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¢] [ Heart-to-Heart Talks
Are Lauded
By William J. Stewart, Charleston, S. C.
one reason or another we neglect many opportunities of having an under
standing with those with whom we may not at times be on the very best
of terms,
It may be that we go on for some time apparently content in the
companionship of someone for whom we have a high admiration, then for
gome unaccountable reason our companionship becomes clouded, and we
goon find ourselves on rather uncomfortable if not embarrassing terms.
We do not understand the reason and reach a hasty conclusion that
if the other party has anything against us and is not man enough to come
forward and say what it is, why, we can afford to forego the pleasure of
his acquaintance, when perhaps he thinks very much the same way
about us.
Persons have been known to act in this manner for a long time with
out either one making the first step toward an understanding, and as a
consequence much pleasure and even mutual profit is foregone becanse
of their thickheadedness.
Perhaps unwittingly one may have given some slight offense to the
other, or vice versa, and because neither has common sense, or courage,
enough to demand an explanation their relations become more or less
gtrained and they feel uncomfortable and ill at ease in each other’s
company.
A few words epoken at the right time and in the right way would
pave the way for a better understanding, and after a while a plain talk,
straight from the heart, would naturally follow.
Keep Pronunciation
Up to Standard
By John R. Brannan, Brooklyn, N. Y.
high standard in this respect. Mingling wisdom with zeal, it does not
attempt to do everything at once, but singles out as a strategic beginning
a few of the words locally mispronounced.
“The ruler of Japan,” for instance, “is the mikado, with the accent
on the second syllable, and never the mickadoo.” A bit of geographical
Jore is neatly tucked in one hint: “The antipodes—Australia, you know—
is pronounced ‘antipodeez.””
History is represented by the information that when you have any
thing to say about the Renaissance, you should speak of it as the “Rene
sang,” with the accent on the last syllable, and not by any chance as the
“Renaysans.”
Nor should one be betrayed into saying “amatoor” or “amachoor”
when one means “amaturr.” And when the wind soughs through the
branches, we read, it “sows,” but never “suffs.”
All this is excellent, but we fear that it will not entirely do away with
what the English lady called “your horrible American ahccent.”
{| Make Young Girl's
Summer Profitable
interesting ways in which this time may be profitably spent. Here are a
few things some girls are doing: Collecting art copies and writing a short
history of each; collecting authors’ photographs and learning their life
histories, and prominent books they have written; making a scrapbook
and forming a history with cartoons from the leading magazines : making
gcrapbooks with pictures from mdgazines for little children in the winter.
If any girl is so fortunate as to have access to an attic full of old maga
zines she may make an interesting collection of pictures of women and
dating each, which will show the extremely varied and rapid style changes
of years. Some girls are busy on their fair work; making jellies or
canning fruits and labeling them attractively. Others are busy with
fancywork.
These hints will probably suggest others to anyone interested, and
every girl who will try some means of passing her summer will find ghe
has a feeling of satisfaction when schooltime comes again.
Q]| Something Besides
Glaciers in Alaska
By R. ] STANLEY, Cleveland, Ohio
and similar activities are commonly considered as belonging to more
favorable climates.
Surprise is in store for many who read a recent bulletin of the United
States Agricultural department. Wheat, oats, rye, barley, potatoes and
a variety of vegetables have matured every season gince experiment stations
were established in the northern section of the territory. One of these
#tations is within 75 miles of the Arctic circle. Chicken raising is profit
able, while forage crops are grown in the central and southwestern parts.
The mean annual temperature of Sitka, says the bulletin, is about
the same as Washington, D. ~ which the North considers a southern city.
One hundred thousand square miles of the territory are suitable for
farming, while garden vegetables and small fruits are profuse,
_Exercise F aculties
in Making Choice
By Joha Stuart Mill, New York
because it is the custom makes no choice, He gains no practice either in
discerning or desiring what is best.
The mental and moral, like the muscular, powers are improved only
by being used. The faculties are called into no exercise by doing a thing
merely because others do it, no more than by believing a thing only
because others believe it. , . .
He who lets the world, or even his own portion of it, choose his plan
of life for him has no need of any other faculty than the apelike one of
imitation.
He who chooses his plan for himself employs all his faculties,
It is wonderful the
amount of good that a
straightforward, heart-to
heart talk does sometimes.
