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CHAPTER IX Continued.
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Donald turned anil began-skirting
the crln old boil. Tim sea devil lmd
disappeared. Tho water was like n
thin, unstnblo Jelly. As they mndo
their wny ulong tho bottom of the sea,
the fleshy Illy arms reached out
toward thein like children's plucking
fingers. At last the bed of rrlnolds
ended. They trod on firmer ground.
Their pace became accelerated.
Ho had lost all sense of time. lie
did not know whether he lmd Jour
neyed one hour or three. Ho halted
because there seemed nothing to do.
Then bo began to lend the wny bnck
between the two crlnold beds, with tho
Intention of renchlng the clear ground
nenr the entrance to the cave.
There, there might be a chance of
picking tip Dnvlos and Clouts; or, at
least, It might bo possible from thero
to return to tho submarine with Ida
to replenish their oxygen reservoirs.
.These still seemed ample, but It wjis
impossible to determine, how much
oxygen remained. .
They threaded the mazed of the
winding pnth between the beds, while
from cither side' tho fleshy arms
stretched out to grapple them. The
touch of them was like fiery velvet.
Tho suction of the branches made
them cling, and Donald had to exercise
all his might to break away. Some
times their ankles became entangled
and they would stumble. Always the
arms lu1 formed a network above
their heads before they could reguin
their feet, nnd these had to be broken.
Under their feet the ooze was white
wllh the skeletons of small fish which
the lilies had rejected after devouring
the substance that covered them.
At length the crlnold beds ended
abruptly. They rsted on the bottom,
- wilting themselves side by side. Don
ald felt confident that he could find the
submarine. But the delay was sweet,
becauso the dlsappolr'ment in store
for them might, prove unbearable.
Death or a little life would be the al
ternative, nnd the difference was hnrd
ly perceptible.
Donald raised Ida's hand to his glass
mask and pressed the fingers against
It.
She let her hnnd fall caressingly
opon bis shoulders. She rose to her
feet, nnd he followed her. They looked
Into each other's eyes, and, though
they could read nothing there, some
mc-ngc of hope seemed to pnss.
They plunged together into tho sea
of Jelly again . It clung to them, as
If It, too, sought to'suck them down.
The light of the eloctrlc lamps was
growing obscure. They wandered blind
ly, struggling in a medium that was
almost impermeable.
Donald began to realize that the ac
tion of tho caustic alkali within tho
metallic chamber was becoming ex
hausted. He was beginning to choke.
His brenth came in deep sighs, and he
gulped In the thickening atmosphere.
Their steps grew slower. Ida could
hardly raise her feet. Once she stum
bled nnd fell, picked herself up, and
started beside Donald again ; then she
Bank down exhausted. She could not
go farther.
Death, horrible In form, awolted
them. It was becoming Imminent
Donald was growing delirious, and in
fancy he was strolling with Ida
through meadows, plucking flowers.
They were to be mnrrled on the mor
row, nnd ho was going to get leave of
absence to take her away. Where
Fhould they spend their honeymoon?
Off tho coast of the Shetlands. Why,
he had been there once, long before
All the while he was aware that he
was l.vlng on tho bed of the sea, but
bis personality seemed divided, and
while one part of him walked In those
Ely.-iliiu lields beside his sweetheart,
the other suffered' and choked and
pleaded tinpotently with a blind fute
for aid not for his life's sake, but
for Ida's.
The girl's hand was unresponsive In
bis own. Perhaps she wns dead al
ready. Donald chafed it, but was
hardly able to distinguish It In that
Jellylike environment, which was
thickening perceptibly now.
The lingers were limp and cold.
They were both numbed from the ex
posure and Ida was dead. lie would
follow her, then.
Slowly and with deliberation he un
fastened the copper cylinder from
about his body. At once the little
electric light went out. It had grown
so dim tlnit only then' did Donald re
member that It had been burning.
Ho unbuckled the headpiece nnd
took off the mask of glass. Ho flung
it from Mm. A moment he held his
breath as he felt the cool wnter-Jelly
upon his face. Then, very resolutely,
he. drew in his brenth.
CHAPTER X.
The Cave of the Idol.
A cry of amazement burst from his
lips. He was breathing air air at the
bottom of the sea I
It was surcharged with oxygen. It
invigorated him. He felt the thrill
of renewed life In his body, he felt
his shrunken arteries tingle as his
heart pumped the new, rlchened blood
through them.
