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/ I r ,<CS 52SESHSZSc2SHS2SHS2SESH5 ; : frgW he.~ ; W? iv I By MRS. A L ^S-HSHSESHSZSH5E5HSH5HSHETE CHAPTER I. 2 1] v (i j Continued. 1 "Glad to hear it, Captain Lambert," said Glynn, amused by the recontre. Then glancing at the card, "You are no longer on active ser ice?" , "No, in a sense, no. Life is always , more or less a battle; but for the ^ present tne Dugies sing iruce, auu 1 am enjoying well-earned rest in the society of my daughter and only child, to whom I shall be delighted to introduce an esteemed comrade, if you will allow me to say so." "You are very good! I shall be happy to make the young lady's ac- , quaintance." "And yourself, sir? I fancy you ( have been looking up too, there's an J air of success, of solid respectability, eh? worthy of a churchwarden, about , you!" . "Yes, I may say I am now a sober citizens of famous London . "I believe you, and I am right glad to hear it. I shall yet salute you as - Lord Mayor of London. 'Turn again IWhittington,' hey? Where do you put . up? I'll call and get you to fix a day to dine with us, but for the present . T rntiot hirt vmi t*r?nr1-mnrTiiner. for T promised to meet my daughter at the . flower market, and I never keep her , waiting. Eh! by Jove, here she is." Struck by the sudden joyous lighting up and softening of his interlocutor's eyes, Glynn turned to see the cause, and found himself face to face with the beauty of Auteuil. Seldom had he been so surprised, and it mu^t be confessed ehocked, as when he saw this charming ideal^ creature smile back affectionately to the rowdy-looking nomad who claimed her as his child, whom he remembered as one of an adventurous gang, ready alike with dice-box or revolver, barely ten years ago. "I thought you had forgotten me," she said,"slipping her hand through his arm. , 4ITT1 4.4. O XT^ J rorgoiicu )uu; nu, ianu. j must blame my friend here, if I am . a trifle late. This is an old acquaint- ' ance, my dear; we have faced death f together more than once; and a better, pluckier comrade no man need , wish for. Mr. Glynn?Miss Lam- \ bert." Glynn raised his hat with profound ( .1; respect. # "He has already befriended me," , she returned, gazing at him with a . pretty, surprised, bewildered look in her large eyes. "I should still have i been waiting to cross there at Madeleine, had he not escorted me." Lambert gave a quick, questioning , glance at his daughter's opefl, smiling j face, and then exclaimed, "I am in- ( finitely obliged to you, sir; Infinitely, ^ begad! I tell you what, Elsie, you mustn't be out so late in the day by ' yourself. Why don't you take the ( bonne with you, or wait till I come , in?" , "Oh, it is such waste of time waiting for a chaperon on a fine day; but we shall be too late to secure places j 5\. if we delay." "Yes, we had better be jogging. ! Can you dine-with us to-day? And we'll have a talk over old times, and j my girl will give us a song or two. Pot luck, my dear fellow, but you ^ shan't starve." "Many thanks, I am engaged, unfortunately," returned Glynn, halfpleased, half-regretful that he had a J real excuse ready. "Well, to-morrow then, at six, , sharp, and we will go and hear the , new operette at the Comique after." "You are very good. I shall be most happy," said Glynn, with an ' . Irresistible impulse as if some voice, . not his own, answered for him. # "Well, good-bye for the present. , By the way, where do you hang out? v "What's your hotel? Wagrara??very ] good." He swept off his bat in continental style, and his daughter be stowed a bow and smile upon Glynn ( which conveyed to him in some occult , manner the impression that It pleased her to think he was a friend of her father. It was long since Glynn had been so roused and interested, and the 1 acquaintances on whom he called that 1 afternoon found him unusually ani- ' mofoH on/1 OorpnAalila All f Vi rAn o* Vi 1 muiv/u auu a^i gv^aui^. n 1 & 1111 a somewhat solemn dinner at the ' house of a great French banker, he ' was buoyed up by the prospect of the different kind of festivity which ' awaited him next day. There was 1 something curiously stimulating in 1 this encounter with his old Califor- ' nian acquaintance thus swept into ' such incongruous surrcmndings by 1 the eddying current, life's stream. How did he come to have such a daughter? What matter! enough that there would be so charming an ingredient in the morrow's pleasures.. As for his own prudence, self-control, worldly esteem?it never crossed *his mind to doubt them. He would pose as a calm spectator, study the puzzle offered to his observation. i The weather was still calm, bright, warm, when, having drawn a light 'paletot over his evening dress, Glynn left his hotel, preferring to walk, as he was in good time for dinner. At the corner of the Rue Castiglione he met Deerlng, who was coming leisurely from the opposite direction; they stopped to exchange a few fwords, and