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BLIND-MAN'S BUFF.
Paul Hewlett, loitering at night
in muaison square, INew York, is
approached by an Eskimo dog. He
follows the dog to a gambling house
and meets the animal's mistress
coming out with a large artiount of
money. She Is beautiful and In distress
and he follows her. After
protecting her from two assailants
he takes her In charge, and puts
her In his own rooms for the rest
of the night. He returns a little
later to tlnd a murdered man In
. his rooms and Jacqueline dazed. II I
with her memory gone. He decides
to protect Jacqueline, gets rid of
the body and prepares to take her
to Quebec in a search for her
home. Simon Leroux, searching for
Jacqueline for some unfriendly purpose.
finds them, but Hewlett
evades him. Hewlett calls the girl
his sister. In Quebec he learns that
she Is the daughter of a recluse
In the wilds, Charles Duchalne.
Pere Antoine tells Hewlett Jacqueline
is murrled and tries to take
her away. Jacqu"PTtne Is Spirited
away and Hewlett Is knocked out,
both escape and arrive at St. Ilonlface.
On their sled lourney to the
Chateau Duchalne their dogs are
poisoned, and Hewlett leaves behind
his snow goggles.
CHAPTER IX?Continued.
However, I hoped that the night
would restore my sight, and so, dismissing
the matter from my mind, I
struggled up until at last I stood upon
the summit of the hill. Far a^ay, like
thin, winding ribbon among the hills,
] bow the valley of the Klvlere d'Or.
Beneath me I saw Jacqueline waiting,
a tiny figure upon the snow. -I I
east my eyes beyond her toward the
mist-wrnpped tops of the fur I.nurentlans
and the plains.
And a sense of an inevitable fate
came over me as I perceived far away
a tiny, crawling nnt upon the snows?
Simon Leroux's dog sleigh.
I went hack to the little, patient figare
that was waiting for me, and I
innlr lin mv no ol? oonln nn?1
nothing. She stepped bravely out beside
me, frozen, fatigued, hut willing
because I bade her. She did not usk
anything of me.
The sun dipped lower, and far away
I heard the howl of the solitary wolf
again.
I gripped my pistols as we strode
along.
We went on and on. The afternoon
was wearing away-; the sun was very
low now and nil Its strength had gone.
"Courage, Jacqueline," I said, patting
fter arm. "The huts ought to be here." I
Her courage was greater than my
wn. She looked up and smiled at me.
The wolf crept nearer, and Its howls
rang out with piercing stroke across
the silence. M.v eyes ached so that I
could hardly discern the darkening
land, and the snow came down, not
steadily but In swirling eddies blown
n fierce gusts of wind.
And suddenly raising my eyes de parlngly
1 saw the huts. There were
five of them, and they had not been occupied
for at least two seasons, for the
blackened timbers were falling apart,
and the roofs had been torn off all but
ne of them, no doubt for. fuel. The
wind was whirling the snow wildly
around them, and It whistled through
the broken, rotting walls.
1 flung my pack Inside the roofed
ne, and began tearing apart the timbers
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
n( listening to the wolfs call and the
wind that drove our fire in gusts of
moke and flame.
I scooped out a bed for Jacqueline
foslde the snow-filled hut and spread
It with the big sleigh robe. She lay
down in her fur coat, and I wrapped
the ends around her. I looked Into her
weet face and. marveled at* Its serenity.
Her eyes closed wearily.
A dreadftfl fear held me In its grip:
what If she never awoke? Some people
died thus in the snow. I raised the
sleigh robe and saw that the fur coat
tlrred softly as she breathed.
At last, out of the wild passions that
fought within me, decision was horn.
I would go on, because she had hidden
ma. And I would he ready for Lennox
and let him act as he saw fit. 1
.aaded my pistols. I could do no more
than flglit for Jacqueline, and with God
ha the issue.
. Tnul 1"
1 must have been half asleep, for I
<mtne back to myself with a start and
pprvnK xo my it*ex. jncquenne nan
risen upon her knees; she flung her
arms nut wildly, and suddenly- she
caught her hrenth nnd screamed, and
stood up and ran uncertainly toward
irte, with hands that groped for me.
She found me; I caught her, and she
pushed me from her nnd shuddered
and stared at me'In that uncertain
douht that follows dreams,
*T am here, Jncquellne," I said.
