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Ill ? IWIIB ? ? I II I III ! ! ! I II jj;*N ^ ^21S l/^ Rv MRS. AI ?~ ? L^H5B5HSH5HSH5H5HSH5ESaeHl CHAPTER VII. 12 n Continued. ^ ' "Well," ejaculated Lady Getliin, a "what did you find?" "After a little delay we were ush- "V ercd upstairs and were received by a lady, who recognized Heathcote. He ii left me to explain myself, which I k did as well as 1 could, though it was tl not easy. " 'You heard a voice you recognized speaking in our grounds,' repeated the lady; 'it must have been n either Mademoiselle Laroche, or a Mademoiselle Moppert. They were o in the grounds just now.' e " "May I see these ladies?' * " 'Mademoiselle Moppert?yes; but Mademoiselle Laroche has just driven away. Mademoiselle Moppert has b come to replace her as French gov- c erness.' I confess I lost hope as she spoke, still I begged for an interview h .with the incoming teacher, and a ser- *1 vant was sent to request her presence. a A glance at her was enough. She was & a short, stout, elderly lady, with piercing black eyes and distinct mous- 1( taches. I had to muster my be6t y French and apologize elaborately. ^ Then 1 begged for some information n touching Mademoiselle Laroche. How loi.'g had she been there? Aboutsev2n months. She had been engaged in May last, but did not come till the middle of June. Where had 6he s" gone? It was understood she had made an engagement to go to India, c< but she was extremely reserved. No P one knew much about her except Mrs. ^ Storrer, who was spending the holi- ^ days with a friend at Cheltenham. ^ This was all I couU extract, weaincote was desperately put out by my 11 eccentric proceedings. I was obliged yi to return with him and to give some explanation of my conduct. Then 1 went to the cabstand, and found out w the number of the cab, and to the gl police station and commissioned a constable to ascertain where the cab had tpken Mademoiselle Laroche." ^ "I think your time and trouble ?( have been thrown away," said Lady 1S Gethin. "A fancied resemblance to k Miss Lambert's voice was but shallow ^ ground to build any hopes upon." 11 "It was not fancied," said Glynn, w leaning back and looking straight be- r* fore him with fixed, dreamy eyes. "The tones struck my ear, my heart, with instantaneous recognition. I cannot believe that any two people could speak so much alike. I must r( say the description doesn't tally, nor tc is it possible to account for her being in a ladies' school in England; still, that voice! "My dear Hugh, your imagination Is so saturated with the tragic ideas pou associate with that unhappy girl's flight?I mean her disappearance," F for Glynn turned sharply towards her, "that you can hardly trust your h own impressions. I wish you would d, put the affair out of your head." "Excellent advice, hut useless to s, me. I can not forget!" "Is it possible that on so short an acquaintance you were so severely N hit?" "Ay, in the first twenty-four hours of our acquaintance she touched my pj heart as no other woman ever did. And yet so miserably faithless is this 01 human nature of ours, there are mo- Sl menis wiien uuuui piuuges lis jaggeu darts into me?and for a hideous mo- a] ment I think it possible she may have ti gone with some unknown lover, but p, at any suggestion of the kind from ^ another the doubt vanishes. It only ? gathers at rare intervals when I brood alone and grow morbid. In my saner moments I never doubt her; y( but the horror of the thing?nothing diminishes that." p( "It is a terrible business alto- w gether. What do you think of doing now?" A "I shall go down by an early train ir to Cheltenham to-morrow and see this Mrs. Storrer. My future movements will depend upon what I gather w from her." "Shall you write to the father?" e, "Not unless I have something definite to report." "You are a most unlucky fellow, r< Hugh; your life is quite spoilt by this entanglement." o; "It is my fate," said Glynn. e] "You will return to-morrow night, ^ I suppose?" said Lady Gethin. "Most probably. I don't fancy 1 ^ shall get any intelligence that will j send me further afield." "You must come and tell me your h news as soon as possible." ^ "Of course I shall, gladly." After some more conversation they S( parted, and Glynn, disturbed, but scarcely hopeful, went home to snatch e what repose he could before his early tj start next day. While Glynu was making his way tj to Mrs. Storrer's temporary abode fi through muddy streets and a chillinsr h shower of sleet, Deering sat over a u glowing fire in the particular apart- u ment occupied by him in his town house. He was in London for a few b days on his way to visit a sporting c friend in Leicestershire, and was util- n izing the time by an interview with ii his solicitor, who had already risen r to take leave, when Deering's valet y entered and banded a card to his n master, who, glancing at it with a u frown, said: s "Ask him to sit down; I will see him presently," and he continued the y conversation with his legal adviser. t As soon as he was alone, Deering e rang and desired that the gentleman t whn wns waiHni? shmilrl hp Rhnwtl r up. In another moment the door y closed on Vincent. r "Well," said Deering, without v further salutation, "have you any v news? There?sit down." t "Yes, I have news; not very satis- e factory news," said Vincent in his nasal, drawling tones. "He's off!" i: "Lambert.' And to America?" c cried Deering. ( iSHSHS2?JH5H5H5H5H5E5E5a> " '^fl ?ooe>??c???0? In ambert g !ysi:ery? I J5XANDEK. 