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CHAPTER in. 5
Continued.
"Now, Mr. Campion," she began, as
she shook hands, "this really must
be the last sitting; I was going to
send for you to come and tell me
about the picture on the day we came
home from Eastbourne, but it was
really such a frightful evening l
didn't like to send my man out."
"It only wants one more sitting,"
he said, "and then I shall not have to
trouble you like this again."
"Oh, I don't mind any necessary
Inconvenience. Now tell me, do you
"want quite such a glare of light as'
you have here? I should have
thought it so unbecoming to any complexion?but
you are the best judge,
no doubt. I'm going to settle myself
down as comfortably as 1 can, and
you get to work, and let us have it
over. You surely haven't left Willoughby
in the carriage, Sybil; ah, no.
there he is. Willoughbv, come here,
sir, and keep mistress company."
Willoughby was the pug, who reluctantly
abandoned the tour of inspection
he had begun, to lie by her
side in a little Oriental divan, the one
oasis of luxury in that artistic desert
in which Mrs. Staniland was now established
with a work basket, books
and papers as specific for enuui.
There was a mischievous sparkle in
Sybil's eye when she turned her head
toward him. "Willoughby is frightened
of that very hideous little image
over there on the pedestal. Is that a
new acquisition. I don't remember
seeing it here last time!" She said
this with the utmost unconsciousness,
only her eyes danced.
"It was given to me only yesterday,"
Campion replied, "by a friend."
"You must have thought just when
you first saw it that your friend was
laughing at you."
He frowned slightly. "I have
thought so ever since?never more
thau now. And yet I have tried to
believe, ioo that my?my friend
would not have deliberately stooped
to trifle with me."
Sybil's eyes were soft and repentant
at once. "I think you are right,"
she said, softly, and she forgot that
6he had no right to clasp his hands
just then. "Very likely your friend
bought it because at the time he really
thought it was a curiosity and interesting
in its way. Perhaps he
fancied, too, that whatever it was?
coming from?from him, you know,
you would value it."
"N'osv you have put it in that way,
I feel sure of it. And the friend was
not mistaken. I do value it. There's
Bomething in its face that distinctly
grows upon one."
Willoughby, who had evidently
taken a violent prejudice against the
Inoffensive stranger, had been growling
and sniffing around its pedestal
lor some time, and now, unable to
refrain from more open manifestations
of dislike, he was barking furiously.
"Mr. Campion," said Mrs. Staniland,
"may I ask you once more to
bring Willoughby to me; it's not good
for him. all this excitement. He's so
sensitive about any ugliness, poor pet,
and that image of yours seems to
affect his nerves; do put it where it
.won't aggravate him."
Campion had just fallen back to
catch the effect of his latest touches,
and, as he dispersed some of the color
with his thumb, and looked about
for a rag, he said, "1 should have said
the aggravation was all on "Willoughby's
side," but in another moment,
"by Jove, he's brought the whole
thing over!"
"Oh, Ronald!" cried Sybil, forgetting
where they were for a moment,
"see?the poor dog! Oh! it's horrible?move
it, quick!"
The idol lay face upward, wearing
what the immortal biographer of
''Honorable Chief Justice Mookjeree"
would describe as the "soft and fascinating
beams of a simner." and un
derneath it lay the ill-starred pug,
past all insults.
Mrs. Staniland was bending over
him. "Willoughby?oh, my poor pug
?speak to me! Oh, I don't know
what I'm saying! Sybil, fetch my
6alts!"
Sybil stood by, looking rather pale,
and distressed for her aunt's sake,
for she had never been warmly attached
to the deceased Willoughby.
"Oh, Aunt Hilary," she said. "I am
6o very, very sorry?such an unfortunate
accident!"
Mrs. Staniland rose, gray and grim,
and turned toward Campion. "It
was no accident," she said harshly,
' it was wilful, culpable carelessness.
If no worse. To leave a heavy stone
on a rickety pedestal, where a breath j
might upset it. No; it could not have j
Been leu mere wnnout some motive. |
Campion could hardly believe hi?, j
own ears. "Do you really suggest 1
that I planned this?" he asked.
And then there was an awkward
pause, for the studio door had
opened, and Lionel Babcock came,
self-satisfied and serene as usual, into
the highly electrical atmosphere.
He was all geniality and boyish
heartiness just then. He shook hands
warmly, as if he had not seen them
for months.
"Well!" he said, "and how do vo::
think this young lady's portrait is
getting on. Mrs. Staniland?" j
"I have been given other things to *
think about." said Mrs. Staniland.
stiffly.
"Have you, though?" said Babcock.
"Hallo! why, Sybil, what's our
cross-legged friend the idol doing
here? You don't mean to say you've
brought him here to get Mr. Campion's
opinion; he doesn't know anything
about Indian idols. Now, I've
been in India. I could have told you
in a second whether it was worth
anything, when you were buying
yesterday, if you had asked me!"
' Stop," said Mrs. Stan Hand. "wi:
are you ialkins about. Uoml?"
