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The Daughter
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6YNOP8I8.
Gloria Kerr, a mothrl girl, who has
pent moiit nf lu-r life In hool, rrlvs
at her father's home In IWImont. David
Ktrr In the political biw of the town,
and li anxious to prevent hi daughter
learnlixr of hi ri-nl nharanter. Kendall.
rpn n i tlnK the t'lilras-n purkora. U ne
KoiiHilnic with Ju(Ik illh.Tt. Korra rhlef
advlHrr. fur a valuiihlii f laiic-hlw. 1 "
feiir the nppnftltlon of .l"e WrlKht, editor
nf tin; r"furm paper. Kiirr link th a
stituniv nf JuiIkb illh-rt In IntroiluclrB
Gloria lo itelmunt eoi lely. and proijiliwij
to h.!i) him put through the packers
frniK'hlHe and let him have all the Kraft.
OlorlH pieeta Joe WrlKht at the (.llherti.
ft appear they nr on intimate tei m.
navinu met prevloiiMly on a tmirlnW party
tn Kinope. The CIIIhti Invite Ulnrla to
atiiv with them penillnu the refiirnlMn
of the Kerr home. Wiluht henlna hla fight
K limit the proponed frain-hlae In the ol-
, umna of hla pawr, the llelmont New.
Kerr, through hla henrhmen. exerta ev
ry Influence to hamper Wright In the
, uuhllratloii of hla paper, f'.loilu takea up
eltlemeiit work. Kerr and hln llrutennntM
declita to buy Kerr'a paper and ask the
editor to mr"t them at flllhort s offlee.
railing nt Gilbert' rflloe to snlhit a do
l.atlnn Glorta meet WrlKht. He proposi
and la accepted while wnltlnn to he railed
Into Die conference. WrlKht refiixe to
cll hi paper and rim-lam he will flKht to
a flnlHh. The rtrlmont NVws appear with
hitter attack on Kerr. Gloria call
Wright a coward and rpfwnn to listen to
any explanation from him. Broken-hearted,
Gloria decide lo plmiK more deeplv
'Into eettlement woi-:. 8he call on a eh'k
f:lrl of the underworld, num-d Kiln. Hlie
Kirns for the flint time that her father 1
the head of a notorious kmhk of political
praflcr. Pound of n conlllct re h"ird
in the room over Klla's. tilorla find
WrlKht uncontcloii. a victim of an at
'. templed aiiliiathii bv Hums In the pnv
'of the Milltlcal rlnv. She hide hlin In
Klla'i room ami delle the tliiiK". 810
awe them by lumminc'litg that he I
Kerr' daiiKhter. Kiln threaten to give
up Wrlxht to the thiiK and I choked ln
' to unconsciousness bv Gloria, who then
fall unconscious on WrlKht' body.
CHAPTER XXI Continued.
Nothing of a personal nuture tint
been allowed to help contribute to thla
success. No mention had been made
In the News of the assault on Its edi
tor In Mike Noonan's lodging house,
because to Wright It had appeared aa
a personal matter. The day previous
Gloria had denounced him and cried
aloud for vengeance. He recognized
that had Gloria not been mixed up In
the affair the result might have been
the name, but the persouul element
wan what made lilin hold his pence.
The new that the tiny had been car
ried for good government was only a
temporary Intoxicant. There were a
few moments of exhllnrat.lon whn hla
real feelings were submerged in the
general rejoicing that David Kerr had
been given a more tievere art-back
than he had ever before received.
Then enme the ebb nf the tide, leav
ing him on the desolate tshore of dis
heartening uncertainty. The punt was
a nightmare and the future a blank.
The tumult and the cheers had died
away, the brans bands at last were
stilled, his sitting-room with two win
dows on the street and its own private
entrance had been cleared of tobacco
smoke, and the reception he had held
when it was learned the election had
gone hla way wan ot an end. wnen
Joe Wright sat himself down alone In
the quiet of the first hours of the
morning to take etock of bis future.
Gloria? What of her?
It was always Gloria, Gloria, Gloria,
running through his mind, knocking at
the door of his heart.
