The Court of
t By LAWRENCE T. BERLINER
j' (Copyright, 1910, by Associated U (entry Press.)
t'
) When Webster Smith placed his
?' Ign outside the door of the cottage
e bad chosen for an office and Uv
V Ing room, he gave a algh of relief.
1 The first step In his career had been
Itaken.
Smith was a lawyer. An Indulgent
f, parent, a leading member of the bar
I hf a nearby city, was responsible for
i 'smith's residence in the suburban vll-
I
lage.
What the deuce will they want or
I a luwyer out there, dad?" he had
asked his father.
"Never mind, Webb," had been his
reply- "We are overrun with budding
lights and diploma-bred attorneys
iiere. You got out where no one
ever heard of a lawyer named Smith
and let's see what's in you.
So the newly admitted member of
I the bar had come to t! little place,
iore to satisiy nis iuiur umn w
practise tne arts or one uiacssiono.
Illalrvllle had never had a full
S Hooded attorney at law before.
1 . Time went on as It has a habit of
S doing and the attorney still waited his
i first client.
I Repeatedly, he had traveled to town
f to Inform his father that the simple
i llfo was too wearisome for him to
bear longer.
1 Webster had become acquainted
nTt., A l.mb In i 1 1 in iT man c
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' stranger in a small town, could avoid
It?
There was Sadie Brown, the squire's
only daughter, a miss of long stand
i1ng, who always kept a watch out
for strangers, In hopes of annexing a
husband, despite her advancing years
Theresa Perkins was another kind
j y soul who took it upon herself to
t yf.nmiiiiMPV.',
cuYfv waver
cr zjr -saver, xv
SJook out for the welfare of strangers,
j llor pity was also for a purposo. Mat-
Irlmony was the goal she would reach.
The attorney with the ordinary
,name treated all the damsols with
politeness, steadily declined any In
ivltallona and spent most of his time
reading decisions of the higher
courts.
Then Betty Sloan came to town.
She as visiting the Turners, up on
the pike road. Blalrvllle at once be
came interesting to tho barrister, and
he pondered on a way to get bo
qualnted. Hetty was a typical summer girl.
When Smith first saw her sho was
dressed In a fluffy, pink gown.
This at once scored for Miss Betty,
tlur Utbster Smith had a decider" Uk-
iing ror pink. It had been hlf
Jlte color at college, and some bad
f gone so far as to call him Plnkey.
I It was a hot, duty August morn-
J nA C .1.1 . ...
(us- oci;mng a cooi noon the young
luwyer had esconsed himself In a
hammock on the porch of his office,
a fan lu one hand and a magazine In
tho other.
Evidently the story had not proved
very Interesting, for he wns aroused
ifrom his slumbor by a knock on one
ii of the porch posts, while a voice,
rather timidly, was saying: "I beg
pardon, Is this Mr. Smith?"
Smith hastily leaped from the ham
j Mock and bowed low to the vision in
pinic oerore him, and whom he at
once recognized a. Betty Sloan.
"Wehstor Smith, at your service!"
ie exclaimed. "Won't vou sten into
Jthe office?"
I "I would much prefer to sit out
here where it Is cool and shady, Mr.
i Smith," she replied. "Vou see I have
Jcome to consult you on legal busl-
aess."
i Her words brought him back to
faith. She had como to consult him
Ion legal business. His first cane!
fmlth could not bring his Benses to
fiethor to figure out what kind of a
case she could have for him.
He brought out his large office
1 chair.
"A client must confide In her law-
Children's
Do not forty nf ttiaf w v,o
' . ---ow IU1 IU l LIU DtUWl
pild the breakfast Is one of the most
m rnt n a. , A . .
,'""u' "'eats or the day. He must
Jiave the proper food and a sufficient
.amount of it or he grows tired and
in me day.
