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CHAPTER xxn. 13
Continued.
"I will tell him he must go far
away and must never come near me
again; if he does. I will ruin his
chance by telling the whole story.
But he will not push me so far; it is
money he wants and he shall have it
?anything to shut out that horrible,
horrible past. How I loathe myself
when I remember my blind folly. It
was his face that tempted me. His
face! How white it looked to-night.
I thought he was dead; but it was
only for a moment. He is alive and
I have seen the last of him. He said
it."
The confusion of thoughts melted
slowly away. Dorothy lay back, with
her dark lashes lying placidly on her
fair cheeks, her lips parted, showing
the gleam of her white teeth, and a
half smile lingering about her mouth,
tast asleep. A stranger, gazing at her
lovely still face, would have imagined
her mind to be that of an infant in
sweet simplicity, not that of a scheming,
false, deceiving woman, who
could lie as well as smile, and tread
down an honest man's heart with her
dainty, cruel feet.
Enid woke early the next morning
with that vague sensation of something
disagreeable hanging over her,
that came so frequently after an agitated
night. She did not try to woo
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bed and began her toilet.
Jler resolution to leave Bromley
tvas stronger in the morning than it
had been when she retired to rest,
and foreseeing much opposition from
Servais, and probably some from Dorjthy,
she determined to go away quietly
this very day.
There was no need to write and
tvarn Mrs. Lawsou, for Enid had received
a letter from her humble
friend only two days ago, saying her
rooms were still unlet, though she
ivanted for nothing, for Enid had sent
another check immediately she got
her remittance from Sir Robert's
lawyers.
It was characteristic of Enid that
she never treated those beneath her
with haughtiness or indifference, and
in the case of Mrs. Lawson, and of
Simmonds, and Mrs. Cullam, to whom
she had paid a regular visit every
week, hor usual kindness was almost
friendship. They had one and all
given her help when she needed it,
and she would never forget it while
life lasted.
This was a trait that disgusted
Dorothy; she looked on servants as so
many animals bought to work, and
)bey her and, therefore, a kind word
was positively wasted on such crea:ures!
It would have perhaps surprised
Lady Derriman not a little
rould she have known with what unirersal
unanimity she was hated by
the members of her household. Gerrals
and his mother were beloved and
revered, but this cold, beautiful girl,
who might have found so much work
for her sympathy, had not a single
{riend among the domestics, Virginie
?xpentpfi. i
On the other hand, one and all j
tiked Enid. She was always ready to I
listen to their troubles, and kept a
perfect chemist's shop in her room to
relieve the numerous little ailments
ihat afflicted the chamber-maids and
Dthers, often binding up a cut finger
R-ith her own hands.
Having plunged valiantly into the
!old bath aud dressed rapidly, Enid
jpened her window and looked out.
It was about 7 o'clock and a very red
sun was trying to force its way
through a thick, white mist. A sud3en
desire came on her to go out for
the last ramble she might have in
Bromley grounds for years, perhaps
forever. She quickly put on her hat
and warm coat, and as she made her
jvay down the stairs she resolved to
take out the collie, Meg, who was her
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The great house was silent and
still, but she found her way to the
stables, where the grooms were busy
looking to their charge, for it would
oe a glorious hunting day, and
(vhistling for Meg, after dispensing
many smiles and greetings to the
men, who respectfully touched their
caps, Enid set off.
"Poor Meg, you will miss me!" she
said, bending to pat the smooth,
handsome head, "and I will miss you,
dear!" She sighed slightly. "But I
must not eveL' think of you. Meg, betause
if I do it will bring back Bromley,
and then?and then I shall think
of him, Meg; and that is just what I
must never do again. Heaveu grant
he may always be happy! If fairies
only lived now, I would ask them to
work me a spell to give him perpetual
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the truth come to him!" She smiled
half faintly, then said out loud: "But
[ am wicked. He is in God's hands,
and what am I that I should dare to
loubt His wisdom and goodness?"
Meg looked up at her voice and
tried to leap up and lick her hand,
and together the girl and the dog
walked quickly away till the hall was
lost behind them in tiie morning mist.
Enid, deep in her thoughts, scarcely
heeded the path she had taken,
and was some distance on the road
to the woods before she was aware of
it. At fast she thought of turning
back, for site never could rid her
mind of the disagreeable rememoranco
that hang about this spot. She
experienced over again all the shame
and misery ihat had coiue that summer
day when :?he listened to Dorothy's
easy falsehood*;, and saw that
Gervais believed lie;* ard deemed her
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"I will go ruund." she said to herself,
"the way he?ho took nie when
[ was riding; 1 can return through
the village and ! e io iiiiio for breakfast:
it will be early to-day because
Of ill-.: t!"'
So. dismissing her disinclination,,
Enid pi:shed on, whistling every now 1
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and then for Meg, who was thoroughly
enjoying her scamper, and came
bounding back every now and then
with her red tongue hanging out of
her mouth and her tail wagging.
