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! I^<JC35H5=SESH5=SHSE5Z5Z5HSH5" m ^ > CO Hri 0QU wu Ij If/ IV By MRS. a: . <^ESHHESHSE5H5SS2SH5cSS5S CHAPTER IV. 6 s A Last Card. s ' The first few days after Glynn's re- j turn to London were so crowded by { important engagements and serious j consultations with the elder members of his firm as to the advisability of a ( new and important undertaking, to ,c .which Glynn was entirely opposed, that he had no time for deliberate thought respecting Lambert and his mysterious acquaintance with Deering. Yet the subject was never quite out of his mind. A vague, unreasonable anxiety about Elsie haunted him, and he was strangely eager to return to Paris. The earliest spare moment he could find was devoted to Lady Gethin. "Now then, have a little iced seltzer and milk, it is quite warm this evening," said Lady Gethin; "and let ??'- V?o*?/n 1 /-?*-> rr t o 1 lr f hot "Inttor r\ f CiO ua?c a IVU^ ima vuww ?vwv? ^ yours whetted my curiosity. What in the world has kept you away so long? every one has been asking for you!" "Partly business, and partly curi' osity." , "What about?" Whereupon Glynn described his meeting with Elsie and her father, not omitting Vincent, the curious contrast between Lambert and his daughter, the reappearance of Deering on the scene, his incongruous acquaintance with Vincent and Lambert, and the evident astonishment of each on recognizing the other. He only suppressed or softened the circumstances under which he had s known Lambert, and the fact that he ? had changed his name. wnen ne ceased, Lady Gethin.who had listened with profound attention, exclaimed: "A very pretty mystery, upon my c v word. That Deering is a fiend! He ~ knows something against Lambert, and he is going to use his knowledge to help him with the daughter. I 0 never liked Deering. He is a smooth- ? tongued, sneering hypocrite, and has . many queer corners in his life, or I J am much mistaken." "I never heard anything against him; indeed, he is rather liked among ? men. Even now I scarcely think he can be capable of any evil designs ? against a girl like Miss Lambert. JVhat struck me at first was the sort of fierce, uneasy curiosity he dis- s played concerning lier. He certainly 5 admires her very much." u "So does some one else," returned s Lady Gethin, with a knowing nod. "I s trust and hope that the beautiful e eyes, and lovely voice, and attractive 0 tnystery will not draw you into mak- v tng a fool of yourself." a "But, Lady Gethin!" cried Glynn, n amazed at her penetration and quite >' unconscious how much he had be- D trayed, "you do not imagine that at a my age I should be so weak as to be * drawn into an entanglement?a marriage of which my judgment disap- ? proves." "I wouldn't give five minutes' pur chase for your judgment, Hugh. n Take my advice, don't go back to 11 Paris, let them manage their mystery s themselves. You will be let in for r something unpleasant and risky? d don't go back." s "Oh, I must go back. I promised f Lambert I would; besides, I want to s see the play out; and you alarm your6elf unnecessarily. I admire Miss f Lambert. I think her as good as she Is charming, but I am as averse to a * marriage with her as you can be. e Moreover, I have a safeguard in her s indifference, for she treats me with frank confidence as her father's old t friend, nothing more." "This is worse and worse," said ^ Lady Gethin gravely. "How do you e know what profound tenderness her 8 indifferent airs may mask?" u > "Do you think I have never looked 11 into any eyes, nor learned their lan- Q guage, before I saw Miss Lambert's, ^ that I should be so mistaken?" asked Glynn laughing. . "Oh, I dare say you are learned r enough in such matters. Pray be h guided by me, nut the Parisian eni- r Bode out of your head, and make up ] your mind to marry that nice piquant I little daughter of Pearson's. I asked n them on purpose to meet you. He will give her ten thousand pounds, t and he is a rising man; he will be on c the bench in a year or two; they are y people of good family." a "My dear Lady Gethin! I don't 1: want to marry any one, and so I will r bid you good-night. A thousand ( thanks for your good advice." c , v "take care," was her valediction. ' f The next day brought Glynn a few uuca iiuiii uauiuci t, wuiuu &u uth iiiui as expressing more uneasiness than j ,was intended. t "I have no right to ask you to re- c turn if it does not suit you," he f . wrote, "but I hope you will. I feel c in need of your counsel. I have had ( .wonderful luck for years, and now , I'm afraid it's turning. Then I am t not as young or strong as I used to ] be; and one way or another it would ! v cheer me up a bit to have a talk with t you." Had Glynn had any hesitation as U. l revisiting Paris this letter would hawdecided him. He sent a few lines in ^ reply, and then applied himself stead- ( ily to clear up all business engage- . ments as far as possible, to secure a long holiday. He called on Deering at his club, and was told that gentleman was , traveling abroad, and that letters addressed to his town house would bo 1 forwarded. Lady Gethin was not af home to receive his adieux, but wrote 3 him a quaint, characteristic line of warning. Having performed all his duties, r Glynn found himself in the mail train t for Calais one evening about a fort- t night after he had loft Paris, with an \ irrepressible sense of exultation, of ' i keen delight at the idea of returning i to what he kn.w in his heart was . 