VOL- XXXXII. [{ A Happy New Year |> H To All. ►] 3 fc J k! C Bargains by the hundred in >j | Furniture and Carpets. ▲ Watch for Our € f Advertisement Later. z 4 COME IN AND COMPARED 1 | BROWN &• CO. | St, j IDOCS This 1 ' ■ ti/E think th*| if we wanted to do S TT something nice for qame one I we know we'd aak this gentleman to call ■ at HUSELTON'S for a pair of bis fine Kg ■ FTJB TRJMMBD ROMBJOS to deliver to her? ■ 75© to $1 npTHEY are as fine as Bilk, and have a very H ■ clever combination of ease and perfect HI ■ la all fit—jast the thing to charm a very particular K ■ woman; and good—well, they are beanties. EJ ■ they co*t K |Huselton's, °g| ——^ff— —*—" IM ' ■ - iEberle Bros.,\ j PLUMBKRS ( Open-work, 354 Centre Ave., Sutler, Pa ( { > People's Phone. 630. r ilga>l»il>glil»l|il|ilol|i3iaiill!riir!illipili!l)aii:saiiliilia| PARK INSTITUTE, » 8 North Ave. West, Penn'a. ? » FULL BUSINESS, {I SHORTHAND AND H ENGLISH COURSES.! ** t ? IJ We teach the Budget System of Bookkeeping fjj • • and McKee and the Graham Systems of : J Shorthand. f ? jfl Tuition payable monthly. :• {} Write for illustrated catalogue. TT j* Rowan & Hughes, Managers. j* in HI Hi iii niiii ■ai ai WHISKEY DIRECT FROM B ■ Forst s 7 year old 4 full quarts for $3.00 I I Packed ,n P ,a ' n ' Scaled cases, expressage I 1\ prepaid to your nearest station. H £ .i\ Oar good* ia aged in the wood, and is pare and mol- H BLPJ better than you hayr had from others for the ■ ■■■ pnce, or your money back. L_j H nk °' Pittsburg or the Editor of thin paper ■ K||9 wt " liJ, 011 l " at " u r word is good, and that we are rcMponiitriie. L ■ yon like so many advertising so hayi n K from us yoa get an honest article, made ■ ,w ? n i 4 ®** • elec , t Krain, by honest people. ■ Bend for oar private price list. ■ - J .^ yw wUI •Si. I* of 10 goad families in yonr ■ wcwity who om Whiskey for medicinal purposes, and to whom we H m *r *®nd oar price lUt. we will send yoa. with yonr first order in <*">• (|oart of Par# Virginia Homemade Blackberry Wine FREE ■ MORRIS FORST & CO., Ctr. 2m4 Av«. k SiHhWcM St., Pittsburg, Pa. I THE BUTLER CITIZEN. JB 4y<fc ' BICKELS GREAT BARGAIN SALE. An immense stock of seasonable footwear to be closed out in order to reduce our extremely large stock. I Big Reductions in All Lines. Lidies' for trimmed feit slippers price, si.2.">, reduced to «*' J_iidies warm lined shies. price £1 50. reduced to ■ Ladies' warm lined shoes, price $1.23, reduced to . - ■ ■ (> One lot Ladies' $8 50 fine hand-torn md haud-welt shoes reduced to .... - -•» One lot Ladies' $3.00 fine patent lea'htr shoes, button or lace, reduced to.. -"U One lot Ladies' $2 50 tine Dongola stv<es reduced to ' One lot Ladies' $1.50 fine Dongola ehoes reduced to J '• One lot Child's Canvas Boots, price $1.50, reduced to * , l _ One lot Children's fine shoes, sizes -f to 8. reduced to ■» One lot Infante' fine shoes, sizes oto 4. reduced to -••• ••• ■ Men's fine shoes, box-calf, vici-kid and patent leather, regular pnce f-ls ( w and $4 00, reduced to "j J| (| Men's working shoes, regular pr'cc -r' 50, reduced to.. . . One let Boys' tine satin calf sL es. regular price *1 >O. reduced to. ••• ••• . One lot Little Gents' fine satin calf shoes, n yular price JO, reduced t». • _ Ladies' Lambs-wool indoles, regular price 35c. reduced to. ..... » M aaea' and Children's Hmbs-word insoles, regular pnce 20c. reduced t0... «<> All Felt Boots and Overs, Warm Lined Shoes and all Warm Lined and Felt Slippers, also balance of our stock of Leggins and Overgaiters to be included in this GREAT BARGAIN SALE. Repairing Promptly Done, JOHN BICKEL, 128 S. Main St., BUTLER. PA. Clean LJp Sale of the Schaul & Nast Stock, Clothing, Hats, Caps, and Gents furnishings, Thousands of dollars worth of goods sacrificed during the Clean Uj> Sale rather than carry them over. This is your money saving opportunity, never such low pricey on Good Goods. Don't fail to come. We don't carry any goods over. Our Clean Up Sale must rid our shelves and counters qf every dollars worth of winter goods left Low prices will do it and low prices we have made, PHILIP SCHAUL, SUCCESSOR TO SCHAUL & NAST, 137 South Main Street. : - Bntler. Pa. IKelsey, Crown, Boomer FURNACES, I Coal *ind Sldcl< Heaters* Gas and Coalß Ranges and Gas Stoves. 