As she passed down the incline
that has been mentioned before, Enid
suddenly missed the dog, and stopping,
she whistled and called her r
loudly by name. ,
"Meg! Meg! Where are you?" ?
There was no answer at first, and
SO
then Enid thought she heard a whine, ^
as if the poor creature were in some .
pain. Remembering the episode of 0
the trap, Enid hurried down to where ve
SO
she thought Meg might be, and found
the collie licking her forepaw, from 1 gr
which the blood was flowing.
"Why, Meg!" she exclaimed, bend- ,
ing over the dog, "what's the matter,
poor old thing?" a?
Meg at once began to move about, .
wagging her tail and evincing her af- .J
fection, but she limped at every
movement, and ended by standing on
three legs and holding up the injured
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paw.
"She has cut it," Enid said to her- ^
self, as she knelt down to examine >U]
the hurt; "there is no trap here." t0
She cast a hurried glance around,
then taking out her handkerchief, gr
she tied it round the dog's paw, not
without much difficulty, for Meg
would scarcely let her touch it. This
done, she rose and pulled on her .
glove again. "Now we must go back, t
musn't we, Meg? For you can't
walk at all, and I am afraid I can't .
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carry you. fi
While she half said, half thought
this, Enid was looking about to see
what could have caused the accident, ?
and suddenly her eye caught a gleam
of steel, and stooping, she drew out ^
of the long, rank grass the Indian
dagger Roger Leicester had given to '
his cousin, Lady Derximan.
Enid stood gazing down at the toy j
weapon with cheeks that turned unconsciously
pale. ^
"I will give thir back to Dorothy," t
she said, slowly, to herself; "she? an
she may have dropped it here."
Then a wave of self-reproach
rushed over her. Why should she fla
doubt Dorothy so easily? Might not
tnis nave oeen lost oy some otner person?
Why should it be necessary for
Lady Derriman to have dropped it, aQ
and no one else, and, above all, why .
need she distress herself over what p '
was a most trivial affair? An Indian .
weapon had been lost and she had
found it. What was there in that to
create a disturbance:
So she argued with herself, but to ^
no end; the first dread and horrible
fear remained, and would not be disj
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missed.
She wakened x'rom her troubled ap
dream to find that Meg had succeeded
in getting the handkerchief off, and sa
was industriously licking the wound,
With a shiver of apprehension, Enid f0
stooped for the discarded cambric,
and wrapping it round the dagger,
shp hid it in hpr muff.
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"No one shall know of this but Dor- f0]
othy," she said in a misty sort of
way.
And so, with the dog limping : :ow-.
ly beside her, Enid went back to the I 0f.
house. j an
She hoped to get in unseen, after Mi
giving Meg into the hands of the
head groom, but in this she was dis- wc
appointed, for Gervais was down in iy,
the stables having a look at a fav- fei
orite mare Dulcie Lowe had success- I i
fully lamed the day before.
"Miss Leslie, you are an early do
bird!" he exclaimed, as he stretched an
out his hand. What! is Meg in the
wars, too?" it
"She cut her paw in the woods on
?on something! I hope it is not
much!" Enid faltered. he
She was looking very pale, and wl
Gervais noticed it.
"It is only a scratch," he said, after ro
examining Meg carefully. "She won't 1?'
want much doctoring! I wish I could Bc
say tne same ior you, miss .uesiie; 1
am distressed to see you look so ill! of
Will you not let me send for Scott? he
It is only a cold, I expect, but they
are nasty things, and should be taken th
iu time."
"I?I am very well, thank you,
Lord Derriman," the girl answered as
bravely as she could. "I think I?I
have gone a little too far, and tired
myself, that is all."
Gervais was about to administer a
slight rebuke, but somethii g hap- .
pened to prevent him. ^
That something was the approach
of the butler.
"May I speak to you, my lord?" .
was all he said, yet Enid's heart stood be
still; some intuition of coming sorrow
and trouble filled her mind.
"Certainly, Parson, what is it?" t
Gervais drew a little on one side. ,.j
"Outside, if you please, my lord; i ??
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if you would come outside '
The butler's face wore an excited,
almost agitated air, and Gervais
looked at him in astomsnment, inn ne ri
humored the man and walked toward re
t.hc door.
"Now, then. Parsons, what does
this very mysterious communication ^
mean?" lie asked, when cut in the le
hall. j
"Here's Groves, my lord, the 'ead |
gardeuer: he wants to tell you somethin:;,
my lord." ' se
Parsons seemed to be even more ex-! x<
ciu-d than before. j he
As soon as uervais nan leu int.- th
room, Enid ha;l risen, filied with ap- (t
prehension and fear. and had gone si(
unconsciously to the door, too. 5(
She could hear all thnt was said, ta
Ctivuis did not sej her or th
know she was present. fr
"Well, (Jrovep, my man, what's ye
wrong? One ot" your boys got into ni
mischicf, eh?" i br
The gardener twirled his hat about
in his earth-stained hands.
