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CURREN 1' FOPICS.
An editor who has dine his share
of hard work and can be serious
when there is occasion for it rec.-
wady made a plea fur the cultiva-
tion of cheerfulness and sun uint•ss
of heart. "Let us be gay," he
urged, for happiness is life and op-
timisnt will move mountains. The
"new thought" and "new ideal-
ism" recognize this and owe touch
of their success to the spirit of joy
that pervades them. There are
Slimes and situations which abso-
lutely preclude gayety, individual
or social. But there aro no times
and no circumstances wil►ch pre-
clude hope, courage and recogni-
tion of the brighter side, the sil-
ver lining, of the darkest olouds
of existence. Respect for individu-
al grief and sorrow is not inconsist-
ent with the most assiduous
preaching of a gospel of joy and
Appreciation of the beauty of life,
including the beauty of noble con-
duct and unselfish devotion to
ideals.
Joy in life can be powerfully sti-
mulated by joy in art, especially
In music. In England a little move-
ment, has sprung up among
thoughtful people in favor of mer-
rier and brighter music in the con-
cert and recital rooms. Complaints
are addressed to the press against
the lugubrious and depressing char-
acter of most of the compositions
on the average programing. A
cult of gloom and desolation has
become fashionable, apparently,
and not a few contemporary com-
posers seento think that, to be
modern and successful they must
be morbid, sepulchral, melancholy.
Now in music, as in tragedy, the
really solemn and pathetic ennobles
and purifies. No one is depressed
by such mu;.ic as the "Dead
March" in "Saul" or the funeral
march of Beethoven's Eroica sym-
phony. In fact, as one English worthily.
writer points out, in truly greati The expenditure of energy brings
funeral music there are hopeful its own reward in increased vigc•r
strains and notes of triumph and and in disciplined powers. Nu
Matter what else he makes the
faith. But the music that is mere- worker is making himself. In lite
ly hysterical, nerve-racking, de- groat workshops of the eternal. of
pressing is not of a high order and wahich
all
uny corners,or factories
roann has
and 111l113
is not to be compared for a. ino-to wait. for his wege nor can any
inent with the joyous, melodious,
music of masters like -
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL
THE GREATEST HAPPINESS
Not in Our Wages, Not in Our Prizes, But
in Our Work Lie Our True Rewards
"Establish thou the work of our got more or less than bis due.
hands." -Ps. xe., 17. , Only minds that drivel into toad
In hours of discouragement we elle tell us, when wo are weary
are likely to remember that many with the work of to -day : "Never
great ones reviewing life have ex- mind, you'll get your reward in
pressed little but disappointment, heaven." Eternal justice does not
and have declared its rewards so defer the pay day; all worth;
'only illusory phantoms. \Ve aro work here is rewarded in the je•y
likely to agree, fur the success on of doing, in the glory of the work,
which we set our hearts often, jn the great happiness of serv.ce,
when attained, turns to bitterness. in sharing in the work of the west,
Does life hold any trustworthy high. Heaven opens to labor now.
promise of worthy reward t Is it Of course this does not elimin
worth the strife'' If it be true that ate the pay envelope; but it do•l;
at the end of every stage there subordinate it, making it a means
waits for us only an empty, mock- -only for further living and wort:-
ing prize, if happiness bo ever a Ing, and not an end. It is asad
receding rainbow, where when the sight prophetic only of a disap-
motive of rewards is gone can we
'find that which will hold life true
to things high and nerve it for the
bests
May it nut be that we aro mak-
ing a great mistake in looking for
our rewards at the end of our
work; in thinking of life's rewards
as if thoy were wages1 The best
rewards aro not in the things to bo
attained; they aro in the attain- YOU CANNOT HIRE MOTHERS;
ing. Joy is not as distant moan -
lain peak; joy is the light and
warmth within the breast of every
pian who climbs upward.
We wear our lives away in fret•
tful seeking after things afar, in
•ambitious' at rivings after fame,
power, and wealth. So Life comes
'to its end with the heart still hun-
gry for the eternal bread and
THE WATERS OF LIFE.
bought of f phron the Hittites, while
the tomb in Shechein was, ac:ord-
ing to Gen. 33, 19, and Josh. 24.
