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\ . An Objection to All Reforma.
Tullor Jenlrs. discussing reforms
nnd rclormors In the November num.
, I" bor of the World's Worlr , o.vows wllh
. onsldorablo solf.satlsfactlon , tho.t ho
Ims spent no small 1I0rtlon of his lICe
In sldllfully avoiding the ndvocncy 01
, any reform for long at 0. tlmo. Mr.
I Jenks says : " 'rhero ho.s been onl3
: mo sorlous objection to each rofofrn
In turn ns It presented Itsolf. In onr ,
nso I have found the theory dollght. .
ful , anll hav ! ) 10nSOlI to mnko It m )
Dwn ; but also , 111 every case , I hnve
been so.ved by the reformers hom'
Ff ' 3clves. In short , the trouble with
jf , ench reform has 1Ieo1l the nllvocntcs
Df it. So Ions ns It coulll bo np-
pronched ns 0. Bet of mental Idens ,
> Uloro was something 1I01lghUul In the
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tliought of becoming ono at the olecl
at the earth-of scparatlng DnO'1 !
selt from the oppiJrtunlsts : of joIning
SJmo 1I0voted bnnll of martyrs : 01
living o.nll ( theoretically , of course )
n dying Cor 0. cnuse. Dut just ns I ho.vo
' . reacbr.d the full fiush at y.outhful . en.
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I thuslnsm , It has o.lwnys been my Cnta
i' . to bo presentell to some light of the
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new fnllh , some enthuslnst whose
ri r Illens Boomed to t1t him muo bettor
r ; " , than bls clothes ; whoso oxtro.va.
i" gnncles of speech or of mo.nnor
i : mntched his oxtro.vagancles oC hnlr :
iii - who wns so nboorbed In his own pe.
r cullo.r cult as to bo ontlroly obllvlou
-to the mnny ndvantnges dorlvo.ble
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. from enlisting mo In It. And It mil. )
" bo tho.t In my wounded solf.esteom
lies U10 secret of the ropugno.nce
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! 'which the reformer hll.s o.rousoll
: . ago.lnst the reform. " This observer
t , conclullos thnt wo shoulll bo well OD
: towo.rd the mlllonnium were It not
I , tbll.t the reformers drlvo awo.y thosd
: , , whom the reform nttrncts. In factr
ho goes on to so.y : "Tho trouble with
, , ' reforms Is Invnrlo.bly the reformers :
and I , wIsh respectfully to suggest ta
J' 0.11 these whoso mission It Is to better
i : . ' , . mo.nldnd tho.t they oonmllt theh
ft , thoughts to wrItIng , 'lnll forward
t them In duo course of mall to such
! Ii ' orgo.ns ns w1l1 put 1ho argul110nts Into
; ' cold type. The ndvnntago of type ht
f ' tho.t It novel' wears reforl11 costumes ; ,
" Is o.lways 1mbltell In 0. decent suit of
r blnck : no VOl' goes on talltlng when
, . the object .of . the reform wishes td
. drop the subject , and Is by Its very
' ! , 'no.turo confesBodly devoted to 0. sin ,
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fl' Victims of Shooting Season.
: , Sevonty-Cour slnln by gunfire Is the
" reoord of the shooting season , which
f lasts just about as long o.s the Coot
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: t were o.ctually shot nt , their rustling
, . J' . 1n the bushes being taken for thnt 01
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i ' . ; . ,0. deor. No Intelllgont comment on
' 'this chnpter of accldonts Is piJsslble
' , without lmowlng whether the homl.
, , ; 'cldes ' wore green hands , o.ffilctell with
' . : ' . : lJ.n ncuto form of buclr fever , or sen.
