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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-06-02
USES OF ADVERSELY.
The Worth Of Silent Sympathy
When In Trouble.
Hog, Dr. TaImaKs Draws some FaluabIs
Lessons from tbo fr~iBuiauous Of
Job tod sends our Trpa-
Bies ia Isage.


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why ana God Let sin ONE into VIZ
Wnria2 IL Is "a question often hea.
discussed but never satisfactorily
answered Tod made the world taiI
hn" beautiful NJ the start II our hfa.
parents had not slnncd in Eden they
might have gone out Of that garden
ana found Sd parhdiseA all around th'
clrlh Europe, Asia, Africa, NORTH
and south America $50 many Hover.
gardens or orchards Of fruit, redolenl
and luscious. / suppose when Coo
poured ont the hlhoh, and Tbs Hide.
krt lie poured ont, al the same time.
inc u ltld the ausqnehahua' the
"hoie earth was very TAR "a Oeautl'
iul TO look upon why did n not stay
So. 900 hao tine power TO keep BACK
5ll % woe why ana le not Keep
them bheAi why not every cloud
f~oseAtef anao every step d JOY, and every
soona mual' - AL Tho ages o long
J"o''s1 vi n,'io2' "s' "u" SIN,
'''a Women VIZ" can "''N' d
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come into the werld-when get on
the other side Of fhr river Of death
Tint a tho place where snrb 1ues
tiops viii be answered and such my,.
ter,as solved tr Who rbis aide thai
river nttenpts no answer the question
pnIv Illustrates his own ipnoranae and
fnnGmpntepry An i5n5w ID one
grrnt faat. and tbnt n. tbnl a herd of
wors has come In mon Ms. trampling
down evervtbipr fpir ana beautiful 4
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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-06-02

any other Iron2 The workman would
have said. We want 10 make aEel
ont o. y0u-keen sharp szas-aEes
with which 70 hew down the forest aud
build the ship aBd erect houses. and
carry Dn a Thousand enterprises Of civ,
llzatlgu. That Is the reason We pound
you Now. God puts a soul DO the fur
mace gi trial, aud then iB Is brought ont
aud run through the crushing machine
and then 80 comes down on the anvil,
and upon H., blow after blow, blow
after blow, until the soul cries out:
"Oh. Lord, what does all this meau''
God says II want % make something
very useful out of yoH You
shall De something b hew with
and something to build with. Il
Is a practical process through
which / am putting yea, Yes, my
Christian friends, 1914 want tools
In the Church of God. not more wedges
to split with We have enough of
I these. Not more J0res with which to
drill. We have too many b0res. What
we really want is keen, sharp, we'll
tempered axes and IL there be any 9TH
er way Of making them Ia the hot fur.
mace, and on the hard anvil. and under
the ueagy hammer, / do not know what
1t is. Remember that if,God bring any
kind of chastiscmrut upon You IL Is
only to make you useful, Do not sit
down discouraged and say: ~ have no
more reason for living. ] wish ] were
dead Ohio there never was so much
reason for your living as now, BY
this ordeal you have been consecrated
a priest Of the most high God. 60 out
and do your whole work for the Mas
ter.
Again, there is comfort in the
thought that all our troubles are a
revelation Have you ever Thought of
II in that connections The man who
has never been through chastisement
is ignorant about a Thousand things in
his soul lac ought to know. For in
stance, here is a man who prides him
self on his eheerfulness of character.
He has no patience with anybody who
is depressed in spirits. Obi it is easy
for him to be cheerful, with his fine
house, his filed wardrobe and well.
strung instruments Of music, and tap
estrlcd parIor, aud plenty of money
IN the bank waiting for some
permanent investment, It is easy
for him TO be cheerful. But suppose
his fortune goes TO pieces and his house
goes down under the sheriffs hammer,
and the banks viii not have anything
to do with his paper. Suppose those
people who were once elegantly enter
tanned at his table get so short-sightcd
that they "a not recognize him upon
the street, How thcn2 Is 10 so easy
to be cheerful? 1t is easy to be cheer
tul in the home after the days work is
done, and the gas is turned on and the
house is full of romping little ones.
But suppose the piano is shut because
the fingers that played on It will no
more touch tn. keys, and the childish
voice that asked 80 many questions
will ask no more. Then is it so easy?
When a man wakes mp and finds that
his resources are all gone he begtns to
rebel, and he says: God is hard; God
is outrageous. lie had no business to
10 this to me, My friends, those of
US who have been through trouble
know what a sinful and rebellious
heart we have, ana how much God has
TO put up with, and how much God
has TO put up with, and how
much we need nardnn H. 10 opIyr
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-01

