The Atlanta Georgian. (Atlanta, GA.) 1906-1907, December 22, 1906, Image 12

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Newspaper Page Text12 THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN. SATL’RDAY, DECEMBER IJ. 190«. MIRANDY ON GIVING BY DOROTHY D1X 11/rVY JANE,” remarked Mlran- fy I dy, "If done been read In’ me J T * 'bout dat rich Mrs. Sage dat la done been lef wid all of dat million billion dollars to give away, an* how she Is done been pestered mos* out of her life by folks dat thinks dat dey Is worthy objects of charity, an' wants her to pass around a few' plunks deir way. "Humph," says I, when Ma’y Jane finished read in' ’bout how' de colleges, an’ de missionaries, an* de llberrles, an* de homes for disabled cats Is a-standln’ fo* deep around her do' step awaitin' for her to poke her haid out of de win- window; "humph! dat po' lady sho’ly has got my sympathy, for as far as I can make out she’s a noble Christian woman an’ a leader in the prar meetln’, an' she lays to do good Instld of doin' harm, an’ yit I’ll bet dat as a loafer maker dat she kin give de Demon Rum. an* de crap game, cards an’ spades an' beat dem at de game. "For dls piece dat Ma’y Jane read say dat Mrs. Sage say dat she’s gwine to endow a lot of folks Instld of things, an* ef dere's any way to give money to people what ain’t got no cal! on you, wldout bustin’ delr backbone Into forty 'leven pieces, so dat dey never kin stand on deir feet no mo*, I ain’t never run acrost hit, an' ole Mlrandy has dono been In dls vale of tears 'bout fifty summers, an' a consfd'gable number of winters. "Yessum, de only good dat I kin see in rich folks gyvin' deir money to col leges, an' llberrles, an* pitcher galler ies, an’ things lak dot Is dat hit don't do nobody no harm, but you can’t give to folks wldout teach in’ 'em to hold oat deir hands for mo*. "Cone hit sounds mighty good to hear dat Mrs. Sage Is found a strugglin' young man dat gits up at tf o'clock in demawnln’, an' hustles all day at his wuk, an* den comes home an* takes keer of a sick wife an' a baby becaze dey ain’t able to hire no servant gal, an’ dat sheBs gwine to give 'em enough money to have a nice little home, an’ be comfortable. But, you mark my" word, dat when dat man gits dat mon ey he’s gwine to quit hustlin’, an* Instld of glttln’ up at t» o'clock he’ll sort of stroll casual like down to business ’bout 10 o'clock wid kid gloves on, an’ smokin' a fine cigar, an’ dat of a even in' he will be a sasshayln’ around wid ........................................i ■omt young gal wid a straight front Agger an' a three-atory pompadour whllat de sick wife talks to de hired nuss. “An' Instld of bein' grateful to dat dear, kind lady for whut she done for him, he’s gwlns to be a-knockln’ her becaze she didn't do mo', ‘‘You’ll see dat all dem young men whose Industry Is done made dat good woman take notice of dem won't never do enough good wuk ag'ln to attract anybody's atentlon. “As long as dcre ain't nothin' but a heavenly Providence betwixt us an’ de house we humps ourselves an' swings on to our Jobs, but de minute we begins to look to an earthly Prov idence to supply our needs we des sets back easy an' lets go. ‘‘Dat's whut makes hit so hard to help folks. Dey won't take a boost up de ladder, an' do de res' of de climb in' demseives. Ef you gives 'em a Ilf once dey expects you to push 'em up to de top wldout deir strainin’ delr- selfs by maltin' any mo’ exertion. “Dat's whut zoiup de mos* of us on charity. We would lak to give once ef we could give once an' be done wid . . i hit, but you can't help a pusson a sin gle time wldout bein' saddled wid 'em for life. Yasium, I’se done tried hit. Ef you passea out a plate of cold vlt tels to a tramp at yo' back do' one day, he’ll be dar when you git up de nex’ mawnln' for another hand-me-out. Ef you succors de wldder an' de orphans one time, Instld of bein’ grateful enough to let you alone after dat, dey’ll be campin' on yo' parlor cheers forever afterwards. Ef you takes In any of you' po' kin once dey don't go 'long an’ hunt up somethin’ to do after dey I, stayed a reasonable time, an’ let up on you becaxe you Is done yo* duty. Nawm, dey des comss an* squate right down on you, an' eats up yo' pork chops an' borrows yo’ baa’ clothes as long as yo’ live. “Hit sho’ly Is true whut de Qood Book says: ‘One good turn deserves anodder: an' de mo* good turns you do de mo' you has to do.' “An' de wust part of hit Is dat you ruins dem dat you Is tryln' to help. Now, dere