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THE CEREDO ADVANCE.
T. T. McDOUGAL, Publisher.
CEREDO. - - WEST VIRGINIA.
Eaay Road to Fame.
At this Rcauon of the year, "introduc
ing a bill" is the shortest of ail roads
to fame, declares the Boston Trans
cript. Any member of a lawmaking
body, state or national, with suitable
writing materials at hand uiay do this.
For some roaBon the reading public
takes the act with tremendous serious
ness. It Is not uncommon to hear that
"they are going to do" so and so in
Washington, or in the legislature, and
on investigation It turns out that the
indefinite "they are" merely moans
that some one man has introduced a
bill to make the change in qoestion.
This is a very long distance from
legislative enactment. The bills that
will bo Introduced at this legislative
session will run up into thousands;
the number involving important
changes that will be actually passed
ts decidedly small, particularly la the
congress of the United States. How
easy it is to introduce a bill was illus
trated by an experience of Senator
Clair. At the request of a constituent,
with whom he had but slight acquaint
ance, and hi the closing hours of a ses
sion of congress, he Introduced, with
out reading, a bill which, as it proved,
would attempt to divert the Gulf
stream, by 6ome engineering feat, so
that It would warm up Labrador and
incidentally the regions to the north—
commonly referred to as the bill for
"heating the north pole.” Many of the
bills introduced this winter are quite
as far removed from the statute books
as was that famous measure. Labra
dor is still cold.
Is Business War?
Can the ethically right be economi
cally wrong? Could any Indictment of
n»r present competitive system be
more terrible than the following: “It
Is necessary to realise in the world of
business, as in the battlefield, a world
outside the direct control of the
Christian ethle.” We should be grate
ful for this frank utterance by Mr.
Ilastennan. It is simply in line with
Hr. H. H. Rogers when he said, “linsl
ness is war.” We need not quote the
well-known words of Gen. Sherman re
garding war. Men are beginning to
understand the antl-soclal, anti-reli
gious, anti-ethical nature of capitalism
and its destructive power over the
woiker. writes Rev. George R. I,unn
In the Homiletic Review. The condem
nation of capitalism, however, is not
the equivalent of condemning capital
ists in tot©. They are victims of a
system which we have outgrown and
ought, in the interest our Christian
faith, to abbllsh.
We have been building monuments
to those who could massacre the most.
In the cathedrals of Europe and in
tho parks of America you will find ten
monuments to those who have de
ntroyed their kind to every one of
those who havo brought the world
light and life; but a better day is
dawning. Seven years ago, writes
Charles L. Goodell, D. D.. in the Hom
iletic Review, when France made up
Its list of immortals, Napoleon, the
greatest of butchers, headed the list,
but last year it made another roll of
Its noble men, and Pasteur, the savior
of human Hfe. stood first. There Is an
other noon which has the list of God’s
Immortals, and above that list it is
written, "They that be wise shall
shine as the firmament and they that
turn many to rlghtcousm«s as the
•tars forever and ever.”
It Is said that of those who applied
for aid under the British old-age peti
tions act, which went Into effect Jan
uary 1, nine-tenths were unable to
elffn their names. If this Is so. It Is a
striking proof that ignorance and In
digence go together. Of similar lm
port was the argument of a recent
on the conditions of labor In
England. The writer, not unsympa
thetic, spoke of that "multitude of In
competents who call themselves tho
unewiployed.” That does not tel! the
whole story of poverty, for Individual
good men have hard leek, and bad
times overtake the beet. Brit on the
whole, the competent rnnn Micceeds.
The contributions made by peopio
of the United Ktatrs to the earthquake
•ufferers of Italy amount to much
more than a million dollars. The re
sponse to the call for aid was above
•11 things prompt, many of the money
orders going by cable direct to the
Italian relief ag< ne|es. Rarely ha*
there been In the world’s history a
more generous answer to an appeal,
end Italy can never forget the rich
gifts from this land.
