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Yes , Mnrle ' 1'wnln In n genius , but It ,
' 1s not his occontrlclt ) . that IIrovos It. :
. Brigands arc rellOrl lf to be nctlvo
" In ! ! Jcll ) ' . POl'haps Sicily Is tn'lng to
t' be known ns the Wall "trect oC W y.
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I Tllo eXlIresslon J ' lt not cnrlng a
i red cent mn ) ' bc n mhilll , The first
one colnelJ , 111 17J3 ! , hos been sold for
I l' $82.
I ' : Even a cOl1ple that- b'vedded In II.
I i : den oC Ilona might bo IIl1ablo to with. .
f'r , st 1I1 the jars Incidental to mnrrIOIII
1lfe.
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, ) 1\tll.xlm Gorley declares thnt the
i' , AmerIcans are n gloomy , silent rnco , '
And ho wns hero durJng the latter
, ' , pnrt of the baseball senson , too.
f . . Count Bonl de Cnstellnno's degrnda.
; tIon mny bo snld to bo comploto. Ills
collengues In the French chamber of
,
! deputies have reCused to IIston to his
speeches.
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, Prof. Bulloy WllIls holds that there
I ' ; , Is concluslvo evIdence that the North
AmerIcan continent has boon su } ) . '
merged four times and luUJ five tImes
been elevated above the soa.
The St. Louis woman who tound
her Jest hat after a fOllr days' search
probably had an oxcluslvo model , the
ldnd that wlvcs toll their husbands ,
about nfter the bill falls duo.
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. 'I'he wIre of an Indiana pollcomnn
. ' Is suing n rich widow on the ground
' that the deCondant made love to her .
I' , husband. But Isn't It customary for :
ono to tell her troubles to a poll co.
' mnn ?
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I Apples grown In Tnsmanla , south
of AllstraHn , are shipped 11,000 miles
: , to British mnrlcots , and yet they pay
so well that Tasmania apple orchards
hnve sold , ns high as $1,100 an acro.
FJvo hundred dollnrs an acre Is a ,
modest valuation.
Church uttemlanco In rllral dlstrlcts'l
It Is said , Is greaUy decreased by thoj
provalUng "motor fover. " The evor"
increasing use of the automobllo fol' ) !
Sunday touring on country rands banI I
Ishes the church.goer who drives with
his family to church , for the horse Is
apt to taltO fright and lito become
thereby endangered.
A London modlcal journal suggests ,
that for the saItO of safety stops of
stairways should bo of standard slzo ,
of uniform height and breadth the
world over , and wide enough to taltO
the whole foot. An equally necessary
reform Is the removal of the extra'
stop , which In the dnrk ono thlnles Is ,
not there , to that other place whoro'
In the darle one thlnles there Is
al
stop , and find only unsustalnlng air. ,
The smoleoless condition In Borlln
Is ascribed to the pl-oponderallt use :
of smolwless fuel , In the form of coko' '
and briquettes , the slelllful , scientifIc :
construction of bolioI' furnaces and'
, chlmnoys and fInally to the high
standard of sklU taught and enforced ,
among firemen who stolto furnaceo'
, . ' with coal for steam nnd other pur.
poses. Before a man can assume ,
such a charge , in Berlin ho must bo ,
taught the theory and practice of )
economical , scientifIc fIring. ;
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The French have a neat way of , .
showing disfavor. When Bonl de Cas'l
tellana , who Is a member of the house
of doputles , ascended the trlbuno to
make a speech , haIr of his fellow-
members arose and 10ft the chamber.
administering such a public snub as.
has seldom been Infllctod. Bonl hl\s\ \
a reputation as 'a duelist , but It 1l ! ;
doubtful It he wlU fool Impelled to
challenge eyer ) ' manly man who took !
such an opportunity to express an ,
opinion of Cnstellane's conduct. :
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Sir Patrlclt 1\Ianson , In his recent'
le'ctures on tropical dlsease , although
accepting the theory that the only
mode of transmlsBlon of marsh , or ma-- :
larlal , fever Is through the blto of thol
Anopheles mosquito , adds tbe state. ,
mont , which wlU probably be now tel
most readers , that the mosquitoes are )
capable of becoming Infected by ab-j
sorbing the' blood not merely ofl
human patients , but also of anthropoid -
poid apes , and perhaps oven of varl- ;
ous ether mammals , which , In an evolutionary -
lutionary sense , are related to man.
