Prague Patriot (Prague, Okla.), Vol. 4, No. 23, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 7, 1907 Page: 4 of 6
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Farmers' Co-Operative Union
Of America
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Half of the cotton wasted on the
streets and around the cotton yards
would build a good warehouse at ev
ery town of any importance in th«
whole cotton belt.
Today would be a good day to re
solve to cut down your cotton crop
about twenty-five per cent. If all did
this the short crop would bring as
much as any fourteen-mllllon bale
crop would bring.
Stand up for the organization and
all it represents. If you are ashamed
of it, get out or improve your morals
and understanding until you are fit for
the association of the leading farmers
who farm all over this country.
Have some self respect and arrange
your place of business so as to inspire
the confidence of the moneyed man
in other words, don't go 'round ped
dling out your cotton on the streets
to Tom. Dick and Harry. Sell it like
a business man to a business man.
Have some sense.
Several years ago. the editor of th*1
Tarrant County Citizen offered to
make good on the offer to any farmer
in Tarrant County who would put half
as much labor and money Into the
poultry business as he put into the
cotton business, guaranteeing him that
the poultry would make the most clear
money. In other words, poultry was
guaranteed to be worth twice as much
as the cotton, as a business.
The recent cold weather that swept
the Southwest caught thousands and
thousands of cattle and horses "out
In the cold" In more ways than one,
and the suffering was intense. \Vh n
one is heartless enough to look at the
financial side of the question only, ft
is a mighty poor proposition to let 'he
beasts suffer, but viewed from the
broader lxilnt of humanitarianlsm, it is
incomparably worse.
Let us say again that It Is necessary
for you to be able to truthfully advice
yonr non member neighbor to Join the
Union. To do this you should be re-
ceiving some benefit from the organ-
ization. Not a merely sentimental
sort of benefit, but a real dollar and
cents helpfulness to easier and hap-
pier getting on in the world. If you
have not received this sort of a benefit,
your local Union is not coming up to
the standard that it should, or else
you are a sorry sort of a member, or
else both of these difficulties stand in
the way. What Is the matter? There
is no sense In a lot of people getting
together, all in the same line of bus-
iness, without helpfulness coming out
of the gathering.
What havo you done to help Raman-
tha with the poultry this year? You
have seen the new plows, and have
taken time to look at the new planter?)
and cultivators, but what havo you
done for the silent partner in your
business? Don't get fidgety and al
low that somebody is poking his nose
into your business That is exactly
what you need, unless you have done
"the square thing by your patient but
most vigilant and hard worked silent
partner. 'Fess up, old man.
He awful careful ft) keep your af-
fairs in hand so that you will not havo
to go Into debt this year for anything.
In flush times like wo have been hav-
ing for the past few years the debt-
making habit Is sure to grow and fast-
en itself upon the very fiber of our be-
ings. S..un debt as you would v
viper.
TRY THESE FOR A CHANGC.
Two New Dishes With Eggs the Prin
cipal Ingredient.
Into a bakedlsh which has been
warmed and generously buttered poui
a cupful of milk which has been made
a little more than lukewarm. Add a
teaspoonful of strained onion Juice,
set in the oven and, a minute later
drop carefully into the milk Ave or si*
eggs, or as many as will lie in the
dish without crowding. Sprinkle wltt
salt and pepper and bake until th<
eggs are "set," but not hard.
Ta a pint of the squeezed and strafn
ed Juice of currants, raspberries 01
strawberries add a pound of white
sugar. Stir until dissolved and brin*
to a boil. Keep this up for five min
utes, taking off the rising scum
Meanwhile, beat six eggs light in r
bowl and pour the boiling sirup slowly
upon them, stirring all the time. Puf
back over the fire and cook until 11
thickens, not intermitting the stirring
for one Becond. Turn out to cool,
stirring still for two minutes, and
when cold Bet on Ice until you are
ready to use it.
