1LAEJIII) a 3&m$ JOSEPH VANCE LUSTRATIONS BY fyyW SYNOPSIS. Garrett Coaat, a young man of Nw Vui'f Jliy, rimota DoiikIhv Klui'katock, who Invlfa him to a cnnl party, lie accept, ulttmUKh ha Ulnllke-a Uluckntock, the rea iun b-inH thnt both are In love with Kalh rrlric Thaxter. Count full" to convince her that Ultti-katock la unworthy of her frli-nlHh;t. At the party CniiHt mcuta two named iJundua and Van Tuyl. CHAPTER II. (Continued.) niackstock Interposed hastily "That fourth-bent spade of yours certainly d!tl lead blm up to slaughter." tie reached over and took up the deck at Truax's elbow, spreading the curds with a dextrous sweep of bla strong, blunt fingers. "New ganio. Cut, you fellows." "The Invitation tempts; but there are some skins too thick . . ." Van Tuyl pursued. Tmax pushed back his chair, nod ding cheerfully to Coast. But for a heightened tint of color he showed no trace of being aware of Van Tuyl's In solence. "Cut In, Garrett; It's your turn. . . . Unless," be added, "you-all want to quit. It's pretty la to. 1 think I'll drop, for one." "Drop." said Van Tuyl sweetly, "and le damned." "What do you mean by that?" Tru ax, on bis feet, turned upon his tor mentor with an Imperceptible tremor In his voice. Prudence la the better part of bridge," Van Tuyl explulned careful ly "He's a prudent mnn who be comes conscious of chilled extremities when ahead of the game." Crimson with resentment, Truax hesitated, the retort on the tip of his tongue only withheld because of Coast's appealing and sympathetic look. - Then with a lift of his plump shoulders he turned away, nodding to his host, Dundas and Coast "Good night," he said brusquely, nnd to betrayed the effort his self-control cost him. "You-all can send your checks If I am anything ahead." "We'll try not to forget, thanks." A satiric smile on Van Tuyl's thin Hps winged the Parthian dart. Truax did not reply, but left the room nbruptly, Rlackstock accompany ing him to the door. In his absence Coast cut In as Van Tuyl's partner and took the chair Truax had Just va cated "Deal?" he Inquired. "Yours," Dundas told blm. "And." Van Tuyl Interjected as Const took up the cards, "let us trust you've more bridge sense than that professional dummy." He nodded to Indicate the departing Truax "I care fully told him, early in tho evening, that when I doubled I wanted not bis highest heart, but the highest card of his weakest suit. Do you think you can remember that?" "YeB," suld Coast shortly, annoyed by the other's offensive manner. "1 sincerely trust so. 1 didn't come here to be rooked by everybody, by in competent partnera Included." Coast quietly put down the cards without completing tho deal. "Aren't you spraining something In your at tempts to be Insolent. Van?" he in quired as niackstock renppeared. "It hnppens I've been your partner this evening more frequently than anybody else." "Precisely." "And you think yourself Justified In upcoming that I've played against you?" Van Tuyl's dark eyes met his stead ily In a sardonic stare. "I'm the heav iest loser here." he said. "You've Played llko a raw amatenr every time you've played with mo. Interpret that to your liking." "I shall." Const got up. white to the lips. "It spells good-night to me." niackstock struck In with a heavy onto of Insincere suavity. "Oh. come nw! It's early yet Van doesn't know what he's saying" It was Van Tuyi's turn to rise; he accomplished the action with surpris ing dignity If with a alight unsteadl- " Mnce when did I Sunder like you to rend lnR?" he asked crlRnlv , appoint a my mean- "". nesiiatea, swaying a llt- tie as nin temncr ntrnino .i lessh. - U I IIW H take thnt fmm .n your present condition, Van Tuyl," he said slowly. In his nervous anxiety to avert the nuarrei. n,tle Dtlm,Hg bun(J d d Palpitate,, it. "Oh. say now!" he iiped. "We're all good friends. Don't v." t 8.1U"8 0,16 n,,0,hcr- Com ". k y rlet'a hnve fink and iniike up. At the suggestion Van Tuyl's weath "vane humor veered. "AH right," he Mwited; "that listens like sense. turned o Ihe buffet. Dundas with forh!"'