1904 Washers, ■ Sowing /Machines, Needles for all mal<es ofß Sewing Machines. Sewing /Machines repaired. B Roofing and Spouting, and House Furnishing Goods. S Henry Biehl, I B 122 N. Main St. I'eo. 'l>horie 4«4 [keck g Merchant Tailor. Jg Fall and Winter Suitings ( ) JUST ARRIVED. ( \ Vy 142 North Main St. Vy JK E K ' »« iii |? Fall and Winter Millinery I II 4 4 Arrival of a large line of Street Hats, Tailor-made •»; iji and ready-to-wear Hats. All the new ideas and 31 designs In Millinery Novelties. Trimmed and Un -4 4 trimmed Hats for Ladies, Misses and Children. All 31 the new things in Wings, Pom-pons; Feathers, 31 g Ostrich Goods, etc, ' etc. 31 1 Rockenstein's I i* i|i «I Mill i qery FZm por ill m, jlj •; £ 828 Sonth Main Street, Hutler, I'a. BUTLER, PA., THURSDAY, JANUARY 190.'). CATARRH tr Elys Cream Balm This Remedy is a Specific, Sure to Cive Satisfaction. GIVES RELIEF AT ONCE. It cleanser, soothes, heals, and protects the diseased rciembmne. It cures Catarrh and • ilives away a Odd in the Head quickly. Itestore3 th-? Senses of Taste and Smell. Easy to U" . Contains no injurious drugs. Applied into the n i-trils and absorbed large Siz \ 60 eer.t3 ot Pruggists or by mail; Trial Siz:>, 10 eotits by mail. ELY BROT:J£f 5, 5S V/ar,eu St., New Yorlu FKOFESSIOMAL CARUS. PHYSICIANS, J C. BOYLE, M. D, >F • EYE, EAR, NOSE and THROAT, SPECIALIST. 121 East Cunningham Street, Office flours 11 to 12 a «,.3 to 5 and 7 to 0 p. nj. BOTH TELEI'HONES. DR. JULIA K. FOSTER, OSTKOPATH. CoiiHUitation and exauiinatiotf free. 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JOHNSTON, SUUCKON por»uerTy or Butler, Has located opnosito Lowry Honse, Main St., Butler, Pa. The finest work a specialty. Expert painless extractor of teeth by his new method, no rnedi cintt used or jsbbing a needle in» > the nunn; also gag apd ufl;er Uot-tl. Com munitions f«y mail r«n»ive prompt at tenlian, R~ J. WILBERT McKEE, SURGEON DENVIST. Office over Leighner'a Jewelry store, Butler, Pa Peoples Telephone 505. A specialty f\l fitiioy, g'dd . unu tuiutc warl. WJ HIND.MAN, • DENTIST. 1271 South Main street, (ov Metzer's . shoe store.) TiK. H. A. McCANDLKSS 1' UHv. u *n Butler Oounty National Bank Building, 2nd floor. DR. M. V. KGTTRABA, Successor to Dr. Jolinniop, I j Office Xp 114 S: S» - Q. Milltl's it«**"-" , -^er; ATTORNEYS. RP. SCOTT, • ATTORNKY-AT-LAW, Office in Bntler County National Bank building. AT. SCOTT, • ATTORNEY AT LAW. Office at No. 8. West Diamond St. Mnt ler, Pa. pOULTER & BAKJvR, Vj ATTORNEYS AT LAW, Office in Butler Connly National Bank bnilding. IOHN W. COULTKK, T) ATTORNEY AT-I/AW. Office on Diamond, Bntler, Pa. Special attention xivcti to collections and business matters. T D McJUNKIN, <F • ATTORNKY-AT-LAW. Office In Keiber building, cornel Main and E. Cunningham Sta, Entrance on Main street. 1 B. BKEDIN, »L • ATTO«!*KY AT LAW. Office on Main St. near Court Hoiu< HII. GOU'JHEK, • ATTORNEY AT LA •* . Office In Wl'te bmldinst EII. NEGLEY, • ATTORNEY AT LAW. O.Tice 111 the Negley B'lilding. West Diamond TIT C. FINDLEY, t" • ATTOHNKY AT-I.AYV. AND I'KN.SK )S ATTOHNKY. Office on South side of Diamond, Butler, Pa. MISCELLANEOUS. |1 F. L. McQUISTION, V. Civn, ENGINEER AND SURVEYOR- Office near Court House ll'. WALK BR, J* NOTARY PUBLIC, BUTLER, Office with Boric mer, ne\t ilwir to P O I) F. MILLIARD. D. GKNKKAI, SunvEvmo. Mines and Land Ojnnty Surveyor. R. F D. 4!>. Went Banbury, PH. If c WAGNER, ARTIST PHOTOGRAPHER 18* Sonth Main St tntnrnm\ V 4 V V V - J". Tl' J'T The Simple life By CHARLES WAGNER Translated From the French by Mary Louise Hendee fl? Copyright, 1901, by McClure. Phillip* If Co. s,-t, -> CHAPTER V. SIMPLE DUTY. WnEN we talk to children uu .. j subject that annoys them , they call our attention to , some pigeon on the roof glv- j ing food to its little one or some j coachman down in the street who is j abusing his horse. Sometimes they I even maliciously propose one of those , alarming questions that put the minds of parents on the rack; all this to di vert attention from the distressing topic. I fear that In the face of duty we are big children, and when that is the theme seek subterfuges to distract us. The first sophism consists in asking ourselves if there is such a thing as duty In the abstract, or