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g<S2H5HSE5E5H52SH5E5B5BSH? I'THEMAN | By EFFIE ADE rJ ^ CHAPTER XIV. 9 Her Father's Pictures. Luncheon was already announce when Lord Derriman drove up wit: his friend. "My darling," he said/ as Doroth advanced gracefully from the dinin room into the hall to meet her guesl "my darling, lei me present xju.i Broughton to you, the best of gooi fellows and friends. Dare, my wife Lady Derriman." "I am charmed to see you, Mi Broughton; I have heard so mucl about yoa from Gervais." Dare Broughton bowed low ove her delicate hand. He was a spare, dark, keen lookini man, distinguished rather than hand some, bnt possessing great charm o manner, and being, moreover, a bit o a genius in his way. He was shrewi and clear headed, and he summed u; Dorothy in one moment. "Beautiful as Venus, bnt without i grain of real feeling or heart,"" he sail to himself, while he was chatting oi easily about his journey, the weathe nthor onnv^rRAtinnal Tilatitndes as Dorothy led the way to lunch. Thei his eyes fell on Enid, who was bend Ing over one of the dogs, attending t Its collar, as they all entered. "By Jove!" he said "to himsell "what a lovely child! And wher were Derriman's eyes, I wonder, tha he did not choose this one instead o the other?" There was a tone in Dare's voic that Dorothy did not quite under stand. "I don't like this man," she said t< herself. Enid, on the other hand, was rath er attracted by the new arrival, am when he began to tell of some of hi travels and experiences she fourn herself listening eagerly. At the end of luncheon Doroth; , rose. "I know you will excuse me, Mr Broughton. I am going to write somi . letters. Our post goes out so absurd ly early. I hope you will not b dreadfully bored, but I have takei some precaution by asking a few in teresting people down the end of thii week." "I shall be perfectly content as am, I assure you, Lady Derriman but if the interesting people includ< your charming na,other-in-law amoni their number I shall rejoice indeed There is no woman for whom I havi a. more sincere admiration and likinj then for your mother, Gervais, ol< fellow." A flush of pleasure rose to thi earl's face, and a bitter sensation o lealousy raged in Dorothy's breast. As they left the luncheon table ant Enid was moving away, Gervaii stopped her. "Shall we go to the picture galler: qow? Dare will like it, I know, an< [ think I am not wrong in saying tha he is a stanch admirer of your fa , ther's art." "Leslie?" asked Broughton, quick ly. "What, Charles Leslie? That in deed I am. And you are his daugh ter? Now? Ah! that accounts fo: your artistic face, I see." Enid blushed a little. The picture gallery at Bromley wai a series of odd rooms and passages quaint, old-fashioned, but scarcel; well suited to its reatiirements. "I don't know too much about art, Gervais declared, frankly; "but thi: always seems to me to be a bad plac< for the pictures; eh, Dare?" "It certainly might be be:ter ii respect of light, though the room: are pretty in themselves; but I say old fellow, who had the arranging o these portraits, I should like t< know?" ' Some person in my father's lif< time. Why, what's wrong?" "Only that your best things, you: unique ones, are poked into corners and jour too palpable copies hun; brusquely into the most prominen places." Gervais laughed. "Well, change them all," he ob served. "I give you carte blanche." ijare s tmn, aarK, interesting xaci became almost handsome. "Do you mean that?" he asked, am then he knit his brow. "But Lad; Derriman, how will she like thi plan?" "Dorothy will not object, I am sure but we will ask her, and then you wil be in your glory, Dare, I know." "I think we shall enjoy ourselves, confessed Mr. Broughton. "We? Do you imagine, oh, m: friend, that I am going to assist you"i "Certainly not; you would only b In the way; it is Miss Leslie whosi services I mean to enlist!" Enid colored with pleasure. "I shall be delighted, but"?du biously?"I?I don't believe I couli lift one of those pictures, Mr Broughton!" "Heaven forbid that I should as] you! No, you are to bring you easel here, if you will, and then giv me the benefit of your advice." "How I pity you, Miss Leslie, Gervais laughed, feeling the sensatioi of pain and discomfort at his hear melt beneath the cheery warmth o Broughton's geniality; "you will b kept a prisoner here for months. Yoi have undertaken a most desperat job, Dare; pause and think befor you plunge into it." "Indeed 1 will do nothing of th sort," retorted Dare Broughton; "th conglomeration of ideas here posi tively sets my artistic teeth on edge and, since you have no objection, will alter everything to our mutua satisfaction. "What do you say, Mis Leslie?" "If Dorothy consents, I shall b delighted," was Enid's answer. Gervais walked on, and at las pauses before the picture he hui brought her there to see. "This is one of your father's, .Mis Leslie," he sai.?, gontly. .. V iESH5S5H52L5H5H5H5HSS5Ta5E5SV - _ S| sh SHE LOVED III MMMt I u, iLAIDE. ROWLANDS. , I ? y l/l ha ^ ?j an 15H5H5SSHSHSE5H5H5S5ESHSHn^ th 1 Enid stood still before it, and a mist of tears rose to her glorious d eyes- yc . She had never known her father, she had never even seen him to her Q remembrance, yet she loved him, and rQ y treasured that love together with the ag ? great tenderness and never-fading re- . gret that she had lavished on her . e ? 