tby ILIXSIRAIIONS COPYRIGHT 1908 THE ASSOCIATED SUNDAY MAGAZITE3 COPYRIGHT !90g by THE dOdDo - MERRILL COMPAQ IS 8YN0PSI3. Count dl Itnslnl. the Italian ambfts adur, li at dinner with diplomats whtin a nii'saengHr luminous Mm to the em bassy, where a beautiful young woinun link for a ticket to the etnbtiHsy ball. The ticket U made out In Hie name of Miss I mi !. I Tliorne. Chief Campbell of the ferret service, and Mr. Orliiun. bis head iluluctlve, are warned that a plot is brewing in Washington, and Orimm goes to the state ball for Information. tils at tention Is railed to Miss Isalml Thorne, who with her companion, disappears. A shot is hoard i.U Senor Alvarei of the Mexican legation, i found wounded. (Jriinin is assured Mies Thorne did It; he vlnlts her, demanding knowledge of the nlTuir, and arrests Pletro Petrozlnnl. Mlxn Thorne vlaits un old bonih-mnker, and they dlnctiHH a wonderful experiment. Fifty thousand dollars Is stolen from the orilie of Henor HodrlKUei, the minister from Venezuela, and whlio detective are In ventlKatliiK the robbery Miss Tliorne ap pear as a guest of the legation. Orimm nevuses her of the theft: the money is rectored, but a new mystery occurs In tile cllriippeurnnce of Monsieur Hulssi'iftir the French ambassudor. Kluslve MIks Thome reappears, bearing a letter which states that the ambassador has been kid naped and ilenvindlng ransom. The am bassador returns and again strangely dis appears. Later be Is rescued from an old bouse In the suburbs. It Is discovered that Fletro Petrozlnnl shot Senor Alvarei and that he Is Prime d'Ahruzzt. Urlmm figures In a mysterious Jail delivery. He orders both Miss Thorne and d'Abruzl to leave the country: they are conveyed to New York and placed on a steamer but return. Orimm s coffee Is druirired and upon regaining consciousness be finds a sympathetic note from Isabel Thorne. The consplrutors against the government are located and their scheming Is over heard. Orimm orders d'Abruzzl to de stroy the unsigned compact. Isabel com pels him to obey and Is termed a trait ress by the conspirators. CHAPTER XXIV. (Continued.) 1 "I personally caused the destruc tion of the compact after several sig natures had been attached," Mr. Grimm amended. "Throughout I have acted under the direction of Mr. Campbell, of course." "You were In very grave personal danger?" the president went on. "It was of no consequence," said Mr. Grimm simply. "You are certain, Mr. Grimm," and the president spoke with great de liberation, "you are certain that the representatives of the Latin countries have not met since and signed the compact?" "1 am not certain no," replied Mr. Grimm promptly. "I am certain, how ever, that the backbone of the alliance was broken its only excuse for ex istence destroyed when they per mitted me to learn of the wireless percussion cap which would have placed the navle3 of the world at their mercy. Delieve me, gentlemen, If tbey had kept their secret It would have given them dominion of the earth. They made one mistake," he added In a most matter-of-fact tone. "They thould have killed me; It was their only chance." The president seemed a little star tled at the suggestion. "That would have been murder," he remarked. "True," Mr. Grimm asqulesced, "but H seems an absurd thing that they should have permitted the life of one man to stand between them and the world power for which they had so long plunned and schemed. His High ness, Prince Denedetto d'Abruzzl be lieved as I do, and so expressed him self." He paused a moment; there as a hint of surprise In his manner. "I expected to be killed, of course. It seemed to me the only thing that could happen." "They must have known or the far reaching consequences which would follow upon your escape. Mr. Grimm. Why didn't they kill you?" Mr. Grimm mndo a little gesture with both hands and was silent. "May they not yet attempt It?" the president Insisted. "It's too lute now," Mr. Grimm ex-B-'ilned. "They had everything to u by killing me there as I stood In the room where I had Interrupted the signing of the compact, because that would have been before I had placed the facts In the hands of my govern D'l'i". I was the only person outside or their circle who knew all of them. Only the basest motive could Inspire them to attempt my Ufa now." There was a pause. The secretary " 8,IUe danced from Mr. Grimm to Mr. Campbell with a question In his o''Pset eyes. "No I understand that you placed a Miss Thome and the prince under ""U is, you detained them?" he queried, "if g0, where are they now?" '1 don't know." wns the replv. "Just ore the explosion the threo of us ntered an automobile togethor, and as we were starting away I re- mo,,.! . . " I urr,'u something which made It r'WMX for me to re-enter the use. When I came out again, -JiiBt a ew seconds before the explosion, the "'nre and Ml88 Thorne had gone." 