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ON THE TR.tl\IL OF THE
AMERKCAl'J PI ISSIOf\Jl RY
By WILLIAM : T. ELLIS
This Dlstlnr.ul'hecl American JourMII" \ - , T'lIve lnr. Arouod Ih WorN lor
Iho PurpolJ of Itlvt ! J5"tin : : Ihl ) AmNI-r.n Forello : MI 1t1l3ry ! lulU
Purely 1J1'lOler < ted , > c.\Jle' 110,1 rjor' : ' ' -.1.0 ! IIJ'(1rom'
IJlrolle ! \ < ! wllh Drawlna IIn1 'rom ' Phat ) .ra hs ,
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Foreign Missions
Useful But Inadequate'
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Homl' , Jtalr-II\ \ ' ( ! In the ronll'r o [
' ' ' In lorpst , homc.
t hc world's 1'0111'\10118 ' \
ward hOlltlll , 1 lool { hllCI , 0\01' IIlJllt'h'
a ) 'ollr's Im'csUgllllolI o [ Christian
1I1ls"lonR " , III the OI'll'I1t for a IInal I'e-
\ low llnd SlInllnl11T , What Is the COli'
cuslon ) of the whole wlltler' ! Are for.
pl n missions wOl'th while ?
The an8W'I' must ho In the afJIrma.
tI\'e , COlIslderpd only froll1 the utanll.
) lOlnt o [ hunmnltnrlall and ) lhl1all'
thl'\ll1lc ser\'lce , the enUl'e IIIlsslott"nry
( 'ntcrlrlso ) justifies Its oxlstel\'l' . Add
to thsl ! fI'Cflt wOl'ks oC hpallng , orIu.
clition alld care for the orllhnlllHl a till
the lIecd ' , the hClle1clal ! Inlluonco
which has IIC0n exerted U)10n ) the
C'\mractprs \ of thousallds o [ lIatl\'e con.
verts , as wcl1 as the more gonoml ,
though 110110 the 11'88 1II11111slalwhlo
Inllucnco wlcldcd In hehalf of clvllla.
tlOI\ \ , and It will ho seeu that the min.
fllollarr agcllclofl which the churches
of CIlI'lstOlldoll1 lIIalnlaln at IIn annual
( 'xpcndlture of IIIClnr 1II1\1I0u" \ of dol.
IIIr8 Is 01H' o [ the t\'pmendous \ twen.
tll'lh ccnturr forces IImltlll ! ; for the
WOl'Id's 1II'0gross ,
Without all1lll1C 'lng this point ,
whIch hils s1lt'0ly lawlI made )111110 ) 111
the precadlnr : ; arllclC'R , let me sumest
80111 ( ' gellPral consillomtlons and criU.
- dsms which aplOllI' ) to ho Important
NlOlIgh to deser\'e the IIttontion of the
g ( ' 1\1'1\ I pulJllc , 1111 well 118 of that
large ( ' { lI1stlluOIICY CSllOclally intcl'eat.
( 'd In ml3910ns ,
Where Churches Should Get Toether. [ ]
1 Imow oC 110 oUwr undl'llllllIg any ,
wlH're at all 1I11111'oachllll ; this uno Itl
magnltmlo which Is IIIlIImged In such
a helter.t\Cltel' ; } . dllwl'glllllzpd fllshlon ,
or on such an unhuslnp8s1l1w hasls. I :
do not hero allude to the lIelmllllstl'a. '
tlon o [ the Indl\'ldulII hoards , hut to
the IIropagandll as a whelp , Senti.
ment , mood aud emotion , mthl'r than
I t < , sted principle alld careful jUIlgmont ,
se < , m to ho the foundation of 1II0st
mhmlonary acU\'It ' : If 11 man 01' a
hodr can Illsplay ( 'Slleclal cfllcloncy In
stil'l'lng the feellngt ; of the hOll1o con.
IItIluency he or It cnn ho SUrH oC
Illenty of funds alld a fl'eo 1101d to go
where It will and do what It 1I10ases
In the mission wOl'ld. ' 1'hel'o Is at ) Ires.
unt 110 sul11clont mcthod of checltlng
up the WOI'I. o [ foreign 1II111810ns ,
ThIs sort o [ thing , nnd WOl'SO mls.
taltes , arc In good ) II\I't duo to the
hel ) ) , 'oursolf fashIon In which the de.
1I0mlnlltions wOl'I" Only III the 11101'0
r'cent fiehls has there heon an appor.
tlonmcnt of lC'I'ItOI' ' lUuon ! ; the
churches , although every where the
necd for this Is so urgent that the de.
nomlnatlolls 1\1'0 1I0W rocogulzlllg and
'Iollling to It , Plnlnl ' , there Is no 8Ur.
11rlent rea SOli why the mission worlt
of the Prol'stunt chmchcs In heathen
lands should not ho done as olle closo.
