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Richard
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A VICTIM OF CIRCUMS"
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CHAPTER III. J ey
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T remember also Elsie's grave reply
fc> the effect that it was very, very m[
wrong to kill people, because, as she
Illogically added, you would get hanged f
for it. The killing business was there- ' ^
lore set aside, the consequences being
% loo awful to contemplate, and we de- 1
cided instead that we would run away uu
to-morrow when the clock struck 12. tlc
Wherft we should run to was not de-cided;
why we should take our flight in
ibroad daylight was not explained; how ari'
we should exist was not considered.
We were placidly .satisfied that the *ai
mere fact of running away when the
<lock struck 12 would be a crushing lts
blow to the hard-hearted stepmother fai
*nd from that moment Elsie's life and m(
mine would be a life of happiness.
. On that night it was that my little n?
sweetheart's cries pierced my mind
while I was sleeping, and I unconsciously
rose with the intention of going
to her rescue. It happened that AV<
those about me were less watchful ex
than usual, and thus I succeeded in
creeping unobserved to the top of our
house, where a short ladder reaching
. . , - I Rc
to a trop door In the roor enauieu me ?
to reach a similar door in the adjoin- an
ins house, which 1 l'ound unlocked.
It was a dark night and my enterprise
was full of dangers, but sleep-walkers .
aire like cats and can walk safely on ^
the edge of a precipice. 1 succeeded
?n raising the door in the roof and in ,ia
<otal darkness felt my way down the
.stairs, guided doubtless by the little
maid's cries for help and mercy. Dashing
into the room in which the torture ***<
(was being inflicted, I sprang upon the 1
Cruel woman and tore at her and beat 011
Jie so that she in turn, probably more
frightened than hurt, screamed loudly
for assistance. By this time my own
j?eople were aroused, and, obtaining
entrance into the adjoining house, bore wt
ane away to my room.
When I awoke in the morning I had
TT1
*o knowledge or recollection of what A t
lad occurred, and I gathered the particulars
from those who were interest- 1
?ed in them. My bedroom door was se<
ifniirwl nnnn nnd I not in bed: the two
trap doors in the roof were open, proclaiming
the means by which I loft
ione house and obtained entrance to the th<
other; Elsie drew vivid pictures of my up
Actions when I rushed inlo her bedroom
and sprang upon her stepmother; and tic
my own people supplied the rest. The
adventure made a great impression and no
twas long remembered and spoken of,
and from the day of its occurrence I ^
jwas more carefully watched at home, gu
"When I asked the good woman I
married to become my wife, I related sic
.this incident of my child-life to her.
She made light of it, and 1 think it was J'O
chiefly through her encouragement that ^ <
the adventure was known in my house- ins
liold. My daughter, it appears, de- Rc
?cribed it to Mile. Rosalie as a divert- '
ing incident, and ihe woman of multi- sw
farious accomplishments treasured it foi
in her mind. During manhood my som- pr<
namuunstie propensities occasiuuuuj
broke out, but they were always of tlie tin
most harmless kind, and I grew to re- tal
card them as of small moment. Short- ob
iy, however, after the engagement of I i
Eunice and Harry I was greatly dis- 4
turbed by an incident to which I could '
attach no satisfactory explanation. My it.
wife told me that she woke iu the night otl
and I was not by her side. She was
about to rise and seek me, when I en- tir
tered the rocm, undressed myself and '
lay down in bed, being all the time In fat
a 3ound sleep. to
"I have no remembrance," I said, "of
going anywhere or doing anything." lie
"You never have," remarked my wife. '
"It is very annoying,' I observed. "I 4
svish to Heaven they had thrown a bu
ibucket of cold water over me when I wc
avas a chiid. It might have cured me." da
"It might have killed you," said my th<
wife, gravely. "It is too iate now to '
fret over it, Richard." m.A
"I should not mind." I said, "if I 1
t?ould remember where I pro to, or what pr<
I do; but it is all a blank." 4
We spoke of other matters, and went sal
down to breakfast. After the meal ooi
my wife and I strolled in the garden Ml
and spent an idle hour there. My ^
*1 %iiorlitor oyi/?. AIllo PncoliA xvorcv in tllA fib
grouuds, and Samuel Fleetwood made to
bis appearance to give me a report, of lie
some task I had set liim to do. "When ha
he came toward me I was conversing he
with Mile. Rosalie, my wife and Eu- In
nice being at a little distance, and I '
left my daughter's governess to join sai
him. Certainly my mood was a pe- tas
culiar one on this morning, for the yo
short conversation I bad with Mile. i
Rosalie left an uncomfortable impres- dr<
Bion upon me. And yet nothing was H<
spoken by her or me to account for it; gil
we had conversed on ordinary matters, ha
but there was in her manner a contid- Rc
Ing tenderness?I can think o* no other '
words in which to describe it?which pr:
was new and strange to me. tin
After hearing Fleetwood's report I be
referred to something 1 had observed is
as he approached me and Mile. Rosalie, as
She had nodded to him, with a pleas- wc
a?t smile on her lips, and he had re- ha
turned neither the r;od nor the smile.
