Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, November 07, 1907, Image 3

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A Loss and a Gain
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( CopyrIght , by JODcph n. l1owlos. )
HOl1o Winslow' gloried In tbe fnct
th.t : she , ( as n. descondnnt of the MBY-
flower p1lgrl1n8. The three.olumo
gencalo1' ! on the library Dholr , 'Tbleh
ahowed the eeCocts of freQ.uent U80 ,
established the fact , na wol1 M the
letters : md'rollcs that , In the dl'islon
and rcdl\13lon of household god8 , hnd
fallen to her branch oC the fnmlly.
She proudly were the lJnd es or Ule
Dausbters of the American Rovolutlon ,
of the Colonlnl Damcs , and of the
: Mayfiowcr lJencondatts , and snt in
the counclh of these rders Her
portrnlt bnd b on painted in the fash.
ion of the Puritan HOllo Winslow , amI
she bad n colonial room fitted up in
her home.
"I think YOIl are very pro'oking , "
she exclaimed , "and qulto lacking in
the . rl ht I.hul of prido. You know
that your name w\s originally Alden ,
ntHl that 'ou could cstaullsh your IIno
through tbo original Alden famllY' . "
"Of course , " atlmittell the young
man , good.n3turedly ; "but my father
and smndfathor were uoth John
Elden , nnd tholr example i9 a good
one for me to emulate in al1 things ,
since both IcCt the \Torld better for
ha\'ing lTed ! in it. "
"Dut you miss my meaning , " per'
slsted Hope , tapping the fioor with
her foot. "It would really bo adding
'honor to their memory to establish
such ancestry through them. "
"lIou was John Alden any better
than John Elden ? " queried the young
111au II. trillo indignantly. "What does
i hlstoljhnvc to say of him more im.
] lortant than the fact that ho was so
thlel..hended that poor little Priscilla
had to propose to him ? I don't thlnl.
that the little crippled ones down at
1 the } -Iden Home would revere my
) father'o memory any more if I were
! to toll .them that his ancestor came
I over in the Mayfiower. "
{ ol > c coquettishly fenced his indig-
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nation. "Yes ; but , John-I wish you
would become eligible 10 attend the
COSII11110 ball of our New Epgland society -
ciety , so that you might dance the
_ J minuet with me-and-oh ! ever so
" " II1nn ' others ! "
"Th:1I1kou , " said John , stili grim.
I Iy ; " ' 011 know I love to dance with
'I' ' > 'ou. Hope ; but I only \ear knee
, / , ' tl'0I1l10re when I golt , and slnco I left
, . ' the football team I llavo given tip
long hall' . I might as well teU you
1I0W' . Hope , that your New England
society scems a make.believo to me ,
when 1\lmost all your members were
uom In the Mississippi valley , and all
of them live here. ' YO lr duty Is to ue
dohl 50methlng to lJulld up the west ,
rather lhan- "
"That will do , 1\Ir. Elden , " glared
JIOIH , rIsing to her feet. "Ii'ort nately
' " : -'our opinion Is a matter of Indlffer.
ence to mo , so further enlargenwnt
upon the topic is unnecessary. And
. : "ou will plea so excuse me now , as I
have Rome committee work for the
Xew England society this afternoon. '
"l'vo done It , " Dollloll1lzed the
: -01lng man dejectedly , as he strode
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down street. . .Made a fool of myself .
as usunl , nnd now I-lope is angl'y clear
through. This will mean that Thuruy.
with hin Declaration of Illdopendonce ,
record , will have a clear fielll. I wish
the memory of the Puritan Fathers ,
was in Halifax , or that I cOl1ld Iwop !
my lJCMtly temper ! " I
AUII because of these ch'cl1mstances
the business of t)1e North Star Milling
company , the prcsldcncy and manage.
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ment of , , hich had fallen br inherit.
ance into John Elden's hands , received -
ceived redoubled attention from him ;
while the forthcoming .costume lJall of
till ! New England soclet . became the
. . allpllrent aim of Hope Winslow's ex.
istence.
I But as she viewed herself in the
mirror on the night of the uall , ar.
rayed as a grny-gownad , whlte.calped
Puritan malden , she gave a little sigh
. for the John Alden of Itel' dream.
