to drive without
blinders. If he knows anything he
wants to see around him and with rare
exceptions, will drive better. O. H
Sammls, ln the Epltomist
Abuse of the Term "Swell."
Every once in a while artists take up
word that spreads like wildfire
through the studios and tbe places
they frequent until it becomes a
nuisance. A current illustration of
this is their monotonous usage of the
word "swell" to deecrlbe a good piece
of work,. It makes no difference what
is under discussion, if it pleases the
artist or architect or sculptor It is
"swell."
. ; The curious thing about the use of
this word is the variety of men who
use it. The biggest, brainiest men
In our art world are Just as likely to
drag it Into their talk aa the most
ultra-Bohemian student in the league
classes. It may be a fine building or
a beautiful canvas or a stained glass
window. It Is all the same to the
workers In these things today; it Is
"swell" If they like itNew York
Press. .
King Edward of England has a pe
culiar bablt of passing bis finger back
ward and forward under his chit
when In mediation.
'IHE PULPIT.
AN ELOQUENT SUNDAY SlftMON 87
THE REV. HOWARD MELISH.
Subject I " fiapentaan.n
Ttrooklrn. K. V.-Iu Holy Trinity
Church, Sunday morning, the rector,
the Hc-v, Howard Mellsli, preached
from tbe text, "From that time Jesus
bona ii to preach and to say, 'ltepeut' "
St. Matthew ivil7 Hesaldi
1 liHHitl 'bne of tbe ablest met In
America, n until who had studied the
popular iiriud carefully and observed It
most keenly, say uot long ago, that If
he were young again the one message
he would endeavor to bring home to his
countrymen Is spirit, soul, manhood
make conditions, not conditions men.
Three forces are producing the oppo
site view. Tlie first Is materialism.
Materialism ns a philosophy Is discred
ited. Twe.ity-tlve years ago It received
tremendous importance through tbe
formulation of a doctrine of evolution
by natural selection. To-day it is not
taught in a slugle university chair.
But materia Usui, ns a popular concep
tion of the world, Is more generally
heeded than ever before. In It God is
Identified with His universe. His name
Is Force. Ills law Is to be found uot in
the Bible, but In the latest text books
nn physics, Matt is an animal which
thinks. He Is a creature of bis en
vironment. When he dies he Is dead
as every oilier beast of the field.
The second la the teaching of some
socialists. There Is socialism and there
is Christian socialism. Christian social
ism endeavors to make a place In so
cialism for Christianity's emphasis on
the Individual. fcoulIsni is concerned
with the economic ni industrial reor
ganization of society. As interpreted
by some of its expounders it is telling
men that they ain't m just or right or
pure or honest or btrBnne under tbe
competitive system. TMtalk about eth
ical standards so lotitAiis men must
compete to live Is chil's play. The
Sermon on the Mount Ampractlcnble:
let a man obey its predpts and he is
sure to be thrown by the current of
life on to the bank as vrrefkage. What
is needed to make men Is a different
order of society. Such teachings, sncll
feeling, for it has become more a feel
ing than a clearly' articulated system,
has weakened the sense of individual
responsibility. I can't be pure living
under tenement house conditions. I
can't speak the truth in a modern pul
pit or a modern newspaper) therefore
I am not responsible for Impurity, dis
honesty. Iyln.
The third force, laying stresPnn con
dltioim instead of will, and so Menken
lug Individual conscience, Is tmrlstlnn
Science. At iirst thought tliJs tuny
seem an uttcrly'lnconslstcut statement
Does not Christian Science lay all tho
emphasis' on Ihe Individual-hls atti
tude of mind, his thought? Not at all.
What It emphasizes Is conditions of
thought. By methods which rival tbe
methods of Ilypntla and the Neo-Plu-tonlMs,
they endeavor to work four
mind In'.o a state where nothing, ex
ternal to your mind lias any reality.
Rln docs not exist The suffering, of
little children In the Home of St. Giles
the Cripple Is a mere thought. The
dishonesty of business line no reality.
The tragedy of uiiflSFof olif fSnTriftilt
of on? ffirfmTiirt
lions? life, .vlth its starvation, unem
ployment, ."warfed lives, or the sinful
luxurloiisness of much of the "Fifth
n venue" life are mere thoughts. Jcsns
on His cross was only acting n part
Such teaching has no social mes
sage. Christian Science has pro
duced some beautiful character, "Is
raelites In whom there Is no guile,"
who recognize In Jesus, as did Na
thaniel, "the Son of Cod," bi t it lias
not and cannot produce a social re
former to go Into a ilnck slum and
stay tlicre, working nnd dying for the
kingdom of (lod. because It has no
message to the conscience, individual
or social.
Over against '.hose three forces which
weaken Individual responsibility I
would put the one truth of . cpontancc.
