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THE FULTON COUNTY NEWS, McCONNELLSBURO, PA.
(Conducted by the National Woman'
Christian Temperance Union.)
SYNOPSIS.
Franrola Bf-aupre, a piMiaant babe
lhr years, after nil amualiig Incident li
which MitrHluil Noy figures. In ninda I
Chevalkr of l-'rnnre by the Kmperor Na
polcon. In tho home of the lad's parenti
In tho vllliiKo of Vk'iitica. France, when
tha aitinrrnr Imri hrli.Mv Htnnned tO hold I
i. ... i -,.,h.,l1 that
the bov nilKht one liiy be a marshal of
rrano' iimlnr another unnupiirie. i
age oi n-n Kranroli moutu a atrnnRer who
la aat-mlshi'd when the boy tolls him of
hl ainhlllon. Krnm'ols vlslta General
tj... -,i. ......,, ,,1 u'lin with
Allxe. hi rrvnn-year-olil duiiKhter "v"
mi me i natenu. a souuer oi uu j-.mh""-
under Napoleon ha Urea the boy's imK
(nation with ilorloa of lit campaign
CHAPTER V Continued.
"Tiens! Wo will play again for an
other bottle," he announced with a bit
of swagger. He was conscious of a
right to upend silver In treating his
friends, with that fat purse in bis
pocket
"No," spoke the stranger Duplnssla,
he had said his name was. "No. I have
drunk enough. However, If you feel
sensitive at taking the small sum or
money at my hands It Is a good
game La rams lot us plny for the
franc which the bottle would cost. Lh
Men!"
Again they played, this time doub
ling the amount, and again Francois
gained, and again nnd again, till lie
felt ashamed In carrying away all this
money of a new acquaintance, and at
the same time a cock-sureness that so
lucky a devil as Beau pro might well
lose a little and stop at the right
mount. The excitement of cards and
excitement of wine met In a heady mix
ture; Duplessls drank little, though
Francois urged It on him. The luck be
gan to change; now and then the
stranger won, now and then Beau pre,
yet more often now the stranger, till
t length Francois was playing not
-with the desire to lose, but with a hope
'to gain back something at least of the
considerable sum which he had lost
Before this he had gone Into his pock
et and brought out that honorable nine
hundred francs, and had thrown one
louis d'or after another on tho black
table, and lost one after another. Yet
his confidence was still strong luck
would turn this was his lucky day.
And now he would not regret carrying
away the stranger's money. He began
to feel a fierce eagerness to got the
better of this antagonist became so
formidable. And a horrible nervous
ness was creeping over him at tho dim
vision of a thought a thought kept
resolutely on the confines of his con
sciousness, yet persistently pushing
forward the thought that it might be
that he could not win tho money back.
."Double V' he shouted promptly as
be lost ngaln.
And he lost again. The nine hun
dred francs were gone; ho gave a note
now, on his stock, and again he lost.
A deathly sickening sensation bad
gripped him and was holding him.
In silence, with a crowd of silent
men, who In some way had come to
know what was happening, standing
about them, the two played tho last
round. And Francois lost.
In silence he signed the note which
gave to the stranger his house and
furnlturo and land, all that he had in
the world.
CHAPTER VI.
3 Work and Hope.
The next day a sheriff and his clerk
came and fixed red seals to the house
and to everything In It which locked,
and Claire watched in a deep quiet,
the baby In her arms.
