THE FULTON COUNTY NEWS. McCONNELLSBURO, PA.
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SYNOPSIS.
At ft tMtry mittn of t!m Market
BQiiitrw I'hun'h litiil tf;ir.;-'iit listens to :l
(tUi uslon about tii sal'f of tho church
tn nifiits to K.Iw.ml K. Allison, Inral
trnctl.m ki-ttf, and wl.ffi Hik-! Iht opin
ion at tlic )'i.f 'li 1 1 y Iv. Smith linyd,
a'N II is itp..' n ut ly a iueintive business
rnit i n 1st'. AIVhum take tiaU relink? in
hln iiti'lur cur. W lo-n lu Mj''-Usi lie 1
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Of It. Smith iiov-i. who t . nliirm tlo n.
lt h I'ohsti J i.nty (I.iil lin-i.s ihe worlil
otin'ori:tbly lull of ni"ti.
CHAPTER IV Continued.
"1 ti.tn' bfiniv T ti- .n nt,tnoon.
miuii v n i w n i, nun. ano uvuii.rarUi
,eo:u-ei noil nbout It herself. "All at
pin p I seem to look on It as an old
jlKiH which should bo cast aside. It
jls m elaborate to di) so little good In
itht- world. Morality in on the In
jcriasn, as any page of history will
now."
"1 believe that to bo true," he hast
ily assured her, glad to be able to
agree with hi r upon something.
"lint it la In spite or the church,
tot because of it," she Immediately
add'd. "Vou can't cay that there Is
a tunieiMlous moral Intliicnce in a
congregation which numbers eight
hundred, and Bends lens than fifty to
services. The balance show their de
votion to Christianity by a quarterly
check."
Rev. Smith Boyd felt unfairly hit.
"That is tho sorrow of the church,"
he sadly confessed, "the lukewarm
ness of its followers."
She felt a trace of compunction for
him. but why had li gone Into the
ministry ?
"Can you blame them?" Bhe de
manded, as much aggrieved as if she
had suffered a personal distress.
Tho rector flushed a If he had
been struck, find ho turned to Gi.il
with (hat cold lock in his green eyes.
"That is too deep a subject to dis
cuss here, but if you will permit me.
I will take It up with you at the
house," he quietly returned, and there
was a (logged compulsion in his tone.
" shall be highly interested In the
defense." accepted Gail, with an ag
gravating smile.
There seemed to be but very little
to say after that, and they walked
silently up the hill together towards
the yellow camp fire, fuming Inwardly
at each other. Near the top of the
hill her ermine scurf came loose at
the throat, and, with her numbed
hands, sho could not locate the little
clasp with which it bad been held.
"May I htlp you?" offered the rec
tor, const raining himself to politeness.
"Thank you." She was extremely
sweet about it, and he- reached up to
perform the courtesy. The rounded
column of her neck was white ns
marble, in tho moonlight, and, as he
ought the clasps, his lingers, drawn
from his woollen gloves, touched her
warm throat, and they tingled. He
started s if he had received an elec
tric shock, and, as he looked into her
eyes, a purple mist seemed to spring
between them. He mechanically fas
tened the clasps, though his fingers
trembled. "Thank you," again said
Call, and he did not notice that her
Tolce was unusually low. She went
on over to the group gathered around
the tiro, but Hov. Smilh Boyd stood
where (she had left him, sturir.g stu
pidly at the ground. He was in a whirl
of bewilderment, amid which there
was some unreasoning resentment,
but beneath it all there was an ex
plicable sadness.
"Just in time for the Palisade spe
cial, Gall," called Lucile Teasdale.
"1 don't know," laughed Gail. "1
think of going on a private car this
trip," and she sought among the group
for distraclion from certain oppres
sive thought. Allison, and Lucile and
Ted and Arly, were among the more
familiar figures, besides a startling
Adotils, proudly introduced as Dick
Rodley, by Arlene. early In the eve
ning, with an air which plainly stated
that ho was a personal discovery for
which sho gave herself great credit.
"The Palisades special will not start
without Miss Sargent," he declared,
bending upon her an ardent gaze, and
bestowing uion her a smile which dis
played a (lash of perfect vliife teeth.
Gail breathlessly thought him the
tnrst dangerously handsome thing she
had ever seen, bat she missed the
foreign accent in him. That would
have made Vim complete.
