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W m. MAT U. I Ram Literally Buttad Himself to Bitter End j A farmer named Darby had a ram. .This ram could hove taken the blue ribbon in the butter class at any fair. •He would butt anything in sight, espe- idally if it was moving. Darby was a patient man but after the ram hod butted everything on the farm, Including Darby himself, he vowed vengeance. So one morning when he and ids family were going ;to be gone for the day he suspended a heavy post-maul by a rope from a tree limb and turned the ram loose. The ram, seeing the maul swinging, made a rush for It. He hit It a blow that sent It swinging more. The maul, on the return trip, hit him on the head but he didn’t mind it; in fact it merely made him call out his reserve powers. Darby and his family grew tired of watching the duel between the ram and the maul, so they went to town. Toward evening they returned and the first thing they did was to visit the dueling ground. They saw the maul swinging—and they wondered what had become of the ram. Then on going closer they found that the ram had actually worn him self out butting the maul. All that was left of him was a piece of his tail about as long ns ybur thumb.—Path finder Magazine. Improved Uniform International SundaySchool ? Lesson T (By REV. P. B. PIT2WATER, D.D.. Mem ber of Faculty, Mood/ Bible Instltuta of Chlcaso.) ((E). 1930. Western Newspaper Union.) Lesson for May 4 PROMOTION IN THE KINGDOM J Canadian Writer Saya Good Word for “Bunny* Rabbits have been much In the news of late. A motorist has put on record the fact that he had to travel at thirty-four miles an hour to keep up with a rabbit that was running In front of his car. Then, Russia decided to raise rabbits by the million for food. But the rabbit, In spite of Us smallness tnd timidity, has had a way of making a noise in the world. It is a curse to gardeners and farmers even in this country, and In Australia It qnlckly became a national menace. In this (‘onnectlon a good story la told of s newcomer to the Island continent — a Scot—who asked an Australian If there were many Scots In Australia. “Yes.” was the Immediate reply, “but our real plague la the rabbit!" Rut- even though the Australian won t be lieve It—rabblts are luckbrlngers. Say “White Rabbits” three times first thing on the first day of each month, and you’re In for four weeks of good fortune! So, at least, runs the story. — Montreal Family Herald. Beauty la Great Bridge Thera la beauty of a different and stupendous kind In the bridges that eonnset Manhattan laland with Brook lyn or tbs mainland. Your first feel ing st these bridges la alwaya one of admiration, even of awre. for modern engineering. ... To stand on the Bait river docks and vee the gigantic, wireepun. airy boulevard of the Brook lyn bridge go leaping up Into space and descend In a enrra of marvelous grace Into the granite gorge# of lower Manhattan la to experience a seusn tlon no other city on earth can offer you. ... It would ha>e been from the footpath of lbig bridge, too. that Wordsworth would have written his sonnet to Manhattan—we wonder In what spirit of solemn awe?—Walter Prichard Katon, In “Green Trails and Upland Pastures.” LESSON TEXT—Matthew 20:17-28. GOLDEN TEXT—The Son of Man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give His life a ran som for many. PRIMARY TOPIC—How to Become Great JUNIOR TOPIC—How to Become Great. INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOP IC—Greatness Through Self-Denying Service. YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOP IC—Christ’s Standard of Grsatness. Temperature and Earth Only a few feet of earth on the very surface la affected by the daily- range In temperature. There is then s larger layer upon which neither the surface temperature nor the tempera ture of the inside of the earth has any effect. Then comes the layer where the temperature of the earth Increases one degree for every fiO to 75 feet one goes Into the Interior of the earth. The cold water comes from the layer which Is uuafTected by tem peratures from within the earth or ou the surface of the earth. In some places we have thermo springs where the water comes from a depth below this In the region which Is influenced by the heat from within the earth. East Indian Superstition In the month of May the pipal tree, • venerated in India, is said to be in Its most benevolent mood: so In Ben gal at that season groups of young