THE FULTON COUNTY NEWS, McCONNELLSBURG, PA.
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6y RANDALL PARRI5H
A Romance of Early Days
in tho Middle West
Authorof 'Keith of the Bordr.,,,,My Lady I
of Doubt," "Th Maid oflhe
CHAPTER XXIII Continued.
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I clnng to bla hand, staring hack
till it the icrlra outline of the silent
frt I understood Ms thoughts, bin
desire to lid hli comrades; but. for
moment, y mind wa a blank. I
emild not to til ill go alone to almost
certain death. No, nor would be aban
don me on such a mission! Was there
no other way by which we could serve?
Suddenly a thought crept Into my
oilnd.
"Monsieur." I ssked breathlessly,
"where do you suppose thoae Ullnl lu
d I u in to be?"
"Hack from the river. In a glen of
rave and rocks."
"How far from here?"
Tour or five mile; there Is a trail
from the mouth of the crock."
"And you know the any? and there
m!-ht he many warrior there? they
will remember you. ami obey your or
ders?" lie straightened up, arouel na the
fu'l meaning of my questioning oc
curred to hlin.
"Ay, there la a chance there. If we
find them In time, and In force enough
to make foray. Sacre! 1 know not
why such thought ha not come to nie
before. Could we but fall on thoe
devils from the rear In surprise, even
with a third of their numler. they
would run like cat. Mon Itleu! !
thank you for the thought."
We plunged Into the foret. no longer
endeavoring to advance silently, but
Inspired with a desire to achieve our
foul a noon aa possible. At the mouth
of a stream entering the river. D'Ar
tlgny picked me up In hla nrtna and
wadeil acros. On the opposite bank
he sought eagerly on hand and knee
for the old trace he dimly remembered
At last he flood ereef.
"Ay. las. It's here to be ea'ily fol
lowed. What hour do you make It
now ?"
"About three."
"So I would have said: and "tl not
flay-light until after five. We can acaree
make It. yet e will try."
It w not a dark here away from
the gloom of rtie Rock: the forest wa
open, and yet I will never know how
D'Artlgny succeeded In following that
(Jim trail at ao rapid a gait. Aa for
nie. I could fee no'hitis of any path,
and nie-eiy followed him blindly, not
even certain of the nature of the
ground under my feet. Agiln and
again I tripped over some obstacle a
rxit, a tuft of graa and continually
unnoted branches fiappd agalixt toy
face. One I fell prone, yet so noise-li-iily
that l:en paed beyond view
before lie realised my misfortune, and
return.! . to l:e'p me r'ira in my feet
Not until' then. I think. i'lt he corn
pp-heiid the rapidity of hla movement.
'Your pardon, dear girl." and his lip
bru-hed my hair, n he held me In his
niH. "I forgot all but our comrade
yonder. The til'ht Is dark to your
eyes."
" I can aee nothing." I confessed re
gretfully, "yet you have no difficulty."
" 'T a woodsman's training. I have
followed many a dim trull In da-k for
est, and thl U ao plain I could ki-ep
to It on a run If necessary. Ah! the
fort I awnke and vigilant that wa
rllle (Ire."
I had not only beard the aharp re
port luit seen the faah of fire cleaving
the d.irknesa.
"The discharges came from the
wood yonder 'hey were Indian gun,
monsieur. Seel those two lat were
from the stockade; I could perceive the
log In the Dare."
"Ay. and that la all: the lnd will
w.'e no ammunition In t' e gloom, ex
cent to tell the savages they are awake
and ready "
"How far have we traveled, mon
leurT'
"A mile, perhaps. At the crookel
:k yonder we leave the atream. Tou
met with no hnnn when you fell?"
"No more than a limine. I can go
in now."
We turned to the right, and plunged
T'n the thicket, the war now ao black
that I graped hi Incket In fear o'
becoming lot. We were clambering np
a "light bill, careless of everything bot
our footing, when there ws a audden
rntllng of the low branches on either
tide our path. D'Artlgny stopped
thrusting nie back, while at that very
Jntant Indistinct forma aeemed to leap
forth from the covert. It occurred ao
quickly, ao allently. that before I even
realized dancer, he was struggling
madly with the aaaelianta. I hrd the
rrash of blowa. an natfj of surprise, a
fiittnral exclamation, a groan of pain
Hand grloped me anvngely; 1 frit
naked bodlea. strnsgled wildly to
peape, but waa flung helplessly to the
ground, a hand grasping my balr. I
rould ace nothing, only a ronfoard msas
f legs and anna, hut O'Artlgny wa
still on bla feet. straggling deanerstely
From some hand be bad grabbed i
rifle, and awung It crushing Into the
fseee of tho grappllag him. Bnek
be ranio. atep by atep, lighting like
Bead, until he atood over me. With
He wide a weep of bla clutched weapon
be at ruck me free, a blow which shat
tered the gun-stock, and left blm armed
enly wlrb the Iros bar. lint Uie battle
fury waa on blm: dimly I coo Id aee
blm towering above nie, tMirebeaded.
