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TO INCREASE voLuNTEER GUARD
Virginia Congressman Seeks to 10
SO ON n Grnnd scnle.

a virginia ConRressTnnD Seeks to 10
So ON Grand scale.
Washington, April 1.--Representstive Hay
Va.l has prepared with great care bill TO
create OF the militia OF tho several States a
reserve volunteer army for use in time OF
war; to supplement the regular army The
bill contemplaies general broadening OF the
basis of the National Guard, It's equipment
with the service rifle, and It's complete or
ganlsatlon III time OF war into regiments, bri
gRdes, divisions and corps with the three bat-
talon formation, as In the regular army and
is designed to obviate the necessity OF large
standing army upon the expiration OF TIE
present law, July /, 1901, increasing the stand
ing army TO 900 aud authorizing the prcBen,
volunteer army OF $4,000. The bill VIII b.
introduced IN the house tomorrow aud re-
ceiyes additional prominence from the fact
that Mr. Hay IL chairman OF the democratic
caucus. The bill makes all citizens between
the ages of is and As liable TO military service
IN the voluntary army. X appropriates 1900,
900 annually for the maintenance aud equip
ment OF the National Guard OF the severa
States. this fotminE the nucleus OF the volun,
teer army, ana requires the secretary OF wal
10 keep In each State supply OF ordnanc,
stores sufficient for ninety days use OF TN
National Guard OF the State In tho event 0
war. II provides q system OF mobilization 10
the guard by dividing the States into milf
tery divisions and provides for n board o
officers IN each State who shall hold sxamina
tons for the position OF second lieutenant Il
the National Guard, such officers to be pro
moteu for merit and efficiency.
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IN THE HOUSE.
A Busy week for the Lower Branch
of Congress.

of Congress.
Washington Aprl 1.-The programme Ia
the houee this week r. fully mapped out TO-
morrow is District OF Columbia Cay. on
Tuesday. undor special or3er adopted some
time ago, the house will enter upon tue con
sideration Of the b Il TO provide civil GOV IN
ment for Hawaii, By the terms Of he
order the general debate upon tho bill WV
continue Tucadny and Wednesday, and on
Thursday tie bill Will bo read for ame I'd
msnt under the hge-nilauie rule. Tho hnsl
vote will be taken ut clock on Thurs ay.
Friday Will DO devoted TO pr ya'e u nsion
legislation and Saturday has been set asiaA
for paying tribute to tho pomory Of the late
Richard +, Bland Of Missouri.
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JAPAN's LATEST MOVE.
Hns Deliberately Gone About q
yOISiuC "a uarref

vOISinE Quarrel. n
London, April 2.-The Times Aul
following dated March 20 from Seoul q
tai of Korea: The unreasonable D
OF the Russian minister. NJ. PAVED
Russian subjects alone should hsu
right to work and develop all nj
forests and other property In Kcri
being tested, Japan having applied !
concession TO work certain gold MIN
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CHINA GRANTS DEMANDS.


rehin, April 1.-The Chinese sovsrru.,
mas settled the controversy arising an, ~ ~
prnos % psoemeer .. last, OF Rev. Mr..
thu ,.,,a ?. me church missionary society on
''ne"ins terms: Two Of the purdersrs
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FuHEIGN.

President Diaz opened the spring session
OF the Mexican congress with very opt-
mistio message,
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KENTUCKY.

Court begins at Frankfort today on the
suit involving do facto officials with the
late Governor Goebel's death.
Attorney Campbell has been interviewing
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AxHEysEn-nrscn loss.

Fire Destroys Goodiy Portion OF
Their Glass House. :
81. Louis, April 1.-The glass house Of
the Anheuaer Busch Brewing company in
which the bottles for the great establish.
menl are manufactured was partly de-
sirossd BY Are today, entailing loss q
sssyuv, About 1000 men will be out 81
~oFS temporarily a. a result OF the Are.
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TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DA
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Table
druggists refund the money II y ~
cure. e. w. Groves signature IS o.
box. &c.
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A New Book for M
Special Arrangement Wherebys 4
Copy Can Be obtained by ESD
Reader of This Paper.

