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Hallowed art thou forever!
On race, one mighty deatlnyt
One land atretchlng from aea to tea.
Thrilled by the same pure loyalty.
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keeping. I Why His Reason Tottered
An Adventure with Man-Hunter.
St
WITHOUT any reason whatever,
my strange cornpanion grneped
my arm with a clutch like a vise, and,
with a-bjec terror depicted upon every
feature of hla countenonce.cxclalmetl:
"Save me 1 Save me! Theyareafter
me again!"
"Who are after you?" I asked, vain
ly trying to disengage his painful hold
on my arm.
"ThBe real estate men. They'll
shoot me. See." And he pointed out
of the car window to two peaceable
looking gentlemen who were approach
ing the train with fowling-pieces
slung over their phouldera.
At this moment a small man, with
alert, nervous eyes, who had been In
almost constant attendance upon the
German, entered the Boioking-com-partme-nt
of the Pullman ani said:
"Never mind, Jake. It's all right. I
hnvw got them In the next cor where
they can't harm yon. See, Tve got my
guna with me. and no one can hurt
you while I am around."
"Ya it loaded?"
"Yea. I thtak yon had aettr goto
bed now, whils I sit tip svod protect
you."
"Ye, that would be petter," wiid the
German, greatly assured.
I felt sure that theae two men were
as crazy a bedbugs, am! I ltt s fresh
cigar to think.
I wa traveling from Sao Francisco
to London, and up to this moment bad
een nothing eceentrlo about tbe Ger
man except bis rather grotesque ap
pearance. He and his companion were
intensely interesting characters, but
they seemed harmless, II they were
interesting before, tbey were doubly
so now. After awhile tbe littleman re
turned, and, throwing himself wearily
upon the cushioned seat opposite sne,
taldt
"Now that I have got my trouble
some friend to bed, Ttl take a rest.
Hell not stir, I can teM you, so long oa
he tblnies there are Los Angete real
estate men on the train.
"Wvafa the matter with hrm?" I
said.
"Off here." And he tapped; his fore
head significantly. "There's a boom on
at Los Angeles, you know, and the real
rutate men scared him outofhlewits."
"You don't say so?"
"Yea. About six weeks ago our de
tective agency In San Francisco re
ceived Instructions from a New York
attorney to locate the whereabouts of
Jacob Schmidt, who had not been
heard from for some time, and I was
assigned the tank. A fine time I had of
it, I can tell you." And the detective
meditatively puffed great ring of
smoke from his pipe. "Get him. to tell
you about his adventures fa southern
California. You will find it amusing.
He's taken o great fancy to you says
you saved his life just now. He Is sure
you couldn't be so dishonorable as to
have anything to do with real estate."
It was a strange story I kevi from
Mr. Jacob Schmidt by piecemeal dur
ing the next few days. A story of ad
venture which might bare sent many
better man than he off hi head ; a tale
110 one would credit who had not gone
through that Los Angelea boom; one
that I could not have credited had not
the sad havoc wrought in the other
wise sane mind of Jacob Schmidt
been dally apparent'as we traveled to
ward the Atlandtio seaboard.
About 20 years previous to this tlms
Jacob and Fruu Schmidt crossed the
Atlantlo, and, following the Teutonic
Instinct, they opened a corner grocery
la the suburb of Brooklyn. In 18S8
report were rile of the great specu
lative fever that had seized southern
California, and of the fortunes that
were made in a day; and as a buyer
resented himself at that time, Jacob
Schmidt decided to sell for a snug little
cum and reck his fortune in the far
west All In good time the honest and
Imple-hearted Teuton arrived nt Pes
sdena, where he had been advUed to
pause and look around. To the con
servative tourist from the effete east
the scene of pandemonium at the depot
nrast have been appalling. Carriages,
omnibuses and innumerable buggies
lined the curb. Tbe carriage-men
were shouting, hotel-runners yelling,
bat above all t h din and jostling of the
crowd ueard the sonorous and
n'.nrS-f roloea of the real estate run
11 en, shouting: Tree ride all over the
eltyl Landed safely at you hotel!"
The passengers were button-holed the
element they stepped off the train and
hustled, willy-nilly, ofT to the hup?!.
