Pittston Gazette

              , , - HP f. •lUllex] 1850. I DL. L No. 38 | Oldest Newspaper in the Wvomine Vallev PITTSTON, LUZERNE COUNTY, PA., FRIDAY, MAY .1, .poo. A Weekly Local and Family Journal. J 91.00 a Tear ; in AdniM. o-o-o-o-o o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-oo-o-o-o-o-o O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O ; 9 °"°"0'0-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-oo-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o o •9 9 - oo ir oc and a few ounces of food in his pocket, he was trudging wearily through a dense forest. It was an April morning in the hot season, more than three months since his departure from the coast. Behind him lay the grave of his hopes and ambitions—the memory of a quest that was fruitless and foreordained to failure. or everytmng eise. mil presently, wnen It occurred to him that he was probably wearing part of a hunted rebel's clothing, he felt a serious misgiving. the deadly buliets flew, and the Spanish soldiers, unable to see their foes, became panic stricken. Quin and Perez, (or the moment forgotten, crouched low by the hut. ■ -TdTIE o o Jr p C•CD . jie PEIft THE SUNDAY SCHOOL. CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR. MEN OF MARK. CURTAIN RAISERS. IF o o topic Por the Week Beginning Mar Senator Perkins of California still recalls bis sailor days by tying his loose neckties in a half sailor's knot. o o "If I run Into the Spaniards," he said to himself, "It won't be easy to prove my identity. The risk Is too great It's better to tackle the thorns bareheaded and coatless." LESSON VII, SECOND QUARTER, INTER- 13—Comment by Hit, 9. H. Doyle. Topic.—Vision and service.—Ex. xxiv, 15-18; xxxii, 10, 20; Math, xvii, 1-8, 14-20. , Kyrie Bellew is about to desert London for Australia. o o o o Then \vlU» a wilder burst of yells a dozen swarthy rebels, led by a woman dressed somewhat like a vivandiere, broke impetuously into the camp, firing as they ran. The Spaniards, believingthat a large force of Insurgents was upon them, did not attempt to make a stand. With cries of alarm, they fled and sought shelter in the forest, leaving nine dead behind them. NATIONAL SERIES, MAY 13. John W. Ransone will star next season la a piece to be called "The Politician." o o o o TIE puppies « o o o o In these references we have two visions of God and two services performed after God had been seen. The first is the vision of Moses on Mount Sinai and his subsequent destruction of the golden calf which the Israelites had set up as an Idol In his absence. The second Is Christ's vlsigp upon the Mount of Transfiguration and His subsequent casting the demon out of the demoniac child. In times of peace gardening is the favorite diversion of President Kruger. Last year his collection of phlox in the garden of his home in Pretoria was famed for its beauty. o o Teit of the Leaaon, Lake Til, 30-50. Memory Veraea, 44-47—Golden Text, Luke vll, SO—Commentary Prepared by the Hev. D. M. Stearaa. Bach'a "Matthew" passion is to be given at the Venice Conservatario for the first time in Italian this year. W. J. McKiernan, the author of "The Gunner's Mate," is writing a romantic play for Melbourne MacDowelL "The Greatest Puritan" is the title of new play by an English author, with Oliver Cromwell aa the main character. 9 o The history of the expedition may be briefly told. In spite of many hardships the little band penetrated to the middle of the island, where travelers had never been before. They collected specimens of unknown plants and birds and captured several snow white monkeys, but of wild animals there were only boars and a species of tiger cat, which settled the question of the Philippines so far as profit to Hamrach & Co. was concerned. Quln, still hepeful in spite of disappointment. Insisted on further search. His men, who were plucky fellows, supported him. But his resolution was made too late. At that instant a sentry stepped out from behind a tree on the left and challenged him at the point of a rifle. There was no chance of escape. He was quickly surrounded by half a dozen Spanish soldiers, who led him forward a few yards to a camp in the forest where 10 or 12 more soldiers. Infantry, were lounging by rude huts. All crowded about the prisoner. o o o o o o Lord Kelvin, the physicist, has been made honorary colonel of the volunteer corps of electrical engineers organized recently for service in South Africa. He will not go to the front. o o o o IV WILLIAM Mmm CMVDML o o o o {Copyright, 1900, by D. M. Stearnt.] o 6 30. Jesus in a Pharisee's house, dining with him, is the picture now before us. He never thrust Himself where He was not wanted, but often went invited where He knew they had no love for Him. Verse 30 says that the Pharisees and lawyers rejected the counsel of God against themselves. In Math, xxili, 5, 28, we hear our Lord saying of the Pharisees that all their good works were simply to be seen of men; their righteousness was only outward, while within they were full of hypocrisy and iniquity. Our Lord Jesus, God manifest In the flesh, knowing what was in man, did not hesitate to come in contact with such and was ready to give them His righteous- COPYRIGHT, 1900, BY W. M. GRAYDON O O o o o o o o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-oo-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o o O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-OOO-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-b N. C. D. Hodges, librarian of the scientific library at Harvard university, has been elected librarian of the Public library of Cincinnati to succeed A. W. Whelpley, the librarian, who recently died. The rescuers did not pursue. They ran straight to the prisoners, and the woman, as she cut the cords that confined Perez's arms, revealed to Quill's amazed glance the beautiful face of Senorita Inez Carajo. Thirteen years ago Saint Saens' "Sam* son and Delilah" was hissed in Berlin. It is to be sung there again, and a better reception Is expected. The Philippine Islands, first (liscovered by Magellan In 1521, hare since been held and Jealously guarded by the Spaniards. And to the present day, with the exception of the populous seaport towns, they are almost a terra Incognita; the Interior Is comparatively unexplored and unknown. This fact coming to the attention of Karl Hamrach & Co. suggested tfife advisability 1. Moses' vision and service (Ex. xxiv, 15-18; xxxii, 19, 20.) At Mount Sinai, on the way from Egypt to Canaan, Ood called Moses alone to the top of the mountain that He might give to him the tables of stone containing His commandments for His people. On Mount Sinai Moses had a vision of the glory of the Lord. "The glory of the Lord abode upon Mount Sln&L" "And the sight of the glory of the Lord was like devouring fire on the top of the mountain in the eyes of th« children of Israel." What must it have been, then, to Moses! Forty days and 40 nights Moses was on the mount beholding God's glory. He comes back to the people to find them worshiping an idol I He who had just witnessed the glory of the true God sees his people bowing down to an image made by their own