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THE SUNNY SOUTH
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Literature
EDITED BY
Lucian L Knight
EORGE W. RANCK, of
Lexinglon, Ky.. is en
titled to the gratitude
of the whole English-
speaking world for the
tribute of love which
he has rendered to the
memory of Theodore
O'Hara in the publica
tion of his v attractive
little volume styled
“The Bivouac of the
Dead and Its Author.”
We have long felt that
our literature was defi
cient In not possessing
an appreciative biogra
phy of the author of
one of its greatest martial lyrics, and
we are glad that- the task of supplying
this omission has devolved upon one
whose sympathetic hedrt and vigorous
intellect have so ably qualified him to
do the subject Justice.
Intimate personal acquaintance, while
essential to the best results in the wrlt-
ihg of biography, is ofttimes fatal to the
exercise of Impartial Judgment by reason
of the bias which betrays the writer into
excess of adulation. But Mr. Ranck
happily avoids this pitfall and while he
makes no effort to. conceal his admira
tion for the character and genius of the
author, he keeps it within proper bounds
of restraint and gives the reader an ac
curate portrayal of thfe life of the illus
trious poet-hero. Some of the data con
tained In Mr. Ranch's little volume may
be summarized as .follows: Theodore
O'Hara was bom on the 11th of Feb
ruary. 1820, 'at Danville. Ky., where his
father. Kane O’Hara, taught school.
Kane O’Hara was of Irish birth. Though
belonging to the gentry, he had been
an ardent rebel in the famous uprising
of 1798. which- cost young Emmet his
life; but eluding the vigilance of the
British officers, he had been fortunate
enough to escape to the United States.
Theodore O'Hara inherited his father’s
patriotic temperament. Betraying evi
dences of unusual mentality in early
childhood, he was given the benefit of
thorough collegiate training in the Cath
olic schools of Kentucky and he soon
became an accomplished scholar, espe
cially in the ancient and modern classics.
He was admitted to the bar In 1842 short
ly after attaining his majority, but the
drudgery of the law offered him few
attractions and he was glad of an op
portunity to abandon it later on for the
hardships, of the field in the war with
Mexico.
Entering the service with the rank of
captain, he was severely wounded at
Thaodere O'Hara
Cherubusco. where he was brevet’d for
gallant and meritorious conduct. On the
20th of July, 1847, while he was still serv
ing in Mexico, the commonwealth of Ken
tucky gave her sons who had fallen in
battle Jn Mexico an Imposing public fu
neral. , Later on an appropriate monument
was proposed in honor of the dead, and
while the movement was being agitated
Theodore O'Hara, inspired by the senti
ments which the memorial suggested,
wrote his famous poem. "The Bivouac of
the Dead,” whose stirring lines have for
ever associated him with those whose
happy lot he has pictured “on fame's
eternal camping ground.” O'Hara next
became an editorial writer on The Yeo
man, published at Frankfort, Ky., but
shortly gave up this position to embark
in the Cuban expedition In 1850, and while
engaged in this perilous venture he was
again severely wounded. Subsequently he
entered the regular army and was made
captain in the famous Second cavalry,
with whose fortunes have been associat’d
such men as Robert E. Lee, George H.
Thomas, Albert Sidney Johnston, Kirby
Smith and John B. Hood, each destined
to achieve distinction In the bloody con
flict of the sixties. Later on he left the
.regular army and again entered the ranks
of Journalism. But he returned to the
Aeld at the outbreak of hostilities in IStil,
enlisting under the stars and bars. Early
in the struggle he was promoted to the
tank of colonel. In 1863 he served under
Albert Sidney Johnston, and when the
hero of Shiloh fell he caught him in his
two arms. At the close of the. war
O’Hara engaged In the cotton business at
Columbus, Ga., where he died of bilious
.fever on June 6, 1867. He was buried in
the cemetery at Columbus, but subse
quently his body was exhumed at the in
stance of the legislature of his native
state and taken to Frankfort, Ky., where
it now sleeps beneath an unpretentious
slab of white marble bearing the inscrip
tion: "Theodore O’Hara, Major and A.
D. C. Died June 6. 1887,” but containing
no reference whatever to the poem which
has made his name immortal. Mr. Ranck
suggests the hope that this inscription
may some day be changed to read in this
wise: "Theodore O'Hara, Author of 'The
Bivouac of the Dead.’ ”
Besides the biographical sketch from
which we have made this hasty summary,
Mr. Ranch’s little volume contains the
latest revised text of the author’s great
poem; also another poem entitled: "The
Old Pioneer," written in commemoration
of Daniel Boone and characterized by
much of the poetic quality of "The Biv
ouac of the Dead.” In compiling this lit
tle volume Mr. Ranck has not only en
deared himself to every’ admirer of Theo
dore O'Hara, but has rendered an Im
portant service to American literature.