AA was exciting, bewllderinr.
; Jake 6chmt(T was laberlonr'r (
gseti fling Ui steps of tfcs PuUaau vUu
l tvtsvy grip ia m Was! and aatMaV
I pm u us outer, woes a tau, nsre-
Jooidng man, with shsggy eyebrows
and booby mustache, said to his small
er and milder-looking companion:
"Here's our sucker, Jim. Look ont
the other fellows don't get him.'
As the German stepped upon the
platform, the small man snatched his
umbrella and valise, while the tall man
clutched him firmly by the arm and
shonlder and rushed him toward a
buggy. Instantly a great crowd surged
around them, yelling like demon and
poking cards in tbe face of the fright
ened German.
"Hurry up, Jim. Here, quick, let's
land him." And before Jake could col
lect his scattered senses he was
grasped on either side by his arm
nnd legs and lifted bodily into the
buggy. The tall man jumped In and
lashed the horse, and they went tear
ing up the street like mad.
Jake thought of hli money, of his
wife, and little Gretchen, and be
moaned the day he ever left them. He
could not doubt that he had fallen
among robber, and, as they emerged
from the city, he waa sure he was be
ing taken to therr den in tbe moun
tains that towered menacingly near.
His heart stood still at the thought,
What would they do with him?
Meanwhile the real estate man talked
Incessantly, pointed out the advan
tages of Pasadena as a place of resi
dence, occasionally stopping to go into
raptures over a certain lot which he
advised the German to purchase at
once, as it would double in value in
24 hours. But his eloquence fell un
heeded upon n mind oblivious of all
but its own heart-sick misery. Every
time the real estate man knitted his
thaggy eyebrows and turned on him
those piercing gray eyes, Jake shud
dered. At last, weary of his unprofitable
task, the tall man cast an angry glance
at the trembllngCermnn and in silence
drove him to a hotel. Throwing his
luggage after him, the real estate man
drove away disheartened, after in
forming Jake that another member of
his firm would call at four o'clock, hop
ing, no doubt, that some one else would
have better luck in inducing tbe Ger
man to purchase a town lot.
Now, Jake had no desire or inten
tion of meeting another member of
that firm, either at four o'clock or
any other time, and finding that the
train left In 15 minutes tor Los Aogeleo,
he .mad his way fo the depot in ell
possible haste.
If the scene si tbe depot at Pasa
dena was bewildering, exciting, alarm
ing, It was ten trmes more so at Los
Angeles. Schmidt sat as if riveted to
his seat, and dared not venture forth
until the porter notified him with great
dignity that the train had reached Ita
destination, intimating quite pointed
ly that bis absence waa infinitely more
desirable than his company. As Jake
alighted from the car, he perceived the
door of a carriage standing invitingly
open on the other side of. the court and
made for ft on tbe ran, the rabble-after
him. He bolted head foremost into the
vehicle, and the hackman, being suf
Aclently up to the situation, sent his
horses off at a gallop, and landed-him
safely at the hotel. Jacob Schmidt
congratulated himself upon his nar
row escape. Nevertheless, when he de
seended to dinner that evening, he
glanced furtively In all directions, but
as the way appeared to be clear he
walked confidently along the corridor.
Just at he was entering the dining
room, he was suddenly confronted by
two men who politely bowed and at
tempted to band him some cards.
"Haf no time to talk," said Jake,
hastily, looking for au avenue of es
cape, '
"How very fortunate," aaid the
spokesman. "We are also very short
of time. But there is no place more
conducive to a good business under
standing than the dining-room." And
the three walked into the dining-room,
arm in arm. One of tbe men spread,
map out on tbe table, and they took
turns in explaining the advantages of
certain properties in Los A&gerte that
were advancing In value at an extraor
dinary pace. Jake felt helpless, while
the waiter tried1 frantically to gt their
order.
"Oh, bring ns anything, and bs ss
long abont it as yo like," said one ef
wahsr slate.
formed that ease ef the aaea wsZkl ssUl
for him at nine o'clock in the Bon
ing and take hint out to see tbe prop
erty. In consequence of which threat
it seemed to Jake a threat he passed
a very bad night Dut he was up bright
and early in the morning, and having
ascertained that there were fewer real
estate men io Ban Diego, he took the
early train for that point.
