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THE RED CLOUD CIIIIW, tfRJDAY, NOV. 20 I MO.
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DIYIKK UKVELATlUX.
FARMED WARNED ABOUT THE
END OF THE WORLD.
Ills l'ollnwirn Prepare for I lie 1 : 11 t
He Hiii llniiKtit mi Iron Custd't. Snlil
All III I'ropiilj. iiimI Will llurj lu
Moni'j.
i y W. GOIVHH. n
I A wealthy Berrien
xN'A I "1 com,t" fiirnu'r, hc-
rt '' y. UV0H tliat t,,c
fv''V)'"""' world will come to
y-SiK , nn miiI Oct. 1, -iiyn
the New York Her
aid. Ills belief in
the alleged revela
tion which predict
ed llnal dissolution
cannot be shaken.
A coiiBlderable following share his
faith, and cilnco the night of Sept. C,
when Gouche held hh suppoird commit
nlcatlon with the divine power, his fol
lowers have been making preparations
for the llnal leave taking.
There Is to he no further warning.
The earth will crumble to dust, and
the faithful, those destined by reason
of marked favor with Cod to enjoy the
future life, will be taken from the earth
on the night pr vloun to the llnal judg
ment. Concho's strange faith Is not
'he result of n hallucination which
might come to a prison suffering from
menial derangement, hut Is due to faith
In dreams and prophecies fulfilled.
The morning of Sept. " douche awoke
greatly agitated. During the night It
wni n've'ilrd to him In n dream that on
the 1st day of October God In his wrath
would destroy the earth and that iho?e
Now they promise us the bicycle for
twenty-tlve.
The bicycle "built for two" was the
first departure from the single-seated
wheel, and It was followed by the trip
lot. Urn "quad." the. "quint," the sex
tuplet, the nonaplct, etc., until the
other day It was seriously announced
that a bike for twenty-five, a "dtiodc
elplet," so to speak, was among the
certainties. That was a record break
er for a while. The twenty-live-seated
wheel Is under construction by the
Herald Cyclo company for the Nynuke
Bicycle club, of Brooklyn, of which
James Gclsslnger Is president. Mr.
Gclsslngcr had trouble In finding any
one willing to undertake the conatruc-
who failed to prepare for the final t.um
moiis would perish. Ho communicated
tho revelation to his family, who at
onco shnred his belief, and tho neigh
borhood In which tho Couches' re
sided became crazed with excitement,
nnd each day has served to add to the
confusion.
A meeting was hold at the Goucho
houso that night nt which weird scenes
were enacted. Goucho went Into u
tranco and tho fiamo stnrtlltiB predic
tion haunted him. The verification of
tho prophecy confirmed tho bcliof of
douche's followers. Men, women and
children fell forward on their knees
nnd ralBCd their voices in suppllcitlcfa
to God.
The lights were extinguished nnd
until tho dawn of tho next day chore
was no cessation of the wild scones.
Women cried and laughed In their fran
tic frenzy; strong men wept and pracd,
but nbovo the babblo of voices 'ould
be heard the words of Goucho telling
his followers to prepare for dlvlno
Judgment.
Gouche Is possessed of considerable
wealth. His property Is valued at 50,
000, the money being largely Invested
In real estate. He holds to tho belief
become his Inheritance In tho next
that it ho buries his treasure It will
world. Ho has succeeded In converting
his property Into gold and silver coin
nnd tho night before tho crumbling of
tho earth Gouche will bury his treas
ure. Ho has sold his house, together
with Us contents and, with his follow
ers, who number twenty-five, awalU
tho blast of Gabriel's trumpet.
Meetings nre hold nightly at Goucho's
houno and with song ami prayer the
coming of the now life Is hailed with
great rejoicing, tho band having been
reconciled to lcnvlng this llfo. They
urn peeking converts, but the peoplo
living In tho neighborhood who are not
carried away with tho craze look with
commiseration upon the little band.
Gouche has purchased on iron, cap
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Let. In which to enter upon hi l.ut
deep, and the last night on earth he
will "pend within the Iron burying box.
The afternoon of the day will witness
unique services, at which eulogies will
bo pronounced and llnal farowMls
taken. Hack member of the band will
then go home to await the crash which
will precede the dissolution of the
world. They do not profess to know
the manner In which they aie to bo
spared and the sinners slain, believ
ing that God In II In wisdom wilt look
after all the minor details of their
tran P Ion to the celestlan city.
