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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-10-19
THE STORY.

Al EARLY 20 years had passed since
~ that fateful day when Israel had
turned away from the Lord and had
refused to go and possess the land.
Those had been years of wandering
and weary struggle in the wilderness,
whittier God had driven them as pun
ishment for their sin, but up to the
time Of our story there had been no
direct or well-defined opposition
against Moses and Aaron in their
leadership and their ministry before
the people,
The first intimation which had come
that there was trouble brewing was
when one Of Moses faithful servants
had brought the tidings that korah
had ceased his allotted ministry in
the temple service and was leading
others into a similar neglect of duty,
Some time previous to this 1t had
become necessary for Moses to re
move him as prince over the koha'
thites, who had been assigned the
special care of the furniture OF the
tabernacle during the march. and tc
appoint In his stead a younger broth
cr, the fourth son of Korah.
Eleazar, chief over the princes Of
the house OF Levi, who had been SCI
apart for the special ministry in the
tabernacle service. had long been con
scious Of the feeling Of Korah toward.
Moses. and had demonstrated witt
him.
Has not God said that the frs
born Of each household shall be hol,
unto him, aud set apart for the priest
hood. and has not Moses presumed Il
set aside this order?" he demanded
ut Is not I alone who has reason
to resent Moses arbitrary rulings, AM
II Is for the sake Of every son o
Abraham that we should protest"
Nothing more had been said, an,
Eleazar had concluded as the month
rolled by and Korah took no furthe
steps in opposing Moses that he ha'
dropped the matter, but secretly h
was at work sowing his seeds OF dis
cord and winning a following, an
suddenly one day when Korah deeme
the time ripe, he withdrew with hi
followers.
Quickly 1t became noised through
out the camp Of Israel what Kora
had done, that he refused longer
serve II The place Moses had q
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-10-19
-
EIy's Cream Balm
COPPER SAFE FROM LIGHTNING.
Belief Firmly Held In Many Parts Of
the Country.

"This matter of superstitions Is a
queer thing" said the man as he care
fully avoided walking under a ladder,
for even those of us who are skeptics
have at least one superstitious failing,
and mine Is walking under ladders.
I'm the country this summer | met
a new one, which vas firmly believed
In by several farmers, and that was
that a thunder storm never passed
over a copper mine or copper vein.
The old fellow who told me about 1t
pointed out again and again that al.
though black clouds might roll up and
lightning flash, the storm always went
around a certain spot in his farm.
Such actions on the part Of a thun-
der storm could mean but one thing,
he said-that there was a copper vein
there. So sure was he Of it, that he
was putting by a little each year to
have the spot Investigated to see If
there was copper enough in 1t to
work"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-10-19
NO DAWD
A Man of 70 After Finding Coffee Hurt
Him, Stopped Short.

When a man has lived to be 70 years
old with a ~4O-year-old habit grown to
him like a knot on a tree, chances are
he'll stick to the habit till he dies.
But occasionally the spirit of youth
and determination remains in some
men to the last day of their lives.
When such men do find any habit of
life has been doing them harm, they
surprise the oslerites by a degree Of
Will power that is supposed to belong
to men under 40 only.
Il had been a user of coffee until
three years ago-a period of 40 years
and am now TO-" writes a N. Oak.
man, Il was extremely nervous and
debilitated, and saw plainly that I
must make a change.
Il am thankful to say | had the
nerve to quit coffee at once and take
on Postum without any dawdling. and
experienced no Ill effects. On the con
trary, commenced to. gain, losing my
nervousness within two months, also
gaming strength and health 9th erwise.
For a man of my age, i am very
well and hearty. ! sometimes meet
persons who have not made their
Postum right and don't like it. But /
III them to boil 1t long enough, and
call their attention to my looks now,
and before 1 used 1t, that seems ON.
vincing.
Now, when l have writing to do,
or long columns Of figures to cast UP,
! rec equal to It and q get through
my work without the tagged ont feel
ing Of old Name given " postnm
Co. Battle Greek, Mich. Read ~
book. The Road to wsllwnsls y
pkg. There's : feasoAy-
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-10-19
Blind Pastors Good Work

BY the death of the Rev. DR.. Mathe.
son, late of st. Bernard's, Edinburgh.
a unique personality disappears from
the Scottish pulpit. For the greater
part of his life, DR., Matheson was
blind, yet this great physical handicap
seemed to be no impeachment to the
performance of the onerous duties at
taching to the ministry of a large city
parish.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-10-19
Animals Do with Little Water.

