3ElX)m$ JOSEPH VANCE ILLUSTRATIONS COJYMCr. arioiu jew 8YNOPSI3. Gsrrett Coast, a ynunir man of Nw York City, meuts DoukIus Hlackatovk. who Invltt't film to a card party. Me accept, although l diallkea Hlackatock, tha rea am belna; that both art in low with Kadi rln Thaxter. CHAPTER I. (Continued.) lie felt ber eyes upon blm, seriously sweet and questioning, end frowned slightly, wishing be bad held his ton gue, though aware that be could not have, caring the way he did. "Why not tell me? I'm waiting, Oiirrett." "Well, . . ." It was difficult: an Impertinence; Incredible, beside. Hut now that he bad committed himself, he stiffened a resolve and plunged. "It was said that your engagement to this wan Blackstock would be announced be (ore long." Thnt out bluntly, he' caught a long in-rath and, divided betweeu fear and fulih, sat watching her. The seconds of her silence spun for lilin an hour of anguish. "Katherlne . . ." She turned. "Yes?" "Have you nothing to say?" be asked Involuntarily, and at once re gretted It. "What do you wish me to say?" Her tone was dull, as If she spoke me chanically, with a mind detached. "Either affirm or deny. You owe me that, at least." . "Do I?" She seemed surprised. "Hut what," she pursued, rousing, "does 'this man Dlackstock' " "You know I don't like blm, Kath erlne. I can't." "Hut I can and do, Garrett." There was simplicity In that, almost confessional. Ilia fears assailed him more Imperiously. "Then It's true? Don't tell me that!" "What does Mr. Illackstock say?" "I haven't Interviewed blm, of course. I seemed too absurd " "Why?" The only report he had at command was pitifully Inadequate: "Because I love you." "Is that any reason why Mr. Black stock ithould not?" "There are reasons why you shouldn't let your name be coupled with his." "And they are ?" She put It crisply. His heart sank, forefeelng defeat. He veered at a tangent, evasive. "You haven't an swered me. Is there any truth lu this rumor?" "Not yet" "You mean It may be true later?" "It's possible." she affirmed quietly. "Mr. llluckstock has asked me to marry blm; he hasn't as yet bad my answer." "Katherlne! . . . You cap't real ly care for him?" "I'm trying to be sure, Garrett, be fore I tell blm so or you." "Hut but you mustn't! . . . The 'Mng's Impossible. . . . You" "You'll tell me why?" Her composure was sobering. He gut himself more In band: she was not to be moved by storming, be knew t HcRson, logic, an appeal to ber Intelligence: she would require these of him. Yet when put to It he could not bring himself to tell what he knew of the man by hearsay, If very cred ibly. Personal defects, lack of breed Ing, and the like were all unstable ob jections. ... In the end the beat he could do, since some sort of an an swer was essentlul, was to frame a halting, Inconclusive: "He's not the sort She misinterpreted his confusion. "1 know what you're thinking: that he's not a spoke In our particular so cial wheel; an outsider. Must I con demn him for that? Are there no right men, Garrett, btit yourself and others of our 'Bet?' I know be has bis lacks; I fancy you'd call blm crude, ir you were candid with me. But men of bis genius, bis upbringing . . Not , that 1 concede any erudlty n him; It's hardly that: be merely lacks something difficult to nme It; not cultivation, not lenslblll l. but, I'd say. friends." "He has many. . . ." So she cared enough to Oght for him! There was bitterness, surpass big the bitterness of atoos, In that dis covery. "I mean the right kind, yourself, for Instance; friends to bring hlra out. 'e s quick, adaptable, of a good fami ly If not a wealthy one." Coast fell back upon the one men tioimble objection of which be had Jrtnln knowledge. "He's got a vil lainous temper." "Friends would teach him to control ! And there are excuses for that: . ,1KM-hls eyes are In a bad way. " injured them seriously, somehow, ,n his work something about the "Park. I believe." hl('rhS Wrelcsa experiments of Carrm."9'" ,0lDg l d r68t thlDB, "Late In tie field." hl"Het1,ead It today; they all look to His Inventions, discoveries, Im plements, will make wireless as "ery-day thing as the telephone. win. ' 1 don t meBn D couldn't win "jout friends: he's strong enough . rl'nn htt ttle use for him, Rath 'Women have." Coast strangled temptation. . . . magnetism." "usill an,d,..8.tr!.ng.' .""MtloB. en- to i J . " wunu Deing a mend Ilk. Ki ou 10 Know blm better, to "" blm, Garrett." Tn'." "ltle he managed to say: Ml try-lf you wish." i4 l8l. Please, Garrett" ouslv ? I ln t0 understand you serl- lu, emp,ftte marrying him?" !'r Ves!" was absolute, 'or thi.' I e8"-ne hated himself finer " after your monejr' Kttth" BY foivmfrR3 Mttce -f "Garrett, that Is unworthy of you." He suld nothing, doggedly taking what comfort he might from the knowledge that be was right. Gradually he comprehended that In the course of their conversation the car had left Fifth Aveuue at the Plaza and was crossing Central Park at the Seventy-second Street entrance. "We're near the gale," be said abruptly. "If you'll drop me there, please " "Certainly. Tell Putri.