Persons who think the rallroadl
companies do not do all that they ,
might lor the comfort of passongers. .
will be Interested to hear report.
made recently to the Royal 1IIeteoro- ,
logical society in London about the ;
cars on the Ugnnda railway in Afri-
ca. To exist amId armies of wood-
eating Insects t e cars are built of ,
metal. The largo vontllators are protected -
tected by gauze against mosquitoes. !
The windows are of green tinted'
glass , which allows the pnsseng r tel
BeG the landscape and at the same
time shields him from the glare of the
tropical sun.
A Frenchman now visiting London ,
hns discovered why the ballet over' '
cro Is as far In advance f the ballet
In Paris as French drama Is ahead of ,
English drama , declares the London
Chronicle. Coming away from ono of
our best music 11l1lls In ecstasies , ho
put the matter brlefIy but clearly :
"It Is true , " he said , "that the ladles ,
of your bnllet have moro beautiful ,
figures than ours , and why ? In England - :
land your girls are tt\1l \ and scraggy-
and you can put on , In France our ,
girls are ahort and fat-helasl mon'
ml , you clln not take offl"
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MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS IN
THE COMMONWEALTH.
CHilD LABOR IS DiSCUSSED
Senator Deveridoe Makes an AddresG
Defore the State Teachers' Asnocla-
tlon - Editor of Nebritska Paper
I < lIled by a Hotel Landlord.
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Mr. BeverIdge on Child Labor.
'l'ho SllIte ' 1'el1chors' association
meotlng lit Lincoln closed with un nil-
dress by Unltl.1 ! Stutes Senntor Bev-
erllige. 'rhl' occlIslon wus n1lule nwro
Interesllng lIy the fact thllt W. J.
Bryan IntroduceI ( the allenlwr , It being
remembered thllt these two exchanged
complhnents 111 speeches nt 1..ll1coln
dlll'lnI / ; I ho cumpnlgn.11' ; . Beverhlgo
slIlIl In } lnrl :
"Nothing shows how greed forgehJ
humanity us child slavOl'Y. ' 1'hero IH
something with u prosperity which la
ao Immense thnt It fInally comes to
feell upon the U ves of IIttlo children ,
l'.Icn who mnlto money by wortlng ] In-
tant. nro malting too much money.
' 1'horo are , ut a low estimate , 000,000
children under 14 at worle In cotton
mUls , glMa factories , sweat shops ,
mines and 111\0 Industries. These
whom such toll does not kill nre being
ruined for oltlzonshlp. Wk ! Ilre turn.
Ing out , at Il low estimate , 200,000
adult Undon "hooligans" every years ;
cmd thes ! ) become In turn the parents
of hundr'Cds of thousa.nds ot other degenerates -
generates , And so this clvlc postl-
10nco rlols and spreads.
It must bo stopped-tr not for the
saIto of thc80 children themselves ,
tilCn for our own rmlw ; It not tor thee
o lee of common humanity , then for
ilie so.ke of the republic's antety. For
this ropubllc Is based on citizenship ,
Wo cannot sow the winds today with.
out reapng the whirlwind tomorrow.
"I [ everybody , Including the most
otarnost advocnto of "stato rights"
could a"reo on a national quarantine
law to lweII out yoow ] ) fever , which
does not lel11 twenty 11eoplo In twenty
years , how much moro should we
agree on a national child labor lnw
to stop u. practlco that Ilctually ItlUa
thousnnds oC chllllren and Irreclaimably -
ably ruins tens of thousands every
year ? "
Editor Shot and Killed.
1\IlNATAREJ - Samuel D. Cox , odlt-
or of the l.inatnre Sentinel , , founder
of , the Lincoln Dallly CaU , was shot
and Instantly killed hero by : . S ,
Konnlson , landloard of the Entorprlse
hotel. A scrlmmago took place be.
tween the men on the stroet. Arter
II. short scuffie , Mr. Kennison Is said
to hnvo pulled a glln from his pocltct
and fired three shols. All of UlOm
toole effect.
