Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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I " v v THE BACHELOR'S CONFESSION. ^'Wh^ don't you marry me?" I am asked Quite frequently and so. I feel it is my duty, friends, rri _ a. t l i j i , 1 j. nat i snouia lei you, snow My reasons, and forever stop Your oft repeated wail, Concerning me and why I'm still Beyond the marriage pale. *Tis not because I am afraid I could not earn enough, To buy a wife fine dresses and New bonnets, or such stuff; Nor do I fear I'd have to walk The floor while baby bawled, "Or that life would be burdensome I When my wife's mother called. Such things would not jar mc a bit; 1 I don't believe it pays To worry, for by doing so, You'll auicklv end your days; 8o I'll tell you in confidence Just why I'm single still: I can't get any girl to say Those loving words, "I will." ?Phil Philander. ?.ANY, many years ago, long before either you or I, or our great-grandfathers or great-grandmothers were torn, life was very different in Siam and Farther India from what it is now. Ali things seemed to be better then. , The earth was not so old nor so worn Out, neither was she so maddened through having to watch day and night the deceits and petty avarices that ."were practiced among the men and ?women she tenderly nurtured. In the time of which I write peace had cast her mantle over all things, and human beings lived happily together in prosperity and contentment. 1 The men enjoyed such a reputation for bravery and might that their enemies had not the courage to attack Ithem; the women, who were both fcood and beautiful, never lacked lovers ind husbands, while, after they were married, their wedded life seemed to jt>e composed of one continual dream i>t bliss. Whatever the season of the year might be, the people did not suffer for want of food; the fruits of the trees that grew around their dwelling-places were larger and sweeter, and, in every way, superior to those iWhich we now eat and think perfect; *rhile the rice, which formed the prin iclpal food of the Inhabitants, consisted of a larger grain, which had decidedly a better flavor. So fine it was, <n fnpf that nna crjiln nlrplv hnflptl and served was enough to provide a dinner of sufficient size to satisfy the hunger of a full-grown man or two children; while the merit of the people ?iwas such that never had they to weary themselves nigh to death by toiling beneath the scorching sun to gather the ricc. When it was ripe and ready ~~ for picking, it simply fell gently down from the stalk on which it grew, rolled steadily towards the village, and snugly ensconced itself in the granaries that were waiting to receive it, taking care as it did so that no man might think himself more favored than another by becoming the recipient of one scrap more than was necessary for the consumption of himself and his famUy. And this delightful way of living [would have gone on existing, aye, junto this very day, had not one greedy person, through a desire to gratify her own avidity, spoilt everything by her covetous wish to secure more than her fair share of these privileges. * * Tn oni nf tho villnrr^c flint r?iwfitorl greatly by the thoughtful behavior of t the rice, there dwelt, In a small hut. a widow woman called Chum Paw and her two daughters, both of whom were renowned for their common sense and loneliness. One evening, as the three of them 6tood ar the threslihold of their door, and watched the large, well-ripened grain come trundling along the street and hop into the granary that belonged to them, the eyes of the widow became small and cunning-looking, and she ^ tightly pursed her lips together as she ' considered the idea that had just entered into her crafty brain. "Alack! alack!" she cried, beating her hands together in despair. "How I grieve when I look upon that small granary that belongs to us." "What is amiss with it?" demanded the eldest daughter. "It is clean, and as well built as those oi' our neighbors . ?better, indeed, than some." -ig "That may be," responded her mother. "But how fortunate might we consider ourselves if we possessed a building double the size." But the two girls shook their heads. "We have more than euough now,1' they said. "Let us be content." This advice, although very sound, was worse than useless to offer to Chum Paw, who continued to fret herself upon this one subject. "We cannot tell," she argued, "how long we shall be permitted to enjoy these benefits. When tbe change comes, and come it will, wa shall mnke a fortune if we. possessing more than enough grain for our own use, could sell the surplus to U our less thrifty neighbors. Before the rice ripens again we will pull down the little granary that has stood on this spot for so many generations, and erect a far larger one in its stead." And the widow was as good as her .Word. Though her two doiiehtfirs. fears':-' . i "V- " ' ' /' . j ( lag they would give offense to th? Rice Queen, begged