MONDAY. MARCH 13. 1915.
PLATTSMOUTH SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL.
PAGE 3.
Copyright, 1614, by
CHAPTER XXII.
The Love of Labiskwee.
"UI;,I!E the first hitelligent
yT man we've hud." Snass com
J. plimeiited Smoke one night
by the fire, "except old
Four Eyes. The Indians nainel limi
po. He wore glasses and was short
fcighted. He was a professor ot zoolo
gy. .My young men picked biui up
strayed from an expedition on the up
ler l'orcupine.
"He was intelligent, yes; but he was
also a fool. That was his weakness
straying. He knew geology, though,
and working In metals. Over vu the
Luskwa. where there's coal, we have
several creditable hand forges he made.
He repaired our guns and taught the
young men how. He died last year.
aDd we really missed bim. Strayed
that's how it happened froze to death
.within a. mile of camp."
Jt was on the same night that Snass
said to Smoke:
!tou'd better pick out a wife and
have a fire of your own. Von will be
more comfortable than with those
yonng bucks. The maidens' tires a
sort of feast of the virgins, you know
are not lighted until full summer and
the salmon, but 1 can give orders ear
lier if you say the word."
Smoke laughed and shook his head.
"Bemember." Snass concluded quiet
ly, "Anton Is the only one that ever
got away. He was lucky, unusually
Juefcy."
Her father, had a will of iron. La
biskwee told Stnoke. Everybody fear
ed him. He was terrible when angry.
There were the Porcupines. It was
through them and through the Lnsk
was that Snass traded his skins at
the posts and got his supplies of am
munition and tobacco. He was al
ways fair. Dtit the "chief of the Por
cupines began to cheat, and after Snass
had warned him twice he burned his
Jog village, and over a dozen of the
Porcupines were killed in the tight.
But there was no more cheating.
Once when she was a little girl there
was one white man killed while try
ing to escape. So; her father did not
do it. but he gave the order to the
young men. No Indiau ever disobeyed
her father.
And the more Sinoke learned from
her the more the mystery of Snass
deepened.
"And tell me if it is true." the girl
was sajing. "that there was a man
and a woman whose names were I'aolo
and Franeesca and who greatly loved
each other?"
Smoke codded.
"Four L'yes told me all about it."
she beamed happily. "And so he
di in't make it up. after all. Then
there is Tristan and Iseult. two Iseults.
It was very sad. But I should like to
love that way. Do all the young men
and women in the world do that?
They don't here. They just get mar
ried. They don't seem to have time.
"1 am English, and I will never
marry an Indian. Would you? That
is wny 1 have not lighted my maiden's
fire. Some of the young men are
bothering father to make me do it.
Li bash is one of them. He is a great
hunter. And Mahkook comes around
singing songs. He is funny. Tonight,
if you come by my tent after dark,
you will bear him singing out in the
Cold. Bet father says 1 can do as 1
please, and so I shall not light my tire.
Ion see when a girl makes up her
mind to get married that is the way
she lets young men kuow. And uow
do you know when you are in love
like I'aolo and Franceses!. I mean?"
Smoke was disconcerted by the clear
gaze of her blue eyes. "Why. they
say." he stammered, "those who are
in love say it. that love is dearer than
lif.. When one finds out that hp or
Ehe likes somebody better than every
boiy else in the world why. then,
they -know they are in love, lou Just
know it; that's all."
"Once we hit out we'll sure have
some, tall ruunin," Shorty said dis
mally. The place is a big trap." Smoke
agreed.
From the crest of a bald knob they
gazed out over Snass snowy domain.
"What's eatin' me is Danny Mc
Cau." Shorty confided to Smoke. "He's
a weak brother on any trail. But he
swears he knows the way out to the
westward, and so we got to pull up
with him or you'll sure get yours. It's
a-comin to you straight down the
pike."
"What is?" ,
"You ain't heard the news? The
bachelors told me, Tbey just got the
word. Tonight it comes off. though it's
months ahead of the calendar."