1W] ^ dead mother. CHAPTER XV. Sc fo Ij The Face in the Bashes. ur Dare and Enid were at work on the ki r pictures. She took up a duster me- ?n chanically and brushed away the dirt g from a priceless Meissonier that Lady se - Derriman had purchased a year or so f ago, and which the steward had poked w] f away in a corner, half hidden by nc fl larger and more gaudy companions, p Dare looked at her with eyes that be were full of admiration. da a She made him think of purer ha i things. There was an indescribable pe a atmosphere ot gooaness aDcut iiima te r that to a man like this was marvel- w] ously sweet and rare. She was so he a different from the shallow, brilliant tu - butterfly whom the world adored. He fu 0 saw in her everything that was need- gl ed; a simple yet intellectual mind, ve ;f a gentle, refined, sympathetic nature, e yet brave and strong when courage au t was called for, and again he won- lif f dered that Gervais could have hesitated between his choice of this girl and sh e Dorothy. he A faint cloud of something like dislike and doubt always came over his as 3 face as he thought of young Lady tn Derriman, and he tried to like her to . honestly for Gervais' sake, but the G< 1 friendly feeling would not come at loi s his bidding, and little by little con- ha i tempt and disappointment rose al- no most against his will?contempt for fa Y Dorothy's selfish, mean, narrow na- wi ture, disappointment for the man an ; whose eyes were yet blinded to her ba e true character. "Ah, it will go hard with Gervais sa B when the moment comes that heralds at -J J m i 2 lilts ueparturtJ UL liiumuu auu piauts ^ . solid, uncompromising fact instead," wc s he said, in an odd, musing kind of do way.I Enid started; his words matched of j her thoughts, but she was loyal to tu 3 Dorothy; she would not even let him sh ; know she understood him. "Must happiness always he called be 3 illusion, Mr. Broughton?" she said, toi r with a smile. 1 "Such a fool's paradise of happiness as Gervais lives in now?yes," 3 #as his answer. f Enid was silent again. re Dare Broughton respected her si- ?* i lence and understood the expressions na 3 that flitted across her face with an Pe ease that would have surprised Enid ?* f had she guessed it. Presently he ls 1 said: t "I have just finished for to-day; I ^ - don't mean to keep you up here another moment. You should go into - the grounds and have a brisk walk ? - before dinner." .. "Will you come with me?" Enid r asked, Bhyly. "I suppose it is very unorthodox, but if you will come, Mr. Broughton?" s Dare flung down his dusting brush. ^ , "I will meet you in the hall in two j uuuuieu. we snail nave ume ior a splendid scamper and get a:, appetite " into the bargain." t. s As Enid went rapidly to her room 2 she heard the sound of several voices, cj( and looking over the gallery that ran i round the large hall, she saw Dorothy m( 3 arrive with her two lady guests. , She did not feel inclined to meet ha f them yet, and when she had put on a J hat and coat she chose to run down a j0 side staircase that led Into the cj( 5 grounds, thence she could find her way on to the colonnade, and as soon r as Dare made his appearance she , could signal to him, and so escape be; ing caught and drawn into the drawt ing room. j It had been a close, muggy day, and the evening was terribly hot and - oppressive. Enid loosened her coat as she e walked up to the front entrance. She *r had to pass through a side walk bor- G/, I dered by low, thickly growing shrubs, , 7 and as she went on she was startled s by seeing a man's face peer out in the gloaming for an instant, then, as she jts ; uttered an exclamation of surprise 1 and fear, it disappeared, and she heard sounds of some person moving ' rapidly away. Her heart beat nervously, and she yr hurried on with a disagreeable sen- ** '' sation hanging over her till she e reached the colonnade, and then she w e felt annoyed at herself. "It was one of the keepers, of ei course," she said, speaking out loud, CG . and she looked across in the direci tion of the path she had just come, 0 . and where the man must have gone, but she could see no one. 5 She soon forgot all about the incir dent as she heard Dare Brcughton's e whistle and moved toward him. "I came out here to escape an in- m " troduction just yet," she explained, ar a as she saw that he was surprised to t see her, and had sauntered to the St f door to wait for her. s* e "I gave you at least half an hour e(3 n to attire," he answered, "and you are cc e down already. Miss Leslie. Certainly e you are not an ordinary young worn- C1' * V, T V, ~ -1 ? ?