R ufus, a s he noticed th e lad sta rin g
Improved Uniform International ¡
q
open-eyed a f te r Robert.
“ Is th a t y our boy?“ asked th e com ­
panion In a stra n g ely quivering tone.
"T h a t's rig h t,” w as th e prom pt re ­
ply.
“H a lf of one of b is e a rs la gone.
Isn't it?"
“ l ’es— had It frozen when he w as
î
By GEORGE E COBB
a little kid.”
(By REV P H F IT Z W A T E R . D .D . D «a»
o f th e K v en in f School. M oody B ib le
“ See here.**
■tItute o f C hicago-)
(C vp yrl«lit. by W. U. C hap m an )
T o th e am azem ent of R ufus th e lad
i® . l r«27 W* «tern N » w p a p » r Union.)
U F U S B U R T w as poor, misera­ rem oved the b andage about his head.
bly poor. H e h a d a little ten- T h ere w as the |«-rfect p ro to ty p e of
L esson for February 20
a c re fa rm a n d a c o m fo rtab le R o b ert's d istinguishing m urk—h a lf an
house on It, hut It w as n o t e n ­ ear.
"W h y —why. w hat does th is m ean?” SERV IN G IN ANO T H R O U G H T H E
tire ly puid for. F ive child ren , th e old­
CH U RCH.
dem
anded the bew ildered K ufus.
A H A P P Y E N D IN G
e st one fo u rtee n y e a rs o f age, a hoy,
"I
d
idn't
know
m
yself
till
ju
s
t
th
is
H ubert, p re tty well kept bis nose to
LESSON T E X T — Matt.
Act»
m
om
ent,"
replied
th
e
lad.
"You
culled
th e grindstone.
I 42-47
I t w as th e ir first quarrel, and It
GOLDEN T E X T — We are laborer»
W ith a cheery In d u strio u s w ife and th a t hoy Robert. It gave me a clue.
laste d lo n g er th a n post-honeym oon
to
g
eth
er
w
ith
God.—
I
Cor.
3:9.
th ese live rollicking loving bran ch es. Listen, sir.”
sp a ts g e n era lly do. b u t finully it w as
Tln-ii the lad told a stra n g e, stra n g e i PRIMARY TOPIC— P ra isin g God In
K ufus could not he unhap p y long nt a
over, und th e w ife w as confiding to u
Church.
sto
ry
.
Two
y
e
a
rs
previously
be
bad
:
JUNIOR TOPIC — S erv in g In th»
tim e. O nce In a w hile N e tta , th e m o th ­
frie n d :
er, lam en ted th u t they could not get lost Ids fullier am i m other. He w as I Church.
" It w as te rrib le w hile It la s te d ," sh e
IN TERM EDIATE AND SENIOR T O P ­
stra
n
d
e
d
on
th
e
w
orld
w
ith
tw
o
little
'
th e bu rd en of debt off th e ir sh o u ld e rs
said, “but It w as w o rth It. J u s t look
IC— The M eaning o f Church M ember­
anil enough ulieud Io give (lie ch ild ren siste rs. T he c are le ss fling of a ship.
a t th e fu r piece Jo h n g a v e me "
YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TO P­
Street Scene In Managua.
a good e ducation. And sh e used to sc y th e had severed his ear. T h a t ac­
“A h !" exclaim ed th e frien d , su rv e y ­
IC—
L
ivin
g
and
W
ork
in
g
T
o
g
eth
er
In
counted
for
tlie
disfigurem
ent.
say :
ing th e gift, “a cloud w ith a silv e r fox
the Church.
lP r s p s r - 4 by th s N ation al (laoffraphlo
every
foot
o
f
th
e
Interocean
way
H
e
happened
to
w
an
d
er
w
ith
the
"W hy d o n 't U ncle Zed give up tils
Horlaty. W ashin gton , t>. C >
lining."
