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he even felt his vanity hattered when ne
saw his uncle drive away. But he had not
long the pleasure Of watching him, for thick
clouds Of dust soon hid the chariots from
view. The not desert wind had risen which
40 often blows In the Nile valley during the
snrin0 months. and whereas all night and In
the morning the sky had been clearly blue,
II was now not clouded, but yelled, as .
were, with white haze.
The sun looked down, moticnless globe,
like q blind eye above the heads Of men,
and the fierce heat It shed seemed 70 nave
burned up its beams, which today were IN
visible. The eye, protected oy the mist
could look up at It unhurts ana yet ~
scorching power was as great as ever. Inc
Iioht breeze which commonly famed the
brow in the early part Of the day touched IL
like the hot breath Of q raging beast Of prey.
II was loaded with the fine scorehing sand
Of the desert, and the pleasure Of breathing
was turned into torture. The usually ma
grant air Of a March day In Egypt was now
an onpression both TO man and beast, chok-
ing their lungs, and seeming, indeed %
weigh on the whole frame and check its JOY
in life.
The higher the pale and rayless orb rose
in the sky the denser grew the mist, the
heavier and swifter rolled the Sandclouds
from the desert.
Ephraim still stood in front Of the tent
gazing at the spot where Pharaoh's char1ots
had vanished in the dust. His knees shook
but he attributed this 70 the wind sent ~
Set-Typhon, at whose blowing even the
strongest was aware Of a weight aDous ms
feet.
Joshua was gone, but he might return in
a few hours, and then he would be compelled
| TO follow him to Succoth; then the fair
| dreams and hopes which yesterday had
| brought him and whose beWItching charms
| his fever had enhanced would be lost TO him
/ forever.
In the course Of the night be had quite
| made M his mind 10 enter Pharaoh's army,
| to the end that he might remain near Tanis
and Kasana; but, although be had not more
than half understood Joshua's message, he
could clearly infer that he meant TO turn
his back on Egypt and his high Office, and
that he counted on taking him, Ephraim,
with him. unless meanwhile he could make
good his escape. So then he must give up
his desire to see Kasana once more. But
this thought was more than he could en-
dure. and voice within whispered to him
that he had neither father nor mother and
was free to act as be chose. His guardian
the brother OF his deceased father, in whose
house he had been brought up, had died
not long since Of an illness, and no new
guardian had been appointed to him, as be
was now past childhood. He was destined
by and By to become one Of the chiefs Of bis
proud tribe, and until yesterday be had
never wished for anything better
When yesterday he had rejected the
priests challenge to become a warrior under
Pharaoh With the pride o. ashepherd prince.
he had followed the impulse Of his heart
but now he said to himself that be had been
, foolish and childish to reject thing Of
which he knew nothing, which had always
and Intentionally been represented to him
} in false and hideous light in order to at'
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boy.
At this Joshua paused in thought, looked
kindly in his face, and then gravely replied:
'aThe man who serves a master never
knows how long he may be detained"
Then, changing his tone, he added less en-
phatically ''To-day, this morning, may
perhaps get through nv business quickly
and return in q few hours. II it should not
be 80, if I should not be with you by this
evening, or early tomorrow morning,
then"-and he laid his hand on the, boys
shoulder-''then make your way home as
fast as you can. If when you reach Sue
Goth the people have gone on before you,
look in the hollow sycamore before the
house of Aminadab. and you will find let
ter which will tell you whittier they have
gone; and when you come up with them
greet nv father and my grandfather Elish-
anna. and likewise Miriam, and tell them
and all the people that Joshua will ever
be mindful of the commands OF God and OF
his father. Henceforth he will be, called
Joshua by all men-Joshua, and not Hosea.
Tell this to Miriam first of all. Finally,
saw to them that if I stay behind, if I am
not allowed to follow them, as fain would
do, 1t is that the Most High hath dealt
otherwise with me, and hath broken the
sword Wn1cn he nau CHOSEN DS1OEc nc hoN
used it. Do you understand me, boy ?''