'e secretary's lips curled down In flisiijiproval. mTV rather unsua1' t0 put n ttJ 0 leave y"r prisoners to 'aXd0Wn deVlcea that w&y?" he "ll'm l'!1' yP9'" Mr- 'Grlram- admitted. When 1 rlrcl,mtances were unusual. an 1 entered the house I had lock- Wi I"nn ln tlle cellar- I had to go .... 10 Bave his life, otherwise-" mfnn,, lhe guard at the door, you was it'r.Ca"le the Interruptlon. "Who od(lvd0rlmm glanced at hIa chlf. who kin'onl" Mr' Charles Wlnthrop Ran yotmg ,nGerman embassy," said the iy T' nft"lln of the German enibas- "landed ?U Euard nt tne doorr de" y the president quickly. "And 1 Bot out ""feW at me0D8 that Germany !ancVre!,,(1ent Paused and startled r a n, P"R8C(J around the table. Aft eor,.tn;ll,ent of deeP abstraction the '8o , WPnt -td I" Thorn and the prince es try?..' Ar they still ln tots coun- (JACQUES FUTRBLLE by M.G.K5i1tivKi- "That I don't know" replied Mr. Orlmra. He stood silent a moment, staring at the president. Some subtle change crept Into the listless eyes, and his Hps were set. "Perhaps I had better explain hero that the personal equation enters largely li:to an affair of this kind," he said at last, slowly. "It happens that It en:ered Into this. Unless I am ordered 1.0 pursue the matter further I think It would he best for all concerned to accept the (net of Miss Thome's escape, and " He stepped. "Personal equation," mused the president. "Just how, Mr. Grimm, docs the personal equation enter Into the affair?" The young man's Hps closed tightly, and then: "There are some people, Mr. Presi dent, whom wo nitet frankly as ene mies, and we deal with thuiu accord ingly; and there are others who op pose us and yet are not enemies. It Is merely that our paths of duty cross. We may have the greatest respect for them and they for us, hut purposes are unalterably different. In other words there Is a personal enmity and a political enmity. You, for Instance, might be a close personal friend of the man whom you defeated for pies Ident. There might" ho stopped sud denly. "Go on," urged the president. "I think every man meets once In his life an Individual with whom he would like to reckon personally," the young man continued. "That reckon ing may not be a severe one; It may be less severe than the law would provide; but It would be a personal reckoning. There Is one Individual In this affair with whom I should like to reckon, hence the personal equation enters very largely Into the case." . The secretary of wur crumpled a "This Note, Mr. Grimm, Is Surprising.' sheet of paper Impatiently and hitched bis chair up to the table. "Coming down to the facts It's like this, Isn't It?" he demanded briskly. "The Latin countries by au Invention of their own which the United Slates and Kngland were to be duped into purchasing, would have had power to explode every submarine mine be fore attacking a port? Very well. This thing, of course, would have given them the freedom of the seas as long as we were unablu to explode their submarines as they were ab'.o to explode ours. And this Is the condi tion which made the Latin compact possible, Isn't It?" He looked straight at Mr. Grimm, who nodded. "Therefore," he went on, "If the Latin cotnptict Is not a reality on pa per; If the United States and Eng land do not purchase this this wire less percussion cap, we are right back whtre wo were before It all happened, aren't we? Every possible danger from that direction has passed, hasn't It? The world-war of which we have been talking Is reudured Impossible. Isn't It?" "That's a question." answered Mr. Grimm. "If you will pardon mo for suggesting It, I would venture to say that as long as thero Is an Invention of that Importance In the hands of nations whom we now know have been conspiring against us for fifty years, there