1)coolorallng ) hodr , The Ilvowcll allu
Is the con\'el'slon of the IIe0ll ! ( ' , ami
1I0t the perlOtuation ) nnll extensIon of
dl'nomlnatlonn 1 lIames , crol'lls and au ,
thorlty upon the mltslon ; fiod. ) The
lresent nrrangomollt. Is oxpcnsl\'e , dl.
vlsl\'o and a. hlndl'allco to the end
sought. What sense or reason Is there
for Inslance , In e-lluhllshlnf : ; 1I0rthol'l
and southom Preshyterlau churches
In C llna , where the Yor ' exlstenco of
America Is n. nohulous matter to most
of the ) leollo ) an the fact of the civil
war Is unlmown to nou ) lerBon out of
o\'ery thousaml ? Left to themsel\'es ,
the natl\'e Christians In the 110)1 ) ! 1
ha vo ylsltCll would 1I0t ho long In
fonnlng ana Chl'lstiall ohmch ,
; Businesslike Methods Needed ,
lcndltl ! ; the tlmo of actual un 1011 ,
o\'er ' 110sslJlo ! fOl'ln of coollerallon
should bo allolted. ) 'rho commercial
sagacity of the melhod which leelS
haJr a dozen OXlll.H1slvo lheologlenl1y.
trnlne " ! Juslnes ag'nts" In the Ramo
port city to do the Iurey' ) secnlar
work for separate 1J0\I'ls : which could
all bo done lJy ono unol'dalnOlI busl.
I ness man docs 1I0t a)11Cal ) to the WII\ "
farer. Nelthor does the 7'al f r
Illanting new worl { In theBo oUtlOstS )
loHen In competition with nall\'o
churches ) whel'o exonses ) are high.
! St , dl1l1cu1lles grelllcst and roaults
f " 'estl when there are unlimited fll'
' \ ' rnblo opcnlngs In the untouched In ,
terlor. Most 110rt cities , ho It re ,
marltcd , need 11 RulJlrnction'athet \
than IIn alhlltlon of ml5sll,1IIarles ,
A closer anll 11101'0'Igorous suppr.
vision of missions on the ) lIu't of Bon
6lblo , courageous men or Iluthorlt .
will result In the woeellng out of thl.
occasional unfit mIBsIOllllr ' IUHI It
remed 'lng tactical ! JhllHlora In the 10
cation of stations and'in the charactel
of the work ,
Two other ImlJOrtant services thlt
vuslness1l1cc SUIWt'\'lslon would accom
IlIIsh : It woulll InRuro the sondlng 0
'linn 0 , well.l.mlancP < 1 IUld accurate 1'0
lJorls to the hOll1olalld. and It woul <
'deal "Igorousl ' with the cl'ltlclall11
which UI'O so C0ll1111011 on the otho
aldo or the gloho that the ) ' cOlIstitutl
Il serIous harrier to II1lsslonal'Y HUC
tess , Gl'lticlall1B which nt'o oven )1t\1'1 )
I 1) ' t 'lshoulll be fmlltly ) a elln I tlOt !
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'i ' anll the evils reme lell ; tholiJO whle !
IllO not tJ'uo should bo 1J0ldly clm
tonged amI silenced ,
' 1'111) llosltlon can never ho lIIalt
tuln3 that . .mlislollurlo1'0 1JIIII.ICf ;
ble'funll : ' , to nnsWUI' careful , llehllt !
crlt1 tsms , as nome which - have al
Ilea red In this cOI'rOS1)ondenco ! In\ '
been uuswere , b ) ' the sweClllu ! ; atut' '
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l1Iellt thal It 13 "morally Irnposn'hlc"
fIll' It mIRslonlr : ' to 110 W 1'011 ! ; , Is slm.
ply to ) IUt mlsslolllll'Y defollHo he 'olld
the )11\10 ) \ of cOlIsldNatlOTl by thlnl < lnl- ;
11I011 , In UIO 0110 ) Jal'tll'uhu' hlHtallcc
where 111 ' rrilieism hlld 1I0en dol1nlte. _
Ir IJlKIHllolI I hllli ! mld that a eC'talll !
l10rllwrll Mcthodlflt IIIhmlonary had
10llt his Itblllt ' aud Inllllolloo 10 a cor.
1I0I'nllon tleaklnJ. ; com'osslolll ! frolll the
Chilleso ! : ovcrllmelll. 'l'11I ! hoarll sec.
l' ( > tal'Y alld ol'rtnln dOllollllllntlonal pu.
pOl'a ntlncwII ! 11I(1 vlt'ulnlllly for lhls ,
declarlll thltt 1 11111 not lotow what I
was talking alJoul. ' 1'hon , to I holr ul.
t'I' ronfllslon , Itlong came the ) ) \31 \ < 1.
InJ.t 1\lolhodlnt I JllsOOH11 ) hlshol ) of
Chinn , fully uIJ8tal1tlatlnl , ; the ChUr I' .
hut exolIl'ratlnJ. ; the mlsslonl1l'y fl'OIll
wrollg Itltftntlon und uBSllllllnl , ; I'esllon.
slhlllty hln\lwf ) ,
Similarly , 11I0re offectl\'o admlllis.
tratlon of the misslollllry lrOllagalHl\ !
will fill'll Ish the truvoJlnl ; pllbllc wllh
I ho ( 'aslly ascortnillol ! facll' ! o [ the 11110'
nlou I\pldn \ , allll will ) Hlt forth effort to
IntrolhlclJ thom to IIIlsslons In actual
olwratlon , It will also grapple with
the IlrohlclII of the 11I01'1\1 \ alld spiritual
conelltlou ,1f tho'l ) ( \ cities ; for 110
long us the E\II'OlCall \ ) IlOrtion of theRe
11OI'\t \ ; 1'01111\111 liS they ul'e the worl. of
mlsulonH Is 1J0ulld to 1J0 1I0I'IoIISly
humered. ) ,
Missionary Mlstakcs.
Before ea\'ll1 this slIhject 1 must
malte n rathOl' sweellngcrltlclatn )
which the hOl1l'l1 sholld ) ha\'o dealt
with lonl-t ago , It Is Ihat an ustonlsh.
