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SAFEGUARDED
Tell Others How They Were
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JV Massachusetts Wonmn Writes:
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Such warning symptoms os senso of
of impending evil, timidity,
sounds in tho cars, palpitation of tho
heart, sparks beforo tho eyes, irregu
larities, constipation, variable appetite,
-weakness and dizziness, should be heeded
by middle-aged women. Lydia E. Pink
ham's Vegetable Compound has carried
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The Flat Dwellers' Garden,
Indulge your lovo for (lowers to tho
extent of buying a few daffodllls or
other Bprlng flowers for tho living
room onco or twice a week. If you
haven't yet dono ho, cut somo sprigs
of forsythia and put them In water,
to blossom In the house.
STOP EATING MEAT IF
KIDNEYS OR BACK HURT
Take a Glass of Salts to Clean Kid
neys If Bladder Bothers You
Meat Forms Urlo Acid.
Eating meat regularly eventually
produces kldnoy trouble in Bomo form
or other, Bays a well-known authority,
becauso tho uric acid in meat excites
tho kidneys, they becomo overworked;
get sluggish; clog up nnd cause all
sorts of distress, particularly backacho
and misery in tho kldnoy region; rheu
matic twinges, oovero headaches, acid
stomach, constipation, torpid liver,
sleeplessness, bladder and uulnary ir
ritation. Tho moment your back hurts or kid
neys aren't acting right, or If bladder
bothers you, get about four ounces of
Jad Salts from any good pharmacy;
tako a tablospoonful in a glass of
water beforo breakfast for a few dayB
and your kl'dnoys will thon act flno.
This famous Baits is mado from tho.
acid of grapos nnd lemon julco, com
bined with lithla, and has been used
for generations to flush clogged kid--neyB
and stlmulato them to normal
activity; also to neutralize tho acids in
tho urine so it no longor irritates, thus
ending bladder dlsordors.
Jad S: a cannot injuro anyone;
makes a delightful effervescent lithla
water drink which millions of men and
women tako now and then to keop the
kidney b and urinary organs clean, thus
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When a man discovers that ho has
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ho has overestimated his capacity.
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Uneasy rents tho aching tooth that
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Sudden Death
Caused by Disease of the Kidneys
Tho cIobo connection between tho
heart and tho kidneys is well known
nowadays. Whon kidneys aro diseased,
arterial tension is increased and tho
heart functions aro attacked. When
tho kidnoys no longor pour forth wasto,
uremic poiBonlng occurs and the por
on dies, and tho cau&o Is often givon
as heart disease, or disease of brain
or lungs.
It !b a good Insurance against such
a risk to Bend 10 cents for a largo
trial package of "Anurlc" tho latest
discovery of Dr. Pierce. When you
suffer from backache, frequent or
scanty urine, rheumatic pains here or
there, or that constant tired, worn-out
feeling, got "Anuric" at tho druggist.
It's 37 tlmoa moro potent than lithla,
dissolves urlo acid ob hot wator does
sugar.
DOG COULDN'T TELL THEM
Faithful Companion of Dead Watch
man Unable to Give Information
Concerning the Tragedy.
Old White Matt, mongrel dog, had a
boiuilo day of It around the City Foun
dry company's plant, oven If ho didn't
qulto understand why ho couldn't go
to his master's homo as usual
Malt had been nround the plant llvo
years. Often there have been sundry
scraps nnd bonus for him from work
men's lunch baskets; now and then a
pat, but never such a profusion of
scraps and pats as Tuesday brought.
Tho dog lato Monday night exhibit
ed a brand of Intelligence that, in tho
eyes of the worklngmen at least, took
him out of tho mongrel class.
Workmen woro eating their midnight
lunch In ono of tho plant's offices. Matt
ran nmong them whining and crying,
sniffing and barking. In tho middle
of It all an A. 1). T. messenger burst
Into tho plant.
"What's tho matter with your watch
man?" he asked. "Ho hasn't rung In
for three hours."
Watchmen's clocks aro connected
with tho main ofllco of the A 1. T.
sorvlco.
"Whero's Loncy Hendri'ks?" the
men asked. "Loncy" was tho watch
mnn's name. Matt was his dog.
