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I ?thej Richard = 01 fl vihtim nr nirpiim! ii * ivi ixix \ji VHivumi By 33- Xj, OTCTUOTnijpiJCJnPTOPnop^ CHATTER XI. Continued 'A word about my uncle's will. None being found, it "was for me, at next of kin, to take out letters of ^ministration. But I delayed to doas?>, and my wife approved of tbe delay. We both considered that any sign of baste would be indecent. Meanwhile, I offered a large reward for the apprehension of Samuel Fleetwood, and the bills were posted throughout the country. So things went on until a fatal day arrived. It was Thursday. It had happened that on the very day on which my uncle met bis death my half-yearly al lowance was due, and his London lawyers had sent it to my bank on the previous night. Thus there was to my credit a considerable sum. But I was also largely in debt. The expenses attendant upoa my uncle's visit, certain of my own regular expenses, and the charges for the funeral, which, not out of ostentation, but of respect, I bad made imposing, remained undefrayed. The accounts for all these had come in, and I resolved to discharge them on i Friday. It had ever been a habit of mine to pay what I owed in cash in- < stead of by check. The bills amounted ] to a sum of between five and six hundred pounds, and on the Thursday I refer to I drew oat of the bank, by 1 check, one thousand pounds. Part of i the extra money I intended to give my ] wife toward Eunice's wedding trous- seau. the preparation of which would < assist to healthfully divert her mind, i Since the day of my uncle's death I < had not been outside the boundary of 1 my grounds except to attend the in- i quest and the funeral, and had. there- i fore, not mixed as usual with the 1 townspeople. On my way I exchanged i salutations with one another, and it ] struck me that there was a lack of i cordiality in their greetings;vin some i of nay acquaintances, indeed, there i seemed to be a certain avoidance. This J impression followed me to. the bank, i with the manager of which I generally i spent a few moments in pleasant con versation when I had transacted my < business there. I wrote out my check < for one thousand pounds, and passed it j across the counter to the cashier, who 1 took it into the manager's room, i was i not surprised at this deviation from \ ordinary custom, the check being the l largest I had ever drawn. The cashier i returned, asked how I would take the t money, and paid it to me. I inquired i If the manager was in, and was in- t formed that he was. As he did not come out to shake hands with me or * send me an invitation to come into his i room, I concluded that he was too busy s to see me; but when I left the bank 1 was not quite pleased. I may men- t tion that I elected to receive payment tor my check in sovereigns. The reason for this was that I thought it s would please ray wife if I gave her f the money for Eunice's trousseau in gold. I did not intend to give it to t her on this day, but on Friday or Satur- < ilot- At +Vi? fire + hlnch +h? mpntiOTI I of these small matters may appear trivial, but it will be presently seen that fWy are of great importance. On the road home, with the money in my pocket. I met Mr. Mortlock; he scowled at me and passed on. This did not surprise me, but before reaching my house?to which I did not go direct, having something to say to a tradesman?I saw him again, and this time in the company of the detective who had come, with other officers, to my house on the morning of the murder. Turning when I had gone a few steps farther. I saw both of these men looking after me. My fears awoke; the ring and the fatal cord were in my pocket; they had never left my possession. I entered m.v house in an uncomfortable frame of mind. What did this earnest conference of Mr. Mortlock and the detective bode? Was there any connections between them and the lack of cordiality I had observed in the greetings of the townspeople? My wife noticed that I was mentally disturbed, and she made tender reference to it. I felt that my manner was constrained as I replied to her affectionate inquiries. All that I have described took place ] on tlio morninc of this Thursdav. ] was home before noon. As the day < waned my perturbation increased; I i could not shake off a presage of coming evil. Locking the door of my study, I 1 ' endeavored to cheat the gloom which 1 oppressed me by arranging the accounts to be paid on the following day i and counting out the money I had re- ] ceived for my check. I did not sue- i ceed; throughout my task dread possi- 1 bilities presented themselves in threat- i ening sliape; my nerves were strung to a high pitch of tension; with a torturing fear that it iieeded an extraordin- ] ary effort to meet with calmness a : hidden danger, all my senses were ab- i normally awake, and it was due to this : condition of mind that I was enabled to detect what