How Bertie
Was Arrested
There Isn't a particle of sence In
crying over something that only "may"
happen. "The best laid plans of men
an' mice gang aft aglee," and many of
the fearful things that could happen
to us often do not materialize. The
way to get the good out of living, is
to live now when skies are clear and
live in prospect when there is some
temporary trouble. This 'is not hard
to do.
These long nights should find the
farmer busy with many of the works
published and distributed free by both
the State and National Governments
He is paying for these publications,
and he should have them. If you are
not onto how to get them, write your
Congressman and ask him to put you
next to all that the Government is
doing for the farmer in the printing
line. Of course, a great deal of the
stuff you will get is not exactly adapt-
ed to your condition and environment,
but If you exercise a little bit of com-
mon sense, the good you get out of
the Government publications Is Incal-
culable.
Don't worry so much about the oth-
er fellow's business and his moral up-
rightness as you do about your own.
He may not be exactly square, and It
is possible that at some times he seeks
to use the order for his own benefit,
but it is at all times meet to remember
that you t 'e 'in the thing for what
It Is worth to you" If It were not
worth anything to you you would get
out nt the drop of a hat, and you
would do the dropping, too. The only
difference between you and the other
fellow is the motive, but the ultimate
object is to be benefitted. The high-
minded man looks to an equitable ben-
efit—one that may be shared alike by
all, while the other fellow Is looking
for the best end of the bargain, even
at the expense of his brother.
The two things that should have the
immediate and careful attention of the
members of the Farmers Union are
public road building and the public
schools. There Is no real prosperity
In a coun<ry which neglects the public
roads; there is no progress without
good highways; there is none of the
teal enjoyment of life without them
The public schools are practically a
fraud, under the present slipshod man-
ner of management. Many of them
are too small, and the pay is too small
to tempt a man of worth or ambition
to accept them. The building of good
roads would cause the consolidation of
the small weak schools Into big and
solid Institutions of sufficient import
ance to attract teachers of merit and
experience. Painful though the admis-
sion may be. it is a fact that nine out
of ten country teacherB are teaching,
not as a profession, but as a stepping
atone to something more attractive.
How can one put real heart into a
woTk that is only temporary? And
without heart in the work, how can
really good and effective work be
done?
A bill has been introduced in the
lower house of the Texas Legislature
to require the registration of automo-
biles, limiting their speed to 18 miles
an hour on public roads and 8 miles
an hour in the main portions of cities,
and requiring their drivers to stop
when signaled by drivers of animals.
Comanche County is arianging to
build two more warehouses—one at De
Leon and one at Hasse. The meeting
at Comanche was an Inspiration to the
boys, and all returned to their homes
resolved the Union shall and uiasl *uc>
teed.
MERCURY MUSINGS.
This Is a good time to build up your
local. Your neighbors are not rushed
with work and this is a good time to
get their application. (Jive 'em an-
other chance, anyhow.
Better hold your local meeting regu-
larly just once a month rather than
weekly meetings and half-failures. (Jet
the ladies enlisted. Arrange interest-
ing programs, and let none shirk their
part.
The plan of the Farmers' Union to
bring about a sensible and systematic
method of handling the cotton crop
has not yet been accomplished, al-
though gratifying progress has been
made toward the accomplishment of
that desirable- end. Every intelligent
non member has been Impressed with
the great work being inaugurated by
the Farmers' Union.
The merchants and bankers and
lawyers and doctors and preachers and
a large proportion of the farmers are
always ready to approve the building
of elegant and expensive courthouses
for pap-suckers and lawyers and the
constabulary to occupy, but they Im-
mediately become very "conservative"
when expenditures are suggested for
the improvement of country roads—
particularly such neighborhood road."
as do not lead to their town.
CO-OPERATOR CLIPPINGS.
A warehouse at every market town.
Truth and right will prevail. Have
no fears.
Build warehouses and change the
system of marketing.
The day of the street buyer is gone.
Not a bale of cotton should be sold
on the streets. Get ready to market
In a sensible way.
Make Union men by putting the Co-
Operator into the hands of your non-
union neighbors. It never fails to
convert.
