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Sunday School at 9:30 A. M.
Baker.. Supt
rreachmsr at 11 A. M and
8 P. M..
every ounaay. , - .,
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Sunday School atS-30 A. M. ;!' -'
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Preaching at 11 A. M., and 8 P. M.
evert Sanday.
,. Prayer m eting Thursday night .
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f PRACTICING PHYSICIAN;
, Louisburg, N. C.
i Office in the Ford Building, corner .Main i
ana Aasu streets. Up stairs 'Iront. .
B. kASSENBURa,
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Office in Court House.
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Refers to Chief i ustice Shepherd, Hon. John
Manning, Hon. Robt. W. Winston, Hon. J. C.
Buxton, Pres. First National Bank of Win
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of Monroe; Chas. E. Taylor, Pre. Wake For-
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LOUISBUBG, N. C.
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N- f Gas administered and tee.th extracted
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FHE SUNDAY SCHOOL. I
LESSON Jl, FIRST QUARTER, INTER-
tATIONAL SERIES, JAN. 8. . -
Text of the Lesson, John I. 33-46 Mem
ory Terse, 85-37 Golden Text, John i,
. 86 Commentary Preparedly the Rev.
. D. M. Stearns. . Z
Copyright,: 189S. by D. M. Stearns.
85, 86. "Again, the next day after John
stood, and two of his disciples,- and look
ing npon Jesus as He walked, he saith,
Behold the Lamb of God. John was
preaching and baptizing in Bethabara, be
yond Jordan, and spoke of Jesus as one
standing among them .whom they knew
not. - The next day he seeth Jesus coming
unto him and saith, "Behold the Lamb of.
God, which taketh away the sin of the
world" (Terse 29). Tbe next day. of this
verso: therefore was a third day In the
story. f He does not now speak of taking
away sin, buC" only of Him who takes it
away. Ho Himself must occupy our at
tention, not as a mortal . man, but as He
who, having purged our sins;, ir at God's
right band, a risen' immortal man,' who
was and is and is to come. The phrase
"as He walked" makes us think of - Him
as He walked in the garden of Eden in the
cool of the day, for He Is the same Lord
God who said to Adam, "Where art thou?"
and who has ever been seeking the fellow
ship of man since first He created him in
His own image. . .-' v - -"87.
"And the two disciples heard him
speak and they followed Jesus, "t": When
we, as His witnesses, so speak that those
who hear will follow Him, it is well, but
if they follow us it is not well, for there is
no man worth following except in so far
as he follows Christ When He" is by us
lifted up, He will draw unto Himself, and
He was lifted up on the cross that all who
look unto Him might be saved, - ' f
' 88. "Rabbi, where dwellest thouf" As
Jesus turned and said, r'What seek: ye?"
this was their reply. I think He is al
ways saying that to us every day that we
live. : What seek ye In the house of God
on His holy dayt . What seek ye in His
book when ye read it, or when ye read any
other book? What seek ye in your daily oc
cupation in home or store or office on land
or sea, at home or abroad? Is your an
swer like that of the Greeks, "We would
see Jesus?" ; If so, He is always ready to
'revejhl Himself to such,' but it is in the old
way of I Sam. ill, 21 "The Lord revealed
.Himself to Samuel by the word of the
Lord." Where dwell est thou? might be
answered by Isa. lxvi, ,2, and lvii, 15, "He
dwells in the lowly heart where there is a
broken and contrite spirit. ' ; , :
89. "He saith unto them, Come and see.
They came and saw where He dwelt and
abode with Him that day, for it was about
the tenth hour. " It was about the sixth
hour when' before the crucifixion on that
ame morning Pilate said, "Behold your
King" (John xix, 14), and as Ha was
crucified at 9 a. m., as we reckon time it
must hive been & a. nw when Pilate said
those words. At the same hour of the day He
talked with the woman at the well (John
iv, 6). Supposing that John uses the same
reckoning in all his gospel, it must have
been 10 a. m., when the two disciples went
with. Jesus. - , ': ". ' -.
40. "One of the two which heard John
speak and followed Him was Andrew,
Simon Peter's brother. ' It is probable
that the other of the two was John, -the
.author of this gospeL There is an .Incident
in erxh'of the other gospels": in which the
writer probably refers : to himself as the
unnamed' party. We are sure that it was so
iirthe case of Matthew. See Math, ix, 10,
and compare Luke v, 29. ' The others are
Mark xiv, 61; Luke xxiv, 18. But it is
Jesus whom we must see, not John or
'Andrew or Matthew, Mark or Luke. -
41;. ' He' first flndeth his own brother
Simon and saith unto him, We have found
the Messias, which is, being Interpreted,
the Christ." By the testimony of John
and the teaching of Jesus Andrew was
convinced that Jesus was indeed Israel's
long promised Messiah, and he hastens 'to
tell the glad tidings to his own brother.