"No, my lord, if you please, my | lii
lord, it ain't nothing to do with the | tw
Lovs: it's?it's a dead man. my lord! " ! ye
"A dead man!" cxclaimcl Gervals.
Phat do you mean?"
"I mean, my lord, that I've found a I
ad man in the woods. He's a
anger to me?I've never seen his
:e before. You know, my lord, as |
>w you told me to set the men at
>rk on the plantation; well, I
ought as how I'd go down mysel'
is morning, and see what wanted
in', and as I goes through the wood,
y lord, I falls over the body of a
an. At first I thought he were
leep, my lord, but he weren't; he
?re dead, stabbed to the 'eart, and
Ite cold!"
CHAPTER XXITI.
Dorothy's Horror.
Gervais started back.
"A man dead! Stabbed to death in
y grounds! Groves, you must be
earning!"
Enid had crouched back against the
or; her heart stood positively still
r one Instant, then began throbbing
violently and heavily as to make
r feel quite faint. She pulled the
or to quietly, but the buzz of conrsation
and laughter from inside
unded horrible while this other J
im subject held sway outside.
"Dreamin', my lord, I wish I was. |
), it's no dreamln'; the man's stone
ad. Must ha' been killed houre
o, and?"
"Be careful, Groves," Gervais said,
arnly; "make no rash remarks of
at sort. It will be for the coroner
determine whether he was killed or
t. What have you done with the
dy?"
"I left 'un down there, my lord. I
ought it best. I couldn't 'a' moved
q by myself, and I didn't like to
uch him till I'd told you, my lord."
Enid went up to her own room
St.
With trembling hand she unlocked
r box and drew out the handkerief
in which she had wrapped the
gger; she shuddered as she gazed
it again; then going hastily into
:r studio, she flung the handkerief,
as Dorothy had done, into the
e, and taking some oil and sandper
that lay with her painting paraternalia,
she rubbed with feverish
,ste at .the steel to remove the spots
rust. The action relieved her overarged
heart; the fact of doing nether
had accentuated her misery.
To her unspeakable delight the
st removed easily, and the blade
Dked as it had done when It left
)ger Leicester's hands; the slight
scolorment on the ivory did not
suble her, for it was very small
d quite unnot^cable.
This done, she threw off the cloak
rvously, and picking up some large,
t sketch books and a portfolio, she
d the dagger in the latter, and went"
riftly from the room.
Outside she met Maria, her maid,
d forced herself to say some easy,
sasant words as she passed.
Her first visit was to Dorothy's
udoir; no one was in the dainty
artment, and closing the door, Enid
!Ht across to the writing table
d deposited the Indian dagger in
e place it usually held. As she was
rning away one of the housemaids
me into the room.
"T hp? vmir narrinn. miRS." she
ologized. Enid's heart beat fast.
"There is no occasion," Eliza," she
id, with a smile that faded immeately;
then she bent over her portlio.
"1 am trespassing here, but
e fact is, I borrowed Lady Derrim's
Indian dagger yesterday to copy
one of my pictures, and?and I
rgot to put it back last night."
"Ah! I did miss it, miss, when I
is dustin' this morning, cos I knew
I seen it yesterday! only my lady
ten takes it out to cut her books!
d papers, so I knew it was all right,
my thanks, miss."
"I must know the worst?the very
>rst at once," Enid said, desperate,
to herself; "and then, if?if my
ars should be true, at all hazards
must keep the truth from him."
She knocked at Dorothy's bedroom
or as she resolved on this, and in
swer to her cousin's voice went in.
"An, Enid! is that you? I thought
was Lady Lowe. Virginie said she
is coming up.' I ain better thi3
orning, thank Heaven! Another
lur of that pain and I don't kno-^
lat I should have done.".
Dorothy was lying in bed, surunded
by letters and papers; she
oked supremely beautiful with her
ilden hair lying loose on the laceged
pillow, and a small wrapper
her favorite blue twisted about
;r in graceful folds.
Enid walked toward the fire and
en turned round.
(To be continued.)
Canine Intuition.
A railroad eating house in Southern
;orgia, wbich enjoys the reputation
being one of the worst places of
? kind in the State, has an ancient
irky who announces dinner to the
coming passengers by ringing a
ige bell.
One day the old negro was accom.nied
by a sad-eyed, long-eared
>und, who at the first ringing of the
II, mien up nis vuiue m u musi uisal
howl.
The old darky stopped and gazed
him for a moment, and with a
lush yer mouth!" started ringing
;ain.
Again the old hound with nose in
e air sent forth a long-drawn howl.
