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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-11-02

VI Htyft fdIth
stiffiy until he was seated upon the
dead grass before her, he pointed elo-
quently into his wide open mouth.
Dallas understood. Hungry" she
said.
He nodded again.
She had never heard a scoffing white
declare that the red man is above all
a beggar, so she did not delay answer
ing his mute petition She stopped to
examine again the cuts and bruises on
his feet. Then, "Wait till come back"
she babe him, and his vigorous nod as
sured her that he understood what she
said. She hurried away to the shack
She tarried only long enough to tell
her father of the straggler and to hear
his objections at her ''fussin'" with a
mo count Injun.' Returning, she
found her charge patiently waiting for
her. AS she, came up he was facing
the ford, where, amid cursing, shout
ing and trumpet blares, some troopers
were trying to induce the balky ambu-
lance mules to go aboard the boat But
when she handed him crockery plate
heaped with boiled potatoes, cold meat
and pancakes and piece of suet
wound in soft white cloth he became
Indifferent to the lively doings at the
landing and began to eat as If fam
iShed.
He made such rapid Roadway that
before Dallas realized it the food was
gone, the plate scraped clean and the
suet direly threatened. He gave her a
puzzled look as she put forth a hand
objectingly.
mo, no." she said, and while she
tore the soft cloth into strips she put
the fat out of reach by slipping it into
skirt pocket.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-11-02

Poor tnlngr, saId Danas, IN compass
sion.
He stopped to book back.
'Goodby," she said as he went on
"goodby."
When he reached the river bank he
turned again. The frost blignted cot
tonwoods that bordered the Missouri
were behind him. cleaning as yellow
ly as if durir the short, hot summer
their leafy branches had caught and
imprisoned all the sunshine. Against
that belt of brilliant color stood out his
spare. burden ed frame.
Watching. she saw his gaunt face
slowly relax in friendly. grin.
Ito he Confinuadl
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-05-25
AKED, THE FIGHTING PARSOM."
DIVINE IMPORTED FROM ENGLAND FOR MILuONARES
CHURCH is DEMOCRATIC OR NOTHING.
Pastor of New Yos Fifth Avenue Baptist Church Is Hard
Hitter at Sin or njustice-WiI Have No Gag In His
Mouth-Doer Of Vigorous Things and No
ReSpecter of Nations.

sary, He had determined to emigrate
to New Zealand and get into business
in that colony when by chance the
course Of his life was turned. While
on his way to take passage for New
Zealand he visited a clergyman of his
acquaintance. The result Of their con-
versation was that Aked entered school
to prepare himself for the ministry.
He discovered that, according to the
Baptist church system In England, a
young man recommended by several
congregations as a suitable candidate
for the ministry has funds advanced
for educational expenses.
SO the young auctioneer became a
Baptist preacher. He held two pas
torates In smaller English towns. Then
seventeen years ago he was called to
the pulpit Of Pembroke chapel in LIv-
erpool, where he remained until his
resignation to accept the New York
pastorate. Pembroke chapel Is in the
heart Of Liverpool 1t is said that the
attendance ON the Sunday preceding
Mr.. Aked's first sermon was about fifty
persons. The auditorium holds more
than thousand. A curious story Ia
told to explain how the new preacher
happened to fill the church at the first
Sunday service. Mr.. Aked Is quite
fond of fishing. Some nights before
he was to occupy Pembroke pulpit for
the first time he arose about 3 o'clock
in the morning and set out on a fish
ing expedition. Reaching the stream,
he found mans clothing ON the bank
and saw In the water a person who
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-05-25
BY RoRERTus LOVE.

~ HARLES FREDERICK AKED.
who is entitled 10 be called the
" Rev. Dr. Aked but prefers the
plain MI" begins his passionate
of the Fifth Avenue Baptist church In
New York with the eyes Of the nation
upon him. While we are about 1t we
Inay include the eyes OF Europe, par
ticulnrly England. The old world Is
quite curious 10 know how one of It's
most noted preachers Is going to get
along as pastor of THE mIflionaires'
church." a congregation largely made
up Of very wealthy persons John d.
Rockefeller IL pew holder in this
church, This fact gives excuse for call
Ing Mr. Aked MIR. Rockefeiler's pas
tor" though the preacher Is emphatic
III asserting that he Is no more the oil
kings pastor than he is the pastor or
the poorest person who may care TO
attend his church.
Heretofore the Fifth avenue church
has had preached 10 It rather con
ventional, highly fashionable sort OF
gospel guaranteed not to tread upon
gold plated toes. The fact that Mr.
Aked has been brought over from
England to occupy the pulpit seems to
indicate that the congregation wants
good, stlff gospel truth handed out
straight from the shoulder, for the i'm.
ported pastor is that kind of preacher.
While by no means a morbid sensa-
tionalist. he has the reputation OF be-
ing hard hitter wherever sin or in.
Justice raises its head.
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CyCled Over Europe.