Always of the Gloria who had
spurned him, he thought, for he knew
nothing of the part she had played in
the lodring house. It was not a situ
ation to contemplate with equanimity
this llvltiR In the same town with
the woman ho loved madly. Were Bel
mont of some size, a city like St. Louis
or Pittsburgh, there would be the prob
ability that their paths would seldom
"Th.it Surely Was a Raw Frame-Up
, They Handed You."
crtits. Yet In Belmont everyone knew
everyone else and never a w eek patsed
jbut what they all met at leaat In pass
ing. ' It would be Impossible for him to
avoid Gloria altogether. He was frank
'enough to acknowledge to himself that
0 would undoubtedly seek those
places where there would be some cer
talnty of his meeting her. To be in
the Fame town with her meant that he
could nut give her up. Yet he knew
tntu any overtures he might make
would be worse thnn useless. Ho felt
that her prejudice was such that there
couid never be established that bond
without which matrimony la unholy.
Tho ruuled Dool mav aealn ha calm.
the misted mirror may again be clear,
yet he believed In her Ignorance she
would feel that wben two hearts but
nce have broken troth there Is no
alchemy that love distills can make
the Past to live again and the dead
"resent as though It had not heen
The harder ha tried, to fight against
iviuYicuon or what he should do
the more WHlM cnnulnod !,,,
there was but one course for him to
pursue: it would be best for him to
,!"V8 Dolmont. This would be not for
ek or a month, but for all time.
" Would be necessarv for him tn rila.
PB of the paper, but this he could
H A R R Y KING TOOTLE
Illustrations by Ray Walters
Ceprritlil bj A. C.
do through a broker. He was quite
willing to let it go at a sacrifice, to
lose what, he bad himself put Into It,
so anxious was he to escape from llel
mont lu search of that magical flower,
heart's-ease.
Having made up hl mini, Wright
went to bed, but not to sleep. The few
remalulng hours of darkness ho roiled
and tossed. It was not the bruises he
hitd received In the fight at Nconim's
that kept Mm awake, annoying ae ihey
were. It -vus always the one thought
Gloria, Gloria, Gloria.
Morning brought diversions which
slightly relieved the tension. There
were two editorials to be written upon
the political situation. This was fol
lowed by conferences with men on
the paper, and then came the letter to
the newspaper broker announcing
that the News was for sale. Ho did
not dictate this to his secretary, but
wrote It out laboiiously In long hand.
The morning wue more than half
over when ho began to pack. It was
Wright's inteution to leave llelmont
that night, ostensibly on a vacation
for the purpose of recuperation after
he hard campaign. The owner of the
News felt, however, that he would nev
er return.
The many steps necessitated In
packing taught him how weak he was.
and after lunch ho culled in Tatty, the
little daughter of his landlady, to help
hlin. They had always been the best
friends, and her sorrow when she
learned he was going away on a long
vacation was genuine. The child wa
of much assistance, bringing all the
Binaller things from tho living room
Into the bedroom where tho real work
of packing was being done.
When the packing was about com
pleted the little girl remembered that
she hud brought a doll with her. In
searching for it In a pile of clothing
beside Wright's trunk she felt some
thing hard. To sntlsfy her curiosity
she drew It forth, to discover, liuitead
of her doll, that it was a framed pic
ture of a voting woman. It was a pic
ture of Gloria which had appeared In
a weekly society paper.
Tatty line helped wrap tho framed
pictures' in old newspapers, and us Bhe
brought Gloria's picture, she exclaimed
triumphantly. "Here's another picture,
Mr. Joey." .
Wright had put It aside surrepti
tiously when parking the tilings he
had planned to take with him for Im
mediate use. Kor the fraction of a
minute there had been a debate in his
mind a to whether or not hj would
bo weak enough to carry Iter picture
with blm. He had finally placed it un
der a pile of clothing beside his
steamer trunk.
"It's extremely good of you to find
that picture," the man remarked with
the gravity ho sometimes assumed In
treating Tatty as one of equal years
and understanding; "I doubt If I
should have found It."
"1 was hunting for my dolly, and
looked under a pile of things and
found the pretty picture lady." She
gazed at the picture of Gloria admir
ingly. "Iteally, Tatty, you astonish me!
Your perspicacity is exceeded only by
your perseverance. I don't think I
should ever have found that picture.
Just leave it on the table there, and
don't if you lovf me lose your dolly
any more, please; at least not until
all my things are securely packed."
