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The Court of
By LAWRENCE T. BERLINER
(Copy rig tit, 1910, by AsuoelateU LltQiary i'reaa.)
tvnha4oi Smith nlnreri hlH
m mil 11 uuoi - . -
'? Bign outside Ihe door of the cottage
? he bad chosen for an office and llv-
Sng room, he gave a sigh of relief.
I The first step In his career had been
! Ituken.
Smith was a lawyer. An Indulgent
parent, a leading member of the bar
bf a nearby city, was responsible for
'Smith's residence in the suburban vll-
Isge.
"What the deuce will they want of
a lawyer out there, dad?" be had
I asked his futhor.
"Never mind, Webb," had boen his
rep!)- "We are overrun with budding
lights and diploma bred attorneys
fere. Vou got out wboro no one
I. Over heard of a lawyer named Smith
and let's see what's in you."
? So tho newly admitted member of
tho bar had come to tl little place,
rnore to satisfy his father than to
practise the arts of one lllackstone.
Plalrvllle had never had a full
? Hooded attorney at law before.
5; ; Time went on as it has a habit of
I doing and the attorney still waited his
j first client.
itopeatt'dly, he had traveled to town
i to ISform his father that the slmplo
j- life was too wearisome for him to
lirar longer.
I Webster had become acquainted.
I 'What good looking young man, a
j itranger in a small town, could avoid
i,t?
? There was Sadie Drown, the squire s
only daughter, a miss of long stand
"l Inn, always hept a watch out
f for strangers, in hopes of annexing a
j Juisband, despite her advancing years.
I Theresa Perkins was another kind-
Jy soul who took it upon herself to
cr ass psjvo: xv
J look out for the welfare of strangers.
Jlor pity was also for a purposo. Mat
rlmony was the goal she would reach,
x The attorney with the ordinary
name treated all the damsels w ith
j)olUt'iiess, steadily declined any In
Wltatlons and spent most of his time
reading decisions of the higher
courts.
Then Hetty Sloan came to town.
She was visiting tho Turners, up on
the pike road, nialrvllle at once be
came Interesting to tho barrlstor, and
lie pondered on a way to got ac
quainted. Hetty was a typical summer girl.
When Smith first saw her sho waa
dressed In a fluffy pink gown.
Tliia at onrn Hrorpil fnr iicm n..t(,t
- - . w . 1 II. 1 1 l ,
J for Webster Smith had a decider" Hk-
Ing for pink. It had been hli
Ito color at college and somo had
gone so far as to call him Plnkey.
It was a hot, duty August morn
ing. Seeking a cool nook the young
lawyer had esconsed himself In a
hammock on the porch of his ofllce,
a fun in one hand and a magazine In
tho other.
Evidently the story had not proved
very interesting, for he was arousod
from his slumber by a knock on one
of the porch posts, while a voice,
rather timidly, was saying: "I beg
pardon, is this Mr. Smith?"
Smith hastily leaped from the hnm-
1,1 uuwtu iow io the vision In
pink before him. and whom he at
Ionce recognized at Dotty Sloan.
"Webster Smith, at your service!"
ie exclalmod. "Won't you step into
s the office?"
J "I would much prefer to sit out
here where It Is cool and shady, Mr.
jhmlth," she replied. "You see I have
J come to consult you on legal busl-
IHess.
Her words brought him back to
fartn. She had como to consult him
on ,.gal business. Ills first case!
Jfcni tn could not bring his senses to
gether to ilgure out what kind of a
jcase she could have for him.
I tlin.lr A l i .
; " Drought out his
Ichalr.
large ofllce
"A cllont must confide In her law-
Children's
not 'n!ot that to tho school
;Fhlld the breakfast Is one of tho most
important moals of the day. He must
;:"uve the proper food and a sufficient
fmount of it or he grows tired and
' UBnT in the day.
unidren, however, do not eat to
iou can not portion out the
''Met quantity of food as you can
!' Ut?i.