I
I "dren, however, do not eat to
raer. You can nut nr.rti.n h
i.exact quantity of food as you can
jluel.
f arlT all well children object to
maklng "parrttch" a large part of the
jcai, yet it l8 a desirable dlBh for
,ny reasons. If the child is fond
LLCream' lrjr ,ec-lng very rich and
tl'iM Cr,eam for breakfast; It is expen-
W.!' cut "omewhere else. If
&an? a P'lar Hklng for ba-
anas serve them cut In the oatmeal,
i,2e th aUW them Bt an' othM
S5 an. -? Wl" be 80 welcome un"
Sb e nyB(d:S8Ul8e tne objection-
Ueas V " l!!(llvlduttl chlld nd
Vlbta an ythe dlet 88 much " P
( l iui c the child early so that
Last Resort
yer, I have been told," commenced
Botty, with an arch glance at the at
torney before her, "so first of all I
have a confession to make."
"Miss Sloan, Is It necessary" in
terrupted the young man.
The young woman waved her hand
for him to stop, and said slowly:
"That's Just It, every one here calls
me ;Mlss Sloan,' when they should
say, 'Mrs.'"
"What!" gasped the astounded man.
All his day dreams had slipped away
In that explanation. Botty was a mar
ried woman. Time and again he bad
thought of her, a pink slip of a girl,
and now she told blm she was mar
ried. "You see, Mr. Smith, I have been
living up here with the Turners for
some lime; In fnct, long enough to
establish a residence with them for
an express purpose. I want a di
vorce." As she said the last word,
she lowered her voice to a whisper,
and looked young Smith straight In
the eyes.
What she saw seemed to please Bet
ty Sloan greatly, for she would have
been accused of laughing If Smith's
eyes had their usual shrewdness,
which was lacking at this moment.
"Yes, Mr. Smith, I wont a divorce.
I have tolerated his abuse aid cruelty
s long as human endurance can, and
I am tired of It. My folks and bis
relatives have Interposed, but they
have failed. Therefore, I have come
to the court of last resort, you, a law
yer," she said.
Webster Smith was coming to him
self. It was not so bad as It might
have been. Even though she were
married, he might bo able to secure
a divorce and wed her himself.
Such evil thoughts could not dwell
In the mind of an honest person, and
the lawyer put them away. He would
treat the case as he bad planned.
Personalities must not count.
We requested her to explain fully
all the facts of the cune, residence of
her husband, his full name and every
thing necessary.
As Betty leaned over, her flushed
face near bis own, Smith felt great
pity for her wrongs and vowed that
he would Bare her from such a brute
as John Sloan.
He learned that she had married
Sloan to save her father from some
financial difficulty. She had not
understood It herself, but her parents'
appeal could not be refused, and thus
she had become a partner in an un
happy marriage.
Smith promised to prepare the
papers. He required more informa
tion and this compelled frequent calls
to the big house on the hill.
He drove the young woman about
In his big racing car. As he learned
to love her be tried to stifle the feel
ing. No trace of the husband could bo
obtained. The law required adver
tisement. Smith shrunk from this. He
dreaded to post her name In the pa
pers. ' How to get around this was more
than ho could figure out. It com
pelled blm to go out to see Betty once
more.
Turner Informed him thnt Betty
was not well and was preparing to re
turn to the city.
Stunned with the Information, he
Insisted on seeing her.
"Great heavens!" he exclaimed;
"what has brought about this change?
Have you heard from Sloan?"
"No, Mr. Smith, I have not heard
from Mr. Sloan, and that Is what has
made me feel bo miserable," she said.
"Yor see, there is no Mr. Sloan, and
never was."
"What!" shouted the ' astounded
lawyer.
What a relief those: words meant to
him!
"You see, Mr. Smith," she said, be
tween sobs. "I bad not been here
long before I heard every one speak
Ing of the new lawyor, who' never
had a case. I felt so sorry for any
one who had to remain here always
and not even have any business, so I
I Invented a case for you."
"And well, indeed, did you fool me,"
said young Smith.
"And you will forgive me?" she
asked, brightening a little, as she
saw him smile.
