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ANY C A N C E R OH T U M O R I TRFAT .
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in sh e e p 's clo th in g an d d riv e t h s poli­
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tic ia n s from th e pulpit w ith th e lash
if h a r d ; it alw ays poisons d e e p g lan d s ,
of public « corn. It is th e la y m e n ’s
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p roblem to k eep th e m in istry fre e
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WRITTEN GUARANTEE.
P o litic al P ra y e r M eetings.
P O L IT IC S.
Vj'i j'litin I»»fit st n t iru e .
Be the Real Thing.
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It is a sa d day for C h ristia n ity w h e n
— sou r w rite to som e.
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C onsecrated M i n i s t r y N e e d e d f o r th e c h u rc h bells call th e c o m m u n ic a n ts
Our great success is In our teaching, ethical
advertising and finding cancers while small.
the R ural C h u r c h e s .
| to g e th e r for a political p ra y e r m e e t­
By r. A. MITCHEL
Address Ok; Or. A Mrs. Dr. Chamley A Co. tor Book
ing. S u ch g a th e rin g s m a rk th e high
R eg istered M. 1> in C alifo rn ia Jo years.
By Peter Radford.
tid e of relig io u s political fa n a tic ism ,
4 3 4 A 4 3 6 Valencia S t , San Francisco, Cal.
I put b itte rn e s s into th e liv es of m en ; i T h e tra g e d ie n n e had played th e role
KINDLY MAIL THIS to someone with CANCER
L e c t u r e r N a t io n a l F arm ers’ Union.
fan th e flam e of class h a tr e d a n d d e ­ of M ary, q ueen o f Sc*<ts, to u cro w d ed
T h e fa rm e rs of th is n a tio n h a v e on
stro y C h ris tia n influence in th e com-
house. T h ro u g h o u t the play th e nudi-
th e ir payroll 95,000 p re a c h e rs an d th is
I m unity. T h e sp irit a c tu a tin g su ch
n u m b e r applying th e m se lv e s d ilig e n t­
e in u had sa t spellbound, an d d u rin g
m e e tin g s is an arch ic, u n -C h ristlik e
ly an d exclusively to th e relig io u s
an d d a n g e ro u s to both c h u rc h and th e la s t scene—th a t In w hich th e q u een
w ork a t h an d is sa d ly in a d e q u a te to
is led to ex ecu tio n —not a sound w as to
i s ta te .
p ro p e rly se rv e th e ir re s p e c tiv e com ­
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fluence e v e r w ane and h is sh ad o w e v er fell Ju st b efo re th e ax w as supposed to
every door to the h u m an h e a r t and
f grow lees is th e p ra y e r of th e fa rm e rs fall on th e b eau tifu l ueok restin g on
e n te r th e se cre t c h a m b e rs of reaso n
| th e block th e h u sh gave place to long
an d every person sh o u ld su b m it th e ir of th is natio n .
I draw n b reath s. T h e au d ien ce aro se an d
co n d u ct to review an d se ek th e co u n ­
! p assed o u t w ith o u t th e usual hum of
sel of th o se divinely a p p o in ted m es­
co n v ersa tio n , but silently, as if th e real
se n g e rs of life, but th e m o m en t the
trag ed y o f several cen tu ries ago had
m in iste r closes th e B ible a n d opens
th e law book, he becom es a m en ace to
been en acted .
society.
T h e tra g e d ie n n e en tered her cu rriag e
T h e difficulty of keeping th e p re a c h ­
a t th e stu g e door an d w as d riv en to
e r in th e p u lp it is as old a s religion.
h er hotel. No one w as about ex cep t
C h ris t e n c o u n te re d it in th e tem p le
th e u ig h t clerk In th e office and a call
The strongest desire of husband and wile is the w hen he drove th e p rie sts from th e
boy. T h e trag ed ien n e p assed up to her
, welfare of their children.
b a rg a in c o u n te r b ack to th e pulpit.