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were buying it; we had a little joke
about it, you and I, didn't we, my
child?"
"Did we?" said Sybil, "I have forgotten!
"
"Now I begin to understand," said
Mrs. Staniland. "Lionel, will you be
so good as to go outside and see if
you can find the carriage, and wait
there till we come out. I shall not be
long?but I have some business to
arrange with Mr. Campion first."
"By all means," said Babcoclt;
"wouldn't disturb you for worlds."
When he had gone Mrs. Staniland
turned upon Sybil.
"May I ask if you are in the habit
of sending presents to young men
with whom you are slightly acquainted?"
"Not as a general rule," exclaimed
Sybil, "but?but it makes some difference,
doesn't it, when you are engaged
to the person? I thought it
did."
"The truth is, Mrs. Staniland, that
Sybil has promised to be my wife,"
said Campion.
"We wrote to papa, directly we
knew it ourselves," said Sybil, "and 1
we were going to tell you this very
morninsr."
"I don't know whom to admire
most. And has my brother written
to approve of this very prudent arrangement?"
1
'I got his answer this morning," 1
said Ronald, as he handed her the
colonel's -letter. He felt extremely 1
small. Thanks to Babcock, their secret
had been disclosed in the most
disastrous manner and at the worst
possible time.
Mrs. Staniland read the letter with :
pursed lips, and then returned it to
Campion. "My brother," she ob- '
served, "seems to have taken it for 1
granted that you would not have
concealed this from me; but Horace 1
is too ready to give other people 1
credit for possessing a sense of j
honor."
"Aunt Hilary!" cried Sybil, "Ron- '
aid always wanted to tell you."
"Hold your tongue, Sybil; Mr.
Campion ought .to be very well able 1
to defend himself."
"Oh!" exclaimed Campion, "I
make no excuses."
"I can find none. I forbid you, :
Mr. Ronald Campion, to call at my i
hfouse or attempt to see my niece 1
without my permission." i
"I will engage," he stipulated, "not :
to attempt to see her for the present,
provided you allow us to write to 1
one another."
"Then I think that is all. As for 1
the portrait, that must do as best it 1
can. If you have a conscience, Mr. 1
Campion, it should be troubling you
now." ;
"It is," said Ronald, as he made a
movement to open the door. 1
"Thank you, we do not require 1
any help from you," said Mrs. Stani- '
land. "Mr. Babccck is outside?
good-by."
She took up the body of "the de- 1
parted Willoughby, which she had 1
laid upon the divan, and swept ^
haughtily out of the painting room, 3
followed by Sybil, who threw Cam
pion a parting glance of half-comic 1
despair and resignation. 1
CHAPTER IV. <
Last Touches.
By the next morning Campion's
spirits had somewhat risen.
He found on his breakfast table a ]
lottor in o hlno onvolnno fin wViioh
he read the name of the solicitors 1
who had first informed him of his .
legacy. The executors were ready to j
pay it in already, he concluded, with
satisfaction, but he had scarcely
opened the envelope before his satisfaction
vanished with his appetite.
For the letter was in the following
terms:
"Slipcup deceased.
"Dear Sir?We are instructed by "
the exors to lose no time in inform- '
ing you that on sending down to Som- (
erset House this day for grant of pro- 1
bate of the will of above deceased, !
we discovered that a caveat had been i
entered, the object of which, as we ;
have subsequently ascertained, is to
have such will declared void, on the (
ground that at the time of its execution
testator was of unsound mind.
You will not need to be reminded
that, should the proceedings which '
will probably now be necessary in the
probate division have the result of
upsetting the will in question, all legacies
thereunder will fail in consequence:
and without, of course, expressing
any opinion here as to our
onnonents' case, we would venture to
impress upon you that the step they
have taken is one which may very
seriously prejudice your interests as
one of the legatees.
"We are, etc.,
"Moore, Bradshaw & Moore.
"New Square, Lincoln's Inn."
Campion resolved to shake off all
forebodings. Why should he despair
when, at that very time, possibly, his
studio contained canvasses that would
brin^ both fame and wealth?
On inspection, however, they satisfied
him less now that he had become
so much dependent upon them.
How was it that he had never noticed
before how low they were in
lone, how deficient in color and
breadth of treatment. Was it too
late even then to bring them nearer
to his conception of what they might
be?
He decided to make the attempt,
and had a wonderful sense of master
ly ana increased vision as ne went
over the old ground with rapid, nervous
touches. In three hours he had
entirely transformed the "Xerxes"
canvas; now the several groups stood
out in telling contrast against a flaming
sunset sky, the faces and armor
had been more boldly dealt with; the
whole picture was suffused with a
somber glow.
He was satisfied at last, and now
had the courage to write to tell
Sybil of the change in bis fortunes,
and ask her to give him some assurance
that her constancy was unshaken.
The letter was written in
hot haste in his studio. and as he
wrote the direction, he happened to
look up and caught what seemed
look of bland encouragement and a]
proval on the face of the Orient!
image on-the cabinet opposite.