South Carolina in
the Revolution
as
C OMMONWEALTHS owe nearly
much to historians as to heroes; for
without the preservative genius and the
painstaking research of the historian,
much of the glamor which surrounds the
achievements of the hero would be en
tirely lost to remembrance and • future
generations would be ignorant of many
things whose recollection would not only
give them pleasure but be of paramount
importance. This observation applies
with special force to the historical labors
of Edward McCrady, who is doing for
South Carolina in the matter of por
traying the state's early annals much
of the same character' of work which
the late Colonel Charles C. Jones has so
exhaustively and so ably done for Geor
gia. Mr. McCrady’ has already pub
lished two elaborate and popular volumes
in -this same series, viz: "South Carolina
Under the Proprietary Government” and
“South Carolina Under the Roy-al Gov
ernment." and he now continues the nar
rative in his third volume, entitled
"South Carolina in the Revolution, 1775-
CANDY CATHARTIC^
In E Teazle
1788.” In this connection it may be well
to state that Mr. McCrady is president
of the South Carolina Historical Society,
and that by virtue of this position he
not (Inly writes with the tone of one
having authority, but he is also given
access to the. official documents and rec
ords neecfed in the preparation of the
work
While the work deals essentially and
primarily with ’conditions In South Caro
lina. it must not be assumed that the
value of the work is purely local. Such
Is not the rase by any' pieans. From the
point of observation wffich South Caro
lina furnishes the author surveys the
whole field of American htstorv as pre
sented within the scope of colonial and
revolutionary da vs: and in showing the
part which South Carolina played in the
drama of ca,rly events on the continent
he throws important sidelights upon the
study of American history at large, and
this fact should make the —ork appeal
with compelling interest to readers In
Massachusetts and Ohio as well as in
South Carolina. Here in Georgia the
work is sure, to elicit much inte-l-st. Be
tween Georgia and South Carblika there
has always existed the most cordial and
intimate relations and no heavier cloud
of separation than the mist which rises
from the Savannah river has ever come
between them. So with this double inter
est—the interest which arises from
neighborly’ feelings and the interest
which the scope of the discussion arouses
—it is safe to predict that the work will
find many readers in Georgia. But we
cordially commend it, not to Georgia
readers alone, but to every one interested
in the study of American history.
Mr. McCrady, in his present volume
discusses the part which South Carolina
played in the revolution from 1775 to 1780.
On account of the abundance of the ma
terial on hand he found it impossible to
meet the demands of the period in one
volume, so he divided the work into two
and will bring out the second later on,
continuing the discussion of South Caro
llna’s part in the revolution from 1780 to
1783. Mr. McCrady lays great stress upon
the effectiveness of the operations car
ried on by such leaders as Sumter and
Marion and he credits them In large
measure with the strategic and timely
movements which made ultimately pos
sible the triumph of the revol ltlohary
cause at Yorktown. While this conten
tion may savor more strongly of state
pride than of judicial exactitude of state
ment. it is nevertheless supported by evi
dence which carries weight, if not cun
viction. In every chapter of the wor*
Mr. McCrady shows that he has carefully
studied the annals of South Carolina and
that he makes no statement which he
is not warranted in making upon the au
thority of the records. Besides being an
exhaustive history of the period under
consideration the volume is attractively
and gracefully written, evidencing the
polish of the schools as well as the tem
per of the bench and constituting togeth
er with its predecessors an important
contribution to American historical lit
erature. (South Carolina in the Revolu
ticn, 1773-1780.” By Edward McCrady. The
Macmillan Co., New York.)
Easter Magazines
Replete with
Richness
ip ASTER always lavishes the wealth
of the soring season upon the April
magazines, making them rich in colon
both within and without, but this year It
seems that they are more than commonly
rich in artistic attractions, each one ap
parently trying to mimic the finery which
nature is now putting on out of doors.
*
St. Nicholas contains some unusually
bright stories for children. "The Noblest
of Roman Emperors.” by Eleanor C.
Lewis: "Life-savers. Old and Young.” by-
Gustav Kobbe. and "A Modern Magician,”
by Tudor Jenks. are specially worthy of
mention. Several delightful serials are
also running.
*
Scribner’s Magazine Is specially
tractive. Besides the serials the number
contains such Interesting articles as fo!
lows: “Two Centers of Moorish Art.” by
Edw:n Lord Weeks; “The Marvels of
Science.” by George Hibbard: “The Last
Laugh.” by E. W. Hornung. and "Sklp-
ner.’’ Sewell Ford. The senals are: John
Fox’s "Southern Mountaineer" and Mrs
Gilbert’s "Stage Reminiscences.”