Tatty was Just on the point of ask
ing tho namo of the young woman who
had so taken her fancy, when the door
bell rang. With the announcement
that no one was at home and Bhe had
to nnswer tho bell, she Bcampered off
Wright picked up the picture and
gazed at It Intently. He was sacrific
ing all for her. Wns the sacrifice
worth while? The queelion would
have been an idle one. He loved her,
had never loved anyone else and never
would love anyone else. No sacrifice
wns too great which would mean any
Increased happiness for her. The
sound of some one being brought to
his rooms by Tatty caused him to put
tho picture hastily face downward on
the table. The door opened to uurnlt
Dr. Hayes.
"Good afternoon, Mr. Wright," he ex
claimed cordially as he came forward
with hand outstretched. "I hope you'll
let an opponent drop In to congratu
late you on winning the election."
The editor's face lit up with pleas
ure as they clasped hands.
"Thank you, old man. It's awfully
good of you to stop by before I start
ed on a little vacation. The News won
Its fight; but of courso we can't expect
this to be the end of the contest, can
we?"
The coroner shook his head dole
fully. "Don't ask me. I've ceased to be a
political prophet. 'Do you think It'll
bo a boy, doc?' they usk. 'I don't
know,' says I, shaking my head solemn
like. I'm going to get that wise about
politics. I don't prophesy anything
now until after It happens. Hut I
never thought I'd live to see tho day
that nelmont would go against us. I'm
OUt Of K)lltlCS."
, Wright smiled. "Isn't thnt what they
all say the day after?"
"It's the truth this time. My wife
has done nothing but read the riot act
lo me for the last two days."
"I Imagine Mre. Hayes Is a purist in
politics."
"Well, I can't blame her," the doctor
admitted. "She's been poking around
down In the river wards, and that
surely was a raw frnme-up they hund
ed you. She got onto it, and she's
dead sore."
Wright had discussed the affair
with Dr. Norton and had also told Ar
thur Morrison what little he knew.
This was the first Intimation coming
f.-ora the ring thnt they even knew o.'
tho occurrence. The newspaper man
was curious to know the ring version
of it. Dr. Hayee" remark affordrd him
the opportunity to approach the mat
ter cautiously.
of David Kerr
UeUui Cat. iia
"What was Mrs. Hayes' connection
with that ah little episode?" he
asked. "I gathered from Dr. Norton
that In some way or other she knew
something about It."
Dr. Hayes stared at him In amaze
ment. Miss Kerr had never uttered a
word, yet he readily believed, as did
the others, that both Wright and she
were the only ones who'could tell tho
story. The woman In whoso room they
hud been found wan etill lu a delirious
condition at the city hospital and
nothing could be learned from her.
Although Kerr had ordered the police
lo bring in Kyun and Kelly, the scurch
had been unsuccessful.
"What!" gasped Dr. Hayes, "don't
you know bow you got out of that
mess and why tho thugs didn't finish
you?"
Wright shook his head. His visitor's
manner puzzled him.
"I don't know a thing. I think some
one helped me In some way or other,
but Dr. Norton clulmed he knew noth
ing. "Well, I'll bo darned!"
"Don't; there's no occneiou for It
now you're out of politics. The first
thing I knew was when 1 heard Mr
Norton fay, 'He's coming lo, al.
light." "
Soon Hayes picked up his hat to go.
He stood for an instant, as If Inviting
Wright to speak. As bo did not do
to, the visitor asked, thinking of Glo
ria the while:
"lu there anything you want to know,
now that you're going on a vacation,
or would you like me to deliver any
messages?"
"Nt, none." Then after a pause, "It
Is betfer so."
"We:i. I'm off," remarked tho doctor.
He spoke carelessly, to hide his re
gret, for at heart he keenly sympa
thized with the man who was making
so strong a fight for a principle that
love Itself had to give way before It,
Then he added, apparently as an after
thought, "lly the way, I belle.vo that
offer for your paper still holds food."
Wright laughed, the IIMle world
weury laugh he had sometimes permit
ted himself rltice he and Gloria had
pai ttd In Judge Gilbert's olllce.
"My vacation has etartod," lie an
swered, "and I'm not talking business.
t you cun tell Judo Gilbert for me
thiit the llelmont News is not on the
market for his, clients."
"All right. I'll ti ll him." llay-s re
plied its they shook bniids. "Here's
good luck to you on your vacation."
Wright smiled grimly, the thought
thnt good luck would perch upon his
standard wus a sorry hope. He refused
to bind himeeif to the truth with any
fleet in.; consolation such as that
CHAPTER XXII.