- Sll c4 ii. LIJC VJC, X uupc )UU UOfl I e mind being called a young woman?" ^ e Enid laughed outright. "Considering I am one, I really ?t don't see why I should, Mr. BroughI ton," said she. fh ,1 And then they started for their tii s walk, and a very pleasant one they 1( had, too, only turning back when the cl e dressing gong sounded sonorously in ar the distance. er t "Do you know this Lady Lowe and w d her daughter, who have come to- be night?" asked Dare, as they hurried th s back. .. th Enid shook her head. ???? "I am a savage; I know no one," e said. "Are they nice?" "H'm! That depends on what you 11 nice. The girl would not be bad oking if she were only left as nare made her. She is. as skillful an tist with the paints as you are, only e uses her face instead of canvas." "Oh! I'm afraid I sha'n't like her, en," Enid observed, dubiously. "I don't think you will, or her other, nor either of the men who ive taken pity on Lady Derriman id honored her lovely house with eir presence." There was undisguised contempt in ire's voice. "I am very much inclined to think iu are a cynic, Mr. Broughton." "We will argue that out after dinsr. We must now go to our respective oms." He pushed open a side door i he spoke. "I wonder if you would i me a favor, Miss Leslie?" he asked, Ith a half smile. "If it is in my power I will." "Then put on that simple white >wn you wore the other night, just r the sake of giving me the please of gazing at some contrast. I iow that Paris will reign supreme the drawing room this evening." Enid laughingly agreed and they parated. Dorothy was already holding sway hen Enid appeared, attired for dinsr. Lady Lowe put up her eyeglass and >wed graciously to the girl; the LUghter offered a limp, good sized tnd. To her Enid was a poor demdent, and not worthy of much atntion. But the three male guests, tio were gathered in a group on the sarth rug, with the earl and Dare, rned to stare at the slender, grace1, picturesque figure, with that ory of red-gold hair and those marlous eyes. Dare saw their looks of admiration, td he frowted even while he was de;hted. "Miladl will not love her cousin if e becomes admired in this fashion," ! said to himself. To Dare's anger he found that the Bdmhlort pnpctc vdara inoHntwl t A eat Enid with as near an approach indifference as they decently could, jrvais, deep in genial hospitality, 3t this; but Enid did not, and she ilf registered a vow that she would it come down among them again; in ct, she woke to see that Dorothy is growing vexed in her presence id that it was time for her to go .ck to her humble world again. "I will speak to her to-morrow," she id to herself. "I have my pride, ter all, and Dorothy cannot compel e to remain. If she needed me it )uld be a different thing; but she es not need me now, so I will go!" It was well for Enid that the veil mystery that hung before the fure was not lifted too suddenly, for e would have paled and shrunk here the tasks that would be given r to do in Bromley Manor, and that, o, before long. to 08 uonunuea. A Corner For Six Weeks. The recent Slevier case in London vived some incidents in the career that dead celebrity "Barney" Barito, amateur actor and diamond exrt, against whom, smart although course he was, the following yarn told: When the late Cecil Rhodes was at e head of the DeBeers Company, at time when they had for sale 220,i0 carats of diamonds, he was apoached by Barney Barnato with an !er for the lot in one parcel. To is proposition Mr. Rhodes replied, feB, you shall have them for that i one condition." "What condition?" asked the other. "That you let me see a sight no iman eye ever saw yet." "What's that?" Inquired the wouldpurchaser. "Why," said Mr. Rhodes, "a buckful of diamonds in one heap." "Done!" cried Barney, overjoyed to )se the deal on his own terms. So they emptied the DeBeers diaands into a bucket. > Then came the rn of Mr. Rhodes, who practically ,d to himself the diamond market iring six weeks, the time required r restoring the stones int* their 160 issifications.?Harper's Weekly. A Profitable Mine. What is regarded as the leading ine of the world Is the Robinson ine, of the Transvaal, South Africa, iiich shows an operating profit of I,385,710, which is seventy per nt. of its total gold production, le annual dividends amounted to 1,201,000. A larger tonnage was ushed by the Homestaks mine, of >uth Dakota, and more bullion was elded by the Goldfield-Consolidated, Nevada, but the South African ine holds the palm for actual prof> Railways of Siam. The railways of Siam have a total ngth of about 485 miles, including !5 miles of line just built. Of this tal 390 miles have standard gauge, bile ninety-five miles have metre luge (three feet three and threeghths