There are some animals which rare
" drink; for instance, the llamas, Oh
Patagonia, and certain gazelles Of the
far east. A number of snakes, liz
ards and other reptiles live in places
devoid of water. A bat of western
America inhabits waterless plains. In
parts of Lozere, France, there are
herds of cows and goats which hardly
ever drink and yet produce the milk
for Roquefort cheese.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-10-19

Iary pumping system that keeps the
cellar moist, because this water grad,
ually coming to the surface of the
brick floor Is dIssipatcd by transporta.
ton and this form Of evaporation Is just
about right to keep the atmosphere in
good condition. Evaporation induces
circulation Of air and this is neces-
sary to keep the cellar in a healthful
condition. House cellars often are
used for storage purposes, for keeping
potatoes and other vegetables. This
Is all right so long as the vegetables
are fresh aud sound, but when they
commence to decay and an atmosphere
charged with the spores Of ~decayfng
vegetable matter penetratcs the living
rooms there is danger ahead.
A house is right or wrong according
to the many little details that 90 10
make up the structure. The cellar
bottom Is one OF these details tina,
u be carefully considered. 1t Is the
bottom of the house. OF course, where
uhe cellar is used principally as a room
10 hold a furnace and the wood o.
BAL to supply the fire, the material o
which the bottom is composed is no
30 important. A dry, dusty cemen
bottom probably is all right for
furnace room.
IN mentioning the advantages OF III,
prick cellar bottom the old.fashione,
cellar with Its corner for keepinI
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-10-19

cellar head room and the windows are
large enough tn admit light in sufii.
Client quantities to be Of some use. 1t
is not necessary to have a great deal
Of light in the storage part OF the eel.
lar; in fact, the little old,fashioned Gel.
lar windows seemed to answer very
we'll, at least the old folks got along
all right and they always had plenty OF
sweet milk. good butter and all the
other garden and dairy luxuries with.
out a refrigerator or the necessity OF
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-10-19

To feed love there must be a differ.
enc Of tastes and opinions; there
must be little sunerlngs, forgiveness.
tears. all that may excite saceptibil.
ity and awaken daily solicitude.
Friendship Is more happy. more peace
full: It is a refuge against all the iils
OF life, It is q consolation for all Hus
ferings.--Marie Capeila.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-10-19
e..

"Seemeth IT but d small thing
, unto you, that the God Of Is
; raeI hath separated you from the
congregation Of Israel, to bring
: you near to himself 10 do the
. service of the tabernacle OF the
|. Lord, and 10 stand before the
:. congregation TO minister unto
; them2 And he hath brought thee
, near TO him, and all thy brethren
the sons Of Levi with thee. And
: seek ye the priesthood also?"
This ninth verse brings be-
, fore US two thoughts Of deep
significance to the Christian
worker Of to-day.
' First. The dignity and honor
, Of any service 10 which God may
call.
Second. The wicked presump-
ton Of coveting the seemingly
higher places in Gods service.
Let US consider the first es-
peeiaiIy, How glorious is the
thought OF the completeness
with which God has ordered the
affairs Of his kingdom, SO that
there is a place for every soul,
a duty for each to DISCHARGE, a
share in the fellowship and bless.
ina of the Lord, and a riqht in
the end TO hear him say: well
done, GOOD and faithful servant.
Enter into the joy of thy Lord,n
Never does the question arise
as to whether the servant has
wrouuht in Mace of hjuh or low
deuree, but as to how faithful
he has served in the place as.
sioned. Never does he ask how
much, but how we'll. The CUP
of coId water oiven in the name
of the r,aster. receives as hloh
communication as would the one
WIN had ~miris,.r.d a kinodom
in the sam. name There is
bo,or At the Lords hands for
the one who serves in Iowly, OBJ.
seure places as we'll as the one
to whom greater talents have
been olyen and serves in the
place of distinction and honor.
The head cannot say to the foot,
the body hath no need Of thee,
neither can the foot say to the
head, thou art nothing to me;
| will not serve with thee. Each
has his place to I'LL. Happy that
Christian who has learned that
IL is no small thina that the Lord
hath separated him to bring him
near to himself and to do serV-
ice in his kinadom. If Koran
had remembered that it was
God, not Moses. he was SERVING,
he might have escaped the aw-
fuI sin into which he fell and
have never suffered the terrible
Judgment Of Gods wrath.
l., ie e.5rv true that the sin
u NoTdn 10 Io''''''0h 'eoay
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-10-19
That's Different,

sticking to a thing invariably
brings success" remarked the Prairie
Philosopher.
How about sitting on a log with a
lot Of pitch on it," retorted the Wise
Guy.-Milwaukee Sentinel.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-10-19

as ! would build a water tank, but
generally speaking houses are not
built IN such ground, and for or.
binary use n brick cellar bottom well
laid is cooler. cleaner and better for
a dwelling house than any other eel
lar bottom ever devised.
Bricks are porous. they absorb mois'
ture from the earth by a sort Of capil.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-10-19

