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La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1904-03-05
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LA TEMPESTAD
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LA TEMPESTAD

despues de sacsrls con mucho es.
nero dej6 IN lado la escopeta.
-1Sabeis, muchachos. dijo. que
al sefior marques Sc lie ocurri6 una
idea muy extraf1a al venirse q Be-
llombre durante esta estaciong Y
ain embargo no co csZador.
y lego con NAL tempo, obser
v6 una pincha. pues hace ounce
dfas que vino. y los mismos que es.
ta lloviendo sin parar.
On muchacho de ounce amos que
hacfa de vaquero, dijo q 50 vez:
Con seguridad que es el amo ell
que traio In lluvia.
-lCallate, inbecill dijo IN boye-
70 vieio. sQuieres que te despidang
-lP0r tan poca cosal
Otro de los criados que tenfs TO-
do el pelo blanco frunci0 el cefio.
Ell amo tiene NAL caracter dijo
en- vnz baja, y blen 10 sabeis.
y tn la lengua m y lsrgas
Guillermo, observe Marta la coci.
nera.
-.OhI Es que > mi no me da
miedo que me despidsn. replic6 oil
vIejo.
-sPor quG2
-Porqns ms irfs . casa dc nj
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1904-03-05
DANIELA

una noche, triste y Sombrfo. con
una docena de maletas y snuncfan.
do a sus ssombrsdos criados que
pensaba pasar dos 6 tres meses en-
el castillo.
ada que nacfa ega resolqci6n2
Vamos q explicarlo breyemente.
Una ma6sna supo el marques. al
que va hahfan dicho que lie perse-
gufa uua asociaci6n misteriosa que
e. vIzconde de ls Morliere habfa
muerte de apoplegfa en- casa de
una mujer de dudosa reputation
que. seg6n decfau. era su querida.
aouella m1erte le aterT6 Mar
chose casa de Passe Croix, y en-
eota casa le espersba otra mott
cia 20 menos terrible: ell baron Sc
habfs vuelto loco y 10 habfan lleva-
do III manicomiO.
Loco lie miedo Sc march6 de Pa
rfs refugisndose en- Bellombre en-
doude experiment6 indecibles an
gustiss sof1ando continusmente con
gendarmes jueces; pero al cabo de
ocho dias, viendo que no pasabs q
su alrededor naia de anormal, fue-
sc tranquilizsudo Sus noches sin
embargo, no erau tranquilas y mas
de una vez habf2se levantado n des'
bora para irse pssear al parque.
El dfs en- que lie volvemos en-
contrar dominahale otrs veZ las
mismas angustias y de pronto le
asalt6 un terrible peusamiento:
SQuien saoe. Sc dijo, 81 esos hon.
bres cuyo nombre ignore y que Sc
han convertible en- los vengadores
de Diaus. no meiitan en- la som
bra 8lgln terrible castigor Este
silencio que me rodea. me asusta.
Y, dcminado por un tenor loco.
4 pesar de la lluvia que GAIA. del
vlento que parcels gsmir en- los
corredores, sAli0 Ell marques con Ia
cabeLa desnuda, Ia frente ardiendo
presa como de delirIo.
Huberto, ell montero, hsbiA pa
sado a su lado yendo q caballo y
seguido Ia iaurfa, J ell marques no
le vI0
al cAbn busc6 refugio en- una
gruts, mcvIdo mas por el instinto
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1904-03-05
A C I A Q
de la disOIucion del "Partido Fede-
raj" y constitution de la
"Union de Puerto Rico"
{ (CONT,ZNUACION)