That there were fewer real estate
men In San Diego was true, but it
seemed to Jake that they were of a
more virulent type. The terrible ex
perlenoea of tbe post few days, which
had already played sad havoc with his
serves and upset the equilibrium of
his simple Teutonic mind, had, never
theless, developed In him a remarka
ble degree of cunning. Getting off on
the opposite side of the train from
where the crowd had gathered., he
skulked around behind box-cars until
he reached the street above the depot,
and there taking a enrringe, he was
driven to nn uptown hotel. Ho was
chuckling over the success of his de
vice us he paid e driver; and, valise
and umbrella In hand, he turned to
enter the hotel, when he came face to
face with a man. bowing and tcrap!ng.
who said, politely:
"Jacob Schmidt, I believe." v
The vuliso and the umbrella dropped
from the nerveless hands of Jacob
Schmidt, and he trembled like a leaf.
"Rather nervous, I see. Sorry. Out
on a jag last sight, eh? Well, Til see
that you have a good time while here,
old boy, Wlde-oren town, yew know.
ftp.. TV'" ' V.. (1 Tml
ct.x:," t-li :L ::.; ct.&vs oxi, ta-
eeuragisgiy, as he pi eked op the valise
and umbrella and threw them to the
porter. After ahsldne; the German
cordially by the hand, he linked his
arm in hla and escorted him into the
hotel.
"Mr. Schmidt, Mr. O'Brien," said the
real estate man, introducing the Ger
man to the hotel proprietor. "Gentle
man sent on from our house in Los
Angeles. Tired, I suppose want to
rest, eh? Well, wel, see you this
svening eight o'clock." And Mr.
Thomas Bragg, real estate broker,
winked his eye significantly, and ejac
ulated, "You know," and, wringing
Jake's limp hand, retired.
"now soon can I get out of this
city?" asked Jake of the astonished
O'Brien.
"At four o'clock to Los Angeles."
"No! no! Mein Gott in hlmmel!
Not to Los Augelesl" cried Juke in
terror.
"Then to San Francisco by steamer
to-morrow night."
"Goot. Buy me a tlgget. Can you
gif roe a quiet room and haf all my
meals sent dare?"
"Certainly."
"I am rick. Don't tell no von my
numper. I don't vant to see no
pody." Upon belnir refused admittunce to
Mr. Schmidt's apartment that even
ing, Mr. Thomas Bragg, the real es
tate broker, felt morally certnln that
some competitor had got hold of his
man and got him "jngped," and in
wardly cursed himself for his weak
ness in not staying with him. He then
nnd there determined to see Mr.
bohmidt at all hazards. The next
morning he watched for the waiter
to take up the breakfast, and after he
had retired, Bragg knocked loudly at
the door. Jake waa so terrified that
he locked himself In the closet. Sud
denly the knocking at the door ceased,
and. after cautiously surveying the
room, he ventured out and resumed
his meal. In a few moments he heard
a sound near the door, and. looking
up. he saw, with open-mouth amaze
ment, the head and shoulders of
Bragg, renl estate broker, framed in
tbe transom window. The knife nnd
fork dropped from the helpless hands
of the German.
"So. you will go out with one of my
competitors and cut me out. will you?"
"Go avay, go avny," Jake plteously
Implored.
"Not much. I won't go awoy until
you have taken my propositions un
der consideration with those of my
competitors." And he whisked out a
map from an inside pocket.
At this critical juncture Jake's cun
ning asserted Itself. Approaching the
dooT as if to take the proffered map,
be slyly turned the screw that held
the rod supporting the transom sash,
and bang! went the window upon
the head of Thomas Bragg. There was
a great crash as the real estate man
fell backward off tbe ladder, followed
by a volley of oaths.
"Yes, It was a great chase I had, to
be sure," continued the detective. "I
first located him at Tasadena by the
discovery of his truni, andi followed
his trail thence to Los Angeles, San
Diego end San Francisco. He spent
a day at the Baldwin hotel then all
trace of him disappeared. I was baf
fled for weeks. One 3ay, while stand
ing on Grant avenue, I noticed a
ragged urchin, carrying a parcel of
food, enter one of the old and almost
tenanfless buildings in that quarter.
