The Savannah morning news., 1902-10-26

II a minister's wife is careless, vast
ing the salary the congregation sup
plies her husband. there will be trou-
BILE and If she Is too thrifty-there Is
going to be trouble anyway. That at
least Is the experience of one woman
who looked well to the ways of her
household and who, in little town In
New Jersey, went far ahead of the
wives of the farmers round about in
raising chickens. They do not pay large
salaries to the clergymen filling pulpits
in small towns. and in this particular
place the salary was 5000 a. year with
donations, or $500 without.
The minister of this story began his
duties in the wrong way. He decided
in the first place that he would rather
have 5000 of which he knew certainly
than possibly more than $500 worth
of donations of uncertain quantity and
quality. 1t made a bad impression. But
stiu the 5000 would not have stood be-
tween the minister and the affections
of his flock IL the minister's wife had
not gone in for hens and bees. The par
sonage was a nice little place with
considerable land about II. There real
ly had not been a minister In the town
for a long time who had given the peo-
pie such good sermons or who had
made so many pastoral visits.
Then too, neither the hens nor the
bees flourished very well the first year
and every farmer and farmers wife
around FASTENED to give good advice.
though with a feeling Of some pity, be-
cause, well, what could one expect when
a minister and his wife went into a
business so out of their line!
Now, the minister and his wife were
people of some cleverness. and they
knew that there were good sclentific
reasons for their non-success in the
bee and chicken line. They read every
thing that could be found upon the two
subjects and they were in way 10
gain practical experience as well.
Things worked more and more smooth
ly as theory and practice began to &C
complish their good work. The farm
ers and farmers wives ceased to give
advice upon the good, old fashioned
ways of doing things, for they did not
seem pleased when their advice was
not needed. Then came the dead of
winter when not hen in the surround
ing country was laying more than
desultory egg to show that she was still
in the business, while the minister
hens, with the best of care and atten-
ton, were laying constantly. OF
course, there was no such reason
brought UP in the church meeting
that the minister must go. No one
could say anything but good OF him.
but, we'll, there was large part OF
the congregation that did not like the
minister, and why should they have a
man they didn't like?
: The minister farmer departed, and he
win probably get along in his new
parish in the city unless he or his wife
go into stock brokerage, for this is the
business of many of his present par
jshioners.
What's the sweetest sound-why, let
me see
SO many sweet sounds recur to me.
There's a tinkling rill and q mock
ing birds thrill
There's the hum of droning bees;
The dip of an oar toward a homeward
shore,
And the roll Of swelling seas.
A summer breeze over ripening wheat;
The strains that murmuring shells
repeat,
And ringing notes from many throats.
That cause the heart to thrill.
The patter of rain, when you wished
in vain
So long for the clouds to fill.
The tremuIous strings OF the violin,
A vesper sparrow's evening hymn,
And songs crooned low in the fire.
lights glow;
But the sweetest sound know
Is the laughter gay. of children at
play,
Recalling the long ago.
Methodist Magazine.
It is said that the fashionable girl
Of the present day carries the picture
)f the young man she most loves in
her shoe and the secret OF her heart
may therefore be learned by looking
at her feet. There is nothing occult
about it, says the Chicago Chronicle.
Hypnotism. mental telepathy and
things of that sort are not concerned.
II the girl is up to date all you have
TO do is to look at her feet, for there
you will see the picture of the happy
man.
She wears it in the buckle OF her