Every time a warehouso or a grain
elevator Is built, we are that much
nearer that perfect, that Just and
equitable system of marketing. Build
ns arehouses.
Let the co-operating producers of
America march together, shoulder to
shoulder, with a perfect understand-
ing, and the work for just and equit-
able prices will soon be won.
If there are any members of The
Farmers' Union who see nothing but
politics in the organization, and have
Joined it for no other purpose, they
should get out. They are in the wrong
pew.
Get ready, so that, when the Nation-
al Union again fixes the price, we
will be able to maintain it. We can
not have permanent success without
much preparation. We must build
warehouses.
Are we going to contluue a system
which means financial death to us?
If we do, we are not worth saving. The
way Is now clear and nothing but
our Inaction can prevent our success.
Yes, the demagogue politician is
abroad in the land. He would trans-
form this great industrial organization
into a mere tall of some man's kite.
This Is an industrial organization. We
must stay on the main track.
Hold up the hands of your officials.
It Is an absolute crime to do otherwise.
Wo can only succeed by building. The
man who tears down should not be In
a constructive organization. We have
a great system to build. Only builder*
should apply.
tinough cotton is wasted every year
to build ull the warehouses we need.
Why not get busy. The way Is now
, clear. Shall we stay in the old ruts,
I or shall we walk In the light?
The bulls and the bears will con-
tinue to mangle each other in the ring,
and fortunes in cotton will continue to
be made and lost lu a few minutes,
with the producers the losers all the
time, till the producers, themselves,
change the system of marketing by
I building a new system They will not
I change the system by law. It must
' and will bt done In an Industrial wa>.
THREE GOOD WINTER SALADS.
With Foundation of Scallop, Fish
Crab-Meat or Shrimp.
Scallop Salad—Pour boiling water
over a pint of scallops, and let them
stand five minutes where they will
keep hot. Drain, put them on water
cress and cover with French dressing
Fish Salad—Pick up any cold, cook
ed fish, or use canned salmon; arrange
It in a pile in a dish with quarters of
hard-boiled eggs, alternating with lem
on quarters around the edge, and mask
the fish with mayonnaise.
Crab-Meat Salad.—Take a large cup
of canned crab meat and add half as
much shredded celery; cover with
mayonnaise.
Shrimp Salad—Clean the shrimps,
and let them stand In ice water an
hour; wipe dry, add three or four
hard-boiled eggs cut Into large pieces
and mix lightly with mayonnaise-
Harper's Bazar.
By John Wo me
(Copyright, by Joseph B. Howies.)
There was a rather stormy scene.
It was not the first time there had
been a stormy scene, for Eva, though
a dear thing, was a little apt to give
way to temper, and Bertie certainly
was lax in his view of the duties of a
fiance.
Hut not nearly half the things that
people said of him were true; in this
case, for instance, it really was his
cousin with whom he had been seen at
a theater the evening before.
She had just denounced him hotly
at some length, making it clear that
henceforth their paths lay far asun-
der.
"Well, I suppose that's all we need
say about that," he said, cheerfully.
"I see what you mean. Let's talk
of something more pleasant."
"Never speak to me again," she re-
plied, haughtily, "and kindly leave the
house."
She turned contemptuously and left
the room, and finding it dull alone,
he left the house.
Next day he appeared at the door at
his usual time and rang.
The footman had had strict or-
ders.
Miss Rowen at home?"
"No, sir."
"Mra. Ho wen?"
"No, sir."
"Mr. Rowen?"
"No, sir."
"Any of the little Rowens?"
"No, sir."
The door closed.
Bertie stood outside and studied the
beautiful brass knocker. A carriage
drove up and two ladies got out. He
knew them, shook hands and rang
the bell. John appeared. The elder
Yorkshire Cakes.
