V( )L« xxxvii
Clean-up Sale
Continued!
0 0 Balance of January Devoted to Bargain Selling. 0 0
Our stock is still too large for invoicing
and must be further reduced.
CLOCKS ALMOST GIVEN AWAY.
Special Clean-up Prices on Silks, Dress Goods,
Table Linens. Crashes. Underwear and Hosiery.
• k ALL WINTER GOODS SACRIFICED.^
RF.MNA NT SALE
Hundreds of Remnants of all kinds of Dry Goods
and ail odd lots at bargain prices.
L. ST EI IN SON,
108 N. MAIN STREET, BUTLER, PA.
— 1
Mrs. J. E. Zimmerman.
Sacrifice Sale
Corxtir\Liecl to
Saturday, Jan. 20th.
Ow ing to the fact of there being no issue of the county papers
L t» en Xmas and New Year, consequently our out-ot town friends
a' ! -ius A*rre n'»t aware of this MONEST-SAVING Opportunity!
S : r their benefit and also for those in the city who did not attend
c»i a -re not waited on, we will continue to sell all goods as advertised
in '> ir circular of last week Except the price on Jackets and Capes,
we have reduced the price lower than those quoted in our ciicular of
last week.
With th- longest, coldest part of winter yet to come, if you nec<l
a ■ > nrm winter garment, such as a Jacket. Cape, Collarette or .Scarf—
a vl h Ilat to .'(> with them —you can now purchase both for less
iti >ney than f rmerly you would pay for one.
SACRIFICE PRICES ON
Dress Goods. Calicos, Towels and Crashes,
Underwear, Muslins, Blankets,
Table Linens, Sheetings, Flannels and Yarns,
Napki is, Ginghams,
Mrs. J. E. ZIMMERMAN.
SIBgE FK E22! ] # I 'if f
*■ Vtra don't buy clothing for the pur 7?." _XJ I i/ JSkI |
jjfcpwr ' n i»cn<iiug money. They
J '.o j(rt the ' «t ], .-.- •>!< result!, tor
■jfcr-i MM } np mM Not cheap got*!*'®' /J\ jL \
K<«ud« as cht-»,i a* they can \ &St' •}'!
:ir ;ti made up properly. IfjK <1
j want th»- correct thing at the enr v?.' II
]>r»ce, tail anl examine ipjf&W- wftljl 1
of Heavy WeightH, Fall \ w t-jzp f' I i '
U'inUr Suitings and f)vercoats ofv?-.' \ ' 1/-
Athe latent Styles, Shades and Colors \ \ | f ft i j
Ifj try
Fit* and Workmanshio Iji j jra 1 - X
Guaranteed . /5n /
G F. K€CK,
142 NorthJMain Street, Butler, Pa
li PAPES. JEWELERS. |I
< " 7 4 JC
a- d 4 m
k ' DIAMONDS, *
J WATCHES, { o
r/i " f "H
# CLOCKS, \
o J JEWELRY. / J p
5 # SILVERWARE, * r ~
J SILVER HQjTELTIES, ETC. J Z
# We repair all kinds of
° Broken Watches, Clocks, Jewelry, etc J
tn 4 Give our repair department a trial. p
5 £ We take old gold and silver the same as cash. *
:i pape's, f|
- J 122 S Main St., Butler, IV * g
Stop and Think Before You Act.
Where arc you going to buy your
WALL PAPER?
Our M.mim »th new line lor is arriving daily. Never be
f >re have you seen its» etjual in designs, colorings, quality and price.
We can please you. Call and see before you buy.
Picture and Mirror Framing a Specialty.
Paints, Oils. Varnishes,
Room Mouldings, and Window Shades.
Patterson Bros.,
236 North Main Street, Butler, Pa
Wick Building. Peoples' Phone 400
Subscribe for the CITIZbIS
THE BUTLER CITIZEN.
They are Convincing.
Statement of a Neighbor is to be
Believed.
Nothing so Convincing as What Persons
Whom We Know and Respect, Say.
There is nothing so convincing as the '
statements of people whom wc know and •
respect, yii your neigbber tells you
something, you know it is true; no
neighbor will deceive auother. So that
is the wav with Kid-ue-ouls. The state
ments of people living here 1.1
Pennsylvania are published so that you ;
may ask these people and find out t:i -
great good Morrow's Kid ne-oids are
doing.
Mr. <). J. Zimmerman, U Oh o street
Allegheny, Pa. says:—"l bad a seven
pain in my back just over the kidneys
and at times it would l»e a sharp piercing j
pain. 1 was so nervous I could not sleep.
I tried different kindsof kidney remedies
for my trouble, but none of them gave I
me relief, until I took Morrow s Kid u_-- j
oids. In a few days I was greatl} •
lieyed of al! mv troubles. I will con
tinue to take Kid-ne-olds."
Morrow's Kid-ne-oii's are not wills hut
Yellow Tablets and sell at fifty a
IXJX al all druj; storrs and at R'.dick &
Grchman's drug store.
Maileil on receipt of price. Manufac
tured by John Morrow & Co , Chemists
Springfield, Ohio.
Tlii» In Yonr Opportunity.
On reccij- t of t**n centß. ciisb or stamps,
a generous n.mpl" w ill be mailed of the
mnst popular Catarrh and Iloy 1-ever ( ure
(Ely's Cream Bahu snfficiont to demon
strate the grc_t merits of the iciu':dy.
ELY BROTHERS,
50 Warren St , New fork City.
Itf-v. John Rcid, Jr.. of Great Falls, Mout.,
recommended Ely's Cream Balm to me. I
can emphasize his statement, "It is a posi
tive cure for catarrh if us«d as directed."—
Rev. Francis W. Poole, Pastor Central Pres.
Church, Helena, Mont.
Ely's Cream Balm is the acknowledged
core for catarrh and contains no mercury
nor any injurious drug. Price, 50 cents.
