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SIXTH TAGh
7 HE SUNNY SOUTH.
SEPTEMBER 8, 1908.
With the Household
i hiee Holy Children. Bel and the ‘I AH Communications to This Department Should Be Addressed to MBS. MARY E. BRYAN, Clnrkston, Ga., Inquiries and
m, The Praver of Manassas, and Mac- F
Letters Requiring Answers by Mail Must Be Accompanied by Postage.
Talks on Timely Topics.
THE PROGRESSIVE APE.
S the ape progressing In In
tellect? Zoologists claim
that the ape today Is far
more intelligent and teach
able than he was even
twenty years ago. At the
zoo in beautiful Bronx park
In New York they have a
male orang and a female
chimpanzee that are re
markable for the quickness
with which they have
•caught on to eivilized ways.
Of * course neither the
orang nor the chimpanzee ape lias any
tail. The chimpanzee has a pleasant face
with hardly any hair upon it and bright,
expressive eyes. Both walk upright, are
from 4 to 5 feet tall and wear clothes.
The female chimpanzee is as insistent on
wearing clean garments is tin typewriter
girl on donning a fresh shirtwaist every
day. Troops of youthful visitors to the
park gather around the out of doors in-
closure to see the married pair eat their
afternoon meal.
uoees I. and II. Now, is it not strange ;
that only my Bible should contain these]
books? My neighbors, church members,
say there is something wrong about It.
and that I ought not keep the book, but It
Is a family Bible and very dear to me.
Will you please tell me how the Bible
was written I have wanted to know all my
life, and have asked many persons, church
members witout getting any satisfaction.
Is It not si range that people generally
know so little about the origin of a book
'tiiatis valued so highly and read so much?
Don't sacrifice your old family Bible.
Herman. It is just like most Bibles that
were eiriculated before 1826. Since that]
date, the Bible societies of Europe and]
this country have thought best to use |
their funds in circulating only the He
brew coneinial version of the Bible
which does not contain the. hooks you
mention. Those books are called "The*
Apocrypha—which means doubtful. They]
were included as inspired in what is;
called the Septuagant or Alexandrian ver-
Chat With Householders.
HAVE enjoyed reading
James Larkin Pearson's
magazine, “The Southern
Literary Banner," pub
lished at Moravian Palls,
N. C. It is neatly gotten !
up and the literary con-
tents are excellent. Mr. 1
Pearson'* sketch of John j
McCret'ry, author of '
"Songs of Toll and Tri
umph," 1b a well-written
and welcome reminder of
a man of genius, with
whore verso lovers of good poetry should
A more charming woman than this cide as to the right interpretation of d!s-
broad-minded little Texas teacher could puted passages, how can we of ordinary
hardly be found. Indeed, she is adorable j minds corwprehend these, when we hare
and to know her Is to «uve her—to feel, never devoted event or.e hour daily to
closely drawn to her by the strength of | studying the scriptures? The Bible ia
her sweet and lovely personality. Her | n sacred text book, written by inspired
conversation is a delightful treat, for to, men, and it Is beyond our limited untier-
enhancc her many accomplishments, she | standing if we take it literally, and verse
has had the opportunity of traveling ex- j by verse. We are told in It that It Is not
tenslvely through »he old world. Site giien to man to understand fully the de
ltas seen Venice, the dream city of Eu
rope. when "moonlight lay like n golden
cloak o'er all.” She has walked through
the streets of historic Home; nas c insbed
the sr.owv Alpine heights, and beheld
the castled Hhine and though welt
versed In six languages, she is no stern-
trowed ' blue stocking," but a jolly, lov
ing little woman wltn a hear; brim lull
of the "milk of human kindness." A
fathful daughter of our fair southland
she Is, and one of which the entire na
tion should be proud. To sum her up.
stonofBible, which was made nearly ^ better acquainted. Mr. Pearson tells she is ideally human. JdaaUy_ beautiful,
two cent furies before the birth of Christ. [ 1,8 that McCreery, and not Bulwer, is
It was made at Alexandria in Egypt, i author of the well-known poem. “There
under the auspices of Ptalomy Phtladel-! Is No Death," l»ut did not Bulwer also
plnis, who H is said, summoned seventy I write a poem similar In stvle and
Jewish scholars from Jerusalem to ex-, thought? Smiling Jonas, who is Mr.
brew® na V 0 , 0 /' o1 , ]'" (>Ienl Hc - Roscoc Hall, of Autreyville, X. C.. and
brew writings—and decide whltfh of these , *.
bore evidence of being- inspired and onft of ol,r Household members, has a
worthy* to bo used as Scripture. Tn honor brief sketch of a little-known poet,
of these seventy Hebrew scholars, the Cranford Varner, of Lynohbrug, Va.,
version of the Bible is called the’Sap- who was tll( ' author of the tender song,
tangent—meaning soventv. They had a: onc « so Popular in the south:
great mass of ancient writing from which! " I d offer Thee Thla Hand of Mine."
to select those they believed to be In-! Mr. Pearson, in his editorial comment,
spired and there was much controversy 1 avows his high appreciation of The
ideally lovable and there beats In her
warm bosom a heart of purest gold.