Thenshe ran downstairs where her
11Ullt , in the finery of a Martha Wash-
I ingloll d 1 1e , was beumlng upon 'fhul'- '
br , who , as a continental OffiCCl' , waste
to act al their escort.
'I'ho hall room wns thronged with a
plet uresque crowd-Puritan aud caVil'
1101' , quakeI' and courtlel' , strulght
locks and perfumed curls , homespun
11Ul ! brocade Hashed back and forth as
thor marched and swung and courte-
sled In the old.tlme measures.
I101l0's contlnontal officer had ex.
cused hlmsolf during the evening , and
J onlr ro1ul'ned 111 time to put the two
ladleo Into theh' carria e. lIe was
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1 breathless , rather dlshovelled and
I minus his nvorl1 and cocked hat. The
situation plainly demunded an eXIlla.
, uatlon.
"I cannot tell ' 011 how SalT , ) ' I wus
, to leave 'ou , partlcularl , } ' without tell-
l Ing ) ' 0\1 Ute reason , " ho began , "but I
Illd not wunt to Slloll your evening. "
"lIas unythlng .
happened that can.
coms me ? " queried HOlle , leaning for.
ward in ulnrm.
"Something that conce1'11S one of
I ) ' 011frlonds , " returned the 'ouug
man. "Flro stl1l't'ed In the North Stal'
elevators this evening , and when I
heard of It I hurried across the city
to Bee if I could helll Elden-he and I
were college chums ' "
, 'ou know.
1101 > 0 had partly risen from the
seat opposite , as she asked eagerly :
"Oh , was it entirely destro'ed ? "
"Yes , Miss 'Vlnslow , ' was the reluc.
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tant answor. "Not enl ) ' t.wo of the
elevators , but the mill , as well us
't three cars of flour. 'I'he buildings were
DO cl050 together that with the high
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wln it was imlosslulo ( to save an-
thin ! ; lJut elevator No.3 , which was
on the other side of the wind. Auout
15,000 hushels of grain were destroyed ,
too , and while there was a largo in.
surance , the loss is lIkelY to cripple
the compan ) ' . I stayed with John until -
til It was over , an I had persuaded
him to go h0111o- "
"Take110 to hi111 at oncol" intor.
ruptod Hope , hnporiousl. } ' . Then , as
the yomig man hesitated , and glanced
at hOl' aunt , she added pleadingly ,
"Pleaso talte mo to hlm-rou : and
Auntie-I am ono of John's frlonds ,
too , nnd-oh , don't ) 'Ou see that 1
must go , Just for a moment ? "
Thurb ) ' turned II. searching glance
upon her , recelvOd a 'gesturo of as.
sent fr0111 the colonial dame ueside'
her , nnd then leaning forward , gave
nn order to the coachman.
There Was dojectlon as well as ex.
haustlon in .Tohn Blden's attitude , as
he sat deeply in his study chair , with
one arm thrown limply across his
desie. Smoltc and grime marltad hisl
fl1co and dress , and his eyes , 1001.lng
darkly into the future , saw years of
toil ahead of him. The weight of sud.
don and awful misfortune was heav '
upon hi m.
"What's the use of trying ? " ho was
asltlng himself. " 'rhere's no one to
care-no one to worl { for. "
The door from the hall opened softly -
ly , and a figure advanced to the lamp.
light's rim. lie stared as one in 11
trance. Deforo him stood a demure
amI sweet Priscilla , her gray-gowned
figure thrown into relief against the
dark red lIning of her cloak-a lovely ,
"I Just Heard About It , John. "
while-capped Puritan maiden with
changing color and shining eyes. For
a mrJ1l1ent longel' he 1001Od. "Hope !
he whl pered.
"I jllst heurd about it , John , " she
said softly , "and I came right to you ,
to tell you how sorry 1 am. ' ,
He forgot his loss , forgot lhe black
hmu's through which he had gone ; a
wonder seemed to fill him.
"And : "Oll came to me ! You are not
augry , you forgive 111 ' rudeness ? "
"Why , John , " she said , in sweet expostulation -
postulation , "how could I think of anything -
thing uut your trouule ? "
She stOllOd ] , and an agonized flush
swellt to her hall' . A sense of nIl that
was Implied lJy her i111pulsive action
overwhelmed her. Only for a moment
did her confusion last , for the 'oung
man hefore her seemed to recall sud.
denly all that his trouule Involved ,
and dr ppod his head upon his arm
with a groan. In a moment Hope waR
at his side.
