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CHAPTER XIIL ( Continued. )
"Drunk ! Not a bit of It. Did you
ever BOO Torrevo drunk ? I did not. 1
toll you H wan a put up Job. Torrovo
know you always looked at the In-
volccs and tally , and he played thin
little game for you to sco how well the
boy wrote. He knew your anxiety to
get the work ilono well would do the
rest. Uut wlmt'a the use standing hero
talking ? He's gone , and netting farther
invay every minute. "
"We imial follow but In Which dt-
u-cctlon ? "
"In which direction ? Why , In what
.direction would he go but toward his
ally , Torrevo , the traitor ? He has
gone back to the 'Black Cat. ' "
"Ho may have gone toward Buenos
Ayros. "
"Not he. What could he do there ?
I tell you , the bargain included the
Bafpty of Torrovo. The boy has gone
back to Join Torrevo , and the 'Black
Cat' will sail for Buenos Ayres with
these two precious fellows on board. "
"I will order horses. Wo can reach
the 'Black Cat' before morning. They
will not sail till then. Wo may even
overtake the boy. "
Now that his stupor was ever , Elvln
could think and act quickly. Ho re
alized the danger In which lie and his
son stood as long as this Intrepid and
intelligent young American 'Was allvo
and at large. He ordoied horses to bo
saddled , and , after a drink to brace
their norvcs , father , and con sat out on
their crrnnd--tv/o men , to run down
and kill a boy.
There was n moon , and the way wan
easily made. The horses were put to
their utmost , and mlle nftur mile- was
covered , but ho Rob was scon.
Suddenly Starne drew up and called
to Elvln.
'BY JOVE , THAT'S TERREVO ! "
"Hist ! " ho said. "Thero Is a man
coming this way on foot. "
Elvln reined In his horse and sat
looking In the direction Indicated by
Starne.
"By Jove ! " he exclaimed. "That's
Torrevo ! "
And Torrovo It was , making his way
" Cut" to El-
on foot from the "Black
vln's headquarters.
CHAPTER XIV.
Elvln and .Stariio rpdo toward him
slowly.
"Bo ready for treachery , " oald
Starne. "Have your pistol in your
hand. This follow must bo up to mis
chief. ' "
Torrovo saw them coming , but
walked on us If ho feared nothing.
Even had ho stood In fear of his life
there was no place to hide.
"Well , " said Elvin , maintaining an
outward coolness ho did not tool.
"What arc yon doing hero ? I thought
you were to go to Montevideo. "
"True , Captain Elvln. I am going.
But I thought perhaps my nephew
would bo done with bin new duties by
now , and , as ho has become very valu
able on board , I nm taking a walk out
to your place to got him. "
"Your nephew ! Ha ! That'll good.
And have you not scon that dear
nephew of yours tonight ? "
"I have not , captain. Else why would
I ho walking out to BOO him now. I
liavo not been near your place this
night. "
"No ! And neither has ho ! Look
hcre Torrevo , what Is this game you
uro playing ? "
"Game ? What same ? What do you
mean ? " ,
Torrovo's black eyes glistened with
suspicion as ho looked from ono to the
other. He readily saw that something
unusual bad happened , and from their
words ho believed they had discovered
Rob's Identity and his own duplicity.
"You know well enough what I
mean. You are a traitor. "
"That Is what the Jwdgp said when I
was convicted. That was llvo years
ago. "
"Yas , you were a traitor to your
friends then , and you are a traitor to
your friends now. Did you think you
could hoodwink us ? I knew that boy
was Horton's nephow. "
"So did I" said Torrevo , stolidly.
"But you told me , " itald Elvln , chok
ing with rage , and made worm * by Tor-
revo's coolness ; "you told me that ho
was your own nephew. "
"Certainly and 1,0 ho Is. "
Both Elvln and Stiirno stood aghast
at this. This was the moct monument
al cheek they had over seen.