hands! What a contrast! How utterly abhorrent this idolatry must have appeared to Moses In consideration of his recent ecstatic visions of God! And what did be do? He "took the calf, • • * burned it in Are and ground it to powder and strewed it in the water and made the children of Israel drink of It." Moses' vision of God made sin repulsive and repugnant to him and filled him with zeal for its overthrow and destruction. To see God should affect us in a similar way. It should make sin hateful and repulsive and fill us with a desire to destroy It both in ourselves and In others. We should be more strongly affected in this way than Moses. Moses saw God on Mount Sinai; we have seen God on Mount Calvary! reply, "T am satisiled that she is me Senorita Inez Carajo." "The daughter of Juan Carajo, the merchant?" Governor Crane of Massachusetts was the subject of conversation in the lobby of a Boston hotel the other day. "Crane," paid one man, "isn't such a baCV fellow." "You bet he isn't," remarked another. "Crane Is a bird." John J. McNally is writing a stellar piece for Sam Bernard. ReginJd De Koven Is at work on a "Foxy Qulller1' opera tor Jerome Sykes. Frederich Robert Sipp, in his day a violinist and teacher of note and at  time Richard Wagner's teacher, recently died at the age of 93 years. The Frohmans' "At the White Horse Tavern" company will b» Continued next year, bat the unfortunate "Twelve: Months Later" will not figure largely in the bill. "Who are you?" fiercely demanded the officer In command, who wore a captain's uniform. "The same." "My dear one," she cried, embracing the Insurgent, "thank heaven that we came In time!" "I was not awareMhat he had a daughter," said Quin. "I know him, Captain Villar!" cried another officer. "He is the very fellow we are looking for—Francisco Perez— and he Is trying to get through to the American fleet. He had the daring to address me at General Augustine's ball last January, and by accident his mask slipped off, so that I saw his face distinctly. He Is Perez himself." "Then you must indeed be a stranger in Manila, senor. The Senorita Carajo is the Jewel of our fair capital—the Pearl of the Philippines, she is called. She has rejected numerous offers of marriage and la said to be still heart free. Her father guards her very closely, and I am surprised that she should be here tonight." Then trouble came. The last of the mules perished, and a native died of snake bite. The aborigines, flat nosed savages of crafty ways, attacked the expedition and killed five of Its members. They, followed It up when It started In despair for the coast and killed two more. The survHors pressed on, day after day, through the Jungles and mountains. Quin wanted to make a fresh start northward, and the natives perhaps feared that he would force them to obedience. At all events, they quietly decamped one night, taking with them their weapons and ammunition and most of the food. "But—but I don't understand it,' stammered Perez. Alexander R. Shepherd, formerly of Washington, who has sank a fortune in the Batopilas silver mines in Mexico, ia about to realize a handsome return on hia investment, according to The Engineering and Mining Journal. "It Is very simple, Francisco. Aftei you left a spy came In ami told us of c safer way to reae'i the coast. He de clared, moreover, that a Spanish out post guarded the road you intended tC take. So we marched hurriedly tC warn you, and by chance we learn* , from a native that you had bee; taken." of an expedition on a small scale, not ao much for the puny*  wild animals or curios afl far ascertaining the natural resources of the conntry and paving the way for futun operations. Matthew Quln favored tin plan, and be readily undertook to carr 37, 38. Here is one who is conscious that she is unrighteous, conscious also that others knew that she was one of the town's unhallowed sisterhood. She has a deep sense of her sinfulness and faith in Jesus as the Saviour of sinners. She had a quick ear for anything of Him, for when she knew where He was she quickly came. He made her forget all others, so that she did not hesitate to enter Simon's house. Her sorrow for her sin washed His feet; her own hair, her glory (I Cor. xi, 15), she gladly used as a towel, while her kisses and her ointment soothed them. She was wholly occupied with Him; He was to her "altogether lovely." If she had exceeded in sin, she also exceeds in her affection for Him. ness. • ;4 Henry A. Bingham of Philadelphia, who la now serving hia eleventh consecutive term in the house, affecta the white vest fad and can be seen at any and almost all times wearing a daintily embroidered waistcoat of that Immaculate hue. William Seymour, the veteran i manager and brother-in-law to the Fanny Davenport, has been engage stage several of the important Lii productions next fall. "Are you certain of this. Lieutenant Uriosto?" the captain asked. Just tben Quln's mask slipped down, and for a brief instant bis features, which -were brtfnzed to the color of a Spaniard's, were revealed. He quickly replaced the mask, thanked his informant and passed on. It was his intention to seek out the girl and beat ber at her own game by challenging her identity. Bot after searching vainly for half an hour he gave np the quest and stood leaning against the wall. "I will swear to It," was the reply. "Is It not enough that his hat and tunic are such as Perez always wears?" He turned to the prisoner. "Do you deny that we met in Manila?" he added. It out, the more because be had been to Manila on a previous occasion and ■poke Spanish fluently. He left England unaccompanied late in the year 1897, when the recent rebellion against Spanish rule had been apparently crushed and there was littie likelihood of its breaking out again. He had reasons for keeping his true purpose a secret—Ham rach & Co. did not want any rivals in the field, and so he went ostensibly as an English sportsman In quest of big game. He carried the necessary papers to support this role, and they were promptly vised by the Spanish authorities when be reached Manila, which was on the 2d of January, 1898. A week was sufficient to complete his arrangements and to map out his course. He hired temporarily a small bouse on the outskirts of the town, engaged the services of a dozen natives who knew something of the interior and bought What supplies he needed from Senor Carajo, a wealthy Spanish merchants Daybreak of the 10th was the time Qnin fixed upon for his departure. On the evening of the 8th be received a visit from Senor Carajo, who handed him a card and explained that it was With that the brave girl turned t Quin and released his arms. With cry of surprise, she reeoguized him. "You, senor?" Miss Fanny Rice expects to play metropolitan engagement next aeaec presenting "A Double Lesson," "T Clrctia Rider" and "My Milliner's Bil in one evening's programme. Governor Lew Powers of Maine has straight black hair and high cheek bones. He looks as If there were Indian blood in his veins, but as a matter of fact he is a Maine Yankee of-pure strain. Governor Powers is one of the best story tellers In the country. Quin made no answer. For