' sonod sportsmen caught off tholr
I' : , gunrll. The former seol11s most Ukely
: : ' ' to bo the caso. However tho.t bo ,
; hunting for door must still count as
o.n extra haznrllous pursuit. o.nll the
i recurrence of these l1'agellles ot the
. : - ' woo lis yenr nftor yenr , sa 's the Now
Yorle Post , suggests that the state
mo.y yet have to Instltuto tests for UlC
URO .of . 0. gun , as It 1I0es for tlt (
hanllllng of 0. motor car. Meanwhllo
It cannot be too emphatically snle :
thnt the sportsman who under an ,
clrcumstnncots w1l1 shoot at 0. nols (
\-8 \ gu1lt , at crImlnnl co.relessness. Un
happily , the ] o.w hardly renches the
emergency , for no ono ever clnsseE
hlmsolf In the rreat roster of gun
bearing fools unUl ho hns pottell hI !
mnn-"lr , as In several cnsos thll
yenr , his womnn.
1\Iost of 'us hnvo hall the eXl1erlenc (
ot belonging to some lItel'l1r ' soclot3
or club or debating clrclo which can
slsted of IIttlo maio thnn 0. nnmo nUl
0. list oC mombors. For such at lells
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, there Is 0. suggostlon In n speech b
" , the presldont of the National Federa
Uon at 'Vomon's clubs , and perhnp :
I some socloties thnt realh' engage 11
I ! ' morary work mn ' profit b ) ' It , toe
f ( Snld 1\rs. DeckCl' : "I Imow a sma !
, western town that hns ten Shakespeare
spearo clubs. Grasp , If you cnn , th
r [ Cull horror of that. Dut the streets ( )
, thnt town are dlrt . , and esthotlcall. .
t the plnco Is dead. There Is 110 car
for child lifo , no Interest In snnlto.Uor
t. no regard for the Inrges Issuos-It I
r' ull Shnkespenre. " In Its plnce anll it
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" , formed by propel' SIlrlt the study c
" 'Shnkespearo Is a Inrgo Issue , Du
consldor the poetry of a clean street
The wealth at ench IOrson In th
, United Stntes , as figured by the cel
sus bureau , wns $1,336.01 , on Juno 3' '
\1901. The ono cent Is probnbly for
i postal card to send to Wnshlngton t
, Inquire why you hnven't receive
r yours.
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Dean Jackm'.1n of the University (
Chicago Is of the opinion that tller
tl8 no such thing ns 0. lazy boy. Her
lis where mallY a Cond but experience
: father will tnko direct Issue wit
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I'rolrl ltereOirraph , cOPlrlgbt , b ) Underwood .t ; Underwood , N. Y.
Theodore P. Shonts Is head of the body In control of the work of digging
the Panama waterway. Mr. Shonts was formerly presIdent of the "Clover-
leaf" railroad.
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FIRST SCHOOL IN WEST.
DOCUMENT GIVES CAHOKIA ,
ILL. , UNIQUE HONOR.
Log Courthouse Recently Brought to
Chicago from St. Clair County Recalls -
calls Pioneer Days-Built of
Black Walnut.
Chlcngo.-Cahokla , the qunlnt mtlo
"desorted village" way down In St.
Clnlr county , almost on the ban Irs of
the Mississippi , Is now clnlmell ns
the crnlllo of the grent free school
system of Illinois by members ot the
Chlcngo IIlstoJtcnl society , wllo have
brought to light an old 1I0cument
IInted Mny 6 , 179.1 , In which the cltl.
zens of Cnholdo. request "tho jullges
of the honornblo court of Cnhokla"
to allow them to hold tholr first pub.
lie school In the courthouse. 'rho old
courthouse , said to bo the oldest In
tllo west , Is now sltuntell on 'Voollod
Islnnd , In Jnckson park.