The morning uftec the election, Glo
ria called for the Tanner as soon as
she wakened. The headlines told her
nt once that her father had been de
feated. " She senrched carefully
through tho paper for some reference
to Joe Wright, but no mention was
made of blm. Naturally enough, the
Tanner was not In ft Jubilant mood.
It predicted dire things in store for
llelmont, hut Gloria, rememb'Tlng
what she had learned at so bitter a
cost, felt, that any change must be for
the better.
The girl had now recovered from
the first eeveiity of the ehoek. and wns
anxious to know for a certainty what
had become of Wright. She knew that
he lived and was not seriously Injured,
else there would have been some men
tion of him In the paper. The day pre
vious she had thought much of him,
but there had been much elso for her
to think of. Now with a return to
what was to be for her the normal,
she wanted to know how he fared.
All the morning Gloria spent in re
AND ,H0NEY STILL IS THERE
Califernian's Attempt to Rob Hive Re
sulted In His Losing Fourteen
Chickens.
Arthur .1. Holmes, a Beresford
(Cul.) farmer, whose establishment Is
near the summer home of Antolue
Horcl, was not cut out for a bee fan
cier. Some time ago while prunlnrj
some trees on his farm, Arthur was
overjoyed to discover a colony of bees
ensconced In a hollow limb, busily en
gaged In making honey.
Recently he decided that the time
was ripe to sample this unexpected
luxury, so he proceeded to the tree
and began operations by poking in tho
hole with a largo stick. Then things
happened.
The bees, alarmed and angered at
this treatment, came forth to do bat
tle, and In a trice Arthur was hitting
the high spots for homo, followed by
tho buzzing swafm. An hour later he
thought it safe to come out again, and
cautiously approached the bee tree,
which was near tho chicken pen
Stnrk and stiff In the Inclosure lay
fourteen newly hatched chickens. The
bees, having lost their human prey,
had wreaked their vengeance upon the
defenseless chicks.
Why Wear Clothes? x
Therefore it is that I believe, that
aa plants, trees and animals and all
things that have life are seen to be
by Nature BUftlclently clothed ino cov
ered to defend them from the Injuries
of the weather, bo were we; but as
those who by artificial light put out
that of the day. so we by borrowed
forms and fashions have destroyed
our .wn. And 'tis plain enough to be
volving In her mind Just what she
ought to do. She knew that her lather
meant Wright harm. Prldo and maid
enly reserve wrestled with what she
considered her duty. . Her coneclence
told her that before she left llelmont
forever she should warn thla man who
once had loved her. He must bo placed
on his guard against her own father.
It cut her like a knife to think thut
the attack on tho editor had really
been made at her command. Now she
could do no less than tell hlin bow
nffairs stood.
Dr. Hayes could scarcely conceal his
surprise when Gloria followed him
Into the hall after luncheon and asked
about Mr. Wright's condition, lie told
her that he etill kept to his room, but
was reported as Improving. Ilefore
ho could frame n question, Gloria
thanked him and fled up the stairs.
About three o'clock she emergod from
her room, dressed for tho street, and
announced to Mrs. Hayes that she was
going for a short walk alone.
What tho daughter of David Kerr
told her hostess was tho truth. She
did go for n short walk, a walk that
took her In the most direct way to the
houue where Joe Wright resided. The
door was opened for her by a little girl
who Invited her to enter.
"I wind to see Mr. Wright," Gloria
explained to the child.
"I'll take you to his sitting-room. He
told me to bring anybody In thai came
to see blm, and to tell 'cm he'd be
back In a minute."
All was silence In the room when
the little girl threw wide the door and
bade ber enter.
"Then he's nut In the house, you
say?"
"No, he's gone to get a baggageman,
but ho said to wait," Tatty Instated.
"Whom did he wish to wait?"
"Oh, anybody. He said somebody's
coming to pack his books. He hurt
himself and enn't bend over the box."
"Oh!" cried Gloria, with a little gasp
of pain. Sho remembered all too well
tho hurt of which he complained. Then
at the same time came a now thought,
why was he packing his books? A
more critical look showed her many
evidences thnt he wns giving up hit
apartment. She could not understand.
"Is Mr. Wright moving everything?"
sho ventured.
"Yes, he's folng away."