"I'm waiting to hear."
"Well. Danny's wife just told the
bachelors. An' the bachelors told me.
of coarse, tbat the tuaidvns fires Ls tine
to be lighted tonight. That's all Now
Lot do you like it?"
"I don't get your drift, Shorty.. ;
the Whnltr Syndicate
"Don't, eh? Why, ltspfaln open and
shut. They's a skirt after you, an that
skirt Is goln' to light a fire, an' that
skirt's name is Labiskwee. Oh. I've
been watcbin her watch you when you
ain't lookin. She ain't never lighted
her fire. She said she wouldn't marry
a Indian. An' now, when she lights
her tire, it's a cinch it's my poor old
friend Smoke."
"It sounds like a syllogism." Smoke
said with a sinking heart, reviewing
La bisk wee's actions of the past sever
a I days.
'"Cinch is shorter to pronounce,"
Shorty returned. "An that's always
the way just as we're workin' up our
getaway along comes a skirt to com
plicate everything. Hey! Listenr
Three ancient squaws had halted
midway between the bachelors camp
and the camp of McCan. and the old
est was declaiming in shrill falsetto:
"Labiskwee, the daughter of Snass,
the Bainmaker. the great chief, lights
her first maidens tire tonight, Maka,
the daughter of Owits. the Wolf Run
uer"
The recital ran through the names of
a dozen maidens, and then the three
heralds tottered on their way to make
announcement at the next (ires.
The bachelors, who had sworn
youthful oaths to speak to no maiden,
were uninterested in the approaching
ceremony, and to show their disdain
they made preparations for immediate
departure on a mission set them by
Snass and upon which they had plan
ned to start the following morning.
Not satisfied with the old hunters' es
timates of the caribou, Snass had de
cided that the run was split. The task
set the bachelors was to scout to the
north and west in quest of the second
division of the great herd.
Smoke, troubled by Labiskwee's fire
lighting, announced that he would ac
company the bachelors. But first he
talked with Shorty and with McCan.
"You be there on the third day.
Smoke," Shorty said. "We'll have the
outfit an' the dogs."
"But remember," Smoke cautioned.
"If there is any slipup in meeting me
you keep on going and get out to the
Yukon. That's flat. If you make it
you can come back for me in the sum
mer. If I get the chance I'll make it
and come back for you,"
McCan. standing by his fire, indicat
ed with his eyes a rugged mountain
where the high western range out jut
ted on the open country.
"That's the one." he said, "a small
stream on the south side. We go up
it. On the third day yon meet us.
We'll pass by on the third day. Any
where you tap that stream you'll meet
us or our traiL"
But the chance did not come to
Smoke on the third day. The bache
lors bad changed the direction of their
scont. and while Shorty and McCan
plodded up the. stream with their dogs
Smoke and the bachelors were sixty
miles to the northeast picking up the
trail of tlie second caribou herd.
Several days later they came back to
the big camp. A squaw ceased from
wailing by a fire and darted up to
Smoke. Harsh tongued. with bitter,
venomous fres. sue cursea mm. wav
ing her hands toward a silent, fur
wrapped form that still lay on the sled
which had hauled it in.
What had happened Smoke could
only guess, and as he caine to McCan's
tire he was prepared for a second curs
ing. Instead, fte saw McCan himself
industriously chewing a strip of cari
bou meat,
"I'm not a fightin man," he wbining
ly explained. "But Shorty got away,
though they're still after him. He
surely put up a fight. He plugged two
bucks that'll get around all right. An'
Jie croaked one square through the
chest."
;Yes. I know," Smoke answered. I
just met the widow."
"Old Snass'll be wantiu to see you."
McCan added. "Them's his orders.
Soon" as you come iu you was to go to
his fire. 1 ain't squealed. You don't
kuow nothin. Keep that in mind.
Shorty went off on his own hook along
with me."
