Jasper Weekly Courier, Volume 37, Number 12, Jasper, Dubois County, 30 November 1894 — Page 3
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WEEKLY COURIER.
C. DOANK, Publisher.
JASPER. BU
INDIANi
HUNTING THE SEAL.
rhu
Ki kl hui .l'Ura a Wwlllng C.nmn ana
irl tlir Qimrry. Although the little ringed seal, or Fiord seal, contemptuously called the (loo rat by Kuglish sailors, is the smallest of all our species, it is also the most enterprising'. In the cold waters of the north it goes simply everywhere. Throughout tens of thousands of squa- miles of cold and stormy waters, broken and chaotic Ice-peaks, and barren Jloe-iee seven feet thick, the jolly little "Xetsick" is the principal inhabitant, ready to yield his chubby body to any hungry Eskimo who happens to need It. Taku altogether, this animal 5s to the Kski mos generally the most valuable source of food and clothing of all the quadrupeds of the north. In ranging northward, all other seals stop
about on the eighty-first parallel, but
Um ringed seal cries "hxcelsior!"
and presses right on. Regardless
of cold anil other drawbacks, he
iovouslv paddles past Lady Frank
lin bay, out through Robeson channel, and Into the I'olar sea itself, which la named after our greatest American, north of all land. It was observed by
Gen. (ireelv's party in latitude eighty
two degrees fifty-four minutes only thirty miles south of the farthest north
ever reached by man. liat is more, Hen. (Jreelv says that they winter as
far north as Robeson channel, though
be is puz.led to know how they maintain breathing-holes where the iee is 40 thick. It seems to me, however,
that with the temperature down to sixty degrees below zero, one lungful of air ouirht to quite Mitlicient to last
anv seal an entire winter.
The ringed seal is found in Behring
cn. and throughout the Arctic ocean
in both hemispheres. The largest in
dividual are only about four feet in leiiL'th, and by reason of its size,
this species is despised by the white
scalers a very fortunate thing for the Eskimos. In color it is extreme
ly variable. In a collection of fifteen fresh skins that once came into my hands from Point Harrow, there
were three well-delined types one almost black, another dark, mottled with
light, and a third almost yellow, .rill showed the curious brownish-yellow rings with darker centers from which the species takes its popular name. This is the seal which the Eskimo hunts by simply playing a waiting 'game, in which patience is his most powerful weapon. He seeks over the f,olid ice-Hoe until he finds a little round hole running down through the ice quite to the water, be it two feet or ix. That is the breathing-hole of a seal, which the creature has kept open with its warm breath ever since the ice lK-gan to form. Mr. Eskimo simply camps on the Ice ltesidc the hole, and shivers anil waits, be it one hour or fifteen. He waits for Mr. leal to come and stiel his nose into the bottom of the hole, to give and
take some air. When he docs so, the Eskimo promptly jabs a spear down through the hole, into the head of the seal. If it catches the animal and holds him fast, all the native has to do Is to chop through about live feet ol solid iee to get It. This seal is the first nqnatic animal that Eskimo children are taught to kill, and when seven-year-old Eskimo .Johnnie kills his first seal, the proud father hangs the teeth and front nippers around his neck as trophies his skill. It is said, also, that In their eagerness to have their children "make a record," mothers sometimes catch seals on the sly and allow their little children to kill them, to add to their individual t-corcs. W. T. Uornaday, in St. Nicholas.
Oood Scheme! If doctors' carriages in the country had 'distinguishing lights, so that people could tell one as it passed in the night, it would be a good thing. People in the more scattered suburbs would appreciate such an arrangement also. An incident in point: A country doctor returning home from a profes
sional visit to a house twelve miles away found n call to a house half a j mile beyond the one he had just visited. The gentleman who had come for
him had passed him on tlie roan in mo darkness, but for lack of distinguishing lights had not been able to speak to him in passing. Boston Transcript ItrlrncrrMlon. A large company was gathered at the table d'hote, as is usual in the modern romance. The large huly had just troubled the bald gentleman for the vinegar. "Xo," she was saying, "woman will not go backward." "Except when she gets oil a street car," observed the cvnic, who had been hitherto silent. The youth with the blonde mustache got choked with his soup, but said uothlng. -Detroit Tribune.
