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THE UNION COUNTY PAPER "EVERYBODY REDS e Monroe journal PUBLISHED TU AYS AND FRIDAYS f VOL.22. NO 15. MONROE, N. O, TUESDAY, MARCH 21, 1916. ONE DOLLAR A YEAR. TH CLASH WITH VILLA IS NOW IMMINENT May Coma In Next Thlrty-tlx Hours la Belief at Funston Headquarters. San Aantonio (Tex.) Dispatch, SO. Francisco Villa may be force,, in to the fight with American i.os within the next 3$ hours if reports coming to General Funstou's head Quarters, both from General Pershing and from Mexican sources. General Pershing reported today that Villa had been reported defeat ed by Mexican government troops near Cruets and that he was march ing northward in retreat. General Pershing's report, however, was fol lowed by the unofficial report that Villa was still fighting at Namlquipa, south of Cruces. If the Carranxa force wins in the fighting that was said to be continu ing late today. Villa will have to move northward along a road over which American troops is ridding southward or leave the road and head for the Santa Maria mountains that parallel the road to the east, or to the Oriental range on the west Bide. Retreat, according to the re port, is impracticable because of the presence in the rear of Mexican troops who forced him to turn north ward from Cruces. The detachment that is headed -south on the road along which Villa was reported to be advancing is one of three sub-divisions operating south Casas Grandcs. One column was towards Lake Babicora, 70 miles south of Casas Grandes and some what to the west. The other two de tachments moved as one to Galeana south and cast of Casas Grandes and there separated, one continuing in a more easternly direction towards Car men, 65 miles from Casas Grandes, and the other south towards Cruces, SO miles from Casas Grandes, which now has become the advanced base of the expeditionary forces. Just where General Pershing Is was not announced, but he Is directing the work of the three detachments and by means of scouts Is attempt ing to keep in communication. Villa has been reported in the vicinity of all three points to which the three detachments aro moving, and it was regarded as almost certain that one of them would come In con tact with him. The force moving to wards Cruces was only a Bhort dis tance north of Valle, 28 miles north of Cruces, this afternoon. The steady and rapid advance of a port of Ceneral Pershing's force into Mexico nas increased tne desire of those at army headquarters here to be permitted to use the Northwest ern Hallway for moving supplies. Cruces, a point that probably will be reached by one of the cavalry de tachments, is about 200 miles from the border and Lake Babicora, a like distance. It was pointed out that any delay In getting supplies through from the border to Casas Grandes from where it can be sent forward to the mobile units operating south of there, might Interfere seriously with General Pershing's plan of pur suit. Cencral Funston evinced no impatience but he did show concern and expressed hope that Carranza would not misunderstand the motive for his request. Even if the request Is granted, It will be some days be fore the road can be used because at two points at least repairs will have to bo made. American rolling stock will have to be sent across the line on account of its lock on the other side, and American crews and dis patchers will be used. "The reasons for their use should be ovious," said an army officer to night. "General Funston has made it plain to the war department that his only desire to use the road is for transportation of supplies, but he has not concealed the fact that a guard would be placed ou every train and that it might become necessary to station guards at different point3 along the rest of the way." General Pershing has advised Gen eral Funston Unit he had found quantities of alfalfa, also that he ex perienced difficulty in getting fresh beef. Mil AM TINNED Till; TABLES Hod to Listen at Flit But Made Oilier Union When He Pulled Out Ills Fiddle. Correspondence of The Journal. Wingate, March 20 Saturday was a day of delightful surprises in our home. Tho first was a special visit In the forenoon from our good old Jovial friend, Col. Jona Hartsel, ac companied by our inimitable cousin Hiram Trull. Well, I can't tell the whole proceedings in detail here, however, what we did was a plenty. It was a regular revival meeting long to be remembered. The Col. and this old scribe talked from away back while cousin Hiram listened, moBtly. After persistent urging our guests were prevailed upon to stay and par take of our frugal midday meal which they did with a relish that made us glad, especially Mrs. O. P. T., who felt that the dinner was not up to the standard for company. Well, after dinner, the greatest surprise of all came. Mr. Trull had brought his fiddle which, up to this tfme, we had not discovered. To cut the story short, the rest of us did tho listen ing while cousin Hiram discoursed ome of the sweetest, most exquisite and delightful music that we have heard in many a day. The meeting ended with declarations, reciprocat