*
"Recent Progress in Aerial Navigation,”
by Charles H. Cochrane, is one of the
features of the April Popular Science
Monthly. Other articles of interest are:
“The Foreign Trade of the United
States,” by Frederic Emory: "The Planet
Eros,” by Professor Solon I. Bailey;
“Two Contemporary Problems in Educa
tion.” by Professor Paul H. Hanus, and
“Suicide and -the Weather," by Professor
Edwin G. Dexter.
i*
Several interesting articles are present
ed in this month's number of the Atlantic
Monthly: "Reconstruction in South Caro
lina." by D. H. Chamberlain: “The Foun
tains and Streams of the Yosemite.” by
John Muir: "The Renaissance of the
Tragic Stage.” by” Martha Anstlce Har
ris: "The Trailing Arbutus.” by John
purreughs; "The Household of a Rus
sian Prince." by Mary Louise Dunbar,
and many others of timely interest.
Some of the features of Frank Leslie's
are: "Long Live the King^' by Curtis
Brown, an article which deals with the
life, character and habits of Edward VII;
"Shooting Oil Wells.” by George E.
Mayo; "Sending Pictures by Telegraph,"
by Chauncey McGovern: “The Lake
Froi)t War.” by J. D. and S. S. Sher
man; "McNeill's Parole.” by A. T.
Qulller-Couch; "When Twilight Falls on
the Slump Lots.” by Charles G. D. Rob
erts, and others of more or less interest.
*
Quite an interesting variety of articles
is presented In this month's Review of
Reviews: "Benjamin Harrison,” by
Thomas J. Morgan; "Queen Alexandra
I." by W. T. Stead; "The Career of
William M. Evarts.” by Albert Shaw;
"The Indian Territory: Its Status. De
velopment and Future,” by Richard J.
Hinton; "Neighborhood Co-operation In
School Life,” by Kenyon L. Butterfield,
and "The Relation of the Family Doctor
to Recent Progress in Medical Science*.”
by Augustus Caille, being some of the
attractions.
*
In ‘Harper’s this month our genial
friend, Mark Twain, is at hi3 best. We
have -read nothing more exquisitely hu
morous than "Extracts From Adam's
Diary." which announces the author's' re
turn to his own exclusive field. Other ar
ticles of interest are: "Serpent Wor
shipers of India." by Walter H. Tribe;
"The Australian Squatter.” by H. C. Mc-
Hvaine: "The Portion of Labe--," !*
Mary E. Wilkins (Part III): "Colonies
and Nation.” bv George Bird Grinn-11
(Part IV) and "The Right of Way," by
Gilbert Parker (Part IV); besides several
interestibg short stories.
*
In addition to the usual department
features which are always full of up to
date matters of Interest, The World's
Work for April contains several articles
of prime interest as follows: "The
American Trade Invasion of England.”
by Chalmers Roberts; "The Many-sided
Andrew Carnegie,” by H. W. Lanier:
“The Rise of the Russian Jew.” by
Hutchins Hapgood: “J. Pierpont Mor
gan,” by Lindsay Denison; “Archbishop
John Ireland,” by Mary C. Blossom:
“The Head of the Great Steel Company,”
by Arthur Goodrich; "The Political
Status of Italy,” by Sidney Brooks, and
"The Ratio of Education to Produc
tion,” by Charles W. Dabney.
*
"Disbanding the Cqpfederate Army,”
by Ida M. Tarbeli. is one of the features
of this month's number of McClure's.
With brilliant descriptive colors the
writer In this graphic article portrays
one of the most pathetic scenes ever en
acted on the stage of human events,
and. though of northern birth and sym
pathies, she makes no effort to conceal
her admiration for {he brave men who,
after so many brilliant victories.”were
forced to surrender at Appomattox.
Other articles of interest are: "Walks
and Talks with Tolstoi.” by Andrew D.
White; “The Story of the Beaver.” by
Willlam Davenport Hulbert, and "In
the World of Craft,” by Josiah Flint.
Kipling's interesting serial. "Kim,” con
tinues through two additional chapters.
*
In the April Century Irving Bacheller's
new serial romance. “D’ri and I.” which
began in the March number, continues
with increasing interest. Hamlin Gar
land's story. “Her Mountain Lover,” is
concluded and Bertha Runkle’s tale of
the Huguenots. “The Helmet of Na
varre.” is brought down through chapter
XXIX. Other features or Interest arc:
“The Transportation .of Iron,” by Waldon
Fawcett; "Trade Unions In Japan," by
Mary Gay Humphreys: “Some Americans
Abroad” (IV). by Charles Battell Loomis:
"Down the Rhine” (III), by Augustus
Birrell: “Old Manor-Hotise Gardens,” by-
Rose Standlsh Nichols, and “Fashions in
Literature.” by Charles Dudley Warner.
Books <5X Authors
In gathering up the idioms and peculiar
expressions of the early Dutch settlers in
this country. Professor William H. Car
penter, of Columbia university. Is making
a collection of material which will form
the basis of an Interesting contribution
to the history of the English language In
America. As Professor Carpenter points
out. the early Dutch settlers on Dong
Island. In New Jersey, and through the
valleys of the Hudson and the Mohawk
and the adjacent regions have left be
hind them in the language of today many
evidences of their mother tongue, not
merely In single words like “stoop,”
“boss” and “cooky,” which have passed
Into the common vocabulary, hut many
Idiomatic phrases which linger in local
usage, and more especially In nursery
rhymes and jingles which still linger in
the memories of their descendants. Dr.
