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Did Not Come to pYau.

He must first Of all put his unwiu-
ing guests at their ease. They did not
come in to be prayed over. and thew
are fairly squirmiag at the prospect.
They know that those who ESCAPED
will tell tales. and If they stay any
length OF time they will be most un-
mercifully guyed by their fellows.
Mr.. Little's assurance that they have
made no mistake but are in the right
place. rings hollow in their ears and
brings neither comfort nor conviction.
Stiii they sit down. There seems to be
hothlng else t. do. They have walked
INTO the parlor and they cannot i'm
mediately escape. SO they let him
'aik' and because they can't help
themselves they listen. They are up
against it. to use their own expres-
sion.
Before they go some Of them are
ready TO vary the form of that ex-
preston TO 'up against the real
thing now" The real thing, Tha..s
the point. Mr.. Little has made them
see not so much the error Of their
way, as the hollowness of 1t. the nm
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Phoenix is fast becoming penny
town. That does not meap that it is
gettirg to be a smaller or meaner place,
but in the matter of manners and Gus
toms a larger and more important place.
however much the oldtimers NAV de-
plore the penny innovation. The farther
East one travels the smaller the change
becomes and when the water is crossed
the pennies are split. Still farther east
the fractions are so small hat a penny
would lock like pretty sizable piece of
money.
1t has not been many years since a
penny was a real curiosity in Arizona
and it is still rare article in some Of
the mountain towns. In those days a
quarter was small change and nickeIs
We're even looked upon as pretty small
for the contribution box. But those days
have changed
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The change was brought about partly
by the department stores. who thought
10 drive competition a little closer. but
more by the winter tourist army that
annually visits the southwest. 1t is rot
chat they are less liberal than other
people but they use pennies at home all
tho time and have them in their pockets
when they come to Phoenix. Though
there are few things advertised outside
of the dry goods line in which the pennv
is a unit Of value it is always good
money at the postonice and every tour
ist does business with the postofice first
and other places afterward. Instructive
ly the pennies were offered at the post
office and accepted without comment.
That led to the expectation of pennies
in change and, of course. they were
provided. 1t did not take long &or many
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Saturday His Busy Night.

Saturday Is Mr.. Little's busy night.
He holds his usual street meetings. and
then gees home to 111i c street north
west. He lights UP 1ll4 brilliantly. and
then retires like the Willy spider that
ne IS. 70 await his flies. The house,
though It is no longer in the dis
trict." is on the way TO II. It Is the
highway Of hundreds Of men headed
for It. Along about midnight. especial
ly on Saturday, Il is busie- thorough
fare than Il usually Is during business
hours Mr. Little does not have long
TO wait. Along comes a lone man or
boy, or perhaps a party Of them. more
or less under the influence Of liquor,
out for a nights sport" They pass
No. 111f. The bright light flashing from
its doorway and nltering through its
closed blinds is TO them the spiders in
N1tation to walk into my parlor-and
they walk in.
II it were not serious Il would be
funny. In fact, It is funny even while
it's serious. Mr.. Little smiles grimly
az the memory of the embarrassment
and dismay he has seen on the faces
Of many Of his visitors. They find the
parlor there-and the spider But such
a parlor. and such a spiderl The entire
ground floor. front and back parior.
has been thrown into one room, filed
up with an organ and chairs az a
meeting room for religious services.
The spider Is a minister OF the Rospel
lying in wait &c reclaim their sous
and save them from the results Of
their own folly. The invitation is not
10 night OF d=bauchery and dissipa-
ton. but TO a new life OF decency and
self-respect. forsaking that which is
evil and clinging to that which is good.
Some. Of course. are deaf to the invita-
ton. some-''and II there were but
one it would be worth while" says the
spider-accept II.
The unsuspecting man or boy, or
party Of men and boys, is met by the
preacher as he penetrates the parlor.
and cordially invited in. A single
glance al the "parlor,' so entirely diff
ferent from what they expected. pro-
duces a dismsy and embarrassment
that amounts TO panic. Those w-o
are quick enough. follow their inclina-
ton and bolt. The others begin to
apologize for their intrusion. and try
70 back out. This is the crucial mo.
ment, when Mr.. Little needs all the
tact all the cunning that many years
OF stalking that shyest OF all game-the
human soul-has taught him.
