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CHAPTER V. 9. j
Continued. (
Little was said, except to urge the ;
driver to greater speed, until they '
reached the Rue de Jerusalem, where, 1
after a short parley with one or two 1
lower officials, they were admitted 1
to the presence of the chief of the detectives.
a Quiet, simple-looking, iron
gray man, with watchful eyes, and a 1
clear, penetratiug voice. He listened \
.with profound attention to Lambert's
statement, scarcely putting a ques- '
tion, only occasionally restraining the
details. Lambert had evidently made !
a supreme effort to master his terrible
emotion, the vital necessity for
clearness giving him a force beyond 1
himself.
While Glynn listened with ago- !
nized keenness to the recital, he alsi 1
heard the whispered terrors of his '
own heart. WThat horror had be- 1
fallen the tender, delicate darling 1
whom he had hoped to call his promised
wife that day? To what hid- !
eous plot had she fallen a victim? 1
He scarcely knew how to restrain the '
wild impulse to rush forth in hopeless
blind pursuit. '
Having heard all particulars, M.
Claude (the chief) took a sheet of 1
paper and demanded a description of 1
the young lady. This was furnished
by both Lambert and Glynn, the lat- !
ter eagerly adding some character- '
lstic details of whlck even the father J
did not think. Claude then touched 1
a bell and ordered the subordinate (
who answered it to telegraph the de- 1
scription at once to every seaport !
and frontier town in France, warning J
^1? oDfoto in poch nlaee to
Lilt? yUHV/C V4V3 OUl VVV *** arrest
any person answering to it, no 1
matter who accompanied.
"Time has been lost already," said (
the immovable chief. "Still, things (
are always discovered. Have the
goodness to answer my questions." c
"Will you say," broke in Deering (
with his superior air, addressing
himself to Glynn, "that I shall be '
happy to guarantee expenses." J
"Damn your money!" cried Lam- *
bert, turning on him fiercely; "not a T
penny of it shall pay for the recovery
of my child."
"He doesn't know what he is saylng,
poor beggar," said Deering, in
an undertone, with contemptuous ,
pity, and an evil look on his face, j
"As I don't understand what is go- c
ing on, I'll leave you." He left the J
bureau, and Glynn gave his undivided
attention to the interrogatories, not- .
lng with despair, which increased }
every moment, the hopelessness of
the search in face of nearly twentyfour
hours' start.
Tlie distinct queries of the astute
detective established that Lambert
had risen at his usual hour; that on
receiving his coffee from the bonne
he asked if mademoiselle had re- '
turned, and, finding she had not, remarked
that doubtless she had danced .
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well ana iaie, su n was ucu? ivi
her to stay at Madame Davilliers' for
the night. He also inquired if Celes- i
tine, the bonne, had taken her young (
lady's morning dress to Madame Da- i
villiers', to which she replied in the ,
affirmative.
The concierge had heard the bell j
at about 2 or half-past, had pulled ]
the cordon, heard the door shut?it ,
was a heavy door?and recognized
Mademoiselle Lambert's voice; after J
that there was no trace.
"Have you any suspicion? Had
your daughter any admirer to whom
you were averse?"
"No; certainly not."
"Certain you cannot be where a J
young lady is in question," said M. .
Claude with perfect cynicism. "But ;
is there no one toward whom your
suspicion points? You spoke angrily 1
to the gentleman who has just gone
out."
"There is one man respecting whom
I have some doubts, and that gentle- '
man is his associate." Lambert pro- :
ceeded to describe Vincent with considerable
accuracy, adding that he '
had more than once demanded the
hand of his daughter; but that the !
young lady herself was strongly opposed
to him.
Here Glynn, who had been listen- 1
ing with painful, feverish interest to
the dialogue, volunteered an account 1
oi nis appearance ai lue uan on tne
previous night; of his endeavor to
persuade Mademoiselle Lambert to
dance with him. and his avowed intention
of leaving early that morning
for Bordeaux. These details were all
carefully noted down.
Then M. Claude, rising, said, "Now
to view the house." lie struck a bell
which stood beside -his desk, and
while he gave some instructions to
the officer who answered his summons
he put on his gloves, locked his
desk and directed that a certain comxnissaire
should accompany him to M.
Lambert's residence. "I suppose you I
will wish to assist in the examination
of the premises?" said M. Claude;
"you may help to throw light on the
case."
"Of course I will go with you."
"And you will allow me to assist !
so far as I can," urged Glynn.
"But can nothing more be done?
No more rapid action taken?" cried
the fevered, agitated father, letting
his closed hand fall heavily on the
table. The chef took out his watch,
glanced at it and remarked dramatically,
"It is forty minutes since I noted
down your description of your daughter,
and all egress from France Is
closed to her."
Lambert uttered a low moan.
