REV. SHELDON'S NEW DISPENSATION.
YOUNU LOVERS DIE.
His Teachings Said to Be Causing a Stir in
Many Localities.
llov. Charles M. Sheldon, a plain
preacher of tho teachings o( the Nnzer
eno la being hailed all over the world
as tho proclalmer of a new dispensa
tion throughout Christendom. At tho
recent Endeavor convention In Detroit
Mr. Sheldon, to his own discom
fiture occupied tho center of tho stago,
and few reports were sent out by tho
hows syndicates that did not contain
some referenco to him. It all came
nbout as a result of the fact that a few
years ago Mr. Sheldon wrote a book.
Other men havo written books, but no
nan such n book as his. Wo arc told
that G.000,000 copies of It have been
sold. That It Is beginning to revolu
tionize tho whole country Is a
fact that Is being noted by
wise men who aro In the habit
ff watching tho trend of human
events. To read the book means that
tho render will accept tho principles
laid down. But what are thoso princi
ples? They may all be summed up In
tho words, "primitive Christianity."
That Is tho Christianity that obtained
jirlor to sectarianism. Mr. Sheldon's
book tells tho story of a revival at
Raymond. It all camo about An an vn-
expected way. One day a mMj Leaking
employment called at 'lev. Henry Max
well's houso and asked that worthy If
ho could aid him In any way. Mr.
Maxwell was "sorry, but ho could not,
and closed tho door. He was busy pre
paring tho Sunday sermon. Tho fol
lowing Sundny tho same man occupied
-a rear pew under the gallery In tho
First church. Rev. Maxwell's congre
gation was of the wealthiest In Ray
mond. It was thrown Into consterna
tlon when, at tho. conclusion of the
pastor's sermon, the unfortunate man
out of a Job stepped up under tho
pulpit nnd facing them delivered tho
following words of reproof:
"I'm not an ordinary tramp, though
I don't know of any teaching of Jesus
that makes one kind of a tramp less
worth saving than another. Do you?"
Ho put the question as naturally as if
the whole congregation had been n
small prlvato bible class. He paused
Just u moment and coughed pain
fullv. Then ho went on: "I
lost my Job ten months ago
I am a printer by trade. Tho
new linotype machines arc beautiful
specimens of Invention, but I know six
men who havo killed themselves Insido
of tho year Just on account of thoso
machines. Of course I tfon't blame tho
newspapers for getting tho machines
Meanwhile, what can n man do? I
know I never learned but tho one trade,
and that's all I can do. I've
tramned all over the country
trvlnc to find something. Thero are a
cood many others like me. I'm not
complaining, am I? Just stating facts,
nut T was wondering, as I sat there
under tho gallery, If what you call fol
lowing Jesus Is tho same thing as what
he taught. What did ho mean wnen
ho said, 'Follow me?' tho minister
said," hero tho man turned about and
looked up at the pulpit, "that It was
necessary for tho disciple of Jesus to
follow his steps, and ho said tho steps
were, obedience, faith, lovo nnd Iml
tntinn. But I did not hear him tell
Just what ho meant that to mean, es
neclally the last step. What do Chris
tians mean by following tho steps of
Jesus? I've tramped through this city
for threo days trying to find a job and
in all that tlmo I've not had a word
of sympathy or comfort except from
vmir minister here, who said he was
sorrv for mo and hoped I would, find
a Job somewhere. I suppose It Is be
cause you got so Imposed on by tho
professional tramp that you havo lost
vmir InlnrpHt In the other sort. I'm
not blaming anybody, nm I? Just stat
lnc facts? Of course I understand you
can't all go out of your way to hunt
u n Jobs for peoplo like me. I'm not
asking you to, but what I
fii nuzzled about Is. what Is
meant by following Jesus?
'All for.lomiB, nil for Jcsuh:
All my belnu's ransomed powers;
All my tlioiiKhts ami nil my doings,
All tnv iIiivh nnd nil mv hours:
and I kept wondering ns I sat on the
steps outside Just what they meant by
Jt. It seems to me there's an awful lot
of trouble In tho world that somehow
wouldn't exist If all tho people who
sing such songs wont nnd lived them
out. I supposo I , don't under
stand. But what would Jesua
do? Is that what you mean
liv following his steps? It seems to
mo sometimes as If the people in tho
city churches had good clothes and
nice houses to llvo In, and money to
snend for luxuries, and could go away
on summer vacations and all that,
while tho people outside of the
churches, thousands of them, I mean,
dlo In tenements and walk tho streets
for Jobs, nnd never havo a piano or a
picture In tho house, and grow up In
mlserv and drunkenness and sin
hn man cave a queer lurch
over In tho direction of tho com
munion table and laid ono grimy hand
on it. His hat foil upon tho carpet at
his feet. A stir went through tho con
Kregntlon. Dr. West half rose from his
feet.- but as yet tho silence was un
lirnitrn hv any voice or movemont
worth mentioning In tho audience.
