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Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-11-12
SUNDAY SCHOOL.
Lesson VlI.-Fourth Quarter, For
Nov. 13, 1910.
THE INTERNATIONAL SERIES.

'eNt " tHe EeSson, matt' XIV, o<-ol u.
Memory Verse. 44-Golden Text,
Matt. XVI, Al - Commentary Pre-
( pared by Rev. D. M. Stearns.
The greater part OF this great dis
course is recorded by both Mark and
Luke as well as by Matthew AS they
left the temple one day His disciples
called His attention to the great build
ings with the goodly stones and gifts,
, anI they were evidently greatly sur
kpri- I'd by His remark that all would
4 be brown down and not one stone left
I upon another. Four of them came TO
fHin privately as He sat upon the
Mount of Olives and asked Him a
gu stion which was really threefold,
! though they probably thought it one
TIL destruction of the temple. His
coming again and the end of the age
were two. IL not three. distinct events.
In His discourse he covered the reply
\ 10 all. The whole age until He shnll
come again will be characterized by
wars, famiues. pestilences aud earth
, quakes. with increasing wickedness
until IL shall be as IL was in the days
of Noah
In Luke xxi ~. He very plainly re-
feTed Ia the approaching destruction
Of Jerusalem and covered this present
age by the words. Jerusalem shall be
trodden down Of the gentiles until the
times 0f the gnnriles be fulfilled -
With this verse we shoulG associate
Rom. XII. %. 2G Mcny of The circum-
stances connected With the destruction
OF Jerusulem were foreshadowings Of
those AZ the end NJ the age. and the
warnings arc therefore similar.
Verses 2T-3i ~ our lesson chapter
speak plainly ~ His coming I'm power
and glory Immediately after the great
tribuIaliou M She end Of this age The
destruction or Jerusalem was in no
sense His cunning for IL is written in
Psalm eli. lt that when He shall ap-
pear in His 2lury lie will build up
Zion. not destroy e. he is coming
again to restore all things OF which
the prophets have spoken (Acts i'll,
2D.
The events In the east today are
most startling II considered in the
light Of verses 32-3j of our lesson
and compel us to believe, that the king
dom Of God H. again az hand after the
long interval ~ IFS postponement dur
ing this age The zeal and aim OF
Iionlsm. the new regime In Turkey.
her favor to the Jews large part Of
the land given 10 Abraham Mesopo-
tamia being now offered 10 them, and
the unrest among the nations gen.
orally. all point TO the approaching end
Of the age and the coming OF tho king
dom. How marvelously has the gen
Grafton or race or nation Of Israel been
preserved for the fulfllment Of all
things verse 80. and soon now shall
they he recognized as a nation, per-
baps under the suzerainty Of Turkey.
with Jerusalem as their capital. That
will, however, mean for them the be
49, 4 - g1SsssiE ~
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waste, and also Ia other localities.
The sun had quit the job for he day,
and fair Luna had temporarily corner
cd the light output Lucille and Luth.
er, each oblivious of the others pres.
ence, were lying on tho sand and the
water was getting in its work. Hear
ing a swish as OF someone filing cup
Luther aroused and beheld fair
vision, Relieving It TO be n cruel mir
age, he sank back on the cand A
second time. with rapldly-beatinr
heart, he arose and started to make
scientific investigation OF moonlight
mirages.
AS | live" quoth Luther, d" by the
fair Helen OF Troy and likowlse by the
great Copernicus, it is Lucille Lippin.
cott!"
Quickly adjusting her rat and shak-
ing some more sand from her tresses,
Lucille epake:
Ky Plato. Aristotle and the twelve
Mormon apostles, IL 1t isn't Luther
Livingstone. or ! miss my guest"
Md each WAS right
They shook hands, and appeared
really glad to see each other. Luther
got some grcasewood sticks and built
a FIRE. Lucille made some coffee and
warmed over the bacon beans left
from lunch. They sat around and
talked over old times until almost
dawn.
And they are still sitting around
here for all know.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-11-12

II may interest women tn know that
the first jewclry store was started In
the city Of Chang 90 about 1000 years
ago. The Celestial milliOnuircs Of that
period knew MORNING ~ Ibe fascination
of diamonds because diamonds were
not in vogue az lhul y G. period.
Pearls and inde and coral and other
unpoliShed mineral substances had 10
content them. and. as II 10 make good
thu glitter ~ rcviCres and uaras. the
princes Of Chang On employed arti-
sans 10 fashion them The most wonder.
full gold ard silver ornaments. which
IN Themselves were FAR more costly
than dipuloucs
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-11-12

