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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-03-14

saint and the twentieth century
sinner.
He declared that In his travels
up and down the land, wherever he
found a dead church, he had made
an examination and found that the
church died from neglect. Any
church, he declared, will go ON the
rocks and into spiritual bankruptcy
through neglect.
81 used to think" he said. that
the worst enemy the church had was
the blatant infidel or agnostie or
organized forces on the outside, but
the greatest enemy the church has Is
the unconscious enemy on the in
side. The greatest blows the church
gets is from its p~rofessed friends,
II you neglect the church for some
lodge, club, the theater or some
form OF amusement, II YOU want to
send the church on the rocks Just
join 1t and then go off and neglect
it. If yon want to kill the Sunday
school or the missionary society
don't talk them to death. just neg
lect them and they will die. If You
want to put the church on the rocks
don't knock it. just join and neg
lect it. | would not give the flip
of my finger for a religion that does
not get down into the heart and
make you glad. Take the VOWS Of
the church and then turn your back
on 1t and you are an enemy of the
church. If you want TO put the knife
into the heart of the church, so and
join and pledge loyalty to 1t, and
then go off and forget 1t. II we
neglect the church we are sending it
onto the rocks. | think the time
has come in the history of the world
when we should put the church
above and over ALL"
The evangelist then spoke at
some length on the tragedies that
follow NEGLECT of the home, He said
III the home was neglected we ought
not to be surprised when it goes on
the rocks. "If you neglect your
home" he declared, land it dies
you have murdered your home Neg
loct your home and it goes on the
rocks and your children will go TO
a Christless grave"
In closing the evangelist declared
that neglect not only destroys the
home and the church, but it puts
you at last in a Christless grave,
Nf1TtfS
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CID MASTERS FROM HALSEY
COLLECTION TO BE AUC-
TONED OFF TODAY.

NEW YORK, March FIFTY
thousand dollars worth OF Old
Masters from the collection OF
Frederick b. Halsey will be auc-
tened off at the Anderson Art gal
leries here beginning today.
This is the seventh section of the
Ealsey collection to be sold and will
bring the total sales from the col
lection up to nearly 100000, or
more than 100000 greater than
any similar sale on record. Other
sales from the collection later prob
ably will bring the total close to 4
million dollars. Among the most
interesting of the Old Masters on
sale today are Christ Healing the
Sick" and Christ Before PLATE"
b. Rembrandt. Catherine OF
Prasanza," Henrietta Maria and
oliver Cromwell by William Fair
thorne. n of the moss celebrated
OF the seventeenth century portrait
~engravers, all exceedingly rare
specimens. are in today's selection,
Printing to satisfy the most ex-
acting. Tucker, the printer. Job
printing, That's All."-fAdv1
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iris SPEAKER IS
VISITOR At CAMP
CHAMPION BATTER OF LEae,fE
VISITS WITH PLAYERS AT
JUNGLE PARK.
Jennings Has Three Candidates fo,.
ihitd Sack Position Lined In
Tor a Closer Inspection.
Batting Practice.


iris Speaker, peer of them all
@heh 1t comes to welding the big
STICK. was in the Tigers training
camps Tuesday afternoon ana nat
drally was the big noise" with the
players. Spoke was looking Gift
TIN and declared he would Jour
hey to New Orleans this coming Fri
day TO report to the Cleveland team
Tor a couple of weeks spring train
ing before the team starts north tn
begin the season. When urged hv
Bush to take a waIlop at the bali
Tor the edifieation Of those present
the big Texan declined, saying tiny
time Will come when | report for
work. Speaker declared he was in
condition and would go after batting
honors again this season.
In Wrestling batting honorg of
the American league from the
nightly Georgia Peach the Texan
realizes that he accomplished won
ders and he does not expect to re-
tain that distinction without the
hardest struggle OF his baseball ca
reer. To be a little more specific
the Texan has a lot of respect fol-
Tyrus Cobb.
With Bobby Veach looking big
ger and stronger than ever ane
showing unusual form in the outer
left garden, the certainty of Cobb's
ability to take care of the middle
field and Harper and Heilman tC
bolster up Crawford in the right
garden Manager Jennings is not wor.
rying about his outfield. However
his weather eye chances Pacificward
the infield-Vitt, the third saekei
is a hoid-out. What this player
will eventually do cannot be fore.
told, but Ii he doesn't intend to sticl
it out he is a good "four-flusher'
and has them all guessing about q
call" Jennings doesn't doubt but
that he can fill the station with a
man that will show a better batting
average at the end of the season
than did Witt, but he has learned te
depend on Wits fielding. and he's
just wondering if he can develop a
third saeker that will measure up to
the Jew in that particular.
There are three applicants for tbs
position at the third station-Dyer
Jones and Ellison. Yesterday Jen-
nings had them in Il semicirele
about the third sack and they were
given chances II after the other
so ne could see them in action. All
three Of these men show stuff. but
the question is will they stand the
test Of the firing line. Jennings is
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PRATT ADVISES QUICK
DEVELOPMENT OF FOR
EIGN AUTO MARKET

