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aux danes" has allowed many woman to gain advantages which men were will ing to concede so long as the favor was considered @ concession, but everyone for himself'' is the watchword when women Join in the scramble. The few instances we have had recently of the way women conduct a campaign, whether it be as aspirants for office in a sororal society or leaders In social circles. do not lead per son to believe that 1t would be advisable just at present 10 turn the affairs of gov ernment over to them.
 Women are not to blame If they attempt to seize the reins of power from the nerv- less grasp of men. Man was born to rule; some retain their blrthright but many let 1t go for about valuable a considera- ton as Esau did his The Lachivars in life are the happily married men, while the obsequious lover. signing like fur. mace. with ballad made to his mistress eyebrow" is the fellow whose picture illu- strates a divorce court proceeding.
 No matter what unanimlty exists De tween husbands and wives or how much a woman many claim equality or man admit f. experience teaches that II IS better that one person should hold the rcins in driving a horse along the eose
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recommending that she should be quietly poisoned; that noble favorite having ac- customed his mind it is possible, to rem edies of that nature. His black advice, however, was disregarded; and she was brought to trial at Fotheringay castle in Northhamptonshire before a tribunal of forty, composed of both religions. There. and in the Star Chamber of Westminster the trial lasted a fortnight. She defended herself with great ability, but could only deny the confessions that had been made by Babington and others; could only call her own secretaries, forgeries; and, in snort, could only deny everything. She was found guilty, and declared to have incurred the penalty of death. The Parll- ament met, approved the sentence, and prayed the queen to have it executed. The queen replied that she requested them to consider whether no means could be found of saving Marys life without en- dangering her own. The parliament re- joined, no; and the citzens illuminated their houses and lighted bonnres, in token of their joy that all these plots and trou- bles wer to be ended by the death of -ths Queen of Scots
 She, feeling sure that her time was now come, wrote a letter to the queen of England, making three entreaties: First, that she might be buried in France; sec ondly, that she might not be executed in secret. but before her servants and some others; thirdly, that, after her death, her servants should not be molested, but shoul1 be suffered to go home with the legacies she left them. It was an affect ing letter and Elizabeth shed tears )yer it. but sent no answer. Then came a special ambassador from France and an other from Scotland to intercede for Mary's life, and tn the nation began to clamor more and more, for her death.
 What the real feelings or intentions of Eliza beth were can never be known now, but I strongly suspect her of only wishing one thing more than Mary's death. and that was to keep free of the blame of it. On the first of February. 15S7 Lord Burleigh having drawn out the warrant for the execution. the Queen sent to the secretary, Davison to bring it to her that she might sign it. which she did. Next day, when Da- vison told her it was sealed. she an- grily asked him why such haste was necessary. Next day but one she joked about it and swore little. Again next day but one she seemed to complain
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is, after all Is and said and done, strug- gle for money, and the power of money IS well illustrated in the resistance that few men who have 1t can offer 10 the millions who have It not. The person who has money is always in a position to command the service of him who wants 1t, and it makes no matter whether the per son who has money be a mans wife or employer, that man must either obey or ders or quit Money is acquired in two ways. either by gift or the ability to earn 1t, and by these two means it is passing from the possession of men to women and with 1t the power it's possession con fers. The consequences attendant upon this transition time alone will reveal, but that the passing of the scepter from "manarchy' to gynarchy Is sure to be followed by radical changes there can be no doubt
 Of all the words in any language ever spoken by mankind the most meaningless word is equality" There Is no such thing as equality no more than there is smi- larity No two blades of grass are alike no two grains of sand are alike, no two human beings are equal. The difference may be very slight, but 1t will always be
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lifting your eyes imploringly that every body may know your great deeds of char ity and accord you credit for same, that not one noble act escape the public eye, just throw the search-light around that part of the anatomy we call the human heart and ask the plain, blunt, harsh question: Am 1 giving of myself, my love and my sympathy?' If not, good soul, expect no happiness and satisfac- tion for your own part, and no benefit to others, and you will save great disap- pointment. Neither here or in the great hereafter will such selfish giving be re- warded for "thyself, not thy gifts, are of value"
 You know when friend offers the most inexpensive gift and in that unpretentious gift hides little note full of good wishes that seem to emanate direct from the heart, one that makes you feel and know that the giver is indeed interested In your welfare, how much more that gift is ap- preciated than the more pretentious one accompanied by an elaborately engraved card bearing only cold formality, given with seemingly no other thought than to occupy the most conspicuous place in the cabinet, right where 1t is placed and for gotten, while the note you read and re- read because 1t bears heart-to-heart message that thrills the recipient with en- couragement.
 The poor widows mite has done more good in the world and brought more re- suits than millions flowing down in fro zen charity through that fine sense of obligation to the worlds opinion.
 Perhaps good fathers are today wonder ing why their sons have proven so un- grateful, and why their wives are not happy when fortune has been wasted on them-as though mere money could ever make happiness. They gave their gifts or money, not themselves their love, or their
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"REMINISCENCES AND TRADITIONS OF YE OLDEN TIME

