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r' * J r <SCaSEEESHEE5e5E5H5E?JE5EEr2 j^heBy MS. i i. ^rSSHSHSH5H5cSHSH5HSHSE5 CHAPTER III. 5. Continued. During the days which intervened Glynn kept a sharp lootcout wherever he went, both for Deering and Vincent, but in vain; he saw no trace of either. The weather was variable, and Glynn -offered up earnest prayers for sunshine and blue skies on the eagerly anticipated Wednesday. There were opportunities for a tete-, a-tete in the freedom of a restaurant dinner which were not to be found within the narrow limits of a private dwelling. The fates were propitious. Wednesday broke bright and warm, and most of the party were assembled when Glynn drove up to the restaurant of the Grand Cascade. Madame Davil jers was ricniy aiureu iu crimson auu black brocade, with white plumes in her bonnet; her daughter in diaphanous dove-color aud pink; while Miss Lambert, who was unusually animated, looked lovely in soft, clear white Indian muslin over spring-like green, with abundance of delicate lace, and a poetic little bonnet decorated with violets, which showed the wavy richness of her golden brown hair. She was listening with an amused smile to some remarks of Monsieur Bavilliers, a good-humored looking and rather ponderous man, with a morsel of red ribbon in his button / noie. Glynn was warmly greeted by all, including Vincent, who, to his !(Glynn's) annoyauce, was among the guests, magnificently got up in the height of fashion, with a heavy emerald ring fastening his necktie, a brilliant diamond on one little finger, an onyx signet ring on the other and a massive gold pencil case and bunch of charms dangling from his guard chain. "Is it not unfortunate?" said Elsie In a low tone, when Glynn succeeded in getting near her; "my father cannot return till to-morrow." "Yes, it is too bad that he cannot come, ana tnat Vincent can. "Do not look so angry," she returned with a smile. "I am sorry, too, and yet I don't know why; he is always very polite and obliging, and seems to be great friends with my father." "There are instincts " began Glynn; btft dinner was announced, end he was directed to escort a brilliant dame, who made a determined attack upon him. and would not share his attentions with any one. Vincent was placed next Miss Lambert, and appeared to succeed in entertaining her. Altogether Glynn felt nrnvnVorl finrt liv no rnonnc amnsoH i" v ~ J 4AW as he had anticipated. When dinner was over Vincent proposed that they should take their coffee in the veranda, which was only raised a step above the gardens in front of the restaurant, and from whence they could see the spray of the waterfall glittering, in the light of the setting sun. This was readily agreed to, and in the movement which ensued Glynn contrived to place himself near Elsie. "What an interminable dinner!" he exclaimed. "Yet you had a very agreeable neighbor?" "If a forty horse-power of talk constitutes agreeability, I had. I hope your father, will return to-morrow. It seems such an age since I heard you sing." "But I sang to you on Sunday." ' To me? no. to a rrnwri nf itfran gers, of whom I was one." "I do not consider you a stranger." "Thank you; you are infinitely good to say so," gazing into her eyes. "It is a great additional charm to hear you in your own room, with only your father and myself for audience. Do you think me selfish for saying so?" "No; yet music is music, wherever . , you heart it." "Your music is something different from all other," began Glynn, scarcely able to keep back the imprduent expressions which rushed to his lips, so delighted was he to have a few words aside with her. nr ?:n ?i. -- i uuijc juu wm not go away uum my father returns," said Elsie, not soeming to heed his compliment; "he would be sorry to miss you." "I shall certainly not leave until he returns." said Glynn, feeling himself in some odd way bound to watch over Elsie in Lambert's absence. "Don't you think he will come to-morrow?" "Mr. Vincent seems to think it probable he may be delayed " "Indeed! Viucent appeared to have a good deal to say for himseir at dinner." "Yes; he scorns to be looking for some one," for Vincent had gone to the edge of the veranda, and was surveying the various groups standing or talking about the little lawn in front of the cafe. Presently lie bowed and smiled, saying to Madame Davilliers: "I see an English frieiul or mine, apparently alone; have I your permission to present him to you? lie . i is a man of fashiou and distinction? a Mr. Travers." 'But certainly." cried Mine. Davilliero. "any friend of yours, dear sir " Vincent stepped forward, while Glynn felt a thrill of angry anticipation. In a few minutes he returned, accompanied by?Deering! Vincent iif nnno ii?*oor.nf aH i a a/r .1 ~ rv?% vnw |f?