otherwise wouia nave , escaped my attention?the presence of some person outside the door of my i study. With a catlike motion I slid 1 noiselessly to the door, swiftly unlocked it, and threw it suddenly open, i I saw no one but Mile. Rosalie, who must just have passed. She turned her head and slightly bowed. I nodded and locked myself again in my room. There I remained till evening, when my wife knocked at the door and called to me in a voice of- extreme agitation. "It is coming." I thought, with set teeth, as I admitted her. Her face was ' white, her hands trembled, her voice shook as she spoke. The detective wishrr tj sr: y&u. Bichard." ".Good God! - ? . . ? ...... ? ^eril ^Pardon, 5TANTIAL EVIDENCE 0 00 0 "Richard!" cried my wife, J^ing her hand upon my arm. "What is the matter?" "Nothing?nothing," I .stammered. "What should be the matter? Let the omcer come in." In point of fact he-was already in the passage; I heard his footsteps there. Involuntarily my hand wandered toward the pocket which contained the ring and the cord. "I took the liberty of following your wife, sir," said the detective, pushing open the door, "the business being pressing." "Leave us," I said to my wife. She obeyed, with a long, solicitous look at me. I turned to the detective. "Well?" "An important matter, sir," said tbe detective. "Samuel Fleetwood is caught." CHAPTER XII. "Caught!" I echoed, my voice scarcely rising above a whisper. At that moment I felt my fate was banging in the balance. "Not exactJy caught, sir," said the detective, in a tone of vexation, as though not the matter but the manner r?f the incident disDleased him. "He has given himself up." "How did it happen?" "I was in the police station with the inuspector when a man came in, or rather staggered in. We had to catcb him to prevent him from falling, and sve thought, of course, that he was Jrunk. Not a bit of it. Nearer dead | than drunk. With a face like the face jf a ghost, and worn to a skeleton., When he could speak he said, in a roice we could hardly hear, it was | so faint: 'My name is Samuel Fleet- j (vood. I have come to give myself! jp for the murder of Mr. Wilmot, at j Bascombe Lodge.' With that he I swooned, and we called in the doctor, fvho gave it as his opinion that the nan was dying. We restored him to lis senses, and the inspector asked him f he knew what he had caid. 'Yes,' he inswered. 'I murdered Mr. Wilmot' Be careful,' said the inspector; 'whatever you say may be brought in evilence against you/ 'I am aware of t,' said Fleetwood, and repeated, 'I nurdered him.' He tried to say more, jut he hadn't the strength; so, acting ipon the doctor's advice, we removed lim to a room, where he could be attended to. There he signed his bare statement, which the inspector had aken down, and then we left him to he doctor." "Ho?w long ago did this occur?" I isked, drawing a deep breath of relief, 'eeling that I wa6 now safe from ;uspicion. "Two hours by my watch as I left he- station to come to you." "Did the unhappy man send for me?" "No, sir; it was my own idea. You ;ee, there's - that reward you ofered " He paused. "It shall be paid,"' I said, "although he criminal gave himself up of his >wn free will instead of being apprelended." "Spoken like a gentleman?begging our pardon, sir." "When I saw you this morning with Hr. Mortlock," I said?and then I also >aused in the middle of a speech: the juestion I was about to ask was injulicious. "Well, sir," said the detective, taking lp the cue, "I don't mind admitting hat I was then on another track." "Prompted by Mr. Mortlock?" "In a manner of speaking, sir. He irst put the idea into my head. You ivould never guess it, and I mustn't ;ay what it was." But I had guessed it Mr. Mortlock, iating me and mine, would have inr criminated me; it was he whose maliglant whisperings had caused me to be eceived as I had been on that morning. 3ut the danger was now removed. In he light of Samuel Fleetwood's admis ion, he was powerless to work out his kicked spite against me. "How was Fleetwood," I asked, 'when you left the station? Better?" "Worse, sir. Sinking fast. Very ittle time to live, the doctor said. A clergyman was called in and was with jjixi n ucu x icn. "And you thought I might like to see him V "I thought as much, sir, though I lon't know whether the inspector will illow it." 