WASHINGTON, March IL
manufacturers to enter the world
market before the America market
becomes saturated" Was voiced by
M. Edward Ewing Pratt. chief OF
the U. S. Bureau of Foreign and
Domestic Commerce today.
IF the production OF automobiles
continues its present rate of in
crease" DIR. Pratt warns, .sand un-
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t. make luxurious use OF available
supplies, to use all sorts Of tricks in
order to attempt to cover themselves
with a reserve layer OF fat for times
Of still greater scarcity.
in thousands of letters. mostly
written BY women, the writer's speak
Of nothing else but the fear OF ulti-
mate starvation"
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-
PROGRAM
Tonight.

= 6:3o-~Bnsiness women's sup .
= per, First Presbyterian church. =
= ZOO Personal workers =
= training class. =
= 7:30-sermon, subject: "A =
= Lost Christ =
= The business women will at =
. tend In a body. .
= Christian church night. All =
. members and friends of the =
= Christian church are urged to =
= be present. =
. Thursday. =
= 10 a. m.-Sermon, subject: .
. ''The Fruits of the Spirit =
= 2:3n p. m.-Cottage prayer .
= meetings. 4
q p. m.-Business mems =
= prayer meetings. =
. 7 p. m.-Personal workers =
. class. Z
. 7:So p. m.-Sermon, subject: =
= Gods Call to Waxahachie." =
= Methodist night. All Meth =
= odists are expected. Z
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COULDN'T CLOSE SALOONS.
So TRY 1T ON THE GRO
Gerry STORES.

. BUENOs AIRES, March IA.
= -Having tried and failed to
= close the saloons on Sunday,
. the Buenos Aires city govern
. ment is making a similar ex-
. pertinent with the grocery
= stores, The idea Is to give the
Q clerks q days rest a week. It
= Is not q religious movement.
= Most grocery stores really do
= keep their front entrance shut,
y which the saloons never did,
= but they do a tremendous side
= door trade.
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.,,ovinr a much needed
Monday, Evangelist John =.
I, and his party of workers
s.ss on the iue Tuesday anu
,iaht. and the services
- week started off with an IN
.xd interest over the preceding l
!, The attendance at the iore-
..,viee was larger than usual
!, night the large tabernacle
.ued almost to its fullest seat
,,,aeity. The evangelist eS-
81 himself as well pleased with
tuesday night attendance. All
members Of the choir did not
tbeir way back but it is expect
tssA 80
NJ, all the seats will be taken
Il tonight. As on all other nights
IL meeting the song service last
II was most inspiring, the main
.a,cre taking a more active part
Ne song service than on previous
nsons.
III sermon OF the evangelist
again directed mainly to church
nsr, and at its close he gave
irritation to all those who had
nsglectful in their church VOWS
tana forward and renew their
slty to the church. Quite a num-
accepted the invitation and a
Ut earnest prayer In their behalf
i offered by the evangelist.
he subject last night was THE
EEsdies Of Neglect" The first
ne serses of the second chapter
Hebrews we're used as a basis for
\ sermon. He spoke OF the i'm
rance Of giving earnest heed to
preached word and declared
u liter one reached mature years
" chances for accepting Christ
u sery small. He said 1t was a
tllal nine out OF ten persons who
Pat Christ do so before they are
|ds years old. Between 25 and
ONLY one out Of one hundred ac-
v gaflst, and between 40 and 60
tao Is only one out of every
'a0asand. He declared that peo-
sao hear the word and then sit
y ana refuse to heed 1t finally
= lae place where they are as
'aaly lost II they were already
and In hell.
ILLS true" said the preacher.
Y God is love; that Christ died
" mat he suffered death on
u0ss' mat his body was in the
u'ee days; that the breath of
ssspt through the silent form
mat he assembled hack to
4asf ana stitch at the right
oae throne--if these things
we and I believe they are
W. question is how shall we
: We neglect so great sal
:. "an uoes not have to
a'ank' commit murder. pro-
y name of God or commit
.'as SIN to be lost. Lots Of
$ nave the idea they must vlo-
aas law OF God to be lost
~ must get drunk, lie or
!. -asaef--to be lost. II Won
W Of Christ you are los,
you lie' steal or whatever
i you do not definitely
!. '0u DO not act, you are lost
y sand outside the cleansinr
u Christ. Christ sa,d ' tha,
~ spirit came it would re.
y world Of sin. If You are
y from which all OF Other qTSl s,n.
rIs ,F SIN of turning your back
ksaa,b,a" u'all'y is a high and
Instantly" morality is
il VI, then showed what
n, ,sa,' DO for the twentieth
i,a as'' ,ss the twentieth CEN
Tue twentietb
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[ra9edies Of Neglect
Stressed in Address

