Nebraska Newspapers

    IT 18 A QUEER CAVE.
MYSTERIOUS CHAMBER ON
PORCUPINE ISLAND.
Wm Thla Cap*. Kl«l«r# Mlraut-lli**
araia, Chain* and aa Old Aaatiav War*
Dtaeorarad, with Hnndrad* *1 Ll»ln*
K R II A PH tha
myatarloua
with Its ruaty
arms and anchors
and chain*, which
been dla
on an unin
habited Island of
liar Harbor la the
long-nought-for re
treat of Oapt. Kidd.
The pirate fre
tbls part of the coast, which
afforded many an Ideal harbor for hla
ahlp. The newly found cava la close to
an excellent anchorage, writes a New
Y«irk f»iirrAinnnrl«nt
Bald Porcupine la one of the many
lalanda In Prencbman'e Bay, wblcb, on
account of Ita Inacceeelblllty, baa not
been made a place of vlaltatlon by the
aummer tourlat. It baa been uaed for
abeep ralelng.
Harvey Hodgklna and Krl Bunker, of
Bar Harbor, were atrolllng about the
laland recently and when near the
blgheat point eaw a dark apot on tho
cliff. Tho top of the rough cliff towered
fifty feet above.
Bunker let blmaelf In for a dozen feet,
but aoon appeared again and an Id It waa
dark aa night within and that the paa
aage led away to the right Into a big
chamber. The two men then procured
torchea and lanterna. They know that
men were then digging for Capt, Kldd’a
burled treaaure near Kiln worth, only a
aoqre of mllea away, and they thought
that If the pirate had burled hla wealth
anywhere on the Maine coant he could
■ot have aelected a better place than
the cave on Bald Porcupine, which
guarda the entrance of a harbor fitted
by nature for a plrate’a retreat.
When they returned the light from
a torch lit up a vaulted chamber about
10 feet long and from 10 to 20 feet In
belgbt. There waa a nolae aa of run
ning water.
Tbe floor of tbe chamber waa found
to be level, and It waa covered with an
eoaing mud to tbe depth of a foot or
more. The light from the torchea began
to grow dim and the men realized that
the foul air waa faat sickening tnern.
They hurried out Into the open air with
blanched faces, but with anticipations
of the possible treasure to be found In
the cave.
The secret leaked out In Bar Harbor,
and the discoverers consented to take
a few friends to the spot. In the party
were 8erenus Rodick, Milton Rodick
and Fountain Rodick, the owners of
Rodick or Bar Island, which llee near
Bald Porcupine, and who know every
•pot about Frenchman’s Bay. They
were enjoined to secrecy and consented
to share In the treasure equally.
The party brought with them oilskin
and flrearms|fezeemo- M
^ suits, long rubber boots, lanterns, torch
es and firearms. The Rodlcks had been
in exploring expeditions on Mount
Desert Island before, and built a big
fire at the entrance to the cave. In hair
an hour the party entered, and the light
from the half dozen torches and the
bonfire Illuminated the cavern, disclos
ing an ideal retreat for smugglers or
pirates. The space before them ex
tended half a hundred feet in one di
rection, upward to the holght of twenty
feet and waa about twenty feet In
width.
As the men stepped Into the room
they sank In the mud a foot or more and
cautiously poked their,way along the
floor, oftentimes kneo deep In slime.
On the side walls little scintillating
glimmers cautioned them that there
were snakes In the cave. A hissing
noise all about caused the men to stop
and listen.
Colled In a corner was a huge bunch
of snakes of all colors and sizes. The
men fired a volley from their guns and
blazed away wjth revolvers until the
corner was strewn with brightly
colored bits of snakes and writhing
remnants of tails. It Is estimated that
there were 200 snakes In the bunch.
► Suddenly one of the party stumbled
across a rust-eaten anchor and chain.
The links of the chain parted on bslng
lifted, and the anchor crumbled at a
toiK^, Further on were a number of
ahwvss hewn out of the stone, and near
by waa a passage extending beyond
the celling, whleh appeared to lead to
ths top.