"U'o mnef lot fViom thoir
way. They know what thoy are <
about: but the suspense is almost in- '
tolerable," said Glynn, whose heart i
was bursting with despair and re- 1
morse. Why had he not accepted '
Lambert's proposition? Had he been t
Klsie's betrothed, this might not have
happened! c
The drive to the Rue de L'Evcque c
/seemed endless; Lambert sat immoY-ji
M c
ieea?ieeee?o? in c
pj a
ambert | i
fystery. j ;
LEXANDER. ^jjj o
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able and speechless. Arrived, the fc
^hef de la. surete proceeded to ex- o
imine the house carefully, and to c
question the concierge as to the tenmts.
In the rez-de-chaussee was the t
magasin of a Patent Polish Stove l,
Company; on the first etage an old fc
lady with her son and daughter-in- e
law resided. "Persons of high con- a
sideration," said the tearful con- t
:ierge. The second etage was vacant; j
M. Lambert occupied the third. Then t
;ame a professor of music, Monsieur a
ie Capitain Galliard, Maitre d'Armee f
ind others. s
Both Lambert and Glynn watched r
cvith quivering interest the deliberate s
minuteness of the examination, first \
Df the concierge, then of the house it- \
self. The professor of music and the h
naitre d'armes were out.so M. Claude I;
;onteiited himself for the present by a
asking some leading questions about t
Lhem. s
Then he and his attendant commis- t
jaire ascended to Lambert's apart- v
ment, and questioned Madame Weber e
ind the bonne as to the smallest de- s
^ails concerning the missing girl; her
:haracter, her habits of life, her f
"riends, her pursuits and finally asked
for her last photograph. It sent a
sham dart of angry pain through a
Slynn's heart to see the chef de la
surete and his aide-de-camp coolly
jxaminiug the portrait which to him I
lad a certain sanctity, to observe the r
inmoved composure of the practiced c
Jetectives in face of the father's de- p
-pairing anxiety, the professional in- c
stinct which subordinated human in- c
;erest to the keen perception of possi- ]<
)le crime, the sleuth-hound scent for
i legitimate prey. b
From Lambert's abode they pro- v
needed to the vacant etage, which the a
:oncierge, in all the tearful yet de- c
ightful excitement of such an extra- d
jrdinary occurrence, threw open with h
;ager zeal. u
It was almost the same as the e
iwelling above, and after looking y
;arefully through the empty rooms y
hey reached the kitchen. The door ii
vas fastened. s
"Tiens!" cried the concierge, look- C
ng rapidly through the keys she car- a
led, "this is strange, I do not re- o
nember locking the door, and I have h
lot been in here more than twice t
since the day you looked at the y
apartment, Monsieur Lambert, for y
some friends who thought or coming ; o
.0 Paris." j c
While she spoke the commissaire n
lad thrust the blade of his penknife "
nto the keyhole. "The key is in- v
side," he said. q
"It is impossible," cried the con- [
lierge. n
"Go round by l'escalaire de service 1
(back stair) with madame," said M.
Claude to his subordinate. "There is a
i door leading thence to the kitchen,
is there not?" a
"But, yes; certainly that will also a
be locked; I have a passkey, how- c
jver, for these outer doors." A few
minutes of silence waiting, and voices f
svere heard within; then the door wa6 t
apened by the concierge, whose us- s
ually rosy face looked a yellowish (
white. "Bon Dieu!" she whispered, r
'the outside door was unlocked, and t
here is tho key which opens both, in
this lock. I swear that the day be- r
vaofofd ov T tho mitKfrip o
floor carefully; nor have I ascended j j
rhis stair since."
"Let us examine this room careful-, 1
ly," said the chef, with a shade of ad-!
iitional gravity. j.
The 6earch was most thorough; j
every little cupboard, every nook, j
the stove, the oven, an old box, every ?
inch of the dingy empty kitchen was
minutely scrutinized?all present as- \
sisting. Suddenly a speck of white c
in a dark corner attracted Glynn's n
eye. He picked it up. It was a morsel
of fine lace entangled with a knot
Df the narrowest black velvet ribbon,
from which dangled a broken end.
With a sickening sensation of horror v
and dread Glynu picked up this in- ]
finitesimal yet eloquent suggestion of t
a struggle and sileiitly handed it to r
M. Claude. }
"Ha:" exclaimed that functionary, c
gazing at it with some earnestness; c
then he added: "Mademoiselle f
changed her toilet too hastily." v
"Good God:" cried Lambert, "she f
were just such a velvet string as this I
through the lace of her dress; I no- c
ticed it!"?and so had Glynn. With c
what bitterness he recalled his ad- v
miration of the creamy whiteness of ?
her neck contrasted with the black r
line surrounding it. "Do you?do t
you think she is murdered?" con- ?
tinued Lambert in an agonized wliis-1
per, staring wildly at the lace.
"No, I do not," said M. Claude, ap- :
parently somewhat moved by the
father's intense misery. "I do not J
suppose her life would be attempted
by any one, unless indeed there are J 1
some circumstances in her or your
history with which I am unacquaint- l}
ed. But I believe what may be as j *
bitter as her death to you?that she i v
has gone with her own free consent." 1
"And that I can never believe," .'
cried Lambert. "She?the sweetest, !
most loving, obedient child man ever
had!"