through g re at ditch es th a t w ere dug. stony h e arte d n e ss, w ith all lie's got, little ones n e ar th e home of Ell S tar-
T h e re Is nn u tte r lack of connec- I
ic a r a g u a , scene o f activ ity
locks th a t w ere built, o r a lak e th a t and help us a little o ver th e b a rd key. T h at Individual Im m ediately took | tion betw een the su b je c t chosen by I
by A m erican m arines, la th e
SH E O U G H T TO K N O W
w as c re a te d by men. T he C h ag rea
a p e cu liar Interest In him. He offered th e lesson com m ittee and th e pas- 1
larg e st of the C e n tra l A m eri­ riv e r w as tu rn ed itside to m ake a lake, p lac es I”
to
give
him
a
home
and
Hie
little
ones
b u t U ncle Zed Mills, fifty m iles
sag es of S c rip tu re selected. T he first :
can re p u b lics; ninny acclaim Hhd even ljs bed w as discarded. If n
aw ay, had long sin ce c eased reco g n iz­ a s well. .Starkey took th e lad to see e x h ib its the re sp o n sib ilitie s of the |
It the moat beautiful. It h a s vast for-
N icarag u an can al w ere built acco rd ­ ing his re la tiv e s, not even allow ing blind, d eaf old Zed Mills. T he la tte r su b je c ts o f th e M essiah's kingdom , i
eata of preclnua woods, untold r e ­
ing to e x istin g plans, it would e n ta il them to visit him. T h e re had been a fe lt o ver his head mid located the
and th e second p ic tu re s th e g races j
so u rces o f valuable -m inerals and aoll
m uch ex cav atio n and lock building, fam ily feud. P o o r N e tta w as In no broken e a r. T h a t seem ed to Identify
w hich w ere upon th e m em bers of th e j
ao fe rtile th a t It hna been aald, " If
hut w ork th a t n u tu rc has a lre ad y done way to blame for It, but a f te r a gen
som e one Io him. b e fo re th e fam ily p rim itiv e church.
D efinite recogni­
yon tickle the ground w ith n hoe It
would he utilized to a m arked degree. erul row fa r In th e p a st, U ncle Zed q u a rre l th e old m an had tak en a g re at
tio n should be given th is In o u r in­
amllea hack w ith n yam .”
From the A tlu n ttc end a can al w ould had closed Ids h e a rt a n d doors to every fancy to R obert. U ndoubtedly lie had
T h ere la a d a rk e r aid e—few region«
te rp re ta tio n of tlie passages.
have to he e x ca v ate d , largely through living re la tiv e lie had In th e w orld, asked S tark ey to brin g R obert H urt
o f Ita size anyw here In th e w orld have
I. T he R esponsibilities of the Sub- [
low lands, for gome 50 m iles, fo r the saying he Intended to leav e Ills fo r­ to him. S ta rk ey bud su b s titu te d the
been ao heaet by revolution« and vol­
Jects of M essiah’s K ingdom — (M att, j
low er re ac h es o f th e San J u a n riv e r tu n e to c h arity .
o th er lad. In o rd e r th a t th e money
canic eruption«. A fter a c en tu ry of
5:13-16).
a re clogged w ith sa n d b ro u g h t down
T hey hud h e ard o f th e m iserly old Mills re g u la rly gave m ight not slip
alm ost perjietual civil w ar N icaragua
T h e w hole m ass of m ankind Is
from th e u p lan d s o f C osta Rica. reclu se living in a lonely house all through Ills fingers.
aettled down to com parative peace a
show n In th e S c rip tu re s to he cor­
Locks w ould th en ra ise th e w aterw ay by him self. N ear by w as th e h u t of
”
1
knew
th
ere
w
as
a
m
ystery,
m
ay­
few yeara ago and began to re ap the
Io th e IlMI-foot level o f th e lake. Ships a m an n am ed E ll S ta rk ey . T h is p e r­ be fra u d .” explained the boy. "B e­ ru p t— th e w hole w orld In m oral and
W itte— Jo h n , in th e use of E n g ­
dividends In pro g ress tow ard proaper-
w ould be tr a n s f e r r e d Into th e San son th e herm it h ired to a tte n d to his sides, S tark ey began to ab u se th e lit­ sp iritu a l d a rk n ess. It is th e high
lish w h a t does th e A ctive V o le ,
Ity. M odern science enn am elio rate
J u a n river, dam m ed a t th is point, anil dally w ants. H e hud filled th a t func­ tle ones. So I ra n aw ay. T hey gave privilege a n d solem n re sp o n sib ility of
men ns?
th e d isa ste rs from valcanoes by a p ­
would move up Ils slack w a te r fo r a p ­ tion fo r ten years. T h e last the H u rts out on th e Jau n t and I used y o u r w ag­ th e su b je c ts o f th e kingdom to e x ert
Hubby—Great heavens, don't you
p roxim ate predictions o f th e ir explo­
a
saving
and
u
p
liftin
g
Influence
on
p roxim ately 45 m iles to L uke N ica­ h e a rd of th e ir re la tiv e , he w as blind on to get them to mi o rp h a n asylum .
know?
sions, w hile It also hna ta u g h t the
the w orld In w hich th ey live. T hey
ragua.
