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By F. C. DAVISON
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CUB NATIONOONDilGE
March 28. "09 (Prov. 23:29-3(5).
One of the most ludicrous Incident
hi the life of our Ixrd was the oc
taslon when, addressing the people
n the subject of liberty, they brlBtled
up and said, "We be Abraham's seed
and were nevei In bondage to any
man." They willingly shut their eyes
to the long centuries which Abraham's
seed had passed In captivity, In Egypt.
In Assyria, In Babylonia, and that
tven at that very moment they
were a subject-nation living In the
dying hours of national life.
Nation In Chains.
Dut such a condition of mind is not
peculiar to the Jews of that day. It
will be just as difficult to convince
tome modern optimists that the
United States of America Is a nation
tn chains. Such peorle scout the Idea
that Intemperance like a slimy and
deadly octopus has thrown his tenta
cles aropnd the national, municipal,
military, ecclesiastical, social, literary
nd Individual life of this country like
the devil-fish of Victor Hugo's story.
These objectors are In the habit of
calling people who direct attention to
ihe bondage of the whiskey trust
"cranks," "fanatics," "croakers," "Ini
practicable," sometimes even "em
bryotlc anarchists."
Municipal Corruption.
Meanwhile the cities are In the
clutches of the rum power, the real
ballot box the saloon keeper's vest
pocket, and this hydra-headed mon
ster rears Its horrid crest in tho halls
of legislation, the editorial sanctum,
the Judicial court room, the scientist's
laboratory, the university class room,
the publisher's print shop, yea, even
the pulpit recognizes its power.
It perverts the facts of history, It
JURgles flKures so as to make them
tell the most infamous lies, it bribes
legislators. It perjures itself in the
witness box, it causes justice to tear
the bandage from her eyes and wink
at bloated iniquity, it puts a gag in
the mouth of tho preacher, it stands
at the elbow of the editor and para
lyzes his fingers. It pulls the wool
over the eyes of the heedless so that
they see things through a distorted
medium. It has bribes for one class,
bludgeons for another class, bullets
and bombs for another class, books
for another class, beer for another
class, and blindness black and baleful
for all. And the whole nation In the
blind, staggers of intoxication, cries
out. "We were never In bondage to
tny man!" .
Facing the Facts.
What can we do about It? In the
Orst place we can open our eyes to
tbe facts In the case, and refuse to
bo hoodwinked by the saloon advo
cates, nor lullea to sleep by the era-cMe-rockers.
singing, "Hush, my dear.
He still and slumber." The liquor in
terest is a past master in the com
pounding of secatives and soporifics.
It knows how Vj drug mankind from
the nursing bottle of the Infant In the
cradle, to the stimulating bottle of
the statesman In I1I3 second child
hood. It can put pcopl' to sleep on
the brink of a volcano and the back
of an earthquake. When awful dis
asters are coming on like a cyclone It
can cause whole communities to say.
"A little more folding of the arms to
rest." It knows how to mix an ano
dyne so that men like silly sheep will
go unhesitatingly to the slaughter,
nay, even lick the hand that slay3
them. The first thing then to do. Is
to refuse to touch, taste, handle or
smell the concoctions that are offered,
that the brain r.iay be clear, the Judg
ment sound, the reason well-poised,
the will unfettered to look the evil
squarely in the face, to trace the
hideous colls o' the serpent, and to
accurately Judgo his nation-wide con
trol. We need to put the logic of the
scholar, the scalpel of the scientist,
the conclusions of the historian, the
Jens of the microscope, the object
Class of the Word of God on this great
object
Agitation Necessary.
And in the next place, being awake
to the situation we can discuss the
question till men are compelled to
listen to this burning subject. Agita
tion la the first step towards reforma
tion. We must keep at it, and not
put the whole matter in the hands
of a few, honest but erratic souls.- It
ta not the men who see only one std
of a subject that carry great reforms
but those who see all sides of It in the
last analysis. The typical reformer
pushes on one portion of the boy poll
tic until In sheer desperation the peo
ple awake, see the peril and put it
away. He has his mission, let us not
undervalue the man who acta as a fire
alarm to arouse tbe sleeping.
The sailor might as- reasonably
criticise the fog born on the jutting
reef for disturbing his slumbers when
his vessel is headed for the rocks as
Ar society to denounce the reformer
who lifts up v anting voice against the
evils of intemperance. Tbe fire bell
rouses the sleepers, calls out the de
partment and locates the blaie. That
man Is recreant to his trust who sees
Impending disaster yet refuses to call
attention to It for fear of disturbing
the peace.
