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But the constable was not the man to walk along without attempting conversation; he was burning with curiosity, and that passion for crossexamination which distinguishes members of even longer standing in the force. "Heigho, Mr. Campion!" he began, "I little thought when I used to announce you at Sussex Place that one day I should have to show you Into a police station." Campion made no reply. "Come, sir, be pleasant," said Yarker. "I'm trying to make this walk as agreeT ?v?oAf o rfwu 7 cfr clUIt? <13 1 i;au mcci mv -? If you'd like to give some account of how you came to contemplate such a predicament, why I'm here to listen, and it will pass the time if it does no more." "The less I say the better," was all Campion said in reply to this exhortation. That walk seemed to Campion like a ghastly dream-pilgrimage, with Yarker's conversation?which was largely prompted by mingled malice and curiosity?as a running accompaniment. Now and then the constable stopped to try a gate or a window fastening, and once he reported himself to a "fixed-point" sergeant, but nothing interrupted his small-talk long. All at once a man in evening dress passed them close and then stopped and turned back. "Campion!" he cried, "the very man I was coming to look up!" It was Babcock, who naa recovered from his recent lethargy, and, too late for the soiree, had started to find Campion, who he expected would reach St. John's Wood about the same time, and whom he believed to be the instigator of the liberties Nebelsen had taken with him. He was the last man Campion expected or desired to see just then. He thrust his hat down over his eyes and took refuge in obstinate silence. "Here," said Babcock, "just turn back with me; I've something to say to you." "Very sorry, sir, but he's got an appointment with me at present," aaid Yarker. Babcock laughed. "Why, you haven't found dynamite on him, nave you?" "No, no?not so bad as that, Mr. Babcock, sir," said Yarker, who knew him well. "Do you mean to tell me you're really taking him to the station!" cried Babcock, in astonished delight. "What have you been about, Campion? Why don't he answer, Yarker, eh?" "Well," said Yarker, "you can see for yourself that he ain't in no con-, ditlon to answer questions." "By Jove!" cried Babcock, as Campion accepted the excuse resignedly. Anything was better than having to reveal his awful position to his rival and enemy". "So he's been kicking up a row, eh? dear-dear-dear! Well, Yarker, I mustn't interrupt you? Iwo are company?don't be rough with him, poor devil!" And he went Off hastily, lest he might be called upon to furnish bail, which he had no desire whatever to do under the circumstances. "Pleasant spoken little chap, Mr. Babcock, ain't he?" said Yarker, when they were alone, "and liberal with his arf-crowns. I'm downright fond of Mr. Babcock, I am, aren't you, sir? Well, there's no occasion to bu3t out like that anyhow?you are behaving unsociable to-night, I must say!" And he said no more now, for they were in a narrow, quiet street with a square building at one end, over the door of which burned a lamp with a blue pane; one or two night-prowlers joined them here and accompanied them to the threshold, but Yarker shut the door sharply in their faces, and Campion found himself in a brightly lit room with dingy, buffcolored walls and a dado of mottled green; There were a table and benches at one end, and at the other a little inner office like a hotel bar. "Now, sir! " said Yarker importantly; and presently Campion found himself inside the railed dock, with the bar clicked upon him. "A child, eh?" said the inspector, who regarded the affair as a mere matter of business. "Dead or alive?" "Alive, sir," said Yarker, "leastwise, it was when I found it. Bellering horful, sir." "Why don't you send round for the doctor at once? There, go at once, somebody, and don't lose any more time; leave the child where it is now, we can do no good till we know what the doctor says." More minutes of suspense, during which Campion strained his eyes to catch some indication of life under the folds. He could see none?the bundle lay ominously stiff and silent, and a new horror chilled his blood. What if this diabolical thing had completed its revenge by dying? i{ he were changed with actual murder, convictcd, handed! Tk- clutched the rail with moist palms as he thought ^ - of it?he would have joyed just then to hear it give even one of those hid or>vi h ill!' I n erf rill of k'u ua juw V4....Q - this uncertainly! The divisional surgeon?a short, rough, bustling man?csmc in. "Now, ifceffc fetch tha? rliiid over here by LN IDOL | '/ vf/vf/VI>vI>\I/VJ/NJ/Vt>< > ( I VC ANSTEY. Illllllllllllll I the lamp, will you, and let us have