is always danger. It seems to me, If you will pardon me again, that for the sake of peace we must either get complete control of that Invention or elne understand It so well that there can be no further dnnger. And again, please let me call your attention to the fact that the brain which brought this thing Into existence Is still to be reckoned with. There may, some day, come a time when our submarines mny be explod ed at will regardless of this percus sion cap." The secretary of war turned flatly upon Chief Campbell. "This woman who Is mixed up In this affair?" he demanded. "This MJss Thorne. Who Is she?" "Wl;o Is she?" repeated the chief. ,kSbe's a secret agent of Italy, one of the most brilliant, perhaps, that hss ever operated ln this or any other country." The brows of the secretary of war were drawn down In thought as he turned to the president. "Mr. Grimm was speaking of the personal equation," he remarked point edly. "I think perhaps his moaning Is clear when we know there Is a woman In the case. Wo know that Mr. Grimm has done his duty to the last luch In this matter; we know that alone and unaided, practically, he has done a thing that no living man of his relative pusltion has ever done before prevented a world-w Hut there Is further danger he him self has called out attention to It therefore, I would suggest that Mr. Grimm bo relieved of further duty In this particular case. This Is not a moment when the peace of the world may be Imperiled by personnl fee"ngi of of klndMneBS for an Individual." Mr. Grimm received the blow with out a tremor. "As Mr. Crlmm has rolnted out," the secretary went on, "we have bren negotiating for this wireless percus sion cap. I have somewhere In my office the name and address of the In dividual with whom theso negotia tions have been conducted. Through that It Is possflile to rertch the Inven tor, and then ! I suggest that we vote our thanks to Mr. Grimm and relieve him of this particular case." The cho'erlc eyes of the president softened a little, and grew grave as they studied the Impassive face of the young man. "It's a strange situation. Mr. Grimm," ho paid evenly. "What do you say to withdrawing?" "I am at your orders, Mr. Presi dent," was the reply. "No one knows better whnt you have done than the gentlemen hpre at this table," the president went on slowly. "No one questions that you have done more than any other man could have done under the circum stances. We understand, I think, that Indirectly you are asking Immunity for an Individual. I don't happen to know the liability of that Individual .indor our law, but we can't make any n.lstake now, Mr. Grlinm, and so and so" He stopped and was silent. I had hoped, Mr. President, that what I havT done so far and I don't underestimate It would have, at least, earned .for me the privilege of re maining in this cn?o until its con clusion," said Mr. Grimm steadily. "If it is to be othtrwlse, of course I am at" The president rose. "Please wait In tho anteroom for a fow minutes," he directed. Mr. Grimm bowed himself out. At the end of half an hour he was again summoned Into the cabinet chamber. The president met him with out stretched hand. "You will' proceed with the case to the end, Mr. Grimm," ho Instructed abruptly. "If you need assistance ask for It; If not, proceed alone. You will rely upon your own Judgment tntlre ly. If there are circumstances which make It Inadvisable to move against an Individual by legal process. ' even If that Individual Is amenable to our laws, you are not constrained so to do If your Judgment Is against It. Th re Is one stipulation: You will either secure the complete rights of the wireless perrusslon cap to this gov ernment or learn the secret of the In vention so that at no future time can we be endangered by It." "Thank you," said Mr. Grimm quiet ly. "I understand." CHAPTER XXV. We Two. Mr. Grimm turned from Pennsyl vania Avenue Into a cross street, walked along half a block or so, climbed a short flight of stairs and en tered an olTlce. "Is Mr. Howard ln?" he queried of 8 boy In attendance. "Name, please." Mr. Grimm handed over a sealeJ envelope which bore the official Im print of the Department of War In tho upper left hand corner; and the boy disappeared Into a room beyond. A moment later ie emerged and held open the door for Mr. Grlrnm. A gen tlemanMr. , Howard rose from his seat and stared at him as he entered. "This note. Mr. Orlmra, Is surpris ing," he remarked. (TO BE CONTINUED.) For the Decapitations. A noted puzzle writer offered a prize for the best sentence constructed with the 2ti letters of tho alphabet This carried off the reward: Whoever guesses the 26 puzzles will find that the removed letters taken In regular order form a sentence which employs every letter but one, a feat never performed before. 