The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, September 29, 1899, Image 8
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11N HIS STEP
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By Charles M. Sheldon.
Gipvrlahted and publMird in bro't firm
Advance l*ublixhtmj Co. ' / Chicvo<
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Tire Sunday morning that dawned on i
the city of Raymond woe exactly like j
the Sunday of the week before. Henry '
Maxwell entered his pulpit to face one
of the largest congregations that had
ever crowded First church. He was
haggard and looked as if he had just
risen from a long illness. His wife was
at home with the little girl who had
come on the morning train an hour after
her father died. He lay in that spare
room, his troubles over, and Henry
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the Bible and arranged his different
notices on the side of the desk as he had
been in the habit of doing for ten years.
The service that morning contained a
new element No one conld remember
when the minister had preached in the
morning without notes. As a matter of
fact, ho had dono so occasionally when
he first entered tho ministry, but for a
long time ho had carefully written out
every word of his morning sermon and
nearly always his evening discourse ns
well. It cannot be raid that his sermon
this morning was very striking or impressive.
Ho talked with considerable
hesitation. It was evident that somo
ttrent idea struggled in his thought for
utterance, but it was not expressed in
tho theme ljo had chosen for his preaching.
It was near tho close of his sermon
that he began to gather a certain
strength thnt had heen painfully lacking
i?t tho beginning. Ho closed the
Bible, and. stepping out at tho Fide of
the desk, )io faced his people and began
to talk to them about tho remarkable
acene of tho wee If before.
"Onr brother"?somehow tho words
sounded a little strange coming from
Henry Maxwell's lips?"passed away
this morning. I have not yet had timo
to learn all his history. Ho had ono sister
living in Chicago. \ have written
her and tiavo not yet receive;! an answer.
His little girl is with us and will
remain for the ,tii?a, "
He pausodand looked ^?ver tho house.
Ho thought he had povor .seep so many
earnest faces dnring tho entire pastorate.
Ho was not ahlo yet to teJJ his people
hi* experiences, tho crisis through
rrhich bo was even now moving, hut
something of his feeling passed from
him to them, fU'd flid not seem to
him that lie was wothig*?n/Jer a careless
impulse ct all to go on and hreak to
them thia morning something of fcjip
imossago ho bore in his heart. So he
went 011:
4"V}\9 app-.arance and words of this
etrangvr iu the church last b?U'l?y
made a vet/ powerful impression og
me. I am not nbjo to conceal from you
or myself .tho fact tlyit .what ho said,
(followed, rta it lias been, by his death
?n my liouso. fens compelled mo to ask
?na I never asked before. 'What does foJ4
lowing Jesus meant' { upi not in a position
yet to utter any condemnation
of this people.or. to n certain extent. of
myself, either in onr Cliristliko /eUr
lions t? this man or the number he represents
in the world. Put all that does |
siot prevent mo from feeling that much ,
Sthat the man said was so vitally trno j
ithut we must face it in an attempt tp
:nnswer it or else stand condemned as
.Christian disciples. A good deal that
wftx? said here last Sunday was in tlip
i. ... .. n?
Iininrt? u tuuiiun^u iu v.ui lsiwuiii y us
It is eeefl find felt in our chnrches. I
have felt with increasing emphasis
every day einca, ;jnd I do not know
that any time js mcr- appropriate than
the present for mo to propose n plan or
a purpose which has been forming ?n
iny mind as a satisfactory reply to
much that was said hero last Sunday."
Again Henry Maxwell paused and
looked into the f.acea of his people.
There were some strong, earnest men
and women in tho First church. The
minister couid see Edward Norman,
editor of the Raymond Daily News. Ho
had been a member of First church for
/ton rears. No man was inoro honored
iu die community There was Alexander
Powers, tppcr in tendon t of tho railgoad
chops, 'iliu j )vas Donald M Mb.