Butler Savings Bank
I -st_i tier, Pa.
Capital - |6o,o<x>.oo
Surplus and Profits - - $185,00000
JOH. L PURVIS President
J. HENRY TIiOL'TMAN Viee-Presideut
\VM CAMPBELL, Ir Cwfcifr
LOUIS B. STEIN leller
HIItK''I'O!IS -Joseph Is. ' nrvlh, .1. Ilenrj'
Tro'ltraan, W. I>. Itraiidnn, W. A. Htein. .1 S.
C:.i:iD»>el).
Tho Itulltv Savings Bank is the Oldest
Hanking liistit utioi.', 11 Hut ler County.
Oenet al lianlilnß business transacted.
We s«ill<:ll of oil producers, mer
cliants, farmers and others.
AIJ l>.istii' ms ent.ru-,u;<) t<i us will re •< ive
prf»mpt attention.
Interest paWI 011 lirne di'Do^lts.
['HE
Butler County National Bank,
131111» r l ri n ,
Capital paid in fi x>.r**>.on
Surplus anu Profits - 1130,703.%
,los. Ilartman, J. V. Ritts,
Vice President; C. A. Bailey. Cashier;
John G. McMarlin, Ass't Cashier.
"7 tf«*|j(?r:tl banklntf bus!rn transar'Usd.
Interns*, paid on time deposits.
Money ! i.med on approved wrurlty.
Wh invlU* you Uir*p«-n an account with t.lilM
btuk.
IM itr.CT'JBS-llon. Josftpli Ifartrnan, 11«»n.
\V. H. Waldron, Dr. N. M. Hoover, 11. Mc-
Svs<'«-n«-y. K. R, Abrarns, I*, (,'olllns I.
Smith, la*hllc I'. Ha/l<-tt. M. rim-t? in,
\V, If. I.arkiri, Harry H'*:in)«y, I>r. W. <'.
Mrf :in«llr-.-i, I•••r» vl:tis«;th. f V. Hitt>
Braun's Pharmacy.
Cor. 6th St. and Duquesne Way.
j Pittsbui/, Pa„ L, I>. Telephone 2542.
Wholesale and Retail.
Importer and Jobber of
t'lieniical?, Perfumes, Soaps,
Brushes, Ktr
The only house west of New
York carrying a full line 01
Meyers' lirease, Paints and
theatrical goods.
Physicians' Prescriptions
Compounded Day or Night by
"Registered Pharmacists" only.
Wholesale and retail
dealer in Lubricating and
Illuminating Oils, Capital
Cylinder, Dynamo, Water
White and Standard (las
Knginc Oils, Gasolein, Ben
zine, Paraffine Wax and
Petrolatum.
Address all mail orders to
W. F. Braun.
H.O.HAYS. L.H.HAYS.
PUT YOUR RIG UP AT
IMMI
Livery and Sale Stable.
Hcnt Accommodations in Toivn.
West Julerson Street, Butler, Pa
People's Phone 109,
Hell's Phone s<j
L. 5. McJUINKIN,
Insurance and Real Estate
Agent.
117 K. JRPFKRSON.
RUTLER. - PA.
Pearson li, Nace's
Livery Feed and Sale Stable
Rear of
Wick House, Butler, Penn'a.
The b<'»t of horse* and lli .t clahH al
ways 011 hand and for hln*.
|f« st accoiiiiiiodai ioriH In town for pi rrna
tit*nt l>o;i.rdintf and trannitMit trad«*.
at ••an-
Stable Room For 65 Horses.
1" A pK»d CIIIHH <>f horni'H, liolh drlvur* and
draft lior.M s always on hand and for sale
und«-r a full Kuarant«'«*; and lioim-i IniiiKht
pon projHT notl float ton I»y
PEARSON B. NACE.
TtJlephone. No. 210.
YYWRI H SKVRICAL HLMI.LF V AND
™ p< r»oiiH to ri pr« »riit ih . Nlan
-111 I lilh and i a loH<; by coiintli-s Salary
*',««• a y«a« and •xp<iis« >. IH Mia -
il«l<*. no rnoro, no Inns salary. I*<»-sl11*»d pi«r-
IriiHiM iit Our ri ft niH rs, any bank In any
i iwii. h K rnaSnly oflli-r worK condin-UMI .it
home. lU , f« , r* , nr«- KIK'IIIM- S« a lf-addi• -
HL.NNPI-d I*IIV<* IOJM* I'll l HOMINION * UMI'ANY,
® I lept.il, * 'hlrago.
BUTLKR, PA., THUKSDAV, JANUAKV IH. 10CX)
*. <>". ' ... • i ..;... s . ; * .
IN his steps. : j;
CHAPTER VI.
For I came to set a man at variance against his
father, and the ia -fitter against bfr mother, nml
the daa;'!iter-in-lAW against lief mother-in-law,
and a man's shall be they of his own house
hold.
Be ye therefore imitators of God, as beloved
children, and walk in love even as Christ also
loved you.
When Virginia left the carriage and
went to Loreen, she had no definite idea
as to what she would do or what the
result of her action would l>e. She sim
ply saw a soul that had tasted of the
joy of a better life slipping back again
into its old hell of shame and death,
and 1» fore she had touched the drunken
girl's arm she had asked only one ques
tion. "What would Jesus do?" That
que tioii was becoming with her. as
with many others, a habit of life.
She looked around now as she stood
close by Loreen, and the whole scene
w\ crmJ'y vivid to her. She thought
fir.-i of the girls in the carriage.
"Drive >n. Don't wait for me. lam
going to emy friend here home." the
said, calmly enough.
Tk" girl with the red parasol seemed
to gi;.ip at I! ■ word "friend" when \ ir
:.;.oke it. Sh • did not say any
thing The other girln seemed speech
less.
"Go < 'ii. I cannot go back with you."
said Virgin:.;.
