Colored Gentility
in the Happy
.
By Emily McGuire
A Southern Woman Tells Quaint
Anecdotes About Some Colored
Folk She Met in Old Virginia—
Secluded Abode on the Top of
the Alleghanies Which Has Been
Visited by Many Noted Persons.
Including Washington and Jeffer
son. Whose Names May Now
Be Seen There on the Hotel
Register.
(Copyright, by Joseph B. Bowles.)
(Mrs. Frederick McGuire is the wife of
the president of the board of directors of
the Corcoran art gallery, of Washington,
T>. C„ and is conspicuous in society and
art circles of the national capital.)
On the top of the Alleghany moun
tains, in the very heart of the "Old
Dominion," lies the most perfect mod
ern reproduction of that real old Ar
cadia so beloved by the poets. Nor
is it such a very modern reproduc
tion, either, because the "happy val
ley” of which I am speaking has been
visited by succeeding generations of
devoted pilgrims since the early days
of our young republic, and among the
many names found on the register of
the quaint little hotel there can be
seen those of Washington and Jeffer
son and many others which are also
inscribed upon the roll of fame.
In this Warm Springs valley of
which I am speaking not only does
the sunshine seem of a different char
acter, its rays coming to earth soft
ened and veiled by a mist, which,
though golden during the day, turns
to purple toward evening, but the
song of the bird becomes more melo
dious. the bee hums more drowsily,
the streams ripple more musically,
the leaves rustle more soothingly; but
our fellow beings whom we meet
there are of a different order from any
whom I have met elsewhere, and are
possessed of a qtiaint and humorous
turn of mind and have an originality
exclusively their own.
Of course if must be explained that
I am speaking now only of the col
ored race. The first time I entered
this “happy valley,” more than 20
years ago, 1 said to an old negro, who
looked as if he had grown old with
the mountains: "Is the train on time
this morning?" and he responded:
"Oh, no. indeed, honey, dat train
ain't on time.” Then I asked: “How
much is it behind time?" and he said:
•JV hours.” I was appalled, and
asked: "Has it ever been as much as
four hours late before?" and he an
swered: "Yes, indeed, honey; one day
las' week de train never come at all."
But a little circumstance like that did
not seem to have the power to over
throw the equipoise of that calm com
munity.
They also have a phraseology and
a vocabulary all their own, but what
they say never for a moment leaves
any doubt in your mind as to what
they mean.
1 once went into the cabin of a poor
woman where death had entered, and,
not seeing any means or methods of
burial. I asked: "Whaf will be done?”
and the woman replied: "Why, Mr.
Crizer has always undertook in our
family, and always done it well.”
Old I nele Billie, who was always
regarded as a "last court of appeal"
in matters meterologicai, was once
asked what he supposed was the cause
of some peculiarly disagreeable
weather, and his explanation was:
"The heavy respect ions of the at
mosphere make the elements dismal.”
Which really sounded so exactly a3
If it had been promulgated by the
weather bureau that we almost hoped
to secure “Old Billie” a position in
the signal service on the strength
of it.
In the ‘ Cowardin Cap" of the Alle
phauy mountains, at a little settle
ment bearing the classic name of
Shake-Rag. stands a colored church,
of what denomination I never have
been able to discover, and to be there
when there is either a wedding in the
church or a baptizing in the Jackson
river near by, to see the bucolic trav
esties upon the prevailing modes, es
pecially in the matter of chignons and
j>oropadours, is a liberal education. A
window s mourning, if one happens to
be there, is something fearful and
wonderful to behold.
At a baptizing in the Jackson river
on one occasion I saw and heard
hundreds of the faithful singing and
shouting:
“Now eve-ry one of you that thirst,
Step down into the water.
And free-ly drink and squenc-h that
thirst,
I,ike Zion's son and daughter.”
At a recent wedding in the church
at Shake-Rag the preacher, who
seemed to have heard rumors of the
matrimonial snares and pitfalls of the
outer world, made a charge to the
contracting parties—a laundress and
a waiter from the Warm Springs ho
tel—and concluded by saying: "And
may you live together forever in un
avoidable infidelity and may you
never suppurate.’