Scripture Authority: Numbers,
Chapter i6.
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1906-08-03

having q common love, q cOnim6agu
patty and q coKnmDOn con1cienen Beam'
see but one resulting effect 'Of al tlIlsg
and that 10 common heofAeRhoGu t1At
will cover the entire world ak0Oshe time
whether IN our lifetime OF mt. e. sst5A |.
! will not tire you with any further
remarka, 80 am, pnHrgpd 20 - gkea
you. WewilI never Al meet aRti3 akt6F
we leave this town for the, timay b,zk
let me say this 20 you. sflH you eaA'
write Il down ln iyvpFi book, that the
people IN every part Of the United States
are all GOd-made; theirhe afte are stirred
with the love Of G0d, with tie I6V0 %
humanity, and we are ell brothFqps 'tlINt
there 10 no particular pant ~ thig gi6lS
where we may not warm up 70 enc an-
other and touch, and when eur hQn6g
touch feel that brethren have niet. i
am satisfied that these great ftat9rnsl
organizations IN the very near future
will bring about such Q condIEio = al
brotherhood that we viii all know this.
and It will not be necessary for SnY
to get up and state It. ! thank you all
exceedingly. Great applGuSe) COPIED
from Modern Maccabee,. :, - ~ E, t.Ssr
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1906-08-03

who have had the opportunity to touch
each other since the civil war have un-
derstoOd each other better, and today
love each other more than ever before
in the history Of the United States. Zap
plause.)
l desire to say to you again, that the
spicuous part In all this. When our
boys from the southland come up into
this country and meet with you, and
you go down there and meet with them,
each goes away loving the other. We
find the Boston Light Dragons, away
back in 1875 or 1877, who had been down
into Carolina, when they went back to
Boston Ut was a military OrganiSatiOnl
they were In love with the Carolinians,
and when we find that the CarolinianS
had gone up and visited Boston, that
those who came in contact with the
brethren up there were In love with the
Bostonese, and so It goes. It IL q mat
ter of getting acquainted. You see, we
were separated by great stretches of
territory. You could live within 200
miles Of a man and not know anything
about him, and as rule all you heard
about him was something you didn't
like; and we are all human, all selfish
to some extent, and In business way
each one trying to take care Of himself.
But when we come down to the grave
yard, or when we end life, as far as our
affections 60 we are all alike; we SYM
pathize with each other; we love each
other; we are q common people; we
have a common interest, the upbuilding
OF common country, and am sure
that the people of this great country
will continue to be so long as they live
good, and are inspired by this same
great spirit, having in mind the good of
humanity.
am satisfied that these fraternal or
CARNATIONS will spread their benehcent
influence not only over this hemisphere,
but over the eastern one a. wei, and
there will be time when the benefici-
aries Of this institution shall completely
circle the globe. That is what we hope
to attain.
We are all dependant upon one an
other, recognizing one God, one coun-
try, one flag, one common interest, and
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1906-08-03

A Rocoipt PEE HIs Rsala.

An Ohio politician enjoys telling Of .
political discussion he once OvefheaTd IN
q country grocery store. "a, 90. 50
In some way the argument, quite 81
heated one, degeneratOd into q elaNete
In which one side took the pOslti0n that
the others were crazy 10 aHtsTtain such
political tenets ~ theirs. 800. ~,
At this point q sOlemn-loob i1dtWid.
ual, who up to this tins had held HE,
peace, suddenly interiected; y ..y4 g
Gents, want TO say that ,I'nf the
only sane man here that has the pApora
to prove itl''
The crowd gazed upon him IN aStonisA.
ment. .s. .. ~. ..sgq 4 ~.
solemn looking Individual e. So iSvf
forth q document from the ReeetgEd OF J,
his coat, here's my discharge from the
State insane asylum. "-HaEpere
Weekly. =. -. -
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1906-12-10

