IHB OlTIZJbiN, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1000.
SATURDAY
NIGHT TALKS
By REV. F. E. DAVISON
Rutland, Vt
JUDGING FROM
APPEARANCE.
International Bible Lesson for
Oct. 3, '09. (Acts 21: 17-32: 19).
For a o m o
years, while Paul
was on his trav
els as an itiner
ant preacher, his
foos were not
able to do more
than drive him
from place to
place by stirring
up the populace
against him, but
at length their
hour of ven
geance came.
Paul returned to
Jerusalem, and as his custom was
went Into the temple Itself to wor
ship his God and the God of his
fathers.
A Temple Mob.
Now it wa3 well known that Paul
had taught that the Jewish rite of
circumcision was no longer binding on
Christians, that it was not essential
to salvation, that It amounted to
nothing one way or the other, and on
this visit to the city of Jerusalem, ho
had as associates some men who were
known to have refused to submit to
it This was enough to kindle their
smouldering wrath into a flame. Con
sequently when these zealots recog
nized Paul In the temple, they Jumped
at the conclusion that he had brought
his companions into that Holy Place
for the express purpose of showing
his contempt for their faith and dis
regard of their feelings. Instantly
the worshiping congregation was
transformed Into a howling mob. With
shrieks and curses they rushed upon
the peaceful Intruder with the inten
tion of assassination then and there.
In their zeal for their religion they
would have spilt the blood of the
apostle upon the sacred pavement it
self. But the Roman guard, em
bodied and authorized law, charged
the howling rioters, rescued the pris
oner, and dragged him away from the
would-be lynchers to a placo of safe
ty. It was a narrow escape, and it
was all the more dramatic from the
fact that there was not the slightest
reason for it; the whole thing was
based on a misconception of the truth,
a supposition merely. Tho enemies
of Paul put this and that together,
drew certain Inferences, came to cer
tain conclusions, and the mob was the
result. Appearances were against
him, that is all.
Mean Suspicions.
But Paul was not the only man who
has had to suffer through the mean
suspicions of others. Since the world
began, and society was organized it
has been the lot of man to bo subject
to criticism, unjust and foundation
less. Hearts have been broken, homes
have been disrupted, and communities
scandalized, by suppositions stated as
facts, suspicions reported as verities,
appearances, where evil is taken for
granted, tho evil existing only In tho
perverted mind of the disturber of
the peace.
The writings of Christ and the apos
tles contain numerous warnings
against unjust and baseless conclu
sions. "Judge not from appearances
but judge righteous judgment." "Judgo
not, that ye bo not judged," "Charity
thinketh no evil." With such warn
ings as these the Scriptures abound.
Without any thought of tho serious
consequences likely to follow, reputa
tions are torn Into tatters, characters
are blackened, and life-structures de
stroyed. It Is not necessary to repeat
a tale of suspicious appearances. A
shrug of the shoulder may bo all that
Is necessary, a wink of the eye, or an
arching of the eyebrow may be as
damaging as on affidavit When the
avalanche is poised Just oft tho bal
ance a single movement may send it
into the valley on Its errand of de
struction. Out of Whole Cloth.
In Paul's case, there was absolute
ly not a grain of truth In the accusa
tion of his enemies. It was made
out of whole cloth. He had not done,
nor had he the least intention of do
ing, what they charged against him.
It was wholly manufactured. He was
simply under suspicion, and being
such his most devout acta were open
to criticism and the Bubject of misin
terpretation. His enemies were
bound to impute evil to him whatever
he did, and they only waited the fav
orable moment to fire tho train whloh
led to tho preparod explosive. And
though entirely innocent this temple
riot resulted in putting the apostle un
der arrest, and making blm a prison
er probably for the balance of his life.
From that hour, he was in the grip
of the Roman law, a grip which did not
relax its hold until the headsman's
axe liberated the spirit of the daunt
less missionary of the cross. And It
all came about because, whllo this
man was In the lino of duty, somo un
known, sneaking, suspicious, fanatical
Jew started a cry one day in the tem
ple at Jerusalem, that a heretlo was
polluting that holy place by bringing
into it some unclrcumclsed Gentiles.