then Deering exclaimed, looking at his watch, "I did not know it was so late; I am to do duty and escort my wife and her sister to the ppera Comique to-night; au, revoir," and they parted. "The Opera Comique." muttered Glynn, with a strong feeling of annoyance. "He will see his Auteuil attraction, and recognize me in at tendance. The presence of such a father, too, will dispose him to believe it's a case of fair game; hut, after all, I have no right to think ill of Deering. There is a curious . A>rt pf fate about the whole affair. y fet . - - LJ' ' _ X ; HSaSE5HSHSHSHS2Sa5H55S^n ts? oo?o?? ? <> m ambert J Ba nj iysit:a 7* a LEXANDER. ?ESH5H5H5HSHSHSH5eL5H522>,' [ am a fool to worry myself. I wi tary to enjoy the "passing hour, ar let omens and auguries alone."' On reaching his destinatioi Slynn mounted to th? third etag md was admitted by a neat, blacl jyed bonne, to a dimly lighted litt vestibule, containing some oak chai ind a small orange tree in blossor ;he perfume of which was almo jverpowering. "Enter, then, monsieur," said tl servant, throwing open one of se jral doors on either side, and Glyr found himself in a pretty, pleasai salon, and the presence of Miss Lac oert, who, somewhat to his surpris was in outdoor dress. "My father will be here directly ?he said, eivine him her hand, f iias gone to fetch our friends, Mai lire and Mademoiselle Davilliers, f< we have changed our plans; not b ing able to secure places at the Cor ique for to-night, we propose to drii through the bois and dine at the Ca ie Madrid. I hope this will be agre ible to you?" "Any arrangement you make wi be most agreeable to me!" sa Grlynn, indescribably relieved to fir himself and her delivered from tl possibilities of an encounter wii Deering, and charmed with the ui pretending refinement of her su foundings. The room was well bi simply furnished, and innocent of tl flashy finery which might have bee looked for in an apartment whei Lambert was master. Some small bi jood water colors enlivened the wall ivhich were of a neutral tint; an opt piano loaded with music; the sto^ converted into a stand for floweri the furniture of carved oak and gree velvet; a small basket work-tabl jverfiowing with bright-colored woo md silk, some fine old china on tl mantel-shelf; a vase or two on co ler-brackets, formed a pleasant pi Lure of comfort and occupation. The gardens of the Chateau c Madrid were gay and fragrant wil lilac and laburnum, mignonette ar jonquils. Lambert, who loved to do thini in a princely fashion, had written i secure a private room and dinne The party wa3 therefore receive tvith great politeness and attention The young ladies betook ther selves to the garden, followed by tl gentlemen except Lambert, who wei indoors with madame. Giynn was for some time an O; servant listener, more and inoi imused and puzzled at the Incoi ?ruity of the whole affair, and gat! ?ring from the conversation thi Mademoiselle Antionette Davillie tiad been Miss Lambert's deare friend at the convent school, whei they had spent nearly 6ix years t ;ether, that the papa Davilliers he some government employment, ar that Vincent was the agent for \Tew York commercial house. Lar jert's own occupatibn seemed very i: iefinite. He talked of having be( connected with the press, of havii had business interviews with varioi artists, of writing himself on spor ing matters. The symposium w; prolonged, and when it was ove Cflynn, observing a piano in the co ner of their dining room, asked Mi Lambert if she remembered.her fat sr's promise, that she should sing' "Yes," smiling. "But it was h promise, not mine." "This is indeed music," said Glyn in a low voice when she had cease 'Do you feel something of the deligl >ou give?' "Do I give you delight? You loc J.S ll yuu nut;u my oiusms. x a. glad." "It is heaven to listen to you," 1 exclaimed, almost in spite of himsel "Your song is quite unknown to me "It is a Polish air arranged by n music master for some Italian word He is Italian." "I feel as if I am unworthy to a: for another song," said Glynn, aft i short pause. "Why? I will sing as much as y( like. I can always sing well for tho a/ha like mv sineine." and again h left fingers strayed over the note till they Beemed to fall of their ov accord into an undulating.accompar tnent, to which she sang a barcaroll brilliant, playful, but with an unde Lone of sadness. "She can' sing a bit, can't she' isked Lambert, approaching with e ultant looks. "Why. sir. she'd cr ate a fureur, a regular fureur; she [>ick up gold for the asking, ay, liatfuls, if she'd go on the stag fancy her in the 'Trovatore,' or 'T1 Figlia,' or 'Martha'?give us 'Tl Last Rose of Summer,' my heartwhy. she'd bring down the hous And the obstinate little sinner refus uoint blank to aimear on the board says it would kill her. Faith, it is right royal way to keep life in on and the devil out of one's pocket; I love, she would hold her own wi the best, when she has a father th