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while the other weist back to the eat- J nd," said MIL
tie. Floors were swept, then carefully i lue, will yer:
scrubbed, while the windows expertenced their first cleansing since the ' ranch had been built. i "A dirty roost like this would give thcr leetle 'un ther blues ther reg'lar , indigo sort ther fust tiling," Hob had , said. "It's ther duty o' this hyer committcc on 'rangements ter naterally
put that possibility as fur out o the
question as we kin.
Sny we hain't eld-
nilMEH'S Muih
and summer'
Blow, All her wealth of languid light, pale! and pcrhsrd Ions ago. Daisies d ropped their petals white.
And tho late red roses tlanso Faded when the alters catne. All the autumn's red and cold Flashed awl spread and died away: Seas of vapor tossed and rolled Hound tho hilltop dim and irrar. Latest bloom was dull and dead When the Indian summer Bed. What of that? The radiant blaxa Shining on the cottaco wall Makes they .umu'a latter days Warmly neleorae unto alt Liko a partlnp sunset ray. Comes at last Tbanltsjlvlngday. Ther. with stens of goodly ehecr. Sec tho pantry shelves arrayed Ruby jellies, crystal clear. Klch preserves and marmalade: And a streak of sunshine lies In the row of pumpkin pies. Ahl the contrast! Who can tell What the Pilgrim fathers bore All tho hardships that beMl Exiles on a barren shore? Yet their thanks to God were cent. They with freedom were content. We have corn and wheat atd fruits. Peace dwells with us all the day. Who our liberty disputes? ' Who can wrest our rights away? Let us. then, our blessings heed, At.d our thanks be thanks Indeed. Hattle Whitney, in Golden Days.
liob himself supervised the "arrange- 1 The
mcnU" which were made for the uui OTcr those rough fellows in restraingirl's reception. "Ther boss said ter jnfr them from Indulgences In their make it iort o" Invltin'," he remarked 0j reckless habits was as strange as in ItilL "Wa-al. I swan! Thar'a u seemed nowerfuL Perhaps It was
Ii- motherless condition, together
Hob cave Daisy lessons in riamg.
mtu it was not leair before she was ex-
i pert enough to take frequeat rides down the wide valley to see the great , herds of cattle, where Hill. Sam and Charlie watched. l Ha princes had visited thena they could not have displayed greater def- . crence than they did toward little I Daisy Rainey.
iniluence which she exercised
'Yoa last tnr arala. And 111 tell jom
what We'll hare a Thanksgivingright here at the ranch. You'll troet
me to manage it, won't you, itour "God love yer, yes. leetle 'an," crie Bob. "I'd trust yer ter manage II cave h itself." "It won't be like Thanksgiving at home would be to you. Bob," she went on, "bat we'll try to have a thankful time, and think sll'a for the best," and she left him to impart her ideas to her father, and seek his cooperation In a plan that lay very near her warm heart.
There wasacertam letter over wnica
taterMtloMl Umw far PfWr IMI-t lirUt'l TMtliMMy tm Jata-Uk 7, 21-33. Specially Amse4 from releebet's Note.) Golden Tui,-IJefcoW. I sa my smU' ier before iky fee bake 7:57. 7 Sectios laclwdei Luke 7: IS- im ateisew 11.S&-39. the ss-boie t the story of Ja the UsptUt's dekjratlea Ut Jesas.aBd the practical resectkHH of Js la connection tilth it. ANOTP.ek account I glvea la Matthew 11: (-39. which throws light upon the story as tol by Uike. Time. Summer et A.D. 31 According to Aaärews. RoMwvoa. Osrk. etc.. thU lioa bteois before the taJit. pt. irt Jus ras oaevhere la OaMlee.
Aeonrdief to Andrews, it was a tse
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nothln' ter Invite a leetle pal's admiration hyer, that's sure."
