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"WAKE" IS OLD INSTITUTION
Custom Most Prevalent Today in Ire
. land Well Known to the Egyptians,
Greeks and Romans.
. "The custom of 'waking' the dead,
with the drinking, smoking and con
versation of the large company of
neighbors who assemble in the house
K? mourning, appears incongruous and
repulsive to those who are unacquaint
ed with its remote origin or the kiudly
and humane motlvvs which underlie
lt," says Michael Macdonagh, iu the
English Review. "The wake is a very
old institution. It existed among the
Egyptians, the Greeks and the Romans,
Shakespeare and Scott give instances
of medieval revels In honor of the
dead. The custom survives in a dif
ferent form, but with somewhat identi
cal motives, among the Irish, almost
alone of the ancient peoples.
" 'Waking' means, for one thing,
'watching.' The English way of leav
ing the body shut up in a roora, all
alone, would be most repellant to the
Irish nature.. It would be regarded as
desertion. Thc Irish keep close com
pany with their dead until the very
last moment of the burial.
"The body is clothed in a shroud
made in imitation of the habits worn
by certain orders of friars and in
the hands, crossed reverently on the
breast, is placed a crucifix. The walls
.near the bed are hung with clean
white sheets on which are pinned
bunches of flowers, laurel leaves and
holy pictures. Lighted candles, seven
in number, are on the table. They are
symbolical of hopes and aspirations
relating to the dead. That he or she
has been cleansed of the seven deadly
sins, possessed the seven gifts of wis
dom, understanding, counsel, fortitude,
knowledge, piety and fear of the Lord,
and the seven principal virtues.
"First enteriug the roora where the
body lies the visitors kneel and say a
prayer for the eternal salvation of the
departed soul. Afterward in the kitch
en, snuff, pipes and tobacco, whisky
and stout are served to the company.
The dead person is in his house for the
last time, and, as host for th? last
time, dispenses hospitality.
"Memories of his kindliness and
good nature are revived by tho neigh
bors. "Tis" he that had the bright
smile and cheery word whenever you
met him, and no matter what you
might want of him, sure you had only
to say the word to get it with u heart
and a half.' "
He Got a Seat
Speaking of street cars reminds one
Of tlie latest-thc very latest-thing in
wording heard on a local traction iine.
This was sprung ou an unsuspecting
world the other night-morning, rather
-about three o'clock.
The springer told about it to his of
fice mates the next morning as fol
'Tm so used to standing up in the
street car that I don't know how to sit
down any more, acnially," he said. "I
feel more rested standing up than sit
ting down. We always like what we
grow accustomed to, of course-sort of
force of habit; strong thing, you know, j
as all our well-known psychologists
"The other afternoon I stood up for
two miles, and tinnily a lady got out,
and a motherly looking woman said
to me, 'Here's a seat,' and I ?aid, 'It's
a pretty seat, all right.'
"But that night I started to tell you
about-believe me, boys, if you want
to get a seat on a Washington street
car go home at three o'clock in the
morning. It is pretty late, I'll admit,
but the lateness of the hour has its
"I got on, and there wasn't anybody
else on the car, but I got a seat, boys;
I got a seat !"-Washington Star.
Meat ls Scarce.
Patrick .T. Kennedy and Thomas
Carr, fanners of Templeton, Ind., came
to Indianapolis with throe carloads of
hogs and cat;!,.', and alter wailing all
day at the stock yard-: were told that
there was no demand for them,.says
the Indianapolis News. The price on
hogs fell off from .?1T.(5!) to .$17.10 while
they were at the yards and finally they
had to sell 12 of the choicest hogs from
one car at $17. They were told that
these hogs were too fat. The razor
backs, comparatively speaking, brought
$17.10. The cattle could not be sold.
After this experience thc two went
to a stock yards restaurant nearby and
ordered .steak. It was Tuesday and,
therefore, a meatless day.
"We can't buy beef or pork," said the
waitress. 'All we have for you is fish
and oysters. Meat is very scarce, you
, "Yes, we know," said Kennedy, as he
gave hi and bought a substitute.
Businesslike and Efficient.
It is considered worthy of notice in
the papers that a woman has "held
down" a job as agent at a railroad sta
tion somewhere in the West and that a
woman was agent ut a Maine station
for a few weeks. People must have
short memories not to recall that the
agent of the important Grand Trunk
station at Lewiston a dozen years ago
was a woman, who held the job for
some time. And the writer can testify
that she was businesslike and efficient,
for she once kept him waiting at the
ticket window for ton minutes by the
clock wh?e she finished the job she
was doing on the books.-Oxford (Me.)
Adding to lt.