It seemed unbelievable. At first he
thought that ho had died, end. that this
was .the soul's awakening.
Then, with quick fingers, he unfas
tened Ida's body-plcco and tore the
mask from lis fastenings. He heard
her sigh.
She sighed and stirred and sat up
tn tho ocean bed.
"ponnldl" she murmured. "I
thought I thought you 'were dead.
IThere are we?H
. "I don't know," he answered, la ad-
solute bewilderment.
At that moment ho heard the mo
low, gonglike, sound that they had
heard aboard the F.IS.
I And slowly, ns If In answer to the
rail, tho Jellylike medium that sur
rounded them began to drift away, to
be hung up, ns If It wero a curtain
and before their astonished gaze there
evolved the strangest stage setting
that could ever have been conceived.
First (hero eaine Into view the sub
marine, occupying, as It were, the cen
ter of this stagn, her bow sunk In the
ooze, her stern still lower. They hud
been lying within a hundred paces of
her.
Next appeared the sloping edges of
the crater, seen, not through water hut
through clear air, with n border of
yellow rrlnolds, ceaselessly stirring,
as though a breeze ruffled them. Then
there began to be visible, In the flanks
of the mountain, structures, appar
ently of hardened mud, taking tho
shape of fantastic temples, with pil
lars and doorways with low lintels, a
submerged city of cliff dwellers, and
yet each identical with Its neighbors,
so that they seemed to have been fash
ioned with the same unchanging pre
cision as the cells of the bee.
And the whole crater swarmed with
the sea-monsters, no longer invisible,
but outlined In phosphorescent fire.
And, standing in front of Donald
nnd Ida, his features clearly visible
through the glass 'of his own diving
mask, surveying them with a cool, dis
passionate gazo, was Ira MacBoard t
As they stared at him, he xalsed his
hnnd nnd struck something suspended
from his neck, giving out tho mellow
sound which they had heard before.
Immediately he disappeared from view
In the midst of a swarm of tho mon
sters, which, surrounding' Donald and
the girl, began to push them toward
the cavern In the mountain side.
The push wns gradual, and appar
ently tho result of some nntural qual
ity not known on land. Thero wns no
sense of muscular movement. It
seemed to bo momentum devoid of the
accompanying factor of speed. Irre
sistibly, and yet quietly, the two were
pushed toward the entrance In the
flank of the island.
In vain Donald resisted. In vain he
tried to force a pnth toward the sub
marine, dashing his fists against the
bodies of the monsters. He made not
the least impression upon those half
spherlcal forms.
A sea-man under water and one In
the air had very different powers of
resistance. He might as well have
fought an army of animated feather
beds. Slowly, without strain or attack, he
felt himself being forced forward. He
was held tightly on .every side, except
for the narrow gap that opened In
front of-hlra. He was forced to devote
himself to supporting Ida.
On every side the globular, trans
lucent, phosphorescent forms seemed
to crowd in on him, leaving only a
tiny wny In the direction of one of
the mud-plllnred entrances. Yet, even
thus, Donald had the Impression of
some unconscious force that animated
"Lookl" Exclaimed Donald.
these monsters; It seemed like the
scouting expedition of a colony of red
nnts, returning with Its booty, ne
could sense no conscious Impulse in
the sea monsters.
His pace became accelerated, and
suddenly, swept off their feet, Donald
nnd Ida found . themselves within a
huge cavern, faintly Illumined by phos
phorescence, and roofed with the same
cloudy substance thnt they had seen
upon the ocean bed without.
Tho monsters left them. Tho two
stood there together, still In bewil
derment. But they were not alone,
for, with a shout, Davles emerged
from the dim recess, and ran toward
them, followed by Clouts. Their cyl
inders nnd . headgear had been re
moved. The four stared at one an
other In Incredulous Joy.
"They nabbed us tho moment we
left the air-lock," cried Dnvles. grab
bing tho lieutenant by tho hand nnd
forgetting his discipline for the first
time. "And Clouts, too. They sort
of edged us In here. We were afraid
you were dead."
"They gave us a little longer res
pite," answered Donnld. '.'Davles, am
I mad or dreaming, or are we breath
ing under water?"
"If you'ro dreaming, then Clouts
nnd I are too," said the little middy.
"Hello I There . Clouts goes again I
I've tried to keep him resigned, but
ho gets frantic occasionally."
