THE NORFOLK WEEKLY NEWS-JOUJINAL , FIUDAY , JUNE ! ) , 1911.
Tlw Norfolk WNkly Niws-Journi
Thei NowflTi-ihtabllBlictl 1881.
The Journal , Established 187
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Entered at tlio postollleo at Norfoll
Nob. , IIH Heroin ! class matter.
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No. 22. HuttlnuBH Olllcc and ,1ot > Kootu
No. H2a.
The battle IH on between the garde
Mtuff and the weeds.
Juarez , Mexico , hopes tor a safe an
.mine Fourth this year.
The only proof against dlwippoln
incut IB to expect the unexpected.
Madoro will find that the trlmnpl
of peace are an costly as thoHe of wa
Col. HooROVclt celebrated Old Hon :
vrook by going tbrougb the Uronx zi
Uio other day.
Bolf triiHt Is the Jlrst secret of su
ceas , said Emerson , but by self tun
ho never meant self conceit.
1'overty IH by common consent n
admirable training for mental an
moral perfection In others.
That wasn't much of a war In Me.
Ice and yet It Is estimated that it hi
cost twenty millions of dollars.
More than UOO girls are being laugl
to operate electrically driven maclil
ory In a new trade school In Ne
York.
The report that they are having
crisis In Portugal IB scarcely to I
considered now. It IB really nuclei
history.
A European aviator was attacked I
an eagle in midair. In America the
greatest danger is from the EnglU
sparrows.
Mr. Diaz broke the usual Sout
American precedent in failing to ca
ry off the national treasury In h
trousers pocket.
A clover writer has said "Our bl
Best , blackest troubles are often on !
the locomotives drawing our richei
treasure trains. "
Hysterical people cause a good dei
of excitement but they rarely accoi
pllsh much. It is just as true of by
terlcal politics.
Mr. Diaz is able to see that tl :
people didn't want him , but the sain
ed Lorimer is still nailing his martyr
hnlo to bis chair.
Senator Lorimer's resignation is a
dently hoped for by the legislator
who find one jack pot every six yeai
pretty slow doings.
Senator Bailey of Texas says ths
a number of democrats annoy hir
A number of democrats say thi
Dalloy amuses them.
Prisoners in the Rhode Island pe
itontiary are to be given a half-hoi
day every Saturday. It beats all whs
advantages prisoners have.
It is refreshing to see that moi
and more President Taft is neglec
ing the politicians and getting clos <
to the people themselves.
The suffering public would be plea
ed if the chief justice would bar
down a few words about reasonab
restraint of the gas meter.
Revolutions that are successful ai
bailed as triumphs of independcnc
Those that fall are bewailed as tl
defeats of Insubordination.
Mr. Diaz is willing to live in Me
ice only on condition that he be tl
president of the country. We shou
feel much that way ourselves.
Dr. Grenfall defines heroism as "e
durance for one moment more. " E
Grenfall certainly knows what cons' '
tutes heroism , if any man does.
A network composed of sevcnte <
miles of electric wires forms a bur
lar alarm surrounding the new mom
vault of the treasury at Washington.
Senator Lorimer is fortunate in n
being able to discover the identity
the culprits who raised $100,000 , f
his election to the United States sc
ate.
Standard Oil may be able to accoi
pllsh its dissolution by hiring a paii
or to go around and letter over the
signs with different corporatli
names.
The sweetening power of sacchar :
a coal tar product , Is said to be 3
times that of sugar. At the same tli
the average consumer would prel
the sugar.
The success of a life depends mo
on the ( inallty of the work acco
pllshed and the spirit in which it
promoted than in the quantity
things done.
Senator Stone of Missouri recent
in a public speech spoke of "degen
ate sons of noble sires" while anotti
Missouri statesman , in talking of 1
lent flonn of sainted Hires" Nnv
which view do you undone ? Ham' '
up.
A Plttsburg jury has decided that
woman ban a right to put her feet c
her husband's face. As she ttsuall
puts them on his neck anyway , what
tlio difference ?
The sum of 1200,00(1.000 ( IH annual !
Hpi-nt by American In foreign travi
No wonder that the European capita
think Americans the most plosperoi
people on earth.
