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The daily Alaskan., 1907-09-03
THE MISSIONARY

An evangelist ". r. Bolton, is in England dsuouuciug the French and Spanish troops for the treatment which he alleges IS being given the Moors during The lighting since che Holy War broke out. He states, "I dnclar, France deliberately arranged to cause the disturbances at Casa Blanca as an act of pretty revenge. Though my country has alliances with both France sud Spain consider tt my duty to regra. the tru.h." As a general thing !. is just such persons as Mr. Bolton who are at the bottom of all the troubles which arise lu the semi-c.yiI- ized countries. They seek an easy liy- ing by becoming missionaries iu far away lands, get into some trivial dis pute with some half crazy native and involve their soanry's consul in the matter, which is accordingly maguiGed uarGI troops are called in the field and after some of the sayages are slain the matter dies ou, Then the Missionary returns to this country and poses AS a martyr. goes ou the lecture platform, tells of lhe sure-sngs endured in spreading the doctrine of truth, get rich ard live the tab,ed r,pe old age This Mr. Bo.tor belongs in the same category as Miss F. len Stone. the Boston lady who was taken by RalsuH, the same roober chief who is a. the head of the present trouble, and held uulil Americans raised 8 big ransom and 5oagh, her release. After she was re- leased she went ou the lecture P]a.- form and wrote for McCllre's maga- zine. She made something over s75,' co iu eight m0nsbs and -3meons suggested tha- she return the money which was raised 60 secure her release, but Mss Ellen M. Stone evidently though, more of her dollars than she did of her de. sire to save the unenltgh.enei, for while she willingly gave up her "cali- tug" and managed go .seperate herself from ,hs labor of saving souls, she s.ead.assly declined 10 separate herself from lhe m0aey she h.d been pdd for Iec.ur.ag about her "cap.tgt,v' and the idea rne followers of Miss Stone had planned Of building a hospital for the
 little children with the funds Mss S,yae was -howered with on .hs lecture platform went gIjmmerlug.
 The glory of the missionary is fading. The history of she religious worker ir iheo.dsu time IS the brightest page in the history of our northern country. Marquette, che Jesut. who laborsd among the Indians in Michigan and died aloas. Bre501eL who after years ol labor with the Ulrgus, was killed by the Mohawas. AllsroueI Brissaiu and scores of others did more Of good uu- bsraDded than the world will ever know. They weut about their wora unostsngatiou,ly and died alone ike m. r.yrs. They caused DO international 5.ols and performed DO platform lecture stunts, but the world IS chang Eer.
The daily Alaskan., 1907-09-03
THE VANISHED DAYS
lAuanta Georgiou)

Lay the jest about the juIep iu the
 camphor balls at last, For the miracle has happened aud the
 o!den days are past Tha, which makes Milwaukee thirsty
 does not foam ln Tennessee, And the lid in old Missouri is as tight
 locked as can be O the comic paper colonel and his cro-
 nies we'll may sigh, For the mint is waving gayIy, but the
 South is going dry. By the sttIIside on Che hillside u Ken
 lucky all is still, For the only damp retreshmeuC must be
 dipped from the ril; No'Jn Ca'lIna's stately ruler gives his
 soda glass a shove, And discusses local option with the
 South Ca'Iina gov IJ is ueeIess aJ the fountain Co be wink
 ful or the eye For the cocktail glass is du,ty and the
 South is going dry, Il is water, water everywhere, and not
 a drop ,O Odrjnbi We DO longer hear the music Of the
 mellow crystal Clink, When the colonel and tho major and
 the genl a,d the jedge
The daily Alaskan., 1907-09-03

Meet to have little nip to give their
 capacities an edge, For tho ogguog is BOW nog.ess and iho
 rye has gone awry And the punch bowl holds carnations.
 and the South is going dry. All the ntghtc.ps now have tassels and
 are worn upon the head Not the ntghtcaps that were taken when
 nobody went to bel; And the breeze above the bluegrass is
 as solemn as is death, Tor tt bears DO pu0genl cIovo-laug on
 is odoriac breah, And each man can walk a chalk line
 when the stars are in the sky, For the Gzz glass now Is Gzzless, and the
 South is going dry. Lay the ies. about ,hc julep meath the
 chestnut tree at last, For there's but one kind ol moonsh.ue
 and the olden days gre pase For the water wagon rumbIes through
 the Southland on lls trip, And il helps DO one to drop of to pick
 up the drivers whip. For the mint beds make u.s.ure and
 the corkscrew haugolh high, All is still along .ho s.l'sida a0a ,he
 South $ going dry.
The daily Alaskan., 1907-09-03

