THE FULTON COUNTY NEWS. McCONNELLSBURO. PA. The Daughter of David Kerr By HARRY KING TOOTLE Illustrations by Ray Walters 8YN0PSI3. Gloria Kerr, a motherless (flrl. who has pent moat of hnr life In school, arrives at her father's home In Belmont. David Karr la the political boss of the town, . and Is anxious to prevent Ills ilnughtor arnlnn of his real character. Kendull. reprmentlns the Chlcano packers. Is ne (olluliiiK with JudK'f 1'ilbert. Kerr chief adviser, for a valualilo franchise. limy fear the opposition of Joe WrlKht, editor ol tin? reform papvr. Kerr uls the hk sistanw of J ikiko Gilbert In Introducing OIoiIh lo Heliiioiit society, nnd promises ti help him put throuKh' I'1 packers frntii hlHe und let lilm have nil the urafl. Ulorlit metis Joo Wright lit the (llllierts. It Hppeiirn they are on liillmiito terms, having met prevloiibly on a touring p iny In Kin-ope. The lllllierts Invite (llorlu to stay with them pciidinn the refurnlnhlni; of the Kerr home. Wright beulna his liKht aKtunst the proposed franchise In the col uiiiiih of his puper, the Heliuont News. Kerr, through his henchinen. exerts ev ery Inlliience lo hamper WrlKht In the pulillt utloii of his p.iper. fllorhi takes up aeltli ment work. Kerr ui'd his lieutenants d'-cldi! to buy Kerr's paper ami nsk the editor to meet tb-m ut Gilbert' office. Calling nt (Jllbert'H oflke to solicit a do tation Gloria meets WrlKht. He propones and I ai'cepled while wailing to be nailed Inlo the conference. Vrl(,iit refuses to S'-ll his piar i nii ileclnres he will tight to finish. The Itelmont News niipe-irs with a bitter attnrk on Kerr. Gloria calls Wright a coward and refuses to listen to any explanation from lilm. llrokeii-heart-el, Gloria decides to plunge more deeplv Into settlement work. Bhe calls on a Hick f;lrl of the und-rworld, named Ella. She earns fur the flr-.t time that her father In the head of n notorious g-ing of political rraftera. (Sounds of a coullh-t are heard In the room over Kiln's. Gloria llmls "Wrhiht unconscious, a victim of an at tempted assassination bv thugs In the pay of tho political rliiL'. Fhe hides lilm In Klla'o room and defies the thugs. $ CHAPTER XX. Continued. t Ryan recognized that the tlmo for action had come. On his side he had ,tuo overwhelming brute force which would enable him to do us he pleased. 'Kelly had turned to look Into the closet when he was stopped by Glo ria's outburst. What Rynn had said had reminded her of her own power. f "Stand where you ore, you Infamous thugs! Must I tell you the truth to ' he obeyed? If you are above the law, J am higher still. Mike Noonan could have told you who I nm. fou Fpeak of your boss, then . learn the .truth." i "What yer glvln' us?" jeered Kynn as be advanced toward tho place where 'Wright lay hidden. J "Stand back," she cried la Kerr." I nin Glo- f Tho two men looked at each other In astonishment, and Utile l-:tla sat .bolt upright In bed. j "The boss'" ' "Daughtrr," Gloria I'uiMhed Ryan's .exclamation. "I nm the. thi tighter of .'David Kerr. Now so." j Something In her bearing n.ade kthem fed that the was telling the truth. Kelly, timid now and apolo getic, was the first to speak i wen, we man t know you was Twhy didn't you Ray" i i guess we n go see. .Neonan." was illyan's method of beating a retreat. 5 "He can't git away, anyway," Kelly (Whispered to him. Gloria breathed a sigh of relief as Jthey turned to go, but In nn Instant jtho shrill scream from Ella which .jbrotight the men back to the center of 1' the room froze her blood. "The boss' daughter!" It was witch's screech ending In a peal of un- yarmiy laugiuer. 1 Gloria sank Into a chair gasping J What have I said?" i She fi It the curse upon her. i "Come back, Turkey, come 'thrilled I.lltle Klla, laughing j"Tho boss' daughter! The hack wildly. , boss' Slaughter!" f Her thin hands plucked at the cover lid, nnd her blazing eyes wero fixed ipon Gloria, who had shrunk into n weak lump in her chuir. Only a few Tho Thought of Physical Injury Did Not Occur to Him. moments had missed slnr-n nil hud admitted that Little Ella dominated 'no situation.