room s, lu one of w hich a tab le w as
The husband works hard to provide for them, and
f a th e rs m et it w hen,
would be d a d to know how best to safeguard them, O u r pilgrim
sp re a d w ith a few light dishes. T hrow ­
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The wife works hard, too—in the home—and
is th ro u g h th e influence of th e clerg y , a
R u ra l life offers to young m en d ay s ing off h er w raps, she seated h erself
equally interested with her husband in sound in> , w itch c o u rt wnti e sta b lis h e d a t S alem ,
of toil and n ig h ts of stu d y . It offers an d p arto o k o f th e meal.
surance protection, such as that offered by th e
M u m ., in 1692, th a t p re c ip ita te d a legal fru g al fa re an d p lain c lo th es. I t of­
It w as su m m er, an d the window-
j h o lo cau st th re a te n in g to red u ce th e fe rs le a n bodies, h a rd m uscles, h o rn y d oors w ere open, giving access to a
j p o p u latio n to a sh e s an d w hich w as ex- h a n d s and fu rro w ed brow s. I t of­ sto n e balcony w ithout. T h e tra g e d i­
! tin g u ish e d by th e laym en u n itin g and fe rs w h o lesale re c re a tio n to th e ex ­ en n e w a s in th e act of liftin g a m orsel
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e s t efficiency. It offere th e b u rd e n of tened. T h e re w as a sou n d on th e bal-
T h e g r e a te s t p e ril to th e ch u rc h to­ b rin g in g up la rg e fam ilies an d t r a in ­ j cony. T h en a figure step p ed Into th e
day is p o litics. T h e te m p ta tio n of th e ing th e m in th e p ro d u ctiv e life. It | room.
m in istry to th ro w down th e cro ss of offers th e o b lig a tio n s of u sin g all
T h o u g h n m an. tall, lithe, m uscular,
C h rist an d pick up th e club of th e w ealth a s to o ls an d n o t a s m e a n s of his tre a d w as a s noiseless as th a t of a
p o lic e m a n ; to s u b s titu te th e p e n a ltie s se lf-g ra tificatio n . I t does n o t offer cat. H e w a s clad in tig h t fitting black
o f th e law for th e pow er of th e a lta r th e in su lt of a life of ea se , o r a e s ­ an d on h is sh o u ld er ca rrie d an ax. On
an d to le g isla te religion into hu m an th e tic e n jo y m e n t, o r g ra c e fu l co n ­ his b ead w as a conical cap , an d his fe a ­
h e a rts , n e v e r w as g re a te r.
su m p tio n o r e m o tio n al e c s ta sy . It tu re s w ere covered by a m ask. N ot­
T h e w orld n e v e r needed a relig io u s offers, in ste a d , th e joy of p ro d u ctiv e w ith sta n d in g th is co n cealm en t tho
m in istry m o re n o r p o litical p re a c h e rs a c h ie v e m e n t, of p a rtic ip a tin g in th e trag e d ie n n e recognized Jo h n Coyne,
less th a n it d o es today. W e need m in ­ b uilding up of a h ig h e r r u ra l civ iliza­ w ho th ro u g h a long se ries of perform
is te r s to te a c h us how to liv e; w e tion.
know how to vote.
T o young w om en also it offers toil,
T h e re lig io u s p re a c h e r is th e m ost stu d y , fru g al fa re an d p lain c lo th e s
cap a b le s e rv a n t an d th e p o litical su ch a s befit th o se w ho a r e hon o red
p re a c h e r th e s o rrie s t m a s te r th e w orld w ith a g re a t an d difficult ta s k . It
h as e v e r know n. W h erev er pow er is offers a lso th e pains, th e b u rd e n s and
placed in th e h an d s of th e la tte r th ey re sp o n s ib ilitie s of sa c re d m o therh o o d .
in v a ria b ly becom e in to le ra n t, b ig o ted It offers th e o b lig atio n a n d p e rp e tu a ­
and vicious an d re so rt to th e w hip an d tio n in su c c e e d in g g e n e ra tio n s th e
th e faggot to enforce th e ir opinion.
