Pittston Gazette

              y5LA xYV?ifNO? Vs f Oldest Newspaper in the Wyoming Valley: ir « r« « k PITTSTON, LUZERNE CO., PA., FRIDAY. M aRlH 5. 1897. k Weekly local and Family Journal. {" ?U*»nv I" mars s pursuit on bjatweff, nan nerved her to set her teeth toil mty: TETUAN OF IRISH LINEAGE. \ her abject, dogliire devotion to tne orutaJ bully, -Noch Ann is. So the heiress of Roficoe had a shrewd comprehension of much that lay under the cards of the game against herself. .. iiini ilink jiuoil;, iiuMij nig. Lawyer Howell was oh bin feet, HjM ukiMK to the judge, who, an ho listened, called sharply: . . git big money fer It two people, an she looked at it an seei*D£ran'ma'8 name at the bottom, with er big black mark betWeAn. Betty was 6r fine scholar; oould read writin an "all that. I don't know er letter in "thb book.' She tole me Nonh aimed' ter leave it With his pardner— the paper, ybu know. After she died 1 settled with him, ah then I looked fer' it 'thong the things be lef behine"— ' THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.. CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR, "Fight! Yes; I will fight this monstrous claim, fight as I would never do in a mere matter of money. There is so much more at stake—the honor of my nam*, j No ever took .advantage of ifcnaiWft«P or hehlvshtta \oJjl it-deubiy iiy.fatfcer to protlft that ke speaks truth in saying we are lawfully seized of what we possess. LESSON X, FIRST QUARTER, INTERNATIONAL SERIES, MARCH 7. Topic For the Week Beginning March T. Comment by Rev. 8. H. Doyle. Topic—Opportunities to do good; seeing them; using them.—John iv, 6-16; I Cor. iz, 19-22. Charles O'Donnell, Spain'* Minister of For- ' "Officer, remove these disturbers from the presence of the honorable court." elgn Affairs. . Uptil today she had felt for the girl Magnolia a sort of raging contempt. Ignorance, she had told herself, could in nowise excuse dishonesty. The principles of right were so plain they eoald not be befogged unless the eyes were willfully blind. "And they know, these people, that their claim is wholly falsei" she had said. "Roecoe was lawfully bought and liberally paid for) Some enemy, spying out the flaw in our titler a flaw due mainly to my father's kindly juatioe, has set them on to make it, that hi the end the spy niay profit by it I do notuaihe the spy, bnt think I know very*weD who he is. " "7 ,3joWt.looking across at the pther girj, Rob ftilt a thrill of compassion. Magnolia was deadly pale, so pale as to make -ghastly the staring blotches of rouge upon either cheek. Her frock was of dark, gay plaid, with many fluttering ends of ribbon and the crowning glory of a gorgeous sasb, bnt for all its splendor the wearer looked drawn and withered. Her eyes were hollowed. Her stubby fingers worked painfully within tbeir mail of nefekid:gloves. Most of tjie time she stared straight in fropfr of hter, but now and again she- looked in furtive appeal toward NOch, glowering beside her in fine, new clothes. ' "Poor thing! She Is so Afraid of that fellow," Rot) Mid In Mite. Payne's ear. "Yet sbetfees not look as though she Were easily made afraid., She loves hi in. Ijthink. 1}hat is the secret of it." D | "Don'£ lpok at heri dimr. Hhe—she fc nbt the sort jqu should spdak about," Mrs. Payne «aid, very low. Bnt Rob did npt take away her eyes. After a little she whimpered further: "Aorty Payne, I am sarty for the poor-thing, b« sowyjhat if we had it I would give he* the money she wants just for admitting the truth that oar land is our own. Of course I could not give her Rosooe, not even the tiniest bit, bnt—but the hunger in her face, not physioal, but something I can't define, will haunt me if I cannot find out how to take it away." Few persons know that the sternest enemy of American interference in Spanish colonial affairs—the man who dictates to Minister Dupuy de Lome at Washington his bitterly anti-Cuban policy—in short, the present powerful holder of the Spanish portfolio of foreign affairs is an Irish chieftain in his own right and the owner of a name famous in the history of Iceland. His grace the Duke of Tetuan, Spanish minister of foreign affairs, claims to be lord of Donegal, in Ireland, and rejoices in the Milesian' patrtnynflc Of Charles O'Donnell. Text of the Lemon, Acta vlil, 20-4©—Mefti- CHAPTEH XX ory Vernon, 29-31—Golden Text, Acta trill, 35—Commentary by the Rev. D. M. Opportunities to do good are all aronnd as in life. The san of no day need set without looking upon some act of philanthropy if we only have the desire to use the opportunities which we see about us. There are many about us who are in temporal want and distress whose wants need to be supplied. Many , are suffering mental agony because af the trials, hardships, tribulations and affliotions of life, and they need the sympathy and enoouragement at loving hearts and helping hands. Many are in spiritual woe. The burden of sin lies heavily upon them, and they need some one to lead them to the Saviour, at whose touoh the burden of sin will roll away. There is many a weary soul at the wells of life with nothing by whioh to draw. There is many an unfortunate persoo who has fallen among thieves and robbers and lies bruised and bleeding and unable to care for himself. The mission of Christ in the world was to do good. This should also be the mission of His followers. "The McGregor lawyer, whar's he? I'm or witness," the man said in the »ame awful whisper. Htearns. "Yoa are better than gold, the most, the finest, gold, yon good, dear friends!" she said to the• twflt old *"But —If it can be done, I mean. If it oannot, then, because you have been so kind, I wttl put Jrty pride,in n)yi pocket and takft *11 fce.talp, f ph«l» jfeefc." After that there was nothing for it but to let her have her way, or at least agree to let her think she had it Yet the very next day Mr. Payne rode to Oklbridfe, intending to biCJ his own fees. The judge heard him half through, the while fidgeting in his chair, then broke in upon the old gentleman, who, between haste and wrath, was short of "Lawfully summonsed, are yon?" the |ndge asked, with all the dignity be jould muster. Mr. Gmball had darted at the newcomer. Now he lifted bis bead and shook it at the honorable court, saying tranquilly: Unsunamonsed, judge, and therefore likely to tell the truth. It is proverbial in all wars that one volunteer is worth a oouple of drafted men.'' "Oh", htarsh, Jiinl" his mother expostulated, her hand over his month. He put her aside , and bali rose, prying out: "I wanter tell it—I killed him! El only I kin kill Nocb, too, fer the way he— But—hut here's the paper! Mr. Lawyer, will-you jest see-what it air?" 26. "Arise and go toward the south." Thus sjmke the angul of the Lord toPhillp whila h# wm la Utu midst of this great work in Samaria. H« 1* sent from what seems to be a very great work «ut Uiio the desert, and he Is- not told why he - is mati Simple and whole hearted obedience is the one thing required of a servant or a soldier. Angels that excel in' strength do His commandments, hearkening unto the voloe of His word. They do His pleasure (Ps. clii, 20, 21). If we are good servants and soldiers, we will hold ourselves ac- COPYRIGHT, ig96. Br THE AUTHOR. door. Jack Talbot came through It ana sat down beside Rob, saying: Mr. Howell came back from Rosooe with the look of a whipped hound, though he brought Mr. Toptqark the wished for message. Bat when he had delivered it he west on: "You have not tot a nine Job before yon, Topmark. That young woman will not be bollied, even by yon. Confound her I She: came nearer putting me in a blue funk than ever • supreme judge did.