Something had been said already of
sending the children to this or that
uncle or aunt there would In a short
time be no homo and no living for
them until the broken father could
gather himself and begin again. Lit
tle Francois resolved that he would
not go. He would stay with his father
and prove that eleven was not too
young to make money: As he stood
watching the sheriff who moved gloom
ily about his unwelcome du he was
aware of a horse's hoofs beating down
the road, and ho turned. In the midst
oj his grief it was Interesting to see
T Nine Hundred Franca Were Gone.
t
5a'-on-General Gourgaud coming
ca his bay mare Lesitto. The general
trew up beside him nnd looked at him
' rnly.
fWhere is your father?" he shot at
and threw a leg over aud vaulted
and flung the mare's reins to tho
and Bwung nt(j the great entry
ttage h th8 0lcn door ,nt0 the
franco,,,, though broken-hearted,
L i ,even' and 11 was a proud
. the "els-near'a horse and
! kt0 809 th spirited beast paw
tranel " h6 held her- He was so
m thlB 0CCUPatl that
Wr mU brulBed llf8 d hie lost
Id ar,' tha othor children gath
iTd.?lm wi h dered them
r m horse and felt himself
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MRYwmow m?nm Andrews
ILLUoTOATIOA5 Gy ILLSVORTn YDUNG
Its guardian and an Important person
with complete satisfaction.
And at that, out of the house came
the seigneur, big and black-browed and
solid of tread, and with him that
broken-hearted father whose face re
called all tho tragedy.
"Francois," his father spoke, more
gently than ever he had spoken bo
tore, "I have taken your future from
yon, my son. The seigneur wishes to
give It back. He wishes to make you
his chlhl. Your mother consents and
I I consent." His father's arm was
about his neck. Tho general's abrupt
voice took up the statement.
"Will you eomo and live with me In
the chateau, Monsieur the Marshal?"
he demanded roughly, kindly. "I will
treat you as a son you shall learn to
ride a horse and shoot a gun and be a
soldier. You shall fit yourself for tho
part which wo know must be played
one day. Will you come?"
For a moment It seemed to Francois
that heaven hud opened and a miracle
The Little Figure Had Sprung Up, and
Stood, Threatening.
of Joy come down; then it flashed to
his mind that this dazzling gift had a
price. With a whole bouI Francois cast
away the brilliant dream and hardly
felt an effort.
"I thank you a thousand times, my
seigneur," ho uimwered with decision
I cannot go with you. I muBt Btay
and work for my father and my moth
er."
There was silence for a minute In
the sunshiny garden; the children had
wandered away; the mon did not
speak; one heard only the more Lis
ette whom Francois held, who stamped
her light forefoot and whinnied Impa-
iieniiy. jnen uie generals grave
voice sounded, more gravely than ever,
'rrancolB Denupre, you own a fine
lad, he threw at the drooping peasant.
"I would like to have him for mine.
Since I cannot, I shall try nt least to
be his friend. Monsieur the Marshal,
It must bo as you say. But como to
see me at the chateau soon. I shall
have things to talk over with you."
On a morning Francois was busy nt
the new garden, digging beds for the
plants which the neighbors had eager
ly given them, and which, put In the
ground now, In the autumn, would rise
above them in brightness next spring.
Into this contentment came, gallop
ing gloriously, hoof beats of a horse.
The busy spade, several sizes too big,
stopped, and Francois leaned his chin
on the handle, the boy out of drawing
for the tool. Tho general stormed.
which was a heavenly surprise to
Francois each time that It happened.
Good morning, marshal. Will you
ask your mothor If 1 may speak to
her?"
"Mothor, mother, the seigneur wish
es you," Francois whispered piercing
ly, but Claire was already on tbo little
front walk by the new garden.
In a moment she stood nt the gate
In her fresh calico dress, with a white
fichu over her head, and the big man
towered and growled sentences friend
lily. Then the general trotted with
Jingling stirrup down the village street
and Claire stood with eyes following
for a moment.
"What did the seigneur say, my
mother?" Francois demanded. "Did
he say I might come to the chateau
tomorrow? May I? Am I to know
what the general said, my mother?"
After his father came home to din
ner he knew. He was to go each
morning to the chateau and do work In
copying for the general. The general
was writing a book, nothing less than
a history of Napoloon himself. The
boy's great dreamy eyes glowed.
