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HOLIDAY GOODS.
I now have most of my new holiday jjoods in stock.
Anyone wishing to purchase a nice and useful present for their
friends will do well to call and examine my goods, see the latest
styles, examine quality, and find price of same, which I think wi 1
convince you that both quality and price of goods will give you
entire satisfaction. Respect!uliy yours,
D. Is. CbeeisAND,
JEWELER AND OPTICIAN,
125 S. MAIN ST, BUTLER. PA.
Bidcel's!
Our rtock of winter Boots "m* Shoes » s larger than ever before. Large
stock COKEY'S JAMESTOWN SHOES. High cut hand-made Box-toe Roots and
Shoes for drillers. Our line of schoo 1 sines is complete. Copper toed shoes for
the boys and high cut waterproof shoes for the girls. We wish to call your special
attention to our extremly large stock of felt and rubber goods which we bought
early and are prepared to* offer you «ome great bargains.
PRICE LIST.#^
LEATHER GOODS
Ladies' good kip shoes 85c
Ladies' fine Dongola pat. tip shoes 1.00
Ladies' genuire kangaroo calf shoes 1.25
Men's high cnt 3 soles box toe shoes 1.25
) f Men's good kip box toe boots 2 25
Misses' waterproof oil grain shoes 80c
Children's heavy shoes.. 50c
Ladies' fur trimmed Juliet slippers 75c
Old Ladies' warm line'' shoes 75c
Boys' good everyday shoes 1.00
FELT and RUBBER GOODS
Men's felt boots and overs i.? 5
Men's German socks and overs 2.25
Boy's German socks and overs 1.50
Youths' felt boots and overs 1.25
knit boots and overs 2,25
1 I Men's self acting rubbers 65c
Men's buckle arctics 1 25
Ladies' croquet rubbers 35c
% Misses' croquet rubbers 25c
Men's Storm King rubber boots a. 75
Men's rubber boots (regular height) 7.75
J^^ N ' N^>^^TO V 7>rrTEACHERS.
/ We extend a cordial invitation to the teachers to visit our store. Make /
S this your headquarters during your visit in Hutler. We take pleasure in /
/ showing you our stock of Cushionet Turns and Ease Welt Shoes, made in j
V many different styles in fine Dongola, Box Calf and Patent Leather. Large C
/ stock of felt and leather dippers in latest up-to-date stjles. A special dis 1
\ count will be given to the teachers during Institute week V
JOHN BICKEL,
128 SOUTH MAIN STREET, - - BUTLER, PA.
STRIVING COR EFFECT! _ fit \, 0./^
Jwaaaaaw r L* geaeai» «
(i jMm. i
Men don't buy clothing for I L'f I \ I
J tpone or spending money. They
f .to get th« best piiasible results for AI. jAit . J/Jk
7 vmotiey expended. Not cheap
i Lbut goods as cheap as they can ><cAK. A/1 j\ Jf t' i J
. sold for tnd made up properly. W4 j&X-jSBA Il'l'1 l ' l '
7 Cyou want the correct tiling at the cor-7«" h I
jj tject priee, call and examine ouoi;. " " \ ' 3W-j'IJ (
, .large stock of Heavy Weights, I'alirn \ W m ftSr 5/! ,1
7 tana Winter Suitings and Overcoats \ Fn J\i! -/
£the latest Styles, Shades and Colors uk. \ / Ira " B j j
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Guaranteed. I"JtJL*
G F. K6CK,
142 North Main Street, Butler, Pa
J ■ - " • 1 " T-srsss ■
I F"tjuncl »I ust I , W«r\tecl ;jt
PAPES, JEWELERS.
The above is what you will say if you come to us to buy a
prt»ent for Xmas.
Wc have a very large and beautiful stock of all kinds of GOLD,
SILVER and EBONY novelties. All the newest designs and best
quality at the very lowest prices.
If you have any old gold or silver remember wc take it just the
»ame as cash.
All goods selected PAPE'S T ALL kTnIS^
will be laid aside > < ( >F
until Christmas. > JcWeierS, < REPAIRING.
122 S. Main ST.
Edison and Columbia Talking Machines from $5 up
Records $5.00 per doz. The most wonderful invention
of the nineteeth century. Nothing more
for a Christmas present.
R. L. KJRKPATRICK,
Next to Court House. JEWELER.
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Xew Kensington. I'a. says: "Foryears I
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Yellow Tablets and sell at fifty cents a j
l>ox at all druf; stores and at Redick & :
Grohman's drug store.
Mailed on receipt of price. Manufac- ,
tured by John Morrow & Co., Chemists.
Springfield, Ohio.
Thin In Yonr Opportunity.
On receipt of ten cents, cash or stamps,
a eenerous nmji!'- will l>e mailed of the
most popular Cut . rh and Hay Fever Cure
(Ely's Cream liiim , sufficient to demon
strate the great merits of the remedy.
ELY BROTHELS,
EG Warren St , New fork City.
Rev Johnßeid, Jr., of Great Falls, Mont,
recommended Ely's Cream 15alm to me. I
can emphasize Lis statement, "It is a
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Rev. Francis W. Poole, Pastor Central Pres.
Church, Helena, Mont.
Ely's Cream Balm is the acknowledged
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nor any injurious drug. Price, 50 cents.
Butler Savings Bank
Hutler, F^a.
Capital - f6o,o»».oo
Surplus and Profits - - $170,000.00
JOS. L PURVIS President
J. HENRY TROI'TMAN Vice-I'resi.lent
WM. CA M PBKLL, Jr Caj bier
LOUIH B. STRIS. Teller
IMKKirroltH—Joseph L. Purvis, J. Henry
Tro'-.tman, W. D. Brandon, W. A. Htein. J. H.
Camobell.
Tim Butler Pavings Bank is tin- Oldest
Banking Institution! n Butler County,
f.encral banking tiuslness transacted.
We solicit accounts of v/ 11 producers, mer
chants, farmers and others.
AlJb.islii<sH entrusted to us will receive
prompt attention.
Interest paid on time deposits.
I'M K
Butler County National Bank,
13utier Pen n,
Capital paid in - - fi x>,000.00
Surplus and Profits - $130,703.95
Jos. Ilartman, President; J. V. Ritts,
Vice President; C. A. Bailey. Cashier;
John G. McMarlin, Ass't Cashier.