"Even so," said the detective, with
a tinge of sadness. t
"The affair might have occurred
under chloroform,'4feaid the commissaire
in a low, submissive tone. "A
resolute, practiced villain meets her
ascending the stairs; a handkerchief t
saturated with chloroform suddenly t
wrapped round her face renders her t
helpless. She is carried through this j
empty apartment, her dress changed p
while she is still Insensible." An ir- 1;
repressible groan from Glynn made 1
Lhe chef de la surete look at him. i
'They carry her downstairs," confnned
the commissaire.
"And then," interrupted the con- f
iergo shrilly, "they are caught! How a
;an any pne get CM!t "wjtliput calling u
ne?" h
%
'"Silenoe!" said M. Claude inipre*
ively. "Feel along the floor in that
orner beyond the window."
His subordinate obeyed, and disovered
a small square of chocolate,
? ?..^r Kkaq/i onrl trvm nine
It'W cx UJllUd Ul uicau. uuu V ? V
'hese last were most carefully enmined.
"They are English," said tfie deective.
"But that is easily accountd
for; the person or persons engaged
the abduction evidently partook
if refreshment; nor is there any sign
eading to the supposition of violence.
'he difficulty is to discover how they i
lanaged to leave the house. At what
iour did you lock the door and put
iut your light last night?" to the
oncierge.
In reply to his questions she stated
hat th? entrance door was always
ocked at 10 o'clock, but that she
lerself often sat up till 11. Last
light, feeling weary, she went to bed
t half-past 10. Before she slept the
>ell rang and she pulled the cordon.
i. Lambert's voice said who was |
here and bid her good-night. Twice
iter, entrance was demanded by different
inmates; then, after what
eemed to her a long time, some one
ang the bell, and waking completely,
he distinctly heard Miss Lambert's j
oice. She did not sleep again for
rhat seemed to her more than an
lour, during which all was profoundy
quiet. She always rose before 6,
,nd after lighting her fire to prepare
he coffee of monsieur her husband,
he unlocked the great door and went
o fill her pail with water at a pump,
k-hich was in a court on which the
ntrance opened at the far side of the
treet, in order to wa9li the passage.
"Can you see the chief entrance
rom this court?"
"But yes, certainly."
"And the pump, how is it situted?"
"About the centre."
"I shall inspect it," said M. Claude. !
laving carefully wrapped up the j
norsel of lace and ribbon, the square ;
if chocolate and the two pins, and
Jaced them in an inner pocket, M.
Maude led the way downstairs to the
ourt mentioned by the concierge,, folowed
by her, Lambert and Glynn.
The court, which was like a well
eing surrounded by lofty hou9es,
/as exactly opposite the entrance;.
nd the pump, as stated, was in the
entre, but with its back toward the
oorway, so that any one using the
iandle to raise the water would natirally
turn his or her face from it;
specially as it was necessary to
r'atch the filling of whatever vessel
ras placed below the spout. After
Doking carefully at the relative portions
ot the door and the pump, M.
!laude requested the concierge to fill
pail of water as she was in the habit
f doing. She obeyed; he stood beind
her during the operation, and at
he end observed, "The fugitives
.-niked throueh the onen door while
ou were pumping; no force or chlorform
could have been used." The
oncierge burst into tears. "Gentlelen,"
continued the chef de la surete,
I shall now proceed to Madame Banners',
and the remainder of my Inuiries
I wish to prosecute alone. M.
iambert, do me the favor to call at
ny office to-morrow morning about
0, and come unaccompanied."
"And you can do no more to-day?"
sked poor Lambert.
"I consider that we have secured
. clue. I feel sure of finding your
iaughter; if not immediately, at no
[istant date."
"At no distant date," repeated the
-A P A r\ 1o cnroto loff" I
(illiei J CIS IUC VI 1u umavvv, .v?,
he house, followed by the commisaire.
"But In the meantime!?Oh,
>od. Glynn, how can I live on such a
ack, and I don't know where to
urn!"
"It is almost unbearable. Can you ,
emember nothing that might serve j
is a clue to her extraordinary disap>earance?"
j
"Nothing. If I don't, find her I
lave done with life.""I
feel for you, Lambert, from the
>ottom of my soul. I'd give all I
lossess to know that Elsie is safe!
'ou'li have an awful night of it. i
>hall I stay with you?"
"I am best alone," returned Lamiert,
looking sharply at him. "I
lian t IU1DK you careu t>u mutu.
"hank ye?I am best alone."
To be Continued.
When to Make Camp.
