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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 13, 1898)
y fi rT ' 1(1 ( TITTS OMAHA DAILY BEE : StfNDA\r , PEHRUATIY 1I ! , 185)3. ) = L TOM KENT'S VALENTINE , Hy .Margaret Holmes Hates * I. "I wouldn't do It. Tom. " "You don't know what jou'd do If you had a stepmother. " "Maybe I don't , but I'm sure of one thing I wouldn't bo the first to do something wrong If I know It. " "Everybody speaks his mind on Valentino' day. and as for doing wrong , she was th first. She'd no business to be my step mother. " "Como away , Tom , and let's talk It over Don't buy one of those hideous pictures now Walt until you wx.lk to my gate and bac ! lioro. " "All right , but I'll come back , Just th .same. I'll tell you what's the matter , Pannr You ilon'i appreciate the situation. You don't know how you'd feel to have seen Klrl , not more than 8 or 10 > ears older than yourself , In your mother's place. " "Mo , I suppose I don't understand It nl i well as you do ; but doesn't Aunt Harrlc try to be agreeable to you and all the house hold ? " "I suppose she tries , If you're , a mind to call her aunt. " 1 "She Is my aunt , and mamma says sh makes the house seem like home again. " "Your mother said that , and my mother her own sister ? " "Vcs , she said that very thing , and she fealil , too , when she knew Undo Horace twas going to be married , that she was ready to love any woman who would be kind to you And didn't Aunt Harriet give you nice Christmas presents ? " " 0 , of course. Everybody gives Christ mas presents whether they care for pcoplo or not. There's lots of cheap sentiment about Christmas , but , as 1 s-.ld 'before ' , on Valen tine's day people tell the truth. " "Well , then , Tool , Just tell me the plain truth , two dajs he'oro Valentine's day. Don't Mark and John Farrcll say a great many things to you against jour new mother ? " "Say stepmother. " "Well , stepmother , then , " and Fanny Drlscoll , In her earnestness , stopped am lield her cous.n by the sleeve. ' Now tell mo. " "Why , of course ; Mirk and John say II their father ever brings home a second wife they'll do a lot of things , nd " " .Vow listen to me. Don't you remem- 'l ' > or how nice It used to bo to go to Mr. Tamil's ? " "Vcs It's nice no\v. " "O , no , Tom. " and Fanny shook her heat slowly , and they walked on. "Mama doesn't allow Charlie to go there at all. Yoi know It Isn't like It used to be , and it Isn't llko jour own home. " "No ; we lx > y get very noisy sometlmen but John and Mark like It , and when their old auntie objects they make her go Intc another room and shut the door. " "And weren't the curtains set on flrc cint evening' " "Yes ; wo didn't mean to do that , but .x stepmother Isn't mother , and I'm going to let MrB. Kent know It. " "Uy sending Ucr u comic valentine ? " "How else could I ? " "Sure enough ! Since she has been Just as kind to you as she possibly could be for the four months she has been your step mother. Now , Tom , think it over. If Aunt Harriet has done any wilfully wrong thing besides being your stepmother ; It She has said one single unkind woid " "Oh , pshaw , Funnyi whore's the use ? " "Well , since you mean to tell the truth " ' : " on "Valentino's day "Hut I meant to send that \igly picture with the versa Just to let her know what .1 think of her. " "What i the verso ? Do you remember It ? " "I1 think so : O , long-tongued vixen , wiry scold ! I and my little brother Unto You because jou're plain and old , And 'eausu you're our stepmother. "Seems to ma there Is no truth In that. You luve no little brother , neither Is Aunt Harriet 'plain and old , ' nor Is she a scold " "Well , she's my stepmother , and I can't find eiiC'ther ' blepmother valentine In town. " "It seems to me , then , that If you must have a valentine , and If you really want to tell Aunt Harriet the truth because of the daj , you'd better make one. " "Hawcould I make one ? " "Vcfy easily at least you and I together could irake a valentine , much more appro priate for Aunt Hanlet , than anything you'd FANNY AT WORK. find la the store * . Wo can take a piece ol plain cardboard ami I'll put on a border ol HcnvifB In water colors , and you make rhymrfl so easily , you know. " "What would I make rhymes for ? " "Why , to tell your utipmothcr the truth end to say , llko a man , no morn under cove of the day than you'd bo ready to ity to lier face. " a They wcro standing at