"Forgive you. Betty. There Is noth
ing to forgive." His happiness had
forced him to speak her name.
"The time we have spent together,
Betty dear, has shown me that I
need a partner. I love you, little
girl, I love you and want you to be
my wife," he told her.
As Betty looked up his happiness
was complete, for he knew sho loved
him. "Tell me, girl, let me hear you
say It."
Webster, I am glad I came to the
'Court of Last Resort, she whls-
pered.
Breakfasts
he may have plenty cf Ume to dress
neatly before breakfast. See that he
is ready for breakfast, and much of
senseless worry and hurry will be
avoided.
He Has Hopes.
"Well," we say to the sclentls.
"we've gone through the summer, and
have killed all the flies we could
reach. Mighty good thing you pointed
out to us their germ-carrying propensi
ties. Olad it's winter now, and no
flies to worry over."
"Yes," he says, with a thoughtful
smile. "I think, however, that I may
be able to discover some very danger
ous germs in the snow."
A Try-Out
"Sinks has a wonderful memory.
He can t,uote anything."
"Ask him how copper Is today."
Do you endeavor to serve a funny
story with the evening meal?
The Resurrection
of Christ
By REV. W. L. M UN HALL
of PliiUd.ll hi
TEXT nipsxnil be tha God and Father
of our Lord, Jciim ChrlHt. I I'eter I, 8,
4 and 6.
It was by the sin of one man that
death entered the world. The foun
tain in Eden was poisoned and the
waters have flowed on through the
ages In their polluted state.
God In His Infinite mercy has pro
vided a remedy, a way of escape, by
His Son, who descended Into .the
grave, battled with death and was
risen again. The text which I am
taking is really too big for a day or
an hour, for on It one versed In the
word of God would talk a week.
The heart of this text Is taken from
the resurrection of Jesus Christ from
the dead. Psulm 16-10 said: "For
thou wilt not leavo my soul In hell."
This was a prophecy by David In ref
erence to Jesus.
Peter said: "Men and brethren, let
me speak of David's prophecy, ho be
ing dcud. But according to prophecy,
his seed shall reign and his flesh shall
not see death."
David prophesied and Peter spoke
of tho accomplishment of the
prophecy, that he, David's seed,
should not see death.
Paul suid: "Ho rose ngnln on tho
third day." This was according to
the scriptures; tho old scriptures,
for there was no New Testament In
those duys. Al! authorities uniform
lly agree that no fact is so well estab
lished as that Christ rose from the
deud.
Hero we have over 000 credlta'olo
witnesses that testify according to
the resurrection of Jesus. There can
bo no doubt of It, yet there are peo
ple who doubt. I suppose all of you
Bay you do believe but do you?
Let me explain. Do you believe
that God's people will be raised In
body from the dead? You can not
possibly believe in the bodily resur
rection of your Lord from the grave
wlihout believing lu tho bodily resur
rection for God's people. I throw this
out by way of emphasis.
These who deny literal resurrection
from premises of their own conse
quently rencb unnatural conclusions.
There Is no teaching of the resurrec
tion ipart from the teaching in the
ftucicd scriptures.
I may tako for Illustration of the
resurrection the hideous worm that
spins its own winding sheet and lies
In a cocoon. By and' by It bursts and
a beautiful moth emerges. This Il
lustrates but does not explain the doc
trine of bodily resurrection from the
dead. The only place to find explana
tion of resurrection of the dead is In
the scriptures.
So mo say man and horse are tho
same; thnt the;' live and dio all the
same. This doctrine is not what men
say and believe. It is purely and
only a revelation from God. What
says the scriptures? If you have
nothing here that gives you hoiH, you
have nothing. Psalm 16: "Therefore
my heart Is glad and my glory re
joices. My flesh also shalt rest In
hope. Thou wilt not leave my soul In
hfll." David knew thre was resur
rection. David trusted in God and
could say, looking death In Itj hide
ousness In the fact: "Oh death, where
is thy sting grave, where Is thy vic
tory?" We have beon mado one with
Him and have a living hope through
Him.