Paul on the contrary was engaged In
performing an old-fashioned, orthodox
Jewish vow, for the express purpose
of disarming suspicion and relieving
the minds of those who had already
begun to hidgo. him byppearaacea.
DANDELION AS A BAROMETER.
Clover Leaves When Ram Is Coming
Poor Man's Weather Glass.
The dandelion is a dandy barometer,
one of the commonest and most re
liable It Is when tho blooms have
seeded and are in tho fluffy, foathery
condition that tho weather prophet
faculties come to the fore. In lino
weather the ball expands to tho full,
but when rain approaches It shuts
like an umbrella. If the weather is
Inclined to bo showery It keeps shut
all tho time, only opening when tho
danger from tho wet Is past
The ordinary clover and nil Its va
rieties, including tho trefoil and tho
shamrock, are also barometers. When
rain is coming the leaves shut to
gether like the shells of an oyster and
do not open ngatn until tho weather
Is assured. For a day or two before
rain comes their stems swell to an
appreciable extent and stiffen so that
the leaves are borne more uprightly
than usual. This stem swelling when
rain Is expected Is a featuro of many
(lowering grasses.
The fingers of which tho leaves of
tho horse chestnut are made up keep
flat and fanlike so long as fine weather
Is likely to continue. With the com
ing of rain, however, they droop as If
to offer less resistance to tho weather.
The scarlet plmpernol is nicknamed
tho "poor man's weather glass" or
wind cope and opens Its flowers only
in fine weather. As soon as rain la
In the air it shuts up and remains
closed until the shower or storm ia
over. '
The common garden convolvulus
crumbles up Its dollcato blossoms
within the space of half on hour If
raindrops are on tho way, and It
keeps thorn thus until the bad weather
has passed.
Porch Gossip.
Porch talk: On hot evenings It is
impossible to light up tho house and
read, so people gather on porches and
talk and talk. Here are some things
discussed on an Atchison porch on a
recent night: One woman said she
had a hired girl who ate lard by the
spoonful; tho girl sold she "adored"
lard. Another woman said she had a
friend who ate toilet soap; one, wo
man, with children, said that not
long ago an Atchison baby cried and
cried. Tho mother sent for Dr. Bryn
ing. a great baby doctor, and he un
dressed the baby himself to see that no
plus were sticking it and that it was
not broken out with heat; when he
found nothing of that kind was the
matter he gave the baby a quick car
thartlc and found it had swallowed
twelve potato bugs. That reminded
some one on the porch that her brother-in-law
ate peaches with sugar,
cream and salad dressing. A sweet
little girl on the porch said: "Well,
when wo have hash always eat It
with sugar." One of tho women on
tho porch seemed blue and finally be
gan to talk. She said she did not
know what to do; that a relative had
told her to write frankly, and say
whether It would be convenient for
the relative to visit her. The woman
had written to say that It would be
very inconvenient this summer for
her to have company, and the relative
replied that she was coming anyway!
Lumbering on the Pacific Coast.
"Of all the ingenious mechanisms
that help to quicken tho process of
dissecting a Pacific-coast log, there Is
none so half-human, so gorilla-like in
Its suddenness, its more than brute
strength, as the 'nigger,' writes John
Kimberly Mumford In Harper's Week
ly. "There comes a trembling of tho
'woodpile,' a grunt of unseen beams
and rocker bars far below, and up Into
the air, seven, eight feet sweeps an
awful bent arm of solid steel. In its
hand is a spike a foot In length and
perhaps three inches In diameter at
the base, and sharpened down to a
point For an Instant this grisly
thing poises high above tho prone log,
then like the leap of tho bullet to Its
mark, quicker, more deadly, even, it
strikes a human, sickening blow."
Czar Owns Radium Lake.