This was too much for the bellnger,
and, turning on the hound, he
marked:
"Now, what in de worl' is you
akin' secli a fuss erbout? You don't
ive ter eat here lessen yer wants
r."?Harper's.
Krupp's Colonies.
Krupp's workmen's colonies at Esn
are called the West End, the
srdhof, the Baumhof. the Scheder>f,
the Cronenberg, the Alfredshof,
e Friedrichshof and the Altenhof
he latter for disabled and pen
sncd workmen), and they contain
>60 residences, including some dechod
houses at Es?en. In addition
e firm has rented olS residences
om private owners for a number of
ars. The firm has erected a large
imber of hospitals, eating houses,
ithhouses, etc.
Comparison of prices shows that
.'ing expenses in New York City are
reive per cent, higher than three
ars ago.
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To Remove Dirt. ! j
To remove dirt from brown boots j
dissolve a little saddle soap in warm,
soft water. Put the boots in this and |
with a piece of sponge wash the boots 1 ^
thoroughly without making the leather
very wet. Wash off the soapy water
and- dry in the air. Then polieh
the boots in the usual way.?Detroit
News-Tribune.
Quaint Little Clock. j
An odd little clock is in the form of i
a crystal ball suspended by a leather ;;
strap to the top of a stirrup iron. I
The iron, which is really of silver 3
or gunmetal, stands on the desk or '
dresser on the metal base on which 1 *
the foot rests when one rides, and J
the clock swings from its tiny leather strap.
j
This would make an ideal gift for v
the girl who rides and drives and | :
loves horses.?New York Times. i i
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Washable Rugs.
The washable rug Is being manu- j y
far.tnred hv Sneers nroficient in the ' F
use of the crochet hook. Any of the J :
materials, old or new, cotton, silk or j t
wool, which are suitable for rag car- j 5
peting, may be used for the crocheted I j1
rug. For a thin rug adapted to bath j
or bedroom, variegated cretonnes ?
combined with plain colors are pretty I t
and durable; figured flannelet makes | {
thicker and softer rugs. Strips for j i
these rugs are torn about half an j 3
inch wide and are sewed together.? j
I New Haven Register.
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Rack For Lids. ! t
The tidy housekeeper finds the j ^
many lids of pots, pans and kettles ; (:
needed in the kitchen a problem to ,
arrange with any degree of- order and 1 (
neatness. \ I
They cannot be hung up, many of ! t
them, owing to the shape, will not lie 1 1
in a pile and they are woefully un- ; \
handy in the dresser drawers.
A bright woman to whom the lids
were 'as the hosts of the evening has i ;
now solved the question in a way both j ]
easy ana inexpensive. i .
She got a length of strong wire, j
stretched it across the pots and pans , 1
Bhelf by means of a couple of nails, i '
and on this the lids accompanying all J .
the cooking utensils are neatly ar- j ;
ranged. The wire supports them ; |
perfectly, and the even row of shiny I
tin things is by no means unorna- ! I
mental in addition to its handiness.? ; j
New York Times.
Shelf Covers. J '
Have you ever peeped into the | 1
kitchen of some German hausfrau , '
and been enraptured by its immacu- 1 j
late cleanliness, not to say the va- j
rious attractions that make you want ; .
to linger there? j {
The German matron never hides i (
her own exclusive workshop; she does
not screen off its very door as if she [ i
were ashamed to own such a room, j '
It is to her the most important in her |
home, as is evidenced by the scoured
pots and kettles and by all her little
efforts at beautifying. j ,
Her closet shelves are covered, not !
with manila or lace paper, nor with i
painted oilcloth, but with homespun
linen resembling our coarse crash. I
This is fastened by a few buttonholes j
Slipped over some small china knobs j
kt the back of the shelf.
j The cover hangs down, lambrequin |
} (ike, Gver the front edge of the shelf, j
and it is on this fall of linen that the j
German pots, pans and kettles are reproduced
in cross-stitch in a nice |
Delft blue to match some of the plat- |
ters and soup plates that stand in I
rows on the shelves. The patterns I
appear only at intervals, and the linen
is finished by a row of coarse buttonholing
along its straight edge.
The Danish do these nice household
bits, and the goose and gander are
popular designs for outlined work on
many of their hangings. ? Boston
Post.
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Chocolate Caramels.?One-half cup |
r.olasses, one cup sugar, two and onehalf
cups milk, flavor with vanilla.
Boil fifteen to twenty minutes. Pour
in greased tins and cut in squares.
Fried Rice.?Cook one cupful of
rice in three cupfuls of milk and a \
little salt. When tender put into a j
deep dish. When cool cut in slices, j
dip in flour or Igg and crumbs and {
fry.
Raisin Pi<?.?-Cover one-third pound
raisins with water and stew until
60it. Make crust as usual. Cover
bo:tom crust thick with flour, add !
raisins and sprinkle with flour. Add i
three tablespoonfuls of juice from !
stewing and one glass of sugar.