Carpenter Is anxious to secure the hearty
co-operatlon In his undertaking of all de
scendants of these early Dutch settlers,
and any others who happen to possess
Information which would aid him.
In stead of adopting the usual form of
dedication, Mr. Cyrus Townsend BraCi. in
augurates a departure In his latest novel
entitled “When Swords Are Out and
Love’s Afield,” and uses the dialogue as
follows:
“The Lady—Do you draw your heroines
from real life, sir?
“The Author—Sometimes* not always.
You see, I only know one heroine In real
life.
“The Lady—And she is?
“The Author—My wife.!
“Tile Ltsly—Did she prove Her heroism
by marrying you?
"The Author—By living with me after
she had done so. madam!
“With an ever-increasing sense of her
persistent herosim. therefore, the author
gratefully inscribes this little book to his
wife. Mary Barrett Brady.”
+
Frank Norris’s new novel, which will
bear the Imprint of Doubleday, Page &
Co., is a narrative of the war between
the California wheat growers and the
railroad trust and Is called “The Octo
pus.” The story Is said to be full of local
color, as may be Judged (rom some of
the characters, such as Angele Vaj-lan,
an ill-fated girl w-ho was loved by Vana-
mee, the sheep herder and range rider;
Hilma Tree. the. dairy girl on Annixter
Ranch; Magrus Derrick, the’ governor,
proprietor of the Los Muertos Ranchos,
and his son Harran and others, all of
which have an exceedingly delightful
melodrama savor,
*
Another southern writer who Is coming
to the front la Miss Gwendolen Overton,
whose exceedingly clever story of west
ern life entitled “The Heritage of Un
rest,” Is rapidly growing in favor. Though
Miss Overton has been a resident of the
west for many years, she is a native of
Tennessee, and Is thoroughly southern.
The. Macmillan Co., of New York, are
the published Miss Overton's novel.
*
‘Doom Casite” is- the title of an inter
esting story which Nell Monroe will short
ly publish through Doubleday, Page &
Co., dealing with certain phases of life on
the Scottish coast, and if the story meas
ures up to the suggestions of the title,
it is not apt to appeal In vain to the pop
ular taste.
AMERICAN BRAINS.
NATCHED from the jaws
of death by what seems
to be clearly a miracle
of divine providence,
without a parallel s'nde
the days of the apostles,
Mr. Ira E. Teagle, of
Ashburn, Ga., will attest
his complete recovery to
health by leading to the
altar, at high noon on
May 8th next, one of the
loveliest young ladies of
Ashburn. Miss Willie
McLendon, daughter of
Mr. J. T. McLendon, one
of Georgia's most suc
cessful planters and mill
operators. What intensifies the Wonder of
Mr. Tangle's restoration to health is that
it seems to have been accomplished with-
cot human agencies.
On February 22, 1899, Mr. Teagle. who
wi.s then In the employ of Mr. Charles
M r , Crankshaw, of Atlanta, in the jewel
ry business, enlisted for the Spanish-
America,. war, going direct to San Fran
cisco and sailing for Manila early in May.
On reaching Manila he immediately began
to experience the realities of actual war
and took part In some of the hardest bat
tles fought during June and July. As
the result of his military service, he was
str:cken with paralj’sis and after several
months of lingering and painful illness,
which brought him no relief, he was sent
home in January, 1900, being given a total
disability discharge. On reaching home
he showed no signs of improvement, and
the physicians gave his family and friends
no encouragement To the eyes of those
around him it seemed that he had no
chance of recovery whatever, and his
death was exnected to occur at any mo
ment. But after thirteen months of pro
tracted suffering, during which time he
was not able to walk an inch, he began to
improve in October. 1900. As he began
to rally he quoted passage after passage
of scripture. Substantially as related by
Mr. Teagle, the change was brought about
as follows:
“While lying there unable to move him
self at all, having had another stroke
which paralyzed / his arm temporarily, he
said the Lord spoke to him, and said:
'On my right is the gate of heaven apd on
my left is hell.’ Looking In the direction
Indicated he saw that the gate of heaven
was of massive gold and that heTT was an
immense fiery furnace, but there seemed
to be more people in heaven than there
were In hell. Then his father, who died
thirteen years ago, motioned to him to
come on. saying at the same time: ‘My
son, I go to prepare a place for yon.’
He replied: ‘No, father, the Lord doesn't
want me.yet.’ The Lord spoke to him,
saying: ‘Choose ye tKis night who thou
shalt serve,’ and he further said: ‘You
can die tonight and go to hell or you can
11 ve and do good. ’
“He replied: ‘I will give up every
thing and follow Thee, O Lord, all the
days of my life.’
“The Lord spoke again, saying: ’Take
up thy bed- and walk.’
