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| A SHINING LIGHT SPREAD ON THE
EXPOSITION BUSINESS.
ABSOLUTELY PURE
Tn Running Expositions on the tvtaole-
ssl« Plan Von Must Hustle In a
Manner Mot American—Things to Be
Avoided.
notions of ourselves have doubtless for- ^000 wives have been bringing in the
gotten that part of it by this time, but WQod ever sinc0 the war would, 1 ara
they will always remember the beauti- conv i nce a t take up the burden of life,
ful fountains with water in them, and some of them would turn the clothes
the pictures and statuary. wringer while their wives take in wash-
Africa had an exhibit that ought to . y> they conld only know from some
put a big blush, as wide as a Swiss sun- g00 ^ > earnest thinker whether or not the
set, on the face of the great civilized re- | ^ or ia no t a tax—or not.
lOopyrleht, IR9I, by Edcxr W. Nye-l-
Portland, Or.. April 2,1891.
Dear Mr. Nr*—I hare just been elected by
a majority of the votes counted—assisted by
the board of directors—secretary and superin-/
public which does so much to send mis
sionaries to the Congo. The diamond
exhibit of that godless continent, and
the methods of working this somewhat
expensive stone, attracted more atten
tion in one day than all our oatmeal and
atmospheric pressure.
1 ™ an American. Mr. Snperintend-
How
It is so, too, about religion,
many of ns would take np the burden of
life with true alacrity and trne earnest
ness and praiseworthy zeal and eager
ness if we conld know more regarding
the existence and literary habits of a
personal devil. How often 1 arise in the
morning, and inserting myself into a
Religious Department.
Da. 0. W. LANE, Editor.
Children's Department.
tendent of the Portland Industrial exposition, ent, and prond of the land which gave . , shimmering trousers, from which
| Ton will thus see I am to Oil two offices at | me birth—after which it had a long.spell | j^ 0 gnniight is reflected in a thou-
THE REASON WHY.
BEGINNING FAMILY WORSHIP.
A young man of fashion, wealth, ed
ucation, and high Bocial position, at a
midday prayer-meeting felt in himself
the hope that maketh not ashamed,
realized a Savior precious to his soul.
He believed that God for Christ’s sake,
badfoigiven bis sins, and he determin
ed he would Lever be ashamed of Christ.
He would acknowledge and honor him
everywhere.
The opportunity, the time and place
soon came. He was returning to his
home in the evening.
“Now,” said he, “I must honor and
obey God in my family. I must set up
family worship.”
“O! no,” said the tempter, “not yet!
Don’t be in a hurry. Take time. Get
a little stronger, and then you can go
on better.”
“I must begin to-night. I do not
know what my wife and sister will say:
but it is a duty, aud I am resolved to
do it, and trust God for thelrest. I must
pray in my family.”
“Not to-night,” said the tempter;
“you don’t know how to pray. You
have never prayed much, you are unac
quainted with the language of prayer.
Wait and learn first.’
“No, no; I must prav to-night. 1
will pray to-night. Get thee behind me
Satan.”
He passed into his dwelling, and in
to bis library, and there, before God,
bis heavenly Father, and in the name
of the Lord Jesus, be poured out bis
heart aud asked for strength and grace
from on high to assist him in bis duty.
When be met his wife that evening
she saw at once that a great change had
taken place in him, but said nothing
At length be asked her:
“Would you have any objections to
our having family worship ?”
After a moment’s surprise and hesita
tion, she said with true politeness:
“Certainly not, if it is your pleasure.”
“Bring me a Bible, then, please, and
draw up under the gaslight, and let us
read and pray.”—Southern Church
man.
“Sweet little maid,” said I,
“Gay little maid,” said I, -
“Tell me the reason why
You are so merry T
Shrewdly guess," said I,
"You’ve a new dress,” said I
Such foolish vanity
Ia wicked—very.”
ones. Now, It so happens that the office of
superintendent bolds the most, and therefore
ncixls the most filling. The great trouble with
me Is what kind of fining to use tn order to
make It look pretty In Its upholstered condi
tion without too moch embonpoint. In con
nection with an exposition, a supcrintendcncy
is not a sinecure, they say, nor do 1 believe It
| Is a mind euro. The man who fills It, I'm told,
gets acquainted with a lot of queer people and
some grief. 1 have filled everything from an
aching void to the position of teacher In a
night school where the boys were so big I
didn’t dare to see any of the glrla boats, hat as
superintendent of a big fair my personal ex
perience Is limited to working for first prize in
the fat bog annex of the York State fair of
A NOBLE ART TO BE CULTIVA
TED.
Thomas Beaver, a Pennsylvania
Presbyterian, has recently died, leav
ing large bequests to various benevolent
enterprises. Among other institutions
helped by him are Dickinson College
(receiving $30,000) and LaFayette Col
lege (receiving $25,000.) Rich men
north of Mason and Dixon line know
how to give good gifts for the publio
good. The colleges of the North are
last becoming the richest in the world.