The olll 1I0cument , wllich fixes the
time of the founding of the Illinois
schools , wns discovered a few weelrs
ngo nfter It hnd been lIhlllen from
humnn o 'es for nlmost 100 yenrs. It
Is wrltton In French. Tro.nslnted It
ronlls us follows :
"To the Honorable Gentlemen , the
Judges of the Honornblo Court of
Calloklo. :
"Tho Inhabltnnts of the pnrish of
the Holy Family of Cnhokln ho.ve the
honor to express to you nt their ns.
sombly that they hnvo the deslro to
estnbllsh 0. school In the snlll pnrlsh
( or town ) Cor the Instruction of their
chllllren. 1
"As they nre obliged to do mnny I
necessary public worlts In the pnrlsh ,
they cannot at once undertake the
construction of 0. bulllling necessary
to hold the salll scllool , so these rep.
J'sentatlvos ) nsle you gentlemen thnt
I you allow them to hold tIle snlll
I sehool In your aullienco room of the
t courthouse until they construct a
, bulllling which will obllgo 0.11 . the In-
ho.bltnnts whose children have tholr
Instruction In the school , and In
which cnso should there nrlso any
lIetncemcnt of the said nullionco
, roolD , they will lenvo It In the best
conllitlon which you jUdge necessary
. anll proper.
"Thnt Is why they suppllcnto you
. to nccorll them this request as being
necessary for the pUblic good. In
this cause they submit themselves to
your good w1l1 nnll hnve the honor
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to bo , very respectfully.
"Your very humble and very obo-
dlent servants , Louis Sebrun.
"Louis ' "
Gl'Und.
"Cnhokla 6 Mn ' "
, , 1794.
'rhls , nccorlling to the historians.
was the first request for 0. IHlbllc
school In Illinois after the revolu-
- tlonary war , when , \Ulller one of our
first Inws , one section In ench township -
ship was set nsille for school pur.
IOses.
With the erection In Jnckson park
of the old courthouse In which the
first Illinois schools wore helll , Chi-
cngo now possesses the only orlglnnl
, historIc p bllc building west of Boston -
ton or north of Now Orlenns. The
structure wns the seat of local gov-
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ernment In Cnhokla , In whnt Is the
oldest county In the stato.
It was under the roynl regimes of
'KIng Louis XV. of Franco nnd King'
George Ill. of England and finnlly
under the Amorlcan stars nnd stripes
during the administration of the first
president , George W1shlngton ! , after
the expollitlon and bloodless vlctbries
of George Rogers Cark ] In 1773 , when
ho cnptured the Northwest Territory
from the DrItlsh.
' 1'he lIttle bulllling Is constructed
of square blnck wnlnut logs , nbout
ten Inches square on the ends nnd
ono story high. 'I'he logs are sot up
on end In the style of the construction -
tion of the French pertoll. The overhanging -
hanging roof makes the top of the
porch , which extends 0.11 . arounll It.
At the end Is a chimney nnd fireplace ,
with the old hand-wrought andirons.
'rho nnclent town of Cahoklo. was
the settlement of the Cahokla tribe
of Indians , ono of the Illinois confederation -
eration , nnd the vl11ago was possibly
located as enry ] as 1682 , but the bc.
ginning of the hlstor ' of the vll.
Ingo practlcnlly dates from , the foundIng -
Ing of the church of the Hob' Fnmlly
o.bout 1700 by Fnther Francois Pinet ,
S. J. , who also founded the Guarllinn
Angel's mission at Chlcngo about
1696.
Father St. Cosme , In the journnl
of l1Is voyngo In 1699 , states that his
pnrty conducted from Chicago by Mr.
De Tonty wns rejoined nt Peoria b '
this same Fo.thor Pinet , who was ac-
customell to spend his summers o.t
the Chicago mission.
'I'he Cnhokla courthouse wns built
about 1716 , according to locnl history ,
nnd wns the next oldest bulllling to
the church. It was enrly used ns
headquarters for the notary and civil
officers nnd local milltnry officers under -
der the French , Drltlsh nnd Amor-
Icnns when In Cahokln. It Wo.s nlso
cnlled the "garrison , " occupying the
most commnnlling corner of the pub.
IIc common In the center of the vll.
Inge , where It overlool\Cd all the
roads nnd appronches to the town.