It was too precious a letter to trui
to another hand, and he put it in th
letter-box himself, confident of r
ceiving the answer by return of posl
he waited the next day, and two daj
more?but no reply came, though t
knew that Sybil and her aunt wei
still at Sussex Place.
Then he went to the postofflce an
made inquiries, which he felt at tl:
time were a farce, but he had no rei
doubt that his letter had been d<
livered in the usual w,-\y; they ga^
him a form to be filled up and sei
to the postmaster-general, but it 01
curred to him that Sybil might t
troubled by official inquiries whic
would only vex her whether the le
ter had been received or not.
So he took the more sensibl
course of writing again, and his le
ter was one which no girl with an
vestige of a heart could leave ui
answered. Bales happened to com
into the room shortly afterward.
"Will you be wanting this yei
image for a few minutes," he ii
quired, "because I thought if vo
had no objection I'd get my missi
to give it a wash down. What wit
the black dust about, it's got so th?
a little soap and water wouldn't d
it no harm."
"Just as you like," said Campioi
"This for the post, sir?" sas
Bales, as he was leaving the rooi
with the idol tucked under his an
like a terrier, and saw Campion's le
ter on the table.
"No?let me see, I was going t
the post with it myself; but, ver
well, Bales, only it must be poste
in time for the last collection, mind!
Bales went out with a kind of r<
sentful grunt at being supposed i
need of such a reminder. In aboi
ten minutes the idol reappeared, n<
a whit cleaner, in charge of Mr
Bales.
"Could you oblige Bales with
little brandy, sir?" she asked.
"Certainly, you know where to fin
It. Isn't he well?"
"He's had a slight fall, sir, an
came down rather severe-like o
the back of his head. I don't kno
what's come to Bales lately, he's too
so to falling about and 'urting hin
self." And later in the day Bale
grim countenance was not improve
by a bandage, but he made no refei
ence to his accident.
Had Sybil a heart or had she not
He waited again for some airily tei
der lines from her, but they nev?
came.
He sent for Bales and questione
bim; but Bales was indignant at tfc
mere suggestion of any default on h
part. "Any letters, Mr. Campion, si
as you give me to post, I post. Yo
gave me that there letter?and poste
it was, you may depend upon It."
After this he decided not to writ
again; Sybil's silence was evident!
intentional. Still he did not blam
or doubt her; she might be prevente<
or have promised not to write unt
she had seen her father.
The picture was finished, but no
be began to feel dissatisfied with itbe
had meant to do so much mon
and he felt that he had come very fj
short of rendering the exact shar]
of expression he thought to have su;
prised.
And there seemed now a V7ant (
balance in the composition, which h
could have wished to set right befoi
it was too late; some accessory wj
needed at the right of the picture t
keep the gorgeous hangings from b<
coming too prominent, and to rellev
their somewhat bizarre effect.
It happened that at the instant th:
occurred to him his eye was restin
upon the figure of the idol, and he u
tered an exclamation of sudden ei
lightenment. There was his acces
sory! Yes, it was the very thing, i
sufficient character to harmonize wit
the surroundings, so quaintly ugly a
to accentuate the charm of his sul
ject. It seemed as if some instinc
had led Sybil to give it to him for thi
particular purpose.
He placed the idol upon the draj
on pedestal, and began to paint
experimentally, but he had scarcel
done more than indicate its positio
on the canvas before he became ei
chanted with his success. He painte
on for two days, denying himself t
every one, scarcely allowing himse
time for meals, so strongly did h:
subject appeal to his imagination
and as he went on he was astonishe
himself at the brilliancy and accv
racy with which he had imitated il
dingy tone and grotesque features.
To be Continued.
Good Snail Year, Good Sheep Yea;
"Most people would be horrific
to learn that the finest mutton i
the world comes from sheep fattene
on snails," rays a large breeder c
Southdown sheep; "nevertheless
is a fact. In seasons when snails ar
plentiful the mutton from our shee
has a delicious flavor which it neve
acquires from the most scientific fori
of feeding- On the continent a di(
of snails is a regular cure for co:
sumption and is said to fatten an
nourish the body in a wonderful wa;
"There is a popular superstition,
he adds, "that the unique and del
cate flavor of Southdown mutton :
due largely to the quantity of wil
thyme which they crop with th
grass in their pastures. But persoi
ally I give the snails the greatc
nor-f r?f fho prprlit for thp Sf)ft Tllum
Hesli and the sweetness of flavor i
our celebrated sheep. So much i
their the case that the saying, "Goo
snail year, good sheep year," h:
become almost a proverb among shei
herds and breeders."?London Mai
Where the "Brave" Excelled.
