Newspaper Page Text
OCTOBER 6, 1906.
HHE SUNNY SOUTH
SEVENTH PAGE
Household Letters
CONTINUED FROM SIXTH PAGE.
THE SINGING ONES.
As chaste as moons, as bright as suns—
Within their high celestial sphere
Go to and fro the singing ones.
And sing for men to hear!
And whoso, on the ntorn of youth—
On tablet white, with pen of flame,
Bhall write for men immortal truth.
Shall taste the Cup of Fame.
And Miss is his—divinest bliss—
Who, calling, neither seeks nor shuns.
But hears—nvhat ever else he miss—
The -shining singing ones.
The song in heaven itself is born
And good and grief therein are wed.
And by bright dreams, both night and
morn.
The soul is visited.
But woe to him whose ear is dull
And woe to him whose soul is deaf.
For him the singing ones shall come
No more in joy or grief.
Ah, softer than the scent of flowers.
Where languid Nilus calmly runs.
And gentlet than the scented winds
Than (breathe ’neath southern suns—
Is their glad song; a dream divine.
To melody immortal wed
lit waves of glory drifting down
To tiio dull earth we (read!
H. HUNT WILSON.
A MAMMOTH HISTORICAL NEWS
PAPER.
In my possession 1 have a very old
newspaper, published in 1847. It is a
mammoth “Battle Sheet”—the largest
ever printed, twice the size of the large-t
modern newspaper. It is a pictorial his
tory of the war of the United States
with Mexico, illustrating the victories
“Geraldine.*
and conquests of the American troops in
the land of the Monte"-jmns.
On the first page there is a picture
two feet in length of Major Gener tl
Zachary Taylor, the hero of the war, and
directly after its close elected president
of the United States, which honor lie dii
not live to enjoy. Beelow the picture is
and gallant Major Bliss, chief of Taylor's
staff, his secretary and friend. General
Taylor’s appearance is graceful and com
manding, his head is noble and nis coun
tenance benignant, his white hair giving
him a venerable look. Though here rep
resented in military dress, he had little
regard for etiquette, and (preferred 'o
wear a round-about, linen trousers and
broad-brimmed hat!
The second page of the mammoth sheet
contains the life of General Taylor and
a vivid history of the war with Mexico,
written in chapters and continued on the
third page, where there is a portrait of
General David Twiggs, of Georgia, and a
picture of the Mexicans drumming up re
cruits. The fourth page has a large il
lustration of American troops storming
a barricade on the main plaza of Monte
rey (September 23, 1845), while from the
house tops and windows are pointed the
muskets and cannon of the Mexicans.
Another illustration is of the battle of
Beuna Vista—February 22, 1847—and the
fall of young Henry Clay, of the Ken
tucky volunteers. Another illustration
shows the retreat of General Valencia
and his troops after his defeat in the
light of Cherubusco. There is a por
trait of General Santa Anna, the dicta
tor-president of Mexico; splendid, but
fierce looking; also a portrait of 'Robert
Walker, secretary of the treasury.
The fifth page is illustrated by a rep
resentation of the storming of the cita
del on the summit ot cerro Gordo, and
a picture showing the arrest of the dis-
guished Santa Anna and ills aid after
their overthrow by the Americans.
There is a splendid portrait of South
Carolina's idol—John C. Calhoun—and
one of James Buchanan, then secretary
of war, afterward United States presi
dent, and of putting irons on
Santa Anna. There *»r-e a number ot
songs and poems on this page, one song.
"Hurrah for the Halls ot Montezuma,"
snug to the tune of “Yankee Doodle.”
and “Uncle Sam in Mexico,” to the tune
of ''Dan Tucker,” General Cuates— the
blood-thirsty Mexican officer—makes a
fierce and savage looking picture. On
tile eighth page there «s a splendid por
trait of Major General Winfield Scott,
i hero of Chippewa and Niagara, and
I commander in chief of the army In
Mexico; and a picture of Colonel Wat
son. of the Baltimore battalion, who fell
in the streets of Monterey on the 21st
of September during the charge under
General Butler. An Illustration shows
the maneuvers at San Luis Potosi; and
the drilling of the- Mexican troops by
Santa Anna, previous to marching upon
General Taylor at Buena Vista. Gen
eral Scott and his staff are shown in an
engraving. and another illustration
shows tiip bishop of Monterey asking
General Ampudta to surrender’ the city
to General Taylor. A beautiful view is
.shown near the ccmetfrv at Vera Oruz*
a representation of Scott at the battle
of Cherubusco, and a sad picture of five
Mexican deserters kneeling to be shot at
the Castle of Perote. While such a
death is meted out to all deserters, yet
ks a bit hard to nave to Kneel and
and is still, the mill-
next door to you or a thief, or drunkard?
Knowing that I would always be cared
for, what Incentive would I have to work
for more than a bare living? Would
not the race deteriorate and go back
ward? Is it not the hard grinding rock
that sharpens the knife? Is it ran a fact
that our smartest men and women were
tlte ones that had the poorest chance in
life? How many great men ever came
from the ranks of the wealthy in propor
tion to the great men that sprang from
the very depths of poverty and priva ion?
The knowledge^tliat you will always have
plenty and your children after you woull
kill all endeavor, and as the mother of
Invention is want, so it is in making men
and women o-f high standard. The eter
nal striving after better things, the tight
with the odd> against you, the high ideals
and loftier desires, the coming in contact
with the hard rca-ks of adversity tend to
progress and development. God made a!l
different and there can never Ire a time
when all will be on equality one with
the other. But all Can practice the golden
rule. That at last is all that is needed.