And yet, realizing this fact
az well as we all say we do,
it is strange how often. for
~ The art of conversation
may be lost forever, but its
gsister art of correct pronun
ciation will not glip entirely
away from us if a western
newspaper is able to hold
its readers up to its own
- Every young girl looks
forward to a summer of
rest, but after the first few
weeks of vacation are over
she begins to find time
hanging heavily on her
hands. There are many
One thinks of Alaska as
the abiding place of rugged
mountains, frozen streams,
undeveloped mineral re
gources, of cold and desola
tion. Agricultural possi
bilities, truck gardening
The human faculties of
perception, judgment, dis
criminative feeling, mental
activity, and even moral
preference, are exercised
vnly in making a choice.
He who does anything
CHARLTON COUNTY HERALD, FOLKSTON. GEORGIA.
(By E. O. SELLERS, Acting Director of
Sunday Bchool Course, The Moody Bible
Institute of Chicago.) |
LESSON FOR AUGUST 8
THE KINGDOM TORN ASUNDER.
LESSON TEXT-I Kings 12:6-16.
GOLDEN TEXT-Pride goeth before
destruction, and a haughty spirit before
a fall, Prov. 16:18. s
Solomon’s kingdom though outward
ly magnificent contained within it
those germs of oppression, formal re
ligious observances and the lax ex
ample of an indulgent monarch which
speedily led to its disruption after his
death, Forty years Solomon reigned,
but the latter end of his life was none
too peaceful. “IHe loved many strange
women” and “his heart was not per
fect with the Lord his God” (11:1, 4).
Rezon was his ‘“adversary” (11:25)
and Jerocboam whom he at first sought
to conciliate - (11:26-28) was finally
driven from the land (v. 40), Chapter
cleven contains the prophecy of which
this lesson is the fulfillment. “And
Rehoboam, his son, reigned in his
stead” (11:43).
I. The Convention at Shechem, vv.
1-6. This place has an important his
tory beginning in the days of Abraham
and Jacob. It was a city of the Levites
and the place where Joshua gave his
final charge (Josh, 24:1, 25). Abime
lech destroyed it though it was soon
rebuilt. Here Israel gathered to con
firm Solomon’s son upon the throne.
Jerusalem and Judea readily accepted
Rehoboam as Kking, but the ten tribes
hesitated and, according to one trans
lation there was a year’s delay during
which time Jeroboam was sent for and
certain reforms were formulated (v 2).
Their charges were entirely selfish
and made no reference to the rights of
Jehovah nor offered any protest
against the increasing idolatry. Be
fore allegiance was sworn Jercboam
as spokesman presented these reforms
(v. 4) and Rehoboam wisely asked for
time to consider the request (v. 5).
1. Good Counsel Neglected, vv.
6-12. Rehoboam came of bad stock
(ch. 14:21), yet his first step was a
wise one. His name means “Enlarger
of the people,” but he sadly belied the
same. Too long had he lived in'the
atmosphere of luxury and enervation.
The northern tribes suffered greatly
through taxation and shared none of
the prosperity of Jerusalem. Solomon’s
“yoke,” like that of every earthly mon
arch, had been heavy (Matt, 11:29, 30),
The counsel of the old men was good
(v. %), it was kingly, manly.
_ Jesus tells us that the greatest must
be the servant of all and sets us the
example himself (Matt, 20:28). Reho
boam next consulted those of his own
circle who “were grown up with him,”
men of like position and passions,
youths as inexperienced as himself
who had no sympathy but were w%d,
conceited, overbearing, selfish. Reho
boam asked “advice” (v. 6) of the old
men, but asked for “counsel” (v. 9) of
the young men, but in neither case is
there any suggestion that God was
consulted (James 1:5). These young
men counseled a boasting and burden
some course which brought Rehoboam
to grief. Oppression always results
in rebellion, a fact that those who gov
ern or employ others should ponder
well. Rehoboam’s choice of counselors
and his consequent course of action
was the height of foolishness (Prov.
13:20).
111, Bad Counsel Confirmed, vv.
12-14, Jeroboam's subsequent career
confirms us in believing that he more
than all others encouraged and fos
tered the division of the kingdom. But
he and the proud, foolish princeling
were both only carrying out the word
and will of Jehovah (v, {5; Ps. 76:10).