I inquired the reason. at
"I do not like her, sir," he said, after tio
? pause. th;
"For any a articular reason?" I asked, grs
"No, sir." ho replied* after another in:
abort pause. ".My feelings toward her I
way spring from prejudice." ex,
"Speak more plainly, Fleetwood," I
orged. sin
"Well, sir," he said, "in the first MI
j)iace, she is not a Frenchwoman."
i "I discovered that some time since," av*
observed. spi
v Jliere was a look of surprise in his Th
r 'eril
Pardon,
fANTIAL EVIDENCE.
.KJEOlsT.
es as he said, "Eut her name is
encb."
'Quite true. Fleetwood. Her father
XJ XiUVC uccii ricuvu.
'May have been, sir!" he remarked,
seating my words with emphasis,
hen he is not living?"
'Mile. Rosalie is doubly orphaned,"
said. "Come, come, Fleetwood, we
ly be doing tLie young lady an injuse
in canvassing her so freely behind
v back."
"You are rigbt, sir, as you always
?. I am very sorry I spoke."
'But," I persisted, "having gone so
r, we may be adding to the injustice
not carrying this conversation to
legitimate end. We cannot be too
refill of reputations. Say what is
your mind."
Very well, sir. Mile. Rosalie has
parents, but she has relations."
'I think not, Fleetwood.'
'No sisters or brothei >, sir?"
So I understand. Sbc is alone in the
>rld, with not a soul lo depend upon
cept ourselves."
Then the man she meets, sir," said
eetwood, "is not a relation."
'I was not aware," I said, "that Mile.
>salie was in the habit of meeting
y man; but, after all, it is no affair of
rs."
'.No, sir."
Go on, Fleetwood; you had best fini.
Are these meetings frequent?"
'Very frequent, I should say, sir. 1
re passed them, by accident, at least
If a dozen times."
'How long has this been going on?"
'It is four months since I lirst saw
5311."
reflected. Mile. Rosalie had been in
r service only five months, and it
is generally understood, through her
n statements, that she was a stranr
in the neighborhood, and bad no
ends or acquaintances. Here, then,
ts another duplicity to trouble and
rplex me.
^Vhere do these meetings take place,
petwood?"
'In Ivybush Lane, sir."
vybush Lane was, perhaps, the most
eluded part of the locality round
nut- hut if Mile. Rosalie and her
end were lovers, was it not natural
it they should meet in a spot where
?y were least likely to be intruded
on?
'And at what hour, in your observa>n,"
I asked, "do they meet?"
'Always at night, sir, when there is
moou."
'You are quite sure," I said, soraelat
startled, "that you are not misided
by prejudice?"
'I speak of facts, sir, not imprests."
,
'You have impressions?but of course
u have; it is ridiculous to ask such
luestion. What I mean is, that your
pressions are not favorable to Mile,
isalie?"
'They are not, sir. If she has a
eetheart, what reason can there be
: such secrecy? When I have apoached
them?and 1 beg you to.beve
that I have always come across
ein by accident?they have stopped
iking and have shrunk away from
servation. the man especially. Once
im certain they were quarreling."
'A lovers' quarrel. Fleetwood?"
'Perhaps, sir; but it didn't sound like
They seemed to be threatening each
ler. That is all I have to tell, sir.''
'Have you met the man at other
nes, when he was alone?"
'I can't say, sir. X never saw ms
?e: lie seemed to take great pains
bide it from me."
'You are positive it was Mile. Eosa,
anil not another lady V"
'I am positive, sir."
'One more question, Fleetwood. Ivysb
Lane is a lonely spot which one
>uld not traverse for pleasure on
rksome nights. What took you
?re?"
'It is near the graveyard, sir, where
r wife is buried."
rlis voice trembled with emotion. I
sssrd his hand.
'Let us keep this to ourselves," 1
id, presently. "It will be the wiser
urse. When my daughter is married
ie. Rosalie will leave our service."
Vt this moment, as Fleetwood was
out to leave me, Eunice danced up
us. It was a pleasure to look upon
i' bright face, beaming as it was with
ppiness. Love's summer was hers;
r life was filled with heavenly joy.
her hand she held two posies.
'Mile. Rosalie arranged them," she
id. "She has the most exquisite
>ie. uue lor you, napa; ana one iur
u, Mr. Fleetwood."
Neither she nor my wife ever adi;ssed
him as an ordinary servant,
j accepted the posy reluctantly. A
't from tlie hands of Eunice would
ve delighted liim; hut this from Mile,
isalie, I saw. was repugnant to bini.
'She has been speaking in such
lise of you, Mr. Fleetwood!'' eoniued
Eunice, "you have quite won
r heart. You ought to be proud; she
so sweet and good. Papa," slie said,
we walked a little aside from Fleet
>od, "you have a perfume about you;
ve you been scenting yourself?"
'No, my darling, " I said, iaugliing
the question. "But now you menn
it, I have bad the 1'aucy myself
it there was something more franit
than usual about me this rnorn.
sniffed up. and Eunice followed my j
ample merrily.
'I know what it is, papa," i^lie said,
[Ulenly; it is wood violet. That ir>
Ie. Iiosalie's favorite perfume."
'Indeed, Eunice." I said, "I was not
are of it. Somebody lias been
rinkling it upon me, 1 suppose,
ere, run awaj_. Fleetwood, I waut
you to po into the tov.*n for ni: : ?
get me some books; I made out tue ..a*, f.
last night."