Reforms are needed aid all should strive
to bring them about, each accordingly to
his bi lief and pra^'toe, and teach their
children honesty is the best poliev.
W. E. BROWN.
“HOWDY” FROM AN EDITOR.
Dear Householders: May I slip in for
Just a few minute'? 1 have long been
a silent reader of The Sunny South,
but have never before attempted to en
ter the Household band. Thanks, a seat
by Smiling Jonas is just exactly what I
want. Jonas and I are great chums.
Plneywonds Tom, you're a “good ’tin.”
Mother Meb. I know how to sympathize
with you in your troubles with the
compositors, as t am a 'printer mvs-Tf
—rather, am editor, compositor, proof
reader, pressman and "devil.” aU rolled
into one. Did you sav “Pkiddoo?" All
rigiit, but !f I’m admitted I'll come
again and tell you of some of the
iovs f?) of a printer's life.
“TFD SKTNNCR."
Rox 87. North Wllkesboro. N. C.
I cure female diseases and piles. To
prove that you can be cured. 1 will send
package medicine free. Write Mrs. Cora
R. Miller, Rox 2056. Kokomo. Ind.
It 1
he shot. Sucli wa
tary law
A striking picture represents the en
trance of the wife of President-General
Santa Anna into the City of Mexico on
her return from Havana, where she
the following: "A faithful portrait of the I in K ' **■-- 'exile. The engrav
(listlngiilshed General Zachary Taylor,
represent! mg him on horseback in full
military dross and with field glass raised
bs if about to observe some distant move
ment of his troops, or reeonnoiter those
of the enemy.” On his right Is a battery
of flying artillery, whose deadly dis
charges have rendered to tills arm of the
service the foremost distinction and th ?
-highest utility In an open field. It was
this artillery that fought and won the
battle of Palo-Atto, and it was the rtgnt
arm that saved the little hand at Buena
Vista and scattered destruction in th?
ranks of the grand army of Santa
Anna.
At the front of one of the hnlterid.)
Is seen the gallant Rinizgold. under who* >
experienced slti!' •-'•■•> flying artillery of
the American ar.i hes received thoto
Improvements in its tactics giving to 't
such quickness of movement, rapidity of
fire arid fatal precision of aim. The
accomplished artnier’st has hist righted
one of his deadly pieces, when turning
the flank of bts horse to the eoe'mv’s five,
he Is shot through his leg s <ind the horse
find rider fall to the plain, pierced with
mortal wounds. Ma.1or R'ngg* id Is rep
resented in the enlgraving at the moment
of receiving the fatal shot, white Colon d
Payne. In the distance. Involuntarily
stretches out his hand to aid his dying
comrade. On the right appears the good
ELAM TONEY VISITS GERALDINE.
Elam came straight from the station
to my ot'lice, and ae.posii.lng his hiiiu-o-ig
and striped umbrella upon the des-K, i'e
flung himself into my revolving cnair. He
had a depressed loo-a, and I anew he had
been on another lam. 1 said to him:
' Elam, where have you oeen, and what
is the trouble now?”
"Oh, i ve oeen way out to west Texas.
Doc. Trouble enough! I've been to see
Geraldine.”
“Elam, you didn't visit Geraldine in
that suit, did you?"
"Why, yes; why not? i traded my old
clot lies to a cowboy for this suit, iiitlu t
Geraldine sav in tlie Household that cow-t
boys are nice fellows? elie ast me to
come to see her; she ast me twice, and
I knew siie was anxious. I couldn't wait
for my now- ouit, so I just tra-detJ for
these clothes. I thought I’d dress to
please her. J pleased her all l ight. At ter
site found out who I was—an' i d be hap-
with it raised. You ought ter seen that,
gal. Her face turned red as fire, and'
then white as cotton; her hands trembled J
so she dropped the pitcher o’ wa-er and
down she sunk into a big chair an' kiv-:
ered her face with her apron and begun
to cry boo, boo, boo.
“Her ma liecrcd her cryin' an' she come'
a runnin’ in an ast me what I said to her i
daughter. Geraldine had slipped oft into:
the next room.
” 'Your daughter wiil explain,’ says 1,
dignified as a judge.
"She went io Geraldine and I lieered
hei say, ‘VVliat did that tramp say to
you?'
” "Uli, ma,' sobs Geraldine, 'he ain't no
•tramp; that's Mr. Elam Toney: Boo, boo,
•boo.’
“ 'What, that the man you are goin’
to marry?’
" 'Yes, ma, that is Elam, but he won't
marry me now. I just know he won't,
'cause I called him a tramp, and sent
■him to sleep with the cows.’
“ ‘Husl.; don't cry. Wnat'il tie think?'
'It's too late now. I've lost him, I
know,' says Geraldine.
“ ‘You run over to the ranch and bring
your pa here, and I'll go in that- and
talk to Elam, and if he's got a particle
o.' reason about him I'll have you mar
ried before night.’
“Geraldine went outer the .back floor
and jump* i on a horse barebacked, and
galloped off across 'he prairie atter
her pa.