If this word does not cover one of the numerous il lusions of our forefathers; for duty, In troth, supposes liberty, and the ques tion of liberty leads us Into metaphys ics. How can we talk of liberty so long as this grave problem of free will Is not solved? Theoretically there Is no objection to this, and if llfo were a theory and we were here to work out 9 complete system of the universe it vould be absurd to concern ourselves with duty until we had clarified the subject of liberty, determined Its con ditions, fixed Its limits. But life Is not a theory. In this ques tion of practical morality, ns In the Others, life has preceded hypothesis, and there is no room to believe that I she ever yields It place. This liberty —relative, I admit, like everything we are acquainted with, for that matter— this duty whose existence ty© quotation Is none the lesfj the basis of all the 'udinneiits we pass upon ourselves nnd our fellow men. We hold each other to a certain extent responsible for our deeds and exploits. The most ardent theorist, once out side pf his theory, scruples not a whit *a approve or disapprove the acts of ethers, to take measures against his enemies, to nppeal to the generosity j and Justice of those lie would dissuade ! from an unworthy step. One can no ( more rid himself of the notion of mcy al obligation than of tl\at of time or ; space, riis as, saivly h» we must re- j itigb ourselves to walking before we , know how to define this space through which we move nnd this time that , measures our movements, so stirt'ly j must we submit to pioral obligation be fore l\f\Yliig put our finger on its deep | hidden roots. Moral law dominates | man whether he respects or defies it. . See how ft Is in everyday life— each I one is ready to cast his stone at him | who neglects a plain duty even if W I allege that he has not yut urrlved at ; philosophic certitude. Everybody will • yiy to him, and with erectiont renr.on: esir, we are men before everything. First play your part, do your duty as citizen, father, son. After that you shall return to the coum* of your med itations." let us tie well understood. \Ve should not wish to turn any one tiwny frotii scrupulous research Into the foundations of morality. No thought which leads men to concern themselves once more with these grav« questions could be useless Indiffer ent. We simply challenge the thinker dud u way to wait till he has un earthed these foundations before he docs an net of humanity, of honesty or dishonesty, of valor or cowardice. And most of all do we wish to formu late a reply for nil the Inslucoi-e who , have never tried to phllo*ophlz<innd for ' ourselves \vlien we would offer our Qt philosophic doubt In Justlflca- I tlon of onr practical omissions. From ! the simple fact that we are men, be -1 fore all theorizing, positive or negative, ' about duty, wo have peremptory I 1 law to vMiiKlwct ourselves like men. ; 'J'hore is no 0 f it. I ilU ' *.* utile knows the resources of the human heart who counts on the ' effect of such a reply. It matters not that It Is Itself unanswerable. It can i not keep other questions from arising. I The sum or our pretexts for evading duty U equal to the sum of the sands of the sea or the stars of heaven. J We take refuge, then, behind duty , that is obscure, difficult, contradictory, j And these are certainly words to call up painful memories. To be a man of : duty and to question one's route, grope ! the dark, feel oneself torn between the contrary solicitations of conflicting 1 calls, or, again, to face a duty gigantic, 1 overwhelming, beyond our strength 1 what is harder! Ami such things hap* ; pen. We would neither deny nor con test the tragedy in certain situations or | the anguish of certain lives. And yot duty rarely has to niake Itself plain \ across such conflicting circumstances ' or to be sjruck out from the tortured i mind like lightning from a storm , cloud. Such formidable shocks are ex ceptional. Well for us If we stand stanch when they come! Hut If no one j is astonished that oaks are uprooted j by the whirlwind, that a wayfarer 1 stumbles at night on an unknown road ! or that a soldier caught between two I fires Is vanquished, no more should he J condemn without appeal those who | have been