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^ ? The Horry Herald CONWAY, S. C. 'rhu-sd%*, 13 1936. Home Htrenuotts Inn . One of the claims put f jrth by those who wish to abolish the dlspen ?ary la that It 1b the cause of all the devilment that tskee plane in the State and that when It Is abolished all will be serene ard lovely. Qreenvllle county voted out the dispensary sometime 8gc,'but the condition" do*t not seem to Improve very rapidly there under prohibition. The Orepn vllle News last Monday week said "judging frcm the criminal courts of the municipality, Sunday In several of the churobea around the olty, In stead of being a day of monotonous discourses conducive to sound slumber, was a day of hilarious excitement, and In more than one congregation, gathered together ostensibly for mpd liaui.n ana worship, the Evil Out made himself manifest in no unoer tain manner." The News then goes on to say that two coloied y( uths were arraigned be fore the Mayor on the change of tight lng In church during divine servloes on Sunday before. Then one Willlat* J jhnson, als-hfiolored, was hauled up for disturbing public worship at an other church. According to rhe News, Johnson was under the li 11 lenoe of "blue steel," which we suppose is s pet name for blind tiger whiskey, anr did not like tbe sermon and under took to clean up things. Theo. Oban dler, another colored buck, was re ported for maliciously shooting into > picnic at Plney Mount. It is sa d that after the llrst shot the redoubt able Theodore had the Mount all tc himself all the picnic rs having scampered ff to get out of the way of tly log buliets. Luckily no one was killed, and as yet the warlike Theodon has not been arrested. Then came the R?.v. G. W. Burgest white, swore out & warrant befort Magistrate Stradley Sunday against Frank Watts, white, oh&rging hixi with disturbing worship, swearing, ourstng and using blasphemous language to the great annoyarce jnf tb( worshippers at a church in the Green v He suburbs. It is said that Mr. Burgess is a "Holiness" man. Thi Rev. Mr. Singleton was conducting the services when Watts, it is alleged began putting in a few words for thr Evil O le, muoh to the confusion < i the speaker and to the delight of th( more irreverent. Walts has net yet been arrested. It locks like these cases ought to br enough for oue month for a good prohibition town like Greenville, bus i? seems not. One day last week tb? young and innocent reporter of tht Hews was assaulted and choked to in sensibility in the mayor'* office by e local oontractor on account oi certain headlines that had appeared in his paper. Before the contractor at tacked the reporter he bad been rouDdly abused by the mayor and an ex*ohlef of police, all of whom wert in the mayor's office together. AH these troubles, we suppose, were caus ed by whlskev that was bought from the dispensary before It was voted out, as Greenville is now a prohibite n county, and there is no whiskey to be bought there. But whatever the causa, no one will deny that Green ville has some strenuous times for a dry towrn Selsod a Still, Monday night Mr. Jenkins assisted by Constable Hoy tf R ok Hill sdc "W^'ght of Chester and Depute Sher iff Q linn captured anothered 70 gal Ion copper still, worm and cap apr everything complete, abr ut 6 or 8 miles west of Bethany ol uroh, and a< the same place that Mt Jenkins on t raid some months ago, found a roaring lire In a furnace from which i large still had been hastily carrier away. York C< u ity seems to be fuo of illicit whiskey distillers. Dieustd ?s Woman, A Greenvllie negro who escaped from jail sbcun a week ago was captur d in Greenville on Thursday The negro was found at the home of bis mother near the city. He wa wearing a dress and attempting u pass as a w( man. bsrnaoy ha* been 'Modgrd In J.1ill aid will be sent back ^o the penitent ary to continue serv ing his seven-year senteLCe for man