A few pieces of old crumbling Iron
and half a short sword rewarded the
Marchers. This part of the eava had
also been umo lor a nrepiar*.
• At another part of the cava a etreai"
of wnter trickled through from the
mountain cldc, and thta eiplaluad the
mud on the floor. At oua and tho roof
•lopad Into n dark, narrow paaaaga
through which Milton Kodlek aquooaad
hlmaalf agalnat tha protaata of hla com
radaa Whan ha emerged ho Mid that
tho paaaage lad down a ntaap hole, and
that ha waa compelled to retreat, hut
that be believed It lad lo another room
•a big m tha ana (hay wera than la. A
battered pewter mug waa found la a
era* loo oa tba aouthara aide of tha
cave. Another eipadtttoa to fully n>
plore tho atrangu cava la now being or
gaalaed Tho atari oua paaage will
ha lavMlIgetad aad a aaareh la to ha
m^a for burled treaeure.
Ha Hat a tatlaailMa MaOalm
A vandal pet hunter named Courtney
•hot aad hilled a huRale In tha Yellow
•tuna park recently end enld the kaad
te e teitdarmtet In llutta, Moat. Nr
Ilia, lie wet treced by the t’altad
| tltataa «A(ttle aad eea arreeted a tear
Cara ago He will be tried ta Wywaa
lag RW the eReaae
FAME BY ACCIDENT.
The Sr«>l French Painter Haetlen Lp
page Thue Won Mia
The French painter, Baatlen Lepage,
who died recently, was pursued by un
merciful disaster through his youth In
his efforts to study art, says an ex
change. Hla mother worked In the field
to keep thet sickly boy et school. At
15 he went to Paris alone, starved for
seven years, painted without succeee,
but etlll painted. He hed just finished
a picture to aend to the ealon when
Parle was besieged and be rushed with
his comrades to the trenches. On the. |
flret day a shell fell Into bis studio and '
destroyed bis picture and another shell (
fell at bis feet, wounding him. He wa*
carried home and lay III and Idle for j
two years. Then he returned to Paris
and, reduced to absolute want, painted
cheap fans In order to earn for himself
a living. One day a manufacturer of
some patent medicines ordered a pic
ture from him to Illustrate It* virtue*.
Lepage, who was sincere, gave his best
work to the advertisement He painted j
a landscape In the April sunlight, tb# I
leaves of tender green quivered In the
breeze; a group of baautlful girls gath
ered round the fountain from which the
elixir of youth sprang In a bubbling
ateam. Lepage believed there wa# reel
merit In It
"I/et me offer it to the salon,” be said
to his patron.
The manufacturer was delighted.
"But first paint a rainbow arching over
the fountain," he said, "with the name
of my medicine upon It." Lepage re- |
fused. “Then I will not pay you a sou !
for the picture!" The price of bis plo- j
ture meant bread for months and the 1
painter had long needed bread. The
chance of admission to the salon was
small. He hesitated. Then he silenced
his hunger and carried the canvas t*
the salon. It was admitted. Its great
•UCC6M faiured Lapage a place In pub
He recognition end hta later work a
place among the greatest living artists,
SCOTCH HONESTY,
A True Flrtnn of Ancient Mfo la Ita 1
High load*,
At one time In the highlands of Beet
land to ask for a receipt or a promissory
note was considered an Insult, and such
a thing as a breach of contract waa
rarely heard of, ao strictly did tha peo
ple regard their honor. The Preabyta
rian Witness tells a story of a farmar
who bad been In the lowland* and bad
thara aoqulred worldly wisdom.
After returning to bis natlra place
he needed some money, and requested
a loan from a gentleman In tha neigh
borhood. Tha latter, Mr. Stewart, com
piled and counted out the gold, when
the farmer Immediately wrote a receipt
“And what la this, man?" cried Mr.
Btawart, on receiving the slip of paper.
“That la a receipt, air, binding me to
give ye back your gold at tha right
time," replied Donald.
