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kE IDEAL LIFE.
ind lie said, Go forth and stand
Ipon the mountain before the Lord.
King six., 11.
There tire times when we who have
ved constantly In the valleys become
isgatlsfied with our surroundings,
Vlth the coinnioujimue nmuei me
irrow horizon ana eontracteu vision,
ind look with envious eyes to the few
Irho have succeeded in ciimmng to ins
iountaln top. Then, under some sue'.
Jen spdl. we summon up courage,
father our feeble strength, and at
Wmnt to climb the steep and rugged
Ascent. And when at last, after many
nnjl fa!!""1", we reach the suni-
fnl we are fully rewarded for our ex-
moef irttons by the glorious sight before us
'on tin j, by the exhilaration of the upper
8no Clr.
"n I Those In the valley can see only a
'mall part of the world's wonders-
Here a uelU, a gorueui iuere a mrau,
h river, or lake. Upon the mountain
itop the sublime and awe inspiring
prospect of the world's wonderful de
sign, beauty, majesty, and power
.bursts full upon the eye. From be
llow we saw only a few peaks; from
.iove hundreds of peaks come Into
view, hundreds of smaller mountains,
separated by undulations of green for
ests or by silver threads of limpid wa
ters. From below we had a limited
outlook, saw only our own confined
surroundings a few peasants, villas1
ers, or conceited townspeople; beheld
only petty affairs of mundane life,
which seemed of such paramount Im
portance to the denizens of the valley.
From the heights we have, compara
tively speaking, an almost unlimited
horizon and can see at a glance many
cities and villages, and In the distance
I bills and valleys, rivers and lakes, and
beyond the mighty ocean embracing
ill things. From above all great cities
teem but as toy villages, men and
women ns tiny miniatures, and our
seemingly vast enterprises as the block
houses of children at play. Standing
there on the mountain top, In the very
presence of the Lord, as It were, upon
the throne of creation, we seem to
realize a sense of our greater selves
and our larger possibilities, and to
feel that the people and the things
we have left below are but the chrysa
lis from which we have escaped; that
the world in the valley Is but the step
ping stone to the higher world above.
There are luminous hours In our
lives when the soul yearns to eman
cipate itself from the limitations un
der which it was born and has con
tinued to exist, and seeks to rise to
ome higher estate of manhood or
womanhood. We have at times vis
Ions of men and women who have
risen to spiritual heights which we
wpire to reach. They seem to live on
the mountain tops of life and enjoy a
greater and broader view of human
affairs. They are men of unusual wis
dom, profound reason, of uncompro
mising convictions; men who stand on
the vantage ground of truth, who love
righteousness, execute justice, and
walk humbly before their God; broad
gauge men, full of sympathy and love
'or humanity; wholesouled men and
women who enn smile benignly and
Peak graciously, yet wisely; philan
thropists, lovers of mankind, who tem
per Justice with mercy, Judgment with
charity, and who, like divinity, are pa
rent, long suffering, and abundant In
kindness and mercy.
In our better moments we seek to
and upon such a lofty plane. Our
ordinary Uvea seem commonplace,
tale, flat, and unprofitable." We go
constantly through the same routine
w eating and drinking, sleeping and
waking. The OTPn t mn a ana aoam 1 1 Ira
thousands and millions and myriads of
Molecules and organized rella that
contribute to the mechanism of the
universe. We seem often to be only
the small teeth on the cog wheels
f human and cosmic life, rotating
upon one another to move some other
,et of w heels, and thna transmit now-
tt- vitality, and rmvrth in nn Inflnlta
"umber of revolving wheels. Now and
some of us rebel against a cruel,
"least an undesirable, fate or destiny,
'e asnlre tn ,-., i.
wan that of th imnat on t ho
Something more than merely a part
r a cog wheel; we have an ambition
ne a power that moves the wheel,
to be
0 conscious and active directing
J c. not a mere passive piece of
mpehnnlnm v .i..u . i t.