* IahaHnot know whether to envy or pity yoa got your own way With which I have my doubts." CHAPTER XVIII. ' '**It Is the deed we want," Judge ' Gfraball said, running Bfs'eye' dfver the yellow paper. As one man the crowfl cheered, all save Mr. Hawaii «nd his chief patron. Undersheriff Bead had been holding Annis a little to one side. As be made to slip the handcuffs on bim Magnolia rushed at him, with a piferoing scream, and flung her anna wildly about the prisoner's neclc. Then she darted to Rob, who hung upoq'Juc(ge Grahall'a arm, and kneltJo her, crying -oat:-"Oh, young gal, young gal, hare menyl. I'll teH the truth. I—I knowed , it-was your Ian, but—botl claimed-*4t ter—far Noch an the litth) tin. • Do-let him #ol Oh, make'emT He's heat* me-=- he'mought JtTlI me like he tfiein j erygnja-^bnt him—him oab-J  | men sbet him opJ".. Senor Alejandro Ribejra, licentiate of the University of Salamanca and now a resident of "New York city, claims kinship with the Hibernian-Spanish grandee. Indeed Senor Ribera accompanied the duke to Vienna as secretary in-1877. Speaking of his former chief, he sajs: "The Duke of Tetuan was born in 1834 and is therefore B8 years of age. In appearance he is the typical Oastilian nobleman, of stately presence, fine face and dignified manners. Age has somewhat robbed him of his once.soldierly port, and his hair and mustache are almost white. But his eyes are as bright as they were 20 years ago In Vienna, when h° laid the foundations of the present queen of Spain's sovereignty. Theduke is very proud of his name and Irish descent, but apart from this the distinguished services which Hs ancestors have rendered to Spain since their exile from the "mother country might well give him arose for gratification." "My mysterious passenger sent you & message, Rob—a message more mysterious* than even himself. He bade me my to you, 'Darkness is coming, with light behind.' What do you make at that? Do you think be was crazy?" "Lemme kiss the book—I ain't got mnqh time—then gimme whisky!" the man gasped, beginning to totter. As he was set in a chair, with one of a dozen offered flasks to his month, Koch Annis again made tosneakaway. He had been going gray- and white -ever since -the man came in, -with a fire baek-of -the grayness that hinted of dreadful things. A hnsh fell over the ropni. The air of it seemed to draw in and out with the breathing of those who sat watohiogthis startling climax of a social.drama. 1 Holding ont the Bible he had Jnst kissed, the stranger went on: "The whole truth, notbin but the truth—I'll tell that. I ain't no legal witness Hear, everybody—I'm er convict; jail's in fer me. But mammy knows too. - 3t(e '*Deed t&r leV me soy fast, because because I Jest wanter, an—an I: lijhH got much titok", 'V.;-. U j is most extraordinary, bat of . o»Wb tie honorable court will not lose iis time ovefanch ravings," Mr. Howell said loftily. Instautfytiore whs a-furge through the courtrotaa nnd; 3$dp( y. Itfcs, the otocl vjfM" J 11 •* Judge Wusem been on the pt)intof deviating court adjourned, but ho was far too wary to set himself thus against his populace. oording to II Bam. xv, 16; I Chron. xxviil, 91; II Sam. Hi, 8ft. 27. "And he arose and went, and, behold, a man of Bthlopla." Philip sees j what may he the object of his mission, i one man, an Ethiopian, the treasurer of Queen Candaoe, 'who had been to Jeru- "I hope not," Rob. said, trying to speak steadily. ' 'The darkness has oooie, Jack, quickly enough. Let us hope the light will follow." Before Jaak-moid aasvw Aunt PtoD "See here, Payne, a man may t* « lawyer without being also an unoonscionable icoundrGl. Tqko that aasel log oh'ain.' Kob m Orogor is my ofdCollege chum. Do you think his daughter needs any surety with me? Besides all that, I'm aching for a chance to get at i to you that on the surface he has far the better case. Still, law is like poker in this—a pair of bowie knives have been known to beat four aoes, especially when there is reason to think the deal was not strictly fair. I'd fight the thing through with pleasure if the girl Were a mere oozy lump instead of the best grit I've seen this 20 years. I shall not forget—it's worth remembering, I tell you—the way she oame here, white and dry eyed, telling me, in the straightest, oool fashion, all she had to fear—facts, not feelingB, too, mind you, not a word of surmise or maundering from beginning to end. If courage were a ponderable quality, I swear she'd weigh all of a ton. She'a an inspiration. If I can't win her Buit outright, I'll keep the thing hanging 80 years or as long as the other side chooses to stand up to the rack." salem to worship. The time will yet come , when Ethiopia shall stretch out her hands , to God, when from beyond the rivers of j Ethiopia suppliants shall bring an offering to the Lord (Zep. Ill, 10; Ps. lxvlil, 81). 1 But, whether a nation or an individual, God regards all who truly seek Him (Job I xxxlv, 29). 88. "Sitting In his chariot, read Esalas the prophet'' What he had heard or seen fat Jerusalem we are not told, but we may j well Imagine that he had heard somewhat . concerning those who had filled Jerusalem with their doctrine and oonoernlng Him : of whom they spake. He must have been an earnest seeker after light, for God sent Philip all the way from Samaria to be his caught Rob's hand and kissed ft kamiles *11 oyer be? deeply wriakleo * Mr. Topmark was more hopeful when he saw Bob, white and heavy eyed. She made no -pretense of greeting, bnt went straight at the heart of things. "I want 96,000," (the raid. "Too know Di»at Will you let me hate It and lake theland tog it when it oomea to be •• /Vt .a •»D;jfX » uyon see, $8,000 Is er heap er money, er mighty heap er money," Mr. Voptnark answered slowly, "it would be tfsewuat wort er thing for my bnnif&raiilk tharmincb fn er remainder dtasteas'. Bat then kbar *in'D nothin hardly I won't try terdo ter 'bliga good Ifl>ibctrn. Japt is, I been tryih ter Jew dawn that thar lawyer. I told him he hadn't no ocmaoieuoe whatever"-— . \ u "80 he maid," Bob broke in. "Exonse nae, bnt I am so anxious. "Mr. Topmark, please say simply yes or na If 70a cannot oblige me, I most try elsewhere. I sent for yon beoanse I know 70a have ready money. Besides the place lies so it is worth more to yon than most people." ftwa.-.i;' We see many opportunities in life to do good, bat we do not always ase them. There are many reasons given perhaps (or onr indifference or our neglect. Sometimes it is because we cannot do as mnch as we would like to dot or in the way that we would like to do it Often we think if we only had the means or the ability of certain others to do good how much we would da This is a. serious mistake. Because we cannot do all we would like to do is no reason why we should not do all we can da If ten men are starving and I can only save one of them, it wonld be folly not to lave the one because I could not save the other nine. If God has only given as one talent, He wiir only reqnire us to loouunt for one, but He will demand an icoount for that one. Again, we sometimes think men do not deserve our saorifice and labor. The question of desert is not for us to decide. If God dealt • Fateeonaettmespf'her might- •iaetmau by meau&of trifle* light as-air. Not thafc~ Miss--Winfold was a trifle. TeMsft fho IuRlnnatiotif -Btat If Lawyer JloWeU.had not chosen to ride abroad -jast wfeea «iid where be did, he would Tfeitiflnly nat hirto encountered her and i~^fiBdrr=,: Bnt J "Jet fthe., " duly ohvonicled. _ • D— . • • the lawyer rode, seltioqnizingi half a]«u3: bat a jolly .fo"U Hei thinks bo can.fame that pretty piooo of • Confound HI- -I wuhl bad not seen ber. I want to throw np the .case when I think of ber eyes. Of tSOtifse I shall not do it ' But Who without seeing her would ever understand Topmark's infatuation? The wonder is that, having seen her, I no longer wonder over it She might be dangerous to me, only she sees too far Into me. Then there is that stubborn fact—Jack Talbot. Only a fool would overlook him. But the other one, Topmark's nieoe— she's almost as astonishing, considering the stock sbe springs from. What a way she bast It was worth a lot to see how sbe cooed and purred the other night. I might think of calling there, only I hope to get out of this tomorrow at the latest." V4« c I'IU » «•# !