TV
B. F. SCHWEIER,
THE COnSTITUTIOHTHE UHIOII AND THE ENFORCEMENT OF THE LAWS.
Editor and Proprietor.
VOL.. L,m.
MIFFMNTOWN, JUNIATA COUNTY, PENN., WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1899.
NO. 51
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CHAPTER XVI.-fContlnped.)
Tt was the morning of the twelfth when 1
Sellars boarded a train for Memphis, and
when he left New Orleans behind he felt
that Stephen Craven, as Stephen Craven,
bud never disgraced the city with his
presence.
Twenty-four hours was devoted to Mem
phis. Then Savannah was visited. Next
Charleston. Then up the line and a halt
at Columbia.
Nothing of C. A. Stephens, nothing of
Stephen Craven, could he learn.
On the morning of the nineteenth the de
tective again entered the postotflce in Wil
mington. "Not a line. Sellars! Not a thing out
of the ordinary ran." said the postmaster,
"and court has convened."
Sellars stopped to hear no more, but paid
a hasty visit to his home, another to the
office of Attorney Dobbs, and was off for
Washington, where he was delayed two
days. From Washington to Richmond.
All in vain. No clue to C. A. Stephens,
Done to Stephen Craven.
Home again at eight o'clock on the night
of the twenty-third, and straight to the
office of Attorney Dobbs, where he found
the old attorney, his son and Directors
Chadbourn and Hammond in consulta
tion. - HoDe lighted od their eyes as Sellars
entered their presence, but it was soon
dispelled by the detective's words:
"I have nothing encouraging to impart,
gentlemen. You must obtain a continu
ance of the case against Kobert Camp
bell to the December term. If he comes
to trial now an innocent man may be sac
rificed." "Heavens!" exclaimed Attorney Dobbs,
springing to his feet. "You are too late,
Sellars. The case was called at noon yes
terday. Robert Campbell is already on
trial for my old friend's murder. The jury
has been chosen that will decide his fate.
The prisoner has already been confronted
by the charge of murder, and the evidence
of Herman Craven and the dead man's
daughter has been taken. In the eyes of
the public a guilty wretch occupies the
prisoner's box."
"Guilty or innocent, it is a foregone con
clusion that he will be condemned to
death," said Director Chadbourn.
"In that event," said Sellars, "you, Mr.
Dobbs, must nrge that the sentence of the '
court be deferred for sixty days at least. 1
Should. Judge Fowler not listen to you I
will obtain a stay of sentence from Gov.
Hogg. How does the prisoner bear him
self?" "Why, as an innocent man," answered
Attorney Dobbs, "and as one who has
faith that he will be vindicated, but the
testimony against him is overwhelming.
When Herman Craven described the scene
that he beheld when he entered the library
door with his cousin after being aroused
from sleep by the dead man's cries of
help, horror was pictured on the counte
nance of every juror in the box. All could
but note with what reluctance Miss De
Rosette took the stand, but her evidence
only fastened the coils the tighter around
the form of the prisoner." y
"And Herman Craven?"
"The coolest man in the court room, Sel
lars. ne sat throughout the time court
was in session by the side of District At
torney Robbing, and apparently from time
to time was coaching him and shuddering
with horror when his eyes rested on the
prisoner at the bar."
"He has undertaken no unadvised steps
as yet, as president of the bank?"
"No," answered Director Hammond;
"but he wears his laurels with a kingly
supremacy. His every act and movement
is watched closely. As administrator of
his uncle's estate he has already advertis
ed the late banker's holdings in Wilming
ton and Weldon Railroad bonds for sale.
An ill-advised step, and one Mr. DeKo
sette would never have taken. Why, the
stock last year paid fifteen per cent."
"But the sale cannot be effected at
once?"
"At the expiration of thirty days, Mr.
Sellars."
"Well, many things transpire in thirty
days."
"We can only wait and hope," said Ar
thur Dobbs.
"Wait and hope!" observed the detec
tive, "but above all appear to be fully sat
isfied with the course matters are shap
ing themselves. And now, gentlemen,
good night. I have much to do. Remem
ber what I have asserted. The wrong
man occupies the prisoner's box."
"But the right one, Sellars? The right
one?" exclaimed Attorney Dobbs.
"Has a longer lease of fancied security,
but my pledge shall be fulfilled. Alvin
le Rosette's murderer shall swing a life
less corpse from the gallows in your coun
ty jaiL Good night, gentlemen !"
The next moment the detective was
gone.
CHAPTER XVII.
A half hour after leaving the office of
Attorney Dobbs, Sellars was admitted to
the home of the Widow Campbell, where
be found the mother and sister of the
prisoner in jail bowed down with appre
hension and grief.
Under his words of hope and encourage
ment their spirits were greatly buoyed up.
"Hemember, madam," said the detec
tive, "Herbert Russell even reacjid,titf
trap of the gallows, and yet war vlflaT
cated. Your son shall hot stand there,
though he may be condemned to death.
Be not despondent. And yon. Misa Jen
nie, bid both your brother and hi sweet
heart be of good cheer. The darkest hour,
you know, comes just before dawn. Good
night!"
The detective left the Campbell home
with the widow's "God bless you!" ring
ing in his ears, and repaired to his own
residence, which he entered, notwithstand
ing bis words of cheer, in a very despon
dent frame of mind.
"I am sorry for you, Lang!" aaid hia
wife. "Your face looks gloomy. Yon
i . ...-A ..la wAtir tnvsterv.
"But Mars Lang gwine to do It, Missu '
Martha," observed Calban, who was oil
ing a brace of revolvers by the kitchen
fire. "Golly I" he continued, shaking his
big head. "You cl.:i r kui ,a. l-i
to fail?"
"No, Calban, never!" said Mr. Sc.lars
with a smile.
"An he ain' gwine commence faihn
now."
