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vimiisi IS, i!>1 r? ] t II |.;
GOOD AS WELL AS NEW.
\<\V Ill.'itS JIIV illlll I IM 1"<?f? * III.' IIIOI'C
oiiif wh?*n llu-v jiiv ol' ical ;ii>i>li<*u
(?n which certainly lias the merit of
111e11ess is put forward hy Dr. Charles Kd.1
.IclVerson of the Itrnadway Tabernacle,
^"<?rU. in his latest hook, "Christianity ami
rnalioiial IVace." Why not. lie asks, es di
a new departnietit of our jrovcrnniciit
? lkttk
HOW ELIZABETH HELPED.
>in*i' 111ii111 .i time there lived ;iii old woman
li.nl only one little yirl. This little ?;irl
n;itiled Kli/alieth. She studied her Cate-iii
every evening. till one day when she was
rly ready to recite it she thnn<;ht of invitNoine
ot her little friends to listen to her
ital. After this, every Sunday evening Eli/.
ill had a little t;iitherin<r. Her mother read
Itihle to them. In a year or more Elizabeth
i a Siinday-sehool named after her. and in
w more years slie had a ehurelt. The peowent
to worship in Elizabeth Presbyterian
,n-li every Sunday. This is how Elizabeth
n able to help her State.
Eloreiiee (ia rison.
It'i.i'k Mill. S. ('.
LITTLE JOE.
1 Mmt I lltMV Was a III I it- ho\ WiiiiM- iliiiiiC W <iS
Mis father a.is dead. nint liis mother hail
?\v for a living. They lived in tin- little
it iif Huston ( .\lass I.
.tin' earned tiis living hy selling papers. earing
eireulars. and other tilings. 11 < was very
-mart. and worked nearly all tin- 1 inn*. About
tniIrs from his house was a pottery shop.
went there every week and got the pieees
' pottery, whieh lie earned home and moulded
beautiful things,
lie soon learned to lie a wonderful hoy. liee
of his home lived another little hoy. lie
i> a mean little hoy. and never did any work.
Not far from the house was a blacksmith's
p. When he <;ot through working he
iiited his shop swept out. The hlaeksmith
<ed Ilarrv if he would sweep out his shop
iv ui??i*iiiii?r for two pennies. llarrv said.
\"i! I could not work for two pennies." doe
id. "I will." So every day lie swept out the
|? and received two pennies.
Mm* day doe asked llarrv to go with him to
n. Harry said. ''All right." So they went
tny store, when' doe got lots of pretty toys,
the w?.y home, llarrv said, "Where did you
' so much money?" dor said. "I earned it
sweeping out the shop." Thereafter Harry
always glad to get to sweep out the shop.
It- learned that a pennv was better than
i li i ii ?r.
Stella lienfield.
A ire 12 yea rs.
1 W. Aradeniy St.. (uncord. \. ('.
!h*ar I Ycshyteriai.: I am nine years old. I
t a rat and it had live kittens. I have not.
it now. I live in town. My grandfather
' > out in tin nntry. I stay out tliere ri*?ld
n. My ora ml fat lire lias twenty four <rrandildrrn.
I had two ?;old lish. I hope the
|vtf basket is mi a visit. herausc I want to
orisc inv till Iht.
Kroin your friend,
liii'litiiniid. \'a. ('iiinillii Alsop.
' ' iir I Veshyterian : Yesterday in looking
tiie I'resbvterian of the South, my sister
i/alieth and I derided to write to you.
I' 1\ \<: S B Y T K U 1 A X <) F T Mb: SO
"whose speeial and exelnsive business sliall he
tin- rultivatin?x and maintaining of i111 rnational
'.rood-will If we have a seeretary of war,
why intt have a seeretary of peaee? If we
appropriate $1tlO,(MMt,(MU) fop our army ami
$1 ><},( >()().( 100 for our navy, eau we not atlord to
a|>|>ropriate say $ 10.OOO.OOO yearly for a I >epartinent
of I'eaee.' Are we to ip> on forever
assuming that lisit t leships ami fort itieat ions ami
bayonets an- our only lines of ?|efense?"' It
RS FROM THF CHI1
Father takes this paper ami the Christian
Observer. We like both of them. My father is
pastor of the Presbyterian ehureh here. Mr.
W. I). Talinatlof is superiiitemlent of the Snnilay
sehool.
Last sntnnier mother, sister Fli/aheth. sis
ter ("lara. inv brother. Henry Hut lor. ami I
visit? ?I ^rand mot her in A<;u\vum. Mass. It
is ri^lit on tlio ("onneet icut Hivcr. (irandma "s
house is .just across tin* road from tin* broad
and beautiful river.