With you?always, till you send me*
away. Remember thnt even In dreams,
Jacqueline."
She knew me now, nnd she was reettllna
from me. out through the but
SHE'S REAL "KISS BURGLAR"
Says Mrs. Orr of Gertrude Harrison In
Dlvoreo 8ult Brought In New
York Court.
New York.?Both on the stage and
In real life Gertrude Harrison, an
actress playing In "The Kiss Burglar,"
Is accused of pilfering kisses from her
co-star, William P. Orr, by the letter's
wife, Mrs. Lillian Carleton Orr.
Recently Mrs. Orr returned from
"Torveas, where she served as host
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CouTrljjht, W. U. Chtpmu
door, Into the blinding snow. I sprang
after her.
Jacqueline! It Is Paul 1" I cried.
And as I emerged frotn the hut's
shelter a red-hot glare from the east
seemed to sear und kill uty vision. It
was the rising sun. I had 'thought It
night, and It was already day. And I
could see nothing through my swollen
eyelids excent the white lleht of the
shljiiiig snow.
It was horrible. In that wHd waste,
alone. I tried to gather my scattered
senses together.
. Eastward, I knew, the river lay, and
that blinding brightness cnme from
the east. Southward a little distance
was llie hill that we had last ascended
on the evening before. I could discern
the merest outlines of the land,
but I fancied that I could see that It
sloped upward toward the south.
I set ofT In the direction of the hill.
"Jacqueline! Jacqueline!" I screamed
frantically.
No answer came. Once more I
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 scrambled down, slipping, and
gashing my hands upon the rocks ami
Ice. At the foot of the hill I saw two
straight and narrow lines on tho soft
snow. They were the tracks of sleigh
runners. :
I followed them, sobbing and catching1
my breath and screaming:
"Jacqueline! Jacqueline!"
Then I heard Simon's voice. "Ronjour,
M. Hewlett!" he called mockingly.
"This way ! This way !"
I turned and rushed blindly In the
direction of the cry. I had left my
snowshoe8 behind me In the hut, and
at ench step my feet broke through
the crusted snow, so that I floundered
mm ieu line ii iirunKen man 10 cnoruses
of taunts nml laughter.
It was a horrible blind man's huff,
for they had surrounded me, yelling,
from every quarter.
"This way, monsieur! This way!"
piped a thin voice which I knew to be
that of rhllippe I.acrolx.
A snowball struck me on the chin,
and they began pelting me and laughing.
I was like a halted bear. I was
? I Sprang After Her.
beside myself with rage and helpless
fury. The Icy balls hit my face a
dozen times; one struck me behind the
ear and hurled me down half stunned.
I'pulled my pistols from my pockets
and spun round, firing In every direction
through that wall of gray, yielding
mist that gave me place but never
gavq me vision.
The clouds had obscured the sky
and the snow was falling again. My
hands were bare and numb, except
where the cold steel of the pistol trigger
seured my fingers like molten
metal.
A dog barked once more, very far
away, and at last I understood their
scheme.
Doubtless Simon had reached the
huts at dnwn and had discovered us
there. He must have been In waiting,
but when he saw Jacqueline run from
me he changed his plahs and sent llie
sleigh after her. Then, realizing.from
my actions that I was snow blind, be
had remained behind with some of his
followers to enjoy the sport of baiting
me, and Incidentally to drive me
out of the way while the sleigh went
on.
Hut Jacqueline?
She had tried to escape me. She
could not have been playing a Dart?
she was too transcendently sincere.
Something must have occurred?some
dream which had momentarily crazed
her; and she had confounded me with
her persecutors.
I st*?<nl dtep In the snow, n pistol In
each hand, waiting. Once I henrd the
dojs yelp, fur up the vnTley, and then
there wns only the soughing of the
wind nnd the sting of the dylvlng
sleet dukes. A'nd the gray mist had
closed In all about me. I was alone in
v
ess In a Red Cross hut, to prosecute ]
her action for divorce. Bhe assert- I
ed her actor husband displayed too i
great a fondness for his partner of '
the stage and had continued the drama I
behind the scenes. I
Mrs. Orr's story at first mystified the '
court and spectators. Her ottorney
asked If she knew the eo-respondent.
"Of course?It wns the Kiss Burglar,"
replied Mrs. Orr. <
"Was her Tegular business that of a I
kiss burglar?"