Nearly all well children object to
joking "parritch" a largo part of the
i.mcal, yet it U tt deslrahln dlnh for
nuwy reasons. If the child Is fond
;i cream, try curin- .. -in,
(-I.. "eam for bra"a8t; 1b expen
. Cut oniewhere else. If
Vim. Pular liking for ba
wnas 8erVe them cut In the oatmeal.
S. aUW them at V oUer
C anv ,7 be 80 Wlc un-
be I""88"'86 thAt objection-
fX llklng be created
Wi yv.he !"d,vlluaJ child and 1U
Viblo an y, he dlet M M as pos
f ui CR e child early so that
I
I
Last Resort
yer, I have been told," commenced
Betty, 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 ,'MIbs Sloan,' when they should
say, 'Mrs.' "
"What!" gasped the astounded man.
All his day dreams had slipped away
In that explanation. Ilotty was a mar
ried woman. Time and again he had
thought of her, a pink slip of a girl,
and now she told him she waa mar
ried. "Y u see, Mr. Smith, I have been
living up here with the Turners for
some lime; in fact, long enough to
establish a resldonce with them for
an express purpose. 1 want a di
vorce." As she said the last word,
ahe lowered her voice to a whisper,
and looked young Smith straight In
the eyes.
What she saw seemod to please Het
ty Sloan greatly, for she would have
been accused of laughing if Smitb'a
eyes had their usual shrewdness,
which wag lacking at this moment.
"Yes, Mr. Smith, I wnnt a divorce.
I have tolerated his abnso and cruelty
a long as human endurance can, and
I am tired of It. My folks and his
relatives have Interposed, but they
have failed. Therefore, I have como
to the court of last resort, you, a luw
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. lie would
treat the case as he had planned.
Personalities must not count.
He requested her to explain fully
all the facts of the case, residence of
her husband, his full name and every
thing necessary.
As Petty leaned over, her flushed
face near his own, 8mlth 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 bad 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.
Ho 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 got around this was more
than ho could figure out. It com
pelled him to go out to boo Petty once
more.
Turner Informed him that Petty
waa not well nnd was preparing to re
turn to the city.
Stunned with the fnformatlon, he
Insisted on seeing her.
"Great heavens!" he rxclnlmed:
"what tins brought about this change?
Have you heard from Sloan?"
"No, Mr. Smith, I have not hoard
from Mr. Sloan, and that Is what has
mado me feel so miserable," she Bald.
"Yov see, there Is no Mr. Sloan, and
never was."
"What!" shouted tho ' astounded
lawyer.
What a rollef tho 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 lawyer, who- never
had a case. I felt so sorry for any
one who had to remain here always
and not even havo any business, bo I
I Invented a caso for you."
"And well. Indeed, did you fool me,"
said young Smith.
"And you will forgive mo?" she
asked, brightening a little, as she
saw him smilo.
"Forgive you, Petty. There Is noth
ing to forgive." His happiness had
forced him to Bpeak her name.
"The time we have spent together,
Petty dear, has shown me that I
need a partner. I love you, llttlo
girl, I love you and want you to be
my wife," he told her.
As Petty looked up his happiness
was complete, for he knew she loved
him. "Tell me, girl, lot me hear you
eay It."
"Webster, I am glad I came to the
'Court of Last Resort," Bhe whlB-
pered.
Breakfasts
he may have plenty of time to dress
neatly before breakfast. See that be
Is ready for breakfast, and much of
senscleBB worry and hurry will be
avoided.
He Has Hopes.
"Well," we Bay to the scientist
"we've gone through the summer, and
have killed all the flies we could
reach. Mighty good thing you pointed
out to us their gcrm-carrylng propensi
ties. Glad It's winter now, and no
files to worry over."
"Yes," he says, with a thoughtful
smile. "I think, however, that I may
be able to discover Borne very danger
ous germs In the snow."
A Try-Out
"Dinks has a wonderful
He can quote anything."
memory.
"Ask him how copper la today."