5HSH5HSHSH5HSHSHSH5H5B^. ,r'1-- "T fmrtAd him A UC UlliCi I1UUUVU. * lyseif, saw him on board the New 'ork steamer, and saw her steam way down the Mersey." "Then he sailed from Liverpool? Wiat was the meaning of that?" "Can't tell. I think you are wrong i your conjecturcs. I don't think he nows any more about his daughter lian we do." "His start for America proves nothag." "Perhaps not; but for over seven lonths he has been watched night nd day, as you know, and not a trace f any communication with any one xcept business men and that woman ho brought up the girl has been aund." "We don't know what his comlunication with her may have la&ked." YYflly XiUt lilUi ^ c ii a. ii mi ivvvvio ave passed between them in all this Ime; nor has he remitted money in ny direction, or made any expedition eyond his daily round. He is a ery, impulsive, open-mouthed fel>w, who would be too proud of doing ou to keep silent about it. If he rere not within reach of the policelan he'd give me my quietus." "No doubt," said Deering. "What > the name of the woman in Wales?" "Mrs. Kellett." "I thought we might have got amething out of her." "Well, I did not," returned Vinsnt. "Lambert was so ready to aply to her. Moreover, the man that ent down to that place found she ad been ill in bed at the very time [iss Lambert disappeared." There was a pause. "Who has any iterest in taking her away? Have ou any theory?" "Not much of one. I am somemes inclined to think she went off ith Glynn. He was, I suspect, far one about her." "No," said Deering, thoughtfully. No, he was with me when Lambert roke in like a madman, and no one mid have aped the horror and astonihment he betrayed. No, he doesn't now anything^-or didn't a few eeks ago, but I wish to heaven he adn't got over that fever. Should e ever find the girl we will have to ;ckon with him, and he is a formidi)le antagonist." "He can be dealt with, I suppose.". Deering did not heed him. His row contracted with a look of fierce ;solution. "Have you telegraphed ? the New York police?" "I waited to see you first." "You had better do so. They have description of Lambert, I suppose?" "I rather think not." "Send it then." "What, by wire?" "Yes?but wait?do it through the rench detective. They were rather iken with the notion that Lambert imself had made away with his aughter?" "At first, yes; but the last time I iw M. Claude he seemed to have uite given up the idea." "You never know what he thinks, ow, what has your journey cost DU?" "I don't care to take any money at resent; I will write when " "No," interrupted Deering imperiiisly, "not letters. Remember?the im originally promised if you can ad her dead, double if you find her live. Now you may go?stop?wait 11 the servant comes." Vincent aused, and as the door opened, Deerig said distinctly in courteous tones, [ am very much obliged to you for iking the trouble to call?I am invested in your search?and wish ju an uuuu muiuiiig. Lady Gethin was restless and exectant until the hour arrived at hich Glynn was due. She was pro)undjy interested in the mysterious isappearance of the girl who had lade so deep an impression on her ivorite nephew. Glynn was a few minutes late, but as cordially welcomed. "I see you have found nothing," icclaimed Lady Gethin, as soon as ley were alone. "It was a wild goose chase," he jplied with a weary look. He had, he said, found the head f the Clapham establishment easily ougu. ii was eariy iu may msi lat negotiations between herself and le French teacher began; but she id not enter upon her duties till the 5th ofr June. "That," said Glynn, interrupting imself, "was the day of the ball? le day before her disappearance." Mrs. Storrer described Mademoielle Laroche as about middle height, iclined to be stout, with hair and yes between dark and fair; not paricularly graceful; and as to age? rell, it was hard to say?she might e twenty-one, she might be twentyve, appearances are decptive. As to er voice?yes, it was pleasant, unusally soft for a French woman; but othing remarkable! "Finally, I showed her Miss Lamert's photograph, which I always arrv ahnnt with mp Shf? lnnkpri at t with a slow smile, and then returnng it, said: 'No, this is not Madenoiselle Laroche, this is