quaintance with Episcopal preachers, l can gladly say that I have never known one who was not gentleman.
 After his last term as President of tie United States, James Madison lived the life Of a quiet farmer. on his Montpelief estate, about four miles from my old home al Orange Court House, Va. There he died in 1S36 When he was very old and feeble he came to the court house ol q memorable occasion to cast his vote for Governor James Barbour, for whom Barbour county in this state Is named. After serving as governor of Virginia, United States senator, secretary of war under the younger Adams, and minister 10 England, the governor was now a can- 1idate for the house of delegates. His op- ponent was gigantic mountaineer, whose chief arguments was an oath and bet The viva voce system of voting then D~ vailed. The thin. frail form of the ia ther of the constitution" was seen ap- preaching the polling place. The sheriff cried, James Madison-Barbour.' As Mir Madison turned away in reeled T drunken man, who had his vote cried and
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BY F. I. MONKS.

of a preeipice. Whoever is most compe- tent to drive will certainly assert that right and it is we'll that It should be so. but the humiliation exists, none the less, that weakness and inefficiency was found In the person from whom strength and ability was expected The masculine em- pire Is fast tottering to it's fall. Ada reign like Belshazzars is drawing to a close. Co-edueation in the schools and competition in the struggle for existence have called forth qualities that it was generally supposed women did not pos sess. Most people become what they arc trained and educated to be- Locke say that a carpenter would have been a blacksmith if he had chosen that trade- In the same way d woman may be mtl- liner or d medical doctor. a laundress or a lawyer just as she Is trained and edu- cated But if the woman who would have been a milliner becomes a medical doctor, the man who would have been tho doctor must become a milliner; for so long as tho world wags so long will We require both: and no doubt the exchange could sometimes be made with advant- age to all concerned If change in the habilements accompanied the change in aVocatons.
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seriVce until wounds compelled him to re-
 tire after the battle of the Wilderness
 in 1864. He finished his legal education
 at the University of Virginia in 1S66 He
 WAS repeatedly returned to the Virginia
 house of delegates and to the state sen
 ate In the midst of his practice at the
 bar he found time to write two commen-
 taries on the law-"Danel on Attach
 ments" and Daniel on Negotiable Instru-
 ments" that are quoted as authority
 wherever English jurisprudence prevails
 in both hemspheres. He was chosen
 presidential elector in 1876 on the Tilden
 ticket and has sat in every democratic
 national convention as a delegate from
 Virginia since and including that of 1880.
 He was the democratic nominee for gov
 ernor in 1SS1 and was beaten by the Ma
 hone tilSet. He fell before the cohorts of
 repudation in league with a republican
 administration at Washington.
 In 1884 John w. Daniel became a na-
 tional figure. As a member of the Forty ninth Congress he greatly distinguished himself an orator and debater. In the
 schism of his party. created by the tariff,
 he followed the majority, headed by Carlisle in the speakers chair and led by Morrison on the floor. Not only was
 he an orator, but he was student, and he is that higher cast of orator-his speeches read even better than they sound. Did he make the dobbn' stick?" asked Felix Crundy Of a celebrated speech delivered by Joe Holt, meaning did he say something for the memory as well as
 for the ear That is a characteristic of
 Daniels speeches, and it is a great thing in an orator, and all too rare in our coun- If we could swap some of our takers for thinkers this country would make
 mighty good trade
 In 1887 MT. Daniel entered the Senate as
 the successor of William Malone and has thrice been reelected. John s. Barbour, a Randall democrat, contested the first election, but since 1887 Daniel has had no
 serious opposition for the Senate. With out the record before me l venture to say that he has already served in the United States Senate longer than any other senator from Virginia. And. speak ing of Barbour, had he and Henry w. Grady Of Georgia lived, it is quite likely
 that Mr Cleveland would have been de- feated for the democratic nomination for
 president in 1892.
 The Senate of the United States is the check and balance of our constitution on May 10, 1879, Benjamin H. Hill of Georgia
 made a speech in the Senate wherein he analysed the American system. As | an exposition of the constitution of the l United States no utterances of any other | man surpasses it. It was the ablest | speech even Hill ever made, and for that character of debate the Senate never heard | a stronger argument. His design was to l show wherein our government is national
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A PLEASANT little woman who had
 "A been generous with her money \ and passes clothing to her poor relatives was very, very Respondent be- cause 1t had resulted In little seeming good. Those she had tried to benefit were not grateful, were they bene- fited by her magnificent generosity, talk ing what she gave with but little thought of her goodness, and with but little sense of responsibility in the receiving.
 Like her, I had wondered why this should be: why her efforts were so little appreciated, but at the same time l knew this generosity had been prompted from pride rather than from affection for her relatives; she had given simply from pride, because she knew others expected her to assist her less fortunate kin. To say nay to their needs would indeed brand her as close-fsted and miserly, and then weel, just to make a long story short pow erty-stricken relatives without an educa- tion would perhaps lower her own social position somewhat.
 She had given her dollars and cast-on clothing, but she had not given of her self, she had not given her love. She had no rm-hearted sympathy and love from a heart full of intense interest to bestow on poor kin, who had no business living at all according to her idea. That part of the gift to her was an absolutely un- known quantity. There was no value in her gifts, and after all it was not strange that they fell on stony ground, where there could be no harvest
 The world is full of just such splendid generosity and-well. facts are facts, and there never was and never will be any virtue or reward in 1t. Just you are
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YUSSOUF.