This does not, however, lessen his
guilt or folly (Acts 2:23). Not content
with declaring his acceptance of the
evil counsel he spoke “roughly” (v.
13) and this verse suggests to us that
“the old men’'s counsel” was known to
the people, thereby aggravating his
offense. “Whom God wishes to destroy
he first makes mad.” Rough words
wound or madden and, “by using soft
words you may lead an elephant by a
hair” Not content to refuse Reho
boam threatens added burdens (v. 14).
IV, Conclusion. God turned away
the kingdom from Solomon’s house be
cause Solomon had turned away from
God (ch, 11:911, 31, 33). A true
prophet foretold what would happen,
the “cause was from the Lord that he
might perform his saying” (v, 15, cf.
11:81, 82). God is constantly and lit
erally fulfilling prophecy. Those which
have been so fully and so minutely ful
filled are a warrant that in due time
all will likewise “come to pass.” Re
hoboam is a lesson to the young men
of today.
Rehoboam is also a lesson for pres
ent day fathers,
Finally Rehoboam is a lesson to all
who are set in authority. To close our
ears to the cry of the needy; to forget
our obligations to God and to men
(Matt, 25), and to fail to see God's pur
poses, prophecies and plans, inevitably
courts disaster.
The coming king of kings who in ful
fillment of prophecy did come, and
will come again, has a yoke for his
subjects “which is easy.” His finger
(v. 10) and hands were used in loving
ministries and the only chastisement
(v, 11) he ever permits is that which
proves us to be “sons,” not slaves
(Heb, 12:6:11).
A Darng
Little Vixen
By
-'(Copyrlght. 1915, by W. G. Chapman.)
1t does not matter which side had
my sympathies. 1 was strictly a neu
tral. 1 was a neutral, as well, in a
gense that was humanitarian. I was
‘benefiting Germans and allies alike,
1 was under the protection of both, I,
Carl Isberg from the far North, but
understanding English, French, Ger
man and something of low Dutch be
sides.
To me one day came Professor Abar
banel at Munich. His big goggles took
me in affectionately. We had been
good friends. More than that, I had
been a faithful servant and was proud
of it. We had mutually shared much
of peril.
“The supply has run out,” he an
nounced to me, and I knew what he
meant, and my face fell and then ex
pressed an irresistible relief that was
born of selfishness—and love.
The supply of what? you will ask.
I will reply artictene. That is not the
word, but you would understand it no
better if I said diatose-radii, or kokan
lubrica. Enough to say that artictene
was a drug, the formula of which was
held only at Munich by a firm becom
img rich, vastly rich because of the
fact.
Its use among the wounded and dy
ing in hospitals at the battle front was
the final relief for excruciating pain.
It subdued the lant pangs of the dying.
It was a nepenthe for the tortured
agonized wretch half shot away and
through its qualitiés allowed a peace
ful, painless death. ’
How the arrangement was ever
cemented I never knew, but Professor
Abarbanel, as the distributor for the
Munich house, had safe conducts
through the camps of every nation in
Europe. The panacea was minute in
bulk, and almost priceless. Its vital
ingredient was imported, war condi-
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tions had shut this out, and the pre
cious supply had *‘run out,” the profes
sor said.
This was nct literally true, but it
meant that its manufacture had
ceased. 1 was given a proportion of
what was left, was to deliver it at
Paris and my labor was done. Other
agents were dispatched to Russia, It
aly, England. Forestalling what 1 knew
must come, 1 had got word to Vice-
Admiral Burtelle, the father of my
fiancee, of my plans. I had the drug
and my earnings of well-nigh a year
secreted under my shirt. I had other
funds at home in America and was in
a position to wed my peerless Adele.
The Polarie, war ship, was to con
vey me to a point on the Belgian coast,
where 1 was to be landed by small
boat. Thence there was open terri
tory by sea or land to French or Eng
lish ports, as I chose.
1 knew that Vice-Admiral Burtelle
was in th® vicinity of Aile, a town just
beyond the Holland frontier. His pres
ent marine command was the charge
of the Seeker, an inspection cruiser of
small type. It had done some won
ders in discovering mines set for the
unwary and in venturing, spy fashion,
into perilous waters. The craft had
extraordinary speed. 1 did not know
if Adele might be with her father. I
hoped it and counted on being wel
comed by both of them at the sea
port town of Vranches, just about one
hundred miles over the Belgian bor
der.
