THE FRANKLIN PRESS,
VOLUME XX.
FRANKLIN. N. C. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 20, 1905.
.N UMBER 35
J THE MASTER OF
i
lYondtrt Worked Aboard
By E. H.
Justice to thl large field of close
competitors was the only consideration
tht could have withheld from "Red
Eye" Heustls tho name of being the
worst all-round "bad man" In Texan,
using the term In the amplitude of its
Western significance. His escapes
from lynching were numerous and ro
mantic. He had missed legal execu
tion chiefly because no sheriff had sur
vived the preliminary operation of
placing htm under arrest.
He was a cowboy when a ranchman
could be found foolhardy enough to
engage him, but his real work, his
serious business In lite was gambling.
Sometimes Providence protected tho
settlement and "Red-Eye" lost; more
often he won. and when he did be
entered on a campaign of riot and de
vastation. He didn't as a rule, yearn
for the culture and civilization of large
towns at these times; he found a wid
er opportunity to let himself out in the
unconventional atmosphere of the
more remote communities. Neverthe
less, the greatest celebration he ever
had, and the most momentous in its
consequences, occurred in Galveston.
Toward the latter part of tho Saturn
alia, when he had satisfied all his in
stincts for lawless activity, and wa3
drinking anything, everything, hour
after hour, till he should reach a state
of general collapse as a grand finale,
he wandered down to a dive In sailor
town, hardly a block from the wharvc3
a cowboy among the Scum of tho
waterfront, incongruous scene for his
last stand!
The grog was. If possiblo, worse
than what flowed among his own kind,
and as evening drew on, "Ued-Eyo,"
seated by a greasy table in the rear of
tho room, mellowed to the pathetic,
confidential melancholia which, In
tome cases, characterizes tho last
stages of an unduly protracted spree
Flinging himself back Into an attitude
of bitter abandon, he observed audi
bly that he was "nothln" but a low
down, dirty, drunken bull-puncher;"
after an Interval of sleepy muttering
he burst forth with the additional In
formation that he was "no good," and
Just as a thick-set, hard-faced young
fellow, fairly dressed and very sober,
dropped into the opposite chair, the
inebriate was dilating on the Impos
sibility of getting back on "the Ring
bar K ranch."
"Down In yer luck?" queried the
newcomer.
" 'Taint the word, Btranger," re
sponded the cowboy.
ferit to go to sea?"
'ea? Go f shee?" imlnated the
an. "D'go to h 'f they'y lem'-
n th' shade till I sobered off."
come along with me; I'll fix
up all right," said the younger
"Where's your outfit?"
ed Eye" named a resort not a
way uptown, and muttering,
stumbling, stupidly drunk, the worst
man In Texas went forth convoyed by
the most notorious "crimp" on the
Gulf coast.
They got back to the waterfront, in
time, burdened with an old valise and
a roll of blankets, and, tossing these
into the bow 'A a little "dingy," tho
shipping agent managed to land "Red
Bye" in the stern, and taking the oars
himself put out Into the darkened har
bor. The cowboy slumbered where he
lay, neither knowing nor caring whith
er he went, nor why. There was no
sound but the measured "creak-clock,
creak-clock" of the"HTTt"kml the
lapping of the water overside u
ran under the great, black, overhang
ing stern of an anchored ship, and the
rower gave a bail. The cry aroused
"Red-Eye" momentarily, and in his
learing, upturned gaze at the macs
overhead he noticed the gilded name
."Boadlcea," sourrounded by scroll
work not improved by age.
"That you, Mr. Hanaford?" called
the crimp to a figure overhead. "I've
got the man you want."
"Any good?" came the laconic reply.
"Sure! He's an old hand; knows all
bout ropes."
"Send him aboard." A Jacob's lad
der swished downward through the
night air, Its end dangling In the waist
of the dingy. With labor and patience
"Red Eye" ' was eventually landed on
deck, the crimp followed with his val
ise, took bis blood-money, and with
a suggestion that the new recruit
might be sent below without delay
in view of bis inebriation, put out
from the ship with no undue tarry
ing. How the cowboy got below is a mys
tery, but he did; fell Into the fore
castle, fell Into an empty bunk, and
with his dunnage for a pillow, spraw
led there unconscious, unheeding,
Incapable of motion or thought, dead
drunk, till the sun and the bo' sun rose.
The. cold dawn was announced with
" roar down the companionway:
"Come on, now, you useless curs; turn
out before you're kicked out, and do
something for your grub." They did
turn out, sleepily, reluctautly, a sorry
looking band, and one took com pas
' sion on "Red Eye," shaking him and
whispering, "Corns on, mate, wake
up. The bo'sun will murder you if he
comes down and finds you asleep,"
Bui nothing could rouse him. The
bo'sun's simple attentions In the way
of kicks, profanity, and buckets of
water caused only a transient flutter
of consciousness, and that worthy fln-
ally left him to "sleep It off," the mate
: suggesting that he wasn't worth the
trouble of waking. In fact, the ves
sel had been three days at sea before
"Bed Eye" was in a condition to come
on deck. When he did appear, he got
. royal welcome. Clumsy and Ignor
ant of sailor work as he was, in ad
dition to being a "Yankee," the cock
ney bo'sun gave him special attention
and within Ave minutes an "officer and
a gentleman" came forward from the
- quarter-deck expressly to knock him
down and then kick him onto bis feet
again, and the Texan was still too
yweak and bewildered by his new sur-
, rounding to resist
Brutal as it was, "Red Eye's", treat,
tnent was not much worse than what
felt to the lot of his companions. The
Boadlcea was no "happy ship." "Red
Eye" came on duty In the morning,
f
-a
grew
THE BO ADICE A
Ship by a Texan end a Gun.
