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?..... \wm Jacquelii ? By VI ? BLIND.MAN'S BUFF. ? Paul Hewlett, loitering at night In Madison square. New York, Is 1 approached by an Eskimo dog. He , follows the dog to a gambling house and meets the animal's mistress coming out with a large amount of I money. She Is beautiful and In dls. , tress and he follows her. After protecting her from two assailants he takes her In charge, and puts I her In his own rooms for the rest of the night. He returns a little inter to And a murdered man In his rooms and Jacqueline dazed, 1 with her memory gone. He decides to protect. Jacqueline, gets rid of I the body and prepares to take her to Quebec In a search for her home. Simon Leroux, searching for Jacqueline for some unfriendly pur* , pose, finds them, but Hewlett evades hhn. Hewlett calls the girl his sister. In Quebec he learns that she Is the daughter of a recluse I Iln the wilds. Charles Duchalne. Pere Antolne tells Hewlett Jacqueline Is married and tries to take her away. Jacqueline Is spirited away and Hewlett Is knocked out. both escape and arrive at St. Boniface. On their sled lourney to the Chateau Duchnlne their dogs are poisoned, and Hewlett leaves behind i his snow goggles. CHAPTER IX?Continued. However, I hoped that the night would restore my sight, and so. Mis missing the matter from my mind, I struggled up until at last I stood upon the summit of the hill. Far away, like a thin, winding ribbon among the hills, 1 saw the valley of the Riviere d'Or. Beneath me I saw Jacqueline waiting, a tiny figure upon the snow. I j cast my eyes beyond her toward the mist-wrapped tops of the far Lauren- ( flans and the plains. And a sense of an inevitable fate , came over me as I perceived far away ( a tiny, crawling ant tipon the snows? , Simon Leroux's dog sleigh. , I went back to the little, patient fig- j are that was waiting for me, and 1 | took up my pack again and told her nothing. She stepped bravely out be- j aide me, frozen, fatigued, but willing i because I bade her. She did not usk anything of me. i The sun dipped lower, and far away I ; I heard the howl of the solitary wolf again. I gripped my pistols as we strode j along. We went on and on. The afternoon was wearing away;,the sun was ypry s| hw now and all Its strength had gone. ^Courage, Jacqueline," I said, patting her arm. "The huts ought to be here." 1 Her couraige was greater than my awn. She looked up and smiled at me. The wolf crept nearer, and Its howls rang out with piercing stroke across fhft ftfliMMHV Xfv nrna n r?HoH cn * Ho f T could hardly discern the darkening land, and the snow came down, not steadily but In swirling eddies blown on fierce gusts of wind. .Ind suddenly raising my eyes despaiingly I saw the huts. There were ve of them, and they had not been occupied for at least two seasons, for the llackened timbers were falling apart, and the roofs had been torn ofT all but ne of fhem, no doubt for fuel. The wind was whirling the snow wildly rofmd them, and It whistled through the broken, rotting walls. 1 flung my pack Inside the roofed ne, and began tearing apart the tim ers of another to make a fire. Jacqueline, opening the pack, began the preparation of our meal, which consisted of some biscuits left from the night before, when we had made | quantity on the wood ashes. We made- tea over the roaring flames, and ( aat listening to the wolfs call and the wind that drove our fire In gusts of amoke and flame. , X scooped out a bed for Jacqueline inside the snow-filled hut and spread | It with the big sleigh robe. She lay down in her fur coat, and I wrapped tiie ends around her. I looked into her eweet face and marveled at Its serenity. Her eyes closed wearily. A dreadftf! fear held me in Its grip: what If she never awoke? Some people died thus tn the snow. I raised the sleigh robe and saw that the fur coat stirred softly as she breathed. At last, out of the wild passions that fought within me, decision was horn. 1 would go on, because she had hidden aie. And I would be ready for Le- i roux and let him act as he saw tit. I .ended mj pistols. I could do no more than tight