The government Is suing the No
England milk ( runt. Perhaps we slid
now learn that other things than cu
ling the forests have been dralnli
New England's water supply.
President Tuft's shoes arc 11 slz
with EE. In view of this fact It won
hardly be wise for the young men i
hang around after 10 o'clock whc
they go courting Miss Helen.
Aviator Glbert shot the eagle tin
attacked him In the Paris-Madrid rac
Motorists who are bothered with pe
pie lingering on the cross walks , mr
feel this to be a helptul hint.
The value of a dollar depends upc
how it Is spout. It Is equally true <
a day. Time and money can both b
come splendid assets , but they cr
also degenerate Into liabilities.
Where Is Senator Jeff Davis of A
kansas ? He hasn't opened his moul
and put his foot into it for some tim
If this continues much longer the :
will be serious anxiety for his healt
Nothing is more cutting to .a inn
than to do good work and have it I
nored or attributed to some one els
But the man who can bear this ai :
keep right on doing better work is
hero.
Plans have recently been prepart
for a retail department store to covi
half a block In an eastern city for
firm which began business thirl
years ago In a room twenty-four fei
square.
The Paris-Madrid airship race ws
a big thing , but it did not excite tl
breathless Interest of Farmer Cor
tassel's attempt at the cattle show i
make his oxen pull 8,000 pounds on
stone drag.
The postal savings system is mec
ing with such favor that it is comlr
into general use rapidly. The pos
master general will designate 100 ne
depositories every week during tl
summer.
The new French calling cards are i
noble proportions and If the fashlc
crosses the water , as most senselei
fashions do , it will necessitate an o
tire new outfit of card cases for the
accomodatlon.
Postmaster General Hitchcock hs
put a dazzling red rug In bis office ,
would seem as if his female relative
might have braided him a rag rug 01
of his old trousers.
Christian scientists are to erect or
of the most magnificent monumen
in the world over the grave of Mr
Eddy in Mount Auburn cemeter
Cambridge. Yet even Mrs. Eddy su
cumbed to disease.
Gov. Wilson says it Is a good thir
for legislators to be unmarried. ]
our belief , however , before makli
laws one should learn to obey , ar
where can one learn obedience belt
than in matrimony ?
The New York Federation of W
man's clubs has voted to appear
the next convention without hats , ai
without puffs or other false ha ]
These club women are bound to r
tract attention some way.
A magazine printed In raised ty ]
for the pleasure of blind children In
Ueen established In New York. Ai
thing to alleviate the loneliness
these unfortunate little ones shou
bo given hearty support
The national house bas abolish *
the jobs of thirty-flvo policemen
the capitol. We favor a popular su
scrlptlon to put them back. Thj
are needed to keep their eyes oc t.
congressmen every moment.
The man whose character Is firm
fixed is not in danger from associi
Ing with those beneath him whom 1
desires to help. The peril of evil si
roundings lies in inner weakness i
ther than outward association.
Our Atlantic fleet officers werehes
tlly welcomed by King Frederick
Denmark. Anybody hailing from t
same country a * bis dear friend I
Cook would no doubt get the pala
guest room and pumpkin pie for d
ner.
London hotel prices for the corer
tlon were fixed so high , that the bu
of American tourists will skip Loudc
Personally we think it would be
much grander sight to see the Ord
of Dishwashers exemplify the work
the Soap Suds degree.
President Delano of the Waba
railroad wants the newspapers rej
lated , just as the newspapers are <
mandlng that the railroads and t
Industries be regujated. President 1
lane can find some comfort , perba ]
In the fact that bo has every trui
and every criminal In the country wit
htm.
Mayor Gaynor says he'll not stc
the newsboys from "hollering. " 'I
any sane minded man , the merry pl |
of little fellows starting an honest ba
tie with life , is aa heartening as robl
redbreast singing in the tree tops.
There Is always a reason for over
thing and the young man who Iliu
ho is not getting along as fast as 1
ought to , would be wiser to seek 01
the reason In himself , than to was *
his tlmu blaming fate for his lack '
success.
Mayor Gaynor's daughter elopi
with a millionaire. Under these co
dltlons there might possibly be son
romanceIn the deal. Girls who ai
contemplating elopement should fir
get the rating of their Intended fro
Bradstreet.
