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"My husband has taken rooms here, tr
. I think," she said to the landlady, to
^.who' had come out of her own room 0E
?half bedroom, half sitting room, s*
[storeroom and linen cupboard?to
Iiwelcome her. "Mr. Lawrence th
Soames." * *>c
"Ah! Meester Lawrence Sommes!"
J the good natured woman exclaimed, sh
1 ? throwing up her hands. "He came.
He was going to stay forever! And co
behold him, a lMnstant meme, de- br
parted by the voiture publique for *r'
Dinan. Did he not expect madame?" ha
"No," Gertrude answered without au
any show of emotion. It sounds al- pa
most absurd to put it so, but the *?
greatness of this last and most unexpected
disappointment made her feel ro
It at the moment less than any of the an
others. "He has been in Guernsey, t0
and I came over from Southampton, Mi
bo we missed each other. But I sup- 011
- - - r?r%
pose I can get a carriage and follow w
him?" Gi
"Impossible," the good Mme. FI1- se
ippo told her. "Even if the horses ^
for hire were not so miserable, the *n
drivers were perfect brigands, and it s0
would not be safe for a young lady dr
alone."
Just then M. Filippo arrived on en
the scene, in white clothing and a Dc
paper hat, which he doffed with af- Pr
fectionate deference to his guest, and
the circumstances were explained to t01
him. wc
For a few seconds he lent his masculine
mind to the problem, with an ne
; air of perplexity. ,
"Madame wished to overtake her ha
husband at once," he said, pinching ly
his chin thoughtfully. "It was very ho
natural. Attendez! I am there. ,;faJ
There is the service a apeur de St. mc
Malo a Dinan. Stay, viola la carte. as
Le steamer Ille-et-Rance?heures de th<
depart"?running his finger down the wc
table?"ce soir?dix heures?pre- ?*
mieres, two francs fifty?aller et re- uri
tour, premieres, four francs?I sup- at
pose madame will go first single. It 601
is beautiful on the river. All the sel
English love it much."
"But madame a l'air fatigue," Iu
Mme. Filippo suggested; "perhaps it
would, suit her better to rest here lor of
I the night?" j bu
"I should like it," Gertrude said, on
feeling worn to death, and quite at bei
home with these honest people, who ow
were certainly doing all they could ti0
for her without reference to their
own profit, "but I must rejoin my aP
husband as soon as possible. I will sw
dine here, though, if you please, and
I will gat you to look after this big nei
box of mine?it is in my way?till I ?*>.
come back or send for I have all f?l
I want in my bag." A few hours a *
later, M. Filippo, having cooked the ^ei
most appetizing little dinner in the
world for her, escorted her to St. wh
Malo, and saw her safely oft on the Hl!
steamer on her way up the Ranee ski
to Dinan. , fac
: : ' oft
! CHAPTER XIV. for
The steamer was a miserable little ^
affair. There was no cabin fit for a st0
lady on board, and Gertrude was
therefore obliged to remain on deck,
but this was no hardship. The only dei
discomfort was the night air, which a
vas chilly, but good M. Filippo had th
warned her to keep out a wrap, and the
she had accordingly taken her white the
mackintosh, which, with its hood, ^ei
covered her from head to foot, keep- cai
ing the heavy dew as well as the
breeze off, and the heat in. Sitting
there alone, in her patient way, mo- be
tionless, hour after hour, with the bai
long white garment draped in shad- An
owy folds about her, and the moon- the
ligjit falling full upon her steady en<
eyes and placid face, she looked like an<
a devotee of some new order, passing an<
from a known present to an un- coi
known future with confidence if not
with joy. to
The river scenery was all beautiful sai
by that light; parts of it were fairy- ro\
like, and it is not too much to say It
that she enjoyed it at the time, and all
always afterward the recollection of ?
it was a pleasure unaccompanied by
any painful association. The shock ale
of the last disappointment had pre
brought her one blessed relief?she '
had ceased for the time being to ex- bej
pect, ceased to flatter herself with the
false hopes of immediate success, mi
She did not take it for granted now, sit*
as she would have done at first, that hii
she should overtake her husband at pre
Dinan and have no more trouble; on gr<
the contrary, she quieted her mind feT
as much as she could, so as to rest it, ne1
that she might have the strength to ted
continue her journey without delay for
snouia it De necessary, &ne aiso ar- no;
ranged her plan of action. She found tio
out from M. Filippo where the coach tio
stopped?it was at one of the hotels; pil
and she meant to begin there, and if thi
she did not find her husband, go from Ye
one to another until she did. Hap- cai
pily she was spared this trial. Her ere
husband, so far, had not been difficult an:
to trace. His course had been er- in
ratic as a comet's, but everywhere he be<
had made an impression which helped Th
her to identify him. It was not a to
very favorable impression, she some- tio
times feared, and it was certainly ha
very different from the one he had cai
been accustomed to produce, but still ret
she thought she should be thankful at
that his madness had not taken a as
quieter form, which might have en- wii
abled him to pass everywhere unob- fac
served, and so made it impossible for cai
her to find him. It was gray morn- fa*
ing when she arrived at Dinan. She he:
was stiff with the long hours spent in mc
the night air on the deck of the pr<
little steamer, and so weary, that al- cai
though she did what she had set her- aff
self to do, she did it mechanically, sac
and without the slightest anxiety as sh<
to the result. Yet the landing had fid
made an impression on her which wo
she could not always recall; a curious is
impr-ss-ion first of looking up?from ow
the deck cf the steamer, doubtless? ha;
it the 2"3at viaduct stretching from x ;
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IER SE-LFI
alCAL NOVEL.