Cream of Asparagus Soup. ? Put j
two ounces of butter in a saucepan, :
with three tablespoonfuls of flour; j :
stir well and moisten with three ; :
pints of white (veal) broth. Put in j ]
; I he equivalent of half a bunch of
paragus; add a boquet (parsley, eel- ;
ery, thyme and bay leaf), pepper and
Ealt to taste. Boil thoroughly for
thirty minutes. Strain and add a >
*
i cupful of cream. Serve with cooked [ i
I asparagus tops of croutons (bits of .
toast).
Lettuce Salad.?Slice lettuce into a .
ilish together with several onions; j ;
hard boil three eggs, fry until crisp j <
'.hrec r'Mn slices of bacon and add to ! <
i ealad; take yolks of one or two egga [
| and mash with one tablespoonful of .
sugar, teaspoonful of flour, one-half ;
j :easpoonful of mustard, one teaspoon- ! ;
?ul of salt, some pepper, dilute with (
water and one-half cup of vinegar.
Stir this into bacon grease on stove |
ind stir until it thickens; then pour
>ver lettuce. Garnish dish with sliooi '
| ?ggs. Must be served imniecli?'el7. ! 1
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NTERNATIONAL LESSON COM- I
MENTS FOR AUGUST 15.
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ubject: Paul's Third Missionary j j.
Journey?Ephesus, Acts 18:23 i i
and 19:22?Golden Text: Acts . ?
19:17?Commit Verses 19, 20. 1
TIME.?A. D. 57. j t
PLACE.?Ephesus. I <\
EXPOSITION.?I. Paul Disputing | t
n the School of Tyrannus, 8-12. For ?
hree full months Paul had a hearing |
n the Jewish synagogue at Ephesus. j j
t was a rare opportunity and he j t
a&de the most of it. "He spake bold- . t
y," he used reason and persuasion, j ?
le did not give ethical nor sociologi- I t
al lectures, but held fast to the ; ?
hings concerning the kingdom of I ^
Jod. Though he got so good a hear- j ?
ng, not all by any means were con- ! i
erted. The truth, when it does not I
ommand obedience, hardens. Hav- (
ng rejected the truth for themselves, I j
hey began to speak evil of the way j i
lefore others. The time for separa- i t
ion had come (v. 9). For two full j t
ears Paul held dally meetings. ; t
2phesus was a centre and the Word j y
if God as taught by Paul there was j
teard throughout the country by both i <
'ews and Greeks. God set His seal ! j
ipon Paul's work in a wonderful way. j
t is evident from- verse 11 that Paul j t
vas not possessed of such tremendous |
leaiing power at an nines. Duucaua i
vas the centre of magical arts and i
>ractices and some such display was j
leeded at that special time and place, ,
md God gave it. I
II. Jesus I Know, and Paul I !
inow, But Who Are You? 13-16. j
Demoniacal possession is a fact of |
nodern observation and experience, i
>ut it is not so common in our day as i
n the time when Christ was upon I
>arth and the years immediately fol- I
owing the critical period when Satan J
vas putting forth all his energies to !
jrevent the establishment of God's j
cingdom on the earth. But the denons
could not withstand the power
)f Jesus' name. Certain Jews who ;
vent about the country making money j
>ut of the misfortunes of others, tak- j
ng note of this fact, sought to make j
jse of the name of Jesus for their |
>wn gain. They cared nothing for j
resus or the glory of His name. Their 1
>wn gain glory were the sole object
)f their pursuit. They named over
:hose which had evil spirits "the
lame of the Lord Jesus," but they
lid not call Him Lord (cf. 1 Cor. 12:
5, Rom. 10:9). It is not by the
resus whom some one else preacheth,
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JUL V y LUC O CD uo nuu " ^ .
mow, that we accomplish real results i
'or God. The evil spirit was forced I
:o acknowledge Jesus and also''the i
faithful servant of Jesus, Paul (cf. <
VIk. 1:24; Acts 16:16, 17). But the :
same of Jesus had no power in it for !
:hose who used it in this mercenary ;
way. Their attempt to use the name
3f Jesus for their own low ends terminated
in shame and disaster for
themselves.
III. The Great Revival in Ephesus,
17-20. Every one, "both Jews and
Sreeks," heard of this judgment. It
caused great awe (cf. ch. 2.43; 5:5,
11, 13; Ps. 64:9). Men saw that the
name of Jesus could not be trifled
with. "The name of the Lord Jesus
was magnified;" it was regarded with
that reverence and awe in which it
ought to be held. The time is coming
when that name will be magnified
throughout the entire universe (Phil.