\.K>v?ivvu ut(u iu mauciidt" i/ti" villiers. who put ou her most eleganf manner to rectfve so distinguished an addition to her party; and Elsie's eyes sought Glynn, saying as distinctly as eyes could say. "You see i v:as 1 iglif Wladame's elegancies wer-:- thrown away upon Peering. He understood T?ut little French, and onl> bowed with a sort of haughty courtesy to hi.; smiling hostess i;Ah, Glynn, yoti here?'.' he e\'&* ' " . v;-, "Is i; North or South America which has the honor of claiming you, Miss Lambert?" "Neither; I have never been in America; I was born in Australia."i ' I ?? SHSE5^SH5=SESHSH5ESESB55> % .???o?e?o?co?? Lrj ambert j /iyslery. jl ALEXANDER. fHSESHSHSESHSHEHSHSHSHSS^ claimed, turning from her to his compatriot. "I fancied you were at Berlin."' "And I imagined you preparing foi the next general election, which is not far - off, I suspect," returned Glynn. "I hope you left Lady Frances and your boy quite well." "They are all right." returned Deering. shortly, and even as he spoke hiE eyes were rivetted on Miss Lambert with a strange, watchful gaze, at once admiring and hostile. The color slowly rose in her cheek, and she looked away in evident emI barrassment, while Glynn felt an al( most irresistible impulse to take him by the neck and throw him out of the circle into which he had intruded. But civilization compelled them to exchange polite sentences instead of following their natural tendency?to fly at each other's throats. "Pray introduce me to your English friends," said Deering to Vincent, with a certain air of condescension. "The only English-speaking member of our party besides Mr. Glynn is this young lady, and I claim her as an American. Miss Lambert, allow me to present Mr. Travers Deering to you." Glynn noticed thai he used both names this time. Was the omission of one of them at first intentional? "You must take pity on me, and allow mu to sit beside you," said Deering, in a carefully softened tone, "for, unfortunately, I cannot speak French, and feel awkward when I am alongside one of our lively neighbors." He drew a chair by her as he spoke, laying aside his hat and taking his place with the easy, well-bred decision of a man perfectly sure of himself, of his social standing, and his general acceptability. Elsie gazed at him as if fascinated, and Glynn could not help thinking how handsome and lordly and thoroughbred he looked, just the style of man to captivate a girl's imagination. "Do you know, Miss Lambert, I have some very humble apologies to offer you for my involuntary rudeness. I can only urge that when I saw you at the raccs, I was so struck by your remarkable likeness to a very charming woman I knew long ago, that I readily could not keep my eyes in order," ' "You did not offend me," said Elsie, with a quick little sigh, and making a slight unconscious movement as if to draw nearer Glynn. "I am glad I reminded you of some one you liked." "I did not say I liked her, though she was charming," returned Deering, with a searching glance and a somewhat cynical smile. Elsie did not reply; she looked wonderingly at him out of her great serious blue eyes, as if at some curious, dangerous creature. "So I am to consider myself pardoned?" resumed Deering. "I have nothing to forgive." Then turning to Glynn, she asked, "Do you think the fireworks will soon begin?" "Not until it is considerably darker. I suppose we ought to go out to see them; we shall only have a very narrow view here." "Yes, we can't possibly stay in this corner," exclaimed Deering, looking round impatiently. "Oh, I fancy madame will make a move," said Vincent, who was hovering about in his character of sponsor to his aristocratic friend. "I did not know you had so distinguished a circle of French acquaintances," resumed Deering, addressing Glynn, and glancing with slightly elevated eyebrows towards Madame Davilliers and her friends. The glance caught that lady's attention, and induced her to turn the fire of her conversation upon him. To which Deering replied, with the assistance of Miss Lambert and Glynn. On her own account Elsie said very little, and seemed to have lost the brightness that animated her before and during dinner. At length the first rocket rushed towards the sky, and burst into a cluster of many-colored stars, whereupon every one jumped up and made for the garden, the lawn, the roadway. "Pray take my arm," said Glynn to Elsie the moment he saw the stampede beginning. "It may not be easy to keep together in the crowd!" "That is not fair, Glynn," said Deering, with a smile. "You appropriate the only lady who can speak English, and condemn me to silence for the next hour." "I am very sorry." said Glynn coolly; ' but in Cajilain Lambert's absence I consider myself in some degree responsible tor his daughter." "Antoinette speaks a little English," :->aid Elsie, "and will be