It would have been an a.musing-sight to an observer those two big. rough
cowboys flourishing about the ranch, intent on making things conform to their idea of neatness. While Hairy
Hill placed a pair of bright Navajo blankets on the cot-bed. ltob tacked on tho bare walls sundry pictures
clipped from illustrated newspapers and magazines. Then he gathered
from tho valley a large bouquet 01 wild flowers, which he put into an empty glass fruit-jar and set it oa a small,- rude table near the bed, "Let any chap snicker at that an i'll" nntl Hill nlaed his hand on his
hip 'IT naterallv dasn't. that's all,"
agreed 15ob as'they stood surveying-
their completed duties. Daisv Itainev. at that moment seat
rd by her father's side on a westward
Lnnnil (-xnress. little üreameu Ol tue
nains which two of the "ranch hands.
rouirh but warm-hearted, were taking;
for her. She was glad to accompany
her father, whom she had not seen
before for fire vcars. However, the
Minn? m her life rendered her
thoughtfully silent. Daisy was a lovely little girl of twelve, with hair like the polden rip
ples of sunshine striking the cliffs 01
the Rockies, and eyes a.s sweeny oi" as wild blue morning glories. Her face was an intelligent, thoughtful one. and many travelers gazed adrair-
inglj after the young traveler and tier tall, broad-shouldered father as they changed cars at Denver.
Her mother had died when sne was very young, and Daisy had gone to her aunt, while Mr. Rainer had gone west and established a cattle ranch. But
with her Isolation from all female so- . 1 &
ciety. that appealed so stroui;
their hearts, rough out true, anu inaue them so considerate and often almost tender in their attentions to her.
fardsand "bitters." however, were
finally resumed out on the ranges, but
always "on the sly. Hut, as iiairy si
Hill said, "nary galoot ox us na gov .1 1 $.. T fnr
on a ret: lar ununi-Ht
two months. We're cttUutn a littsc slow, but sure!" Hut Iiairy Hill's declaration seemed a little premature. He did not realize what stubborn things old habits are. nor how weak is human will to resist
temptation when once we begin giving way to little things. One autumn day the restraint which Dalsv's iniluence had held over her fathers cowboys was rudely broken. Pay-day came, and the cowboys yielded to the pressure of old habit, rode over to old Purdey's saloon in Deer Track canyon, and had a day o iu , u Thev then rode past the ranch, swearing, shooting and behaving as wildlvas a party of Apaches.
The wild ride soon icnninaicu. pony was fiery, and the bacchanalian shouts maddened him. As his rider
was discharging his revolver into tne air he tore awav and leaped madly over a rough bluff, leaving Hob badly bruised on the jagged rocks below. Thev were fober enough when they picked the poor fellow up and carried him to the ranch. "Wre nlumb unfltten ter be in ther house wliar that innerccnt leetle gal Is," said Hairy Dill, as the cowboys lingered at the door while 3!r. Rainey and Daisy huugover the wounded man.
Daisv soent a great deal of pains, and preachlasr tour ta Galilee (Luke 81-3) I which wis intrusted to Iiairy Dill to ÄÄ?
mail for her.
She watched anxiously for a reply, but the days went by. bringing sone to the little rural post oflice. "Never mind, dear," cheered her father, noticing her look of keen dis
appointment, "'lne provisions un
from 1 if-nver are nere- c
11-17). JOHSwasia prison at Castle MaBerus. bsrosd the Jordan. LKSSOX NOTES. John the Bantist In iTison Sends a
Message of Inquiry to Jesus. (Matt. 11:2, 3; Luke 7:13, 10.) In March A. D. IS, some four months previous to thks
lesson, John the Baptist hau been im-
poor Bob Is going to be able to get out prisoned by Herod in the lonely castle to the table. That ought to make us of Machcrus in the land of Moab, nine
all thankful." "Yes, I know It, papa. But I had no t mv heart on surprising Dob," she
.aiil. trrinir to look happy, but not
succeeding very wellHowever, on the day before Thanksgiving the longed-for letter came. Its contents were evidently of a very pleasing nature, for Daisy went about the ranch singing glad little songs, perfecting her arrangements for Thanksgiving. And Bob. watching- her, exclaimed
miles cast of the northern end of the
Dead sea, on the brink of a gTeat precipice, above the steaming hot fountains of Callirrhoc, and in the midst of a scene of most remarkable, natural desolation. The Discouraged Prophet. Almostall men of great and stirring deed have had their seasons of discouragement and depression- For example, Moses, David. Elijah. Almost everyi worker for God has at some time been with Bunyan's Christian in DoubtingCastle of Giant Despair. No wonder.
that the young prophet, Jona
t ;,lmi.lf: "God bless her! Its a
Vias- tst ri sr I . .
l.ittrr experience. I he causes were:;
day in-
Cuml Tliuo ComlnB. Weary Watlcins It's machinery that Is tnkln the grub from so many honest workin'nien.
lliftdns otl sucker, you
ot it right backward 1 borne Th..i will be a electric wood saw
vented, nnd then the farmers won't have left no excuse at all for not given'
us a handout. Indianapolis .lournai. A llurd Wlnler.
