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tnkon them. Ho (voiced his suspi
cions rathor freely, so much so
tlint tho matter is thought to have
reached tho cars of the federal
leader.
On Friday, February 13, Vorgara
was invited to crosB tho bordor Into Mexico, Inti
mations having boen mailo to him that ho could
learn about his lost property. He wont at tho
Invitation of federal troops.
Ho did not return, but for somo tlmo there
was Ilttlo uneasiness about him. Ho knew the
country thereabouts and his friends thought ho
could take caro of himself. Finally, as the tlmo
of his absence grow longer, an investigation was
started, first by Toxas and then by the Amorican
government. Not much camo of it except that
Mr. Garrett, consul of Nouvo Laredo, roportod
that ho believed tho Amorican had boon mur
dered. I Reports began to drift acroBs to the United
States Bldo of the river that a man answering
the description of Vorgara "had been seen hang
lng by the neck on the outskirts of Hidalgo, a
little Mexican town flvo miles from Vergara'a
ranch. Later, Mexicans told that thoy knew
where Vergara'a body had been burled in the
old comotory at Hidalgo.
No doflnlto action having been taken to procure
the body, In bo far as elthor government was
concerned, tho friends of Vorgara grow somowhat
Irritated. Gov. O. D. Colquitt of Texas asked
tho American Btato department for permission to
send n company of his rangers across tho border
to make a mora rigid investigation.
Mr. Dryan notified Governor Colquitt that such
action could not bo taken by ono Btato that it
was strictly in tho provlnco of tho federal govern
ment to undertake such deeds. And tho federal
government did not undertako tho matter.
I On tho morning of Sunday, March 8, at three
o'clock, tho body of Clemento Vorgara was
brought across tho Rio Grando by a party of
Americans and placed on AmcrlcansoU. Consul
Garrett was notlflod, and went to the placo whore
ho had boen told tho body lay. It was thero.
No ono seems to know who brought tho body
back from tho Mexican comotory. All Governor
Colquitt would say was:
"Wo wanted Vergara'a body and we havo it."
All deny that tho rangers recovered It but no
ono can offer a roliablo reason for thinking othors
did It, according to thoso who havo watched tho
Incident closely.
This Incident has served to bring into tho pub
llo eyo what undoubtedly la tho most picturesque
body of legalized fighting mon In this country.
Tho Texas Rangers havo no counterpart In tho
world. Only forty in number, they aro equal to
almost any emergency that may arlso when It
comes to putting to a test real fighting qualltlos.
Tho presence of ono solitary ranger upon a scene
of disorder and threatened lawlessness has In
Innumerable Instances boon sufficient to quickly
restore peace and uphold the dignity of the law.
Tho ranger organization was created about
forty years ago and was established primarily for
tho purpose of fronttor protection. Dut Texas no
longer has a frontier. The raggod edgos of civili
zation which onco existed along the Rio Grande
border and in tho vast plains country of western
Texas have disappeared. And the conquest of
this formerly turbulent region, Infested with va
rious and divers bands of outlaws, must be at
tributed largely to tho exorcise of unexcelled
bravery, endurance, and expert markmanshlp on
the part of the brave bands of mon who have at
different times comprised the ranger organization.
In the old days the rangers had the distinction
ot being the real gun-fighting men of tho world,
and this distinction still belongs to them. Their
methods of operation are different toduy, how
ever, although tho little army of men now in
the state's service Is lust as brave and as expert
In the use ot the rifle and pistol as In tho time
when their chief occupation was fighting bands ot
dopredatlng Indians or running down the bandits
of the borders.
A movement was started some months ago to
disband tho rangers on the ground that their
services are no longer nocossary and that thoy
are ueod chiefly to perform the duties that prop
erly belong to tho peace officers of the different
counties. Dut tho fact that they were the first
to be called upon when protection was domanded
In connection with tho Mexican misunderstanding
has, probably, put an end to this movement for
all tlmo. Desldes, Toxans, as a wholo, havo such
u sentimental pride In (ho wonderful deeds ot
valor of their rangers that It Is doubtful It suoh
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under any circumstances.
