HIS YOKE IS EASY.
By Rev. Henry M. Barbour.
'Take my yoke upon you and learn
of me." St Matt xi :29.
There are those who consider that.
In these words, our Lord referred not
to a yoke and a burden which He was
to place upon us, but to the yoke and
the burden which He Himself bore.
"Come unto me," they explain His
words ns meaning, "study My example.
My yoke Is easy. . My burden Is light
Be meek and lowly In heart, as I am,
and yours shall lie easy, yours shall
be light." There are troubles and sor
rows In the world which, so far as we
can see, come to men through no fault
of their own, which belong to their lot
In life, to that state Into which It has
pleased God to call thenl.
These sorrows our Ixird does not
promise to remove. Hut He points to r
means by which they may be borne.
And what matters It whether you light
en the load or strengthen that which is
to bear the load?
Weight Is but a relative term. That
which overtakes a fragile vehicle Is but
a light burden for one that Is strongly
built St Paul' was Imperiled, Impris
oned, scourged, shipwrecked, famished,
a-thirst, but none the less he cried : "I
reckon that the sufferings of this pres
ent time are not worthy to be com
pared with the glory that shall be re
vealed." St I'aul was not heavy laden.
You have some load to bear and you
feel that you can hardly sustain It lon
ger. You yearn with all your heart for
something that you cannot have. Some
terrible grief Is gnawing at your soul.
You have been unfortunate. Prosper
ity seems to have turned her back upon
you. He looks upon you In pity and
in love, but He says In effect: "I can
not grant your petition. You know not
what you ask. Your lot Is ordered for
four good. But look back upon My life.
I was persecuted, I was despised. I
bad not where to lay My head. I died
on the cross, yet My yoke was easy,
My burden was light All through My
llfo I had peace, a peace which I left
for My followers for all time. Como
unto Me. Be patient, be meek, be low
ly. Learn of Me, and, whatever your
yoke and burden, you shall find rest
unto your soul."
And what except rest unto our souls
are we living for? What one thing Is
there that Is worth the having If It
bring not that? In the commercial
world a man's ability, bis skill, his ex
perience, are valued not at some defin
ite figure, but, by the Inevitable law of
supply and demand, they are worth at
any time and In any given place pre
cisely what they will bring. Just so. It
Is with the apparent advantages of this
life. Thoy are worth only what they
bring.
A man may seem to want for noth
ing. He may be envied of all and yet
be utterly destitute. Another may be
bereft of friends, health, possessions
and yet be living In abundance be
cause he has that which the world with
Its utmost favor cannot give, which the
world with Its utmost cruelty and scorn
cannot take away. He has learned of
Christ and his yoke is easy and bis
burden Is light
CAPTIVES OF GOOD OB 03T EVIL.
By Eev. Richard M. Sherman.
Paul, the prisoner of Jesus Christ
Ephestans, III. 1.
For "two whole years" he had dwelt
"In his own hired house" In Home,
guarded, however, by a soldier, to
Whom be was chained. It was a hard
position for so earnest a man, who
longed to be free to go among men to
tell them the blessed truths of the gos
pel. But he regarded his very Impris
onment as part of the divine plan for
furthering the gospel.
He was there "In bonds," not only as
the prisoner of the Caesar the abso
lute and acknowledged ruler of the
whole known world but also, and espe
cially, as the prisoner of Jesus Christ
tho absolute, If as yet unacknowledged,
ruler of the emperor himself and the
whole world bciddes. So he put aside
the lesser captivity In the thought of
tho greater and nobler captivity.
He could have secured his freedom
by simply renouncing bis religious con
victions, yet to be released from that
wearisome room, to walk the street
again, to throw aside that chain to get
away from that gruff, unsympathetic
soldier the Idea seems never to have
entered his mind.
For there was the something greater
than the power of the Roman 'Umpire
that kept him there as much greater
as moral power Is greater than pbysl
caL It was not the chain or iron; It
was the chain of love love to Jesus
Christ The eovernment'a Imprison
ment was only an Incident In the life
or tins devoted man, whose whole ambi
tion was to do for others who needed
know the gospel.