4 GRAND. |
iff to cliff In front of her, and at
hat seemed a gigantic castle with
ees and terraced gardens towering
an immense height above her head
i the one hand, and on the other
eat cliffs that seemed to touch the
:y. Then she recollected oemg on
e height herself?though how she
it there she never knew?looking
iwn on a ribbon of river and a nutell
of a boat.
The people at the hotel where the
ach stopped were up and preparing
eakfast in expectation of arrivals
om the steamer. Yes, M. Sommes
id dined there the evening before,
id been the life and soul of the
,rty. He had gone out afterwards
have a look at the town; had deired
on his return that it was a
tten old hole full of moldy monks
:d nuns; had heard that there was
be a high tide at the Mont St.
Ichel next day, and had gone off at
ce via Dol to see it come in. How
uld she get to the Mont St. Michel?
irtrude asked?in her sleep, as it
emed to herself. The Mont St.
ichel was in Normandy, and she was
Brittany surely. She had some
rt of vague notion it must be huneds
of miles away.
Oh, they told her, it was easy
ough. There was the railway to
>1, and at Dol she could hire a
ivate vehicle and drive the rest
the distance, passing through Ponrson?a
beautiful country, madame
tuld certainly enjoy It. Madame
J certainly traverse it, but she
ver knew how she accomplished the
it, for her enjoyment, if any she
d, was taken out in sleep. A deaddrowsiness
came over her in the
tel at Dinan, where she breaksted.
She must have lived and
>ved through it, and had her being,
people do when wide awake, but
3 faculty she used was the one we
irk in dreams. For the first thing
which she was conscious in a natal
way after she had breakfasted
Dinan was the sudden ceasing of
me noise. She straightened herf
to see what it was, and then she
md tliat she had been lying back
a lumbering old carriage which
d just been stopped on the edge
a desert of sand. Some tamarisk
shes were growing near her and
the seat opposite was a branch of
lutiful rosy apples set off by their
n ereen leaves^?a delicate atten^
n of the driver's, doubtless, plucked
the way, for it was the time of
pies there and all the country
eet with them.
Waking slowly to full conscious-*
3s, she glanced from these trifling
Jects to the driver himself, and
md him looking at'her. He wore
ong blue blouse over his clothes to
9p off the dust, which gave htm a
renile look, ' as of a schoolboy
ose whiskers /had come too soon,
s hair was brack and coarse, his
n swarthy, the expression of his
:e anxious and melancholy, as it
en is with the Breton folk, and,
that reason, perhaps, Gertrude
t a liking for him at once. He had
pped to show her that great object I
interest, the Mont St. Michel, ris:
up gaunt and alone out of a wil ness
of sand, like a cottage loaf on
bare board, and Avranche over
>re wnere me sun was suiniug, ?uu
> direction from which would come
s sea, which not only went out
e, but went out of sight, and then
ne hack like a racehorse, a wall
water, sometimes ten feet high,
ich swept all before it; and woe
then to the loiterer who might
re wandered out on the sands!
d there were other dangers, too?!
quicksands, which were strong
>ugh to swallow man and horse
i always shifting after every tide;
i the rivers yonder, changing their
irses often, so that you never knew
ere you were. What was the road
the Mont to-day, there across the
id, would be obliterated^ to-morv,
and might be the bed of a river,
was like life, as he often thought,
uncertainty, danger and difficulty
with which he whipped up his
rse, and they began to plunge
ing the heavy track made by
jvious vehicles over the sand.
riien Gertrude roused herself and
jan 10 tninK. was ner nusDana
ire really, or had his wandering
nd led hira off in some quite oppoe
direction, so that she must miss
n after all? Heart-sick at the
jspect, she felt her impatience
>w every moment, and these last
v yards of the journey seemed a
ver ending interval of anxiety more
lious than all that had gone bee.
She was not subject to phases,j
r, as a rule, to periods of exaltan
and subsequent periods of reacn
and depression. Reason was the
ot that had steered .her so far
ough all her tranquil, happy life,
t now, for a wonder, doubtless beise
her physical condition was low;d
and weakened by fatigue and
xiety, she suddenly found herself
a state of morbid excitement. She
lame a prey to the rage to arrive,
e desire to find her husband and
be with him again recalled sensans
of extreme agony. She would
ve taken chloroform gladly to esje
it. The driver, when they
iched the Mont St. Michel, stopped
the first hotel they came to, which,
it seemed to Gertrude, was just
thin the gate. A beautiful, sad
:ed woman in a high white cap
ne to the door, as is the kindly
ihion of the country, and welcomed
r affectionately, making her feel
>re like an expected friend thaii a
jfitable guest. And perhaps, beise
this woman's face was sad and
ectionate, Gertrude felt her own
1 heart go out to her at once, and
j longed to take her into her conence.
