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Ai; VIJNiUKI or THE RED CIRCLE T (Continued.) "How's this, Watson?" he cried, picking up the paper from the table. " 'High red house with white stone facings. Third floor. ?econd window left. After duBk.?G.' That is defi nite enough. I think after breakfast we must make a little reconnaissance of Mrs. Warren's neighborhood. Ah, Mrs. Warren! what news do you bring us this morning?" Our client had suddenly burst into the room with an explosive energy which told of some new and momen tous development "It's a police matter, Mr. Holmes!" she cried. "I'll have no more of it! He shall pack out of that with his baggage. I would have gone straight up and told him bo, only I thought It was but fair to you to take your opin ion first But I'm at the end of my patience, and when it comes to knock ing my old man about?" "Knocking Mr. Warren about?" "Using him roughly, anyway." "But who used him roughly?" "Ah! that's what we want to knew! It was this morning, sir. Mr. Warren Is a time-keeper at Morton & Way lisrht's. in Tottenham Court road. He has to be out of the house before seven. Well, this morning he had not gone ten paces down the road when two men came up behind him, threw a coat over his head, and bundled him Into a cab that was beside the curb They drove him an hour, and then opened the door and shot him out. He lay in the roadway so shaken in his wits that he never saw what became of the cab. When' he picked himself up he found he was on Hampstead heath; so he took a bus home, and there he lies now on the sofa, while Bundled Him Into a Cab That Was Be side the Curb. I came straight round to tell you what had happened." "Most Interesting," said Holmes. via ne oDserve tne appearance 01 these men?did he hear them talk?" "No; he is clean dazed. He just knows that he was lifted up as if by magic. Two at least were in it, and maybe three." "And you connect, this attack with your lodger?" "Well, we've lived here fifteen years and no such happenings ever came before. I've had enough of him. Money's not everything. Ill have him out of my house before the day is done." "Wait a bit, Mrs. Warren. Do noth ing rash. I begin to think that this affair may be very much more impor tant than appeared at first sight. It is clear now that some danger is threat ening your lodger. It is equally clear that his enemies, lying in wait for him near your door, mistook your hus band for him in the foeerv mnrnine light On discovering their mistake they released him. What they would have done had it not been a mistake, we can only conjecture." ' "Well, what am I to do, Mr. Holmes?" "I have a great fancy to see this lodger of yours, Mrs. Warren." "I don't see how that is to be man aged, unless you break in the door. I always hear him unlock It as I go down the stair after I leave the tray." "He has to take the tray in. Surely we could conceal ourselves and see him do it." The landlady thought for a moment "Well, sir, there's the box-room op posite. I could arrange a looking glass, maybe, and if you were behind the door?" "Excellent!" said Holmes. "When does he lunch?" "About one, sir." "Then Dr. Watson and I will come round in time. For the present, Mrs. Warren, goodby." At haif-past twelve we found our selves upon the steps of Mrs. War ren's house?a high, thin, yellow brick edifice in Great Orme street, a narrow thoroughfare at the north east side of the British museum. Standing as it doeB near the corner of the street, it commands a view down Howe street, with its more pre tentious houses. Holmes pointed with a chuckle to one of these, a row of residential flats, which projected bo that they could not fail to catch the eye. "See, Watson!" said he. '"High house with stone facings.' There is mccncesof [EK10CJC lOLMtS trConwDoyJc U/Ons by YLBarncs the signal station all right We know LUC |/iavv( uuu nv uuvn ?.uv vw%.? , ? surely our task should be simple. There's a 'To Let' card in that won dow. It Is evidently an empty flat to which the confederate has access. Well, Mrs. Warren, what now?" "I have It all ready for you. If you will both come up and leave your boots below on the landing, I'll put you there now." - It was an excellent hiding-place which she had