Bloodthirsty, vindictive, treacbe
ous, crafty, scornful of sufferini
brave unto death when at bay, moi
cunning than the fox, and of i:
finite more patience on the trai
the Indian has proven more than
match for the white in the jungl
It is certain that more whites tha
savages have perished in forest figh
ing. But in a set battle the red ma
is without steadfastness and pers<
vcrance. The least reverse dishear
ens him. After the first mad rus
his purpose wanes and the slightei
check is apt to disturb his capricioi
mind.?From "The Conspiracy <
Pontiac," by Lynn Tew Spracue, 1
The Outing Magazine.
A
" BANK LOOTED FOR $1,250,000
aJ
st Pittsburg Cashier's Bail is Raised
" to $100,000.
t;
rs
ie i Senator Quay's Son and George E.
e | Toner. Candidate For Congress,
Bccome His Bondsmen.
d
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Pittsburg.?William Montgomery,
2- iefaulting cashier of the Allegheny
re National Eank, who was out on $50,it
JO0 bail, was delivered up by his
)ondsman, George E. Tener, after it
,e lad been discovered by Bank Exam^
ner William L. Folds that the defalcations
would reach at least $1,250,,
i)00, instead of $469,000, as was an.
lounced at first. Continued threats
)y Montgomery to commit suicide
y I il-so caused Mr. Tener to act. Four
lours after Montgomery's second arle
rest he was released again after his
jail had been increased to $100,000.
e Hr. Tener gave $5 0,000, while Richj.
ird E. Quay, son of former United
States Senator M. S. Quay, went on
)ond for another $50,000.
IS For the first time since his defalca"
:ion was discovered, Montgomery unit
josomed himself. In the presence of
iO witnesses he told part of the story
)f the looting of the bank. The only
v Jart of the confession made public
,5 was that Montgomery had exonerated
_ ill the politicians whoss namrs had
jeen brought into the case. He also
33 ;ave information which probably will
t_ result in the arrest of ssveral others.
Examiner Folds stated that alo
:hough the defalcation would reach
y 51,250 000, and probably more, the
l(j capital of the bank is intact. About
? MOO,000 has been recovered on notes
^ md stocks.
Montgomery ever since his first
n irrest, has been absolutely non-comlt
municative. The United States
>t Dfflcials and ofiicials of the bank reals.
!zed that a statement from Montgomery
would be necessary if any of the
a money was to be recovered. For an
aour after the little party entered the
. marshal's office together Montgomery
maintained his stubbornness. He is
i physical wreck. For four days and
d lights no sleep has come to him, and
n ie trembled from nervousness and exw
baustion. The friends who had bean
k associated with him for years were
j_ forced to use such tactics on him as
g. lie frequently used by the police in
. :he "sweating" syetem.
Finally Montgomery broke down.
r" \ stenographer was summoned. The
questions were asked Montgomery by
? Bank Examiner Folds^ while Dickey,
i- the attorney for Montgomery, saw
;r :hat his client did not incriminate
himself. So fearful are his friends
:hat Montgomery will attempt to take
tiis life that a constant guard will be
ie sent with him.
is
r- HUGHES MAX WINS,
u ' .
d I (Villiani C. Wallace Chosen State Senator
by 248 Plurality.
0 I I
" Niagara Falls.?Despite /the oppo'
jition of the bosses and the aoathy of
ie the farmers William C. Wallace,
3. Hughes Republican and foe of race
U track gambling, was elected State
Senator in tbe Orleans-Niagara Disw
irict. His plurality over Henry A.
_ McMahon, the Democrat who represented
the opposition to Governor
' Hughes' reforms, is figured at 24$.
'r Wallace got 7601 votes, against 7353
e for McMahon. The same district in
r- 1908 gave Franchot. Republican. 11,346,
and Fluhrer, Democrat, 11,196.
jf Niagara County gave McMahon a
ie plurality cf 599, but it was overcome
.e in Orleans.
Niagara Falls is the home city of
i poth Wallace and McMahon, and it
0 jave McMahon 4 7S plurality, but this
is not strange, as it is a saloon city,
e and has an open Sunday, and the sentiment
in favor of race tracks is
is strong. McMahon carried Wallace's
g ward by thirty-seven votes.
t_ The Democratic majority in Nia?ara
County is attributed to the failure
of the country vote to turn out a3
3" :argely as expected. Strong objection
" I was voiced, cnieny tnrougnout tne i
h I farmer community, to the special 1
is | Dlection. It involved considerable ex- j
)- 1 pense, and it was frequently threat;t
1 sned that many who thought this ex[s
pense unjustified would vote against I
j the Republican candidate without rei
?ard to their sentiment on gambling. |
?" : The returns show that the vote was
it: particularly light in the country disy
tricts.
n
l- TWELVE DIE IN TORNADO.
d
;o Storm Sweeps Through the Towns of
If | Eastern Nebraska.
's j Omaha, Neb.?Twelve persons are
l'? known to have been killed and a score
A * j i _ 4. ...U.VU
u injured UJ it iu. Jitiuu \vu:<ju shcjh
l- over the northern part of Sarpy
;s County and the towns of Louisville,
' Bellevue and Ritchfield. The storm,
I which gained velocity cn its way I
| south, started in Omaha. At Bclle]
vue the college buildings were dam'
i aged to the extent of probably $50,d
000, and several persons were inn
jured, none fatally.
d The storm was the most severe that
jf ever struck Eastern Nebraska. The
U tower was blown from Park Hall at
the college and the building wrecked.