I
put
on
th
a
t
bam
liige
to
bide
my
nnd deuf. Several of Ids re la tiv e s
N lclrnguana th a t the e ru p tio n s of the
a re to live such lives ns to p u rify and
L ake N icarag u a 1» Large.
had trie d to break in on Ids solitude, broken ear. for I feared S ta rk e y m ight enlighten. T h is can only he done in
O ld a n d N e w T r o u b le s
past w ere blessings In disguise, be­
T hia lak e Is a really larg e body of
only to be d riv en aw ay by th e fierce- try to find me. Oh, how stra n g e th e m ea su re th a t th ey personally
cau se they fertilized the lund to u
Grim trou ble la steth but a day.
w ater. It Is lory m iles long and 45 vlsaged, im placable S tark ey .
th in g s have tu rn ed o u t! ”
Cheer up! Cheer up, ye blu e ones.
m arvelous degree.
wide a t th e b ro a d est point, and Is
T hey tu rn ed out g ran d ly for th e know J e s u s C h rist, th e King, and
Your sorrow s soon w ill pass aw ay,
“ P o o rer th an ev er," a nnounced R u ­
T h e c o untry la about th e a rea of
striv
e
to
m
ake
know
n
H
is
glory
and
And then y ou 'll have som e new one».
the m ost ex te n siv e body of fresh w a­ fu s one m orning, com ing In from th e B urts, for the real R obert w as tak en
New York s ta te and Its to ta l pop u la­
te r In N orth A m erica south o f L ake barn. “ It looks a s If m isfo rtu n e bus by his fa th e r to Mr. M ills anil S ta rk ey ixiw er to oth ers.
tion la only a little la rg e r th an th a t
1. “ Ye u re th e s a lt of th e e a r th ”
M ichigan. F o r 70 m iles ships w ould
A W is e C h o ic e
exposed and a reconciliation took
singled us out p a rtic u la rly .”
o f Buffalo.
It hna tw o m ountain
(v. 13).
use th e w a te rs o f L ake N icaragua.
"I will g ra n t you one w ish,' said
“ W hat Is It, d e a r? ” Inquired his w ife place.
ridges which Inclose th e "G reat t a k e s
T h e p ro p e rtie s of s a lt a r e :
T hen wonld com e th e descent to the
And. am id th e ir new fo rtu n e, th e
th e good fairy.
In her gently a n x io u s way.
o f C entral A m erica,” t a k e s N icaragua
(1) P e n e tra tin g . T h is m eans tn a t
Pacific th ro u g h a canal and locks cov­
B
u
rts
invited
the
stra
n
g
e
lad
and
Ills
"<'an you m ake me a m illionaire?"
“H o rse uud w agon gone— sto len !"
and M anagua.
th e disciples m ust not s e p a ra te th em ­ ask ed th e youth.
erin g the dozen m iles o r m ore o f n a r ­
rep lied R ufus, "W ell, I suppose ull I little siste rs to iiiuke th e ir peruiiiueiit selves from th e w orld, h u t th ru st
A glance a t a C entral American
row Isthm us th a t divides th e lake
"I can, h u t w ith th e usual accom ­
can do Is Io try and g et tru ce o f the home In th e ir happy m idst.
m ap tell« the sto ry o f N ic ara g u a's
them selves Into Its a ctiv itie s.
S uit
from th e ocean.
p a n im e n ts of dyspepsia, w orry over
rig.”
backw ardness In bygone yeara. Costa
m ust he b ro u g h t Into conflict w ith the
T h e riv e r a n d la k e portion o f th e
y o u r Investm ents, Indigestion over
Itlca, to the south, and H onduras, to
R u fu s s ta r te d out. T h e re w erg
su b s ta n c e to be affected by It.
ro u te above th e dam , how ever, would
y o u r Income tax and th a t tire d feel­
the north, a re accessible from the A t­
guiding hoof m ark s and w heel tru ck s
(2)
P
urifying.