"I'm sorry that the Palisade special
will be delayed," sho coolly told him,
but tho tempered tuo deliberateness
of that decision -vith an upward and
ODD BELIEFS AS TO SHOES
German Mother Sees Misfortune In
the Loss of Heels Signs to Guide
Steps of Lover.
The German mother says that
should she lose the heel of her shoe
one of her children will die before
the year la out.
Tim Scotch lassie believes that
should she by accident drop her new
shoes before they have been worn,
they will surely lend her Into trouble.
It Is paid that old maids believe that
when their shoes come untied, and
keep corning untied. It is true their
sweethearts are talking and thinking
about them.
The sweetheart, when on his way to
see his lady love, should he stub
his right toe, will surely be welcome,
but if he stubs hit left be may
know that he Is not wanted.
It Is said that If old shoes are burned,
snakes will squirm away from the
place, while to keep old shoes that
re past wearing about the place will
turely bring good luck.
Should you meet a person whose
III
6r C.D.RIIODES
sidelong glance, w hich sho was startled
to recognize In herself as distinct co
quetry. "I have a prior claim," Inughed Alli
son, stepping up and tuklng her by the
arm. "It's n,y turn to guide Miss Sar
gent on the two-passenser sled."
There was something new about Al
lison tonight. There was the thrill
and the exultation of youth In his
J voice, and twenty years seemed to
have been dropped from his age. There
was an Intensity about li 1 in. too, and
also a proprietorlike compulsion,
which decided Gall on a certain diver
sion she had entertained, She was
oppressed with men tonight. The
world was full of them, and they had
closed too nearly around her.
Suddenly she broke away with a
laugh, and, taking the two-passenger
sled from Smith Boyd, who still stood
In preoccupation at tho edge of the
group, she picked It up and ran with
It, and threw herself face forward on
it, as she had done when she was a
kiddy, and shot down the hill, to the
Intense disapproval of Reverend Boyd!
Dick Rodley, ever alert In his chosen
profession, grabbed a light steel racer
from the edge of the tank, and, with a
magnificent run, clapped himself on
the sled and darted In pursuit! The
rector's lip curled the barest trnce at
one corner, but Edward K. Allison,
looking down the hill, grinned, and lit
a cigar.
"Coming Allison?" called Cunning
ham. "There's room for you both,
doctor."
"1 don't Uiink I'll ride this trip,
thanks," 'eturned Allison, and, as the
rector also declined with pleasant
thanks, Allison gave the voyagers a
hearty push, and walked back to the
camp fire.
"I received the ultimatum of your
vestry today, Doctor Hoyd," observed
Allison when they were alone. "Still
that eventual fifty million."
"Well, yes," returned the rertor
briskly, and backed up comfortably to
the blaze. He was a different man
now. "We discussed your proposition
thoroughly, and decided that. In ten
years, the property is worth fifty mil
lion to you, for tho purpose you have
in mind. Consequently why take leas?"
Allison surveyed him shrewdly for a
moment.
"That's the argument of a bandit,"
he remarked. "Why accept all that
the prisoner has when his friends can
raise a little more?"
"I don't see the use of metaphor,"
retorted the rector, who dealt profes
sionally in It. "Business Is business."
Allison grunted, and flicked his
ashes into the fire.
"By George, you're rlgV ." he agreed.
"I've been trying to handle you like
a church, but now I'm going after you
like the business organization you
are."
Rev. Smith Boyd reddened. The
charge that Market Square church was
a remarkably lucrative enterprise was
becoming too general for comfort.
"The vestry has given you their de
cision," he returned, standing stiff and
straight, with his hands clasped be
hind him. "You may pay for the Ved
der court tenement property a cash
sum which, in ten years, will accrue
to fifty million dollars, or you may let
It alone," and his tone was as force
fully crisp as Allison's, though he
could not hide the musical timbre
of it.
"I won't pay that price, and I won't
let the property alone," Allison snap
ped back. "The city needs It."
For a moment the two men looked
each other lcvelly In the eyes. There
seemed to have sprung up some new
enmity between them. A thick man
wi.h a stubby mustache came pulling
up to the lire, and. sat down on his sled
iih a thump.
"Sph r.did exercise," he gasped, hold
ing his siil. s. "1 think about a week of
It would either reduce me to a living
skeleton, or kill rue."
"Your M'stry's an ass." Allison took
pleasure, la Informing him.
"Same to you and many of them,"
puffed Jim Sargent. "What's the trou
ble with you? Trying to take a busi
ness advantage of a church."