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profitableness OF II, the terrible price
that a man sooner or later pays for
intemperance and debauchery, for such
Joys as the district" affords. Some
Of them-the younger and less hard
ened ones-have turned their faces
homeward when they left the mission
room. with Mr. Little's God bless
you. my brother" ringing IN their
ears.
And my brother on his lips is not
merely an empty phrase. Perhaps one
of the secrets Of his success lies in the
fact that he has been there" himself.
He knows whereof he speaks Twenty
years ago he was a wealthy cotton
dealer in his native State. Mississippi.
He had been all his life a drinking
man. He failed in business and took
TO drink. gambling, and all the many
forms Of debauchery. He acquired
some reputation as an expert in po-
litioai trichery. One night. so drunk
he could hardly stand. he fingered on
the outskirts OF crowd that was lis
tening 20 a street preacher. That IS
why he became street preacher him
self. He knows what they can do. how
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Mississippi river until he reached his
native home in Mississippi.
While at Spencerville. Ohio. he was
set upon by an infuriated mob Of oil
msn and taken five miles out OF the
town with a rope around his neck 70
be lynohed. He had boldly proclaimed
the gospel TO the rough men who oper-
ate the oil fields there and told them
that if they did not repent OF their
sins that their souls would be damned.
One burly fellow interrupted the meet
ing and cursed the preacher and his
doctrine OF soul saving. MT. Little
took the interruption kindly and in
vited the man TO let him pray for
him. This proposition was met with
derision. That night the big OIL man
was blown 10 atoms by the premature
explosion Of large can OF nitro
glycerin that was being handled for
firing an oil well.
The next day Mr.. Little heard Of
the unfortunate end OF the unconvert-
ed man who had abused him the day
before and In his address reclted the
incidents and concluded by fearlessly
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of the home people TO get the habit"
and now most anybody can fash a
penny if he tries. though it is still the
habit Of the old settlers to tell the post
master or the clerk TO keep the change
That the penny is the harbinger of the
tourist. or vice versa, is proved by the
fact that in the winter time the post
office is flooded with pennies. for the
tourists leave theirs there and the old
settler, who gets them on the outside
in trade or any other place. offers them
to the postmaster or gives them TO
somebody else W 30 does when he would
not think Of throwing out pennies any
where else in town.
In the summer time the pennies flow
out again with the flight Of the tourists
and by midsummer the postofice has
TO rustic for small change. sending TO
other towns for pennies.
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Diary Of Nervy Ethel"

Wednesday-Gee, but got called. down
today! The old durer just wiped I'd
the earth with me. He told ne that
had been loafng instead OF washing up
his instruments: tLat he hadn't had a
real clean thing 20 use since I came
He surely did throw il into me. And
here I've been thinking he was such
a meek, mild old fogy. I was so sur
prised that I couldn't think of a word
10 say and stood there and took il All
like q goose. Since then I've thought
OF a dozen sarcastic remarks that
might have made and vet been respect
full won't stand for too much. though.
and IL he gets on his high horse again
I'll Quit secured his old instruments
Of torture today till they just reeked
with carbolic acid and other nasty
smelling stun. I did want 10 finish my
story today, but I couldn't find time I
carefully hid nv book until the old man
cOols of.
I hope he viii be in a better humor
tomorrow.
Thursday-Talk about Your luck, Who
should I meet on State street today but
Mr.. Clark, I had lust come from lunch
and was looking in the window at the
new hats when somebody touched me
on the shoulder When 1 turned around
l nearly tainted I was 50 glad 20 see
him. and 1 suffered and sputtered like
an idiot. He acted awfully nice and We
walked M and down the street. and
then he came back to the Office with me.
lie gave me his card and asked me 4
he might call next Sunday. I told him
I had 4 darp v-frn KTo1rav rrfc In, -
afternoon and he could come in the
evening You bet I won't ask Walter
10 stay for supper this week His name
Is Charlie-Charlie Clark That sounds
pretty nice 10 me. I've simply got 20
have my hat before Sunday We might
go out walking, and 1 want 10 look as
well as the next one. Oh, won't Name
Curtis be wild when she knows I've
got a new fellow But I'm not going
10 introduce him 10 her in a hurry. She's
so stingy with her beaUN. The old man
was in a good humor again today and
was very agreeable. We had an emery
ency case and he let me help him. He
said 1 showed a great deal of nerve
I've heard 1 had that before. but
don't believe he meant it in the way
Miss Lewis did. Wouid't I like to sail
past her next Sunday when I'm with
Mr.. Clark. I know she'd turn green
with envy.
