Nebraska Newspapers

    HOWARD'S DECEIT.
And What It Cost Him—A Wtor> for
Boys.
WANTED-An honest, n.tlve, Intelligent
boy about eisteen years old, ne clerk iu it
grocery store. So Ope using tobncco need
11. K. ,M >NKH A. Co.
This advertisement appeared in the
village paper, and waa the first thing
that met Mis. Ilent’e eyes as she took
it up to read the news.
“Just the place for Howard,” aha
aaid aa aha finiahad reading it for the
second time. “Hlxteen—that’s juat
hia aga. Ha’a honest, active, intelli
gent and don’t use tobacco. He has
often said be would like a position in
some etore. 1 will run down and see
Mr. Jones at once, for fear some one
may get ahead of him.”
Mrs. Bent was alone in her house
when she uttered these words, and ad
dressed them to no one save herself.
Hhe was a widow, and the hoy she re
ferred to was her only child. He was
absent on this day visiting an unde,
and would not return till night. Hhe
thought she would see about the posi
tion in the store, and perhaps have
some good news for her boy on his re
turn. Hhe lived near the edge of the
village a half mile from Jones's store,
as it was commonly called. An hour
later found her in Hie ollice of Jones
Sl Co., reciting a few of the many vir
tues which in the blindness ol a devot
ed mother she believed tier hoy pos
sessed.
“There is one point on which we
jltm v<*rv riJirf ini In r." m/iuI Mr.
"Our firm has decided to have no
on* in our employ who usee tobacco."
"You needn’t fear that Howard
will ever do that, lie would no soon
er use tobacco than poison. I have
taken great pains in teaching him to
shun the evil ways so many boys ol
his age (all into, and (eel proud of him
on account of lus freedom Irom bad
habits."
"I have noticed that your sou
seems to be >«n active, intelligent sort
of a boy, and 1 have no doubt of hi*
honesty, if ho will call here this alter
noon at 4™"
"He is absent today ami will not
he home till evening."
"Very well, to-morrow morning at
JO will do. I would like to have a
short interview with him, and will
come to some decision during the
day."
Mr*. Bent returned home, elated
with the prospect that seemed open
ing before her son. hhe already saw
him in*tailed as clerk, pictured him
gaining in popularity, and in tiie es
teem of Ins employers, until ho be
come a member of the firm and wan
able to furnish h->r a home of comfort
and ease.
Howard carue home a little before
the time set for his return, but IiIh
mother was watching for him and
met him at the door.
"O, Howard, 1 have good news for
you," were the first words as lie open
ed the gate and came tip the walk.
"They want a clerk ut Jones's store
and I think you can get the position
if you try. 1 saw Mr. Jones and h<
eays yon may call on him to-morrow
at 10 o'clock,
"The very thing uncle told me
about, and I came home a little early
on purpose to talk with you about it
Lncle eays it is a splendid chance foi
the right kind of a boy. And lie saiti
lie would do all be could to help m<
get the place; but it seems you an
ahead of him. If I could only get t
place in a store and be earning Home
thing I shall be glad."
"One thing they are very particulai
about," said the mother. “They wil
not employ anyone who smokes, o
uses tobacco in any form. I fe>
proud that I could tell them that yoi
are free from such a filthy habit."
A slight color came to Howard’
face, but his mother noticed nothin
as she proceeded "I don’t know wh;
they insist so strongly ou this point
unless it is on account of the lire tba
came so near destroying their store
You know they thought the fir
started from the cigar of one of th
clerks. I know they discharged bin
the next day, and I don’t think the;
have bad a clerk who smokes sine
tnen.
On the next day, precisely‘at D
O’clock. Howard Bent stepped into th
oftice of Jones ft Co. Dtiring the brU
interview he veiy creditably irnpressei
himself upon the members of the lirm
and arrangsmeiits were made for bin
to enter their employ at once. Th
pay would be small at lirst, but th
promise was given that it ehould b
increased Just as fast ns he woul<
make In* serviesa more valuable. 11
waa to board at home and was t<
hava two evening* each aeek to him
self,
I In Ilia Aval auanliw* os# limiia 1st
mo 111*; had a lonu talk with biut n
reference to hi* manner ol uonductln
himself, not only at the store, hut 01
the etreet and everywhere.
"I tin eo desirous that you nta;
*u«<« d In I hie, "she said. "and it i
very important that you contmenc
right, and w in t he full conUdeme t
you; employer* To do tin* ims<*n
more ,han the nhentvame ol plea*
Ml manners in their present*
It mean* thoimuh h onset
hi all thmae. and that you aha
really he whal you would have thei
think you are Tin* kind ol lepuli
tmii i» the only one that ie lasting v
worth hav my."