"I'd have a better chance with a
Jew," was Allison's contemptuous re
ply. "Oh, see here, Allison!" remonstrat
ed Jim Sargent seriously. He even rose
to his feet to make It more emphatic.
"You mustn't treat Market Square
church with so much Indignity."
"Why not? Market Square church
puts itself In a position to bo consid
ered In the light of any other grasping
organization." ,
shoes are "worn on tho toes" you
may put It down as a certainty that
"he spends as he goes;" and on the
same authority It Is said that the girl
that has her shoes "worn on the side"
is surely fated to be a "rich man's
bride."
Unkind Fate.'
Death quickly overtook the hero of
the German submarine war after his
decoration for the sinking of three
British armored cruisers But It was
death In the line of duty. It was an
unkinder fute which visited Lieu
tenant Warneford, whose unparalleled
exploit of destroying a German diri
gible In single combat had given blm
first place in the aeroplane achieve
ments of the war. He met death
while off duty, freshly wearing the
decorations of two nations and appar
ently engaged In the peaceful and
easy taBk of giving the American
writer Needhain a trial trip in the air.
It has often been remarked that peace
can claim more aeroplane fatalities
as to numbers Involved than war. This
Is a case In striking Illustration.
New York World.
Rev. Smith Boyd, finding In himself
the growth of a most unclothlike an
ger, decided to walk away rather than
suffer the aggravation which must en
sue in this conversation. Consequent'
ly, he started down the hill, dragging
Jim Sargent's sled behind hlra for com
pany, There were no further Insults
to the church,' however.
"Jim, what are the relations of the
Towando Valley to the I and C.T"
asked Allison, offering Sargent a cigar.
"Largely paternal," and the prosl.
dent of the Towando Valley grinned.
"We feed It when It's good and spank
It when it cries."
"Hold control of the stock?"
"No, only Its transportation," re
turned Sargeut complacently.
"Stock Is a good deal scattered, I
suppose?"
"Small holdings entirely, and none
of the holders proud," replied Sargent,
"It starts no place and comes right
back, and the shareholders won't pay
postage to scud in their anunal
proxies."
"Then the stock doopn't seem to be
worth buying," observed Allison, with
vast apparent Indifference.
"Only to piece out a collection,"
chuckled Sargent. "I didn't know you
were Interested in railroads."
"I wasn't a week ago," and Allison
looked out across tho starry sky to the
tree-scalloped hills. "With the comple
tion the consolidation of New York's
transportation system, and the build
ing of a big central station, I thought
I was through. It seemed a big achieve
ment to gather all theso lines to a com
mon center, like holding them In my
hand; to converge four millions of
people to one point, to handlo them
without confusion, and to redistribute
them along the same lines, lookf.1 like
a life's work; but now I'm beginning
to become ambitious."
"Oh, I see," grinned Jim Sargent.
"You want to do something you can
really call a job. If I remember right
ly, you started with an equipment of
four horse cars and two miles of rust
ed rail. What do you want to conquer
next?"
Allison glanced down the hill, then
back out across the starlit sky. Some
new fervor had possessed him tonight
which made him a poet, and loosened
his tongue which, previous to this,
could almost calculate Its utterances
In percentage.
"The world," he said.
CHAPTER V.
Edward E. Allison Takes Vacation.
Kdward K. Allison walked Into the
offices of the Municipal Transportation
company at nine o'clock, and set his
basket of opened and carefully anno
tated letters out of the mathematical
center of his desk; then he .touched a
button and a thin young man, whose
"Free as Air," He Gayly Told Her.
brow, at twenty, wore tho traces of
preternatural age, walked briskly In.
"Take Mr. Greggory these letters
and ask him If he will be kind enough
to step here."
"Yes, sir," and tho concentrated
young man departed with the basket,
feeling that he had quite capably borne
his weight of responsibility.
Greggory walked In, a fat man with
no trace of nonsense about him.
"Out for the day, Ed?" he surmised,
gauging that probability by tho gift
of the letters.
"A month or so," amended Allison,
rising and sur-cylng the other articles
on his desk calculatingly. "I'm going
to take a vacation."
"It's about time," agreed his effi
cient general manager. "I think It's
been four years since you stopped to
take a breath. Going to play a little?"
"That's the word," and Allison
chuckled like a boy.
"I suppose we'll have your address,"
suggested Greggory.
"No."