worsted In almost superhu j man moral conflicts. To succumb un ; der the force of numbers or obstacles I has never been counted a disgrace. So my weapons are at the service of those who Intrench themselves behind the Impregnable rampart of duty HI defined, complicated or contradictory. Hut it Is not that which occupies me today; It Is of plain I had almost said easy—duty that I wWi to speak. We have yearly three or four high feast days ami many ordinary ones. ' There are likewise some very great and ! dark combats to wage, but beside these I Is the multitude of plain and simple duties. Now, while lu the great en counters our equipment Is generally adequate. It Is precisely in the little emergencies that we are found want ing. Without fear of being misled by a pnradoxlcal form of thought, I af firm, then, that the essential thing Is to fulfill our simple duties and exercise elementary Justice. In general, those who lose their souls do so not because they fail to rise to difficult duty, but because they neglect to perform that 1 which Is simple. Let us Illustrate this truth. He who tries to penetrate Into the humble underworld of society Is not slow to dlscover.great misery, physical and moral. And the. closer he looks the greater number of unfortunates does he discover, till In the end this , assembly of the wretched appears to ' him like a great black world. In whose presence the Individual and his means of relief are reduced to helplessness. It Is true that he feels Impelled to run to the succor of these unfortunates, but at the same time he asks himself, "What Is the use?" The case is cer tainly heartrending. Some, In despair, end by doing nothing. They lack neither pity nor good Intention, but these bear no fruit. They are wrong. Often n man has not the means to do good on a large scale, but that Is not a reason for falling to do It at all. So many people absolve themselves from any action 011 the ground that there Is too much to do! They should be re called to simple duty, and this duty In the case of which we speak Is that each one. necordlug to his resources, leisure and capacity, should create re lations for himself among the world's disinherited. There are people who by the exercise of a little good will have succeeded In enrolling themselves among the followers of ministers and have Ingratiated themselves with princes. Why should you not succeed In forming relations with the poor and In making acquaintances among the workers who lack somewhat the ne cessities of life? When a few families are known, with their histories, their antecedents nud their difficulties, you may be of the greatest use to them by acting the part of a brother with the moral and material aid that Is yours to give. It Is true you will have attacked only one little corner, but you will have done what you could and perhaps have KHI another on to follow yon. Instead of stopping at the knowledge that much wretched ness, hatred, disunion and vice exist In society you will have Introduced a little good among these e\iln. And by however slow deKrves auch kindness as yours ia. emulated the good will sensl hly Increase and th© evil diminish. Even wero you to remain nlone in this undertaking you would have the as surance that In fulfilling the duty, plain as a child's, which offered Itself you were doing the only reasonable thing. If you have fvlt It so, you have found (>ut one of the secrets of right living, In Its dreams man's ambition em braces vast limits, but It is rarely giv en us to achieve great things, and even then a quick and sure success always rests on u groundwork of patient prep aration. Fidelity In small things Is at the base of every great achievement. We too often forget tills, nnd yet no truth needs more to be kept In mind, particularly in the troubled eras of his tory nnd In the crises of Individual life. In shipwreck a splintered beam, an var, any scrap of wreckage, saves us. On the tumbling waves of life, when everything seems shattered to frag ments. let ns not forcret that a single one of these poor bit* may becouio our plank of safety. To despise the rem pauta Is demoralization. You arc n ruined man, or you are ■trlcken by a great bereavement, or, again, you see the fruit of toilsome years perish before your