"Good fpr you, Calban,"-exclaimed the
Jetective, as he gave his wife a hearty,
kiss. "I am' as hungry as a wolf, wife,
he added, "come to think about it, I have
not been to upper."
Whyt a& ,n1 it , e,eTen oVItK.k.
Sally!"
"Yes, Missus, I hear what Mars Lang
say, an' I gwine feed him till he earn
walk."
"Don't you do it, Sally, said Lang,
with a laugh, "for I may have to run be
fore I am through with this case. Where
is Willie, the rascal T" asked the detec
tive, glancing around.
"Where you should be, Lang," replied
hia wife; "sound asleep."
"And where I will be, my dear, in about
twenty minutes," said Sellars, as be seat
ed himself at ---
"Calban!" he presently called out. "1
wish you would have Adam, the coach
man, here at six o'clock in the morning."
"Yes. Mars Lang."
A half hour later, Sellars was in th
land of dreams; but though for fifteen
days and nights be had not known three
hours" consecutive sleep, at six o'clock
the following morning be was conferring
with Adam in his office.
"You are sure then, Adam, absolutely
certain that should you see that man agait
you would recognize hira?"
"Certain, Mars Lang! Certain!"
"Then go home and give this note to
your mistress. Do not give it to her un
til after Herman .Craven has left the
house. She will give yon a missive for
me. Put on your best suit not a coach
man's toggery, but the suit you spark that
girl of Freeman's in, and be here at twelve
o'clock."
"G'long, Mars Lang! Wha yon know
'bout my sparkin'?"
"Well, be here. Go now. I want no de
lay." At nine o'clock Sellars again entered tb
private office of Postmaster Grady.
"Sellars! By the great guns!" exclaim
ed Grady, leaping to his feet. "Yon are
lust in the nick of time. I was about to
send for you. Here is a letter that arriv
ed this morning. You can see it is ad
dressed to Herman Craven, president of
'The Cape Fear Bank, and is marked
'personal.' I do not think it pertains tM
bank business. Look at it
Sellars took the envelope in his hand.
"Postmarked Baltimore," he observed.
"If I mistake not, it ia the letter I have
been looking for."
With a sponge from the postmaster's
desk be moistened the mucilage on the
back of the envelope and soon held the
sheet of paper it had contained before hit
eyes. -
"Good heavens!" he presently exclaim
ed, while his band trembled and hia fea
tures paled. "I half expected it, several
days ago. One mystery la a mystery no
longer! Grady, to your vigilance I owe
much! ' The scoundrel! The murdering
hound! Cool, consummate, smiling vil
lain though you are, ere twenty-four hours
roll by I will have you in my grasp!" '
"Why, Sellars, I never saw you so work
ed up!"
"You have discretion, Grady; read
that!"
The postmaster did so, and became
scarcely less agitated than was the de
tective. "Not a word, Grady, and ask me no
guest ions, I beg you; bat give me the nse
of your desk for ten minutes, and furnish
me a large envelope not of the official
kind, but one that will contain considera
ble bulk. I think I can counterfeit his
hand. If not, it does not matter."
A half hour later Sellars entered the ex
press office, bearing a large yellow envel
ope, on the upper left-hand corner of
which were these figures, $12,500.
He looked twice at the address on the
envelope before he approached the win
dow bearing above it the words: "Valua
ble Packages."
"I wish this package to go oat on the
Baltimore express at six-thirty to-night,"
he said to the clerk, "and without fail. I
wish no one to know of the fact that such
a package Is in existence save those who
will handle it."
"Your desires shall be carefully com
plied with, Mr. Sellars. Yon have been
at rreat service to our company and we
wilT not ncgiect your wishes."
"Thanks!" said Sellars as he pocketeo
his receipt. But his eyes followed the
package until it had disappeared in the
Iron road safe of the company before he
left the office.
He walked with a lighter step and
happier heart on his way to his home than
he had when but a short time before he
bad left there, and his left hand often
arose instinctively to his breast pocket.
where rested the missive that had wrought
this change.
"Golly! Dar comes Mara Lang!" ex
claimed Calban, who in front of the honse
was making a kite for Willie, while. Mrs.
Sellars. seated on the piazza, was looking
on. "Shu's you born. Missus Martha, he
got ebery ting befo' him. He got de righ
clue at las', dat he is!"
"Hush, Calban !"
"Has Adam arrived?" asked the detec
tive, as he entered the gate.
"Dar he comes. Mars Lang. Look at
de nigger! ne dressed np lak be gwine
see dat gal ob Doc Freeman's."
"Bring him in the office, Calban," said
Sellars, as he entered the house, followed
by his wife.
"Lang, Lang, tell me!"
"Smooth sailing, wife, from bow ob
God bless you!"
"Here him. Mars Lang!"
."Well, Adam, have yon a letter for
"Yes, Mars Lang. Here it Is.
"Yes. well, be seated until I read It.
and Sellars was soon doing so, and over
lrter we will do likewise:
"Dear Mr. Sellars-In compliance wttD
ronr reouesr. senu auuiu.
as long as yon desire. Hencso will not
know of his absence for some aays at io, a period of three months, only one
least. If he inquires for him he will be burial took place In the Dutch church
informed that I have sent him on an er- yard, and that waa of a small child
rand. That God may aid ana airect tue
oue who is our sole reliance at this trying
time 1 devoutly pray. Tours sincerely.
"HARRIET M. DEI RUSKii wood, of Mountain Top, near wiuces
iiisA hleaa the airll" exclaimed Lang, barre. Pa. The little stranger is her
. . . i... ki. ivult
as he tnrust ion r, "
Now. Adam," he continued, uo not
leave the house nntu you ao so u
at six o'clock this evening. oawlu
company me on a trip np the roao.