T
h
e
influence
of
not all he In re a d in e ss for u se w ith ­
ing,"
ucross a field and then along a n ob-
lantic o c e n n ; ull of N ic a ra g u a 's Im­
th e d isciples o f C h rist la to u p lift and
out th e e x p en d itu re of labor. O f the
"G im m e a tic k e t to th e football
Sponges a lw ay s have played an Im­
p o rta n t c ities a re on th e Pacific side
acure and u n freq u e n ted road. R u fu s
purify.
45 m iles of riv e r 2R would re q u ire Im ­
gam e," exclaim ed th e youth, “ and call
o f h e r co astal m ountains. To th e e ast
had gone ab o u t five m iles w heu he p o rta n t p a rt In th e science, p ra ctic e or
(3) P reserv in g . S a lt has th e te n d ­ it sq u a re .”
provem ent, w hile a ch annel w ould
a r t (w hichever you choose to call It)
s ta rte d up w ith new energy,
o f th e m ountains lie h e r lakes, and
have to he d redged through a score
ency to a r re s t decay. T h e influence
of
cleansing.
T
h
e
w
ord
sponge
has
she p re sen ts to the C aribbean a very
“ W hy, th e re 's the rig," he exclaim ed
o f b eliev ers ten d s to sa v e th e w orld
u n p repossessing "back y a rd ." wltii of m iles of th e lak e n e a r th e riv e r out
com e to have a w ider significance th an
Joyfully.
P r a c tic a l A c c o m p lis h m e n t
from p e rish in g In Its own vices.
let w here slit has accum ulated.
th e w orld's w orst real e s ta te desig­
S u re enough, faced In th e direction It used to have.
A p a d fis tlc g entlem an stopped to
T
h
e
Pnelflc
side
of
th
e
canal
w
ould
2.
“
Ye
a
re
th
e
light
o
f
ihe
w
orld"
F orm erly a sponge w as a sponge.
nation, tin» M osquito coast.
from w hich he w as a p p ro a c h in g w as
try to s e ttle a ju v en ile row.
(v. 14).
p re sen t re la tiv e ly few difficulties. T he
Pacific F ro n tag e H elps Her,
old Dobbin. T h e anim al stood by th e T h ere wiis Just one kind and It cam e
“ My boy," he said to one < I th e com­
n arro w divide a t th e point crossed by
L
ight
Illu
m
in
ates
and
w
arm
s.
In
T oday, w ith l.os Angeles, San F ra n
side of th e road u n h itc h e d from the from th e bottom of tlie sea. T h ere
b a ta n ts, "J o you know w h a t th e Good
o rd e r to p erform Its m ission, light
th e can al ro u te rise s only 44 feet
w
ere
little
ones
am
i
big
on
es—th
e
re
cisco and S e a ttle to top her m arkets,
vehicle. T he wagon Itself w as stuck
book say s about fighting?"
m ust not he hidden. T he city built
N ic ara g u a's Uacltlc fro n tag e Is a bless­ above th e lak e level. A ltogether th e III a g re a t m uddy ru t, A hoy about the clusslfl,cation ended.
"A w !" sn o rte d Ihe youth, "llg h tln ’
canal route, from deep w a te r to deep
uu
a
hill
w
as
not
Intended
to
la*
hid.
Now th e re a re m ore th an a score of
ing. b u t yesterday, w hen the A llan
th e age of R obert w as try in g to pry
a in 't one of them th in g s you kin get
w
ater,
would
be
about
ISO
m
iles
long
T
h
is
w
orld
la
d
a
rk
m
id
cold.
Many
tic p o rts of N orth A m erica and E u ­
an im prisoned w heel fre e w ith a so-called sponges; m any o f them fab
out Of U book, m iste r."—A m erican L e­
rope w ere doing the w orld's shipping, T he passage o f ships w ould re q u ire fence rail.
rlcnted.
Som e
of
the
a rtificial a re th e p itfa lls a n d s n a re s set by the
gion W eekly,
m ore th an 24 h o u rs a s a g a in st 12 or
devil,
b
e
lie
v
e
rs
In
C
h
rist
should
so
she w as severely handicapped.
R ufua view ed th e lad c u riously as sponges, acco rd in g to Ja y II Zuclier.
less
a
t
P
an
am
a.
