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BY THE TRIBUNE PTG. CO.
COLUMBUS,
NEBRASKA.
EPITOME OF EVENTS
GENERAL NEWS AND NOTES
FRESH FROM THE WIRE.
THE STORY IN A NUTSHELL
Embracing a Condensation of Events
In Which Readers Generally Ara
More or Less Concerned.
Washington.
Justus Tyler of Grand Rapids threw
down his ax in a Michigan lumber
camp when President Lincoln called
for volunteers and walked 300 miles
over ice and snow to enlist in the
Union army, and a government check
for $14 in payment of his hardships
was mailed to him last week.
Acknowledgment was made that
the American Paper and Pulp Associa
tion at times had advised its m?rjbers
to curtail paper production ana that
its purpose was to educate the manu
facturers to get all they cculd for
their product. The admission came
from Arthur C. Hastings, president
of the association.
Supervising Architect Taylor, of the
treasury department, told the house
committee on expenditures in that de
partment that the American institute
of architects has a price agreement
enforced on competitive building bids
and that the federal government was
affected by it
President Taft will stick to Beverly
as a hot weather play ground unless
congress selects a, site and appropri
ates the money for an official sum
mer white house elsewhere. In a let
ter to Governor Eberhart, of Minne
sota, declining with thanks the offer
of a site for 'a presidential summer
home at Wayzata, on Lake Minneton
ka, the president explained that con
gress alone had the authority to des
ignate an official summer white house.
"William Jennings Bryan, during a
brief stay in Washington held a con
ference with Representative Burton
Harrison, of New York, Representa
tive Hammill, of New Jersey, and
about 20 other politicians. The par
ticipants in the conference would not
discuss its purpose.
General.
Twenty-one contestants entered the
Paris to Turin contest.
Senate republicans claim the demo
cratic family is about as badly di
vided as itself.
Before bearding a ship which will
earry him to Spain General Diaz is
sued a warning to Mexico.
Rev. Dr. Grant, of Northumberland,
Pa., was found guilty of heresy by
the Presbyterian assembly.
At the reciprocity hearing it was
disclosed that many big interests fur
nished means to fight the bill.
By direction of the president, pri
vate papers of the state department
were refused a house committee.
Price of wheat in Chicago pit went
higher as result of reports of Hessian
fly. grasshoppers and heat damage.
While driving a team across the
South Canadian river Mrs. George
Glover and her three children of Mel
lette, Okla., were drowned.
Mrs. Levi Z. Leiter, of Beverly,
Mass., is to have a summer home
built entirely of glass, which will be
ball-bearing and will revolve by sim
ply pressing a button.
In New York, Mrs. Mary Piatt Par
mele. authoress and historian, was
run down and killed by a motorcycle
within a block of her home.
J. D. Bren, cashier and accountant
of the state university, was held up
by three Minnesota highwaymen near
the university and robbed of $13,800.
He also lost his watch and his
months salary.
The Rev. Thomas Grieves, Method
ist, of Glens Falls, N. Y., says he will
sell everything he has and give the
proceeds to the family of Mary Ma
ginn, who was killed by his auto.
Grieves was held blameless.
Members of the house who are be
hind the movement to land Speaker
Champ Clark in the white house in
1913 are becoming more and more
satisfied with the manner in which
the boom is "taking" throughout the
country.
Attornej' General Wickersham said
criminal prosecution of trust mag
nates will be undertaken.
Senator Gamble of South Dakota
puts no faith in the report that the
senate may not confirm the appoint
ment of J. D. Elliott.
Brought together by the friendly of
fices of the United States, the com
missioners of Hayti and San Domingo
met at the state department to nego
tiate a protocol submitting the long
standing boundary dispute of the two
countries to arbitration.
Military field mass for the Spanish
war dead was celebrated in the shad
ow of the Washington monument be
fore fully 25.000 persons. President
Taft, members of the cabinet, the dip
lomatic corps and of congress were
present.
President Taft is requested in a
resolution introduced by Representa
tive Hubbard, of Iowa, to furnish the
house with all information relative
to the issuance of railway stocks and
bonds which was obtained by the
special committee of inquiry ap
pointed by him at the direction of the
aixty-first congress.
