Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1892-04-17
TO PREACH TO U.s..
~ man Must Bo Cicero. ChrysoStoLn an,
AuEuAtlno ut Onna.

A Man Must ITO Cicero. Chrysostoln ana
Augustine at Onos.
The preacher must be u man of fino
presence, nwe-inspiring and, IL possible,
philosophical and pensive. logical, p1-
cticnl and fanciful. asscrts a writer in
the st. Louis Republic lie must also
sec the humorous sido OF things, md
be h center of tho social circle, and
must likewise possess the. ability tn
touch the feelings. He must not oul.
weep with those thot weep but must
make those who DO not weep ut lenst
moistcn their dry orbs.
beyond this he must cause mirthful
smiles to glistcn on the halt-dried tears
that he may huv0 started. He must IN
his c~loqucnce be q Cicero. He must be
pious without seeming to be so, Tor
there is 40 offense more obnoxious than
cant and long-fuceducss though he may
employ tho undertaken tones ut funer-
ais. Smartness md novelty must be
possessed. even if they trench on sacred
associations.
He must not Iva oblivious to the funny
side of serious things, for he INST draw
like n poultice, developing the financial
side of the church. The peYs must DO
A.hNS haiANo companies ana DaQlkS
and corporations OF avery kind may re-
fuse to pay dividends, but the church
must pay through good and bad times.
The pastor must be n of those monde
script financiers who can do better pc
cuniarily for everybody else than for
themselves, and it ia commonly under
stood to be the prcrogntive of divine
grace to keep him humble and Of the
church to keep him poor"
WOMAN'S YEAR TO SPEAK.
Tho Privilege OF Proposing In Leap Year
Originated In tho Reign OF Margaret.
Colin Shackleford said: 'Som. one
asked me the other day what WINS the
oririn cf women proposing marriage
during n'cap yenr. looked IL up, aud
while ii nay not be new to all | daro
sly II will interest many. In the year
l:2S II Statute wns published 10y tho
Scotch parliament, of which thu follow
ing Is n copy, and Ia, to my mind, tho
origin OF the custom or idea. ] do not
know that 1t Is the custom or ever wuS:
ut Is ordaint that during t,c reign
Of Her Maist ~iiiessi; Majestic Margaret,
like maiden, ladcc Of bnith hiIl, .Sl
low estate. shall hae liberty Ia sIcalS TO
the imam she likes. Ciif he refuses to
take her rs be his wvf. hc sha,c I've
inulct in tho sum uf nnr huudrcdity
pounds or !csr. rs his estate may 10.
except and nlwais Qlf no can make 1t
appear TINT he IL bctroht 10 another
woman, then ho shall he free
AFTER the dear old Margaret had
passed away the women became clam
orous for their privileges, aud to ap-
peuse them another net Of parliament
allowed them tho privilege every fourth
wear"
A Russian Iustitution.
Tho inhabitants In several districts
OF tho province Of Sirnbirsk lately pcti-
tioncd tho ministry of the interior for
n abolition OF corporal punishment
the b~ustinHdc, birchlng. etc.--in the
case OF any persons who have received
n school education. declaring TINT tho
am In which tho cnstigatlon Is ad-
ministercd for the slightest offcnse is
i~nauprortablc to tho dignity VI persona
Of education. Tho minister OF tho into
rior replied TINT the question was ono
OF general Importance to the whole ON.
pirc and could scarcely 10 raised In any
district ulonc. Therefore no nc.
fused TO comply with the petition. add
Ing: "Thc law OF the 18th Of July, 1880,
gives uncontrolled authority 10 ths
Zemskio Nntchnlnaii government In.
spcctors, combining police, judicial mud
fiscal authority In ono pcrson) To infiict
corporal punishment They viii. doubt
les,. exercise such authority In IL mon.
nor which will not oppcar o heavy 70
tho porsons concerned"