“Mr. Teagle immediately said: ‘Raise
me up, I gan walk.’
“Friends raised him tip. and Mr. Teagle.
taking the quilt with him, walked across
the room and back again.. He has been
walking ever since, and not even his clos
est friends can detect any defect In his
walking whatever. He can ride a bicy
cle as well as any common rider, and
apparently he enjoyg good health in every
particular.”
In confirmation of the truth of this
story, the names of suclt well-known men
are given as Rev. J. C. Flanders, Wad-
ley, Ga.: Dr. S. G. Cooper, A. B. Piver and
Dr. T. H. Thrasher, of Ashburn, Ga. They
know Mr. Teagle "anuare familiar Willi
the circumstances of his illness.
John Jasper, an Old
Time Preacher
Brain Workers Require Special Food.
American brain workers have for some
years past been largely using an especial
ly prepared food for rebuilding the gray
matter of brain and nerve centers. Any
man or woman who cares to make a test
by using this food, Grape-Nuts, for a
portion of one or two meals each day,
will find a distinct increase in vigor, and
particularly in brain power.
Then if they feel disposed to know the
reason why. they can have Grape-Nuts
analyzed, or take the analysis of the
London Lancet and the result will show
that the food contains the natural phos
phate of potash obtained Jn a natural
way from the cereals, and albumen ob
tained in the same way.
These two elements unite together in
the human body to make and rebuild
gray matter of which the brain, solar
plexus and nerve centers are filled.
These are scientific facts which can be
ascertained by any careful Investigator.
The food, Grape-Nuts, is not only the
most scientificai v made food in the
world, but almost any user will agree
with us that the flavor is unique and
most winning.
Virginia's famous old-time negro
preacher, Rev. John Jasper, noted for his
zeal in proclaiming that the “sun do
move,” died in Richmond last week at the
advanced age of ninety years, as noted
briefly with cut in “The Busy World”
column. Though he steadily defied the
march of progress in his Ignorant theo
ries and notions of the scriptures, he
preaghed with tremendous power and
never failed to be greeted with Immense
congregations. Th> sketch of "Brother
Jasper,” taken from one of the Virginia
papers, will be of interest to the readers
of The. Constitution:
There is no colored preacher In the
world, perhaps, more widely known than
Rev. John Jasper, pastor of the Sixth
Mount Zion Baptist church, of Richmond.
He lived in the bosom of Jackson ward,
at Y112 North St. James street. Here it
was that "The Sun-Do-Move” sermon,
whieff gave him such notoriety, was
evolved. Here he sat in his room, on the
second floor, and studied his Bible and
brushed the flies away with a cat-o'-nine
tails. while seven of his portraits—one
marked John Jasper, D.D.—looked down
from the walls of his chamber, and his
wife buried herself with household duties
on the floor be!ow.
He is of a very practical turn of yiind,
and selecting a quite elderly woman, suit
able for his wife, he made short work of
his courtship and was married in his own
home with his staunchest church mem
bers around him.
During his later years Brother Jasper
spent most of his time in meditations
He had a remarkable head. Tremendous
ly high and prominent cheek bones under
kindly eyes strongly marked a face of
benevolence and good nature. In the pul
pit he wore large silver spectacles that
added to his otherwise clerical iuok.
phrenologist would be puzzled to decide
where his intellectual bumps lay. as his
forehead commenced with protruding eye
brows arid ran at an angle of 45 degrees
to the top of his head, when his cranium
swelled out. only to end in an abrupt
precipice.
"Interviewers have made him out whol
ly Illiterate and erotpsque, and biogra
phers of his own race are prone t<Z picture
him as a learned doctor of divinity.
Neither picture is correct.
The old man married four, times. He
was born in Fluvanna and while In slav
ery (in 1838) he first married. He and his
wife both beionged to the Peachy estate.
"After my ole mistiss died,” says he, ‘ all
the estate was divided up and I was taken'
one way and my wlife another." In 3844
he was again married. During the war
he wedded his third wife.
One day the old man heard his daugh
ter plotting with her husband against his
life, presumably to git his property, and
seeijig that he had to get rid of her and
not having any one to care for him, he
determined to marry again.
John Jasper did not speak in the negro
dialect, as he is often quoted, but in his
effort to “talk proper.” and in the quaint
originality of expression, no less than his
vehemence of gesture, the visitor looking
for amusement found plenty to interest
him. Of his ministryjjasper himself said:
“I was inspired before I was born. My
father told my mother so. She did not
believe much about it until I got to be
ten or eleven years old. for 1 was just as
bad as any other little nigger, but when
I commenced to get big and commenced
to notice I knew that I was inspired, r-nd
the word of the Lord came to me like a
flash.
“For sixtv years I have been a minis
ter. and I reckon I have orough: thous
ands of souls from perdition. If I haven't
it ain’t mv fault. I have worked hard
enough.” *
The text of Jasper’s famous sermon is
Exodus. chapter xv., verse 3. ‘The Lord
is a Man of War. The Lora is His
Religion
It needs to be remembered that _a_ faith
which does not lead to genuine repentance
it not a faith that saves?—Rev. J. R. Mil
ler.