a moment he was stunned as be realized that the man who had saved him from the boar and then played blm such a scurvy trick was none other than the insurgent leader. la the morning Quin discovered bis loss apd realized that It would be useless to track the deserters. Nothing daunted by his misfortune, he shouldered his rifle, pocketed what food was left, abandoned his specimens and marched on alone. A week had passed since then, and now, as nearly as he could reckon, he was within less than a day's Journey of Manila. He knew nothing of what bad happened during his absence, for he had met no human beings in that week of lonely wandering. But twice he bad crossed cleared spaces In the forest scarred with the remains of fires, where large bodies of men must have recently camped. And this suggested to him that the rebels were once more fighting against Spanish rule. "We meet again, senorlta," he r. plied, "but under different c'rcur. stances." Prance* Drake, well known aa v actress and writer, has decided that at» engagement in "The Adventure* of Lady Ursula" ia preferable to a trip to South Africa for war material for magazines. IMPERTINENT PERSONALS.  "Ah, yes! And you wonder what ! means, do you not? i will tell yoD This man," pointing to Perez, "is tu husband. I loved him long before th; night in January. lie was present j. the ball, and the fact was discovered To save him, 1 denounced you as tlu rebel leader, believing that no hariu could come of it Meanwhile, in thiconfusion, Francisco easily escaped. He wore the uniform of a Spanish otilcer."Senator Culberson Is the eldest son of David B. Culberson, for 22 years a member of the house of representatives from Texas. In 1890 he was elected attorney general of Texas. He served four years, then was elected governor and held that office two terms. A few minutes later, when he was on the point of leaving, he heard a sudden commotion at the far end of the room, mingled with loud voices. The turmoil increased, and the dance music stopped. Quin would have gone forward to see what had happened, but just tben the object of his recent search glided up to him. "It Is a mistake. I am not Perez," he finally said. "Do any here speak English r 39, 40. Simon, who saw only the outward and judged others by himself thought in his heart that Jesus could not be a prophet, else He would have known the character of this woman and, knowing it, would not have suffered her to touch Him. But he did not know the Lord Jesus; he did not know Ood; he did not know what was written in the law about Gad—that He is the Lord Ood, merciful and gracious, forgiving iniquity, transgression and sin (Ex. zxziv, 6, 7). Our Lord read Simon's thoughts, for He knows everything that comes into our minds (Ezek. xi, 5), and He told SimoD that He had something to say to him. He who was full of compassion must have been grieved to see nooe of it in His host. Hon. Tom Reed is making more than epigrams these days.—Bal American. Officers and men shook their heads. \ "It Is useless to try to deceive us,** growled Captain Vlllar. General H. V. Boynton has accepted an invitation to attend the annual Fonrth of July celebration at Guilford battlefield, Guilford Courthouse, N. C., and to deliver the address on the occasion. General Joseph Wheeler has also been invited and is expected to attend. The situation was serious, and Quin rallied all his composure to give an account of himself. He Insisted that he was an Englishman and described his expedition to the Interior, concluding his story with the adventure with the boar and the forcible exchange of clothing. But the narrative was received incredulously, with anger and derision, and Quin's heart sank. Isn't It about time for another peacc feather to be pulled ont of Li Ho Chang?—Chicago Times-Herald. Senator Clark's fate is a terrible wt ing to every man who parts his whisk east and west.—Minneapolis Journal. "Come this way," she said. And to Quln's surprise she drew him behind a nearby pair of curtains into a dark passage. Perezr-who had been listening, grasped Quin by the hand. The son of William Waldorf Astor, who lives in England, Is 19 and will get the bulk of his father's fortune. - At the present time it is estimated that that fortune is $200,000,000. John Jacob Astor of New York, while not so rich as his brother, has over $75,000,000, most of which will go to his 9-year-old son, a bright youngster. An exchange declares that ' Ralph is writing strong Englisl days." So he is. Some of it is al ly rank.—Dallas News. "Senor, what can I say to express my grief?" be .said earnestly. "Had 1 "It is well; none saw us," she whispered as she peered out "You are in great danger, Senor Quin. You must escape from the house at once." 2. Christ's vision and service (Math, xvli, 1-8; xlv, 20). Six months before Christ was crucified He was taken op on Mount Hermon, near Csesarea Phillppi, and transfigured in the presence of Moses, Elijah, Peter, James and John! For a moment the glory of heaven shone in Him. "His face did shine as the sun, and His raiment was white as the light" Coming down from the Mount of Transfiguration and of heavenly vision, He finds His disciples unable to heal a poor boy possessed of an evil spirit because of their lack of faith. And what did Jesus do? He "rebuked the devil, and he departed out of him, and the child was cured from that very hour." Christ's transfiguration and vision would undoubtedly fill him with a still more fervent zeal to serve God in casting out evil and in rescuing fallen humanity from the powers of darkness. If we' have been transformed by the power of the cross and have thus seen a vision of God's glory, we also should be filled with a burning zeal to uplift fallen humanity, to rescue men from the power and consequences of evil. "If such is the case," he reflected as he trudged on that morning, "I may at any moment stumble on a Spanish or insurgent picket. That will mean a brief detention, perhaps, but nothing worse." known that It was you who unwittingly aided me to escape from General Augustine's house, 1 swear that 1 would have died rather than trick you as I did today. Can you forgive me?" It fa a rather grim coincidence thai new president of the Massachusetts meopathic Medical society bears name of Coffin.—Boston Herald. The Prince of Wales probably that It would be just as well for go into the Boer war as to takr of assassination at Paris.—St. patch. "You are a cunning liar, but you are Francisco Perez," said Captain Vlllar. "You must die. Those are our orders." Just were heard at a little distance, and a moment later four Spanish soldiers appeared from one side of the camp, leading between them a prisoner, and Quin, as be saw his own coat and helmet, uttered a cry of Joy. Quin was too bewildered to reply. 