constance brought the Dais1,
- Wiue curve, and Ben got ont tbo
ours 70 keep her from being dashna
against the reef. 'Aiea
nNiu eyes were turned toward sbo
gallery beneath the lantern -ne
Lighthouse ahoyr' she scream, -
voice high pitched with emotion =
Ihere was no answering clang Of +ho
uoor leading from the room on a loToI
win the balcony. Not often had A.
sTls visited the rock, but thav 49,.
that this was the first sign tbav ,,io,,,+
expect OF their arrival being notod -
there were no watchers nacino Az
promenade" 0s 'le
help us, Ben cried Constance and
tnelr united shouts might he heard !
mile away in the prevailing stiffness
A window halfway up the tovar u,os
opened. A mans head and shon,dors
appeared. 70
1t was Stephen Brand.
THANK GodI" murmured Constance
END on whose sensitive soul tba
storm, the signal, the kissing rush of
the boat through the waves. had cast
a spell of indefinite terror. bit her lin
to restrain her tears.
Brand gave a glance of amazemen+
at the three uplifted faces. but this
was no time for surprise or question.
i am coming down." he shouted
providence must have sent YOU at
| this moment"
| He vanished.
What can it be?' said Constance.
outwardly calm now in the assurance
that her father was safe.
Must ha' bin a accident" said Ben.
THAT signal means Bring a doctor
An there amt blessed tug in harbor,
nor won't be till the tide makes"
THAT will mean delay" cried Enid.
Five or six hours at least. Missy
The main door at the head of the
iron ladder clamped to the stones
swung back. and Brand leaned out
He had no greeting for them, nor
words of astoniShment.
when will the tug reach here. Ben %
he asked.
The fisherman told him the opinion
he had formed.
''Then you girls must come and hell
me. Jackson scalded his hands ant
arms in the kitchen. and Bates wa:
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1906-12-10
.Dany me, but they're ta0o platcl;y 'uns."

'.Dany me, but they're taoo plitcl;y 'atns."
hurrying to the storeroom for oil and
whitening when he slipped on the
stairs and broke his leg. We must get
them both ashore Ben, you can take
themY
"Aye, aye, sir"
"Now. Constance, you first. Hold
tight and stand in the skip. Your boat
cannot come near the rock.
He swung the derrick into place and
began to work the windlass. Con-
stance. cool as her father, whispered 10
the excited Enid:
.T,et lis divide the parcels and take
half EACH"
ooh | should have forgotten all
about Them" said Enid, STOPPING TO
empty the lockers.
Constance. without Pickering an eye
lid stepped into the strong basket VIII,
its iron hoops and, having arranged
some of the plethoric paper bags al hei
feet told her father to hoist away
! She arrived safely. Enid tolloWeu
ho,. with equal sang froid, though
lift of forty odd feet while standing III
a skip and clinging to rope ~ iio' az
everyday experience.
.sDano me-" said Ben as Enid to''
was swung into the lighthouse Du'
they're two plucky uns. 4,,,,
THE great bell tolled away liiou -
Tho snow had changed to sleet, anu tne
t,o;rtts beyond the Lands Emo "eie
l,s,,7I-, visible. so its warning nole was
uiAn ,onaar needed. The Sky above was
n,oarirg luminous haze spreauins !
tho waters heralded the return u
- en- Rut the wind was Dlt'eiis
cold. the fisherman watching lne op IN
door with one eye on tile sea t,o
o'41ron+nrous wave should sweep -
na;sv against the rock muriiiul 60
.,Tos a good job the WINDS +h ~,
rbis sort o. things Weathe'
breeder or my name am
lard" I'll came bach
cuIf Rock to enter upon 'n0 -
I'D GREAT epoch of her lie. ..,,on he
oiio before had the reeI tahen e,o,,
once ~ heart and Tended hel LIZ 10
to It's rousn .,,5 # shield her agaln-fes
peril. w. ssan, the graver danger WIS -
stodow even now looliieu INC in it
daen? What was the Deh 80
wistful monotony! cared. Jus
rid neither knew nor 90 - thinl
tnen she had other things "
about
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1906-12-10