"Well, she was an actress?but <
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that storm-swept wilderness, aipI there
was no sun to guide me.
I plunged along?half delirious, I
believe, for I began to hear voices on
every sble of me and to Imagine I saw
Simon standing. Just out of reach, a
shadow upon the ra'st, taunting ine.
I followed him nt an undeviating dis
tance, tiring, reload! ug and tiring
again.
I was no longer oonsclotis of my
progress. The fingers that pressed the
triggers of my pistols had no sensation
in them, ami in my Imnginntion
were parts of a monstrous mechanism
?iin.li i uirvcmi. aiy legs, too, ren
like stilts that somebody had strnpped
to my body, nnd, ins'end of eold, a
warm glow seemed to mffuse me.
Somebody wns slinking me.
"Get up!" he bellowed In nij enr.
"Get up! Do you wnnt to die in the
snow?"
I closed niy eyes nnd snnk bacc Id
n lethargy of sleep.
CHAPTER X. V g
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The Chateau.
I bnd nn Indistinct impression of
being cnrried for what seemed nil eter*
nlty upon the shoulders of my rescuer,
nnd of clinging there through the delirium
that supervened.
When nt Inst I opened my eyes It
was lute afternoon. Though they
pnined me, I could now see with tolerable
distinctness.
I wns lying upon a bed of dried
hnlsnm leaves Inside a little hut, and
through the half-open door I could see
the sun Just dropping behind the
mountains. Upon n wall hung a big
crucifix of wood, nnd under It nu old
man wns stnnding.
He heard me stir nnd cnme townrd
me. I recognized the tnnsslve shoulders
nnd commanding countenance of
I'ere Antoine, and remembrance came
hack to me.
"Where nm I?" I asked.
"In my cabin, monsieur," answered
the priest, stundtng nt my side, nn inscrutable
calm upon his face. "It t&
lucky that I found you, monsieur, or
assuredly you would soon have been
dead. Rut for your dog?"
"My dog!" I exclaimed.
nrt * t i ?
vcnuiiiij ; u nog came to me and
brought me a mile out of my route
to where you were lying. But, now I
come to think of It, It disappeared and
has not returned. Perhaps It was
sent to me by lo bon Dleu."
"Where Is Mile. Duchulne?" I burst
out.
Father Antolne laid a heavy hand
upon my shoulder.
"Be assured, monsieur, that madame
Is perfectly happy and contented with
her friends," he said. "And no doubt
she has nlready regretted her escapade.
I have to depart at daybreak
upon an urgent mission a hundred
miles away, which was Interrupted by
your rescue; but I shall be back within
a week, by which time you will
doubtless he able to accompany me to
the coast."
"I shall not!" I cried weakly. "I am
going on to the chateau!"
lie looked at me steadily.
"You cannot," he suid. "If you attempt
It you will perish by the way."
I hurst Into un Impassioned appeal
to him. 1 told him of Leroux and his
conspiracy to obtain possession of the
property, of my encounter with Jacqueline,
and how I had rescued her. omitting
mention, of course, of the murder.
As I went on I could see the look
ui nui|Mi?t; uiuiii ? iuie gruuuHiij
change Into belief.
When I had ended he was looking at
me with a benlgnan^y that I had never
seen before upon his face.
"M. Hewlett." he answered, "I havelong
suspected a part of what you
have told me. and therefore I readily
accept your statements. I believe now
that madame has suffered no wrong
from you. Hut I am a priest, and my
care Is only that of souls. Madame la
married. I married her?"
"To whom?" I crtcd.
"To M. Louis d'Epernay, nephew of
M. Charles Duchalne by marriage, less
than two weeks ago In the chateau
here."
The addition of the last word singularly
revived my hopes. It had slipped
from his Hps unconsciously, hut It
gave nie reason to believe that the
chateau was near by.
Father Antolne sat down upon thf
chair beside me.
Hewlett recovers his sight
in Pere Antoine's cabin and
sets out to find Chateau
Duchaine.
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(TO UK CONTINUED.)
Best Method of Rising.
Some trust to luck?some rely upon
Influence?some expect promotion
without self-assertion?hut the persevering
rise upon the wings of will.?
Herbert Kaufman.
Dally Thought.
