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Der Deutsche beobachter. [volume] (New Philadelphia, Ohio) 1869-1911, 1896-12-30
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Der Deutsche beobachter. [volume] (New Philadelphia, Ohio) 1869-1911, 1896-12-30
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Omaha daily bee., 1896-08-02

everything. ISeayen forgive me; but /, who
am enjoying your hospitality, am enyious OF
you. Don't think too hardly of me; but I
have u large family TO support, and IL only
you knew what a struggle my life is, and
has been for the last twenty years, you
would not. | am sure. But you have never
experienced 1t, and could not understand.
The laborer is worthy of his hire Well.
my hire is under two hundred a year, and
eight OF us must llye-or starve-on II. And
l have worked, ay, until my heart is broken.
A laborer indeed! / am a very holman, a
spiritual Sisyphus. N now ] must 20 back
TO carry my load and roll my stone again
and again among those hopeless sayages
till | die OF it'll I die OF IT.
AT least II is a noble life and deathr'
exclaimed Owen. a sudden fire OF enthu-
siasm lighting up his dark eyes.
Yes, Viewed from a distance. Were Won
asked to leave this living of two thousand a
year--l see that Is what they put II at in
Crockford-with fits English comforts and
easy work. that you might lead that life
and attain that death, then you would think
differently. But why should | bore you with
such talk Thank heaven that your lines
are cast in pleasant places. Yes. please, /
Will take one more glass; II does NE good. 4"
Tell me some more about that tribe you
wore speaking OF In your sermon. the Sons
OF Fire ! think you called them,' said
owen. as he pushed him the deeanter.
SO. with an %eloquence induced by the gem
erous wine aud a quickeping Imagination,
the Deputation told him-told him many
strange things aud terrible. For this people
was an awful people. vigorous IN Ia.nd and
Omaha daily bee., 1896-08-02

body, and warriors from generation to gen
Grafton, but superstition-ridden and cruel.
They lived in the far interior, som months
journey by boat and ox-wagon from the
coast, and Of white men and their ways
they knew but little.
How many of them are there?' asked
Owen.
who can say?" he answered. Nearly
half a million, perhaps; at least they pretend
that they can put 60 900 men under arms
And did they treat you badly when you
visited them?'
Not at first. They received us clvilly
enough, and on a given day we were re-
quested to explain to the King and the
Council of Wizards the religion that we came
to teach. All that day we explained and
all the next-or rather my friend did, for l
knew very little of the language-and they
listened with great interest. AT last the
chief of the wizards and the first prophet
of the king rose to question us. He was
named Hokosa, a tall, thin man, with a
spiritual face and terrible, calm eyes.
"'You speak well, son of a white man.
he said, but let us pass from words to
deeds. You tell us that this God of yours,
whom you desire we should take as our
God, so that you may become his chief
prophets in the land, was a wizard such as
we are, though greater than we are, for not
only did he know the past and the future as
Omaha daily bee., 1896-08-02

with the gentle love and charity that
marked his every action upon earth. But
this is by the way.
He had entered the church, but what
had he done in it? That was the question
that he asked himself as he sat this night
by the open window, arraigning his past
before the judgment seat Of conscience. For
three years he had worked hard somewhere
In the slums; then his living had fallen to
him. He had taken II, and from that day
forward his record was very much OF a
blank. The parish was small and well or
dered; there was little to do In 1t, and the
Salvation army had seized upon and re-
claimed the three confirmed drunkards 1t
could boast. His guests saying echoed in
his brain like the catch of a tune-"that
you might lead that life and attain that
death" Supposing that he were hidden so
to do now. this very night, would he in
deed think indifferently?' He had en-
tered the church to serve his Maker. How
would IL be were that Maker to command
that he should serve Him in this extreme
and heroic fashion? Would he finch from
the steel, or would he meet it as the mar
tyrs met II of old?
Physically he was little suited to such
an enterprise, for in appearance he was
slight and pale, and in constitution deli
cate. Also, there was another reason
against 1t. High church and somewhat
ascetic in his principles, in the beginning
he had admired c%elibacy, and in secret
dedicated himself to that state. But in
his heart Thomas was very much a man,
and of late he had come to see that that
which is against nature is presumably not
right, though fanatics may not hesitate to
pronounce it wrong. Possibly this CONVEX
sion to these more genial views of life was
~quickened by the presence In the neighbor-
hood Of a young lady whom he CHANGED to
admire; at least it is certain that the mere
thought of seeing her no more forever smote
him like a sword of sudden pain.
That very night-or so it seemed to him,
and so he believed-the Angel of the Lord
stood before him as he was wont to stand
before the men of old, and spoke a sum-
mons in his ear. How or in what seeming
that MINOR came Owen never told, and
we need not inquire. At the least he heard
1t, and, like the Apostles, he arose and
Omaha daily bee., 1896-08-02