.presid?*nt at Line* in college, sit*1 at ci in
the snbnrba ct Raymond. Theiw was
Afiiton Wright, Oin* of tho great mu
ichants of Raymond, having in his < raploy
at least 100 men in vnriou#/i'tops
There w.a? Dr. Wist, who. .dth mgh
jitill comparatively yonng. was qi i ted
aa-Authority in t-pocig) t.urgichl cases.
Th tb was y >nrg (Tase. t'.it
.author, who Lad written one tnl
book ar.d v-fl> fir.1 il to be at word r u a
jnew novel Tin-.r? wfla Miss \"i
jPage. the heiress. who through h < "*
?etit> death of her father had inlu"':,',i
a million at least and was git tot} AT'1
annsnul Attyucticns of person and in
elltci. And, #^o*i least of ail. It uiiel
Winslow froja her seat in the choir
ftfowed with ht?' peculiar beauty of
light this morning because sitj y,.:s ho
intensely interew* -d in the whole scone.
Thero was some reason peihajs, in
vimv of mich i laterial in ?}io First
church, for 11.-nr/ Maxwell's f.-eli^g ? f
satisfaction whenever he consi k-r: 1 his
parish as ho l ad the previous Sunday.
There was a large nnmber of s'roc,; individual
^hnractors who claimed .nembership
tL??? But as ho noted tVir
faces this morning floury Ma^ well was
imply wonduriii f hov/ many of Hieui
would respond to the strange pr/rposition
ho was about mnko. ITo continued
slowly, taking tip:v to uhowo
his words carefully and giving flit people
an impre"siou they had nevu felt
bctforo, ev .n whan ue was at nis best, ,
jrita hfs zrftrft dtfamafie delivery.
*?n 4>%&<l- v -< *j **>1/.^'<f^^<^'^'^
"Whnt 1 am going to propose now
something which ought not to appei
unusual or at all impossible of execi
tion. yet I am aware that it will be i
regarded by a largo number perhaps ?
the members of the church. But. i
order that we may have a tlioroug
understanding of what we are consii
ering. I will put my proposition vei
plainly, perhaps bluntly. I want volui
leers irom me r irsi tuuriu wuu >vi
pledge themselves earnestly nnd hones
ly for nn entire yenr not to donnythir
without tirst asking the questioi
What would Jesus do?" And after ns]
ing tliut question each one will folio
Jesus us exnetly as ho knows how, i
matter what the results may bo. I wil
of course, include myself in this con
pony of volunteers and shall take f<
granted that my church hero will n<
1x3 surprised at my future conduct i
based upon this standard of action ar
will not oppose whatever is done if tht
think Christ would do it. Have I mat
my meaning clear? At the close of tl
service hero I want all those membe
of the church who are willing to joi
such a company to remain, and v
will talk over the details of the plai
Our motto will be, 'What would Jesi
do?' Our aim will be to act just as 1
would if he were in our places, regari
- less of immediate results. In othi
words, we propose to follow Jesus' ste]
as closely nnd as literally as we beliei
he taught his disciples to do. And thoi
who volunteer to do this will plcdj
themselves for an entiro year, begi]
ning with today, so to act."
Henry Maxwell paused again at
looked over his church. It is not oa:
to descvibo tho sensation that such
simple proposition apparently mad
Men glanced at one another in astoi
ishment. It was not like Henry Ma
well to define Christian disciplcship i
?i.:.. ....... rr'i .i 4. ..r
im?t a%> . j. in1i. a? uvmniL i:uiiiii>n
of thought over his proposition. It wi
understood well enough, hut there wi
apparently a great difference of opinir
as to the application of Jesus' teachir
and example.
