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I should have thought it so unbecoming to any complexion?but you are the best judge, no doubt. I'm going to settle myself down as comfortably as 1 can, and you get to work, and let us have it over. You surely haven't left Willoughby in the carriage, Sybil; ah, no. there he is. Willoughbv, come here, sir, and keep mistress company." Willoughby was the pug, who reluctantly abandoned the tour of inspection he had begun, to lie by her side in a little Oriental divan, the one oasis of luxury in that artistic desert in which Mrs. Staniland was now established with a work basket, books and papers as specific for enuui. There was a mischievous sparkle in Sybil's eye when she turned her head toward him. "Willoughby is frightened of that very hideous little image over there on the pedestal. Is that a new acquisition. I don't remember seeing it here last time!" She said this with the utmost unconsciousness, only her eyes danced. "It was given to me only yesterday," Campion replied, "by a friend." "You must have thought just when you first saw it that your friend was laughing at you." He frowned slightly. "I have thought so ever since?never more thau now. And yet I have tried to believe, ioo that my?my friend would not have deliberately stooped to trifle with me." Sybil's eyes were soft and repentant at once. "I think you are right," she said, softly, and she forgot that 6he had no right to clasp his hands just then. "Very likely your friend bought it because at the time he really thought it was a curiosity and interesting in its way. Perhaps he fancied, too, that whatever it was? coming from?from him, you know, you would value it." "N'osv you have put it in that way, I feel sure of it. And the friend was not mistaken. I do value it. There's Bomething in its face that distinctly grows upon one." Willoughby, who had evidently taken a violent prejudice against the Inoffensive stranger, had been growling and sniffing around its pedestal lor some time, and now, unable to refrain from more open manifestations of dislike, he was barking furiously. "Mr. Campion," said Mrs. Staniland, "may I ask you once more to bring Willoughby to me; it's not good for him. all this excitement. He's so sensitive about any ugliness, poor pet, and that image of yours seems to affect his nerves; do put it where it .won't aggravate him." Campion had just fallen back to catch the effect of his latest touches, and, as he dispersed some of the color with his thumb, and looked about for a rag, he said, "1 should have said the aggravation was all on "Willoughby's side," but in another moment, "by Jove, he's brought the whole thing over!" "Oh, Ronald!" cried Sybil, forgetting where they were for a moment, "see?the poor dog! Oh! it's horrible?move it, quick!" The idol lay face upward, wearing what the immortal biographer of ''Honorable Chief Justice Mookjeree" would describe as the "soft and fascinating beams of a simner." and un derneath it lay the ill-starred pug, past all insults. Mrs. Staniland was bending over him. "Willoughby?oh, my poor pug ?speak to me! Oh, I don't know what I'm saying! Sybil, fetch my 6alts!" Sybil stood by, looking rather pale, and distressed for her aunt's sake, for she had never been warmly attached to the deceased Willoughby. "Oh, Aunt Hilary," she said. "I am 6o very, very sorry?such an unfortunate accident!" Mrs. Staniland rose, gray and grim, and turned toward Campion. "It was no accident," she said harshly, ' it was wilful, culpable carelessness. If no worse. To leave a heavy stone on a rickety pedestal, where a breath j might upset it. No; it could not have j Been leu mere wnnout some motive. | Campion could hardly believe hi?, j own ears. "Do you really suggest 1 that I planned this?" he asked. And then there was an awkward pause, for the studio door had opened, and Lionel Babcock came, self-satisfied and serene as usual, into the highly electrical atmosphere. He was all geniality and boyish heartiness just then. He shook hands warmly, as if he had not seen them for months. "Well!" he said, "and how do vo:: think this young lady's portrait is getting on. Mrs. Staniland?" j "I have been given other things to * think about." said Mrs. Staniland. stiffly. "Have you, though?" said Babcock. "Hallo! why, Sybil, what's our cross-legged friend the idol doing here? You don't mean to say you've brought him here to get Mr. Campion's opinion; he doesn't know anything about Indian idols. Now, I've been in India. I could have told you in a second whether it was worth anything, when you were buying yesterday, if you had asked me!" ' Stop," said Mrs. Stan Hand. "wi: are you ialkins about. Uoml?" "Eh?" exclaimed Babcock. ' surely you remember yesterday in j Hanway stre<?i' 1 came in while you j IA'/ \fA'AIAIA!At> <1/ vl/sl/vt/O/ J Al> vl/ <1/ vJAt/ v(Al/\tAJ/ lAtAt/;WAt/&\WA'/OAI/^WAtAIAIAVviAtA!AtAJ/ l/0/\l/\V^/\'Ali^A(/^\tAt/^\VJ/^^\)/*iAt/vJAtAlAt/ i; ?>> 0/\i< \i> \i> u> ?i> \i> sv ? > \t>\tAf> \1> .N IDOL 0 \!