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The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1906-01-17
Calling the Angles In.

We mean TO do it, some day, some day,
We mean to slacken this feversh rush
That is wearing our very souls away,
And grant to our goaded hearts hush
That is holy enough to let them hear
The footsteps of angels dreawing near.
We mean to do it; oh, never L doubt
When the burden of day time toll is Ger,
Well sit and muse while the stars come out
As the patriarch sat at the open door
VI his tent with heaveuward gazing eye,
10 watch for the Angels passing by.
We have them afar at high noontide
When fercely the worlds hot Hastings beat;
Yet never have hidden them turn aside
And tarry awhile in converse sweet
Nor prayed them to hallow the cheer we spread
10 drink of our wine and break our bread.
We promised our hearts that when the stress
OF life work reaches the longed for close,
When the weight groan with binders less,
Well loosen our hearts to such repose,
As banishes cares distracting din,
And then-we will call the angels i'll.
The day dreamed of comes at length,
When tired of every mocking guest
And broken in spirit and shorn OF strength,
We drop, indeed, at the door of rest.
And wait and watch the days wane OIL
But the angels we meant to call are gone.
Margaret j. Preston
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1906-01-17
proctor Bill"
BY EDWARD 0. GUEgB ANT.
Trenton, Tenn.

Those familiar with the history of Jere McCauIey
Will not be surprised at this story of Proctor Bill
In many respects they very similar. Some years
ago had an appointment to preach at little noun
tam school house the Ivy Patch Greek in Lee
county, Kentucky. On going there, L found that
Rev. William Little, alias proctor Bill" had an
appointment also for the time. L had never
met him and knew nothing of his character He was
typical Highlander, big boned, erect resolute in
word and action, and with deep-set, piercing eyes,
which showed dauntless spirit. L insisted on his
preaching, but he modestly and firmly declined say
ing he was but ignorant mountain man, and would
not preach where others to do it.
preached a short sermon and then asked him and
Mr. .Grifiths, young mission teacher, to speak
word to the children To this modest request he
yielded reluctant assent. L shall never forget his
manner or his matter. Both were peculiar and
unique. He spoke with tremendous earnestness and
energy He Boanerges in action. No one could
doubt his sincerity his courage yet his language
was as simple child's, for he knew no other be-
ing an uearned man. 1t the speech of the
common people, who heard Jesus gladly. 1t was
largely the language of the Bible. 1t was in the
summertime but he had q suit of winter Clothes
and the effort of speaking covered him with perspra
ton. He profoundly moved and he moved the
people as few college could have done
As to the matter of his discourse, [ was as much
surprised 1t largely Scriptural and entirely
evangelical. His quotations were apt and correct
and the wonder grew when L learned how and where
he was reared. shall never forget his introduction.
As near as can recollect it, he said: Aly friends
you know me. l was born and bred in this country
On this very spot where this schoolhouse stands 1
once sold and drank whiskey. Left an orphan by a
good father, had no one to teach me to do right.
My mother goddess woman. 1 never heard
her pray in her life. When boy tried to kill Rob
Hill for striking a smaller boy As 1 grew older
and larger, l grew more wicked and desperate. In
drinking, gambling and fighting, was a leader Just
over this hill, tried to kill man for an insult
tried and sent to the pententiary for three years
| had never learned to read, and l never owned
Bible. neither feared God regarded man. In
the penitentiary compelled to attend the prison
worship on the Sabbath day A Mr. Morrison
preached, and God sent the words to my heart
felt / lost sinner, and for twelve days / could
neither eat nor sleep. | lay in my cell the most
miserable of men, and cried to God for pardon Bless
ed be His name; He heard my cry pardoned my sins
and saved my soul. / up a new man and de-
termined to learn to read Gods Word was then
thirty years old but by hard work. learned to read
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1906-01-17
A Present-day FauIt.
BY REV. r. l.. BENIN.