For Gertrude, like every
man who truly loves one man and
beloved by him, appreciated her
n sex. ar'I when he was away was
ppiest with other romen.
Mr. Lawrence So- :s and part.v
hail arrived, and had just at that moment
gone up to see the cathedral.
They had arrived early and been on
the island all day, and they had ordered
dinner, too, and were going to
stay the night. Their rooms were
even then being got ready.
This, then, was the goal gained at
last; and here, Gertrude thought,
with.a great sigh of relief, must end
the most cruel part of her trouble,
the separation, with all the uncertainty
and suspense it entailed. Her husband
would not recognize her?for
that she was quite prepared. She had
not, therefore, mentioned the relationship
when she asked for him
here, for fear of betraying his state
of mind to the people of the house, or
of leading them to thinl: her some
impostor, which was just as probable
a contingency. What she intended
was to sit next him at dinner and
scrape acquaintance with him, make
him fall in love with her over again,
and induce him to let her accompany
him.
"Mr. Soames is the friend of some
friends of mine," she explained to
the landlady. "He is also a connection
by marriage. He knew me when
I was a child, but he probably won't
I i-" mo Vnn rrHtrht nut. mA
uiv. * ?-o? - x
next to him at dinner, though, and I
will recall myself to his recollection.
He will doubtless help me to overtake
my own party when he knows
who I am. It Is not pleasant for a
lady to travel alone in a Btrange
country."
"Ah," the landlady said, "madame
avait raison, and without doubt her
relative would be charmed to be her
escort till she should overtake the
friends she had so unfortunately
missed. Such an arrangement was
quite convenable for the English."
This conversation had taken place
in the great raftered kitchen, the
landlady's attention being unequally
divided at the moment between Gertrude
and some fowls which were
roasting In front of the fire for dinner,
the. fowls receiving a larger
share of it, probably, as being less
able to help themselves. . But Gertrude's
driver, with his slouch hat
under one arm, his whip under the
other, and his long blue blouse
tucked up at the sides so as to admit
of his putting his hands in his pock
ets, was stanamgv ciose Dy, ana naa
not lost a word of what she was saying.
When the landlady turned away,
he remarked in a discreet undertone,
fixing his large melancholy eyes on
Gertrude reproachfully: "When
madame hired my carriage, she said
it was her husband whom she sought
to overtake, and prayed me to urge
my horse and spare him not. And to
case the mind of madame, who is too
young and fair to be allowed to suffer,
I drove like the wind. But,
alas! there is no truth anywhere,"
with a shjug of despair* at the appalling
duplicity of this weary world.
Gertrude looked at him with troubled
face. "I did tell you so," she
said, "and, moreover, it is the blessed
truth. But what would you have?
My unhappy husband is mad. He
thinks himself another person. He
will not fcnow me. Would you have
me tell all the world he Is my husband,
when he will say he is not? or
he is mad, when to those who do not
know him he seems quite sane? They
would not believe it, and would think
me mad."
"Ah!" the driver exclaimed, withdrawing
his hands from his pockets
and dropping nis wmp ana nat as ne
held them out toward her clasped,
wjth a quick gesture of sympathy. "I
understand well. Madame Is right
Madame did well to confide In me. I
am discreet and will be at the service
iof madame whatever happens. She is
too young and fair to be allowed to
suffer. I am her humble servant.
She may depend upon me;" and he
tapped his chest earnestly with the
fingers of both hands. His face had
cleared wonderfully. Gertrude stood
even higher in his esteem than at
first, and he had placed her, to begin
with, next Our Lady, and treated her
with the same affectionate respect.
The landlady now interposed with
an omelette for Gertrude, which the
latter ate standing at the kitchen
table, the landlady pressing her hospitality
the while to finish it all. Then
she ordered a substantial meal for
her devoted driver, and went to lie
J down till dinner time.
To be Continued.
Looking Ahead.
A charming young lady went into
one of the stationer's shops in a country
town and asked to see some thin
note paper. After selecting what she
desired she hesitated for a moment.
"Do you make any reduction to
clergymen?" she asked softly.
"Certainly, madam," said the stationer,
with great promptness. "Are
you a clergyman's wife?"
"N-no," said the young lady.
"Ah, a clergyman's daughter,
then," said the shopman, as he began
to tie up the paper in a neat parcel.
"N-no," was the lady's hesitating
reply. Then she leaned across the
counter and spoke in a confidential
whisper: "But if nothing happens
I shall be engaged to a theological
student as soon as he comes home
from college this term." ? Cassell's
Saturday Journal.
A Sure Cure.
It was during an oral examination
at a medical college. As the examination
proceeded the student who
was being questioned got warmer and
warmer, and the sweat broke ovei
his forehead. '"What would you do
to throw a patient into a profuse
nersniration." at lensrth asked the
examiner, "if you bad tried the ordinary
drugs without effect?" Send
him here to be examined," replied
the student without a moment's hesitation.