Gloria gazed at the child In surprise,
not quite gruFpltig what sho eald. A
smothered exclamation caused her to
look up quickly. There, staring tit ber
from the doorway In honest amaze
ment, stood Joe Wright. She felt her
cheeks crimson.
"Miss Kerr! You here!" he gasped,
before he could master his surprise.
Then in an Instant he went on In an
even, conventional tone, "I beg your
pardon, I scarcely expected to find you
here." '
"No, I I I scnrcely expected to
(In I myself here, but here I am." As
sho said this she extended her hands,
then dropped them, a gesture which
seemed to typify the simplicity with
which the visit had been accomplished.
Wright readily recognized that there
wns somo motive In tho call, and dis
missed Tatty with Instructions to let
him know If anyone aked for him.
"Won't you sit down?" ho begged,
remembering his duty as host.
"Thank you, I haven't a moment to
tay."
Wright looked about for a chair, to
(lml them tilled with odds and ends of
things Intended to be packed. The girl
Intinted that she preferred to stand,
and listened to his apology for tho
appearance of tho room and the expla
tintion thnt he was moving.
"I lenrned at luncheon that you were
going away," she acknowledged.
"Since you would not come to see me,
I had to come to Bee you."
(TO UK CONTINUED.)
seen that 'tis custom only which ren
ders that Impossible thut otherwise Is
nothing so; for of those nations who
hnvo no manner knowledge of cloth
ing, some are situated under the same
temperature as we are, and some In
much colder climates. And besides,
our most tender parts are always
exposed to tho air, as the eyes, mouth,
nose and ears. Had we been born
with a necessity upon us of wearing
pettlconts and breeches there Is no
doubt but Nature would have forti
fied those parts she Intended Bhould
be exposed to the fury of tho seasons
with a thicker skin, as she has done
t' finger ends and the soles of the
feet. Montaigne.
Trouble at the Crossln".
"Hullo, Cyrus. How's things over
to th' CroBsin'?"
"Pretty duberous. We got a rnco
war on."
"No!"
"Yep. Couple o' Swedes from Wis
cousin started a market garden on th'
northrd."
"Well?"
"Tho board o" selectmen held a
mcctin' right away an' passed a enty
alien act."
"Well, well!"
"Yep. Peleg Tiwvn has writ to Guv.
Johnson of Cullftfrny. askln' how to
enforce It. An' ever'body In town Is
wonderln'."
"Wondnrin" what?"
"Kf Sweden Is goln' to declare war."
He Knew What He Meant.
We were visiting a cousin whose
small boy was very fond of the des
serts served. After finishing his din
ner he watted for a time and then
said: "Mamma, Is there any last
thing?" Chicago Tribune.
SOilMIIOOL
Lesson
(By R. O. 8KLLERH, Director of Evening
Department, the Moody filbls IoatltuU,
Chicago.)
LESSON FOR JANUARY 25
8ERVINQ JESUS.
tKPSON TEXT Luke 1:14; :6742;
10:3)!-e
OOl.DEN TEXT-"Inmueh as ye did
It unto one of these my brethren, even
two.
The first section ot our lesson text
has no connection with the other two.
It Is taken from a time several mouths
previous to the time of the Perean
ministry and was undoubtedly chosen
as an indication of tho company who
traveled with Jesua and his disciples,
and who provided tor his needs. We
must remember that Jesus was not
supported by a board, a church, nor by
somo phllanthroplcally inclined follow
citizen. It Is to the second two boo
tlons therefore that we devote our
chief attention.
Different Classes.
I. Thoso who would follow Joans,
9:57-62. Read carefully Matt. 8:19-22.
Three different classes aro here repre
sented: (1) The Impulsive follower
(v. 67, 58). Thla Is the man who Is
moved by a sudden destro to accom
pany thla marvelous Teacher, but like
the man in tho parable, does not sit
down and count the cost ere bo starts
to build bis houso. This thought Is
emphasized when we read (Matt 8:19)
that this man waa a scribe, one who
would not bo expocted to make such
a resolve. He must bavo been deeply
stirred by what be had Been and heard
in the life of Jesus. Such a resolve
promised well, but it ia soon revealed
to him that bo did not realize what
was Involved In his promise (r. 68).
Jesua showed the man that to go
"whithersoever" with him means to
share his experiences, his fare, his
quarters, and to receive the same
treatment he received, 2 Tim. 3:12. It
is a mistake to tell folk that the road
of righteousness Is a primrose path.