"He IH Horton'H nephew and mine
also , " mild Torrovo. iui If It was amat
ter of no Importance. "You see , cap
tain , Horton'a sister married my
brother. "
"Liar ! " shouted Starne. "Horton
had but one sister. She In now In New
York , and her name In Clevcrdalo. "
"That Is true , also , " said Torrevo ,
with an Imperturbability that was
amazing. "She married Honor Clover-
dale after my brother died. "
"But this boy's name la Clovordnlc. "
"Yes , they gave him that. Ho was
only a year old when my brother died. "
"But you sent him to me to apy , and
report all to Horton. "
"Captain , you are mistaken. I did
not send him to you at all. You saw
his handwriting and took him. Did 1
say for you to take him ? "
"Enough of this talk ! " exclaimed
Starne. "You have told ns a pack of
lies. I know that Horton'n fdster wan
never married but once , and that time
it was to Clovcrdale. Torrcvo , you are
a traitor and you must pay the penalty.
Where Is that boy ? "
"That Is what I was going to ask
you. You took him. I want him back.
Ho Is very valuable to mo on the
schooner. '
"You will never sco the schooner
again ! " shouted Starne.
Torrovo'n quick eye saw the gleam
of a pistol. He had none himself , but
In tlto twinkling of an eye ho had pro
duced a long knife , and sprang upon
Starne. Starno was still in the saddle
and all Torrevo could do was to slasl
at his legs. Starno aimed and sent a
bullet into Torrovo's heart. "
"Ono traitor less , " ho said , calmly
as Torrevo fell on the ground dead
"What a glorious liar that follow was
lie would have been worth something
If ho could have been trusted. "
"But wo are in a fine fix ! " said Elvln
"Tho 'Black Cat' was duo at Monte
video In two days to bring over Gen
eral Quesada. Now wo hnvo no ono to
take command. Wo must have Que
sada. "
"I'll bring Quesada. The crow of the
'Black Cat' know mo , and will obey
me. I shall bo missed In Buenos
Ayres , but that won't matter. Wo will
bo masters there in less than a week.
I will take the 'Black Cat' after Quo-
sada. You lead my horse back. But
you must find that boy. "
"Ho must have gone toward Buenos
Ayres. "
"No , he will try to find the 'Black
Cat. ' Torrevo's anxiety proves that
there was an agreement between them
whereby the boy was to return. Tor
rovo's own safety depended on his
keeping the boy with him and shar
ing the glory when we were all cap
tured. "
"It looks so. Well , I will have men
out after him In the morning. Ho
may oven now bo on the 'Black Cat.
If BO , you will know what to do with
him. "
"Will I not ! " replied Stnrno , with an
evil laugh. "I'll kill him with his eyes
open and looking at me. "
The two men parted , Starno going
on foot toward Black Cat Bay. and El
vin returning to his headquarters
leading Lemuel's horee.
But where waa Rob Clovordale
while Elvln , Starno and Torrovo were
looking for him In vain ?
Ho was on his way to the "Blacl
Cat , " ns Stnrno suspected , but , being
Ignorant of the road , ho had gone t
little out of his way. and thus mlssei
Torrovo.
Early In the evening , when Elvli
thought ho had gone to bed , the cour
ageous young American had slipped
out of the window , which was not
more than llvo feet from the ground ,
and had fortunately chosen a moment
when there \yan no ono around to sco
him. Finding all clear , he hud shaped
IH ! courao an well as he knew ho:1 ,
or Black Cat Buy , and started off on
i run. He kept up thin gull for Homo
Imo and then rested. Thorp was no
Ight of purmiont. no In- trudged on
gain , keeping tlie direction , an ho
bought , straight to the rln-r. But ho
lid not tiavel an straight na ho
bought bo did. He made quite a do
omto the north , thus missing Tor-
cvo , but toward morning reached the
Ivor a short distance above the bay.
There wan an island. < ( ullo a moun-
aln. out In the river , which could
> o seen from the entrance to Black
3at Bay , and Rob could arc It from
, ho point where ho mnt the river. From
ta position hn knew he WUH too high
ip. iiMl went down toward the auchor-
ige.