With n sudden howl that seemed to
rise from the depths of an outraged
iature, Clouts, loworlng his head,
rushed like a battering ram Into tho
doorway. The watchers saw him re
coll as If he hud butted a feather bed.
Ho looked up, rubbed bis head In per
plexity, and then, retiring a few
paces, repeated his experiment more
furiously than before.
Again he was hurled back, as a ball
rebounds from tho cushion of a -billiard
table. Tho monsters bodies
blocked the entrance as effectively
as if they wore of rubber.
Slowly Sam Clouts withdrew, look
ing hack with a puzzled expression.
Meanwhile tho three glanced about
i They were In a huge natural cava.
In which the mo inoii..ic .....'
dently been at work, for the Interior
was coaled with mud, hardened in
some peculiar manner to resist the
water. And yet Donald had the same
Impression of a beehive. Thero waa
something of sameness everywhere,
tho same sense of automatism.
It was quite bare, except at one
end, where nroso a mud mound, deco
rated with Hcashclls, and upon this
was what looked like the upright
skeleton of a small mammal.
. "Look !" exclaimed Donald.
"It camo from from behind the
curtain I" said Davles in awe. "Don
ald, the air was thicker . . . some
thing keeps rolling back . . V
They looted at each other, sttll un
convinced that they were nwako and
alive. Then they went toward the ob
ject nt the end. ,
Sam Clouts, who had preceded
them, fell back with an excluuiatlon
of horror.
"Ves, Clouts?" said Donnld.
"I beg your pardon, sir, but don't
you see thnt it's meant to be a per
son, sir?"
He spoke tho truth. The figure was
n rough pile of bones, hut high above
them a grinning htimnn face, made of
the same plastered mud, looked down.
It was the first sign of conscious
process among the monsters, and
somo devil craftsman had contrived
to catch, not so much the form as the
hurnnnncss o It.
It wns upon n larger scale.'prcclsely
such a figure as a child or a savage
might have made In its first efforts to
reproduce the human figure. Ther
wero even the dawnlngs of art In the
shape of whales' ear-bones, strung,
hraeelcfwlse, across tho breast.
Tho mound beneath the figure con
sisted of innumerable bones, a sort of
kitchen mid len such as Neolithic mnn
left behind bii.t as a testimony to hit
oyster feasts.
Davles picked up one of tho bones
and looked at It Intently.
"Donald 1" he said softly, not to at
tract the attention of Ida, who, seated
on tho floor against the mound, seemed
on the point of falling asleep from
weariness. He held out the bone.
Both looked at it. It was the bone
of a flipper heel. The monsters were
cannibal, beyond any doubt.
"Davles I" cried Donald, a moment
later. "Don't you see what that figure
Is? It's an Idol. And the bones are
those of creatures of their own spe
cies, and others, sacrificed to It by the
monsters In their abominable feasts.
It's the first dawnlngs of self -consciousness,
the awakening of the re
ligious perceptions 1"
There could be no other Intorpre-
tntlon. They looked at each other in
horror and something of awe. '
The thing had been fashioned, per
haps, after an ideal never seen, or per
chance some forgotten ancestor, cast
up on an inhabited shore, had seen
man and returned, to embody him In
his remembered guise.
So these hnlf-bllnd and voiceless
devils of the sea were groping slowly
upward, as our ancestors had done
many a hundred thousand years ago,
toward hope and endeavor. Tho Spirit
of God Rtirred in the dull souls of
these cannibal monsters, aa every
where. Donald felt somehow immensely
elated nt the thought Even here they
were not cut off from the sheltering
hand of Frovldence.
"Look, sir!" Clouts exclaimed sud
denly.
(TO BE CONTINUED.)
GROW POTATOES FROM SEED
Experts of University of Washington
Use White Fruiting Berry Which
Hat Almost Disappeared.
In an effort to restore the old-fnsh-
loned potnto seed, an experiment is
being made In the garden of the Uni
versity of Washington. The white
fruiting berry of the potato, which was
found everywhere a generation ago
nnd has now almost disappeared, was
nsed to plant a patch, and the fruit
lug potnto plants are being raised.
With them have been planted a num
ber of potato tubers la the usual way,
nnd the lntter have grown much more
rapidly than the plants which have
developed from tho seeds. Tho object
In seeking ta produce potato seed
again Is that crossing of strains can
tie secured In this way, leading to a
more wholesome condition of the plant
When propagation Is only by the roots
there Is no chnnco for cross-fertlllza-
tlon, and the same strain of potato
will In time give out.