slaughter Monniutitl to fSt Rio. R*v. Dr. Davis W. Clark, of Clnoin nati, Ohio, is making an tffort to se cure sufficient money to ereot a mon ument over the grave of the late ne pro poet, Paul Lawrence Dmbar Kiv Clark's father was aelavenolder, hut he says "the man who wrote 'When Nandy Sings' and 'When the Com Pone is Hjt' deserves a monu* ment." btx Mm Killed. The parting of a cable on the Brit* ' lsh Bteamer Halls In the port of Progresso, Yucatan, brought instant death to six men Thursday. The/ were in a small boat alongside the Bteamer, whioh was being unloaded, when several tons if ooxea machinery broke from the hoists and crashed fairly on tip of the small boate. Two were rescued unhurt. Key ward To Instil. Columbia, S. 0., S pt., 12, 1006. Hon. Martin F. Ansel, Git-envine, S. C. Accept my slnoere congratulations upon tbe flattering vote wbich has k nimlnated you for Governor of South Carolina. 1 hope your administrate n will be moat sucoesaf ul in all that pertains to tbe welfare of our State. D. 0. Hbyward. HENRIK IBSEN. How tke ScAntllnnTlan DranatUl ImprMaod an Obwrver, Will lain Archer tells how lleurtk Ibsen Impressed him when ho met the Scumllnnvluu dramatist In Uomo In 1881: "In glided an undersized man with very broad shoulders and a large leonine head, wearing a long black frock coat with very broad lapels, ou one of which a knot of red ribbon was conspicuous. I knew hiiu ut qneo, but was a little taken aback by his low stature. Ills natural height was even somewhat diminished by a habit of bending forward slightly from the waist, hegotteu, no doubt, of shortsightedness and the iicod to poor Into things. "lie moved very slowly and noiselessly, with his hands behind his back ?an unobtrusive personality. But there wus nothing insignificant about the high and massive forehead, crowned with a mane of (then) Iron gray hair, the small and pale but piercing eyes behind the gold rimmed sins'tacles, or the thin lipped month, depressed at the corners Into a curve Indicative of Iron will mul ?<> tuifu-nm. - w whiskers of the sumo dark gray us tlie liuir. "The most cursory ot>sorver could not but recognize power and character in the head, yet one would scarcely have guesifrd It to t?o the power of a poet, the character of a prophet. One would father have supposed one's self face to face with an emlnont statesman or diplomatist." THE GULF OF MEXKX), AuhtUni'h ModltorriUHMtn kim! Km I'poiiiIho For tlio V'ii(nst. The gulf of Mexico Is a sea 1,000 miles long from the straits of Florida to the harbor of Tumplco and 800 miles wUle from tlio mouth of the Mississippi river to tlni mouth of the Coatzacoalcos. This Mediterranean of tin? west is surrounded by countries of extraordinary richness In the fertility of their soil, the geniality of their climates, tho vastness and value of their forests and the variety and extent of their mineral endowments. All these countries, capable of sustaining hundreds of millions of people, are Inhabited by nations and races who live under republican forms of government and cherish and maintain free institutions. The northern coast line of this Important sea Is In the great republic of the United States of North America. The southern half Is In the next greatest American republic. that of Mexico, while on the wist are the Important Islands of tlve West Indies, with Cuba at their head. The region around this most Important sea Is destined to be far richer, more [>oworful and more distinguished in the history and affairs of our globe tlinn wore ovor those that bordered the ancient Mediterranean of the eastern hemisphere, not even excepting Egypt. Greco and Home.?New Orleans Picayune. M. A1 b?u and 111m Tenohw. By some strange Irony St. Alban. tlie martyred but possibly myth kail Roman soldier, whose festival falls on June 22, has quite overshadowed his probably historic Instructor, St. Amphibalus, whose anniversary cotnes on the