QOSSB.
with no breakfast, he had no dinner
because the mate "hazed" htm through
the day to even up for his previous
idleness, and tt was well along in the
dog watch before he got below for
what was left from the crew's supper.
After the bracing sea air, the warm
food, poor as tt was, revived him won
derfully. They had not troubled to
search his effects, and tt was a differ
ent man from the stupefied, passive ob
ject of the earlier hours who went
over to his bunk, took out a brace of
guns and a well-filled cartridge belt,
and started for the deck, seeking "tho
derned coyote with th" bra3s buttons,"
otherwise Mr. Hanaford, the chief of
ficer. When "Red Eye" came into
view, the gentleman in question was
leaning against a davit in the waist of
the ship.
"What are you up here for?"
"Trouble," answered the Texan, and
there was a ring of deep sincerity In
bis tone.
It Is the rule at sea, a principle thnt
may account for the surprising success
of more than one mutiny, that the
very type of officers who garnish their
orders with the greatest profusion ')f
profane and insulting personalities,
and who cultivate "bucko" tactics of
discipline as a mannerism, are the sort
most quickly cowed by a turn of tho
the tables.
In the present instance there was
less of a riot than one might have
been led to anticipate from a knowl
edge of Mr. Hanaford's reputation as
a general terror. He roared an oath
and a command to go below at "Red
Eye" and then threw up his hands,
squirming and screaming with fright
as the party relieved him of his arma
ment. The second mate, roused by
Mr. Hanaford's excited requests to be
spared for his aged mother's sake,
rushed up the companion-way brand
ishing a revolver, and the shot that
welcomed him as he struck the quar
ter- deck took the feeling out of his
wrist for an hour, and the mechanism
out of his weapon far good
By the time the bo'sun was engaged
In religious exercises In a remote cor
ner of the most obscure hiding place
ho could find under the gallant fore
castle, and, running over the second
mate for any additional arms he might
be carrying, "Red Eye" went down to
Interview the captain. He met that
worthy hastening on deck to Interview
him, relieved him of a shotgun and
two navy revolvers, and marched him
back intoMttJhe leedW-hhHB Ua& WS
prepara .s for a late breakfast, and Ponce... jtouTlJ
the mutineer ordered the steward to
bring it on forthwith, at the same time
pressing the skipper to Join him. No
ticing the skipper's evident reluctance,
he urged him to feel no embarrass
ment, as he, "Red Eye," was a rough
and ready fellow and not above as
sociating with any one, however hum
ble his station and be his breeding
never so ncgleoted. Such tact, backed
by an artfully careless display of ar
tillery, was not lost upon the captain;
he took a seat, and held bis peace at
an Imminent risk of apoplexy.
While the meal proceeded, work on
deck had been abandoned, and the
inevitable sea lawyer had convinced
the crew that whatever came their lot
could be no worse than before, and
that they could plead before Me Ad
miralty Court that they bad been co
erced as much as the officers, and
could not have assisted them without
imperilling their lives. The appeals
opiates consequently tell up
on dearrSSMMisMMieDilemen came
aft and obtained lti u,jslon t'n
"Red Eye" to come' to the table -jWt
aboot the time the skipper had recor
ded the gift of coherent speech.
"Now, my man." said he, impressive
ly. "do you realise that this Is mut
iny?" "What's mutiny?" asked "Red Eye."
Here was a poser. Doubtless tradi
tion and the force of habit have much
to do with preserving discipline aboard
ship. The seaman has been taught by
word and by symbols that his officers
are his betters until he thoroughly,
though sometimes reluctantly, believes
It; resistance to them seldom occurs
to him as a feasible Idea. But when
you find a man who never heard of
the Board of Trade, who has always
associated brass buttons with messen
ger boys and car porters, and who has
be reared in the most democratic cor
ner of a country where "all men are
free and equal," you meet a new prob
lem calling for executive talent in no
ordinary degree. The captain of the
Boadlcea, who, to do him justice, was
less of a fool than one might infer
from the reputation of his ship, real
ised this fact more or less distinctly,
and changed his tack accordingly. The
subject of mutiny was, dropped.
"Well, now. Mr. ah Mr. "
"Heustls," put in "Red Eye."