bla clothes torn to rags, toe grim barrel
poised for a Wow,
"flt AnnT be cried einrtantly. "Tla
food light ao far would you ban
Bore nt ItV
"Uekir hreke hi a rreaeb Tre
front ant tbe darkoe. "Wbat bimb
tiili? Are y hi of white bkndr
"I be re always auppoeed ao."
tm
Forest." etc.!
U1V4 Co'
"A renegade consorting with devlli
of the IroquolsT"
"Mon Ileu! No! An ofllcer of Fort
St. Louis."
I could see the white man thrust
alde the Indian circle, and atrlke
through. Ills face waa Invisible, nl
thongh I waa upon my knees now, hut
he wua a abort, heavily built fellow.
"Stand back! ay, make room. Saint
Gule, we are fighting our own friend.
If you are of the garrison, unuie your
self." KArtlgny. still clasping bis rifle bar
rel, reached out his other hand, and
lifted me to my feet
"Perchance." be aald coolly, "If I
were a stickler ftr etiquette. I might
ask you first for some esplanntlon of
this nttnek. However, we have made
oiiie head ring, ao I waive lhat privi
lege. nm the Sleur d'Artlgny, a lieu
tenant of I .a Salle's."
"Mon IIeu!" the other atepped for
ward, hi hand outstretched. "Tla
no unknown name to me, although we
have never before met by some chance
I a in Francois de la Forest."
"I.a Foret! You were In France
three months ago."
"Aye: 1 was there when Sleur de la
Salle landed. lie .told me the whole
tale. I was with him when he had
audience with txiuls. I am here now
hearing the orders of the king, coun
tersigned by La Rarre at Quebec, re
storing Ie Tonty to command at Fort
St. I.oul. ami blddlug Ie llungls and
that fool Casslon return to New
France."
Ii'Artlgny crushed the man's hand
In both bis own, dropping the rllle bar
rel to the ground. His voice trembled
aa he made answer.
"H. won the king's favor? be con
vinced Louis?"
"No doubt of that never saw I a
greater miracle."
"A ml Sieur de la Salle has be re
turned?" "Nay; he remains In France, to fit
out an expedition to sail for the month
of the great river. He hath special
commission from the king. To me wa
given the honor of bearing bis me
aage. Ah! but La Ilarre raved like a
mad bull when I handed him the klng'a
order. I thought he would burst a
blood vessel, and give us a new gover
nor. It u t no audi luck. Pah! I stood
there, struggling to keep a atralght
face, for he had no choice but oliey.
"Twas ft hard dose to swallow, but
there was Louis' order In hi own
hand, nil duly sealed: and a command
that I be dispatched hither with the
meage."
"How made you the Journey In so
short a time?"
'overland from Detroit, the same
trail you traveled with La Salle; 'tis
much the shorter."
"Alone?"
"With two courier du hols: they are
with nie now. Hut what U this. I'Ar
tlgny, you have with you a woman T'
CHAPTER XXIV.
Warrior of the llllnl.
"Te. M. de la Forest." I said, atep
plng forward to save P.ene from a
question which would embarrass blm.
"I am the daughter of Captain la Chos
nayne, whom the Sleur d'Artlgny bath
tal,en under Ids protection."
"I.a f'Vstiayne'a daughter! Ah. I
heard the atory told In Quebec 'twas
I.a Harre'a aid who gave nie the facta
with many a chuckle, aa though he
hold It an excellent Joke. Hut why
are you here, tnadame? la Dot VI.
Passion In the fort yonder?"
" "Tla a long tale. La Foreat." broke
In I'Artlgny, laying hi hand on the
other's shoulder, "ami will bide a bet
ter time for telling. I am a soldier,
and you may tnist my word. We are
Iji Salle's men; let It go at thHt. for
there I grsver duty fronting nt now
than the retelling of ramp fmealp
Madame ia tuy friend, and uiy band
will defend her reputation. Ia that
enongh. comrade?"