It is amusing, also, to see what rare
combinations of Christian humanity
and worltlj pride cne frequently en
counters in that peaceful valley. I
once attempted to adjust a difficulty
which* hud arisen between two old
female colored autocrats' living in that
mountain gap. and finally one of them
said to me: “The trouble is in this
here Gap that these niggers wili
speak mistruths which ain’t outright,
and make it: hard for Sister Jane.”
“Oh,” said I, “if you are Jane’s sis
ter, I can soon settle the whole diffi
culty.”
She placed her arms akimbo, cast
a baleful and rebuking eye upon me,
and replied: * “Sister in de Lord,
honey, and de First Baptist church,
colored.”
She flouted the idea ot their being
of the same family or blood.
At the sweet little old Warm
Springs hotel near by, presided ovei
by two sisters, high-born, high-bred
Carolina gentlewomen, one meets al
the true aristocracy of the southern
states, and there the rude world never
seems to enter, there being nothing
to attract the flashy element. On
: the contrarj, a high-bred distinction
seems to characterize the place, and
it is neither impressed by the pres
ence or depressed by the absence ot
i the “smart set.”
A woman at the north once wrote
to a friend at the Warm Springs that
she was not able to join her there,
and gave as one reason that she had
not been able to provide a summer
wardrobe that season. The friend
at the Warm Springs responded, say
ing. “Here one needs no new ward
robe nor any large bank account, but
one does require a 'family tree;’ so
if you have ancestors, bring them, as
here every one is the granddaughter
of a dead president, or, at least, of
Patrick Henry."
The wonderful thermal baths here
are presided over by two most typ
t ical and interesting colored people,
and these hot pools are 50 feet in
diameter and the water has a temper
ature of 08 degrees. Jackson, who
has been at the men's bathhouses for
these many years, is a great authority
upon gout and rheumatism, a great
believer in the occult and the un
seen, in omens, and conjuring, and is
regarded with deep respect by his
own kind as a reliable and dependable
interpreter of dreams. Fanny Shep
ard, whose term of service at the
women’s bathhouse has been as long
Is Jackson's, is as picturesque and
interesting a character as is he.
She was indignant, because the ho
tel official who "personal!}' conduct
ed" President McKinley to see "hei
nool." had not only not officially pre
sented her to him, but had not even
told her who he was. She com
plained to me that "when he come
from the men's poo! that I seen Jack
son a-bowin' and a-coDgeerin' to him,"
but that had not enlightened her.
She said further: "The president
would have been interested in me il
any one had toid him that I have a
son who is a missionary in Africa,
and who is a fellow of the Royal Geo
graphical society, of London, and who
had dined with Queen Victoria at ho:
own table at Windsor castle.”
All of which I knew to be true, be
cause I knew this son. William Shep
ard. and during my early years at
the Warm Springs he was one ol
the waiters in the dining-room and at
the same time a Baptist preacher
| but he felt called upon to go iutc
I the missionary field and he went tc
Africa. There it was soon manifest
that he could exercise great influence
over some of the most savage of the
African tribes. He is one of those
who has penetrated the farthest intc
some of these African wildernesses.
He was invited to London by the
Royal Geographical society, w'hicb
made hint one of its members, and he
was invited liy Queen Victoria, and
did dine with her at her own tabic
in Windsor castle.
The whole ol my account of this
part of the world, however, must not
be accorded to human nature alone
The grand and beautiful scenery must
be spoken of to those who have not
had the good fortune to see for them
selves.
Nothing in nature can be as beau
tiful as to see the spring come up in
the Warm Springs valley. The whole
face of the level country is white with
the bloom of the locust and the dog
wood and of the fruit blossoms, es
pecially the apple, for which that re
gion of the country is celebrated.
Then there is a native thorn, which
when in full bloom, looks as if snow
had fallen upon it, and in passing any
cottage or farmhouse the atmosphere
is heavy with the fragrance of li
lacs and lilies of the valley, while the
fields are heavenly blue with myriads
of waving Roman hyacinths.