PonUac , the great Indian chief , was
assassinated In Cahokla nbout 1709
whllo engnged In ono of his conspir-
acies. 'rhe building occupied the mid.
do ] of a smnll plot of grounll and formerly -
merly was surrounded by 0. stocknde
fence. A small Iron cnnnon occupied
ench ClIrnor. These were swept away
or burlell In ono of the great fioods.
Elevat r Ride Is Fatal.
Now York.-l\Jedlcal skill was un ,
able to check the nervous docllno 01
1\1rs. Franle Hennlon , which lIevoloped
aCtor lIer retul'll from It shopping trII )
to Now Yorlr , and she dlell at her
homo nt Morristown , N. J. Mrs. Hen ,
nlon received 0. severe shock while
taldng her first rldo In nn "express"
elevator In Now York. She entered
the elevator on the tenth floor of ! ]
sk 'scraper occupied b ' a fUl'lllturc
company. After roturnlng home she
complnlned oC a headncho nntI 0. pain ,
ful Illness sot It. Physicians ding
nosed her nllment as loclcjaw. 'I'ho
concurrell In the opinion that the dls
enso resultoll from the terror ex pori
enced In the elevntor rldo. Mrs. Hen
nlon wns 26 years ald.
I 20,000,000 TONS OF ORE.
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New Depoalt In Canada Equal to -
HOld-I
Ings of the Steel Trust.
Cevolnnll-Tho ] now deposit of
ere recently dlscoverell In Canndn
upon examlnntlon Is shown to contain
almost ns much are ns 0.11 the holdIngs -
Ings ot the stool corporation , with the
excoptlon ot the Hill proportles lately
purchasod. 'rhls Informntlon hns
cnused much comment among Iron
are men , nnd It Is said thnt Independent -
pendent Interests In Duffalo nnll Pitts-
burg are nogotlatlng Cor the proporty.
This new oro.benrlng prollCl.ty Is
sltunte ! ! nbout 20 mlles enst ot Port
Arthur , o.nd Is nbout three miles In
width and six miles long. According
to recent tests the body will contain
sl1ghUy upward of 20J0roo ( tons ot
ore.
ore.Estlmntes
Estlmntes of the grade Illts are
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vary. One Is thnt It will run nbou
70 per cent. In metallic Iron nnll with
In the limits .
oC Bessemer qunllt or
phosphorus , and having 0. low percentage
contago of sulphur. It Is nlso tIeclnre !
that the molsturo amounts to enl
nbout ono ( lei' cont. , wherons that 0
I the l\1e8aba rnngo averages olght tt
ten 1101' cont. It Is doclnred that thl :
now ore adlwfcs mal'O closely to thl
anal 'sls of the Old Hange Dossomor
and will be avallablo Immedlntely fo
OlOn hearth utHl Dossomer IIroceS80
of mnl\n \ steel. It Is declared tha
the 20,000,000 tons Indicated Is th
minimum that Is 1I1\01 ' to bo dove
opell.
An Easy Recipe.
D ) ' slmplo IIlIonro ono displays
Great wisdom here holow.
It Is b ) ' 8pecch n 1111\11 botrn's
How much 110 docsn't Imow.
-Wl\shlnJton Star.
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OLD COLONY ON WANE'
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LAST REMAINING SETTLEMENT
OF FRENCH PASSING AWAY.
With Decline of Fisheries IIttlo Town
on Island of Mlquelon , Off Mouth
of St. Lawrence , Fast Becoming -
coming Depopulated.
S 'dney , C. D.-'rhe Inst remnlnln
settlement of the once vnst domnln 0 <
I"rnnco on the North American can.
tlnent , Ule IIttlo fishing town of S1.