At the sound of tho nanio I.onoy,
Matt whined to attract tho attention of
tho men. They followed the dog as ho
ran back and forth, crying and yelp
ing. Ho led them to the first lloor.
Ionoy's body lily still and bloody.
A ballot In his head had killed him.
His own revolver lay near. Sulcldowaa
the verdict of tho police.
"If that dog could filk, wo would
know all about it," one policeman said.
- -Cleveland Plain Dealer.
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In those times anything that can
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potential gold mine. About threo
years ago the steamship Dunholme
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blackened hulk. Last month tho ves
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Into seaworthy condition, was sold
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Egotistic.
He I have never mot moro than
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She Ah! Who was tho other?"
Tho cream of society is composed
of people who bavo money but nro un
able to remember how they got it.
We once heard of a woman who was
younger thsn sho Fald fiho was.
When ;
Appetite
Rebels 2
at mealtime, you can rest
assured there is weakness
some where in the diges
tive system that calls
for immediate attention.
This suggests a trial of
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Stomach Bitters
It helpsNature bring back the
appetite and aids (digestion.
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RAFFLES. Etc.
IU1JS1RATIONS hy O. ITCWUN AtVERS
COfWICMT 4 PV roMVl -WDKUt, COMPAAty-
CHAPTER XII Continued.
11
Tcyo K.vcepted his fato with a ready
resignation, little short of alacrity.
Thoro was a gleam In his somber eyes
and his bluo chin came up with a Jerk.
"That's talking!" said he. "Now will
you promise mo never to marry Cnza
let?" "Mr. Toyo!"
"That's talking, too, and I guess I
mean It to bo. It's not all dog-ln-the-manger,
either. I want that promise n
lot moro than I want the other. You
needn't marry mo, Miss Hlauche, but
you mustn't marry Cazalet."
Dlancho was blazing. "Hut this Is
simply outrageous"
"1 claim there's an outrageous cause
for it. Aro you prepared to Bwcar
what I ask, and trust mo us I'll trust
you, or nm I to tell you tho whole
thing right now?"
"You won't forco mo to listen to an
other ward from you, If you're a gen
tleman, Mr. Toyo!"
"It's not what I am that counts.
Swear that to me, and I swear, on my
Bide, that I won't give him away to
you or anyono else. Hut It must bo
tho most solemn contract man and
woman ever mado."
Tho Bllvcr teapot arrived nt this
juncture, and not Inopportunely. She
bad to glvo htm his tea, with her
young maid's help, and to play a tiny
part in which he supported tier really
beautifully. Sho had tlmo to think, al
most coolly; and ono thought brought
a thrill. If tt was a question of her
marrying or not marrying Walter
Cazalet, thon he must bo free, and only
.ho doer of somo dreadful dccdl
"What has ho done?" sho begged,
with a pathetic abandonment of her
previous nttltudc, tho moment they
wcro by thpinsclves.
"Must I tell you?" Ills reluctance
rang genuine.
"I insist upon It!" sho (lashed again.
"Well, it's n long story."
"Nover mind. I can listen."
"You know, I had to go back to
Italy"
"Had you?"
"Well, 1 did go." Ho had slurred
tho first statement; this ono was char
acteristically deliberate. "I did go,
and beforo I went I asked Cazalet for
at introduction to somo friends of his
down In Rome."
"I didn't know ho had any," said
Dlancho.
"Why, ho doesn't havo any," Bald
Toyo, "but he claimed to havo some.
Ho left tho Kaiser Fritz tho other day
at Naples. I gudss ho told you?"
"No, I undcrstod ho camo round to
Southampton. Surely you shared a
cabin?"
"Only from Genoa; that's wbero I
took the steamer and Cazalet regained
her."
"Well?"
"Ho claimed to havo spent tho in
terval mostly with friends at Rome.
Those friends don't exist, Miss
Blanche," said Toyo.
"Is that any business of mluo?" she
asked lilm squarely.
"Why, yes, I'm afraid It's going to
be. That 1b, unless you'll still trust
mo"
"Go on, please."
"Why, be never stayed at Romo at
all, nor yet in Italy any longer than it
takes to come through on tho train.