npowx DELIVERS WONDERFUL SERMON on THE
NGELisA - 80 ! % NEGLECT AND URGED GHERCH MEMBERS
fRAGfpInn. raH THE HARM THEY HAVE DONE TuRr
70 MAJ az n,rrY-MANY RESPOND To PROPOSITION TO
sriRT ANEW.
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A service for men only will be
held on Sabbath afternoon at 2:45.
MIR. Browns subject viii be Chick
ems Come Home to Roost,' The
men of the city and county should
be present.
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pretty sure he will be able to de-
yelop at least one good one and may
be two good men out of the three.
He is pleased with the work of the
trio.
Batting practice was again the
feature of the afternoon condition
ing work of the Tigers. Pitchers
were given their usual workouts,
but nothing out of the ordinary
t%ranspired.
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Saturday afternoon at PAS Mr..
Brown will speak to women only on
the subject of "The Devils Decoys.'
The women's clubs have been In
vlted to be present.
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services is increasing. There was a
splendid audience this morning, hut
many are missing the opportunity of
hearing these vital messages who
could be present If the would. Hear
the message tomorrow on "The
Fruits Of the Spirit"
Children's meeting Friday at $3.50.
MIR. Guice will be in charge and give
his second Illustrated talk. All chill
dren are invited. Parents and teach
ers are asked to see TO it that the
children are in attendance,
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NOTES.

The attendance at the morning
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1917-01-11

"That aln't no way to treat a white
man, Cap. Won't you let 'em trade me
no more oreT
Il shall investigate before | decide"
said Hardy, and he rose to leave. Good
evening. Good evening, Mr.. Vandervyn."
He went out. Dupont gaped after
him, and grunted lncredulously: "Fifty
thousalid-made II fifty thousand, and
he didn't jump at itw
"rold you so,' snapped yandervyn.
"But well fix him yet-two more cards
up our sleeve. If one fails to take the
trick, Wen play the other. We're not
going to be bluffed out at this stage Of
the game"
Dupont caught ut the whisky bottle
with n shaking hand. mo, by Gar"
he protested. "Wc don't play that
other card, Mr.. Van. quit first"
"0h, well" replied Vandervyn, "lf
you're going to throw down, shall not
try TO play 1t alone. But you're In on
the next play"
Dupont grunted, and poured himself
Il full glass of whisky.
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Better Than Fish Stories.

c. o. Bartrum informs us that he
has heard the major triad sung as an
arpegglo by blackbird. L. B. Hawes
has heard blaCkbird "slnglng two
trlplets in succession, beginning with
the fifth and going down." NJ. l..
lIovenden reports that n thrush hns
been heard at Streathnm singing the
first line of the tune of The Camp
bells Are Coming; +. G, Hlghe of
Castleacre, Norfolk. has heard n
thrush switch frequently repeats the
arpegglo of the major triad" and II.
G. Barton has heard thrush distinct
ly whistle the three notes Of the minor
subdomlnant chord, followed by the
three notes Of the tonic of the relative
major" In perfect tune. - London
Times.
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Narrow Escapes Do Not Even Pro.
woke a Comment In the
Present War.