OF tho President and before leaving
virgiria Abraham married Hannah.
the eldest daughter OF William Win.
tcrs. who also originally came from
Berks county
In Kentucky Abraham Lincoln was
slain by the Indians lie then had
three sons; Mordec1I Josiah and
Thomas The latter n rood-naturei
and clsy-golng individual. and the "a.
Their Of the President. married Nancy
tho daughter or granddaughter OF John
Hanks. who cmigratcd from Bsrk.
county, PENNSYLVANIA. and finally land.
ed In Rcck.nghlm county. VIrrinla as
We have already seen This occurred
in 1906. and In 1909 the Pre- dent was
born
How Mics Hanks came from ylrg.sla
% Kentucky. or whether Thomas ,lu-
colin married her in Virginia. Is not
known. but tradition has % that she
was a VlrFInlau hy birth. The follow.
lnr Is mn interesting description OF her.
"sho wac n tail woman. above middle
height, with black hair. uroilcated.
hut OF merhei character. and q mind
naturally vigorous. Her experience ln
tho rude frontier liic with o husband
who dld not gc' along was hard. The
riimpsos of her In tho biographies NJ
her great son are sombrc. and prorab
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-01

The reason Tor the frequent family
removals Of the Llncolns Is not well
known. but {, ls quite sure that they
we're Qulkcrs and as Berks county and
H. immediate surroundings comprised
a good many people n the same belief.
II Is probable that they sought a closer
religious communion with pepole who
had the same spiritual tendencies.
However this may be. deeds and rec
ords are In existence which show that
Mordecal Lincoln bought one thousand
acres Of land lying In the township.
from the sons of william Penn. The
exact boundaries of the Llncoln pur-
chase can be outlined. both from orig
lnal data and from the knowledge ~
several of the inhabitants who are still
living In that section. The land was
in the shape Of a square and lay d.
rectly on the Schuylkl river. Il ex.
tended north from the river into the
open country 10 a line of low hills
along the present Philadelphia and
Reading turnpike It's eastern and
western boundaries were formed hy two
small creeks. tho Antlctnm. and ar
other stream further east about half a
mile
Here Morlcc1i Lincoln erected q
house IN the southeastern corner Of
his land. u was hull, Of stone ami
stands IN a gorge. az the bottom Of
which the creek nowa. Tho house re-.
mains undItrrhol. with the exception
NJ m addition. which was built aho.l
1900. and can DO sccn from the rail
ro1d before reaching Eyctc, Station.
Records show that M1rdOcai Lincoln
attended Gwyrcd meeting In Monigom.
cry county. hu as q monthly meeting
was established 100 Obey. which ls near
Stoncrs,illc. Exeter township soon
after his arrival iu Bcrlys county he
severed hls relation. villa the formrr
aut vnrsripcd IN tho latter place. Ne
died ,r it5, or 1893 and was buried
In tine graveyard ol the Giry Meeting
house.
Although all record concerning the
mrylnE OF Norlccg. Lincoln have been
lost. q Is known that bis body was ono
NJ The nrg buried lu these grounds.
Today the Obey meeting house Is sl
usod as place OF Worship hy the
Friends. and tho graveyard continues
10 receive jho dead %, these people.
ono OF the latest lntormcuts helug the
remains Of Iol0 Lincoln, o. great-great.
grandson OF Mordocal. George and
Mary Boone. he grandparents Of Dau-
lei Boone, are also buried here
Al the tlmo OF his death. Mordecal
Lincoln had three aors and four daugh.
tora, whose names werc John Nordo.
cal Thomas. Hannah. MAY Ann and
Sarah In accordance with the ey-
pressed lntImatlon In hls VIII another
son was born IN 1896 shortly after h.
died This son was mined Abraham.
and II Is o. him that We know more
than of any Of the Berks county lin
colna
he lived here IN his llfr ana was
Prominent IN the affairs NJ hlr county
and state lie served prior 60 the reyo
luton A. commissioner ~ Berk1
couuty for numler NJ terms. and dur
ms the reyolu,ion. on March al ''7i
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-01