we do, but also he could cure those who were
smitten with hopeless sickness, and raise
those who were dead, which We cannot do.
You tell us, moreover, that by faith those
who believe on Him can do works as great
as he did, and that you do believe on him.
Therefore we will put you to the proof. Ho!
there, lead forth that evil one
LAS he spoke a man was placed before
us, one who had been convicted of witch
craft or some other crime.
"'Kill him. said Hokosa.
"There was a faint cry, a s%cufle, a flash,
ing of spears, and the man lay still before
US.
Now, followers of the new God, said
Hokosa, raise him from the dead, as your
master did,
''In vain did we offer explanations.
"'Peace!' said Hokosa, at length. Your
words weary us. Look, now, either you
have preached to us a false God and are
liars, or you are traitors to the King you
preach, since, lacking faith In Him, you
cannot do such works as He. gives power to
do to those who have faith in Him. Out of
your own mouths are you Judged, white
mon. Choose which horn of the bull you
will, you hang to one of them and it shah
pierce you. This is the sentence of the
King. / speak it who am the Kings mouth:
That you, white man, who have spoken to
us these two weary days. be put to death,
and that you, his companion, be driven
from the land
II can hardly bear to tell the rest of it,
Mr.. Owen. They gave my poor friend ten
minutes to talk to his Spirit then they
speared him before my face. After it was
over, Hokosa spoke to me, saying:
Go back, white man, to those who sent
you, and tell them the words of the Sons
of Fire: That they have listened to the
message OF peace, and though they be a
people of warriors, yet they thank them for
that message. for in itself it sounds good
and beautiful in their ears, II it be true.
Tell them that, having proved you to be
liars, they dealt with you as all honest men
seek that liars should be dealt with. Tell
them that they desire to hear no more of
this matter, and if one can be sent to them
who has no false tongue, who in all things
fulfls the promise of his lips, that they will
hearken to him and treat him well, but that
for such as you they keep a spear"
And who went after you got back?"
asked owen, who was listening with the
deepest interest.
Who went! Do you suppose that there
are many mad clergymen in Africa, Mr..
owen? Nobody went"
And yet" said Owen, speaking more to
himself than to his guest, 1.-The. man Hokosa
was right, and the Christian who of a truth
believes the promises of our religion should
trust them and CO."
"Then perhaps you would like to under
take the mission, Mr.. owen said the
Deputation briskly, for the reflection stung
him. unintentional as it was.
owen started. -.
THAT Is a new idea" he said. "And
now perhaps you wish to go to bed. 1t is
past IL O'Clock.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-08-02
CHAPTER II.
TunnAC OWEN

Thomas owen went to his room, but not
to bed. Taking a bible from the table, he
consulted reference after reference.
The promise is clear" he said aloud
presently. as he shut the book, ''cIear and
often repeated. There is no escape from
1t, and no possibility OF a double mean
ing. II it is not true, then 1t would seem
that nothing is true. and that every Chris
tian in the world is tricked and deluded,
But II 1t Is true, why do We never hear OF
miracles? The answer is easy: Because
we have not faith enough to work them.
The apostles worked miracles, for they had
seen, therefore their faith was perfect.
Since their day nobody's faith has been
quito perfect; at least | think not. The
physical part OF our nature prevents it.
Or perhaps the miracles still happen, but
they are spiritual miracles"
Then he sat down by the open window,
and, gazing at the dreamy beauty of the
summer night, he thought. for his soul was
troubled. Once before II had been troubled
thus; that was nine years ago, for he was
now but little over 80. Then Il call had
come to him, a voice had seemed to speak
In his ears bidding him to lay down great
possessions to follow whittier heaven should
lead him. Thomas Owen had oheyed the
voice, though. owing to circumstances which
need not be detailed, to do so he was obliged
to renounce his succession to a very large
estate, and to content himself with a
younger sons portion OF f30.00 and the re-
,S,s'ot " u INNS Mh'Vn NC nau no"
held for some five years. Then and there,
with singular nnanimity and dispatch, his
relations came TO the conclusion that he
was mad. To this hour. indeed, those who
stand in his place and enjoy the wealth
and position that were his by right, speak
Of him as "poor Thomas" and mark their
disapprobation OF hts peculiar conduct by
refusing with an unvarying steadiness to
subscribe even a shilling to a missionary
society. How poor Thomas" speaks OF
them In the place where he is we may won
der. but as yet Ne cannot know--probably
Omaha daily bee., 1896-08-02
CHAPTER III.
THE TEMPTATION,

