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HomeMy WebLinkAboutExeter Advocate, 1908-09-17, Page 6Cl;RREN"f " (wk.:3. A new clement, insidious and pre- judicial to the equal administration • f justice, is said to have crept into the law courts of Pt.ris with the ad- veet of women attorneys. The acu- men which once went to the disen- tanglement of involved points of law is now being directed to the solu- tion of this fresh problem. The leaders of the Paris bar aro uis- erectly hinting that the learned magistrates are not wholly insert - bible to the physical charms of the women pleaders and that logic is no longer enthroned in its pre-emi- nent niche in the temples of jus- tice. The women speak so fair and with such a tuneful eloquence that justice is now and then caught nod- ding. Those who have been placed 1:► custody or who have property rights in jeopardy are said to have been quick to discern the truth and to avail themselves of this extra- legal appeal. There aro professional regula- tions against advertising, but re- cently the editor of a legal publica- tion bit upon the clever expedient of publishing the photographs of women pleaders in his journal. Thus it was possible for the public to ava'l itself of the most charming members of the profession. Now that particular publisher and his journal have fallen into disrepute with the leaders of the bar. It --is alleged that such a practice should be discountenanced because it sub- jects the less well favored femin- ine pleaders to a handicap in their quest for clinets. Whether this protest is absolutely sincere niay be doubted since it comes from the hien, not from the women. Although women have now invaded almost all of the professions, it would seem that the process of adjustment so we utter, the flash of anger. the far as the ,nen are concerned is not 1 burst of petulance, the whisper of FOR SIIOCESS OR FA/LBRE this lesson happen ? 1Where wa• that region ? What was Saul try- ing to do 1 In what condition din David find him 1 What was the suggestion of David's comrade What did David do? How did Sao; icceive this treatment 1 What sort :,f an example does Da%id set in th's incident? Lesson X.--Satd and Jonathan Slain in Battle. Where did this battle occur? What forces were arrayed ageinst Israel l What help lad Saul sought on the night be - 1 re the battle 1 Who died with 1 im on the field? What Heroic qualities did he show at the last Why did Jonathan have to perish along with his father 1 What is the Golden Text ? Lesson XI.—David Made King Over Judali and Israel. — How many years did David pass in his wilderness ex..o and adventure? What qualities did ho develop dur- ing those years? At the last over what realm did he become king? H- w old was David when he enter- ed •ipon his reign 1 How long was he king? What is the (;olden Text? A Man's Career Is Often Made or Marred By Small Things For who hath despised the day of small things l--Zach. iv. 10. The real things that tend to make or rear our careers are often the small things. The vital issues of defeat or victory away spring from the vr••iest trines. The most fatal defects or weakness, too, can be ap- parently insignificant, escaping ob- servation like. the tiny worm which pierces the duck's massive founda- tion or cuts through the ship's side. The prophet does not always speak in rapt visions or restrict his mes- sage to a heavenly Jerusalem. His dc,ntinant motive is to arouse to a sense of each day's importance and to conduct as the essential factor i . religion. And as the minutes control the hours, and mere frac- tions of time the months and years. ro our character is the resultant of single acts and thoughts which he - come in their turn irresistible ha- bits and impulses, like the separate delicate threads which can be weld - cd into an unyielding chain. The painter's canvas glows with life and beauty by his deft use of bits of pigment—small fragments of cclor that give rise to figure and landscape of SURPASSING CHARM. Eo the gentle traits, the modest qualities, the quiet tastes, the un- obtrusive deeds, the unselfish atti- tude, the little attentions. It is just these small things which ren- der our life fragrant, giving genu- ineness and character to our relig- ion. But there is another view of the text. We are judged less by the trend