was Mallndy Sue, whut was a mighty peeked, sickly sort of a gal dat 1 used to be mighty sorry for on account of her havin' to wuk so hard, an’ havin' a house full of babies, so I cas’ around ■ In my mind to see ef I couldn't lend her a helpin' hand, an so when she had a mighty big Ironln one day I des stepped over an did de mos' of her Ane wuk for her. Will you believe me dat I hadn't done dat mo' den three times befo' instld of glt tln' up and glttln’ an early start at her wuk, Mallndy Sue was des a- spendln' her mawnln' In a rdckln’cheer a-lookln' at de fashion pitehars, a- waltln’ for me to come an’ do her shirt waists for her? “An' dere was Sis Sally Ann whut, case I took keer of her chtllen one time when she wanted to go out of a night, now des dumps dem young debils on me whenever she's got a mind to pci— mutgate around anywhere, wldout so much as a thanky for do trouble dey puts me to. “An' dere's Charles Sumner Ulysses Grant Jones, dat was sech a peart boy dat was a-wukln’ In de day time, an’ a-sendln' hlsself to school at night, an' dat stood at de top of his class ontell do Daughters of Zion raised de money to pay his way through college, an' now de only t'lng dat he does dat calls for notice Is de way he shoves do pasteboards an’ hangs over de bar In de corner saloon. 'An' dere was Brer Ebcn, whut al ways scratched around an’ made some sort of a livin’ ontell de chuch passed de hat for him so as to sort a glvo him a Hr. but dat knocked off wuk on’ ain't never done a tick sence dat da,! but des sets In de sun a-waitin' to h. took keer of, and fed by de geese low de-prophet was In de Bible. .' * '■An' dat’s whut makes me say dat I Is sorry for dat po' Mrs. Sage, dat is got a lot o' money dat she’s got to give away so as It'll do de least harm, an' dat Is got to set by an 1 , see dat she's heridered mo’ folks dan she's holpe.j an’ dat Is got to stand for de ongruti-' tude, an’ de knocks of de ones dat she gives bread to becaze hit warn’t cat:' an’ dat she give buggies to an' dat is mad becaze doy warn't automobiles an’ dat she set up in flats, an’ dat won't never forgive her as long as dey live becaze she didn't buy 'em meal tickets an’ board at de Waldorf. “Dere Is somethin' In de monev i| a t we didn't earn dat Is plsen to our self, resppet, an’ when a man an’ woman takes hit, hit brings out all de mean ness nn’ de oneryneRs In deir systems Ink snsslfras tea brings out de biles | n de spring. “Hit almos' seems lak a pltv dat rich folks can't tako their money ivid 'em when dey dies,” says Ma’y’Jane as I stopped to ketch my bref. “ ’Well,' 'spons I. ‘I never did hold wid dem folks dat believed In burnln" money.’" IHNMHHHUMMMUHMllHMHUMMHHMMIHtMHMMI ELLA WHEELER WILCOX She Points Out the Right Way and the Wrong Way of Assisting the World to Progress BY ELLA WHEELER WILCOX. IIHtMHUHHMIMHMHHMHIHIIMUMUMHMMHMMIHMK r ESE are extravagant and hyster ical utterances, such aft bring disrepute upon the cause of wom an suffrage. It Is a misfortune for the world that •uch speeches are reported and given wide publicity, for they can in no way express the sentiment of the large body of womanly women who are Interested In enlarging, the sphere of usefulness of our sex. They are simply the over flowing of one woman's Imagination, which has carried away tho dams of common sense and discretion. The Ideals of the speaker above quoted are surely not those of such no ble women az Julia Wnrd Howe, Eliza beth Cady Stanton and Mist Anthony, the three great leaders In the work of giving woman an equal chance with the enfranchized negro and tho Immi grant who hnz received hlz paperz of naturalization. That a woman zhould be able to cazt a vote and help decide the lawz which govern the race, that xho should have a voice In the making of lawz, which mean good or evil for her aontt and dnughtern, Iz a rezult to he devoutly wished for by every reazoning sane mind, but to hope for a time when n woman will net az executioner—God save uz from the thought even. A woman la the cradle of her unborn child. Her thoughts nre molding the thoughts of Iter child, nnd upon her state of mind during the prenatal pe riod depends to a remarkable degree the future of her child. Helping the World. Alas! for the race when she aspires to tho position of executioner! The aspiration of woman should be rather to have the power to do uway with capital punishment nnd to help the In the course of a sympathetic discussion of the good work done for the cause by the BuAraglsts In Uondon at a meeting