cyew. You cannot rebuild your fortune, raise the dead, recover your lost toll, and In the facft of the Inevitable your arms drop. Then you neglect to care for your per auu, to keep your house, to guide your children. All this Is pardonable, and how easy to understand! But It la ex ceedlngly dangerous. To fold one's hands and let things take their course Is to transform one evil Into worse. You who think that you have nothing left to I'jso will by that very thought lose what you have. Gather tip the fragments that remain to you nud keep them with scrupulous curt*, lu good time this little that Is youra will be your consolation. The effort made will eomo to your relief, as the effort miss ed will turn against you. If nothing 1 but a branch Is left for you to cling j to, cling to that branch, uud If you stand alone In defense of a losing cause do not throw dowu your arms to Join the rout. After the deluge a few sur vivors repeopled the earth. The fu ture sometimes rests In a single ltfo as truly as life sometimes hangs by a thread For strength go to history and nature. From the long travail of both you will learn that failure and fortune alike may come from the slightest cause, that It Is udt wise to neglect detail and, above all, that we must know how to wait and to begin again. In speaking of simple duty I canuot help thinking of military life and the examples It ofTers to combatants In this great struggle. He would little under stand his soldier's duty who, the army once beaten, should cease to brush Ills garments, polish Ills rltle and observo discipline. "But what would be the use?" perhaps you ask. Are there not various fashions of being vanquished? Is It au Indifferent matter to add to de feat discouragement, disorder and de moralization? No; it should never bo forgotten that the least display of en ergy 111 these terrible moments Is a sign of life and hope. At once every body feels that all Is not lost. During the disastrous retreat of 1813- 14, lu the heart of the winter, when It had become almost Impossible to pre sent any sort of appearance, a general, I know not who, 0110 morning present ed himself to Napoleon In full dress and freshly shaved Seeing him thus. In the midst of the general demoraliza tion, as elaborately attired as If for parade, the emperor said, "My general, you are a brave man!" Again, the plalu duty Is the near duty. A very common weakness keeps many p<H>ple from finding what Is near them Interesting; they see that only on its paltry side. The distant, 011 the i contrary, draws and fascinates them. In this way a fabulous amount of good ! will Is wasted. People burn with ar dor for humanity, for the public good, I for righting distant wrongs; they walk , through life, their eyes fixed on mar velous sights along the horizon, trend ! lug meanwhile on the feet of passers by or Jostling them without being i aware of their existence. Strange Infirmity, that keep* us from seeing our fellows at our very doors! People widely read and far traveled are often not acquainted with their fellow citizens, great or small. Their lives depend upon the co-operation of a multitude of lyings whose lot ro j mains to them quite Indifferent. Not ' those to whom they owe their knowl- I edge and culture, not their rulers nor ! those who serve them and supply their needs, have ever attracted their atten tion. That there is ingratitude or itn ' providence In not knowing one's work- Hum. one's servants all those, 111 short, | with whom one has Indispensable so j cial relatlous—this has never come luto their >nlnds. Others go much further. To certain wives their husbands are stranger*, and conversely. There are parents who do not know their chil dren; their development, their thoughts, the dangers tbev run, the hopes they cherish, are to them a closed book. Many children do not know their par ents. have no suspicion of their diffi culties and struggles, no conception of their alms. And I am not speaking of those piteously disordered homes where all the relations are false, but of honorable families. Only all these people are greatly preoccupied; each has his outside Interest that fills all his time. The distant duty—very attrac tive, I don't deny—claims them entire ly, and they are not conscious of the duty near