Saturday-Fired again! And ] don't
know now how II all came about. ex-
cept that I'm looking for another lob.
The old man got on his ear again this
morning because broke one Of his glass
graduates and he declared 1 had bent
and nicked a few OF his most valuable
instruments. so he told me to skidoo.
What I feel worst about is that he
didn't give me notice in time 70 20 out
and buy my hat and I'm sorry not 10
have il for tomorrow. But II I don't
hurry up with job III not have one
at all ! hope luck viii be with me
next week, as IL has been the last two.
Just now, though, I'm thinking more
OF tomorrow night and Charlie Clark's
visit than I am of jobs or spring
clothes.
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Lights Flash Welcome.

So when the old house invites. beams
welcomes at them from it's many light
ed windows, they accept the invita-
tion. They find the spider within all
right. but it is quite a new species.
And in the parlor which is UP a wind
ing stair. they find-some Of them. at
least-strange and wondrous things
honor. decency. right living, their lost
ideals-things they certainly never ex-
pected to find in the district" though
heaven knows there be men enough
who have lost them there. And the
spider is the Rev. James Madison Lit
tea dominic. Of all things in the
world. at 1l14 street
Some OF them know Mr.. Little Of old.
For years he has been doing mission
work in the city. He has been at the
head Of the Gospel Army Service. and
they have persistently passed his meet
ings by on the other side, or perhaps
fingered patronizlng and contemptuous
on the outskirts Of his audience, and
gone off murmuring cynicany the one
to the other Of graft" They repre-
sent the element that he and others
who are striving for the betterment
Of the world have found II almost i'm
possible to reach. They are in no ma
terial need and refuse to recognize
their spiritual needs. 1t has been said
that the way 10 a mans heart is
through his stomach. Whether or not
that be true. mission workers the world
over know that that is often the way
to a mans soul. Mr.. Little is a man Of
wide experience in the mission field.
He has succeeded before now where
others have failed. And now that he
has gone out after the frequenters of
the district one feels inclined to
watch him hopefully-if rather anus
edly-in the expectation that he will
prove equal TO the emergency. and be
able to deliver the goods"
His present plans would indicate that
some OF his success at least has been
due to a willingness to depart from
beaten paths. This invasion of the
enemy's territory shows an initiative
degree Of originality which certainly
deserves success. The block in which
lll4 street stands is just back of
the Postoflce. 1t has been occupied
Tor years by the demi-monde. Its
= -
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Guards a Main Entrance.

Such IS the spider who now invites
his psrlor. at 1ll4 c street He is not
a highly educated man He says him
self that nine years ago, when he be-
gan the work TO which he now devotes
all his time, he had had but five
months schooling. But lack Of educa-
tion never yet detracted from an evan
gelists success. He lives mOdesJly. for
he has no salary. depending entirely On
the generosity OF those who are in
terested in his work, and upheld by a
faith that cannot be shaken that God
viii each day supply his temporal Gs
well as his spiritual needs.
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A little over trreIve years ago, /
came out OF saloon on Louisiana ave-
nue. so drunk that could hardly stand.
and I was compelled 70 lean on my
partner in sin. for support to keep me-
from falling With him as a support. 1
walked 10 the Central Union Mission
Gospel Wagon. az that time at the
corner Of Seventh street and Market
Place, where I heard the singing.
praying and preaching os Christian
men and women. As drunk as was at
the time. I never forgot the text from
which Rev. E. D. Bailey preached his
sermon on this occasion.