-k." Coast groped for the speaking lube Blpl communicated with the driver. W ben he sat back he wa conscious of the woman's softening regard. "You're not angry, Katherlne?" "No, Garrett; but I'm very, very sor ry." "If I've seemed presumptuous " "To me. Garrett? Can you remem ber (be time wheu we were not friends?" "No. ... I want you to under stand that It wasn't altogether be cause I want you myself need you, because I love you as you know hnve loved you for years. ... It was Jealousy of your happiness. I said nothing that I didn't believe." "1 know. Hut you were are mis taken. You'll come to understand." "I don't want you to make a mis take. Walt. Kaiborine, wait a little before deciding. I'm sure of your heart: It won't mlgulde you." "I believe not. I know my heart and mind." "You know mine," he said gently, and no more. '4M 1 "C Mt,l,''iaU"A'11 "Brains, 'Rather," Observed Van Tuyl Blandly. That stabbed her; she winced, wondering why. Hut the personality of Douglas Illackstock stood forth so largely, limned In such vivid coloring. In the foreground of her conscious ness, that there was left little room, even for old friends such as Garrett Coast. Afoot. Coast lingered at tbe door, keen eyes searching hers almost plaintively. "I'll drop In for lea tomorrow. If you ask me, Katherlne." "Have you ever ueeded an Invita tion. Garrett?" "Then I II come." He nodded to the driver and the car swept away. Long after It had shot out of sight, he stood staring. Then discovering himself bareheaded, hat and stick In hand, an object of amused regard, with a curt laugh of confusion and awakened self-consciousness, turned back through the park. be CHA PTER II. Resigning with little reluctance his place at the card table to Dundas, whose turn It was to cut iu, Coast Religious Part in Health fl it Is tha interpreter of Sickness and Death, and of Health as Well. There la a great deal of nonsense written about religion and health; there Is a great deal or sense In real ly connecting tbe two. There art a great many religious people who get sick and die. A great many Irreligi ous people who do tbe same thing. It would be possible to get figures to prove anything you like In this connec tion. But they would not prove tbe truth. A clear mind, a pure heart and a cheerful spirit stand a better chance In the face of disease, than a muddy mind, a dirty heart and an ugly spirit Health Is a by-product, but a sure product of religion. But there are few of us who get religion enough to successfully combat our own foolishness in other directions. So we get sick and dlo. And there are many worse things than these in life. ' Religion Is the Interpreter of sickness and death, and health as well. Fearsome things are those which are not understood. Religion explains sickness and death and we can adjust lighted a cigarette and wandered round Ibe dining-room of Dlackstock's apnrtment, Idly Inspecting the half dozen hunting-prints that adorned the green burlap wnlls. I'nspeakubly bored, be went to tbe buffet, where be poured a very little Scotch Into a tall glnss, drowning It with Icy charged water. He had re fused to drinlf up to that moment, and was thirsty, but as he sat sipping and watching the players. Van Tuyl's un natural pallor, moist hair and fixed smile affected him with a faint dis gust, and he put the glass aside, not half-emptied. Ills brows knitted In his concern for the man, who. had been drinking heavily and would pur sue that madiiesB until satiated or sodden: no influence that Coast knew of would restrain him; he was as un manageable as a wild horse, and as spirited. Slender, graceful, high lord of Devll-moy-Care, Van Tuyl sober was Inimltuble, more loved than fen red In spite of, perhaps because of, the wit be wielded like a whip-lash. Ex cesses funned that brilliancy to a burning frenzy; at such times ho knew no frlenils. and those who knew blm avoided him; his wits, submerged, froflird with a satiric humor that etched as Indelibly as an acid when be did not lav on with a bludgeon of vltuiicrulion. . . , A ditngetous foil to Illackstock. Const thought, com