Do you endeavor to serve a funny
story with the evening meal?
tt
The Resurrection
of Christ
By REV. W. L. MUNHALL
jp of Philadelphia j
TEXT-Wrsse.l bo llin Clod and Fathur
of our Ixircl, Ji-nm ChrlHt. I l'etor I, t,
4 nnd 5.
It was by the sin of one man that
death entered tho world. The foun
tain in hden was poisoned and tho
waters have (lowed ou through the
ages In their polluted stnte.
God In Ilia infinite mercy has pro
vided a remedy, a way of escape, by
His Son, who descended Into .tho
grave, buttled 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 tulk a week.
The heart of this text Is taken from
the resurrection of Jesus Christ from
the dead. Psalm 16-10 Bald: "For
thou wilt not leavo tny soul In hell."
This was a prophecy by David In ref
erence to Jesus.
Peler said: "Men nnd brethren, let
me speak of David's prophecy, ho be
ing dead. Hut according to prophecy,
his seed shnll reign and his flesh shall
not see death."
David prophesied and Peter spoke
of tho accomplishment of the
prophecy, that ho, David's seed,
should not see death.
Paul said: "Ilo rose again on tho
third day." This was uccordlng to
the scriptures; tho old scriptures,
for there was no New Testament in
those days. Al! authorities uniform
Ily agree that no fact Is so well estab
lluhed as that Christ rose from the
Uoud.
Here we have over COO credltablo
witnesses that testify according to
the resurrection of JeHUH. There can
bo no doubt of It, yet there are peo
ple who doubt. I suppoue all of you
say you do believe but do you?
Let me explain. Do you believe
that God's people will bo raised in
body from the dead? You can not
possibly bclicvo In the bodily resur
rection of your Lord from tho grave
vl; hont believing In tho bodily resur
rection for God's people. 1 throw this
out by way of emphasis.
These who deny literal resurrection
from premises of their own conse
quently reach unnatural conclusions.
There Is no teaching of tho resurrec
tion apart from the teaching in the
sacred scriptures.
I may take for Illustration of the
resurrection the hideous worm that
spins its own winding sheet and lies
In a cocoon. Py and by It bursts and
a beautiful moth cmorgos. This Il
lustrates but docs 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.
Somo say man and horse nro tho
same; that the;' live and dlo all the
same. This doctrine Is not what men
gay and bclicvo. It is purely and
only a revelation from God. What
says the scriptures? If you have
nothing hero that gives you hoo, you
have nothing, l'salm 16: "Tliereforo
my heart is glad ami my glory re
joices. My flesh also shalt rest In
hope. Thou wilt not leave my soul In
hell." David knew there was resur
rection. David trusted in God nnd
could say, looMng death In Ito hide
ousness in the fact: "Oil death, whero
is thy sting grave, where is thy vic
tory?" We have been made one with
Him and havo a living hoo through
Him.
At tho 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
ter Into our own. Of the wicked
they have a soul, but no spiritual life.
At their death the noal departs to
torment. Tho body of nU goes Into
the grave and resolve back to the
dust of tho earth. "The dust of the
earth i-hall rise" (the bodies).
That which Is in the grave comes
forth there Is notlili.? but the body
in the grave, tliereforo It is the body
which is raised.
Allow to a certain extent tho prem
ises the we are as animals; that
Jesus was born of woman, like us;
that Christ was developed Into man
hood by the laws of nature. At 33
years He was nailed upon tho tree;
His body wus taken down by kind
bauds.
On the third day an angel rolled
back th stone. The samo physical'
body enmo out of thut tomb. Women
knew Him (we will also know Him),
and He sal J: "Go tell .My disciples
that 1 ascend."
Ho ascended, directly returned and
nllowed women to touch Him, when
beforo when He had met them He has
Bald, "No, I havo not ascended." This
was In accordaneo 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 fingers, saying proba
bly: "This, Thomas, Is the same band
I used in ministering to the needy
and Buffering and Borrowing. This
was the same body born of woman,
crucified, buried aud risen from the
dead."
For forty days Ho was with the dls
elpleB, walked, talked and even ate
wltb them, and was seen no less than
eleven times.
