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VOLUME IX.
THE PATH THE CALF MADE.
By 6AM WALTER FOSS.
One day through the primeval wood.
A calf walked home, as good calves
should ;
But made a trail ah' bent askew,
A crooked trail, as all calves do.
Since then two hundred years have
Ted.
And, I infer, the calf Is dead.
Cut Mill, he left behind his trail,
And thereby hangs my mortal tale.
The trail was taken up next day
By a lone dog that passed that way;
And then a wise, bell-wether sheep
Pursnef the trail o'er vale and steep,
And drew the flock behind him. too,
As good bell-wethers always do.
And from that" day, o'er hill and glade,
Thro' those old woods a path was
made;
And many men wound in and out,
And dodged and turned and bent
about
And uttered words of righteous wrath
Because 'twas such a crooked path.
But still tbey followed do not laugh
The first migrations of that caff,
And fro' this winding woodway stalk
ed Because he wobbled when he walked.
A moral lesson this might teach'.
Were I ordained and called to preach;
For men are prone to go it blind
Along the calf paths of the mind,
And work away from sun to sun
To do what other men have done.
They follow in the beaten track;
And in, and out, and forth and back,
And still their devious course pursue,
To keep the paths that others do.
But how the wise old wood gods laugh
Who saw the first primeval' calf!
Ah! many things this tale might teach,
But I am not ordained to preach.
Biblical Recorder.
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"PARSIFAL" AT CONVENTION HALL, MAR CH 31st.
1'ioir.piiy at five o'clock on the af
ternoon of Friday, March Cist, the
season will be Inaugurated by Mr.
Heinrlch C'onried's gorgeous produc
tion of "PARSIFAL."
Promptly at 2 p m., on Saturday af
ternoon April 1st, "LES HL'GENOTS"
will be presented, and on Saturday
TOO BUSY TO LOVE.
"My mother'd love me a whole lot,
too, if she wasn't too busy," loyally
declared a small maiden, who had
hungrily watched the home leave-taking
of a little companion as they set
off for school. "She has pretty much
housework to do."
The "much housework" and other
work seem to take precedence of love
in many households where the mem
bers would be shocked if they fully
realized the fact. Love their own?
Of course they do; and all the toil is
for the sake of these beloved ones,
they say and really believe. And yet
the work has become a fetish not
something for the family comfort, but
something before which all else must
give way, to which everything else
must be sacrificed. Washing, ironing,
sweeping, dusting, must take their
appointed course and be finished ac
cording to the appointed time, wath
ever becomes of life's higher needs.
There is no elasticity in the system,
no time for tenderness or sympathy;
for the hour's talk that might clear
uway doubt and misgivings; for com
forting sore hearts or binding up
wounded spirits. There are usually
notable housekeepers in such house
holds women of whom neighbors
speak admiringly and recount the
wonders they accomplish but there
is seldom any deep home-spirit. Work
counts for everything until some
dreary day when the inevitable shad
ow falls across the threshold, and all
things change values. The tasks that
seemed so important only yesterday
what do they matter?
"But, oh, for the touch of a vanished
hand
And the sound of a voice that is
still!" Selected.
Toronto, Canada.
Money talks, but that of a miser
doesn't care to make extravagant
spoehes.
IIS?g:'w '&srf&tj- --Z-i.
ii.
(veiling, April 1st, at 8 p. m., a grand
double bill of "CAVALI.IKRIA Rl'STl
CAN A" and "PAG LI ACCI." All star
casts chosen from the world's great
est singers. Tho Metropolitan Opera
House Orchestra of CO superb musi
cians, Magnlficlcnt chorus, Corps de
for It Reaches More
KANSAS CITY MO., FRIDAY, MAIiCIl 24, 1005.
FORGIVE AS WE FORGIVE.
Judge Knowlton's only son forged
his name. When it was discovered by
the father, he agreed to keep the se
cret if his son would that very night
leave the country and the wife and
child he had dishonored. He left on
the midnight train and at noon next
day took a steamer for Europe. He
wrote months afterward a pathetic ap
peal for forgiveness, but the father tore
it up and threw it in the fire. That
very night his son's llttlo Glady's
came to the Judge, asking that she
might say her prayers to him and
"ask questions," the nurse would not
answer. With a great love for the
child, half-orphaned by her father's
folly and sin, he consented. The child
knelt at his knee.
"Our ' Father who '
grandpa, does that,
body's father?" "Ve
In heaven
he's every
dear, so it
some very
says.
"He must ha
naughty children, gran. does be
love them, too?" Little Oladys did
not see the Spasm of pain w'lich pass
ed over the face that bent over her
as Judge Knowlton answered, "I sup
pose he docs." "Of course, fathers
always love their children, even if
they are naughty, 'cause they're fath
ers," prattled the child. The prayer
proceeded : ''Forgive usTmrTriri
passes as wo forgive ihein that t re
pass against us; what are tresspasses,
grandpa? Nurse said, 'Never mind
what the yare; hurry up and get to
bet,' but I want to know what are tres
passes?" "Wrong-doings, sins," re
plied the man, and his hand took a
firmer grip upon the arms of. his chair.