- " J n tnu IU ut? UUb 111c
'"y that Is molded but the potter who
and executes the plan. In
r better hours we reach out to such
'deal life that Is far above our ma-
terial. worldly existence, with its con
stant round of toil and care, coupled
with only a modicum of pleasure.
At such a time the words "Go forth
and stand on the mountain top before
the Lord" appeal to us with a wonder
ful force. Get thee out of the slough
of despair, out of the valley where
dwell the narrow and the evil minded,
and stand on the heights of the ideal
life, with the great and the good, be
fore the Lord. This ideal fortifies the
soul, brushes aside the brooding care,
drives nway the lowering clouds, and
sends a ray of sunshine into our dark
surroundings. We begin to feel that
what we have lost is not all of life,
there are still health, happiness and
fortune In store for us;, that the sea is
never drained; that new friends can
be made in place of the old; that all
truth and justice, all appreciation and
sympathy are not destroyed; that new
love can grow even from the grave of
a dead affection. The ideal gives new
zest to life, a new halo to our sur
roundings. It spells new opportunity
and undying hope.
RECOGNITION HERE API E ft.
By Iter. H. M. Barbour.
Behold My hands and My feet, that
It Is I Myself. St. Luke, xxlv., part of
39.
The above words suggest the sub
ject of our recognition of departed
loved ones In the world to come. This
subject Is of Interest at all times, and
touches well nigh every one. Hardly
any there are but have burled their
dead; hardly any but have shut off
from the dally activities of their souls
a consecrated void; hardly any but at
times are earnestly asking: "Shall we
see these dear absent ones again, and
will there be some bond of recognition
between us?"
But we are not left to mere Infer
ences and implications. The Bible as
serts directly the doctrine of mutual
recognition hereafter. "Many shall
come from the east and from the west,
and shall sit down with Abraham and
Isaac and Jacob In the knlgdom of
God." Of course, there would be no
significance l this statement If the
patriarchs are not to be known as
Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. Again:
"Ye shall see Abraham, Isaac and Ja
cob, and all the prophets In the king
dom of God." Says St. Paul to the
Thessalonlans: "What is our hope or
joy, or crown of rejoicing? Are riot
even ye in the presence of our Lord
Jesus Christ at his coming?" Again
he says to them: "Now we beseech
you. brethren, by the coming of our
Lord Jesus Christ, and our gathering
together unto him." And once more:
"I would not have you to be ignorant,
brethren, concerning them which are
asleep, that ye sorrow not as others
who have no hope." The hope refer
red to here Is obviously that of meet
ing again. Many more-allusions of
like character might be drawn from
the Epistles of St. PauL But It will
suffice us .to turn from them now and
to consider only the further state
ment of our text. And were that state
ment alone It would be enough, for
It tells us that the glorified body of
our Lord was recognized, and he was
our first fruits, and as he rose so
shall we rise. There was, indeed,
about him an unearthly luster, but the
wounds were yet visible, the same eyes
looked out upon the apostles, the same
Hps spoke to them, the same hands
blessed them, albeit a wondrous glory
illumined all. There was that about
him which dazzled and bewildered.
Not at first did Mary and his dis
ciples know him. While they sought
the gardener or would go a-flshlng or
walked sorrowful and hopeless by the
wayside their eyes were darkened; but
when they turned their splrlual gaze
upon him then they knew him. Then
Mary said, "Rabbonl;" then St John
cried, "It is the Lord;" then doubting
Thomas believed; then repentant Peter
sank at his feet. In like manner It
shall be with us and ours. We shall
be changed. For corruption there shall
be lncorruption; for weakness, power;
for dishonor, glory; for the natural, the
spiritual body. And mayhap, too, the
unseen struggles and sufferings of the
past shall be registered upon our faces,
and thus our real characters express
themselves; the things which were hid
den come abroad, and the good deeds
done In secret be forever rewarded
openly. But our Identity, our appear
ance, our Immortal Individuality shall
yet remain and we be known to each
other by many infallible proofs. Abra
ham shall remain Abraham, Daniel
shall still be Daniel, the Good Shep
herd shall still call his sheep by name,
and they who have met In this life
shall meet again In that. An Isaac
shall rejoin Rebecca, a David shall go
to the child who could not come to
him, a Mary and a Martha shall greet
thplr brother, and the tears or a
Rachel weeping for her children shall
be wiped away.