- That fact she recog "ized as readily as did the others. ;ow she determined to make use or er power. Gloria herself had aroused ne savagery of tho woman by having inflamed her against the boss, not knowing that thn ..irS', directed against her own father. verlshly stimulated to an unac Pustorned mental acttteness by the noughts of her wrongs as Gloria had ' ll,?,n bare, all the cruelty of the wmmns nature asserted Itself. Re- ngo with her was Bweetness long drawn out. It was the dainty morsel .u'hlch the gourmet lingers. It th, T wntallzInK antics of the cat hi J " over lhe muU8 beneath WJV' RD(1 even ,et8 11 run little I,,. ' Vr0UM the W hope that it 'th lu, e8Cape" I,avln decided upon ?hldli !nat9 d,M of Wright's m n J T' Ltttl9 Klla wa8 "ent Cs w ' on makln the dnughier of . "Vh !.8UtIer 10 tne llrajt 'asked th8 Inatte EllaT" RJ'an llheifL'If!? 0 1 Pl8a "You Gl0Ha 'roPlored. !.. nt thom to ma. do vnu T Hal laughterl" dau6nter! The U., LiJiJl; ri I 'jl. i W-V'i u Cwrlim aj A. C. Tbe last words she utttored In piercing tones horrible to bear as she swayed back and forth, keeping time with her body to the cadence of her cry. Glorlu tried to gathnr herself, to gether to meet tills new attack, but without much success. Slit felt so weak from the shock that she .vns only able to rise from her chair w.".h diffi culty. "You re out of your head. Vou're mad. Keep still, I toll you." The men athl standing Irresolute, she turned upon theni. "Why are you standing there? Leave this room." Lllflo Klin was enjoying herself hugely. Gloria's every pleading tone was muplc In her ears. Her eyes burned with excitement. Yet tho cruel cat delayed to cruKh tho mouse. Its quivering wns too soul-satisfying. Realizing that If the admitted Gloria was the daughter of David Kerr the men would forego their pursuit of Wright, I.tltlo Klla knew her best course was to deny the relationship. "Don't you go, Turkey," she yelled. "I'll tell you the truth." Sho tumid to Gloria. "I wlsht thn boss hud n daughter, did I? U'b a lie, Turkey. She's not Dave Kerr's girl. He'd laugh to sec a daughter o' his In such a hell-hole. I'd walch her to see that sho paid the price," she glanced ul Gloria malevolently, "If-If ho had a daughter. An' yer perteetln' the man you love!" she mocked. "We'll see how the hosH' daughter loves." Her laughter was terrible The men could not think her tho snme woman they knew. Gloria started In ularm. She felt the woman was mad, and did not know what she might do. "What are you going to do?" she asked. Now Klla was sneering at h"r. Sho knew how to choopo knife-blades for words. In everything she said was tho cunning nnd the cruelty of a lost wom::n. Gloria was suffering, she could ste, hut there was still another chord which would vibrate to misery Since time began jealousy has been a (laming sword in the hands of nn unscrupulous antagonist who knows how to use it. To make Gloria think that the was defending a man untrue) to her, was something. To make her Iwlleve that she had been defeated by the greater charm of Little Kll.t her self, wns tar more. "I'n you think I'd '' let yo-i hid that in it ti If he'd loved you? Never. You don' know why he come here, but I do. He come to see ine. He hives me." She beat her breasts as she spoke to emphasize her words nnd her eyea sparkled with the challenge sho had just hurled nt the daughter of the boss. Gradually, bit by bit, the veneer of civilization had been chipped away Gloria no longer saw the gulf that sep arated them. She knew only that by cozenlt g words this other woman was trying to make her think sho had been robbed of her own. Her weakness left her. Now when she summoned all her strength, she joyed to flnd It did not fail. As Llttlo Ella proclaimed that tho man they wero hiding had come to see her. Gloria sprang to the side of the bed, and cried with all the Indignation of nn overwrought soul: "You lie!" "That's what you say, but down In your heart you know it's the truth. It ain't the first time he's been here. Oh, he's told me about you, the boss' daughter; but It's me he loves." The men were forgotten In this duel so elemental that It could have had lhe stone ngo for its setting. On one side, hate as bitter as the grave; on lhe other, love and faith stronger than death ItseU. "Kvery word you utter Is a lie,' Glo ria blazed. "If you loved him you wouldn't have called these cutthroats." "Why don' you tell 'em yer the boss' daughter now?" taunted the other. "Look here, Klla," Ryan broke In. "we're tired o' stamllri' here like foels. Quit yer gassln' un' make good." "You'll git yours all right. She's not David Kerr's daughter. Don' you let her bluff you. I know where she hid 'lm. I'll tell you where he Is." Gloria turned upon the men. "I've told you tho truth, and I've warned tm. Don't you come a step closer." Then she threatened the woman, "If you darn to speak a" Llttlo Klla was not to be intimidated. "When she dragged