"Ay. enough. My beat regarda, ma
dame." and be bowed low before me.
his words ringing true. "Whoever
Slenr de la Salle haa learned to trust
bath my fAith also. Tou have eome
from the fort. I take It, ij'Artlgny?
How are matter there?"
"Ill enough; the officers at aword'
points, ami the meo divided into three
camps, for where De Is Durantaye
atanda there la no evidence. U. Ces
sion bolda command by vlrtne of La
Haire's commission, and knows
more of Indian war than a Quebw
storekeeper. . The itarrlson nnmlwrs
Hfty men. all told: two-thirds old.era,
and a poor lot."
"Willi ammunition and food?"
"Ample to Ht bot IbtiKruMlet tell
me with acaree a dtMuts rounds per
man. Tbe Iroquois are at the nates,
ami will attack at daylight"
"Tou know this?"
"Ttoe signs are plain. We paused
one party clambering; up tbe HUT
leas than fifty warriors, naked and
painted for war Tnacaroraa. laaaasne
said from the warda sbe overheard a
they slipped past where we bid. 'Tla
not likely they made reeoniMilssniiee
alone. Tbe fiends bare bea a week
In this ralley. anil ave awept aU eer
of our Indian allies; now they ran
brine their full force agalmt tbe fort."
"No doubt yefl are right."
" Twas ray Judgment, at least, and
we aongtit help when we ran Into you.
What Indiana bare you?"
"llllnl. mostly, with a bandfai ef
Mlamle and Klehaawma. We met them
t tbe crowing, hiding n (he kill.
They were sadly demeraltzcd, and
Blled with horror at what they bad
seen, yet agreed to return here under
my leadership."
"Who Is their chief?"
"Old Seiultab you know hlmT"
"Ay, a real warrior. Tla better than
I dared hope, for I bare been In bnttle
wltb him before. Do you number
hundred?"
"And fifty nor, though Indiffer
ently armed."
"And fifty more, though Indifferently
armed. Never have I seen the llllnl
In action, D'Artlgny: they soem to me
a poor lot, so frightened of tbe wolves
na to be valueless."
"So they are If left to themselves
but under white leadership they stif
fen. They will fight If given the In
dian atyle. Tbey will never etand In
defense, hut if we lead thera to a sur
prise, they'll give good account of
themselves. That Is my plan. La For
est that we creep up through the
woods behind the Iroqnola line. They
will expect no attack from the rear,
and will have no guard. If w move
quickly while It remain dark, we
ought to get within a few yard of the
red demons without discovery. They
will fight desperately, no doubt, for
their only hope of escape would be to
either plunge down the rocky banks on
either side, or cut a way through. You
have lieen at the fort?"
"Twice before."
"Then you know the nature of the
ground. 'Tla all woodland until within
a few hundred yards of the gate. You
recall the greut rock beside the trail?"
"Ay and the view from the top."
"My plan would be to creep up that
far. wllh flanking parties on the slope
below. In front, as you may remeui
ler, there la an open apace, then a
fringe of forest hiding the clearing be
fore the stockade. The Iroquois veil,
be gathered behind that fringe of trees
waiting daylight. Is my thought right?"
" 'Tli the most likely spot."
"Then lister.; I have thought this all
out. You and I. with Seqnltrth. will
t ike a hundred of your Indiana, cross
the small river, and advance up the
trail. That , leaves fifty warriors to
creep through the woods on either
slope, twenty-live to a side, led by your
two couriers du bols. We will wait at
the great rock, and give the signal."
La Forest atood allent a moment
thinking; then rested his hand on D'Ar
tlgny's shoulder.
"It looks feasible enough, but the
flanking parties may not reach their
positions In time."
"The one from the west will not
have as fur to travel as we do. The
other does not make so much differ
ence, for If the Iroquois break they
will come In this direction the other
side of the trail Is sheer rock."
"And whut about the Indy?"
"I shall go with yon. messieurs," I
aald quietly. "There will be no more
danger there than here; besides, you
wou'd not leave me alone without a
guard, and you will need every fight
ing man."
I felt the grip of Rene'a hand, but It
waa La Forest'a voice that spoke.
"The rk-ht ring to that, hey, D'Ar
tlgny! Madame answers my last ar
gument. Hut first let us bare word
with the chief."
He addressed a word Into the crowd
of Indistinguishable figures, and an In
dian came forward. Dim as the light
wa. I was Impressed with the dignity
of hla carriage, the firm character of
his facial outline.