• There is owe thine in parilitlec,
she toot rimed, "whit it I wt»h to *p«a
to you about. I (ear yon are to
rare lee* iw sets.-trig your imm/mUm
You bus e never teen ae tarelul aa
wwul I like, and tbeie are readme wb
rent should be mure parts nlar uo
kart ever (white That Lhk Ura
who alien walk* borne wit It yonaa la
aa the rale, baa never appeared to tu
Irks a n tompannm lor you, I wool
sooner yon would keep away Irui
hno as mu. lt a* possible. Amt let m
hap ol you wot to yeteld to tit# evil u
rtuen. ee ol such a* he. *
"Never leaf, moths*." replunl llui
afal hurriedly awd ter a rath.r aervoti
wtaemer 'Tam petting a*‘»»e 'pier
didly at the store. Mr. Jonee gave me
quite a compliment to day and I feel
#ure that I shall work my way into a
good position there before many
month*.”
Dick was not seen for eeveral daye
after this, and the mother began to
feel more easy.
"Hello, Bent," said a rough voice
as a coarse looking fellow o( 18 joined
Howard on his way to the store.
"You must be feelin’ pretty big of
late, you hardly speak to a feller
when you meet him. What’s the mat- |
ter with ye?”
"Nothing the matter that I know
of,” said Howard.
"Well, why the dickens didn’t you
come 'round to Bill Hharp's last night
and have a cigar with us? We’d a
gay old time an’ lots o' fun, I tell ye.
You half promised to go, an’ there’s
one time yer missed it in not keep
in yer word sure.”
"Hush Dick.” riaid Howard in an
undertone. "1 wish you wouldn’t
stieak of my smoking right hero on
the etreet. I should lose my position
if Jones should find it out. You
promised to keep quiet when yau fool
ed me into it. I wished I had never
touched a cigar. Audi never would
if 1 had known about getting thie
place at the store.”
"What business o’ their'n, J’d like
ter know,” said Dick, contcmptously,
"I’d be nobody’s slave, 1 can tell yer
that. I’d be independent ’bout my
own affairs if I bad to pAddle in that
gutter for a livin'. Ho long as you
don’t smoke under their nose its just
none of their business.”
"Well, i don’t know about that,”
said Howard slowly. "They liavo
their rules, and so long ns 1 am in
their employ i shall have to respect
them—or seem to do so at least.
"Don’t they keep cigars to sell?”
asked Dick.
"Yes.”
“Well, what's the difference, I’d like
ter know: amt it ns bad to sell a thing
hm tor use it yersell?”
"What i wish is that I had your
chance an’ tiie lian'lin’ o’ them
cigars,” lie continued, with a furtive
glance at Howard. "Hut you’ve set’ll
squeamish notions as jest spilt s you
ler a chum. You'll he a splendid fel
ler when you git over them.”
Here tlrny parted, and Jfoward en
tered the store where lie wax employ
ed.
Through the influence of Dick and
one or two of hixcompanions Howard
had Icarm-d to srnoke about two
months previous. He had now got so
as to enjoy Ids cigar, but lie would
gladlv have quit'it if it had not been
for tin; continued influence ot these
associates.
The country village hi wide)) the
store of .font s A Co. stood did not
have those safeguards against fire and
burglary which are found in larger
towns. Tide store had barely es
caped a terrilde fire, and burglars,had
attempted several times to enter it.
To guard against these a small room
at the rear of the ttore bad been fit
ted up for a sleeping room,to be occu
pied by one of their most trustworthy
clerks. This room had a system of
alarm bells so connected with the
front of the store that no one «could
enter at night without arousing its
occupant, ft was also connected by
telephone with the rooms of each pro
prietor, so that immediate notice
could be given of any disturbance.
About mx mouths after the opening
of our story the clerk who had occu
pied tills room for several years was
taken sick, and some one must take
bis place.
After some hesitation on account of
i Ids youth, it was decided to let How
i anl Bent 111! his place. In doing this
, the proprietors spoke with him of its
responsibility, and of the confidence
tiiey placed in him. They took this
• occasion to raise his wages to well re
I pay him for extra efforts in faithfully
• carrying out their wishes.
, Howard was highly elated as lie
I took this news to his mother,and she
was lairly overjoyed at the success
i tier boy was achieving. Fhe felt that
- indeed, her hopes were to be realized,
r and that she would have lint a short
, time to wait for their fulfillment.