/ general banking fottslnesi transacted.
Interest paid on time deposits.
Money loaned on approved security.
Wc Invite you to open an account with this
bank.
lIIBE'IT'JItH- Hon. Joseph Ilartman, Hon.
W. S. Wal'lron, I»«. .v M Hoover H. Mc-
Hweeney, K. K. A brums, '' P. Collins, I. U
Smith, Leslie IV lla/.lett, M. Ilueitui,
IV 11. I.arkln, Harry ll»a»l«y. Dr. \f. C.
Mc'Jandless. Hen I V. Kltt."
Braun's Pharmacy.
Cor. 6th St. and Duquesne Way.
I'ittsbui/, Pa,, L,, I). Telephone 2541.
Wholesale and Retail.
Importer andJobberof Drugs,
Chemicals, Perfumes, Soaps,
Brushes, Etc
The only house west of New
York carrying a full line ol
Meyers' Grease, I'aints and
theatrical goods.
Physicians' Prescriptions
Compounded Day or Night by
"Registered Pharmacists" only.
Wholesale ;ind retail
dealer in Lubricating and
Illuminating Oils, Capital
Cylinder, Dynamo, Water
White and Standard Gas
Engine Oils, Gasolein, Ben
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Petrolatum.
Address all mail orders to
W. F. Braun.
H.O.HAYS. L.H.HAYS
PUT YOUR RIG UP AT
6ros?T
Livery and Sale Stable.
Best Accommodation* in Town.
West Jelerson street, Hutler, Pa
People's Phone 109,
Bell's Phone 59
L. S. McJUNKIN,
Insurance and Real Estate
Agent.
117 li. JKFPKRSON.
RUTLER, - PA.
Pearson Nace's
Livery Feed and Sale Stable
Ri-ar of
Wick House, Butler, Pcnn'a.
Th« Im'h! o' iiorm-H and cUsh ntfs it I
way * on h:tri<! ami f.»r till •
K. st arroriitnfHiaMnri i In town for pcrriM ■
ru nt IxmnJliiK uini transient trti<l«-. Hp**'*!
al ran? tfuiiriu»l«*»'<l.
Stable Room For 65 Horse 3.
QA [food of horses. Ix.t li drivers and
Tr.iYt \*ir i< . always on liiirnl ami for salt
UdiV * flill Kiisiiritiit «-< ami liorn**s InMitfht
pKni propi-r notification by
PEARSON B. NACE.
Tclophooe. No. 2IH.
yyANTKh HKV KltA L HItIOHT AND
" honest imthohh to r«pr* srnt iih as Man
ag<TH In tlih and ritmo I»y count I«*H. Salary
ftNio a y«*ar ami «-xp«-nsi s Htralglit. bimii
ilili'. no more, no Ichh salary I'osltlon per
manent. Our r« f«*r< in • any l>anU In any
t/own. It Is mainly ofM«*«* work ion<luct«»<l iff
hoifiiv IC« f«-n-m-*v l-airlosu M*l f -adil r«i»%v<J
stainpfH i-nva lopr Till. Dominion CoMI'AJfY,
in pt. li, Ciilcago.;
BUTLER, THLJRSDAV, DECEMBER 14, l,Si)Jr)
r IN HIS STEPS. : If"!
t&GtilCi t I II
: f 1 I ::
; f I Blk^yo
By Charles JL SiielJon. % !
Cojjyri'fhtf'l an ', f.- 'J-Jhfrt < ) * f • the • % -ii ' '
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CHAPTER n.
He that saith he atjideth in Lim oucht al«> to
vi.k even a* he walked.
Edwanl Norman, editor of the Ray
mond Daily News, sat in hin onic-' room
Monday morning and fac«l a new
world of action. He had made his
pledge in good faith to do everything
after asking, "What would Jesus do?"
and as he supposed with hi* eyes open
to all flie possible results. Bnt an the
regular life of the paper started »n an
other week's ru.sh and whirl of activity
he confronted it with a degree of hesi
tation and a feeling nearly akin to fear.
He had come down to the office very
early and for a few minutes was by
himself. He sat at his desk in a grow
ing thoughtfulness that finally became
a desire which he knew was as great as
it was unusual. He had yet to learn,
with all the others in that little com
pany pledg'-d to do the Christlike thing,
that the spirit of life was moving in
power through his own life as never 1 -
fore. He rose and shut his door and
th"n did what he had not d"tie fir
years. He kneeled down by his de- k
and prayed fur tin; Divine pre. ence and
\\ i 1o;ji to direct him.
He m • with the day before him and
his promi-e distinct and clear in li:s
mind. "Now for action," lie t> oru'-d to
say But be vronld l>e led by ev nts us
fa-it us tbc-y came on.
lies opem-d liin dorr arid T T: the
routine of tho otlce wori. The 1 :i >•'
i;. .' ' dit' rh. 1 just coin" ill and we. ;;t
liia d .. in the adjoining room. One of
the reporter)) th re was pohndiag ont
somethin g <>: i a typewriter
Edward Isormun l> ';an an editorial.
The Daily News v. :. - an < renin;? paper.
andNoriic.n r- laliy <' >n;plet d his lead
ing editorial b for:? H o'clock.
He had 1" . n writ!!: ' al rat 15 tnin
ntea when the managing eiiitor call< '1
ont: "H.•;■< "H thl.-s press report of yi::-
terday's prize!; 'lit :;t the ll' ort. It
will make rip thr : columns and r. Inilf.
1 Kiippor-■! it all j." -s in?"
Edward Korman was one of those
newspaper men who keep an eye < n
• very detail of the paper. The manag
ing editor always consulted hi.-trlih l in
matters of l.oth small and lar, ■ iiuper
tance Sometime, as in this a. e. it w; -
Til' rely a nominal inquiry.
"Yes no. Let me see it."
He took the typewritten matter jnt-t
as it came from the telegraph editor
and ran over it carefully. Then lie laid
the Bheets down on his dtsk and did
some very hard thinking.
"We won't run this in today, "be
said finally.
The managing editor was standing
in the do< rway between the two rooms.