PRICE. rs, so, 70, 100 Lao
Sale Willis Pharmacy, Thursday,
November 10.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-03-09

natsou toward US This test. I must say TO my per
sonal mortinztion. developed the fact that Japan
hAs joinsd hands with the enemy Of all mankind,
Russia and Japan have evidently ons purpose-at
present, at ieast--and that Is TO keep China as a
lesser state And paridlOus Albion. which has a.
vsys pTufeesed 70 Be an enghtrning friend Of man
kind, IS a party to this coalition II We are not
careful. if We do not show the right craftsmanship,
We VIII be drawn into controversy with this ar
rsngement in most disagresabe manner "
Prof. Du Bots, of Atlanta University,
declared that a conflict between the
white and colored laborers of the South
was inevitable. Political conditions will
have TO undergo remarkable changes in
the next year or two TO prevent armed
warfare. Discussing this phase Of the
problem. he said:
Three tools are used By the white people Of this
country. They arc PERSONAL insult repression, and
persecution and the greatest Of these IS repression.
Proper encouragement Il denied the negro. proper
advantages Tor Development, also Unless the people
discard these. there is going to Be trouble and
trouble thst will be eoangTYwide. too
All of which contains food for reflec-
ton for all classes, be they in public
life or possessed only Of the influence of
a conscientious individual
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-03-09
OyerwOrked Jokes.

Every man has his little joke It may
be timeworn and it may be bromide. but
he likes IT, Take the elevator man. Think
how he must smile when some clever
chap blandly tells him that the ups and
downs of life are numerous. This little
witticism sounds so original to the lift
chauffeur that he is forced TO smile. and
If he does not he is considered as lacking
in appreciation.
The ups and downs are also illustrated
by the man who says he called some one
up on the phone for the purpose of call
ing him down. The barber hears about
the baldheaded man getting them all cut,
and the bartender is often told that the
customer does not care TO have It
wrapped UP.
There was time when you could hear
tho shout, 'Hey!"-and then this. is ten
dollars a ton" But that has had It's day.
Some will tell you TO Come in: the wa
ter's fine" See your back again. with
hearty slap, has its adherents, and the
joke is as clever as pulling a chair out
from under man about TO be seated.
The advice about taking wooden money
is on a par with "oh, YOU kiddo" The
real cut-up is the one who has a vacuous
grin and who repeats from memory some
saying that was old when Joe MiHer's
jest book was first put IN circulation
Originality means nothing TO him.
The man who walks up to the calendar
and takes a day off, with a pair OF
scissors Is a little better than the vaude-
william who takes our money and then re-
lates some bewhiskered chestnut which
spoils our evenings pleasure
Avoid the near-ioke. No man ever got
a reputation as a wit by repeating some
timeworn expression and one good joke
is better than a barreful Of limitations.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-03-09
Conflict Of the Races.

When Jacob Schiff and Judge Never
Sulzberger, of Philadelphia, take the
view that war in the far East is inevi-
table. they are given respectful hearing.
In a discussion Of race prejudice" AZ
the Republican Club in New York Sat
urday these two men predicted war with
Japan. and gave their reasons.
Judge sulzberger's argument was as
follows:
The Pacific IS nov the commercial csntsr Of
the world On its eastern shores dwell the people Of
the oldest civilization Heretofore We white man hsvs
said. we are CAuczsians and they are yellow
men, And ws have expected them to acaevs this
and bow 10 rs aecoulingiy This they ara not
going 70 do. They have preiudicas Of their own
those born of their aneient civilization A conflict
with them is inevitable.
An empire where 100000 people rnanape
70 exist is governed by no mean statesmansbip.
Can thy teach US can we teach themY This
question viii preeipitats tho trouble; is doing ii
nov.
1t Is q question, in my mind. Of brute force
and 100000 people can overcome 100 COO
Brute force wins always. And with all our modern
TASTES it remains question Ct brute forux. ana
viii remain 70 the end Of the chapter
The imminent question is japan. shs Is E
great power she has been initiating US. and her
imitation has been good. The point is now whether
this acquisition Of hers b. virtue Of this imitation
entities her 20 dominance In the East She wants
everything. but she is not to Be allowed to get
everything. The controversy over this question Of
dominance is coming, ard soon. before tie people
Of this country"
In support of Judge sulzberger, Jacob
schih declared that eradication OF race
prejudice was enc Of the most important
matters before the American public.
This is necessary at home and abroad.
Commercial activity between nations usu-
ally aecomplishes good results. as COM
meree is more or less of a leyeler Of
classes. But in the case OF Japan the
speaker feared this was not altogether
true. He concluded as follows:
The most difficult problem the nation has TO
deal with is the far East problem am sorry
to have 70 say it. but We are In danger Of war
over this same question. As a friend Il japan one
vino helped 10 finance It's late war. ! regret this
inevitahle conclusion.
During the last few weeks a test has been mads
IN the direction Of finding out the attitude Of the
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-03-09