Why I stopped and questioned the lad
I cannot say.
"'Oh, there's an old guy I carry
grub to upstairs,' he said. 'But I
mustn't say nothln' "bout it.'
"'It's all right,' I answered, show
ing hhn my star, '111 go up with you.'
"I followed tbe lad tin to a fourth
story garret and entered a room after
him.
"'Mein Gott In hinimel! The real
estate man has found me. Take dot
money. Don't gill me, don't gill me!
Oh, mein frau mine little Gretchen!'
wailed the inmate of the room, crouch
ing In a corner. It wfts none other than
our friend Jacob Schmidt, very dirty
and disheveled. I took my cue In on
Instaot. 'I don't wont yoor money,'
I said; 'I have been sent here by your
fran to protect you against the real
estate man nnd take you home to her
and the httle Gretchen.' And poor
Jacou MCfimldt wept tears of joy upon
my neck. I am now filling the in
teresting role of protector and de
fender against the fierce southern
Calffornla real estate agents."
Such is the history of the adven
tures of Mr. Jacob Schmidt, grocer,
in the far, far west, who is probably
the only man who ever roturned to
his eastern home from the Los Angeles
boom with exactly the same amount
of money, less expenses, that he
brought with bim. Yet at what a
price was the snug sum from the sale
of the grocery store husbanded for
his frau and little Gretchen! Only
their loving care suceecded in. weaning
that shattered intellect from tho ter
rors of a pursuing Nemesis the Los
Angeles boom real estate man of 18S7.
Franklin H. Austin, In San Francisco
Argonaut.
The Word "Ale."
What could be more English than tlie
word ale? It cnrrles us back to the
bnnquets of our dead ancestorx In Wal
hallu, and some of its compounds open
up vistas Into that old England which Is
fast disappearing, becoming a tnle that
Is told, obsolete Itself. Snch are ale
bush, a tavern sign; nle-connei "an of
ficer appointed in every court let, and
sworn to look to the assize end goodness
of bread, ale and beer." Ale-cit, the
name of a kind of tansy used to flavor
the rustic's home-brewed, has a good
old English look; yet it bears witness
to the mongrel nature of the speech of
this mongrel nation cost being from
the Greek kostos, a savory herb of spe
( unidentified. Alegar is eager or
sour ale, ucd ua vbugur CoruLiil
JlagaiiM.
S0W1H0 THE SEED
Bew to Make the Ooetal Reada Asritav.
(low Yield PersBaaeat
lafaeterr Reaalta.
A dozen years ago, when the good
roads agitation was started, and the
early workers began to sow tbe seed
that they hoped would bring forth
fruit a hundredfold, they bad the ex
perience that always falls to the lot
of tbe sower some seed fell upon good
ground; some fell where there was lit
tle depth of earth; some fell among
thorns, and others by tbe wayside.
It was not expected that ull seed
oould be sown on good land, nor that
all which should be sown would spring
up to bear fruit. In such an undertak
ing it was more than ever necessary
to follow the example which nature
sets, and sow with wanton bounty, in
order that here and there some might ,
take root. In nature's economy, pro
vision to guard against loss and pre
vent failure Is made with a lavish
hand, and thousands of blossoms and
seeds are blown hither and thither to
every one that rests In good soil and
germinates.
It was thus with the doctrine of bet
ter roads. When that gospel began
ROAD AT COOLDAUOH. FA.
(People Corns from a Long Distance tV
Oselt)
to bo preached k fell upon a few will
ing ears; some received It with joy and
profited by It. Many more who heard
it were heedless and indifferent; they
listened, were Interested for the mo
ment, and then forgot it aU. Then
there were many more who would not
hear, or who, hearing, would not un
derstand. Lastly, there were those
who rebelled at the doctrine, who an
tagonized it, who controverted it, and
who sought in every way to refute it.