He was astonished at the editor's re
mark and thought he had perhaps niis
nnderstoi 1 him.
"What did yon say?"
"Leave it ont. We won't use it. "
"But'' The managing editor win
(imply oumfounded. He star-d at
Norman as if the editor were ont of his
mind.
"I think Clark, that it onght not to
be printed, and that's the end of it.'
said Edward Norman, looking rip from
his desk.
Clark seldom had any words with the
chief. Norman's word had always been
law in the office, and he had seldom
been known to change his mind Th«
circumstances now, however, seemed to
be M> extraordinary that Clark could
not help expn -ing himself.
"Do yo i mean that the paper is to
go to preys without a word of the prize
fight in it'!'
"Yes; that's jni:t what 1 mean.'
"But it's unheard of. All other
papers will print it. What will our
subscribers. say? Why. it's simply''
Clark paused, unable to find worila to
Huy what he thought.
Edward Norman looked at Clark
thoughtfully. The managing editor
was a member of a church of a different
denomination from that of Norman's.
The two men had never talked together
on religious matt< rs, although they had
been associated on the paper for several
vears.
"Come in he-.-t a minute, Clark, and
llmt. the door." *eid Norman.
('lark caiue in. and the two men /need
each other alone. Norman did not Apeak
for a minute Then he snid abruptly:
"Clark, if Christ were editing a daily
paper, do yon hone: tly think he would
print three column* and a half of n
prizefight in it?"
Clark g: ped in astonishment Final
ly h" replied, "No; 1 don't suppose he
would."
"Well, that's my only reason for
rhntting this account out of The News
I have decided not to doa thing In con
nection with the paper for a whole year
that I honestly lielievo Jesus would not
do.''
( lark could not have looked rn*r«
amazed if the chief hud suddenly gone
crazy. In f..et. lie did think something
was wrong, though Mr Norman was
one of the hir.t men in the world, in his
judgment, to lose his mind.
"What, efft i t, will that have on the
paper?" h" tin,-illy managed to ask in a
faint voice.
"What do yon think T" asked Edward
Norman, with a keen glance.
"J think it will simply ruin the pa
per, " replied Clark prompt ly He was
gathering up his iiewlldered sense i and
began to remonstrate. "Why, it isn't
feasible tn run a paper nowadays on
any such basis. It's too ideal The
world isn't ready for it You can't
make it pay. Just as Hire as you live,
if you shut out this prizefight report,
you will lose hundreds of subscribers
It doesn't take a prophet to say that
The very In t people in town are eager
to read it, They know it, has taken
place, and when 1 lr<-y get the paper
this evening they will expect half a
page at least. Hurely you can't afford
to di regard the wi lies of the public to
such an extent It will be « great mis
take if you do, in my opinion. "
Edward Norman sat silent a minute.
Then he spoke gently, but firmly
"('lark, what, in your honest opinion,
is the rli/ht. standard for determining
conduct? Is the only right standard fer
every one the probable action of Jesus?
Would you say that the highest, best
law for a man to live by was contained
iu asking the question, 'What would
Jesus do?' and then doing it regnrdl<
of results? In other words, do you think
men every where ought to follow Jesus'
example an close as they can in their
daily lives?"
Chirk turned red and moved uneasily
in bis chair before lie answered the edl
tor's qn lion.
"Why, .vis. 1 suppose, if yon put it
on fI. ; ml of what thi*y ought to
do. t !i< i • no other fandard of con
duct. But the questions ari What is
feasible? Is it possible t.i mat • ii jay?
To succeed in the newspaper busin.-s
wc have got to cocfor.i to the cnst< .ns
and the rc< • ignizid n« thou.s c»f society.
We can't do as we would do in an ideal
world.''
"Bo yon mean that we can't rnn the
paper strictly < ;i C hristian principles
anl make it • nccced?"
•'Yes; that's jnst whr.t 1 mean. It
can't bo done. Wo'll go bankrnpt in 30
days."
Edward Norman did not reply at
once. lie was very thoughtful.
"We shall have occasi. n to talk this
over again. Clark. M ..nwhile I think
we ought to nnderstand each other
franklj I have >■>> !f for p.
year to do ewrythihg croinected with
the paper after answering the question,
'What would Jesus do?' a;- honestly us
possible. I *hall continue to do thi in
the belief that not only can we succeed,
but that we can succeed better than we
ever did."
Clark rose. "Tin the report does
not go in?"
"It dees not. There is plenty of good
material to take its place, and you
know what it is."
Clark hesitated.
"Are y>n going to say anything
about the absence of the report?"
"No; let the paper go to press as if
there had been no such thing as a prize
fight yesterday."
Clark walked ont of the room to his
own desk feeling a , if the bottom had
dropped out of everything. He was as
tonifhed, b-wildered, excited nnd con
niderably enraged. His great respect for
Norman checked his rising indignation
and disgust, but with it all was a feel
ing of growing wonder at the sudden
change of motive which had entered
the office of The Daily News and threat
ened, as he firmly believed, to destroy it.
Before noon every reporter, pressman
and employee on The Daily News was
informed of the remarkable fact that
the paper was going to press without a
word in it about the famous prizefight
of Hnnday. The reporters were simply
astonished beyond measure at the an
nouncement of the fact. Every one in
the stereotyping and composing rooms
had something to say about the unheard
of omission. Two or three times during
the day when Mr. Norman had occasion
to visit the compohing rooms the men
stopped their work or glanced around
their cases, looking at him curiously.
Ho knew that he was being observed
strangely and said nothing and did not
appear to note it.
There had been several changes in
the paper suggested by the editor, but
nothing marked. He was waiting and
thinking deeply. He felt as if lie needed
time and considerable opportunity for
the exercise of his best judgment in
several matters before he answered his
ever present qu» stion in tin- right way.
It was not because there were not a
great many tilings in the life of the pa
per that were contrary to the spirit of
Chris.t that he did not act at once, but
because he win yet greatly in doubt as
to what action .b us would take.