41, 42. He told of two debtors, one of whom owed ten times as much as the other, but they were both alike In this— that neither had anything with which to pay his debts. Under these circumstances the creditor frankly forgave them both, and our Lord asks of Simon. "Which of them will love him most?" We can see in the story Simon and the poor, sinful woman, not that Simon owed lens than the woman, but he thought he did. In his own estimation he was a very small sinner, if a sinner at all, wheD compared with this woman. "It Is said that the rebel leader, Perez, Is present tonight daringly costumed in his own uniform," the girl continued in an agitated voice. "You are under suspicion, and the soldiers have come to take you—hark! They are approaching!" "And I also ask pardon, senor," pleaded the lovely girl, whose costume In nowise detracted from her cbarma. "To you 1 owe my happiness—my husband, Francisco!" Because Oliver Wendell Holmes in a poem written over 20 years ago referred to the first marshal of the class of 1900 at Harvard as the "young mustachioed marshal" the Harvard seniors now want W. A. M. Burden, their first class marshal, to let his mustache grow in time for the class day procession. Mr. Burden has as yet kept a clean upper lip. By noonday, however, he had found no signs of the men, save here and there an old trail overgrown wtth weeds, and he began to think that be might be a little wrong In his reckoning. A few minutes later, while crossing a belt of marshland from which exuded a pestilential, steamy mist, be was startled to bear an angry grant The sound came from behind him— from a clump of reeds that be had just passed. He turned apprehensively to look, and as he did so a monstrous wild boar broke from cover and charged him furiously. The creature was In a fearful rage. Its species in the Philippines are all times ill tempered. Its little eyes were bloodshot and its gnashing tusks dripped foam. an Invitation to a ball to be given the next night by General Augustine, the commandant of the garrison. Quln, while grateful for the courtesy, at first declined the Invitation on the plea of his early start for the interior. "Ah, but you should go I" the senor said regretfully. "It will be a fine ( sight And you need not remain late." » "But it Is a fancy dress affair, according to the card," Quln pointed out "That can be easily arranged," was the reply. "Unfortunately, I am unable to be present tomorrow night and It trill give me great pleasure to send jroa the costume I had purchased for the occasion. It Is a novel one and will assuredly attract attention. It Is a » dress similar to that worn by the insurgent officers (p the field." Under the circumstances Quln altered his decision and reluctantly agreed to go. There seemed no other way out of the difficulty unless he should rur Ui'.- r-' AL —«- • - -» — - - - - f5-V - - One of Lillian Russell's lovers i over Niagara falls the other day. r ex-husbands were to take the the channel would be choke Constitution. William Waldorf Astor has annC a willingness to sell his English line. He has lost his desire to angel and with the angels star Louis Republic. Jokai, the Hungarian, has wrl new novel in four convulsions question whether an old m ry. The venerable novel rlage to a chit will be rec ing by the emphatic negal ancholy conclusion.—New "But I can easily prove my Identity." "All's well that ends well," Quin replied grimly. "But we had a mighty close shave of It" "Not In time, senor. The crowd wonld kill you In their passion and regret their baste afterward. Quick! You must escape at once." "That Is the man," he cried excitedly, "who compelled me to change clothing at the point of a pistol. He is Francisco Perez, not I." The danger was by no means over, a& Perez hurriedly explained. "We are all going to the coast now to communicate with the American ileet he said, "and you shall go with us. Senor Quin. But we must hasten, for there are other Spanish outposts In the vicinity, a strong cordon of them, and assuredly they will endeavor to capture our little band. But we will do our best to evade them." IMPERTINENT PERS0NAL8. "But bow?" asked Quln, who was now convinced of his peril. The prisoner when brought forward and confronted with Quin flatly denied the tetter's assertion. 43. Simon answered that he supposed the one would love most who had been forgiven most and the Saviour said. "Thou hast rightly judged." Simon did not speak from experience. Although hi? conclusion was right, It was merely a cold calculation. He knew nothing of the love of God and the forgiveness of sins. He was like those who were present In the house when the man brought by four friends was healed. There were doctors of the law and other self righteous one*, present, and the power of the Lord wa* present to heal them, but they were not healed, for they felt no need of healing. "This passage leads to the dressing room, from which a window opens on the garden. Thence you can gain the street If the grounds are not surrounded. Leave the town at daybreak, as you Intended, and do not Bend back the clothes that my father lent you, else It may give him trouble. I will explain to him"— Mark Twain is in favor of perpetnal copyright, but surely he can't expect to live that long.—New York Mall and Express."I never saw the fellow before," he ■aid calmly. "He lies, senor captain. It is I who am an Englishman, return Ing alone from a disastrous expedition to the interior of the island. I was on my way to Manila when your soldiers arrested me. I demand my liberty." Mrs. Howard Goald has established another of woman's rights—the right to be suited with her suit. —New York World. Quin, knowing that he could look for no mercy from the Spaniards, readily consented to take his chances with the rebels. No time was lost In delay. They lingered only long enough to rifle the camp and the dead soldiers of arms and ammunition, and then they set off toward the sea, which was about two leagues distant By constant vigilance and cunning detours they passed undetected through the cordon of troops. But when they were near their goal they had the misfortune to stumble on the picket of an unsuspected outpost Miss Goggin now knows that the reason she had received no proposals waa because she had not advertised.—Chicago Record. Quin's last and only cartridge was In kjg rifle, and he Instantly lifted the weapon to his shoulder. One foot ■lipped Into a water hole as he fired, and the shot missed. He turned and ran, knowing full well that be had but a slight chance of/escape. The boar charged on, squealing and grunting savagely Quln -strained everycerve, bounding with great leaps over the marshy grass. His only hope was to reach the far side of the clearing, where be might pull himself Into the limbs of a tree. But It was soon evident that he could not gain the desired shelter. He was less than half way to It when a backward glance showed him his pursuer within half a dozen feet He dodged to one side. Intending, as a last resort, to try to stun the animal with the stock of bis rifle. Captain Vlllar shrugged his shoulders and looked puzzled. TOWN TOPICS. "Then you are the daughter of Juan Carajo?" "Yes." St Loots persists In looking Paris exposition simply as a pac —Sioux City Journal. Chicago's motto is "I Will." City's motto te "Just Watch Me —Kansas City Journal. The recent religious census of phi a reveals the fact that there 1,925 Quakers in the Quaker Q including the baseball nlne.