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BRAVERY IN FLIGHT.
Christian Fortitudc Is Sometimes
shown by Speedily Seeking Shell
ter-A Race All Can Win.

Flight is sometimes a duty. There
are places where a coward loses his
head and stands still, while the brave
man keeps his self-possession and runs
away. Soldiers seeing the shells com.
ing flee into the bomb proofs. So in the
Christian life; out of danger is in God,
To run away in that manner is not cow.
ardice, it is common sense and duty.
The faster we run, the better soldiers
we are. Our Captain means us to take
such cover. And indeed in this matter
ne runneth quickly whose heart and
lips give wings of prayer unto his feet.
There are times when neither steam
nor electricity have ever made us Jour
ney so fast as just kneeling down can
do. A cody man was told of the tre-
mendous speed of the flight of the
heavenly bodies. 81 know" said he,
"of one thing that is quicker, it is the
answer OF God to the prayer of faith;
for it is written: Before they call
will answer, and while they are vet
speaking will hear" The soul that
casts itself on God travels faster than
the light. And this is a race which
every runner can win; no one robs an
other of the prize. 1t is just as true for
your neighbor as it is for you, and lust
as true for you as it is for your neigh
Dor, that "the name of the Lord Is a
strong tower; the righteous runneth
into 1T, and is Safes. S. Times.
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WHISKY IN THE ARMY.
che Argument That Soldiers I'm Hot
Climates Need IL Il
Refuted.

One Capt. Woodruff, of the medical
department of the army, is an advo-
cate of whisky for soldiers in hot eli
mates. His experience, he says, has
convinced him, against his viii, that it
3s a preventive of many of the ills that
are common in the tropics. Experience
In of that kind of pricks that are hard
to kick against, but, after all, good
deal of experience is misleading. A
man may declare that he has found that
corn meal, as an exclusive diet, is the
best feed for the dairy cow, but he has
found nothing of the kind. Science
IL against him; general experience is
against him; common sense is against
him; and ali these are against the man
who has made the wonderful discovery
that the soldier in hot climates needs
whisky. British troopsinAfrica are not
allowed whisky, and seem to stand a
hot climate better than ours. Slim
ulants, at best, are simply lash that
Eoads nature to extra exertion. If un-
DER any circumstances they NAV be
useful the danger from their use is so
overwhelmingly greater than any bene-
ut that could be derived from them.
that no prudent physician, in or out
OF the army, should ever recommend
shem. a typical western trough rider'
once said to the writer that he had rid
den his horse into n saloon in a frontier
town, drew his pistol, and threatened
TO shoot any man in the place who did
not step up to the bar and drink: he
had danced upon piano in public re-
sort, and being unable to get as much
amusement" in that way as hecraved,
secured an AK and chopped the iustru-
ment in pieces, ultimately paying $500
Tor his peculiar sport. "But have not
touched a drop of whisky for eight
years." he said, land if YOU do not
think that that requires courage, more
courage than it does to shoot Indians,
considering the class of men with
whom 1 associate, you have no compre-
hension of the struggle in which am
engaged" 1t is this struggle, incom-
prehenSible to those who have never
been engaged in it, from which every,
human being should be saved, il it is
possible. When men, doctors or 9TH
ers, talk of dealing out whisky to
young men, they are playing with
lighted matches about powder maya
zine; they are digging graves for men
OF promise and paving the way to the
ruin of homes and the breaking of low
Ing hearts. Whisky has been no friend
10 the human race--Agricultural
Epitomist
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1900-09-01

The town, or rather the village, of
Mackinaw, in Tazewell county, is one
oi the oldest in central Illinois. It wa.
surveyed and laid out April 20, 1927,
snd the county seat was located there
In 1s2S. The courthouse was o two
Jtory log building, which was standing
up to twenty years ago, when it was
torn down to make way for modern
improvements. Some of the logs were
made into canes, and several of the
residents there have them as souven-
rs. Mclean county was not then in
existence, but formed part of Taze-
well, and all persons in the present
county OF Mclean were obliged to 60
20 Maclinsw when county business
was to be transacted. In 1881 the
county seat was removed to Pekin,
but in 1885 1t was removed again. this
time to fremont II remained at Ire
mont until 1s4s, when it went to Pc
dn, where 1t In yet.-BloominRto
Psntagraph-
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LarReat of Animal.