can crack a walnut at fifty pace and wouldn't mind if it were a ski in a good cause!" "Ah. no! the stage would be a mi erable failure for me. You do n take temperament into account," sa Miss Lambert, with a sigh, and th< stopped the conversation by trillii out the exquisite air for which La* bert had asked. "Now." said the singer, when si had finished, rising from her sef "you must do what I ask, dear fat er; I want to walk to the river." "It's a good step," said Lamber "nnrf if isn't f'ivil fr? vnnr cm pany." ' But (hey will come with m Will you not. Madame Davillier And you. Antoinette? You will, am sure?" raising her eyes with confiding glance to Glynn's. "I shall enjoy a stroll immensely he replied. Fveuing was fast closing in^whi ' r? . . > - ???? " they started on their ramble, and the falling dew drew out delicious odors from grass, and fiowers, and shrubs, as they proceeded along the avenue which, skirting the bois, led to the river side. It was longer than Miss jjamueri iiiuugui, duu iuc uiuuu uuu risen before they reached the Seine. At first they had kept all together, but gradually Glynn contrived to separate himself and Miss Lambert from the rest. "And so you had not courage enough for the stage," he said, after a short pause in their conversation. "No; I suppose it is want of cour11 age that holds me back?a sort of id constitutional dislike to such a calling. Though I greatly admire a, actresses and singers, I could not be e, one. I love quietness, stillness, being with a few people I like." le "Then you cannot like Paris?" rs "Oh, yes! I am very happy here. I Q, enjoy music and pictures, and my st father erives me everything I can want j or wish. I am a most fortunate girl, ie but " v- "There are 'buts' in every life," m said Glynn, as she paused. He wantit ed her to speak on. a- "There is scarcely a 'but' in mine, e, I was going to say that I seem to want a few months in the country ?" every year to make life complete." Ie "Have you been accustomed to the d- country, then?" "Yes. When we first came from e- Australia I was rather delicate, and I Q- used to live with the kind woman who 'e took care of me after my mother's fe death at her brcjther's farm in a beaue tiful country on the borders of Wales. It was a delightful place. Then, when ill I was about twelve my father thought id I ought to learn something, and he id put me to school in the convent. I ie have never been in England since; :h still I always fancy I am English." n- "And I feel as if you were; but r- Mr. Lambert is an American?" at "Not by birth. Tell me, did you ie know my father very well long ago?" m "Yes; that is, we ran some risks re together. Why do you ask?" it "Because you are so unlike all his s, other friends." m "Indeed! Am I too English?"' re "No; I cannot exactly say what s; the difference is, but it is very great." in Somehow these few simple words e, elated Glynn as though they conIs tained the highest compliment. He ie restrained the reply which sprang to r- his lips, and changed the subject by c- exclaiming, "There is the river; how fine it looks in the moonlight!" Ie "Yes; there is real harmony there." :h "You are right, Elsie," exclaimed id her father. "It gives one the feeling of being in church when the organ is ;s playing." to "And you and your delightful sing r. ing give me trie reeling or snvery Jd light upon a still, smooth lake," said Glynn, in a low tone,' to his compana ion. "You will be for ever associated ie in my memory with moonlight and at music." Elsie smiled a thoughtful smile. Ij- "I am not sure that such an assore ciation of ideas is a good omen, a- There is something mournful and b- mystic in ?he moon." at "I could never bring anything but rs good to you," whispered Glynn, who st was strangely stirred by the charm re of his companion, the beauty oJC the o- scene, the curious fatality which had Id ^brought him into contact with Lamtd bert after having lost sight of him a for so many years. n- "Dieu!" cried , Mademoiselle Daq villiers. "I am expiring with fatigue, in and I have all that long way to walk ig back!" is "Not at all, my dear young lady,'! t- said Lambert, with a superior air. as "I made a few inquiries before we r, started, and told them to send on one r- of the carriages after us. There, I ss think I hear it coming." h- The drive back was a fitting end ' to a delightful day. Glynn secured is a seat near Elsie, and though neither of them spoke many words, he at n, least felt that the electric communid. cation of unuttered sympathy was iat complete and sufficient. "Thank you for a delightful day, >k Mr. Lambert." m "My dear boy"?it had been "my dear sir" the day before?"it is a real le pleasure to meet you. Look in on us If. now and again. I am sure my daughter will be delighted. Elsie! Where ly is she?" Is. "Miss Lambert is rather tired; I think she has gone in. Good night, sk Thanks. I have a cigar." er To be Continued. A Generous Horse. se er The