paring them, wondering that they were so much together. Contrasting them he thought: fire and tow, rapier and broadsword! iilncksiock was the broadsword of that comparison, hesvy and cumber some If capable. Witbuut an effort be dominated the others. Van Tuyl al ways excepted; the sheer weight of IllRckstock's personality forced them Into the background. Little Dundas. with his deferential smile, delicately pink face and permanently rounded shoulders, seemed the veriest shadow of a mnn: HluckHtock's shadow be had appnrently constituted himself. Truax. round of face and blandly prac tical. If unquestionably Independent, was only less dwarfed by his host. "A good brldger" Illackstock In the current slung: giving himself wholly to the game, playing to win, "wolfing the tricks." Van Tuyl told him. The comment brought a darkish smile to the man's face. "What d'you want nie to do with 'em?" he growled seml-hiimorously, flipping a card from his band and as swiftly making bis play from dummy, "Make yon a present of "cm? . . . Play to that, now; come through with that len-spot." He chuckled as he gathered In the trick and led the final card from dummy. "That'll teach you to double my original make. I guess. . . . Game and rubber, Dunny: six without, doubled, and a little slam. Got that down?" "YeB," replied Dundas. grinning feebly as he Jotted down the score. "Tough luck, partuer," Truax ob served to Van Tuyl. "You couldn't help doubling on your hand, of course, and equally of course I bad to be chicane In beurts" "Hratns. rather," observed Van Tuyl blandly, shuffling (TO UK contini:ei. ourselves to these great blessings Re ligion explains health and shows how It means opportunity and obligation; (hat Is religion clarifies all experi ences, we see them as (hoy are, adjust them to each other and ourselves to all, and such an adjustment is not far from a condition of health Re ligion will not set a broken leg, but will contribute very largely to Its heal Ing, through keeping the sources of healing pure. A clean heart produces a clean mind, a clean mind Insures a clean body and a clean body Is con ducive to health. Universalis! Leader Different. "Why, a year ago you told ma this place was easily worth $15,000. Now you estimate Its value at lest than $10,000." "You must remember that I was trying lo sell It to you then. Now you want ma lo sell It for you." Shoes of Snake Skin. Shoes made of snake skin are worn bp many ultra fashionable English women this year. Christian Art of Getting Mad By Rev. INGRAM E. HILL Pmor of North Short Bjtii Church, Chiciio TKXT IV. it. Be y angry and aln not.-tph. It Is a great thing to know how to get real angry without making a'fool of one's self. Not everybody knows how to do It. it Is an accomplished art, tbe ability to get mad like a gen tleman. To know when to get angry Is a criterion of character. It Is an accomplishment which Is not learned In the schools. It Is acquired In the relentless training of practical expe rience. It Is not a sin to get angry. Any man with half an ounce of ginger In his system ought to get angry occa sionally. Temper Is the Impress of God upon the soul. It Is the mark of personality and Intellectual stamina. The scriptures say that God Is angry with the wicked every day. Jesus got angry. Can you not see him stand ing at the temple door? Can you not see tbe market scenes which were ennoted there? Can you not see j ins eyes kindle? Cnn you not see his Illumined countenance blaze fierce and glorious? Can you not see tbe miraculous energy of bis personality as he cast out all them that sold and bought In tho temple and said unto them: 'My house shall be called a house of prayer, but ye have made It a den of thieves.' Christianity Is something more than a religion of love. Jesus said: 'I came not to send peace, but a sword.' Passivity may be all right for weak lings, but action Is the birthright of heroes. The man who tries to be sweet with everybody will find some day that be Is nothing but a lemon. It Is very easy, however, to get angry foolishly. Sometimes It Is proi cr to get angry, and sometimes It Is not. It may be proper at times for a man to get angry with the Janitor. It may be proper at times for a man to get angry with the umpire, it may be proper at times for a man lo get angry with the family upstairs. Hut It Is never, never proper for a man to get angry with bis wife. There Is many a man who will say nasy things to his wife that he would not think of saying to his chauffeur. Temper Is good. A bad temper Is what you have made of a good thing. A rifle Is a good thing In