for Jacqueline, and with God he the Issue. "Pool!" 1 must have been half asleep, for I earne hnck to myself with a start and , sprang tQ my feet. Jacqueline had ( risen upon her knees; she flung her arms out wildly, and suddenly she caught her breath and screamed, and stood up and ran uncertainly toward rw, wnn nanoa mat gropeu lor me. She found me; I caught her, and she fashed me from her nnd shuddered and stared at me In that uncertain doubt that follows dreams. "I am here, Jacqueline," I said. "With you?nlways, till you send me away. Remember that even In dreams, Jacqueline." She knew me now, and she was recalling from me. out through the hut SHE'S REAL "KISS BURGLAR" ; Says Mrs. Orr of Gertrude Harrison In 1 Divorce Suit Brought In New 1 York Court. New York.?Both on the stage and In real life Gertrude Harrison, on < actress playing in The KIsn Burglar," 1 Is accused of pilfering kisses from her eo-Htar, William P. Orr, by the tatter's I wife, Mrs. Lillian Carleton Orr. Recently Mrs. Orr returned from I "verses*, where she served a# host \ tie of Goldei yi- - * ? ? CTOR ROUSSE. OoDvrlshb W. U Ch?pm?n door, Into the blinding snow. I sprung tha nfter her. wn "Jacqueline I It Is Paul I" I cried. I And as I emerged frotn the hut's |>el shelter a red-hot glare from the east eve seemed to sear and kill niy vision. It Sir was the rising sun. I had thought it shr night, and It was already day. And I If could see nothing through my swollen tar eyelids except the white light of the age shining snow. I It wus horrible. In that wild waste, pre alpne. I tried to guther my scattered trlj senses together. tloi Eastward, I knew, the river lay, and we that blinding brightness came from wh the east. Southward a little distance Mk< was the hill that we hod Inst ascend- to pd on the evening before. I could dls- wn cern the merest outlines of the land, hut I fancied that I could see that It 5 sloped upward townrd the south. " I set off In the direction of the hill. "fit "Jacqueline! Jncqueline!" I screamed Snr frantically. I No answer came. Once more I n 1 called. A dog barked suddenly, not far away, and through the mist I heard the slide of sleigh runners on snow; and then I knew. I I scrambled dowji, slipping, and hel gashing my hnnds upon the rocks and njf Ice. At the foot of the hill I saw two an( straight and narrow lines on the soft ||r| snow. They were the tracks of sleigh > runners. wa I followed them, sobbing and catch- pn| lng my breath and screaming: er,i "Jncqueline! Jacqueline!" I Then I heard Simon's voice. "Bon- bnl Jour, M. Hewlett!" he called mocking- thr ly. "This way! This way!" the I turned and rushed blindly in the mo direction of the cry. I hud left my cn] snowshoes behind me In the hut, and mn at each step my feet broke through j the crusted snow, so that I floundered nie and fell like a drunken man to cho- {jer ruses of taunts and laughter. l?el It was a horrible blind man's buff, i,a{ for they had surrounded me, yelling, < from every quarter. ? "This way, monsieur! This way!" the piped a thin voice which I knew to be gcr that of Philippe Lnerolx. juc A snowball struck me on the chin, nsa md they began pelting me and laugh- jp,, lng. I wns like n baited beur. I wus - - ?< brc cor " ' del I Sprang After Her. i of beside myself with rnge and helpless cllJ fury. The Icy balls hit my face n ) dozen times; one struck tne behind the roe ear and hurled* me down half stunned. 8etl I pulled my pistols from my pockets . and spun round, firing In every dlrec- jOE tlon through that wail of gruy, yield- ha, Ing mist that gave me place but never aC( rav? mo vlalnn ? ?