When will the rich men of the South
learn this fine art ? When will the rich
men of Georgia learn it?
God grant that the generous spirit of
the Harrises, Pearces, Hemphills, Win-
sliips, Pattillos and others of like mind
among us, may become contagious
These are the truly wise, laying their
treasures at the feet of their Lora.
We have faith that large givin
going to become common in Georgia.
The $100,000 for the endowment of Em-
College, which may now be account-
as secured, is the beginning of a bet
tor day. Lee us cultivate the noble art
of giving.—Wesleyan Christian Advo
cate.
Aona M«iwry was left in charge of her
two younger brothers one summer, while
her parents went to California. She was
with them in a farm-house on the Massa
chusetts coast, and frequently lectured
them on questions of morals ana manners.
One evening she talked to them on the
snbj .ct of honesty. “I have often read in
the papers,” she said “of young men who
are first led into extravagance, and then
rob or defraud their employers. If a bro
ther of mine was to be guilty of such dis
honesty I would never forgive him—neverl
I would never acknowledge him as my
brother!”
The boys had never been tempted to
steal and the suggestion that temptation
and full were possible, together with their
sister’s threat, startled and impressed
them. The next day, while the question
of honesty was still fresh in their minds,
Anna came in and seemed excited.
“I bear,” she said, “that a woman in the
neighborhood has some fine old Satsuma
ware. Her husband was a sea-captain and
brought it to her fifty years ago. Come
with me. I am going to try to buy a
piece of it.”
The house, when they reached it, was a
meagre, forlorn 1 ittle cottage. The _ wom
an was old; het- lean, pule face lighted
when she saw Anna. She was poorly
clad. Here was a chance of earning mo-
y!
“Lookin’ for rooms, ma’am f” she said.
“I have some good ones to lei.’ ’
“No,” said Anna, carelessly. “We
just stopped for a glass of water.”
“Why, sister I” exclaimed Bob, aston
ished at the deception.
She shook her head angrily at him to be
silent, and when the woman left the room,
Followers of Christ may find many
proofs of the fact that to-day, aa in the
days of Paul, the wrestling is not
merely “against flesh and blood,” but
against a spirit of wickedness which
dominates and directs the forces of evil
—a spirit utterly at enmity with God
and the good of man. This spirit of
wickedness which dominates and di
rects the forces of evil—a spirit utterly
at enmity with God and the good of
man. This spirit of wickedness is as
essential to the historic organizations of
evil; the principalitios, the powers
and rulers of darkness, as is the spirit
of Christ essential to the perpetuity
of the church. It forces thou
sands of young men into evil and
ruinous lives, independent of, and often
insolte of, the inclination of bodily ap
petites. As a conspicious example of
this evil iufluence in “high places,” we
cite the advice of the Emperor of Ger
many recently given the students of
Bonn University, in which he said:
“It is my firm conviction that every
youth who enters a corps, or beer-
drinking and duelling club, will receive
the true direction of bis life from the
spirit which prevails in them.” He
advises thus because “the spirit which
prevails in them” will furnish “that
fortitude which is necessary to us when
we go out into the world”; which,
du ans the overbearing brutality which
will make them bully and abuse timid
people, and will especially make them
callous and fit instruments for cruelly
putting down any possible uprising of
the people against this young despot,
who tells them that “he alone is master
in Germady.” We might cite other
examples of the work of this wicked
ness in high places; but simply say to
Christians, look about you for them,
and then decide whether it is yet time
for you to be careless, compromising,
or cowardly in this conflict with world
linessto which you are called.—Stan
dard.
The Lilly Lands.—These beautiful
lands, situated out at the extreme end
of MUledge Avenue, are among the
prettiest spots near Athens.
It'was thought some time since that
a park would be built there, but it has
not yet.
A strong company has It, -however,,
-and will improve it wonderfully. Some
of the prettieBt places and shadiest
nooks in Clarke county are there.
CLARK’S LIGHTNING
Liniment will relieve the painful torture
of Rheumatism in tbe joints or muscles.
I*-, should be well rubbed in with the
band, and the part covered with a piece
of flannel. The pain will cease with the
first application, and its continued use
will eflect a marvelous cure. This rem
edy needs but a trial to convince the
most skeptical that it Is a wonderful
preparation. Sold by all druggists
price fifty cents. Clark Chemical Co,
New York.
In point of peace, morality, and
good order, Athens has rea o i to be
proud of her record. No other city
in the State can surpress it.
“Now do not scold,” said she,
“You shall bo told,” said she,
“What ’tis that pleases uie
This very minute.