Put two pounds flour into a pan;
•nix In a smarll basin one pint of milk
slightly warmed, four ounces oiled
Dutter, three tablespoonfuls of yeast,
ind two eggs; beat all well together
with a fork; make a well In the cen
ter of the flour, pour in the mixture;
let It stand In a warm place for 20
minutes, then mix in the egg and milk,
and knead into a dough. Take off
pieces, knead Into rounds, then roll
out flat about one Inch thick; put on
greased tins, set them by the side of
the fire; let them rise about 20 min
utes. and bake In a moderate oven
Divide in the center, toast lightly,
then butter; put the two pieces to-
gether. cut into quarters, and serve
on a hot plate.
Attractive Bead Work.
Much Is reproduced nowadays In
bead work Imitative of that done a
century ago, when all such Industries
were considered accomplishments,
and the individual tastes of the belles
of that day were shown in their hand-
iwork. Bead purses, reticules, bags of
all descriptions and card cases were
then made in them, the fashion now
not only including these, but also belt
buckles, In which either fruit or flower
Is set with a filigree framing of cut
steel beads. Fans for all occasions
ire shown, those with wrought Ivory
sticks and pailletted gauze particular-
ly attractive, and In some the sticks
ire delicately inlaid with tracings of
steel. Such a fan Is, useful with any
evening costume, for there is no color
to conflict with the shade of the
frock, and the little spangles catch the
light in a fascinating way.
out witn the tray and a cake basket
As he reached the door he turned and
said: "And 1 was to say. miss, that as
It Is just beginning to rain, have you
got such a things as an awning?'
"Take him—take him—an umbrel-
la," she stammered, too miserable
uow even to care what all the people
were thinking.
"Shall 1 take him some hot toast?"
asked Ix>rd Bobby, mischievously. She
pretended not to have heard the ques-
tion.
Each visitor on departing found a
most elegant young man. beautifully
dressed, sitting, with legs crossed,
under an umbrella just outside the
door. He was cheerful but would give
no explanation. He promised to call
soon on all those he knew, provided
they would let him in.
"1 wouldn't care to do this sort of
thing often, you know. Excuse my not
getting up, won't you? i've got a nice
dry paving stone at present and it will
get wet if I do. Wet paving stones are
so uncomfortable, areut' they? Yes,
indeed. Good-by."
As the last guest went John was
hastily summoned to the drawing-
room, where Eva was looking out of
the window in fury after an outburst
of tears.
"Why do you allow that person to
annoy us like this all the afternoon?"
she said, angrily, turning round.
"He wouldn't go, miss. I told him
you were all out every time anybody
came. It didn't seem to make no dif-
ference."
"Why don't you send him away?"
She stamped her foot.
"Can't the police do anything?"
"Well, miss, they would remove him
if they knew you wanted it."
"Want it? Of course we want it!
Tell them to send him away at once!"
"Very well, miss," said John. He
went to the door. The shades of eve-
ning were falling and the crowd was
getting larger, noisier and less respect-
ful. There were three policemen near
at hand in earnest deliberation, with
note books. Eva watched the proceed-
ings from behind the curtains.
"I am afraid you must go, sir," said
John. "I'm very sorry."
"Not at all," said Bertie. "Who
says so?"
"Miss Rowen, sir."
"I thought you said she was out."
John coughed. "Yes, sir, so she was
—in a manner of speaking."
"Who's to send me away?" said
Bertie, looking thoughtfully up into
the umbrella.
John beckoned sorrowfully to the
policemen, who approached in solid
formation. The crowd cheered.
"Kindly remove this gentleman, who
Is trespassing."
"Ha!" said Bertie, "you use force!
Mind, I'm only coming by force.
Where are the handcuffs?" He held j
out his hands.
So they put them on. Eva saw it
and felt a twinge of remorse. The
abium called
TO BL A BLESSING
Sunday School Lesson lor Feb 10,1907
Specially Prepared for This Paper.
^H, «>< hrrimnnnrmririf rt11
Memory
thee
Beautifully Dressed, He Sat Just Out-
side the Door.
of the two asked if Mrs. Rowen was
at home. John looked at Bertie, hesi-
tated for a fraction of a second, and
said: "Yes, ma'am."