of our life in its vastness and sweep, by the nim a: extent of our purposes and ambitit •, than by the little acts that make up each day's passing record—the chance word es en yet complete. They are still( ------- wrong, the bitter taunt, the petty gi utiticatien—acts trilling and tran- sient in themselves but expressive J character to the casual observer. How important, then, to be on our guard Zest such things acquire the mastery over us. They must not be despised, for they may lead to traits and tendencies that may overwhelm our lives, leaving wreckage where et,ce were smiling streams and hap- py homes. The sage who knew the stars bet- ter than the roads of his native town, the philosopher so intent on the secrets of the skies that he fell into a ditch by the wayside-- are not these but instances when in the vain grasp after the illimitable and vague we despise the small things that are real and near? So we nar- row too generall our CONCEPTION OF RELIGION )o the atmosphere of church or sy- nagogue, to swelling music, to stately ceremonial, the solemn lit- anies and holy vestments. But even these may fail in their pur- pose if we realize not the sacred- ness of small things which we ig- nore or despise—the deed that up- lifts although it is unheralded; the word that inspires, although titter- ed so gently that your neighbors do not hear it ; the hand clasp wh'ch puts your brother firmly on his feet without public applause. The small things, then, 'Ehich are usually vital and decisive for suc- cess or failure are not in the far heavens or across the distant seas. They are close to us, so close that they are indispensable for our groi `ri, our discipline, our perfect development. Hence, they dare not be desnise'l by those of us who w ish to rise to higher things. REV. DR. ABRAM S. ISAACS. quick to seize upon a pretext tolIFHE SUNDAY frame an indictment, but they cnn 1 scarcely expect to achieve anything but an opera bouffe success. SCHOOL INTERN.t'1'ION,tL LESSON, SEPT. 2. Lesson II.—Saul Chosen King — 'i'u whom did the people come for a king? Who was selected by Samu- el? What impression would his 'arsenal appearance naturally pro- duce 7 I)id Israel need a military head just then 1 What signs of pro- mise appeared in the new king? When hegot a new heart and was changed into another man did lie remain a changed man 7 What was FOREST CLAD MOUNTAINS. Lesson III—Samuel warns Saul and yellers break glistening and rumb- th People.—W hen did Samuel de- ling beneath cocoa palms that arch liver this warning? What sort of over the foam, bowing in the teeth + ISLAND OF MILLION hUES A TWO DAYS' GLIMPSE. OF BEAUTIFUL J_1MAI('A. A Latid of Woods and Springs Givers the Visitor Many Pleasant Memories. As the Royal Mail Steam Packet steamer approaches Jamaica there appears -first a vast pile of rounded snow clouds, which tumble apart, and reveal the purple peaks of the Blue Mountains. The cool, health- ful trade -wind blows in from the sea and makes the heat more cn- uurable than that of the American sumnrner, while in winter it tastes and smells of a spring noon. The ship raises both clouds and peaks, the foothills that seem to tumble over one another to climb the highest, and as the Indian sum- mer haze clears the island is re- sealed i0 a million hues. Poised on the ridges, plantation houses, with their white walls and red roofs stand out against the sombre bluish green of ravines, and like winding silver threads waterfalls and streams sparkle in the sunshine as they tumble downward toward the sea. Well has the island retained a name close to the original—Zay- mace, isle of "woods and springs." AFRAID OF THE PIRATES ('.1PT.tIN -1N1) CREW '1'H'tFE !WEEKS ON WRECK. FOUR MILES IN HIE AIR THRILLING .tI)1'F:\TL ill: OF A 1t'OM.t N P.tItAl'H t• 1'IS'1'. Experience of Fifteen Sailor,, Miss Viola Sf enter Wa. Almost Whose Ship Slruek Sunken frozen to Death in Balloon Hecf• Ascent. Fifteen sailors have landed at Miss Viola Spencer, thous. Liverpool with a thrilling tale of parachutist, has had a thrilling ad- shtpw•recked peril ante _ng Malay venture and a utast remarkable es - The from death. The ship on which they sailed On Thursday Miss Spencer was from New Zealand was the .New Or- engaged to make a parachute de - leans, but the vessel which brought scent at a sports meeting near Not - them Home was tato liner Stentor, tingharn, England, but when the from Singapore, which picked them balloon rose to a height of about up and saved their lives. 