Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1896-08-12

their hands TO keep US back. but no MI.
ploration on their part can hinder rs
They might offer large retainers but
death would not take the fee. The
breath Will fail. and the eyes will close.
and the heart will stop. You NAV hang
the couch with gorgeous tapestry. but
what does death care for beautiful cur.
tains? You may hang the room with
hnest works of art, but what does
death care for pictures? You NAV an
the mouse with the wailings of widow
hood and orphanage, does death mind
weeping?
This ought not to be a depressing
'heme. who wants to live here for
ever? The world has ALWAYS treated
me wei, and every day 1 feel less and
iess ike scolding and complaining.
but yet l would not want In MAKO
TINS my eternal residence. / love IN
watch the clouds and battle nv soul
In the blue sea of Heaven. but ex.
pect, when the armament j. rolled
away as n scroll, to see a new Heaven
grahucr, higher and more glorious
lou ought to be willing to EXCHANGE
your oody that has headaches and
siueaches and weaknesses innumerable.
that hmps with the stonebruises ~,
testers with the thorn or flames ON tho
funeral pyrc of fevers, for nm incor.
ruptible body and an eve that blirl,s
no' oeiore the jas. err gates and the
great white throne. But between that
ana TINS there Is an hour about which
no man should be reckless or foolhardv
doubt not your courage, but tell
YOU that you will want sometime hot.
Ter than strong arm, n good aim and
a trusty sword when you come to vour
last battle. You will need n bett.r
robe than any you have in your ward.
robe to keep you warm in that place.
circumstances do not make so much
uiHerence 1t may be bright dav
when you push off from the planet or
IL may be dark night, and while the
owl Is hooting from the forest. TIN
De spring, and your soul NAV 90 ont
among the blossoms, apple orchards
swinging their censers in the wav. II
may be winter and the earth in a snow
shroud. 1T may be autumn, and the
iores's set on fire by the retreatinp
year-dead nature laid out in state. II
may be with your wife's hand il,
your hand, or You may be In n
strange hotel with servant faithful
to the last 1t may be in a rail.
road train shot off the switch and
tum oilng in long reverberation DOWN
the Northumberland! crash
know not the time. | know not tb,
mode, but the days of our life arc b..
ing subtracted away, and we shnll
come down to the time when we hove
out ten days left, then nine days. then
eight days, then seven days. six DAVIS
hve days, four day., three DAYS. two
days one day. Then hours-tbree
hours, two hours, one hour. Tben
only minutes left-five minutes fnu-
minutes, three minutes, two minutes
one minute. Then only seconds left
iour seconds, three seconds, enc
second Gone! The chapter of
NE ended! The book closed,
he pulses at rest! The feet throupb
with the journey! The hands closed
from all work. No word on the line
NO breath in the nostrils. Hair combcd
back to lie undishcvcled by any human
hands. The muscles still. The nerves
still. The lungs still. The tonoua
stlll. All still. You might put the
stethoscope to the breast and hear no
SOUND. You might put a speaking
trumpet to the ear, l'ut you could lot
wake the deafness. No motion, 40
throb, no life. Still, Still!
80 death comes TO the discipIc,
What If the sun of life is about to s.tg
Jesus is the day-spriag from ON hi,,h
lhe perpetual morning of every ri.n-
'omed spirit. What if the darkness
Jesus is the light of the world
inu OF Heaven. What though this
earthly house does umble? Jesus has
prepared house If many mansions
Jesus is the anchor that always holds
Jesus Is the light that is never eclipsed
Jesus Is the fountain that is never ev.
Jesus is the evening star
hung up amid the gloom of the gather.
ng night.
You are almost through with tho
abuse and baclSbiting of enemies. Thew
VIII call you no more by evil names.
our good deeds will no longer be mis-.
Interpreted nor your honor filched
The troubles of earth will end in tae
'clicities! Toward evening, The te.
'eaVements of earth will soon ne
lfted. You will not much longer
stand pouring your grief in the tomp.
IKE Rachel weeping for her chit
ircn or David mourning for Absalon,.
Broken hearts bound up. Wounds
healed. Tears wiped away. Sorrows
.erminated. No more sounding OF tna
ieath march. Toward evening. Dean
VIII come, sweet as slumbcr to the cve,.
ids of the babe, as full rations To- ,
starving soldier, as evening hour TO tha
Exhausted workman. The sky VIII
AXE on its sunset glow. every
loud fire psalm, every lake a CLASSY
mirror; the forests transfgured: deli.
ate mists climbing the air. Your
riends will announce it: your pulse,
will beat it; your joys will ring il; your
ip7 will whisper it: Toward even.
ng!"
Ir Is a fact not generally known thar
alesmcn and clerks who have learned
heir business with John Wanamakcr.
n Philadelphia. have no difficulty in
obtaining positions elsewhere. Mr.
fanamakcr keeps a man, part Of whose
york Is 70 instruct tho new people in
heir duties and 90 see that they per.
orm them properly They are first
aught now TO keep "a sale schedule
hen how 20 talk business to a ems.
omcr. the best ways Of CARING for
took and 50 on. Unless bc0inner
hows aptitude for business he pcvcy
.ets beyond his probationary period.
l IL. -