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About Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 2, 1908)
to : - YOUNG GTRE55 IN "FAKEJI DUEl foRETTY STAGE FAVORITE PARTY TO SECRET COMPACT TO - . SAVE , ADMIRER. . . ROMANTIC TALE FROM VlENNA Girl Dlsgulsc : ! Hcrsclf as Llcu1vnant : md nkes Part In "FIht" ! ] Be. caUse of Mother's Plea for Only Son. VI'nnn-lIIost I'omnntlc Is the tnlo which l'omes from Of on of the latest thlug In duels , A ) 'oun actresR , nClCl' promising 1h ( > mothuf a 'outhful ad. 111lrl'r to 111\\0 him from a chnllenge , found no wn ' oul but to tnlte his place , This shl' has done succesafully , dl'l'3SC'r ! In 11 < : ' 1' ndmh'or's unlfol'm. 1o'l'null'ln Loefier Is ono of the IijOSt bewitching oC the : -'lJllIIger nctl'csselJ aUachel1 to the Orcz ) ' thenter , She Is n great favorite with the ) 'oungor of. ficerR nnd studontR nnd the toast at many or , the caCoB , At. n noted cnfo on the Andrnssy strusBo the other nlsht , ! ! o goes the , \ , \ \ \ , II I I I " , I , / . 1 I' The "Lieutenant" Fired In the Air. , tale , a Imrty of officers wel'o gatherci at a Into suppor. The wino fiowcc freely nl1l } the talk was that of womOl and love ndventureR. Fl'aulcln Lool lor's name wns mentlonod. Rlttor Z1 Rlchthofer , of the hussars , made I snoerlng insinuation about hol' . III atantl ) . LlouL Zeslm jumped to hi feet , cnllod the Hitter a lInr and thrm , hili glass of wino in his face , 'rh RiUer slapIed ) the 1I0utenant's fnce i routurn. A challenge wns at enc glvon and aCcelted. Lieu ! . Zeskn belongs to the arll 101' ) ' stationed In Pesth , und ns ther was atloId 1111. ) ' ncxt mOl'l1il1g the dm wus put off til1 the da ) ' after b ) " In medlato agreement of the secon s. ' The lIcutl'nant ropalred to his quai tel's. Full oC the mattei' ho sat dow nnd wrote a long letter to his motho' giving h < 'r all pal.tJcull\l's. ' 1'ho mothe : a widow , llv's in the suhurb of KI banya. The lieutenant 10Ct this Ie tel' on his writing desh : , Next day 11 waB on dutr till nightfall. Meanwhile much happened. Lieu . Zcslm's de\'oted servant saw the Ie tor , and , as ho fruQuently before ho delivered similar ones , trotted ore wit 'It to Mme. Zeska , This lad ) ' , whe she realt it , WIts in despair. She WI horrlfJed that her on ) ) ' son , a stl'iplin was to fight with the Hitter , a muc older man and famous for his 1)1'01 css on the field of hOlloI' . After futile nttompts to see her so she went , womanllko , to the nctrcE To her Dhe told all and showed the 11 tel' . And she pra'ed the nctress save her anI ) " child. Actor II. henl breaking scene F'rnuleln Loefior pro ] lsed to do so. The actress at once went to tl cavalry barrnclts at Of en and soug out the Hitter. For the saIto of 11 boy adnurer and his sorrowing moth the actress made a secret coml' " with the hU sar. nul he Inslstel1 th the duel must take plnce. It was i } Jossiblc for olther party to wlthdrn If the Ritter shot in the all' the I tIlery officer woull1 surol ) ' shoot Idl1 , anl1 so soma willing subs till must talto his 111aco. A plot was hatched. ' } 'he lUttor , t actrcss and Mme , Zeslm were the 01 : ] Jlrtles to It. The mother did her )1 : wall , It was she who admlnlsteroi sleeping draught to Limit. Zeskn ; was she who g vo the actress ono the lieutenant's unlfonlls. A late message wns sent the ) 'Qt 1I0utenant's fJecOIuls to meet him his mother's house instend of at quarters. In Ule darlmeBs of the 011 , mOl'l1ing a carriage drove UII to 1\11 ZOBka's little v111a. From the ho thcro issued the figure of II. 'out1 : officer , Ills mmtul' ' cloak wrapi .1'ound him , the fur collar turned I bocuuso ) f the cold. 110 joined second In the cUTl'luge , which dr' ' away westward to the woods in vlclnit ) . of the Jagor Borg. At the appointed place the Rlt his second , the limpires and docl mot tII0 two , Paces were qull meIJ.Sured ofr. 