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About The Red Cloud chief. (Red Cloud, Webster Co., Neb.) 1873-1923 | View Entire Issue (July 31, 1913)
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Pedro Detnncourt, Cuba. That llttlo four-year-old Oncllo Ourcla, who on Juno 20 dlflappearod while on his way homo at tho form Sardlnas, was mur dered by negro voodoolsts to obtain his blood for witchery practices, tho same that happened with llttlo Zolla at Gulra do Melena and with little Lulsa at Alacrancs, thero Is llttlo doubt. Tho rural guard have arrested the men and women who are held respoiiBlblo for tho savago practice. The nrrestcd persons In tho case up to the present time arc Severo Jim enez, Faustlfio Daro, Denlto Armas and Ramon Martinez, tho thrco last mentioned being accused by Jimenez, whoso statement to Judge McrconchI- Bfe Pedro Betancourt. nl shows that tho practlco of voodoo Ism in tho country districts among tho negroes continues in its pristine sav age state. The fact that Bocout and Molina, the murderers of llttlo Zolla at Golra do Melena in 1905, were exo cuted In tho garrotb has apparently Bcrved no purpose From tho investigations and the charges mado by Jimenez against Da ro, Martinez and Armas, it appears that in the present case a woman, who is held as the "head voodoolst," was sick at Torrlcnto and that under their practices she was to bo touched with a Btono called the "Bauto," which must bo "fed" ,wlth tho blood of a white child to obtain her cure. Accordingly Daro, Martinez and Armas started to seek a victim, and to that end went to tho home of Jimenez at tho Mara villa farm and requested his aid. Jimenez says that he refused to Join them, returning to his house, whero ho told his mother. This happened on June 19, ho saying that on Juno 21, a day after llttlo Onollo disappeared, ho was told by Daro that his services were no longer needed, that they al ready had tho child. Tho rural guard, acting under orders of Judge Mcrcouchlnl, aro making a search about tho district at places pointed out by Jimenez In ordor to find the remains of tho missing boy, but up to the present all search has proved fruitless. JOKER IS MAROONED ON ROOF Track Shifter, which doe tho uork of many Tumi on.Top of Fori San Lorenzo, at mouth oflht Chain. Thti device was Invented especially or use on the canal work, whr frequent Ban Lorenia caatU waa captured by Henry Morgan's men In 1670 before he de atilttlntf of tracks lias been necessary. , , . 4, strayed Panama. Ten One-Legged Men In Court. Edwardsvllle, 111. Ten one-legged men appenred in court here when tho .case of Walter Taylor against tho Commonwealth Steel company was Icalled. Taylor seeks damages for Itho loss or a log. ' Tho witnesses woro I in court to testify that a man crippled as Taylor is can find employment. r Baby Drowns In Milk Can. Pon du Lac, VJb. Norman Schu macher, aged four, fell into a milk jean, containing only four Inches of water, and waa drowned, at tils bomo la CalumsvllU, near hare. teBNATIONAL SUNMrSfflOOl Lesson (By H. O. SnU.EUS. Director of Even Inn Department Tho Moody Ulblo In stitute of Chicago.) LESSON FOR AUGUST 3 llverheadeee Tables Turned on Fir Bell Ringer Indignant at Treatment. Rlverhead, L. I. Attempting to spring a Joko on tho staid residents here by ringing the flrobell and bring ing them out of their houses in alarm, Sandy Adams, va young politician, found himself marooned on tho roof of tho Are house and a target for tho jibes of tho villagers for an hour and a half. It has long been a practlco of young men here to ring tho bells on tho Are houso on the Fourth of July and send out falso alarms. Tho town board de cided to put a stop to tho practice and special otllcers wero appointed for tho purpose. Adams climbed to the root of the Are houso by means ot a ladder which he pulled up after him. When the bell began ringing people rushed to the street to find whero the flro was. Adams lowered the ladder to the ground, but before he could de scend, Ruland, one of tho special offi cers, pulled It away. Adams remained, perched on the root ot tho bulldlnn for an hour and a half, and the lagers' jeers added to his mortifica tion. When ho was taken from tho roof he was highly Indignant. He said he heard the flro boll and climbed to the roof to see who was ringing It. THE PLAQUES OF EGYPT. LESSON Tl'XT-1's. 103:23-3G (cf. Ex. 7:8-11:10.) GULDEN TKXT-"Vliosovcr shall exalt himself shall bo humbled: and whosoever Hhull humble himself shall bo exulted." It. V. Matt. 23:12. Whllo this Psalm is a succinct state ment of all that