"U rairoaa, nan ut
"Yes, Adam, 'de ralroad. Now you sea
leave Calban behind and take you with
nar m nrtrT Bl TIT I fUUBIUCI jwaa "
me- ... -
'v Isf Calban behin', Mara
LangT" " '
"Yea. Calban. this time. It Is Adam's
eyes that I require; but whlla we are gone
I have an important mission for yon. A
very important one. I wish you to keep
your eyes on Herman Craven from the
time he leaves the court house at night un
til he enters the door of tbe De Rosette
residence; to watch that door until he de
parts therefrom, and to see him again
enter the court house; to do the same to
morrow and each successively until my
return. He must not leave me city wita
out your knowledge. You understand?"
"Yes, Mars Lang, and be sba'n't. But
what I gwiue do if he goes to de train?"
"Go to Lawyer Dobbs and notify him
at once of what train he has departed on.
But I do not think yon will have that
trouble. Be careful that he does not sus
pect yon are watching him."
Trus' me fer dat, Mara Lang."
"I do, Calban. I dor exclaimed Sel
lars, as he turned from the room.
The balance of tbe day dragged by slow
ly to the detective; nor did he feel content
until be was seated in one of the Wilming
ton and Weldon coaches, at six-thirty,
aud until the train drew ot of the depot
and sped northward through the pines.
Adam, the coachman, waa seated in the
(contraband car, the proudest African In
au lav oubsj vuv tuu tuc vu
that kept ringing through nis bead was:
"I's gwine 'long wid Mars Lang to fine
de man what answer to de name ob C A,
Stephens."
(To be continued.) -
COLONY THAT FAILED.
Caltared Poles Wbo Didn't Make a
Sncceaa of Faraatna
Arden la all that remains of a Uto
pian colony which wag established here
by a party of sentimental Polish patri
ots about twenty-three years ago. Itwaa
composed of refugees and reformers,
artists and idealists, under the leader
ship of Vladscot, the poet, whose odea
and lyrics have - since made him fa
mous; Michael KroscblskL the famous
and perhaps the foremost Polish paint
er; Helena Modjeska, who was then at
the zenith of her fame as an actress;
Count Bozenta, her husband, wbo was
expelled from Poland because of bis
patriotic energy; Henryk Sienklewlcz,
who has sluce become famous as the
author of "Quo Vadls," and others of
similar stripe, who made a vain and
patriotic attempt at co-operative agri
culture, with the most unhappy results.
There were thirty-three of these peo
ple all told twenty-four young men
and nine young women, mostly artists,
musicians and authors. Four were act
ors and two were sculptors of eminence
In their native land. All belonged to
tbe artistic professions and none bad
the slightest experience or knowledge
of farming or the practical affairs of
life. They expected to live au :?yllic
existence in California, Uke tbe lotus
eaters in Tennyson's poem, with much
love and little labor, and from tbe
fleeces of their flocks and the fruit of
their olive and orange groves they ex
pected to find sustenance, while the
artists could paint the turquoise sky
and the purple mountains, and the rest
could dream and write.
They came In 1870. They settled on
tract of land In Orange County, which
they were Induced to buy through the
enterprise of a Los Angeles real estate
agent, and they expended their entire
capital of $54,000 in the purchase of the
property, the erection of Buildings and
securing machinery, implements and
live stock. Only two or three could
Bpeak English, and none had ever work
ed on a farm before. Therefore, they
were at tbe mercy of unscrupulous
neighbors, who did not hesitate to take
advantage of tbe confiding and unso
phisticated foreigners.
It Is said that if the Poles bad beeu
willing to lie quietly under the orange
trees and smoke their cigarettes with
out attempting to interfere with nature
tbe farms would have given them a
living; But being unaccustomed to
manual labor and undertaking to con
duct their business upon theories which
they found in books the only reward
they reaped for their serene faith was
poverty and disaster. Notwithstanding
all the books they had read and the
theories they had formed to the con
trary, they found that farming was not
as much fun as they had expected, and
to the end they were never able to un
derstand wby their books did not con
tain antidotes for tbe misfortune which
seemed the ordinary every-day fate of
farmers.
But during all their afflictions ana
distress they never forgot their artistic
tastes, and one of their neighbors now
living In San Diego tells how be found
the whole colony assembled in the loft
of the barn one morning listening to a
symphony by Sebastian Bach In D
minor while the last cow was dying of
colic caused by Improper food.
Starvation' finally compelled the cot
ony to disintegrate. Modjeska and the
other theatrical people went back upon
the stage and Henryk Sienklewlcz went
to Los Angeles, where he lived in an
attic and cooked his own meals until
he could get money to pay bis passage
back to Poland, while the remainder
found temporary employment until
they could obtalri relief.
Sienklewlcz Is well remembered by
the old residents here. He was then
about 24 years old . and was always
writing. He learned a little English at
the boarding bouse where he found
refuge in Los Angeles, but no one ever
suspected his talent until "Quo Vadlsi'
appeared In print. San Diego (CaL)
letter In Chicago Record.
Horace Greeley Is editor of the En
terprise at Thornton, la.
Alton, 111., has the largest glass bot
tle factory in the world.
Women are increasing In number in
the British civil service.
of the heaithiet years ever ex-
I .Unnui in Alhanv. TM Y occurred
,n 1?g5 From December 9 to March
run ur
An Infant boy has Just come to de-
Hght the home of Mrs. William Swart-
I twpnlv.fifth child, and haa twenty-
" " C' VC .v.
"
Horace Howard Furness. of
Philadelphia, has received the degree
of doctop oc awB from the University
or Cambridge. England, in recognition
of nis achievements as a Shakespearean
nillllir M lit I fHllinr.
i Mining; industries In the Transvaal
were so prontaoie last year mat ,-
' 000,000 in dividends were forwarded to
j the EngUsh stockholders.
I New York City has many expert
horsewomen.
1 . . .