Such
a
canal
could
live th a t th e u n w a ry ones be kept
Curiously, too, h e r M osipilto cogst
he a p proached, l ie w as a rag g ed hut who Is con n ected w ith a chem ical
A Q u ic k O n e
he reached, on th e o th e r hand, m ore
from fallin g in to them .
w as a p p ro p ria te ly nam ed by e rro r.
b right-faced yo u n g ster. T h e way lie m n niifneltirlng com pany, a re m ad e of
quickly from p o rts of th e U nited
“And
how
long w ere you engaged
II.
C
h
a
ra
c
te
ristic
s
of
th
e
P
rim
itive
T he appellation w as not Intended for
lolled a n d p e rsp ired a t Ids task r a th e r wool. T h e m ost Im port a n t In th e a r t i ­
S tates.
Io F l f l n e r
Church (A cts 2:42-47).
the Insect, w hich nhounds th ere, lint
pleased R ufus. It show ed th a t he ficial group a re the ru b b er sponges.
O ne o th e r c o n trn st e x ists betw een
“ I don 't know — I forgot to look a t
T h e b e h av io r of th e m em bers of the
Is a c orruption of the nam e o f the
T h e so fte st n a tu ra l sponges come
w as not a fra id of w ork. T h e lad
It,OOP Indians, th e M isskits, who s u r ­ the P anam a can al a n d th e N icaraguan looked up and su spended his lab o r as from C uban w a ters.
M ed iterran ean e a rly c h u rc h waa as m arv elo u s hs my w atch ."— Iluen H um or, Madrid.
route. T h e form er tra v e rs e s a coun­
vive there.
K ufus cam e up to him.
"sheepswool" sponges am t "e le p h a n t th e ir g ifts of sp e a k in g w ith tongues
o f re la tiv e ly
little
p o ten tial
P r e c io u s
T he c o u n try 's n o rth ern m o st C a rib ­ try
"S ay, m iste r," he spoke out, ‘'w on’t e a rs" a re am ong th e la rg e r types. In «ml p e rfo rm in g m ighty m iracles. It
bean headland. Cape G racias a Dins, w ealth. A ennal th ro u g h N icaragua you give me a lift h e re? "
Stock C lerk — Why do you say your
the sponge fam ily also come gra sse s w as th e re su lt of th e H oly S p irit In
th e ir h e arts.
Is a headline of geography. Colum bus would d o u b tless he a stro n g fa cto r In
pay envelope rem inds you of a m ap?
“ H e ll, y o u 're a cisd one," e ja c u la t­ th a t a re used for cleansing, th e Flnr-
1. T hey so u g h t In stru c tio n from
explored the C entral A m erican const the developm ent o f th a t co u n try , open
ed R ufus,
D elivery M an—b e c a u se It's all lbs
Do you hap p en to know I l,,n a u d o te anil F lorida w ire grass.
Ing
up
Its
v
ast
fo
re
sts
of
both
h
a
rd
th o se w ho knew th e Lord (v. 42).
on his last voyage and. c ru isin g east
who I am?'
w orld to me.-—Good H ard w are.
and
soft
woods
and
tu
p
p
in
g
Its
coffee
T h is is a lw a y s so. T h e u n fa ilin g
from Cape H o n d u ras w as com pelled
"1 d o u t," nnswerv'd th e boy.
G e o g r a p h ic a l P o in ts
m ark of th e sp irit-filled believer Is
to ta k e sh e lte r from a sto rm a t a point and c ac ao p la n ta tio n s a n d Its m ines
"I hap p en to be th e o w n er of th at I
N O T FOR A LU NCH
T
h
e
geological
survey
sa
y
s
th
a
t
the
e ag e rn e ss t« receive In stru c tio n from
w here th e const a b ru p tly tu rn s to the L ake N icaragua Is a lre a d y an Im por­ rig.”
e a s te rn m o st point of th e U nited S ta res th o se w ho h ave been ta u g h t by the
ta
n
t
Inland
w
a
terw
a
y
,
and
n
e
a
r
Its
south. H e nam ed th e ra p e "T h an k s
"O -o h l” observed th e lad lo o k in g : is W est tju o d d v head, n e a r E a stp o rt.
Lord.
to God" and took possession o f the banks a re som e of th e ch ie f c ities of em h a rru sse d am i troubled. He hung !