/ \f> vl/\!/ *Jt/ \!AI> \f> <1>\t> v?/ \?/ vJAV vly vl> vt/'J/ v'/vO j 11 n amctcv III C ANSTEY. II l/\t/\)/\l/\l^lA)/\(A)/vt/vUv(Al/OAt/\lAUsl/UAOvtA(/w\t/lll were buying it; we had a little joke about it, you and I, didn't we, my child?" "Did we?" said Sybil, "I have forgotten! " "Now I begin to understand," said Mrs. Staniland. "Lionel, will you be so good as to go outside and see if you can find the carriage, and wait there till we come out. I shall not be long?but I have some business to arrange with Mr. Campion first." "By all means," said Babcoclt; "wouldn't disturb you for worlds." When he had gone Mrs. Staniland turned upon Sybil. "May I ask if you are in the habit of sending presents to young men with whom you are slightly acquainted?" "Not as a general rule," exclaimed Sybil, "but?but it makes some difference, doesn't it, when you are engaged to the person? I thought it did." "The truth is, Mrs. Staniland, that Sybil has promised to be my wife," said Campion. "We wrote to papa, directly we knew it ourselves," said Sybil, "and 1 we were going to tell you this very morninsr." "I don't know whom to admire most. And has my brother written to approve of this very prudent arrangement?" 1 'I got his answer this morning," 1 said Ronald, as he handed her the colonel's -letter. He felt extremely 1 small. Thanks to Babcock, their secret had been disclosed in the most disastrous manner and at the worst possible time. Mrs. Staniland read the letter with : pursed lips, and then returned it to Campion. "My brother," she ob- ' served, "seems to have taken it for 1 granted that you would not have concealed this from me; but Horace 1 is too ready to give other people 1 credit for possessing a sense of j honor." "Aunt Hilary!" cried Sybil, "Ron- ' aid always wanted to tell you." "Hold your tongue, Sybil; Mr. Campion ought .to be very well able 1 to defend himself." "Oh!" exclaimed Campion, "I make no excuses." "I can find none. I forbid you, : Mr. Ronald Campion, to call at my i hfouse or attempt to see my niece 1 without my permission." i "I will engage," he stipulated, "not : to attempt to see her for the present, provided you allow us to write to 1 one another." "Then I think that is all. As for 1 the portrait, that must do as best it 1 can. If you have a conscience, Mr. 1 Campion, it should be troubling you now." ; "It is," said Ronald, as he made a movement to open the door. 1 "Thank you, we do not require 1 any help from you," said Mrs. Stani- ' land. "Mr. Babccck is outside? good-by." She took up the body of "the de- 1 parted Willoughby, which she had 1 laid upon the divan, and swept ^ haughtily out of the painting room, 3 followed by Sybil, who threw Cam pion a parting glance of half-comic 1 despair and resignation. 1 CHAPTER IV. < Last Touches. By the next morning Campion's spirits had somewhat risen. He found on his breakfast table a ] lottor in o hlno onvolnno fin wViioh he read the name of the solicitors 1 who had first informed him of his . legacy. The executors were ready to j pay it in already, he concluded, with satisfaction, but he had scarcely opened the envelope before his satisfaction vanished with his appetite. For the letter was in the following terms: "Slipcup deceased. "Dear Sir?We are instructed by " the exors to lose no time in inform- ' ing you that on sending down to Som- ( erset House this day for grant of pro- 1 bate of the will of above deceased, ! we discovered that a caveat had been i entered, the object of which, as we ; have subsequently ascertained, is to have such will declared void, on the ( ground that at the time of its execution testator was of unsound mind. You will not need to be reminded that, should the proceedings which ' will probably now be necessary in the probate division have the result of upsetting the will in question, all legacies thereunder will fail in consequence: and without, of course, expressing any opinion here as to our onnonents' case, we would venture to impress upon you that the step they have taken is one which may very seriously prejudice your interests as one of the legatees. "We are, etc., "Moore, Bradshaw & Moore. "New Square, Lincoln's Inn." Campion resolved to shake off all forebodings. Why should he despair when, at that very time, possibly, his studio contained canvasses that would brin^ both fame and wealth? On inspection, however, they satisfied him less now that he had become so much dependent upon them. How was it that he had never noticed before how low they were in lone, how deficient in color and breadth of treatment. Was it too late even then to bring them nearer to his conception of what they might be? He decided to make the attempt, and had a wonderful sense of master ly ana increased vision as ne went over the old ground with rapid, nervous touches. In three hours he had entirely transformed the "Xerxes" canvas; now the several groups stood out in telling contrast against a flaming sunset sky, the faces and armor had been