It pays to look well and what's mor
It's a positive asset. A Brooklyn w
man sued for damage because she wi
kissed against her will. She wi
awarded C cents. A Mississippi bea
ty sued on the same ground and tl
gallant jury gave her $20,000.
Arkansas has passed a law ( or tl
removal of a public official who ge
drunk the second time. This affon
every democratic officeholder an o
portunlty for just one spree during h
term of office. This Is likely to dl
courage long tenure of office.
Probably the greatest obstacle
the moral and Intellectual advanc
ment of the colored people In tl
south Is their 20,000 utterly uneducn
ed preachers , who deepen their s
perstltlon and ignorance rather the
enlighten it.
The ever burning question "Wh :
shall we do with our boys ? " seems
have been satisfactorily answered :
the following advertisement which a
peared in the window of a butchi
shop recently : "Wanted a respec
able boy for beef sausage. "
Nothing like being far-slghte
President Diaz , the extinguished nil
of Mexico , who was but now no longi
is the ruler of that people , doesn
have to worry about finances In his e
forced retirement. He is said to hai
laid aside for a rainy day $20,000,00
Possibly brains do everything f
ward worldly success , but the averaj
man cannot shako off the imprcsslc
that fate or destiny or luck has a bar
In the matter. This is spe'clally tn
when his next door neighbor has Ju
fallen heir to a large legacy from a
unknown relative.
In New York the 14,000 teachers
the elementary public schools of thi
great city have been granted equal pr
for equal service , regardless of se
by the board of education. This st <
Is a step In advance of most of tl
boards of education In this progressii
and intelligent country.
Among the strange and interestii
sights of the coronation of Kir
George will be a delegation of Brltif
Columbia Indians , In the glaring arn
of native costume. The pageant ;
London will gather Its particlpan
from the ends of the earth , testlfyii
to the power of the nation on who ;
flag the sun never sets.
Newspaper men of Illinois are pr
testing against the Church bill , as
would be a gag on news. They as
the governor to veto the bill. Tl
bill would deprive the public of ne\
and important information. There
nothing that holds down crime ai
misdemeanors as thoroughly and <
fectually as publicity through the pu
He press.
Former President Diaz will pro
ably take up his fesidence in Spal
Had this man had the same love
liberty and the same profound int <
est in the promotion of the gener
welfare of all his people as did Was
ington or Lincoln , he would not nc
in his old age be an exile in a foreii
land and one of the pathetic figur
In modern history.
The death of Mrs. W. P. Fleming
Boston Is a distinct loss to the wor
of science. She has gained far
through handling astronomical phol
graphs at Harvard , by means of whl
she has made important discover ! *
and helped to throw light Into t
mysterious depths of space. Her c
reer demonstrates anew that sex
no bar to ue highest achievemen
in intellectual pursuits.
While we all deprecate the treme
deus expense of maintaining a na\
we cannot help swelling a trifle wi
pride to be assured that at the c <
onation review of battleships t
American super-Dreadnought De
ware will bo found outranking ev
the Neptune , the latest and greatc
of English warships. If we are
have battleships It is gratifying
know we have the best
There are many people who s
with evident pride , "I am somethl
of an Indian in my mental makeu
when some one does me a wrong I
not often forget it. " But in many :
stances these people who so enj
holding a grudge , forget that there
another side to the Indian natu
which they arc not so careful to e
ulate. The Indian never forgets i
kindness , nor falls to repay It If It li
within his power so to do.
The government has finally showi
an Interest in the lives of the clerk
In the railway mall service. Afte
July 1 all postal cars must have stee
under frames. Within five years the ;
must be built entirely of steel. Thes <
terms are exacted by the potolllce di
partment In making contracts with tin
railroads and the railroad companle
have accepted conditions.
The New York Aquarium has ri
cently received a valuable addition ti
Its specimens In six young sea clc
phants from Gtmdalupc Island. The ;
are the first of these animals to b >
captured alive and survived the join
ney of six days across the contlnen
without food or water. Special valu
Is placed on these specimens becaus
the species is rapidly dleappearlni
from the California coast.