Mr., Bsddard, in his new book on
whales, reminds readers that although
the imagination is apt to picture the
giant reptiles of the Jurassic and Gre
taceous periods as having exceeded in
size all modern animals, yet in fact
there is no evidence that the earth has
ever contained, either on land or in the
sea, creatures exceeding the whale in
bulk. The mammoth was larger than
the elephantbut the ichthyasaurus
could not match the whale for size, al
though with fits terrible jaws it would
doubtless have been the whales master.
Youths Companion.
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THE TRAIL OF THE SERPENT.
fsthetic story of JaBie-How Intem-
perance Wrecked HIS Life and
Robbed Her of Reason,

In the Christian Citizen we find this
pathetic story:
jamie was as bright and sweet as a
girl of is summers could be. The pet
of the family, the favorite at school.
the leader in the social circle and the
pastors most trusted helper. How
could she be other than bright and
happy?
Never cloud arose to darken her
sky. All things conspired together in
her favor. Young, cultured, refined
and good. Who ever met such a COM
bination of graces in the same indi-
vidual?
OF course. jamie had admirers: but,
sensible girl that she was, this did
not turn her head. Only one among
the many who waited on her was en-.
couraged in the least.
Gerald, a noble, manly, generous,
high-toned young gentleman from the
neighboring county had won her af.
lection.
The day for the marriage was set,
invitations sent out, preparations all
made, congratulating friends had gath.
cred, the marriage supper prepared,
the family pastor had arrived, ali
things were ready. With happy hearts
they awaited the arrival of the bride
groom.
Presently companion of the groom
drove up to the gate; without teth-
ering his horse he came up the walk
to the piazza and called for the min.
lister. The veteran of the Cross came
to the door, but with the keen eye Of
the men who are accustomed to read
mems thoughts he read of sorrow and
awe in the young mans countenance.
The story was soon told. Elated with
the prospects of such complete happi-
ness, Gerald had taken a glass" with
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Poor Tommy Atkins.

Miles away from suceor, nenr the
road, lay British Tommy, with gNs-
tsning eyes and burning fever, his head
proPPed up on deserted sandhill, and
the hot sun Of MONDAY pouring into his
upturned face. They told me, sir, the
wagons nd pick me UP, but hain't seen
no wagons, SIR" Eyes, feel bad; I've
mortal pains, sir, in my back and head {"
Poor devil, he had no water and no
food, not that the latter mattered
much, for he was too far gone to eat.
We left him water and cheered him up
little with the hope that wagons
woulo pass by All night long, alone on
the empty yebdt, saturated with the
heavy dews and chilled to the marrow
with biting winds of darkness, and now
under the scorching sun of day. BE
did not know II they would And him
all alone, so far away, and yet he an
swered, uncomplainingly, Yes siri
I'm glad Of that, xiri"-Harper's
Weekly.
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SERMONS IN BRIEF.

What this world needs to-day, and
what each individual in it needs, is SAN
ity and ight.-Rev. William T. Brown.
Greatness is not conferred by posi-.
ton, but by the maner in which we fill
our position.-United Presbyterian.
To cherish selfhood, which ignores
obligation to help others, means to lose
the joys of available beneficence and
possibly to die ''unwept."-Rev. George
Adams.
All lovely forms and objects are the
offspring of lofty and pure thoughts
and minds, and they are the natural
order when undisturbed by sin.-Rev.
S. p. Cadman.
Living for great things is living in the
spirit, the thoughts, feelings, motives
that make all living noble. Our age is
full of false ideas, false standards
Rev. DR.. Thomas.
A strong, defiant purpose is many
handed, and lays hold of what never in
near that can serve it; it has a mag
netic power that draws to itself what
ever is kindred.-T. y. Munger.
Mans character is the highest prod
uct of the creative power of God. It Is
invested with the mighty power of
choice and endowed with the exercise
OF judgment between right and wrong.
Rev. F. NJ. Bristol
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1900-09-01
SNAKES IN The BOAT.
One Brave Girl Took on Her waist
and, Using Ii ms Holder,
ousted the Reptile.