arranged. The mirror was so placed that, seated in the dark, we could very plainly see the door op posite. We had hardly settled down in it, and Mrs. Warren left us, when a distant tinkle announced that our mysterious neighbor had rung. Pres ently the landlady appeared with the tray, laid it down upon a chair beside the closed door, and then, treading heavily, departed. Crouching togeth er in the angle of the door, we kept^ our eyes fixed upon the mirror. Sud denly, as the landlady's footsteps died away, there was the creak of a turn ing key, the handle revolved, and two tnm nanas aartea oui ana imeu iu? tray from the chair An Instant later It was hurriedly replaced, and I caught a glimpse of a dark, beautiful, horri fied face glaring at the narrow open ing of the boxroora. Then the door crashed to, the key turned once more, and all was silenoe. Holmes twitched my sleeve, and together we stole down the stair. "I will call again m the evening," said he to the expectant landlady. "I think, Watson, we can dlscusB this business better in our own quarters." "My surmise, aa you saw, proved to be correct," said he, speaking from the depths of his easy-chair. "There has been a substitution of lodgera. What I did not foresee is that we should find a woman, and no ordinary woman, Watson." "She saw us." "Well, she saw something to alarm ner. inai ia cenam. iue geuciai sequence of events is pretty clear, is it not? A couple seek refuge in Lon don from a very terrible and instant danger. The measure of that danger is the rigor of their precautions. The man, who has some work which he must do, desires to leave the woman in absolute safety while he does It It is not an easy problem, but he solved it in an original fashion, and so effec tively that her presence was not even known to the landlady who supplies her with food. The printed messages, as is now evident, were to prevent her Bex being discovered by her writ ing. The man cannot come near the woman, or he will guide their enemies to her. Since he cannot communicate with her direct, he has recourse to the agony column of a paper. So far all is clear." "But what is at the root of it?" "Ah, yes, Watson?severely practi cal, as usual! What is at the root of it all? Mrs. Warren's whimsical problem enlarges somewhat and as sumes a more sinister aspect as we proceed. This much we can say: that it is no ordinary love escapade. You saw the woman's face at the sign of danger. We have heard, too, of the attack upon the landlord, which was undoubtedly meant for the lodger. These alarms, and the desperate need for secrecy, argue that the matter is one of life or death. The attack upon Mr. Warren further shows that the enemy, whoever they are, are them selves not aware of the substitution of the female lodger for the male. It Is very curious and complex, Wat son." "Why should you go further In It? What have ycu to gain from It?" "What Indeed? It is Art for Art's sake, Watson. I suppose when you doctored you found yourself studying cases without thought of a fee?" "For my education, Holmes." "Education never ends, Watson. It is a series of lessons with the greatest for the last. This Is an Instructive case. There is neither money nor' credit In it, and yet one would wish to tidy it up. When dusk comes we I Caught a Glimpse of a Dark, Beauti ful, Horrified Face. should find ourselves one stage ad vanced In our investigation." When we returned to Mrs War ren's rooms, the gloom of a London winter evening had thickened Into one gray curtain, a dead monotone of col or, broken only by the sharp squares of the windows and the blurred haloes of the gas lamps. As we peered from the darkened sitting-room of the lodging-house, one more dim light glimmered high up through the ob scurity. "Someone 1b moving In that room," said Holmes in a whisper, his gaunt and eager face thrust forward to the V window-pane. "Yes, 1 can see hit shadow.' There he Is again. He has a candle In his hand. Now he la peering across. He wants to be sure that she is on the look-out. Now he begins to flash. Take the message also, Watson, that we may check each other. A single flash?that is 'A,' surely. Now, then. How many did you make it? Twenty. So did I. That should mean 'T.' A T?that's intelli gible enough! Another *T.f Surely this is the beginning of a second word. Now, then ten ia, ueaa stop. That can't be all, Watson? 