A Bolomon come to Judgment In
London has ruled that a laby has a
right to cry and that In eserrlsing this
natural prerogative It cannot legally
be held as a crying nuisance. A strik
ing piece of evidence In the defense
was the forced admission for the law
yer proseenting the noisy Infant that
be had once been • crying baby biro
•elf
The good American can g»r.>rally
bo counted uj on to r>e a hero wbvuevev
borotsna Is required.
m
TTir pwii/mrort /hrjm/p
of this galaxy of moneys men who
arc* willing to take a substantial risk
In furtherance of commercializing air
travel. The plans of the new vessel
have been worked out through a num
ber of experimental years by Kdwj.rd
J. Pennington. As much as 15 years
ago Pennington attracted a great deal
of attention by his airship inventions
This new airship that Mr. Nixon has
undertaken to build is the result of
17 years' study on the part of Mr. Pen
nington, the Inventor. He Is generous
in acknowledging his IndebUslness to
Count Zeppelin, whose exploits with
his dirigible balloons lust year were
one of the spectacular developments of
aerial navigation in a wonder-working
year. Pennington believes, however,
that his own idea of discarding silken
bags in favor of what he calls a "buoy
ancy chamber" made of steel will, with
his other Improvements, render his
craft immune from the dangers which
are sure to beset the present day
dirigible balloon.
"The great advantage of our ship,”
says Mr. Pennington, "is that we shall
never need to bring her to tile ground
to renew her gas. Pure hydrogen gas
as a lifting force will be used in the
buoyancy chamber, and this gas, prop
erly confined, will last for years with
out deteriorating, or need of renewal
"That is the real solution of the
whole problem, and once our ship is
in the air she will float there, out ol
ba?i»’s way, until the wear ou her ma
chinery renders her useless.”
The plans Tor this wonderful air lln
er contemplate a steel vessel 1,000 feet
long over all. The cigar shaped buoy
ancy chamber will measure 700 feet
from tip to tip aud eight feet at its
greatest diameter.
The principle upon which the levia
than of the air is operated is that
upon which all the later dirigibles, in
cluding Count Zeppelin’s, are construct
ed. This is the principle of the anni
hilation of gravity.
In other words, the ship Is given a
buoyancy Just sufficient to counteract
its weight. That is to say, Mr. Pen
nington’s airship, with its buoyancy
chamber filled with hydrogen, will, for
all its 1,000 feet of steel, weigh almost
nothing. A child could lift it with one
finger or toss it aloft like a rubbei
ball.
The ship will be equiped with 11
propellers, five on each side and a
larger one. as shown in the picture. Id
front. The side propellers revolve on
a horizontal plane when It Is desired
to raise or lower the craft, acting. In
the parlance of aeronautics, us "hell
copters.”
A
cRafj^!Trrfo^wc^*5owTjHowm
SKOrfLLERJ OR <fH£UCOPT£RZ"
Fact is stranger than Action. A two
million dollar airship is hying built for
travel between New York city and St.
Ix)uis. Is the present year to see a
realization oJ practical flight over long
distances? Men with the money be
lieve so and have contracted with
Louis Nixon, the ship builder, for a
monster craft which is intended to
sail on the air. not on the water.
This original air liner will sail, ac
cording (to present plans, between New
York and St. t -mis. Because of the
frequency of I vel between the two
cities it is probable that the route will
run by Chicago. By the air route the
time between the two largest cities of
the country will be reduced to much
less than the present brief time of the
limited trains of the two most promin
ent railway thoroughfares. There will
be a saving of time because the route
will he more direct, all the nieander
Ings necessitated by rivers, lakes and
mountains being eliminated in the un
trnmmeled air.
In addition to this it Is predicted
that the speed of the airship will be
much greater, ordinarily, than has yet
been attained by steam or electric en
gines.
Railway officials claim that a 14
hour run between Chicago and New
York is perfectly feasible. Their claims
have been substantiated in actual run
ning. Fancy, then, reducing this record
by four or more hours! That Is the
claim set forth by the Inventor and
the capitalist backers and the builder
of the leviathan which Is going to plow
the air. Just as the wonderful, swift
ocean liners push their way through
the water.