a look at it," he said. Yarker trought the bundle to him, ahd stood by as the surgeon slowly unrolled the folds. Campion's heart beat hard. "What did you say this was?" "Infant, doctor," laid Yarker, whose gaze was directed to the ceiling. "You're a pretty policeman!" said the surgeon contemptuously; "there's no infant here." The idol had relented then?ah! the relief of it. v.orifpr rubbed his eves. "Well, I could ha' sworn I heard it howl," he said; "but if It ain't that, doctor, what is it?" "You've been wool-gathering; you know, 24 7. I shall have to report you for this," said the inspector. "Mr. Campion, sir, j*ou can bear me out, sir!" said Yarker; "you heard it, and saw it, sir, too." "I told you at the time you were mistaken," said Campion; "you wouldn't listen." "And quite right, too. as it happens," said the surgeon; "do you see what this is, inspector?" The inspector touched it gingerly. "It looks to me," he said, "like some form of dynamite." "Exactly?I've never, seen it in this particular form, but I've no doubt In my own mind it is dynamite." Dynamite! Well, though Roland, it was serious enough?but at least it was more respectable than the other charge. "Why the devil couldn't you say so at once, 247, eh?" said the inspector; "you've made me make a ?alse entry ?what's come to you, to take a parcel of dynamite for an infant??you'll hear of this again, let me tell you!" The unfortunate Yarker, with his dreams of promotion shattered, stood dumb and trembling as the inspector altered the charge with some temper. "Now, sir," he said to Campion, "do you wish to say anything at this stage?" "No," said Campion, "except that I know nothing whatever of any dynamite." "Very well, you will be detained for the night o^ suspicion, and tomorrow, when we've made inquiries, you will be taken before the sitting magistrate at the Marylebone Police Court?put him in number 3." And so Campion found himself locked in a cell; he sat there for long with faculties benumbed, wondering what would come next, and staring at the gaslight in the corridor as it flickered through the corrugated glass. CHAPTER XV. The Day After. Campion opened his heavy eyes to find the blue light of morning streaming ia through the glass pane of his cell door; cocks were crowing lustily from neighboring back gardens, venders were crying mackerel in the streets outside, milk cans were clattering, and boys whistling?the suburb was awakening with its usual short-lived cheerfulness. His heart was consumed with helpless rage at the utter impracticability of his situation. Thought recoiled from it baffled, and he fell at last into a state of what hebelieved was stoical calm, which was actually a stunned torpor. At last a constable?not Yarker? .unlocked his door. "Inspector wishes to see you, sir, In the office," he said, civilly enough, and Campion follewed him to the room in which he had been charged the night before. The inspector looked up with a distinctly worried expression. "Look here, sir," he began, "we're not used to this kind of thing here. I've taken two distinct charges against you for the same thing, and I should like to hear any answer you may have now before we go any further with the case. "I reserve my defense," said Campion; "all I can say is, whatever the charge is, I'm innocent of it." "Come, sir, if you'll tell me what the thing was that No. 247 found on you, I may meet you further than you fancy." Was it a trap? It might be?but Campion decided upon perfect candor as his only chance. "You won't believe me," said Campion, "but it was neither more nor less than an Indian image?in fact, an idol." "Right, sir," said the inspector, "and if you'll cast your eye into that bucket you'll see it." And in the bucket of water was the idol, head downward, but not appearing to resent the indignity. Campion breathed freely; whether it had relented, or had mereiy arrived at the end of its resources, it evidently did not intend to carry things further at present. "Wei'," said the inspector, "I don't kuow how I came to detain you?I . really don't. I made certain last night, and so did the surgeon, that It was one of those dynamite preparations; it's been locked up safe in my inner room all night in that bucket, and it certainly don't look any way like an explosive now. Can't you exnlain {t 1""'" ?v 1*11,7 .. U.J . "I think," said Campion, "you're the person to explain things." i The inspector coughed. "I am sure," he said, "you are not the gen tleman to make any fuss about this little mistake. You see, we're bound to look after ourselves, naturally, and if you were not willing to meet us half-way, why we could make it unpleasant for you, as it is. It does no . j man any good, in the long run, having ! i he police against him. If you follow me, sir " Campion saw that his immediate discharge was only a matter of arrangement, the inspector being mainly .anxious to avoid ilio consequences I of any public complaint or proceedj ins, ami shynly after, to bis own lu tense surprise, he left the station a free man. It promised to be a very hot day; already the heat made a pearly haze in the middle distances, and heavy lurid clouds, touched with pink and gold, rose like a mountain range at the end,of each long vista; Campion walked slowly with his detested burden under his arm, half-expecteing it to develop some fresh peculiarity. I-Ie was annoyed, as he went in by the studio door, to find Bales there dusting. "You're up early, sir, this morning!" said the man, with his eye on the idol, which it was useless to ennwa 1 "Why, yes, I am rather early, Bales," sa'id Campion, in a tone he hoped was jaunty. "There's that furrin party as used to have all them curls waiting 1;o see you," he added; "he said he couldn't stop long. I told him I thought you was a-bed." And Campion,on going to his room, found Nebelsen just about to leave. Campion felt for a certain embarrassment at the recollection of their last interview, but the Chela was evidently willing to resume the old footing. and the painter was in no mood just then to decline any overtures. "Ha!" said Nebelsen, as he observed the idol, which hi3 friend was still carrying under one arm. "So you have him still?" "Yes," said Campion, wearily; "he doesn't seem tired of me yet. I've given him the slip several times?but he always turns up smiling. Last night I tried putting him in a hole." "And he would not remain?no?" said the Chela, sympathetically. "He not only would not remain, but 1? ? tMA I?-? f A V? nln lit? 111c111cL&CU I U put II1C 1U U1C liUiC 1X1stead," said Campion, "with the pleasing result that we both spent the night in a police station." "Ach!" cried Chela; "wunderbar! But I knew always that alone you could nefer esgape?you may dry and dry, but always will it the same be. And now when I haf learnt still more ?but you will not listen; you think IamstofRng!" "Nebelsen," said Campion, rather shamefacedly, "if you'll forget how I behaved last time, and help me like good fellow, I shall be grateful. I've found out by bitter experience that I'm no match for this devilish thing alone." "Because you are all on the wrong track. I tell you, last night I meet vour lofelv Mees Elsvort. and?and I haf som talk wit her. I want to gif her some bleasure, and I find there is now but one way. And so if you will only gonsent to place yourself entirely in my hand, I will see if there is not yet i way to bacify that idol." "But in the meantime," objecte I Campion, "how do you know that this beastly thing mayn't begin again?" "It is too soon yet, after so moch force-manifestations. Leave him down in your paint room till I can com at him. Oh, he will be all quiet! I answer for him." Of what Nebelsen intended to do, Campion, of course, had not the vaguest conception, though he gathered that it would be performed with a wand; he could only pray that it might have as little of the ludicrous in its operations as was compatible with the nature of the case. Campion had not, of course, forgotten Sybil's promise to bring her father that day, though it had seemed extremely uncertain for a time whether he would be at home to receive them. Fortunately the worst O f ATTAV ?ATT O tl ^ ?k l\AOTO n M 00 V T A4VS TT y UUU J VI UtgUU tW doubt whether this interview, if it came, would be much of a success, and when, later in the morning, Colonel Elsworth was shown down to the painting room?alone, Campion felt a pang of dread. Why had not Sybil come? Was she angry with him for not appearing last night? and if so, how should he excuse himself? The colonel felt, and indeed looked, by no means at his ease; he did not relish his mission, which he had been dispatched upon, as the result of a long interview between his sister and daughter the night before, and he was an easy going, peace-loving man, who hated giving pain. "Now, Mr. Campion," he began, embarrassment making him brusque, I uT'i?a nnllorl tn VAn nloinlv fhof anything like an engagement between my daughter and you can't be?it's quite out of the question?now don't you see that yourself?" To be Continued. Radium in Hocks. The announcement of the discovery of radium in the Simplon Tunnel in sufficient quantity to appreciably raise the temperature is of considerable interest from a geological point of view. For if it can be shown that this element exists in any considerable quantity in the earth's crust, then the time during which it may be supposed the earth has been a possible scene of geological operations may be greatly extended. The earth, in fact, may be greatly older than was admitted