.8111, RIack"." Coast of- itJt- ' ' ' f500l-nlght." mack . n.'0Uth smlled' b"t "I" Peech d t.a,ld mnen,fl,d b thick ,n" Coa8t' with an opaque look singularly suggesting a cast. Eoear7y-..OUr Pa'ly Das to break UD RpJi?U?.a ln8B half-full of raw m nis hand. "Aren't you eolne 10 loin ua?' bank you, no" Bad Const dryly. "No; added. . "incRatock. "And," he if I were vnn Vnn va -h.... that drink. Of Rood " It won't do you a world "IW. Van Tuyl 8mlIed acidly. Cof'Uknow 1 re8e"e the priv ?' B,,tln8 my own wet-nurso'" Ml line , y?u aa a frlend- bu I'm Sou om!,rsh th0 Pa8 a"" te know vn J? ,ou evld"tly don't Tuyl: drlnk. mak yo u2w1'i'vll,,R,'rlnB ,n anxlety- dotec,ed "1 Van T i. 8 Cnm of drink-Insanity "wed " io ' eum- Alarm' e men i ,P 6 hlmself between the the '(" thQ act received full In (aco hat had been llUendcd or Blackstock the contents of Van Tuyl's glass. Half-blinded and choking, he stepped back, groping for his handkerchief. The alcohol burned bis eyes like liquid fire, and the fumes of It In bis throat and nostrils almost strangled him for a moment, preventing bis clear under standing of what was taking place. Dimly tie heard Van Tuyl raving in his curiously clear and Incisive ac cents, beard him stigmatize Black stock card-sharp and blackguard. More vaguely be heard him name Katherlne Tbaxtor in v hat connec tion be did not know. On the heels of that something barked hideously; Dundas screamed llko a rat; Van Tuyl said: Oh, God!" thickly. Dazed with horror, Coast managed to clear bis vision. Blackstock had moved to tho other side of the room, where bo stood at a small table, the drawer of which be bad evidently Jerked oien the Instant before be fired. Ills feet were well apart and he leaned a little forward, his large head lowered upon Its heavy neck. Ills lips were compressed to the loss of their sensual fullness bis eyes blazed beneath knotted. Intent brows. One band wns clenched by his side; the other held an automatic pis tol from whose muzzle a faint vapor lifted in the still hot air. In a corner little Dundas was hud dled with a face of parchment, mouth gaping, eyes nstare. Hoth men were watching Van Tuyl. Coast saw the tall, graceful figure sway like a pendulum gathering mo- Blackstock Moved mcntum. An expression of strained surprise clouded the man's face, lie lurched a step forward and caught himself with a hand on the card-tablo, and so held steady for an instant whllo hU blank gaze, falling, compre hended the neat black puncture with Its widening stnln upon the bosom of his shirt "God . ." he said again Jn a voice of pitiful Inquiry. Then he fell, dragging tho table over with blm. On the sound of that, Blackstock moved for the first time. He drew himself up, relaxed, and dropped the wenpnn upon the table beside him. His glance encountered Coast's, wa vered and turned away. Ho moistened his lips nervously. Coast, with a little cry, dropped to his knees beside Van Tuyl. Already the mun'B eyes were glazing, the move ments of the hand thnt tore at his breast were becoming feebly convul sive. While Coast watched ho shud dered and died. "Well?" Blnckstock's voice boomed in his cars as the man's hand gripped his shoulder. Const shook off the grnsp and roso. "You've done for him," bo said, wondering at tho steadiness of bis own voice. ' Dlnckstock shook his head, blinking like a mau wnklng from evil dreams. "W:hy . . .?" he said huskily lie turned away as If to lose sight of the figure huddled at bis feet. Dundas In his corner whimpered. Dlnckstock swung to blm with an oath. "Shut up, damn you! D'you want " He clicked his strong white teeth. Jumping as the bell of the house telephone Interrupted. Then he went heavily to the instrument In the short hallway that led to the en trance to the apartment. Coast beard him Jerk down the receiver. "Well?" he demanded savagely. "Yes. An accident." "One of my guests. Yes, badly. You'd 'letter call up police headquar ters Pvd tell them to send an ambu lance. "And don't let anybody tip here un til they come. Understand?" He hung up the receiver with a bang and tramped back Into tho dining-room "That damn' hullboyl . . . , They henrd tho racket In the flat bolow and callea him up. . I havo made a pretty mess of thlngH!" He w-nt to the buffet, carefully nwildlng the body, nnd poured himself a stln" drink, which ho swallowed ut a gulp. niackstock