“Binding, ye, Indeed! Well, my man,
If ya canna trust yurself, I’m sura I’ll
not trust ye. Such as ye canna baa my
gold!” and gathering It up be returned
It to hla deak and locked It up.
“But, air, I might die," replied the
needy Boot, unwilling to surrender his
hop# of the loan; “and perhaps my
sons might refuse It ye, but the bit of
paper would compel them."
"Compel them to sustain their dead
father’s honor!” cried the enraged Celt. ;
“They'll need compelling to do right, ,
If this Is the road ye’ra leading them.
Ts can gang elsewhere for money, I tell ]
ye; but ye'll find nane about here that’ll :
put more faith In a bit of paper than a
neighbor’! word of honor and bla lor* of
rlsht "
No Might to Think.
"If you don’t take care what you are
about you will simplify cavalry move
ments to auch a degree that any fool
will be able to drill a regiment," wao
the remonstrance addressed by Lord
Cardigan to Gen. Sir Jamea Scarlett,
hla coadjutor on a committee appointed
about forty years ago to bring Into har
mony with utility and common sense
the then prescribed evolutions, which
were so fanciful as to suggest a circus
show and so complicated that the bi
nomial theorem might he accounted
comparatively simple.
The Indignant reproach of the light
cavalry hero to the heavy cavalry hero
was, however, but the keynote to a
principle which formerly governed mil
itary auperlors In their opinions and
subordinate officers In their actions; for
these latter never presumed—at leeet
In theory—to entertain any "opinion"
whatever. "I thought, sir-” might
be the exculpation of some unwary sub
altern, wlgged by hie colonel. "Yen
thought! Who gave you lenvd to
think T“ was the stereotyped reply,
heedless ef the obvious mental rejoin
der: “The great God who gave you leave
to breathe.”—Blackwood’s Magaalne.
Speslsfc TrsSlllw.
A tradition In the Spanish army re
quires that an officer should never fall
farther bach than the Ural rank and It
te considered the proper thing te pre
cede It—a bit of bravado which costs
Hpaln many valuable men every time
she ladulgee in lbs pastime of etreet
fighting with barricades Llautenant
Winston t'hurchlll. who has been ob
serving the Mpanlsh campaign In Cuba,
uotad with garnishment the manner
In which the officers exposed them- 1
selves te tha Insurgent ftro
IMpkltisH* sag ne»ae»
la Uarmaay MB caaee ef diphtheria
have beau treated by serum Inoculation,
t.tdo ef them In hospitals, according
te a report ef the geveraweat's a**41
eel department, Of these Ml per seat
roeevered. III per seat died, sad the
rest were still under treatment. In Urn
hospitals alone the cures »m w I end
the denthe lit per cent The remarks
I sltachvd to the reports ef the oeeee
were bight j fe>»r*bie te Its trset
in eat in l kit and unfavorable In ditf
ARNOLD’S COUNTRY PLACB.
Wkm <h. Traitor On«r r.awntta«4
■•ID mod R(a« 4r# Sow Bold.
If you wander far enough through
the broad driven and crone the ample
fields of Kairmount park, Philadelphia,
you will presently encounter a oorn
modlous atone building, eurmountlng a
wooded knoll, aet down between two
eubaldlary onee of the aame material,
Into and out of whloh a email crowd
of people, mainly women and oklldren,
are conatantly paaelng, eaye the New
York Preen. It Is now known vaguely
and generally a« the "Dairy’' and la a
pleasant enough little place for Ice
cream, lea and other light refreehmenU,
pleasantly dispensed by a neat maiden,
In the employ of the leeeeee of the
house, nut probably not one In 1,000
of the persona who ao Indulge them
selves Is aware of the fact that this
quiet little refectory, with Its trim
gravel walk In front and its grveey
banka In thJ rear, sloping gently down
to the Schuylkill, was once the country
•eat of Benedict Arnold.