*
There is no place for self anywhere in
Christian living. The man who tries to
shine to glorify himself may be a Chris
tian, but if so, he Is yet following Christ
afar off and has much to learifc- We must
let our light shine so that men shall see
our good works and glorify our Father.
The best, the truest Christian life Is not
that which calls attention to us, which
makes men admire us and praise us. but
that which makes men think of God and
praise and honor Jesus Christ. The best
proof of the divinity of the Christian re
ligion is the daily life of the Christian
himself—not his words and profesaions.but
his conduct and spirit; not his Sunday
garb and service, but his everyday tone;
not his church ways, but his home walk.
—Bishop Vincent.
+
Woman Is the mercury In the ther
mometer of the race. Her status shows to
what degree It has arisen out of the dust.
—Miss Willard.
Miss Willi* M'Lendoa
Name.” The theoroes advanced are: The
earth is square and immovable. The sun
rises in the east and moves toward the
west and there .sets. The world is flat.
“The Bible days the sun stood still,” he
announces dogmatically. “Is anybody go
ing to say the sun was standing still be
fore Jasher told it to stand still? Do you
think Jasher would have asked the privi
lege to stop the sun if she had not been
moving. This morning when the sun rose
it was over there (pointing to the east/
How. in the name of God could the sun
get from that side of the houde over to
this (pointing to the west) unless it
moved?
“Now. Solomon was certainly a schol
ar. Do you know he was. the man who
said: ‘The sun ariseth and goeth down
and hasteneth back to the place she
moved from.’ It is nonsense to say the
sun does not move. The man who savs
the sun does not move, he does not Tead
the Bible.”
About twenty years ago, under the di
rection of F. A. G. Handy, who was then
a newspaper man of this city, Jasper took
a lecture tour of Washington, Philadel
phia . Baltimore and some of the New Jer
sey cities. At each place he had /crowded
houses, but as a financial venture It was
not very remunerative for the managers.
When Jasper first commence 1 his sun
sermons Rev. Richard Wells, castor of
Ebenezer church, published a card de
nouncing Jasper’s theory, and Jasjjer re
plied saying that nothing but deep jeal
ousy and hatred caused him to. put it in
the papers. Great excitement was caused,
and the feeling ran high among the mem
bers of the two churches. Whenever the
sun philosopher now preaches h.'s sermon
he never falls to handle “Mr. Wells” with
gloves off.
He was offered *200 a month to go to
England and deliver his lectures, but
recognizing that it was only a money
making venture, refused to go. His con
gregation offered to increase his salary
of *750 a year, but the old man refused to
allow It.
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IMMORTALITY
An Eafter Poem
Jewish Cup Candles
On the East Side is a quaint industry
which is a heritage from the days Of
King Solomon. It is the manufacture of
cup candles. They are made by fastening
a long and narrow wick to the bottom of
a glazed earthenware tup or tumbler and
pouring around it melted wax until the
fluid reaches nearly U the brim* ■ XThe,
wax hardens, the wiCiC Is trimmed and
the affair Is ready fori the market. In
place of a cup a glass}tumbler is often
employed, and occasionally a sllverplated
or sterling vessel is used instead. The
wax may be of natural color, tinted a
pale pink amd even scented with old-
fashioned perfumes. Generally a quota
tion from the Scriptures or the Tallmud,
printed on a slip of paper in Yiddish or
Hebrew, is pasted on the outside. These
cup candles have many uses. In ultra-
orthodox families one is lighted on Fri
day afternoon and burned until Satur
day evening. This complies with the an
cient Mw that no fire shall be made upon
the Sabbath, and at the same time it
gives enough light to see by in the dark.
They are also used for the sick room and
upon feast days and holy days. The quo
tations employed at funerals or on the
■anniversary of funerals is the line from
the Psalms: “In the morning it flourish-
eth and groweth up: In the evening it is
cut down and withereth.” A second one
is quite epigrammatic: “A man lives to
die. And a man dies to live.”
These cup candles seem to have sup
planted the oil lamp at an early period.
They are much cleaner than the latter.
The flame is protected from the wind by
the walls of the surrounding vessel, and
if overturned they extinguish themselves
without .danger or dirt. The heat of the
flame is just enough to melt a small pool
Immediately around the wick, so that
when the light is upset the loss is prac
tically nothing. Of the perfumes employ
ed benzoin, myrrh, bergamot and musk
seem to be the favorites. For orthodox
Jews with sentimental instincts there are
candles whose wax comes from the Holy
Land, and around the Jewish holidays
cup candles from Jerusalem and Leba
non may be found In tne market. There
is a certain sacredness about these relics
of antiquity. On one occasion an enter
prising citizen made a number of paraffin
and offered them for sale. The imitation
was soon noticed and an Incipient riot
was the result. The dealer escaped with
out any physical injury, but the candles
were all destroyed by the angry devout.