No pen can adequately describe the
mountain sides at this season. They
are literally atdaze with laurel, rhod
odendron and the wild mountain aza
lea in pink, orange and pale yellow.
In all seasons of the year nature is
at her best here but the beauty, charm
and enchantment of the spring are be
yond anything I have seen in the
world elsewhere. Upon a clear, exqui
site day these lines insensibly glide
into the mind:
“Blue isjes of heaven laugh between
And far ip forest depths unseen,
The topmost e):m trees gather green
From draughts of balmy air.”
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THE NEW BABY.
Mrs. /Jones—Now, Mr. Bachelor. I want yon to suggest a name for the
baby. ^
Mr. Bachelor—Suppose you call her “The White Squall.”
THE DWARF.
How to Have a Great Deal of Fun,
with a Very Little Trouble.
This is a peculiar looking dwarf
that stands on the table, is it not?
You could, with the assistance of a
friend and some of mother's ward
robe, make the dwarf and so delight
On the Stage.
your r'tyniEtcs at an afternoon or
evening company, says the Brooklyn
Citizen. It is done in tliis way:
Your hands are placed in a child's
shoes, after which you must rest
your hands on the table. They will
have the appearance of real feet.
Pm a bonnet on your bead, a shaw!
over your shoulders and a child's
petticoat, to cover your arms. Now
your friend stands behind you, con
c. aied by the curtains. She thrusts
her arms out on each side of your
body, giving tlie dwarf the missing
arms and hands, if your friend is
original, she can make all sorts of
tunny gestures, while you recite,
dug songs and see what fim it is and
hew easy it is to work.
NOT A GARDEN OF EDEN.
Scotchman's Neat Description of Land
He Thought Worthless.
Upton Sinclair was discussing in
New York the government’s attacks
upon predatory and lawbreaking
trust s.
"It looks as if tnes& trusts." said
Mr. Sinclair, "will have to obey the
law, or else their owners will find
themselves as badly sold as the rich
Bostonian who bought an estate in
Scotland called Glen Accra. The Bos
tonian bought this estate without hav
ing seen. it. He believed that he
could trust the man he bought it from.
And last summer he went over to
have a look at the place. The drive
from the nearest railway station to
Gl*:-n Acer© was a matter of 12 miles.
The Bostonian hired a Highlander to
drive him. As the cart jogged along,
tlie Bostonian said:
" 'I suppose yot^ know tbe country
hereabouts pretty well, friend?'
“ ‘Aye. ilka foot o't,' the Scot an
swered.
" 'And do you know Glen Accra?’
•' ‘Aye, week' was the reply.
"'What sort of a place is it?' the
American asked.
"The Scot smiled grimly.
“ ‘Aweek’ he said, ‘if ye saw the
de'ii tethered on it ye'd juist say:
Poor brute!’ ”
CAN YOU IMPROVE THIS?
A Bit of Pure English Which Lincoln
Wrote and Lived Up To.
It is not very well known that in
the hail of one of th^ great colleges
of England there hangs a frame in
closing a few sentences of which
Abraham Lincoln is the author. They
are considered the best English that
was ever written. You or I might
read them over and call them very
simple indeed. And they are so sim
ple that any child who reads at all
can read and understand them. That
is one thing that makes them great.
It was his being simple and plain
that made Lincoln himself great.
Now here is a little paragraph bj
Lincoln which he made a rule of his
conduct. Suppose you try to write
it over and see how much you can im
prove it. See if each word is the
right one', and try to find a better
word for the place. Notice how sim
ple this is. all but two are words of a
single syllable:
“I am not bound to win. but I am
bound to be true. I am not bound to
succeed, but 1 am bound to live up to
the light I have. I must stand with
anybody that stands right, stand with
hint while he is right, and part with
him when he goes wrong.”
After-Dinner Naps.