Tho man passed his other hand across
Ills eves, and then, without any warn
Ing, fell heavily forward on his face.
full length, up tlio nisie.
Henry Maxwell spoke, 'We will con
eirtnr tho service dismissed," Ho was
iinwn tho pulpit stairs nnd kneeling
by tho prostrate form before any ono
else. Tho nudlcnco Instantly roso and
tho nlslo was crowded. Dr. West pro
nounced tho man alive. Ho had faint
ed away. "Some heart trouble," tho
doctor nlso muttered as ho helped car
ry him Into tho pastor's study.
Tho effect may bo only partly Imag
ined. During tho week that followed
this poor unfortunate breathed his Ins
named Szuchcwlcz Journeyed to Novo-
slolka with a committee of Investiga
tion, composed of persons described as
eminently reliable and trustworthy."
This committee reported thnt whnt tho
peasants had seen was reallj blood and
recommendod tho tranafor of tho por
trait Into a church as an object worthy
of veneration, Tho legend was now
Tho next day the work of reform be- complete, tho story was launched Into
gins. The Nows camo out without a
Tnlo of limnrteri Hopei YounB hater
InvUnl HI HiTootlicnrt fur Lint Itlile
nml Slew llnr uml Hlmiclf Sutton'
lturnl Life.
report of the prize fight because Editor
Norman asked himself "What Would
Jesus Do?" Subscribers fell oft by tho
hundreds nnd advertisements were
withdrawn.
While many old subscribers quit tho
paper new ones did not fill their places
'cd the paper began to lose. Miss Vlr-
puuiicatlon nnd actually found cur
rency In many papers, Including tho
Neuo Frele Prcsse. Needless to say,
tho wholo thing was an arrant fraud.
Tho tramo of tho portrait Is of plno
wood, which sweats, nnd what tho
peasants, backed up by tho committee,
declared to bo blood was merely the
resin which exuded from the plno wood
frnme.
The Recent Discovery of
Valuable Roman Relics,
A remarkable discovery of valuables
relating to tho Roman period havo
been found In tho vicinity of Rhaya
der, Radnorshire, England. The dls
covery was mndo by a young lad whllo
loosening rocks on a hill, Tho find con
slsts of ono gold ring sot with onyx, n
gold armlet in four pieces, nnd n gold
necklet in ton pieces. Mr. Rcnr of tho
British Museum pronounced them to bo
clearly Roman and of great value. The
find was n unique ono for Wnles. 1 ho
ring was of massive gold, with an ant
engraved on It. Tho work on armlet
and necklet was distinctly Celtic, und
was of high nnd beautiful charactor. At
tho least It would bo 1,000 years old
and probably more. In the necklet tho
setting was of exquisite workmanship
tho flllgrca being of granulated gold
This was n far moro valuablo discov
ery than tho Mostyn rings, tho Mold
bracelet, or any previous discoveries In
Wales.
MURDER AND SUICIDE COM
PLETE THE ROMANCE.
Tho killing of Lcona Elmoro nt Ma
son City, Ind., tho other day by her
lover, Roy Sutton, unfolds n tragic tain
of lovo unrequited that would stir tho
heart of a stoic. This is partly on ac
count of tho tender ago of tho princi
pals, but for tho moat part owing to
tho passion which prompted tho torrl-
blo deed. Roy Sutton was tho son of
n well-to-do farmer, who lives a llttlo
ways from the town of Mason. HIb
swecthenrt was a town-bred girl of
great beauty, nnd, although but n trlflo
past lti, Sutton was six feet tall, nnd
In every respect but that of renson n
well-developed man. Tho two had bcon
schoolmates, and Sutton had hown
tho ono of his chotco every nttontlon
which a school lover can beatov upon
REV. C. M. SHELDON.
In tho arms of Rev. Henry Maxwell.