The lellUng is regarded a.s cold.
blooded In every detail and It Is pnint.
ed with some degree of color that It
Is UIO outgrowth oC II. strong cnmpalgn
on UlO part of Cox against the liquor
trnffic. Kennison wus pla-Ing cnrlls
and a few moments JeCore the trngedy
after losing several hands , remarltcd
ho was going up the street and 1101.
the flrst man he dlJn't 1I1to. Ho wallwd
into the Whlto drug store and cnlled
Cox outside. No ono was near enough
to heal' the conversation , but . they
were' soon scuflling and Kennison
drew a gun nnd flrl : ! < } three shots , the
third one en to ring Cox's left b.reast
and he fell.
Imaginary Troubles Are Fatal.
HASTINGS-Hermnn Flsse , aged
40 , of Deshler , was found . .lead In his
room In the Lepln hotel. He shot
hlmseIr with a rovolver. Among the
ead man's personal effects was aceI"
tlficate or .deposlt. Issued by the State
Bank of Deshler for $2,000 , also three
c'ertifIcates b ) ' the same banle for $50
oach. It Is belloved ne worried over
Imaginary troubles and that. It was
despondency ot this sort thal Induced
him to commmit suicide.
Reduction of Interest Rate.
1.INCOI"N . - Recommendation Is
made b ) ' Lnnd CommlsslonOl- Eaton In
his biennial repart to the governor
til t the Interest rate to bo harged
purchasers oC school laude on any
amount they are unable to puy shall
bo oller cent Instead of Ii per cent _
Mr. Eaton Is or the ollinion that this
will bring In a largo Interest revenue
to tilO stale , ItS now the farmel"S are
In the habit at borrowing money tram
the loan companies nt 0 per cent nnd
paying the state In full.
Bryan Pays the Bill.
LlNCOI..N-Unwllllng that. his homecoming -
coming reception should cause pnln to
any on 0 , W. J. Dr'an qulotI ) ' prt > vld-
cd for the care of II. little colore.l boy ,
the son of J. S. Andrews , n. walter at
the Lincoln hotel. . who wns Injured In
the crush of the IJ raJe last fnll.
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Case Settled Out of Court.
CENTRAl , CITY-A check for $500
has been received bp A. F. McMnstors
trom the Union Pacific Rallroiul com.
pan ) ' In settlement of a claim for
$2,000 damages , which he had 111e.1
against thut compan ) ' .
Harry Dow Is Free.
LINCOLN - Harry Dow oC North
Platte has been pnrdoned hy Gover.
nOI' Mickey. Dow has son'ed nbout Il
year In Jlrlson on IL grand larceny
charge. It has been eslnhllshed that
ho took a grip and IUl overcoat , the
lallc ' costing $16 new ,
Stalk Disease Kills Cattle.
T A Yl.OH-Hoohlor & Son lost slxt-
five heM of caltle with stnlle dlseasQ
In a few II'I'I ! . A 11umber of ether
fl\rmers have lost stacIe from pasturIng -
Ing stallts this seal1on.
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Mevis VllelJ , 11. Burt country pIoneer ,
Illed last wee Ie.
'rho Burlington wlII bullcl n hand-
SOl1l0 new dOpot. at 'Vymoro.
'rho livery harn of D. 'l\f. 1\Iurber at
Scribner , was destroyCll by flro.
Frank Swooodn , nn Insuno man , In
the NOl'folk asylum , committed sui-
clIe.
GOl1eva's now Uhrary and reading
room Was formerly opened Now Year's
day.
Beatl'lco will select IL team to dc-
hnto with the Hmnlloldt : High School
pllplls.
Beatrlco's Salvation Army dlstrl-
Imted twonty.flvo bushels of food amI
160 garmenta.
W. H. Hose hlUl filed with the governor -
ernor his bond for $11.1,000 as ' , ieputy
attorno ) ' general ,
'I'hreo easel ! of smnllpox are re.
ported In the family of J. R. Yallcor ,
north or lieatrlco.
Attol'1loy General Brown will move
to Keame ) ' as soon as his term of of.
flce oxplres.
' 1'l1e Union Pacific wlU adcl to Us
shop facilities at Omahn by erecting
un $80,000 paint shOl ) .
' \V. T. Gore of Beatrice sues the
Burlington for $ -t77.42 damages tor
delny In shipping cattle. '
H. : . Sweedy , editor oC the Cort-
land Sun , was quaruntlned for severnl
weeles as a smallpox patlont.