Maine. T h e w estern m o st point Is Cape
the
republic.
2. T hey abode in fellow ship w ith
c o u n try fo r Spain.
his head nnd dug th e gaping toe of Alva. W ash From W est Q uoddy head
T h at w as In 1502. A c en tu ry before
Ids poor shoe Into th e e a rth . T heo due w ent to th e Pacific ocean th e d is­ one a n o th e r (v. 42).
Splrlt-fllled b eliev ers have an affec­
the M ayflower touched a t P lym outh
lie looked up bravely.
ta n c e la 2.007 m iles. T he so u th e rn
rock the S p a n iard s w ere estab lish ed
“M iste r." he said, "I'm so rry and most p o in t of th e m ainland Is l'a |ie tion fur th e ir kind.
3. T hey observed th e m em orial sa c ­
along th e lak e region In fa r w estern
,,,
.
I’m glad. both. I w as on my w ay to i Sable Fla.. 4P m iles f a rth e r south
in ’
ra m e n t o f C h rist's d e a th (v. 42).
N icaragua, d e sp ite the unw elcom e vol­
»Hinge of Hnuta-rlves. | n ta k e the rig hack to you ami 1 had
| th an th e m ost so u th e rn point In T exas.
T hose who have e n te re d Inin fel­
canic o u tb u rsts. E specially vigorous F rance, m ay tie seen w h at Is p ro b
to face you anyhow , so why not now | From th e so u th ern m o st point due
low ship w llh C h rist will fa ith fu lly ob­
w as the explosion of Masa.va. In 1122 ably th e s tra n g e s t edifice In Hie > M aybe you w ouldn't feel h a rd against
I
m
irth
to
th
e
fo
rty
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in
th
p
a
ralle
l,
the
se rv e th is m em orial.
T he m ost sen satio n al single eruption, world. It w as built by F. C heval, n me If you knew why I borrow ed the
b oundary betw en th e I’n lted S ta te s
how ever, occu rred w ithin a century postm an, am t re p re s e n ts fo rty five rig."
4. T hey c o n tin u ed In p ra y e r (v.
did C a n ad a , the d istan c e is 1,596 42).
from o n r day when C osegnlna blew y e ars o f c o n tin u o u s effort.
'" b o r r o w e d ' Is good, ra th e r," quiz
miles.
C heval saw a book c o n ta in in g p le ­ Birally su g g ested R ufus.
off Its b M d In IK31. F o r d a y s n black
A su re m ark o f th e sp lrit-h iled be­
liev er Is a life o f prayer.
psll obscured the sun. dust blan k eted n tie s of w onderful m osques, en siles
“ I'm going Io puy you for th e use
W A en W i/» o n W a i t e d F l o o r
th e fields an I forests, an im a ls died hv and p alaces, and decided Io e rect an of ttie hom e and w agon," said the Inn
5. T hey w ere to g e th e r (v, 44).
H obo— W ill you give me a q u a rte r
W hile W oodrow W ilson w as a pro-
the tho u san d s from th irs t and hunger edifice o f Ills own. H e collected gaily quickly a n d e arn e stly . F or the dam
T h is u nity whs th e re su lt o f th e ir
fo r a little lunch, madam?
colored
sto
n
es
from
a
river,
boulders,
fess.ir
o
f
history
and
p
o
litical
econom
y
T rad itio n say s th a t It w as Into the
h av in g been b a p tiz ed Into th e one
sg e I've done to It, too. Not in mom i
S to u t F e m ale P a rty — I'm reduc­
c ra te r of the above m entioned Masa.va cem ent nnd lim e m id s ta rte d
fo r I h a v e n 't any, but In w ork. Y»*> | it W esleyan univ ersity from 1SSS to body o f w hich C h rist Is h ead (1 Cor.
ing my m an. and couldn't think of
F or fo rty fiie y e a rs he s|ie n t a l­ sir. I'll m ake it up to you, su re."
i v o . his d a u rlite r. E lean o r, now Mrs. 12:13).
th st F ria r b ia s o f C astile low ered s
e a tin g a lunch.
bucket In l.s’ll In the hope o f draw ing most th e w hole of- his sp a re tim e
tl. T hey had a com m unity of goods
"W h at w ere you doing w ith R any : H llllatn G. McAdoo, w as born, tin e
H e p u t | n way ?" Inq u ired R ufus, but th e hoy m orning not many m onths a f te r her (vv. 44. 45).