Greggory pondered frownlngly. lie
began to see a weight piling up on him
ami, though he was capable, he lovud
his flesh.
Arrest Deer in Saloon,
A wild deer was actually arrested
in Stamford, Conn., and for disorderly
conduct at that. Even worse for the
deer's reputation, It was taken In a
saloon. ,
There Is nothing In tho way of a
nature or other fake about this story.
Two deer were gamboling In a park
when tho early morning traffic fright
ened them. One went back to the
woods. The other sped through tho
streets until It espied tho swinging
door of a saloon on which a large
glass of beer was painted.
The deer (lashed Into the saloon,
scared the bartender and broke bot
tled goods and furniture before It was
captured and bound. Then the police
department was called and a detective
sergeant took the deer In the Jag
wagon to a woods on tho edge of the
city and liberated IL '
Slaughter of the Innocents.
Do you hear the morning and eve
ning choruses of the birds? If not,
you are missing a riot of song that
fairly start Ms you with Its volume.
How the LU4J do sing and bow they
"About that Shell Beach extension?"
he Inquired. "There's likely to bo trou
ble with tho village of Wavevlew. Their
local franchises "
"Settle It yourself," directed Allison
carelessly, and Greggory stared. Dur
ing tho long and arduous course of Al
llson's climb, he bad built bis success
on personal attention to detail. "Good'
by," and Allison walked out, lighting a
cigar on his way to the door,
He stopped his runabout In front of
a stationer's and bought the largest
globe they had In stock.
"Address, please?" asked the clerk,
pencil poised over delivery slip.
"I'll take It with me," and Allison
helped them secure the clumsy thing
In the seat beside him. Then be
streaked up the avenue to the small
and severely furnished house where
four ebony servants protected him
from tho world
"Out of town except to this llBt," he
directed his kinky-haired old butler,
and going Into tho heavy ouk library,
he closed the door. On the wall, de
pending from tho roller capo, was a
hit go map, a broad familiar domain bo
tween two oceans, and he smiled as
his eye fell upon thnt tiny territory
near tho Atlantic, which, up to now, he
had called a world, because be had
mastered It.
Ills library phone rang.
"Mr. Allison?" a woman's voice. Gall
Sargent, Mrs. Sargent, Mrs. Davles. or
I.ucilo Teasdale. No other ladles were
on his list. The voice was not that of
Gall. "Are you busy tonight?" Oh,
yes, Lucile Teasdale.
"Free as air," he gayly told her.
"I'm so glad," rattled Lucile. "Ted's
Just telephoned that he has tickets for
'Tho Lady's Maid.' Can you Join us?"
"With pleasure." No hesitation
whatever; prompt and agreeable; even
pleased.
"That's Jolly. I think six makes such
a nice crowd. Besides you and our
selves, there'll bo Arly and Dick Rod
ley and Gall." Gall, of course He had
known that. "We'll start from Uncle
Jim's at eight o'clock."
Allison called old Ephralm.
"I want to begin dressing at seven
fifteen," he directed. "At three o'clock
set some sandwiches Inside the door.
Have some fruit In my dressing room."
He went back to his map, remember
ing Lucile with a retrospective smile.
The last time he had seen that viva
cious young person she had been emp
tying a box of almonds, at the side of
the camp fire at the toboggan party.
He Jotted-down a memorandum to send
her some, and drew a high stool In
front of the map.
Strange this new ambition which
had como over him. Why, he had ac
tually been nbout to consider his big
work finished; and now, all at once,
everything he had dono seemed trivial.
The eager deHlre of youth to achieve
had come to him again, and tho blood
sang In his veins as he felt of his
lusty strength. He was starting to
build, with a youth's enthusiasm but
w ith a man's experience, and with the
momentum of success and the power
of capital. Something had crystallized
him In the past few days.
Across the fertile fields and tho
mighty mountains and the arid deserts
of the United States, there angled four
black threads, from coast to coast, and
everywhere else were shorter main
lines and shorter branches, and, last
of all, mere fragments of railroads. He
began with the long, angling threads,
but he ended with the fragments, and
these, In turns, he gave minute and
careful study. At threo o'clock he
took a sandwich and ordered his car.
He was gone less than an hour, and
came back with an armload of books;
government reports, volumes of statis
tics, and a file of more Intimate infor
mation from the office of his broker.