Y/hen the sun comes within the
vidth of two paddle-blades of the<
torizon, If you are wise you will take j
he first bit of level ground within
each of wood and water, and make
laste to get the camp in order before
lark. So we pitched our blue tent
>u the beach with a screen of bushes
it the back to shelter us from the
vind; broke a double quantity of
ir branches for our bed, to save us
rom the midnight misery of sand in
>ur blankets; cut a generous supply
>f firewood from a dead pine tree
vhich stood conveniently at hand; j
nid settled down in comfort for the
lieht.?From "A Holiday in a Vaca- ;
ton." by Henry van Dyke, in the
Jcribner.
His Ambition.
Yellow-covered literature was not
illowed in the Benson family, but
larold had friends who narrated to ,
lim some of the stirring tales they |
lad read.
"What L your ambition, Harold?"]
isked an aunt who was visiting the
Jenson household, and was blessed .
villi a long purse. "Perhaps you've
:?c decide' yet what you'd like to bs
>r do by and by," she added.
"Oh, yes. Aunt Ellen," said Har-1
>!d, shaking his head at such a suggestion,
"I'm all decided. I shou*d
ike to be such a man that people
f ram 1\1 n lil'ft loivoc of i h ^ mon- I
-fiiuiu Utmuii. anv ... w.. .
ion of my name."?Youth's Com- j
anion.
Infinity of Truth.
I do not know v/hat I may appear
o the world; but to myself I seem
o have been only a boy playing on
lie soa shore, and diverting myself
n now and then finding a smoother
icbble or a preilcr shell ihan ordllary,
whilst the great ocean of truth
ay all undiscovered before me.?Sir i
saac Newton.
An eagle has been observed to rise
rom the ground and completely dlsppear
into the sky within three mintes.
Eagles sometimes soar to
eights of 15,000 feet or more. I
' MATTED* TI
A Baby's Carriage Rug.
L*i
Save all nice pieces of silk, cash- eg
mere, or any other soft wool goods.
Tear them into strips three^fourths ar
of an inch wide. Join together and je]
wind into balls. With an ivory gj
crochet hook about the size of a slate 0f
pencil, crochet in plain stitch six m
stripes about six inches wide and one
yard long. Join together with strong
silk floss by sewing lightiy through m
the edgej of each first stitch. Line
with any color desired, bringing the p.
edges of the lining over on the right m
side about an inch all around. Bind 0f
down by leather-stitching. A slum- pi]
ber-robe made in this way would be
very serviceable and pretty.?Mrs. L. w]
A. K., in the Ladies' World. (jl
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Pi
Cold-Water Proccss of Canning. ha
Wash the fruit thoroughly, and in aE
case of rhubarb cut into small pieces,
as for pies. If gooseberries are used, UI
top and tail them. Pack into glass
jars that have been sterilized, then T1
fill the jars to overflowing with fe
freshly drawn water. Put on the of
covers and let them stand over night.
By the nett morning, you will find wi
that the fruit has taken up more or >'a
less of the water, and that there is *i<
quite a vacuum to be filled. Drain in
off the water and fill again with fresh
cold water to overflowing, letting the v_8
water come with sufficient force to tn
drive out any air. Then seal closely *h
and put away for winter use.?From az
"Canning and Preserving Fruit," by 'K
Emma Paddock Telford, in the Circle. fo
of
re
Paint Vs. Paper. ya
I am not an advocate of wan paper, j gr
It is almost as unhygienic as the car- j at
pet. The ideal wall finish is paint, sh
applied directly to the plaster. Give w;
two good coats of it, and you have a lo
surface that can be washed witfi en- sh
T\ 111 tsx if
lire bUltili. juuat Win uul uiug uu ik.
Germs cannot find a lodging place in gi
it. If care is taken in the selection fir
of color, the wall will look better T1
than it would if hung with an ex- in
pensive paper, especially if it is to 35
serve as a background for pictures. A!
If the coloring does not prove satis- th
factory, paint of another color can be th
applied at any time. I_f it is not fa
thought advisable to use paint, ala- fii
bastine can be substituted. This ya
makes a hygienic finish, costs but fii
little and looks well. Anything is w<
better than paper with its musty paste
and general unsanitariness.?From lo
"Putting the Country Home in Or- be
der," by Eben E. Rexford, in The Out- in
ing Magazine. at
p
A Few Excellent Recipes. tj,
Beef Kidneys Fried?Cut a sufTl-, 4
cient quantity of beef kidneys in fr
slices nearly half an inch thick, place
them in a dish, cover with boiling ti<
water and allow them to remain for fr<
about ten minutes. Drain them on to
a towel until thoroughly dry. Put a loi
quantity of flour on a plate, roll the ba
kidneys in this, then fry on a hot pan PC
I which has been well buttered. When ag
well browned turn on the other side T1
and sprinkle with salt and pepper, to
Arrange 011 the platter around the P*
outer edge, leaving the centre free di
and resting one slice of kidney over
the other. Make the gravy by adding lo
an extra pat of butter to that ai?
ready in the pan, sprinkle in a little
flour, stirring until smooth, and add th
sufficient water, allowing all to boil iti
up until it is of proper consistency, th
Add extra water if It becomes too er
thick, season with salt and pepper, ut
and flavor with a little lemon juice. 30
Strain and pour the gravy in the co
space left in the centre of the dish.