'A T T E N T A' gives no sense. Nor Is It any better as three words?'A T. TEN. TA,' unle&s 'T.A.' are a per son's initials. There he goes again! What's that? ATTE?why, it Is the same message over again. Curious, Watson, very curious! Now he is off once more! AT?why, he is repeat ing it for the third time. 'A T T E N T A' three times! How often will he repeat it? No, that seems to be the finish. He has withdrawn from the window. What do you make of It, Watson?" "A cipher message, Holmes." My companion gave a sudden "A Cipher Message, Holmes.'* chuckle of comprehension. "And no? a very obscure cipher, Watson," Bald he. "Why, of course, it is Italian! The 'A' means that it is addressed to a woman. 'Beware! Beware! Be ware!' How's that, Watson?" "I believe vou have hit it." "Not a doubt of It It is a very ur gent message, thrioe repeated to make It more bo. But beware of what? Wait a bit; he is coming to the win dow once more." Again we saw the dim silhouette of a crouching man and the whisk of the small flame across the window, as the signals were renewed. They came more rapidly than before?so rapid that it wag hard to follow them. "'PERICOLO' ?'pericolo,? Eh, what's that, Watson? Danger, isn't it? YeB, by Jove, its's a danger signal. There he goes again! 'PERL' ?' *- -x M xiauoa, wnai uu ?auu? The light had suddenly gone out, the glimmering square of 'window had disappeared, and the third floor formed a dark band round the lofty building, with its tiers of shining casements. That last warning cry had been sud denly cut short. How, and by whom? The same thought,occurred on the In stant to us both. Holmes sprang up from where he crouched by the win dow. (TO BE CONTINUED.) WORK THAT A WATCH DOES Read These Figures, and You Won't Wonder That the Mechanism Gives Out It is a matter of everyday occur rence for a person to say to hia watch maker: "Here is a watch which you sold me some ten years ago. It has al ways gone well till just lately, when It has taken to stopping without any ap parent cause." The people who speak In this way little think of the amount of work a watch has performed In this space of time and might be astonished at the following figures: In ten years, which includes two leap years, and consequently a total of 3,652 days, the hour hand has made 7,304 and the minute hand 87,648 rev olutions. The end of an average min ute hand travels more than 10,820 yards?more than six miles. The sec ond hand has made 5,258,880 revolu tions, and its extremity has traversed on the dial a distance of upwards of 123 miles. The escape wheel has made "" bo it hao u?,D8C,0UU icvuiuuuuo, emu c*o tw 15 teeth, It has come 788,832,000 times in contact with each pallet. The bal ance has made 1,577,644,000 vibra tions, and any poin' on the outside of the rim has covered a distance of about 50,000 miles, and is equal to twice the circumference of the earth ?Answers. Fill Mines With Sand. The owners of many mines in Euh ope and Australia fill the abandoned workings with sand, so that the mines may become once more a part of the solid crust of the earth. Old, worked out mines are ofte* a menace to build ings or communities above them; and protection by timbering, which is the American method, affords security for no great length of time. Sand filling has been practiced in the mines of western Australia for the last four teen years. W. H. Storms, writing in the Engineering and Mining Joar nal, says that the cost in Australia is about 20 cents for each ton of ore e* ronfoH Simple Wedding Ceremony. In Borneo the bride and bridegroom sit on metal logs before the priest who gives them cigars and betel while he blesses them. He waves above them two fowls bound together. The bridegroom then places the betel ir his bride's mouth and a cigar betweer her lips. They are married. One of Memory's Triumphs. "Time." says the Sedgwick Panta graph, "may rob us of our teeth and hair, but it can't take away the mem ory of how good the ground used tc feel to our bare feet along about thf BDrinetime." REVENUE OFFICE : WILLHUED MAJOR MICAH JENKINS, THE . HEAD OF THE OFFICE TO RE- \ TIRE FROM SERVICE. 