The day wai a delightful one; just a
him of the not far distant autumn in
the invigorating air. After an enjoyable
dinner at Gaston's hotel, where the only
thing to mar our happiness was the re
gret that Fineta and our own Mrs. Bryan
could not be with us to occupy the va
cant seats at our table, we betook our
selves to the Cossltt library, the beau
tiful brown stone building that Is the
pride of Memphis. An hour or two
we spent here in the presence of those
friends that have cheered and blessed
the lives of both of u«—nooks, then we
and the right man Is In
young chimpanzee called Zoko. fresh* vise the Bible, they tin opposition to Julia Coman T ait as a sketch writer and
from Congo, hut already well-mannered I the Protestants) accepted every book in ! BB a reviewer of hooks. As a medium
and gentle. Zoko Is that very rare type ! the Vulgate or Latin translation. Bitter! * ri " literary criticism and for the ex
a blonde, and is only a year old, but* controversies raged over the apocrypha in! *’ rcs ‘?* <>n aspiring young talent In the
quite large and tall and more intelligent! recent times. One was 'begun in Scotland i south, The Literary^ Banner has a prom
for his age than any chimpanzee hither- I in 1825 and was carried on for several
known. Great things are expected j year? until finally the Bible societies
agreed that they would circulate only the
Canonical Scriptures.
There were apocrypha] hooks in the
New Testament also.
Hennas” was read
inspire! by the early ecclesistatics—Ira
of Zoko if h e should live. Nearly all his
kind in captivity die of consumption. The i
most promising young chimpanzee in I
Central park zoo was dying of the dread I
disease when I lived in New York. He j
seemed to be aware of the doom that
threatened him and every day he watched j n evs. Clemens. Origen and others- also
restlessly for his doctor, of whom he was : , ilP Eptet i,. Barnabas and "The Epistle! 3
fond. One day he came to meet of Pnb-cnrn iri,.« P hb.<, i.nl ' '
Bing field,
charge.
Our dear shut-ins have a little say
this week; they wore left out last week
with a number of others. Margaret
'"““The Shenherd"ofi Richard has been absent from us longer
in -he churches -.I than her friends like; site has not been
nun urns as; i(1]p A poem of hers appeared this simi-
i mer in Talent, a Philadelphia magazine,
! anti site has had a poem accepted by
little Folks," and another by Col-
big ant; „ - —, - ,
In and eaten. • J°u not Herman find many noble prov-|
No, the little monkey 1 knew was aj era * n the Son of Sarach?”
plcbian kind, but its intelligence was Sur- | Some of the literature, which was re-j
prising. It had belonged to a negro boy j jeeted from the first by the collectors of’
who had bought it from an organ grinder; inspired works, is very curious and inter-1
In Tallahassee, and soon tiring of it, beat] esting. Enoch (which is quoted in the.
It so cruelly that it wag taken from him j Epistle of Jude) disappeared entirely, and!
and carried to the “white folks house, ’ j was found In more inoderl times in Etlii-
where I—a child—was bearding and walk- j opia among the Abyssynlans. It contains
ing 2 miles every day to an "old field! much curious matter concern’ng the oc-l
scnool." The mistress of the house had i cult—the scenes and mystic powers of the!— ,, -j . A , Q i„tiov about
recently suffered a crushing bereavement | invisible world. "Little Genesis or The j ff ay --Joodwater, 'h!-' iS^honhone wBl
In the loss of her entire family, and m- - Jubilee Year" is another strange au-j ** ie Eulalle and e gr p p I
different, through grief, she left the man- tint book which was rejected. It pur-] aPP° ar next week. i
agement of everything to the servants., ports to be a rcvelatloi to Moses on Mt. The evolution , h -v thpv
‘ ' litle monkey and gave ; y Tt . Zion. au d contain nronhetin mlmi.nl.! close. Many have w.itten th- tne>
farm with her husband,
pects were bright for
ly desired change, it was found that sne .
must go to a hospital and suffer an op- i
eration. She will he there a month or
more, perhaps, and in the meantime !
ton the 28th of this month! falls her
birthday, and she earnestly wishes that j
her Household friends would cheer her j
with letters and postals on that day—j
addressing these to Mrs. R- Pearl Mr- ,
Her letter about
signs of the Creator. Then remember
what Christ said when the little children
nestled lovingly and trustingly about
Him: "Unless ye become even as one cf
these." etc.
Those whose duty It Is to “search the
scriptures," who are called by God espe
cially ifor the work of the ministry. mu.t,
or should, devote their whole lives to the
work. They should let no worldly Influ
ences whatsoever Influence or distract
them from this, their sacred life’s work.