For weeks !
pres SEES have I
busy turning ~
enormous ediss!
Dr. ]. Ecvte, y
away's new N
"Manliness. v
Health ntc.S
10 satisfy tAs X
demand. Dr.
way has rese.
limited nunTa
these hooks. a lav'I' Y
no has spsclisp
ranged 10 s.D y,
by mail to all ~
OF this pap...al
send names
address 10 1I,
Fer twenty 4
mr. HathhFu
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universally felt for the British ia tho
south African struggle.
LONDON 1T IS asaerted ON good au-
thprity that Cir william Hart-Dyke,
former ch!ef secretary OF I.el.nd, will
be app lnted postmaster genera. n SIC
c,estOn 10 the Duke of NorIolk, resissed.
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MARINE INrELLIGnNor.

Port OF Galveston. April /.
ARRIVED,
SIS Nueces (Am). from New York.
SIS Dominic (Br). from Para.
SAILED.
SIS Midlothian Castle tBr). for Antwerp.
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Hneu,narsm. more painful In this oil
mate snxn any other affection. cured by
Prescription Ne: 2s51. BY Elmer 4 Amend.
>. z seeast Houston. Texas. sols agent.
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BuBoNIo PLAGUE.

Eleven New Gases Officially Report.
ed mt sydney, Australia.
Sydney. ~ s. w. April l.-Eleven fresh
cases OF bubonie plague were officially re-
ported today. Two additional deaths have
occurred.
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ohio Politics rife.
Cincinnati. Ohio. April 1.-The annual
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-02-25
THE WEEK'S FINANCES.
business AT various Banks 6cnrrniiy
Acti,r-Dcmand for Money Good.

-. LOUIS. SATURDAY. lti- q. L''
While th. ly-sl FEARING house I"rpft Tor inc
last v.,k drr- mot -.ow up s., val 80 Cor the
week t.t rr. and even falls behind trtt ~ the
corresponding v,ei ~ 81 year ago. the situation
IN utt.r respects has L. On ~tti~:tr'a-y. sul bank
officials claim that they h4y. nothing - COM
plain ,s f. tie general situation. The demand
fr money from nearly Hl sHugy,S has ben
good. and 70 D. said that from mercantile i'll
ter.Sts. owing 80 TIL Improvement in trade. =
on the Increase. Deposits have shown up we'll
All through the week. and -" supply has b"-I
mere tiiJ. ample Toy all needs. Consequently
interest rates have not qu"tabiy changed any.
~ - 20 : per c"It In the extremes for cali and
tIm. lpaur. with q majority q the leans. I.rr-
tl-uiarly Wh-Ts well known. and regular Gus
toners age concerned at . To- : Vcr cent. In a
F.U-l-. way the various banks pf tho city h-Xe
dcr- "A Tr,-l business. aud th-T" has been hardly
a ia. Wlcn 10. clerical irT. . - m. different
Institutions hay" not been k"..t AESily 'tupiIy~i
The -ar!V opening up # fLs spring trade. Whi-.
has alr-tIy started in VARIOUS Inns - trade -
eNI-ry;tsi L., improve financial TRANSACTIONS IN 'Ha
v--, near future. AMI bankers gf" iu king Tor
ward q" SOM" very acf'N" ti"..~ III banking cir-
.!.s. Money * expected 90 ga" .lr.iIat. III t.a-
mani god and no material change IN tine ruling
ate
su-l tlia morning Is the -. Louis clearing
house. there has teen qu.f" a heavy falling %
In the hearings Tor the lt"' week rHup4r',. with
tlns. - the week previous. shi- f.lTur -
am 1lufigu to- G..-.YG There WAS also 4 snail
d.g--l-" uf sort e. compared wish tEu~" Il
the e..u-" w.'k one Yea" age. The report in fun
- as follows
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This cold spell proved 10 br even colder than
had rrr-r1lIv be-r anticipated, tu. was pre-
:. .-luuttI amt -uuti, fr Louisville hy This morn
lUs. Ia. .utr- Vet is >Jfi 20 BE- pretty Wi!
blanket with Snow EduSf~ and Nebraska are
veil SNOW covered. The present cold wave vii!
not lat long. but thor. are suspicious CJI-!ittuuS
IA 80 .st-rme SJrthH--t that may breed another
irust wave.
This weeks shipments Il wheat by the priEc!-
PAL -NYrfsirg countries will .. 9EfPp bu. 50
lirr H!.dlI estimates II At, and also says ;Esr"
viii D. . Itr=c increase in amount arp1t. ~
North .;'I Su,Ith America shipped herwsen th-ut
marry t.--'.'v-i uG. and Australia -sJ.'fTi Ia. n.
above estimate would ~!rii'afc the ilack -
shipments were s'.ut IT., same Is last WEI.
when they we've s".ttt l@.
A .E-.r-Is. O.; over I-"l a. bu. in the IoCil
stock - wheat and an IN, -tHS- u over >@.V IN
.' o.. r'..E # corn - probable fHr tEts wee
uUr.:- ..-r'sQlntiiuS week last var the stock
'; Us.rr !"'T~Gs"l I7.-y bU-, AMI of corn in
, r"as-i -t,f-s bu.
I;"sGrts ,aIles IA They Gra confined rs
o. r" crop has teen seriously damaged Trs
.-;--t estimate on the Ayg+Ctine eNp0rt3ule suI-
..a~ q .H"r j. Tor y br. lry bu.
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EOCtL TOOK AND BONDS.
'i;iract Moderately Active. with Few
thnnres in Price.