more boldly dealt with; the whole picture was suffused with a somber glow. He was satisfied at last, and now had the courage to write to tell Sybil of the change in bis fortunes, and ask her to give him some assurance that her constancy was unshaken. The letter was written in hot haste in his studio. and as he wrote the direction, he happened to look up and caught what seemed look of bland encouragement and a] proval on the face of the Orient! image on-the cabinet opposite. It was too precious a letter to trui to another hand, and he put it in th letter-box himself, confident of r ceiving the answer by return of posl he waited the next day, and two daj more?but no reply came, though t knew that Sybil and her aunt wei still at Sussex Place. Then he went to the postofflce an made inquiries, which he felt at tl: time were a farce, but he had no rei doubt that his letter had been d< livered in the usual w,-\y; they ga^ him a form to be filled up and sei to the postmaster-general, but it 01 curred to him that Sybil might t troubled by official inquiries whic would only vex her whether the le ter had been received or not. So he took the more sensibl course of writing again, and his le ter was one which no girl with an vestige of a heart could leave ui answered. Bales happened to com into the room shortly afterward. "Will you be wanting this yei image for a few minutes," he ii quired, "because I thought if vo had no objection I'd get my missi to give it a wash down. What wit the black dust about, it's got so th? a little soap and water wouldn't d it no harm." "Just as you like," said Campioi "This for the post, sir?" sas Bales, as he was leaving the rooi with the idol tucked under his an like a terrier, and saw Campion's le ter on the table. "No?let me see, I was going t the post with it myself; but, ver well, Bales, only it must be poste in time for the last collection, mind! Bales went out with a kind of r< sentful grunt at being supposed i need of such a reminder. In aboi ten minutes the idol reappeared, n< a whit cleaner, in charge of Mr Bales. "Could you oblige Bales with little brandy, sir?" she asked. "Certainly, you know where to fin It. Isn't he well?" "He's had a slight fall, sir, an came down rather severe-like o the back of his head. I don't kno what's come to Bales lately, he's too so to falling about and 'urting hin self." And later in the day Bale grim countenance was not improve by a bandage, but he made no refei ence to his accident. Had Sybil a heart or had she not He waited again for some airily tei der lines from her, but they nev? came. He sent for Bales and questione bim; but Bales was indignant at tfc mere suggestion of any default on h part. "Any letters, Mr. Campion, si as you give me to post, I post. Yo gave me that there letter?and poste it was, you may depend upon It." After this he decided not to writ again; Sybil's silence was evident! intentional. Still he did not blam or doubt her; she might be prevente< or have promised not to write unt she had seen her father. The picture was finished, but no be began to feel dissatisfied with itbe had meant to do so much mon and he felt that he had come very fj short of rendering the exact shar] of expression he thought to have su; prised. And there seemed now a V7ant ( balance in the composition, which h could have wished to set right befoi it was too late; some accessory wj needed at the right of the picture t keep the gorgeous hangings from b< coming too prominent, and to rellev their somewhat bizarre effect. It happened that at the instant th: occurred to him his eye was restin upon the figure of the idol, and he u tered an exclamation of sudden ei lightenment. There was his acces sory! Yes, it was the very thing, i sufficient character to harmonize wit the surroundings, so quaintly ugly a to accentuate the charm of his sul ject. It seemed as if some instinc had led Sybil to give it to him for thi particular purpose. He placed the idol upon the draj on pedestal, and began to paint experimentally, but he had scarcel done more than indicate its positio on the canvas before he became ei chanted with his success. He painte on for two days, denying himself t every one, scarcely allowing himse time for meals, so strongly did h: subject appeal to his imagination and as he went on he was astonishe himself at the brilliancy and accv racy with which he had imitated il dingy tone and grotesque features. To be Continued. Good Snail Year, Good Sheep Yea; "Most people would be horrific to learn that the finest mutton i the world comes from sheep fattene on snails," rays a large breeder c Southdown sheep; "nevertheless is a fact. In seasons when snails ar plentiful the mutton from our shee has a delicious flavor which it neve acquires from the most scientific fori of feeding- On the continent a di( of snails is a regular cure for co: sumption and is said to fatten an nourish the body in a wonderful wa; "There is a popular superstition, he adds, "that the unique and del cate flavor of Southdown mutton : due largely to the quantity of wil thyme which they crop with th grass in their pastures. But persoi ally I give the snails the greatc nor-f r?f fho prprlit for thp Sf)ft Tllum Hesli and the sweetness of flavor i our celebrated sheep. So much i their the case that the saying, "Goo snail year, good sheep year," h: become almost a proverb among shei herds and breeders."