"I nm Seqiiltab, chief of the Mas
coutlns." he suld gravely, "for whom
the white chief sent."
D'Artlgny stepped forwsrd, standing
as erect as the other.
"Scqtiltuh Is great chief," be aald
quietly, "a warrior of many battle,
the friend of La Salle. We have
smoked the pence-p!ie together, and
walked aide by side on the war-trull.
Scqultah knows who speaks?"
"The French warrior they call D'Ar
tlgny." "KIght; 'tla not the first time you
nnd I have met the Iroquois! Tlie
wolves nre here again; they bare
burned the villages of the Illinois, and
killed your women and children. Tbe
valley Is black with smoke, and red
I ' - - -e --- -
Tla C rr.A rlnkl fta tur Jbnnl
Yeu Have Mere ef It 7"
wltb bloud. What aays the war chief
of the Masutlns will hla warrior
fight? Will they strike wltb us a blow
aialnst the hettst?"
Tbe chiof swept bU band In wide
! circle.
"We are warriors: we have taated
I blood. What are the white man's
I words of wldm7"
i Hrteflv In nnlck. ringing sentences
D'Artlgny outlined his plan. Stxjultah
listened motionless, his face nnetpre
alv of emotion. Twice, confused by
some French phrase, he aaked grave
quvotiooa. and one a courier du bole
spoke In bJe own tougue. to make
tbe meaning clear. A D'Artlgny
ceased the chief eteod for moment
silent.
"Wt leap vnn them from cover f
he asked calmly, "and the whit man
will sally forth to aid ua?"
"'Tls e we eapect M. de Tonty la
never averse to fight"
"I believe In the Iron Hand; bet 'tla
told uie other command now. If they
fall, we are but few against man."
I
"They will not fall, Seqnltub; tbey
are Frenchmen." . .. -
The Iudlan folded bis bands across
his breast, bis eyes on the two men
facing blm. There was alienee, but
for the alight ruatle of movlug bodlea
In tbe darkness.
"Sequltah bears tbe voice of bis
friend," be announced at last, "and hla
words sound wise. The warrior of
the llllnl will fight beside tbe wblte
men."
There wa no time lost, although I
know but little of what occurred, be
ing left alone there while La Forest
and D'Artlgny divided the men, and
arranged the plans of advance. Tbe
dense night shrouded much of this
hnsty preparation, for all I could per
celve were flitting figure, or the black
shadow of warrlora being grouped to
gether. I could hear voice, never loud,
giving swift order, or calling to this
or that Individual through the gloom.
A party tramped by me. and disap
peared, twenty or more naked war
riors, bended by a black-bearded
Frenchman, bearing long rifle the
detachment, no doubt, dispatched to
gnard the slope east of the trail, and
hurried forth to cover the greater dls
tnnce. Yet these could have scarcely
advanced far through that Jungle
when the other were alao In line, wait
ing the word.
The very alienee In which all this
waa accomplished, the nolselesa bodies,
the almost breathless attention, acaree
ly enabled me to reallr.e the true mean
ing of It all. These men were going
Into battle. Into a death grapple. They
meant to attack five time their own
number. This was no hoy' play: It
was war. savage, relentless wsr. The
stern horror of It seemed to suddenly
grip me aa with Icy fingers. Here was
what I hnd rend of. dreamed of. being
enacted before my very eyes. I wa
even a part of It. for I was going with
them to the field of blood.
Yet how different everything was
from those former pictures of Imagina
tion. There was no noise, no excite
ment, no shrinking lust those silent,
motionless men standing in the posi
tions assigned to them, the dim .light
gleaming on their naked bodies, their
ready weapons.
I beard the voice of tbe white men.
speaking quietly, giving laat Instruc
tions as they passed along the lines.
Soqtiltah took bla place, not two yards
from me, standing like a statue, his
face atern and emotlonles. Out of
the darkness came D'Artlgny, pausing
an Instant "before the chief.
"All Is well. Sequltah?"
"flood 'tis a the white chief
wishes."
"Then we move at once; Iji Forest
will guide the rear; you and I will
march together. Give your warriors
tbe word."
ne turned and took my hand.
"You will walk wltb me, dear one:
you nre not afraid?"
"Not of the peril of coming battle."
I answered. "I I think I hardly renl
l.'e what that all means; but the risk
yon run. Rene! If If you win. you
will le a prisoner condemned to
death."