--''" Rave been vnrs" SATURDAYS on The stock
.Ah-" iian TIA, ~ to tay. Not mat Trad
raS 81 :dtr DISPOSITION shown: 20 tome together
.i lie gaTt & those having or!ers. anl the "a
."-i NI-iH"-S done. whil- small. was pretty we'll
-li't'r. There v"r~ not many changes in suT-
.-.r quotations.. but IA" few made were 70; TIE
"'.-". "N.'"t in certain instances.
The market for Brown Bros. certificates wa,
'a'''r t"--aE. and tie busin-ss trarsa.t~i MS
rt- si.H" sod lat" at sil6.sp. bGt the h@st bal
'-' Va 'Hs-'J, anf there wcre sellers AZ
T.. tie rasN Of uissourl-E Edison securities 10
bonds Wen. UNCHANGED at sl-.q a. With So asket,
nHJ both ortn1n and preferred stock was higher
80 .'>..J ana 50 bid. respectively.
i;t.nr;T to arouse any interest in subs" To-
.,,1. after me of,snirg no quotsti,,e var- maj
'tl later So Wa asked for tlc stock. But no
bids were forthcoming.
Bank AMI trust stocks wer" both extremely dali
az th:"i-h IN" session. but th-.- w-r- r.,
noi!i nag was done.
Trs-" was more Interest taken in mining s,,,ss
Than for -.yefaI dIvs. but nos, II ih~ trSi.rS
'"'iiE't N WAS =: III" "Npensr Of values.
The ssi-- made to-day in mining stocks we-,
'' rel ." HIan4t~. If which 100 soii az s. 90,
-Ht IT san sebastian At - Amer. an-E,tt,
was stronger at s.I7ls bid and 81 asaed.
hal" he"n %woFhing. on trades tn" past DAY or two.
'aiGe together today. with The result tha- {, ta5
charged haals at 500.
There we're Only two stree. railway bonds
longs.
EsH T.tphane stock Was in demand and closed
VAN 4 tuy"r at ~
s. Jg. Leld. which has been quiet. wa.
GG'i-i at sla-sI BIZ and ST. aske!.
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MACHlNISTS STRIKE.
Chicago Electrical Companies Re
fuse to Recognize the Union.