of a Woman's So ciety for Political Study, Mrs. Cory, a prominent advocate of female equal ity, gave a definition of tho Utopian dream which woman yearns for and must not rest until she has realized. “Knowing, aa I do. our Ideals," said Mrs. Cory, “confident as I am that we shall attain them, I fix my gaze upon the brightening future, hopefully awaiting the time when a woman on trial for her life will be defended by a female lawyer, convicted by a female Jury, sentenced by a female Judge, consoled by a female chaplain nnd executed by a female executioner. Then, and not until then, will she have attained her proper place In the world, “For their efforts In hastening that great day, we extend our grati tude nnd sympathy to our sisters across the sea. Miss Bllllngton and her noble band."—t.ondon Mall. world on toward nn understanding of tho nature o^ crime us a mental and physical disorder, needing the atten tion of science and -medicine, not the punishment of the solitary cell and the electric chair. . The world Is moving slowly, but surely, toward that truth. As far back as 178V Dr. Joseph Ig- nace Gulliotln made a speech before the French assembly, saying the world hod reached a place where more hu mane methods of putting criminals to death shou(d be introduced. He assured the grave body of men to whom he spoke that there was no more comfortable way to die than by having the head quickly and neatly chopped off, and then he proceeded to explain his simple little device. Two years later the “guillotine" was adopted, and France believed a step had been made toward a higher .civili zation. To us the guillotine Is a symbol of All that Is savage and terrible. It Is woman's work to help awaken the world to a fuller knowledge of what crime means—disease—and to bring science to a sense of Its duty. For foremost and all Important in the work of the world today Is that of changing prisons Into laboratories and replacing places of execution by hos pitals and schools conducted on scien tific, brain-cell, building methods. The latest statistics give an alarm ing percentage of children In the Unit ed States who are victims of alcoholic poisoning through Inheritance. . It Is to be hoped that women will have a voice In making laws restrict ing this evil. Wherever she has the franchise tho drink evil Is lessened. This Is particu, larly true In New Zealand. This state ment can bo proven by writing to Mr. E. Clarkson. Christ church, New Zea land, and asking him for published sta tistics. There Is tremendous work for woman to do In the world when she awakens to a full understanding of what free. dom and usefulness mean. But when she does fully .realize her power in the world she will not Identify liBrself with any movement which turn's her thought toward murder. She will not pursue the chase for recreation, nor will she seek the posi tion of executioner to prove her prow ess. The greatest influence she can wield will always he through her womanli ness. It Is a more potent power than anything the franchise can give. But when she adds the franchise to her womanly qualities and directs Iter Intuition and her refinement nnd her charm toward bettering the conditions for rising generations, the world will receive such an Impetus toward pr >- gression as has never been known in all the annals of history. Speed the day! HANDICAPS OF WOMEN (Copyright, 1906, by Amerlcan-Journ&l- Examtner.) T HE old. old question of women aa wage earners is again under dls- , cushion, and some of the excuses given for discriminating against them are very amazing, not to say absurd. A census of the employees of tho government nnd private corporations would probably disprove tho assertion that men have more responsibilities resting upon them than have women who seek employment, as It goes with out saying that few women become wage earners who are not spurred to it because of the burdens resting upon them, and which they are unable to phlft to the shoulders of Nome stalwart man. The flippant talk of women seek ing positions to gratify their vanity and frivolous desires for dress nnd dis play Is most unfair nnd unmanly. There may be here and there a young Woman employed either by the gov ernment or private purtles who squan ders her money on clothes and frlv olous things, but for every one of them there can be two young men who spend their earnings on the races, gam bllng and other forms of dissipation. As a rule, women who go out to work for wages, or salaries, as they prefer to .term their