"Well, now, Mr. Heustls, I have been
considering. It appears to me that
you are not the ordinary forecastlo
type, not at. all, and now, I don't
know, you see, a-h'm, you see we have
no third mate this trip. What do you
say, ehr
"I want to rise up In meetln'," aald
the ungrateful Mr. Heustls, "and ob
serve that I dont calculate to be no
third date. I want you to understand
that from this on I'm boss of, the
whole derned show." " ,
The skipper and his subordinate ter
rors were pained and surprised by
such levity to themselves and their
calling. They had vested rights, bnt
"Red Eye" had the weapons, and, pre
posterous as it undoubtedly was, the
revolution was consummated. : From
that hour, contrary to all thu law and
the prophets, the barque Boadlcea,
London, 1800 tons register, was com
manded de facto by a party whose ac
quaintance with marine life was lim
ited to si trip some years previous,
from Galveston to New Orleans, on a
side-wheel packet As things adjusted
themselves to the new order the Texan
came to realize his Ignorance of the
details of seamanship and kindred,
matters, and assumed a position ana
lagous to that of a secretary of the
navy, exercising a wide, general com
mand, n4 leaving minor . technic .
u.
points to subordinates especially train
ed along those lines. The skipper new
er fully rallied from the initial shock
to his dignity, but, with a little per
suasion from time to time in the shape
of a Colt 44 trained on sundry im
portant parts of his anatomy, Mf.
Hanaford was encouraged to continue
under the new regime some of bis
functions as executive officer.
, At first the powers that had been
were not without hope, but the new
commander ran across the medicine
chest accidentally, and to guard
against any criminal carelessness In
the galley, dumped the contents over
board en masse; likewise those who
ventured near his room at unseason
able hours discovered that he slum
bered lightly.
The great question was where should.
the vessel go? By owners' orders she
was homeward bound for London, but
"Red Eye," who had no appreciation
of foreign travel, showed that fine in
dependence which distinguishes great
naval commanders and bade Mr,
Hanaford to mako for Texas. The
vessel was now southwest of Cuba.
Falling to subdue the mutineer, his
victims had decided to make, by
strategy, for the nearest English port,
Kingston, and let the shore authorities
show him such attention as his deeds
merited.
It would have been quicker to go in
to New Orleans, but they were not
sure that American law provided pen
alties adequate to the occasion. There
was one difficulty, however, in the way
of carrying out this program. It ap
peared from artfui conversation that
Mr. Heustls had discovered the loca
tion of the ship, as a corollary, there
fore, he knew what course should te
steered to bring them back to Gal
veston. Now from their then point of J
view thgre was a difference of some
Blxteen points between the bearings
of Texas and Jamaica, and It was
tempting Providence to expect a man
of "Red Eye's" brilliancy to overlook,
for the best part of a week, a matter
Involving half the compass.
It was In this quandary that Mr.
Hanaford illustrated the wlstlbm of
reading Board of Trade pamphlets, a
practice not wholly recognized as help
fu beyond question. In the quiet of
the "12 to 4" watch he collected some
bits of Iron, a wrench, and other sim
ple tools, and, getting the ship's bin
nacle apart more or less, began to mis
apply certain facts and principles bear
ing on the phenomena of deviation
and local attraction. Whon his la
bors were done the chief obstacle In
making Jamaica was overcome;' the
needle turned easily and gracefully due
south when It should have been
north, pointed north when It should
have been south, and followed this In
version all around the circle, what
ever way the ship swung, bo that as
the mate, in a scientist's enthusiasm,
expressed It, they were prepared "to
They did. During the succeeding
days "Red Eye's" fancy took blm near
er and nearer home and friends, while
In reality he was steadily approaching
the power of the British Admiralty.
This season did not pass uneventfully,
nor yet In a manner which would
lead the skipper and bis minions to
cherish it in after years as a pleasant
memory. For old acquaintance Bake
"Red Eye" saw to It that the bo'sun
performed a variety of stunts not men
tioned In the articles under which he
shipped. As payment for his usage of
the Texan during the earlier par)
the voyage the chief officer frfjbk his
meals In the forecastle, afifi, at such
times as his servlceawejtfnot required
In navigating tha-tfTflpThe holystoned
without Interruption. Weather per
mitting, thgerew assembled on the
forecastJebead every dog watch, while
the captain, at "Red Eye's" sugges
tion, mounted the capstan and enter
tained them with songs and recita
tions; as an encore he danced "hornj
pipes" on the main batch.
On the morning of the fourth day
after the coup d'etat, land was visi
ble on port boy, very slslble as "Red
Eye" came on deck, and the town on
the shore, while attractive and pret
tily situated was not Galveston, neith
er were the surrounding hills any part
of Texas. The flags that flew from
various buildings along the water
front were red and un-American, and
one Just like them was -going to ths
peak of the Boadlcea upside down,
when all the bright visions of a cut
ter full of men-o' -war's men faded
from Mr. Hanaford's mind.
Off to starboard he beheld a ship of
their rival company, not only a ship,
but as he looked more Intently, the
ship, which carried their especial per
sonal and professional London ene
mies. Would be and his captain, even
at every appeal of Justice and outraged
dignity, put this Texan pirate In the
the hands of authority and pro
claim to the world at large,
and to the officers and crew
of the Lord Devon In particular, that
they, they, the terrible Boardlcea, had
been overpowered and held in terror
of their lives by one man, a landsman
at that, and a Yankee? Mr. Hana
ford and his captain thought not
A few hours later the little West
Indian town was enlivened by the
presence of a stranger, an American
by his accent He was dressed Quiet
ly, but with taste, In a blue suit of
evident quality, but a close -observer
might notice something about it sug
gestive of second-hand; on each sleeve
a little above the cuff, were three rows
of stitching, where some former dec
oration had.,bsen ripped off. When ques
tioned," he replied, for he was a man
Of his word, that 'he had come as a
passenger for health and recreation on
the bark that touched In there that
morning. He was still spending money
with a liberal hand, when, some days
later, he took a cabin passage on ths
American packet and Kingston knew
him no more. New York Poet , '
Catfish That Weighed 280 Pounds.