The writer's boyhood owing to circumstances,
largely spent i'll the home of a relative, whose
time and energies devoted to business. He was
business for the purpose OF gain and, rapidly as
he prospered, he increased his investments, until he
had six different businesses As result he rarely
ate meal with his family spent evening
with them around the fresde The entire response
blty of the household rested upon the mother, while
the children whose affection for him was lndescrlb
ably sweet seldom enjoyed the companonshp of their
father His desire money, increase of prop
erty the amassing of material wealth which alb
sorbed his time and thought that his family scarcely
knew him, and the church, of which he a mem
Der, was not frequently attended. He increased in
and lands and dollars, but decreased ntelec
tually and socially and spiritually.
This is but commentary on the times. One
impressed with the straining eagerness and spend
ing energy of for money. Money has become the
axis upon which everything revolves. Wealth-get
ting has become absorbing passion. Get-rich
quick is universal fad. The ideal which is held
up before the winds of young is that of money.
Concrete instances quoted in the names of the
great money makers those men which have succeeded
to fabulous The arts diverted from their
high function in education and made the landmarks
of money. Writers multiply their productions which
are characterized neither by correctness Of thought
nor elegance of STYLE literary merit, but rather
by a title which makes them sell The sciences like
wise suffer- for few scientific indeed giving
themselves to purely scientific research and to the
noble forms of it's abstract principles but rather to
the application of science for the purpose of material
values. Immense stock companies and colossal COM
bines are put into operation astonishing scale.
The sight may be magnificent and thrilling in its
outward aspects but what do recent movements to-
wards municipal and business reform indicate respect
ing its internal aspects? As in Israel of old, men
Law in their beds at night devisng plans of inquity
and arose with the morning light to go out INTO the
streets and marts to execute them; now 1T seems
that men turn in their busy brain at night
schemes for personal aggrandzement and go forth to
practice them Old covet and seize while hordes
of young men are turning aside from empoyments
less disappointing and plunging into finance and
speculation. Alas how many do not remember God
as David, and devise plans of equity as Moses, and
make sure of things above as Paul. Surely this IS
an age of practical maerialism, of debauching Sc
cularism; the age when Mammon is King
1t is grievous fault 1t betokens calamity. 1t
engenders appetite which is Unsuitable and incapa-
bile of satisfaction Gle that loveth silver shall not
be satisfied with silver" The desire betgets greed,
and greed begets nggardly coveousness to which no
possible increase be an abundance. No
The Monte Vista journal., 1906-09-15
TURN CELLAR INTO A HIVE.
Woman Discovers . Great Deposit Of
Honey. In Her Home.

San Francisco.-An immense store
of honey has been discovered between
the beams and jois,s of the residence
Of Mrs. J. U. Nary. on Schrader
stree, II was evidently the accum.
ulstion Of years. for the honey formed
a solid mass six inches thick. two feet
wide and II feet high. extending from
the basement TO the beams which
support the nrst story. and completely
nlling n section OF the wall
The bees entered their storchousc
through = knothole In u board. II
was this that firSt attracted Mrs.
Nasry's attention. With tho aid Of o
gardener she Investigated.
Despite wells and gloves. both were
severely stung by the myriads Of
bees. which resented the intrusion.
There arc many gardens In the
ncixhborhood In which Mrs. Nary 70.
sidcx. and II was from the flowers
In these and In the adjacent park ths,
the b~es secured the substance. Tn.
able TO crowd any more into the SPACE
which they had Appropriated. how
ever. they no longer worked. but Con-
tented themselves with living upoe
what they had already stored. Nov
however. they will have to start sssw
The Monte Vista journal., 1906-09-15
A GOOD CELLAR.
Conditions Which Must BE Secured to
Have II Frost and Heat Proof.

Those who contemplate building. or
those who have poor cellars. Will DO
well to consider carefully the essen
tials OF good cellar. A good cellar
must be cool In summer. and proof
against freezing In winter. Therefore,
depth is an Important point-a deep
cellar meeting both these require
ments. As We 60 deeper beneath the
surface there Is tendency towards
equalization OF temperature. In the
northern portions OF the United States
frost seldom penetrates more than
four or flve feet: while in summer The
subsoil at three feet deep remains at
about 60 degrees temperature during
midsummer heat.
A cellar under a house Is not only
necessity In most cases, but IL. In
the colder portions of the country.
great help in keeping the house warm
In cold weather. A house with eel
lar beneath will require less coal for
maintaining living temperature than
house without one. Is cellar with
cement floor warmer in summer than
one with the natural earth? Some
say so. As far as cleanliness and rat
proof conditions are concerned, ce-
ment makes the ideal floor for eel
lar. Since the warmth OF cellar In
winter and Its cOOlness In summer
are largely dependent upon the tenn
perature OF the SOL beneath the cellar,
1t follows that the door should consist
OF a material that is a good conductor.
Rock. and with this we may class
cement. Is better conductor than
sand or clay. and hence makes . bet
ter floor. The bottom OF cellar
should be dry. and dry sand or clay
is poor conductor, and should he
covered with cement; thus the soil
beneath Will remain moist, while the
cement surface will be dry. thus fu,.
filling both temperature and sanitarJ
requirements. Owing TO unevenness
OF the ground surface. II sometimes
happens that 4 considerable portion
of the cellar wall must be exposed on
the outside. Here the wall should
be built double. or be protected by an
earth embankment ! knew Of Gel.
lar OF this kind which would frseZe
every winter. A retaining wall of
rough stone was laid up four or fve
feet from the cellar wall and the in.
tervening space filed with earth. So
much OF help did this prove to be
that the same cellar did not freeze in
the coolest winter known for years.
The house sills should be laid in NOR
tar TO make the cellar as tight as pos
sibie.
Small windows answer for ventilat
Ing purpose for tho greater portion Of
the year. In the coldest weather very
little II any ventilation is needed. the
temperature being % low that no fer
mentation Is taking place to any ex-
tent. In the hea, Of summer windows
should be opened only at night. At
that season yentilating fue II use
The Monte Vista journal., 1906-09-15
Plan OF a Sanitary Cellar.

