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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.) WANTED A In Av iv-Virt has been j .. . . working at" the dressmaking trade all winter, wants a position with a good dressmaker where she can finish learning the "trade. Address P. O. Box C.32, Louisville, Neb. WANTED A good, steady gentle manly salesman to handle a Ward's wagon, in Cass county. No experi ence needed. For full particulars write promptly to Dr. Ward's Medi cal Company, Winona, Minn. Estab lished 185G. 3-8-5t-k1y HORSESHOEING! I am now prepared to look after all general blacksmithing and horseshoeing. Shop 4 1-2 niles west of MurraVi JOHN DURHAM. BLACK-SMITHING t "-1 AMD r 1 MIS ID MIS mm fi'iu mm "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.. . . -rT . T . 1 T S 41 . . A. I , 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 , , , . , ., ... , , . 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 I