Received, choice pogted plants ou DolDhlu at Northern Grocery Ji
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-11-07

wind it was impossible to save any
thing but elevator No. 8, which was
on the other side of the wind. About
$4,000 bushels of grain we're destroyed,
too, and while there was a large in
surance, the loss is likely to cripple
the company. l stayed with John I'M
til it was over, and l had persuaded
him to go home"
Take me to him at once!" inter
rupted Hope, imperiously. Then, as
the young man hesitated, and glanced
at her aunt, she added pleadingly,
please take me to him-you and
Auntie-I am one of Johns friends,
too and-oh, don't you see that l
must go, just for moment?"
Thurby turned searching glance
upon her, received a gesture of as.
sent from the colonial dame beside
her, and then leaning forward, gave
an order to the coachman.
There was detection as we'll as ex-
haustion in John Eldens attitude, as
he sat deeply in his study chair with
one arm thrown Imply across his
desk. Smoke and CRIME marked his
face and dress, and his eyes, looking
darkly into the future, saw years of
toll ahead of him. The weight of sud
den and awful misfortune was heavy
upon him.
whats the use of trying?" he was
asking himself. There's no one to
care-no one to work for"
The door from the hall opened soft
ly, and figure advanced to the lamp.
lights rim. He stared as one in q
trance. Before him stood demure
and sweet Priscilla, her gray-gowned
figure thrown into relief against the
dark red lining of her cloak-a lovely
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-11-07

white-capped Puritan maiden with
changing color and shining eyes. For
a moment longer he looked. Hope!
he whispered.
Il just heard about it, John" she
said softly, and came right to you,
to tell you how sorry l am
He forgot his loss, forgot the black
hours through which he had gone; a
wonder seemed to fill him.
And you came to me! You are not
angry, you forgive my rudeness?"
Why, John" she said, in sweet ex-
postulation, how could / think of any
thing but your trouble?"
She stopped, and an agonized flush
swept to her hair. A sense of all that
was implied by her impulsive action
overwhelmed her. Only for a moment
did her confusion last, for the young
man before her seemed to recall sud-
denly all that his trouble involved,
and dropped his head upon his arm
with groan. In a moment Hope was
at his side.
you must not grieve," she said.
"4ou are young, and have much abili-
ty, and can soon"
And / am practically ruined" he
groaned. Il must not talk to you, nor
think of you, nor belong to your world
any more. l must go to the bottom of
the ladder, and must put all sweetness
and joy behind me-"
But indeed you must think of me-"
insisted Hope. Now is when you
need your friends more than ever in
your life, and We will stand by you"
But, Hope, you do not realize" he
said, almost tiercely, why | cannot,
dare not think of you. l have had
such thoughts, such longings-and
now everything must be put behind
me-"
Hope was kneeling beside him now,
her hands on his arm, as she an
swered, between laughing and cry,
ing:
II verify believe, John, that you are
a true descendant of John Alden. You
| called him thick-headed because poor
| little Priscilla had to propose to him.
and you are every bit as bad!"
But if John Eden was as slow to
realize his possible happiness as the
Puritan lover, he had the twentieth
century quickness of comprehension
and in the seconds flash before he
| gathered his Priscilla into his arms
he weighed the nights loss against
the nights gain, and the burden rolled
from his heart, leaving joy to reign
there, along with zest for the tasks
! ahead of him
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-11-07

But TO turn to another phase Of
modern conditions. You In yo,rF
materiallstic progress have given the
Orient implements of destruction.
while through all the ages We gave
you naught but peace. These weap.
ons of warfare the Oriental, imper-
sonated by the Japanese, turned upon
the Russian, and the result was a war
tie like of which Is unknown in his
tory-not a single reverse for the men
of Nippon. Those same Japanese, with
reawakened China even greater than
Japan. and India at the back of both,
are going to show the world a conflict
that will make all others pale In com.
parison.
America wants to exploit the whole
world. but would shut out foreigners
from her borders. Is 1t not likely that
foreign nations will retaliate7 And
then what answer can America make?
The Mikado Is one OF the greatest
rulers any nation has produced in
modern times. When, ten years be-
fore the war with Russia, japan was
deprived of the fruits Of her victory
over China by the European powers
the Mikado said nothing, but complied
with apparently good grace. Then he
quietly prepared to punish Russia as
the most hated of those powers.
Future events will come about in
this way: President Roosevelt will
suggest to Japan that. an exclusion
treaty be signed preventing Japanese
of the lower classes from entering
America. This will not meet with
favor on the other side of the Pacific,
but storm will arise here which will
force through congress some sort OF
an exclusion measure.
"The Mikado will still hold his
peace, but soon after he will frame a
message to be sent to Washington,
reading something like this:
"'You have found II necessary for
! the protection Of your working classes
to exclude Japanese from your borders.
| After careful consideration we find
| that our country will be benefited by
| prohibiting the entry OF American
trade, and a decree is hereby promul
| gated
What could America do but ac-
cede, at least for the time? Yet how
could such condition continue? The
great conflict is coming, and while /
hate to think Of 1t, while regret that
peace cannot always prevail, still, the
people of many countries will be bene-
fitted and those of my own India will
| be free.
This seems a harsh prophecy to
make upon leaving America for all
time, but II is something neither you
nor l can control 1t Is the newt
able. IN. Y. Herald.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-11-07