Fanny's gate , and Tom leaned against It and kicked the snow off his boothrclo. "Oh , well , of course , If you look at It tha way " "Now , Tom , lioncstly , wouldn't you rather be on fvlendly terms with your stepmother than not ? " "O , I never meant to quarrel with her but I'm not going to make love to her , " "No , but It < would only be a nice little 6Ui > 3 on flro with torturing , , itching , burning , bleeding , ecaly , and pimply Iiumon , Initamly relieved by a warm bath wlthCimcL-iu SOAIa single application of CUTICBIU ( ointment ) , the great lUu euro , and a full tloto ol Cimcuiu. ltr.soi.vcxT , ( uticuia ll uiiUr aioul Uv < rU. roTn P * C Coir felt attention to send her n neat , pretty valen tine , and say something pleasant by It. You know how nice your father In to your friends , and now's your time to be nice to his. " "Well all right , Fanny ; have you got a plcco of wrdboard ? Fix It up , and I'll inako a rhyme ; but It won't be anything fine , " "Just tell the truth , " Fanny said , Bayly , as she ran up the walk , "that Is the finest tiling In the world. " It. Next morning on his way to school , Tom oillcd , as usual , for Cousin Fanny. She met him at the door. "You'ro early , and I'm glad of It , Como In. I've something to show you. " She hurried him Into the library and showed htm a a turn-tinted card a trlflo larger than a cabinet photograph. It had a border In delicately tinted flowers. 'Tansies for thought , " oho explained , "here and tUere an orange blossom , Just a gallant little re minder ot her wedding day a few mouths ago , and these blue forgotmcnots. Aunt Knnt took tno small parcels from the side board , handing one to Tom , the other to his father. iMr. Kent found a beautifully bound copy of Mrs. Browning's sonnets , and Tom could ho believe his eyes ? a handsome - some new watch I Christine came In/ / with a handful of mall. Tom's head swam. 0 , It ho had made a mistake ! Ho rubbed his eyes , Surely It uas no dream that heamU Fanny had made that pretty valentine. No , tbcro was the big , strong manllla envelope in Mrs. Kent's hands. "AH ha ! " said Mr. JCent. "That looks suspiciously like an old sweetheart sending a reminder of long syne. " Mrs. Kent's hands shook a little as she held the card and read the lines. Bho an swered Mr. Kent gaily : "No Indeed ; no old sweetheart , a young , new one ; ono I've been eo anxious to win , " and she passed the card to her husband , giving Tom such a glance from her tear- wct eyes as set his boyish heart Jumping. "Well done , Toml" Mr. Kent exclaimed : "And cousin Fanny Is the artist. Now I call that clever handsomely done , for both of you ! " Tom drew a long sigh. What an escape ho had had ! Ho told Fanny all about It , adding : "And now little cousin , I want you to re member thte : Whenever you know of mo Intending to do a low-down , mean trick , or whenever I got a notion that It's smart to treat any ono unjustly , I wlah you'-d re st IK SHOWED HIM A CREAM-TINTED CARD. Harriet will not begrudge you as a little memorial of your love for your own mother irhlle behaving like a gentleman to her. Now f you can think of anything else " "No , Fanny , that's all right. You're a daisy. Now here's my contribution. I guess I've told the truth ; read It. " And Fanny read : I'm not a sturdy , stalwart oak , You're not n ellnglns vine ; I may not bo the boy you'd choose For your own valentine , I3ut still since circumstances make My life with yours to blend , I'll count myself aa honored quite. If I may be your friend. " 0 , Tom ! That's magnificent ! Just llko you ! After school you must come in and wrlto It on the card In those queer , long- tailed letters you make so well. " "Well , 1 suy. Fun , how will the good lady mow who It's from. " "Why , put your name to It , of course. Look hero , " nnJ Fanny pointed out , half hid len by a spray of .forgct-me-nots , her own name. "All nrtlsts sign their work and lon't believe In anonymous things. " "All right , and after wo get It all don anil mailed wo'll goto the pond. Franl Shaffer says the Ice Is like glass. " III. It was growing dusk before they left the pond , and who.n Tom reached home It was lulte dark. He found the house very quiet ? ho girl who lot him In said Mr. and MrB Cent had gone out for a slelghrlde. Tom dropped his skates , heavy coat and cop In ho liall and himself on a courh heaped will Cushions that stood near the open flre In hoparlor.