“I’ve a new dress,” said she,
“And can’t you guess ? ” said she,
“I’ve found—just come and see,
A pocket in it —Sunbeam.
A SHARP TRICK.
THE ALGERIAN DANCES.
As yon were In the purlieus of Paris daring
tho exposition, forming a large section of the
American exhibit, and climbed M. Eiffel’s
tower while yoar salary was marching on. U
seems to me that you might give me a few
pointers. I am particularly anxious to draw a
crowd at the main door and then get It Inside
and have some fun with it If so disposed, i
would like to keep this np every day for a
month, giving the people time enough tg^sleep
Sundays and resteo that they could start in
fresh again Monday. I toll yon as a matter of
tact W-* are to have a great exposition, bat 1
want yon to make It sore.
What do you think of Introducing the balleO
Do you imagine that Punch and Jody can can
didly be considered a chcetnntf What are tbe
drawing powers of 8am Jones and Bara Bern
hardt and Allcock's porous plaster, relatively
speaking? Do yon think the Siamese Twins
could be restored with success or a galvanic
battery? What do yon think of ex-Senator
Blair, of old New Hampshire, in an oration of
thirty dr.ys’ duration? How would ho compare
with Dr. Tanner on a fast for that period of
time? Oonld they bold the crowd, or would
.we have to lock the people In? Provided 1
she whispered, “If she knew wbat I came I battened down the hatches, locked everything
for she would charge twice as high lor the | np and oiled the burglar alarms, do yon believe
ware." Then she followed her hostess,
who was opening a cupboard.
“You have some nice glasses there,”
she said.
“Yes; cost a dollar a dozen.”
“Very neat pattern indeed.”
Anna turned the cheap, ugly-shaped
goblets in her hand, while her keen eye
scanned the recesses of tbe cupboard.
“Queer-looking old cbina cup, that,”
she said. “May I see it? Thank you.
What is it ?
“Some foreign kind of crockery. My
husband brought it to me. I’ve been told
it was worth considerable money.”
“Ab t I shouldn’t like to give much for
it. It’s a dingy-looking bit of <$ina. I
think I would give seventy-five cents for
it—Just for the oddity.”
Couldn’t let it go for less than a dollar,”
said tbe woman anxioasly. “My husband
gave it to me, but I do need money.”
Anna laid the cup down, declaring that
it was “dingy,” but alter some higgling
she bought it for a dollar. She hurried
away with it, her cheeks flushed, and her
eyes shining.
'Cousin Belle gave twenty-five dollars
Jay Gould in tbe act of ah oaring coupons would
draw a crowd or an inf econo®? What will re
move ink from the letter that never came
from Henry Wetteraon to D. B. HUl? Gan you
furnish me, for framing, a oopy of tbe law.pre
venting David B. HJU from running for mayor
of New York in addition to governor of and
senator from the Empire State? Can yea send
me for the art gallery a certified portrait of
Annie Rooney, deoeaaed? Should ensilage be
out often, and If so, in what quarter of the
moon should the abridgment take place? May
I safely Introduce into tbe restaurant of the
exposition gnmqnata as a side dish? Do yon
think it a good idea to fix special days, such as
press day, dog days, or would yon leave It to
yoar next almanac? Do you think that the
free coinage of silver will interfere with the
counterfeiting industry; If so, in what respect?
Oonld 1 successfully eras the gold bog and the
potato bug and use tbe resultant in tbs fat
stock show? If not. why not? Do you think
John L. Sullivan would be oat of place in the
chamber of horrors which I propose introduc
ing in the exposition?
These aro simply details, bat tf you have any
general ideas upon the conduct of an exposi
tion. showing how it should be run, I would
like to have a few sacks of tbe early variety.
Yours anxiously. R. W. Mitcuell,
Secretary and Superintendent.
Dead Robert—I am glad to know
of extreme mental depression—but for
eign nations will not put up a luncheon
and oome to see the Portland exposition
unless yon give them something in
structive and unwuaL
You ask about tbe ballet. I am not
the proper man for you to put that ques
tion to. You know that 1 am prejudiced
in favor of the ballet, and so you should
not ask me that question. But the ex
position of *89 bad as one feature-the
Algerian, or stomach dance, which was
a very drawing card indeed. It was an
odd dgnoe, wildly barbaric, and a trifle
on the decomposed Delsarte order, per
haps, with a beautiful Algerian girl in
it, of the Lalia Rookh variety, who, I
afterward learned, was a native of the
Rue da Foi Gras. Many of the visitors
went to see this dance several times, and
this Algerian girl practically owned the
town, and carried away with her, figura
tively speaking, to her desert home, the
cosmopolitan pelts of those who wit
nessed her strange and yet graceful gam
bols. A 2-year-old colt that has jnst for
saken the home nest aqjl made his glad
debut on the clover studded lawn is not
a circumstance to the gladness and grace
of that performance. Yon might think
this over.