a charming oung lady.' Her quiet unconscioustess of any resemblance convinced ne even more than her words that he could not. know Elsie." "Indeed," added Glynn, "a quiet oung ladies' boarding school seems he very last place where one could xpect to find a girl so st.angely and ragically lost. Yet eveu now, as 1 ecall the voice I heard the day before esterday I cannot believe that I was nistaken! Is it not possible that a isitor might have entered and unltoH rrmnrl thr> cnrrtpn with lhr> hose two unknown to the head govrness?" "Of course it is possible, but very mprobable. If Miss Lambert was arried away against her own will wbjcb i do not believe), Uer captors , would not. let her go visiting; and It she aided in concealing herself, why, she would not seek acquaintances." "True and unanswerable. Still, when 1 think of the voice I heard little more than forty-eight hours ago, I cannot resist the conviction that if I could have burst through that accursed hedge I should have clasped Elsie?the real Elsie?in my arms." "Good heavens, Hugh! would you have clasped her In your arms?" "I would if she had not repelled me! I tell you 1 would give life itself?to find?the Elsie Lambert I believe in!" "Yes, but can you hope to do so? Must you not admit that the balance r.f ovidorie npninst snfh a find?" cried Lady Gethin, distressed, yet deeply interested. "There are beliefs and instincts,"' returned Glynn, "the deepest?the strangest, respecting which one cannot reason! Shall we ever understand the 'wherefore' that is above and beyond our material sense?" "Never!" said Lady Gethin, sharply. "These dreamy tendencies are not like you! This unlucky business has upset your mental balance, Hugh. You' have done your best to find this poor girl; she has no claim whatever upon you. You must try to put her out of your head, and take up your life again." "I suppose I must," he returned, thoughtfully; "but it will be hard. Curiously enough I found a letter awaiting me when I returned, from Lambert, dated Liverpool, informing me he was to sail next day for New York, where he had some faint hope of finding a clew to his daughter. He must, have passed through London. I am surprised he did not call on me. I did not think he would have avoided me." "It looks odd." said Lady Gethin. "By the way, let me see the daughter's photograph; I did not know you carried it about, or I should have asked for it before." Glynn took out the little case in which the picture was carefully enclosed, and gave it to her. Lady Gethin looked long and thoughtfully at it. "A sweet face," she said, "somewhat sad; but a" fine expression; it seems somehow familiar to me. I wish I could remember who it is she reminds me of." "It has not been fortunate for Elsie that her face suggests memories," said Glynn. "I have a strong conviction that if she had not attracted Deering's attention at those Auteuil races she would be still safe under her father's care." "You mean to say you think that a man of Deering's position, character, standing, would give himself up to such scoundrelism. Hugh! it is too absurd!" "I know it is. However, if he is responsible for her disappearance, he certainly does not know where she is now; but he is seeking for her. Claude, the French detective, let out as much the last time I saw him." "Depend upon it the father knows she is in America." "You think so? I doubt it." "I bonder he is not more confidential with you. Does he know you were in love with her?" "No, certainly not!" Lady Gethin began to urge him to resume his former social habits and mix with his kind. "It will not render your chances of finding your lost love any the worse, perhaps better; for if you ever get a clew to her I suspect it will be by accident." "Yes, I shall probably find her; but how? and where?" said Glynn, with a sound of pain in his voice. . "At any rate, I shall follow your advice!" To be Continued. A Voyage Unrivaled. Although anticipated as to geographical discoveries by his British predecessors, yet the voyage of Amundsen stands forth unrivaled as to scant means, scientific work and successful navigation. Under his skilful handling the tiny Gjoa is the first ship to make the Northwest passage, and thr>redetermination of the location of the north magnetic pole, by observations covering nearly two vfars in thfi immediate vicinitv of the pole, is a most notable contribution to science. It should be borne in mind that these results have been produced by the labor of only nine men, without undue suffering, and with most modest equipment. .The outcome stamps Amundsen as a man endowed with high qualities of administration, judgment and resourcefulness.?From A. W. Greely's "Amundsen's Expedition and the Northwest Passage," in The Century. Ellenborough's Sarcasm. There are few places that have mA*?A OTlfl TUlt fclVCii UIIUI IU U1UIV UU.UV/1 .... than the court room. Mauy have heard of the humor of the famous Lord Ellenborougii. One day a young member of the bar rose to address the Court in a grave criminal case. "My unfortunate client" he began; repeated it two of three times, and then stopped short. "Go on, sir, go on!" said Ellenborough. "So far the Court is with you."