1. nehoad a word meaning young girl and leave a word meaning assist ance 2. Dehead a word meaning a grate and leave a small serpent. 3. Behead forty aud leave firty. 4. Dehead a kitchen utensil and leave a part of speech. 5. Dehead a nut and leave a cereal. 6. Dehead a fraud and leave warmth. 7 Dehead a vegetable and leave a beverage. 8 Dehead a synonym of beautiful and leave a necessity of life. 9. Dehead anger and leave an arith metical term. 10. Dehead sin and lenve a form of low temperature. 11. Dehead a kind of wood and leave a physical condition. 12. Dehead a term of affection and leave a rart of the body. 13. Dehead a sign and leave people. It. Dehead a geographical term and leave a numeral. 15. Dehead a measure twice and leave practical skill. 16. Dehead a musical term and leave a stream of water. 17. Dehead a prison and leave a pain. IS. Dehead one and leave a small egg- 19. Dehead a cereal and leave some thing wet. 20. Dehead something cold and leave present time. 21. Dehead to listen and leave a kind of house. 22 Debead to cleanse and leave a tree. 23. Dehead a word signifying fault and leave affliction. 21. Dehead a wvrd meaning faint and leave a wicked one. 25. Dehead a boat and leave a tool. 26. Dehead a word the opposite of careless and leave a necessity. Answers 1, maid; 2. rasp; 3, XL.; 4, pan; 6, acorn; 6, cheat; 7, kale; 8, fair; 9. Irate; 10, vice; 11. ebony; 12, dear; 13, omen; 14, zone; 15, quart; 16. trill; 17; Jail; IS, unit; 19, grain; 20, snow; 21. hark; 22. wash; 23. blame; 21, limp; 25. yawl; 26, neat. The sentence formed by the 26 decapi tations Is "Mr. X: Pack five doz. qt. Juga. II. W. Dlyn." Automobile Contest. Nearly every 0110 Is familiar with automobiles, but not every one knows the parts correctly, as a clever young From . - - Afternoon Costumes About Rugs. When selecting rugs or cutpels one mutt remember that they must he as much darker than the walls as the walls are darker than the celling, to keep the balance right In the room. When a floor is too light In color It gives you a feeliug that It rises. It throws the whole color scheme out of balance. This la tho common fault ln many homes. The utility idea has predominated when buying and the notion that a light-colored rug does not show the dust ntid wear so plainly has been the argument and has been used so long that people accept It as an ax iom. For Light Shoes. White shoes have to he cleaned every time they are worn, and an ecorep-.y hint says that ten cents' worth of whiting, mixed with water to n.e consistency ot thin cream and applied with a brush, will cover all hoiied places, and when dry the shoes ue stiiiwy hite. For pluk, blue or m Hostess hostess discovered when she pro pounded this contest, every question to be answered by naming a part of an "auto:" 1. What part of an automobile lends one to believe It Is feminine?" (Hood.) 2. "What part of an automobile Is eccentric?" (The crank.) 3. "One who courts?" (The spark er.) 4. "A part of a tree, a letter of the alphabet and part of a drama?" (Lim ousine.) 6. "Delongs to the fern family?" Dreak (brake.) j 6. "An ancient city?" Tyre (tire.) 7. "A container?" (Tank.) 8. "What some pcoplo have ln their heads?" (Wheels.) 9. "Found In an orchestra?" (Horn.) 10. "Kound In congress?" (Seat.) After this Jolly little game, an auto mobile race was announced. The host ess passed funny masks and goggles to tho pluyers telling thera that six makers had entered cars In the race (Just six were to compete) that they could choose then she read the list and explained that ten slips beartng each name had been pinned up over the house; each slip to be brought to the Judge's stand, the one getting the ten slips In first would win. Such ex cltement and such fun. Try It Twelve "Sons." Guess these words, each ends with "son:" 1. A poisonous weed. 2. Harmony, 3. A motive or cause. 