After the sermon I raised my hand
for prayer. and went to the hall ct
the Mission. go Pennsylvania avenus
northwest. where God for Christ's
sake. forgave me OF my sins because
I repented thereof. From that day 7
have been Witnessing for Jesus every
where have had the opportunity-in
jajls, workhouses, missions, on tho
streets. and in the churches.
Some two hundred and twenty-five
persons have been converted in meet
ings which I have attended as leader
in various places. / have led many
street meetings the past nine years.
and have seen as many as ten or
twelve persons kneeIng at one time on
the street confessing their sins. and
therefore 1 may be safe IN saying that
in the nine years I have besa preach
ing In the street have seen over
thir'y-two hundred persons corfessins
Christ on the street alone"
Last fan. with party Of his asso-
ciaJes Mr. Little personally Investigat-
ed the district" lie wanted to see
for himself whether II was frequented
by minors. He found very many boys
in their teens evidently habitues in the
homes Of the demI-moHde there, and
headed a movement looking toward the
better policing Of that part Of town.
and in keeping Of all young boys out
Of IT, And now he has set himself the
task Of guarding one OF its main ave-
nues OF approach
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- ONDAY-My. but I'm lUckyi Got
M other job today. And think III
1 v J. like It better than the one ] had
last week. It's in a doctors Office
and looks to me ike q snap. When ! was
out walking yesterday afternoon I met
Name Curtis and told her that I had
given up my position in the millinery
establishment. thatI did not ike the work
The fellow that was with her said his
doctor wanted a young lady 10 look
after the office and that I might try
for the position told him I had an
other place in mind. but I would go
around and inquire. I wasn't going TO
let Name Curtis think 1 was dead anx-
ious. I hustled down there this morning
and waited three quarters Of an hour
before his nibs" showed up. I had been
studying up a string OF gaff as 10 my
being just the right SORT but he never
gave me a chance 10 say my little spiel,
but told me 70 take off my hat and get
busy He didn't say It just that way
but that's what he meant II was all
so sudden that didn't even ask him
what my salary would be. but meekIy
obeyed and asked him what 10 do. He
seems TO be awfully absent-minded and
didn't know how 10 tell me 10 20 at
things-so I just started in on my own
hook Everything was in such a mess
that I rolled up my sleeves and worked
like a Turk I'm too done up tonight
TO tell more about my new job,
Tuesday-I've got a rise! The old
codger came TO me this morning and
told me that he would give me 81
week. That isn't half bad Maybe I
can cop cut enough OF this weeks
wages 10 get a new hat Ny fur-triu-
med turban is certainly called in.
feel like I ought to be wearing a bunch
of holly instead OF spring vioIets. The
old man certainly treats me out o. sight.
There's no ringing in or ringing out
business here. I stayed ten minutes
over my time this noon ard he didn't
know the difference. don't have TO
come down to the office until $50. and
leave at 5. so the hours are a cinch.
have lots Of spare time and can read
or embroider when there's nothing else
to do. I'm reading a dandy novel now
and ! could have choked one patient
who came in this morning. She had
little girl with her and the doctor made
me amuse the kid while he treated the
mother I was Just in the most excit-
ing part of the story and I could have
seen them both in the bottom Of the
lake.
/ met that old Miss Lewis in the res
taurant f0day and I cut her dead
wonder Il he getting rid OF me has
helped her aay with Clark? I'd like to
see him again Not that I care about
II. but ia Just like 20 make her jeal-
Gus.
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saying that that mans scuI had been
in flash thrust into hell. Hundreds Of
the dead mans friends who heard the
statement became a frenzied mob.
They seized Mr.. Little roughly and
hustled him out of the town where
they purposed 10 lynch him. One big
bully stepped up to him and pressing
the cold muzzle Of a large calibcr pistol
TO Mr. Little's forehead said. with an
oath: ''I'll blow your brains out" Mr.
Little looked the man in the eyes and
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replied. 'If you do I'll eat breakfast
with jesus" The nerve of the preach
er sa ed his life. He was turned loose
five miles from town and told not 10
take long in getting out Of the State.