p rin c ip le s of th e p ro d u ctiv e life m ade
C ivilization h a s m an y tim e s been m a n ife st in th e m se lv e s. It does not
com pelled to d riv e in c o rrig ib le p re a c h ­ offer th e in su lt of a life of p rid e and
ers b ack to th e p u lp it a t th e p o in t of v a n ity . It offers th e jo y s of ach ie v e ­
the b ayonet. M any of th e p a g e s of m en t, of se lf-ex p ressio n n o t alo n e
h isto ry a r e w et w ith blood sh e d a t th e in d ead m a rb le a n d c a n v a s, b ut also
h an d s of political p re a c h e rs w ho w ro te in th e p lastic liv es of c h ild re n to be
to find out just w hat the P O S T A L L IF E can and law s on th e s ta tu te books th a t co m ­ sh a p e d and m oulded in to th o se ideal
will do for you . T h e Company issues all the m itte d arso n upon m an k in d , m aim ed
fo rm s of m ind an d h e a rt w hich th e ir
standard legal-reserve policy-form»: it supplies full hu m an beings w ith th e h a tc h e t and
d re a m s h av e p ictu red .
p e r s o n a l in fo rm a tio n to all applicants— men,
s e n t h e lp le s s w om en to th e to r tu r e
women and young people— and distance from New
rack , all b ecau se th ey d isa g re e d w ith
York does not hinder, just write and say :
Doors In China.
th e ir view s. W hen in c o n tro l of gov­
1 ‘Mai! m e life-insurance particulars
I n C hina doors a r e o fte n round, leaf
e rn m e n t, th e p ulpit p o litic ia n s in v a r i­ sh a p e d o r se m ic ircu lar.
tor m y a g e " and be iure to mention
In placing
this. Paper.
ably u n d e rta k e to p e rfo rm le g isla tiv e th em th e b u ild e r usually av o id s hav in g
la your letter be sure to give
m ira c le s such a s c a s tin g o u t w itch es one o pposite a n o th e r lest evil s p irits
/.
Your Full N am e
w ith th e flam e of a to rc h , su b o rn in g find th e ir w ay from th e s tr e e t in to th e
2 . Your Occupation
co n scien ce w ith s h a c k le s an d e n fo rc ­ recesses of th e building. T h e d o o r­
3. The E xact D ate o f y o u r B irth
ing o p inions w ith th e g u illo tin e .
w a y s s e p a ra tin g th e co u rts of a g a r ­
The request for information places you under no
M ixing P olitics an d R eligion.
obligations and no agent will be sent to visit you.
d en a r e u su a lly o f an e la b o ra te kind,
T he Postal Life does not employ agents but gives its
P o litic s and religion will n ot blend. an d th e o ctag o n al form is one o f th e
policyholders the benefit of agents' co m m iaaio n a
Religious su p e rs titio n
No fre e g o v ern m en t ca n long e x is t or m ost p opular.
— the fira t y e a r and e v e ry other.
th e ch u rc h p erfo rm its m issio n to a s s e rts its e lf in C hinese a rc h ite c tu re ,
so ciety w hen p re a c h e rs a n d p o litician s an d th e u n iv e rsa l sa cre d n ess o f th e
te m p o ra rily ex ch an g e callin g s, an d a n u m e ra ls 3 a n d 9 is show n In th e a r
“ IT IS TIM E FOIt YOU TO P R E P A R E FOR
(VAtP MALONE. pBtsioeRT)
TH E BLO CK .’’
civ ilizatio n
th a t w ill c o u n te n a n c e rn n g e m e n t o f tem ple doors. T h e re Is
(IlM nyfJvtNassuiJ S t i t e i j j j V T O J ^
su ch conduct will soon decay. S uch a a trip le g a te w a y to each o f th e h alls an ces had tak en th e p a rt of ex ecu ­
traffle in o ccu p atio n s is a s u n so u n d in o f th e im p erial palace, an d th e sa m e tio n er in th e play th a t w a s m aking her
p rin cip le a s th e w h ite sla v e tra d e is o rd er p re v a ils n t th e M ing tom bs. T h e fam ous.
T em p le o f H eav e n lias a trip le roof, a
im m oral in practice.