He threw off his coat when ho came
In tills time, and spread, on the big,
lion-clawed table at which NapoVon
had once planned a campaign, a vari
colored mass of railroad maps. At
seven-fifteen old Ephralm found him at
the end of the table In the midst of
some neat and Intricate tabulations.
"Time to dress, sir," suggested
Ephralm.
"Oh, It's you," remarked the ab
sorbed Allison, glancing up.
"Yes, sir," returned Ephralm. "You
told me to come for you at seven-fifteen."
Allison arose and rubbed the tips of
his fingers over his eyes.
"Keep this room locked," he ordered,
and stalked obediently upstairs. For
the next thirty minutes he belonged to
Ephralm.
He was as carefree as a boy when
he reached Jim Sargent's house, and
his eyes snapped when he saw Gall
come down the stairs, In a pearl-tinted
gown, with a triple string of pearls In
her waving hair and a rose-colored
cloak depending from her gracefully
sloping shoulders.
Her own eyeB brightened at the Bight
of him. He had been much In her mind
today; not singly but as one of a
group. She was quite conscious that
she liked him, but she was more con
scious that she was curious about him.
He stopped forward to shake hands
with her and, for a moment, she found
In her an Inclination to cling to the
warm thrill of his clasp. She hitd never
before been so aware of anything like
answer each other as they swing back
unu rorin on topmost branches!
And where there is one bird today
there should be dozens. With ruth
less and thoughtless hand we have
driven them out, killing off by tens of
thousands and forcing the, expenditure
of thousands of dollars for tree care
which the birds would have done
gratuitously. One good law of the
present legislature refers to the care
of the bird life and absolutely forbids
any unnaturalized person from getting
a permit to go shooting or to have a
gun In his possession.
This law should be followed by
many others looking to the very sever
est penalties for the ruthless pursuit
or the killing of any kind of bird life.
And that further laws will be enacted
Is true because first of all the real
gunners of the Mate realize that
something must be done to prevent
the extinction of many forms of bird
life. Gloucester Time;
1 Auto Axiom,
Knowledge Is power, but It won't
take the place of gasoline. Kansas
City Journal
that. Nevertheless, when sue had
withdrawn her hand, Bhe felt a sente
of relief.
"Hello, Allison," called tho benrty
voice of Jim Sargent. "You're looking
like a youngster tonight."
"I feel like one," replied Allison,
smiling. "I'm on a vacation." , Ho was
either vain enough or curious enough
to glance at htniBclf In the big mirror
as he passed It. He did look younger;
astonishingly so; and he had about blm
a quality of lightness which made blm
restless. lie had been noted among
his business associates for a certain
dry wit, scathing, satirical, relentless;
now he used that quality agreeably,
and when Lucile and Ted, and Arly
and Dick Rodley Joined them, be was
quite easily a Bharer In the gnyety. At
the theater he was the same. He par
tlcipnted in all the repartee during the
Intermissions, and the fact that he
found Gall studying blm, now and then,
only gave him an added Impulse. He
was frank with himself obout Gail. He
wanted her, and he had made up his
mind to have her. He was himself a
llttlo surprised at his own capacity of
entertainment, and when he ps'td
from Gall at tho Sargent house, he
left her smiling, and with a softer look
in her eyes thnn he had yet seen there.
Immediately on his return to hla
library, Allison threw off his coat and
waistcoat, collar and tie, and sat at
the table.
"What Is there In the Icebox?" he
wanted to know.
"Well, sir," enumerated Ephrnlin
carefully; "Mlrandy had a chicken
pot pie for dinner, and then there's "
"That will do; cold." Interrupted Al
lison. "Bring It here with as few
service things as possible, a bottle ol
Vichy and some olives."
Ho began to set down some figures
and when Ephralm came, shaking his
head to himself about such things at
cold dumplings at night, Allison
stopped for ten minutes, and lunched
with apparent relish. At seven-thirty
he called Ephralm and ordered a cold
plunge and some breakfast. 'He had
been up all night, and on the map ol
the United States there were penciled
two thin straight black lines, one fronc
New York to Chicago, and one front
Chicago to San Francisco. Crossing
them, and paralleling them, and an
gllng In their general direction, but
quite close to them In the main, wer
lines of green and lines of orange;
these three.
Another day and another night h
spent with his maps, and his books
and his figures; then he went to bil
broker with a list of railroads.
"Get me what stock you can ol
these," he directed. "Pick it up ai
quietly as possible."
