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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-12-06

that Mrs, Mary Cochran Thurman died
last winter Because Of that fact herj
books seems Invested With tender m
terest born OF association and personal
ity 10
Mrs. Thurman was the daughter OF the
late Judge John l. cochran, o. N.Y. ny, Iaa
yerslty Of Virginia. She married Mr. Leo
THURMAN. the grandson Of Senator Allen
~ Thurman. Of Ohio. popularity known
as 'the old Roman ado,,Y,,
The stories, written with rare ndehty
and accuracy with the scenes rag ~
Piedmont Virginia, are many o. .nen.
founded on truth, the last one notably
so. the cterization In this instance
hating taken from the body-servant VINO
attended Judge Cochranfor many years
and who came to Richmond to the unvell-
ing OF the Lee monument, ana gives mere
his recollectons of General Lee. ~,
Tho book takes Its namo from the title
az the leading story, which begins with
the chime Of wedding bells, Is overshao-
owed by death, and ends with the rem,
tniscencres OF an "ole Virginia NANNY,
whose heart goes back to the loved ana
lost, as she sits IN the sunshl 1sa s shnnas
peas before her cabin do. 0Ae oA1une'
her head and says:
"Po' little missus, gone desc fye years,
an, II seems as do could see her now
ketches myself time an again iooKlh
up dat path fur her ter KUN down. laugn,
In an slngn' like her little heart wouid
bust wild Joy and gladness, an den TO
t'ink II war sorrow dat broke 1t at las'
Other sketches In tho shear. Whlch
bound together makes a delightful! Whole,
are: George Washington. Jr.,""R Rae ,
Mountain Pete" Little Missus' t1a41e ~
lutah Jane and 1.-THE General
The distinguishing characteristics OF
each one OF these stories may DO found
in their beauty of expression, their dell
cacy of tone, their power In cnaracterl-
zaton. their bright flashes OF humor ana
| their deep sense of pathos,
Probably the truth OF this criticism
NAV be best realized by the following
ma ~ graph taken from the sketch called
| Little Missus.' It goes In this fashion:
'You say you never knowed her, mar.
| ga? But cose you didn't case you 1es
now lowed you nebber bin In lub an
| / knows you amt no common liar
Kin les see her now when shets my
ewes. Gawd Almighty done make her IN
ia likeness. for she sho was de lily OF
da valley de bright and morning star
An her face warn't no purifier den her
,ynys, Everybody and everything dubbed
! her. Even de flowers In ole Mlssus' gar
| rem 'peared to bow an smile when she
| wont BY. case dey knowed dey Warll't
no brighter. nor sweeter den my little mis-
| sus,'' ;,
Bound In covers OF ebony and Cold"
! this dainty little volume Is one OF tho
| most desirable In tho Christmas array
] now displayed by Hunter and Company,
of Broad Street, 1t cannot be too highly
| commended to the lover Of what Is best
~ '''s''N''o' A, NJ, T,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-12-06
SCHOOL. by Annie Fellows Johnston
illustrated by Ethelred B, Barry tup-

SCHOOL. by Annie Fellows Johnston
illustrated by Ethelred B. Barry iup-
lished by L. c. Page. OF Boston.
This hook is one of the Little Colohe!
series, ia written In charming VEN. ana
is lust the kind of book In which FRESH
wholesome schoolgirl will take delight
While the girls who appear IN the p9ok
arc OF the high-spirtcd and fun-loVlhs
type found generally among the types
OF budding American womanhood, they
never carry their fun beyond legitimate
limits, and the rule Of life Is subordinated
10 high principles Of truth and honor.
And all this Is as 1t should be, Miss
Johnstons little romance Is ono which Is
not only calculated to give pleasure but
ii will mould character and elevate
thought as we'll.
RAIDING WITH MORGAN, BY Byron
A Dunn. Published by A. c. mcclure
and Company. of Chicago, For sale
In Richmond by the Bell Book and Sta
tionery Company.
Around many cavalry leaders of the
Ciyil War, Stuart. Ashby, Mosby, Forrest
and Morgan--g thered much of the ro-
nance and tradition associated In former
days with Prince Rupert, of England.
John Fox, In his Little Shepherd OF
Kingdom Come has laid an unfading
tribute OF praise at the fee, OF the peer
less kentucky, palad4s 1.hasA followers
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-12-06