The road of dlBObedlence Is a rough
one, as the man who went to Jericho
found, still the road of righteousness
is a narrow one, Matt, 7:13, H. Every
follower of Jesus must be willing to
take what he took, and to recolve
what bo received, John 15:20; 1 Pet
2:21.
This sentence (v. 58) has done
more to give us a comprehension of
the earthly surroundings of our Lord
than any othr in the gospels, 2 Cor.
8:9.. (2) Tho procrastinating follower
(v. 69). Jesua did not forbid the first
man, ho simply Bbowed him what was
Involved. This man, however, Jesus
invited to a place as disciple learner.
That ho was willing to accept is evi
dent, only he was not yet quite ready,
"I will, but." It is not at all proba-
blo that this man's fathor was await
ing burial; had his father but Just
died, and awaiting burial, Jesus would
not have prevented. Rather he was
Indicating a father about to die and
that he would follow after his father's
death. Hence the sharp words of the
Master, "Let the dead bury the dead."
A proper duty, a sacred duty, but not
so proper nor bo sacred as to have pre
cedence over the claims of Jobub, Matt.
6:33; 10:37.
Ever Ready to 8erve.
II. Those who did follow Jesus,
10:38-42. Wo now turn to consider
this Uttlo company who were ever
ready to serve our Master. From v. 68
we know that not every borne was
open to receive Jesus as was this one
in Bethany, John 11:1. Though this
was Martha's homo (10:38), and there
fore Bhe felt the burden of hospitality,
yet she did not boar tho word aa did
her sister Mary, Mark 4:19. Martha
was occupied with duty and Mary,
with JesuB. Martha was occupied with
many things, Mary was occupied with
the "one thing needful." The result
was that Martha was "distracted"
(R. V.), while Mary was at rest Jesus
wants his disciples, his followers, to
sit at his feet and to learn of him. Ho
knows all about duty's dull demand,
but the one thing needful is, first of
all, to learn of him. Martha's love
prompted the service, but there was
doubtless much prldo that accompa
nied it. Jesus, aa we have Boon, was
not cumbored with much comfort, and
it Is doubtful that he was desirous of
a big dinner. Jeaus does, however,
commend communion with himself as
bolng, "that good part" Afterwards,
when death invaded that circle, it was
Martha that had tho most Intimate
dealing with our Lord, see John, chap
tor 11, hence we conclude that she
learned on this day the lesson Jesus
Bought to teach, viz., that in the life
of quiet communion (Isa, 30:15) we
ahall receive that strength that is ab
solutely essential, If we are to serve
him acceptably. We must not allow
the dally, legitimate demands of duty
to Interfere with a life of full, free, fel
lowship with the Master.
Summary It has never been re
corded that Jesus ever complained of
the hardships of life, yet he had his
intimates who were glad to minister to
his needs. The call to companionship
with Christ, the call, "follow me," Is
tho most stupendous program yet pre
sented to man. The perfoct disciple,
as well as the Ideal woman, is the one
who is a blend of the divergent char
acters of Martha and Mary. It Is at
the feet of Jesus we are to receive that
equipment which Js necessary for ef
fective service. "Making excuses takes
much time that had better be put Into
'Baking good."
Another First for New York.
There are more Jewels in the city of
New York alone than in any other
city of tho world.
Carelessness a Bad Fault
Waut of care does us more damage
than want of knowledge. Benjamin
Franklin.
Including the Full Nine.
The average life of ft cat is said to
be fifteen years.
Who Is Your
Master?
Br REV. J. a RALSTON
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TEXT-No moo can srv two loutar.
-Matt I'M.
Experience
proves that every
man has some
maBter. While the
text intimates that
a man may at
tempt to servo
two masters, he
can serve only
ono. Our thought
must not be con
fined to choice be
tween two mas
tors only wben
there may be sev
eral. The point
being that a man
serves only one.
Mammon may mean self, the world,
tho flesh or the devIL We will confine
our thought to three possible mas
ters.
Self as Master.