"YI1U must not grieve , " she said.
"You are ) 'ollng , and have much ability -
ty , aud can soon- "
"AIHI I am practically I'ulned , " he
groaned. "I must not talk to 'ou , nor
think of you , nor lJelong to : . 'our world
any more. I must go to the lJottom ot
the ladder , and must put all sweetness
and joy uohlnd me. "
"But Indeed you must think of me , "
Insisted lIope. "Now is when 'ou
need your friends more than ever in
'our IIfl" and We will stand by you. "
"But , lIolle , you do not realize , " he
said , almost fiercely , "why I cannot ,
dare not think of yon. I have had I
such thou hts , such longings-and
now everything must bo put behind
Ine. "
Hope was kneeling uesido him now ,
her hands on his arm , as she an.
swel'ed , hetween laughing and cr ) "
Ing :
"I verll ' lJellove , .John , that , } 'ou are
a trlle descendant of John Alden. You
called him thick.headed uecause 'poor
lIttio Priscilla had to propose to him ,
and YOIl at.o OV l'r bit as bad ! "
. But If John Jlen was as slow to
roallzo his IlossllJle happiness as the
Puritan lover , he had the twentieth
century quickness of comprehension ,
and In the second's flash hofore he
gathered his Priscilla into his arms
he weighed the night's loss against
the nlght'lI : gain , and the burden rolled
from his heart , leaving joy . to reign
there , along with a zeQt .tor the tasks
ahead of hhn
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ABA -BHARATI
Far cast Is cast and west Is west ,
And never the twain shaH nleet.
It Is not improuable Umt Rlldyal'd
Kipling saw the gulf dividing the two
civilizations In his early acqualntanco-
ship with Baua. . Dhn.ratl when both
were journalists in India. It is cor.
taln that Bharatl saw it , for he cn.mo
to tbe Occident avowedly to study the
possibilities of bridging U. Now , after
five years among us he has gone lJack
to his own people , never , ho says , to
return. , And with his perspective of
time , old ideals of civilization and dls.
interestednesll : Baba Dharati , "citizen
of the universe , " ascetic , philosopher
and apostle of the purely spiritual
mo , seef ! war imlOndlng uetween cast.
and west ; a war , not of the west
against the "yellow peril , " but of the
east against what ho calls UIO "white
peril" of aggressiveness and material.
ism.
"The Orient will rise and drive Uie
white man forth. This will Happen in
a very few years. Dy U115 , I believe ,
this con1l1ct will ue well under way.
'I'his is my own IlrotJhec ' , bllt I tInd
that Lafcadlo Hearn made virtually
the same forecast some years ago. It
is the 'White Peril' from which wo suf.
fer in the Orient-Caucasian aggressiveness -
siveness and soul.ldlllng civilization. "
Such was BllI\ratl'u partln ! message
to the westel'll world.
Daua ( Father ) Dharntl is not to ue
confounded with the typo ot picturesque -
turesquo Hindu charlatans who , with
appropriate scenerr and costumes , have
come to America from time to time I
to wheedle dollars from 311l ' women ,
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and men who wear thumb rings. His
sponsors were men or IIlw standing'
with Rev. Dr. R. Heuer Newlon , Prof.
Charles R. Lanman , of Harvard , and
Dr. Felix Adler , of the Ethical Culture
society. He Is a Brahmin of the 11rst
order. Ilis father was a magistrate
and his uncle a judge o ( the high
court of Calcutta. Twenty ) 'ea1'S ago
he was editor of the Lahore 'l'rilJut1o
when Kipling was 11 newspapCl' writer
thore. Later he became the editor
nnd proprietor of 11 society IJaper in
Calcutta. 'I'hen his religious instincts
asserted themselves , and for 1 ) 'ears
he became an ascetic , a hermit , living
a life of austere Shl1pllclty in lll'inda ,
uun , most holr of India's holr lands.
While here' ho met the great Jogeo of
Barartu , 11 giant in stature , and ue-
Heved to be the most spiritual man In
Indlu. Under his teachings Daba
Bharati came to believe that he had
a message to carr , } ' to the Caucasian
world. He did not wiRh to go , and for
a time he struggled against whnt he
deemed a command from on high.