their mother tc1 think on more about the scheme had in her head, she would not heed them, and very soon the little building was demolished, and in its place there appeared a huge structure capable o1 holding sufficient grain to supply tht entire village, let alohe three women, each with a small appetite. The widow was too parsimonious to hire men to do the work, so for many hours daily, beneath the fierce sun, she and her two daughters labored to complete this unnecessary task before the rice was due again. But in spite of their united,efforts, they did not succeed, and one evening, as the widow stood fastening the hasp on to the new door, she fancied something touched her foot. But she was too absorbed in her task to really notice it, so she went on with her labors, her mind occupied meanwhile with a beautiful dream of the golden future they were preparing to reap. Suddenly something tapped against her toes for the second time, and before Chum Paw could look down she felt the same thing again, and then the taps came witn sucn rapidity urn sne was obliged to thrown down her tools and see what was the matter. Round her feet and all about the door rolled fine fat grains of rice, while from the direction of the fields she could see more approaching, like a regular army marching upon the little village. The widow was so disappointed that she never paused to think what she was doing; her daughters were employed upon another part of the building, so they could not check their mother's hasty and ill-advised action, as with a cry of vexation she raised her foot and kicked the nearest grain far away from her. "What a nuisance you are!" she cried in her indignation. "How dare you come before we are ready to receive you? You should have waited on your stalks in the fields until the proper ( time had arrived. You have no right to bother me now. when you are not wanted. It is too bad! Get out off my sight do!" When the widow struck at the rice with her foot, her temper had so mastered her that she hit it with sufficient force to break in into a thousand fragments. each of which hurried away to tell the Bice Queen about the cruel treatment that had been meted out. When this fairy heard their statements?which, though they were furiously angry, they managed to keep perfectly accurate?she was exceedingly indignant, and, raising her hands three times above her head, she uttered the following malediction: "Never shall the rice, which for ages past has ripened on its stalks solely for the use of human beings, roll up to the village again or enter their granaries. In the days to come let these greedy, ungrateful people seek us out with toil and labor. And as they pluck the srain. which shall henceforth be small and difficult for the aged to'see, may they recall, with bitter pain and regret, the time of plenty which they, through their own wrongdoing, drove away forever." And thus it is to this day. The prosperity of the people began to wane; rarely, even by their most unflagging efforts, can they succeed in storing enough in their granaries to last them until the next harvest, and as they drudge, with bent backs and aching limbs, do they shake their heads and A- i.1 (Ulft.l J TTTIrl \:iy uue iu auuiuei. auw; uuu u muw Chum Paw only remained satisfied with what she had, we should not be working here so hard to-day. Let us remember, and make our children remember, too, that contentment with little is better that possessing a superfluity. and that a greedy nature often loses that which It hath."?The Quiver. A Scientific Treatment For Deafness. Mr. Marage has lately communicated to the Paris Academy of Sciences a scientific treatment for deafness which is substantially as follows: (1) Measure accurately the auditive sensitiveness by causing the patient to listen, at a constant distance, to the sounds of a siren reproducing the fundamental vibration of the vowel sounds. The intensity of sound being proportioned to the pressure of the air the auditive acuity is?when the pressure must be n millimetres in order that the sound may be heard. The normal acuity, unity, is that of the ear which hears the sound under a pres sure of one millimetre. (2) Make the patient listen to the sounds of the same siren through a tube provided with a membrane which transmits all vibrations without introducing or suppressing any of the harmonics. This is a kind of massage of the ear made by vibrations which It is destined normally to perceive. This treatment is never painful and neverproduces buzzings or increases the deafness, and has frequently produced excellent results. Marks of Age on a Turtle. John Amon, a farmer in Lykens township, while pulling stumps unearthed an ancient land turtle. On its lower bony plate was cut the date 1795, together with the token or sign of an nlrl Tnrli))ii pliipf TTnrlpv this WAS fln other date, 1825, and the initials of a formerly well known pioneer and trapper. A still later date was 1843 and the