him lu," she be gan, tho iockco ine ooor, an men she" Gloria was standing at no great dis tance from tho bed when Little Klla began her betrayal of Wright's hiding place. As sho realized that In an Instant the Becret would be out, her himself, never dreaming that his own daughter wouid be caught in it. When tho tight on tho Interuibau Railway had first started, at command of the boBB, Jack Darken, a ward heeler, ap parently had gone over to the enemy. The man had found employment in the circulation department of tho News, and soon afterward the Infor mation reached Wright that ono of his own employes wns a former henchman of the notorious first ward leader, Mike Noonan. Durken was leud In his denunciations of, David Kerr and his followers, and appeared willing to betray whatever he knew of the meth ods of tbe gang. Tho editor found him a fountain of information regarding the shndy poli tics of Belmont. In reality Durken told only what David Kerr ordered hira to tell. Wishing to establish Wrights confidence in the man, Kerr had him disclose ninny things of slight impor tance that were absolutely authentic. One of the charges continuously eyes dilated with her look of bate. Then they narrowed to cruel slits, while a tremor ran through her body. One who knew the girl would scarcely hava recognized her. Like some llths creature of tbe Jungle waiting for the kill, she seemed to crouch for the I serine. ?ust as the woman was about MoCJoxg Co. tela. to utter tho words which would reveal where the newspaper man was con cealed, Gloria wag upon her. She seemed with one bound to have leapt the space that separated them. "You Jezebel!" tho raged, and struck her fair upon tho mouth. Ryan and Kelly did not stir. The unexpected had happened, and they were spellbound. Gloria's breath rusliej through her teeth with a horrid, hissing sound, her faco was fldshed, her hair touseled. and her wnhit In disarray. Yet she heeded nothing but the wild Impulse ! to defend her own. I Little Klla, her frant strength till spent, gatiped out that she would tell nothing. Gloria was beside h":self und the promise meant noihing lo her. With a man's strength she lifted the woman up, held her there an liu.iant, and then hurled her hack upon the bed. Her head fell over the side, and she lay ns one dead. Her rage was still hot vpon In r ns she turned to confront the two men. "As for you, get out." Ryan madn one last half-hearted stand. "Say, tho boB hates that man. Are. you really Dave Kerr's daughter?" "And you need to usk such a (iies tion!" sho stormed. "Ask Mike Noo nun If you will, but beware of !;.id Kerr! If ever you have cause to fear lilm, you have It now. My miner Is his anger, nnd don't you dare defy the daughter of David Kerr!" took a step forward menacing ly, us If she had strength to indict the same chastisement they had seen administered to the woman. They did not vtay to argue with her. Leav ing Utile Klla to her fate, they made a hesty retreat. No sooner were they out of the room than Gloria put into execution what she had designed when they departed tho first time. Rushing to the door she closed It hastily nnd purhed the wnshstand In front of It, wedging It under the knob. This done, she ran back and dragged Wright from his hiding place. There was no thought of the woman whose head hung ever the side of the bed In such ghastly fashion Gloria lifted his head and dashed water upon his face. She w.iuhed him closely, and as she saw tli.it It had no effect upon him, a sudden fear seized her and her cheeks were Munched. With trembling llnger.t she tore at his i-liirt and fell for Hit, heat of his heart. She could feel Its faint pulsation. He lived. With a wild cry she flung herself forward In a dicp swoon upon the body of the unconscious man. CHAPTER XXI. ' T.ie one person who could have told how Joe Wright had come to isit Mike Noonan's lodging house was Da vid Kerr. He had sprung the trap brought agaltft the machine was that It was colonizing Hunters In lodging houses In the low, thickly-populated river wards. Durken even admitted Jt when Wright asked about it, and sev eral days later suggested a tour of In spection. The blond of the star re porter warmed In the editor's veins The Idea was tantalizing. It was one of those stories a good man would sac rifice half a year's salary lo handle. Without saying anything to nnone. tho owner of tho News thought of the expedition for several days. The inor ho thought of it, thn more It appealed to him. The more it appealed lo him the