John d. Rockefeller invited Mr.. Aked
to play golf with him on the occasion
of his visit to America several months
ago, but the preacher declined because
he feared the effect of such strenuous
exercise. Years ago he and Mrs. Aked
were enthusiastic bicyclists. They tray
ersed practically the whole of Europe
by wheel. Now the preacher says he
II limited to horseback riding.
None can deny that there is work In
America for a preacher of the Aked
stripe. He has said since his arrival:
II am bringing a ministry of recon
eiliation, the fundamental basis of
which Is the common brotherhood Of
man. all fighting under the banner of
Christianity. believe In the recon
Citation of mans whole life-personal.
political and social-thrOugh the Cos.
pei Of Christ. ! also believe that II Is
possible to reconcile alienated classes
and conflicting parties among the great
American people. The idea Is the grad
ual breaking down Of the distinction
between the wealthy classes and the
masses"
Mr. Aked lays particular stress on his
utterance that anybody Is welcome at
his church. The church being on Fifth
avenue, this Is interesting. He says on
this point:
Il don't care n a man or a woman Is
wealthy beyond the dreams OF avarice
or so poor that he or she has to come
to church In working clothes. l VIII
greet them all equally"
Mr.. Aked says that he is extremely
fond Of America and that the ideals OF
the American people are his own.
Surely here Is a programme for the
pastor OF church in which the rich
est man In the world Is a pew holder
which promises interesting develop
ments.
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had to help the officers fight bis way
In and out Of the chapel.
During the 'black week." when the
British were being soundlE thrashed
by the Boer patriots, Mr.. Alxed an
nounced another sermon against the
Chamberlain policy. The mob that
Sunday was bigger than ever. The
preacher, his wife and a deacon left
the chapel after the service by a side
door and took q cab. thousand riot
ers surrounded the cab and attacked it.
The vehicle was partly wrecked, but
managed to reach the pastors house.
Mr.. Aked sprang out, fought his way
through and opened the door. Then he
returned to escort Mrs. Aked from the
cab. The mob attacked him from all
sides. One man planted himself direct
ly In the path of Mrs. Aked. The mill
tant parson did not hesitate. He had
solid muscles, developed by golfng and
other athletic exercises He simply
squared of, as fighters say, and let the
other fellow have 1t smack on the
mouth. The man dropped to the
ground, and the preacher took his wife
into the house
Afterward, when the deacon inform
ed his pastor that the blow had broken
some Of the fellows teeth, Mr.. Aked
laughed.
The mob attacked the house and
broke out most Of the windows. The
chapel also was badly damaged by
their fury
After FIVE Sundays Of this sort Of
thing the head constable called upon
the preacher.
Look here, Mr.. Aked," he said, "I'm
getting tired of furnishing police pro-
lection, Now that you've proved to
these people that you mean what you
say and are not afraid Of saying 1t,
wouldn't 1t be good plan for you to
take a vacation for one Sunday and
break the continuity? Maybe then the
mob would quiet down"
The preacher agreed to this. His alb
sence for one Sunday had the desired
effect The head constable had a the
DRY that the mob had merely formed
the habit Of Aked batting, and this
break broke up the habit. Mr.. Aked
returned and preached Boer liberty in
peace
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-05-25

A change Of some sort In neither gar
ments would be welcomed by many.
says the Tailor and Cutter. for since
the Introduction Of the crease they have
been stationary from the standpoint OF
style, and II would be well IL some
Outing, plating or strapplng could be
introduced to revivify this garment.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-05-25
Preoont pay Dinner TAN.

Nowadays a dinner party never pass
e. without illusions to clutches, spark.
ing plugs and the merits OF four or six
cylinders, Indeed, says the London
Bystander. to be q good conversation.
lat today ona wants to be as au fAl.
with motoring as one has to about ea;f
or bridge.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-05-25
Wanted Him In Parliament.