Pierre , on the Island of Mlquolon , ore
the mouth of the St. Lnwr nco rlvor ,
Is fast IJCcomlllg dOlJOpulatoll. Grnvo
concel'lIs felt by the French govorn.
ment .ovor . the serious conllitlon of o.f.
fult.s. 'rl1O feeling of the French gov.
ernment over the 8hrInll.go In this
tlllY Islnnd lJOssesslon' Is not duo to
prldo alone. 1"1'0111 " the Intrepid mo. .
rlnes of 1\lIquolon she picks the mon
from whom she builds the fighting
strength oC her nnvy.
The exodus of the Inho.blto.nts at
l\lIquelon has long been notell. Cnn.
ado. Is strIving to build up her great.
northwest nnll Is offering strong Inol
ducements to Immigrants. The , fish.
Ing Industry of St. PIerre hns been
0. fnlluro for the last two or threb
years , and with the sale meo.ns or :
sustenance talren from them the de.
scendants of the ho.rlly French explorers -
plorers hnvo fncod actunl starvation.
Government stops ho.ve been un.
equnl to rellovlng the prlvo.tlono en.
dured by Its colonists. Recently 100
Immigrants lanllell nt North Sydney
from one schooner In cho.rgo , of Dr.
T. A. Drlsson , head of the colonlzo.-
tlon depnrtment for the province at
Quebec. Dr. Brisson snys tho.t .on .
the next trip 200 moro wJ11 come ,
nnll that he end wJ11 not bo oven
then , and the population of 1\lIquelon
Is numbered. only by hunllroos.
The hnrdlness thnt hns made the
men of 1\lIquelon famous In romnnces
of the seo. wJ11 now be employed In
now vontures. Neo.rly al1 the o.ble-
bolliell men have been promised employment -
ployment In pioneer railroad con.
structlon , and others w1l1 seek some-
steads in the wheat belt.
France has mnde determined eC-
forts to mnlntaln this foothold In. the
west. When the tide of omlgratlon
set from the Island she filled up tQe
gap with colonists from the fishermen
of her own shoros. nut with the decline -
cline of the fisherIes and with the
ceaseless struglo { for a meager existence -
enco growIng continually barder. the
colonists have refused to remnln.
WORLD'S MOST POLITE MAN.
Many People Would Probably' Regard
Him ae a Crank.
Clarlrsburg , W. Va.-Novel' guilty
of having said a cross word to anybody -
body Is the record of Robert WHder ,
of Clnrksburg , and , furthermore , ho Is
highly respected by his relo.tlves ,
which Is sa 'Ing 0. great deal. No
Frenchman or Japanese could be
more pome tho.n he.
When Wllllor , was held up by a
hlghwnyman near Dugo.n's Dnm , Mr.
W.Jlller handed over $13.26 o.nd apologized -
gized for not having moro wIth him.
He wns worlclng on the roof of a tnll
building when 0. follow employe struck
him. Wilder , without the least IIlsplny
of anger , plclwlI up his assallnnt. nnd ,
after begging his po.rdon for the anne -
no 'ance ho was subjoctlng him to
droppell the man hend first upon 0.
pllo of rocl\s , Ho showell his forgivIng -
Ing spirit by wrIting a nlco obituary
for the locnl papor.
Wllller smiles when 0. person tramps
on his corn , and congratulates his
wlfo . on her dlscernmont when she
calls him nnmes ,
Taken J11 ono IIny , he Insisted upon
telephoning the undorto.ker , express.
Ing regret nt the trouble he might
cnuso him.
UNCLE SAM PAYS MINNESOTA.
State Allowed $67,000 for Indian War
During Rebellion ,
Mlnnenpolls , Minn.-Tho nntlonnl
government will pay the state of 1\lIn-
nesota $67,000 to defray the expenses
t of the Indlnn war In thlu state In
1862.3. The uprising came just nt 0.
tlmo llurlng the civil wnr when It
loolwd ns It the north would have
Englnnll to l1ght as wen as the south.
Thousands of nrmed Indians rushed
over the border from Canada , and the
r.atlonal government was unable to
protect the settlers.
The stnto rnlsell militia under Gov.