Tli 1 i 1 r starte-d the 1:, -r«« •--» 1 lowly.
On if ilit* girl:) leaned n little out of
tL- 1 ' ri.-.ge.
"C !i * t v. - ' —that is—do you want
onr h<i,>? Couldn't wo"—
"No 1 '"exclaim, i Virginia. "Yon
canr. ? 1 « i any u.> {■■ me."
Th r vr i ;ov< -I < 11, and Virginia
was ii.i. ■ with her 'barge.
Sla- looked tip :,nd around. Many
faci - i:i 1!: • crowd v.- ro i;yn.j.ntl>. :c.
They wcro«otall crnciorlmitaL The
Ho'. ' ; t hi'-d soft, iicd a good deal of
the l< 1
"W'h • does she live?" naked Vir
ginia.
No one : i. wi red. It occurred to Vir
ginia afierv." ■:wbr-n he had ..me to
think it ovi r. that the !'• < tangle n.w d
a ii licft< y to silmee that would
1 ave di lie eri dit'lo tli 1 l«>nlev:.rd.
For the Ih t time it flashed upon her
that the i:emortal being who was flung
like wrckupon tlie shore of this
earthly hell call d tl • saloon had 110
place that conlil be cailed home.
Tile girl ■ iddenly wrenched hi r arm
from Virginia's grasp. In doing it the
nearly threw Virginia down.
"Yon shall not touch me! Leave mo!
Let me 1 »to hell! That's where I be
long! The devil is waiting for me! See
him!" she exclaimed hoarsely. She
tamed and jointed with a shaking fin
gi-r at tho 1 aloon keeper. The crowd
laughed.
Virginia rtepped up to her and put
her arm about her.
"Loreen," she said firmly, "come
with me You do not belong to bell.
YO.l belong to Jesus, and ho will save
yon. Com'."
The girl -iddenly burst into tears.
She was only partly sobered by the
shock of meeting Virginia.
Virginia looked around again.
"Where doe- Mr. Gray live?" KIIO
a-I 'd. She knew the evangi list board
ed somewhere near that tent.
A number of voices gave her tho di
rection.
_ "Come, Loreen. I want yon to go
with me to Mrs. Cray's," she said, still
keeping In r hold of the swaying, trem
bling creature, who still moaned and
sobbed and now clung to Virginia as
before she had repulsed her.
So the two moved on through the
Rt ( tangle toward the evangelist's lodg
ing place. The sight seemed to impress
the Rectangle seriously. It never took
its. If seriously when it was drunk, but
this was different. The fact that one of
tin most beautifully dre sod girls in
Raymond was taking care of one of the
Rectangl '"s most notorious characters,
who reeled along under the influence of
liquor, was a fact astonishing enough
to throw more or less dignity and im
portancc about Loreen herself. Tho
event of Loreen it imMing through the
gutter dead drunk always nu.de the
Rectangle lan h and jest, but Loreen
staggering along with a young lady
from the society circles up town sup
porting her was another thing. Tho
Rectangle viewed it with soberness and
more or less •sundering admiration.
When they reached Mr. < J ray's board
ing place, the woman who answered
Virginia's knock said that b.,1 h Mr. and
Mr Gray were out somewhere and
would not be back until 0 o'clock.
Virginia had not planned anything
further than a possible appeal to the
lirays either to take charge of Loreen
for awhile or find some safe place for
her until she was sober again. She stood
now at fhe lodging after the woman
had spoken, and sho was really at a loss
to know what to do. Loreen sank down
stupidly on the steps and buried her
faee in her arms. Virginia eyed the
mi erable figure with a feeling that slm
was fearful would grow into disgust.
Finally a thought possessed Virginia
that she could not resist. What was to
hinder Loreen from going home with
her? Why should not this homeless,
wretched creature, reeking with the
fumes of liquor, lie cared for in Vir
ginia's own home, instead of being
consigned to strangers in some hospital
or house ol' charity? Virginia really
knew very little alsint any such places
of refuge. As a matter of fact, there
were two or three such institutions in
Raymond, but it is doubtful if any of
them would have taken a person like
Loreen in her present condition. Hut
that was not the question with Virginia
just now. "What would Jesus do with
Loreen?" was what Virginia faced, and
she finally answered it by touching
Loreen again.
"Loreen, comet You are going home
with me. VV'e will take tho car here at
the corner. "
Loreen stniwred to her and, to
Virginia's relief, made no tronlde. Sim
hull expected resistance or n nt nl>rn
refusal to move. When they reached
the corner and took the car, it/ was
nearly fall of people K">"K up town.
Virginia was painfully conscious of the
Mare that greeted her anil her compan
ion aw they entered, lmt her thought
was directed more and more to the ap
proaching weiin with her grandmother.
What would Mine Page nay when she
saw Loreen V
Loreen was nearly Holier now, hut she
was lap.ing into a state of stupor. Vir
ginia was oliliifed to hold fast to her
arm. Several limes she lurched heavily
a;?; in t Virginia, ami as the two went
np the avenue a curious crowd of peo
ple turned and «azod at them Win n
she mounted Iho uteps of the handsome
house, Virginia oroathed a sigh of re
li«-t*. even in the face of the interview
with her grandmother, and when the
door shut and she was in the wide hall
with her home less outcast she felt eqnal
to anything that might now come.
Mine. Page was in the library. Hear
ing Virginia come in, she came into the
hall. Virginia stood there supporting 1
I. iven, who stared stupidly at the rich ;
ii ..:'nilicence of tho furnishings around j
h:T.
"Grandmother" —Virginia ni>oke j
without hesitation and very clearly—
"l h-ive brought one of my friends j
fi ia the Rectangle. She is in trouble
and has no home. I am going to caro
for her a little while."
Mine. Page glanced from her grand
daughter to Loreen in astonishment.
"Did "yon sav she was one of your
friendsV" she a. ked in a cold, sneering
voice that hurt Virginia more than any
thing she had yet felt.