He langhed. and bent low, so I felt
his lips brush my cheek.
"You do not understand, dear girl.
A moment and I will explain once we
are beyond the stream. Now I must
see that all move together."
We advanced through the woods
down a slight Incline, tbe Indiana mov
ing like so many phantoms. Not
branch rattled aa they glided silently
forwnrd. not a leaf rustled beneath
the soft tread of moccaslned feet.
D'Artlgny led me by the hand, aiding
me to move quietly over the uneven
ground, but made no effort to apeak.
Heslde us, not unlike a shadow, atrnde
the chief Sequltah, his stern face up
lifted, shadowed by long black hair, a
rltle grlped In his sinewy arms. We
crossed the little river, D'Artlgny hear
ing me easily In his grasp, and, on the
opposite shore, waited for the others
to follow. They came, a long line of
dork, shadowy forms, wndlng cautious
ly through the shallow water, and
ranged themselves Just below Uie bank.
many still standing In the stream.
What light there was flickered over
naked bodlea. aud revealed savage eyes
gleaming from out masse of black
hair.
D'Artlgny stepped forward on the
exposed root of a tree to where he
could see his dusky followers, and
Forest climbed the bank aud Joined
blm. A moment the two men con
ferred, turning almut to question Se
qultah. Aa they separated, I could dis
tinguish D'Artlgny'a final words.
"Very well. then. If It I your wish
I take command. Sequltah. a hundred
warriors will follow you aloug the
trail you know It well. Have your
best scouts In advance, and circle your
braves so as to make attack Impos
sible. Your scouts will not go beyond
the grest rock except on my order.
M. la Forest will accouipauy them.
Thl Is clear?"
The Indian muttered response In hi
own tongue; then spoke more rspldly,
snd the mass of warriors below
changed formation, the greater number
climbing the bank, and grouping
themselves In the darker shadow ef
tlie wood. .
"Wbo has charge of the others f
asked D'Artlgny.
"Hosrlan Courtray," replied La For
est. "He la yonder."
"Thau. Conrtray, listen: Yon follow
the atresm, but do not venture from
cover. Post your men below the stock
ade snd wait to Intercept fugitives. We
will do the fighting atiove. Are tlie
warriors with you armed f
"All but ten have rifles, monslenr.
but I know not If tbey lie of value."
"You must make the bent use of
them yon can. Above al! thlnra. be
quiet, and do nothing to alarm the Ire
qnol. Yon may go."
I leaned forward, watching them aa
they waded downstream, and then
cllnilied the bank, disappearing In the
undergrowth. Sequltah had moved
past me. and I heard his voice speak
ing In Indian dialect. Along the forest
slsles his warriors glided by where I
stood, noiselessly aa shadows. In an
other moment D'Artlgry and I were
alone, the black nlgbt all about na, aud
not a sound reaching our eara to tell
of those vanished allies. He took mv
band, r caress In bis toneh, a sugges
tion of pride In bis voice.
"Tlie old chief la warrior tlll." he
aald "and. nnleee all signs fall, the
Iroquois will totig rememlier this day.
Come, A1 W. 'twill not do for a to
be far behind, and we have walked tbl
troll before together."
. Had I not tested It with my own
eara. never would I have believed a
hundred men could have made way ao
noiselessly In the dark, through such
thick forest, rock strewn and deeply
rutted. Yet not t sound of their
stealthy paasage waa wafted back to
us on tbe wind no echo of voice, do
rasping of foot, do rustle of leavea.
Ghost could not have moved more si
lently. Somehow the very thought that
these grim savagea were thus creep
ing forward to attack and kill, tbelr
heart mad with bate, wild beasts of
prey stalking tbelr victims, yielded me
a.
"Ths Warrior of tbe llllnl Vill Fight
Beside the White Men.".
a strange feeling of horror. I clung
to D'Artlgny' arm. shrinking from the
shadowa, my mind filled with name
less fear.
"Adele," be whispered." tenderly,
"yon will fear for me In thl venture?"
"Yes, monsieur." .
"There la no need. You heard La
Forest say he bore orders of the king
to give De Tonty command once more
of Fort St. Louis."
"Yes, monsieur: but you have al
ready been tried and condemned.
Even If they have not authority to
shoot you here, they have power to
transport to Quebec."
"There would In? battle first. If I
know my old comrade well. No. as to
that there la no cause to fear. I ahnP
be given fair trial now. and welcome
1L My fear haa leen for you the ven
geance of Caaslon. If ever you came
within his grasp again. Hut that also
Ib settled."