te: <que de los derechos del pueblo de
Puerto RicOS y es aprObada pOr unaDi-
midad la base primera con la enmienda
indicada.
QuedarOu aprObadas. por unanimi
dad, las bases segunda tercora
Leida la base cuarta prOpOne el So
nor Diaz Navarro una enmienda que lee,
por la cual dicha base queda conaig :
NADIA en- la fOrma siguiente
<DECLARAMOS nuestra inconfOr.
midad con tOda sOluci6n denuestrO status,
en que. faltandOse los preceptOs de la
Constitution de los EstadOs UnidOs, no
cOnceda los puertOrr'quenOs una ciu'
dadania DEFINIDA, y admitimos una
fOrma pOllt1ca que On su esencia respOn
da la necesidad de establecer en- Puer
to Rico el Self government AutOnomia
On que ell pueblo de Puerto Rico adquie.
ra la plena capacidad civil politica
para gobernarse por 81 mismO
POr unanimidad qusdo aprObada es.
ia base cuarta.
ActO continue SO da tectura a la base
quinta y ell senior Camunqs cOnsumio un
turnO en- contra de dicha base. Expre'
SO que en- los programs de los partidos
era necesariO refajar La verdadera as
piraci6n del pals en- que dicho partido
actuaba; que esa aspiration debia CO.
Responder al prOgreso bienestar del
pals, que bajO tales cOnceptOs la aspi.
raci0n al EstadO no era hoy madura-
mente refacciOnada 10 que determinaba
ell pals nj 10 que seria cOnveniente sus
intereses ecOD0mjcOs. Que ell sentimien
to puertOrriquenO era al Self government
y en- ninguna forma Sc pOdria determi
mar de mOdO mas dignifcadOr para Puer'
to Rico, que bajO la cOndicjon de EstadO
de la gran naci0n americana; perO que
habia que censiderar que 81 esa cOndi'
hoy, nj quizas dentrO de muchoS amos,
conveniente para 81 futuro economico
del pals: Que esa cOndicion de Estado.
requiero que las rentas de aduanas las
rentas internas, vayan integras al Teso.
no de los Estados UnidOs este arreba 7
taria al pals la fuente de rentas mas
productive. Lego Ia cl susula de la Cons
tituci6n de los Estados UnidOs en que
preceptua que las rentas internas de los
EstadOs y Territories han de ser bajO
un solo patron para tOdOs; lego los tipOs
& que pagan el ron, el tabacO Y OtrOs
articulos en- los EstadOs Unidos en- COM
paraci0n con el inferior tipo que deven.
gan aqui; ley6 asi mismO variOs datos
de 10 que habian prOducido
an Puerto Rico las rentas internas y
derechOs de aduana, en- los amos ecOno-
micOs de 1901 1902 y 1902 1908, para
prObar que la extraction del pals de |
gran parte de esa suma traeria una ca
tastrOfe economical y So extendio larga'
mente en Otras considerations para
prObar que la condici6n de Estado para
Puerto Rico no cOnvenia este pals nj |
los EstadOs UnidOs
FL senior DiaZ Navarro, hacienda usO |
10 la palabra para consumir ell segundO |
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1904-03-05

40 DECLARAMOS que es nuestra vO
luntad cOnslgnar una resnelta OpOsici0n
a tOda clase de gObierno que no conce.
da los puertOrriquenos una ciudada :
MIA defnida, asj como la libre reDresen
taci6n direction en- los asuntos insu
lares; admitimOs una formula politica
que en- su esencia respOGda la necesi-
dad de establecer en- Puerto Rico el self
government autnnOmia en- que el Pue
bio de Puerto Rico, adqniera la plena
capacldad civil politica para gobernar
SO pOr 81 mismO
s. DECLARAMO' que entendemos
factibles que la isla de- Puerto Rico sea
confederate los EStad' IS UnidOs de la
America del NOrte. acordq mos que ella
sea un EstadO de La Union americana,
medic pOr 81 cual pueda sernos reconO
cido el self government que necesitamos y
pad1m0s; y deciaramOs tambien que la
isla de Puerto Rico puede ser decarada
Dacl0n Independence bajO el prOtectOra
do de los EstadOs UnidOs. medic pOr ell
cdal tambi6n puede sernO recOnOcidO ell
self government que necesitamOs Pc
dimOs.-
g DECLARAMOS que teniendO con-
vencimlentO de que los prOb,emas poll
ticOs y ecOn0micOS da la isla de Puerto
Rico pueden afectar los intereses econo-
micOs pOliticOs del pueblo de los Estados
Unidos pareciendonOs digno y justo
que asi como no queremos que nuestra
vOuntad sea desconOcida y forzada, tam
POGO queremOs nOsOtrOs descOnOcer
fOrZar la vOluntad ajsna, puesta nuestra
cOnfianza en- Dios en- la bueoa fe
ami~tad del pueblo de los EstadOs Unidos,
prOponemOs, solicitamOs compelemOs
al G0biernO de los E-tadOs UnidOs para
que Gu representation del pueblo de los
EstadOs UnidOs de la America del NOrte
DEFINA De UNA VEZ el status del
pueblo de la isla de Puerto Rico, reconO.
ciendOnOs, en- la fOrma que su dicerni'
mientO cOnfiam0s, ell derechO que tene'
mos defedemOs al self government qua
proponemos, sOlicitamos pedimos
70 Y DECLARAMOS tambien, que
por sOlemne prOmesa nos cOmprOmete
mos firmemente defender, prOpagar
gestiOnar Ia justicia de estas finalidades
Y mantenernOS estrechamente agrupa.
dos en- la &UniOn de Puerto Rico; asi
como tambien a interesar a nuestrO IA
vOr pOr medic de la mas cOnstante
persistente propaganda en- la opinion pu'
blica del pueblo de los EstadOs UnidOs
de- la America del NOrte. asi tambi6n
no rOmper en ningun case, en- ninguna
nj pOr causa alguna este
vinculO de union hasta tantO que nues'
trO plenO derechO nos sea recOnOcidO
Ia justicia que pedimOs SO nos haga Es
to declaramOs prOmetemOs suscri
DimOs en San Juan de Puerto Rico 10
1e FsbrerO do 1904
COncede la Presidencia dos turnOs on
or6 dos en- contra para discutir la de-
Il traciOn de principles arriba m snciOna'
Ia. V el senior Diaz Navarro prOpone SO
adicciOne la base primera 10 slguien'
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1904-03-05