"Yes: I said so." Virginia's face
flushed, but sho seemed to recall the
verse that Mr. Gray had used for one
oi his recent sermons, "A friend of pub
licans and sinners.'' Surely Jesus would
do this that she was doing
"Do you know what this girl isK"
asked Mine Page in an angry whisper,
stepping near Virginia.
"I know very well. She is an out
cast. You need not tell me, grand
mother. I know it even better than you
do. She is drunk at this minute. But
fhe is also a child of I have seen
her on hc-r knees repentant, and I have
seen hell reach out its horrible fingers
after her again, and, by the grace of
Christ, I feel that the least I can do is
to rescue her from such peril. Grand
mother. we call ourselves Christians.
Here is a poor, lost human creature
without a home, slipping into a possible
eternal lofis, and we have more than
enough. I have brought her here and
shall keep her.
Mini'. Page glared at Virginia and
clinched her hands. All this was con
trary to her social code of conduct.
How could society excuse such famil
iarity with tho scum of the streets?
What would Virginia's actions cost the
family in the way of criticism and the
loss of standing and all that long list of
necessary relations which jieople of
wealth and position must sustain to the
leaders of society? To Mine. Page so
ciety represented more than the church
or any other institution. It was a pow
er to b feared and obeyed. The loss of
its good will was a loss more to bo
dreaded than anything, except the loss
of wealth itself.
She stood erect and stern and con
fronted Virginia, fully roused and de
termined. Virginia placed her arm
about Loreen and calmly looked her
grandmother 111 the face.
"You shall not do this, Virginia.
You can send her to the asylum for
helpless women. Wo can pay all the ex
peiisps We cannot afford, for the Hake
of our rei ntations, to shelter such a
person.
"Grandmother, I <lo not wish to do
anything lliat is displeasing to yon,
lmt I am going to keep Loreen hero to
itight and longer if 1 think it is best."
"Then you can answer for the conse
quences. I do not stay in the same
house with a miserable" Mine. Pago
lost her sell control. Virginia stopped
her before she conld speak the next
word.
"Grandmother, this house is mine.
It is your home with me as long as you
choose to r- main, but in this matter I
shall act as I fully !>elieve Jesus would
in my place. I am willing to bear all
that society may say or do. Society is
not my God. Hy the side of this poor,
lost soul I do not count the verdict of
society as of any value."
"L shall not remain hero, then," said
Mine. Page. She turned suddenly and
walked to the end of the hall. She then
came back and sai<l, with an emphasis
that rev aled her intense excitement
and passion:
"You can always remember that you
have driven your grandmother out of
your house in favor of a drunken wom
an." Then, without waiting for Vir
ginia to reply, she turned again and
Went up stairs.
Virginia called for a servant and
soon had Loreen cared for. She was fast
lapwing into a wretched condition. I >nr
ing the brief scone in the hall MIIO had
clung to Virginia so hard that Vir
ginia's arm was soro from the clutch of
the girl's fingers.
Virginia did not know whether her
grandmother would leave the house or
not. Kho had abundant means of her
own, was perfectly well and vigorous
and capable of caring for herself. She
had sisters and brothers living in tho
south and was in the habit of spending
several weeks in the year with them.
Virginia was not anxious alio,-it. le-r
Welfare, HO f/ir as that went, but the in
terview had been a painful one to her.
Going over It, as she did in lu r room
before fhe went down to tea, she found
little cause for regret, however. "What
would .lesns do?" There was no ques
tion in Virginia's mind that she had
done the right thing. If she had made
a mistake, it was one of the judgment
and not of the heart. When the bell
rang for tea, she went down, and her
grandmother did not appear. She sent
a servant to her room, and the servant
brought back word that Mine. Page
was not there. A few minntes later
Rollin came in. He brought word that
his grandmother had taken the evening
train for the south. He had boon at
the station to see some friends oIT and
had by chance met his grandmother as
he was coining out. She told him her
reason for going.
Virginia and RolUn confronted each
other at the table with earnest, sad
faces.
"Rollin," said Virginia, and for the
first time almost since his conversion
she realized what, a wonderful thing her
brother's change of life meant to her,
"do you blame met Am I wrong?"
"No. dear; 1 cannot believe you are.
This is very painful for us, but if yon
think this poor creature'owes her safety
and salvation to your personal care it
was the only thing for you to do <»h,
Virginia, to think that we have all
these years enjoyed our beautiful home
and all these luxuries selfishly, forget
ful of the-mnltitudo like thislwrmiun!
Surely Jesus in our places would do
what you have done."
And so Itollin comforted Virginia and
counseled with her that evening, and
of all the wonderful changes that Vir
ginia was henceforth to know on ac
count of her great pledge nothing af
fected her so powerfully as the thought
of Rollin'ii change in life. Truly, this
man in Christ was a new creature, Old
things were passed away .Behold, all
tlungs in him had become newl
Dr. W. t came th;.t tvtuing at Vir
ginia s Miniiuous an did everything
necessary for tho outcast. Sho had
drunk herself alm< <.-t into delirium The
best that could be done for her now
v.'< re qui. t nursing and careful watch
ing and personal love. S> in a beauti
ful room, with a picture of Christ
walking by the sea hanging 011 the
wall, where her bewildered eyes caught
daily something more of its bidden
nil ailing, Loreen lay, tossed she hardly
knew how into this haven, and Vir
ginia crept nearer the Master than she
had ever been as her lit art went out to
ward this wreck which had thus teen
flung torn and beaten at her feet.
Meanwhile the Rectangle waited the
issue of the election with more than
usual interest, and Gray and his wift
wept over the pitiable creatures who,
after a struggle with surroundings that
daily tempted them, too often wearied
of tli" struggle, and, like Loreen, threw
up their arms and went whirling intc
the boiling abyss of their previous con
dition.