Man, as a rule, thinks he Is his own
master. He says: "I am the cap
tain of my soul." He recalls without
hesltatiou tho words ot the poet:
"Mnn, know thyclf,
t'reiuma tiot cJod to (rjin."
and he interprets these words to mean
that a knowledge ot God is not bis
first duty. In many caBes be utterly
Ignores God and sees In himself pos
sibilities of a perfect man, nnj strives
to develop them by himself. A party
of travelers In the Alps were starting
out one morning to scalo one ot the
highest peaks, and invited a young
man to go with them, and on bis de
clination, asked him If be did not in
tend to make the ascent He replied:
"Yes, I will make it, but I will make It
by myself. I bave a guide book, and
bave my own head." Tho party made
tho ascent and returned In safety. The
next day the papers reported the find
ing of a dead body ot a young man
at the foot of a precipice with a guide
book tightly clutched In bis hand.
Thus many Imaglue that they can go
on without God.
Satan as Matter.
Tho teaching of the word of God Is
very cleur that there is an intelligent,
powerful, malicious personality In the
universe opposed to God, and be Is
called Satan, or the devil. He is the
god of this age, and ho Is given great
power, and seems to bo lifted above
mankind, to a position from which
be exercises this great power. His
power Is seen In individual lives, aud
in masses of men. The diabolism that
is found lu certain compauies of hu
man beings Is almost beyond belief.
The plot ugalnst the Jews of Russia
charged with the ritual murder of the
boy Yushinsky, which, according to
George Kennan involved tho Russian
government itself, can only be ac
counted for on the proposition that
somo satanlc mind planned It alt De
mon possession was clearly taught In
the scriptures, and In modern times
has been clearly proven In China and
other parts of the world by most con
servative and discriminating students.
Of some men It can bo truly said,
they are devils Incarnate. The devil
docs not always operato In tho most
debased and fiendish manner, or men
would resist him and fly from hlin.
Many w hose lives are fairly admirable
are yet In the mastery of the evil one,
but do not know It Did not Josus say
that certain men were tho children of
the devil? In the individual, the mas
tery of the devil is seen in his In
ability to control bis appetite, bis tem
per, and his actions.
God as Master.
But may not God be master? Jesus
Christ, who was God, claimed to be
master, saying: "One Is your master,
even chrlst" While there are few,
comparatively, who acknowledge God
as master, there are those who may
claim, to parallel the 7,000 In Israel
who did not bow the knee of Baal.
The disciple Thomas freely called
Jesus Master, and tho Holy spirit
coupled tho Idea of the saving power
of Jesus Christ with his mastership
In the use of the term Ixrd Jesus.
The mastership of God Involves sev
eral things. First, definite, positive and
purposeful surrender to God. When
Saul of Tarsus by the gate of Da
mascus asked: "What shall I do,
IiOrd?" he mndo a definite surrender.
He acknowledged himself from that
moment as the servant and very slave
of God. Secondly, man will at once
let God guide htm. As God's guid
ance Is most clearly given in his ward,
that word will be man's study all the
days. Thirdly, his life will be one of
complete obedience. There will be no
further question as to whether the
thing God commands Is feasible or
not. It is only as to whether it is a
clear command. "His not to reason
why, his but t do or die." Tills per
fect surrender Is not Imbecility; it Is
a sane, sensible recognition that the
leadership of God is better than his
own. An illustration of this Is seen In
tho career of 3uch a man as Dwight
L. Moody.
Yielding the mastery to God, secures
supreme happiness. One of the mas
ter tricks of the devil Is to make man
believe that to serve himself Is to
socure happiness. The only fear ot
Dan Crawford, who for 22 years was
in the long grass of Africa, was that
he might possibly lose his supreme
Joy in Qod -but he never lost it
See?
Egg candlers demand higher wages.
Always said it would soon cost more
even to look art an egg. New York
Evening Telegram.
Keep Conscience Clear.
If you sell your conscience to In
terest, you traffic with a friend.
Beecber.
i
London Uses Much Salt
London consumes 90 tons of salt a
da.v. .
(CondurtM by the National Woman's
Christian Temperance Union.)
THE END IN 8IGHT.
"Because the saloonkeeper lives an
thrives by the sale of liquor" might
well be the preludo to each paragraph,
of the report ot the investigation oC
dance halls in our large cities, show
ing them to be places of flagrant Im
morality. With saloonkeepers aa
chaperons, with long Intermissions be
tween dances for the sale of drinks
and not a drop of water available,
with liquor so accessible that it is al
most impossible for tho victims to
resist, the so-called places of recrea
tion are veritable hot-beds of vice.