full passing from the cellar to the :oof
OF the house. The inie, for the air
may be through the drainage pip. II
there is one. the air, In passing
through II. becoming cooled so that
II does not warm the cellar.
Some cellars cannot be drained. and
some do not need any artificial drain.
age. Where II IL At all possible. how
ever. saws the Rural New Yorker. II
is best to run an outlet pipe OF round
tile to take on any water which may
collect from any cause. As mentioned
above. such drain Is also useful as
a yeniilator, Where ground is sprinEy
and there is trouble from We, cellar
thorough remedy may be had by
proceeding as follows: Have the out.
let one foo, below the level OF cellar
noor. and extend II n foot inside OF
cellar wall all around the cellar and
up through the middle the whole
length giving all = slight up grade
from the outlet. FIJI above these tiles
to the surface with coarse gravel or
crushed stone. Then cement two
Inches deep right on the clay bottom
of the cellar. and above each drain
make a semicyiindricai groove abou,
two inches deep with holes through
to the gravel at Intervals In case wa
ter CORES through tho cellar wall
when the location Is wet and fail
cannot be obtained for . drainage
pipe. there arc two ways to overcome
the dificulty. An outlet pipe may bs
run In a ci.tcrn or we'll. the water Ia
which Is kept down by pumpins. o,
the cellar may b made . wassr.tiKhl
box to keep The water out The aool
will have to b made Of heavy con
crete At least one foot thick To resist
the upward pressure Of the wstsr ir
We, times whea the ground 10 full
OF course the sida walls have 10 b
ssAAs p~ssseuy ~1les.elGD1. espeatst
inside aud out II much the same VA
that .. c.stsrn 10 70 kssp the water p.
The Monte Vista journal., 1906-09-15
FARM 4Sg. :'GN
::'''.'.>:GARDEN s. =:
,,s.s,fS,, = IS 70,
THE HORSE BEAN.
Favorite English Rotation Crop That
Is Worth Trying Here.

The horse bean is not market
crop; 1t is therefore not money. nor
even a direct paying crop, at present
In Scotland. England tKenU, Holland
or Germany. simply because there Is
TO demand for It.
However. as a grand rotation crop
It's value Is not enough appreciated.
because II stands very heavy appli'
cation of fresh dung without laying
down. II is a first-class crop to pre-
cede summer or winter grain twheat
or barley, and is especially valuable
In making new pastures or hay lands.
Further, 4, leaves the soil In an almost
ideal physical condition-moist. free OF
weeds. mellow, loose-and its prod
ucts are valuable as feed.
The horse bean is slow grower.
and needs 81 to 2s weeks generally
26 weeks) to mature: II has stout
root system. II therefore requires
long season and deep soil. 1t must
clear the field before September
October / at the latesD, and taking
The Monte Vista journal., 1906-09-15
Minno~s and Mosquitoes.

Scientists, who have been battling
against mosquitoes with crude oil
and other devices for destroying the
troublesome and dangerous pests,
have come TO the conclusion that min
nows are of more service than oil In
Kidding water OF mosquitoes. Gold
FISH have been used with great sue
cess in Hawaii In destroying mos
qultoes, and a test OF the services OF
TOY minnows in the same work has
satisfied the scientists that the lat
ter are more efficient. and especially
so In stagnant water. Southern cit
les which have been spending consid'
cradle amounts In the purchase OF oil
for destroying yellow fever mosqui'
toes are now considering the more
general use of minnows in stagnant
pools. says the Chicago sun. The city
Of New Orleans is spending 100000
In campaign against mosquitoes,
and the chief city health ofiicer IA
vors the use of minnows rather than
any other means that has been test.
ed. Here again remedy that crca'
tion seems TO have supplied natural
ly for the work has been indorsed
after much expensive experimenting
In other lines.
The Monte Vista journal., 1906-09-15
GIRLS BEST FARM HANDS.
Men Viii Not Stay No Matter What
lnducements Are Offered.