initials E. W. The turtle is thought to be genuine, though it shows but little indication of its great age. It was in a healthy condition and is being taken care of. Mr. Anion will carvc his name and date upon it. and liberate it when the weather gets warm.? Cleveland Plain Dealer. Frlclit Turned a Black Mule Gray. A remarkable freak of the flood was unearthed at the Maple Hill Colliery. A big mule, the only one of thirteen to escape death, has turned gray with fright. The animal before the deluge was coal black, but is now a light gray. Identification was established by means of a flesh brand.?Philadelphia Times. California's Mineral Belt. The mineral-bearing belt in Callfoi^ nia extends through its entire length, a distance of over 800 miles, and only a small fraction of It has yet been explored. When Bores Meet. Two bores never get any amusement out of annh otliar?New York P " ~ . I" The Hidden Smile. When Good Luck comes, once in a while, We hold our hands up high and sinile, , And fancy, in our childish way, And in our self-important style, That she has come to stay. When 111 Luck comes we go about With aching hearts and full of doubt, , Forgetting as we fret and fuss That Good Luck, somewhere peeping out, Still has a smile for us. ?Chicago Record-Herfcld, In Vnrsult of It. Smitho?"Hello! Fine day! Are you j out walking for your neaitnr Smythe?"Yes; I am going to the doctor's."?Indianapolis News. With Years. Tommy?"Pop. if I grow six feet io twenty years, what will I grow in seventy years?" t Tommy's Father ? "You may grow wise enough not to ask such fool questions."?Philadelphia Record. Peculiarities of Sport*. "There isn't as much kicking in football as I had expected," said^the young woman. "No," said the young man. "If you enjoy kicking you want to take an interest in baseball."?Washington Star. The Outgo. "What does this mean?" inquired the Investigating Committee. "You have most of your shortage charged up to 'running expenses.'" \ "That," explained the Contrive Embezzler, "refers to my automobile."? Baltimore American. Collar Button HiBtorjr. Yeats?"What is the life of a collar outton?" Crimsonbeak?"I don't know. But I see there is a new book just published j called 'Lives of the Hunted;' perhaps that "would throw some light on the subject."?Yonkers Statesman. Against All Precedent. Percy Vere?"I still think there is hope for me; although she said 'No,' she was very sympathetic." Jack Newitt?"My dear boy. that's the end of you. No woman ever marries the man whom she rejects sympathetically."?Philadelphia Press. An Up-to-Date Go-Cart. ?Judge. Careles? Man. Mrs. Figgii?"My husband is a very reckless man about the house." Mrs. Dropin?"Too bad!" Mrs. Figgit?"Yes: wny, lie even stepped on my Turkish rug yesterday. Just to think. I've had it seven years and it has never before been stepped on."?Boston Journal. The Delayed Verdict. Friend?"I was surprised that it took the jury ten hours to reach a verdict. The evidence seemed to me quite clear." Ex-Juryman ? "We agreed ou the verdict at once, but some one commenced a discussion as to the literary merit of the Judge's charge."?Town and Country. A Patriotic Boast. ^There is one thing to be said in facor of our style of government." sai<* the South American dictator. "What is that?" "It promotes veracity. When some one starts a rumor that a high official is going to relinquish office, you can | pretty near depend on its coming true." ?Washington Star. Bribed in Advance. Briggs?"So you are going to have your fortune told by the new astrologer down town. Let me give you a pointer. If you want him to predict that you will one day be rich, just give him a handsome tip." Griggs?"That's all right. I'll give him my note for a thousand or so, pay-, able when I become a millionarie."? Boston Transcript. A Friendly Xtp. "Young man," said her father. don't want you to be too attentive to my daughter." "Why ? er ? really," stammered the young man. "I had hoped to marry her some " "Exactly, and I'd like to nave you marry her. but if you're too attentive to her you won't have money enough to do it."?Philadelphia Press. Could Infer. The irritable master of the house, waking from a troubled nap and hear ing no noise down stairs, called out to his daughter: "Melissa, I wonder if that snobbish I young squirt of a Caddleigh, who comes here five or six evenings in the week knows what I think of him?" "Yes, sir," answered the cheerful voice of a young man in the hall below "I think he does."?Chicago Tribune. How It Happened. "Yes," said the member of Congress, "I had been in Washington but a short time when I awoke one morning and found myself famous." "How did you manage it?" "Published my biography in the Con? gressional directory without trying tc conceal any facts or trying to assume a statesmanlike pose. It was an accident, but it was effective."