good hands. Hut when It has become rusted and out of repair It Is going to explode some day in the hands (if some cheer ful Idiot who did not know It was load ed. If your temper gels tho best of you what you need Is lo go off to the repair shop and be made over. These (lis of temper, this sour disposi tion, this Iceberg atmosphere, this spiteful spirit are as contrary to the Christian as light is opposed to dark ness. Tell me, what do you get mad shout? That Is the practical question. A man callj you a liar and you retort In similar language. Hut men are making God a liar every day and you do not get angry. Wherever there are wrongs to be righted, wherever there are evils to be trampled under foot, .... 1C ,o j..,.,c , uc ...eicu uui, i.iri t- vl liii-ic 19 llliqilliy III UIKO places or low, there Is your opportun Ity to show of what stuff you are made. .Somebody treads on your corn and yon gel mad at him. This very night a courtly and attractive son of perdi tion will lure a girl In her teens to one of the wlnerooms of this prodigal city. He will give to her a drink that will Inflame every passion and deaden every moral sense. He will lend her forth to her ruin and laugh like a devil over the havoc he has wrought. If you are going to get angry, In God's name get angry at something worth while. We are In tbe midst here or a so ciety which Is rond or wine and Joy rides and clandestine flirtations. A society that Is rotten to the core. Glided resorts or doubtful character flaunt their disregard of high moral ity fiends In human shape are stalk ing the streets and outrages are com mitted at our very doors. There Is a time to be angry. There Is a time for Christian men to speak out. and (bat time Is now. When the good peo ple wako from their lethargy and be gin lo tackle something that Is really worth their mettle, then shall right be triumphant and Justice win the day. The Law of Love. The consecrnted Christian brings (o tbe lowliest duties the loftiest mo tives, lits consecration to Christ carries with It consecration to tho service of his brother men. The law of Christ Is the law of love. SVe ful fill It In doing well our part ot tho world's work as well as In dlroct acts of sympnthy and burden bearing. Tbe holy mnn Is the more energetic In business on account of tbe rullness ot divine life In bis heart. As Christ came Into the world to do the Father's will, so he Bends us Into the world to do his own will, which Is always tbe Father's will, tluslness becomes ministry when It Is Inspired by fidelity to Christ The salvation of society, the redemption of business, the sub ordination or power to principle and love, can only come through the law or love, which Is the law or Christ. Fellowship With Christ. "Did not our heart burn within us, while be talked with us by the way, and while he opened to us the scrip tures?" Luke xxlv, 32. "While we talked with him by the way?'" Oh, no. . . . 'While he talked wl(h us. There Is a burning of heart (hat wilt never come ns long as we are talking to him. but when we let him talk to us, lot him open up the scriptures, let him make the old dead bones move with new lire, then will come the burning of heart, tho flnnl evidence of personal, close, intimate communion. , . , If we will And In every day soma sacred minutes In which to wait alone with blm, there will break' upon our life such a new consciousness of fellowship as well transform It to the lust point of Ita reaches."- Kev. G. Campbell Morgan. FOR CAUSE OF TEMPERANCE General Sir Ian Hamilton, K, C. B., Makes a 8trlking Declaration for Total Abstinence. Cen. Sir Ian Hamilton, K. C. B. was the principal speaker at tbe Gen eral Assembly of the -Presbyterian church held In the Scottish capital and aeuvered an address which was a striking declaration for the cause ot temperance. Sir Ian, It will be re membered, pledged himself to total ab stinence Just a year ago, and It Is candidly stated by personal Interview ers that twelve months of water-drink- lng have not In the lenst Impaired the health, soured tbe happy disposition oi diminished the cheery outlook on llle of the distinguished genoral. Incident ally his pledge has had a most benell clal effert on the rank and llle of tho army and has given a new stimulus to temperance In both services. In opening his address. Sir Ian anld be had come there to strike a blow Tor Scotland. He thought the finest stroke for Scotland was thnt of Hrtice at Hannockburn, when be rnlsed his bat tleax and crashed the casque of Sir Henry do Ilohun as If It were a nut shell. Hut he believed as tine a do nveranee