Battle Creek, Micli.-Farmers around
Battle Creek who expected an i'm
provement in the farm labor PROPOSE
ton this summer are disappointed,
Not only are harvest hands as scarce
| as they were year ago, but they are
even harder to get. have advanced
ideas as to the wages. and make the
farmers agree to concessions that
few years ago would have created
untold laughter
Good farm hands are getting as
high as $3.50 a day within few miles
OF Battle Creek. with board and lodg-
ing thrown in. and in many cases the
use OF horse and carriage. One
farm hand. hired In Bedford town
ship. demanded that his employer
give him the use OF his piano two
hours every evening. and the de-
mand was granted, the farmers fam
lily vacating the parlor while the har.
vest guest practices. He is taking
piano lessons In town. driving in with
the farmers horse.
The trouble does not end with the
inability TO secure men to work for
hire. Farmers boys are still leaving
the nine dollar week jobs on the
farm, with good food and beds, to
come to town and work for less. live
In cheap lodging houses, and eat poor
food.
THE only available men We get at
present" said a Penfield farmer. are
men from town used to clerking or
running street cars or such labor. a
few days on the farm tires them all
out. and keeps us hiring new men.
suppose 1t will shock city folks to
hear 1t. but the best work on many
farms in Calhoun county this sum-
mer is now being done by women
folks. The boys are anxious to go to
town and throw on dog The girls
are the most willing to help their
farmer fathers in the fields. 1t
doesn't sound nice. does it? But what
are you going to do when men won't
farm out at Sl.50 day and free
board?"
The Monte Vista journal., 1906-09-15
LoNewoRrhs WERE sNuesEp.
FRAU Wagner. Composers Widow,
Vents Ire on Them In Berlin.

Berlin.-Now that Mr.. and Mrs.
America, the rtal reason for their
sudden departure from Baireuth is
revealed. At the time II was said
that the daughter OF President Roose-
welt was annoyed by the ogljng of
German ''dandies." but It is now
given out that Frau Cosima Wagner.
who rules everything at the Bavarian
village. took advantage OF the pres
ence OF the Longworths to vent the
lnimosity which she has entertained
against all things American since
-Parsifar' was staged and patronized
by the United States against her
wishes.
Inexplicably. the Longworths found
he hotels full" and were com
PEELED to take refuge In boarding
house. Then Frau Cosima caused the
command to 20 forth that the Long.
sorths' presence should be practically
ignored. She herself arranged to
,nub the presidents daughter So
ciaily by ostentatiously omitting to
invite her to the famous soirces held
turing the week, which are attended
by all the celebrities. She also mr..
ranged that Mrs. Longworth should
iot be presented to her and the great
artists OF the season during the In.
.crmissions. which are always gay So
ciai events.
The only genuine welcome accorded
o President Roosevelt's daughter
,ame from Nine. Schumann. Heink.
Sho scandalixed Frau Wagner by
rushing up and efiusively embracing
he visitor In full view of q terrace
lull OF people.
The Monte Vista journal., 1906-09-15
The Educational Spirit.


DR.. Andrew S. Draper writing on
the trend of our modern education In
Appletons for August. closes his pa
per with this significant paragraph:
NO one can foresee the destiny OF
the republic, but that there is an ed
ucational purpose abroad in the lana
which has never before been SO per
vasive and SO ambitious in any lahd
seems clear IL Is the spirit oil
mighty people, gathered from the
ends OF the earth. enlightened by the
world experiences of a thousand years,
1t is the spirit of people with out
look and expectancy. They expect TO
use the wealth and the political power
Of the nation 10 make certain that
every son and daughter OF the nauoh
shall have the fullest and freest eu
ucational opportunity. The functions
Of the state concerning every manner
of educational activity, in and out oil
schools, are being steadily enlarged
and strengthened through the inltia'
tive or the common desire OF the muI-
titude. Growing appreciation Is CIV
ing greater heed TO the advanced IN
stitutions and bringing them to the
aid OF all institutions, and therefore
10 the intellectual quickening oil the
entire country. Everything that the
nation. the state, or the municipality
can do TO aid true learning. without
any injustice. 1t is TO be made TO do
And the learning which aids doing
md the culture which is the product
OF labor. are TO be of the most
worth
The Monte Vista journal., 1906-09-15