following incident, given by a !g writer in the St. Louis Republfc, inrn' dicates that it is possible for a horse j to be "a perfect gentleman." Two e fine-looking horses attached to single rl buggies were hitched near the entrance to the St. Louis Merchants' Exchange. They were hitched several feet apart, but the hitching e_ straps allowed them sufficient liberty of movement to get their heads to gether if they so desired. . The owner of one of them had taken the opportunity of a prolonged lje stop to give the horse a feed of oats, _ which was placed on the edge of the e, sidewalk in a bag. es He wa3 contentedly munching his oats when his attention was attracted ^ by. the actions of the other horse, e which was evidently very hungry. ' He eyed the plentiful supply of oats (.jj wistfully and neighed in an insinuatat iug manner. ;g The horse with the feed pricked jjj up his ears politely and replied with a neigh, which must have been, in IS_ horse language, an invitation to the ot other fellow to help himself. Evidently he accepted it, for he ^ moved along in the direction of the bag as far as the hitching strap would permit. But the strap was not long enough, and the hungry mouth fell about a yard short of the it. bah_ The host noticed and seemed to appreciate this difficulty. Fortunately t. there was some leeway to his strap. So he moved slowly along the curb, pushing the bag with his nose until his guest was able to reach it. Then, 'ej after a friendly nose-rub of saluta s> tiou, the two horses contentedly fiu* ished the oats together. a It is asserted that the drum was | tbe first musical instrument used ?n ' by humau beings. ; i \ ' . :-'r* ' ; Household Q ? N Home-Madc Chest. A cedar chest can easily be made * at-home by taking any wooden chest or box that has been stained. Surinkle inside liberally with oil of , cedar and on papers, put between cloths and keep closed. A clothes press with shelves can be sprinkled and also the walls. By keeping tightly closed will be as if made of cedar.?New York Press. A Trio of Hints. Peppermint sprig6 laid around shelves and places which mice frequent will drive them away. Chloride of lime sprinkled around places that rats or mice frequent will also drive them away. Keep it in a bottle corked. Before putting away stoves for the summer mix the blacking with a little oil (sperm or kerosene) instead of water. This will prevent the summer rust. To remove paint and putty from window glass dip a wet cloth in baking soda and rub the paste thus made thinly over the glass. Let remain fifteen minutes, and wash in warm, soft water without soap. This will bring away all rtfiiYk it onH nnlicVi Or wash the window glass with hot, sharp vinegar. This will remove mortar and paint? Grease Stains on Table LinenOrdinary grease or gravy stains on table linen may be successfully removed by rubbing well in hot water with soap. This should be done 1 before the linen is put to soak, or . they may be removed in the washing. These stains, unless well washed ^ out, usually appear again when the linen is ironed. I Machine oil marks on white ma- j terial are more difficult to cope with 1 and washing has little or no effect on them. The most successful way ] is to dip the stains when dry in ben- i zine and rub well until they disap- ( pear. The fabric should then be al- ; lowed to dry and, if necessary, it may be washed. c To remove grease from coat col- ? lars and the glossy look from the r elbows and seams, rub with a cloth dipped in ammonia.?New York j Press. ? Oilcloth as a Floor Covering. How many women know that the i ordinary table cloth makes an ex- I cellent floor covering for the kitchen?' It is infinitely cheaper than i linoleum or even regular oilcloth, and * if put down over a lining lasts a sur- s prisingly long lime. *; / J One housekeeper' who could af- j. ford to pave her kitchen with marble tiles, if she so desired, declares she always uses this table oilcloth in preference to anything else in her t kitchen, as its coloring is attractive I and it can easily be kept clean. As I she says, "even should it not last as 0 long as linoleum, it can be taken up * and fresh put down for about a third the cost." It is really more sanitary, J moreover, if one cannot afford tiled ^ walks and floor in a kitchen, to t change the paper and floor covering at fairly frequent intervals.?Boston v Post. 1 c ( wr* ir i 7 f Raspberry Shortcake.?Make a ^ :>ponge cake in two layers, or split j one thick cake; put between them a j thick layer of berries, and on top put , whipped cream and more berries. { Marguerites.?Beat two eggs 1 felightly, one cup brown sugar, one and one-half cup flour, pinch of salt, I one-fourth teaspoon of baking pow- J der, one cup of chopped pecans 01 walnuts. Bake fifteen minutes in t medium oven. Butter small tins, thoroughly. 