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December 8, 1898.
A WAR INCIDENT.
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A LESSON FOR BEARS AND BOYS.
From the Press, Milroy, Ind.
“Some of us were taken sick from the
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“Did you?” said
what was your lesson?”
“and
mother bear with her young ones is of-
ten savage and dangerous to meet; and
she was only a few feet ahead of me.
As soon as I could move, up a tree I
scrambled, with as little noise as pos-
black bear and three funny, fat, little
cubs.
Fnow back came Mother Bear,
K her mouth some stalks and ears
How a Besieged Army Obtained Drinking Water—After a Rain
Soldiers Went Down on their Hands and Knees and
Drank Water in the Horses Hoof Tracks.
One of the first to offer their services for the
country in the Civil War, was A.R. Sefton, of
Milroy, Rush County, Ind. He made a good
record, and when the great difficulty was set-
tled, was honorably discharged.
To-day Mr. Sefton is 56 years old, a promi-
nent farmer, the head of a large family, and
notwithstanding the ill effects of army life,
is enjoying excellent health.
There was a period in Mr. Sefton’s life dur-
ing the war which makes an interesting story.
He was a member of the 38th Ills. Infantry
which was often to the front in close busi-
laid up for several weeks in a
from fever. Many times LN...
afflicted with different ailments.
“Bears," answered Arthur,
minding, and I guess I’ve learned it,
too.—Liberty Hayward, in Herald and
It was in the middle of August, the wells
of the community were nearly all dry, and
we were some distance from any stream, con-
sequenly we had great difficulty in getting
water for cooking and drinking purposes.
One night there came a hard rain, and the
next day we were started on the march. The
sun shone hot, and our plodding along was
very tiresome and oppressive. Every one of
us had only a little water to drink, and as
the ram was not enough to replenish the
wells or streams, our canteens went empty.
We were hurried on, and the only way to
quench our thirst was to go down on our
hands and knees and drink from the hoof
tracks made by the horses. Of course the
water was muddy and very filthy, but it was
a case of this or die from thirst.
TEXAS CHRISTIAN ADVOCATE.
and stomach gave me considerable trouble. I
naanaged to pull through to the end of the war,
regardless of much suffering and illness.
“From that time I was always afflicted
more or less. My doctor said I had kidney
and stomach trouble, and my heart was also
affected. As the years went by it seemed
that I was growing gradually worse, and my
physician could do nothing to restore my
lost health. Every year during the fall I
would have a severe attack, lasting two or
three months.
“About four years ago I became much
worse. Our family doctor seemed puzzled
over my case, and it began to look as if there
was no hope for my recovery, and that the
inevitable end was near.
“ Last November I was advised to try Dr.
Williams’ Pink Pills for Pale People. The
physician said that although they were an
excellent medicine, they would do no good
in a case such as mine. But I tried them, and
now am glad I did for I began getting better
almost at once. Eight boxes, taken according
to directions, cured me. I used the last of the
pills about a year ago, and have not been
troubled with my ailments since.”
The power of Dr. Williams’Pink Pills for
Pale People in the vast number of diseases
due to impure or poisoned blood, has been
demonstrated in thousands of instances as re-
markable as the one related above.
resh, juicy corn. At the sight of
have to tell you how I once saw an old
bear teach her children to do as they
were told.”’
“Was it a real, wild bear, Uncle?”
and the eager voice quite forgot to
whine.
“It was when I was a boy in West
Virginia,” said Uncle Jim, “and we
lived on a farm close to a thick woods.
It was a wild country, where often
some farmer would shoot a wolf or a
wild cat, and there was talk of bears.
But I had never seen one. One hot day
I had nearly reached home with a big
basket of wild blackberries, when,
just in front of me, trotting toward our
was held, and where Uncle Jim was su-
perintendent, Arthur stood up, glad to
get out after his long ride. Uncle Jim
tied the colt, he gathered up his Bible
and hymn book, then he turned to Ar-
thur, standing in the buggy:
“Sit down and stay where you are.”