. 42. "And he brought him to Jesus, and
when Jesus beheld him He said, Thou are
Simon, the son of Jona." He therewith
save him a new name, Cephas, which
means a stone. He did not need to be in
troduced to him to be told who he was,
for He knew all men, and He knew what
was in man (John 11, 24, 25). There is
much pretty talk about Jesus which does
not bring Him to the heart as the one al
together lovely, nor does it briflg people to
Him as the only one who can meet the
soul's need, by taking away our Bins. :
43." 1 4 The day following Jesus would go
forth into Galilee, and flndeth Philip, and
saith unto him. Follow Me." We seem to
have set before ns the events of consecu
tive days, and if so this would be the
fourth day of this series. Why He should
go ana seek rnuip we ao not. Know, dui
H Anew, for He always knows just what
He is doing and why He is doing it, and
some day we shall see that He has never
done without cause anything that He has
done fJohn vi. 6: Ezek. xiv, 23)." .
44 "Now Philip was of Bethsaida, the
city of Andrew and Peter-" Perhaps tbe
three, with James and "John, were all,
like Simeon and Anna, looking for the
promised Messiah. The eyes of the Lord
run to and fro throughout the whole, earth
to show Himself strong on behalf of those
whose hearts are perfect toward Him (II
Chron. xvi. 9). : , ' S'-T" : ?
45 ;" Philip flndeth Nathanael and saith
unto him. We have found Him of whom
Moses in the law and the prophets did
write. Jesus of Nazareth-the son of Jo
fjh " These men were students of
prophecy. They had probably talked many
a time of Him of whom we read in ten.
iii and xlix. in the prophecies of Balaam,
in Dent xvlii and xxxil," in Pa. ii and
ItxH. in Isa. ix and xl, in Jer. xxiil and
Ezek. xxxrii and, in'fact, everywhere,
4ft, "And Nathanael said unto him,
Can there any jrood thing oome out of
Nazareth? Philip -saith unto him, Come
tLnd seer " When he came and saw and
heard Him for .himself, then he cried,
"Rabbi, Thou art the Son of God, Thou art
the Kinsr of Israel'? (verse 49). Micah had
said that the Messiah would be born at
Bethlehem. Hosea said He would come
out of Kgypt Jeremiah said . He would
'im at Jerusalem, but where was,ever
said that He would . come from Nazareth?
Nathanael was impressed with the thought
that The was sneaking to one who saw nun
when he evidently thought that no mortal
eye foehela mm. ir-ernaps nnuer wat
trea he was comnraning with God. jesn'
urnriaea him still further by telling bin
hereafter he would see still greater thing
even an opened heaven, and the angels of
God asscending and descending upon wie
Son of Man evidently . a ' reference to
Jacob's viskarbf Tihe ladder and a yet fu
ture fulfillment. Jesus said that Nathanael
would see it; so shall we. When Christ,
Who is our life, shall appear, then shall we
also appear witji him in glory (CoL iii, 4).
During the past two years, Mrs. J. W.
Aleiander, wife of the editor of the Way
nesboro,; (Miss.) Times, has, in a great
many instances, relieved her baby when
in tbo first stages of croup, by i:i?ing it
Chamberlain's cough remedy. She looks
npon this remedy as a household! neces
sity and believes that no better medicine
has ever been put in bottles.. There are
many thousands of mothers in this broad
land, who are of the same opinion. It is
i tbe only remedy that can. always be de
pended upon as a preventive and cure
for otd'ap. The 25 and 50 cent bottles
are for salby W, G. Thomas, drog-
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It was New Year's eve. A fire of
mountain turf roared in the wide mouth
ed fireplace. ' The octogenarian, Patrick
Mulligan, eat npon a suggaun . (rope
straw) chair in the ingle nook. Four
generations of Mulligans were represent
ed under the thatch that night It war
the annual gathering of the faction.
They included all ages, from : the baby
who had just come over the border of
earth's mysterious land to the stalwarjf
old man who was about to cross the fart
ther frontier." The firelight danced upon
85 faces. - :. ; ; .- -.. '
The Mulligans forever!" shouted
broad shouldered young Mike Mulligan.
Grandad, tell us the story of the black
thorn and how yon won your wife with
itl"
'Troth thin I told it to yez before) me
lad. , 'Tis an old talel 'Tis an old tale I"
replied the old man, while the snow
beat npon the window panes, the hail
rattled in the thatch and the wind
"DID HE Al YEZ?" BATS I.
swooped down the chimney of wattles,
sending a stream of sparks across the
floor. y .