euro como la boca de IN lObo y 81
su mnutero no eR del Dsfs
-tJ Jes1s. Maria y JOSEF Son capa
ces de veDir aquf 81 ven las luces
del castillo, dijo 81 vez la cecil
hers,
-Pues 81 vIenen Sc les recibira,
diio Huberto. , continu6 escuchan'
do; como para justificar las pala-
bras dc In cocinera. la fanfarris Sc
iba acercsndo. Es seguro que vie
nen aquf, affsdi6, y apostarfa qHe
va est8n en- la Avenida del Viz
conde.
Asf Sc llamab uno de los prInci.
psIes caminos que cortaba ell gran
bosque que re extendfa entire Be-
llombre Main Hardye.
- Vsya un recihimiento que van
a tenerI dijo Jscobo. El de nna
zorra en- una jaurfa; buen hnmor
tlene ell amo.
Los dernas Sc echsron reir, pc
70 Haberto, cerrando ls ventana,
contest6:
Esl seguro que vIeDen, y con ell
tempo que hsce, ell sCfl0r marques
M paede dispensatse de recihirlos.
Voy)a buscarle al parque en- d"nde
estaIba hace un momento. sc fue.
las pslabras cambiada entire los
crHadCs probsbau que no rodeaoa
al marques de Morfoutaine ell carl
flbso respeto de que gozAbs ell padre
8e Diana. 81 90 sc habfa Atrevido
nadie en- Bsllombre formular uua
acussci6D, no era menos cierto cue
nor ell pats circulaban. desde hacia
bastan ties amos, slgunos r0mores,
en- les alrededores no Sc mordian
la lengua para decir que era extra.
DO Que sc hubiese shogado la hi1a
de la baronesa de Rupert.
En- yeinte amos no hahfa estado
diez Veces ell marques en- Bellombre
que, generalmente. cuando le obli-
gAba . ir allf IN podoroso motive
de 10 teres. llegabs muy entrada Ia
noche sc marchaba q los tres o
cuatro dfas sin YER q nAdte; y Ia
saz6u, con ssombro de todos, hscia
ouince dfas que el marques 80 ha'
lisbs allf, habl6ndote pressntsdo
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1904-03-05
AyiSo al pdb|i(o

El que suscribe, hace constar que no
reconoce nj reconocera documentos de
ningun g6nero en- los que Sc establezoan
compromises que no haya aceptado direc
ia y personalmente, en- los que la vez
no sparezcan estampados su frma sello
particular
FEDERICO D1Kz LOPEZ,
Caguas, Febrero II de 1904.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1904-03-05
SALON ROMERO
PELUQUE7lA
San JMStO M1tn1erO 20