; About this time Howard was begin
, iiini; to feel more than ever the an
i noying inlluences of Dick Bray and
t ids companions, llis success made
i '.hem all the more eager to hold him
r among their numbers,
j “That young Bent is feelin* too big
of late to 'sociatu with us fellers."
) Hit k said one evening to ins chums.
j "But I'll bring him ter time; gee 'f I
{ don’t. I'll blow on him 't 'e don’t
| look out. 1 know enough 'bout him
, to send him a-kitin' from that store
i any day o’ the week."
» "But then,” he continued, "I don't
t know as 1 cars for him ter leave the
t store; I’ve got use for him tlieie, if
l lie'll only lie a little more social.
» But 1'il scare him a little all tile
» same.”
- It was not Inmr before lie hinted
such threats to Howartl, ami >aw
• that he had a strong power over him.
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" • • W MW »» W* *,**•* » W « 1 IV «»MI V WI*t II|
f ami annoy*) tint vonug dark a iireat
> ileal by tb« familiarity ahown thara
uiiilar tha *y*a of bia amptoyara. On
r aavaral ocrnalonu I low ant butt ml
• t|uil« plaiuiy that tb«a« vtaita w«r«
» unwrlroma, but to no poritoaa. II*
f tb«n raaorlmt to plaua, amt wan to
• iompromiaaa wbkb it* woutii not fur
ibaaorbt bava bail known tu bia
i mot bar or *muloyt>r*
I In apita of ■•iinaalf It# cotlM not b#l|i
I tnjoymg link* »ou*ty wlian tbay
i war* by tbrotaaU*#, If* waa fanna
i tail by a rat klaaanaat nf *p»orh amt art
r inn of w hub h* ronbl by nomaana ap
prova. Wb«a away from tbtainrtit*m«
' ft# oil an wiabat! that h# mitfht navai
I w# Ihtk Ibay atiain. lint b* ba4 not
» tba tonrwv* to abaha loin urt lit
>< waa ah ad of loin a<r«a4 of tin
1 ibraata b* bail aunt*. Wo, mataatl o
i takiiM Hi* on* manly, op*u run ran, tu
» »I r til % *1 on galling inur* ami mor* into
t lb*k'a power.
r Dm avantmi Mr, lonaa ba4 b**n
a away, an4 on bia mum bail or* aato<
4 to |ia*a tba ator* aoma i*o boura al
n t*f riming tltno, To ahortau tba >U*
a lam*# it# w*nt through anaiwy laaUtit,
»• l aal tba r**r ol bia pia** of buamaa*
Aa ba waarmt tba alot* a >oaraa lamp
i* Ml I4|aiu bia aata 11# *W p|mt am
a Italan**!, but ronbl baar wot bin* »nur»
> Aa Ha waa about to go on bia *y<
caught a small ray of light coming
from Howard’s window. The shutters
were closed, but this light found its
way through a small crevice at the
top. Mr. Jones stepped softly to the
window and listened* Ho could hear
low voices within, showing plainly
that his clerk was not alone. Making
useot a box near by be then climbed up
so that his eve was close to tho crack
at the top of the shutter. Whathesaw
within surprised him beyond measure.
There sat Howard Hent and Hick
Uray at the table. Kach had a cigar
in his mouth,and a game of cards was
in progress. Mr. Jones could hardly
believe that the scene before him was
real. Hitch a breach of trust by a boy
who had seemed so full of honor and
worthy of confidence! The plan which
he thought would add so much to the
security of his property was being
treacherously used to double its dan
ger. His surprise and perplexity were
giving way to anger. lie dropped to
the ground,took a key from bis pocket
and the next moment stood before
the astonished couple.
"This is the way you keep faith
with your employers, U it?” said Mr.
Jones, looking straight at his clerk
without noticing the presence of l>ick
Hray.
Howard could not speak. Hlscom
pan'on had slipped out at the door
and fled.
"It seems you ligve nothing to say,”
continued Mr. Jones, "and it is just
ns well. Words would be useless.
Your cboten companion Is probably
skulking about the alley waiting for
you, You can join him as soon as
you please. To-morrow we will settle
with you, and will have no further use
for your services.”
Howard passed out without a
word. All tne finer qualities of hi*
nature rose in judgment against him.