following day. AI suit Amphibalus we know tlint he was n native of Cnerleon, which the golden legend expr ?sses by dubldng* him "n prince's son of Wales in grete arnye." He was burled at Redbourne, I ait "translated" to St. Albau's abt>ey, where Irs cup was preserved, "which they of the common sort call St. AlTabelle*Rolle." In former times children were frequently christened with his name, and AITabell Partridge was goldsmith to Queen EU/.al)eth.?Westminster Gazette. lkinklrk'n Fpte of I.niiferna. Oik' of the quaintest of the numerous yearly fetes still in honor at Dunkirk Is the fete of lanterns, instituted many hundreds of years ago in honor of Sp. Martin, bishop of Tours, who died in 31K>, and who was one of the prelates by whose efforts the early inhabitants of these purts were converted to Christianity. As soon as dusk sets in the celebration commences, and nil the urchins of the town congregate in the main thoroughfares. Each one bears a paper lantern, some of which are of considerable proportions, being shaped in the form of a sldp or n flower. With lanterns in hand and blowing lustily on horns and trumpets, the crowd of youngsters parades the streets.?London News. Fulfil Cure ICloplimit*. The temple elephant in southern India is the object of great resjieet, for physical contact with him Is supposed to do more good to tho human body than the best medlcino. Adult men and women warily feel his legs with their finger tips ami press them revently to their eyes, and ailing children are for a small consideration carried on his back the distance of a few ntrklos that tliov mnv ItA raiivul Madras Mall. He (to<]er?t04><l. "Walk right In, dear. Your supper's ready, your slippers ure right where you can And them easily, and your pipe and tolmcco are on the writing desk, handy for you." "All right, Molly," groaned the tired, suspicious husband. "You cam get that new dress tomorrow." K nowledjr*. Properly there Is no other knowledge but that which Is got by working. The rest Is all yet a hypothesis of knowledge, a thing to be argued of In schools, a thing floating in the clouds, tn endless logle vortices, till we try to fl* it?Oartyie^ SUNDAY TNADtNG. * | arkHa ?ad Fair* In Charrkfavda fm Gavlf Kitglatid. It may safely be asserted that from the tline of tlie Conqueror (lOUd-1087) Sunday trading received much attention. In early ages markets and fairs were lioUl on Sundays and frequently In ttve cburohynnls. In Uktt tlie Inhabitants of (Vx'kerinouth presented a petition to parliament, as their market was fast declining tlirotigh tla> inhabitants of Crosthwalte dealing In corn, flour, beans, flesh, flali, at tlwdr church on Sumlays and that thereby they were unable to pay tlioir tolls to the king (Edward I.). An order was issiunl for closing the church market at Crosthwalte. At Bradford, Yorkshire, during the sauu? reign tlu* market was held on a Sunday, doubtless In tlve gjiurchyurd. The toll yielded ?3 jht atumm. In lliHfl a statute was passed enacting that lumceforth neither fairs nor markets l>e hekl In churchyards, for tlm honor of live church. In 1312 a market was granted to the town of Sedge lie Id, Durham, to be held on a Friday, Init was soon chungvd to Sunday. In 13<rr tin* archbishops of Canterbury and York delivered charges directing, among other things, that "we tlrmly forbid any one to keep a market in tIk* churclioH, the porches and the cemeteries thereunto Itelonglng or otJier holy places on tike Lord's day or other holy festivals." ? Notes and kJUCTlOH. BLUE PAPER. Th* 1'nHMN* of llnkliiv It IXmcovcvmI l?y mi A.o?