BENDING THE ,rTlG, Written by Wal
ter Russell. Published by Dodd, Mead
and Company. For sale in Richmond
by this Bell Book and Stationery Com
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-12-06

that Mrs. Mary Cochran Thurman died
Ia At winter, Because Of that fact her
books seems Invested with tender IN
ftnrest horn OF association and personal
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-12-06
POEMS YOU.OUGHT TO KNOW
No. 40.
The Dragon Of Wantley
OLD BALLAD.

The ballad print the celebrated Dragon Of Wantl
percy Reuues along which already
Ets
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-12-06

LID stories tell how Hercules
IA A dragon slew at Lcrila,
With seven heads and fourteen eyes,
10 see and we'll disccrn.a
But he had club this dragon 10 lub,
Or he meier had done it, warrent se'
But More Of Morc-hall, with nothing at all,
Hc slew the dragon Of Mantey
This dragon had two furious wings,
Each one upon each shoulder;
With d sting III his tail rs long rs fail, e5
, Which made him bolder and holder.
Hc had long claws and in his jaws
-Four and forty teeth of iron;
with hide as tough rs any buff,
Which did him round environ.
Have you not heard how the Trojan horse
Hold seventy men in his bellyf
This dragon not quit SO big,
But very near / II tell ye;
Devorred he poor children three,
That could not with him grappe;
And at one sup he ate them up,
AS one would eat an apple.
All sorts Of cattle this dragon would eat,
Some say he ate up trees,
And that the forests sure he would
Devour up by degrees:
For houses and churches to him geese and turkeys;
He ate all and left behind
But some stones, dear Jack that he coud not crack,
Which on the hills you will fni'
Hard by q furious knight there dwell;
Men, women, girls and boys,
Signing and sobbing, came to his lodging,
And made hideous noise
Oh save us ALL More of Morehall.
Thou peerless knight of these woods,
Do but STAY this dragon who won't 'eave us rag on
Well give thee all our goods.
This being done, he did engage
TO hew the dragon downs
Bit first he went armor to
Bespeck at Sheffield town;
With spikes NIL about, not within but without,
OF steel so sharp and strong
Both behind and before, arms, legs, and oil Ger,
Some five or six inches long
Had YOU but seen him in this dress,
How fierce he looked and how BIS,
You would have thought him for 20 be
Some Egyptian porcupig:
He frighted MI, CATS dogs, and all.
Each COW, each horse, and each hog: "a
For fear they did flee, for they took him to be
Some strange, outlandish hedgehog.
To see this fight Ill people then
Got up on trees and houses
. On churches some, and chinneys too;
But these put on their trousers, aSyS#
Not to spoil their hose AS soon nc he rose,
To make him strong and mighty,
He drank by the tail, six pots OF alo
And quart OF aqua-vlt ,EB 4
It Is not strength that always wins,
For wit doth strength excelj
Which made cunning champion
Creep down into IL well,
Where he did think this dragon would drink,
And so did he in truth;
And as he stopped low, he up and cried, bob!
And kicked him i'll the mouth.
Oh quoth the dragon with deep sigh
And turned six times together,
Sobbing and tearing, cursing and swearing
Out of his throat OF leather:
More of Morehall, 0 thou resca,
Would had seen thee never;
With the thing at thy foot thou ha prcked my throat
And IN quite undone forever
Murder, murder the dragon cried.
Alack, alack, for grief;
Had you but missed that place, you conli
Have done mischief.
Then his head he shakcd trcmbled and quaked,
And down he laid and cried;
First ON one knee then on back t,mLcd hej
So pronred and kicked. and dieo!
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w s. ~
THE HUNTING OF THE SHARK. BY
Lewis Carol, illustrated by Peter
Newell. Harper Brothers. For sale
by the Bell Book and Stationery Com
"The Hunting OF the Shark" and Mr..
Carols other dellciously nonsensical
rhymes. have been gathered into this vol
umo which Is made eomp .a2L TO
Looking Glass" MI Newell has been
no less successful IN his work IN this vol
ume, and 1t is high but just praise to say
that the Illustrations are as whimsical
and ludicrous as the verses. It Is q
"scrumtious" edition, -
AN EASY GUIDE TO THE coNsTEL-
LATIONs, WITH A MINIATURE At
LAS OF THE STARS, BY James Gall
G. P, Putnam's Sons. Nav York and
This Is convenient little volume for
one who wishes to be able to pick the
stars he sees, and to know them by their
names,
ny tWoNpERyuL VISIT, by Elisabeth
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-16
TACOMA MAN GETSA
WORLDS FAIR APPOINTMENT.
ID. A. Brodie VIII Be Superintendent
of the Outside Exhibit In
horticulture.