1 PRESIDENT ISSUED ORDER The Work In the South Carolina dis trict to Bo Combined With the Ni rth ' Carolina Office?Many People Op posed to This Change. Columbia.?President Taft has is sued an order consolidating the rev enue district of South Carolina T/ith the fourth revenue district of North Carolina. The order was issued to take effect on October 1, after a pro test had been filed by the Columbia Chamber of Commerce and business men of South Carolina. The o?1ce, ' which has been held by Maj. Miach J. Jenkins for several years, has been abolished as a result of the presiden tiai order, une consolidation iouuwa the enactment of the legislative, execu tive and judicial appropriation bill passed at the last session of congress, when provision, was made for the con tinuance of 63 of the 67 revenue dis tricts., Maj. Jenkins has held the position of collector of internal revenue for more than nine years. He is well known throughout the state and has wide family connections. He graduated at West Point and later taught In Virginia, being the principal of the Bethel Military acad-1 emy. At the outbreak of the Spanish- ( American war ho enlisted with the Rough Riders of which Theocore Roosevelt was the colonel. When the military campaign was directed aga nst Santiago and the regiment moved on the oity, the memorable charge took place that brought fame and honor to the command. Because of signal ser vice on that day Maj. Jenkins was promoted Immediately to major from second captain. At the cessation of hostilities the citizens of South Curo lina raised a fund with which to pur chase a sword of honor for Maj. Jen kins, a son of South Carolina, in re cognition of his bravery. The sword was presented to him at the Charles ton exposition, the presentation being made by Col. Roosevelt, who by that i time had ,received additional honors by being elected president of the United tSates. Governor Commutes Death Sentence. The death sentence imposed upon Isaiah Butler, Charleston negro, was commuted to life imprisonment by the governor upon the recommendations of a lunacy commission. Butler was to have been electrocuted at the slate penitentiary. The members of the lunacy commission making the report are Dr. W. M. Lester, Dr. S. B. Fish hum and Dr. R. T. Jennings, the 11 prison physician. The commisnion found that Butler is "totally irrespon sible" and that he was "an imbecile at the time of his alleged crime." Third Primary in Aiken County. The third primary passed off quiet ly in Aiken county. There was only one race, that for the House of Rep resentatives. J. Chester Busbee and R. J. Wade, the latter a fonner Rep resentative from this county, were in the race. Twenty-five boxes out of thirty-four are in and Bustee has a majority of 132. The indications are that be wil meaintain this lead through the subsequent returns from the remaining boxes, and will win out by a very narrow margin. The voting was rather heavier than was expected, Important Real Estate Transfers. Among the recent transfers of prop erty in Orangeburg county of a large nature are those of P. C. Brunson, 400 acres in Orange township, to C. A. I Stroraan, for $28,000 and that of John c O'Cain to A. C. Watson and Jake t Fairey, 450 acres for $27,000, also be- i ing located in Orange township, the c two tracts of land being on oppouite t sides of the city of Orangeburg and about three miles away. t Barr. ,y Reeder Found Not Guilty. ( Not guilty was the verdict of the jury who heard the case of Barney J Reeder a young white man of Swansea, J charged with assault and battery, in t the general sessions court at Lexing- c ton, Judge Shipp presiding. Th:!s was i the second trial of the case, the jury c failing to reach a verdict at the first i trail more than a year ago. Reeder T was charged with shooting Clarence I r Rucker, the largest cotton planter in ! t the county^ with a Winchester rifle, f the wound causing the right leg of t Rucker to be amputated. f Atlantic Coast Line Train Wrecked. R Train No. 32 on the Atlantic Coast Line railway, from Augusta to Flor- p ?ato-Jnn nt n enC0, was w i euucu uc?i vuw m.? Lone Star. The engine was complete ly demolished and the mall car, ex press car and combination baggage and passenger