Ramsay and the Invnllers were cbnsell
bc 'ond the borders nnd hundrells'
them were slain , but not before mnny
Bottlers hatl been massncred.
After the close of the wnr the sto.to
mnllo 0. clnlm on the natlonnl government -
ment for the cost of the war , o.nd It
has been hanging fire o\'er slnco.
Auto Runs Printing Press.
New York.-Tho olectrlc motor
which Is used to drlvo the press
In the omco of the Stnten Islnnd Ad-
vnnco In 'Vest Now Brighton , broke
1I0wn the other afternoon , and an ox.
pert from Manhattan found It could
not be repaired without bolng sent to
phlladolphlo. to bo rowound. John
Crawford , Jr. , the ollltor , Cound no
other olUco In RIchmond borough
could print bls 16 pngo paper , so ho
toole his 35 borso power direct drlvo
automobllo up alongsillo Ule building ,
hnd 0. hole knockell through the side I
at the wnll , and the s1\nft of his press
run out through the bUllllng. ! A belt
tbon wns udjiatell to the shuft of the
automobllo antI the pnper wns run of !
l1uccessfully.
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A Good Resolution .
and What Ca ne of It
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STORY
Dy the "lIll1hway and Dyway"
Prenclllr
COIlrtKM.III\II ; . loT tI. . . author , .
W. II. &hon.J
tlcrlpturo : Aulhorlt-Dnnlel : , Chapter I ;
cSIJeclally verso S.
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SERMONETTE.
Aside from the question of
religious principles which Is Involved -
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volved In this Incident In the
life of the young man Daniel
there are others' of a moral char.
acter which emphasize Important -
tant lessons for young manhood
of to.day. First of all there Is
the lesson of loyalty to God In
whatever place and whatever
clrcumstance one flndo himself.
When at Rome to do as the
Romans do may be the most
politic and the most popular and
pleasant , but It brings no such
reward as comes to the brave
soul who when away from home
and amidst conditions of moral
chaos , stands firm for clean ! lv-
Ing and pure thinking.
Then we find here the lesson
of self.control ; the mastery of
the animal appetites and de.
sires. It Is only through such
conquest that the hlgtier quail.
ties of mind and heart can be
developed. Plain living makes
for clean thinking. Where the
stomach holdo the scepter ,
mind and heart are but vassals ,
never rising above the plane of
the mere sensual and temperal.
Self.control Is marked by
three elements. First that 01'
dllCernment , the recognition of
good from bad , wholesome from
the unwholesome. Where there
Is lack of moral sense , failure
to draw a sharp line between
those things which 11ft up and
those Yhlch lower and degrade ,
there can be little of self.con-
trol , for the life exists only for
the whims and desires of the
moment , much as with a child ,
that knows no higher law than
those of the physIcal senses.
The first step then to self.con-
trol Is discernment of the right.
The next element of self.con-
trol Is that of decision : determination -
mination to follow the right
course. . Multitudes of young
i men know right from wrong
who never reach the second
stage of self.control , who never
I decide for the right. They know
they ought to , and they are al.
ways going to , but they lack
that positiveness of character
which brings them to the place
of willing to do the right. There
Is no doubt that there were
many Jewish youths other than
Daniel and his three friends at
the klng's palace who knew the
right course for a Jew to take ,
t but they lacked that decision of
I t character which would have
placed them unwaveringly on
the side of righteousness.
And the third element of self-
control Is consummation. The
life Is transformed by the will
within. Decision becomes crys-
tallzed Into deeds , and the high
Ideal becomes the reality. To
will and to do' become one.
Many a good Intentioned life ,
many an Inward purpose to do
right never attains because the
outward conduct has not been
conformed thereto.
One other lesson we wish to
draw for the young man r.f to- +
day. It Is that Itf Influence ; the
power of one life over that of
another. We may well question -
tion whether Hananlah , MIGh-
actl and Azarlah would ever have : t :
taken the etand they did had : t :
not Daniel bravely stood forth . .