Next Sunday he tells his congrega
tion that "our brother who came here
last Sunday Is dead." Then he1 tells
of his own conversion to primitive
Christianity. Ho said:
I want volunteers from the First
church who will pledge themselves,
earnestly, an( honestly for an entire
year not to do anything without llrst
asking tho question: What would Je
sus do? And, after asking that ques
tion, each ono will follow Jesus exact
ly as ho knows how, no matter what
tho results may be. I will, of course,
Include myself In this company of vol
unteers and shall take for granted that
my church here will not be surprised
at my future conduct, as based upon
this standard of action, and will not
opposo whatever Is done, If they think
Christ would do it."
Thus tho good work is begun. Fifty
volunteers havo joined the ranks.
Strange to say some of the leading
merchants and business men aro In
cluded In tho list. Ono of them Is tho
owner of tho "Raymond Dally News.
To Unite Three Great
Kivcrs by Canals
Hon. F. B. Looml3, United State3
minister to Vcnczuln, says: "Of late
years thoro has been considerable talk
of uniting tho Orinoco, tho Amazon and
tho Platto rivers by canals of largo
onough dimensions to permit of the
passago of tho largo ocean vessels.
This talk has gradunlly assumed the
shapo of a definite plan, until It U
quite probable that n congress of tho
South American republic will soon bo
assembled to take some action on the
matter. The project, If" carried out
as I bellevo It will bo would cost be
tween $200,000,000 and $300,000,000, but
there Is no doubt thnt It would bo well
worth tho cost. It Is ono of tho most
gigantic schemes tho world has over
glnla Pago, an heiress and one of tho
converts of tho First church, heard of
thn frniihln nt the News ofllce and
asked .herself tho question. Then sho known, and Its consummation wlUglvo
donated half n million dollars to the
News. That gave It tho victory.
In tho meantlmo several other busi
ness Institutions of Raymond were
being run on llko principles.
to South America tho grentest water
way system that has over existed."
Discovery of a New
Raphael Picture at Como.
Extraordinary Leucnd
An alleged new Raphael picture has
Credited by GaliciailS. "n discovered at tho exhibition of
sacred art nt Como. In ono of tho
An extraordinary legend has gained
credence among tho peasants of Ga
llcla. Paul Knlczyckl, a small farmer
of Novoslolka, has had n portrait of
the lato Emprcrs Elizabeth hanging In
his bedroom for some years. Some
tlmo ago (according to Knlczyckl, In
September last, the month In which
tho empress was assassinated) blood
began to trickle down tho face of the
portrait. Knlczyckl showed the por
trait to his neighbors, who wcro awe
struck nt the apparently supernatural
sign. Finally a Greek Catholic priest
tNwv- THE KISSINQ BUG. (WmwwJ
galleries of tho exhibition thero Is a
picture representing "Tho Massacre of
tho Innocents," belonging to Dr. Blond!
of Pavln. A number of artists, at
tracted by tho benuty of tho pnlntlng,
formed a commltteo to examlno It at
tentively. Tho surfneo of tho canvns
was carefully scratched In tho spot
whero tho nlgnaturo was expected to
be, und below tho varnish was found
the signature, '"Raph. VRBI.," and
tho year, "MDX." The plcturo would,
therefore, bolong to tho beginning of
tho Inst decade of Raphael's llfo, ho
having died In 1G20. It Is believed tho
plcturo wns bought toward tho middle
of tho seventeenth century at n sale of
a cardinal's possessions.
Plncjuc of Ants In
An Indiana Town.
A plnguo of small nnts Is worrying
the good housekeepers In tho lower
part of Brcckenrldge, Ind. Tho llttlo
pests got In tho sugar bowls, play hav
oc with cakes und pics nnd drown
thomsclves In the Jelly and fruit pre
serves. It is well known that tho
largo black ants devour thn llttlo red
ones, nnd ono bright lady Introduced
severnl of tho big black ants Into her
homo In order that they might cut tho
little ones up. Tho black nnts did th?lr
work nobly, nnd now tho Iioueo Is freo
of tho small pests. Since tho bright
woman mndo her successful experi
ment her neighbors frequently run over
nnd nsk. "Mrs. , will you plenso
lend mo your big blnr.k nnts for a day
or so? I want to borrow them to cat
my llttlo ones."
(After tho Goblins.)
A llttlo kissing visitor
Has comu with us to stay,
To kiss tho girls nnd bite tho boys
And drlvo tho germs away.
You'd better mind yer doctor,
And watch what you're about,
Or the klssln' bug '11 klS3 yer If
Yer
don't
watch
out.
The Coal Industry
Thriving In Ireland.