-i?lr ut. "A woman," sa id a jwiiHT maker, "Invented blue paper. It was by accident that she (lid It though. Roforo Ikt time all jHiiK'r was whEe. "K1m? was tlve wife of William Enstos, one of the lending paper makers of England In tlm eighteenth century. In passing through U*? paper plant otw> day slko dropinnl a big blue ling Into a vat of pulp. Eastos was a stern chap, and so, s1ivh? no one luul soon the ucoldont, Mrs. Eustus dooUkxl to say nothing about It. "Tlie paper tn the vat, which should have Imhmi white., came out blue. Tlio workmen were inystitied, Eastes enraged. Mrs. Eastes kept quiet. The upshot wii8 that the ihijht was sent to Ivoiwlon, marked 'damagtsU to be sold for whatever It would bring. "Rut the selling agent In I?ndon was shrewd. He saw that this blue tinted pajier was attractive. lie declared It to Ik> n wonderful new Invention, and lie sold It <>tY like liot cakes at double tin* white ixiper's price. "Eastos soon received nil order for more of tin? blue paper? nn order that lie ami his men wasted several days In trying to vainly fill. "Then Mrs. EuHtos mime forward and told tlx* Rtory of the bine cloth | bag. Tikcre was ito dllllculty ?ft?*r that In making tin? bhio paper. This paper's price remained very high, tlx> Castes lwivlng a moixipoly In It." Phllnii(hroi>fr SpiirnmK. An Incident wliieh, the writer declares, raised tlx.' pugnacious sparrow several degrooe In ids estimation is described in Outhvg. It slxiws that the sparrow has otlier good (pialltles l?esldos ills stnrdlix>?s aixl self reliance. For several days fmir or five sparrow# had visited a certain place on tlx' roof near my window. They always brought food for anotlnsr little fellow, who never triod a flight from the spot. The visiting sparrows never came empty hilled. They would drop tiny morsels at food near tlx* Mttie sparrow. When it began to oat tlx* ertnnlw tlx> others sot up a groat chirping and t)x?n How away. After watching this for a few day* I went out oti tlx> roof ami approached tlx? loin; bird. It did not flutter away from nx? and made ix> resistance when I picked it up. Tlx* sparrow was blind. Its eyes wore oovored with a milklike film. ('4MI1HMMI ClINf. The Scotchman's disposition to regard his own judgment as the l>est that can l>e found is well illustrated In a story once told of tlie moderator of a Scotch presbytery. Tills man's opinion differed widely on a certain question relating to church discipline from that of the associates with whom lie was ostensibly consulting. At last ho said that he would lay the matter before the Iiord In prayer and then wait for his guidance. "O Ixird," said the moderator fervently and with |>orfoet sincerity of purpose, '*<) Ix>rd, grant that we may t?e right In this matter, for thou knowest that we are very decided." IOawiikK IIIn Oonnclenoe. TTk? Kev. Mr. Goodman (Inspecting himself in mirror)?Caroline, I don't really l>elk?ve I otight to wear this wig. It looks like living a Ik;. Mrs. Goodman?Mobs your heart, Avery, don't let that trouhk; you. Hint wig will never fool anybody for one moment.?Chicago Tribune. Fooled. Cornhttne? Yon have been 111, haven't yon? Gerald--Yen. I was threatened wttii brain fever. Geraldlno?What a big Joke on the fever,?New York Press. TIm Millionaire** Offenm, "That millionaire yonder has cheated me out of a fortune." "How? Wouldn't he let you marry bts daughter?" "Worse than that lie never bad a daugbte*." Tt?e first Instance of collaboration In English literature was that of the plays written by Beaumont and Fletcher. M I r\OPlVr*w. I L.I ti kVjrf, ^ Moat Dreaded of LlTlnf Thlaft ! ' B?aa(orUI Africa. Europeans who visit the groat equatorial forests ?of Africa are subject to t many risks, but none perhaps so dan- i gerous as contact with tiie hashikouay. ? or great bull ant, which Is said to be ? the most dreaded of living things to l*? ( found In that region. It Is gluttonous tn tlio extreme. That which it attacks it consumes on the spot?nothing Is f carried away for further convenience. j Elephants, leopards, gazelle's, lions. \ snakes, gorillas, monkeys, even the [ human atHirlgines of the districts it { Infests, fly from any neighborhood In which they know it to be located. Ac- | cording to well accredited reports. t these