maidens, all dressed in yellow robes, assemble each morning to pay homage : to It If one of their number hap pens to become engaged to be mar- ,ried at that time, she is honored with a crown of pipal leaves by her com panions, for whom in return she cooks food; and those who partake of that • food will also, It Is believed, meet with a similar happy fate. Rare Chinese Pottery Peachblow ware is the most valu able of Chinese pottery. It belongs to the Chinese potteries which are transmutation glazes embracing a type of flambe color. These glazes differ from red to a delicate pink, which Is peachblow. Peachblow products have realised prize amounts In salesrooms, and many of these pieces are exhibited to museums. They are no longer made. Originally peachblow was made In Klng-te-Cbln and was considered as a perfect example of potter's art Holy Coke five-year-old Patricia Is very re- Ugteoa. At dinner her aant said: “Now Pat, there's angei food and cake. When you are ready poo I ia» either ene.'* | la after she said: "Aant? I. The King Foretells His Death and Reeurrection (vv. 17-19). 1. The King on His way to Jeru salem (v. 17). This is His last Journey to the be loved city. He took the twelve disciples aside from the traveling pilgrims to make known unto them what was be fore them. As they Journeyed, he went ahead of the disciples. The courage thus shown by the Lord amazed the disciples who were following In fear (Mark 10:32). 2. The betrayal and death foretold (vv. 18,19). He went forward, fully conscious of the awful tragedy of the cross. He for the third time since the transfigura tion tells the disciples of His ap proaching sufferings and death. But they are so filled with their ambitious schemes that they do not understand Him. The treachery of Judas, the fierce persecutions by the chief priests and scribrs, the unjust Judgment, the de livery to Pontius Pilate, the mockery, the scourging, the crown of thorns, the crons, the hanging between two malefactors, the nails, the spear—all were spread before His mind like a picture! Though He knew all this. He pressed on, not of necessity, but de liberately. The Joyous outlook upon the victory which would be accom plished by the shedding of His blood led Him forward. He went courage ously, for He knew the time had come for the accomplishment of His Fa ther’s will. X The resurrection foretold (v. 19). Truly, this would have been a dark picture had the resurrection not been made known. The resurrection life beyond is always seen as the Issue of the crone. The blessedness of the life beyond this “vale of tears" should Induce us to press on. Christ is the grand example. (Heb. 12:2). II. The Ambitious Rsquset of Jams* and John (vv. 29-23). 1. The request (vv. 20.21). This request was made by their mother. The request was for a place of prominence In the kingdom. It is not wrong for mothers to l>e ambitious for their boys, hut they should know that life's pinnacles are exceedingly dangerous. It Is desirable that parents should get places for their children near to Jesus, hut the vain ambitinn of the world should not occupy their minds. 2. Jesus’ answer (vv. 22,23). He spoke directly to the men, not to their mother, declaring that they knew not what they were asking. He showed them that the way to this position of glory was through suffer ing The cup which they were to drink was of great agony. The way to the places of glory In the kingdom of Christ Is by the path of lowly uml self-forgetting service. III. How to Bs Truly Exalted (vv. 24-28). 1. The angry disciples (v. 24). When the ten heard of the request of James and John, they were tilled with Indignation against them. Their displeasure did not arise from the fact that they were free from the same self ish spirit, but that these two had thrust themselves to the front. 2. Greatness among the heathen (v. 25). The rule of the world has always been by the strong hand. The stand ards have not been moral excellence, but worth, station, and power. 3. Greatness among Christ's disciples (vv. 20,27). The standard here is In sharp con trast. The way to the pl(ice of promi nence in Christ’s kingdom is the way of self-abasement. To give is greater than to receive. To be serving some one Is much better than to be served. There will he degrees ofr rank In Christ’s kingdom, but this rank will be character, not position, or author ity. The spirit of Christ substitutes “the greatness of love for the love of greatness.” 