Pol. Kalmuck I don't sec how poor
folks are to keep warm this winter. ii.u.t Winden iroodsarc lower.
Tol. Kaintuck Yes, but whisky's
gone up. N. Y. Weekly.
Mw... Disraeli first f-et eyes on Mr.
Bigeiir in the house of commons, ho taid to his fidus Achates: "What is i !... "Tlint. sir. is the honorable
UMIVI - ' ... ber for so-and-so." "Heallyl" re
plied the other; "1 thought it was a lenrechaun." which is a small but w
liguant sneeic of IrUh fairy.
ELLO. ye yahoos in tharl" This was the salutation o f Dob Turner as he reined his 111 e t tl e s o m e bronco before
Raincv's ranch, out in one of the most
picturesque valleys of Colorado. There was a shuffling- of heavy feet within, the greasy cards were flung aside, nnd three cowboys presented .hemselvcs at the door. "I've got some orders fur ther gang
o' this roost," naid Bob, lumoung 1 his pocket for a letter which he had Just received In the county post ollice over in Deer Track canyon. "Orders? Who dar's send orders ter any paloot o' this hyer ranch?" demanded Dill Barrett, long, lean and hairy. , , "Who do you reckon dars? returned Dob. producing- the letter in question. "Frum ther boss hisself!" exclaimed Bill, catching a glimpse of the superscription on the large envelope, as Bob flourished it before his eyes. "Well, sing out wot he has got ter say." "Yes, cackle 'er out. Bob," com
manded the others. So admonished, Bob straightened up
his fleshy person In his saddle, antl, assuming au oratorical tone, read aloud to his companions: Ma ItOnEKT TCRSEIU It IlAIfCH, COIX-RADO.-Dcar lion: J will be home oa the Hth Meet aio at tho station. Como In the llcht wason. for my little Kirl is cornine to the ranch with me. Her aunt Is dead, and 1 have no other home to ta'.te bcr to Ccaa out ray room and try to mnVso It a little lnvitias to the poor :hl!d. Yours truly. Ausua Haiset." "So thcr boss aims ter bring his leetle gal ter ther ranch?" said Sam. "So it 'pears from that thar letter," Baid Bill, replacing his revolver in his belt , , , , "Pore lectio unl" said Dob, in a
tender voice, thinking- regretfully of a
email gravo under a pine tree, lar away, where the only sister he had ever known lay at rest. "1 feel plumb sorry fur her. ter bo cast 'way out
hyer in this lonesome guicn on a uiK
cattle ranch, with a null passci o
vahoos as don't know nothin Ttout . . . . . .5... !...
nothin', nur now ter praum-u
a ws o' decent s ciety.
"Yes. We're stavin' good s ciety lur nice leetle gal like the boss's is, ain't
we?" put in Sam.
"I Know we re poor Miauir, iti'tii
remarked Hob, after a tnougntiui silence. "But I'll tell yer wot, we've
jest naterally got ter organize ourfielves inter a sort 0' decent committee . .1 . t .1. ..1 nUiln'
ter Keep mat iceiiu u" .....
lonesome out hyer. one 01 us ever
done anything very pood fur nobody, but 1 'low wu kin do that much for
Kaincy's leetle gal."
"That s wot we uinr ngrceu nm. "We'll jest naterally up an' dust an'
aritize ourselves fur that pore lectin
Throw un ver paws, fellers, an
Rw'ar ye'll clvilizel" nnd he whipped
out two revolvers. Keeping- ins comrade well overcd while each took an oath to "civilize." "We must sorto' drapcu- ..ords an use dictionary, like as If we was folks," said Bob. "Yes: on hnn'lo them thar oc kyenls less," Kunrcsted Satn. "An' oiiit driukin 0 all-fired much
bittenB' fur ther liver complaint," laughed Charlie. Then they shook hands all around as a kind of ratification of their decision to "civilize" for the sake of Kaincy's little motherless daughter, and set to work forthwith to renovate the house in honor of her coming. Saddles, bridlcH, tin cans, cards, and sundry large bottles labeled."Tonic" or "Bitters," and litter of every description, er hastily removed b Bob and Bill.
her sunnv face.