scramble. America II afflicted with
national nervousness, as / call Il. In
certain directions you call II frenzled
finance. | see II in every phase OF
life. / observe IL where you do not
suppose It exists
I'm India religion is the chief busi-
ness OF life. All else Is subordinate
1t Is the true anchor OF the Hindu. In
the morning he arises, and after his
bath he gives up two hours to spirit
ual thought and contemplation--at
least two hours. Then he looks after
the needs Of his body. All else is sub
ordinate to this reverence for the
Creator and those things which typify
and represent Him.
Christianity Sublime.
christianity, In its teachings, Is
sublime, | preach Christ as much as
| do my Krishna, who represents to
me the great incarnation OF God. God
Is love, as Christ says, and that is all
there is to any religion. The Bible,
which | respect and love, is merely a
page from the Vedas OF India. They
contain all it's truths, and more.
But you can see only your own
religion. can see the good of all.
When l became an ascetic in India
lost my nationality and became citi-
zen of the Universe. love all people.
When / was in London, even, felt a
deep heart interest in the Briton,
even though he is depressing my peo-
pie.
81 did not come to America to thrust
my religion upon YOU I came to ad-
vance spirituality in whatever form |
find 1t. Yet you send your mission.
aries to convert us. We cannot help
but smile, when we are the very in.
carnation OF religion ourselves, With
your religion, which is constantly
changing, altering with the currents
of new thought, you seek to rejuven-
ate us, who are fastened inseparably
to the great deep truths of the uni
verse; truths which know no muta-
ton.
I'VE wonder how we ever got along
without the helping hand of the New
World missionaries.
But the truth did come out not long
ago, and now we know why your mis-
sionaries do come to visit us. Some
one close to your richest man declared
that missionaries are the best trade
getters. There again your CONNER
cialism!
THE wine maker calls out: 4 have
the best wines!' The soap maker
calls out: My soap is the best!' The
minister: There is no religion like
unto mine!' 1t is pitiful. Christianity
Is reduced to commercially"
Concerning Mr.. Rockefeller.
Curious to know what Baba Bharat
would say Of the richest man In Amer
lea, asked him for his opinion OF the
president OF the Standard Oil com
pany.
ut is envy more than anything else
that makes the average American con
denim Rockefeller" he answered. II,
thinks that Rockefeller has some O
the millions that he should have.
please do not think that / am Sc
we're with Americans. l do not meaI
to be, but | cannot help observing how
they contrast with us Of the far east
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-11-07

The Americans Will lead all the white
race in spirituality in the time to
come. | went to England and found
the English too self-satisfied and SNUG
ly contented with themselves to re-
ceiVe my message.
But Americans yet are children
from the spiritual viewpoint. Your
minister who taught only spirituality
would be boycotted.
Il know your literature and | love
it. What is there finer in language
than Irving? Mark Twain is the
greatest living writer In the world.
His Following the Equator is a won.
derful book. Through his works. in
his humor, there runs that thread OF
the spiritual that places him high
among the great men of letters.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-11-07
Where the Dog Is Valued.

In northern, France, and In Belgium
especially the dog is indeed the friend
of man. He Is made to work. He
gets little play except that small
amount deemed sufficient to prevent
canine dullness, yet he Is so loved and
so well cared for by his owner that
he becomes a most important member
Of the family. The farmer, the trades
man, the householder, the guardsman
of the frontier worships his dcg--one
of the first things he thinks Of when
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-11-07

founding his little home. He takes
delight in rousing the dogs intelli-
gence, and loses no chance of pit
ting that intelligence against others.
Local farmers vie with each other to
improve Breed dog clubs take up
the work, holding exhibitions in viii
lagos and towns; cities challenge
neighboring municipalities to contests
on the grandest scale.-The Wide
World Magazine.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-11-07
No SIeeplnq Place.