A new and artistic arrangement ha
been suggested for the stars 01
the blue field in our natlonn
banner. Twenty of them are to fern
a large five pointed star , In the cente
of which a red disk is to represen
our Island possessions. The othe
twenty-eight stars will form a larg
circle around the star. This arrange
ment would bo far more striking ain
effective than the present lack of ai
rangement
Commenting on the recent accldcn
at Paris where the minister of wa
was killed by an airship that hit bin
the St Louis Globe-Democrat sayi
'after ' the airship becomes a part o
armaments , and there are battle
fought in the air , It will be as dangei
ous for non-combatants to stand be
low and look up as it was for them t <
sit on the fence in Douglas , Arizonr
and watch the battle of Agua Pietra.
The fact Is the best place for a nor
combatant is , always , somewhere else
The rapid advance of Japan in th
use of the English language Is Indlcal
ed by the fact that the English Speal <
Ing society of the Tokyo higher con ;
raercial school , comprising Japanes
students , recently gave an entertair
ment at which English was used es
clusively. The most ambitious undei
taking was the rendering of the Roma ;
play "Cato , " in which it is said th
players spoke with-perfect ease am
freedom. Imagine American student
trying to produce a Japanese play i :
the Japanese language. ' „
China has just completed a fift ;
million dollar loan with which t
build twelve hundred more miles o
railroad. Surely the deeps of a foi
mer isolation are breaking up and th
world Is coming nearer togethei
Within the next century wonderfu
changes are to take place in the or ;
ent as well as the rest of the world
The walls of partition which have s
long kept men apart politically , sc
cially and religiously are going to b
battered down and the dream of th
ages for a federation of mankind wi ]
be more and more realized.
A sharp difference of opinion i
shown in party lines by the debate 01
the Arizona constitution. Some o
the democratic orators have contend
ed that the effort to reject the recal
was a continuation of the attempt t
keep Arizona out of the union , bu
others in the party just as bitterl
denounce the recall of judges as
measure full of mischief and dangei
As the matter now stands , Arizon
will have a chance to reject the r <
call provision. } f the voters of thu
territory oppose H , they have only t
say so at the polls. This seems to b
as good a way as any to settle a vexe
question.
Thb beautiful dream of universr
peace has been disturbed by a dii
agreeable but pertinent question. " 1
we have an international court , who i
to be the policeman ? " Who will mak
the decrees of the court binding ? Th
man who asked this evidently thougl ;
ho had put a poser before the publli
but If nations have the honor to stan
by treaties then they have the hone
to be loyal to the decrees of an into ;
national court which they stand pledi
ed before the world to submit io. TJbi
Idea which seems so prevalent the
nothing but a gun will command th
respect of the civilized world is an ii
dlcatlon that we are not as highly cli
illzed as we pretend to be.
Comparatively few men are creator
of great thoughts , but the most of u
have to bo content with being imita
ors. Nevertheless there is a vas
amount of splendid work done by th
many and really it is the commoi
place doings and thoughts of the thoi
sands of commonplace lives that ca
rles on the world's activities an
progress. The Important consider !
tlon is to imitate the wise and th
true and the beautiful.
Berlin has just superseded Paris n
the third city in size of population i
the world. London is first , then come
Now York. Berlin , now that it hn
taken in all the suburbs for mile
around , numbers nearly 3,500,000 pe <
pie.
Talk about the slow grinding of th
saw mills. A case has just been coi
eluded In Now York which for hobble
justice places the Jarndyce- . Jan
dyco litigation suit of which Charlc
Dickens wrote In his novel , "Dlea
House" , in the background. This No1
York case , Donnelly vs McArdle , hi
been In the law courts twunty-thn
years , or three years longer than tl
Jarmlyco suit , and during that tin
there was expended In litigation ov
$500.000 , most of which went Into 11
pockotH of nlnty-three lawyers. For
different judges participated In tl
proceedings , sixteen of whom a
dead , and forty-two of the 2 IS ) w
nesses have also departed this HI
The estate was a large one and tl
lawyers know It ,
Whenever men attempt to comp
other men to join any movement <
uiiiso , however good , by frlghtenli
them Into It through threats of pi
sonal violence or any form of Intln
datlon they are doing most serloi
Injury to the Ideas which they wli
to promote. It seems strange ,
view of all that has already bc <
written on the pages of history ei
phaslzlng the truth of this statcmei
that men will still persist In tryli
this antiquated and absolutely wor
out method. The "kingdom of henv <
cometh not by violence. " Neither <
other good things. Men's minds a
more and more open to receive tl
truth but they must bo persuaded th
the new Is better than the old and 1
allowed to work the whole proposltlt
out In their own minds , If any plan
organization Is to have any power
staying qualities over them. It wan
long while before the church strani
as it now seems discovered that 1
best weapons were peace and go <
will. It Is evident that the world st
needs to know this about Industrli
social and political affairs as well .