From the tlmo tho ranger organization was
first established its members havo been picked
mon, proved experts In markmanshlp, at home In
tho saddle and absolutely fearless In tho face of
any danger. In addition, they are required to
be of good moral character, which means that
thoy do not drink, or gamble. The most of them
wore formorly cowboys, and when thoy leave the
ranger service they usually return to the ranch.
"The way I did," said Capt. "Bill" McDonald,
who saw many years In the service, "was to look
Into a man's eye, and I could tell In a minute If
ho had tho right stuff In him to make a good
ranger. I never got fooled, elthor."
"There aro somo folks," continued the captain,
"who think that because tho boys are always
ready to fight like a bunch of wildcats they must
bo a reckless, rowdy set of men. Dut thoy are
wrong. Tho rangers are Just naturally as peace
ful and God-fearing men as you'll find anywhere.
There's Capt. John R. Hughes, for instance. He's
boen a ranger .for nearly thirty years, and he's
killed a lot of men, but he's a great Sunday school
worker. A few months ngo ho was ordered from
his station, Ysleta, where ho was superintendent
of tho Sunday Bchool, to put down the bootlegging
that was going on In that part ot tho Panhandlo
region, and the children of tho town made a big
fuss to the governor about moving his headquar
ters away."
It may bo remarked of Captain McDonald him
self that a few years ago ho shot and killed four
Mexicans who wore firing upon him from ambush
In a remoto locality of the lower Rio Grande
border, tho next Sunday he was back In Browns
ville and occupied a front seat In one ot the
churches at morning and evening services,
The conditions existing along the Texas fron
tier at tho time the rangers were organized, In
1876, wero a source of much concern to this gov
ernment The cattle raids from the state of
TamaulaplB, Mexico, Into Texas commenced with
what Is known as the "Cortina war," In 1859 and
1860. This was a most remarkable occurrence
ono without parallel In our history. A single law
less ranchero with a band of friends captured a
town ot nearly throe thousand Inhabitants, and
not only doflcd, but defeated the foroos of the
Btato or Texas, and carried on a war against the
combined forces ot the state of Texas and the
United States, maintaining himself for upwards
of flvo months on American soil, with the Mexi
can flag flying over his camp, and finally retreated
across tho Rio Grande, ready, to renew the fight
Suoh was the remarkable commencement ot the
bordor troubles on the Rio Grande, one veil cal
culated to Inspire the lawless element in Mexico
1N1TIW10NAL
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Lesson
(By E. O, SELLERS, Director of Evening
Department, The Moody Bible Institute,
Chicago.)
LESSON FOR APRIL 26
with defiant pride, and to teach
the American pcoplo the extent
of tho danger to which they
wore exposed, and their dependence for safety on
the strong arm of tho government. These leel
lngs were confirmed and Increased when the- bold
robber and outlaw, who was under numerous In
dictments In Texas for previous killings and rob
beries and who had left the American territory in
defiant warfare with tho United States, was de
liberately sent by the Mexican government,
clothed with the high office of general of the army
and governor, back to the very sccno of his out
rages, and the United States quietly submlttod to
the Insult.
The whole country, from DrownBvllle to Rio
Grande City, 120 miles, and back to the Arroyo
Colorado, was laid waste. There was not an
American, nor any property belonging to an
American, that was not destroyed, In this large
tract of country. Their horses and cattlo wero
driven ncross into Mexico and there Bold a cow
and a calf by her side for a dollar.
Although cattle stealing was the original object
of tho raids, tho lawloss
bands engaged In them were
necessarily loft to tho perpe
tration of other and greater
crimes. The lawless spirit
engendered by their trade,
and their own protection,
caused them to kill travelers
who happened to meet them
on their raids, and those
whom they thought might In
form against them. In fact,
those raids were soon turned
into general robbery and
slaughter.
These conditions on the
lower Rio Grando began to
Improve, however, as soon as
Capt. L. H. McNnlly and his
company of rangers were
sent down there to run down
the outlaws. No quarter was
asked or given; It was a fight
to tho death when ho and his
men got within shooting dis
tance of tho Mexican thtoves.