4. Christ Is the supreme example of greatness (v. 28). All who will be great should study and Imitate Christ. Let them forget self and serve others, even to the giv ing of their lives. Courage, Unspotted Life Then said Mr. Holy-man, there are two things that they have need to pos sess who go on pilgrimage: courage and an unspotted life. If they have not courage, they can never hold on tbeir way; and If their lives be loose, they will make tbe very name of a pilgrim stink.—John Banyan. itiafed with what ys« with what yoe are, i d )oy.-Ioun| mm ;*• >' ! • --*r - . *?*—: rmjm ■ Mmm ■0: ■MM • : %I§§!p mm I® iti Turkeys Driven to Market Through the Streets of Malaga. (Prepared by the National QaoerapnJa Society, Washington, D. C.) S PAIN is once again in the world’s news because of Its change of dictators, but it is chiefly the Spain of Madrid and the well beaten path between the eaaily ac cessible cities, that most tourists trav el. Moat travelers have their first ex perience with the Spanish carabinero either at tha customhouse of Iran, south of Biarritz, or at Port Bou, on the Mediterranean side. Then they hasten to San Sebastian, on one end of tha Pyrenees, or to Barcelona, on the other, and after a brief stay, pro ceed to Madrid. Later, If there la time, to Toledo, and southward to Seville and Granada. Thua merely the high spots are touched, while the unlimited beauty and interest of Spain lying along the bypaths remain scarcely known—and are still waiting to delight the ven turesome traveler. In seeking little-known Spain one of the best places to start the quest la on the Spanish* Riviera, along tha Mediterranean coast from Gibraltar to Alroeria. The center of this district Is the seaport of Malaga, a city of 150,000 Inhabitants, surrounded by a semicircle of mountains which forms a natural rampart against the cold from the north and fires to this de lightful spot a mildness of winter climate unequaled In all Europe. As a general description of Malaga today, one need employ only three words: clean, modern, charming. Potlta traffic officers—perhaps one should say “bobbies," because they are dressed In neat uniforms of British pattern— direct the stream of automobiles Just as they do In London. There are broad avenues, lovely villas, and well-kept parks. In which an endless variety of bright flowers Is always in bloom. Indeed, this Andalusian city, nestling on the blue Mediterranean, has am bition and la exerting effort toward its accomplishment—to attract the tourists, or at least some of them, who have grown tired of returning year after year to the French Riviera. In tbs Market Place. One center of Interest la the market place, a large covered building built around a picturesque Moorish arch which senes as its entrance. There are aisles of stalls devoted to meat. mosphere, it stands out clearly against the deep, cloudless sky. The tops of the nearer ranges take on deeper hues of blue and purple of startling beauty, and the^ foreground has its splashes of brilliant yellow, green, and orange in the sunshine. As if still not satisfied with this lavish rainbow of bright colors, Na ture has painted the cultivated soil a deep, rich Venetian red; so that even the ground work in this Andalusian land takes on a beauty and Interest all Its own. Artists who see this lovely country for the first time exclaim that every thing Ip “palntable”—every tree, every building, every mountain top. The same Is true of many of the lesser-known provinces of Spain, though each has its own strong prov incial Individuality, not only of land scape. bdt also In facial types and coloring, quaint Old World costumes, and even in the different trappings with which horses, mules, donkeys, and the huge bullocks are decked out Malaga has a dally paper. La Union Mercantll, of which in all Justice It may be exceedingly proud. A large “double-deck” press of French make • turns out Its 12 to 16 pages every day. In the composing room four lino types click busily all night long. Mod ernity In the extreme ia the keynote of Its production; yet in every issue there la a quarter column headed “On This Same Data.’* Thereunder appear Items that have happened in the prov ince on the date of Issue, but In prev ious years. Generally, there are six or eight years picked at random by the well-informed chronologiat. but often these go back befors the discovery of America and refer to family names atill existing in the city! One reads In quite a matter-of-fact way : December 9, 14M.