So the little lad, In his clean,
patched, peasant clothes, went up to
the chateau the next morning serious
and Important, end was given a table
and a corner In the library and words
to copy which thrilled his soul.
Often tho general talked to him.
"Eh blon, there, the marshal!" would
come thundering from tho great table
across the room; and tho scribe would
drop his pen and scuttle over the dim
wido place.
"Yes, Monsieur the Seigneur. I am
here."
"Listen then, my soldier. 1 am un
certain If this that I have written Is of
Importance. It is Interesting to me,
because Gaspard Gourgaud was there,
yet I do not wish to ram Gaspard
Gourgaud down a reader's throat."
Francois squatted on a stool exactly
In front of the general, with his knees
together and his elbows on them, his
chin in the hollow of his hands. His
eyes were glued on the general's face.
In a deep voice the general read. It
was an account of that world-tragedy,
the rotrcat from Moscow. First came
a list of regiments and of officers, with
detailed accounts of early service In
both; it was exact, accurate. For five
minutes the general read this; then
his black eyebrows lifted and be
glared over the paper.
1 'J &h vp,
V V r- "m-f.
"You find it Interesting?" be de
manded. " Francois, lips compressed, shook his
head firmly. "No, my Seigneur. Not
at all."
"I agree with you," the general said,
and sorted the papers over and laid
somo away. Selecting a sheet or two,
ho began to read again.
"Over the frozen roads the worn
army still trudged; every form of
misery trudged with them. Hunger
was there, and cold, and suffering of
wounds, und suffering of lark of doth
Ing; more than this, thero was the
constant dread of attack from flying
bands of Cossacks. From tlmo to
time frightful explosions made one
turn one's head It was the caissons
exploded by order of the Emperor that
they might no longer encumber us,
The snow fell. The Emperor marched
on foot with us. Staff In hand, wrapped
in a large loose cloak, a furred Hue
slan cap on his head, ho walked In
the midst of his household, encourng
lng with a word, with a smllo, every
one who enme near him.
"There were many adventures which
showed tho souls of men shining
through tho nlghtmaro of this horrlbl.
time. Many noble deeds were done,
many heartbreaking ones. One which
was both happened to me. There was
an Italian officer in tho corps under
I'rlnco Eugene, who had been my com
rade when I was on tho staff of
I-annes; his namo was Znppl the
Marquis Zappl On the day after the
dreadful passing of the Ilcrcslna
River, I suddenly folt my strength go
I could walk no longer. A sick
loathing seized mo, and I groaned and
dragged my heavy feet forward, to
stay with my friends even a few steps
more. And with that an arm was
around me suddenly, and I heard Zap-
pi's quiet voice.
"Keep up your courage, comrade;
we are going to see our homes yet,'
he suld. 'I shall take care of you
Look' and I looked, and he had a
sledge with fur robes on It. I never
knew whero ho got It from some do-
sertcd Russian hoiiBe, I suppose. He
put me on tho eledgo nnd wrapped me
in the furs and gave mo brandy from
his flaHk. For Zappl had done a clever
thing. He had mado a bargain with
somo Jesuits near I'olotsk, where he
had camped for a while, that his men
should cut and bent the wheat neces
sary on condition that he should have
a part of the brandy for them. Ho had
kept some of his sharo yet, nnd It
saved my life that day, the brandy
of tho monks of Polotsk."
"Thero was a thick fog several days
later, and out of It, and out of the
wood we must pass, rushed with wild
cries a cloud of mounted Cossacks
across the road within twenty paces
of the Emperor himself. Hut General
Happ dashed forward at tho head of
two mounted squadrons of chasseurs
The Marquis Received It With Grave
Courtesy.
and grenadiers of tho guard who al
ways followed tho Emperor, and the
Cossacks were put to flight. 1 was
in chnrge; I was serving temporarily
in the placo of one of Kapp's officers,
because, on account of my late weak
ness, It was thought well that I should
be on horseback. So It hnppcned that,
as the skirmish finished, 1 saw coming
toward me a figure In a furred coat
and cap, brandishing a Cossack lunce
rushing toward tho Emperor. I
dunned down on the mad Cossack, as
I thought him, and passed my great
saber through his body. And the mtn
fell, and as he fell the fur cap went
off nnd be groaned and looked up at
me with dying eyes It was Zappl."