At Snass' fire Smoke found Labisk
wee, She met him with eyes that
shone with such softness and tender
ness as to frighten him.
"I'm glad you didn't try to run
away." she said. "You see. I" She
hesitated, but her eyes didn't drop.
They swam with a light unmistakable.
"I lighted my fire, and of course it was
for you. It Las happened. I like you
better than everybody else in the
world. Better than my father I love.
It is very strange. 1 love as Francesca
loved, as Iseult loved. Old Four Eyes
spoke true. Indians do not love this
way. But my eyes are blue, and I am
white. We are white, you and 1."
Smoke had never been proposed to in
his life, and he was unable to meet the
situation. Worse, it was not even i
proposal. His acceptance was taken
for granted. So thoroughly was it ail
arranged i:t Labiskwee's mind, so
warm jvastbe light in her eyes that he
was amazed that she tlld noFlbrow her
arms around him and rest her head on
his shoulder. Then he realized, despite
her candor of love, that she did not
know the pretty ways of love. Among
the primitive savages such ways did
not obtain. She bad had no chance to
learn.
She prattled on. chanting the happy
burden of her love, while he strove to
grip himself in the effort somehow to
wound her with the truth. And then
Snass strode in to the tire through the
falling snow flakes, and Smoke's oppor
tunity was lost.
"Good evening." Snass burred gruff
ly. "Your partner has made a mess
of it. I am glad yon had better sense."
"You might tell me what's happen
ed," Smoke urged.
1 The flash of white teeth through the
stained beard was not pleasant, "Cer
tainly, I'll tell you. Your partner has
killed one of my people. That snivel
ing shrimp. McCan, deserted at the
first shot. He'll never run a wny agaiu.
But my hunters have got your partner
in the mountains, and they'll get him.
He'll never make the Ynkon basin. As
for you. from now on you sleep at ray
fire. Andthere'll be no more scouting
with the young men. 1 shall have my
eye on you."
Smoke's new situation at Snass fire
was embarrassing. He saw more of
Labiskwee than ever, lo Its sweetness
and innocence the frankness of her
love was terrible. Her glances were
love glances Every look was a caress.
A score of times he nerved himself to
tell her of Joy Gastell. and a score of
times he discovered that he was a
coward.
The damnable part of It was that La
biskwee was so delightful. She was
good to look upon. Despite the hurt to
his self esteem of every moment spent
with her. he pleasured In every such
moment- For the first time in his life
he was really learning woman, and so
clear was Labiskwee's soul, so appall
ing in its innocence and ignorance,
that he could not misread a line of it
All the pristine goodness of her sex
was in her. uncluttered by the con
ventionality of knowledge or the de
ceit of self protection.
And Smoke learned about himself.
He remembered back to ail he knew
of Joy Gastell and he knew that he
loved her. Yet he delighted in Labisk
wee. And what was this feeling of
delight but love? He could demean it
by no less a name. Love it was. Love
it must le. And he was shocked to
the roots of his soul by the discovery
of this polygamous strain in his na
ture. "There most be many women in the
world." the said one day. "And wom
en like men. Many women must have
liked you. Tell me."
He did not reply.
"Tell me." she insisted, "is it not so?"
"1 have never married," he evaded.
"And there is no one else? No other
Iseult out there bVyond the moun
tains?" Then it was that Smoke knew him
self a coward. He lied. Reluctantly
he did it, but be lied. lie shook his
head with a slow, indulgent smile, and
in his face was more of fondness than
he dreamed as he noted Labiskwee's
swift joy transfiguration.
He excused himself to himself. Hi
reasoning was deceitful beyond ois-
Iute. and yet lie was not spartan
enough to strike this child wuuiau a
quivering heart stroke.
Snass. too. was a perturbing fartor
in the problem. Little escaped his keen
black eyes, and he spoke significantly.
'.No man cares to see his daughter
married, he srn.l to :uone. M least.
no man of imagination, .lust the sanit
:ti the natural order
life Margaret j
must marry some time.