awe Inspiring bull ants travel. ( llko locusts, In vast armies, marching ( In a line two inches or more broad and | miles lu length. One of these nrmies ^ has boon known to take twelve hours to pass a given point. These ants pre j fer the shade and. rather than Is* exposed to the rays of the blazing huh, will burrow tunnels tinder the surface of tlio ground and thus travel until ( they come to tlx? shelter of tries. Any ' animal which, unaware of the proximity of the bull ant and reposing in ( the solltudo of tlio volt, happens to he ' attacked has no cliancc of escai>o. It ] is devoured with irresistible fury, and ' within a few minutes u^ile of hleaelied ; bones marks the spot where It reposed. A gnsit deal of valuable information ' about tills dmuled croature has lxH?n ( published by n French zoologist, M. do ^ Challler, wlu> lias described a personal I encounter with tlie bull ant. "1 re- f member well tlu> llrst time I met the c hashlkouays on a raid. I knew not < what was In store for me. I was hunt- ?' Ing by mystvlf. when suddenly tho for- '1 est became alive with the foo. A sud- i don dread sol/jod mo, and I stood still i In the hunting path, resting on my gun. ( Suddenly, as If by magic, 1 was cor- ( ered and bitten evorywlvertv 1 flod lnN t lmsto nod found rvfqge In n deep i stream, yet oven tlxm tike strong pinch- j era (rf the ants would not glw way, t ami though tike IkxIU-s wopo torn o(T tlko t heads remained. Tike iuitlve trllx?. , when a man Is condemned for wltcb- f craft. generally fasten lilin to a tree t before an Inroad of tlkese ants. After j they Irnvs ponsod a shining skeleton | alone 1h left tx> toll the tale." THE SCENT OF SICKNESS, Mo*t IXmhimv*, It In CIaIiimsV i int-r Their ChnnM'IrrlMtlo ()?lon?. The acutenoss of the sense of Rinoll Is far greater In many of the lower nnlnntlo?dogs. for example?than In man, ( and tliey employ It In guiding them to 1 thotr food. In warning them of ap- i pronchlng danger and for otlior purpose. The sphere of tie? susceptibility < to vnclous 04Vu's la more uniform aiul t extended In man, and tin? sense of i smell la cajniblo of great cultivation, like the otlkcr special senaon. It may i be cultivated by attention and prtwc- | tka?. 10x;wrts can discriminate quail- , ties of wlneo, liquors. drugs, etc. 1 daeiuses have their characteristic odors. Persons wlu? have visited many different asylums for tike Insaiko rooog- , ulze the same famlliftr <mIot of tike insane. It ie. ivK Insane asylums iilotve, but prlsotks, jails. worklRHises, armies In camp, churches, schools and nearly every hotiseliohl that have characteristic (aba's. It la wtnm tike Insane, the prisoners and tlx* soldiers are aggregated In large groups or Ixittallons 1 that their characteristic odor Is reoog nizeu. Most diseases have their characteristic (Klor?, and by the exercise of the sen we of smell they could l>o utilisuxl in different diagnoses. For example, favus has n mousy odor, rheumatism lata ft copious so?ur smelling, acid sweat A person aflllctcd with pyaemia Iwis a sweet, nausea 11 uk hroath. The rank, unbearable odor of pus from tlie middle ear tells the tale of the doeay of osseous tissue. In scurvy the odor Is putrid. In chronic peritonitis musky, In scrofula like stale ln?er. In intermittent fever like fresh baked brown bread. In fever amnion Incnl. In hysteria like violets or nlnn.ii.iJn .II..I.I I ?-- ? r fever, epilepsy, phthisis, etc., have cluiructerlslic odors.?i'hilndelphla Itec- ' ord. i Pnlr \Vnnilnar. An old time English barrister was John Williams, a sarcastic wit and a bachelor with an Intense prejudice | against marriage. Ills clerk one day . asked him for a holiday to get mar- ] riod, and some months afterward, on j entering his chambers, Williams found | his deod Ixxly suspended from the j door. lie engaged another clerk ami j asked him If ho was married. "No," the clerk replied, but thinking that Wll- ] llains would regard marriage as a | guarantee of stoadlness he added, "hut j ! am going to t>o." "Very well," re- , piled Williams, "but understand tills? < wlven you hang yourself don't (k> It t hereP < Fixing Her Piwr, Sbo started, recoiled and then bent anxiously nearer her mirror. "A wrinkle, as I'm alive!" she exclaimed. She was of a bouyaut temper, however. "I suppose I'll have to put a good face on It," she said, reaching forthwith for the necessary materials.? rue-it. ' ( An Economicnl Place. 