?New York Tribune. The best gold pens are tipped with an alloy of osmium and iridium. Gold pens are alloyed with silver to about sixteen-karat fineness. Hindoos in Canada. It is stated at Ottawa that the Canadian Department of Trade and Commerce has been advised that 1460 East Indians had arrived in British Columbia from January 1 to October 15, and that 2 000 more have already booked passages. Mr. Macpherson. M. P., who went to Ottawa to protest against this immigration, 1. i a- ir... i 1. A i sai? on ins reium iu vuuuouvei tuui he was authorized to announce that the Dominion Government would introduce legislation next session to restrict the immigration of Indiana. The Austrian Lloyd line established the first week in January a fast fortnightly steamship service between Trieste and Brindisi, on the Mediterranean, and Karachi and Bombay, India, with a maximum voyage of fifteen days. In Corunna, Spain, no snow has fallen in twenty-four years. Household Matters. Salza. Take a cupful each of tomatoes, onions and green peppers (from which the reeds have been removed); scald and skin the tomatoes, and skin the peppers by blistering on a hot stove. Chop all together, adding salt ami pnou.-rh olive oil to moisten. This can be eaten hot or cold on fish I or cold meats.?New York Tribune. Mock P.'ite dc Fois Gras. Pour boiling water over a halt I pound calf's liver, let it stand ten minutes, then drain and dry; cut in dice and fry gently with three or four slices of bacon, two or three shallots and four mushrooms; the liver must be just cooked through, but not browned or toughened with long cooking; when done, turn the contents of the pan minus the fat into a motar and pound to a paste; season with salt, pepper, and, if liked, a suspicion of mace and nutmeg, then rub through a sieve and use as a sandwich filling. The addition of a few chopped truffles makes it still more appetizing.?New York Telegram. Tomatoes and Eggs. Vegetarians ought to like the following: Put nr four firm, round to- I matoes in half, and place them in a fireproof baking dish, skin down. Add one tablespoonful of water and bake until tender. Remove from oven before they lose their shape and scoop out a good portion from each. Break two eggs into a saucepan, add a teaspoonful of butter, wineglassful of cream, little onion juice, one tablespoonful of grated Parmesan cheese; pinch of salt, pepper and sugar, and whisk all until thick and creamy. Fill tomato cups with custard, decorate with a sprig of parsley. Serve very hot on toast.?New York Tribune. I Grated Parmesan Cheese. The grated Parmesan or American cheese to be had at the grocer's makes a delicious and nutritious addition to the luncheon omelet and is, withal, quickly managed. Make the omelet in the usual way, beating the yolks and whites of the eggs together?few persons like the frothy centre of the omelet made with stiffly beaten whites; add a tablespoonful of milk for every egg, salt and pepper, and cook in the omelet pan until the bottom of the omelet is brown and the centrc jellylike. Then sprinkle it with a generous quantity ol the cheese, fold and remove from the pan to a hot plate. Sprinkls again j with the cheese and serve. Rinfs For the Frnit-Cnnner. f Before putting fruit in glass jars wash them in soap suds containing a little soda. Then rinse well with scalding water, and set in the sun to dry. If you want the flavor of the fruil to come out well, do not use an excess of sugar. Never use poor fruit for canning The best is none too good. Let it be as fresh as possible, and net overripe. Handle it as little, as possible. Have everything in readiness before you begin operations. The woman who has to run to pantry 01 kitchen every time a thing is wanted makes herself double the work that's necessary. Use the best grade of sugar. II may cost a little more than the ordi> nary, but it will make your fruif enough better to pay the difference in cost. Do not stir your fruit when it is cooking. If you want to know how it is coming along, take out a piece of it without disturbing the rest. Give it a brisk boiling. If allowed 10 siana ana simmer wiu uut iciaiL its shape -well. When the cans are ready for seal Ing, see that the covers fit perfectly Never use one that does not hu? down tightly to the shoulder of thf jar.?From "The Country House Interior," by Eben E. Rexford in Th? Outing Magazine. lUlNXS FOR,, THE Irt'OUSEKEEPERo Add three tablespoonfuls of lime water to every quart of canned tomatoes and none will spoil. Rinsing rice through two hoi waters