As a result of the McConnell meet4
Ing at Falrmont , 120 persons have
joined churches united In the revival.
WlUlnm Kllno , a young man at
Sterling , was brought before the insanity -
sanity commission at Tccumsoh n.nd
wns n.djud"od Insane. He WIlS ordered -
dored , taken to the Lincoln asylum.
While husldng corn at his farm near
Hnrblne , a German farmer named
Kratz in stooping strucw his rfgnt
yeo against a atalIe , the end at which
plercod the eyeball. Ho wUl lose the
sight of the eye.
Mrs. Molllo Garrens "smashed" the
business house of H. 1\1. Townsloy at
Union with an axe , alleging It was a
liquor "joint. " 'I'ho proprietor Is under -
der bonds on charge of selllng liquor
without a Hcense.
Will Ham Kern died at the Soldier's
Home In Grand sland at the ago of 78 !
years. He was a member of Company
R , l 'lrst 1\I1nnest > lJ : , volunteer infantry -
try , and was admitted to the home
from -Arcadia , Valley county , In 1D04.
State Treasurer Mortensen has
stnrted a conscience fund and at this
tlmo it contains $25 , received from n.
mnn who once upon a tlmo brolee n
Nebrnslm law , slnco which tlmo his
consclenco has never ceased to trouble
him.
him.A
A Burllngton conductor says that
maI'o ' people traveled during the week
preceJlng Christmas than ho ever
] mew to travel during that period before -
fore , and he is wondering where people
get so much monoy'to pay for ran-
road fnres.
On the complaint ol the officers of
the Nobraskll. Children's home , two
children have been tnleen from tle
family at a man named Holton , at
Nebrnslm City , and wUl bo sent to
Omaha. Ther were being nllowpd to
roam the streets without rest.ralnt , the
girl being 13 years of age and the
boyTho
The State Teachers' association
elected the followlng officers for the
eusulng 'ear : A. H. 'Vaterhouso of
Omaha , president ; E. E. Magee at
Ashland , vlco president ; Katherine ;
Woods , of Peru , secretary ; n , D. Over.
holt of 1\1I1111en , treasurer ; E. B. Sherman - :
man , member of the executlvo com-I
miltee to talcc the place of W. H. Gard. . ,
ner , whose term expires.
In his bl-ennlal report Insurance
Auditor John L. Plerco recommends
lho passage of a fire marshal Inw ,
passage of a. law Hmltlng the liability
of II. stl1'ety company on any ono risk
to one-tenth of the amount of the
company's capital nnd surplus , an act
providing' tor publIshing brief abstracts -
stracts of annllul statemenots of foreign -
eign legal I'oserve lICe Insurance com-
panlos , and a new section providing
for Cees to bo paid b ) ' ull ] ogal reo
servo lIfo companies.
Two appHcallons were 111ed with
Go\'ornor l\Uclcc ) ' for pardons , Harry
Dow , sentenced for three years for
grand larcen ' frow North Platte , and
Charles Schear , sentenced fOI' lhree
years for rObbOt.y from Douglas count -
t ) . . Both men enteretl. tIlO p.enlten-
lIury last December , Do ' stele a grip
and an overcoat from Conductor An-
,100'son of the Union Paci"fic , which
the jur ) ' valued at $51. Anderson has
filed a letter with the governor that
lhe value or the two artlces when new
wa.s. $26.
One of the most Interostlng cases
before the supreme court. WIlS the
contest case from Saline county over
the office Ol county treasurer. The
contestants are C. J. Bowlby , the In-
cumbont. and P. 1" . Dodson , who claims
that his opponent Is Inelllgible for the
reason that the stntutos Ilrohlbit a
count ) ' treasurer t-rom holding office
for three consecutive terms. 1\11' . Bowl.
b ) ' , who has served one full term and
part of Il term to which 010 was appointed -
pointed and who was re.elocted last
f l1 , explains that the part of the
term. ho served was not his , but his
predecessor's.
Nelllo Hufrmnn and Eulo l\lIcklo , 1G
and 14 ) 'ears old , respectl\'ol ) ' , of Mil.-
son , Cltr , ran awar from homo and
were located at Baird lIy telellhone.