'I am obliged to you. I should wish to see theoinhappy man; he might confess to me the motive for his crime." "It's my opinion, sir, he's confessing it to the clergyman. Thank you, sir." [ had slipped a couple of sovereigns into his hand. "Tbere'6 something that ought to be got at, if the man is really dying." "What is that?" "The money, sir, the five thousand pounds that was taken out of the box. He was asked about it. and all the answer he gave was a strange smile. He could hardly have spent it in the time." "Was there nose found on him?" "There wasn't a brass farthing found on him; and. what is more, his clothes were in rags, and the doctor said he must have been without food for more than two days." "It is indeed strange!" I remarked. "I will go with you to the station." I saw my wife before 1 left the house. "You look better, Richard," she said. "I am better," I replied. "Terrible ao the incident is, it has removed a weight from my heart. When the last scene of this awful tragedy is enacted wp will seek another home. Much as I love this place, it has now become hateful to me." This, I knew, was in accordance with the wishes of my wife, who never passed tlie toon in which my unc-ie, wns murdered without a shudder. I told her what I had learned from the detective of the condition of Samuel Fleetwood; and 6he whispered that it would be merciful if he were to die before his trial, and that she hoped and prayed he would die repentant I did not share her hope that Fleetwood would die in prison. It waB my wish that he should be brought to trial and found guilty; after that I should be content that he 6hould die before the just sentence of the la w was carried out Eut at the prison my inexorable wish melted into thin air; it was destroyed by a higher than a human judge?Samuel Fleetwood was dead! "He died quite peacefully, sir," said the inspector, "with a smile upon his lips. He must have been in a queer state of mind arter wnat ne cua, 10 say, almost with his last breath, 'I go to join my beloved wife!' " "Did he make no further confession?" I asked, confounded by the news. "I believe he did, sir," replied the inspector; "the clergyman will produce it at the inquest, which must, of course, be held on him. When he left the prison I understood he was going to your house." "We did not meet him," I said, looking helplessly around; "we came straight here." "It's no use worrying, sir," said the inspector. "With Fleetwood's confes sion ana aeatn tnere is an ena 01 uie affair." Nodding, I retraced my steps, and on the lawn in front of my bouse I was accosted by Mile. Rosalie. "A clergyman bas been bere to see you, sir," she said, "and let this packet for you." I took it from her hands and would have passed on, but there was something in her face which awoke within me in the fullest force the feelings of disapproval I had long entertained toward her. "Mile. Rosalie," I said, "I am about to exercise an authority which properly belongs to my. wife." '"Indeed, sir," she said, raising her eyes to my-face with sly meekness. "It will be agreeable to me, made moiselle. if you will regard your service in my establishment at an end." "Do you discharge me, sir?" she asked, with a placid smile. If it was her purpose to anger me, she succeeded. "I discharge you," 1 said, with a wrathful look. "Not suddenly and immediately, sir?" "Yes, suddenly and immediately." "But it is almost dark, sir, and to be thrust from your bouse so abruptly would ruin my reputation." "You shall leave my house to-morrow," I said. "After to-morrow you i shall not 6leep in it another night" "Do you forget, sir, that I am to be one of your daughter's bridesmaids?'"I forget nothing that has occurred It is ray opinion that you are not a fil associate for my wife or my daughter." , "In point of character, sir?" "In point of everything." "That is a shocking thing to say tc a virtuous woman," she said, slowly and with marked emphasis. "But 1 wonder who will be the first to leave | uns nouse?you or i She glided away. leaving me in a I state of the bitterest resentment I against her for her impudent words. | But I would not waste further time | upon her. It was necessary that J should ascertain without delay what [ the packet contained which the clergy man had left me. I went to my study, lit the gas, and opened the packet. The first thing which attracted me was an unsealed letter from the clergyman, which I proceeded to read: (To be Continued.) At the Parnon Told It. R. R. Robinson, of Elmira, N. Y., who is at the Savoy, tells the following story on a minister who is a friend of his: "Now, while this clergyman is not an Englishman, I believe he inclines that way, or at 'eust his sense of humor does," said Mr. Robinson. "A few days ago a man at a little dinner propounded the following: 'Why is a tin can tied to a dog'u tail like death?' "The answer was, 'Because it if bound to occur.' "This made quite a hit with the rector, and a few days later when he was invited out to dinner one evening a series of conundrums -were passed around. ' "The divine saw his chance, and he asked the same question: 'Why is a i tin can tied to a dog's tail like death?' "No one knew the answer, and the propounder immediately spoke up, 'Be[ cause it is sure to happen.' i "And he looked disappointed when the squib didn't break a laugh."