1 t acene of danger, datermined to en.j >y ( i to tho uttermost !h? pleasure of Ei>; i K, , ..... 9 var _ . amfeerl J iystery* S LEXANDER. _^)j SHSE5ESHSES"ES'E5'aSE5HSS2> A lie's companionship, so long as he law no sign of consciousness on her jart. Life had so few moments of )liss that he could not and would not ieny himself the draught that chance lad offered. Miss Lambert was alone when 31ynn found himself in her presence, ind sitting at a writing table; she ose quickly and came forward, with outstretched hands. "I am so glad ou have come." Glynn did not speak mmediately?he was surprised at ut; luicuanj vrx uij vmii uviibuv inding himself once more beside her, istening to her voice, holding her land, gazing into her eyes. He did lot know he was so far gone. She ooked paler, thinner, graver, than vhen he last taw her. She wore a )lack dress, and had a small scarf of lelicate lace tied loosely around her hroat. Her bright brown hair looked golden even in the dull light of a gray lay, and there was something sad in ler pose and expression that Glynn ound infinitely touching. "You knew I should return?at east, your father did," he said at ength. "My father did expect you; but I? thought it likely that when yon vere among your own friends, your iwn people, you would not care to eave them." "I am afraid that you are not so veil as when I left," said Glynn, (rawing a chair near her writingable, at which she had reseated herelf. "It is perhaps impertinent to ay that you are not looking as well, is brilliant as you were." "Brilliant," she repeated, with a irfef, sweet smile. "That I never ould be; but you are right, I am ill ?ill at ease, I mean. My father. Lh! he is so changed! I know he is. ?hat is why I am so glad you have ome; he can speak to you, he may peak to you. You may be able to lelp him; but I am only a helpless, gnorant. girl. Yet I could do much if were directed." "I should be most happy to be of ny use to Captain Lambert," said rlynn. "No doubt your affectionate nxiety inclines you to exaggerate, ut " "When you see him you will undertand," interrupted Elsie, "you will ee that I do not exaggerate. He will oc leu me wnat uas uappeutsu. xic ays he has not lost his fortune. I hould not care if he had, for I, could arn money by singing, though not n the stage. However, my knowing -ould not help him, because I have lways been shut up and am so igorant. You do not mind me telling ou all this, do you? Though I have ;ot known you long, my father has, nd?and?you seem like a real rlend to him." She looked full in his face, her reat soft eyes all suffused with tears ?like violets laden with dew. 'I am gratified that you confide in ae, so far," said Glynn quietly, with audable self-control. "I shall oberve your father by the light of your emarks; and if he is really in any lifflculty, or cares to consult me, I hall be most happy to assist him so ar as I can. Probably his depresion arises from some temporary osses. Believe me," and his dark ace lit up with a pleasant smile, money is a most Important factor u existence; I am able to assert from xperience that there is no vacuum o distressing as an empty pocket." . "If it is the loss of money," she reurned gravely, "we ought not to stay lere; life is very costly, 1 know; I tave paid everything for the last ight months. My dear father is too ;enerous; we ought to manage as we ised when he was trying to save; he night move about as his business reiuired, and I could go back to good Irs. Kellett." "Who is Mrs. Kellett?" "My foster-mother; the only nother I have ever known; she lost ter baby and her husband, and took ne to love instead, at the time our >lace was destroyed in Australia. Jut, Mr. Glynn, It is more than aoney that disturbs my father." "Let us hope he will speak openly o me; but I have no right to ask his oufidence. Now you must not worry ourself unnecessarily. I am staying .s usual at the Hotel Wagram, and lave letters to write which will keep ne in till past 11 to-morrow, should Captain Lambert feel disposed to all." "I will teil him," said Elsie. Then Glynn knew he ought to go; >ut he could not tear himself away mmediately. It was so charming, his quiet confidential talk; so intoxi:ating to see that her pale, anxious ace had brightened considerably; :ertainlv her comnosure. in the midst )f her depression and