'rho oPllononts " glvcn their 10adOI pistols. TI threw oft their cloaks. ' } 'ho 1I0u ant , however , kellt on his fm' 1 ! llUlied down wol1 over his e'os. lt was sUII dark , but as the J Ilt oale of l1pht came Ul1 over the 1 f. J . zen tollln1 ; of the coming 11awn the white handkorchlof lIuttorcd to the ground nnd there rang out 11 allOt. It was frolll the lUtter's pistol , He had missed. ' 1'ho "lIoutonant" rn.iaed hla w'alon ) mill IIrell In the nil' . 'rhe nltter saluted , announce his IHltlsfnction and , advancing , shook halllls WJUI his opponont. Both welo tlwn hustled Into their cloal(9 nnd Into the waiting carriages , The duel was OVOl' , 'rho t\\'o opponoll ts . I1rovo away in lhe same cl1l'1'lago , It was (1'0111 the 111 uschky drlvor that the first hint oC the true tale becalllo Imown , 'Us said. Ho drovo' the twain to the aclross' lIat. j\Iuch { lcl'suaElon was used , It is said , to convince 1.lout. Zcska that he must aCllulesce in all that had hall' { lcned. Both oll1cerB and , In fnct , all concornelt , llave In cluhs anl1 cafcs and in Imrr'aclts dellied the truth or the narl'l\tlvo. WhclI the IIrst whlspel' was heard It court of honor on the Hitter WI1S lJuggosted , bul the lIat I1n. nlalR oC the 1IIII'lies mal10 this Imllos , slhlo. In Its weokl ) ' gosslt ) a nudapsth lJU' pOl' hlntel1 at the affair , and WM 1m. mClllutoly threatened with condign 1IIIIIIshlllelll shoull1it dl\l'o to continuo , Meanwhile the tale la generally cur. rent nmong the "hloods" or bOUI cities , und Fraulein l.oellel' Is moro Iloliular thun o"er. HAS THRILLING RIDE ON BIG MOOSE'S ' BACK DOST-ON HUNTER'S EXPERIENCE WITH WILD BULL IN MAINE WOODS , l\Iolunltlls , Me-John J , Flynn , a ' lloston sportsman , who has been In camp ten miles west of the Molunlws river , too It a ride on the bacle of a bull moose the ether da ) ' , and Within 2,1 hours he dug Ul stul'es and started for home , saying that ho had got hh f1l1 o the woods. Mr , Flynn had never been In the houvy thnbOl' until ho came hero. One nfternoon 1\11' \ . Flynn was out for l1eer und nlong at sundown ) losted hlmsoH In II. thick COlSO close to a runway uscd by bl1clts and does on their way to and from water , Ho had been sit. ting qulotly about an hour when he heard twigs snap in the dlstanco and a lIttle dater became aware of the fact that II. heuvy-footed nnhnlll was C)111' ( Ing down the runway. 'rho man had hardly coclted his rlfie boCoro a gl1ult bull moose hove In 1 I sight. Ho was In ) lorfoct ran go , but 1 1\11' . Flynn was strlclcen with a bad at. . . 1 tacle of buclc fever , and when ho fired the ball wounded the bull In the shoul , del' . The moose slo11ped short , looked about fOI' his onem ' , a11l1 next Instant charged 1\11' . Flynn. The hunter had ample ollportunlty to reverse the lover v or his 1'1110 aud fJro again , but , like IIIn.n ) ' another In a pinch , ho lost his head , drolled ) the gun , and ran. 'rhen , hearing the bull coming closer , ho changed his mind and stm'lcd to shin a salllng , It was an unwlso move , but the sporlslUun wus too scmed to Imow it. 1\11' \ . Flynn had just reached a 10\\ ' branch aUlI was swinging himself UII when the bul1 , dodging a tree , Imssed directlr under him , IIls antlers brushed the man's legs , loosened his hold , and down the hunter came squarel ) " astraddle of the bull. 'rhls was the cue for the 11100S0 to get stage fright. Novel' before lU1I1 anything sat on his baclt , und with a t. startJed bellow ho turned , strucle the t. truil , an headed for IL deep but nar. III \ . n nn lS , hv. v.n n , s. It- lo 't. 11. 