What Would Suppress the Saloons.
A genuine revival of pure religion
and uudefllod In all the churches, In
(be hearts and lives of all church mem
bers, would bo the best possible means
of suppressing the saloon, because tt
would speedily remove many of the
causes of drunkenness. Behind the
saloon Is apathy, neglect a lack of
tho 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 atmos
phere In which the saloon flourishes,
and the saloon Itself will soon disap
pear. Cumberland Presbyterian.
i
TIMELY SUGGESTIONS
THAT WILL
HELP THE HOSTESS
Greetings for the New Year.
Child of eternity, child of the sllenc.
Fair New Yoar,
Wlae with the wUdoin ac have left
thro,
llend thtne ear;
Lift up the veil that rovera thy featurea,
Strange New Year,
ftalnbow a prnmlie over the diirkneaa,
Let we far.
Bury our yeatenlnya, fonllah and empty,
Knthoma deep;
leaving the mound unmarked, untended,
Where thoy llrcp.
Then ahall the morrows find us valiant,
Hcornlng four,
Myelin thy glance with glance un
daunted, CJlud New Yearl
This charming welcome to the New
Year was written some time ago by
Kllen Purns Sherman. May we all
meet this first day of 1011 with cour
agn and confidence, forgetting all tho
sadness and sorrow, remembering only
the Joy anil gladness In tho days that
nro past.
We all need to forget, It Is an art
much in need of cultivation, especially
in our social llfo. To be n gracious
hostess, to keep our entertainment
simple, to extend true hospitality Is
an end and aim worthy of nil. Madame
Morrl's great wish Is to come closer to
every reader of the department, to be
a real friend and a real helper In
every problem thnt comes to puzzle
cither old or young, rich or poor. If
cases need Immediate attention, please
send a self-addressed stamped envel
ope, otherwise questions nnd answers
will appear In the department as soon
ff.s possible after being received; space
being limited, It Is often several weeks
before they appear. May this New
Yenr bring health, happiness, Joy and
pence to all. "Ood bless us, every
one."
A New Year's Toast.
Hor'e to the ohl year, drink boy, drink.
Ilere'a to the duys thut havn tied.
"Id friends, old wine, old memurlea;
I 'rink to the Jnya that are dead.
Itre'a to the NVw Year "tri-tchlng ahead,
To tho duya that are tllthemni and gay.
May the Joye of the old he the joys of
the new.
It'a aorroui fade gently away.
A New Year's Party.
All over the world New Year's day
is a Joyous season and the custom of
giving presents Is a most ancient one.
In olden days the Komans carried gifts
of dates and figs wrapped In gold leaf
to their senators with small bits of
money. In tho time of Shnkespenre
there were somo very odd gifts asso
ciated with New Year's dny, among
them, an orange stuffed with cloves,
or a gilt nutmeg. Perhnps with this In
mind n clever young hostess has do
vised this party to bo given during 'the
week. The Chrlstmna greenB will h
left up as It will bo before tho Cth
Striking
Large Black Velvet Hat, Crown of Opposum, Cluster of Dull Silver Chry
santhemums in Front.
IN fOGUD
V'ltli Btrect suits there are Invaria
bly carried muffs. Then can be of
fur, of combinations o-' cloth and fur,
entirely of cloth or 'vet and of Batin
and lace.
Among the newest hatpins are
those mounted with birds' heads,
small tuftB of fancy feathors, a pair
of tiny outspread wings and a hun
dred and one other varieties.
Black velvet holds Drat place; then
comeB myrtle green; "paton," named
from the grayish tan of the dog l.i
"Chantecler," and a soft golden
brown are the favorite colors.
Frocks of velvet have been bo much
worn that little costumes of tweed,
serge or other woolens are a trifle
move uovel. The divided skirt worn
In Paris Is certainly practical and
might well be adopted for bard wear.
..'.a'.wi?