'I'helr 1I01'0nts went a.fter them ,
On the ovenlng of January 15 , UIO
trotting and pacing horse breeders
of Nobmslm will meet at the Lindell
hotel , LIncoln , for the llUrlOSo or or-
Ianlzlng 0. tate association. At that
tlmo a constitution 1111(1 b-hnvs will
bo adopted , omcers electoc } and stalees
opened fa I' the fIt'st annual meollng ,
which will bo held at some point In
Nebrnska Cor the season of 1907.
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WEDGE OF GOLD
A STORY OF' TtiE CONQUEST OF
CANAAN.
Oy Ihe "IIIOhwIIY IInd ) 'WII ) ' ' ' Prellcher.
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( ) "Make confenslon , unto God. "
8 This Achan had to do. This
o every soul must needs do ,
o But confession at the judg-
ment bar of God and confession
I at the mercy seat of God are
as different as life Is from
death.
8 The confession which 10
8 wrun ( ) from the unrepentant
o heart brIngs with It no claim
O for mercy , but the repentant
heart as It pours out Its confession -
sion of guilt may claim the
promille : "If we confess our
sins God , Is faithful and just to
forgive us our sins and cleanne
us from all unrlghteousne8s. '
It Is a solemn thought that
all things are to be revealed before -
fore God.Luke 12:2.5. ) "We shall
all stand before the judgment
seat of Christ. For It Is wrItten -
ten , As I live , salth the Lord ,
every knee shall bow to me , and
every tongue shall confess to
God. So then everyone of us
shall give account of hImself to
God. "
Let un fix thIs thought In
mInd , then , 0 soul : That con-
fesslon of the hidden things of I
thy heart and life must be made
to God. It may be delayed , but
It cannot be evaded. It must
come.
But when ? The time , the place ,
are within the choosing of every
soul.
"To.day If ye will hear his
voice. " "Now
is the accepted
time. " This Is God's call to
confession. J _
His voice sounds out from the
mercy seat where Christ the
crucified one stands to blot out
the trancgresslon and save from
sin.
o "Choose you this day. " Will
8 you unfold your heart and life
to God and receive his mercy
Oi and grace , or will you with rebellious -
bellious heart shut hIm out and gg
turn a deaf ear to his cry as
8 he pleads : "Turn ye , turn ye ,
8 for why will yo dIe ? "
o For such there walteth the day .
of wrath and vengeance from God.
is The day of grace sinned away , the
soul must at last appear bfore
God , there to make confession
to the sins of the life and the
heart. It will no longer be a
matter of choice , but of absolute I
necessity , for the searching eye
of God will discover every hidden -
den thing.
But oh , how vastly different
' will that scene be from that
I' which It might have been the
privilege of the soul to enjoy.
is No longer does the voice of God
sound forth from his seat of
I mercy. The day of mercy has
passed. The day of JUdgment
has come , and the guilty soul
can find no refuge In which to
i hIde. The confession Is wrung
from the unrepentant heart , and
thn voice of God sounds from
the judgment seat saying :
I "Depart from me , ye that work
Iniquity. "
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THE STORY.
loolwd about him. No other
ACHAN
IsraeUte was In sight. In his eagerness -
erness to get Into the midst of Jericho
he had leCt his comrades quite In the
rear , and as he went about applyfng
the torch that the city might be
burned as the Lord IHld commanded ,
curiosity led him to enter a wing of
what was evldentlr the klng's pal-
nce , and there before his eyes were
gold and silver and rich garments
scattered about In reckless profu-
sion.
"The ) ' had gntbered tIlelr trensure ,
and then had to leave It behind In
their effort to escape , " muttered
Achan as he stooped and dug his
fingers Into the silvery pile at his teot ,
and then let the coins sift through
thom with a merrr jingle.
Beneath the coins thus displaced ho
caught the glean , of gold , and push.
Ing the silver aside , eagerly , there
BOon lay revealed before him a great
bar of rich yellow gold. Ho took It
In his ll . " 1ds. It was moro wealth than
he had over held In his hnnds before ,
and the \\1sh half formed came Into
his heart that It belonged to him.
Suddenly a voice seemed to speak
right at his elbow , saying :
"And ye , In any wlso , keep rour-
soves from the accursed thing , IGBt yo
make ) 'our8elves accursed , when ye
take of the accursed thing , and make
the camp of Ismel II. curse , and trou.
blo It. "
With a start Achan looked about
him , letting the wedge of gold Call
upon a 11110 of sllvC\ \ ' with II. clatter , but
ho saw no ono , amI partly reassured ,
ho turnetl his eyes again UIXll the
glittering gold at his feet.
