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