AS we bOwled down the road toward
group Of brick houses on the left. n
shell passed not more than 80 yards In
front of us and through the side Of one
Of these houses as easily as n circus
rider pops through u tissue paper
hoop. Almost ut the same instant an.
other exploded-wherc I haven't the
least Idea, except that the dust from
1t hit us in the face. The motor rolled
smoothly along meanwhile, and the
Belgian soldier driving 1t stared as
lmpcrturbably ahead of him as II he
were back at Antwerp on the seat Of
his taxlcab.
You get used to shells In time, II
seems, and, deciding that you either
are or are not going to be hit, dismiss
responsibility and leave 1t all to fate.
| must admit that In my brief expert.
ence I was not able TO arrive at this
rcstful state. We reached at last the
city gate through which we had left
Antwerp, and the motor came to stop
just at the inner edge of the passage
under the fort, and said goodby to
the young EnSishman ere he started
back for the trenches again.
"Well," he called after me as I start.
ed across the open space between the
gate and the house a stones throw
away, "you've had an experience, any.
way"
was just about to answer that un,
doubtedly ! had when-"TZee-ce-cc
ee-r'-a shell just cleared the ram.
parts over our heads and disappeared
In the side of house directly In front
Of us with a roar and geyser of
dust. Neither the motor nor n guests
duty now detained me, and, waving
him goodby, l turned Mt right angles
and made with true civilian speed for
the shelter Of q side street.
The progress Of the motor seemed
slow and disappointing. Not that the
spot n quarter of mile Off was at all
less likely to be hit, yet one felt con-
sclous Of growing desire to be some
where else. And though took Off my
hat to keep IL from blowing off, |
found that every time shell went
over promptly put II on again, indi-
eating, one suspected, decline In
what the military experts call morale.
Golfers Weekly.
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CHAPTER W.
ThunderboIt.

But Dupont was not at home. When
they failed to find him either In the
store or the living rooms, Marie
stepped to the door for another look
at the Indians, and then calmly went In
to prepare noon dinner.
Vandervyn sauntered over to the Of
flee. On the way back he observed Red
bear. out back of the warehouse, drift.
Ing unobtrusively from one group of
Indians to another. Hardy was at his
desk In the Office, intent on the gov
ernment treaty with the tribe.
At noon, as the head chief of the
tribe had not yet arrived, Hardy and
vandervyn started to 80 for their mid.
day meal. AS they rounded Hardy's
cabin, they were overtaken by Dupont,
who came from the direction of the
stable. His face was as stolid as the
faces of the chiefs and headmen
among whom he had passed.
"Well, Jnke, what's the good wordf"
inquired Vandervyn.
The trader gloomily shook his hend.
"Ain't none, Mr.. Van. No women, no
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CHAPTER v.
By.PIay.


Sunrise found Vandervyn riding
down the valley on his nimble-footed
pinto. He left the road and cantered
across into the bend where Redbear
had pointed out his new house to
Hardy. When Vandervyn rode Up,
Redbear was shovelng clay upon the
uncovered brush thatch at one corner
Of the roof. The halfbreed did not
stop work until his visitor drew rein
almost within arms reach. Vandervyn
met his civil greeting with u cynical
smile.
$50 you've builded you home.
Charlie. How's your sister Wilma?
That's the name, isn't it?'
"No, we say 1t O-ee-nah. The school
people made her get up at four. told
her to'sleep all day, If she liked"
"Come up the creek. l want TO tell
you something" replied Vandervyn.
When they had gone beyond earshot of
the cabin, he stopped his pony and
faced the uneasy halfbreed with look
of sympathetic concern. "Charlie, it's
all up"
Redbear's face turned n mOttled gray.
"All-all upi" he gasped.
Amounts to the same thing" an
swered vandervyn. ave sounded him
last night. He won't sit In to the game
the board-backed fool No chance
to deal with him, and you know what
that means. Next thing, he'll have 1t
all out of the chlefj--the mlne-every-
thing"
"No, no, Mr.. Vanl He can't find out.
They don't know about what you and
me Nobody saw us-nobody. II
there'd been fresh track anywhere
inside u quarter-milc. / couldn't have
missed It."
Vandervyn shrugged. '1m not so
sure Of that. You are not q full-blood
tracker. But what If that is covered?
It's bad enough. AS soon as he finds
out about the mine, he will kick the
whole bunch of us Off the reservation.
That's the kind of fool he Is"
"He can't put me off. I'm member
of the tribe"
"Yes, and Jake Is member by mar.
rlage. Lots Of good that will do you
both--in the guardhouse."
Redbear cringed at the word. "But
my sister He won't put me in"
"Wait and see when he finds out
how things have been going here. Let
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Good.By Luck!