And Ephraim bowed his head and said:
"You mean that death alone can keep you
from obeying the call OF God and your faith
er's commands"
sfThat was my meaning" replied his
uncle. "And if they ask you why have
not stolen away from Pharaoh and escaped
from his power, answer that Joshua would
fain enter on his office as a true man un-
stained by perjury, or, if it be Gods will,
die true. Now rehearse the message.
Ephralm obeyed; and his uncle's words
must have sunk deep into his soul, Tor ne
neither forgot nor altered single word; but
he had no sooner ended his task Of repe-
tition than he seized Joshua's hand with
vehement urgency and implored him to tell
him whether he had indeed any fear for his
life.
At this the warrior clasped him in low
inc embrace and assured him that he hoped
that he had given him this message only TO
be forgotten.
dPerhaps," he added, "they may try to
keen me by force. but by Gods help shall
soon be back with you again, and we viii
ride forth together to Succoth."
He turned and went out without needing
his nephew's questions, for he heard the
sound OF wheels without, and two ehariotz
with fine horses came rapidly up to the tent
and stopped In front Of the entrance.
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had heard of that God 10 his childhood re-
awakened in his soul, and he knew now
that He was another than Set, the god OF
the Asiatics in Lower Egypt; and another
than the "One," the "Sum Of All, OF the
Adopts. The prayer he had been wont to
say on going to rest, the story of the Creation
which he had never been weary Of hearing,
because it so plainly showed how everything
which existed in heaven and on earth
had gradually come into being till man
came to take possession Of it and enjoy it all;
the historyof Father Abraham, of Isaac and
Jacob, Esau and his own forefather Joseph
how gladly had he hearkened to all this
as it was told him by the gentle mother who
had borne him, by his nurse and his grand
father, Elishama, and vet he seemed long
since to have forgotten 1t. But under the
old slaves humble roof he could have re-
peated the tale word for word, and he now
knew of.a surety that there was indeed one
God, invisible, almighty, who had chosen
Israel to be His own people and had prom
ised to make them great nation. That
which the Egyptian priesthood kept secret
as the greatest mystery was the common
possession of His people; every beggar,
every slave might lift his hands, in prayer
to the one invisible God, who
had revealed Himself to Abraham,
and promised him great things.
Oyerwise heads among the Egyptians,
who had OWNED His existence and over
laid His essence with the monstrous births
of their own imaginings and their own
thoughts, had shrouded Him in thick veil
and hidden Him from the multitude. It
was only among His chosen people that he
lived and showed forth His power In its
mighty and awful greatness.
This God was not nature. though the
initiated in the temples counfounded them;
no, the God of his fathers was enthroned on
high, above all created things and the 7isi.
BILE universe, above man, His last and most
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SHAVING IN INDIA,

they die.
SHAVING IN INDIA.
In India everything runs by caste, and
the BARRIERS rank with the washermen and
blacksmiths. A barber's son is always
barber, and barber's daughter is sure 70
marry a barber. The Indian barber, like
the Chinaman, travels from house to house
to do his shaving. He carries all his tools
under his arm. wrapped up in a cloth, and,
when he shaves his customer, he makes him
SQUAT down on his heels and bend over his
head. He then squats down on his own
heels in front of him, and the two, without
chair or steel, do the business in the most
primitive manner. He usually shaves with
cold water, and he is manicure as well as
a barber. No Hindoo shayes himself, and
few Hindoos pare their own nails. The
barber is expected to take the gray hairs
out of your head, eyebrows, and mustache,
and like his Chinese brother, he pays atten-
ton to cleaning the ears and to shaving the
face, even to the corners of the eyes. A
high-priced barber in India gets from 81 20
to 81 a month per family. An ordinary
shave costs from / to 2 cents, and first
class haircut is given for from l cent TO q
nickel.