?London Mai Where the "Brave" Excelled. Bloodthirsty, vindictive, treacbe ous, crafty, scornful of sufferini brave unto death when at bay, moi cunning than the fox, and of i: finite more patience on the trai the Indian has proven more than match for the white in the jungl It is certain that more whites tha savages have perished in forest figh ing. But in a set battle the red ma is without steadfastness and pers< vcrance. The least reverse dishear ens him. After the first mad rus his purpose wanes and the slightei check is apt to disturb his capricioi mind.?From "The Conspiracy < Pontiac," by Lynn Tew Spracue, 1 The Outing Magazine. A " BANK LOOTED FOR $1,250,000 aJ st Pittsburg Cashier's Bail is Raised " to $100,000. t; rs ie i Senator Quay's Son and George E. e | Toner. Candidate For Congress, Bccome His Bondsmen. d le Pittsburg.?William Montgomery, 2- iefaulting cashier of the Allegheny re National Eank, who was out on $50,it JO0 bail, was delivered up by his )ondsman, George E. Tener, after it ,e lad been discovered by Bank Exam^ ner William L. Folds that the defalcations would reach at least $1,250,, i)00, instead of $469,000, as was an. lounced at first. Continued threats )y Montgomery to commit suicide y I il-so caused Mr. Tener to act. Four lours after Montgomery's second arle rest he was released again after his jail had been increased to $100,000. e Hr. Tener gave $5 0,000, while Richj. ird E. Quay, son of former United States Senator M. S. Quay, went on )ond for another $50,000. IS For the first time since his defalca" :ion was discovered, Montgomery unit josomed himself. In the presence of iO witnesses he told part of the story )f the looting of the bank. The only v Jart of the confession made public ,5 was that Montgomery had exonerated _ ill the politicians whoss namrs had jeen brought into the case. He also 33 ;ave information which probably will t_ result in the arrest of ssveral others. Examiner Folds stated that alo :hough the defalcation would reach y 51,250 000, and probably more, the l(j capital of the bank is intact. About ? MOO,000 has been recovered on notes ^ md stocks. Montgomery ever since his first n irrest, has been absolutely non-comlt municative. The United States >t Dfflcials and ofiicials of the bank reals. !zed that a statement from Montgomery would be necessary if any of the a money was to be recovered. For an aour after the little party entered the . marshal's office together Montgomery maintained his stubbornness. He is i physical wreck. For four days and d lights no sleep has come to him, and n ie trembled from nervousness and exw baustion. The friends who had bean k associated with him for years were j_ forced to use such tactics on him as g. lie frequently used by the police in . :he "sweating" syetem. Finally Montgomery broke down. r" \ stenographer was summoned. The questions were asked Montgomery by ? Bank Examiner Folds^ while Dickey, i- the attorney for Montgomery, saw ;r :hat his client did not incriminate himself. So fearful are his friends :hat Montgomery will attempt to take tiis life that a constant guard will be ie sent with him. is r- HUGHES MAX WINS, u ' . d I (Villiani C. Wallace Chosen State Senator by 248 Plurality. 0 I I " Niagara Falls.?Despite /the oppo' jition of the bosses and the aoathy of ie the farmers William C. Wallace, 3. Hughes Republican and foe of race U track gambling, was elected State Senator in tbe Orleans-Niagara Disw irict. His plurality over Henry A. _ McMahon, the Democrat who represented the opposition to Governor ' Hughes' reforms, is figured at 24$. 'r Wallace got 7601 votes, against 7353 e for McMahon. The same district in r- 1908 gave Franchot. Republican. 11,346, and Fluhrer, Democrat, 11,196. jf Niagara County gave McMahon a ie plurality cf 599, but it was overcome .e in Orleans. Niagara Falls is the home city of i poth Wallace and McMahon, and it 0 jave McMahon 4 7S plurality, but this is not strange, as it is a saloon city, e and has an open Sunday, and the sentiment in favor of race tracks is is strong. McMahon carried Wallace's g ward by thirty-seven votes. t_ The Democratic majority in Nia?ara County is attributed to the failure of the country vote to turn out a3 3" :argely as expected. Strong objection " I was voiced, cnieny tnrougnout tne i h I farmer community, to the special 1 is | Dlection. It involved considerable ex- j )- 1 pense, and it was frequently threat;t 1 sned that many who thought this ex[s pense unjustified would vote against I j the Republican candidate without rei ?ard to their sentiment on gambling. | ?" : The returns show that the vote was it: particularly light in the country disy tricts. n l- TWELVE DIE IN TORNADO. d ;o Storm Sweeps Through the Towns of If | Eastern Nebraska. 