Jlenry Maxwell calmly closed tl
service .with a brief prayer. The orgai
1st began his posting" immediately af
or the benediction, and the people b
gan to "go out. There was a great do
of conversation. Animated groups sto<
all over the church discussing tho mi
ister's proposition. It was evident
provoking great discussion. After so
ernl minutes Henry Maxwell asked r
who expected to remain to pass in
f-Jie lectr.ro room on the side. Ho hiii
aedf was detained at tho front of tl
church talking with several persoi
there, and when,ho hnaljy turned nroui
the church was empty. Ho walked oy
to tho lecture .room entrance and >vei
i?). He was almost startled to see the p?
pie who ;yere there. He had not ma<
i np his mind abwiit. any of his member
but he had hardly eAp^pted that
)jinny were ready to enter into buc^
litem} testing of their discipleship
now awaited fljem. There were pcrha
50 members present- Among them we
Rachel Winslow and Virginia Pag
Mr. Norman. President Marsh, Al.o
ander Powers, tho railroad superinten
cnt; Milton Wrigjit. Dr. West and Ja
per Chase.
| Tho pastor closed tho door of ihc Je
turo room ana Btood betore the ntt
gronp. His face was pale. and bia li
trembled with oinotion. It was to hi
a genuine crisis in his own life and th
of his parish. No man can tell until I
is. jjvoved by the Divine Spirit wh it I
may do o?- how he may change the cn
rent of a lifetime i,' fixed habits
fflonght and speech and'acliop. Hen
Maxwe)} did not. as we have said. y
know liimseif yll that he was passij
jUl rough. but he wu? ecpscious of
great upheaval in his definitions
Christian diepiple,s|iip. and lie w
moved with a depth of fee)|pg lie con
not measure as ho looked Into tho far
of these men and women ou this oec
sion.
It seemed to him that the most firth
j word to bo spoken first wae. thai
j jwayer. lie asked them all to pray wi
! him, am* ulipost with the first sylhl
! ho uttered there w.t* z distinct pre sen
: i4 the Spirit felt hy tliem nil. / j t
! prayer went op this presence grew
power. They all felt it. TJio room w
' tilled with it us plainly us If It had I e
| visible. When tho prayer clos? d. tie
; yvjas n silence that lasted several in
I the heads were bo.ve
' Henry Maxwell's face was wet wi
tears. If an uudibio voice tioiu }, av
nail sanctioned tbelr pledge o foile
; tjm Master'rf "tops, not one person ,>n
' ent could have felt iih^re certain of t
Divine blessing. /Ind so tho i?e:
1 ous movement ever started in the Fii
1 church of Raymond wan bogrtu.
j "Wo all understand," salo lien
J MnxweJJ. speaking very quietly. "vh
' we liavo nndcrtakcTi *o do. V'o p'.d
| ourselves to do everything onr dai
livt.s after asking the question. 'Wb
1 would Jeans doV regardless of wh
: may bo the result to np. Som-* time
' shall bo able to tell you what . in irr
ous change has coine over my life it
I in a week's timo. I cannot u.>w. H
: the experience I liavo been tl n.uj
J since last rinnday has left me -o diew
I ja?ed with mv previous definition
I disefph'smp ijigt I have been ? pij.'H
! to take this actfof). I did not dor i 1
'^gin it alone. I know thatr 1 Hit) * 4
4 \p<I?by tlie hand of Divine love in i
this. The Same Divfne fftipnlse int
f have loct yon also. -Do we understand '
S fully what we have undertaken 1" nev
b "I want to ask a question." said eve
% Rachel Winslow. 1 ing
Every one turned toward her. Her tna
y face plowed with a beauty that no love- tan
v lines;i could ever create. i uiei
"I am a little in doubt as to the
? source of our knowledge concerning I
;> what Jesus would do. Who is to decide as
V for mo just what he would do in my and
;> Case? It is a different ago. There aro the
? many perple*iuf? questions in our civi- sou
K lization that are not mentioned in the '
5> teaching of Jesus. How am I going to sai(
f fell what he would dot" 1
?> "There is no way that I know of." in 1
*' replied Mr. Maxwell, "except as we He
is study Jesus through the medium of the ma
ir Holy Spirit. You remember what Christ nn?
a- said speaking to his disciples about the
so Holy Spirit:
of " 'Howbeit. when ho. the Spirit of
in Truth is come, he shall guide you into sin
fh nil the truth, for he shall not speak
3- from himself. But what things soever "lii
ry he shall hear, these shall he speak, and
u- ho shall declare unto yon the things be
ill that are to come. He shall glorify me.
t- for he shall take of mine and shall de- his
ig cl.'iro it r.nto yon. All things. whatso- <
u, ever the Father hath are mine: th< re* cbi
k- fore said I that he taketh of mine and kiu
w shall declare it nnto yon.' bee
10 * 'There is no other test that 1 know ein
11, of. We shall all have to decide what be
a- Jesns would do after going to that not
or source of knowledge.''