The Right Rev. Edmund Prender
gast, auxiliary bishop of Philadelphia,
It was announced at the Vaitcan, has
been appointed archbishop of Phila
delphia in succession of the late Most
Rev. Patrick John Ryan, who died
February 11 last.
At Macon, Ga.. Judge Emory Speer,
United States circuit court, threat
ened Thomas B. Felder. attorney gen-eral-clcrt
of Georgia, with disbarment
unless he quit describing the negro
plaintiff in a peonage case as a "nig
ger." A pvstm of peonage is alleged to
exist in Pennsylvania coal fields.
Ex-President Diaz does not like th
idea of leaving Mexico.
Mexican rebels of Lower California
are bent on a new republic.
Robbers blew open the safe in the
postoffice at Freedom, Pa., and es
caped with $1,525 in money and
stamps.
Five children were burned to death
in a fire caused by an explosion at
Utica, Kas.
Senator Borah's name is being men
tioned in connection with the nomina
tion for the vice presidency.
President Taft is coming west this
fall, and Nebraska may be included
in his itinerary.
Fourteen persons are dead as a re
sult of the wreck on the Burlington
near Indianola, Neb.
Theodore Roosevelt was criticized
by John W. Foster for his recent ut
terances on arbitration.
Drinking of champaign in public by
members was one of the closing fea
tures of the Ohio legislature.
President Taft is quite confident
reciprocity will pass the senate if
amendments can be excluded.
There was a revival at Pittsburg of
the circulation of petitions asking the
recall of Mayor A. C. Graves.
Mormon settlers in Mexico demand
more than a million dollars for dam
ages sustained in the revolution.
Testimony was introduced at Des
Moines implicating James O'Calla
ghan in the treasury robbery-
One hundred members ot the Chi
cago dental society began to inspect
the teeth of public school children.
The American Tobacco company
was declared by the supreme court
to be an illegal combine in restraint
of trade.
Ireland has a population of 4,381,
951, according to the census returns.
This is a decrease of 76,284 in ten
years.
Minority Leader Mann has im
proved his standing with house insur
gents. It was announced that Emperor
William, while at Buckingham palace,
on May 16, has appointed King George
a general field marshal in the Ger
man army.
George Rees, veteran printer and
publisher and a pioneer Mason of
Northwest Missouri, died at his home
in St. Joseph, Mo., aged 7S years.
Death was the result of paralysis.
Although several of the powers have
refused to support Russia's note to
Turkey with reference to the mobiliz
ation of Turkish troops on the Monte
negrian frontier, the near eastern sit
uation presents disquieting aspects.
The last $2,000 required to insure
the erection in Des Moines of a monu
ment to the late Senator Allison was
received by State Treasurer from Gen
eral Grenville M. Dodge.
Having survived the failure of four
flags. Mobile may prosper and grow
more beautiful under the present one,
was President Taft's message of fe
licitation to Mobile upon that city's
celebration of the 200th anniversary
of its founding.
Senor Zamocona is the successor
of Senor de la Barra as Mexican am
bassador to the United States. He
resided in Washington during the
time his father was Mexican minister
from 1S7S to 1SS2.
Sir William Schwenk Gilbert, the
British author and writer of comic
opera librettos, died In London. He
was born in 183C and was knighted
by King Edward in 1907. The famous
collaborator of Sir Arthur Sullivan
died suddenly of heart disease while
in his bath.
The go-ernment has started a cru
sade against what Assistant District
Attorney Whitney says are extensive
frauds in the importation of German
cutlery. Josef Landesburg, an im
porter of cutlery, was arrested charg
ed with undervaluing German-made
pocket knives.
James and Matthew White, father
and son, were slain at their home at
Sac City, la. Clifford Wilson, also of
that city, is in jail, charged with the
crime, while a posse under the direc
tion of the sheriff, is searching for an
unidentified man, alleged to have been
with Wilson at the time of the
tragedy.
In response to a resolution asking
for information on the subject. Attor
ney General Wickersham sent word
to the house that the department of
justice has undertaken no criminal
prosecution of the officers of the
Standard Oil company as a result of
the recent supreme court decision.
Editor E. E. Cook and Attorney
Charles J. Pretzman, both of Colum
bus, O., were bound over to the grand
jury charged with refusing to testify
before the committee in the bribery
charges made against the senators.