Ing ) II'Ortloll ) ) of missionaries dlsllla ) '
bad manllors and had taslo 011 ship'
hoard , ' 1'0 don : this charge , which ,
III olle fOl'm or another , has beell made ,
times without numlJOI' ; Is to tllrn one'3 '
IJllcl { 011 the facts. 'rho condllct of
some mlsslol1aJ'le8 alJoanl shill Is one
of the 1II0St )1I'oll1c ) ! somcos of the
: lI1l1mI8slonal' ) ' slllrit which ) JOI'vad s
) J\ssonger : shillS the WOI'ld OVOI' , allll
) II'acticall ' all of the ) IOI't cities of the
orlunt. SOIllO of the Cl'llIcllIlIIS made
In thIs cOllncctlon are Hlmll ) ) ' UltlltI.
swerahlo ,
What Is to IJe salel , fOl' oxam1M , In
defense of the woman missionary
whoso place lit the table had to 1J0
chan eel three tlllIes 011 the voyag-o
IIcrOBS the Pacl1c ! last 1II0nth ? In the
IIrst ) llaco , her astollllding meddle.
sOlnclloss , had brought IIllon hOl' a 1'0 ,
blllO at which she f'lt offolllied anel
chullgoll hOl' Beat ; ) atel' , the ) HlSSell-
gOl's with wholll she was lJeated fOlll1d
her so uncomfol'tuhlo a companloll
that thc ' cOIII\1)alnoel \ ) to the stU\\'l\rd \
ulld IIIsistcI1'on ha\'lng clthor her scat
01' theirs changed. The unswel' com.
mOllly made to storlcs lllto this Is that
the mhslonary'u ; godlll1oss 110 doubt
reJukuel ! the 8111fllilless of the olhOl'
IHlssengors , whleh Is nelthcr a modest
nOl' a charltahlo rejolndor , In this
case , the star ' was told h ' '
) me ) a )11'011I' )
Inent American hllslnoss mall , a
chllrch member , who hlmsoJ [ had heoll
attendIng II BOl'Ies of missionary meet.
Ings In Omaha jllst hefol'o lel\'lng :
home , and so could hlll'llly ho called
a hostllo cl'ltlc.
I could wrlto 1It'rall ) ' colllmns of
Incidents concerning lho cOlldllct o [
mlaalonarlell on shlphoard , wherehy
the ) ' have oarnOtI the III Hfa \ ' 01' of 0111.
cors IInd fellow ) Jnssongurs. SlIlI1med
" 11 , thollgh , they amollllt to this : SOIllO
missionaries seem InclincIl to lIallnt
tholr mornl and slllrltual SlllJOI'Inrity
In the fllco of olhur8 ; the ' Insist on
hllvln an hlontlt ' liS mls810narle3 ,
rather tllI\n liS Iulel ] , modest , well ,
IJred ladles and gentlemen ; they ) ) \0' \
test , orten III III1oIJmy ) fashion ,
a alnst the IlIdugenco ) In tolJacl.'o 01'
liquor aI' cards Oil the IHu't of OUtel'
1IllJsellers. ! All thl ! ! mlly ho COlli pro.
IIPndod In the word " 11I'o\'lnclnllsm , "
' 1'Il1'y forget thal , as KIllIng ) ! ! a .s :
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1'horo'8 a world olltsilio the ono 'ou
) { now , "
and that the people of this WOI'IcI h\\o (
all the ) ! CI'sonlll rights nnd IIbortios
which arc to ! Jo aecoreled to the lIIelll'
! Jers of the mlulJlollllrr cll'clo , SOllie.
tlllles this 111'o\'lnclallsm gocs to the
length of stll)11111t ) ) ' , IIU'hon n Paclllc
IIncl' cro sed the meridian 011 Sunday ,
ulIII so drOIled ) that day from the cal ,
ellllar , whcroulloll the mlsslonares )
appealed In a boely to the cutaln ) ) to
111'0) ) ) some othl.'r day , nnll lIavo Sun ,
. lla ) ' , as If the matter \Vero oltlonal )
. with him !
, Not ull missionaries aJ'O gul1l ' 01
these things ; fa I' from It. 'rJto ahlesl
IIIlsslonarlcs llelrccllto ) thom 1I00'IoIIS
1r , fo\ ' the ' reallzo thoh' fal'-l'eacltltl
eITccls llllOn the rallse tlte ' I'Cfll'l.'SOllt
III cXllanlltlon ) , If 1I0t Itl uxtonuatloll
tlto ' ) Joint 01lt that mlsslonurlos lea\ '
11117 the honwlallli 111'0 stili In the s)1h'l )
of exaltlltloll cl'eated h ' tllI.'lr fa 1'001
mcotlngs , h ' the glol'lllcation of thai
f\'lellds \ IInll 1Ir the 1'010 of saint , hol'c
and I1Il\l't 'r with which they ha\1
hooll Invosled. 1.01' the tllIIO the ' 111'1
In cl'llsadel' 11I0011 , 111111 th ( ' ' hll\'o 110
'et learned to'Iuw all thlllgs In Ilrt1
1,0I'Uon. , 'rheh' feet ha vo nol 'O
I , founl ! tlto hUl'd gl'ollnd of aclllallt
11 Ono or lltcijO unwise I1I1sl > llonarlu8 ( 'al
I. .10 11I01'0 harm thltll n hunlI'cd ! sonsl
hie on os ran IIndo.