ror Scotland was to he gained by dealing a stroke at another sort of cask the cask of whiskey. No longer advancing at the head of the English army, that cask was In the middle of their own camp, and It was (here poisoning and lowering the vl tnllty and pride and honor of tbe truest, bravest troops to be found any where. Continuing, the general said that he thought that they In the army were rather showing the way lo the civil population. He believed honest ly that any mother sending her sod Into the army could do so with tho as surance that her son would run a less chance of ge'tlng a tnste for drink than he would In most civil occupa Hons. These were no fancies or his, but they were supported by figures. India was a most astonishing case. In tho Indian army there were 47 per ' cent, wno were temperance men, at home there were 26 per cent., and they were Increasing every year. To put it In another way, the number or temperance men In the army, taking tho past two or three years, bad In creased at the rate of 2,;nu a year. Krom tbe medical department or the war office he learned (hat during (be past twenty years the number taken to hospital per thousand had fallen In India to the extraordinary extent or from 10 to 1, and In England from 2.6 to 7. The head of the medical ervlcn tnlrl 1.1... ihi ,iir-.i- ... ... dl.ec.lv h r-nai,uJ,, ..., .1. ' er temperance was very largely re- sponsible for It. Disease had do creased as temperance Increased. It was his opinion that (he enemy were on tho run, and that they could afford (o bo bold; ami he believed (hat If anyone could lower the drinking In Scotland by 20 per cent, he would do more good than by adding anodier rroviCe to our eniplro. LIQUOR AND LABORING MAN Saloon Has Much Better Chance to Exhibit Its Fruits Among Work ing Class Than Among Rich. The Chrlstlnn Kvantfellst contends that the liquor business Is tho great est foe of the worklngman, and that he Is the greatest losor by the sa loon. The rich man. It says, can cot along fairly well. "The money ho spends for liquor Is not a serious nint ter to him. lie runs no risk of los ing his Job for drunkenness. Ills family Is not often brought to starva tion or beggary, and when ho gets seriously Intoxicated his valet or the servant at (he club can take care of him. Of course, even among (he rich a large proportion of tho divorces are produced, directly or Indirectly, by whisky. Hut among the laboring classes the saloon has Its best oppor tunity to exhibit Its fruits. Its effect on character Is no worse, but Its economic results are vastly greater and worse." Blessed Assurance. Tho thought of Christ's presence was a magnificent Inspiration to the early Christian believers, who went everywhere preaching the word of Him who was himself with them as the living word. The apostles found constant Inspiration In (he apprehen sion (If not quite the comprehension) of Christ Incarnate, Christ redeeming, Christ omnipotent, Christ pervasive, Christ the source of life and the soul of notion. "I am with you alway!" was the parting gift of JeBiia to his disciples. N'o assurance could have been more welcome, and no confi dence greater than that which thoso words Inspired. Tt was ns though the departing Jesus had said to the men ho loved, "I will be with you even unto the end of the world, and then you shall be with me in a world that shall never end!" Faith In aurh an ever-present Christ overcomes the world. What Ruins Girls. Of all the ten or twelve thousand unfortunate glrln and wrecked women arrested every year In Chicago, among those who tell their woe to me, ninety-nine out of every hundred attribute their downfall to the first glass of wine or champagne taken generally with a male compnnlon, al ways for good fellowship's sake. That first glass Is the beginning of the end and here you see what tbe end Is When a woman onco begins to drink, even In a social way, her fu ture Is threatened with cither moral wickedness of ulter ruin. So many women who come here tell mo that the first sparkling glass of champngne was the beginning of all their misfor tune. Mary K. Keegnn, Chief Matron of the Chicago Police Department Esther Pleading For Her People Sunder School Leuoa for Nov. S, 1911 Sneialle Arranjad for Tim Pipor I.KSHO TKXT-Kalher :1-5. MKMIiP.y Vi:nsi:s-4:13, 14. OUl.HKN TKXT "The Lord preaorvoth all them that lovn him." I'h. Hd:2tt. Tt.MK--Ai-i-ealon of Xerxes. II. ('. S0. "" " eonqiif ra Kgypt. lal and 2l yara. II. I'. 4KJ, 4. Mo pp-parita In Inva.la irve, M to 5lh yir. II. C. 4M-4M. Vaxhtt dxponml In hi M year, II. C. 4M Invai'ta (ii--nc, H. c. 4M. Irentid at Thermopylae ami Kulamln. II. C. II. 4ft). Katlriir hm-omoo yuen, H. C. 479. Ila inarVa plot ami ih-r.