"If that didn't do it there's
nothing that would."?Kennebec
Journal.
At the Church Bazaar.
"Would you like to take a chance?"
she asked sweetly.
"No, thank you," he replied; "I've
already been.married three time3.''?
Pick-Me-Up.
Cracked JIair.
"I don't want my hair brushed
over my forehead any longer," declared
Harold. "I want a crack in
it like father's."?Harpers Weekly.
f
WHITE PLAGUE GEO.
NOT ALWAYS DEADLY
\
Expert Says Seventy Per Cen
People Have Tuberculosis, (
Fifteen Per Cent. Die.
I
Tuberculosis in its many ph
was thoroughly discussed at the n
annual meeting of the Amer
Therapeutic Society. Expert pi
cians told of the proper treatmei
the dreaded disease in its var
stages.
The first paper, upon the treatr
of tuberculosis, was read by Dr. I
rence F. Flick, who has charge ol
White Haven sanitarium.
"The restoration of the afflicte<
dividual to his normal capacity
the stimulation of his intrinsic dls
fighting qualities constitute 1]
broad sense the modern treatmei
tuberculosis," declared Dr. Flick.
"As a rule the tubercle bacilli
nnt vprv virulent tn human he!
The'tendency to recover is so g
that the majqrity who suffer
plantation will recover without d<
oping noticeable symptoms. Sev
per cent, of all persons living in c
ized communities get implantatio
tuberculosis. Only fifteen per (
of those living in civilized comm
ties die of the disease. Wltl
mixed infection tuberculosis w
never kill." ' /
W. Sohler Bryant, of New Y
declared that from the ear come
first signs of pulmonary tubercul
THE SENSE OF DISTANCE
A Pleasure Mr. Glimmerton F
When He Takes His Vacation
"One of the things that I gc
my vacation for, one of the c
' things," said Mr. Glimmerton, "Is
I tance; the refreshing, reviving,
pandlng power of distance,
change to new scenes, as any ch?
whatever 1b always sure to be
helpful; but the broadening, up
ing, clarifying effect, the effec
which we find the greatest enjoyn
and by which we store up the gre?
renewal of strength for the fut
we get through our sense of dista
"We are so shut up in the city,
range of vision is so limited;
where we will or go where we
here and our sight stops shori
wails. .Then when we go away
leave the city behind us, as we
out into the open country, where
can see past houses, how grat
aoes tne aiBiance seem:
' "But I get this sense best at a q
place where I go in the mounts
where I can sit and look down a 1
(broad lake with mountains rol
away on either hand and bey
The change, I know, from the cii
great and delightful; but the ti
that g?ts me here, and releases
is the distance.
"Daily^, hourly, I come back to
view, to expel what lingering tr
may be left in me of the contrac
of the city and to expand anew in
great spaciousness through the si
of distance. Space has no care
confinement, but only freedom. .
what joy and relief to be where
can'cast off all chains and be fre<
"Any change is good for us;
the greatest joy in change\that co
to me is through the sense cf
tancW-?New York Sun.
Indian's Picture on Bill.
Hollow Horn Bear, chief of all
Sioux, returning from a visit to 2
ator Gamble at Yankton on tr
matters, found himself "broke,"
through Interpreter Elliston soi
Judge Witten, in charge of the T:
reservation, and asked him for a 1
of $5 to'buy food for his family.
When the Judge presented a
bill Elliston pointed out Hollow E
Bear's picture on it. Judge Wi
kept the bill and gave the chief sp
and said he thought it advisabb
retain the bill which contained
picture of the only living man
ever got himself photographed
that manner.
Hollow Horn Bear made a g
speech in Congress in 1889, anc
he is a good-looking specimen of
race his picture was engraved
hnth the S5 and S20 bills.?Si
City Correspondence St. Paul
patch.
\
Orville Wright's Schoolboy Essa
"I was in High School at Da]
at the same time as Orville Wri
now famed as inventor of the a
plane," remarked Ernest F. Cr
mel. "We were not in the s
class, but I remember one essay i
Wright prepared for one of the li
ary programmes. It was about
ships, and Wright read from his
per that the time would come "w
men ^ould navigate tne air.
"He read on so enthusiastic
that the other students all laug
good-naturedly at him for wri
along such foolish lines. They
told him a man would be craz3
try to ride an airship. But as ev
body knows to-day, Wright's yoi
ful enthusiasm has carried him al
to success and fame in just that i
direction."?Cleveland Plain Dea
Big Texas 3Ielon.
Robert Longbotham, a farmer i
Shafter Lake, raised an eighty-po
melon. It is of the Georgia S?
variety from Texas grown seed.
The seed was planted July 2,
vine blossomed August 7 and
melon matured September 18, n
jng an average growth of two pou
a day from the time the bios:
dropped off the vine until the m<
ripened, and during its growth
melon registered a maximum gaii
six pounds during a single twei
four hours.?Galveston News.