Two cOlored women were passing u
North side residence this morning and,
by way Of greeting. one Of the women
said 10 the other:
"Why, hello, Mandy. Is you happy
"Why, 'cose Use happy" said the
other, "llave you got hnsbandl"
"Of course aln't got II husband
That's why I'm happy
swell, doggOne the luck Tn Il.
goln' L git you husband" was the
parting word as the two women sep
aratcd.--lndanapois News.
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cd to file out of the guardhousc. HARDY
waved them back, aud seated himself
on the chair that Redbear had brought
from the office. With calm, direct
gaze, Hardy studied the appearance Of
the triple row OF Indians. To an In
experienced eye rhey could not have
appeared more peaceably disposed. But
iIardy's keen eyes noted that the
blankets of some of the men In the
rear were hunched out over well-filled
qulvers Of arrows. Here and there On
the ground beside the subchlefs who
formed the front row muzzle of a
rifle thrust from under the outspread
blanket ends.
Hardy at Inst fixed his giize on Thnn-
derbolt. who sat In the center Of the
row Of subcllefs, and after delibera.
tive silence that accorded with the IN.
dian idea of etiquette, spoke TO Red.
bear: "Tell them that l nm pleased
to meet In council with the head chief
and subchlcfs and headmen Of the
tribe. am here TO find out what has
troubled the tribe and to see whatever
Is wrong shall be made right"
Redbear glanced ut yandcryyn, who
stood behind Hardy. The eyes OF the
chief clerk narrowed, and his small.
red mouth Strengthened. Rcdbear drew
In quick breath, faced about, and ad.
dressed the assembly. What he said
took several moments to deliver.
The hush that followed seemed to
culver with suppressed hostility,
though the faces of the Indians re-
malned st0lid. At last old Tl.own-
konza yentured response. His tone
and bearing were mild. He first spoke
so0thlngly to his fellcw councillors, and
then addressed Hardy In dlgnincd re.
monstrance. When he sat down again,
Redbear stood silent, uneasy and yacll
lating.
Interpret" ordered Hardy.
"l-I-it isn't easy. You mlghtn't
like IT," mumbled the halfbrced.
"Neyer mind that. Proceed"
"Well, It's not easy TO get 1t Just the
same" hesItated Redbear lie glanced
ut Vandervyn, licked his lips, and be.
gam
"lIe says all this land belongs to the
tribe; that the white man has no bust.
ness here. lie says that he Is not
sorry Mr. Nogen was killed, but he Is
sorry that you have come here. lie
says his people do not like the Long
knives, who used to kill them, and
they do not want you for agent, be
cause you are chief of the Long.
knives. lie says they like Mr.. Van.
and they want him to be their agent"
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children, no old mcn-just bucks. No
trading been over to the p'lecce
camp. Ponies all In; tepces down.
They're Citing ready to slip down
creek"
do you mean they expect troubleT
asked Hardy.
"Well, It kind of looks that way" nh
swered Dupont.
Explain" ordered Hardy.
"You remember told you there was
lot Of bad blood stirred up. It all
turns on whether Thunderbolt feels the
same That's old Tl-owa-kOnza, the
head chief. If he's feeling bad. we'd
better look out"
II am confident there will be no
trouble" said Hardy. ave have only
to find out the cause of the III feeling
and remove It,"
"If 1t can be removed" qualified
Vandervyn.
Better figure on letting the ware
house 60 and piling into my place, Cap,
If they start to k-yl," suggested Du-
pont. an show you how got 1t all
loopholed. Water inside and a lot of
grub and ammunltion-we can hold 1t
agin the whole tribe, II the p'leece
don't so back on u.s."
"They will not, nor will there be any
outbreak" insisted Hardy. "Do not
needlcssly alarm your daughter"
Cant scare her." grunted Dupont
They were now almost at the house
porch. Marie appeared In the door
way, aglow with animation.
"Good dny, Captain Hardy. fear
we had breakfast too early for you.
Pere, you look sober as an awl. You
can't be afraid of an outbreak. What
If they do turn loose? | have every
thing ready-all the loopholes opened
and the meat brought In from the ice
house. 1t will keep In the cellar"
Hardy followed the others into the
parlor, and looked at the slots cut
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him find ont anything against you. and
It's Charlie In the jug, with his lob
gone glimmerlng."
The halfbreed looked up, his eyes
desperate, his face set In the grin Of
cornered rat. He muttered curse.
That's It, boyp encouraged Van
dervyn. Don't lay down. We're with
you. But remember, we've got to make
bluff. It's up to us to bluff him Off,
or throw down."
81 don't understand you, Mr.. van."
'IIere II is, then. He doesn't know q
word Of Lakotah. The tribe doesn't
know English. You are the Interpreter.
Get thatT
Redbear shook his head. mo, I
don't"
ayes. you do, Charlie. We've already