They gave bond and were released.
General Diaz himself took command
of the federal soldiers who repulsed a
large force of rebels, while the former
president of Mexico was on his way
from Mexico City to Vera Cruz.
Clear Lake was offered as the sum
mer capital of the United States when
the Commercial club designated a site
of twenty acres, with adequate rail
road facilities, to be presented to Pres
ident Taft for his home during the hot
months.
Personal.
There is rumor that Senator Lori
mer may resign.
The Champ Cprk presidential boom
has been well launched.
President Diaz, immediately after
resignation, sailed for Spain.
In a Memorial day address Colonel
Roosevelt said the laws are outworn
and should be changed.
Rumors were spread of an attempt
to assassinate Madero.
Madero will not go to Mexico City
until new governors of northern Mex
ico have been installed.
Theodore Roosevelt would deal
with trusts the same as the com
merce commission deals with rail
roads. Governor Hughes cannot be re
garded as a presidential probability.
Chairman Gary of the street corpo
ration testified before the house com
mittee. Congressman Norris declared demo
cratic house leaders are as autocratic
as Cannon ever dared be.
The senate fixed June 12 for a vote
on the joint resolution providing for
the election of United Stas senators
by direct vote of the people.
Miss Ethel Lorimer, the eldest
daughter of United States Senator
William Lorimer, was married in Chi-
: cago to Ralph Richard Graham.
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MUST 60 ON RECORD
SENATORS WILL HAVE TO STAND
AND BE COUNTED.
PLANS LAID BY DEMOCRATS
Senator Stone Will Lead in the Fight
. to Put Through the House Tariff
Schedules.
Washington. Senate republicans
are to be compelled to go on record
on every phase of the tariff that is
acted upon by the house, if democrats
are able to bring this about It is not
likely they will be compelled to vote
on other schedules than those which
the house revises, but it is certain at
least they can not evade record votes
on the schedules the houses passes
on and sends up.
Senate insurgents fought hard for
the lowering of duties two years ago,
and some of the democratic senators
intend to see now whether they will
adhere to the same views.
Senator Stone of Missouri will lead
in the fight to put through the upper
house the tariff schedules that are re
vised in the house. He will not, with
out a contest, permit the finance
committee to bottle up these meas
ures. He will move to discharge the
finance committee from consideration
of each one of the bills that it tries to
bottle up. This will precipitate a long
debate on each.
The house has passed the recipro
city measure and the free list bill. It
will pass a bill to reduce woolen du
ties. It is not likely to do more than
this, though there has been some talk
of cotton being taken up.
The free list bill Is now in the
finance committee, and that commit
tee purposes to keep it there. The
wool bill in due time will be sent
to the same committee and be pigeon
holed. Senator Stone will move to dis
charge the committee from consider
ation of each of these bills. The re
sulting struggle may prolong the ses
sion greatly, it may be into August,
or even September.
Stone and other democrats intend to
pufc it up to" the insurgents. They
purpose to do this especially on the
wool schedule. They intend to repre
sent to the country that the demo
cratic bill for a revision of the wool
schedule is substantially what Doliver
and other senate insurgents contend
ed for in 1900 and, if the insurgents
refuse to support it, then they will as
sail the insurgents for inconsistency
and cowardice.
It is certain, however, that some of
the insurgents, both in the house and
senate are going to support the demo
cratic bill revising the wool and wool
en duties. Just how many will do so
is unsettled.
MORE POSTAL BANKS.
July 1st the System to Be Extended to
First Class Offices.
Washington. Postmaster General
Hitchcock has decided to increase the
extension of the postal savings sys
tem from 100 to 150 offices a week,
with at least 1,000 depositories desig
nated by July 1. This will be a
world's record in the number operated
within so short a time after estab
lishment. On July 1 the system is to be ex
tended to first class offices In the
large cities, only second class post
offices having been designated so far.
Fifty additional postoffices were
designated Saturday as depositories, i
making a total to date of 450. They
will be ready to receive deposits on
July 1. Bismarck, N. D.; Norfolk and
Superior, Neb., and Carroll, la., are
included.
First Army-Built Aeroplane.
San Antonio. Tex. The first army
built aeroplane in this country made
two successful flights at the drill
grounds at Fort Sam Houston.