A p.-iiie fell. There was a 1 nrt or
chiding and silvery laughter from I.m
blskwee's tent, where siie p.'ayed with
a- new caught wolf cub A sp:im ot
pnin twitched Snass face.
"1 ran stand it." he muttered grimly
"Margaret must le married, and :r i-
mr fortune, and licr. that von arc
nere. 1 had little hopes of l oui Eyes
McCan was so hopeless I turned tiiin
over to a squaw who had lighted her
fire twenty seasons. If it hadn't I icon
you it would have been an Indian. Li
bash might have become the lather ot
my grandchildren."
And then Labiskwee came from her
tent to the tire. Hie wolf cub in her
aims, drawn, as by a magnet, to gaze
jpou the man in her ryes the leve that
iirt had never taught Iter to hide.
(To De Continued.)
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"When Ye Fast, Be Hot
Hypocritical."
Right and Wrong Views of Fasting
The Bible's Teaching The Spirit of
Fasting Spiritual Feasting at th
Same Time Hygienic Value of Fast
r ing Spiritual Advantages.
Nashville, Tenn.,
March 14. Pastor
Russell gave two
addresses here to
day. We report the
one on Matthew
G:1C "When ye
fast, be not of a
sad countenance."
He said in part
The Lenten sea
son the forty
days' fast preced
ing the anniver
sary of J e s u s'
nn. ni-.j; It
fPASTQg. guSsaPJ
death has long been a fixed rule with
some Christian people. Although not
of Divine command and at most, there
fore, a recommendation, the custom ap
peals to many. Like every other good
thing, it is misunderstood and perverted
by the majority, because they are not
spiritually minded. To many of these
it is a command, the neglect of which
would bring upon them the disappro
bation of friends, and the observance
of which would bring then some favor
from God or tome relaxation from
proper punislnient for their sins they
know not exactly what, but hope that
it will mean ultimate gain somehow.
Of such perfunctory fasting, dis
pleasing to God and valueless to the
individual hypocritical fasting we
give an illustration. An acquaintance
who professed to observe Lent was In
structed that be should drink but one
cup of coffee during the Fast. He
made some kind of compromise with
his conscience by which he got his
coffee in a bowk He got the same
amount of coffee as when he took two
cups, but thought the Lord would not
notice the cheat, and would reward bim
for such hypocritical fasting.
Nothing is more contemptible In the
Lord's sight than a hypocrite. Honesty
is the one quality which all who would
be pleasing to God must possess, no
matter how weak or fallen they may
be by lieredity. In Ills preaching Je
sus condemned hypocrisy more than
any other sin on the calendar perhaps
as much as all other sins together.
The first lesson with Christians, with
everybody, should be honesty not only
in monetary affairs, but in everything,
Including words and thoughts.
Although nothing in the Bible sug
gests a Lenten season, the Apostles
commend fasting. St- Taul wrote,
"Approving ourselves in fastings," and
again, "in fastings often." (2 Corin
thians 6:4. 5: 11:27.) Evidently fasting
is in the nature of self-sacrifice not n
thing commanded, but a voluntary of
fering of the soul to God. with a view
to greater efficiency In God's service or
to greater control over our imperfect
mortal bodies in the interests of our
spiritual new nature.
Appropriate Lenten Thoughts.
Indeed, much may be said In favor of
fasting during the Lenten season. On
hygienic grounds alone it wouia De oi
advantage, particularly to all well-to-do
and well-fed, if during the spring
time they would fast, or restrain them
selves from eating as liberally of
meats, sweets, pastry, etc.. as they
were inclined to eat during the colder
weather eating less than their ap
petites crave. Boils; pimples, liver de
rangements, fevers and doctor bills 1
would be greatly lessened if this course
were pursued. This Is the practical
side of the question, which may have
had to do with the original institution
of the Lenten custom.