Tho experiment Is being conducted
under the direction of Assistant Prof.
John W. Hotson of the department of
botany.
He Picked Up a Living.
Sir John Kirk, who recently cele
brated his fiftieth anniversary of work
tn connection with the Raggd School
union, tells nn amusing anecdote of
how he once questioned a London wnlf
whom he had befriended as to his
method of earning a living.
The young fellow's reply was typical
of the London street nrab.
"Well euv'nor." ho said. "It's like
this. I picks strawberries In the sum
mer, I picks 'ops In the autumn. In
tho winter I picks pockets, and, as a
rule, I'm plckin' oakum for the rest of
the year."
Argentina Oum In Demand.
Ainonz tho Argentine Industries
which have benefited because of the
susnended ImDortntlon resulting from
the Knronenn war. that of pitch gum Is
found to be of Importance. The pitch
gum of Argeatina is soiu unaer me
name of Arabic gum nnd is used in
the manufacture of candles. This
product Is now being used extensively
Instead of the Imported article and ef
forts are being mndo to exploit m
cultivation and production.
Manifold Uses for Cotton.
In calling attention to the manifold
uses for cotton, coton seed and cotton
seed oil, the Boston Herald mentions
the following products: Hiotogrnphlc
films, automobile windows, buttons,
"Ivory," artificial silk, combs, knife
handles, trunks, book bindings, shoes,
furniture, hendwear, handbags, lard,
soap, butterlne, paints, rubber, guncot
ton and smokeless powder use! tn ej
DloatTMU '
The business of the American Bed
Cross Is "To nld In the prevention and
alleviation of human suffering In
times of peace and war." It was origi
nally organized to supplement the med
ical services of armies In times of war.
When tho American National Bed
Cross, by act of the United States con
gress, approved Junuary 5, IMS, wns
Incorporated nnd placed under govern
ment supervision, Its purposes-'-In ad
dition to Its duties In times of war
were declared to bo; "To continue nnd
carry on a system of national and
International relief in tlrao of peace
and npply the same In mitigating the
sufferings cnuVed by pestilence, fam
ine, fire, floodsnnd other aatlonal cn
lamltles." This organization has there
fore a great work to do at all times;
for there Is always human suffering to
be alleviated, but now that the world
Is racked with war, Its work Is tre
mendous, nnd It Is doing It la a wny
that should make every man, woman
or child who belongs to the Red Cross
proud to be a member. It Is the only
hope of thousands- of suffering human
beings nnd stands between them and
cold, hunger, sickness and despair. It
Is the Instrument by which each one of
us may make himself useful ; our only
means of extending helping hands to
the innocent victims of the war.
No one can sturt the new year In a
better wny than by Joining the Bed
Cross and by aiding in the campaign
for new members. In time of war the
Red Cross chapters handle their ac
Coats That Welcome the Cold
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The tonic of the cold Is to be thank
ed for much of our progress. North
erners, obliged to stand It for months,
get the habit of Industry and resource
fulness; they have learned how to
clothe themselves, to defy the weather
and even to enjoy It. Inasmuch as
thero are not enough furs on tho mar
ket -to put fur garmeqts In the reach of
everyone, and because the manufac
ture of fur clothing Involves much
time nnd work, which mean expense
the .looms have been called upon to
weave substitutes which provide ns
much warmth as tho pelts of animals.
Of courso wool Is our great depend
ence In putting up defenses against
the blasts of winter.
Tho supreme achievements against
the cold are voluminous coats of fur,
or of cloth lined with fur. Next to
these are fur fnbrlcs and cloth woven
to insure warmth. Coats mado of
these nnd trimmed with big collars
and generous cuffs of fur make their
wearers rejoice In winter and the vigor
thnt Is its gift It is a tonic only bit
ter to those who do not know how to
keep comfortable, or have -not the
means to.
Illustrated above Is a coat foj tho
heart of winter. It might be devel
oped In many of the flat furs and trim
med with marten, but as pictured It
Is made of handsome seal plush. Its
enveloping shawl collar broadens Into
a cape over the shoulders, and back,
Evening Hats.
Evening hats commence to appear
with tinsel lnce crowns or tinsel lnce
brims. The other part often is of fur.