1 Peanut Candy.?Shell the peanuts c and chop them fine; measure them f in a cup, and take the same quantity T of granulated sugar as you have pea- * nuts. Put in a pan on the fire and shake until the sugar is dissolved, then put in the peanuts and poui into buttered tins. 1 Eggless Fruit Cake.?Cream to- 1 gether one cup sugar and two-thirds J cup butter, add one cup molasses. y onfe te^spoonful soda, one cup strong coffee, one cup chopped raisins, one j cup currants, teaspoonful each clovei- j and grated nutmeg, four cups flour, r Mix and bake slowly in paper-lined tin. i Ked Pepper Butter.?This is J served with fish. Beat one-fourth a cup Ol UUllBi iu a ticttui, giauunu; beat into it the pulp from cooked red peppers, scraped from the skin and seeds, to give the color and flavor desired. Finish with at tablespoonful of lemon juice, added a few drops at a time. Kice Pudding (a la Japonaisc).? Boil the rice in' milk until it is very dry; beat the yolks of three eggs, with one cup of granulated sugar, and then add to the rice when it is cold; then add the whites of the eggs beaten to a froth; use auy flavoring desired; mix quickly and bake in a quick oven. Baked Egg Plant.?Boil the whole egg plant in salt water for twenty minutes, halve it with a sharp knife, scoop out the centres; chop and mix this portion with bread crumbs, a { little finely cut raw tomato, chopped parsley, onion juice ana seasonings. Refill the shells with the mixture, ' cover with buttered crumbs and bake for half an hour in a hot oven. The Champion Glutton. A Dewsbury (England) champion < glutton has been beaten by a big 1 black pudding. lie matched himself j to consume it in a given time, but failed. The pudding was three yards ^ long and was served hot. He consumed two yards, but the last yard } was too much for hiiu ? Maty York J World. 1 1 MTSfpiS WASHINGTON. The Inspector-General of the Army sxonerated Lieut.-Col. William F. rucker of the charges of misconduct made by his wife. The report of the board which has era tin c tho o nnl rl on f rm tlifl jccu ill 3 vmv mvv1uvuv v?*- ? aattleship Georgie, giving a flareDack as the cause, was approved. Definite announcement was made that the Atlantic fleet' had been orlered to the Pacific. The President signed a proclama:ion notifying the public of the contusion of the Santo Domingan rreaty. Similar action was taken in Santo Domingo by President Caceres. The appeal was filed in the Sujreme Court in the case of the people >f Porto Rico, appellants against the Roman Catholic Apostolic Church of Porto Rico. ., The wife of Colonel Ayreo bitterly issailed President Roosevelt for the lorced retirement of her husband. George B. Lockwood, editor of the Vlarion (Ind.) Chronicle, has been ippointed private secretary to VicePresident Fairbanks. The salary was ncreased by Congress from $2200 to J4000 a year. Secretary Taft approved a recommendation of the Sheridan Statue Commission and directed the award )f the contract for that statue to 3utzon Borglum, a New York sculp:or. The commission formerly given ;o J. Q. A. Ward was cancelled because the design failed to please Mrs. Sheridan. OUR ADOPTED ISLANDS. The revolt in Santiago Province vas regarded by Cubans as a joke. Commissioner Ishii has been sent 0 Honolulu by the Japanese Governnent to investigate conditions in Havaii affecting his countrymen. The Philippine coal mined at Baan is superior to the Japanese and Australian coal, which in turn is setter than the Pacific and Alaskan. Bands of bandits in Santiago Province are regarded by Cuban lewspapers as proof of the existence )f a conspiracy to bring about an lprising. Charges against Capt. Fred C. Cole, >f the quartermaster's department, vere dismissed in the civil court at Hanila. He was accused of having >added pay rolls. 1 The election of Dr. Dominador Gonez, the agitator and Nacionalista, istounds conservative Filipinos and he Government. It is considered a itrong indication of the indiscretion >f the people and of their inability to indertake the duties of self-governnent. At San Juan, P. R.t the ninth anliversary of the landing of American roops in Porto Rico was celebrated is a legal holiday. All government ifflces were closed, but the event was tot celebrated by the populace in any own on the island. . DOMESTIC. At Chautauqua, N. Y., Bishop Poter spoke on "The Church and Social Jnrest," attributing social unrest to lopular education, the industrial revilution and extravagance in expendiure. Los Angeles, Cal., will attempt to ollect more taxes than heretofore rom<the Western Union and Postal telegraph Companies under a new ofm of assessment. A novel epidemic like grippe, but v'orse, raged in Sag Harbor, L. I. It s attributed to the dust and fumes if the many automobiles that stir up he roads. Clarence W. Byrne; Christian 'Sciintist, was sentenced to thirty days n the Tombs prison for permitting lis little daughter to die without call- ' ng in a. regular physician to attend ler. . Judge McCall, in New York City, [enied permission for the Attorney Iotiqco 1 t/-w hrinc nn nrtinn to tftr? jgilV/lUi W W1 V.v?