Nevertheless, tbo gospel of good
roads continued to be preached with
unremitting seal until everyone had
heard or had tbe opportunity to bear
K. Into many seetions of the country
it penetrated slowly, and the recep
tivity of mind of those who heard it
varied widely. The majority aroused
themselves but slowly to a realization
of Its truths. It was "line upon line,
precept uposV precept, here a little
and there a Utile the same truth
repeated and reiterated in a thousand
ways.
At first a consideration of tho ob
jects and advantages of permanent
highways Is relied upon to arouse in
terest and show what can be gained
by instituting a course of improve
ments. This part of the subject may
be handled in a thousand ways, and be
repeated o'er and o'er. It la a pre
liminary and all-important step.
When interest Is aroused, an Investiga
tion of the conditions that actually
obtain reveals much that is surpris
ing, and the character of improve
ments that should be made then sug
gests Itself. Then follows a compari
son of methods of construction nnd
systems of care and repair, together
with the cost of the same and, finally,
an examination of the "ways and
means," or the moat just and equitable
manner of apportioning the expense.
Tbe work is all new to our country,
and experience elsewhere can only
serve as a partial guide to a large
extent we must work out the problem
for ourselves. This requires time and
patience and no little experiment. It
needs courage and determination, and,
as the work moves on step by step, it
must continue that persistent agitation
of every phase of the subject by which
slope Its importance can be brought
home to everyone. L. A. W. Bulletin.
Keesdaa Milk Too Cold.
A representative of a Mulno cream
ery has been testing the skim milk of
its patrons, and taking tbe tempera
ture of the tank In which the deep cans
were placed for cooling nnd raising
the cream. Very much to his surprise,
says tbe Maine Farmer, he found that
many of them kept their milk too cold,
He found the skim milk most free from
butter fat when the temperature was
nearest to 43 degrees. At 30 degrees
there was from one to two-tenths of
one per eent. more of butter fat in
the skim milk than when it waa kept
at 43 degrees or near that point.
Bxpeaslve Bert af Economy.
Iteports from south New Jersey
say that some of tbe stone roads are
in bad condition. Ths freeholders,
who have them in charge, are farm'
ers, and will not look after them while
busy with farm work, nor employ a
supervisor to care for them. This
will nreve an expensive poller, as
a thorough system of cars and re
pair Is essential to maintain stone
roads In eotuTltlon and secure the
jrraatoek C&vieiUjJt, titim liiuiil.
step ' fetiesl lesses In tke lai.
atlesal tertew far Oetebev aa,
MM . lealaa 2il-10.
(Based Dpoa Petoubet'a Beleet Koui
GOLDEN TEXT-4fee earth anal k,
of the knowledge ef tbe Lord. aTiv
waters sever the sea. Isa. US.
THE BECTION.-The Heaslnnte nr.
eclee of Isa. l:Z-4: :14-1; :1-T; tl A.Tt
Wt
See also Pa, af and S, and a gliaw
at the wonderful Messianic tlmea t0 TT
later chapters of the book.
TIME. This prophecy, together
chape. M and It, must have been delytrj
at the time of some Assyrian Invasion
defeat: either Immediately after th c,j,
ture of Samaria, hy Sam on (B. c. tv
George Adam Smith), or after anotbl
vaslon (Til. Cfcoyne). or at th lime of vk.
Invasion of Sennacherib and the deattivv
tlon of his army (701. Driver).
PLACE. It was delivered In JeruuW
Isaiah's home.
KINGS. Haseklah was king of Jm
israai naa oeea ueairuyTO.
L visions in tna vut iimes f.
unaerwiBuu niu prujuvi.-jr we mint
read the previous chapter (Chan. ioi
wli Uh la nl th, umA n I . -
ctterance.
11. luc jirBBiau jxiugs 1-4, 1
... . . M . . .t.
"Ana inere snail come loriu a rod (1
new snoot; out or me stem (tne stock
or stump left when the tree has beci
tin uownj 01 jfKt (tin lainiiy of
. . . -r m . 1 . ,.
Iavld, from whom the Messiah xhould
spring). Here again isaian oeneiti tbe
glory of Jesus (John 12:41).