-nl by Katlier (occupy-ins- m-arly tha whole yean, II. (. 474. li.Al'K-itliUNan (Buna) the winter capi tal of the 1'eraiaii Kinplie, about 200 nillea aoutheam from Itnl.ylon ami I: miles north or the 1'eralan lulf. There are two principal theories concerning the historical nature of the Hook of Esther: one, Hint It Is a veritable history; tho other, that 'll Is a historical romance founded on fact, like Sbakespenre's Julius Caesar and Henry VIII., or like Scott's novels, or Homer's great epics. While there are a number of serious dinicullies, yet there are few If any unanswerable arguments against its being a true his tory Xerxes Is the Greek shortened form of tho Ahasuerus of Ksther, as York, for Instance, Is a shortened form of the I.ntln Kbnracuin. He began to reign H. C. 485 and ruled tor 20 years. We run best undwrntand Ksther by means ot those parts or his history which reveal his character. .Xerxes at the very beginning or his reign completed tha conquest or Kgypt which bis fp(ner Darius bad begun. On his return he Immediately began tc 4repnre for the Invasion of Kurope, and especlslly or Greece, which tnen stood, In culture, development, ability and Interest, at the head of the world. Thus Xerxes would be mauler of tbe world. To arrange for this Invasion of Ku rope, Xerxen held a great assembly of the noblest Persians. It Is prob able that this Is the banquet with which the story of Ksther opens, a festive celebration that continued six months, while all mailers pertaining to the expedition were being arrang ed. Xerxes sought a queen In place of the deposed Vashtl. The one select ed from the most beautiful women of the empire was Ksther, a charming Jewess, a descendant of one of the exiles, ber great-grandfather being among those carried captive to Baby Ion by Nebuchadnezzar In 98. Her Hebrew name was Hadassah, the myrtle, a beautiful and favorite shrub In the east. "Ksther" means "a star," and many think It the same as Ishtar the Hubylonlan equivalent of Venus. She must have been quite young at the (Imo of her marriage, not over la years. Four or live years pass, and then begins the tragic story of "''. " iHvuiue i h, PrlJe Incensed at the conduct of r0l",ln M()rlecal, his attempt I to bring vengeance upon the whole Jewish race on Mordccai's account, his success In obtaining a decree from the king, throughout his empire, "to destroy, to kill, and to cause to perish all Jews, both young and old little children, and women, In one day." Great mourning and terrible die tress came upon tho Jews all over the empire as they learned of the d cree. Mordecal sent word to Esther, now about 20 years old, asking ber to go to the king and request the de liverance or her people, hstber re plied "Whosoever shall come unto the king Into the Inner court, who Is not called, there Is ono law of bis to put him to denth. Except such to whom the king shall hold out the golden scepter." There was, there tore, a possibility or Ka' tier's reach ing tbe cars of the king, but with the greatest uncertainty as to how such a capricious king would act, especially as his love for her had cooled. The mission Mordecal com mitted to Ksther was one of great danger and difllculty. It required the utmost heroism. Esther put on her royal apparel. She was a sensible, practical woman, and used ber beauty and charm of person and of dress to accomplish her object. She waited for the fitting time. The king held out the golden sceptre. The sign that he received her, and that the most dangerous part of her mission was over. Instead of asking her favor, where sho would be sur rounded by spies and possible ene mies, she Invited the king to a ban quet In tbe seclusion of Ihe Harem gardens. She Invited Hamsn her en emy to Join with the king and thus ward off all suspicion, and at the same time have him where he could not escape. Esther presented ber petition In wise words and pointed out Hainan aa tbo enemy who was seeking her life and the life of her jieople. The king was very angry and Immediate ly deposed Hainan, and had him hanged on the gallows he had pre pared for Mordecal. The result was a counteracting de cree, permitting the Jews to stand up In their own defense, and large numbers of their enemies were slain. The Jews were saved from destruc tion, and exalted before tbe people. Mordecal look Haman's place In the government. The feast of Purlm was Instituted with great feasting and Joy, and has been celebrated annual ly ever since on the fourteenth