At the death tho spirit returns to
the God of David, and the soul de
parts to Its place of felicity until tho
second coming of Christ, when wo en
tor Into our own. Cf the wicked
they bavo a soul, but no spiritual life.
At their death the soul departs to
torment. Tho body of nil goes into
tho grave and resolves back to the
dust of tho earth. "The dust of the
earth shall rise" (tho bodlos).
That which Is In the grave comes
forth there Is nothli. but the body
In the grave, therefore it Is the body
which is raised.
Allow to a certain extent the prem
ises the we are as animals; that
Jesus was born of woman, like us:
thnt Christ was developed Into man
hood by the laws of nature. At 33
years He was nailed upon the tree;
His body was taken down by kind
hands.
On the third day an angel rolled
back th stone. The same physical'
body came out of thut tomb. Women
knew Him (we will also know Him)
and He said: "Go tell My disciples
that 1 ascend."
Ho ascended, directly returned and
nllowed women to touch Him. when
before when He had met them He has
said, "No, I have not ascended." This
was In accordance with an old Mo
saic dispensation which did not allow
women to touch a priest who was en
gaged In the ceremony of sin offer
ing. Christ, is a priest, and was a sin
offering, and could not be touched un
til Ho appeared before the Father and
completed the offering. He then re
turned to earth and allowed the wo
men to touch Him. He also let doubt
ing Thomas touch Him. He appeared
In their midst and told Thomas to
reach forth his Angers, saying proba
bly: "This, Thomas, Is the same hand
I UBed In ministering to the needy
and suffering and sorrowing. This
was the same body born of woman,
crucified, burled and risen from the
dead."
For forty days Ho was with the dis
ciples, walked, talked and even ate
with them, and was seen no less than
eleven times.
What Would Suppress the Saloons.
A genuine revival of pure religion
and undefllod in all the churches, In
the hearts and lives of all church mem
bers, would be the best possible means
of suppressing the saloon, because It
would speedily remove many of the
causes of drunkenness. Behind the
saloon Is apathy, neglect a lack of
the earnest and loving spirit which
goos out to relieve distress and win
the straying. Let us labor as earnestly
as we ought to purify the evil atmoB
pbere In which the saloon flourishes,
and the saloon itself will soon disap
pear. Cumberland Presbyterian.
f TIMELY SUGGESTIONS
THAT
HELP THE
3DEKBS3
Greetings for the New Year.
Child of eternity, child of the silence.
Fair New Year,
Win with the wledum sages have left
thee.
Rend thine ear;
Mft up the Veil that rovers thy feature,
Btrange New Year,
Rainbow a promlie over the darkness,
Leet we fear.
Bury our yeaterdaye, fonllah and empty,
Fathomi deep;
Leaving the mound unmarked, untanded.
Where they sleep.
Then shall the morrowa find ua valiant.
Huornlnf fear,
Meeting thy glance with glance un
daunted, Olad New Yearl
This charming welcome to the New
Year was written some time ago by
Klien Burns Sherman. May we all
meet this first duy of 1911 with cour
ages and confidence, forgetting all the
sadness and sorrow, remembering only
the Joy and gladness In the days that
aro past.
We all need to forget. It Is an art
much In need of cultivation, especially
In our social life. To be a gracious
hostess, to keep our entertainment
simple, to extend true hospitality Is
an end and aim worthy of nil. Madame
Merrl's great wish Is to come cloBer to
every reader of the department, to be
a real friend and a real helper In
every problem thnt comes to puzzle
either old or young, rich or poor. If
cases need Immediate attention, please
send a self-addressed stamped envel
ope, otherwise questions and answers
will appear in the department as soon
as possible after being received; space
being limited, It Is often several weeks
before they appear. May this Now
Year bring health, happiness, Joy and
peace to all. "God bless us, every
one."
A New Year's Toast.
Here's to the old year, drink boya, drink.