"I fear you are too pretty a nurse
for this case." N
"The patient already has palpitation
o? the" heart."-Louisville Courier
By REV. L. W. GOSNELL
Assistant Dean. Mocdy Bible
TEXT-The Son of Man came not to bc
ministered unto but to minister, and to
pl ve his life a ransom for many.-Mat
A "ransom" is a price paid to se
cure freedom for a slave or to set a
person free from
ch argos. Jesus
himself the ran
som for sinners.
The text make!?
clear that It was
not merely by liv
ing his life but by
giving it. in death,
that Christ re
deemed us. lia ny
at this point. Of
perfect Ufo was
essential to his
worthiness as a
sacrifice, for the Lamb must be with*
out blemish or spot. But even though
he had lived his perfect life, there
would have beeu no salvation for sin
ners had he not gone to the cross. In
the strong words of Bishop Moule,
"His life had to do with his being
all-worthy. But It did not, in whole
or ip part, constitute the sacri
fico." The Apostle Peter sums up the
matter thus: "Ye were not redeemed
with corruptible things, as silver and
gold, from your vain conversation re
ceived by tradition from your fathers,
but wi til the precious word of Christ,
as of a lamb without blemish and
His life was given "for" us, that is,
"instead of" us, for so the word may
be translated. The idea of substitu
tion cannot be romoved from this ex
pression. An Illustration of the
thought is found ia Exodus 30:12:
"When thou takest the sum of the
Children of Israel after their number,
then shall they give every man a ran
som for his soul unto the Lord." The
half-shekel given by each man was
"atonement money," "to make atone
ment for their souls" as the succeed
ing verses make clear. The people were
considered uot as doomed but as ran
somed by the atonement money paid
Instead of their death. Just so, Christ's
death takes the place of ours.
The reality and solemnity of the
substitu? ion of Christ for sinners is
set forth in Galations 3:13: "Christ
hath redeemed u.s from the cour?e of
the law, having become a curse for
us." The old revival byran well ex
presses the amazing and glorious
Bearing shame and scoffing rude.
In my place condemned lie stood;
Sealed my pardon with his. blood:
The death of Christ cannot be under
stood save assthe death of the sin
Dearer. This alone explains the agony
and bloody sweat of Gethsemane and
the plea, "Father, if thou, be willing,
remove this cup from me." Christ
would not be worthy of the respect
paid even to soldiers who have gone
without flinching to death, or to mar
tyrs who have sung at the stake, if
Iiis death were no different from
theirs. But if we understand that he
was entering into the shadow of the
cross upon which ho would bear the
sins of the world, we can understand
his shrinking horror of it all.
As to what Christ suffered on the
cross we must speak willi reverent re
serve. But his cry, "My God, my (Jod,
why lias thou forsaken me?" must not
bo emptied nf its awful content. Bish
op Moule points ont that Christ could
not sutler that p( rsonal remorse for
sin which must be one awful element
cf tho future woe of sinners; yet his
cry on the cross "at least favors the
belief that the all-blessed Sufferer
willed to bear, and the Father to or
dain, the personal experience of de
sertion such as enters into the final
doola." The bishop wisely adds, "The
reverent disciple will avoid all detailed
speculation in such a matter." But
well may we sing :
None of tho ran-omed ever knew
How deep were t!.e waters crossed.
Or how dark was the night tlie Lord
To find the sheep that was lost.
What a price has boen paid for our
redemption] Surely we could ask for
no more; God himself could ask for no
more and Satan is silenced in view of
the work ('.one on the cross. Christ's
cry, "It is finished," answers all the
questions which could be asked in
heaven, eartli or hell.
We need only fall down and thank
fully accept the deliverance bought by
his precious blood.
A Christian girl lay dying. With
much effort she moved ono hand to the
other and, after feeling the palm for a
moment, whispered, "No nail ; his hand
was pierced with the nail." With even
more effort she raised her hand to her
brow and, after feeling it, said, "Ko
thorns; his brow was crowned with
thorns." Finally, her hand stole to hep
side, and with triumph she cried, "No
spear; his side was pierced by the
Answer to Prayers.
With childlike confidence we await,
undisturbed, cur rather's answer to
our prayers, knowing lie will give us
that wb!di with fuller knowledge we
should ourselves seek.-Bishop West
Brave Old Buck Proved Himself
Exhibition of Woodland Chivalry That
Impressed Hunters in the Florida
Everglades So Much They
Spared the Victor's Life.
A couple of hunters on the border
of tho Florida Everglades were sur
prised to hear the wild snorts and
whistles of a buck ln> fight, mingled
with the plaintive bleats df a doe In
distress-a combination of sounds that
was unaccountable. The men crept
cautiously up. nnd In five minutes
reached the edge of an open glade.