- ? tht The clouds hnd obscured the sky fro and the snow was falling again. My ca, hands were bare and numb, except U)U where the cold ateel of the pistol trig- . per seared my fingers like molten metal. A dog barked once more, very far ^ away, and at last I understood their |le| Bcheme. ij Doubtless Simon hnd reached the |ar huts at dnwn and hnd discovered us fr{] there. He must have been lu waiting, but when he saw Jacqueline run from ^ me he changed his plans and sent the | sleigh after her. Then, realizing from ch my actions that I was snow blind, he had remained behind with some of his followers to enjoy the sport of baiting me, and Incidentally to drive me out of the wny while the sleigh went on. iuu .incqiienne? ]| She hnd tried to escape me. She could not have been playing a part? L she was too trnnscendently sincere. Something must have occurred?some dream which hnd momentarily crazed her; and she had confounded me with f her persecutors. InII I stood dtep In the snow, a pistol In wit each hand, waiting. Once I heard the ver dogs yelp, far up the valley, and then He there was only the soughing of the wind and the sting of the driving sleet flakes. And the gray mist had *] closed In all about ine. I was alone in yoi ess In a Red Cross hut, to prosecute pin; her action for divorce. She assert- full ed her actor husband displayed too my great a fondness for his partner of 'Th the stage and hnd continued the drama bee behind the scenes. tha Mrs. Orr's story at first mystified the rea royrt and spectators. Her attorney asked If she knew the co-respondent. "Of course?It was the Kiss Bur- g glar," replied Mrs. Orr. old "Was her regular business that of a lice Idas burglar?" Jut! "Well she was an actress -but cu> ?' =eo i River I g=J t storm-swept wilderness, *uvd thei s no sun to guide tne. plunged along?hulf delirious, leve, for I begun to hear voices c ry side of me and to imagine I M non standing. Just out of reach, idow upon the ro'st, taunting in ollowed him at on undeviating di ice, firing, reloading and firii tin. was no longer conscious of n igress. The fingers that pressed tl igers of my pistols had no sens n In them, nnd in my imaginntlc re parts of a monstrous mechnnls Ich I directed. My legs, too, f? e stilts that somebody had strnpp* my body, and, Ins'end of cold, rm glow seemed to xufTusc me. Somebody was shaking me. '(let up!" he bellowed In my en pt up! Do you wont to die In tl >w?" closed my eyes and sank buCc ethurgy of sleep. CHAPTER X. r ft _ V The Chateau. had nn Indistinct Impression *< ng carried for what seemed nn ete y upon the shoulders of my reseu? I of clinging there through the d um that supervened. ,Vhen at last I opened my eyes s late afternoon. Though ttn ned me, I could now see with t< ible distinctness. was lying upon a bed of drh sam leaves inside a little but. ni ough the half-open door I could w s sun Just dropping behind tl untalns. Upon a wall hung & b iclflx of wood, nnd under it an o n was standing. ie heard me stir and came towai I recognized the massive slioi s nnd commanding countenance re Antoine, nnd remembrance cau k to me. 'Where am I?" I asked. 'In my cabin, monsieur." answer* s priest, standing at my side, an I utable calm upon his face. "It ky that I found you, monsieur, i uredly you would soon have be* id. But for your dog?" My dog!" I exclaimed. 'Certainly; a dog came to me ni >ught me a mile out of my rou where you were lying. But, now ne to think of It, It disappeared at i not returned. Perhaps it wi it to. me by le bon Dleu." 'Where la Mile. DuchalneT* I bur rather Antoine laid a heavy hai in my shoulder. Be assured, monsieur, that madati perfectly happy and contented wl friends," he said. "And no dou > lias already regretted her esc le. I have to depart at daybrei in an urgent mission a hundr* es away, which was Interrupted I lr rescue; but I shall be back wit a week, by which time you w ibtless be able to accompany me i coast." 'I shall not!" I cried weakly. "I a ng on to the chateau!" le looked at me steadily. 'You cannot," he said. "If you i npt It you will perish by the was : burst Into an Impassioned appe him. I told him of Leroux and h isplracy to obtain possession of tl iperty, of my encounter with Jucqu e, and how I had rescued her, out g mention, of course, of the mil Is I went on I could see the Io? surprise upon his face gradual inge Into belief. iVhen I had ended he was looking with a benlgnancy that I had nev n before upon hla face. 