32, purchased by Ja:ub. The sig-
nificance of Stephen's reference to
the burial place of Jacab is not,
however, affected by this discrep-
ancy between the narrative at this
point and khe statement in Gene-
sis, the important point being that
Jacob was buried within the b_,rd•
ors of the Land of Promise, and
that a certain sacredness attacncel
itself to his burial place.
17. As the time of the promise
drew nigh -The time of the glut'
nus fulfillment of God's promise to
Abraham, fur which God had been
preparing in unexpected ways.
20. At which season Musca wae
born -Another turning point in
Israel's history.
21-40. These. verses tell of time
way in which God prepared and
AFTERSUNKEN TREASURE
SE.tII('H FOR .t MiLLION
POUNDS OI'P Zl'L1'1..1ND.
The Story of the Wreck of a Gold
Smuggler's Vessel to
1s94.
The first full and complete story
of the gold that was snuggled out
of the Transvaal just before the
Boer war is now forthcoming from
the diary of Colonel Clarke, now
Chief Commissioner of the Natal
Police, and formerly head of the
Criminal Investigation Department
of the colony. From this it appears
that ''Kruger's gold" is a myth
guided the future deliverer of his but that the smugglers were a syn -
people in spite of the hostility of dieato of illicit bold buyers who
foes and the ungratefulness of het were plundering the Transvaal
own people. This last point, that mines.
is, Israel's failure to recognize The value of the gold is estimated
God's chosen deliverer, Stephen at from £600,000 to £1,000.000, and
search for it is now being made off
Cepe Vidal, St. Lucia Bay, Zulu-
land. The gold, according to the
diary, was put on hoard the bark
Dorothea at Delagoa Bay. It was
in January, 1898, that the vessel
set sail, but she was wrecked the
day after her departure.
The gold, it is said, was put in the
vessel before the captain and crew
engaged for the journey went on
hoard. The treasure was
l,ointed life, whenever you see a presses home upon his }hearers, by
man regarding his trading, his implication- accusing thele of simi-
business, or his toil as something lar failure to recognize that great -
telly to be endured for what he can
retake out of it.
This marks the difference be-
tween the artist and the artisan;
the one finds his joy iu his work,
the other his pleasure only in his
'pay.
We have fought for baubles along
se way where that water ever flows
and that bread is to be had for
$ho asking.
The greatest happiness for any
true man is to have something
worth while to do, some part to
play in the world's business, some
task that calls out the deepest in
'him and nerves all his powers;
tsontothing high and great; here is
itho real joy of living and its trate
sa'tisfaittiou, just to be working
bright, serene
Handel, Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven
and even their disciples and sue-
,cessors. It is certainly easy to be
gay and inspiriting in music, and
audiences eagerly respond to the
appeal of beauty and loveliness, of
good humor and happiness in the
most a:.pressive and universal of
all languages.
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Breaking Atlantic records is
costly. The North German Lloyd
liner, the Kaiser Wilhelm II., has
steamed from Sandy Hook to Ply-
mouth in less than five days an
ton hours, taking the southern or
longer course. The actual sea pas-
sage of the Kaiser Wilhelm is con-
siderably shorter than that of any
of the other vessels engaged in the
transatlantic company service ex-
cept those of the Lusitania and
Mauretania, which are scanners of
f far more powerful typo, and still
retain the blue ribbon of the At -
tenth. for Great Britain. Only
Lately the leisitania has ^ompteted
the voyage front Queenstown to
New York in four days fifteen
h,eurs, at an average speed of 25.23
J.nots, nearly four hours less than
Its own best previous tithe. The
Mauretania is almost as swift with
her four days and twenty hours.
The Royal William, the first. steam-
er to cross the Atlantic, went
from Pictou, N. S., to Gravesend
in 19.33 in twenty-two days. In
1832 the Alaska made the voyage
in six days and twenty-tw') hours,
a striking performance at that
time. Ten or twelve years later
tame the !meanie and Campania,
es hich won the distinction of a five
days' passage. It seemed impos-
sible at that time to improve upon
thio feat. But already nearly an-
other day has been saved, and the
ateam'•1►ip companies contently
hate net exhau"td their resources.
no wage ever could be worthy;
but love transforms drudgery into
delight; the service and sacrifice
bring their own satisfaction. Greed
anti low aim would spoil an angel's
task; love and a sense of high ser -
'vice will make the lowliest lofty
er prophet like unto Moses whom
Clod had raised up (compare verse
37).