In the center crouched a doe. wild
with terror. Ry her side was a fawn
only a few hours old, still too weak
to follow Its mother, white the old
buck, with bristling hair, and antlers
lowered, stood hy, snorting In rage and
defiance. His eyes, green with rage,
followed some object moving In the
palmetto scrub on ?fae border of the
Looking carefully, the bunters ?nw
a young panther' passing backward
and forward in an effort to tura the
flank of th? defense and get at the
fawn. A wiser beast would have aban
doned the attack a? soon as f>uch a
defender went on guard, but this
panther wa* evidently in the full flush
of tris first strength, and without ex
perience of tlie prowess of an old buck
Forward and back he crawled, spit
ting and snarling, only to find the
buck always between him nnd the doe.
At last he crouched for the spring.
The buck, snorting grimly, braced all
his muscles for the coming crash ; he
Appreciated his danger, but dared the
worst. The doe whimpered and closed
her eyes, but did not desert her fawn.
The panther rose In the air aud
cnme down within ten feet nf the buck.
Then the huck went Into the air, and
falling with his feet together on the
! struggling cat. seemed to stab him
i through and through. Immediately the
J buck rose again and landed a dozen,
feet away. Then he lowered his head
and plunged at the panther.
.There was a confusion nf flying dirt
and grass, and again the deer sprang
j away. There were now deep cuts on
his head and neck, and his antlers were
splashed with red.
The panther now tried to creep
away, hut again the buck leaped, stab
bed with his feet together and sprang
away. The car now lay gasping, while
the buck watched him with his hair
stiffened int* a mane and eyes that
i nearly bulged from his head. Then the
j hunters walked forward,
i When the buck saw them he must
have realized that he was completely
In their power. His proud crest fell,
and he lost all the swelling part of the
victory; but still ho showed no inten
tion of deserting the doe. hut moved
off and stood beside her.- She crouched
down again with the fawn.
The hunters walked over quietly and
examined the panther. He was very
badly cut up. Both shoulders were
broken, and tile antlers had passed re
peatedly through his body. During the
examination the buck stood quietly In
plain view, and no gladiator saluting
Caesar and conscious of being anout to
die ever showed more dignity.
Without a word the hunters walked
off the field and left the old knight
alone in his glory. Had he not shown
knightly qualities-the chivalry that
protects the weak, the co;./age |
that braves all odds In a good cause,
nnd finally a dignified submission to
what seemed the inevitable?
Praised for Devotion to Duty.
When the city of Norfolk, Va., was
threatened with the complete destruc
tion by fire of its thriving business
section early In January, every avail
able lire-fighting force nt hand and
from nearby towns was called into the
battle. At the height of the tire the
enlisted men of tho United States
navy on duty at the navy yard and in
the harhor were called on to help not '
only in subduing the flames but con
trolling the crowds. To a man they
gave a splendid account of themselves, i
Among these men was John Joseph I
! Mclaughlin, a chief boatswain's mate, j
Although he had worked all night, had \
nurrow escapes and was drenched to j
the skin witli ice-cold water, McLough- ;
lin declined a relief when it was of
fered and remained on duty continu
ously until the danger was passed.
For this conspieuous service he has
been commended by Secretary of the
Navy Daniels. Mclaughlin enlisted
In the navy In 1003 at New York.
Had Enough Eggs.
First Barber-I bet that fellow Js &
First Barber-When I nsked him If
he wanted an egg shampoo he put on
his^hat and walked right out.
Immense Export of Oils.
More mineral oils were exported
from the United States during the fis
cal year 1017 than ever before, the
total amounting to 2,749,433,434 gal
He-rip's got an awfully red nose,
hut be swears he never touched a drop
in his lifo.
She-Maybe it's wnter color.
, No Danger.
"Don't take nie out in the breakers.
? I feel sc dizzy."
"Then it's all right, if your head's
We are making a very low price on the celebrated
FAIRBANKS-MORSE OIL Engines.
ll H. P. at
3 H. P. at
6 H. P. at
These prices are f. o. b. factory with magneto built in
engine. Do nat have to worry with batteries. Kero
sene oil is cheaper than gasoline, which affords the
cheapest power obtainable.
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when in Augusta. We have the largest stock ot
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plenished with the newest designs.
We call especial attention to our repairing department, which
has every improvement. Your watch or clock made as good as
new. Work ready for delivery in a short time.
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In keeping with modem tenden
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The next regular teachers' exami
nation will be held Friday, May 3.
White applicants will report at
courthouse: colored applicants at
Macedonia school building. Work
begins at 0:30 and closes at 5:00
W. W. FULLER,
Co. Supt. of Education.
We invite our friends to come in and see our pretty spring
goods in every department,
Beautiful assortment of Slippers and Oxfords just received,
and other shipments arriving several times a week.
We invite the ladies in to see our beautiful Silk Dresses,
the prettiest we have ever offered. They were bought be
fore the tremendous rise in price, and are marked very low.
Too many new things to mention them all. Tome in and
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