It waa conveyed to him In 1776 by
John McPherson, a Philadelphia mer
chant, for 16,240 pounda, subject to a
mortgage of 1,760 pounda and a lease
to Don Juan Mlralllea, the Spanish min
ister. In tble sumptuous mansion, with
Its high celllnga, decorated walls, mas
sive mantelpieces and deeply carved
oaken doors and windows, Arnold
lived and entertained for more than
three yeara. The north room on the
Aral floor, where the visitor now sips
hla tea and leisurely munches hla sweet
cakes, was probably, from Its appear
ance, the morning-room of Arnold and
the gay party ho constantly gathered
about him. In the fine wide hall, where
tho guest* were wont to he received
with stately courtesy, Is now a row
of small tables on one side and a con
fectionary counter on the other. The
portion In front, to which queued gal
lant* and powdered dames were wont
to retreat In tho cool of tha evening, Is
now covered with small signs, calling
attention to the ham sandwiches, bam „
and egg* and other delicacies that may)'
MDDDODDA Lu it.. u
When Arnold was attainted ol®
treason in 1780 HiIm property wa* con .
flscated by the government and wai®
subsequently owned, among other*, bjW
the Hon. Kdward Hhlppen, chief Jus-1
tlce of Pennsylvania; (Jen. Jonathac
Williams and Haron von Steuben, ln<
specter-general of the army under (Jen
Washington. It was acquired by tbq
city of Philadelphia In 1868. 0
_______________ O'
ra
Where She Got It, j
"I tell you 1 need nothing," abe sal<kn
conclusively, preparing to abut th< ll(
door. ;
“But,” pleaded tha peddler, despair ji
Ingly, "surely I can sell you some little a
thing or other— hairpin*?”
But the woman laughingly shook herti
short, curly locks, showing that shel
had no use for such articles.
"Some new ribbons," urged the man.
"A dainty powder-puff; a button book?"
"I tell you, nothing," she repeated,
becoming angry.
"Ha!" exclaimed the peddler, sud*
denly catching sight of her bloomers.
"The very thing. Let me aell you a
pair of suspenders."
"Don’t need them,” was the reply.
“Don’t need them?” echoed the ven
der. "How do you keep your blomoers
up without suspenders? By will power,
I suppose,” he added, sneerlngly.
"Sort of," she asserted, tersely. "Call
It hypnotism.”
"Hypnotism, eh?" said the man,
packing up his wares. “Keep your
bloomers up with hypnotism! Where
do you get It?"
"I get It-”
Here the woman glanced complacent
ly over the bewitching bulglness of her
curvilinear figure.
"-from the hip!”
And the door banged slammlly.—
New York world.
Almont Incredible ( olnrldence.
The recent accident In Manitoba In
which A. M. Bell of Portage La Prairie
fatally shot J. Muir of Pembina, N. D.,
mistaking him for a deer, formed part
of an almost incredible coincidence. On
the same day, a similar accident took
place near Sault Ste. Marie, in which A
son of Mr. Bell figured. The son was
out hunting with a doctor of ths town
and mistook the doctor for a deer that
he was stalking and shot him. The
wound, though dangerous, has not
proved fatal, and the victim la recover
ing. A more remarkable coincidence
has seldom occurred, father and sou ou
the same day, hundreds of miles apart,
mistaking thslr comrades for doer end
■hooting them.
How Sho Volootl He* I.lf*.
Postmaster Kd Voris of Crawfords
vllle, Ind., has received word that he
has bean left 1600 by the will of Mrs.
Kilim J. Tolmsn of Minneapolis, Minn.
Several years ago Voris was traveling
in Germany and rescued Mrs. Telman
from being run ovsr by a train at the
risk of his Ufa. Ha had bis foot In
jured and was tossed from ths track and
severely Injured He bad almost for
gotten ths Inrldsnt until he received
word et |fum having been left him by
bar will.
