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The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-09-06

Lastly we have adventurous #. A.
Larson, Bible sub-agent in the Mon
golian deserts. He travels eastward by
camel caravan from Kashgar, taking
with him all necessary provisions. be-
sides cooking utensils and barrels for
carrying water over the arid steppes.
Wolves Ate Packhorse.
On one occasion native assistant
of Larson's was set upon by robbers,
who beat him and took away his horse
and saddle as well as his pack of
books. Larson bought another animal
in Urga for 2S taels-about $40. But
this one the wolves ate where ne was
tethered outside our camel-hair tent"
Here, then, is world labor of pa
tient scholarship; of heroism far from
the limelight; of business acumen and
organization, that may well awaken
the interest of the most blase. And
vast sums are spent upon the work
The last revision of the Malagasi BIZ
BILE for the Madagascar natives cost
$4,000; and the Chinese Bible from
first to last has probably cost $250,000.
Taking the British and Foreign BIZ
BILE SOC iety of London, with the Amer
lean Bible society and similar bodies
throughout Europe, it is safe to say
that not less than $700O,O00 year is
spent upon the work, and well over
$120,000,000 during the last century.
The parent society in London main
tains nearly 1900 representative lin
gusts, missionaries and native assist
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-09-06

from a few tarpaulins. until help ar
rives from Ichang or some other con-
siderable town.
Robbery is Frequent.
In Asiatic Turkey the patient Bible
man with his pack on his baoA is oft
en- attacked by Kurdish briesnds, or
robbed in overcrowded khans, where
he has perhaps stayed a night or two,
delayed by the terrible roads and brok.
en- bridges. In Siam and the Laos
states at this moment the Rev. John
Darlington is travelling on elephants
and through devious waterways by
hoat- circulating the Scriptures In re-
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-09-06

mote markets. in waits" or temples,
where the silver bells tinkle from on
high; in opium dens and gambling
houses, too, and remote villages,
whose inhabitants live in pile-built
houses, or in trees in case of attack
by hostile tribes.
Turning for a moment to the far
stretching Philippine group, we find
the Rev. Mr.. Milloy almost hewing his
way through impossible tropical
growths, haranguing amazed crowds
in fluent Tagalog at fiestas and cock
fights, and selling them the Scriptures
in their own tongue.
In the interior of Cuba travels Senior
Torres, an old and tried Bible porter
whose adventures would fill another
book. Once, on coming back from Mo-
ron after having visited 68 towns, viii
lagos, and hamlets, Senior Torres sail
boat was capsized, and lashing him.
self to the mast for four days he and
his little crew oscillated between life
and death. Another agent, reporting
from the interior of Bolivia, where
there are no roads at all and wheeled
conveyances are impossible, carried
his Bibles 1000 miles on muleback,
while another covered $4,000 mics in
fourteen months, selling 1873 books
for 1888.
Paying for Bible in Eggs.
One of the most interesting work
ers is Mr.. Archibald Forder, who from
his headquarters in Jerusalem, car
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-09-06

Ilamas over the great passes Of the
Andes between Bolivia and Peru; or
again on the heads of caRnibal coolies
around the base of the Mountains of
the Moon, near the source Of old Faith
er Nile; on camel-back across the
burning deserts of Nubia and Arabia
the Stony; or in fiat-bottomed boats
lowed by man-hauled bamboo cables,
through the stupendous gorges of the
Yang-tse.
The men who do this work are
trained explorers who often fall by the
way victims to wild beasts, disease,
hostile savages. and the forces Of ma
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-09-06

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dously successful novel to
sell 10000 or $4,000 copies
In year, whereas this record
Is easily beaten by the Bible In
a single day the world over! Last
year 100000 copies, translated in
to a vast babel of nearly 500 tongues,
were scattered broadcast over the
earth.
The American and British Bible So
cieties led the way with nearly 9,00O,-
600 between them. 1t is hard to realize
the magnitude of vast work.
John Williams was 20 long years
among the savages of Tahiti in the Pa
cific before he could produce even the
New Testament in the islanders own
tongue. And old Bishop Schereschew-
sky spent one-third of his long life do
ing the Bible into the Easy Wen-i, )"
a dialect of Chinese, that opened up
Christian truths to 70,00OCO0 of the
Celestial people.
Then there was the romance OF Hi
ram Bingham. This man went out to
the Gilbert group in mid-Pacific, and
cast himself among South Sea canni-
balls as a Bible translator, with no
written language at all, and no one to
teach him. Day by day, this pioneer
gathered words of common usage from
the natives lips and spent years COM
pairing and verifying his written notes.
Translating for CannbaIs.
At last he was able to put the Lords
Prayer and simple Psalm into the
Gilbert tongue. Later on came the Cos
pels, and so on. But the first edition
of such a Bible is necessarily full of
errors. More than $4,000 was recent
ly spent in correcting the Lifu Bible
for the Loyalty islands, and it was
found necessary to make the enor-
nous number of $3.50 corrections.
But, after all, perhaps the most stir
ring tales of all are those recording
the adventures of the vast army of
pioneer that distribute the Bibles aft
er they are translated and shipped to-
the local depots, in all the continents
of the world Bible cargoes go crash
ing on elephants through the jungles
of Africa and Siam; or on queer little
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-09-06
Pointed Conversation.
Jack, | am going away