It Is nn old word with a lomf record.
The vocabulary of some nation docs
liot know It. And thoe nations have
died. Wealth corrupted iliem, power
made tbeiu arrogant, nnd ariog.iiic.v led
to national madness and ruin. They
had voices wqlcli criticized mid com
plained, Which ridicule! and despaired,
lull l!0 voice with thunder anil light
ning lu Its tone to cry "Repent!" lint
one nation developed u nice of men
Whom we cail prophets. They, were
men who t;oke for God. The word of
tbe Lord came to thorn. And they
spoke that word to the conscience of
their nation. They made men feel
guilt, they pointed out the right way,
and they Inspired men to walk in It.
And this Is repentance. In circum
stances when other nations lmvo dis
appeared, as iu trunsplantatlou and
captivity, this nation was kept alive
because of lis sense of responsibility
for its own deeds, past and future.
That nation In tbe fulness of time
(rave birth to Christianity. Its Imme
diate forerunner was John the Baptist.
What he taught Is summed up in the
one word repent The rich man with
self-sufficiency, the powerful man with
his arvogaucy are to be leveled down
like the mountains: the poor man with
his patience Is to be filled up like tbe
valleys. Start now; for the ax Is laid
to tbe root of your tree and down you
will come If yon don't have fruit.
Share yonr abundance with those who
have nothing; cease to squander your
money on clothes and food when men
are naked sua children are hungry.
Stop levying unjust taxes on the poor.
Abide by the law and speak tbe truth.
Take whst yon earn and nothing more.
Jesus caught up that message and
cried "Repent!" John had been preach
ing to classes as tbe prophets had
preached to the nation.- Christ brought
the truth home to tbe conscience of tbe
Individual. Each one of you knows
of hla own self what is right. Then
do it Otherwise yonr religion Is a
sham. Your prayers are words. Your
theology is speculation. Only be knows
God wbo wills to do His will. You
have no peace In yeur soul, no joy in
your life, but yon are weary and twevy
laden under all tbla luxury and formal
ism. Your money is your undoing.
Turn from it. Resolve to seek tbe
right and do it, come what may. Yonr
foes will be those of your own house
hold. You will be as a sheep among
wolves. But you will find peace and
Joj and will be really free. In this
way He awoke the conscience of the
Mediterranean world end quickened
individual mponsltiility. ; ' v
How nre we to arouse among xn re
sponsibility and quicken our Individual
and social peiilance. But Is not that
preached by every pentance. But Is
not that preached by every evangelist?
It is, and aome men are touched by it
But when they go to the evangelist as
men went to John tbe Baptist and oth
ers went to Christ asking "What
wonldst Thou have ns to de?" the an
swer Is "Stop smoking, leave off the
use of alcohol, keep away from the
theatre. Join church, proy dally and
rend your Bible." This Is the whole
duty of man. And other men, virile
men. aeelng the insipid character of
Christianity tints professed, don't fight
it-this Is the age of religious tolerance
but pars It by as good for women and
children.
I appeal to the conscience of every
mini and woman here to-day. We
nre followers of Jesus Christ Now,
only Ills first Word to the world is
repent. He gave many more, but they
nil depend unon that for their real
incniilng. Until we truly repent Chris
tianity for us Is a sealed book. Have
we repented We have looked over
our personal lives. Here 'was a fault.
Here was a sin. There was a mistake.
We feel ashamed of this. Henceforth
in our personal lives we shall be dif
ferent. God torsive! And we fvel tor
given. There It ends. -
F.uds In ait age where there is more
wealth than In any age of the world
before: when that wealth Is attained
by some men, not by hard labor of
'lii'ids or brains, but overnight; in an
ne wjien because of this wealth there
's more luxury In a city like New York
tlinii Hi all the world fifty years ago;
where men and women live for money
u ml sell their souls for money! What
should repentance mean to-day?
It Is a message to those who have
money. Search your consciences to see
how yon came by your wealth. Can
vou sy with Zacclieus, "Lord, if I
have taken anything from any man
bv false accusation. I .estore him four
fold?" You know nnd I know that
many or our fortunes nave neen dis
honestly, lllcgnlly and unjustly ac
cn'iioliited. Bv false returns to State
oltichils, bv false use of tnut nionevs.
by false use of the powers of fioverii-
,-w)t !v f..ln lt.iclnnCQ mMlimlc !na
tills monoy been obtained. I(ep"ntrinoe
demands that restitution be made to
the individuals or tlie community from
whom this money was taken. Search
your conscience to se what wealth is
doing to you. Since yo:i entered into
the possession of monry by work or
by Inheritance are vou a nobler man
or a truer woman.' 'r lias money
proud, extravagant, nrrncai.r. Fiipeitil-
lousr i,ive it away :u .un-c. every cent
nt II If la I,, .Mm' tl .'rt iliCrni"!, I fa
with no money than with money to 0
down Into heli Are.