ed, that It had been an occasion of supreme joy and pleasure, and a hope that It would not be the last event of Its kind. TO any that may feel Interested in the welfare and, condition of this old scribe, he will say that If his friends continue to visit and boost and en courage him and the weather con tinues to calm down and warm up. he will soon be able to leave his den for a short distance at lease Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Deese of Faulks community, were welcome visitors In our home Saturday afternoon. Mrs. Deese having learned of the feeble condition of the writer, said she came especially to see her old teacher and to thank him for the good, fatherly counsel and advice that she received while a sjdent under his care. Said she wanim him to know that his ef forts to inspire his pupils to higher and nobler lives were not In vain but had been of great help not only to her but to many of her school mates, etc. Of course this was quite complimentary and encouraging and made us feel glad and humbly thank ful for the evidence of having helped someone. Mrs. Addie Eason of Monroe spent Saturday night with the family of Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Nash, the latter being her sister. Mrs. Eason returned home Sunday morning. Mr. and Mrs. liufus Williams spent Sunday with the family of Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Williams, their parents. Mr. Frank Moss of Oakhoro, spent Sunday with friends in Wingate. Miss Jennie Summerlln of Monroe, spent the week-end ith Miss Orpha May of Wingate. Miss Bessie Funderburk spent the week-end with friends and relatives in town. No sickness to speak of In our ter ritory, Is the substance of the doctor's report this morning. Mr. J. B. Sulivan of Rock Hill, is up ou a visit to his family which has been located here for the past two or three years for tho advantage of the Wingate school. Mr. Jesse Moore of Charlotte, spent Sunday with his father and family, Mrs. J. F. Moore. Mr. Murray Griffin of Laurinburg is visiting his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Perry. Mr. Hampton Griffin, one of our old Confederate veterans. Is right feeble at this time. Mr. Crifiln is not suffering from any special ail ment but 'kind o worn out and ex hausted. We were glad to have with us i whilo Sunday afternoon Messrs. S. J Helms and E. H. Williams. Coirte again, friends, we "sure" do enjoy your company. Mr. and Mrs. Lee Nash spout Satur day night and Sunday with tho family of Mr. Marshall Nasb, undo of Mr, Lee Nash.-- .--. Very much to the surprise and dis appointment of teh Wingate people, the Broom-Boyet Lumber Co. has abandoned the project of installing a plant hero ns heretofore stated. This change came quite suddenly, and after complete arrangements had been made and quite a quantity of lumber had been placed on the grounds. We have not heard of any reason for this abrupt change of plans. It Is Imped that some other company may take up the matter and carry out the purposes of the Broom Boyet Co. Hero U a r-plendid open ing for a paying Investment of some Idle capital. O. P. T1MIST. DEATH OF COL. Hon II KISS I'nion Veteran Who Has Long Been a Resident of This County Passed Away This Morning Man With Notable Life Native of New York State. Col. W. H. Hotchklss died at his home at Alton this morning between three and four o'clock. He had been feeble for a long time, and for three weeks had been worse, lie lacked but a little of being 86 years of ago and was overcome by tho general in firmities of old age. The funeral will be held at eleven o'clock tomorrow morning at tho home, and the re mains will bo burled on his farm beside those of his first wifo, who died Bomo years ago. Col. Hotchkfss was a man of firm conviction and strong principles but with the heart of a child. This morn ing Mr. J. P. Rogers, who has known him ever since he camo to Union county, said that he never bow a more kindly man, a better neighbor nor one who could go to more trouble to help the Bick, and that he would divide his last crust with the needy. He was strongly Identified with every movement for better things in his active days. He was an original fighting and working prohibitionists, a tireless worker for education, and a supporter of religious and philan thropic undertakings. Col. Hotchklss was a native of Broom county, New York. He fol lowed the romantic career of a gold prospector In the early days and In that capacity went to California In the forties, walking across the Isth mus of Panama in order to resail on the Pacific coast. The late John C. Bates of this county did the same thing. Some thirty years ago he came south and worked the Funder burk mine below Tradcsvllle. Then he came to Altan and operated a mine for some time, later going to the Dixie mine In South Carolina. After wards he came back to Altan and liv ed on his farm the remainder of his life. When his daughter established the school at Altan he supported the work which resulted In great good In that section. He Is survived by his daughter, Mrs. Walter Belk, now living In Colorada, and his second