= Jack, am going away"
Going away. Madge?"
Eyes, going away. But before I go
1 have something to say to you"
Something to say to me, little
wife,"
Eyes, something to say to you. Pon't
send me any poker stories in lieu of
the weekly remittance. That'll be
about ALL"
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-09-06
Negroes Valuable Head.

A Kentucky negro earns double
wages as hodcarrier, because he is
able to do the work of two men. He
carries from 40 to so bricks at a time.
He places the bricks upon a board
which he balances upon his head as
he climbs to the tops of high build
ings.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-09-06
Reasonable Explanation.

81 wonder why dog chases his
tail?"
"A sense of economy"
Economy"
Eyes; cant you see he is trying to
make both ends meet?"
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-09-06

With my back and
kidneys. l doctored
and used many rene
dies without getting
relief. Beginning with
Doan's Kidney Pills,
I found relief from
the first box, and two
boxes restored me to
good, sound condi-
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-09-06

ton. Ny wife and many Of my friends
have used Doan's Kidney Pills with
good results and l can earnestly rec
ommend them"
Sold by all dealers. so cents a box.
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-09-06

The dark horses often run best in
elections because their stains are not
seen so well.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-09-06
DOES YOUR BACK AcHEf
Profit by the Experience of One Who
Has Found Relief.

James R. Keeler, retired farmer,
of Fenner ST., Cazenovia, N. Y, says:
About fifteen years ago | suffered
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-09-06

I had Catarrh for about fifteen
yoars, and no man could have
been worse. I tried everyt hing
I could hear of, but no good re.
could see a little improvement
from the first bottle, and after
taking it q short while was cured.
This was six years ago, ana 1 am
as well today as any man. think
Catarrh is q blood disease, and
know there is nothing OF earth
better for the blood than 8. s. s..
Nobody thinks more OF y. -. =.
than do. NJ, AATSON.
Lapeer, Mich.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-09-06
SCRIPTURES READ
IN EVERY TONGUE
TRANSACTIONS OF HOLY WRIT
No Labor or Peril Too Great for Those Engaged
in Sowing the Bible.

From China to Peru an Army of Trained Explorers Are
Needed to Reach the Readers of the NationsMany a
Romance Might Be Written on the Work of Circulating
the Worlds Best Seller"
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-09-06

HEN all is said it is the
Bible that is the worlds
best selling book"-and
that by a tremendous mar
gin. 1t takes a tremen-
dously successful novel to
sell 10000 or $4,000 copies
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1907-03-08
AsToRTA.
s ss.,. tn: 'A' KIND You Have Away: Bought
night RIDERS DUMP
TOBACCO into river.
They Roll Thirty-One HOgSheadS
OF Trigg County Dumped
Tobacco Into River.

The news reached here, says a
Kuttawa dispatch to the Courier
Journal, that twenty-one hogsheads
If tobacco were rolled into the Cum
berland river at Rockcastle, Trige
county, last night by Might Rid
ers.'
The tobacco was fished out and re-
covered, but greatly damaged, says
the report The tobacco was on
the river bank, for shipment tc
GAINESVILLE, having been purchased by
an Independent firm of that city
from the farmers of the Rockcastle
section of Trigg county.
The association and all others are
getting along well in this section. To-
bacco deliveries are being made to in
dependent buyers and the association
almost every day and perfect good
feeling exists among all classes. The
association is making friends here
and it is predicted that almost every
body will pledge the 1907 crop If
good prices continue to prevail.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1907-03-08

scientists claim that the slot machines
and the moving pictures are causing
big damage to the average human
eye. The German oculists of note
claim that by the next generation a
noticeable deterioration of human
vision will be found in all city dwell
ers, due to these things. Optical il
lusions they are all called by the eye
SCIENTIST. This, he claims, not only
has made the visions of the city man
almost worthless as reliable testimo-
ny in the courts of law, but that in
daily practice the oculistic say the or
binary events of life are viewed with
a distorted vision by the city dwell
ers. Although the oculists have made
marvellous improvements in glasses,
this seems only to have increased the
need of glasses by humanity, and the
best authorities now say that in 200
years practically every city dweller
will wear glasses and suffer from
some serious defect with his eyesight.
In the German and French armies,
where eyesight is always tested for
purposes of getting good artillery and
rifle shooting, the army doctors are
in dispair over the rapid progress of
eye diseases.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1907-03-08
Catarrh Cannot be Cured

