The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1899-02-04

when there comes a al Of economy on
the part OF officials the first thing to
do is always TO cut down teachers sala-
Fies. To take 20 OF 50 boys whose par
ents suppose them precocious and keep
the parents from finding out their mis-
take, to take an empty head and Ill IL,
TO meet the expectations OF parents
who think their children at Is years OF
age ought 10 he mathematician and
metsphysicians and rhetoriciAns, 20
work successfully that great stufing
machine the modern school system. is
a very srduous work. Encourage them
BY the usefulness and the everlasting
ness and the magnitude OF their Occur
patton, and when your children do well
compliment the instructor. praise the
teacher. thank the educator.
Encourage all inyallds by TELLING
them how many you have known with
The same ailments who got well and
not by telling them Of their sunken eye
or asking them whether the color Of
their eheeka IL really hectic or mea-
fleming cases In which that style Of
disease ended fatally or telling them
how badly they look. Cheerful words
are more soothing than chloral. more
stimulating than cognac, more tonic
than bltters, Many an invalid has re-
covered through the influence Of cheer
fi surroundings
Encouraging all starting In life by
yourself becoming reminiscent Es-
tsblished merchants, by telling these
young merchants when you got your
first customer. and how you sat be-
hind the counter eating your luncheon.
with n eye on the door, Established
lawyers, encourage young lawyers by
telling them The time when you broke
down in your first speech. Estab-
llshed ministers Of the gospel, eneour-
age young ministers by merciful exam
iDation Of theological candidates, not
walking around with q profundity and
eyerwhelmingness Of manner as
though you were one Of the eternal de-
crees- Doctors es,Abllshed. by telling
young doctors how you yourselves once
nlstook the measles for s~csrlatina.
And IL you have nothing to say that Is
encouraging, o man. put your teeth
tightly together and cover them with
the curtain Of Jour lipi compress your
lips and put your hand over your mouth
and keep still.
Encourage the troubled by thoughts
Of release and ,reassociation. Encour-
age the aged By thoughts of eternal
juveneseence. Encourage the herds
nan amid the troughs of sin to 70 back
to the banquet at the fathers home
stead. Give Us tones In the major key
instead Of the minor. Give US Corona
ton" instead Of Naomi" You have
seen cars 50 arranged that one car
going down the hill rolled another car
up the hill. They nearly balanced each
ether. And every mar that flnds life
up all ought to be helped by those who
have passed the heights and are de-
scsnding 70 the vale. Oh. let Us bear
one another's burdensl
A gentleman in England died leaving
his fortune By will to two sons. The
son that stayed at home destroyed the
fathers will and pretended that tho
brother who was absent was dead and
buried. The absent brother after
awhile returned and claimed his part
OF the property. Judges and Jurors
were to be bribed 70 say that the re-
turned brother and son was no son ut
all, but only an impostor. The trial
came on Sir Matthew Hale, the pride
Of the English courtroom and Tor %
years the pride OF jurisprudence. heard
that that injustice sas about to be prac-
ticed- He put of bis Official robe. He
put on the garb OF q miller. BE went
to .he village whore that trial was TO
take place. He entered the COURTROOM.
He somehow got empaneled as n OF
The juror. The briber came around,
and the man gave ten pieces Of gold
70 the other Jurors, butas this was only
q poor miller the briber gave to MIN
only i've pieces Of gold. A-yerdict was
brought In rejecting the rights Of this
returned brother. he was 10 have no
share In the inheritanes. "Hold, my
lordi" said the miller. "Holdl We are
not all agreed on this verdict These
other men have received ten pieces OF
gold In bribery. and l have received
only FIVE" who arc you? Where do
you come from?" said the Judge on the
bench The response was: ~ am from
Westminster hall. My name Is Matthew
Hale, lord chief justice Of the kirg's
bench. OF Of that place. thou villaini"
And 80 the injustice was baked, and
50 the young man got his Inheritance.
1t WA all for another that Sir Matthew
Hale took on his robe and put on the
garb Of a miller. And 30 Christ took
on His robe Of royalty and put on the
attire Of our humanity. and IN that dis
guiEe He won our eternal portion.
Now, are we the mi Of Godi Joint
hcirsl We went of from home sure
enough, but We got back In time to
receive our eternal Inheritance. Aud
II Christ bore our burden surely we can
afford to bear each Others burdeun