His conscience was unhardened and
active. The distressed face which fie
hastened to hide in the darkness hore
signs of the deepest humiliation,
nurviiiir mm
In tlie stern, practical eyes of the
man of business the boy hod commit'
tid an unpardonable offense. He saw
no reason why human figures should
not act with the same mathematical
precision as those on the pages of his
ledger. The success of hi* business de
mnndcd such, and lie had neither use
nor excuse for any other.
fn simple iustice to the boy and
without a word for excuse for the
wrong committed, let it he said tiiat
lie was not u* had as the mun mu*
ported him to he.
When lie left the store Howard went
directly to Id* home, He had no de
sire to see Dick Dray. His thought*
were with Ids mother now. He must
take to her tlie shameful ruins of hei
bright hops and plans, lie must tell
her the whole story of Ids folly and
wicked deceit. He felt tiiat, it would
almost kill her, hut he had deceived
her longcnougli, she must know every
thing now.
It was a sad blow to Mrs. Bent a*
she listened to tlie full confession from
her boy's lips. Her grief in the disap
pointment of her plans was great;
but it was the discovery of tlie Idem
ish in tier son’s character tiiat gave
tiic keenest pain.
The next day she saved him flu
mortification of seeing Mr. Jones by
calling on that gentleman herself. Mr.
Jones met hor very coolly and placed
the amount of tier son's wages in her
hand. In answer to her inquiry lie
assured her tiiat nothing had been
missed from the store, and that iu
had no suspicions that her son con
templated theft. He added, however,
t fiat tlie deceit practiced was nearly or
quite as bad as stealing, and would
have undoubtedly led to tiiat in the
companionship of such low charac
ters as Dick Itray.
Door Howard! He had learned
something of the evil tendencies ol
bad associates. The lessen was u
bard one, and would not be forgotten,
Dick’s power over him was now brok
en, and lie resolved to be free. lit
bad smoked his last cigar. He had
had ills last associate whom he could
not take before his mother without
fear of her disapproval.
But how barn it was to regain what
lie hod lost. Every one was suspic
ious of him. The story of hi* dis
charge was scattered over the village
in a sadly distorted shape. The otliei
men hunts were unwilling to trust
him. It t ook a long time to convince
them tiiat the open, honesl
ways of tlie boy were really genuine,
and tiiat lie now possessed strengtl
of character.
Many a hard battle was fought, an
many disappointments endured
Four long years were tlm* spent lie
fore Howard Bent stood in anotliei
position as good as tlie one he lo*l
through tlie iiiiluume of an evil com
pan ion.—Western Plowman.
Preserving Grasses.
A young girl who attends a sciioo
where botany and floriculture ari
branches of study, tells how sin
manages witli the grasses. Theotiieri
III Mm* thmil Mild I'lsaltv t Midi fill#. Illl
she makes large water color drawing*
bold, yet c*refill and delicate, and tin
miaiber attached to each one refer ti
page* where they are clasilied. Wbei
ehe leave* echool die *a)'H she Intend
to tie* them lor a dado in her tarn
house, 'he thinks they can h
mounted on the wall and varntaher
•o a* to last lor a long time. Hit
original nlea might let acted upon a
4 hint to any ous with artist>v talent
and ttie ability to draw boldly am
gratefully, The sheet* of t aper n**«
j not be watte, but some delicate dui
tint ol terracotta, pink, blue or gteen
and the gr«t««ee, many ol ahah hav
1 very ihowv head*, sketched in a bold
tree etyle, would make a very Uautl
lul tttsre or dado •build# wild Mower
might also bs used. The sonar* n
paper .Mold ba tcuasd by a band u
lea bug ol gilt pa pe r, and stptare
|«aint«d a lib some on v ent tonal dr
sign, HOght alternate with the uibm
, The pauiliug upon separate sheet* n
pepsr is suggested, a* it M Was troob)
! to have araund thau lira large slrly
; and can ba taken up at odd tUaai
| wlreoever the atllet whams* to coat
[ aeruss a pretty spray ol grasses u
1 bios*.mis, and done la this say tin*
nut look thr Immkdabl# nadsrtakiu
i j ’hat the work all In on* piece we ,1.
TRICK OF A CASHIER.
Hidden Million* In the Creek
Treasury.
Condon Daily Nows; Athena letter.
It ia not an Arabian Night’s ta'
am going to relate, but a real incident
(already announced to you by wire).
Our newspaper* are full of it, and per*
haps you may feel eufliciently interes
ted in this extraordinary and, I
should think, unprecedented event,
to find room for a more detailed ac
count. You know our Prime Minis
ter. He lias lived several years in
IiOiidon, and you have published
many an article about him. Hut you
do not know that “Prime Minister”
is not half expressive enough of what
Mr. Tricoupis is to tie. Hu is Prime
Minister, leader of our Parliament,
Minister of War, Minister ol Finance,
avowedly, moreover lie is, de facto,
Minister of Marine, Minister of For
eign AITaiis, ami of almost every tiling
elce. Mr. Tricoupis has, from tiie day
lie came into oflice, given up ten out
of liis nineteen hours’ daily work to
tiie Ministry of Finance, which needed
it.