?Kan- i sas City Star. How to Listen to Made. Feople often get intensely excited in listening to music?letting their emotions run rampant and suffering in consequence a painful reaction of fatigue. If they would learn to yield so that the music could pass over their nerves as it passes over the strings of a musical instrument, and then, with the new life and vigor derived from the enjoyment, would turn to some useful work, they would find a great expansion in the enjoyment of the music as well as a new pleasure ir their work. If we enjoy good music and gloat over our personal pleasure in it, so to speak, it takes the life out of us. If we let the music carry us along instead of trying, in our excitement, to 1 carry the music, it brings new life tc us.?Annie Payson Call, in Leslie's Monthly Magazine. An Effectual Qnietna. After our family had decided to move to Oklahoma, the children of the neighborhood tried to frighten my little sister about the Indians. She came to het father in great trouble, and he explained to her that the Indians, nowadays, ar? civilized. Whereupon she promptly informed her small world: "You can't scare me any more about the Indians. My papa says all of them are paralyzed."?Little Chronicle. Faihlont in Do;?. The multiplication of foreign breeds of dogs in this country makes good old breeds like the King Charles spaniel or the Blenheim or even pointer seem rather out of favor, compared with the number of schipperkes, chows, poodles, Japanese pugs, Dachshunds, Maltese terriers. Spitz dogs and French toy bulldogs.?Country Gentleman. The Royal Military College nt BnnE' kok now accommodates 300 cadets, i, ... v. . . . .IV - : . Household i Matters Mending the Hot Wat?r Bag;. It was a truly ingenious -woman -who discovered that she could mend her injured hat water bag with the kit of repair tools in her husband's bicycle outfit. She simply followed directions for mending a leak in the tire The Apron H nfllr. The mnn who discarded the two buttons on the back ot his coat as soon as he discovered that he could not tell why they were placed there, might have scorned the ruffle with which a certain wise cook invaitably trimmed the bottom of her kitchen apron. How ever, wnen asked why sn-e took so much trouble, the cook answered that the ruffle was meant to catch any chance drop of grease or similar dropping, and to prevent the same from attaching to her always immaculate skirts. A Good Housekeeper. Must oversee many things herself. Must be patient but firm with those in her employ. Must not disdain to pick up a duster and use it occasionally. Must see* that more than the mere surface dust is removed. Must have a place for everything and see that everything is in its place. Must have the housework planned,for regular days, and adhere to the rule. Must take a personal interest in the condition of the refrigerator and its contents. And should go to market at least once a week.?Chicago News. Cftre of Table LIbm. 'J. a Die linen, id oraer 10 nnng oui uie bright gloss that makes it attractive, should be dampened considerably. Sprinkle the tablecloth well, beiog i sure that the selvage ends or hemstitched borders are thoroughly damp. Roll Dp tightly. The napkins and doilies should be arranged alternately, ooe apoD the other, first a dry napkiD, theo ooe which has been wrung oat of warm water, then a dry napkin, and so on. Then roll tightly. All linen should be ironed very dry. The least bit of water starch in tablecloths will greatly improve them, and they will not muss 6o easily. Kitchen Foraliblnc*. Though the kitchen should be simply furnished, there is no reason why the things a servant does use cannot be picturesque and in good condition. Nowadays there are many charming mixing bowls, etc., in blue and white earthenware that look better oh the shelves than the common ware, and are often just as cheap. Ti "A WA* 4r\ Kflffft +AA 11 iC YVJOtr iiVl IV/ UU iy iw tMUVM kitchen china for the servants to use at mealtime. There should, of course, be a sufficient bupply, but if there are too many to draw from the servants will never report breakages to the mistress, and it is said that some lazy servants will not take the trouble to wash their own dishes, but leave them in some out-of-tbe "way corner of the cupboard until the whole supply is used. , Sugar Snaps?Froth four eggs, add one pound each of flour and sugar, flavor to taste. Roll very thin, cut into shape and bake in a quick oven. Drop Cakes?Cream one-haif cup of butter, then add successively one cup sugar, one egg, one-half teaspoon soda dissolved in one-half cup sour cream, one-half cup raising, seeded and chopped, one-balf cup chopped nut meats, one-half teaspoon vanilla and two and a half cups flour. Drop by spoonfuls one inch apart on a buttered sheet and bake in a moderate oven. Bohemian Cream?One quart of cream, two tablespoonfuls of sugar, one ounce of gelatine, dissolved. Whip balf the cream to a stiff froth. Boil the other half with the sugar. Remove from the fire, add the gelatine, and when cooled a little the beaten yolks ?f five eggs. Beat until it begins to stiffen, then beat in quickly the whipped cream. Pour into wet molds and 6et on ice. Bread Omelet?Pour one cup of hot milk over one cup of grated bread, add six beaten eggs and season with pepper and salt. Turn into a hot but- i tered omelet pan. Fry slowly, and I when ready to fold, pour over two tablespoons of nut-brown butter, a Bimple sauce made by cooking two tablespoons of butter to a nut-brown color and adding half a teaspoon of tarragon vinegar. Ginger Cakes?Mix and sift together six cups flour, two tablespoons ginger, one tablespoon cinnamon and one tablespoon soda. Heat one-half cup lard or butter, one cup New Orleans molasses and one cup Ji-vwn sugar until boiling. Take from tiie lire, add one cup of sour cream and pour gradually into the flour mixture, beating until smooth. Pat and roll out, cut into small cakes and bake in a moderate oven. Potato Soup?A very fine potato soup is made by adding a quart of scalded milk, in which several slices of onion have been steeped to two cupfuls of mashed potato. Soften, not melt, a large tablespoonful of butter, and mix with it an equal quantity of flour. Add sfiH npnner. and a dash of celery salt. End pour gradually, stirriug all the time, into the inilk and potato mixture. Sprinkle a little' finely mixed parsley on top. Serve with buttered crutons. Rice Omelette?Dissolve one teacup of cold boiled rice in one teacup of sweet milk, stir in one tablespoonful of butter, salt to taste, add three well beaten eggs, bake as a plain omelette. Tomatoes au Gratin?Cut iuto piece* a half dozen (not too ripe) tomatoes Line a puddiug dish with crackei < crumbs, cover with a thin sprinkling of the tomato, grate over it some American cheese, then put ou a layer oi crumbs, next the tomatoes, and so or until the dish is filled, having the ins! layer of the cheese aud the one befort it of cracker crumbs. THE GEEAT DESTEOYEE i SOME STARTLING FACTS ABOUT THe VICE OF INTEMPERANCE. i Poms: The Wordprs of Kefir?The Net7 Catechism ? A String ot Momertnni QaeiMonii and the Answer to Krcrj One is "The t)?r-llooui. v In the midst ot a small village green A speaker stood up on a chair, Talking temperance truth to the grown-up youth, And he bade them of liouor beware; He told of the evils of drink. How it made people sorrow and moan. Not for work or for pluy was it gocd^ anyway! So they'd far better leave it a'.one. Now just at the edge of the green Was a drunken man perched on a fence; And he would have hie say, and was shouting away. For the drink had bereft him of senw. And he cried, "What you say Ls ail stuff! Tou say beer is no good? Why"?said he "A poor fellow would sink if he hadn't a drink; t*T1 _ !t?. - A. 1 !.! 1 _ J. TVny?ic 8 iiieatj 'urink. uuu ciumiug iw *me!" As he -wared his hand over his head. Hia balancc was lost in a flash, And he fell in a ditch full of water and squitch And how tie did flounder and sp'ash; And the lecturer quaintly remarked. "In future, my friend, you can tell That the beer you suppose is your meat, drink and clothes, Finds you lodgings and washings as well!" ?J. Mating. The New CaterhUm. What is the chief law breaker of the iand? The bar-room. Where are tl:? schemes'; batched which promote civic corruption? In the bar-room. Where does the midnight assassin go to prepare for his murderous work? IV) the bar-room. Where do the police go in search of t?ip sknlkine thief or murderer? To the bar-room. "What lays its hands npon political parties and dictates "Who shall be nominated and elected? The bar-room. What impoverishes the indnstrions Trorkm.in and fills him with the spirit of ciscontent? The bar-room. What takes the bread from the tLoutns of starving children? The oar-room. "What clothes with raps women raised in refinement and affluence? The bar-room. rj / What despoils young manhood and sends it reeling and staggerihg dotfn the street? The bar-room. . ' i What crowds our prisons to their utmost limit? The bar-room. What peoples almshouses and insane asyjums wiru pmaDie oujecus: < Thelmr-room. "What destroys the. respectability and influence of men and sends.them peelins to the drunkard's grave and to a drunkard's hell? r . The bar-room. . . , ? ? What destroys more homes and . . auses more family trouble than any- j thing else? . i The bar-room. v 1 What is the greatest enemy of the < church, the nation anJ the home? The bar-room. , 1 Whnt is the greatest hindrance to : every reform? < The bar-room. Can both the church and the bar- . room prosper in the same territory? . No. Can a man. knowing the awful work ( of the bar-room, be a Christian and . sign bar-room petitions, rent property { for bar-room purposes, or vote for men j committed to. and in favor of, the . liquor traffic? I This question we le.