?WashingI ton Star. All Tastes Salted. The stranger bad gone out in a rain coat and had come back shiveriug la a snowstorm. "Why Is- it," he asked disgustedly, "that you have so many different kinds of weather?" The Chicagoan looked at him in surprise. "We aim to please," he replied, "and we have such a cosmopolitan population to suit."?Chicago Post. . -V . v'.;n :' .. ' , New York City.?Fancy waists of al sorts are much in vogue. But no styl Is more popular or more generall; becoming than the one which include woman'8 faxcy waist. the yoke effect, with round open collai The smart May Manton model show one of the very latest styles, and i adapted alike to the odd waist, an the entire costume. As s*hown it 1 made of wool crepe de chine, in paste pink, with yoke and front of whit Liberty satin, and trimming of blac velvet ribbon, with tiny jewel button! and is worn with a skirt o$ the same but all waisting silks ana wooi ms terials are equally appropriate. The fitted lining closes at the centr fr^nt; on It are arranged the tucke yoke and front, which closes at th teffc?shoulder, and the portions of th waist proper. The back is plain acros the ^boulders, and drawn down i gathers^tt the waist line, but the fronl are tuckeJ^and open to reveal the fu narrow vest. Finishing the low nec of the waist is a simple round berth collar, and at the neck is the regulf tion stock. The sleeves are in bisho style, but with the new deep cuff that give a novel effect. To cut this waist for a woman c medium size, four yards of materlt twenty-one inches wide, three yard twenty-seven inches wide, or two yard forty-four inches, and two yards c black velvet ribbon to trim as illu: trated. A Fancy Blouse. The blouse' that closes at the bac Is a favorite of fashion, and allow I ' jjjj A FAVOE specially effective trimming. Tb smart May Manton model Illustrate is adapted to many materials, bot cilk and wnnl. hut aa shown is made C white satin Sapho with trimming c Persian bands. The foundation or fitted lining close at the centre back, together with tb material. The waist proper is tucke at the back in groups which exten from the shoulders to the waist an produce a tapering effect. The fror is novel and gives the square effec now so fashionable. The tucks i the centre extend to yoke depth onlj then fall free to form soft folds, bt tuose at the shoulders are extende to the waist line, the trimming bein applied between to form the squar ueck. The sleeves are in bishop styl< with velvet and Persian banded cuff: and at the neck is^.a regulation stoc of velvet over which the trimming ] applied. To cut this waist for a woman c medium size, four yards of materk twenty-one inches .wide, three yard twenty-seven inches wide, or fou yards forty-four inches wide will b required, with two and one-half yard or emDroiaerea uujjus uim a* * lustrated. , New and Stylish Necklets. A new and very fashionable style c bracelet and necklet is composed c pearls and enamel "bugles"?to us the old-fashioned word for those lonj narrow-tube beads, which are agai in evidence. The bugles are biacl white or colored. Black studded wit white pearls, and with a black an white enamel shamrock pendant, ai charming for mourning. White bead; with the faintest pink pearls, and littl rose pendant, or green bugles ptincti ated, as it were, with smoked pear] and with ivy-leaf pendants, are on and ai4 extremely pretty. Turquoise are well used with white or gray ei amel bdads and forget-me-not pen< ants, apa any artistic jeweier cuui evolve dozen different and equall attractive modes of blending the slei der tub^s and round pearls. ' The White Fox's Tall. Therfc are white fox tails which dai gle inj a row from the ends of yon new Ermine pelerine or stole. Ei mine tails would be rldicuously ii soivsequent if attempted, but the sdow C I ( \ \ ipslagBii . ? Vf3 : li fur of the white fox is conspicuous ia e beauty and softness, and so is appro- : y priate to be used in connection with d other white furs. A fox tail has some- i - thing very handsome in its proportions. 1 It is especially noticeable this season j in fine neck furs. The tail is not needed on the muff, but It gives appro- ( priate finish to a stole, boa or pelerine, continuing the length of the garment, and preserving the long lines now so much admired in winter furs. Worn Well Forward. In dressing the hair for an evening, whether it be spent at home or abroad, be sure that you pin your pompon or aigrette very well forward. Even if you arrange your coiffure low at the * *- -4 -""I* V? r\ ttt lrnnf Uat'K. UL I Lie UCCO.. 1UC uunuuui, U.v. well in the street, and is gaining slow-' Ij indoors, but most of us comb the hair up on the head. The "forward wave" is so becoming to a youthful profile, and it sets off a profusion of natural tresses. The Summer Girl Is Coming. Lest we shouldn't take the pace with r* proper spirit. Dame Fashion digs in 3 her spurs viciously with a showing of 3 wash materials fit for midsummer meanderings. And we are prodded on ? to Investing in dimities, ducks and the rest. A very pretty fabric is a mer? cerized organdie narrowly striped with a heavy weave. Though of the same color the difference in texture gives !