•' 1 - In the reign of James I, Xiall Gary O'Donnell was Prince of. Tyrconnell, lord of the mountainous County Donegal and chief of his name and race. He warred valiantly Against the English, but at length was taken prisoner. He died In the Tower of London. From the brother of this chief, Charles Oge O'Donnell, descended the two young exiles, Henry and Joseph O'Donnell, younger brothers of Manus O'Donnell of Wllford Lodge, County Mayo. Henry entered the Austrian service and rose to be a baron and a major general. Joseph settled in Spain about 1750 and became a lieutenant general. There was no need to ennoble him, as in Spain all the Irish exiles were recognized as nobles ready made. This lieutenant general, Don Joseph, left four sons, all distinguished in the army of their adopted country. The eldest, Don Jose O'Donnell, was captain general of Castile, and the youngest, Don Enrique, was a famous lieutenant general, O'Donnell, count of Abishad, regent of Spain in 1818and captain general of Andalusia. The second of the four, Don Carlos, also a lieutenant general and a knight of St. Ferdinand, died in 1830, leaving two children, of whom the elder, Don Carlos O'Donnell, was father of the present Duke of Tetuan, while the second was Field Marshal Don Leopoldo O'Donnell, first duke of that name. "Po' Magnelyer! Pa* gall~An he Wanfed-tertjurt you fer Betty V' iiinsley 'uantftrytrig tc-taikrbflr hatod. -BotrWp- ■WeaflddTlfwd tfie frtuftto . irX.QW JMlpZlfflute. SS?£l -»*' »L can't navsr pay you fetr-rfer .the ' Sight- « Betty,- I'hopes the-good Lord "willr fdone my beetr11 Hinaley said'in Rob's ear as Magnolia *as-led weephig 'afcay." Aiid thferi came fhe elftflax of confused excitement. Aunt Phemy walked out of the courtroom, her face full of baleful joy, and as she passed the threshold Mr. Topmark fell, face downward, in a swoon that was like death. teacher and to lead him to Christ j 89. 'Then the Spirit said to Philip, G* I near and join thyself to this chariot." Whatever Philip may have thought he now knew the objeot of his mission. Hi| trained ear heard the message of the Spirit, and without hesitation or question he obeysL I believe it is possible to live al! ways and fully under the oontrol of the Spirit and have God working In us both to will and to do of His good pleasure. If this is our whole hearted desire, He will fulfill the desire of them that fear Him (P& cxlv, 19). 80. "Ui "Tbo «oart will hoar, then pass on the admifHibility of the eyidenoe," ho said, with a bow to the voting element. It was neither law nor praotire, but he knew his public and had no mind to bulk it, with election but two weeks ahead. Everybody wan standing, the better to neo and hear. At first they eauiiht hardly a syllable. The newcomer's husky voice made but the merest rustle of sound through the silence. with us on this basis, not one of ns could stand before Him. It should only be a question of need and onr ability to rapply the need. "Hush, deart" Mrs. Payne said, pressing Rob's hand, with a sigh. Sbe knew only too well in what grave peril of loss the girl stood. Even now ber husband and other friends were plotting a compromise that would leave the McGregors at least in possession for so long as the blind man lived. thou what thoa teadestf" With this question Philip Introduced himself to the man in the chariot. "Yea, I'm bound ter say it is," Mr. Topmark admitted impartially, with the air of one oonfeiring a favor. "But, yon see, er remainder in true'— I ain't aaeanin the least disrespeo', Mils Rob. I know your word's better'n er bond. Bat the place won't be yours till the oie gentleman's gone. S'posin yon died flat"— The day had been dull, bnt it had other happenings yet to coma Halfway home the Payne carriage met a messenger coming hot foot to say Cerintba bade them hasten if they would see Mr. McGregor alive. having run to him as soon as he was com- Rn&nded by the Spirit. When the Lord sees tny one Intent upon understanding His word He will take pains to instruct him. The marginal reading of Job x, 8, is very suggestive, "Thine hands took pains about ma " Gabriel was sent from heaven to Daniel to make him understand and to show him the truth (Dan. x, 14, 81; xl, 8). The Holy Spirit has been given to ev- There are many reasons why we Cihould nee all opportunities for doing good to our fellow men. It is a positive pleasure to benefit others. It is the desire of the Lord Jesus Christ, and for Bis sake, if no other, we ought to do it In feeding the hungry and clothing the naked and visiting the sick, Jesus looks upon it as being done unto Him. It pays to be philanthropia The reflex influence is always-good, and turn not only deserves another, but in the providence of God usually receives it We know not when we may need what jome one else now needs. Let ns do to them as we would have them do to ns under changed conditions. Judge Qraball had the name of being a mighty hard man, one who, it was said, oared for nothing beyond law and the emoluments thereof. Naturally Mr. Payne left him in a state of jubilant amazement. As he went out of the office be encountered Colonel Talbot, with Jack at his elbow, bent, be had no doubt, upon an errand like his own. Rob, of oourse, knew nothing of that, though the lawyer had been too kindly wise to let her underrate the strength of her opponents. " We must fight for delay," he had said, "wear them out. It's almost our only chance. Your father is the only person within reach who could testify to the missing deed's existence and explain why it is missing. Don't think I shall let him do it, though. Even if I were so heartless as to undo in a minute all your brave work through years, it would scarcely be wise. He is so infirm and fanciful. Then, as the real party In interest, hi* testimony in the law's eye would be tainted, though we and everybody know it would be gospel truth. If I can manage to get the case pot over two terms or three—well, my dear, I think a settlement will be mighty near in sight" "Manimy knows well as mo," ho was Haying. "She tried ter raise mo honest. My nume's Jim Hinsley, an I'm gran'- ;on ter old Naomi Pickins, same as that po' gal thar. Mammy married fust ju never went ter the Eelanoy, but she knows how her mammy signed the land orway because of er speckled heifer"— The home coming had been a sort of triumphal procession. At least a half dozen good fellows had volunteered to ride, lantern in hand, before the carriage, so it might be driven at speed. Inside Bob sat, with Mrs. Payne's arms about her and Mr. Payne and Oolonel Talbot jubilant on the seat opposite. She was full of rosy triumph, yet at the hail she got white and said unsteadily: Sound of other hoofs here made him slacken speed. His road ran into another some 20 yards away. Through the thin growth of the intervening point he saw Miss Winfold, mounted upon the tall, gray, family horse, with Major, a scrap of blaok boy, up behind. At sight of Mr. Howell he set up an atrocious "Yon shall not suppose such a thing," Rob said, with a quick shiver. "To do it would be to deny the mercy of God. I shall live to take care of him. I will do it In spite of everything. What you have said, though, shows me the case is hopeless, so far as it oonoerns you. I can only beg your pardon for having troubled you." "You know it ain't no trouble, not the least Why, Miss Rob, I'd do jest anything fer you an glad er the chance,'' Mr. Topmark said eagerly. "Now, don't yon fret an think you're goin ter be tamed oat er bouse an home. That shan't never happen while Ben Topmark's yours ter oammand"— The Duke of Tetuan was married in 1863 and has three sons—Don Juan Patricio O'Donnell, born 1864; Don Carlos Alfonso O'Donnell, born 1869, and Don Leopoldo Patricio O'Donnell, born 1&74. One of these young men is aid-de-camp to General Weyler in Cuba. truth (John xiv, 86; xvi, 18). i 81. 