Each member of the band, following
the Instructions of (louche, has dis
posed of his belongings for a money
consideration. The women have sold
their Jewelry and finery, letters of fare
well and admonishment have been In
dited to friends and relatives not shar
ing In the unique faith and all may be
said to be In readiness for the last day.
Gouche Irt a man of good Intelligence.
He Is 52 years of age and has reared a
large family. He owned until within
the last few days several largo farms.
He has always been noted for his ec
centricities, but was considered a ;oed
citizen and a valued member of the
community. No person doubts the sin
cerity of his belief In what he terms a
divine command.
Tin- T.vi'iiiui) or Kllli.
Hurry makes slaves of us all. The
onsvv coping movement)! of our lives and
of our agi doptivo us of the sense of
restfiilness. We begrudge the time
necessary to think lomptiscdly and ade
quately. We want to do everything
upon short meter. Our prayer meet
ings, our Sabbath services, our closet
devotions and our family woishlp
FIFTY LECS: ONE DICYCLE.
tion of his giant. The bicycle archi
tects all shouted "Impossible!" and ro
tused to bid on the work. Finally he
Induced the Herald company to build
tho machine at ii cost of JG00. Other
makers had said tho Job would cost
$2,000. The twenty-five-soated wheel
will be guaranteed for two years, bar
ring punctures and Injuries duo to nc
cldontB. Tho length will bo twenty
fivo feet. No. 2 seamless tubing will
bo used. The wheels will be thirty
inches In diameter, and three and one-half-inch
hose pipe tires will bo .ised.
The front gear will be 100 and the
rear gear (is. On the rear wheel the
inilliect gear will bo used, tho samo
ns that adopted for modern fire trucks.
come under the sweep of this Impetu
ous, hurrying and anxious spirit, ns
well as our business and our pleasure.
Lolsuio seems absent from our nature
and from our experience. Push and
stir drive us hither and thither at will.
As to the result, wo lack calmness of
soul, orderly procedure and steady and
dignified notion. Wo become fretful,
Impatient nnd inconsistent. Wo fall to
get the best out of cither our physical,
mental or spiritual faculties.
A I'rmlc of Niilure.
A rich man of Cleveland, O., a few
days ago gavo a chestnut party. Chest
nut parties are qulto the rage Just now,
says the Plain Denier of that city.
They nro easily planned and carried
out. About tho only necessity Is chest
nuts. That's whero tho rich man
stumbled. The chestnut supply at the
point ho had selected for tho party was
scarco. There was asplandld treo, but
Its crop was light. Wealth Is tho true
father of expedients. Tho rich man
bought a generous supply of chestnuts
nnd sent them out to bo carefully scat
tered beneath the treo. When tho
party arrived at tho nutting ground,
lo! tho treo had been sunken nnd there
on the ground Iny tho remarkably gen
erous supply of nuts. Tho business of
gathering them went merrily forward,
when, nil of a sudden, ono of tho older
members of the party, picked up a fall
en loaf and looked nt It suspiciously.
Then sho glanced up at tho treo above
her.
"Isn't It strange," sho said.
"Isn't what strungo?" nskod tho rich
man.
"That all theso chestnuts should
grow on an oak tree."
And it was an oak sure enough,
A certain Chinese sect teach that
women who wear short hair will bo
transformed Into men In the great
hereafter. v
THE MONTH KOR COLDS.
rii.N-liluni Suj 'Mint I'l-opto Surfer from
ltiltiC 1 1 1 1 1 r 1 1 1 n r 1 . I'lolliiil.
Have you got a cold? If not. you
nre fortunate, for nearly ever) one else
1'iiB one. Out of u. doon or more phy
sicians seen yesterday they all attrib
uted the colds from which nearl eveiy
oiio Is suffering to the sudden change
of weather. "Colds are to be expected
with a change of season." said a prom
inent physician, "and there Is nothing
alarming In their pi event prevalence.
Some people get the Idea that they
have the 'grip' the moment they con
tract a slight cold, but there Is a wide
difference between the two maladies.
A person suffering from the grip fools
as though every bone In his body Is
broken and that his head Is twice the
usual size. He hasn't to be told that
he has the grip, but goes to bed and
sends for n dot tor. while the man with
a cold, although feeling badly, Is able
to continue at hlrf business. October
Is a grent month for colds. The tem
perature Is so uncertain during this
mouth that many people do not take
proper precautions In the matter of
dress. Many who cannot afford to
change their raiment promptly with
the season nre thinly clad nnd readily
contract colds In consequence, while
those who aie able to make a prompt
change are geuerall.v ruleless, dressing
too hetlly one day and too llghtb the
ne.M. when the weather Is changeable.