The broker looked them over anc
elevated his eyebrows. There wai
not a road In the list which was Im
portant strategically, but he hn?
ceased to ask questions of Edward
Allison.
Three days later Allison went Into
the annual stockholders' meeting ot
the L. and C. railroad, and registered
majority of the stock in that Inslg
nlflcant Hue, which ran up the shor
opposlto Crescent island, Joined tht
Towando Valley shortly after Its emer
gence from Its hired entrance intt
New York, ran for fifty miles over th
roadway of the Towando, with which
it had a long-time tracking contract
and wandered up into the country
where it served as an outlet to cer
tain conservatively profitable terrl
tory.
The president reached for his gave'
and called the meeting. The stock
holders, gray and grave, and som
with watery eyes, drew up their chain
to the long table; for they were dlrec
tors, too. They answered to theli
names, and they listened to the mln
utes, and waded mechanically through
the routine business, always with theli
gaze straying to the new force which
had come among them. Every man
there knew all about Edward E. Alll
son. He had combined the traction in
terests of New York by methods as
logical and unsympathetic as geom
etry, and-where he appeared, no mat
ter how pacific his avowed Intentions,
there were certain to be radical up
heavlngs. Election of officers was reached In
the routine, and again that solemn in
quiry In the faded eyes. The "official
slate" was proposed in nomination
Edward E. Allison voted with the rest.
Every director was re-elected!
New . business. Again the solemn
Inquiry.
"Move to amend Article Three, Sec
Hon One of the constitution, relating
to duration of office," announced Alli
son, passing tho written motion to the
secretary. "On a call from the major
ity of stock, the stockholders of the
L. and C, railroad have a right to
demand a special meeting, on one
week's notice, for tho purpose ot re
organization and re-election."
They knew It. It had to come.
Edward E. Allison waited Just long
enough to vote his majority stock, and
left the meeting in a hurry, for he
had an engagement to take tea with
Gail Sargent.
(TO BH CONTIN'UED.)
Fools ofttimes rusfi In and win
while wise men investigate.
Good Window Cleaner.
A bag filled with powdered pumice
stone is an excellent window cleaner.
Make the bag of unbleached cotton
cloth of a soft quality, not too firm.
When finished, the bag Is six Inches
wide and twelve Inches long. Into
this put about one-eighth of a pound
of pumice stone. To prevent soiling
this bag, it is slipped into a cheese
cloth case that can be removed and
washed. No water Is used on the win
dow, but it is rubbed first with a
piece of tissue paper, then polished
with the bag.
Halcyon Days.
TheBe are the halcyon days when
the man Just ahead of you at the pay
Ing teller's window has to stop to dis
cuss varieties ot bait best suited tc
current piscatorial conditions with
that companionable young gentleman,
while you patiently hold your place lu
the line and wonder how In the world
you're going to get two hours' wort
done In one.
Pursuit of wealth Is the great kuma
hurdle race. ,
I The Shepherd
Psalm
Bv REV JAMES M. CRAY. D. D.
Dm ol Moody Bibk laMiluta
of Quugo
TKXT-Tlie Ixrd Is my shepherd; I
hull not want.-Pualm 23:1,
This beautiful pealm naein no com
mendation, for even tho people of the
world know and
love It In their
own way as do
the peoplo of God
In a dlfforont way.
However, It Is the
latter only who
aro ablo to lay tho
emphasis on tho
possessive pro
noun, "my" "The
Lord Is my shep
herd." It Is this
pronoun that
makes all the dif
ference as to our
understanding of
the psalm and Its
preclousncss to
our souls. To know Its deepest moan
ing one must have received tho Lord
Jesus Christ as his Savior and con
fessed him as his Lord. Then In n
real sense does he become his shep
herd and with confidence such a soul
can Bay, "I shall not want." Note tho
future tense here. Tho child of God
does not want for any good thing, and
shall not want forevcrmnro.
1. If tho Lord Is my shepherd then
he Is causing me to lie down In green
pastures, which means that I am daily
feeding on his Holy Word. Tho Scrip
tures are the green pastures In which
the sheep have their soul hunger sat
isfied, so thnt they aro able to rest In
sweet content. Wo can easily deter
mine how far the Lord can bo called
our shepherd by the time and thought
we give to the Bible, the strength we
receive from it, and the love we hav
for It.