4. Any human being. 6. Venom. 6. Dlsloynlty. 7. A wild animal. 8. The flesh of a wild animal. 9. A smnll plum. 10. A clergyman. 11. A criminal offense. 12. A prayer or suppllcutlon. Key 1, Jlmson; 2, unison; 3. rea son; 4, person; 5, poison; 6, treason; 7, bison; 8, venison; 9, dnmson, 10, parson; 11, arson; 12, orison. MADAMK MERni. t W A in foquc All fashion Indications point to a still larger use of embroideries. The large collar has evidently come to stay, as well as tho side frill. Colors that predominate at fashion able gatherings abroad are royal blue, coronation red and empire green. Dasket weaves are prominent In the first autumn suits shown, and It Is no ticeable that revers of these suits are extremely lnrp.e. The most charming of children's bonnets are evolved from line embroid ered or spotted muslin over pink pongee with ribbons to match. Paris ot Voile and Lace. lavender shoes add a little of the color to the whiting and tho shoes will look fresh and new. A small piece of red crepe pliper will mnkB a pink tint, bluing for the blue, nrd a little witter color paint for the lavender, or, In fuct, any shade you wish. Cleaning Worn Cloth. ' To revive the appearance of a sull that Is becoming to worn as to bt shiny In certains spots, a bit of dls tilled white vinegar, diluted in water rubbed on with a whlta woolen cloth will raise the nap and give It a look of newness that will make the suit of good service for some weeks more. This Is a good hint to take advan tage of, for It can save one additional expense, especially when wanting to tide over Into tho. next season, when a Jenvier or lighter cloth Is more ap propriate. GWeB aro dyed In every conceiv able shade to match the colored shoes and stockings, which in every case ought to harmouIZ4i with the tollott. few ftjlpy WHAT DR. WAHREtf THINKS Rsadi Paper at Chicago Meeting en "Intemperance and Life Insurance," Reviewing Drink Habit. A paper on "Intemperance and Life Insurance" wan read by Dr. C. H. Wuhrer, at a meeting of the Trl-State Medical society, held in Chicago. He reviewed the subject from the medi cal standpoint, that there Is a serious Impairment of vitality by the habitual use of alcoholic drinks. In the course of the paper ho said: "Whatever difference of opinion thero may be between lhe temperance fanatic and the tippler, one thing Is certain; the financiers all over the world who have tlielr money Invested In life Insurance companies, all agree that drinkers belong In the class of hazardous risks, and their conclusions are right. Physicians, hygleuists and physiologists aro now a unit on the roncluslon that even moderate drink ing men can bo of no benefit to any one, that It may easily, without strain ing a point, lead to Immoderate drink ing, and Hint the latter, ln the major ity of cases, Is Injurious to health, not only Jeopardizing the best Interests of the habitue, but becoming a serious menuco to him In case he should ever get sick. The outlook for a man who should fall 111 with pneumonia, ty phoid fever, dysentery, nephritis, heart disease, dlnbetes and affections of the liver, Is bad enough under the best of clicumstnnccs, but If the patient Is an Intemperate man, his hope for re covery Is reduced very materially, and the fight for life Is desperate If not hopeless. Every physician who has had much emergency hospital practice or even private practice among the In temperate, can give his assent to these statements. "We further know that men who follow hazardous occupa tions are frequently llablo to Injuries. In case tho party Injured Is temper ate, his chances for recovery from the Injuries are far In excess of the man who uses Intoxicants. "The mutter seems to bo of suffi cient Importance tn those Interested In life insurance, both as Individuals who carry the policies as well as the compunles who Insure them. I might fortify my contentions by compiling tables and furnishing data from most unquestioned sources to show the evils of Intemperance, the danger to the lives of those who look too fre quently upon the wlno cup when It Is crimson, the misery entailed to the In dulger as well as to those connected with him, the financial nnd moral wrecks resulting from such lives, Dut this Is not necessary, for the clasa 1 am addressing and the