religious.
A HOUSE FAMINE HERE.
Norfolk needs more houses. PC
pie with money to Invest , will do w <
to investigate the possibilities cxt ;
Ing in this city at the present tim
along this line.
Newcomers in Norfolk find It dil
cult to secure suitable dwelling hous
to rent. Almost every house In tov
is occupied. Modern houses are :
ways spoken for months In advanc
Rents , as a result , are highly sat !
factory to the owners.
Norfolk owes It to Itself to provli
places to live for people to locate hei
And there's money in it for the i
vestor.
A DEMOCRATIC BLUNDER.
The democratic party has gone ai
done what was expected of it In
put its foot in It.
Pretending to be for free trail
the house democrats have voted for :
percent advalorem tariff on raw wet
They did It against the advice of sin
democratic leaders as Mr. Bryan. Ai
now they are being censured severe
by Mr. Bryan for breaking faith wi
the people.
Declaring they voted for this dh
as merely a means of raising necc
sary revenue , the house democrats i
most unanimously adopted the Undc
wood measure. Mr. Bryan declar
this is a fraud and that the reast
assigned is a fictitious one.
He points out how revenue could 1
raised on rubber or other articles , b (
ter than on wool. The bill was adoj
ed , he says , merely to make money f
the interests the wool growers.
Whether or not this breach w
split the democratic party in twain , r
mains to beseen. . Some politiclai
believe it means the nomination
Bryan Iiul912 to lead his party in tl
next presidential campaign , on
straight free trade basis.
STAGE DIVORCES.
Miss Mary Mannering , the gifti
actress who was separated in 19
from her former husband , James :
Hackett , by divorce , tries anoth
passage on the matrimonial sea th
week. This time she ventures he
self outside the professional ranks ,
a wealthy boat builder , Frederick
Wadsworth of Detroit.
The divorces and remarriages
paint and powder life elicit the re ma
from many people that marriages
actors and actresses always prove u
happy.
And yet anyone who knows the pi
fessiou well could find plenty of p !
tures of another kind. A writer in tl
American magazine some years ai
told a pretty story of a couple of stai
people ho met In a New York bearing
ing house. He anticipated having
fake up a conversation on autom
biles , the rise in price of diamond
the flavor of champagne. Instei
they seemed to want to talk abe
rents , gas stoves and paper patterr
like any other young married coup ]
It appeared that this pair of mr
ried lovers had made all kinds of so
rillces in order to get a joint engag
ment. They had jumped at a chan
to join a one-night stand compai
playing as far west as Oregon , ho ta
ing $15 a week less than usual , si
$10 under , her ordinary wages , in c
der to keep together. '
When people possess a noble gl
for stage interpretation , it must see
hard to have professional prospec
marred even by the limitations of st
ble married life. But a disappoh
inunt in marriage must make many
successful stage career seem but du
and ashes.
The modern stage no doubt co
tains many people who have made
success of marriage. They pond
long the chances and changes of mi
rlniony before they enter on i
pledges. If their work takes them
distant places , they are no more EC
arated by the chilling doubts of dl
tatu-e than are people In a more hut
drum business when forced apart I
circumstances. Uncle Sam carrh
letters Just us gladly for married in1
ors IIH for married traveling
AROUND TOWN.
Wheie CAN that pipe eleaner lit
No , It Isn't under the piano.
What's become of the old fashion !
Hi-lHBorH grinder ? ( That shows ho
all thought springs from selfish m
live. We've got an ax to grind. )
Now maybe the girl graduate
have a little time to stay homo an
help mother wash the dishes.