..D,7ie think ne can hold her, mdte?"
you anything you want and leave you
in charge of the kitchen
"And poor mev' chimed in Enid.
ooh YOU. miss, are appointed upper
bousemaid, and, mind you, no follow
ers.'
mercy! 1 nearly lost my situation
before l got it,
How?
1--WE met Jack stanhope and asked
him to come with US.
.sYou asked him. you mean, SAID
Constance.
And YOU met him. 1 meant" said
Enid.
Il don't care pin how you treated
StanhoDe so long as you didn't orlhg
him ;, said Brand, though. indeed. he
world have been useful as II turned
out
When lunch was ready they summon
oil him by the electric bells he had put
nm throughout the building. It gave
them great joy to discover in the llyinG
room a code of signals which covered
a variety of messages IEey rang hlih
downstairs by the correct call for
..afeaI served"
It was a hasty repast. as Brand could
not remain long away from the glass
covered observatory. bat they all en-
loved it immensely He left them. as
he said. TO gobble MP the remains. "
but soon he shouted down tie stairs
r. fell them that TIE Palsy had round
ed earn On. He could not tell them.
not knowing it. that At that precise mo-
ment old Ben Pollard was frant.cally
SIGNALING TO Lieutenant Sfanhope TO
change the course Of the small steam
Yacht he had Communicated rs soon
az the nurraur ran thr0rgh the town
that the Gulf Rock was flying the help
wanted signal.
To be continued.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1906-12-10

1hey climbed nearly hundred feet
OF stairways and emerged on to the
cornice balcony after Brand had stop
pee the clockwork which controlled the
hammer of the bell.
what difference up here! The sea.
Widened immeasurably had changed
It's color Now it was q sullep hlua
gray. The land was nearer and high
er. The Daisy had shrunk to splash
OF duli brown on the tremendous ocean
prairie. How fierce and keen the windr
how disconsolate the murmur of the
reef,
Brand, adjusting his binoculars. scru-
tinized the boat.
All right aboard he said. Il think
we have adopted the wiser course
They will reach Penzance by half
past 80
His next glance was toward the
Lands End signal station. A line of
tags futtered out to the right of the
staff
Signal noted and forwarded" he
read aloud. THAT is all right. but the
wind has changed"
Enid popped inside the lantern for
shelter. It was bitterly cold.
Better follow her example. Connie.
said Brand to his daughter y viii
draw the curtains. We can see lust
as well and be comfortable"
Indeed, the protection OF the stont
plate glass, so thick and touch that
sea birds on a stormy night dashed
themselves to painless death AGAINST Il.
was very welcome Moreover. though
neither of the girls would admit it.
there was sense of security here
which was strangely absent when they
looked into the abyss beneath the stone
gallery Constance. balancing tele-
scope, and Enid. peering through the
fieldglasses, followed the progress, of
the Daisy in silence. but Brands eyes
wandered uneasily from the barometer.
which had fallen rapidly during the
past hour. to the cyclonic nimbus
spreading its dark mass beyond the
Seven Stones lightship. The sun had
vanished seemingly for the day. and
the Indicator attached to the base OF
the wind vane overhead pointed now
s0u'west by west. It would not re
Quire much further variation to brinG
! about a strong blow from the true
southwest. a quarter responsible fol
most of the fierce gales that sweep TIT
English channel.
Nevertheless this quick darling abou
. of the tickle breeze did not usually be
, token lasting bad weather. At tn
, worst the girls might be compelled t
, pass the night on the rock. He kDeT
that the tug with the two relief me-
would make a valiant effort to reac
the lighthouse at the earliest possibl
= moment. When the men Joined hiI
the girls could embark AS it was tn
y affair was spiced with adventure
g Were it not for the mishap to the a.
. sistant keepers the young people woul
; have enjoyed themselves thorough
The new ART of the wind. too won,
. send the Daisy speedily back to POI
This in itself justified the course
- had taken. On the whole a doubtf
: situation was greatly relieved. e
- face frightened With grave hum
not altogether artificial he cried:
- 'Now. Constance. I did not take "
- aboard as a visitor. Between us v
y ought to muster a good appetite. Con
with me to the storeroom. | will g
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CHAPTER ".

@HERE comes a time IN ' nr wo-
Ill man man. when tioat tine a piseIdly on
80, , and lazy stream, gathers nn,. ard
ns ss a spssa Of s eRss ss sse
Convention, boils furlous''
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1906-12-10
AUCTION
How to Seed Poultry Food.

We will send free, postpaid. to any
farmer or poultryman who will write
US, mentioning this paper, our diree
tons for feeding Pages Perfected
Poultry Food" These directions rep.
resent the combined experience of
some of the best poultrymen in New
England who have used our food sue.
cessfully. There are also given many
suggestions as TO the proper care to be
given hens to produce the best results
Carroll S. Page, Hyde Park. VT