uneasiness, left 10 room for any flattering conviction hat ho had impressed himself upon ler heart or imagination. So far all vas right; she treated him as a riend, an honorable gentleman, in viiom she might trust, and nothing uore. A little further talk of the books "llynn had left with her, of her wisfc o leave Paris, and revisit the farmlouse, where most of her childish lavs had been spent, and Glynn felt le must not stay longer. "Shall you make any stay?" she isked, as she gave him her hand at parting. "A week or two, perhaps a month; [ am not sure." "Then good-morning?au revoir." The rest of the day was strange uid dream-like. He wandered hrough well-known places, seeking icquaintance to draw him from the juzzle of his own thoughts, and findng none, till toward G o'clock, passng Torlonl's, he found himself face o face wltft peering, who was seated it one c? tt?s little round tfMe*, eatiip. au ice! ? "Hullo, Glynn! I thought you wero in London?" * "Well, you 3ee I am in Paris." f "When did you arrive?" V "This morning." g A little ordinary talk ensued, the tone of which showed a strong desire on the part of Deering to he civil and friendly. Glynn at once determined | " to accept his advances; he might thus detect some indications of the secret which underlay his acquaintance with Lambert, and the curious influence he seemed to have exercised over him. j He could not, however, bring himself to accept his invitation to dinner, though he agreed to dine with him at ? one of the luxurious cafes which t abound in the great capital of pleas- .. ure. Deering talked well, of many things, chiefly political; he also mentioned his wife and home, pressing j Glynn to come down for the 12th of i August, promising him good sport. It was not till they had risen from j the table, and were lighting their ^ cigars previous to separating, that ( Deering made any mention of the f subject probably uppermost in both of their minds. "Of course, you have not seen any- ^ thing of Lambert?" ( "No, not yet." ( "He is a queer fish?a very shady j member. I knew mm unaer anomer name, and rather doubtful circumstances; I am afraid he is not in a very sound financial position; he is a thorough adventurer. It is a bad business for the daughter; she is a very nice creature. I wonder where he picked her up, for one can't believe she really is his daughter?" "There is not much family likeness between them, certainly; but I see no reason for doubting his representations. He is evidently devoted to her, j and his surroundings are perfectly j respectable." I "Perfectly. Where did you meet i him?" , "In America, many years ago." I "Indeed! Oh, you are going? < Well, good-night." I Hugh Glynn was careful to stay in i his room all the next morning, think- < ing that if Lambert wished to make ] any private communication they were 1 more secure from interruption there ] than elsewhere. ] It was barely 11 when Lambert i was announced. Glynn was positively ] startled by the change in his aspect. His weather-beaten face was colorless and haggard, his eyes had a hunted ] look, as though seeking a way of es- i cape, his clothes were carelessly put , on, his mustaches no longer waxed ] and fiercely twisted; his whole air be- i spoke neglect. ] "Delighted to see you, Glynn," he < said, a faint gleam of pleasure light- i ing up his restless eyes. "I was 1 afraid you wouldn't get back again ! this season; business must be/attended to. You're in business, aren't ] you?" < "Yes; but I can attend to it some- ] times at a distance" ] "That's fortunate; and you have i been all right?" 1 "Yes, quite right, thank you." i "You saw Elsie yesterday. She was slad vou called, but she is not very bright. You didn't think her looking well, eh?" i "Not as well as usual, certainly." : "No; she is fretting?fretting 1 about her old dad. It's wonderful I how that creature loves me. Me! ] Sometimes, when she is hanging ] about me and singing the songs I < like and making a servant of herself ] for me, I just look back and think of ] the scenes I've gone through and the < queer scramble my life has been, and 1 wonder how the 'dickens it happens ] that an angel like her can be so fond i of an old scapegrace; that she doesn't ] shrink from me; but she doesn't," i with infinite exultation, "she loves ' me, sir, as well as ever a child loved father!" i "Of that I can have no doubt," cried Glynn. "And your affection ? for her deserves it." i "She has made another man of ' me," continued Lambert. "But though I have not been a regular saint all my cays I am as white as driven snow compared to some blackguards that hold up their heads in high places. I am rambling on like an idiot. I called to ask if you'll come and dine with us to-night. It che?rs me up to^sea an honest face." Glynn accepted the invitation readily, and after a pause, during which he drummed on the table, Lambert recommenced. To be Continued. *: v' What Did He