10 liter or 01' ct ut . rn. rn.w. w. 11"to to lto ho uy [ ut Never Before Had Anything Sat 0 I a His Bilck. it of row creel , that runs into Molunlw rlvor. Mr. Fl'nn feared to hung 01 Illg but he didn't dare to let go , and n nt most before ho Imow It ho SIlW th his creele ahead. The slht ( so ImrnJ'ze ' " him that ho couldn't o"en ) ' 011. ,1'1) me. , Just whnt halIIOned next Is som use whn.t mlxod In the mind of 1\11' . FJ'n Iful Ho says ho thinks the bull tried I ( ) ed clear the stream and thut ho f < up short. At nn ) " rate , man and bea his plunged Into the water and 110underl ave desperatoly. A lIttle IntoI' the hunt , the foun himself on the mudd ' bank 1\1 heard the 11100S0 brealtlns through tl tel' timber in full retreat. Outside of loJ. ' ducltlnl ; and a bad scaro' 1\11' . Fl1 JkJ ) ' wus lIttle the worse for his OXIIO , ' 01'0 once. 110r ten. High Prices for Dentlstr ) ' . : elli , In Constantinople it Is nothing l : usual to bo charged 11 vo dolll\\'s f I1l'st dcntistry ( or which ono would llU ) ' 0 lOri. dollar in the Unltnd Statos. . . ' . , j , . , . , ' . ' . . . , . . . . I LU ITUlln JB3llctDUll " . ' 1'ho : trst consists of.a blollse ot lace worn with an verbodlce of cash. moro to match the skirt ; the edges of overbo(1Ico ( are bOllnd with silk , the fronts 1clng : connected b ' points composed of silk strapping , eacll point ornamented - mented with lIttle jeweled buttons. The lace sleeves 11.1'0 trimmed with } lolnted straps of the silk , 1\Iatorials required : Four yal'ds s11k for the blouse , one and a quartcr rard cashmere 46 inches wide for overbodlce , ono and a quarter yard sill , on the cross for trimming. The second Is a slmplo skirt blouse of white wincey ; the back is cut with a 'olC pointing In the center , the front has three deep tucls and a box.pleut ; sturs are worked with green washing silk In long stitches up box-pleats , and just inside the stitching of tucks ; the deep cuffs of the hlsholl sleeves are or. namented to 111utch , 1\Iaterial rOQuired : ' } 'hreo ) "al'lls wince ) " 30 inches wide , ' } 'ho third sketch shows a dinner blouse of spotted silk mllslln. it Is gath. OI'ed n.t the nock to a high lace collar.band , the elbow-bands also helng or lace. The over.bodlco is of Ill\le pink and ) lCllrl gra ) " chine silk , edged with plain gray silk , on which 111'0 1vorkcd knot stitches in pink ; the point8 11.1'0 1Inished with cilk tassels , Materials required : Foul' and a half yards silk 22 Inches wide , one quurtel' Illaln silk on the crosa , eight tassels , two and a hulf yards silk muslin 40 inches wide. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ u _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ . u - . . - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - AT THE BREAKFAST TABLE Woman Mnkes Mistake Who Appears at Morning Meal Unbecomingly Or Untidily Attired. The finest compllmcnt we have ever heard told to a woman was by her husband , and he said , In speaking of her : "Wo always think of her na a momlng glol' ) ' , because she looks so hrlght and cheery and pretty at' the ureukfast table , " How many brealfast tahles are pre- , shIed ovel' by women wbo make no ! efforts t bo dainty ? and there are a : gl'eat number who are at once untidy and even uncleanly to look at. 'rho claim that household duties keep women frol11 looking well In lho momlng is easily disproved , for in man ' a household where the lady gives a helping hand in the Itltchen a hlg apron wHl thoroughl ) " IlI'otoct her dress , IInd then , too , cooking , unless I , one mlllws It so , Is nevOl' dh'ly work. That woman commits an en"or who 1001s uncured for und hadly dressed in the morning , The othOl ; womlln who I wenrs any old thing to the brcakCast. . table , is nlso making a mlstalee , Cor that is the tlmo when the mcn of the household ought to see a woman at her best , and not slleclall ) ' rely on her all- pearnnce in the evening , when the seCt nnd churltable light of the gus wHl hldo man ) ' deCocts. NEW FASHION HINT , A now jUl11llor effect made of em , broilierod blnclt vo11o hnndt : ! o\"er green taffetn. and 1Inished with two largo tac- sels. n Ajfatpln : Fad- One of the latest. fnds of u11mfash. is 10nablo women 18 to hll vo their waist. 