He spoke quietly, but nobody had ever
before looked at Arthur as Uncle Jim
looked then. Arthur sat down.
Uncle Jim went into the Sunday-
school, and soon could be heard his
pleasant voice, giving out a hymn and
leading the singing.
It was a long, lonesome hour and a
half that the little boy spent sitting in
the buggy by himself. He cried a lit-
tle, and he thought a great deal. He
wondered what Uncle Jim would say
when Sunday-school was out.
But about that Uncle Jim said noth-
cornfield—oh, oh! there was a great
‘this delicious dinner the three cubs
squealed their delight and ran eagerly
toward their mother, each one anx-
iious to get the first taste. But in-
stead of a taste, the first little cub who
reached his mother was given a sound
slap that sent him rolling over and
over. The corn she had gathered for
dinner Mrs. Bear laid down upon the
ground, then back to the log she drove
her disobedient children, cuffing and
slapping them as they tumbled along
before her. When all were safely set-
tled behind the log and each naughty
cub had had his ears soundly boxed,
she sat up and gave them another sol-
emn lecture.
"After that she went slowly back to
her corn. Down beside it she sat, in
sight of the hungry little bears, who
watched her with eager eyes. Their
little black heads wagged, their little
pink tongues lolled out of their mouths
but not one stirred from his place. Up
in my tree I watched the shadows, and
wondered how long she would make
them wait for their dinner.
"It was more than an hour before
bis uncle;
“‘No.”
Then for a mile and a half Arthur
whined and teased, pouted and sulked;
and even snatched at the reins, which
Uncle Jim only held more firmly in his
own strong grasp. Finally the little boy
squeezed out a few tears, and declared
that it was “real mean.”
Arthur, you will understand, was
used to having his own way. Because
he had not been a strong little boy he
had never been sent to school, and at
home almost everything he wanted he
could get by teasing for it. What the
teasing didn’t bring was certain to come
if he only cried a little. So he was cry-
ing now.
For several minutes he cried; but
strange to say, Uncle Jim paid no at-
tention to his tears, only drove on and
whistled softly.
“Say, Uncle,” said Arthur, beginning
all over again. “I think you might let
me drive now.”
“Well, well,” said the uncle, “it does
seem strange that a boy seven years
old should know less than a bear
knows, and a baby bear at that.”
“Bears,” continued Uncle Jim, “know
how to mind, and that is something
you haven’t learned yet. I think I’ll
heard:
“Say, Uncle, can’t I drive just a lit-
tle way now?"
Uncle Jim gave his nephew a look.
“No, you can not drive this colt to-
day. And if you tease any more about
driving I shall play ‘old bear’ to you.”
What Uncle Jim meant by “playing
old bear” Arthur couldn’t imagine. But
he did want to drive—he couldn’t see
why he shouldn’t drive—and so, after
a little, Uncle Jim felt Arthur’s hand
on the lines and heard his nephew say:
“I know I could drive all right up
hill, anyway.”
Uncle Jim said nothing at all. He
These pills, build up the blood by supply-
ing its life-giving elements, which nourish
the various organs, stimulating them to ac-
tivity in the performance of their functions
and thus drive disease from the system. No
field hospital gists consider Dr. Williams’Pink Pills for Pale
afterward I became People a potent remedy, and large quantities
ent. My kidneys of the pills are used.
ing at all. They rode home as pleas- .
antly as could be, Uncle Jim acting as it a little faster. When the bias, or activity? How shall the fulness of the
if nothing had happened. But Arthur crossway, side is to it, the machine earth be so distributed that no man
teased no* more about driving and nev- feeds all light. But if the straight willing to work need want? How shall
er once offered to touch the lines. edge is toward it there will be a pucker. the energies of the human hand and
Uncle Jim told Arthur a story about We use S0 many machines now in brain be everywhere profitably em-
the lesson they had learned in Sunday-
school that day. Arthur listened; then
he turned to his uncle an earnest face
and said bravely, “I had a lesson, too,
Uncle Jim.”