Here's to the days that have (led.
"Id friend, old wine, old memories;
Prink to the Jnya that are dead.
Here's to the Nw Ycnr stretching ahead,
To the dnya that are blithesome and gay.
May the Joya of the old be the Joya of
the new.
It's sorrows fade gently away.
A New Year's Party.
All over the world New Year's day
Is a Joyous senson and the custom of
giving presents is a most 'ancient one.
In olden days the Ilomans carrlod gifts
of dates and figs wrapped in gold lenf
to their senators with small hits of
money. In the time of Shnkespenre
there were some very odd gifts asso
ciated with Now Year's day, among
them, an orange stuffed with cloves,
or a gilt nutmeg. Perhaps with this In
mind a clever young hostess has do
vlsed this party to be given during 'the
week. The Christmas greens will be
left up ns it will be before the Gth
Striking
Large Black Velvet Hat, Crown of Opposum, Cluster of Dull Silver Chry
santhemums in Front
f A
IN fOQUC
M'lth street suits there are Invaria
bly carried muffs. Ther can be of
fur, of combinations o.' cloth and fur,
entirely of cloth or ''vet and of satin
and lace.
Among the newest hatpins are
those mounted with birds' heads,
email tufts of fancy feathers, a pair
of tiny outspread wings and a hun
dred and one other varieties.
Black velvet holds first place; then
comes myrtle green; "paton," named
from the grayiBh tan of the dog l.i
"Chantecler," and a soft golden
brown are the favorite colors.
Frocks of velvet have been so much
worn that little costumes of tweed,
serge or other woo'ens are a trifle
mote aovel. The divided skirt worn
in Paris Is certainly practical and
might well be adopted for bard wear.
WILL
HOSTESS
when, according to tradition, they
must all be burned as will be seen In
the description of the "Twelfth Night"
party.
In the dining room the table Is to
be In yellow, with a small tree for a
centerpiece trimmed with gilt tinsel
and small crepe paper oranges, each
one containing a small gift; In gildod
walnut shells on the tree, there will
be a "wish" for each guest. In fact
the hostess calls It a "wish tree." The
favors are to be dali.'y calendars,
with the Ice cream a "Prophecy" cake
is to appear, containing a number of
Bmall articles, like a ring, heart, wish
bone, thimble, button, coin, etc., are
concealed.
Twelfth Night Party.
The 6th of January Is "Twelfth
Night," or "old Christmas," and offers
opportunities for a party out of the
UBunl order. In Knglnnd and many
places on tho continent Twelfth Night
was the time to hold the most elabor
ate masque bolls.
An Immense cake was nlwnys served
containing a ring, and the "king" or
"queen" for the evening was the guest
fortunate enough to obtain it. In his
tory we read how Mary, Queen of
Scots, honored her mnld, Mary Seaton,
by robing her In her own royal ap
parel to be the "Queen of Twelfth
Night."
Trndltlon says that on this night
every vesiio of Christmas green must
be taken down and burned. This
peace offering to witches and evil spir
its assures "good luck" to the house
hold throughout the year.
Invitations for a Sixth of January
party afford a chance for the pen and
Ink artist to show her skill; witches,
bonfires wilh holly wreaths and Christ
mas trees for fuol are appropriate sub
jects for the cards. If there is no open
fireplace for the burning of the greens,
there may be a back yard even to the
city apartment, where they may be
burned with due ceremony.
A chuflng dish supper or oyster
roast, with cofTee and cider, not for
getting the cake, are most suttablo for
Twelfth Night parties. Half the fun
Is to permit tho guests to take down
the greens from pictures and windows,
even to stripping the Christmas tree of
Its branches. The cracking Ore caused
by the pine tree boughs gives a fine
blaze for roasting marshmallows. Re
quest onch guest to tell a story or give
a toast while his or her special armful
Is burning.
MADAME MEURI.
For dancing frocks for young girls
the bordered chiffons or plain or flow
ered nets made over china Bilk offer
splendid possibilities at a low cost
Design
New Feather Fans.