Toast should be passed around with
this dish, or the kidneys may be
served on me toast. to
A Delicate Egg Dish?Beat up as F(
many eggs as is thought necessary, aS
the whites and yolks together, and
put them into a buttered saucepan,
stirring constantly lest the eggs be- ^
come hard or stick to the bottom of P1
the pan. Let them cook gently, then
sprinkle with sugar and a few dashes kr
of cinnamon. Pour them into a hot
dish and squeeze orange juice over
all. This is light and dainty and se
will not disturb the most delicate Al
stomach. to
Curried Potatoes?Cut up cold
boiled potatoes in slices until you
havo three cupfuls. Put two table- .
spoonfuls of butter in a frying pan
and when hot add a tablespoonful of ^
finely chopped onion; toss this about
until slightly browned. Now add the
sliced potatoes, season with salt and gg
pepper and add one teaspoonful of ^
curry powaer. stir mese arouuu weu
then pour over all half a cupful of ?
gravy or soup stock. Cover the pan '
and let it simmer ten minutes, after 5 !
which turn into a hot dish and garnish
with parsley.
ev
Spanish Cream Whip?Put one- no
quarter of a box of gelatine to soak ^
in a quarter of a cupful of cold water.
While this is dissolving heat
two and one-half cupfuls of milk, add
a third of a cupful of sugar and then
put in the gelatine. Stir for a minute
or two. Beat the yolks of two th
eggs slightly, then pour over them 0,1
the gelatine and milk. Put all iu sa
tho double boiler and cook for five
minutes, stirring constantly. Add al
one tablespoonful of vanilla. Beat I
the whites of the eggs to a stiff froth
and pour this over all. Dip the mould 'n
in cold water, or if individual moulds
are used treat each the same, and put
on the ice or in a cool place to Get.
When ready to serve turn out of the El
mould carefully so as not to break
the form.
Banana Saute?Select bananas of 1
even size, remove the skins and cut
in half crosswise, then iu half lengthwise.
Dredge witl^jour. Have the
frying pan hot, jifflpM a good-sized nu
piece of butter amFvhen melted lay is
in the bananas. Fry until nicely in*
browned, arrange on a hot platter g<?
and sprinkle with powdered sugar.' all
For this make a sauce of half a cup-j jto
f'^1 of sugar and one-quarter ot a cupful
of lemon juice. Put in a sauce-! th
pan and heat thoroughly, adding, to
.one teaspoonful of butter.?American P"
Home Monthly. sir
KTILLERY FIRE AT BALLOONS. '
v r\f Won HnAiin-ht
ItTMT .1VH r>ll^iuvo VI !!??<
Down at Long Range by Bel- ]
gian Gunners.
While Germany, France and the
lited States are making great
torts to perfect a war balloon that
11 be of real use in a campaign, the '
tillery is trying to solve the probm
of combating this new war enne.
Some interesting experiments
this nature hare recently been
ade.
In Austria valuable and instruc?*e
tests, with good results, were
ade with 4.7 inch guns against anored
balloons; and in Germany at
** ? n\rr eimilor iirnflrimonfc WPTP
ade with 4 inch guns. The details
the results have not been made
iblic.
In Belgium, on the other hand,
tiere extensive firing tests were conicted
against anchored balloons, the
ita are available. The trials took '
ace at the proving grounds at Braslet,
with both field and siege guns,
id are still going on.
The firing is done with shrapnel
ily. Old balloons of the Balloon
>mpany are being used as targets,
leir diameter is about thirty-three
et, and they are sent up to a height
about 1300 to 1650 feet.
In the firing with two 5.9 inch ho[tzers
the balloon was about 5500
irds from the guns and at an eleva)n
of about 1150 feet. The openg
range was 5500 yards and the
ing was done with the aid of obserttion
stations, located on one side of
e vertical plane of fire, each of
ese stations bei: g provided with an
imuth instrument (a graduated
>rizontaI circular plate with sights
r obtaining the position of the point
burst of the shrapnel in space with
ference to the target.)
At the third salvo, fired at 5G00
.rds. the range was found to be too
eat, and at the fourth salvo, fired
4 600 yards, it was found too
ort; consequently the fifth salvo
is fired at 4800 yards. The balon
was struck forty-six times, two
ots effecting very serious damage.
In firing with four cast iron 4 inch
ins, model 1889, the range of the
st battery salvo was 3280 yards,
iree platoon 9alvos were then fired
rapid succession at 3280, 3170 and
!SO yards elevation, respectively,
t the second salvo, at 3170 yards,
e balloon was struck, and at the
iid it began to sink. During its
11 two more battery salvos were
ed, one platoon firing at 3280
irds, the other at 3170 yards;
lally, two $hgle shots at 3280 yards
ere fired.