Then he went forth , and 110W he reo
gards his work well done. He is happy -
py in the thought of return , yet has
learned to love the American people
and feels pangs of regret at leaving
them forever.
The Orient for Orientals.
Large of frame , with the prayer
cloth or his "Krishna , " ) 'ellow and in.
scribed with wondrous words to the
Hindu faith , wound around his turlJan.
long raven black curls dropping down
about his shoulders , with an eye a'8
clear as Hhenish wine and a face of
, pecullarl ) ' benign mien , yet strongly
chiseled , comulnlng as it does a cer.
tain acquired western vigor with the
placidity and calmness at the Orielll-
Daba Dharati ! s a striking figure. lIe
has studlel1 the Occident and its wars
and declares that the aggression , the
tremendous conceit and the blindness
of the whlto race are going to bring
about the uprising of all Asia-that
A81a will be tree at last from domlita.
, tlon and OPIH'esslon br foreign hands
and that a new Monroe doctrine will
be called into being and tbo Orient
will uo for the Orientals nlone.
The westel'll coast just now is
aroused over tbe "Hindu Peril , " as it
is called. Hundreds , even thousands ,
of Hindus are coming across the Pa.
I clfic , and the western states and west-
I , ern Can.1da fear a very deluge. So
great has ueen the tQollng in some
places that the white lauorers have
driven the dusltY invaders out , ns the
Chinese were sent forth from cortaln
western cities in earb' days. But
Haba DharaU declares there is no such
thing as the "Hindu Peril. " 1t Is
J\thcJ ; { : the "Japanesc Peril" .on thlll :
side of the Pacific , or the "Whito
Peril" on the ether side of the ocean.
"The IIinduR that come to the
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American shore are really not Hindus
In the common acceptance of the
term ; rather the ' are half Hindus ,
sikhs from Ullper India , with a ditter.
ent I'ellglqn and different ideas , " aald
Bnba Bhnmtl In an Interview I had
' with him at the Hotel Stander just boo
'I fore the 1\l1nnesota sailed. Ho contino
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ued : "There is no cause to tear an
Inyaslon , for only a few ot the sllths
will come. And they are not an aggressive -
gressive peoplo. If they find tbey are
not wanted they will not cross the Pa.
clflc. There Is no cause to fear. "
'fho Hindu philosopher and sago
lullted for an hour or more on this
western world wo know , his eastern
world , rellllon , literature , modern
conditions , his own lifo and experl-
enceR , his hopes , ambitions , and made
predictions of such amazing natul'o
regarding the future readjustment of
relations ; \CrOS8 the Pacific as to
startle an ) ' person who thinlts on the
shadows that portend coming events.
In this intervlow ho Immmed up ames.
sage he wished to convoy in farewell
to the America he is lenving.
Spirituality Not fo , ' Sale.
"Tho New Yorl. Herald gave me and
my mission most helprul publicity , and
then followed my first success since
leaving my own shores. I was to
lecturo. Thirty IHJI'sons came to hear
me , and when I had finished spealdng
ther placed upon the tahlo $30 in
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money. I almost. wept. ' ] hen I explained -
plained that 11. Hindu cannot taltO coin
for sustenance ho gives either to the
hody 01' the soul. Ono can tmvel all
through m ' country without being
able to uuy cooked food , and spiritual.
Ity is not for barter and sale , either.
" 'I'hls was merely tbo mista1tO of
commercialized America. 'fheso New
Yorl.CI'g thought , in their simple way ,
that money could pay for anything.
Yet I found them warm hearted and
altogethel' lovahle , just as all ether
Americans arc. When they can he
halted tor a few moments in their
mad pursuit of gold they have admh' ,
able natures , I find.
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" 'I'he troulJle with America is that It
is building on a matorlal plane. It
Is maldng tremendous progress In all
things material , hut wo of the Orient
understand the spll'itual. We IIvo not
for to.day , but fol' all time , and when
you forget the 80ul. as you do , 'ou are
malting a sad mlstalw. Your modern
'Churchlanlty' Is spoiling your Chris.
Uanft ) ' . Your mlnlstel's of the gospel
want more IIplrituality. : 'rheY do not
elevate themselves above the level of
the visible , material world. Your
111uch vaunted lrogreBs counts for
naught.