2:9-11). A great effect was also produced
upon those who had already
believed the Gospel, but had not altogether
broken away from their sins
(v. 18, R. V.). There was genuine j
repentance. True repentance lea tc j
confession, as it always does. The !
confession was frank, open and full I
(see R. V.). Where there is such
confession there is also always full
and free forgiveness <cf. Lev. 26:40;
Job 33:27, 28; Ps. 32:5: Prov. 28: |
13; Jer. 3:13; 1 Jno. 1:9). By "cu- |
rious arts" is meant various forms o! j
jugglery, using of charms, incantations
and similar occult practices, j
The Jews had receipts for incanta- .
tions and exorcisms. Some of them,
it was claimed, dated back to the !
days of Solomon. Ephesus was th? !
very centre of this sort of thing 1
"Ephesian letters" was the common 1
and famous designation for charm? !
composed of magic words, used as j
amulets, preserving the wearer from i
all harm. All magical and kindred
practices of every kind are in the ,
most direct opposition to the will ol j
God, as clearly revealed in His Word !,
(Deut. 18:10-12; 1 Chr. 10:13; 2,'
Chr. 33:6); but up to this time some
of those who had accepted the teaching
of Paul in some measure had
continued the practiceof magic. (Jus(
as some to-day, who believe in the
Bible in some measure, nevertheless |
experiment with palmistry, clairvoyance,
spiritism, hypnotism and similar
arts of heathenism). Theii
break with the old life was now thorough
(2 Cor. 6:17, IS). Thej
brought together the books in which
the secret charms and incantations
were recorded and made a publit
bonfire of them. TMs tnorougngoin?
separation from the old life was a
costly act. The price of the book?
alone was about $10,000. Besides
this was the sacrifice of the hope ol
gain from the practice of the arts re- j
vealed in the books. Some of them ,
may have been tempted to think thai j
although as Christians they could no1 I
themselves longer use the books, the> I
might sell them to some one who had j
no such scruples. But their break .
with Satan and his works was com>'
plete and uncompromising. The ;
power of that testimony is felt to this !
day.
Births Exceed Deaths in France.
The vital statistics of France, '
which in 1907 showed an excess of ,
19,892 deaths over the births for that '
year, a fact that led to the most pessimistic
predictions for the future of
the French race, have now been pub- i
lipVd for 3 008 at Paris. Their study
brings to light more reassuring of- ' .
ficial figures and shows an excess of (
46.441 births over the deaths for that '
year. The total of deaths decreased
48.2(56 in 1908, while the births in- ! (
p.rpnspfl lS.rtl>7 j ,
Old Boot Was His Lank.
At St. Mary's, Ohio, Jesse Hudson,
while helping to tear down an old
house on the P. J. Rice farm, north j
of St.* Mary's, picked up an old boot I
and was about to throw it on a pil? !
of rubbish to be burned when its !
weight caused him to investigate, j (
[n the boot he found a small box con- j (
taining $300 in gold. The money had |
heen hidden by Mr. Rice's father, who j ,
died some years ago, without telling f
where he had put his money.
Ivory l'rom ITcuaflor. ' J J
TCcuador eirports 20,000 tons of j ,
regetable ivory annually. ' ,
[EE GREAT DESTROYER
IOME STARTLING FACTS ABOUT
THE VICE OF INTEMPERANCE.
Iteel Trust "Hands" Must Cut Out !
Drink.
The United States Steel CorporaIon
has taken a determined stand
.gainst its workmen drinking liquor.
iVithin the past week, says a Pittsiurg
dispatch, there have been posted
n all the big mills of the Pittsburg
ind Ohio districts notices that worknen
once entering the mills to work
vill not be allowed to leave until
hey are through their day's work,
rhere is no reference to "booze," but
he managers and superintendents
ipeak their minds plainly.
The corporation has found that
nuch time has been lost daily by the
vorkmen leaving for a few minutes
:o go out and get a drink, perhaps
several times a day. In addition to
his those in direct charge of the men
say they do not do as good wOrk
vhen they are allowed to fill them;elves
with drink, and so the order is
mperative.
The order permits of but one class
vf 1 AO trl r* cr + V10 will TVincfl whrt !
7L Ultli iiig tUV A UVWV ? wv
ive near the works and who have
>een in the habit of going home for
heir meals will be permitted to con;inue
this, but they will be allowed
;o go only at meal time, when they
viU, have special permits issued to
)ass guards posted at all the exits.
Quietly,, too, the men who take their
neals at home have been approached
ind asked not to take a drink while
.hey are out for their meals.
The corporation appears to want to
un th mills hereafter on a strictly
:emperance basis. Numerous in- |
stances of spoiled work In the past I
few years have been traced to workmen
who have been in the habit of
going outside for their drinks at any
:ime they felt like it. Until now
leither corporation nor mill bosses
lave objected.
Many men have been discharged
n the past week on being found carrying
liquor into the mills in bottles.
The new orders do not affect the
nen of the big Pittsburg mills as
nuch as those of the outlying or
country mills where the saloon is
found near every mill door.