The two stepped inside, expecting
Bertie to follow. But he only said:
"Is Mrs. Rowen at home?"
John coughed, and said: "No, sir."
"Miss Rowen?"
t "No, sir."
"Mr. Rowen?"
"No, sir."
"Any of the little Rowens?"
"No, sir."
"Very well; shut the door, there's
a draught," he sighed.
It was Mrs. Ilowen's at-home day,
a fact which Bertie knew. In the
drawing-room Eva had to invent elab-
Pan Dowdy.
Take a flat eartliern or granite ware
dish and 1111 two Inches thick with "rate explanations on the spur of the
quartered tart apples (pared, of I moment of the unhappy position of
course), having three quarts of apple. | dear Mr. Pilklnghame.
Add one cup of sugar, one grated nut- ! "Hp fame to see papa." was tio good
meg. cup of cold water, one-half tea j at all. for they had distinctly heard
spoon of salt and a piece of butter the
•dze of a walnut. Cover this with a
pie crust one inch thick and bake
slowly 2% hours, then cover and place
where It will keep hot one hour Serve
with sugar and cream. Do not break
the crust into the apple or you will
spoil the pastry. When cooked the
apple will look rej. If you wish It
richer use puff paste, but you can
make your pie crust as rich as you
like.
Wholesome Potatoes.
Potatoes cooked in their skins are
much more wholesome and digestible
than those cooked without. They
him ask for everybody. Eva was very
hot and red, apd changed the sub-
ject.
The poor girl had just succeeded in
turning the conversation when John
announced Lord Bobby Dalinainham
(pronounced "Dam") a recent importa-
tion of Bertie's.
"How do you do?" said Lord Bobby.
"I say, you know. Miss Rowen, what
have you been doing to your young
man?"
So Eva, feeling an almost irresist-
ible Impulse to hurl things about, be-
gan again the same poor, threadbare
explanation, and glancing by chance
out of the window she saw small boys
LESSON TEXT.-Uen. 12:1-8.
"(SoLPKN TEXT.—"I will bless
and make thy mime great; anil thou
ihalt be a blessing."—(Sen. 12:.!.
TIME.—Abraham was born about
B. C. 1'ssher's date (in margin or our
Bibles), 1996. is not fur from ritfht. bo
Homme!. He was probably contempor-
ary wtth Hammurabi, whose date is put
variously at 2,3oo, 2,200 and 2,000 B. ( •
PLACE.- Abraham originated in.,.r
nf the Chaldees, the ruins of which,
railed Mughelr, are now being excavated,
it is near the Euphrates, 120 miles from
the Persian gulf.
S<' RIPT I'RK OUTLINE OF ABRA-
HAMS LIFE AND CHARACTER.-!.
His Ancestry. Genesis 11 and Luke
8:34-3#. 2. His Birthplace: Gen. 11:28-31.
8 His Marriage: (Jen. 11:29; 1 Pet. 3:6;
Gen. 16:3; 25:1. 4. His Children: Gen.
16:15; 21:3; 25:2. 5. His Prosperity: (Jen.
13:2; 24:35. 6. Journeying*: Gen. 11:31.
Neh. f*:7; Gen. 12:1-9; Josh. 24:3; Isa. 51:2;
Gen. 12:10; 20:1. 7. Names of Places:
Find how many places are connected
with Abram. H. Religion nf His Ances-
tors: Josh. 24:2. 9. Deeds: Gen. 11:31;
13:s. 9; 14:13-20; Heb. 7:1-10; Gen. IK; 21-14;
21:33, 34; 22:1-14; 12:7. S; 13:4. 10. Visions
and promises: Gen. 12:1-3; 13:14-17; 15:1-18;
17:1-8; 21:12, 13. 11. Faith and Character:
Gen. 1«:19; 22:12; 26:5; Neh. ! ;7. S; Psa.
106:6; Bom. 4:11; Gal. 3:6-9; Heb. 11:8-19;
Jas. 2:21-24; 2 Chron. 20:7; lsa. 41:8.