—Kina Henry IV conferred the title of "Very Noble” up on the city of Antequera, Province of Malaga, showing proof of hie affeettou and consideration for tha herolo sarv- Ices rendered by Its inhabitants. December, 1C1S.—After more than a whole year of drought, it rained to day In Antequera, but It was only a little shower, so the hunger and diffi culties still contlnua. And these little p’etures themselves, sometimes gay, hut more often grave, fish, vegetables, and fruit; but the | the distant centuries, with their market has overflowed its banks and cus tom8 and strange superstitions uow extends out into the adjoining streets, where in open air there are rows of fruit and vegetable stalls In charge of peasant men and women. Apart from the fruit stalls is a stand selling earthen water jugs, of various sizes, arranged along the side walk. These are open at the neck, but have a tiny spout in the side. The peasants drink by holding the jug well above their heads and letting the tiny stream of water fall Into their open mouths. A novice at this method has considerable difficulty not only with the aim*; but also with swallow ing against the steady stream of liquid. The crescent of mountains which surrounds Malaga is about 60 miles from point to point and is formed of five ranges. They still bear their quaint Moorish names: Sierra de Mljas, Sier ra de Abdalagis, Sierra de Alhama, Sierra de Tejeda, and the Sierra de Almljara which drops suddenly Into the sea near Almunec&r. The old word “sierra" means, in Spanish, a “saw,” and it is vividly descriptive of these irregular saw tooth mountain lines along the sky. Each range Is in itself cut and scarred into jagged peaks and precipitous chasms, the tops being of barren and forbidding rock. Then, lower down, la a covering of palmetto grass, thick ly Interspersed with aromatic herbs— thyme, rosemary, and lavender—and od tbe lower slopes, in symmetrical rows, like soldiers, thousands upon thousands of silver-green olive trees. Here and there, on steeper slopes, the olives give place to almonds, and In January their pink and white blos soms, which appear before any of the green leaves, make a little picture of fairyland. Tbe valleys are all yellows and greens—orange trees, lemon trees, grapevines, and sugar canes. Everything le "Paintable.” From almost any viewpoint In the valley, not one, bat three or four, ragged mountain Uses may be seen, oss piled op bach of the ether. The last line. In tbs ter distance, Is ha MM §t the very near to us. The narrow streets in Malaga's center which one passes every day are mentioned time and again. Whtre Phoenicians Lived. In the very center of the city Is the Gibralfaro, a miniature mountain, which rises straight out of Malaga's principal streets to a height of r>60 feet. Halfway up the approach is the Alcazaba, which was the site of the original Phoenician settlement. It passed through the hands of Romans, Visigoths, and Moors, the latter cap turing it in the year 711. They made this vantage spot half palace and half citadel, and it was not until August 18, 1487, that the Spanish standard w’&s flown over Its battlements. The Alcazaba was one of the very last of the Moorish strongholds on European soil. Today there are a few'^tortAoua streets, steep and narrow, leading be tween old houses, many in rains, and a group of gypsy huts. At one or two places the streets pass through arch ways with the houses built over them. Formerly this part of Malaga, which Is the most picturesque and Interest ing, was so dirty and the gypsies so menacing in their demands for “One penny, please,” that tourists were ad vised to leave it oat of their itinerary. Now It has been cleaned up to some extent and the Inhabitants are less im portunate. a-.4, In Malaga, as elsewhere in Spain, one sees many apprentice boys of twelve to fourteen years. Every plumb er, carpenter, and electrician has a small boy to carry his toois and help with tbe Job. In many cases taxi drivers have a boy to do the cranking and other onerous tasks. Tbe hairdresser’s boy accompanies him to the house, carry ing a little bag, and sita on the steps whUt Madame is being marceUed. In fact, even for the ordinary civilian, to carry n small parcel of any sort is A boy Itba QUA RLY R ORT CONTINUED FROM PAGE THREE 310 W. P. Sanders, magistrate 29.16 G. M. Hogg, magistrate's constable 29M W. HI Greene, chain~gftlhg —— People’s Water Service Co., public bldgs. *■ B. R. Peeples, chain gang