charmed to talk to you?I mean Mademoiselle Davilliers," looking toward her. "Pray do not trouble yourself," returned Deering hastily, "I can exist for half an hour in an unattached condition; besides, one can always pick up the crumbs which fall from rich men's tables." Thin with an insolent laugh, which grated on Glynn, as did Deerinfi's whole tone; it conveyed the idea that he was among people whom he did not respect sufficiently to feci any restraint, and. moreover, that he was in a bad temper. Elsie did not require a second invitation. Glynn was amused and touched by the readiness with which she look and almost clung to his arm :is ibey sallied forth and mixed with tlie crowd. Deering, true to his avowed intention of ''picking up the crumbs." kept persistently on her righi?her unguarded side?aud mastering his ill humor, talked lightly and "asilv. every now and then plant ing a query as to her past, life, the drift of which Giynn thought he pcrcei vci! > "Australia! so much for preconceived ideas. I was disposed tosweai that you were English born and bred." "1 have been more in England than anywhere else.1'' "Indeed! whereabouts, may ] ask?" "Look? what a splendid effect!' exclaimed Glynn, who was not toe pleased with this new acquaintance. "Oh, how lovely!" exclair&ed Elsie her attention quite diverted. A large star of silvery .light < had suddenlj appeared over the waterfall; through ! the spray of which it shoi-.e in varied J prismauc cuiora, auu viuteuL nyuimg 1 up at the moment to speak to Deer i?S. Glynn managed dexterously tc 1 lose himself and his companions ir 1 the crov/dv and for a delicious half' hour had her all to himself. ' "It Is nearly over," he said at last "Let us make our way to the cafe; ' we are to -assemble there;, you a,r* " tired, i am-.sure,' and I am afraid ' Deering has bored you." 1 "I never knew what- being bored means exactly. I did. not likfe speaking to him at first, but he can mak 1 himself very pleasant, and he looks well. How aid he come to know Mr. ' Vincent? Really Mr...Vincent scarcely seems fit to'be his servant." ;."That " !s ratter strong," said Glynn, laughing, yet with a sense ol annoyance at her words; "but his acquaintance with Vincent does seem inexplicable. I wonder if he would ask him to Denham and introduce him to his wife, Lady Frances?" "Is Mr. Deering's wife a great lady?" "Yes, thoroughbred, and I suspect with a thoroughbred's power of endurance." * "Is she'not happy, then?" J", ; '-Elsie, my child," cried Madame Davilliers, close beside them, "we are going to return home. You must go in the carriage with monsieur, Henri Le Clerc. and Madame Dubois; they await you in thft veranda. Antoinette is speaking English quite well, but exceedingly well, to M. Derin. He is really most distinguished. He ought to learn French." "I am afraid he is a little too old, madanie," said Glynn. v They were soon at the rendezvous; the carriages were ready, and Glynn, having wrapped Elsie's cloak round her, was obliged to let Deering hand her into the carriage, as he had stationed .himself at the door.. . , "Good-night, Miis Lambert? I hope to have the pleasure of seeing you soon again"?with a little ring o? triumph in his tone, and she was whirled away into the soft darkness of the summer night. "Are you going straight back to your hotel?" said Vinceiit to Deering, when Madame Davilliers had driven off. "Yes; I shall return with Mr. Glyqn, if he will allow me," courteously to the latter, then abruptly to Vincent, "but I shall expect you tomnrrnnr at 1 fl ?.fl nr 11. T want to hear more about this wonderful colt." "Very well; I will wish you goodevening. Oh, by the way, Madame Davilliers' address is 14, Rue de C , in case you think of honoring her Friday evening3." "Thank you; good-evening." Then to Glynn: "Shall we stroll toward the lakes? It is such a fine night, and we shall find a fiacre nearer town." The two men walked on in silence for a few minutes, and then Deerlng exclaimed: "One is prepared to pay for tips in racing matters, but not quite so high a price as associaiing with such men implies; that is an awful cad.''- ? "He is; I was infinitely surprised when I saw you appear in the character of his protege this evening. How did you come to know him?" Deering laughed. "How did you? But I forgot?he is evidently a popular member of your society. I?I met him In Count Latour's stables', and found he was well up in sporting, or rather turf, matters. There is very little sport in them. He told me a thing or two, and may be of use." "I did not know you were going in for racing," said Glynn. To be Continued. The Foreign Invasion. An "All-American" Menu. Scotch Barley Broth. Canadian Trout. Jerusalem Artichokes. Hamburg Steak. French Fried Potatoes. Bermuda Onions. Lima Beans. English Muffins. 