Montado este establecimiento confor-
me las exigencias de la epoca, otrece al
P1blico un excelente servicio y positivas
ventajas por la considerable reduction
de precios.
LEAV. NUESTRA TARIFA
Por un afeitado
Por un corte de pelo. o............o.15
Por un corte de pelo y afeitado. .o.25
Por un corte de barba a.........o.Is
Por un lavado de cabeza a........o.I5
Por un peinado.
Tenemos la disposition de nuestros
abonados y favorecedores una excelente
y variada perfumerfa
Sc aplica Ia piedra anticeptica como
nedida higieuica.
DIEGO ROMERO
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1904-03-05

Hss edo. Carlos Perez Aviles.- Farmacia.
onstante surtido dc drogas productos
quinn icos y famaceuticos. Prscios limi.
tados. Plaza principal.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1904-03-05

La maquina de escribir -OLIvERs
Sc compOne solo de quinientas pleas.
Otras tienen como tres mil De aqul que
la <OLIVER0 CORA meO0s riesgO de des'
cOmponerse. Con su estructura sencllia
as mas cOmpleta que muchas otras ma
quinas cOmplicadas.
Unico Agente en- Puerto Rico, L.
Sanchez Morales, San Juan.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1904-03-05
DI ORlO
San Juan

ngel Suarex, fabricanta & importador
de sombreroa Fortalesa 80. slmaoan
San Frxnclaoo 90.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1904-03-05
LA ANTILLA PEQUENA
DE CARLOS TZQUTERDO

GRAN CAFE
IetAdn natnaeyO 80 eSQMf,ad d Ta4sc1
SAN JUAN p. X.
Montado con todo lujo y aparatos mo-
dernos, servicio especial en- refrescos,
llcores, cafe chocolate. helados, dulces,
emparedados, leche batida, cervezas do
las mejores marcas acreditadas. Lunch
gratis en- servicios de licores.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1904-03-05
LIkEA FERREA DEL OESTE

Itinerario de Trenes vapores que 10
glra desde ell dia 20 de NOviembre
de 1902.
Salidas de la Capital J Bayam6n
SimuItauaa mania
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1904-03-05
Gran SastrerIa
DE MIGUEL SAVING
II GANGA INCREIBLE II

En- ell excelente establecimiento de
don Miguel savino, que es. como saben
los lectOres, ell mejOr sastre de la Capt
tai, 81 que revela en- tOdo un gusto
artistico Incompatible, SO hacen trajes
a la me1ida, ofreciendOle al publicO una
gran ventsja: la de pagar $l.2O sema'
males.
Con esta concession favOrabilisima es'
tar&n todOs de enhOrabuena.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1904-03-05

FL que suscribe. ofrece muIas donna.
das 3 ind6mitas.
Ell que interese cOmprar algunas
nuede diriiirse esta Villa.
ALFREDO AMY.
COamO. Julio 81, 1908. q.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1904-12-01

FOR RENT-Nice rooms suitable for
light house keeping Furnished or
unfinished Apply to Mrs. Sharp.
511 College street Or Oldham Hard
ware Co. 2l0pd
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1904-12-01

LOST Somewhere in the city a
small purse containing enc $40 bill,
three $500 bills and some small
change Finder retNgh TO this of
fee and be rewarded 2eTpd
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1904-12-01

Iron SALE Hons6 and lot Al "A
bargain, $3.50. can At this office. 2o7
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1904-12-01

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A SALE Residence with 10 10
S of land, inside corporation
#uire at this Office. 207pd
The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1904-09-28