I IIIUBt confe 8 , 11101'00\01' , thnt 1 dl
10t 8eo wh ) ' a PacIfic mall cuplull
I'houill ' fo\'ulll IIIli1lilonltl'los to sltli
hYlllns ut the 1)11\110 on the heat dcc
o cXcelt on HIIIIlIII ) ' , IInli ret allow otho
) - , lasliollgcrs tll nlal\o the nlbht'oca
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on the Rl.1111. ' spol , with UIO lateal
" 110)111111' ) ] " song" , or wh ' the mission.
IU' ) S Rhollld not 110 Iermltted to hol
II prnyor 11I11'11n In the saloon , while
It nIII ( ' , drlnltltlo ! : coterlo III ul'oarlous. )
iy glllllhllng In the smoklllg room , I
fl'cl'ly crltlclRo IIIl1ch III the con uct.
o [ . .lIIny tnl llionurlc aboal'd BIIII , hilt
I Iwllcvo In "a 81111111'0 dol.l. " 'rho
mllll who ell'lnkn whIHI { ' on shlphoard
shoull ! o glvell 110 ndvantage ovcr
the l11an who drlnltH water , olher
tlllngR IICIIlt ; eClunl , 1101' the man who
am hI OK 0\01' the II1nn wlto Ilrll 'I ! , nor
lho wOlllan who slngA "rI8quo" song
OYer the Oll wlto IJroferH "Old Hlln.
dl'eel , " Plain worelfl 1I0ed to 110 apoken
to the I1IlsslonarleQ , and ( \t"or 1)laln )
wOl' a to I ho offieelll o [ the : lIl1sltllJ
compllIlctJ , eHlJOclally the trans.Paclflc
IInl's.
If a peruoll hns lt1alntalned a reasonable -
able fllmlllarlty with missionary 1'0'
1I00'tll ho gOOH to the fOl'elgn IIIlsslon
Helll oXllccting to Heu ovldences of
tl'l.'lIIl'ndoUII SIICCeHlOS , Has ho not
bpon tolll that ,11111 \ n , Chilla , India are
on the \'cn o of aelmlltanco Into the
Christian chul'ch ? 'l'horo fa. a sudden
jolt to this OXJcctnncy ) when ho find ! !
lho bll1nk willi oC Itcnthol\llom rIsing
UIJ heforo the IIIIRSlonl\re ( 09 cold , as
strollg lind , at firHt sight , aH Bcathless
as OVOI' , He learns later of the HUC-
CI.BBeR In till' IIno of minIng and Imp.
) llng this wall , which , Ull to dale , have
hoon the 1)1'1 ) II C 1))11 ) I missionary moth.
oflR : hut his go nom 1 1I11)I'08S1011 ) ) Is ono
or IlIsl\pJolntment. \ ) 110 canllot but feel
that the triumphs of missions have
hCCII O\'lI'stllled , At'thls ) Joint en tors
the need for hetter 8ullervlslon , liS 1
ha\'e a ) ready Intimated ,
FOI' example , the oh.oI'vel' ! rocalla
the 81atolllent , ) JrlntocI times without
IIl1mhpl' III American IHthlications ,
that China har ; made Sunday a legal
holldn ' . This ho I1l1ds to bo utterly
untruo. Whol'o China touches the
WCRt the 1It'at da ' o [ the weol { has
tI' uhmlly hpcome , In some measure , a
holiday. But It Is nowhere II SahlJath ,
excelt ) among tIw few Christians. At I
another tlmo It was widely rellol'ted ,
lhat II cortaln cIty had thrown away
IIn Idols , hut osllgatloll shows the
clt . us antlChrlstian as over , and thp
oalr hasls for the talc Is the fnct that
one tl.'l11)llo ) discarded Its old Idols for
lie1101'0 a great re\'l\'al Is reporlod
to ha\'e Bwept 0\01' the communlt . ;
the \'PSl'rnl'l' naturallr thinks of this
III terms of a 1\oody \ atlll Sanke ) ' cllm.I I
) mlgn. SIIICI'ficlallY , howovel' , there I
are 110 r.lgns of the re\'l\'al , although
I
closer sonrch reveal a all ullusual ,
camcstness on the l:1I't ) : of the handful I
of Chrlsllalls , ' ! .
How may these mlsslollary exager. :
allons ho accounted for ? I have talltcd
with IIH1I1 ' missionarIes UpOIl this
) lulnt. 'i'he eXleclatloll ) or the boards
thllt the worel's ) shall s'nd In favor.
able rOIOI'ta , the IIccesslty [ 01' show.
Ing successes to allmulato gifts , the
lIatural human telHlency to elliarge
Ulon ) the favorahlo aide , all have ! Jeell
gl\1.1I as reasons , "Tho fact IB , " re.
marked ono mIssionary , "when a Ul1\11
gl.'ts homo and hegins to malw
speeches holnds / hlmsof ) sarlng what
IIw peollo ) wan t to hea 1' , and ) oslll ! ;
slr.ht of the fncts of the Hod ) , T Imow
) have caught"mysolf doing thIs , I
ha0 no hardshIps In my III1s310nary I
\Yor } { , 'ct , the )1001)10 ) at hon,3 : 'WCI'O so
determIned to l11al\O me Ollt II. martyr
that I almost came to lJelievo m .se1f
ono before I left 'Amrlca , "
All the st I'ougm men 011 the 111.1 < < 1 1'0'
nret the distorted UII mlseading )
otatemonts that are so fl'eluenll ] '
11\\110 ( \ hy Intereotod enthusiasts c JIl.
cernlng missions and mlsslollares ! :
the ' 1\1'0 far'slghted enough to Imow
the cOlloequellces when these reports
como huc } { to lhe l1ed ) , 1 ha\'e } mown
11101'0 thltu ono mi3slonar ' to he seriously -
ously omharrassed IJ ' IlOlng ) Ires nted
to the coml11unlty In whIch he lI\'I'S In
lhe light III which he Is 8eCII hy his
IIdml1'ers at home ,
There Is anotlll.'r slelo to the IUI'S-
tlolI : dl'ol1l1 of this sort of thing has
Iwt ) 11101'0 thall ono worlwl' from sl.'IHI.