-.ve for each read- ^ or to answer for himself. In the light 3 of experience and constant failure along other lines, does not electoral j action present the common sense ^ method of destroying the bar-rooru?? j S. S. Hardin, in the Kaue County Leader. < , tVhut One Keg: of Beer Coat. The saloonkeeper in whose possession it was said he paid $1.25 for it. A couple of men came in and asked for some beer. He drew them each a mug full out of the keg and they paid ten cents apiece. They liked it and called for another and another. After drinking three or four they began to get drunk. Thry kept on and got thorough ly intoxicated. Then they began tc quarrel and finally one man killed the other. It cost the county of Los Angeles, in which the event occurred $32,000 to get the murderer arrested and punished. So that one keg of beei cost at least the sum of $1.25, one life and $32,000. quite a sum to pay foi so small a thing.?^ew Voice. Indiana Law Enforcement. *It is safe to say that never in the history of the State of Indiana were tho laws so faithfully enforced as at jthe present. Liquor dealers are com plaining that their business is ruined Breweries and distilleries are com plaining that they will be compelled tc take a number of their traveling sales men off the road if the present condi 11VJU fUiiiiuuua. 1 The Greatest ? !!. (] Brigadier-General W. F. Jenkins, 0) < the Salvation Army, who lias been lo s cated at Minneapolis since 1903, in at r interview iu the Minneapolis Journal r June 5, 3ays: "My two years' experi ? ence in rescue w?rk in Minneapolis s would lead me t0 sa} that the greates; 0 evil confronting socij] moral and in j, tellectual /jflvancemuji jS the drink problem, nud Its coDjc^aftfant evils." \ ?4cinperance Notfi. The more you use a saloon (he mor? s 1; will ill-use you. C * f "Who would be a man must steei j clear of strong drink. g Oscar II., King of Sweden, has ac a ceded to a petition of his temperanci g subjects; to discontinue the christenini a of battleships with wine. When I see a snake's head coming out of a hole, I don't s(op to srgufj with that there snake. I just hit i with all my luifjht. Don't argufy witl D the liquor traffic.?Artemus Ward. ? What the physician most fears ii ., ou.niioi ic /-iiioftv fne injuries to thi ^ nervous system and the iutellectua ? powers. g( Matll ITeleuius. a member of tin faculty of the University of Denmark shows that in Denmark one out oi every seven men who die between tin ages of thirty-five and fifty-five is a vie tim of alcoholism. n In New Zealand, where a three-fifth: u rote is required to imperatively pro hibit the liquor traffiic, tbp requisiti vote has been given in several districts while others have given a majority D but not a three-fifths majority, agains v licensing. ' v THE SUNDAY SCH001 INTERNATIONAL LESSON COMMENTS FOR SEPTEMBER IO SobjMt: The lift Glvlnt Stream, Kgek, xlrtl., 3-5?Golden Text, R??, XXil. IT?Memory Ymm, 3-5?Coiumentnrj on the Uv'i Lauon. I. The source and progress of the gospel (vs. 1-5). 1. "Again." Now follows another vision to inspire hope and faith in the exiles, to lead them tc prepare by a right life for their return, attracted by the blessings yet to come upon the land, contrasted with their sad condition in exile. "The house." The temple. "The waters," etc. The natural fact on which this conception rests is this, that there was a fountain connected with the temple hill, the waters of which fell into the valley easi oi iDe ciiy, aoa rnuue meir wnj toward the sea. This was the only natural fountain stream flowing from Jerusalem. It was a small stream, whose soft-flowing waters were already regarded a* a symbol of the silent and unobtrusive Influence of the divine presence in Israel (Isa. 8:6). The waters of tbi; stream flowed eastward, but they were too scanty to have any appreciable effect on the fertility of the region through which they passed. "South side of the altar." The stream flowed not only from the temple, but apparently from the holy of holies, and flowed close by the altar of sacrifice. 4 2. "Ran out," etc. This stream is a symbol of the miraculous transformation which the land of Canaan is to undergo in order to fit it for the habitation of Jehovah's ransomed people. The waters did not come to the temple, as if intended for the purpose of washing the sacrifices, but they issued from It, and proceeded to refresh and fertilize other places. 3, 4. "The man." The angel described in chapter 40:3. "Measured," etc. There is no special significance to the exact distance, bat only to the fact that gradually the river broadeped and deepened as it flowed toward the sea. "Ancles?knees," etc. This may be applied to the pradaal discoveries of the plan of salvation. 1. In the pa* triarchal ages. 2. In the giving of the law. 8. In the ministry of John the Baptist 4. In the foil manifestation of Christ by the Holy Ghofet. Or this vision may be applied to the growth of a believer in the grace and knowledge of God: or to the discoveries a penitent believer receives of the mercy of Clod in his salvation; it a type of the progress of Christianity. 