Dt "What if others say of ns when we go
is do certain things that Jesus would not hgl
id do so?" asked the superintendent of
;y railroads.
lo "We cannot prevent that, but wo Pal
10 must be absolutely honest with ourr8
selves. The standard of Christian action
>n cannot vary in most of our acts."
'0 "And yet wkat one church member '
thinks ,JC8us \$rol:l do another refuses l*K
18 to accept as his possible course of ac- vvu
i? tion. What is to render our conduct ('eI
3- uniformly Cliristlike? Will it be possi- ^h
er ble to reach the same conclusions al- on
P8 ways in. all cases?" asked President bet
Marsh.
Henry Maxwell was silent some time
Then he answered.
"No; 1 don't know that we can ex- ?hu
I pect that. But when it oomes to a gen- ^
' nine, honest, enlightened following of eoo
Jesus' steps I cannot believe there will for
II be any confusion either in our own '
minds or in the judgment of others. paj
We must bo freo from fanaticism on pri
i""' one Imnd and too much caution on the pri
In ot-her. If Jesus'example is the example (
11 for the world, it certainly must be ly '
feasible to follow it. But we need to tro
113 remember this great fact?after we
have asked the Spirit to tell us whot shri
Jesus would do and have received an I h
answer to it we are to act regardless of oec
10 the results to ourselves. Is that under- the
stood ?" do.
All tho faces in the room were raised (
cj toward the minister in solemn assent, am
There was no misunderstanding the era
H proposition. Henry Maxwell's face wa
quivered again as he noted tho president one
J of the Endeavor society, with several jud
%" ; members, seated back of tho older tnen '
' and women. t pai
They remained a little longer, talk- fail
ll" ing over details and asking questions. 4
10 aud agreed to report to one another cv- No
? ery week at a regular meeting tho re- '
u i suit of their experiences in following per
| Jesus in this way. Henry Maxwell gat
: ! prayed again. And again, as before, the beg
?' Spirit made himself manifest Every fca
? head remained bowed a long time. They an^
3' went away finally in silence. wo:
3" There was a feeling that prevented mo
ppeech. Henry Maxwell shook hgnds if
a3 j with them all as they went out. Then yor
I s ; he went to his own etudy room back of It <
re i the pulpit and kneeled down He re- Tin
Cl ! mained there alone nearly half an hour to
** j JVhcn ho went home, he went into the plo
j room where the dead body lay. As he thi
,s' looked at the face he cried in his heart paj
again for strength and wisdom, but not to i
?'" even yet did he reulize that h move- sue
merit jratj beeg begun which wotild lead t?k
r3 to the most remarkablo scries of events 1
ni that the city of Raymond had ever Th
at known "C
l)0 u
CHAPTER II. cor
ir" He that anlth he abideth In him ought also to eve
of walls even as he walked.
T Edward Normun. editor of the Ray- lav
mom} Daily News, sat in his office room in
^ ' Mnndnv 'tnnrnlnor nrul fpeed :i nnw Jes
nf world of action. He had made his ?'