The fearful unbelief la uuhellef la
yourself.?Curly le.
played both parts equally successrully,"
answered the wife. "You see,
my husband and she were playing In
The Kiss Burglar.' It would have
l>een all right If they had stopped at
that, hut they carried their parts Into
real life."
"Pinched.1*
St Louis?Isaac W. Kelly, 60 years
i?ld, pinched Alice Buckley's arm. Policewoman
Buckley "pinched" Kelly
Judge Ittnor "pinched" Kelly's poclr
tbook for UOl
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FOR LAND QWNEHS
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UNCERTAINTY AS TO PAYMENT
FOR NORTH CAMP JACKSON
LANDS CLEARED UP.
GOVERNMENT IS RESPONS'ELE
Bond of Guarantee Company a Positive
Guarantee That Settlements Will
Be Promptly Made.
Washington. ? (Special) ? Representative
Lever gave out a letter from
Secretary Haker which should be of
interest to the citizens who have prop
erty involved in North Camp Jackson.
The assurance given in the secretary's
letter that while the JLewis
W.-ecking Company is primarily liable
tor damages to the land owners of
the land at North Camp Jackson, still
legally the government Is liable be-'
cause the wrecking company is under
bond with the war department to insure
the carrying out of its obligations.
Mr. Lever said: "If any person having
properly which has suffered damages
at North Camp Jackson 'through
the Lewis Wrecking Company is having
difficulty in the prompt settlement
of his damages, I would-advise them
to give me the facts which in turn I
shall file with the war department,
which will see to It that prompt adjustment
is made."
The secretary's letter is as follows:
"Refering to your letter of June 24.
I desire to advise you that the improvements
at North Camp Jackson
have been sold to the Lewis Wrecking
Company and that company has
contracted to pav the damages to the
owners of the land. A bond has been
filed with the war department which
will insure the carrying out of the obligation.'
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Soldier Dav in Florence.
Florence.?Florence is making preparations
for the entertainment of the
South Carolina branch of the American
Legion, which meets in this city
July 16 and 17. The state executive
committee, which consists of Dr. J. D.
Smyzer, N. S. Lachicotte and R. Ben
Fulton, has completed the arrangements
for the organization of this
state, but is handicapped in so far as
as the names of the representatives
of the several counties of the state
are concerned. It is necessary that
the executive committee, have from
each county the names of the delegat
will represent the county
It Is hoped that Governor Cooper
and W. W. Moore, adjutant general,
will be here as honorary guests and
thereby lend their influence in starting
the South Carolina branch of the
Legion on a basis of a purely 100 per
cent Americanism.
Arson Suspe^ Discharged.
Greenville.?Mrs. J. W. MoFarland,
who was arrested by Sheriff Rector
upon suspicion of being implicated in
setting fire to W. S. Ray's stables and
garage, a fire which destroyed five
buildings, was released at a preliminary
hearing before Magistrate J. L.
Ballenger and the case of alleged ar
son was dismissed. Mrs. McFarland
announced she intended to leave for
Stateshoro. Ga? with her brother, who
came here to he with her while the
case was pending;.
France for a while.
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 employees,
following the refusal of the
company to grant the demands of the
newly formed union. The motormen
and conductors and other employees
at the ear barns are demanding a ninehour
day, an increase in pay, the reinstatement
of an employee recently
discharged, and recognition of the
union.
Goes on Committee.
Marlon.?Miss Penelope McDuffle of
Marlon has just been appointed a
member of the committee on international
relations of the Association of
Collegiate Alumnae. The committee
was organized at the request 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 England
this month in the Interest of an
international federation of university
women.
Finish Nurses* Course.
Bock Hill.?Six young women who
during the past three years have been
receiving instruction as nurses at the
Fennell Infirmary truining school ol
this city completed the courso and
were presented diplomas at graduat
in* exercises held In the hall of the
Chamber of Commerce. Those grad
nating were: Miss Marv MeMackln
of Clover. Miss flnorgia Plyler of Lan
caster, Miss lads Trantham of Cam
den. Miss Mne McMillan of Jefferson
Miss Fillie Carroll of York, and Miss
Jewell Blackmon of Cassatt.
Prosperity at Rock Hill.