When The Daily News came out that
evening, it carried to its subscriliers a
distinct sensation. The presence of the
report of the prizefight could not have
produced anything equal to the effect
of its omission Hundreds of men in the
hotels and stores down town as well as
regular sub-i ribi rs eagerly opened the
paper and searched it through for Ihe
account of the ;treat fight. Not finding
It, they rushed to the newsstand and
bought other papers. Even the news
boys had not all understood the fact of
the omission, one of them calling out:
"Daily News! Full 'count great prize
fight 't Resort. News, sir?"
A man on the corner of the avenne
close by Tie- News office bought the pa
per, looked over its front page hurried
ly and then angrily called the boy back.
"Here, boy I What 's the matter with
your paper? There is no prizefight here I
What do you mean by selling old pa
,;ers V"
"Old papers, nuthinl" replied the
hoy indignantly. "That's today's pa
per. What's de matter wid you?"
"Hut there's no account of any prize
fight here! book!"
The man handed back the paper, and
the lx>y glanced at it hurriedly. Then
he whistled, while a bewildering look
crept, over his face. Seeing another boy
running by with papers, he called out,
"Hay, Ham, lemme see your pile!" A
hasty examination revealed the remark
able fact that all the copies of The
News were silent on the prizefight.
"Hero; give me another paper, one
with the prizefight account I" shouted
the customer. He received it. and walk
ed off, while the two boys remained
comparing notes and lost In wonder at
the event. "Bomp'n slipped a cog in
The Newsy sure," said first boy, but
he couldn't tell why and rushed over to
The News office to find out.
There were sevei al other lmys at the
delivery room, and they were all «.v
cited and disgusted. The amount of
slangy remonstrances hurled at the clerk
back of the long counter would have
driven any one else to «h pair lie was
use<| to more or less of it all the time
and consequently hardened to it
Mr. Norman was just coming down
stairs on his way home, and he pnni < d
as he went by the door of the delivery
room and looked in
"What's the matter here, Oeorge?'
he asked the clerk as lie noted the 1111
usual confusion.
"The boys say they can't sell any
copien of The News tonight because the
prizefight is not in it,," replied Oeorge,
looking curiously at the editor, as so
many of the employees had done during
the day.
Mr. Norman hesitated a moment,
then walked into the loom and con
fronted the boys.
"How many papers are there here,
boys? Count them out, and I'll buy
them tonight
There was a wild stare and a wild
counting <>f papers on the part, of the
boys.
"(five them their money, (Jeorge,
and if any of the other boys come in
with the same complaint, buy (heii im
sold Copien Is that, fair?" heasked the
In ys, who were smitten into unusual
silence by the unheard of action on the
part of the editor
"Fair! Well, 1 should lint will
you keep dis up? Will dis be a eon
tinnal performance for de benefit of de
fraternity t"
Mr. Norman smiled slightly, but he
did not think it was neee ary to I*l
swer the question, lie walked out of
the office and went home. On the way
he could not avoid that constant query.
1 "Would Jesus have done it?" It wan
not so much with reference to this l.i t
transaction as to the entire motive that
li:i 1 » - 1 him on since he had made
tL ' j :a. v. The nfcwsbcys were necee
sarily --.nerers through the action he
had t::l; a. Why should tin y lose money
by it They w. re not to blame. He was
a rich man and could afford to put a
little brightness into their lives if he
chose to do it. He believed as he went
on hi - way home that Jesus would have
done either what he did or something
similar in order to I*> free from any
possible feeling of injustice. He was
not deciding these questions for any
one else, bnt for his own conduct. He
was not in a jnjsition to dogmatize, and
he felt that he could answer only with
his own judgment and conscience as to
his interpretation of Jesus' probable
action. The falling off in sales of the
paper he had in a certain measure fore
seen. bnt he was yet to realize the full
extent i f the loss to the paper if such a
policy should be continued.
Durii.the week he was in receipt of
numerous lett« rs commenting on the
absence from The News of the acconnt
of the prizefight. Two or three of these
letters may be of interest.
Editor o! The News:
Dear sir—l have been deciding fur some tima to
change ray |.3pi-r. 1 want a journal that is up to
th-i limn, pr r. i.v ami entirprieinc. supi'-J
Intc the pui. i< demand at alt [K'intS- The recent
treak of your pap r in reiu«ing to print the ae
count of tii famous contest at the Itesort has
decided me finally to change ray paper. Please
discontinue it. \ cry truly yours, .
Here followed the name of a business
man who had been a subscriber for
many years.
Echvar! Norman, Editor of The Dally New», Ray
Dear Ed—What is this sensation you hate given
the people of your burg? Hope you don't intend
to try the "reform business" through the avenue
of th • j,: ; It's dangerous to experiment much
along that line. Take my advice ami sti< k to
the enterprising modern methods you hire matle
so vr •• *sful f' r The News. The public wants
prizcSights and such. Give it what it uunls and
lot some one else do the reforming business.
Yours, •
Here followed the name of one of
Norman's old friends, the editor of a
daily in r.n adjoining town.
My Dear Mr. Norman —I hasten to write you a
note of apprect .tion for the evident carrying out
of your pruriiis It is a splendid beginning, and
To one feels the value of it better than 1 do. I
know something of what it will cost you, but not
all. Your pastor, llcsr-r Maxwell.
One letter which he opened immedi
ately after reading this from Maxwell
revealed to him something of the loss to
his business that possibly awaited him.
W. Edward Vorn.an, K'litor of The Daily News:
Dear Sir—At the expiration of my advertising
limit you will <!» me the favor not to continue as
you have do;,> iHlutofon. I ludoM check for
paytn- nt in full -ei 1 shall consider my account
with your paper closed after 'Hlte Very truly
Here followed the name of one of the
largest dealers in tobacco in the city
Ho luid bet n in the habit of inserting a
column of conspicuous advertising and
[laying for it a very large price.
Edward Norman laid this letterdown
rerv thoughtfully, and then after a mo
ment he took tip a copy of his paper
and looked through the adverti jjig col
umns. There was no connection im
plied in the tii -co merchant's letter
between the o?ui -ion of the prizefight
and the with, rav.al .'f the advertise
ment, but he could not avoid putting
the two together In point of fact, he
afterward learned that the tobacco deal
er withdrew his advertisement because
he had heard that the editor of The
News was about to enter upon some
queer reform policy that would bo cer
tain to ri 'luoe its subscript ion list.