possible by physicists. For radium would retard the cooling of a once molten globe by continually radiating heat, and thus prolong the time necessary for it to reach its present temperature. And this slower cooling would also prevent, to a large ettent, the radical contraction upon which so many geologists have relied as the means of the elevation of mountain chains and other secular movements of the earth's crust. The presence of considerable quantities of radium in the earth thus renders more probable the theories of earth movements which have been advanced by those well known geologists, M. Mellard Reade and the Rev. O. Fisher.?London Globe. Freak Insurance. "Is it a fact?" asked a judge? . Justice Darling?the other da}', of ; counsel in a case that was before him, "that insuranco companies insuro against a successful appeal by ; the other side?" "Yes," answered . the learned gentleman. "I have been , told so. And they have different rates for different judges."?London Daily Mail. Charles H. Lord, of Dunbarton, N. H., recently cut a large pine tree on his farm which, from tie rin???3, was 2 00 years old. The treo wj.b 134 feet tall, measured five feel four I .inches on the etu&p. Household f % Matters. J Cocoanut Macaroons. Add to a scant cupful of sifted lfour one cupful of granulated sugar and two cupfuls of the best shredded cocoanut. Mix thoroughly, then fold into the mixture the "whites of three eggs whipped to a stiff froth. Make ~11 holro in a 1I11U blllctil nat tftftco ouu wuuv *** slow oven until crisp and a delicate brown?New York Telegram. Dnmson Cheese. Stew damson plums unin tender, then drain olf the juice and remove the skins and stones. To the pulp add the juice, "weigh it, then boil until it is a dry paste. Stir in six ounces of sugar to every pound of fruit and keep stirriug until the mix; ture will leave the sides of the kettl? and adhere to the spoon in a solid - mass. If it will yield to the finger without sticking when touched it is done. Turn into glasses or china molds. This is fine for meat or game, and many prefer it to currant jelly. ?New York World. Potato Croquettes. A delicious way of serving potatoes is the following: Boil and mash twelve mediurs-sized white potatoes, using one tablespoonful of butter instead of milk. When they are nearly 1 ' 1 J 1 a?? f r\rvrrc COlU aau ueaieii vumo ui lihgc one tfeaspoonful of chopped parsley, one-quarter teaspoonful of grated nutmeg and six drops of onion juice. Stir these ingredients together until they are smooth. Make up into small cone-shaped croquettes and stand away to harden. When they are firm roll them in the beaten whites of the eggs and cracker dust and fry in deep boiling lard until a light brown. This will make twenty-five croquettes.?New York Times. Stuffed Potatoes. Select potatoes of even size, cut a thin slice from one end that they may stand firm and put in the oven to bake; when well done, remove from the oven and with sharp scissors cut a lid from the upper end and scoop out the potato into a hot bowl with a teaspoon, keeping the skiD ' * A V.rtTt-1 | wnoie; ueai me ijuiai.u m uvm I with a little cream, a teaspoonful of butter, a speck of salt and pepper, then fill the skins with the mixture, heaping it high on top; set the potatoes carefully on end and return to oven for ten minutes to heat. Serve on a platter with sprigs of parsley and a few tiny, specks of butter.? Boston Post. Cornstarch Souffle. Hajf an ounce of cornstarch one cupful of milk, one tablespoonful of sugar, quarter of a teaspoonful of vanilla extract, two eggs, pastry to line pudding dish. Line a pudding dish with pastry, decorating the edges | with pieces cut with a fancy cutter. Blend the cornstarch smoothly with | a little milk and stir it into one cup| ful of milk when boiling. Cook for two or three minutes, and then stir ! in the sugar, yolks of eggs and vaI nilla extract. Whip up the whites ; of eggs to a stiff froth and lightly stir j into the miiture. Pour into the lined dish and bake for about twenty minutes. Shake a little sugar over the top and serve at once with chocolate sauce. To make the chocolate sauce, boil one and a half ounces of grated in half a cunful of milk. remove from the fire and stir in one tablespoonful of sugar. Flavor with a few drops of vanilla extract.?New York Press. jttllS.TS FOR* THE. I HOUSEKF.EPERo j Oil paintings may be cleaned by sponging with lukewarm water and drying thoroughly. Acid fruit drink?Pour boiling water on mashed cranberries. When ; cold sweeten to taste. To renovate black lace wash the lace in water to which a little ammonia has been added, then rinse it in strong coffee. Many housewives sprinkle water on the broom before sweeping to col | lect the dust and keep it from blowing around the