You and X have humbler but also hav.»
sacred and vital duties to perform. Wa
nred but remember that Christ said:
"Moses gave you ten commandments, I
give you but one.” Wo all know what
that one is, and, indeed, if we fulfill that
one we have no time for the searching
out of hidden truths, save those that,
by the grace of God. are granted 113 be
cause of our souls’ communions with
HI m.
Now forgive me, friends; this is the
first time I have been n fault finder; but
religion Is. to me, something so very
sacred that I would never hear it dis
cussed excepting most thoughtfully and
•prayerfully.
And if some of you resent what I have
said, please write out your resenting
thought to me ipersonally. Let us not
make our Jolly, soefal page one of vitu
peration.
There are some dear friends who may
believe 1 have forgotten them; not so.
but T have so many irons in the fire, and
so very much writing to do, and t!m >
seems to Have acquired some improved
flying machine, that I cannot find time
to make my hands do all that my heart
would have them do.
And on top of all comes that fall gar
den. I have a fixed idea that if it is
not bossed, and worked the most by me
it will be a 'failure; therefore, i am now
getting ready to sow cabbage, turnips,
celery, lettuce and English pea3. And as
soon as the moon gets right 1 must sec
that the Irish potatoes are planted. Oh.
1 am heart, head and hand with you
farmers. Go to the farm, and those
"food investigations” need have no ter
rors for you.
MRS. GEORGE H. STRATNBB.
Crystal River, Fla.
N. B.—Will some cousin please send me
the words and music of Ixmgfellow's
"i he Bridge?"
A MEMORABLE NIGHT.
Would you like to hear how four young
people went to the bottom of St. An-
— — _ - drew's bay, on the Florida coast, on a
Just as pros- ; „ nappy four we would make,” breathed w [* u i n jgln in September?
this eager- ] Mary Pettus Thomas, while I heartily I My cousin, Agnes, a young lady from
agreed with her. ] Georgia, was visiting me at my holme
To one who loves all things beautiful • oa pay, anc j we had accepted an in-
as does myself It was a rare, treat to sit ] vitation to a party at a hotel across the
here and listen to the soft, kind words ! jj ay> two m iies distant, having as our
of '.Mary 1’ettus Thomas, as she, at my ! escorts two “up the country" boys. ..e
suggestion, read aloud from her beautiful j arrived at the party in good time, and
“Fancies in Verse," rendering what was j enjoyed the occasion with the usual zest
already beautiful, by the magic of her; 0 f young people. When it came lime to
well modulated tones, more lovely still, j start home, we found that a stiff breeze
Her “Forward" is an inspiration and | had sprung up, and that the sky was
"Our College Town" Is a gem of rare | dark and threatening. But with unheed
setting. Verse after verse she read, yet j ing hearts, we set sai'. We had gone
I like Oliver Twist, 1 eagerly cried for , half the way when a squall struck us,
more.” At the finish my delight was i t >-,e wind being accompanied by driving
bosom the crafts of trade and commerce.
In the background rose the green stiores
of the ferti.e. hut miasmatic lowlands
of Arkansas, and to westward, spanning
the river showed the great Eads bridge,
a monument to the engineering skill of
the world. After feasting- on these
scenes we caught a car for Overton
park and the zoo. By many beautiful
iiowcr-embowereil homes we sped until
at Inst we drew up at our destination
which Is several miles from the city and
situated amid grand trees and lovely
flowers. We rambled about for a time
and finally seated ourselves on a rustic
sent fronting a beautiful little lake, run-
sunken craft, and we scrambled into
it eagerly, and sat drenched and ex-
I hausted. but full of thankfulness that
i our lives had been saved. Our young
i rescuer took us to his own home, where
; his good mother promptly and kindly
! assisted us to get into dry clothes,
I warmed us, and put us to bed.
I had been quite brave and self-pos
sessed, until all the peril was over; and
then, for the first time In my life, I had
hysterics. As I lay quivering in bed, 1
could see Tom's agonized face as he |
sank, and hear his wild cry for help. t
Agnes was now more composed than 1 j
and it was she who had to soothe and |
quiet me.
The storm proved so violent that It i
was afternoon of the following day be
fore we could cross the hay and reach
our home, where our dear ones were ,
wild with anxiety. When all was over, }
we tried to look on the experience as ]
very funny, and told jokes on one an- j
other, about what each one said and did !
In the hour of trial, but in our hearts j
the recollection of that night of peril
remains as a dread memory—sfnd our j
escape from watery grave as a merciful ^
Intervention of Providence. If this Is
published, 1 will tell you about a trip
on the gulf, and the Incidents connected j
with it. BVASELINE.
Florida.