A. J. C. Sowden Dead.
Boston. Mass. Arthur J. C. Sow
den. aged 77, governor of the Nation
al Society of Colonial Wars, and one
of the leading laymen of the Episco
pal church, died here Sunday.
Col. Stoll Dead.
Cheyenne. Wyo. Colonel Walter R.
Stoll, the well known western crimi
nal lawyer, died snddenly at his home
in this city at 3 o'clock Friday morn
ing of heart failure.
The Wool Tariff.
Washington. The wool tariff revi
sion bill will be reported favorably to
the house when it convenes Tuesday,
the ways and means committee so de
ciding. There was a strict party vote
on the bill, fourteen democrats ap
proving and seven republicans voting
against it.
Duty on American Animals.
Washington. The customs court
has given a decision which promises
to bring customs collectors even more
unpopularity than heretofore. Treas
ury officials declare it will entangle
the government in end of disputes un
less congress amends it. Three words
in one section of the Payne-Aldrich
law have been construed to mean
that any American-born animal, once
taken out of this country must pay
duty to return. It is held that the
law applies to all animals from pet
poodles to draft horses.
A fashionable tailor Is advising his
customers to select their clothes tc
match their hair. Probably he will
let the bald-headed cues wait until the
weather is warmer.
A London editor has advised his
readers that "high-brow" is an Amer
ican term used to indicate a bald
headed man. Somehow or other our
slang never really becomes funny un
til an Englishman starts to trans
late it.
NEBRASKA IN BRIEF.
News Notes of Interest from Various
Sections.
The railroad disaster near'McCook
will cost the B. & M. 250,000.
A hail storm in the vicinity ot
Chadron did considerable damage.
All along the Nebraska line the
crop outlook Is of the most promising
character.
Memorial day in Nebraska was
observed from one end of the state to
the other.
The elevator at Genoa was burned,
nearly 20,000 bushels of wheat being
destroyed.
The roster of Grand Army dead in
Wyuka cemetery, Lincoln, shows 453
buried there.
Preparations are going forward in
a number of towns for fitting celebra
tion of Independence day.
Mr. and Mrs. James J. Mason of
Buffalo county celebrated the fifty
fourth anniversary of their marriage.
Both are over eighty years of age.
The farmers in the vicinity of Sur
prise, held a meeting to organize a
fanners' elevator company. A tem
porary organization was effected. The
town now has two elevators.
Mrs. Lena Feeking of McCook and
H. H. Culbertson of Brimiield, 111.,
both injured in the Burlington wreck
at Indianola, died at Cambridge. This
brings the death list up to eighteen.
Governor Aldrich announced the ap
pointment of R. D. McFadden of Hast
ings as state hotel inspector. In this
appointment the governor deferred
to the wishes of the traveling men's
association.
The proposed river-to-mountain
highway across Nebraska is now com
pletely plotted from Holdrege
through to Omaha and for almost the
entire distance from Holdrege west
to the state line.
Sheriff Bauman of Dodge county
sold at mortgage foreclosure sale 540
acres of land in Maple township, lying
west of the former town of Leavitt.
One tract of 320 acres brought $20,
000 and the other tract of 220 acres
$12,000.
At a luncheon of the members of
the Beatrice Commercial club it was
unanimously decided that the com
mission form of government is what
Beatrice wants at this time and it
was resolved to petition for an elec
tion as soon as the law goes into ef
fect, July 6.
Jerry Hauffman. who with his wife
and son met death in an automobile
grade crossing accident near Los
Angeles, was well known in Nebras
ka, having relatives in Lancaster
county and having lived in Kearney
for four or five years. A daughter,
aged thirteen, was fatally injured.
In its first formal meeting at Lin
coln the rural life commission took
a decided stand for an active inves
tigation of farm and community life
in the state. Plans outlined for the
commission and its advisory commit
tees indicate that a comprehensive
set of recommendations will follow in
its wake.
Gov. Aldrich was at the Grand
Island soldiers' home Memorial day.