( To bo continued. )
The TISor ( lot Out.
No circus mcniigerlo Is over wlth-
) iit Its man-eater , you know , " said the
old wagon driver as reminiscences
were In order. "We had ours when 1
was with Dan Rice , and the papers
iave him such un awful reputation for
ferocity that people dared not to como
within ten feet of his cage. Of cotirno
I used to get off a lecture on him. Ac
cording to my story ho had killed an-l
maimed thirteen different men , Ilv
horses , two t-nmelH and a rhinoceros.
Ono day , after I had delivered the old
stercotypod thing , that tiger pushed
open the door of his cage and jumped
out. Some one's carelessness , you
know. There was a wild rush of people
ple for the entrance , a general alarm
outside the tents , and for a minute I
was so scared that I couldn't oven
fall down. The tiger was looking
around to sco what ho could tackle ,
when a mongrel dog not more than si
third of his size came rushing up and
sailed Into him. Trtiu na you live , that
dog humped that tiger three times
around the tent , snapping at his heels
nil the time , and the Bengal got away
from him only by leaping back Into
his cage. The affair got into the pa
pers , and of course we got the grand
guy all the rest of the season. It paid
us , however. People who wouldn't
think of going Into the circus used to
buy tickets to ceo that 'ferocious man-
enter , ' and he therefore brought us in
more patrons than any other ton ani
mals combined. "
The ( Irctttoit lllryrlo Town.
Denver , Col. , enjoys the distinction
of having moro bicycles in proportion
to population than any other p.lty in
the United States. Though Denver
numbers only 100,000 souls within her
city limits , she boasts of not IPSS than
40,000 bicycles. Morning and evening
alike thousands ot bicycles may bo
seen on the streets of Denver mounted
by men , women and children in every
walk of life. Bicycles literally overrun
things and they are used in every line
of business , and street car companies
say they hnvo lost $1,000,000 annually
In traffic since bicycles have become
the rage. In fact , ono company went
Into the hands of n receiver two years
ago , alleging thut the universal wheel
had Impaired Its earning to such an
extent that It could not moot Its inter
est demands. The open weather and
fine natural roads are largely respon
sible for the popularity of the wheel ,
as It is conceded that ordinary riders
can use their wheels daily for 50 weeks
out of 52 and not suffer any annoyance
from mud or snow. Add to this the
fact that neither llghts.brakes nor bolls
arc required and the agility required
of the non-rider In taking care of him
self can be appreciated. Denver Is
snld to bo the only city in the country
where the bicycle vote controls elec
tions on municipal Issues.
Illinium IH n 1'rollll" riant.
A banana stalk yields but one bunch
of fruit , and would die If It were not
cut down when the fruit ripens or ma
tures. Ono mat will produce from ono
to three bunches a year , growing con
tinuously , as fast us ono stalk Is cut
another taking Its placp. A remarka
ble thing about this plant IB that if
you cut Into a half-grown otalk near
the root , or any part of the stalk , a
small blossom , or bunch of bananas ,
fully formed will soon shoot through
the cut , but If allowed to grow will
never reach any market value. Many
people ainrm that the banana and the
plantain uio the snmo fruit , but this ia
Incorrect ; although they grow llko the
banana an experienced person can
rcnully distinguish the difference by
the color an well as by the size of the
nimill ribs In the leaf. The plantain
grows In a bunch , but with only two or
three hands to the bunch , and each
finger or Individual plantain Is as hr.'ae
again as the banana and is moro of a
crescent shape. They are never eaten
raw. The natives cook both the plan
tain and the banana , but prefer plan
tain. National Magazine.
" \Vo\v ! "
Mrs. Nobbs "What a funny name
that nurse of the young Archduke of
Austria has. "
Nobbs "What is It ? "
Mrs. Nobbs "Her name is Wowse. "
Nobbs "Well , every nursery Is full
of 'wows' at times , isn't It ? " Balti
more American.
As n Itluit Look * at It.
"So ho regards himself as a sena
torial possibility , " said ono politician.