room. Buttermilk which has turned slightly sour is an excellent wash for the face. It is harmless and efficient and is a great purifier. The best housekeeper is the one who passes less time in making things clean and more thought in keeping them clean as she goes. Try adding a little lemon juice to the water when boiling rice. It gives the rice a nice white appearance, and also keeps the grains well separated. A piece of flannel soaked in paraffin and rubbed over linoleum will j preserve the surface and remove all dirt and stains, and make it last much longer. When bunches of sweet grass begin to lose their fragrance plunge them for a minute into boiling water tknv will ho -atrnin as aromatic as ttUU Ulicrj "ill wv/ ? 1 when first gathered. Dried lavender 1 may be similarly treated. When filling oil lamps place a small lump of camphor in the oil vessel. It will greatly improve the light and make the flame clearer and brighter. If you have no camphor add a few drops of vinegar occasionally. " It is said that the juice of the *)ina2pi7le^*coiT:^iiie the natural fer1 ments of healthy digestion to a remarkable degree, and, if adopted by American people., they would never know what dyspepsia and indigestion J were. A considerable amount of the ' juice should be taken each day. There is nothing prettier for the centre of the dinner table than one i of the new deep silver baskets, with or without handles over the top, * tn- * v. n rru ~ nueu Wlin iresu iiuwcrs. i uc uno1 kets also come in glass. A more charming effect can be had by placing under the basket one of the j found tabic mirrors. ANIMAL PROFITS. | 4. Rostock Chimpanzee Shouing Ofl at ?100 Per. To invest one's money In the purchase of wild, forest-bred animals in o/der to train the same for public performances, is a somewhat speculative business, for apart from the expense of capture and the cost of training there is always a danger that the animals will ran to Decome acclimatized to foreign countries, and die when the unlucky showman or circus proprietor has spent hundreds of pounds upon them. Lord George Sanger has confessed that he once paid ?1200 cash down for six young giraffes. Two days later two of the animals died, and shortly afterwards the remaining four died also. Barnum used to say that only one elephant, tiger, lion or monkey in eix which he purchased brought him any profit, and other showmen make similar complaints. The most aggravating part of the business is, however, that often when an animal has been trained, seems to be thoroughly used to foreign climates, and is repaying some of the money its owner lias spent ou us purunuae tiuu leaiiug, it suddenly dies. Take the case of Consul, for instance, Mr. Bo3tock's remarkable chimpanzee, which died some time ago in Berlin. This animal was insured for ?25,000, and was earning ?100 to ?150 a week when it died. Furthermore, Mr. Bostock has booked contracts for it to appear at a price of ?300 per week. Luckily Mr. Bostock was able to discover two other exceptionally fine specimens of the chimpanzee tribe, which he has named Consul I. and Consul II. The former, which is the cleverest animal of the two, will appear at the forthcoming Earl's Court Exhibition, and earns as much as ?160 per week, while Esau, another of Mr. Bostock's wonderful chimpanzees, appears at ?S0. These animals are most difficult to rear, elephants, tigers and lions, which cost anything from ?200 to ?500 each, being also very susceptible to climatic changes. They fully repay the care and attention which must be bestowed upon them, however. Mr. Bostock, for instance, has a diminutive elephant for which he has been offered sums varying from ?1000 to ?2400, all of which he has refused. This is the smallest performing elephant in the world, and earns from ?80 to ?100 per week. Another troupe of elephants earn from ?90 to ?125 per week, a group of tigers from ?100 to ?150, while a group of lions bring in as much as ?200 per week. Performing dogs are perhaps the least expensive. These animals can be bought for about ?10 apiece, and well trained easily secure ?50 per week. Some of Mr. Bostock's dogs earn as much as ?80 per week, while from ?50 to ?80 is paid for the performance of his sea-lions.?Tit-Bits. A Vivid Picture. An accident to one of Sammy Peters' eyes had led the doctor to order a bandage and a dark room for several days. It fell to the lot of Sammy's patient mother to furnish the sufferer with amusement. "What do you want me to read to vou this mornine. Sammy?" she asked. "Here's a nice book of adventure Aunt Elizabeth sent over after you went to bed last night. Shall I try that?" "No, please, mamma," said the sufferer, politely. "P'r'aps later, but couldn't you tregin with the baseball game? It was a very important one