* the two*-toned effect. L The Revealing Redlngote. e For full two years femininity has d struggled to persuade herself that the e utter swaggemess of the long, loose, e shapeless English box coat atoned for is its concealment of the human form, n But it was not a go, and now she is a wearing a rakish raglan or a redingote equally long, which reveals as well as k conceals by means of a number of a cleverly curved seams. t p Unique Umbrella Handle. 's A beautiful crystal ball for an umbrella handle shows in its depths the if bright colore of an automobile and a il gayly dressed party of people filling s It Q i Spider Web Trimming. }. A cheerful looking blouse of crimson flannel is ornamented half-way between under arms and the waist line with a broad, horizontal band of trimk ming. This consists of a series of s pastelles of black taffeta silk, cut out :ITE BLOUSE. >e like spider webs, but having all the d lines radiating from a common centre, b The rim of the pastilles is deep enough >f to accent the circular shape. This ifl a stylish and effective little blouse. >S Child's French Dross. e No style of dress suits the childish d figure more perfectly than the long d waisted one. The very pretty May x oKATtrn la ariantori tfl u | IUUUIUU U1UUCI ouuuu to ? it many materials, but in the original ia :t made of pale blue cashmere, with it collar of blue silk and trimming of 7, black velvet ribbon. it The waist portion is laid in box d pleats and is arranged over a body g lining. The skirt also is laid in box e pleats, but wider than those of the 2, waist, and is joined to the lower edge 3, of the body portion, the seam being k concealed by the sash. At the neck la is a becoming pointed collar that flares apart at both front and back. The >f .sleeves are short and form full puffs il that are gathered into bands. The is closing is effected invisibly beneath ir the centre box pleat at the back, e When desired the frock can be worn is over a guimpe, thus making the high 1- neck with long sleeves. To cut this dress for child of 'six years of age, six yards of material twenty-one inches wide, four and one'[ half yards twenty-seven inches wide, II A PRETTY CHILD'S DBE98. ir or two and one-half yards forty-four r- inches wide will be required, wRh onei half yard twenty-one inches wide for y collar. ? ' -7-p''i DE. TALMAGES SEEH0N SUNDAY'S DISCOURSE BY THE NOTED DIVINE. * Subject: The Grace of Courtesy?Christian Thoazhtfaluess U Bora la the Heart by the Power of the Holy Ghost?Speak Well of One Another. Washington, D. C.?In this discourse Dr. Talmage urges thoughtfalness for others, and shows how such a benignant spirit may be fostered; text, I Peter ii, 8, "Be courteous." In an age when bluntness has been canonized as a virtue it may be useful to extol one of the most beautiful of all the royal family of graces?courtesy. It is' graciousness, deference to the wishes of others, good manners, affability, willingness to deny ourselves somewhat for the advantage of others, urbanity. But what is the use of my defining the grace of courtesy when we all know so well what it ia? 4'lie Dotanist mignt say uurnc vwj uuuesting things about a rose, and the chemist might discourse about water or light, but without ever seeing a botanist or a chemist we know what a rose is and what water and light are. Do not take our time in telling us what courtesy is. Only show us how we may get more of it and avoid what are its counterfeits. Mark you, it cannot be put on or dramatized sucessfully for a long while. We may be full of bows and genuflections, and smiles and complimentary phrase, and have nothing of genuine courtesy either in our make-up or in our demeanor. A backswoodsman. who never saw a drawing room or a dancing master or a caterer or a fold of drapery may with his big soul and hard hand and awkward salutation exercise the grace, while, one born under richest upholstery and educated in foreign schools, and bothered to know which of ten garments he will take from a royal wardrobe, may be as barren of the spirit of courtesy as the great Sahara desert is of green meadows and tossing fountains. Christian courtesy is born in the heart by the power of the Holy Ghost, who has transformed and illumined and glorified one's nature. Mark you, I am speaking of the highest kind of courtesy, which is Christian courtesy. Something like it?ordinary politeness?may grow up with us under the direction of intelligent and watchful parentage, but I am not bpeaking of that which is merely agreeableness of conversation and behavior. All that may be a matter of tutelage and fine surround-;, ing and show itself m lifting the hat toi passers-by and in a graceful way of asking about your health and sending the right kind of acceptance when you cannot go and understanding au me raws oi incidence at table and parlor door, all