At Daisy's request he allowed Charlie to trim his hair and shave his face, though he declared: "She's bound ter make a reg'lar dude of me." Thanksgiving day dawned bright in the valley, and Ilainey's ranch was earlv astir. The cowboys were as eairer as schoolboys to help Daisy make it a joyous occasion.
It was almost dinner-time when Iiairy Bill came driving up to the ranch in the light wagon. There was a motherly-faced woman by his side, and Daisy ran out to welcome her. The old lady kissed the child with happy tears in her eyes, then she was led into Bob's room.
"Motherl" was the one joyful word he was able to utter as he clasped her in his arms. "How did you happen to come to see me, mother?" "It's all that blessed child's doings, Robert." she answered. "She wrote me such a dear letter, telling me of
(1) Probably physical weakness and ill-
health, caused by long connnement in a damp, dreary dungeon. It takea more religion "to make a dyspeptic smile than a perfectly healthy person, to rejoice in Pkah glories. (2) There was a reaction from his exalted labors, his reproof of kings, his leadership of the multitudes, his intense preaching, his anxiety to save men. There is very often a depressive reaction after intense nervous strain. The vallwy of the shadow of death Is often but a short ' journey from the mountains of Beulah. (3) Another cause may have been from inexperience, for John was young, only about 32 years old. (4) Jesus probably was very "different from his ideal of the Messiah. His whole mode of life was very different from John's. Where
was tne conqueror, iuu j.ufc the threshing floor, the baptize-
(5) the appar-
-5th th. Ilolv Ghost?
nt. fntlllt-O of his life, of his plans and!
your accident and inviting me to ccme hopes no doubt greatly aided his deto see you and take Thanksgiving- at prcssion- nfe was ending in hia the ranch." very prime, after only two years ot, "This is the happiest Thanksgivin' labor for hSs Tord. (0) His sträng
o mv me: cneu ikju, a, aI1j unaccountaüic negiect. uy jcsu
TUET JtODC PAST. PHOCTOiO i.VD SH00TXXG.
Mr. Rainev's sister had died, and having no female relatives to whom he cared to intrust hi Daisy, he was bringing her back with him to stay at the ranch until different arrangements could be made. Dob was punctual, and met them at the station with the light wagon, drawn by a span of dashing ponies. The sparsely-settled plains, stretching away from the foothills to the eastward, and the great Itockies. rising purple and vague In the west, were all inexpressibly wonderful to the eastern-bred child. "How pretty!" she would exclaim, feastiug her "eyes on tho landscape views as they rode alonjj. "And do von think you'll be happy
here. Daisy?" her father
nkd. anxiously.
"Oh, yes, I think I will, papa,' sne answered, cheerfully. It was with intense satisfaction that Dob observed tho delight which Daisy expressed in the Navajo blankets, the llowers and the illustrations which had been arranged for her. "I thank you so much. Bob." she said to the cowboy, "for making my 1 00m so nice." "That's all right, leetle 'un. Jest
ro's ver don't git lonesome,' he
turned.
. , . 1
later, they were all seated arounu tne long ranch table eating of the pood things provided for the occasion. "That blessed leetle 'un has done me
more good than er hull carload o preachers could a-done. When 1 slipped, she didn't pass by on t'other side, but staid right by me an' cheered
me right along. Boys, she staugm me that it's tLer best fur a feller ter pick hisself up every time he falls, and not
stay down." "Wa-al. fellers, we won't give up thcr civilizin'," said Hairy Bill, after they had retired to mount their broncos. "I'm thankful we kin try agin, if we did slip." said Sain. "Yes: an' ain't I happy ter see how thankful that leetle un air? Shes plumb joyous." said Charlie. "Yes: an every galoot of us orter be thankful ter his very liver that we'ra
Biive vit ter try agin," said Hairy mil. "Bobrs mother Is goiu ter stay as housekeeper, Bob's comin" out ter ther range, an thinffs air got ter be decent hyeraf ter at Ilainey's ranch. Let ther civilizin' purcced. Yer hyer me, galoots?" Ad II. Gibson, in Leslie's Weekly. . rrobahly Talked to th IJona. Fired bv the example of a Madrid
It's er punishment, boys, furgoin' barber, two French Figaros have been
back on our oath. W e've went ciar practiMng their art in a uen 01 nous, back on that thar covernant ter civil- At Levallois-Perret, outside Paris, a
liarber from Avenue do uncay
went in among the lions of the Juliano
We've jest naterally oneitRked our fool
selves, that's wot!" "When Dob learned that It would be long weeks, perhaps, before he could even hobble about the hous-;, he
groaned:
ize. Fur that leetle un's sake. I'd like
ter bate, my fool self ter death. 1 ve plumb throwed away all her sweet faith." "Don't say that. Bob." cried Daisy, (nan tn her eves. "I'm sorry for
menagerie anu not, omy sua u.u tamer but combed, brushed and fixed tin his hair in the latest capillary style.