J. M. Small was In Waverley Sun
day and on his return told of seeing a
catfish caught that . weighed 886
pounds.- ' " ' ' ' f
Jeff Styles, Mike Jones and George
Smiser landed the big flsh and'lt .re
quired the united effort of the three
to land htm safely. Mr. Small says
that to some his story may sound a
little "fishy." but hi says he saw the
fish weighed, and 268 pounds was its
correct wcignt. Higglnevllle Ad)
vance- -.'
RAVAGES OF INSECTS.
MANY MILLION8 IN VALUE ' OF
CROPS OE8TROYED YEARLY.
Estimates by the Department of Agri
culture of the Direct Damage Done
by the Chief Enemies Which the
Agriculturist and Stock Raiser Has
to Contend With The Indirect Loss
Many Times Greater.
There need be no fear that when
the Hague Tribunal takes the place of
war, the human race will be without
its enemies, or its opportunities to
fight, Writes the Washington corre
pondent of the New York Evening
Post Advance sheets of the forth
coming Year-book of the department
of agriculture reveal something of the
loss to which our farmers are subject
by the 14 most Important insect pests.
The war against them Is Incessant.
They destroy $300,000,000 of the value
of our crops, according to conserva
tive estimates. In fact, these natural
enemies do not permit of statistical
measurement, because so many local
ities are deterred from going into a
particular crop because tbey fear the
pest. Every small farmer will tell of
crops, fruits and berries, which he
does not raise, because he cannot suc
cessfully fight the animal life which
competes with him for their posses
sion. '
Tho chinch bug occasion a greater
loss than any of the, others insects
which prey upon the better known ag
ricultural products. The minimum
damage done by it, according to the
department may be safely placed at
$60,000,000. Most of this falls on the
wheat raisers, as the chinch bug,
while it also attacks other plants, is
particularly fond of wheat, and Is usu
ally to be found In the wheat fields In
the greatest profusion during periods
of drought. In addition to this insect
wheat has a very destructive enemy
In the Hessian fly; the casual damage
occasioned by it is conservatively
placed at $40,000,000. Worms which
attack the roots of the young corn
plant, and later the young ears, bring
about a yearly loss of something like
$40,000,000 also. The more Important
cereals, according to C. L. Marlatt, as
sistant chief of the bureau of ento
mology, who is tho author of an Inter
esting chapter on crop pests, lose not
less than $.100,000,000 every year
through the operation of bugs and
worms of various kinds.
Cotton, the south's great staple,
loses at least $50,000,000 per year as n
result of the ravages of various pests.
A report issued by the census bureau
little more than a year ago declarei
that one Insect alone the dreade
boll weevil cost the farmers of Tex
as nearly $50,000,000 during the i
vlous season, but the department ol
agriculture Is of the opinion that thi
slve. and that the
cotton-grow
states til
operations of all
Insects
on cotton Is not
largely Inl
of that sum. The
boll weevH
Texas and
,t present confined to
he neighboring parish
es of Louisiana, DUt it Is steadily mov
ing northwtfrd and eastward, and the
government experts do not hesitate to
say that tjie chances of exterminating
it, or even of checking Its advance,
are highly remote. A recent official
repory expressed the, opinion, that.
non the weevil sur I.J.U
er the i nlliin fc iffTlin
country, as It bids fair to dd la 18 or
20 years, Judging from its paut rate of
progress, it will be capable of inflict
ing an annual loss of $230,000,000,
which Is about half the total value
of a year's crop of cotton under nor
mal conditions. In addition to the
boll weevil, cotton is attacked by
many other Insects, including the boll
worm and the leaf worm.
The orchards of the country are In
constant danger of damage from va
rlous insects, and it is estimated that
fruits of all kinds sustain losses
amounting to nearly $30,000,000 during
the season. The worst enemy of the
apple Is the codling -moth, but the
moat dangerous enemy of fruits in
general Is the San Jose scale. In an
effort to avoid Its importation practi
cally every foreign country of any
Importance has at one time or anoth
er passed quarantine laws against the
United States. The annual . damage
resulting from the operations of the
scale Is estimated at $10,000,000. The
codling moth has In past seasons re
duced the apple crop by as much as
60 percent, which meanB a loss of
about $15,000,000, but as It attacks
only the apple, tt Is not considered as
dangerous an enemy, everything con
sldered, as is the minute scale, which
Is not nearly as particular as to
the kind of fruit It preys on.
Tobacco Is another crop which suf
fers severely. In the fields it is not
usually damaged to any marked ex
tent, but after it is stored it is fre
quently attached by an Insect known
as the cigarette beetle. This beetle,
with other Insects which make a spe
cialty of "the weed," causes an annual
loss of considerably over L $5,000,000.