But the letter directed Norman's at
tention to the advertising phase of his
paper. He had not considered this l>e
fore. As he glanced over the columns
ho could not escape the conviction tkat
Jesus could not permit tome of them in
his paper. What would Jesus do with
thatother long advertisement of liquor?
Raymond enjoyed a system of high li
cense, and the saloon and the billiard
hull and the beer garden were a part of
tho city's Christian civilization. He
was simply doing what every other
business man in Raymond did, and it
was one of tho best paying sources of
revenue. What would the paper do.if
it cut these out? Could it live? That
was the question. But was that the
question, after all? "What would Jesus
dot" That was the question he was an
swering, ortrying'to answer, this week.
Would Jesus advertise whisky and to
b'tceo in his paper V
Edward Norman asked it honestly,
Mid after a prayer for help and wisdom
ho asked Clark ti. come into the office
Clark came in feeling that the paper
was lit a crisis and prepared for almost
anything after his Monday morning ex
perience. This was Thursday.
"Clark," said Norman, speaking
slowly and carefully, "I have been
looking at our advertising columns and
have decided to dispense with some of
the matter ns soon as the contracts run
out. I wish you would notify the ad
vertising agent not to solicit or renew
the ads. I have marked here."
He handed the paper with tho marked
places over to Clark, who took it and
looked over tho columns with a very
serious air.
"This will mean a great loss to The
News. How long do you think you can
Weep this sort of tiling up?" Clark was
astonished at the editor's action and
could not understand it.
"< Jlark, ILN you tliink if .J»HIIH wore
vt.li" editor and proprietor < >f a daily pit
per in Raymond ho would print advcr
tiwiiK-ntH nt whinky and tohaeoo in it?"
Clark looked at his chief with that
namo look of astonishment which had
greeted the qnwtion before
"Well, no; I don't anppoHo he would
I'ut what haft that to do with nit? We
can't do IIH he would. Newspapers can't
be run on any Hitch biutis. "
'Avhy not?" asked Edward Norman
qnlotly
"Why not.? Bucaitso they will lotto
more money than they make; that'H
all." < lark Hjwikoont with IUI irritation
that ho really felt. "We shall certainly
bankrupt the paper with thin Hort of
h twines* policy.''
"Do yon think no?" Norman nuked
the question not IIH if ho EXPECTED an
anHWer, but Himply in if he were talk
itig with himself After a pause lio
nald:
"Yon may direct Marks to do as 1
naid. I believe it in what Jesui. would
do, and, an I told you, Clark, that in
what I have promised to try to do for a
year, regardless of what the remiltn
may be to me. I c annot believe that by
airy kind of reasoning we conld roach
II conchiHion justifying JOSUN in tin- ad
vertlnement in tliiit UK" of whisky and
tobacco in a new paper. There are Home
other advertisements of a doubtful
character I shall study into Mi'iin
while F feel a conviction in regard to
these that cannot ho silenced
Clark went back to his desk feeling
an If he hud lieen In the priwn™ <if a
very peculiar person
He could not grasp the meaning of it
all He felt, enraged and alarmed. Ho
wan Miire liny mic.h policy would ruin
the paper im noon IIH it became generally
known that, the editor VVIIM trying to do
everything bv uncli an absurd moral
standard. What would l» coinu of bit .
Hi' 'i if thin Ktandaril were adopted? It
would upset, every CUHIOIII and intTo
(luce I'lidlomi confusion It win simply
fool 1 ■■hnoKi. it wan downright idiocy,
no Clark naid to himself, and when
! Mark* wni informed of the action he
rwcoiid'il tli* managing editor with
' wiiuo very forcible (Jacob.!!■>»;; What
i wan the muter with the chief? Was
Ihe insane? Wan ho going to bankrupt
the whole business t
But Edward Norman had not faced
his'm<«t serious problem.
When he came down to the office Fri
day morning, he was confronted with
the usual programme for the Sunday
morning edition The News was one of
the few evening papers to issue a San
day edition, and it had always l*-en re
markably successful financially. There
was an average of one page of literary
and religions items to 80 or 40 pages
>f sport, theater gossip, fashion, so
ciety and political material This made
a very interesting magazine of all sorts
of reading matter and had always been
welcomed by all the subscribers, church
members and all, ;is a Sunday necessity
Edward Norman now faced this fact
ind put to himself the question, "What
would Jesus do?" he were editor of
a paper, would he deliberately plan to
put into the homes of all the church
people and Cliristians of Raymond snch
a collection of reiwling matter on the
one day of the week which ought to be
given up to something better ami holi
er ? He was of course familiar with the
regular argument for the Sunday jtnper
—that the public needed something of
the sort, and the workingman especial
ly, who would not go to church any
way. ought to have something enter
taining and instructive on Sunday, his
only day of rest lint suppose the Snn
day morning paper did not pay Sup
pose there was no money in it. How
eager would the editor or the propiietor
be then to supply this crying need of
the workingman? Edward Norman
communed honestly with himself over
the subject. Taking everything into
account, would Jesus probably edit a
Sunday morning paper, no matter
whetht r it paid? That was not the
question. As a matter of fact. The Sun
day News paid so well that it would be
a direct loss of thousands of dollars to
discontinue it. Besides, the regular
subscribers had paid for a seven day
paper. Had he any right now to give
them anything le-s than they had sup
posed they had pajd for?
He was honestjy perplexed by the
question So much was involved in the
discontinuance of the Sunday iditiott
that for the first time ho almost de
clined to be guided by the standard of
Jesus' probable action. He was sole
proprietor of the paper. It was his to
shape as ho chose. He had no board of
directors to consult as to policy. But as
he >at there surrounded by the usual
quantity of material for the Sunday
edition he reached some definite con
clusions, and among them was the de
termination to call in the force of the
paper and frankly stato his motive and
purpose.
He sent word for Clark and the other
men in the office, including the few re
porters who were in the building and
the foreman, with what men were in
the composing room (it was early in the
morning, and they were not all in), to
come into the mailing room. This was
a large room, and the men came In,
wondering, and perched arouud on the
tables and counters. It was a very un
usual proceeding, but they all agreed
that the paper was lieing run on new
principles anyhow, and they all watched
Mr. Norman curiously an he s[Kike
"I called yon in hero to let you know
my plans for the future of The News. I
propose certain changes which I l»elieve
are necessary. I understand that some
things 1 have already done are regarded
by the men as very strange. I wish to
state my motive in doing what I have
done." Here he told the men what he
had already told Clark, and they stand,
as he had done, and looked as ]>ainfully
conscious.