wife. Mrs. Belk will not be able to attend the funeral. She came last summer to see her father and spent a long time, and his condition was then such that she feared she would not again see him alive. Col. Hotchklss was an officer In the Union army and drew a pension of f 20 per month. THE OTHEK SIDE OF IT One Traveling Salesman Says He Finds That the Mawte Are Not For Getting Into War. Lexington, N. C. March 11. Hon. Robt. N. Page. M. C. W ashington, D. C: Dear Mr. Page: The voters of your distiict regret to learn of your decision not to be a candidate for re election and we know that if you will mix with the commonalty of your district that you will find you have made a mistake If you believe for a moment that they, the voters are not with you almost to a man. 1 know, beyond per-adventure, that 90 per cent aro with you on warniug the people of this country against sailing on any belligerent ships arm ed or unarmed. Owing to the fact that we have allowed England to handle our ships and commerce as she pleased instead of our sending our own products and delivering them to the higghest bidder, we virtually say that the high seas are Uuglih territory. Therefore our people should be warned, as they weie. warned regarding Mexican ter ritory, without the strain of dishonor or charge of cowardieo being thrown at us. We commou people think such a warning under the above cir cumstances only an act of common sense and simple humanity. Now I have mixed with hundreds of Mr. Webb's, Mr. Doughton's and your constituents within the last week or two, and I know that at least 90 per cent, if not J9 per cent, think and believe as I have stated. The people do not want war, es pecially with Germany, as they feel she has made all the concessions that should bo expected, but they do feel and talk it that we have been badly treated by England and that we are submitting to the same through the intlueuce of the munitions factories and banks, and to our own dishonor. And these thoughts, feelings and arguments are non political. They are shared by the commonalty re gardless of politics. These same peo ple will back our President in. any trouble that he cannot avert, and sup port him to a man In the defense of our rights as a nation, but they are going to t)hy at assisting special privi leges. Mr. Page, take the trouble to talk with and write to some of the com mon people of your district and, you will see that I am correct. You will find that they believe if our nduri'rfu- TrAWOhhad-'beenHS Veriistent and positive in being strictly neutral and delivered all our products to the highest bidder, and not allowing any nation to hinder our trade, or dic tate to whom we should sell, then we could today he getting 20 cents a pound for cotton. I am sending this to tho Greensboro Daily News and am asking them to furnish you and all the other members of Con gress from this elate copies as the foregoing applies alike to the whole state. Have voted Democratic since Tilden was elected. Your respectfully, J. W. DAVIS, Traveling Salesman. Fine Meeting ut Trinity. Correspondence of Tho Journal. Trinity Community (Buford Town ship) March 20. Mr. W. A. Eu banks has been right sick for the last few days but is now better. Mr. W. A. Funderburk got his In dex finder split open with a nail which gave him a great deal of pain. Miss Mary Cheat's Is on the sick list at present. We have had a glorious revival meeting at Trinity. The meeting lasted live days. Rev. M. A. Osborne did all the preaching. There were SO or more conversions ana 19 acces sions to the church. Mr. Osborne is liked by all his parlshners. Mrs. Ida Laney Is having her resi dence painted. The members of Trinity church are having the church painted. There are eight residences on tho Wolf Pond road painted and two school houses. Farm work is progressing. There will not be very much guano used. Small grain is looking fairly well. I have 30 grandchildren 16 boys and 14 girls all living. There hns been considerable build ing this winter. There Is a great number of young chickens being hatched for tho early spring fry. Honey bees mnde an absolute fail ure last year and there was no honey for the market. There has been more marriages in Buford this winter than usual. Labor Is scarce and high. Roads have been worked very well this winter. J. C. L. Villa Partisans Arrested. Seventeen Mexicans were arrested at Los Angeles, Cal., Friday. They were held by the police on suspicion of having violated the neutrality laws of the United States. It is al leged they were recruited for service with Villa In Mexico. The police said their action was based on Information that the Mexi cans had suddenly left a section camp of the Santa Fe railroad at Sorrento, Cal., near San Diego, with the al leged Intention of making their way to the icterlo of Mexico to Join Villa. The Mexicans denied that they had any Intentions of going Into Mexico to Join Villa. They were unarmed. Nine persons were killed and 31 Injured in a raid of four German sea planes over the east coast of Kent. England, on Sunday. A Britain air man brought down one raider over the sea, the