'Vienna Roils. India Relish. Spanish Olives. Chili Sauce. Japanese Fritters. Roman Punch. Neapolitan Ice Cream. Russian Charlotte. Geneva Fancy Cakes. English Pound Cake. Java Coffee. Ceylon Tea. Mexican Chocolate. Swiss Cheese. Brazilian Nuts. Egyptian Dates. Malaga Grapes. Havana Cigars. Turkish Cigarettes. ?Life. Soul hern Rice Industry. Some Northern farmers emigrated to the Louisiana Gulf coast prairie aim negau me cuiuvauon ui nee ju 188 4, duvising machinery for that purpose. The result of their labors is shown iu the fact that Louisiana and Texas, to which their work also extended, now produce three-fourths of the rice-crop of the United States. Before tlie Civil War South Carolina produced about three-fourths and North Carolina and Georgia most of the rest. One of the greatest results Uti-b tilt" llOf, IKJL LUC UIQU VlUl^ 1U history, of a labor-saving method of rice-product ion, which promises to give the American rice producers an advantage over any other country, unless such couulry adopts American methods. To save Andover Seminary it is proposed to make it a great training school for missionaries, home ftnd forftitrn. ' ... ;; ? ' \ Household f l . ^ Matters. J [ Kew Flower Pots. ; Before using new flower pots soak * i (hem in a tub of water. Unless this Is done they will, by reason ol their [ porosity, rob the plants placed In ihem of considerable moisture, of- r ' ten sufficient to cause serious injury i before the cause of the trouble is discovered.?Home Chat. 3 , y *fr H';; ~ f ' ) r' To Clean Matting. r JTo clean matting, sweep it thoroughly first with a stiff broom, foll' lowing carefully the 'grqiTi, of the > straw; heat up a soft broom in warm a - .water and bru6h across the grain. t > Finally wash the matting off with ^ i warm water, in which a handful of * = salt has -been dissolved. If light in l color borax will aid in brightening n and preserving the shade. P , p ' > Simple Xil^fe'pevice. ' jj ^ TTs? at. wirp hnirnin fnr holding the d spool, when crocheting, with the ends o ^ bent in; at right angles a quarter of si an inch above;each end. Snap the jj ! ends into the holes in a spool, or in! to the sides of a ball, hook the head t< of the pin over a button. o?'. the waist t< or af>me other conyenitfht place, and there is no further rtek'of soiled wool e( | *r silk through dropping.?New York journal. ^ t ... ' p 1 Cleaning Rusty Sinks. ci Most housekeepers who have moved into new houses know the J troubles of cleaning an iron sink of ^ the rust and dirt which has accumulated during the construction of the tl: building. Take a small block of S| jsood, fold around it a piece of coarse b sandpaper, , Scour the1" bottom and tc sides of trie sink hard. Then apply a L kerosene oil plentifully and rub i!n *( well. Then wash the sink thoroughly with hot water and soap. After _ a few treatments you will be sur- Q. prised with the smooth marble-like o ?appearance of a cast-iron sink.? d Washington Star. . \ . i ) ' l( Kou* to Wash Blankets. < 51 Take one-half cake of soap, .cut 0 into small pieces and dissolve thoroughly in hot water. - Pour thip into o enough cold water1 to cover the bfonk- 5 ets. Add two ounces of pulverized 8 borax and put your blankets to soak all night:. ' In't'hfe morning take them -J"' out and squeeze most of the water g out of them, and rinse thoroughly in 2 cold water in which a little borax yi has been dissolved. Put them, through fr a second water ah&then through hlit- v ing water. Do not wring or squeeze them this time, but hang them up to ? dry. The easiest way is to take them ? while in the last water out under the ^ line, as It !s not convenient to carry jc I them while full of water. Hang them tj by one end or side. Of course, you . want a sunny day for drying Jhem ti i nicely, and t^you put them to: soak h and the'next day^is stormy. 1t will P not hurt them to soak longer. If the wool is gretusy use more soap and ? borax.. " ' ; Fine flannels and babies' sacks and ^ crocheted skirts are. nice when C( washed in this way, and if you use n cold water it prevents shrinking, p vary tne proportion 01 soap auu uu- h rax to suit the quantity of water.? Washington Star. ' , fl \tfewsHewrf * l>' - ' I White -Loaf Cake?One coffee cup ]3 sugar, h<*l? a tea cup of butter, two tl egg whites, one tea cup milk, two h i conee cups 01 nuur, lwu icubiiwiuuio | of baking powder, one teaspoonful ex- ? j tract of rose. Beat sugar and butter ^ to a cream, add the milk and part of * ' the flour, then the whites of eggs beaten stiff and the remaining quantity of flour mixed with baking pow- q der, and last the flavoring extract. Walnut Wafers.?Cream well together one-quarter of a cupful of ^ butter and one cupful of sugar, add E a pinch of salt and one egg and be?.t a again; add one cupful of flour, one ft cupful of walnut meats which have o been put through the food chopper c or pounded until fine, one-quarter of c a teaspoon of baking powder, and a g little milk, if necessary to make a ? drop batter. Drop by spoonfuls on , greased pans and bake in a moderate a ? oven. ft ' Chickcn Gallosch.?Cut into dice two medium-sized new potatoes. Put n f f o K1 Aonnnn f tl la iluu a ii j 1115 [iau tnw u>u of olive oil and wher hot add the G potato dice. Stir and cook for five minutes. Then add a dash of paprika, a cupful of barley water, a 0 crushed clove of garlic, a cupful of S cold cooked chicken or a can of boned ^ chicken chopped fine, and salt to ?; taste. Cover and cock until the po- j tatoes are done, stirring frequently. 