1 Short?I say, old uiau, will yon lend i me $5 for an hour? I?ng?No. Qo and i sit In the park for nn hour; then you won't need it"?Chicago News. Broken KnurlUh. Teacher?What are the parts of speech? Tommy Tucker?It's?It's when a man stutters.?Chicago Tribune. I Do what you consider right what- 1 ever people may think of it despite I censure and praise.?Pythagoras, i AZTEC ARL-ni I to I URE. """ IVoBdvrtal Rndnranr* ?( th* Oil Htxkan llulltllnica. The Mexicans or the Aztec Iudtnns an give tin? |>eople of the fulled * tat oh lessons In architecture and in olid construction of hulMlugs. There in* buildings standing today In tlx* ?'lty of Mexico that have stood for Uree centuries and are in an excellent ate of preservation. There Is not a 'mine building In tin* city. There are i few lulolx*, but most all an* stone, rick or cement. There Is a brick niiUllng down In tin* old part of fhe own that was erected prior to 1 It shows that so long ago as that the nil la ns were exjsuts In tlx* inauut'acure of bricks, hut probably HO i?er cut of all tlx* buildings are made of oncrete cement. (Vrnent and concrete lave baen used wcessfully In Mexico 'or .'VK? jvurs, aixl all tlx* cathedrals uul cliurchcs are of tlia( material. On he Mix* of tlx* Vera Cruz I'ucitk? can x* seeu tlx* ruins of Toro Hnivo, where here are evidences of a city ruined 'enturios ago. There are souk* twenty yraiuids of solid cement which must lave been erected owr 500 years ago )ne of ttx*ne py ram Wis le 170 feet In eight, and on the summit rests n -e incut UmIwc thirty feet in dlnnieter. ['his, as well as otlx*rs, Is of tiligreo vork and carved statuary. Near tills staixls another of white imesioix*, built in four terraces, with arvlngs ami ornamentations which vould put to sliuux1 tlx* iiiodcrn Amercan sculptor. It has stood all these cnturtcH. yet tlx? Hinestou? Is much ank\r broken than tlx? cement. Think f a town of almost 400,000 persons, uxl tlx? tiix* re<x>rtl Is tliroe In oix* year. I'lx) inside walls of tixtny of tlx* buildngs are ns much as six foot through, uxi nil Ixilldlugx are built around jotnts. Tlx*re Is ix> provision In any vf Ow..... r.v- o.ww, .....l . fi imun i\7l mau Ul llRf Jin?SM"Ill line small coal oil stem's nne soiling n the city for $3o?tlx1 same that soil 'or $3 In tike staU?s. Tlvo floors are of itone, tlw ceilings of tlllgree cement, lie walls of coarse phkaU-r and almost .vlthout exception hand (minted. The u'ohlteeture on many buildings In the cpublic shows that tin' Indian of conurles ago wiu alkeml of tike modern milder of totluy. ? Iloluut Now?-Uehi hi lean. REFRIGERATOR RULES. Use ck?nn, Hat dishes to hokl what?ver Is on the lower shelves. Iluy your loo In pieces as large as no be accommodated. This Is much moro eeoikomkail than to tniy small >nes. lie careful not to fill dishes too full <*> tlmt they will spill over. If anything Is spilled, don't fail to wipe it *p immediately. rack tlko km well together ami do not wrap it In iiaiier or cloths; instead, , keep tike door of tlie ioe cliamber shut us much as possible. Do not put food of any sort directly 9U tlie lee. If it is absolutely necessary to (ilikce it. near tiie km, see that it Is in (the*) or porcelain. Empty tike refrigerator at least one? a week; scrub the interior thoroughly, j then smld tin* kv chamlier ami drain- ; pipe wmi ooumg water in which ft lump of so;la has been dissolved; fol- j low this with clear water; wipe Llry uikI let it air for twenty minutes. (1 r??