Lake Minnetonka has not been the
theater of sea serpent yarn for sew
eral years, but the Minneapolis Trib-
une states snake story that is worth
telling, il only to chronicle the bravery
of Florence Fouch, daughter of John
II. Fouch.
The other day a neighbor of the
Fouch family went out with the two
daughtersof Mr.. Fouch for row upon
the lake. When they embarked they
took no particular notice of the COM
dition Of the boat It had been moored
next TO the shore, in q little bay, in
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1900-09-01
saved by a Pair OF speo..oi...

A writer in contemporary de-
scribes the escape from injury of a
workman engaged In a foundry IN
this city. While preparing for cast
ing he was shot on the leg by Q
splash of the liquid metal. It went
clean through his trousers and
through the wall Of the strong leath-
er spectacle case, which he carried In
his trouser pocket. But the broad
nose bridge of the spectacle frame
checked 1t in its progress. The in
truding metal, yet unhardened,
dashed against this part of the frame,
nearly enveloping 1t, and attaching it.
self with as much neatness and sta
bihty as If 1t were the handiwork
Of skilled craftsman. Had the spec
tacles not been in his pocket the
molten metal would aksuredly have
penetrated their owners thigh
Westminster Budget.
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the shade of dense trees, but as it had
been in use short time before, there
was no suspicion of any thing wrong.
After the little party had been out
short time, rowing against a lively
breeze. there glided out from beneath
one OF the end seats in the boat four
Shiny reptiles, a quartette of snakes
that for size and ugliness are seldom
seen in Hennepin county. The woman
and girls screamed, the oars were
dropped, and there were three persons
sitting tailor fashion on three boat
seats in twinking. There was no
one holding the oars, and the boat
was drifting, and altogether terror
began to fill the souls of those three
people, so awkwardly situated They
became more and more frightened, and
there was danger that in their terror
there might be an accident.
Finally, in a spirit of determination,
Florence Fouch took off her waist and
wrapping it about her arm and hand
she seized the writhing thing and, one
at a time, tossed them into the lake.
There they rolled over. showing the
Shiny whites of their bellies, then dis
appeared. The oars were secured, and
the little party FASTENED back to
shore, glad to be once more where
they could feel solid earth beneath
their feet, and where they could, run
when they saw a snake.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1900-09-01
HAST NOT PAINTED.
BIessiRg I'm store for Persiste.cy-
Christ and the Church
at Ephcsus.

It may be a grand thing to lead
charge, TO advance a line of battle,
to secure a wider boundary for inn
perial domain, but the first blessing
the risen Christ bestows upon
is that it had mot tainted" II may
not seem much to do. but it counts
for the whole battle with God.
In our states alone there are 20
suicides for every day in the year.
That means that some men and some
women absolutely give up the strug-
gle for a clean and calm and holy
life, and lie right down to die. And
among these we find as many mill
honaires as paupers, as many mer-
chant princes as outcast tramps.
Some of them are young children,
scarcely out of the warm cradle; and
some are nonogenarians already
trembling upon the edge of the wait
ing grave. Life is not without its
tragedies to each and every age and
class.
Few students of the Bible realize
how sympathetically God deals with
men who have never scored a victory,
but have simply "stood it through
The Frenchman who had passed the
years of the reign of terror in Paris
was asked what he did during all
those dreadful days; and he replied:
II lived" There are experiences
when that is all God asks of man.
the mere enduring all things without
murmuring or despairing.
The great battles of the world have
been defensive battles; Thermopylae,
Marathon, Leyden, Derry, Lexington,
Sumter A hundred years ago il
seemed most certain that the Gaul
would put his spurred heel upon every
foot of European soil. But to-day
the Teuton rules the land and the
seas. In the long run mere logged re-
sistance is worth more than dash.
1t is the anvil that wears out the
hammer. 1t is the man who never
knows when he is whipped that comes
at length into the kingdom.
God does not require of any of US
that we should sing and shout and
dance UNDER our Affections, but SIM
ply that we shall be found among the
followers who do not give up. We
shall not know the reasons of our
tears perhaps this side of Heaven:
but we can wait. We may not I'M
derstand His dealings yet; but we
can hold on. We are not able to
answer all the arguments of the
infidel; but we can commune with our
own heart and be still. Fortune is
swept away but faith stands firm.
Hard work and ceaseless grind is all
that many of Gods children know of
this present world; but they hold
fast their integrity; and when they
come to die God will write for their
epitaph the words with which He
commanded the church at Ephesus:
Il know thy works, and thy patience
thou hast not tainted" That is
enough. Heaven is opened by that
word. Not to faint in this world is
to conquer.-Chicago Interior.
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night, says the New York telegram
While medtating over his success in
the dressing room, while the other &C.
tors were washing up, he was startled
by the voice of the transfer man call
ing out: Waiting for your trunk,
sirp All the other trunks had lone
since been taken out of the building
and most of the actors had gone to
their hotels.
Hurriedly he packed his trunk, care.
Iessly throwing in all his effects and
turning the key IN the lock, and de
hvered his worldly belongings to the
man impatiently waiting. About ten
minutes later the janitor of the thea.
ter was startled by what he thought
were the rawlings of lunatic in dress
ing room downstairs.
He was almost sure all the actors
had left the building and, arming him.
self with stage brace, he
quietly crept downstairs toward the
room which contained the supposed
lunatic. There he beheld the medi.
tating actor, docile now, dressed in
entire street costume with the eo0cep
ton OF his trousers. The hoodoo had
done his work, for the actor in hastily
packing his trunk had placed therein
not only his stage wardrobe but his
street trousers as well, and was COM
PEELED to get back to his hotel in a
pair of the janitor's overalls, which
made pretty com bination with a
black silk hat and Prince Albert.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1900-09-01
An Advantare in B.inx shor,