We steamed away boldly enough and
the night passed and the day broke
with smooth, unruffied progress our
lot. The Polaric was worth studying
in its superb armament and I was in
terested in all that 1 saw. At various
points the craft met brother marines
and stopped at several ports to disem
bark some soldiers, to land some am
munition. It was about three o'clock
in the afternoon when we sighted a
bounding, speeding marine fiying the
tricolor.
There was great animation on deck.
The officers were in consultation, their
subordinates were sent scurrying from
point to point.
“Who is she?" 1 heard one of the
officers ging out to the lookout man.
The answer came definitely: “The
Seeker.”
1 was more than interested. She
seemed coming toward us and one of
the big guns was trained in readiness
for a try at her.
Just then there was a new commo
tion. Out from a cliff-guarded inlet
there set out one of the largest men
‘of war I had ever seen. Her bulk was
fairly enormous. She steamed along
‘slowly, clumsily. The officers of the
Polaric were manifestly troubled. Then
I overheard one of them cry out:
“] see the game!”
“What is it?” sharply challenged his
companion officer.
“We have headed off the Seeker and
she is making for the protection of the
big marine. Set position to give the
little one a shot as she passes in
range.”
“She is a daring little vixen!”
“Yes, and troublesome—a worry to
the admiralty, with her quick ways and
daring dodgings. It will be a feather
in our cap to end her. Get her sure,
and the admiralty will see to promo
tions.”
The Seeker seemed heedless of peril.
She seemed resolute to dart past us.
The big cruiser seemed to be her goal.
I moved nearer to the swivel gun,
mounted and. leveled. An officer hand.
ed me his glass. I looked once and
shuddered.
“Great heavens!” I exclaimed, irre
sistibly.
“What is that?” sharply asked the
officer.
“Nothing,” I stammered, and handed
back the glass. “Thanks!”
1 stood electrified upon the gun
deck of the Polaric. I had made out
the commander of the Seeker, the vice
admiral, and, fearlessly viewing the
outlook of collision or attack, was a
girl wearing a bright tri-color knot on
her left shoulder, a favorite adornment
of the girl I loved.
Then Adele was with her father! It
was now a race; the Seeker getting
to the shelter and protection of the big
cruiser before the Polaric could half
intervene and get a square shot at
her. As the Seeker neared, neared,
neared, the Polaric maneuvered. The
gunner had his clear poise, for the Po
laric had shut down steam and was
ne&rly motionless. As the gunner
watched and waited, I followed the
swift course of the Seeker with dis
tended eyes and bated breath.
I saw the Seeker come squarely
across our bow. The gunner sighted.
Then he drew back and his hand
reached out for the electric switch
which ignited the cap fuse. Aloft the
lookout kept the focus of his glass
shifting with the progress of the
Seeker. It was the hazard of a sec
ond. A whistle rang out—the signal.
My love! 1 had but an instant to
think. I pretended to slip clumsily. A
curse echoed in my ears as the gun
ner, torn from the electric switch,
“went flat, I on top of him.
~ Then rapid orders rang out. The
Polaric shifted to get in new range of
the scudding runaway.
' They were all but ready when a
‘startling, a remarkable thing trans
} pired. The Seeker made straight for
‘ the bow of the big cruiser. Two mam
moth sheet steel doors swung open.
Into the arms of the cruiser darted the
Seeker. The giant gates reclosed,
shutting the Seeker out of view, se
cure in the safety well of the mother
ship.
1 was landed two hours later. The
officers of the Polaric viewed me grim
ly, recalling my timely collision with
the gunner. They did not voice their
suspicion, however.
It was not until after 1 had seen my
drug consignment safe in the hands for
which it was intended that, the eve
ning before my marriage to Adele a
month later at Paris, I recited the epi
sode of the gun deck.
“Your little craft vanished beyond
those stout metal gates like a child
clasped by the protecting arms of a
mother,” 1 told Vice-Admiral Burtelle.
And Adele, peerless Adele, nestled
into mine, loving and endeared, and
proud of me, I could see, and her fath
er's approving smile told me that he
believed me worthy of her.
When Spot Played Cupid.