"Who WIlS to know If he took just
this ono I11eco of gold from the midst
of so much ? " ho asked hhnseH , and
- his consclenco answorell back :
"nut Joshua solemnly told us not
to touch UIO accursc thing. "
"Yos , but was not the gold and the
j silver to bo gathered and turned Into
the treasury of the Lord r Questlonod
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Aehnn as be rcasoned W1l11 hlmsott.
"Surely of a ) ) this great plIo which I
will turn Into the treasury they will
not miss this ono wedge of gold. "
"But It an belongs to the Lord , "
came back the anRwer In his lleart ,
and aealn , the words of Joshua echoell
in llh enrs :
"Keop j'oursolves from the accursed
thhu ; lest yo make 'our.seves ac'
cw-lIed. "
Jmpatlent with IllmselC over his reproving -
proving conscience , Achan stooped
and began gathering the alIveI' and
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gold In piles , saying as ho did so :
"No ono else , I darA say , will brIng
so much treasure Int the tabernacle
to-day as I. Why , there is almost
moro here than I can carry. "
In his search for something sultablo
In which to place the gold and silver
his eyes fe ) ) upon an exquisite gar.
ment.
"That must ha\'e belonged to the
king himself , " ho exclaimed , teellng
Its seCt texture and noting the delicate
golden embroldory which lIke lacework -
work covered the entire garment.
As he contlnuc gathering the trens-
uro together , his thought wns upon
that wedge of gold and that flno garment -
mont , and somehow , thQso two did
Jlot get Into the bundle which ho was
preparing to deliver to the pries to.
The temptntlon had come , and In.
stead of turning from It resolutely , ho
dallled with It and let covetous eyes
and heart fIx themselves upon Ulese
treasUres. And ere ho had flnlshed ,
gathering the gold anel silver for the
treasury of the Lord , he had persuad.
cd himself that that wedge of gold
and that garment reay ) ) belonged to
him for his 10yaUy for turning In
such a goodly sum. It never would
bo known , nnd ns he plnced the gold
and the garment within the folds of
his own clothing his avarice grow and
ho placed some of the silver there ,
also. Then , shouldering hlg burden ,
ho made his way back to camp and
presented hlmse1f before the door of
the tabernacle , where the priest received -
ceived his offering. _
He wondered as he went awa ' and
sought the seclusion of his own tent
whether the priest suspected him , for
he asked whether this were aU. How
that gold and stIver and garment hid.
den within his clothing semed to I
weigh him down. Feverishly he dug
deep In the ground und rneath his
tent and placed the treasure there ,
and when It was done and the earth
replaced , he breathed a sigh of reUer
and went about his usual tasles of the
camp.
That night his slumbers were disturbed -
turbed by frightful dreams and he
seemed to see .Toshua pointing his ac.
cuslng finger at him and sarlng , In a
voice of thunder :
"Where is the accursecl thing ?
Where Is the 3ccursed ; thing ? "
Once he sta.rted up and would have
gene and made conCession , but ho
tmned baclt and caUed himself a fool ,
saying that no one could know what
he had dono.
The next day all Was excitement in
the cnmp , for Joshua had called for i
volunteers to go up against the city of
AI.
" 'Ve can take the city caslly , ! ' spoke
out confidently the men who had been
up to spy upon the place.
Achan heard the words , and there
echoed in his heart the words of
Joshua :
"Lest ye make the clI.mp at Israel
a curse , and trouble It. "
"Oh , bother , " he exclaimed under
bls breath , "what difference can the
mUe gold and stIver I have in my
tent ma e with these my brethren In
their fight upon AI ? "
And silently and haIr suUenly , fOIl
his heart was greatly troubled 1"er
this thing which he hnd done , he
watched the little company of 3,000
picked men depart In full confIdence
for AI. He wanted to shout after the
men not to go , but the thought of the
gold within his tent and the desire to
keep the sarno held his tongue. No ,
h'e would not tell. None should evel
know.
In his troubled condition Achan wandered -
dered off from the ClI.mp , and It wnll
late In the ovenlng when ho returned.