'M. Hewlett," he answered, "I ha' ig suspected a part of what y< i-e told me, and therefore I readl rept your statements. I believe nc it mndame has suffered no wroi >m you. But I am a priest, and n e Is only that of souls. Madame rrled. I married her? " To whom?" I cried. To M. Louis d'Epernay, nephew Charles Duchoine by marriage, le in two weeks ago In the chatei e." The addition of the last word sing ly revived my hopes. It had sllpp< 'in his Hps unconsciously, but ire me reason to believe that tl iteau was neur by. father Antolne sat down upon tl ilr beside me. Hewlett recovers his sight in Pere Antoine's cabin and sets out to find Chateau Duchaine. (TO HE CONTINUED.) Best Method of Rising. lome trust to luck?some rely up< luence?some expect promoth hout self-assertion?but the ners inn rise upon the wings of will.rbert Knufinnn. Daily Thought, rhe fearful unbelief la unbelief urself.?Curlyle. yed both pnrts equally succes y," answered the wife. "You se husband and she were playing I e Kiss Burglar.* It would hni n all right If they hnd stopped i t, but they carried their parts Ini 1 life." "Pinched." It. Louis?Isaac W. Kelly, 60 yea , pinched Alice Buckley's arm. P woman Buckley "pinched" Kell Ige Ittner "pinched" Kclly'a poc ook for tStt. I \ COMFORTING NEWS: FOR UNO OWNERS ' J',"": -u ??,? V ** V ' ' , UNCERTAINTY A8 TO PAYMENT FOR NORTH CAMP JACKSON LAN08 CLEARED UP.-' GOVERNMENT IS RESPONS'tSLE; ,, , I , )n Bond of Guarantee Company a Positive w Guarantee That Settlements Will ? Be Promptly Made. e. . s Washington. ? (Special) ? Repre18 sentative Lever gaye out a letter from , Secretary Baker which should be of interest to the citizens who have property involved in North Camp Jackson.' )B The assurance given in the secrem tary's letter that while the Lewifc It Wrecking Company is primarily liable ?d for damages to the land owners of a the land at North Camp Jackson, still legally th(T government is liable because the wrecking .company is under: bond with the war department to inir. sure the carrying out of its obligate tions. Mr. Lever said: "If any person havi? ing property which has suffered damages at North Camp Jackson through the Lewis Wrecking Company is haying difficulty in the prompt settlement of his damages, I would advise them to give me the (acts which in turn I shall file with" the war department !fW which will see to. it that prompt ad!r? Justment is made." |Qh? The secretary's letter Is as follows: "Refering to your letter of June 24, 1 desire to advise you that the im^ provements at North Camp Jackson have been sold to the Lewis Wrecking Company and that company has 1(j contracted to pav the damages to the p0 owners of the land. A bond has been filed with the war department "which lK will ins.ure the carrying out of the ob](j ligation. ^ Soldier Day In Florence. Florence.?Florence is making prepue arations for the entertainment'of the South Carolina branch of the American Legion, which meets in this city ft) July 16 and 17. The state executive n- commlttee^rhich consists of Dr. J. D. 19 Smyzer, N. S. Lachicotte and R. Ben or Fultom, has completed i the arrange-D ments for the organizatten of this state, but is handicapped In so far as as the names of the representatives id of the'several connties of the state te are concerned. It is necessary that I the executive committee have from id each county the names of the dele** gates who will represent the countr . a.t thac^uyn^aucus. ... It is nepefl that Governor Cooper and W. W. Moore, adjutant general, will be here as honorary guests and thereby lend their influence in start* tll ing the South Carolina branch of the bt Legion on a basis of a purely 100 per cent Americanism. ik E*d Arson Suspect Discharged. Greenville.?Mrs. J. W. McFarlapd, h" who was arrested by Sheriff Rector upon suspicion of being implicated in to setting fire to W. S. Ray's stables and garage, a fire which- destroyed flva m buildings, was released at a preliminary hearing before Magistrate J. L. Ballenger and the case of alleged ar1J son was dismissed. Mrs. McFarland announced she Intended to leave for Q* at OsKnro n r* nr 11V* Kat* Ki?