3 Chicken Gumbo-?Dress, clean and rut up a chicken, sprinkle with salt .md pepper, dredge with flour and raute in pork fat. Fry one-half fine- b ly chopped onion in fat remaining in J. frying' pan. Add four cups sliced tl )!:ra. sprig of parsley and one-fourth popper finely chopped, and cook r< /.lowly fifteen minutes. Add to likkeu, with one and one-half cup1 uIs tomato, three cupfuis boiling water and,one and onc-haii" 'easpoou I'uls salt. Cook slowly until chicken <i is tender, then add 0112 capful boiled fii rice. KJ Orange Pic?Grate tlie rind of two oranges, being careful not to grate below the bright yellow part, as the flavor would be made bitter by al- U lowing any of the tough lining to get into the grated skin. Put this into b; one-half pint of water and bring to a boil. Beat together one teaspoon- e< ful of butter, the yolks of two eggs t<: and one cupful of granulated sugar until light; add one heaping table- hi spoonful of flour, the .iuiee'and pulp jt the oranges, and blend into the boiling mixture. Pour into a pie tin lined with pie crust zed bake. ^ V-.. , . . . . . , , , - :^iKry iSPHALT CO.'S FINE | niai/nr <tor nnn nnn I5IHI DC iDIO,UUU,UUU ?? ??? j rer-ezusla Condemns Bermudez interests to Pay Damages. ;0ST OF SUBDUING REBELLION ndgment Rendered Against American Concern Three Years After Trial Regins For Complicity in the Matos Revolution. Caracas, ;Vene2uela.'?Three years fter the beginning of the sensational rial of the New York and Bermudez .sphalt Company for complicity in tie Mates revolution, judgment was endered against the defendant comany, it being condemned not only to ay ?5,000,000 damages, the calcuited cost tojthe 'Goveromept of subuing the revolution, but also to pay ther sums to be fixed by a commision of experts and which may very Icely amount to $10,000,000 more. The present judgment is appealable > the Superior Court and from there ) the Court of Cassation. The sen;nce announced by Judge Juan Birrno, of the Civil Court of First Iniance, closes with these words: "For these reasons, and adminisjring justice in the name of the Reublic and by authority of law, this Dniplaint is declared to be well junded, and in consequence the New ork and Bermudez Company is conemned to pay the sum of 24,178,38.47 bolivars, which i3 the amount f the erogations made by the Nacnal Treasury for the purpose of jppressing the revolution, as has esn proven in the records, and also ) reimburse the Nation, according to just assessment by experts for the )Howing damages and injuries: "1. The discredit which, because i the war, the Venexuelan nation lay have suffered in the conception f other nations with whom relations f an international or mercantile orer existed. j "2. The loss of Venezualan citi;ns withdrawn from commercial purlits, agriculture, industries and from ie activity of republican life becausa C the war. "3. The necessity for the creation [ a war tax which produced 3,867,30.74 bolivars in 1903 anJ 12,928,70.43 bolivars in 1904. ,:4. The decrease in the customs svenues, which from 29,,940,S88.96 olivars in 1901 descended to 19,54,761.09 bolivars in 1902 and to 4.428.529.81 bolivars in 1903. the pars during which the revolution led y General Manuel Antonio Mates deeloped Its greatest strength. "5. The. decrease in the revenues f the States, which from 9,040,03,84 bolivars in 1901-descended to ,031,429.52 in 1902 and to 4,079,S5.45 bolivars ih 1903. All of which i established by proofs appearing in le records. "Inasmuch as, in the judgment of lis Court, there does net seem to ave been any imprudence on the art of the defense, it is declared that icre is no special condemnation in 3StS." It was from American witnesses nd from evidence taken before merican Judges In the United States surts that the Venezuelan Governlent obtained its most important ro?f of the part alleged to have been layed by the asphalt comp\ny in the [atos revolution, the furnishing of le money with which to start the ght. KILLED BY WOMAN IN i)UEL. audlord Fires at Her Thrice*'in Mt. Sterling, Ky. Mt. Sterling, Ky.?In a pistol duel [rs. Katie Brummet, wife of A. rummer, ' snot and killed Algin homas, a