strode restlessly back to the other end of the room and threw himself, a dead weight, into a chair, facing tho wall. In the silence tout followed Coast could hear bis deep and regular retsplratlons. unhur ried, unchecked. After a moment, however, be swung round, dug his el bows into bis knees and burled his face In his hands. "Good God!" be said. "Why did I do that?" Dundas coughed nervously and moved toward the door. Blackstock looked up with the face of a thunder cloud. "Where are you goTng?" Dundas stammered an Incoherent excuse. "Well, you stop where you are. Get back to that window-seat and try to keep your miserable teeth still, can't you? D'you think I'm going to let you desert me now, after all I've done for you, you ungrateful rat?" Without a protest Dundas sidled fearfully between him and what had been Van Tuyl, nnd returned to tho window-neat. Uluckstock's glowering gaze foil upon Coast. A sour grimace twisted bis mouth. "You're not a bad fellow, Coast," be said "to stick by mo. . . ." Exerting himself, Coast tried to master his aversion and contempt for the man 83 well as bis blind horror of the crime. "What are you going to do?" "Do?" Blackstock Jumped up and began to pace to and fro. "What the hell enn I do but give myself up?" "You mean that?" The question was Involuntarily on Coast's part, wrung from blm by sur prise, so difficult he found it to credit the man's sincerity. "Of course," Blackstock explained, simply; "It's too late now to make a get-away. . . . If It hadn't been for ttat racket . . . They'd cop mo before I could get out of town." He paused, questioning Coast with his In tent stare. "You wouldn't let me off, would you? You'd tell the pollco, of courso?" "Of course." for the First Time. lllackstock nodded bb If he round tho reply anything but surprising. "Ot course. He was your friend." "Yours, too. Why did you do It?" "This damnable temper of mine. He didn't you hear? threatened to tell Kate Thnxter. ." Black- stock resumed bis walk. "What?" "Never mind something to prevent our marriage." "And you killed him for that?" Blackstock stopped, staring down at the body. "Yes," be said, in a sub dued voice. "If that's your way, you'd have to murder me also, you know, before you could have married Miss Thaxter." TO BE CONTINUED.) NEW KIND OF INFANT SCHOOL "Three R's" Are Cut Out and Children Are Taught to Be Happy Instead. The man In the club had been talk Ing politics with a school Inspector, until the gentleman declined to dis cuss the subject any more. "We'll talk about the youngsters themselves, for a change," he said "Do you know that both in France and Belgium reading, writing and arith metic are being omitted from the sub Jects taught In Infant school? The children are simply taught to be hap py instead! And when they bring their dinners to school, the food bas. under the official regulations, to be put Into a basket, whtcb must be la beled at the school, and put on a spe cial shelf In a clean, airy place. Fancy such regulations here! Any old news paper and any cupboard la good enough for our children "In Germany, toys are provided tor play time, and all little children are compelled to bring a clean pocket band kerchlaf to school, nnd they must have a bath once a week "In Finland, the tiniest children aro taught to wash dolls, dust, sweep, look after flowers, and so on; and In soma Japanese schools a resting room with a bed is provided, so that over tired children may have a nap."--Answers, London. The Craze for the Weird. The artiBtlc craving today Is for novelty for new expressions of form and combinations of color, the more strange and weird the better; hence the passing fashion for post-impres slonism and other kindred cults, In which neither truth nor beauty is tbe inspiring motive. Connoisseur. What Is It to Be a Christian? By Dr. H. T. MUSSELLMAN, of Philadelphia TEXT-How often ahall my brother aln Kolnat me and I forgive tilmT-MnCt. XVIII, 21. What Is It to be a Christian? It Is to possess the spirit of Jesus. Jesus was greater than the things be did. Every Christian must be greater than the things he does. I am a Christian In so far as I possess the spirit of Christ I do not possess it complete