>w~. ninate the existence of the Consolllated Gas Company. At the Public Service Commission's nquiry, in New York City, into the nterborough-Metropolltan Company, vide divergences between the relorted cost per mile of the various ines were disclosed. The officers of the Southern New Cngland branch of the American Salation Army, it was announced at 'rovidence, R. I., have voted to se:ede from the main branch and esablish a new body. Charles Moyer, president of the iVestern Federation of Miners, ac:used of conspiracy with Haywood or the murder of Frank Steuenberg, vas admitted to bail in $25,000 in 3oise, Idaho. FOREIGN. At Montpellier, France, Marcelin ' ' ' ? 1 J UDerc, fli. rerroui a.uu tuc uuici nenibers of the Argelllers committee vho were arrested In connection with he recent wine growers' agitation, vere released on bail. The evicted tenants of Ireland hill )D.ssed its third reading in the Britsh House of Commons and Its first eading in the House of Lords. The French Government anlounced that it had the King of Anlam deposed and a regency estabished. Spain made preparations to join vith Fraitce to avenge the murder of Europeans in Casablanca. The 'Governor of the Province of "Jganhwei. Chiua, was murdered at \Itrankiner bv a subdirector of police, vho was arrested and decapitated od he spot. The French Government is dissatsfted with the concessions offered by he United States iu forming a new ariff agreement. One hundred and twenty Koreans vere killed or wounded by Japanese roops engaged in disbanding the naive army. The British battleship Bellerophon in improvement on the Dreadnought, ,vas launched at Portsmouth. A fatal duel with pistols took place >etween students at Halle, Germany. The duel followed a quarrel at an entertainment, and one of the participants, Walter Lipsky, was kflled. Unable to pay dividends, the Abyssinian Railway applied for liquidation, and a Frenchman was appointed is receiver. At Bilbao. Spain, an American givng the name, of Duryea was arrested while trying to get change for a :ounterfeit $500 American bank note. When examined counterfeit >ills to the face value of $50,000 were ound in his possession. Chile is not to advocate the Drago loctrine at The Hague conference. Hintze Robeiro, ex-Premier of Porngal and leader of the Conservative .'arty of that country, died suddenly n Lisbon. J^UGHTS^^Wlti Q UNTIL THE DAY BREAK, AND THE SHADOWS FLEE AWAY." "Until the day break." Yes! Just as my God sees best. His the parting of the shadows, And their passing o'er the meadows, And their flitting to their rest. "Until the day break." Prayer! Breathed out until the night? 'Neath the darkness of its awning, Towards the treading of the dawning, And the victory of light. "Until the day break." Faith! That just puts out the hand, Till the glintings of light's river Seem to make tne darkness quiver Ere the morning kite the land. "Until the day break." Calm! To wait, and still wait on? Till the moment of unfolding, Shadows gone, and clear beholding, Prove the triumph God has won. ?Louis K. Devereil, in Advocate and Guardian. Keep Your Temper. Oh that I had wings like a dove! for then would I fly away, and bo at rest.?Psalms, lv., 6. It is probable that these words were called forth by Absalom's re belllon. He wanted his father s | throne and had himself proclaimed king. When David heard of this he was greatly distressed and wished that he could get away into some quiet desert place. It was a foolish wish. He was not at his best and should have waited until his feelings were under control. . No hour of life calls for more care than that which brings us face to face with an unpleasant experience. It would be unreasonable to ask that such a thing should not affect our feelings, but it is not unreasonable to ask that we should move at such a time with great care. Every man knows when he is not at his best and, knowing, should school himself into the habit of waiting until he calms down before speaking or acting. No surgeon would perform an operation calling for great care if he had trembling of hand. No engiheer would go into his engine to do important duty if he had serious trouble with his eyes. Unfitted to do his best either would say, "I cannot do this until I am in better condi tion." It should be the same in everyday life. If things have gone wrong in the office so that wo cannot meet the visitor in a pleasant, manly way, we Bhould ask him to call at another time. If the annoyances of the home have been such that when the child does wrong we cannot administer correction without a show of temper, we should either defer the correction or let the wrong go unnoticed. We make a mistake every time we act out feelings which do not represent our best selves and sometimes do injury to others. No man can be at his best all the time. The most even tempered may be ruffled sometimes. The most cheerful may have blue moments. As well expect that