VFaith.'tis that," said Mike, "but
'tis like some other things all the bet
ter for ita age." ' ! '
Yes, , yes, grandad," chorused! the
Mulligans, young and - bid, crowding
around the fireplace. "Do tell ns about
the blackthorn." - I
"Faith, I couldn't say nay to alfyez
gossoons on a New Year's eve," replied
the old man as he caressed the shillalab.
which had tteen in hia possession nearly
60 years. "Many a skull did yesfrttfnch
in friendly sport," he continued, run
ning his Angers over the stick caressing
ly and surveying the wood with the eye
of a connoisseur. - ..
'Twas cut from the straightest root
growing piece of blackthorn I could find
60 years ago. It must be root growing,
boys, for if not, I could not think 'twas
worth cutting. A mere branch, no mat'
ter how straight and fair it might look,"
would be apt to warp and ' twist in .the
tog o' war. Whin-1 had it cut and the
branches lopped off, I put it . up the
chimney to season. Whin 'twas well
dried, I took it down and wrapped it in
brown paper, well soaked in hog's lard.
Thin I buried it in warm .earth, taking
it out every day to bind it across me
knee till all the twists and turns were
out of it After I had it straight, I rub
bed it well with a woolen cloth covered
with blacklead and grease, to give it a
polish. 'Twas all ready now for a shin
dy, only for it being a little too light
at wan ind. ,So I bored a hole in it with
a -rednot iron spindle, into which X
poured some melted lead for, the pur
pose o giving it the knockdown weight
This lead, me childer, " continued tbe
old man in benignant fashion, ."gave
the stick a widow and orphan making
quality, a child bereaving touch, as the
poet says, altogether very desirable, to.
3ay notmng oi tne iianoe in tne nana.
Now, if the stick should split whin yez
aremaking The hole, yez may put on
an iron: ferrule and drive a few nails
into it, l'aving the nails stick .out. on
either side, both jor arnamint and use.
The fortunes of the Mulligans, me chil
der, have depinded more nor wanst on.
the judicious use of a nail in a stick.
and" vb : .
"But I thought yon were going to
tell ns about .grandma, " broke in a 17-year-old
maiden with-pansy eyes.
"So I am, mavourneen; but yez must
let me tell it in me own way. WHn i
was of yer age, Mike,", he resumed,
"I was as tidy a lad asye'd meet in a
month of Sundays well set up about
the shoulders and as handsome as a sol
dier. Manny a girl would turn her head
to look at me thim days and 1 passing.
And among thim that gave me a bit o'
blarney now and thin was the Widdy
Sullivan.. - She was left widout chick
or child at the age of 22, and a snug,
purty woman Bhawas," wid a warm
complexion and a warm heart Whin
I'd be - working hard all day on the
farm, I'd stroll down to her liquor store
in the avenin. There was always a taste;
o' punch to be had, and mebbe a rasher
o bacon and a cup o' .tay whin the
a'vening would be wearing away. 'Twas
not in tbe taproom we eat at all, at all,
but in the kitchen, where the turf fire
was burning bright and everything nate
andisomfortable, wid tbe firelight dano
ing on the tins on the wall. :'; P
" 'Pat, ' she'd eay to me southering
like, ' 'tis time yez were thinking about
getting married.' .
V 4 WelL. says Ir 'mebbe I am looking
out for a wife. And who should I come
O.W O. Hardman. when sheriff of
Tyler County., W. Va.. was at one time,
almost prostrated with a cold. - He used
Chamberlain's cough remedy and was so
much pleased with the qnick relief and
eare it afforded him. that he gave thefol
lowing nnsolicited testimonial: "To all
who may be interested, 1 wish to say,
that I have used Chamberlain s cough
remedy and find It invaluable for coughs
and eolds." For sale by W. G. Thomas,
druggist. ,
When you turn oyer a new leaf
try to keey from blotting it.
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to for advice but to yez, that knows all
about it?' -
" 'Oh,' says she, blushing like a rose,
' tis not me has the age nor the experi
ence to give advice to a tidy young chap
like yerself. ' -
" 'Sots anny wan could see yez hadn't
the age by looking in yer eyes, aoush
la. but ye ought to have the experi
ence, and . yer husband dead only a
year.' - - -
But he was an rlleriy man, rest
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nis bowl .Fac sayssiK.
::g her eyes
lottery all
with her apron. , ' ' J,
around, tnis marrying. -
" Tia so indade,' eays-I, hitching
me chair up a little closer. -. . .
ut meDDe ye a be giving me
some advice yerself, Patr says she as
sly as a weasel. 'I'mr a widdy wid no
wan to look out for me. and I'm that
lonesome, Pat, yez wouldn't- believe! " I ,
"bave three as fine feather beds as ver
kept a man warm, on a cold winter's--
night, abound dostu o silver tttoon .
five pigs, a donkey and a oow in the
yard and a daleo' stuff that I can't
mintion. ; - ; t 1 ."- -
" WelL' says I, putting me ar-r-m
around her waist by way of encourage
ment, go on, widdy, darlint . What ad
vice are yez wanting, agTa?V : j
- " 'I'm .afeerd ye'd be angry, Pat,'
saya she, 'and she knowing all the time
I'd be raging like a Tork. ' .