“Then I heered -her ma friskin’ round
in her room an' I peep-M through a crack
to see what was goin' on in thar. I seen
the old lady git a basin o’ water and
wash Iter fa.ee an' hands an’ wet her hair
and take it down an' do it up again an’
pin a little white bow on it. Then she
got out a dean, while apron an’ put it
o i an she dabbed some powder on her
face and looked in t«e glass an’ smiled
an bowed t > herself. She smoothed her
apron down with both hands and looked
at iter shoes, then she started to the
kitchen whar I was. At that I jumped
outen the door and made a bee line for
tlte station, and I hain't stopped runnin'--
yet.” a
If there is anything in appearances
Elam told the truth, for he certainly
was in bad plight. He mopped his brow
wuh Jus red handkerchief ami looked at
me with a quaint smile, and safe:
Doc. Geraldine is a mighty pretty gal,
but she gits her face into funny twists
wm-h site cries, an' I’m glad she kivired
* " P T' th J-er apron. [ felt eight down
sot r> for her cause she lost me, but I
wife what li love me at fust
Pleasant Fields of Holy Writ
Bat* for my dally rang*
Among the pleasant fields of Holy Writ,
1 might despair.
-TENNYSON.
Commentary §n the International Sunday-Schoel Lesson
Lesson II. Matt, xxv, 1-13. October 14, 1906.
THE TEN VIRGINS.
wants
sight.’
CAROLINA GEM.
-? NE “UNKNOWN CORRES-
FONDfNT HAS DONE FOR HIM
for e mo‘ther h hach , qo : V™ f° U maky
<t otiui bachelor boy m your family’
Seven:, months ago I was introduced to
known c ny S ° ,!t H by Of those "un
known correspondents- that the House
holders have been so clamorous about To
her I am Indebted for much real7,ensure
U)f( has been made sweeter and brighter
h.v her influence, am, while we have
ever met. ye, I feel that I know her in
..'Position and character as wr-liasifwe
had been personal friends for years Such
a disposition and character as brighRv
defeated in her letters would be an m
spiratmn to the disheartened or the
profligate, leading them t - 0
Late, late, so late! and dark the night,
and chill!
Late. late, so late! but we can enter
still.
“Too late, too late! ye can not enter
now!’’
No light had we;—for that we do repent.
And learning this, the Bridegroom will
relent.
“Too late, too late! ye can not enter
now!”
No light! so laitel and dark and Chill
the night—
O let us in, thait we may find the light.
"Too late, too late! ye can not enter
now!”
Have we not heard the Bridegroom Is so
sweet!
O let us ft, though late, to -kiss His feet.
"No! no! too late! ye can not enter
now!”
—Alfred Ten-yson: Idylls of ithe King.
IDS parable fairly teems
wit-h Oriental Incident and
coloring. It has been
called beautiful, simple,
rich In Instruction, and
fullest In many - sided
meaning. It is one of
several touching the con
summation of the kingdom
of God.
There were ten virgins.
The number suggests
-wholeness or eternity, ten
being the all-comprehend
ing number. The virgins were alike in
that they all had lamps. They all
wanted to meet the Bridegroom. They
all slept. But the things in w'nToh fhey
agreed were mere accidents. The thing
in Which they differed was the essen
tial. Five (the number is not slgnifl- Stated categorically: As fractional pe
cant, certainly not of the proportion of of > lfe *° T h °! e
, , ' , .. , , ,, ... —I life, so the whole life in this world stands
those who are elect) had oil with whTcn . ..
, , „ ... . , related to the eternal life In the unseen
to make the -festive illumination. The! world.
other five were vain and thoughtless,!
looking only at appearances, personally j There is philosophy as well as poetry
unready, and vainly expecting to have' In the lines of Alice Cary;
their lamps filled on a sudden from the
tioned against Judging and dividing.
In the ultimate analysis it Is reduced to
a personal matter. Eaclt virgin brought
her own lamp. None can stand for an
other. Holiness of another cannot avail
'for us. The Lord's arrival is the testing
time, discovering to all alike whether in
the lamp of profession there is the oil of
reality or not. It is the dividing time as
well. Each is one the side of the door for
which he has prepared himself. There is
no favoritism. Orthodoxy has long main
tained that the door never will be opened
to the foolish once excluded—that the
decrees of judgment are eternally Irre
versible. It must be acknowledged that
this cruel creed is voiced in gentler terms
than ever before, and that there are not
wanting those of untainted orthodoxy
who deny it. As between conditional im
mortality or future probation as means
of relief, the latter is to be preferred;
and Canon Farrar's followers in the
“larger hope" increase.
KEY AND ANALYSIS.
I. A parable on the consummation of
the kingdom of heaven. Literary and
Oriental characteristics of the parable.
II. Particular meaning.
(1) Ten virgins represent whole visible
church. Divided Into two classes. Wise
had form and spirit. Foolish had form
only.
(2) Lord's second and sudden advent.
Test of character: the day declares it.
(3) Personal element in religion em
phasized. Each for himself: no possibility
of Interchange of spiritual life.
(4) The irreparable loss of the “foolish”
questioned in current theology.
THE TEACHER’S LANTERN.
No parable set s forth more lucidly the
probationary character orf the present
life.
Analogies abound. As childhood stands
related to maturity, apprenticeship to
trade, studentship to profession, so the
■Whole present life stands related to the
life to come.
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of the fleet of ships is very pretty
a, V 1 , a ®, 1 am partial to marine views,
this is the most attractive picture to me.
I hi-s o.d war sheet will soon be sixtv
>oars old and for pruning and engrav-
nifif it Is far ahead of many of our new*-
papers. Tlio engraving is fine, and bo
i-lear. and even ,h« paper it was Printed
on seems to lie heavier than the pen-- )- t
] ,sa oow. I learn that there are few of
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T think there is one llvtne In this section,
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AT A GRAVE.
The sun shines brightly, and the winds
'1 he treetops gently wave,
Rut sun nor breeze brings cheer to me;
I'm kneeling at your grave.