Col Burn-Murdoch, who is now In
South Africa In command of the
"Kaiaer's Own" owes his life to his
abort stature. When the square was
broken at Abu Klea, Col. Burn-Mur-
doch was standing by the side of two
other officers, both taller than he.
The onrushing dervishes fred vol
ley, and, unhappily, both of his tall
neighbors fell, shot through the head,
while Col. Burn-Murdoch was hit in
the helmet. That helmet is now in
the ancestral hall.-Chicago Times
Herald.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1900-09-01

-and they'll surely be burned-boo-
hoo-boo-and was to have 'em for to-
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS wear 'em
to chunch and to a dinner at a
friends"
The tiremen stood amazed and for
q moment forgot that there was a
fire.
Wear 'em to church and to dinner?''
gasped one. ''Your children?'
"Who said children?" demanded the
weeping Niobe. They amt children
--they're teeth; they're the set OF
false teeth the dentiss promised to
have repaired for me by tomorrow,
and must have them Oh, please save
them before they are burned up"
What the firemen said would not
look well in print.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1900-09-01
wOMAN'S PITEoUS PLEA.
stops Proceedings OF Firemen Mt a
Critical Time by Her Anxiety
for Her False Teeth.

A brown stone building in upper
New York was in flames the other day,
when a woman, manifestly laboring
under intense excitement and distress
rushed up, to the fire lines and cried
out:
Save theml Oh, please, mister,
save themi They'll be burned up sure
IL you don't bring them outl"
She began to weep and lament in
heartbreaking fashion
Where are your children, madam ?''
asked one Of the firemen, "What floor
are they on and in what room?"
They're in the dentists Office on
the second floor" sobbed the woman.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1900-09-01
RUSSIA'S HARD TASK.
Trying to Restrict Sale of Liquor ana
Thus Mitigate Evils Growing
Therefrom

For many years the Russian gov
srnment has been laboring and dis
cussing means to diminish the almost
universal use of liquor among the Ia
boring classes. According to Consul
General Holloway at st. Petersburg:
"One of the first steps toward pre-
venting the unrestricted sale of
liquor was to confine its sale to places
where food was required to be fur
nished with each order for LIQUOR,
In order to prevent taking one drink
after another without food; severe
penalties were also provided for SELL
ing on credit, for receiving articles in
pawn for drinks, or for barterinp
spirits for produce or future labor.
"The receiving of stolen property
entafled the loss of license, and pro-
visions were made for closing public
houses that evaded or violated the
laws. The government established a
number of shops in various parts of
cites for the sale of vodki, brandy.
and spirits in corked bottles. The
number of these shops is regulated
by the population. The license was
Increased from SIT to 1856 for public
houses, which reduced the number
one-half.
Under the present system the gov
eminent dictates the quantity and
quality Of spirits manufactured, pur-
ehases large percentage of the out
put, and permits the sale OF the sur
plus, Nader proper regulations, for
manufacturing purposes, with the in.
tention of furnishing the consumer
with pure spirits, thus mitigating
and preventing such abuses as are di-
rectly attributable to the excessive
use Of bad liquor, and improving the
morality and prosperity of the
masses.
In 1898 the amount of capital en-
pSoyed was $14s, 100000. There were
ASST brandy distilleries, 252 spirit dis
nllcries, and 27,120 places where dis
titled liquors were sold. Besides this,
termented liquors were sold at A.
go saloons. The bottling was ear
ried on at 357 storehouses. The
sales amounted to $4,003,752 gallons,
the gross receipts being $117,s P70,
the expenses, $s6, sea- $40, and the excise
duty So, 117,5 500. The net income to
the government from sales were &c.
1856"
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1900-09-01