"Settled? What la It you would tell
me 7"
"This, iwcethenrt; you should know,
although I would that some other
might tell you. La Forest whispered
It to me while we were alone yonder
for be knew not you were estranged
from your husband. He bears wltb
blm the king's order for the arrest of
M. Passion. Captain de Raugls Is
commissioned by Iji Harre to return
blm safely to Quebec for trial."
"On what charge?"
"Treason to France; the giving of
false testimony against a klng'a oil)
cer, and the concealing of official rec
ords." "Mon Dleu! Was It the case of my
father?"
"Yea: the truth has "been made clear.
There I, as 1 understand from what
I,a Forest told me. not sutllelent evi
dence against La Harre to convict, yet
'tla Itelleved the case will cost him hl
office. Hut M. Casslon was bla agent,
and Is guilty beyoud a doubt."
"Hut, monsieur, who made the
charges? Who brought the matter to
the atteutlon of Loula?"
"The Comte de Fronlennc; he was
your father's friend, and won him res
toration of his property. Not until Iji
Forest met hlin In France was be
aware of the wrong done Captain le
t'hesuayne. Later he hud converse
with La Salle, Franciscan once stn
Honed at Montreal, and two olllcera of
the reglmeut of Carlgnan-SalUera
Armed with Information thus gained,
be made appeal to Louis. 'Tla told nie
tlie king wus so angry he signed the
order of arrest with his own band
and banded It to La Forest to execute."
"Tlie governor kuows?"
"Not yet. La Forest felt It best to
keep the secret, fearing he might be de
talned. or possibly ambushed ou the
way hither."
(TO BE CONTINUED.)
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While uothlng Is known In Venezuela
Ok to the use of the alkaloid product
of the seeds In the uiuklng of war
gasee. It I a fact that snhadllla dust
Irritate the eyes, tbe throat and the
iinee no much that laborers working
with It are obliged to wear protecting
noixk.
The first Importation frfcin Vene
zuela was made to Hamburg 'Jo or Wl
yrs ago. The foreign demand has
never amounted to more than 5,000
sacks annually.
Hsibudllls seeda and all preparations
compounded from them have been de
clared contraband by Great Hritaln.
The substances produced from tbe
eecda are envadlne, or crystallised
verntrle. an alkaloid, metric arid,
snd nahadalllne, which Is aa anior
na, pleaeent smelling alkaloid that
uereieratea Ibe beating at the heart
A peculiar Feature of the rainy sea
son li ''uba Is that the downpour al
Wkja coin la the afternoon.
WISE W0RD3.
"No temperance advocate In the
world has spoken wiser word tbnn
those uttered by the German emperor
to the naval cadets," said Secretary
of the Navy Daniels, speaking before
the national convention of the Catho
lic Total Abstinence union. Tbe
word referred to, spoken November
21, 1010, at the dedication of the new
naval ucademy at Murvlk, are In the
light of the event of the past two
year most slgnlUcunt. We quote purt
of tho address:
"A you will observe In the course
of your time on board, the service In
ray nuvy has reached a degree of
train which can hurdly be surpassed.
To be able to endure this enormous
pressure In time of peace without wear
ing out, to that you may be fresh when
serious call comes, I your duty.
The next war, the next naval encoun
ter, will require of you sound nerve.
These are undermined by alcohol, en
dangered from youth up, by It umi.
You will lutcr huve opportunity to
see Uie murine turget und the ac
tion of modern gun on ships, and will
be able, therefore, to Infer the con
dition In battle. You will see hor
rible devastation and all kind of pic
tures. Then the word will be strong
nerve and cool head. The nution
which drinks the lcust alcohol will be
the winner J"
RUSSIA'S PEASANT BANKS.
"In IS months of 'water-wagon' life
there have been foundi d 1S.UKJ pcus
nnt co-operative bunks und 1,000 peas
ant co-operative supply tlallous ur
stores," Bays Ivan Narodny, secretary
of the IlussIan-Ainei-ican-Asiallc cor
poration, in the New York Tribune,
"Theso peasant bunk ore Just now
forming a central administration, a
bonk of banks, in Moscow, cotiiikised
of delegate from provincial banks.
The government bus not yet been able
to grasp the whole extent of these pe
culiar Institutions of the people, both
sporadically and suddenly looming up
as sonicthlni; gigantic In nntionul
economic life. , The cash capital of
these peasant bank amount to 500,
000,000 rubles, while the vulue of their
accessories, real estate, securities, et
reaches 1,000,000,000."