Is contained in Exo dus, chapters 7 to 12, still no teacher can judge himself as having made proper preparation who has not stud ied carufully tho earlier record. De ginning with thoso of discomfort tho plagues becomo more and moro so ero until tho last and tho crowning one, tho death of the first born, cnuscd tho Egyptians to thrust out tho Israel ites with hasto and gladness, laden with an abundance of "spoil." Pharaoh trusted in tho superior greatness of the Egyptinn gods, ho also had great prldo in his absolute power and hated to loso the profitable scrvlco ot his Hebrew slaves. Over against this was God's right to demand the wor ship of his chosen people, God's pro fuso warnings to tho proud Egyptian, and tho Inevitable outcome of tho man, tribe, or nation who sets up hu man will in opposition to the plans ot an Omnipotent God. True thanksgiv ing and praise nro b.tBcd upon "Ills marvelous works" (v. 5 R. V.) Israel Made Strong. I. The Induction of Israel Into Egypt, vv. 23-25. Dy "Israel" in verso 2(! tho Psalmist does not refer to the jimtlon but rather to the supplanter iwlio becamo "Israel, a prince." His iinduction into Egypt was in accord lanco with God's purposes and plan, 'yes, his specific command, Gen. 40:2-7, ,Acts 7:9-15. God Increased the de scendants ot Israel greatly in tho land of Egypt, see v. 2 1. At tho same timo God mado thoso samo descendants Btronger than their "adversaries" on account of tho fact that Jehovah fought on their side, see Rom. 8:31. II. The Exodus of Israel From Egypt, vv. 26-36. Now tho Psalmist is referring to the nation. In Exodus thero aro recorded ten plagues, here thero aro mentioned but eight. Tho plague of the murrain of beasts and tho plaguo of boils, the fifth and tho sixth, aro hero left out for Borne rea son best known to the Psalmist. God saw the afflictions of Israel but sends relief through human agents. Moses wns God's "servant" (v. 26) nnd Anron "Ills chosen" (I S,am. 12:G) so also is every true believer. Their work has to "show" (v. 27) God's won ders in tho land of Egypt (Ham). They wero to shew "Ills" wonders, signs, tho "Words of His signs" (R. V. marg.), and none of their own. In other words they wero to bo tho vis ible embodiment of God's character and power. Worshiped the Nile. Tho Psalmist then turns to tho first ot tho historic plagues. The Egyp tians wero so dependent upon the Nile that they personified it and worshiped it. They had shed tho blood of tho Israelites and were given blood to drink, see Rev. 16:5, 6 and Gal. 6:7. Tho third plaguo was directed against the goddess "Hekt," queen ot two worlds, and who was represented by a frog-llko figure, seo Ex. 8:8. It was after this calamity that Pharaoh tem porized. The third and fourth plagues are grouped together in verse 31. God often uses very little things to humble the great ones of earth. Life is made up of trifles, but llfo is no trifle. Pha raoh had proudly boasted of bis agnos ticism (Ex. 5:2) but when he sought to try conclusions with God and said, "Neither will I let Israel go" God let him wrestle with frogs, lice and flies. We thus see a man setting hlmselt against God who is not able to over come these smallest of pests. As we havo mentioned, tho fifth and sixth plagues are omitted from this record, hence tho plague mentioned in v. 32 Is in reality tho seventh (Ex. 9). It was a rebuko to tho God of the air, and from Rev. 8:7 and 10:21 we learn that It is to be repeated In tho end ot time. Though Israel was free from the eighth, tho plague of locuBts (v. 34) they did suffer from a llko experience in later days, Joel 1:1-7. These small pests can turn a fruitful land Into a barren waste. But tho culminating plague (v. 86) waa tho smiting of the first born. Evn Israel could not escape this calamity except by tho previous shedding ot blood, Ex. 12:3-18. God gave Pharaoh ample warning, Ex. 4:23. Refusing to yield under the lesser judgments, God brought this supremo: penalty', smiting all tho first born, "the beginning ot all their strength" (R. V. marg. v. 36). III. The Teaching. Before the plagues Pharaoh was warned; before tho second ono he was given an op portunity to repent and because of the Buffering thereby ho relented and aBk ed for a resplto. Refusing to declare God's greatness (Ex. 8:10) "he (Pharaoh) mado heavy his heart" (Ex. 8:15), an act of his own, not an act ot God. No warning is given of tho third plaguo for Pharaoh had broken faith. Tho acknowledgment upon tho part of his magicians of a power great er than their own did not serve as m warning and ho continued to hla rt bolllon. 1