Since the college doors we're opened
10 women In Scotland the students
have shown a pirdonablo patriotism
10 many curious Ways. Tho formal col.
lege cap has met new rivals IN the
Flora Macdonald bonnet, the Giengar.
ny. the Tam O'shanter. the Cock-of-ihe
walk. the Bobblc Burns and the high.
land chIcftaln In wearing apparel
there has been revival of Scotch
iriczos. Calodonian shawls and hlstor.
ical plalds and tarians Some Of the
college clubs and societies have adopt.
ID as uniform style. made famous by
the great women of Scotch history.
The most general Of all fashions. how
ever g. The use Of tarlans Tor street
and college costumes. The effect 10
described as most happy. bringing to
mind the picturesque days q the high.
laudcrs Of romance.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-01

lion. on the Philadelphia and Reading
railroad. hundreds Of people are daiif
passing within q stones throw a, Oh.
ancient home N ,h' 'f--,''her' %
Abraham LIucola An that Is generals
ly known 10 tho ancestors ot NuIaham
Lincoln points ONT ,ha, they cmlstlicl
TO Massachusetts then 10 New ler-
sey and afterwards 90 rcrks county.
Pcnnsylyanla From there thC' moved
20 Rockingham county. Virginia. ard
finally into Kentucky where The Pres
dent was born An Investigation
proves. too. that the L.nco.us were n1,
always poor hut that some 90 them
were distinguished cltllca' 90 Massa-
ehuseits. and the great Ercatsraud-
father % the President was o. promt
ncnt and extensive hndhoijcr In Penn.
syiyania.
The L'ncn'n family is oi En-lsh
origin ana the name wSs quite gom
mon Ia England ia the carly PART oi
the seventeenth century. samuel lin.
coin. The cmI-uut. settled o. bingham
Mass. some time ue1r th- close % che
seventeenth century. ITO had o. SON
named Moric-si th6 was horn 90 1851
and who vas married % saah ionrs
Mordrcal 1lsD had O. sol by the name
" Mordersi who moved south ,o Ncv
ler-ry and tDocht q l,rrc tns, ol
land he vas ,he great great saul.
father u rrcslon, lincoln lle wif,
iisd ln Nov jersey ana DIS family con.
sisted 40 least of enc SON. and prob
ably one or two daughters q; this time
The sons name was John and he %
in ,he direct line ~ the ancestors o
me President M0rlccai lmc 90 EX
eter township. Berks county. Peunsyl
yania. about the year 10. 1nd ho1eh
large territory ot land In close prlX
unity 90 what is now Exeter station.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-01

Detroit Is dgan torn ip about the
nude In siaway Eight females liter
ally figure In the plans for he new
Wayne county building. and the W. C..
r. 4. demand that they shnll be draped.
Some years ago when james r. scripps
pruontcd the city with an ara gallery
the w. e., T. q, besicgcd councils uniil
mn ordinance was PASSED making II
compulsory 10 drapr the Watuary. and
ne following weak tho Apollo Bel
yidcrc donntd n~load pair ~ check
trousers and a plug hat Powers Greek
slave wore q harlng red flannel petit
coat while the Venus de Milo was en-.
ea7ed' In a cooking apron bcPrlng "a
huge mun on one o. her slumhs. De-
uolt, naturally, was the laughing stock
OF the country and bids fair TO become
70 in,-plttsnprg Press
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-01

Maurice Wolf oac of the leading
members % TIE Sixth Street Jewish
Eyns. 1gue Jersey CITY applied to Po.
lice Justice Ncyin yesterday Tor war.
rant Tor the arrcei % Edward Clapp,
fifteen years old Mr Wolf said that the
congregation was at worship on Fri.
day night whoa sujdeutly thcse land.
cd in iis midst a sputterng cat. very
large and very gray Instantly the con.
grera'l0a was In a great uproar. 1se
en- ran about biting and scratching and
spreading conservation among the
wUrshipers Men were knocked down
and women fpang upon the seats and
gathered their skirts around them.
Louis Onioglc declares that be- picked
up the feline and oleo.ed Il In the
same manner In when it appeared
among them. but the claim IL disputed
Mr. Wolf said that amid an the excite
mcui be- kept bis head and ~ soon AZ
the cat appeared he rushed 20 the door
IN time 10 see young Clapp running
away rs fast a. his legs would carry
him. Justice Neyin issued the war.
rant. bat the cat throvcr managed 10
elude the police
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-01