Oh gentle hand that clasped my own,
Oh voice that cheered me on,
\\ hen trials came and faitli was dim
•And courage almost gone.
How can ] walk life's future way
Alone—dear God! alone?
No more to see that gentle smile.
Nor hear that tender tone?
0,1 pahi iSl ’ WU ° hCre ' throu Sh grief and
Thy earthly mission won
H ®‘P,™ e to «»■>'. albeit through tears
Earlier, Thy will 'be done.
ADAM HOPPER.
py enough now if I could forgit how she] and to a higher fife "’in" such J3f° Pmation
treated me at first—turned her nose up at I whr> — , . —
me an* called me a trump. I tell >o,t
that hurt, coinin' from such a pretty
girl. I want a wife what knows a goo-1
tilings soon as she sees it."
• Tell ine all about it, Elam.”
“Well, Doc, 1 got there after dark one
evenin'. Geraldine's pa lives way out in
west Texas, whar thar ain’t nothin io
be seen but cows and grass. 1 ast the
old man if I coukl git lodgin’ round thar.
ail' he lowed I could have all I could
find If It suited me. He tole me to walk
in an' take a cheer. 1 went in, an I in
switched if you ever seed sieii a house.
It was weathefl'ooarded an' kivered with
cow skins. It's er fact. They was taekeu
on with the hair outside an all white
washed on the Inside, an' Geraldine she
had hung calnnders an' picture cards ail
round. It was real snug, I tell you.
They’d done had supper, leastwise thej
nuver offered me none, an' Geraldine
had on a pink frock an' a white apun,
an' she was friskin' round like she was
spec-tin’ company. She looked me over
quick—she's g°t mighty keen, bright
eyes—and then I see her notice my
umbrell. but I was smart enough to
have the kiver on it, she she couldn't tell | fi’Hy once more,
me by that.
“Long about dark two young fellers
come to see Geraldine. She tripped out
to meet ’em. smilin' like a mornin.
glory. Site called one of 'em >3amoth an
tother, with Ills hair parted in the middle,
she called Perlibo. It was Mr. Samotli
this an’ Mr. Perlibo that.
such haw«°„«T POWCr tG ” ,r ° them Uom
There is much in humanity that the ers
seeing if T r "' Ht>arinK is Food as
seeing if we possess tye talent to dis-
eention T^°° d urn™ ° VM ' f ’om de-
<<ption Then hide not the light nor
withhold the influence I hat will enable
a wav to better their condi
tion and to escape the snare of tlte evil
one whether this he through the medium
f lie press or-of privarc correspondence
Often a fateful crisis ln a loan's life
could he averted if a helping hand w«>re
extended to him at the right time Just b
word of encouragement to the man who
Mg’ht^| Pt hi W t h f , n "" ro nr misfortune mav
! o £ ! burden a no stimulate him to
put forth, earnest endeavor to retrieve
nls finnnc’ial loss or his nearly forfeited
honor. Just a word of kindness to the de
pressed or despairing may help to revo
lutionize his mood and enable him to look
on the bright side and take life up hope-
But so many stand behind the barrl-
cade of conventionalism
grand consum*
the universal
. while others,
wearing deceptive masks, are enticing the
weak or the unsuspecting into •their nets
Oh for more of Chrisnian eharitv; more
mutual sympathy and helpfulness in the
human family! What a
they ! 'nation it would he if
laughed an' giggled an' had a lot o' fun j brotherhood foretold by prophets and
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his nose try In' to root the pey^an^ when j ^.ty ^hat the angel of peace may
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A PERSONAL CHAT.
I come at long intervals, and make
short visits-the shorter the belter per
xT,-? I.-?" , thlnk ' Margaret Richard and
Mis. Kinslow, we miss you. Come back
bet°r e our hearts are “done brock.“ Mrs
Kinslow, you mean the same surname'
,n 1 You? I understand now how the
mistake was made. Cousin Reddy has
calnied down, but there's light a plenty
in him yet. I hope he will use it against
whisky in his paper—The Hustle
he'd send me a copy. Friends
have kindly written to me. please par
don my delay in answering. i will
write as soon as possible. Meantime do
send me a letter anyhow. Nothing l iov,.
I so well as letters -not even sweet potato
custards. Hustling Widow. 1 cut out It.
-'our matrimonial advice, and posted it
I above the ciock lest I should lorget it
Thanks. Unknown Friend Matilda. 1 an!
glad that you and your Aunt Jane like
my verse. Sorry to learn of tm* accident
to ‘Brother Benny.” l hope It will not
he serious. Tell me about vour other
home folks. I like you all like your
stntple, sincere ways. Tell me whether
you got to the "singing” with vour
beau.
AnnIce, Yal Verne, Margaret Richard,
I asslon Flower, 1 have something to sav
to eacli of you friends, but mast wait
| until another time. I know vou will be
glad to hear how wonderfully well and
strong 1 am. I have gained thirty
pounds in a short time. If jou doubt it
ask our postmaster, or the officers in
any 'bunk in Jasper, Ala. They will tell
you that I was not able to sit up but
for a very short while at a time. [ had
been invalided several years with nervous
prostration and dyspepsia- and had tried
many doctors and remedies. ,\t last
a kind of inspiration came to me and i
originated a method which lias cured me
—as i hope and believe, without medicine
of expense If any of my Household
friends would like to know about this
remedy, and will communicate with me
I will write it out for them for a tew’
cents. Annie Valentine, 5 r ou must let
“truthful” black octws alone until I can
get out there to hold them'by the ears
while you coax the lacteal fountain to
flow. .Don’t give this job to Elam 1
have information that he is seeking it
WILL v
Jasper, Ala.
will.
they all mumbled it at one time
'a' made a horse laugh. When they d got
e/oufli of that game, they begins to po.-te ,
fun at. Santoth said I was a greaser:
Perlibo said he’d take me fer a railroad
magnut, and Geraldine said she d take
me for a gent that counted crossties.