By James Russell Lowell. A stranger came one night to Yussouf 3
 tent, Saying: Behold one outcast and in dread, Against whose life the bow of power IS
 bent. Who flies and hath not where to lay his
 head; I come to thee for shelter and for food, To Yussouf, called through all our times
 The Good. " e,rhis tent is mlne." said Yussouf, but no
 more Than 1t is Gods; come in, and be at
 peace: Freely shalt thou partake of all my store As of His who buildeth over these Our tents His glorious roof of night and
 day. And at whose door none ever yet heard
 Nay" So Yussouf entertained his guest that night. And, waking him ere day, said: Here Is
 gold. My swlftcst horse is saddled for thy flight. Depart before the prying day grows bold As one lamps lights another. nor grows
 less. So noblenoss enkindleth nobleness. That inward light the strangers face made grand, l Which shines from all self-conquest' kneeling low. i, He bowed his forehead upon Yussouf s hand | sobbing: "Oh, Sheik. I cannot leave thee so: | I will repay thee: all this hast thou done | Unto that Ibraham who slew thy son' Take thrice the gold said Yussouf'
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From "A Child's History of England,'
 by Dickens.
 But the one great plot was at length discovered, and it ended the career of Mary, Queen of Scots. A seminary priest named Ballard and Spanish soldier named savage, set on and encouraged by certain French priests. imparted a de- sign to one Antony Babington-a gentle man of fortune in Derbyshire, who hal been for some time a secret agent of Mary's-for murdering Queen Elizabeth. Babington then eonfded the scheme to some other Catholic gentlemen. who were his friends, and they joined in it heartily. They were vain, weak headed young men, ridiculously confident, and preposterous- ly proud of their plan; for they got grimcrack painting made, of the six choice spirits who were to murder Eliz- abeth, with Babington, in an attitude for the center figure. Two of their number, however. one of whom a priest, kept Elzabeths wisest minister, Sir Francis Walsingham, acquainted with the whole project from the first. The conspirators were completely deceived to the final point when Babington gave Savage, because he was shabby, a ring from his finger, and some money from his purse, wherewith to buy nllnBelI new ClOtneS m WHICH to htll the Queen. Walsingham. having then full evidence against the whole band, and two letters of Mary's besides, resolved to seize them. Suspecting something wrong, they stole out of the city, one by one, and hid themselves in St. Johns Wood, and other places, which really were hiding places then; but they were all taken, and all executed. When they were seized, B gentleman was sent from court to in- form Mary of the fact and of her being involved in the discovery. Her friends had complained that she was kept in very hard and severe custody. It does not ap-, pear very likely, for she was going GU. a-hunting that very morning.
 Queen Elizabeth had ben warned long pgo, by one in France who had good in- formation of what was secretly doing. that, ir holding Mary alive, she held 'the wolf who would devour her" The bishop If London had, more lately. given the ,ueens favorite minister the advice in writing forthwith to cut off the Scottish ,ueens head" The question now was, what to do with her. The Eary of Leices- A~ wrote little note home from Holland,
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and wherein 1t Is federal The doctrine he preached is antiquated now. new evangel is heard in the land. It would forfeit the political life of a democrat Of this epoch to echo Ben Hills greatest ar gument. We have fallen on times when nothing is so popular as an assault on the federal feature of this government. The attack Is insidious and comes in the guise of "the rule of the people," Here is what Thomas Jefferson said about that:
 "The equal rights of man and the hap piness of every individual are now ac- knowledged to be the only legitimate ob- jects of governments. Modern times have the signal advantage, too, of having dis covered the only device by which thesf
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-28
BY SAVOYARD.
Las, Match Saved Him.