less was the likelihood of his con sidering the axiom that In battle It Is il general's duly not to get hurt. In fact, the thought of physical injury did not occur to him. He w.ip a stranger to 'lelmont, no one knew Mm. and In the da) time there was no dan ger. When Wright finally decided to In vestigate personally It was only a few days before the election. He deter mined that he would wander down nto the first ward two days before tho votes were cast to gather mate rial for hit story. The next afternoon just on the eve of the election, his MAN PROVES HIS SUPREMACY Aviators Outstrip the Swiftest Birds In Their Marvelous Flight Through the Air. Nature has long put the nlr Hist In tho speed of living creatures. Next to the birds, came tho laud animals. The fishes trailed behind. It has come to that already with man's speed records. Tuesday a Trench aviator named Gulllnux drove a flying machine 118 miles in an hour, from Savlgny-sur-llrave to Tarls, and thereby beat the best record ever made by an automobile In this coun try or Europe by about six miles. No railroad train ever came anywhere near the sustained speed of the "bird man," who avernged almost two miles a minute for CO minutes. The fastebt racing boats, It Is need less to say, are far behind tbe record of tbe automobiles and tbe railroad trains. Their feats are wonderful, In view of the conditions they have to contend against, but their limit, so far Is less than a mile a minute, tor any distance, however short. So tbe air becomes the field for man's swiftest travel, night leads In human devices for fast movement from place to place, Just as It does with the birds, the beasts and the fish es. Hut It la still an open question Whether or not the record flight of final attack on the machine would be an expose of ring methods of handling vagabond voters Imported for the oc casion. This programme waa being carried out as originally planned, notwith standing the break with Gloria the previous day, when Wright wob In duced to go through Noonan's "hotel." Here, deserted by Durken, who bad been his guide, he had fallen Into tho linnds of Turkey Ryan and Ruck Kelly Although dazed by the unexpected nes of the attack, he had neverthe less managed to give n good account of himself. The cramped nttlc o,utir ters In which they had fought had been In his favor. (The two bruisers had been surprised by what a selen tlllc boxer could do In a rough-and-tumble fight. To the momentary Inde cision resulting from his good defense Wright owed his escape from tbe room in which he had been trapped. A stinging blow having taken all the Ilghl out of Kelly, he lurched and fell forward against the door Just as the newspaper man bad managed to elude his assailants for lhe Instunt and slip out of the room. Forced to minister to his companion, Turkey Ryan had lost many valuablo seconds before ho could take up the pursuit. It was dur ing this respite tint Wright, grnfing blindly for the stair, had tripped and fallen, to he found unconscious by Gloria in front of Little Klla's door. No one ever knew exactly what hud taken pl.ice In Noonan's lodging house that afternoon In early spring. Re turning from the mission with Dr Norton, Mrs. Hayes was surprised to Und the door of lhe Windermere wom an's room fastened from within. When uo responfio greeted her knock, sur prise gave way to alarm, and she called upon Dr. Norton to aid her lu opening the door. Gloria had not fast ened il ns securely as she had thought, and It required no great strength on the part of the physician to force It open. Gloria was removed to Mrs. Haves' home in a carriage us soon us she was revived. Little Klla, In a semi conscious, delirious state, was hurried to the city hospital in a police ambu lance. An examination having ehnwn that Wright had sustained no serious Injury, as soon ns he regained con sciousness ho was taken to his own apartment. David Kerr was not allowed to see Ills daiirhter. Although the exact na ture of the shock to which she had been subjected was not known, f'nee both Kelly and liyan had disappeared, vet the physicians did not think it best In her nervous condition for her lo see even her father. The following day she remained In bed, speaking never a word, busy with her own thoughts. The next day, that of the election, she dressed, but did not lenvo her room. When it wub seen that Gloria was under tho cloud of a settled melan choly, there was debate how best to minister to her. Her very silence made the problem more perplexing She