In sport hats, of which there are
fewer, Jhe crowns are often of felt,
duvetyne or velvet, embroidered with
colored yarns. These look well with
the morning tailored suits, as they
brighten them up, or with the big, long
outside coats of duvetyne, cashmere,
velour or Russian bollvla. Such coats
pre a little too practical looking for
the featherod or the velvet hats,.
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tivities through various committees.
They undertake to raise and collect
funds; to manufacture hospital gar
ments and supplies; to take charge of
transportation and supplies; to aid
families of soldiers and sailors and
their widows nnd children ; to train for
nnd assist In securing self-supporting
positions for those permanently crip
pled or blinded. In nny one of these
lines of work women have proved
themselves efficient. The manufacture
of hospital garments and supplies Is
left almost wholly to them, while men
handle the miif.or of raising and col
lecting funds and taking charge of
transportation.
The work In hnnd Just now calls, for
special activity in securing new mem
bers. The business men in any com
munity are the ones to undertake the
j planning and carrying out of cam
paigns for Increased membership In
the Bed Cross. In cities of consider
able size good work Is often done by
creating a rivalry between men In va
rious lines of business ; the grocers un
dertaking to secure a greater number
of members, for Instance, than the dry
goo'ds men or employees of one house
entering into friendly competition with
those of another bouse in the same
lino of business. An able business man
at the head of a drive for new mem
bers will be able to engineer It In the
most practical and efllclent way.
House to house canvassing for new
members Is about the most thorough
going method.
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and it has huge marten cuffs that may
well answer tho purpose of a muff.
The wldo band of marten about the
bottom of tho coat adds to Its luxuri
ous looks, more than to Its actual
warmth, serving a good purposo In
both these directions. For one of the
duties of the comfortable midwinter
cont Is to look Its pnrt
This ample, straight hanging, con
servative design Is to be recommended
for tho midwinter coat whether of fur
or of wool fabric. When the active
northern womnn dons a coat of this
kind, she gets Into it and expects to
stny in It for three or four months, or
until the siege of winter Is raised.
Such a coat Is suitable for street, mo
tor and other wear, and it is designed
on lines of proved merit Its service
able qualities are expected to outlast
several winters, and Its business Is to
be warm and convonlent This It ac
complishes along with a style that doea
not point to other days.
The Return of Batiste.
Because of the simplicity of waist
styles the women turn more and more
to tho fine fabrics. For this reason
sheer batiste In soft ecru, flesh or
white, Is very smart '
A Flesh Builder.
As a flesh builder this cream Is ex
cellcnt for the thin face. Melt thirty
grams of lnmollne and twenty grams of
sweet oil and when liquid beat in ona
gram of tannin. To npply this lotion
dip Into crenraand begin work at the
forehead, rubbing it smooth with a ro
tary motion, always with the upward
stroke harder than the downward.
Treat the checks and temples In the
same manner. Dash cold water ovet
flesh at the end of the treatment II
will tighten and harden the akin.
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INP10VED UNIFOIM INTERNATIONAL
SDnMSfJIOOl
Lesson
(By E. 0. ......o, Auting Director of
the Sunday School Course of the Moody
Bible Institute, Chicago.)
(CopyrlKht. 1917, Wojtorn Nnwnpnpnr Union.)
LESSON FOR JANUARY 20
JESUS AT WORK.
LESSON TEXT Mark 1:21.45.
OOLDEN TEXT We murt work the
work of him that lent me while it Is
day. John 9:4.
ADDITIONAL MATERIAL FOR
TEACH ERS Matt. 4:23-2lr; Luke 4:16-22,
11-44; Mutt. 1:35-48: 11:28-30; Luke 8:1-1.
PRIMARY MEMORY VERSE And he
healed many that were elck. Mark 1:34.
INTERMEDIATE TOPIC The power
and sympathy of Jesua.
MEMORY VERSE-Oal. 6:2.
SENIOR AND ADULT TOPIC-Jeeui
meeting human needs.
At the risk of repetition we will once
more call attention to the new plan of
Sunday-school lessons. Its character
istics ore : First, the uniform teaching.
A general lesson title and the same
general Scripture passages as the btuds
of study for all grades. One Golden
text for all, although frequently a de
votional Scripture lesson and particu
lar text which Is. Intended for the
opening worship of the school or for
departments of the school, with addi
tional scriptural material for the use
of teachers of the vorlous grades.