"Has anybody every trespassed
against us, grandpa?" was tho next
question. Gladys wondered that her
grandfather did not answer. A lit
tle hand on his arm aroused him, and
the question was repeated: "Has any
body ever trespassed against us,
grandpa?" "Yes, shamefully, cruel
ly," spoke the man, forgetting for the
ballet, All organization of over 'l-'i
An ists and .Musicians.
The general reserved seal sale will
open at !t o'clock tomorrow morning
at the J. W. Jenkins' Sons Music
Company, 1013-101') Walnut St.
Kansas City Season of Grand Opera
under direction, Barrett & Oakford.
Homes of Colored Pcop.e than any othet Paper
wrongs. Gladys clapped her hands.
"Oh, I'm so glad; then God knows Just
how to forgive us. I was afraid no
body had trespassed against us so's
we could forgive them and show God
how to forgive us. But Ho knows,
doesii't he, grandpa? He'll forgive
us Just as we forgive them. Let me
say it again." And kneeling onee
more beside her grandfather's knee,
she repeated with great earnestness,
"Forslvo us our tresspasses as we
forgive them that trespass against
us." The arrow shot by the childish
hand had gone straight to its mark.
Ixng after tho little archer lay smil
ing In her peaceful sleep it rankled in
tho lierat cf the man who, try as he
mtgh ., could not Ignore it. "Forgive
us as wo forgive," he murmured over
and over again, as he paced tho floor
with clasped hands and bowed head.
Tho ; truggle was long and fierce, but
as the light of the morning crept in,
the t-nce hard, stern, unforgiving fath
er looked up Into his Father's face
arid said. "Forgive, as I forgive." The
ocean cable 'never throbbed with n
sweeter message than it bore that day
to the repentant wanderer, who, as
he read the welcome words, "Come
home," arose with a great joy and
set his face toward his father's house.
DON'T WAIT.
Do you recall tho loss of the vessel
called tho "Central America?" She
was in a bad state, had sprung a leak
ami was going down, and she there
fore hoisted a signal of distress. A
ship came close to her, t lie captain of
which asked through tho trumpet,
"What is amiss?" "Wo are. in bad
repair and are going down; lie by till
morning," was tho answer. But the
captain on board the rescuo ship said,
"lct me take your passengers on
board now." "Lie by till morning,"
was tho message which canio back.
Once again tho captain cried "You
hail better let mo take your pnsscn-
There arc still a sufficient
number of seats left to supply
any demand. Do not miss the
chance to hear this threat company.
gers on board now." "Lie by till
morning," was the reply which sound
ed through the trumpet. About an
hour and a half after the lights were
missing, and, though no sound was
heard, she and nil on board had gone
down to tho fathomless abyss. O un
converted friends, for your soul's sake,
do not sny, "Lie by till morning." To
day, even to-day, bear ye the voice
of God.
BATTLING NELSON and YOl'NG
CORBETT will cofuo together next
Wednesday night out in California ond
while the latter Is supremely confi
dent that he will regain his lost lau
rels, the Oano expects to finish his
man In less than ten rounds, .bulging
from' all reports Corbett has the lies,
of it In condition, having been in train
ing for some months. Nelson on tho
other hand has bad to scale down
from L'0 and it has not been an easy
task.
HARRY SPARROW, "The Mad Jug
gler," who has visited the Orpbeum
here, and who had a very unique act
accompanied with Individual comedy,
died of pneumonia in Bellevue hos
pital, January 31. He had been before
the public many years, and his serv
ices were in great demand.
Ticked Time Two Centurin.
The residents of Tlalpain. Mrs., nun.
plain Hint the public clock of that
town Is useless; repairs nre made
every week, but. every week the clock
gets out of repair and can never hn
kept In good condition. The Tlalpain
clock Is probably tho oldest pulilie
clock on the American continent, it
was originally installed ns a cntheilral
clock In the year Iti.'i"; In IV'.iii It was
donated to tho council of Sun Agustln,
do las Clevas, near Tlalpain. when it
was Installed thero and set In mot inn.
Since that time It has never undergoes
repairs until a few weeks ago. Th
clock, however, has told the time for
Hi years and It Is but natural that It
Is tired and wants to In; scut to a tnu-
EClllll.
Why Snow Bursts n Gun.
In a discussion at tho Royal society
on tho effects of suililen pressures,
In London recently of some experi
ments on thi effect of Biidilen pres.
sures. attention whs called to a singu
lar experience, which, it was said, pen.
pie who go shooting in winter some
times have. f the miizln of n gun
happens to j;et plugged up with a little
Know, the gun invariably bursts when
(Ired in that condition. Light ns tho
plug of snow Is, h requires a ilellnlto
timo for a Unite pressure, however
great, to get It under way, ami dur
ing this short time the tension of the
powder gases becomes so great that
tho barrel of tho ordinary fowling,
piece is unable to withstand It.