Stored products of all kinds, accord
ing to the department s experts, sus
tain a total loss of approximately
$100,000,000. I,)'--
Grasses and hay are also damaged
materially by insect pests, as every
farmer knows,- although the ravages
of the bugs and worms are not so
easily discernible on these products as
on some of the others. Grasshoppers
do an enormous amount of damage
every year, but not since 1876 has
there been' a widespread plague - of
these pests. In that year the Insect
known as the Rocky Mountain locust
swept over practically the whole of
the middle west - and especially In
Kansas caused an almost total loss of
growing crops. ; ; -
Cattle and other live stock suffer
severely from insects. . In the forth
coming Year-book It will be pointed
out that nearly half the cattle, re
ceived at the Chicago stock yards be
tween the months of ' January and
June of each year are infested with
what is known as the ox warble, an
lasect which not only perforates the
hides of the animals and thus makes
them much less valuable, but mate
rially Injures the quality of the beef.
In addition to the warble there are
numerous other bugs and ticks which
do an enormous amount of damage',
the total being officially estimated 'at
$175,000,000 annually. .
To these direct losses by reason f
aTw
3
diminution In the volume of crops
must be added the amounts spent by
the farmers themselves in fighting the
various pests, and that expended by
the government for the same purpose.
When everything Is taken into consid
eration, it is clear that the damago
done by all kinds of injurious insects
In the course of a year is at least
three-quarters of a billion dollars. In
most cases, of course. Interests other
than those of the growers are affect
ed. Millers of wh'eat lose, of course,
if the crop Is short and they cannot
run on full time, and the closing of
cotton mills on more than one occa
sion In the past has been due to high
prices resulting In part from the oper
ations of the boll weevil and other
pests. The public as a whole Is also
affected, as In such cases It Is com
pelled to pay more for the manufac
tured product, such as flour and cot
ton goods. The government spends
thousands of dollars each year In con
ducting campaigns against various
pests, and in some cases, notably that
of the boll weevil, special appropria
tions of large sums have been made
by congress.
The experts of the department of
agriculture make the following recap
itulation of the minimum annual
damage caused by the 14 most danger
ous pests:
Chinch bug $60,000,000
Hessian fly 40,000.000
Grasshopper 50,000,000
Corn root worm 20,000,000
Boll weevil 20,000,000
Boll worm 12,000,000
Cotton leaf worm 8,000,000
Codling moth 20,000,000
Potato bug 8,000,000
Graln" weevll 10,000.000
Army worm 15,000,000
Cabbage worm 6,000,000
San Jose Bcale 10,000,000
Total $298,000,000
The loss from all Insect pests, di
rect and Indirect, Is distributed among
various products as follows:
Cereals $200,000,000
Cotton 60,000,000
Truck crops 63,000,000
Fruits 27,000,000
Mlscellanlous crops 5,800,000
Products in Btorage 100,000,000
Hay and forage 63.000,000
Tobacco 6.300,000
Sugars 3,000,000
Forests and products 111,000,000
Animal products 176,000,000
Total $785,000,006
QUAINT AND CURIOUS.
Nearly every pereon who commits
suicide by drowning partly undresses
Wore entering the water, said Dr.
mm -... ifcJtJfa.
Letters are
times a day on to
sitting on her eggs In1
of Mr. D. Baker, an Eng
but the bird keeps its
Russia's cross of St. Andrew
jrenmLkaMft WA7mTacnlng to
It. All who are decorated with It
have the right once to demand a par
don for a Russian subject condemned
to death.
Not long ago I saw a person trying
to drive a nail through a tUtpe of
seasoned oak an Inch and a half thick.
This was Impossible until I suggested
be grease the nail. It was then driven
easily and without bending. National
Magazine for June.
One of the greatest curiosities
among the domesticated animals of
Ceylon Is a breed of caule known to
the soologiet as the "sacred running
oxen." They are the dwarfs of the
whole ox family, the largest speci
mens of the species never exceeding
30 Inches In height.
In Wales the Cefn Council has
erected a footbridge over a stream
In the district This was because
lovers had complained that a favorite
walk along the side of the River Dee
had been previously rendered uncom
fortable, the couples bavins; tn wade
through the stream.
The Swiss town of Zurich has taken
a step toward the municipalization
o. medicine, and puts a poll tax on all
the population over sixteen years old
sufficient to make up an Income of
$100,000 to pay the doctors. Forty
doctors will get $2500 each, and for
this sum they must give all needed
attention to all citizens of the com
mune, young or old.
A cartman of Dunlanaghy county,
Donegal, has been fined oner shilling
and sentenced to Jail 'for one week
for having his name and address
printed on his cart In the Irish lang
uage. The case, has been before the
king's Bench on appeal, and the Is
sue to be passed upon is wnetner
Irish Is a legal language or not In
the matter of addresses on letters II
has been decided that an address
written In Irish must also be given
In English translation on the en
velope. Musle In Sapulpa. ,
In Sapulpa are several people who
sing pretty well. Somyj better than
others, and others worse than others..
But it Is a fact that we have quite a
lot of singers In our city. - Every
night nearly, yon can hear the mel
low notes of the dulcet musle as It Is
wafted to and fro in the gvntle breeze.