- Transcript. "One of you," he replied, "is undoubtedly Perez." Dr. Harper of Chicago is about to go to Russia. The czar will do well to keep a firm grip on the imperial treasure.— Topeka State Journal. "Will you lift your mask, that I may remember you with gratitude?" 44-46. "Seest thou this womm?" Wash ing Hi* feet with her tears, ceasing not to kiss them and anointing them with ointment, such were the outward manifestations of a heart full of gratitude and devotion to her Lord. Jesus had come at 8imon's invitation, but Simon had offered no water for His feet, no kiss of greeting, no oil for anointing. There was not eren a cordial welcome to his home for his invited guest and no evidence whatever of love or gratitude or devotion. Simon did not know his guest, nor did he know himself, but his guest knew him and would have blessed him if he had been willing to be blessed. THZ PRAYER MEETING. - "There he stands, wearing my cloth lng!" Qnln cried In a ringing voice. Arrange a special programme, having short addresses or papers, as follows: First, the vision of Moses; second, the vision of Jesus; third, the vision of Paul; fourth, the vision of John. the risk of offending his kind friend who had taken the trouble to procure the card of Invitation. Moreover, on further reflection he rather liked the Idea of mingling in disguise with the cream of Manila's society. "I'll leave at a respectable hour," he concluded, "for I must have some sleep before starting in the morning." Benor Carajo -was as good as his word. The following day be sent the The girl Instantly acceded to the request, and by the dim light Quln saw a face of such regal beauty as he had never beheld In the course of his wandering life. "Liar!" replied the Impostor. "You are the rebel leader. I am the Englishman, Matthew Quin." Alfred Austin denies that the Irish are a poetic people. As a judge of what is poetry and who is poetic Alfred couldn't get on the board of award at a county fair.—Atlanta Journal. "That Is my name, you scoundrel!" Quin roared. BIBLE READINGS. "Now go—go at oncet" the senorita whispered, and with that she slipped between the curtains and vanished. Qen. xzvili, 10-12; Num. xiv, 10-21; Prov. xxix, 18; Isa. vi, 1-8; xxvlil, 7; Lam. ii, 8, 9; Ezek. i, L 28; Hos. xii, 10; Joel il, 28, 82; Math, v, 8; Acts ii, 14-21; vii, 64-60; ii, 1-6; xvi, 8-10; Rev. 1,10-22. Mr. William Shower* has been nominated for public office In Oregon and ia- Btead of trying to snow the other fellow under will probably endeavor to drown him out.—Chicago Times-Herald. Captain Villar exchanged a meaning glance with his lieutenant. The alarm was given, and a hot pursuit was made. Fortunately the coast was near and it was quite dark. The fugitives reached the west shore of th« bay of Manila and took a couple of boats which had been hlddeo In the vicinity by preconceived arrangement. As they put out they were flred on by their pursuers, who had been close behind them, and for a time the situation was critical. But an American cruiser flashed her great searchlight shoreward, took in the situation and sent a couple of shells among the Spaniards, who retreated in panic to the shelter of the forest The insurgents pulled on with thankful hearts and were soon aboard the flagship of the fleet, where they were eagerly welcomed and were given an opportunity that same night of relating their adventures to Admiral The animals recently purchased ! Chicago soo at an auction in Cine for 91,200 are nearly all dead. Tt pears to settle the protracted dispu tween Cincinnati and Chicago 1 which has the worst climate.—E City Star. "It Is the first time the name has been mentioned," he said eagerly. "1 now know how to act. Several months ago, owing to a report from a Spanish spy in London, I was instructed to watch for an Englishman, Matthew Qnln, who ostensibly left Manila on a hnnting expedition, but whose real purpose was to convey arms to the insurgents."Quin heard the commotion swelling to a roar within tbe ballroom, and he did not hesitate an instant He darted to the end pt the passage, opened a door and found himself in the empty dressing room. In a trice be bad donned bis coat and cap and flung the rebel headpiece into a corner. The window was open, and he dropped Into the garden. Under cover of the thick shrubbery be gained the farther end, and after making sure that no soldiers were about be scaled the wall. He was now In a dark and lonely quarter of the town, with little to fear. The outcry soon faded behind him, and 20 minutes of brisk walking brought him to his own little villa on the outskirts. It is to be feared that John Calvin would have poked the Are rather viciously under the Rev, Dr. Parkhurst if that gentleman had been so unfortunate as to live in Calvin's day. — Cleveland Plain Dealer. costume, which consisted of embroidered Jacket and trousers, a gaudy sash With knotted ends and a broad brimmed hat A black mask was also included.Until tbe dusk of tbe evening Quln was busy with tbe final preparations for Us Journey. Then he got Into tbe clothes, which fitted blm perfectly. It Tk« Teas pie of Victory. 47. "Her sins, which are many, are forgiven, for she loved much." One has said that the essence of her heart was distilled to bathe His feet, the glory of her head was unbound to furnish Him with a towel. She would have giveiT kingdoms If she had them, but she did her best, and He accepted. We are not forgiven because of our love or because of anything in us, but we love becauae we are forgiven. Qod, who Is rich in mercy, loved us even when -we were dead in Bins, and we love because He first loved us (Bph. ii, 4, 5; I John iv, 19). Salvation is to him that worketh not, believeth on Him that justifieth the ungodly. The only justification is that which is freely by His grace through the redemption that Is in Christ Jesus (Rom. Iv, 5; iii, 24). On the brow of the Acropolis In Athens, guarding the approach to tbt famous and matchless  stands a little temple, based on tbt solid rock. It commands a wide pros pect—the sweep of the Attlo moun tains and the stretch of sea at Salamis. The Athenian of old felt within him a thrill of pride as he stood upon this height and surveyed the prospect The little temple was named the Temple of the Wingless Victory. It proudly proclaimed that victory should never take its flight from the fair city beneath. A touch of this Indomitable spirit and unconquerable hope is needed in our Christian life and work today. We are too faint hearted. We are too easily discouraged. Every Christian heart should have in it a temple of the Wingless Victory and should look out upon tye rugged mountains and the long stretch of sea with determination to conquer.—Baptist Union. ~ The ability to spend 135,000,000 1 public improvement emphasises t most unlimited wealth of tjie city o York. -It is In truth a wonderfi tropotis, and no enterprise seems 1 gantic for it to undertake.