To-day is the birthday Of the man from
whom the western continents received
their name of america. His name was
Amerigo Vespucci. or. as it would be
Iatinized. Americas Vespucius. He was
a F1orentins navigator. having been born
in that city on March 9. 1451. For q con-
siderable time he was a merchant there,
but later established himself In Seville,
Spain. Here he supplied the vessels en-
gagged in the voyages 10 the West IN
dies. In 1897 he placed his business IN
other hands and set out to see something
of the New World himself For about
eighteen months he eruised along the
south American coast and returned
home. He made several subsequent trips
and was back again in Seville in Febru-
srv. 15o5 where he met Columbus. The
two men became rivals and Vespucci is
accused of having attempted TO secure
the renoWn properly belonging to Column
bus.
During his sojourn at Lisbon. in Sep
tenher. 1894. Vespucci completed and dis
matched to his old patrons, the Medici. in
Florence. an account Of his four voyages,
Tie original of this account has been
lost. but abridged translations were made
in 1901 by Waldseemuller. who suggested
that inasmueh as Vespucci had been the
first to make known this new southern
continent il might be proper to name it
America
The new name was given only to the
newly discovered southern continent, with
no thought of extending it over the ISL
ands of the West Indies Waldseemulier's
suggestion was embodied in printing and
manuscript maps. a few of which have
survived TO the present day. The name
gradually became fixed in proper usage.
During the voyage to this continent in
1897. II his accounts are accurate. 1t is
thought he reached the mainland a few
weeks earlier than the cabots and about
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-03-09
JEs' COMMON FOLKS.

Jes common folks, nov thsms the Kind for ne
The kiad that .thriyes On bacon an on hopin'-
Their own make. tDo.-an' ailus seem Z see
En01 On earth without their ever gropin'
Around The skies teT beauty ar for themes
Because some dadburned pcet tells en- to
But Git enuff Of love an pleasant dreams
Righ. here On eaTlh. as Rortals OTTER do.
Jes common folks with uebbe three or four
OF mebOs 'leVen,-y0ung uns on versndy,
An ouondogs. 20. a-haT gin 'rCund the door
Witt enc eye ,hut a-kocpin' sort o. handy;
Jes simple folks-jos simple thru an thru
Who walk behind The reg'lar rank an fsie
An never seem have NJ work { %
'Cept era5 your hand an say Hello an smile
Jes' ccnrson folks with vmpatLies as deep
As heavens love or poets wells O passion
Who'll turn hand & help y SOW CT reap,
Or burs J OF help = do yer thFashin':
Who'll stick you vhen sorrow Genes your wav
An bury kin q help { las EN- out,
An all they ask in way q any pay
Is when it's time you'll SORT o turnabout
Jes common folksi Lorf bless their happy kind,
An Trcsp5r era an an thfir pare relation
I iez' defy the world an all 4 find
Their letters 'mcagst the folks Of wealth and
STATEN.
An ] know what I'm sayin', for. y see.
There's lots Of eommen folks where was riz
An KNOWN en- as ] dc. seems t me
That u1nmun folks IS biggest bugs they is
Joan D. Wells. 81 Buffalo News
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-03-09
A DESCENDANT OF ANANIAsG
Champion Nature Falxer of New Jer-
sey Sends I'm a Contribution.