5. "Waters to swim in." The small rill, starting from the temple, is a type of the gospel a* it spreads and deepens among all the.nations of the earth,.transforming the desert into a Garden of Eden. II. The power and efficacy of the gospel (vs. 6-12). 7. "Many trees." So long as the beholder, the prophet, followed the measurer, the angel, he, saw nothing of the trees oh the bank. The looking forward gave Ezekiel the knowledge of the progressive fnlriess and depth of the waters; not nntil he looks back does he come to-know the fertilizing, enlivening effect of these waters. 8. "Into the desert" The Arabah. the valley of the Jordan and the Dead Sea extending south to the Bed Sea. The country between Jerusalem and the Dead Sea is the most desolate and Inb03pitable tract in the whole conntry. "Into the sea."- The Dead Sea, the waters of which are so impregnated witb various salts that no fish or animal can live in them. "Waters shall be healed." Restored to the proper condition, made healthful. This is typical of the work of the/Holy Spirit 9. "Everything?shall live." Life md salvation shall continually accompany the preaching of the gospel; the leath of sin being removed, the life of WcrhfwinBTiPRs shall be brought in. 'Multitude of fish." The Dead Sea has become a sea of life. Out of death there arises, by the grace of God, a *ich life. Tbe sea is a symbol of the world; accordingly men appear as the iving creatures in the sea. as tbe Isbes. Hitherto they were only dead Ishes, unspiritual, unsaved men. 10. In this verse we are told that the Ishers shall stand from one end of the $ea to tbe other and catch many fish. LI. The miry places and marshes shall lot be healed, but shall be Aven to lalt. Those not reached by theneallng waters of the gospel through their (loth and earthly-mindedness are given >ver to their own bitterness and barrenness. The gospel is the only healng medicine for the disorders of our 'alien nature, and they who will not eceive it in the love of it remain insurable and are' abandoned to final win. The salt comes into consideraion here, not as seasoning, but as the 'oe of fertility, life and prosperity, rhe thought is this: Only those who jar themselves against .the gracious >tream of divine love and are unwillng to regain health ajre henceforth to )e given over to tne curse, communis o exist as monuments thereof. Ground the sea of death there lingers >n a death unto death. 12. "Trees for meat" Salvation nust present itself for the terribly sick leathen world, above all, in the form ?f saving grace. Besides the nourishng fruits, therefore, are named also he healing leaves. The figure of the ishes refers to the extent, the greatless of the community; this figure of he trees to its nature, in so far as the livine grace transforms it into truly iving members, who themselves bear j ich fruit and thereby become a means if life and recovery to others also. Fruit according to his months." This' ignifies a constant disposition, desire, esolution and endeavor to bear fruit, iot in their own wisdom, power or ;oodness, or any goodness in themelves, but by the continual supplies f divine grace. Whoever may be the nstrumeut of planting them, it is diine grace which gives the increase. lxjnc Vot?r at the Polls. Although notices were posted for the pecial election to choose two Fire Commissioners and make an appropriaion in the town of Laurel Springs, N. ., one lone voter, Fire Chief Harry Ichulti, turned up at the polls to vote, nd tte election was declared off. A ame of baseball had proved a greater ttraction. Bridal Fair on an Engine. Dr. Hoeffer and Miss Mame Zimmeraan, young society leaders, who were aarried a few days ago in Pottsville, 'n wprp fnrf#?d to make the triD from be bride's home to the railroad staion perched high on the seat of an ld-fashioned fire engine, drawn by a core of friends. Oldrst Man in Illinois. Leonnrd Roeder, of Quincy, J]].. who 5 supposed to be the oldest man in IIIIois. has just celebrated the 105th aaiversary of his birth. Had Thirty-Three Children. Frau CJoudel, wife of a Hamburg oerchant, in twenty-five years of redded life has presented her husband rith thirty-three children. ONWARD. 1 Oh! lose not courage, weary heart! 1 Forth to the work, anew! Ifc?ougfc tears and toil the Muter ,fa So most His serrante true, fffo those who nw the seed, and weep Whom He bos Mid drobtbat m Oh! loee not patience, weary heart'" Tangled life's web may seem; ( Itat thread bjr thread the blaster's ? Unravels what we deem ' ' Inextricable: then we see How skiHed a guide that Hand maat b . , . And bo in faith we day by day ' Take both* the toil ana pein> Knowing the work and warfare each Khali end in heavenly gain, -Aadthoaejwho-have1 through, patient ehall hear the Magter'a word,"1 done!