The Christian, however, may ad
vantageously take a much deeper,
spiritual meaning out of Lent. He
may remember the Savior's experiences
for the forty days preceding His cruci
fixion. He may remember that it was
Just before His crucifixion that Jesus
instituted the Lord's Supper, and in
dicated tbat date as being the proper
one for its annual commemoration
amongst His followers, as was the
custom in the early Church. He may
remember sympathetically the Re
deemer's trials it this season of the
year, and also remember that all the
followers of Jesus convenant, agree,
lo share His Cup of suffering, of Ig
nominy, of misunderstanding, of mis
representation, of slander, of abuse, of
death. He may remember that, as this
was the special time of trial for Jesus,
so It seems also to have been from the
very first a time of special trial, test
ing, sifting, amongst His followers.
All these various considerations might
well move the true people of God to
the observance of a fast daring a peri
od preceding the anniversary of their
Redeemer's death. In observing such
a fast such a restraint of appetite
from a desire to draw especially tiear
to Godv they would certainly be con
tributing a share toward that end. in
harmony with the Scriptural declara
tion. ."Draw, nigh unto Me. and I "will
draw nigh unto you."
A Model Fast.
We have do suggestions to offer re
specting the kind of food or the quan
tity thaj should be eateu. We believe
that there, are, people In such a physi
cally weak" coMltloU that. It would be
absolutely wrong. for them to abstain
from soch'oonrUhmpEts as they-may
be able to assimilate. Heart and head
should combine in determining this
matter of fasting.
Daniel the Prophet gives us a hint
when he tells us that for three whole
weeks he ate no pleasant bread, while
be especially sought the Lord in prayer
respecting matters which perplexed
him. In his official position he was
surrounded with the best the kingdom
provided. But he confined himself
strictly to the things which his system
absolutely needed for the maintenance
of mental and physical strength; he
ate nothing simply for its good flavor,
he ate nothing superabundantly, to
clog his system, to make him sluggish
in mind and body, and to incapacitate
him for his routine work and, addition
ally, for his special prayers for wis
dom. We can all take a good lesson
from this Scriptural example.
Jesus did not teach His disciples to
follow the custom of fasting. The
matter was remarked, some saying,
"John the Baptist and his disciples
fash" and the Pharisees, etc., fast.
"but Jesus' disciples fast not." In an
swer to the question. Why not? Jesus
replied that it was not the appropriate
time. Instead of a fast, they were
having a feast The Bridegroom was
with them. They knew no sorrow, no
care. All their wants were provided
for; they were drinking at the Fountain
ot Divine Truth and grace; they were
eating freely of the wonderful words
of eternal life, and accordingly they
did not fast, as others.
This does not mean, however, that
tbey lived sumptuously; for we remem
ber that on two occasions, after Jesus
had fed a multitude on plain bread
and fish, miraculously increased, He
directed His disciples to gather up the
fragments; and these they carried with
tbeni as their own food supply for
many days. This was a practical fast
ing, though not an outward one.
Jesus declared that the days would
come when the Bridegroom would be
gone; and He said, "In those days they
shall fast." (Matthew 0:13.) Their
days of fasting and prayer besan as
soon as the Lord was crucified, and
have continued ever since, whether
ontwardly observed in a lenten fashion,
or whether known only to themselves
in their own hearts. All the followers
of Jesus have practised fasting, self-
denial; else surely they would not have
prospered in spirituality.
The Christian's Perpetual Fast.
It Is a mistake to suppose that fast
ing applies merely to food; it really ar
plies to everything. In its broadest
sense, it sizmfies self-denial denial ot
the desires of the flesh, to the intent
that the spiritual nature may be the
more thoroughly strengthened. The
Apostle clearly shows this in his sug
gestion that husbands and wives occa
sionally live apart, that they may give
themselves the more thoroughly to
prayer and the consideration of spiri
tual things. (1 Corinthians 7:5.) The
true Christian will really live n life of
self-denial every day. He will remem
ber the Apostle's words, "If ye live aft
er the flesh, ye shall die: but if ye
through the Spirit do mortify the do-
sires of the flesh ye shall live." Such
mortification of the flesh, such self-
denials of the various appetites or in
clinations of the flesh in the interest
of the new nature, are all fastings.