Ho found the camp In disorder , and
the people weeping , and he learned
that deefat had been met at AI , and
36 of his brethren had been slo.ln.
"Was ho responsible ? " be asked
himself , and then as quickly he tried
to defend hlmse1f and persuade his
troubled consclonco that he boo done
nothing wrong. "And none shall know
of the gold , " ho added.
He was roused from his troubled
thoughts by the crier passing through
the camp sarlng :
"This Is the word or Joshua , caU-
Ing upon the p ople to sanctity th.em- .
selves ugllhlst the , morrow , tor thus I
salth the Lord God of Israel : 'fhero
Is an accursc thing In the midst at
theo , 0 Israel ; thou canst not stand
before thine nemles until ye taka II.way
the accursed thing from among you. "
Achan listened with blanching
hcok , and a great. fear selzod his i
hearl. E'ory ore seemed to bo' '
turnel1 upon him as he passell through
the camp and sought the seclusion of
his tent. The moaning of the wind' I '
seemed to be a yoice crrlng out Its accusation -
cusation against him. The rustle of
the leaves In the trees by his tent
seemed to bo whispering together and
talking of his Jullt , And everything
abont him seemed to bo sa'lng : "To.
morrow ! " "To-morrow ! "
Ah , Achan dldst thou but know Umt
thou wert dealing not with man alone
but with God , thou wouldst not with
such boldness and hard-heartedness
have gene with th ) ' brethren Into that
great COmllfillY of Israolltes. Slowly
but sllrel ) ' under tbe direction of God's
slllrit the people wore sifted out , un.
tII at lalt Achan was taken and a con.
fosslon wrung from his lips Nhlch
sImko his doom , Cor sin when it Is
como to the tuu , brlug&tk forth
death
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, . . , _ . . . - ' WI I .
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THE PROGRESS OF THE CANJf ! >
I ClAN WEST.
Nc rly 200,000 of an Increase In Cana. { .lJ
da' , Immigration In 1906. 1. I
The progress of a new conn try can.
not be better ascertained than by noting -
ing the Incrense at railroad mileage In
Its transportation system , and , judgecl
by this standard , the Canadian West
] eads all the countrIes In the world
during the current year. Thirty ) 'ear8
ago there was not ono hundred miles
of railroad west oC the Great Lalccs ,
nnd vcry lIttle prospect of n trans-
ontlnentnl route for many } 'cars to
: : ome , but by the end of 1885 the
Canadian Pacific Railway was within
measurable distance of completion ,
! lnd lnst year-twenty years later-
over 6,000 miles of railroad travorsel1
Lho provinces of Manitoba , Sas.
Imtchownn and Albertn.
In the past year the work of rail-
roacl construction has been vigorouslY
prosecutcd , and by the end of 1906 ,
some 0,000 mHes of com pIe Led railroad
has been added , making a total of
fuUy 11,000 miles in the three great
grain producIng provinces of Canada.
Such nn Increase in the transportation
facllltles of the country Is bound to
mnleo good times not only In the dls.
trlcts whore the railroads are being
built , but throughout the entlro west. _
AUowlng $20,000 a mlle tor construc.
tIon , the sum of $100,0\)0,000 \ ) will bo
put In clrculntlon , and this in Itself
should caW30 good times to prevail In _
a. land where work Is plentltul , wages
are high , and the cost of Hvlng is mod-
erate.
But the building of new railroads
through Western Canada means n
greater benefIt to the country than
merelY the money put In circulation
by the cost of construction. Additional - .
al railway building moans the opening
of now agricu1lural districts and an
addltlonnl arell under crops ; n largely
Increased output of grain to foreign
markets with consequent financial returns -
turns ; the erection at elevators and
the growth of villages , towns and clt- , ff
les ; and everything ese that makes
for the progress of national HCe , and ! .
the opening up of additlona ] thousands
of free homestea s , so extensively lad.
I
vertlsed by the Canadian government \
agent , whoso address appears else- {
where.