An English paper writing on tho sub
Joct of "Irish Coal" says It may como
ns a mild surprlEO to tunny to learn
that within n threo hours' Journey of
Dublin, Irish colliers producing somo
80,000 tons n year nro to bo found In
nctlvo operation, or nt any rate In ns
active operation ns can bo expected
from pits which aro an hour's drlvo
from the nearest railway Btntlon. Thero
aro two companies whoso lines pructl
cally enclose tho coal fields, but neither
of them scorns disposed to "plunge" to
tho extent of a branch. Tho coal Is of
tho finest anthrnclto description, for
which a good market exists In Dublin
Tho worth of a moral force Is mens
urcrl by Us results.
ROY SUTTON.
tho fair llttlo ono of his choice.
Sut
ton's life on his father's farm had
mado him strong and had doveloped
him beyond his years. Ho know Mason
City thoroughly. Ho know what ho
could do thero remain on his father')
farm, perhaps for years, succeed to tho
ownership of It In tlmo, becomo
farmer, and remain right thoro tread
ing tho samo paths, mooting tho samo
frlonds, moving In the snmo clrcum
scribed clrclo for tho rest of his days
This prospect was Intolernblo to Roy
Sutton. Ho dreamed of doing noblo
deeds In somo other plnco than Mason
City, of entering upon a wider sphoro
of action, of living a largor life. And
so ho went away from his homo n yoar
and a half ago to "try It out west.'
Ho bado goodby to Lcona Elmoro nnd
said ho would como back for her whon
ho mado his fortune Lcona llstonod
half doubtlugly to tho fancies Roy
painted of a golden future, and sho bado
him goodby nnd ho went nwny. Juan-
Ita, Neb., was tho scene of his first
endeavors nway from tho homo which
had shcltored him through his brief
yenrs of boyhood. Thero ho worked
on a farm, that calling lying nourcst
to his hand, but ho promlsod himself
It should not bo for long. Ho would
do bettor than thnt when ho snw hlu
way clearly. Then camo tho call to
arms for tho Spanish war, and Roy
Sutton thought his chnnco had como.
Llko Putnam, ho left his team standing
In furrow and hastened to rcsporxl to
his country's call. But hla dreams of
martial glory were doomed to fado
away Into nothingness. Although his
reglmont has been fighting Its wny to
undying fnmo In tho Philippines, Prl
vato Roy Sutton nover heard tho crack
of a rllle or Inhaled tho Intoxicating
odor of powder smoko. Ho went to tho
Presidio In San Francisco with his
regiment nnd thoro foil 111. Tho raw
winds and donso fogs from tho Pacific
which nro now threatening to wlpo out
tho returned soldiers cncuinpcd thoro
preyed upon his lungs nnd ho dovel
oped pneumonia. In tho camp hospital
tho surgeons shook their heads grave
ly nnd said his parents would best
bo notified, nnd whon tho messngo
enmo Hashing over tho wires to Farm
er Sutton thnt lila boy had gano for n
soldier nnd was lying closo to death
In tho enmp he hurried across the con
tinent to aid htm. Ho got trained
nurses and a furlough for the sufforlng
lad. He cared for him tenderly ns tho
shopherd does for tho stray lamb which
has wandered from tho fold Into tho
rain, and mist without, and when ho
was strong enough to bo moved ho ob
tained nn honorable dlschargo, for tho
lad was undor ngo for onllstmont and
'thoy could not hold him If they would,
and brought him home. And so Roy
Sutton enmo back, but without tho
wealth and leaving undono tho great
things ho had vaguely planned to do,
and ho sought out his old sweetheart,
Leona Elmoro. Sho was still heart
freo and Roy told himself that It was
for him sho had waited. All this was
In August of last year, and the atton
tlons bogun In boyhood wore ronowod.
His father then bought a grain olo
vator and tho sou was stationed thero.
Ills suit for tho hand of tho young
girl became pressing. Her parentii ob
Jccted to her mnrrylng bo young.
Sutton proposed an olopoment, but
his flnncco wished to obey hor mother,
Ho wns forbidden tho houso of tho E',
mores, but ono day Miss Elmoro ro
eclved a noto from hor lover, Ho
begged hor to fly with hlra that oven"
Ing. Ho Bald ho had mado his plans v
and tho tlmo wns como to mnko a do
clslvo move. Lcona, frightened almost
by tho Impetuosity of his appeal, do-
troyed tho noto nnd went to a lnwn
pnrty on tho east sldo of tho town.