at hand. I fear they will have their trouble for their pains. Each person's base of operations Is the field of his Immediate duty. Neglect this field, and all you undertake at a dis tance Is compromised. First, then, be of your own country, your own city, your own home, your own church, your own workshop; then, if you can, set out from this to go beyond It. That Is the plain and natural order, and a man must fortify himself with very bad reasons to arrive at reversing It. At all events, the result of so strange a confusion of duties Is that' many people employ their time in all aorta of affairs except those in which we have a right to de mand It. Each la occupied with some thing else than what concerns him, Is absent from his post. Ignores his trade. This Is what complicates life. And it would be so simple for each one ft> be about his own matter. Another form of simple duty. When Damage Is done who should repair It? He who did it. This is Just, but it is only theory, and the consequence of following the theory would be the evil In force until the malefactors were found and had offset it. But suppose they are not found, or suppose they cannot or will not make amends? The rain falls on your head through a hole In the roof or the wind blows to at a broken window. Will you wait lo find the uir.u who caused the mis chief? You would certainly think that absurd. And yet such Is often the prac tice. Children indignantly protest. "I didn't put It there, and I shall not take it away;" And most men reason after the same fashion. It Is logic. But It la not the kind of logic that makes the world move forward. On the contrary, what we must learn and what life repeata to ua dally Is that the Injury done by one must be repaired by another. One tears down, another builds up; one defaces, anoth er restores; one stirs up quarrels, an »thcr appeases them; one makes tears to flow, another wipes them awuy; one lives for evil doing, auother dies for the right And In the workings of this grievous luw lies salvation. This also U logic, but a logic of facts which wakes the logic of theories pale. The conclusion of the matter la not doubt ful. A single hearted man draws It thus: Ulven the evil, the great thing Is to make it good aud to Bet about it on the spot Well Indeed If Messrs. the Malefactors will contribute to the rep aration, but experience warns ua not to count too much on their aid. But, however simple duty may be, there is still need of strength to do it. in what does this strength consist or where Is It found? One could scarcely tire of asking. Duty Is for man an enemy and an Intruder so long as It appears as an appeal from without When It comes In through the door he leaves by the window; when It blocks up the windows he escapes by the roof. The more plainly we see it coming the more surely wo flee. It is like those police, representatives of public order and official Justice, whom an adroit tlilef succeeds In evading. Alas, the officer, though he finally collar the thief, can only conduct him to the sta tion, not along the right road. Before tuan Is able to accomplish his duty he must fall into the hands of another power than that which sayai "Do this, do that; shun this, shun that, or else beware!" This Is au interior power; It Is love. Wlieu a inuu hates his work or goes about It with Indifference all the forces of earth cannot make him follow It with enthusiasm, but he who loves his office moves of himself; not only is It needless to compel htm, but it would be Impossible to turn him aside. And this Is true of everybody. The great thing Is to have felt the sanctity and immortal beauty In our obscure desti ny; to have been led by a series of ex periences to love this life for Its griefs and Its hopes; to love men for their weakness apd their greatness aud to belong to humanity through the heart, the intelligence and the soul. Then an unknown power takes possession of us, as the wind of the sails of a ship, and bears us toward pity and Justice, and, yielding to, Its Irresistible Impulse, we say, "I cannot help It; something Is there stronger than 1." In so saying the men of all tlmeu and places have designated a power that is above hu manity, but which uiuy dwell in men's hearts. And everything truly lofty within