Sometimes it Is mingled and Inter
mingled with the braying of lonesome
cows, distant howls of yellow dogs,
and the merry croak of . happy B.
frogs. Still It sounds good, and we
believe that with the aid of the town
pump and a rattall file a chorus ol
many volfc could be worked np In
Sapulpa that would help do wonders
for the town.
"Watch and Pray" was the note left.
In a house In Ramsey, Isle of Man, by
some burglars who had robbed tt while
the tenant was at church,-;-,'
efore entering the water, said Dr.
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the colony.
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THE (PULPIT.
AN ELOQUENT SUNDAY SERMON BY
THE REV. ST. CLAIR HESTER.
Sahjeeti The Tflta at Oood Work.
Brooklyn, N. Y.At the annual Guild
service In the Church of the Messiah
the rector, the Rev. St. Clair Hester,
preached on "The Witness of Good
Works." For the text he chose I Peter
11:11: "That whereas tbey speak sgalnst
yon as evil doers they may by your
good works which they shall behold
glorify God." Mr. Hester said:
The value to Christianity of the evi
dence of good works cannot be gain
said or withstood. It speaks for lUelf
and with a power and effectiveness no
words can have. In the presence of
such a demonstration of Its truth, ar
gument, advertisement, exalted claims,
eloquent commendation are beside the
work, are not needed, are of small use
and minor importance. A great ship
steams in from the sea and we may
view her as she lies still and quiet In
her berth, but upon her decks and
sides there are signs of the rough voy
age, upon her prow and funnels Is the
salt thrown there by tho high breaking
waves. Men may say of her she Is too
large, badly proportioned, improperly
constructed, her machinery Is not of
the lstest pattern; they may crtlclse
and accuse and point out defects, but
there Is no denying thnt she has
plowed the surface of thousands of
miles of deep water and brought her
precious cargo of freight and passen
gers safe and undisturbed to their des
tination. This symbolizes In a way the position
of the Church of God in the world to
day. And It describes after a fashion,
too, the singularity, the unique promi
nence of the Christian among the all
sorts and conditions of men constitut
ing what is known variously ai society,
the public, the body politic. Never
mind what the world may have or find
to say against you, my Christian
friend. If you do well, this well doing
disarms suspicion, gains the mastery
over falsehood, silences misrepresenta
tion and supplants enmity with good
will. If your works be good you do
not need to have recourse to eulogy,
notoriety-seeking or noise; the world
has need of them; men have au In
stinctive respect and appreciation of
everything conducive to the common
benefit, they will win their way, they
will secure their place, they, the works,
not you, will exact deserved recogni
tion. A tree may be despised and spo
ken evil of, bat if the fruit be healthful
and sweet, pleasing to the taste, a
change in the estimate of It Is sure to
come. By their fruits ye shall know
them Is a true principle which cal
umny and envy cannot down, and from
whose righteous Judgment there is no
appeal.
St. Peter in this text was writing to
Christians and churches existing tn
Gentile or foreign countries and among
peoples of heathen religions. Their lot
was anything but pleasant tbelr safe
ty anything but assured. The Chris-
Hi
lJvs were common-
slate
wrongdoing.
neves tnat this c
the Uvea of the folio
may lead to the undeceiving
enemies as to their true character;
that from this better anderstandaS
there may come a disposition to Inves
tigate, to come closer, and, w
embrace talr noiy religion. fle is con
fident that prejudice aside tai knowl
edge In Its place can result-iS"?1' 0)1,1
its glad and willing acceptaSS
Wbat an opportunity then in view of
these circumstances and wbat an in
ducement to live exemplary lives
that others, even their bitter enemies
and severest critics, might be brought
to know the only true God and Jesus
Christ, whom He did send. The apos
tle's counsel is to this effect be true
to tby cause and to thy God, be good
and do good, not merely because it
gives you peace of mind and Joy of
soul, not merely benuse it Is to your
highest and best its (rest this would
be looking on the sldi of self only be
eliminates all selflsL 'taint from his
counsel by putting ed jhasis upon the
educative effect of Christian conduct
upon the sentiments and convictions
of hostile and lienthen neighbors. This
is your chance, he intimates; this the
means your good works Impress
tnem, win them, help them, in this
way, by this means.
All these considerations, this motive,
these means are of present moment,
of up-to-date interest and may be of
present application. Though living in
a nominally Christian age and land,
practically the Christian Is still sur
rounded by an envious, evll-speakiug,
backbiting world. They who are not
vnia ns are as critical, as watchful, as
eager to find wherewith to accuse, em
barrass, expose as ever tn the days of
the apostle. Not only our own souls,
not only our morals and principles are
in our keeping, but the safeguarding
and growth of the charch, the purifica
tion and moral uplift ofociety, the
putting down of iniquity and sin and
yes, verily, tie Christianlsatlon of tho
home, the family, the community, the
city, the salvation of the world. Every
Christisn Is as a city set on a hill not
to be hid and men will be won t
Qhrist In proportion as eacb and every
Christian feels responsibility for the
nnchnrched masses, for those not la
the Good Shepherd's fold, and Just In
proportion as eacb and every one comes
np to the measure of his responsibil
ity. Translated Into modern applica
tion, the apostle's meaning to you and
me Is this: "Yon Christians, so regu
late your desires and take account of
your ways that your life will be be
coming und worthy of your calling; and
thus the heathen, the Indifferent the
estranged and prejudiced people around
you, prejudiced against Christ will be
prepared to receive the Gospel when
It Is urged upon them." We nut try
tn a thousand ways to reach ttieui, to
Interest them In rcllglou, to Christian
ise tho masses, tho Institutional church,
the annual diuner or reception, tho
church congress, the revival and tent
and out-oMoor service, the musical
service, ornate ritual, eloquent dls-
courses, scholarly essays, novel ' fea
tures ad Infinitum, but the things that
count mare than any of theser .hsn all
these In impressing the world and
gaining adherents, in making converts,
Is the example, the dally life and con
versation of the Individual Christian.