yesterday, and I think you'll find it on the ninth page." "Certainly, dear," assented his mother, and started in, slowly making her way through the maze of strange terms. " 'Bates opened the first inning with a hot drive into the crowd in right field for two bases. Young sacT oTOio fr* Tnr/lan QnH Rinnio duplicated Bates' drive into the other corner, Bates scoring. On McGann's single Binnie went home. Lewis threw wide on Ritchey's hard one, and the latter got to first. Taylor flied to Hummel, and McGann tried to score on Sweeney's single. " 'About fifteen hundred people then suggested that Smithy wallop it over the fence. Just at the moment when it appeared that he might not obey instructions, he lifted his club against one of Ritchey's fine ones, and sent it two feet above the chocolate sign on the right side field fence. The top of the grand stand was lifted bodily about an inch by the glad yells of the Smithy association.' " She paused for breath. "I hope you understand this. Sammy, for I'm sure I don't." "Understand! Why, mamma," exclaimed the sufferer, "can't you just see it, can't you just smell the peanuts? Please read that over?that about the chocolate sign."?Youth's Companion. The Bore of Guns. To the word "bore," when used to tell the gauge of a shotgun, there attaches an interesting bit of history. In the days when rifle balls were spherical and long cylindrical, conical-headed bullets and rifle barrels were undreamed or, me gunsmnu adopted a curious but convenient method of designating the gauge or diameter of the bore. He expressed it by stating how many bullets of the size that would fit a particular musket would go to make a pound. Thus a ten-bore musket would be one of such a bore than te:i of its bullets would go to make a pound weight; a sixteen-bore gun would be one whose bullets would run sixteen to a pound, and so on. Hence, the anomaly that the larger denomination musket has the smaller bore. Dillon iuisi iiiuiau iuiihrt. Considerable interest continues to be evinced in the cultivation of rubber-poducing trees throughout the Dutch East Indies, and the suitability of the climate and soil, coupled with undoubted labor advantages which Java possesses over most other tropical countries, have resulted in a steadly increasing trend of European capiat toward rubber enterprises in that ountry.?Engineer. ?p '-u ,i 1.1 ii 111. '.mm w II Wt I &unbaii-&cfiooP INTERNATIONAL LESSON COMMENTS FOR AUGUST 16. Subject: Saul Tries to Kill David, 1 Samuel 18:6-10?Golden Text, Ps. 84:11?Read Chapters 18, 19?Commentary. , TIME.?1063 B. C. PLACE.? Gibeab. EXPOSITION.?I. Saul's Envy of David, 6-11. David's great achievement raised him at once to a high position in the estimation of Saul, and in the army. But it did not turn David's head. He acted with remarkable modesty. He was perfectly obedient to all Saul's orders, though he knew that he had been himself divinely appointed to the chief leadership in Israel (cf. vs. 18, 23). He conWtlf Vl fVWAnf A TM U UUCU liiiiiocu ?uu gicat niauuui. He patiently awaited God's time. Saul himself was at first disposed to put David forward (v. 5). He was commander in chief over the rude and undisciplined army which Saul had gathered together (cf. ch. 14:52). In our day in times of war, men rise rapidly from obscurity to a place of great prominence by some act of great courage and prowess.' Much more would this be true in atimeofsuch primitive warfare. His deed was so splendid in the eyes o? all that none dreamed of disputing his superiority. It was the custom of the women of Israel to greet their conquering armies with dances and songs of victory? and praise as they returned from the battle (Ex. 15:20; Ju.11:34; Ps.68:25). Nothing is dearer to the average soldier's heart than the admiration and praise of the fair women of the land. David was naturally the idol of the hour. He was the nation's saviour. Moreover, he had performed a deed of unparalleled bravery. It is no wonder that the women went wild with enthusiasm. Their comparison was just enough, but not wise. Saul was king and it was natural he should be stung to the quick by having one i who had just come to the front thus I highly exalted above himself. Fur| thermore, it was only a short time i since Saul himself had been the idol of the people (ch. 11:11, 12). It is I hard to give up a place like that to I another without a pang of jealousy. I The song of praise to David was taken I up far and wide and became known i even among other peoples (cf. ch. 21:11; 29:5). It was the popular air j of the day. Probably Saul heard it wherever he went. David was not ! to blame. Doubtless he would rather i that the women had not thus sung. ! But greatness, no matter how humble : it is, is very maddening to mediocrity. The small man