uttered never a word by which they might pluck out tho heart of tho mystery. Strange as It may seem, slid did not even ask about Joe Wright. Sho did, however, rend the morning and aflernoon papers carefully In neither was there any reference to nn attack on the editor. As her mind beat upon the bars of Its new iron cage. It sulllced her to know that all mast be wi ll with him. Joe Wright's Injuries were not of a serious nature, yet it was thought best thai ho remain at home for several days. Ly means of the telephone and through the men who came lo the house he edited the News the day previous to Hoctlon. liver the same telephone line came tho cheering news the next night that the dominant p'irt.v had been defeated. David Kerr rule had hen broken. (TO UK CONTtXUKD.) Have Long Mined for Rubies. Tho world's richest ruby mines, It t'pper Hurmah, are known to hava been operated since curly In the sev enteenth century. 118 miles nn hour surpasses tho fust est flying ever done by a bird. "Way of the Tree of Life." "Thou shalt have none other gods but me." If a man had been able to keep that one commandment per fectly tho other nine would never have been written; Instead, ho has comprehensively disregarded It, and perhaps never more than now In the twentieth century. Ah, well! tills world, In splto of all Its sinning, is still the Garden of f:den where the Lord wulketb with man, not In the cool of the evening, but In the heat and stress of the Immediate working day. There Is no angel now with llaining sword to keep the way of the Tree of Life, but tapers alight morn ing by morning In the Hostel of God to point us to It; and we are as god" knowing good and evil, partake of that fruit "whereof whoso eateth Bhall never die;" the greatest gift of the most awful penalty eternal life. from "The Roadmendor," by Michael Falrless. Several Other Things. Worry la not he only thing that causes breakdowns. Tbe oervousnesi due to tbe noises In our streets, thi rush to get on and off cars, dazzling and harsh lights, the bewildering whirl of amusemeols, all tend tc shake the nerves and cause what w call a nervous breakdown. Holiness to the Lord Br REV. L W. COSNELL AaiiMit to lU Deta Moody Bible lutiluU, Ckicaie TKXT-Exodus 8:30, Zecharlah 14:20, Revelation 22:4. As these thre verses are quoted It will be seen that there It a connection be tween thorn and that all have tc do with out themn, "Holiness to tho I)rd." We are given The Purport of Holiness Kxodus 28:30 reads, "Ard thou shalt make a pluto of pure gold, and grav upon It, like the engravings of a signet, 'Holiness to the Lord.' " This Inscription was worn upon the mitre of the high priest, who stood as tho representative of Israel. The word used for holiness has as Its root Idea separation, dedication, bunco this Inscription meant that Is rnel was separated unto tho Ird. This word may bo applied to Inani mate things, such as tho vessels and vestments of the sanctuary: but In tho coso of men. such separation ns the word sets before us will result In moral purity and righteousness. How do we need to bo thus set apart to God! This separation Is to reach tho heart and Ilfo as well as our service One might even go to the foreign field and yet be unylelded to God, so far as the dally llfo Is concerned. Such separation Is expected of all Christians, for In tho New Testament all are spoken of as saints separated ones. We have heard of a teacher who called the worst cheat In his class. Honest; the most tardy boy, Punctual; the most Indolent boy, Dill gent. As they were so addressed from day to day, they grew ashamed and tried more and more to live up to their names. God calls us saints let us bo saints separated ones. The Permeation of Holiness. Zceh' arlah 14:20 rends, "In that day shall there be upon thn hells of the horses Holiness unto the Iird; nnd tho pots In tho lord's house shall be like thn bowls before the nltar." This refers primarily to the happy millennial day which Is coming. At that time, holi ness shall so pe-meato llfo that kitch en utensils shall be ns holy as tho ves sels of the house of God. Even tho horses, which' wero not commonH used In Israel because they savored so much of war nnd display, shall bo consecrated: tho very Inscription, once placed upon the priest's mitre, shall bo found on their bells. Rut while this passngo looks to the fu ture, we may even now permeate our lives with holiness. Our diversions may bo hallowed. Many are mad at this point, yet our recrentlons may be Indulged In rollgl