'How can 1, exoept some man should guide me?" Thus graciously answered the treasurer, and he invited Philip to step into the chariot with him. How smoothly ery believer to teach and to guide into all "No use to go there," he said, nodding to the door behind him. "I tried, but Graball snapped me up so I haven't quite got back my breath." "Oh, daddy wus right 1" Rob whispered to Mrs. Payne, then bent eagerly forward. The man was saying in still that whistling, husky tone, "We lived in Tipton county, er fur piece from yere, but Magnolyer, po' gal, come thar ter see us when her mammy died, an thar this yere scoundrel, Noch Aunis, come with 'er, makin out they was married, though shewa'n't hardly lfi. " snigger, crying aloud: "Miss Alioel Miss Alioel Dar deve'yman Marse Ben took'n fotch ter we all's bouse t'urrer nigbt, de man frum town mammy say "That must mean daddy needs me. Let me get out, please. Some one give me a horse. I can ride in half the time the carriage must taka " everything goes when the Spirit is work- The journal of the Boyal Irish Society of on Oct. 6,1890, published the following letter from the Duke of Tetuan: ing 1 Philip, sent by the Spirit, finds one In whom the Spirit has been working, and "So be is retained for the other side," Jack said, his face falling. "Weil, there are more lawyers in town if none quite so good." therefore one ready to be taught The Spirit might have taught the eunuch Himself without the help of any man (I John "My ancestor, Niall Gary O'Donnell, was the last recognized Prince of Tyrconnell and chief of his name. As his lineal male representative I claim the heirship of tnosc honors. If I am proud of being a Spaniard by birth, I am quite as proud of being an Irishman by descent, and I sign myself 'Carlos O'Donnell of Tyroonnell' with as much heartfelt exaltation as I do Tet*an." she s'peot gwine cut out all your yotber beau s." Bible Headings.—Jer. viii, 19, 80; Math. ▼, 16; xxv, 84-40; Acts viii, 36-89; Luke x, 25-87; John ix, 4; xii, 86, 80; I Oor. xv, 68; II Oor. viii, 1-12; Gal. vi, 10; PhiL iv. 10-14; H These, ii, 16, 17; Heb. x, 28-26; xi. 18-16. "She is right Let her out," Colonel Talbot said, opening the door and springing out Reside her. "The best two horses, boys," he went on. "Yon can have our places, but go we must" 11, 87), but He saw fit to use human instrumentality. How blessed to be used of God! Only be willing, and He will use you. "You, Major, bush, this minuter' Miss Winfold said, her face taking on a brick dust hue. She had taken stock of Mr. Howell upon their first encounter, and her mind was made up that, failing Jack Talbot, sbe could do no better than marry him. Sbe was unfeignedly glad of the chance that threw him in ber way, but maiden modesty, as she understood it, forbade her to seem conscious of his presence until unconsciousness was no longer possible Even after they had exchanged greetings she kept a distant front toward him until he drew directly beside ber, saying, witb a lazy "Oh, you won't need to bunt them!" Mr. Payne said, with a chuckle. "Graball has fallen in love with the oase, he says—I believe it's the client—so much in love be migbt fling you out of the window if you went talking money, aa I did." Magnolia's face went down in her hand. Nooh caught her roughly and jerked her upright, then made a forward leap and looked bis hands about the other man's throat, roaring out; 88, 88. "He was led as a sheep to the slaughter." Thus he read In what we would oall Isa. llii, 7, 8, concerning Him of whom Moses and all u.j prophets did write, Jesus of Nazareth, i e Son of Joseph (John 1, 45), but he knew DTlm not This whole chapter will doubtless be the general confession of Israel as a nation after they shall have looked upon Him whom they have pierced (Zech. xii, 10) In the day when they shall say, "Lo, this is our God I We have waited for Him, and He will save us" (Isa. xxv, 9). "Excuse me. Yon must know I cannot aooept any but such help as may oome strictly in tbe way of business," Bob said, her eyes beginning to shine "Forgive me if I seem bold, Mr. Topmark, bat I must say in justice to myself that in thus applying to you I took aoooont not of your gallantry, but of your well known shrewdness. I am offering you for $6,000 what I know you want very muoh and otherwise would not get at all." Almost before she drew m second breath Rob was mounted and racing forward at Oolonel Talbot's elbow. He rode still as light and straight as in his soldier days. Two lantern bearers bore them company, and no word was spoken, save onoe, when he said, gently touching her arm, "Dear ohild, we will rarely be in tima " Chinese Mission Hospitals. Nobody in Walnut Creek dreamed of questioning that Judge Graball ran things legal pretty muoh to suit himself. So Rob was reasonably content as she sat at Mrs. Payne's side and took note of Mr. Howell, who, she had heard, was now firmly engaged to Miss Winfold. And Mrs. Winfold, ber gossips bad assured ber, said over it: "I really was mighty sorry fer Jack Talbot, pore fallow I But, then, Alice never had, as yon might say, inoouridged him. Her goin erbout with him had been mostly because bis mother was so insistent. Alice never had the least idear of him as er husband, though be wanted her bad, so bad she did but bope be wouldn't go an take ter drink over not glttin her. But no girl couldn't not ef she had been well raised, tbink er missin sech er chanoe as Mr. Howell. Why, it would be flyin in the faoe er Providence an brother both. Brother never did favor Jack Talbot an was jest de-lighted over Alioe's ingagement. Of oo'se he had never let on ter tbe Talbots bow be felt—be couldn't, not on aooount of tbe sto' an them wot kin so many niggers— but fer my part I was glad ter let out things. I was so tired er bein perlite jest from the teeth. An then ter think what er romants it was—Mr. Howell fallin In love the very minute he saw Alioel Seoh er compliment! Now, ef only Ninesy done as well in marry in— she couldn't noways do no better—I wouldn't have nothin more ter wish fer this side er heaven." Nearly every missionary sooiety at work in Ohina has established medioal missions, and the missionaries oonsider the presence of a Christian hospital an The duke is an honorary member of the learned Irish body to which he wrote this letter. If. is said cf him, in circles diplomatic, that for years he constantly refused the embassadorship to England becauee of the wrongs which he declared had been inflicted upon his ancestors ,by England and her sovereigns.—New York Sun. Rob smiled demurely when she came to know tbe result of these embassies. .Then she said, with dim eyes, looking away to where her father sat in tbe sun: "Only help me to keep him happy until —until we know the end. That is, more than anything, the very best help you oan give." "Jailbird, how dar' you come yere talkiu over other folks' privit corncerns?"immense advantage to them in their work of 8oq1 winning. One missionary declares that even Itinerancy is of less value. In one case a patient traveled 1,000 miles to reach a Christian hospital. In another case last summer 180 patients were on the mission premises at one time.