Finally, those of us who happen toby
adult males can walk up to the bal
lot box, unci drop a righteous ballot
on the monster's head a ballot which
Is not a piece of paper but a chunk
af Sinai,' weighing a ton and with it
pound the life out of this curse of
iuisea, the legalized saloon.
- RDNNINGTHE RHEA.
Relative of Ostrich Chased with Dog
and Horse.
For tbe person who desires a unique
form of sport "running tbe rhea" in
Southern Patagonia Is recommended.
The rhea Is a member of the ostrich
family, butsomowhat smaller. It runs
with the swiftness of the grey bound
or a fast horse, and has a knack of
doubling on Its track, which often
serves It in eluding Ita pursuers. The
natives in hunting it use horses, dogs
and the bola. Tbe dogs course after
tbe fleeing bird In full cry, while the
hunters follow after at top speed, pre
pared to throw the bola If opportunity
offers.
The bola, consisting of two or three
heavy balls of lead or stone attached
to a thong si or eight feet long,
serves to hamper the movements of
the bird, for the balls twine about
the part wheh the bola strikes, re
gardless of whether it be the legs,
neck or wings. This permits the
dogs and hunters to overhaul and dis
patch tbe bird.
At tbe approach of danger the
rhea will often crouch flat upon the
ground with neck outstretched under
the grass, remaining motionless until
the dogs have passed. This strategem
is often successful when the wind Is
blowing against the scent, but when
the contrary Is tbe case the dogs soon
discover the hiding bird. In this case,
doubtless bewildered by the sudden
failure of its artless ruse, it makes no
attempt at escape.
The chase of the rhea, which some
times extends over a distance of five
or six miles, Is a thrilling one. It
has, for the rider, all the excitement
of a horse race, with tho ndded sat
isfaction of knowing that the winning
of the race will result in a welcome
addition to the larder. The wings of
the rhea have a flavor not unlike
that of turkey, and if one is not averse
to the taste of horse flesh the meat
of the thigh is very satisfactory. The
rhea Is one of the main food supplies
of a Patagonlan bunting trip.
CRADLE GOLD CANNOT BUY.
Maine Woman Possesses One Sir Wil
liam Phlps was Rocked In.
Boston. Mrs. S. S. E. Hawthorne
of Woolwlck, Me., has In her posses
sion a rello which gold cannot buy,
and which Is considered one of the
most valuable of the many pieces of
CltADLE OVER 200 YEARS OLD.
antique furniture to be found lu tho
old town. It is a homely, little, old
fashioned cradle, made of pine boards.
This cradle has been In the fam
ily for over 200 years, and according
to the tradition which has been hand
ed down from generation to genera
tion it is the one in which William
Phips, later Sir William Phips, was
rocked when an Infant.
Mrs. Hawthorne's ancestors were
among the first settlers In Woolwich,
and HveJ in the same locality where
Phips was born. They went there
from York In a schooner which they
had built themselves, and brought up
large families of children.
Siberian Bread that Makes You Drunk
Since you dou't live in Siberia you
need uut be afraid, says M. Narrion, a
Russian, to get druuk through eating
ordinary bread. A hardened hobo
would, on tbe ether baud, think that
Providence bad played . him a nasty
trfck in not allowing him first to see
the light of day in Siberia.
In Fur Eastern Rusdia, in that re
gion which lies between tho sea ami
the river called Mssuri, the humidity
of the climate, as well as of the soil,
is remarkable. Vegetation is . here
distinguished for Its wondrous exuber
u.uce, to such an extent that the soil
uover dries up. The result is that the
inhabitants, In order to prevent putre
faction of the roots, sow their corn
upon a series of layers of the soil.
Nevertheless, in certain districts, the
humidity Is so intense that there
grows upon the ears of corn a kind
of fungus-matter made up of micro
fungi. As a result of this sporadic excre
scence, the bread made from the corn
in question gives all the results of an
overdose of alcohol. In very humid
climates the phenomenon la likewise
known, though to nothing like the ex
tent of Eastern Siberia, where whole
districts are affected by this strange
kind of "alcoholized bread."
Did not Know Husbund's Name.
In declaring that ahe never knew
her husband's first name Mrs. Esther
Nleman of Monroe street, Philadel
phia, created laughter at tbe central
police court
"I have always called him 'Pop'
from the first day I marrle him, and
ashe did not object I never worried
myself about his first uaruo," said
Mrs. Nleman, who hud her, husband
arrested on tbe charge of failing to
support her. ,
Tb accused husband by direction
of tbe Magistrate was induced to tell
his wife bis full name.
'CertaiLly I'm ilad to do it," re
marked the deiendant, "but I think
my wife bns known right along that
I am Jacob Nleman." -
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tones, Line Cuts, Engraved Work, Stock Certifi
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