German observer being killed. . . HERE'S OLD SCAPEGOAT AGAIN Has Gone Back to the Farm and Be gins to Tell Us the News Sixhleu Death of Mr. Dunlap Other News. Correspondecne of The Journal. Waxbaw, March 20. Pretty weather today, which is a repetition of what we had all of last week. Is responsible for a very material change in the landscape. Each eve ning shows acres and acres of fresh ly plowed ground where only the dead and barren remnants of last year's crops had existed that morn ing. The biting cold spells which struck us on several occasions early in tne month had given small grain the apearance of being aftlicted with yellow Jaundice, and this Is now giv ing way to a most encouraging green ness. We have been loafing on our Job for quite a spell, and being back in the country on the farm, we have concluded to seek to enliven the mon otony with an occasional letter to The Journal. Don't take this to mean that we are going to report every thing that occurrs around here. It doesn't, but everything you report to me or phone 3 on 18, will go in and we will be glad to have it Mr. Houston McManus and Miss Ida Ashley, two well-known young people of the Osceola community, were married Saturday night, Notary Public T W. Secrest officiating. The couple are rather young, Mrs. Mc Manus being barely fifteen, while her husband is one year her senior. The Walker school will close Fri day of this week with a picnic, fea tured with an address by Mr. B. C. Ashcraft, and the presentation of a flag and bible by the Junior Order U. A. M. of Unity. This school, un der the direction of Mr. W. J. Sims, has made splendid progress this year. and the public is cordially invited to grace the closing exercises with their presence. Mr. J. V. Dunlap, a well known far mer dropped dead at his home a few miles southeast of Waxhaw, Saturday afternoon at about dusk. He bud Just come In from the barn, where he had been feeding his stock, and was walking through the kitchen to de posit some eggs he had gathered on a table, when he reeled and collapsed, dying almost instantly. Ho was 61 years old. Ho was a member of Re- hobeth Presbyterian church and Is survived by his wife and one son, Mr. 8. S. Dunlap. An adopted son (Wil Je) .to whom he was much attached, tft-ft ffcvcral years' hgo."-The funeral and burial was at Waxhaw Baptist cnurcn Sunday aiternoon, an enor mous throng being present to pay him his last tribute. The recent mad dog scares are still causing travelers to courteously give all traveling canines both ends of the road on all occasions. A strange dog, evidently a cross between a bull dog and a 6hepherd, came Into the community a couple of months ago and bit scores of other dogs. A cow of Mr.Henry Helms' was bitten and developed rabies as did also u valu able mule belonging to Mr. Craw ford Robinson. Mr. Robinson placed his mule at a flat value of three hundred dollars, and when It had to be shot stated that ho would gladly nave parted with live hundred rather than loose it In such a manner. Oh. "Pad," where are you? Why all this modesty this retiring dis position on your pnrt? Is news scare or uon t you never get into anv scrapes that you can tell us about? At prayer-meeting last night, an aw ful pretty girl invited me to a quilt ing at her house next Friday. Don't they ever ark you? Yesterday aft ernoon, it being most mild and balmy and spring-like, I was out taking a bit of stroll with a very young lndv on the railroad. We were winding our way homewards and our thoughts being of the most trusting confidence in each other, and for the world In general, when, oh, horrors! there loomed Into view traveling In a course which would ultimately bring us into a collision, was a drug gist, a bank cashier, and last, but In finitely tho most terrible, was the professor. Thcro is that about him which on altogether other occasions calls him to be hailed with delight. His smile is always filled with good cheer, but in the realms which he rules, he looks upon all affection on the part of his pupils as "puppy lovo," and ro designates It and In other equally as positive and un measured terms. What were we to do? To retreat was out of the ques tion as he had already recognized us. There was no making of discretions the better part of valor, so on we went as Innocent as two lambs. What happened, oh, I haven't had a chance to ask her yet. Her mother was amused most to denth when she heard of It, anticipating what would happen when school would open to day. The Profesor never said a word when we passed him and his cam panlons merely lifted their hats In a grave and dignified manner, favor ing us with a smile which I thought both sorrowful and filled with re proach, but which my companion in terpreted as saying "well, young lady, out sporting are you. Just wait till I get you at school tomorrow and I will give you a piece of my mind." SCAPEGOAT. riLIJJ BEST FOR LIVER Because they contain the best liv er medicines, no matter how bitter or nauseating for the sweet supar coating hides the taste. Dr. Klng'n New Life Pills contain Ingredients that put the liver working, move the bowls freely. No