TKADE IN HUMANITY.
CANNIBALISM IN
COUNTRY OF
THE CONGO
AFRICA, -
.savagery of the (Un Traffic Be
tween Two cf tbe Native Tribe-Vic-tiaia
Led Aroand, and Cboica Cato
t old "on Foot."
Of the numerous Instances that
might be recorded In Illustration of the
organized traffic In human beings which
exists, reference may be made to the
conditions which hold in the district
through which the Lulungu River pass
es. This river, which constitutes a con
siderable affluent of the Congo, empties
Into the latter river, on the south bank.
at a point some 800 miles from tbe At
lantic coast Within a short distance
of the confluence Is to be found a series
of strongly fortified villages, represent
ing the headquarters of the Ngonibl,
wherein numbers of slaves are Impris
oned, pending the periodical visits of
traders from the Ubangl country, which
is situated on tbe opposite side
of the Congo. A visit to one of these
slave depots at the mouth of tbe Lulun
gu Uiver reveals a condition of sav
agery and suffering beyond all ordinary
power of description. At the period to
which these remarks bear reference It
was no uncommon experience to wit
ness at one time upward of a hundred
captives of both sexes and of all ages.
Including Infants, In .their wretched
motaers arms, lying In groups; masses
of utterly forlorn humanity, with eyes
downcast in a stony stare, with bodies
attenuated by starvation, and with skin
of that dull gray hue, which among col
ored races is always Indicative of phy
sical distress.
In cases when a suspicion existed of
an individual captive's Intention or
ability to escape, such unfortunate crea
ture was doomed to He hobbled with
one foot forced through a hole cnt In
the section of a log, while a spearhead
was driven Into tbe wood close beside
tbe limb, rendering It Impossible to
Move except at tbe expense, of lacera
tion. Other means to insure tbe prison
er's safe custody consisted In binding
both hands above the bead to the king
post of a but, or in binding the arms
and plaiting the hair Into a braid, which
was made fast to a branch overhead.
At Intervals these villages were visited
by tbe Ubangl, who came In large dug
out war canoes, and the process of bar
ter commenced, elephant tusks being
the medium of currency used In the
purchase of the slaves. Upon the con
clusion of this unnatural transaction,
the visitors retired, taking with them
is many of the Individuals as had been
transferred to their possession bwthe
tedious nrocesa of bartfainlnt i, N
react lug their -destination the catarasZli
were In most cases subjected to many
further ordeals, being exchanged Into
sther - bands, until eventually, after
having been deliberately fattened, they
met their tragic fate, and their bodies
were consumed. .
There Is a prevalent belief Among
nany of the riverine tribes of tbe Up
per Congo that tbe flavor of human
3esh Is improved by submerging tbe
prospective victim up to tbe neck In
water for two or three days previous
:o the sacrifice. Indeed, upon two sep
arate occasions It was my privilege to
release several - poor creatures who
were bound band and foot to stakes In
:he river. In certain native market
ilaces, notably In the vicinity of the
"bang!, it Is an ordinary occurrence for
:aptlves to be exposed for sale. In most
rases with the sinister fate In view of
eing killed and eaten. Proportionate
y, a greater number of men than wom
?n fall victims to cannibalism, the rea
son being that women who are still
young are esteemed as being of greater
value, by reason of utility In growing
and cooking food. This rule does not,
lowever, bold good throughout, for In
the vicinity of the Arulml River our
bservat)ons revealed a contrary order
f custom.
Probably the most Inhuman practice
f all is to be met with among the tribes
wbo deliberately hawk the victim piece
seal while still alive. Incredible as It
nay appear, the fact remains Justified
by an only too abundant proof; captives
ire led from place to place In order that
Individuals may have tbe opportunity
f indicating, by external marks upon
tbe body, tbe portion they desire to ac
julre. The distinguishing marks are
jenerally made by means of colored
:Iay, or strips of grass tied In a partic
ular fashion. .The astounding stoicism
f tbe victim, wbo thus witnesses the
bargaining for his limbs. Is only equaled
sy the callousness with which be walks
forward to meet bis fate. In explana
tion of the extraordinary Indifference
bus displayed It can only be assumed
:bat death to robbed of all terror, life
jnder conditions of slavery offering so
little attraction. CasseU'a Magazine.
A Mathematician.
Old Gent (who knows tbe young
man's salary) If you and my daugh
ter cculd live respectably and comfort
ably on 1 20 a week, I should not ob
ject to tbe match. But yon can't
Young man No; but my salary Is
$20 a week, and that added to the $20 ,
a week you are talking aoout would
make $40. Paris Messenger.
RICHARD WATSON GILDER.
.Cdltor of Ceatary Magazine Onm of tbe
Bret Known Asnerlcaa Poeta.
Mr. Richard Watson Gilder, one ol
be best known of American poets, was
orn on Feb. 8. 1844. in Bordentown.
t. J. He began bis literary career as
i Journalist became editor of "Hours
it Home" in 1808. shortly after as
sumed the associate editorship of
"Scribner Magazine," and upon tbe
Jeatb of Dr. J. Q. Holland, 1881. suc
ceeded him as editor-in-chief, tbe name
af the magaslne having been, la tbe
meantime, changed to The Century. In
this position his influence upon Ameri
can literature and art haa been second
to no man of his times.
Mr. Gilder's first volume of Terse,
Tbe New Day." appeared In 1875, and
was followed, by "The Celestial Pac
tion," 1887; "Lyrics," 1880 and 1887;
"Two Worlds and Other Poems." 1881;
"Tbe Qrsat Remsmbranos, and Other
tBOa , mia.nta of
-. - -
Sir-
M ,". Yi-i'
nve volumes were gathered Into ont
I' volume, under the title "Five Books ol
Song," and published by the Ceuturj
Company In ISM. He has since pub
Ushed "For the Country," 18S7. and "It
B. W. GILDER.
' Palestine" last year, both by tbe Cen
tury Company.