51. Ye stiffnecked and uncircum-
cised in he - rt and oars --The speak-
er breaks abruptly his historical
summary, and addresses himself
directly to the nation's leaders, 'to
.whom he is speaking. His pas-
sionate outburst of denunciation
and the severity of his arraignment
Inent of the members of the San-
hedrin, before whom he was ar-
raigned as an accused man, could
have but one outcome, that of
bringing upon himself the severer
in spirit and reward. judgment prompted by the anger
Any man may `take life in this Which the outraged pride and dig -
way ; he may take the artists's re- nity of his hearers dictated.
lation to the work of his hands 52. The Righteous One -Refer -
though he be a teamster or a book- ring to Jesus as the ('hrist.
keeper, doing the work for its own 58. A young man named Saul -
sake. Then no matter how the The first mention of the future
back may be bent the free heart. apostle to the Gentiles.
c'anno't be bowed down; no matter 8. 1. Ard Saul was consenting
'what the tasks the man is not a unto his death -This is an import -
slave driven to then, he is a man ant. point in the author's narrative,
using (them. in view of the future part that
Lite only becomes worth living as Saul is to play in the early devel-
one has a sense of entering into opmerit of the church which he re -
the higher values of its service, a cords,
sense of doing part of the work Except the apostles -These stem
of God and man through all eter- to have remained temporarily, at
lily. We inortals are making the least, in Jerusalem.
(worlds. That spirit gives quality 3. Saul laid waste the church. --
baud permanency to any task or Tho story of Saul's persecution of
'product,. The wall you build may the church, which is interrupted
orumble to dust, but the honor, at the close of this verse, is con-
tand truth, and idealism you put tinued in the following chapter.
.into it remain forever, and are
built into that city whoas masker FAILURE NOT+ A DISGRACE.ani builder is God.
HENRY F. COPE.
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Totnnty was a tory sound sleep-
er and o.,uldn't get out of bed
earlier than, ten o'clock, no mat-
ter what his mother said to hint.
fi:, one morning she tried coaxing.
and said to him :---"Von have heard
of the little boy who got up at six
o'clock in the morning and when
he went out he found a purse of
hold 1" "Oh, yes." said Tommy;
"sett what about the little boy who
pet up before hint and went out
and oat it i"
INTERNATIONAL LESSON,
FEB. 21.
Lesson V111. Stephen the First
Christian Martyr. (.olden
Text, Acts 7: ;i9.
Verse 1. In these days -Referring
in general to the time of the events
mentioned in the preceding lesson.
Their widows were neglected in
the daily ministration -This simple
statement throws an interesting
sidelight on the practical working
out of tho principle of community
of goods, according to which the
Christian society at Jerusalem was
at this time administered (compare
Icemen for February 7).
2. Forsake the word of God and
serve tables -Neglect the duty of
preaching and teaching for manu-
al service which others could ren -
dor as well.
5. Stephen -The name is of Greek
origin, from which it is inferred
that Stephen was of Grecian de-
scent, if not himself a direct prose-
lyte. Nothing is known concern-
ing hien apart from the narrative
in this pot•tie,n of Acts.
And Philip -The Evangelist who
later labored in Samaria, and still
later in Caesarea. It was he who
was instrumental in leading the
Ethiopian eunuch to a faith in
Jesus as the ('hrist.
Pruchorus, and Meaner, And Ti -
mon, and l'armenas, and Nicelnus
i a proselyte of Antioch -Nothing
further is known concerning these
Hien who shared with Stephen And
Philip the office of deacon (literally
"servant") in the Jerusalem
church.
7. The number of the disciples
multiplied in Jerusalem exceed-
ingly -It was some time before this
that the meml,ership of the church
had exceeded five thousand.
8. Wonders and signs - Probably
miracles of healing.