It was stated on the fIoor of the
Canadian Parliament rccently by a
prominent representatlvo that ten
years Crom now would see the bulk ot
the popuatlon ] of Canada residing
west of the Great Lakes , and if the .
worlt of ruHway butIding during the
present year Is any criterion , the
prophecy made by the Canoolnn statesman -
man may be easHy fulfilled inside of
the tlmo stnted. During the present :
year no less than 189,064 persons have
found homes In the Canndlan west , t.
of whom 57,796 were Americans who ,
have seen the great possibilities of
this new West , and have decided to 1
cast In their lot with It. CertainlY , .
our neighbor north of the 49th parallel , j
is making n. great record , and deserves ! ,
the success that appears to be coming
its way.
r. .
A man Isn't necessarily a manuCa.c. F" .
turer beco.uso ho is always on thom ;
m
I
Lewis' Sin le Binder - the famous . -
straight lic cIgar , always best qualit ) .
Your denIer or Lcwis' Factory , Peoria , Ill.
- - - - -
Fear of 'the future Is worse than
one's present ] ot.-QulntllIan.
TO c nE A. COLD IN ONE DA T
Take LAXA'l'lv'E naO . lO Quinine Tabletl. Drus-
glMS refund mone , It H 111111 to ollre. . W
UUOVE'd III/natnro Is aD each box. 260.
Nothing Is more annoying than a
tardy trlend.-Plautus.
Top Prices for HIdes , Furs , Pelts.
Write for circular No , fI N.V. . Hide & : ;
FillCo. . , l\linnenpolis , Minnesotn.
Country youths sow wheat and raise
corn , but some of their city cousins :
sow wnd oo.ts and raise Cain. . : i' ,
Smokers appreciate the qultlity value of )
Lewis' Singlc Binder cil5nr. Your dealer j
or Lewis' l"nctory , PeorJ ,
!
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j
Death Is a welcome relief to the \
man who Is forced to hustle 18 ours J '
Il day In order to keep the premiums i
on his life Insurance policies paid up .
{ '
The greatest cause of worry on "
Ironing day can be removed busing \
Defiance Starch , which will not sUcl ,
to the Iron. Sold everywhere , 16 oz l\j , '
tor 10c _ ' ? l
,
. .
Strangely Mounted. .
The strangest military body In the t
world Is a band of cavalry at Saint de
Moorvay , at province on the east coas' ' It
of Atrtca , : whl hIs" nder the rule 01
the French governor' general at Mada
gascaI' . These soldiers go about. theh
military operations on oxen. The ani
mals are lean creatures , and It. Is said
they move with surl1rlslng rapidity.
$100 Reward , $ tOo _ ! ,
Tbe readers 'of till. piper will bG pleaed to IUfD
tba there If at lealt one < lre dcd dl.u.o tbat Icleuco
b. . beou .ble to CLue III all It < ! Ita.u. Dnd tbat "
Catarrb. n'II' . C.tarrb Cure ts the ani ) ' POtiIU\J (
cure nUIT knowD to tbe medfoal truornlt ) ' . Catarrb
bews a con.tltutloual dl.ca.o , require. a COluUtU-
tlonal treatment. ItAlI'o Co1tarrllJure It talC u In-
ternlilly , actlDg directly UI'OIl tt/e blood anLl IIIUCOU.
.urfaco. ot tllo .y.tom. tlleroby deslroylll ! : tllG
toulldatlQll ot tbo dl'o.&Io.IO\I Ith'ln tllo patient
.Irollgtb bT building lip the CunnltllUon anLl IUlllt-
Ini : naturG In dolug lid work. Tbe pruprfetuu baYG
.0 lUuen taltll In Its curatlvo powers that Liley offer
Ono Hundred ) JollarB fur any calO tbat It t4UJ to
cure. SenLl tor Ult ot leoUmonlllll ,
ALldrelll < - . J , ClIJ S' & ( JO. , 'l'oledo , 0 ,
HolLl b ) .U DruII'litt. 7 c ,
Taka lIaU's Fawll ) ' 1'111 , t r conlllpllUoll ,
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The Language of Commerce.
Great Britain and her colonlos and
the United States represent together
the fabuluou total of 111,000,0000
Encilsh-spealtlllg persons , figures
which leave aU competltorfl hopoless-
1) ' in the rear. Germany and Russia
or.cupy second place wllh 7 , OJOOOO
avlece , and Franco , paln , Italy and
Portllgal follow , with 51,000,000 , 43-
000,000 , 33,000(100 ( nnd 13,0011,000 respectivelY -
spectivelY , accJrdlng to The AlIas of
the World's Cowworco.