Do With It? A Philadelphia clergyman was talking about the late Sam Small. "I once heard him speak," he said, "and his humor and eloquence impressed me deeply. "He had a happy knack of illustration. He wanted, I remember, to illustrate the frailty that is a part of even the best characters, and he told n pfnrv a hravo VAnnt* anlriipr "This soldier, he said, enlisted in the Spanish-American War, and he fought like a lion for his country. The firm he had worked for, pleased with the record he was making for himself, told his wife that all the time he was away they would pay half his wages to her. "Accordingly, at the end of the first week the young woman called at the office, and the head of the firm handed her $9. "She looked at the money, and her face clouded over. " 'Nine dollars," she said. " 'Yes,' said the head, a little hurt; 'that is just half. I'm sorry you are not satisfied.' " 'It isn't that I'm not satisfied,' saiu me >ouug woman, uut an aiong he's been telling me bis pay was only $14 a week. Wait till he gets home! If them Spaniards don't kill him, I will.' "?Washington Star. Uncut Orchids. Even when orchid flowers are fully developed they may remain uncut upon the plants for two or three weeks without apparent deterioration. This gives them a manifest advantage over most flowers that have to be cut immediately upon or even in advance ( of reaching full maturity,?Country Life in America. Europe's beet sugar crop for JOdtv i 7 Is estimated at 0.473,000 metric j 1.CUS*. iT^^POPULARA^^ f 4 SCIENCE ^ f Prof. Spencer calculates that Nicraro hnc <-?nf Knolr its rnrkv nrr>f>iniri? WW r- ?r' ? or 39,000 years. A recent report of the United States ieological Survey states that this :ountry has coal enough to last at east 2 00 years. The German Army conscription not ?nly builds up the youth of the Faherland, but aids in stamping out lisease. All youths found unfit for :onscription are specially treated. An inspection of the announcements 'or 1908 of some of the leading Vmerican automobile manufacturers ihows that pressed steel will be used n many cases in place of armored vood for body building. It is understood to be lighter, stronger, and in ;very way an improvement. C. W. Yvhymper has just brought o notice a curious point with regard :o the position of the ear in the wooa:ock. The snipe, it may be remembered, are remarkable for the fact :hat the external ear is placed unler, instead of behind, the eye, as n other birds; but in the woodcock t is placed in front of the eye, and nore so on one side of the head than :m the other. This asymmetry, fur;hermore, extends to the shape of the iperture, which is slightly different >n the two sides of the head.?Scienific American. The growing -importance of the metal tantalum, owing to its employment in the preparation of filaments 'or incandescent lamps, gives interest lo the recent discoveries of minerals containing tantalum in Western Australia. As long ago as 1894 tantalum tvas found at Bimberg, combined with niobium and antimony. Later it was jiscovered near the same place in combination with iron. Quite recently a combination of seventy per cent, tantalum and thirty per cent, man ganese nas neen iouna ai woagina. [t occurs in blocks weighing as much is thirty pounds.?Youth's Companion. v ri i Some years ago remains of an apelike creature possessing unusual human resemblances were discovered in Java, and the animal was named pithecanthropus. Professor Haeckel and some others accepted this as representing an ancestral human form closely allied to the apes. Now a special expedition, under the combined auspices of the Academy ol Sciences of Berlin and the Dutch East Indian Government, is being organized to make a thorough exploration Df Java in search of additional specimens of pithecanthropus. The ideological formation in which the original discovery was made is widely extended among the mountains of that island. Professor E. L. Trouessart, of the Paris Museum of Natural History, in i recent lecture on animal heat, re marked that the dog, whose respirations in repose number only twentyBve or thirty per minute, may in running acquire a rate of respiration as high as 350 per minute. The effect Df this acceleration favors the dissipation of animal heat by evaporation from the pulmonary vesicles. The dog perspires very little, or not at all, by the skin, pulmonary taking the place of cutaneous transpiration. It is this fact which enables the dog tc pursue its game so long and persistently. Animals of the cat family, on the other hand, do not possess this peculiarity, and for that reason tigers, panthers and lions lie in wait for their prey, but do not pursue it over long distances. The bird possesses pulmonary transpiration in a very high degree. BELL FROM THE SEA. Saved From a Wreck?Sow An nounccs Aews 01 uvcruuc oiDps. Probably very few people art aware that an old ship's bell which for many years has