-There , was no .light but that from ho fire , and the room wan very pleasan with Its waveringshadows. . Tom reme-m > rroil what Fanny's mother had sold aboil ho new Mrs. Kent making the house seen Ike homo and , looking about htm , he knew hat It was true , There were flowers on the able among new magazines nnd there was a dainty little sowing basket , nnd Tom voulfl have gone on with his Inventory , bu 10 'brgnn ' to feel very sleepy. H'n eyes lORed. He was dreaming confusedly o cbool nnd skated and slolgh bells and val- ntliipp , nnd then , mingling with all , there vas talking and pcoplo coining In and bang- IIK o door , and then some ono saying 'Hli-hVhl" Then very plainly he heard h's ather say noftly , "Ah , Tom ! how much the ascal loiks llko his mother In this light" "Yes. " a gentle voice answered. "I wish IB would allow mo 1o love him , for her Bake f not for hln own. " "Ho patient you'll ' win him. His moth r's son must lie a gentleman. " Then , Tom felt his father's hands under his ankles , nnd his feet were lifted from ho floor to the couch , Another pair of hands tucked an afghan over lilm and tno wo left the room. Tom stretched himself , opened his eyes nd was wide awake. "Good old daddy ! " ho whispered. "I guests It wasn't very mean of me to just stay asleep. "It's hard of mo to Just waken sud denly , and that little mamma ! She acted as If I was a baby , with her 'sh-h-h ! ' " am Tom turned his face agaln&t the cushions anj laughed. "Now I'll hurry. The governor ex- pecta me to bo a gentleman , nnd It'd be a mean trick to disappoint him. " "Dear me ! " Tom thought. ' 'I never dreamed of dishonoring my dear mother's memory I've been greatly mistaken. Dehavlng llko a boor and a lout Is a shame to her , especially when I look like her , " IV. Next morning Tom was tip early. IIo was anxious to bo by when the valentine came. It would surely be delivered In the flrst'mall. Karly as It was , Mrs. Kent was In the dinIng - Ing room directing the awkward new malil about her work , She turned with a smile as Tom entered , and ho could see that there was a shade of something very near llko fear In the dark eyes. He felt hie face grow hot with slmnio that li'a ' behavior bad made such a slender , glrllch woman feel half afraid of him. In that Instant a great resolve took pos- secslon of him. With about the same feel ing ho had of mornlncs on approaching the tub for his cold plunge , ho walked straight to her as he had u od to approach his own mother , and , with a tremulous "Good mornIng - Ing , llltlo mamma , " ho kissed her pink check , While his hand still rested on her shoul der , and her face was a mixture of smiles , wonder and loycly color , Mr. Kent came In. "Hello , you early birds ; what are you up to ? " Mrs. Kent answered. "I wai teaching Christine her duties , and 1 wanted to bo euro to have your valentine and Tom's by your plates. I didn't expect anv one oho to be up 10 early. " Juit thru the postman'a short , iharp ring , and Christine.went to the door , JJrs , ' mind mo of this Valentino's day. " Fanny said she would. ' ' , PRATTLE OP TUB YOUNGSTERS/ "Johnny ! Johnny Ye'Il kill ycrself ! Tllat's fourteen cakes yo'vo ott ! " "I kiiow It , Nora. I was cfrald to stop at thirteen. " Mamma ( to daughter who haa prepared the turkey for dinner for the first time alone ) ! Alice , It seems to me that this turkey han r most peculiar flavor. What do you suppose the trouble Is ? It Is like nothing I have ever tasted before. Alice I don't know , I am sure , mamma. I was very careful and I know H must be clean , for I scrubbed it thoroughly with soap. And this Is n true history of a Jereey maiden and a Jersey turkey. ' "But , Tommy , unless you forgive every body you can't be good and you can't go to heaven. " "Is It because Adam sinned that all of us are born so bad ? " "Yes dc-.r. " "Well , then , I'm going to stay toad awhile. I can't forgive Adam. " Little Harry had a picture book of animals and h s father sometimes described the traits nnd peculiarities of those represented , Ono day In describing a hare , among other things ha said the hare had no tall to speak of. Next day he asked : ' "Harry , whul did I tell you about the hare yesterday ? " "Oh , " replied Harry , "you said he had a tall , but If wasn't to .be talked about. " Dorofhy was saying her prayers. She had finished the stereotyped petition and reached the extemporaneous part , where the family nlwiiyn lls'lened ' for something 'Interesting. ' "Please , God , " she slid on this special occasion , 'taiake- Dorothy a good girl. Dut never mind about baby brother ; I'll look after him. " State Superintendent of Schools Stetson was visiting a school down In Pembroke , re lates the L'cngor ( Me. ) Commercial , when ho got Into the pleasant mazes of nature studies and aaked some Interesting questions about the little things of the world about us. "How many seed comportments nre there In an apple ? " he queried. No one know. "And yet , " said the state superintendent , "all of you eat many apples In the course of a year and see the fruit every day , probably. "You must learn to notice the little ( Clings in nature. Now , perhaps some little boy who has driven the cows to pasture every day this summer can tell mo on which Jaw the cow has her teeth ? " No answer. Rather was there blank aston ishment at Inst pierced by ono little fellow- volunteering the Informatlcn that "our cow I as teeth on bath Jaws 'cause she chaws hay all up ftac. " "If that Is so , my boy. " replied the head of the state schools , "I'd advise you to cell that wonderful cow with toelh on both Jaws to some museum. I'm afraid , children , that you haven't studied nature quite closely enough. " You may be sure that the talk of the state superintendent deeply Impressed the chil dren. They earnestly discussed the matter at recess time and the teacher the next day overheard this conversation In the play yard. A little girl got some of her companions around her and gravely said : "Now , chil dren , make believe that I'm Mr. StoUon. You'\o got to know more about common things. If you don't you'll all grow up to be fools. " "Now , tell mo. " she said , looking sternly at a playmate , -"how many feathers lias a hen ? " HlMV Illl AllKt'l I/OOUK. nobln holding his mother's hand. Says "Good night" to the. big folks nil , ThroAS some k. ! > 8 from rosy ling. ' Lnushs with K'.CO ' through the. lighted hall , Then In his own erlb , warm-and deep Hobln la tucked for a long night's sleep. Grntle mother , with Fond caress , Sltp her hand through his soft , brown hair. Thinks of his fortune , oil unknown , Speaks aloud in an earnest i > rayer , "Holy angels , keep -watch nnd ward ! God's good angela , my baby guard ) " "Mamma , what Is nn nntrel Ilka ? " Asked the boy , In wondering1 tone ; "How win they look If they come here , Watching me'while I'm alone ? " ' HalfjiMth shrinking nnd fear spoke tie. Answered the mother tenderly : "Prettiest faces ever were known , Kindest volcea nnd sweetest eyes. " Itobln. waiting for nothing more. Cried , and lookejl with a pleased surprise. Love and trust In hla eyes of blue. " * ' tnan\al They/ro .Just Jlko you , " This willtbe -.X the biggest PRICES week of under selling sver seen in Omaha. ALE STILL A fine stock of salable FURNITURE CARPETS STOVES merchandise will be placed Removal Sale prices. Removal Sale Prices. Removal Sale Prices. QUICK MEAL GASOLINE. . r tf\ STOVE O. IU on sale lower STEEL RANGE nr- 3-pirccK DCD IIOO.M AX5I1N8TEII 4O./O 13.00 " " / . 98c "Slur Estate" SUIT , . , t. . CARPETS . than ever C-11OLH RANGE AND BED LOUNGE 9.75 72c RESERVOIR . . CARPETS . BIjr Bargain BASE BURNER before. IRON BED 2.75 TAPI3ST11Y UHUSSEI S ; 48c Guaranteed , . . I CAHPI'TTS Brass trimmed STHEL OVEN- \ 1 1\ i ALL WOOL CHAin , 44c For Gasoline Stove " Wood Sent . . . . . . .r. , 32c i 1NOHA1N The few prices CHAIR Antique , cnne sqat 69c ' MATTING 38c 18c 10.50 here WOVEN WIHE i i 95c LINOLEUM quoted COTS CARPET BWEEPKR . . 1.25 CROCKERY ' KITCHEN f lt ' Broom 'Action can only give CWBOAUp , " . 2.75 HASSOCKS 35c EXTENSION TABL1 > - Big1 variety * LAMPS a faint idea Antique . .i. . . . ; . . . . ' . . 395 DOOR 35c MATS ' of what we- BAMBOO EASELS .A. . * 32c RAG Per Yard CARPET . . . , ' 22c Removal Sale Prices will do this FOLDING BEDS , ' i 13.50 INGRAIN STAIR 27c HALL TRME 5.65 BRUSSELS . 56.c 1CO-PIECE ENGLISH week. Solid oak STAIR . DINNER SET 7.85 COAT HACKS 8c STAIR PADS 9c CHINA SET TEA 7.75 HIOH 95c Misfits . > mt lO-l'IKCE TOILET 285 SET It is CHAIRS positively 0x9-0 Tapestry Ilitjp 9.25 DECORATED CUPS AND 30c LIBRARY ) . 2.40 Bordered SAUCERS per set of six TABLES compulsory 10xlOCi Moquettc Rug 19.50 BANQUET LAMP mid 2.95 COHULEU nOCKEH- 2.75 Bordered GLOBE that we closeout O.ik . . 10fixlOBody ! ) Brussels Rug 1950 HANGING LAMP nnd 4.75 SIDEBOARD 13.00 llordervd SHADE out our entire Solid onk . - . . . , PARLOlt 95c LADIES' . . 