"Now, in acting on this standard of
conduct I have reached a conclusion
which will no doubt cause some sur
prise. I have decided that the Sunday
morning edition of The News shall 1*!
discontinued after next Sunday's issue.
I shall state in that issue my reasons
for discontinuing. In order t«> make tip
to the snlwcriliers the umount of read
ing matter they may suppose them
selves entitled to, we can issue a double
number on Saturday. n» is done by very
many evening pajM-rs that make no
tempt at a Sunday edition. 1 am con
vinced that, from a Christian (Hiint of
view, more harm than gixid has been
done by our .Sunday morning pnjier I
do not believe that Jesus would !»• re
sponsible for it if he were in my place
today. It will occasion some trouble to
arrange tlu< details caused by this
change with the advertisers and sub
scribers. That is for me to look after
The change itself is one that will take
place. So far as I can see, the loss will
fall on myself. Neither the reporter*
nor the pressmen need make any par
ticular changes in their plans. "
Edward Norman looked around the
room, and no one sjMike. He was struck
for the first time in his life with the
fact that in all the years of his news
paper life he had never had the force of
the pit per together in this way. "Would
Jesus do that? That is, would he prob
ably run a newspaper on some loving
family plan where editors, reporters,
pressmen and all met to discuss and de
vise and plan for the making of a paper
that should have in view"
He caught himself drawing almost
away from the facta of typographical
unions and office rules and reporters'
enterprise and all the cold businesslike
methods that make a great daily sue
oeesful But still the vague picture
that came tip in the mailing room
would not fade away, even when lie
had gone into his ofllen and the nun
had gone back to their places with won
der in their looks and questions ot all
sorts on their tonguea as they talked
over the editor's remarkable actions.
Clark came in and ha« 4 a long serious
talk with the chief He was thoroughly
roused, and his protest almost reached
the |H>int of resigning his place. Nor
man guarded himself carefully Every
minute of the interview was painful to
him, but lie felt more than ever the ne
coHslty of doing the Christlike thing
Clark was a very valuable man It
would be difficult to fill his place Bill
he was not able to give any reasons f<>r
continuing the Sunday pa|» r that an
swered the question, "What would
Jesus do?" by letting Jesus print that
edition
••It comes to this. then."said Clark
finally "Yon will bankrupt the paper
in 110 days. We might at well face that
future fact "
"I don't think wo shall Will yon
stay by The News until it is bank
rupt?" aski d Edward Norman, with a
strange smile
"Mr Norman, 1 don't understand
yon Von are not the same man this
week that. I ever knew."
"I don't know myself either. Clark
Something remarkable has caught ni"
up and borne me on. but I wan never
more convinced of final success ntid
power for the paper Yon have not an
sweretl my qncstion Will you stay
with me?"
Clark lie ii iled a moment and finally
said "Ve- " Norman sh-Mik hand.* with
him and turned f<> his desk. Clark went
back Into Ills room stirred by a numl«er
of conflicting emotions He bud never
Is-fore known snch an excitinx ami
mentally disturbing week, and he fell
now as If lie were connected with an
enterprise that might at any moment
collapsM and ruin him and all contMS'ted
Willi it
Sunday morning dawned again on
Kaymona. auu unu< «...■■•»
w;is crowded BefoW the *fTW*
b> _r;iti Edward N' rum* attracted g.?n
-ral attention Hi- sat quietly m an
osvial {>!:> -• ut :t t seats tr'<m th*
pulpit The M.nt >rning ww nf
The News < nt...:jir : the statement of
it.- discont itiaia.ec had been r> *.l by
nearly every man in th'- house. The an
n« anceui.-ut had u expressed in snoh
remarkabl- language that every read.*
wa.- struck by it. N<- •'neb series of dis
tinct sensation* had '•»«* dMnM the
nsual buailiess cost* m of Rayrn. r.d
The ev. Nts connected with The New#
were n< t all. People " ere eagerly talk
ing about the strange thing* done dar
ing the week by Alexander Powers at
the railri .id sh -{is and by Milton W right
in hi - stores on the avenue. Th* service
progressed upon a distinct wave of ex
cit< uu ut in the i» ws. Henry Maxwell
faced it all with a calmness which in
dicated a strength anil purpi **• more
than usual. His prayers were very
helpful. His sermon was not so easy to
describe. How would a minister be apt
to preach to his people if he came bef.w*
them after an entire week of eager ask
ing: "How won Id Jesus preach T What
won Id he probably say!" It is Terr
certain that Henry Maxwell did not
preach as he had done two Sundays be
fore. Tuesday of the past week he had
stood by the grave of the dead stranger
and said the words. '"Earth to earth,
ashes to ashes, dust to dust," and still
he W;L- moved by the spirit of a deeper
impulse than he could measure as he
thought of his p»s.ple and yearned for
the Christ message when he should be
in his pnlpit again.
Now that Sunday had coin* aud th*
people were there to hear, what would
the Master tell them ? He agonised over
his preparation for thetn. and yet h*
knew he had not been able to fit hi*
message into his ideal of the Christ.
Nevertheless no one in the First church
could remember hearing such a sermon
before. There was in it rebuke for sin.
especially hypocrisy: there was definite
rebuke of the greed of wealth and the
(H-l&dincss of fashion, two things that
First cliurch never heard rebuked this
way before, and there was a lore of his
people that gathered new force as the
sermon went on. When it was finished,
there were those who were saying in
their hearts, "The Spirit moved that
sermon. " And they were right.
Then Rachel Winslow rose to sing,
this time, after the sermon, by Henry
Maxwell's request. Rachel's singing did
not provoke applause this time What
deeper feeling carried people's hearts
into a reverent silence and tendernedl
of thought? Rachel was beautiful, btrt
the consciousness of her remarkable
lowliness had always marred her sing
ing with those who had the deepest
spiritual feeling It had also marred
her rendering of certain kinds of music
with herself. Today this was all gone
There was no lack of power in her
grand voice, but there was an actual
added el Bient of humility and purity
which the audiene* strictly felt and
bowed to.