Punch and Judy would draw the En
glish people. It is a kind of humor that
appeals to the English, and yet it leaves
the brain tissue unimpaired. It is a
broad yet pure humor, which is prompt
in ita action on the English mind, pro
ducing no dangerous relapse or secondary
symptoms. Some kinds of humor are
highly injurious to tbe British, because
they may recur to the mind at a future
time, when the victim is not prepared,
or, still worse, the point of tbe joke may
break out suddenly on a future genera
tion and create much trouble. Yon
might spring a subtle piece of humor on
an Englishman and produce no appre
ciable effect, bnt think of his helpless
grandchild on whom the humorous her
itage might falll
Punch and Judy will appeal to those
who may not have seen anything to
laugh at in Ethan Allen. Yon might
try it
Sam Jones is a good drawer. So is
Sara Bernhardt—in fact, they are a pair
of those. But we will let that pass.
Sam is a straightforward preacher,
cheerfully telling people what misera
ble hounds they are, and warning them
to flee from the wrath to come, at so
much per warn. He will not only bring
thousands of curious people to your ex
position, bnt he will save qnite a lot of
souls at the same time.
Mr. Blair is not available. He is go
ing on a foreign mission. Possibly he
will go before,, this letter reaches yon.
He beard of a foreign country yesterday
evening that he bad not tried yet. Yon
cannot expect him. He is almost sore
that he will go abroad, and is only wait
ing for a permit which may come at any
time.
Yon speak of Mr. Gonld in a show
window shearing coupons off his bonds
as a feature. I would favor that, bnt
yon know, perhaps, that Mr. Gould can
not sit in a draft, especially a sight
draft, as he has facial neuralgia or Tio-
foo. Do not depend upon him, for I am
sure be could not come.
sand different directions, andfiwonld go
gayly forth to renewed effort and a
more praiseworthy scuffle with sin, if I
knew whether or not the hosts of the
opposition were or were not led by a
personal deviL
I would rather not speak of Mr. Sulli
van, except in a non-partisan way, if yon
do not mind. I criticised biaacting once,
and from the way he acted the next time
I saw him I judged that he hated to be
criticised that way. He wishes me to
say, however, that he is not drinking
any now, and will elevate the stage
again next season.
If you oonld erect a sort of glass con
servatory or incubator and set an old
political wheel horse on a recently dis
covered mare’s nest I think it would give
good results. Did you ever try that?
People would come for a long distanoe
and pay good prices to see this, I think.
Yours truly.
“He is not a bean of yours, is be?"
“Yes."
“He calls on me oftener than on yon.
“Yes; 1 told him the days yon were
lot at home."—Life.
Wilder** Latest Story.
“Once upon a time," Baid Marshall P.
Wilder to a group of interested English
men in his hotel, “a little nigger sat at
a tab^ pounding his thumb nail with a
hammer,” and the famous story teller
acrewed his face into comical grimaces,
expressive of recurring pain, while his
hands went through the motions sug
gested by the story.
“Presently,” he continued, “a man
asked him what he was doing that for.
‘Cause,’ whimpered the nigger, tit
feels so good when I stop.’ "—New York
Son.
r|fonot half so good a specimen!” «j| e y(ra are to have a great lndnstrial
ieerd, exultantly, when they were on the I luuuo “ 1,u
arod.
Is it worth so much?” asked Bob
gravely.
“It is worth more; but she did not
koow it!”
“That was a pretty sharp trick of yours,
Anna,” said Tom thoughtfully, after a
pause.
Auna laughed complacently. “YeS, I
think so,” she said.
When the lads were alone that night,
Bob said, “Anna said she would not ac
knowledge us as brothers if we stole mon
ey. Didn’t she the same as steal that cup
from the old woman if it was worth twen
ty-five dollars ? If the old woman had
known it she would not have let it go for
a dollar. Anna took tbe advantage of her
ignorance. She lealiy stole iL”
“It looks like that,” replied Tom.
“Well, then, I guess Anna wouldn’t
mind sharp tricks in business
men, Tom, would she V”
“No,” said Tom.
Tbe seed was planted which wonld
reac li a deadly growth hereafter, and An
na’s talk about dishonesty was always
thought of with derision.—Youths Com
panion.
DAILY MARKET REPORT
Na* York, June 18.—Floor—Cltr min» ex
tra; t&liOSA5; Minnesota extra, $4.35®4.65c su
perfine. $3.a5QAc&; fine, *3.2f>&4.00.
Wheat—No. 2 Red Winter, $L12ft cosh: May.
June, S1.0S&
Corn—No. 8 mixed, 80o cash: May, SOM; June,
TOHe.
Oats—No. 8 mixed, 63Jfo cash; May, 6234.