ly. If I did, I would be a second Christ. cannot possess the spirit of Christ completely. But I am a Chris tlan In so fur as I possess this spirit of Christ, What was the spirit of Christ? I must seek to have the mind of Jesus. In the first place, Jesus Christ pos sessed the spirit of trust. He never was afraid. Then the first thing In Christian spirit Is trust. There were n;litn when le wtn; out under tho eastern stars and gazed up at the cerulean blue and talked '.o God In prayer. Yet even In the garden of Gethsemane as he prayed. "Father, fl It be possible let this cup pass from my Hps," he was not afraid. It was bis heavenly Father's world. A man Is a Christian Insofar as he possesses the spirit of trust. Why should w be afraid In this world, when "the heavens declare the glory of God?" It Is God's world. When calamities come they should not dismay. I am not sure that even God could develop us Into the kind of characters be wants us to be without the aid of trouble. Jesus Christ also possessed the spirit of trust In men. Ho felt thnt people are worth while. "It him who bas not sinned cast the first stone." This petty Jenlousy, this crooking the finger of scorn, this lack of trust and faith In men, Is almost as bad as the tack of trust In God. Christ possessed the spirit of in finite pity, and I, too, If I am to be a Christian, must possess the spirit of pity. He came to save the lost and hla great heart went out In yearning pity for all humanity Even as be sat and looked at Jerusalem, the city which was to crucify blm, he said, "0, Jerusalem, Jerusalem, how oft would I have gathered you as a ben gatberetb her brood, but you would not," even then overcome with com passion. Without pity Christianity Is defective. You may get to heaven. I am not bothering so much about heaven. It is the now I am concerned about. Cod will take care of heaves. I am a Christian and you are a Christian Insofar as we possess the spirit of forgiveness. Every man who Is worth snythlng makes somo ene mies. We have amplo opportunity to display the spirit of forgiveness. Look how Injustice camo to Jesus. They said he perlormed his works because hr was a devil, and seo how be met It With tbo great spirit of forgive ness, and when he had "lost out," as the world said, but had succeeded in a greater manner, he offered up the prayer of forgiveness on the cross, saying, "Father, forgive them; they know not what they do." Ilia great heart broke with compassion nnd for giveness. I don't care how much you have ueen sinned ngalnst, you cannot nfford to have any other but the spirit of forgiveness. If i am a Christian I possess the spirit of love. Tbo very climax of the acts that make up human life Is the touch of affection Only as I love men can I have the power over men. If a man finds that my heart beats utune with him ho opens bis heart to me. As we possess the spirit of love we are Chrlstlnns. "Though I speak with the tongues of men nnd of angels, and have not love, I have become as sounding brnss or a tinkling cymbal." In my humble Judgment, much of the talk that comes from pulpits and plat forms fnlls to Inspire the hearers with the determination to live nobler be cause there Is not that current of love. A Christian Is one who renders the humble service of Christ and possesses the spirit of Jesus. Are there per fect Christians? No. If there were there would be so ninny Chrlsts. There are -0 perfect Christians We are all simply partial Christians, and for this reason we ought to be kindly disposed to tho shortcomings of others. The Way Everlasting. A compass can direct one's course In a forest; but a good trail Is a bet ter help and may savo from danger as well as dlflluclty. So absolute truth Is not so helpful In the conduct of life as the way of righteousness trod den from generation to generation by the feet of the good, that path in which Jesus leads the way. The Light of the world lived our Hie,, en dured our temptations, tasted our sor rows. Ills goodness wns human as well as dlvlno, and so through the agps Increasing multitudes have fol lowed blm, and have not walked in darkness. The most human of books Is the Bible, becaue It Is a record and not a phlllsophy the