ot Adar, February-March, one month be fore Esther. One of the most Interesting stud ies In the story of Esther ts to trace (he ways of divine providence, and see bow God makes all things work to gether for the good of his people. God's sovereign grace and man's free will are here seen In perfect har mony. Heroism in Every Da) Life is the expression and cultivation of the he roic spirit in our ordinary dally liv ing. We cannot all be heroes In great things, but the field of heroism Is ev erywhere. In every home, in every town. There are great enemies to overcome In our own hearts, there are powers and principle of evil on every hand. Chest Pains and Sprains Sloan's Liniment is an ex cellent remedy for chest and throat affections. It quickly relieves congestion and in flammation. A few drops in water used as a gargle is anliseptic arid healing. Here's Proof " I hive utri Rlnan'a Mnimrnt foe yean and tin Ifftllly to lit wonderful efficiency. have used it (or tore dim!, cruu;., Ume back and rheumaliini and lo every eaac u f avc iniunt rehel." KEHKQ.A JANE ISAACS, Luc, Kentucky. SLOANS LINIMENT Looking on the Bright Side. "1 cannot (oil you bow sorry I wu to bear (hat your son bad eloped witn a chorus girl." "Thank you for your sympathy Of course, we feel dreadlnlly about It: but things might be worse." "It Is very brave ol you to taka such an optimistic view." "It Isn't optimism, exactly Tou see. our daughter Is so homely that wo can be reasonably sure no chauffeur will wibb to elope witb her." Remarkable Acquaintance. Cadnbout was boasting of his exten sive acquaintance. No celebrity could be mentioned unknown (o him He was Intimately acquainted witb all of them. Finnlly Dohson Inquired: 'Did you ever happen to meet the Siamese twins?" Gadabout reflected a moment, and then said: "Well, I am not quite sure that I met both of them, but I knew one of them very well." Explained. An old lady, the customer of, aa Irish farmer, was rather dissatisfied' with the watery appearance or her morning's cream, and finally she com plained very bitterly to him "He alsy, mum," said Pat "Tou see, the weather of late has been so ter rific hot that It has scorched all the grass off the pasture land, and Ol have been compelled to feed (he pore bastes on water lilies!" Ideas Trying and Doing. Brnggs You never know what yon can do till you try Wnggs That's wrong You never know what you can do until you suc ceed Brnggs Well, perhaps that's betr ter. WnggR And then you're wrong. Tou never know what you can do when yon succeed You only know what you have been able to do Lire, A Surprise for Swagger. "Tea." said Swagger, "(his Is a tur- keie ring " "Excuse me." said Bangs, "the cor rect pronunciation of that word Is turkwolse ' " "No, turkeft. excuse me." "1 say turkwolse" "Well, let's go to the Jeweler and ask him." "Right" "In order to settle a wager." said Swagger to tho Jeweler, "would you mind telling me It the correct pro nunciation of (he stone In this ring la turkere or turkwolse?" The Jeweler took the ring and f amlned h carefully "The correct pro nunciation," bo sa.J, "la glass." Tll Dlts. Old Landmark Gone. Another historic old landmark has passed. A slorm recently lellod Ihe tree near Ncderhcruert, under which Florls I, count of Ho'lnnd. was peace fully Bleeping, after the battle ot Nederhemert, In Hit; I. when he was treacherously murdered ty Herman van Kuyk. The tree was believed to bo over a thousand years old. Joke With a Sermon In It. A noted sociologist tells tbe follow ing story of a woman In a manalao turlng town. Appronchlng her for statistics, he asked: "Madam, have you any children?" "No," she replied. "I have to work in the factory my self." Life. One Issue Gone. One of Uncle Sam's custom mea found 30 pockets In a womnn's skirt Now let the women forever hold their tongues about not having equal rights wttn men. Milwaukee Journal. German Students and Their Dogs Dogs are nowhere In such favor as companions for men as among tbe college students of Germany. Each student Is apt to have one or more markod by tho coilege colors and trained to render service by carrying water, baskets, bundles and the like. Cause and Worry, Defendant's Wllo Don't worry, dear. Tbe Judges charge was cer tainly In youi favor. Defendant (moodily) I know that It's the law yer's charge thtu I'm thinking about is excellent for sprains and bruises. It stops the pain at once and reduces swell ing very quickly. Sold by all dealers. Prlco, 25c, 50o., $1.00 a Treatise fXQyfed on the J , flf Addrets lv& Earl s Skn
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