—Golden Role. "Be quiet, my man I I'd hate ter handcuffing before the time," Deputy Sheriff Reed Raid, forcing him back. Hinaiey was coughing fearfully. He drank more whisky and went on: Then silence until they came to the Payne gate. It flew wide before they reached it A kind voice cried through the darkness: 84. "I pray thee, of whom speaketh the prophet this?" Whether the prophet was speaking of himself or of some other man, the eunuch oould not make out. The prophets were types of Christ and did in laugh: They had agreed with her and gladly lone her bidding. No hint, no whisper, if coming trouble reached the blind nan. He knew only that somehow be vas happier, bad more company and more of friendly sympathy than for some fears back. He was glad of it too. He felt himself weakening daily, and as life slipped from him be came to prize more ind more the kindly human contact that gilded bis darkness. Audacity is the character note struck in the most recent Cuban exploits, and, almost as a matter of course, the man in question is very young. Nestor Aranguren y Martinez was born in Havana Feb. 11, 1873. A Cuban "Van Bibber." "Too mean Jest Bosooe, I a"pose," Mr. Topmark Raid, grinning. "I do want it, Miss Rob, but, Lord, not half, not er hundredth part, as bad as I want 700. Now. don't yon try ter atop me. You sent ter me, remember. I got er right ter apeak. I know yon don't keer nothin in the world erbout me, an I'm er fool ter keep 00 arter yon like I da I ain't no handsome yoong sprig ter take your fancy. Neither I ain't er p'ison snake. 80 yon jest aay.yon'U eben oonaider me, an I pledge yon my word yon ahan't hare no mo' trouble with this yea* rascally gang"— "Miss Winfold, yon must be here as a direct answer to prayer. I was thinking of you, and, behold, I look up and see you I" "I was crazy ter marry, too, then. I had jest met up with my Betty; hadn't er been fer that I mought not er believed Ncch so easy when he tole me what er fine thing steal in horses was. He had er gang, he said. Ef I'd Jine 'em, we could make piles er cash, me er visitin him in Mtssoury er the Eelanoy an Bel Lin stock from down our way an him er doin the same in Tennessee. So I, foollike, j'iued 'em. Oh. how we all swore ter help one ernother when trouble come, ef ever. But when it come ter me an ernother po' chap they wa'n't fer helpin us. We'd done well that season Thar was money ter sheer, an they thought 'twould go better between jest thar ownselves. But they give us fa'r words. Besides we wa'n't the sort ter give 'em away." "Thank God, you ia in time, Miss Rob! I here am say your pappy ain't gwine stay muoh longer way from heaben."their lives foreshadow in some measure the sufferings of Christ Isaiah and his children were signs in Israel (chapter viii, 18), and Jeremiah says of himself, "I was like a lamb or an oz that is brought to the slaughter" (Jar. xl, 19). Seeing Christ. It is in Him that we meet the highest we know. In His person, speaking human language, mingling freely in human society, the world saw that which permanently raised its idea of God. Seeing Christ, if was God men saw, and they saw Him to be more and better than they had thought God is revealed in Him, and onr hope of knowing God better is our hope of knowing Christ better. —Professor Marcus Doda, D. IX "Oh, indeed 1 Now, I wonder what you were thinkin of poor me unless you were wonderin bow yon managed to talk to snah a little goose," Miss Winfold said, with an arch lift of her brows. Rob leaned far over her horse's neck. The house was still half a mile away. She whispered low to the straining beast: "Go! Go! My daddy is dying!" Now the important and most welcome fact is that no violent episodes of the war have made more for peace than have these. 85. Philip began at the same Scripture and preached unto him Jesua He would probably go back to the Passover lamb of Ex. Hi and to the daily burnt offering, and possibly to the coats of skins of Gen. ill. 21; then on to the Lamb of God, of whom John the Baptist spake He oould easily find in Isa 1111 the sufferings, death, resurrection and future glory of Chris*. But whatever line he took, he must oertainly have shown Christ to be the only Saviour of sinners and the fulfillment of every type and shadow. And before we come to them it will do no harm to characterize the young man In a single short paragraph, the briefer the better, embodying the information that he belongs to one of the well known families in Havana; that before the war he was just one of the tacos de la Acera—dandy, or dude, of the Havana Tenderloin—an ornamental rather than an impressive figure in the cafe called El Louvie. But it is related that when two Spanish officers, sitting at an adjoining table in the cafe, generalized rather impolitely the characters of Cubans and Cuban women Aranguren took one of the officers in his hands and threw him from the window to the pavement, or terrace, or whatever there happened to be below tbat particular window. As though the good creature comprehended, it stretched itself in long leaps that left other company behind. Wraithlike she crossed the fields, sped up the avenue, sprang down and ran to the wide front chamber, where lights and moving figures told her she would find her precious charge. "What a slander!" laughed the lawyer, and at once rode on beside her. He was in the humor to see what was under and within this undulant plumpness. The girl lacked fascination whol- Rob was unutterably tender of him. 3he marked his falling away, but let no traoe at grief and dread creep into ber voioe. Instead she was gay and high with him, full of quips and cranky jests, making a pretense of filching the gold- ly, bnt be seemed to discern in her a quality of subtle subservience which might mean muoh to a career such as be bad mapped out for himself. "Thank you, but that is wholly impossible," Rob said, a deep soarlet stainlag her pallid face, "so impossible," she want on, "we will forget what you have said." He lay easily, propped with pillows no whiter than his face. Cerintha sat beside him, holding his chill hand. A little way off Brother Walton read the Twenty-third Psalm in the voice of one who knows himself in a holy pi ace Personal appearance at first attracts the greater attention, but personal character produces the most lasting impression. While dress and manners are to be duly cultivated, our chief concern should be to so feel and act that we may make the deepest, most vital and most beneficent effeot upon all with whom we oome in oontaot—Presbyterian. Still, nothing migbt have oome of it but for Major, though he was the unlikeliest possible Cupid. "Dat boy, he dest gut ter be mean er bust," his mother habitually said of him, and just now be was ill content with tbe estate "This is raving madness, pure lunacy, and utterly foreign to the case. I demand that it be stopped," Mr. Howell began as the narrator paused to catch breath. A big fellow, tall and gaunt, in the front rank of listeners, set the lawyer down forcibly, saying dryly: 86. The treasurer evidently took it all in and received Jesus Christ as his Saviour, for, coining to water, he asked for buptism. Having rooeived Christ, hs would tts quickly as possible confess It before all who journeyed with him, and doubtless he would prench Christ to many, for he could not keep the good news to "What makes it impossible?" Topmark asked doggedly. Bob shivered faintly, then drew back, "Tbe fact