most human and the most divine. Tho way that has been followed by the noble liv ing nnd the noble dead Is plain and prnctlcal. It gijd.es safely In life's perils and perplexities, and It leads home. Christ the Light and Life. It Is said that the sweetest side of any fruit Is the side which grows toward the sun. There is no doubt that the sun has a great deal to do with the beauty and flavor of the fruits which are the delight of mnn In this casual observation, as In so many facts Trom nature, rests a beau tiful spiritual lesson for us all. What the Bun Is to the natural world, thnt, and much more. Is Christ to the world of spiritual things As the sun Influ ences the fruits of, the earth giving them beauty and Inscloiisness. so Christ sheds an Influence over the llves'of many Rnd gives them beauty of chnrncter nnd purity of heart And as the sweetest side of a fruit is tho side toward the nin n Hm Iipsi llde of man Is the side toward Christ BARROOM SERMON BY TRAMP Pathetic Incident Occurs In New Or leans 8aloon When Poor Thirsty Hobo la Given Drink. A tramp asked for a drink In a sa loon. The request was granted, w hen. In the act of drinking the pronYrtd beverage, one of the young men prcs ent exclaimed: "Stop, make us a speech. ,lt is poor liquor that doesn't luosen u man's tongue." Tbe tramp hastily swallowed down the drink, and as the liquor coursed through his veins be straightened himself and stood before them with a grace and dignity tbat all his rags and dirt could not obscure, says tho New Orlenns Picayune. "Gentlemen." he snld, "I look to night nt you and myself, and it sectnB to me I look upon the picture of my lost manhood. This bloated race was once as young and handsomo as yo.irs. This shambling figure cwieo walked as proudly as yours, a mnn In tbe world of men. I, too. oute had a borne and friends and position. I had a wife as beautiful as an artist's dream, and I dropped the priceless pearl of her honor and self respect tn the wine cup, and, Cleopalra-llke, saw It dissolve and quaffed It down In the brlmnaing draught. I had children as sweet and lovely as the flowers of sptlng, and saw them fade and dlo under tbe blighting curse of a drunk ard father. 1 had a home where love lit the flame upon the altar and min istered before It, and I put out tbe boly fire, and darkness and desola tion reigned In Its stead. I bad as pirations and ambitions that soared as high as the morning star and broke and brushed tbelr beautiful wings, and at last strangled them (hat I might bo tortured with their cries no more. Today I am a husband without a wife, a fathor without a child, a tramp with no home to call his own. a man In whom every good Impulse Is dead. And all swallowed up In tbe maelstrom of drink." Tho tramp ceased speaking. Tho glass fell from his norvelcss fingers and shivered Into a thousand frng menst on the floor. The swinging doors pushed open and shut again, and when the little group about tbe bar looked up the tramp was gone MANY CHILDREN ARE KILLED British House of Commons to Hold Punishable Parents Who Cause Death of Young Infants. So many cases have been reported tn Great Britain of children being smothered to death by drunken par ents rolling over on them during the night that It was decided lately In the House of Commons to class these fatalities among punishable offenses and to hold the drunken parents re sponsible. The member who reported the bill said that in Great Britain ev pry year there were I. GOO deaths of babies caused In this way. In Germany a few years ngo when the attention of the authorities had been cnlled to tho largo denth ra'o there for the same cause, parents were made responsible and tho per centage of fatal cases begnn at onco to decrease. Under the new laws, when It enn be proven that the person having charge of a child was drunk when h or Bhe went to bed and death or In jury came to the child, the drunken person can ho brought up for trial upon the charge of criminal neglect. Hitherto these cases have been re garded as highly regrettable Inci dents; now, however, they compel tho drunkard to know that the helpless child must not bo put In peril. Beer Guzzling. When the kaiser condemned beer guzzling he