Most of the hatred against the Rus
ilnn Jew, ho tells us, originated In the
lending of money by Jew to peusi!..
The peasant banks abolish automati
cally nil Itusslan Jewish troubles.
"If the czar hud dune nothing but
abolish alcohol," say the secretary,
"he would loom up In history as one
ef the grout reformers,"
A COMPARISON.
In discussion of a report on alcohol
ism before the Academy of Science In
Purl It wus stated that after two gen
eration the posterity of alcoholics
become extinguished. Statistics were
given of 24 families chosen nt ran
dom, 12 temperate aud 12 alcoholic,
as follows:
Alco- Tem
holic. pcrate.
Died In Infancy 12 6
Deaf nnd dumb . . 2 0
Idiot ...8 2
Affected by St. Vitus 'dance. . 2 0
Kpllcptlcs 13 0
Deformed 3 2
Dwarfs 0 0
Hereditary drunkards 5 0
Healthy 0 CO
PROVING COLD BRICKS.
It is authoritatively stated that
beer has fallen to fifth or sixth place
umong the product of the city of
Milwaukee. One of the largest brew
eries In tho city lias been offered for
sale several times In recent years,
with no bidders. Another brewery
tins sold all Its stock to holders In
Knglnnd and (Jcrmuiiy. The. buyers
thought they bought a gold mine,
whereas they bought n gold brick. The
prohibition Bculliiient, which lias been
sweeping the West lias made Itself
felt even In Milwaukee. It is a fact
not generally known that one of the
largest breweries In thut city Is using
an assumed name. The real owner
doesn't want his own uuuie conpcctcd
wltb the buslneHs.
CURSE FIRST BREWER.
Who first brewed beer prepared a
pest for Germans. 1 have prayed to
God that bo would destroy the whole
brewing Industry. I have often pro
nounced a curse on the first brewer.
All Uermnny could live on the barley
that Is siKiIled by the brewers. Ger
many would be much richer than fche
Is If so much beer were not drunk.
Martin Luther.
MUST HAVE B0Y8.
A suloon can no more be run with
out using up boys than a llourlnj
mill without wheat, or a sawmill with
out logs. Hie only question Is, whose
boy your boy or mine our boy oi
our neighbors'.
POWERFUL ARGUMENT.
In all discussions of tho liquor qae
tlon there 1 one powerful argument
on the side of those wbo favor the
prolUbltlon of tlie liquor trade, wheth
er the prohibition Is applied to large
urea or a small one, namely, that the
man wba oppoaes the sale ef liquor la
asking nothing for himself except re
lief frein Injury at the bands ef the
other, while the uiaa who Insists u il
ea the sale ef liquor Is asking some
tiling fisr kJinttolf which caunot be
grouted without Injury .to others.
Kentucky Wbite-Ulbben.
EFFECT OF ALCOHOL
Upon investigating 63,000 school chil
dren, Dr. T. Alexander McNlcboll, sur
ge for Red Cross hospital, found 68
per cent belew the standard of Intelli
gence, IT per tent dullards, 23 per cent
dotctent and 10 per cent nearly do
fidrnt. Fifty-three per cent of the de
fective chllam were ef drinking pnr
ents. Only 10 per cent ef the ctilldrea
4 abitalnlng parent were dullards.
SAVE THE BOY.
"Regulation saves the saloon; pro
hibition saves tbe bey."
Departure
of. Christ
Bv REV. L. W. GOSNELL
BaptriaUmlant ot Mm. Moody Dibit
IMUIUM, v,uco
TEXT And U cam to put. whll. k.
blessed them, he was parted from ihem
and carried up Into heaven. Lukt Hi
w mis inej dciiv-iu, ue was lasen up
and a cloud received him out of their
atght And behold, two men stood br
them in whits apparel Acts 1:10, u.
Two other nfn, beside Christ, ban
entered bodily Into the unsctn worlj,
viz., cuocn an
ICllJab, Hut ,
rend of the d.
parture of Knock
aud Klljah wltk
auiaicinent, for It
Is not nalurul fur
men thus to It
trude Into tlii
unseen. It seuini
proier tli at wbtt
Klljah went o)
there was u whirl
wlud and that
Hery chariots iui
horses apiiearnL
ISut when Christ
ascend It Is wlti
the culiutiess uf
one who goes' to bis native siiticre.
and here we And an Illustration of tla
contrast which Is always seen bet
the muster and bis servants. For n
ample, when tbe prophets received
communications from beuven. It ww
by means of visions nnd dreams and
some, like Daniel, were sick umn;
days. Hut Christ wulks In the com
mon ways of life and sieaks as by In
tuition of beuveuly things which eyi
bath not seen nor ear heurd and which
the heart ot man bath not conceived.