9. The i.ihertines -- net is,
"freedmen,- thought to hate Leen
descendants of Jews carried cap-
tive to ltorue by Pompey (B. ('. 83)
and subsequently released and per-
tnitted to return to Jerusalem
where they formed a separate con-
gregation or synagogue.
11. Suborned men ---Induced them
to swear falsely.
14. \Ve have heard hien say --It i'
gafite possiblo that some state
ment similar 'to the one attribntet:
to Stephen was actually made by
him. though in the hands of his
enemies it was given a .iifferent
11urm and meaning then the one in.
(tended.
7. 1. Aro these things so -The
question of the high priest refer-
red to the accusations of the false
witnesses above ,mentioned, and
,was addressed to Stephen. Ste-
phen's answer was an address, the
esubstanct of whicn is given in this low aim is crime."
chapter, verses 2-53 inclusive. His Multitudes of poor pencils to -clay
'reply is a formal defense against who are not known outside of their
,the charges of irreverence toward own little communities are really
ttho temp6e and its worship, and great successes when measured by
toward the Old Testament religious all that makes trite gnatness-
-system, usages, and institutions int their historic endeavors, their brave
tgeneral'
2. The God of glory --Tu Ste- battle for years with obstacles, phen Jehovah, the God of Israel, playing a losing game with heroism.
Their great patience and wonderful
was more even than simply the
God of the Hebrew patriarchs and self-control under the criticism of
those who do not understand them
nation. are et idenecs that they hate suc-
Appeared unto our father Ahra- ceeded. The possession of a noble
ham . . in Mesopotamia - Long character is the greatest evidence
before the law was given by Moses, in the world that one has succeed -
and in a foreign land, did God ap- od
pear unto Abraham, which fact On the other hand, if a man has
alone was sufficient to prone that ge,tten a fortune, but has left his
the essence of Israel's religion as manhood on the way to it ; if he has
a covenant relation of individual bartered his gond name in the pro -
persons and peoples with God an cess of getting it, he is stip n fail -
total
the Mosaic dispensation. tire, no matter how much money he
The farce, far front being the sum may have accumulated.
total or culmination of God's re -A clean record is the greateet
telatiun of himself to his people, kind of a success. And how few
was but one of many elements and men who make big fortunes man
stages in the development of the age to Pave good name, to
true religie,n toward its final ful- keep theiratheireclean:
fillnient in the messianic age. The mere possession of money
4. When his father was dead - may, be no evidence whatever that
This is contrary to the statement a man Inas succeeded. Tf he cannot
of Genesis 11. 20 - 12. 4, where control himself ; if his aims are loo,
Abraham js said to have rete+,ted and vulgar : if he is greedy and
into Canaan during Terah's li►e grasping and selfish : if he takes ell -
'Stephen
The statement way made t- vantage of others; if he robs others
erJm' n is in harmony withh the Phis of opportunity ; if he has used them
time,
Jewish htsoot jot current d his as stepping -stones upon which 1•l
time, which sought to shield the
'patriarch if Israel from the ap climb to his fortune, he is a failure
pearan'e of impiety which his ac- measured by all that constitutes a
tion in leaving his aged father was real man -real values that are worth
thought to imply. while. --Orison Swett Marden. in
Success Magazine.
e. Four hundred years -A state- -- -•%------
ment in round numbers intended AS AMMUNITION.to cover the whole time of Israel's
sojourn in Egypt.
9. The patriarchs mored with
jealousy --The first of a series of
references which Stephen snakes
to the failure of matt on his part
to keep the terns of the original
covenant with God. Man's failure,
however, is not permitted to de-
feat God's eternal purpose, which
finds its first parti.el fulfillment. in
Joseph, the very person against
whom the jealousy of the patriarchs
was directed, and in whom Ste-
phen seems to see a forerunner of
Jesus Christ.
la. They were carried over unto
Shoehent-The remains of Jacob
and his sons, namely which state-
ment again is not in accord with
that of Genesis (compare Gen. 49.