Hock Hill.- During the past tlx
months nn unusually large amount ol
construction work has been undertak
en in Rock Hill, and an even greater j
volume is under way now or Is being
contemplated for the very near future
During this time the real estate mar
'iet hag also been unusually active
Many lots have been purchased this
tprlng In and around the city with th?
dflw of erecting residences on them
?nd many houses have changed hands.
Due to the scarcity of houses herg
enta have been forced up.
ENEMY AttlNS OK THEtfl WAV
About 1,000 Alien Civilians, Soldiers
and Sailors, Have Embarked For
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' Return to Native* Hunlapd.
Charleston.?Some two hours after
the news bad 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 port, the ship is bound.
The transport proceeded down I
Cooper River from the port terminals
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, hut neither in celebration
of peaco signing nor In Jubilation
over getting rid of this batch of aliens.
The old bells were observing the time
Jionpred "Carolina Day" anniversary.
Much indeed has happened on Juno
28 with today's events, and for Charleston
particularly was the day inter
esting, 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. Briee and John R. Hart
both of the York bar, made addresses
'at a meeting of the Community Im
provement Association of Broad River
Township held in Hickory Grove last
week. There was a good attendance
of representative citizens and keen Interest
was manifested in tne taias ^nd
discussions which dealt largely with
methods of stamping out lawlessness
and elevating the general moral stand
ard of the community.
The association owes its organlza
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 Rmg time
The law abiding element of the popu
lation Is co-operating In an earnest ef
fort to secure law enforcement and
some progress In this line has alreadybeen
made since the organization ol
the improvement association a month
or two ago.
Facina 8uaar Shortaoe.
Columbia. ? Columbia housewives
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
he seen if several car loads do not
come taTdhortly.
The-present shortage is not y?tl
acute, according to dealers in the commodity,
but may at any time becomt
so.
' Large Dividends Paid.
QreenviHe.?Several hundred thou
sand dollars In dividends were paid t?
the stockholders of cotton mills and
banks in and around Greenville July 1
according to statements obtained froir
the different institutions. It repres
ents the largest output of money or
the earnings of the industry and tli?
banking establishments in their hos
tory. Some of the plants, fthich foi
good and sufficient reasons have not
declared dividends for some time, paid
handsome returns on the stock.
The handsome dividends which th*
directors voted to pay reflects tou
prosperity of the mills and the hank!
and the stock Is advancing In valui
every day. There is an unprecedented
demand for both bank and mill stock*
' a nil vorv little* nf tViA
I ?... ? ? v?,t w*. iuo iwi uici aim r
can be purchased, while mill stock!
are taken up as soon as they are listed
with the brokers. Mill stocks ar<
bain* purchased both for investmeni
and speculative purposes and the of
flee of any reputable stock broker is c
beehlv-e of activity. Persons of al!
classes are buying stock and "getting
rich,' one broker added.
Most of the stocks in the banks and
cotton mills is now held by Soutt
Carolinians, and during the past fee
years there has been much of the cot
ton mill stocks sold by Northern hold
ers to South Carolinians.
Popular Citizen Dead.
Columbia.?After an illness that had
extended over several weeks B. M
! English, a widely and favorably
I known citizen, died at the Baptist hog '
pltal, where he had been taken for an
operation on his tonsils. He passed
away wmie on tne operating table.
Throughout his entire life Mr. Eng
lish had engaged in farming and
while a man of retiring disposition had
made for himself a reputation foi
sturdy honesty and uprightness in hit
dealings that is a priceless heritage
to those he leaves behtnd.
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Bad Crop Report.
Oaffney.?Reports form all parts pi
Cherokee county are to the efTecl
that the water courses are highei
than they have been for many year*
at this season. It has rained almoBl
Incessantly for the past several days
and while the farmers are much eon
corned over the condition of the cropi
at this time, say that if they can have
a few days of fair weather, condition*
may be speedily Improved. The scar
city of labor makes the situation much
more serious than it would be other
wloa
Yet Another Cotton Mill. ?
York.?York Is now definitely assured
of a new cotton mill with a capital
of $450,000", practically all the 4 stock
having been subscribed. The mill will
be named the Waltmore Thread Mills.1
In compliment to Major Walter ' B
Moore, who has been Instrumental. In
its organization and who will be its
president. The new mill will likely b*
located on the northern outskirts ol
York near the C. tc N.-W. railroad^
though this matter has not yo'l bees'
definitely settled. * ' '
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MORE AND BETTER CHlfcKENS
Owner of Common Mongrel Flock
Will Soon Apologize for Its Existence?Keep
Pure-Breda.
vPrepared by the United States Department
of Agriculture.)