lain under the sea is suspended in the underwriting room at Lloyd'j and is used to "announce" the arrival or other news received in respect of overdue ships, This is the bell of the frigate Lutine, wrecked long ago off the Dutch coast. After being under the watei for years the bell was salved and now, strangely enough, is employed to inform underwriters that something has been heard of one of those Ehips which by their protracted passages are causing uneasiness. Not every ship that is o:; the overdue market is announced in this manner. It is only when an underwriter has exnressed to the commit tee his desire for immediate informa lion in respect to this or to that overdue vessel that the note of the old black bell rings through the rooms. At the present time there are eleven ships down on the list for an nouncement by the Lutine bell, buf r.ome of these are so hopelessly overdue that it is practically certair nothing further will be heard oi them. The big steel bark Alsternixe. for instance, heads the list. She wa? formerly the British ship Lord Tem plemore and was built at Belfast it 1892. This ship has not been heard of since last November, when shf sailed from Callao for Australia. First Peace Congress. An eai'tv AmnriVnn npnoomalror wm Elihu Burritt, the "blacksmith schol' ar" of Connecticut. It was mainlj to his efforts that the Paris peace congress of 1849 practically owed its existence. Though now almost for gotten, the same principles were dis cussed and the same proposition# laid down as obtained at The Hagu< in 1899. Drink Plenty of Water. Few people know that fluid in th< way of water and other harmless bev erages is of even more importance ir the preservation of health than th< food they eat; indeed, food would be of no use. nor would it nourish 01 maintain the tissues, if Jt we re do' for the assistance el! water. OUR TEMPERANCE COLUMN. REPORTS OF PROGRESS OF THE I BATTLE AGAINST RUM. Pathetic Tale of the Downfall of a Good-Natured Canadian Farmer i ?What a Shame That the Causes of Wrecks Should Be Licensed! Years ago I became acquainted with a strong, hearty, well-developed and good-natured young fellow, who , was living with his father and mother on a very good farm in a pleasant part of Canada. The old folk had lived on the farm for many years, and had done very well on it, always maintaining a high character for in? dustry, honesty, sobriety and integrity. The son being their only child living (as far as I am aware) was, pethaps, allowed a little more of his own way than was best for him. He early got in the way of going out at night and frequenting the taverns, two of which were not very far from the old homestead. The parents were getting old and infirm, and the working of the place naturally devolved upon the young man, but as he was young and able-bodied he stood in need of nobody's sympathy. He got acquainted with a superior young woman, living about ten miles from his home, and, to the surprise and regret of all who knew them both, in course of time they were engaged to be married. Judicious friends who wished them both well, and suspected that she was not aware of his habits, warned her in the kindliest way; and I believe that the whole community hoped that their marriage would never take place. But she stuck to him, and although the wedding day was repeatedly put off, in the end they got married. He straightened up somewhat for a time, and every one hoped that, now when he had got settled down, and got, as every one admitted, such an excellent partner, he would turn over a new leaf, and yet make a man of himself. She was well aware of his weaknesses, and may have flattered herself with the idea that she would have influence over him, wholly to reform him. Many a woman deceives herself there to her cost. He gradually got more and more slovenly in his personal appearance ?more and more inattentive to the farm?more and more disrespectful to his wife, and to his parents, who were still living with him on the farm. His evenings were, as a rule, spent either a'C the tavern or at a neighboring farmhouse, where liquor was always kept, and where two sons, lately left fatherless and motherless, were going down to destruction with a tremendous velocity. Anything like self-respect he was on/1 Sr* if a hqpo Pamo pride in his achievements; for I well remember hearing him at a township show declare with a loud voice, "I can drink more whisky than any other man In this township;" and I have little doubt that his boast was only too true. Stock on the farm began quietly to be sold, and everything was gradually going to wreck and ruin, till about three years after he was married all that was left was brought to the hammer. I happened to be in the neighborhood on the day of the sale, and was asked by a friend to go with him, and went, and have always been a sort of sorry since that I was there. First the horses, cattle and implements were