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 1b to
be In yellow, with a stnnll tree for a
centerpiece trimmed with gilt tinsel
and small crepe paper oranges, each
one containing a small gift; In gilded
walnut shells on the tree, there will
be a "wish" for each guest. In fact
the hostess calls It a "wish treo." The
favors are to- be dalu'.y calendars,
with the Ice cream a "Prophecy" cako
Is to appear, containing a number of
small articles, like a ring, heart, wish
bone, thimble, button, coin, etc., are
concealed.
Twelfth Night Party.
The Cth of January Is "Twelfth
Night," or "old Christmas," and offers
opportunities for n party out of the
usual order. In Kngland and many
places on tho continent Twelfth Night
was the time to hold tho most elabor
ate masque balls.
An Immense enke was always served
containing a ring, and the "king" or
"queen" for the evening was the guest
fortunnte enough to obtain It. In his
tory wo read how Mary, Queen of
Scots, honored her maid, Mary Senton.
by robing her In her own royal ap
parel to be the "Queen of Twelfth
Night."
Tradition says thnt on this night
every vestlgo of Christinas green must
be taken down and burned. This
peace offorlng 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 tho pen and
Ink artiHt to show her skill; witches,
bonfires w ith holly wreaths and Christ
mas trees for fuel are appropriate sub
jects for the cards. If there Is no open
fireplace for the burning of tho greens,
there may be a bark yard even to the
city apartment, where they may be
burned with due ceremony.
A chafing dish supper or oyster
roast, with coffee and cider, not for
getting the cake, are most sultablo for
Twelfth Night parties. Half the fun
la to permit tho gueBts to take down
the greens from pictures and windows,
even to stripping the Christmas tree of
Its branches. The cracking Are caused
by tho pine tree boughs gives a fine
blnze for roasting marshmallowe. Re
quest each guest to tell a story or give
a tonst while his or her special armful
Is burning.
MADAME MKRRt.
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.
Tho 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
wholo bird is in one's hand It wakes
one uncomfortable.
Those that are mado only of feath
ers possess much of the beauty of the
old-fashioned fans, with an added
smartness of their own. They arf
smaller than usual, and are not made
of ostrich tips, but of a Biuoothet
feather. Some have rows of peacock'!
eyes bordering their edges, wltb ban
dies and sticks of tortoise shell oi
Ivory. They are artiBtlc, and go In
well wltb the barbaric note that runs
through the winter fashions.
Sliver Dress Trimmings.
Silver dress trimmings may be
cleaned by covering them with pow
dered magnesia and leaving them for
two houra. Rub the magnesia well la
and brubh It off ua a bruBh.
U IPROROAM
MAKES IDOLS
Snaday School Uuon for Jin. 8, 1941
SpociaJly Arranf ed (or Thil Paper
t.l'.HHON TEXT-I Klnga 1!:K-13;.
Mfinory vers'". 2S-30.
tiUI.f EN TliXT "Thou ahalt not mak
unto thee any graven Imago." Ex. 30:4.
TIMK-Jrroboum relgni-d 22 yeara from
B. O. , the dnte of the Disruption.
PLACE The Dlaruptlon took pla' t
Hcherhem, between Mounta Ebal and
Ucrlzlm. He built up this town and mads
It his capital. The two rellgloua centert
or rapltala were (1) DUvl, 13 miles north
went of Jeruaaletn, which waa an ancient
place of worship. (2) Dan waa In the
extreme north, also an an-lnt seat of
worship. Rethel on the line of travel
was admirably located to Intercept pil
grims 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 Itehoboam
of the royal family and son of one of
the greatest nionarelm the world has
known. Ho was a man of great abil
ity, a self-made man like so many of
the greatest men In history. Ho mark-,
ed as a controller of men, of such
business capacity and energy, did be
show himself in his work on Millo a
fortress of Jerusalem, that Solomon
placed him at tho head of the forced
labor hands of the northern tribes.
Thus Jeroboam became acquainted
with tho needs and harsh, unjust
treatment of the people, Just as David
did during his seven years of exile
during the reign of Saul. Thus he had
a splendid opportunity for training In
true kingship.