This prognostication is not an Idle
drearn of n novelist. Actual work has
already been started on an airship to
have a carrying capacity of 1.000 pas
sengerR. and which, if the experiment
proves successful, will some time dur
ing the early summer be launched with
Imposing ceremonies and undertake Its
maiden trip from New York to Chlca
i go and St. Louis.
wnen, nowever, the ship ha*
reached a proper altitude and It la
i desired to drive her ahead, the "hell
copters,” which work on swivel Joints
are adjusted to the vertical plane and
propel the ship on her chosen course.
Or, similarly, they may bo reversed to
drive her astern. Two or more or all
of these propellers may bo used at any
time. Right propellers will drive the
ship at an average speed of 30 miles
an hour; 11 propellers will send her
throuph the air at a 40 mile clip.
It is not necessary to use all the
propellers at the same time when go
ing with the wind, and the hip craft
I c«n partly “coast" In these circum
stances, Just as an automobile fir rail
way locomotive does when descending
! a grade.
The buoyancy chamber, as before
stated, is to be constructed of steel,
and will have many compartments to
insure safety in case of puncture,
“Perhaps," said Mr. Pennington. "1
am proudest of the automatic rudders
! which I have devised for our airship,
i Hy means of these two, one horizontal
; and «me vortical, and the mechanism
j which governs them, the ship will
maintain her altitude and direction au
i tomatlcally. Acting in combination
with the barometer, which makes and
breaks an electric circuit controlling
the motor which handles the altitude
I or horizontal rudder, the latter Is
| forrofl to act so as to compel the aerial
' craft automatically to conform to the
| curvature of the earth. The vertical
rudder, which governs the direction of
the ship, also acts automatically
through an electric motor, whose cir
cuit Is made or broken hy a connection
with the compass.
“For example, should the vessel be
traveling west and the wind blowing
from the north, she would automatic
ally lie pointed northwest; but she
would travel, |n fact, straight to he:
destination. In short, if we want to
go to a certain place we simply set
our direction gauge for that place, and
will reach there without furtJier steer
ing "
Tho material for this air-going ship
j now being for •» and collected In
I the shipyard of \.> .!■» Nixon, on Stat
en Island. N. Y. It is to frost roundly
|2.hnn noo, and the capital has been
furnished by a number of wealthy
men who have faith In the future of
•"rial travel ** a profitable Invest
ment.
Among those men. located In various
parts of the United States an<| else
i where, are Oscar It. Bergstrom, a New
York banker; Arthur lywls of the
| Standard oil Company; James H. Rob
erfy. ex-comptroller of the state of
New York; Walter O Allison, a Phila
delpMa capitalist. II W. Denison of
tho AMs Chalmers Company; George
A. Taylor, a banker; John Chlsman
and Clarence K. Bennett, capitalists,
of New ^ork. T. R. White, a real es
tate owner and builder; George Ken
nedy. a Poston capitalist; Arthur
Scofield of New York; Frank Damron,
president of the Bridgeport Realty and
Trust Company, of Bridgeport. Ala.;
George Howard of Washington. D. C.;
J. H Underwood, a civil engineer of
Bnenos Ayres, and J. Lamalr. presi
dent of the I^malr Construction Com
puny.
Thurlow Weed Barnes of New York
Is credited with the getting together
A PERILOUS
JOURNEY
ttrm the Scribe Goes * 'p to Jeraaeleee
Without • Guard.
BY THE “HIGHWAY AND BYWAY
PREACHER
ICepjrlKlit, MR*. bj> Uii Aauiur, W iv. tUWiu
Scripture Authority—Rook of EzrB,
eapecliily chapters 9 and 10.
The Book of Ezra.—The Hook of Ezra
*■ undoubtedly a continuation of the Hook
jf Chronicles. It covers u period extend
ing over seventy-nine years from 536 to
457 B. C. There are two main portions to
the book. The first gives the return of
the captives in the time of Cyrus. B. C.