inches). The operation is lite profitable. Passenger receipts institute about two-thirdr, of the tal receipts, and ninety-eight per nt. of the passenger traffic is thirdass.?Philadelphia Record. Responsibility For Wrecks. The Nebraska State Railway Comission now requires photographs id complete details of wrecks furshed to it by all railroads in the ate. These are used to fix responbility for disasters. Details of [uipment must be supplied to the immission and the road must give 3 opinion as to the cause of the acdent. The Public Service Commison in this State also requires full ;tails of all accidents. Gypsy Moth Test. As a result of the efforts to save e North Shore woods from destrucDn by the gypsy moths more than )00 acres have been treated by earing off and burning underbrush, id nests creosoted by the tree climbs. There have been 420 men at ork. About 900 more acres have sen found which are more or less ickly infested, although some of em have not very many moth nests. Boston Advertise f HOUSEHOLD HATTERS.1 % i$ e 6 6 e 6 6^ Cake Filling. For nut cake filling, scald a cupful of milk with the yolks of twc eggs and half a cupful of sugar. Just before it boils add a tablespoonful ol corn starch rubbed smooth in a little cold milk. Let the mixture cool and stir in a cupful of nut meats?English walnuts, Pecans, hickory or artmonds?broken into small pieces Use the mixture as a filling. Ice the top and cover with whole nut meats ?>?ew York Sun. Spaghetti a la Milanaise. Spaghetti a la Milanaise is made ir a chafing dish as follows, says th( I chief steward of the Hotel St. Regis: j A good tomato sauce, a little meai glaze, or rich gravy, are heated to> gether, then add a piece of butter When thoroughly hot put in th( boiled spaghetti, season to taste, adc to the spaghetti boiled tongue, han truffle t into fine strips. Fin ! ish with grated Swiss cheese before serving.?New York Telegram. Rhubarb Marmalade. Boil for twenty minutes foui pounds of rhubarb, cut into smal pieces, leaving the skin on. Add th< juice of five lemons and the rind which has been sliced off thinly boiled in a little water for abou' twenty minutes, or until soft, thei chopped fine. To this add six pound! j of granulated sugar, one pound o ! blanched almonds, chopped or cut and one wineglass of Jamaica ginger Boil all together until thick. Th< almonds maye be omitted, if desired and still leave a delicious marmalade j ?Good Housekeeping. Fish Croquettes. Rub together three tablespoons o flour, one of butter, and stir into one ' half pint of rich milk- Add a tea ' spoonful of finely chopped parsle: I and a quarter teaspoonful grate< | onion. Boil until it thickens, thei stir in two cupfuls of cold cooked flsl and let the mixture boll up again Season with salt and pepper and se aside. When cold roll into cro Quettes, dip in beaten egg and brea< crumbs and fry in hot fat. Serv< with peas, hot cress or fresh strini beans garnished with slices of hard boiled eggs.?New York World 7 ___________ Meat Soup or Stock. Best kind of beef, shin; propor tion, lean meat, two-thirds, bone an< fat, one-third. Wipe the meat witl damp cloth, cut the lean meat in one inch pieces to draw out the juice Heat .the frying-pan and brown one ; third of the lean meat. Place th fat, ,bone and remaining lean meat ii a kettle, cover with cold water, on pint to each pound of meat, bone am fat, and let stand one hour. Ad< vegetables, salt and flavoring durini the last hour of cooking. Cool am skim. Bits of cold meat, left-ove vegetables or cereals may be addei to the soup.?New York American. I Jellied Chicken. For jellied chicken, have on ham three pounds of chicken that has bee: boiled and cut from the bone ij strips. Mix a quart of rich chickei stock that has been boiled down ani cleared with a teaspoonful each o lemon juice, chopped parsley, a das] j of celery salt and a quarter teaspoon i ful each of salt and paprika. At th ! last stir in a teaspoonful of granu I lated gelatine that has been dissolved ' When the jelly begins to thicken ad< the chicken and turn it into a mould To have the chicken scattered evenl through the jelly, stand the dish con taining the jelly in a pan of ice an turn in the jelly layer by layer cov ering each with chicken as soon as i j begins to thicken.?New York Sun. I Kerosene in starch makes th clothes iron better. Paint that sticks to glass can be re moved with hot vinegar. Salt in rinse water will keep clothe from freezing on com aays. Sugar or molasses added to stov blacking makes it stick better. Keep kitchen floor painted. It i cheaper than linoleum and saves tim and labor. Use baking powder cans to chop pc tatoes in spider, also to cut out cook ies and biscuits. i Dried lemon peel sprinkled ove coals will destroy any disagreeabl ! odor about the house. Squeeze a few drops of lemon i the water in which potatoes ar boiled jlist before they are done, an they will not turn black. Celery cleaned and soaked for a hour or two in cold water, with whic! two or three tablespoonfuls of lemo juice have been mixed, will improv the celery which is to be served as vegetable or in a salad. Pour the liquid into a narrow necked quart milk bottle. The greas will instantly raise into the neck o the battle, and it can'easily be poure ? - " ~ ?v n OtT. 