ously, In order to better service for the Lord. We may even consecrate some things which, under certain cir cumstances, would not bo lawful. A young mnn found thnt tho very violin which had been a snare could he used to glorify God: this wns like writing on tho bells of the horses, Holiness to tho Lord. DuslneRs may bo sacred. A mnn was told thnt his heart wns diseased nnd death might como at any tlmo. Ho snld to his employes, "In tho fu ture, this business will bo so conduct ed thnt If my master comes at any moment, I will not be ashamed." This attitude towards Jesus Christ will make all business sacred. All our work mny bo sanctified. A busy life need not hinder fellowship with God. Ilavo we noticed that tho Levltea acted as butchers, bakers, merchants, lawyers, physicians, teach ers, and did many lowly things, such ns lighting tho lamps, sweeping tho doors nnd preparing the wood for tho nltnr? Yet they were ministers of tho Lord! Our Lord Jesus Christ tolled for 30 years at Nnznreth, yet when he camo forth God said, "This Is my beloved son, In whom I am well pleased." Pnnl says, even to. slaves, "Whatsoever ye do, do It heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men. . . . Ye serve the Lord Christ," (Col. 3:23, 24.) The Perfection of Holiness. Reve lation 22:4 reads, "Ills nnmo sbnll bo In their foreheads." This passage looks back to the ono first read; the name of tho Lord shall bo Inscribed on the brow of tho glorified Just ns It was onco Inscribed on tho mitre of Israel's priest. This Implies ownership, for we wrlto our names upon that which Is curs. Rut more than ownership Is Im plied, for tho name of God stands for his character. God's very chnractor shall be written upon us, and at last we shall bo like him! An African girl, asked to bring a gift for Josus, sold herself as a slave and brought the price, slnco sho had nothing else to give. May we feel, with her, the force of this appeal: "For the love of Christ constralneth us; because we thus Judge, that ono died for all, therefore all died; and he died for all, that they which live should no longer live unto themselves, but unto him who for their sakes died rid rose again." (II Cor. 5:14, 15 It. V.) Each a Part of Life's Forces, We are all a part of life's forces, whether we know It or not Be as humble as you like, yon are still a person of influence, If not by your own choosing, then often by God's decree. It may be only a smile or a simple kindness that you have given to a lit tle child, but it starts agencies you little dream of; or It may be some self ishness and lack of honor, some weak ness In you that sets In motion a long train of hurtful and sad Influences or circumstances. For all life Is con nected, and whether you wish It or not, your Ufa affects other lives. (Conducted by tha National Woman's Christian Tamparancs Union.) TWO GREAT CONVENTIONS. Tbe ninth triennial convention of the World's Woman's Christian Tem perance union held at Brooklyn, N. Y in Octobor marked the completion of 80 years of achievement, during which marvelous advance along all lines of reform has been made In the 60 countries now federated with thn organization. At the first convention (Boston, Mass., 1891) 11 countries sent delegates; at Brooklyn 34 nations bad representatives. The dominant note of the gathering was, "Prohibition of the liquor t radio for svery nation and for tho world." Immediately following the world's meeting camo tho fortieth annual con vention of the National W. C. T. U. at Asbury Park, N. J. The 707 dele gates In attendance represented a dues-paying constituency of over 300, 000. The enthusiasm generated by reports nnd addresses showing tho rapidly rising tldo of autl alcohol sen timent In this country, and the prac tical plans adopted for bringing this sentiment to benr upon the nation wide abolition of the liquor traffic, made this convention a record-breaking event in tho history of the organi zation. Tho plans center round tho proclamation of the National W. C. T. U. president, Mrs. I M. N. Stevens, sent out September 10, 1911, and tho bill Introduced In congress by the Honorable Richmond Pearson Ilobsoa of Alabama prohibiting "thn sain, manufacture for sale, Importation for sale, exportation or transportation for sale, of beverages or foods containing alcohol." Tho proclamation closes with theso ringing words: "To Amerlcn, the birthplace of tho local, state, national and World's Wo man's Christian Temperance union, we hereby proclaim that within a da- cade, prohibition