teashing insures to the child, while
its mind is gradually unfolding,
patience and unending efforts till
at some unexpected moment the
little one lisps, aMamma," Were
it possible to transfer to the school
room this tender interest, thus alb
sorbing anxiety, revolution in
child teaching would be inaugurat-
ed. But it Is impossible to do this
The teacher occupies a different
relation to the child, and the child
has passed that period in it's life.
Nevertheless the successful teach
ing involves the same unfagging
interest and consuming anxiety.
DO not become discouraged with
the seeming indifference of parents
or the dullness of pupil.
Liebig, the greatest chemist Of
the 10Th century, was an illustri-
Gus Ounce; Guidi, the great paint
er was another; Chatterton was
sent home as fool "of whom
nothing could be made" Isaac
Barrow, a celebrated mathema-
tician, Dean Swift "plucked; )"
Sheridan was an incorrigible Ounce;
Chalmers, one Of Great Britain y
most noted pulpit orators; Jno.
Howard, the philanthropist VIM
Jones distinguished himself In IN
dia as judge; Robt. Burns was a
dull learner at school Wellington
was characterized by his mother as
Ounce; Napoleon was dull schol-
ar; Grant was termed by his mother
as "useless;" Give, the heavenly
born general, was "dunoe" in
school; and last but not least in
this long roll of "blockheads" was
Walter Scott, Of whom his teacher,
Prot. Dalzell, said that Ounce he
is and Ounce he will remoiu."
And boys, if there are any here
who consider themselves as suffer
ing under the cabalistic nonsense
of the prerogative boy of genius,
| tell You to put it aside. The
author Of "Self-formation," work
full Of inspiration and ripe wisdom,
in reviewing this question said:
eff / were to commence life
anew, / SHOULD choose to begin it as
a "dunce" rather than as boy of
genus"
Teachers, let me admonish you
of your responsibilities. The pitt.
full pay you receive IN money mus t
not be the motive that directs your
footsteps to the school room. If
you do not love your work, aban-
don it and give way to some one
who does. 1t is impossible to 10
your best if your heart is not in it.
GA A9ToRTA.
The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1904-09-28
Speech OF COL. b, K. NORRIS.

whites and picked up what educa~
tion he had during his peregrena-
tlons and from reading, as did
Henry Clay. Pres. Johnson's edu.
cation was entirely neglected, he
never spent a day in school, but
was taught by fellow workman,
borrowed book and learned to
read. He was once tailor in
Laurens, s. C.
Pres. Garfield attended school
in log hut at three years of age;
when ten years old he was accus-
toned to manual labor, driving a
canal boat, carpentering, school
teaching, anything to earn money
to finish his education, | would
go on till you would he worried
with the rehearsal, naming useful
and honorable men who started
up the ''ladder of life" at it's low
est round. These are enough to
show you that worldly circum-
stances cut little figure in determ-
ining the success attainabIe by one
possessed with fixedness OF purpose
and high aim.
| will stop to mention a few
more cases, where the principles
were coming from the people:
Mckinley was a school teacher;
Jno. w. Wannamaker, who gets
all Of our mail order money, at
seven years of age, worked in his
fathers brickyard; MIR. Ogden, his
partner, commenced his life as er-
rand boy at 81 so per week. Chas.
Nj. Schwab was a mail boy and
clerk III a country store at $40 per
month and board, now he Is at the
head of an industry employing
$4,000 men, but he was n vigorous
worker and solf-reliant.
Jno. ID. Rockefeller, the richest
man in America, was the son of a
farmer in poor circumstances and
it was necessary for him to hire
himself out several summers il
order to earn his way.
Girls, would you like to be pres.
ident of the United States? Tsu-
Tsi was the daughter of an obscure
buckster, but by her indomni-
table will. she evercame hitherto
insurmountable obstacles, and is
now Empress Of China with her
400 million people. She over
came more than you would have
to, to rule this country. Can I
not incitc some Of You to heroic
deeds?
TO the parents of these children
I would hold up the possibilities
of your child developing into a
man or woman whose name will
be known throughout the land for
the good done in its generation.
Would you have them succeed; to
attain to usefulness, to honor, TO
character? Then use your inllu.
ence to guide their steps, and aid
the school teachers in their efforts
being made here by the State and
mill to incite their ambition and
arouse their understanding to the
possibilities within their grasp.
Were this political meeting, /
could eXcitedly harangue on the
calamitics consequent of the indif-
teronce Of the whites on one hand
and the zeal of the negroes on the
other in getting the benefits of the
schools which are open free to your
children. Lord Bacon said "Knowl.
edge is power.' Nothing is truer
The educated are always superior
to the ignorant. Not necessarily
college education, for "A large per.
centage Of our most successful men,
as have shown you were not, but
they must be educated; self-educa.
ted if necessary.
ga delightful task to teach the
young idea how to shoot" | know
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-06-22