'IMS SHOU1U Uf uune wane m soup is hot, and a spoon should b placed in the bottle to prevent craci ing. When washing; sheets and table cloths gather up the selvage edges i the hand and put through wringei Hang upon lino by the selvage edg< In Tiiis way you will have no troubl with the edge turning in while iron ? - a a/? ??/1 j )ng\ Are easujr iuiucu uuu pawtiwuv the fraying of the edge during a hig wind. Good steel knives are better who sharpened at intervals by a profes sional. Often arrangements can b made with the butcher to take a] knives in the house and include ther with his knives for sharpening. Thi is especially convenient in the coun try, where stores are hard to reac i and where the butcher's cart is a fre I yuent visitor. I (sht S{.inboi)r??5choof 1 INTERNATIONAL LESSON COMMENTS FOR JULY 18. t ? ! i ; Subject: Paul's Second Missionnry j j Journey?Thessalonica and Be- . I rea, Acts 17:1-15?Golden Text, 1 Ps. 119:11?Commit Verse 11. < TIME.?A. D. 52. PLACE.?Thes- 1 salonica and Berea. , ? EXPOSITION.?I. Paul in Thessalonica, 1-9. Paul had at this time . a quite uniform mode of procedure. First, he began with the Jews at their . regular place of meeting, the synagogue (comp. vs. 10, 17; ch. 9:20: 1 13:5; 14:1; 18:4; 19:8). Second. 1 5 he made use of the Sabbath day, the regular Jewish day of assembly. Tbose , t already Christians met on the first . day of the week for their own distinc- j tive services (Acts 20:7). But in orj der to reach the Jews, Paul wisely made use of their day, as missionaries , among the Jews still do. Third, be 1 reasoned with them from the Scrip tures. Nothing else has the power to 5 "convince, convict, convert and regenerate men than the Word of God has fEnh. 6:17: Jer. 23:29: 2 Tim. 3:15. 17; Jas. 1:18; 1 Pet. 1:23; Luke : 8:11). There were three principal r points in Paul's preaching: (1) The ; 1 Christ must suffer. The Old Testa3 ment is full of this 'doctrine. (See. , for example, Isa. 63). Why the Christ must suffer we see in Isa. 53: t 6; Matt. 26:28; Heb. 9:22; Jno. 19: 36, 37. (2) The Christ must rise again from the dead. This, tco, he 3 proved from the Old Testament, as ? Pet;er did, on Pentecost. (3) That ? "this Jesus whom I proclaim unto . you, is the Christ." There are many 3 in these days who wish to substitute Bome other Jesus for the one whom Paul preached; some Jesus of theii own conception or fancy, and not tho actual historic Jesus. This Jesus being the Christ it is of the highest importance that we accept Him. If we ? do not an awful-weight of guilt rests upon us (Acts 2:34-37; 3:22, 23). . "1 Paul sets an example in what he " preached worthy of all imitation by f modern missionaries and preachers. I Politics in Thessalonica were in a bad i enough way, but Paul went at the ! root of things. God blessed this kind of preaching. "Some ot them be1 lieved" (cf. 1 Thess. 1:5). /This is ( the usual result when the pure Gospel " is preached in the, power of the Holy * Ghost. In an epistle which Paul s wrote to them later we get a very I charming picture of them (1 Thess. - 1:6-10). Those who believed threw in their lot with Paul and Silas. True converts always seek the society of other Christians. But the Gospel caused division as well as union in _ Thessalonica; union of believers, dij - vision between believers and the world. Paul's success aroused the \ envy of the Jews. Every successful ' * preacher must expect to be envied of smaller men. There was much truth ( - in the charge brought against Paul , e and Silas. No other man ever did as a much to turn the world upside down f e as this man Paul. There is great j need to-day of preachers who turn . things other side up. They accused Paul, too, of "saying that there is an- ; ? ether King, one Jesus." Yes, Paul . 3 said that, and it needs to be said r again and again to those who 6ee no 3 king but some king pi this earth. , Some day all must own His kingship . (Ps. 2:8-12). But while Paul said there was another king, he sought to turn no man from his duty to Caesar j (Acts 25:8; Rpm. 13:1-7). The pera secution did not go very far yet '(v. 9). The converts were young and . God will not suffer any of His chila dren to be tempted above that which ? they are able to bear (1 Cor. 10:13, f R. V';)'. ti n. Paul in Berea. 10-12. The departure of Paul and Silas from e Thessalonica was no mark of cowardice, but simple prudence and in acj cordance with the specific directions ' Df Christ (Matt. 10:23). The church 11 did not go to pieces upon his denart' ure (1 Thess. 