this into account It is doubtful n 1t
can be grown In any OF the New Eng
land states TO maturity. In England II
is sown as early as January. but in
Germany and Holland not before
March. II needs a moist. warm ell
mate, and deep. cool. moist soil: there
fore clay and loan and the land along
a river are fine. but dry, sandy and
shallow soils are absolutely not good
The crop OF beans varies enormous
II, ranging from 20 TO 60 bushels per
acre-that is. on poor soil. with poor
cultivation. 20 to % bushels: but
kgow that In Kent. England. the crops
aierare 20 to 80 bushels an acre. as
well as In the North German and Hol
land clay lands, where often grew IS
bushels an acre at Gi pounds to the
bushel In the Bcemstcr, pumped.ou,
lake.
The quantity of seed needed to drill
Is one and one-quarter bushels per
acre The crop leaves the field In
time to prepare II for winter grain. and
gives the latter an almost ideal seed
b.d-clcan. mellow. well manurcd.
moist and loose. All you need Is n
disk harrow or an Acme. Altogether.
the horse bean is an easier and surcr
cron than the pea to grow.
And now about It's value as feed
for horses. cattle and sheep. In speak.
Ing on this point writer In the Coun.
try Gentleman says: In the frSt
pace, II should be remembered that
peas and beans are very rich In al.
bumcn ,protcin): the legumes--that
IL. peas. beans. etc. arc slowly digest.
ed and therefore las, long: they make
thick blood. and are constipnting.
Furthermore. | have always found
them To lessen the milk now and
stimulate the sexual desire. On the
other hand, beans give n fast. hard.
very desirable mca, and fat. and give
animal strength. II follows therefore
tha, beans should not be fed to miich
cows tthough To balance n ration. two
typunds. ground. can be Ii,en). but for
hard.~orking farm horses II Is excel
lent The latter can have beans for
onethird Of the grain ration: thus
four pounds Of beans tcrackcd) mixed
with !? pounds Of oats. Hut do NO,
feed them To carriage horses. neither
10 bearing mares nor To young ani
mails. II is an excellent idea always
10 feed wheat bran at the same tim.
As . fAttenink feed for oxen and
| pigs. beans are especially u be recon
n,cnded: they should b. ground. and
10 Oxen six TO eight pouads can, b
given. mixed with other feed: e
sheep. only one third To onehsif pound
apiece. Toward the end Of the tat
tsnins period. have found II necea
aAry 10 ieAve the beans out and sub
stitute another feed. In order to I'm
prove the favor of the meat ssd tat.
The Monte Vista journal., 1906-09-15

John ID. Rockefeller Is learning tard.
lily the important truth that com.
munion with the world Is worth more
than great riches. says the Washing
ton Star. For years this man has led
life apart from his fellows. Na,ur,
ally Of a shrinking nature. and seer.
live to an unusual degree. he has held
aloof by means OF his money. buying
great estates wherein he could lock
himself away from the sight OF his
fellow men. hiring guards to keep the
public at n distance. riding In special
trains and on private yachts and 9th.
.r~isc maintaining a distance between
himself and the ordinary run Of men.
This very caeiusivcness ~hct,cd the
public curiosity and Increased the
pressure. Rockefeller made tho mis-
take common to many fnrn Of his
temperament Of thinkins 10 avoid a.
t~ntion by forbidding H.
The Monte Vista journal., 1906-09-15
A New Departure in Banking.

Is the time honorod phrase In
banking hours" to bccom. obsolete =?
a step. at least, In this direction has
been taken In the establishment. In
the city OF New York, OF n bank that
never closes except on Sundays and
holidays ], does business day and
night At this bank money passes 10
and fro across the counter from dawn
to dawn. What would Father Knick.
crbockcr say to midnight banking
asks the Four-Track News. And yet
why not9 1t is one more great con
yoniencc added TO modern life. i,
typiScs the spirit OF our age. Every.
thing must be ready TO our hand. We
will not wait until tomorrow for tn.
thing tina, we want today. The but.
tons OF our desires must be where
We can press them AT Will We ,cic-
phone. telegraph. travel at midnight
and now We bank at midnight. II
Is the logic Of events. the answer 10
the onrush cf modern life.
The Monte Vista journal., 1906-09-15

Even the so-called white lies are
more or less tainted.
The Monte Vista journal., 1906-09-15

Write for cloth samples OF my 1000 Hand
Tailored suits. made by i. Eude, the little ia'c.,
18th and Curtis St. Denver.
The Monte Vista journal., 1906-09-15

An actor seldom retires until he is
played out.