/\#V*aa lit ' ' muiuDi, I came here to be with her while the cane was pending;. It_ France for a while. ip. Some Spartanburg Trouble. Spartanburg.?Less than half the cars of the South Carolina Light and Power company were in operation here as a result of a strike of the emer ployees, following the refusal of the company to grant the demands of the v* newly formed union. The motormen Ju and conductors and other employees 7 at the car barns are demanding a nine ,w hour day, an increase in pay, the rein08 statement of an employee recently discharged, and recognition of the * union. 0f Goes on Committee. M Marion.?Miss Penelope McDuffie of Marion has Just been appointed a member of the committee on interna^ tional relations of the Association of 1 ^ Collegiate Alumnae. The committee was organised at the Tequest of the college women of Great Britain and will have headquarters at the University Club in New York. Its chairman is Dean Virginia C. Gildersleeve of Barnard College, who will go to Fng=j land this month in the interest of an j international federation of university II women. Finish Nurses' Course. Rock Hill.?Six young women who during the past three years have been = receiving instruction as nurses at the Fennell Infirmary training school of this city completed the course and were presented diplomas at graduat >n lng exercises held In the hall of the n Chamber of Commerce. Those grad lw* uating were: Miss Mary McMackln of Clover. Miss Georgia Plyler of I.an caster. Miss Lola Trantham of Cam den. Miss Mae McMillan of Jefferson Miss Fillle Carroll of York, and Miss Jewell Blackmon of Cassatt. - Prosperity at Rock Hill. 8. Rock Hill.?During the past ill e> months an unusually large amount ol ln construction work has been undertak re ftn In Rock Hill, and an even greater at volume 1s under way now or is being to contemplated for the very near future During this time the real estate mar '<et has also been unusually active Many lots have been purchased this ^ ipring In and around the city with ths ^ view of erecting residences on them y and many houses have changed hands. ^ Dne to the scarcity of houses hers ents have been forced up. ENEMY ALIENS ON THEIR WM About 1,000 Allen Civilians, Soldiers and Sailors, Have Embarked For Return to Nativa Hunland. * ' . ?7?rr ' > Charleston.?Some two hours after the news had been flashed by cable and over the wires that the Germans had signed the peace treaty, nearly 1,000 Germons, Including women and children, left Charleston aboard the transport Martha Washington to return to their country, via Rotterdam, to which pnri the ship is bound. The transport proceeded down Coopfer River from the port tej-nainals and through the bay to the jetties at smart speed, and no tears were shed by spectators along the waterfront at the departure of the repatriates. The bells of St. Michael's Church chimes were ringing, but neither in celebration of peace signing nor In jubilation over getting rid of this batch of aliens. The old bells were observing the time honored "Carolina Day" anniversary. Much indeed has happened on Juno | as witn today's events, and for Charleston particularly was the day interesting. with the signing of the peace, the anniversary of Sir Peter Parker's defeat and the ridding of the country of about 1,000 German aliens. Work to Uphold Law. York.?J. S. Brice and John R. Hart both of the York bar, made addresses at & meeting of the Community Im provement Association of Broad River Township held In Hickory Grov? last week. There was a good attendance of representative citizens and keeu interest was manifested In tne taiKs and discussions which dealt largely with methods of stamping out lawlessness and elevating the general moral stand ard of the community. The association owes Its organiza tion to the determination of a number of influential citizens to extirpate the Illicit distilling evil with concomitant lawlessness, which has prevailed in Broad River Township for a long time. The law abiding element of the popu lation is co-operating in an earnest ef tun iu securu mw emorcemeni ana some progress in this line has already been made since the organization ol the improvement association a month or two ago. Facing Sugar Shortage. Columbia. ? Columbia housewivei face a real shortage in sugar and un less the situation clears up in the next few days fruits and berries will go un