did not enter tho debat able field where scientists and physi cians disagree, hut remained out where thcro can be no argument. Whether or not a temperate use can be made of beer by adults without physical Injury is another matter. Whnt the emperor said was that beer drinking by boys and university stu dents was a menace to the Cerman nation, and that dnnger for Its do termlnatloa does not require any sci entific study of the effect of small quantities of alcohol on the human mnclilno. Pome physicians prescrlbo beer nnd others proserlbo It or any drink con taining alcohol, terming It a drug, polwmous to the system In proportion to tho quantity of alcohol It contnins. The knlser kept bis hands out of that dispute. Ills lecture went lo the stu dent corps which ndmlres a great beer capacity as a manly virtue. There can be no debate over his admonition. Proper Living. Religion does not consist of Jumping out of hell to get Into heaven. Somo folks any that bolng good to the raml ly, square In business, courteous In so cial Intercourse, Is the proper Hie. I agree with them. I agree with all socialistic movements thnt have for their object the betterment of man, but they generally make tbe great mistake of not taking the right step first. Ye must be born again. ' Sign your name. Put yourself on record. Salvation. That Is first and then the code of good and proper living comes. Itev J. W. Chapman, Evangelist, Buffalo. N. Y. Co-Workers With God. Every one of us can do something for humanity rich, poor, young, old. When God made this world he did It without any of us. You did not dig a trench In the Atlantic or put any stones Into the Alps. The rainbow owes nothing to your paint pot. God did It all. But this time he Is build ing a new hunmnlty, grander than any sun or star, and he permits you to be co-workers with -himself. "And thou innyest add thereto." Put In your contribution; put It In. Kev. W. 1 Wntkliiaon, D. D. BELSHAZZAR'S FEAST AND FATE Suaday School Lmoa for Nov. 12, 1911 Specially Arranged for Thil Papar I.KPPnx TFXT-Danlol'J. Mi:.ronr vkkheh-zs, a. tiOl.ljEN TEXT-' GoJ art ill bring ev ry work into Judifinent, wMn vpry aa crct thins, whether It be guud or whether It n evlir-Eccl. TIM IS-The event deacrlMd Vbelonua to the limt year i' of (lie exile, K C. IZi. when llabyton was tukon by Cyrua and hla generals. The decreo of return, and the Hrat re turn, oi'currnil a year or two latiiy. PLAt'K Itahylnn tlm cnpliul, enlir(Cd. bruiitlllud and foilltlud by KebuchHiliit-I-aur. ' I'nder tho great NcbuchadneziW Babylon rote In grandeur, power mad extent, till It became tho most tnng nlflctnt and beautiful city of nntl- lulty. In those days llabylun was tbe metropolis of the world, tbe center ol commerce art and wisdom. The wealth of the world poured Into Its coffers. Babylon was tho strongest fortress in all tbe world. Dolshazzar was tbe acting king of Babylon ut the time of this lesson, whllo bis lather Nabonidus was the nominal and leal king wno lived and warred outside ot the city. Cyrus had been advancing toward Babylon. Ho gained a decisive victory over Nabonidus, on bis way to the capital, and bis army entered the city without lighting, and peace was pro claimed. A portion of the city, prob ably tho citadel Including the royal palace, held out for some time, being jrcuplcd by the army of Belthazzar is a rallying place. Two or threw weeks later Cyrus made his triumphal L'ntry Into the city. Sovcn days later, tbe general of Cyrus stormed that part of Babylon which had held out against bis army, and on that night Belshazznr was slain. It was during this week that Pcli-huzzcr made a magnificent banquet lo encourage his generals and princes In their struggle with tho Medo Tori-dan foe. At his fenst, therefore, Belshnzzar sought to remind his warriors of tho M campaigns their forefathers had fought. He hud In bis possession the treasures which these forefathers bad carried from Jerusalem when they Conquered Israel and, as It seemed to them, Israel's Jehovah. His conduct thus was not merely thnt of a drunk en debauchee, but partly of a cool politician, when amid tho applnuse of a thousand courtiers and army com manders he ordered the sacred ves sels