In New York a few days ago he re-
marked: you can hardly find an Eng
lishman now who does not believe In
his heart that the Beers were right.
The men who stoned me In the streets
think as do now. Why, they cheered
me twelve months after the riots and
wanted to send me to parliament. l
formed my opinion twelve months be-
fore they did, that's ALL"
Mr.. Aked added that he often thinks
that the principle the Beers fought for
is the same principle that caused the
American revolution. Not long ago,
when he had decided to accept the call
to New York, he said to a Liverpool
reporter:
my passion has always been for lib
erty and to work for those who are
struggling for liberty, no matter where.
Now that cannot fight for them as 1
used to, am glad to go where liberty
has been achieved"
The pathetic note in this refers to his
health. While he is apparently In per
feet health and thoroughly robust,
three years ago he was compelled to
retire to a health resort. His ailment
was tuberculosis. By prompt treat
ment he recovered, but he is not per
mitted to be as strenuous as once he
was. Mr.. Aked says that his health is
an important factor In his leaving Liv,
aVVNon1
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-05-25
Democratic or Nothing.

But Mr.. Aked il different. He has a
record for doing vigorous things He
Ia militant minister. HO wears
clothes like those OF the ordinary bust
ness man, no doubt pFeferring them te
garments of the clerical cut for the
same reason that he prefers to be call.
ed MIR. Aked. His theory Is that tho
preacher should not separate himself
from the people. Sometimes toggery
and titles do that and Mr.. Aked con.
slstently avoids such a thing. He Il
democratic or nothing. Just here II
may be pertinent to state that he has
declared his Intention 20 become I'm
American citizen as soon as possible
and stay one the rest OF bis life. His
acts and utterances show that he has
the American spirit
Mr. Aked has no British titles back
OF him. His father was an auctionoer.
Tho preacher was born at Nottingham
IN the summer OF 1864. The father
died when the boy was twelve years
old, Young Charles Frederick began
early TO make hts own living At SIX.
teen he was attached to the ONCE OF
the sheriff. his chief duty being to act
as aueuoneer In disposing Of seized
and connscated goods. An early ex-
perienee as an auctioneer IL not 50 bad
for preacher. IL develops his hung
power and gives him ease before an
audience. Other noted mon have been
auctioneers Our own Josh Billings
followed that business for many years.
His experience was great aid TO him
when he went ON the lecture platform
Young Aked had some notion az be-
corning a preacher, but he lacked the
money which he thought was necea-
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-05-25

uppebEeu 10 De browning, Inc young
preacher plunged In, clothes and all,
and brought to land the body of a
man already drowned.
Led CruSadeS For Social Purity.
The local papers made much OF the
Incident. and the public thronged the
chapel to hear the athletic preacher
hero"-who had rescued a dead man.
After that It required no such per
formHnce to all Pembroke chapel. Mr..
Aked's preaching did 1t. He led cru
sadcs for social purity and for tenn
perance reform. which soon made him
noted figure in Liverpool. Whenever
he saw gross injustice anywhere in
the world his voice was lifted up
against II. Gladstone's famous speech
to the world In behalf OF the persecut-
cd Armeulans was the outcome of
movement IN which Mr.. Aked was one
OF the chief leaders. The preacher
championed the liberation OF Crete.
Aggression Of great powers against
weaker peoples always enlisted his
vigorous Pronunciation. He was no re-
specter OF nations. His own nation he
lambasted with particular fury when
be believed II to be In the wrong,
The opposition Of Mr.. Aked to the
British policy In the Transvaal seven
years ago Is a part of history. When
the British ministry determined to
crush and asslmllate the two strug-
Cling BOer republics OF South Africa
this Liverpool preacher put on his war
paint and began practically alone a
campaign against the imperiallstlc pol
Icy which has no parallel In pulpit his
tory Sunday after Sunday from the
platform In his chapel. which he used
rather than n pulpit. Preacher Aked
bomharIted his national government
with tiery denunclation.
My passion" he declared. rs for
freedom"
He believed that the administration
was crimlnally aggressive against the
Beers who were entitled to their free
dom
BeSleged by a HoWling Mob.
just then there was war In Liver.
pool For five successive Sundays a
bowling mob besieged Pembroke chap.
81. Two hundred policemen were sent
10 protect the preacher and his church
aad home. Such was the rage Of the
proadmnistration people that It was
found necessary to increase the police
squad To 800 men. Each Sunday Mr..
Aked went from his home 10 the
chnFeh between lines Of poaicemen. He
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-05-25