The fruits of his work were r.ot long
ripening. The country’s resource* in
increased, the taxes yielded more, and
for tho first time ufter many years
tiie National balance sheet bade fair
to show on the right side. Neverthe
less, the public treasury seemed to
benefit, nothing. Mr. Tricoupis could
not make it out. He asked tiie “Chief
Central Cashier” to lay before him
every evening u balance-sheet of the
cash In hand. The balance-sheet was
produced regularly as clock work,
uuiy l no item i ny mum i* m
seemed to swell and the balance in
hard cash to become less. Mr. Trl
cou[>is could not understand it.
Pimultutieously witii this dwindling
ol tiie call) balance in tiie public treas
ury, the Opposition press indulged in
long articles lamenting tho country’s
coming disappointment, in the expect,
tation ol a balance. At the same
time the militant part of tin opposi
tion took tiie ; lead and there were
threats of a revolution. There was
a procession in the streets, and in a
central thoroughfare a volley of re
volver shots was liied, with tli" result
of killing an unlucky young tailor who
was loosing on. The very next day
t he t hief Central Cashier brought in
his daily balance sheet, showing a
Imlance of 25 francs'. The Minister
stared and wondered at the coinci
dence of the maximum heat of the op
position with tiie minimum ebb of the
cash balance, lie said nothing, but a
suspicion crossed liis mind, and lie set
about silting and comparing tiie bal
ance-sheets, which had been handed
him. Very soon he found discrepan
cies witii tiie general statements in the
accountant's department. His doubts
grew stronger, until one morning lie
made ids appearance in tiie .Ministry
at the unusual hour of 7 o’clock, sent
for three of the highest oflicials, and
had all the needed documents drawn
up and signed there and then, ap
pointing them “a committee, for ex
amining and ascertaining the exact
state of the treasury,” or something
to that effect.
Shortly afterward this committee
were standing at the door ot tho
Treasury Department, ami when the
Chief Central Cashier made his ap
pearance lie was politely called on to
deliver hies books and the keys of his
strong rooms and safes. Ho appear
ed greatly surprised, but there was no
help fot* it, and tiie keys were deliver
ed. The examination begun straight
way. And what did tho committee
discover? A deficit? No, no deficit;
on the contrary a surplus, and a
good, round surplus—plump and liv
ing. The balance sheet submitted to
tiie Minister on tiie previous evening
showed a cosh balance of .'(5,000
francs, and you may judge tiie sur
prise of tiie committee when they
laid liands on a largo bundle of bunk
notes, and counted 10, 20, .'(0, 10,50,
00, lOO, 200 thousand trams. You
can picture how they rubbed their
hands witii joy, and plunged them in
to the sales once more. Another
bundle, another counting—a total of
400,000 francs. More plunges into
tiie safes and strong rooms, more
bundles of bank-notes, more unreels
of Napoleons, more bags of dollars,
and when tiie counting was over tiie
sum total of the surplus reached six
millions odd thousand francs! The
news spread like wildllre, and the
! whole Ministry ot Finance, from the
i Minister down to tiie clerks and com
, missionnires, were soon dancing
about in glee. I'assers-by looked
in, were loin me now*,
taught l It.t epedelllic, «'»1 I'll* tied
’ <>ut into tlie at rent aloo rubbing their
( lianda at ttpnw aimed. An hour
later ball Athena w.c* excitedly walk
( uij the etreeta— talk, talk, talking
! about the nowa. Alter the licet aur
, I«na« every body began wondering and
I -peculating why Mr, 111 lot I antral
. * a.bier had laid the lieat egg by.
\\ bat wa- he going to <to
, Annex It? No, be i* known all over
I - h«<. ountry ae a a. rn|>uU*n»ly honeat
i hilow in money matters. What waa
I hie object then’ lleaavait waa out
..f |Mire love and kindneea to Mr
' I Trh-ou|Ut.a* he (the caaloer) Intended
to mcreaae the ait noliiona into a
1 adoaen. and then at tiie and ol the
huaucial year to aurtOMe hw antwrhn
t tiy enabling him to ohuw uA brilliant
[ hy m hia budget. I am eorty to aay
lbe Athenian* were Htrreduioua and
‘ | , iddenly It wa* reinemberwl that the
linn. Mil uni had predated the calvo
* tattoo* ol Mr Tfooupt* would prove
wrung hy ten ar twelve million franca.