's j Omaha, Neb.?Twelve persons are l'? known to have been killed and a score A * j i _ 4. ...U.VU u injured UJ it iu. Jitiuu \vu:<ju shcjh l- over the northern part of Sarpy ;s County and the towns of Louisville, ' Bellevue and Ritchfield. The storm, I which gained velocity cn its way I | south, started in Omaha. At Bclle] vue the college buildings were dam' i aged to the extent of probably $50,d 000, and several persons were inn jured, none fatally. d The storm was the most severe that jf ever struck Eastern Nebraska. The U tower was blown from Park Hall at the college and the building wrecked. Lowry Hail and Rankin Hall were p unroofed. The students ran to the !r basement, and many fatalities were n thus probably averted. it ? Congressman Indicted1 For Shooting, d The Grand Jury, at Washington, V- D. C., returned an indictment against Representative James Thomas Heflin, i- ] of Alabama, charging assault upon is ^?ewis Lundy, a neg:-o, and Thomas fj ^IcCreary. IP ' STOPS LABOR LEGISLATION. 'r Roosevelt Will Make :Vo More ElTort For Anli-Injunclion Bill. n Washington, D. C.?After a pro. tracted conference with the President, ! Representative Townsend. who has IS | been steering the President's program J"'i in the House, announced that the sup1. i porters of the White House will make nc further efforts this session for the passage ol' the Anti-Injunction bill 0/ for consideration by the House of r- j Hepburn's amendment to the Sherg, ! man Anti-Trust law. e A (^CULTURAL BILL PASSED. a " e Senate Agrees to Conference Report n on Xaval Bill. t- "Washington. D. C. ? The Senate .n passed the Agricultural Appropriae | tion bill carrying an appropriation t- aggregating 212,142,146. For build.jj ing roads and making other pevmanent improvements in the national 3 l'orests, $1,000,000, instead of $500,000 as provided by the House of Representatives, was appropriated, givn ing one-half the amount asked by the chief forester. ' ' {. '..; V'.iafcv 2 SLAi THBWB A WI1SGV Assassin's Victim's Were Seate at Family Card Table. Jerry Apple and Albe/t CrovrG< Killed in a L'amn on yippic s island, in Black Lake, N. Y, Cgdensburg, N. Y. ? Royal Dui ning was arrestsd near his home on small inland in Blacl; Lake, St. La\ rence County, following the murdt the" night before of his father-in-la^ Jerry Apple, and the latter's son-ii lav;, Albert Crowder. News of ti tragedy was brought to Watertov, by Mrs. Dunning, who escaped fro the house late at night and fit through the woods. Dunning and his wife quarrele and Mrs. Dunning went to her fat er's cabin. Dunning appeared at tl cabin late at night and sought bring about a reconciliation. Failii in this, he went away. Apple and b wife, Mr. and Mrs. Albert Crowde T*T??. Tl i, iinlncr tVinn tnolr Rpa aiiu. it no. i-J u auiuv, ? vwwm around p. table to play a game cards. Apple sat nearest the cab window. The crash of a shotgun outside te rifled the players. The window w shattered by a charge of bucksh and Jerry Apple fell to the floe killed instantly. The others jumpi up from the table in an effort to g out of range. Crowder had reach* the stairs leading to the loft of t! cabin when a sscond shot was fire He, also, was instantly killed, charge of shot entering his neck. E hand still grasped the cards which held as he jumped up from the tabl Other shots were fired through t shattered windows, but the survive of the family had succeeded in reac ins places of safety. Ben Haraor, a boarder, was in t cabin at the time, and told the a thorities that he saw Dunning fire t first shot. Members of the fami say that when Dunning left after fa ing to reconcile his Wife, who said had been drinking, he called to her "You will be sorry for this!" Dunning stoutly maintains his j nocence. The Coroner, Sheriff a District Attorney are on the scei and they say there Is evidence th others beside Dunning are implicat in the double murder. MILLION AND A HALF FIRE. Two Atlanta Blocks Burned ? Pc Water Supply. Atlanta, Ga.?Two business bloc were destroyed by a fire which for time threatened the entire dow town district, owing to the poor wat pressure. The loss is estimated $1,500,000. There was no loss life. T!io fire started in the Schlessi ger-Meyer Baking Company, Madis and Nelson streets, and spread acn the street to the Terminal Hotel, cc taining 200 guests, who hurriedly < caped. Spreading from Madison Nelson street, the fire ate its way ir the Liquid Carbonic Company stru ure, and in a few minutes there wc two terrific explosions. The ? stopped after ruining the Childs P tel. Across the street postofflce S tion B, the Southern Suspender Co pany, the Southern Handkerch Manufacturing Company, the Georj Vehicle Company, the Piedmont E Company and McClure's Ten. Ce Store were al! destroyed. AD3IIRAL EVANS QUITS FLEE! Resicr.s Command at San Francij From III Health. Sr.n Franciso, Cal.?Rsar-Admii Robley P. Evans relinquished co in and of the Atlantic fleet to Rear-^ miral Charles M. Thomas. Wo v.