he was appointed one Of the sub-lieu-
tenants OF the county 10 that once
he was very active IN raising troops
and forwarding supplies 10 the CONT
mental army. and was frequently com
plimented from headquarters for his
zeal and ability. he was a member Of
the Pennsylvania Legislature In 1872,
became a delegate to the Pennsylvania
convention which ratified the consiltu-
ton Of the United States. and he was
also a member OF the constitutional
convention In 1851 The signature Of
Abraham Lincoln b found aflxed to
many Of the deeds ard public docu-
monts In the archives Of Bcrks county.
lle married Anna Boone a cousin Of
Daniel Boone. Kcntucky's famous
pioneer.
However. Abraham Lincoln Is not
IN a direct line Of the Presidents am
ccs'ogs. as has been supposed by many
TITS half-srother John. The Oldest son
% Mordecli and the only 1l of hH
hrst wife vas the great grlninthcr
~ Abraham tlnroli 'hr miyJel
President Bt AH fathers vlll De re-
eeiyed o. flrm u thr, tguitci acre.
IN New Jersey which De Boa al prob
ahi'tF occupied before his fathers
death bat Which De- lcf shortly arcr
the occurrence 90 the latter event. cnl
came 90 Bcrks county. Pennsylvania.
where Do h1a purchased rome land only
a milo distant from the o,d homestead
Tradition lre1t,. me 500, whore stood
the house Iu which b. lived
About thc middle % me eighteenth
century a'orr ia thc sixties. the spirit
% unrest affected uct 'y the ro1res.
tut the Lincc,rs Tl, moved south.
ward 20 Virginia and ,ECr,c 20 Ken
lucky
Atthis tluc. end 1lm-st Within hail.
IrE distance ~ iho Lincoln bonn steal
rgsr Exeter station iN,1 anr'hc. Nm-
.ly thc descendants 90 uhl,h vc,c also
dr,,i-si 20 play 600 important part ia
ihe history OF tle psrs'1cu. THIS wa.
the Hanks family from which Nancy
UaHks ihr m1'rnr of Oh PRECEDENT
directly Descended Tho precise name
Of 'h, head ot Doe ilsnls mnily h un.
certain. tut b, Us generally believed 90
have boon John
Following tho IAN of n'ouc tfe fam
ly ~ John Hanks alt' lrf Boz natiy,
sol ta ro 90 Virginia while John lin
colin. thc rrelt -r,ndaihcr of ths pes
Idrut Ras HIil there.
John Lincoln had SON hy the nam"
~ Abraham. who WAS thc grandfather
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-01

Wto her the President owed Chat nm.
dcrlyIng element % sad thoughtmlncss
IN hls nature. always so apparent and
so In contrast with the humorous sur.
face traits that came from his father. A."
4 study OF the ancestry OF sbraham
Lincoln brings out some peculiar
pointa One of these Is the preserva
ton u certain few names IN the family
record. Thus through i've successive
generations OF the Llncolns. beginning
with MordecaI. the original settler In
Berks county. 70 the lamented rresi.
dent. there were at least three Morde.
calls. three Ahrohams, four Johns and
four Thomases.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-01
DECAY OF suwDAy-scHooL
III" Average sunday school Of To-Da,
T. Hebuke 90 Intelligence.

The Average sunday school Of TO-DAY
l. q Hehukc 10 Intelligence.
In the Ladies' Home Journal Ed.
ward Box writes on THE Decay Of tho
Sunday School" and points ont The
reason therefor \ have IN mind" he
fays mot less than twelve different
men who are acting a. supcr.n'eudents
Of orr Sunday-srhools. Not one Of
these men has even a suggestion Of
force not q spark Of personal magnet,
ism, not personal possession which
goes 20 draw children TO him or to the
school over which he pres!des. In
five 81 these eases the men have been
failures In business; by men In the
outer world they are raised over. and
yoi the church pieces them In positions
which call prc.om u,n'ly flr every e'e.
ment which they $50 distinctly lack. To
le successful head ~ sunlay-5chool
calls for a man with the Instincts Of
leadership. a man who will lnfnse lifo
into The school; hope and courage into
ANNH ~ iNf wv ~ W w ~ ANNNNNN OF UNNNA
and infinite In capacity. who can draw
children 10 him and retain their In
iorrst Not only must hc elevate hts
children IN n spiritual scnse. bat les
sons 81 the highest morality must he
taught; an Influence refining 10 mind
and nature mus, De exhnled. and ell
the time the interest Of the children
must be arrested and held. Infinite
variety of method must be sought. The
young quickly tire ot anything which
long remains the same. and that ID
why they are firing Of the Sunday
school II has too long remained tho
same. II has fallen into a rut and the
fault lies between the presiding ip.rl's
~ the school who have no ability Tor
their positions. and tho churches who
have placed them there or allowed
them II remain Mr.. Box concludes
his discussion with the assertion that
"the average Sunday school Of today Is
rebuke 10 intelligence and a dlsercd,t
70 the church
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-01