"W h y , Jo h n : W hat b rin g s you h ere
T he hand th a t p a s se s th e sa c ra m e n t trip le m a rb le sta irc a se , a n d all its m y s­ a t th is tim e of n ig h t -w ith o u t hav in g
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*i h av e com e to an n o u n c e th a t It is
litical purposes. T h e g e n tle voice th a t m ultiples.
I Will Give $100C
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The Actor
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THE CULL OF
THE COUNTRY
Protection for the Home
Postal Life Insurance Company
It will pay you
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W IL L IA M E N
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co m fo rts us in so rro w a n d p ro n o u n ces
th e last sad rite« upon o u r d e p a rte d
loved ones should n o t ra v e an d r a n t on
th e h u stin g s. I do n o t believe a
p re a c h e r can m a n ip u la te p o litical m a­
c h in ery and be rig h te o u s an y m ore
th a n he could becom e a b u rg la r and
be ho n est.
I th in k it a s im m oral
for a p re a c h e r to se e k to lobby w hile
he p ra y s a s it would be for him to
g am b le w hile he p reach es.
A p re a c h e r can no m o re p re a c h a
D E N V E R . C O I /Q
p o litical serm on w ith o u t c o n v e rtin g h is
p ulpit in to a political ro stru m th a n
he could sell in to x ic a tin g liq u o r from
O * - A
• < - # • • • * • • • >. .v 4-C th e a lta r w ithout c o n v e rtin g th e
♦
♦ ch u rc h in to a bar-room . H e can no
ik
Ì m ore purify politics by p lay in g th e
gam e th a n he can sa n c tify g am b lin g
by ru n n in g a lo ttery .
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1 jo in in th e oit re p e a te d su g g e stio n
j
th a t a preach* r h as a s m uch rig h t in
* p o litical b raw ls as a sa lo o n k ee p e r an d
we also a d m it th a t he h a s a s m uch
rig h t to g e t d ru n k a s an y o n e else,
* b ut w e would r a th e r he would n o t do
♦
* I so for th e g re a te r th e s a in t th e g r e a t­
e r th e sin .” I th in k a p o litical bish o p
can tu rk e y tr o t in th e n am e of C h ris­
tia n ity a s c o n s iste n tly a s he can e n te r
¿1 in to a m ud-slinging political c o n te s t
T h a t Is w h y w e are
ç th is space 1 to th e d isg ra c e of his ch u rch .
to call a tte n tio n to our
P rin tin g de- \ It is m y opinion th a t w hen th is
w orld Is sa v e d it will be th ro u g h re ­
p a rtm e n t. W e a re glad to show sa m ­ ligious se rm o n s and n ot th ro u g h poli­
p le s an d q u o te prices, an d p erh ap s w e tic a l sp e ech es. S alv atio n m u st com e
c a n offer su g g estio n s th a t will he v a l­ to u s from th e B ible an d n o t from
th e s ta tu te book; it will com e th ro u g h
u a b le to you. i f you a re undecided on holy co u n cils of c o n se c ra te d m in iste rs
so m e p o in t a sk us to help you out. W e an d n ot from cau cu ses of political
m ay be ab le to give you Just w h a t you p re a c h e rs.
T h e P ro b lem of th e L aym en.
w ant
T h e re n ev y f w as a tim e w hen
p re a c h e rs an d p o litician s form ed an
unh o ly a llia n c e th a t civilizatio n did
n ot s h rie k o u t an d C h ristia n ity cry
aloud. S ince th e begin n in g of gov-
h av e so u g h t to
iecoy th e m in is try into th e m esh es of
p o lities an d m ak e them c a rry b a n n e rs
in p o litical p ro cessio n s. T hey h av e
ta k e n th e m in istry to tho m ountain-
top of p o w er an d offered to m ak e th em
m o n arch of all they su rv ey ed , an d
P o rtla n d
S e m i-W e e k ly J . tir on! w hile m o st of th em h av e sa id , “g e t
a m i C o q u ille H e rn d , b o th fo r $ 2 .0 0 th e e beh in d m e 8 a ta n ,” a few have
fallen w ith a c ra sh th a t h a s sh a k e n
a y e a r in a d v a n c e .
e v e ry p u lp it in C hristendom .