Wile Sot* I*
la 1*6* hundreds of people assembled
In ths town of Hudlsy, Kuglaad, to at-j
land a wife sals. The first bid was
three half pence, and ultimately rose
le alt pence Ths husband. In hts Ig
norance, thought that, after the cere
mony hod been repealed three times, j
aha actually hsd no claim upon him
ml t Stao
That wondsrful people ths Chinese,
are said to hava constructed bridge#
from vary early times, hut (hues hm>«a
in ua dots front eompsintlvaly late perl
ada, sad many af I best are timber
•truotaies af tha SMtiiever type.
1E VASSAR GIRLS.'
IA RECENTLY FORMED AN
ATHLETIC CLUB.
th. Owa.r. .1 • Flare* C.U«p
I—What Will llaeam* ot lb* M*.
10 MarTf Thn.. Toaif Warn**—
la Field Kaaarda.
HR field day wblah
was held at Vaaaar
Collage laat Novem
ber marked tha
opening of a broad
er Internet la ath
letic* for women,
and the examplo
will probably bo
followed by other
college*. In aplto
of bad weather,
hundred girl*, whoa* enthualaam
d not bo damped by tbo fog, which
e tbo curl out of their hair, put on
■ahoea and macklntoaho* and hied
n to the college oval, wbora they
0 the gray and dl*mal day glorloua
h their about* and cheora.
ho Athletic A**oclation la tho
ling of the heart* of over ao many
a, and ao la the prealdent of the
Mlatlon, Mlaa Marie Champnoy, tbo
ghter of the popular artlat, J. Well*
impney. Ho, a* a little «urprlao for
, whan the banket ball gam* waa
progreaa tho enthualaatlo girl*
ared her pluck In playing with a
alned ankle by giving the new
II"—“O»eawowwow-wow wow, o*«a
vwow-wow-wow-wow, skinnywow
v-wow-wow-wow-wow <very long
wn out), V. C. A. Arab!)!"
n paper, this looks like Welsh, or
ie other unpronounceable language,
when it comes in the musical voices
tyO charming young women It is In
ijng to a degree. The athletic or
ikatlon, now that It has officers and
|ccluslve cheer, feels Itself of full
cm stature and able to take car* of
of, allowing only for the chance of
l*le spreading and strengthening as
cb aa well as the members indivld
8, which is the raison d'etre of an
tic club.
e feeling was so strong In the col
) last season that there should be
ie definite athletic stand made, that
tune, before the girls scattered far
1 wide to their homes, the new as
lation was started, a constitution
wn up and submitted to the faculty,
> gave their approval, and then the
ers for the coming year were
ted. These are: President, Miss
Ie Champney of the class of '96;
president. Miss E. Lester Baker
•7; secretary, Miss Amy Wentworth,
and treasurer, Miss Marie Rhel
. '97.
lere are five branches of work un
the auspices of the organization,
:h does not Include the regular
naslum work-basket ball, battle
lawn tennis, golf and bicycling,
captains for these divisions are
Harriet Sketchley Banks,of Engle
f, class of '98; Miss F. B. Scott,
i of '97, and Miss Harriet Isabel
Intine, the gymnasium director.
He nks Is captain of both lawn ten
nd basket ball. Miss Scott of battle
and Miss Balllntlne of golf,
e captain of the bicycle corps has
et been chosen, for, although many
ie students ride, the faculty has
•et been willing to allow any con
in wheeling, feeling that they
d be very dangerous on the nar
V/i I <■*
MIHM M. L. IIAKKU.
rack around the oval, which U the
otvallablo racing ground at praa
efhaee eapialna and lha ragular
«l of the aaam latloa form tha R«
•a Board, and all queallona *r„ ert
tp tham, airept In caaea whara a
gU opinion la nm-aaaary, when a
Igaaatlng la tallad la lha college
k
ha matiar uf rewarda and dla*
then for alhlailca thara ara not
aha pat, the whole tntereat la lha
•t halng ao new, Thera ta a baa
Bt which are tha worda “V, C A.