purposes of tills pnper. All of you know from rle experience that my assertions are true, not only from observation, but becauso they havo been proven oo sci entifically, ni matter what your own habits and practices are lu tho use jt the flowing bowl." RACE SUICIDE AND LIQUOR Degradation Seen, Not Only In Those Who Drink, but It Is Blight on Children Following. The curse of liquor Is seen not only In the degradation of those who In dulge In It. but It Is especially a blight on the children who follow them. This fact should arouse all who bave any regard for tho weak and helpless. Speaking of drink nnd Infanticide, a note In tho Lutheran Standard says: "Eighty yenrs ngo when the Norwe gians were a drinking people, 300 ol every 1.000 children born died before they reached their first birthday mini versary. Now, nlnce they are a sober people, the ratio Is 80 and 90 per 1.000 ln Dsvarla, whero the drink evil still exists, of every 1,000 horn, 300 do not survivo a year. , Of the 237,000 born lat year 6,500 wero still born, and 69.OU0 died within a year." This Is race suicide and nation suleldu In such horrible proportions as to blanch the cheeks and appal the hearts of alJ who are not dead to all that Is good. Alcohol and the Memory. A physician who drinks beer regit lnrly Is unablo to follow any new range d Ideas and retain tho facts Tho Impressions made nt the time seem to be very transient and quickly disappear, says the Journal of Ine briety. Two men, one an abstalnei and the other a moderate drinker were sent on a commission to erf.tm luo nnd report on the watershed of a large lake. Tho abstainer saw many things nnd gave a minute, accurate report. The moderate drinker's report was very Imperfect and omitted Important fact. and failed to put down several data that were neccssnry. Doth wrote the reports the day after the examination The difference was the fault of mom 017. It hns been noted that moderate drlnkei more frequently carry note books to put down Items of tacts and Information which they fear may es cape their nttentlon. Men who are engaged In absorbing business requlr Ing exact attention to details always depend on notes made at tf.e time and place, nnd that Is frequently tho In direct result of spirits and a damaged memory. No Alcohol at Officers' Mess. It Is eleven yenrs since General Gal llfet ordered all sale of Btrong liquor ln the canteens of the French army to ccbse. In the mean time their sale has been allowed lu the officers niesset. Now comes a circular from M. Noulens, undersecretary for Btate. forbidding further Bale of absinthe, brandy, etc., at ofllcers' tables hence forth. This step Is the more notewor thy ln that M Noulens represents a department (that of Gers) where dls tlll.'.ig Interests are very powerful. It may bo regarded as one of the hope ful signs of the times regarding the awakening to the evils of the alcohol habit now evident In almost all the nations of Europe. Man's Capacity Only Limit Dy Rev. BARRY B. HALL of Trmpl BdptUt Church, Minnrpoli4. Mian. God blesses man at every opportu nity and furnishes every real Joy be Is able to appropriate. We enjoy so little, not because of God's utiwllllng uess to bless, but because of our In blllty to receive and appropriate bis blessings. This old world Is big with blesilngs to him who has the eyes to ee them. Thousands stand before the most beautiful landscapes and see nothing but hills and valleys. To the singing of the birds and the beauties of nature they are deaf, and blind, and dumb. A missionary saw African boys playing ith diamonds of rarest value. They were rocks and nothing more to the boys. Defore the days of Franklin the air was sb full of electricity as now, but our fathers went on burning randies, deprived of the telephone and the tel egraph, because none of them had the eyes to see It All of our modern Inventions were its possible to our fathers as they are to us; yet they plowed with crude Instruments when they could have ridden the cultivator; they rode In ox rnrts when they could have ridden on the lightning express, only because they had no eyes to see these blessings and to appropriate them. And the world is big with In ventions today, Involving great for tunes to him who Is able to see them, and the business world Is big wl'h marvelous opportunities for those