1:3-6). Paul did not ! y lose his interest in the converts he i- left behind him (1 Thess. 2:18, 19: i 3:1, 2, 5-7). As soon as Paul and .. Silas reached Berea they at once be-i ^ gan preaching again, and to the Jews at that. No matter how Paul and Silas might be treated at one place, the next town they struck they went at preaching again (comp. 1 Thess. 2:2; Acts 14:5-7). No one ever had a bet- . ter patent to nobility than these Bereans. Their nobHity is seen in two things. First, "they received the Word with all readiness of mind." e They had a hunger for the truth, the Word of God (comp. Job 23:12; Jer. 15:16; ch. 2:41). They opened their mouths wide to receive it. Some people will receive the truth when you compel them to. Lovers of the truth ire hungry for it. The Word of God is worthy of such reception (Prov. 8: e 10). Thus received it brings salva- , rion and blessings (Jas. 1:21; 1 Pet. _ 2:2). Woe to the one who does not receive it (2 Thess. 2:10-12). Sece jnd, "they searched (or examined) :he Scriptures daily, whether those i- things were so." They wanted to be sure that they had the mind of God ' ' ibout it. and the Scriptures were the Inal authority. They were model Bir ole students. (1) They studied the e Scriptures as the Word of God. (2) They examined (R. V.) them. No n nere superficial scurrying over them. (3) They were systematic and regular ? In their study, they examined the a | Scriptures daily. (4) They studied | with a definite purpose, and that the a I highest, to find out the truth about k the Christ, to find if the things Paul Q | md Silas taught about Him "were e i0*" a ! Prize Ram His Captor. >. I Chased up a tree. John Gray was e j held captive for five hours by a big j ram on the sheep farm of Hiram B. ' Wellington, Jr., and Harry Sleeper, ' U , In IVoet Pittsflolr! Mneo Tliu mm e | had caught up with Gray after a halfe mile run and had butted him twice when Gray sought refuge in the apple tree. The ram, a fine Dorset from the Fred G. Crane prize farm in Dalton, !~ then kept vigil until driven away by a other shepherds, who heard Gray's :ries for help. ^ 0 Ball Bat Just Like Lightning. s As a heavy storm broke over . Bloomsburg, Pa., a baseball bat J I slipped from a batter's hands and | struck in the head Mrs. Charles Bern I gold, seated near by. "is the light| ning past?" she asked, recovering 0 j consciousness several hours later. n I China Acknowledges Sympathy, s I Prince Tsai-Chen has been selected to return the visit to Pekin of Prince ^ Fushimi. the Mikado's cousin, who u represented his Government at the funeral in Pekin, China, May 1 of Emperor Kwangsu. _ OUR TEMPERANCE COLUMN. REPORTS OP PROGRESS OF THE BATTLE AGAINST RUM. The Woman Who Drinks. Man's ideal of what women oughl :o be is based upon his belief of whal she normally is?better than himself. His own selfish desire is th? :hief factor in dragging her down trom the pedestal upon which he himself has placed her, and yet with :hat strange inconsistency which :haracterizes him, he will idolize hei f she resists. If sin seems blacker in woman thar rn man it is simply because she is bj nature purer and has further to fall If man seems to condemn sin in the woman more than in the man he is paying to her for that reason his highest compliment. Intoxicants are dangerous enough to men, to women they are especlallj 30. The virtue of the woman with the drink habit is always in danger Romulus sentenced women to death for intoxication as the beginning o! unfaithfulness to the marriage vow. The effect of alcohol ypon .woman'i will power and sense 'of moral re sponsibility is well known and util ized by the man of .the world. The lack of moril balance and de fective will produced in the womai by drink are more marked than in th< man. Woman's emotional organiza tlon is more susceptible than that o man, hence the special danger o drink to the woman. The disastrous results of tipplinj among women are already too wel known to the physicians, and expert ence shows that, while men wh< drink often reform, women who be come victims of drink seldom do. That women drink as freely and & frequently as the men is a sight tha you can see for yourself in the fash ionable cafes of our cities, when wealth abounds and beauty smiles. I speak from what I have seen a I have mingled in society. I dare no truBt myself to describe the things have seen among women, young ant nnnn mnrfl Imnpoeclnn ICUUC1 , U^UU nnusc UlUi v VWWWM al temperament and finer organiza tion the destroyer had taken firn hold, and among women no lohge young but whose souls and sens< were dead long before their eyes "wen closed. Did delicacay permit, I could detai at length heart-rending storiescoming from the homes of the out wardly respectable and rich?o ruined homes, broken hearts, hopei destroyed, affections crushed, reputa tions blasted, prayers sllenaed, grie sitting on the vacant seats of pa ternal care, tormented souls, cheer less graves, dishonored