Sho had promised somo days previous
ly to bo thoro, nnd sho welcomed tho
engagement, which would tnko her
from homo that evening, when sho
know Roy would call to reeolvo hla
answer. Ho drovo up to tno preuy
homo of tho Elmoro family on Mason
avenue, n charming rcsldcnco sot In a
bowor of follago nnd surrounded by a
broad, closoly clipped lawn. Miss El
moro was gono out for tho evening
wub tho answer to his query. Ho know
whero to find her. Ho know tho lnwn
foto wns being given that night, nnd ho
moro than suspected sho would bo
thoro, nnd thither ho drovo.
When ho arrived thero ho Baw hla
sweothcart on tho lawn. Ho did not
dismount.
Sho camo across tho smooth lawn
with a emtio on her Hps.
Did you got my note, Lcona?" ho
asked.
Then sho recalled the missive, nnd
tho smite fled llko n phantom. Sho
looked up, half-terrlfldd, Into tho
steady eyes which wero gazing down
upon hor and replied:
"Yes. Roy, I got it."
"Well," said tho boy, nervously,
'what Is your answer?"
"Thoro Is no answer," said Leona,
attempting to bo gay, but tho laugh
sho strovo to call up died on her Hps.
"Como and Join us, won't you?" Bho
asked, seeking to turn his thoughts
Into another channel.
"Como nnd tnko a rldo with mo," ho
said, in turn; "I'm going nwny In a
day or two nnd 1 want to havo n tnlk
with you."
Leona paused for a momont botweon
n dcslro to render obcdlonco to her
mother's wishes and dlBlncllnntlon to
disappoint tho youth who loved hor
and whose lovo sho, In part at least,
returned. Sho had been forbidden to
go riding with Roy, but sho compromised.
"Drlvo over to tho houso nnd I'll ask
my mothor," sho said. "If sho Is will
ing I'll bo glad to go."
Sho stopped Into tho buggy and Sut
ton drove directly to her homo, whoro
ho nskod Mrs. Elmoro to nllow her
daughter to acompany him for a short
drive. Ho pleaded that ho was going
to St, Louis In n dny or two and
would sco Lcona no more tor a long
time, If Indeed, ho over saw her again.
Ho declared his plans wero comploted
for his departure and ho wanted ono
last tnlk with Lcona. Tho appeal was
a winning ono and Mrs. Elmoro rolont
cd nnd said Lcona might go. Roy
helped her Into tho buggy, turned tho
horso's head nnd drovo nway Into tho
night.
It wns 8:30 whon tho buggy vanished
In tho gloom which shrouded tho
streets beyond tho rays of electric
lamps. Noarly two hours later Scott
Watklus, loltorlng lolsuroly homo,
stopped at a strcot crossing in tho out
skirts of tho town to allow a buggy to
pass. With ldlo curiosity ho glanced
under tho hood of tho vohlclo to dis
cover whether It contained a frlond
whom ho might glvo n parting saluta
tion, nnd whon tho rig wns closo
onough for him to recognlzo its occu
pant ho saw that It was Roy Sutton?
At tho samo Instant Sutton lennod for
ward to sco who wns standing on the
crossing, nnd called feebly:
"Scotty!"
In nn Instant Wntltlns divined that
something was wrong; thnt his frlond
wns 111, or had boon thrown from tho
rig and hurt, and ho jumped Into tho
buggy.
"What la It. Roy?" ho asked.
What's tho mnttor, old man"
"Scotty, I'm dying," Bald Sutton to
tho startlod boy. "Drlvo mo to tho
doctor'B. I'vo shot myBelf."
Horrlflod beyond moasuro, Wntklns
gave tho horso a cut of tho whip that
sont It flying toward Dr. Bird's ofllco
LEONA ELMORE.
and at tho samo tlmo ho turned again
to Sutton. Ho asked In a dozen ways
what was tho matter, how It occurred,
why ho shot himself, and all other
questions which sprang to his lips as
his confused brain tried to grasp tho
full horror of tho situation. Roy Sut
ton leaned limply ngnlnBt htm and
finally snld:
"Down by tho cemetery, Scotty
you'll find It. Tho gun and some
thing clso that'll explain ovorythlng.
Got mo to tho doctor quick."
Tho doctor was hastily aroused and
when tho sinking lad was Btrotched
upon tho operating tablo tho cruol bul
lot holos and tho jets ot blood told
tholr story nil too well. Roy Sutton
had llttlo tlmo for thlB world. Thero
was a small wound In his chest, nnd
another In his foft forearm. Ho died a
few hours later.
Tho man who has had to pay for n
daughter's procession wedding doesn't
think thero Is any great dlsgraco in an
elopement.