I and declared his purpose. "No l'
man liveth to himself alone. " It t
Is simply ImpoGsible for one to I
go through life without exerting
an Influence either ffr good or i
III. And your declslf.n upon an
Important I1l1e of conduct may t
lead others to right choice.
What Is your Influence ?
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THE STORY.
Ir seemed lIlre such 0. little thing
and yet Daniel as ho faced the
Issue reallzell that It was the crisis of
his lIfo. Should he 01' should ho not
partnko of the 'bountles from the
Icing's table ?
Why , what else was there that he
could do ? bo asltc < 1 himself. 'rhere
he was a captlvo In the Iring's palnce ,
anll there was the food provldell for
him. If ho ate not he woulll Incur the
dlsploasuro of the prince untICI' whom
the lIebl'ow enlltlves had been placed
and porhnps endanger his IIfo with the
1.lng. And then. what was he to eat If
he did not eat that which the king
had so bountlfull ) ' and so generously
provided ?
That day he and others of the cap.
tlvo Hebrew 1ll'Incos had been brought
from their rude qUlrters ! , uud were
tal II by the Intol'pretor that hence.
forth these SUI11ptl10US apartments
were for their use. Eyol' since their
arl'lval at Babylon under guard at the
soldll'I' the ' had beou qual'tered In 0.
I'ough buildingndjacont to the sol.
( llera' qUlrtol'I. ! ! ; and tllll.t day AshlJe-
, naz , the prlnco of the 1.lng's eunuchs
hall , 'Islted thom nnd chosen cel'taln
of them antI tnken them to the palnce ,
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0. wing , ' ) f which was set apart teJr tho' f
use of the young mon whom the ] dng {
was having trained for his ser\'lco. \
And the change hnd been 0. wecom ( )
one , for these Hebrew princes hnd
been accufltC'lmed to the comforts nnd
luxuries at the 1'03'0.1 . court at Jerus. .
lem , and when It was told them tho.t
the ' wore to be OIlucnted In all the.
leal'nlng ot the Chnilleo.ns , they a11
felt , ospeclnlly Daniel , more reconciled
to tholr lot. So It was that when tho'
evening meal was served 0.11 w.ore In'
qulto 0. cheerful mood , anll fell to-
e.agerly par1nldng of the rIch bountlt.sl
sprend before them. ,
All but Danlol. The food before him' '
remained untouchell , and as we ho.vo :
nlrendy said his conscience troubledl .
him , for It was an nbomlnatlon for n.
Hebrew to pnrtnlw of fooll which hal' '
been offel'ed to the heathen Golls , and
was not food from the klng's table
rendered sacred by renson of ho.vlng
portion offercll to their gods ?
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This fact had been omphaslzed nnd'
Impressed upon his mind during th 4
formal ceremony thnt o.fternoon when
they hnd been receive II into the pal-
nco , for ench hall been given a now
name In token of their dedlco.tlon to' '
the servlco of the king In the nll.mes !
of the Dabylonlan go lis. To him had
been gIven the name ot Dolteshnzzar ,
prlnco of the god Del , and now they
were oxpectell to pnrtnlee at meats and'
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drInlc offerell to Illols.
"But what else could he do ? " he-
aslred himself o.go.ln. "Why should he , '
0. Hebrew'slo.ve In 0. heathen court"
draw such fine distinctions ? DId not
clrcumsto.nces absolve him from his'
obligations to the God of the He ;
brews ? And then too , how tempting
did the vIanlls .look before him. Ho )
felt Impntlent with himself for letting ,
such thoughts trouble him and gave-
outwo.rll expression to the Inner Irritation -
tation by a shrug of his shoulders andi
0. savage shalto of his head. '
This Ashpennz , who hnd just en
tered the ho.ll , noted , and sent for him.