98c LAMP HEED UOCKER 1WACKBT LAMP nnd 29c stock before Rellcctor , complete and I.OUNGCVV . . 3.45 y. moving " , Removal Stile Price LEATHER 9.85 on n MM or i ? 10.00 these prices COUCH cln Xot I/nco Cnrtiilii 11 OO 11 or > ! < I v ur JAPANESE SCREENS 3.75 i-lN Tivt I.u ' - Curlnliix .Sit MM ) rr month. . If i > four fold . . . . ; * . . . . : . : . . .r. Irlxlt Point I.liftOurtaliiM . .tjlii will surely , ourdiliiM , uxtrit HUM CENTER TABTJE f\ ' 1.30 Novelty on n Mil or tjiuo.nn ' Poll'-hed ' oak TiUNtry { 'iirtiiliiM il U.i pi-r n rck or do it. * " " ' ' Taiu'Nlry Citrlnlti * , - , . . month. TOWEL RINGS ! * ( > < > per 9c . . . . Noltiiiulmiu 'l.iti-e Curtains Each , t" llrasK HllllH , | KT foot . ' . On a Mil of jf.'W.OO . ' MEDICINE Comfort , - nice .1 ? ! * vt-ry CABINET . ' . . . ' . . . 98c ( 'oiufortN , MK- bargain . . . . . $1. Terms $1. . O per MffU . or On or about . It ) f < i ( III IDT month. AVARDHOBE 5.50 I'lllimn , ! > < T pair Antique . . . On a hill of ijr.O.OO Feb. 20th . CHIFFONIER tjtlUlO IIIT week or ti drawers C . 'TC Ifs.dO IIIT intmlli. we move to Antique O.yO ' on a MM or srr. < MI _ 16th and Ear- CHILD'S FOLDING 3.60 ( ji-.ir ii i * r in o nth . or CRIB ijill.OO per month. nam-sts.bldg. CHINA CLOSiET- . Hlghest On n Mil of } ? 100.00 Grade $ i.r O IIIT A < ! * or formerly occupied ' " . BOOK CASE 10OO per month. pied by "Morse nnd Combined Desk IO.OVI - SiC On n Mil or ijcoo.ni > IjSI.OO iior irfi'k or Goods Co. KITCHEN 85C . Dry . TABLES tjtin.OO per month. COMMODEO 05 Big Bargain . . . * - " - ' DIVERSE mmOMIYMNS A. Qostion of Some Mcnnnt Answered by ' - Distinguished Clergymen. INTERESTIfG EXPRESSIONS OF OPINION Personal I'ri'fereiiecH oT Xotcil Ami-r- ICHII HIvIni'M Snlviitloii Army IlymiiH SIIIIK ilk Tufiit13lKlit Different ' A discussion -world-wide Interest has been started by Editor W. T. Stead's recently published opinion that "Hock of Ages" 1s the most helpful and popular hymn In tfie English language. Mr. Stead gives this DS his de liberate Judgment , formed after personal In quiry addressed to d large number of eminent persons. Written by Toplady , the Calvinlstlc vicar of a parish In Devonshire , England , "Hock of Ages" ha "made the tour of the world , side by side with the bible. " Mr. * Gladstone has translated It Into Latin Greek and Italian. The prince conaort , to his dying hour ; asked to hear It. When the London went down In the Day of Biscay , January 11 , 1S6C , the last thing ; heard by the few sur vivors who le/t / her side In a boat was the voices of the doomed passengers slnglog those familiar lines : Other refuge have I none. Hangs my helpless soul on Thee. Yet thcce Is room for doubt whether Mr. Stead Is not dogmatic In saying that "no other English hymn can be named which has laid so broad and tlrm a grasp on the English- speaking world. " That many leading Amorl- can clergymen glvo other hymns ttie pre cedence Is evident from the following ex pressions of opinion , obtained In answer to the questions , What hymn In the English language do you regard as the most helpful and popular ? And what Is jour own favorite hymn ? Without naming bis own preference , Dr. Lyman Abbott replies : "Hvmcis are but the expression of a religious feeling or mood. I cannot cay that 'Hoclt of Ages' or aiiy other ono hymn has been meat helpful In enured work. " Dr. John Hall , tlie venerable pastor of the Fifth Avenue Prejytorlan clurch , also differs with Mr. Stead. Jltj ays : " 'Rock of Ages' Is mot the first andigreatest hymn In the English languago.ims' ' so many moods must bo expressed and human feeling vary so greatly. In many cases a stirring martial hymn would appeal Ito a greater number. " DR. THEOUORB CUTLER'S VIEW. Dr. Theodore L. Cuylcr of Brooklyn says : "Artistically , 'Hdofcof Ages' Is by for tdo greatest ot all hynioa. The only American hymn which 1ms attained world-wide popu larity cad which may contend with H Is Kay Palmer's 'My I < IUilLookB Up to Thee. ' Next I would place 'Jesus ; Lover of My Soul , ' and 'Lead. Kindly LlgUe" " Hev. William HayotfWard , editor of the In dependent , mys : "Thero Is no-more popular hymn than 'Rock of Ages.1 Ata prayers 'Jesus , Lover of My Soul1 and 'My ( Fulth Looks Up to Thee' are equally useful. ! As an expression ol Chrlullan loyaltyanttifalth 'I Love Thy King dom , Lord , ' 'O , Could I Speak' and 'How Firm a Foundation1can hardly fall behind. 