-ith his exertions, when he w wheeled in a chair to the banqi room of the St. Francis Hotel a spol:e for some minute3 to the : ssmblcd guests amid scenes of w enthusiasm. Admiral Evar.s next d rested in his room at the hotel. His flag at the masthead of t Connecticut was hauled down 'witt salute of thirteen guns from the sh At the same instant the red flag Admiral Thomas, floating on t Minnesota, was hauled down w: similar honors and the Admiral, i companied by his aides, Lieutena Castlenian an-d Lieutenant Berrii entered his barga and was convey to the Connecticut. FIVE MEN DROWN. T,nnnch UDSStS on Its Fi Trip at Newburypcrt, Mass. Newburyport, Mass.?Five out eight men, who were guests of C? tain George E. Eailey on the tr trip of his new naphtha launch, wi drowned by the capsizing of the sin craft as she was trying to cross t bar at the mouth of the Merrimac a heavy wind. The bodies of the lest, all of whi were Italians and worked under C; tain Eailey in a local shoe facto were carried out to eea. Two, B nardo Parisso and Pietro Milo were about to revisit their fami! abroad, and had all their savings, s eral hundred dollars each, on th persons. Lady Roberts' Sister Found Dcc< Mrs. L. Snow Miller, said to be Bister of Lord F.oberts' wife, v found dead cn a forest trail at Ko: Hawaii. It ia believed she lost ] way while walking and died from posure. Racfag Kills In Louisiana. Race track gambling, prohibit! and cotton futures are the three 1 issues in sight before the Louisia Legislature. It is generally belies that the hardest fight will be made Abolish race track gambling, and w it the racing which for years has b< a feature of tt.e winter season of N Orleans. Boy, Hunting: ?.Iu?krats, Kills Scl Whiie hunting muskrats Wari White, aged sixteen years, of Brow ville, N. Y., was killed by the a< dental discharge of his shotgun. The National Game. The Boston American club has si pitcher Louis Maire to the Provide) club. Manager Griffith, of the New Yc Americans, nas eleven pucners uu pay roll. "Mike" Donlin is pounding th< out for the New York Nationals his well known style. Jack Kleinow, of the New Yc Americans, is hitting the ball hare than any other catcher. The young Detroit pitcher, Malli made a very good impression an first cbamDionshiD came. .. ' Ama* -im. ? A V Tht I d ?>linbaii-c?cftoof :r INTERNATIONAL LESSON COMMENTS FOR JUNE 7. a_ Subject: Jesus Appears to His Piscia pies, John 20:10-31 ? Golden y_ Text, Jonn ^u:^? ? commit 3r Verses 19, 20?Commentary. v TIME?Evenings of Sundays. April ^ 9 and April 16, A. D. 30. PLACE? House in Jerusalem. 10 EXPOSITION.?I. Jesus Appears 'ii Unto the Disciples, Thomas Being m Absent, 19-25. Jesus having ap>d peared to individuals now appears to the disciples collectively. It was imd, mediately after the return of the two h- from Emmaus (Luke 24:36). The ie disciples were in fear of the Jews (cf. to Matt. 14:25). With a word He banig ishes their fear, "Peace be unto you." Lis As He said this He was standing Tn ir, their midst. When He stands in the ts midst there is always peace no matter of how great the turmoil without. He in was fulfilling His promise to them (Jno. 16:22). His coming is the sr- great cure for all fear and sorrow as (Is. 25:9; 1 Thess. 4:16, 17). Shut ot doors were no barriers to the entrance ir, of the resurrection body of Jesus, sd Strangely enough the first result of et the appearance and words of Jesus ed was increased fear (Luke 24:37). he The heart of sinful man shrinks back :d. from the supernatural. These surely a were not the kind of men to imagine [is Jesus had risen again when He really be had not, and out of their fancy weave [e. a legend of His resurrection. Jesus he sterifly rebuked their determined unira belief and hardness of heart (Mk. U I ITnKollof n -? I :u- i.u, JII/, vautnci. to xiub a miauiruuif; to be pitied, but a sin to be rebuked he and repented of. To overcome their ,u- persistent unbelief and to convince he them beyond question that it was in[ly deed His very self, in wonderful conil_ descension Jesus showed unto them he His nail-scarred hand and spear; pierced side (cf. Luke 24:38-40, 4143). The evidences of a literal physin_ cal resurre<tion of Christ are overQd whelming. The disciples were at last ie, convinced and gladness takes the at place of fear. They were "glad when ed they saw the Lord." There is no ! other gladness like that which comes j from a clear vision of the risen Christ. Jesus felt it necessary to repeat His message of comfort, their unbelieving hearts had not taken it in. This of was a common form of salvation, but Jesus put new meaning into it. He . not merely says "Peace be unto you," , ? but He actually imparts peace (Jno. * 14:27; 16:33). Having given them peace, He next gives them a commis,eJ sion. First, peace in our own hearts, then a commission to others. The 0 form