—Bal American. THE ROYAL BOX. But at tbat critical moment timely and unexpected aid reached him. From a thicket several yards away came a flash and a report and down went tbe boar, stopped by a bullet under the fore shoulder. Then a man leaped Into view, and with a long spear he quickly dispatched the ugy brute by stabbing It repeatedly in the throat The Duke of Connanght Is today, next to the queen, the most popular member of the royal family. His popularity among the soldiers Is only equaled by that of Lord Roberts. "Then you were wrongly Informed," cried Quin. "My expedition had nothing to do with the rebels, and I can prove It If you send me to Manila." THE ROYAL BOX. vu the cool season, so be put on a kmc light coat, concealing the hat under It, and wearing a cap od his head. He walked through the town to the main quarter, where was situated the palatial residence of General Augustine, standing In a fine garden. On oresentatlon of bis card—be had at .dy donned his mask—be was courted to a dressing room. He Drged a few moments later and -Dd with the brilliant throng. was a highly fascinating scene it doubt Several hundred maskions of both sexes, representing as many different characters, trolling about in the splendid ents of the Spanish commandancing to the strains of a milind. The flowers and palms perb and the refreshments of . All was happiness and gay- T7 Jests and rollicksome sport 1. There was no sign of the t loomed on the horizon, the occasioned by the critical Ich the relations between I the United States were aring- Moreover, Quin had morning that the leader of oellion was believed to be in Dr the purpose of gathering a fresh rising. This terrl"h dreaded man, Francisco very nearly been victorious rious year. He had good m and was well educated, /earless fighter and an able d yet, so cunning had he alii his features were familiar ji the Spanish officer^. The income of the crown prince ot Germanj is $375,000 a year. The German emperor is a believe] the lack attending horseshoes, nC passes one by, and was once seen wail home through the streets of Berlin, rying a huge shoe in his left hand. "That is quite unnecessary," said Captain Villar. "One of you is certainly Francisco Perez, and the other is an English filibuster. It makes no difference which is which. My orders are plain, and you will die together. I give you ten minutes' grace." Queen Victoria appears to have passed through the excitement and grief caused by the early reverses of the South African war In excellent shape. She la now reported in good health. This done, the stranger bowed courteously to Quln, who was breathing bard after bis exertions. The rescuer was tall and slim, with a handsome and refined face and a complexion that was remarkably light colored for a native. His clothing, which was badly worn, consisted of tunic and trousers, a broad hat and a crimson sash In which was thrust a huge plstoL He was convinced that he was well out of the scrape, and he slept soundly through the remainder of the night At the first flush of dawn he started for the interior at the head of his little procession of natives and pack mules. The Senor Carajo's costume was stow? ed away with the luggage. He waa stopped at the guardhouse beyond the town; but, on showing his permit, he was at once allowed to pass on, and one of the soldiers presented him with a Manila newspaper that was still damp from the press. Archduchess Stephanie of Austria, now the Countess Lonyay, and the Empress Frederick of Germany are the only royal patronesses of yacht clubs. The former is the head of the Egylt Balaton Fared, while the dowager empress is the august chief of the Nordeutscher Regatta Verein.Dewey, Queen Victoria's birthday will be officially celebrated in London on Saturday, May 28, this year. The ministers will give large banquets, and the Prince of Wales will dine with Lord Salisbury* Leo XIII has greatly altered in the last year or so. He is much thinner and much paler than he was a few months ago. His face looks pinched. On the other hand, his eyes are bright, and his voice Is fairly strong. His intellect is as strong as ever, and his memory is cleat and precise. _ 4 Both prisoners began to protest, but they were silenced by brutal blows on the face. Then their wrists were tied behind them, and they were led apart under strong guard. Perez—there was no doubt of his identity—accepted the ■ttuatlon with apparent fortitude. Quin also realized that there was no hope, and he bore up as well as he could under this terrible Stroke of fate. He felt less resentment toward his fellow captive since he now knew that the false denunciation from the Spanish spy in London would by itself have doomed him to death. He could understand the temper of the Spaniards with the American fleet lying off Manila. Quin, to whom the war was not a matter of personal concern, left the next day in the admiral's dispatch boat for Hongkong, whence be sailed shortly afterward for England. As for the exciting events that took place subse quently in the Philippines and the part the gallant Francisco Perez and his beautiful wife played In them, these things are now matters of history and are as such known to the reader. 48. "And He said unto her, Thy ains are forgiven." What a burden is forever gone! What an eternal Joy Is begun when we know that our sins are forgiven! When He said these words to the sick of the palsy. He added, "Son, be of good cheer" (Math, ix, 2). But can we know our sins forgiven when we cannot see Him nor hear Him tell us? Though we cannot ae* Him, we certainly can hear Him tell ua, for in His word He speaks to us as plainly as He spoke to this woman. Through Jesus Christ Is preached the forgiveness of ains, and by Him all who believe are justified from all things (Acts xiii, 38, 89). All who truly receive Him, putting their trust in His precious blood, thus become children of God (John 1, 12). Queen Wilhelmlna has an appetite that would do credit to any peasant in her domain, and no dainty things find favor with her. She will have roast beef, mutton and fillet of beef and rump steak as her regular diet and at her feasts on great occasions also If she can have her own way. "Who are you, senor, and what do .you here?" he inquired. Quln gave his name and also a briet account of his expedition. Oaljr a Uttle While. Oar whole eternity will hinge on the 'little while" of probation here. Only an Inch of time to choose between an eternity of glory or the endless woes of hell! And, as a convert exclaimed in a prayer meeting, "It was only a moment's work with me when I was in earnest" May Ood help us all to be faithful—only for a Uttle while—and then comes the unfading crown!—Theodore L, Cuyler In Christian Work. He examined It a little later and read with interest an account of the exciting affair at the commandant's ball, which told of the unsuccessful attempt to arrest Francisco Perez. "I owe you my life," be concluded fervently. "But for your"— PITH AND POINT. Some people are always too late. A man who lives by his wits usually, lives by dishonesty. The man who goes around with a chip on his shoulder is generally disliked. A girl cannot be said to be wholly self possessed until she can sit down to a piano In a public hotel and own it. f The Lord knows of it when a man does a good deed, but somehow he would rath* er the man next door found it out. Shocks of Explosions. BRITON AND BOER. "Senor, I am glad that you are grateful for my poor service," the man interrupted, "and I regret that I must ask one of you In return. It may seem to you that I take an unfair advantage, but as my time Is too valuable to waste in words*'— Mr. Charles Davison finds that when Kurtz's alkali works at St. Helens were blown up by the explosion of 80 tons of chlorate of potash the noise was heard at Marple, 28 miles away. The doors, windows chimneys of workmen's cottages within a few hundred yards of the works were dismantled, and within the radius of a mile hardly a window escaped. At the battle of Coruna 1,500 barrels of gunpowder blew up, causing the ground to rock for miles. The signs from South Africa indicate that Roberts is preparing to call on President Kruger at Pretoria.