The new feather fans will arouse
the Ire of the Audubon society. They
are not only made of tails, but heads
as well. This gives a queer effect,
and it would take a hardy woman to
wield them with a light heart. One's
conscience can be salved a bit when
only feathers are used, but when the
whole bird Is In one's hand It makes
one uncomfortable.
Those that are made only of feath
ers possess much of the beauty of the
old-fashioned fans, with an added
smartness of their own. They art
smaller than usual, and are not made
of ostrich tips, but of a smoother
feather. Some have rows of peacock'i
eyes bordering their edges, with hau
dies and sticks of tortoise shell oi
Ivory. They are artistic, and go in
well with the barbaric note that runt
through the winter fashions.
Silver Dress Trimmings.
Silver dress trimmings may be
cleaned by covering them with pow
dered magnesia and leaving them for
two hours. Rub the magnesia well in
and brush it off rf.va a brush.
JEROBOAM
MAKES IDOLS
Saaday School Leuoa for Ju. 8, 1941
Specially Arranged lor Thli Paper
I.KH80N TEXT-I Kings l!:-0:.
Memory versr, 2S-30.
liOI.DEN TliXT "Thou shalt not make
unto thee any graven Image." Ex. 20:4.
TIME Jeroboam relgnrd 21 years from
B. C. Wl, the date of the Disruption.
PLACE The Disruption took place at
Bcherhem, between Mount Ebal and
Ucrlzlm. He built up this town and made
it kla capital. The two religious centers
or capitals were (1) Bethel, U mites nortb
west of Jerusalem, which waa an ancient
place of worship. (2) Dan was In the
extreme north, also an ancient seat of
worship. Bethel on the line of travel
was admirably located to Intercept plU
(trims to the feasts who would otherwise
have gone on to Jerusalem.
Jeroboam belonged to the tribe of
Kphralm. He was born at Zereda in
the Jordan Valley. His father's name
was Nebat and his mother was Zeru
ah. He was one of the common peo
ple, as distinguished from Rehoboain
of the royal family and son of one of
the greatest monarchs the world has
known. He was a man of great abil
. Ity, a self-nmde man like so many of
the greatest men In history. So mark
ed as a controller of men, of such
business capacity and energy, did he
Bhow himself In his work on MIlIo a
fortress of Jerusalem, that Solomon
( placed him at the head of the forced
labor hands of the northern tribes.
Thus Jeroboam became acquainted
with the needs and harsh, unjust
trentment of the peoplo. Just as David
did during his Beven years of exile
during the reign of Saul. Thus he had
a splendid opportunity for trulnlng In
true kingship.
Jeroboam made the mistake of start
ing a rebellion against Solomon. But
Solomon quickly put an end to that
scheme, and Jerobonm escaped Into
, Egypt, where It Is suid that he mar
'died the daughter of Shishak the king
who afterwards Invaded Judah. Thu
announcement was made In order thut
Jeroboam might be prepared for the
tlmo when God's providence opened
the way. Moses mado a similar mis
take when be began the Jcllverance
of his peoplo by killing nn Egyptian
in defenso of one of his countrymen.
He hud to wait 40 years before the
;time came. But In both cases the mis
take was overruled for good.
Jeroboam's opportunity lay in the
condition Cod lnld down, that he must
obey God, keep his commandments
and uphold the true religion, if be
would succeed. There was no hope
of success In any other way, from the
very nature of things. A religion
that Inspired obedience to Ood, alone
could unite the people, alone could
keep them from the vices and corrup
tion which aro tho sources of ruin.
JeroDoam In his desire to retain his
kingdom adopted a plan which would
destroy Its very foundations, and
make It a house built on the sand and
not on the rock. He was a politician,
1. e. one who seeks his own welfare
first; not a statesman, who makes his
country's good supreme. He trusted
his own wisdom, and proposed to suc
ceed by defying God's conditions of
success when be offered blm the king
dom. It was the story of Adum and
Eve repeated.
