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PINEY WOODS AN INCIDENT AT THE CIRCUS. It was at the Macon circus. A tow-headed boy, probably eight years old, holding tightly to the knot ty hand of his father, was wedged in between the legs of men who were pushing and crowding to reach the tent entrance. He was only a speck of humanity, hardly noticed by any one of the eager hundreds about him. Hiis mother, a faded woman, poor ly dressed, with the lines of fatigue and care indelibly stamped upon her countenance, patiently endured the jam, as she patiently endures every thing else in her sordid life, no doubt. Now and then she would glance fond ly at her offspring and pat him on the head. The father, obviously a working man, minus collar and tie and wearing a faded, dirty colored shirt, a man who toils from early morn to dusky eve for a living for himself and those depend ent upon him, was one of those who jostled with elbows and knees and gruffly declared against management that, as he thought, was responsible for the congestion. Just then the boy cried out in pain. The father had stepped upon his bare foot. “Shut up; don’t you start that fuss here!” demanded the unsympathetic father. The boy whimpered for a few min utes and then subsided as he raptur ously watched a highly colored toy bal loon that was clutched by a child who nestled in its stalwart father’s arms. Then the boy made his presence known again. “Pa,” he said, “I wanter see the lions.” JOSHUA, THE NEW LEADER. November 23, 1913. Time: 1451, B. C. Josh. 1:1 to 9. Place: By the Jordan. THE GOLDEN TEXT— "Be strong and of good courage.” Josh. 1:9. Suggestive Thoughts. WHAT SHOULD I DO? IGo Forward: Vs. 1 to 5. Joshua had hitherto occupied the lowly position as the servant of Moses, and was, therefore, called to larger service. (Luke 16:10, Matt. 25:21). Moses had told Joshua that he •was to lead the children of Israel into the He had been faithful in that position land of Promise. (Deut. 31:23, yet Joshua waited until God called him to take jjp the work. This is an exam ple for us to follow. Do the work to which God calls you, in His widom, in His way, and at the time He ap points. The death of a great leader like Moses-might naturally appear like a hindrance to going forward, but not so in the mind of God. Its His call for a new leader to arise and take his place and go forward. He says "Moses, my servant, is dead: Now, therefore, arise, so over this Jordan.” Moses was a type of the law and "the law made nothing perfect, but the bringing in of a better hope did.” (Heb. 7:25). Joshua was a type of the gos per (Heb. Heb. 4:8 Mcoy, John 1:17.) THE GOLDEN AGE FOR WEEK OF NOV. 13 “Shut up, I tell you,” said pa. Ma looked regretfully at her husbond, and gently caressed her little son again. There was silence for awhile, and meantime the trio had approached sev eral feet nearer the entrance. “If you don’t shut up I am going to beat you half to death right here,” and to emphasize this threat pa cuffed the boy on the head with his heavy fist. This produced a genuine howl, for the boy was unquestionably pained by the blow. His mother, regardless of pa’s stern admonitions to “leave the kid alone,” picked up the boy, though she staggered with his weight, and held him to her bosom. “Now don’t cry, Willie,” she soothed; “ma’s going to buy you a nickle’s worth of pea nuts in a minute,” and the boy hushed, though he continued to rub his aching head and looked affrightedly at his father, as if fearful of another blow. This 'brutal, heart-touching specta cle was witnessed by many. Some of them longed to interfere, but they re alized the right of a parent to handle his own child in his own manner. Pa evidently didn’t care a snap for public opinion. Neither did he stop to think how shamefully he was treat ing his own boy, how mean and bru tish he had acted. Such a thing as SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON By B. LACY HOGE, Norfolk, Va. They must pass from under the law for the time for the gospel had come. The Jordan is a type of death and they had to pass "over this Jordan,” a type of their passing through the death of self into the land of “All spir itual blessings in heavenly places in Christ.” (Eph. 1:3, Gal. 2:20, Heb. 4:8-9). God gave to the Children of Israel the whole land, but several cen turies passed before they took poses sion of all the land. (1 Kings 4:24-25). Their disobedience kept them from get ting it sooner. (Judges 2:1 to 3). While God gave them the whole land, yet they were to get possession of and enjoy only that part that the sole of their feet was placed upon. All things are ours (1 Cor. 3:21 and 22) but we experimently possess and en joy anly so much as we claim by faith. Matt. 9:24, Mark 11:24). We get all "That the sole of our feet” of faith “tread upon.” The world cannot give us these blessings, and the world can never take from us any of these prom ised blessings we claim by faith. As God was with Joshua and faithfully kept His promises, so He will go with us and keep every promise He has made us in His book. (Joshua 1:5, Matt. 28:20, Acts 1:8, Isa. 41:10 to 14, Isa. 43:1 and 2, Josh 6:27, Heb. 13:5 and 6 and 8). 