—Pittsburg patch. "The rebel leader was denounced," the article concluded, "by the Senorlta Carajo, who recognized his face wheq his mask slipped down by accident. She led the soldiers to where she had seen him, but he had escaped by way of the dressing room and the garden. It is believed, however, that his capture is only a question of a few hours, as he cannot leave the town." The ten minutes of grace sped quickly by. Captain Villar, who had been conferring quietly with his officers, suddenly lifted his hand and gave an order. Quin and Perez were placed side by side against one of the huts facing a firing squad of ten men. 49. "Who is this that forgiveth sins also?" When the aick of the palsy was healed, the scribes said, "Who caa forgive sins but Ood only?" (Mic. H, T-i Oh, if they had only said from the heart, "This man must be Ood—Qod come tQ earth, as He promised" (Isa. x*Y. 9) xl, 9, 10), what blessing they might have received! Does your heart say truly, "I believe that Jesus Christ Is Qod, the mighty Qod, the-everlasting Father, the Prince of Peace (Isa. ix, 6, 7), Qod, who gave Himself for me?" Criticism of Warren and Buller is unfair to the Boers, - to whose dash and courage Spion Kop remains a monument. —New York World. With that he whipped out his pistol and leveled It In Quln's face. "Throw your rifle at my side!" he added sternly. "Off with your coat and hat Be quick I" The Best Die of Life. No one who has not fought bumblebees when a boy can fully appreciate the hardships tDf General Roberts' campaign. —Kansas City Journal I expect to pass through this life but once. If, therefore, there is any kindness I can show or any good I can do to any fellow beinq, let me do it now. Let me not defer or neglect it, for I shall not pass this way again.—American Hebrew. The wotien realise at this season that their huabands will scold if they clean house and their neighbors will talk about them if they don't.—Atchison Qlobe. | "You are brave fellows," said the captain, "and I will spare you the indignity of being blindfolded. I regret that I cannot offer you the services ol a priest-" There was no alternative, so Qnln obeyed with alacrity. His captor with drew several paces, threw off his own hat and tunic and threw them at Quln. Then he picked up the lattefq clothing and weapon lp one band, keeping his pistol ready In the other. No wonder the British public is impatient for "Bobs" to proceed when the War is costing 9760 • minute. There is a case where time is precious.—Chicago Record. So the senorlta herself was the Informant! This was a puzzler for Quln, and he thought about It all that day without getting anywhere near to a solution of the mystery. But in time, ag he marched deeper Into the Jungle grown heart of the Philippines, he almost forgot the affair. The blast at Hell Qate, New York (180 tons of dynamite), was perceived 183 miles away by the vibrations ot mercury. The shock of the dynamite explosion (50 tons) at Johannesburg was felt at Pretoria, 33 miles distant. The naval magazine of Lagouban, Tou Ion, which blew up 50,000 kilograms of black powder, was heard at Nice, 8-1 miles distant, and even at Ventlmiglia. In Italy, 100 miles distant. The country for a radius of nearly two miles was blown bare, houses to pieces and trees unrooted or bent into fantastic shflpea. B0. "Thy faith hath saved thee. Go in peace." With the assurance of the forgiveness of sins and that she had now peace with Qod, she might go in the 6onsdousness of that peace to do whatever her hands might find to do for Him who had saved her. A mind staid oq Him, with nothing between, will have perfect peace Osa. xxtt, 50. When all is committed pi(u and left with Him, the peace of Qod, which passeth all understanding, will keep our hearts and minds through Christ Jesu« (Phfl. Iv, 6, 7). SPRING BUDS. Quia tried to speak, but his lips seemed glued together. He saw the soldiers examining their muskets. He looked at the green foliage of the jungle, splashed with the rays of the afternoon sun. He tried to realize that he was about to die; that in a minute more he would be a bleeding corpse. Lead Me, lCor«l Mr peace today I give to you. CHINA CHIP8, It la pretty nearly time for the mam with the lawn mower to appear.— Worcester Spy. I It la an open question now whether the neW kissing bag or the old summer girt will get the first inning.—New York tress. The tree man is around with his bill of $20 tor sticking np In the lawn a bean pole that doesn't grow.—Minneapolis Jour "? an hour Quin wandered about, reeling a bit lonely In spite of the coy bat fruitless attentions of various masked ladies. The fair sex bad but a ■ligbt charm for him, and be was indifferent to their advances, nor did he vrviiiciii comments upon dib n* markable dress or observe that the eyes of the men as well as the women followed him wherever be wentpe was genuinely startled, therefore, when a fan tapped him lightly on the •boulder and a sweet voicepronouneed Els name. He turned to see a woman's ravishing figure costumed as the Spanish flag. Pearly teeth and coral lips peeped from under her mask, and her hair was as black us the filmy lace that rested upon it She must be young and beautiful, Quin thought "Benorita," he hazarded, "you have the advantage of me." "Are you sure that we have never met Senor Quin? What would you give to see my face?" "J4ame your price," he answered. A rippling peal of laughter was the reply, and the girl glided off Into the crowd, turning once to look back Quln's curiosity was aroused, and be followed. He lost her for a short time pnd then discovered her at a distance talking to a mask who wore the unl form of a Spanish officer. On the spui of the moment he turned to a man ot erect and military bearing, costumed as a Cuban planter. can you tell me the name ot , the one by the wall conversoficerr be Inquired. "It is a fair exchange, Benor," he ■aid, "and I trust you will bear no malice." i And. if tempered by the rod, 'Til more than all the world can do. If China can only keep door open until the empress dowager gets oat, it will never be closed again.—St. Louis Star. Be (till, and know that I am God. And look and live, hope and pray. "A few hours more, and I should be in sight of Manila. Karl Hamrach has given me a lot of tough contracts, but this has turned out the worst. I'm done with the Philippines. Another time I'll take the south pole for choice." Quin looked at the dead boar, and the thought of his narrow escape checked the hot words on hit lips. Abroad the sweetest story tell. "Twill smooth your own, your brother's, way. Things in China seem a bit quieter, but no one can tell what that terrible Dowager Empress An may be up to behind he* prescription screen.