of which is well. I am speaking of a principle of courtesy so implanted in one's nature that his suavity of conversation and manner shall be the outburst of what he feels for the happiness and welfare of others, a principle that will work in the next world as well as in this, and will be as appropriate in the mansions of heaven as in earthly dwelling places. ' Now, you know as well as I do that some of the most undesirable people have been seeming incarnations of courtesy. In our early American history there arose a man of wonderful talent, an impersonation of all that can charm drawing rooms' and cultivated circles. Aged men who knew him in their youth have told me that he was the most irresistible man they ever met, his voice silvery, his smile bewitching, his glove immaculate, his eye piercing, his high forehead wreathed in curls, his attire a fascination. He became Vice-President of the United States and within one vote of being President. Men threw away their fortunes to help him in his political aspirations and to forward him in a conspiracy to overthrow the Government of the United States, he trying to do in America what Napoleon at that very time ' m ? ? was trying to ao in r<urope?csmuiuu ? throne for himself. But he was immoral and corrupt. He was the serpent that wound its way into many a domestic paradise. He shot to death one of the greatest of Americans ? Alexander Hamilton. The world found out long ago before he left it that the offender I speak of was an embodiment of dissoluteness and base ambition. He was the best illustration that I know of the fact that a man may have the appearance of courtesy while within he is all wrong. Absalom, a Bible character, was a specimen of a man of polish outside and of rottenness inside. Beautiful, brilliant and with such wealth of hair that when it was cut in each December as a matter of pride he had it weighed, and it weighed 200 shekels. He captured all Who carae near him. But, oh, what a heart he had?full of treachery and unfilial spirit and baseness! He was as bad as he was alluring and charming. _ In the famous Athenian Alcibiades history discourses of the same splendor of manner covering utter depravity. Noble pedigree, transcendent abilities, radiant personality, eloquent tongue, triumphant warrior, victor at Olympic games, but a debauchee and an impersonation of all the vices. Alas, that all up and down history and clear on into our day there are so many of what Christ called "wolves in sheep's clothing" ? "whitewashed sepul.i >? a?,i aii ctiers, iun oi utdu iucu d vuuwo ? ? cleanness!" Gilded abominations, walking lazerettos, attired in vermillion and gold. Perdition hanging out the banners of heaven. As far as possible are they removed from all genuine courtesy. I like what Jonn Wesley said to a man when their carriages met on the road. The ruffian, knowing Mr. Wesley and disliking him, did not tiirn out, but kept the middle of the road. Mr. Wesley cheerfully pave the man all the road, himself riding into the ditch. As they passed each other the ruffian said, "I never turn out for fools," and Mr. Wesley said, "I alwaj-s do." I like the reproof which a Chinaman in San Francisco gave an American. The American pushed him off the sidewalk until he fell into the mud. The Chinaman on rising began to brush off the mud and said to the American: "You Christian; me heathen. Good-bye." A stranger entered a church in one of the cities and was allowed to stand a long while, although there was plenty of room. No one offered a seat. The stranger after awhile said to one of "What church is this?" The I an3\ver was, "Christ's church, sir." "Is He in?" said the stranger. The -officftr of ;ihe church understood what was meant and gave him a seat. We want more courtesy in places of business, more courtesy in our homes. But heart courtesy must precede hand and head and foot courtesy. Cultivation of it should begin in the father's house. You often notice that brothers and sisters are often gruff and snappy and sav things and do things that they would not have the outside world know about. Rough things are sometimes said in households which ought never to be said at all?teasing and recrimination and fault-finding and harsh criticisms, which. will nave their echo thirty and forty tthd fifty years afterward. In the s'.eet driven bv the east wind no sweet flowers of kindness and geniality will ;?row. Let children hear their parents picking at each other, and those children will be found picking at each other, and far down the road of life will be sr?n the same disposition to pick at others. Better than this habit of picking at children, which so many parents indulge in, would be one good, healthy application of the rod. Better a shower that lasts a few minutes than the cold drizzle of many days. We never get over our first home, however many houses we may have afterward. T.pf. 115 nil cultivate the erace of Chris tian courtesy by indulging in the habit