. " 'Well, thin, says she, purring like
a cat, 'Terence McCarthy was .in here
last night, and he's very ginteeLV"
" 'Oh, he is, is he?' says L Yea
must know, gossoons, that Terence was
the only man that could handle a burly
stick or shake 'the foot with me at a
christening. Besides, he had a nate way
of striking with a stick. lv '.
"When the widdy mintioned. his
name, I took me ar-r-m away from her
waist and got oa me feet I thought the
widdy was making a fool o' me by put
ting McCarthy over ag-'in me." ..
" 'Did he ax yez, says I, white as the
wall and biting my lips with ragel
"'No, sayssbe, demure as a kitten
'but he told me he was coming tomor
row night to. say something important
to me. Now, Pat, darlint, ' saya she
oh, ye women, what sarpints yez are
'if he axes me to marry him, shall I say
"yes?" ' ' . .. . ;:;v:.
" 'Tis neoessary for "me to tell yez,
childer, that all that the widdy was
telling "me about McCarthy was made
up out of her own pnrty head. "She was
only telling it to me so that I'd be jeal
ous and ask her to marry me ; but, like
the poor fool I was, I didn't see through
her little game, and 'twas only through
the Lord's kindness to me that I didn't
strike , her down where she stood I was
that angry with jQalousy;,but J was
terrible oold to her, as cold as the ioiole
that bung on the northeast corner of
Diana's temple were the freezing words
I spoke to her, and her poor little heart
breaking for me all the time, the dar
lint! -'--.rv' v;
, .". 'Good avening to yez, Widdy Sulli
van,1 Bays L mighty polite, and setting
hef to one side, as if she was a bag of
mola (XrttA ornrt 5 r rw 4-r mr anil T nU
male. .'Good avening to yez, and I wish
yez joy, yez and yer McCarthy,' and
street in st arch of McCarthy.
'' 'What talk have yez wid the Wid
dy Sullivan?' says I, whin JKmet him
coming down the street as p'aceable As
a sheep going to a shearing, and I fair
ly frothing at the mouth wid .rage.
Now, if I'd asked him polite and dacint
there; would have been no fight, for
McCarthy had ' no eye for the widdy.
But I was- that ngly that he lost his
timper and said: ;
" 'What's that to yez, Pat Mulligan?
I'll talk to anny woman I like I he
"says. . s ,' . "-.
; " I dare yez to meet me in Murphy's
barn loft tomorrow night wid sticks !'
I roared. 'And bring a doctor wid yez,
for I'll break yer headl'
" "And ye bring a new jaw With yez,
ye dirty thafe!' roared Mac, now as
mad as meself, 'for I'll break the wan
yez have in three halves !' " - ' - -
By this time the recollection of the
most stirring period in his history en
livened tbe dying iires of the old man's
energy. Rising to his full height and
holding the shillalab. on high, he shout
ed the old Mulligan warcry: .
-"Whoo! Yer sowl! Hurrool Suo
cess to the Mulligans! To the divvil
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"HUBROOl - SUCCESS TO TBK MULLIGAN81"
wid the McCarthys.! Where's the
blaggard dare tread on the tail of me
coat?" " ' -.".'
.Here the eye of the old man caught
the look of alarm on the faces of -his
listeners and he sat down with a foolish
smile. - ' - . : - ..-' .' ;-- .- ' 1
: ' Excuse me," said he. r "'Tis long
since the fighting spirit was in me. - The
newswintround the parish like wildfire
that McCarthy and I were to fight for
the Widdy Sullivan, and it being New
Year's eve the .loft was crowded wid,
people to see the fan. The widdy didn't
tell me she was lying to me, and Mc
Carthy was too proud to say a word. A
space about 20 feet across was cleared
in the middle of the floor. The referee
I had Ih rheumatism so badly that. I
eould not get my hand to my head. I
tried the doctor's medicine without- the
least benefit. At last I thought of Cham
berlain's Pain Balm; the first bottle re
lieved all of tbe pain, and one-half of the
second bottle effected a ecrn plots eur.
W. 3 Holland, Holland, Va Chamber-"
Iain's Pain Balm is equally god for
sprains, swellings and laments, as well
as burns, cuts and brui. For sale at
W. G. Thomas' drug store. t' -
Hope is tbe staff of life, bat love
Ms life itself. , ' ,
The convict thinks be is always
xcujabl? fcr ls liitrty Uttz.
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t3 n n Tea!
The horns are blowlag toad and"
; shrill, v
- The bell are ringing clear. "
And melodies oi gladnee fill
. The frosty atmosphere. .. ..