of the Temple of Jerusalem to be Drought into the hail of feasting. Such a scene would fill the hearts of tho wlne-ln flamed warriors and nobles to overflowing with daring, and also bring a worthy occnslon for the di vine interference to encourage bis people on the eve of their deliver ance. In the midst of tbe carousnl, the king suw tbo fingers of a man's hand writing strange words, "letters of fate and characters of fear," on the wall In the full hlnzo of the candlestick, perhaps the great golden candlestick taken from the temple. There la something blood-curdling In the visi bility of but a part of the hand and Its busy writing. No windor If tho riotous mirth was frozen Into awe, and tbo wine lost flavor. Belshazr.ar. In his terror and horror. summoned his wlso men to declare what the strange apparition nM the blazing letters meant, and promised great rewards to the one who should Interpret them; but nil failed. Kithor they could not make sense of tho let ters, or could not perceive whnt mean- lug they had. liven If they had under stood, It Is not likely that one of them would dare to speak It out beforo tho king. Then the queen mother, mother of Belshnzinr, camo In and spoko of Daniel as one who had shown great gifts at Interpretation to his grandfa ther Nebuchadnezzar. It: took place before this boy king wns !orn, and he. naturally, knew nothing about the story. Daniel was Font for, and came Into the festival hall. Ho henrd the king's offer, and Bpurnlng It, spoke bravo and true words which might easily cost him his life. Ho told the story of Nebuchadnezzar s fall from the height of prldo. and accused him of dishonoring the true God. Then be interpreted the melange written on the nalacc walls: "Thou art weighed n tho balances nnd found wanting " Tbe want of religious restraints nnd motives, expopes one undefended to the powers of temptation. Belahazznr would enrich the splendor of bis feast by the sacred goblets and dishes of gold that Nebuchadnezzar hod taken from the temple nt Jerusalem. They were brought, and made to be Instru ments for drunken revelry nnd lust, and worship of Idols, thus declaring that tho idols had given them tho vic tory over the God of the Jews. Ho little realized the power of tho dod whom he wna defying, nor tho reason why he hnd permitted the Jews to bo disciplined by exile, and the victory ot Cyrus over Babylon was one or the means by which tho exiles should be able to return homo, and carry those very golden vessels back to Jornsn lorn. The church In the wilderness was like the burning bush that Moses saw; and like the three heroic men In Nebuchadnezzar's fiery furnace, un consumed because God was with them. Tho true religion, the prlnci pies of tho kingdom or heaven, and the laws of God, are certain to trl umph at last over Intemperance and nil Its evils. The social power of the wire cup. Its connection with feasting, comrnde ship, hospitality, good cheer, Is one ol Its most dangerous attractions. And one of the chief defences against Its power lies In show ing thnt good cheer fellowship, sociability, eating together may be enjoyed In the highest degree where men "eat nnd drink and In communion sweet quail lmmortailtj and Joy," wltheut tho fascination ol the w ino cup. Pclshnzznr lost his city and hla king dora. So still by Intemperance ar men continually throwing awny thf kingdom God has prepared for them the kingdom of manhend. tho klngdorr of self-control, tho kingdom of th world In which we live and of Its law which we can compel to aid us In al that Is good. L I Stops Lameness Sloan's Liniment is a relia ble remedy for any kind of horse lameness. Will kill the growth of spavin, curb or splint, absorb enlargements, and is excellent for , sweeny, fistula and thrush. Here's Proof. fc I nJ Sltun'a l.lnlmcnl on a mule lor With Umeueu,' and emtd litr. 1 am atvor wuliuut a hoiila ol your linir.nt hive Ixnulit mora ot it lluii any other raincdy lur faiua." Baii v kmav, Oaasiilv, ky. 