Another reason for the prevalence of
coldt at this i.oas-oti is duo to the
change experienced by many who have
returned from the mountain or hoi
shore, while their habits of life and
the climate haw been dlffeient to
what they find In the city, and t lit)
Thus tho twenty-fifth man, who will
occupy the roar seat, will be the steers
man nnd will control tho big (Iyer In
the same fashion as the steersman
on a hook anil ladder truck. With fifty
stout legs punching the pedals it Is
believed that a speed of eighty miles
an hour will bo possible. If so, the
Umpire State express will certainly
not bo "in It" and man will at Inst bo
able to beat steam at Its best. Tho
mnchlne will ho but two feet wide and
rigged in tho double tandem style, that
Iri, two riders side by side. Tho total
weight will bo eighty pounds, so that
the factor of safety will bo lower In
this wheel thnn In almost any other
vehicle of motion. Now York World.
change results In n slight typoT
luonza. riu-lr systems are generally
mildly charged with malaria, and na
ture avails herself of this opportunity
to work It out."
It was tho general concensus of onln
on among the physicians seen hnt
tho health outlook for Philadelphia for
the coming winter w.ih promising, and
tho provalenco of "grip," (0 n arise
want, was not anticipated by any of
them. Tho druggists report that tho
sales of ,ullo and untlpyrlno during
ho last few days has been unusually
nrge, which shows a disposition on
tho part of a largo number of thoso
differing to doctor themselves "The
public schools should bo 'warned
against u too generous uso of nntlnyr
Ine without tho prescription of a ihy
Flclan," said a prominent druggist
"as nt times It has n most deleterious
effect, especially with persons who
have heart trouble. Tho effect of the
drug Is to suddenly lower tho temper
ature, and when this Is done to too
grent nn extent with persons suffering
from heart trouble tho consequences are
likely to bo horluiiH." I'JiIladclphlu
Times.
For tho lliiiiiifmi or Other
Wealth being tho gift of God, It must
not ho used contrary to tho wishes of
tho Benefactor. It Is proper that a fit
ting token of gratitude- bo mndo to
Him, nnd that His exnmplo of well-doing
unto others be emulated by thoso
who hnvo thomselves benefited by tho
exercise of this attribute. Henco pro
coeds nn entirely different understand
ing of tho uses of wealth; It Is laden
with responsibility; It dcmnndB unsel
fishness In Its administration, nnd re
quires thnt It bo used not recklessly,
not tyrannically, but for the hnpplnsu
of all. Ex.
Tho nrmy of India now numbers 280,
000 men, of whom 180,000 are native
soldiers.
PMJULS0K TIIK )m
OCCUPATION OF THE PEARL
FISHERS A DANOEROUSONE.
While lit Ucirl, II.' Ik Siirroiitiilril In
All Sort or Putim-r II. P. Whll
ttnt ro tt . ii Sin ( ('rul HUer llr.i i lln
IIIh I'rrlliniK Aili ntiiriH.
(tly II. P. WhltinniMh.)
r ISHING for pearls
, -m Is a profitable oc-
r
"J eiiiititlaii. but full of
danger. I'o r m Mi y
the calling wnsino
uopollr.cd by the
natives of tropic
shores whoso op
erations were con
fined to the shallow
waters, or at best
depths easily pen
etrated by divers without apparatus.
Hut when the fluilluw waters were de
nuded of their prizes, more venture
some men ui'iit Into the business, lil
ting thcuiM'hcHtiut with boats and c'h
Ing suits, b means of which they
could neareli deeper wateis for tho
ocean's only Beni.
Pearls .ue found in most tropical
waters. Tin. market, however. Is prin
cipally supplied from the gulfs of Cali
fornia ami Melro. the northern coast
of Australia, Cc. Ion, and the Mauds
of the P.uifie.
Though pearls aie found lit almost
all mollmU. the line pearls of fnsh'on
are only protliued by the pearl oyster
or niolhci-nf penil shell. And here lit
me say tli.it piarl diving menim not
onlv llshlng for pearl', but also the
shells which contain them. The loin
ineiclal "M.-o.-P." shell Is In reality
tho breiid-.iiiil-butier of the dher. In
size they aie about as huge as an or
dinary illnner-plate. and their weight,
when cleaned. averages 2 pounds. When
sold In London market they bring from
1011 to i::o per (on. On the spot they
arc reckoned roughly at 2s a pair.