Because the saloonkeeper lives and
thrives by the sale of liquor boys and
girls are being lured Into these balls.
demoralized In mind and body and
rendered useless to themselves and to
society. Because the saloonkeeper
lives and thrives by the sale of liquor
society sustains each yenr a vast loss
!n efficiency of its members, in large '
measure reduces the class from which
It may expect to secure Its future citi
zens, and nullifies the work that is
being carried on by Its schools and
churches lu tiie education of It
youth.
Because the saloonkeeper lives and
thrives by the sale of liquor the tax
payer each yoar Is compelled to pay
exorbitant taxes to meet the expenses
of police courts, criminal courts, poor
houses, asylums. Jails and peniten
tiaries, rendered necessary by the le
galized liquor traffic.
And becauso the American voter on
election day says, "Let tho traffic be
regulated and protected," the saloon
keeper lives and thrives by the sale
of liquor. As long as enough voters
are willing that men should live and
thrive by drink-selling these condi
tions will continue, and no longer..
The number of voters who are not
willing are Increasing every year!
LIQUOR ALWAYS A VIOLATOR.
I have given reasonably careful
study to the problems of liquor In all
the states for many years, and my ob
servation convinces mo that the
liquor business always violates the
law that governs It, no matter how
liberal the law may be; and always
goes beyond the limit that the law
permits; and that whenever a strict
er law Is pnssed to check its crimes
the law does good.
The real philosophy and reason for
the prohibition movement lies in the
fact thnt tho liquor dealer Is nearly
always a law-breaker, his calling tho
sure aid always of publlo privilege
and wrong, the sure dependence al
ways of the tyrant, and that It makes
always for anarchy and crime. In all
the records of history the wine shop
and the tavern have been the ren
dezvous of criminals and the recruit
ing ground where tyranny and publlo
privilege have found tho henchmen
they would employ to fasten their
evil power on the masses of the peo
ple, or do the criminal and brutal 4
things that always serve to repress
the noble aspirations of the tolling
masses. Hon. Hooper Alexander of
Georgia.
ALCOHOL NOT AN AID.
The mother of a young child should
not touch alcoholic liquor In any form.
Alcohol Is not a food. It does not sup
ply to women the nourishment of
which at certain periods of their lives
they are In particular need. On the
contrary, the mother of a young child
who drinks alcoholic beverages, even
in their mildest forms beer, ale. and
stout, for Instance runs tho risk of
absolutely cutting off the supply of
food that nature Intended an Infant
to hnve. If the supply Is not entirely
cut off the quality Is so Impoverished
that the health of the Infant Is ruined.
Dr. J. Wallace Beverldgo, Cornell
University.
SALOONS MAKE WOMEN LABOR
ERS. Rather a grim bit of evidence con
cerning liquor selling Is furnished by a
manufacturer. Seeking In a certain
neighborhood for a new situation for
hla plant, he announced at the start
thnt he would consider only those
towns that license the snle of liquor,
and would pledge themselves to con
tinue to do so. The reason be gave
is that In no-license communities he
has found It impossible to get tho nec
essary women and girl laborers. In
such communities women do not have
to go out to work. Exchange.
IN NORTH CAROLINA.
Dealings only with Indisputable
facta, and seeing the evidence before
our eyes, no man In his sane senses
would attempt to deny that Ashevllle
has prospered under total abstainers.
If the question were put to a vote,
the Citizen has no doubt of what the
verdict would bo, for when prosperity
comes tn at the front door It Is folly
to kick It out at tho back. Ashevllle
(N. C.) Citizen.
MANUFACTURERS' DESIRE.
I want to urge npon the association
the necessity of closer organization
for the purpose of educating recruits
to our business. President Farley,
head of the National Liquor Dealers'
Association.
Why not say In plain English to get
busy and organize to make drunkards
bf boys and girls? American Issue.
BE CONSISTENT.
If you support the saloon with yonr
ballot, to be consistent you ought to
support it with your boy.
GERMAN SCIENTISTS FOR TEM
PERANCE. It was a German that discovered the
art of making undrlnkahle alcohol
(denatured). It was a German pro
fessor, Lleblg, who declared there was
less nutrition In a gallon and a half
of the best Bavarian beer ever brewed
than In as much flour as be could hold
on the point of his pen knife. It was
German professors who, tn 1908, abso
lutely demonstrated by scientific x
perments that no man could run as
fast one houi after he had a bottle ot
beer or lift as much, or see as far.