Champion Nature FaIker of New Jer-
sey sends in a Contribution.
From the New York American.
The champion nature faker Of Upper
Montelair, n j., sends in the following
story:
English sparrOYs are quaTelsome and
fond OF lighting, yet they have traits
or character that might well be emulsted
by human beings. An Illustration of the
concern displayed by a flock Of spsrrows
for a wounded mate was aptly demon
strated recently at Upper Mohtclair.
The injured bird had fallen from the
roof OF the home of Ernest T. Lopenny.
OF Valley Road. II was raining hard
and considerable water was flowing
along the gutter. Almost Immediately
large flock OF its mates flew down onto
the piazza While they seemed TO be de-
batting what 10 do, an extra flow OF
water caught the wounded bird and car
rled Il 10 the leader, down which IL
went 'ker plunk" and became wedged
in the bend.
After a hurried chatter In which ell
the birds took part the fiocks hoped
onto the gutter close to where the water
entered the leader. and sat there dam
ming the water. until It was up 10 their
neeks. Then all hoped out of the gut
ter, letting the dam go. They we're re-
warded by seing their wounded mate
washed out OF the spout to the ground.
The bird. more dead than alive. was
pushed through the lattice work and
under the piazza to a place Of safety.
Mr. Lopenny said that his wife. who
with him had witnessed the affair.
urged him several times 10 go 10 the as
sistance OF the birds. but he preferred
TO sec just what action the sparrows
would take 20 get their mate out OF the
spout.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-03-09
Plat and Harrison.

Benjamin Harrison. President of the
United States. 1ss9-s3. undoubtedly was
indebted largely for his nomination and
election to Thomas Collier Plat. That
Indebtedness was never paid. directly or
personally. The quid pro quo demanded
by the New York boss for service rem
dered was not forthcoming. He resented
it. His resentment grew and continued
until his death.
Platts failure TO secure the Secretary
ship OF the Treasury in 1889 imblttered
the whole OF his later life. A man Of
his word in politics. a political pact was
10 him sacred-more sacred than the
Holy Writ. if it affected himself. he
honestly believed that Benjamin Harri-
son broke his word; entered into a pledge
John Sherman called it "a corrupt bar
gsin''-that he did not keep. All this is
brought out anew through a remarkable
statement inuusted to William EIeroy
Curtis years ago, and now given TO the
world
II is ineonceiyable that Benjamin Har-
rison, a high-ninded gentleman, not given
TO political bargaining. agreed specifically
TO give Plat the Treasury portfolio in
return for the delegate vote OF the EN-
pire state in convention. II is quite con-
oeiyable, however, that PIatt, represent
ing the machine, or organization. was
promised. through a third person. Stephen
B. Elkins. the control OF the patronage
of New York in the event of Harrison S
nomination and election, and this promise.
history records, did not fail altogether of
fulallment But it did fall signaIly to
enable Platt to realize the ambition OF his
life, and he remained unforgiving TO the
end.
Accepting this posthumous version OF
the episode on its face-and 1t is not a
pleasing chapter in political hlstory-it
shows only that Harrison made a CON-
pact which he could not keep. Has there
ever been a President against whom a
similar charge. less notable but Of like i'm.
port, could not be lodged?
After all. il is but case of words-one
mans words against other mems words.
Plat was not wholly a selfish man. He
made sacrifices. many Of them. They
are remembered to his credit. But he
displayed supreme selhshness in demand
ing OF a patriotic President an impossible
thing-impossible. # it was promised.
The resentment carried to his grave
by the Easy Boss is further emphasized
by the astounding chronicle made of the
Democratic gossip Of the day that John
Wanamaker bargained with the land
grant railroads to allow them 10 name the
Secretary of the Interior under Harri-
son in return for campaign contributions
to the Republican exchequer. then run
ming low. II such thing was done. Plat
unquesuonably knew OF it; but Calvin S.
Brice, long since departed. is quoted as
authority for the story. and he claimed
no actual knowledge.
Platt's revelations. whether true or IN
true. viii not give the country more
charitable memory OF the man.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-03-09

Prom the Cleveland Plain Dealer
The times coming. remarked floor
walker in one OF the big stores. when
umbrellas viii be relies of the past. Au-
tomobiles are knocking them out. don't
mean by that that people buy automobiles
10 ride in on rainy days instead Of carry
ing umbrellas. but il is inconYenient to
carry an umbrellas in an auto. and au-
toists' provide themselves with these light
rain coats that can be used even in warm
weather. and the practice Of having
rain coat handy instead OF an umbrella
10 spreading all the time, Then manu-
facturers are now able to waterproof al
most any sort OF overcoat goods. and
there isn't much necessity for q man TO
own an umbrella in overcoat weather.
They point out that in a real drench!ng
storm an umbrella would not do much
good anyhow. and In a mild shower one
wouldn't get very wet anyhow. There
viii stlii be use for umbrellas for women,
but even they are doing without than
more and more"
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-03-09
KERMIT THE REAL HERO.
his African Exploits Cannot Be Com
ceaIed from Public Gese.