Comment and Suggestive Thought.
The real, essential, enduring prog-
ress of the world is moral, spiritual,
religious. This Is progress worth re-
cord *g in the Book of God. In this
progress Abraham stands out as a
lighthouse landmark, lighted by God,
and shining down all the ages. He is
the third of the representatives of
eras in the history: Adam—Noah—
Abraham.
His first name was Abram, "exalt -
ed father," and changed later in a*
vision from God to Abraham, "father
of a multitude." The derivation of the
name is unknown. Professor Sayce
says that the name Abram (Abu-ramu,
"the exalted father") is found on
early Babylonian contract tablets.
V. 1. "Now the Lord had sa to
Omit "had," Am. R. The Lord said,
first at Ur (Gen. 11:31), and now
again in Haran, where he was at the
beginning of this chapter. Terah, Ab-
raham's father, led the first migration
from Ur to Haran, nearly 600 miles
northwest up the Euphrates, on the
road toward Palestine.
"Get thee out of thy country, and
from thy kindred." Why must he get
away from these influences? Because
only in a new country, free from the
restraints of old customs and old
friends, could the family and religion
of Abraham best develop. "Unto a
land that I will show thee." Here
was another test of his faith. And
the difficulty was greatly enhanced
by the fact that he did not know
where he was going.
V. 2. "I will make of thee a great
nation." Great and good motives are
party moved off with the rabble at | lnvolved in thls ,)romise. Personally
it would compensate for the loss of
his own country. This promise was
their heels. j ,
An hour or so later a policeman I
called with a ragged and dirty j
scrap of blue paper folded and ad- [
dressed to Miss Rowen. It contained
in shaky writing, done with some red
substance which might have been
blood, but was probably ink and em-
bellished with many blots and sput-
ters which were caused possibly by-
emotion but probably by a police sta-
tion pen, the following words:
"My heart is broken. You may have
forgotten my very name. 1 do not
blame you. I am sitting on a very
hard bench. Next to me is a very |
old lady. She is very drunk. Her j
head is on my shoulder as 1 writ
fulfilled in the Hebrew race, which
has bad a greater religious influence
than any other, and which still exists;
but more completely in the spiritual
sons of Abraham, the whole Christian
church (Gal. 3:29). So Christ says
of Abraham, "He rejoiced to see my
day; and he saw It, and was glad."
(John 8:56). "And I will bless thee."
No earthly good can be so great as
the blessing of God
"And make thy name great."
Known, honored, loved through all the
centuries, and by multitudes of peo-
ple. To one who is really worthy of
but I cannot go without one last word I "• 11 '* a «rpat, bI<|8sl"f ,be ,he
' hero, the example, the ideal of many
may be baked or steamed: In either I collecting and a policeman looking
case a hole should be made In them,
that steam may escape In cooking, and
thus prevent the skin from bursting.
The most nourishing part of the pota-
to la immediately under the skin, so
that when we peel them we remove
the best part.
Antidote to Poison.
It is a great thing to thoroughly
understand what simple antidote to
take If one is so unlucky as to swal-
low poison of any kind through mis-
take. Sweet oil is to be found in near-
ly every house, and half a pint of It,
taken Immediately, is an effectual anti-
tote to almost all poisons. Anybody
with a strong constitution should take
\ larger quantity of this simple rem
edy.
Coffee Gingerbread.
on suspiciously from the opposite sid
of the road. It was a most uncom-
fortable afternoon.
John came in. Eva looked at him
with apprehension. This time he car-
ried a tea-tray, it ought to be men-
tioned that he had just been presented
with a five-dollar bill and a promise
of Immediate employment In case of
dismissal. He came up to the tea
table and held out the tray.
"Well?" asked Eva. He replied
audibly: "Mr. Pilklnghame says, miss,
that he will have his tea very nicely
on the doorstep."