1 , coat buttons , tlwh' hatpln8 aUlI thell 1. umbrellu handles 1111 to match , OUl lO s\es the lo"ellest sets In 111nlt and lilli' II plo quartz sot In tin ) ' l'OSO dlamondl 0' ( In cr'stal sot In thin rims of g1ll o. motu ! . Al1 hatllins are now VOl' ) " Inrge n. and in all cases the ) " must beur SIlCcht to l'olatlonshlll to the hat with whlcl ! II the ) " are WOI'l1. st - - _ _ _ 3d or uslness Advistr. 1d "My three 'l'llIInkllglvlng Ilooms ha\ lie Jeen retu1'l10ll , " si hell the Ilool , "an , 11 i don't know whnt I'll do : ' 111 "Cheer 1111 , " suill his wife. "WIll 1'1. 'Oll luck is the buslnolls Instinc Haven't ) ' 011 gel a lllrko ) ' , In each I 'cm 1" ul htl\'e , " 111' " , . \nd the Iloottc nr01" ' 01' \nshDable , " no " 'Thon , tlw"ll do for Christ mal Tbrow In u ! ow Homun ca:1l1let ! al l1Q'rocltotiJ And theru S'QU are ! AI TAKE PROPER CARE OF FACE Many Women Have Poor Complex. ions Because They N glect Simple Precautions. One of the grcatest evils that heall' ty doctors have to contend with Is the fact that women do not propOl'I ) ' dry their hands ami Cace after washing , Nine women out. of ton thoroughly wash theil' face wIth soap and water , carelessl ) ' willo it off with a stiff towel , then go right out in the wind. It wHl tuko ) 'OU da's , and sometimes weeks , to undo the harm that this carelessness - ness has caused , If you have not Umo to 111' ) ' 'our face and hnnds then do not wash them , Rub a little cold cream on 'O\l1' face and wille that off with old towel-this w111 answer the pur- IOSO if 'ou are In a hurr ) ' , Then , too , do not wash in "hard" water , If the enl ) ' water ) 'ou have is "hard" then add u few drolls of henzoln to the basin ovel' ) ' time 'ou1S0 it , or throw II. handful of bran 01' oatmeal In the wa tel' . An ) ' . of these w111 soften it , De I1berul with 'our1se of cold cream on tho' face and hands , Use II. little of it every time ) 'ou wash , wlpo It ofC the C'nce anl1 appl ) ' a good lIual- it ) ' of 1I0wder. Powder does not hurt the face If weU washed off every night with warm water , so that the ) Iores are left well oen while ) 'ou arc slcop. ing , ' } 'he UIO : ! of good powdOl' prOllOI" Iy nlllllled , nevOl' hurt an'bod ) ' . It is the girl who bu 's a high I ) " scented powder with a fancy name , dabs it on In spots anl1 never thorough I ) " washes It off , who has a mlHhly skin caused by the , use oC powdOl' . l or the hands that are badly chaplled the I'ollowing Ilomude Is good : Ono ounce of cocoa hUllm' , ono ounce of 011 of sweet almonds ; ono I1ruchm of oxldo of zinc ; one drachm of bol'nx ; six drops oC 011 of he1'l a. mot. lIeat the cocoa buttel' and the oil of almonds In u double bolioI' . and when tlwy are well mlxod , alld the borax , and nlso the oxide of zinc. Stir these fO\l1' In redl\lIt" until al. most cool anl1 tl1l'n add the oil of bergamot. The oxldo of zinc contained - tained in this COl'lllula has wonl1erCul healln [ ; Ilrollol'Ues , . J mmenslty of Muffs , Sumptuous Is the anI ) " word that expresses - presses the newest mufCs , Some of tlll'm are slmllly Immense in regard to size and all are of the richest furs. l vclI the fancy muffs al'O extremely large , One 011 this ol'l1er fashioned Crom caracul was mallo with HUI'llIg ends faced with bluek satin , hox-plulted and ellged with II ruching' , hlacl , sill ; cOI'lIt : ! adorning the front , II regula 1 rUl\ll ) ' muff , illdeed , ) Chinchilla 11I111 hlacl , 1)"lIx muffs 1'0 somhlcd veritable pillows anll tet : poits of the I1UIl' ol'lnlno wcnt tc make a slnglo muff , whllo a fashion ab o ono In Portlan : ! lamb took It ! mudl f\1l' In Its construction IlS t small coaleo , . - . , hUITY UI ) about it-the bucon' C'\ ' 0 and the 110\11' ba'l'ol's low ! " d . The 1.olldoll Statltt : ! S'S . that t ; total \'aluo of the oXllorts oC Auslral : t , sla In the period ( rom ! flOG t 191 : JC Inc\usl\'o \ , allart from an ' Curlilel' e iIUIIS\11I ; aftcr the end of lOi ! ) , w : amount to ahout $1,875,000,000 , or , no tI'"Cught , III'obnhl ) ' more than $ : 000,000.000 , in contl'ast to only $80 sl 000,000 In the fi\'e ) 'ears roUJ 18 : \11 t 90 , a growth In 0111) ' twont ' 'oa 111 t lr Cram 150 to 189 per cunt. . - , I HIS CORONATION DAY Oft8 of tb" , Twe.e ) StorIe , of Solomon. BY THE "fIIGHWAY AND BYWAY" I'REACHER ( Col'7rlllht , 100117 tbe AlliborV.B , XdlOh , ) Scripture Authorltr-l : 1Jngs 1 : 32.53. ; ; Wii , * ; . . ; ii ; v.JiW ; . J fiiWi. ; j ; . 3 U ; .il ; I 'Ji\ I SERMONI.TTE. ! ; ) AdonJOIh'S e was strong. ) David was old and greatly en. m feebled , Certainly he did not . , ? ( court :1nother rebellion. How J 9) ) was It , then , thlt he could act ) 1 ; ) with such precisIon , such posl. I ) i tlveneDs , such boldness ? It was fnlth. Nothing In the world could have pulled David togeth. ' ' er and revIved his waning flcul. li , i'li' ties but the sense of the obllga. i I ' tlon which he owed God and the fr consciousness that God's will waD to be wrought out In the t face of the plottlngs of man. 1 . . . , What a grand thing It Is to w 1 : see an old man whose strength and Inspiration Is the Lord. What have we after all to lean on but God ? AD earth Is slipping . out from under our feet how :1' : bleosed It Is to feel and know that the eternal purposes of God , are stili to be wrought out In . f. .Pt : ; { th c wor Id , if In this Incident of AdonlJah's grasping for the kingdom and , the final triumphant coronation of the young man Solomon. we ( have a prefigurement of thc ul. 1\ ( " tlmate triumph and coronation . of Christ the King of kings and . Lord of lords. The world would , .r,1 put self upon the throne , but t ( God has other plans and In the ! fullness of tlmc' "Jesus snail reign where'er the sun doth m his successive journeys run. " Nothing can thwart the prom. Ises thnt were made to the ; Son when In the beginning f ! ( ? ) he offered himself as the world's Redeemer , and nothing can In. t terferc with the glorious fuJ- t fillment of the Divine will. , As the youth of Solomon In ? many ways prefigured the youth of thc Christ , so In his trlum- i phantcomlng tet the kingdom and his glorious reign we find a hint , : : OPt ? ( or suggest I on of the com I ng glo. rlous reign of the Christ. : , . " . : "And he ( Adonljah ) came , and bowed himself to King Sol. omon. " This outward act oft ! reverence and submission to the i newly.crowned king reminds us , of the Scripture which salth : Ii "Every knee shall bow to me ) and every tongue shall confess , to God. " However rebellious r : and wicked the he 1rt may be , ) there Is coming the time when ( every knee must bow and every tongue confess to God , Christ has not yet come Into his own , but the day Is com In ! ] when as & King he shall take possession of 5 the kingdoms of the world , and then many a knee which has refused to bow to his rule will be forced to recognize his power and authority and be brouht ! ] I low before him. J r. ; 'W'W ) } : { % , ; \ : " % \ . % % " . 