that lam myself and you yourself." The blind man's face was transfig nred with a soft, tender smile. As the minister's voice died away be began to repeat in a clear, happy tone: "There shall be no more night there, neither any weeping, for the Lamb of God, which taketh a'.vav the sins of the world, shall wipe all tears from their eyes." An appreciable product of the century's end—a Cuban "Van Bibber." in which he foand himself. There was small chance for mischief riding thai within six inohes of Miss Winfold'a immaculate and starched pink shoulders— unless, that is, one had Major's genius for it By the time they had gone a mile in Mr. Howell's company the lad had "You're the only woman round yen I couldn't have far the askin," Mr. Top- Mark began in his moat aggrieved voioe. In spite of her deep titrable, Bob broke Into a laugh and answered gayly: "I have not the least doubt of it Dear Mr. Topmark, do go and take one of them. You don't know how guilty I shall feel if I think myself the oocasion at ao excellent a husband going to waste." Her laughing provoked Mr. Topmark beyond words, more than even her steadfast refusal of himself. She oould thus whistle him and his money down the wind with ruin staring her in the face. It moat be ahe did not realise what aha was about He had spoken fair words. Vow he must try what virtue lay in The town of Guanabacoa, just a little toward the east from Havana and separated from it only by the impure waters of the bay, is a suburb, a place of residence for many persons whose occupations take them daily to the capital city. The place was supposed to be securely held by its Spanish garrison under the command of Don Narciso Fonsdeviela, but during the night of Jan. 6 Aranguren led about 20 young men of his own class, together with about 80 bomberos, through its southern outskirts and to the center of the town, in Palo Blanco street, so thoroughly demoralizing the garrison by the audacity of it all—and a Spanish paper confesses that it was a case of total derrota—that he was able to pass the night there, sacking and burning almost as many buildings as he had followers.—Harper's Weekly. himself. Influence of "Whatever else it is, suh, it's mighty interestin, an as your friend I'm advisin you ter listen ter it an keep stilL " 87. "If thou believest with all thins heart, thou mayeet." This is the oue only essential to salvation, that Christ be truly received In the lietirt. "If thou shult oottfess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus and shalt believe in thine heart that God bath raised Him from the dead, thou shalt be saved" (Roni. x, 9). To believe on Him is to receive Him (John 1, 12), and if He be not truly received there la no saving faith (I John v, 18). The influence of Christian Endeavor conventions never adjourns. There has been reported from Chioago a band of 16 Endeavorers, who, as a result of the Washington convention, meet weekly for Bible study and preparation for evangelistio work and after the meeting take entire charge for the evening of the services in a rescue mission. Memory of it all brought a shadowy dimple to lurk about Bob'a mouth as she sat serenely faoing her enemies in court Mr. Topmark had come in, but did not glance her way. He held stonily aloof, too, from Magnolia, though he answered with a constrained greeting when Nooh called jauntily across to him. He looked ill and worn indeed. The wrinkles below the jaw were deeper and his hard, shiny skin unwholesomely red. Bob saw him look eagerly at the line of huddled blacks at the back of the courtroom. Something, she know not what, moved her to let her eyes also rest there. To her amazement, she saw Aunt Phemy sitting primly apart and leaning upon her crotched stick till her face was half hidden. found a long pin which be recalled having hidden that morning somewhere in his woolly crown. Next minute he had thrust it into old gray so sharply that tbat sober aaimal gave a great bound, and Miss Winfold lay in a heap upon the road. "Goon, my man," Mr. Graball said kindly. He had beckoned Rob to his side. The stranger's eyo lit up at sight of her, but he made no sign that she was not wholly strange. Clinching one hand about the other wrist, he went on, with awful effort: Rob ran to him and begnn to say in her old, merry voice, "Here I am, daddy, home with news to"— She could not go on. Ho had caught the shake in her voiou and put out his arms to her, with a luminous smile. "They talked help an pardon ter ns, an all the time—I found it out later— they was payin ter—ter have us put outer the way. Tbi»t wa'nt all neither. Noch took er notion ter my Betty. Because she wouldn't have nothin ter say ter him he—he turned her outen the house I had lost everything to* buy fer us. But she was good grit She held her head up an tole nobody, not eben mammy, but worked an slaved on, waitin fer mo, till—till the young one died. Then she give up"— "Little daughter, it has come at last —the light, the beautiful light!" he said, stroking her hair, as her head fell on bis breast. After a minute bo went on: "That is my brave darling! She is sorry—ah, so sorry—to lose her daddy, but she will not let her sobs break up this everlasting peace. Little comrade, it is hard to leave yon, even for heaven. But darling, your mother is there. Von will not think I grew cowardly and did not want to stay?" 88. The driver of the chariot and other attendants may have overheard and understood the whole conversation. They certainly now beheld that which the treasurer oould more fully explain to them as they went on their way. Whether the one baptized was Immersed or had the water poured upon him does not clearly appear. If those who think that Immersion is the right way—cannot love and bear with those who think pouring or sprinkling sufficient—there Is more grace ready for theiu if they will have it. A Suggestion For Endesrorm Major was there, too, a moaning lump of arms and legs. But Mr. Howell took no thought of him. He knelt betide Miss Winfold, noting even in that "Only help me to keep him happy." Dr. Clark sends from Europe, as a suggestion to the Christian Endeavor sooieties of the world, the plan of occupying a few moments in every Christian Endeavor prayer meeting, or at least occasionally, with a summary of the pastor's morning sermon. The plan should prove helpful alike to young people and pastor. pieces from bis pocket to oonsole herself for the loss of Mr. Topmark, who, as she reported, had shamelessly deserted her for the mature charms of Miss Mandy Allen. Much as she recoiled from the man, even from mention of him, she knew her father would neod some other than the true explanation of why the widower came no longer and seized upon the one nearest at hand. distracted minute how firmly the neat flaxen braids sat in place. As he slid an arm beneath her head she opened her eyes and gasped faintly, "Water, water 1" then collapsed against the arm from whose support she had ohastely withdrawn herself. rough ones. ''You say you love your ole father," he began. "Thar won't be many ter believe that when they see him in the poorbouse an know you oould er kept him out er it" The recent sale of the Vulture mine, in Arizona, to secure a loan of $24,000, marks about the last that will be public of Horace A. W. Tabor, once senator from Colorado. At one time he was worth many millions of dollars, and from this one mine of his over $10,000,000 in gold ore was taken. Tabor was lavish, extravagant and foolish in his days of prosperity, reckless In his latter day investments and is supposed to have paid an enormous and ridiculous prioe for the 80 days'service in the United States senate that was all he ever achieved In the direction of a gratification of his political ambition. Today ex-Senator Tabor is again delving in the earth, hoping to find another fortune in the way in which he found his first one. But for the flashily magnificent Tabor Opera House In Denver there is nothing left to remind his old associates of the days of his prinoely life and existence.