E. D. Peacock, chain gang 58.37 Lemon Bros., chain -gang, jail, county home 90.18 E. F. Woodward, chain gang ' 215.52 Barnwell Motor Co., chain gang 37.40 T. A. Holland, chain gang Barnwell Filling Station, chain gang 87.55 B. H. Dyches, salary, court expense, etc. 294.10 Trustee Hankinson, chain gang — 2.70 Max Bronson, chain gang 9.90 H. Antopolsky, chain gang L. T. Claytor, lunacy and salary — 41.66 L. S. Still, expense director 5.00 R. R. Mooree, expense director 5.00 G. W. Greene, expense director ___— 5.00 Isaac Peeples, chain gang 2.50 Perry B. Bush, chain gang, etc. 8.68 T. A. Holland, Jr., chain gang .1 16.30 Gilmore Harley, chain gang 79.24 Gulf Refining Co., chain gang 406.54 A. B. Patterson, county physician 50.00 Joe Baxley, chain gang 15.00 J. F. Swett, chain gang 138.50 Billie Hartzog, chain gang 54.47 Brown and Bush, county attorneys 100.00 J. W. Patterson, county supervisor 150.00 G. W. Greene, county director -.16.66 R. R. Moore, county director 16.66 Iris Brabham, county director 16.66 L. S. Still, county director — 16.66 D. P. Lancaster, coroner 50.00 Frankie Harley, sheriff’s clerk — 25.00 Perry B. Bush, director’s clerk 133.33 R. L. Bronson, salary 175.00 G. L. Hill, magistrate — r B. W. Peeples, magistrate 1 ^WT R. B. Harden, magistrate , C. S. Buist, magistrate R. L. Wooley, magistrate 25.00 W. P. Sanders, magistrate 29.16 Perry B. Bush," chain gang, etc. — 8.25 John K. Snelling, lunacy, salaiy and clerk 84.16 G. H. Harden, magistrate’s constable 25.00 G. R. Peeplees, magistrate’s constable 29.16 G. M. Hogg, magistrate’s constable 29.16 H. M. Cook, magistrate’s Constable 14.58 C. B. Parker, chain gang and constable 30.11 L. S. Creech, magistrate’s constable ^— 12.50 R. R. Moore, expense director — 5.00 H. J. Crouch, county supt. of education 125.00 Mia. Kate Wingo, vital statistics .... .....—.—. 20.25 Mrs. P. H. Harvard, vital statistics — 48.00 O. D. Hammond, lunacy * 5.00 A. S. Blanchard, lunacy 20.00 A. T. Rus-ell, lunacy 15.00 Jennie P. Greene, rest room 8.33 Puritan Chemical Co., jail —— 77.04 C. F. Molair, jail 3.95 R. L. Bronson, postage and court expense 23.95 Bank of Western Carolina, book 3.00 L. Cohen, chain gang — — — 43.11 E. F. Woodward, chain gang 65.10 E. L. Sanders, chain gang 2.00 W. F. Weeks, chain gang 89.90 Joe Baxley, chain gang 75.00 N. F. Sanders, chain gang 75.00 A. M. Anderson, chain gang 75.00 Bernice, Still, chain gang — 75.00 Henry Hartzog, chain gang 100.00 A. B. Patterson, ccunty phy-ician 50.00 W. H. Manuning, county auditor and clerk 205.55 George James, janitor 20.00 Mrs. W. B. Parker, vital statistics 8.00 A. B. Patterson, lunacy 10.00 B. H. Dyches, dieting prisoners 44.50 Irene H. Lemon, board of regents 16.67 Mutilated. B. H. Dyches, salary, jail, etc. l 307.91 Lemon Bros., chain gang E. D. Peacock, chain gang 16^H|' J. M. Halford, board of registration - 12.^u P. W. Price, chain gang 3.00 Barnwell Motor Co., chain gang 12.50 Farmers Union Merc. Co., chain gang 11.96 J. C. Baxley, county home 3.00 C. F. Molair, county home 16.80 Sarah Ray,, county home 10.00 A. J. Owens, county home 37.58 Lemon Bros., county home 108.27 Cornelia Butler, county home 2.00 The People-Sentinel, stationery and adv. 43.75 Typewriter Sale s Co., public buildings 16.85 L. T. Claytor, county home 16.66 G. D. Barnard Stationery Co., printing j 8.00 J. B. Armstrong, interest on bonds 952.28 J. J. Bell, interest and ret. bonds i_ 2,742.33 J. J. Bell, interest and ret. bonds ... 3,004.99 J. J. Bell, interest and ret. bonds ______ 3,107.75 J. J. Bell, refund highway 2,532.83 J. J. Bell, court expense i 848.80 J. J. Bell, salary, stamps, etc. 93.22 R. A. Deason, county home and jail 23.80 Bank-of Williston, public buildings 75.00 Barnwell Motor Co., chain gang 248.46 Charlie Croft, chain gang 22.38 E. F. Woodward, chain gang 45.60 Sarah C. Armstrong, treasurer’s clerk 125.00 C. C. Owens, public buildings ... 2.63 Gulf Refining Co., chain gang 341.39 G. W. Whitaker, premium on bond 200.00 Bank of Western Carolina, chain gang v 2,081.00 Mazur sky, chain gang 26.20 People’s Water Service Co., public bldgs. 8.91 Gilmore Harley, chain gang _ H _ 53.00 Max Bronson, chain gang 32.90 I. Hartzog, chain gang ll|J L. S. Brown, chain gang 71 L. F. Randall, jail J. J. Bell, payment of note 26,687.50 V. B. Martin, magistrate’s constable 27.91 Preston Allen, county home 16.00 Dixie Calvert and Metal Co., chain gang 2,241.90 T. A. Holland, chain gang 15J0 O. H. Morris, chain gang 10.00 B. H. jjgjfgSky I