Your attention for ono moment!" Ho
took out a neat pockotbook. Dlancho
had opened her lips, but she did not
Interrupt; she just grasped the arms
of her chair, as though about to bear
physical pain. "Tho Kaiser Fritz"
Toye was speaking from his book
"got to Naples late Monday afternoon,
September eighth. Seems she was
overdue, and 1 was mad about It, and
nover got away again till tho "
"Do tell mo about Walter Cazalet!"
cried Dlanchc. It was like small talk
from n dentist at tho last moment
"I wnnt you to understand about the
Btcamer first," said Toyo "Sho wait
ed Monday night In tho Hay or Naples,
only sailed Tuesday morning, only
reached Genoa Wednesday morning,
and lay there all of forty-eight hours,
QB thcao German bontB do, anyhow, overy nervo to have Scruton ably do
That brings us to Friday morning bo- f.cn.,led: but ho won l H:0 Ul xmn ll0
fore tho Kalsor Fritz gets quit of Italy,
doesn't It?"
"Yes I suppose bo do toll mo
about Walter!"
"Why, I first heard or him at Go
noa, whero they figured I should havo
a stateroom all to myself, as tho other
gentleman had been left bohlnd at
Naples. I nover saw him till ho
scrambled aboard again Friday, about
the fifty-ninth minute of the eleventh
hour."
"At Genoa?"
"Sure."
"And you pretend to know whero
ho'd been?"
"I guess I do know" and Toye
sighed as he raised his little book.
"Cazalet stepped on the train that left
Naples six-fifty Monday evening, and
off tho ono timed to reach Charing
Cross three-twenty-llvo Wednesday."
"Tho day of tho m "
"Yes. I never called It by tho hard
est name, myself; but it was seven
thirty Wednesday evening that Honry
Craven got bis death-blow somehow.
WaU, Walter Cazalet left Chariof
J
Cross again by tho nlno o'clock that
night, ami was back aboard the Kaiser
Fritz on Friday morning-lull of his
friends In Homo who didn't exlut!"
The note-book was put away with
every symptom of relief.
"I suppose you can prove what you
say?" said Hhuiclic In a voice as dull
as her uiiBcoing eyes
'"I have men to swear to him tick
et collector), coiiduclois. waiters on
the rostaurant-car all up and down
the line. I went over the sanio
ground on the same trains, so that
was simple. I can also produce the
bather who claims to havo taken off
hla beard In Paris, where ho put In
hours Thursday morning."
Hlanchu looked up suddenly, not nt
Toye. but past him toward an over
laden side-table against the wall. It
wan there that Caznlot's photograph
had stood among many others; until
this morning she had never missed It,
for she seemed hardly to havo been
In her room all tho week; but sho had
been wondering who had removed it,
whether Cazalet himself (who had
spoken of doing so, sho now know
why), or Martha (whom sho would not
question about It) In a lit of uugov
eruablo disapproval. And now thero
was tho photograph hack In Its place,
leather framo and all!
"I know what you did," said
Hlancho. 'You took that photograph
with you tho ono on that tublo and
hnd him Identified by it!"
"It was tho night 1 camo down to
bid you good-by," ho confessed, "nnd
didn't havo tlmo to wait. I didn't
como down for tho photo. I nover
thought of It till I gnw it there. I
camo down to kind of warn you, Miss
Blanche!"
"Against him?" sho said, ns If thero
was only ono man loft In tho world.
"Yob I guess I'd already warned
Cazalet that I wub starting on hla
tracks."
And then Hlancho Just said. "Poor
old Sweep!" aa ono talking to hor
self. And Toyo seized upon tho words
as sho had seized on nothing from
him.
"Havo you only pity for tho fellow?"
he cried; for sho was gazing1 at tho
bearded photograph without revul
sion. "Of course," she answered, hardly
attending.
"Even though ho killed this man
oven though ho camo across Europo to
kill him?"
"You' don't think It was deliberate
yourself, even If ho did do it."
"nut can you doubt that ho did?"
cried Toye, quick to Ignoro tho point
"I Know What You Did," Said Blanthe.