Ah!" Tho little figure had sprung
up and stood, flats clenched, threaten
ing. One would hnve thought It was
this second that the general had sa
bred Zappl.
"May I live a moment?" the general
Inquired. "Till I explain. Zappl did
not die."
"Ah!" again. And Francois sank
relieved on the stool, yet with stern
eyes still on the general's face. The
general laid tho papers aside.
Not he. Ho bad seized the lance
from a Russian whom he had killed
It was most Imprudent, especially In
the dress he wore, which did not show
tho French uniform underneath. It
was my turn then to ploy nurso. 'He
was placed In one of the carrlag of
the Emperor, and I cared for him as
my own brother, and he came through
It all, and went back to Italy, to his
home."
The genoral'e deep-sot eyes were
gazing now above Francois' head out
through the narrow window where the
boy's table stood, across the moun
tain slope, to the blue distance.
"Alessandro, my friend," he spoke
In bis gruff tones, yet softly, "shall
we see each other again? So close
through that black time, so far apart
now in the peace of our homes I Those
warm hands which cared for me when
iU
WW
j4 Ji 1
I was freezing and dying In Hussla
I shall touch them perhaps never
again, never aguln!"
CHAPTER VII.
The Crown of Friendship.
In the claw-footed, carved, old ma
hogany desk of a Virginia house, In a
drawer where are packets of yellowed
letters tied up and labeled, Is a letter
written years later, referring to that
earlier tlmo In Franco. I'erhnps this
bit of the chronicle of Francois Iteau-
pre could not bo told so vividly as In
these words of Francois written from
his prison. He begins with the ac
count of an adventure, of a rldo for
life.
"So, dear Alixe," he finishes this
the detailed story of his capture
"down went the poor horse, and over
his head 1 spun Into the ditch with
a bump on the skull which dazed me.
And when I came to there wero the
heavy Austrlans around me, guplng
to seo the I'rlnce. And only Francois
Deaupre to seo, which they found out
pretty promptly, as I hnvo told you
before, and also how I defied them.
"In a great danger they say one
thinks more clenrly thnn usual one's
mind works with smoothness and at
lelsuro. It was so during that ride,
for I followed out ns I dashed along,
hearing the shouts of tho men back
of me, the whole train of circum
stances from one of those mornings
with Coq In the park, to this adven
ture of life and death. It was the
morning you will know before I sny
It when Jean I'hllllppe Molson, In his
lovely purple clothes, came mincing
down tho graveled drive, as If afraid
of spoiling his good shoes and I
think he was to the seigneur, who
taught tro to ride Coq. Do you re
member how "your father thundered at
him?
"'A strango monsieur to see me?
Impossible! I am engaged. Tell blm
I w ill not see him.'
"And Jean Hillllppo smiling, for nil
of them understood the seigneur, and
saying gently, 'Yes, my Seigneur.'
turned away with the message And
your father shouted after him:
"Stop! Come back here! What
do you mean by that? Bring the mon
sieur to me.' And tho purple clothes
disappeared nnd appeared again In a
few minutes gleaming In the sun
agalnvt the gray old walls I can seo
it all now, Alixe like a large violet
blossom of a strange (lower. And bo
hind Jean I'll 1 11 1 r ls w as a tall man
In a long traveling cloak, and behind
him a tall little boy. And as they
camo tho seigneur turned to go to
meet them, and stopped and stared.