2.000 feet she found herself unable "We were bound for hamburg to liberate the parachute. The re - with phosphate rock," snid one of sult was that she was carried help - the sailors in an interview. "We lessly by the balloon for a distance sailed at the beginning of May, af- et' thirty miles. She managed to- ter picking up our cargo at Ocean keep her frail seat until the bal- Island. Wo went all right as far loon descended, by which time she as the Straits of Macassar, off the was almost perishing from the cold. coast of Borneo, but there we At ono time the balloon rose to struck a sunken reef. a height of about 20,000 feet, which "Tho ship was badly damaged, is about four miles. and the water gained in the hold. "I had a horrible feeling," said But, we kept the pumps going, fur Miss Spencer, "that I should be we hoped she would get clear so frozen. How I wished I had brought that we could beach her my wrap or coat, I had only a mus- lin blouse and a blue serge coat. IN SHALLOW WATER. "Tho engines were kept at hill 1 FELT THE COLD KEENLY �- speed astern all the time, and at last the ship got off the reef, but before she could make any headway she had struck another reef and settled down. "Capt. Humby ordered the boat out. and we abandoned our ship, taking with us all the belongings we could get into the boat. "We saw as we rowed away that sea ; hut, happily, I escaped that she had finished settling down. Her fate, but, where, of all places in -- bridge, the forecastle and all the the. world, do you think we dj�f upper parts were above- water, and come down 7" she asked. "Actual- you she had broken iii half, j: jna clover field ! Could it- fiaye• been Tie tette Talk aboui,.'landing in clover !" and the' fair i'arachutist laughed merrily. "But I felt confident after a time." Miss Spencer declared, when I was up in the air a height of 10,000 feet, but at.20,000 it was unbearable. My hands were quite numbed, and I had to knock them. against the wooden ring of the para- chute to restore the circulation. "And next," Miss Spencer con- tinued, "I had an awful fear that. the balloon would bo blown out to. she was well out of the water, fore and aft, at high tide. "We did not go far. _All round that part of the coast there are fierce Malay tribes, descendants of the old pirates, and we thought it "that if I could only manage to - was safer on the water than on the keep my seat in the parachute the balloon would come down all right. What alarmed me most was the pos- sibility that I should faint from cold' and fall off. At one time. before I had gone up very far, I tried to console myself by humming snatch- es of a comic song. and a queer idea struck me to sing `Up in a Balloon, Boys," but I stopped short, be- cause in view of my dangerous po- sition I thought it was improper and imprudent. Unfortunately. I could not recall any hymns," she• added. land. "So we went hack, to stay where there were provisions and some sort of safety at least. "For three weeks we lived on that wreck. All the time we kept a con- stant watch— FOR TWO REASONS. There might bo a vessel passing and, on the other hand, there The,crux of the situation in Tur- might be a boatful of armed natives key, we imagine, will come some , • nt any moment, as the rock on time hence, when the constitution g which the ship had struck lay close is fully established and parliament ht radical defect 1 1..; shore, and we could be seen from is at work. During the prevalence As the ship draws nearer the sea the land. "All the arms wo had wo kept of revolutionary fervor the various close handy, especially when wo nationalities can easily sink their saw, too many tunes for absolute rivalries and animosities. But ) cf t e r urle comfort, small bands of natives "when the silence and the calm g g n.arching along the shore and g g watching the wreck. come on" the Turkish empire will What forth of. government pre- Why "At last our distress signals, Lesson XII. Third Quarterly Re- view. Golden Text, 2 Sam. 5. 