Aid l»ny," aad uadar that la to
h tha year of the vlaao which wlaa
lhaar each geld day. the wlnaer to
boloaa with geta the moot potato
w iihioi , ru >nti g juaeptag and
vtg. la Novambar the haauer
win by ** •tt,** which riaea proudly
a« It off the gold aad will point to
Itiatr pride and glory aa It ataada j
ugymaaelum all wiaiar
There ere two raor* dlatlncttena to ha
won by the "aweet girl athletes.” One
le a "V” on the aweater, whteh may be
worn by any girl who haa made a rec
ord that la, won In any event; and the
Other la the class date home In the
iame faehlon acroee the cheat of Ita
wearer, who can only attain this honor
when aha baa been admitted te the
basket ball team. For haeket ball Is
th* football of tb* glrla' college*, and
th* "elevens” are as proud of their
prowess a* th* stoutest and longest
haired collegian among the boys. Tb*
right to wear the whit* "V,” therefore,
and also th* date, may be owned by th*
earn* young woman, who In such a case
would probably be compelled to ask for
an Increaae In her allowance that ah*
might own two sweaters and not have
her trophies claab with each other.
Work In tb* gymnasium la obli
gatory, unless the student Is excused
by the phyalclao on account of her
health; so a good standard of muscular
development Is kept up, and there was
a good foundation to build on when th*
era of more active sthlstlcs wss In
augurated. Wvery girl on entering th*
college must go to the cosey little office
In the gymnasium, where Miss Ballln
tlns and her aselstsnt, Mir* May, make
a thorough physical examination and
record, and tell th* student what exer
cises she esn take and what muscles
need developing.
Dr. D. A. Sargent's system of physical
training la used, and In all month*
work In the gymnasium laat year, lean
than two hour* per week being re
quired, the average strength of a claaa
of 127 student* waa Increased moat ma
terially. On* hundred per cant of tha
das* added nearly live kilos to tha cheat
measurement, and Improved In tha
same degree In all parts of the body.
The gymnasium ball la large and
well fitted up, and In an adjoining room
there la a swimming bath, 43 feet long
by 24 feet wide, where the physical di
rector gives lessons In swimming to any
who wish to learn. In the theater,
above the exerclae room, there Is a
sufficient space for Indoor tennis and
basket hall.
But, of course, the new Athlalta As
sociation has In view systematle train
ing In outdoor exercise more than gen
eral gymnasilcs, and In these llnas the
girls have done very good work, con
sidering tha recent date of their Inter
est In the matter. In the 100 yard dash
on field day, Mias Wilkinson of ’M won
the first heat In JS»4 seconds, wbll*
Miss Vassar's time for the final heat,
In which aba won, was 1< seconds. In
the running broad jump, Miss Baker
mad* a record of 11 feat 6 Inches, which
was not considered a fair test of her
abilities, as the ground was very slip
pery on account of rain. In the high
Jump Mias Baker waa expected to win,
aa ah* bad the highest record before,
but she sprained her thumb, and, In
consequence of this mishap, was beat
MISS HAIllUlflT BANKS,
en by Miss Brownell, who made 48 Inch
es, which height Miss Baker had
made In practice before field day.
Horn* Old Story.
Near Mead’s, a lumber station,
twelve miles from Ashland, Ky., Robert
Jenkins accidentally shot and fatally
wounded Charley Qudgell, while bunt
ing wild turkeys. The men had
separated after locating the feeding
ground of a flock of tho fowls, and each
for a time began sounding decoy calls.
Answers which each took for the cries
of the flock reached both, and working
toward the supposed flock, each kept
as closely beneath the underbrush as
possible. Filially Jenkins saw some
thing he eupposed was a turkey and
fired. Qudgell, with a cry, toll to the
ground, struck with six buckshot, two
of which penetrated his lungs, tho
others lodging in his breast and
shoulders.
4
Hon«| III Its
Jlmson ’’Hello, old boy, 1 hear yon
spent several hundred dollars learning
a new, sure, quick and easy way of
aettina rich."
Jit mao o -"Yea, I did."
‘'Making any money ?"
"Lata."