grippe, no nausea aid digestion. Just try a bottle of Dr. King's New Life Tills and notice now much better you feel, 25c. at druggists. German Assault Weakened. The great battle of Verdun. In which the flower of the German armies rushed against the positions of the French at Verdun, seems to be over, though artillery duels are still in progress. The Germans failed to push the French back though they blasted out six or eight miles of their trenches. A dispatch in the New York Herald says that at this signal battle of Verdun more ammunition was expended than was shot away In all the four years of the American Civil war, the Boer war, and the Rus sian - Japanese war all combined. Nothing like it has ever been known In the world. The Allies may have expended so much of their stores of ammunition that their spring offen sives will be postponed. The number of dead is not known. VI I. LA IS SURROUNDED Rut His Capture iH-jH-nds l'xn How Carranza Forces Stick. El Paso (Tex) Dispatch, March 19. Francisco Villa has been driven In to a trap by the rapid advance of the American troops, according to the information received today in wire less dispatches from the front In tele graphic advices to General Gavira, the Carranza commander at Juarez. Everything seems now to depeud upon the ability of the Carranza gar risons to hold their end of the net. On three sides of the bandit chief he Is hemmed in by strong Carranza columns, while on the fourth, the Americans are driving forward with amazing speed. Villa was reported In the Babicora Lake region tonight on the ranch of Mrs. Phoebe Hearst, which he has ravaged several times in the past. Babicora is about 55 miles south of Galeana where one section of the American expeditionary force is pushing forward at the rate of 33 miles a day. A few miles to the west of the bandit's position is Namlquipa which Is held by a powerful Carranza garrison. On the east are the frown ing barriers of the Sierra Madrc Mountains, barring the way to Sone ra. General Louis Gutierrez, Carran za's field chief, declares that he holds all the passes to Sonora. To the south Villa's way Is blockea by the Carranza garrison at Madera. The whole situutlou cecum to hung tonight on tho Carranza forces, li they remain loyal to tlio first chief which up to the present they hivo bfiown evvixlndiciition, of doing, Villa appears mimed. It is of course real ized that he Is on ground of his own choosing and a country admirably' uuited tor guerilla warfare and sur prise attacks. While Carranza leaders and the United States military authorities have succeeded so far In avoiding any friction, there is on- serious question which may uriso at any time to threaten tne entire situation. As the lines of communication of the Ameri can force lengthens the problem of bringing up supplies becomes increas ingly more pressing. To grant tho United States permis sion to use the Mexican railroads for shipping supplies it Is thought here may be misconstrued by many Mexi cans. On the other hand a refusal would scarcely harmonize with the profesred desire of tho Carranza Gov ernment to co-operate in every way with the American authorities. The arrival of this crisis ia being anxious ly awaited on both sides of the bor der. Prizes for Primary mid Inlwmcdinte Grades The following prizes will be off ed at (he county comencement: For best work, boy or girl in first grade, 25 cents; for best work, boy or girl, second grade, 40 cents; for best work, boy or girl, third grade; 75 cents; for best work, boy or girl, fourth grade, $1.00; for best work, boy or girl, fifth grade, $1.00. Best drawing by any boy or girl, fourth and seventh grades Inclusive, $1.00, or one Bet drawing books. Bring your exhibits and arrange them In the Graded school building sometime before commencement dav it possible. R. N. NESBIT, Co. Supt. What Do You Know About Union County? If you do not know more than the average citizen you know very little. If you want to know more, watch The Journal. Next week we will print an analysis of the county, which gives every fact regarding Its Industry, Its schools, its churches, taxation, revenues, crops, wealth production ami debits, com paring nil the points with other coun ties of the State and the United States. Better watch for It and learn about Union county, 'ihe article has never been printed and contains facts tlm you do not know. Watch The Jour nal next week. This article was pre pared last summer by a lady who has since died. Watch the Union County Taper. One Hog Sells tcr r. 1,12.1. Just how much a pork chop would cost If the hog cost 11.125 has not been figured out by the experts of the Aemrican Berkshire Congress, but the fact remains that Dr. Henry, of Philadelphia paid that price for a porker at the congress held, at the New Jersey agricultural experiment station In New Brunswick, N. J. Not only that, but 65 other less valuable hogs sold for 18,550. The hog purchased by Dr. - was raised on the Hood farm a Lowell, Mass. All had been sent to the experiment station for demon stration purposes. Rev. A. B. Haywood will preach at Stout next Sunday night. THE