REPUBLIC SPECIAL
Tacoma, Wash. March 1.-THE most i'm
portant appointment that has come to any
man in the Northwest in connection with
the St Louis Worlds Fair has been given
to D. A. Brodie, Superintendent of the joint
State ard National Exper ment Station at
PuyallGp. suburb Of Tacoma Brodie yes
terday received notification from the Bu-
reau of Horticulture at Washington that he
had been appointed Superintendent of the
outside exhibit in horticulture at the Fair.
The appointment was mae on the rec
concentration of Professor Spillman, FOR
merry at the head of the Department OF
Horticulture at the Washington Agricuitur-
al College.
Brodie is informed that his position will
be permanent. After spending q year and
a half at ST. Louis. he wall be attached to
the Bureau of Horticulture at washington
His work at st. Louis will rank with the
most conspicuous Efforts toward beautifyl ing
the Exposition grounds. Under his super
vision seven acres of land will be laid out
picturesquely in the shape of the United
States, with boundaries CT each State clear
ly defined by lines of vegetation. AS fast
as possible horticultural products of the va
rious States will be Grown on the living map.
His vice knowledge OF trees and shrubs
will be brought into use. A hundred men
will be under his sIpervsic n VIII lie in charge
of this miniature America fruit.
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the prisoner of lust or the servant OF SID.
de Is not called to rebellion against COO
VIII, out to the peaceful assurance thdI he
Is redeemed child Of God -.u
while still In the battle against evil
We night in the strength and unaer me
leadership Of him 20 wnom has beer com
mitted all power in heaven and earth and,
therefore. We do not fear that We may pos
sihiy be on the losing side, out SO sure
ours.
There is no peace to the unforg1ven sin
ner indifference to Christ Is not peace.
Carelessness OF life in stunning RESPONSE
bility Is false security.
On the higher Alps there are certain sea
s SOM q np calm %hen
near the earth. The hum of the insects Is
hushed. A fearful stiffness settles over all
mature i as though death mad thrown n G i,st
at hand? The tempest IS getting ready 10
break. The pent-up lightning Will soon send
out Its tongues Of fire. and the thunder
rocks VIII be torn asunder ike dust. ana
all nature will groan before the fury of the
storm.
Sinner. outside of Christ yours may be
that awful calm to-day. Take no safety in
II, Tor the hurricane Of Gods wrath Is com
shall sweep you away and utterly destroy
you; There is true and abiding peace only
In Christ. the Savior OF the world.
DO your sins trouble you2 The blood of
Jesus cleanses from all sin. Have you u
heavy life-burden? Come unto me all We
mat labor and are heavy laden and will
give you rest Do you feel lonely and
lacking human sympathy? Remember the
great love of your Savior and friend who
promised never to forsake you. Does Satan
ct times try to rob you Of your faith and
I'LL you with doubt? Remember Christ is
praying that your faith fail not.
DO you see the turmoil and hear the
ceaseless din of worldly strife? Do you be-
hold disappointment and vanity putting
their stamp on all that Is Of the earth?
Would you be at peace with God yourself
and the world? There Is great calm in
store for you when you see the atonement
sufficient and the Savior willing.
Nothing rob you of this rich gift
You may lose everything else. but as long
as you have Christ you are tho possessor OF
his peace. 1t Is yours in life under any
circumstances: 1t is yours in death: 1t is
yours in ell eternity.
The Kingdom of God il peace which
pass3th all understanding. II Is the peace
which Christ purchased on the cross. He
was wounded for our transgressions: he
was bruised for our iniquities. The chas-
tisement of our peace was upon him. and
with his stripes we are healed
DO not try TO buy your peace by COM
promise with evil. or silenced conscience.
with broken vows or lying words. You can
not buy 1t. 1t is a gift. and you only neei
TO accent Christ and resist the evil and the
peace Of God viii rule in your hearts
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DUTIES Of CHRISTIANS B. B. 4 s +: $:.