And the monsieur In the cloak stopped
and stared; nnd you, mounted on Coq.
and I, holding Coq's brldlo, watched
curiously, becauso of tho other child,
and we saw how tho seigneur sud
denly began to shako ns If 111, and then
with a hoarse shout rushed to the
tall man and threw his arms about
him and held him, nnd sobbed aloud
That was a strange thing to see the
seigneur do, and I never forgot It. And
to think that tho child who stood
there, shy and unknown, was I'letro!
It seems unreasonable that ever there
was a tlmo when you nnd I'letro aud
I did not know one another well.
'As I rodo that day, with tho Aus-
trluns' after me, I thought out the
whole chain of events; how I'letro had
come and had stayed while his father.
the marquis, went to America, and hud
fitted Into our life and becomo dear to
us, tha big, beautiful, silent lad. And
how then, becauso of the death of tho
marquis, I'letro had come under the
charge of your father, the seigneur,
and how he and I went awny together
to the military school, always more
and more llko brothers nnd all tho
Test I need not recite those things
to you, yet I like to do It. My
thoughts, In that wild dangerous mo
ment, seemed to go In detail through
all, trom the morning that the Mar
quis Zappl arrived with his little eon
at the chateau, through the ten years
of our life together, to my coming
Into Italy as his secretary and from
thnt, by a rapid step, to this cnstle
prison."
Tho rest of the letter belongs to a
later part of the story. That little
i'letro Zappl should be led Into the
narrative by the hnnd of his closest
friend was the objoct for which the
lotter was Introduced, and, that ac
complished, the course of history
bends back to the quiet Valley o'
Dclesmontes and the children growing
up under the shadows of tho castle
towers.
The general, sitting In his library
tho morning after the arrival chron
icled In the quoted letter, Btared at
:iis old friend from under his heavy
brows as if trying vigorously to con
vlnce' himself of his presence. The
marquis, an Italian of North Italy, tall
and proud and quiet, had tho air more
of a student than of a soldier. A
llltlo the air, also, of an Invalid, for
be stooped and walked languidly, nnd
a cough caught him at times. He was
talking, on that morning In the library,
while tho genoral listened; It was not
tho usual order of things.
"So you see, Gaspard," the marquis
went on In his quiet reticent way,
that 1 havo believed In our old friend
ship. I havo taken for granted a wel
come for my boy I could not have
done It with another man. The voy
age to America and my stay there
will last, it may be a year. I have
brought Pietro to leave him with you
If you will have him."
This old officer of Napoleon had.
after all his battles and killings, the
simplicity and the heart of his own
little girl. Dut he cleared his throat
hurriedly with a bravado of careless
ness, and before tho mnrqula could do
more than smile at him wistfully, be
went on:
It Is all settled; there was no need
of a word; Pietro la my ion till you
0
claim blm from me, and glad enough
I am to get him for as long as I may.
I have a lien on a very good manner
of boy alreudy, young Francois Beau
pro, whom I wished to adopt, but tho
lad would not give up his parents.
And thut makes me more eager lor
another. They will play better to
gether and wort better together, and
they will bo a good brace of brothers
for my Alive."
"Your Alixe," the marquis spoke
reflectively. "She Is a charming per
son, that llttio woman of yours."
"AloHBandro, shall I tell you what
flashed Into my head before you and
I'letro had been hero an hour?"
"What then?"
"I saw tho children your boy and
my girl together as If lifelong play
mates over tho big books In the window-seat
thero, and It came to me
that It would be a joy to crown one's
llfo If later on " Ho stopped and
"Yes, Monsieur, the Marquis, Always."
gazed Inquiringly nt the calm blue
eyes which met his.
"Yes," the marquis answered qui
etly. "It would ho that tho crown of
our friendship, If some day they might
love each other."
CHAPTER VIII.
For Always.
Clalro listened with serious calm
ryes as her son told his Btory when
he came home on tho day of the new
arrival at the cnstle.