car left the track. J. L. Wyson, the engineer, was pinned be neath the engine and had to be dug out. He suffered a dislocated ankle and severe bruises. H. S. Broom, the irjall clerk, sustained a wrenched back and bruises. Other members of the crew were bruised. Campaign Fund In Charleston. Chairman H. W. Conner of the Char .eston county Democracy stated that the fund which isi now being collected for the expenses of the national Demo cratic campaign aggergates about $1, 200, and it is still growing. It is not Mr. Conner's plan to suspend the can vass, limiting the campaign to three lays. He and hid committee will con :inue to collect money for some days :o come, and Mr. Conner said that he s hopeful of getting $2,000. Charles- , fc :on should not fa!;l below this amount, oc \ BATTLEFIELD MEMORIAL Jnveiled?D. A. R. Commemorate Eutaw Springs Conflict. ? The Story of Fight Retold. Orangeburg.?In the midst of the listoric shades of old Eutaw battle ield and in hearing of the rush of vaters of Eutaw springs, a monu nental shaft, erected In commemora ion of the battle of Eutaw and in ireservation of Revolutionary history, vas unveiled in the presence of an nthusiastic and patriotic assemblage. L fervent patriotic atmosphere pre railed. The monument is a fine specimen >f Wlnnsboro blue-pearl granite, ris ng to considerable height, of large )roportion and in all making a very landsome shaft. On the top piece is :arved the insigna of the Daughters >f the American Revolution. About he middle section of the monument s the following appropriate inscrip ion: "This stone marks the field whereon was fought the battle of Sutaw, September 8, 1871, between a orce of the United States, under Maj. Sen. Nathaniel Greene, and a force of 3reat Britian, under Col. Stuart, ^either side was victorious, but the Ight was beneficial to the American :ause." The inscription was written >y A. S. Salley, Jr., State historian, Columbia. The monument also bears he following record, "Erected by Eu aw chapter, D. A. R., 1912." -i ?Vi?. 11113 IUUHUIIieill wan crcticu uj jluu aw chapter, Daughters of the Amer can Revolution, Orangeburg, with the jeneroBity of W. Hampton Dukes, itone dealer, Orangeburg, who sold he monument for cost and erected it vlthout cost to the chapter. The Eu aw chapter has been working about hree years to get this monument and jreatest praise is due these noble wo nen. The fruition of their long de ilre was made lovely to behold, when ?Vill Shecut Sease, Misses Mary Louis Watson and Chlvalette Islar unveiled he shaft. South Carolina New Enterprises. The Carolina-Florida Realty com )any cf Charleston has been commls tioned by the secretary of state with i capital stock of $100,000. The peti loners are F. H. Horlbeck and A. T. Jmythe, Jr. A general real estate justness will be conducted by the com pany. The DuBose Real Estate and nsurance company of Camden has >een commissioned with a capital itock of $10,000. The peitioners are 1 P. DuBose and J. S. Lindsay. A ;harter has been issued to the Air 31ast Ginning company of Jacobs with i capital stock of $3,500. The officers ire: R. Z. Welch-, president; H. lacobs, vice president, and J. C. Cov ngton, secretary and treasurer. A :harter has been issued to the Thetis j Realty company of Charleston with a | :apital stock of -$1,000. The officers ire: C. D. Gadsden, president and reasnrer, and H. L. Erckmann, vice resident and secretary. nterest In Calhoun County Fair. As the time draws nearer for the yvent, interest increases in the Cal loun tfounty fair. The day, November > to 9, inclusive, will be one continu es festival of enjoyment and enlight- | mroent The grounds, which comprise ibout 20 acres, beautifully located and veil suited for such purposes, have )een placed in first-class condition and here is little that remains to be done nit for things to "settle down" and :ake good shape. Buildings are all jrected, painted In water paints to mit the demands of the eye, coops, italls and apartments have been com peted, the race track in first class :ondition and, in fact, everything that t county fair calls for his been done, md more too. 