us appears to us as a manifes tation of this mystery beyond. Noble feelings, like great thoughts and deeds, are things of Inspiration. When the tree buds and bears fruit It Is because It draws vital forces from the boII and receives light and warmth from the sun. If a man, In his humble sphere, in the midst of the ignorance and fuults that are his Inevitably, consecrates himself sincerely to his task. It Is be cause he Is in contact with the eternal source of goodness. This central force manifests Itself under a thousand forms. Sometimes It Is indomitable energy; sometimes winning tenderness; sometimes the militant spirit that grasips und uproots the evil; sometimes maternal solicitude, gathering to Its arms from the wayside wfrere It was perishing, some bruised aud forgotten life; sometimes the humblo patleuce of long research. All that it touches bears Its seal, and tho men It Inspires know that through It we live and have our being. To servo It Is their pleasure and reward. They are satisfied to be Its instruments, and they no longer look at the outward glory of their of fice, well knowing that nothing Is great, nothing small, but that our life and our deeds arc only of worth because of the spirit which breathes through them. |r [TO DK CONTINUED.) » Franz von Uobacli, the great por trait painter, palutod three portraits of the poet Adolph Wllbrandt. The sit tings vurled from three to five hours. On one occasion the sitting lasted through the whole day, with Intervals for meals. The afternoon passed, and dusk came on, but still work ed away without appearing to notice the falling light. At last It grew so dark that Wllbrandt could scarcely sec him. lie called his attention to this, saying that it seemed Impossible for him to paint any more, but i/cubach begged him, unless he was tired, to continue sitting. "But what can you see of me?" asked the puzzled poet. "Quite the best of all. Excellent." Sit still, phase." And the Kitting only end ed with the last glimmer of light No. 1 BALANCING KESULTS THE LAW OF CONSEQUENCES AND THE PROBLEMS OF LIFE. (food or Evil la Thtass Is Dlic*T«ni br OkifrTttlaaa of CramifMM, Moral* Are Urt«rnla«d br tk* Cua ••qararea of Human Actions. A reaction is the consequence of an action; uu effect is the consequence of a tause; a result is the consequence of an antecedent. It la evident that the words reaction, effect, result and eoa aequence express different manifesta tions of one law, usually called the law of causation, though it would be, I believe, more correctly named the law of consequences. We shall understand more clearly the interactions in human affairs when we recognise that" the meaning of the words reaction, effect and result la in cluded in the word consequence. We may doubt the importance of reaction In our affairs, but we shall not doubt the importance of consequences. We artf compelled to give considera tion to consequences in the most trivial affairs. One baa consequences in view when he strikes a match, sets a pot to boll, plants a seed, pulls a weed, sharpens a pencil, mends a fence. Shall I take an umbrella? I balance the danger of rain against the annoyance of the umbrella and decide accordingly. Shall I change my coat? Take another cup of coffee? Walk or ride? Each question will be decided in accordance with my estimate of the balance of re sults. In considering possible advan tage® or disadvantages, gains or losses, we are balancing consequences, en deavoring to anticipate and weigh the results of oar actions. Regret Is usually a reminder of a neglect or mlsjudgment "of conse quences, while repentance and reforma tion indicate a waking up concerning consequences. Our interest, curiosity, anxieties, fears, hopes and ambitions are concentrated upon consequences. We seek advice, when we are doubtful about consequences. Precepts and ex amples elucidate consequences. We work and rest, eat and drink, scheme and plan, spend and save, for conse quences. * The lesson of consequences which the Individual often learns slowly and Imperfectly the sound business organ isations acquire quickly an<f enforce by discipline. The salesmen In a suc cessful store are characterised by tidi ness, promptness and a desire to please; the employees of the Important rail roads are