Lily had lived in the most crowded
part of great city, On her first visit
to the country she gazed in pity on the
birds fitting about, observing: Poor
little birds, they haven't even a cage
to sleep in"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-01
STARS AND STRIPES ARE BEING ABUSED Serious Charges Made By Mis-
 sionaries in China LETTER FROM DIR. AYERS Mayor kIby of Anniston Favors Pro- hibition, But Is Uncertain of It's
 Effect on Financial
 Condition.
LETTER FROM DIR. AYERS

Anniston, September 0.-(Special )-Far across the Pacific sea in the land of the "Heathen Chinee" Old Glory is being ipgloriously used, according to a letter just received in this city from Dr. T. w. Ayers, former Annistonian, who Is now a medical missionary at Hwang- Hien, Shantung province, North China.
 The letter in question was written from Chefoo, city 50 miles from Hwang- Hien, which has rapidly grown to be not only the chief port of North China but one of the principal ports of the empire. The Chinese can exercise no legal control over foreigners in their midst, and it is said that in Chefoo the American flag is being used to harbor all kinds of evil. No matter how they may cut against the grain of the moral sensibilities of the Chinese if Old Glory is hosted the native law is imperative.
 A large number of Americans, 1t is said, have taken advantage of this state of affairs and under the protection of the American flag are conducting houses which are a disgrace to the stars and stripes The missionaries and other moral and patriotic citizens of Chefoo have un- dertaken d crusade to rectify the evil, and having appealed in vain to Consul John Fowler at Chefoo, have appealed to Consul General Charles Denby at ShanS- hai. Should Mir Denrby fail to act in the matter it will be brought to Washing ton by the Rev. Peyton Stephens, a native of Missouri, who is leading the reform movement.
 The letter from Dr. Ayers, who has been dangerously i'll, states that he is now much better. Dr. Ayers Is at present in Japan at hot springs resort near Naga- saki, two days voyage from Chefoo. He has recovered from the effects of the ptomaine poisoning and now believes that his rheumatism will be sufficiently cured to allow him to discard his crutches.
 kiIby Is Prohbitionist.
 Mayor Thomas E. Kiby favors prohibi- tion as a great moral issue. and he says that he will do all in his power to inforee the prohibition laws in Anniston if this city votes against the licensed disposition of whisky, which he thinks will certainly be the result of the election to be held in Calhoun county on October b. Yet, at the same time Mayor Kilby rather re- grets that the prohibition fight is on in Calhoun county because of the effect that he thinks prohibition will have on the financial condition of the Model City.
 Mayor Kilby has just returned from a tour of Europe, and this morning when seen by reporter he made his first pub lie statement on the prohibition move ment which has been thoroughly organ ized during his absence.
 ''I am in favor of a prohibition that will prohibit" said the Mayor, and if the people of Anniston vote in favor of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-01
TALLAPOOSA MAY
 HAVE ELECTION
Petitions Are Being Prepared By Ad- vocates of the Prohibit
 tion Cause.

Alexander City, Sept 30.-(Special)- )- That a call for a prohibition election in Tallapoosa county will be made be- fore long Is almost certain A petition well filled with names of qualified voters calling for an election on this question has been secured here and forwarded to the proper auth critics at Dadeville, the county seat. and it is understood that other beats over the county have done likewise.
 There are only two saloon towns in this county-Alexander City and Dade- vile. Within the past few years Alex ander City has tried both the open saloon and the dispensary. The brief existence of the dispensary, however seemed to prove it's ineffciency in satisfying all those interested in the matter, and thence back to the open saloon the city went There are five saloons here now.
 It is generally conceded that. If the election is held public sentiment is so thoroughly formed against the whisky traffic that the prohibitionists will win easily. If the anti i-prohibf- tionists have made any arrangements to combat the onslaughts of their polit- fcal adversary it has not been done in an open manner.
 A switch Is being laid from the Cen tral of Georgia railway tracks to the knitting mill of the Russell Manu- featuring company on the west side of town.
 Perhaps the largest beet ever seen in Alexander City was brought in last week by James Matthews. an indus trious Tallapoosian of Beat No. l. The vegetable weighed 15A pounds
 There are over 200 pupils enrolled in the public school. and it is expected that this number will be increased.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-01
A WIDE -AW AXE WOMAN

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 w. IT, Cleveland CentreVille. B. E. Peete. MadisonviIe: D. B. Edwards Tvler; S G. Woolf. Demopolis, G. F.
 Knight Enterprise; E. A. Forester Cowarts N. M. Rowe. Trianna' W. M Epsey, Pansy; W. II. Harris. Hanks
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 Hoods sarsaparilla keeps the blood pure and the whole system in perfect order
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-01
A CARD
September


 Miss Lillian Henderson, City Dear Mss Henderson-In view of cer. tain impressions which seem to have been gained by few persons in the community connecting your name with that of Henry C. Watson in a transaction at our bank some weeks ago, permit us to say as emphatically as we can that there was absolutely nothing in that transaction that could possibly reflect upon you in any way. It was a business matter. pure and simple, known to us and fully un- derstood by MT. Hudson, the papers hay ing been witnessed by him.
 You are at liberty to. and we would be glad if you would, show this letter to any persons, who, in your opinion, may be in need of enlightenment on this subject.
 With our best wishes and highest es- teem, I remain, Very truly yours, (Signed) P. F. CLARKE, Note Teller Alabama Penny Savings and Loan company.
 B. H. HUDSON, Cashier Alabama Penny Savings and Loan company.