lives, untol< Borrow?and drink did it all. I could, If I had the heart, detail a length case* which have come unde: my own observation and in whicl my advice has been sought durlni my long experience in New Yoj-1 which would make your hair rise your breath catch, your mooa emu and -which would call forth youi deepest commiseration on behalf o the victims, and rouse your just in dlgnation against the social custon whkjh produces such misery. . The doctors, if they dared tel their story, in the wofrds of Shakes peare might say: "But that I an forbidden to tell the secrets of th< prison- house, I could a tale nnfoli whose lightest word would harrow u] your soul!" Exaggerate? Impossible! As then are grand, bold, beautiful scenes ii the physical world which no fligh af fancy, no stroke of brush, n< graphic powers of language can ade quately describe, so, in the mora world, there are scenes of sorrow vice, cruelty, disease and death o which we can give no adequate idea ?Dr. Madison C. Peters, in the Nev York Evening World. Saloon In Politics. "Saloon-keepers have degradet American citizens and American civ llization, as can only be expected. "Men selling liquor ally themselvei with seml-crlmlnal characters an< combine with them to degrade cit; governments. This is especially tru< in Pittsburg, San Francisco and Nev York, where in many cases saloon keepers combine with capitalists wh< want franchises to dominate munici - om-i mu.._ 4am pai mi airs, xuuo iuc nquvx their allies are allowed to violate thi laws and are, granted special privi leges and the result is that the peo pie are given a saloon government. "The movement against liquor ii not temporary. It is gathering ii force and will continue. I find ii traveling over the country that tlx liquor question is one of the two con spicuous issues now in existence The other is municipal government.' ?S. S. McClure, in an interview. Liquor's Resources. Some folks talk of the "resources' of the liquor power?its billions o dollars of investments and capital etc. All well enough, but the: should not overlook the liquor traf fic's greatest resource?the constan support and countenance of near six teen million American voters. Tha is the part of the outfit that is mos formidable, in fact, the only one tha is. A roh/bomn 1?nn?flr. Men talk of vested interests?yes vested interests in men's ruinou: temptations, vested interests in th< destruction of flesh and blood ant souls and bodies. They use the prom name of liberty, and declare that sh< demands the liberty of every humai being to destroy himself and to be i curse to his neighbor and to his land deriding all legislation which aims a the restriction of evil weakness. Temperance Notes. In Georgia the closing of the sa loons, which were the chief vender of cigars, has so diminished the sal< of tobacco products that many ciga: manufactories have been compellec to shut down. A Caiholic temperance primer which is likely to be used in all th< uauionc scuuois ?i lxus tuuun;, u < preparation by Bishop Canevin, o Pittsburg. The Total Abstinenci Union of America is promoting tb< project. Intemperance is the greatest evi now remaining among men. A number of the business men o Nashville, Tenn., have taken deflnit< steps and perfected an organizatioi for the purpose of aiding in a prac tical way the employes of saloons Thousands of these men will b< thrown out of employment when th< new law goes into effect. County local option laws have beei enacted in Arizona, Arkansas, Dela ware, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan Missouri, Montana, Ohio, Oregon South Carolina and Texas, and ii most of them tested in the highes court of the State, and wherever s< tested they have been upheld. 1 fijjtbewd jortbe j H QyiETrtoU^i THE HEAVENLY HOME. 9| ? wish 'twere so that I could know Just where the heavenly home may be;. 3ut this is sure, a love all f/ure BH Must live throughout eternity. H The One who gave add took away E^K Will give my dear ones back some day. The power of faith that conquers death, The love supreme that gave God's Son, HH The promised word of our dear Lord 9H Have rolled away the grave's great stonefust on the other side I see > Vfy own at home, awaiting me. MW in each loved face, a sweet new grace BH Changes the old familiar guise. ^H| 1 hand divine has touched each line, HH A wondrous light shines in dear eyes. SH| ^nd so they praise,And serve, and wait BK Till I shall pass the.pearly gate. & l When we shall meet, and I shall greet' ffl Each loved one on that golden strand ^Hfl With Christ the Son, who brought u? home, Ul We'll study heaven's glory land. ' ^H| - There, day by day. taught bv my own, . ('11 learn the wonders they nave known y'* ?JNen K. jbiouhi, in ^nnsuan neraiu ' fll The Name High Over All. f We have new theologies, hat Christ ^9 f remains. It 1b remarkable in what flfl variant and almost countless creeds- Bfl l and faiths Jesus Christ is the para| mount and all-glorious light and cen tre. Thinkers and teachers, sects IB > and cults, have arisen in astonishing' H| numbers that have seemed to us to reject almost every preqioug tenet of 3 the Christian faith, bat, with one t voice they have* proclaimed "Jesus. B - the Name high over all." Almost 3 every heretic who has ever been burned at the stake or cast out of th? B 3 synagogue of Christian believers has B t protested his belief in Jesus as the B I supreme object of his faith and sffec1 tions. ' . - B Mr. George H. TjVendling, in hiff B - most beautiful, book, "The Man of I '? -V?