11. Be Strong in the Lord. Vs. 6to 9. The Children of Israel were to pass over Jordan and go up against peo ple that were “greater and mightier” •the rights of childhood never crossed his m’nd. He had forgotten all about the time when he was a boy and want ed to see the lions and wanted a drink of water and cried when some one stepped on his toes. However, he is only one among many one of the home tyrants who think children are ent tied to licks and harsh words, and who are utterly oblivious to the fact that youngsters crave gentle ness and sympathy. The father who is a boy with his own boys is the greatest father in the world, for those particular boys.—Ma con Telegraph. TAFFY. “What you got there, Tommy?” asked little Edna Barber, the shoe maker’s daughter. “Tassy —have some?” said Tommy Green, breaking off a big piece and offering it to the little girl. “No, thank you, Tommy. I ’spect I’ve got most everything now —shoes and stockings, and a new frock. Since father, signed the pledge we’ve had grand times at our house, meat and bread every day, and he’s mended all the windows so the rain and wind can’t get in, and I ’spect I oughn’t even to think of taffy.” than themselves, (Deut. 9:1 to 3).. Three times God commanded Joshua to “Be strong and of good courage” and gave him three good reasons for being strong and of good courage. First. Thou shall divide this land for on in heritance unto this people. Second. “I swore unto their fathers to give them” this land. Third. “I will be with thee; I will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.” (Vs. 5 to 9). These promises of God’s were sufficient to make him strong and of good courage for when God promis es anything He is sure to give it. He will always make good His promises. (John 10:28 and 29, Titus 1:2, Heb. 6:17 and 18). When God commands us to do anything we need not "be afraid, neither be dismayed” for He will give power for obedience. Jesus said “all power is given to me in heaven and in earth.” (Matt. 28:18). “If ye abide in me and I in you, ask what ye will and it shall be done unto you.” (John 15: 7). Let us settle this question. Am I doing what God commands, and going the way He directs. If we are then we need never have a fear. (Isa. 12: 2, J John 14:27, Matt. 28:20. 111. Meditate on God’s Word. Vs. 7 8. One of the special commands given unto Joshua was to “be strong and very courageous to do according to all the law.” He was “not to turn from it to the right hand or to the left.” He was allowed no latitude whatever. He was to do just as God commanded. This would insure him good success SKETCHES By MARGARET BEVERLY UPSHAW “Oh, bother! take it,” said Tommy, crowding a block into her hand. “You’ve only just got what little chil dren all have a right to, ’cos God gives it to ’em, father says. He says If there was no liquor sold there wouldn’t be any hungry, ragged chil dren, nor any need of jails and poor houses. So I mean to vote for shut ting up grog-shops when I’m a man.” AUNT EFFIE. HIGH COST OF LIVING. In recent years there has been a great deal of talk about the high cost of living. The big men of the country are practically agreed in attributing the yearly increase in prices to ex travagant methods of distributing goods rather than to any increase in the cost of manufacturing them. As a nation, we have contracted the habit of buying without thinking. It is hu man nature for a merchant, dealer or agent to get as high a price for his goods as he can and thereby make as much profit as possible on each sale. The best way to cut down your cost of living is to study values and prices carefully and be sure you are not pay ing more than the same article could be bought for elsewhere. For exam ple, The Golden Age Piano Club will save you about one dollar out of three on high-grade pianos and self-player pianos. By uniting our orders in a Club of one hundred buyers we get the lowest, rock-bottom factory price, and by having the instruments shipped di rect from the factory to our homes we save the customary double freight. We thus get pianos and selfrplayer pianos of the finest quality and of lifetime durability at prices such as you would ordinarily pay for low-grade instru ments. Write for your copy of the Club’s catalogue and full particulars. Address the Managers, Ludden & Bates, Golden Age Piano Club Dept., Atlanta, Ga. and prosperity whithersoever he went. (Ist Kings 2:3). We should go to God for courage to obey His word in all things (2 Tim. 3:12). We must not turn from the word of God to the right hand nor the left, but, like as God commanded Joshua, go to God’s written word for guidance and follow it strictly (Isa. 8:20, 2 Tim. 3:14 to 17, Acts 20:32 We like Joshua should meditate in the word of God, not for special curiosity, but to know God’s will, know how to live and to do "all that is written.” He was not to say that he has given a non-essentiol com mandment or written non-essential things in His book. MIGHT NOT BE ALIVE. McMinnville, Tenn. —Mrs. Ocie Jett, of this place, writes: “I don’t believe I would be living today, if it hadn’t been for Cardui. I lay in bed for 27 days, and the doctor came every day, but he did me no good. Finally, he advised an operation, but I would not consent, and instead took Cardui. Now I am going about the house, doing my work, and even do my washing. Car dui worked wonders in my case. I am in better health than for five years.” Cardui is a strengthening tonic for women. It relieves pain, tones up the nerves, builds strength. Try it. At your druggist’s. 9