Lowry Hail and Rankin Hall were
p unroofed. The students ran to the
!r basement, and many fatalities were
n thus probably averted.
it ?
Congressman Indicted1 For Shooting,
d The Grand Jury, at Washington,
V- D. C., returned an indictment against
Representative James Thomas Heflin,
i- ] of Alabama, charging assault upon
is ^?ewis Lundy, a neg:-o, and Thomas
fj ^IcCreary.
IP
' STOPS LABOR LEGISLATION.
'r Roosevelt Will Make :Vo More ElTort
For Anli-Injunclion Bill.
n Washington, D. C.?After a pro.
tracted conference with the President,
! Representative Townsend. who has
IS | been steering the President's program
J"'i in the House, announced that the sup1.
i porters of the White House will make
nc further efforts this session for the
passage ol' the Anti-Injunction bill 0/
for consideration by the House of
r- j Hepburn's amendment to the Sherg,
! man Anti-Trust law.
e
A (^CULTURAL BILL PASSED.
a "
e Senate Agrees to Conference Report
n on Xaval Bill.
t- "Washington. D. C. ? The Senate
.n passed the Agricultural Appropriae
| tion bill carrying an appropriation
t- aggregating 212,142,146. For build.jj
ing roads and making other pevmanent
improvements in the national
3 l'orests, $1,000,000, instead of $500,000
as provided by the House of Representatives,
was appropriated, givn
ing one-half the amount asked by the
chief forester.
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2 SLAi THBWB A WI1SGV
Assassin's Victim's Were Seate
at Family Card Table.
Jerry Apple and Albe/t CrovrG<
Killed in a L'amn on yippic s island,
in Black Lake, N. Y,
Cgdensburg, N. Y. ? Royal Dui
ning was arrestsd near his home on
small inland in Blacl; Lake, St. La\
rence County, following the murdt
the" night before of his father-in-la^
Jerry Apple, and the latter's son-ii
lav;, Albert Crowder. News of ti
tragedy was brought to Watertov,
by Mrs. Dunning, who escaped fro
the house late at night and fit
through the woods.
Dunning and his wife quarrele
and Mrs. Dunning went to her fat
er's cabin. Dunning appeared at tl
cabin late at night and sought
bring about a reconciliation. Failii
in this, he went away. Apple and b
wife, Mr. and Mrs. Albert Crowde
T*T??. Tl i, iinlncr tVinn tnolr Rpa
aiiu. it no. i-J u auiuv, ? vwwm
around p. table to play a game
cards. Apple sat nearest the cab
window.
The crash of a shotgun outside te
rifled the players. The window w
shattered by a charge of bucksh
and Jerry Apple fell to the floe
killed instantly. The others jumpi
up from the table in an effort to g
out of range. Crowder had reach*
the stairs leading to the loft of t!
cabin when a sscond shot was fire
He, also, was instantly killed,
charge of shot entering his neck. E
hand still grasped the cards which
held as he jumped up from the tabl
Other shots were fired through t
shattered windows, but the survive
of the family had succeeded in reac
ins places of safety.
Ben Haraor, a boarder, was in t
cabin at the time, and told the a
thorities that he saw Dunning fire t
first shot. Members of the fami
say that when Dunning left after fa
ing to reconcile his Wife, who said
had been drinking, he called to her
"You will be sorry for this!"
Dunning stoutly maintains his j
nocence. The Coroner, Sheriff a
District Attorney are on the scei
and they say there Is evidence th
others beside Dunning are implicat
in the double murder.
MILLION AND A HALF FIRE.
Two Atlanta Blocks Burned ? Pc
Water Supply.
Atlanta, Ga.?Two business bloc
were destroyed by a fire which for
time threatened the entire dow
town district, owing to the poor wat
pressure. The loss is estimated
$1,500,000. There was no loss
life.
T!io fire started in the Schlessi
ger-Meyer Baking Company, Madis
and Nelson streets, and spread acn
the street to the Terminal Hotel, cc
taining 200 guests, who hurriedly <
caped. Spreading from Madison
Nelson street, the fire ate its way ir
the Liquid Carbonic Company stru
ure, and in a few minutes there wc
two terrific explosions. The ?
stopped after ruining the Childs P
tel. Across the street postofflce S
tion B, the Southern Suspender Co
pany, the Southern Handkerch
Manufacturing Company, the Georj
Vehicle Company, the Piedmont E
Company and McClure's Ten. Ce
Store were al! destroyed.
AD3IIRAL EVANS QUITS FLEE!
Resicr.s Command at San Francij
From III Health.