The result showed that the balon
had been hit 149 times, five hits
:ing found in the balloon body, two
the gondola, and three had cut the
ichoring ropes.
During the present season the extriments
at Brashaet are io be conled
against anchored ballopns with
inch euns. model 1889, at ranges
om 5280 to 6560 yards.
At the same time special observa)ns
are to be made of the firing
om balloons. Artillery officers are
mount in kite and spherical balons,
conducted by military dirigible
illoons, and follow from these
lints of observation the firing tests
;ainst various targets in the field,
le results of the observations are
be reported by means of a telelone
on the ladder to the officer
recting the firing tests.
In spite of the fact that the balon
at Santiago gave little satisfac)n
to the troops on the firing line
'ho felt that it merely indicated
eir position to the enemy), the miliry
world is engaged in studying
e subject with ever' increasing engy,
and as cover is increasingly
ilized bv troons the balloon (or
me such method of observation) '
nstantly gains in importance.
Exploring the Upper Air.
Plainly, electricity has a great deal !
do with the mechanism of storms, j
)r this and other reasons the stor- j
;e of it in the atmosphere interests ;
high degree the expert meteorolost;
and it is not surprising that
e Wea'her Bureau should contemate
an exhaustive investigation of
e subject. What?it would like to
low, to begin with?is a lightning
ish? Whence does it come, and
iw is it generated? Do storm clouds
rve as gigantic storage batteries?
tid does the electricity have anything |
do with the making of rain? j
Nobody can answer any of these ]
lestions. It is believed that a light
ug uaau uas au fAiicmci/ 111511 >uige,
with a low amperage; in other
jrds, that it contains only a small
aount of electricity at a very high
essure. But there is no certainty
out it. . The Weather Bureau man
nds up a scientific box kite with
e help of a windlass, from a hillp,
using piano wire in place of a
ring. Storm clouds come up, and
sctricity begins to descend the \
re, throwing off formidable sparks,
is interesting?in fact, it might
en be dangerous?but it conveys
information. ? From "Fifteen
iles Up in the Air," by Rene Bache,
the Circle.
An Explanation.
An alienist came wandering
rough an insane asylum's wards
ie day. He came upon a man who
t in a brown study on a bench.
A r\ trr\ 11 /?/. C?ir?9" 1 ha
riUTT UW JVU UV, . OUlU VUW
ienifit. "What is your name, may
isk?"
"My name?" said the other, frown-j
5 fiercely. "Why, Czar Nicholas,
course."
"Indeed." said the alienist. "Yet
e last time f was here you were the
nperor of Germany,"
"Yes. ot' course," said the other,
licltly; "but that was by my first
fe.'?Argonaut.
Needed to Marry.
The modern bachelor is by no
sans so black as he is painted. He '
simply one ot' those exceptional
3ii who have been born without the
uius for matrimony. To marry at
I, a man requires inspiration, and
marry well, aspiration, and to
xrry folislily, desperation. None of
ese qualities has boon vouchsafed
a singular being who deliberately
d of malice prepense leads the
>trip jjfft ?Mndarne
IRE SUNDAY SCHOOL, i
INTERNATIONAL LESSON COMmrvts
for OOT. 27 BY THE
KEV. I. W. HENDERSON*.
Subjcct: Caleb's Faithfulness Rewarded,
Josh. 14:0-15?Golden
Text, Matt. 2.>:23?Memory
Verses, 7, S?Commentary.
Caleb's reward is indicative of the
faithfulness of Jehovah to actualize
Wis promises. Caleb had been a careful
and courageous investigator and
reporter in the days when Moses
wished to know of the character of
the land and the people of Canaan
(Cf. Lesson for September 1). He
had valiantly and consistently maintained
a spirit of optimism and of assistance
to Moses when Israel's days
were dark. God had promised him
that he should live to see the realization
of his dreams, the fulfillment of
his prophecies, the fructifying of the
hopes of his people. And the promise
is kept.
God's promises were effective in
the life of Caleb for the reason that
is stated in the fourteenth verse of
the lesson?"because he wholly followed
the Lord God of Israel." That
was the ground of promise. It was
the ground also for the realizing of
the promise. God makes few promicoo
nnnr fniinwprs. There can be
no promises to those who refuse to
do His will. The promises of God
are many and beautiful and possible
of fulfillment in the lives of those
who, after the pattern of Caleb,
wholly followed the Lord God. Caleb
heard the voice of God because
he lived for God and within God, and
had confidence in Him. The promises
of Jehovah were completed for
him because he was steadfast in the
divine life and continued and expanded
in his faith in God. Caleb
had an abiding belief in the integrity
of God. Therefore God was able to
speak plain words to him. The man
who doubts God never hears the sublimest
messages Jehovah sends to
men. Only the souls who believe on
Him, who trust Him, who obey Him,
who are faithful toHim, hear, or are.
able to hear, the messages, the promises,
the confidences of God. It could
not be otherwise. It is not otherwise.