The after meeting at the First church
wa now regularly established. Henry
Maxwell went into the lecture room ou
the Sunday succeeding the wt kof the
primary and was greeted with an en
thusiasm that made himtr mbleatfirst
for it* reality. He noted again the aii
scenco of .lasjx'r Chase, but all the oth
ers were present, and they seemed
drawn very close together by a bond of
common fellowship that demanded and
enjoyed mutual confidences. It was the
general feeling that the spirit of Jesus
was a spirit of very open, frank confes
sion of experience. It seemed the most
natural thing in the world for Edward
Norman to lie telling all the rest of th
L-onipanv about the details of his news
paper.
"The fact is. I have lost a good deal
of money during the last three weeks.
I cannot tell how much. lam losing a
great many subscribers every day."
"What do the subscribers give a3
their reason for dropping the paper?"
aski tl Henry Maxwell. All the rest were
listening eagerly.
"There are a good many different
reasons. Some say th«y want a paper
that prints all the news, meaning by
that the crime details, sensations like
prizefights, scandals and horrors of
various kinds. Others object to the dis
continuance of the Sunday edition. I
have lost hundreds of subscribers by
that action, although I have made sat
isfactory arrangements with many of
the old snscribers by giving even more
in the extra Saturday edition than they
formerly had in the Sunday issne. My
greatest loss has come from a falling off
in advertisements and from the attitude
1 have felt obliged to take 011 political
questions. This last action hr.s really
cost me more than any other 'I 113 bulk
«,f my s are intensely par
tisan I !:: •;• v! 1 tell you all frank
ly that if 1 continue to purs ie the plan
which I honestly believe Jesus would
in the matter of politieal issues and
their treatment from a 1: •npirtisan and
moral standpoint Tie- News will not be
able to pay ii ojifraliij; ♦ .\p* iises tin
less one factor in Raymond can lie de
pended on.
He paused a moment, and the room
was very qniet. Virginia seemed sj»e
cially interested. Iler face glowed with
interest. It was like the interest of a
person who had been thinking hard of
the same thing Norman went on now
to mention.
"That one factor is the Christian
element in Raymond. Say The News
has lost heavily from the dropping off
of people who do not care for a Chris
tian daily and from others who simply
look upon a newspaper as a purveyor
of all sorts of material to amuse and
interest them, are there enough genu
ine Christian people in Raymond who
will rally to the support of a paper
such ns Jesus would probably edit, or
are the habits of the people so firmly
established in their demands for the
regular type of journalism that they
will not take a paper unless it is strip
ped largely of the Christian and moral
purpose? I may also say in this fellow
ship gathering that, owing to recent
complications in my bnsiness affairs
outside of my paper, I have been
obliged to lose a large part of my for
tune. I have had to apply the same rule
of Jesus' probable conduct to certain
transactions with other men who did
not apply it to their conduct, and the
resnlt, bus been the loss of a great deal
of money.
"As I understand the promise wo
made, we were not to ask any questions
about 'Will it pay?' but all onr ac
tion was to be basted on tho one ques
tion, 'What would Jesus do?' Acting
on that rule of conduct, I have been
obliged to lose nearly all the money I
have accumulated in my paper. It is
not necessary for me to go into details.
There is no question with me now, aft
er the three weeks' experience I have
had. that a great many men would lose
vast Hums of money under the present
system of business if this rule of Jesus
were honestly obeyed. I mention my
loss here because I have the fullest faith
in the final success of a daily paper
conducted on the lines 1 have recently
laid down, and I had planned to put
into it my entire fortune in order to
win final success. As it is now, unless,
as I said, the Christian people of Ray
mond, the church members and profess
ing disciples, will support the paper
with subscriptions and advertisements, I
cannot continue its publication on the
present basis."
Virginia asked a question. She had
followed Mr. Norman's confession with
the most intense eagerness.
"Do you mean that a Christian daily
ought to be endowed with a large sum,
like a Christian college, in order to
make it pay ?"
"That is exactly what I moan. I
have laid out plans for putting into The
News such a variety of material, in
such a strong and truly interesting
way, that it would more than make up
for whatever was absent from its col
umns in tho way of un Christian mat
ter, but my plans called for a very large
outlay of money. I am very confident
that a Christian daily such as Jesus
would approve, containing only what
he would print, can be made to succeed
financially if it is planned to the right
lines, but it will take a large stun of
money to work out the plans."
"llow much do you think?" asked
Virginia quietly.
Edward Norman looked at her keen
ly, ami his face flushed a moment as an
idea of Virginia's purpose crossed his
mind. He hail known her when she was
a little girl in the Sunday school, and
lie luel been on intimate relations in
business with her father.
"I should say a half million dollars
in a town like Raymond could be well
spent in the establishment of a paper
such as we have in mind." he answered,
and his voice trembled a lii tie The
keen look on Kdward Norman's grizzled
face flashed out with a stem but thor
oughly < 'hristian anticipation of great
achievements in the world of newspaper
life as it hail opened up to him within
the last few seconds
"Then, " said Virginia, speaking a i
if the thought were fully considered
"I am ready to put that amount 'f
money into the paper 011 the one coinii
tii iii, of con. e, that it b.-.,ir:i d on as
it lnts be 11 b 111 '
"Thank <>.. d!" exclaimed Henry
Maxwell softly. Edward Norman wa
I Mile. The rest were looking at Virginia
She had more to say.
"Dear friends." she went on. and
there was a sadness in her voice that
made an impression on the rest that
deep' 4 d when they tbonfjht it over
afti-rward, '"I do not want any of yon
t . <*fdit me with an aet <>f at 11-
rn ity i>r philanthropy. 1 have conn
to know lately that the money which 1
have called my u\vn is not my own,
bnt God's. If I. as a steward of his, sei>
Bonn- wise way to invest his money, it
is not an occasion of vainglory or
thanks from any one simply becanse I
have proved honest in my administra
tion of the fnnds he has asked me to
use for his . I have teen thinking
of this very plan for some time. The
fact is. dear friends, that in onr com
ing fight with the whisky power in
Raymond, and it has only jnst begnn,
we shall need The News to champion
the Christian side. Yon all know that
all the other papers are for the saloon.