|n TAanfl iVoiiA < H 1 trainee, DUUWB tuai 1U ucouo r a note of universality, and says: "No H 2 power on earth can set Him aside as- H 9 a factor in life. He cannot be ellm- M inated. The aegis of His name hss- H 1 been used to shfeid countless crimes, H - countless hypocrisies, costless amWk - tlons, still He does not fall. Cruel M ( wars have prospered in His name, the H 3 horrors of religious persecution, the- H Intolerance cJT sectarianism, the ab- H f surdities of", crude builders, 6till He- B will not down. Bccleslastldsm grows - weaker, He grows stronger. Dogmas H 1 pass away, He abides. Churches grow corrupt, but the effulgence of I t His glory is not dimmed. At thi? I p very day, here In the twentieth cen-'K l tury since His birth, more men and t women gather about Him to touch c the hem of His garment than any age , since He walked the shores of Gklilee. , More men and women love Him,'love r Him with an absorbing and passionf ate devotion, and in the single hour - that has passed since the reader bei gan these pages, a host of souls Alt over the world have faced death with 1 a gentle smile and gone cheerfully - Into the unknown, soothed by His i surpassing love, "and 'sustained in 3 the ^ublime transition by His strange 1 power." ? Northern Christian Advo} cate. V * How pid Must I Be? t 'Mother," a little child once said, ? "how old must I be before I can be a 1 Christian?" ! The wise-mother answered: "How old will you have to be, darling, be( fore you can love me?" "Why, mother, I always loved you; "t I do now, and. I always will. But yoa have not told me how old I shall have to be." The mother replied: "How old must you be before you can trust' . yourself wholly to me and my care?" . "I always did," she answered, "but tell me what I want to know," and she put her arms around her mothj er's neck. The mother asked again: "How old will you have to be before you can do what I want you to do?'* Then the child whispered, half " guessing what her mother meant: "I can now, without wowing older." I Her mother said: "You can be a I Christian now. darling, without wait^ Ing to be older. Don't you want to * begin now??' The child whispered t "Yes." Then they both knelt down and in her pray- ? ' er the mother gave to Christ her lit? * tie one who wanted to be His.?Home J Herald. i. A Triumph For Christianity. As an instance of the obstacles In the way of pagan people adopting Christianity, the Rev. T. H. Dobbs, of Shoal River, in the diocese of Rut pert's Land, relates the following: "There is here at present a dear ' old woman who .'has made a really '? great sacrifice for our Master. She f was one of two wives to a really good * old man, who is still among us, hale 1 and h*=artv. They, all became im* pressed with a, desire to serve Christ t and abandon paganism. But the t plurality cf wives stood in the way. t In order to make th? way clear for them all to embrace the religion of Christ, the wife I first referred to voiunteeren to rennquisn ner ci&iui w husband and home, and they all bej came Christians, the old man and the ? other wife becoming united in Chrisj tian wedlock. "The old lady is living alone, and , the two women often come together ] to divine service and are in every j way excellent friends. We may surely claim this fact as being a triumph j ; for Christianity.?Church Missionary i Gleaner. i ?~? Wonnds That Heal. Christ often wounds in order to * heal; and if He gives pain it is that 3 we may find peace and rest in Him2 self. His wounds are full of kindJ ness to life and health and peace.? , 1 R. C. Chapman. 3 | The Important Tiling. i After all, the kind of world one ? ? ? ?i ??* svmrv'o* f a1 f {? f Urt 4 *vi 1 Carries auuut 1U uuc o ocu id iuc iiu? a ;:ortant thing, and the world outside' 3 takes all its grace, color and valuefrom that.?Lowell. 1 2 No Thought of Death. B Mrs. Margaret DoyJe, 104 years ! old, who died in Chicago of a general . decline due to advanced age, declared that the best recipe for a long life a was "not to think about death," and b often predicted that by this method she herself would live to be more i than 100 years old. Kins uaoe, injures Jioinsr. ^ At St. Paul, Neb., lightning killed t tlie nine-months'-old baby of Mrs. Ig^ natz Sintek as she was holding it in 1 her lap. Mrs. Sintek was not injured. .v'