They made me so tired, I jtst stretched j
out an' yawned. I’erilbo said 1 needed :
rst, and Geraldine went in the next room '
an l heard her tell her lii^.le bud to git
a fight an' show that tramp whar lie;
could sleep, livid told me to follow him, j
atl - he carried me out to the barn, whar j
thar was a lot o cows, i hat bain was
made outeu fine lumber and looked like
a house for white folks to live in, an l
sez, 'Bud, seems to me you folks live in .
tlie burn an' you put tile cows in the ■*« *
dwellin' house.' 'That's jist the size o i -
lays Bud. 'an' I'll tell you how come,
lie; ‘when pap bought, this ranch in
dwellin' house.
word of revenge
ind conquest he sheathed forever and
men dwell together in harmonv and good
KA1NTUCK.
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common store.
The wise could afford to nod (literally)
and slept. They were furnished. Rut
the foolish only gave -further illustration
of fihelr inveterate folly. Time they
spent In selep might better have been
employed In seeking the needed store.
There is a true touch of Orientalism
i n the suddenness of the 'Bridegroom's
arrival. The time could not be sched-
•iled. as upon a modern railway time-
. . . The dialogue between the
vise and foolish Is parbetie. "Give us!"
i= tbo futile plea of Folly. "Not so!” Is
the strong rer-llent negative of wisdom
There is really no severity, much less
iron, in the reply and accompanying
advice.
The fate of the foolish, on the face of
it. se°ms remediless. The time w'hen tiiei
could have gotten the oil was past. They
were late in troubling themselves. Tho
time when the illumination was needed
was over. The bridal party was already
in the brilliancy of the banquet hall, and
the door was shut. T /0w could the Bride
groom recognize tfr/w who had not been
of the companv to 1 id Him welcome and
lead Him to His bride?
So much for the nictorial side of the
parable. Tn Its spiritual annlication the
mlnutla count fo r little, and one needs
to he on guard against excessive allegor
izing. Tn a general way it mav be said
o-nt the ten renresent the whole visible
- ••-oh. part of which to this day has
•• - form onlv forced and sacrament)—
ii-e liehtless lamp of a mere ecclesiastical
..-.nfesslop. mlie other n.art has the lamp
of ehorehly form. Piled witb the “eternal
substance of the sn'rit of Christ.” Ttwcf
is a continuous, deadlv antithesis: Wheat
and tares; true and fal'e : dead and liv
ing: wise and foolish. But the external
similarity Is so great that we are can- ness
' "Tihe hues that our tomorrows wear
Are by our yesterday s forecast.
Our future takes into itself
The true impressions of our past;”
and of George Eliot:
"Our deeds still travel with us from
afar,
And what we have been makes us what
we are.”
Robin Fitzpatrick was a local celebrity
in Highland county. Oh’o. fifty years ago.
Rising one night, he witnessed a mag
nificent meteoric display. Ip an ecstacy
ho cried to his wife: "Betsy, get up!
"Pile Lord has come!” and remembering
[ his fr'end. he said: “Neighbor Hott
don’t know the Lord has come. T’ll run
over and tel) him.” Neighbor Hott was
found in hiding. Not being so well pre
pared for the Lord’s c mnln-g as Robin, he
had (jrawled under bis bed.
Argos lost his head when he closed the
last of flftv rairs of eves. While Ulysses
slept, his sailors looked the baleful winds
of Aeolus. So the classics are woven
and Interwoven with legends strikingly il
lustrating the necessity of eternal vigi
lance. Tt remains, however, for the Di
vine Teacher, divesting the subject of
nua-lnt Action, to define the ethical prin
ciples involved, and ground the necesslfy
tipon a moral basis.
The spirit of true Christian watchful
ness Is sometimes lost fn the mazes of
ankhmetioal calculations of the date of
the second coming of Jeous. He watches
best who serves most diligently.
faithful” sweetheart and stay single for
the sake of one you can never marry.
Oh, Cousin Reddy, don't rail against
socialism; tell us something about your
self and "The Hustler" and how you like
editing, and if you are really going to
leave it for the church. I wish you all
success, cousin. I think from the earnest
way you attacked Intemperance you will
stir things up as a preacher.
There is much I would like to say to
many of the Household friends. I would
like to express my smypathy for the dear
shut-ins and tel! the Philippine sol
diers that we think of them and wish to
hear from them often. I would congratu
late the star members, who are winning
laurels for themselves and speak words
of welcome to the many new interesting
writers. But to insure that this letter has
one merit, I must close. Mother Meb,
you must admit that I am brief.
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tie'I And renudlnflng the God-vou ch
op fed blessings of the ages, we are rush.
in» pell-mell into the mael'trom of ruin.
For the mountains and the oxygen we
are clutching at the microbes and the
octopus: while we should he sleeping we
are reveling. At even- meal time we
(tally with death and we are writing
CHURCH DANCING.
Since some of my Household friends
have kindly inquired: “Where is Old
Confed?" I will come forward, and ask
to shake hands and tell you I am still
alive, and still have my old sweetheart
by my side—the wife of my youth. I de
clare I wouldn't swap her olf (with
big "boot” thrown in) for any girl qt
know. We've, lived together for fort,”
years, and site is just as dear to me now,
and just as fair in my eyes as the day I
made her my bride. Y’es, that is the
way wfth love—the real article—It stays
with you. and gets better and better.