T h e m in istry , u n so p h istic a te d and
H a v e y o u p a id t h e p r i n te r .
- ontiding, is. n o m a rc h for th e p o li­
ENGRAVERS PRINTERS
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advertisement. If your
own ad vertisem ent
were here others would
read it.
politician
T he Yaws.
Ou th e w est c o a s t of A frica th e n a ­
tiv es c a ll th e ra sp b e rry a yaw . It h ap ­
pens th a t o n e o f th e pleasing d ise ases
th a t com e o u t from th a t q u a r te r of th e
globe is c h a ra c te riz e d by d u sky red
sp o ts t h a t a p p e a r ou th e body a n d soon
g row in to u lcers about th e size an d
looks of th e ra sp b e rry . So th is d ise a se
is called th ^ yaw s. It is co n tag io u s
a n d d o w n rig h t disagreeable.
W h ite
sa ilo rs b rin g it b ack w ith th em to th e ir
ow n d isc o m fo rt an d Hi.* d isg u s t of
th o se a t hom e. Yaws \ v vails also in
th e F iji Islan d s a n d in Sam oa, b u t in
these tw o p laces c h ild ) . n m ain ly are
a tta c k e d , a n d th e n a tiv ..; regard tho
d ise a se in th e sa m e light a s civilized
p erso n s look a t m easles—a lm o st a c e r­
ta in ty to h a v e a n d the sooner o v er
w ith th e better.
T h e Color of Lakes.
Som e la k e s a re d istin c tly blue, o th ers
a re o f v ario u s s h a d e s of green , so th a t
lu som e cases th ey a re scarcely d is tin ­
g u ish a b le from th e ir level, g ra ss s u r ­
ro u n d ed ban k s. A few , too, a re al
m ost black
T h e lak e o f G en ev a is
a z u re hued, th e la k e o f C o n stan ce an d
the lak e of L u cern e a re green, w hile
th e color of th e M ed ite rran ean has
been called indigo. T h e lak e of B rienz
la g reen ish yellow , an d Its neighbor.
L ake T h u n , is blue.
Good Old Daya.
T h e high cost o f living w a s n ’t m uch
o f an item in th e okl days, w hen a
dim e p ack ag e o f c o rn sta rc h w a s used
to p o w d er th e baby a f t e r his b ath ,
m ake m o th e r's fa c e b eau tifu l a n d p ro ­
duce a bow l of b lan cm an g e fo r dcs
serf.—C in cin n ati In q u lre r
H i#
B u s in e s s .
"T h e re is a m an w ho can a lw a y s be
dep en d ed on n t a pinch.**
"W h o is he?"
"A po licem an ."—B altim o re A m erican.
Com ing Events.
M other (u p sta irs, calling)—A re you
engaged. M abel? Mabel (from d a rk
•Bed p arlo r)—I will be in a m in u te,
m other. P h ilad elp h ia Ledger.
I f a m an em p ties his p u rse Into his
bond no one can ta k e It from b lm . —
F ra n k lin .
tim e fo r you to p rep are fo r th e block.”
H ad th e w ords not been spoken w ith
e v id en t serio u sn ess th e tra g e d ie n n e
m ight h av e fan cied th a t th e m an w as
joking. A nother fe a tu re conduced to
m ak e h e r th in k be w as lu ea rn e st. It
had beeu noticed th a t C o y n e had r e
cen tly beeu a c tin g stra n g e ly .
Som e
tim e b efo re th a t he h ad ask ed to be
g iven a n o th e r p art. T h e one he p e r­
form ed he had played so long th a t it
had begun to pall ou him . N ight a f te r
nig h t he had looked upon th e queen of
Scots e n a c tin g th e sc en e lead in g up to
th e ex ecu tio n a n d had been u n d er th e
influence of her im p erso n atio n of one
whom he w as ab o u t to b ehead. H e had
not given th is as a reaso n for his d e­
sire to ch an g e; he had sa id th a t he w as
a m b itio u s fo r a sp e ak in g p a rt, w h ereas
th a t of ex ecu tio n er w a s a silen t one.