Ul> pledge in good faith to do everything me
id lifter aski/ig. "WJint would Jesns do?"
es <ind as he supposed with hjs eyes open a'i
jt. to all thejiossiblo results. But as the
regular lifo of tho paper started on nn- ij?
fj,, | other week's rnsli and whirl of activity r,
()f 1 he confronted it with a degree of health
! tption and n feeling nearly akin to fear jD
,10 He had come down to the odk-" very ,?'
ro ! early and for a few minutes w is by fu,(
l,f) himself Ho pat r.t his desk in a pc iv/1,.
ing thoughtfillness that finally b fame
n? a desire which ha knew was as gi 'at as
ilo c u p |
it w'tfs nnnsnai He had yet to learn. ?r
ivu all the others' in thajt l;>tlc .?m- '
10- Pany plodged to do tho t/hristliue < Si ug. ,
that the spirit of life was iimyi >g in
tl', power through his own lifo as ne> or bot,n
fore Ho roso and shut bis do >r aud ftn|
/hon did what he had uot doi o for
3*. yoa'ts ' Ho kneeled down bj hi. desk c*n
i o and prayed for the Uiyino pvc.)cp o and _
wisdom to direct liiru " ' j
. i Ho roso with the day before hi n and on|
his proffi!*" distinct and clear in his
r_ r,da?i ''Sow for action." heseeued to ov<
1>t say Bn't ho wouijJ k? J** hy ev< nts as 3s'0
( fast as they came on. ' ' " j
>!* * -i li- i ?> m a. Vei
|. ue oponeu nis aoor ana ucgru uic r
r { routine of tho office work. The n imng- J?*
ing odijpr had jxist come in and vas at "
j Iiia desk in the aajoi^iipg rooui. Juts of l*5'
L.j. the reporters thero was pouiidii rf
u , something on n typewriter. bu
nt Edward Nopnan began an ed tonal ?v<
The Daily News was an evening paper. }
t and Norman ne.naily completed h-a lead- P01
t'f Ing editorial before H o'clock
(,,j lie h:;d l>een writing abont li> info- Wf
)C. utee when the managing ed'toi ci !le?l iro
ont "Here's this pxess report ? f yes- (
j| terday's prizefight at the Re*o:t It
at? will make ay three rokiiuns and a half ( ab?
I snnnoeelVkilkbMr fflY" - JV.
Id ward Wurman was one or tbose ,
rspaper men who Keep an eye on
ry detail of the paper The mining
editor always consulted his chief in
tters of l>oth small and large imporce
Sometimes, its Id this case, it was
rely a nominal inquiry.
'Yes?no. Let me see it.''
le took the typewritten matter just
it came froui the telegraph oditor
I ran over it carefully. Then he faid
sheets down on his desk and did <
le very hard thinking.
'We won't run this in today." he
i finally
[*he managing editor was standing
the doorway between the two rooms,
was ustonished at the editor's rerlr
itnii thorn/lit hn hud nnrhnn.il min
lerstood hi in.
'What diil yon say?"
'Leuve it ont. We won't use it."
'Bat"? The managing editor wa9
iply dumfonuded. He stared at
ruian as if the editor were ont of his
nil
'1 think. Clark, that it onght not to
printed, and that's the end of it.'
il Edward Norman, looking up from
desk.
[Hark seldom had uny words with the
ef. Noruian's word had ulways been
; in the office, and he hud seldom
tn known to change his mind The
L-nmstanees now. however, seemed to
so extraordinary that Clark could
: help expressing himself.
'Do yon mean that the pnper is to
to press without a word of the prizeit
in itV"
'Yes; that's just what I mean."
'But it's unheard of. All the other
^ers will print it. What will our
>scribers say* Why. it's simply" ?
irk paused, unable to find word.* to
what he thought
Edward Norman looked at Clark
(Ughtfnlly The managing editor ,
s a member of a church of a different
lomination from that of Norman's
e two men had never talked together
religious matters, although they had
sn associated on the paper for several
irs.
'Come in here a minute, Clarlr. and
it the door.said Norman.
3!ark came in, and thr two men faced
li other alone. Norman did not speak
a minute. Tnon he said abruptly:
"Clark, if Christ were editing a daily
ier, do yon honestly think ho would
nt three columns and a half of a
zefight in it?"
}lark gasped in astonishment. Finallie
replied. "No; I don't suppose he
nld."