Fleetwood, at my summons, came to j
my side, ami I put my baud in tbe ti
breast pocket of my coat for tbe list f
I bad "written. I drew it out, witb |
something soft?a lady's handkerchief,
from "which floated tbe faint perfume =
of "wood violet. As I held tbe bandkerchief.
in some astonishment, in my p
hand, wondering how it could have got j,
into my pocket, my eyes lighted upon ^
a name embroidered in the corner of (
tbe delicate trifle?the name of Rosalie.
Involuntarily tbe hankkercbief
fell from my band, and fluttered to the p
ground, and before I bad time to stoop j;
and pick it up Mile. Rosalie darted 'or- p
ward, aud seizing it, thrust it hastily r
into her pocket.
'Thank yon," she said, softlv: "thank
you so much!"' f
She tripped away, .and Fleetwood, g
taking the list which I mechanically n
held out to him, walked thoughtfully o
from the garden, bis head bent upon
his breast.
It was tbis incident of Mile. Rosalie's v
handkerchief which caused me so much ii
discomfiture. I had no remembrance il
whatever of placing it there. *
CHAPTER IV.
t
Living in some style, as may (
gathered from what 1 have already (
narrated, it may be supposed tiint i ?
was ricii- 1 was not. I paid no rent ^
for tbe nouse in wnich we resided, t
neither was it mine; and the money
which supported it came not from my
own resources. 1 will briefly describe s
tbe peculiar nature of my priva'.e af- t
fairs. t
My father, for suoie years of his life r
an opulent man, lost bis fortune when c
1 was very young, partly through tbe c
treachery of a friend, partly through r
unwise speculation, and from the day L
of his ruin was dependent upon his
wife's brother, a gentleman of great
wealth. f
Mr. Wilmot was at once generous i
and eccentric. He never had any great *
ideas of my father's business eapaci- t
lies; and it is doinv Inn no injustice ?
to say that be was seif-wilted and ob- i <
stinate, and that he entertained the J I
idea that be should not only be a ;iiv; | I
unto himself, but to other people as 1
well. It was through his assistance M
that my father extricated himself bon- j 1
orably from his business ditficuities, 1
and when lliey were settled my uncle f
refused to re-establisli him. '
"You shall have a life of ease and (
happiness,"' said Mr. Wilmot, "and
shall run no more risks."
To this end he proinif?od my father 1
an income sufficiently large to maintain
the social standiug to which he
had been accustomed. The promise J
was faithfully kept. At the end of <
every six months a sum was placed '
in the bank to my lather's credit, in <
fulfillmentof the arrangement; and Mr. i
Wilmot, who was and who remained a i
bachelor, gave us to understand that j
at his death we should inherit the 5
whole of his wealth. Neither of my 1
parents lived long to enjoy the life of
luxurious ease for which Mr. Wi'mot's J
generosity provided, and l, their only *
child, remained the sole recipient of '
his kindness. He paid liberally Tor my '
support and education; and it was with 1
his concurrence that 1 became en- 1
i gaged to the lady 1 married. On that _
occasiou he purchased the little estate
! in SeVenoaks, to which 1 took my wife, *
and devised it to me.in his will, which
made me his sole heir. Therefore, as 1
will be seen, 1 was entirely dependent J
upon him during his lifetime. |
At the time of my daughter's engagement
Mr. Wihnot was absent from
England, and I had no means of placing
myself in communication witn him.
His habits of life were a sufficient indication
of tbe eccentricity of his character.
He lived a life of absolute se- j
elusion, as far as we were concerned, |
who would have gladly welcomed us in j
our house, and rejoiced to receive long ,
and frequent visits from him. We
owed all we possessed to him; and the
unselfishness of his generosity insured 1
for him the highest meed of respect
and esteem. But we saw him very
seldom, and. indeed, for the last three '
years had not seen him at all. He j was
passionately fond of travel, and
was in the habit of mating long (lis- 1
appearances. During these periods it '
was his whim to be troubled by 110 1
correspondence whatever, either from 5
his friends or business agents, lie j
wrote to them from time to time, hut j 1
never gave an address, nor would he j 1
consent to receive replies from them 1
except upon matters of the highest 1
private importance. All lelters for him
were addressed, by request, to a firm [
of lawyers in Loudon, who conducted :
his afl'airs, and there they accumulated
until his return home.
(To be Continued.)
Electric Power to Plows.
The Societa Elettrotecnia Italiana of
Turin Las invented and constructed devices
for the application of electric
power to plows and other farm machin- <
*ry. writes Consul Cueno from Turin, i
Italy. The experiment of plowing by 1
electric power was recently made near i
this city in the presence of representative
men from different parts of Italy, 1
and, it is reported, with gratifying <
success. '<
The device consists of two power i
cars, which are stationed at each side 1
of the field, and between which are <
stretched cables attached to the plow. <
The electric current is taken from a 1
trolley line; a current of about fiOO <
volts is said to be needed. Each car *
is said to communicate twenty-live 1
horse-power, which can safely be in- ,
creased to forty horse-power. The | t
plow is pulled by the cables from one | <
side of the field to the ' iher, and when j *
it reaches the end o* the furrow it 1
stops automatically, the current being
cut off. It can be run backward or
forward with ease. One man manages
the plow, and cncli ear is operated by
one man. Thus three men do all the '
work. y
01' course, much depen'.s on the con- f
dition of the soil, but it is said that
from seven to fifteen acres can be
plowed in twelve hours. These power '
cars are said to bo as easily managed \
as traction engine?, and their power
can be applied to threshing machines, 1
corn shellers. pumps, grain drills, etc. *
Lake Chad is gradually drying up. |
and recent researches tend to show that ,
its complete disappearance is only n j
Question of time .