Even International law had
no meaning for thom at such
times. On ono occasion they
chased a band of about fifty
cattlo thieves across tho riv
er Into Mexico, killing 29 of thom without a man
of their own being killed.
A name which for many years struck terror into
tho heart of border criminals was that of Capt
Leo Hall. Captain Hall, who Is now ovor sixty,
.was at tho head of a company of rangers, which
covered n territory as large as two or throe ordi
nary states. They were a flying squadron that
rode fearlessly Into any kind of trouble where
duty called thom, and their battles with the In
dians, tho lawless white men and Mexicans wero
so numerous that they wero in almost constant
active service for three or four years. So much
was Captain Hall feared by thoBo who had reason
to dread the ranger service that numerous at
tempts wero made to assassinate him, the room
In which he slept being ft rod into several times at
night.
One summer day about fifteen years ago Cap
tain Hall and his men wore taking a short rest In
their camp In tho Dig Bond country, a wild and
remoto region bordering tho upper Rio Grande,
and much frequented as a rendezvous by many
murderers, robbers, smugglers and a great variety
of other criminals, when a messenger rodo In
with tho newsthat a Southern Pacific train had
been held up and robbed near Drydon, a hundred
and fifty miles away. Tho word to bo up and oft
was immediately given, and as tho ranges havo
neither tents nor chuck wagon to .hinder their
movements, but only a blankot under which to
Bleep and a small sack or two in which to carry
their commlBBary supplies, It was only a fow min
utes until they were hcadod across a trallless
country for the scene of the robbery. Dy daylight
next morning they bad made sixty miles of the
Journey. Then leaving their tired horses at a
ranch house, they snatched an hour's sleep, roped
fresh, horses from the corral, saddled thom and
were off again.
The trail ot the robbers, was picked up about
twenty miles from Dryden, and It was discovered
that they were headed north, with a posse ot
United States marshals already on the chase. Dy
making a detour the rangers were enabled to hit
the trail again, ahead of the deputy marshals. On
the fourth day after breaking camp they came
within Bight of the outlaws, and the shooting be
gan as soon as the rangers and fugitives were
within firing distance. One of the robbers was
killed at the first fire, and the second, soelng his
escape cut-off, climbed to a point within sight of
the rangers and deliberately blow out his brains.
. CORRECT.
Patience How would you pronounce this dia
phanous gown?
Patrice I should pronounoe it immodest.
THE L08T 8HEEP AND THE L08T
COIN.
LESSON TEXT-Luke 15:1-10.
GOLDEN TEXT- "Even bo, I nay unto
you, thero la joy In tho presence of tho
angels of God over ono sinner that re
pcntetli." Luko 15:10.
I. Introduction, w. 1-3. Wo now
come to that chapter In the Blblo
which contains threo of tho moro
eelobrated parables of our Lord. In
last week's lesson wo had set beforo
us tho Bovoro terms of dlsclplcshlp
laid down by Jesus to tho multitude
which followed him as ho left tho
house ot tho Pharisee. Tho writer,
Luke, makes a close connection be
tween tho final admonition about
"ears" to hear" In chapter 11 and
verso 1 of this lesson. Jesus had
sifted tho crowd though ho had loft
tho door open to himself, for he was
seeking thoso who wero prepared to
share with him in his enterprises of
building and of conflict, If they could
bear his teaching. This la responded
to by thoso outcast ones, the publicans
and tho slnnors. Thoy had no
righteousness of their own, no spirit
ual hopo centered In themselves and
they turned eagerly to one who was
unqualifiedly honest with them though
at tho -same time ho set up heart
searching conditions. What a con
trast! The grumbling theologians,
criticizing and bickering, grieved that
he should -demean himself by such
associates. In reply, Jesus shows
them tho truth ot the fundamental
purpose of God's nttltudo toward these
who eagerly sought to "hoar," by giv
ing thom these parables. In tho first
two, the sheep and the coin, wo Bee
divine love seeking the sinner; In, tho
third, the prodigal, we see the sinner
seeking tho fathor. Christ's idea ot
goodness consists in saving the bad.
The Pharisee holds aloof. Christ goes
out from among tho Pharisees and
among the outcasts.
True and False Shepherds.