removes the starch as well as several cold water baths. A lump of cut sugar in the teapot will prevent stain if the tea is spilled and will not perceptibly affect the taste. To remove ink stains from cloth^ i rub thoroughly with boiled rice. If the stains have become dry it may be necessary to repeat. For lime water, cover a piece oJ lime the size of an egg with a quart of cold water, stir well, let settle, pour off the clear water and bottle. Replace the worn out cane in chairs with heavy chicken netting. Cut it two inches larger all around, turn in the edges and tack firmly. For light pot-pie dumplings have a steamer made to fit inside the pot just reaching the liquor which will boil up and over but not submerge them. The heeis of rubber shoes will not wear out so quickly if pieces are cut from the old rubbers and fitted in the heels of the new o.ies. They should be glued in firmly. Sewing needles if left undisturbed in the flannel leaves of the needle I hook ar? often rusted by the sulnher used in preparing the flannel. Use chamois skin instead. To any favorite Johnny cake recipe add from three to six apples (according to the quantity) chopped very finely. fiweet apples preferred, makes a most delicious cake. Grease well the bottom of frying pans and kettles before putting them over the fire. The smoke can be easily wiped off with paper or cloth, then clcan with soda and a clean damn cloth. THE SUNDAY SCHOOL. INTERNATIONAL LESSON COMMENTS FOR NOV. 17 BY THE REV. I. W. HENDERSON. Subject: Gideon and His Three Hundred, Judges 7:0-23 ? Golden Text, Deut. 3-22 ? Memory Verses, 17, 18. The lesson deals with one of the famous characters of Israelitisb history. It exemplifies how powerful a few Spirit-filled souls may be in the face of seemingly insuperable difficulties. It shows how thoroughly God can help us, how thoroughly He keeps His word. It is a revelation Of what we all might do if we bo desired. When the armies met Gideon was outnumbered. When the battle becama imminent he was in a hopeless minority. It was a handful against a multitude. But the 300 were Spirit filled, divinely chosen, consecrated. They were without fear, they had courage. And because they had courage and faith in Almighty God, because they had trust in the capacity of their God to deliver the Midianites into their hands they were victorious. And they won by the simplest and easiest of means. They didn't even have to use their weapons. Their bravery brought consternation to the hearts of the enemy and the rout became complete. They were stout hearted and victorious because they were indwelt of the presence of God. God had promised to deliver Midian into the hands of Israel. And He kept His word. Without His help the conflict might have resulted differently. But when God helped the victory was assured. It didn't make any difference whether or not the Midianites and Amalekites were like the grasshoppers for number and their camels as numerous as the sands of the seas when God gave promise and aid. In that contingency numbers were a secondary quantity and great supplies inconsequential. For their power was augmented by the personality of God. Their strength was in no sense dependent upon the commissariat. Gideon earned a reputation for consummate intrepidity that night. His 300 consecrated, divinely commissioned followers enshrined themselves for all time. Their daunflessness has become historic. They are the epitome of daring. They are synonymous with surpassing fearlessness. Now what Gideon did in his way any consecrated soldier of the Lord Jesus Christ may do according to his opportunity and his power. The trouble is that most of us are like the 20,000 and more who went back to their tents. We are without the necessary courage. We are too much consumed with fear. We don't dare to dare. And no man can do anything who lacks heart, who hasn't nerve. No man certainly can war against the principalities and* powers of the empire of unrighteousness who has no faith in God, and who is lacking in a necessary trust in divinity. But putting our faith and trust in Jehovah we may do anything. For God trusts those who sincerely put their trust in Him. He has faith in the faithful. It could not be otherwise. And with Him with us we need fear no obstacles. Whatever may be the difficulties and oppositions that confront us He will guarantee us the victory if we will do His will. And we shall find that His methods are the simplest. We shall find how utterly cowardly and inefficient are the forces that oppose us and how little it takes to put them altogether to rout. The lesson ought to be an inspiration to every man who in the name and for the glory of God and the conservation of the interests of humanity wars against wickedness in any place. 