1t was currently reported in Spain
that war would be declared between
that country and the United States be-
cause of the dispute about Louisiana.
The King of Naples agreed TO evac-
uate his fOrtresses, to be occupied by
French troops.
England and Spain were on the
verge of war.
SO extreme was the distress in Ma
drid occasioned by the scarcity of pro
visions tnat a royal order was issued
requiring inhabitants who had not re-
sided there for ten years TO leave the
city.
Napoleon, approaching the power of
the press, not only In France but in
Holland. put its management under
the French police.
The government of Switzerland
agreed with the French ambassador to
transport out of Europe all insurgents
sentenced TO Punishment, and TO place
in prison those condemned to confne.
ment.
A repeal of the export duty on lin
ems was resolved on by the British
House of Commons.
The court of ST. Petersburg refused
to acknowledge Napoleon as Emperor
of France.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-06-22

Emperor William /. was married to
Princess Augusta of Sake Welmar
The battle of Oriya, in Turkey, was
won by Russians.
The Pope annulled all restrictions
and restored Jews as well as Chris
tians of all Protestant denominations
to the fun enjoyment of their former
privileges.
A large body of Turkish cavalry and
infantry was defeated near Kuganoff.
with GOO killed.
The observatory at Cape of Good
Hope was completed.
The Stourbridge lion. the first loco
motive run in the United States and
purchased in England, arrived in New
York
The first Boat race between oxford
and Cambridge took place.
The large new postoiiice of London
was completed.
Spain appropriated many thousands
of dollars for the purchase of wild
beasts
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-06-22

IuJ1Onai cnufcNeS. 49, w. 40 A4-1A@A
| have faith in the church, a children's
church for spiritual development alone.
The public schools develop the brain.
There are a hundred ways to develop
the muscle. The church is to develop
spirit If we leave this. we are lost.
The home can do this work as the
church cannot. A good home is
heaven seed that makes an eternal
paradise. Is the home in danger?
Yes, l answer, if the mothers Of Amer
lea do not quit their red-hot, everlast-
ing club business, the home is doomed.
1t may yet be homeless America.
There are millions of fatherless homes,
where father in business. lodge and
club life has not time for home.
God pity us when they become
motherless. Every second woman now
is a club woman. Home suffers as
women's clubs grow. One woman tells
me she belongs to nineteen clubs. It
is awful to contemplate. Home is my
clur Home is shadow of my heav-
en-. 2 ate as you will, whatever great
err or less initiates against the home
is of the devil. Jesus exalted the
home So should we.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-06-22
"SALT WITH SADNESS IN 1T"
BY Rev. James HacLagan.

''Have salt in yourselves and have
peace one with another"
These remarkable words of the
Great Hebrew Teacher are found at
the close of the ninth chapter of
Marks gospel.
AS is well known, the present di-
vision of Scripture into chapters and
verses is comparatively modern.
Hugo de Santo Caro- in the thirteenth
century and Mordecai Nathan in the
fifteenth are respectively credited
with dividing into chapters and
verses. We lind the Hebrew retain
ing the division of the Latin Bible into
chapters. made by the Dominican
Cardinal, and later the Christian world
copied after the Hebrew rabbi in the
arrangement 0y verses. Although the
wogA thus done is not without mis-
takes, it has proven of immense value
to all who study the Word of God.
While thus accounting in a natural
way for the present convenient ar
rangement of the siXty-six books of
grouping together into single chapters
of truths bearing upon each other.
These truths require to be reviewed in
their just relationship to each other.
Let us take broad outlooks from
Gods Word, and not try to crowd too
much into single parable. or miracle.
Let Scripture interpret Scripture; and
use sanctifed common sense in your
search after truth. Stand for some
thing definite in your hold on the truth,
yet lie wonderfully lenient in your
Judgment of, others views.
But we are anticipating. The chap
ter from st. Mark, which closes as
above. does so because the Master
saw in the conduct and spirit of His
apostles some things requiring the
"salt with sadness in it." AS His fol
lowers, they were TO qualify them
selves for triumphant service by ac-
quiring a certain grace of spirit repre-
sented by salt. which would cleanse
and vitalize their love for each other
and for the whole world. Their work
as later outlined to them by Him
self in the Great Commissioner was
to he, in the words of the greatest
living American Presbyterian. res
cue work" and construction work"
not clubbing over nOn-essentials. but
Saving immortal souls from death,