Complete relaxation after eating—a
suspension of mental and physical ac
tivity—will favor the processes of nat
ural digestion, not only because of its
tranquillizing effect upon the‘ nerves,
but because the stomach may use the
surplus unused energies of the body
in the process of digestion. Happy
the man or woman who can take an
“after-dinner nap." It means health,
happiness and long life.—What to
Eat.
Can You Write It Correctly?
In a proclamation thanking the care
ful drivers of automobiles,'the acting
mayor of a New Jersey city says, “It
is to them we are indebted for the
few accidents experienced.” There is
no doubt of what he meant to say, bat
it is evident that his grammar teacher
did not warn him enough against
syntax when he went to school. How
many boys mid girls can write the
sentence corrective
‘■'a 2 • 1
QUEER. !
i
Miss Agatha Dunn Hat o;.t in the sun
And faded her pretty pink gown.
Mamma scolded, well, until ‘'10 tears fell
In tofn nts that threatened to drown.
"Your dress is a sight, I declare it is
white.
But wear it you certainly must!
’Tis a poor recompense that a child of
> your sense
Is too much of a baby to trust.”
Miss Agatha Dunn sat out In tlie sun
In a gown that had one time been pink.
"If _I could only bring it back—oh, I
would!”
She cried, and proceeded to think.
Some raspberry ice. so cooling and nice,
In tlie freeser stood waiting for tea.
Said Miss Dunn. “Oh. I guess, if I dip
in my dress
A beautiful pink it will be.”
Miss A.gatha Dunn rose out of the sun
And slipped ofT the gown in a trice;
She rolled it up tight, there was no one
in sight.
And she soaked it in rasptierry ice.
It came out quite pink, but what do
you think!
When tlie news of it reached mamma's
ear. — %
She scolded much more than she scolded
before.
Now, don't you think mothers are
queer?
—May Clay, In Washington Star.
WOODWORK.
Dry Branches of Trees Which Can Be
Turned into Beautiful Ornaments.
Any boy who is clever with his
knife can make many pretty and use
ful articles from dry branches of
trees. One shown here is a keyholder,
the other a photograph stand. They
are cnt with a sharp pocketkuife and
the different parts glued together or
nailed with thin wire nails. The most
important point about it is the joining
of the pieces. Notice how the joints
are cut to fit well together (see illus
tration). When the keyholder frame
is ready hooks and rings should be
screwed into it to hang the frame up
Things- You Can Make.
and to hold the keys, says Washing
ton Star. The back support of the
photograph stand is fastened with thin
strips of leather nailed down over
the horizontal ends of the support.
A WALL CABINET.
It Is Easily Made and Is Artistic and
Useful.
Mere is a wall cabinet very easy
to construct on account of its simple
lines, and very attractive, also. The
upper part of the back has a beveled
edge mirror inserted in it. If this
Completed Cabinet.
cannot be afforded, get a furniture
dealer to cut out a piece of mirror
glass from a cracked mirror, usually
to be found in such an establishment.
If he does not have it, try a dealer
in window glass. Your dealer may
also keep in stock silvered mirror
glass in various sizes.
At either side of the mirror are
‘‘sconces" for candles, which give a
Drawer Attachment.
very beautiful effect In their reflection
in the glas3. Below the shelf are two
curved supporting brackets, between
whieh can be fitted two drawers, the
upper one to pull out and the lower
one to tip outward on the pins, which
support it at either end. These pins
pass through the lower point of the
brackets into the lower edge of the
drawer! This is all plainly shown in
Fig. 2. If the whole is made of some
handsome wood, says the Orange
Judd Farmer, the surface will only
need oiling and careful rubbing with
a woolen cloth.
Easily Turned.
A small boy was asked to take din
ner at the home of a distinguished pro
fessor in Princeton, says the Youths
Companion. The lad’s mother, in fear
lest he should commit some breach of
etiquette, gave him repeated direc
tions as to what he should and should
not do.
Upon his return from the great oc
casion. the mother’s first question
was. “Harold, did you get along at
the table all right?”
“Oh, yes, mamma, well enough.”
“You’re sure you didn’t do anything
that was not perfectly polite and gen
tlemanly?'’