The Spirit of the loru:" The
tii a-.ti 1 . v. nt- .
uo me tuiuai u iu 1 , u& ,uo KUIUCll (.'HQ
niesxicK, uc sum ana xne Bource of
tne rix orner qualities aescriiiei
, 1 L ' I J - LI . MT1 t
ounn real upun uiuii iuvv mini
ana uiumine nis soui. uoa gireth
not tbe Spirit by measure unto htm
(John 3:34). loe spirit 01 wtsuom and
understanding: 'This nrst pair de
note intellectual strength and ability
clear discernment of truth in In
hroadrst relations. "Counsel and
mignV are tbe ability to plan and the
ability to execute, neither or wbiih
can avail without the other." Alex
under. "Of knowledge and of the fear
01 ue ix) ra. insv is acquaintance
with the true will of God, combined
wttn tne cetermination to carry out
that will to tbe full (John 4:34; Luke
J2:4J: He. M:7)." Pulpit Com.
3. Shall make him of quick under
FianaiDir in uie spnere 01 uie irar of
the Lord:" Tbo fulfilling the duties
which belong to the service of tbe
Lord.
I1L Tbe Character of His Govern
ment. -Vs.. 3-6. Tbe qualities of char
acter just described fit tbo Messiah to
be a true king.
. "He shall not judge after the sight
of his eyes," eto.t Brilliant or repel
lest external qualities do not de
termine His favor or dlsfavosw
Delltcseh.
4. "With righteousness shall Be
judge the poor)" Tbe weak, the help
less, "who nave no means of commend
ing themselves to the eye." "And re
prove:" Do justice against the wicked
on behalf of "tbe meek," the humble,
the afflicted, who cannot plead for
themselves In Ills ear. "Hoshall tmlte
the earth:" The embodiment of the
forces that are opposed to God and
righteousness, equivalent to "tbe
wicked" at the end of the clause.
"Rod (scepter) of His mouth . . .
breath of His lips: "He had only to
speak and it was done, as when Be
spoke the worlds into being.
3. "Righteousness shall be the girdle
of nis loins:" The girdle Is mentio'ned
as an essential part of oriental divas,
and that which keeps the others in
their proper place, and qualifies the
wearer for exertion, "Faithfulness:"
Absolute truth to His principles and
His promises,
TV. The Golden Age He Will Bring.
Vs. 0-0. The natural result of sush
a king and sueh a government, when
all are brought under its benign sway,
will be the Golden Age, the millenniul
days the ages have looked forward to
In hope and faith.
8. "Asp:" A small, very poisonous
serpenj. "Cockatrice r" The great
viper, "a large yellow one called
Daboia Xanthine (Tristram), one of
the most beautiful but venomous of
the vipers of Palestine." Cheyne.
0. "They shall not hurt nor destroy : "
Everything injurious or harmful shall
be either removed or changed into
something helpful and blessed. "In
all my holy mountain:" Either Mount
Zion, the type ef the church, or the
mountain region which covers tbe
most of Palestine, as a type of the
Kingdom of God. In that day tho
mountain of the Lord shall fill the
whole earth. (See Dan. S:1S.) "The
knowledge of tbe Lord;" Both theo
retical and practical, both of the mind
and of the heart. "As the waters cover
the sea:" Filling every part, -,
10. "And in that day (which he sow
In his far-off vision) there shall bo a
root of Jesse:" That K the plant
springing from the rooc,viie 63:2. So
In Rev. 22:10 the MesslPi says: "I am
the root, even the offspring of David."
"Shall 'stand for an ensign:" A ban
ner, a signal seen from afar as a rally
ing point, for the nations to come, to
join His kingdom, to pray, and to wor
ship, "nis rest:" His resting place.
The land where He rules, the church
with which He abides, the soul which
He fills, "shall be glorious," with the
glory of God's character, His love and
righteousness. Here wilt be the cen
ter of rest and blessedness.
PRACTICAL SUGGESTIONS.
This prophecy Is marvelous in itself,
and In showing bow these better time
can come to the earth. The Bible
golden age is before us and not behind
us.
God's book of Nature agrees with
nis book of Revelation in this glorious
hope.
Only with Jesus as king can these
good tjmes come. Every convert to
Christianity Is another step toward
I'tem. 1
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