The old year' flow)- -To
realm unknown
And oa tiptoe apao -.
Reside the door
. We see onoe more " '
. The new year' baby taee, -A
bad of beauty I Hay it blow
A perfect flower, fold on told, :
. And set ens hope with Joy aglow
. And light oar path with fairy
... gold. .
Tbe old year's hobbled to the gate
- And. said hi hart goodhy.
The new year oomee with step elate
... And kind and loving eye.
North, south, east west V
A welcome gnest.
He sails on happy wings
was chosen, and ' he warned us there
was to be no kicking or biting or goug
ingnothing bnt fair fighting wid the
sticks. The widdy was there looking
like an angel. There was a chalk mark
drawn aoross" the floor and . just before
the -fighting began a gossoon came to
me and whispered in my ear: .
-" .'The widdy says keep on the north
side of the chalk mark for yer life 1 -
"That heartened me up a bit, for I
had been thinking she was wid Mc
Carthy, although I didTiot know what
tbe message meant Thin we wint at it
hammer and tonga, . Tare and ages 1 The
first welt I got loosened three teeth, bnt
"DO TKZ GIYK VTt" I BOABKD. J '
I made him see fireflies wid a crack I
gave him on top of the bead. The crowd
was worked up to great excitement, and
shouts arose from all sides of: -
f 'Hurroo for tbe Malligansr 'Death
to the McCarthys !' 'That's a good one,
Mao !' .Break bis bones, Pat!'
'. "We had been fighting for nearly tin
minutes when. McCarthy made a mad
rush at me, tbe floor gave way beneath
his feet, and he fell through up to his
armpits. . He could neither get up nor
down, and there h& bung in midair like
a woodcock on a spit A roar of laugh
ter Went up from the crowd. But 'twas
no laughing matter wid Mao., I stood
lover him wid me stick in me hand,
and divvil's the wan dared oome near
to help. - -w - ' ;
U " 'Do yez give np?' I roared, shaking'!
me stick at his head. '
' . Faith,-1 do,, says'-be, 'sinoe yea
druv me through the floor.'
"Thin be was pulled up out of the
hole, the widdy rushed into me a-r-rms,
and 'twas all over but the treating at
the widdy 'a bar. - But she niver teld me
until after the wedding that it was her
self cut the. board in the floor so that
McCarthy would fall through."
Plavelnaj tke ' Blavme.
Qood father Time, your patience, pray I
My question is a bold one
Why should I turn another leaf - -:
If you still use the told on?.
Each year I take a spotless page,
-.Drink deep of pure ambition.
But every Christmas find it in " .
. The same besmirched condition.
. Full thirty times I've slipped iron grace.
iJorne virtue s execrations.
Because you've always tried ne with
' -. The, same old. sweet tempt .tionsv
- And now I "know reform is but "
A visionary matter, '
' While you. with such consummate skill.
- On my defense batter. . .
Tor while the roses brightly bloom '
Upon the lips of beauty
. I know I'll lack the strength, to walk .
'". The lonely path of duty. .:
And while the twisted leaf contains. '
Nepenthe for my sorrow " :
My great reforms will be postponed - . --
To some unborn tomorrow. - ;
. So. Father Thne. It real with you! '
For my part. I've concluded
To go unperjured on my way. y
No more I'll be deluded.
And if you want this world to roll
Unstained through heaven' portals
.You'll have to turn a leaf yourself "
.And give a chance to mortals.
P. WARTHtTIt
. Exposure to rough weather, dampnesa.
extreme cold, etc . la apt to bring en an
L attack. of rheumatism or neuralgia: chap
pd bands and face cracked lips and vi
olent itehing of tbe skin, also owe their
origin to eold- weather Dr..J. H We-
Lean's Volcanic Oil Liniment should be
kept on band at all timps for itnmdiah
application when troubles of this nature
appear. - It is a sovereign rfmt-dy. Price
25 cents. 50 cents and $1.00 a bottle.
The difTerence in tbe lengtb of
the days is already very pereepti-
able,
The branch at treen.
Of u no note he sing. -Within
his pack good thing galore
Baa heaad Banght. let's hope.
; that's sed.
Bar girts tram time's saysterioaa
hare :. - - ; .
. To make oar trnstlag sptrtt
- glad. -
Then for the old year here' a sigh
. And for the new a smile.
E'en aa the anoirflake whirl and
. May tore white bloomseegBfie.
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- - The note that wing ' - .
"v from star to star, from heart to
heart.
The glad new year
Is here, la here.
". And all oar thonghte ot ear de
par. "...
Then, let the bell rtag vat their
oheer - -
In merry measure far and wide
To welcome in the glad new year
The stranger a the lagieslde. .
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A SMUGGLING YARN.
NEW YEAR'S ADVENTURE ON THE ST.