“Why, no—nothing to speak of.”
"Then something did happen. What
was it?”
“But I fixed it all-right, mamma."
“Tell me at once.”
“WThy, 1 got along pretty will until
the meat came, but while I was try
ing to cut mine it slipped off onto the
floor. But 1 made it all right"
“What did you do?”
“Oh, I just said, sort of carelessly, j
‘That's always the way with tough i
meat'"
BRAISED . MEAT -THE BEST. j
Many Advantages in French Method
of Cooking.
Bruising is a combination of roast
ing and stewing small joinls of meat
in a shallow stewpan, called a
“braisoire” or braiser, which has a
close-fitting lid with a grooved edge
r round it, on which hot coals (char
coal) are placed. whereby the meat
i can be cooked with a fire above it as
! well as under It. This process of
cooking, it is said, greatly decreases
loss by evaporation. It is a favorite
method with the French, and is sup- '
posed to bring out an unusually fine
flavor and aroma.
The pan in which a braise Is to be
made should always be lined with
slices of bacon, carrot, onions and
herbs, upon which the meat is placed,
ft is usually moistened with stock
or stock and wine. The more delicate
| meats, such as sweetbreads, fillets,
I fowls and turkeys are sometimes cov
ered with buttered paper; this is
done to prevent the heat from the top
of the pan scorching or imparting to®
much of a roast flavor to the meats
which are to be braised.
Occasional basting during the
process of this method of cooking is
essential. When done, t.he meat is
taken up, the fat removed from the
' vegetables and gravy, which latter is
then reduced, strained and blended
with some kind of gravy or thin
sauce.
MAKES THE WORK EASY.
How One Clever Woman Minimized
Her Labor.
One woman who does her own
housework, from preference, ends the
day with less fatigue than many
housewives who have an assistant.
She has a kitchen cabinet, a coal'
range, and a gas stove, and a stool
just high enough 'jo allow her to sit
comfortably before the ironing table.
Her house is as neat as any woman
I can call to mind. Her husband has
never ceased to marvel at her and
her achievements, but system and
thought are responsible for it all. It
cannot be very comfortable for a man
to go home from a hard day s work
to find disorder, a tired woman and
picked-ui) meals. Left-overs can be
disguised, you know. and dainty
table appointments and an air «f
serenity will cover many shortcom
ings of the larder. The majority of
men dislike the bustle of home dress
making and should be spared that
ordeal—and a few others.—Montreal
Herald.
Laundry Note«.
To make any clothing extra stiff
when laundering, it is best to dry the
garments first, then run through
starch and dry the second time. Flour
starch should not be used for dainty
waists, since it gives a yellow tinge
to them. A mixture of lump and
gloss starch will be best and such ar
ticles should be wrapped in damp
towels instead of being sprinkled be
fore ironing. First iron the sleeves,
then the front, lastly the back and
collar and place the waist to dry on a
hanger made from a rolled newspaper
tied in the middle with a string. This
keeps the waist, from creasing by be
ing hung with other clothes on the
rack. Small starched articles like
cuffs and collars should be dried be
fore the kitchen fire or they absorb
any dampness in the room and be
come limp.
Rag Carpets.
The rag carpets once in such favor
for the kitchen are really quite uusan
itary from our modern viewpoint.
They are bound to catch more than
their share of grease.
If you feel your dignity demands a
floor covering of some kind choose
linoleum. This will last for years if
a good quality is bought. One wom
an who has had hers on the bath
room floor more than a decade, at
tributes its perfect condition to
washing it up once a week with skim
milk. It costs her but a few cents
and certainly the way an which the
colors have been preserved warrant?
double the expense.
Winter Salad.
Several hours before you want to
use it, slice fine half a head of cab.
bage. Put in cold water; peel a large
parsnip, and put in water with cab
bage. Do not cut parsnip. When
wanted for use. drain cabbage and
shake in a clean towel. Grate the
parsnip on a vegetable grater. It
should equal the cabbage in bulk. Ar
range in alternate layers in a dish,
with parsnip on top. Use any good
boiled salad dressing. Do not pout
it over salad, but pass in dish to each
person. Than, if any salad is left
over, it can be used in soup next day.