The more you do for u lawn , tl
more you have to use the lawn mowe
Next Wednesday Is clean-up day I
Norfolk. Get busy. There's money I
It.
And swat the files. They carry tu
erculosls germs.
It seems good to see Doc Mackn
around here again. We've felt so
of lonesome without him these pin
six months.
The contract for one new depot I
Norfolk this summer has been Ic
Can you guess which one It Isn't ?
Win.
We're willing to admit Norfolk
playing some baseball.
These are the days when a folio
wants to go swimming.
Next Wednesday Is "clean up" du
In Norfolk , but it needn't Interfei
with Johnny's regular Saturday nig ]
bath.
Doesn't ANYBODY know who
that pipe cleaner went to ?
A Norfolk man drove past foi
tramps the other day. They had c
the oldest , raggetlest , dustiest lee
Ing garments , from hats to shoes , tin
anybody ever saw. When the mr
saw them coming up the road he a
lent-mlndedly shouted , "Fore ! " U
thought he was in a bunch of go
players.
The Fourth of July is less than
month away. We told you last Chrifi
mas that it wouldn't be any time at n
before the Fourth would be here.
Do the dog days affect you ?
It is now considered worth a wir
less to announce that no revolutlc
has broken out in Honduras. Tl
normal state of that country Is tl ;
condition when a war Is going on.
Wednesday is clean-up day. Clea
up !
News lost ad get results. That pir
cleaner has been found. It was smuj
gling down in between the cushioi
"
of a chair.
Bought your new lid ? Not mar
more weeks to wear 'em. September'
be here before you know it.
In fact , you can hardly turn aroun
before the school vacation is at a
end.
How long before you can take a be
swimming ?
ATCHISON GLOBE SIGHTS.
How a loafer hates to be called
loafer.
Honesty pays twice as well as ha
honesty.
We all have a spillway when
comes to talking.
The trouble with a poor speller
that he doesn't know it.
A circus wagon has a rich rumb'
that no other wagon can imitate su
cessfully.
If you imagine the world owes yc
a living you will find it a poor pa ,
master.
Most men take care of theraselv
only to be in better condition to abm
themselves.
Count McGowan says when ho wi
111 recently that the doctor gave hli
an epidemic of morphine.
It doesn't often happen that peep ]
arc so anxious to send you money tin
they will telegraph it.
A woman is never so blindly in lov
with a man that he fools her as muc
as he thinks he can.
The fact of the matter is that farr
ers are not so blamed independent f
the town men like to tell them the
are.
Mowing a lawn is fine exercise , an
a good many of the men who ow
lawns are anxious to see that som
other man gets the benefit of It.
That Idea that ignorance is blU
didn't originate with a person famiHc
with the great Joy a gossip finds i
knowing it all and then some.
If everyone had to choose betwee
beer and buttermilk , prohibition woul
have a much harder run for Its mono
than under the present arrangemen
A young man doesn't always get th
girl of his heart's desire , but som
other man is much more likely to 111
ure In the Interference than the girl
father.
While a man has a right to wear
straw hat when ho pleases , that pa
ticular typo of headgear doesn't lee
well when worn with a dress suit c
a fur overcoat.
SATURDAY NIGHT
iERMONS
BY
W.PURVI&D.DI
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THE GETTVSllURG OF YOUR LIFE.
Ti-xt , "They lie innny tlinl Unlit .iKiiimt
mo.Pfinlin Ivl. 2
Doesn't Hoem forty-eight yenrs since
Gettysburg. Not many under M\ty
have an adequate remembrance of U.
You'ro nearly a half eeutury older ,
comrade. And you , my lady well , I've
Hi-en your daguerreotype taken In the
sixties. 1 don't wonder a certain
young officer narrowly escaped enurt
martini for over .staying | IH ! furlough.
And he nearly minted Gettysburg by
It , too. To have missed tlio girl and
the battle would have been n calamity.