IlIg home rellOl'ls of wellallthonllcated
lIucceosen anel olldo'f.H1mellts11 \
. \11I0rlcan woman at the head of uno
of the I'l'o911 'lorlall mlssloll schools
for girls III China has been asked hy
the omclllis of tlll' lIuol'tant "
) ) ) ) ro\"llIco
III which shIJ WOI'Is to talw I'Ilal'S ( ' of
the female ( ' ( Illcatioll III the Ilrovlnc ( ' ,
hut 1I0\'m' n word of this has shl. ' writ-
tOil home to her hOllrd , "It will ho
tlmo ollollgh whl'lI T hll\'o actuall '
IlCen gl\'ell the \vol'I { , " sa ' ! ! this cautious -
tious womall. who ) mows China :
" 'thorl'o ! man ' a 5\11) \ 'twixt Ihe CUll
aud the 1111. ' ' '
A ItcconnalGsance , Not a War.
' 1'ltIJ most serlolls of 1111 tI\ \ ( > linin-
tOllttonal IIIlsro\'osentallons ) ) \ ma e by
mls810narl's Is that the whoo ) IlI.'atholl
wOI'd ) Is 011 the \'rgo of hl.'coll1ll1g
Christian. Faith. not facts , Is the
hash , of the common nssl.'l'\'allon ,
"Tho wOl'ld Is helllg WOII for ( , hrlst , "
! \kJng IIIIC nl1o\\'allcl. ' . for rhl.'lorlcal
fOI'\'OI' , It stili I'omahlst'1I0 \ that II
sel'lousl ' ert'onOOll1l 11IIlresslon ) Is left
upou the CllI'lstlllll IlIIblic's mind IJ '
the day' > > 'mlsslouary r'JlresPlltlltioIlS.
FOI' a first.hand stu ' of the field
I'o\'eals that. with all occasion a ) nota.
ble I'XCl'lltlon : 111\0 Horell : , heat hcadulII
has sCUJ'l'I.y ) hel'n 11\1I1g \ { \ lJy the III Is ,
slOnllrll'b' worl" The great 1111\88 01
. . the IlaHan wOI'hl Is us ' ( 't ) lracticallY
untouched b ' the osll ( > I , If ( , h\18' \
tlans UJ'o determIJlI.'l1 to heal' their re ,
lIglon to the wholl' I'lIr\h \ , as Is allar' )
I.'ntly thph' ) llIr)05e ) ) , the ' lIIUst de
things on a vllsll ' largol' sealo thl111
hQrotofore , 'rhus far unl ' a 1111.1'0 be
glllning has hoon mado. Instead of I' '
war , It Is enl ' II reconnalssanco It
force-a bl"l\\'I. ' , hrllliant IIl1el SUCCI.I ! : !
Cui reconllalssallco , It Is trllo , Imt
1I0voI'theh'ss , onh' a reconllalssance
'rho real ! 1ghtlng' can hllnlly he ilJaldI. \ .
1\l1\0 \ hegun ,
( ColI'rl"I , , b ) ' Joseph n , IlowlulJ , )
A Lott ry At .
. .AHl ! , lIlOSQ , w1111 , mal'l' } ' for. , 10\0 arl
jllt a1a11l tu bUlIIlI UII asalnst dls
1I1111OIntlllout as those wbo Ulilrr ) ' fo
moncy ,
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WORN OUT WOMEN
Wilt FInd Encouragemcnt In Mrs , Mer-
ritt's AdvIce ,
Mrs , W , J. , Morrill. : ! 07 S , Flrsl
A \'P" Anoka , l\11l1n" sa 's : "Last win.
tel' I began : to slIf.
f'll' with 1II11tldners ,
I had )1alns ) In mr
Imel { alld hlls ) and
fl.'lt ul1 worn Ollt.
Dizzy spells bothered -
ered 11I0 alld the
Itldlle ' rocrollons :
wel'o Irregular. 'fho
first ho of Doall'
Jdney ! pmH hl'ollgh t
decldcd rollef. I am
Ruro the ' woulll do the Ramo for auy
other woma.n surfel'lng aa J did , "
Sold h ' all del1lO1's , fiO cents a
box. Foslor.Ullbu1'l1 : Co. , Buffalo , N. Y.
Cheercd ,
A mnltlon who lI\'ell III Sll1erln ,
\\111'1'0 nil Is tlO frhhl Ulltl Ill'crla ,
Felt slid , met n. bonr
Anti wh'n I1uggetl suhl : "I swear
It dol's lilY hcul't gootl to ho IIC1'ln.
-HOllstOIl 1'0131.
Scared I nto It ,
It wa : ; announced on the Ice.