of the commission was thrilling, "as the Father hath sent Me even lD" so, etc." (cf. Is. 61:1-3; Mk. 16:15). on Having given them the commission )SS He gives the empowerment for it (cf. >on" Luke 24:49; Acts 1:4, 5; 8:10, 38). ^ The disciples did not actually receive the Holy Spirit in His fulness at this time (Acts 1:5; 2:4; Jno. 7:39; Acts j5*" 2:33; Jno. 16:7). Jesus breathing re upon them was a symbolical and pro're phetical act. By breathing upon them [0" and thus assuming to be the One ta" whose breath is the divine Spirit, j11" Jesus claimed most unmistakably to I?r be divine (cf. Gen. 2:7; Job 33:4; jf1? Ps. 33:6; Ro. 8:9). By reason of re;aj; ceiving the Holy Spirit they were to !nt receive a power of spiritual discernment whereby they would know when men had truly repented and believed, and so whosoever sins they forgave would be forgiven and whosoever ico sins they retained would be retained. It was not by virtue of any office that was to descend ral upon a line of successors, but by virtue of receiving the Holy Spirit that they were to be able to forgive rn sins (cf. on this power and its exer:a-3 else Acts 13:9, 10; 8:20-23; 1 Cor. ie* 5:4, 5; 2 Cor. 2:6-10). Thomas, full n" of doubt and self will, was not with 1S; the brethren and so missed meeting 110 his risen Lord. The other disciples ay hastened to tell Thomas of the blessing they had received. "We have ho seen the Lord," was their exultant \ a cry. If we have seen the Lord we, iP- too, have a duty of testimony. By oi this time Thomas should have been he convinced, but he wasn't. Thomas ith bad many reasons for believing (Matt. *c- 16:21; Jno. 20:18; Luke 24:13-33), tnt but Tnomas wouldn't believe unless sh. he had a certain kind of proof which ed in his self-will he presumed to dictate. Tnomas has many followers on his bad side. Thomas had no ground for disbelieving but his own notions. Many to-day are willing to set up . I their own notions against the testi lSt mony of prophets, apostles, Jesus Christ Himself, and the whole Word 0f of God. Conceit and self-will lie at ,p_ the bottom of it all (Ps. 78:21, 22, ial 31, 32; 106, 23, 24). Thomas' wil2re iulness comes out in his words, "I "aU will not believe." he II. Jesus Appears Unto Thomas, iU 2G-U9. Thomas nad a whole week of unbelief and darkness and misery. 3m Jesus had bidden the disciples go into ip_ Galilee (Matt. 28:10), but they have ry seemed to have waited a week rather erl than leave Thomas behind. Their n6f testimony had, alter all, made some ies impression upon Thomas, for on the 9V_ next Lord's day he took pains to be eir with them. There was on his pare some reaainess 10 Deneve. Jesus ] came with the same message o? - "peace." The wonderful grace and pity and long suffering of Jesus ap; a pear in His words to Tnomas and His 'as whole treatment of him. Thomas na> fully convinced at la3t, and cries to aer JtVis with one of the most remarkex" able ascriptions of deity to be fouyd ^ ui the JLiible, "My Lord and my GocL" Fire Shock Starts Clock. ,0.^ Solemnly ticking away seconds. ^ minutes and hours, a curious old French clock owned by Mrs. Henry Forster, Sr., of Boon Hill, Pa., is credIted by many in the neighborhood ) * with awe-inspiring, if not supernatural, qualities. It was stopped by a c visitation of death more than thirty years ago, and was started again by a visitation of fire recently, and there e*n is no explanation of its stopping or its ns. starting. The clock was owned by ,C{_ Christopher C. Grombeck, first president of the Danish Society of Philadelphia, who died in 1878. At the ; moment the owner died the clock j I stopped. ice Ts Getting Young Again. The oldest man in Virginia is Sam,r* uel Salyers, residing at Dooley, in &l3 Wise County. Ho recently celebrated the 114th anniversary of his birth, em He has been a magistrate in the counin ty for more than half a century. Un- I til within the last year his hair was irlc I perfectly gray, but a new set of black [er shows through the gray, and it is said that Salyers is now-cutting a ^v third set of teeth. He rides horseujJ back and is p.hle to- read without the use of glasses. I \ i \ '1 | r.M&$<3t?r6<mgk i fttQ&WrkSi | /or my daljy raqgtf J li ?-nor>a the pleajanf fields JM) f holy Writ I mi?hr dejpairw, ^ ?TennysonJ y , . igy? -^V, A PRAYER. / ___ 'As years with slow and solemn tread Increase the number of the dead, So do they pain and sorrow send . Alike to enemy and friend. 0 help me, gracious God, to bear This yoke of sorrow that I wear, Tis well deserved, I do confess, Yet send me comfort in distress. So teach me now to live, that when Death's herald calls me, I may then In meek submission bow mv head: ^ V? n TTO o A roo t\ ?