Chicago. Feb. 2i-Machinists employed by
Frazer & Chalmers and Crosby & Co.
struck to-day on account of the alleged re-
fusal Of their employers to recognize this
union. At Frazer & ChaImers's $50 men went
out, and at Crosby g. Co.'S 80 men were af-
fected. Nearly $50 machinists employed by
the Western Electric Company failed 10
report for work to-day. but later returned
to- their positions. There are approximations
of "A general strike In all the big electrical
plants. resulting from the strike Of the ma
chinistS.
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THIRD AVENUE DROP
AFFECTED THE MARKET.
1NDtSTRiALS AND TIsAC.
TIONS SUFFERED MOST.
Break in Steel Stocks Severe. De,
spite Reported Large Earn
ings-Money Situation.
REPUBLIC

SPECIAL.
New York. Feb. 2i-The renewed weak
ness in Third Avenue and the depression
consequent on a bad bank statement, had
their inevitable effect upon the whole mar
ket. The finish was weak and Gispirited and
favorable influences seemed to have no
weight. Industrials and fractions suffered
most and the coal stocks bore UP bestp Dear
or money seems inevitable. ana the steady
sag of the last three weeks rather gives
the Impression that its effect has been dis
counted.
After l. smart recovery in the beginning
Of the week the weakness in Third Avenue
began to make itself felt. Reported runners
of schemes 20 finance the company seemed
gradually 20 have disheartened the holders
and in spite Of the u~rdoubted value Of the
road and the declaration of a dividend on a
4 per cent basis, a decline from 81 to a was
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corrected daily - Ga'l4r!. f...-us ~ &C.,. -
JAPANESE NAVAL ATTACHE.
Commander :. \iShi viii Rrlicv,
Captain Martha ut Washington.

Chicago. H.. Feb. @i-Commandcr :.
Nishi Of one Of the warships of the Imperial
Japanese Navy arrived in Chicago ycstcr-
day and stopped at the Auditorium Hotel
He was on his way 10 Washington to relieve
Captain Martha as naval attache.
He WAS r~ctiCtnt on the subject If intcrna-
tionul politics. hut declared alphabetically
that there WAS at pres. ut no tr"ubl" BE-
tween Japan and Russia. The United States
and Japan. nv said, were now n"iEhhnrS in
the East and were on the friendliest terms.
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pttfSburg

Received daily by u. H. Francis. Bro & Go.
~ olive street.
i~fttsrurg Plate Glass was offered at ~. with
u' bids.
we-tinehouse Air Brake had 1897. bid. with
l.llr asked.
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The following show tn" opening. !IE..-t. low
est AVID closing quotations ou tie Now York
stock EScn. r"e yesterday Core. tel daily frT
Tie E.r1hli. by -. .. Francis. Eru. 4 Co.,
bonds and stocks. 4y Olive str'c.:
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Via Illinois Central Il. r.. shortest and best
route to New Orleans. No change. Low
rates, February ID.
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Trade. t:OssIp.