canned. The long line of anxious su gar wrought faces that at one time be came familiar during the war waiting their turn to receive the small amount of the most precious food may again be seen if several car loads do not come in shortly. The present shortage is. not yet ^cu.te. according,to dealers In the romnVodity, but may at any time becoA* so. Large Dividends Paid. Greenville.?Several hundred thou sand dollars In dividends wertf paid te ths stockholders of cotton mills and banks in and around Greenville July 1 according to statements obtained froir the different institutions. It repres ent$ the largest output of.money or the earnings of the industry and th< hanking establishments In their hos tory. Some of the plants, which foi good and sufffclent reasftris have nol declared-dividends for some-time, paid handsome returns on the stoclr. The handsome dividends which tht directors voted to pay reflects Mu prosperity of the mills and the bank; and the stock is advancing In valut every day. Inhere Is an unprecedented demand for both bank and mill stock: And very little -of the former stooli can be purchased, while mill stockt are taken up as soon as they are listed with the brokers. Mill stocks art being purchased both for investmeni ana speculative purposes and the of flea of any reputable stock broker is s beehive of activity. Persons of all classes are buying stock and "gettinf rich,' one brt)feer added. Most of the stocks in the banks and cotton mills is nojr held by Soutt Carolinians, anil during the past fen years there hafc been much of'the cot ton*mlll stocks sold by Northern hold ers to South Carolinians. Popular Citizen Dead. ... Columbia.?After an illness that^hjid extended ovey several weeks^ B. M English, a widely and favorably known citizen, died at the B&ptfst hds ffltal, where he had been takeh for an operation on his tonsils. He passed nway while on the operating table.Throughout his entice life Mr. Eng ltsh had engaged in -farming .apd while 5.man ot retiring disposition had made "for himself a reputation foi sturdy honesty and uprightness in hii dealings that is a priceless heritage to those , he leaves behind. Bad Crop Rsport, ' Oaffney.?Reports form all parts ol Cljprokee county are to the effed that the water courses are highei than they have been for many years at this season. It has rained almost Incessantly for the past several days and while the farmers are much con corned over the condition of the rropi at mis lime, say tnat jr tney can have a few jlavs of fair weather, conditloni may he speedily improved. The spar city of labor makes the situation mi\cb more serious than it would be other wise. Yet Another Cotton Mill. York.?York is now definitely assur ad of a new cotton mill with a en/pita' of $450,000, practically all the stock having been ihhscribed. The mtlfwill be namdd the Waltmore Threkfl Mills In compliment to Major Walter B Moort,. who has been instrumental in its organization and who will be Its president- The new mill will.likely b< located on the northern out^kirj^ ol York near the C. A. N.-W. railroad though this matter has not yet beer definitely settled. % RDLTO MORE AND BETTER CHICKENS Owner of Common Mongrel Flock Will Soon Apologize for Its Existence?Keep Pure-Breda. (Prepared by the United States Department of Agriculture.) It will not be long before the owner of n common mongrel flock will apologize for Its existence. This Is the opinion of the poultry^extenslon worker of the United States department of agriculture who Is a lender In the cum paign for more nud better poultry op farms In south and southwestern Arkansas. In many parts of Arkansas the Importance of bettor poultry and more efficient management Is being recognized by progressive business men, commercial organizations, bankers and others 'and they are active-In their moral and financial support In co-operating with the government and state extension forces in their efforts m convince the farmer that standardbred poultry properly managed is a puying Industry, and that the old barnyard mongrel hen must get out of the way for stundurd-bred, uniform flocks." " * .. The county agent <jf Drew