“Scared! Well, I was scared.
only moved the lines out of the little ness. The life.of every soldier is a hard
bov’s reach and looked so decided that one and Mr. Sefton’s case was no exception.
Arthur felt very uncomfortable. sis. 'X inlatonneser pennesdarne T, aid
When they reacned the little country he, "and we had begun to go on ‘quarter al-
school-house, where Sunday-school lowance.'
ground to get to their dinner was a
sight to see. In a few minutes the
corn was gone and the whole family
had disappeared into the woods. But
I felt certain that from that day not
one of those cubs would ever venture
to disobey his mother.”
The bear story was ended. Pony
Prince was slowly climbing a steep
sesssesssseeeeeeesege
Old and Young I
Arthur had coaxed to drive the three- hill. Arthur seemed to be deeply
year-old colt, and Uncle Jim had said thinking. All at once Uncle Jim
We use so many machines now in brain be everywhere
our daily life that we may make one ployed for the common weal? How
word of caution serve for sewers, as shall the advantages of great combi-
well as for the faithful sewing ma- nations of capital be preserved with-
chine. Keep it well oiled and ready, out the evils that nowofteaxeslt
and use it evenly and kindly. Harpers from such combinations? How'shall
“and Bazar. we divert the intellectual powers of
30 many big-brained commercial Napo-
MEN WANTED. leons of our time from "cornering,”
s;1,1g. and there mong the thick mnaing, ana 1 guess 1 ve icailcu 11, . ' and other enterprises, harmful to the
kaves l hid hopin- M?s"Bea? would too.Liberty Hayward, in Herald and Never in the history of the world body politic, and, without destroying
leaves I niu, noPn8 nS: 5ear wouid Presbvter was there a more inviting field for the incentive tn thei, meet ono
take herself and her family away. But Bresbyte . endershil in the state as that which e incentive to hen most energetic
no Not far from mv tree the whole 3 eadershiP in the state as that, "hich exercise, confine them to labors for
no. .•ot.ar rom my teethe Whoe " the coming century offers. We are the public go0d9 How shall the real
family stopped, and I could see that SUGGESTIONS FOR MACHINE SEWERS. surely on the eve of great social and honesty of the’nubHc intent make
Madam Bear was talking earnestly to . inonet,i0i L-oes rhe wide diksom. .7 • y e puDIC intent make
her children. Of course I couldn’t un- When there is a very large amount industrial changesnThewide.dissem itself potent in the conduct of govern-
derstand her language; but from the of fine stitching to be done on the ma- mation of item ment? How shall the principles of
wav she wagged her great black her chine, when a goodly pile or sheets, advance along all the lines of material sound business management be ap-
and shook Hr huge paw I was sgre table linen, white frocks, tucking and progress, have produced an intellect- plied to municipal affairs without in-
she was telling them to stay just ^here ruffling has accumulated, then let the nal and social ferment that is appa- fringement upon the cherished doc-
they were, behind that log, whie she house sewer select a day of damp, rent to the most casual observer, trine of political equality?
I.Wie..bli r Un moist atmosphere, or even one of ram, Theories of liberty and equality in rL „
went to find something for dr r Up for her task, secure that she will be rights are to be carried to their ulti- These are some of the problems that
in.my. ree.I a pedti ey WO ii bov ’ able to run off one long seam after an- mate consequences. The masses de- must e solved. ® attitude of the
meandmakeqdi all three Drti bears other, without any of that snapping of mand a larger, freer, better life, and masses, and Classes is, in the mam,
while wnSg went their re ier into the the thread, at the same time so trying who is so conservative, or so ignorant not unfavorable to then wise solution,
whileuawaywen the Bear'was out of on the patience and so injurious to the Of the history of human progress as . anted, men to solve them. Central
MiKtill b?itls soon as appearance of the work. to ignore the demand, or to fancy that Advocate.
■Tcould not longer see For, as with the lace-makers, who such yearnings of the human heart V
'• E • 2 We log thev climbed and are obliged to work in damp rooms lest are impossible of realization? Prob- ANGER A DISEASE.