Isc lover at si7sc. but May va. l.g'sc OF
at 2iH1iss.
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N.w YORK. T-h. ei-M"H'y "a r,l s'-ad'.
mercantile gtg"G .tIlit prr 'sut Sterling ~
,taur- weak. with actual t--iu"-S IN ttuk.T-
bills az SfN.GE..-. Tor DEMAND. and az 81 -, II
- :r sixty DAYS. posted rot, Si.A'-Hi% ard
s. ISL. vIUn..r,laI lII= Sf.S4t ~. Mexican
i'.ltf4 49,. Cl.Lr!u.s siSs.:Z.r>s. balances s.
H.'.u. Feb. ei-'7"asinrS s's.S>-5ai balances
mi 1~i.,pria F.l q. G-ri--~ SI..-i' ar. Hal-
ar..- S-s..H,1 For t#" -Tky..,rirrS S'.-
tt>.-.f. rIitu.a= Si'I.5.ftE.
Ia-t-r.,. FEB. -i.',garTEs &.'5@i-'. hal
ar.a1 $3.50.
rti.a-. F-h. 80. rIa.tirs. .s."7,: bal
.u.,- sEsr.~H. o. .;.i .r. t..nL- S4>sat.-s =.
No. Vol ...H4at. 80 .t.L...r
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>fotkS AND R0NDS N Bo~TnN.
Money.

T'-tH1. Mas. Feb. 2f-CIus.uE quotations IN
t. Stn.k Exchange for money. stocks. bonds and
IriHsLE shares.
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New York Curb stocks.
Received daily by d. L. Francis. Bro. & Co.,
iig Olive street.
Rid. Ask.
AlSsxtas2 Air Power ........-...... -
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noND SALES At NEW YORK.


EEPJEIJC SlI.rIAI.
NV Nr:h. Feb - -Spl"~ e. bonds were made
! -. ----- II III ~
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wool, live stock, etc, will se found
tn MOuday's
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Bank AMI trust STOCKS Were both extremely dali
81 through tn" session. but th-.- we're r.,
changes # Importance in prices. and. II course.
rot! -HE was done.
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Tns'" vas more interest taken in mining stocks
iE1n fIr several ddys. hut most Of IN. traI.a.
i"'iiE't m was =: III" expense Of values.
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Received daily Ly y. Il. Francis. BIO.
AZ olive street.

NNTth 'hica"c Street Railway ...--...2J
West Chicago Street Railway ........llgis
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The sti-s mai" to-day In mining stocks we-s
'f f7'Hl to Granite. If which 100 SDl,l az g a.,
-Et iI san sebastian at -. merisan-T.t "a
Was stronger at SI.I7i, hiI aud 81 :, ASKED.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-12-06

The Force They Exert and How They
Arc nrnlecn In


"a log jam is one Of the most for
midable problems we have to cncoun-
| ter in our line OF business" said a Mis-
sissippi lumbcmau How they begin
Is difficult to explain. A few dozen
logs VIII become wedgcd Cor an instant
IN narrow part Of stream and In
less time thHn 1t takes me to tell It
hundreds Of others VIII come swoopng
down and pack themselves I'm an intrl.
cate close knit span, reaching from
bank to bank, and almost us solid Ms
Il rock. The force they exert is some.
thing marvellous. During one lam I'm
my section | saw a lot of logs plunge
under the edge of the blockade. and
rev seconds later they pushed their
way up through the very middle Of
the pack, tossing timbers as big
around as n mans waist into the air
like 80 many toothpicks. The noise
they made as they drove through the
mass was simply deafening. 1t sound
ed as If the solid earth was being torn
up by fits foundations When the logs
passed under the jam, they were evi-
N'hbS NhuShJ III SuCu Il way rs to
stu further obsuuct the imprisoned
stream and were hurled upward with
al the irresistible energy of millions Of
gallons of rushing water
"The breaking OF a Jam Is "A very
ucklish operation and seems to be
largely "A matter Of instinct with old
rivormen. The lines and angles Of
strain In such Il blockade are SO com
plicated that the best engineer in the
world Is apt to 70 wrong in indicating
the proper point of attack A veteran
lumberman, on the contrary will often
take u long look at the mass and then
point out the key log The key log
Is the timber on which the strain cen
ters, and when It is blown out or prled
out the pack, in almost every instance,
will break up of itself had an old
Fellow In my employ n few years ago
who could locate n key log nine times
out OF ten. lie couldn't read or write,
knew nothing about engineering and
was unnble TO explain how he arrived
mt his conclusions. He said It came
kinder nach'raL New Orleans
Times-Democrat
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SERENADE OF WOLVES.