the body should Aot be affected by changes in temperature as that mind and heart should not be affected by the experiences of everyday life. A man who spends the night in- tossing is not as well prepared to meet the irritations of the office as one who has had sound T'Vi /n r*> n n cm ffoi'i n cr fprtm hnH oiccy. i ac mau ouuwuu^ &i vu? ww* ily ills finds It harder to give a pleasant answer to every question than the mag who scarcely knows what ache or pain is. It is not possible to pre- ' vent unpleasant circumstances having some effect upon our feelings, but It is possible to retrain from speaking or acting until better feelings come. Most of us contrive to control our feelings when there is something 'personal at stake. The man of business may be vexed, but'when a good customer appears there is little danger of his doing anything rude. Many annoying things may have come into the life of the good housewife, but there is not much danger of her showing their effect when a good society friend calls. The day in tha store may be hard, but the husband if he will can control his feellng3 when answering tedious questions from his wife as when such questions are asked by a good customer. The day in the home may be trying, but the wife who can despite this control her feelings and be agreeable to a visitor should be able to assume an equally pleasant manner to her husband. We cannot always be at our best, but when our feelings are ruffled it is our duty to keep them under control and to be especially careful at such times in our treatment of others. ?The Rev. Pleasant Hunter, Fourth Presbyterian Church, New York City, in The Sunday Herald. Where Lies Peace. , Peace of heart lies in perfect resignation to the will of God. What you need is true simplicity, a certain calmness of spirit v/hich comes from entire surrender to all that God wills, patience and toleration for your neighbor's faults, and a certain candor and childlike docility in acknowledging your own faults. The trouble you feel about so many things comes from your not accepting everything which may happen to you, with sufficient resignation to God. Put all things, then, in His hand, and offer them beforehand to Him In your heart, as a sacrifice. From the moment when you cease to want tilings to D8 according iu your own judgment, and accept unconditionally whatever He sends, you will be free from all your uneasy retrospects and anxieties about your own concern.?Fenelon. Staro' Silent Voices. Stars, like Christians, utter their silent voices to all lands, and their speechless words to the ends of the world. Christians are called to be like stars, luminous, steadfast, majestic, attentive.?Christina G. Rossetti. i Wisdom and Love. Dost thou want more wisdom than exists in the Father, more love than displays itself in the Son, or more' power than is mauifest in the influences of the Spirit??C. H. Spurgeon. Alcohol Rath Fatal. Mrs. Clatide E. Markey, of Pasadena. Cal., has been burned to death in her home. She had taken an alcoI hoi batli before retiring and put a hot iron to her feet. The alcohol fumes accumulating under the bedclothes, became ignited and the woman was dead hofnvo holn roapliori hor Must Guard Celluloid in (lie Mails. Acting Postmaster Morgan, of New York, has issued notice to the public that hereafter articles made wholly or in part of celluloid must he inclosed in a metal box with a tightly fitting lid before being admitted to the domestic mails. THE SUNDAY SCHOOL* INTERNATIONAL LESSON COM. MENTS FOR SEPT. 1 BY THE ^ REV. I. W. HENDERSON. Subject: The Two Reports of th* Spies, Numbers 13:17-20, 23-3$ ?Golden Test, Numbers, 14:1> ?Memory Verses, 30, 31. , . Israel's attempt to enter the promised land directly from the south was^ as we shall learn from a perusal of. the lesson, a failure. They grew fainthearted and doubted the power of God to enable them to enter into' the land as long as It was inhabited with the population that possessed' it. This lack of trust was fatal. It condemned them to wanderings forforty long and weary years. It meant that many should die without experiencing the joy of entering the promised land. Jt meant Pisgab, and no* more, for Moses. / God's willingness to allow Israel1, to prove the possibility of a fulfillment of His promise is the first noticeable truth that the lesson affords for study. Israel, in spite of all theevidences of God's providence, care^M and capacity to provide for them, con- I stantly doubted God. They continually were Impatient. When God. promised to bring them into a lanff flowing with milk and with honey they were glad, but they were sooi* distrustful. And bo God permitted them to send their spies in advancethat they might, weak and foolish as ^ they were, learn from experience that there was a good land ahead &n<?