—New York Times. Tabor's Downfall. Until the week befo-e court Hat Jndge Graball had held to the comforting belief of hia world as to his own potency in legal affairs. Then suddenly he waa made aware that an elective judiciary sometimes takes account of more things than enter into strictly legal procedure. Judge Waxem of the honorable court was a candidate for re-election, and his only dangerous competitor was peculiarly strong in Walnut Oreelc—Walnut Creek, which cast 400 votes, 850 of which were safely controlled by Mr. Topmark. All through a heated canvass that gentleman had sat impartially on the fonoe, but at the eleventh hour he gave out that, " 'cordin ter his way er Beein things. Judge Waxem come nearer doin right'n any new man could be looked ter hit it, an Waxem'd have his vote an inflooence shore." Sin Is Attractive. "Perhaps," Rob said, though she got white to the lips. "But it seema to me, Mr. Topmark, we had better say no mora. We are not likely to agree, and it Is utterly foolish to quarrel" "We most agree on some thin er else It'll be the wuat day's work was ever done fer you an him," Mr. Topmark almost shouted. "You think, I reckon, other help will oome. I tell yoa it won't, it shan't I can give yon er name as will abet every door in the eounty In your face. Now, take your obaioe—be my wife, have all that life kin give er else the road an the world loakin at yon aa the duat under its feetl Oboose quick too. You've tried me long enough." "Choice la Impossible,'' Bob aald, her face white and aoornfal, "since nothing elan an earth oonld be to me ao bard, so degrading, ao entirely unbearable, as even the oontampl&tion for one minute of being your wife." Mr. Topmark swung upon hia heel andaame face to face with Annt Pbemy, who had bean atandlng Juat outside the nape arbor throughout the interview. The old woman waa still speechless. Otherwise she showed no sign at the oowardly midnight attack. Bob had almoat forced her to oome and ahare Mam tiaa'a bouse In a corner of the yard. She had been ahelling peaa in the arbor . while Bob talked with the lawyer that morning. Nowaheatood looking at Mr. Topmark with the eye of a basilisk. Thrice she nodded at him, then raised ber hand and pointed him away. "Out er my way, yon ale witch!" he aborted, rushing past her. Bob had Bank, shaken and breathless, upon the tarf aeat within. The old woman went to her and aoftly stroked her bead, then took tka girl'a faoe between her two haadaaOMl looked iatotbeeyea aa ■be tried to comfort ber. "Water, water!" Major echoed In precisely ber key. So she got through the weeks before oourt sat Then Mm. Payne would hear of nothing but that the McGregors should come to them for a fortnight "Cerinthawill love to take care of your father. He delights to bear as she to tell of Brother Walton's perfections," the good lady said, with a mild twinkle, "and we will take you to the courthouse without ever letting the daddy gneas what we have been about" "No, daddy. You have born brave, the very bravest mun iu the world," Rob said, forcing her words to be steady. "Life has not been too easy for either of oh. It seems a little bit selfish, your leaving me alone, but I can go, too, some day." 89, 40. The eunuch goes on his way rejoicing, and Philip, caught away by the Spirit, la found at Azotus, and preaches the gospel In all the cities from there to Ccesarea. The Joy of the eanuoh was due to his faith in Christ and to the fact that cow he was accepted in the Boloved, justified from all things and a joint heir with the man at God's right hand (Eph. 1, 6; Acta *111, 88; Rom. vlll, 16, 17). He believed and was thus filled with joy and peace (Rom. xv, 18). God had other work for Philip, or rather more of the same work In other places, and sent him off to tt. If be never saw the eunuch again on •arth, he has certainly met him long era this In glory. It is a mistake to say that sin is repulsive and unattractive. The truth is there are thousands of naughty things that the unregenerate think are nioe. Sin is often attractive and entioing, else fewer people would be sinners. Too often men are in sinful ways because they like the ways of sin.—Rev. CL B. Mitchell, Kansas City. The poor voice failed atterly. A great sob choked and shook the wasted frame. As it passed Hinsley saidi "She laid down ter die, but she wanted me, jailbird that I was. She cried fer me day an night Believe it er not, I knowed it an knowed ttho wus dyin. Then all hell couldn't er kep' me in that thar chain gang. I run an tromped an hid an starved, but—hut God was good. I seen Bettv." "Shut up! Yon are not hurt, you monkey!" Mr Howell said masterfully. "I does bleebe I kin walk," Major answered, with a gria; then, darting nimbly to the roadside: "Dest you run ter Miss Alice, Mr. Man! I gwine fetch er whole bucketful er water soon as eber I gits back frum Uno'Joe Tom's house." "But not for a long time," he said, patting her hand. "You have Roscoe. Promise me you will keep and cherish it always. For awhile you will be lonely. But, daughter, the light has come, and in it I see clearly many, many thing*. C*ll the Talbits— the oolonel and Jvjk I want thsm. There 1h something I most aay " As he vanished Mr. Howell looked down at the round cheek against his shoulder. It waa soft and smooth, trebly tempting to lips lacking the ohrism of love. He stooped and kissed it Then instantly the pale eyes opened with a glanoe that he could not misread. He had met artifice and cunning fit to cope with his own. He smiled a little behind bis mustache and said as he led her horse to the roadside, where she stood ready to remount: Failure*. Bob could not speak. She dropped her bead on Mrs. Payne's broad breast, and for tho first time sobbed bard. But afterward she waa dooile as a child, even making herself fine without a murmur in tbe dark green gown, with little touches of gilt, that set off ber dark beauty as it deserved, for Mra Payne had said when the garment was laid before its wearer, "You must let me do for Helen's daughter a little part of what ahe would do for mine." The failures in Christian life are not due to lack of power, but to failure to use the po-ver that is in us.—G. P. Pentecost."Drink! It will help yon," Mr. Graball said, holding a cordial to the parohthink we had as well not waste more time. Mr. Clerk, enter judgment far"— A stir about the door startled him into pausing a breath's space. Before he "Her*, old friend, just beside yon ! " Colonel Talbot ea'.d, taking the dvlng hatd lnacliee, brotherly grasp Bob knelt still at the bedside Jack bent above h»r as he, too, answered the samtnori«.| R#r father motioned her tt rise and stand belde tbe voung man. ABOUT BABIES. HOW tO PI MM. NEVADA ROASTS. A million bablee dally cry for a drink of cool boiled water. "One great source of pleasing others lies in oar wish to please them," said a father to his daughter, discoursing an the "small, sweet courtesies of life." "We want to tell you a secret The way to make yourself pleasant to others is to show them attention. The whole world is like the miller of Mansfield, 'who cared for nobody—no, not he— because nobody cared for him,' and the whole world would do so if yon give them the cause. Let the people see that you care for them.''