'Holy , Holy , Holy,1 nd 'Abide With Me1 are also very popular , but too esthetic to bo classed with the others. "In the last 100 years I believe that 'Just 'As I Am' has done the most good to the greatest number , " Is the opinion ex pressed'by Dwigit I * Moody , the noted ovangellst. Wrltlnif from bis ituiy In Tremont temple , Iloston , Dr. George C. Larimer says : "It 1s not easy to answer your question. I am not quite euro that any hynm fa pre eminently popular and helpful. The soul has BO many moods that various hymns be come In turns the most acceptable organ of expression. I notice that ray congregation turns most frequently to 'Jesus , Lover of My lioul , ' 'Rock of Agea , ' 'Just as I Am,1 'Lead. Kindly ( Light. ' and 'How Firm a 'Foundation. ' ' "nut of all , my own soul finds most to Inspire and thrill 4a Luther's 'Kin Feste Burg1 I often repeat It before going Into the puli/.t , and In the severest hours of trial recall the sentiment * that made the Held of Korev r glorlou * . Mr. W , T , Stead' * favorite Is also very precious to me , and I know It Is to nujltjtudes of bel evers. " UNITARIAN OPINION'S. Dr. Edward Everett Halo says : "It Is certain that 'Nearer , My God , to Thee,1 by SarUi Flower Adams , Is the hymn most used In public service now. " Another eminent Unitarian minister. Dr. Ollnot J. Savage , says : ' ; By no .means , wpuld I place 'Rock of Ages' as the first hymn. There's ' something very re\oltlng to me In the line about the 'fountain , of blood , ' and In fact the whole tenor of the words Is too gross e\cn for the time In , which If. was written. I should say that 'Nearer , My God. to Thee. ' Judg ing from thoiiumber.c { dlffcient collections of which It forms a part. Is the miwt use ful and popular hymn. It w..s written by Sarah Flower Adams an English Unitarian , and ' t Is a notoAorthy fact that nearly all ihe great hymns of the last tlfty years have been written by Unitarians. Music and sentiment b.vo much to do with a hymn's power , nnd some crude pocitry Is popular as a song on account of Its swing and the beauty cf Its music. " Rev. Robert Collyer siys : "I well remember one day 'When ' this sub ject was the object of a discussion between Ralph Waldo 'Emerson ' and Dr. Oliver Wen dell Holmes. The latter said that many of the so-called hymns were mere pieces of cabinet work. The writers 'had ' tkcn , : a num ber of pretty phrases , glued them together and called the result a hymn. In his keen and Inimitable way he satirized many Then his voice deepened , his eyes shone , as we romenVbor him In his noblest momenta , us he said : 'One hymn I think supreme. ' Emerson Uirew his hend iback , > : s he always did 'when his attention was arrested , and watcheJ. Dr. Holmes repeated the first verso : Thou hidden love of God , whose height , Whoso depth , unfnthorned , no man knows. I see from fnr thy beauteous llgit ; Inly 1 alBl for thy repose. My heart la pained , nor can It bo At rest , till It llnd rest In thce. " 'I know I know , ' exclaimed Emerfoc , 'That Is the supreme hymn. ' This has al- WBJB been a favorite of mine. It was trans lated from the German by John Wesley. Another , written by Dr. Holmes , 'Lord ot All Being , Whoso Glory Flames from Sun and Star , ' and 'Nearer , My God to Theo , ' are also of great worth. " "LEADl KINDLY LIGHT. " Writing from Chicago , Rev. John Henry Barrows "Tho most helpful and popubr hymn writ ten In the English language Is , In my opinion , Charles Wesley's 'Jesus , Lover of Sly Soul.1 My own favorite hymn Is 'Lead , Kindly Light. ' This teems to me the finest expression of faith In our language. It has ono great advantage over some other excel lent hymns In that It Is noble poetry. Fur thermore , It speaks to the universal re ligious consciousness , and may be sung by men of genuine faith In all the churches. " Mrs. Booth-Tucker , consul ot the Salva- tlon lArmy , oxprejv ea herself on the sub ject as follows : "My experience In song Is rtlffcmit prob ably from that of minister. ? of every other faith , Ono peculiarity of the Salvation Army Is the placing1 of sacred words to secular music ; In utilizing street songs for religious purposes. Wo are thus able to necuro the heartiest co-operation of the masses , every one knowing the ulr and sing Itig with a will. "Our eongs are In twenty-eight different languages now , and are adapted \o many of Uie popular 'airs of each people. In India wo use a peculiar ! chant or dirge , as It ! the only music that appeals to the native * . Many ( people are opposed to the class of melodies wo use , thinking It almo.it sacrilege , " "Rock ot Ages. ' Is a hymn that touches a chord In every lieart. 