"Undoubtedly , " answered the other.
"On what theory. "
"I don't know , unless It'B the the
ory that the unexpected always hap
pens. " Washington Star.
God and right must conquer. No
great reform Is born and grows to fill
stature In a night. Morals are subjoc
to the laws of growth. Rov. G. Lee V
Roberts.
TAUUGE'S SEMON.
'LESSONS OF THE RIVER , " SUB
JECT THEREOF.
-IK ! IKt "O Tlmt Thou
Hiirkuiiuil In My ComniniultiionUI
Thru lluil Thy I'nnrn Itnnn I.lltn it
Illvur. "
"In thn anatomy of countries the
arteries urc Its rivers , through which
hrob thu life and the strength of na
tions. Along their banks cities have
> lnnted themselves , and the whistle of
the factory answering to the whistle
of the boat , and the steady blow of the
mddlcwhi'cl tell uu that we aio In a
Hisy part of a busy world. Religion
has made out of them her altars and
devotees have bowed and worshiped at
their shrines. Dv the side of the Ganges
the cots of the dying are placed. As
soon as the breath leaves a body , the
mouth , the nostrils and the ears are
filled with dirt , and the Btenchful
corpse floats down the stream. To the
crocodile the Hindoo mother tossed her
labe as an offering , and Charlemagne ,
to convert hln kingdom to Christianity ,
drove hundreds of thousands of unwill
ing subjects like cattle into the stream ,
where the priests baptized them by the
wholesale. Pilgrims returning from
the Holy Land bring back water from
the Jordan. Not because the Jordan
Is any better than the Abana and the
Phnrpar , but because we would huvo
water from the same river into which
Christ waded and Into which ho sank.
Over the rocks leap the springs , and
the creeks dash on toward the seas ,
and freshets come , until the water
sheds can hold no more. The whole
land is drunk. As the finest gems are
quarried from the darkest mines , the
richest grains have waded knee-deep In
the mud. The trees sink their roots
and stretch out their leafy hands to
ward God in prayer , and everywhere
the cry is , 'Drink , drink , drink give
me. ' Down the Rhino the tourist drifts
in dreamy wonder at scenes where en
chantment has been at work. Yonder
a bold cliff , here a quiet pastoral.
"There history tells us a bloody bat
tle was fought , and the dead and the
wounded were pitched in until the wa
ters were crimsoned. Here Is the place
where Caesar crossed , while npon that
bluff a fortress has crouched for cen
turies. Along those embattlements the
knights of old trod in armor clad.
Every nook was a trysting place. In
amazement you wonder how the ivy
dared to climb such dizzy heights , and
smile because the rocks have hidden
themselves behind a curtain of green.
That is the Rhine.
"Our grand old Hudson comes rolling
down to the sea. flecked with white
Balls under the plateaus of West Point ,
from which Benedict Arnold fled , on
past the rugged Palisades which frown
upon the opposite banks , where wealth
and aristocracy have run to cover.
Hocked upon the bosom of the waters ,
your eyes , like those of a sick child ,
are growing heavy. The distant hills
whispering back their soft echoes and
the gentle splash from the oar blades
rire the lullabies singing us to sleep.
The music grows fainter and fainter.
All Is not stilled. 'O that thou hadst
barkened unto my commandments !
then had thy peace been like a river , n
gentle river. ' Thus Isaiah pictures
God weeping over the sins of his chil
dren and pleading with them to come
back to his forgiving heart.
What tlio Itlvur Toiirliut.