shall be placed In the constitution of the United Slates; and to this end we call to active co operation all temperance, prohibition religious nnd philanthropic bodies; all patriotic, fraternnl, clvlo associations and all Americana who love their country." LIQUOR VOTER GUILTY. When a man drinks something that makes It Impossible for his brain to control his actions, ho Is trifling with his own und others' safety. Ho Is therefore guilty of criminal negll gence. When a man Bells to another anything that produces such effect ha also Is guilty of contributing to what ever harm results. The man who voles for tho salo of such poison must bear his share of responsibility. Drunkenness Is no defense when ac cldent or crime results from It. be cause every man who gets drunk knows the danger. Tho fellow who gets drunk Invites trouble. Ho drinks to satisfy an abnormal appetite. The man who sells drink knows what are Its effects. He knows that criminality and accidents go with Intoxication. Ho doesn't care. His motive Is money, The man who votes for saloons knows all the harm they do. He doesn't care, either. He Is as guilty as the other two. He may escape punish ment here, for human law will nt reach him; but he cannot escape the eternal Justice of God. Urlchsvllle Chronicle. PRESS GETTING ON RIGHT SIDE. When such Influential periodicals as tho Saturday Evening Post and Col lier's Weekly begin throwing shells Into tho liquor enmp, Interesting de velopments nre certain. Tho press of tho country Is giving more nnd moro publicity to the right side of the liquor question, nnd Irs Influence In creating public sentiment cannot bo computed. Tho P.cv. Charles Sheldon, writing from Kansas, says: "It was because the press Joined tho church nnd tho homo In Kansas thnt It has, after thirty-two years, praetlonlly rubbed tho saloon and brewery off the map of our state." The newspapers and magazines of tho whole country are more and more Joining hands with the church nnd the home and will prove n mighty factor In tho final elimination of tho traffic from tho republic. Amerlran Issue. RUM WAS SOLE CAUSE. "It has been a study with me to mark boys who started on every grndo of llfo with myself, to see what has become of them. One day, recently, I began to count them over, and It was an Instructive exhibit. Some of thom becamo clerks, merchants, manufac turers, lawyers, 'doctors. It was ro markablo thnt every one of those who drank Is dead; not one living of my ago. Barring a few who were taken oft by sickness, every ono who proved a wreck, and wrecked his family, did It from rum, nnd from no other cause." Chauncey M. Depew. NO WHISKY SIGNS ALLOWED. No electric signs with the word "whisky" can be hung over the side walks of Sacramento, Cal. The trus tees have so ordered. In due time public sentiment will demand the sup pression of the beer signs and others of a like nature, offensive to senti ment and good taste. And In due time all papers which desire to circu late In the homes must keep their col umns free from big, glaring, offensive whisky and beer ads. The Home Alli ance. TESTIMONY OF BRITISH ARMY MAN. MaJ. O. 3. Crawford. M. C, British army, says that "alcohol la one of the strongest predisposing causes of tu berculosis, and regiments In which the greatest amount of alcohol Is used have the largest percentage of men In valided from tbe division." PAYS IT ALL. Tbe consumer pays the liquor li cense and often the taxpayer must then step in and care for the con sumer and his family. MiWIOM' SUiWSCIIflOL Lesson (By R. O. BELJ.KKH. Director of Evening Department, tha Moody Hilda luaUtula, Cliicajto.) LESSON FOR JANUARY 18. THE GOOD SAMARITAN. LESSON TEXT Luka 10:25-17. OOI-DEN TKXT "Thou ahalt lovs thf naluhbor as ihyaelf.'VMurk U.3L ' Probably no other parable given br Jesus excopt possibly the Prodigal Son, has made such a deep impres sion as this one. It has Inspired al truistic service, promoted tho Idea of the brotherhood of man, and served to crysLallze Christian thinking and service. I. "Whnt shall I do?" vv. 25-29. (1) Tho first question. This lawyer In his test question Implied thnt eter nal llfo was dependent upon his) works, a well nigh universal Jewish Idea. With a truo teacher's skllh Jesus drew from his own knowiedgs of tho law nn answer to his question, viz.: that, on the ground of doing be must love tho Father with an undi vided heart; with all his soul, the seat of his emotions; with all his strength energies; and with all his mind his Intellectual