compensation, are women who must do so to support, themselves and others w*ho are partially or wholly dependent upon them. It would proba bly be more satisfactory to the men who are attached to women wage earn ers If there was some way by which the work the women do could be sent to them, so that they could do It at MIXING THINGS AT CHRISTMAS. Early Christmas morning, with mis chief in his eye, .Willie tiptoed dow*n stairs to see what he couid spy; Loaded down with presents, and can dies all ablaze, The sparkling Christmas tree met his delighted gaze; Looking at the presents with cards tied on the tree. Those for him intended, he managed soon to see; The card for grandfather he mixed with his brother’s, And those marked "Uncle John," he exchanged for mother's; Baby’s gifts were transferred with care to his father. The cook’s marked "To Sister," with out any bother. And then he ran up stairs, so that no one would know' •Till his Christmas greetings gathered all below. Grandpa received a drum, velocipede • * and horn. Though it was four score years since the day he was born; Little Jack received a pipe, tobacco and a cane. A nice smoking Jacket, "For Mother," was marked plain; Papa got a rattier, the cook a powder puff, Sister No. 6 shoes, and a large box of snuff; A pair of pink silk hose was the next gift brought down, ••For Uncle John." who stared as laugh ter passed around; Looking hard at Willie, the cujprit all - could see, Be said that Santa Claus must have been on a spree; Papa cut a switch down, solemn as could be. And WIHie got a whipping off of the Ghrtatm&M tree. BESSIE DENTON WHITTLE8ET. "Bobble. I hope you didn’t tell your K tber that you oaw tne kissing sister t night." “Nope. I didn't hare to. Kli waked By MR8. JOHN A LOGAN. home, nnd thereby prevent the world from knowing that they earned their own living and shared In the support of the family. There are a number of men who have no scruples about hav ing their wives, daughters and sisters take care of themselves provided no one knows thnt the female members of tho family worked for Its support. In the early years of the civil wnr women supplied the places of the men not only under the government, but as skilful workers In many capacities of private enterprises. Since the war they have held their places, and many moro have Joined the army of wage earners because they were tho widows or or- plans of those who foil In defense of their country, and because the veter ans who were at the front W'ere to a degreo Incapacitated by physical disa bility or on account or lack of oppor tunity to pursue their studies while they wero In the service. A grateful country therefore gave them and their families the preference In lines which they could All. Ilut the march of time and the advancement of education and business methods brought about tho establishment of the civil service and its required examination. This, when conducted strictly on the basts of com petitive examinations, did not in the leant affect women ns a class, as 1 think It Is quite true that women have made ns high rating as have tho men. All officials nnd managers of business con cerns will any time admit that wom en are naturally more honest than men, and that * defalcation of women in places of trust is almost unknown, while every department of the gov ernment and Innumerable corporations have had their defaulting male em ployees. In most cases they have been for yoars In confidential positions and trusted implicitly before their pecu lations wero discovered. They testify also to the Intultlveness, quickness and faithfulness of all female em ployees In tho discharge of ull duties entrusted to them, bringing forward but one single objection, thnt physical disability to perform man ual labor beyond their strength, and yet If the truth be told, it would bo found that they do manual nnd menlnl work for many officials and private employers who do not hesitate to as sign them to anything they want done without regard to their sex or legiti mate duties. There are poor women today In the departments of Washing ton who arc on the clerical roll, who nre doing work that should be class! fled as manual labor. These same worn en do not think of demurring against anything they nro ordered to do, no matter how menial or difficult It might be. simply because they now live In a state of constant trepidation on ac count of the threats thnt are continual ly being mado that the women, like the Chinese, have to go. It would seem fairer If both the gov