Hair
"Teaching ether people the new,
aura, quick and eaay way at get Hag
rich."—New York Weekly.
IlM Malta*
"Whan I waa In India," aald Ih* inaa
who had traveled, 'the native thieve*
atol* the a It eel* from under uia while I
slept and I neve* knew It."
"Yee, and when I waa In lha north "
went during the boom," aald the ntaa
who will never admit that America can
bo outdone, "I had la steep la a room
where there were tour reel estate
agenti and one of them etele a poree•
plaster front my bach without ceahea* ,
;ng me '* Indlaueputia Journal,
•tent t»«net*e
Hoar trapping la a prettable beaten**
la Maine this year One trapper, of j
ktrlghten, realised Ml ea ana bear laet
aeeh III tor the ahla, M tor bounty
tag twn gallon* ef edl at M a gatlaa
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL
LESSON III., JAN. IR—JOHN THI
BAPTIST- LUKS 3HB-22.
Holden Teitl "the Neil Hay John death
Jean* < oming Toward Him and Balthi
Mehotd Ihe lemb of t.od Which
Taheth Away tha Mac" John I ItR.
OD ATM LlSt.
can Inelndea a pie.
lure of tha whole Ufa
of John aa tha fora,
runner of Jeaua
Chrlat, l.uke gfvee
the datee and namea
lieeauaa he wlahed
lo lneoi|H<rate tha
(loapel Into a gener
al hlalory of lha
world. John began
lo preach In the auirt*
mer of 2*, A. If. Ha
lireaehed for (wo
reara, one year and three moutha of whleh
waa colneldant with Ihe Hedeemar. Ha
preaehad weal of the Head Men and tha
lower Jordan. I'outtua I'llale waa gov
etuor. Jeaua waa now W yeara old. Ha
atlll lived at Naaaielli. The full teit
of toduy'a leaaon followai
It. And aa Ihe iwople were In eapeeta
lion, and all men muaed In their heart#
of John, whether he were Ihe Chrlat, or
not;
1*. John auawered, eaylug unto I hem
all, I Indeed baplltcr yon with water; hut
on* mightier than I comath, the latchet
of whoae aline* I am not worthy to on*
looae; ha aliall bupilxe you with lha Holy
Ohoet and with fire
IT. Whoae fan la In hla ham), and ha
will thoroughly purge hla floor, and will
gather ihe whe»i Inin hla garner; hut
the nhaff he will burn with lire umjuench.
a hla.
1* And many other thtnga In hla eg.
hortallon preached lie unto lha people.
It, llot Herod, the tetrarch, being re
proved by him for llerndtua Ida brother
Hhlllp'a wife ami for all Ihe evlla which
Herod had done,
Hi. Added yel tide alaive all, that ha
abut up John In prlaou.
Zl Now when all the people were bap.
ilied, It came lo paaa, that Jeaua alao
being baptlied, ami praying, the heaven
ri A ltd the I lofy tllioal data ended In a
bodily alia pc Ilk*- a dove upon him, and
a vole** came fr*>m heaven, which aal*1.
Thou art my beloved Hon: In ihee I am
well pica**-*!.
Tha neoeaaary explanation* are aa fol
low*:
17. "Whoae fan I* In hi* hand." Th#
fan la not a fan In our aenaej It I a a
I,road, light, wooden ah*»v«l, with which
Ih* grain la thrown up to th# hrecge, ao
Ihal Ihe wind may carry <>IT lha lighter
chaff while Ihe heavier grain alnka down
clean. And he will thoroughly purge."
(leariae, aeparale Ihe good from Ih* bad.
"ilia floor," Threahlng-floor, which la
iiaually a circular area of beatan earth,
aurrounilcd by a fow hank. Hera th#
grain l» separated rrom ine »ir«w 07 »
•ledge drawn by animal*. The threshing
floor, with lie mingled wheal and chaff.