2. If the Lord Is my shepherd then 1
am enjoying the communion of tho
Holy Spirit because he is leading mt
besldo the still waters. The still v:a
tors are a symhol of the Holy Spirit
who dwells within the true believer In
ChriBt, to guide him In his perplexi
ties, to comfort him In his trials, to
soothe him In his sorrow-B, and to
enlighten tho eyes of his heart In the
knowledge of God and his precious
promises.
3. If tho Lord Is, my shepherd then
I am experiencing continually the re
newing of my spiritual Btrength. for
ho restoreth my soul. The sheep some
times wandors away from tho flock
and gets torn amid tho brambles, or
by the nttneks of wild beasts. Or pos
sibly he falls among the rocks and
breaks a limb. The shepherd binds
up his wounds and' knits his broken
bones, and In a spiritual sense our
shepherd does tho same for us. It Is
this precious truth that Is set hcrore
us In those words of John where he
says, "If we confess our sins ho Is
faithful and Just ' to forgive us our
sins and to cleanse us from all
unrighteousness." The thirty-second
psalm shows us how God did this for
David, restored his soul when he was
a backslider, and the latter may have
been thinking about It when ho penned
these words.
4. If the Lord Is my shepherd the'n
I am surrendering my will to him dav
by day, and for thnt matter moment
by moment, for otherwise he cannot
be leading me In the paths of right
oouBness. Observe that the believer
on Christ has already been led Into
those paths, but now he Is being led
in them as he yields himself to God
for that purpose. Sometimes they are
paths of Joy, sometimes of suffering,
sometimes of testing, but they are all
the paths of righteousness neverthn
less, if we have really come to God in
Christ.
6. If tho Lord is my shepherd then
I am not failing to trust his promises
for If I fall there I am unahlo to tes
tlfy, as in the fourth verse of the
Tsalm, "I will fear no cvll.Ii The
moment wo lose our trust In God the
fear of evil takes possession- of us,
hut he whose confidence Is reposed In
him can press to his heart the prom
ise In the first chapter of Proverbs:
"Whoso hearkonelh unto mo shall
dwell safely, and shall bo qulot from
fear of evil."
6. If the Lord Is my shepherd then I
am continually enjoying security and
peace, for such Is the meaning of the
words, "Thou propnrest a table before
me In the presence of mine enemies."
In the Orient the enemies of the sheep
are the wild beasts Just referred to
hidden away In the darkness, ready
to spring upon their prey when unpro
tected by the shepherd's presence. But
when he Is there they feed In safety
on tho green pastures and their ene
mies are powerless.
7. If tho Lord Is my shepherd then I
am experiencing Joy and gladness,
and rendering service of the Bamo K i nil
to others thnt are nbout me, for such
Is the significance of tho words, "Thou
anolntest my hond with oil, my cup
runneth over." The true Christian Is
filled lo overflowing, and those that
are round about him get the benefit or
the overflow In refreshing showors
of blessing.
8. If the Lord Is my shepherd then I
am the possessor of eternal hope cov
ering both this lire and that which Is
to come, "for Btirely goodness and
mercy shall follow me all the days of
my life, and I will dwoll In tho bouse
of the Lord forever."
M,ay this blessing come to all of you
and It will come tf you will receive
the Instruction set before you at the
beginning of this message, and believe
on the Lord Jesus1 ChriBt and be
Baved, for he hath said, "Him that
cometh unto me I will In no wise cast
out."
Be always displeased at what thou
art, It thou desire to attain to what
thou art not; for where thou hast
pleased thyself, there thou abldest.
Ouarles.
I RELIABLE REMEDY
RESTORES KIDNEYS
For rasny yean druggists have wH)
with much interest the remarkable recuM
maintained by Dr. Kilmer's (Swamp-Hog
the greut kidney, liver and bladder rem'
edy.
It i a physician's prescription.
Swamp-Root is a strengthening m,,;.
cine. Dr. Kilmer used it for years in hi,
firivate practice. It helps the kiilntn
iver anil bladder do the work nature it
tended they should do.
Swamp-Root has stood the test of ytari
It is sold by all druggists on lu merit in,
ll will help you. No other remedy Mn
successfully take its place.
Be sure to get Swamp-Root and ttart
treatment at once.
ITowcver, if you wish first to test thii
great preparation send ten cents to b
Kilmer & Co., Binghamton, N. Y., for ,
sample bottle. When writing be sure mi)
mention this paper A dv,
A mnn never realizes how InslgnM
cant he Is until ho attends his own
wedding.