Chicago
Market.
CmcAoo, June 18.
WHEAT—May, 100«®100; July, W ® «.
CORN-May, 543403634. July. 86 ®!j<%
OATS-May,88J4@3?J4; July. 38
PORK-May. ll.U6aU.10; July. 1<U0»10.8S.
RIBS- May. 6.00®0.05; July, 6.07&S.(tj.
LARD—May.6A306.ta; July. tl.37CO.37.
New York Cotton Futures.
New York, June 18
Open.
May? r #.@
June.
July —
A ii gnat
September
tyftobor
November.
December
January
February
March.
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8.14
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8.34
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8.73
8.62
S.71
8.83
exposition in Portland worthy of the
wonderful country of which she is the
metropolis. How yon came to be the
superintendent and secretary 1 do not
know. The Oregonians are humor lov
ing people, and like to pat np jobs on
their neighbors. Possibly that has some
thing to do with it.
Yon ask me how best to run the ex
position, and so I will try in as little
space as possible to do so. Having the
Paris exposition still fresh in my mem
ory, I feel like throwing oat a few hints
regarding tbe matter which I know
will be valoabla
Expositions should have, In the first
place, a spinal column of worthy and
valuable exhibits—a sort of ha track, if
yon please, upon which to hang the pop-
if wo " were ] com privileges and other features which
are of minor importance. The exposi
tion must not be a gigantic boxoffice,
with astight annex of corn shelters and
patent beehives. People do not care to
go a great distance to witness recent
methods of polling candy or making
lemonade without the aid of lemons.
We should not, Mr. Superintendent,'
allow the commercial spirit to cast a
gloom over nude art, nor oar American
thrift to get a cinch on science at such a
time.
The exposition in Paris was a great
■access because it was an entertainment
and an education to see it; not because
It was a big ooonty fair, with oppor
tunities at every comer for the French
peasant to test the strength of his longs.
I warn yon first of all, aa superintend
ent, again**? the Amarbxn commercial
spirit, which crops cut at all times, bnt
especially in an exposition. A sausage
staffing machine is one of the most beau
tiful sights, from an utilitarian stand
point, that 1 ever saw, bnt it will not
bring people from a distance. Yon must
have comething of art and beauty, and
an element of the wonderful. I wonld
impress this upon yon, for, taking the
Paris exposition as a criterion—and you
could use it that way if you wished to
do so—the crowd was ever packed about
the strange, the beautiful and the won-
Strong In Death.
Friend of the Editor (in newspaper of
fice at 3 a. m.)—You seem to be awfully
tickled over that article you are writing.
Editor—It’s a short announcement that
this is the last issue of The Morning
Corkscrew. We can’t keep the paper
going any longer. I'm going to slap this
| in the form and go to press.
Friend—1 can’t see anything in that to
be jolly over.
Editor—Why, blame it, man, we scoop
I every paper in town on itl—Chicago
Tribune.
Made Some Difference.
"Yes," she murmured, “I loved him.
I He was not worthy of ine, but 1 felt
conld not give him up. So my parents
| took me across the ocean."
"Did that make any difference in your
| feelings?”
‘Yea The second day out I felt as if
1 conld give up everything.”
And Bhe changed the subject.—Chicago
I Tribune. >
Suitable.
She—1 want to get a real nice comedy
I suitable for an amateur theatrical com-
| P«iy-
Clerk—Yes, ma’am. How would yon
like to look over some of Shakespeare’s
tragedies—Brooklyn Life.
Bright Enough That Way.
White—1 don’t think that Gus De Jay
knows enough to pick up chips.
Greene—He knew enough to pick np
I all I put down last night.—New York
: Herald.
Discouraging. .
"How did they hang yoar picture of
| yoar fox terrier?"
‘Most inappropriately. They made
I sk£of it”—New York Herald.
AN AMERICAN EXHIBIT.
Your reference to Governor Hill is en
tirely unworthy of the important offices
he holds. Governor Hill has no notion
of becoming mayor of New York. His
other offices entirely engross his atten
tion. He conld not give the office at
mayor of New York that degree of es
pionage which it requires. A man who
is governor of a great state and senator
also does not care to be mayor of New
York, or open expositions with a few
desultory remarks.
Ensilage should be cut as early
possible. Some use a teething ring for I there were nearly always ‘*‘many corn-
cutting their anrilngfl, but I think it in- log and going” about him. Sometimes,
jnres the goo ms. Gumquats are not I however, there _was suoha congestion
NEVER TOO BUSY TO PRAY.
Jesus appears to have devoted him-
I self especially to prayer at times when
his life was unusuolly full of work and
| excitement. His was a very busy life,
popular In exposition restaurants gen
erally, especially daring the heated term.
What are gumquats, anyhow?
Special days are not advisable, unless
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Liverpool Cotton Futures.