MIR. Akcd Is called "the fighting par
son" II II well known that before nc
eeptIng this cali he insisted upon re
ceiving from tho trustees of the church
their signed assurance that he was to
have "a free hand" which means that
he Ii not 10 be hampered In his work
by any traditions OF great wealth or
social prestige He IA TO preach the
gospel truth as he understands 1t,
There is to he no gag in his mouth.
Now. all this Is OF general public In
terest, II the Fifth Avenue church
had hired for pastor a person of the
conventional clerical type, an easy go
Ing gentleman OF the kind familiar In
most of the fashionable churches In our
large cities, there would have been
nothing new and therefore nothing IN
torostlng In IT,
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-05-25
VOTING CONTEST
A Library of 100 Volumes Will Be Give
Away

This elegant library including 100 volumes and hand
will be given by vote to the Lodge sociev
church or school IN 4 Occur GAene securing the large
listed below will give with each 1Oc cash purchase one N.Y.
The contest began Jan 49, 1907, and will close June #
1907 at o'clock p ballot box is placed in the Oil
Drug store, where votes to be deposited
At close of contest, the Lodge, Society," Church \
School having received the largest number of votes VII
be awarded the library.
Current accounts, when promptly paid entitled i
votes.
Remember votes be secured by trading with firm
listed below. Hugh Whitaker will count the votes
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-12-13
Nrrn nf Jnhustrtal
Uratitillg
BY JAMES A. EMORY,
seeretary of the Citizens Industrial Association.

or education high The
necessity between the and sixteen most Of them
fourteen or these small proportion will receive
Of preparation for cerhp and office positions from schools Of cnora
The Others viii have training the Of their
hands will be rank only unskd labor the supply Of
which steadily augmented By the great volume Of immigration
this Of unframed workers may learn operate single
machine will be like the Young referred
subject who has worked for four turning
single machine bu had knowledge how fitted with
the other parts
be called mechanic. He has Of the
familiarity with tho Of tools and the purpose Of his work that need
ed his his task and TO make for him TO
out thing The that he make
simplest repairs the machine that he operates Specialization
industry machinery bound TO continue and
but the leaned his mponabc years his hands
acquire familiarity The relation Of appliances
workman than who gets his knowledge aphazan
following systematic That part of the
industrial education IL is make mechanics instead Of machines
Of The well mpr thorough knowledge of particular
subject.
work special Institutions the needs
particular localities in which they situated 10 satisfy
requirements restricted industries the matter of skilled
labor studied this that
solving the problem presented by the 100000 school children
growing up with prospects of special industrial training fit
them for trades by the adoption of comprehensive
system under the cooperation Of the nation and the
states.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-12-13

period crops postpone again.
this contraction will LATER the tides
fall viii be proportion
the expansion
This which evaded The nature OF
things The decline would have been much greater had the
been assured that the stocks and bonds of
poaons hereafter to be uard to much greater degree than
before
No railroad corporation in Europe increase its capital its
bonds with another without first obtaining authority from
recognized tribunal Even Canada has its commission for this
pose.
It not only right but supervise such corporations
do banks They the enjoying privileges
and the interests Of the nation be protected
There impeachment TO the return due Of another period
wholesome needed expansion Of which
rapidly rendering those other Importance This will
which will certainly
amnlany than before because loans will security the
foreign and hitherto lacking Such safeguards should
objected by the honest o nothing should be demanded
by the people and nothing less should the government give
All have do the world that protect
the investor carefully those Of other civilized countries.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-12-13

A little clock sat on little tabf
wishing the time away The Minute
hand hustled by, and tainted the
Hourhand with being slow. tn
around this dial a dozen times whi.e
YOU are getting over 1t once" Very
true" responded the Hour-hsnd. but
without me YOU would not know day
from night Don't quarrel. y.D
TIVE, gasped the little Secondhand, AZ
he rushed along. Remember I'm OF
more importance that either of you. In
quarter OF second of time thou.
sand lives may be lost and a. every
stroke of my puny hand soul il
born He is only child" said the
Hour-hand. YEARLY. Wait till ! strike
Twelve. That will mean something"
And so the Minute-hand went its eter
nal way. and the fussy Secondhand
never paused. and the little dial grew
white I'm the moonlight that hung over
ono who was watching and waiting
for that moment when his hour should
be struck by the unseen hand. AZ last.
But without stopping. the little clock
licked on and IN.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-12-13