or praise instead of the habit of blame. There are evils in the world that we must denounce, and there are men ..a y women who ought to be chastised, but never let us allow the opportunity of applauding good deeds pass unimproved. The old theory was that you must never praise peoplp lest we make th?m vain. No danger of that. Before anv of us get through with life we will have enough mean and ignoble and depreciating and lying things said about us to keep ua humble. God approvingly recognizes a system of rewards as well as of punishments. When you hear a good sermon, stop after the benediction and tell the pastor, though you ncvi.rsaw him before thnt dav, -11 " Wkon n I our senium mu ? .. mechanic docs a good piece of worlc tell him it is well done. When a physician brings yon out of a perilous illness, stop him in the street and say, "Doctor, you saved my life." When vou hear of a busi nesa man in. gome heavy *tre? of ? weather helping frailer cfaft int* the W bor. go- into'h* counting toon ?n? ' ' frffl "I hear you have been helping your leuow, ^ business man to outride the temp?t?f -3M panic, and I came m to thank vbo fortto , >, good advice you gave aiid toletyoa know ;(, M that all good citizens appreciate what you. . have been domf."., ,2 Go down the street to-morrow and thank :/[ somebody. There are hundreds of people who never get thanked at all. Plenty of severe criticism, plenty of fault-finaing, plenty of misinterpretation, plenty of de* . J preciation, but as to gratitude?that is * ' . market in which the supply does.not equal ' ' r the demand. . Ih the cultivation of this haWi"^ Christian courtesy let ta, abstain from joinmff .in the work of defamation. Every little ; v7$ while society takes after a" man,, and it must have a victim. There are two*aides to every man's char* acter?a good side and an evil side. The good see only the good ap4 the . evil only; the evil, and the probability ia that a dium opinion is tne niac opiawu. wm of the people whom I know are doing ' abont as well as they can nnder the cir- M cumstances. When I see people who aw worse than I am, I conclude that if I hid y> the same bad influences around me all my; - ; ' life that they have had I would probably, ' "I have been worse than they now are. The work of reform is the most important > } work, but many of the reformers, dwelling on one evil, see nothing but evil, and : they get so used to anathema they forget1- ? '*?& the usefulness once izi awhile o^^teneuio tion. xney gei au aauWMw,Jv . iating public men that ther-U^Spt realize. " that never since John Hancolff* boldaet' ?'V?eg chirography signed the Declarantfnof dependence, never since Colombu picked * up the floating land flowers that showed ^ him he was coming near some new country, have there been go nyinynobleand splendid and Christian men in high places- -3 ?><Sf in this country aa now. You could go into the President's Cabinet or the United .& States Senate or the-House of Representatives in this city and find plenty of mat capable of holding an old fashioned Methodist prayer meeting, plenty of Senators and Representatives and Cabinet officers to start the tune and kneel with the pen* .V'_3g|fc itents at the altar. In. all these places there are men who could, without looking at the book, recite the sublime words, as did Gladstone during vacation at Hawarden. "I believe in God, the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth, and ,.-'r in Jesus Christ," and from the Senate and House of Representatives ana ue riw.. rasm dential Cabinet and from the sraf^w^inc offices and committee rooms, if thtyjoeola hear, would come many voices responding ?'3~58H "Amen and amen!" Christian courtesy I especially commend to those who have subordinates. Almott every person has some one under him. How ' do you treat that clerk, that servant, that' assistant, that employe? Do yon accost' ~y'$m him in brusque terms and roughly command -V him to do that which you might" kindly ask him to do? The first words that the T:-?fejjng Duke of Wellington uttered were, "'If yon please." That conqueror in what was in some respects the greatest battle ever fought in his last hours, asked by his serat if he would take some tea, replied, ' if you please," his last words an <ipye?- /'Vj?3g sion of courtesy. Beautiful charactemtis . '.'raS in any class. The day laborers in Sweden# passing each other, take off their hats in ronoppnep There is no excuse for boorish- v*~ nefls.in any circle. As complete * gentle- , v;:'M man as ever lived was the man whojmm unhorsed on the ro^d to Damascus fc&a beheaded on the Toati to Ostia?WoL the s apostle. I know that he might M*t0'6h$r* acterized by the way he apologized to. An*- ' nias, the high Driest. I know it from tbe . -Tw wav he complimented Felix aa a judge. , and from the way he greets the king, "t $3 thank myself, King Agrippa, because I :> shall answer for myself tniB day befpre - % thee touching all the things whereof I am ; accused of the Jews, especially because I know thee to be expert in all customs and ' % 1 questions which are among the JeWB." I know that Paul was a gentleman from the. ,: j way he opened his serpion on Mars hill, ?'