"The great gentleman has come
who onco saved our seigneur's life!"
she repeated after Francois. "And
the seigneur Is glad. Of course he Is
glad, my Francois. And you ought
to be slad, too, and grateful to thut
gentleman because of all the good
things our seigneur has done for you
and which would not havo happened
assuredly. If Monsieur tho Marquis
had not saved him. You should do
everything that Is posslblo for Mon
sieur tho Marquis to show your grati
tude."
Next morning the llttio brown fig
ure which trudged through tho beech
wood was brightened by a largo and
vivid bouquet held In his two hands.
When the tap of Francois at tho
library door, whero one heard men's
voices talking, had brought the gen
eral's loud command of "lintrez," the
llttio brown figure and the large bunch
of flowers came In together and tho
boy marched straight to the stately
Italian. Snapping his heels together
as hie mother had taught blm he
made a stiff deep bow, and presented
his nosegay. Tho marquis, a little
astonished at this attention, received
It with grave courtesy but without
much cordlullty; It seemed to him
rather an odd whim of Gourgnud's
to have this pensant child about as
one of his own family.
But Francois did not know that; to
him all tho world wns kindly, with
different manners of kindliness. The
manner of tho mnrquis was graver
than other people's, perhaps what
then? The kindliness was undoubted
MUCH POWER IN SUGGESTION
Extends to the Curing of Physical ills
If One Will Persevere In
Treatment.
By tho method known ns "sugges
tion," it Is possible (according to n
medlcnl writer) not only to perform
the simple experiment of waking one
self nt a given hour In tho morning,
but nlso to banish all minor physical
ailments and evcu to correct faults lu
the character.
Just as In the first Instance tho rx
lorlmenter before going to sleep at
night makes a mental request to him
self thnt he shall awake at a certain
time on tho following morning, so In
moro Importnnt matters he suggests
to hlmi-tlt' a condition of hculth or a
method of conduct.
To take two Instances. Supposing
you suffer from Insomnia, you focus
your whole attention upon the repe
tition four times a day of a given for
mula. Thus you mny say to yourself
that you trouble no moro nbout the
matter, merely repeating the state
ment at Intervals. In two or three
days at most tho effect according to
tbo authority will be felt In sound
slumbers.
Much the tame process Is adopted
I 1 WTW
ly there below the gravity. And It
was this monsieur who had saved the
life of the seigneur; that, after all,
was the whole matter. Francois wast
ed llttio time thinking of other people's
feeling toward himself. He was much
loo biiy with a Joyful wonder of bis
own at the ever now goodness of his
world. To the marquis, who hardly
noticed him, he proceeded to consti
tute hlmMf a shadow. At the first
sign of a service, to be done he was
up nnd at It;' always quicker, always
more Intelligent than the footman.
"You have thrown a eh arm over my
boy Francois, Alessandro," tho gen
eral said, well pleased. And the mar
quis answered thoughtfully:
"It Is a boy out of the common, I
believe, Gaspard. At first I thought
It a mistako that you should raise a
child of his class to tho place you
havo given him, but I seo that you
understand what you are about. IIo
Is worthy of a good fate."
Tho day camo when, on the next
morning, the Mnrquis Zappl was due
to start on his long Journey to Amer
ica. Out on the lawn, In the shadow
of the beech trees he sat and watched
his son playing ball with little Alixe
Then he was aware of Francois stand
ing before him. The boy held some
thing In his closed hand, and with that
ho opened his fingers and stretched
It to the mnrquis. The marquis looked
Inquiringly at the yellow metal.
"What Is this?" ho asked; he wns
prepured now to bo surprised by this
boy about once In bo often, so he sim
ply suspended Judgment at a thing
unexpected.
"It is for you, Monsieur tho Mar
quis." Fruncois smiled radiantly and
continued to present the ten-franc
piece. "It Is my own; tho seigneur
gave It to me on my birthday, and my
father said It was to bo mine to do
with as I chose. I chooso to give It
to you, Monsieur tho Marquis. So
that you may have plenty of money I
know well what It Is. not to have
enough money."