Two years have gone by and from the
reetory in a quiet English village we pass
TO a scene in central, or south central, Africa,
On the brow of a grassy slope dotted over
with mimosa thorns and close to a gushing
stream of water stands a house, or rather
a hut, built of green brick and matched with
grass. Behind this hut is a fence of thorns,
rough, but strong, designed to protect all
within 1t from the attacks of lions and other
beasts Of prey. At present, save for a
solitary mule eating its provender by the
wheel of a tented OK wagon, 1t is untenanted,
Iar the cattle have not yet been kraaled for
the night. Presently Thomas owen enters
this enclosure by the back door of the hut,
and, having attended to the mule, which
whinnies at the sight of him, goes to the
gate and watches there till he sees the
native boys driving the cattle up the slope
OF the hill. At length they arrive, and
when he has counted them to make sure
that none are missing, and in a few kind
words commended the herders for their
watchfulness, he walks to the front of the
house, and, seating himself upon a wooden
stool set under a mimosa tree that grows
near the door, he looks earnestly toward
the west,
The man has changed somewhat since last
we saw him. To begin with, he has grown
a beard. and. although the hot African sun
has bronzed 1t into an appearance OF health,
his face is even thinner than 1t was. and
the great spiritual eyes shine more strangely
in II.
At the foot Of the slope runs a wide river,
Just here broken into rapids, where the
waters make an angry music. Beyond the
river stretches a vast plain, bounded on the
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ITO Be C%ontinued.)
CONNUBIALITIES.

Princess Maud of Wales has a new hus-
band and five new bicycles. Some m
are born lucky.
Count Leo Tolstoi. son Of the novelist,
was recently married at Stockholm to a Miss
Dora Westerlund.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Shaughnessy Of
Milwaukee celebrated the golden anniver-
sary of their wedding last Tuesday. Mr..
Shaughnessy and his wife came to Milwau-
kee in 1S41. They were married July %,
1916.
Mrs. Thomas Roy of Ottawa, Can, died
recently, leaving a will which directed that
her daughter should marry in twenty-four
hours or suffer the loss of her inheritance.
The lady was able to fulfill the condition,
although the demand was very sudden.
A New York mother in-law has just horse
whipped her daughters husband because he
disagreed with her in politics. Such oc-
currences as this ought to convince the
most narrow minded OF the great adyan-
tages of woman suffrage.
A story Is going the rounds to the effect
that the mikado is DESTROYS of having a
European daughter-in-law and Is seriously
thinking of seeking the hand of some Euro
pean princess for the crown prince. The
different Japanese ambassadors at the Euro
pean capitals have been ordered to look
out.
Joseph Walworth Of Bensonville, N. j.,
65 years old, a widower and well-to-do
farmer, set out Saturday to elope with
Susie Hall, the 19-year-old daughter OF a
%neighbor, but the couple were pursued and
overtaken by the farmers daughter, who
persuaded her father to abandon his matri-
monial plans.
A wealthy Iowan with nine motherless
boys in his nursery at home has just added
to his establishment by adoption nine
fatherless girls and their mother, his
brothers widow. The second aggregation
was formally obtained at Ellis island. where
it had arrived from Europe. This conspicu-
Gus act of philanthropy, it Is reported, is to
be followed by another ceremony, which
will give a mother to all the boys and a
father to all the girls, and thus perfect
holds.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-08-02

Mrs. Almeric Paget has a fad for collect
ing handsome fans. One which she in
herited, however, from her mother, Mrs.
Whitney, has gold and ivory stick. a lace
mount and is valued at the trifing sum Of
81 900.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-08-02

provide that In civil actions nve-slxihs
legislature by also authorize trial by
jury OF n less number than twelve mo
In courts Inferior to the district court.
Approved March 20. A. D., 1895.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-08-02