John George NJ bum chief counsel
for the Standard OH comuany IN q
suits brought by tho federal govern.
meat TO dissolve the trust. was
bern IN Sunderland Englald Dccc u.
her 10 1851. After receiving his
carly education IN England he ca ne
e. the United States and for time
studied law nj Batavia N. y. lie
was admitted to the bar in 1874 and
began practice in Buffalo. He rapidly
came 10 the front In his profe ssion
and soon was recognized as a corpora.
tion lawyer of exceptional ability II
was at Mr.. Milhurn's house In ,Buffa %
that President Mckinley died after
being shot ut tho Buffalo exposition n.
Mi. Milburn was at tho time presi.
dent OF the Psn,Amcrican EXPO siticn
ind the martyrcd president was his
guest on the fatal day. Shorty after
the tragedy Mr., 4Milburn removed to
New York City and has since bean
connected with the Standard Oil com 1
,any In legal capacity In 1905 Nr.
ii,brrn served as one OF the Amc,i.
an delegates to the Universal Con- /
,rcss of Lawyers aud Jurists, held at Z
he st. Louis Worlds fair
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-12-13
CHRISTMAS EUYING.

There Is a sentimental side to
christmas. aud there Is a commercial
side. The commercial side is the
effect VI the sentimental. Because
sentiment developed the habit OF Civ
ling there arose the need OF buying
|one bought 10 give.
At the present time the commercial
|side Is apparent. The merchants have
laid In supply of innumerabe novel.
tiles suitable for the Christmas sho,t
ner. Shelves, show cases. tables and
windows are loaded with the array
of tempting articles. There are pre-
cious Jewels. art wares. enbroidcries.
toys and necessaries All tastes are
represented In the bewildering masses
OF things. Likewise all sizes and de
grees of purses are fitted I'm the prices
at which these tempting articles are
sold.
The buyer Is unable to resist the
Christmas sentiment. then she Is un.
able to resist the tempting things OF
fered by the merchants. And year BY
year It lis growing harder to resist the
compounded influences. The sentiment
spreads and deepens annually. Each
Christmas people buy who never
bought before. and give who never
gave. Their hearts and their natures
yield to the gladstone sentiment OF the
And their eyes long for th
attractive things they see.
This year the shops have more
beautiful and more aluring ttocks
than ever before. The steady ores.
cendo OF Christmas Is reflected In the
variety and beauty OF the
stocks year by year. The shopper Is
discovering the stocks. The adver-
tisements tell the story of the mer-
chants offerings. The newspaper car
ries right into the bosom of the fam
lily. to the We of the buyer, the informa
ton he wants. He is enabled to read |
N the advertisements what to buy
and where to buy II. SO the Christ |
mas SHOPPER goes forth to shop. The |
retail streets are alive with the shop. |
pers. The stores arc already teeming
Christmas trade. Hard times? From |
The way the Christmas business f.
hard times seem un-
known. II they were ever felt here Of
icreabouts. they arc rapidly vanishing
This Is the season Of buying. and the
buying is going on in the same old
way.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-12-13
DECEMBER 10 IN HISTORY.

1850 Frederick II. of Germany died
Rorn Dec. &c. .iisi.
152l-Emanuel the Great. King OF
Portugal. died. Born 1869.
l5fs-ODening session Of the Council
of Trent.
l560-Duke of Sully. chief minister of
Heury ". Of France. born.
Died 1871.
iG42-New Zealand discovered by
Tssman.
le1f-Robert Livingston. founder of
the Livingston family. i'm
America born in Scotland. Died
In Albany. n. Y. April 20. 1925.
lI15-American congress determined
to build navy or thirteen
frigates.
i7s4-Dr. Samuel Johnson. lexicogra.
pher. died. Born Sent u.s. 1909
lS1G-First savings bank i'm the
United States opened In Boston
Phillips Brooks. famous AmerI-
can divine. born. Died Jan. o.
1898.
is50-Many billed and injured in
boiler explosion on steamer