It will not be long before the owner
of n common mongrel llock will apologize
for Its existence. This Is the opinion
of the poultry-extension worker of
the' tJfiited States department of agriculture
Who is'a lender In the cum
pnign for more and better poultry on
farms In south and southwestern Arkansas.
In many parts of Arkansas
the Importance of better poultry and
more ellicient management Is being
recognized by progressive business
men, commercial organizations, blinkers
and others nnd they are active In
their moral and llnanclul support In
co-operating .with the government and
state extension forces In tfciMr efforts
to convince the farmer that standardbred
poultry properly managed Is a
paying Industry, nnd thnt the old
barnyard mongrel hen must get out
of the way for standard-bred, uniform
flocks.
The county agent of Drew county
has plrtced 50. pens of one male and
four females each of pure-bred Itarred
Plymouth Rook and Rhode Island
Reds on 50 furms. In charge of a boy
and' girl poultry-club member. The
Montlcello Chamber of Commerce nnd
the bunks of Montlcello have udvanccd
the money to purchase these purebred
fowls and have assisted In their
distribution. 'In addition to the 50
pens, of chickens, over 100 sittings
of pure-bred hatching eggs hnve been
secured for the club boys nnd girls.
The furm nnd home demonstration
A Common Mongrel Flock?An Owner
Will Take Greater Pride and Get
Better Profits From a Good Flock
of Uniform Birds.
agents of Ashley, Union and Desha
counties ore busy with poultry-club
work on farms .and in the organization
of poultry clubs. In each of these
counties un eflytrt is being made to
double lust year's poultry-club enrollments.
On March 12 tiie 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 influence
and support for more and better
poultry. Plans have been made to hold
the state poultry show at Mngnolta
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
in each state.
KEEPING POULTRY IN TOWNS
Especially In Subui^s of Large Citlea
Families Should Keep Small
Flocks of Hens.
^Prepared by the United States Department
of. Agtrtculture.)
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 consumption
exceeds production, us in the
northeastern states. Through utilization
of table waste, serups 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 Be
Bright Red?Eyes Bright
and Prominent.
(Prepared by the United States Department
of.'Agriculture.)
Fowls for breeding purposes should
be strong, healthy, vigorous birds. Tho
comb, fnce and wattles should he of n
bright red color, oyes bright and fairly *
prominent, head comparatively broad
and short and not long or crow-shaped,
legs set well apurt nml straight, plumage
clean and smooth.
Best Poultry House.
The poultry building should not be
so wide that the rays o/.^be Run cannot
reacli the back of the fhterlor of ttie
holism Otherwise It will be damp.
Fourteen feet Is a convenient width.
Poultry Panels.
no pari or me Rummer equipment
for chicks is of more help to the poultry
keeper than Inch-mesh-net-tlng panels
which may be used as the need
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SDNMrSOKE
Lesson
fl5y REV. P. B. FITZWATER. D. IX.
Teacher of EngilHh Htble In the Moodf
Bible Institute of Chicago.;
(Copyright. 1W1W. by Weslero Newspaper Union.)
LESSON FOR JULY 13
BAPTI8M.
LESSON TEXTS?Matt. 28:18-20; Acta
1:34-40.
u<jL,ur<w TEXT?Kor an many of you
as have been baptized Into Christ hav*
put on Christ.?Gal. 3:27.
ADDITIONAL, MATKJtlAL-MatL 3:1?17;
Acts 2:37, 38; 19:1-7; Col. 2:12; I Peter
3:18-21.
PRIMARY TOPIC?Josus Christ Baptised
by John.
JUNIOR TOPIC?The Baptism of J?su*
Christ.
INTERMEDIATE TOPIC?The Pledgo
of Christian Dlsctpleshlp.
SENIOR AND ADULT TOPIC-Slgnlflcance
and Importance of Christian Baptism.
I. The Apostles' Commission (Matt.
28:18-20).
1. The authority of Jesus, (v. 18). Go$
gave him nil authority In heaven and
oft earth. As mediator nnd coming
king he possessed nil authority. This
authority extends over all the material
world, angels, wicked men, devils,
nnd his own people. God highly
exalted him and gave him a nam*
which Is ahove every name (I'hll.