* 1 piat the amount Mr et-fhad I-ntral
* I aahler wa* *U .leeltuua *•! eavtng U|>
* Then .am# I he thought how wonder
: luliy adaptive the mtaaing ol the eatd
titiifhini would he in helping to upael
1 the tiJvernmeot how handy '»•*«
* mtlliooe would have been,gently tak«o
out of their hiding places, and shown
as the result of the superior policy of
the new administration! As to this I
cannot give my opinion. I think we
had better wait until the Cashier and
Public Prosecutor have quite eluci
dated the matter between them.
P. H.—Evening.—1 have just heard
that three more millions were found
in.jtnother corner ot the strong room*!
eripatetic News Vender.
Brookly Eagle.
It is the fashion in society to abuse
the newspapers. At receptions,lunch
eons, teas, dinners, afternoon calls,
when other tonics fail, the mendacity,
vulgar curiosity, and general repre
hensiblenees of the press come to fill
up the gap, and the same people who
scheme for newspaper mention and
send for a reporter whenever they
contemplate doing any) hing in a so
cial way never fail to lament the in
vasion of private life by the prying
press. At the same time t hey find it
necessary to keep up with the topics
of the time and many of them have
not the time or energy to wade
through the vast mass or reading
that must be ottered every morning
to a varied constituency. A cleverBos
ton woman who recognized that fact
has turned it to good account. Hho
rises at U o’clock,Hits hastily through
all the leading journals, and about 10
puts on her hat and begins her
rounds. It is all done in ttie quietest
and most dignified way possible.
Khe is. a person of breeding and titled
to be on pleasant terms with tier pa
trons.and Is generally received by them
as an informal caller,finding the cal lee
in a morning gown in her boudoir.
They begin after this fashion: “How
is tlie weather this morning?”
“Charming, but the probabilities say
we will have a falling barometer, and
so I shouldn't at all wonder if there
was rain to-night." “You don’t say
so. What a nuisance! I thought of
going to hi*c! —— s new piay tins even
ing, but I 'mve such a cold I am afraid
to go out if it's wet. By tiie way,what,
do the papers *ay about the play?”
Then she gets a resume of the criti
cisms with any telling phrase that
may have been used. Adds, apropos,
an anecdote about one of the actors
that appeared in one ol tnu morning
papers, an I drifts on to musical
events, advertisements of picture ex
hibitions, personal gossip about soci
ety people, little condcnsations of tiie
political situation and the high lights
in the European dispatches. In half
an hour she bus given all I lie salient,
points of the news she was four hours
In acquiring an departs for another
customer, leaving her pupii (rammed
with condensed knowledge of the
world’s affairs. Tins woman declares
that the average tumale Ignorance,
oven among clever women of the
world's doing is past belief. She has
not only to be news vender, lull a
walking encyclopedia us well. Forex
ample,one day last week she dropped
in at, luncheon time, and her pupil, as
they sipped their tea, said, "Well,
what is the news to-day?” "Nothing
much,” stni answered. "Only that
(tinkling is ill,” After a few minutes
the young woman said frankly,
"Would you mind telling me who
Conkiing is? 1 have heard his name
so often and yet do you know I
haven't the smallest idea what lie
does or why people should lie interest
ed in him.” Another woman, when
she was giving her an abstract, of the
European news and told of Bismarck's
threatened resignation because of the
Ilutteiiherg match, declared she had
never heard of Alexander of Batten
berg before, and had to have the
whole Bulgarian situation explained
to tier. Besides these heads of fami
lies and young women in society that
the Boston woman keeps posted us
to the world’s doings, she has classes
in several fashionable schools for
girls, the Principals of which consider
a knowledge of the events of the day
desirable information for their pupils.
They hesitate to put the newspapers
themselves into the bauds of these
girls, and find the digest of news fur
nished by this enterprising person the
best substitute possible. She comes
every Friday afternoon and gives
them an abstract of her reading
throughout tiie Inst seven clays,
ommitting of course all tiie scandals
and crimes and Ulliiig of all events ol
importance which it is nrojier for
them to t>e familiar with In this
case also, and more naturally, site is
asked endless questions, and the girls
in her class are thoroughly instructed
in the meaning of the weird tanll or
the effect of the President's message
and what congress u doing atiout it.