R ut he had confessed to th e tra g e ­
d ien n e th a t w hile e n a c tin g th e role he
had fe lt h im self to be a real head sm an .
It w as th is th a t cau sed th e tra g e ­
d ien n e to sh u d d e r a t th e solem n m a n ­
ner in w h ich he had an n o u n ced w h a t
he hud com e for. Indeed, sh e cau g h t
nt once n t nu ex p lan atio n o f his s tra n g e
com ing. H e w as m ad; b e w as arm ed
With an ax
She w as alo n e, w ith no
m ean s o f su m m oning a s sista n c e except
by an electric bu tto n , b etw e e n w hich
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and h er stood tlie lu n atic
Besides,
th e re w a s no one sh e could call who
w as cap a b le of p ro tectin g her.
P erso n s w hen cornered by one whose
m ind Is u n h in g 'd . If th ey keep th eir
ow n heads, n a tu rally feel It necessary
to h u m o r th e p* rsou th e y dread . T h e
tra g e d ie n n e saw nt o n ce th a t to op­
pose J o h n Coyne w ould be to excite
him . All she could hope for w as to
d elay him th a t she m ig h t In th e m ean ­
w hile c o n ju re up som e ex p ed ien t by
w hich to sav e herself.
"J o h n ." she '¡aid. "1 ask but one
boon o f you. Before 1 p ass to th a t
bourn w hence no tra v e le r re tu rn s per
n i t me to p a rta k e of m eat an d d rin k
to g ain stre n g th to en d u re th e ordeal.**
"T h e re Is tim e for that.'* sa id Coyne,
low ering his ax to th e floor an d su p ­
p o rtin g him self by th e h an d le a s he
bud done so o ften ou th e sta g e while
w aitin g fo r h er to sp eak h er lines.
T h e tra g e d ie n n e tried to resu m e her
m eal, b u t could not force h e rse lf to
sw allow th e food. She d ra in e d a glass
o f w ine an d poured o u t a n o th e r T his
she did to give h er stre n g th to w ith
sta n d th e m an who w us b en t ou be­
h ead in g her
“Jo h n ," sh e said by w ay o f keeping
her m ind em ployed, "how did you
com e u p h ere?"
"B y m ean s o f u lattice.”
"C ould you go back th e sa m e w ay?"
"I could."
" H I n o t be convinced u n less I see
you do it.**
" T h a t y o u r m ajesty will n ev er see.
B efore I go from h ere I’ll se v er th a t
fa ir neck.*’
lie sa id th is w ith such d eterm lnn
tion th a t sh e saw h e r ru se had failed
She d id uot d a re urge him . She w as
silen t fo r a tim e, th en tried an o th er
plau.
"W h en my neck Is ou th e block.
Jo h n . I w ish you to strik e w ith tru e
aim . L et th e re be no buugling. To
ste ad y y o u r arm d riu k a g lass of
w ine."
I She filled a g o blet w ith th e beverage
a u d held it up to him w ith u pleading
look. H e re fu se d i t
" I f m y arm Is to be ste ad y ," he said,
“th e h ead th a t d irects It m ust be
stead y . W ould you h av e m e p u t an
enem y Into m y head to ste al aw ay my
b rain s?"
A n o th er ru se had failed. T h e trn
g ed len n e s a t try in g to force h e rse lf to
eat, w h ile th e m adm an stood resting
on th e h au d le o f his ax w a itin g for her
to finish.
i "J o h n ." sh e said , "w ould you not go
to my cou sin E lizab eth an d m ak e a
last a p p e a l fo r m e?"
' "1 go to th e q u eeu of E n g lan d to ask
for m ercy fo r y o u r m ajesty ! A h ead s­
m an w ould n o t be a d m itte d to audl
ence, to say n o th in g o f b eing g ran ted
th e boon he w ould ask. B esides, so
! long a s th e re Is a queen of Scotland
th e re is a b a rrie r to a queeu o f E ng
land.**
“ Do you su p p o se th a t my cousin will,
a t m y d e a th , proclaim h erself queen
o f th e S co ts?"