Sr.n Franciso, Cal.?Rsar-Admii
Robley P. Evans relinquished co
in and of the Atlantic fleet to Rear-^
miral Charles M. Thomas. Wo
v.-ith his exertions, when he w
wheeled in a chair to the banqi
room of the St. Francis Hotel a
spol:e for some minute3 to the :
ssmblcd guests amid scenes of w
enthusiasm. Admiral Evar.s next d
rested in his room at the hotel.
His flag at the masthead of t
Connecticut was hauled down 'witt
salute of thirteen guns from the sh
At the same instant the red flag
Admiral Thomas, floating on t
Minnesota, was hauled down w:
similar honors and the Admiral, i
companied by his aides, Lieutena
Castlenian an-d Lieutenant Berrii
entered his barga and was convey
to the Connecticut.
FIVE MEN DROWN.
T,nnnch UDSStS on Its Fi
Trip at Newburypcrt, Mass.
Newburyport, Mass.?Five out
eight men, who were guests of C?
tain George E. Eailey on the tr
trip of his new naphtha launch, wi
drowned by the capsizing of the sin
craft as she was trying to cross t
bar at the mouth of the Merrimac
a heavy wind.
The bodies of the lest, all of whi
were Italians and worked under C;
tain Eailey in a local shoe facto
were carried out to eea. Two, B
nardo Parisso and Pietro Milo
were about to revisit their fami!
abroad, and had all their savings, s
eral hundred dollars each, on th
persons.
Lady Roberts' Sister Found Dcc<
Mrs. L. Snow Miller, said to be
Bister of Lord F.oberts' wife, v
found dead cn a forest trail at Ko:
Hawaii. It ia believed she lost ]
way while walking and died from
posure.
Racfag Kills In Louisiana.
Race track gambling, prohibit!
and cotton futures are the three 1
issues in sight before the Louisia
Legislature. It is generally belies
that the hardest fight will be made
Abolish race track gambling, and w
it the racing which for years has b<
a feature of tt.e winter season of N
Orleans.
Boy, Hunting: ?.Iu?krats, Kills Scl
Whiie hunting muskrats Wari
White, aged sixteen years, of Brow
ville, N. Y., was killed by the a<
dental discharge of his shotgun.
The National Game.
The Boston American club has si
pitcher Louis Maire to the Provide)
club.
Manager Griffith, of the New Yc
Americans, nas eleven pucners uu
pay roll.
"Mike" Donlin is pounding th<
out for the New York Nationals
his well known style.
Jack Kleinow, of the New Yc
Americans, is hitting the ball hare
than any other catcher.
The young Detroit pitcher, Malli
made a very good impression an
first cbamDionshiD came.
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:r INTERNATIONAL LESSON COMMENTS
FOR JUNE 7.
a_ Subject: Jesus Appears to His Piscia
pies, John 20:10-31 ? Golden
y_ Text, Jonn ^u:^? ? commit
3r Verses 19, 20?Commentary.
v TIME?Evenings of Sundays. April
^ 9 and April 16, A. D. 30. PLACE?
House in Jerusalem.
10 EXPOSITION.?I. Jesus Appears
'ii Unto the Disciples, Thomas Being
m Absent, 19-25. Jesus having ap>d
peared to individuals now appears to
the disciples collectively. It was imd,
mediately after the return of the two
h- from Emmaus (Luke 24:36). The
ie disciples were in fear of the Jews (cf.
to Matt. 14:25). With a word He banig
ishes their fear, "Peace be unto you."
Lis As He said this He was standing Tn
ir, their midst. When He stands in the
ts midst there is always peace no matter
of how great the turmoil without. He
in was fulfilling His promise to them
(Jno. 16:22). His coming is the
sr- great cure for all fear and sorrow
as (Is. 25:9; 1 Thess. 4:16, 17). Shut
ot doors were no barriers to the entrance
ir, of the resurrection body of Jesus,
sd Strangely enough the first result of
et the appearance and words of Jesus
ed was increased fear (Luke 24:37).
he The heart of sinful man shrinks back
:d. from the supernatural. These surely
a were not the kind of men to imagine
[is Jesus had risen again when He really
be had not, and out of their fancy weave
[e. a legend of His resurrection. Jesus
he sterifly rebuked their determined unira
belief and hardness of heart (Mk.
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:u- i.u, JII/, vautnci. to xiub a miauiruuif;
to be pitied, but a sin to be rebuked
he and repented of. To overcome their
,u- persistent unbelief and to convince
he them beyond question that it was in[ly
deed His very self, in wonderful conil_
descension Jesus showed unto them
he His nail-scarred hand and spear;
pierced side (cf. Luke 24:38-40, 4143).
The evidences of a literal physin_
cal resurre<tion of Christ are overQd
whelming. The disciples were at last
ie, convinced and gladness takes the
at place of fear. They were "glad when
ed they saw the Lord." There is no !
other gladness like that which comes j
from a clear vision of the risen Christ.
Jesus felt it necessary to repeat His
message of comfort, their unbelieving
hearts had not taken it in. This
of was a common form of salvation, but
Jesus put new meaning into it. He
. not merely says "Peace be unto you,"
, ? but He actually imparts peace (Jno.