"Lesson the first. The river teaches
us the peace of obedience. Of all mas
ters , the most inexorable Is nature
She never laughs with us because we
want to laugh , or weeps with us be
cause we want to cry. Many a wedding
day has been wet with shower am
frozen with snows , and many a funeral
procession wends Its way through a
garden. Even the birds may carol In
the tree branches overhead when wo
lower the dear body into the ground
as though every heartache , sorrow
hopelessness and sob could bo driven
away by their happy songs. The farm
ers study the laws of the seasons. We
plant at a certain time , reap when we
ought to reap , care for the cattle as
they ought to bo cared for , and the
more we ouey tne atmospheric com
mands the greater the crops , the fuller
the hencoops and the fatter the calves
The sailors keep one eye upon the
north star , another upon the compass
while the hand is flinging the sounding
lead. They watch the chart as care
fully as the weather cock with his bill
touches the lips of the storm to fee
the first breath of the wind ,
.Must Obor Natural l.avrv
"The planets remain In the places for
which they arc intended. The longci
wo hear the 'Thou shalt' of astronomy
the longer wo live. Otherwise , as fly
ing meteors , wo tumble through space
or dash ourselves In vain against some
world destroyer. The sheep have to
cat grass , the fish must llvo in water
the ground moles naturally burrow tin
der the mountains , the flowers to escape
capo the weeds find their companion
ship In a garden. The owls and the
bats wait uutll darkness has settled it
self before they can see to start ou
for food. The polar bear would BOOI
die under the Intense heat of the trap
Ics , and an elephant would freeze to
death sleeping upon an artlc iceberg
That horse 1ms the greatest liberty who
does not pull against the curb , or , n
the Bible more beautifully expresses
It , trios to 'kick against the pricks.
For every river God makes a channel
If the water starts on the west sld
of the Rocky mountains It Hews to th
Paclllc coast ; if on the east sldo o
the Allcghanlea It flows to the Atlantic
God has marked out a course for you
life and mine , and wo must obey It
whether we will or no.
"As wo follow that course , remembo
our peace , like a river , Is not alway
going to bo smooth. Sometimes there
will be shallows and shoals. Sometimes
he miller's wheel will threaten to dash
is Into foam. Sometimes wo shall hnvo
o go out of our way to pass a grave-
ard ,
Clnil If Our KnfiiRf.
"Martin Luther's favorite chapter
vas Psalm rclvl. , 'God is our rcfugo and
liuiiglh , a very present help in trou
ble. Though the waters thereof roar
and bo troubled , though the mountains
hake with the swelling thereof. ' And
n the forty-third chapter of Isaiah wo
read , 'When those passcth through the
valors I will be with thec , and through
ho rivers , they shall not overflow
bee. '
"Yet , so Inexorable are God's laws ,
s'namnn the warrior , to bo cured of his
cprosy , had to wash In the troubled
Ionian , the swiftly flowing , lllthy wa-
era of the despised Jordan. 'Absurd , '
answered the Napoleon of the Dam
ascene capital. Am I going to make a
spectacle of myself ? I am not n hlre-
Ing. I can pay for n cure. My serv
ants are carrying the presents of 10
alents of silver and G.OOO pieces of
; old and 10 changes of raiment. And
have a letter of Introduction from my
royal master to the king of Jerusalem.
Besides that , what right have you to
ask mo to bathe in the waters of the
Jordan ? The two most beau
tiful rivers in the world flow past
my palace door. Are not Abana and
Pharplmr rivers of Damascus better
than all the waters of Israel ? May I
not wash In them ? ' Yet , when Naa-
man had submerged his will to God's
will and had dipped seven times in the
Ivor Jordan , 'his flesh came again like
into the flesh of a little child , and ho
was clean. '
"There Is a strange theory that each
bridge which spans a river has a
key note. It matters not whether it
be the Brooklyn bridge over the East
river , or the Suspension bridge over
the Ohio river , or the Iron bridge over
the River Tay , or the London bridges
spanning the Thames , or the Parisian
bridges arching the Seine. Whether
they arc made of iron , wood , stone , or
steel. If a musician can once strike
the key note of those bridges , certain
waves of sound are started which will
shake and oscillate and destroy the
strongest bridge ever made and tum
ble the massive beams into the water.
So manifest is this law an army on
the march passing a river always
breaks step for fear of starting the
wood and iron in that fatal swing.
Some commentators go so far as to
claim that when the archangel blows
the blast of the resurrection he will
not make a loud sound , which will
scatter earth to the four quarters of
infinitude. That may be only a theory ,
but in our lives there are certain
things wo can do and certain things
wo cannot do.