Klljah and Ellsha must stretch tlieia
selves upon a dead child if they wuuld
restore it to life, but Christ merely
stands and cries, "Come forth," auil U
who bad been dead four days uiean,
alive. It Is fitting that Luke should
tell us, In the verse following the text,
that "they worshiped him." He Is tin
muster, others are only servants.
Why Cod Ooes Not Stop the War.
Note the attitude In which Christ
left the earth "whlle be bli-snod
them." Those pierced bunds have bet
extended In blessing ever since, and
will be, until this day of gruce sad
salvation ends and the day of Um
Lord, the duy of Judgment, dawns. Jus:
here Is the key to many of our uij
terles. We wonder why God dis-s not
lnterKse to stop the war In Kur
Does be not careT I he Uie lovin
God we have thought him to bet Well,
be will Interpose In the world' hlxtotr
some day and there will be an cad of
oppression nnd fraud und vlulenca
Lut there will be ulso an end nf uienf
for It will be a day of tho Lord's ven
geance, " So It comes to pass Hint,
while men question the goodness rt"
God, It Is bis very goodness that stafi
his bund. "The Lord Is not slack con
cerning his promise, as some men
count slackness; but Is long suf
fering to uswurd, not willing that any
should perish, but that all should coiut
to repentance." (II 1'cL 3:l). ChrlsTi
hands ure still extended In blcsiui.
Whll the lamp holds out to burn,
Tli vilest sinner may return.
We are told a cloud received blm.
Many believe tills was no other thaa
the Khekinah, or cloud of glory, whit
had glowed lu the holy of holies orrf
the mercy seat. It bud not shone in
tbe temple for many yenrs, but, ou tin
night be was born, "the glory of the
Lord" shone awund about the slicp
berds: this wus tho Shekluah coiul
buck to earth. Again, on the nmuiit
of traii.dlgurutlon. "a bright cloud
overshadowed them, but Christ pus!
Into It, unafraid; we have no doubt It
wus Uie cloud of glory again. So, it
the ascension, the syuilml of the pn
euce of God Is seen, hiding Uielr de
parting Lord from their sight. M
nre awed before God's manifested
glory, because of their s'n, but th
sinless one Is at home lu the light be
fore which seraphim veil their fact
Whut blessedness to know he repre
sents us and that we are accepted Is
the beloved 1
Another Interesting feature of th
osceuslou Is the presence of sngi-l
The record speaks of two men In wla"
apparel and some hnve thought iIn'T
were Moses and Klljah, whose depar
ture from Uie world bad been so ai
terlous. The general opinion, however,
Is that Uiey were angels. It Is to bs
noted that angels appear at the birth
of Christ and during the closing acen
of his' history, but not during hla min
istry. It has been beautifully saw
that when the sun of rlahteousueij
w as shining the stars, tho angels, could
not be seen.
The Finished Work ef Christ
Finally. Mark tells us that when t
Lord was received Into heaven "lj
sat at the right hand of God."
creature could sit "there. Moreovi
when Uie Bon of God took his plB
Uiere it meant that his work of rj
deuntion was complete. Oh. lulJ
the full meaning ef this vision tun
UHn some heart wlUch reads the
lines I It means that there Is notblK
more to be done to purchase selvatiu
for Rlnners. It iikhiis that we law
put away eur fears, for a 'ork.:
been accomplished for us with wW
God himself Is fully satisfied, so J
his' son may sit down to rest st
richt hand. It mean that not a f
a tear, a service ef any sort, t"
be added, on our part, as a ront
of acceptance with God. "It Is
Ished." and sinners need nly nwj
te accept the finished work of
Tbe, "right hnd" la the place of P
and Cbrlat hi now exalted at Uie rll!
hand" of Ood to be a prince and
vler, to give repentance aad rem'
slon of sin, to the Jew first aud au
to the fjantil. Hallelujah I
The reason why ssea ncceed
mind their ewa busier Is becaujf
there Is ' UtUe competition-"'
Marion Crawford.
rae Is suoh a rrricmn
X weak give anything fee It hnt tr
M, lUary.
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