In his address he expressed the
opinion that with the shade trees and
tue walks and the flowers and the vast
lawn in the summer, and the well con
structed and heated and furnished
building in the winter, together with
the broad acres for the home farm,
the soldiers' home of Nebraska pro
vided every comfort. The state, he
said, paid for maintenance along the
lines of plenty and good quality, in
fare and clothing, and he pledged his
attention to the task of seeing that
plenty and good fare continued to be,
as it now clearly seemed to be, pro
vided. The remains of Perry Mitchell were
brought to York county from Colora
do for burial in Lincoln Creek cerue-
tery, northwest of York.
Mr. Mitchell
was working in a Colorado town and
got caught in some of the machinery,
his head being crushed in such a
manner as to cause death.
William T. Leahy, engineer of pas
senger train No. 9, that was wrecked
near Indianola, lived in Lincoln. He
leaves a widow and several children.
He was one of the oldest engineers
in the service, having entered the em
ploy of the road in 1SSS. more than
twenty-three years ago. He was con
sidered a very careful runner.
Governor Aldrich has appointed
Mrs. Mrs. M. D. Cameron of Omaha
a member of the board of trustees
that controls the state school for deaf
at Omaha and the state school for
blind at Nebraska City. She will suc
ceed C. R. Sherman of Omaha, re
signed. Mrs. Cameron is president of
the woman's club of Omaha.
The United Commercial Travelers
of Nebraska, in session at Grand Isl
and, elected officers as follows: Chas.
W. Hinzie, Omaha, grand counselor;
Paul B. Trueblood, Grand Island,
grand junior counselor; Samuel F.
Erskine. Norfolk, grand past counsel
or; F. E. Coatsworth. Omaha, grand
secretary; Henry A. Fritz. Columbus,
grand treasurer; H. E. Moss. Hastings,
grand conductor; W. H. Boney. Lin
coin, grand page: Andrew Randklev,
Norfolk, grand sentinel.
John Tucker, county attorney of
Cherry county, was caught with Mrs.
R. M. Faddis in her sleeping apart
ments at 2 o'clock in the morning by
Mr. Faddis. Dave Hancock and a Kan
sas City detective who, with Mr. Han
cock, has been working on the case
for some time. Tucker was placed
under arrest.
Seme farmers have harvested the
first crop of alfalfa, and the early cut
ting has been heavy. In some instanc
es yielding an unusual amount of hay.
The crop, also, has grown rapidly and
the cutting has been earlier than
usual.
At a special election held in Mer
rick county the proposition to Issue
$100,000 bonds for the erection of a
new court house was indorsed by the
voters and the majority will run well
up over the 500 mark.
On July 7 a new law will go Into
effect changing the penalty for carry
ing concealed weapons. Persons on
whom brass knacks, revolvers, stab
bing knives and other dangerous
weapons are found after that date
will be guilty of a felony if the court
so decides, that is, unless the accused
can persuade the jury that he bad
good reason for going armed.
WESTERN CANADA
BEYOND THE
PIONEER STAGE
Liberty-Loving People Hav All the
Liberty the Heart Can Desire
Under Canadian Laws.
The New York Commercial of April
19th contained an interesting article
on conditions in Western Canada. The
following extracts will prove instruc
tive reading to those who contem
plate moving to Canada. The writer
speaks of land at $S to $18 an acre.
As a matter of fact, there is very
little land that can be had now at
lesx than $18 per acre, but when one
considers the productive qualities of
this land it is safe to say that in two
years' time there will be little avail
able land to be had at less than $30
an acre. Already the free grant
lands In the open prairie districts
are becoming exhausted and the
homesteader has to go farther back
to the partially wooded areas. This
Is no drawback, however. Some pre
fer this land to the open prairie. A
recent publication, issued by the De
partment of the interior, Ottawa,
Canada, and which is forwarded free
to applicants by mail by any of
the Canadian government agents
throughout the United States, says
of the newly-opened districts:
Water is always abundant, wood and
fuel are plentiful and the soil that
can grow the poplar and the willow
as well as the rich grasses that are
to be found there can be relied upon
to produce all the small varieties of
grain with equal success. The New
York Commercial article referred to
deals more particularly with condi
tions along the line of the Grand
Trunk Pacific, but what Is said of
one line of railway may with truth
be said of the land and the conditions
along both the Canadian Northern
and the Canadian Pacific. The article
says:
"It would be no exaggeration to
say that practically all the land along
the entire distance traversed bj the
Grand Trunk Pacific system is capa
ble of furnishing homes to those who
engage in farming. The lands are of
three classes. They may be desig
nated, first, as having special adap
tation to the production of grain;
second, as having such adaptation to
mixed farming, of which live stock
will form an important feature, and
third, as being mainly adapted to the
production of live stock only. On
the third class of lands the area is
not very large, 'if the second it is
much larger ana of the first it Is
by far the largest.