"Onco strike the key note of Im
perfection and keep playing it , and
the bridge of moral character will
totter and sway and tremble and
crash into utter and everlasting de
molition. May the divine linger guide
us through the meadowlands and the
giccn pastures that grow by the still
waters of obedience , 'as a river , a
gentle river. '
1'r.ictlc'il Useful 110114.
"Lesson the second. The river
teaches the place of practical useful
ness. Wo all look at objects from a
different standpoint. The sportsman
wants the river in which to fish ; the
manufacturer wants the river to turn
his wheel ; the yachtsman that ho
might launch his craft and have It
as a swan float along , spreading her
white wings , dipping now and then to
cool her blistering sides. The farmer
utilizes the river that he may turn
the waters into canals and make the
desert blossom as the rose. The whole
country of Egypt is dependent upon
the River Nile. Every year it over
flows the banks. In the thick mud the
sewer flings his seeds. If the river
does not rlso high enough to sub
merge the land there is a drought up
and down the breadth and length of
the kingdom. To thin custom refers
the strange passage of scripture when
it says : 'Cast thy bread upon the
waters and thou shalt find it after
many days. ' So important is the Rivei
Nile the Egyptians used to worship it
34 a god.
Une of the Jtlvors.
"Everyone wants the river for
something , from the artist studying
the white caps to the pilot awake ai
his wheel , looking at sleeping cities
or signalling passing boats filled with
human cargoes , whose lights make
them look like great floating palaces
while in the evening hour the lowing
herds stoop to quench their thirst or
watch the waters back up and over
flow the meadows. Rivers were made
for some practical use so are wo :
"God sent his messenger , the rain ,
And said unto the mountain brook ,
Rise up and from thy caverns look ;
And leap with naked , snow-white fee
From the cool hills into the heat
Of the broad , arid plain.
"Now , remember the Blblo was
written In the vivid , Intense , and pic
ture.squo language of the East , and yoi
must interpret it accordingly. The
Blblo declares the promised land was
a land flowing with milk and honey
Does that literally mean Palestine 1
a place where thousands of Alderney
cows como down to the river banks
and stand there chewing their cuds
while the Jewish maidens milk th'em
and toss pailful after pailful of the
foaming dairy treasure Into the cur
rents ? Then these rivers of milk flow
down , bending and winding as they
go , churning themselves Into Islands
of butter , upon which islands of buttc
the bees build their hives and buzz and
buzz as they store the winter's food.
Our Oimrdlan Ancol * .
"Turn to the thirteenth chapter o
Matthew. . 'If ye have faith as a grain
-
of mustard seed ye shall say unto this s
mountain , Remove hence to yonder
place , and it shall remove , and noth-
ng shall be Impossible for you. ' And
n the ninety-first psalm David wrote'
Ho shall give his angels charge over
hee to keep theo In all thy ways.
They shall bear theo up In their hands
cst thou dash thy foot against a
stone. '
"Does the Blblo literally mean we
can say to a mountain 'Begone ! ' and
t will tumble into the sea , or that wo
can jump off the lodge of rock ovcr-
langlng Niagara , and the angels will
ly down and catch us before wo arc
lung under the falls ? 'Of course not , '
your answer. God expects every mane
o use his common sense. Jesus never
iclped anyone unless that person
vas first willing to help himself. Ho
said unto him sick of the palsy , 'Arise ,
nko up thy bed and walk. ' Ho com
manded the ten lepers. 'Go show your
selves unto the priests , and it came to
mss ns they went they were cleansed. '
And way back In the time of Job we
ead : 'The Lord turned the captivity
of Job when ho commanded him to
> ray for his three friends. ' In other
words , God did not help Job until Job's
icart was ready to forgive his fellow
men.
of Ioiro.