"You lool ! at IIfo on the surface ;
we of the Orient look at it In its depth ,
in the cool nnd quiet places , where
there Is no turuulenco and no mad
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scramble. Amcwtc/\ amloted with
l1aHonnl nor\'ouone39 , 119 I cnll It In
certl1ln directions ) 'ou cnll It 'ron1.lod
nnance. 1 Bee It in every phaRo ot
lite , I ouser\'e It whore you do not
SUpp0l10 It oxists.
"In 1111111rt'lIglon Is the ellier bllsl.
ness of mo. All else Is Bubordinnto.
It Is the trllo anchor of the lUndll , In
the morning he ariscs , and attor his
bnth he h'C8 up two 110uro to splt.it-
unl thought and contompll1t1on-at
hmst two hO\1rs. Then ho looks ntter
the needs of hll'1 ' body , All else is sub.
ordlnato to this reverence tor tbo
Cl'oator and those thln s which typifY
anI ! rOIresont Him ,
Chrlctlanlty Sublime.
"Chrlstianlt ' , In Its teachings , Is
lIulJllme , I llreach Christ as much ns
1 do m ) ' Krishna , who represents to
1110 the grcnt incarnation 0' God. God
Is love , ns Christ says , RlIII that is nil
there Is to an ) ' religion. 'rho Blhle ,
which 1 respect IUIII love , ill merely a
pnge fl'ol11 the Vedas of 11111111 , They
contain nIl ItR tl'uths , IUld more ,
IoBut 'ou can aeo only , . ur own
I'ollglon , I can IICO the gooLl of nil ,
When I hecame nn ascotlc In India I
lost my nutlenalit ) . and uecamo 1cltl. .
zen of the Unl\'erse. 1 tovo nil pooille ,
When I wan In London , even , I felt n
doel ) heart interest In the Briton ,
ov'n , though ho Is oP1)ressn my p o-
pie.
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"I1111 not como to AnHI'lca to thrust
111) ' religion upon you. 1 came to mi-
"Itnco Bpll'it\1l\lity in whatever term I
find It. Yet : , 'ou send your mission.
nrles to 'COI1\'ort' 1\S. \ 'Vo cnnnot help
lJut smll'o , when wo nl'o the vO\.y in.
cnmaUon of religion oursolves. With
youI' roll lol1 , which is constantly
changing , altering with the currentI'
uf now thouuht , you seel { to rejuven.
nto UB , who al'e fU8toned insoparauly
to the grent , deep truths of the \1111.
verso ; truths which Imow no muta.
tlun.
" \Yo wOl1dm' how we ever got along
without the helping hal1l1 of the Now
WOl'ld missionaries. '
"But the truth dirt como out not long
ago , amI now we Imow why your mis.
I 810111\1'1013 do como to visit us. Sarno
ono close to your richest mun declared
that missionaries are the best trade
gettel's. 'I'horo ngaln your commor.
clallsm !
"The wino malter calls out : 'I have
the best wines ! ' The sonl' maker
calls out : 'My soap is the best ! ' The
minister : 'Thero is no roHgion 111m
uuto mine ! ' It. Is lIUCul. ChrlsUanlty
Is reduced to commorcI1111ty. "
Concerning Mr. Rockefeller ,
Curious to Imow whut Daba Dlll\rutl
would say ot the richest man in ArneI"
Ica , I usltcd him for hie opinion of the
president of the Standard on com.
pan ) ' .
"It is envy more thau anything else
that maltos the nverago American con.
demn Rockefeller , " ho answered. "Ho
thlnls that Rocltcfellor has sarno of
the millions thnt ho IIhould llll.vo.
"Please do not think that I am so.
voro with Americans. I do not mean
to be , uut I cannot hell , ) oJserving ! Itow
they contrast with us ot the tnI' cast.
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"Dut to turn to nnother ph" . d
modern conditione , You In ro
mllterlnllRtlc progress Itava slv.a the
Orient implements of destruction , ;
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while through all the ages we glTe
you naught but pence. 'fhee ! wen.p ,
ons of wnrfaro the Orlontnl , Impel'-
80nnted lJy the Jnpnnese , turned upon
the Itu8slnn nnd the result
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tI.o 1IIto ot which is unlmown in his-
tory-not slnglo reverse for UIO men
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of NItllOn. ' ] hose sarno Jl\tJ nose , wIth ,
l'onwI\lWl1ell Chinn oven grenter limn
, Tapan , mill Indln nt the hack of both ,
nro loll1 ! ; to show tbo world conf1lct
that will malto all others 111I.10 In com.