12. QUESTIONS FOR SENIOR SCHOLARS. u judge had he been? W hat kind . the trades. Blue smoke c r f a publicpservice bad he render- upfrom the sugar estates and negro ed i What sins, sometimes charge- clearings thousands of feet high. able against public officials, was he The eye delights in little white vil- prove an exception to the rule of ceded the absolute monarchy in guiltless of 1 was it an offense leges under bamboos and palms, which w o managed to keep (lying, other lands if those rivalries are Israel T Who was the last of the to hire that the people clamored for half hidden in sheltered bays and were seen by the Dutch steamer not revived and if they do not cause iudges7 What reasons dick tho a king? What wise counsel did be coverts and neatly laid out banana 1)e Eercns. They bore down and agitation and at least parliament- People give fur requesting a king t give 1 What did Samuel promise to plantations and orange groves, took us aboard, except Capt. Hum- ary conflict, just as they have done How did Samuel interpret their d' for there always ? while towering over all are the for- by, the chief engineer and the stew - in other composite realms, such as request? How was the first king Lesson IV.—Saul Rejected by the est -clad mountains, capped with ard, who would not come. They chosen 1 What was the attitude of Lord.—What chief offenses had cloudy turbans. stuck where theywere to do sal - the United Kingdom, Austria -Hun- the retiring judge to the newly Saul committed 1 What was this Port Royal is reached, and the wage work. gary. Prussia and Russia. For Tur- chosen king? What was Samuel s crowning sin 1 What great princi- Royal Mail steamer fires a gun to "The Dutchman touched at Sing - key is really one of the most con- greatest legacy to Israel? What plc did Samuel announce? \Which announce the fact. The conning of aeore, and there we took the liner glomerate of all, and the antagon- elements in Sail's character fitted set of duties are 01 chief importance the steamer is an event that is cele- for home." him especially fur his new position? —those which aro moral or those Mated by honor -cls at the wharf. ,T, isms among her tribes and peoples What elements of unfitness for rul- which are ceremonial? What sort To lie in the harbor of ('ort Royal , , , aro not a bit less vital and aggres-for even a da • is worth a lifetime PROVING HIS HONESTY. of ship did he manifest as king? On c•1 a man—take him all in all—was y sive than those between Celt and %that ground was he eventuall • re- Saul 1 What was his chief fault ? in a romantic library. The scene Yon say you have confidence in Saxon, Pole and Prussian, Czech jected ? What external circurnstan- Lesson V.—David Anointed at is essentially British, yet quaintly the plaintiff, Mr. Smith?" cea led to the introduction of David Pethlehetn.—Where is Bethlehem? foreign. "Yes, air.' and Austrian, Croat and .lingyar' at the court of Saul'1 What osi- rKingston, too, in its present cnn- "State to the Court if you please, If /such an ominum gatherum can P For what is it noted 1 What pro- dition is a sight worth seeing, for what. caused this confidence." tions did David hold at court gan phot wentingthere in search of a d? out of chaos a new city is emerg- "Why, you see, sir, there's alleys settle down to ordered constitu- •rt the ahoy during Soul's reign 1 tore king? Whom die he find? tional life and continuo in it with- Rccall the events which led to the1What was the Ind's %oration? How ing. Hotels are reopening, and the reports 'bout eatin'-house men, and out fire -striking friction an eighth anointing of David to he kingintemporary shops are busy again I used to think—" vas he anointed 1 Whathdid this with sharks' teeth, turtle shells and "Never mind what you thought; wonder of the world will be acltiev- Sail's stead. State the birthplace, ceremony mean ? What influence parentage. and boyhood of David. other island curios. tell us what you know." ed \ hat led to the ro ection of David came be David 1 ?lid he imnicdi- Even in two days one ?nay catch "Well, sir, one day 1 goes clown ,1,_�_ l ately become a king T What was a clear to Co ken's shop, and sez to the by Seidl Compare and contrast Iris appearance? What had he DOCTOR DRUMMOND. tl.e chnraeter of Saul with that of GLIMPSE OF JAMAICA. waiter. 'Waiter,' sez 1, 'give's a learned as n shepherd 1 weal pie.' Well, just then Mr. A friend, whose lips lie motionless lee sun, Jonathan. - Compare and Lesson VI.