4
SAMPLE (^N~
Woc^^Sm?
Six miles is the length of a petition
romoted by the British National Can
le Defense League in support of the
ill for the prohibition of the vivisec
ion of dogs.
At Grahamstown, South Africa, .1
air of ostriches were sold recently foi
5000, which is a record price. Th(
bucking from the chicks of this pail
ealized from $50 to $G2.50 a bird.
An institute for the treatment of suf
erers from chest complaiuts. neural
;ia, catarrh r.nd other maladies, bj
aeans of opium smoking, has bcei
pened by London physicians.
In New England 300 years ago i
pas by no means uncommon for peopli
0 provide their coffins long before theii
leath, and keep them in their houses
vhere they could see them every day.
It is stated by the London Expres:
hat a well-educated Parisian, name*
Jeorges Tfcyron, earns a comfortabli
ivelihood by figuring as the fourteentl
;uest at dinner parties which other
vise would be attended only by thir
ecn persons.
Seden Olsen. of Woodburn, Ore., wa
truck by lightning recently and re
nained unconscious for an hour. Bu
ie was not hurt at all. The iightniiij
netely gave one side of his face i
lean shave, removing an eyebrow an<
me-half of his mustache. When h
ecovered consciousness Olsen insistci
ie was tbe victim of a practical joke.
The probable importance of tbe odor
)f disease as an aid to prompt diag
losis is urged by Dr. Cbarles Andei
ion, a California physician. Many o
he smells are already known as char
icteristic, while others are more uc
;ertain. Measles, it is said, sometime
ias a decided picked-goose smell, ty
)hoid fever and gaatro enteritis
nousy odor, typhoid fever a peculia
etid odor, confluent smallpox the odo
>f rotten onions, and acute rheumatisr
i disagreeable sour smell. The nat
seating smells of gangrene and py^mi
ire happily unfamiliar in these day
>f antiseptic surgery.
THE STORY OF THE BRAIN.
That the Cells of One's "Thlnkery
Really Are.
The story of the brain as scientist
iave gradually unfolded its peculia
ionstraction is ef marvelous interes
This pulpy, and. apparently homogen<
)us mass is revealed to us as the mos
lighly and specialized and vitalized 01
?an in the human body. It consists o
lundreds of millions of separate am
ndependent organisms, once known a
lerve-cells, but now called "neurones,
rhese units of the brain are indepenc
snt bodies and consist of a cell bodj
ts axis and its branches. The ce
jody contains within its covering men
brane elements wuicu g^ueiaiu uj
ierve force or energy; the axis i
;he nerve or medium which convey
Lhat communication of the neurone
svith each other and with the organ
ind tissues to "which the nerve is dii
Lributed. The life history of these ra
croscopical bodies is the same ns tb
ells of other organs and tissue:
rhey are implanted before birth, an
nany remain dormant for a lifetim
f unused; if stimulated to activity the
enlarge through more abundant nutr
lion, but waste and atrophy when th
stimulation is removed; they are undei
loinc constant changes through th
process of nutrition, and from the ii
lumerable impressions made upon tbei
by objects within and without th
jody?Leslie's Monthly.
A Modern Desriemona.
The London papers are printing th
story of an English girl, Clara Case;
who married a Moorish acrobat, M<
liammed ben BulUhassen. and wh
uow, in far off Tangier, sighs for b(
Albion home as follows:
. "I wish I were in England again,
im quite miserable and lonely her
ind it lflakes me feel it more when
see how Mr. Abdullah treats his wif
rod the way Mohammed treats me.
"There is a great difference. He i
always hitting me, and he lauehs ?
ine now he has got me here, and tell
me I will never see you again; that
shall live and die here.
"Dear mother, I hope and trust t
God I will, soon be able to return t
England again. What a fool I hav
aeen to Rive myself to this man."
So far the intervention of the Bri
sb Vice-Consul has led to nothing, fo
Miss Casey had previously become
convert to Islam, and she stated tha
she had the approval of her parents.
Rtd Wins; Owne a Theatre.
The first practical step toward th
establishment of an endowed theatr
n this country has been taken by th
ittle town of Red Wing, Minn., boasi
ng not more than 8000 souls.
The theatre, which cost $80,000. wa
:lie gift of the late Theodore B. She
Jon, a citizen of Red Wing, who ha
lccumuiated wealth by wise iuvesl
Dents in real estate. On his death i
ivas found that he had made a gif
)f a theatre to his city. In the be
lucst it was stipulated that the ne\
playhouse should not be used for gair
?ither private or public, hut should b
so managed as to become an educa
ional factor in the community.