up m olten gold. W hen he touched the on Ills self-im posed task
B u ll C r e e k P le a s e s
I b irth P ro fe sso r W ilson e n te red the
lava th e b ucket m elted slid th e gnnd 70.000 ho u rs q ,„„ , ||, e hnlldlnc. and
T hey sold th e ir p o ssessio n s and dis­
■hook his head obstin ately .
r»e
never „
the ocean.
i
history
c
la
ss
w
ith
a
sleepy
look
on
used
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cubic
feet
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f
sto
n
e
a
n
d
I.-
f r ia r w rote hom e; "tin e can n o t behold
trib u te d them to all men na th ey had
“ I m u stn 't tell," lie insisted. “No
I
n p v t r < ern t h e nea.
th e volcano w ithout fe a r ad m iratio n , 1X10 hags of cem ent am i lime, all p u r­ hnrm , m iste r, you can count on that. | is face and p refaced his le c tu re w ith need. T h is proves th a t they w ere un- !
J u st livin' down on Bull creek
Is g m
and re p en tan c e o f his s in s ; for It can chased from Ills s a t lugs a s a post
d e r th e p ow er of th e su p e rn a tu ra l. It I
enough for me.
W hen I'm all sq u a re w ith you, may I t lie re m a rk ;
''G entlem en. If I do not lec tu re w ith Is not a n a tu ra l th in g for one to nban-
be su rp a ssed only hv e te rn a l Are." At ninn.
lie I'll tell you, lull all 1 w ant you to
W a n te d S p e c ific C h a r g e
i w onted brillian cy today, it is he- don his title to e a rth ly possessions.
T he stra n g e c a s tle he h a s re a re d
th e fool of M ount M asava Is a lak e of
th in k o f Just now. is how I cun work
th a t nam e, and n e a r th e lake la the Is r e c ta n g u la r In sh a p e a n d Is a out my debt to
... you,'
'*** »Ince th re e o'clock th is m orning
__ ______
L a w y e r - You say y our w ife has
7. T hey . w ere
filled w ith glad n ess
celv-ed a le tte r itfformln'g
„5" £
little tow n o f M asava
R u fu s Sill.lied tile lad rurtotislv
He '
w alking th e floor w ith n tj and sin g len ess of h e a rt (v. 441).
conglouiernlliqi p re se n tin g m any dlf
i
s s •
<
* *
. I l f ’•
n *» .
M __
a
fe re n t sty les o f a rc h ite c tu re . T h ere asked
Rout» of Proposed C anal.
T h o se w ho a re re ally born from
mis I,v,I i„ , , „ lr
P e rh a p s the
him a few q u estio n s a n d learned bn by."
W h eth er a N icarag u an c an a l will a re p a rts o f a Sw iss ch alet, an Al­ th a t his nam e w as b a rto n llnle. He
above a re filled w ith g re at Joy and
best tiling Would be to contesa
be built Is a q uestion w hich only th e g erian house, a feudal c astle, a su pposed *the hundage covering one
will dev o te th em se lv es to th e doing
F a m o u s S u m m e r R e s o r ts
w h 1,“ 1,n , _ l
b u * ’ d00't “ b " »
of good to o th ers.
fu tu re enn a n s w e r; but It has been m osque, w hile o th e r sectio n s o f the e a r and the side of Ids fact* w as oc
wha
confess. Sim won t let me s e ,
T h e T h o u sa n d Islands a re a cnlliq»
so C tinllhuou-ly discussed nnd Its pos I building s r e d istin c tly the builders* easloued by a tisd h ac lie a n d did not tb>n of sm all Islands, num bering about
k. P ra isin g God and h av in g fav o r
th e letter.
slide site so th oroughly su rv ey ed th«’ " wn Invention. S c u lp tu re d an im als, pre»« hint w ith Inquiries.