Blessed are the Joy-makers. Willis.
While Sheriff Told a Story the Jail
Prisoners Escaped.
I found the sheriff of an Alabama
town sitting under a shade tree near
the postofflce and after an Introduction
ind some general conversation the talk
tell upon a negro who had stabbed a
man In town that day and escaped to
the swamps.
The official - was telling how he
as planning. to go about next day
lfter the man, when a negro boy came
up and, addressing him by his title,
ald he wanted to speak to him.
"Don't you know better than to in
terrupt me, Joe?" exclaimed the
sheriff and after a growl or two re
lumed his talk.
The boy retreated In confusion, but
Ave minutes later he reappeared to
say:
"Mars Green, I dun want to speak
to you."
"You here again!" shouted the
sheriff. "Take yourself off and I'll
teach you manners later on."
The boy disappeared, but the story
was not half ended when he returned
and excitedly stammered:
"Mars Green, if you don't come
away "
"Hang It, boy, but what do you
mean?" thundered the sheriff as he
half rose.
His attitude was bo menacing that
the boy fell over himself to get away
and ran across the street. We noticed
him standing there for the next ten
minutes, but It was only when the
story was finished that he slowly cross
ed back and said:
"Mars Green, ken I speak to you
now?"
"That you, Joe. What Is it?"
"I'ze bin waitin' to tell you bout
de Jail, sah."
"Well, what about the Jail? You
should know better than to interrupt
a gentleman." '
"But all the prisoners dun got away
half an hour ago, sah. I wanted to
tell you, but you 1"
The sheriff was off like a wild loco
motive, but he was too late. His seven
prisoners had filed the bars and gone
out by the window."
NOTED LECTURE MANAGER.
Major J. B. Pond Was Associated with
Man? Famons Parsonages.
MaJ. James Burton Pond, who died
at his home in Jersey City, the other
day, of blood poisoning, was well
known throughout
the country as the
manager of many
noted lecturei s.
MaJ. Pond was G5
years of age, and
h 1 s life, which
had begun . as a
printer's "devil,"
was rich In adven
tures and reminis
cences. His birth place
was Allegany Coun
IfAJ. J. B. FOND.
ty, this State, and
he went west at a tender age. He spent
his early life on a farm In Wisconsin,
later became a printer In Kansas, and
when the Civil War broke out he or
ganized Company C, of the Third Wis
consin Cavalry, and served through
the Civil War as captain and finally as
major In the regiment He was one
of 17 survivors of a band of 118 In the
Baxter Springs massacre, executed In
1S63 by the guerilla chief, Quantrell.
In 1878 MaJ. Pond was working on
the Salt Lake Tribune, the first Gen
tile paper ever published In Utah. It
was as manager of Ann Elizabeth
Young, one of Brigham Young's wives,
who lectured throughout the country
opposing the Latter Day Saints, that
be first became prominently connected
with the managerial field. For 30
years he had been a lecture manager
and among those whom he toured at
different times were Henry Ward
Beecher, Wendell Phillips, Ralph Wal
do Emerson, John B. Gough, Susan B.
Anthony, Robert G. Ingersoll and Sir
Edwin Arnold. -
MaJ. Pond was rich In reminiscences
of the great men and women with
whom he was associated. A few years
ago b wrote a book, "Eccentricities of
Genius," In which he related Interest
ing Incidents of those with whom he
had to do In the course of his profes
atonal career.