sold outside, and then the furniture was to be sold inside. After most of that was disposed of the auctioneer invited those presen; to come into a bedroom, as there were a few things to be sold there. I I liad no intention or going in, as 1 was buying nothing, neither outside nor inside, but an old gentleman, who knew what was awaiting, beckoned me to come with him into the room, and I took a step or two and stood in the open door. What was there to be seen? The old farmer in-bed and unable to help himself, while the bed and other things were sold under him. The old gentleman who went in ahead of me, and who knew the circumstances, bade one dollar; and all that was in the room was knocked down ! to him for that. He immediately paid over the dollar, and then turning to the poor old sick man (who was in tears.; told him that all that was in that room was his own. 1 could not help thinking kindly of that man ever since, but a more humiliating sight than I saw that day I never witnessed. What became of the family ultimately I do not know, i I think the young wife returned home to her father's house; and for the | others "hat could any one expect? Shame on the country that in the face of so many such cases, so many broken hearts and ruined homes, still ?;oes on licensing the sale of that which always works ruin.?The Rev. J. M. Cameron, in the Scottish American. Charlotte's Boast. At Charlotte, N. C., the largest city in the State, commercially as well as numerically, there is an absolute local prohibition law in effect, and it is effective. The voters of the city voted out the saloons two years ago. in a local option election, and the law is strictly enforced, because the sentiment of the majority of the people upholds the law and they have municipal officers who approve it and see that it is enforced. The only way by which the drinking men of that city can and do get their liquor is by ordering it from an establishment outside of this State and having it shipped to them, by express or freignt. directly ana wuuuul uc intervention of a middleman or agent of the liquor seller Soldiers Exclude the Can. The officers and soldiers at Fort McKinley, in the Philippine Islands, have built a "canteen" of their own devising from which the "can" is barred. 'This camp contains 5000 soldiers, and the fort is situated in the midst of an 1800-acre reservation which is one of the garden spots ol the islands. The conduct of the j recreation hall has been put in the I l hands of the Young Men's Christian Association and $5000 will be spent upon the rooms and grounds. Temperance in Tennessee. The temperance wave which has been sweeping over the cities of Tennessee, has at last reached Nashville. Encouraged by the signal victory of the temperance interests in the cities of Clarksville, Bristol and Kno::ville members of the Anti-Salcon League Alliance have called a meeting for the purpose of considering the proposition of uniting with the other temperance advocates in lakinc some action looking to calling an election. It seemr, to be generally agreed that, should the matter be tested there, the temperance people v.'ouId tar/'j 1 the day. : >r rHE SUNDAY SCHOOL. I I INTERNATIONAL LESSON COMMENTS FOR OCTOBER (i III* REV. I. W. HENDERSON. Subject: Joshua, Israel's New Leader. Josh. 1:1-11?GoldenText, Josh. 1:5?Memory Verse, 7?Commentary. The mantle of Moses falls upon the shoulders of Joshua. For God rewards faithful secondary service. He never leaves His people leaderless. Joshua had been the sturdy assist; ant of Moses in many a trying hour He had served his leader with zeal. And in the hours of service he had gained fitness for guidance. The faithful lieutenant who has learned how to be led is fittest to lead. Foi to be a good leader a man must know how to be a good follower. He alone is capable to command who has learned to obey. Joshua succeeded Moses because he was a patient and zealous follower of Moses. The want of a leader who was familiar with the ways of Moses and with the snirit of the wanderers he led, who was able to place his feet Id the footmarks of Moses and to continue, might have been fatal to the realization of Israelitish hopes. Inefficient management might have destroyed the possibilities that were immediately the result of the Mosaic wisdom and leadership. Visionless guidance might easily have led to disaster. The only way in which the hopes of Israel could be realized and the labor of Moses augmented was by securing a competent leader to carry pn his work. The people were keeping their faces fixed Godward. God had a leader in preparation, a guide in reserve. He gave Joshua to the people. All that God had commanded Moses to perform and observe He made obligatory upon Joshua. Joshua was in no wise released from the recognition of those moral principles that God had made consistent with the leadership of Moses. Joshua was a successor in the leadership