'Well, that's my only rrascn for
itting this account out of The News
ave decided not to do a thing in contion
with the paper for a whole year
,t I honestly believo Jesus would not
?lnrk could not have looked more
azed if the chief had suddenly gone
zy. hi fact, lie did think something
s wrong, though Mr. Norman was
* of the liist men in the world, in his
Igment. to lose his mind.
'What cfFect will that have on the
>er?" he finally managed to ask in n
nt voice.
'What (1$ yon think ?" asked Edward
rman, wiA a keen .glsuico.
'I think it will simply ruin the pa*
." replied Clark promptly. He was
nering up his bewildered senses nun
;im to remonstrate. "Why. it isn't
siblo to run a paper nowadays on
7 6uch basis. It's .too ideal. The
rid isn't ready for it. You can't
ke it pay. Just ns sure as you livo.
yon shut out this prizefight report,
i will lose hundreds of subscribers i
loesn't take a prophet to say that, i
e very best people in town aro eager '
read it. They know it has taken
ce. and when they get the paper i
s evening they will expect half a 1
;e at least. Surely yon can't afford
disregard the wishes of the public to i
:h an extent. It will be a great mis:e
if you do. in my opinion."
Edward Norman sat silent a minute,
en ho spoke gently, but firmly
lark. what, in your honest opinion,
the right standard for determining ,
idnct? Is the only right standard for i
)ry one the probablo action of Jesus? (
iuld you say that the highest, best
v for a man to livo by was contained
asking the question, 'What would
ins doY' and then doing it regardless
results? In other words, do.you think
n everywhere ought to follow Jesus'
imple as closo as they can in their
ly lives?"
Dlark turned red and moved uneasily j
his chair before lio answered die edi- |
's question. i
'Why. yes. I suppose, if you put it
the grouud of what they ought to
there is no other standard of con:t.
But the questions are: What is
siblo? Is it possible to make it pay?
succeed in the newspaper business
have got to conform to the customs
1 the recognized methods of society.
> can't do as we would do in an ideal ,
rid"
"Do you mean that wo can't rnn the
i)cr strictly on Christian principles
1 make it succeed V"
'Yes; that's just what I mean. It
l't bo done. We'll go bankrupt in 80
pa." i
Ed warn Nor man did not reply at
;o. lie was vt'ty thpug^lfuj.
"Wo shall have occasion to talk this
>r again. Clark. Monnwhilo I think i
onght to understand erch ether
nkly. I lmve pledged myself for n
ir p<v everything connected with
? papor nt't6r'rt?f>Wi ting question,
'hat would iTobub doV ns honestly as i
jsible 1 shall continue to do this lu
i belief that not only can wo succeed,
t that can succeed better than wo
yr did."
Clark rose. "Then tlio report does i
I go iji?"
"It dees pot. The^e Is plenty of good
iteria) to take its place, and you
ow what It is.' i
Clark hesitated.
"Are you going to say anything
out tho wmexce of the report?"
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PREACHING EXTEMPORE.
Youupr MlnlittPr Vfli? KIuIhIiviI III
Kirst Sermon In Twelve Minntew.
The experience of a yonng clergyma
net long since in preaching his firs
germon in llie space of pight minute
recalls an incident teltl by an omiuen
preacher to the students of a theolojj
ical seminary in this city some year
ago. Perhaps the young man Brat r(
ferred to had heard tho story. At a
events, it is said that he acted as th
other did under similar circumstance'
"Until yon have had experience i
preaching," said the speaker, in elTecl
"never trust to tho extemporauecn
method. I remember a case of my owi
I was preaching my first sermon befoi
a large congregation, and, relying tipo
a ready delivery, had jotted down 111
principal points upon a slip of pa pel
leaving the rest to take care of itself.
"Everything went beautifully unt
I came to the last point I had to mak
before closing. Then I happened t
glance ut my watch. I had been prcact
ing about 12 minutes I I knew this
congregation expected to he preache
to for at least three-quarters of an hum
and I bad t*> decide what to do."
"Finally a happy thonght strut1
ine. 'My friends,' I said, 'the subjec
we have been considering together i
ono of tho very greatest importance. II
lessons need to come home to every on
of ns, and to that end I desire to B
them in your minds by gulag ove
them onco more.'