EEway toward the cornfield the delicate threads they weave may lems that once seemed insoluble have
" break and spoil the precious web, the been solved. Liberty and law free- An English journal thus comments on
moist air of the rainy day renders the dom of conscience and of worship the injurious effects of anger: "Anger
thread of the machine supple and elas- popular education and political sta- servestheunhappy mortal who indulges
tic, and better able to bear any tension bility have been combined in harmo- in it much the same as intoxicants con-
without breaking. nious union- human slaverv in its stantly taken do the inebriate. It
It would really be a saving time and 1ast obser retreats is Sayerysin in grows into a sort of disease which has
temper if the house sewer would lay teatsis staggering in various and terrible results. Sir Rich-
aside such work for suitable weather— IS ‘ • The true chaiactei of ard Quain said, not long ago: ‘He is a
a day in summer when the warm air is waran outgrown method of barba- man very rich indeed in physical pow-
saturated with moisture, or one in _1 isP erceived iand civilization be- er who can afford to be angry.’ This
winter when fog and thaw render ex- ginS dimly to see the way to its aboli- is true. Every time a man becomes
ercise out of doors unpleasant, for then tion. These achievements, which are ‘white,’ or red with anger, he is in dan_
the thread of the sewing machine is on noW our heritage, ought to serve as ger of his life. The heart and brain
its best behavior. warrants for larger victories in the are the organs mostly affected when
A current of air or the breeze from century just ahead. fits of passion are indulged in. Not
an open window will cause the thread Indeed, the work of the statesman only does anger cause partial paralysis
to break, even though the barometer is and reformer is only well begun. Ques- of the small blood vessels, but the
below “change ’ and the little color tions as ancient as the race, in old heart’s action becomes intermittent;
barometer has gone from blue to Vio- and new dress, are pressing for solu- that is, every now and then it drops
let; neither should the machine stand tion more insistently than ever. The a beatmuch the same thing as is ex-
near the fire or the radiator. . strike, the trust, want in the midst of perienced by excessive smokers.”
A correct eye isievery thins 111 doing plenty, “the feud of rich and poor,” 4.
machine-work wel . But there are a the monopoly, the corner, the corrup-
few common-sense points that may be tions of political life, the misgovern- When God’s children pass under the
told without waiting to learn by ex- ment of cities, are Still to be dealt shadow of the Cross of Calvary, they
perience. For instance, you can stitch with know that through that shadow lies
more evenly on the right of the The qnestion which the new age just their passage to the great white throne,
m-esser-foot. with the bulk of the ma- 1 endeavor to solve are For them Gethsemane is as paradise,
ferial lying to the left, than the other , S d Naniond. H1w 9-5 1 God fills it with sacred presences: its
way. The tendency of the feed, or exigent.an dim an Stable riZh?s with solemn silence is broken by the music
teeth, is to throw the work somewhat hor secue,, to 'its' own and With- of tender promises; its awful darkness
off, as well as on, and the stitching is out damage to . on and other softened and brightened by thesun_
- -------- . better guided on this side. eqnally meritorious interests? How light or heaveni y faces and the musffl
she moved, or the cubs either. Then when you are stitching a seam, wilh shall the energies of mankind be so di- of angel wings._F. W. Farrar.
I supposed she was sure they ha ene piece bias and one straight, let the rected as to avoid, on the one hand,
learned to mind, for she raised upon bias side come next the feed—that is, over-production and the consequent 3
her hind feet and gave a little call. The be on the under side. This is waste of energy and capital, and on The Church that does not obey the
cubs heard and the way they turn- especially important in thin materials, the other, artificial scarcity and undue “Go” of the great commission, can not
bled their roly-poly bodies over the Naturally the feed takes up the side to restraint of individual initiative and claim the “Lo, I am with you.”
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Rankin, George C. Texas Christian Advocate (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 45, No. 15, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 8, 1898, newspaper, December 8, 1898; Dallas, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1594116/m1/6/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Texas State Library and Archives Commission.