J could watch Its ways a*»d note the
feminine Instinct <>f cleanliness and ot
motherhood. Early in the morning while
I sat reading at tin; window I
Katy brush out th
old blanket and lav it in
Other curious books are; "Adam," a
"The Apoclay-pse of CVIoses," containing
uld see , an account of how Adam ami Eve were
box, fold the ! :ic de; how they fell. Peth's dialogue with
corner of the his mother about Adorn, and the burial ot
| pencil, would till three columns of th
na .... r.,.,- i.-u.n xiasrin elves
-and
that some
box and scour tin- tin plate will:
and an old rag. then set it out in tne |
hope—often a i.-.rlorn hope
breakfast would be put in it
One day a little m
some young kittens t<:
under the orange, tree
key and dropped one
lam beside Abel. This hook purported
to be a revolution made to Moses after
he received the tablets of the law bv the
( arch angel Mlc'narel. These ibooks’ and
, was sent with i many others were rejected as non-scrlp-
'drowli. He stopped j tural l-i the Septanglnt council,
to tease the mon- ; You ask how the Bible was written,
the kittens. It ! You know of course that there was no
refused to part with it. She hugged it to j neither was there any paper or pent), oi
lier breast and fondled it She nursed it pencils like ours, writing was done either
fo’- days trying to make it eat when her | upon waxed tablets with a sharp-pointed
scant food whs brought, and when tl died instrument, called a stylus, or upon par -h-
takeh from her she cried ment (prepared from the skins
they arc vpry human-t mais) or upon "papyrus,"
these pathetic little |
and iiad to i
pitifully. Yes
like in their instincts,
people of tile ivc
M. E. B-
pfll Of
reed.
nrn-
mado of the
The writing was done
WITH CORRESPONDENTS.
Charles II. You can get a divorce£om
on i he sheet.? of payprus with a sharpen
er reed dipped in colored gunt water and
turn the sheets were pasted together and
Charles II. You can ge; e .. ... rolled up on a staff, each of these rolls
your wife in your own state. Kentucn.j. being front eight to sixteen Inches long, I
on the ground of ungovernable temp-" , j usually Though rolls have been found that
or v on can move over to Ohio cud ha. e measured 30 feet. These were called "vol-
vom- wife refuse to go with you and • union"—hence our word "volume." and •
obtain a divorce on Hie ground of that constituted the books that filled ancient'
refusal; or she can leave you, and go to; libraries, many thousands of these rolls
paper. John Mason gives next week a
special answer to Senex, and Mr. t\ hit-
comb contributes "What Josephus
Meant,” an article which, though .ong.is
so brimful of information concerning the
fascinating science of geology (wUi.'h. as
you know, does not treat of man s evo
lution i. that I am sure it will be read
with interest.
G. AY. has some pretty hard raps from
Sam Burton, l>ut this is a game two can
plav at. and G. W. can rap back m \
good form. There is no lack of vim in
chat quarter, nor of good sense and good
humor—two essentials in a pen or a j
tongue combat. These little fnendly
eontests sharpen the wits and break ,
the monotony—also the “crust,' as John
says. A good many of our members !
send humorous flings at the monkey, *
ridiculing the Darwin idea that
Simian is our ancestor. As l
1 have never been able to
talked of Household affairs and many J water. His brother cried out: "Oh, my
other things and when we arose to go 1 Lord, Tom Is overboard, and he can't
the sun was already beginning to bide its
face In the tree tops. Reaching the city
we partook of refreshments once again
and walked together through Court
Square, "the squirrel park’;; then parted
to meet again. 1 hope, some other bright
swim a lick.”
That threw us into a frenzy of excite
ment, and vve rushed here and there, do
ing nothing, but trying to do much. . We
found nothipg to throw overboard; may
be we were too excited to see anything.
May in the future, if not on earth, yon- i The next thing we knew- the boat
ilrr “where angel harps ring forever and ; careened over suddenly into the tvater.
“arts are alwavs glad.”
JULIA COMAN TATT.
SOME JOYOUS DAYS.
Oh, some glad day, some joyous day,
1 shall not be, as now-,
A bird with bruised and broken wing
At rest upon a bough!
But I shall freely soar afar.
Upborne on pinions strong,
li e t The while I let my full heart forth
have saivb I ln S*ad and grateful song,
give my ]
Dar- Oil. some glad day. some joyous day.
heart or mv gray ion ' but 11 N» more the shade for me!
or the ' Kor { shall seek tihe vales and hills
w!n*s idea of human
have a warm spot in ^m.v^ ^ word I Where shines the sunlight free,
1 The trees will whisper: "Rest, ah, rest!”
monkey, and 1 have
for him in Timely Talk.