1,7 i » i , situ a te d In nn expansion of th e w llh all th e people (v. 47).
th e term "N ic ara g u an can al m u le " Is b ird s and g ia n ts a d o rn th e various
Such un selfishness g ained th e a t ­
T hey got the wagou out of the rut St. L aw ren ce riv er, about 40 m iles
D e s c r ip tiv e
easily described
In te re st hns been facade«.
uud s ta rte d for home.
long nnd from 4 to 7 m iles wide, be­ ten tio n of th e people and Induced
H
a
rd
w
are
M erchant— I slept like a
reaw a k e n ed In th!s m u te by th e re
"You go Into the k itchen,” advised tween O n ta rio . C an ad a, and Jefferson them to yield th em selv es to God and
log last night.
cen t tro u b le In N icaragua.
such
a
s
w
ere
being
saved
w
ere
added
K n e w W h a t H e W a n te d
K ufus w hen they re ac h ed th e little m ill St. L aw ren ce conntles. New York
Ills YVIfe— Ye«—a |„ g w lth „
T h e I'n n a m a canal. If one leaves Its
farm , "and get a m eal. You look as They a re fa v o rite re so rt» for sum m er u uto them .
W hile n m o th er w as looking ftvr
going through it.—O oad H ardw are.
locks and sm all artificial lak e out o f books for h e rse lf a t th e Shelby stre e t
If you needed It."
to u ris ts on account of th e ir p ic tu r­
c o n sid eratio n , m ay be considered th e b ran ch library, h e r tw o sm all anna en ! "Y es, sir. I do,' replied his guest, esque beauty. M any a re p riv a te p rop­
F ulln ess o f th e S p irit
T h e ir D iffe r e n c e
A m erican S u e s; for It Is relatively tc r ta ln r d them selves a t th e c h ild ren 's
hum bly and gratefu lly . H e a cted like erty and c o n tain th e snm m er hom es of
«Tod can n o t give fullness o f the
I
1 l,ke
dean b e tte r th an
»Wort and d irect.
T h e N icaragua tab le looking a t p ic tu re books.
a new Imlng a f te r a h e arty lunch pre
w ealthy A m erican s and C anadians.
S p irit to him w ho does not h ave «u,-h
I do the bishop.
ro u te — ag ain Ignoring locks -m u st h*
T hey w ere especially In te re ste d In p a red by m otherly, sm iling M rs Burt.
j fu lln e ss o f tr u s t as to yield his life tc
M other—W hy, M ary?
com pared w ith th e T u rk ish s t r a it s ; a hook c o n ta in in g p ic tu re s o f dogs
Itu fu s put him a t chopping wood
' H im .— Erhoe*.
WAtert to L a u g h
"Well, the dem , »«.va. F in ally .' , n<1
It la re la tiv e ly long, nnd has In Its ! Tlie o lder boy stro k e d th e collie's pic-
a n d he did It w ith a will. T hen th ere
G et all you ra n out o f life w ith good
S e lf-W iU -
I sea. I lu r e over and over, w hile the y ounger
w as a Held of hay to ra k e up. T he health, good conduct a n d good work.
fro m w hich n a rro w shipw ays a re pro one looked on.
lad seem ed a c tu a lly to enjoy the task. But w hen a laugh Isn't due, don’t
T h e q u eer thing sh o u t self will t|
Jected
K ufus w as telling him how bia w ife laugh. I knew a m an once who lost th a t It kilts th e very thing It« w a n ts -
W here th e m o th er h a d h e r books
A N icarag u an can al w onld be less c h arg e d a t th e desk she bes koned to
B o o r is h !
had (tie d up a cot (or him In th e a t ­ an Im p o rta n t prom otion because he freedom —S outhern M eth o d ist
a m an m ade a ffa ir th an the P anam a th e Iwys. T b e e ld e r one obeyed, hut
Visitor— Thia |a
tic a n d h in te d a t h irin g him p e rm a ­ w as too m uch devoted to su n sh in e on
• picture of a
canal, w here s t every tu rn n a tu re had Ihe little fellow p ro te ste d , saying
ho»se. Isn’t It?
nently. w hen U obert dash ed by on cloudy days. D on't he m erry w h e .
C h ris t O pens th e D oo r
to he th w a rte d ami subdued by en
"P lease, m o th e r I w an t to sp re ad the lilt w ay from school.
A
r
t
i
s
t
-
Y
e
,
hut
you
h a re no s e n s .
o th e r th in g , a re c le arly R diente*!. .
Christ opens the only do.» fnr , hf
glnecrs. At P anam a sh ip s now m ove dog
, S e i ' i T ' ° r y ”U
—
ln d la iiu tsd ls New»
YYhy. w hat a the m a ile r? " in q u ire d ¡ t w. U ow e e M onthly.
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