"You Took That Photograph With
You."
sho had made, yet nono tho less sin
cerely convinced upon tho other. "I
guess you wouldn't if you'd heard
some of tho thlngB ho Bald to mo on
tho steamer; and he's mado good on
every syllablo since ho lauded. Why,
It cxplaliiH every sluglo thing he's
done and left undone. Ho'U strain
dofcudtng; says himself that ho can't
faco him!"
"Yes. Ho Bald bo to mo," said
Blanche, nodding in confirmation.
"To you?"
"I didn't understand him."
"But you've been seelug blm all UiIb
whllo?"
"Every day," said Dlancho, her Boft
eyes filling suddenly. "We'vo had
we've had the tlmo of our lives!"
"My God!" said Toye. "Tho tlmo of
your life with a man who's got another
man's blood on his hands and that
makes no difference to you! The
tlmo of your llfo with tho man who
knew where to lay hands on tho
weapon ho'd dono it with, who went as
far as that to save tho Innocent, but
no farther!"
"He would; ho will still, if U'b still
necessary. You don't know him, Mr.
Toye; you haven't known him all your
life."
"And all this makes no difference to
a good and gentle woman ono of the
gentlest and the best God ever mado?"
"If you mean ma, I won't go as far
iff -JUL)
ISJral : DUU
wtisfcr vim J
aw that," said Blanch "1 must ss
him tlrst."
"Hco Cazalet?"
Toyo had como to his foot, not sim
ply In tho horror and Indlguntlon
which had gradually talen possession
of him, but under tho stress of soma
new nnd sudden icroIvc.
"Of course," snld Hlancho; "ot
course I must sue him nB soon ns
possible."
"You shall never apeak to that man
again, as long ns over you llvo," said
Toye, with tho utmost emphasis nnd
deliberation.
"Who's going to prevent mo?"
"1 am, by laying nn Information
agaliiRt him this mluuto, unless you
promise never to soo or to speak to
Cazalet again."
Blanche felt cold nnd sick, but tho
bit or downright bullying did her good.
"I didn't know you wero u black
mailer, Mr. Toye!"
"You know I'm not; but I mean to
save you from Cazalet, blackmail or
whlto."
"To save mo from a moro old friend
nothing more nothing all our
IIvob!"
"I believe that." ho said, searching
her with his smoldering eyes. "You
couldn't tell n He, 1 guess, not If you
tried! But you would do something;
It's Just n man being next door to hell
that would bring a God'H angel "
Ills voice shook.
Sho was as quick to soften on her
side.
"Don't talk nonsense, plcnse," bIib
begged, forcing n smllo through hor
dlutress. "Will 3 on promlso to do
nothing If If I promlBO?" '
"Not to go near him?"
"No."
"Nor to seo him hero?"
"No."
"Nor nnywhero clso?"
"No. I glvo you my word."
"If you break It, I break mine that
minute? Is It u deal that way?"
"Yes! Yea! I promlBo!"
"Then so do I, by God!" said Hil
ton Toye.
CHAPTER XIII.
Faith Unfaithful.
"It's all perrcctly true," said Caza
let calmly. "Thoso wero my movo
ments while I was off tho ship, except
for tho five hours and a bit that I was
nwuy rrom Charing Cross. I cant
dispute a detail of nil tho rest. But
they'll have to (ill In thoso llvo hours
unless they wnnt another enso to col
lapso lll(o tho ouo against Scruton!"
Old Savago had wriggled lllto a von
ernblo worm, In tho experienced tal
ons of tho Bobby's Bugbear: but then
Mr. Drlukwatcr nnd his discoveries
had como still worso out of n hotter
encounter with tho truculent attorney;
and Cazalet had described tho wholo
thing ob only ho could describe a
given episode, down to tho ultimate
dismissal ot tho chargo against Hern
ton, with a gusto tho more cynical for
tho dcllbcratoly low pitch of his voice.
It was In tho llttlo lodging-house sit
ting room nt Nell Gwynne'B Cottages;
ho stood with his back to the crack
ling flro that ho had Just lighted him
self, as it wcro, already at bay; for
tho folding doors woro In front of hla
nose, and Ills eyes roved incessantly
from tho landing door on ono sldo to
tho curtained casement on tho other.