There is another variety, but that ought
not to be given the sacred name of love.
Such love is like the religion that some
people say they have. They enjoy it
only when they are stirred uo by revivals
about ono month in the year. They are
off after every new thing that comes
The strong impression made by the j along. Some of our church members
T-ord's teaching is apparent ev’en in strayed off. and took up with a strange
the favorite names given bv carle Chris- kind of sect that came here not long
tf^n parents: Gregorv the Greek. Vfei-.ago. They called themselves "Dancing
lantins the Latin word for watchful- I Christians." They should rather be
called prancing donkeys. They danced
in church, and cut up a lot of strange
j capers. The people of our town looked
on them at first as freaks, and then
enjoy It! and how (let me whisper It) ' some were converted to thejr ways of
they did eat! Among them were two j worshipping. To me, it was a most ab-
hri-ies. several young ’adies. a matron - surd and irreverent. I like life in a
and two children, not to mention ye j serving, but it must be spiritual life—
drummer, who happened in “Just tn holy zeal. I don’t like so much coldness
time for dinner.’’ We live 15 mfl-s from
Montgomery, and yesterday we paid a
flying visit to town in our auto—yes.
and formality in church sendee.
OLD CONFED.
up
i,nilt this barn for a divelim House, an i ■ y ■ nmimiaie
ti e vow house was made outen raw hides, relief idear jjp 1,^1 air passages.
111 v (on 1-, ed about tllr " 0,1 th(! ot tensive accumulations,
There ™m* mnX BP »nd a ? J s °" th and ‘«>c delicate, irritat-
ii week, an ui.e mormn P-*I r- t I membrane.
QUESTIONS ASKED THE SOCIAL
ISTS.
May I ask you interesting writers of
socialism a few questions? Suppose a
young man and his wife own a farm
consisting of 500 acres. Of course, he
could no; work that much land himself.
What would be done with the land on
his farm that he could not work? If di
vided or allotted to others, what part
would he keep, the part containing dwell
ings. etc.? But suppose (the best land lay
off or -was in the (back of 'the tract. He
could live in the house and farm the
rich land. Rut who would cultivate
right around him? Just any -body that
■wanted It? But maybe -the party would
not be a defiiraible neigh,bor. In the
course of time his children would grow
up. Of course, he would Tike for them
to settle near him. But some one else
has taken up the land and they must
go elsewhere. Suppose I had the finest
farm in the county. Everybody in the
county would want my farm. But. of
course, all could not get »t. Who would ?
Who would live nearest the school ltoifse.
church, postofflee, etc., draw lots for It?
But would that toe fair? What's 1o pre
vent a dirty negro family to live right
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air passages, where the disease is lo
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even the worst cases.
Mrs. E. A. Bryant, Rome, Ga.,
“Trites:
looked out an' thar stood I lie cows, but
the barn was gone. Them cow skins had ^
been salted an' when they go-t damp the . rrs
COWS tasted it an' they ate the barn up-
had to to keep from starvin .
“ 'But.' Bud goes on to say, 'pap s
gwineter build a tine house soon’s Geral
dine gets married.'
•• ‘What's lie gwinter wait for that
for?' ses I. . , ^ r want to tell you liow much good
“•Oh,' ses lie, ‘Gerry s goin to mar > | your medicine lias done for ine. Before
a rich feller out east, an' pap s goin !*-’ j J used your remedy I suffered so much
get money from him to build a nice big ; with Catarrhal deafness I could hardly
house. I’m goin’ to strike him for a tew | hear at all. but now | can hear as weil
i- as I could before I had Catarrh.
T am now sixty-eight years o!d, and
have never had anything to do me as
much good as your medicine.
I advise everyone w ho has catarrli to
dollars myself; 1 know how to work a
feller when lie is soft on Geraldine, lie
done pulled them two cow punchers that s
in the parlor courting Geraldine for a
little slice of ther wages, and when Elam
comes I'm goin' to squeeze him good. „< t
an' ma savs when she gets the ropes on | Cure
git a mobile an’ fl>
nd use the “Total Eclipse Catarrli
Send for Week’s Treatment.
I have been long
Household, but have read the page with
no less interest, and want to thank
thank those who have sent me mesages
therein. T wish the Springfield lady had
forward and made herself known
him she's goin
high, she is.’ , I We are anxious for every sufferer to
“‘What did you say that mans la try this great remedy and will send for
is?’ I asked. twenty-five cents in stamps a liberal
“Why, his name is Mr. Elam 1 -Vn i trial treatment and a pipe to all who
Geraldine ain't never saw him. blie s ® en i will send ns their name and address.
in The Sunny South that he wanted a |We have hundreds of letters from grate- '” mv "engagement at Chautauqua
wife and she writ to him. He Is comm , ful patients whom we have cured and du “ n f m> e - . . ._
to see her pretty soon, and they'll g't|will send you also our booklet containing
married right off. Ma says t-liey will, j these testimonials and full information
•Mul what ma says goes. Pap’s done! about the disease. Do not delay, but
found out all about Elam. He went | write today. Address Eclipse Medicine
down to El Paso and inquired about him,(and Manufacturing Company, Atlanta,
and they told him Elam Is a fine man Ga. •**
voluminous dissertations upon th' evils; really an automobile—and possessed by
of poorlv-cooked food with one hand,
while the other is turning the poisonous
l-.ose of carbonated drinks on our en
feebled throats an-1 pouring gobl'ts of
death hvo our honeycombed stotn'Chs.