To keep clean ami healthy take Pr
Pierce's Pleasant Pellets. They regular
liver, bowels and utomach. Adv.
Dyspepsia.
"Pa, what Is dyspepsia?"
"It Is the remorse of a guilty stom
ach, my son." Puck.
Used Whenever Quinine is Needed
Does Not Affect the Head
RftTi of Isjs tonte unit laxntlve e!Trt T.AX
ATIVK BXOMO QUININE will tic (omul bettri
tbHn oriliunry Qiilntiie fur any purtxM fat
whlt-h Uuleluft im liHeil. Dor not cuum n-r
TouKiietM nor ringing hi hnl. RnnetnlK-r tlitr-
1 only one "Hrumo Qglnliin." Tuitt Is
tlv ltromo Vnlnitip. Look for slguuturs ol
K. W. Uruve. Kic. AJ.
Unnatural.
"Hello, Hill! How do you like caddy
Ing for tho Ladles' Golf club?"
"Oh, it ain't such a bad Job, only I
can't get used to hearing 'em sa;
'Goodness gracious!' when tliej
foozle."
REAL SKIN COMFORT
Follows Use of Cutlcura Soap and
Ointment Trial Free.
By bathing and anointing these fra
grant supercreamy emollients Impart
to tender, sensitive or Irritated, Itch
Ing skins a feeling of Intense skin
comfort difficult for one to realize wno
has never used them for like purposes
Cultivate an acquaintance with them
Sample each free by mall with Book
Address postcard. Cutlcura, Dept. XT
Boston. Sold everywhere. Adv.
. To Protect Her Chest.
Rev. Horace Leonard, continuing his
campaign against cosmetics in Wash
Ingtou, said at an al fresco luncheon:
"A young husband at the shore not
ed that In dressing for dinner the oth
er evening his wife had choten a very
docollcte gown.
" 'There's a dampish sea wind blow
In,' he grumbled. 'Don't you think
you'd bettor put something on your
chest?'
" 'I've powdered It twlco, dear,' she
aonswered. 'Still, If you don't mlnJ
waiting, I suppose I might add another
coat.' "
A Good Day.
"I-ady," said the wayfarer, "though
I look Jike a common tramp, I was
not always like 'this. I have seen bet
ter days."
"That's what they all say," an
swered tho lady of the house scoru
fully. "It's truo, just the same," Insisted
the Bhabby one, "Why, one day last
week 1 got six hand outs of grub and
four doHors In real money."
Enforced Sobriety.
"I met your Mend Lushe the other
day. He said he was on the water
wagon."
"That must have been on Thursday
or Friday, wasn't it?"
"It was on Friday. How did you
guess?"
"He's always on the wngor, the last
two days before pay day."
A young man ought to save some
money before he gets married, for
he'll probably never get a chance aft
erward.
A man isn't necessarily polished Just
because you see his finish.
CHANGE
Quit Coffee and Got Well.
A woman's coffee experience is in
teresting. "For two weeks at a time
1 have taken no food but skim milk
for solid food would ferment and cause
such distress that I could hardly
breathe at times, also excruciating
pain and heart palpitation and all the
time I was so norvous and restless.
"From childhood up 1 had been a
coffoo and tea drinker and for the past
20 years I had been trying different
physicians but could get only tem
porary rolief. Then I read an article
telling how some one had been helped
by leaving off coffee and drinking
Postum and it seemed so pleasant just
to read about good liealth I decided to
try Postum.
"I made the change from coffee to
Postum and there is such a difference
In me that I don t feel like the same
person. We all found Postum deli
cious and like it better than coffee. MT
health now Is wonderfully good.
"As soon as I made the shift to
Postum I got better and now my trou
bles are gone. I am fleshy, my food
timllates, the pressure In the chest and
palpitation are all gone, my bowels are
regular, have flo more stomach trouble
and my headaches are gone. Remem
ber I did not use medicines at all
Just left off coffee and used Postum
steadily." Name given by Postum Co.,
Battle Creek, Mich.
Postum comes in two forms:
Postum Cereal the original forffl
musfbe well boiled. 15c and 25c pa
ages
Instant Postum a soluble powder
dissolves quickly In a cup of hot water
and, with cream and sugar, makes
delicious beverage Instantly. 30o and
dOc tins.,
Both kinds are equally delicious and
cost about the same per cup.
"There'a a Reason" for Postum.
old by Grocer
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