There are no free admissions, am
he citizens of Red Wing are expect
>d to support, the institution by pay
ng the moderate charge of $1 a seat.iVorld
To-Day.
Stonewall Jackgnn'g Looks.
His form -was tall, gaunt and angu
ar. His feet and bands were large
Hid his walk was singularly ungracc
ill. Ho always spoke quickly, ii
short sentences devoid of ornament
jut to the point. A habit of "bat
ing" his eyes added no little to th<
>eculiarity of his appearance. Hi
yes were gray and ordinarily dul
md expressionless; but when excit
'd by drill, which always seemed t<
liouse him. especially when charge:
vere fired, the whole man woult
hange, j.s if he were transported bj
he roar of the guns to the excitinj
cenes of an actual field of battle..'entury.
THE GEEAT DESTEOYEE T
IK
SOME STARTLING FACTS ABOUT
THE VICE OF INTEMPERANCE;
ai
Whisky: What It Does .Insule a Man?A
Striking AddrcuB l>y Sir Frederick
Treves, Bart., K. C. V. O., LL. D.-He
Speaks With Authoritative Toice.
, The following is from an address de- il
Jivered by Sir Frederick Treves, Bart.. Ct
K. C. V O., LL. D., in the great hall of ti<
Church House, Westminster. London, t
before the Woman's Union of the tl
1 Church of England Temperance So- sk
ciety, May 4, 3905. Sir Frederick is tt
i physician to King Edward. ai
r The point with regard to alcohol is b:
simple enough. It is. of course, dis- ti
tinctly a poison, and it is a poison ft
which, like other poisons, has certain tt
uses, but the limitations of the use of p<
alcohol should be is strict as the lirni- ol
7 tations of the use of any other kind of
1 poison. Moreover, it is a curiously in- st
sidious poison, in that it produces ef- aj
fects which seem to have only one an- ol
t tidote?alcohol again. This applies to C
* another drug equally as insidious, and 2(
" that is morphia, or opium. Unfortu- 6:
nately, the term poison is by no means bi
an exaggerated one, when it is realized of
that with alcohol as drunk by the ma- si
joritv of the poorer classes there is in
s mixed n virulent noison in th& form of m
i fusel-oil. P
e There is no disguising the fact that ec
i alcohol is year by year less used by the L
. medical profession. It is said that it lii
has a certain position as a medicine, ai
and no one will dispute that, but loo'- ei
ing back over hospital drugs for tL>.
past twenty-five years, there is no quess
tion that the use of alcohol is emphati- C
cally diminishing. w
t Let us take two or three points?and rc
? remember that I am only speaking of "!
the very moderate use of alcohol. In pi
a the first place, 6ome people say, "It is 2
a most excellent appetizer. There can
^ be no possible harm in just a little be- ir
3 fore a meal. It is, as the French say, is
an aperitif appetiser, and helps diges-- cl
tion." What are the facts? First of C
s all, no appetite needs to be artificially r<
stimulated. If the appetite wants food 0
L it clamors for it-; if there is no appe- si
? tite, there is no need for food. There- pi
fore there is no need, supposing the be- u
lief were true. So on that ground I do E
not think there is much to be made out G
s for its use, E
Then it is said that it is strengthen- el
a ing. and that it gives great working ii
r power. We hear a great deai of this in pi
i. th<> advocacv of British beef and beer. V
u That sounds very well, but let us view ti
the facts. Alcohol, curiously enough, a
' modifies certain constituents of the
blood in the nourishment of the body. :1
s The process that underlies the building
up of the human frame is very much w
modified. The output of carbonic acid p
is very much lessened, with the result "
that the drinker at once becomes ill- ti
nourished ? obviously so. No man 01
dreams of going into training and tak8
ing alcohol. He must reach the acme ti
r of physical perfection, and that must ^
t. be without alcohol. . h
?. It has a somewhat stimulating effect, si
ij and that is the unfortunate part of it. tl
. The effect, however, lasts only for a n
j moment, and after it .ias passed away ri
' the capacity for work falls enormously, o;
It does this: It brings up the reserve n
8 forces of the body and throws them s
" Into action, with the result that when ii
I these are used up there is nothing to f;
rt fall back upon. Its effect is precisely o
II like a general throwing the bulk of his si
j. army into the fray and then bringing Q
up, as fast as he can, nil his reserves ti
and throwing them in also. The imme- e
s diate effect may be impressive, but the ii
8 inevitable result is obvious. ti
? As a work producer it is exceedingly e
is extravagant, and like all other extrav- g
3- agant measures, leads to a physical v
}. bankruptcy. It is also curious that "
l troops cannot march on alcohol. I li
, - was, as you know, with the relief col- "
, limn mat moveo on ijaaysmuu, auu. ol
course, it was an extremely trying ti
e time by reason of the hot weather. In J
3 that enormous column of 30,000, the n
i- first who dropped out were not the tall ti
: men, or the short men. or the big men, y
r. or the little men?they were the drink- r
ie ers, and they dropped out as clearly as p
j. if they had been labeled with a big let- e
ter on their backs.
With regard to the circulation. Of a
e course it produces an increased heart- t
beat, a fuller pulse- and redder skins, r
but the moment the effect has passed C
off the action of the heart is absolutely j
p and emphatically weakened. Conse- .