—Exchange. could go on there was a hubbub that silenced him. An old woman, hatchet faced, weazened, bent, with skin like brown parchment below a thatch at stiff gray hair, was half leading, half dragging, a tall figure up tbe aisle toward the bar. At tbe rail they stopped short The long figure painfully straightened itself and said in a husky whisper: Now Nevada should pass another law insisting that prize fighters should fight and not talk.—New York Press. So, when the case of Tnbbs versus McGregor carno up, Judge Graball was not astonished to find that the plaintiff's most serviceable attorney sat in tbe place of judgment Do what Graball might, things went at railroad speed. Motions were denied, overruled, set at naught, until he became so defiantly and impudently cheerfnl those who understood him best felt bis case was hopeless, for in the most desperate cases his air of confidence became something superhuman. More than once it had carried the jury bis way in the face of law and evidence. But juries are never candidates, needing to regard the sun, the winds, of popular favor. The more Graball maneuvered the more flinty hard grew Judge Waxem's face. How to bury foolish theories and keep tbe baby alive is the question. Common advloe Is about as useful as un cracked oocoanuts are digestlbla That one of the states of the Union should now give sanction to pugilistio contests is almost beyond comprehension. —Manchester Union. "That was a lucky ovemet Without It we migbt have wasted aix months in ooming to an underspending." "Jack," he said, the woTds coming hard, "answer me now. as though jroo stood faolng the jadgment bar, do yon love m? child »" Walking into the courtroom between the gray haired couple, Rob was glad they had taken thought for her. She knew herself tbe focus of all eyes and rejoiced that the most captions should see her look as became the heiress of Roeooe. "My, but don't she walk proud on them little feet?" one spectator said aside to another. " Tain't no wonder she wouldn't eben wipe 'em on Ben Topmark. Smile on tbe baby just out of a nap and show a happy face when picking It up. A vicious business that has been prohibited in every state and territory of the Union ought not to be encouraged in Nevada.—Chicago Inter Ocean. "Better than my life, my toul, " Jack said huskily. Good rules may have so many exceptions they become dangerous In common use. CHAPTER XIX Light housework Is generally an ideal exercise during preparation, but exercise Without animation is not reoroatlon. Rob waa destined to demonstrate that even tbe unrighteous are aometimea not forsaken. She was distinctly of the unrighteous, according to those whose standard was Miss Winfold, yet at tbe first word of her trouble friends came hurrying to her aid. Mr. Payne and Colonel Talbot, of course, were foremost, and each looked to find a limp, white, tearful creature, hunted, driven, not knowing whither to turn. Instead they found a collected young woman, faintly smiling, with eyes that grew wet for all her bravery when they let her know upon what errand they had come. "Mammy, ask 'em—ask 'am of we air in time?" Tbe blind man softly smiled "She has loved you alt her life, " he said Nevada offers itself as an asylum for the pugs and thugs and social scum with eyes vride open to the disgrace involved, but willing to stand it for a consideration.— Chicago Tribune. Nooh Annis half sprang upright at sight of the wasted face. His mother cii lips. Ah iliuHiey swallowed it he looked up ut Uob with adoring eyes, then hurried on: "Into your hands I ooinmtt her May the Lird God keep and bless yon both!'* "Amen, ameu I " said Brother Walton and Colonel Talbot lDi one breath CC rlntha Payne sobbed aloud, and J tok drew his swtetheart wltbln h's arms, saying broktoly: One mother confesses that the theories whloh wore successful with her first three children were entirely annihilated by the fourth. Oar Only Fortrew. The only fortress in the United States is Fortre-8 Monroe, at Old Point Comfort, in Virginia It was built for the purpose of defending the naval yard of Norfolk against any possible attack. Its area is about 80 acres, surrounded by a moat filled with water from 8 to 15 feet deep and from 76 to 100 feet wide. One mother asked another, who had a 1-year-old baby, what she had been doing the last year. Her reply was that she had been giving her theories a respectable burial.—Chicago Record. It now looks as if Nevada would become the prizefighters' refuge and protector. If so, perhaps Corbett and Fitzsimmons will oome to blows when next they come together. This would be a strange innovation.—Detroit Journal. Bob caught the whisper and flushed faintly, drawing a trifle behind her friends. When tho tbreo were safely seated, she let her eyes range the oourtroom until they fell upon Magnolia Tnbbs sitting between Mrs. Annis and her son. It was her first conscious sight of the girl in whoso behalf her own right was disputed. Rob had heard vaguely ber story, barely enough to know that for some reason or for none the girl was wildly anxious to como into ready money. She had heard, too, of her coarse, luxuriant beanty, her passion for flam*"- taoiaa hint, too, ctf "I knowed this country round yere because I stole er horse here onoe, the very best horse, an, when I come ter the place wbar I got it, it jest seemed ter me I couldn't pass by. Sometbin held my feet, so I went in the ole conjure woman's cabin thar at Roocoe, an she— ehn gimme wind er this yere rascal doin 's er Nocb's. She knowed Noch's mammy back in tbe ol6 times, but someway she hadn't got at the right end er things. I didn't git it neither till Betty told me jest 'fore she died. Nooh had showed her er paper an said be oaold "And I bs«e loved her all her life |" With a last fl'oker of strength the bltDd man drew theli hacd.i together and held tbem a minute Then his flngere loosed their bold, his b»ad dropped, and th"e« w tohlng saw that his darkness had ended In the perfeot day The case had been called in tbe early afternoon. It still looked hours of nightfall Mr. Grabnll was on his feet speaking uguinst tiuie, indeed, when tbe judge presiding, who had listened with an air of polite fatigue, as one who tolerates another's babblo solely from self respect, yawned behind his hand, then began to say: THE CYNIC. Some sensitive plants growing In marshes in the southern states are provided with a substitute for nerves, the antennas, or hairs, on the edges of the leaves being the feelers. When touched, the entire leaf shrinks away from the hand. Baked Potatoes. Give a man a half a ehanoo. and he wl' tell his secrets to a woman. Sir Francis Cruise strongly recommends the use of the sand bath or the common oven for potatoes as preferable to either boiling or steaming, on the ground that m muoh higher temperature can be used by the first method and a more thorough rooking of the starch grains brought about. Many delicate patients can use baked pototoca wbo tvwrhwben frttllircV Yet she was not ice or marble, this wicked Rob. It was only that she had been stirred to a beat of wrath so white it burned away apprehension. The stealing of her stock, the midnight outrage Upon Aunt Phemy, last of all Ben Top- THT K*D A man encourages notoriety In everything except his love affairs. Thousands of omw ol c.instlpatlen, isthma. oonghe, colds %od oroup are curea every day Shtloh's Cure. 8old by al dealers Look up the bost man that ever lived, and you will find something "on" him. There are a great many cases where a woman gives her dignity credit far proteetios her when It is really her m "As you have nothing to offer beyond advene Doesewiun. Judge GrabaU, I Freeh shell oysters at Km par's market tt Twelve tablespoonfuls of any liquid ■take what the doctors call a teacupfuL