"What a comely.loolt1ng youth h&
Is , " the prince muttered to himself asj
be waited. "Thoughts of home havO !
robbed the boy of his o.ppeUte. " Andl
then o.loud as Daniel came before hlml
and bowed , he salll , abruptly : ,
"Who.t ails thee , my son ? Speak ,
nnd feo.r not , " he allded , ns he noted' '
Danlol's confusion.
Now It wns not In the nature or. .
Daniel to dissemble o.nd so tranldY hel
told the prince tho.t It wns defilement !
for 0. Hebrew to partake of that which ) .
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was offered to Illols. , . ' I
"Dut are not these , thy brethren'i
eating of the meat which the Icing haS' \
sent them ? " inqulrod Ashpenaz , In
surprise. "Why shouldst thou let the :
laws of the Hebrews trouble thee-
here ? Thou o.rt no longer in Jerusn-
lem but In Babylon. Act In accord-
nnce therewith. "
"But why mo.y not plnln food which
has not been offered to the. galls be
glvon thy servant to oo.t ? "
"Plain fooll ! " exclaimed Ashpenaz ,
In alarm. "Plain food ! Dost thou not
know that thou o.rt to be prepared to
go before the ltlng ? o.nd why should
he see thy Cace worse looldng than tI
these thy brethren ? Then shall ye
malto mo enllanger my head to the
Idng. I fear my lord the king , who
hath appointed your ment and your
drInk. "
With these worlls Ashpenaz dls-
mli3sed Daniel and ho returned to
his plnce but the fooll before him remained -
mained untouched. That night three
of his friends came to him and In.
qulred ot him why It was thnt he hnd
not eaten and what It was thll.t Asb-
penaz hnd said to him , for they had
observed what had transpired.
"I am resolved , " roplled Daniel ,
simply , "that I will not lIefile myself '
with the klns's meat. "
"Then what will you eat , " demanded -
ed 1\Ushael. "Wo are In Babylon now ,
not Jerusalem , unll wo cannot starve. "
"Dut the God ot the Hebrews still
lives. I will servo him , " Daniel re-
sponllod , firmly.
"Let us aslMelzar , our steward , to
test us and see If the plnln IIlet work-
oth III with us , " exclaimed Hnnanlah ,
suiting his action to the words and
starling off In the IIlrectlon of the
stowarll , who hnd just appeared In the
1I00rway.
FInally nftor much porsuaslon , and
many misgivings on the part of Mel-
zar , the Intter gave his consent to the
test , and thenceforth Daniel anll the
young men ho hnd Influenced to faithfulness -
fulness to their Goll hnd their plain
food to cat , and o.t the end of the
which had been areed . . -
ton days ! ; upon -
nnll Ielzar had 1001\CII upon their
fnco he was lIellghted with their appearance -
pearanco anll lIeclared that they
shoulll contlnuo , to have the same food.
Not lonp : after this Ashpennz was Inspecting -
specting his wards nnll In his rounds
found Daniel and his frIends.
"Ah , " he said , as he greeted Daniel ,
" 1 thought thou wouldst be wIse. See
how fall' and well.favored thy countenance -
nanco Is , nnd see these thy friends
here nre as comely as thou. SurelY
the ldng's meat was whnt tbou dldst
neell. "
And Ashpenaz pnssed on boCoro
Danlol could spealt well-plensed with
himself nnd the conditions about
him ,
Thus time wont on , and although
Daniel anll his companions were often
the butt of ridicule at the hands at
their nssoclntes , who reveled In the
good things sent from the klns's table ,
anll although It cost them mnny n
struggle to remain firm to the rOBO'
Iutlon so bravely made In the fnce of
dlrncult ' and danter , they ltall their
well.earned ro"'ard In the end , for at.
the entI of three 'ellrs when they
went Into the presence at the king nnd
\Vere exnmlned before him It WaR
fou:1d that among them all there wal
none like unto Daniel , Hnnnnlah ,
Mlshael nnd Azarlnh In wisdom 01
mind , a d b ! ! _ uty pbyslque.