'It ought especially to be an inspiration to those who have banded themselves to fight the plunderers in every walk of life are laying plans tc rob the people of their birthrights, as Midian attacked Israel, or who already have annexed to themselves the properties and the possessions of the people. For as sure as God lives if we do God's will we shall confound them all. And by the most unexpected and simple methods. And it will need but a few valiant souls to do it. A host is no more necessary to-day than it was that famous night when Gideon led the 300 against the multitude. It is necessary that we shall have faith in God. That we shall band together the men whom God has fitted to do His holy work. It 13 necessary that we shall take our orders from that Spirit of truth who is the light of the world and the salvation thereof and do His bidding and remain steadfast. For God is helping us. God has promised us victory as truly as He promised victory to Gideon. Whenever we get discouraged let us look at Gideon. When we are inclined to doubt God's capacity arA promise fulfilling power let us read ' ~ - ' * " ? t j j anew wnat He ciia ior israei <mu iui the endless fame of Gideon. When we think we are few against the hosts of sin that are oppressing us let us receive courage from the victory He insured for Israel. For He is with us as He was with them. If we trust Him He will trust U6. If we will have faith in Him He will glorify us. For the God of yesterday is the same to-day and forever. The Preacher. A preacher's worth in the world is largely measured by his estimate of what the pulpit should be.?Rev. M. E. Harlan, Church of Christ, Brooklyn. A IVar on llie Ugly. A circular countersigned by tho Secretary for the Interior, the Minister of Public Works and the Minister of Education at Berlin, Germany, has been sent to all chairmen of local authorities, calling for a strict enforcement of the enactment forbid ding the erection of buildings or otltf objects likely to offend the aesthetic sense. Landscapes or city views universally recognized as affording artistic delight are to be protected from disfigurement as Tar as possible by refusal to authorize the erection of new. or an architectural rearrangement of existing buildings not in symmetry with the general scheme. Discovers Paint Secret. The lone sought secret of the com position of indestructible paint used by the Egyptians and North Ameri can Indians is believed to have been discovered by the finding of a heretofore unknown mineral substance ii; thp Kern River oil field, in California, by F. H. Austin, who has been pursuing scientific investigation for two years. Austin found this substance, which ho nnnicd "DiatinV while digging in ancient Indian mounds. THE WARFARE AGAINST DRINK. TEMPERANCE BATTLE GATHERS STRENGTH EVER* DAY. Scientific Explanation of Why Beer is More Deadly Than Whisky? Terribly Misguided by Superficial Thinkers Who Encourage Its Use. There is a scientific reason why beer is more deadly than whisky. The process of fermeutation is far from being completely understood by sci- I entists. Fermentation is the beginning of a process of decay. In this process there are many noxious alkaloids, acids and other dangerous substances formed which may exist only temporarily, and then be again disintegrated. In fermentation there may go on a process akin to that which forms the deadly ptomaines in putrefying meat. When the fermenting, I rotting "mash" is distilled these dangerous bodies are left behind, while the less harmful alcohol is distilled off. ^ 1 Dere luuat netcsaaui; uc thing of this kind to explain why beer produces so much more degradation of the bodily tissues both of men and animals than does alcohol in the shape of whisky. No one can deny this who studies even casually the general appearance of a beer-drinker and contrasts it with that of a whisky-drinker. Every educated physician will unhesitatingly testify to it. TJie Germans have the reputation of being the most scientific people in the world, and of studying these abstruse problems with more zeal, industry and thoroughness than any other in the world. To-day every scientific man in Germany is engaged in an active crusade against beerdrinking as the sure source of contamination and degradation of the physical stamina of the German people. The great Olympian games at Athens, where the German athletes made such a poor showing, have furnished them a text upon which they are preaching most effective sermons to their people. They are showing that the flabby flesh and muscles of even the moderate beer-drinker and his physical powers even when moved to the highest effort In a world-wide competition, cannot approach the achievements of the non-beer-drinkers of other countries. The astonishing superiority shown at that time by the American athletes over even their British cousins was accepted as a demonstration that they had been more abstemious in the consumption of