Old London Clubmen's TVagei
Tne rage ior gamoimg m. win
and Almack's led to most outrage
betting, as to which Walpole t
what he calls a good tale:
A man dropped down in a fit bel
the door and was carried inside;
club instantly made bets as to wh<
er he would die or not, and whe
doctor was called in to attend ]
his ministrations were interfered v
by the members,, because, they s
these would affect the fairness of
bets.?Locdon Chronicle.
Religious Reading
FOR THE QUIET HOUR.
t. of
Dniy
THE GOD OF PATIENCE.
I planted once some precious seed
ases That grew into a beauteous vine;
inth Biit, for my tender care long days _
. No semblance of reward was minelean
length its opening buds and bloom 1
iysi- Regaled me with its rich perfume.
y. Down in a little fertile field
y 5 I set a thrifty tree one day.
Year after year I watched it grow,
nent And after wearisome delay
_w_ It cast its fruitage rare and sweet
?In wondrous plenty at my feet.
. tne
Deen in the garden of my heart,
i in- All through the years from early youth,
. The Lord hath sown the seeds of joy,
ana And love, and righteousness and truth. |
ease His garden still is desolate.
1 a And vet the Lord doth watch and wait.
lf ?J.-'M. Cavaness,' in London Sunday
lt 01 School Times: .. .
13 3 V His Heart's Desire.
For many decades "Father Holmes"
, had been revered and loved in a certain
New England village. He waa
Jvel" feeble, but still came to church on
enty Sundays, and sometimes to the midiivil
week meeting.
n of. He had seen many sorrows; had
:ent. lost his wife, his children, his tor-'
'uni- tune j yet his was ever a cheerful
hout *ace to meet? ail(* ^is Patience and
.. bravery endeared him to every one.
ou His genial greeting even the boys of
the congregation enjoyed,
ork, One particularly cold night the
the friends were surprised to see Father
osis. Holmes coming to meeting. Slowly
he walked to his .accustomed seat and
gave his usual greeting to the minister.
The meeting that night seemed
. pervaded by a spirit of gratitude and j
mas optimism, and there was a strong peri.
sonal note as one after another spoke
of his joy in the phrlstian life, and
' on of the influence which had been most
hief potent in deciding him to choose it.
dis- At last Father Holmes rose slowly
ex- from his seat, and looking toward a
The group of young people with peculiar
inge wistfulness, he bore his testimony to
, ia the unfailing love of God, and 'to the
' Joy which he found in His fereat
friendship.
ln "And I have tried to be faithful to
aent Him," continued the old man, "and
itest to influence others to love Him. I
;ure, > have always longed to be the means
hce. of making some one choose the higher
ouj life of the Spirit, to make some one
].ve know 'the truth as it is in Jesus,' but !
... In all my long life that joy has never
' come to me. I may have done'some
t St cnnri in .th? wnrlrt. with frnri'fl hfiln. I
and but this one great good of helping
get some one to a higher life I have
i we never had the joy 'of accomplishing."
eful Humbly the white-haired man sat
down, ana m$ny hearts longed to give
, x him his heart's desire; but that could
" not" be. His friends might grasp his
un8? hand more warmly and tell him how
he had heartened them, but. the one
ling joy he most coveted it was not theirs
ond. to give.
:y is A few nights after the meeting the
aing minister's doorbell rang sharply, and
me one of the boys of his congregation
, ''' walHed resolutely Into the study.
The minister sgw the look in the
tnis fooy?8 face# ife" knew why he had
ac^8 come. He drew him over by the
tion friendly fire, and there, in a straightthis
forward way, the lad told of his desnse
Eire for the better way of Christian
npr living; of his struggle, his fear of
An(j not holding opt, and finally of his deliberate
choice and resolute deter,
mSnation to live henceforth "not unto
s- himself.,"
buj . ?y0u say'you have thought of all
mes this before? What has brought you
dis- to this decision just now?" asked the
minister.
wen, repnea tne jaa, u was waai
'i Father Holmes said the other night.
It was my turn to take mother to
the church that -week, and somehow,
3en- when that old man got up and told
Ibal how hard he'd tried, and when I
an<j thought of what a wonderful fellow
_i,t he's been, anyway, why?it seemed
inn 68 " * couldn't stand it to think he'd
i never had the satisfaction of knowing
l08n he'd helped some bne to the better
way of living. It seemed as if one of
$5 us must want to choose right there to
lorn le&d a Christian life. Then, all at
tten I began to feel as if I wanted to
ecie be .that one. And so," he added, sim-'
. tn ply, "I made up my mind to come and
- }? tell you."
ioe "There's one more person you must I
who tell," said the minister, as, after a few |
in more words, the hoy rose. "You'll |
see Father Holmes?"
reat Only a few Words passed between |
1 as them, but the boy will never forget
jjis the fervent "God bless you!" as the
old man placed a hand on each of his
, shoulders, nor the light which shone
toux jn 2iis face as he looked into the lad's
Dis- steadfast eyes and knew that at last
God had given him his desire.? *
Youth's Companion.
I
-'ton Leave To-morrow With God.
ght, Would It not be better to leave toero
morrow with God? That Is what Is
um- troubling mefi; to-morrow's temptaame
tlons, to-morrow's difficulties, tothat
morrow's burdens, to-morrow's duiter
ties.