"Bllt how on earth , " said lhe girl In
the whllo slwtlng suit , "dId ) 'OU get
him to )1rOlose ) ) , doar' ' ' '
The 111'1 ; 111 sables smiled sllghl1 ' .
"Oh , easllr enough , " she rotorte .
"I told him that 'ou were crazr auout
him und romlnlle him that it was
Icap ) 'ear. "
I-Iow's This ?
Wo ofT r Ono Hundrel Dollllr8 nCWIr'tor rm. ,
CIl"O or Clllllrrll tlJllt cannot , bl ) cured by II l1'd
atarrl1 Cure ,
F. J , CJlF. E ' & : CO" Tel do , O.
We , the underallned , have Imown 1 < ' . , J , Cheney
for the " 'st 1 : ; Y08r , and I > elle\'o him perfectly hon'
urnl > lu In 011 1 > 1I8111eoA lrunsl1ctlono OUlI IIn3uolalll
IIblu 10 carry out nuy obll atln8 IIlIulo lIy bls linn.
WALPINU , IISNAN & : I..IIVJN ,
Wbolesalo ] ) rUlgt lA , 'ro1ello , O.
U811'8 Cal rrh Cure h tuken Internally , IIctlnJ. :
dIrectly upon the I > laod and mueOUM Rurraee9 or the
syolclII. Testlmonlllls Rent frue. l'rleo j : ; conU per
IllIltle , Holtl IIv IlI IIrll lClsU ,
'I'ako llun's i"I1IUly " l'l1h fur cODsllpnlloD.
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MAD LISTENED TO DADDY.
Force of Example Exemplified In Pre.
'
cocious Youngster _
There Is a cel'taln man lI\'lng nol
far from New Yorl , whoso temper Is
not or the longest , and when he feels
that hIs rage Is justillahle he is'ory
apt to Indulge In / luont'el'sallle an
varIed profanitr ,
And It Is when uslllg the telelhono )
that this talent of his Is seen and
heard at its maximum of speed and
enduranco. Central has but to say
I
" \Vlro bus ' now , " or , "Doesn't an.
swel' , " to e\'ol\O a fiood of language. I
One ay he ha been ha\'lng an un-I
usual\ \ ) ' stormy sessIon , and did not ,
notice that hIs two' 'c ll'.old son \.as j
slllIlIg In a comoI' of the 1'0011I , hisI I
face rapt and ahsorlJcd. A few hours I
later the chl1 's mother . como 111 and I
was hOl'l'lfied he .ond words to hear
I
hel' bahy givIng \'olce to a stream of
exploti\'os , sOllie of whIch hegan wIth
a \'ory lal'go car Ital D-the rest with
a \'arlety of letters Iulto } unmentlon-
alJle III this connection. She descended
Ul1011 hIm In righteous wrath.
"Don't ) 'ou e..or let 1110 heal' : rou
use such words again , " she said 111 no
uncertain tonos.
"Why , mother , " expostulated the
hahy In an Injured \'olce , "I'm telephoning -
phoning ! "
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They Thrive on Grape.Nuts.
Healthy hables don't CI' ' D.lHI the >
wol\'lIourlshell \ hah ' that Is fed 011
Grale-\uts ) Is no\'cl' a cl' 'lng haby ,
Many hahles who cannot tal-o : allY
othol' food relish the ) lerfect food ,
Grallo.\uts , and got woll.
" lr Ilttlo bahy was g\.en ! up br
thl'eo doctors who said that the con.
dellsed IIIl1k on which I fl.'d hel' had
ruined the chlld's stomach , Ono of
the doctol's told me I1lat till' olly )
thing to do would ho to tl' ) ' Grapl- :
N'uts , 10 ; I got 001110 anll'cHr1 ) \ ) ! It as
follows : 1 s01l1(011 11 , ( : tllhl1.'Sl1l10nfnls
in ono pint of cold watol' fm' half un
hour , then I Itralnod : err thl. ' liquid nud
mIxed 12 tl'IISool\fullJ ) of thh ; strain"\ \
Grallo. uts julco wllh nix tcaB)100nfuls )
oC rich mlll { , IlUt In a IIlnl'h of salt
111111 a lIlt10 8ugaJ' , wnl'tltoll It and ga\'C'
It to IlIIb ' e\'el'y two hon\'t \ ; ,
"In this s111l1111. ' . , oas ' way I saved
IHlh "s Jl'fe I\lId hu\'o built I\l'r UI ) l < > a
stron healthy child , ros ' I\IHI ) uugh.
In , ' 1'ho food must cortulllly ho lIe ! " .
lect to ha0 such a wondel'flll ( 'ffect as
this , I rllll It'uthhlll ' sn ' I thlnl It
is the ! Jest fooll In the world t'I'also
dellcato hahll's on , an Is IIlso I\ . delicious -
cious hl.'lilthful food for gl'IWII'II11S as
wo ha\'o discovered In our fal1ll1y , "
Grlle. ) uts IH eluallr } vl\llIablo tJ
th strons , helllthr man or'Oll1l1n , It
IJtanl1 fOl' the tl'Uo. t1lcor ' , of health
"Thoro'a' 'a' ' HC'I\.IOn. ' al : "Tllo Hou : ]
to WolI\'lIIo , " In 11ks ! ,
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ONE WIFE IN HARD TINIEO ,
Financial Reasons Made Him Dlab : > -
! lcve In Polyg 1my ,
S. p. Orth , assistant tlIlted ; StatcB
district atttoruoy , was the government
tellresQnlatl\'o at naturalization
hearln ! ; o\'or In Toledo the other day.