The brown fist was outstretched, the
gold piece glittering In It, and still
the marquis stared speechless. Never
In his life had any one presumed to
offer hlra money. He looked up nt tho
face of tho little peasant; It shone
with peace nnd good will; he put out
his hand and took the gold-pleco and
looked at It a long minute, and drew
a leather case from his pocket and
placed It within carefully, and put
It away.
"Thank you, Francois," said tho mar
qul. And then he considered again
tho shining little fnco. "Why have
you done this, Francois?" ho nsked
"Why do you always do so much for
mo?"
"That thing In Kussla, for my
seigneur. When you saved the life
of my seigneur."
"Oh,',' sijid tho marquis nnd stared
down at tho boy anxiously explaining.
"I havo been afraid that I could
never show you how I thanked you
for the llfo of my seigneur. But I
will do moro. I will be a friend of
I'letro. Ho Is six months younger
than I; I ran teach him how to climb
and how to fight nnd how to take care
of himself. And I will, because of
that thing you did. Because, too, I
think well of Pietro and besides be
cause of your kindness to mo."
"My kindness to you?"
"Yes, Monsieur tho Marquis be
cause you have been so kind to me."
And the marquis, In the silence of
his soul, was nshamed.
The next dny ho went As they
stood, gathered In tho big carved door
way, ho told them all goodby and
lifted his boy and held him without
a word. As he set him down he turned
toward the carriage, but in a flush
he turned bark ns If by a sudden In
spiration, nnd laid a hand on little
Francois' shoulder.
"You will remember thnt you prom
ised to bo a friend to Pietro, Fran-
cols?"
"Yes, Monsieur tho Marquis, nl
ways," tho child answered gravely.
fro tik covTivrnu
whero It Is desired to break onself of
a bnd habit.
Tho theory Is that tho remark or
statement Is addressed to your uncon
scious mind, which responds to your
desires when expressed In thlB way.
Brand-New Excuse.
Casey announced to his wife, Ellen,
that ho was going to tho ball gamo.
All day ho was gone. Night came,
but no Casey to take his placo nt the
head of tho table. Midnight nnd no
Casey one o'clock two o'clock
three o'clock no Casey.
As tho six o'clock whistles began to
blow Casey stumbled up tho front
steps into the house and awakened
his wife by his efforts to negotiate
tho stalrB. She hopped out of bed
and met her hotter halt in the hall
way. "Well," said Mrs. Casey, determina
tion written on her Amazon fnce.
"'Snllrlte, Illln." said Casey, weak
ly. "The game was called on account
of daylight."
Tip for Him.
The Preacher Do you know whore
little boys go who fish on Sunday?
The Kid Yes, sir; all us kids
around here go down tor Smyllo's
crick below the bridge. Brooklyn
Life.
JOINT RESOLUTION.
Introduced in the bouse of represea
tatlves, December 4, 1911; reintro
duced August 6, 1913, and again De
cember 10, 1913, by Congressman!
Richmond P. Hobson.
Introduced In the senate December
10, 1913, by Senator Morris SheppardJ
Whereas, Exact scientific research,
has demonstrated that alcohol la a
narcotic poison, destructive and de
generating to the human organism,,
and that its distribution as a bovorage
or contained In foods lays a stagger
ing economlo burden upon the shoul
ders of the people, lowers to an ap
palling degrco the average standardi
of character of our citizenship, there
by undermining the public morals and1
tho foundation of free Institutions,,
produces widespread crime, pauper
ism and Insanity, inflicts disease and
untimely death upon hundreds of
thousands of citizens and blights with
d"genoracy their children unborn,,
threatening the future integrity and'
the very life of the nation: There
fore, be It
Ilesolved by the senate and hous
of representatives of the United
States of America In congress assem
bled (two-thirds of each house con
curring therein). That the following"
amendment of the constitution be, and
hereby la, proposed to the states, to
become valid as a part of the consti
tution when ratified by the legisla
tures of tho several states as provld-
ed by the constitution:
"ARTICLE
"Section 1. The sale, manufacture
for snlo, transportation for sale, Im
portation for sale, and exportation for
sale of intoxicating liquors for bever
age purposes In the United States and
all territory subject to the Jurisdiction
thereof are forever prohibited.