prominent farmer of Montomery County. She is the wife of a inner and only twenty years old. lie Brummets were tenants of Tholas and the men had a disagreement. While Erummet was away from onie Thomas shot at Mrs. Brummet tiree times, one bullet grazing her ead. She ran and secured a revolsr and fired at Thomas five times, tie bullet piercing the brain, killing im instantly. Thomas was seventy ears old and leaves a family. ?OSTON BROKER KILLED. hauffeur Loses Life and Four Hurt Near Narragansett Pier. Saunderstown, R. I.?W. Waldo lerHll, of No. 915 Beacon street, loston. a State street stock brpker, nd Eric Landstrom, of Mattapan, lass., a chauffeur, were killed by the verturning of an automobile which rashed into a stone wall at a sharp urve in the road leading to Narraansett Pier. Four other occupants f the touring car, Mr. and Mrs. Fredrick L. Millfken, of Milton, Mass.; tieir daughter, Miss Rita Milliken, nd Mrs. Merrill, wife of W. Waldo [errill, escaped with slight injuries. RAILROAD FINED $20,000. cncral Freight A?#ent Also Fined $2000 For Rebating. Minneapolis, Minn.?A fine of $20.00 was imposed upon the Chicago, t. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha aihvay Company and its former genral freight agent, Hiram M. Pearee, as ordered to pay a $2000 fine by i;dge Page Morris in the United I tates District Court in Minneapolis. British l*nrc Food Law. After the passage of the pure food ;n in fho P.riHch llm/sp of Commons. , ohn Burns said that he understood j iat in some unnamed country, the I so-called vigorous regulations ;tl- | ?ady had been relaxed." Jacob SchiiT's Prophecy. Jacob If. Sciiiff avowed in Ear Haror, Me., that cessation of prosecuo i of trusts would relieve present, tianeial stress, but said the Govern lent \YM not responsible for it. With <he Workers. The International Typographical nion will meet next at Boston. There are now very few non-union arber shops in San Frauclect, Cal. The ore dock strike at Duluth cud1, tho uiui goin^ back on the old :rms. The Danish Tailors' Society will old its annual conlerenco in (Jrpenigen this month. The Montreal Cotton Company, hose 2000 employes are on strike at alleyfield, Quebec, will close its fac >nes ratuei" tuaii yieia. ? % Jyf9 ^ > -A: V THE SUNDAY SCHOOL INTERNATIONAL LESSON COM' ?-mr. -m-?Art fr.mm oo nv mm? ntPiflis run orii i. ** DI AHU REV. I. \V. HENDERSON. Subjrct: -The Death of Moses, Deut 34:1-13?Golden Text, Psalrr ll(i: 13?Memory Verses, 10-11 ?Commentary. One of t^e most pathetic events ii the history of Israel is the death o Moses. For forty years he ha< watched, as a mother watches ove: her children, over the people of God For forty years he had planned am hoped and prayed for the salvation o Israel. For forty years, the inos conspicuous man of his day, he ha< led the people toward the land o promise. For forty weary, heav; laden, grievous years he had endure) suspicion and calumny and cursinj that he might guarantee the blessing promised of God to his people and ti their children's children. For fort; years he had faced privation am suffering and sorrow for them am with them. Nurtured in a palace h had been conspicuously a man o God. With the entree to the court of Egypt he had preferred to be i man of the people?his people. Am yet after the bitterness and the bui feting and the deprivation he wa denied entrance into me iauu u promise. Pisgah and no further. It pathos is sublime. And yet, sad as the situation mus have been, there could have bee: naught but joy in the soul of Moses God called him to his reward afte He had granted him the vision of th promised land as from Pisgah i stretched northward and southward and westward to the sea. But He <3i* not summon him until He had give: him the vision. Moses died secur in the confidence that his effort hai been availing. He must have die' with a song of rejoicing upon his lip and a psalm of thanksgiving in hi heart. It could not have been other wise. God took him.to a larger r ward full of years and honors. . Centuries had passed away Bine God first made the promise to Abra ham. Israel had suffered torture under Pharaohs and hardship unde the leadership of Moses. They ha been tutored for Canaan in the har schools of penury and want and toi' But they were about to enter into th realization and fulfillment of th promises of God and the dreams c their mighty leaders. God's patiecc endured. The goal was at hand. Th word of the Lord to their fathers wa about to become effective. And s it is ever with the promises of Goc They are infallible. They never d? lude. They are always profitable to encouragement and comfort. . The never fail. Regardless of their mag nitude, their extent or their seemin impossibility, God always is able t fulfill them. He has given the worl in Jesus Christ a wider and a grande promise than