2:9). _ There Is no other way of salvation,
for the entire matter of re
deinptlon is In Ills hands (Acts 4:12).
Since Cod lias so highly honored him
It Is extreme folly to expect to be
Raved while disregarding him.
2. The obligation of the npostles
(vr. 19-20).,. .
(1) It was to teach, that Is. make
disci plea of all the nations (v. 19).
They were to make known to the whole
world that Christ had died to save sinners
and that Cod had committed to
Testis the redemption of the world.
Those who are Christ's disciples are
bound to proclaim him to others.
(2) Itaptlxe those who believe ( .
19). This Is the divinely appointed
way of making n public confession of
faith In Christ. The disciples must
publicly take n stand for Christ. The
application of water syn1boli7.es the
purifying effect of the blood of Christ
and solemnly dedicates*to the service
0/ Cod. This baptism must be In the
name of the Father. Son and Iloly
Chost. showing that the believer hae
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 nil-sufficient promise (v. 20).
The Lord had told the disciples what
would happen to them nfter he had
gone nway. He ninde it plnln that A
perils of all kinds awaited them. M
Thotfgli -the difficulties weYe great n6th- ??
Ins mattered ?o tong an they had the B
presence nnd fellowship of the all- ^
powerful Snvlor nnd Lord.
II. The Baptism of the Eunuch
(Acts 8:34-40).
1. Philip preached Jcrus Christ to
hliu (v. 35). At the invitation of the
eunuch Philip Joined himself to the
cl.neint and found the eunuch rending
from the fifty-third chapter of Isaiah.
Beginning with this Scripture he
preached Christ. He did not preach
Christ as a great teacher, hut as a
savior who had suffered nnd died Instead
of the sinner. He preached him
as one who hud offered himself as a
ransom for many. The fact that the
eunuch, a great statesman, needed an ^
Interpreter of the Scriptures, even such
a plain passage as the fifty-third chaptei
of Isaiah, shows the absolute need
,,f <> rvi-unnhm Tl.? I -? a -
I ..ri. ?IH- )i|llllt-u IX'K*? >M
valuable, but there will always be the
need of a preacher. The gospel needs
to be experienced before one can be
a witness of Its saving power.
2. The eunuch requesting baptism
(v. 30).
When Cbrlst is truly prenehed men
nnturnlly desire to confess him In baptism.
In many quarters baptism has
been unduly emphasized, but In others
It has been disregarded. It Is highly
Important that an Intelligent.- understanding
of Its meaning be possessed;
for that of which Jesus Christ gave an
example and a command is highly important.
'3. Philip baptizing th? eunuch ( .
38). Having secured from the eunuch
the proper confession Philip liaptlsed
him. It Is faith in Christ that.saves,
hut those who have genuine fulth deslfe
'to seal It in baptism.
4. The ounuch rejoicing (v. 30).
Confession of Christ brtngs Joy. Those
who obey the commandments of the
Lord can go on their wa# tejolclng.
More Than Life.
Religion Is not n matter of Intel
leetunl luxury to those of us who are
Interested In It. but something very
different. It Is our life; and more
thun our life; for thnt Ik measured
hy pulse-bents hut our religious con- .
selousness pnrtukes of the infinite,
toward which it is constantly yearning.
It is very possible that a hundred
or five hundred years from now
the forms of religious belief may he
so nltered that we should hnnlly know
thrm. It at the sense of dependence
on divine Influence, and the neyd of
communion with the unseen nnd eternal
will ho then Just what they are
now. It Is not the geologist's hammer,
or the astronomer's telescope, or the
naturalist's microscope. that" Is going
to tnke awnj- the need of the human
soul for that rook to rest upon.?*-Oliver
Wendell Homes*.
Jesus Saves.
As a child watlinjr over-a slippery
and dai/jrerous path cries out. "Father,
I nin falling!" and has hut a moment
to catch his father's hand, so every
believer sees hours when only the hand
of( Jesus qonies between him and tho
ahysseu of destruction.?Cuylor.
The Truest Help.
The truest help we can render to
in rtlletod man Is not to take hla
turden from hint, hut io call out his
est strength that he may he abto to
s?r the huideu.-r-rhllllps Brook*