Y quently the temporary cffect is pro- a
> duced at an enormous cost. Then there \
0 is its action on the central nervous sys- n
:i lem. Here its action is that of a poi- t
son. It first stimulates the nervous i
] system and then depresses it, and, as o
with other poisons which, act upon this f
. part of the body, the higher centres go r
, first. They become a little dull?a lit- I
e tie less quick and acute. It is very trl- s
fling, but there it is; so that the man jis
who does his work on alcohol?even a i
it very moderate amount?is not at liis S
Is best. ii
1 \
Moral Tone Ctiauged. 1
invprnnr .T. Frank Hanlv.of Indiana.
0 lias caused a great change in tbe moral }'
tone of the State. He has made it a 11
rule that no man who drinks shall be v
appointed to office, and his appointees '
have extended the rule to those whom v
r they in turn choose. An important v
a rule in line with the Governor's policy ''
it is that in all cities having boards of J
metropolitan police commissioners no ''
man who drinks shall be on the police
or detective force; that 110 officer shall j.
e enter a saloon either when off 01 on c
duty, except to make an arrest, and J
t, that no member of the tire department
shall enter a saloon. $
s
Revival HurtN Saloons.
' It is reported from Wales that as re- "
cults of the widespread revival which
c' is there progressing the receipts at the ..
t- saloons are greatly diminished, and the ,
t police and magistrates are having a (
t comparatively easy time of it.
v Temperance Note*.
When people understand what alco- r
' hoi is and what it does, they will put s
0 it out of existence.?Willlard Parker, C
" M. D. v
Alcoholic drinks are poisons In the ^
11 same sense as are opium, arsenic, 55
- chloroform, etc.. and should be sold "
uudev the same laws as these poisons. b
- ? N. S. Davis, M. D. a
Hotels and dru^ stores in Boston sell- ?
ing liquor to women have suffered the
penalty of withdrawal of their licenses. .
i- Police Commissioner Emmons' new
>, broom is doing a deal of sweeping. ^
I hardly know any more potent cause
1 of disease than alcohol?Sir W. Gull,
M. D.
At the annual business meeting of
? the Norway Grove Lutheran Church, u'
? Milwaukee. Wis., the following resolu.
tion was adopted: "God's word teaches
us that neither drunkards nor gluttons l'i
shall inherit the Kingdom 01 uoii.
5 The Michigan Christian Advocate exs
presses the sentiment of every true n
I American citizen in these words: "If
7 we could we would transform every,
( brewery into a manufactory, every saloon
into a store, every saloonkeeper ^
Into a farmer, and every drinker into ^
a total abstainer."
HE SUNDAY SCHOOL
ITERNATIONAL LESSON COMMENTS
FOR JULY 23.
lUject: The Gracious Invitation.Isa.lv.*
J.-13?Golrten Text, Isa. lv., G?Memory
Verses, 6-8?Commentary on the
Day's Lossou.
1. An invitation to the blesings of
ie Gospel (vs, 1-5). 1. "Ho." A word
tiling immediate and earnest atten- <
on to what is to follow. "Every one." '
he invitation is unlimited. "That 1
lirsteth." Every one who has a keen <
rse of need and an intense desire for
lose thiDgs (see Matt. 5: 6). "Wine
ad milk." These were regarded 1
7 the .Tews aa the very choicest ar* i
cles of diet. "Without price." The 1
eeness of the offer is again repeated 1
int there may be no mistake and the 1
wrest and most needy may feel sure :
' n welcome.
2. "Wherefore." There is a remon- i
ranee here against earthliness; ]
;ainst making much of that which is *
the least importance. "Not bread." 1
ontrast the "bread of deceit" (Prov. i
): 17) with the "bread of life" (John
32. 35). "SatisSeth not." Nothing i
it God can meet the boundless desires
' the soul. "In fatness." This espreson
pictures to us the choicest blessgs
that God has. His provisions are
uple and satisfying (1 Cor. 2: 9, 10:
sa. 36: 8; 63: 5). 3. "Incline your i
ir " Pnv nttontinn ''Rnnl ehnll livp "
ife is more than mere existence. Real
fe is spiritual life?a life in Christ
id given by Christ (John 14: 6). "Ev lasting
covenant." The covenant
'(le first with Abraham and renewed
ub David; the covenant promised of
hrist in His humiliation and ending
ith a crowned Christ, exulting in
>yal victories and a redeemed church. \
Sure mercies." That is, the mercies
roinised to David and his house (see
Sam. 7: 8-16. 23-5).
4. "Given Him." God continues callig
attention to the great Messiah. He
the central figure of these three
fiapters. David was the type and
hrist the antitype; David in supreme
>yalty. king over all foes and friends;
hrist in ascended majesty, butdispenng
His ricb blessings which He has
rovided in His redemptive work to all
'ho will receive them. *'A witness."
[e bore witness even unto death for
Jod, to His law, to His claims and to
[is plan of redeeming love. "Leader,"
tc. He was the great Lawgiver, origjating
laws and institutions for His
eople. "People." "Pecpies."?R. V.
i7e must keep in mind that no race dis
notions are allowed. All the peoples
nd nations of the world are included.
5. "Call a nation." The Christian
lurch, a holy nation, a peculiar people.