can not forgive the great man for being great. Saul whimpered like a spoiled child. In the story of Saul we see the tragedy of a soul. The same story in all its essential features has been repeated again and again. From that day on there was no more peace nor joy for I Saul. David was the ghost of his existence. "The evil spirit" was a I demon (cf. Acts ^16:16-18; Mark | 1:23-26). It was said this evil spirit ! was "from God." He was a messenj ger of Satan, but permitted by God j for Saul's discipline (cf. 2 Cor. 12:7). | As far as God's permission was couI cerned he was intended to torment ! Saul and thus to bring him to re1 pentance. In this aspect of mercy he j was "an evil spirit from God." Even the evil spirits and the devil himself ; do God's work (cf.Matt. 4:1), though unwittingly to themselves. The furj ther truth is hinted at here that if I men will not have the truth and the ! good Spirit, then God gives them over I to error and evil spirits (2 Thess. I 2:10-12). This is a solsmn thought, | but it is taught by both Scripture and i experience. Under the influence of j this evil spirit Saul "prophesied," i. ! e., he went into an ecstatic state when ! he was under the control of tha i evil spirit (cf. Acts 16:16-18; 1 K. j 18:29; 22:12; 20:23). We see the i same tmng in some iorms 01 moueru 1 clairvoyance and "inspirational speakI ing." There is but a step from envy to murder (cf. Matt. 27:18). Saul j took that step. In murderous hate lit? ! hurled his javelin at him. Nowadays ! the envious man casts his javelin not i at the body but at the reputation of ! the man he envies. Saul missed his j mark, but he was no les3 a murderer I at heart. God was taking care of i David, and no Saul can hurt the one j that God protects (Ps. 37:32, 33; Isa. 54:17; Lu. 4:30; 10:39). li. Saul's Fear of David, 12-10. Saul's tormenting hate now becomes ! coupled with tormenting fear. David's I conduct commended him to God and I "the LORD was with David" (cf. ch. 16:18). He had been with Saul in j the past (ch. 10:7), but He was now | "departed from" him. There is no more miserable man than the one J who once knew the presence and I power of God and has now lost it. j The man who hasn't the presence of God fears the man who has. But , David was still recognized as leader (Nu. 27:1G, 17; 2 Sam. 5:2). David I continued to conduct himself with j great discretion, going on from success to success. Saul read his own I doom in each new triumph of David. I While Saul envied and hated and i feared, the hearts of the people bsj came more and more completely David's (cf. Lu. 19:48; 20:19). Oar Duty. i Our business iu the kingdom is to ' see that the ground iu Cod's vineyard i is most carefully tilled and tha<; we { do all in our power to win men 10 God.?The Rev. Bowlev Gresu, Olney ! tille, R. 1. Sirlss Prohibit Abslntlie. The national referendum of the j question of prohibiting the manufac: ture and sale of absinthe in Switzeri laud has resulted in a majority of | more than 80,000 in favor of the proj hibition. The most famous brands cif absinthe are made in that country, : svhence the liquor is largely exportj rd. The increasing home consumption has been the subject of crusades similar tn thnsp nftriMPfl nil in Prance. i Prohibition will involve a big loss of j revenue to the Government. Recruiting Falling Off. I The British authorities never allow j the public to know how recruiting ! for the regular army is proceeding, hut they have been unable to conceal the fact that the number of youths presenting themselves for enlistment has dropped most alarmingly during I the past few months. I I * -zn~ Pi?:/in<TA ] A study of the mortality of Chicago for the first sk months of 1908 shows that 1567 fewer persons have died this year than last. If allowance is made for the increase of population the calculated saving is li'9 S j lives. _ . ; . ' RETAKING THE HAND. Many iystems^ne^ and old^ ^ j i nrong ine naina s aoor. ubv ujr uaj, Every one with truth of gold Which should not be thrust away. -> But, 0 needy human heart! . If thou knowest what is heart, Never with thy childhood part, Faith alone con give thee rest. Let the hungry intellect Search the great philosophies; Should not Mind the mind inspect? . ^ See how marvellous it is? But when baffled is the brain, And life's mystery deeper grows, Put thy hand in God's again; There alone is thy repose! ?Charlotte Fiskc Bates, in the Christian Eegister. i Everything Supplied in Christ. Soul, dost thou desire eternal life? Is there within thy spirit a hunger* ing and a thirsting after such things on mau ooHcfv tViv anlrit and make Cko mckj vuj <* vu? thee live forever? Then hearken while the Master's servant gives thee the invitation: "Come, for all thing? are ready?" all, not some, but' all. There is nothing that thou canst need between here and Heaven but what is provided in Jesus Christ, In His person and in His work. All things are ready, life for thy v death, forgiveness for thy sin, cleans* ing for thy filth, clothing for thy nakedness, joy for thy sorrow* strength for thy weakness, yes, mora than all that in the boundless nature and work of Christ. Thou must not say, "I cannot come because I have not this, or have not LLlttl. ai l LUUU lu iuc >nwi.