"This peace like a river Is not up
n the mountains , but down In the
valleys , down In the home.ln the store ,
In the factory. Anything that unfits
you and myself for the ordinary
duties of life and makes you unwil
ling as a parent to care for the child
as an honest man to pay the butcher's ,
grocer's and clothier's bills Is no gos
pel peace at all.
"As far as I can make out , holy wa-
: er with most of us means wo can
tumble upon God all meannesses and
sins , and expect Jesus to do every i
thing and we do nothing. Oh , for a
practical gospel , for a religion to live i
by , as well as to die by , 'as a river a
gentle river. "
"Lastly , our peace , like a river , must
have its source from above. An old
axiom says water cannot run up hill.
The physical law of gravity draws
down , does not push up. But In Solo
mon's writings wo read : 'All rivers
run into the sea , yet the sea is not
full unto the place from whence the
rivers come , whither they return
again. ' And in the last chapter ot
Revelations St. John saw heaven as 'a
pure river of water , clear as crystal ,
proceeding out of the throne of God
and on either side of the river was
there the tree of life and the leaves of
it were for the healing of the nations. '
"Then wo turn back to the fifty-fifth
chapter of Isaiah and read 'As the rain
cometh down and the snow from hea
ven and returneth not thither , but jj , '
watereth the earth and maketh ft
bring forth and bud that It may give
seed to the sewer and bread to the
eater , for my thoughts are not your
thoughts , neither your ways my ways ,
salth the Lord.1
"Then the sun begins to work. The
golden pulleys of evaporation lower ,
and the water does not climb up hill ,
but lifts Itself unto the clouds. And
if you should call , 'Whither bound , O
storm ? ' the wind would shriek. 'I am
carrying forth a reservoir that the
rivers may be filled and the fields can
drink so that man and beast and bird
and things under the earth and above
the earth shall live. '
I'ruyer * for I'.lesuliics.
"Cannot wo have this shower of
blessing from above ? Let us pray for
a cloud burst of Pentecostal tears and
the manifestations of the Holy Ghost.
This thought is especially approprl-
ate. Of all the Old Testament writers
Isaiah Is aptly called the evangelical
prophet because he mentions many
times the coming of our Lord Jesus
Christ and the sufferings of the cruci
fixion. "
The Lumberman.
For all the lumberman's rough jocu-
larlty , his heart Is right , says Rollin
Lyndo Hartt In the January Atlantic.
Once the forest harbored fugitives
from justice ; but the railroad brought
the sheriff , the sheriff brought the 'aw. '
and law brings decency. Besides , as at
sea and on the plains , the open air
breathes a spirit of chivalry. Suppose
a man affronts a waitress ; twenty defenders - ;
fenders leap to their feet. Suppose a .A
poor fellow Is hurt ; round goes the
hat. What Is mor > , two conn-ados will
drop their work and take him sixty
miles to the doctor. And , sad to tell ,
there ia need enough for that sort of
sympathy. "Woodman , " says Helen ,
who , In splto of my earnest remon
strance , never verifies her quotations ,
"Woodman , spare that toe ! " A flno
hero , no doubt , Is this man of thp for
est , a brave and a generous soul ; but
nevertheless , as In the case of Mr.
Burgess' Impurpled heifer , "I'd lather
see than bo one. " For , roundly outdo
ing that sly humorist's confessed pret
ence for "fingers rather tian toes , "
the lumberman does his best to dis
pense with both. What are loft by
the woods are claimed by the mill.
rhotoernuhtnc tlio Innldo of Ilia Stomich
Photographing the Inside of the
stomach has the sound of a very diffi
cult operation , whereas It Is really a
very simple undertaking. The pa
tient merely swallows the camera and
plectrlc light and conducts operations
by a cord attached to the film. There
Is also a conducting wire which extends -
tends from the electric light out to an
adjacent battery. The photographs
are taken by pulling the cord , which
enables the film to run past the lens ,
the electric light is then turned on un
til the sensitive plate has been Im
pressed with the Image. The light 13
then turned off and another section of
the film Is brought Into play. When fc N
the film U exhausted the apparatus is r
withdrawn and the films developeQ and
enlarged.
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