Will some of our
altted teacher mem- ! The flowers will beckon: “Come!"
indent
bers inform a Louisiana corre?p<
i-hat has been done with Andrew Car-
gull - Most women say things on paper
ttiey would not say with their lips. She
is repentant you say; why not forgt’.c
her, as in times past, she has no
doubt forgiven or has had cause for for
giving you. You have children, and tne
■b’ow you propose to strike her—falls on
^hem—the shame and the breaking up qi
home. If you mils; divorce her, let it
the on grounds that will not make her an
outcast and disgrace
roil will give
children. if,
r full name and ad- 'bath
a the bool-: stores of that day. So !_ a nd think you may be remotely allied
that the first Bible were In the form of to* them? To he related to Annie” is an
of paper or of parchment, and In, honor not only because of her own ex-
some instances they were waxed tablets. eellent personality, but because tne
I hey consisted at first of the laws of Hood in her veins is of the very bluest
Moses nnd the writings of the prophets.' . { j, e true old aristocracy,
to which the historical books were added.! Mr. Orton, there are two rumors con-
\ ery few individuaIs owned even ;> part of eerning von—one, that you are married
the Scripture. The sacred rolls were iirt d too happy for pen utterance; the
kepi In the synagogues nnd rend to the' 0 ther that you have been made man-
people every Saturday—the Jewish Sa'i-' a „ lnff editor'of a New York daily, and
from these rolls that the’the Household has become
5t is not true. The people of the truth
a:-e remarkably quiet law-abiding citizens
once in a long while, where some awful
revolting crime, calls for Immediate
vengeance, a few of the more impulsive] . receiver!
ones do not wait for the tard” law toj ljps of gt p PtPr
apostles or by persons who had heard the].having the benefit of the fact,
saying and knew of the acts of Jesus from I Engin
_ , Engineer, Carrier. Luther, Texas Boy,
His followers. The gospel of St. Mat- Billy and many of our best hoys are
thew is believed to ha.ve been written bv neglecting us. What change has come
apostle himself. St. Mark is sahl over the spirit of their dreams? Some
his account from the'of our girls also are silent—a rare thing
The New Testament! fer girls to be. When the cool, long
ome and the deserted fireside
tile
e " r "v:,s , £ 'si sr&nsr &!
A DAY WITH
curving. neVer * ! * ew ° f “ s llke 6VCr ° C -j .radictory'ofg ti;e'other te*fhings of] Qn her retur ^riJT'rexas. after a
Herman Stark says; "I am a bachelor, loving ^0 "incv-- ?u| ° 0 "' j deUghtful vacation spent her o|d l>n-
of 40. T live alon? on a farm ln the] The first collection of the New Testa-' nessee hor ”% Mary Pet us
depth of country. Having'but few neigh-; m ent writings was made by Marclona In; St ? P ,^ ec ‘ fh^Rhtff^Otv and thus
hors, I turn to hooks for company. I the middle of the fifteenth century who 1 ™‘ atlvcs hcre in the Blutt City and thus
my grandfather, who was a Presbyterian I most beautifully written and richly illu-
minister, but it has books in it that arejminated l n colors, some were bound in t
not in any of my neighbors' Bibles, nor Ini covers of gold encrusted with gems. Thoj
It'he one used in our church. These books history of books from the early centuries:
DENTISTRY
If you sr» interested ln a Dei/ta! Education, mail this Coupon to tha
Southern Dental College for beautiful, illustratod frae Catalogue.
learned as she, for 1 had long
her to be a teacher of languages at
Baylor College. Texas, and a woman of
broad culture but. on the day that we
had arranged by telephone to meet, as
1 mounted the stairway of the house at
which she was staying and saw her
standing at the top ot tne steps, a beau
tiful smile of greeting on her kind, sweet
DR. S. W. FOSTER. Dean. 100 N. Butler St.. Atlanta. Gm. fa e all timidity tied and I felt as though
"• * * 1 ' i had known her always; I loved her
f M6.il Thil i
I To-D»y ]
lend rr.« Catalogue No.. 2 of Southern Dental College.
from the moment she grasped my hand.
down to the present was shown in the
large collection at the St. Louis fair,
being the most curious and interesting of
all the exhibitions of arts and crafts. . ^ —
M. E. B. I ters and veTses, but if these cannot de
An.l all the glad world out-of-doors
Will give me welcome home.
Oh. some glad day, some joyous day.
No bondage shall I know.
And I shall reach the heights that long
Have but in dreams their glow.
For well I know there is a Power
Can mend a broken wing.
And that is why thorgh prisoned now,
I stil! can sing, and sing!
MARGARET A. RICHARD.
FLORIDA WILD CATS—A LITTLE
FAULT FINDING.
Dear Friends. All—Don’t believe the
saying that Florida birds do not sing tn
summer. Seme of them sing rather too
much, sing more than they work, or feel
like working.
This "bird” has been working, though,
apart from the work of trying to keep up
with tlie wiseacres of our sunny house
hold. and deciding whether “you were a
tadpole and I was a fish,” or whether
I ought to divide up according to *he
socialistic system or lust hold on to what
1 wotked for, or (whether I believe it
proper to be, or not to be, kissed, or
whether I am capable of having a man
friend on the platonic system—to say
nothing of the many lrdnor subjects tui-
•d*r discussion, i have been fighting wild
cats and writing poetry.
I had not intended tu confess to thj
.poetry after w r h;U Mother Meb said about
the affinity between poets and crazy
'folks, but it is my ruling sin to always
tell on myself, anyway. 1 want you all
to have my verses in answer to the kiss
ing question, so I am going to send them,
and that alone would have let the "cat
out of the bag." Pernatps It wili also
prove that what Mother Meb said about
poets and crazy folks is true.