Knowest not." The Gentile world
horn He had hitherto not distinuished
by covenants and blessings.
Know ye not," etc. The Gentile naon
was to become one with the people
f God (see Eph. 2:11-13).
II. Conditions of accepting the invlltion
(vs. G, 7). G. "Seek." The only
ray to find God is to seek Him; but
ow? By repenting of and forsaking
in. "May be found." This implies
aat there will be a time when we canot
find Him. 7. "Wicked . . . unghteous."
The wicked man sins more,
penly in "his way." The unrighteous
r?f /"vy?c fhn mnr a onhilA Trnrlr in fro nf
"iti .-? IV IXJC U1VI t OUUliC w*.
in "in the thoughts." All are guilty
i the latter respect, though many
ancy themselves safe because not
penly -wicked *n their ways. uFortike
. . . return." He who would find
fod must first forsake his sins. Yet
tils is not sufficient; he must actually
ome to God. Repentance therefore
nplios both the negative and the posiive
duty. "Will have mercy." Howver
far away the sinner may have
one yet when he returns with his
/hole heart God will not reject him.
Abundantly pardon." God's pardon
3 full and free. The margin renders, it
multiply to pardon."
III. Reasons for accepting the invifition
(vs. 8-13). 8. "My thoughts."
ehovah's thoughts transcend those of
ian as much as the -heaven is higher
ban the earth. The thoughts and
fays of Jehovah are His purposes of
edemptioD. Thus we have not only
motive for repentance, but also for
ager, expectant hope.
9. "My ways higher/' etc. This is
natural and beautiful illustration of
he previous verse. Our fellow men
night not be willing to forgive, but
}od is always reatly to pardon th.j true
icnitent.
10. "Rain . . . snow," etc. By quick
ssociation of the ideas mentioned in
erse 9, there is a comparison here
aade. Rain and snowfall from heaven
o water the earth and so prepare it for
ts annual- growths to feed the bodies
f men and beast?. Just as God's word
alls from heaven to produce fruit of
irhteousness among the millions of.
srael and of outlying peoples, and it
hall not be void, for every word that
iroceedeth out oi the mouth of God
s bread (Dent. 8: 3). 11. "So," etc.
!o every word that God utters shall lie
cade n blessing to man. Tbe Gospel
iromises and commandments are all
mportant and beneficial. "Not return
. . void." It shall not return without
esults. God's purposes shall be realzed.
The full accomplishment of this
erse and verses 12 and 13 is to be at
he .Tews' final restoration, and the conersion
of the world. 12. "Go out
nth joy," etc. The words are used as
Illustrative of the people of God from
he Mosaic dispensation and broucht
nto Gospel privileges under the Christ,
"liey go forth bounding with joy for
he conquest of the whole world for
'hrist. and all nature?the mountains,
he bills and the trees?take on the
appy spirit of the church. The result
hall be the world's renewal. 33. "Intead
of tbe thorn." etc. Christ's work
ii the world is to remove the useless
nd the injurious, and to plant the good
ml the helpful. Where the Gospel
cm niiist irlve wnv to holiness.
For a name." That is, "for a memorial x
a His praise" (Jer. 13: 11).
Iremyea 'l'nirteen Years.
Postmaster Coyne's men began the
apid delivery of mail matter which
hould have reached its destination in
Ihicago, 111., thirteen years ago. While
rorkmen making interior changes in
be Rookery Building, north of the La
alle street entrance, they found a
lass ef mail which had slipped down
ehind the mail box between the brick
nd the marble. Most of the mail was
ewspapers and circulars, which probbly
had been piled on the box, albougrh
there were some letters in the
)t. The papers were dated 3892. The
lail was tied into a bundle and sent to
lie postoffice at great speed.
V tn C + W3A#
riuu 'u um v?w.
A chunk of copper and gold ore
eighinp: seventy-live pounds iias been
iund hy workmen excavating for
ater mains in one of Helena's princiil
streets. The ore will be assayed
id search for tiie ledge will be made
the assay proves the ore to be as
eh as it seems to be.
Nineteen Pianos,
Nineteen pianos,^tvery one of which
as a wedding present, are in the posssion
of the Prince and Princess of
rales. _ _ '
r ' flH
I
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Eight Cm of Power.
'All ages have trigged at the problesBj
Df power. We touch it first in the ma^B
terial. It is in the wave, the storn^B
the volcano, the lightning, the earti^E
3uake. But what of those restles?[
forces, those earthquakes of powe^B
that burst from the mind? Gravitfi^B
tion binds every atom and world in. th^B
universe, but it cannot bind the min^B
chat solves the intricate problems, inH
terprets the literature of the stari^B
thinks the thoughts of God and dwellH
in a sphere but little lower than th^B
throne of the Eternal! Yet as mightJH
and marvelous as is the mind, it
powerless to grapple with the probleioHj
of sin. The world is full of litercftnri^H
the musical thunders of Homer, thfl
entrancing, eloquence of DemosthenedB
the inductive philosophy of Bacon, .toflj
dramatic creations of Shakespeare, ba^B
what nowes-is there in literature to re^B
generate the human heart? Take tb
grandest man the ages has produced
or take all the superb intellects of thi
centuries and by some power of at
tenuation concentrate them Into one in
comparable genius, holding in himsel
the illimitable reservoirs of wisdd?