536, und the rebuilding of the temple. In
terrupted by the Samaritans, but renewed
at the preaching of Huggal and Zecharl
ah. Some portions of this book are
In Chaldee. The aecond part relates the
second Immigration of exiles In the reign
of Artaxerxes Donglmus. B. C. 457, with
Ezra himself, and the Institution of his
great reform. Some credit Daniel with
being the author of tho first chapter. As
regards Ezra 2 and as fur as 3:1, It is
found In the seventh chapter of Neheml
ah. where many Biblical scholars hold It
belongs. The next portion extends from
3:2 to the end of chapter 6. With the
exception of one large explanatory addi
tion by Ezra, extending from 4:6 to 23.
this portion Is the work of a writer con
temporary with Zerubbabel and Joshua,
and an eye witness of the rebuilding of
the temple In the beginning of the reign
of Darius Hystaspls. The last four chap
ters. beginning with chapter 7, are Ezra’s
own. and continue tho history after a gap
of fifty-eight years—from the sixth of
Darius to the seventh of Artaxerxes.
SERMONETTE.
Be sure you are right and
then go ahead, <s an old adage
which is full of profound truth.
Note Ezra In the case before us.
He has the king's decree author
izing his return to Jerusalem.
He has the treasure which the
king placed in his hands.
He has a goodly company of
people. Everything seems aus
picious for the start.
But, be sure you are right be
fore going ahead.
While in camp there at the
river side, Ezra considers every
detail of the expedition and
thinks of the work which lies
ahead of them when they have
reached Jerusalem. The chief
thought centered around the
temple worship. Did he have
those who, according to the law,
were qualified for the priestly
service? And again he looked
over his company of followers.
No sons of Levi there. Then
how could the worship of the
temple be carried on? And act
ing upon the thought he at once
sent to certain who he felt
ought to accompany them, and
he was not disappointed, for
“by the good hand of our God
upon us they brought us a man
of understanding, of the sons of
Mahli, the son of Levi," etc.
But yet again Ezra would be
sure he was right before push
ing ahead on the Journey. So
he proclaims a fast and seeks
God in prayer that he may know,
the right way. And he gees on
to tell why he was not willing
to trust to human means alone
for guidance to Jerusalem.
“For I was ashamed to require
of the king a band of soldiers
and horsemen to help us against
the enemy in the way; because
we had spoken unto the king,
saying: The hand of our God is
upon all them for good that seek
him; but his power and his
wrath is against all them that
forsake him.”
That is, Ezra had made a pro
fession of faith before the king
which he was going to live up
to. But not in any reckless
spirit by which he threw all the
burden of protection upon God.
He was going to “trust God
and keep his powder dry."
And so there by the river he
waited until the way had been
made plain and he was certain
that God was leading the way.
Then he knew that he was not
making any mistake. He was
6ure he was right and he was
ready to go forward. This is a
beautiful picture of a combina
tion of sublime faith and of
hard-headed common sense. It
is not faith that casts reason
aside. And human reason is not
safe that trusts rot to the higher
leading of God'» spirit. We
need both.
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THE STORY.
rHOSK had been busy days for Kzra
the scribe. The kind's decree was
In his hnndn granting him permission
to return to .Jerusalem and to take
with him such treasure and people as
he rould collect, and he sot eagerly to
work sending word Into all places
where the Hebrew* dwelt, asking
them to go with him to Jerusalem.
He recalled his disappointment
years before when he h» ] been pre
vented from going up to Jerusalem.
"But Hod knew best.” he exclaimed,
fervidly. “For hod I gone up then J
should have gone up alone, but now J
go up with much people and great
treasure.”
On the appointed day he went to
'he place by the River Ahava. whither
he had told the people to come, and
was surprised and delighted to see
he goodly company which had gath
ered. all eager and expectant for ths
lourney which lay ahead of them.
"When shall we start?" "Cannot wc
itart to-mor.-ow morning?" 'T,et us u«t
waste any time, but start at once/’
were the words He heard on every
side.
“But are all here who should return
with us?” Ezra questioned.
"Well, surely all are here who have
|aown any interest in your summons
a_id who are disposed to come,” was
tlio reply.
But not content with this Ezra took
a poll of the people in camp and founo
that net any of the tribe of Levi were
present.
“We must have wi^ft us those who
can minister the priestly fuuctions,"
Ezra explained, as he sent messengers
in search of such, and noted the im
patient expressions of the gathered
people.