*' ?O, M. Tayla ' . . Tba MlaUter Bid His Batj. j , A story is told of * gospel minis long before the days of railroad*, v was traveling on horseback from. JP adelphla to Pitt&hfirg. He stofl over night at a tavern amoM : mountains of Pennsylvania, and a! supper asked his landlord soma 4R Hons about the peaple, and whe$ they ever had preaching there. was told that there was nb church, 1 m attempt at holding services. ' minister told him to prepare.a.a ..J I U. '<_ Ik. ?--? M aiiu 1UVUV 111 UiC lirj^uuun^ 1UUH would preach to them. _ "That would be of Do;Mi" landlord, "for they would ndt come.* To all such objections the mlnuH had bat one answer, "Get the' rdH ready." This was finally done, sure enough, as the man had said, J| body .came. The good minister iH still concerned only to do hia part M waited awhile, then began the ?ervfl gave uui a uymu, Bang, reau uie;m tures, prayed and thefi sraveouw text. Just then a man slipped Id hid himself behind the door, -where stayed all through the sertocn wli followed, rushing out the miautq ended Nearly two yean afterward the n later went through that place agi and, stopping at the same house, proposed onCe more that the landl should find a room and get It re< and invite the people in for preacfil "Oh," said the man, "there will be trouble now. Wt have a church, t as soon as I let the people know are here It will be filled." "v It came out a little later that i church of fifty members had been direct fruit of that nlghtfs prc&cfc to the one man behind the door, had been converted, and had been meaDB of conversion to many of neighbors. All this from Mgetttng: > room ready."?Bam's Horn. Lnrii th? of Bw>|., Open Thau mine eyes that I may Hold wondroufi tilings oat of Thy 1 Psalm 119:18. In one of fala helpful little volai the Bev. Dr. J. B. Miller tells ? young lady who purchased a book read a few pages, but failed to be? interested in it. But some months terward. he goes on to relate, she i the author, 'and a tender friendl sprang op, ripening into lore and' trothaL , Then the book was doll longer. Every sentence had a chJ for her heart Love was the intsq ter. Seeing beauty in God's Wort much conditioned in the same .11 The Bible has infinite value In its bnt to reveal its richest treasure needs love as an interpreter. To th who do not know Christ personally may seem uninteresting, bnt to tti who know and love Him its every p KI.A ? /.Aalr/vf Af lATirAla lli uyvuuiCB liCLC a v.anaci ui jcnas log with beauty and light; yes,-,e^l better, like a' letter of love, qrickeiBE the heart throbs and filling the flH with rapture and with fresh and resolve. H An open eye means an ilinminti^H page. To the unveiled vision wH| wondrous things are seen In God's precious Word, wondrous things a^H the depths of His love, as to His^^H giving mercy, as to His saving gr^H as to His never failing help, as toJB home prepared for all that love and a pleased eternity nnder the si^H of His presence forevermoreJ?G. BH| Hal lock, D. D. H 8OBI>C*T?1?miim>. MB A prudent man seeth the evh.: MB illUCUi lilUiOCU t UUb 1Mb aiuipite and suffer for It." Human histor^H fall of illustrations of this great tr? Perhaps the experience" of every vldual -will verify the statements l^H made. Who has not taken risks should have been avoided, and^H shunning of which-would have beneficial to the individual asaum^H them? This species of felly is more prfl lent is spiritual things than elsewI^H Men are inclined to be careful in ters pertaining to bodily welfare financial interests; but when it co^H to those things that concern the_^H ts are strangely careless. If sd^H threatens to invade a eommui^M the people hastily take steps to against its inroads. But when m^H evil knocks at the door, people often bid it welcome, and embrace Christian Companion. Hal Worship Opens the Door of The Rev. Dr. E. Trumbull Lee s^H "The best life begins with pra^H We must first be lifted up out of Bfl selves by an approach-to God. must worship. Through worship HH opens the door of life. While and women of the world fmnble n?B| latch, the humble believer enters BH takes possession." BM Work Bread* Virtue*. |H fuank God every morning whenHH get up that you have something tSfl that day which must be done, whe^^H you like it or not. Being force^HI work and forced to do your Uest, HB breed in you temperance and self-^HH vTol, diligence and strength of cheerfulness and content, and a OI?(l Virtues wmuu me line kmhr.?Charles Kinglsley. Rfl| Attachment to Christ is the rret of detachment from the wor^H| " 1 Salt in 8i*n Lmncaac?. Because the plaintiff and defen^l are ueai auu uuwu, ?nu iu in&c testimony would be difficult in re^^H court proceedings, Judge S. A. son, at New Haven, Conn., appo^H| William A. Wright a committ^^H hear tbe divorce suit of Isa^^H Beach against Grace B. Beach, of Branford. Infidelity and cr^^H were alleged. Several of the witnHH were persons who are also duioh Testimony was interpret^|H a fc.V'J !.i tillage expert.