county hns placed 50 pens of one male and four females each of pure-hred Barred Plymouth Itock and Ithode Island Reds on 50-farms, In charge.of a boy and girl poultry-club member. The Monticello Chamber of Commerce and the banks of Monticello have advanced the money to purchase these purebred fowls and have assisted in their distribution. In ndditlon to the 50 pens of chickens, over 100 sittings of pure-bred hatching eggs .have been secured for the"club boys and girls. The farm and home demonstration A Common Mongrel Flock?An Owner Will Take Greater Pride and -Get Better Profit* From a Good Flock of Uniform Birds. agents of Ashley, Union and Desha counties ure busy with poultry-club work on farms and In the organization of poultry clubs. In each of these counties an efl^irt Is being made to double last year's poultry-club enrollments. On Murch 12 tfio Southwestern Arkansas Poultry association was organized at Magnolia with 18 charter members. It Is reported that practically every business man In the town will become a member and lend his lnlluence and support for more and better poultry. Plans have been made to hold the state poultry show at Magnolia November '25 to 28, where the finest aristocrats of the barnyard will be on display competing for the coveted American Poultry association gold medal offered to only one association Ivi pnnh otnfn KEEPING POULTRY IN TOWNS Especially in Subugw of Large Cities Families 8hould Keep Small Flocks of Hens. (Prepared by the United States Department of Agftculture.) When conditions render It feasible small flocks of poultry should be kept by families In villages, towns and especially in the suburbs of large cities. The need for this extension of poultry raising is particularly great where con-sumption exceeds production, ns In the northeastern states. Through utilization of tnble waste, scraps and other refuse as poultry feed much wholesome food in the form of eggs and poultry for home use may be produced at relatively low cost. STRONG'BIRDS FOR BREEDING Comb, Face and Wattles Should Bo Bright Red?Eyes Bright . t' and Prominent. (Prepared by the United States Department of Agriculture.) Fowls for breeding purposes should be strong, healthy. Vigorous birds. The comb, face and wuttles should be of a bright red color, eyes bright and fairly prominent, head comparatively broad aftd short and not long or crow-shnped, legs set well apart nnd straight, plumage clean nnd smooth. Best Poultey House. The poultry building should not be so.wide that the rays of the sun cannot reach the back of the Interior of the house. Otherwise It will be damp. Fourteen feet Is a convenient width. Poultry Panels. ' - No part of the summer equipment for chicks Is of more help to the poultry keeper than tnch-mesh-nettlng'panels which may be used as the need arises. , 1 HI H * ? iMrkOVED UlfirOKN IKTCKNATIOHAL SUNMfSOIOOl Lesson CBy REV. P. B. FITZ WATER. D. P., Teacher of English Bible In the Moody Bible Institute of Chicago.) lCop>'right, HHP. by ffwierp Newspaper Uelfa.) LESSON FOR JULY 13 BAPTISM. LESSON TEXTS-Matt. 28:18-20; Arts 1:84-40. GOLDEN TEXT?For as many of you as have been baptized Into Christ have put on Christ.?Oal. 3:27. ADDITIONAL MATERIAL?Matt. S:l?17 A 1. O-VT ta. 1I>.| f. - - ... - ? - - ? ?o, jj.i-i, v.01. *:it\ i feier 3:18-21. PRIMARY TOPIC?Jeau? Christ Baptized by John. JUNIOR TOPIC?The Baptism of Jems Christ. INTERMEDIATE TOPIC?The Pledge of Christian Dlsclpleshlp. . 8ENIOR AND ADULT TOPIO-Slgnlfloance and .Importance of Christian Bap* ttsm. i; t I. The Apostles' Commission (Matt. 28:18-201. 1. The"nutMority of .Tesus. (v. 18). God gave him all ntithnrlty In heaven n?d "till earth. As mediator and coming king he possessed all authority. Tills authority extends over all the material world, angels, wicked men, d?*r11s, and his own people. God highly exalted him" and gave him a name which Is ab?ve every name (1'hll. 2:0). There Is no other way of salvation, for. the entire matter of-redemption is in his hands (Acts 4:1Z). Since God hns so highly honored hiWt , It Is extreme folly to expect to l>e saved while disregarding him. i 2. The obligation of the apostles <vv. 19-20). (1) It was to teach, thnt Is. make disciples of all the nations (y. 19). They were to make known to the whole world that Christ had died to save sincere npd that God had committed to Jesus the redemption of the worldThose who are Christ's disciples are bound to proclaim him to others. (2) Baptize those who believe ( . 