-\ Ui V/JL l>UC lUkUlC UCITC i* vu Mrs. M. A. Robinson. I Unconscious Influence. They brought forth the sick intl the streets . . . that at leasi the shadow of Peter passing bj might overshadow some of them.? Acts v., 15. While we are not told in so man) words that those upon whom thi shadow of Peter fell were healed, che context implies that those who had faith to be healed received the gift ol health. The Apostle would hav? been the first to disclaim that the healing was due to any power or virtue inherent in himself; it was as unconscious pouring forth of power, that was his because he had been "with Jesus" and learned of Him. Marvelous as this unconscious pouring forth of power seems, it is a fact that each one of us is constantly exercising an analogous power, not over the bodies of men, but over th? minds and souls of those with whom we come into contact. One passes down the street; all unconsciously his shadow falls, for good or for ill, upon some one. An influence, like some subtle perfume, has been ex* haled. It is this influence, unconsciously wielded, that really counts, for it depends upon what we are, and we show our true selves when we are off our guard. A man may seem everything that a gentleman should be when away from home; his home life may show that in reality he is a cad or a blackguard. It is the atmosphere of the home life that really influences a child's life. If parents are selfish, fault finding, quarrelsome, the most faithful instruction is unselfishness and love will make little impression. The shadow unconsciously cast is more powerful than any conscious physician whose presence in the sick ' . mnm in almost as notent an agent .of health as his drugs. There are men and women whose presence is a benediction; before ihem evil seems stilled, the voice of the slanderer is | stopped. The whole community.Is better because they are living in it. On the other hand there are those vehose presence arouses aU that is evil in us. The sort of shadow we are casting depends, to a certain extent, upon temperament, but mostly upon character. If parents have cultivated iu themselves a spirit of unselfishness and of love, their children will unconsciously breathe in the same spirit?it is the atmosphere of the home In which they live. If we cultivate a Bpirit of contentment and of cheerfulness we will unconsciously exhale the I same spirit. If we cultivate within ourselves the spirit or love ana 01 meekness and of peace others will feel better because we have passed by; they will perceive that we, too, have been "with Jesus."?The Rev. J. O. Davis, Church of St. Joseph of Arimathea, Elmsford, N. Y., in the Sunday Herald. Spiritual Suggestions. Cultivate patience if you desire to Bhine for Jesus. * It is easy to make a loud profession of religion. But more difficult to live up to it. Not all Qf those who have been the most conspicuous in the work of the church on earth shall have the same honor in Heaven. The preacher who keeps his heart :lean and his lips from speaking guilt' who attends faithfully to the work oi his Lord, will finally secure proper recognition. A clear view of Heaven is very essential in keeping down the uprising }f discontent in life. When the Holy Ghost is breathed into the human soul tnere is so room for anything else. When the life is fully consecrated to God, earth's sorrows and conflicts ire borne with an uncomplaining spirit. We often hear people say, We bave done the best we could, under all the circumstances by which we nave been surrounded. If they offer this as an excuse for neglect of duties, it is not a happy rvay of expressing themselves.?W. G. H., in Christian Advocate. The Little Things of Life. Little words are the sweetest to ! hear; little charities fly farthest and 6tay longest on the wing; little lakes I are the stillest; little hearts are the fullest, and little farms are the best | tilled. Little books are read the 1 most, and little songs the dearest loved. And when nature would make '" Kaoitff. anything especially rait; auu utauuful, she makes it little; little pearls, little diamonds, little dews. Agar's is a model prayer, but then it is a little one, and the burden of the petition is but for little. The Sermon on the Mount is little, but the last dedication \ was an hour long. Life is made up of s littles; death is what remains of them all. Day is made up of little beams, and night is glorious with little stars. ?Home Herald. Kinds of Religion. There are as many kinds of religion as there are kinds of good people. For instance, the religion of an old man and a young woman, or of an old lady and a young man, cannot possibly run on the same lines.? Christian Register. Idle Boasters. Men who boast of breaking none of the commandments have spent a lot of time in burrowing under them. Victim of Cross-Kxainination. Henry Crowfoot, one of the wealthiest farmers in Indiana, died at Mish&waka. He was seventy years old His death is attributed to mental suffering growing out of an incident by which he was swindled out of $10,000 in gold by two sharpers, and the se J Vi a vere cross-examiuauuu nui^u was subjected when the case reached the courts. Germany a Borrower. Germany must borrow $250,000.000 in five years, a Reichstag committee was informed by the Finance ilinibter.