The twelfth verse illuminates the
character of Caleb. The Anakim entrenched
among the hills were the
most formidable enemies with which
Israel was called upon to deal. They
were most powerful and to be feared.
They were the sort of opponents that
Caleb chose. He wanted no easy task. ,
His arm was mightiest and his heart
most courageous against me musi terrifying
foes. As he possessed extraordinary
strength and faith so he desired
the most dangerous expeditions.
His trust in God excelled any awe he
may have had for his foes. His confidence
in the enabling of Jehovah
made him fearless where others
might have been afraid.
Caleb requested the infested mountain
of the Anakim as his portion.
The sons of Anak were to fly before
his prowess and Ihe power of his God..
trusting in the promises of God his
Lord, Caleb demanded Hebron for
an inheritance and was certain of his
ability to conquer and to hold it.
What to him were giants and cities
great and fenced. He would under"
God overthrow ' the giants and destroy
their cities and topple down
their walls.
Those characteristics in the personalities
of Caleb and God that the lesson
unfolds are applicable to present
conditions and the modern life.
If they are not they are hardly
worth the study of those who
are engrossed with the cares of
to-day and the expectations of
to-morrow, who are compelled to
live and to labor in the days that
are. If they are not they are subjects
most for the historian and the
study. Those Sunday-school lessons i
that do not relate themselves to the
needs and the men of to-day, that do
not apply themselves with readiness
fn the solution and exnlication of the
problems of the modern world ought
to be laid aside. But this lesson is i
relative, it applies.
For the faithfulness of a promis- '
ing Father is daily proven. Multitudes
daily test Him and find Him ;
trustworthy. He is as faithful to '
us as He was to Caleb. Whenever we
keep our covenants with Jehovah we
discover that He more than keeps His
agreements. There is not a promise
that God makes to obedient souls
that is uot abundantly fulfilled. Those l
who are valiant and consistent and i
courageous, trustful; who maintain
their spiritual and moral wholeness
and their confidence in God; who put
themselves and God to the test enjoy
the realization of the ultimate
promises of God.
With us as with Caleb these promises
become effective when we wholly
follow the Lord our God. Caleb enjoyed
the favor of God because he
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serveu nuu. rae utrai u iuu tuitc ui
God because he listened for it. He
saw the realized and objectified glory
of God because he kept his eyes open
to discern the wonders of the majesty
and might of God. That is to
say that Caleb followed God with
every faculty. When we walk after
God and before Him after that manlier
we too shall perceive His glory
in the laud of the living. When we
op?i our eyes we shall see His majesV
revealed. When we open our
ears we shall hear His voice. When
we submit ourselves to His will we
shall realize His power.
Living like this we shall be like Caleb
who longed for the largest tasks,
the most vicious enemies, the sternest
strife. We shall welcome the labors
that are most irksome and the
difficulties that are commonly regarded
as insuperable. We shall
welcome them with joy. For we shall
have coafldence in God.
Trm Much Orjiii<rp .TtnYr.
Citizens of Pasadena, Cal., complain
that bees and flies, intoxicated
on fermented orange juicp, have become
a nuisance, 'f ho proprietors of
a nursery near the town have a large
force of Japanese employed extracting
seeds from partly decayed oranges,
and in the process of squeezing
the seeds from the oranges a
small stream of orange juice flows
from the place, which attracts millions
of flies and bees, which become
intemperate.
British and Irish Emigrants.
Over 177,000 British and Irish
emigrants went to America and Can
ada during the year 1906, according
to a London Board of Trade report.
The total is greater than that of any
year since 1.SS7. Canada received
the largest number of immigrants,
91,000.
Can't Stand For Hours.
On account of agitators in India
circulating a false report that all '
sugars manufactured in Europe arc
refined by the aid of bones, the imports
of iliis commodity into India j
have been greatly affected.
v%
QLumr^iSuR^
LOOK TO JESUS.
You say, "The fight is fiercc and long, N
The journey full of toil ar>d pain;
That you are weak." Well! God is strongs \
Ho Koine tlio weak TTp ricrliht lllfi WTQTUtZ.
Then change your sighing for a song, *
Up! and begin the fight again.
You say, "The tempter's subtle powers
Out-mateh your wisdom, and your skill; . gs
That in your weak, unguarded hours
Sin woos you to her pleasant bow're,
And lulls with scents of slumb'rous flow'ra
Alike your reason and your will."
Oh, shame! and are you then content
To rest sin's willing, witless slave? ? "*_
Is all your manly courage spent,
Is there no God?no answer sent
To prayer? No Christ omnipotent,
Who burst the portals of the grave? >5
Oh, stricken soul, look up! nor fear /
Though Hell itself oppose thy way;
Though fall'n and faithless,-thou shalt hear
The voice of Hope ring loud and clear: *5
The hand of pardoning love is near
To lift thee from the mire and clay?