* 14:27; 16:33). Having given them
peace, He next gives them a commis,eJ
sion. First, peace in our own hearts,
then a commission to others. The
0 form of the commission was thrilling,
"as the Father hath sent Me even
lD" so, etc." (cf. Is. 61:1-3; Mk. 16:15).
on Having given them the commission
)SS He gives the empowerment for it (cf.
>on" Luke 24:49; Acts 1:4, 5; 8:10, 38).
^ The disciples did not actually receive
the Holy Spirit in His fulness at this
time (Acts 1:5; 2:4; Jno. 7:39; Acts
j5*" 2:33; Jno. 16:7). Jesus breathing
re upon them was a symbolical and pro're
phetical act. By breathing upon them
[0" and thus assuming to be the One
ta" whose breath is the divine Spirit,
j11" Jesus claimed most unmistakably to
I?r be divine (cf. Gen. 2:7; Job 33:4;
jf1? Ps. 33:6; Ro. 8:9). By reason of re;aj;
ceiving the Holy Spirit they were to
!nt receive a power of spiritual discernment
whereby they would know when
men had truly repented and believed,
and so whosoever sins they forgave
would be forgiven and whosoever
ico sins they retained would be retained.
It was not by virtue of
any office that was to descend
ral upon a line of successors, but by
virtue of receiving the Holy Spirit
that they were to be able to forgive
rn sins (cf. on this power and its exer:a-3
else Acts 13:9, 10; 8:20-23; 1 Cor.
ie* 5:4, 5; 2 Cor. 2:6-10). Thomas, full
n" of doubt and self will, was not with
1S; the brethren and so missed meeting
110 his risen Lord. The other disciples
ay hastened to tell Thomas of the blessing
they had received. "We have
ho seen the Lord," was their exultant
\ a cry. If we have seen the Lord we,
iP- too, have a duty of testimony. By
oi this time Thomas should have been
he convinced, but he wasn't. Thomas
ith bad many reasons for believing (Matt.
*c- 16:21; Jno. 20:18; Luke 24:13-33),
tnt but Tnomas wouldn't believe unless
sh. he had a certain kind of proof which
ed in his self-will he presumed to dictate.
Tnomas has many followers on
his bad side. Thomas had no ground
for disbelieving but his own notions.
Many to-day are willing to set up
. I their own notions against the testi
lSt mony of prophets, apostles, Jesus
Christ Himself, and the whole Word
0f of God. Conceit and self-will lie at
,p_ the bottom of it all (Ps. 78:21, 22,
ial 31, 32; 106, 23, 24). Thomas' wil2re
iulness comes out in his words, "I
"aU will not believe."
he II. Jesus Appears Unto Thomas,
iU 2G-U9. Thomas nad a whole week of
unbelief and darkness and misery.
3m Jesus had bidden the disciples go into
ip_ Galilee (Matt. 28:10), but they have
ry seemed to have waited a week rather
erl than leave Thomas behind. Their
n6f testimony had, alter all, made some
ies impression upon Thomas, for on the
9V_ next Lord's day he took pains to be
eir with them. There was on his pare
some reaainess 10 Deneve. Jesus ]
came with the same message o?
- "peace." The wonderful grace and
pity and long suffering of Jesus ap;
a pear in His words to Tnomas and His
'as whole treatment of him. Thomas
na> fully convinced at la3t, and cries to
aer JtVis with one of the most remarkex"
able ascriptions of deity to be fouyd
^ ui the JLiible, "My Lord and my GocL"
Fire Shock Starts Clock.
,0.^ Solemnly ticking away seconds.
^ minutes and hours, a curious old
French clock owned by Mrs. Henry
Forster, Sr., of Boon Hill, Pa., is credIted
by many in the neighborhood
) * with awe-inspiring, if not supernatural,
qualities. It was stopped by a
c visitation of death more than thirty
years ago, and was started again by a
visitation of fire recently, and there
e*n is no explanation of its stopping or its
ns. starting. The clock was owned by
,C{_ Christopher C. Grombeck, first president
of the Danish Society of Philadelphia,
who died in 1878. At the ;
moment the owner died the clock j
I stopped.
ice Ts Getting Young Again.
The oldest man in Virginia is Sam,r*
uel Salyers, residing at Dooley, in
&l3 Wise County. Ho recently celebrated
the 114th anniversary of his birth,
em He has been a magistrate in the counin
ty for more than half a century. Un- I
til within the last year his hair was
irlc I perfectly gray, but a new set of black
[er shows through the gray, and it is
said that Salyers is now-cutting a
^v third set of teeth. He rides horseujJ
back and is p.hle to- read without the
use of glasses. I
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A PRAYER.
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'As years with slow and solemn tread
Increase the number of the dead,
So do they pain and sorrow send
. Alike to enemy and friend.