Friend-Where is your husband?
Hostess-He's of on a trout-ishiny
trip.
"Oh. yes, I've heard such stories be-
fore. How do you know he is really
fishing?"
Il have proof. He sent me some
fish"
"Huhi Fish can be bought in mar
ket."
These weren't They were such mis-
cradle little bits of ones no market
would sell them."-N. Y. Weekly,
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A Muddled Memory.

I'm just aching to have those war
dispatches mention some of the dear
old Chinese names that were SO famil-
lar to me when / dogeared my crude
little geography in the old red brick
school house on the hill"
"What namesP"
why, Yangtse-Kiang and Hoans-
no, and--and Irragmaddy, and--and
Passanquoddy, and-and Tambigbee,
and-and Msmphremagog, and-oh,
yes, Beloochistan, and Speneatclee,
and"
We'll, good-day. I'll see you later. ~
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
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his friends. Under the effects of the
stimulants he was remarkably hilari-
Gus, vowing that his favorite horse
could outrun the wind. He undertook
the task of proving it.
Roam did run well, but at a turn in
the road Gerald lost his balance, fell
to the earth and died instantly.
The aged servant OF God sighed deep
ly-then q silent prayer to Him who
is the comforter of all Borrowing
hearts. Then with fatherly tenderness
he called jamie to another room, knelt
by her side and asked for grace to
sustain her in this hour of double grief
and disappointment.
jamie listened as one who dreamed.
Never word did she speak. The old
man who had been the one to COM
fort many of his flock in the day of
bereavement read in her face the
tokens of resignation TO God, together
with determination TO do. For a mo-
ment he was puzzled, then he placed
his hand tenderly on her head and in
quired: my child, what is it that
you have decided to do?"
II will spend my life in. fighting this
fiend who has robbed me of my earth
ly happiness"
Taking her hand in his, he prayed
Gods blessing upon her.
Then go to your room, my child I"
he said, "and will send your parents
to you"
Years passed by. Many were the
victories scored by the temperance or
ganization of which this strangely
quiet little woman was the leader. Her
name was spoken through the land
as leader in all crusades against rum.
The years passed on and she grew
more Christ-hke in her daily life.
1t was quiet Sabbath morning-all
nature seemed aglow with life. and
happiness. The flowers bloomed fra
gravity; the church bells chimed soft
ly, the great organs solemn tones
could be heard at distance, stirring
the holy emotions Of the human heart,
This appealed to jamie.
Slowly she wandered out into the
cemetery and stood once more by Ger
AIDS tomb.
All absorbed in her own thoughts
she did not notice the approach of a
messenger. Turning to see who it was,
she was astonished to see her brother
whom she thought to be in Columbia,
where he was staying temporarily as
member of the general assembly.
"Why, John, what is the matter? ?"
she exclaimed.
Sister, DR.. Long has delirium ire
mems"
"Ohi" exclaimed jamie.
DIR. Long," repeated her brother,
has delirium tremens and has killed
our father"
Slowly a strange, incomprehensible
look came over her face. Her hands
dropped helplessly to her side.
Il can do no more. Oh, 1 am so tired.
John, take me back to mother"
These were her only utterances. John
carried her to the home-reason never
returned. The few remaining years of
her life were spent in the state asylum
for the insane.
How long-oh, how longl shall this
curse continue to break the hearts Of
our people?
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She HAD NO Chano.

Miss Gilgal (reading)-A girl in
Pennsylvania has saved an express
train from destruction by taking Off
her red petticoat and waving it as q
signal.
Miss Tenspot-O, dear, could never
10 anything heroic like that.
why not?"
Because don't wear red petit
coats. detroit Free Press.