Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1891-11-14
>tJNns WHO CARRY RIFLES.
l., N-w Order of Chivnlry Organized
by Cardinal Lnvig-rie.

rn Instead of meekly bowling their |
ads to receive the martyrs crown they |
III light for their lives. They will seek |
attract sympathy and good will by de-
I,ling the productiveness Of the oases,
u i by the creation of new ones, where
,,.v will form stations for the relief of
q, sick, for the offer of hospitality to all
uners, and for the refuge and protection
,i fugitive slaves.
Their aim will be to afford practical
demonstration of the benefits and advan.
.d,es of civilization, to preach by ex.
:rnple the elements thereof, and to thus
npare the ground for conversion tc
Christianity. The headquarters of the
,.ier are at Biskra, on the Algerian Dor.
O., us of the Great Sahara Desert, and were
"lemnly consecrated by Cardinal Lavi.
.,erie.
Two days after pronouncing their vows,
,hich, instead of being taken for life, are
uited to term of five years, renewable
will, five of the Warrior Monks started
nut for Wargla, an important oasis about
800 miles to the south of Biskra. 1t is
there that the first of the armed stations
rojected by Cardinal Lavigerie is to be
Established. 1t is entirely surrounded
y sand, a green island i'll an ocean of
re- The second station will be at the
asis of Mes Jonah, near the Morocco
ontier, which is trcversed by all the
reat slave caravans coming from the
~..uth, and which has acquired a pecul-
ary evil name, owing to the fact of its
hong the place where lads are mutilated
20 render them fit for service as guard
Hns of the various larems throughout
the Mohammedan world.
More than so per cent perish from loss
= blood which is stanched in the most
primitive manner, i. e., by burying them
Tor the space of four and twenty hours
up to their necks in the burning hot sand,
'caving only their heads exposed to the
'rturing bites of the insects and to the
corching rays of the sun. 1t is here
where the military training of the War
or Monks will be brought into full play.
or the slave dealers are sure to make
ard fight to prevent the establishment
thin the narrow limits of the oasis of
fortified station, where every slave who
able to effect his or her escape from
cir cruel hands is certain to find
.rfuge and protection.
The slave dealers, however, extend
t,ir activity even to the very doors of
,,5kra, which, as stated above, is built
an oasis, and one of the most dramatic
,tures of the ceremony of the cOnse.
alton of the monks was when Cardinal
vigerie led to the altar little brown
ri barely 9 years old, who had sue.
r,led in concealing herself, and in
Getting her escape from slave caravan
sing through the desert a few miles tC
e south of Biskra.
\ sudden movement of the child caused
/ to drop something that she wa.
ding concealed beneath the folds of hei
..bba. The venerable prelate bent dowr
90. raised it from the ground. 1t was
..,ll, dllsky hand-the hand of the littk
RI who stood beside him, and which y
rer wanton cruelty had been cut OH
her captors. Holding it aloft, anG
inting toward the great Sahara, while
ith his own hand he raised the child'>
m, SO that all present could see the
,ngled stump, the Cardinal exclaimed
tones which seemed to ring forth as G
,rlon:
Il would to God that all Europe could
this little hand May it serve tC
ect your line of march. En- avant foI
H. for France, and for humanity. -
Cunliffe Owen, in Harpers Weekly.
Raised the Church Debt.
TILL r .I,r Il
10 had been everywhere said, Il cleared
IL debt for a church in Deadwood once
spite of myself
"Ies:"
1t happened this way: I had been
aging poker the night before in grea,
*. Came out a cool $40, 900 winner
zen kind of remorse came over me
ID made upmy mind it would be a gooc
ne to reform. resolved to quit poker
d be respectable, and | thought good
ny to begin would be by going to church
fixed myself up and walked into the
sgest church in the place. My inten
MS were really good, but hadn't slept
~ that night.
The sermon was rather prosy, and
ent to sleep. After the sermon the par
IN explained that the church was n little
debt, and he thought this would be E
,od time to pay off. l woke up just in
me to hear him say: We must raise
-, 200
We'll, you see, was half asleep
ought | was still playing poker, an
''arin' that put me on my nerve. The
..acon, with the plate, was right beside
re in the aisle pulled out my roll and
,Iled out: I'll see that 5000, and &C
1000 better With that put my whole
10, COO on the plate.
They were used to such talk out there
hey thought | was a gambler who had
ut religion, and before | was well enough
wake to know where | was the whole
aggregation was singing and the minis
r was praying for me. wasn't going
u back water then, so let the money
.. Got complimentary notice i'll the
D"adwood papers, posed as philanthro-
list. and all that. Good joke on me,
wasn't it?"
First rate; and did you really quit
t:ambling?"
Yes, sir; quit for good and ALL" he
aid. And then he added: by the
way, have you got any tips on to,days
faces :"-Butfalo Express.
Life always creates its form it car not
remain without shaping itself into au
outer image of itself. All life has the
passion of the artist in it, and all art is
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