'olltics In Colleton County. The Colleton county executive com nittee met, having been callcd to hear l protest on the race for sheriff, but he protest had been Withdrawn the mly work done was to declare the esult of the second primary. h. G. 3wens received 1,183 votes and Sheriff IV. R. Fox 1,176, according to i re :ount for the votes and Owens was herefore declared the nominee. A notion wan carried instructing the ihairman to write the staty chairman hat if another primary were 'acid the :xpenses would have to be borne by he state committee. Jhild Accidentally Killed. While engaged in innocent play John F. Antley, aged 8, the son of r. F. Antley of this place, met a ragic death. A parlor rifle was the 1, leadly toy. No light can be thrown i ipon the exact manner in which the i :hild was shot. He w^s at play in the >arlor at the home of his grandmother, ( Irs. Axon. Hearing the report of the ifle, Mrs. Axon ran in the room only o find the child prostrate upon the ' loor and unconscious, with a bullet found in the back of his head. Death j ollowed almost immediately. Members of General Assembly. Jas. A. Hoyt, clerk of the house, has irepared a list of the members-elect' , f the South Carolina general assem- , 1y for 1913-1914. The list is given by , ounties and the hold-over senators , re marked by an asterisk. The new . ounty, Jasper, has representation ( his year. Attention is called to the ( act that in Newberry county the sec- , nd primary has been postponed until , tie state executive committee decides :> take action on the primary. This , rimary is between C. C. Wyclie and , [. H. Evans. ifficer Shot While Making Arrest. In an attempt to arrest an escaped onvict, Special Officer E. C. Harrell as shot in the foot. He was not ser- ! >usly hurt, the ball merely cutting le flesh from the top of the toes. The I scaped to Wilmington, N. C., where > nown as "Sweet the Monkey." He ad been sent to the South Carolina > snitentiary for highway robbery and [ caped to Filmington, N. C., where > Ei was sent to prison, and escaped ? be rearrested, but he is a genius I ir escaping and the locks and bars ! mid not hold him. 1 VALUABLE PREMIUMS OFFERED FOR BEST ACRE IN CHARLES TON COUNTY. A NEW CONTEST THIS YEAR Agricultural Society Has Doubled Prizes Offered in 1911?Farmer* Can Help By Co-operating With The Society. Charleston.?In 1911 the Agricultur al Society offered cash prizes for the best acres of corn grown In Charles ton county as follow^: First prize, $100; second prize, $50; third prize, $25. This was done in order to en courage corn raising in the county. Several contestants entered for these prizes, but many of them reported _ o l. - * - ? * c\n 1A11 ttuer me ?iurm ui au^ubi ^ i, i9iif that their crops had been partially or wholly destroyed, and that they would not be able to continue in the compe tition. Under Nthese circumstances, the Society thought best to withdraw the prizes offered for 1911, inasmuch as almost all of the contestants had lost their prize crops, or they had been bo seriously damaged as to ren der the decision almost impossible; and in the second place, it would have been a very unsatisfactory exhibit for the county- if the remanants after the storm had been published as prize acres of corn in Charleston county, and would have made a very unfavor able impression on the agriculturists throughout .the state, and those that probably were looking towards Char leston county as a point at which to establish themselves. Under these circumstances, It was decided by the agricultural committee of the Society to double the prizes of fered in 1911 for a new competition in 1912, thus making the first prize of fered for this season, for the best acre of corn, $200; second best, $100; third best, $50, as-total of $350. Executive Clemency For Three. ' The Governor has granted a pardon to Joel Smith, who was convictod in the Union countJr court in Septem ber of this year on the charge ol housebreaking and larceny and sen tenced to serve 60 days in the Union county Jail. A pardon has been grant ed to D. V. Perry, who was convicted in Calhoun county in November of 3909 upon the charge of assault and battery and sentenced to two years. Ferry was paroled duriLg good be havior by Gov. Ansel in 1911. A par ole has been granted by the governoi 10 (i. W. JUnms, wao was conviciea in Barnwell county