ernment and private corporations and Individuals would take Into considera tion the character of the work they de sire done, and award It to the most effi cient man or woman, according to his or her adaptability to the work. By JULIAN HAWTHORNE. F REDERICK WILLIAM MAITLAND I in s written it very agreeable Idogra pity of « very interesting nnd sldt until. Leslie Stephen. To the world outside, Mtenhou Is Iwst known—If be be ktiown at nil—ss s former editor of The Cornhtll Magsslne, nnd ns n non-in-law of Thackeray. To n smaller circle be might he remembered na n president of the Alptue Hub. and as n mighty climber aud |n*Uo* trlan. To literary students and readers he la the author of varioua wine aud search- lug exMitv* and other literary works, bar ring fiction: but, on the other hand, The Cornhlll was a magazine of Action, and Htephen knew perfectly well how to choose g'MHl fiction fur that periodical, ereu though, on occaalon, he might tie reduced to accepting some of an Inferior aort, an I have the l>e*t of reaaona for knowing that he occa>tonally did. At all events, when I lived in London in the seventies, 1 got acquainted with him lu the ordinary course or business, and In gradually took compassion on me, for my name's sake, and we became friends on the ancient ground thnt a man becomes friendly with one whom he has beeu good ‘ i chiefly Aa nu editor, he Impressed ine i man of somewhat lutimltf tempered by a great deal ns a man of somewhat Intimidating erudl treat deal of ve cep hla eye* lo bile he moved to one for the moat part, w! fro the papers and other objects on ms desk; and he would keep saying things which were acute and nltny. wllh a twist about them that would make you smile, aud like him. He was gaunt and rangy, with n long, itony tlsnge, nnd n prominent, thin now; with the const it tit Iona I shyness of tho student nnd man who wna fond of getting off by hhus«lf to think of things; aud yet with a comradeship and «|gep Xo«kI humor which opened on tmrlcous or prac tlcal friendship, lie was one of those men who always turn out belter than their promise; he held off till he was n .*• led and then came In strong. It Is such men as be that male Americana love England ti: fplte of her faults; then* arc no Itetier Mm: ft-* told * rcar.fr, etnptrletl b*tnt; l never heard him laugh. hut he had .» smile which seemed more appreciative and re munersttve than ordinary laughter. Ills friend George Meredith put him In a book t“The KgoUt"). under the descriptive epi thet of “Phoebus Apollo turned fasting friar." It was good enough, though the and he has lasted out better than any of Trampa. Indeed, I Incline to believe thnt he founded the order. Meredith was nn- other renowned member of It. Htephcu would w*rlte on a postcard and mail to the brotherhood the place and particular of the tramp of the approaching Munday, nml we would assemble at the hour and tryst- lug spot, and walk nwnv in un Irregular bunch, to the numlter or a half dozen or more. All the trampa In which I partici pated started from Meredith's house down In Murrey, and lasted about four hours out nnd back. Then Meredith would give us a lunch of the simplest sort, aud we would take the train back to London lu the late afternoon. We would go nro**- country, and split up ns we went, ns chance or humor served, Into twos, threes, ones, or all together, and (here would In* talk of the most haphazard, sporadic and delightful kind Imaa* ‘* * ~ llsh miles over hfl the beat that wan lu best was very good. nature eauie out, nnd hla vivid, beautiful face lighted up with gleams from Parnas sus nn.l fairy land. Stephen was Just the foil for him. nnd the two combined were society in Its highest estate. Imagine what It meant to a young American npprcu tlce In literature to Is* In the familiar com pany of such men! Those Sunday tramps carried me far. Stephen Is gone, and Meredith still sur vives at the age of near eighty; but I think the Htmdny tramps have ceased. Mem orv repeats them: but there are shad own In memory, nnd those Sundays were all suushlne and good cheer. _ the font, when he t>egan peering about anxiously, aud Anally exclaimed In a pip. tng voice, audible to the whole congrega tion: "W here’s the soap I’’—December Up- ptneott’a. IIHHIHMIHIMNIHHIHHI DECLINE OF POOR HOUSE T HERE arc many people t*ho recall with horror the barbarities nnd In dignities of the old-time "jtoor house'' of the county or town in which they lived. These peo|flo will remember the Inhuman manner in which the