'Just as I Am' is andther beautiful hymn , and I think that no ono hymn lias been the means of saving as many souls as the latter ono has. 'When the Trumpet Blows I am Heady to Go , ' ono of our Salvation Army hymns , has also been producthe of much good. " Dr. Louis Klopsch of New York , who has conducted some of the largest revivals , says : "I have found that the hymn/i / 'Jcsu * . Lover of My Soul , ' and ' .My Faith Looks Up to Thee , ' are sung with the most enthu siasm , and seem to be the most popular , I think a great deal depends upon the charac ter of the music. 'Rock of Ages' veems more In the passive mood , but 'Jcsur , Lover of My Soul , ' has direct action In It. FAVORITES OP MAiNY , Writing from Columbus , O. , Rev. Wash ington Gladden says : "I have DO means of knowing which Is the most helpful and popular ityma written la the English language. The most helpful might not bo the most popular ; some thai aru very popular are 'hurtful rather than helpful. "My own favorites are many ; on the whole , ho.vover , I think I value most and use most frequently Charles Wesley's 'Love Divine , All 'Lave ' Excelling. ' " Dr. F. W. Gunsaulus , president of the Armour institute ot Technology , Chicago , says : "I cannot think of any hymn which has been more helpful-and popular than 'Rock of Apes. ' " Uov. Louis Albert Banks of Cleveland , 0. , writes : "I think Charles Wesley's 'Jesus , Lover of My Soul , ' certainly challenges the right of Toplady's 'Rock cf Ages , ' to be named as the most helpful and popular hymn ever written 'm ' the English language. Personally , Cardinal Nawmnn's 'Lead , Kindly Light , ' has for many > ears been my favorite hymn. It soothes my unrest and feeds an3 Inspires all that Is noble In my soul. " "Personally , I prefer such hymns as 'Lead , Kindly Light , ' 'Amid the Encircling Gloom , ' but I uually select hymns which the people can sing , " sa > s Rev. Madison C. Peters ot ' New York. "Come , Thou Almighty King. is a favorite wlh me I select hymns which have a rousing element. At our evening service wo frequently use Daring-Gould's 'Onward , Christian Soldiers , ' and I doubt If any hymn Is more helpful and uplifting at the close ot a service than 'God De With You Till We Meet Again. ' " Rev. J. D. Burrell , pastor of the Marble Collegiate church , New York , says : "Tho two most popular and useful hymns , in my Judgment , are 'Jesus , Lover of lly Soul , ' and 'Rock of Ages. ' Both are wholly evangelical and highly devotional. Of the two 1 should say the former has Ihe deeper and more permanent place In the heart of the church. This , no doubt. Is partly due to the fact that 'Martyn' Is a better tune than 'Top- lady. ' Anyway , the pcoplo seem to carry It more easily and heartily. " A HYMN-WRITER'S JUDGMENT. Rev. John W. Clmdwlck , who 1ms himself written hymns thai are sung by muny drnom- ( nations , says : " 1 admire greatly Luther's hymn , 'Eln Festo Burg , ' though I prefer Dr. Hodges' translation to that of Carllwle , 'Lead , Kindly Light , ' Is Interesting to Unitarians , espe cially Ueeaueo It was first Introduced In America by Samuel Longfellow and Samuel Johnson , In their hymn book , and was con sidered at that time a very radical departure. In our ( Unitarian ) faith J BIJOIIICI say tnat Samuel Johnson's 'Father In Thy Mysterious Prcnenco Kneeling' has doubtless been the most helpful. Next I should place 'Nearer My God to Thee , ' by Sarah F. Adams , ono of the HlHters to whom Browning was BO profoundly attached. Of 'Rock of Aies' I should say that It WIIH an admirable expres sion of sacrificial theology , and of vivacious atonement. It Is vastly superior to thu pop ular picture , 'Rock of Ages,1 which repre sents a woman clinging tb the crob and sur rounded by a turbulent sea , when | n reality the rock means a rock In a desert , In whoso shade the weary find rest , " The last word In this symposium Id from Rev. Russell H. Conwell , the popular preacher of the Temple In Philadelphia , who says : "In my estimation 'Jesus , Lover of My Soul , ' Is the best hymn published In the Englltih language , " - CO\M < IIIAMTIiS. In Cincinnati a young man and young woman tried to commit sulcldo and foiled. Ttien they got married. A young Maryland widow set a boar trap In front of her wmoke house door and her first catch wr-a tlio man who was