And. a f ter all. we are hut the poor,
finite, seemingly helpless victims of a
death-dealing competitive system. Are
the boys to blame for flocking to the
towns, and the town citizens to the
cities, when no encouragement is of
fered the poor hoy from the back dis
tricts who is trying to enter the vast
ranks of tlio self-made? Are the hove
*o b’ame when our wretched educatin'- 1
s'-stems will not help them to ris - above
the common clods—when. Instead of tell
ing them of tho fragrance of the rose,
the wealth of the fleecy cotton fields and
the freedom of the orchard, their pa
rents are allowing them so many min- -
utes to clear a tobacco patch of worms? : THE FAR-OFF TINK-A-TINK.
■Well, it is too deep a problem for my i j hear at eve the tiri'k-a-tink
feeble mind to analyze, and I must give , Of the hells—a sound most sweet —
It up. T wonder if. since Eve hit tlie ; Por it takes me hack and bids me think
apple, the world lias ever known an . (>f a lass I used to meet,
ideal condition—one where no medium ;
of exchange was needed, and wealth and Where the clover hloonis and daisies
success were no' measured by the sign ; sweet.
of one’s deposit hook. Elbert Hubbard ! On the meadow wide and green,
is teaching a little of the philosonliy— Kissed fer joy her little feet
but even tlie little Eden of Fra E1ber- ] I won my dainty queen.
tr=‘ making savors )rst a little of graft. -
For mv part. T am thinking more of | So long ago It was—so long.
1 vs of the present than other days, fori The eyes hold not a gleam,
I mean to have nothing to do with old j Of the fierce love-light—the passion strong
care until the silver threads have chased T * “ “ * ~ J
all the dark brown locks away. It may
be a fallacy, but it Is
right.
country folks. W’e started at I o’clock
in the afternoon, and arrived at 2:I0.
After resting awhile with a friend, we
went out to Electric park, and let the
children enjoy the pleasure of the roller
cons'er, merry-go-round, a trip ro New
York, popcorn, cracker jacks, ice cream,
etc. W’e returned late in the afternoon,
reaching Cosy Corner at 7:30. to find
plenty of cold lunch, with ice-cold but
termilk. and retired feeling thankful we
could sleen with windows open to l he
cool breeze, and no dread of burglar or
sneak thieves. T'd like to argu ■ Die
question of country and city life, pro
and eon. but I know the little mother
doesn’t like her children to ta'k too
long, so [ will desist for this time.
Many thanks, dear Lomacila, for your
welcome. BONNIE JEAN.
It seems a far-off dream.
sweet one, all Till again I hear the tlnk-a-tink,
I Of the hells—a sound so sweet,
absent from the i That my thoughts go hack on its silver |
and poVful rich, and pap was that
proud he fret on a spree for a week.
Well Doc, I dreamt on all that intor-
mation ’that 'night whilst I slept in the
hay and cotton seed. When I waked
Mid “Western Printer” is trying to have
some fun at my expense. If I mistake
not. that jolly fellow is to be the poet
of the Arkansas Press Association at its
next meeting, and that’s where I get the
laugh back at him. for verily no mascu
line bard ever rode aPegasusinothat
Helicon and came out with his me. i
was several times nominated, but tact
ami charity helped some sweet editress
,o defeat me In every contest. I sjm-
patijize with you. CAROL ELMORE.
Eureka Springs. Ark.
link.
To the lass T used to meet.
JENNIE GRADY TRAVIS.
MR. ORTON’S QUESTIONS.
La me! Everybody talking so sagely
about evolution, socialism and platonic
friendship! I read and read till my poor
noddle is completely addled trying to de
cide what I ought to relieve.
But here comes the nrotner from New
York—F. L Orton—with a new question,
“Isn’t a man. who has impulsively prom
ised to marry a girl, justifiable in break-
WE ARE BARTERING OUR BIRTH
RIGHT.
I wish our new tbought hobbyists, our
up the next niornin’ the sun was shinin higher culture teachers and our preach-
and the old man and his cow punchers ers G f the gospel of gladness w u!d
was gone to -the ranch. I went to tlie turn aside for a moment and turn a
pump and made my toiliglit, an’ I seen leaf or two in the Bible of thc larger
Geraldine in the kitchen with a check Hfo and preach a sermon or two of the
apron on fresh as a rose. She ast me if gospel of she true compensation.
i I didn't want somethin’ to eat. 1 toldi A young rural pedagogue askel me the, -
' her 1 thought I did, as I hadn't eat a other day: “Why is it that the social 1 tirade of Farmeress against country
■bite in two days. standards in tlio country districts are* ijfe. Right then I composed in my mind
•• ’Law me!' she says, and then up retrograding, and the ideals of advance- j _civ such a lovely an.i convincing letter,
went her little nose. ‘I believe fastin’, mont and culture lower than they were j setting forth the beauties and advant-
is an eccentricity with gentl’nien of your , a decade ago?" I replied: “Tt is the I ages of life on the farm: but when the
profession.’ says she. | same old story of a misguided idea of churning was finished, it^ was time ^to
“That was a pretty hard lick, but I compensation." ' ' ‘ T
Jes’ straightened up. an’ says I, ‘Yes, | And so it is. We are forgetting the
madam, and another eccentricity of folks freedom of tho blue skies, tlte unbri-
of my profession is that they can wear’ died joy of God's acres and the ines*i-
strtpes or the garments of a fine gen-: mahlc wealth of pure ozone, th? music
tleman jest to suit the occasion.’ ! of the mockingbirds and the poetry of
“She turned red in the face an' I seen] the heavens; sacrificing the myriad
her look at my umbrell, but the kiver - blessings of nature's never-emptying
was on it. jso she couldn't see the stripes, | cornucopia upon the altar of gold-greed,
and she told me to eat my breakfast, j and bartering freedom for frills and
and she’d bring me some water. Thar feathers, happiness for hat-trimmings,
was some mighty fine vittles on the ta- treasures for trousers, Joys for Junk,
ble. but I slipped the kiver off o’ my music for mammon, poetry for politics,
striped umlbrell first thing I done, an’ ’ benlsona for beefsteak. health
rw,-en §he corns back a imui atauUoT ttar- lor heartaches aaA heavsa tor
SUMMER OUTING—A HEALTH RE
SORT FOUNDED ON A DREAM.