As lon;r as the saloon exists the work
of rescuing dying sonls at the Rectangle
is carrii'd on at a terrible disadvantage.
What can Mr. Gray do with his gospel
meetings when half his converts are
di inking people, daily tempted and en
ticed by the saloon on every corner?
The Christian daily we mnst have. It
would b • giving tip to the enemy to
have Tlui News fail. I have great con
fidence in Mr. Norman's ability. I have
not seen his plans, bat I have the con
fid nw! that he has in making the paper
succeed if it is carried forward on a
large enongh scale.
"I cannot believe that Christian in
telligence in journalism will be inferior
to un-Christian intelligence, even when
it comes to making the paper pay finan
cially. So that is my reason for putting
this money—God's, not mine—into this
powerful agent for doing as Jesus
would. If we can keep such a paper
going for one year, I shall be willing to
see that amount of money used in the
experiment. Do not thank me. D> not
consider my promise a wonderful thing.
What have I done with God's money
all these years but gratify my own
selfish, physical, personal desires? What
can I do with tho rest of it bnt try to
make some reparation for what I have
stolen from God? That is the way I
look at it now. I believe it is what
Jesus would do."
Over the lecture room swept that un
seen yet distinctly felt wave of Divine
presence. No one spoke for awhile.
Henry Maxwell, standing there where
the faces lifted their intense gaze into
his, felt what he had already felt be
fore, a strange setting back out »f the
nineteenth century into the first, when
the disciples had all things in common,
and a spirit of fellowship must have
flowed freely between them such as the
First church of Raymond had never
known. How much had his church
membership known of this fellowship
in daily interests before this little com
pany had begun to do as Jesus would
do? It was with difficulty that# he
thought of his present age and its sur
roundings. The same thought was pres
ent with all the rest also. There was an
unspoken comradeship such as they had
never known. It was present with them
while Virginia was speaking and dur
ing the silence that followed. If it had
been defined by any ono of them, it
would perhaps have taken somo such
shape as this.
"If I shall in tho course of my obedi
ence to my promise meet with loss or
trouble in the world, I can depend upon
the genuine, practical sympathy and
fellowship of any other Christian in this
room who has with me made the pledge
to do all things by the rule, 'What
would Jesus do?' "
All this the distinct wave of spiritual
power expressed. It had the effect that
a physical miracle may have had 011
tho early disciples in giving them a
feeling of confidence in their Lord that
helped them tofaco loss and martyrdom
with courage and even joy. (
Before they went away this tinio
there were several confidences like thoso
of Edward Norman. Some of the young
men told of tho loss of places owing to
their honest obedience to their promise.
Alexander Powers spoke briefly of the
fact that the commission had promised
to take action at tho earliest date pos
sible.
He was already at his old work of
telegraphy. It was a significant fact
that since his action in resigning his
position neither his wife nor daughter
had ' appeared in public. No one but
himself knew the bitterness of that fam
ily estrangement and misunderstanding
of the higher motive. Yet many of tho
disciples present in the meeting carried
similar burdens. There were things
which they could not talk about. Henry
Maxwell, from his knowledge of his
church people, could almost certainly
know that obedience to this pledge had
produced in the hearts of families sep
aration of sympathy and even the intro
duction of enmity and hatred. Truly,
"a man's foes are they of bis own
household" when the rulo of Jesus is
obeyed by some and disobeyed by oth
ers. Jesus is a great divider of life. Ono
must walk either parallel with him or
directly across his path.
But more than any other feeling at
this meeting rose the tide of fellowship
for one another. Henry Maxwell watch
ed it, trembling for its climax, which
he knew was not yet reached. When it
was, where would it lead them? Ho
ditl not know, bnt be was not unduly
alarmed about it, only he watched with
growing wonder tho results of that
simple promise as it was ludng obeyed
in these various lives. Those results
were already being felt all over the
city. Who conld measure their influ
ence at the end of tho year?
(>no practical form of this fellowship
showed itself in the assurances which
Edward Norman received in support of
his paper. There was u general Hocking
toward him when the meeting closed,
and the response to his appeal for help
from the Christian disciples in Ray
mond was fnlly understood by this lit tle
company. The value of such a paper in
the homes and in behalf of good citizen
ship. especially at the present crisis in
the city, could not he measured. It re
mained to Ist seen what could he done
now that the paper was endowed HO lil»-
erally. lint it still was true, as Edward
Korman insisted, tluit nioiu®,' alono
could not make the paper a jsiwer. It
must receive the support and sympathy
of the Christians in Raymond before it
could lie counted as one of the great
Christian forces of the city
The week that followed this Sunday
meeting wa« one of threat excitement
in Kaymond It was the week of the
election Douald Marsh, true to his
promise, took up his cross and hore it
manfully, hut with shuddering, with
groans ond even tears, for his deepest
"ronviction was touched, and he tore
himself out of the scholarly seclusion
0< years with pain and anguish that
coft him more than anything he had
ever done a .1 follower of Christ With
him were a few of the college professors
who had made the pledge in the First
church. Their experience and suffering
were the same as the president's, for
th<-ir isolation from all the duties of
citi/.i n hip had h.-eii the same The
same wns also true of Henry Maxwell,
who plunged into the horror of this
tight against whisky and its allien with
a sickening dread of each day's en
counter with it Never ha', ho K rn 1
Mich a cross. He staggered under it,
and in the brief intervals when became
in from the work and sought t ! ie quiet
of hi -tndy for r. st the sweat broke
ont "U his fon li' .1. and he felt the ac
tual ti-rior of one who t ■ irrl'.es into
unseen, unknown ? >rr« rs. Lookingback
on it afterward, he wan amai I at In
experience. He was not a coward, but
he fi lt a dread that any man of his
habits ft**'ls when confronted suddenly
with a duty which carries with it the
doing of certain things so unfamiliar
that the actual details connect <1 with
it IN ; ray his ignorance and till him
with the shame of humiliation.