Liverpool, June fa.
Open. CIoqcl
April anfl Stay-
May and Juno.
June and July.
July and August....—.... .4.M
August and September..4.3}
September and October..— „4J1;
O'tobcrand November..— ,,—
November and December ...Ail
December and January.—
January and February— —v—
February i
4.80
4.44
483
4 34
4 36
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434
438
4 40
4 40
445
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I derfuL America and her exhibit were
chiefly patronized by those who were
paid a salary to work her churns and
wave her starry banner free.
People who ride two miles behind a
mamma horse and young colt to a
Fourth of Jnly orgy and hear a free ora
tion will stand a good deal of bombast
aud starry banner business, but when
they pay an admission, friend Mitchell,
they want to see or hear something that
[ will remunerate them. Those who went
to Paris from Poland and witnessed our
Ainericau baking powder and pwoUen
yon think it wonld bo well to have apo
dal days such as yon suggest, and feel
certain would be successful. In that
case, if yon felt assured that it wonld be
advisable to do so, yon might consider
it a good plan to do so, and in case of
sacce83 yon wonld. of course, be glad
that yon did so.
An exciting thing nnd a feature that
has always drawn enormous crowds
everywhere that it has been tried, is a
discusssion between two able men on
vital questions, like this for instance,
“la the Tariff a Vaxt" So many people
would like to get down off their dry
goods boxes and make experiments with
industry if they only know whether the
tariff was a tax or not As it is now,
values are unsettled, industries languish,
resources remain undeveloped, trade be
comes atrophied, commerce ceases and
our shipping stands rotting at our docks.
If you could solve
of whether or not the
air would be full of men getting '’down
off the top of the rail fences, and the rat
tle of closing jack knives would gladden
tbe heart of every true American, Men
of thronging objects that he had scarce
ly time to eat. But even then be found
time to pray. Indeed, these appear to
have Ibeen with him seasons of more
prolonged prayer than usual Thus we
read: “So much the more went there
a fame abroad of him; and great multi
tudes came together to hear, and to be
healed bv him of their infirmities. And
he withdrew himself into the wilder
ness, and prayed.
Many in onr day know what tkisjeon-
gestion of occupation is. They are
swept off their feet with their engage
ments, and can scarcely find time to cat.
We make this a reason for not praying
Jesus made it a reason for praying. I
there any doubt which is the better
cours ■ ? Many of the wisest have in this
respect done as Jesus did. When Lu
ther had a specially busy and exciting
day, he allowed himself longer time
than usual for prayer beforehand. A
wise man once said that he was too busy
to be in a hurry. He meant that if he
allowed himself to become hurried he
could not do all that he had to do. There
is n thing like prayer for producing
this calm self-posession. When the dust ;i
HIGHWAY AND BYWAY.
Said Bouncing Bet to Blackeyed Sue*
-Oh, leave your tttupld meadow, do.
And Just for once try tn}- way;
Pull up your roots, dear, every one.
And plant yourself, as I have done.
Along tho busy highway.
>Yoa see life herel And more than that,
You’re seen yourself. It must be flat
Beyond all computation
■ To grow unnoticed hour by hour—
One might as well not be a flower.
As win no admiration!”
“Stir, or make a noise at »
Yon are in my po Wer , ban# ** ?
tell yon 1 will not harm yovfc 34
I want the money in that thti
or foul, I intend to havefc^*' ^
But Blackeyed Busan answered bock
That as she’d never felt tho lock.
And all her tastes were suited
With birds and butterflies and bee*/
And other such simplicities.
She’d stay where she was rooted.
tiring the distance to the * m
door wit??'
Now listen, children, while 1 tell
The fate that Bouncing Bet befell.
By highways dry and dusty:
While meadow blossoms still were bright.
Her pinky bloom had faded white.
Her leaves were brown and rusty.
And people passed her where sho grew.
And went to look for Blaokeyed Sue.
As might have been expected:
Her yellow blossoms in a vaso
Won everybody’s smiling praise—
And poor Bet drooped neglected!
-M*ij Bradley in St. Nicholas.
OUTWITTED BY A WOMAN
When John and I were married we
began housekeeping in one of the flats
down near the “ferry.” People said we
were foolish to try to run an establish
ment of oar own on a thousand dollars
salary, bnt John neither smoked nor
drank, and my mother had taught me
all the little economies of housekeeping,
so we managed to get along nicely, and
.every month something was added to
our nest egg in the savings bank.
Job Shultz, who for years had been
fireman down at the china pottery works,
occupied half of the flat we had taken,
and though both he and his wife be
longed to the uneducated,hardworking
class of German emigrants, they were
sober and honest, and proved to be tfery
good neighbors indeed. By some.strange
freak of nature their twin children,
Franz and Gretchen, were born mates.