Second, the grades and ages. The
grades recognized nre : Primary, pupils
from six to eight Inclusive; Junior, nine
to eleven or twelve Inclusive; Inter
mediate boys and girls, twelve or thir
teen to seventeen Inclusive; senior or
young people, eighteen to twenty-four;
adults, twenty-five and upwards. ' Be
ginners are not Included In these les
sons, as they have been provided for
In the beginners' lessons of the graded
courses. Third, the graded teachers.
Different lesson topics or titles aa
adapted to the different grades. Again,
memory verses for the various grades.
Additional scriptural material Intended
especially for the graded lesson wri
ters and teachers. Sometimes the les
son text for a certain grade Is simply
a small portion of the uniform or gen
eral Scripture passage for that day.
The first six months of this year
will be devoted to the Gospel of Mark.
Every syllable will be covered during
the course. Then there is to be a three
months course of study in the Chris-,
tlan life on such vital topics as: The
Beginning of a Christian Life, Beading
God's Word, Praying to- God, Obeying
God, Growing Stronger, Speaking for
Christ Conquering Evil, etc., appar
ently disconnected, but really a vitally
related course on topics dealing with
Christian living.
The Lesson for Today.
I. The Man of the Unclean Spirit
(vr. 21-27). Jesus was teaching In the
synagogue, and the results were far
different from those In Capernaum or
Nazareth. (See Luke 4:10-80.) But as
always, evil Is present with good, and
evil always recognizes true piety,
honce those present recognized that a
God-sent man with a God-given mes
sage was speaking. Sunday-school
teachers should also spcuk with au
thority, for we are as '"the oracles of
God." (I Peter 4:11.) Notice Christ's
power over spiritual evil. (vv. 23-27.)
Demoniacal possession, we are told, is
quite common today In China and other
heathen lands. The terror of this de
mon at the words of Christ mrfy sug
gest how evil men will feel when
Christ shall come again. As always,
evil desires to be "let alone," but
Christ would not let him alone. The
demon did not want to come out, but
he was helpless before tho power of
Christ nnd had to come, and In coming
be made himself so felt that the people
were "all amuzed." Neither astonish
ment nor amazement, however, Is con
version; and, therefore, we are not
surprised that the people did not ac
cept Jesus Christ The presence of
real miracles does not necessarily
bring conviction of sin.
II. Peter's Mother-ln-Law (w. 28-34.
In this next scene we have one of the
homes wherein Jesus manifested his
power over physical or bodily illness.
Notice Christ was abiding with his
own loved ones. Ilere Is an example
on the part of Christ of how to do per
sonal work. Also an example and a
testimony thnt service Is a testimony
of grutltudo. The fact thnt this one
was healed and that she began at once
to serve, Is also a testimony to the
fact of the cure. Thero was sickness
in thnt homo, not "error of mortal
mind," and they did what wns best
brought the sick one to Jesus. Again
In verse 30 Is this keyword of Mark's
Gospel, "straightway." Jesus could
heal at a distance (John 4:C0-C3), but
he liked to como Btrnlght up to the
afflicted one. Notice he took her by
the hnnd. This, too, Is a lesson for ns.
The gospel of a hnndvlnsp is too often
neglectod. The "taking by-tho-hand"
religion Is much needed in our
churches today. Notice ho also "raised
her up." People need to be lifted to
day. It Is not enough to command
them to rise; we must also help them
to arise. Then it was that "the fever
left her." Sickness, as well as de
mons, gave way before the Lord. The
evidence, as we have Indicated, of the
fact of this woman bolng healed, was
that sho began to use her new-found
health and strength In ministering to
the one who had healed her. This em
phasizes the lesson of gratitude. Re
member the scene of the lepers who
were healed nnd only one of them re
turned to thank the Lord for his re
covery, So todny, many forget In our
nation, as well as In Individual life,
the real source of our blessings, and
fall to be thankful.
The concluding scene of this day,
(w. 82-85) Is remarkable nnd presents
a vivid and beautiful picture. "At
even when the sun did Bet" (v. 82) they
brought Unto him "all" that were dis
eased. While all were gathered at the
door, not all were healed, for the rec
ord Bays, "many were healed." We
read, "many are called, but few cho
Ben." All that city was gathered that
eventide about Peter's door (v. 23), but
the aad part of It was that not all
received the healing touch of Christ
They had had a wonderful Sabbath
day. They had seen proof of the
power of the Master, - '
PROVEN SWAMP-ROOT
AIDS WEAK KIDNEYS
The symptoms of kidney and bladder
troubles are often very distressing anil
leavo the system in a run-down condition.