—St. Louis Republic. "If you consider that you have actea like an honorable man," he Baid coldly. "I must not complain. At least tell me If I am near the coast" "Silence!" rang the stern voice ot Captain Villar. "Attention, men! Make ready"— "I am innocent!" he cried hoarsely "He doeth all things well." Beat and contentment *r« found when Thy service leads, lord, lead me there! •■-Philadelphia Ledger. - The words of command were never finished, for just then came a great shouting, and from the edge of the for«st to one side was poured a rattling volley. Captain Villar clutched at his breast and fell. As quickly three of Bummer In Dawson City Is delightful and even the winters, say those who have staid there In that season, ft re glorious. Many are the stories told about the wondrous beauties of the trail over the Ice and the White pass, Vhere even women have gone, handling their dogs from day to day as the men handled theirs. Every man and woman there has a story, all Interesting anfl some thrilling. Thought They Were Do(i. JEWELRY JOTTINGS. Titer Hadn't Met. The speaker—he talked to himselt because he relished the sound of a human voice—was Matthew Quin. Alone, "Yea; within three hours' march." America the Mont Apt Nntlom. A correspondent of the Hartford Courant tells of a news clipping bureau which sent a letter to John Bunyan, author of a work entitled "The Life of Mr. B&dman," in care of a publisher, urging Mr. Bunyan to subscribe to the bureau. over f£*-" £:"$D • WM:;- "And what has happened during my absence in the interior?" Anglo-Saxons are considered the best colonists, the most tolerant of violent changes in climate and environment of all races, because they have the strongest power of self control. Of all na tionalities of mankind they have the most universal adaptive aptitude, because they possess in the highest degree the mastery of mind over matter. The American in time will outdo the native of every clime in his own national game. He throws a lasso better than the Mexican and trails a deer better than the Comanche.—Jacksonville Pioneer-Union. Mew and striking In earrings is a pair of flattened, button shaped pearls Intended to fit close to the ear and Invisibly mounted. J Dr. RICHTER'S 1 World-"R«nown«d \ "Anchor" Pain Expeller kMftwnto btttttotttmU lor RbtHBiatisn, Gout, Neuralgia,«c. (AHieua Rheumatic Complaints. "Much, Benor. Several weeks ago war broke out between the United States and 8pain. An American fleet sailed promptly from Hongkong to the Philippines. It arrived yesterday morn ing. Bank the Spanish ships off Manila, destroyed the fort of Cavite and is now hleckading the harbor. The Insurgents also are In arms again and will shortly co-operate with the American marines. Senor, I bid you good day!" A magnificent line of pendants Is devoted entirely to pearls of Irregular conformation. These are mounted in platinum and in some instances are combined with diamonds. "After the decease of the late P. T. Barnum," continues the correspondent, "the 'Greatest Show on Earth' continued for awhile to use the magic of his name. It was coming to Hartford, and it sent free tickets to clergymen here. Among the letters containing said tickets was one addressed to the Rev. Dr. Joel Hawes, who had died some years before. The letter was sent to Dr. George L. Walker, then the active pastor of the First church. Long silver chains divided into segments by groups of three turquoises, oval cut and arranged in single file, are exceedingly pretty and should strike a popular note among the summer girls, for they will be just the thing with wash gowns. "I used to like to start out first In the morning," said a Detroit woman. "Once, as I hurried my dogs down the \rall In the gray dawn,. I saw threa stray animals romping on the way. Now, If you catch up with a stray dog on the trail, he Is yours; so, my heart fluttering with Joy, I began whistling to the half wild creatures. With that the man turned and strode off briskly, taking with him Quln's rifle, sun helmet and tweed coat He plunged Into the forest and was lost to sight lyiS Apropos of rings, an unusual and attractive design Is the use of five emeralds In a straight row for the center of a marquise ring, these being surrounded with diamonds. In another striking marquise the middle gem alone is a fine emerald with diamonds as the accompanying stones.—Jewelers' Circular. LAUNDRY LINES. Borax is especially excellent for use In washing linen, making It beautlfullv white. "On reading and pondering it Dr. Walker is credibly reported to have said: 'A letter from P. T. Barnum te» Dr. Hawes! Mr. Barnum is dead and Dr. Hawes is dead. It Is evident that they have not met yonder.'" Only 250. Md SOo. stall or through * "Here's a nice fix!" Quin reflected ruefully. "I can't get through the thorny Jungle in my shirt and trousers, thafs certain. Well, I must make the best of it" "At first thoy paid no attention to me, but kept romping and leap frogging up and down the train. I slowed up my team and put myself In front, the better to make my peace with the renegades. F. M- Rlehttr t Co. . 215 Peer! Street, New York. It is claimed that phosphate of ammonia mixed with starch used in the laundry will render the fabric treated with il comparatively fireproof. ill He put on the stranger's tunic and broad hat picked up the spear, which its owner had discarded or forgotten, and started on his way. For an hour, as he marched through the silent forest the thrilling news he had recently heard tiled his mind to the exctoKoo A Perllona Profession. "My son Is learning to be an electrl- If you do up your own shirt waists, you will find a shirt waist board a convenience. On such a board the sleeves may be Ironed without leaving creases. It should be covered with at least two thicknesses of flannel and tWs with «Wan white cotton. "When we had come within 100 yards of them, they stopped playing, sat down and stared at us. I whistled again, and they all ran. How foolish I felt when It suddenly dawned on me tfcat 1 had been trying to harness three Wild WnlvMtl" hluw Vart 1 Paper Carpet* In Korea. —— "Carpets In Korea are not of as little wyANTED-SEVEBAL PERSONS FOB DISmoment as are carpets here. They are VV trict Offloe Managers in thia state to r«p-handed down In families as heirlooms from generation to generation to be- ly Desirable employment with onusua! - come darkened and subdued with age. AKcp^.** Tbej in nun always and are made of « caxtja Baildiiw, Chicago. ' ' ** "Well, I suppose he knows pretty well what to do by this time." "Oh, no; he Isn't halfi through yet learning the things he EQastn't do»"— Chicago Record. clan." He dropped from the window. with matted hair and dilapidated■, clothing, with a rtOe o» his ehouide* "We meet again, aenortta," he replied. the firing squad went down—another ud w«thMt Owrti. ciark. crack i— still