They know who are the probable
candidates for the next election and
the process by which nomination i«
reached. In short, she is a professor
of contemporary history amt is paid
liberally for her instruction.
mm
Jolly Old Von Moltke.
Von Molt ke'e lace !ook« a* though
the natural akin limt Ueen replaced hy
a stretch n) arte not nnd yellow perch
ment. The lirnw ere lenumeatbli
end they radiate regularly bom tin
corner* ol the mouth when he annhrr
ae ripples from a stone that t» dtop
|m| tlunugh the eutlacw ol a placid
pool. The eiullee ul the grU Yd ami
wmisled old Held mareltal areIreipteni
•mingli. too. when he i» abroad. 'On
email army el little * bildren who ar«
taken to the war olhce evert day by
llteir norma to »ee the old ■ Otuiiiandei
atuuip about as t bough a man had
juat about rear bed bla pi HIM wbet
well along In bta MPtb year, watellurti
hand* delightfully at f muit t on Moltkv
No** ol them he* a mure getne
winning, n»»d » h»ht like elude that tin
mad ol I he greateet army In the
woiM. Military enure aeeert that
not une ol tbe vountle** and mneierlj
dinomenle uu a«my n'Uire that X or
Moltka h »» git in to the world dorm,
hw long III" »on*pgrea lit hi ire, »Wt
usee, . ogemy and power with hw re
port »l the present year, — Berlin let
t«r.
THE SUNDAY^SCHOOL.
LESSON X. MARCH 8—LOVE THY
NEIGHBOR—LUKE 10:25-37.
I. olden T»»l: "Thou fehult Loro Thy
Lord. Thy Uod, with All Thy Heart
and with AU Thy Moul * * * and
Thy Neighbor."
FTKR a year and al
moel ten morn lie
there waa a marked
occaalon. There la
alwaya aomettilng
aad about leaving a
among any people, a
work only partially
auccetaful. Aa Jeaua
waa moving along
the aouthern border
of Oallloe, he uttered
thoae aad farewell
woea of warning re
ported In 10: 12-16.
Note the threefold
work of the nrlaalon of the aeventy, aa he
low. Trace on the map the route of Jeaua
to Jeruealem, and note the vurloua rventa
that took place. Tima.—November, A. I>
2H. Place. Homewherc In Perea, beyond
Jordan. Though poaelhly near Jeruaalem.
Route When Jeaug left (jglllec the In
dlcallona are thul he went along the bor
der between Dal lice and Humar-la to the
Jordan, croaaed the river Into Perea,
thence aoutherly to the forda of Jericho,
to Jericho, arrd thence to Ib-thany. Bee
Luka 0: hi, U2: 10: W.
The full li-aaon for to-day la ac followa:
23. And, behold, a certain lawyer Blood
up, ami tempted 'him, aaylng. Maater,
whai ahull | do to Inherit eternal life?
2<S. Ill■ aald unto h)m, Whal la written
In the law? how readcat thou?
27. Ami hi anawerlng aald. Thou ahull
love I In- Lord thy Uod with ull thy heart,
end with all Ihy uoul, and with all thy
alrcngih, ami with all Ihy mind; and ihy
neighbor ua thyaelf.
2* A ml he au hi unto hlnr. Thou hnat
angwerer] right: thla tlo, and thou ahult
live.
2K. Itnf he, willing to Juatlfy hlmaelf,
aald unto Jeaua, And who la my neighbor?
30. And Ji-aua unawerlng aald, A cer
tain man went down from Jeruaalem to /
Jericho, and foil among thb-vea, which V
atrlppeil him of Ida raiment, and wounded
lull.. ..>..1 .«.. .1 I I I. I. ..I# . I ..... I
31. And by chance there came down «
certain priest that way; ami when lie saw
him, lie passed hy on Ihe other side,
32. And likewise a Isevlte, when he was
at Ihe place, came and looked on him,
and passed hy on Ihe other side.
33. Itut u certain Huinurllau, us he Jour
neyed, came where lie was: and when he
saw him, he had compassion on him,
34. And went to him, and bound up Ids
wounds, pouring In oil and wine, and set
him on his own beast, and brought him lo
an Inn, and took care of him.
36. And on Ihe morrow when he de
parted, lie look out two pence, and gave
them lo ihe host, und sold unto him, Take
care of him: and whatsoever thou spend
esl more, when l come again, I will repay
thee,
38. Which now of these three, lhlnke-i
thou, was neighbor unto him that fell
among Hu thieves?