The kidneys seem to suffer most, as si
most every victim complains of lame back
and urinary troubles which should not be
neglected, as these danger signals often
lead to more dangerous kidney troubles.
Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root which, so
many people say, soon heulu and strength
ens the kidneys, is a splendid kidney,
liver and bladder medicine, and, being
an herbal compound, has a gentle heal
ing effect on tho kidneys, which is al
most immediately noticed in most cases
by those who use it.
A trial will convince anyone who may
be in need of it. Better get a bottle from
your nearest di'Ug store, and start treat
ment at once.
However, if you wish first to test th!s
great preparation send ten cents to Dr.
Kilmer k Co., Binghninton, N. Y., for a
sample bottle. When writing be sure and
mention this paper. Adv.
Cyrus Nelson, ninety-one, conducts
a potnto farm near Newberg, Ore, un
aided. A man Is never too busy to listen
when the lady on the sliver dollar
talks.
A torpid liver prpvmts proper fooil omilm
llaHnn. Ton up your llvpr with Wrluhl'e
Indian Vegetable Pills. They act gontly. Adv.
Women employed In the Detroit au
tomobile factories receive $03 to $100
per month.
True happiness consists In tho pur
suit of a thing rather than the catch
ing thereof.
Constipation, Indigestion, sick-headache
and bilious conditions are overcome by a
course of Garlield Tea. Drink on retiring.
Adv.
Self Inprovement First
It Is folly for a man to expect the
world to grow better until he beglim
to notice Improvement In himself.
To Drive Out Malaria
And Build Up The System
Take the Old Standard GROVE'S
TASTELESS chill TONIC. You know
what you are taking, as the formula is
printed on every label, showing it is
Quinine and Iron in a tasteless form. The
Quinine drives out malaria, the Iron
builds np the system. 6o cents.
Mistaken Identity.
"What have you In gentleman's
gloves?" asked the excited shopper of
a well-dressed man who had laid his
hat on the counter while ho mopped
his bald head.
"Both my hands, madam," ho re
plied. "I'm not n floorwalker. 1'ui
simply waiting here for my wife."
Justifiable Adoption.
Tho big, flat-footid, hungry negro
was up for theft.
"I caught him nlppln a fresh-made
pumpkin pie from tho MacGrogor
bouse, on Marguerite street," explained
Officer Casey. ,
"Did you?" demanded the Judge.
"Dat's a rough word, yo' honah
sayln' Ah done stole hit. Now as ter
do truf dat punkln pie wns settln' dar
on do winder ledge, abandoned, Jedge.
Nobody nowhnr nigh hit, Jedge. lilt
was a case of 'Justifiable adoption,'
brought on by do Chrlstnius sperrlt"
Philadelphia Stur.
Camp Meade Cures.
Lieut. "Tom" Cunningham of South
Philadelphia, a member of the quar
termaster's department, was chatting
about tho negro selected men, relates
tho Philadelphia Ledger.
"Boy, oh, boy," he said. "They
hnnd you a laugh In every line. I
was card-Indexing one of those bird
from Tennesseo tho other day and I
asked him a number of questions In a
perfunctory wny. 'Ellmentnry educa
tion?' I asked. 'Yassuh. 'High
school?' 'Yes'sah.' 'College?' 'Yes
sah.' Then I said to him, 'Where did
you go to school?' 'Nowhnr,' he re
plied, as quick ns that.
"But that's" not nil," continued
Lieutenant "Tom." "I shoved a foun
tain pen nt this darky to sign his name,
fie Just rolled his eyes for a few sec
onds, and In a mournful voice said:
'Mn Gawd, mun, doesr we get Jnbbed
every time we move around here?
This darn place am Just one Jab after
another.'
"I didn't know what he meant until
I found out from him that be had Just
got his third shot of vaccine In tho
arm. He had never seen a fountain
pen, I gubss, for he thought It wns an
other new-f angled affair to stab him
with."
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Graffeits
is due to the blend
ing of malted barley
with whole wheat flout
Wheat alone does not
possess this rich Havoc
is also partly due to
the barley for the
barley contains a
digestive which
wheat lacks.
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The wonderfully easy
digestion of GraoeNuts