And that. WUH a battle ! In nil the cen
turies with their Innumerable \vnrn
there hiivo been few great decisive
battles. Creasy names ( inly fifteen be
tween Marathon and Waterloo. Get
tysburg was fought since , but Mono
greater or more decisive before or aft
er. This IH hallowed ground. Ever
been to Gettysburg ? 1 wish you could
before you are a year older. To see
ItH 000 iiiomimentH and tablet * , visit
Cemetery hill , Hound Top , Llttltt
Round Top , Culp's hill , cross that
mile wide plain over which from Sem
inary ridge thundered Plekett'H awful
charge. Walk through the devil's * den ,
the peach on-hard and the wheat-
field. If your heart doesn't swell al
most to bursting , If your nerves do not
thrill almost to exaltation , If you < lo
not sity to your guide , " 1 must walk or
HiifTocate , " then I do not know Ilio
youth of our KenurutJon.
Life a Warfare.
T have recently been over the ground
"Just once more. " It is changed when ;
shot and shell crashed through forest
then the birds are now building their
nests. The drumbeat Is hushed , the
bugle peal has died away , the IIOSIB
that endured hunger , thirst , weary
inarches , charged up mountain sides ,
faced death In camp and field siiiil
filled the world with their glory ure
passing away. The blue and the gruj-
lie together In death. The green corn
of spring is now breaking through their
commingled dust. The dew from heav
en falls upon their union In the grave.
From the battlements of peace In the
clearer light of the spirit world they
surely say , "It Is well. " So shall we.
But , brother , all life Is a warfare.
There is the tumult of pcrpctuul roii-
fllct ; every year Its campaign , evury
day Its battle. Enemies without , with
in. Those without cannot harm UK
much , No man who does his duty wfll
escape enemies. If you make them
through your meanncBs , sulllshuess ,
unklndness , then feel ashamed anil
right the wrong. The battle without
Is a fierce one sickness , trouble , dis
grace. Even the wolf has sniffed at
your door. It has been u hard tight ,
with enemies without ,
The Greatest Battlefield.
The greatest battlefield on which u
man ever fought Is within himself.
The greatest defeats are there and the
mightiest victories. Victory on the
field of one's own heart means victory
elsewhere. The greatest mastery IK
self mastery. Every true man , every
true woman recognizes this. Sin first
stole our self mastery away. It must
be charged and Hanked and gripped.
What the particular enemy Is each In
dividual knows , openly or secretly.
What Is it , O woman backbiting ,
gossip , mischief making , sulflRhness ?
You , O man , blasphemy , temper , ap
petite , passion ? Have you gone down
to defeat again and again ? Seen your
colors drag at the very time you
should have been most easily the tri
umphant victor ? That's good. Then
you know the weak point on your Hue.
That's where the hottest conflict li to
be fought. There's the key to the
whole situation. You'll have to mass
your batteries there. Temptation to
dishonesty ? Fight It. "Are these goods
all wool ? " suld a Denver woman to a
little shopkeeper. "They were , mud-
am , before the revival at our church.
They are not now. " Unclcauncsa ,
cowardice and discouragement are the
soldier's weakest points. Find out
that point and defend It with all your
strength. Victory consists In holding-
on a moment longer.
Your Gettysburg ,
How have your campaigns gone ?
Very unsatisfactory ? Then you are
nt a good place to listen. Now comet )
the crisis. The conflicts are coming
thicker and faster. Now you must
fight the battle of your llfo. All be
fore have been only skirmishes. Thin
Is the crux of the whole warfare you.
will now have to decide In this life's
warfare whether you will be a Chris
tian in the fight or not. You will fight
three enemies at one time the world ,
the flesh , the devil. You bavo come
to your Gettysburgl This Is tbo en
gagement that decides your war.
Vou've hod other buttles before , you'll
have others again , but this determines
whether you will be final victor or not.
Christ's Gettysburg was in the wilder
ness , Luther's at Worms , Wesley's at
Oxford , Daniel's In Babylon , yours IH
hero and now. The emphatic date In
human history Is today. Yesterday IB
gone forever. Tomorrow may never
come , and when U does It will bo en
gaged with conflicts of Its own. Hap
py the man who seizes this strategic
moment. Attention ! Count off to the
right ! Roll the drum ! Sound the bu
gle ! Forward ! Now Is the "bloody1
angle" Victory here means forover.
Today Is the Gettysburg of your life.
Will you or your soul's enemy sur
render nt the Appomattox of death ?
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