30; 50. 13). The field actually pur-
chased by Abraham was that con-
taining the cave of Maehpelah in
Hebron lMatnre), which Abraham
What •an unfortunate thing that
the idea should be dinned into the
oar of youth everywhere; that it is
a disgrace to fail --that is, to fail to
make money, to accumulate pro-
perty.
It is not a disgrace to fail; but it
is a disgrace nut to do one's level
best to succeed. "Not failure, but
SECURELY PACKED AWAY
in strong -boxes, which were placed
at the bottom of the hold, cement nem will allow.
ed over, and then covered with •Elle ftuuiliar white yoke i►us t;iv
stone. ballast. The vessel was well enlace to the colored lone e;f
out to sea when the strain of the p
(the vessel was a wooden one) and
the ship took in water.
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Fashion
Hints.
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FADS AND FANCIES.Freach crepes aro extremely po-
pular.
Little girls are wearing aprons
again.
Lace is the favorite choice for
Neckwear.
Little ittlestring ties aro a favorite
nuvalty.
Waists are undoubtedly growing
longer.
Touches of coral grow more and
inure popular.
Spring fabrics are supple but
reasonably thick.
Gauzy materials are less seen
than a few weeks ago.
Serge it one of the most popalar
fabrics of the season.
Envelopes have pointed flaps ra-
ther than square ones.
Hardly a collar except the stili
linen one but. has its ruche. ,
Green is popular just now, especi-
ally as an accessory color.
Tucking plays a prominent part
in the waists and guimpes this
winter.
•A touch of gilt or glitter is the
necessary finish of smart costu•nes.
Shot velvet in wonderful two.
toned effects are amongthe mid-
winter favorites.
The newest sleeve fits without a
wrinkle or a crease au far as the
salla caused an opening of the seams transparent material.
Gray 18 always correct for stoke
paper. The monogram is plaecc', en
the left hand corner.
Fearing that there was a danger For good stele the long sleeve;
of the vessel foundering, the cap- should be close fitting aboett the
tain hailed a Inion steamship forearm and wrist,.
which was passing and asked the The combination of satin and fur
captain of it if ho would tow the k effective, and both should be of
Dorothea back to Delagoa Bay- the same shade.
The Union boat signalled that she A waist that closes in the o•tek
was lied to time and could not tow is always pretty with tucks extend -
the vessel, hut the captain was ing to yoke depth in front.
willing to take off the Dorothea's The big shawl collar and deet
crew. As there would be too much cuffs are an excellent way for mil -
difficulty in attempting to got the izing half worn furs that can be
ballast, off, and as there was every, cut.
indication that the vessel would It is considered most desirable
founder, the captain decided to ac- this season for the ahirtweist to
cept the Union captaln'e offer. be of the same color as the skirt
The crew of the Dorothea were The fashions of to -clay are ern -
taken over and the vessel was inently youthful. Thee demand
abandoned. the straight, unformed figure of the
The vessel went ashote at Cape sc oo krl.
a.nd while gowns are so
Vidal and broke up. Oneo side of Blamach worn juat now that jet jewels
the ship floated up the coast to a have been taken up by old and
point fifteen miles distant, and on tc,un alike
this portion of the vessel tee ex- One markalike 'featare of the faith
-
that
have worked in the belief ions this winter is the snatching of
that it the sleeve with the bodice instead
CONT.\1NED THE GOLD. the
with the yoke.
Colonel Clarke is convinced, how- Some of the wide ruches are
ever, from what he was told by na- shaped out narrower in front,
tivea who witnessed the wreck and where the collar curves, but the
information obtained front other outer edge is straight.
sources, that the gold went to the The entire costume of one rets•
bottom off ('ape Vidal. In 1899 terial is nearly always relieved by
Colonel Clarke carried out search- a yoke of net, or tucked chguimpe of lace, tucked
chiffon. ing operations, but it was necessary A dashing neck ruche is made of
to wait for a calm day to permit sheer Swiss with red dots, and with
a diver to go down. Only nue such the ends of the ruche finished with
day presented itself, and on that red tassels.
occasion another boat appeared off • Tile fancy for colors in neckwear,
the cape. and the search was post- : w hick gained considerable vogue
.
potted. Subsequently other deities duringthe summer and early au
compelled Colonel Clarke to leatc' t titnn still continues.
rho spot. ( The mohair seen in time .Hopi
A syndicate has been formed at': this winter is in all the newest
Johannesburg with a capital of shades, and sometimes shows a.n
£3,000, and js nowprosecuting the invisible woven figure or stripe.
search off ('ape Vidal. The expo-; Suit. coats are growing shorter
clition etas a concession from the ( again, but one sees a great tetany
Natal Government for a period ofof the fifty inch separate coats
ono year, and until that period ex- i worn over one piece dresses.