"As soon as mixed farming shall
be generally adopted, land that may
now be obtained for from $S to $18
per acre, and even lands open now
to free homesteads, will sell for $50
to $100 per acre. This is not an ex
travagant statement In natural fer
tility these lands fully equal those
of the American corn belt. In vari
ety of production they excel them,
and yet the latter sell for $100 to
$200 per acre. In addition to the
grain crops now grown of wheat, oats,
barley and rye, much of the land will
grow winter wheat when properly
prepared. Eighty per cent, of the
land will grow clover and alfalfa. A
Btlll larger percentage will grow field
peas, and the entire tillable area will
grow good crops of the cultivated
grasses, timotby, brome grass and
western rye grass. With these ele
ments what can prevent this region
from becoming the main source of
food supply of the Empire and Im
perial dominions?"
Special stress is laid upon the edu
cational conditions. The writer says:
"The foundation of the social fabric
of the agricultural country may be
said to rest on the efficiency of Its
school system. Liberty-loving peo
ple have all the liberty the heart can
desire under Canadian laws. In this
regard Western Canada has a system
of education based upon the best that
can be obtained from the United
States or Eastern Canada. Its school
system and regulations are second to
none. Every boy or girl has a school
house brought to his or her doorway.
The government is most liberal in its
support of higher education. In Win
nipeg. Saskatoon and Edmonton are
to be found excellent colleges and uni
versities, so that the problem of
higher education is solved. The pro
vincial agricultural schools, located
at Winn ir eg and Saskatoon, give
practical courses In scientific farm
ing, preparing graduates to take up
the responsibilities of farm life.
"The newcomer settling In this
favored section will find the social
conditions tar beyond a pioneer stage.
He will find helps on every hand. In
stead of his going to the 'jumping-off
place,' as is often supposed when
thinking of Western Canada, he will
find himself surrounded by wonderful
opportunities for social advancement
In a new country fraught with prom
ise." Flattery is praise we hear of others.
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HEZEKIAH'S
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LESSON TEXT-2 Chronicles Ml
MEMORT VERSES 1S-3).
GOLDEN TEXT "Man Lookcth on th
Outward Appearance, but the Lord Look
cth on the Heart. 1 Sara. 16:7.
TIME Beecher's Dates for the Acces
sion of Jotham. Ahaz and Hezeklah ar
B. C. TZi. 73$ and 723. Hoshea becoming
king of Israel in B. C. TX. Hastings
gives the dates as B. C. 749. 741. 727 and
(Hoshea) 730.
PLACE The temple In Jerusalem.
PROPHETS-Hosea. MIcah and isalah.
Hezeklah was the good son of a bad
father, Ahaz; and Ahaz was the bad
son of a good father, Jotham; and
after the good Hezeklah came his bad
son. Manasseh. But there must have
been reasons back of these seeming
contradictions. In Hezeklah's case
one may have been his mother. Abijah
the daughter (or granddaughter) of
Zechariah. Twenty-nine Zechariahs
are mentioned in the Bible. This was
not the author of the book ot proph
ecy, but may have been the prophet
who had so much Influence over King
Uzziah.
Hezeklah did that which was right
In the eyes of the Lord. God's ap
proval is the only wise goal for a king
a president or the humblest citizen
It is the fatal defect in most forms of
government that this over-rule of God
is ignored.
Hezeklah began his reign by doing
the thing that plainly needed most
to be done first. He found the Tem
ple, the sacred meeting place of God
and man, with its doors closed by
Ahaz, its lamps out. Us altars cold, its
floors and hangings covered with dust
and dirt. Therefore the young king
summoned the priests and Levites to
the court on the east of the Temple
opposite the closed porch or entrance,
and in a frank and noble address de
clared his conviction that all the na
tional woes had their origin in a neg
lect of the worship of Jehovah, and
his determination to make a new cov
enant with the Lord. Then he bade
them, as their first task, to cleanse
the Temple thoroughly.