The Czar of Russia is richer by
many millions to-day than he ever was
before. Prof. Glanln, the famous Rus
sian chemist has demonstrated to the
St Petersburg Academy of Sciences
that tho waters of Druskenzle Lake
and the hundreds of square miles of
marshy land surrounding it are brim
ful of radium. This discovery 18 ex
pected to reduce the price of radium
materially. The lake and surrounding
territory are the private property of
the Czar.
One for a Family.
Penguin eggs are rich in fatty phoa
pborlzed constituents. They are easi
ly digested, and English physicians
feed them to invalids. One is big
enough to make an omelet for a fam
ily. A moo lined with a penguin's
egg is good for a hard day's work. It
takes twenty minutes to boil a pen
guin's gg, but the result ia worth the
wait
When Anesthetic Wert Unknown.
In 1839 Velpeau, one of the greatest
Burgeons of his time, wrote as fol
lows: "The escape from pain in sur
gical operations is a chimera which ft
la idle to follow up to-day. 'Knlto
and pain surgery are two words
which are always Inseparable tn the
minds of patients and this neooseary
association must be ooaoodod."
Too Fond of Domestic Animate.
From a Japanese newspaper: "X
man named Uyedan Rftdmatan, aged
28, of Kobe,, has been sentenced to tea
years' Imprisonment for stealing a
young dog belonging to tho proprietor
of a piece-goods store at Tachib&na
dorl, tbreo chome, Kobe. It appears
that the accused had previously been
convicted of stealing a cat" .
j The Summit
I
The chill of autumn seemed now to
havo touched the blood of all things.
Stnco early summer the artist and bis
hostess' daughter had roamed the
fields and sailed the river together in
congenial companionship. Finding a
markod talent In tho country girl ho
had taught her to draw and to use
the brush, kindly predicting a crcdl
able future for her as an artist Tho
art lessons had brought them much
together. It was the old story of tho
man of the world, seeking his amuse
ment and selfishly regardless of tho
simple moth fluttering about the can
dle; and of tho Inexperienced country
girl, her fancy and her heart captivat
ed by the first cultured man she had
ever met
In order to attain to the place that
his gifts entitled him to he must have
monoy and social position, and to ob
tain these he must marry wisely.
Gradually he had brought home to her
benumber comprehension that he must
marry a wife whose wealth and social
position would furnish stepping stones
to the recognition which his talents
deserved. His heart smote him as he
saw tho girlish face pale and the soft
eyes fill, and his conscience whis
pered uncomfortable things. He knew
his power to charm and he had used
it But then, he assured the reproach
ful voice within, he had been sincere,
he was really deeply fond of her, and
It was hard for htm too. So he fell
to pitying himself for the fate that di
vided them. His first duty was to his
art; his own selfish happiness must be
sacrificed to that
"You, too, will become a great art
ist," he said kindly, as ho took tho
little icy hand in parting. And the
trembling lips murmured "Yes."
Tho exhibition was crowded. Every
body was there the fashionable and
the unfashionable, the artistic and the
ugly, the connoisseur and the Ignora
mus, the art lover and the sightseer.
Everybody soemed to be moving in an
opposite direction from everybody else,
and everybody seemed to be halting
before the very picture which every
body else wished at that particular
moment to see. Everybody craned his
or her neck as a tall, fine-featured man
entered the room. "Hugh Campbell,
tho artist" whispered everybody who
knew, and everybody who didn't know
soon did. The groups separated and
made way for the distinguished paint
er and his companions ns they made
a tour of the room. Suddenly the art
ist stepped before one of the canvases.
A bleak mountain loomed darkly to
the heavens, Its summit lost in clouds,
skilfully suggesting soft hoaps of Iride
scent bubbles. A horseman was mad
ly urging his steed up the jagged side.
He was disheveled, haggard, wild,
leaning over the neck of his horse,
his eyes upon the bubbles overhead,
and one arm outstretched eagerly to
ward the invisible peak. In the path
way behind him lay a woman's pros
trate form, struck down by the horse
of the rider, who was blind to all save
what his glaring eye could see In the
clouds. It was a striking, fascinating
picture, strongly handled. Everybody
consulted his or her catalogue to see
what the celebrated Mr. Campbell
found worthy of so long a study. The
picture was called "Ambition," and
the artist was Kathryn Field.
