Good Job WEEK or so ago a young man asked what the opportunities are for man stenographers in the business world. 1 am a stenographer of ten years' experience, and while I would not choose that profession if [ had money enough to goto college, still it affords many opportunities not to he had in any other field of endeavor. A stenographer, especially a private secretary, learns some of the most valuable secrets in whatever kind of business he happens to be engaged, lie comes into contact with men of large mental caliber and learns their methods. There are not a few men of national fame A_ who began their careers as stenographers, among whom come to my mind as I am writing this letter George B. Cortelyou, ex-secretary of the treas ury; Senator William E. Mason, Congressman 11 itc and others, and there are many men in the business world who are now managers of large con cerns who received their training as stenographers. Of course, il sometimes depends upon the kind of business you hap pen to affiliate yourself with, the man you are working for, and, mainly, upon yourself. The experience that some stenographers have is equivalent to a liberal education. The writer has served as stenographer through three sessions of the 6(ate legislature and has been private secretary to one of the best business men in Chicago. While I have only a grammar school education, I would not trade places with some college graduates that i know of. If the young man takes up shorthand, I would advise him to leam a good system. Do not try to learn shorthand in two weeks during your spare time. Shorthand is a life study, if you want to make it so. I would advise the young gentleman that if he does not like hard work he should let shorthand alone. There are three rules for the successful study of short hand. They are: Practice, practice, practice. 1 would also advise him that he must he good at taking lots of abuse, for there is no trade where a man must take more abuse than in that of stenography. In regard to the best system, he can find that out by writing a few letters to some good stenogra phers asking them that question. 112 Farming* is Ranked as Noblest of Work 8 I\y FRANK CRANE not only the noblest of occupations, but also I think there is no diviner satisfaction than tending a plant and seeing it grow. Then he is a carpenter, though he makes world's and not cottages, and makes round and not square things. He is pre-eminently a house maker, and the humblest spider spins his web in imitation of him who hpms a universe for his habitation. lie is also an author. 1 have seen his manuscript in the layered rock, read his poetry in men and women and looked in awe at his pictures in tlie setting stm. And, fourthly, he is a father. There is no more God-like joy than to hold in your arms a baby of your own body, and to look into little eyes that reflect your soul. The most medieval notion of God is that he is an idle king, doing nothing. t Beetle That Learned Hard | Lesson I By CHARLES ADELER. Chlcag* Ho tried to crawl up the sides, with no success, then the beetle began to dig sideways, spiral ing his way upward. Half way up he encountered a protruding pebble, which he tried to straddle. lie tumbled back into the hole. I'sing his old spiral wav, he met this pebble the second time. He hesitated, then he merely turned around and spiraled his %av up in tlie opposite direction to the top. 1 set him at liberty, which he truly deserved. 112 Corrupt Habit of Profane Language lly T. F. Leahy. Chicago This is unquestionably a lamentable state of atfairs. If a woman passes she is criticised by these people and not always in the "language of llowers.*' American manhood should try to eradi cate such mean, low conduct. What is the use of speaking < 112, or aspiring to, high ideala if nc don't weavo th.iiu into the web of ouur 'laUv lives? Private Secretary Enjoys Many Benefits By ARTHUR J. O'NEILL Man's four duties, according to Sterne, are to build a house, to plant a tree, to write a book and to have a son. Being a son of God, according to Scrip ture, a man is never so happy as when he is at some God-like business. God's peculiar business is that af mak ing. He not only made things of nothing, but he is continually at the making of one thing out of another. If we inquire into God's present activi ties, as far as our poor brains can guess, we perceive him to be, first, a farmer or gardener. Hence 1 reckon farming to be Some domestic animals have human in telligence and sometimes more than hu man, as for instance, a dog when his master has lost his. Here is a true story: Last summer 1 took my hoy down to the lake shore, where any amount of saud beetles were crawling about. They are very powerful and are about three-fourths of an inch in length. My boy amused himself by covering them with sand, and it was astonishing to see how fast they dug themselves out. I dug a hole with my band about eight inches deep and put a beetle in it. We often pride ourselves on our good qualities as citizens and justly so. But if we look into our everyday lives sincerelv we can see lots of weaknesses and bad habits. One of these is the unspeakably corrupt habit of profane language. Take any group of men, cither in the workshop, oflice, saloon, factory, or at the baseball grounds, and the prevailing dis course is almost invariably something rot ten, scurrilous, smutlv, corrupt and impure and punctuated by that Holy Name which should be used only in prayer. AROUND THE FIRE PLIAI INCIDENT AT WALKER'S FORD Trocps Were Compelled to Cross Clinch River, Filled With Ice and Water to Their Waists. In a recent issue Comrade Sample gives an account of a midwinter expe dition into the North Carolina moun tains. in which lie makes mention of Walker's Ford, that brings to my mind many things that transpired there. I was second lieutenant of Company F, One Hundred and Eighteenth Indiana, that went to the relief of our cavalry, which was out of ammunition, and we held the enemy