ceaIed from Public Gese.
From the Charleston News and couier.
Il is time we think. that some one came
forward with a word for Kermit He,
and not the colonel. Is the real hero Of
this great African hunt which has just
ended. So. at least, It seems 10 US. In
all the dispatches mention Of Kermit has
been merely incidental. but il was impos-
sibie for the correspondents to leave him
out entirely. whatever their disposition IN
the matter Why? Because Kermit has
done things. Search the records Tag
ged on to every long story OF how the
colonel killed a giant bull Gland. or a
raging lion. or a double-tucked rhi-
noceros, you will find the further state
ment, dragged in as an apparent after
thought on the part OF the correspondent,
that Kermit, during the same expedition.
killed a bull and COW, or an elephant
and two honesses, or a buffalo and a
hlppopotamus.
Kermit is only d boy. A great many
people thought the colonel most unwise
TO take him upon an expedition fraught
with such hardships and dangers. where
fate was TO be tempted IN a hundred diff
ferent ways But the coloners Judgment
has been indicated. Il Is plain TO all
that Kermit is the son Of his father. and
he has emerged from the wilds untouched
by fever and unsecured by beast, and al
Gondokoro Sunday his fine health, as well
as that OF the colonel. was the subject
Of general remark. Unless the colonel
minds what he is about. however. the
American people will yet act upon the
hint we have given them, and when the
wanderers return, we shall have a repeti-
ton Of what happened when King Saul
and the young shepherd lad returned
from doing battle against the Philistines
We pause 10 wonder how the colonel,
who IS also something Of a javelin throw
er himself. would ike that. Would his
paternal pride be such that he would be
content gracefully to take the secondary
place to which he would then be rele-
gated? We dare not venture into
prophecy. but leave the question we have
asked for the future 20 answer.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-03-09
A Needed Operation.

Prom the Cincinnati Commercial Tribune.
Jones-HelIo doctor; heard you oper-
ated on Smith for appendicitis. thought
you told me an operation would not be
necessary.
DR.. Cuttem-well. I didn't think II
would he necessary but found that my
quiz class had never seen an operation
Of the kind, and there might not be an
other chance before examination time.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-03-09
God md Mammon.

Froo the Boston Transcript
Hub (on Sundayl-I must go down to
the Office and answer some letters.
Wife-Better you'd come TO church with
me.
Hub-Thats all right. my dear. While
you are listening 70 the gospels, I'll be
attending 10 the epistles.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-03-09
Died by order.

trcm Ilt-Bits
After the battle Of Custozza a soldier
supposed TO have been killed was entered
on the books Of his company:
Died on the 24th June, 1856, &c.
a fews days afterward it turned out
that he was still alive. and the honest
sergeant made the following entry:
Died by mistake"
At length there came a letter from the
ministry Of war announcing the death
of the man at the hospital, when our SER
geant recorded the fact as follows:
'.Redied by order CT the ministry
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-03-09
UnaIIoyed Pleasure.

From the Cleveland Leader,
I'D like to be so rich" said the lady,
that everybody in church would rubber
to see how much put IN the contribu-
ton plate
And how" began the other lady.
And then" she pursued, "Id have my
contribution In an envelope"
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-03-09

From the Springfield Republican
The number Ct women who attend the hearings Of
the PinchOt-BaIinger Investigation ara said to be
ninety-nine cut Il every hundred spectators. One
correspondent reports that the sessions in this re-
speet are more Ike Paderewsk recitals than sit
tings q az investigating committee Of the United
States Senate. One IS equally conscious Of the sane
atmosphere of hsro-wors,ip' Mr.. Pnchot is I'm
doub.edy the hero
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-03-09
A LITTLE NONSENSE.
PRInIE EAvnRIrEs

Some vernal properties they bring
And set the scene we know as spring.
A team comes out TO show its skill,
Well known in natures vaudeville.
Robin and Bluebird form the team;
Their act is said to be a scream.
For while the latter's songs entrance.
The former does lively dance.
And he would be an utter wretch
Who could ignore this pleasing sketch.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-03-09

From the Catholic Standard and Times
Bridget" began Mrs. Youngbride.
timidly, Il don't suppose you would-er-
object to my getting an alarm clock
Not at ali. ma'am," replied the lazy
cook. Them things never disturbs me
at all"