I Mr. Gilder holds a distinct and boi,
orable position among American poets
His first volume, written under tbe in
fluence of Italian studies, contained
lyrics of much Imaginative beauty. Its
fine quality and verse since has been
warmly received. In later years his
work has shown a wide range ol
themes a broadening vision and
deepening purpose. As bas been well
said, however. "He remains neverthe
less essentially a lyrist, a maker ol
songs; a thorough artist, who bas se
riousness, dignity and charm. His is
an earnest nature, sensitive alike tc.
vital contemporaneous problems and tt
the honey-sweet voice of the IdeaL"
CONSUMPTION IN OLD BOOKS
Twaaty Clerks Killed by Germs
io
Michigan ftate Record.
Specialists In pulmonary diseases,
physicians in general and particularly
clerks and office managers, whose du
ties compel them to constantly examine
and handle documents and record
cohstmpttvb's thumb mask.
books, are Intensely Interested in the
report sent from the Michigan Board
of Health at Lansing, telling of the
death from tuberculosis of twenty
clerks, wbo contracted the dlseass
through handling old records.
It seems that the clerks were em
ployed In a labor bureau, and their
work compelled them to turn over and
over old volumes of records. Within
a short time the men were seized with
consumption, one after another, and all
died.
It was finally discovered that tue
volumes of records were full of the
bacilli of tuberculosis, or consump
tion, and It was decided that the men
had become diseased through constant
and close use of the Infected volumes.
It was learned on careful inquiry that
a consumptive clerk had been employ
ed in tbe place, and that be bad a habit
of moistening his fingers In bis mouth
when he turned the pages of the books.
SENATOR PLATT A HUSTLER.
Attention to Small Tbinaa One Reaaon
for Hia Succeaa.
Senator Piatt, of New York, Is on.
of the best workers that I ever saw.
t enra a Hoiwrtmoti nfflfn1 In W a ahln fit.
ton. Between sessions of Congress
some Senators and Representatives
never come to Washington. They at
tend to all their business by correspond
ence, half the time falling to accom
plish anything. Senaor Piatt never
does that He comes to Washington
once a week, sometimes twice, and he
saways comes with many matters to
attend to for constituents. He does
not think he Is too Important or too big
a statesman to visit the departments In
behalf of his pary friends and constit
uents, and It Is surprising how small
SSWATOBt PLATT.
are the things he personally takes up.
He goes from one department to an
other and makes a strong presentation
of every matter he Is asked to look out
for. This shows that be has given it
study and that he desires to oblige
those who have called upon him for fa
vors. There are many men In public
life who consider this kind of work be
neath them, and who permit their sec
retaries to look after requests of con
stituents except In cases of men of
power or influence hi tbe State. Sen
ator Piatt is a hard and successful
worker, and his willingness to help his
friends accounts for his marvelous con
trol of politics In the Empire State.
for real genuine sarcastic comment.
axe rajwrsd to tba-tombatouM 10
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if
ULUFF.WON THE DAY.
300D AS A LETTER OF CREDIT
IN EUROPE.
It Wouldn't Hav Worked la Ameri
ca, bat In th tattle Nice Hotel 1
Carried Kverytaiaa Before-It -Aa
aranca of a Yankee Toariat,
"Here at home bluff doesn't count to.
much." said a globe trotter, "but I'm
telling you that a good, stiff bluff, with
i cheeky American behind It, Is worth
a lot of money In Europe. When I got
iround to Nice last year the best hotels
were crowded and I bad to take up
with a small room. On the same floor
was a German wbo was occupying a
suite, though not spending much mon
.y or putting on any great style. One
Jay there was a great row. The land
lord bad asked blm as a particular fa
vor to vacate for a new-comer, and, of
course, the man didn't propose to be
turned out The landlord coaxed aud
irgued, and tbe German growled and
muttered, and I followed them down to
the office to see bow it would come out.
At tbe 'desk was an American I bad
run across in Venice a buyer for a
Chicago dry-goods bouse. .uen the
landlord and the German began to
nibble In chorus tbe buyer pulled a
rrtnnk check from bis pocket and reach
id for a pen and said:
" 'All this talk Is of no use. I want
rooms here. I will buy tbe hotel and
lelect my suite. Sir, what Is your cash
price for this hotel I"
" 'You would buy the hoteir exclalm
d the landlord, as be threw up hir
hands In surprise.
"Grounds and all,, and I want it to-
lay. How much a million three or
four? And what name shall I fill in
n the check?
"Say, now," laughed the tourist, "bu
ou ought to have seen that thing
work! The German bad determined to
be ugly about It, but when he bumped
up against a man who had as soon pay
four millions as one for what be fan
cied be felt awed' and bumbled and
ready to quit The landlord figured
that to turn away such a Croesus
would ruin his bouse, and it wasn't
inlf an hour before tbe bluffer was
nstalled in tbe suite and tbe German
was chunked out into a dog bole on tbe
op floor. And that wasn't all. mind
rou. When tbey sent the buyer a bill j
lasea on nis supposed millions ne got
lp and threatened to buy up the town
ind start six soap factories to running,
ind they cut every Item In two and
pegged his pardon to boot I don't be
ieve that chap bad $1,000 In his name,
rat be Just walked over everything and
everybody far two weeks, and It was
urrent gossip that he owned the whole
)f Chicago and a good share of St
Uxilaacd Cincinnati. Nothing
.but I
?old Muff which -wouldn't b "
tim into an America
lrr.d-head, but It v
er of credit for $1
-Sc-ttle-TtaA.
1
FIQHTINfe. UUY HENrt
'.Vae Oao of the Bravest Saldlers Who
Ever Wore the Blue.