in check until the bri gade could come up, writes Rev. S. McNeely of Tiosa, lnd., in the National Tribune. I will never forget the dou ble-quick to the ford, where, after a few miniiies' rest, we waded the Clinch river that was filled with ice and water up to our waists. When we appeared in front of the Johnnies they hardly knew what to think of it. They sent out skirmish ers to ascertain our position. Our left wing was formed in an open field, through which ran a stone fence. The Johnnies succeeded in getting posses sion of the fence, but would come no farther. Our right wing was formed in the timber, the woods sloping up from the road. Artillery was brought into play to shell us out of the woods, but by changing position we managed to keep out of range. They succeeded in getting in on our right flank, and we had to hunt for tall timber. They pushed us back to the river, where we found the rest of the bri gade in position to cover our retreat. After we had formed on the colors the Johnnies formed just across the t They Sent Out Skirmishers to Ascer tain Our Position. road from us, and the boys w-Te anxious to fight, but our commander. Col. George \V. Jackson, said we had done all that he required of us, and we could rest while the other regi ments of the brigade did the fighting We crossed the river, and went to the support of a battery on the hill, where we lay down in the sun to dry our clothes. Soon the rest of the brigade were withdrawn across the river, and the Johnnies, thinking they had every thing their own way, came rushi'ig down to the ford, but were terribly surprised when they were opened up on by batteries on the river bank and on the hill above. They went back faster than they came. They at tempted to plant a gun on top of a knoll commanding our position, but were foiled by a Michigan battery that disabled their guns and it was abandoned. They planted some guns on the hills back from the river, and then ensued an artillery duel until night fell and they retreated. We spent a very disagreeable night in an open field without fire. We feared the ener.iy would attack us in the night, but when daylight came we found they were gone for good, eo we enjoyed a little rest. But not for« very long, as in a day or so following three companies, of which my com pany was one, were sent out to block ade fords on the Clinch river. We went first to Russell's Ford, where we worked until midnight, felling trees in the road leading to It. Some of the boys crossed the river, and proceeded ;o help themselves to chickens and po tatoes, but did not have time to cook them. After completing our work we confiscated an ox team to haul our (.raps, and then returned to Tazewell, where we buried some of the boys that Were wounded at Walker's Ford. Gordon Hits Back. A good story Is related of Rob Toombs and Gen. John B. Gordon. General Gordon was a conspicuous fig ure in the south, and all who have seen him will recall the long scar on his left cheek, the memento of a saber cut received during the war. Gordon was immensely popular, and Toombs was a bit jealous of his popu larity. lie showed this feeling in a campaign speech when he said: . "if that scar were on the back of Gordon's neck instead of on his face he wouldn't be so d—d popular." Gordon heard of this, and a Tew days later, while addressing a politi cal meeting, got hack at the famous orator: "If Tcombs had been where I was when I got that scar," said he. "it would be on the back of his neck instead of on bis face." ININWRIONAL SOFMSFFLOOL LESSON .By K. O. SELLERS. Director of TCven injj Department, The Moody Bible In stitute of Chicago.) LESSON FOR APRIL 28. THE BEATITUDES. I.ESSOV TEXT-Matt. liOMIKN TEXT—"Blessed am the pur» In heart for th.y shall (So doubt about It) »e« God." It was St. Augustine who first gave the ordination address of Jesus, after choosing the twelve, the title of "Th« Sermon on the Mount," a title now uni versally accepted. It is better perhaps "The Gospel of the Kingdom," telling us of the characteristics of these mem bers of the new kingdom Jesus came lo establish, the Influence of these members upon the world, and Is a com mentary upon the laws of this king dom. It is this, and more, for it is a prophecy of the church at work and also a test whereby we are to know who belong to this kingdom. Their Spiritual Meaning. There are in reality only seven ot the Bpatitudes, the "blessednesses" and seven is always typical of perfect nens. They are written In Old Testa ment language, but give the old form a new and spiritual meaning. The re wards are not arbitrary, but are the logical outgrowth of the character de picted. The first four are passive virtues. Happy are those who are poor In spir it, not the poor-spirited but the humble minded ones conscious of their need. It is the poor, as to this world, that are to be rich in faith and to be heirs of that kingdom which Christ has promised to those that lovo him (Jas. 2:5). Happy are those that mourn,for they mourn not as those who have no hope, they shall be comforted, yea, they shall be strengthened. Paul tells us of that sorrow which is unto salva tion and need not to be repented of, but the sorrow of the world worketh death. Happy are the meek, those wSo are not proud. Tlio pride of man is soon cut off as grass. In him, the meek and lowly, we are to find rest to our souls. We are exhorted by the meekness and gentleness of Christ to receive instruction and Peter tells us that our ornamentation that shall be of the greatest price is to be meek aad quiet in spirit. At this point the master begins to make his practical application of the lives of those having these character istics, upon the world about them. Happy are the merciful. The with holding of mercy tends to poverty, but the liberal soul shall be made fat, for to the merciful lie will show himself to be merciful. Forebearing, and forgiv ing we enter into this happiness, being kind, forgiving, tender-hearted, eveu as Christ hath forgiven us. Righteousness Defined. Happy are the pure for they may draw nigh unto God in full assurance of faith lor themselves and Jn behalf of others. Indeed the writer of lie brews tells us that without holiness (purity) no man can see God, not our own righteousness wherein we might boast but the righteousness of Christ which is by faith. Happy are the peace-makers, the re ceivers and the diffusers of this king dom. Not merely i>eaceable men, nor pieces of men, but rather as Tyndale's version is, "the maintainers of peace." Ived by the spirit of God they are not only called the sons of God, but are the sons of God (Rom. S:li). "The cause, not the pain, makes the martyr," said St. Augustine. Those who are presented for righteousness' sake, not those who seek persecution, are possessors of this kingdom; pos sessing it they are persecuted. Being is doing—doing does not pro duce life, and we have here a linking of the old law and the new gospel. His kingdom brings blessedness, happi ness; satan's kingdom turns to the ap ples of Sodom. God says, speak out, endure for others, llis kingdom is dis tinguished by altruism. The kingdom of darkness says: "Keep still, live for yourself." This kingdom knows not the essence of brotherhood. Man ever asks this old question: "How may I be happy?" Those whom Jesus selects as the happy ones are looked upon by the world as the most unfortunate, but time has proven and eternity will justify these declarations of Christ. The good of this age be longs to the selfish and self-assertive, the good of the coining age to the self renouncing. It is better to have sor rowed and to have received his com fort than never to have sorrowed at all. The message of the meek w ill g6t a hearing as against the censorious, and the supremely happy are those who shall see God. Hunger for the highest and the noblest can find a supply for all its needs in Jesus the Son of God and only according to the principles he here sets forth. Jesus saw the multitude when he gave us this sermon, which is not a sermon at all. lie understood their need, the state of their hearts and what was in their minds. He did not see them as so many pawns upon the chess board of life; he saw their life, their sorrows, their sins. He read the story of human need and human des tiny. Why rejoice over otir reproach? Re eaiiso this is the path into this new kingdom. And when we walk "for Christ's sake" we shall enter therein and rejoice greatly for wi shall liave "great reward in heaven." 3HRINEATRANGOON Edifice in Jurison's Country Is Over 4,000 Years Old. Noted Shrine Has Gilded Dome That I Rises 370 Feet Above Vast Plat- ' furm—Picturesque People at Worship. Rangoon.—Beyond the silt of the hydra-mouthed Irrawaddy, as you j swing in from the Bay of Bengal and churn the turgid waters of the Kan goon river, rises a slender cone or : gold out of the smoke of rice mills ! and oil refineries. There is nothing j in all the templed east, from the mosque of Sultan Hassan at Cairo to { the Shogun temples of Nikko, that i surpasses it, for it is one of the few j great shrines that stand out in mem ory as a thing apart long alter the I others have laded in confused perspec- j tive adown the vista of forgetlulness. j That this tapering dome of gilded and bespangled handiwork rises ;!70 '■ feet above the vast platform of its base and that its circumference is a quarter of a mile —all this ia nothing i beside the wonderful life that throbs j in its shaded recesses or basks in the torrid sun. Here at Rangoon, as no- 5 where else—not even at Benares on i ' the Sacred river—here in Judson's ! country, the most Christian of east- I ern lands, you may best see "the ' ' heathen in his bindness" and Idolatry J in its grossest and most massive iorin. Elsewhere you see one or a few stat ues of Buddha; here you count them by dozens and size, life size, miniatures; Buddha seated, re clining, standing; Buddha on post' card and In ehromo; Buddha, Buddha ' everywhere. And yet It is ail so resplendent In gold-leaf and so gaudy In iridescent spangles that you feel yourself to bo : in some stupendous playhouse or j Oriental bazar instead of in a holiest- i of-all place whither the feet of the countless pilgrims have turned con tinuously for more than two-score 1 centuries. it is a long climb up the damp, dirty stone stairway that leads from the two gaudy dragons that flank the en trance at the street level. At every On the Irrawaddy. step as you mount, on either liana,, you hear the voice of supplication— j not of worshippers nor of mendicants, but of vendors of post cards and melo- . dlous gongs and of the "whacking lat cheroot" made famous by Kipling's 1 "On the Road to Mandalay." When at last you reach the topmost stair and , are confronted by the base of the golden dome —for the Shwe Dagon is . 1 an overtowering cone that uprises di rect from a stone-paved platform in- i stead of from some forms of geometric ; walls —a surprise awaits you. This dome that you saw hours ago— for it is one of the most conspicuous landmarks that the hand of man has uplifted in the east —is not itself a temple to be entered with unshod feet and irreverent heart. It is but a gleaming tower that thrusts itself up ward from a village of temples, each of which is itself a marvel of archt tectural beauty or a monument of tawdry ornamentation. • But the Shwe Dagon has a lovelier j aspect when you turn from the pagoda dwellers to the streams of devout visi- j tors that empty into the square from j each of its four gateways. The Bur- ! mese seem tow orship In family groups and they have the pleasant habit of j arraying themselves in their brightest garments before ascending to the ! great house of prayer. It is no tin- I common sight to see a dainty little lady performing her genuflections be- j fore a shrine, with the stump of a ; very fat and very black cigar pro truding at a nonchalant angle from her tiny mouth. 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