Yet sometimes ho paused to gazo at
tho friend who hnd come to warn him
of his danger; and there was nothing,
cynical or grim about him then.
Blnncho had broken her word for
perhaps tho first tlmo in her llfo; but
It hud never bofore been extorted from
her by duress, nnd it would bo affeo
tation to credit hor with much com
punction on tho point. Her one great
qualm lay in tho possibility of Toya'i
turning up at any moment; but thli
sho had obviated to some extent by
coming Btralght to tho cottages when
ho left her presumably to look for
Cazalet In London, slnco she had been
careful not to mention hla change
ot address. Cazalet, to bor relief, but
also a llttlo to her hurt, sho had found
at his lodgings In the neighborhood,
full of tho news he had not managed
to communicate to her. Dut It was .no
tlmo for taking anything but his peril
to heart. And that they had been dis
cussing, almost ob man to man, It
rather as Innocent man to innocont
man; for oven now, or perhaps now
In his presence least of all, Blancho
qould not bring herself to bcllevo hor
old friend guilty of a violent crlmo,
however unpremeditated, for which
another hnd been allowed to uuffor, for
however short n tlmo.
(TO rrc CONTINUED.)
"Rag-Time."
Rag tlmo music, "being In no wlsn
serious,' Is tho rovoiso of depressing.
"Tho African Jingles of thu presunt
dny create an emotional atmosphere
of restlessness and excitement which
Is typically American, uud which Is
opposed to health only so far as our
national restlessness and lack of poise
tend to mako us a pooplo whoso na
tional dlscaso Is nervouB exhaustion."
Roughly speaking, lively music,
such ub rag-time, Is likely to rouse de
pressed persons from their melan
choly; Bad and pathetle music will
Bootho tho excitable and bypemonr
ous. One Way to Make a Friend.
Thoro are several k!nd of hypocrisy,
but tho ono that masculinity must fa
vors Is spurious devllishnesa Nothing
brings tho beam ot contentment bo
fervently .o tho mediocre cyo as a Don
Juan accusation. Dig him In tho ribs
and wink as you call him a sly dog
and ho loves you. Ho may bo the
quintessence of domestic respectabil
ity, but if you will but insist that you
beltevo him capablo of maintaining a
seraglio with conBummato deceit, you
are bis frlaud.
INIHMTIONAL
SuMfSOlOOL
Lesson
'Hy U O. Rni.t.KRB, Acting- Director ofl
.Mumlny Hclmol ('miren of tlia Moody
llllilo Institute, ChU'iiKo.)
(CupyrlRlit, 1910, Wiitvrn Nrwepaprr Union.)
LESSON FOR APRIL 9
AENEAS AND DORCAS.
UCK80.V THXT Acts 9:32-43. (Soo also
I'niv 3l:Mi-M.)
(1UI.DKN Ti:T-lu all things showing
tliyxclt mi ummiiipto of good works.
Tltiw 2:7.
Htop by step tho Gospel ran be
traced, spreading Itself, but "begin
ning nt Jerusalem." Pnul'H convor
slon Is ouo of tho greatest evldoncoa
of Christianity. Thu two miracles ot
todny's lesson nro additional ovidenco
Hint it Is of God.
I. At Lydda (vu. 32-I15). Caligula,
omporor of Romo In A. D. H9, ordered
hla Btntuo to bo erected in Jerusalem
that ho might ho worshiped as n god
thero ns olsowhero. Tho excitement
nnd conlllct which nroso In opposition
to tills Bncrllego laBted for two years,
during which tlmo Christian porBocu
tloim coasod. Following Saul's visit
at Jerusalem, and during this tlmo ot
quiet, Peter mado this tour of visita
tion. Lydda (modern I.udil) is about
twenty-live miles northwest of Joru
onlom. Hero dwelt certain snlnta (v.
112) literally "holy ones," converted
disciples of Christ, not ones ot spe
cial honor, for all who aro mombera
of tho body of Christ, aro "aalnta"
(Phil. 1:1). Hero also dwelt Aoncas,
"a certain man," possibly not a bollov
or, but having great need (v. 26:3:2;
10:1, 1-1:8; 9:10), nnd of yearB stand
lug (v. :i3). Notlco Luke, tho physl
clnn'u careful record. Peter must havo
Been many such, yet this man la ono
Peter "found"; ho was evidently look
ing ror him. Peter'H pity was not son
tlmcntnl but practical and his words
powerful, for back of them wan tho
Living und Powerful Christ. Ho
know who could work a euro. Tho
long weariness In to bo rollovod. Yet
thoso dayB of illness gavo tlmo for
meditation and probably prepared tho
man's heart to respond in faith" to
Peter's words. Peter docB not attract
attention to hlmsolf, but rather to
Jesus. Hla was but to bo tho Instru
ment of tho euro. Tho healing was a
moans to nn end, for when thoso who
dwelt. In Lydda and Sharon (v. 35)
heard of tho miracle, or saw thin
healed man, It was to thorn a demon
stration ot tho powor ot tho risen
Christ, and thoy "turned to tho Lord"
(v. 35). Thoro Is no comparing Peter
with modern "hoalors." Pctor'B words
and actions woro a living demonstra
tion, not for profit, ot tho powor ot
Jesus in his llfo and testimony.
II. At Joppa (vs. 3G::43). Joppa
woa tho only seaport tho Jowb over
possossod for themselves. It was and
Is still a rathor insignificant town,
nnd now marks tho beginning of the
railroad leading to Jerusalem, 35
mllos distant. No namo Is rocorded
of any of Its rich or prominent citi
zens, only that ot an humblo woman.
Tho record of hor llfo, howovor, Is
Inspiring (r. 3G), and her namo Is a
common ono adopted by organizations
ot women. Llko hor master hor llfo
was full of "good deeds"; llko htm
sho was not rnlnlstorcd unto, but
ministered. Tills Is real greatness
and it Is open to all of us. Her namo
"Tabltha" (Hebrow), Dorcas (Crook),
means gazollo, which In tho East Is a
favorite typo of beauty. This "certain
dlsclplo" was beautiful In llfo as well,
for sho was first a bellovor, then a
door. Wo bcllevo In ordor to do, not
do In ordor to bollovo. This woman
Is an examplo of tho wise and capablo
woman mentioned In Prov. 31:10-31,
a plcturo well worth studying In thoso
days of the "fomlnlst movement" She
Is a good typo to bo followed by
church women, and by us all lntftho
fact that hor reputation reBtod upon
deeds "which sho did" (v. 3G), not,
ones sho was nbout to do, nor did sho
wait for somo great opportunity ot
Borvlco. Tho llfo of Dorcaa rovealB
ono of tho causes of tho triumph ot
Christianity in tho Roman omplro. It
wns a sourco of wonder that thoso.
early Christiana should bo lovo each
other. Tho reason why Dorcas was
nllowcd to dlo lies in tho provldonco
ot God. Ho loved his work and this
recorded incident hns served to ralso
up multitudes of othor Dorcases. Ilor
dentil also reveals that bolng "full of
good works nnd ulmB deeds" does not
exempt his scrvantB from sickness and
death, and that God ovldently has oth
or purposes in BlckncsR than to chas
tiso our sin or to humblo our prldo
(John 0:3, II Kings 13: 14). Tho frlonda
of Dorcna woro folks of fulth, for aa
yet thero was no caso ot apostolic
power to ralso tho dead bo far as wo
know, and it was now about ton years
after tho resurrection of Christ
Peter followed tho examplo of his
Lord (Luko 8:2, 54), dismissed all
spectator and "prayed (v. 40). Tho
way to revive a dead pastor, church,
school, porsonnl oxperlonco, or per
son "dead in trospassos and sins," Is
by prayer. Pctor also did as ho bad
scon hla Master do to his mothor-ln-law
(Mark 1:30, 31), and gavo Dorcas
his hand to help her arlso.
This gavo an opportunity for fruit
ful work nmong tho converts (v. 41)
and tho enlistment of many now be
lievers (v, 42), bo that Petor abode
In Joppa for somo tlmo In tho house
of "Simon, a tanner."
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