. LAWRENCE RIVER.
With sv RcTCaae Catlcr U Midwin
ter The ' Search For " av CavraTO of
French Brandy The Host Gavllnnt
Smaaraler ori the-Gnlf.
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The Canadian revenue cutter Domin
ion slouched ominously up and down
the Bonth coaet of Anticosti, poking an
ice covered nose into every bay and
cove along tbe coast as she went . It was
New Year's day and bitterly cold in the
gulf. - Officers and men (there were not
a dozen all told) cheerfully cursed the
Cape Gaspe lighthouse keeper, who had
sent a crazy dispatch np to Quebec with
some nonsense about a smuggled cargo
of French brandy. 1 : , ; n
But the inland revenue department
at Ottawa knew a few hundred barrels
'of French brandy had lately found its
way into the country, and it ' had
its ruspiciona. So' when the Gaspe in -
matron-uime- up to jueberCaptsirr
Armstrong was sent down with a three
pound gun to look into tbe matter. I
happened to be spending my Christmas
vacation with' tbe captain, so he told
me to come along as there might be
some excitement, c But New Year's on
the lower St Lawrence, I fqnnd, was
not a thing to ; be longed for, and we
both called the inland revenue depart
ment some very bad names as we paced
the Dominion's icy little deck. The cap
tain, nevertheless, was keeping his
weather eye open for a black tug with
a red funnel, known as the Rosalie L.,
and supposed to be making np the gulf
for Ste. Anne des Montes with 60 barrels
of French brandy on. board.
I never -felt such raw, benumbing,
paralyzing cold. For three days onr
search for smugglers had been fruitless.
In fact, no kind of craft cared to pass
either np or down the gulf in Euoh
weather.
It was on the afternoon of N,ew
Year's day that a fishing smack ran np
alongside and reported that a black tug
with a red funnel had been seen com
ing np the gull So we slipped away
from Anticosti and went churning west
ward for the south mainland. Revenue
cutters are not' made for loafing, and
the Dominion was making her 15 knots
an hour inntil a fog blew, np the gulf
and caused ns to. shut down to quarter
speed, : (
We were shivering on deck in that
great white gulf -fog late in the after
noon, when from tbe southwest we
heard tbe sudden report ox a signal gun.
This was followed by three short blasts
of a siren. - The Dominion sped ahead
nnder full steam, and we forgot the
cold. .Two men stood in the bow and
strained their eyes through - the white
mist that hung over ns like a blanket
Ten minutes later the lookout cried,
Open boat ahead!". Under our bows
20 feet ahead a small boat - tossed up
and down on the waves. ;
"Fort! Hard: port!" cried the cap
tain, r Before tbe wheelsman oould swing
her round and stop the engines we bad
swept past tbe tiny craft The one man
in the boat dropped his oars and lightly
waved his hand to ns as we lunged past
and loflt-him in" the fog. He certainly
was not trying to escape?
We lay to, and in a couple of min
utes the boat pulled up alongside.
The crew of one climbed nimbly on
board, ' He was a little dark skinned
Frenchman, with twinkling black eyes
and a turned up nose. He doffed his
heavy coon skin cap with great grace as
be stepped on deck and bowed. '
"Ah, m'sieurs, it is the firet of tbe
good year. Permit me to wish yon all.
m'sieurs, the compliments of the sea
son.". Again the little man bowed,
smiled and showed a row of good white
teethe He spoke English with astound
ing fluency for a habitant - '
Our captain returned bis salutation.
"What is your name, sir, and your
ship?" be asked. -
"Ah, my name! Pardon me, m'sieurs
It is - Pierre Baptiste Delorme of Ste.
There is more Catarrh I n thia section
oftbt country than all other disease put
together, ana until the law tew vean
was supposed . to he incurable. , For s
great many year d-ictora pronounced. if
a local dii'e, and prescribed local rem
edlen. and hy entwrtsnt failing to ear
with local treatment, pronounced it ia
curable. . Science b proven estarrh U
b i constitutional diaea, and, there
fore, require constitutional treatment
Hall's CaUrrb eure. man ofsctored by F.
J. Cheney & Co.. Toledo. Ohio, is tbe op
ly constitutional e ure. on the market. It
is taken internally in doeee from 10 drop
to a teaspoonful." It seta directly on th
blood and mocoon surfaces of the system
They offer one hundred dollars for anj
case it fails to cara. Send fof circular
and testi-nc.Ula free. Ail?0",
-I'. J.C-::xftC3.,T:" ' ,0,
Anne de Montes. What do you call
him pilot,- fisherman, trappear.
m'sieurs, and lumberman."
! Again the cheerful little man bowed.
The captain started at tbe name and
took a letter from his greatcoat pocket
He went np to the little Frenchman.