'fho aplllcant ) for papet'lJ , 1Gm' -
1111\11 , who I'all mostly to mustache , hall
answered all of the luostion ] that
hud hCQn put to him satlsfactorlh' .
"AIHI do 'ou bellcve In the prlnci.
1)lcH of Ilolygamr ? " nsked the judge , I
In pOlldcrou ! ! lOlles.
"SUI'O , " sars thl ! German , for the
word sounded a3 If Il was something
that hu ought tol' \ ) III favor of , Ll1to
as not Il was something alJout the
constltntlon.
"Do you Imow what 'pol'gamy'
means ? " thul1llered the judge.
The ap\1l1cant \ confessed that the
word was a new one on him ,
"Well , I'll maltc It plain to you , "
sal the court , IJternly. "Can you got
along with ono wlfo ? "
"Shuro , " replle the appllcant , earn.
est1 . ; "ono's a plent ) . , the way prlcos
are-Tolo o Dlado.
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AN ADVERTISING TRICK FOR
WESTERN FARMERS.
Real Estate "Agents" Go After
Men with Land fo'r Sale and
Reap Rich Harvest ,
A smooth scheme for separating
farmers from their mono ' has heen
worlw with much success In Sonth
Dalwta. An olgraftol' \ oalls on a
farmer and malws a bid for his land ,
The lIgures are aJsurdly ! low at first ,
hut b ' degrees are raised as high as
$60 an acre , and the farmer consonts.
Then the \'Isltor explains that ho Is
onlr un agent , hut that ho can seH the
land at the prIce named If the oWller
\\1\1 \ agl'eo to pa ' for advertising at
the rate of firtr cents an acre. Th9
"agent" promises oral 1) ' that the a -
\'ortlslng money will not he payable
until the land Is sold , hut this stlHlla. )
tlon Is not contalne In a contract
that the farmer signs ,
In a few da 's he recel\'es a copy of
an ad and not o\'er'courteous demand
for mone . . It 13 saId that twenty-
two agriculturIsts were caught with
this bait In Brown Count . aud that
ono of them gave up $320. Others dc-
clare hol1r that l1tC'y wl\1 \ not pay but
they will make a fight In the courts.
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Neatly Put.
Homer Folks , the secretary of the I
State Charity Aid society of N'ew I .
York , referred In a recent address to
the awkwardness that charity worl - '
ors feel In making public appeals for .
funds.
"And few charlt . workers , " 1\11' . . .
Folks added , "ean carry off that awlc-
wardnoss with the neatness of the col.
ored preach or who reminded his congregation -
gregation that :
" 'Brudren , Ah Imln't preach h 'ah
an' hoard In heb'n , ' ' '
CUTICURA CURED FOUR
Southern Woman Suffered with Itch ,
lng , Burning Rash-Three Little
Bnbles Had Sldll Troubles.
"My baby had a. . runnln SOl'O on his
neck a.nd . nothing that I did for It took
effect until I used Cullcura. l\l ' faeo
was noarl ) ' fuB or teUer Qr SOlDO slm.
liar skin lsoase. It would itch an
burn so that I could hardl ' slan it.
Two cakes of Cul1cut'l1. Soap and a hex
of Cutlcura Ointment eurod me , 'fwo
years after it hroke out on m ) ' hands
and wrist. Sometimes I would go
1Iearl ) ' crazy for It itchpd so badl ) ' . I
wont hack to m ) ' old sland.b ' , that
had no\'er failed me-ono set of Cuti-
cum. TIemedles l the work. Ono
set also cured m ) ' unclo'f1 hahr whoso
head was n. cake of so\'es \ , and another
haby who was In the same fi . 1\1rs ,
Lllllo Wlleher , 7jO Eleventh St. , Chat.
tanooga , Tenn" Feb , 16 , 1907. "
It may bo the uncertainty of flirt.
Ing that appeals to a girl : she Is
novel' qulto sure but wbat she real1y
means it. ,
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S HEADACHE
. . Positively cured by
CARTERS these Lutle I'Hls.
Thl' ' also r'lIe\'o Dls-
I "rTLi : tr18 , from DYfIJI'I ! > BlaIn-
" ( lI ( HlioDandToodeCLrty
Ur. . : n
W t. . n EntinI : ' , A pl'rfec rem.
'd ' ' DizzlneoB Nuu-
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n a II ! I
Ij' Ii t : . . . RI'U , l > ro&lncs'Da.d
, Tant" In the : ltnuh , Coat-
, , " \1 ' 1"11I1\111' , l'aln In the
SI < 1 < ' , TOItl'ID I.lYEIt.
Thc ' rcgulate thc nowcll. l'ut'ely VCGctable.
SMALL PILL SMALL DOSE. SMALL PRiGE.
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CARTER-"S .
Fac.Slmllc Signature
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JTTLE . REFUSE /r ? SUBSTrrUTESa
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$ 'yyup ffgs - .
\ ) flixir fSenna
Cleanses the _ 5tcmEtiect. .
ual ; Dispels ( jolds nnclfl aJ. \
aches duo to Cot\stipntion ;
Acts nntm.a\y \ ! , acts ft4u'y ! as '
aLnxative.
Best { 01 , lcnM n1(1n nnd Child ,
rcn-Ximng anl Old.
-fu jct its BeruticialEjfccts
l\V y's buy 1he Genuine which
hnsthe tinl name J 'the Com-
pao/ !