From Tories Straits, good peat ling
grounds extend far east and went.
Here (nnd It Is representative of near
ly all other fisheries) diving Is carried
on by means of liigger-ilgged boats,
ranging in size from five to twenty
tons. This stjlo of craft has proved to
bo most suitable, as they are easy to
handle and can be shifted quickly. They
nre built with n certain icgard for
speed, for the reason that the hotter
the sailing qualities of the boat, more
time the diver has for work below. The
boats are fitted with air-pumps, anil
carry a crew of five Malays and a
diver; tho latter being also tho cap
tain. There Is a scattering of Europeans
among the divers principally English
anil Germans; but Kanakas, Malays,
East Indians, Jnpanese, and Chlneso
make up the greater number.
Next to a good diver and apparatiifl,
a rellablo "tender" is tho most neces
sary adjunct to a pearling lugger's out
fit. Ho It is who holds the life or sig
nal lino, nnd looks after tho general
welfare of tho diver when below. Tho
"tender" Is tho second In command.
Ho must keep his weather eje "lift
ing" for squalls, the movements of
other boats, and should bo n wide
awake fellow; quick to act in an emer
gency, and constantly alert.
On the pcaillng grounds, with the
first streaks of dawn, blue wi oaths of
smoke arise from every boat. The
cooks are busy preparing the overlast
Ing fish nnd rlco for tho Mohammedan
crows. Tho divers have, perforce, to
content themselves with a cup of cof
fee and a piece of bread, as It Is Impos
sible to do good work under water with
a full stomach.
Tho diving dresH Is a waterproof
combination of coat, vest, trousers,
ami stockings, all In one. The only
Inlets or outlets nro the witlo collar
and tho wristlets. Dressed In a douhlo
set of heavy llannels (to absorb tho
perspiration), tho diver, with the "tend
er's" aid, works his way, feet first, into
tho dress; his hands nro soaped, so
that they may slip through tho tlght-
DIVER WITH BASKET OF PEARL
SHELLS,
fitting rubber wristlets, nnd then tho
hoots nro buckled on. Tho latter nro
leaden-soled nnd weigh 32 pounds.
Next tho corselet or shouldcr-pleco Is
added, and screwed tightly to the col
lar of the dress. Then tho life-line nnd
plpo nro attached, tho eighty-pound
back nnd chest weights suspended from
tho shoulders, the helmet screwed on.
and tho diver is ready to step over
the side.
Pearl diving Is carried on nt a depth
of sixty to 108 feet. At tho latter
depth a diver cannot remain under
rroro than ten minutes on nccoust of
tho pressure. In forty feet or fifty ftot
of water It Is possible to remain below
two hours without suffering much In
convenience, Ab to tho distance one
can sco when bolow, It Is governed
entirely by tho stato of the water. If
clear, objects can be distinctly seen
iorty or fifty fectj but if dirty, that to,
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frfVjIiW
pllrred up by strong lidos, or rough
weather. It Is neeessar. lo go on all
foiira to find bottom A good day's
work Is anvthing oer 20t) pniiM of
shells, although I hae known as many
as 1.000 to be picked up 111 that time.
Pearls can never be reckoned on as
certainties. Finding them Is nltogeth
er a matter of luck. One tlhcr may
open ton after ton of shells without ho
cut lug anything hut a few seed points,
while another may take a foitune cut
of a iIii.'h gathering.
Diving, and paiilculnily pearl diving,
is an evcenlliigly dangerous ooeiiiu
tlon, and accidents on the pearling
gioiinds are of common occurrence. A
tller runs the risk of losing his life
by ripping or tearing his dress upon
sharp rocks or corals, through which
he must often pick IiIh way. Then,
again, ,iu accident may happen lo the
air-pump, In which case ho Is suffo
cated; or the air-pipe may become tin
c(tvletl or burst, with the same fatal
res, lit. Hut perhaps the greatest dan
ger which besets a diver when below
Is that of fouling on the bottom, nnd
to explain how easily this may hap
pen, I will lelate an experience of my
own:
I had been working all day, nnd
about 'knoeU off" lime, having a full
bag of shells, I screwed up the escape
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ATTACKED BY AN OCTOPUS,
valve In order lo fill tho dross with air
and make inynelf lighter, and g;iw tho
customary signal to ascend. Tho life
line tautened, and I was soon lifted
from my feet and being drawn toward
tho lighter water aboo. The angry
frame of mind that usually attends the
dher at work gradually passed away
as 1 was raised to the surface, and I
was Just getting good-tempered nt the
thought of a mouthful of fresh air,
when I felt a sudden Jerk under my
left arm, and at the samo Instant my
progrem was stopped.