One Was Started In the Ma
tlonal Zoo MT Washington.
EThe Century Ernest Seton-Thomp-
ylo used TO be known as wolf
|npson from his familiarity with
Particular form Of Wild animal,
| bow he started n wolf serenade ut
National 700 In Washington.
bile making these notes among the
|hAs of the Washington ZOO | used
h at all hours to see them. Late
Eenlng l sat down with some
Ek by the wolf cages in the light
full moon. l said, Let us see
her they have forgotten the music
te west" put up my hands to
mouth and howled the hunting
Ed the pack. The first to respond
1 coyote from the plains. He re-
Aepd the wild music that used to
pCklngs for him. He put up his
and "yap yapped" and hOwled.
On old wolf from Colorado came
Ing out, looked and listened ear
and, raising her snout to the
angle, she took up the Wild
! Then all the others came run
slt and joined in, each according
voice, but all singing that wild
Aunting song, bowling and yell
billing and swelling, high and low,
cadence of the hills.
sng me their song OF the west, the west
VI all my feelings aglow;
AlHed up my heart with their artless art
'her song of the long ago
IN and again they raised the cry
Ang IN chorus till the whole moon
VI around was ringing with the
Rlrain-untll the inhabitants in
RaE city must have thought all
'aStS broken loose. But Mt length
nmor died away, and the wolves
ad' SUNK back to their dens, ST.
sadly | thought, us though they
y that they could indeed join in
.l'hg song as Of old, but their
sdays were forever done.
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Victims to stomach, liver and
kidney troubles as we'll as wo-
men, and all feel the results in
loss of appetite, poisons in the
blood, backache nervousness,
headache and tired, listless, run
down feeling. j, w, Gardner, of
Idaville, Ind. says Electric Bit
ters are just the thing for a man
when he don't care whether he
lives or dies. Ii gave me new
strength and good appetite. |
can now eat anything and have a
new lease on life" Only so cents
at w, S. Dickson's Drug Store.
Every bottle guaranteed.
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take, when they join, haven
they?"
M.-"Nothing, nothing! But
isn't there something in the
pledge about the endeavor mem
bers going to the church prayer
meeting. Isn't their motto
For Christ and the church hand
doesn't t the pledge say-I prom
Use that / will make it the rule OF
my life to support my church in
every way especially by attend
ing all her Sunday and mid-week
services?' Now, preacher, how
many of your yonng people at
tend prayer meeting regularly"
MI don't know just how
many"
Doh, yes, you do! Don t
join the noble army of liars in
your church, but tell me how
many"
M.-"Forty or fifty, perhaps. "
D.-"Isn't that high aver
age?"
-Geluctantly)-Maybe it
is?"
D.-"Isn't it true that not
more than % or 30 of your 80
Endeavorers regularly attend the
church prayer meeting? Don't t
try to get out Of it, preacher.
I've been to a good many of your
meetings and enjoyed them, too,
They are so dull and stupid and
it does me so much good to look
around and see the empty seats
and know that most of your peo-
pie are somewhere else. But
about your young people-aren't +
they liars, too? What does their
motto amount to? How much is
their pledge good for?
NJ, Some of them have good
reasons for not attending
D. (sarcastically) r. Reasons
they could conscientiously give TO
their Saviour" "
No answer from the minister.
D (contemptuously) - There
was an average of one entertain
ment a week, last year, which |
noticed more than 30 Of your En-
deavorers attended, even when it
rained and stormed. Inever saw
one of these 80 at the church
prayer meeting. Don'tyouth think
then, they could keep their pledge
il they wanted TOP Don't you
think they are really liars?"
The minister groaned and laid
his head on his desk. He even
put his hands over his ears, but
his tormentor Went on
D.-"Preacher, your influence