fermented liquors than the British, and, of course, far more than the Germans. The German railroads have found by actual daily experience, with all their prejudices at first in favor of beer-drinking, that their employes who drank even occasional glasses of beer were not nearly so safe and reliable as those who refrained altogether from the dangerous brew. Therefore, the railroads have found it very profitable to furnish their employes with coffee, tea and similar drinks at the expense of the corporation, rather than have these men tipple, no matter how lightly, in the saloons. This takes the matter clear beyond the realms of theory and morals and puts it in the cold, searching, unanswerable light of business experience. These pregnant facts give-burning point to the fear of the enormous increase of beer-drinking in this country. In the old days before the war our people drank no beer. There was some ale brewed in the country, but it was inconsequential in amount and substantially all the evils of intemperance were due to the drinking of the "old-fashioned, hand-made whisVy." These were so enormous, however, that people looked about for a remedy, and they were frightfully misguided by the talk of superficial thinkers that there was no drunkenness in Franco and Germany because the people there drank only beer and light wines. We followed off this ignis fatuus with the wild enthusiasm that we are likely to display toward any new idea, especially in temperance. Breweries sprang up all over the land like mushrooms. Why Kipling Recanted. It is said that Rudyard Kipling, the rrrart* T71 n orl ieVi litcrarv trpnilis onfl time believed in the inalienable right of the individual to exercise self-control and self-regulation on the liquor question, bnt was converted to prohibition by witnessing the leading of two young girls to ruin through drink, after which he wrote, as follows: "Then, recanting previous opinions, I became a prohibitionist. Better it is that a man should go without his beer in public places and content himself with swearing at the narrow-mindedness of the majority;' better it is to poison the Inside with very vile temperance drinks and to buy lager furtively at back doors than to bring temptation to the lips of young fools such as the four I had seen. I understand now why preachers rage against drink. I have said there is no harm in it, taken moderately; and yet my own demand for beer helped directly to send those two girls reeling down a back street to? God alone knows wliat end." A Prediction. "If the anti-liquor sentiment in this State continues to increase as it has in the last ten years, I prcdict thkt Missouri, like Kansas, will be in the prohibition list," declares 'Major James H. Whitecotton, Representative in the State Legislature from Monroe County, and former Speaker of the House. On May IS, the Governor, in his message, urged a law for local option by wards in cities of over 25,000 population. B. and O. Employes Mnst Not Drink. General Manager Fitzgerald, of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, has issued an order to the superintendents of the various divisions directing that the rule prohibiting the use of intoxicating liquors by employes while ou duty be rigidly enforced. The rule I reads: "The use of intoxicants by employes while on duty is prohibited; their habitual use or the frequenting of places where they are sold is sufficient cause for dismissal." Common Whisky Less Harmful. The best American whisky contains an average of forty-three per cent, of alcohol; the cheaper grades an average of thirty-five per cent. The common whisky is therefore less harmful than the expensive kind. The strongest of all alcoholic drinks is rum, which is forty to eighty per cent, alcohol, and of which there were produced in the United States in 1905, 1,791,987 gallons. Prohibition Gaining in the South. The restriction of the sale of intoxicating beverages progresses eucour? agingly, particularly in the South. ? QUW^^, MY DAT. I ask not that my future daye be crowned With rich and golden store, No future days are mine; I hare but ooet To-day is mine; no more. Each morning I can consecrate anew One glorious day to God, And step by step my daily task perform. By treading where He trod. To-day alone ia mine; 'tho I may long The hidden path to see; He stands before the gateway of each day; And keeps its golden key. Then let me make the most of this, re) a day, > vj And take the gifts He sends; So many duties, emblems of His love, Into my day He blends. My sun may rise to-day 'neath cloudiest skies. My soul be gay and free; But ere the noontide deepens I may tread The dark Gethseraane. Yet. with my hand in His it matters not My day is dark and long, For with the shadows of the-night I chant A joyous evensong. Tis thus my Master takes each day?my ^ all? So carving out the way . r