and let him attempt to speak the won
of pardon, and what a mockery, whaj
blasphemy! /
God alone can forgive the einnei
His power alone is able to track
secret paths of sin, pluck out its stintt
purify the, heart, reconstruct manTi
fallen nature, and lift him up into till
high places of power and vision! Tbj:
is the power, specified in our text, ttt*
power of the/Holy Spirit. It is a sin
gular truth, but the more carefully w<
examine the faith of the ages, we see
somehow, like a hidden star, this doc
trine of a divine influence coming
ILIt? Lit*ill L Ul LX1UX1, tXil v tv XXI? no givn
over the horizon of the world. TIM
Pantheism of the Brahmins involved
this; it is the inspiration of Theosopfcy
the light of Maniclieism, the ibn^i
radiance of platonism, the fnll orbecfl
glory of Christianity.
When Jesus Christ said to His disci
pies, "Tarry until ye are endued wltl
power from onbigb," and interpreted
that power in'the . language of otii
text, "Ye shall receive power eftei
that the Holy Gbost has come upoi
you," He was bringing to light tbf
innermost and utterm6st power of tl^c
gospel, uuristianity is more man f
system, it is spirit and life. "It is th*
power (dynamite) of God unto salvatio^
to every one that believeth." Part] saye
"Our gospel came not In a word only/
not like a Homeric song glistening witl
incarnate genius, nor a cold PlatoWi
speculation that chills, but nevei
warms the heart, "but In power and
in much assurance and the Holy
Ghost."
Now that the power of the Holy
v?r?? VtAAn rrttran +A +ho /lhnrnh ihi)
iiao UCCU glivu IV Uiw
great problem confronting the church
is the right use of power. One had
better crawl in the dust than to have
the erect body degrade the mind. Bet'
ter "make haste slowly," than to rush
wildly to certain ruin. Power is one
thing, the science of its application
quite another. Education brings power,
but it does not always give power over
power. The need of the church is
power to direct and apply power, to
adapt its methods to the new age
thought and life, to bring its vast resources
to bear upon the problems ef
the day in the practical spirit of the
day and to keep step with the world
wide movements of civilization- with;
that quick response to human need,
born of principles adapted to universal
conditions.
"Ye shall receive power after xthat
the Holy Ghost has come upon you,
and ye shall be My witnesses," saithi
the Saviour. All the power of the
Spirit is 1:0 be put forth in witnessing
for Christ. The Holy Ghost is not
promised to restore bodily health or
work dazzling miracles. Hi", power is
gi\*>n to be utilized in witnessing. Life
is only of value as it witnesses to something
better, higher than itself. Martin
Luther was lifted into immortalitjJ
by the high tide of the Reformation;
John Wesley was enthroned by the
mighty evangelistic wave that rolled
forth from his fire crowned ministry.
Abraham Lincoln was lifted into deathless
light by the divine principle of
liberty for which he stood!
It is only as we stand for and witness
to some exalted principle of righteousness
that life is worth living. The
need of the world is fori a witnessing
church. The need of the church is
for the baptism of the Holy Spirit. 0,
that He might descend with quicken
ing, purifying, energizing power upou
us! Then the conquest of the world
will be an easy task.?Dr. John Wesley
Hill, in the Brooklyn Eagle. i
Tho Whj of Petce.
See, then, how faithfully the Lord is
leading thee to true peace, who surroundeth
theo with so many crosses.
It is called "the peace of God whicht
passeth all understanding;" that is,
which is not known by feeling or perception
or thinking. All our thinking'
cannot attain nor understand it; none
but those who of free will take up the
cross laid on them?these, tried and
troubled in all they feci and think and
understand, afterward experience this
peace.?Luther. i
v.. J
The Thankful Spirit.
Cultivate the thankful spirit! It will
do to thee a perpetual feast. There is,
or ought to he, with us no such thing
as small mercies; all are great, because
the least are undeserved. Indeed, a
really thankful heart will extract motive
for gratitude from everything,
making the most even of scanty b!e3SiDgs.?J.
B. MacDuff.
Faith in God.
We rfiall be made truly wise if we
be made content?content, too, not onlyj
with what we can understand, but content
with what we do not understand,
the habit of mind which theologians
call, and rightly, faith in God.?Kingsley.
' A Problem.
We may see never po clearly a line oS;
--1- J 1? x hnf hovA
UL'llUII lliUl \W PUVIlliU 1UI1U1I, win. uu.v
we tbe will aud courage and desire to.
support us in tliat pathway??Howairdj
N. Brown.
Bought Fortune For 87. t
At administratrix's sale in Owin^?
~iiie, Ky., Mrs. Sallie EwiDg offered al
public auction a pocketbook filled with
old notes due her deceased husband:
The sale was made "uusight and un'
seen," and the pocketbook was sold tfl(
J. J. Mark, Circuit Court clerk, for $7.
When the book was examined it was
found to contain over $7000 in notes*
most of which have been bearing interest
for years and some of which can be
collected.
An Ajrecl Lawsuit.
Spain has a lawsuit that has beed
del'ore the courts since 1517. , . ^