1 was acquainted with a sweet
young widow, had known and visited
her occasionally for about two years.
Among her late husband’'s posses
sions left to her was a small fox
terrier, a great pet of mine. While
calling one evening the dog, Spot,
jumped on my knee and tried to lick
my face.
“Mel, don't let him lick your face,”
and she called the dog, who quickly
jumped on her lap. Patting the dog,
ghe said to it: “I think Mel is as fond
of you as 1 am. Ask him would he
like to own you himself. But he must
never take you from me—l must go
too, wherever you go.”
1 called the dog back to me and
said: “Doggie, tell your missus I want
to own you." I own both now. God
blegs the dog—ll never had the nerve
to propose.~—Chicago Tribune.
What Is a MS. Worth?
What is the value of a stolen manu
seript of an unproduced play? The
author had to setl a value in a lawsuit
last week. In such a case the bias is
naturally in favor of the play. But
once (in search for a lost umbrella
at New Scotland Yard) I encountered
a friend who had lost the only copy
of his play in a cab and had come in
gearch of it. It was produced, for the
cabman was honest. What was the
value by which to fix the cabman’s re.
muneration? My friend’s blas swung
to modesty. He fixed the worth of his
play at the cost of typewriting. The
cabman got a shilling—more than my
friend ever got from hig play.—Lon.
don Chronicle.
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COST OF ROAD IMPROVEMENT
Federal Roads Bill Shifts Part of
Burden From Farmer to City Resi
dent—lnteresting Figures,
That federal aid will shift part of
the burden of road improvement from
the farmer to the city resident, is
clearly shown by the report of the
joint congressional committee pre
pared by Hon. Jonathan Bourne, Jr.,
chairman. Farmers will be particu
larly interested in the figures present.
ed,
Bourne shows that since national
revenues are derived from indirect
taxes, contributions to national funds
are practically in proportion to pop
ulation. While census reports show
that less than half of the people reside
in cities of 2,600 or more, the fact
is that most residents of cities of 2,~
500 and less are in reality city resi
dents. Out of 15,963,965 families, 5,-
689,838 reside on farms. Of 38,167,336
persons engaged in gainful occupa
tions, 12,659,203 are engaged in agri
culture, forestry and animal hus-
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Bky Line Drive—One of Most Pic
turesque and Spectacular Roads in
West—lt Is Built Along the Top of
a Ridge 800 Feet Above Canon City,
Colo.
bandry. Other statistics also show
that only about one-third of the total
population is rural.
Therefore, it is clear that under
federal aid about two-thirds of the
national fund would be contributed by
city residents while all of it would
be spent for improvement of rural
roads.
“It should be remarked in this con
nection,” says the report, “that al
though the burden of national partic
ipation in highway improvement
would fall most heavily upon city resi
dents, yet inhabitants of cities have
been among the most active advocates
of federal participation in highway
construction and maintenance. While
the merchant, the manufacturer, the
professional man, and the wage earn
er of the city are only indirectly in
terested, they appreciate the value of
good roads to the community and rec
ognize the indirect benefit they will
enjoy."”
The report, printed as house docu
ment 1510, contains the most exten
sive collection of data on good roads
ever gathered in one volume. Any
person desiring a copy should write
to his senator or congressman.
ADOPT CIVIL SERVICE LAWS
Provision Made for Appointment of
Highway Employees in Accordance
With Merit System.
Six states, namely, Illinois, Ken
tucky, Massachusetts, New Jersey,
New York and Wisconsin, now have
civil service laws providing for ap
pointing of highway engineers and em
ployees in accordance with the merit
system,
A description of the system in effect
in each of the six states appears in
the Good Roads Year Book just issued
by the American Highway association
at Washington.
The summary of automobile legisla
tion in all the states is of timely in
terest in view of the fact that nearly
1,900,000 automobiles were registered
in the United States during 1914, for
which more than $12,000,000 in license
fees was paid.
365-Day Road Club Maxims.
Waste no time wishing. Work
brings quicker results.
. Many bad roads are only good road
material wrongly arranged.
We must live with the dirt road, so
make it as good as possible.
In many localities the big, fat dol
lar that goes into the collector’s office
in the fall looks like “thirty cents”
when met on the road next spring.
Stop Production.
Production must cease when the
transportation costs eat up the profits,