tits quite customary in the East for the
families to shave their heads when they go
into mourning, and in Siam when King
dies all the people in the country are sup
posed to cut off their hair so close that their
mates are as clean as billiard ball. The
head of the corpse is shaved in India, and,
while watching body being cremated at
Benares, l saw about halfbushel Ofhuman
hair living on the stone steps not far from
the fire. I asked where it came from ana
nv guide told me it had just been cut from
the heads of the friends and relatives OF the
deceased, The Indian barber is a surgeon
as we'll as shaver. He bores the holes in
the girls ears, and pierces their noses fol-
| the nose-ring. He often acts as PROBES.
sional matchmaker, and his wife is ladies
hairdresser. She trims the nails OF TIE
bride for weddings, and takes OF the tnt
clothes of the widow and dresses her in hel
! funeral garments. had these Hindoo bar
bers meet me at every station in India, anc
they were always within call of the hotels
A PLEASANT EXPERIENCE.
I shall not soon forget shave and hair
cutting which 1 suffered in upper Egypt
The execution took place in the city o
Sioot. about 800 miles above Cairo. TIL,
seat was a plain stool. The barber was
dirty Turk, in red turban and a white gown
and he first chopped off my hair with pal
of sheep shears, pulling it and saving j
at every cut Several times he narrowl!
escaped my ears, and was trembling a
though had the ague when he began upol
me with his razor. had dismissed m.
guide, and 1 did know enough Egyptian +
tell him that 1 could dispense with tn
shaving. He used no soap, and he wet m
beard with cold water from polished bras
basin, out ofone side of which had been Gu
a sort of haIf-moon hole. He fitted thi
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hole into my neck SO that my head hung
over the basin, like that of John the Baptist
on the charger, and then splashed the water
up over my face with his aromatic hands.
When he thought l was sufficiently drowned,
he ierked my head back against his bosom,
and held it there while he scraped and sawed
and tore my beard from my face. I never
knew that there we're 80 many hairs in my
beard before, and when I got through my
cheek looked like the skin of sheep when
its wool has been cut off by an amateur
shearer. am not sure whether the charge
was or 8 cents, but it was the dearest shave
1 ever had, and as for my hair had to have
it recut as soon as I got to Cairo. The Turk
ish BARRIERS are about the same as the
Egyptian, and there is in reality no place in
the world where you can get so good shave
as in America.
Shaving in Europe Is cheap, but in few
countries will you find the luxury of the
reclining chair. and ss for such palaces as
the barber shops of our big cities, they are
unknown. A tonsorial parlor, like that Of
the Palmer House, in Chicago, the walls of
which are lined with plate-glass mirrors,
and in the floors tiling, of which are set 800
silver dollars, would be a curiosity in
| Pekin, Constantinople, Cairo, Paris or Lon
| don. and we have barber shops in st. Louis,
Omaha and Kansas City which surpass any,
thing in Europe. We beat the world on
Turkish baths, and got bath in Denver
a few days ago which was more palatial and
| luxurious than anything saw in the famed
CITY of the Sultan. l took q swim in 9
marble pool as big as a city lot, and was
rubbed down by white man whose skin
was like marble and whose frame was as
symmetrical as Michael Angeles famed
statue OF David. FRANK G. CARPENTER.
SALVATION OIL is the best liniment il
the market for both man and beast Prie'
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millions of Chinese men. Public opinion
has its weight in China as in America, and
the Emperor came to terms. Now barber's
son may become Yiceroy of China, and it is
sbould aspire to be Minister to the United
States.
The Chinese pig-tail is badge of servi-
tude. A little more than 300 years ago the
Chinese prided themselves on their long,
black hair, which covered the whole of their
heads When they were conquered by the
Manchus, who rushed in upon them from
the North, their conquerors made them
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was an edict in force that classea
the BARRIERS with the lowest ranks OF
the Chinese people, and that prohibited
them from entering the competitive exam
inations for official rank. The BARRIERS
struck. and demanded that this be re-
,cipded. For several weeks the whole
Chinese nation went unshayed. The black
hair sprouted out to the length and stiffness
of the bristles Of the Berkshire hog, ana
wall of anguish rose from the throats OF
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HE greatest shavers IN the
world are the Chinese. Every
week at least 100000, 900
aimond-eyed faces must be
cleaned by the razor, and
every ten days the hair is
scraped from the scalps sur
rounding at least that num-
Der of long, black Chinese
pig-tails. The BARRIERS con-
stitute one of the most i'm
portant parts of the Chinese
population. They have their
guilds and their trades
unions, and, some years ago
they brought the Emperor
himself to his knees. There
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CHAPTER VII.