When we formed their acquaintance
they were about eight years old, and
seemed to enter into all the sports of
childhood with as much zest as their
more noisy companions. Still, it was
pathetic to watch the little things going
round so silently, and it was oat of sheer
pity for their forlorn condition that John
and 1 undertook to master the deaf and
dumb alphabet
John learned readily, bnt it was a long
time before I conld make my fingers
speak so as to carry on a conversation
intelligently. My final triumph gave ns
much pleasure to tho little “Dutchies 1
aa to myself, and, as 1 shall show yon, I
was afterward amply repaid for all the
pains 1 took to give them enjoyment
We had been married five years, and
in spite of the gloomy prophecies of
some of onr would-be advisers, John was
junior member of the firm that once em
ployed him. and the snite of rooms in
the fiat had been exchanged for n pleas
ant residence in a very respectable part
of the city.
John looked after the business inter
ests of the concern, and as he was obliged
to take many unexpected trips, 1 was of
ten left for several days at a time with
no other company than the servants,
protested a little at first, but 1 was rea
sonable, and soon became accustomed to
the loneliness.
One cold, stormy night in February,
jnst after the shatters had been closed
and tbe curtains drawn, John came in
hurriedly, and without speaking went
quietly upstairs. 1 was surprised, for he
did not usually leave the store until 8
o’clock, and it was then bnt half-past 6.
When he came into the parlor a few
minutes later 1 inquired anxiously if he
were ilL Before answering me be closed
the door leading into the living room,
and then, drawing a chair close to mine,
he said in a low voice:
“1 did not mean to say anything to
you about it, Marion: bnt yon aro such
a brave little woman I am sore 1 can
trust you.
“An attempt to blow the safe was
made last night, and the adroit way in
which the would be burglar managed to
cover up his work leads us to anticipate
a repetition of the visit tonight In order
to thwart the gentleman’s designs I have
brought the money and valuables home,
and have pnt the box containing the
treasure in the lower drawer of the sec
retary that stands in our room.”
“How much money ia there in itl”
asked, trying to speak in - my natural
voice.
“Nearly fifteen thousand," answered
John, in a whisper.
“Why didn’t yon pnt it in the bank
for safe keeping?” 1 asked uneasily.
“That was the arrangement; bnt
Brown, the assistant cashier, whose busi
ness it was to attend to it, forgot his er
rand until the bank was closed,” replied
John. “Don’t worry anything about it,
dear. Yon are the only one outside of
the firm that knows what disposition
has been made of the money, and to
morrow it will be placed in the bank,
1 was satisfied with the explanation,
»ye, wondering if it were no*nn r
to reach it unseen, when
the hall door below.
throbbed hopefully; f or that liS? ^
itep that came bounding
conld belong to no one but J?*.
instant the robber was back **•2
enrtains at the hearfof my bed
as John opened the door he *
“If you betray me in
kfll yon both.” an y wayt^
“I left my watch lying i n k„
ind aa the train is an honr
I concluded to run back and got
said, by way of explanation *?fi ^
is anything in the world that V*
Did you find it?’I n«k-«i l ,
hoping that he would request
ance ia the search. 7 “
“Yes, here it is, all right,
ont of bed, dear; you will
How are you getting ale
John.
M w
wvtcb a cti’U
return*
~The stupid fellow!" I thought -op
will ho not give me a chauce? w 7
lips faltered, “Very well.” 1
Then as our eyes met 1 said with .
fingers: ’ ™ *1
“For heaven’s sake, do not l me
John. There is a robber behind the™,
tain of my bed; but he will kill qU*
if we try to escape." ' ^
-Without seeming to notice what IW
said, John turnod round and replenish
the fire, saying as he did so: -
“Yon must keep a good fire all a™
Marion. It wiU keep you from
lonely in my absence. Abram mw
, Abram n» |
bring another bucket of coal before k
goes to bed.” j
With tbe poker in his hand hoc**}
the room and touched the call bell;
talking his stand before the fire his ah
with his fingers:
Beet easy, dear; I’ll uot leave 5 »
alone for a moment.” 1
Directly after Abram made his appw
ance and John sent him for the c<
calling after him to bring the haij
shovel, that the fire might besecanij
covered.
When the big, stout fellow ninwi
John said aloud:
: “Marion, please jump np aud find tbs
package you wished me to leave
Cousin Marie. I may have time tom
across the river when 1 am in Ctncsga*
1 did not wait for any other comnuid,
but sprang past John into tbe watdtoU
just as he said:
“Seize the shovel, Abram, and fclj
me brain that scoundrel who is biding
away behind the bed curtains.”
Abram obeyed, and then Jobs s;th
again—this time to the man who**
waiting among the shadows to despil
our home.
“Step out and sfiow your guilty !n
if yon wish to leave the room alive,'!■
commanded in a tone of authority.