My aoul is learning; fitting for the And best, Eternal Day. ?Millicent C. H. Gorgae. The Withholding of Christiana. The baile of the professedly Chris* tlan life is its pitiful withholding. How many there are who seek to live the new life as the Indian who sought to test the virtue of the white man's feather bed. He took a handful of feathers, laid them on a board, and slept on them all night la the morning he remarked, with the accent of profound conviction: "White mansay feathers heafc soft. White manfool!" lae jnQian s test process ior ieain1 ers is precisely analogous to the process by which thousands try to convince themselves that their type or,, Christianity is adequate to the de~" mands of life. They take a handful of regeneration, anS'lay Jt on the hard side of worldly mindedness, expecting to gain peace and blessedness thereby, and are disappointed because the new life does not yield what they anticpated. Why can thej; , cot see that it is because of their own withholding that Christianity fall?*' short of giving satisfaction? The world is full of these halfChristians, these withholders of themselves. They are the great re-, tarders of Christ's kingdom npon earth, the great delayers of the Divineblessing which is waiting to descend upon humanity. The trouble with them is, that they never go the wholelength of belief and consecration. They believe up to a certain point,. ? they become regenerated up a certain point, and there they stop.' Beyond that lie unfaitb and waver-, ing lines of conduct. Life with halfChristians is never wholly resigned to* Christ. Some obvious religions duties are performed in Christ's name and spirit, but life is not made nni- . formly Christian. Outside the conventional bounds of religion. it is ant . to lapse Into the world's way of think- ^ ing and acting. In sueh cases the Christian has not been wholly mastered by the Divine ideal, which is to do the will of God and follow the example of Christ In all things, and to be utterly possessed by that Divine enthusiasm which accounts Christianity the dotation of all doubts and all problems, and applies it as the universal touchBtone to all that needs re-organizinr and refining here on earth. We an are withholders of faith and con$*> crated service in so far as we do not \ believe that Christianity can leaver , this whole earthlife, and make ft, like unto the life that is in heaven.? Zion's Herald. Beware of Pride. Let us beware of pride. Some areproud of their lace, others of their race, others of place, others of their _ face, others of their grace. I have met people who are proud of their humility; and I rather think I was nrnn/i nt a sppmnn on the "Grace I ? of Lowliness." Nothing shows more truly when a nature is out of union with Christ than the obtrusion of the self-life and the boast of a vain-glory. For such a state of mind chastisement is inevitable, and who would not rather trust himself to God than Man? David knew that God's mercies were many and tender, and cast himself into His hands. Why do we dread God so much as not to trout Him with our lives, that He may do according to His good pleasure??F. B. Meyer. 4 "Go!" This was the command of Jesus, "Go ye into the world and preach the Gospel to every creature." The design in this was to better the conditions of the creatures, to put forth every effort to bring God and the creatures into a communion that will sweeten the life of the creature and to glorify God. The highest office on earth is to be instrumental in helping some noor soul to get where he can come in contact with God and this office pays the largest salary of any^ known, for they that turn many to righteousness shall shine as the stars forever.?W. E. Tuttle, in Southwest Missionary. Everything Providential. Everything is providential in God's world, and since little things make the most of life, in little things we Are to find constant providential delight and discipline and duty.?M. D. Babcock. The Bible. From the point of educated literature the Bible is simply pre-eminent. It enlightens and enlarges the minds of its readers. It is impossible to bo a thorough Biblical student and remain a small-souled man.?Rev. F. K. Sanders, Presbyterian, New Haven, Conn. Window in Trison of Hope. The Bible is a window in the prison of hope through which we look into eternity.?Timothy Dwight. Chicago Wants No Adults. A recommendation by the superJntendent of the Chicago public ftchcols to admit certain adult foreigners as pupils brought out strong opposition, especially to Orientals-, from members of the school board. Superintendent Cooley recommended that three Japanese, one Persian, one Hollander, two Irishmen and an Englishman be admitted to an ungraded room which had been provided at the Jones school building. Brazil's Talc Deposits. * Brazil ha* deposits of talc which are seemingly iuexhaustible.