The lions looked on with an apparent-
you. Yon must lie quiet, and I'll help 1 j interested air during the operation, papa take care of you." which lasted twenty minutes. They And she did help. Just how much, lwfcTan however, to show some signs of
she never knew, but poor, repentant jwnaticnce anil perhaps Hunger as me
- . I f,,lltr 1 - - T - T Ulinn hrt loft
Uuriwr was
Dob did.and the others realized It fully.
too. It was always Daisy's cheerfulness which reenforced the sufferer's waning patience- "She be a plumb angel," he would declare to the cowboy s as they
stood over him.
stood
troul
ing of something that males you rest
less Please let me tieipyou. "God bless yer. leetle 'an!" he cried. .1 1.1 1. lii.t rrtrnn ll fTV
re- i using iue uiu i.ou't ...... Tti than two weeks it's cola ter
me cage wu. " u 1.1 truths with new
buw his acknowledgements to tue jmir- " . j
..: , niUit h a nivs. meuiu iruuiix i.imug
Ii -, the lions, resnai. - . . , ,.., 5 n,w it-
ai uicauiiiK - "... -
m 11 showed John the general
which He was actirwr. JtA
saw that Jesus was lovin? and roo
svhat Ne did to others; then IW
Im rood to him, even when He
. ... m ,
(11,1 ... II v. . - -
for He did the very works whkk
Messiah was foretold to do. Th
r..i.nc lif. rv success and not
uuiii. , t
ure. He had succcctled in the
object of his life, in heralding th
king anu tne new Kinsjuum. fore, also (5), all doubts were
arisinir from Jesus' ways of wor
John. Facts answer doubts. So, (Ö) these words of Jesus gave Joha
of the ..lessian s ivinguom, auuufM himself was obscured. jl
fllACTtCAI. SCOOKSTIOJiS. They come especially in tl nhvsical suffering and weakness.
. 1 nnr y nntfcg t 1 iimiruai
AUUl ttuv v-v.- -
tlm truth t
...w
I V StT OtIUtiltl mjm f..--- ft
II . .IntthM Csrvit(-lXi 4Ä
finishing. When he leit
-Ith the tamer, in order tc
. .
Only one hundred miles away irom bh irearv castle, among the lovely hills of ialilee. Jesus, the Messiah, the Redeemer from God, the glorious king, i
n.,.,,;r ti.. for the poor, oe-
livcrance to the captive. If he strictly is the Messiah who was "to open the priwn doors and set the captives free,'
why did he not open tnese pnsuu uuu and set his captive friend and cousin free? Why did not he who wrought j miracles for strangers work one for his forerunner? (") Another cause may have been the narrowness of his outlook. In the midnight darkness of hi . dungeon he could not easily reallae that the world might be flooded wiÜs,, light In his own seeming failure, h , might not koo signs of success elsewhere. In the smoke of the battle, the peacc after victory seems afar offNarrow outlooks often dishearten as. , when broader views would give us eqarge and hope. 1 Jesus Method of Relieving Despondency and Doubt. Matt. 11:4-6; Ltd T:C(C3.) Jesus answered John's -inquiry simply by a clearer presentation. '" ot the great truths of IIis Gospel, Ms more miracles performed, each ooe of tvnical of the spirit an.
power of the Gospel. It was precisely the same evidence that convinced the Apostles and the multitude of beliejr-irs.