Milttat- Ic -.,.l:.,,r f ! ,T 1 do r,f n, am
nnd nom'en to wl::it .ri ( .i'V.I PeM.
in tills city. Tliey got t.ieir weniiii in
.Tuflni.r.n nf 0.,,"- -till OHI- fit in ;f ,-'
law: they can only fc'ifp it l y rontr"!-
ling legislatures and ercalihi ir.onouo
lic. And what do lliey say? TItev
fall back on cnmllt'oi" and dodge re
snnnstbilltv. ltcp"iit Fail? Vou proti-
blv will full. foiid'Hons r,r b.:,! In
politics and business. But'Cod bids
yon rail. t;o rorin cs sne-.-p among
wolves and fall. Yon will save your
soul alive here nnd hereafter, u is a
message to those who nave no money.
Money Itself Is not evil, but tile love of
It. the lust after it. Many a man who
lias not n dollar has the love of It. ami
Is giving his soul to cct If. It is his
envy of tho rich that 1? sin. If such
a man had money be would become
like the rich ho now envies, for his
sou! Is like his lu other's soul. Clrcuti
stanees may vnrv. one may live In
Mulberry Bend and the other on Fifth
., i-nniin .tw.li. e(,n!c nrn ntil-A n'l...
Idle t'ieli man in his club and the Bow-
cry loaier are one r.nu me same nrepii.
One has allowed himself to become the
victim or wealth, tne oiner me victim
of povorty. Both are victims, not free
rich or poor, but ras men. conquered
men. comes this message: Turn ye
from your poverty and voi-r wealth and
with tiod's help stand fnrtli free. Strin
yon, make you bare of Ibis moii"v and
know tbe jnv of bread ear:i-d in (hp
. - l.'iml !:..!- .,.,
bonrst work, nnd do !t like a mail iu
the strength of the I.nrJ.
When a man sMps blaming romll-
4tA,.c l,i'.-ir tit,. ,-..L-.
slblllly for what be is i: nil what he lias
none ne nns one ea ill- mai vuiu 01
Cl!rist-"ltepent."
Sonic time ago, In one of our mngn
Jilnes, there was an article entitled. "I
Have Touched the Cold." the exclama
tion of n dcep spn diver who had just
come up from exploring .n wreck lying
In the depths. 'J'ue writer of the para
graph alluded to the circumstances
Unit often thus in religious life persmis
"touch the gold" without seizing, pos
sessing and usln." It. How true this is!
We frequent the sanctuary, hear and
bundle the Word of Life, get a vision
of Ihe Cross put the sucnimeutal
bread to our llps-we "touch the gold."
aud still leave It unrealised from year
to yeur. For want of a little more reso
lute faith, we fhlss "the unsearchable
riches" of persouul fellowship with
Christ.
PtEASURE NOT EXPENSIVE ONE
Denman Thompson's Somewhat Un
kind Comment on Visit.
During the summer Senator and
Mrs. Oalllnger visited Keene, N. H.,
and learning, that Denman Thompson
was at his home ln Swanzey, and be
ing a great aOmiror of Mr. Thompson
and his play, the senator expressed a
wish to meet him off the stage and
to see his fine home. An old friend of
Mr. Thompson offered to drive down.
Therefore, one fine morning they
Uncle Josh and Hie Caller,
drove down to Mr. Thompson's house.
He came out without coat or bat,
hands behind his back as usual. The
following conversation took place: ,
Denman How d' dp. Bill.
Bill How are you. Dent Mr.
Thompson, I want to Introduce Sena
tor and Mr. Gslllngor.
Senator Oalllnger Mr. Thompson,
I hare witnessed your great produc
tion, "The Old Homestead," many
times, and always with the greatest
pleasure, but I want to say it is with
till greater pleasure that I am per
mitted to greet you In your own beau
tiful home ln old 9wanrey.
Denman Yas. ifi cheaper.
OUR MOTHER TONGUE,
He may b a drnrelst who drum.
Put he n not IiiukIH who hugs,
And no llBker ver lias tank :
Though you isn't get a rrnftsman to craw
A rt'siHtt-talile tlraiittuuman mir ovst.',
Aud a drinker may often druuk.
We ray of the iwlmmer, "ll wm."
Uut not of the trimmer, "She tram,"
And we never say mwerH have rown ;
Though a man wbo baa brought usy sol
bratcb,
The one who bis ranght still may catch,
And many a thrower baa thrown.
T la common for sailors to sail,
But It Is n't tailors to tall,
And more than one plan are not pies ;
If the broker la not one wbo brokea
Still the amoker may be one who smokes.