Before the service closed Henry Max
well asked th.«e who had remained
the week before to stay again for a few
moments for consultation and any oth
ers who were willing to make the
pledge taken at that time When he
was at lilierty, he went into the lecture
room. To hia nstonishment, it was al
iuiwit tilled. This time a large propor
tion of young people had come, but
among them were a few lmsineea men
and officers of the church
As before, Henry Maxwell asked
them to pray with him. and. as before,
a distinct answer came in the presence
of the Divine Spirit There was no
donht in the minils of any one present
that what they proposed to do was so
clearly in line with the Divine will
that a blessing rested on it in a very
s[teei>kl manner
They remained some time to ask
question* and consult together There
was a feeling of fellowship such as they
had never known in their church mem
borship. Edward Norman's action was
well understood by them all. and he
answered several questions
"What will l*< the probable result of
yonr discontinuance of the Sunday pa
per?" a»ked Alexander Powers, who
Hat next to him
"I <l<>ll't know yet 1 presume It will
r<*sult in u fulling off of snbacripttoiis
and advertisement*. I anticipate that
"I>o yon have any doubta about your
action t I mean do yon rturret it for
fear it i* not what Jesus would <lot"
aeked Henry Maxwell
•••Not in the leant, but I won Id like
to awk for my own satisfaction If any
mm of you hen- thinks Jesus wonld i»-
rnn a Monday maniac paper T"
No one spoke for a minute Then
Jasper ("base said "We mom to think
alike on that, bnt I have Iwn ponded
HTaral times during the week to know
Just what he wonld do. It Is not al
ways an easy question to answer
••I find that trouble." said Virginia
Page. She sat by Racial Winitiow F.v
cry -me knew who Virginia I'age was.
wondering how she wonld ancceed in
keeping her promise
••1 think i»-rliai« I find it specially
diftkult to answer the ideation uo ac
count of my money. Jean* n»v«r owned
Miy property, nad there la nothing in
liii example to guid* me In the use of
mine lam stndytn* and praying I
think I w clearly a part of what he
would do. bnt not all 'What wonld
Jemia do with a million dollar*?' is my
question really I confess that lui not
yet able to unswer it to my notisfac
tion."
"i rue Id tell yon what to do with a
part of it,' said Ka< hel. turning her
face toward Virginia
"That 'lo«* not trouble me." replied
Virginia, with a slight addle "What 1
am try in* to din -orer is a principle of
Jeetit that will enable me to come the
nearest |*»->ible to his actional it ought
to Influence the entire iimne of my
life. HO far aa my wealth and Its nsrare
concerned."
"That will take time." said Henry
Maxwell slowly All the rest in the
room were thinking hard of the name
thing Milton Wright told something
of bin experience He waa gradually
working out a plan for hi* buaineaa re
latiou* with hi* employee*. and it waa
o|M-nin/ up a new world to him and
tin in A few of the yonnger men told
of v| H < ial nit' inpta to answer the
tion.
There w:ii almost general consent
over the furt that the application of
the J. <n* spirit and practice to every
day life wim the wiianii thing It re
i|iiir<-d a knowledge of him and an in
sight into his Motive* that inoet of them
di<l not yet possess
When Iliey finally adjourned after a
mli-nt prayer that marked with grow
ing |s»wer the Hi vine prnaence. they
went away diicttwinK earnestly their
difficulties and w-ekinK light from one
another
Kaehel Win-low and Virginia I'a«e
w ilt out together Edward Norman
ami Milton Wright became interest
i'i| in thi ir mutual conference that ther
walked «iii pant Norman's home ami
came Iwick together Jasjier < "has* and
the president of the Kndeavor wiciety
Mo«d talking earnestly in <>ne corner of
the room Alexander Powers and Henry
M ixwell remained even after all the
oilier* had gone
•*I want v«n to crniie down to «he
hlio|m tomorrow and aw my plan and
talk to the men Hotnehow I fyU a- if
No- oO
y »no aid get nearer to tlwftfUUnsf
one else just Bow. "
"I dnt know atw>qt that bat I will
c i-i- r»ji:-«l Henry Mn*weii, » Ut
ile -wwJJy I! *■ was he fitted to «eaa4
before or 3h'» w rkiagaMi and giva
them a nwaaage * Yet ta the movement
of his weakaem. as he asked the'
tin. he rebuked him**!f for It Wlat
would Jmm do* That mm aa end to
the discussion »
He went .lowa the ae*t day *a3
f-nnd Alexander Powers ta hu» .>fHc*
It larked a f»-w minutes of 13 and th*
superintendent «i>l "Coca* up «t*tr%
and I'll sh. w ytm what I' v* b>»n try
ing to do "
They went through the machine
sh. -p* ffi®bd a !•«* flight of stair*
and entered a r-ry law empty r>»n**.
It had n- e been use.! by the c mpaay
for a storeroom
"Sisci- making that promt** a week
ago I have had a g «d many fhtn*« to
think of." said the «up»rinte adept,
"and amnagr thetn in thin i ««r n»
i"any gives me the n* of this r>»<m. and
I am iroinir to lit it ap with tahha and
a coffee piant ia the • -rner there wbrta
thoee st.iuu pip«- are. My plan is to
provide a g>««i pla.-e where the me*
can COM up and eat their a»>a lunch
and (riv» th-m. two or three time* m
week, the privileg* of a 15 minute*'
talk <>n some subject that will be a real
help to the in ia their liven "
Maxwell looked surprised and asked
if the men «oaid nun* for aay Mich
purpose.