A South African Hoodoo Man.
A colored man, Jaul Jones, tint
been committed for trial by the Wyn
berg Magistrate on a charge of prac
tising as a doctor without a license.
Paul Pulse, a laborer, said he went
to Rock's farm, where the nrrused
lived. lie found the accused and told
him that he was sick. Accused took
witness Into his bedroom, look a tin,
put something Into it. ruck a match
and Ret fire to It. He lin n snapped
his fingers over It. ami took a bull's
eye glass and exmiiineil Ins chest and
body, looked over some plaving cards
find told witness that, there was a
frog Hlive In bis stomach. Johan
nesburg Star.
Singed Hair of Cat and Dog.
Henry Adams a Henry county far
mer, was In lie- c ity ('( r lay with a
very naked dog nt:d a t 'rang" tale of
tho odd effects el' a belt of IkMil niti:j
that struck Ms house during tho to-Vf-rn
llnrm of Mi.lidav II f ! r-II: ' '!!.
The lichf nil;- s-'r'iek the l.il'lirn,
rur.t.ltnr down !! ; ip-- of the stove,
fhaviug tho fur (ban from the back of
n cut that was asleep beneath tho
Ftnve, striking the dog as lichtly as It
had struck the cat, running down tho
animal's legs to tho ground, leaving a
trail of singed fur in Its wako and
doing no damage to cither animal be
yond a severe fright. Baltimore Sun.
in the State.
.NUMBER 4K
GRAND OPEARA AT CONVENTION
HALL.
The musical public throughout tho
entire Southwest Is on the very "lip
toe" of pleasurable expectancy as the
time draws near when Mr. llenrich
Conried and his Incomparable aggre
gations, direct from the .Metropolitan
Opera House, New York will appear
for the first time in the West In a
season of grand opera in Convention
Hall, Kansas City, At five o'clock on
the afternoon of Friday, March "1st.
the curtain w ill raise on Mr. Conried's
product Urn of "Parsifal." which Is ad
mittedly more magnificent in every
particular than the performance of
.Vagici's masterpiece giveu at. Buy
reulh. On Saipnlay afternoon, April 1st,
"l's Hiigenois" will be given with a
caste that is simply invincible, as IL
includes such world fumed names as
Nonlica, Seuibrich. Homer, Mippcl,
Scoltl. Van Rooy. Joiiruet, etc. The
production In Kansas City will be the
same in every particular together with
the identical caste, superb orchestra,
with the world of HtipcrnumcricH
which goes to form uu ensemble which
has produced opera thnt has scored
nothing less than triumph this season
In New York.
Tho Kansas City season of grand
opera will close with a filling climax,
as a grand douTle bill h;U been select
ed of two operas which represent the
;roatosl achievements of the modern
Italian composers. The first of those
.Mil be Mascaguis "Cavallerla Uusti
cana," thai little chef d'oim-c of pas
slim ami song, which Is the best work
of Mascagnl, ami who has succeeded
In packing Into bis musical selling,
the tragic love slory first told by Ibe
Italian writer Viicii. In this work,
tin West for l lie first time will have nil
opportunity of hearing Mine. lie
Macchi, Hie miokI wonderful dramatic
soprano Italy has produced in years.
The second opera will be the eipiill
ly famous short opera of Leoncavallo,
which rivals In lis i hai in, power and
pathos. Mofh works will give marvel
Ions expiessloii In the violence and
enioiion of Italy. In "Pac.llacci"
Canco, Hie world famous tenor will
appear in one of bis grcidc-.t roles.
The approaching sea .on of grand op
era lu Kansas City will be Caruso s
Inst appearance in llie West, and at
ilii'i line, the Wert will have an on
poiinnity of passing judgment upon
Ibis man, who todav Is the frenzied
idol of the Metropolitan Ipera House
audience, in New York.
LENDING TO THE LORD.
The Rev. George Gilfillau, I ho emin
ent divine, was distinguished for bis
gererosily and largeness of heart. On
one occasion be met a member of his
church whom be hud not seen at wor
ship for a long time. Reminding him
of the fact, the minister usked what
was w rong.
"I did not like to come In a coat I
am ashamed of it is so bare," an
swered the man .
Tho minister Instantly divested
himself of bis own coal, and handed
It to his distressed parishioner,
'"I'll" re, my man, let me see my coat
cvor Sunday until it becomes bare,
ami lien tall back."
The worthy divine then P lumed to
hi .-t'ldies ill his shilt lleee..; and
his wife observing him, a.-lo d what lie
hail done with bis coat.
' I have just lent it in il. e lud!"
was Gilfillan's noble nn-wor.
W'llri.N' John Philip Soiisa i. 'urns
to thi. country fioni I. is pie-m "u.
lopi-nn tour. il. ii '.'lid he will Iriu j
with him tin- completed score of u
comic opera, the book of which Is
being written by Harry II. Smith, and
w hich I ho bandmaster will produce
early next season.