of an established regime. He was not to overturn the past. He was to fulfill it. His duty was not to revolutionize but to educate. His call was not to rear a new line, but to enlarge the fame and the service of an old one. In the task of filling Moses' place Joshua is guaranteed the abiding presence and assistance of Almighty God. "As I was with Moses, so I will be with thee: I will not fail thee, nor forsake thee." So runs the biblical record of the promise of Jehovah to Joshua. This constituted the actual strength of Joshua, as it had been the secret of the ultimate success of Moses. Without this grant of divine favor and supervision and enabling the wisdom and vision and forcefuloess of Joshua would have been inefficient to accomplish the full deliverance of Israel. With this evidence of God's direction Joshua could command with confidence. The counsel of God to Joshua that oe "be strong and very courageous" was sound. Israel had suffered in the past because of her instability. The only reason why she was released from the bondage of captivity and from the terrors of the wilds was that Moses had been strong and courageous. God knew Israel. He knew the qualities that were needed in order to secure Joshua in his position and to preserve to Israel the fruits of victory over self and enemies and sin that had been so hardly earned. Weak leadership could have annulled the measure of success attained. Vacil lation in the face of the crisis or of opposition would have disqualified Toshua for further service. The lessons of the Scripture we have scanned are extremely and presently practical. The recognition of Joshua's fidelity by his elevation to supremacy among his people is especially valuable as an indication to youth of the right and age-long method of progress and of the certainly that faithful ability eventually is recognized and rewarded. The need is for men who will obey in subordinate capacities, who will serve in lieutenancies, wh'j will learn to command. The call of the hour is for men who will strive not for revolution so much as to enlarge tho scope and the appeal and the influence of the eternal principles of righteousness that have thundered through the ages from the mind of Jehovah through the souls of men. ror we are uoi reiensea irom me hereditary mandates of God to humanity. The laws of Moses and Joshua, as the principles of Christ, in their divinest and truest expressions bind us. The world and America needs men who would live daily in the consciousness of God's shepherding. Men who possess experimental knowledge of His abiding presence, men who will be strong men who will dare to be courageous, "very courageous." Only such mea can lead or serve. Such men only are fit to live. The world and its history are full of men who have tried to be captain? before they have earned the rank. Most of the failures are men who have endeavored to lead before they had learned to serve. Humanity has had a surfeit of revolutionary leadership that has kicked the foundations of the centuries from beneath its feet. The incapacity of a leadership that i? without moral strength or without th#> insnirafinn of a divinelv directed purpose has been so often proven that men are no longer fooled. The call of the age is for men of the mold of Joshua. The man of surpassing courage is the man of the hour. Humanity stands upon the confines of a new era. The olden leaders will go home to God. Let him who is prepared assume to lead. Rose Growing in France. The latest proposal for a solution of the crisis in the South of France is to substitute rose growing for vines. At present rose growing and the manufacture of attar of roses is a monopoly of Bulgaria. As attar of roses is the base of nearly all the high class scents, French perfume manufacturers annually give millions to Bulgaria, which money could be kept in France if rcjei rep!?.:?3 the vines. I'cnmu CII'iudjo t;iu ou-ah. Trofessor F. A. Jaffa, who has been connected with the California State University for thirty years, says, in a bulletin just prepared for the United States Department of Agriculture, that ten cents' worth of peanut? contain six times the amount of energy in a porterhouse steak. These conclusions were arrived at after exhaustive studies, with students subjects. Reforms in Chinese Currency. The Chinese Minister of Finance is planning reforms in the silver an:l copper currency of the empire. .s -r - ' .1 v. - - .j. -<-pi _ gj?