Section 2. Congress shall have
power to provide for the manufacture,
sale, importation, nnd transportation
of intoxicating liquors for sacramen
tal, medicinal, mechanical, pharma
ceutical, or scientific purposes, or for
use In the arts, nnd shall have power
to enforce this article by all noedful
legislation."
ABSTINENCE ONLY SAFE POSI
TION. Total abstinence Is certainly per
sonal prohibition, and personal pro
hibitionists ought to vote for national
prohibition. It Is the moderato drink
er that supports the saloon, sustains
tho brewery and the distillery and
breeds tho degenerates that fill our
prisons, our hospltnls, poorhouses
and Insane asylums. I have treated
some 5,000 Inebriates In my profes
sional career, all before without ex
ception, were moderate drinkers, and
In 600 carefully tubulated records of
family history there was shown some
form of degeneracy present In the di
rect lino of descent nnd collateral
branches, the use of nnrcotlcs In soma
form being present In tho parental
history. The deprendants of the ha
bitual moderato drinker do not escape
the evil of tho alcoholic taint, In somo
form of physical, mental, moral de
generacy. Tho only safety Is total ab
stinence, nnd this must bo impressed
on tho people. L. D. Mason, M. D.,
Boston.
PROTECTION OF HOME.
Our chief object Is the protection
of the homo from whatever hurts or
destroys. We have learned through,
the stern yet ofttlmes pitiful logic of
events that nlcohollo drink Is the
grent home-destroying, heart-breaking
evil. We are working for the over
throw of the legalized liquor traffic
Our last national convention unani
mously voted to use Its extensive
equipment and its utmost influence In
the effort to secure an amendment to
the national constitution In accord
ance with the resolution Introduced In
congress by Hon. Richmond Pearson
Hobson of Alabama, prohibiting the
Bale, the manufacture for sale, trans
portation, importation or exportation
for sale of beverages or foods contain
ing alcohol. Lillian M. N. Stevens,
president National W. C. T. U.
VIEWPOINT OF THE ENEMY.
Wo always scan tho liquor papers
with Interest and growing satisfaction.
They indicate from tho viewpoint of
tho enemy the very encouraging ad
vanco of tho temperanco march, nnd
the reports from their watch towers
strengthen our faith and Increase our
courago. What Is meant for a note of
warning to the liquor Interests comes
as a word of cheer to the teetotaler.
Indcod, If It were not that we object to
supporting tho liquor trade by sub
scribing for Its periodicals, we should
say to every anti-liquor man and
woman, especially to the weak kneod
among us, "take a liquor Journal."
Tbolr news columns and their editorial
writings do not mince words when It
comes to setting forth the situation.
CONSERVATION OF CITIZENSHIP.
In this day and age we are study
ing conservation from all Its different
angles and I know of no conservation
so necesunry as to conserve tho young
men who are to grow up and to take
their places In the affairs of state and
nation. No young man can start out
In llfo handicapped by even tho mod
erato use of liquor and make a suc
cess, and I believe that for tho best
Interests of the future of our country
we should have prohibition both In
state and nation. Governor Hanna of
North Dakota.
MORE VICTORY IN ILLINOIS.
The ruling of Judge Schuwerk otl
Randolph county court, Illinois, scores
another victory for the temperance!
cause. As the result of a local option
election a precinct of the county went
dry. The liquor men and tbefr sup-;
porters contested the election on the!
ground that the law of June, 1913.
granting women the right to vote was
unconstitutional. The Judge decided
against them on each of the three
points named. The decision of the
county Judge Is final for that county,
and no appeal can be taken.