] Shall I tel! you of n pleasant trip we
] took this summer—-baby and I? We got
j on hoard the train at Egrement, a small
i railway station, at 8:45 o'clock on August
j 6. and arrived in Vicksburg before noon;
! spent two hours looking around admiring
I the large Mississippi river boats, the
i prettiest being tlie Belle of the Bend,
I and looking with curiosity at the house-
j boats—those floating habitations where
] families live all the time, keep house,
i bring up children and dogs etc. I don’t
i think T'd like a houseboat as a home.
! After dinner at the best hotel, we drove
I to the station just in time to catch the
train that took us at 3 o'clock to Jackson,
our state's flourishing capital. Later we
go out at our destination. Flora, where
father was waiting for us. and we drove
3 miles across the country to his home,
a large plantation, one of tlte best lit
Madison county, where we were wel
comed by my brother and three cousins,
who were visiting there. During my stay
of eleven days. I attended a big barbecue
given by the Cotton Growers' Associa
tion. and heard a number of speeches by
bright men. one of whom, speaking o?
intemperance, said that often men were
driven to drink by financial trouble
brought on by foolish wives who spent
money upon dress and show. Instead of
patronizing the cotton growers, and wear
ing neat muslin and gingham, these
wives must have silks, and he declared
that every time a woman went by ln
a silk dress the rustle of it said,
“Whisky, whisky!”
All tlie ladies carried nice eatables to
the picnic, besides the meat of the forty
head of animals that had been barbecued
for the dinner: so you may know the
banquet was a plentiful one even for the
large crowd. The occasion closed with a
ball game.
T also visited Cooper's Wells, the famous
health resort, where there were 250
boarders. Some time, if you like. I will
tell you the peculiar history of this re
sort. and relate the dream of Mr. Cooper
which caused hint to have the wells dug.
When T returned home, my husband's
sister and her two sons came with us.
and for the two weeks of their stay wa
COUNTRY FOLKS AND THEIR
AUTO.
T was In the dairy churning (I aiway»
read while I churn) when I read the
put on the preserves, and when I got
leisure to write my • muse had de
serted me.
I admit that country people in these
days are obliged to work, and sometimes
wlien thev see a splendid sunset they
fail to enjoy its beauty through thinking
that another day is gone and they can
lie down and rest. But work is good
and wholesome, and we of this country
have many pleasures and occasional
glimpses at things outside the dally
round of work.
This summer I have entertained a
c ' aber ot giwlt) and obi bow they did
PENELOPE.
FAST-SELLIN6 PICTURE
ing that promise when he has coolly de- , - „ . .
liberated on the matter and counted the 1 had ft fine timP ' driv!n * over thp countr V
cost of supporting two-and more-pros- and flsh1n * in ,lla Sunflower river, where
pectfvely on a salary that he has been; saw that would have weigrheii
stretching to make cover his own ex- 1 at ,ea3t forty ° r flfty P° unds - though we
Xienses?*’ | succeeded in catching only small ones,
I say that having made the engagement I a h° u t a pound each In weight
to marry and let It run on till the eve' Btrx
of the wedding day he should stand to it t
like a man. Tell the girl ail about it and
she will do her best to help ntm. I am
sure our gallant Household knlgnts do
not believe that women and marriage are
such bugbears. Oh. girls! If any of you
meet Mr. Orton, who I have heard it
whispered is very rasclnating, beware
how you fall In love with him and set
your trap to eaten him, for when you
think he is nicely caught—presto! this
shy bird Is gone and you are left ln the
lurch. He Is a skeptic as to man’s love
and a cynic as to marriage. Wonder If
he will ever be converted? For my part.
I believe some men love as truly and
faithfully as women.
Harold, you are too funny. It is my
opinion that these editors who have re
turned your manuscripts "with thanks”
didn’t know a good thing when they see
It. uecky Sharp, I think you should
earnestly and prayerfully consider
Wbetber you should rejeot that “good and-
10x30 Inch**, back-
ground solid gold,
wreath of beauti
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tural coloTAoeotsr
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fall tbs stxbt at B outs swob and Mod m tbs B.0* eolUctsd
sad ww will |)n yxm year cbodes at i Wool Shawl, Saloon Mt-!
Mat (swains Oarnsl or Opal hint, ttlrsr Chois loins Bit. Swraa
and Crswwi Sol, Laos Owrdsiws, Tapsstry Tnbis COrsr, Talklm, xw4
SUsplag BoU, *U Made Las torn with <0 pletarss. Ws ssnd tho I
t pletarss on eradlt. pay all postoio, ran all risk. In’
(cods aasold and pay you hnnasomsly tat thsss sold.
Mod your bams today It you want any ons of thsss si
iwfa—• uk.HM«iiaLmnka«.(