Ilefoio I realized what was tho mat
ter, the alr-plpo was torn from tho
check that hehl It under my arm, slip
lied over It. anil pulled my head down
ward: while tho hauling of tho "ten
der" above on tho llfe-llno round my
waist raised tho lower part of my
body and left mo suspended heeds up.
In the first few moments of my hiir-lul.'-e
and terror I did not stop to con
sider what had happened. My pres
ence of mind deserted mo, and I strug
gled and H'rcnincd like a madman.
After a little while, having kicked
myself into n otnto of exhaustion mid
common sense, I reasoned out the cause
of my dilemma. As tho strain of tho
alr-plpc was downward, and that of the
llfe-llno upward, I concluded that tho
plpo must ho fast below, and that tho
only thing to bo done was to go down
and clear It. First, I regulated tho
air In the dress, lotting out as much as
I could spare, for In my present posi
tion all the air went Into my legs, and
kept them floating otralght upwards,
and then I tried to make tho "boys"
understand that I wanted them to low
er mo.
All my shakes and Jerks on tho life
line, however, worn without avail. By
that time all bauds, except those pump
ing, had tailed on, and wero doing
their level best to pull mo In halves.
Fortunately, all my gear was In good
shape, or thoy might have accomplish
ed It. Finally, after hanging hoT,vlxt
the top and tho bottom about half nn
hour, my "tender" had sense enough
to signal for another diver, and I was
at last released and hauled up, more
deatl than alive. The cause of thin ac
cident wan simply that tho cnrelesa
holder of tho pipe, instead of keeping
It taut, had allowed It to drag on the
bottom until It fouled around the hnr
of a coral cup. Had tho tide not been
slack at tho time, tho weight of tho
boat, which was practically anchored
by the air-pipe, would havo torn tho
helmet from my shouldora anil tho re
sult would havo been different.
Octopl aro seldom met with In Aus
tralian waters, though there Is always
tho possibility of such a thine, nnd i
occasionally ono hears of nn encounter '
'ilio deaths or many nntlvo divers who 1
go down and never appenr again, nio !
attributed to tho trldacna, n gigantic j
mulliisk or tho clam order; which
closes with a vlse-llkci grip upon any
thing that passes its lips.
Another fish that Is unplcnsant to
meet Is that known ns tho stono-llah.
It Is small, being only a few Inohos In
length, but Its bito Is unisonous. An-
pnrently, It makcii Its homo under the
pearl shell for It Is only when picking
up u shell that a diver 1b bitten. After
a blto from this spiteful little member
of tho finny tribe, It Is wlso to remain
under wnter as long as possible. The
pressure, causing much bleeding nt Iho
bitten part, expels the poison.
Black and yellow scn-snnkes nro con
stant companloiiB of tho diver, though
qulto harmless; also stlngnrees. blow
fish, mullet, nnd a hundred other va
rieties known among divers by names
descrlptlvo of somo peculiarity tho
fish possesses, but which to the reader
mean nothing. A few of them aro
known to science by names that mean
Ices.
Too Krvrrr,
"Professor, why are prlzo-fljli crj
never found In football teams? rhey
can't stand the punishment." Detroit
I'Vee Press.
iAtSffilF i" V S
HIS TRGACIIKROUO MEMORY.
IHiii It I'l.i.Mil ii Mini .Wler it NoIiit
Sight nnr.
I should lute to tell you which one
of them It was, but It happened on tho
night of the MeOlllleuddy banquet. Tho
man hlnnof told m,. about It ns fol
lows: M. mommy isn't very good, nnd I
had several things on my mind. When
1 went out Tuesday night I Intended to
come homo early, but dropped Into
the spread nt the Hotel Atwood. and It
was past 2 n. in. when I struck my
doorstop. You ought to have seen me
nnenk up to the front door ami funi
bio for my key. I reckon (hat no ono
over old a itlicker Job than I did. 1
haven't been out so late for months,
but I got into the hallway without
making any iioIm and sat down on tho
stnlrs mid removed my shoes. I learned
that when I was courting my wife.