"What did such a little detail as
that amount to,” they demanded. "If
we are to get to Jerusalem we must
get started.”
“Yea, but wo must be certain we
are starting right, if we would have
God with us,” declared Ezra.
So they waited another night and
the next morning the messengers
came back with those upon whose
hearts God had moved.
“Well, now we are surely reaiy to
start,” exclaimed the people, aj the
new arrivals from the tribe of Levi
took their place in the camp. "W e can
get off to-day.”
“Nay, but let us not be In too great
haste. Have wc sought God in this
matter?” asked Ezra, and carrying out
the idea expressed In his words he
proclaimed a fast.
* Wi, no LAjuamMu IU Lilt? people,
‘‘we need to have God point jut the
way.”
"But we will have the king's sol
diers to guide ur, will we not?” ex
claimed the people.
Ezra did not reply for some min
utes. Here was going to be the real
struggle. Would the people look at
the matter a« did he?
“I am ashamed to require of tha
king a baud of soldiers,” he said, with
quiet earnestness, "and horsemen to
help us against the enemy in the way.
I know he would be willing to send
such to help us, but I have already
spoken to the king, saying: ‘The hand
of our God is upon all them for good
that seek him; but his power and his
wrath is against all them that for
sake him.” And should 1 ask of tho
king horsemen and soldiers he would
think that w’e did not trust our God.”
The people were silent, but It was
evident to see by their subdued looks
that a growing sympathy was taking
possession of their hearts and con
quering the impatient spirit which was
clamoring for an immediate advance.
So there at the River Ahava the
people and Ezra the scribe fasted and
prayed, and in a night vision as Ezra
prayed out underneath the stars there
came to him the assurance from God
that he would lead them if they would
but trust him fully and strive each
one to do his will.
‘‘Rut how shall I inspire the people
with the same confidence?” exclaimed
Ezra, half to himself and half in the
entreaty of prayer.
‘'Twelve of the chief of the priests
shall bear with you the burden of this
leadership," spoke a voice. ‘‘Place with
each a portion of the sacred vessels
of the temple and of the gold and sil
ver. and all will be well.”
The voice ceased and Ezra knew
that the way lay plain before him and
that God was waiting to lead the way
across the wild stretches of wilderness
and desert, where lurked the robber
bands.
“We have nothing to fear now, for
God is surely leading the way,” he ex
claimed to the people as they gathered
before him the next day, and he pre
pared to carry out the instructions of
the Lord in dividing the treasure
among the priests and making each re
sponsible for his portion.
So the journey was begun, and their
going without guard created no small
stir in Babylon, and many woro the
dire predictions as to what would hap
pen to tho defenseless caravan as it
passed through the wilderness regions.
But Ezra maintained that God would
guide and care for them and thus
quieted the fears of the more timid.
On the night of the day on which
tho caravan started on its long jour
ney a mysterious figuro slipped out
of the city of Babylon and made his
way swiftly along the way which the
caravan had taken. He knew that be
cause of the women and little ones
in the company ho would be able to
overtake the caravan before the day
light came.
11 is a iricK, Be muttered to him
self as he sped on. “They are not
traveling without guard. It Is done to
trap our band. But we shall see.”
Two days later he Joined his com
panions In their wilderness retreat
and made his report, for he had been
stationed In Babylon to spy on cara
vans leaving the city to learn their
strength and the value of the treasure
they carried.
"This Is a company of Jews who are
on their way bark to Jerusalem. They
carry much treasure for their temple
there, and they seem to be traveling
without any guard whatsoever, save as
they talk about a certain Jehovah who
is with them to deliver them.”
“It is a trick.” exclaimed the leader
of the band, "to trap us.”
“Just the very words i used,” re
plied the returned spy. “No caravan
would travel with tho confidence of
this company of Jews which was not
seen ely protected. But It Is certainly
a mystery to know where their
strength lies."
"We will take no chances," ex
claimed the leader, with decision. "Eet
them paas.”
And so It cam# to pass that R*ra
and th« company with h<m, togetiei
with tie treasure they carried, reached
Jerusalem in safety
He serves all who dares b« true.—
Emerson.
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