Catarrh Cannot be Cured
with Local Applications, as they can
not reach the seat of the disease
Catarrh is a blood or constitutions
disease, and in order to cure it you
must take internal remedies. Hall S
Catarrh Cure is taken internally, and
acts directly on the blood and mucous
surface. Halls Catarrh Cure is not
quack medicine. 1t was prescrib-
ed by one of the best physicians in
this country for years and is a regu-
lar prescription. 1t is composed of
the best tonics known, combined
with the best blood purifiers, acting
directly on the mucous surfaces.
The perfect combination of the two
ingredients is what produces such
wonderful results in curing Catarrh.
Send for testimonials free.
F. j. CHENEY & Co., Props, To-
ledo, o.
Sold by all Druggists, 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for con-
stipation. m
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1907-03-08
Learning EXperimentalIy.

We are learning by the practical
service. This is more and more seen
TO be the best way. 1t doubtless is
all right to have theory. In, fact all
must have this in some form. But
still the utility is in the practice.
Here we get the final test.
The chemistry of soil shows that
there is much lime in it and that
lime is one of the elements not likely
to be exhausted by crops.
1t now appears, however, that this
view is not to be taken too freely.
Data derives from obsery ations at
Rothampsted, England, are given to
show that the fertility of many fields
in that country to-day is due to the
lining and chalking that was done by
the farmers of the eighteenth and
earlier centuries"
The fertility from the cause stated
is being exhausted by cultivation and
also by the percolating ofrain water
For example" says the Journal OF
the London Board of Agriculture, the
Rothampsted soil, which at the begin
ming of the nineteenth century mast
have contained something like a nun
bred tons of chalk per acre, mas now
less than fifty, and many other soils
which started with a smaller initial
stock are beginning TO run dangerous
ly short.
All over Great Britain there is ev-
idence that much Of the land, espe-
cially on the heavier soils, is liz need
Of lining, and though it would not
ne wise to give the old wastetul dres-
sing of six TO ten tons to the acre, a
much smaller amount, or so per acre,
could be profitably applied at least
once in the course OF each rotation.
In this statement there surely is a
useful hint for all who own and cul-
tiyate land. We ought to experiment
on our soils more than We do with
lime.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1907-03-08

May be only a tired liver, or starved
liver. 1t would be stupid as well as
savage thing to beat weary or starved
man because he Jagged in his work. So
In treating the tagging, torpid liver it is
a great mistake to lash 1t with strong
drastic drugs. A torpid liver is but an
indication OF an ill-nourished, enfeebled
body whose organs are weary with over
work. Start with the stomach and allied
organs of digestion and nutrition. Put
them In working order and see how
quickly your liver will become active.
DIR. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery
has made many marvellous cures of silver
trouble by its wonderful control of the
organs OF digestion and nutrition. 1t re-
stores the normal activity of the stomach,
increases the secretions of the blood-mak-
ing glands, cleanses the system from poi
sonous accumulations, and so relieves the
liver of the burdens imposed upon it by
the detection Of other organs.
II you have bitter or bad taste in the morn
Ing. poor or Fsriable appetite. coated tongue,
foul breath. cohstipated or irregular bowels.
headaches, pain Or distress<p "small OF back"
perhaps nausea. VAAaNEsAr "risings" in
throat after eating. and kin6yA symptoms
Of weak stomach and torpid liSsA no medI-
cine will relieve you more promptly or cure
you more psfWalently than Doctor Pierce's
Golden Medical Discovery. Perhaps only
part of the above symptoms will be present
at one time and yet point to torpid liver or
biliousness and weak stomach. Avoid all
hot bread and biscuits. griddle cakes and
other indigestible food and take the rGolden
Medical Discovery" regularly and stick to its
use until you are vigorous and strong
The "Discovery" Is non-secrct, non-alco-
holic, is a glyceric extract OF native medici-
nal roots with full list of its ingredients
printed on each bottle-wrapper and attested
under oath. Its ingredients are endorsed
and extolled by the most eminent medical
writers of the age and are recommended to
cure the diseases for which 1t is advised.
Don't accept substitute of unknown
composition for this non secret MEDICINE
OF KNOWN COMPOSITION.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1907-03-08

piness and prolong your life, forget
your neighbours faults. Forget the
temptations. Forget the fault find
ing and give little thought to the
causes that provoke it. Forget the
peculiarities of your friends, and
only remember the good points that
you find in them Forget all per-
sonal quarrels, Or histories that you
may have heard by accident, and
which,if repeated, would seem a thou
sand times worse than they are.
Blot out, as far as possible all I'M
pleasant things of life. They will
grow large as you remember them,
and constant thought of the acts of
meanness or. worse still, malice,
will only tend to make you more ia
miliar with them. Obliterate every
thing disagreeable from yesterday
Start out with a clear sheet for to-
day, and write upon it for memory's
sake only those things which are love
ly and lovable."
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1907-03-08