* one that was all that He had promised it to be^ If Israel had been a? loyal to Jehovah as He was to Israel they would never have desired any other than God's promise for thesatisfaction of their ijouls. But, they were not thoroughly loyal. If they had had the sort of love for God that God had for them they would never' have sent spies into the land that , lay towards the south country. B?t> they lacked that sort of love fortheirLord. When they got the chance to send spies they sent them forthwith. The spies went-\up, looked over theland, gathered grapes and) pomgranates and figs, studied the inhabitants and the military resources of the :ountry, and returned to camp. Ontfly they reported according to the kind of men they were. Caleb,, a man of God and of purpose and of courage, reported that ,the project could bebrought to a glorious conclusion. Joshua, who also believed in God, a man of faith and'of valor, suhstantiated Caleb's story. The other ten were like ten out of every twelvemen. Thoy ldoked the difficulties in the face, blanched and fled, {They were cowards. Let us consider the land that they fdund first It was just What Go*r had declared it to be. It was indeed'7 a land of promise, a land flowing with., milk and honey, a land of prosperity There had heea no deceit. The prao ticability of taking it depended entirely upon their confidence in their. cause and their .God. With, thjejh'oat and the help that they "had the risk * was negligible, though-,the task was. large. And possessing it they wouM possess all that the heart of any man or nation could desire. But it wa? full of biK men and warriors. Caleband Joshua saw the pleasant prospect and the rower of God. The other ten men saw the Amelikites and th6- Jebusites and the Ilittites and th? Amorites and the giants. It was a. ten to two report against the relift-. unity 01 uoa. The ten men saw the difficulties. And men without vision, men without faith, men devoid of the sense of theomnipotenco of the spiritual always sea the difficulties and exaggeratethem. The giants undoubtedly were men of some size. But they increased their stature by taking, thought a hundredfold. A man without nerve is a man who is easily frightened. A man without courage is easily scared. A' man without faith in God takes qo.:*delight in achieving the impossible. The ten were men after that pattern. They mistrusted God and had small confldence in their own powers. Therefore the giants became more insuperable barriers than the hills filled with the Amorites, and the Amorites mote insuperable than the giants. Scared to death, they saw defeat and-disaster and possible extinction whichever way they looked. They are samples of men without vision, without faith in God. Caleb and Joshua, however, were men of insight and of fidelity to Jehovah. To them the grapes were evidence of a power that was greater than all the hosts that were aeainst them. The God who made the grapeswas able to lead Israel to Eschol. A glance at the laud simply reinforced their faith in the exactness of the di-; vin<3 description. The lessons are obvious as they apply to-day. We are, in Christ, od tho road from a land of boh'ditfee'to a land of Jehovah's promise: the kingdom of God as revealed in and through our Lord and Saviour Jesus. Christ. Figuratively speaking we may say that the road to the king' dom is beset with hosts and giants and enemies of the most rapaclons Class, me lureiasieb mm we uayu had of the glories of the kingdom justify the hope of a laud that, is fairer thau any eye hath yet seen. But ten out of twelve of us magnify the difficulties while we forget the beauties. Two out of twelve of us, on the average, are men of fatth, men of vision, men of courage. Ten out of twelve of us are afraid of the enemy. All of us should be like Caleb. All of us should be like Joshua. All of us should say: "If Jehovah delights in us then He will bring ua into this land." We should all mcve rn toward the promised land. fUfls ?>y ft'ew Metnod. The Carnegie Steel Company, of Pittsburg, is to rehabilitate completely the Edgar Thomson steel plant in Braddock, Pa , at a cost of about $2,000,000. In addition to the in- ' stallation of engines for fuel gas from thp hlast furnaces, it it; said to b? the intention so to change the process of rolling rails to overcon*e much of the cause for complaint lately* made by railroad companies.1 Two drastic and radical changes are to be made in the process. One is the doubling of <lhc size of the ingot moulds used for casting the steel ingots from which the rails are rolled. The other is the operation of the plans with electric power. Mcxico to Build a Railroad. Authoritative information has been received from Mazatlan, Mexico, that the Durango-Mazaltlan Railroad will be built by the Mexican Government. A route across the Sidrra Madra wa? definitely located some time ago. This route is 3S5 kilometres long, and it is said that the construction of the roadbed, exclusive of track and bridges, will cost $25,500,000 Mexican currency. It will require several mi 11 iiin mnro tn nnmnletp tlio con