not what man does. The kind OF work
man does will not necessarily reveal his
character It will be revealed by the way
do the best they know how no matter what
the work may be. from digging bitches 10
governing nations.
80 we may Understand Why some obscure
man or woman. unknown to more than a
score or persons may receive a higher seat
in the kingdom of heaven than the man
whose name has prominent place on the
pages of history This truth should
OF Fife
hnce OF character, we become interested IN
knowing how character may be developed
very popular method is to cut OIL, one
by one. those habits which are considered
harmful in their tendencies Another and
q, better way is to have some principle OF
NE. some source of inspiration, which Is
our whole natures. The man who tries 70
grow In righteousness by contending with
one sin at a time. will find that a new sin
will appear for every old one cut off.
We talk about our virtues but we
really need virtue. We need to escape. not
from sins. but from sin. Paul summed 1t
Christ; nevertheless. 1 live; yet not / but
Christ liveth in me; and tho life which l
now live in the flesh live by the faith of
the Son Of God who loved me. and gave
Christ was the source. the impulse. the
aim of his life. Better than an abstract
preme ideal. Jesus Christ. He is no dead
theory. but real man. tempted in all
points like as We are. vet without sin. He
reputation
'selhshness had no place in his heart
Humility was the spirit of our ideal. And
has highly exalted him, and given him q
name which is above every name. And
when Christ who is our life shall appear,
then shall we also appear with him in
glory"
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GIFT OF PEACE By s E; :: { g.

or treasure and blood, made to liberate. de-
Iend ana preserve our country.
beloved, our spiritual freedom was pur-
CHASED at tremendous cost. We We're once
slaves. bondservants OF sin and Satan. The
words. Ie are bought with price" shine
like precious Jewel imperishable.
mo slave. Hester. whom Churchlli
makes stephen Brice purchase in the St
Louis slave pen seemed to appreciate the
debt she owed Brice
, Christian friends. the words of the apos-
ties signify that we nave been bought in
the open market as slaves were bought. Je-
su9 bought US and set us free.
Nine hundred and ten dollars was a
large price for Hester. because 1t was all
of Brice's savings. But Jesus gave him
self to poverty. TO toll. to humiliation, to
agony, to the cross. He gave himself for us.
not only for our benefit. but in our place.
He bore the trials and temptations, which
belong to us. He endured our punishment.
Through tcrtureS and anguish he went
to our death. Through loneliness and sor-
row he descended TO our graves. If II were
merely human being who did all of this
for US. II would be much, but since 1t Is
divine being. It Is more.
All this and Al great deal more Jesus
has done for us. He has forgiven our sins.
conquered sin. redeemed us from the guilt
and doom of it.
TO whomsoever much Is given, OF him
shall much be required
Friends. what we have is not bestowed
upon us because of favoritisn. but il every
instance Is q call for service"
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glory. there would be no unbelief. But the
trouble now, as them Is that men reject
too many OF the witnesses In the parable
of the wicked husbandmen, Jesus drove
home to the hearts of his enemies the fact
OF their wickedness In rejecting him.
The nation had refused the Just claims
OF God upon them, abusing, beating and
killing the prophets that were sent unto
tenderness of his love. had sent to them
his only and well-beloved Son. saying: They
will reverence my son.
But instead of reverencing the Son. they
love The more 1t gives. the more 1t suffers.
1t lays itself open to mems ingra titude and
meets rejection. 1t offers ITSELF as a means
OF calling forth mems higher nature. but
only serves 10 call cut into expression their
more diabolic qualities. But the future
OF the world IS with love and not with
hatred. Those wicked husbandmen were
destroyed. and Jesus, the rejected stone,
has become the headstone of the corner
Jesus expected his own death. but he never
despaired OF the kingdom.
The incident of the tribute money gave
TO Jesus the opportunity OF stating the prin-
ciple that loyalty to state and loyalty to
God are one and the same thing. He has
therein laid the foundation for the high
est and best citizenship. He has pointed the
way for the best Christians to be the best
patriots Religion is not thing apart from
life 1t is life informed and inspired and d.
rected by the highest motives.
The city may have fallen into the hands
of wicked men, but let no man think that
he honors God or shows his superior right
eouSness by having nothing to do with 1t.
tons of society-the church, the family the
state The command to every Christian Is
clear and strong. Render unto Caesar the
things Of Caesar, At the same time i
We render the higher service through the
lower. They are one and the same loyalty"
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MUCH RESPONSIBILITY RESTS
ON CHILDREN OF GOD.
The Reverend Martin $. Sommer
breaches n Lenten Sermon on
Duties Of Christians.