Macwahoc (Me) Cor Boston Herald.
 His last match saved Ernest Huff meyer Bangor fisherman, from be- ing fairly eaten aloye by black flies and mosquitoes, or from being so seri- ously injured that he would have had to remain in bed for weeks.
 Huffmeyer set out to fish on Molun- kus river and as the day was hot and no one around to advise him he left minus his coat. His only covering above the waist was a gauze-like cot ton shirt. On his head perched skull cap.
 The sport was good and when Huff never started to return through tho woods the sun had gone down. Dark ness fell shortly and almost before Ia knew 1t the young man was off thd trail It was necessary to make camp and wait until daylight, and 1t was | only then that Huffmeyer discovered | he had no matches. He was thorough ly frightened at this, for the mosquitoes and black flies began to swarm abotf him and bite frightfully.
 In desperation he went through each | pocket q dozen times. but it was only 1 after an hours search thab one moist | match was found In the belt linging of his trousers, where 1t had worked through from his watch pocket By rubbing the match In his hair Huff meyer dried 1t. He then gathered some dried leaves and twigs, selected a smooth stone and with his heart beat nR wildly he struck light.
 The tiny flames spit sputtered and broke forth into a yellow blaze. and the next moment the kindling had ig- nited. Very carefully the fire was in- creased until 1t was big enough to make a smudge. All night Hufmeyer sat in the smoke while the black flies and mosquitoes sung a dirge without the circle. On reaching here the young
 oil frnfa p nm and his ankles were twice their nor nal size His face was hardly recogni- gable. It will be several weeks before he gets the poison out of his system.
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FRON 4 WONAN'S VIE " PONY
BY MABEL FoRD-LEAKE

sympathy. Neither the wife nor son felt the husbands and fathers love and sym pathy in what was given. Certainly the bills were paid and they were supplied with life's luxuries, but the giver was not given with the gift. You know 1t Is the man who makes his wife and children realize how dear they are to him, and how precious in love and tenderness is every pnny bstowed upon them who reaps the richest, most satisfactory harvest from his Investments, and not the one who gives cruel unkind words and seowls with every penny.
 Any public institution builded from money which has been given from love of the worlds appreciation, and not from utter and absolute love of God and man, will never, never benefit man or the giver.
 You know the great creative power back of the universe wants us first and above all our sympathy, our love, our fellow ship expressed toward one another; our faith, our trust, our service expressed by thought, feeling and act hour by hour as we journey adown the path of life.
 It is then, and then only, do our gifts count offer up myself and thy gifts shall be accepted.
 Only one penny given in the spirit abso- Tut does more toward regeneration of mankind than one billion dollars given through pride, or love of appreciation from men.
 As we give of ourselves is there any other gift of value.
 Give and thou shalt receive. Give
 thoughts of cheer,
 Of courage and success, to friend and
 stranger,
 And from thousand sources, far and
 near,
 Strength will be sent thee in thy hour
 or danger
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BY J. C. HIDEN, D. D.

recorded for the opposing candidate. ant then triumphantly hiceoughed out: Thu kills Jim Madisons vote" l have neve heard of d more striking "clinchers ft Carlyle's argument 9o the effect tha votes should be weighed-not counted.
 The opposing candidate was elected served in Che house of delegates for solnt years and then aspired To a seat in the state senate. During the canvass he Il reported to have spoken as follows: "Fet low citizens I have served you for manJ years In the house of delegates l an now d candidate for the senate. and ] have no doubt that the good people of thii county will say to me at the polls, ds Pontius Pilate said to Jesus Christ: Well done, good and faithful servant''
 He was defeated. and that senatorial campaign closed his political career OnlJ one speaker that l ever heard of showed a greater genius for confusion in quota. ton than did this statesman; It was tha stump speaker who quoted; Root hoa or die, as Shakespeale said when Caesar stabbed him in the House of Representa- ttVes"
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He Got the Job.

From the Philadelphia Public Ledger
 A traveller just returned from Japan tells the following story A mercantile firm in Tokio, having extensive com- mercal relations with the United states was desirous of engaging the service of q translator. Many applicants replied to the firms advertisements, but one or tha necessary qualifications was the ability to speak the English tongue in the verna- cular, which qualification proved to be stumbling bolck to most of the applicants for the position. Finally one appeared who had received his education in the Tinted States. and on being asked if he was well versed in the vernacular. he re- piled. Sure Mike!' He secured the posi- ton.