As to wild cats. I lost about one hun
dred chiekrns by them, and thea I en
listed my husband in the company, and
we went on the war 'path. We caught
and stayed a number of snakes, coons tml
‘possums, and no wild cat. We thought
now the chickens would be safe, when
here, one morning I found twenty-five
more gone. My husband “got his dan.-.cr
up" then, lie set traps at every one of
the chicken houses, and on the second
night he caught the chief of the bandits.
He sat there with each fore foot i:i a
steel trap, looking as big as a lion, though
as guileless as a kitten. He never seemed
to have the least consciousness of having
sinned.
Will the lady from the mountains' (I
forget her notn de plume) who wro‘“
such nice complimentary things about
me, and who mentioned chestnuts, writ '
to me, please? 1 would like to exchange
oranges *fOr some of those chestnuts.
There Is one discussion that I am no,
in favor of. If you all forgive my saying
so; that Is evolution. To tne the Bible
is too sacred to be handled in any wav
but reverently. 1 know that good and
learned men. who have given a lifetime to
the study of the scriptures, differ great!v
as to the true meanings of various 'ha.n-
and in an instant we were all strug
gling in too waves together.
I -saw the boat near. me. 'It had not
turned bottom upwards; and though it
was almost • full of Water, its sides were
above the waves.
I caught hold of it with the eagerness
of desperation, and then 1 saw about me
the faces of the others, who were cling
ing also to tlie boat, and among them
was Tom, whom we had given utp as
] drowned. We found afterwards that,
; when he fell overboard, he had the main
| rope of tile boat (main sheet, as the
1 sailors call it) wound about Ills wrist,
and by it he drew himself up—but in
doing this, he had pulled the boat over,
and spilled us all into the briny deep.
Misery loves company, and now Tom
had all uL' ns as companions in his for
lorn case. There we were, in the mid
dle of St. Andrew's bay, clinging to a
boat nearly filled with water, while the
darkening clouds blotted out the moon
and stars, leaving us in almost Egyptian
darkness, and the Increasing wind lashed
the water into waves. *
There was a cry of terror; the boat
was sinking. In despair, we looked
across the wild water and saw on the
shore, one mile away, the light ln the
window at home, put there by a devoted
mother, who little knew what danger
her girl was in Then the boat sank—
and we clinging to it sank. too. M'e
girls, .velghted with our party trains
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And hope that grows not old.
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"Whatever tongues malign you,
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In station low or high;
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Hereafter you and I.
Tho’ grief and failure greet you,
Tho’ hate and envy meet you.
Your longing does not cheat you.
And God knows how and Why.
Take up your life—and live it!
In shadow and in shine.
And beautify and give It
A iovelines? divine;
FOr all we sing and sigh for
And all we yearn and cry for.
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Will yet be thine—and mine!
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PETER JOKEL—SPORTSMAN.
Ail honor to an Investigating spirit
under certain conditions. There is
charm In things forbidden and things un
known. To the small l>oy, fresh
the fields a covered dish in the corner
of the pantry has a subtle attraction
that deadens his conscience and later on
results in unpleasant sensations in the
seat of his knickerbockers. Peter Jokle
possessed a similarly Investigating spirit.
It was in the days when steamooating
on the Mississippi had other allurements
than cheap fare, and a fair bill of
fare. The sun was slipping out of sight;
the steamboat Mary Jane was puffing
at tbe Memphis pier ready to start on
her up trip, when there ambled aboard
of her. a queer-looking chap with bandy
legs and a fat Dutch face, topped by a
thatch of red hair, reminding one irres-
tt’ ly of those square yellow-faced brick
buildings overhung by low red tiled roofs,
which are to be seen in the north. Freaks
not being a rarity in those days, the ad
vent of this one proved no block to
progress, and after much puffing, whist
ling and bell ringing the Mary Jane
steamed into mid-current on her way to
Cairo and intervening points.
That night a number of passengers
were out on deck, seated or walking
about, looking at the broad, starlit es-
,).“!■ sc of the river and the dim banks on
either side—one bank a sandbar, the oth
er darkly woeded, with thp gloom
pierced at intervals by Jigitis, sometime
o!
condition melt llke snowflakes beneath
the sun. True esteem and 8yr.,;,s; «■
rising above mere worldly -on t q.
alitv knits such kindred spirits a
friendship pure and strong and -t g
through all time. Right well wonM 1
enjoy discussing the subject per- na .;.
with some of you. Who knows 0 j:
may meet at the Jamestown exp - -t T
it will be great to have a reunion '-s-*
A few more days will find me , the
exposition site again. I am anxl-- s n
know how the fair is progressing
Carl Howard, you veloe my sen' s
concerning socialism. I am for fair
play every time. "Those who w. t
work neither shall they eaf," the Bo *
teaches u».