Young9town, Ohio, was the first
place the notices were posted, a,s the
irinking there had been very gener
il among workmen. Sharon. Newcastle,
McKeesport, Duquesne and
Homestead mills are more or less affected.
Not only 4s the corporation barring
drink from its mills, but it fought to
make Youngstown a local option
town. Colonel James Wick, the
Youngstown steel king, and a large
holder of Corporation stock, who has
been considered as the representative
of the Corporation in that part of
Ohio, financed the fight against
liquor, a fight in which brother was
arrayed against brother, and in some
cases father against son. It is estimated
that $500,000 was spent by
the two sides in the Youngstown fight
alone.
A Maine Paper's Comments.
It is strange that men should believe
that they can stop the progress
Df omnipotent and eternal good.
Human thought swings back and
forth like a pendulum, but unlike
the pendulum it does not measure
exact distances with both strokes.
Its backward stroke never goes quite
as far back as the last one went,
and its forward stroke goes forward
a little farther with each swing
than it went before. This is due to
the influence of the principle which
works constantly for good among
men. It is not probable that the
progress now being mr.de toward the
elimination of the liquor traffic will
be maintained at the rate it is going
now. We are reaching the hours in
human history when the forward
stroke of the pendulum is taking us
into the very best days the world
has ever seen in its effort to rid itself
of the greatest evil with which
humanity has to contend. It follows.
since human thought vaccilates.
that there will be a retrograde
swing, but the pendulum will never
go back to the time when the saloon
predominated in all our affairs, and
the tools of the traffic were the
chosen servants of the public. And
when again the forward stroke
comes we may be sure it will mark
a still greater distance than that
registered to-day. The parasites upon
our civilization, who spend their
energy in laboring to the end that
the liquor traffic may be in the ascendant
in Maine, mav read the hand
writing on the wall. The Dirigo
State will take no backward step
under these circumstances.?Portland
(Me.) Express.
Alcohol n Narcotic.
Dr. Hall, who is Professor of Physiology
in the Northwestern University,
said:
"Alcohol cannot In the nature of
the case be considered a food. It decreases
the efficiency of muscles,
glands and nervous system. It is a
narcotic in its drug action and given
in minute doses to lower animals
seriously impairs fecundity and increases
degeneration and race suicide."
Ashamed of Their Business.
That the liquor men are getting
ashamed of their business is shown
bv the names of their trade papers:
"The Liberal Advocate." formerly the
"Wine and Spirit News;" "Liberty."
formerly "The Texas Liquor Dealer;"
"American Beverage and Food Journal."
formerly "Bar- and Buffet:"
"Truth." "The Patriot," "Both
cmoc " "rhfimnions of Fair Play,"
"The Free Press," and "The Protector."
Temperance Xotes.
Do the saloon keepers believe that
the liquor traffic is right?
During the late local option campaign
in Posey County, Indiana, the
women "drys" ran a prohibition
daily paper.
In West Virginia, there is, in the
"dry" counties, but one convict for
every 4022 of population. In striking
contrast MacDowell County,
which is " vet." shows an average of
nne convict io;- every 190 of population.
Liquor selling in England was prohibited
as early as the reign of the
Saxon Kin^ Edgar, who closed hundreds
of ale houses.
?oti- fi.Tviichf saloon
ciaAu o iiv ? ?
bill, to go into effect July 6, forbids
the sale of liquor except between 7
o'clock in the morning and 8 in the
evening.
"The most remarkable spectacle of
the present time is the rapid stride
iif Prohibition. Apparently the
American people have at last roused
to the couvicition that thp liquor
traffic is au evil which should and
can be suppressed.";?Kansas City
Journal.
TB^UCHTS Pcfy THE
QUIfif&UlL H
WHEN THE TIDE COMES IN. H
The boats lay stranded on the beach, W
Tangled with seaweed, dank and greenf HI
A desolate and dreary scene, M
Far as the eye could reach; |H
The tide was out. BE
How changed the view when day was done?/^H
The boats rode gailv on the deep,
Their white sails nodding as in sleep, JH|
Kissed by the setting sun;
The tide was in. Mg
Thus many a hfe, in want or woe, H|
Lies stranded on a barren shore; BB
But God is God for evermore; H
Take courage; for we know HH
\ The tide comes in. H|
And lifted from the rocks and shoals |B
We sail upon a sunlit sea, |fl
Night opens on eternitv? H
Sweet rest for weary souls? H
The tide is in.
?Sarah K. Bolton, in Sailor's Magazine. ^Kj
A Dream. H
I had a peculiar dream last night. B
I dreamed that I saw Jesus. I did H
U1 n?nui A t J &
ijui see mux as uauici uiut tuuiiug
with "the clouds of Heaven," nor as H
Stephen saw Him, "standing on the H
right hand of God." I dwelt upon^H
His coming glory in my sermons last"?|
Sunday; but in rny dream last night H
I saw no royal throne, no angelic at- B
tendants. It was not the Christ trl- H
umphant that I saw In my dream,:*
but what seemed to be a prisoner; M
and yet that prisoner was Jesus. He H
was sick and lying on a sort of cot.