All men are captives. Wa are so
constituted that it cannot be other
wise. Some are In bonds to evil In
fluences, passing unholv lives, takinu
apparently a sort of pleasure in their
captivity to satan. Regarding them
selves, however, as the only true free
men, they look upon moral men espe
cially Christians ns under a silly mis
take. "Why should grown persons," they
say,, "bind uiwn themselves the burdens
of truth, decency, church attendance,
soberness and the like? How much
wiser to get out of life the pleasure
that Is in It Be free from those con
ventionalities. Have your own way
no matter who Is made to suffer for It
Get all the money you can, no matter
how It Is gotten, and spend It so as
to get the most plensure out of It"
Aud these men have chosen to live
In that fashion. It was prerogative to
make a choice. They have chosen to
be captives to vice Just as truly cap
tives as Is the poor wretch who frets
behind Iron bars In a stone-walled
prison. He has by his own voluntary
deeds brought himself into confine
ment, and they, by their own choice,
have bound themselves In servitude to
their accepted master.
Turn to a Christian captive the pris
oner of Jesus Christ He, too, has
chosen his own peculiar form of re
straint He has voluntarily resigned
his liberty Into the hands of Jesus. He
Is hemmed in by certain laws restrict
ed In his motions by certain bonds.
There are forms to which he must be
a stranger. There are some so-called
freemen with whom he niust not asso
ciate. He must be careful In choosing
even his thoughts. "What a hard lot
Is his.
And yet, saints and apostles yes, all
those who have really helped this world
have declared the lot of a Christian
as freedom! Saint Paul himself refers
to it as "The glorious liberty of the
children of God." Has It then, a ben
efit? Assuredly so, though it Is not like
that which bluds men to any other mas
ter. All others have their own good
in view in dealing with their followers.
They are all selfish. They seek men to
follow them for what can be gotten out
of the following. ,
The divine master, however, has
somewhat to give his adherents, and
It Is a somewhat that Is lasting. Men's
Institutions, even the very best, can last
but a few years, while Ills Is eternal.
Their best promises of good to be
gained are based upon a superstitious
ability and a temporary fancy, while
His willingness, faithfulness and abil
ity to do are absolute and tested by the
experience of millions of strong souls
In all ages.
With testimony from many souls, In
all generations, we are passing wise to
have placed ourselves In the prison
house of Jesus Christ, and with Saint
Paul again we must each one say: "I
am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ,
for It Is the power of God unto salva
tion." Short Meter Sermons.
Serenity comes In when selfishness
goes out.
Realizing the right Is nil there Is of
religion.
He takes heaven everywhere who has
the hnppy heart
They find the gate of heaven who
seek the good of humanity.
Much of our sorrow Is stuff we have
stolen thinking it was Joy.
Thunders of applause give no prom
ise of showers of blessing.
A good many more would walk with
God if he would go blindfold.
He who shuts the door of heaven on
another shuts himself out
The most heavenly virtues come out
of the most homely occasions.
The only thing that makes anv work
sacred is the way that It is done.
Civilization will be synonymous with
salvation when It has cured sin.
The tight-fisted child often finds that
he has a loose hold on his Father.
Tho devil has no more effective wea
pon than the Christian's rusty sword.
Every time you envy another man his
meal you drop gall into your own
plate.
Teople who cannot stand up In the
fight must not look to sit down In the
feast
Don't think you are fixed on feathers
there because you make a lot of fuss
here.
Many a man Is praying for grace to
bear bis trials who needs Just sand to
shake them.
When friendship Is but a social lad
der the soul goes down faster than the
jfeet can climb up.
THE OLD WATEE LULL
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It sf&vffl
life
On the slope of the hill
Stands the old water mill
Wiin Us rafters decadent and rotten,
Mow an idle old shed,
The wheel, listless and dead,
And the men who once ran it forgotten.
O, the flowers I knew, how grandly they
grew
By the old water mill
On the slope of the hill 1
Here the chol Testers sung
As they merrily swung
With the swish and the sway of tho
breeze ;
And the wind that blew
On the flowers I knew
Shook silvery songs from the boughs of
the trees. ,
But the songs are all old, the tales are
all told,
There is naught but the mill
On the slope of the hill.
When the death wind blows
On the red flaming rose
Waving here with its petals of gladness,
Flaring here in the sun,
A red emblem of fnn,
And the symbol of mirth and its madness.
Put me here by the brook, in a ,cool shady
nook,
On the slope of the hill
By the old water mill.
A good cure of Indigestion is a full
teasiioonful of glycerine In a little
water, to be taken after food.