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Paragraph Sermons
My character today Is, for the most
part, simply the resultant of a!I the
thoughts I have ever had, of all the feel
ings I have ever cherished, and of all the
deeds I have ever performed. It Is the
entirety of my previous years packed and
crystallized into the present moment. So
that character Is the quintessence of bi
ography: so that everybody who knows
my character—and there is no keeping
character under cover—knows what for
forty or more years- I have been doing
and thinking. Character Is, for the most
part, simply habit become fixed.—Dr.
Parkhurst. <"
Repentance is not merely a little twinge
of remorse over some wrong thing. It is
not simply a gush of tears at the recollec
tion of some wickedness. It is not mere
shame at being found, out in some mean
ness or uncleanness or dishonesty. It Is
the revolution of the whole life. Sins
wept over must be forsaken forever. Re
pentance is a change of heart, a turning
of the face just the other way. It ie well
for us to make diligent quest to be sure
that we always abapdon the wrongdoing
which we deplore, that we quit the evil
course which we regret, that we turn
away from the sin which we confess. A
good many people get only half the gos
pel. They talk a great deal about be
lieving, but very little about repenting.
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Time long agone, far and remote old Job
Asked: “If a man die shall he live again?”
Upon his lips awhile the question hung
Then soaring ’loft. It swept the centuries—
Men through the fleeting ages heard the
words.
And o'er the rolling hills they echoed
Job.
Ah! "If a. man dies shall he live again?
Deep love took up the theme and na
ture’s book
Was opened wide. Page after page was
read
With close intent The gloomy moun
tain gorge
The crater’s rim, the smoke, the dark
recess,
The wild waves rqar and all the morning
stars . —
That sang together at creation’s dawn
Were asked, but asked in vain: no an
swer came.
The sunbeam’s kiss, tne rainbow’s smile,
the snow.
The summer's tint and autumn’s teem
ing fruit
Sighed: "If a man dies shall he live
again?”
Next to the fearful task was reason
> called.
"Oh. Reason!” said poor man. ‘‘to thee I
kneel.
And lay my agony of doubt and fear
Upon the shining shrine. Qanst thou
unlock
The fetters of my life and rend the veil
That hides the future destiny of man?”
Say: "If a man die shall he live again?”
“Ah! mortal,” Reason satd, "will not
content
E’er occupy thy heart? Thou hast thy
life.
Today 'tis thine to think, to feel, to do.
To love and to enjoy. Suffice not these?”
"No,” said the yearning man, "the life
I hold
Is hut a fevered phantom and a dream,
’Tis but a bubble on the scattered spray.
It soon must pass, but when this body
dies.
Will my Immortal mind triumphant rise.
Survive decay and spurn the direful
wreck?”
"Then come with me,” quoth Reason In
reply.
"And I will show thee all that man may
see.
We go in mind on wings of thought alone.
’Tis here we rest. I may not lift the
veil
That herms the future In, but through
those folds
My light may pierce to open glimpses of
The seeming far, but always near at
hand.
Behold! 'tis night. Yon earth before us
spread
Is wrapped In sleep; the semblance of
a death—
No breath disturbs the heavy air; no
sound
Awakes the hush, no light athwart the
gloom.
Drives darkness off; no life bestirs the
scene.
Now turn thine eye and look thq orient:
Far from the golden gardens of the east
The sun comes leading forth the dancing
morn.
And brushes with the whisking breeze
of day
The murky clouds from off the earth’s
chl'.l face.
Light beams upon the scene, .warmth
follows fast.
And life awaking from the seeming
death.
Stirs forth again arid all is action there.
Look now again. See yonder stately oak
Majestic, standing in the autumn snn,
See lightning blast its trunk—it droops
and dies.
’Tis oak no more, but see ten thousand
cups
Hang pendant from its dead and withered
twigs.
Within those acorn cups, the life that
God
First stamped t-pon the living tree is life.
They swell, they grow—the oak will live
again.
See yonder aged man, whose tottering
steps
Scarce carry him along. A sturdy youth
Supports him lest he fall, with loving
strength.
That father dies, but in his son still
lives.
See yonder beauteous babe, whose vel
vet cheek.
Whose rosy iips apart, whose coo, whose
laugh
Might well make angels in their envy
blush.
Oh! how that loving mother loves that
child!
How cruel death to snatch it from her
arms!
Yet it must die. Soon will the elements
That make that lovely form be fetter
free
And scattered far and wide. In blade,
in leaf.
In insect, bird, that babe will live again a
The insensate rock in dust impalpable f
Floats on the wind and lives in flower
and fruit;
The dewdrop sparkling on a blade of
grass
Dies in the noonday sun, but lives again
And rides the foam upon the heaving
wave.
These, these are God's, and by His
mighty hand
Are stamped and sealed with His eter
nity.
But moving on. in never-ending change.