-Yes. they U come. After all. I know
tho rm-n pretty we|t They are anvaf
the most nteHigent workiaiaaen in the
country t<«lay fmt they are. m a whole,
entirely removed fr<>m all chan h intfa
ence I asked. What w.mfcl Jems A»r
ami anu.n« . th. r thia«a. it •• nwl to
me be would bejria to art ia some way
to add to the live* «»f these men mot*
physical and spiritual o nifort It M a
very little thiair. this n».m and what it
represents, but I acted . n the fir*t im
pulse to do th. first thiair that appealed
to my if.««d sense, and I waat to w.wi
out this idea I want yoa fat speak to
the nun when they come up at IMX4I. I
have asked th* tu to come ap and aee
the place and I II tell thetn aom> thia«
ahiat it "
Henry Maxwell was ashamed to aay
how nn.-H.sy he felt at leta* asked |r
•rfpenk a few wor»ls to a c<au|>aay of
workinsrm.-n. How osiWl hespemk with
out Rote* or to sn< li a . rowd* He war
hoiie*tly in a cowliti.A of
fright over the j-r. «o»t t ll* a. taaUy
felt afraid of facinx these men H
shrank from th» ordeal of o«fr*ti«i'
such a crowti ro .litT.-rent fr-«i th>
Sunday audiences he was familiar with
Th. ro were half a doxea loag rad«
tabf.~i and N-nch.* in the ((Teat nxm*.
and when the n.<oa whistle soaathsl th-'
t»cu pour.d tip stairs fr<»m th* nuM-hia.
shop below and. MWttnir themsetvea »'
the tables. br£an to eat their laari
There r. ere fs-rhaps 300 of them Th«
hail r. ad the srijwTintetMleßt a n>-U. ••
which he luol j.»t#sl apia varioa
places, and caaio larjtely out of can
ooity
They w.<re favorably impressed Tl
room was lar«e and airy, free fn»f.i
smoke and dust and well warmed hum
the steam pipes
Almnt 20 minute* of I Aiexaadrr
Powers told the m- n what he had in
uitiuL He spoke very simply, like on
who understands thoroughly th* char
acter of his andience. and then iatro
duce«l the Rev Henry Maxwell of the
First church, his pastor, who had crn
•ente«l to speak a few ndautaa
Henry Maxwell will aerer forget the
fevliutr* with which f»r the first time
he confront«sl that itrlmy facetl audi
ence of workimrmea Lilm hundreds of
other ministers, he had never spoken to
any gathering except thoae ma«le ap of
people of hia own rlaai ia the teas* that
they were familiar in their draaa and
education and habits to him Thia was
a new work! to him. and nothing but
his new rale of conduct maid have
made possible his message and it* eflwrt.
He spoke on th* subject of <atisfactio»
with life, what canned it what its real
■onrces were He had the great gt»«l
tense on this first appearance no* to ree
(.gmie the men aa a claaa distinct from
himself He did not on* th# term
"workimrmea" and .hi! not say a w-.nl
to snggeat any difference hetweea their
lives and his own
The men were pleased. A g»ssi away
of them ah>»>k haiel* with him iwf. i*
going .town to their work, and Henry
Ma\w.U. telling it all to hia wife when
he reached home, said that never ia all
his life had he ka>>wa th* <l*Ught h*
thea felt in having a haixMiake from a
ninn of |thrsi<al labor The .lay marked
an important one in hia «"hristian »*
perleu«-e. m«*»' im|»«rtaat than he knew
It was the »w*inning.d a fellowship be
tween him ami the working world It
was the first plaak laid .loara ta help
bri.lge the chasm h» tweea the rhmell
and labor ia H.-»rm>-n.t
Alexander powers w.-nt hark t*> hi*
d'-sk that aftern.«>n much pleaaed with
his plan and seeing much help ia It
the men. He knew where he |W«U get
•line g<a>d table* from aa
eating h. ■«*•• at. ne . f the stattt>«* >li»wa
the r<std. sn.t he saw ht.w the c*4h*m ar
rang.-in. Nt he mail* a eery at
tra> tive feature The men had resjsia.l
e.l even ls tt.-r than he Mtirlptlel and
the whole thing .-.-nUI not help h-iaga
great benefit to them
He toik up the romtlfl* of his
with a glow of satisfaction. After all.
h- wanted b> .to m Jesus would, he said
to himself
It wa* nearly 4 o'clnrh when h*
op»*ne.l one of the company's h*MT eneel
o|s» who h rapfasnl .-o«toine»i ..r
tiers f.« the (Mir- hasing of stores ll*
ran over the first page <>f typewrtttea
matter in his usual .juick. bustn>-s«ttk»
manner l»-f.*.* he saw that he was read
Ing what was not inteatled f<* hi« i!W*e.
Imt the «iiprrtnt*-n.ient«if the fretirht
departm. Nt
He tnrn.sl over a pa«»" anerhnait-aßy,
not mraaiag t. re*>l what wa* a>>t ad
dressisl t>> him. but teftr* he kn»w tt
he was IB I"<ss«s»«i.wi of evWletu - whlrh
coaclasively proved that the twinpaaj
was enKwl in a systematic »■ *-iathta
of the int. rstate o-mmerce law. .d th*
I nit-.l State* It wan a* dfctfin. t and
une.|'iiv.* al breaking "f law a* if a | WS
rate citixen sh> >nld enter a house and
ntb the inmates The diarrtniinatioa
shown in relstte* wa* la total r. ntempt
of all the statute*. I'ader the Laws nf
the state it was ah»> a distinct *t. lati -n
«d certain provtrtoas recently [■ -»s| by
the legislature to prevent railroad
trusts There wa* no «|ne*t».«n that he
h«-l<l ia hi« hand erhleoce «uf'- teat
c.n v let the •o in pan v of willfnl mt« Hi
g«-nt violation m the law «>f the c ut
mission and the law if the stat. »!«•>
He dropped th»- paper* oa h' a*
If they were poison, and laetantly the
quest!.>n Mashe.l a. .We* his mind '' What
Would Jsw .lot" He tried t»» shat the
•inestlon .*lt He tried to me-, n with
himself l»y «aying It was BO«h* .4 hi*
business He had sitpposrd ia a ■»«».«
less indefinite way. as did aeartv all «if
the officers ■.f the compnay that thia
ha>l Iss-n K. ing . n right al. n«f in n.«rly
all the r-sels He was n»t In a r«w«fi»-a
owing to hi* place ia the sh*t~ to pro**
anything direct, ate I he had r»*r »rded it
all a* a matter which did a»t n. era
him at all The paper* now »» f-1» him
revealed the entire affair They had
through • arele-waes* ia rhead<tr*ai
a'ontiaaed -si ! ■ -urt h >