For neuralgia, try wet cloths of al
cohol and water, or laudanum and
water, laid on a hot water bottle and
the part steamed over.
A doctor sometimes orders his pa
tient to discard tea, for the cup that
cheers frequently disagrees with the
stomach. Weak stomachs will, how
ever, And that tea mode with milk is
not only harmless, but in very many
cases beneficial.
To prevent bedsores, wash the pa
tient's back and heels every day, and
rub on with the palm of the hnnd a
little methylated spirit I have known
people keep their bed for years, and, by
thus using the methylated spirit, bed
sores have never troubled them.
Soda and sulphur .baths are some
times ordered in cases of rheumatism
and skin diseases. For a soda bath
from one to two pounds of common
washing soda sbould be dissolved. The
sulphur bath must be prepared accord
ing to the doctor's orders; about four
ounces of sulpburet of potassium In
thirty gallons of water Is the usual
quantity ordered.
To cure bronchitis cut up two or
three large raw onions. Mince them
very finely. Place In muslin, and lay
this cold onion poultice on the chest
and throat Cover with a folded towel,
and bandage lightly. This appears
very simple, but It Is only an easy way
of applying a thoroughly scientific rem
edy, for the active agent In the onion
Is a volatile oil, which has a powerful
effect on the bronchial tubes, the nerve
centers, and the skin.
An Apt Quotation.
"That flat be owns is so old-fashioned
that he can't rent It or make any
money out of it"
"Ah I the 'flat, stale and unprofit
able.' "Philadelphia Ledger.
A dimple helps in having a cheer
ful disposition. Dimples do not show
when their owners are moody or cross.
THE WAIL OF THE FAKER.
I
1SM7 Dn with the "Bane" Game
Have Gone Forever.
"There ain't nothing to it; suckers
and good farmers are getting scarcer
every day," said an old-time street fak
er the other day to a Kansas City Star
man. "There was a time when a wise
guy at the ballyhoo business could get
out and collect the dough, but the good
old days have passed and to-day the
Rubes won't give 15 cents to see an
earthquake. They've been wised up by
the papers, and a good piece of soda
pop bottle don't look like a real dia
mond to them no more.
"Us street corner Senators used to
go out and est the com with anv old
gng, but now you can't stand on the
corner and deal the bunc for an hour
at a time and nick about enough gilt
to cop a Bcuttle of suds. I'm In the
legit now. Peddling stuff that's worth
the dough. I used to eo out with a
, bit of stock and ballyhoo In front of a
tent for the farmers and get their
dimes.
J "I remember one time when I was
stranded out in Western Kansas that
the game was so good that I pulled off
iver a century one afternoon with no
stock but the bunc. I was broke, but
I had a tent and a big tub. I would
have spread for the lemonade gag, but
I didn't have the dough to buy the acid
and the floaters, so I pulled off a side
show. I filled up my tub with water
and placed a lone match In It Then I
stood outside and spieled for my life.
'Come inside gentlemen, and see the
groat ortlmmlug iiiuch.' Well, tlity
passed In their dimes and Just stood
around and watched that match swim
around in the water. At first they were
sore and wanted their dough back, but
I kidded them and told them to get
even by boosting their friends against
the game. It was great and I left town
with enough soft goods to open a medi
cine show.
"Another time when I was pretty
badly crimped, I opened up a side
show with the dancing rooster. This
was a good show and they got a run
for their money. I placed old mister
nigger fruit on a piece of zinc and then
lit a lamp under It He danced all
right and once more I was little bright
eyes. I've cleaned np lots of times
with nothing but the bunc, but now
with the straight goods it's hard pick
ings." JOHN MITCHELL.
Acknowledged Leader of the United
Mine Workers of America.
John Mitchell, the acknowledged
leader of the United Mine Workers of
America, who presented to the opera
tors tho desires of the workers, is one
of the foremost labor leaders of the
day. He did not organize the United
Mine Workers, but he made the or
ganization the most powerful In the
labor field. He first gained proml
nonce in the strike of 1897, when he
succeeded In bringing about the sys
tem of Joint conference which is now
in vogue between the miners and oper
ators in the Eastern States. There are
over half a million men who are more
or less Influenced by his will, though
he does not by any means control
them. In the memorable anthracite
strike of 1902 he was for peace. lie
had to fight the corporations and bat
tle against the conflicting opinions of
his own people, but his business-like
methods, his sincerity and determina
tion attracted the attention of Presi
dent Roosevelt and enlisted the sym
pathy of the country, to the end that
by Presidential mediation peace was
established, with the miners getting an
advance of 10 per cent, having their
hours reduced and an arbitration
board being established.