"You ask m e q u estio n s of sta te ,
w h ereas I am b u t a head sm an . Com e:
I am o rd ere d to s trik e th e blow th at
leav es S co tlan d w ith o u t a queen
H ark ! T h e bell is tolling. T h e hour
has a rriv e d ’*
T hough sh e could not see his fea
tu re s for tlie m ask, she knew th a t his
eye w as w ild w ith Insanity. H e lifted
Ids ax , an d sh e feared th a t he m ight
sw e rv e it a g a in s t her.
"T h e block!” she cried. "W h e re Is the
block? B lindfolded, I can n o t see It."
E x te n d in g his hand, he grasp ed hers
She aro se from th e ta b le and took h
few ste p s u n d er his guidance. T hen
It occu rred to her to d irect by will
po w er th e w ay th ey should go
She
tried to lend him to th e electric but
ton th a t she m ig h t ring th e bell, but
she had not d o m in ated him . and they
m oved r a th e r to w ard th e w indow
S to p p in g b efo re It. she said :
"Is y o u r ax sh a rp ? C an you finish
th e w ork w ith one blow ?"
" I t will se rv e its purpose."
“ L et me feel o f Its edge."
G ently ta k in g th e ax from him . she
ran h e r th u m b over its blade and was
so m e w h at relieved to find th a t It cam e
from th e p ro p erty room of th e th eater,
w as th e one lie had so long used In
th e p erfo rm an ce and w as m ade of
wood. T h e re w as consolation in this,
but th e w eapon. If not sh a rp enough
to cu t off h er head, w as sufficiently
fo rm id ab le to b e a t out her b rain s
"What!** she cried
“ Do yon pro
pose to se v er my head from my body
w ith th a t b lu n t In stru m en t? I’ll sub
n m to d e ath , b u t not to m a n g lin g "
She toss<Ml th e ax out o f th e w indow
T he actor, who th o u g h t him self a
v eritab le ex ecu tio n er, w as disconcerted
at his loss, lie w ent o u t on th e bnl
cony, bent over th e sto n e b alu strad e
a n d looked dow n for his ax T h e tra
gedienue. quick a s a flash closed the
g lass d oors and tu rn ed th e latch. Since
they w ere not to he opened from the
o u tsid e th e lu n atic could re en tei tlie
room only by sm a sh in g th e glass. But
th e trag ed ien n e did not w ait for him
to do th is She ran to th e door o f the
room, dow n th e s ta irs an d on reach
leg th e n ig h t clerk fell fa in tin g on th e
floor b efo re him
W hen she Imd revived an d told her
sto ry th e clerk called an officer, and
to g e th e r th ey w ent to th e scene of w h a t
had nearly been a trag ed y . All was
q u iet th e re T he policem an opened th e
w indow . T he balcony w as d eserted
E v id e n tly Jo h n Coyne had descended
by th e w ay he cam e. A search w as
m ade fo r him. and be w as found on
th e stre e t m u tte rin g to h im self Inco­
h eren tly . lie w as tak en to his lodging
a u d th e n ex t d ay r» m oved to an a s y ­
lum.
T he ev en in g on w hich th is Incident
; occurred w as th e last on w hich th e
; trag e d ie n n e played Queen M ary. [Ter
m an ag er, w ho w as loath to lose and
have h er lose th e profit th a t would ac ­
cru e from h er m arvelous im persnnu
lion, used all his p ersu asiv e pow ers to
Induce her to continue, but w ithout
avail. She said sh e had d riven one m an
m ad u n d e r th e stra in and declared th at
*? sh e co n tin u ed to play th e p art she
w 'ojld In tim e follow him to bedlam
T ills en d ed th e arg u m en t, an d th e next
nlay in w hich sh e ap p eared afforded
nor a m ore ch eerfu l part.
Rhe also m ad e a ch an g e In h er habit
o f e a tin g h er su p p e r a f te r th e night
p erfo rm an ce. Since her escap e from an
•tx o r h ead sm an w ith a wooden a r she
In v ariab ly h as som e frien d to sa p w ith
her. If sh e falls to secu re such a com-
penlon sh e goes to bed w ithout u su p ­
per.
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