in 1892 on the charge of arson, and sentenced to a life term ra the statte penitentiary. Father and Son Get Long Terms. Lexington.?Fifteen years and seven years, respectively, at hard labor in the state penitentiary or upon the public works of Lexington county, was the sentence of the court in the case of Jacob Watts and Govan Watts, father and son, who were convicted o? manslaughter in the general ses sions court last week. The two were charged with the killing of Adam Watts, a Confederate soldier 72 yeari old, August 7, last. Adam Watts was the brother of Jacob Watts and an uncle of Govan Watts, and the killing occurred after a general row In the home of the aged veteran. Vaughn Brought Back to State. T. U. Vaughn, former superintena ent of the Odd Fellows' orphanage at ^rcDmrillo pharppH With & RfirioUa crime, who escaped from the Green ville county jail early in June and who was re-arrested in Baltimore sev eral days ago, was brought to thg state penitentiary for safe-keeping. He was brought back to South Caro lina by Sheriff Poole of Greenville county. It is expectcd that a special term of court will be held in Green ville to try him. Landrum.?The farmers hereabouts are busy gathering and ginning their cotton. It is believed that there will be a shortage of 40 per cent in the oroduction this year. To Open Hookworm Dispensaries. Lexington.?Dr. Ward of the state board of health, and Dr. L. A. Riser of the Rockfeller commission, have been in Lexington making preparations and laying the formal plans for a vig orous campaign against the hookworm. The work in this county will begin October 5, when a dispensary for the examination of persons and the treat raent of the disease will open in tne court house. This will be the first of Ave dispensaries to be established in :he county, the other points where they will be opened to be named later. Sub-Committee In Greenville. Greenville.?The sub-committee in vestigating irregularities in the recent gubernatorial primary came over from Spartanburg and held a two-hours' ses ?ion in the court house. Avery Patton, :hairman of the citizens committee :hat has been doing some investlgat ng locally, was the chief witness ex imined. Kis testimony was of a gen ial character, no specific names or iharges being brought out. No testi nony was forthcoming from Detec ive Reed, or any of his assistants, so ar as could be learned. Politics in Horry County. Conway.?With 2,378 votes account id for and three precincts to hear rom, which will not poll more than 50 votes, E. J. Sherwood has receiv d the nomination for the house of epresentatives from Horry county ver his opponent, W. D. Lowrimore. 'ho latest returns, which include 33 ut of 36 boxes, give Sherwood 1,275 otes and Lowrimore 1,103. Despite tie fact that only two candidates was lanifested, about 65 per cent of the rat primary vote having been polled. I v' v; g - ' " ' ' : ;?>.$ aMlalHaHa_BaMHMaa_li -mbmonal, SdmSoiooi - Lesson (By E. O. SELLERS, Director of Evening Department, The Moody Bible Institute, Chicago.) LESSON FOR OCTOBER 6. JESUS WALKING ON THE SEA., LESSON TEXT-Mark 8.45-W. I GOLDEN TEXT?"But rtralghtwaf Jeaus spake, unto them, a&ytng, Be of good cheer; It la I; be not afraid."?list-* thew 14.17. I The miracle of the feeding of the five thousand marks a crisis In the life of Jesus. (John 6:16). The human lty of Jesus is shown In that as soon/ as he had performed that miracle he first sends away his disciples, then sends away the multitude, while he departs "into a mountain to pray." To pray Uie prayer, or tnanragivinB, w pray for strength to withstand thia new temptation, (John 6:14, 15); to pray for those whom he had fed; and surely to pray fer his chosen ones that they might understand him and his mission. .Jesus had taken his disciples into \< the mountain for their own goqd. (Mark 6:31) and now he sends them away lest they yield to the advice, the importunities, of the crowd and ? ,, consort with them in their desire to > make Jesus a temporal rather than a spiritual king. Such a course would have precipitated matters. But In his solitude aa he prayed, Jesus wa? & watchful of his own. He had sent them Into the storm >?? to avoid a greater danger, would he not watch over them? So