He feared that he would lose his
kingdom, and tho two be united un
der Rehoboum, If bis people should go
up to Jerusalem to attend the annual
Jewish feasts prescribed by the law
of God; that unity of religion would
lead to unity of state. He had also
the excuse that Rehoboam was a bad
man, and a cruel oppressor. If tho
two kingdoms should unite under him,
they would lose all they had gained
by the revolt
He made two calves of gold. "They
were probably of considerable size,
and representetd a young but full
grown bull." The Hebrews were fa
miliar with figures of bulls, and "the
most conspicuous object In the courts
of Solomon's temple was its molten
sea, supported on the backs of twelve
bulls." The ox-symbol of God waa
most natural for an agricultural peo
ple, for whom the great animal, so
powerful yet so docile, was the bread
winner, a material embodiment of the
divine strength and beneficence. And
be set tho one in Bethel, near the
southern border of the kingdom. And
the oilier put he in Dan, an ancient
place of heathen worship near ihe
northern extremity of the kingdom.
Aud this thing became a sin. The
doing this was a sin, and a means of
sin. Jeroboam "pandered to the rude
and sensuous Instinct which mokes
materialism in worship so much more
attractive, to all weak minds, than
spirituality."
Jeroboam's sin was disobedience.
The necessity of obedience was plain
ly set before him. In the face of this
condition, he disobeyed. He persuad
ed himself that be was obeying. He
was tempted as Christ was tempted
when Satan offered to give him all
the kingdoms of the world, It only he
would worship him. Jeroboam waa
ensnared and yielded to the glittering
temptation In order to keep the king
dom entrusted to him.
Jeroboam's greatest wrong to bis
nation was the Introducing of bad
things under the names and auspices
of good things. In the name of the
religion of God, he Introduced the
deadly poison of Idolatry which would
destroy the true religion. He brought
wolves In sheep's clothing into the
fold of the sheep. This Is one of the
most common of Satan's devices. We
are meeting it all the time in the
adulterations of food under pure food
labels.
The "devil of names" Is very busy.
But the greatest danger lies In the
rtgion of mortis and religion.
Edible Girls.
The dally announcement In our
want columns of "Wanted A white
glti to cook" la eloquent recognition
of our claim that the Houston girls
are good enough to eat. Houston
Post.
A Benefactor.
"You should enfleavor to do some
thing for the comfort of your fellow
men." said the philanthropist, "with
out thought of reward." "1 do. I hi '
uuiureiius, uiaieaa or uoriowuig lueitt.
PARALLEL STUDY IN HEREDITY"
Most Forceful Presentment of Coneeej
quences of Strong Drink and Bless
ings of Temperance.
Prof. William E. ABhcraft, In an
article appearing In the Sunday School
Times, entitled "The Saloon." all
which Is well worth reading, gives the
following bit of Interesting history:
Tho most forceful presentment ofi
the consequences of drink and thst
blessings of a temperate life that It
have seen came to my desk a feirt
months ago In the shape of a little
book giving a parallel study In heredl
i
ty. Its tltlo Is "Jukes-Edwards." I
tne author Is Dr. A. E. W'lnship o:
Boston. Tho story Is that of two fam
ilies the one notorious and the other
noted. The one Is the family of Jukes,,
a name given to a Hollander who came
to this country and settled In the state
of New York something like two cen
turles ago, while the other Is the fam
ily of Jonathan Edwards, tho great
Now England thcoinglan and preacher
of colonial days,
Jukes was one of those fellows such.
as Is usually conspicuous about sa
loons, who got drunk on any occasion
would swear Innocently and tell at
dirty story In a way to make tho boys
laugh. He was not regarded as a,
pood exainplo, of course; and being;
thought worse to himself than to any
one else, he was held as "good heart
ed." whatever that may mean. Jukes
married and became tho first progeni
tor of a family of about 1,200 persons,
most of whom figured In the criminal
records of New York. Some of them,
became thieves, some murderers,
many of them paupers, and many of
tho women became prostitutes. The
family has cost tho Btate of New York
In court trials, and for maintaining
them In poorhouses, asylums. Jails and.
penllentlurlos, $1,200,000, or over
$1,000 each.