^= | J GOD GIVETH REST. ? God sends sometimes a stillness in our life. The bivouac, the sleep. When on the silent battlefield the stru'a Is hushed in slumber deep; When -wearied hearts, exhausted, sink tc rest. Remembering not the struggle, nor the quest. .Y- r He eiveth rest more perfect., pure and true, While we His burden bear; It springeth not from parted pain, but through The accepted blessing, there? The lesson pondered o'er with thoughtful eyes. The faith that sees in all a meaning -wise. Deep in the heart of pain God's hand hath set A hidden rest and bliss; # ^ Take as His gift the pain, the gift brings yet A truer happiness. God's voice speaks through it all the high behest That bids the people enter into rest. ?Lucy Fletcher. * .yJ'j They That Inherit the Earth. Humility is not a feeling of personal unworthiness, of self abasement. but rather the habit of omitting self from one's thoughts. It is t not thinking one's self little, but thinking little of self. A man may feel very small and yet be far from humble. A man may,/; profess to be a worm of the du8t and still be a great egotist. Such a man will usually try to convince you that a good humble worm (like: he is) is far above the angels. True humility is taking all the rest nf thp world for its true value with out that value being Increased or diminished by our egotism. The people of notable humility have not been unmindful of their own worth and ability. Many of them, in fact, have po&sessed a childlike delight in their own powers, which caused some to call them egotists. All truly great men and women , have possessed the spirit of humility. Without its simplicity of mind and openness of heart greatness is impossible. To them all things in earth or heaven t 2al to their mind, for there is nothing insignificant or v mean. They meet the children of men with wonder and clear understanding. There is no question of greatness or smallness. no dividing ~" line of servant and ruler, no thought of wealth or poverty: the heart is simply op<: * > all of them, the mind : simply coa^iders their true vilue as j human beings. S It is not that the humble consid; ers himself worse than the man the t world calls bad, not that he considers himself simpler than the man the i world calls a fool, not that he con Vtiiwoolf mnro nn trrnrfliv than this human derelict; simply that he i does not consider himself at all. He | receives them without weighing or measuring them against self. He meets them all without consideraj tion of his "standing" or his "influ: ence." ; Of course, were he inclined ta look,, j he would see that he was better, wiser, more fortunate than many of . i his fellow men; but herein is his httj mility, that he does not make the comparison. Of all our public men perhaps Lincoln was the most truly "humble.-'' He was just as conscious of his abil- > i ity, just as sure of his grip as any other, but in dealing with all men,. ! he thought of them, not himself, and I in considering public questions, he thought of the country, and not hiscareer. Emerson was notably humble, and John Burroughs is beautifully so. Their humility is shown by their opea minds and simple hearts. Christ with all His humility never ' once depreciated His power, but ofj ten professed it. Yet even when Hej was proclaiming His equality with ! God, you are impressed with His humility. You feel that even that Ho was doing not because He cared to be exalted in their minds, but because He wanted them to perceive the truth. Only the humble shall inherit theearth, for they alone have their hearts unobstructed by egotism, sothe truth may flow in and love flow out.?William H. Hamby, in the Christian Register. The Mystery of Prayer. It is sometimes urged that prayer is mysterious. So is everything, if we stop to think about it. Matter 1* a mystery. Nobody knows what matter is. Force is a mystery. Nobody vnnws what force is. Gravitation is a mystery. Nobody knows what gravitation is. Nobody knows what takes place when we drop a lump of sugar into a cup of coffee. Whether the change is mechanical or chemical the very wisest men are not able to say. We know just one thing, that by dropping sugar into the coffee the coffee is sweetened. For most of us that is enough. We know that by dropping a prayer into a day we sweeten the day. How this is brought about we do not know. Who has sight so keen and strong that it can follow the flight of song or flight of prayer? Why should we not be as reasonable and practical in our religion as we are at the dinner table??Charles E. Jefferson. Study the Pngos. God's providence is a lesson book; the best way to understand fully the next page is to diligently study and improve the one before us.?Scottish Reformer. Guard For Self. Give me to guard myself; but, Lord, guard my guarding of myself. ?Thomas Fuller. Courage is Righteousness. Christian courage is righteousness "in hard lines." rays $7o,0U0 For Thimble. Among the great quantity of jew* - ? ??- - i? ii? m? ++ elry purcnasea in uenin uy me x^.i?g of Siam is a gold thimble covered with diamonds and other gems, which is valued at $75,000. The King's store of jewels at Bankok is already enormous. The walls of his bedchamber are covered with gems, and the apartments of the first and second Queens contain amazing collections. | ~ Centre For Dolls' Dresses. .Fans derives a nuge reveuue iroiq the sale of dolls' dresses.