Why, I have done slicker Jobs lu get
ting out of her house and Into initio
without waking ellher of tho families
than Spike Hennessy ever did In his
palmiest days of burglary. 1 wont up
stairs to tho ehninbir door anil pushed
on It. It cie.iketl some, but It gave way
and I was In. 1 expected to hear somo
one av: "Will. Is that you?" but no
one dltl, although 1 fancied I heard tho
soft lu entiling of my wife. 1 didn't
light the gas. Not I. I slipped off my
clothes: decided not to wind my watch
for fear of Its click; round my robe do
null, slipped into It, and edged around
to my side of the bed. Then I calmly
iniil sieidlly uiiil ib ftly slipped In.
I was a'one'
She vviiii gone!
And then I remembered that sho had
been away two dajs, mil 1 hail known
It all the lltno, It 1 had only slopped w
think.
"Sober?"
Ceitnlnly I was. 1 hadn't drank tv
thing but spring water anil Worcester
shlie s.nie. Lewistou .louiiial.
'I lie linli'iM'iiili'iil SI ijjh Krlicr.
Eastern tourists who citnno: differ
ent lato between a California stago
driver ami an custom coachinan meet
with a rude shock in tho wild and
woolly west, and they soon learn that
the Califorulun Is u knight of tho reins
several grades higher In tho social
scale than the uieul.il of the east.
There Is an old driver at Monterey
who Is determined that his patrons
shall nialco no mistake concerning bin
exact statiiti, ami In a quiet way ho
checks all attempts to niuko a servant
of him. A short time ugo he was driv
ing a part of tourists about when ono
qticiiilotis old lady who had annoyed
him not a little by her air of superi
ority, asked:
"My man, do yoit know tho namo of
that wild llower?"
"Yep," ho replied, nnd flicked ono of
his lenders with his whip.
She paused u moment for him to
give the name, but ho uieiely clucked
to the wheeleis.
"Driver, do you know the nnmo of
that llower?" sho repeated, lu an Im
perious tone.
"Yep; get up there, Bally!"
Again she waited and again demand
ed: "Man, don't you know tho namo of
that llower?"
"Yep; g'long there, Peto!"
"Then why don't you tell mo?"
"Oh, you want to know, too, do you
That's a wilil roue." San Krnuclscv
Pest.
An Opi'trx-Wo Allcriiullw,
"And didn't you llko It up there?"
Tho tlepornl migel elevated her
brows suggestively.
"Well," sho rejoined, "they gavo mo
a perfectly uwcll crown anil then said
I'd have to tuko It off If thero wns any
body silting behind mo, mid 1 Just told
tho usher ho could go ahead and eject
mo If ho wanted to." Dotiolt Tribune,
THE CHURCH MILITANT.
Flvo new Methodist churches aro dc
Vig erected In the Muuknto district.
Minnesota. Dedications occurred at
Albert I.ea, Sept. Ill, und at Aldcn,
Sept. 20.
Bishop Gaines, nt the African Meth
odist conferenco in Richmond, Va.,
ceived notice that ho would ordain no
man to the ministry who drank whisky,
chewed tobacco or smoked.
Covenant church, Chicago, a branch
of thi First church, Is to build n twu
story brick nnd stouo $.10,000 edltico
with an audlenco room for 850, leoturo
room for 2.10 ami Sunday school room
for 1,000.
Thirteen tnlsslonnrlcB have tailed for
Manchiirin, suit by the t'nltcd Pres
byterian church of Scotland, which has
u very pioinlwlng mission Ibid there,
Tho work was Interrupted by tho Into
war hel.vccn China ami Japan, and ono
young missionary fell a martyr to Chl
neso bigotry, hut It Is being resumed
under most hopeful conditions.
Tho fifty-seventh annual session of
tho Rock river conference of tho Moth
odlst Episcopal church at Freeport, III.,
was, aa usual, a notablo gnthorlng of
devout, godly men. Tho opening sacra,
mentnl service was led by Bishop An
drews. Ono of tho special features of
the session Is tho con roe- of lectures
clellVeied by Professor Grahnm Taylor
and Reverend A. C. Hirst, of Chicago.
At tho celebration of the twenty-second
anniversary of tho Chautauqua as
sembly recently, Dr J. M. Buckley said;
"I honor Chautauqua. I consider it
tho greatest promoter of religion that
can be found In this country. I was
glad when permission was given to tho
Roman Catholics to hold their services
here. Itf'.s the greatest promoter of
sectional nlty. Did you see that large
number! hat nroso from tho south?
Somo off the best friends 1 have are In
the south, and I was Introduced lo
them here on these grounds."
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