With best wishes from your friend.
William .M. Paisley.
San Marcos. Texas.
Dear Presbyterian: I <1111 a lit 11? ?rirl ten
years old. I ?? ?? to school and I will lie in filth
OUR PRIZE.
This is a sister of the hi*-' doll that is. waititi"
to he eiveii to the little ?;irl Hot over thirteen
years old who writes the hest story. Isn't she
pretty? Her sister is taller than she is and
has lighter hair, and some people think is prettier
t han I his one.
Tin* stories have I11n to eoine in already
and we expect there will be a irnsit many m< !*< .
Kacli trirl may write just as inaii\ stories ;h she
houses. It is not w'eessary that the stories
should he original, hut she must write them
in her own words and not copy them from
some one else. < )f course it is much hotter to
write a story of your own.
Uememher that only ?;irls not over thirteen
ean try for this prize, the story must not he
more than 2~>0 words loti?r. and must reach us
before September 1st. Hut do not wait. Send
vour storv as soon as possible.
tkw<:
>>?
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jf f <1
ri
U Til. (r?ei) 7
is an odd tiling that this su?r?r?'stion tIocs not
si'i'in to have (m*<miriv<I to ;imv ol" our im'jh'o ;i< 1
voeates. Why should not the skill and ;irt of
diploniaev he utilized in keeping on good terms
with our neighbors, instead of IM*in?r reserved
I'or patehing up quarrels? Siu*h a department
would he eoiidueive to international good relations,
and would besides he a safeguard
against inisehief-makers and ruinor-inongers.?
The ( hrist ian I h rahl.
LDRKN 0
?
{Trade !H'\t year. I !*? ? i 1 ? ?] tIn* Child's Cateeliism
ami I have a Testament. 1 like tin*
storms ami letters in your paper.
1 will ask a <|imstion: "Where wore tIn* diseiples
first railed ('hrist iaus?" I will answer
< oriiflia I'ortertield s question: "To whom did
(omI {rive |||,. commandumnts?'' To Moses.
Your lovinjr I'rieml.
i.'i:.... i...? i. i
I 4 I l/?l IMI II I ?| IMH .
Sun Mjireus. Texas.
Dear Presbyterian : I am seven years old.
I have a ?fi?ld lisli. I live in town. My ^randI'atlier
lives in the coil lit ry. I hope the waste
basket i* on a visit. tor 1 want to surprise my
mother and tat her.
From your friend.
Kiehmoiid. Va. .Marjraret .Moiieure.
hear Presbyterian: I am a little ?irl nine
years old. I ?jo to Siinday-sehool every Sun
day that 1 ran. I am a I'reshyterian. 1 have
two brothers and two sisters. My oldest
brother has yoiie to San Franeiseo with my
1111?*I?*. Al\ bi^rjrest sister is ?fniiio" to Mount
lii< ksuii in ;i week or two. We liuil a real elite
Ii1111- !?u|?|iy named S|iot. hut it <Ii<*?!. We take
tin* I'reshyterian of tin' South ami the Christian
observer hot h. 1 enjoy reading tin* little
stories and letters. I hope that tin* trash
basket has jrone out for a walk, as I want to
surprise my ;_rrandniot her.
Your unknown friend.
Kvelyn Adair Sanders,
i We do not have any trash basket for let
Ii'i's ii swrct little jrirls. Editors.)
LITTLE HEADS TOGETHER.
Kneli <>)' the following ep,?tij?s of letters
ej111 he jit'l'ii11?r?*< 1 into the mimes of a Bilile
elm meter ami a plaee in wliieh he oiiee
live.l.
1. Sa/.ural lleahynt.
Itaarsnah I'ursye.
> \i ..i.i i ?i
?. .U.IIMI.11,1 ItllilillM'.
4. < Munis Uamasia.
>. < Hilars 1'H.jap.
fi. Mrnnis llotarin.
7. I>ylia Tylitarin.
5. Ijsitii|?;i Tlinnin*.
! . I.i'lix Saraivac.
10. I lot iiiuist Trasly.
MY FRIEND.
( Kroiii .IuiIro.)
i> Ilf was inv l'rii>nil. Hi- uinli-rslooil
All tin- vagaries of my mood.
I \ Say I was joyous, lie was gay;
jk If sail, lie fell I lie selfsame way.
^ lie lielil. with trusty eommoii sense.
All that I told, in confidence,
lie ilieil. Anil now I look around,
lint such a friend is seldom found.
I miss his kindly presence, yet
A dog like that is hard to get!
?Eldidge Denlson.