The Reverend Martin S. Sommer. pastor
Of Grace Lutheran Church, preached yes
terday morning on the duties and trials OF
Christians. His text was Ephesians V. !:
BE We followers of God, as dear children.
He seid in part:
IAN men. are the creatures Of God. but all
men are not the children OF God. Christians
only are the dear children of God. Only
they who believe that God has created them
and that Christ Jesus has redeemed them
from sin. only they are children OF God. To
be called child of God Is an exalted dis
tinction. but II also points a duty. the duty
to live as a child of God.
st. John said: Behold what manner Of
love the Father hath bestowed upon us
that we should be called the children of
God and st. Paul adds. Walk as children
10 Of God as dear children.
las children of God. or as children OF
light, we should abhor all darkness and love
There is the darkness of error and de-
ception. Truth is not the only thing
preached in this world. Bven in paradise
The devil taught Eye the words Of da1R d s,r
so evident that sorle one will not play the
DEVILS preacher and defend 1t. We as
children Of God must accept GODS word as
however plausible It may appear. GODS
children learn truth from the Bible. Gods
Word.
There is the darkness of life. The sins
of impurity and covetousness- The chill
dren of darkness love sinful pleasures and
love money. The child or God mas It's nealt
set upon the JOYS of the Fathers house and
the mansion of the heavens. which Christ
is preparing for US.
There is the darkness of the heart. Self
ishness is the mark of a child of darkness.
A child OF God follows the admonition OF
the Bible: Walk in love, as Christ also
self-seeking is the work of child of God.
but it Is Infinitely more.
child OF light and escape from darkness?
'.Christ is the light of the world Believe
in Christ God so loved the world that he
gave his only begotten Son. that whatsoever
believeth in rim should not perish. but have
everlasting life "
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-16
ORDEAL ENDURED BY JESUS
IN TEMPLE WITH ENEMIES.
tuesday OF Passion Week Inspires
Thought for Sermon by the
Reverend jeremiah Cromer.

The Reverend jeremiah Cromer spoke
yesterday morning of the controversy be-
tween Jesus and his enemies, in the tempie
on the Tuesday of Passion Week. The pas-
sage OF Scripture which made the basis
Tor the sermon was Mark XII, q to xiii n,
ana contained the challenge of the Phari-
sees upon Jesus to show his authorship
for his deeds, the parable of the wicked
husbandmen and the question of paving
tribute to Caesar. He said:
Last Tuesday marked the close of Je-
suss active ministry. II was a day given
over to controversy with his enemies. They
were all there, Pharisee, Sadducee, scribe
elder, lawyer. Herodian. For the time. they
sank all dinerences, and made common
cause against Jesus. 1t was a yeritabIe
battle battle %. or the giants. They said. We will
know for once whether Jesus or we are to
be supreme in the nation. Jesus met their
challenge, for his authority with the cues
ton about John the Baptist BY this Dues
ton, they We're not only silenced. but were
told that II they would know his AUTHORITY
they must admit all the witnesses that
testify of him.
III men to-day would only accept what
John testified about Christ, note Jesus's
matches character. take account Of his
sublime message. snd trace his footsteps
down the centuries In a history Of Light and