Gospel preaching must be supported
and attested by Gospel living, church
going by tin' -;:l-:e servlca during the
ttrw
work days. The ungodly often set up
a higher standard for the Christian
than the Christian for himself. It Is
the world's unconscious tribute to holi
ness. This standard exacts exemplifi
cation of righteousness, self-mastering,
kind consideration for others, self -de-nlul,
self-sacrifice. They watch with
an eagle eye for any Infringement upon
or deviation fro-u this standard. When
the Christian goes wrong there is a
triple wrong done to himself, to the
cause he represents and to those who
look up to him for an example and a
leading toward a godly life. And by a
godly l.fe I do not refer to a mere neg
ative form of goodness I. e., absti
nence from all the sinful desires of tin
flesh only this and nothing more.
We must endeavor to make our con
duct attractive and vt Inning, especially
when we take into account or have
denllngs with those who are unfriendly
to Christianity. We oftentimes have
to do with Christians who are curt,
crusty, severe, unkind and disagree
able In word and manner. We should
not be surprised to hear the remark,
and we canuot but sympathize with it
when made with reference to such
cases: "If this be Christianity, I pray
thee have me excused. I want none of
It."
In order to do our part there must be
not merely a refraining from what Is
unbecoming and contrary to the Chris
tian profesfl-iti. but there must be a
positive showing and shining forth In
kindness and love of tho divine life we
feel within. Not only correct lives, but
henntiful deeds. In accounting for
what had impressed and convinced and
converted tho world we runst give high
rank to beautiful feeds. The history
of the Christian Church literally tcms
with them. When the pngans deserted
their near relations In n plague i.nd
left the afflicted ones to die like dogs.
Christians came and ministered to tho
sick and dying. WV.en the pagans left
their dead unburled nfter a battle and
east their wounded Into the streets,
the Christians hastened to relieve the
suffering and give the corpses decent
interment.
We have had some very conspicuous
and very sad examples recently of men
high in position and the confidence of
the community, placed there lnrgelj
because they were Christian In nnme
and by connection, proving themselves
to bp utterly deficient in such a funda
mental and necessary virtue as com
mon everyday honesty. Bank presi
dents and cashiers and even boards of
directors have not hesitated to specu
late with other people's money intrust
ed to their keeping and they have been
found out only been use they had lost
all they could bee:, borrow and steal.
Because of the frequency of these de
falcations the Controller of the United
States Currency felt Impelled to speak
In the plainest terms to the Nntlonal
Bank Cashiers' Association, at its meet
ing the other day. He declared that
outside speculation was the cause of
the greatest number of bank failures,
and he characterized speculation ns the
greatest financial evil of the day. He
asserted with great emphasis that no
man should be allowed to hold n man
agerial place In a national baak who
engaged in outside enterprises for
'J-rmnlf rn trier tlinn tnn nnnK.
-'to-
y one pri
H"frlrk ed by bis vow to minis.
ter to nXersnl human need. The
world, however evil-sneaking, men.
however distant and critical, look to ns,
expect us to help them. If wo. tho
servimtMif the Most High, fall them,
there Is no nel?. In the name of the
Lord Jesus, beloved, Vt us do and do
our best, to build np the Rood and the
beautiful and the true In the hearts and
lives of men. and thus transpose the
enmity, hatred and scorn of the world
Into a higher and sweeter key of praise
and glory to God. It will mean Joy and
gladness to ourselves, life and grace
to others who know tnem not now,
and honor, high and worthy honor, to
the Father in Heaveg.
All Gentlemen.
4M mUMMi to took tu mrartJi
From "the agony column" of a Lon
don dally: "If the Gentleman who took
a dark blue Chesterfield Overcoat from
the coach of the 21st Lancers at
Greenford on 8th April will kindly for
ward same to Rimmell AIIsopp,
tailors, 69, New Bond street be will
greatly oblige owner.
warm Locates ln Chimney.
Mrs. r. B. Chaffee of Court 'street
Is In a quandary as to how to get rid
of a swarm of bees which ha taken
possession of one of the chimneys of
her house. - - , '--'
Yesterday afternoon "after shooing
a number of them out of the house
with various expressions of wonder
ment as to how they came there, she
noticed a peculiar noise from one of
the fireplaces, and further investiga
tion showed that the bees had swarm
ed there. ; - 1'
Mrs. Chaffee wants to get rid of the
Intruders, but refuses to have them
smokod out si she regards this meth
od as too cruel. In the meantime the
bees are enjoying their snug quarters,
and Mrs. Chaffee is making diligent
Inquiry as to how she can coax them
to leave. Mlddletown correspondent
Hartford Courant
PIZEN PETE.