When Saturday, the election day,
raine. the excitement rose to its height.
An attempt w:is made to close all the
saloon*. It was jwirtly successful, but
there was a great deal of drinking go
ing on all day. The Rectangle boiled
and heaved and cursed and turned its
worst side out to the gaze of the city.
Gray had continued his meetings dur
ing the week, and the results had been
even greater than he had dared to hoi>e.
When Saturday came, it seemed to him
that the crisis in his work had been
reached. The Holy Spirit and the satan
of rum seemed to rouse up to a desper
ate conflict. The more interest in the
meetings the more ferocity and vilentv-s
outside. The saloon men no longer con
cealed their feelings. Open threats of
violence were made. Once during the
week (iray and his little company of
helpers were assailed with missiles of
various kinds as they left the tent late
at night. The police sent down special
protection, and Virginia and Rachel
were always under the protection of
Rollin or Dr. West. Rachel's power in
song had not diminished. Rather with
each night it seemed to add ttt"£ie in
tensity and reality of the Sj»irit's pres
ence.
Gray had at first hesitated aliout
having a meeting that night, but he
had a simple rule of action and was al
ways guided by it. The Spirit seemed
to lead them to continue the meeting,
and so Saturday night ho went on, as
usual.
The excitement all over the city had
reached its climax when the polls closed
at C o'clock. Never had there been such
a contest in Raymond. The issue of
license or no license had never been an
issue under such circumstances. Never
before had such elements in the city
been arrayed against each other. It was
nn unheard of thing that the president
of Lincoln college, the pastor of the
First church, the dean of the cathedral,
the professional men living in the fine
houses f>n the boulevard, should conw
personally into the wards and by their
presence and their example represent
the Christian conscience of the place.
The ward politicians were astonished
at the sight. However, their astonish
ment did not prevent their activity.
The fight grew hotter every hour, and
when 0 o'clock came neither side could
have guessed at the result with any cer
tainty. Every rttio agreed that never
had there been such an election in Ray
mond, and both sides awaited the an
nouncement of tho result with the
greatest interest.
It was after 10 o'clock when tho
meeting at tho tent was closed. It had
been a strange and in some respects a
remarkable meeting. Henry Maxwell
had come down again at Gray's request.
He was completely worn out by the
day's work, but the appeal from Gray
came to him in such a form that he did
not feel able to resist it. Donald Marsh
was also present. He had never been to
the Rectangle, and his curiosity was
aroused from what ho had noticed of
the iuflnenco of tho evangelist in the
worst part of the city. Dr. West and
Rollin had come with Rachel and Yir
giiiie, ami Loreen. who had staid with
Virginia, was present near tho organ,
in her right mind, sober, with a humil
ity and dread of herself that kept her
as close to Virginia as a faithful dog.
All through tho servico Loreen sat with
bowed head, weeping a part of the
time, sobbing when Rachel sang the
song, "I was a wandering sheep,"
clinging with almost visible, tangible
yearning to the one hope she had found,
listening to prayer and appeal and con
fession all about her like one who was
a part of a new creation, yet fearful of
her right to share in it fully.
The tent had been crowded. As on
some other occasions, thero was more
or less disturbance on tho outside of tho
tent. This had increased as the night
advanced, and Gray thought it wise
not to prolong tho service. Onco in
awhile a shout as from a large crowd
swept into the tent. The returns from
the election were lieginning to come in,
and the Rectangle had emptied every
lodging house, den and hovel into the
streets.
In spite of the distractions, Rachel's
singing kept tho crowd in the tent from
dissolving. There were a dozen or more
conversions. Finally tho crowd became
restless, ami Gray closed the service,
remaining a little whilo with the con
verts.
Rachel, Virginia, Loreen, Rollin ami
the doctor, President Marsh and Henry
Maxwell went out together, intending
to go down to their usual waiting place
for their car As they caiuo out of the
tent they at once were aware that tho
Rectangle was trembling on the edge of
a drunken riot, and as they pushed
through the gathering molts in the nar
row streets they began to realize that
they themselves were objects of great
attention.
"There ho is, th.) bloko in the tali
bat. He's the leader I" shouted a rough
voice. President Marsh, with his erect,
commanding figure, was conspicuous in
the little company.
"How has the election gone? It is
too early to know the result yet, isn't
it?" He asked the question aloud, and
a man answered: "They say second
and third wards have gone almost solid
for no license. If that is so. the whisky
men have been beaten."
"Thank God! I hope it is trne," ex
claimed Henry Maxwell. "Marsh, we
are in danger here. Do yon realize our
situation 1 We ought to get the ladies
to a place of safety."
"That is true," said Marsh gravely
At that moment a shower of stones and
other missiles fell over them. The nar
row strict and sidewalk in front of thein
wore completely choked with the worst
elements of the ReotaiiKle.
"This looks serious," said Maxwell
With Marsh and ltollin ami Dr. West
he started to go forward through tho
dmall opening, Virginia, Rachel and
Loreen following close and sheltered by
the men, who now realized something
of their danger Tho Rectangle was
drunk and enraged. It saw in Daniel
Marsh and Henry Maxwell two of the
loaders in the election contest who had
perhaps robbed them of their beloved
taloon.
"Down with the aristocrats'" shout
eil a shrill voice, more liku a w .man's
than a man's.
A shower of mud and stores follows!
Rachel rememliered afterward thai
Rollin jumped directly in front of her
ami received on his head and i host a
nuiiilier of blows that would probably
have struck her if he had not shield)*d
her from them.