His reform shows his character. It
indicates his zeal, courage and vigor.
He was young, only twenty-five; but
he did not put it off till he was older.
It was In the very first month of his
reign, but he did not wait till he had
strengthened his power and won popu
larity. We can never begin good
things too early, and when we come
into new positions it is always pru
dence as well as bravery to show our
colors unmistakably from the first.
Many a young man, launched among
fresh associations, has been ruined be
cause of beginning with temporizing
timidity.
The Second Step the Worship and
Praise. Thus far the priests and Le
vites alone had been purified. Now
the royal house and the people were
to be formally reconciled to Jehovah.
How was this done? Hezeklah gath
ered the chief men of Jerusalem, who
brought bullocks. Iambs, rams, and he
goats for a sin offering, seven of each.
The city rulers laid their hands upon
the animal3, thus identifying them
selves with them. Then the priests
killed the animals and sprinkled their
blood before the veil In the Holy
Place and upon the altar of incense,
pouring out the remainder at the
base of the altar of burnt offerings In
the court before the Temple. The fat
of the offerings was burned on the
altar of burnt offerings, and the flesh
was afterwards eaten by the priests.
It was a mark of the new national
feeling that arose during Hezeklah's
reign that this offering and those that
followed were not made for Judab
alone, but for the Northern Kingdom
as well.
The Third Step, the Wide Invi
tation. What was the next step In
the great reform? The holding of the
national feast of remembrance of
God's goodness, the passover. This
should have been celebrated In the
first month of the year, Nisan. corre
sponding to our April; but because
not enough of the priests had been
purified and because of the time re
quired to gather the people, it was de
cided that the exigency warranted the
postponement to the next month. Iyar
or May. As the reform had widened
from Hezeklah to the priests and Le
vites, then to the chief men of Jeru
sa'em, then to the whole congrega
tion of citizens, the next step was to
extend it to the entire nation, from i
Beer-sheba. even to Dan
The Fourth Step is the Great
Passover. What further purification
was needed before the passover could
be celebrated? Jerusalem was full of
heathen altars "in every corner." and
these were torn down and the frag
ments cast into the Kidron.
The Fifth Step is the Generous
Giving. What other illustration of
their zeal did the people give when
the passover was completed? Their
new ardor for Jehovah blazed out in a
burning indignation against the foul
Idols which they had been worshiping.
It was as when "Peter the Hermit
aroused whole multitudes to the wild
est enthusiasm for the rescue of the
Holy Sepulcher, or even the dour
Scotch Lowlander blazed up like an
excitable Celt at the initiative of Jen
ny Geddes. How much more theso
fiery Orientals? Jerusalem had been
freed from idols; why should the
country districts still be polluted?"
Thus the people swept like a flood
over Judah and Benjamin and the
neighboring Ephrfam and Mana5seb.
They broke the heathen "Images" or
pillars, cut down the "groves" or poles
set up as symbols of the licentious
Asherah. and overthrew the idolatrous
hill sanctuaries and their altars.
Reforms must be thorough, if they
are to be permanent.
What was the last step In Heze
klah's reform? The step which every
reform must take before it Is com
plete, that of permanent organization.
The secret of Hezekiah's power over
nren and success in the service of
Gcd? It Is expressed In the noble
words with which the chronicler
closes his account of the great refor
mation: "In every work that he began
in the service of the house of God,
and In the law. and in the command
ments, to seek his God. he did it with
all his heart. ad prospered."
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Apalling Excuse.
"This is the fifth time you have
been brought before me this term."
aid the judge, frowning severely upon
the prisoner at the bar.
"Yes. your honor," said the prisoner.
'You know a man is judged by the
company he keeps, and I like to be
seen talkin' to your honor for the
sake of me credit."
"AH right." said the judge. "Officer,
hike this man over to the island and
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days." Harper's Weekly.
The Real Reason.
"I am going to send you my little
kitten to keep you company."
"How good of you."
"Don't mention it. Besides, we are
moving."
A Formal Garden.
Knicker Have they got a formal
garden?
Bocker Yes: no chickens allowed.
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