Quick changes from hot to cold and
back again try strong constitutions
and cause, among other evils, nasal
catarrh, troublesome and offensive
disease Sneezing and snuffing. cough
ing and difficult breathing, and the
drip, drip of the foul discharge into
the throat-all are ended by Ely's
Cream Balm. This honest aud posi-
tive remedy contains no cocaine, mer-
curry, nor other harmful ingredient
The worst cases are cured in short
time. All druggists, soc or mailed
by Ely Bros, Sc Warren Street New
York.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1907-03-08
Health in the Canal Zone.

The high wages paid make it a
mighty temptation to our artisans to
ioin the force Of skilled workmen
leeded to contract the Panama Ca
nal. Many are restrained however
by the fear of fevers and malaria
1t is the knowing ones those who
have used Electric Bitters, who GO
there without this fear, well knowing
they are safe from malarious influ-
ence with Electric Bitters on hand.
Cures blood poison too, biliousnesss,
weakness and all stomach, liver and
kidney troubles. Guaranteed by al
druggists. SOC. m
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1907-03-08

Just Forget.
.Tf you would increase your nap
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-27
THE TUoLUMNE WATER RIGHTS
third term.

~ OVERNOR GILLETT did we'll to refuse his signature for
Whtmore BILL designed chiefly
I compcate the situation the upper Tuolumne River
The Governor has stated his for this refusal but
natural that he largely influenced by the uncer-
wording of the amendment which, has been heretofore
pointed invited litigation.
The bill vicious another because based
idea that the Modesto
Turlock districts No such disposition San
Francisco and IT be added, such power The BILL in
word be regarded malignant endeavo sectional
feeling that must work the mutual OF communities
Francisco the districts valuable service
the districts help this supply
There plenty of the Tuoumne River for both parties
but long the irrigation districts hold back the the
greater part of this will do positive injury
such destructive floods witnessing When the time
before long that all the Sierra
restrained by great mpoundng dams the headwater the
food situation in the valleys will be greatly relieved.
The ofs the headwaers of the
Tuomne will give the Modesto and Tuock districts sufficient
irrigation in the fall Their rights that regard may
be secured by form of contract that require ratification
the Legislature The should be approached business
having regard for the rights of all parties interested and with
securing mutual benefits by friendly negotiation and
cooperation
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-27
MR.. cALHoUNs CONTINUED ABSENCE

AR PATRICK CALHOUN ought to be in San Francisco.
A The climate is pleasant, although sometime: damp The
good plenty This the
Mr. Calhoun has large interests here that call for
his personal He spent time in this city during the
period furry rehabilitation after the fire. How much
of his given the procurement OF the overhead
trolley franchise by the United Railroads not known but there
people here who have the right be informed Mr.
Calhoun owes 1t to himself to come out and explain would be
gntee here voluntarily than under the
ing mpertnen persuasion of subpoena. We of
that Mr. Calhoun lodging subpenas and cherish
least willing entertain hope that he has nothing
conceal
For the present this hope is chiefly based on Mr. Cahouns
indignant question pointed recognition of Mayor
Smz evidence Of innocence incorporated and otherwise DO
suppose asked the president OF the United Railroads that
would have invited my house whom knew to be a
bbeaer:" Calhoun might well and
his The Grand Jury knows that Schmz is bube
others Francisco close Mr..
Calhoun who know If the president of the United Railroads
has been kept ignorance of the fact he has been grossly deceived
been sung by his pet viper vipers
Mr. Calhoun is afflicted by an unfortunate habit of procrana-
which thief of Once when there question of
system which had brewing
er,v concerned was asked to wait until Mr. Calhoun arrived
lie appeared impressed with the belief that the battle could
without his presence Indeed he permitted matters
the verge Of strike before he managed put appearance
president United Railroads. city usually
ad but little consideration, of the longdistance kind.
from him.
Possibly Mr. Calhoun believer doctrine vicarious
peadventue he afflicted with wicked partners.
and expose the villains who have traded on his innocence From
The indignant carried by his question about Schmtz
had hoped to see him here week but aas he arres by
h way His indignation has grown cold and his virtue is of the
variety that improves by kepngn sooth acquired taste
The simple The jury possession of
dence that large paid the of bbes
the the of the overhead trolley franchise
the United Railroads That much is known positively from the
indictments he If that money paid without Mr. Calhoun
knowledge his indignant virtue will find its test func
ion exposing and dssng the rasca and helping bring
Justice paid knowledge and
by his order then he guilty of felony Moreover he learn
much his advantage this that him from
future social contamination by Schmtz If he keeps away we
shall begin suspect that he is hypoce well other things