To Make Flowers Stand Upon Bowl.
Lay a large platter upside down on
a good sized piece of white mosquito
net. Then cut the net two inches
| around the outline of the platter.
I Overcast the material, taking stitches
about one-half inch deep. Next run a
drawstring—white twiner-all around
the inside of the stitching; fit over
the platter, draw tight, and. tie the
twine. Fill the platter with water;
stick through the net short stemmed
flowers, preferably sweet peas, pan
sies, or violets, and lean small ferns
against the outside of the platter to
hide the mosquito netting.
German Pickles.
°*e peck of green tomatoes and
eight large onions. Slice and mix
with a cupful of salt. Let stand five
or six hours, drain and add one quart
of vinegar and two quarts of water.
Again drain and add two pounds of
sugar and three quarts of vinegar;
also two tablesponfuls each of cloves,
cinnamon, ginger, allspice and mus
tard and a dozen finely chopped green
peppers. Boil again from one to two
hours, and seal in glass or earthen
jars.
Dainty Biscuits.
Into a quart of flour sift two heap
ing teaspons of baking powder and a
pinch of salt. Work in lightly with
the finger tips one-half cup cold lard,
and mix to a soft dougtr with fresh
milk. Do not knead the dough, but
roll out and'cut one-half inch thick
and put Into shallow pans. Slip imme
diately Into a hot oven and bake
quickly.
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Gen. William Booth, like the true j
soldier he is. never falters in the
campaign against evil. He seemingly
knows no fatigue. He never lacks for
an idea, and never wearies in his
search for precious souls. As one
contemplates the man's vigor of mind
and body in spite of his years and
considers his marvelous gifts of lead
ership and organization, he is re
minded forcibly of the man Moses of
sacred writ. And like Moses he has
'ed multitudes out of their Egypts of
slavery to sin to the promised land 1
of blessing in God. Like an angel of
light he passes swiftly from place.to
place exhorting, encouraging, admon
ishing. instructing. With tireless en
ergies he directs the activities of the j
great army of workers throughout the i
world who have enlisted under the j
banner of the cross and the Salva- j
tion Army. He is always on the go.
and notwithstanding the fullness of
his years he thinks nothing of a
swing around the world.
Just as present he is in America,
and both Canada and the United
States are to feel the stimulus of his
presence, as. according to present
plans, he does not expect to return to
England until some time in Novem
ber, the closing campaign of soul-sav
ing to be waged in New York city.
IJor most, men approaching four
score years such a trip as Gen. Booth
has planned' would be an ordeal too
trying, but in the life of the patriarch
al head of tTte Salvation Army it is
only an incident. Without successful
contradiction he has been called the
greatest traveler in the world, every
nook and cranny of which he has vis
ited during his tours of inspection of
the 700 corps of his army.
• In the present year Gen. Booth
twice crossed the American continent
on his trip to and from Japan, and
during the few weeks spent in Eng
land since his return from the orient
he has scoured the length of England
from north to south in an automobile,
sometimes holding as many as six
meetings a day in as many towns.
Notwithstanding the honors accord
ed him in his later years, Gen. Booth
lives almost as simply as the humblest
soldier in the ranks of his army.
When he comes to New York two
months hence he will not have a royal
suite at one of the big hotels. Two
small rooms at the national headquar
ters of the army, No. 124 West Four
teenth street will be fitted up for the
use of the commander-in-chief.
"He lives like a monk," Lieut. Col.
Cox, editor-in-chief of the War Cry,
said in discussing the democratic ar
rangements being made for the gen
eral's entertainment. “A bed to sleep
on and some tea. toast and an egg to
eat, constitute his material require
ments."
Oxford university last June con
ferred the degree of Doctor of Civil
Law on Gen. Booth, the highest schol
astic honor England can bestow on
HIS RETORT TO COAT THIEF.
Chain Probably Was All That Settled
Ownership.