courting her. her.When a young man Is courting a girl It takes him from five to len minutes to help her to put on her wraps. After marriage If gho doesn't get them on In half a minute without aeslstance he tells her to huiry up and not keep him waiting all day. Edward Jolltfe , aged CC , and MUD ally Slnc'nlr , aged CO , have Just been married In Baltimore. In youth , when they lived near Charlestown , W , Va. , they wcro lovers , but for ( some reason separated , Mr , Jollffe located at Woodstock , Va , , where he married Last jcar , after ho had become a widower , he met Ills old sweetheart In Baltimore and the romance HOB renewed , with the result above stated , .MIia ! Harriet Dalnbrldgu RIcliarducn and James Tandy KIIU , the Kentucky poet , will be married In June , They were ooliool chil dren together and had t > em lovers from youth , b'lt ' some time ago a Borarallon oc curred and MUl Richardson became engaged to CooErefgman Utumdtt of.IJrboklyu. For some reason or older this engagement > , Irolten off. Boon thereafter the famous con troversy over christening the battleship Kentucky - | tucky arose and Mr , Ellis coming gallantly I forward In defense of Mlai Rlchardson'a claims , the old relatLim were resumed and now their engagement Is fonv.ally announced. An elopement occurred at Plney , Tonn. , thirty miles from Clarksvlllo , recently. Hunry Herroll and his cousin , Jennie Corry. wcro the principals. Ho Is IS and she Is 1C. Tlicy fled fro-n their home at noon , the young < woman riding behind her lo\er , both on a mule , 'but their parents soon learned of their ' 'ntenllons anJ engaged In 'hot ' pur suit. With half a mile dv. ntnie Hi rroll reached the residence of iMrs. Ilcliorts , in the cellar of which 'S < iure ! Fielder per formed the ceremony , while the angry par ents searched the hous ? above them. After the ceremony had been concluded the- 'squire quietly lorkcd the cellar door , whcro the newly married couple were left alone , safe from their outwitted piicntx , until they could 'make ' their appearance without creat ing a scene. An amusing account comes from a conti nental correspondent of a faro.cal scene' 'which he witnessed In the Roman Catholic church of a German town. An oDicial of one of the railway depots had wooed and won a fair damsel wlioso father was do d , but who had a brother a dashing young officer. On the wedding clay this gay pro tector of the 'blushing bride was fairly In his element. He hurried her off to churili and fussed about to such an extent that the sacristan , who was a tart ot despot In hU way , 'mistook ' him for the bridegroom , ushered him up to the altar and forthwith , summoned the priest to perform the cere mony. iBut meanwhile the rural bridegroom had arrived , only to be hustled Into a blilo scat 'by ' the lordly sacrlatun and given to understand that ho must remain theru quietly or quit the church. The bewildered , railway man , who was a Protest nt and , unfamiliar with Roman Catholic procedure , thought It v-a all part ot the ccrem ny and obeyed orders with humble submission. Meanwhile the unconscious pileU went IUK- | Kedly along with the service , the bride , wept agitatedly , the brother consoled and fussed around her , and a'.togt theri flno tangle was being negotiated , until Rome of the bride's relatlvvs ventured to murmur to the haughty sacristan that tliry ratlur thought there was s methlni ; wiong "What do you mean ? " he demanded. " 'Hut's h"r own 'brother ' , " they objected. "Her own brother ? Then why In hcavi'ii'b name didn't > ou tell me ? " Explanat ons followed , with the result th. t the sacilatan , considerably ruflled , had to rush after the dopartlnir 1 > rlcBt nnd get him to perform the function all over again. Whether ho got a double fee for hlu trouble In not stated. Kl.livUIIKH ,10M ; . Mrrrilltli Nicholson , Baby , yau stand by a Kate that lends : Into u land of drcnniH ; There'H a drowsy watchman hero who hecdi Never the Htrangllng fleams Of light Unit Htruy from this fur-off sun Always for him Its twinkling begun And we Mnnd by the gate , And watch und wait , And watch and waltl ! Little one , hear whut the stream HliigB of Here In this quiet land ; It uliiFH of the , joy of mother love BlngH to birds In tlu < Hand- To thu strange , tall blrdx , with dreamy eyes. That look at you , dcur , In mutt * Hurprlnu , While we stand by the Kiite , And watch and wnlt. 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