"Then I besran with mv first head
brought in the illustrations and cr
1 arguments that I had forgotten in in
first excitement, and so went 011 throng
the entire sermon, coming out at las
to the complete satisfaction of the cot
gregntion. Extemporaneous preaching
young men, is a risky experiment for
beginner."?New York Tribune.
I.omlon'a B5,000,000 Population.
The human population of London i
one of the wonders of the world, bn
Btill more marvelous is its animal po[
ulation.
Concealed in its wells, drains am
sewers are from 20,000,000 to 25,000,
000 mice and between 5,000,000 am
0,000,000 ruts. To prevent these fror
multiplying into billions end eating tb
people out of house and home there ar
1,000,000 cats and 200,000 dogs.
. Of domestic fowls and pigeons ther
are over $00,000, and a careful compu
tatioti shows that within thd boundarie
of the metropolis there are 13.000,00
gpurrows, thrushes, blackbirds and oth
er birds of all kinds. Of fishes in th
various ponds and lakes, aquariums nil
In private houses there avo from 3,000,
000 to 4,000,000, and of horses, donkey;
mules, cows, goats and sheep there is
total of 300,000.
This makes the immense total of 42,
000,000 to 40,000,000 animals of al
kinds. Add the 0,500,000 human being
Stfd yon have from 4b,.*>00,000 tq 55.
S00.000 living animals within the met
ropolitan radios, not to speak of th
thousands of millions of worms, flies
bees, wasps, butterflies and tba l>koHlie
"Seen TIIIiibm,"
An odd case of hysteria is reportc
form Abilene. A lady of the tewn ha
been entertaining her niece, a youni
woman from another town, and eve
since the arrival of the girl the bona
has been made tho target of peeper
and burglars. In the evening befor
fi)e family jiud gooo to bed there wool*
be ft crash of glass, niid thbn the vouii
woman would come flying in terror \
her aunt with the 6tory that alio ha
seen the fac of n man at the window
and when he fovtud lie was observed L
broke tho window and ran.
'' Jtifter windows had been broken al
over tbo house officers were set to wntel
for several nights. At last ono officer
brighter than tho rest, discovered tha
all the glass broken from a window fo]
outward, showing that it must liav
beep strnok frqnj tho ipsjtjo. ^ \vptc!
w?vs then placed over the girl, and ah
was roon canght in the act of breaking
a window, after which sho ran scream
in? to her annt; with the same old stor
hbont a man. jjer strange perfornumc
is accounted for on the' theory of a hys
terical condition in which sho "etc
things'' and then <lo^8 things oncon
iciously.?Kansas City Journal.
Hott to Make Olngcr Ale Cobbler.
Mix in a tninblerono bottle of ginge
*Vtbo"juico of half a lemon, aoga* t
Mb and i ttwtwja jTm
s Danger .
self this hot weather,
e your phone, call up 76,
>R GROCERY
ED ANYTHING IN
:an
rETABLES,
, SYRUPS, ETC., ETC.
:eda Biscuits just in.
^resh Country Butter
ater on ice.
will deliver goods promptly.
Vtry truly,
>wnsend,
)R GROCERY.
SEVERE, BUT SUCCESSFUL."
" Heroic Treatment For tlie Car* of
I.ockJaiT.
:i When tlio Navajo Indian is ailing, he
; builds himself a little hnfc jnst large
:a enough to crawl into, plasters it inside
t ' and out with mad so as to make it aa
! nearly airtight as possible, and then,
t-.'tkincr \vill? !.?*?? ?
^ ??ii< kiiu ? imip in nuutn iuI
tensely heated in an adjoining fire, he
jj j closes tho entrance of his medicine hnt
; from within and remaintt there, violente
j ly perspiring, nntil all hnt suffocated.