Aires no other persona will be, al-! Whether the coat be long or ex -
lowed to search on the spilt.tend only a trills hey ,ud hep length, --_•p_ it is esu:+fly w
• fitted that to all appearance it 0
11lOItlti- l'A 1\ O IN '1 11 N K. almost straight. ith hack so alightly
Walking skirts are short. and
1.ef1 :is "i.ttg'-l.ge," He Vies Bent there are few that are completely
on Theft. plaitesi, though one occasionally
meets with ingeuje+its contbjttitt0 1
\{rue. Simon, an innkeeper at of plain gored skirts with all s•,rta
Savignysous-Faye, near Poitiers, of plaited devices at the bottom.
France. and is congratulating her-
self on her earcape from rubbery, if _______-4,-_
not death.
On a receltt morning two men
drove up in an automobile with a
heaty trunk. They asked the inn-
keeper for permission to leave the
trunk in an upstairs !vont until
HE'1' T'i')(-GHT iT t)l'T. -.
.% little boy had a pony and a
clog and his generosity was often
tried by t•isitots asking him-ju t
to eve what he would say -to give
night, whet► they promised to call them one or both of Ins pct..
for it. Mme. Simon. who was alone One day he telt! a gentleman
at the time. consented. Ten o'clock Present he might have hit cion„
reserving the dog, much to the suit•
prise „f his u•„ther, wh,► avked :
"Why, Jacky. why didn't sea
give hint the dog'."
"Say ►iot,i,ing--say nothing, hies•
ther. When he goes te, get the
pony I'll set the dog ,)11
LIGHT FOR WINDMILLS.
On the Danish istand of Sjitlland
there is en electric lighting systema
which is driten by a sawmill The
wheel is telft. in diameter and is
!rapport ed by a tower 43 ft high.
The area of the blades expo•-e'd lV
the Vint' is 310 square feet, anel with
a wind blowing at the rate of 23ft.
a second the mill will give 9.13
horse -power. The speed is then
twenty-four revolutions a minute.
Current is supplied to 379 incaa,
descent and six are lamps, besides
several small motors.
came and there was no appearance
of the t isitors of the morning, and
the woman began to think of clui.-
ing up and going to bed.
The love which the average negro At this moment two gendarmes
has for using long words, of the came Along. They enquired why
meaning of which, in twist cases, ho tilesint► was being kept opt n after
is entirely ignorant, is the the Prescribed lour. Mt" Simon
foun-
dation upon which thefollowing told them the story of the trunk
anecdote rests. and the gendarme;+, their curiosity
The negro porter in a certain armmsed, decided to examine it. it
ones building applied to a 3-uullg oras Ion. duel very heats, and the
lawyer who had navel bin un t ail endarn►es decided to open it. Th-
ous occasions in court and asked elide they found lying at full
Lim to write out all the big words !t
a powerfully built man, whn
he knew. was armed with a needed reveler
The lawyer, somewhat puzzled at
the request. asked the negro what and
d tee, dagg sandle arrested.
was prompt-
ly
he wanted with the words.overpowered
"Well, you see, boss," replied Enrly next morning the mans
the darky, "I is going to have a companions returned to the inn, and
debate with a sassy young nigger were also arrested. There is little
who thinks he is eddicatcd. He doubt that the man concealed in
don't know big words, and he the trunk had intended robbing, if
hasn't got de sense to find out how not murdering the innkeeper, some
to git dem, and if you will jest. help time during the night, and to es•
me out, boss, 1 wilt do dat nigger cape in the automobile with his
up in de fust round." nigger'
,\ wile, man does his duty ; a fool
docs his fronds.
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