“There is a little town out in Iowa
where our train stopped at the dinner
hour for a few minutes the other day
that is noted for the thieves about
the station,” said a drummer at the
Hoilenden the other day. "They
know that most of the passengers
leave the train to get a bite to eat
and they go through the train and
pick up suit cases, overcoats or any
thing they can lay their hands on. Of
course the conductors or the few pas
sengers that are in the coaches can’t
always tell but that the stuff belongs
to the man taking it and they don't
like to say anything. One man on
our train knew the reputation of the
pl$pe and when be laid his cravenette
coat over the back of his Beat he ran
a little chain around .the arms of the
seat and through one sleeve of the
coat and fastened it tfith a padlock.
Then he moved hack to another seat
to await results. In a little while a
wall dressed young man passed
her great men. Gowned in the hood
and cloak of an Oxford doctor he
takes his place"'on the same plane
with the Archbishop of Canterbury,
and that is regarded as a wonderful
achievement for a man of whom Spur
geon said only 10 years ago that he
brought religion into contempt, and
whose Christianity Huxley dubbed
corybantic.
In England to-day. as in every other
country, Gen. Booth is honored as a
great man who has performed a great
work, but within the memory of men
not yet old he was looked upon as a
religious crank whose methods were
thought to he an outrage on good
taste and respectability. It has fallen
to the lot of very few men who have
lived for the benefit of their fellows
to. receive during their lifetime such
measure of recognition and honor as
has been accorded to this high priest
of a most aggressive religious organi
zation. He has worked hard for what
he has won. He worked for his or
ganization, however, and not for him
self.
Gen. Booth was born in 1829. He
became a Methodist minister, and
with a passion for the reformation of
the individual he engaged In evangel
istic work. He was 32 jears old when
he began his life's work as a Salva
tionist. at Mile End road. East Lon
don. His tabernacle was a tent
pitched in a disused burial ground.
His audience was from the White
chapel district. For 12 years the work
that sprang from that sermon was
known as the Christian Mission, and
its endeavors were confined largely to
the East End.
From that beginning there has
sprung into being an organization in
53 countries that has 18,000 commis
sioned officers and 700 army corps.
The work extends from England into
Russia. Canada. India, Sweden,
France. Switzerland. Germany, Africa.
Tasmania. New Zealand, China, Korea
and the United States.
Included in the charitable institu
tions of the army are the prison gate
and rescue work, inebriates' homes,
boys' and girls' homes, farm colonies,
immigration, naval and military
homes. Samaritan brigades, hospital
and benevolent visitation. Indian day
schools, a bank and an insurance so
ciety. Gen. Booth's life is so closely
allied with the Salvation Ar(ij| thaj~"
any sketch of him necessarily
eludes a review of the gradual gJUkSbE!
of that organization in' afl5B*Wi?*
branches. " "'"“’r?*
Closest to the heart of Gen. Booth
of all his social reforms is the one
launched in 1890, outlined in his book
"Darkest England and the Way Out.”
The scheme consists of three main
planks, city colonies, land colonies
and colonies over sea.
That the oftener we make a deter- .
mined effort to control temper, the
easier does the task become?
down the aiBle rapidly and grabbed up
the coat ai he went by. He turned
three or four different colors when
he saw that the coat was nailed
down. ‘I thought that was my coat.’
he said, as he looked around at the
few of us who had noticed him.
” Yes,’ spoke up the owner of the
coat, ‘and if I hadn't had it chained I
guess it would have been yours.’ ”—
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
More Than Pleased.
“Weall.v, I detest slang." said Reggy
Ho real 1.
> 'Oh, joy,” laughed the pretty girl
with the box of futlge. „
"There it goes again. If you say.
Oh joy’ again I shall go straight home,
I weally -shall."
;‘Ob, joy! Oh. joy! Oh, joy!"—Chi
cago Daily News.
Broke.
Mrs. A.—When my husband starts
on his vaeation he always tells me he
is coining back shortly.
Mrs. Z.—And does he come back
shortly?
Mrs. A.—No, he generally comae
back short