His eyes were closed, and from His
lips groans were escaping as though H
He were suffering. I looked on His 0
up-turned face as He lay there. So Hj
pure It was I stooped over and kissed Q
Him. fl
When I awoke these words cam?
to me: "Inasmuch as ye have done
It unto one of the least of these My H
brethren, ye have done it unto Me." H
and these words also: "I was sick H
and in prison and ye visited Me."
And the negative side of the question
came to me also: "Inasmuch as ye
did it 'not,' " and "ye visited Me
'not.' " I do not think I slept much
after that, but I kept running these H
things over In my mind.
It was a dream, and yet some
dreams have a lesson in them, and H
this was one; and may I never forget H
the lesson that it taught: "Inasmuch
? a
| as ye have done it unto one ui mo ?
1 least of these My brethren, ye have H
done it unto Me." S
We may not see Jesus sick and in H
prison as I saw Him in my dream; I
and yet to some He will say when He 0
sits upon the throne of His glory:
"I was an hungered and ye gave Me I
meat; I was a stranger and ye took?^
Me in; naked and ye clothed Me; llH
was sick and ye visited Me; I was in 9
prison and ye came unto Me." V
Yes. "the Son of man shall come I
In His glory," but while we wait for I
that glad day let us not forget that
there are those to whom we may min* fl
I ister. And if we could but feel that
In ministering even "unto the least
of these My brethren" we minister
unto Him, how willingly would the
service be rendered, and how often'.*9
would the heart overflow with joy
at the thought of doing something fl
for Him.?Linden J. Carter, in I
World's Crisis.
De .. Farrar on the Judgments of God 9
It is customary to quote Farrar as I
the great exponent of the larger hope,
in spite of all that he has said about
the wrath and anger of God against I
~ -C VI, <]AnfV v* AWOl'Cr it 4 ft fl
sin. rseiure lixs ucow, uuov.v.,
said that he gave utterance to the following
remarks In the presence of
the Cambridge, students:
"Is there, then, no hell here, that
we be so very certain there will
be none hereafter? Nay, seeing that
Indignation and wrath, tribulation
and anguish fail upon every soul of
man that doeth evil; seeing that the
Scriptures from the beginning to end,
and whole books of them, blaze like ,
the walls of Belshazzer's palace with
messages of doom; seeing that God1'
declared His wrath against sin as
clearly as though He had engraven it
in the sun or written it in the stars
upon the midnight sky ? this presumptuous
ease about the after life,
this growing indifference to the
thoughts of the future punishment
this philosophy, which is so treacher|
ous and so timid, seems to me, and I
say it deliberately, at once an aberra
tion or tne lnteneia wu au
tion of the will.
"Ah, better, surely, that a sinner
should tremble with agony, as the
leaves of the aspen shudder in the
late autumnal wind, than that he
j should thus falsely presume that he
knows more of God than God Himself
j has taught him, and seeing, that
i wrath is written in Scriptures against
i his way of life, should hope that It Is
not wrath, but mercy, and so rush
upon the bosses of the Almighty's
buckler as the wild horse rushes into
battle."?Rev. T. M. Fottergell, ia
the Expositor. 1
Herald Blasts.
If we love man as God would have
j as to do, our conduct toward them
will be just what God would have
it to be.
The man who would please God is '
on the wrong track when he shuts
himself up in a cell and puts on a
hair shirt.
The business of the Christian in
this world is not simply to keep it
from becoming worse, but to help
make it better.
| It does not require great ability to
I do great things. The poor widow
with two mites gave more than the
rich.
The man who asks God for his
daily bread will not get it with butter
! on it unless he will do his best to
j honestly earn it.
i
Remember This.
Remember thatcharity thinketh no
evil, much less repeats it. There are
I rniec which ought to be
IL?Kj f,uuu i u.v? _ ^
written on every heart?never believe
anything bad about anybody unless
J you positively know it is true; never
j tell even that unless you feel that
it is a'^olutely necessary and that
j God is listening while you tell it.?
I Henry VanDyke.
j True progress lies not in individual
: development, bur in working for othI
ers.?Rev. Julia L. Elliott.
$1,000,000 Tunnel Contract Let.
| A contract was let oy me Mam?
j man interests in Portland, Oregon,
j for the boring of a tunnel through
j the peninsula between the Willamette
; and Columbia Rivers at a point just
| north of Portland. The tunnel will
I be 5425 feet long and will cost about
i $1,000,000. The work must be comj
pleted within a year. j
Sweden Sends Ts Iron.
One hundred and fifty thousand
| tons of iron have been shipped re!
cently from Stockholm to America.
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