, Martin Luther, in his autobiography,
says: "I have one preacher
pa" that I love better than any other on
hen earth; it is my tame little robin, who !
preaches to me dally. I put crumbs
ally upon my window sill, especially at
;hed night. He hops onto the window sill
jjno when he wants his supply, and takes ;
u as much as he desires to satisfy his !
need. From thence he always hops I
0 to a little tree close by and lifts up
ery" his voice to God and sings his carols |
nth- of praise and gratitude, tucks his j
Vk^orl unHoi' Vifc winp- n n r? rrnpa
WU5 Utile ucau UUUVi D^WM ,
rery fast to sleep, and leaves to-morrow {
ier. to look after itself. He is the best '
preacher that I have on earth."?H. J
W. Webb-Peploe.
tear Filled With Love,
und Think what it is not to have any- j
?eet thing but sin, to be full of love to j
every creature, to be angered at noth- |
the Ing' t0 ke sure that a11 -things will j
turn to good, not to mind pain be- j
tQe cause it is our Father's will, to know ;
iak" chat nothing?no, not if the earth was j
nds I to be burnt up, or the waters come '
5om down and drown us?nothing could
?lon Part us from God who loves us, and
{he who fills our souls with peace and
1 ot- foy, because we are sure that what.
ever He wills is holy, just and good, i
uiy' ? Georgs filiot.
Pasting Lips Together Xo Crime. \
I mi. Afire XT'z-7i t- Wirt. !
1 lit? taoc a<,aiuob iuicg ,
te<g the Kansas City (Kan.) school teach- j
er charged with cruelty because she j
" stuck a pupil's lips together with i
e^s court plaster, was dismissed by Pros- j
ecuting Attorney Taggart. Harvey ;
fore Galloway, the nine-year-old boy j
the whose conversational propensities j
3th- caused the teacher to puntah him,
n a has been taken out of the school by I
him his ^arentsBolivia
Offers a Loan.
aid
' The Bolivian Government proposes
I to issue a loan of ?500,000.
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INTERNATIONAL LESSON COMMENTS
FOR DECEMBER 6.
Subject: Solomon Chooses Wisdom,
1 Kings 3:4-15?Golden Text,
Prov. 0:10?Commit Verses 11, ,
13?Commentary.
TIME. ?1014 B. C. PLACE.? 1
Gibeon.
EXPOSITION. ? I. Solomon's
Prayer to Jehovah, 4-0. Solomon
went to Gibeon because the Taber nacle,
the place where Jehovah peculiarly
manifested Himself to His
people, was there (1 Chron. 21:29;
2 Chron. 1:3, 7, R. V.; Ex. 29:42, 43,
R. V.). Until the Temple superseded
it, that is where men who longed to
meet God went, the place' God Him- .
self had appointed. The Tabernacle
was a type of Christ (Jno. 1:14, R.
V.), it is in Him that we meet God
(Jno. 14:6). Each one of the thoui
sand burnt 9fferings that Solomon
offered also' pointed forward to
Christ. In Him there is a better
ground of approach to Qod than in
countless slain beasts (Heb. 10:122).
The desire with which Solomon
went to Glbeon was satisfied, God met
him there. Twice in his life w&s it
granted Solomon to meet God (cf. ch.
9:2; 11:9). To many of us it is
granted to meet God far more fre- ,
quently than that. The appearance
was in a dream, but it was a real appearance
(cf. Gen. 28:12, 13; Nu.
12:6; Job 33:14, 15; Matt. 1:20;
1.2:13, 19; Acts 18:9, 10). That God
j really spoke to Solomon, and that the
| whole incident was no product of a
disordered fancy, is evident from the
outcome?Solomon really obtained
what God promised at this -time. It
was a wonderful thing that God said
to Solomon, "ask what I shall give
thee"?God setting all the infinite resources
of His power at the disposal ,
of !a man. But He says the same wonderful
thing to each humblest child
Of God to-day (Jnd. 14:13, 14; 15:7;
Matt. 7:7, 8; Mark 11:24; Jno.
15:16; 16:23, 24; 1 Jno. 3:22; 5:14,
15). Before asking for anything;
Solomon acknowledged the wonderful
goodness of Jehovah already manifested
toward his father and himself
(cf. Phii: 4:6; Col. 4:2). God's great
"kindness" (R. V.) to hi^ father in
the past encouraged Solomon to ask
great things for himself in the present.
God's dealing in kindness with
David was according to David's sincere,
righteous and upright walk (cf.
ch. 9:4; 15:5; 2 K. 20:3, 4; Ps. 15:1,
2; 18:20-24; 1 Jno. 3:22) A crowning
manifestation of God's kindness
was that He had given him a son to "
succeed to his position and his work.
Solomon speaks of his father by a
more honorable title than king, "Thy
servant David/' Jehovah Himself
had conferred this title upon David
(2 Sam. 7:5). Solomon recognized
I that he owed his own present .exalted
position entirely to God (cf. Dan. '
I 2:21; 4:25, 32; 5:18, 21). H* also
I own yjter insufficiency,
for the position." He was perhaps
twenty-one years of age at this time.