The mind of man is God's—of Him a
part.
And when from his corporeal self dis
solved. /
Will seek its course as waters seek the
sea!
"Ah, me!” once more unhappy man re
plied.
"Thus, thus you teach. This not the
longing soul
Doth satisfy. ’Tis this I. yearn to
know:
When this poor mortal suffring flesh of
mine
Dies and decays, will I. this self same I.
Rise o'er the ruin and be myself again?"
"My task is done.” now Reason Said at
last.
"Mv teaching now is thine, but if for
more
Thy ancloyed spirit pants, seek other
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Seaboard Air Line railway one thousand
mile tickets are now sold from ail points
on its lines at rate of *25, including those
previously sold in the state of Florida at
*30. These 'tickets are good oner the
entire Seaboard Air Line Railway Sys
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and Washington by the Richmond. Fred
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Newberry and Laurens railroad. All
tickets which have been sold at *25 and
indorsed "not good In state of Florida”
will be honored over the entire system,
including lines in Florida, regardless of
such ndorsements.
He foufi
While
guides.
Two lovely sprites now flit before thy
path—
One roseate as the dawn, one calm as
heaven:
This faith that Hope, whose thousands
recognize.”
Then Reason fled the scene and left poor
man
Alone in sorrow, sadness and despair.
Hope next he sought, and found in
gambols gay
And sportive play upon the dewy green
A beauteous boy. whose rosy-tinted cheek
And laughing eye reflected every hue
That sparkles from the bow that spans
the skies.
"Come, charming cherub, what, oh! what
of me
Tell If a man die shall he live again?”
A ray of smiles shot from the dancing
boy.
O man, thou art of God. thou canst not
die.
Thy spul on high will climb the ether
,ults
sons and systems are dissolved
ust
feated to the God who gave.
and sporting on a bed of
ith the butterfly and humming
r ed thus by Hope. Man next
ht Faith.
her resting on a knoll secure,
her feet dark, turbid waters
lashhd,
A pensive radiance in her eye of peace.
Upon her brow was rest and sweet con
tent. ,
In every graceful line trust and repose.
"Most lovely seraph, give, oh! give me
rest.
From early youth I’ve paced this mortal
globe
In painful search of peace. Foot sore
and worn.
Now let me lay my heavy burden down.
From yonder murky cloud let light break
through;
Say, ‘If a man die shall he live again?’ "
A tear and smile met midway on her
cheek—
A tear for mortal woe, for man’s Joy a
smile.
She raised one finger pointing to the
. sky.
The cloud was rent and showed the light
beyond.
"Thou soul immortal, see eternal Joy,
And hear throughout all time that ring
ing voice
These words that seal the destiny of man.
’I am the resurrection and the life.' ”
Here Is Love
Herein is love: to strip the shoulders
bare.
If need be. that a frailer one may wear
A mantle to protect it from the storm;
To bear the frost-king’s breath so one bo
warm;
To crush the tears it would be sweet to
shed.
And smile so others may have joy m-
'* stead.
Herein is love to dally sacrifice
The hope that to the bosom closest lies;
To mutely bear teproach and suffer
wrong.
Nor lift the voice to show where both
belong; _ , .
Nay, now, nor tell it e en to God above—
FAINT TALKS—XHL
Faint as an Investment.
In the whole field of domestic economy
there Is nothing that yields better re
turns to the. property owner than paint.
Paint costs less than repairs and paint
avoids the necessity of making repairs.
All of the wood work of the house, in
cluding the roof, should be protected by
paint, obviating the necessity of constant
repairs and making material covered
practically Indestructible by the ordinary
action of the elements, while increasing
the renting or selling value of the hduse
by making it attractive.
The sanitary value of good paint is also
very great, as it preserves a smooth and
impervious surface on which disease
breeding microbes can find no lodgment.
This is an Important reason why the
walls of living and sleeping rooms should
be covered with paint Instead of paper. '
Besides, a painted surface remains clean
er and more wholesome than paper, as
it can be washed and disinfected without
injuring it.
Paint and plenty of it Is always a prof
itable Investment, particularly If the
paint la a durable one. The combination
paints based on zinc white are the most
durable, and as they usually contain. a
larger bulk of Dalnt and cost less per
aound than pure white lead paints, there
s double economy In their use. A prop
erly compounded zinc combination con
taining only pure llndeed oil and the nec
essary driers will usually stand in ex
cellent condition for eight to twelve
years without requiring renewal, and one
coat at the end of that time will put it
in its original condition. A pure lead and
oil paint will have deteriorated after
standing a year; It will need renewal
within three years, and if let stand live
or eight years without renewal, will re
quire. two coats to put it in good condi
tion.
The addition of twenty per cent of zinc
to the last coat of the original work will
retard this deterioration to soine extent;
but a good combination paint containing
a fair proportion of zinc white thorough
ly incorporated with lead or barytes or
both in pure linseed oil is preferable and
will prove the best investment the owner
:an put into his property.