unfortunates who were tlirow'n on the, cold charity of the world wero treated. They will remember how every year tho poor were auctioned off to the lowest bid- tier, who agreed, for the Hake of the paltry sunt received from the authorities, to house, clothe nnd feed those who were so unfor tunate ns not to have friends to care for them. One of the most notable of the talcs written by J. CS. Holland had for a part of Its plot the true story of an Inventor, who was most miserably treated In every way Itmtglnnble. Idiots, degenerates nnd simply poor were herded together without uny thought of system or scientific care. Ofttlmea males and females of neither kith nor kin were huddled together In unsanitary quarters of the most loathsome kind. But a great change has come over the old "poor house." As It was once known am! understood, It has passed away. Not thnt there are no longer any i>oor who need help of the state or county but better method* nre prevailing, leudlng to a better comlitlcn of affairs. In tho year of M80, 132 out of every 100,000 in the country w'ere paupers. At the present time, these proportion* hare dwindled, until only 101 out of every 100,000 has been cut down one-third. It seems that the poor are having better care aud re ceivin': more humane treatment. No longer nre Insane nnd criminal hud dled together with the simply poor. Our penal Institutions tnke care of the criminal clnss. Our hospitals and asylums for the insane and deficient take a great percent age who yeara ago weut to tne poor house. In nddltlon to nil this, all through the couutry churches nnd fraternal associations are dedicating homes for the worthy poor of their membership, who, through the vi cissitudes of life, are no longer aide to care for themselves. In nearly everv Issue of your newspaper you may read «f some secret order either buying ground for such a home or having plnus drafted,.or of the home Itself dedl- GOSPEL OF GOOD CHEER By JOHN ANDERSON JAYNE. • MIHHIHIHIHNMMII "Well," answered Senator Sorghum, position has Its advantage*. Of course, It's more ngreeatde to be the boss—but. P... after ail. the servant Isn’t the one the was a scion of a famous English clan, grand Jury goes after."—Washington Star. f rated to this humane work. Very fre quently you read of homes for the chil dren of indigent Masons. Odd Fellows, lilans and hosts of others being erect- where these olive branches of society can be raised and properly cared for. Into these homes, upon payment of a merely nominal sum. If the man or woman has no vicious habits, elderly people can go aud In* well cared for nnd well treat ed, In nnnltnry houses, open at all times to state Inspection. And If the circum stances be such that even a small amount of money can not he paid, the helpless and unfortunate are not turned aside. These are some of tho things that nre con tributing to the decline of the "poor house." These are some of the things of our couutry thnt hnve in them the promise of better days coming, the promise of the ful fillment of the promise: "There sUhII none hurt nor destroy In all My Iloly Mountain." BLIND FOOTBALL FANS. When tilt two hundred inmates ol Henshaw's Blind Asylum, Manchester, sat down to tea last evening an officer read out to them the announcement in The Dally Mail of a special edition for the blind. There was a burst of ap* plause when the reading was over, fol lowed by n buzz of animated discussion. "It is * surprising,’’ said Mr. M. H, Illingworth, the governor, "what a keen Interest the blind take in field sports. They follow* the game of football In de tail." "Have you ever been to a football match?" he asked a blind youth. "Yes," he replied. "And you know the players?" "Yes, I know them a!!, and every thing that Is going on."—London Datty Mall. busy city we may well stop nnd con* f a neighboring sheik to cousult rein- » to some matter of business. Expect* to get to his neighbor before noonday, he failed to tako provision with him suf ficient for a day's Journeying. While driv ing hla dromedary onward as fast ss pos sible. aud immersed In his own thoughts, he railed to notice the approach of a sand storm. Ilut soon It broke In Its awful fury around him, and he lost his way. Night drew on, nnd out In the desert he wan compelled to spend the long hoars in which the earth Is shrouded in dark ness. When morning dawned he endeavor ed to find his way forward, hut Was una ble to do so. Then for three days nnd for three nights ho was lost In the desert. tween his own oasis