He had 10 walk fourteen miles over a
dark and strange road before he Sc
cured shelter. No one would shelter
him as the mob had phoned ahead
and warned all farmers not to take
him in. he landed at St. Mary's, Ohio,
where ne opened up a meeting that
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hS>-ses have been second and third
rate houses of i'll fame, resorts OF
vice OF the ungilded variety. so unat-
tractive that one wonders at the flies
that are caught by IL There are
otaer such houses in the block, but
they ere all empty now. There are
other such blocks near by. They make
up the Districts district" II now
stops short at 18th street. for recently
the Government purchased the block
between Eleventh and Twelfth for the
erection OF public building and evict-
ed its occupants. Only Ill4 is occupied
now-by the Rev. James Madison Lit
tie.
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y rs the same old story, same ola
fly. but It's a brand new variety
of spider that has established it
self at Iil4 c street northwest
Lots Of spiders in that part OF
+ov,n. lots Of flies. too-for Win
out the poor, foolish files the spiders
oo,,ldn,t live. 1114 c street northwest
Is a house that has long been famous
or Infamous. It's in the heart OF the
djstrict"-the Districts district the
I.oIation ward Of the city's vice. The
freouenters thereof have known II wei
IN the old days. Many foolish little
nv has walked into its parlor In time
,as+ and left there much that made
life worth living.
And now once more It's windows are
abIaze with light. once more the ola
invitation beams from many windows
once more Il faunts itself in invitation
70 the flies Of 'the district" and once
more they drift singly and in pairs
within its welcoming doors. believing
that they know. not only the way into
the parlor. which is up a winding stair
hut exactly what they will find when
they get there. Some OF them. alack!
believing that this is life. that this Is
being n man, because it is side OF life
that they keep carefully from their Sis
ters and sweethearts. because it is be-
ing the sort OF man that their
mothers have prayed they might
never be. that their wives. If they have
them. would break their hearts 10
think they are. They know all about
the spider within. and laugh az the
warnings Of those older and wiser than
themselves. that the price they must
pay for accepting that invitation Is
likely to be a heavy one-heaith and
strength. mental. moral. and physical
seif-respect, and that Of the world in
which they move, and the life happi-
ness, not merely OF themselves, but OF
those dearest TO them.
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~ q,
Declared His Soul Was Lost.

In 1904 he left this city for a tour Of
the Western and Southern States,
conducting evangelistic meetings in
large and small towns, visiting the
States OF Pennsylvania, West Virginia.
Ohio. and those States washed by the
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''wlu you walk into my paTlorT' said the
spider TO the fly:
"'Tis the FTettiest little paFlor that old
ever meet your eye
o. the way into that parlor Is up vino
ing stair.
And we've many strange and vondrous
things 10 show you when you're there
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No 1114 c. STREET R.M
9fe HOU5S or THE ORgT DOOR

they can reach those who need them
most. 1t is not the easiest work that
he has chosen. but it is work that he
can do wei.
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Was Once a DYunkard.

In 1885 / failed In business and vas
sold out. Then I thought lie was not
worth living, and went into drunken
ness. gambling and all kinds Of sins.
ana went from bad 70 worse In 1855
through the influence Of Hon James
Hill. OF Mississippi my native State.
I secured a position in the Treasury
Department AT Washington, d c, and
worked there three years, when 7 re-
signed. Ny life became a burden 10 me,
and ] got so low that the police would
arrest me ever time I got drunk and
put me In the station house or work
house. and many times I have stayed
in a cell from Saturday night until
Monday morning cursing God for put
ting me In the world
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And When These Human Flies Fall Victims
to the Spiders Bait They Find Behind the
"ODen Door" Not d Home Of Sin. But
the Abode Of d Man Who Is Lying in
Wait to Reclaim Their Souls and Save
Them From the Results Ct Their Own FoIly.
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How an Energetic Mission Worker Has Rent
ed a House Of Erstwhile URsdvory Repu-
tation and Keeps It's Windows Abldze
With Lights That Flash an Invitation to the
Demi-Monde's Visitors by Night
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produced E wonderful revival.
Speaking OF his own conversion, AIr.
Little says:
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r. ONDAY-My. but I'm lucky! Got
M other job today. And think l Il
1 v l. like It better than the one had