who have the eyes to see. Thus It Is clear that muterlal blessings are limited only by man's ability to see and ap propriate them. Rut material blessings are real blessings only to those who have the eyes to Bee them aright. If they see wealth ns an opportunity to serve their fellows through the channels of legitimate business or philanthropy It will bless them, hut If they see It through carnal eyes, simply an op portunity for the gratification of the flesh, It will cause them to forget God and brotherllness, and to grow cold and haughty. It will lead them Into a mad rush for pleasure, causing them to commit Involuntary suicide, burn ing out the camlla of life at both ends. To leave the ordinnry young man $50,000 Is equal to a through ticket to hell. Wealth Is a cerse '11 the carnally minded. It must be Been through spiritual eyes before It be comes a real blessing. This Is a glorious or horrid . old world, according to one's point of view. If his point of view Is carnal Instead of Christian, he will com plete this life In dlsapolntment; b'lt If he views this world with thu geod and not the evil eye, he will see a Rrand old world, even Its clouds hav ing a silver lining. One's point of view determines whether children are a blessing or a curse. If he has been reared to view them as an evil or misfortune, he will be able to tViJ ' no pleasure In them; but If he sees them ns God given und a blessing, he rnn say, as did the woman of old, "these are my Jewels." One man says, "Isn't It a shame I have to work for a living?" Another lays: "Isn't It a blessing I huve a chnnce to e:irn a living?" Some say: "Isn't It n sbguje tljjt peojile have to get sick?" Others, "Isn't It piorlmis that sick ness Is only teni'.nrary nnd good health Is the norma! state." 'j A man's point of view determines his happiness. He must view things from the spiritual rather than from the carnal point of view to be satis fied and happy. Thousands are hnppy with lit lo and others are mlser.inlo with much. Jesus explained this b? the parable of (he rich fool, who thought he had all ho needed to make him happy because his barns were filled with plenty. And tho fools bit not all dead yet; because there are thousands who think that all they need to he happy Is a flue home, thor oughly furnished, nnd lo's of money. These poor, unfortunate people have not the ability to see Hint material possessions never did and never will make anyone contented nnd r.nppv He who has not learned to be hnppv with lltle would not be happy wCIt much. This world Is big with bless ings, other thnn money, If one Is only able to see nnd appropriate them. The nnly pleasures which really satisfy, that give contentment, pence and happiness, are spiritual; nnd mate rial blessings are only a curse unless they are spiritually enjoyed . This old world Is so big with blessings, mate flnl nnd spiritual, that there Is an abundance for all. nnd nil of Its bless ings are only limited by our ability to see and enjoy them aright Personal Contact. Jesus Christ Is In Ills glory when He Is among lost men. Greatness Is not comfortable among the outcast and lowly, for purple doai not match with snrUcfrith. Fashion Is not com fortable; It Is too afraid Its satin thould bo besmlrchd. Science Is not romfortnhle. for whilst It enn work mlrades of transformation every where ft can work none there. Art !s not comfortable amongst tho fallen, and retires ns soon as It has taken their portrait. Dut Jesus Christ Is ln His glory with lost souls, lost classes, lost tribes and lost races, for the Son of man came to seek and to save that which was lost. Dev. W L. Watkln son. 1. D. Forglveners. Let us learn a lesson of forgiveness for our master. It Is far more nob'e to pardon than to he averted. It Is the part of tho nnlmnl p nn to retal iate an Injury. It Is only God ntid the sons of God that hnve the mug namlmity to forgive. Cardinal Gib bons, Roman Catholic, nu'ttmore, Md. Lovers of Evil. Now nnd then there is a n.nn who appenw In every community, who does evil because he loves evil Ho goes about sowing the community with misunderstandings, undermining men, poisoning men's thoughts, stir ring up bitterness and sowing tares of evil on every side. Ret N D. HUlls. Congregatlouallst, Drooklyn.
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