Death mustered out of the service In
he country In Gen. Guy V. Henry one
it tbe bravest soldiers and most pic
turesque characters who ever wore the
blue. General Henry more than any
ither army officer, perhaps, filled tbe
romance writer's Idea of a "bean
yibreur." During his long army career
be was almost constantly with tbe
cavalry, and he was always p-. the fore
front of a charge. At Cold Harbor he
rd a brigade across an open bullet
iwept field. Midway of the charge he
ivas wounded and bis horse was killed,
de mounted another horse and led on.
His second steed was killed just as. Id
obedience to Henry's spur. It rose to
lump over the enemy's entrenchment.
The rider fell wounded valtbln tbe
lines of the foe. For this Congress
rave him a medal of honor. General
Henry fought the Apaches In the early
70s, and a few years-later was shot
through the bead In a battle with the
Sioux. He recovered, and later on took
tbe field again against the same Indi
ans. As Lieutenant Colonel. General
Henry was in command of the Ninth
Cavalry In the field against the Sioux
in 1890. His black troopers Idolized
blm. One day under his leadership
they had made a forced march of fifty
miles from beyond the White River.
They bad eaten only a little bread and
a cup of coffee each. Word came that
tbe Seventh Cavalry was surrounded.
Henry looked at his jaded men and
asked his junior officers to sound the
temper of the troopers. Would they
follow blm to the relief of the Seventh 1
When the colored men found out that
Henry wished them to follow they
sprang to their saddles and rode after
him as though, as some one expressed
it, they were going to a ball. Henry
and his men rode altogether about
elchtr miles that day. and the Seventh
was saved. General Henry wore the
army's medal of honor for consplcuoui
gallantry. He sever held any b ureal
position. He was a fighting soldlei
pure and simple, being better ac
quainted with the frontier camn thai
with the streets of the city of Wash
ington. "
Some men are of no use until they
die, and their life Insnranos
OCX. OUT V. HEHBT.
SERMON
Rco. Br. talma
Subject: The Comlne SerraoTnplratlea
J-"cr the Future lCeligloue Kxhortatloa
Will Be Drawn Kroin the Living ChrUt
Theology Must Take a Back SeaU
(Copyright. Louis Klopach. 1KV.I
Washisotom, D.C. In this discourse Dr.
Talmage addresses all Ouristlan workers
and describe wliat he thinks will be the
modes ot preaoliiag tbeirospel in tbe future;
text, Itoinaus xil., 7, "Or ministry, let ns
wnit on nnr ministering."
While I was seated ou a piazza ot a hotel
at Lexington, Kv., one Rnmmei evening; a
giMitlemau asked mo, "What do you thiuk
of the coining sermon?" 1 supposed he was
asking melu regard to some new discourse
ot Dr. Camming of London, who some
times preached startling sermons, and I
replied, "I bave not seen It." Hut I found
out afterward tbat be meant to ask what 1
thought would be tbe characteristics ol
tbe coming sermon ot tbe world, the ser
mons of the future, the word "Cuinsiing"
as a nonu pronounced the same as the
word "coming" as an adjective. But my
mistake suggested to me a very Important
and practical tbeme, "Tbe Coming Ser
mon." Before the world is converted the style ol
religious discourse will bave to be" con
verted. Yon might as well go Into tbe
modern Sedan or Gettysburg with bowt
and arrows. Instead ot rises and bombshells
and parks of artillery, as to expect to con
quer this world for Ood by tbe old styles
of exhortation and sermonology. Jona
than Edwards preached the sermons most
adapted to the age in which be lived, but
If tbose sermons were preached now they
would divide an audience Into two classes
those sound asleep and those wanting to
go home.
Bat there is a discourse of the future.
Who will preach It I bave no idea. In what
part of tbe earth tt will be born I have no
Idea. In which denomination of Christians
It will be delivered I cannot guess. That
discourso of exhortation may be born In
tbe country meeting honse on the banks ol
the St. Lawrence orthe Oregon or tbe Ohio
or the Tombigbee or tbe Alabama. The
person who shall deliver it may this mo
ment be in a cradle under the shadow o!
the Sierra Nevadas or in a New England
farmhouse or amid tbe riceflelds of South
ern savannas, or tbls moment there may be
some young man In one of our theological
seminaries, in the jnulor or middle or sen
ior class, shaping tbat weapon of power,
or there may be coming some new baptism
of tbe Holy Ghost on the churches, so thai
some ot us who now stand In the watch
towers of Zion, waking to a realization ol
our present efficiency, may preach It our
selves. That coming discourse may not be
fifty years off. And let us pray God that
Its arrival may be hastened while I an
nounce to you whatl.thlnk will be the chiel
characteristics ot tbat discourse or exhor
tation when It does airive, and I want tc
make my remarks appropriate and sug
gestive to all classes of Cbristlau workers.
First of all, I remark that that future re
ligious discourse will be fall of a living
Christ in contradistinction to didactic
technicalities. A discourse may be fall ol
Christ though hardly mentioning His name,
and a sermon may be empty of Christ while
.every sentence is repetitious of His titles.
Thw world wants a living Christ, not
Christ standing at the bend of a formal sys
Item of theology, bat a Christ who menu;
I pardon and sympathy and condolence and
brotherhood and life and heaven, a pool
man's Christ, a rich man's Christ, an over
worked man's Christ, an invalid's Christ, f
(farmer's Christ, a merchant's Christ, an ar-
- an every (ban's Cbrfst. -
e worded systatn-uj t-
-on eu0uH.i tor, totueelOcvAial
. ..osses, out It bas no more business in a
Ipulpit than have the technical phrases ol
'an anaiomist or a psyohologist or a physi
cian In the sickroom ot a patient. Tli
world wants help. Immediate and world
.uplifting, and it will come through a dis-
'AAnvu. In h nh rl.la, I. ... I 1 L
course In which Christ shall walk right
down into tbe Immortal soul and take ever
'lasting possession ot it, filling it as full of
i light as Is this noonday Armament.