'SIo.m'a Liniment la the hai made. I havt removed lay Ui tlu.e bulla off a Imna nh it. X uvt iui,d a quarter ciuk nn a nure tlul u j.luliy had. I have also hraltd rave, ame oeika on throa honea. I luve holed great heel oa a nure Uiu could rurulr " Amtmohj O. Iiivax. Oallaod, Pa., Koule Sio t. SLOAN'S LIMIMENT us good for all farm stock. " Mr hora hA hn rholrra llire ilan be"re we cut yonr liniment, )uch 1 aa adAted lo trv. 1 line turd It now tor IlirrV djva and my lu.n m almoin well. One Y'it died brlor I t the liniment, but I iMve nut )M any aim c." A. J. UiCaii iit, Llirlila, lad. Boldly ail Deal. Pile 40c Uil Shipwreck Up to Date. "Captain, is there much lyinger? "Not a particle. A movi. g picture outfit will soon be along ar.t.1 retrua us after they have taken a few films." Important to Mothar Examine curefuliy every bolt lr of CASTOHIA, a safe and sure remedy for Infants nnd children, and see tbv t It Dears tbo Slgnaturot In Use For Over 30 Years. Children Cry for Fletcher's Castoria If They All Knew. A woman speaker told a New York suffrage meeting that "we women haven't concentration. Our minds Just go flirting around and don't get any where." Considering which, is It not superfluous for mere man to muss about In women's affairs when they know themselves so well? St Louis Tost-Dispatch. Scared Out. Tho gulldcs had a pretty story to toll as often as they were asked why tbe cliffs gavo back no sound. A beautiful Echo (so tho story ran)4 formerly dwelt In tho valley, and bad great fun mocking pcoplo who, chanc ing that way. In any manner broke tbe sylvan silence. Hut onco upon a time a party of smart women, prompted by the guides knew not whnt caprice, sat down la the Immediate neighborhood to enjoy a gatno of progressive whist. "Ceo, I give It up!" cried the Echo thereupon, nnd in consternation fled the place, nevermore to return. Puck. Appetite Not a Necessity. Dr. John H. Murlln of New York, as sistant professor of physiology at tbe Cornell unlvcrsslty medical college, In an article In the October number of the Journal of the Outdoor Life, com pares the food we eat to the fuel used In furnishing steam nnd power fr an engine. In selecting our food he says that we should eat enough to furnish energy for the day's work, but that much more than this Is not needed. He holds that the appetite Is not a ne cessity for good digestion. "There Is no fallacy of nutrition," ho ssys, "greater than that which supposes thnt a food cannot be digested and utilized without appetite." Most of the food we eat, fully four fifths, goes to supply energy for our every day tasks, whln less than one llftli goes to sun ply building material. It's the Red Blood Corpuscles That Proper Food Makes. An Ohio woman says Grape-Nuts ood gavo ber good red blood nud re atorcd the rosea of youth to a com plexion that had been muddy and hlotchy. Bho says: "For 10 years 1 hud stomach trouble, which produced a breaking out on my t ice. The doctors gave it a long Latin unif, but their medicines failed to euro it. Along with this I bud free quent headaches, nervoubiie.ss and us ually pain In my stomach niter mcalsi "1 got disgusted with tho drugs, stopped them and coffee off short, and quit eating everything but lruit and Grape-Nuts, w ith Tostum for my tabls beverago. "Tho headaches, stomach trouble, otH nervous weakness disappeared al m .t like magic, which showed tbat when tbe cause was removed and good food nnd drink used nature was ready to help. "My blood was purified and my com plexion became like a young girl's, while my weight was Increased from 90 to 120 pounds in a few months good, solid firm flesh, where It used to bo soft and flabby. "I recommended Grape-Nuts and Foslum to one of my friends, who waf allllcted as I hnd been. She followed my advice nnd in a short time was re stored to complete health and In about 8 months her weight lncronscd from 100 to 1 IS pounds. "Our doctor, observing tbe effect ot Grape-Nuts nnd Portum In our cases, declared, the other day, tbat ho would hereafter prescribe these food prod ucts for gastritis." Name given by Fosttim Co., Battle Creek. Mich. Read the little book, "The Koad to Wellville," In pkgs. "There's a reason." Mrrr read the? tiliove lrllrf A aw tip iiirnn from ilnir lo llnip. Thrr re Bi-ntilnr, true, aud full vt kuneaua laiterral. H Boaton, Maaa. Pyltf l f I si M iiiaafIH'i'TatfaM, TiaiiajTi'lllHI
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