There was a pause in the conversa-
tion, and all eyes were turned on her
with interest. She gulped down her
wrath, tried to laugh lightly and with
trembling hands poured out a cup of
tea for him. It would look too absurd
to say "No," or tell the man to send
Stir one teaspoon soda into one cup him away, and he certainly should
nolasses, add one cup cold coffc
'.hree-fourths cup melted butter or
ard. two cups flour. Heat thoroughly
ind bake In « nulck oven.
never, never, never be allowed to come
In
"Two lumps, t\e usually takes,
nils*-"
tike put the sugar lu, and John went
to one who deigned to love me once
The very old lady has awakened!
Darling, I cannot speak of her lan-
guage. Farewell; may you be happy.
Think of me sometimes in my lonely
cell. Oh, my broken heart! Farewell
forever. Bertie.
"P. S. Any time will do of course, ;
but get Mr. Rowen to come as soon |
as you can, dear."
She read this pathetic document
twice through her tears, and then,
though it was nearly time to dress
for dinner, she hurried on her hat
and coat. All the blots on his noble
nature were erased, and he shone
forth a martyr to her hasty temper-
She hurried down to her father, who
had just come in. and explained that
Bertie had been wrongfully impris-
oned through her fault, and he must
come round and get him out now at
once, without waiting for the car-
riage; one never knew what a wasted
minute would mean in dealing with
the swift and relentless fury of the
law.
They drove In a hansom to the
dingy police atatlon. A policeman
said, yes, there was a young gem who
hud been brought In that afternoon.
For forgery, he thought ; but on look-
ing up a large book he found it was
only for loitering. Then she heard
voices in the next room. Somebody—
was it Bertie?—yes, it was Bertie—
cried "Misery!" Somebody else with
a brutal laugh said: "Double you!"
Horror! was this some torture! She
clung to her father. "Misery on that
hand!" said the other voice—the bru-
tal one. with a fiendish chuckle. Was
It thumb screws?
"I'll tell 'lm you're 'ere, sir," said
the policeman. He opened the door
and looked into the room where Bertie
In an armchair with a cigar In his
mouth was playing pinochle with the
sergeant.
"Somebody to see you, sir."
"Right," said Bertie, and came
out.
"Hullo! Eva!"
"Bertie!" She rushed Into his
arms.
Darling, how you must have suf-
fered !"
He sighed. "It's all over now, dear,
let us forgive and forget; I was not*
altogether without blame myself."
people.
"And thou shalt be a blessing." A
blessing in thyself, and a source of
blessing to others. It is more blessed
to give than to receive.
V. 3. "And I will bless them that
bless thee." Abraham's cause was
to be so identified with God's cause
that whosoever favored Abraham fav-
ored God and his kingdom. So far as
we are the true children of God this
is true also of us.
"And curse him that curseth thee."
This is the other side of the same
promise. Abraham In character,
works, and representative position as
the founder of the church was so
identified with God that whosoever
hated and opposed him hated and op-
posed God. "The good man is not
alone. Touch him, and you touch
God."
"In thee shall all families of the
earth be blessed." As they havo
been, by the race he founded, by the
spiritual training of that race, by the
religious influences and the word of
God given through his descendants,
and most of all by Jesus Christ, the
Messiah, who was of Abraham's seed.
We, too, have great and precious
promises, in Jesus Christ, of better
things and a better country than Ab-
raham had. Great lives are trained
by great promises.
V. 4. "So Abram departed," with
all that he had (V. 5), "and Into the
land of Canaan they came."
Canaan—"Lowlands," was original-
ly the low land on the Mediterranean
coast, but afterwards included the
whole of Palestine to the Jordan.
Practical Points.
Each one of us Is called to go on a
pilgrimage, like Abraham's, from sin
and a worldly life to "a city which
hath foundations whose builder and
maker is God;" "a better country,
that is a heavenly." (Heb. 11:10, 16).
We know not at first just where we
are going when God calls us from the
world to enter Into his service. It is
always to the land which he will show
us. Life and duty and work will un-
fold themselves to us as we obey the
call.
The better country Is heaven, the
eternal home of God's children.
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