* '?Xinir .Tnmpff'st out llUUlblu^ Uio uuuivuw, . . n-? translation implies, but saying, "Ye men of Athens. I perceive that in ajl things ye are very devout." I know he was a gentleman from the fact that when he with . others of a shin wreck, on the Isanti of Melita visited the governor of fcfte'Jitend ' . J? he was most impressed'with the courtesy ,. . A** shown them and reported thai Tjfit in Lhese words: "In the same quarters were possessions of the chief man of the island, whose name was Publics, who received us and lodged us three days courteously.*' And then see those words of advice which' ' he gives: "Bear ye one another's burdens;" "In honor nreferring one another;"'"Honor all men." r What a mighty means of usefulness is courtesy! The lack of it brings to many a '' dead failure, while before those who po* 'oSR sess'it in large quantity all the doors of opportunity are open. You can tell that urbanity does not come from study of . books of etiquette, although such books have their use, but from a mind full of V'r thoughtfulness for others and a heart in , sympathy with the conditions of others. ' If those conditions be prosperous, gladness for the success., or if the conai" I- ;' ! tions be depressing, a sorrow for the un- -Sm favorable circumstances. ah, sou worm yr: needs lighting up! , To those of us who are prosperous it i? ' no credit that we are in a state of good < ;v cbeer. but in the lives of ninety-nine out ". v of a hundred there is a pathetic aide, a taking off. a deficit, an anxiety, a trouble. / >'. By a genial look, by a kind word, by a helpful action, we may lift a little of tho , $ burden and partly clear the way for the stumbling foot. Oh. what a glorious art it is to say the right word in the right wav at the right time! If others lack courtesy, that is no rea? son why you should ,laok it. Respond to rudeness by utmost affability. Because some one else is a boor is no reason why ;v J you should be a boor. But how few show urbanity whetf. badly treated! Human na* ture says: "An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth, retort for retort, slander for slan- ' der, maltreatment for maltreatment.",B^< J-?, there have been those you and, ! have known who amid assault and wricafure and injustice have maintained the loveli ness of blossom week m atrnngtnnp.'- mom* ing but divine grace in (he heart can keep * such equilibrium. That is not human nature until it is transformed by supernal influences. To out it on the lowest ground . . * you cannot afford to be revengeful and malignant. Hatred and high indignation are stages of unhealth. They enlarge the spleen; they weaken the nerves; they attack tha brain. Rage in a man is one form of ajfch plexy. Every time you get mad yon damage your body and mind and soul, and yon have not such a surplus of vigor &n^ en- ' j ergy that you can afford to sacrifice them. bo I applaud Christian courtesy. I would put it upon the throne of every heart in all the world. The beauty of it [ is that you may extend it to others and have juse as muca 01 it?vca, mu? v* .. . left in your o^rn heart ana life.. . It is like the miracle of the loaves and fishes, which, by being divided, were mul- v'. tiplied until twelve baskets were filled with the remnants. It is like a torch. with which fifty lamps many be lightea and yet the torch remain as bright aa before it lighted the first lamp. But this grace will not come to its coronal until it reaches the heavenly sphere. What a world that must be where selfishness and jealousy and pride and acerbities of temper have never entered and neve* will enter! No struggle for precedence. No rivalry between cherubim and seraphim. No ambition as to who shall have the front seats in the temple of God and the Lamb. No controversy about the place the guest may take at the banquet. No rivalry of robe or coronet. No racing oi chariots. No throne looking askance upoi} other thrones, but all the inhabitants per* fectly happy and rejoicing in the perfect , " happiness of others. If I never get to any other delightful place I want to get to that place. What a realm to live in forever! All worshiping the same God, all saved.by the same Christ, all experiencing the same emotions, all ascending the same heights of love and exultation, all celebrating tua victories. Courtesy there easy, because there will be no faults to overlook, no apologies to make, no mistakes to correct, no disagreeableness to overcome, no wrongs to right. In all the ages to come not a detraction or a subterfuge. A perfect sou) in a perfect heaven. In that realm, world. without end, it will never be necessary to repeat the words of my test, words that now need oft repetition, "Be courteous." [Copyright, 19C2, L. Klopacb.1 - ' , v: -S