II. The Lost Sheep, vv. 4-7. Tho
shepherd is God tho son (John 10:11,
12; Luko 19:10). Ho 1b the "True
Shepherd," the Pharisees were false
ones. Thla adds point to the parable;
boo the Old Testament rebukes for the
Bamo, Ez. 34:7-10; Zech. 11:16-17; Jer.
50:6. Tho lost sheep belongs to tho
fold, but was out of place. Theso
outcast ones were still Israelites and
the backsliding Christian still bolongs
to the fold. A sinner is a tost sheep.
Ho Is away from the care, the protec
tion, tho guidanco of the shepherd and
is torn, bleeding, and "ready to die."
One such lost ono will call forth tho
shepherd's utmost endeavor to save It,
far beyond tho care lavished upon
'the nlncty-and-nlne already safo in tho
fold. This means labor, toll, and pri
vation, and ho keeps up the search
"until ho finds it." This does not
mean that all will bo saved, bco John
17:2, 12 R. V., but every "sheep" that
Is astray ho will find. Onco found it
rests upon his shoulders, Is kept by
his power, I Pot 1:5. ' Over it ho and
tho father rojolco, vv. 23, 24, 32.
Thero is hero tho evldeuco of tho in
terest In tho flock which is incom
plete and the interest ot tho owner
as well. Tho safety of the lost ono
depended upon tho shepherd'a interest.
Work of Holy Spirit.
III. The Lost Coin, vv. 8-10.' These
three parables aro a unit in tho fact
that they reveal tho attitudq ot God
toward mon who aro in their deepest
need. Each is the story ot something
being lost and tho fact that It is
found. The first is a revelation of tho
son, tho last of the father, whllo thla
central one sets forth the work ot
the holy spirit through tho, church.
Rov. 22:17; Eph. 5:25. Ono ot ten
coins In this woman's marriage neck-
laco Is lost, henco the incompleteness.
The spirit will not rest until It la
found, nor should tho church. Tho
woman takes her lamp the word ot
God, Ps. 119:105; Phil. 2:15, 16 and
sweeps tho houso. It baB been sug
gested that sweeping usually stirs up
a dust and that some are likely to
object. So tho world will object when
the church of tho living God begins to
stir up a dust and they aro annoyed
at any eager search for the lost ones,
Acts 17:6. The woman is a sugges
tion to us In that she sought "dili
gently," until Iho lost coin was found.
Then she, too, calls In hor neighbors
that they may rejoice with hor. Does
the church keep up a like search?
And do wo know anything about the
"Joy" of tho holy Bplrlt? Gal. B:22,
I Thess. 1:6. Over the wellbolng ot
the home tho woman watches and
again tho search is in the Interest ot
the owner, and in the interest of tho
household.
IV. Summary. The chief value ot
these, two pictures 1b in their revela
tion of tho work and interest of tho
son ot the. spirit. The crowding mul
titude of publicans and sinners, held
in contempt by the Pharisees, Jesus
viewed as lost ones. Appalling aa
thlB suggestion is, yet the sheep bo
longed to tho shepherd and the coin
was the proporty of the woman. This
suggests tho dignity and valuo of men
and tho tragedy of their condition.
Knowing all this and understanding
the full significance of that tragedy,
the son as the shepherd has under
taken to seek and to save the lost,
Puzzled.
Husband I bco that a Gorman has
Invented a clock that tolls tho day
of tho month by sounding, tho num
ber. Wife I don't seo how It can tell
tho 10th, 20th and 30th of tho month.
It can strike tho ono, two nnd three
all right, but how can It sound the
cipher?
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Tho Rov. Edmund Hoslop of Wig
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year. Ills limbs and foot wero swol
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feet wero cold
and ho had such
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loins that It was
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Big English Incomes.
Replying to a parliamentary Inquiry
as to how many persons In Great Drl
tain aro assessed for super-tax at $750,
000 or moro, tho secretary of tho treas
ury said: "I cannot undertake to classi
fy in separate divisions incomes ex
ceeding $500,000 a year. Tho "aggre
gate number of persons assessed for
super-tax In respect to an income ex
cecding $500,000, according to tho la
test figures available, Is 66."
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