'J.'WM ! , ; . . ! ; THE STORY. " ! Solomon ! " Breathlessly "SOLOMON lessly the woman 1Istenod , and getting no respo se , she raised hel voice and crIed : "Solomon ! Solomon ! It Bathsheba hnd returned. from thl presence of King David In great'haste and as she rushed into the palacI David had built for her nnd her sot Solomon , she laid aside 0.11 her re serve anll dlgnlt ) . and caned frantic . ally for the ) 'oung man. The soum of her , "olco awoke the echoes , ani the spurrying feet of the servant ! cuulll be heurd as they hastened tc her presence , "Whero can ho bo ? " Impatlentl : cricd Dathsheba when no Solomon all peared , For an instant fiho contel1l pluted the wondering servants as the ; gathered before her , and then COlt mandod thcm sharply : "Go find hi111 , Lose not a momen1 ' 1'ho Itlng's huslness relulres ) haste , A scurr'ing of feet and again th womnn wat : ! leU on "Tho king has promised , " she m claimed as she paced nervously t and fro , "Solomon shan Rlt Ullon th throne of his futher ! Adonijah mm bo thwarted , " And the nnBhln l''eH I the woman , the slel'll IInell on th face and the tlghtly-lenchel ( hand indicated the sllrlt ) which cOllllllotol controlled her , " 110 lIIay IlI\vo hi fonst at gurogel , " shu contlllul'll t herself , " ) \'l'n no" " 1 fl11I1IIOIIU" ho I plnnnln ! ; with his (0110"01'11 wllnt II shnll do when ho hI cOIno IlIln tli lelngdom , hut the klll hils )1rull1ll1 ) an God Is Jood , 110 will hrlllg thel plans to naught. l1ut Hololllnu , whm is he ? lIe mnst ho rl > 'lIly ' a nlnBt tI coming oC the klng'lI 8ur\'lInts. " . And with thlK IUllt thought ill 11I"1 sIlO hU1'l'10II orc to the uparlmentfl 0 t\ cnpled b ) ' the hey ulld WIIR BOOII lilt ! BolectlllJ ; the ( tIlI'/IOIlIR / which she I tellded ho ahoulll Wl'ar wholl ho WI anolntcd klnl ; , . . u. And whllo the lIIothnr was Ih1 0 , bus ) " and " , hlln the al'I'VIIIIIII or IIl1t x'sheha were gulllg hllhorI1d thllh , In In senrch or SOIOIllUII , there Willi mu < < 11 excttement and alii' 1I11\OIl the SUI : I ; of Kin DIIVld , . aU:1 > ! ; r. : " ' Hud there 8vor boon snch tmr B ' 'C fotl111ltloll . . . - - - bofer. . . - " . . ? lIut . - a few hou 1':1 : - - : ' > I bl\foro Ulcro had baen sadness nl.td deJection in the palace , for it was . thought that the king was dring , and ' f. . . . then hnd como the visit of Dllthsheba , - and of NatHan the prophet , nnd sud. donly the king seemed to shako ort / the stlllOr which had crept III upon , him. The , I eye hnd kindled with some of the old.tlme fire , the form which had seemed shrunken and weak thr1lled wJth new lIfo IInd sat erect , . nnd the voice which anI ) ' had spoken 'for duya 11IIst In feeble exprosslon or some trlf1lng want , was now spcaking I fOl'th worda of command. ' } 'ho news . . . . ' . , of all this spread IIko wild fJro thro.ughollt nil the cU ) " oC .Jerusalom " . and was soon upon the 1Ips of every. bOdr , and ore long the streets were ' t1l1'ol1hed with IOoplo who , with an ait : I of expcctatlon , waited the coming or ' something they Imew not what. i I Bodies of oldlm's were moving to aull fro anl1 fOI'mlng , into companies ! I\l1d divisions. About the IJnlace or ' the king the excitement and commo. tion cClltra11zod , and when the people S"W the 1 < 11111:1 : mngnifJcent whlto mule , rlchl ) ' clIH\rlsoned , brought forth , what a ahout wont up , ' It hnd been II. long time slnco the splendid creature had' been seen . ' . _ . ubrolld in the streets , for none but " . the king might ride upon him , and ( \1 \ now the query went forth from mouth ; ' to mouth : I "Is the king to rldo to-day ? " "Yoa , the king Is to ride to-day , " exclaimed - , claimed athan to himself , as ho over. heard the question while hurrying on towards the home of Bathsheba , At the door he met the returning j servants who had been searching for . the roung man. ' "Solomon cannot uo found ? " ex. . claimed Nathan , repeating the words of the servants. " 1Iavo 'ou searched ever 'whcre ? " "Everywhoro , " : - "Hnvo you been to the Temple ? " " 'Ye have not been there , but we think some of the other servants went thither : ' But Nathan was ort in the dlroctlon of the place without hearing the lust sentence. Ho knew hetter than any. ono else the de11ght which the young I , man took In visiting the place and sit. f tlng in medltutlon there. EvOl' slnco his return trom Egypt he had orten ; sought the quiet and scclusion of the I Temple. In Egypt the great temples were the centers of learning , and why should 1I0t the Temple of the God of Israel bo the place where one should learn wisdom and see and un. , , derstand with a clear mind ? Reasoning 'i. thus the desire to go thither had grown i upon him , and It wn.s therefore towards I the Tabernacle that Nn.than hurried. "My son , " he cxclalmed , when ho I ' had found him ; "Knowest thou not that " I the heart of all the people is turning to thee , and that the king has given commandment that thou shalt be anointed king at Glhon this day nnd that thou shalt sit with him upon his throne ? " "It Is as God desires , " rcplled the young man , rising , and calmly replacIng - Ing his mantle about his sturdy young for111. Nathan looked at him wonderingly. "Dut art thou 1I0t surprised ? " "r-ay , rather am'I certain that that which God hath sloken ) is about to i " come to pass , " " exclaimed Na. I "Then let us hnsten , than , pressing his arm about the for111 of the 'oung man and gently hastening his footsteps , "For I fear I evcn now the klJlg' mule awaits theo . at thy door. " " ' ' 'hat gives the 'oung man such I self-control , such poise ? " Nathan , asked himself OVOl' and over aguin , ' ' " during that short walk bucl. to the JJ \ . ' , Imlaco of Bathsheba. And ho ' ' J wntched with wondering eyes as Sol. , omen quietJ ) . donned his robes , grave. I Iy received the loving salutation of j his mother , nnd then went forth with , , true kingly dignity and grace to Glhon , I .tho place appollted by the king for , the coronation , "Who had thought that Solomon f was n youth of such rare gl'aco and . beaut ) . ? " oxclahucd the lleoplo as . they followed the royal procession. "God save King Solomon ! " The words of the high pr est Zadok sounded out clenr nnd distinct , the trumpet blow and the people took up the sbout of "God save King Solomonl" Where Real Problem Lies. A mlsslonnr ) ' In China wriles : "The real crux of the foreign missionary problem lIes _ not in the foreign but in the homo fJold , There is nothing hereto to handicap 01' hold us baclt. Our opo " portunlty is lImltod ollly h ) " the physl. cal stronlth of the workers , 'Vo 11.1'0 o hold bacle and handlcalllJOd by the In. dlfforollco of the churches ut homo which ( nil to provldo the mea and mealls to enahlo our work tu con. , tlu UO ittl 1I0rmairowth / : ' - - - - - Need of Workers. l\thm Carrlo Burgo , who has boon OVOI' 11lI1'l101l1l of the west , wrltos : "In OI'Jt ( ell , WnllhluKton , hlnho und North. orn CIlIlrOI'llIt11'0 these who have ' I'I1\v'1I to ho or ngo , 11.11I1 yet novoI' hud 11 chaul'o to hOI\l' n "Ol'mun 111' to crOBS the throllhuhl oC 8unday school. HOlllo 111I VII lIovor helll'll of .J esus or 111'llVOII , III' noull 1Blhlo , I le:1I'nod of theRe mJlldltlollH from Uhl'lstinn 8chool lnlWhol'1I who 11l1li uoell In these re. 1II0lo Illul'oll. " 111 The Lny Preacher In England , . o. 0110 l oll1ll1\rlson drawn by Robert IY Perun , the British Wetlleyall , who lato. II- ) ) , vlRlLod III this countr ) ' , shows ho\v \S lI1uoh 11101'0 URO I nHlllnd is malting of the In ) " IlI'cuchor than Is Amorlcn. at IR preached every Sun. 27,000 IlUrll10nS , . h. by Wesleyan Method. tiny In 1 lIgland 01' iulu " 20000 are ) lronchol1 by Inymen. Jh 'v , Shunned. " tl111ll Is Imown sometimes by the I IS. com)1I\n ) ' that Is trying. to eet away ra frolll hIm. .