And more than one man are called niaa
Though never a spender baa apoan,
Tbe kind-hearted lender mar loan.
And many a dealer haa dealt :
We may ay that the man who weaves wove
lint not that the one who grlevea grove.
And no squealer ever has anuealt.
' 8. K. Klaer, In Puck.
Maggie unimmle. lsybuse sure ae
Ice will hold? ChiSmie Aw, gwan!
Uv course it will. Wuzn't I on it last
year? Judge.
The 8uitor What are all those
men's photos for? The Belle Oh,
that's my collection of souvenir
spoons. Baltimore American.
"It's awful, isn't It, the way the
price of necessities has gone up."
"Terrible! Why, husbands are twice
as much as they were." Life.
Swatter I see you are mentioned In
one of the books Just published. Prim
lyIndeed! What book? Swatter
The directory. Chicago News.
At the art exhibition: First Judge
Daublelgh Is a prolific pninler, isn't he?
How would you estimate his work?
Second Judge By the quart Life.
Stringem Say, do you want to get
next to a scheme for making money
fast? Nibbles Sure I do. Stringent
Glue it to the floor. Chicago News.
First physician So the operation -was
Just in the nick of time? Second
physician Yes, In another twenty-four
hours the patient would have recovered
without It. Harper's Bazar.
Anne Teeke Mr. Gasser is such an
interesting talker! Always saying
something one never hears from any
one else. Huttle Hottewunne Has he
been proposing to you, too? Puck.
iloro troublesome: "It's pretty hard
to be worried by a lot of debts you
can't pay." "Nonsense! That's noth
ing to be worried by a lot you simply
have to pay." Philadelphia Ledger.
Statistics show that the average
height of the American woman is two
taller than it was twen-flye
;o. Yes, -they come ligher but
we must have them. New York Sun.
"I suppose," said the drummer, "you ,
labor on the Sabbath and rest the
remainder of the week." ""No," said
the village parson; "I try to collect my
salary on week days." Chicago News.
Visitor (at Putin Bay) What do you
do In here all summer? Native Loaf t
and fish. Visitor And what do you .
do ln the winter? Native We don't
fish. Cincinnati Commercial Tribune.
"A man should instinctively seek
the society of bis superiors." "But he
should never say so." "Why not?"
"It would Inflate his superiors and Ir
ritate his inferiors" Cincinnati Tri
bune. .
Crafty Milliner Really, Miss Passay,
the white feather on your hat makes
you look at least five years younger.,
Miss Passay Well, you may er put
a couple more on It Chicago Dally
News. -
A correspondent writes to our editor,
saying: "An editor is supposed to
know everything; therefore, I write to,
ask If you can translate into Latin
the phrase, "Wouldn't that Jar you'?"
Sitka Alaskan.
Fair Customer Have you any good :
butter? Dairyman Certainly, madam. i '
My reputation rests upon my butter.
Fair Customer If the last I got of you
was a fair sample, your reputation cer
tainly rests on a strong foundation.
Chicago Dally News.
"Aren't you afraid that horse will N .
run away with somebody." "Friend,"
said Bronco Bob, "it ain't nothln' in
Crimson Gulch for a boss to run away
with a man, it's when a man tries to '
run away with a hoss that there's dan
ger." Washington Star. , "
"As others see us" Obliging motor
ist (to groom in difficulties with '
horses) Shall I stop the engine?
Groom Never mlndMhat, sir. But it
you gents wouldn't mind Just gettlu'
out and 'ldln' behind the car for a
minute . The 'orses think it's a
menagery comin'. Punch. .
According to Signs. " -
An Irishman was walking along a
road beside a golf links when he waa
suddenly struck between the should
ers by a golf ball. The force Of the
blow, says a writer In tbe New York
World, almost knocked him down.
When he recovered be observed
golfer running toward him.
"Are you hurt?" asked the ; player.
"Why didn't you -get out of the way?"
"An' why should I get out of the
way?" asked Pat "1 didn't know
there were any assassins round here."
"But I called 'fore,' " aald the play
er, "and when I say 'fore,' that is a
sign for you to get out of the way."
"Oh, it is, Is it?" said Pat "Well,
thin, whin I lay 'folve,' It Is a sign
that you are going to get hit on the
nose. 'Folve.' "
'' The Shrewd Son, ,' ',
"Hero!" roared the old taxyejrto
his son, studying law With him, ''yo-av.,-told
tne you had read this work on
Evidence, and yet the leaves are not
cut."
"Used X-rays," yawned the versa
tile son; and the father chuckled with
delight as he thought what a lawyer
the boy would make. -Punch. ,
Tb British empire needs ma'pa A
survey of its unsurveyed portions
would cost 115.000,000, say $700,1)10
a year for twenty years.