The Edwards family, on the other
hand, reached the number of about
1.400 persons. They became famous
as college presidents, governors of
Btatos, Judges of courts, congressmen,
members of legislatures, railroad pres
idents, ' merchants, lawyers, doctors,
preachers, teachers, farmers, etc. Tbcjr
filled places of usefulness and con
tributed to the uplift of society la
every station of life. And the only de
generate of the 1.400, If he can b
rated as such, was Aaron Burr, Jurist,
United States senator nnd vice presi
dent, who failed to reach the presi
dency by only one electoral vote. The
Edwards family were all producers of
wealth and contributors to tho gen
eral thrift of society. They wero the.
products of tho beni'flccnt influences
of education and religion.
But JukoH anil his family were prod
utcs of drink ami Its accompaniments,
of tho bnser tendencies of a promiscu
ous ami aimless society. They wrecked,
not only themselves hut sapped the
wealth of the public.
Tills parallel study of the tcndencloa4
of think on the one hand and of educa
tion nnd religion on the other .which,
I have gono over all too briefly, has
been set down In a book; but these
deadly and startling parallels are to ba
found In this and every other commu
nity where Intoxicating liquors are sold,
as beverages.
The Saloon Problem.
Thfl overwhelming magnitude of
this (th Hulooiil nroblem Is such thnt
it demuiiils ti e lrt thought of every
cltlzou wbo has ut Imart the welfare
and perpetuity of our I. 'public. To bt
indifferent to this prnhli in Is ns un
wise and suicidal n It oiilil bo to
'slumber on tho brink of an active vol
cano. A study of our past mul pres
ent history proves tho truth of tbe
abovo statement. Tho vast foreign
Immigration to this country, the un
deniable tendency of tho population
to gravitate to cities, tho large ex
cess of foreigners over Americans in
our cities, the rapid Increnso of the
manufacture nnd consumption of al
coholic beverages, tho growing polit
ical power of the saloon, are among;
the serious and threatening facta con
nected with the malntennnco of our
national Ufa. Surely the tlmo has
come to "cry aloud, spare not, lift tip
thy' voice like a trumpet, and show
my people their transgression." Unite,
educate, preach, pray, give tlmo and
money, voto. Michigan Temperunc
Advocnte.
Alcoholics In Cooking.
In these davs when total abstinence
Is becoming more popular, there Is a.
renewed effort to introduce alcoholics
Into cookery. If you put the devil out
tho door he flies In at the window,
nnd If you put him out of the window
he dances down the chimney and sofa
his blue lights burning on tho cook
stove. Caterers consider mnny of
their most delicate dishes Incomplete
without the smack of alcoholic: thr
hldo this devil In solution In their
sherbet. In their pudding sauce. In
their cakes, their idea
ance people be on the lookout at res
taurants, hotels, and so-called high
toned dinner tables vi
Daughters. London. Ont.
Temperance Bones.
"There are three kinds of temper
ance bones," said a lecturer tho other
day "wishbones. Jawbones and back
bones. The wishbones are those who
are ever wishing the cause and Its ad
herents Oodspeed, but never lend a
helping hnnd; the Jawbones do much
loud temperance talking, but expend
little energy In pushing It along; while
the tireless workers form the back
bones of the niovement'that leads to
Victory."
A Temperance Lesson.
A writer In the Arena gives this b't
of science which Is worth remember
ing: "Fermentation," says Lleblg, "Is
nothing but the putrefaction of a sub
stance containing no nitrogen." and
Pasteur demonstrates that "forments"
are living things, feeding on the a bu
mlnolds, 1. e., food particles, and ex
crettng alcohol. It in nfi...i.j
N!i; therefore, which has any food
a;ue, not tne alcohollscd.