I« a type of the Jewish nation and
of the world In which we live, "And will
gather the wheat." The fruit of his worli
on earth; those, who, hy believing on him,
become fit for his kingdom on earth and
In heaven. "Into hi* garner." Oranaryj
the right place for wheal; the kingdom
of heaven; heaven. "Hut 1 he chaff." The
refuse, the useless, reprr venting all who
continue In sin, unrepentant, good for
nothing, harmful. Those who refuse to
be converted, end lime to tie made Into
good wheal. "He will burn with fire un
I uuenchahle," Hymbollxes, apparently,
Anal, Irresistible, and utter destruction.
1*. "Many other thing*." He u»*d «v
•ry poNsllile form of expression, lllu»ira
tion, and point In view, In order to Im
press the truth upon the people.
“Preached he." The word mean*
"preached good tidings," "preached the
gospel,"
It, "Herod , . , being re proved by
him." Thl* story Is placed here by Luke
to complete the account of John before en
tering upon the ministry of Jesus. A
fuller account Is given In Mark 8; 14*20.
"Keproved . . , for Herodlas . . .
and for all the evil things.” Herod was
then living In open adultery. He had
gained llerodla* by the baseat perfidy. 11*
waa gulliy of rnvelllnga, oppressions, and
murders, John could not conscientiously,
or effectively reprove the sins of the pen
pis, and not the sins of the great who
could Inflict Injury upon film. Unre
proved crime in high places endorses and
multiplies crime among the people. More
than this, the sins of Herod were Inflict
ing great evils upon the people. John
stood up as their champion, like David
before Oollalh, Aretas, an Arabian king,
whose daughter Herod bad divorced for
the suke of Herodlas, Indlgrmnt at the
affront Herod bad put upon him, had de
clared war; and at the very time of John's
reproof, preparations for war were ac
tively going on. John sought to stop th*
flood of horrors the war would roll upon
the people,
20. "He shut up John In prison," accord
ing to Josephus In the castle of Mocheru*,
seven miles northeast of the Dead Sea.
Here John remained a year, a silent and
powerful preacher of rlghteousnesa. Dur
ing this time be once sent a delegation
of Ills disciples to Jesus in (Jalllee to know
If he really ware the Messiah (Matt. U:
2-8).
These are deocrlbed In Matthew 14: 5-12;
Mark «: IH-2V. After lying In prison for »
year, John waa tieheaded hy Herod, In
accordance with a drunken prumlae, In
March, A. D. 20. at Caatle Mae her us, at
th# age of n. Tima perished the greatest
and most sitecesaful of I be prophet*. He
was successful, for (II John llidshed the
work that was given him to do, Ills Ilf*
waa a completed whole. Had he lived
longer, he would have marred the perfec
tion of this work. After the Messiah had
come and was established, the work of
the forerunner was elided.
truered by HI* llreeebaa.
A ...aa. aaUdwwi kofot I & dake.M.W
Iii l*ugat round rrt rutly. Hr bad on a
oalr of oouiblnatton rubbrr tioota and
trousers. raartalng up tu hie uruiplte.
Hy Mime mlschent-e be (ell overboard
bead first; (he air In ble trouaere rushed
upward and buoyed up hla teot un lop of
the water ae though held there by A
lifebelt and the Rehrriuau waa unabla
to get hie heed above the eurfa«o. Ho
eut such au orld Raure, apparently
walking In the water head downward,
that hla rompantone were unable from
mirth lo help him for a few seven d*.
and when they got him out ho waa
more than half drowned
NQTKD Ml INI* MAN.
Thomas Hlaeklcwk, It. !>, one of Ike
moat learned m«a el the eighteenth
eeuiurr. waa blind et the age of three
months
Crenels Huber, the K*Im naturalist,
lost hie eight at an early age, beeem*
aa eminent entomologist, and wrote on
heee. ante and other lewd*
Ha* Id Mae both, Ike taveatar of the
etrtag alphabet for the blind, waa bora
hllnd Ho waa aw *.>«>mpl taped
mosU'ise. a perfwel prodigy In maths
metis*. and an <n««atur of n* maah
order ol merit