0 help me, gracious God, to bear
This yoke of sorrow that I wear,
Tis well deserved, I do confess,
Yet send me comfort in distress.
So teach me now to live, that when
Death's herald calls me, I may then
In meek submission bow mv head:
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Mrs. M. A. Robinson.
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Unconscious Influence.
They brought forth the sick intl
the streets . . . that at leasi
the shadow of Peter passing bj
might overshadow some of them.?
Acts v., 15.
While we are not told in so man)
words that those upon whom thi
shadow of Peter fell were healed, che
context implies that those who had
faith to be healed received the gift ol
health. The Apostle would hav?
been the first to disclaim that the
healing was due to any power or virtue
inherent in himself; it was as
unconscious pouring forth of power,
that was his because he had been
"with Jesus" and learned of Him.
Marvelous as this unconscious
pouring forth of power seems, it is a
fact that each one of us is constantly
exercising an analogous power, not
over the bodies of men, but over th?
minds and souls of those with whom
we come into contact. One passes
down the street; all unconsciously his
shadow falls, for good or for ill,
upon some one. An influence, like
some subtle perfume, has been ex*
haled. It is this influence, unconsciously
wielded, that really counts,
for it depends upon what we are, and
we show our true selves when we are
off our guard.
A man may seem everything that
a gentleman should be when away
from home; his home life may show
that in reality he is a cad or a blackguard.
It is the atmosphere of the
home life that really influences a
child's life. If parents are selfish,
fault finding, quarrelsome, the most
faithful instruction is unselfishness
and love will make little impression.
The shadow unconsciously cast is
more powerful than any conscious
physician whose presence in the sick '
. mnm in almost as notent an agent .of
health as his drugs. There are men
and women whose presence is a
benediction; before ihem evil seems
stilled, the voice of the slanderer is
| stopped. The whole community.Is
better because they are living in it.
On the other hand there are those
vehose presence arouses aU that is
evil in us.
The sort of shadow we are casting
depends, to a certain extent, upon
temperament, but mostly upon character.
If parents have cultivated iu
themselves a spirit of unselfishness
and of love, their children will unconsciously
breathe in the same spirit?it
is the atmosphere of the home
In which they live. If we cultivate a
Bpirit of contentment and of cheerfulness
we will unconsciously exhale the
I same spirit. If we cultivate within
ourselves the spirit or love ana 01
meekness and of peace others will
feel better because we have passed
by; they will perceive that we, too,
have been "with Jesus."?The Rev.
J. O. Davis, Church of St. Joseph of
Arimathea, Elmsford, N. Y., in the
Sunday Herald.
Spiritual Suggestions.
Cultivate patience if you desire to
Bhine for Jesus. *
It is easy to make a loud profession
of religion. But more difficult
to live up to it.
Not all Qf those who have been the
most conspicuous in the work of the
church on earth shall have the same
honor in Heaven.
The preacher who keeps his heart
:lean and his lips from speaking guilt'
who attends faithfully to the work oi
his Lord, will finally secure proper
recognition.
A clear view of Heaven is very essential
in keeping down the uprising
}f discontent in life.
When the Holy Ghost is breathed
into the human soul tnere is so
room for anything else.
When the life is fully consecrated
to God, earth's sorrows and conflicts
ire borne with an uncomplaining
spirit. We often hear people say, We
bave done the best we could, under
all the circumstances by which we
nave been surrounded. If they offer
this as an excuse for neglect of
duties, it is not a happy rvay of expressing
themselves.?W. G. H., in
Christian Advocate.
The Little Things of Life.
Little words are the sweetest to
! hear; little charities fly farthest and
6tay longest on the wing; little lakes
I are the stillest; little hearts are the
fullest, and little farms are the best
| tilled. Little books are read the
1 most, and little songs the dearest
loved. And when nature would make
'" Kaoitff.
anything especially rait; auu utauuful,
she makes it little; little pearls,
little diamonds, little dews. Agar's is
a model prayer, but then it is a little
one, and the burden of the petition is
but for little. The Sermon on the
Mount is little, but the last dedication \
was an hour long. Life is made up of s
littles; death is what remains of them
all. Day is made up of little beams,
and night is glorious with little stars.
?Home Herald.
Kinds of Religion.
There are as many kinds of religion
as there are kinds of good people.
For instance, the religion of an
old man and a young woman, or of
an old lady and a young man, cannot
possibly run on the same lines.?
Christian Register.
Idle Boasters.
Men who boast of breaking none
of the commandments have spent a
lot of time in burrowing under
them.
Victim of Cross-Kxainination.
Henry Crowfoot, one of the wealthiest
farmers in Indiana, died at Mish&waka.
He was seventy years old
His death is attributed to mental suffering
growing out of an incident by
which he was swindled out of $10,000
in gold by two sharpers, and the se
J Vi a
vere cross-examiuauuu nui^u
was subjected when the case reached
the courts.
Germany a Borrower.
Germany must borrow $250,000.000
in five years, a Reichstag committee
was informed by the Finance
ilinibter.