J- ; He then conies ont, has a rnb down,
n | which to an Indian is a phenomenon,
t. ! and believes ho is cored, and he genis
j erolly is.
i. j What is pracitcnlly the same primie
; tive treatment is now recommended for
n the core of lockjaw. This affection,
y when cansed by n wonnd, has long been
r. considered incurable, and only of late
years lias it yielded in some degree to
il the administration of a new class of
:e remedies, among which are tlio Indian
o woorali poison and enormons doses of
> alcohol. It is now said that all the
it alarming symptoms of the seizure can
d be removed by violent perspiration.
The case is quoted of n young man
whose hand was caught iu the gearing
k of n thrashing machine. Part of the
t skirt \Vas carried off. J?oirn fortnight
is everything seemed to be progressing;
s hut one morning tho patient awoke
e with rigid jaws, intense pain over the
-v sternum, difficulty of breathing and
r convulsive starts in the lower limbs.
The doctor immediately put hoops nnI.
der the bedclothes in order to prevent
i- their contact with the body and then
y got fonr deep pots tilled with qujckh
lime, which he Slightly moistened with *
it i water. '
i- To prevent tbo skin from being
scorched each pot was wrapped in lineii
a and tben placed on eflcb side of the
patient, orders being left with the family
to moisten tbe qnicklime occasionally
and to cbango it when exbansted.
s Tbe beat engendered was so intense
t tuat on tbo first day tbo bedclothes
- caught-Are. Tbo' perspiration induced
was beyond all belief, but the p'a^ientj
d though greatly prostrated, was cared,
- and, after a few days of good nonrishd
ment and close attention, be was able
n to go to work.?St. Lonis Globo-Dewoo
crat.
A RECORD BREAKER.
o
Thin Yonr'n Rocky Mountain Snow
--..V -v *
8 u)u ui?w?>i ('.vcr tvinmur
q This year's 6uow blockade of the Ctih
. ovado Midland railroad will go down In
e history aa the most remarkable snow
^ blockade ever known in the Rocky
. mountain region nnd will probably
, never be exceeded, for it was a aeries of
,j circumstances which united to mako
this blockade eo difficult to handla
From the evening of Jan. 27 to the
U evening of April 14 the railroad com8
pany fought to keep tlio road open, bp'j
. yvijhouf. success 4a (his^ght1 twn .full
. plows and a rotary1, each propelled by 4
e team of hvo locomotives and assisted
, by largo gangs of men. were pressed
into tbo pervico- At ouo time one crew
fought the storm 42 hours without
topping, und at another tlnio two en
(-j K'"u Kicwn ivnu rmillll iruill IHO
H mountain side after having been in con^
tinuous service for 624 hours. On the
r last day two locomotives wore released
e thut had been froz;n in for 73 days.
a In places the snow was banked to a
0 height of 30 feet above the rail and
rj j cnco, toward the e^r] of iho blockade,
men on kuWaboifTbuhteflfd*
two hours to dig down to find the roof
1 cf a snowsbed. In places it was neces.
sary to tunnel the snow hanks and blot
q up the frozen mass with dynamite.
It is estimated that the ^ost tu ^hQ
lj latlvonu was (OO.uOq iq p'qriajr
(j ] in buttling with tho&iiow: At one time
| 773 uien were at work in fighting
t snow, and tho February pay roll for
;j this work alone was $20,000. Sixteen
e standard gauge engines wcro used in
I. booking snow and |,0QQ lV?p *|?OVuW >
0 fend, Besides, tlierO tvtfsA gre&'owtmy
^ ! for fcod. The J nil plow borrowed front
other railroads cost (40 for a day.
v Without going over iu detail the
0 daily weather conditions! durtpg 1
fi&rlod Tib bne'ca'tf gAther" Jt $lenr Ytjen qf ^
8 tbo truo cause of {big loqg Uovkad*
. SVro wr?o Itiyb vl?dtb n peon liar con*.
dit?on (?f tbo ?now and cf the temper-'1
atnreof the air which caused moist and
melting snow to anddenly congeal into
f Ice, requiring the use of the pick to
o loosen the ice from miles of vails. r-Kattp**<t
l~ v