Jeroboam made tho mistake of start
lug a rebellion against Solomon. Put
Solomon quickly put an end to thut
scheme, and Jeroboam escaped Into
Kgypt, where It is suid that he mar
died the daughter of Shlshak the king
who afterwards invaded Judah. The
announcement was made in order that
Jeroboam might be prepared for the
time when God's providence opened
the way. Moses mado a similar iu IB
take when he begun the deliverance
of his people by killing an Kgyptlun
in defenso of ono of his countrymen,
lie had to wait 40 yeurs before the
time came. Put In both cases the mis
take was overruled for good.
Jeroboam's opportunity lay In the
condition God laid down, that he must
obey God, keep his commandments
aud uphold the true religion, If he
would succeed. There was no hope
of success in any other way, from the
very nature of things. A religion
that inspired obedience to God, alone
could unite the people, alone could
keep them from the vices and corrup
tion which are tho sources of ruin.
Jeroooam in IiIb desiro to retain his
kingdom adopted a plan which would
destroy Its very foundations, and
make It a houso built on the sand and
not on the rock. He wag a polltlciun,
I. e. one who seeks his own welfare
first; not a statesman, who makos his
country's good supreme. He trusted
his own wisdom, and proposed to suc
ceed by defying God's conditions of
success when he offered him the king
dom. It was the story of Adam aud
Eve repeated.
He feared that he would losts his
kingdom, and the two be united un
der Rehoboam, If his 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 hud also
the excuse that Itehoboam was a bad
man, and a cruel oppressor. If the
two kingdoms should unite under him,
they would lose all they had gained
by tho revolt.
He made two calves of gold. "They
were probably of considerable bIzo,
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
sen, supported on the backs of twelve
bulls." The ox-symbol of God wa
most natural for an agricultural peo
ple, for whom tho great animal, so
powerful yet so docile, was the bread
winner, a material embodiment of the
divine strength and benetlcence. And
he set tho one in Ilethel, near the
southern border of the kingdom. And
the ot'her put ho In Han, an ancient
place of heathen worship near ihe
northern extremity of the kingdom.
And this thing becamo a sin. The
doing this was a Bin, and a means of
sin. Jeroboam "pandered to the rude
and sensuous Instinct which makes
materialism In worship so much more
attractive, to all weak minds, than
spirituality."
Jeroboam's Bin was disobedience.
The necessity of obedience was plain
ly Bet before htm. In the face of this
condition, ho disobeyed. He persuad
ed himself that he was obeying. He
was tempted as Christ was tempted
when Satan offered to give him all
the kingdoms of the world, If only he
would worship him. Jeroboam wua
ensnared and yielded to tho glittering
temptation In order to keep the king
dom entrusted to him.
Jeroboam's greatest wrong to his
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 shoep. 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.1
Put the greatest danger lies in tie
region of mortis and religion.
Edible Girls.
The dally announcement In our
want columns of "Wanted A white
girl to cook" Is eloquent recognition
of our claim that the Houston girls
are good enough to eat. Houston
Post.
A Benefactor.
"You lO'.oiild endeavor to do BO"ve
thing for the comfort of your fellow
men." said the philanthropist, "with
out thought of regard." "1 do. I buy
umbrellas, Instead of borrowing them."
PARALLEL STUDY IN HEREDITY"
Most Forceful Presentment of Cone
quencee of Strong Drink and Dlese- i
Ings of Temperance.
Prnf. William E. ABhcraft. In W
article appearing In the Sunday School
Times, entitled "The Saloon," all o
which is well worth reading, glveg tbet
following bit of Interesting history:
The most forceful presentment oft
tho consequences of drink and tbet
blessings of a temperate llfo that L
havo seen came to my desk a few
months ago In the shape of a little
book giving a parallel study In heredl
ty. Its title la "Jukos-Edwards," audi
the author Is Pr. A. K. Wlnshlp oft
Poston. Tho Btory Is that of two fam-'
tiles the ono notorious and the other
noted. Tho one Is the family of Jukes
a name given to a Hollander who came
to this country and settled in tho state
of New York something like two cen
turies ngo, while the other is the fam
ily of Jonathan Edwards, tho great.