He gave to Israt through Abram. But He is able an wiliine to fulfill it so soon a!s humac ity desires it to become effective' an active. There is nothing impos^jbl with God. God took Moses to Himself whe Moses' work was finished. God ha a strange way of doing that wit men of peculiar genius. He sen Moses to Israel when Israel needed Moses. He took Moses away fror Israel when Israel needed a Joshu more than a Moses. Moses wa blessed of God in his death as in hi life. Many a man has attained t great success only to lose his lustr in his declining years. Moses wa fortunate. He died at the zenith o his power. He is remembered as man of pre-eminent ability. His re nown is as glorious as it is imperish able. Moses' death marked the openin, of a great epoch in the history o Israel. It emphasized the fact tha many are prone to forget, now an then, that no man is so supreme! valuable to the world that his plac cannot be filled. Joshua was no Moses, but he was competent to carr on the mighty work to which Mose had dedicated his life. When Mose died God consecrated Joshua to d the work tjiat was yet unfinished And Joshua did it well. He was a much of a genius in his way as Mose was in his way. And his capabilitie oame seasonably. God has a fashio of calling men seasonably. The grea men of history have been the me who came in the fullness of tim< Each fitted into the niche which Go needed to be filled. A genius out c time, it would seem, is an impossi bility. For every mighty genius ha performed a labor for Cod and hu manity that has wrought itself inde! ibly into the fabric of tbe world' life. The seventh verse tells us tha Moses died in the pink of manl perfection at the age of 120 yean The lesson is obvious. Moses live near to God. He kept faith in Hint He got his peace from Him. H obeyed the laws of God. Sickness i ancient, but it is not really neces sary. It can all be traced to viola tions of natural laws that, if obeyed would insure us all a rip's old age. I a man can live without a day of seri ous illness for fifty years, as man men have, then by the same tokei a m?i can retain his health until h goes home to God simply from phys ical fatigue. Constitutional aDd in herited illnesses may be traced to an tecedent violations of natural law Tbe need is that humanity shall obe; the will of God. We were create* for health and happiness. We wer not born to sickness. God mean that we shall be able to enjoy life am Him. Only a. well man can reall; enjoy life. We could all live in th' health of Moses if we lived accordini to the mandates of the G:>d of Moses Surgeon a Sacrifice to Profession. Dr. Leonard S. Taylor, a wel known Western surgeon, died at El gin, 111., a sacrifice to his profession In May he performed an operatioi which saved his patient's life, bu which has resulted in his losing hi own life. In sewing up a wound af tcr an operation for necrosis Dr. Tay lor pierced his thumb with the nee die. He applied the usual remedy but the poison entered the blood am his whole body was affected. Dr Taylor, who was forty years of age leaves a wife aud three children. Naturalization in Canada. The naturalization returns of Can f r\r? fho noof VO01? qVi/\OT fhlf ninety per cent, of the immigrants after the necpssary three years' resi denee. take the oath of allegiancc The American settlers in the Wes are nearly all becoming natnralizei as soon as they are able to qualify. .starvation in .inmaim. A dispatch from Kingston, Jamai ca, says that in a small aroa of th< southwestern part of tho island poo pie are starving, owing to t.h * failure of the crops through drought Sonu travel for milox Iu gel v?t,?r ?.utl ; haudful o'-' tuoal. ' . --'. i - .., iSt)> "L .... . 't y # I \m*** for my dally rar&c ) 1 \\vVx$mon& rh<? pfcnjanl* fields tJit ' <A\; W Holy Wrifr I roy>ht despdjvA, ? : V/.ri^l , 1 C/Ov^ ? Wj,;; 2 THE COST OF KNOWLEDGE, y .! i Great truths are dearly bought. The cot? f mon truth, :!$?gb Such as men give and take from day tor-r _ day, YvvP,'#e?5 Comes in the common walk of ca-sy life, Blown by the careless wind across our. : 1 way. f t Bought in the market at the current price/* j Bred of the smile, the je9t, percnancef .the bowl; . listens no laies 01 aarmg or ot worcn, * Nor pierces even the surface of a souU 5 Great truths are greatly won. Not found ' s by chance, u Nor wafted on the breath of summery dream; j But grasned in the great struggle of the j aoul. Hard-buffeting with adverse wind and*, ? stream. 3 Not in the general mart, 'mid com an<? a ' wine; ' i Nor in the merchandise of gold and1 gems; .. , Not in the world's gay hall of midnight . mirth; * Not 'mid the blaze of regal diadems; '. ^. But in the day cf conflict, fear and irrief^ ^ it .When the strong hand of God, put lortbi. n in might, , Plows up the subsoil of the stagnant heart,' And brings the imprisoned truth-Seed to-' r the light. ~ e 6 t Wrung from the troubled spirit, in hanf I, hours d Of weakness, solitude, perchance of pau^ . n Truth springs, like harvest, from the well* g plowed field, a iAnd the soul feels it has not wept 5 v vain. q/Bm a ?Horatius Bonar. 