"And smuggler, Pierre Baptiste De
lorme," said tbe captain. The idea was
absurd. The little fellow laughed up
roariously, took a flask from his ooon
tkin coat pocket, and gallantly passed
it around. It was filled with fine French
brandy. . ; "
("Ah, no, Sfl'sieurs," ha said, taking
a deep drink, "I have my wife and the
little Pierre and Baptiste at home, and
fishing is better than this. ".He pointed
toward the three pound gun!
, Once more through (fee fog the signal
gun sounded, followed by tbe whistle.
"What ship is that?" asked the cap
tain. , -
"Oh, that is the Rosalie F., m'eieur.
with codfish for Three Rivers."
; "Codfish !" taid the captain. "And
what is tbe gun for?"
The little man shrugged his shoul
ders. "The fog is very thick, m'eieur."
- The captain went to tbe wheeL "Do
yon know- these- waters well, M. De-.
larme?" - s
i" Know" them!". A smile spread over
the Frenchman's bearded lips. "Yes,
msieur. from a boy."
j "Andrews, give this gentleman the
wheel," said the captain. VHe shall
take us to this Rosalie F. at once. . 1
want to look over that codfish. " The
captain threw open bis bearskin, coat
and showed bis uniform. "On ber maj
esty's service!" be added significantly
Tbe little French mau again shrugged
bis shoulders, then laughed. "With
pleasure, m'sieur!" He stepped lightly
into the pilothouse and spun round the'
wheel with airy nonchalance. The cap
tain stood beside bim watching. -. -
. i" Aren't yon running her a few points
off on the south?v he asked, Undying
the chart - .
The Frenchman laughed uneasily.
"M'eieur, I was born cn these waters,"
he said simply. -
I was on tbe bow beside the lookout.
Suddenly the wind came up and the fog
lifted. There,' 200 yards away, towered
the great rocky shore of tbe lower St
Lawrence. Our pilot was deliberately
running ns npon the rocks !
The captain sprang forward and sig
naled "Reverse engines." Half a mile
np the river lay a black tug' with a red
funnel, and a six oared boat was plying
between ber and the shore. " '
The captain and the Frenchman look
ed! at each other, but neither spoke for
a moment Then the little Frenchman
laughed uneasily and spun round .the
wheel. "Oh-h-hl" he cried, with mock
distress. "I was mistaken, m'sieur, aft
er all!" ;
Tbe captain's hand was on bis pistol.
Yet be could not help Emiling
We had no sooner swung slowly round
than the black tug picked up the open
boat and scurried away. In two minutes
we were after her. Snow began Jo fail,
and the early midwinter twilight set
inl but still tbe chase koptJLp. i
' Finally We put a bailicross The black
trig's bow. Her only retort was a rifle
shot that; splintered onr pilothouse and
made tbe Frenchman say something un
der his - breath. Our next shot was in
earnest and caught her just above the
water line. We could see the crew run
ning hurriedly about, while the tug
turned and ran head on for land. A shot
or two sang ove our heads. Then a boat
put out from her and made for the
shore. - -
When we came alongside the Rosalie
L., it was almost dark. : We found only
a red fnnnel showing above the water.
An empty cask floated past us with the
tide. ; , - , .. - - -
"Ah, the rascals, m'sieur!" cried
the little Frenchman. "It is a brandy
cask!" . "
. The captain laughed. He had done
his work and could afford to laugh. A
boat was lowered, and half a dozen men
raced merrily after tbe disappearing
cask." Darkness had fallen by the time
they got back, and tbe burden was
hauled np on deck. It is always thn du
ty of a revenue officer to ascertain
the nature of the goods he has confiscat
ed.' The captain stove in tbe bnnghole,
and did so. It was a barrel of tbe finest
brandy ever Ehipped out of Cognaft. ' It
may not have been necessary for all the
crew to verify the captain's decision,
but they did so. ' '
"Wait," said the captain. "M. Pierre
Baptiste Delorme where, is he? We
must drink tbe rascal's health. "
But M. Pierre was not to be seen.
We rushed to the stern where the little
dory had been tied only to hear- the
sound, of his oars as be slipped away
through tbe night
"Halt!" challenged - the captain.;
Halt there, or we fire!"
A rifle shot or two rang out on the
cold night air. Then a mocking voice
came back across the water. "An tevoir,
m'sieurs, and a happy new year to
yon all 1" And the smoothest little
smuggler on the St Lawrence slipped
away in the darkness.
AETHTTB J. STBCtOEK.
j (same Seasonable Proverbs. -
Here are a few seasonable proverbs
interesting perhaps to those who con
cern themselves about the weather:
If a Christmas ice hangs on the, wil
low. clover mav be cut at Easter.
December changeable and mild7, the
whole winter will remain a child. '
The moqth that, comes in good will
go out bad. . " .
January warm, tbe Lord have mercy.