Mr. Hugh Campbell was waiting in
tho drawing room of Miss Kathryn
Field. His artistic eye noted with ap
proval the taste of the furnishings and
the fine reserve and discrimination in
the collection of art treasures. She
entered the room, calm and beautiful,
greeting him cordially and without af
fectation. "I am glad to congratulate you upon
the attainment of your ambition," she
said simply, "our pictures are indeed
wonderful."
"And you," he said, "have fulfilled
my prophecy. You have exceeded my
expectations. Your picture, 'Ambi
tion,' shows fine perception as well as
rare artistic skill. Owing to my long
absence in Europe I have not watched
your growth and you have burst upon
me as a splendid surprise."
She smilingly acknowledged bis
praise. She was moved with a vague
sense of pity as she saw the change
that hod taken place in his face. The
linoa were hard, cut deep by dissatis
faction, cynicism and mental unrest.
His eyes were sad. She had heard
when be lost his wife. Perhaps he
had cared for her after alL
He was speaking again. "Your
traveller win reach the summlt(in the
clouds. What will he flndt Fame
bubbles. Not worth the sacrifice. He
has slain love, the only thing worth
striving for. But tho fool doesn't
know it I hope your picture will
wake qp some poor wretch before It
is too late."
Hla tone and his look filled her with
alarm. They spoke of love for her.
She hastened to turn the tide.
"That was pointed some years ago,'
she said lightly. "The feelings that
Inspired It have passed away. I am
glad tf yon think it win do good. Mr.
Denypey never liked the picture. I
have told him of you and of how you
gave me my first start In my work
Of ooorse yon have not heard I am to
be married next month."
She talked on, without looking at
him.
"I'm sorry you must go so soon,'
she said as he rose. His face looked
drawn, but he smiled as he congratu
lated her. "I'm going to preach ser
mons on your plcturo," be said. "IT
tell the poor devils not to throw awa
the precious things of life for the bub
bles they'll find at the Bummlt"
EVELYN WILLIAMS. .
TURTLE'8 CUNNING,
Tho Reptile Has an Instinct for Con
cealing Its Egg.
Although not credited with any
high degree of Intelligence, the tur
tle when about to deposit Its eggs
exhibits considerable cunnings.
It scoops out a bole as if to pre
pare a repository for Its eggs, but rn
order to delude birds and other ene
mies tho turtle throws the Band agam
into tho hole, leaving the surface
rough, and waddles off to another
spot 'where it repeats the process.
Sometimes this Is done throe times,
and eventually the eggs are laid in an
excavation within a few yards of the
sham nest, the surface being smooth
ed and flattened down.
When hunting for the eggs tho
Queensland blacks probe the sand in
the vicinity of one of the sham neota,
and are usually successfut London
Globe.
Jewels In Church Images.
For some time past there have been
frequent robberies of the Jewels with
which some of the statues in the
churches in Rome are decorated. Tho
Pope has given instructions to the
various church authorities that in
future the Jewels with which the im
ages ore adorned are to be removed
and replaced by imitation stones, tho
actual gems being lodged either at
the Vatican or at some recognized
bonk.
It is well known of course that
many of the statues and images ured
In tho churches are decorated with
Jewels worth thousands of pounds.
Th statue of Christ at Ara-Coell at
Rome contains gems worth about
'od,000, while that of the Blessed
Virgin at Loreto is set with precious
stones worth nearly 240,000.
Left Money for Worthy Cause.
Mrs. Elizabeth U. Noble of Mans
field, Mass., whose will has Just been
made public, left $10,000 to the Mid
night mission of New York and the
same amount to build drinking foun
tains for horses and dogs in tho
streets of New York.
Bogota Streets Frequently Dark.
There are times when bocauso of
Insufficient water power, It is not pos
sible to supply electric light for both
the houses and the streets In Bogota,
Columbia, so the streets remain dark.
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