Fashionable Chairs, Perhaps.
Squire Hanson's language seldom
lacked vigor, but was often wanting In
strict accuracy and sometimes In con
sistency.
"I've been over to talk with Alvira
Pond about selling that corner lot,"
he said one day to his wife, bis ruddy
face mottled with purple from some
recent exertion, "and I'll never enter
her parlor again, never! Not a chair
In the room but what Is Impossible to
sit down In, out of the question to get
up from, and leaves you with such a
cramp you can't move hand nor foot
when you stand!"
Ruled Out of Literature
"You say he thinks his poems very
fine?" said the man with the , cold,
steely eye.
"He considers them unsurpassed."
"Then there is no chance for him.
He hasn't even Judgment enough to be
a critic." Washington Star.
mm
ROMANCE OF
CABEN JOHN BRIDGE
WORLD'S LARGEST SINGLE SPAN STONE ARCH.
Early in the eighteenth century a
pilgrim appeared in what Is now
known as Montgomery County, Mary
land. He built for himself a hut on
the margin of a creek which empties
into the Potomac river, seven miles
above Georgetown. The Revolution
came and went; the tall, lithe figure
of the hermit became bowed with
years, and his shaggy dark locks turn
ed gray.. During these years he had
been a hunter and fisher,, his only
clothing the skins of beasts, and two
hunting dogs his only companions. He
sought no intercourse with the few
human beings who, straying from the
much-traveled "river road," occasion
ally drifted into his lonely glen; but,
to the kindly disposed and the curious,
his manners were ever those of a
gentleman. He had a strong, beauti
ful voice, In which he sang sweet but
sad verses of his own composition, ac
companying himself on a banjo, or
mandolin, constructed of rude mate
rials by his own hands. Toward the
close of the last century he disappear
ed. The hermit had been known on the
Potomac as "John of the Cabin," and
the little stream by which stood his
tiny home Is still called "Cabin John
Creek." The ravine through which It
lows Is now spanned by a bridge
which for over forty years has figured
In our national history, and bears the
added distinction of being the longest
single arch stone bridge in the world.
Work of Jefferson Davis.
Early in Pierce's administration Jef
ferson Davis, then Secretary of War,
directed Capt Montgomery C. Meigs,
United States Corps of Engineers, to
span the ravine and the creek with a
conduit bridge, to convey to the rapid
ly growing city of Washington its wat
er supply, from the reservoir at Great
Falls, sixteen miles above the city.
In November, 1852, Capt. Meigs had
begun the work of designing and con
structing the Potomac aqueduct. This,
together with the duties of superin
tending the building of the new wings
of the general postofflce, and the com
pletion of Fort Madison, at Annapolis,
occupied his time so fully that work
on the bridge was not begun until
1857. It was well under way when,
In July. 1800, he was detailed to duty
at Fort Jefferson, Tortugas, Florida,
The dimensions of Cabin John bridge
are as follows:
Feet.
Length of bridge, including abut
ments 450
Height above bottom of ravine 105
Length of span 220
GEN. FRANK WHEATON.
A Distinguished Bold ler, with a Splen
did Army Kecord.
Major General Frank Wheaton, U.
S. A., who died In Washington a few
days ago, served In the army for forty-
two years. De
ceased was born In
Providence, R. I.,
in 1833 and was in
his 71st year. He
became civil en
gineer, took part In
the Mexican boun
dary surveys and,
In 1855, was made
lieutenant In tho
Third U. S. Caval-
qki. r, wheaton. ry. The uenerai s
fighting record was one greatly to his
credit He took to the field against the
Cheyenne Indians in 1857 and his
opening fight was near Fort Kearny,
Neb., where he acquitted himself most
gallantly. He took part In the Utah
expedition and, on the breaking out of
the rebellion, proceeded to his native
State and was made lieutenant colonel
of the Second Rhode Island Volun
teers; a month later be was made
colonel, and had his troops In Vir
ginia early In May, so that they took
part In the opening engagement of the
war at Bull Run. Thereafter the com
mand was with the Army of the Poto
mac in all Its desperate engagements.