< Mvii'n Clilldlaoort. "Many great nx;n," waul a psyelioloflst, "gave slgiw of greatih>sn even in lieir childhood. Mozart nt tlx; age of live composed a piece of musk* no <11111mlt that his father, a professional inuilcian, bad some trouble in pluylug it. "Macaulay before lie wan elglit svrote tlx; 'Conipeiullum of Universal History, lleing an Account of tlx* LeudDg Dvents From the Creation Down o the Present Century.' "Hartley at seven wrote a long and vbstruso essay on tlx; 'Nature of Man.' 3 a eon at nine finished a work on phiosophy. Milton at twelve wrote two ;plcs. "On tl? other hand, Goethe, Steele, Jr. Johnson, Wagner, Voituire. Tennyson, Poe and Fenimore C<x?per were loomed stupid in their childhood." Hitter .It-rrold. AIl>ontr t 1m> mm Iitlrllmlix/i t/> t v>n?. Ins Jorrold is a very bitter one he upplied to Mark Ixmiioii, then editor of L'unch. Ixunon was deeply attached to Dickens and showed it In a very open fashion, which perhaps aroused the i?reat satirist's jealousy. At all events, *s Jerrokl was walking fait one day with Ixenon and anotlior friend, and Dickens with several nw>re behind them. Lemon suddenly drop|>od away ind turned back. "Wliat has liecome ?f Punch T asked Jerrold's companion. "I)ld you hear Dickens whistle?" was the cynical reply. "Dickens iaiya tl>e log tax for Lemon." Liberty, I'^inultty, Pralornltf, The French philosopher M. I>e Bon, commenting on the motto of tl?e revo111 f W vr 1 "I .llmrli/ lAsaiinlft*. 1 , v. I.J f II I I I II in nlty," declared tlmt tlx* n nl difference between tlx; French and '.< British lay In the fact that tlx* Fro . oh were enamored of e<|uality and cared little for liberty, whlW* f'x* British Insisted on liberty and r. ver gave a thought to oqnallty. AihI when some ono quoted this to fPidyurd Kipling he Instantly Added h'.s own comment to tho effect lhat what tlx* American really preferred was fraternity. "He Is a good follow himself, and he expects you to be one." Convlncrd. Mr. Spongely (slightly related)? Splendid! Magnificent! Do you know, Uncle Ell, I believe I shall never get tired of seeing the sun set behind that hill! Uncle Ell?That's what m? an* mother's begtnnln' to think.?Puck. RELIGIOUS THOUGHT. Imi Uleanrd Prom the Tt?elllBf? of All Denominations. Tbere are many crimes on earth, but only one In heaven, anil that Is not to love. ? Ilev. Frank Crane, Congregational 1st, Worceater, Mass. I.lfr'a Vlrat. lie who co-operates with or surrenders to t 1m' higher ethical and spiritual laws of Ood comes nearest to attaining life's Iwst. Kev. ('. It. Mlnaril, Baptist, Denver. Sincerity. Tl>e man for the age can never be omniscient <>r Infallible, yet he must carry with him always an atmosphere of absolute sincerity, iiev. M. ('. Ilartsell, Methodist, Chicago. Ifow We I)o TIiIiik"' Everything dc}H>nds upon the spirit with which we think and live. Wo must not serve Christ by rote. Our prayer Isxik must not heroine a prayer wheel. We must not say our devotions as they might be said l>y a music 1h?x.?Itev. II. o. Sweutzcl, Episcopalian, Brooklyn. llonortiMl of Dt?l Air*. Tlie treatment of old age not only rodtvts the character of a people, but In turn modifies that character. When old iLge Is spurned and venerable men and women neglected, whether In the home or in the nation, there will he found M*? seeds of decay?tl>e germs of coming disaster. We honor ourselves when we honor old age. Itev. F. P. I'arkin, Methodist, Philadelphia. Sufe K?n rtl I it u llii> Home. Nothing can bo more important than the safeguarding of tho homo, and never was It inoro needed than today. It is tho homo life whloh sweetens and sanctifies the national life, Tito stream nvide sweet at its fountain head will refresh tho land through which it (lows. Tints the homo is the nation's safeguard and its most sacred possession.?Itov. I>r. Karl it. Ilubbell, ProabytertiMi, Chicago. Conscience. Man's