'jfi 3 3 ' Trifles. ~ 'Small things, little inctvtsnta* ;rifles, go to make *p our lives. Carer e lessness as to trifles leads to grievous falls; attention to lrifles makes us de" veloped men and women. V I" It is the little-things, the. minor1 g duties that are constantly occurringr ^ that form our characters and aug-r , ment our powers. If we despise thesmall, we shall fall .by the small*- ' but if we are faithful in little we if shall be faithful in much. A word fitly spoken may seem & trifle, liut If' 7 is full of joy and blessing; a trifling. 3 handshake may be a benediction; ' cup of cold water shall not lose its.I reward. ^ Accomplish the little things well. r Do your best; simply, sweetly, quiet-^.. y ly, and quickly; do it not for,6eUU' but to the Lord. Strive not after great things; not after that which1 q is harmful nor helpful; not J%fte* d that which is of self-love atod desirt . ' of applause, and is not' pleasing tc God.?Stephen Merritt. . d t_ ' God's Double Purpose, ,>i.< d God manifestly has a do uWe par-1' e pose in view in bestowing .bl&Blngs upon an individual/namely, the (good1', n of the individual and the larger and1' s wider benefits that others may re-. h ceive through the individual. To, t Abraham He said, "Blessing I will" a bless thee, and multiplying. T will' n multiply thee."' . ' r'!.( . a It is an experimental fact that men-'. s are enriched in the best things by* s imparting them to others. So It is 0 that character is improved by thet e work of character building in others,. s and truth more securely and deeply. , 1 rooted in us by teaching it to oth-/ a ers. To shut up one's gifts and. ! hide one's light is to impoverish and'" l- darken one's own soul. ' S The Clirist-Atmosphere. v/ - v Men-were brought to Jesus when J He was here on earth by the creation; d of a Christ-atmosphere in the com-./ y munity. ' The disciples filled the-air' ? with the name, the works and praises r of Jesus Christ. They'talked Him y into popularity. They repeated His. 9 sayings and retold His parables, and s preached over His sermons wherever f they went. They took the very at mosphere for Christ, and made It a s Christ-atmosphere. Now you can see 3 the result of the creation of such a 3 Christ-atmosphere in the land; it was ? this: Everybody wanted to see Jesus lt and hear Him for himself and her^ self. Jesus became the de3ire of all people. if . i- The Life Valuable. s Body, without spirit, is the most .. [" worthless thing In the world. Jesos j likened it to the salt earth trom tne s Dead Sea, which, when its savor was gone, was not fit to grow flowers In the bed nor fruit in the garden. It is j y almost as if He said, better be a dead ' body which grows violets and regetad bles than a living body which, be' cause of a dead soul, grows only hatee ful, hurtful, selfish deeds, uubeauti3 ful, uudesired. Pascal once said: "Man is but a reed, bul: he is a think-. " ing reed." When we take the think' ing, loving, worshiping, out of man, f what a worthless, pitiful reed indeed is there left! y Morning, Noon and Night. "Every hour, every circumstance, ~ brings some lesson, some benefit, from God. Every hour, every cir" cumstance, therefore, should carry ' with it some tribute of our gratitude, < j Peculiar mercies should receive pe V/UllUl UVUMW ? ivupvuivuvu. g morning's comforts should draw ! forth every morning's praise. Every, evening's mercies should excite every evening's gratitude. Every day , should be a Thanksgiving Day. Out whole life should be a life of praise." ?Rev. J. Stevenson. A Deeper Mystery. "God's love for poor sinners is very wonderful, but God's patience with ' ill-natured saints is a deeper myst. tery."?Henry Drumnxond. g Our Responsibility. God holds us responsible for our nature pius uur nuiiut?', mi viuaeivtJB plus our possibilities.?M. D. Babj cock. >, Cliiefest of I-'aults. The greatest of faults is to be conecious of none.?Scottish Reformer.* Hal's Death Puts Town in C'Joom. p A rat three inches long paralyzed ' the clcctric lighting system of Port (Jiks.-m, Miss., and nut the town in j darkness for twenty-four hours. 2 Climbing a guy wire fifty feet long l ho rat reached a conduit carrying ten thousand volts of electricity. It placed its front feet on the charged . wire and instantly diverted the cur% I rent through its body to the guy : | wiro and thence to the ground. The I ir. I.,r?. I I <i( Vis JICH I UJJ'.t ?%II i tj v?*w \ electi icily and the wire-trouble men i spent i whole day in locatint; the point of disturbance. 1 . >4 - jA