Ami just then, ln-fore the poli >*
reached them. Lor««en darted forward
:it lie-Mile of Virginia and puli. lie r
aside, looking up and screaming. It
Mo a
was >UT <II that no one haß"Hme to
cat- h tli face of the one who did it.
But t ;tt "f the upper window of a
over th<* very saloon where Loreen had
come out a week before some one had
thr wn a heavy U>ttle. It struck Loreen
t.n the head, and she fell to the ground.
Virginia turned and instantly fcieeled
dwn hv her The police officer*by th ;t
time had iva< h«*d the little < -mpany
Donald Marsh raised his arm and
shoutfd over the howl that wan begin
ning to rise from the wild beast in the
mob. '
••Stop' You've killed a woman!"
The announcement partly sobered the
crowd.
"Is it true?" Henry Maxwell askftl
as Dr West kneeled on the other side of
Loreen, supporting her.
".•she's dying!" said Dr. West briefly.
Loreen opt nod her eyes and smiled at
Virginia. % irginis wi]>ed the blood
from In r face and then bent over and
kissed her. Loreen smiled again, and
the nest moment her soul was in i>ara
dise.
And yet this is only one woman out
of thousands killed bv this drink devil.
Crowd hack now, yo sinful men and
women in this tilthy street! Let this
august dead form be borne through
youi stupefied sobered ranks. She
i>nt> of your own children. The Rectan
gle had stamped the image of the beast
on her. ThanS; him who died for sin
ners that the other image of a new soul
now shines out of her pale clay. Crowd
back! Give them room! Let her pass
reverently, followed and surrounded by
the weeping, awestruck company of
Christians. Ye killed her, ye drunken
murderers! And yet, and yet, O Chris
tian America, who killed this woman!
Stand l>nck! Silence there! A woman
has l>een killed! Who? Loreen, child of
the streets —poor, drunken, vile sinner I
0 Lord God, how long? Yes; the saloon
killed her— that is. the voters in Chris
tian America who license the saloon.
And the judgment day only shall de
clare who was the murderer of Loreen
[TO DE CONTINUED.)
NOT SO DULL.
lion u W hole Clnaa I'n»ll> Karard
Friars.
"Now, you rememlKT, <lon't you,
children." said the teacher of the in
fant class of a Ilyde l'ark Sunday
school, "that I told you last Sunday
that each of you who learned a verse
from the Bible ami recited it today
would receive a lar„'o blue card. U't
me see how many of you have lea ruts!
a verse."
There were li."> or hoys ami girls
from I to x years t f am* ranged about
her in a circle. For a moment there
was 110 response to ln*r <|uestiou. Then
a bright looking girl timidly raised a
little hand.
"Ah! Julia has learned a verse." the
teacher said. "1 am sorry that no more
hands are raised. I had hoped that
ever J»O iiiauy of you would get bine
cards totiay. but I supimse your mam
mas ami papas have boon very busy,
and some of you. I am afraid, forgot.
Well, Julia, let us hear you recite a
verso." *
"'Walk in the light.*" the little girl
repeated.
Then a boy who sat n£ar Julia put
up a hand.
"Oh," exclaimed the teacher, "Char
lie has a verse too. That was very
good, Julia. Now. let us hear Charlie s
verse."
"•Walk in the light.'" responded
Charlie.
"Well,"-said the teacher, "you learn
ed the same verse, didn't you? Its a
very good verse too. 'Walk In the
light.' i hope we may all do so. Now,
Is there any one else who has learned
a verse? Why, 1 see Ave, six. seven,
eight hands raised. lam proud of you,
children. We will hear from Arthur
first.
" 'Walk In the light.' " said Arthur.
The teacher looked rather hard at
Arthur and said:
"C.ladys next. What Is your verse?"
" 'Walk In the light,'" (iladys an
swered.
"Now. Gertrude, you have a splendid
verse, I know," said the teacher.
"Speak up loudly, so that all the chil
dren may hear."
•"Walk In the light,'" shouted Ger
trude.
By that time all but a few of the chil
dren who had not been heard from were
holding up their hands. The teacher
looked at a l>oy whose name she had
forgotten ami asked:
"What verse have you learned T'
"•Walk In the light.'" replied the
whole crowd in chorus, each little one
apparently fearing that there would
not bo another chance to win a blue
card and presenting strong evldewe of
the fact that the Hyde I'ark youngster
knows an opening when In- s«-es one.—
Chicago Times-Herald.
Ckrrk »a lh«* Tl»*r.
V Jll| /%"
ig§ iiPgl
—New York Journal.
Ills Comb rropi»*«l.
"Who was that girl Sommerbee mar
ried '!"
"I don't know her name, but I know
she was Irish."
"Oh. that accounts for HP
"Accounts for what?"
"The sudden cessation of his talk
about the Anglo-Saxon Is-ing destined
to rule the world." —Indianapolis Jour
nal.
r.ronomy In Boittoa.
Sprockett Do you ride as much as
you used to?
franker No; don't have to. Have
found out an easier way. Instead of
riding .'MI miles on Sunday for a record,
1 Just make my record now by lying.
It Is so much easier and very much
cheaper. Boston Transcript.
'l'llfur Trrarkrrvaa !.<••>■ Warfa.
"Are you quite sure that your orthog
raphy Is absolutely correct?" asked the
old friend.
"I ilou't know," answered Mrs. Cuni
rox apprehensively. "I hope It'll do. 1
don't see how I can tiud time to start
In now and study natural history."—
Washington Star.
Iltiprtal «f the I'alarr.
The Orttto That does not look the
least like nature.
The Artist True enough, no doubt,
hut don't you think nature will reach
It some day If she keeps Improving*—
Indiana polls Journal.
Ilia Haaplrlaa.
"It is said that you have U-en trying
to pureliase Mip|»ort in your enemy's
own district."
"Hon't you IH-IICVO It," said Senator
Sorghum "It's a ruse to hull the vot«
market."- Washington Star.