In his own eyes he was "but a little
1 child" (c?. 1 Chron 29:1; J<?r. 1:6;
Lu. 14:11). He saw the greatness of
the responsibility that had been laid
I upon him. He asked, therefore, for
an "understanding heart"?literally,
,a "hearing heart," i. e., a heart that
should hear the voice of God. What he
askea is of more value than all honors
i and all riches (Prov. 3:13-18; 16:16).
I His father's words to him and prayer
for him had suggested to Solomon
this request (1 Chron. 22:12;
29:19). Those words had gone deep
into Solomon's heart. This great
thing that Solomon asked we may all
| ask and get (Jas. 1:5-7). Tt was not
for his own sake that Solomon asked
for an understanding heart, but t for .
the people's good, and above all be- j
cause they were Jehovah's people. In
the final analysis the chief aim of the
prayer was Jehovah's glory. That Is (
the chief aim of all true prayer.
II. Jehovah's Answer to Solomon,
10-15. God was pleased with Sol- !
omon's prayer. He is always pleased
with an intelligent, prayer (Prov.
15:8). He mentions some of the
things that Solomon might have
asked, things that many would have
asked had they had Solomon's oppor- ,
tunity. But Solomon's choice was ,
much wiser.) A wonderful thing God |
tsaj^s lu mm, i nave aone according <
to thy words." Think of it, the infinite
God doing according to the
words of a finite man. But He often
does that (Jno. 15:7). Solomon got
what he had asked, hut he got it in a |
more abundant measure than he had
asked. His wisdom becamc noted
throughout the earth, and throughout
all ages (v. 28; ch. 4:29-34; 5:12;
10:3-8, 23, 24). God also gave him v
exceeding abundantly above what he 1
asked (cf. Eph. 3:20). .If we seek the
best thing, God will give us with it 1
the minor things (Matt. 6:33; Ps.
84:11, 12; Ro. 8:32). His riches
were enormous (ch. 10:23-29). Wis- 1
dom which he sought came bringing
riches and honor in her hand (cf.
Prov. 3:16). God made Solomon still
another promise, but this was conditional
upon his future conduct (v. 1
14). The promise was lone life; the |
condition, obedience. Obedience to
God's laws is the great secret of ;
longevity (Deu. 5:16; 25:15; Prov. '
3:1, 2, 16; 1 Tim. 4:8). All God's 1
richest blessings are conditioned upon 1
obidence (Acts 5:32; Jno. 14:15-23).
Solomon did not fulfill the condition I
and missed the promised blessing, he !
died comparatively young (1 K. !
11:42). He showed his appreciation i
of Jehovah's goodness in the only way 1
known to him. The sacrifices that we 1
offer are different (He. 13:15k 16, R. 1
V.) but have the same purpose.
Steals Seventy-two Glass FJyes.
Six dozen glass eyes and several <
pairs of opera glasses and field
glasses were appropriated by a burglar
who broke into the store of an j i
nnf-inol r?/"?mr\Qr?v of Hanwoi' Pnl Tho ! 1
burglar was nervy, for he hammered '
out a square of the window front i
large enough to climb through Into I
the interior of the place. There was ! i
no clue left by him, except one foot- j <
print on the window ledge. Two en- i
tire showcases were looted before the ;
man decided to leave by the back en- ; 3
trance.
. ^
Weds Father After Divorcing Son. (
Within fifteen minutes after she 1
had obtained a divorce Lulu Tuckei
married her former husband's father, 1
Albert. L. Tucker, of Akron, Ind. She 5
had secured a divorce on the grounds 1
of desertion, her husband. JohD ]
Tucker, having left her a year ago. <
Died Savin" Horses. ~ ^ 1
At Brookline.Mass., Everesste Ouf- ] 1
met. sixty-five years old, a coachman i ^
for the Goddard family, was burned . '
to death trying to cave horses from a I '
burning barn. I t
SITTER WAR ON INTEMPERANCE V
1
SOLDIERS FIGHTING THIS CURSE
GREATLY CHEERED.
1 Saloon Catechism?A Few Answers
to a Few Questions Which
Should Open the Eyes of Those
Blind to the Great Liqaor Evil.
What curses the unborn babet
rbe saloon.
What robs the little child of clothing,
food and love? The saloon.
What takes the tender youth out of 'k
ichool, sending him to work? The- ]
laloon. ' //?
What causes the manly boy to
jlush for his father? The saloon. . *
What lures young girls into its
iens for vile purposes? The saloon..
What thief takes pictures, fhrai- A,
:ure and comforts from the home? ^
rhe saloon.
What sends a mother out to scrub?" rhe
saloon.
What turns a deaf ear to the pleading
wife? The saloon.
What impoverishes but never '
Helps? The saloon.
What is the -only business built up
by debauchery? The saloon. What
fills the jails,-reformatories
ind prisons? The saloon.
What hides the thief, holdups and .
murderers? The saloon.
What constantly defies the lavt.<
rhe saloon.