A Joint resolution proposing to amen
section one ~ of article 1--WE 90 OF the Co
stttution OF Nebraska, relating to officers
the executive department.
BE II resolved and enacted by the Leg
stature of the state OF Nebraska:
Section !. That section one % of articlo
hye 90 of the Constitution Of the STATE.
OF Nebraska be amended to read as fol!
Section /. The executive department shall
consist of a governor, lieutenant governor,
counts, treasurer, superintendent of public
instruction, attorney general. commissioner
ot, public lands and buildings, and three
railroad commissioners each of whom. CN-
Ccpt the said railroad commissioners, shall
hold his Office for Il term Of two years,
from the itrst Thursday after the first
Tuesday. in January. after his ~clectiap
and until his successor Is elected and uualiA
fled. Each railroad commissioned shall
hold his office for a term Of three years,
beginning on the first Thursday after tho
first Tuesday in January after his election,
and until his usCCcssur is elected and quail
he'd Provided, however, That at the first
general election held after the adoption
of this amendment there shall be elected
three railroad commissioners. one for the
period of one year. one for the period OF
two years, and one for the period of three
years. The governor, secretary of state,
auditor of. public accounts. and treasurer
shall reside at the capitol during their
term of office; they shall keep the public
records, books and papers there, and shall
perform such duties as may be required by
law.
Approved March 20 A II $50,
Omaha daily bee., 1896-08-02

A joint resolution proposing to amend
section six 90 Of article one ~ OF the Con-
s~titution of the State of Nebraska, relating
TO trial by Jury.
BE il resolved and enacted by the Leg
islature of the State OF Nebraska:
Section ]. That section six 90. article one
braska be amended TO read as follows;
Section u. The right OF trial by jury shall
remain inyiolate, but the legislature may
Omaha daily bee., 1896-08-02

A joint resolution proposing an amendment
to section six t6) of article seven CD Of the
Constitution of the State of Nebraska, pre-
scrlbIng the manner in which votes shall
be cast.
Be it resolved and enacted by the Leg
islature of the State of Nebraska:
Section l.. That section six 6) OF article
seven % of the Constitution of the State
of Nebraska be amended to read as fol-
lows:
Section G.. All votes shall be by ballot. or
such other method as may be prescribed
by law, provided the secrecy of voting be
preserved,
Approved March 90, A. H., 1895.
Evening journal., 1896-12-16
EDITORIAL COMMENT.

There ought to be general agitation
for better ventilation wherever possi-
BILE. The Winter trolley car is worse
than the steam car, and the steam car
is worse than the crowded store on a
wet day. the store is worse than the
church, and the church is badly on.
Life is shortened by the failure to Sc
cure the proper facilities for breath
ing Hartford Courant.
Those must have had poor opinion
of General Miles astuteness who imag-
ined for a moment that he might give
up his present honorable and perma-
nent position for a brief term in a
Cabinet Office, where he would nee
essarily run the risk of injuring a
reputation that is now tolerably safe.
Providence Journal.
Uncle Sam is going to keep the Mon
roe Doctrine constantly on tap after
this. II is a wonderful stimulant.-
Detroit Journal.
In the concert of the powers the Sui
tan continues to beat the time.-New
York Times.
We are confident that when Colonel
Watterson gets back to Kentucky and
washes the taste of those Swiss wines
out OF his mouth he will take a
brighter view of things.-Kansas City
journal.
Evening journal., 1896-12-16
CONTEMPORARY OPINION.

THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS.
Al least one newspaper which ought
to know better has published the
statement that the presidential electors
chosen on November 3, will assemble
to cast their votes for president and
vice-president on the first Wednesday
in December which is the day after to-
morrow. Presumably the mistake was
owing to an impression that the old
custom had not been changed by the
adoption of a general law regulating
the counting of the vote. IL may be-
too, that in consequence of the long
practice which prevailed i'm the matter
a large number of persons entertain
the same erroneous idea. The elect
Ors, instead of assembling on We'd
nesday, come together Monday, Janu-
airy II, or as the Federal statute pre-
scribes, on the second Monday in Janu
airy. AS the law which brought about
the change has not yet, apparently.
taken a strong hold on the popular
memory, and as, besides, it is one Of
the most important ones on the statute
books of the nation, a brief review Of
the procedure which il requires may
not be uninstructive.
The Constitution provides that Con-
gress shall adopt a general law" for
the authorization of electors, and that
1t may choose the day when the elect
ors shall meet to cast their votes. For
many years this duty was neglected
Early in the year 1876, after the House
of Representatives became Democratic
the famous "twenty-secOnd joint rule, -
under which the counting of previous
elections had occurred, was abolished.
That action, as is well-known, left the
country without a word of law or rule,
either of a general character or in
cluded in the privileges of Congress,
for the authorization of the votes.
Only constitutional law remained. The
dispute as to the result of the election
of that year was thus easily brought
about in the circumstances, and was
rendered very difficult of solution. To
the shame of Congress, the same lack
/ of proper statutory or special parlia-
mentary rule was permitted to exist
until 1887, when the general statute
/ entitled THE Electoral Count Act
was adopted Two elections have al
ready taken place under it, and they
have excited no criticism of its form
Providence Journal.