OSHUA returned
to his tent with a
bowed head. The
discord in his soul
was resolved. He
knew now what
burden he must
take up. His
father called him
and he must obey.
And the God OF
his peopIel As he
listened to the old
mans tale, all ne
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tach him more closely TO his own people.
The Egyptians, be had always been told.
were his enemies and Oppressors snd how
delightful, on the contrary, had everything
seemed in the frst house Of an Egyptian
warrior which he had happened to enter.
And Kasanal What would she think ol
him if be quilted Tanis without word Of
greeting or leave-taking? Would It not BE-
a perpetual vexation and regret to him that
he must dwell in her memory as q clumsy
peasant shepherd2 Indeed, it would be aei-
ually dishonest not to restore the costly gar
ments which she had lent him Gratitude
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Hall Boy-What's all this yelling about :?
Mr.. Brumley-Yo find out if you don't
git an az an let me loose. hitched this
rope on m'self afore went t sleep SOS to be
sure, an I happened t turn over two r three
times in th' nighti-Judge.
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How the TonSoriaI Artists of the
World Ply Their Use
full Vocation.
BARRIERS IN MANY LANDS.
The Embarrassing Position of a Red
Headed Man in Japan.
AMERICAN BARRIERS BEAT THE WORLD.

and ShampoOinR in the BackwOods
of AsIa-Hair Makes n Muu in Japan
Japanese Shaving Customs - Chinese
BARRIERS md Their Trades UniOns-ShOrt-
Haired Girls of Siam - The Shaved
Priests of Burmah-The Cheapest Tom
serial Artists of the World.
IFRoM OUR TRAVELLING COMMISSIONED
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The Koreans save, the combings of their
hair, and the parings of their nails, in order
that they may be buried with them when
thew die
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SALVATION OIL is the best liniment in
the market for both man and beast. Price
25 cents.
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-06-26
AN EMPTY TREASURY.
Eau Claire County Turns a Shar
Count in the Nick of Time.

Eau Claire County Turns Sharp
Count in the Nick Of Time.
Special to the Globe.
EAU CLAIRE, Wis, June 25.-A FL
nancial disaster was averted to-day by
the city rapidly securing $4,000 in cash.
Considerable of muSS in certain Off
cial quarters would have been stirred
up had not the money been secured.
The facts are that the county of Eau
Claire was in default some $4,000 of its
state tax, which should have been paid
last February. The law is that the
county treasurer shall collect from the
various towns their portion of the tax
and forward the cash to the state treas
urer. All the towns of the county
itself, but as the officials of the
city had promised that the money would
at once be paid, the county treasurer
did not make out the affidavit as requir-
ed BY law. The state treasurer refused
to pay over to the county the $4,000
allowed the school fund until the S15,-
600 was paid, and at the same time
news reached McLaren, county treas
urer, that action would be brought
against him for not complying with the
law. The money had been used for
city purposes, but the amount
was at once demanded by the county
treasurer to- save himself. After
some little time = $4,000 was
raised enough to insure the payment by
the state of the s12, 600. The county treas
urer now declares that he will not pay
over the latter sum when he receives it
until the remaining $1,000 is forthcom-
ing. The affair, though kept quiet, is
considerably talked over, and it is a lit
tie uncomfortable to know that for a
short time, at least, the county was a
defaulter. The matter was buried up
by the assistance of a prominent man
interested in school matters in Madison.
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-06-26
LAMB is ON DECK.
Minnesota Represented at the
Convention Of Labor Statisti.

Minnesota Represented at the
Convention Of Labor Statisti.
clans.