The ideal condition for Christians, of
course, would De to maintain a ier-
petual fast to live always in so ab
stemious a manner as would keep them
spiritually In the best condition and
make them the most ofEcient In the
Lord's service. Where this highest
ideal seems Impossible or unattainable,
then the next thing in order would be
as close an approach to this as seems
possible not of Divine command, for
there is none, but of his own free will
sacrificing himself, his fleshly eppe-
tites and propensities, in the interest of
his own spiritual development and that
of his service of the Lord.
"Appear not unto men to fast." Our
Lord's Instructions were that His fol
lowers should not make a show of
their fasting should not boast of their
self-sacrifice and self-denials. Thoso
matters should be between God and
themselves. Instead of making their
countenances sad-looking and appear
ing to men to crave sympathy, they
should contrariwise take special care
that none might notice outwardly-
washing their faces, anointing their
heads and generally looking cheerful,
happy. Indeed, the true Christian,
who fasts in the proper manner and
with the proper sentiment, will not
need to feign happiness; for his portion
will be the joy of the Lord, nud "the
peace of God. which passeth all nn
ilerstanding. will rule in his heart."
The Scriptural proposition seems to
be that the Lord's reople will fast, or
practise self-restraint, along the lines
of physical conditions, food, etc., in
order that they may feast alonsr the
lines of spiritual conditions and re
freshments. The whole tenor of Scrip
ture is to the effect that the followers
of Christ are spiritually advantaced by
allowing, the mind of the Spirit, the
boly mind, the noly Spirit of God. to
rule In their mortal bodies to the re
straining of their natural inclinations,
tastes, preferences, appetites, which
the Scriptures declare arc all vitiated
more or less by heredity by our share
in the alienation from God and the
curse, in whlrh we share naturally.
St, Taul voices this sentiment in the
words. "The flesh desires against the
Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh:
and these are contrary the one to the
other, so that ye earmot do the things
thst ye; would." Thus, as the Bible
jfells t-s.1: the 'Christian is continually at
warfare not ..with. carnal weapons, and
not with . his neighbors or-family. but
with' himself his new nature warring
a good, warfare against his old nature.
In' this 'confiict he Is to come off an
jpvercoxner; 'at bl3 vietery will not be
cotnrnete untiKfee is actually dead ac
cording to the' flesh, until, as a New
Creature, he 6hall have experienced
the blessings of the resurrection to the
perfection of the spiritual nature.
Feasting While Fasting.
The unxegenerate might not unrea
sonably gain the Impression that if
this presentation be true, a Christian's
life would be a very unhappy one
continually battling with himself, con
tinually watching, practising self-de-
nlal and striving against the natural
tendencies of sin. But such a condu-
sion would be very erroneous; for 'eal-
cret of a happy life. Even the worldly
recognize the fact that they need to
practise self-restraint, and that whoso-
ever would sow to the flesh and live
after the desires of his fallen nature
would be sure to go from bad to worse,
and end his career Ignobly.
Hence we find noble men and noble
.
women amongst the unregenerate, not
begotten again of the Holy Spirit, but
nevertheless manifesting strong char-
acters and great moderation in the
aflfairs of life. They practise such self-
restraints, not toward God, but for
self-interest, learning ny experience
and observation the necessity for tins
if life would le made a blessing to
themselves or to others. Such charac
ters should be, and are, highly respect
ed, honorable. But the unfavorably-
born, unfavorably environed are not
so likely to reach noble standards as
are the better-born, better-environed.