?F. C. V. H., in London Christianv~.;3|g
Prayer and Waiting. ^
T> Jo onsv tr> nrav fnr thinsra hnfc
hard to wait for tliera; and we often
rush to the conclusion that because-. *;r:.
prayers are not answered in a moment
they are not answered at all.
A little thought would end this kind
of sketicism and give us patience to
wait on the Lord without repining or
sinking of heart.
Great blessings sometimes come'
suddenly, but none before they have
been prepared for by sopie kind or4**?
spiritual training; great orators
sometimes suddenly come to light in.
apparently commonplace careers, batnot
unless there have been rich possl- .
bilities hidden beneath the routine
of daily work. No man, in any great
crisis, shows a gift for speech or action
or heroism unless the germs of
those things were already in him.
Great moments do not put great qualities
into the souls of men; they simply
reveal what is already there. The
fruits of character cannot be
realized until the seeds of nobility
have had time to grow; and education
of some kind must precede iBfc's '
forms of sustained strength. Weak
men have often, by prayer, been
made strong in critical moments, but
they acquire -the habit-of strength:
only by exercise. The weak arm doe* not
become muscular by taking
thought, but by taking exercliie; the
irritable temper is not made sweet by
a sudden act or will, but by patient
repression of an unhappy tendency;
the man of unclean mind is not
cleansed because he resolves to become
white, but because he forms ih? :
habit of purity.
We are continually asking God to*
give us the fruits of character witfir - ?
out the discipline of training, not; realizing
that we are asking Him to>
do for us the work that alone would
strengthen onr muscles and give ue=
the power we crave. We ask to b*
fed by a miracle instead of tilling the
ground, sowing the seed, and reaping
the harvest with our own hands*
and so getting strength from the soil.
He is ready to help us in any time qf
need, but moral help must be secured!
by moral exertion; we must not ask V
God to pauperize us.
Men ought to pray every day for
sweetness of temper, since the laclc. ^
?of it blights homes and neutralizee
many noble qualities; but they ought
to remember that sweetness is bom
out of the subjection of strength, the
mastery of temper, the control of the:
tones of voice, and that to gain the
blessed gift one must wait on
Lort^-arid let education give prayer"1^
its ultimate effectiveness.?The Out- '
look. ' ? ?-* 'A
___ ' 5
An Ancient Inscription.
In the ancient Cathedral of Lue- vjr
beck, in Germany, there is a ulab witb
the following inscription:
"Thus speaketh Christ, our Lord* ^
to us:
Ye call Me Master, and obey Me'^
not;
Ye call Me Light, and see Me not? .
Ye call Me Way, and in Me walk ...
not; JSj
Ye call Me Life, and desire Me not;Ye
call Me Wise, and follow Me s
not; jS
Ye call Me Fair, and love Me not;
Ye call Me Rich, and ask Me not;
Ye call Me Eternal, and seek Me
not;
Ye call Me Gracious, and trust Me
not; IV-'j
Ye call Me Noble,, and serve Me
not;
Ye call Me Mighty, and honor Me
not;
Ye call Me Just, and fear Me not;.: :
If I condemn you. blame Me not.*
Brethren Evangelist.
Home-Made Crosses.
The crosses which we make for
ourselves dv a restless auxieiy an w
the future, are not crosses which E
come from God. We show want of I
faith in Him by our false wisdom,
wishing to forestall His arrange
ments, and struggling to supplement a
Ilis providence by our own provi- I
dence. The future is not yet oursr^M
perhaps it never will be. If It comes,
it may come wholly different from H
what we have foreseen. 8|
Let us shut our eyes, then, to that I
which God hides from us, aud 'keeps R
in reserve in the treasures of Hie
rlepn counsels. Let us worship with- I
out seeing; let us be silent; let uff
abide in peace.?Fetielon.
An Admonition.
Try to be as good as all thiuk thee
to be. because many have great faith,
in thee, and, therefore, I admonish
thee to be nothing loss than people
hope of thee.?Francis d'Assisl.
Christianity at Homo.
A candle that won't shine in one
room is very unlikc-ly to ehine in anolhsr.
If you do not shine at home,
if your mother and father, your sis- ,
ter and brother, if the very cat and
dog in the house are not hotter and
ha'iinier for vour heine a Christian,
it i.s a question whether you really "H
arc one.?J. Hudson Taylor. .H
A Thought Worth While. 9
If is worth whi/.? to wonder how H
you vTouhl foe! In eternity without fl
j our Sunday clothes. >
Horses Stiil in Demand. B
The figures of the National Bureau H
of Statistics show something less than S
20,000,000 horses in this country, H
with au estimated-value of $1,846,- jB
508,000. which is an average of $93 H
per head. Ten years ago the total M
number of horses was given as 15,- H
000,000. worth $500,000,000. or only;
aoc-m eacn. ?
World's Foremost Ploiviuakcr.
The foremost plowm&ker in the
world is James? Oliver, who recently H
passed his eighty-fourth birthday. He H
i'vac; at Qrtnil) Ron/1 fnrl I^E