II it snows on Christmas night "a
expect a good hop crop next year.
The first three days of January ruo
the coming three months. - .
The 12 days commencing Dec. 25 and
ending Jan. 6 are said to be the keys to
the weather of the year.
If the sun shines through" the apple
tree on Christmas day, tbero will be an
abundant crop tbe following year.
Tbe GermamT say, , "The shepherd
Would rather see his wife .enter the
table on ChrUtmas day than the eun.
P,!w!;c3 tho food rcorh
IKW.i art m -
The mainspring ia bope is to
shove tba ether fellow esUe and
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SCOILLLJ
aLMAcaeNfio
From time iuvncmcrial New Year's
day has been regarded in Scotland
the most notable day of the whole year.
Previous to the introduction of Chris
tianity it shared in Importance among
the Dmids with May day, known even
now among Scottish Celts as "latha
buie Beltane" L a, the yellow day
of Bel's fire. Among the Druids New
Year's day wj. signalised. ?y rpeeial
rites and obravance-ditinctive of tbei
mysterious creed. - The sacred mistletoe
was cut by the priests with peculiar.
ceremonies and distributed among th
people, who regarded these gifts with
great veneration and attributed occult
power and much virtue to them. After
Christianity was established the Druid
ical observances fell generally into dis
use, and the clergy turned the day into
a Christian festival, tbe feast of the clr
cumciHon. ' Ita celebration was, how -ever,
regarded as of secondary impor
tance compared with Christmas' and
Good Friday, thoogb it never ceased to
be popular among tbe people as a seen- "
lar holiday.
Some of tbe customs which distin
guished tbe day in Druidical times sur
vived centuries after the introduction
of Christianity, notably that of lighting
bonfires on "New Year's eve. At night
fall each household would light a fire.
and it was- thought of .the . utmost im
portance that it should continue burn
ing until midnight A character of sa-
crednesa was attached to this firel and
as it burned brightly, or the reverse, ao
it was imagined would be the fortune
of tbe family during the following year.
This observance, coming down from the
time of tbe Druids, is still general in
Wales. I do not think it has "been ob
served among the Scottish Celts for
maify centuries, though other feature
of tea celebration of the day which still
remain give mute testimony of the an
cient veneration with which fire was
regarded by tbe primitive British peo
ple. - ;
The Scottish reformation restored
New Year's day .to the Scottish people
as tbe sole holiday of the year. It has
been regarded, however, as a purely
secular one, though as the opening day. .
of a new year tbe occasion was consid
ered appropriate for religious services.
In some of the churches the closing mo- )
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SIGBTFALL each, household
WOULD)
V. LIGHT A . FIBS. ...
ments of the old-year and the opening
ones of tbe new are spent in devotional
exercises, but the great majority of the
people hail the advent of Another year
in a very different manner. - :
Tbe evening preceding the 1st of
January,- known as hogmanay, is a
special occasion for rejoicing on the
part of boys and girls. Then they re
ceive presents, and in the. cities and
towns groups of them ask for gifts from
the people they see on the streets and
in shops and houses. - They rarely meet
with a refusal, and thoee who would
never think of making presents at any
other time give with apparent cheerful-
ness on this occasion. Coming to tbe t
door of a house th& children" cry, "Hog- '
manay, hogmanay!" and one of their'
favorite rhymes is: ; '
Rise op, god wlf. and shake your .
feathers,
Dinna think that w are beggars:
- We are bairns oome to play 1
And to seek oar hogmanay.
Various explanations bave been givea
of tbe term "hogmanay." One of these
claims that it is a corruption of the
French phrase, "An gui menez" . (lead
on to the mistletoe), cry which in
some parts of France the boys that go
around seeking gifts on the last day of
December are said to use. Plausible as .
this may be, I think the word more
likely to be a corruption of the Gaelio
expression, "Thug do mi" (give to me),
which, pronounced with the "t" mute,
as it must be, and hurriedly, would
sound almost the same as the word so
familiar to all the boys and girls In the
lowlands of Scotland.
Among the Celtio population of Scot
land a number of. years ago it was cus
tomary for groups of boys on New
Year's eve to go around from honse to
house with the "crorcionn collninn"
(literally, skin of the feast), a baglike
arrangement of a sheepskin. One of the
number would, rap at the door, and on
being admitted would walk three times
in front of the fire, or around it if pos
sible, with the skin bag and demand a "
New Year's gift for himself and com
panions. The , gift, which invariably
was forthcoming, was placed in the bag,
and the boys would then all join in
singing a New Year's carol, in which
all earthly and heavenly blessings would
be invoked upon tbe hcnseboltL.
I - r v t w'
delicious end wholesome
1 CO . wrw rp.
'It must be terrible foramaato
ta gored ty thetcrr.3 cf a dil;r:
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