< Art thou to provide anything? Art thou the purveyor of even so much a* the salt or the water? Thou know- * est not thy true condition, or thou wouldst not dream of such a thing. The great Householder Himself hatfr provided the whole of the feast, thotr hast nothing to do~with the provision* but to partake of it. If thou lackest, come and take what thou lackest; the greater thy need the greater reason* why thou shouldst come where alf things that thy need can possibly: want will be at once supplied. If thou be so needy that thou has nothing good at all about thee, all thing! are ready. What wouldst thou provide mor? when God has provided all things?' Superfluity of naughtiness would if be if thou wert to think of,adding tc His "all things." It would be but 8" presumptuous competing with th< provision of the great King, and thil* He will not endure. All that thort wantest?I can but repeat the worde* ?between the gates of Hell, where" T\r\nr llflot onH the cratpfl nt) Heaven, to which grace will bring thee if thou believest?all io provided* and prepared in Jesus Christ, the Sav> lour.?C. H. Spurgeon. Teaching Nnggets; Faith knows no last farewell. Every life has limits until deatlr breaks down the walls. It is easy to allow our brief loss tc hide His bitter cross. He ascended from the few that Hr might descend on the many. They who will not be convinced bytruth will be convicted by it. It's hard believing in the Hoi] Spirit whom you will not receive. It is better to know that God is fo* us than to see that He is with us. It makes all the difference whethe*' you are facing death or looking tc larger life. It is worth while to lose the Christ' you can see to gain the Christ whfl can be seen in you. ( y If we really believe the things wr * sing of heaven, our mourning is either selfishness or hypocrisy/ It makes all the difference whether truth is a way along which we arr led or a predigested food with whiclr * a in i n fh i. w0 are i^u. ncurj r *u ***? Sunday-school Times. Preparing For Heaven. The good are preparing for heaven. No one goes home on earth who: * cares nothing for home, takes nc thought for it, does not plan with ardent longing for the home coming. v The very" life good people live on* earth is a preparation for heaven and7 an unfitting of them for any othei future. Each soul will go "to bif ? - * J AM. own place." 'mere is a legeuu vi ?*u Indian chieftain who, migrating witbhis tribe, journeyed over the high mountains and through dismal swamps, and at last, having reached^ a valley fair to behold and good tc dwell in, threw down his burdens, exclaiming, "Alabama!" meaning "Here we rest." The true ChristianIs journeying toward the real "Alabama," the valley home of the redeemed, where they lay down thoii burdens and rest. "They rest from* their labors, a id their works do folI low them." There is such a "home of the soul."?The Rev. G. B. F. Hallock, D. D. Highest Knowledge of All. The more sincerely and faithfulljwe deal with our own minds, the more I believe we shall discover that the highest knowledge cf all does not I come at once, and never comes Id I phrases and abstractions. If man ie capable of knowing God, it must be I because there is that in him, that Id J every part of his being, which reI sponds to something in God.?Frederick D. Maurice. The Universal Longing. It is not to taste sweet things, but to do noble and true things, and vindicate himself under God's heaven, as a God-made man, that the poorest son of Adam dimly longs, snow Dim me way of doing that, and the dullest day-drudge kindles into a hero.? Thomas Carlyle. Be .1 Soul Winner. It is easier to preach publicly to a great congregation than to win one soul by private means. Idle Ships on Great Lakes. On the great lakes 1780 vessels are idle at the present time and 14.000 marine laborers are unemployed, ?ntailing a monthly loss to the labor _ a ? o 4 A AAA ?n/l 4-Ki-v ehtn ATV11AN ers 01 ^oiu,vuu ajiu ciic of $2,000,000. President William Livingstone, of the Lake Carriers* Association, says that not more than forty per cent, of the total tonnage of the association is in use at present. Duma Approves jjuuu,uoo,ooo Loan. The Russian Duma adopted the Finance Minister's bill authorizing an internal loan of $100,000,000 to cover the anticipated budget deficit. , -