In 1802 the commander was made
brigadier general and directed a divi
sion of the Sixth Corps at Gettysburg
Most. Unique Structure in
Engineering History, Is
Linked With the Annals of
' the Country
Rise of span 67.28
Width of span 20.4
There are 11,914 cubic yards of ma
sonry In the bridge, and Its entire cost
was $254,000.
Bone Historic Erasures.
Captain, later General, Meigs was
very proud of this engineering feat,
and always Jealously regarded the
work as being entirely his own. The
erasures on one of the tablets of the
bridge bear witness to his wrath when,
on returning from Tortugas, he dis
covered that Oapt. Henry W. Benham
and Lieut. J. St. C. Morton, who had
charge of the work during his absence,
had caused their names to be Inscribed
on the bridge as chief engineers of con
struction. In addition to removing
these names Capt. Meigs was success
ful In having Oapt. Benham ordered to
duty nt Tortugas.
It had been Oapt. Meigs' Intention,
however, to have inscribed beneath his
own the name of Mr. Rives, and the
letters had already been traced In red
chalk or paint when he received the
news of Mr. Rives' resignation and en
listment In the Confederate army. "No
rebel's name shall appear on fiy
bridge," said Oapt. Meigs. The stone
cutters' orders were countermanded,
the red letters, disappeared, and In
their place were cut the words, "Esto
Perpetua," which Capt. Meigs intend
ed should express the hope that the
bridge would outlast the memory of
the youth who had deserted it..
Mr. Rives, now nearly 70 years of
age, resides at "Castle Hill," his fine
old estate, near Charlottesville, Va. He
was superintendent of construction of
the Panama Railroad and is still prom
inently connected with the Richmond
and Danville Railroad. He has three
beautiful daughters, one of whom is
known In Ikerary circles as Amelie
Rives and in society as the Princess
Troubetzkol.
Another and still more widely known
erasure was attributed, until recent
years, to Gen. Meigs. This was the
obliteration, In June, 1802, of the name
of Jefferson Davis from the largest
tablet of the bridge. The tablet was
originally Inscribed as follows:
WASHINGTON AQUEDUCT,
Begun A. D. 1853.
Franklin Pierce, President of the
United States.
Jefferson Davis, Secretary of War.
Building A. D. 1801.
President of the United States, Abra-
ham Lincoln.
Secretary of War, Simon Cameron.
and In the campaign In the Schenan
doah Valley in 1804, and was actively
engaged In the maneuvers preceding
the surrender of Lee In 1805 at Appo
mattox. For gallantry at the battles
of Opeguan, Fisher's Hill and Middle
town, Va., he was made major general
and further honors came to him for
bravery In the battles of the Wilder
ness, Cedar Vreek and Petersburg. For
his chivalrlc conduct in these engage
ments the State of Rhode Island pre
sented him with a sword In 1800.
Argument Against War.
Peace leagues and societies for the
prevention of war may be able to use
an argument which Current Literature
says was advanced by a pupil In a prl
mary school In the Southwest.
At the beginning Si the war with
Spain the teacher told the class some
thing about the circumstances, and
asked all who favored the war to hold
up their hands. Up went every hand
but Jack's.
"Well, Jack, why are you opposed to
the war?" asked the teacher.
" 'Cause, Miss Sophie, war makes his
tory, an' there's more now 'n I can ever
learn."
A Densely Populated Island.
Malta Is the most thickly populated
Island In the world It has 1,300 peo
ple to the square mile. Bnrbadoes has
1,054 people to the square mile.
When a girl Is a sure enough Tom
boy, her mother has to follow bur
around with needle and thread.