Well, here is "a smile that won t w»a
off." for each widower and wid
the land. I stretch out my hand
in sympathy across the aerial
space, where si'ent waves wash
us. Now some one will say, "Sill,' sen
thneritai woman. All right. I d
attacks of such lunacy—idiocy
like. But I swing hack and e
things more sanely than you m
from ! a 6lpc. , . ., c — _ P
There was talk in the S. H. or
preachers. Anent Fmeta’s brain r'frl-
Meda—I don't see why women car
preach as well as men. But some
has said, "little mercy has this r
Old world for a novice, particularly
clad in woman's garments." Few help
ing hands are stretched to m“et h'
trembling fingers; few strengthn'r
words ever find her ear.
We are told that it is woman's par
to gather up the links of iove and nidi
and bind them in a garland arou a
home to fill it vvtth the fragrance
beauty and tenderness—of laughte- an(
music that will drive dull care away
that will drown the sordid I!nl
of the dollar and lead man's trough!!
to .purer and higher things. But
times necessity forces woman out ol
this safe 'home nest and then—she mwl
do the best she is able for herself an!
the dear ones depentent on he-. Yell
I must say good-bye for another year
perhaps, forove.r. My train leaves al
1:15 a. m.. so I am on the road again. _
With best wishes for all. I am wit.*4 C
unchanging regard, slneerely
nss:e^snintinies in clusters
“it t he
the river night scone had no in
terest for the red-headed young Dutch-
nwui.i stfrtht*” •namefaS ’T had Ttscertalned
from thfe register was Peter .Toekel. Be-
.ng ii ' t-e • of an ir. <••.!.: g nuaturI had
investigated farther and found that
Peter was on his way to Cairo to hunt
"big game." I found his old uncle had
written him that eagles and wolves were
there as plentiful as. sparrows and field
mice. Pettr s great ambition .was to be
a sportsman. He hau forthwith provid
ed himself with a gun—a venerable look
ing weapon—and he was now on his wav
t? neai destruction to the game In the
swamps about Cairo.
I found him in the stern of the boat,
surrounded by a group of interested
youngsters, to whom he was proudly ex
hibiting his new' acquisition (which be
had brought aboard in a gunny sack)
and loading It by ramming cartridges
down Its capacious barrel.
"Why don't you fire her off—fire her
off right across the river?" queried one
of his small followers.
Peter shook his head, but he looked
wistfully at the gun. Evldentlv he had
no experience In shooting. He longed
to fire, but be was afraid. II e would
point the gun at the bank—then lower
it and put in another load. He had
never heard of a gun "kicking."
I began to be "jubous" of tbe result
should he screw' up his courage into fir
ing off the much loaded weapon. I
thought it best to retire. It was grow
ing late, and a storm seemed brewing in
tho west. I went to seek my sfate-
room. In the cabin nothing seemed
alive, save the inevitable poker players,
gathei ed about a table over which were
scattered poker chips and cards. I lay
in my berth listening to the swish of
the water against the boat, the rhvmthi-
cal throb of the engine, and the distant
roll of thunder, until I fell asleep
Sometime in the wee small hours, l was
awakened by a tremendous roar over
head. “He has done It," I thought aril
started up to go on deck and investigate
My curiosity received a check. As I put
rnj' head out of my bortli, I Jarred some
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and slices—and the boys— unused to I he j arrangement ner at bond, and down came
water and not able to swim a stroke. \Ye a torrent of cold wqiter upon me foi-
sank until we touched bottom; then in ! lowed by a pitcher of great Weight in the
a moment, we rose to the surface, the I community. Sorely smitten. I lav on
boat rising, too. We realized that we j tbe floor and reflected how much redress
had thoughtlessly put too much of our
weight ufion the boat, and determined
now only to rest our hands upon it.
In tills manner, we drifted slowly down
the bay. dreading every minute to be
engulfed In .lie waves, for a hard storm
was setting In. and the water was mo-
menarily growing rougher. We shouted for
help until we were nearly exhausted.
\Ye were benumbed, too. with cold—yes.
cold jn September. Agnes had twice
given up, and was only prevented from
loosing her hold on the boat and going
to the bottom by being assisted. and
taken under control by us entirely.
At last, when we were ready to give
way to despair, help came to us. it
came through a young pia
heard our shouts and cries
came to our rescue in a
brought his boat alongside our nearly
I should claim from my accident policy
Drenched and angry, i was in no condi
tion to prosecute inquiries as to Peter
and tlie explosion.