37, And In said, ll<- Hull shewed mercy
on hlrn. Then said Jesus unto him, Ho,
and do iliou likewise
Home explanations to to-day's lesson an
ns follows:
Vs’2d-.IT, 29. ' lint he, willing fresolved)
to Justify himself;" to make himself ap
pear right, both to his own conscience and
to Jesus, Halil unto Jesus, and who Is my
neighbor?" Kor thedegree in which lie had
kept the law of love would depend on Ihe
answer to this question. If Ids neighbor
meant Ids personal friend*, "Jew, spelt
large," lie may have kept the law In some
measure, or. at least, had come much
nearer It than If "neighbor" Included a
wider circle. Iiouhtless this was a dis
puted question among the Jews.
30. "A certain man went (was going)
down from Jerusalem to Jericho." Th
ro a d, or path for there was no such road
as is familiar lo us -from'Jerusalem went
down literally, to Jericho, the descent 111
less than twenty miles being about 3„Vsi
feet.
"Kell among thieves," robbers, brigands.
(in this very road an Kngllxh baronet.
Htr Frederic Hennlker,—was stripped
and murdered hy Arab robbers In 1820.
-He was probably thinking of the parable
of the Samaritan when the assassin's
stroke laid him low ” Porter's Palestine,
1.i.71.—Cambridge Bible.
33. "But a certain Samaritan." The
Samaritans were half heathen, a mixed
race of Jews and Gentiles, accepting ihe
Pentateuch only as their blble, erroneous
In some points of doctrine, and greatly
despised by Ihe priests and Bevltes. The
Jews have no dealings with the Samar
itans." Note. In this connection, the noble
spirit which Christ showed Iri this picture
of u Suinarltan, for It was hut a short
time before this that he had himself been
rejected hy Samaritans In such an un
gracious way that the disciples wished lo
Invoke lire from heaven upon them (I-uk
9: 31-78). Moreover. It required great moral
courage lo thus exalt a Hamarllun before
Jews "Had compassion on him," a com
passion so strong that It overcame Hellish
ness and all sense of fear
34. "Bound up his wounds, pouring In
oil and wine." The wine wax poured In
to cleanse the wound, und Ihe oil to as
suage the smart. They were highly es
teemed remedies. "Set him on his own
beast." Ills rare of the wounded man
must huve consumed considerable time;
but Ibis was tlie greatest mugnanlmlly.
und much more than common kindness re
quired. lieul lave does not ask bow little,
but buw much It may do Jacobus. "To
an Inn," more like our hutel lliuu the com
iliou khan "And took care a> him." guv, w
him his personal attention, which I* mart ’
coally anil mure blessed than all our
money.
35. "And on the morrow ... he took
out two pence" (deuartl): from Ids girdle
Shilling Is a more exact translation of
"duuarlus" than penny. It Is worth aland
seventeen rents Itut two aueh pence
would be equivalent lo three dollars In our
■lay Whatsoever thou spesdesl mol*."
etc. II* did all hr could, consistently with
his other duties.
It. "Which now of Ihss* three . ,
was (proved! neighbor onto hint " The
- - . •.„ I -.IihO-IJu >...,
•a, \\ lilt h nun at Ihraa Ihiar umlrtalutHl
Ural » hat thuu itaairaal tu hitun f" llaillai
Ji Uu. ami tlu Ihuh llkenum That
la, »»u» t»u»ailu« la aii»n*r«4 ti> iuuihII
"||v tu a hunt >utt uught thua tu ahua
Ktrti t In trtlar tu t*um> hta itvlghhul |a
>UW* 'it tghtaii
Th* Mtal**n tluu.1 Hamattian l»«th aa
Intllt hluala anti aa g uatiuu »» atu tu
Ural th« pnw* tha <l*ap*a««l. th* utiliaat,
tha «l»gtait"* a# uaf natghhuM. ami git*
than* all |a»iiU« a hi, ami hut na»a thtui
hi vu tht vllwi «h*a,
HI MIIIIAL tOUD
Ullih* It t»*alul lu I Hum ittlthti
hum In mill hi*. 4
HU. hharriaa m a I mm. I Mini la
•II Iwat nt tliankwi
lluU»> la nfcnlnnaiau. tllt||UtklKt
< laanalng haallng ami nutiiithing
l*W plant la a halaauwt* aa4 aptatlanl,
|g « t allahl I* iktkkMlIt kuRa***# an4
w*fnl hi* pnrlf» lug iba kkiwi
Imiun* In* htttlM ihiral la tlik’
n««n. In* nitlluuanana. In* hnnrn, ihaa
mat tain, tultlk. Ilia* martial *l«.