1 That sermon of exhortntton ot the future
'will not deal with men In the threadbare
illustrations of Jesus Christ. In tbat com
ing address there will be instances ol
vicarious suffering taken right out ol
everyday life, for there is not a day when
somebody Is not djing for others us tbe
physician saving his diphtheritic patient
by sacrificing bis own lite; as the ship cap
tain going down with bis vessel while be
Is getting Us passengers Into the lifeboat;
as the firemnn consuming In tbe burning
building while he is taking a child out of a
fourth story window; as In summer tbe
strong swimmer at East Hampton or Long
Branch or Cape May or Lake George him
self perished trying to rescue tbe drown
ing; as the newspaper boy one summer,
supporting his mother for some years, his
Invalid mother, when offered by a gentle
man fifty cents to get some special paper,
and be got it and rushed up in bis auxiety
to deliver It and was crashed under the
wheels of the train and lay on tbe grass
with only strength enough to sny, "Oh,
what will become ot mv poor, sick mother
now?" Vicarious suffering the world Is
full ot It. An engineer said to m on a
locomotive In Dakota: "We men seem to
be coming to a better appreciation than
we used to. Did you see tbat acoount the
other day of an engineer wbo to save his
passengers stuck to his post, and when he
was found dead In the locomotive wblcb
was upside down, he was found still smil
ing, bis band on tne air-Draker And as
the engineer said it to me he nut bis band
on the air-brake to Illustrate his meaning,
and looked at me and thought: "You
would be just as much a hero In the same
crisis."
Ob, In that religious discourse of the
future there will be living Illustrations
taken out from everyday life ot vicarious
suffering Illustrations that will rriug to
mind the ghastlier sacrifice of Him, who In
the high places of tbe field, on the cross,
fought oar battles, and endured our strug
gle and died our death. A German sculp
tor made an image of Christ, and he asked
bis little child, two years old, wbo It was,
and tlio said, "Tbat must be some very
great man." Tbe sculptor was displeased
with the criticism, so he got another block
of marble and chiseled away on it two ot
tbree years, and then ha brought In bis
little child, fonr or five years of age, and
said to her, "Wbo do you think that is?"
She said, "That must be tbe One who took
little children in His arms and blessed
them." Then tbe sculptor was satisfied.
Oh, my friends, what tbe world wants is
not a cold Christ, not an intellectual
Christ, not a severely magisterial Christ,
but a loving Christ, spreading out His
arms of sympathy to presstbe whole world
to His loving heart.
But I remark again tbat tbe religious
discourse of the future will have to be
short. Condensation I demanded by tbe
age In which we livo. No more need of
long Introductions and long applications
and so many divisions to a discourse tbat
It may be said to be bydra-headed. In
other days men got all their information
from tbe pulpit. Tbere were few books,
snd there were no newspapers, and there
was little travel from place to place, and
people would sit and listen two and a half
hoars to a religious discourse, and "seven
teenthly" would find tbem fresh and chip
per. In those days there was enough time
for a man to take an hour to wiirm himself
np to the subject and an hour to cool off.
But what was a necessity thea Is a super
fluity now. Congregations are fall of
knowledge from books, from newspapers,
from rapid and continuous Intercommuni
cation and long disquisitions of whnt tbey
know already will not be abided. If a re
ligions teacher cannot compress what be
wishes to say to the people In tbe space of
forty-five minutes, better adjourn it to
some other day.
Tbe trouble is we preach an Hences Into
I Chris' Ian fratr. and then wo .t.-.-'i
hem out of it. Wn forget that ev-ry ninl
tor bos so mnch eauncitv of nttniul.ui, mi 1
rhen that Is exhausted Ho Is rextle. 'i'tin-.
tecldent on the Lou ; Inland railroad e-ir-t
igo on me from tbe fact that the lr:ik'
vers out of order, and when tin y w.n.te I
o stop tbe train they could nr.t stop, m: 1
tence tbe easualty was terrific. In all rr
Iglous discourse we want locomotive power
lOd prnoulslon. We want at the same time.
tout brakes to let ilow i at the right In- --taut.
It Is a dl mal thing, after a hearer ,
ins com preli ended the whole subject, to
tear a nina nay, "Now to recapitulate,"
ind "A few words by way f application"
md "Once more," aud "Finally." and
'Now to conclude."
1'a u I preached until midnight, and Euty
:hus got sound asleep and fell out of a
vin iow and broke his neok. Some would
lay, "Good for him." I would rather be
lympathetic, iiko Paul, and resuscitate
lim. That accident Is often quoted now ia
religious circles as a warning against sora
lolnnce in church. It is just as much a
irarning to ministers against prolixity.
Sutyehus was wroug in his somnolence,
JUL Paul made a mistake when he kept on
ni'il midnight. He ought to bave stopped
it llo'clock, and there would have been
10 accident. If Panl might have gone on
:o too great length, let all those of us wbo
tre now preaching the gospel remember
:hat there Is a limit to religious discourse,
r ought to be, and that in our time wa
lave no apostolio power of miraules. Ma
jo'ioon I., an address of seven minutes
i.rilled his army and thrilled Europe.
Christ's sermon on the mount, tbe model
lermon.was less than eighteen minutes long
it ordinary mode of delivery. It Is not
rieetricity scattered all over the sky tbat
itrikes, bat electrioity gathered into a
:handerbolt and burled, and It is not relig
ous truth scattered over and spread out
rer a vast reach of time, bat religious
rratb projected In compact form tbat
lashes light upon the soul and rives its
ndifference.
When tbe religions discourse of the
future arrives in this land and In the
Christian church, tbe discourse which is to
arouse tbe world and startle the nations
ind usher in the kingdom. It will be a brief
ilsoourse.