Xotc Jesus' Method of Relieving
nis Doubt (1) He did not coade
him. fJ) He did not work any
miracle, or utter new truths, but
nit tb same old truths in a new lirnsV
-;)i ncir learness. So we are W
from heaven
curing us that we are Gods cMTk -iron? no antrel to show ns . .tiMi
. ....... T1 -1 TT! I " I .1 n-
IXJH V Hi ' -- .
messenger to bring new proofs ol
Itible: no burning bush to assure ma
the presence of our Heavenly Fa'
1I-. iuk 1". r - , . n ..1 c A tin! fi (1-
ü.'parture, oegai 1 ....- j
barber has perlormeu me same a.m the Laurent menagerie at Vichy. He
"Ilob. T saw uaisy one oay, as I ciirricil out his contract witnouu uiucii-
by his bedside alone, "what . although the animals were In a
des vou? I know you arc think-1 T(.;t.-d condition, and among
1
-Oh. I won't." and her innocent laughter rang cheerily through the old ranch. "I'm going to be busy. That's the way to keep from getting-lonesome. You're thc cook of the outfit, aren't you. Bob?" she asked. "Yes, I engineer the hash depart
ment, ' he replHMl.
be Thanksgivin', an I ah:id all 'long ter go home ter mother. My mother's a good, ole-fashioned soul, leetle 'un. she is. an' the b'lievcs in thcr Dible an' in kecpin' Thanksgivin. I ain'. seer, her fur two years now, an' I'd savel un enough ter go house
. on, an give her a nice present"
Wfll. I'll helnvou cook lor meinen.
Then I'm going to sew for you and papa." bhc deviated. And, true to her word, Daisy did help with the cooking, and it was remarkable hot- rauch neater and slean- ... I..!.." Wnme after her nd-
r.nt was so useful in attending
to the little needs of Mr. Haincy and the cowboys that they wondered how they had ever managed to get along without her sunny presence. "Bless her heart: She's a plumb little mother to every blasted galoot of
os." declared Hairy Bill. "Ain't wca-civillzintoo?"said Sam. "ThaVs wot!" returned Charlie. 4,I hain't wed them thar old kycrds sence tner leetle angel's been at thcr ranch." "Xnr nary ' 'biters' bv I
"Where does she live. Hob?"
"At Collwatcr Kansas. ha answered. "But it'i no um; ter think o mother an' Thanksgivin now. I won't be able ter travel fur three or four weeks, an' maybe not then: besides, mv moncv will all be used up by then.
Mother's old and lives crlone, an it 'd been plumb fine ter a-sllpped In on her
on Thanksgivin' an" ncip uer cat pumpkin pie. She ets a heap on her boy, cf he ain't very good. But sence vou come hyer. leetle' un, with yer nurtv. kind ways. I've tried hard ter
civllUe au' sorter simmer down, an 1 did hope ter go back ter motHr a reformed critter. Hut now I've slipped, an I kain't," he said, dolefully. "Bat, Bob, when people slip they neBdnt so on slipping," mld Daisy.
them was a dangerous ima wuw TVArt.-tcmrin. after one of the heroes of
the elder Dumas. D'Artagr.an fre
quently evinced a ücsire to nave a munch at the barber, but the eyes of the soaped and lathered tamer kept him in check.
An Apt Illnstrmtlon. "Tommy," said the teacher, "do you know what the word 'foresight means?" "Ycs'm." "Car. you give me an illustrationT' "Yes'm." "You may do so." "Last night my mamma told the doctor he might as well call nnttl ml nnd sec me Thanksgiving
night" Washington Star.
Some of us cannot have homes of out own, says Dr. S. J. McPhcrson, in the Interior; then we arc to be pitied. Others do not care to poscss a home; then we are blameworthy. The homeless classes do not have thi brightest
of Thanksgitinffs. Let ns thank UcxJ
for our homes. "lltsti. Willie, hush! aald Mr. Hickt to his noisy son as they sat at dinner. "You arc noisy enough for six boys."
"Well, give me turkey enough for thre
boys, and I'll keep the othem quiet,"
Mid Willie.-Unxpr'
young.
unnsi is me it"""" "
On straight to Him. The
Christ the less there will be of
He is worth whole libraries ol
tncnt. . . .
Christ will solve our doama, a miracle, but by showing h 1 denccs of His truti-