. The next minnte tbe wretch stood W
fore John, begging piteously for h
worthless life.
■ When the mask was torn oil, Jdi
stepped back in amazement, for in dt
features of the outlaw be recoguized'Js
assistant cashier, Henry Brown.
He pleaded for mercy, ami 1, worni
like, added my tesirs to his petition, hti
John said the law must tike its com#
and gave him into the lianas of a poii»
man for safo keeping.
The fellow had beeu on the alert.
so had kept trace of the disjippeamr.ee o!
the money, and naturally enough
followed it up. It after ward came oa
that John's dispatch to proceed tow
cago at once was a clever forgery, of
which Brown knew more than hen*
willing to telL .
It was a long time before I
from the shock I received that night ^
to this day John has uever naked ml*
stay alone during bis absence.
On account of some blunder on »
part of the state’s attorney Brown'*
ppt brought to trial, but he was vj
enough to leave the city, and f*> | ,r
know he b:is never made his appeof-®
in the neighl>orhood since. .
. Never a day passes that I do not s*
Of onr little silent German friemh
pf the blessing that cauie to ua tow j
the kindness shown to them. -1
Flag.
A» Audaciou* Jouruall**-
John Augustus O’Shea, the
\yar correspondent, has achieved*^
both as a journalist and as a #
for parliamentary houors. “ ^
the staff of a London uewsp»P®
once, at a period of high pressnrM
to the absence and illness of _
here of the staff, accomplished t
paralleled feat of delivering
126 leaderettes in three weeks-^d
bright and joy oaa -
proprietor of the newspaper, ,,
raised O’Shea’s honorarium ‘
guineas a year at ono bound.
Pn the occasion of a vacancy _
irlioiYiAnfnrv ronrMAnbltlOD ^ *
miyi| LI* rumifi ul **omuiui ■».
rented himself to the coimtituem*
In substance addressed them
? haw nothing to
promise yon nothing. Rest
{.Amawaa i« UAH lYfllfel If
however, that
if you confer on 1 j
ahgll not forget you.” w
bia address lost him tho emt.
Tit Bits.
MULT UM IN PARV0.
Because a tliiug i- small *n*|*% ;
TMeb not ’twill pay to scorn*’
ects have * ”
. Ips, than the fiornw.
Think
.‘Tome insects ,
But lUt les, than the
firing at our docks, of bu mess so fills your room that it j Opening my eyes I
this great question j threatens to choke you, springled It * i v _JT
tariff is a tax, the i with tlie water of prayer, and then you ,.f.
can cleanse it out with comfort and ex
pedition.—Imago Christi
and thought no more about the box np
stairs until after the clock had warned
for nine, and it is not probable that
wonld have thought of it then had not
John been ordered off on one of his mid- £ i~iand O'Shea P*
night journeys. Jnst before he started ** -°- f . d
he put the key of that box in my hand,
saying:
“When Mr. Mowry calls for the money
give him this, 1 will not be home in
time to look after it before the bank
doses tomorrow."
I felt a queer flattering in the region
of my heart when John kissed me good-
by, bnt 1 made myself believe that I was
very brave, and at my regular time for
retiring went to my room, cautioning
Abram, as usual, to see that tha doors
were all securely fastened. After 1 went
np stairs 1 weakened a little, and was on
the point of calling Betty to sleep in my
room, bnt fearing that John would laugh
at my cowardice, 1 summoned all my
courage to my aid, and was soon deep
ing as peacefnlly as a baby.
I must have slept soundly, or I would
have heard the creak of the wardrobe
door, and the stealthy step of the tall,
lank figure that emerged therefrom.
As it was, the first intimation that I
had of the presence of an unwelcome
guest was a hoarse whisper in my ear:
“Where is that iron box which yoar
husband brought home from the store
this evening?"
was almost para-
_ over me a hideous pany as
face, the most fiendish one 1 had ever ception
There was a bright fire in the ; ^ c ;ty
Some people may, perhaps
account of their dimmifiiven v^.
Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets. f
tie of tl em convinces the
*2 a.*,-*. rtriii mre c uu . .A.
Electric Lights.—The *
lighting now used in Atht'i>s_
In popularity every day. _ ^
ing of the council se>s som __ ^
ti/e a °darke 8 n^ and
streets arc being, made clear a
uuder the electric S* 0 ” 1 ' •_ lirifiC
Athens has as flne no
i exists anywhere, m®* °
Col. and Mrs. Sncllings will spend
the summer at Old Point Comfort.
grate, and 1 had a fair view of the vil
lain) bnt before I could move or utter a
«QT cold nmszjp (tf a rov^vpr
Miss Pearl Broyles > 8 .•“ }‘1‘ faD n!)’ c
will spend some time with tm •
Mr. Geo. Thomas.