Next morning I was again on deck, but
reier was not visible. We were an-
pioacliing Cairo, where xvc presently ef
fected a landing. The gang plank was
lowered; several passengers went aboard
and presently came Peter hobbling slow-
ly—but bearing the gunny sack con
taining the precious gun. The hack of
ins head was not a classic object to con
template, but the front! TCs grotesque
appearance was enhanced by a deep
shade or mourning around the eves and
“ bandage under the entn. Yes Peter
LOVE ACCORDING TO PLATO- pC
m . OTHER KIND. )
• r*i ~* if - Greek philos'Pbr-ba/',
' high and peculiar idea ah<it !o.» K»
held that it was “a transcer’ Pr Ua’ ad: '’- ,
tion of excellence—an admi/’lon e- vm---',
tlie soul is capable by '.ts-*wn 'high . -z-
ir.atlon and germs of Gr ! -'ke excellence •;
which are implanted 1rJ it from above." 1
Now, if wo were not.*> distinctly v i- 1
man, love might be i designate; b.,- J
so long as our souls fablt tbodle- ^
which tihey are Intinr/v associated. t..r
senses will assert claim.
Love Is a passion endures r>? - j
for the Bake of lov* It is a sort oi }
blind adoration for tfbelng Joved A
miration for anotheiPPrccIation if •'.-
others superior giftind qualities, • •.
mutual dependence^ on another or l
recognition in anotj n f one's id •?.?
not love, though soR r *y allied :o
rrlght admire thefbllity of sou! or
some Individual opposite sex, ...j
personality also ifnentai gifts -i
close application some exaitel i e
work, but that Isj love. Should
seen danger Hired that one I she . i
admonish him e:#*. v for his safe;;.-,
yet that would n« iodl ative of lovt
Only friendship! ^Pm<= friendship t! a
existed betwe<n f'*an and David
Plato lived to ot ® 2 - and was
never married. Forks are acknow
edged to be on#L be has exploit--:*
the possibilities * e mind—the exalt-G
part of us—andj re d the material :
I us. He lias gi^ !c a very elevate-1
j .theory that e:f leaves out of t>i:«
question the edh 1 ! part of us. Hu
man organizat Jfi er ' but any feeling
■that can be by the name or
love is mightyr overstep the bounds
prescribed 'by where soul merely
seeks affinity/ 11 *-
For love, ii 1 '-* women, too, will
even commit § ■ In some instances,
though, one #P*Htual minded than
the rest wil| n *be beloved to a
rival, and af ove -
Love! so tn l,s > ft* 1 ' which million?
suffer, and /- v that other million.-
blessed by i' ' rl a heaven on ear'ti.
Like theP 1 Lovedale, I ,believe
there is oij threat love. Lomacita
will discov* tru 'fh some day.
The littld- laurel Blossom, feels
very seeur^ Possession of a Pia- 1
tonic fried. the sweetheart he has
-tad "many remains true to him.
bu-t shoulf'L' ake it into her .head'
to jilt hi/ notller fellow, no doubt
r fiO
man who had j had yielded to the spirit of investigation
rles, and who] and the result was not a success’ tit?
row boat. He i belief in himself as a prospective sports
FOLLOW
THE
FLAG.
man had received a shock, but" he st"
hoped to bag big game. '
DON CAVVJE.
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How are you Household friends•> t*
is a year since 1 greeted you last I
I have been on the wing during all these
months, and days, and now I have set
tied down in my temporary nest for a
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brief rest. One
pleasures of my holiday has been the
Plunge I took in the big pile of Sunny!
that were waiting for me here, as if
they followed me around half of them
would get lost, and besides ) would have
had no time to read them leisurely and
enjoyir-gly as I am doing new.
In the August 18 number, what inter
ests me most is the book topic, and I
wish to say to Julia Corman Tate that
: her suggestion as to a book made up of
! Household contributions is excellent
Let us have the book by all means—
with a picture of and a sketch bv each
member. I will say Just here if funds are
. needed in advance, please write me at
1 once, and I shall be most happy to con
tribute in any way I can—M. E. B has
my address.
j Now a word with the Widow, who ad
vocated platonic love, which Is one of
. piy pet hobbles. When two earnest.
I honest, congenial souls meet here below
] and are attracted to each other. I be-]
j lieve that barriers of age position am
tihe Lau#’" 111 w ’ould come out a
head an<# e Ial * r f* wreath.
I do g 11. Laurel Blossom that
your trim n<> '- > * e ;lru * true-hearted*
but thal n *? essar,1 .y intensely hu
man ad', disappointment would
very ni to You. Now. your
. I symp:itl rsteeni together with his
e sports- admiral' 011 * wil h no obstacles In
the wa; P ro y e a triple force ‘h-tr
would i.' ev ’e*°P a love not pf *T!e
Pin ton* ] lu know many men and
stntc on having two strings
to thjr°. no1 form conclusions
tin tBP 111 the orama. .
Theai' es °. f a biographer will be
requtf/ pe s j nc ®/? y . however, that
will i telre ‘i- You are optimistic;
the a of such as you.
Inf, h* 1 ^ may exist 'between
unnf >p,e w fh propriety, but to
mv f ,s no other source so pro-
lifi<# !„. tt>day as this so-called
1 1 1 * 1 -e vatiuu
Plfri .fe tw een a married person
abft‘ h i r m3rrie ‘l or unfettered
byf ls without doubt
dai the latter case.
TfENNIE GRADY
j>!fna.
ADY THAIVI3.
Goitre Cure
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