with many a testing In our lives. They seem severe, bnt how little we know of the greater danger we hare missed. He 2^0 saw (v. 48) their distress, long befor* they saw their relief (r.49). Jesus knew the need of prayer. Jesus knew the need of solitary jprayer as he must pass this crisis, so it was that'while }ie lingered In prayer they were die tressed till "the foorth watch,"?near daybreak. Once before (Mark 4:38) they had been with him In a great storm while he slept Now they are alone, bat Jesas is not asleep. Though seemingly alone yet he was helping ; them through prayer {Heb. 7:25) and when the proper time arrived he went when the rescue (I Cor. 10:13). The helplessness or cne aiscipiep uuu wo stress of the storm Is heightened when we consider1 the fact that these were fishermen inured by exposure to such storms. To further test their faith ' he made as though "he would have passed by them," ( . 48). So it that testings and sometimes such ca tastrophes as that of the Titanic would teach man his real weakness before God. But though verse 48 re vealed a dark situation the dawn of help was at hand. Ill Considered Test. j.. It Is not strange that they did not^ WTl recognize Jesus. He often comes to / " us In ways we do not at first recog- . - nize, in ways that at first terrify us, but he does not leave us long in bus- ;y|$3 pense. We read, he "straightway" j rescued them "It is I; be not afraid.** Notice he assures them first who tt is that is near, "It is I." They recognise the tones of his familiar voice and . g then they were ready for his words 1 of confidence, "he not afraid." So God 1 speaks to us in the hour of our ] darkest trial, saying "ix>, 1 am wiui .1 you always;"?"be not afraid." : '^v From the parallel account by Mat thew (Matthew 14: 28-36) wo read of Peter's attempt to walk upon the wa ter. His rash and 111 considered test of the reality of Jesus' presence. Then j?e see him as he too compares him* self with the angry storm and taking his eyes off of Jesps begins to sink.. Peter's sharp, piercing cry; his clear, definite, appeal Is at once answered and Jesus leads him safely back into k the boat. How different is the picture once Jesus was in th^ boat, and how soon they reached the goal toward which they had been struggling, (John 6:19, 21). If any one is at sea, if any one is fruitlessly tolling against wind and. wave, only let them take Jesus oi} board and soon they will reach a safe landing place. The disciples were amazed and -- * ? -? j / r* their Hearts were naraeuea v,vy. ox, 52), and this even after the creative miracle of feeding the five thousand? why so? It Is evident that even those nearest to him did not appre hend the.true meaning of this miracle, on the contrary their hearts were har dened, e. g., blind. This Is given as a reason for their amazement, In the face of this miracle, at his victory 1 :'i over the storm. This would not have occurred had they as yet fully under stood the feeding of the multitude. We are told that the next day Jesus up braided the multitude because of this very same lack. John 6:22, etc. Of. / course the disciples did not follow him for the loaves, still they had not en tered Into that deep spiritual concep tion of Jesus that would have saved them from amazement at any of his. acts. Spiritual Application. The real Interpretation of Christ's miracles Is not that we are to be amazed at the material manifestation but that we arei to see the spiritual lesson and application. It was a different reception Jesus received when they reached Genne saret (vv. 53-56). There he is recog nized at once. There they flock to hlih with their sick ^nes and Mark with a few deft strokes shows us the picture of a vast deal of healing. None Is disappointed, for we read that as ro?riv aa touched him were made whole. In this lesson we 6ee Jesus direct ing his disciples. We see the disciples obeying that direction even though it led them into contrary winds. We see him as he walks Into them bring ing relief, superior to boisterous wind and wave. His presence brought peace as it always does to storm tossed humanity. His assurance is that of his own presence (Matt. 28:20), "It is I; be not afraid." We see Jesus answering the fear of the disciples.