not even permitted to an swer Insult with insult. The Industry that Is Intelligently managed will avoid misrepresentation and decep tion, knowing that a reputation for truth and fairness Is vital to continu ous success. The shrewdest maxims of trade are built upon the observation of consequences. That mind is the strongest which has the clearest Judgment of consequences. The fools are those who know little about consequences. The child must be guarded because it is ignorant of consequences. What we know of nar cotic*, stimulants, antidotes, hygiene, surgery, chemistry, agriculture, me chanics, commerce, culture, we know through the observation of conae quences. The tiest rasor, plow, sani tary system, plan of social betterment, is that which produces the best results. Knowledge, learning ami experience deal wholly with cause and conse quence. The science of astronomy seeks to comprehend the heavenly bod ies and their influences tipon each oth er. The science of chemistry explains the consequences of chemical action. The science of political economy alms to distinguish and mark the good and evil results of different systems of land tenure, taxation, trade and finance. The science of government would de termine what political system Is best for a people. The science of war Beeks to know what arms, equipments, forces and maneuvers will inflict tl»e great est injury upon the enemy with a min imum of expenditure. The science of language deals with the utility of words, pronunciation and forms of ex pression. And so on through the whole of human experience knowledge seeks to distinguish that which has the best results from that which baa Inferior or evil results. Our ldeaa of right and wrong ar« doe to the nature of the responses to hu man actions. How do we know that truth Is better than falsehood? Be cause we are better pleated with our selves when we speak truthfully than when we lis; because truth Is essential to understanding; because we despise lying In others; because lying leada to confusion, uncertainty, chaos, enmity and to other evil consequences. And so also wo have formed a Judgment of loyalty and treachery, cruelty afld kindness, virtue and vice, by their con sequences. Our laws, customs and command ments would not prove to us that truth Is better than lying If our own experi ence did not confirm It, The Decalogue is effective only so far as nature cor roborates It. Our common conceptions of morality are the results of the observation of human actions and their consequences —of cause and effect, of action and reaction. We know that certain ac tions are right and others wrong, as we know thut bread Is good and straw bad for food; that light clothing Is more useful In summer than in win ter; that cleanliness la better than fllthlness; that the way to walk la for ward, not backward; that mirth Is pleasanter than grief. As the value of a machine or Imple ment Is shown In Its working and the value of a tree by Its fruit, so the mer it or demerit of food, (lrlak, medicine, acts and thoughts Is determined by their results, reactions or effects—by their consequences,—From "Balance: The Fundamental Verity," by Orlando J. Smith. A Tert Maid. The B.'a had given an Impertinent maid notice and In consequence were obliged to assume the duties that sho pointedly neglected. On the last day of Katie's stay as one of the ladies of the family waa hastening to answer a ring at the front door she was arrested by an explosive whisper from the rear of the hall, where the Irrepressible ex maid, Katie, in most unplcturesque dishabille, was established, "Mrs. 8., If that'a any ono for me, say I'm out." Brraklai It to Hla» Qeatly. ' Mrs. Ferguson—George, dear, you know you handed me $7.00 this morn ing for pocket money? Mr. Ferguson —Yes. Mrs. Ferguson—Well, I went downtown this afternoon to buy a few things with it. I got caught in a crush In a street car door, and— er—lt turned out to be pickpocket money.— Chicago Tribune. A Happr I"*- The secret of a happy life does not lie In the meaus and opportunities of Indulging our weaknesses, but In know ing how to bo content with what Is reasonable, that time and atrength may remain for the cultivation of our nobler nature.
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