Hear It, all theological students, all ye
lust entering upon religious work, all ye
men and women wbo In Sabbath schools
and other departments are toiling foi
Christ and the salvation of immortals
brevity, brevltyl
But I remark also tbat the rellgiout
discourse ot the future ot which I speak
will be a popular discourse. Tbere are
those in these times wbo speak of a popular
sermon as though there mast be something
wrong aboat it. As these critics are dull
themselves, the world gets the impression
that a sermon is good in proportion as it If
stupid. Christ was the most popular
preacher the' world ever saw and, con
sidering the small number ot tbe
world's population, had the largest au
dience ever gathered. He never preached
anywhere without making a great
sensation. People rushed out In tbe wild
erness to hear Him reckless ot their phys
ical necessities. So great wo? their anxie
ty to bear Christ tbat, taking no food with
tbem, they would have fainted and starved
bad not "Christ performed a miracle and
fed tbem. Wby did so many people take
the truth at Christ's hands? Because the
all understood it. He Illustrated His sub
ject by a hen and ber ohlckens, by a hushe!
measure, by a handful ot snlt, by a bird'i
igbt and by a lily's aroma. All the peopU
knew what He meant, and they flocked tc
Him. And when the religious discourse ol
the future appears it will nut be Prince- .
Ionian, not Bochesterlnn, not Andovt-rian ;
not Middletonlan, but Olivetie plain
practical, unique, earnest, compreliensivi
of all tbe woes, wants, sins and sorrows o -an
auditory.
' But when that exhortation or disconiv
does come there will be a thousand glean.
Ing sclmlters to charge on it. There are it
so p any theological seminaries professors
telling young men how to prenoh, lhem-v
selves not knowing how, and I am told thai ' '
If a young man In some of our theological '
seminaries savs anything quaint or tliri''
Ing or unique faculty and stude" ,
blm and set blm right and s'
out and smooth him dowr
off until be says everyt bi
body else says it. Oh, v" 4.
M"ionsdiso"--" i
cities will bnti.
2-
olrltual belD. All wbo have burled -TT
dead want comfort. AH know thnmselvri
to be mortal and to be Immortal, and the)
want to bear about tbe great future. I tej
you, my friends, if the people of cur gre'
Hties who have bad trouble only tboug
Ibey could get practical and sympatbc
help in the Christian church, tbere wou
not be a street In Washington or New Vo
or any other city which would be passnb
on the Sabbath day tf there wore a church
on it, for all the people would pre-s tc
that asylum of mercy, tbat great house ol
comfort and consolation,
i A mother with a dead babe in her arms
came to the god Siva and asked to have
her child restored to life. Tbe god Hiv
eatd to her, "You go and get a handful ot
mustarU seed from a bouse in which there
has been no sorrow and in which tbere has
been no death, and I will restore your
ehlld to life." 80 the mother went oat,
and she went from bouse to bouse and
from borne to borne looking for a place
where there bad been no sorrow and where
there bad been no death, but bhe found
none. She went back to the god Siva and
said: "My mission is a failure. You see, 1
haven't brought the mustard seed. I can't
nnd a place where tbere bas been no sor
row and no death." "Oh!" says the god
Siva. "Understand, your sorrows are no
worse than the sorrows ot others. We all
bave our griefs, and all have our heart
breaks." "Laugb, and the world laughs with you;
Weep, and you weep alone;
For the sad old earth must borrow Its
mirth.
Bat has trouble enough of its own."
We bear a great daal of discussion now
all over the laud about why people do not
go to church. Some say it is becaure
Christianity is dying out and because peo
ple do not believe In the truth of God'e
word, and all that. They are false rensons.
The tenson Is because our sermons and ex
hortations are not Interesting and practl
:al and helpful.
Some one might as well tell the whole
truth on this subject, and so I will tell tt.
The religious discourse ot the future, tbe
gospel sermon to come forth and shake tbe
nations and lift people out of darkness,
will be a popular sermon, just for the sim
ple reason that It will meet the woes and
tbe wnnts and the anxieties of the people.
There are in all our denominations ec
clesiastical mummies sitting around to
frown upon the fresh young pulpit- ot
America to try to awe tbem down, to cry
out: "Tut, tut, tutl Sensational!" They
stand to-dny preaching In churches tbat
hold a thousand people, nnd there are a
hundred per ons present, and If they can
not have the world saved la their way It
seems as if they do not want it snved at
all.
I do not know but the old wayot making
ministers of tbe gospel Is better a col
legiate education and an apprenticeship
under the care and home ntteullon of some
earnest, aged Christian minister, the young
man getting the patrinn-h's spirit aud as
sisting blm In bis religious service.
The printing press is to be tho great
agency of gospel proclamation. It is high
time that good men. Instead of denounclug
the press, employ it to scatter forth tbe
gospel ot Jesus Christ.
The vast majority of people In our cities
do not come to church and nothing bnt the
printed sermon can reach them and call
them to pardon snd life and peace and
heaven.
Tbe time will come when all tbe village,
town and city newspapers will reproduce
the gospel of Jesus Christ, and Bermons
preached on tbe Sabbath will reverberate
all nround tbe world, an.1,so-ne by type and
some by voice, all niitioi.s will be evange
lized. . Reading Is seeing by proxy.
There are two things that a man
can't lose, and can't bequeath a vir
tuous heart and a good education.
Any one mav do a casual act of good
nature, but a continuation of them
shows it is a part of the temperament.
The purest water runs from the
hardest rock.
The theatre of life has no programs
whether the first act is on, or the
last, who sha'l say?
' Dan Collyer will Join Anna Held In
"Papa's Wife."
Crane will shelve "Peter Stuyves
ant" and play -only "A Kich Man's
Son" on tbe road.
Man is' but a seed and the grave
his furrow.