—Dasid hued Oolinth.— Trains eotne and go two or three (+ooken come up, and, sez he, 'Now Whose nanno I breathe, not with- ti ntraat the characters of David What gigantic champion defied the times a day between the city and (he Mr. Smith! What ye goingto and Jonathan. Describe briefly the the mountains. One may whiz up , „ out pain ; armies of Israel t Why were the have 7 experiences of David while an ex to Papine in an electric cur and Yet, what rich gifts he left to us— Irtnelites dismayed 1 Who came to "'Weal pie.' says I. 'Good,' (e from court. State the traits in then drive to Gordon Cown, in the The cheerful children of his David's character that made him their relief 1 What gave hire re -s hills returning comfortably in the says he; 'I'll have one, to:' so • 0 brain ; the superior of Saul as a military markable courage! What weapons morning. One may also travel to sets down an' eats ono of his own Leetle Katetso an'Dieu Dunne leader; as king. ?fecal? the dos -did he mei Why did be choose 1;wartun b train, passingthroe h weal pies right afore me." Disc feller will not pass away. ing events of Saul's ndministrntion; What? Which contestant won 1 the great banana filds tthe f ,. t ''11u1 that cacao your confi ren'e Wha effects were produced on the in him 1" You, who have broken bread with Jt natDavilhnn an Ir�lhc light tlt over �igtthrans 1d'hilistinea, on the Israclitea, and r/(Ctahe rr ngcsring Mount tnke the %isTtorhup the "Yes, indeed, sir ; when a- eat- hrm, on his character. Was the estate �'' Davio's dawning enreer? What, zigzag face of the mountain, whence in' -house keeper sets down of •re Have lingered, laughing late at li:.hntent •of the kingo++m •in lsracl a gt.alitics in the young shepherd of ! one may look down nn thriving his eustcmners an' deliberate' eras nicht, step in the line of progress or of lltthlchem remain for us to imitate 1' ranches, plantations and native one of his own weal pies, n� man Yen will know why mine eyes are retrogressionhe1 Which Was the bet Lesson 1'i[. Saul Tries to Kull homesteads halt buried in coffee, can refuse to feel cnnfidenre — it dimDavid.—What impression on the , •p shows him to be an hone it man. With tears that blur the lines I It r form of government, that under r 1 y cassava, bananas, scar lr oinset- lh • administration of the judges, or co ►le was made h David's �•ic- t as and purple hongainvillias. Then write tory over the giant 1 How was )•i TO() MUCH. that under the administration of down the other aide of Mount Dia - Dere'', one, he's frim', I'm not the kings? 1Whnt •indications of yid compared with Saul in the holo, among the finest scenery in Hicks—What did your wife say forget,— greetings of the women 1 What ef- 1)nt small Cure of ('nlumette. progress can you truce in political feet was %crow ht on the kings What the island, into the automobile when sun got home at 4 o'clock this and {oris? affairs curing the his -reads of St. Ann and the cool air morning 1 1erieat period by the lessons of this sc•rt 411 an oat] spirit was it that of Monengne—a cool night and n Wicks—Great Scott! Look here, Time nulls apo brings us frost and quarter 1 •\That events of this •peri- t'ssessed him! 1)id he try to check cool drive buck to the bunt, arriv- old ►uan, haven't you anything else nesters. , d reflect priniiti%e political and it or die he yield to it 7 What did ing on board in time for luncheon. Set changes of the changeless in cin) conditions 7 In what res eets he try to do to David 1 How dirt Even in this brief visit one gets a "ars David act under • these trying cir • was David a man of his "ion time ". g Bnnpshot of Jamaica to keep in He 1•a�.cd awry mid early April It, what respects was h in ndynnce cunistances1 What great duty is mind and frame as a pleasant me- `1i"'cis• taught ns in the study of this les- mor Ar ttearthe world were moved to "f the age in which he lived? son? y 4, D. It +ssignol sing on an' on, QUESTIONS FORs. iNTF:it11i:1►I Lesson III.