and the one to which he was going. Tenderty they boro the sheik to his own tents, nnd for days his reason hung In the Imlance. Ilut when nt Inst he was recovered from his Illness, he demanded thnt ho be cnrrled to the place where he hnd been fonml. sad there he vowed n vow tlmt every morning as long as he lived there should In* cnrrled to that place it bottle of water, a bunch of grapes nnd n flagon of wine. It waa the action of a Great Heart, who had been saved from a terrible dentil, desirous of helping other travelers In the desert. As the years rolled by, according his thoughtful and „ Whether the tradition he true tv not, there carries In it a delicate and suggestive lessen—the mnn who has been saved from death should in turn become a savior of Dear* to the memory Is tho kindly face ■nd form of the old village preacher in the old New England town which has sent forth many men who have become notable In the affairs thnt have to do with c“ native land. He was of venerable appe snee and recalled those beautiful words of Goldsmith In the "Deserted Village, rel ative to the village preacher; "As some tall cliff thnt lifts Its awful form Swells from the rale below, nnd midway leaves the storm, ... Though round its breast the raging clouds were spread. / Eternal sunshine settles on Its head." Everybody who know him loved "good old Doctor March," ns he was called. Though stern was bis theology, yet his heart was ns tender nn a child, and for the l»oy or the girl who hnd gone wrong there wero only words of pity and love, and many nn erring boy or gin was saved by hla sympathy and kindliness. In lux i ou»h he hnd been hot-headed He had nown the blighting power of wrong In hla life. He had been wild and cureless. But brought to think on the error of his Wrays, he had given himself unreservedly to tho reclamation of his brother-man. Like the Arabian sheik, every day he sent out the bottle of water, the bunch of grapes and the wine for disheartened aud weary travelers In the desert of life, lie It was wuo wrote; "Let non.? hear you Idly saying ‘There U nothing I can do;’ While the fouls of men are dytug there is work for me and you." A veritable Great Heart, with his gospel of good cheer, ho turned many to right eousness, ami his crowu "will shine with many atnra." The world needs the help of those who. through suffering, have learned sympathy. It needs caresses moro than curses, ueeds sympathy more tjinn sarcasm. needs than lashings, needs sweet wine aud spikenard more than sharp whips and scor pion#. There has been n time In your life when voit needed a frteudk n counselor, a guide. Yell were brought t<* the port of a noble life not by the punishments you received, hut through the ifospel of good cheer, ex emplified In the life of one who lifted you up and east not he contumelious stone. Today you know a hoy, a girl. In your neighborhood who Is doing what you din wlun you were their age. In tho ll|»bt of your experiences, knowing tho value of it good word of cheer, give it to them. L» f not your pride, your prejudice or your pas sion stand between you and one whom you may help, others a* you have received of tho gospel of good cheer, and you shall !»* tot ho world "a shelter lu the tins stoiin." "a covert from the wind." nnu tho shadow of a rock In u dry aud thirsty Come, Let Us Forget! A RE you an Indian or are you a human being? They nay aa Indian uever forgets, whether It lie an lu- Jury or a Kindness. Therefore, if you to say, "Thank yon," which Is one of the most charmtug accomplishments one acquire. Forget to spend valuable time “muck raking." Why spend time lookiug fer the Ixiso In the lives and characters of those about us? Id even the poorest there Is enough that Is food aud lovnlde and worth consideration. Why not exalt the good and noble, the gold In every human life, Instead of eternally looking for the base, with which even the best Is hampered. Are yon an Indlau? If so, Join the rnuls of the forgetters. Tkecspf people as they are or forget them outlrely. There Is no compromise. Life Is too short to spend time In mourning for those whom you have found unworthy—try to forget them. DINKELSPIELERS. ‘Do you think they approve of my ser mon;" asked the newly appointed rector, hopeful that he had made a good Impres sion on bis parishioners. "Yes, I think «•»,’’ replied his wife. They were ail nodding.