noblest faculty Is undoubtedly his conscience, and ills dearest possession tlie Joy of a good conscience. But conscience means notitlng If It does not point to something Immeasurably above itself, for such terms as conscience* duty, morality, are but airy nothings unless they are taken to Imply that which gives thciti their warrant. And here we may surely say lies the solution of our life problem; here Is to be found that dominant inotivo which alone can give adequate purpose and meaning to our existence.?Itev. C. K. Boone, Roman Catholic, Washington. A W'uriiliiR. If we make money superior to morals, pleasure of more consequence than piety; if wo place tho world above spirituality, self above Cod, time above eternity, we shall bo guilty of misdirecting tho forces that ought to have been used for the building of the tern-, pie of character. Power is lost through friction. If there is lack of harmony III flu. Iiitw.p II fo If nnni'lnHrtt. In ? .? v..? .||\>, II V \/u ? IV.UUU If) UUb of harmony with action, If conscience Is at war with conduct, If what we know does not walk side by side with what wo do, there will l>e such a tempest In the soul as will mnko Impossible tin? best; there will be such friction as will end lu a waste of power, rower that Is abused will l>o taken away. Power that Is unused will be forfeited. ? Rev. Polemus II. Swift. Methodist, Austin, 111. Growth of (hnraetrr, Tl>ere Is no need of enumerating all the laws by which character grows. The essential thing Is to see that It 1? a growth and not a sudden creation. Wo have cast the Idea of miracle out of our physical life. We know that then? Is no such thing as an event in nature which has no connection with anything before or about It. We net 1 to narrow our expectation of mlraclo In the moral life, for while we cannot help believing that the will has tho power of stepping In and changing our moral tendencies to some extent, yet It Is very certain that we have supposed It to have more power than It really has. It really governs only a small part of tho character. We might compare It to the soft tip by which the root of a tree grows. That tip Is very sensitive to all Influences of heat or cold, dryness or moisture, and to any resistance. It grows or stops growing, goes straight ou or curves around a stone, according to flu' necessities of the time, with a power that seems wonderfully like Intelligence. Ilut when once It has advanced, tho root behind It lH'glns to harden nml become Incased with bark and Is no longer sensitive or movable. What tho root finally Is In shape and In direction Is the result of what that freo little tip has done for It day by day. We may change the direction of the tip, but not easily that of the root It ha? once made. The character of any man at a given time Is like that root. It Is tl>e result of a long process of growth. To a very large extent It Is hard and/ unchangeable by any sudden Influence. It is free to move only at a small point. Even that point starts from where yesterday's growth ended, and Its freedom) to move Is limited to a narrow range. Thnt Is to say, when I stand fnclng a temptation It Is not as If I had never faced oive before nor as If iny ancestors had not done It for me before I was born. My feeling toward it and my resolve to deal with It start from the pomi wncre my own past life has left me, and my freedom to deal with It Is limited by my attachment behind to old habits and to my entire nature. 1 am not entirely governed by them. 1 do have this free and sensitive tip to my character, but I cannot Ignore tho> I past or the limitations which It has Imposed upon inc. The law of the Lord la perfect. Whatever I have sowed In1 my aonl lias grown, though I have forgotten I ever did It. My character hu9 grown on one aide or the other by a law which la unerring and unsleeping. ?Rev. Dr. William H. Lyon, Unitarian, Brookllne, Mass.