— Friendship of 1)n- FALSE. ATE SCHOLARS. I - and Jonathan. --When did this Truth crushed to earth will Mere sadder now, inose he eea friendship begin 1 What was the Lesson 1. ---Israel Asks fur a King ground of it T On what wax it ri a again,' quoted the ►n,raliz- -W'ho ruled the people of Israel based 1 \hat reasons had Jona- "According to rt this time 1 What was his char- than to refine fellowship with 1)a- the demoralizer, ' ae•ter as a ruler i What did his sone %id 1 What did David's success _+ de%%hen they eceame judgez1 mean for Jonathan' Mention some r eggs. Whose fault was this 1 How did cf the qualities of Jonathan's the people feel about it? What friendship. What other notable historic friendships can you recall 1 W hat was the use of n covenant in this rase 7 What is the Golden Ttet1 Lesson IX.—David Spares Saul's Life.—Where did the incidents of Ile would not have his friends re- pine. !fe f.•ught. and wrought, and made a name; Hie week- rd gladly make it mine. Bete.%e ine, not for wealth or fame, Ilut j•i:t be.•atise he had to go At.( lase it, when he loved it °n. esi's 1\'armae. in Th • Canadian lilcigazine fur September. did the elders of the nntion re- quest 1 What did Samuel do with tecir request i What died Jehovah }.id the prophet do ' in spite of warning, what did the people say? Then what was dune 1 tc do all this afternoon 7 :\ Bible and a cake of chocolate are included in the kit of all Ger- man soldiers. _-- This is a wide world. but a lot of people in it live on a narrow mar- gin. that," re;oined Lady (to caller)—"You won't mind my going on with any work while you're here, will you 1 Then I shan't feel I'm wasting time." Farmer Marne,—"I've bought a laroineter, Hannah, to tell when Don't he satisfied with walking it's goin' to rain. ye know !" Mrs. nround nn your uppers while wait- Barnes—''Tr tell when it's goin' ing for a dead man's shoes. to rain' Why, 1 never heard o' such extrevagance! What do ye When a pian tikes unto himself s pose. Providence haz given ye a wire he is apt to exchange a lot th' nccumat.iz fer 1" c,l little troubles for a bis one. there is no truth 1 SCENE WAS TERRIFYING. Miss Spencer then described the scene as it appeared to her in the clouds. "I remember being impressed with a sense of awf i t stillness 1111.11,around," she remarke "It was. terrifying. But I got accustomed t, it. The moon was shining clear - le and all around was bathed in its pale light. It was impossible to ace the trees, but one of the most beautiful sights 1 saw wee the re- flection of the noon in a river as we passed over it. It seemed to dance on its placid surface. A pretty scene of a different charac- ter was the lights of Nottingham as the balloon bordered upon it. It was all so strange with the large buildings looking mere specks down below." Miss Spencer then explained how the mishap which led to her re- rnarkable adventure occurred. The parachute was attached to the bot- tom part of the hallonn, and her seat was n little webbing loop not more than four inches in width. On either side she clasped the ropes fur support. in appearance the loop would he like a garden swing. The parachute is detached by pul- ling a piece of curd whieh releases n steel eatrh round which are twin- ed the strings of the parachute. "I TUGGED AND TUGGED," Enid Miss Spencer, "but I could not release it, and 1 ata convinced that the crowd must ha%e trodden on the apparatus when it was on the ground. 1 shall never again go ui► if the crowd conics into the en- closure. "Of course 1 had no control over the balloon, which was forty feet above me. The joy and relief I ex- perienced when me little pocket an- eroid barometer showed me that the balloon was conning clown was great. 'It dropped near a little village called Thrursington, near Rearshy, in Leicester. 1 iranmediately jump. ed off, and scarcely had 1 (otic ea before the balloon started off again, and 1 chased it across two ade. Lc ring a house, I gave up the int, and I stayed at an adjacenthens()nis fur the night. At t, o'clocnext morning 1 diseovcrcd the bnll'•on half a mile away. It had dropped i• sornehndy's hark garden. and not only seared, hut half stifled the people in the cottage with its es- cnping gas. in the ordinary way, Miss Spen- ce, said she would have descended with her parnchute in ten ,ninnies. The crowd at Heanor, near Not- tingham. where the sports and gala were held. enxinitaly waited to se0 her come dawn. When she failed to do 80 there was a search for her all night long. in which several rnn- tor cars were engaged. Althnugh Miss .Spencer has merle nn parachute descents, this iQ the first time ouch an accident has hap- pened to her. 1•