Now England theoioglan and preacher
of colonial days.
Jukes was one of those fellows such'
as Is usually conspicuous about Bar
loons, w ho got drunk on any occasion
would swear Innocently and tell at
dirty story In a way to make the boys
laugh. He was not regarded an av
pood example, of course; and being:
thought worse to himself than lo any
one else, ho was hold as "good-hearted,"
whatever that may mean. Jukea
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 murderersv
many of them paupers, nnd many of
the women became prostitutes. The
family has cost the state of New York
In court trials, ami for maintaining
them In poorhouscs, asylums, Jalla anil
penitentiaries, $l,2uO,Ut)0, or over
$l.ti"i each.
Tho Edwards family, on tho other
hand, reached the number of about
1,400 persons. They became famous
as collego presidents, governors of
states. Judges of courts, congressmen,
members of legislatures, railroad pres
idents, merchants, lawyers, doctors,
preachers, teachers, farmers, etc. They
filled places of usefulness and con
tributed to the uplift of society In
every station of life. And the only de
genorato of the 1.-W0, If ho can b
rated as such, was Aaron Purr. Jurist.
1'nltod States senator and vice presi
dent, who failed to reach the presl-'
dency by only one electoral vote. The
Edwards family were all producers of
wealth nnd contributors to the gen
eral thrift of society. They were the
products of tho beneficent Influences
of education and religion.
Put Jukes and his family were prod
utcs of drink and Its accompaniments,
of tho baser tendencies of a promiscu
ous and aimless society. They wrecked
not only themselves but sapped the
wealth of the public.
This parallel study of the tendenclii
of drink on the one hand and of educa
tion anil religion on the other .which,
I have gone over all too briefly, him
been set down in a book; but those
deadly and startling parallels are to be
found in this and every other commu
nity where Intoxicating liquors are Bold
as beverages.
The Saloon Problem.
Tho overwhelming magnitude of
this (the Huloonl problem Is such thnt
It demumfs " e bent thought of every
citizen who h is at h"urt the welfure
and perpetuity of o'.ir tepubllc. To bo
Indifferent to tMs ivblem Is as uu
vis3 and sulcldai as It would bo to
B1,ll,..r mi tlin lirll.ll , M :w-Iva tnl.
cano. A study of our past utid pres
ent history proves the truth of i!ie
above statement. Tho vast foreign
Immigration to this country, the un
deniable tendency of tho population
to gravltato to cities, tho largo ox
cess of foreigners over Americans In
our cities, the rapid Increase of the
manufacture and consumption of al
coholic beverages, tho growing polit
ical power of tho saloon, are among;
the serious and threatening facts con
nected with the malntonnnco of our
national llfo. Surely the time bus
come to "cry aloud, spare not, lift up
thy' voice like a tnimwt, and show
my people their transgression." Unite,
educate, preach, pray, give tlmo nnd
money, vote. Michigan Temperunce
Advocate.
Alcoholics In Cooking.
In these days 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 seta
his blue lights burning on tho rook
stove. Caterers consider many of
their most delicate dishes Incomplete
without the smack of alcoholics; they
hldo this devil In folution In their
Bherbet, In their pudding sauce, la
their cake.i, their pies. lt tenier
nnce peoplo be on the lookout at res
taurants, hotels, and so-called high
toned dinner tables. Wives and
Daughters, London. Ont.
Temperance Bones.
"There are three kinds of temper
anee bones," sold a lecturer tho oth,r
day "wishbones, Jawbones and back
bones. The wishbones are those who
are ever wishing the cause and Its ad
herents Godrpeed, but never lend a
helping hand; 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 movement that leads ti
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 contulning no nitrogen," aid
Pasteur demonstrates that "ferments."
are living things, feeding on the a'bu
mlnoids, I. e.. food particles, and ex
creting alcohol. It Is unformented
wine, therefore, which has any food
value, not the al.oholigcd.