What costs the county, city and, v
Btate more than all other things?? . ;
rhe saloon.
What backs up dance halls and
bouses of ill-fame? The saloon.
What bribes legislatures, cities and!
corporations? The saloon. / -V'
What furnishes free drinks for the i
police? The saloon/
What ruins body, mind and soul? .
The saloon.
What makes a man make a fool of . '
hjmself In public? The saloon. l'<3
What makes a man a demon .far \'-i
private? The saloon, r '
Who owns the most stock l*. a sa^, .
loon? The devil.
What fools the citizens by talking *: '
of revenue? The saloon. <
What would reduce our taxes ,and
replenish pocketbooks and banks? .
The abolishment of the salpon.
* Drinking Women.
The Sun, In discussing "Women
and Drinking," says:
"It is true that of recent yeatte tfcfc\.C'
practice 01 anu&iug oy wuuiea av v^uir; t.b
lie restaurants has much Increased. '
Formerly it cast a reproach on women
and raised a doubt of their respecta- . .-H
bility, but now if a woman orders a
cocktail, whisky, champagne or aby
other alcoholic beverage it attracts ho B
special attention in a restaurant." I
This Is certainly the case, and many
of them are of a class of which fifteen j I
years ago most of the members would 9
not have thought of doing such
thing. It is quite possible to deduct H
too much from this, but it is also easy.
to underestimate the conclusion. D
While what 44sensational* preachers- .H
or "sensational" papers say on such/ H
matters, as though an epidfemic of H
drunkenness is prevailing among re- I
s~pectabl~e women, is not to be. taken H
for exact truth, there is a serious , I
change in j>rogre?s. "Young society, '
women," under the influence of
tation, which most of them are inca- H
pable of resisting, .are falling into evil
ways. One coterie includes fourteen JM
at the present time, all of wioxa JHfl
drink wine freely, and only thred re- H
ject stronger liquors. They arej all 9H
members of Episcopal and-Presby- jH
terian churches, except one, who is
an ex-Methodist. The fact that worn- H|
en of high grade and their imitators '?|
can drink in public hotels and res- M
taurants without exciting remark or. H
attention is more portentous than is H
the mere fact that these particular H
Mom Vnrt P.HHrHati hi
WUIUQU Uliua. AlbiT *w?M w? ...
Advocate. . - . y, I
Won't Employ Drinkers. H
Extreme measures to prevent fu- H
ture mine disasters have been taken |M
by the H. C. Frick Coke Company. I
Pittsburg, the coking division of the
United-States Steel Corporation. Op- ' hfl
ders have been issued providing for
the dismissal of miners who become
so intoxicated while off duty that they H|
are incapacitated for work the follow- HQ
ing day. The company has &lso\nOtl- H|
fied its employes that it will not employ
miners who drink either on or
off duty. This radical action is the
result of numerous conferences of all
superintendents ana omer omciais ui
the company.
They declare that the use of In
toxicants among the miners, particu- B|
larly the foreign element, has been
bo pronounced in recent years that
they cannot afford to employ them.
At such times, tbey allege, the mentake
chances that they would not take 9
If in their normal condition. ffl|
Not a Citizen's Privilege. bH
"To keep a saloon is not a privileg^of
a citizen of the State or of the |H
Umted States." Such has been th< HI
declaration of the Supreme Court oi
che United States and of the Supreme
Court of Indiana and other States, Hi
Courts deny that the saloon is one of
the privileges or immunities of cltizens,
guaranteed under the Four- BR
ceenth Amendment, and this denial, H
taken in connection with their construction
of this amendment, meanr UBM
that to keep a saloon is not liberty;
that it is not the pursuit of happl- fl
ness: that a saloon is not propertj
(vithin the meaning of the Constitution.
and that it is an unlawful busiaess.
Setting an Example. MM
The labor people in the present
British Parliament pledged them' IB
selves not to buy or use liquors ir H
the government buildings, which of
fer unusual facilities in that direc< |^B
Temperance Notes. HH
The workman must be made to ses.
ind feel that the saloon is not helping:
him as he imagines. g6H
Never so much trying to settle the HH
liquor question on non-partistn Hues; Hfl
never so many political conventions
having trouble with it. Happy the
man who can see the drift of things.
I find that alcoholic drinks give nO
strength. No. On the contrary,, Hfl|
Irink builds up no muscle, but de- HE
stroys its power and makes it lessictive
for work.?B. W. Richardson,
There is scarcely a crime befort HH
me that is not directly or indirectly BH
:aused by strong drink.?-Judge Cole* BH
idge.
Tt has hopn fnnnd savs Dr. Cutten.
:hat out of every hundred alcoholic? HH
ittacked by pneumonia seventy die*. ^EH
vhile out of every hundred non-alco? HHI
lolics so attacked only twenty-thres
n
Canada's latest experiment in the
ine of a prohibition journal has just Hn
jeen launched at Winnipeg. It i^^^H
jailed The Better Day, and its motto
s, "That ye present your bodies a livng
sacrifice" for Dominion prohibi*-HB|
;ion with a partv behind it.
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