In Finland. East Tu-kostan. Iceland
Nova Zembla. the north part Of Siberia
~ well a. an places In the extreme
north. a clap Of thunder Is an nm.
known occurrence; while Peru has only
one, or at most. two. thunderstorms
IN the century. iJs thunderstorm M
1871 having been the only one since
1893. Some parts ~ France. ON the
other hand appear to Boz the most
ihrndery places ON the carihs surface.
a., according % the president Of the
French Meteorological Society. In six
or seven months OF 1899 o. many as 500
were counted
The director NJ the observatory az
Odessa. who has closely studied the
question states that there ia zone
of electric activity of great Intensity on
both sides ~ Tho equator which is also
the zone " the greatest rainfall This
zone be divides into three scctlon7 the
FIRST embracing Asia aud Occanla. lndo-
China and the Sunda Isles 10 New
@ On. The year yttuad'rs orms over
that zone average from ninety 10 a
hundred The second zone starts from
thc west coast Of Niyica. between 8 de-
gregs aud 10 degrees north latitude and
10 degrees 20 ~ degrees south latitude.
while the third zone comprises the
tropical regions o. America. where the
mean annual number OF thunderstorms
exceeds one hundred. To the north OF
this hone which Is termed the electric
equator. the storms decrease In number
until the deserts OF Africa. Egypt.
Persia and Central Asia are reached.
Ghere the rainfall Is soanty aud lhun.
lorstorms rare.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-01
ONE womAN's scRApsoox.
When She Gets Enough Material sh.
iins d Round,

iias d Hound,
a New York woman. a cooking sss
pert. who lectures and teaches. has a
large library o. scrap boHks which ara
of the greatest talho to her. bayf tbs
New York Times They are not ths
notes Of her own lecturer. but every.
thing upon the subject Of household
science which she has come across IN
her reading during a number Of years
She was interested In the subject ana
began clipping long before she began
taking up The work professionally
These clippings accumulated. but were
~ little use as they we're not ar.
ranged. Meeting In the course Of her
travels a woman who WIS Interested
generally In the subject and wished 10
make little money. she asked her 10
compile her books for her. Tho books
nre not as large a. the ordinary serap.
book and ran be easily handled. All
clippings are sent Ia the fcrapmaker
Es they accumulate. and che returns
two or three books nj time as she
finishes them She agrangcs the con.
tents according 10 subject and indexes
them generally she charges az rifle.
about - Tor a volumc. Including ihs
price 81 The book "she does Il Al
odd times. and enjoys o. SAYS the New
York woman. 4 should not be willing
10 DO the work myself for that pflee
hut 70 Us her owu proposition" That
the woman lives In Rochester makes
no difference To the work She has
been doing u now for several years
and through her first customer hes an.
other Tor whom shc does similar work
Tho books when they ere completed
are invaluable They contain informa-
ton that can be- found nowhere else. II
Is part N the euhcmeral newspaper
writing which is soon lost sight N. but
often contains the result Of much re-.
search snd original bits Of information
given by private individuals and never
aflorward made public There ls some
talent reqn.-od iu making scrap book.
and the New York woman had some
trials. and even shed tears before she
found ne woman who now handles her
treasured clippings
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-01


characters. written on blue paper with
blue Ink. appalled, many seasoned com.
posiiors. A terrible hand had Henry
Ward Beecher his daughter once de-.
elared that she had three guiding rule.
In copying ii-ii letter was dotted II
was not an e." and II Il was crossed
Il was not a -" and a word With A
capital letter dld not begin a sentence
Jacob Bryan said Of Archdeacon Coxe's
callgraphy that Il could neither be
called a hand'nOr a fist. but a foo,
and that a club foot. Ills hleroglyph.
les formed a clumsy. tangled black
skein that ran across the paper m
knots. which Il was impossible 10 uu.
tie into meaning