*’—London Tit-BlU. By CAROLYN PRE8COTT. RE you an Indian or are human —“ *~ never f< Jury or i do not wish to be classed with the savage, be a human being. Learn to forget. For nearly all the unhappiness In the world comes from this habit of remember ing what should tw forgotteu. Try to forget the faults of other people. They have them; no do you, aud so do all of us. Remembering them does not niter them. If they are bad. be on your guard; If disagreeable, avoid them; but never hate them. Do not poison your heart for anybody's sake. If you have decided that they nre enemies, the sooner they are forgotten the better. Forget the pains you bave«suffered. They are past and gone. Living them over brings them hack again almost as vividly as when they were with you. Instead, remember the health and freedom from pain you are now enjoying. Forget the trivial pin pricks and slights and puny offenses that are Incident to life. The iK'oph* who are guilty of these are so cheap that they should l>e beneath your uotlce, If they are not so already. Forget your own failures and rememlier S our successes. Make from the failures a ... _ idder upon which to climb the greater In der Intelligence office, heights. Forget all gossip as soon as you hear It, or lN*rore. Or all hideous things, this shrew lsh Dame Gossip is the most hideous. Forget to do any one an Injury, but re member to do every ono a kludnesa. A kind act lives forever. Forget all your enemies and remember all Trlenda. Or, bette " ’ your frieu< remember the clean and splendid words of our own beautiful language. Words should be your servants; do not allow them to un star you. Forget the darker aspects of nature, save In so far as to avoid perils. Remember the beautiful days of June, the golden harvest time, the bright, sparkling winter morn< Ingr, the seductive summer sours. Remem ber that the coldest, bleakest winter the darkest storm Is followed by a beaatl fu! sunset. Momewher# always the son It ■hlning, even though II doe# not always ■bine os you. Forget your own gloomy moods, dork hours, pessimism ami despair, and remem- tier your brightest hour# and your modest By GEORGE V. IIOBART. Der man dot van hla own vorst ene my has a light to der finish. Der most popular motive power of der day Is der man dot chollles udder peoples along. A cook In der kitchen vaa vorth two Der choke ve write ourselfs la vot ve call vlt. Der choke.der udder fellow writes la vot ve call piffle. ‘DO YOUR CHRISTMAS SHOPPING EARLY/’ Der pull of der dentist la a'buay Idea* but It doan’d cut aa much Ice aa der* r rhat ,. . dovsd pull of der politician. That • ho ? lhe »boppers awoop D pull of der politician. A man mltould enemies la der same relation to dls earth as a chclly-fiah la to der ocean. Bchulahauaer nefer takes any eggser* else because he Is alvnys standing on his dignity. D. DINKELSFIEL, Per George V. Hobart. Gentleman—1 waa a good friend of your late hnahand. Haven’t you, perhaps, aoino- thing which I could have as a memento of Urn? Inconsolable Widow—What would think of me?—Figaro. Dad (severely!—And look here. Ethel, mustn’t encourage that young man to l 1 .! 7 Ute ev, * r5r 11 ■ disgraceful. Whut doe# your mother soy about It? Ethel—Mb** say# men haven't apered a ML dad.—Ail* «r. By^VILLIAM P. KIRK. How do the shoppers swoop down on tho store? Dear lady shoppers, Watched by fly coppers— How do the shoppers swoop down <»n the store? Warming nnd squirming And wriggling and giggling And staring and glaring And sampling and trampling And mussing and fussing (While mule clerks are cussing). And tearing their wearing Apparel, not caring. Ho long as their crushing And pushing and rushing And fretting and sweating Result In tl|elr getting Ten cents’ worth of ruchlng. Chattering, scattering Down the main aisle With a vigorous battering. Jamming and slamming, Tramming and cramming And squeezing and wheezing And stumbling and tumbling And mumbling and grumbling Until with a dashing And crashing and smashing They find that their start meant The grocery department, Where each buys her husband Ten cents’ worth of lemons. on the store— Dear lady shoppers,. M atched by fly coppers— That’s how the shoppers swoop down on the store. .He Tried Hgrd. a t She—Here we've been married Just one month and now you no longer love me. He—But, my dear— . "Don’t try to explain. I’m not blino. You made a mistake—you ought to have married some silly, stupid worn* an." H "But, dearest, I've done my best. — Tit-Bfts. "Do yon know that a gaseous «na ns- tloa from radium Is transformed Into nu llum. Ml** Elderly?" , . "Now, Mr. Jlnz, I’ll Just bet ^ talking love to me in I^dL.’ — Houstoa l’o*t.