'pnrison.
"Amerlcn'wants to exploit the whole
world , uut would shut out foreigners
from her hordors. Is It not likely that
foreign Mtlons will retallato 7 AmI
then whnt answer can America mak07
"Tho Mlltndo Is ono of the grentest
rulers an ) ' lIation has producoll In
modern tlmoD. When , ten yel1rs before -
fore the war with ItI1Rs\n \ , Japnn was
dop\1\'ell of the fruits ot her victory
over Ohlnn b ) ' the Nllrope n powers
the l\ll1tndo sall1 nothing , but compliOll
with nllparentl ) ' good grac , Then ho
quieti ) ' pl'e11l\red to punish HUDaia as
. the most hnted of these powdrs.
"l < 'uturo events will co\1'1o about In
i this way : Presll1ent nooso\'elt w1l1
I suggest to Jnpan that. nn oxcluslon
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treat ) ' bo sllnel1 preventing Japanese
ot the lower classes from < < ; mtoring
Amorlca. 'fhls will not meet with
fl\vor on the ether sl o of the Pnclfic ,
but n st rm will arise hero whleh will
force through congress some sort of
an l1 : < cluslon meRsuro.
" 'fho 1\ll1tnllo will still bold bis
Ileace , but soon after he will frnmo n
message to bo Bent to 'Vashlngton ,
rending omothinR 1\Ito \ this :
II 'You have found it. necossnry tor
the protection or your worklnj ; clnsse8
to exclude , Tnpaneso from your borders.
After careful conalderatlon we find
that our country will u benefited by
prohibiting tbo entry of Amorlcan
trade , and decree in boreby promul.
gatod. '
"WIl t could Americn do but ac.
cede , at lenst for the tlmo ? Yet ho\\ ; '
could such a conl1lt1on continue ? The
great confilct is coming , an whllo I
hntoto - think of it , while I regret that
peace cnnnot always prevnll , DUll , the '
people ot mnny countries will bo benefited -
fited and these of my own India will
UO froo.
"This Beems a hnrsh vropbccy to
maim upon leaving America for all
tlmo , but It is sometblng nelthor you
nor I cnn control. It is the Inevlt-
ablo.-N , Y. Herald.
Where the Dog Is Valued.
In northern , France , nnd In Delgium
especially the dug is inl1eed the friend
of man. Ho is nmdo to work. Ho
gets little play except that smnll
amount deemed suftlclont to prevent
canine dullness , yet ho i8 so loved nnd
BO well cnrod for by his owner that
ho becomes a moat important member '
of tllO family. Tbo rarI.nor , the trados-
mnn , the householder , the guardsman
of the frontlor worship his dag-one
of the flrst things ho thinks ot when
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rron _ . . . - .10 vOTQer.s.
The Americans ; vIII load nil the white
race in spirituality in the timo'to
come. I went to Englnnd and round
the English too self.satlslled nnd sIllug.
Iy contented with theIllsolveR to receive -
ceive my11eSRage. .
"But Americans , } 'et are children
from the spiritual viewpoint. Your
mlnlstor who taught only spirituality
would bo boycottod.
"I Imow YOllr lIterature and I love
It. What Is there' finer in language
than Irving ? Mnrlt Twain is the
greatest living writer In the world.
IIis 'I"ollowing the Equator' is a won.
dorful lJook. Through his worlts , in ,
his humor , there runs that thread ot
the spiritual that 1I1aces blm high
muong the great men of letters.
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fOllndlng his little home. Ho takes
delight in rOllslng the dog's Intoll1- .
gonce , and loses no chance of lilt.
tlng that Intelllgenco aalnst othprs.
I..ocal . farmers vie with ench other to
ImIlrovo IL breed ; dog cluhs take up
I the work , holding exhibitions in \11.
luges and towns ; cities challenge
neighboring municipalities to contests
'on ' the grandest Bcnle.-The Wida
World Magazine. .
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No Sleeping Place ,
Lily had lived In the most crowded'
part of a great cit ' . On her first ( Isit
to the coutnr : ) " ahe gazed in Illty on the
birds llltung about , observing : "Poor
little birds , they haven't c\'cn a cap
to sleol > In ! "
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