powers. The evidence of such a love Is that he" must lovo his neighbor as himself This Is a staggering program, and we , believe tho lawyer asked his second question because he was dazed when he, perhaps for tho first tlmo, really comprehended this wonderful sum mary of the law. Jesus, however, holds him Inflexibly to his own Idea of works, and replies: "This do and thou shalt llvo." Small wonder thai Taul, comprehending the human Im possibility of such a program, should rejoice In knowing ono who was equal to tho task, Itom. 8:3. Jesus met tho lawyer on tho same plane be had been approached and directly answers tha query of verso 25. Summarized the Law. (2) The second question, (v. 29), Jesus had not snld anything to thli lawyer about belief, or faith, for ht was not yet ripe tor that Idea. II had summarized the law and by thi a law Jesus niu. si tQtch him. Rom. 3:19, 20; Matt. 22:37-40. It Is oue thing to rend and summarize tho law, ani qulto another to rightly npply It. 11 Is quite possible to bo ultra orthodox In our teaching and In our siatemonti of belief, nnd yet to fall far short of doing. The force of this second question Is then, "Who must I love?" Ho avoids asking, "Who can I love?" Tho question wns not as to who will be neighbor to mo, but to whom shall I bo neighbor? In answer to this Jesus employs this wonderful parable. (Note: Kxplaln tho nature of a para bio and the Master's frequent uso thereof). II. "Go and do thou likewise." vv. 30 37. That this story Is not alono a parable but a literal experience Is pretty generally believed. "The way of tho transgressor" Is a Jericho road, and the traveler therein Is bound to be "stripped," If not always of hi prosperity, then of his character, and will ultimately find himself "halN dead." If left to himself he will sure ly die, Rom. 5:6; 6:23. Jericho means "curse." Who then Is tho man I can neighbor? Any wretch that Is pass ing along tho Jerlco road. Remem ber that Jesus Is dealing with the sec ond half of the summary of the law. Threo classes of men passed this man: (1) Tho Priest, of all men tho most likely to help that fallen one, created In tho Image of God In whoso worship ho led. It is easy to flnd an exeuso for this exhibition of heart lessness. The danger of robbers; of being suspected of complicity In tho crime; tho duties of his important of fice; tho danger of contaminate : a work not suited lo his position In llfo. Let us beware of too hastily Judging tho priest until wo examine ourselves. (2) Tho Levlto. Perhaps he had seen his superior In tho temple wor ship; he drew nearer than the priest, perhnps for the purpose of Investiga tion, but offers no remedy. (3) Tho Samaritan. This ostracized man would havo been snubbed nnd cursed by tho wounded mnn under nny othec circumstances. lie therefore could certainly havo been excused hud ho followed tho example of Priest and Invito. Ho Is a typo of ChrlBt dealing; In grace with ono who had no claim upon him. Noto tho steps: (a) "Ho Journeyed," are we to bo found visit' Ing tho places of great need? (b) "Ho came whero ho was," evidently not from ldlo curiosity, but to meet a case of need, (c) "Ho saw him." Too often our eyes are blind to tho misery about us. (d). "Ho wan moved with compassion." Tho compassion of Jesus wns n active principle. Does misery move us to action? Does it send us to cases of need, or do wa wait for them to knock at our door? (e) "Ho'bound up his wounds." Not acting by proxy; not sending him to a public Institution. Real charity Is accompanied by warm, sympathetic, Christ-like, human hearts In action. (f) "Brought him to an Inn and took core of him." lie walked that this man might ride. He finished the Job, not leaving It half done. We, too, must help men clear through, temporarily or spiritually, and not, having helped them once, leave them to shift for themselves. This Is a true picture of God's redeeming grace. Grace come where the sinner Is; It serves him as he Is; It heals him and delivers blm to a place of perfect safety. Like this Samaritan, our King of Grace ban promised to come again. See John 10:28, 29; Phil. 1:6 and John 14:3. Love Is Costly. It cost the Samaritan much to act this way. Racial pride, aesthetlo re pugnance, commercial obligations, perhaps family duties, to say nothing of the actual expenditures of time and money. But love is a costly thing. Jesus himself fully portrays this pic ture, John 3:16. The road was awajt from God's city, Jerusalem. J
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