Hence those who k'nome Christians
of the true type have an advantage
every way over others. Tbey do all as
unto the Lord. Although they also per
ceive the advantages coming to them
selves alone: natural lines through self-
restraints, they see and appreciate still
more the life everlasting beyond and
the Divine favor leading thereto. This
Message, coming to all who have ears
to hoar it through the Bible, has a
power and gives encouragement to the
weak ns well as to the strong, to the
naturallv moan as well as to the no
bler. It assures them of Divine mercy
and interest in their welfare that
God's love hrs provided a satisfaction
for His justice on behalf of all, so that
the merit of Christ, imputed to each
according to need, makes it possible to
resiond to the Gospel Call onward
and unward as New Creatures.
So jrreat is the jov. the peace, the
- -
happiness, which comes with the real-
ization that we have l?en accepted
into God s family nnri are joint-neirs
witu ills rou. our iru ,eus um..
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, 0. . '.v, Ir,.,1
sarins that to thoni "o'd things have
passed awav, and all tliincrs have be-
come new : ti ton:itiiians o.ii.i in -
... . . . . V .
stead of earthly hopes for earthly
wealth, name and fame, they have
Heavenly hopes for Heavenly ii' hes
glory and honor. Instead of aspira
tions of but a temporary kind for po
litical preferment and honor of men
these have before their minds God's
promises exceeding great and pre
cious. These assure them that faith
fulness in present trials and difficul
ties, and the proving of their loyalty
to God and the principles of His risht -
ousncss, wia turougn jurist unng
them eventually to glory, honor and
imrnortnnrv-tn rarrK-innnon wun .ie-
sns in His Millennial Kingdom.
With such hopes, such prospects.
sne1i nromises life is worth livinc: all
things are indeed new. Those attain-
ing this vantage-ground can, with the
Apostle, count all earthly things com-
paratively valueless. To these, fast
ings, seir-ucniais. sen-restraint, eien
privauuns una ikiwuumw, n:iy nu
by the Bibie that they are signs of .There U be othtr big dance
their relationship to God, and that He p,ven at thc German Home this Sat
is dealing with them as with sons urday evening, and all the lovers of
whom He is educating, fitting, polish- good dancing will doubtless take ril
ing and testing, preparatory to recciv- vantage of the occasion to be present
ing them to tne Heavenly g.ory.
. This class have a charmed life re-
gardless of what the world mav think.
t:. ... e a' .!,;..,
x lira ! la iiiu pr j-t.a t niv u
passeth all understanding; for they
have the Divine assurance that since I
they have come into God's family
through the appointed Door-way. the
Lord Jesus Christ, "All thmss are
theirs, richly to enjoy"; and again that
"al! things shall work together for
good to them that love God. to them
who are the called according to His
Purpose." These realize that God.
bavins begun a good work in them, is
both able ami willing to perfect it un-
til the Day of Christ. (Philippians 1:0.)
These are seeking to make their call-
ing ana election sure; ana so great is
their appreciation and their increasin
knowledge that the trials and difficul
ties by the way the fastings, self
denials and oppositions of the Ad
tersary are but light afflictions, not
worthy to be compared with the glory
that shall e revealed in them.
Even the prayers of this class grndu-
ally change. No longer do they thiuk
Their prayers are mostly offerings of
praise, mentions of Divine mercies al-
ready received, expressions of confl-
donee In God, and requests for more of
His Spirit, whatever this may mean in
tne wny or gTeaier rriais or aimcuines
.'L j'rL.-r.uiiuiiP, iafi iurj litr.iiit: lllilL I lit? I
In conclusion", we recommend true
fasting, true disciplining, true coercion
of the will of the flesh, on the part of
all men, as necessary for their mental.
moral and Intellectual maintenance
and development. And especially do
we commend abstinences, self-denlnls.
restraints, to those wlio have consecrat
ed their lives to God, to walk in the
footsteps of Jesus. But we reprehend
allhypocrisy and sham, whether asso
ciated with Lent or fasting or any other-matter,
as being nn abomination in
the-sight of God and discreditable to
noble. men and 'women. r.i:d particu
larly Inappropriate to those who would
follow the Lamb of God the Savior.