Ills Foot In It Again. '
Mr. Brakes Who la that sour-looking
dame over there
Mr. Gubblns Sir, she has the mis
fortune to be my wife.
Oh ah er Indeed, sir, the misfor
tune is er all yours, I'm sure.
Cleveland Leader.
' No Words Wasted.
"Whenever I express a desire for
anything," said Mrs. Newbride,. "my
huBband never objects."
"Neither does mine," replied Mrs.
Oldun. "He simply Ignores It" Phlla
delphla Press.
JOHN MITCHELL.
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Nervous?
Then your blood must be In
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then take it Ayer's Sarsa
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Sold for over 60 years.
This Is the flrt qnestlon yimr doctor would
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and your bowel regular by taking laxative
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CHERKV PECTORAL.
Almost Time.
The convention of physicians was
called secretly and hurriedly. Dr. Kill
em rose to sppnk.
"Gentlemen of the profession," he
said, "something must be done. Our
automobile tires are wearing out our
daughters music lessons are unpaid for
uud neuily ull our good patron3 have
already been operated upon for appen
dicitis. What shall we do?"
"Let's discover a new microbe," said
Dr. Quack.
The motion was carried unanimously
and a wave of sickness wafted ducats
to the doctors' coffers. Indianapolis
Star.
There Is mors Catarrh In this section of the
Country than all other diseases put together,
and until the last few yean was supposed tobs
Incurable. For agreatmanyvearsdoctors pro
nounced it a local disease, and prescribed local
remedies, and by constantly falling to curs
with local treatment, pronounced it incurable.
Science b as proven catarrh to be a constitu
tional disease, and therefore requires constitu
tional treatment. Hall's Catarrh Cure, manu
factured by F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio, ll
the only constitutional cure on the market. II
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Everrthlnsr Worn.
"And you still delay the wedding,"
signed tbe beautiful girl. "My heart Is
worn out"
"Is that all?" demanded the suitor
who was an advocate of procrastina
tion. "No," the carpet Is worn out, the par
lor sofa Is worn out, ma's hopes ars
worn out and pa's patience Is worn
out"
The suitor whistled.
"Well, by gum!" he retaliated. "My
shoes are worn out coming here every
two or three nights."
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A Philadelphlan was praising the
late Mary M n pes Dodge. "Wise wo
man as she ws," he said, "Mrs.
Dodge considered organized charity
rather cold. Slifc believed In the char
ity spirit which, she said, was best
fostered by the direct personal contact
of recipient and giver. Hence she
never refused a beggar. And, defend
ing herself from attacks one day, she
narrated a conversation she once over
heard between two Maryland tramps,
or 'peach plucks.' These peach plucks,
as they lay under a tree on a super'c
afternoon, philosophized. 'Bill,' said
said the first, 'why Is It that poor peo
ple is always wlllln' to help us, whllo
rich folks always turns us down?
The other, with a mirthful laugh, re
plied: 'Them that don't mind glvln
things away Is the ones that stays
poor.' "Philadelphia Bulletin.
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Tho American Chameleon.
The American chameleon, a small
lizard (Anolls carollnensls), Inhabits
various parts of the Southern United
States. The little animal has the re
markable habit of quickly and com
pletely changing Its colors, varying
from brown to yellow or pale green.
Its food consists of insects. The little
animal Is perfectly harmless to higher
forms of life, Is often kept as a pet,
and has been worn attached to a chuln
as an ornament
The toes are provided with adheslvs
pads, which enable the lizard to run
upon smooth vertical surfaces. St
Nicholas.
You Can Oct Allen's Foot-Ease FREB.
Write Allen 8. Olmsted, Le Koy.H. Y., tor a
free sample of iilen's Foot-Kase. It eures
sweating, hot swollen, aching feet. It makes
new or tight shoes easy. A certain cure lot
corns, lngrowlngnalls and bunions. A U drug. I
gists sell It. 26c. Don't accept any luiietltut.
For each child bora to the families of
the municipal clerks in Kansas City the
civic authorities promise to add $5 a
monta to the father's salary.