HARTFORD, Conn.,, June 25. - The
seventh national convention of the
bureaux of statistics and labor opened
here to-day. Among the commissioners
are Carroll d. Wright, Washington;
II. &. Wadlin, Massachusetts; Albert
S. Bolles, Pennsylvania; Lee Merri-
weather, Missouri: James Bishop, New
Jersey; John S. Lord, Illinois; E. j.
Keene, New York; Alfred H. Heth.
Michigan; 81. M. Stark. Wisconsin; E.
Hutchins, Iowa; Frank 81. Betton,
Kansas; Samuel NJ. Hotchkiss, Con-
necticut; Samuel w. Matthews,
Maine; John Lamb, Minnesota;
j. F. Crowell, North Carolina; j. B.
BOwditch, Rhode Island; and John Jeu-
kins, Nebraksa. CarrolID. Dwight was
reelected president, S. M. Hotchkiss
vice president and E. Hutch
ins secretary. Des Moines was Sc
lected as the next meeting place.
President Wright in his opening ad-
dress spoke interestingly of the diff
Guilty of securing accuracy in statistics
and the danger Of misinterpretlngt them.
The afternoon session was occupied in
the discussion of methods of gathering
Statistics
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-06-26
NORTH STAR GRANGERS.
Minnesota Yeomen Gather at
r Worthington to Get Pointers.

Minnesota Yeomen Gather at
2 Worthington to Get Pointers.
Special to the Globe.
WoRTHINGToN. MINI, June 25.-Thfs
has been great day for the farmers of
Mobiles county. The first farmers in
stitute ever held here was opened last
night in Masonic Hall. Superintend-
ent Gregg, assisted by Drs. Dickson and
Currier, delivered interesting addresses
on matters pertaining to dairying, cattle
and horses. The exercises were inter-
spersed with vocal music by a select
choir. To-day the exercises commenced
by a lecture in the morning at the
largest hall in the city. but as only
small portion of the people could be
accommodated, the meeting was ad-
journed to the park where from twelve
to fifteen hundred people listened
with attention to Superintendent Gregg
and his able corps of assistants, includ-
ing Mr.. Holmes, who joined them here.
Many farmers came distance of
twenty miles or more and are staying
over to attend the institute tomorrow.
WOrthington had prepared seats in the
park for large number and tables had
been made, and the farmers with their
families enjoyed the noon hour with a
grand basket picnic. The threatening
aspect of the weather in the early part
of the day prevented many farmers
from leaving home, but those who came
were we'll pleased. Tonight it is rain
ing, but Masonic hall is filled to over
flowing to listen to DR.. Dickson's lee
ture on "Twenty Years in India"
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-06-26
FOOLED THE OLD FOLKS.
Young Tom McNaughton -Weds
the Chippewa Squaw, Emma

Young Tom McNaughton .Weds
the Chippewa Squaw, Emma
Skye.
Special to the Globe.
WEST SUPERIOR, WIS.,, June 25.-The
marriage of the Indian girl, Emma
Skye, and Thomas McNaughton was
celebrated at o'clock this morning at
st. Francis Catholic church, Father
Eustice officiating. The couple were to
have been married about three weeks
ago, but the prospective groom weak
ened upon the eve of the approaching
event and skipped out of town. He did
not have the courage to face the anger
of his parents and friends, and they
were led to believe that the match was
off. McNaughton reappeared about
two weeks ago, and declared that he
had seen the error Of his way and pro-
fessed to have shaken off for good his
infatuatiOn for the dusky charmer. He
returned to his position with the termi-
nal company and to all appearances
lied. He was playing pOSsum, how
ever. Clandestine meetings were held
and the love affairs of the pair carefully
shielded from the public. In this way
they were very successful. and the an
nouncement this morning that the
couple had been quietly married was
genuine surprise. The couple are
happy now, it is presumed, and will go
housekeeping in West Superior. Miss
Skye is prepossessing young Chip
peWa Indian woman of twenty years.
McNaughton is seven years her senior
and is an industrious, respectable fel-
low