or praying merely ior joou. raiment family, is reported as being quite ill
and earthly things. Bather they at- at the p t home sufferir, from a
ccpt whatever may be Gods provi- . . ,
for um . ith hnt.rtrin. cry severe cold, and her co ion has
JOHN F1TZPATRIGK, THE
VETERAN NIGHT POLICE,
IS FEELING BETTER
From Saturday's Dally.
j0hn Fitzpatrick, the veteran night
LnIiman y. hf. 1IIWir
weather for a couple of weeks, is feel-
in a httIe better now than he has for
some tim Johnnie was put ont
of commission while on his rounds
over the city, and when in the rear of
the Hatt meat market examining the
doors, two dogs came out and rushed
at him and he kicked at th wHh
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the result that he fell and injured his
... ...
back so severely that he was hardly
able to get up and resume his round
on hi3 bat, and since that time has
not wholly recovered from the effect
cf the injury and for several days was
confined to his room
Attends Kreislcr Concert.
There were quite a number of I he
young people of the city, pupils of
Miss Augusta Menghodt visitors in
Omaha yesterday, where they attend
ed the concert of Fritz Kreisler, the
great Austrian violinist, at the Brnn-
dies theater. These young people are
members of the string orchestra
Mis3 Menghodt in this city and enjoy
ed greatly the splendid program
given by the great Austrian acti-t-After
the concert the young peopls
were entertained at dinner at the
home of Miss Menghodt, and cover,
were ia;d for some nineteen. It Is
needless to say the
thoroughly enjoyed.
occasion woi
To Look After the Fords.
The interests of th Ford aut-
mobile in thig city Jurinfr lhe comi.-j.
season will be looked after at the
garage of Harve Manners, also ar-
I , ...
rangements are being completed ny
Mr. Davis of Springfield, who ha3
charge of the sale in this section. Mr.
Manners will look after the car of all
..g amJ tfc pcneral supervij,ion of
the business here. A carload of new
191 machines is expected here tlurinc
the coming two weeks and the work of
Ill 1 1 . l
1 tne season win men oe inaugurated.
FARM LOANS
at 5!i Per Cent.
See
T. H. POLLOCK.
Office Telephone Building.
Assisting in Meat Market.
1 Carl Kunsmann, who has been a-
sisting in the Lorenz Brothers meat
market on North S'ixth street durin--
th. ;ilnf,- nf T. w Iyiron,
a lay-off from his duties, and Fie 1
Ramge is assisting at the market in
his place, and as he is an old-timer at
the business will see that everyone la
treated right.
Dance Saturday Evening.
and en-oy themselves. The Platts-
mouth orchestra win be on hanJ a,
. . . . , ,
usual to furnish the music, and
i
everyone wno attends can be assurre.1
a time
Lincoln Beachey in Flight.
This evening in the Animated
Weekly shown at the Gem theater,
Lincoln Beachey, who was killed yes
terday by a fall of 3,000 feet from his
monoplane into San Francisco har-
bor, appears in a flight in which he
dropped bombs on a dummv battlc-
ship in thc harbon This is prohai,;y
tfce r,;f . , v:..
daring aviator before his death.
Mrs. E. E. Goodwin Is 111.
Tmm Saturrtnv's lm?r.
Mrs. L. L. Goodwin, who has leen
here, for some time visiting at tho
home of her son, R. L. Propst an !
bcen verv serious, owing to her ad-
vanced. years. Her friends will
anxiously await further news from
her bedside.
T f ini XliCK
- tv a j
Why ,,ot et ''" Ln Pr
a11 your small loans, get a lew rale of
interest and a Ion time te pay?
T. H. POLLOCK.
Office in Telephone iildg.
PlatUmouth.
Ileal Ektate Loans and Insuranc;.
CASTOR I A
Tor Infants and Ciildxea.
Ths Kind Yea Hare tozjs C::xht
Ba&rs th
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