CAPTURE OF NEWBERN What the Federals Were Doing ia North Carolina 54 Years Ago. The Washington Post. After the capture of Roanoko Is land in February, 1862. the Federal forces nude other important move ments on the coast of North C.iolina. among them being the capture of Newbern. General Burnside. t listed by Generals Reno, Foster and Parke, at the head of 15,000 troops, preced ed against Newbern, ou the Neuso River, and arrived with the IVueral fleet In that stream on the evening of March 12. Early next .i truing the troops were landed and marched against the enemy's defenses. The Confederates, under General Branch, were inferior in liu.i.bus but were strongly entrenched. Their forces consisted of eight regiments of infantry and 500 cavalry, with three batteries of field artillery of six guns each. These occupied a line of In- trenchments extending more than a mile, supported by ritte pits and de tached works. On the river bank four miles below Newbern was Fort Thompson, armed with thirteen heavy guns. The march of the Federals was made through a drenching rain, tho troops dragging heavy can-u i after them through the wet flay Iz'o which men sometimes sank ' knei-Uoop. At sunset of the thirteenth tho head of the Federals halted and Im.macked within a mile and a half of the Con federate works, and during night the main body came up. Meanwhito the gunboats had moved up tho river abreast of the army, Coumodore- Rowan's flagship, the Delewr.ro. lead ing. Tho Federals opened their attack at 8 o'clock on the morning of March 14, Foster's brigade beu.-iug the brunt of the fighting for about four hours. Gen. Tarker supported him un til It was evident that Foster could sustain himself, and then, with nearly his entire brigade, went to the support of Reno In a flank movement. After the Fourth Rhode Island ar tillery had captured a Confederate battery, Reno, who had been losing heavily in front of another battery, called up his reserves of Pennsylvan lans, under Colonel Hartranft, and ordered them to charge the works. It was speedily and gallantly dono, and the battery was captured with the assistance of other troops. Pressed on all sides the Cor.feder alrs tW:d. JoivliiiJ every thing .belli nil.--' and were punaied by Foster to tho verge of Trent. They burned tha railroad and turnpike bridges over that rtrpa.ni and escaped. In the meantime the gunboats had compell ed the evarmitlon of Fort Thompson. Tho Federals took possession of tho town and General Foster was appoint ed military Governor of Newbern. Tho loss of tho Federals was 100 killed and 498 wounded; that of the Confederates was much less in killed and wounded, buf 200 of them were made prisoners. They reported 64 killed, 101 wound d and 413 missing. Rlilinir Over Nnl!,. Ever see a mr.n drive an automo bile over a hoard full of nails on purpose? Well, there was a fellow here doing that Saturday. Ho was proving that a preparation which he has will close a puncture without let ting the tire down. Slam ln tacks and nails and instead of losing all tho inflation and stopping to put in new tubes, you go right on ju.;t like no one had ever put a tack in the road. The wonderful thing about it Is that the thing makes good. It is a preparation which does not injure (ho casing or tub?, gets nt least two thousand miles more out of casings, and Is recommended by all lire manu facturers. It Is Jok-Kor. Tharp's Hardware Store bus tnknn Dm it,,,,,.,. and wilt sell it for the county. It Is prooi against the damage of tacks, nalb and small cuts. A Nt range Religion. University News Letter. The other Sunday night in the Chapel Hill Methodist Church Rev. Walter Fatten, the pastor, laid upon tho Christian conscience of his people the subject of Public Health. Dr. L. H. Webb also spoke upon prevcntablo diseases and postponnble deaths. Two stanzas of Rescue the Perishing open ed the services and two stanzss of tho same song were sung In conclusion. On our way home, a good old brother Bald, "That was a Etrango sort of religion we heard about to night. I've been going to church for 50 years and I never heard anything like that before not In a church any way. And I've sung Rescue the Per ishing many a time, but I never thought it had anything to do with the 75 little graves in our Oraneo county cemeteries filled with little children who died mainly from fly borne diseases Inst summer. I didn't know before that most of them died because we were ignorant and stupid and careless. I reckon Rescue the Perishing does mean sick children as well ss dying souls." "Why then," said we, "do you call It a strange religion?" HIS answer was Illuminating. "Well," said he, "I never could get happy and shout under that kind of preaching. I Just got mad and made up my mind to start cleaning up Mon day morning; and if my neighbors don't do the same the, I'm going to raise Cain. That sort of religion don't make me feel good, but I want to hear more about such things; and In church, too." All of which Is worth thinking about. What do you think about it? Is It the business of the church to be concerned about saving Urea as well as saving souls?