Oh, Plira Fet from TorcuplM was put
fectljr perllte,
A .npt., H.i,Mp.lln' In hi !'
Us never failed ter 'polerulM afore bed
tart ter flint.
An' make his frequent bomerrldal play.
ne a pun nig or soiuorero on same uui
pulled hla gun.
An' nv "Kipltwi thfa llhertv A mine.'
Then ahuot the feller's head off as a bit O
harmless fun.
It wua fer Haen I'ete from Porcupine.
If Petle held a stage up ha would hold II.
up In atyle;
Hla bow wua authln' beautiful ter tut;
His voire man low an' gentle aa bed smite
hla wlnnln' amlte.
An' hope they wouldn't think he made
too ree.
He'd plug the mullah driver with hla cus
tomary grace,
An' aland the paxKenrs np In a line, 7.
Then clean 'cm out perlltely an bit up a
lively pace,
That peaky l'lien I'ete from Porcupine.
The vigilantes irot him, though, one bright
aunMlilny day.
An' led him where a apreadln' shade tree
grew;
They sorter 'lowed the colors on bis neck- "
tie wus too gay
An' lied another one they thought would
do.
They raised him tn the limit when he modd
hla final bluff T- , :
They hanged thnt glly gentleman, lnv
fine. 1
Tbey all admired his manner, bnt bis ways
they reckoned touWi
Twaa tough ou rizen i'ete from TorcD
plue. Chicago News.
JUST FOR FUN
Misfortune teaches a man who are
his truo friends. It also makes him
lonesome Town Topics. ,
Debtor Call again tomorrow. Col- -
lectoi- I don't want to, sir. Debtor
Then stay away. But you can't say i
you weren't invited Cleveland Law4
er" ' -
"Mamma, if pap "can pw,-ll,liuhy
can't I?" "My dear, It that is the
same rules don't apply to you both."
"But we are both living with you." .
Life.
"A horseshoe Is supposed to be a
sign of good luck." "And so It la," re
plied the sport, "if It goes under the
wire tirst on your horse." Phlladel
Jbia Ledger. - - '
The wife savagelyDon't let mo
catch you flirting. Tho husband, meek,
ly No, dear, never again. That's the
way you caught me, you know! Yon- .
kers Statesman.
Mrs. Kelly Ol feel so sorry fer
babies; they can't tell ye phat alls
thim!" Mr. Kelly Begobs, that's th"
best thing about thim, t' my way of
thinkln'! Puck.
Young Mother The doctor says you
shouldn't kiss the baby; jc isn't san-
i ii 11 i 1 1 1 1 i ni vute loX-rS
an
He was never looking foriiytin-i
but trouble. Detroit Free Press.
"Bessie, don't you want to stay In
the parlor where your papa and Mr.
Kawler are?" "No, I don't' mamma.
I've got tired of hearing them talk ;
about munificent ownership." Chicago
Tribune. . ..' ,
Mr. T. Deeuss Your daughter who
hats Just left the room scarecly replied
when I addressed her. Is . she re
served. Mrs. Kondman I .think. Jiot
but I have an Idea that she's retir
ing. Life. .
Her Friend Yes, my ancestors
moved In the best Colonial circles.
They were Tories, you know." The
Colonial dame Yes? Then, I dare
Bay, my ancestors helped to keep
them moving Puck.
"I understand that your boy Is get
ting an education." "Yassuh," an
swered Uncle Rasberry, 'an' mebbe .
he's doln' better'n dat. I honestly
b'lloves he's gittln' sense along wit
it" Washington Star.
Physician Friend H'm, candle both
ends again, I suppose! Ab, well, well
soon get over that. A man Is either
a fool or a nhyslclan at -flF Ijicw.
Impatient Patient (not at
ly) Can't he be both? 1
"I wonder If d)ur"over abolish run
road discrimination?" said Meander
ing Mike.- "Never,"- answered Plod
ring Pete. "Some of us'll be ridln'
in parjor cars an' some on trucks as
long as de world lasts."- Washington
Stars. ' . ' i
"Mr. Pink," said the young lady
who was getlng up a strawberry fes
tival, "did you ever go to a church
sociable?" "Why, my dear young
lady," replied Mr. Pink in surprise,
"I am sociable wherever I go." Chi
cago Nows. ". -;'
Naggsby The last time I heard
from Wlttlcus he was lln New York a
year ago acting as a joke broker.
Waggsby And the last I heard from
him was six months ago. He was then
back on the farm, a broke Joker.-f-Baltlmore
AmeVlcan. x'-
Druggist That "60 pounds" of Ice
you left me yesterday was a fraud. I
put It on the drug-store scales and It
weighed 21 pounds, Ave scruples and
a i dram, iceman u wan I . There
ain't no scruples In Ice weight. Drug
gist So I found out Cleveland
Leader. ..L
"My wife has been talking a good
deal about plans for the summer, so I
decided to have a plain, straightfor
ward talk With her today. I just de
livered my ultimatum,' and the rennlt
is we go to Newport" "8punky of yki.
old man: but where did she want t
got" "Why, Newport; haven't I J-
told you?" rhlludelphla Prt ; s
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