19). This Is the divinely appointed wny of making a public confession of faith In Christ. The disciples must publicly take a stand for Christ. The application of water symbolizes the purifying effect of the blood of Christ anfl solemnly dedicates to the service of fJod. _ This baptism must be In the name of the Father, Son and Holy Ohost, showing that the believer has been brought Into definite relationship to each member of the Holy Trinity. (3) Tench the disciples obedience (v 20). Profession Is not enough, it must Issue In obedience. Faith must ! result In works. To call Jesus "Lord" and do not the things which he says profits nothing. 3. The all-sufficient promise (v. 20). The Lord had told the disciples what would happen to them after he had gone away. He made It plain that perils of all kinds awpited them. Though the difficulties were great lng mattered so long as they had presence and fellowship of the allpowerful Savior and Lord. II. The Baptism of the Eunuch (Acts 8:34-40). 1. Philip preached Jesus Christ to hiiu (v. 35). At the Invitation of the eunuch Philip joined himself to the chariot and found the eunuch reading from the fifty-third chnpfer of Isaiah. Beginning with this Scripture he preached Christ. He did not preach Christ as a. great teacher, but as a savior who had suffered qnd died. Instead of the sinner. He preached him as one who had offered himself as a ransom for many. The fact that 'the eunuch, a great statesman, needed tin Interpreter of the Scriptures, even such a plain passage as the fifty-third chaptei of Isaiah, shows the absolute need o' n preachei. The printed page Is valuable, but there will always be tbe need of a preacher. The gospel needs to be experienced before one carf bo a witness of Its saving power. 2. The eunuch requesting baptism (v. 3(1). When Christ Is truly preached men nnturally desire to.confess him In baptism. In many quarters baptism has Koon tinHnlo omr\Kool??o/l 1- "*** .WWII -U?IMUV TiM|?naiiiftCi?, t'Ul 111 UUIIT9 it has been disregarded. It la highly important' that an Intelligent understanding of its meaning l>e possessed; for that of which Jesus Christ gave an example and a command is highly im* portant. 8. Philip baptising the eunuch (v. HbA). Having secured from the eunuch the proper confession Philip baptised him. It Is faith in Christ that saves, hut those who have genuine faith desire to seal it in baptism. 4. The cunuch rejoicing (v. 89). Confession of Christ'brings Joy. Those who obey the commandments of the Lord can go on their way tejolclng. . More Than Life. Religion is not a mntter of intellectual luxury to those of us who are interested'In it, but something very different. It Is our life; and more than our life; for that is measured by pulse-be'hts. but our religious consciousness .portakes of the Infinite, toward which it Is constantly yearning. It Is very possible that a hundred or five hundred years from now the form* of religious belief may be so altered that we should hardly know thrrn. Rut the sense .of dependence on divine Influence, and the need of communion with the unseen and eternal wITl he then Just what they are now. It Is hot the geologist's hammer, or the astronomer's telescope, or the naturalist's microscope, that Is going to take away the need of the human soul for that rock to rest upon.?Oliver Wendell Homes. Jesus Saves. As a child walking over a slippery and dangerous path cries out, "Fnther, 1 am falling!" and has hut a moment to catch his father's hand, so every believer sees hours when only the hand of Jesus comes between him and the nhyssey of destruction.?Cu.vlor. The Truest Help. The truest help we can render to :n .Mulcted man Is not to take his .union from him. hut to call out his est strength that he may he nble to ar the burden.?Phillips Brooka* * '; 'V-T- . v -*