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paoCAlJFORNIl \
? : .n th
by \ \ t l ri
SOLD Lt rEA I'NIGk ' : GGISTS.
one ize on ! ; ' , 'c8ular price 50 p.r boulo. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Winter Is But A Name
In Sunny San Antonio
Ouldoor weather- glorious ,
sunshiny days : the in\'igoraling air ,
dry and warm , dispel the idea of
winter in San Antonio. The parks
and plazas , the margins of the creeks
and rivers , the gro\'es of palm and
magnolia , lose none of their lustrous -
trous green.
There is not in America so perfect -
fect a combinalion of sunny winter
weather , pure , dry air , modern accommodations -
commodations and objects of intense
and vivid interest.
)
"In Sunny San Antonio"-a beautiful -
ful Illuslraled booklet about Ihls
city of a thousand tlelhhtful sur-
llrisc will ! : h'o you n ncw Idcn of
San Anlonlo's attractivcness. Scnd
for It todny-Il's frcc.
W. S. ST. GEORGE _
General Plssengcr ARent 1\1. K. & T. R'y
893 Wainwrigbt Building
ST _ LOUIS
Special \Vintcr Fnres
nowlo Texas. Ask
OY D ent for par-
ticulars.
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160 Acre. GrainGrowing Land FREE. 1'1'1 : '
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201040 nu.hel. Wheat to the Acre. . ' '
40 to 90 Dushcl. Oata to the Acre. . . ' . ;
351050 Uu.hels Barley to the AcrtJ. . \ " ;
Timberfor Fencing and Uuiltlinas FREE. I .
Gootll..w.wilh Low Taxation. ' , : /
Splendid Railroad Facilille. and Low Rates. 1'/1 , :
Schools and Church" . Convenient. ' /r.
Salhfactory Markel. for nil Production. . I' 1
Goad Climale nnd Perfect Health. . ' , t
Chancc. for ( 'rontable Invealmcnts. i , ' ,
Some ortl1o choicest j1'aln'producln : ; lanl1ln I'
.
Sa > ; lmtl'hcwall 11.1111 AIIJl't'tn. may IIIIW C nc. '
quirelllll thl'he UHll ! huullhful uud IH'osllcroulJ
bcellons uudcI' the
Rcvised Homestead Regulation3 I" ,
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by whlt.1t e tr ' muy bemaI1o1) .proxyoneer- .
talu eOlllllllouM ) , h ) ' thc fa1hcI' . , lIIolhu. ' , Hon ,
daughtur , bro1hcr or ! li..lu. or lutclldlug hOIllC' ! '
sll'alll't' .
r .
Iutrfee In each caRe IR IOOO , For pamphlet , .f1
"l.aMt iletVI'Ht , "pal'tll'ullLl'H ILM to l'alu8I'Ul1lt ! . . , ' , 'f.
bebt lime to go null whtJI'c to locate , 111)111) ' 10 I I
I W. V. BENNETT ,
801 New York LIIe DulldlnlOmaha / , Nebraska.
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LIVE STOCn AND
MISCELLANEOUS
Electrotypes
IN GREAT VARIETY
FO SALE c.AT THE
LOWEST PRICES DY
AN .Hm.LOGO NJWSP.\PER CO. '
73 W , Adams St" Chlcal'o j'
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! SPOT CAS H
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FOR SOLDIERS AND ItEIRS
A1f.lornl , \ 5"llIl" , antl 8Lllor8 : , vhn scrvl'd no dn7'
I 1 > \tw"\'nIJ'oli \ , , . ! u n\IIb/AI 111111 w hu hOIll.II' ' ' < 1 < "II'8 tban
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' ' : ; : " , IIru 1'1111110,1 IlIlHhlltional
hUIU"11 < 1 rljbtHwl > lc \ II tm ) , If 100. loll ( 'r b < 1I'I , , hll
11"1' ' ' ' ' " ,11I ell , 'nIU ; In ohl " "hHo"s , wld"Wh I\II lIel rll.
.
'Illtl b 11I0 . . . .Idll.r n'lullV" whll ' ' ' 'ilL . WI1 t or t'outb
IIft"r , Ihn wur III1It 1".II'IIII."ItIl\.ornllloot , Il1n < 1
I Iht Ito , ) ' 11/111 mil 100 bOIIUt.U'y 111" ' ' ' ' ) ' , Wrllo III.SHY
\ " : \\'us'IUjluU , 1 > , \ " : , , fur turthcr I'anleulars
I ! FA lL'1OrUNITIES - - , "
"lIrHI\o'1II Orl1 , " 'J'h" CllI'rn' ( ,1I'ultllhl' IUllfui
\ ' ,1\IIU" , \ ' ' ' ' IIlvor , ) I" . . , " IIllIut " 11I1 tnall { lIrrll "
. ! W 10 tolIO I''r IIrn" 111'1 : dairy { "rlllb I" ' ) ' 1(1) ) : I"I -
ruV"11 fllrlll. r : I. . , 'U . < 'r , , "ro. 1I1\11II1'rn\"I , fi to
' : ' ' 1. l < : t"lrMHI " , II' I. . 1' > " ; " 11I 111 : l11I'h 111\1 , . - \ I.rll ,
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I "rlllf"m..tloll" < 1lr".h llo lr"ur''ro1doMI"wUro.
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-olher I "l1ft'h , " only IJ OllnCO'8mu "rica nnd
"DEr-IANC ' IO U
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eg 1 Thompson's Eye